On 5 April 2013 23:53, Michael Hale <hale.michael.jr(a)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