Good point, Gordon

 

I think this needs to be looked at in terms of finding new contributors (a better phrase, I feel when talking about wikidata) amongst the second order dataheads, i.e. those people who are more interested in the management of data than simply its accumulation.

 

This would mean looking at how reach could be acheived within the existing communities (particularly open data communities) which have already established themselves.

 

I think that this involves a quite different approach to that of contacting people to encourage them to become WIkipedia editors.

 

all the best

 

Fabian

aka

Leutha

> On 28 August 2015 at 08:38 Gordon Joly <gordon.joly@pobox.com> wrote:
>
>
> On 27/08/15 21:53, Andy Mabbett wrote:
> >>> This is already attracting new editors to Wikipedia. Show me the
> >>> initiative which is bringing them into Wikidata similarly.
> >>>
>
> An interesting question. My personal point of view is that Wikidata is
> attractive since it clears up the mess of data in Wikipedia and Commons.
>
> As for "new editors", and I wonder how many people have even heard of
> Wikidata, let alone understand the concepts. Wikimedia and Commons are
> clear enough. But Wikidata is a different level of abstraction.
>
> Is there a "Wikidata for Dummies"?
>
> Gordo
>
>
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