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    1. questsin
      Apr 26, 2007
      questsin says:

      is there a backend system that automates removing of duplicates and reconciliation?

      2. kurt Metaweb Staff
        Apr 26, 2007
        kurt says:

        The marking of topics for merge, delete, and split is meant is visible in the API for anyone who cares. Our current efforts are focussed on how to use this information to do "gardening" of the data with high confidence.

        2. bethfreeman
          Jul 10, 2007
          bethfreeman says:

          This seems like a perfect opportunity to make use of semantic web technologies, which are designed to allow merges of entities. Does or will the freebase system support automated merging in the future via this or similar technology?

      3. kurt Metaweb Staff
        Jul 21, 2007
        kurt says:

        We are working on this. This is more of a social problem than a technical one. For example, we need to give folks a chance to disagree about merge requests before they happen. When merges should happen automatically is a topic worthy of discussion.

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