Hoi,
In my opinion is Wikidata a collection of assertions. By providing sources respectability is provided to assertions it does however not provide certainty to what is asserted and consequently does not make them facts by definition.
Thanks,
      GerardM



On 3 June 2013 15:52, David Cuenca <dacuetu@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi GerardM,

It was a typo from my side when writing the implications. Where it says "must" it should have been "should" (corrected). The first sentence of the guidelines is correct and it reads:
- Wikidata is a collection of sourced data, which means that most statements should indicate the data provenance.

The guidelines are suggestions we should strive for. They are not intended as strong rules, instead I see them as a commitment to aim for sourced data.
There are already projects that are open to all kinds of data (dbpedia comes to mind), and I don't think it is a good idea to replicate what they do.

Cheers,
Micru



On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 8:45 AM, Gerard Meijssen <gerard.meijssen@gmail.com> wrote:
Hoi,
I have been thinking about requirements like any assertion must be sourced. I think they will kill much of the embryonic community Wikidata has. 

When people of any Wikipedia want to make sure that the data of Wikidata contains sources to assertions, they are welcome to add them. Requiring them is something they may do to the extend of their use on their project.

Thanks,
     GerardM



On 3 June 2013 00:14, David Cuenca <dacuetu@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi!
After almost 2 months of deliberations, we are aiming to close the RfC on References and Sources on June 15. The result of the discussions has been condensed into the proposed Guidelines for sourcing staments.
http://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#Please_review_the_.22Guidelines_for_sourcing_staments.22_before_June_15

And also these proposed enhancements will help users to enter and to display sources more easily:
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49067
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49068

Cheers,
Micru

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