On 5/26/06, Brion Vibber brion@pobox.com wrote:
Plyd wrote:
May I ask why?
Why would there be?
I didn't take part in this project and I'm sure they could convince much better than me but...
First, it's very easy to add their relations in the already existing infoboxes (makes relations for all the articles at the same time).
My point of vue : - With semantic, data can be used at different places and defined only once (a bit like openrecord.com, with their views). - It could create automatic lists (example lists of cities sorted by country, by population, etc.). - Relations makes browsing information much easier than with categories. (Example: I'm looking for all english scientists born between 1500 and 1550) - for the wiktionnary it could help classifiying data, and make it easier to present it in the view you like, external or not. - RDF export could help making Wikipedia an online database (as imdb, but for various subjects, and open), that could be used inside other softwares. For example, music showing Wikipedia neutral info, title, singer picture, its discs etc. while playing my mp3, or it could be for a book). Maybe also in a map, with cities etc.
Imho semantic could help spreading wikipedia content (relations but also text) on more supports than the actual website.
Plyd