The reconciliation ledger

Every identity this archive asserts, holds, or declined

A record page links here when it says a candidate was held. This is that ledger. It carries the verdict on every candidate the archive has ever weighed, the method that produced it, the value it was matched against, and the date it was decided.

An identity in this archive is not a link. It is an assertion, and under owl:sameAs it instructs a consumer to merge two things into one. So it is made only where the archive can defend it, and where it cannot the refusal is published rather than left as an absence — because a record with no identity and no visible refusal looks exactly like a record nobody tried.

The accounting

Asserted

902 — emitted as sameAs on the record they belong to

Held

49 — asserted nowhere on the record they concern; each names its own reason

Declined

91 — considered and refused, each with its reason

Held — the archive asserts none of these here

A held candidate is not a candidate the archive failed to understand. Where two candidates survive every test the archive asserts neither; where two records of this archive answer to one identifier it asserts the identifier on the principal record ALONE, so that a consumer is never told to merge two records this archive deliberately keeps apart. Every held row states which of those it is, in its own words, below.

• Allston — English Wikipedia AllstonMatched against: schema:about Q572788 ; schema:isPartOf en.wikipediaHeld, not asserted: 2 records of this archive answer to this identifier, and it is asserted on /place/allston — the archive's principal record for the place, which holds a boundary where this one holds a point or a less specific extent. This record is tied to it by an internal same_as relation. Asserting the identifier here as well would instruct a consumer to merge two records the archive deliberately keeps apart.
• Allston — Wikidata Q572788Matched against: wdt:P590 = 612278 on Q572788 (Allston)Held, not asserted: 2 records of this archive answer to this identifier, and it is asserted on /place/allston — the archive's principal record for the place, which holds a boundary where this one holds a point or a less specific extent. This record is tied to it by an internal same_as relation. Asserting the identifier here as well would instruct a consumer to merge two records the archive deliberately keeps apart.
• Bay Village — English Wikipedia Bay_Village,_BostonMatched against: schema:about Q812087 ; schema:isPartOf en.wikipediaHeld, not asserted: 2 records of this archive answer to this identifier, and it is asserted on /place/bay-village — the archive's principal record for the place, which holds a boundary where this one holds a point or a less specific extent. This record is tied to it by an internal same_as relation. Asserting the identifier here as well would instruct a consumer to merge two records the archive deliberately keeps apart.
• Bay Village — Wikidata Q812087Matched against: wdt:P590 = 1970982 on Q812087 (Bay Village)Held, not asserted: 2 records of this archive answer to this identifier, and it is asserted on /place/bay-village — the archive's principal record for the place, which holds a boundary where this one holds a point or a less specific extent. This record is tied to it by an internal same_as relation. Asserting the identifier here as well would instruct a consumer to merge two records the archive deliberately keeps apart.
• Boston — USGS Geographic Names Information System 617565Matched against: USGS GNIS domestic feature id 617565Held, not asserted: 2 records of this archive answer to this identifier, and it is asserted on /place/boston — the archive's principal record for the place, which outranks this one on the kind of place it is; neither record holds a boundary. This record is tied to it by an internal same_as relation. Asserting the identifier here as well would instruct a consumer to merge two records the archive deliberately keeps apart.
• Boston — English Wikipedia BostonMatched against: schema:about Q100 ; schema:isPartOf en.wikipediaHeld, not asserted: 3 records of this archive answer to this identifier, and it is asserted on /place/boston — the archive's principal record for the place, which outranks this one on the kind of place it is; neither record holds a boundary. This record is tied to it by an internal same_as relation. Asserting the identifier here as well would instruct a consumer to merge two records the archive deliberately keeps apart.
