On 15 November 2012 23:35, Sven svenmanguard@gmail.com wrote:
Automatically copying over infoboxes is something I don't advise. Unlike current infoboxes, which are rarely sourced, every point of data on Wikidata should be DIRECTLY and INDIVIDUALLY sourced. We can use the same source 37 times, but each bit of information that would ordinarily have a field on an infobox needs to have its own source, we can't just say "everything on this page is from XXXX". If we do automatic importing, it's going to be an uphill battle from day one to source things.
(The argument above is independent of licensing, so this should perhaps be discussed in a separate thread?)
Gregor