internetarchive / internetarchive/openlibrary

Renaming Subject

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Lead: @jimchamp Needs: Breakdown Needs: Response Priority: 3 Type: Feature Request
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Description

### Problem

### Many subject have multiple different duplicate, e.g. _Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937)_, _Rutherford, ernest, 1871-1937_

### Subject page has an edit button that could be facilitated to rename that subject in any edition

![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/1b0b736d-7ec7-490b-a969-200506741014)

Example:

Go to subject page _Rutherford, ernest, 1871-1937_, Edit-Button, change title from _Rutherford, ernest, 1871-1937_ to _person:Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937)_, save button.

After saving, the subject should be changed in all edition with the former subject.

### Proposal & Constraints

### What is the proposed solution / implementation?

see above.

### Is there a precedent of this approach succeeding elsewhere?

not to my knowledge.

### Which suggestions or requirements should be considered for how feature needs to appear or be implemented?

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### Stakeholders


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