Re: [Wikidata] Mexico / "Building up Wikidata, country by country"

[Federico Leva (Nemo)]

Gerard Meijssen, 11/06/2015 12:24:

The italians have categories for people who died in a particular place..
Given that it is in Italian, Italian places get a lot of attention :)


In detail: 
https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progetto:Amministrazioni/Comuni_italiani 
in 2005 created articles for all Italian municipalities and 
https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progetto:Biografie since 2006 handles 
structured biographical data in {{bio}}, both thanks to bots by User:Gac.


{{bio}} ensures all sorts of links to places and almost every 
municipality in Italy has had at least one famous person, so you're 
probably right in linking the two. I don't know how many translations on 
other wikis were bot-created; but probably not more than for the famous 
French municipalities? ;)


Nemo

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Re: [Wikidata] Mexico / "Building up Wikidata, country by country"

[Markus Krötzsch]

On 15.06.2015 18:24, Maarten Dammers wrote:

Andrew Gray schreef op 15-6-2015 om 14:00:

The map can also be used to highlight other country-specific
differences,
such as the unusually large amount of orphan items in The Netherlands
and
UK.

WLM-related historic site imports, I think...

That's probably the 60.000 Rijksmonumenten (historic sites) and that bot
run where someone created an item for *every* street in the Netherlands.


Yes, the streets dominate the dataset there. If you zoom in to Amsterdam 
and set the Map grid size to around 0.3, you can make out the channels 
from the dots ;-).


Markus



Maarten

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Re: [Wikidata] Mexico / "Building up Wikidata, country by country"

[Maarten Dammers]

Andrew Gray schreef op 15-6-2015 om 14:00:

The map can also be used to highlight other country-specific differences,
such as the unusually large amount of orphan items in The Netherlands and
UK.

WLM-related historic site imports, I think...
That's probably the 60.000 Rijksmonumenten (historic sites) and that bot 
run where someone created an item for *every* street in the Netherlands.


Maarten

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Re: [Wikidata] Mexico / "Building up Wikidata, country by country"

[Gerard Meijssen]

Hoi,
The italians have categories for people who died in a particular place..
Given that it is in Italian, Italian places get a lot of attention :)
Thanks,
 GerardM

On 11 June 2015 at 11:40, Yaroslav M. Blanter  wrote:

> On 2015-06-11 08:59, Markus Krötzsch wrote:
>
>> Hi Yaroslav,
>>
>> On 10.06.2015 22:01, Yaroslav M. Blanter wrote:
>>
>>> On 2015-06-10 17:46, Markus Krötzsch wrote:
>>>
 On 10.06.2015 17:05, Magnus Manske wrote:

> Some country-specific things to do on Wikidata:
>
> https://tools.wmflabs.org/wikidata-todo/?country=96
>
> Wikidata by country stats:
> http://magnusmanske.de/wordpress/?p=290
>

 Another country-based observation is that Italian locations are so
 much more popular than those in almost any other country. Here is a
 map showing only those items with at least 33 (!) sitelinks:


 http://wwwpub.zih.tu-dresden.de/~s5219191/vizidata/#d=0&m=items&l=en&f=1&e=33_336&c=48526&g=0.8&h=1.2&o=1&p=3&x=19.599609375&y=47.32393057095941&z=5



>>> I have just zoomed in my area (Delft, the Netherlands), and I see that
>>> many places are missing on the map, for instance, Naaldwijk,
>>> https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1613459 , which has coordinates in both
>>> Wikidata and English Wikipedia. There must be smth wrong with loading
>>> data.
>>>
>>
>> As I wrote in my email, the link that I sent has a filter set to show
>> *only items with 33 or more site links*. The item you mention only has
>> 6 site links, so it is not shown. You can change the filter by
>> clicking on the histogram at the top (drag interval bounds in lower
>> view, fine-tune intervals using the arrow buttons on the top; click
>> lower view once to reset the filter).
>>
>>
> Hi Markus,
>
> thanks, now I see the point. This possibly means that the info about
> Italian communes is more bot-friendly than the one from other countries,
> and mass-creation of such articles is easier. I can not otherwise imagine
> why such a big difference could occur.
>
>
> Cheers
> Yaroslav
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Re: [Wikidata] Mexico / "Building up Wikidata, country by country"

