[Wikidata-bugs] [Maniphest] [Commented On] T145528: How to represent boolean data (new datatype for Wikidata?)

Izno added a comment. In T145528#6291882 , @Xinbenlv wrote: >> Boolean is rarely useful for actually modeling information. > > In the year of 2020, I like to challenge the argument. I think for such an important data type that is sup

[Wikidata-bugs] [Maniphest] [Commented On] T145528: How to represent boolean data (new datatype for Wikidata?)

Xinbenlv added a comment. > Boolean is rarely useful for actually modeling information. In 2020, I like to challenge the argument. I think for important data type that is supported by almost all programming language and in all database format, it seems a bit too simple as an argument

[Wikidata-bugs] [Maniphest] [Commented On] T145528: How to represent boolean data (new datatype for Wikidata?)

Esc3300 added a comment. Item-datatype should do, but I don't think there is a ticket that states that ;)TASK DETAILhttps://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T145528EMAIL PREFERENCEShttps://phabricator.wikimedia.org/settings/panel/emailpreferences/To: Esc3300Cc: Izno, Aklapper, Esc3300, D3r1ck01, Wikidata-

[Wikidata-bugs] [Maniphest] [Commented On] T145528: How to represent boolean data (new datatype for Wikidata?)

Izno added a comment. Boolean is rarely useful for actually modeling information. We can tell more by linking to certain items. Example off the cuff: A "wifi" property was proposed as boolean. Instead, a "network" with the possibly types of network (wifi, ethernet, etc.) could have been proposed, s