Hi all,
This post was inspired by Opinion after some months by @Rafael.
I hope I’m not the only one that thinks the number of Object Types that are predefined/built-in in Anytype is too high and that many Object Types don’t really make sense to have as a separate Object Type. I understand that it is a way to showcase all the features Anytype has to offer, but I feel it clutters Anytype more than it adds at this point.
I’ve no idea whether this is useful to anyone, but these are my two cents on the different Object Types. Feel free to add your own ideas on keeping or removing Object Types, or other comments you have.
Edit: oops, forgot to make this a wiki… 
| Object Type | Keep | Remove | @sambouwer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Action Plan | @sambouwer | Combine with “Daily Plan” and “Weekly Plan” into “Plan” with Templates to differentiate between different kind of plans (Action Plan, Daily Plan, Weekly Plan, Project Plan | |
| Article | @sambouwer | ||
| Audio | @sambouwer | See remark on Files | |
| Book | @sambouwer | ||
| Bug (Software) | @sambouwer | See remark on “Feature”. Could be generalized to “Issue” if it is not related to software | |
| Class Note | @sambouwer | See remark on “Note” | |
| Company | @sambouwer | ||
| Contact | @sambouwer | ||
| Daily Plan | @sambouwer | Combine with “Weekly Plan” and “Action Plan” into “Plan” and use Templates to differentiate | |
| Daily Reflection | @sambouwer | Combine with “Diary Entry” into “Reflection” or “Thought” with Templates to differentiate between different kinds of thoughts (Reflection, Diary, Though) | |
| Date | @sambouwer | ||
| Diary Entry | @sambouwer | See comment on “Daily Reflection” | |
| Document | @sambouwer | Everything is a document, and we already have “Page” for anything that does not fit any other Object Type | |
| Feature | @sambouwer | Should be “Feature (Software)” to stay in the style of “Bug (Software)”. Could be generalized into “Request” to also capture requests or questions from others that are not immediate tasks for you. | |
| File | @sambouwer | Audio, Image, Video are also Files. Should this become “File (Other)”? Probably depends on file system integration | |
| Goal | @sambouwer | See comment on “Habit Track” | |
| Habit Track | @sambouwer | I have not made up my mind on how I would like to see these Object Types transition from one “stage” to the next: Idea > Goal > Plan > Task > Tracker. Should be renamed to “Habit Tracker” | |
| Idea | @sambouwer | See comment on “Habit Track” | |
| Image | @sambouwer | See remark on Files | |
| Invoice | @sambouwer | ||
| Meeting Note | @sambouwer | See remark on “Note” | |
| Movie | @sambouwer | ||
| Note | @sambouwer | I feel there should be one kind of “Note” Object Type with different Templates to differentiate. People can still create their own custom Note Object Types if they want, but this would be a great example to showcase the power of Templates | |
| Page | @sambouwer | ||
| Human | @sambouwer | Rename to “Person”? | |
| Project | @sambouwer | ||
| Recipe | @sambouwer | ||
| Task | @sambouwer | ||
| Video | @sambouwer | See remark on Files | |
| Weekly Plan | @sambouwer | Combine with “Daily Plan” and “Action Plan” into “Plan” and again use Templates to differentiate |