[Yaroslav M. Blanter]

On 2015-06-11 08:59, Markus Krötzsch wrote:

Hi Yaroslav,

On 10.06.2015 22:01, Yaroslav M. Blanter wrote:

On 2015-06-10 17:46, Markus Krötzsch wrote:

On 10.06.2015 17:05, Magnus Manske wrote:

Some country-specific things to do on Wikidata:

https://tools.wmflabs.org/wikidata-todo/?country=96

Wikidata by country stats:
http://magnusmanske.de/wordpress/?p=290


Another country-based observation is that Italian locations are so
much more popular than those in almost any other country. Here is a
map showing only those items with at least 33 (!) sitelinks:

http://wwwpub.zih.tu-dresden.de/~s5219191/vizidata/#d=0&m=items&l=en&f=1&e=33_336&c=48526&g=0.8&h=1.2&o=1&p=3&x=19.599609375&y=47.32393057095941&z=5




I have just zoomed in my area (Delft, the Netherlands), and I see that
many places are missing on the map, for instance, Naaldwijk,
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1613459 , which has coordinates in both
Wikidata and English Wikipedia. There must be smth wrong with loading 
data.


As I wrote in my email, the link that I sent has a filter set to show
*only items with 33 or more site links*. The item you mention only has
6 site links, so it is not shown. You can change the filter by
clicking on the histogram at the top (drag interval bounds in lower
view, fine-tune intervals using the arrow buttons on the top; click
lower view once to reset the filter).



Hi Markus,

thanks, now I see the point. This possibly means that the info about 
Italian communes is more bot-friendly than the one from other countries, 
and mass-creation of such articles is easier. I can not otherwise 
imagine why such a big difference could occur.


Cheers
Yaroslav

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Re: [Wikidata] Mexico / "Building up Wikidata, country by country"

[Markus Krötzsch]

Hi Yaroslav,

On 10.06.2015 22:01, Yaroslav M. Blanter wrote:

On 2015-06-10 17:46, Markus Krötzsch wrote:

On 10.06.2015 17:05, Magnus Manske wrote:

Some country-specific things to do on Wikidata:

https://tools.wmflabs.org/wikidata-todo/?country=96

Wikidata by country stats:
http://magnusmanske.de/wordpress/?p=290


Another country-based observation is that Italian locations are so
much more popular than those in almost any other country. Here is a
map showing only those items with at least 33 (!) sitelinks:

http://wwwpub.zih.tu-dresden.de/~s5219191/vizidata/#d=0&m=items&l=en&f=1&e=33_336&c=48526&g=0.8&h=1.2&o=1&p=3&x=19.599609375&y=47.32393057095941&z=5




I have just zoomed in my area (Delft, the Netherlands), and I see that
many places are missing on the map, for instance, Naaldwijk,
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1613459 , which has coordinates in both
Wikidata and English Wikipedia. There must be smth wrong with loading data.


As I wrote in my email, the link that I sent has a filter set to show 
*only items with 33 or more site links*. The item you mention only has 6 
site links, so it is not shown. You can change the filter by clicking on 
the histogram at the top (drag interval bounds in lower view, fine-tune 
intervals using the arrow buttons on the top; click lower view once to 
reset the filter).


Here is a link to a piece of map where the item you are looking for can 
be seen:


http://wwwpub.zih.tu-dresden.de/~s5219191/vizidata/#d=0&m=items&l=en&f=1&e=0_336&c=1392.8387096774195&g=3.1&h=1.2&o=1&p=3&x=4.247932434082031&y=51.97155731422007&z=12

The item you are looking for is highlighted. When zooming in very far, 
it is a good idea to increase the size of the dots on the map (see Map 
Settings), since items are less dense on this zoom level.


To get used to the interface and the options, I would suggest you to 
pick the "births" dataset (upper left). It's smaller (=faster) and the 
histogram with birth year numbers is probably clearer than the sitelinks 
data.


