If all it does (and that would still be a lot!) is to aggregate and format data from machine-readable sources like Wikidata, I don't see the point for a project - some code can do that on its own just fine.
Now, the output needs to be designed, and the numbers need to be kept up-to-date; at least the former will require humans at the wheel. What else would have to be done by humans? On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 1:02 PM, Alex Peek <[email protected]> wrote: > In my opinion, Wikidata and the Global Economic Map would complimentary > sister projects. The Global Economic Map provides a standardized format to > present economic information. Wikidata will help collect the data, but the > Global Economic Map is the best way to present economic data. It's similar > to Wikispecies in this regard. There should be a separate Wiki project to > map out economic information in the world. > > Does this make senses? > > Alex > > > On 17 April 2013 03:20, Magnus Manske <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Why not wait until Wikidata has a "number" type, then generate these for > > all countries with a bot? > > > > > > On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 6:50 PM, Alex Peek <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I am working on a project to duplicate a standardized economic report > for > > > all 196 countries. > > > > > > > > > Here is the United States: > > > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Mcnabber091/Economy_of_the_United_States > > > . > > > > > > Here is China: > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Mcnabber091/Economy_of_China > > > > > > Here is Japan: > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Mcnabber091/Economy_of_Japan > > > > > > Is there anybody who is willing to add more countries to the list and > > help > > > edit existing country reports? I am contacting professors around the > > world > > > in order to complete every country. I think the collaborative product > > would > > > be a great educational resource to the public. > > > > > > The official project page is here with the list of other country > reports: > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Global_Economic_Map#Proposal > > > > > > > > > Alex > > > _______________________________________________ > > > WikiEN-l mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > WikiEN-l mailing list > > [email protected] > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l > > > _______________________________________________ > WikiEN-l mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l > _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
