Hi!

> I don't think this would cause a confusion, because the lexicographical
> project is really a separate project that just happens to reside on the
> same Wikidata domain. Essentially you did internally what we are asking

No, the difference here is that L items are not the same as Q items -
e.g. L items do not have sitelinks, and do have lemmas and senses. Data
structure is different. If you use different data structure than Q items
- i.e., no labels, descriptions, sitelinks, etc. - then you should use a
different letter. But if it's the same structure, but for different
domain - then it should be Q.

> Most other sites that link to Wikidata only care about just one of those
> projects. E.g. OSM would have very little interest in lexical data, so
> it is OK if "L" prefix would be used in OSM and in WD because it won't
> be as confusing to the users as reusing the Q.

No, that would be confusing. If OSM wants own data type, because Q item
does not fit - e.g. OSM doesn't want descriptions and sitelinks - then
it should use a separate letter, like MediaInfo uses M. But using L
would not be smart since then this data would not integrate well with
lexicografical data.

-- 
Stas Malyshev
[email protected]

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