Ah, sorry, I misunderstood that the birth date is somewhere around 640 to around 568. Yes, in this given case Byrial is completely right.
2013/8/22 Byrial Jensen <[email protected]> > At 22-08-2013 17:32, Denny Vrandečić wrote: > >> This doesn't really work yet in the UI. Basically, you could only enter >> sth like 6th c. BC which in this case would not be correct. >> > > 6. century BC for birth date and 5. century BC for death date is both > correct and possible. > > 1st Millenium BC would be possible and correct, but it is a bit too >> wide. That's the only thing supported right now. >> We will be working on improving this situation. >> >> Cheers, >> Denny >> >> >> >> 2013/8/22 Mathieu Stumpf <[email protected] >> <mailto:psychoslave@culture-**libre.org <[email protected]>>> >> >> >> Hello, >> >> I'm beginning with wikidata and didn't find how to add a date which >> is not exact. In fact I found [1], which would gain clarity with an >> example, but the given format is refused when I try to use it. For >> example, I want to add birth and death date for Pittacus of >> Mytilene[2], for which I know no accurate value, but it something >> like -650 to -570, with something like a quarter century accuracy. >> Actually, looking at the English Wikipedia, -640 to -568 is given, >> but without sources unfortunatly. Well, for the sake of the example >> lets ignore that, what input should I provide to the birth day >> property to match my previous description? >> >> [1] >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/__**wiki/Wikidata/Data_model#__** >> Dates_and_times<https://meta.wikimedia.org/__wiki/Wikidata/Data_model#__Dates_and_times> >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/**wiki/Wikidata/Data_model#** >> Dates_and_times<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikidata/Data_model#Dates_and_times> >> > >> [2] >> https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/**__Q311835<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/__Q311835> >> >> <https://www.wikidata.org/**wiki/Q311835<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q311835> >> > >> > > > ______________________________**_________________ > Wikidata-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/**mailman/listinfo/wikidata-l<https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikidata-l> > -- Project director Wikidata Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Obentrautstr. 72 | 10963 Berlin Tel. +49-30-219 158 26-0 | http://wikimedia.de Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/681/51985.
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