• Boston — Wikidata Q100Matched against: wdt:P590 = 617565 on Q100 (Boston)Held, not asserted: 3 records of this archive answer to this identifier, and it is asserted on /place/boston — the archive's principal record for the place, which outranks this one on the kind of place it is; neither record holds a boundary. This record is tied to it by an internal same_as relation. Asserting the identifier here as well would instruct a consumer to merge two records the archive deliberately keeps apart.
• Brighton — English Wikipedia Brighton,_BostonMatched against: schema:about Q915760 ; schema:isPartOf en.wikipediaHeld, not asserted: 2 records of this archive answer to this identifier, and it is asserted on /place/brighton — the archive's principal record for the place, which holds a boundary where this one holds a point or a less specific extent. This record is tied to it by an internal same_as relation. Asserting the identifier here as well would instruct a consumer to merge two records the archive deliberately keeps apart.
• Brighton — Wikidata Q915760Matched against: wdt:P590 = 612296 on Q915760 (Brighton)Held, not asserted: 2 records of this archive answer to this identifier, and it is asserted on /place/brighton — the archive's principal record for the place, which holds a boundary where this one holds a point or a less specific extent. This record is tied to it by an internal same_as relation. Asserting the identifier here as well would instruct a consumer to merge two records the archive deliberately keeps apart.
• Cambridge — English Wikipedia Cambridge,_MassachusettsMatched against: schema:about Q49111 ; schema:isPartOf en.wikipediaHeld, not asserted: 2 records of this archive answer to this identifier, and it is asserted on /place/city-of-cambridge — the archive's principal record for the place, which outranks this one on the kind of place it is; neither record holds a boundary. This record is tied to it by an internal same_as relation. Asserting the identifier here as well would instruct a consumer to merge two records the archive deliberately keeps apart.
• Cambridge — Wikidata Q49111Matched against: wdt:P590 = 617365 on Q49111 (Cambridge)Held, not asserted: 2 records of this archive answer to this identifier, and it is asserted on /place/city-of-cambridge — the archive's principal record for the place, which outranks this one on the kind of place it is; neither record holds a boundary. This record is tied to it by an internal same_as relation. Asserting the identifier here as well would instruct a consumer to merge two records the archive deliberately keeps apart.
• Charlestown — English Wikipedia Charlestown,_BostonMatched against: schema:about Q1756813 ; schema:isPartOf en.wikipediaHeld, not asserted: 2 records of this archive answer to this identifier, and it is asserted on /place/charlestown — the archive's principal record for the place, which holds a boundary where this one holds a point or a less specific extent. This record is tied to it by an internal same_as relation. Asserting the identifier here as well would instruct a consumer to merge two records the archive deliberately keeps apart.
• Charlestown — Wikidata Q1756813Matched against: wdt:P590 = 619308 on Q1756813 (Charlestown)Held, not asserted: 2 records of this archive answer to this identifier, and it is asserted on /place/charlestown — the archive's principal record for the place, which holds a boundary where this one holds a point or a less specific extent. This record is tied to it by an internal same_as relation. Asserting the identifier here as well would instruct a consumer to merge two records the archive deliberately keeps apart.
• Chelsea — English Wikipedia Chelsea,_MassachusettsMatched against: schema:about Q54156 ; schema:isPartOf en.wikipediaHeld, not asserted: 2 records of this archive answer to this identifier, and it is asserted on /place/city-of-chelsea — the archive's principal record for the place, which outranks this one on the kind of place it is; neither record holds a boundary. This record is tied to it by an internal same_as relation. Asserting the identifier here as well would instruct a consumer to merge two records the archive deliberately keeps apart.
• Chelsea — Wikidata Q54156Matched against: wdt:P590 = 612723 on Q54156 (Chelsea)Held, not asserted: 2 records of this archive answer to this identifier, and it is asserted on /place/city-of-chelsea — the archive's principal record for the place, which outranks this one on the kind of place it is; neither record holds a boundary. This record is tied to it by an internal same_as relation. Asserting the identifier here as well would instruct a consumer to merge two records the archive deliberately keeps apart.
