Hello all,
Speaking as an admin of Wikidata, someone having an item on the project should never be a criterion for a scholarship. That would not be fair to those who weren't lucky enough to get an item (I would probably delete any item made on any of you (in this thread) unless you meet one of our notability guidelines -- which are less strict than Wikipedia but still essentially must pass CSDA7). Not everyone is comfortable having their information on an item, and in most cases no one will be able to verify that information even if the person consents, since it most likely won't have reliable sourcing.
Wikidata is emphatically not a LinkedIn or Facebook for us. It's a knowledgebase for the whole world.
I also think all the ethics about posting someone's private information on Wikidata is kind of off-topic in this thread. It shouldn't be a basis of anyone's application anywhere. It's fundamentally not fair. Metrics for conferences should be fair while furthering the conference's objectives.
On Thu, Oct 10, 2019 at 4:48 AM Henry Wood henry.wood.1869@gmail.com wrote:
Risker
I've never created a Wikidata profile about anyone, not even someone who
is
widely known.
I did not say you had. I said that the common view on the projects you support is that the consent of the person written about is not necessary and that volunteers have a right to create that material. Indeed, I would go further, and say that it is not unknown for subjects who object to personal information being published to be treated with scorn, contempt and ridicule. Do you accept that, and if so, do you condone it?
No, I would never create an article about a Wikimedian - or a Wikidata profile either - unless they are clearly and obviously notable outside of our little microcosm.
Is the subject being a Wikimedian relevant to whether or not material should be published?
Further, I think it's terrible use of Wikidata to use it to store what
are
essentially the personnel records of Wikimedia volunteers.
Indeed, in some jurisdictions it is likely to be unlawful.
Henry
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