Thanks Thomas!

"Execute this query" points to the wrong server though...

On Thu, Oct 20, 2016 at 1:16 PM Thomas PT <thomaspt@hotmail.fr> wrote:

> There also was a natural-language-to-SPARQL tool somewhere, but I can't find the URL...
http://tools.wmflabs.org/ppp-sparql/#Where%20is%20Paris%3F (it's very apha-ish).

Thomas

> Le 20 oct. 2016 à 13:55, Magnus Manske <magnusmanske@googlemail.com> a écrit :
>
> Hi Jan,
>
> as the author of wdq and its query builder, I recommend against using it as a model.
>
> The wdq query builder does work, to some degree, because the instruction set of wdq is very limited, and predictable. Since "proper" wikidata lists would be powered by SPARQL, which is much more expressive, it will be difficult to wrap it into a flowchart-like interface, without overloading it with options, which in turn makes it harder to use.
>
> Personally, I would let people just paste SPARQL into the list definitions, and let them construct and test the queries elsewhere. query.wikidata.org already has nice features, such as CTRL-space replacing of free text by Wikidata entities, searchable examples, etc. Combine that with a place where people can get help with query building, and IMHO it would serve the community well.
>
> There also was a natural-language-to-SPARQL tool somewhere, but I can't find the URL...
>
> This is not to say that we shouldn't have, at some point down the road, a query-building interface that is tailored to our needs!
>
> My two Eurocent,
> Magnus
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 20, 2016 at 12:30 PM Jan Dittrich <jan.dittrich@wikimedia.de> wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> I continue to work on creating an interface that allows easy querying of Wikidata for generating lists for wikipedia (and, possibly, beyond).
>
> An existing, interface based query builder is http://wdq.wmflabs.org/
>
> If you use (or have used it) it would be interested in hearing about the advantages or disadvantages you perceived in regards to the functions of wqd and their interface.
>
> Kind Regards,
>  Jan
>
> PS: In my experience, examples ("I tried to…") or context ("because I wanted to…") can greatly easy understanding, so if giving them makes sense for you, don't hesitate to include them.
>
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