• City of Boston — English Wikipedia BostonMatched against: schema:about Q100 ; schema:isPartOf en.wikipediaHeld, not asserted: 3 records of this archive answer to this identifier, and it is asserted on /place/boston — the archive's principal record for the place, which outranks this one on the kind of place it is; neither record holds a boundary. This record is tied to it by an internal same_as relation. Asserting the identifier here as well would instruct a consumer to merge two records the archive deliberately keeps apart.
• City of Boston — Wikidata Q100Matched against: wdt:P590 = 619463 on Q100 (Boston)Held, not asserted: 3 records of this archive answer to this identifier, and it is asserted on /place/boston — the archive's principal record for the place, which outranks this one on the kind of place it is; neither record holds a boundary. This record is tied to it by an internal same_as relation. Asserting the identifier here as well would instruct a consumer to merge two records the archive deliberately keeps apart.
• Dorchester — English Wikipedia Dorchester,_BostonMatched against: schema:about Q1024037 ; schema:isPartOf en.wikipediaHeld, not asserted: 2 records of this archive answer to this identifier, and it is asserted on /place/dorchester — the archive's principal record for the place, which holds a boundary where this one holds a point or a less specific extent. This record is tied to it by an internal same_as relation. Asserting the identifier here as well would instruct a consumer to merge two records the archive deliberately keeps apart.
• Dorchester — Wikidata Q1024037Matched against: wdt:P590 = 612904 on Q1024037 (Dorchester)Held, not asserted: 2 records of this archive answer to this identifier, and it is asserted on /place/dorchester — the archive's principal record for the place, which holds a boundary where this one holds a point or a less specific extent. This record is tied to it by an internal same_as relation. Asserting the identifier here as well would instruct a consumer to merge two records the archive deliberately keeps apart.
• Everett — English Wikipedia Everett,_MassachusettsMatched against: schema:about Q54151 ; schema:isPartOf en.wikipediaHeld, not asserted: 2 records of this archive answer to this identifier, and it is asserted on /place/city-of-everett — the archive's principal record for the place, which outranks this one on the kind of place it is; neither record holds a boundary. This record is tied to it by an internal same_as relation. Asserting the identifier here as well would instruct a consumer to merge two records the archive deliberately keeps apart.
• Everett — Wikidata Q54151Matched against: wdt:P590 = 612739 on Q54151 (Everett)Held, not asserted: 2 records of this archive answer to this identifier, and it is asserted on /place/city-of-everett — the archive's principal record for the place, which outranks this one on the kind of place it is; neither record holds a boundary. This record is tied to it by an internal same_as relation. Asserting the identifier here as well would instruct a consumer to merge two records the archive deliberately keeps apart.
• Hyde Park — English Wikipedia Hyde_Park,_BostonMatched against: schema:about Q988077 ; schema:isPartOf en.wikipediaHeld, not asserted: 2 records of this archive answer to this identifier, and it is asserted on /place/hyde-park — the archive's principal record for the place, which holds a boundary where this one holds a point or a less specific extent. This record is tied to it by an internal same_as relation. Asserting the identifier here as well would instruct a consumer to merge two records the archive deliberately keeps apart.
• Hyde Park — Wikidata Q988077Matched against: wdt:P590 = 612942 on Q988077 (Hyde Park)Held, not asserted: 2 records of this archive answer to this identifier, and it is asserted on /place/hyde-park — the archive's principal record for the place, which holds a boundary where this one holds a point or a less specific extent. This record is tied to it by an internal same_as relation. Asserting the identifier here as well would instruct a consumer to merge two records the archive deliberately keeps apart.
• Jamaica Plain — English Wikipedia Jamaica_PlainMatched against: schema:about Q985993 ; schema:isPartOf en.wikipediaHeld, not asserted: 2 records of this archive answer to this identifier, and it is asserted on /place/jamaica-plain — the archive's principal record for the place, which holds a boundary where this one holds a point or a less specific extent. This record is tied to it by an internal same_as relation. Asserting the identifier here as well would instruct a consumer to merge two records the archive deliberately keeps apart.