Regards,

Markus



Cheers
Yaroslav

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Re: [Wikidata] Mexico / "Building up Wikidata, country by country"

[Yaroslav M. Blanter]

On 2015-06-10 17:46, Markus Krötzsch wrote:

On 10.06.2015 17:05, Magnus Manske wrote:

Some country-specific things to do on Wikidata:

https://tools.wmflabs.org/wikidata-todo/?country=96

Wikidata by country stats:
http://magnusmanske.de/wordpress/?p=290


Another country-based observation is that Italian locations are so
much more popular than those in almost any other country. Here is a
map showing only those items with at least 33 (!) sitelinks:

http://wwwpub.zih.tu-dresden.de/~s5219191/vizidata/#d=0&m=items&l=en&f=1&e=33_336&c=48526&g=0.8&h=1.2&o=1&p=3&x=19.599609375&y=47.32393057095941&z=5



I have just zoomed in my area (Delft, the Netherlands), and I see that 
many places are missing on the map, for instance, Naaldwijk, 
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1613459 , which has coordinates in both 
Wikidata and English Wikipedia. There must be smth wrong with loading 
data.


Cheers
Yaroslav

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Re: [Wikidata] Mexico / "Building up Wikidata, country by country"

[Markus Krötzsch]

On 10.06.2015 17:05, Magnus Manske wrote:

Some country-specific things to do on Wikidata:

https://tools.wmflabs.org/wikidata-todo/?country=96

Wikidata by country stats:
http://magnusmanske.de/wordpress/?p=290


Another country-based observation is that Italian locations are so much 
more popular than those in almost any other country. Here is a map 
showing only those items with at least 33 (!) sitelinks:


http://wwwpub.zih.tu-dresden.de/~s5219191/vizidata/#d=0&m=items&l=en&f=1&e=33_336&c=48526&g=0.8&h=1.2&o=1&p=3&x=19.599609375&y=47.32393057095941&z=5

Most of them are communes. Even tiny ones like 
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42251 have articles in 33 different 
Wikipedias. It's a striking difference to basically all other countries. 
Overall, about one third of all items with articles on that many 
projects seem to be located in Italy.


The map can also be used to highlight other country-specific 
differences, such as the unusually large amount of orphan items in The 
Netherlands and UK.


Cheers,

Markus




On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 12:11 PM James Heald mailto:j.he...@ucl.ac.uk>> wrote:

Further to what Lydia has written, I have also had a session proposal
accepted for Wikimania:


https://wikimania2015.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/Building_up_Wikidata,_country_by_country


Per the current schedule, it looks as if there is going to be a
"Wikidata morning" on Saturday in Room D:


10 am -- Lydia
  "State of Wikidata - giving more people more access to more
knowledge one edit at a time"

(10:30 coffee break)

11:00 am -- panel, led by Lydia
  "Ask Us Anything About Wikidata"

   All your questions about Wikidata will be answered. Editors and
the development team will be around to answer your most pressing
questions about Wikidata.


11:30 am -- panel
  "Building up Wikidata, country by country"

   What can national chapters and local Wiki-projects do to build up
Wikidata?

   This session will ask a panel from different countries what works
to build up awareness and skills, and how to deepen the quality of
Wikidata's coverage of a particular part of the world -- its people,
places, history, events, organisations, culture, and every other related
thing that ought to have a detailed comprehensive Wikidata item.

   *  What face-to-face events work, to build up knowledge and an
active community?
   *  How to assess current coverage, identify priority areas, and
help groups to self-organise to improve them?
   *  Are there special 'tentpole' projects the country has
identified -- eg highlight focus areas, or particularly good data
sources to align or assimilate?
   *  What are the best tools and workflows to get things done?


(12:30 lunch)


I should stress that I proposed this session because these are questions
that I would really like to hear some thought about -- not because
they're questions I think I have any answers to!

I had hoped we might have been able to build up some experience in the
UK, as to how to build up community structures to help editors to work
on things -- but it hasn't really gone forward here.

On the other hand, I have been hugely impressed by some of the
initiatives that Dutch-language Wikipedia seems to have taken, that
people have mentioned in the last few weeks, to get people to make sure
articles they have worked on on nl-wiki are properly described on
Wikidata; and also what seems to have been quite an active and
successful community engagement programme by Wikimedia France.

I'm sure there are a lot of other good tales to tell from other
countries/languages as well.

So it would be great to have an idea of who might be likely to be going
to be at Wikimania in Mexico who could take part in this workshop/panel,
and present some of the things that have been going on -- and also
(whether you're going to be in Mexico or not), what other tales are
there, from different countries, that people should hear about ?


