On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 7:13 AM, Lydia Pintscher < [email protected]> wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 12:48 PM, Roger Hyam <[email protected]> wrote: > > > *If* I were to a work on an editor tool would it be feasible to think in > terms of editing existing syntax for now and in version two adding a > "migrate to wikidata" button? Would all the exiting infoboxes move over to > wikidata in a 'big bang' approach? > > Potentially but I'd need to see the specific case you'd like to write > a tool for. I don't think it'll be technically feasible to migrate > everything with the click of a button. > Infoboxes will move at the pace the editors migrate them > (automatically or by hand). > I believe he's talking about these infoboxes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Taxobox They are quite regular in their contents so are good candidates for automated editing/migration support. Tom
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