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::What is particularly interesting is that they've weighted the two sources here and chosen to go with the spelling from the "real" one - the IMDB cite lists "found: Internet movie database, Nov. 24, 1998 (Norm '''Macdonald''', b. Oct. 17, 1963; actor)". Unfortunately, in this case IMDB was ''right'', and the misspelling was present in the original, but still - it's illustrative that IMDB is being used as supplementary information and not as sole authority. [[User:Andrew Gray|Andrew Gray]] ([[User talk:Andrew Gray|talk]]) 12:35, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
:::Interesting. Thanks for the extended response. I hope the VIAF folks pay attention to "verified" vs "non-verified" IMDb content in future, and deprecate unverified content. I also hope this non-proliferation of orthography (from VIAF to WP) is asserted as the plan, even in ''template docs,'' to address concerns such as mine. The discussion over the capitalization of Macdonald's last name was particularly long and arduous, with many long-term, but inconsistent, sources such as ''TV Guide'' and even the ''New York Times'' making things worse. --[[User:Lexein|Lexein]] ([[User talk:Lexein|talk]]) 13:40, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
::::Orthography is a real issue in LoC data with non-English material; they love [[Tie (typography)|tie characters]], which no-one else ever uses. I used to tear my hear out when dealing with, for example, "Solzhenit︠s︡yn, Aleksandr Isaevich". There's also no single VIAF standard; each cataloguing authority uses its own forms, so the record will often show three or four variants ([http://viaf.org/viaf/95215697 or more!]). The [[Wikipedia:Authority control integration proposal/FAQ|project FAQ]] addresses this and notes that the content is intended to be distinct. [[User:Andrew Gray|Andrew Gray]] ([[User talk:Andrew Gray|talk]]) 13:48, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
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