(also including foundation-l as this isn't really a commons-specific discussion)
On 22 Nov 2010, at 21:04, Samuel Klein wrote:
A wikidata
project could use semantic mediawiki from the outset, and
be seeded with data from dbpedia.
A lot of existing & proposed projects would benefit from a centralised
wikidata project. e.g. a genealogy wiki could use the relationships
stored on the wikidata project. wikisource and commons could use the
central data wiki for their Author and Creator details.
+1
Could this be part of dbpedia?
dbpedia is about collating the information available on Wikipedia and providing that as a
database for others to use. This is about having a central information store that can be
edited to add information. Whilst dbpedia could seed wikidata, they're very different
projects in the way they would operate.
In my opinion, the Wikimedia Foundation should very seriously look into starting something
like wikidata. I don't suppose there's a facilitator that could be hired that
knows about Wikimedia sufficiently to facilitate an on-wiki discussion and formation of a
comprehensive proposal to start this project, including bringing together the various
people interested in this project?
Mike Peel