Adding a user feature to flag resources/properties for deletion and merging
User story
As a user I want to be able to flag resources for deletion, when they are not used anymore so that empty/unused resources don't clog up ORKG and likewise request merges of resources and properties for the same reason.
Deletion
During my usage time of ORKG I accidentally generated resources, which I never wanted to create in the first place, but could not - for understandable reasons - delete them. I can imagine that such things also happen to other users, since the creation of new resources is always the default option. Minor differences in spelling may also lead to redundant resources/classes/properties.
Empty resources with no usage anywhere in the ORKG should be deleted.
Merging
For example the Property
called unit exists about five times not even counting the ones that are called "has unit" or the like. All of these are in use with dozens and thousands of occurrences, but no discernable difference between each of them, despite being used by multiple contributors. I would like to have to option to flag such properties for merging.
In addition to the multitude of properties some have memorable IDs. In case of unit, one property exists with the ID unit
. I wonder if those should be recommended an top-listed in the suggestion-drop-down like shown above (and not military unit).
These are the URLs for the different unit-properties:
https://orkg.org/property/unit (this property handle is really neat and should be the recommended one)
https://orkg.org/property/P47007
https://orkg.org/property/P45076