On Mon, Mar 7, 2016 at 2:57 AM Tom Morris <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 6, 2016 at 5:31 PM, Lydia Pintscher < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> On Sun, Mar 6, 2016 at 10:56 PM Stas Malyshev <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Is there a process somewhere of how the checking is done, what are >>> criteria, etc.? I've read >>> https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Addshore/Identifiers but there's a >>> lot of discussion but not clear if it ever come to some end. Also not >>> clear what the process is - should I just move a property I like to >>> "good to convert"? Should I run it through some checklist first? Should >>> I ask somebody? >>> >> >> Yes. Good ones should be moved to good to convert. If no-one disagrees >> we'll convert them. >> > > So, no decision criteria? Just whatever we individually like? > > What are the rules for "disputed" - is some process for review planned? >>> >> >> Let's concentrate on the ones people can agree on for now. We'll tackle >> the ones that are disputed in the next step. If editors can't sort it out I >> will make an executive decision at some point but I don't think this will >> be needed. >> > > I think the fact that some obvious good identifiers like IMDb have been > blocked has made potential contributors unsure how to evaluate other > candidates which would also, on the surface, seem obviously good. > > Perhaps since the criteria aren't being used, someone could just delete > all the proposed criteria from the page and replace the old text with > something like "Whatever you, personally, think is best" so that people > know what's expected of them? That might help break the logjam. I know it > would make me more comfortable in contributing. > Ok. I think we're making this much more complicated than necessary. The question you should ask yourself is: Does this identify a concept in another database/website/...? Nice to have: a website to link to. Once we have that we can look at corner cases and exceptions. Cheers Lydia -- Lydia Pintscher - http://about.me/lydia.pintscher Product Manager for Wikidata Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 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 27/029/42207.
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