On 01.07.2014 18:08, Tobias Knerr wrote:
OSM is open for all new tags. Once we admit wikidata references, what
would prevent someone to add the MusicBrainz or freebase.com reference
directly in OSM ? Why should we accept one and not the others. Where
is the breaking point ?
Technically, we entered the slippery slope when we included wikipedia
links. But consider this: If you don't want tons of links to other
databases, then you should be happy about Wikidata. After all, they are
managing a collection of links to these databases already, so we don't
have to do it again. It could be the one external reference to rule them
all.
I would find more logical to make links between databases with queries
rather by adding external references in one or the other. The later
looks like the poor man job (oversimplifying, I don't want to put down
the great job done at Wikidata).
I have the feeling that wikidata references add visibilty to OSM data,
but no content. On the contrary, for an OverpassAPI query to succeed,
you need good OSM data.
Yves
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