Proposal:Artist Rename Relationship Type
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Description
This describes a situation where an artist has changed its name. For cases when the name changes are very minor, or the artist is considered as clearly the same under the different names (see A Silver Mt. Zion), don't keep the entities separate just for the sake of this relationship.
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Attributes
- start date
- This should be the date the rename occurred. The same date should be used in both the start and end date fields, as an artist is not "renamed" over a period of time.
- end date
- This should be the date the rename occurred. The same date should be used in both the start and end date fields, as an artist is not "renamed" over a period of time.
Guidelines
- On a Friday was renamed into Radiohead
- Radiohead is the later name of On a Friday