Metaweb http://www.freebase.com:80/view/user/metaweb Freebase Atom Feed Generator http://www.freebase.com:80/view/book/book_subject 2008-07-25T18:08:30Z venkytv http://www.freebase.com:80/view/user/venkytv <p>Got it. Thanks. </p> http://www.freebase.com:80/view/guid/9202a8c04000641f8000000005163c0e

Got it. Thanks.

2007-06-04T04:29:37.0006Z jeff http://www.freebase.com:80/view/user/jeff <p>The subject/genre confusion happened in part because "genre" was added as a property of "book" some time after "subject", so subject was doing double-duty for awhile. Note, however, that "science fiction" is a perfectly legitimate book subject (although not for "Snow Crash"), since there have been any number of books written about the genre itself. </p> http://www.freebase.com:80/view/guid/9202a8c04000641f80000000051510dc

The subject/genre confusion happened in part because "genre" was added as a property of "book" some...

2007-05-31T18:11:06.0006Z alexander http://www.freebase.com:80/view/user/alexander <p>Actually, this happened because Science Fiction was already assigned by somebody else as a Subject of Snowcrash, which it shouldn't have been. </p> http://www.freebase.com:80/view/guid/9202a8c04000641f8000000005150ce2

Actually, this happened because Science Fiction was already assigned by somebody else as a Subject...

2007-05-31T04:44:01.0006Z venkytv http://www.freebase.com:80/view/user/venkytv <p>Adding "Science Fiction" as the genre for the book links the book in the "Science Fiction" topic both under "Books In This Genre" (which sounds right) and "Books About This Topic", which sounds wrong. Have a look at the "Snow Crash" entry. <br /> <br /> http://www.freebase.com/view?id=%239202a8c04000641f8000000000035120 </p> http://www.freebase.com:80/view/guid/9202a8c04000641f8000000005150cd2

Adding "Science Fiction" as the genre for the book links the book in the "Science Fiction" topic...

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