Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Authority Control in Welsh Wikipedia

2014-07-17 Thread i...@cymruwales.com
No it hasn't.   Please go ahead Andy.   Might be advisable to inform the community here: https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicipedia:Y_Caffi   Many thanks.   Robin   > On 17 July 2014 at 16:19 A

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] 3D file formats.

2014-07-17 Thread Edward Saperia
Very exciting! Is this discussion happening on wiki anywhere? *Edward Saperia* Conference Director Wikimania London email • facebook • twitter • 07796955572 133-135 Bethnal Green Road, E2 7DG

[Wikimediauk-l] 3D file formats.

2014-07-17 Thread geni
I can't remember who asked about this at the London meetup but options are: .X3D seems to be trying to become the web standard. We would want to modify it a bit to support our preferred video and audio formats. .blend Native file format of blender 3D rendering software. Covered by various versio

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Authority Control in Welsh Wikipedia

2014-07-17 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 17 July 2014 15:36, Magnus Manske wrote: [Authority control] > If it's not used on Welsh Wikipedia, maybe the best thing would be to make a > Wikidata-based one - just add the blank template to people's articles, and > watch it automagically fill with vaules from Wikidata. The last thing the

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Authority Control in Welsh Wikipedia

2014-07-17 Thread Magnus Manske
If it's not used on Welsh Wikipedia, maybe the best thing would be to make a Wikidata-based one - just add the blank template to people's articles, and watch it automagically fill with vaules from Wikidata. The last thing the Wikiverse needs is to add the occasional VIAF entry on Welsh Wikipedia as

[Wikimediauk-l] Authority Control in Welsh Wikipedia

2014-07-17 Thread Andy Mabbett
The English (and many other ) Wikipedias use "Authority Control"; identifiers like VIAF, ORCID and several others, which help us to disambiguate people with the same name, and to be sure that the subject is the same person as that referred to in other sources. The main tool for doing this is the t

[Wikimediauk-l] Wikimania Travelguide

2014-07-17 Thread Edward Saperia
Hi all, Wikivoyage has been producing a travel guide for Wikimania delegates. The idea is to provide a comprehensive guide to the area within a short walking distance from the conference venue and main hotels. It's pretty good already but could always be better - contributors welcomed: https://en