On 15 November 2012 23:35, Sven <svenmanguard(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Automatically copying over infoboxes is something I
don't advise. Unlike current infoboxes, which are rarely sourced, every point of data
on Wikidata should be DIRECTLY and INDIVIDUALLY sourced. We can use the same source 37
times, but each bit of information that would ordinarily have a field on an infobox needs
to have its own source, we can't just say "everything on this page is from
XXXX". If we do automatic importing, it's going to be an uphill battle from day
one to source things.
(The argument above is independent of licensing, so this should
perhaps be discussed in a separate thread?)
Gregor