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Re: DB Layout
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From:
Uri Guttman
Date:
January 31, 2002 15:11
Subject:
Re: DB Layout
Message ID:
200201312310.SAA16579@home.sysarch.com.
>>>>> "DR" == Dave Rolsky <autarch@urth.org> writes:
DR> On Thu, 31 Jan 2002, Uri Guttman wrote:
>> i don't agree as we want to list reviews separately from other book
>> links. maybe a link_type that says what kind of link: cover, home page,
>> review, etc. then we can grab all the review links and our text review
>> entries and make one listing of reviews.
DR> You're confusing the schema with the UI. In the UI, we will certainly
DR> make a point of grouping 'internal' (in the DB) reviews and external
DR> (links) reviews. And those links will be separate from links to cover
DR> pages, table of contents, sample chapters, etc.
i am not confusing them (i think). i just wasn't sure how we find them
but if there is a link_type field that works for me.
DR> But that doesn't require that the Review table have a link column.
well, as i said above i agree as we can find review links in the links table.
DR> I was thinking we'd offer user's the ability to configure how that's
DR> handled, something like:
DR> Friends' book ratings are given:
DR> - 3x weighting
DR> - 2x weighting
DR> - 1.5x weighting
DR> - 1.1x weighting
DR> - normal weighting
DR> Foes' book ratings are given:
DR> - normal weighting
DR> - 0.9x weighting
DR> - 0.5x weighting
DR> - 0.1x weighting
DR> - the cold shoulder
custom weightings? hmmm...
uri
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