| Noe added a comment. |
I support the idea of experimenting a separate Wikibase instance for Wiktionaries texts.
Something not in CC0 so not in Wikidata, but integrating full text material such as definitions, examples and etymology, as there are finely written in Wiktionaries. All the part that are protected by copyright laws (or droit d'auteur or equivalent laws). Some people outside of the wikiverse want to reuse definitions and etymologies in prose (like website that compile dictionaries such as encyclopedie.fr) and there will be none in Wikidata (only glosses). This proposal of a separate instance will resolve this issue and participate to show the power of Wikibase for more than data.
It could be a support for Wiktionary and wiktionarians, when Wikidata is not yet a support to Wiktionaries but rather a separate project aiming other purposes for other customers. The kind of support Psychoslave mentioned in the first message is not something planed by Wikidata product team and both instances could be complementary. I know there is no Wiktionaries product manager, I am sad about that, but if one exist now, it should be the person to which this proposal is directed.
Finally, I know for sure Wiktionaries data can be integrated in databases easily, as shown by GLAWI (for French) and Dbnary (for twelve languages). So, a separate instance under CC BY-SA could be filled without much investment of time and there will be voluntaries to do so, as it the material they made and care for years.
I am convince WikidataLex (or any name this instance would have) is a robust project with a clear scope.
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