Template talk:Authority control
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Proposing a new identifier
[edit]Please could Archaeology Data Service person ID (P6734) be added as an identifier? Richard Nevell (talk) 23:47, 22 January 2025 (UTC)
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Grimes2 (talk) 14:54, 23 January 2025 (UTC)
- That looks good to me. What's the next step? Richard Nevell (talk) 19:08, 11 February 2025 (UTC)
- We need @Tom.Reding: or @MSGJ:. Grimes2 (talk) 19:16, 11 February 2025 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 11 February 2025
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Please I want change it because it would mean a lot please
Not done: this is not the right page to request additional user rights. You may reopen this request with the specific changes to be made and someone may add them for you, or if you have an account, you can wait until you are autoconfirmed and edit the page yourself. Shadow311 (talk) 18:32, 11 February 2025 (UTC)
National Library of Spain ID (P950)
[edit]National Library of Spain ID (P950) is not working.
Example:
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Old: http://catalogo.bne.es/uhtbin/authoritybrowse.cgi?action=display&authority_id=$1
New: https://datos.bne.es/resource/$1
Grimes2 (talk) 13:17, 23 February 2025 (UTC)
- @Tom.Reding: Another ping. I've restored this item, because it was archived. Please use the new url, because the old one is dysfunktional. Please add also Hessian Biography person (GND) ID (P13226) above. The pattern is available at sandbox.
- Shouldn't the new format actually be
https://catalogo.bne.es/discovery/authsearch?authorityQuery=$1&searchField=keyword&vid=34BNE_INST:CATALOGO? Example. ArinArin (talk) 05:39, 2 March 2025 (UTC)
Proposing a new identifier
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Is it possible to add Kulturenvanteri monument ID (P11729)? It's a unique database for Turkey-related cultural monuments. Nanahuatl (talk) 01:37, 4 March 2025 (UTC)
- Please take a look at Module:Authority_control/config and propose new code to handle this new identifier. – Jonesey95 (talk) 17:31, 6 March 2025 (UTC)