Thread:RobinCarr/@comment-5246522-20120803153216/@comment-5116140-20120803154455

I agree! The fusion tables are in fact a "brittle" design given that new dinos are now appearing almost weekly and will require huge efforts each time a new dino is introduced just to rearrange the tables.

The reverse lookup approach is a much more "robust" and "scalable" design, needing little changes when new dinos are introduced. (Just add a Link for the new dino.)

There was a discussion on ioioaussie's wall a few weeks ago, but the ideas there were not followed through. (yet) See Dragonvale remarks.

Prediction: Once enough new dinos are introduced, it will become extremely clear that the reverse lookup approach is the only sustainable one. It will also be alot easier for users to enter their data. Much of my fusion maintenance these last few days has been   helping users who are confused by the ? mark and undescore conventions. More than half are not doing this correctly. However, it seems the postings I have been making have increased compliance over the last 24 hours.