On 5 April 2013 23:53, Michael Hale hale.michael.jr@live.com wrote:
But you do agree that it is easier to curate articles by updating one value in a database than updating the value separately everywhere it appears?
Absolutely.
But in my experience Wikipedia editors care about the product of a readable, intelligable, correct encyclopedic article that others enjoy to read. People that are able to care about individual properties in Wikidata are rare. Wikidata needs the coupling between Wikipedia editors and Wikidata curation. The editors should be supported, not alienated by giving them the feeling that it becomes unmanageable for them to follow the changes (because of workflow separation, because of too many insigificant changes (like label changes in any number of languages that the average editor is unable to read).
I view support of Wikipedia editor workflow, for which the implemented change notification in recentchanges/watchlist is an important first step, with support of change transparency discussed here a second step, as an important piece in the whole puzzle.
(Not as the only important thing, don't get me wrong :-) )
Gregor