IMO Wikidata is less concerned about individual notability and more with overall usefulness already. WD:N already allows items to be included if they fill a structural need, ie can be included in statements on other, notable items. To me this is fine, and my personal opinion is that these items are fine as well. But (and here's the important thing), it's not a big deal either way. The site will continue, and this especially should not be a time for trying to force an opinion one way or the other onto the community. :-)
On Jul 31, 2016 8:38 AM, "Thad Guidry" thadguidry@gmail.com wrote:
I normally don't (and probably should not) get into this little squabbles, but I am getting a bit weary always reading through me... so let me see if I can help bring this all together in the spirit of goodwill...
I think that instead of using the term 'relevant' that Wikidata should instead begin to adopt a policy of 'useful'. Just a slight tweak to its policy with this one word change and it opens borders and collaboration and less debates like in this thread.
My thoughts....
Wikimania's site was useful to me. Yes. The information it has could be added or copied to Wikidata. Yes. Or the information could stay where it is... on Wikimania's site. Yes or No.
So the question for all to decide is one of...
"is it useful to copy some of Wikimania's information data into Wikidata" "will doing so make the data more useful to everyone"
Questions like those should hold the highest court above all others, and I think that is where Gerard is trying to help ask.
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