On 15 November 2012 23:35, Sven <[email protected]> wrote:
> Automatically copying over infoboxes is something I don't advise. Unlike 
> current infoboxes, which are rarely sourced, every point of data on Wikidata 
> should be DIRECTLY and INDIVIDUALLY sourced. We can use the same source 37 
> times, but each bit of information that would ordinarily have a field on an 
> infobox needs to have its own source, we can't just say "everything on this 
> page is from XXXX". If we do automatic importing, it's going to be an uphill 
> battle from day one to source things.

(The argument above is independent of licensing, so this should
perhaps be discussed in a separate thread?)

Gregor

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