[meteorite-list] MetBull, additions, synonyms, alternative names.

[David Weir]

Hello Jeff,

Can you also add to the search engine the correct spelling for 
Okechobee, i.e., Okeechobee, and perhaps also Lake Okeechobee, for those 
who are searching for this meteorite under its correct location spelling 
and/or its actual find location (3/4 of a mile offshore in Lake 
Okeechobee)?  Much appreciated.

David


Jeff Grossman wrote:
> I add lots of things to the indices of the database that you never see.  
> If you have an alternate spelling for a meteorite you think should be 
> included, even if it is not recognized by the NomCom, by all means send 
> it to me.  This will allow a search to succeed, even though your 
> spelling is not acknowledged as a synonym.  For example, a search on 
> "Wolfe Creek" now succeeds in finding Wolf Creek.
> 
> jeff
> 
> At 06:01 PM 3/10/2006, you wrote:
> 
>> Hi all,
>>
>> would it not make sense to include alternative place names and 
>> synonyms for such entries in MetBull, even if it is a late addition. 
>> It is an online database. This I believe should allow people to find 
>> without fuss what they are looking for.
>>
>> Maybe even local language names for entries such as how Henbury is 
>> known by several.
>> Henbury, recent. Double Punchbowl, old. Chindu chinna waru chingi 
>> yaku, Aboriginal.
>>
>> Barringer Crater is also known by several names, etc.
>>
>>
>> I don't know what's involved, or how flexible the MetBull structure is.
>>
>> Kevin, VK3UKF.