Properties2
| Type | Practice |
| Note created | Jun 23, 2026 |
My Reference library uses authority control: one canonical filename per item (the authorized form), with variant titles as aliases (“see” references) and each creator as a [[wikilink]] authority node.
| Folder | Filename (authorized form) | title | aliases |
|---|---|---|---|
| Articles | "<title>" by <author> | original-character title | title only — plus "<title>" by <author> when the filename was sanitized or there are >2 authors |
| Videos | "<title>" by <author> | original-character title | "<title>" by <author> |
Filenames strip filesystem-unsafe characters (/ : ? | …) and collapse whitespace; the title field and aliases keep the originals so nothing becomes unlinkable. The base index.base exposes a linked Title column via file.asLink(note.title).
Achieved with batch Claude Code scripts that renamed files, rewrote frontmatter, repointed backlinks, and preserved modification dates (see Modifying Files while Preserving Timestamps) — always against a /tmp backup.
Future Work
The Artworks folder still uses
Title - Artist (Year)and has not yet been migrated to this scheme.