Is Cradle working again now? I never managed to do anything with it, always
got stuck.

Paulo

Andy Mabbett <[email protected]> escreveu no dia sexta, 17/05/2019
à(s) 11:19:

> On Fri, 17 May 2019 at 03:49, Mylee Joseph <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > I'm looking for resources to teach absolute beginners how to add a
> library (public, academic, etc.) to Wikidata.
>
> > thought I'd check in case there's anything else people know of?
>
> Teaching new editors to create an item and add statements manually is
> a good approach, because it helps them to understand the mechanics of
> Wikidata.
>
> But if you need to add several libraries, then using Cradle will speed
> things up:
>
>    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Cradle
>
> (if you need to add hundreds then use QuickStatements, but that's a
> whole different game).
>
> > I've also tried doing it ... see https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q63873691
> > and would be happy to have any tips on how to improve it, or pointers to
> > some best practice examples.
>
> Looks good. Other properties that could be added include "located at
> street address", "e-mail address", and "named after". Images, too, if
> they are on commons - or you could encourage people to take and upload
> them.
>
> You should add references to each statement - with a couple of
> exceptions, like "official URL" and perhaps "coordinates". Note  that
> Cradle also does not add references, so these need to be done after
> using it. The "DuplicateReferences" gadget:
>
>
> https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Tools/Edit_items#DuplicateReferences
>
> will make this much easier.
>
> Finally, the QIDs of the newly-added libraries could be added to the
> equivalent objects in OpenStreetMap (or new OSM objects created if
> needed). This is obviously too much for an introductory Wikidata
> session, but you could at least collate a list of QIDs and let your
> local OSM mappers know.
>
> Great questions!
>
> --
> Andy Mabbett
> @pigsonthewing
> http://pigsonthewing.org.uk
>
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