Re: [edict-jmdict] Editing names

[Jim Breen <jimbreen@*********>]

On 26 July 2010 22:57, Ben Bullock <benkasminbullock@gmail.com> wrote:
> I've added a prototype dictionary to my website & one link from a page
> is from the name Koike. The prototype dictionary threw up the oddity
> of "Nakamura" for this name so I tried the "suggest" button in order
> to suggest deleting the "Nakamura" reading. The page then gave me the
> following response:
>
> New Entry for JMdict/EDICT
>
> You have attempted to edit a name entry. These cannot yet be edited by
> users. Email your suggested correction to jimbreen@gmail.com.

Yes, this is the case. I mentioned on this list a few weeks back that
an edit screen for the working enamdict/jmnedict was not available, and
that the version installed in the database was an old one just for test
purposes.

> Now it just occurred to me just now that I had seen the editable
> jmndict or whatever it's called on the edgrd.org website, so I went to
> the website to see if I could edit this abberant koike/nakamura
> nonsense. As it happens the database allowed this.
>
> My astounding conclusion from this experience is that WWWJDIC's
> message should be updated, in order to save having to email my
> suggested correction and since the database actually seems to be
> functioning with respect to names.

It's not working yet. Updates are still being done by hand (I removed
that bogus 小池 entry.)

> If there's some reason why this hasn't happened yet then feel free to
> ignore this message. But in case this is some sort of oversight, I
> offer this opinion to you.

Thanks for highlighting this. I think it's best not to leave what appears to
be live databases sitting in the production system. (Under Stuart's
guidance, I have just removed the "jmnedict" and "examples" files
from the database. The Search/New Entry/etc menus will no longer
have them.)

Thanks.

Jim

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Jim Breen
Adjunct Snr Research Fellow, Clayton School of IT, Monash University
Treasurer: Hawthorn Rowing Club, Japanese Studies Centre
Graduate student: Language Technology Group, University of Melbourne