• Jamaica Plain — Wikidata Q985993Matched against: wdt:P590 = 612943 on Q985993 (Jamaica Plain)Held, not asserted: 2 records of this archive answer to this identifier, and it is asserted on /place/jamaica-plain — the archive's principal record for the place, which holds a boundary where this one holds a point or a less specific extent. This record is tied to it by an internal same_as relation. Asserting the identifier here as well would instruct a consumer to merge two records the archive deliberately keeps apart.
• Malden — English Wikipedia Malden,_MassachusettsMatched against: schema:about Q54149 ; schema:isPartOf en.wikipediaHeld, not asserted: 2 records of this archive answer to this identifier, and it is asserted on /place/city-of-malden — the archive's principal record for the place, which outranks this one on the kind of place it is; neither record holds a boundary. This record is tied to it by an internal same_as relation. Asserting the identifier here as well would instruct a consumer to merge two records the archive deliberately keeps apart.
• Malden — Wikidata Q54149Matched against: wdt:P590 = 612773 on Q54149 (Malden)Held, not asserted: 2 records of this archive answer to this identifier, and it is asserted on /place/city-of-malden — the archive's principal record for the place, which outranks this one on the kind of place it is; neither record holds a boundary. This record is tied to it by an internal same_as relation. Asserting the identifier here as well would instruct a consumer to merge two records the archive deliberately keeps apart.
• Mattapan — English Wikipedia MattapanMatched against: schema:about Q1499193 ; schema:isPartOf en.wikipediaHeld, not asserted: 2 records of this archive answer to this identifier, and it is asserted on /place/mattapan — the archive's principal record for the place, which holds a boundary where this one holds a point or a less specific extent. This record is tied to it by an internal same_as relation. Asserting the identifier here as well would instruct a consumer to merge two records the archive deliberately keeps apart.
• Mattapan — Wikidata Q1499193Matched against: wdt:P590 = 612955 on Q1499193 (Mattapan)Held, not asserted: 2 records of this archive answer to this identifier, and it is asserted on /place/mattapan — the archive's principal record for the place, which holds a boundary where this one holds a point or a less specific extent. This record is tied to it by an internal same_as relation. Asserting the identifier here as well would instruct a consumer to merge two records the archive deliberately keeps apart.
• Medford — English Wikipedia Medford,_MassachusettsMatched against: schema:about Q54145 ; schema:isPartOf en.wikipediaHeld, not asserted: 2 records of this archive answer to this identifier, and it is asserted on /place/city-of-medford — the archive's principal record for the place, which outranks this one on the kind of place it is; neither record holds a boundary. This record is tied to it by an internal same_as relation. Asserting the identifier here as well would instruct a consumer to merge two records the archive deliberately keeps apart.
• Medford — Wikidata Q54145Matched against: wdt:P590 = 612778 on Q54145 (Medford)Held, not asserted: 2 records of this archive answer to this identifier, and it is asserted on /place/city-of-medford — the archive's principal record for the place, which outranks this one on the kind of place it is; neither record holds a boundary. This record is tied to it by an internal same_as relation. Asserting the identifier here as well would instruct a consumer to merge two records the archive deliberately keeps apart.
• Melrose — English Wikipedia Melrose,_MassachusettsMatched against: schema:about Q54143 ; schema:isPartOf en.wikipediaHeld, not asserted: 2 records of this archive answer to this identifier, and it is asserted on /place/city-of-melrose — the archive's principal record for the place, which outranks this one on the kind of place it is; neither record holds a boundary. This record is tied to it by an internal same_as relation. Asserting the identifier here as well would instruct a consumer to merge two records the archive deliberately keeps apart.
