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:Seems promising and can't do any harm. May help with what I've just discussed on the county pages forum. [[User:Robin Patterson|Robin Patterson]] 03:18, 28 November 2007 (UTC) |
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| + | ::Actually, it is more than simple searching. It wasn't hyperbole or a hand wave when I said database queries. For example, on the page [[Special:DynamicPageListSP]], in the upper left hand box paste the following: |
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| + | Now press the button below the mass of boxes helpfully labelled "Create DPL report" |
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| + | My oh my, our old friend Catherine Price. Similarly, we could query for all Price surname births from the 1840's. Helpful? You bet your boots. |
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| + | Of course we would not use the DynamicPageListSP page, but on our own PHP form to make a friendly form with pulldown lists of categories of interest. I'm not a jock in this area, but am a quick read so when I can get the mass importer working, we will have a couple thousand people on the wikia and the utility of this will be borne out. [[User:Phlox|<span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS">''<font color="#0A9DC2">''~''</font>''''' <font color="#0DC4F2">Ph</font><font color="#3DD0F5">l</font><font color="#6EDCF7">o</font><font color="#9EE8FA">x</font>'''</span>]] 06:02, 28 November 2007 (UTC) |
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Revision as of 06:02, 28 November 2007
In order to provide database queries on articles, I am going to be adding an invisible subpage to everyone's person articles.
Benefits: By database queries, I mean that we will be able eventually to do what you can do on familysearch with search by surname, place, spousename and so on. As for immediate benefits, we will have automatic detection of similar names (see George Bush, Barack Obama), as well as dynamically created lists based on time/ place / surname and what not. EG- a Surname article could have a list of all persons with the surname born in a particular county within a particular decade.
What I am proposing will in no way affect anyone's articles, and no one will be obligated in any way to use the information on the /info subpages. The bot will attempt to extract the pertinent information: Parents, spouse, offspring, event dates/ places and so on and store this on the info page. As I said, no user need be aware of the /info subpage unless some contributor decides to add info features by using things like Template:Info categories and what not. (If anyone is curious about what an info page looks like, they can check out Category:Info pages. Actually, I think AMK not me/PhloxBot created most of them.)
Search hits will return links to the contributor's person article, not the info page. As many are aware- Info pages are tabular arrangements of data only meant for edit and not end user display anyway.
If anyone has any questions or objections, please post them here. After a week, I will assume silence means that everyone is ok with this/ doesn't care one way or the other.~ Phlox 07:50, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
- Seems promising and can't do any harm. May help with what I've just discussed on the county pages forum. Robin Patterson 03:18, 28 November 2007 (UTC)
- Actually, it is more than simple searching. It wasn't hyperbole or a hand wave when I said database queries. For example, on the page Special:DynamicPageListSP, in the upper left hand box paste the following:
category =Born in Greene County, Ohio category = Born in 1809
Now press the button below the mass of boxes helpfully labelled "Create DPL report"
My oh my, our old friend Catherine Price. Similarly, we could query for all Price surname births from the 1840's. Helpful? You bet your boots.
Of course we would not use the DynamicPageListSP page, but on our own PHP form to make a friendly form with pulldown lists of categories of interest. I'm not a jock in this area, but am a quick read so when I can get the mass importer working, we will have a couple thousand people on the wikia and the utility of this will be borne out. ~ Phlox 06:02, 28 November 2007 (UTC)