(for one thing, something I don't know, do we even know what information
has been harvested from Wikipedia categories for
people/places/things/events related to a particular country?  And how
comprehensive that harvesting has been?)

This session will only be as good as the community can make it, so it
would be really good to know what ought to be in it.


All best,

 James.




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Re: [Wikidata] Mexico / "Building up Wikidata, country by country"

[Magnus Manske]

Some country-specific things to do on Wikidata:

https://tools.wmflabs.org/wikidata-todo/?country=96

Wikidata by country stats:
http://magnusmanske.de/wordpress/?p=290


On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 12:11 PM James Heald  wrote:

> Further to what Lydia has written, I have also had a session proposal
> accepted for Wikimania:
>
>
> https://wikimania2015.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/Building_up_Wikidata,_country_by_country
>
>
> Per the current schedule, it looks as if there is going to be a
> "Wikidata morning" on Saturday in Room D:
>
>
> 10 am -- Lydia
>  "State of Wikidata - giving more people more access to more
> knowledge one edit at a time"
>
> (10:30 coffee break)
>
> 11:00 am -- panel, led by Lydia
>  "Ask Us Anything About Wikidata"
>
>   All your questions about Wikidata will be answered. Editors and
> the development team will be around to answer your most pressing
> questions about Wikidata.
>
>
> 11:30 am -- panel
>  "Building up Wikidata, country by country"
>
>   What can national chapters and local Wiki-projects do to build up
> Wikidata?
>
>   This session will ask a panel from different countries what works
> to build up awareness and skills, and how to deepen the quality of
> Wikidata's coverage of a particular part of the world -- its people,
> places, history, events, organisations, culture, and every other related
> thing that ought to have a detailed comprehensive Wikidata item.
>
>   *  What face-to-face events work, to build up knowledge and an
> active community?
>   *  How to assess current coverage, identify priority areas, and
> help groups to self-organise to improve them?
>   *  Are there special 'tentpole' projects the country has
> identified -- eg highlight focus areas, or particularly good data
> sources to align or assimilate?
>   *  What are the best tools and workflows to get things done?
>
>
> (12:30 lunch)
>
>
> I should stress that I proposed this session because these are questions
> that I would really like to hear some thought about -- not because
> they're questions I think I have any answers to!
>
> I had hoped we might have been able to build up some experience in the
> UK, as to how to build up community structures to help editors to work
> on things -- but it hasn't really gone forward here.
>
> On the other hand, I have been hugely impressed by some of the
> initiatives that Dutch-language Wikipedia seems to have taken, that
> people have mentioned in the last few weeks, to get people to make sure
> articles they have worked on on nl-wiki are properly described on
> Wikidata; and also what seems to have been quite an active and
> successful community engagement programme by Wikimedia France.
>
> I'm sure there are a lot of other good tales to tell from other
> countries/languages as well.
>
> So it would be great to have an idea of who might be likely to be going
> to be at Wikimania in Mexico who could take part in this workshop/panel,
> and present some of the things that have been going on -- and also
> (whether you're going to be in Mexico or not), what other tales are
> there, from different countries, that people should hear about ?
>
>
> (for one thing, something I don't know, do we even know what information
> has been harvested from Wikipedia categories for
> people/places/things/events related to a particular country?  And how
> comprehensive that harvesting has been?)
>
> This session will only be as good as the community can make it, so it
> would be really good to know what ought to be in it.
>
>
> All best,
>
> James.
>
>
>
>
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Re: [Wikidata] Mexico / "Building up Wikidata, country by country"

[Gerard Meijssen]

Hoi,
As part of my work on the deaths of 2014 and 2015 I have harvested
categories that were on the people who died.. It is why I have so many
edits on my profile. It could not have been done without the tools of
Magnus. It would not have been fun without them either.

My theory was that the connections to the people who died is what makes
them relevant. Because they can be related to other people through their
jobs, their profession and the awards they received.

The other reason why it makde sense to do it this way is because death is a
great equaliser and it prevents the bias that is inherent in doing things
by country. The bias is implicitly there because most people die in our
wikiverse who are from the first world anyway.

