[WikiEN-l] Volunteers needed

[Magnus Manske]

If all it does (and that would still be a lot!) is to aggregate and format
data from machine-readable sources like Wikidata, I don't see the point for
a project - some code can do that on its own just fine.

Now, the output needs to be designed, and the numbers need to be kept
up-to-date; at least the former will require humans at the wheel. What else
would have to be done by humans?


On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 1:02 PM, Alex Peek <alexpeek1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> In my opinion, Wikidata and the Global Economic Map would complimentary
> sister projects. The Global Economic Map provides a standardized format to
> present economic information. Wikidata will help collect the data, but the
> Global Economic Map is the best way to present economic data. It's similar
> to Wikispecies in this regard. There should be a separate Wiki project to
> map out economic information in the world.
>
> Does this make senses?
>
> Alex
>
>
> On 17 April 2013 03:20, Magnus Manske <magnusmanske at googlemail.com> wrote:
>
> > Why not wait until Wikidata has a "number" type, then generate these for
> > all countries with a bot?
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 6:50 PM, Alex Peek <alexpeek1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I am working on a project to duplicate a standardized economic report
> for
> > > all 196 countries.
> > >
> > >
> > > Here is the United States:
> > >
> >
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Mcnabber091/Economy_of_the_United_States
> > > .
> > >
> > > Here is China:
> > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Mcnabber091/Economy_of_China
> > >
> > > Here is Japan:
> > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Mcnabber091/Economy_of_Japan
> > >
> > > Is there anybody who is willing to add more countries to the list and
> > help
> > > edit existing country reports? I am contacting professors around the
> > world
> > > in order to complete every country. I think the collaborative product
> > would
> > > be a great educational resource to the public.
> > >
> > > The official project page is here with the list of other country
> reports:
> > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Global_Economic_Map#Proposal
> > >
> > >
> > > Alex
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