Gerard's point that the items are typically found in Wikimedia Commons I think 
is key. If the item is part of a sister project to Wikidata then it has a 
corresponding place on Wikidata. Unless I misunderstand the interoperability 
and mission of Wikidata.

Also: I am not a fan of deleting content -- especially content that is curated, 
focused, captures a time and place, incorporates hard work on projects 
especially as it relates to a Wikimedia project. To me this is not defensible. 
So deleting entries seems similar to my experience with Wikipedia editors 
hostile to added content focused on deletionism -- of course to a notable 
women's page where I as an editor am trying to establish said notability -- who 
characterize the information as yes, "too encyclopedic." #Ridiculous I wish 
this wasn't true. 

So I agree with Gerard and others here. 

- Erika

> On Jul 31, 2016, at 11:42 AM, Gerard Meijssen <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
> 
> Hoi,
> There are several things at play. First, Wikimania and its talks will find 
> its place in Wikidata because typically much of the papers, presentations and 
> registrations will be found in Commons. So they will be registered anyway. 
> Second, this thread is also about the way our policies are maintained. This 
> is done in an arbitrary way and consequently much of the arguments based on 
> policies have lost much of their validity. Third, the number of items 
> involved is so low that it not even registers. When other conferences like 
> TED find their way, it is not a problem so why should granularity be a 
> problem now?
> 
> When people want to know about how we think about what we do, the Wikimania 
> talks is a prime resource. Papers are published about what we do. We could 
> easily refer people to Wikimania and other talks. We could and should because 
> it makes sense to do so. In the end it is our history.
> Thanks,
>       GerardM
> 
>> On 31 July 2016 at 17:25, Daniel Kinzler <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Am 31.07.2016 um 17:04 schrieb Gerard Meijssen:
>> > Hoi,
>> > I am not to judge what conferences will be deemed relevant for an item in
>> > Wikidata. When a conference is relevant, it is the talks and particularly 
>> > the
>> > registrations of the talks, the papers and the presentations that make the
>> > conference relevant after the fact.
>> 
>> So you think that for every relevant conference, all talks and speakers 
>> should
>> automatically be considered relevant? Does the same aregument apply to all
>> courses and theachers at all relevant universities and schools?
>> 
>> I'm trying to understand your point. To me it's a question of granularity. We
>> can't manage arbitrarily fine grained information, so we have to stop at some
>> point. What do you think, where should that point be for Wikimania, for other
>> (relevant) conferences, for universities, for schools?
>> 
>> --
>> Daniel Kinzler
>> Senior Software Developer
>> 
>> Wikimedia Deutschland
>> Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.V.
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