Kaya Gerard raises the benefits of Wikidata, while TundE describes the ongoing impact WikiData has had on Wikimedia Commons along with the resistance that WikiData usage is experiencing from English Wikipedia.
This experience aside, the discussion feels like I have been dropped a long way into an already developed concept. I'm lacking any context of where the discussion starts and what's being held for. Is there some information somewhere to go through? On Wed, 24 Sept 2025 at 03:19, Gerard Meijssen <[email protected]> wrote: > Hoi, > Did you notice that all arguments that you produce are defensive, that all > arguments are defensive for existing communities and that at no point an > argument is made on how we can optimise the user experience, how we can > share in the information that is available by all of us? How we can grow > our public. > > What good are past achievements when we can do better. All our projects > are islands where communities decide what is best for "their" public. It is > been shown time and again that we can share data from Wikidata to improve > basic information like "what is in a category" or "who are the recipients > of an award". All references with an DOI could and should be in Wikidata > AND we could show what references used in articles are cited by other > scientific papers ensuring that our communities at least are enabled to be > aware of the latest science. This is basic stuff and this is not enabled by > what should be a collaborative Wikimedia community. > > In essence, when a new project is likely to provide a service to our > public. Who are these divided communities to oppose. Any argument that it > divides our common good is bogus. > > On Tue, 23 Sept 2025 at 18:29, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> To me, existing Wikimedia projects, like Wikipedia, Wiktionary, and >> Wikimedia Commons, are vast ecosystems that rely heavily on community >> contributions. Introducing a new project poses the risk of these >> communities feeling stretched too thin. There's an apprehension that the >> novelty of a new project might attract resources disproportionately, >> leaving older projects underfunded and understaffed. Furthermore, the >> emotional investment in existing projects can lead to resistance to change, >> as communities may fear losing their identity or diminishing their >> achievements. >> One of the most effective ways to address these concerns is to foster a >> spirit of collaboration across projects. Encouraging contributors to see >> the new project as an extension of their existing work can help maintain a >> unified effort. >> >> >> Thanks, >> TundE https://jobs.jointomart.com >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], guidelines >> at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >> Public archives at >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/CIRMOM7L4W4R4CIQ4U35BA62BSDK7O6M/ >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], guidelines > at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > Public archives at > https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/3LWWOPBFCRVJJZDYQVCWUZIG7OO2UM55/ > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] -- Boodarwun Gnangarra 'ngany dabakarn koorliny arn boodjera dardon nlangan Nyungar koortabodjar'
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