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November 24, 2024 21:58
I had looked up the Diddl items in this section and given them the theme 'Diddl'.
Diddl collectors can get started in various sections with that theme.
In the closing stamp section, the Diddl items were referred to in the various sections, Theme 'Diddl'. It was a matter of 'promotion' that Diddl, as a theme, appears in many sections.
Apparently the change in this section has been rejected everywhere.
Too bad for the Diddl collectors.
Also the link to the collection area doesn't work anymore. I'm going to remove it manually everywhere now.
There is nothing for those collectors to find for their Theme.

Still the underlying problem: Theme MUST work across categories. In other words: the same list everywhere.
Sometimes there is no Theme field.
Sometimes it calls Keyword.
Sometimes it mentions a theme, but it is misused for things that are not a theme (in postcards, for example, themes such as 'Comics: Authors: Straaten, Peter van').
Sometimes a theme is made so general that it is no longer useful for the theme collector (e.g. themes in the Stamp Category).


But on Higher Levels there is nothing that can be done about it.


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November 24, 2024 23:25
Too bad for the Diddl collectors.
It is useful for every theme collector if his specific collecting area can be used as a "theme" in all sections, but that does not mean it is a good idea.
For a clear and logical thematic structure, it is necessary for each section to determine for itself which areas are useful and which are not, which partly depends on the number of items with that motif.

Theme MUST work across categories. In other words: the same list everywhere.
I disagree with that in principle. Of course, a certain theme should have the same meaning everywhere, but that does not mean that it should be available everywhere.
Would you like to use it for the 2 Diddl items in the Stamps category? Where is the limit?

I also believe that a brand name should never be a theme in principle. There are almost always other fields that can be used to link those items in a more logical way.
An exception (also – to my displeasure – in the pin section) is Disney , a term that combines so many different themes that you simply cannot ignore it.

Sometimes it calls Keyword.
Replacing the theme list with a freely fillable "keyword" field is something I would not be against in advance. It does result in a much larger list with many synonyms and many marginal terms. That is not necessarily worse (because much less moderation is needed), but it requires a completely different way of thinking.

Sometimes it mentions a theme, but it is misused for things that are not a theme (in postcards, for example, themes such as 'Comics: Authors: Straaten, Peter van').
That bothers me too. Such an extreme division of themes works counterproductive in my opinion, because then you get countless theme areas with 1 or 2 items in them. That does not increase the findability for anyone.
A much more effective method is to link collection areas .
In the above example a link of all relevant items outside the comics section with the author "Straaten, Peter van" in Comics. Only if that method is not possible, a solution via the theme field could be considered.
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