Thanks,
 GerardM

PS I blogged a lot about my work on http://ultimategerardm.blogspot.com


On 10 June 2015 at 13:10, James Heald  wrote:

> Further to what Lydia has written, I have also had a session proposal
> accepted for Wikimania:
>
>
> https://wikimania2015.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/Building_up_Wikidata,_country_by_country
>
>
> Per the current schedule, it looks as if there is going to be a "Wikidata
> morning" on Saturday in Room D:
>
>
> 10 am -- Lydia
> "State of Wikidata - giving more people more access to more knowledge
> one edit at a time"
>
> (10:30 coffee break)
>
> 11:00 am -- panel, led by Lydia
> "Ask Us Anything About Wikidata"
>
>  All your questions about Wikidata will be answered. Editors and the
> development team will be around to answer your most pressing questions
> about Wikidata.
>
>
> 11:30 am -- panel
> "Building up Wikidata, country by country"
>
>  What can national chapters and local Wiki-projects do to build up
> Wikidata?
>
>  This session will ask a panel from different countries what works to
> build up awareness and skills, and how to deepen the quality of Wikidata's
> coverage of a particular part of the world -- its people, places, history,
> events, organisations, culture, and every other related thing that ought to
> have a detailed comprehensive Wikidata item.
>
>  *  What face-to-face events work, to build up knowledge and an active
> community?
>  *  How to assess current coverage, identify priority areas, and help
> groups to self-organise to improve them?
>  *  Are there special 'tentpole' projects the country has identified
> -- eg highlight focus areas, or particularly good data sources to align or
> assimilate?
>  *  What are the best tools and workflows to get things done?
>
>
> (12:30 lunch)
>
>
> I should stress that I proposed this session because these are questions
> that I would really like to hear some thought about -- not because they're
> questions I think I have any answers to!
>
> I had hoped we might have been able to build up some experience in the UK,
> as to how to build up community structures to help editors to work on
> things -- but it hasn't really gone forward here.
>
> On the other hand, I have been hugely impressed by some of the initiatives
> that Dutch-language Wikipedia seems to have taken, that people have
> mentioned in the last few weeks, to get people to make sure articles they
> have worked on on nl-wiki are properly described on Wikidata; and also what
> seems to have been quite an active and successful community engagement
> programme by Wikimedia France.
>
> I'm sure there are a lot of other good tales to tell from other
> countries/languages as well.
>
> So it would be great to have an idea of who might be likely to be going to
> be at Wikimania in Mexico who could take part in this workshop/panel, and
> present some of the things that have been going on -- and also (whether
> you're going to be in Mexico or not), what other tales are there, from
> different countries, that people should hear about ?
>
>
> (for one thing, something I don't know, do we even know what information
> has been harvested from Wikipedia categories for
> people/places/things/events related to a particular country?  And how
> comprehensive that harvesting has been?)
>
> This session will only be as good as the community can make it, so it
> would be really good to know what ought to be in it.
>
>
> All best,
>
>James.
>
>
>
>
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Re: [Wikidata] Mexico / "Building up Wikidata, country by country"

[Luca Martinelli]

Oh. My. God. I love this. I'll be sure to attend, no matter what. This
is a great idea!

L.

