https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=45363
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Bug ID: 45363
Summary: Inconsistent terminology in Wikibase messages
Product: MediaWiki extensions
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: NEW
Severity: normal
Priority: Unprioritized
Component: WikidataRepo
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
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Regarding the Wikibase message definition file:
http://wikidata-docs.wikimedia.de/testcoverage/phpcoverage/20130208/extensions_Wikibase_repo_Wikibase.i18n.php.html
Problems
1. The word "title" should not be confused with "label", in the
wikibase-label-input-help-message. The English help message says "Enter the
title of this data set in English". In other languages this message seems to
use words for "title" or "name". This text occurs if you try to edit a label,
and click on the question mark. The user interface does not show that the field
is called label.
2. Sometimes the messages talk about "data set", sometimes "entity". I think we
should reduce the number of terms that an ordinary user would come in contact
with, and stick to one of them. "Entity" seems to be more common in the
project, but on the other hand it has been confused with "item" in Wikidata,
since in other ontologies (e.g. GND), an entity is a data base representation
of a real world concept.
Suggestions
Change this message into "Enter the title of this entity in $1" in various
languages. And stick either to "entity" or "data set" in all messages.
This issue is also discussed at
http://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:Glossary#Labels_called_titles
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