The English (and many other ) Wikipedias use "Authority Control"; identifiers like VIAF, ORCID and several others, which help us to disambiguate people with the same name, and to be sure that the subject is the same person as that referred to in other sources.
The main tool for doing this is the template:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Authority_control
I can see no evidence that the template, or Authority Control in general, is used on the Welsh Wikipedia (I'm not a Welsh speaker). Have I missed somethng? If not, I'd be happy to advise on its implementation.
If it's not used on Welsh Wikipedia, maybe the best thing would be to make a Wikidata-based one - just add the blank template to people's articles, and watch it automagically fill with vaules from Wikidata. The last thing the Wikiverse needs is to add the occasional VIAF entry on Welsh Wikipedia as wikitext. Not in 2014.
Cheers, Magnus
On Thu, Jul 17, 2014 at 3:24 PM, Andy Mabbett andy@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote:
The English (and many other ) Wikipedias use "Authority Control"; identifiers like VIAF, ORCID and several others, which help us to disambiguate people with the same name, and to be sure that the subject is the same person as that referred to in other sources.
The main tool for doing this is the template:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Authority_controlI can see no evidence that the template, or Authority Control in general, is used on the Welsh Wikipedia (I'm not a Welsh speaker). Have I missed somethng? If not, I'd be happy to advise on its implementation.
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On 17 July 2014 15:36, Magnus Manske magnusmanske@googlemail.com wrote:
[Authority control]
If it's not used on Welsh Wikipedia, maybe the best thing would be to make a Wikidata-based one - just add the blank template to people's articles, and watch it automagically fill with vaules from Wikidata. The last thing the Wikiverse needs is to add the occasional VIAF entry on Welsh Wikipedia as wikitext. Not in 2014.
Yes; that's my intention.
Hi All,
If this is received well at cy.wp, it might also be desirable to introduce it on ga.wp as well.
Cheers, Craig
On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 4:09 PM, info@cymruwales.com info@cymruwales.com wrote:
No it hasn't.
Please go ahead Andy.
Might be advisable to inform the community here: https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicipedia:Y_Caffi
Many thanks.
Robin
On 17 July 2014 at 16:19 Andy Mabbett andy@pigsonthewing.org.uk
wrote:
On 17 July 2014 15:36, Magnus Manske magnusmanske@googlemail.com
wrote:
[Authority control]
If it's not used on Welsh Wikipedia, maybe the best thing would be to
make a
Wikidata-based one - just add the blank template to people's articles,
and
watch it automagically fill with vaules from Wikidata. The last thing
the
Wikiverse needs is to add the occasional VIAF entry on Welsh Wikipedia
as
wikitext. Not in 2014.
Yes; that's my intention.
-- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk
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Ah, had I known there was a Celtic languages meet I might have asked for the time off of work and gone to Wikimania. Unfortunately, I can't be there, but I'm certainly interested in assisting with this particular task, especially if my fellow Gaeilgeoirí are keen on the idea.
Cheers, Craig
On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 8:45 PM, info@cymruwales.com info@cymruwales.com wrote:
I'm a Bureaucrat on the Welsh wiki, Craig. I'll also be meeting a few of ga and gd wikis at:
https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Celtic_Languages_Meetup
Welcome to you all, of course!
Robin
On 18 July 2014 at 10:14 Craig Franklin craig.franklin@wikimedia.org.au wrote:
Hi All,
If this is received well at cy.wp, it might also be desirable to introduce it on ga.wp as well.
Cheers, Craig
On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 4:09 PM, info@cymruwales.com <info@cymruwales.com
wrote:
No it hasn't.
Please go ahead Andy.
Might be advisable to inform the community here: https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicipedia:Y_Caffi
Many thanks.
Robin
On 17 July 2014 at 16:19 Andy Mabbett < andy@pigsonthewing.org.uk>
wrote:
On 17 July 2014 15:36, Magnus Manske < magnusmanske@googlemail.com>
wrote:
[Authority control]
If it's not used on Welsh Wikipedia, maybe the best thing would be to
make a
Wikidata-based one - just add the blank template to people's articles,
and
watch it automagically fill with vaules from Wikidata. The last thing
the
Wikiverse needs is to add the occasional VIAF entry on Welsh Wikipedia
as
wikitext. Not in 2014.
Yes; that's my intention.
-- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk
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On 18 July 2014 10:14, Craig Franklin craig.franklin@wikimedia.org.au wrote:
If this is received well at cy.wp, it might also be desirable to introduce it on ga.wp as well.
I'd be happy to assist with that too.
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