Also the list entity has a function. The function of *instance of* is to identify what a page is about. A database is built on consistency, the list entity does do that for lists. A list is a very special type of a subject in comparison to other articles. It isn't linked through topic type properties. By using a list entity this kind of items are identified as such. Likewise for dps, categories, templates, etc.
Romaine 2015-06-15 17:53 GMT+02:00 Benjamin Good <[email protected]>: > This is an important question. There are apparently 196,839 known list > items based on a query for instanceOf Wikipedia list item > (CLAIM[31:13406463]) > http://tools.wmflabs.org/autolist/autolist1.html?q=CLAIM%5B31%3A13406463%5D > > I tend to agree with Thad that these kinds of items aren't really what we > want filling in WikiData. In fact replacing them with the ability to > generate them automatically based on queries is a primary use case for > wikidata. But just deleting them doesn't entirely make sense either > because they are key signposts into things that ought to be brought into > wikidata properly. The items in these lists clearly matter.. > > Ideally we could generate a bot that would examine each of these lists and > identify the unifying properties that should be added to the items within > the list that would enable the list to be reproduced by a query. > > I disagree that this reasoning suggests deleting items about categories > and disambiguation pages. - both of these clearly have functions in > wikidata. I'm not sure what the function of a list entity is. > > > On Mon, Jun 15, 2015 at 8:47 AM, Federico Leva (Nemo) <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> By this reasoning we should also delete items about categories or >> disambiguation pages. >> >> Thad Guidry, 15/06/2015 17:21: >> >>> Ex. List of tallest buildings in Wuhan - >>> https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6642364 >>> >> >> What's the issue here? The item doesn't actually contain any list, there >> is no duplication or information "clumped together". >> >> Nemo >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikidata mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikidata >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikidata mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikidata > >
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