• Melrose — Wikidata Q54143Matched against: wdt:P590 = 612780 on Q54143 (Melrose)Held, not asserted: 2 records of this archive answer to this identifier, and it is asserted on /place/city-of-melrose — the archive's principal record for the place, which outranks this one on the kind of place it is; neither record holds a boundary. This record is tied to it by an internal same_as relation. Asserting the identifier here as well would instruct a consumer to merge two records the archive deliberately keeps apart.
• North End — English Wikipedia North_End,_BostonMatched against: schema:about Q773538 ; schema:isPartOf en.wikipediaHeld, not asserted: 2 records of this archive answer to this identifier, and it is asserted on /place/north-end — the archive's principal record for the place, which holds a boundary where this one holds a point or a less specific extent. This record is tied to it by an internal same_as relation. Asserting the identifier here as well would instruct a consumer to merge two records the archive deliberately keeps apart.
• North End — Wikidata Q773538Matched against: wdt:P590 = 607004 on Q773538 (North End)Held, not asserted: 2 records of this archive answer to this identifier, and it is asserted on /place/north-end — the archive's principal record for the place, which holds a boundary where this one holds a point or a less specific extent. This record is tied to it by an internal same_as relation. Asserting the identifier here as well would instruct a consumer to merge two records the archive deliberately keeps apart.
• Quincy — Wikidata Q49143Matched against: wdt:P590 = 617701 on Q49143 (Quincy)Held, not asserted: 2 records of this archive answer to this identifier, and it is asserted on /place/city-of-quincy — the archive's principal record for the place, which outranks this one on the kind of place it is; neither record holds a boundary. This record is tied to it by an internal same_as relation. Asserting the identifier here as well would instruct a consumer to merge two records the archive deliberately keeps apart.
• Quincy — English Wikipedia Quincy,_MassachusettsMatched against: schema:about Q49143 ; schema:isPartOf en.wikipediaHeld, not asserted: 2 records of this archive answer to this identifier, and it is asserted on /place/city-of-quincy — the archive's principal record for the place, which outranks this one on the kind of place it is; neither record holds a boundary. This record is tied to it by an internal same_as relation. Asserting the identifier here as well would instruct a consumer to merge two records the archive deliberately keeps apart.
• Revere — Wikidata Q54154Matched against: wdt:P590 = 612810 on Q54154 (Revere)Held, not asserted: 2 records of this archive answer to this identifier, and it is asserted on /place/city-of-revere — the archive's principal record for the place, which outranks this one on the kind of place it is; neither record holds a boundary. This record is tied to it by an internal same_as relation. Asserting the identifier here as well would instruct a consumer to merge two records the archive deliberately keeps apart.
• Revere — English Wikipedia Revere,_MassachusettsMatched against: schema:about Q54154 ; schema:isPartOf en.wikipediaHeld, not asserted: 2 records of this archive answer to this identifier, and it is asserted on /place/city-of-revere — the archive's principal record for the place, which outranks this one on the kind of place it is; neither record holds a boundary. This record is tied to it by an internal same_as relation. Asserting the identifier here as well would instruct a consumer to merge two records the archive deliberately keeps apart.
• Roslindale — Wikidata Q2167514Matched against: wdt:P590 = 612992 on Q2167514 (Roslindale)Held, not asserted: 2 records of this archive answer to this identifier, and it is asserted on /place/roslindale — the archive's principal record for the place, which holds a boundary where this one holds a point or a less specific extent. This record is tied to it by an internal same_as relation. Asserting the identifier here as well would instruct a consumer to merge two records the archive deliberately keeps apart.
• Roslindale — English Wikipedia RoslindaleMatched against: schema:about Q2167514 ; schema:isPartOf en.wikipediaHeld, not asserted: 2 records of this archive answer to this identifier, and it is asserted on /place/roslindale — the archive's principal record for the place, which holds a boundary where this one holds a point or a less specific extent. This record is tied to it by an internal same_as relation. Asserting the identifier here as well would instruct a consumer to merge two records the archive deliberately keeps apart.