2015-06-10 13:10 GMT+02:00 James Heald :
> Further to what Lydia has written, I have also had a session proposal
> accepted for Wikimania:
>
> https://wikimania2015.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/Building_up_Wikidata,_country_by_country
>
>
> Per the current schedule, it looks as if there is going to be a "Wikidata
> morning" on Saturday in Room D:
>
>
> 10 am -- Lydia
> "State of Wikidata - giving more people more access to more knowledge
> one edit at a time"
>
> (10:30 coffee break)
>
> 11:00 am -- panel, led by Lydia
> "Ask Us Anything About Wikidata"
>
>  All your questions about Wikidata will be answered. Editors and the
> development team will be around to answer your most pressing questions about
> Wikidata.
>
>
> 11:30 am -- panel
> "Building up Wikidata, country by country"
>
>  What can national chapters and local Wiki-projects do to build up
> Wikidata?
>
>  This session will ask a panel from different countries what works to
> build up awareness and skills, and how to deepen the quality of Wikidata's
> coverage of a particular part of the world -- its people, places, history,
> events, organisations, culture, and every other related thing that ought to
> have a detailed comprehensive Wikidata item.
>
>  *  What face-to-face events work, to build up knowledge and an active
> community?
>  *  How to assess current coverage, identify priority areas, and help
> groups to self-organise to improve them?
>  *  Are there special 'tentpole' projects the country has identified --
> eg highlight focus areas, or particularly good data sources to align or
> assimilate?
>  *  What are the best tools and workflows to get things done?
>
>
> (12:30 lunch)
>
>
> I should stress that I proposed this session because these are questions
> that I would really like to hear some thought about -- not because they're
> questions I think I have any answers to!
>
> I had hoped we might have been able to build up some experience in the UK,
> as to how to build up community structures to help editors to work on things
> -- but it hasn't really gone forward here.
>
> On the other hand, I have been hugely impressed by some of the initiatives
> that Dutch-language Wikipedia seems to have taken, that people have
> mentioned in the last few weeks, to get people to make sure articles they
> have worked on on nl-wiki are properly described on Wikidata; and also what
> seems to have been quite an active and successful community engagement
> programme by Wikimedia France.
>
> I'm sure there are a lot of other good tales to tell from other
> countries/languages as well.
>
> So it would be great to have an idea of who might be likely to be going to
> be at Wikimania in Mexico who could take part in this workshop/panel, and
> present some of the things that have been going on -- and also (whether
> you're going to be in Mexico or not), what other tales are there, from
> different countries, that people should hear about ?
>
>
> (for one thing, something I don't know, do we even know what information has
> been harvested from Wikipedia categories for people/places/things/events
> related to a particular country?  And how comprehensive that harvesting has
> been?)
>
> This session will only be as good as the community can make it, so it would
> be really good to know what ought to be in it.
>
>
> All best,
>
>James.
>
>
>
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[Wikidata] Mexico / "Building up Wikidata, country by country"

[James Heald]

Further to what Lydia has written, I have also had a session proposal 
accepted for Wikimania:


https://wikimania2015.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/Building_up_Wikidata,_country_by_country


Per the current schedule, it looks as if there is going to be a 
"Wikidata morning" on Saturday in Room D:



10 am -- Lydia
"State of Wikidata - giving more people more access to more 
knowledge one edit at a time"


(10:30 coffee break)

11:00 am -- panel, led by Lydia
"Ask Us Anything About Wikidata"

 All your questions about Wikidata will be answered. Editors and 
the development team will be around to answer your most pressing 
questions about Wikidata.



11:30 am -- panel
"Building up Wikidata, country by country"

 What can national chapters and local Wiki-projects do to build up 
Wikidata?


 This session will ask a panel from different countries what works 
to build up awareness and skills, and how to deepen the quality of 
Wikidata's coverage of a particular part of the world -- its people, 
places, history, events, organisations, culture, and every other related 
thing that ought to have a detailed comprehensive Wikidata item.


 *  What face-to-face events work, to build up knowledge and an 
active community?
 *  How to assess current coverage, identify priority areas, and 
help groups to self-organise to improve them?
 *  Are there special 'tentpole' projects the country has 
identified -- eg highlight focus areas, or particularly good data 
sources to align or assimilate?

 *  What are the best tools and workflows to get things done?


(12:30 lunch)


I should stress that I proposed this session because these are questions 
that I would really like to hear some thought about -- not because 
they're questions I think I have any answers to!


I had hoped we might have been able to build up some experience in the 
UK, as to how to build up community structures to help editors to work 
on things -- but it hasn't really gone forward here.


On the other hand, I have been hugely impressed by some of the 
initiatives that Dutch-language Wikipedia seems to have taken, that 
people have mentioned in the last few weeks, to get people to make sure 
articles they have worked on on nl-wiki are properly described on 
Wikidata; and also what seems to have been quite an active and 
successful community engagement programme by Wikimedia France.


I'm sure there are a lot of other good tales to tell from other 
countries/languages as well.


So it would be great to have an idea of who might be likely to be going 
to be at Wikimania in Mexico who could take part in this workshop/panel, 
and present some of the things that have been going on -- and also 
(whether you're going to be in Mexico or not), what other tales are 
there, from different countries, that people should hear about ?



(for one thing, something I don't know, do we even know what information 
has been harvested from Wikipedia categories for 
people/places/things/events related to a particular country?  And how 
comprehensive that harvesting has been?)


This session will only be as good as the community can make it, so it 
would be really good to know what ought to be in it.



All best,

   James.




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