Hello
Waerth did send a mail asking if Kennisnet would be willing to pay for
access to statistical content. Kennisnet, the portal organisation it
is, cannot fulfil such a request. There was however a discussion on
how such data would be best hosted. Localisation and versioning were
discussed. When you have statistical content, you want to know the
date and the source of the content. アムステルダム, 암스테르담 and
Амстердам have the same statistics it makes little sense to store this
in many projects. Consequently the possibilities that Wikidata offer
for this type of information and the possibilities that the Ultimate
Wiktionary offer for localisation need to be considered. Kennisnet
might consider helping with the creation of the infrastructure for
such a project.
And in that same email I said that I would be utterly against such a
nightmare scenario of hosting those data at one place. It is yet another
project need to tend to while all problems with commons, a much less
farreaching similar approach, haven't been settled yet. Also I am just
being shown the reason that if I never get access to people of kennisnet
my ideas basically get fucked by the messenger.
It is really reassuring that kennisnet actually answers a mail I send
(NOT!) might this have something to do with Gerard telling them not to?
Walter/Waerth