• Roxbury — Wikidata Q20138Matched against: wdt:P590 = 612993 on Q20138 (Roxbury)Held, not asserted: 2 records of this archive answer to this identifier, and it is asserted on /place/roxbury — the archive's principal record for the place, which holds a boundary where this one holds a point or a less specific extent. This record is tied to it by an internal same_as relation. Asserting the identifier here as well would instruct a consumer to merge two records the archive deliberately keeps apart.
• Roxbury — English Wikipedia Roxbury,_BostonMatched against: schema:about Q20138 ; schema:isPartOf en.wikipediaHeld, not asserted: 2 records of this archive answer to this identifier, and it is asserted on /place/roxbury — the archive's principal record for the place, which holds a boundary where this one holds a point or a less specific extent. This record is tied to it by an internal same_as relation. Asserting the identifier here as well would instruct a consumer to merge two records the archive deliberately keeps apart.
• Savin Hill — Wikidata Q7428250Matched against: Q7428250 — label "Savin Hill", classed as neighborhood, historic districtHeld, not asserted: 2 records of this archive answer to this identifier, and it is asserted on /place/savin-hill-2 — the archive's principal record for the place, which outranks this one on the kind of place it is; neither record holds a boundary. This record is tied to it by an internal same_as relation. Asserting the identifier here as well would instruct a consumer to merge two records the archive deliberately keeps apart.
• Savin Hill — English Wikipedia Savin_HillMatched against: schema:about Q7428250 ; schema:isPartOf en.wikipediaHeld, not asserted: 2 records of this archive answer to this identifier, and it is asserted on /place/savin-hill-2 — the archive's principal record for the place, which outranks this one on the kind of place it is; neither record holds a boundary. This record is tied to it by an internal same_as relation. Asserting the identifier here as well would instruct a consumer to merge two records the archive deliberately keeps apart.
• Somerville — Wikidata Q49199Matched against: wdt:P590 = 612815 on Q49199 (Somerville)Held, not asserted: 2 records of this archive answer to this identifier, and it is asserted on /place/city-of-somerville — the archive's principal record for the place, which outranks this one on the kind of place it is; neither record holds a boundary. This record is tied to it by an internal same_as relation. Asserting the identifier here as well would instruct a consumer to merge two records the archive deliberately keeps apart.
• Somerville — English Wikipedia Somerville,_MassachusettsMatched against: schema:about Q49199 ; schema:isPartOf en.wikipediaHeld, not asserted: 2 records of this archive answer to this identifier, and it is asserted on /place/city-of-somerville — the archive's principal record for the place, which outranks this one on the kind of place it is; neither record holds a boundary. This record is tied to it by an internal same_as relation. Asserting the identifier here as well would instruct a consumer to merge two records the archive deliberately keeps apart.
• West Roxbury — Wikidata Q2516663Matched against: wdt:P590 = 612406 on Q2516663 (West Roxbury)Held, not asserted: 2 records of this archive answer to this identifier, and it is asserted on /place/west-roxbury — the archive's principal record for the place, which holds a boundary where this one holds a point or a less specific extent. This record is tied to it by an internal same_as relation. Asserting the identifier here as well would instruct a consumer to merge two records the archive deliberately keeps apart.
• West Roxbury — English Wikipedia West_RoxburyMatched against: schema:about Q2516663 ; schema:isPartOf en.wikipediaHeld, not asserted: 2 records of this archive answer to this identifier, and it is asserted on /place/west-roxbury — the archive's principal record for the place, which holds a boundary where this one holds a point or a less specific extent. This record is tied to it by an internal same_as relation. Asserting the identifier here as well would instruct a consumer to merge two records the archive deliberately keeps apart.

Declined

91 candidates were considered and refused, each with its reason. They are listed at the declined candidates — a separate page because one page carrying all of it would be larger than any page this archive serves, and a ledger nobody can load is the same problem as a ledger that does not exist.

This page is generated from the same table the record pages read, so the ledger and the archive cannot disagree. The machine rendering is at /reconciliation.json and carries every note in full.