Representing quote selections as references to a complete work of originals

[brettz9]

Hey there,

Looks like a very worthwhile project!

In looking toward the longer term, however, I might suggest something that I've considered ought to be done for any wholesale replacement to https://bahai9.com too (a site which, incidentally, you might want to consider for quotes, since it is arranged by topic): namely to have the full texts be encoded in a single separate repository with quotation collections referencing the originals in some kind of "stand-off" manner without duplicating the text--i.e., referencing a range, ideally in a canonical-ish/reliably parseable fashion (e.g., ESW-pars:3-5).

Besides saving some file size, this might help stale text if there is subsequent proofreading which corrects a given text (unless the error is in the parsing of paragraphs/verses, etc. itself).

I've made an effort in this direction (regarding the canonical specification) at https://github.com/brettz9/bahai-writings-handler though I haven't revisited for quite a while...

And as far as the hosting of original texts, pending any comprehensive authoritative effort, I've started one at https://bitbucket.org/brettz9/bahaiwritings (used in the TextBrowser project).

[bchurchill]

Thanks. I don't really see this particular project going anywhere. Mainly I keep it around so that if anyone wants quotes in a simple-to-use format they can just take them -- and if anyone wants to add to it, they can. But I don't think it's a long-term solution for anything, so the other projects you mention are certainly more deserving of attention!