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Sam Walton Senior Product Manager, Moderator Tools [email protected] On Wed, 24 Sept 2025, 06:14 Gnangarra, <[email protected]> wrote: > Kaya > > Gerard raises the benefits of Wikidata, while TundE describes the ongoing > impact WikiData has had on Wikimedia Commons along with the resistance that > WikiData usage is experiencing from English Wikipedia. > > This experience aside, the discussion feels like I have been dropped a > long way into an already developed concept. I'm lacking any context of > where the discussion starts and what's being held for. Is there some > information somewhere to go through? > > On Wed, 24 Sept 2025 at 03:19, Gerard Meijssen <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hoi, >> Did you notice that all arguments that you produce are defensive, that >> all arguments are defensive for existing communities and that at no point >> an argument is made on how we can optimise the user experience, how we can >> share in the information that is available by all of us? How we can grow >> our public. >> >> What good are past achievements when we can do better. All our projects >> are islands where communities decide what is best for "their" public. It is >> been shown time and again that we can share data from Wikidata to improve >> basic information like "what is in a category" or "who are the recipients >> of an award". All references with an DOI could and should be in Wikidata >> AND we could show what references used in articles are cited by other >> scientific papers ensuring that our communities at least are enabled to be >> aware of the latest science. This is basic stuff and this is not enabled by >> what should be a collaborative Wikimedia community. >> >> In essence, when a new project is likely to provide a service to our >> public. Who are these divided communities to oppose. Any argument that it >> divides our common good is bogus. >> >> On Tue, 23 Sept 2025 at 18:29, <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> To me, existing Wikimedia projects, like Wikipedia, Wiktionary, and >>> Wikimedia Commons, are vast ecosystems that rely heavily on community >>> contributions. Introducing a new project poses the risk of these >>> communities feeling stretched too thin. There's an apprehension that the >>> novelty of a new project might attract resources disproportionately, >>> leaving older projects underfunded and understaffed. Furthermore, the >>> emotional investment in existing projects can lead to resistance to change, >>> as communities may fear losing their identity or diminishing their >>> achievements. >>> One of the most effective ways to address these concerns is to foster a >>> spirit of collaboration across projects. Encouraging contributors to see >>> the new project as an extension of their existing work can help maintain a >>> unified effort. >>> >>> >>> Thanks, >>> TundE https://jobs.jointomart.com >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], guidelines >>> at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >>> Public archives at >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/CIRMOM7L4W4R4CIQ4U35BA62BSDK7O6M/ >>> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], guidelines >> at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >> Public archives at >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/3LWWOPBFCRVJJZDYQVCWUZIG7OO2UM55/ >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > > > -- > Boodarwun > Gnangarra > 'ngany dabakarn koorliny arn boodjera dardon nlangan Nyungar koortabodjar' > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], guidelines > at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > Public archives at > https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/A4DK5EINLH4DS3KBJS3HQU4GO44XZUXD/ > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
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