Here's a very rough first attempt: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Comprehensive_groups_of_items
The main problem is that other than the areas I've been working in, I really don't know what's out there :-). Does the Wiki Loves Monuments work mean that we have complete monument coverage in certain countries, for example? Andrew. On 11 March 2015 at 15:01, Andrew Gray <andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk> wrote: > Thanks both. I'll try hacking out an aggregated list tonight and send > the link around, but for now if there's anything you know for sure we > cover comprehensively, fire away with your suggestions :-) > > Mix-and-match was in the back of my head, as it has a nice example of > all three groups: > > * Already completely included - MEPs (at least until the next election), ODNB > > * Going to be included but not there yet - Dictionary of Welsh Biography > > * Will never be completely included - ACAD > > Andrew. > > On 11 March 2015 at 14:31, Magnus Manske <magnusman...@googlemail.com> wrote: >> I can offer >> https://tools.wmflabs.org/mix-n-match/ >> >> This (or a future successor) could serve as the "list keeper" for, say, list >> of lighthouses, or graded buildings in the UK. >> >> One thing that IMHO would be required for this to work would be a >> (semi-)automatic sync of the "list keeper" with authoritative external lists >> (unless we want to sync those to Wikidata directly). >> >> On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 2:09 PM Markus Krötzsch >> <mar...@semantic-mediawiki.org> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Andrew, >>> >>> This is a great idea! It would help data consumers to know what to >>> expect and community members to know what to put in (or where help with >>> imports would be appreciated). Moreover, the discussion about this list >>> would be a great way to structure our work in general (have documented >>> discussions about our goals for certain types of data). I feel that the >>> bot right approval process is not the best place to decide if we strive >>> to have all streets or all lighthouses in. >>> >>> For things that are not complete in Wikidata (yet or ever), it would >>> further help to provide pointers to other, more complete data sources >>> (and the properties we might have to link to them). >>> >>> The question is how to best organise this list. Your initial example >>> setup already shows that this tends to become very diverse (not to say: >>> chaotic). One could link this from the related class items (e.g., >>> lighthouses or paintings), but having this as another extra load on the >>> talk page would maybe not so ideal either. After all, this could be one >>> of the first things that newbies to Wikidata want to get an idea about. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Markus >>> >>> On 11.03.2015 14:07, Andrew Gray wrote: >>> ... >>> > I wonder if it would be useful to have a centralised list of "classes >>> > of things in Wikidata". For example: >>> > >>> > Things entirely in Wikidata >>> > >>> > * MEPs >>> > * County-level administrative divisions of all countries >>> > * All artworks by the following people (list) >>> > * Cultural heritage sites in the following countries (list) >>> > * All people listed in the following biographical databases (list) >>> > * (etc) >>> > >>> > Things not yet entirely in Wikidata (but probably will be eventually) >>> > >>> > * All national-level elected representatives >>> > * All species >>> > * Lighthouses >>> > * All artworks by the following people (list) >>> > * Cultural heritage sites in the following countries (list) >>> > * All people listed in the following biographical databases (list) >>> > >>> > Things which will never be complete in Wikidata >>> > >>> > * All local politicians >>> > * Streets worldwide >>> > * All businesses >>> > >>> > This would be a very useful adjunct to the notability page, as it >>> > would give concrete examples to work from for the sort of things we >>> > feel are appropriate. >>> > >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikidata-l mailing list >>> Wikidata-l@lists.wikimedia.org >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikidata-l >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikidata-l mailing list >> Wikidata-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikidata-l >> > > > > -- > - Andrew Gray > andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk -- - Andrew Gray andrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk _______________________________________________ Wikidata-l mailing list Wikidata-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikidata-l
