Re: [Wikimedia-l] Exciting update about development of structured data on Commons

Hoi, You are right that this will be a concern. There are people that insist that Wikipedia is the fount of all wisdom and that its labels are "correct" even for Wikidata. When you observe Wikidata for as long as I do, I find that many of what some people elevate to collective wisdom is faulty at

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Exciting update about development of structured data on Commons

it was time. Good luck. Il Martedì 10 Gennaio 2017 4:59, Gnangarra ha scritto: This is great news and look forward to seeing some good outcomes. I have a concern around the use of language as most people english a very dynamic language and what can hav eone meaning

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Exciting update about development of structured data on Commons

This is great news and look forward to seeing some good outcomes. I have a concern around the use of language as most people english a very dynamic language and what can hav eone meaning in one place doesnt necessarily hold true for everywhere simple uses like monuments when translated differs.

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Exciting update about development of structured data on Commons

Thanks Wes and Lisa, this is really wonderful news. Just the sort of area where Commons can and should point the way forward for all the world's archives. And thanks to Sloan for the support and Commonists for maintaining one of the quiet, consistent wonders of theodern Web. Sam

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Exciting update about development of structured data on Commons

Also, to add, for this particular grant I can really only look positively at the openness surrounding the writing of the grant. There have been emails on this list inviting input and discussion when the grant proposal was underway, a lot of content was available on-wiki, and an effort was made to

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Exciting update about development of structured data on Commons

Hi Pete and Gerard- I just wanted to give my thoughts on restricted gifts. Like most things, there are both good and bad restricted gifts. They can be bad if a funder is making a well-intentioned gift that none-the-less pulls the organization in direction that they were not planning to go. Or

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Exciting update about development of structured data on Commons

Hoi, Maybe restricted but the subject matter is exactly what we want anyway. Where I have my reservations is that Wikidata will be set in stone and stuff that just is not right will be with us for forever. With more money it does not need to be a huge problem because it makes it more manageable.

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Exciting update about development of structured data on Commons

Structured data on Commons is a huge and important area -- for one thing, the whole Media Viewer project would have gone much more smoothly if there were underlying structured data to rely on. Kudos to WMF and Sloan for the focus on this issue! If I'm not mistaken, this is by far the most

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Exciting update about development of structured data on Commons

This is indeed a great opportunity to develop structured environment in Commons as well as its allied projects! Regards, Tanweer On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 1:49 AM, Andrea Zanni wrote: > This is great news. > Very excited for the future :-) > > Thanks! > > Aubrey > > On

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Exciting update about development of structured data on Commons

This is great news. Very excited for the future :-) Thanks! Aubrey On Mon, Jan 9, 2017 at 8:48 PM, Wes Moran wrote: > Hello Wikimedia community, > > It’s our delight to inform you that we received a US$3,015,000 grant from > the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation >

[Wikimedia-l] Exciting update about development of structured data on Commons

Hello Wikimedia community, It’s our delight to inform you that we received a US$3,015,000 grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation [1] to expedite development of structured data on Commons. The grant will be given over the course of

Re: [Wikimedia-l] January 8: Update on Wikimedia movement strategy process (#3)

Hi Wayne, Of course! While the final day of WMF AllHands is the 13th, any staff still in town and available on Sunday are welcome to attend the celebration - thank you for organizing what looks to be a great event! Katherine On Mon, Jan 9, 2017 at 10:03 Wayne Calhoon

Re: [Wikimedia-l] January 8: Update on Wikimedia movement strategy process (#3)

Hi, Katherine. During All-hands, will any attendees be able to pop in to the Wikipedia Day 16 Birthday bash and edit-a-thon hosted by Bay Area WikiSalon in the Chip Deubner Lounge, 5th floor, at the WMF offices in SF on Sunday starting at 2 p.m.? Drop-in and out is okay. Details and to RSVP:

[Wikimedia-l] January 8: Update on Wikimedia movement strategy process (#3)

Hi everyone, I hope that you all enjoyed your holiday break and have returned refreshed and ready for the exciting year we have ahead! With apologies for sending this out a few days late, here are the past week's updates on the movement strategy process. *Highlights from this past week:* The