Hoi, When people make information available that fits in the notability requirements of Wikidata and, when the information is factually correct, then I do not think that anyone really cares if the person uploading it is gets paid for it or not.
Please explain to me why I should care.
As it is the one thing that Wikidata lacks is data. A lot of data is being added that conforms to the notability requirements and is highly structured. I applaud its inclusion in Wikidata because at some stage we will have the bandwidth to link such information in the tapestry that is Wikidata.
Wikidata is hard to understand for many people and I do welcome people who have something to add, something that is of value. When their data is limited in scope, it is better than not having data in the first place. When Wikidata is found to be limited in scope (and it is) it is all the more reason for people with opposing views / data to find their way and enrich Wikidata's content so that a more balanced, neutral view will emerge. Thanks, GerardM
On 21 February 2014 00:22, Luis Villa lvilla@wikimedia.org wrote:
On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 12:27 PM, Nathan nawrich@gmail.com wrote:
Is there a way to incorporate the local policy by reference into the TOU, something like "The Wikimedia Foundation requires that all users being paid to contribute follow the disclosure, conflict or related applicable
policy
on each project where said users contribute."? Might that be a solution
to
establishing a binding policy with legal weight, without superseding
local
intentions?
I tried to answer this on meta:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Terms_of_use/Paid_contributions_amendme...
Hope that clarifies a bit, given the relevant history.
Luis
P.S. We're replying to things on meta, since that is where the banners are directing people to go, and because it helps keep a history of the conversation in one place.
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