On 07/07/11 12:00 AM, Ting Chen wrote: > On de.wikisource.org they scan every page of the original text, upload > the scan on Commons and show the scan on the right part of every page as > an image. It is even obligatory to have the original scan of the text. > > The following page is an example: > http://de.wikisource.org/wiki/Seite:Oberamt_Tettnang_231.jpg (I just hit > the random page)
This is, of course, excessive. On the one hand it is a continuing virtue to have reliable proofread texts, but it should be sufficient to be able to link to such a text somewhere without necessarily including a copy. Whether one, two or three people have verified a text can indeed be shown in the metadata, and that becomes a basis for a user to judge reliability. Imposing stringent requirements will also discourage having other editions of the same work. The one place where we can provide the greatest value-added is in linking the material in ways that it will become useful. Ray _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
