A "search or create" workflow should be enforced, it may be to easy for newbies or lazy users to create new items. Maybe a step with a sort of popup which informs that this item might already be in the database, maybe help to search within, then a "really create the item" - maybe by reusing the data he entered to search if the user did not find it. For advanced users it might be deactivable in the user preferences ?
2013/5/22 Lydia Pintscher <[email protected]> > On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 5:07 PM, David Cuenca <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi there! > > > > Now we have properties that require a datatype item. In terms of > interface > > interaction I miss the option to create an item from that field, a > "create > > item" button that would add the missing entry, and let adding properties > to > > it. It is similar to the case of adding qualifiers to an item. > > > > How it is now: > > - A property is added to an item > > - Type to see if the item exists > > - If not, click on create new item (link on the left bar) > > - (1st screen) enter label and description > > - (2nd screen) enter label and description > > - copy and paste item number into the property from the item that > required > > it > > > > A quicker method could be: > > - A property is added to an item > > - Type to see if the item exists > > - Show a "create item" message at the bottom of the suggestion list > > - The item is created with the specified label > > - Further properties can be added to the newly created item in the same > way > > as statements > > > > What is your opinion on this method? > > I fear that this would lead to quite some unneeded duplicate items. > What do others think? > > > Cheers > Lydia > > -- > Lydia Pintscher - http://about.me/lydia.pintscher > Community Communications for Technical Projects > > Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. > Obentrautstr. 72 > 10963 Berlin > www.wikimedia.de > > Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V. > > Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg > unter der Nummer 23855 Nz. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das > Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/681/51985. > > _______________________________________________ > Wikidata-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikidata-l >
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