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25th Oct 2017, 1:02 PM
	ppint. Member since Aug 2012 6389 Points	prob'ly the latter, at least initially - it's easier to do naught wrong, think about it, and then format things "correctly", than to change format, discover the new firmat isn't " right", introduce a new new format - and prob'ly need to re-re-format/re-entering all the items in the database to fit the new new format (iyswim). - i _think_ the best choice would be to allow for a single entry to be given a second bar-code at time of initial entry or afterwards - together with a note of encouragement to the catter entering the item to enter both - local country (if there is one)/area/continent bar-code first, continent/international bar-code second - if there are two different bar-codes. - this would allow the issue to be one item, which it is, indexable by either, depending upon whether one was querying by the country (etc.), or by the continent (etc.) - or by any of the other fields, as at present - and avoid immediately doubling the amount of "space" the item takes up, by treating it as two separate items with field entries identical in all-but-one fields. - n.b. this does not deal with how 45worlds handles "the "international" question"°,°°, but it does provide as flexible a way as possible for however that question is eventually determined by the semi-divine beings in conclave°°°, as it preserves as much as possible of the - and all of the relevant - information in separate fields, for however "international" will later be treated. it does (currently) assume no items carry more than two bar-codes. ° - cf. "the muntab question"°° °° - cf. the schleswig-holstein question (both feetnotes are str - duckduckgoing/googling should not be resorted to, save to banish ignorance ;-))