Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Moving monuments database to Wikidata

2015-07-30 Thread Jane Darnell
I am not advocating "generating" in the sense of data creation, but am advocating "generating" in the sense of data visualization. So now the rijksmonument lists are only visible in the Dutch Wikipedia, though all of the info about the individual objects is in Wikidata (thanks to the work of Maart

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Moving monuments database to Wikidata

2015-07-27 Thread Andre Koopal
Yes, but there are other halls certainly who are not a monument. If you start generating lists it should just be the heritage status, and then split over city for example. Regards, André On Mon, Jul 27, 2015 at 1:54 PM, Jane Darnell wrote: > Yes, but broadly speaking this is also the reason t

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Moving monuments database to Wikidata

2015-07-27 Thread Jane Darnell
Yes, but broadly speaking this is also the reason the object made it into the Rijksmonument list to begin with (the reason it was chosen for heritage status) On Mon, Jul 27, 2015 at 1:13 PM, Andre Koopal wrote: > Very quickly (I am at work), no, the original function should not be the > reason t

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Moving monuments database to Wikidata

2015-07-27 Thread Andre Koopal
Very quickly (I am at work), no, the original function should not be the reason the object made it into the WLM list, the fact that it is a 'rijksmonument' and thus have a rijksmonument-id is the reason to make it in the list. Regards, André On Mon, Jul 27, 2015 at 1:03 PM, Jane Darnell wrote:

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Moving monuments database to Wikidata

2015-07-27 Thread Jane Darnell
OK I am now looking at your Q number Q5642705 and I see that it is a hall, so I expect it to be an instance of hall, but it's not and it's an instance of architectural structure. This item has an enwiki Wikipedia article and when I click what links here I see the WLM list here: https://en.wikipedia

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Moving monuments database to Wikidata

2015-07-27 Thread Jane Darnell
Yay! (I was quite worried about WLM 2015) On Mon, Jul 27, 2015 at 11:59 AM, Jean-Frédéric wrote: > Hi all, > > >> On Sun, Jul 26, 2015 at 9:30 PM, Mykola Kozlenko >> wrote: >> >>> Perhaps it might be easier to find someone capable of launching >>> erfgoedbot again? I am not sure we will be able

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Moving monuments database to Wikidata

2015-07-27 Thread Jean-Frédéric
Hi all, > On Sun, Jul 26, 2015 at 9:30 PM, Mykola Kozlenko wrote: > >> Perhaps it might be easier to find someone capable of launching >> erfgoedbot again? I am not sure we will be able to migrate all monument >> database before 1 September, and having it in one place is quite critical >> for su

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Moving monuments database to Wikidata

2015-07-27 Thread Jane Darnell
Exactly. And don't forget that Erfgoedbot (the name says it all) is coming from the Dutch situation, where we don't use WLM as a political instrument to shame the authorities into ceasing their destruction of local heritage (as they do in Taiwan and other places). We need to rethink how to help cha

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Moving monuments database to Wikidata

2015-07-27 Thread Andre Koopal
It is not just launching the bot, it is rewriting. So we need somebody with python coding skills. As far as I know it needs to be transfered from compat to core. If needed I can give people access to the project on toollabs. Regards, André On Sun, Jul 26, 2015 at 9:30 PM, Mykola Kozlenko wrot

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Moving monuments database to Wikidata

2015-07-27 Thread Andre Koopal
Of course there are tools, but we should not only identify how to put the monuments in wikidata but also which tools we need, and needs to be build against wikidata. Regards, André On Sun, Jul 26, 2015 at 10:09 PM, Nicolas VIGNERON < vigneron.nico...@gmail.com> wrote: > 2015-07-26 21:34 GMT+02

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Moving monuments database to Wikidata

2015-07-26 Thread Nicolas VIGNERON
2015-07-26 21:34 GMT+02:00 Andre Koopal : > The database it not down, and will be there until somebody does cleanup. > The database is not down no but it's going to be. As erfgoedbot isn't running anymore, all the changes on the wikipédias are not harvested into the database anymore (eg. in Franc

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Moving monuments database to Wikidata

2015-07-26 Thread Andre Koopal
The database it not down, and will be there until somebody does cleanup. But the erfgoedbot itself is stopped because there were changes needed for the changes implemented in the API. Until now it was more or less maintenance free, now it needs a rewrite, hence this discussion. And yes, my mail

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Moving monuments database to Wikidata

2015-07-26 Thread Mykola Kozlenko
Perhaps it might be easier to find someone capable of launching erfgoedbot again? I am not sure we will be able to migrate all monument database before 1 September, and having it in one place is quite critical for successful WLM.  Mykola (NickK) WM Ukraine --- Оригінальне повідомлення --- Від

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Moving monuments database to Wikidata

2015-07-26 Thread Nicolas VIGNERON
2015-07-26 21:04 GMT+02:00 Andre Koopal : > Hi, > > I see a lot of discussion about how to get the data into wikidata. That is > good and needs to be done, but erfgoedbot did a lot more. > > Beside the harvesting (getting the list into the database), there were > scripts using the data. At least f

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Moving monuments database to Wikidata

2015-07-26 Thread Andre Koopal
Hi, I see a lot of discussion about how to get the data into wikidata. That is good and needs to be done, but erfgoedbot did a lot more. Beside the harvesting (getting the list into the database), there were scripts using the data. At least for the dutch competition, people who uploaded a pict

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Moving monuments database to Wikidata

2015-07-26 Thread Nicolas VIGNERON
2015-07-26 20:21 GMT+02:00 Andy Mabbett : > On 26 July 2015 at 17:41, Nicolas VIGNERON > wrote: > > > 2015-07-26 18:28 GMT+02:00 Andy Mabbett : > >> > >> On 26 July 2015 at 16:34, Federico Leva (Nemo) > wrote: > >> > >> > A way can be found, but there are multiple issues to solve: > >> > 1) the

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Moving monuments database to Wikidata

2015-07-26 Thread Nicolas VIGNERON
2015-07-26 20:13 GMT+02:00 Mykola Kozlenko : > (Answering to two simultaneous emails immediately, sorry if someone is > confused). > > Ok, those are great ideas but they are not quite feasible for 70,000 items. > > 1) Our IDs. It is not quite easy to publish somewhere in a reliable source > a dat

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Moving monuments database to Wikidata

2015-07-26 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 26 July 2015 at 18:12, Federico Leva (Nemo) wrote: > Nicolas VIGNERON, 26/07/2015 19:09: >> >> More explicitely, can you give two items where you are have to have the >> exact same label *and* description? > > We don't have descriptions, so we're left only with label. Again, this can > be worke

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Moving monuments database to Wikidata

2015-07-26 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 26 July 2015 at 17:41, Nicolas VIGNERON wrote: > 2015-07-26 18:28 GMT+02:00 Andy Mabbett : >> >> On 26 July 2015 at 16:34, Federico Leva (Nemo) wrote: >> >> > A way can be found, but there are multiple issues to solve: >> > 1) the name of the object may not be unique hence we may be unable to

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Moving monuments database to Wikidata

2015-07-26 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 26 July 2015 at 17:38, Federico Leva (Nemo) wrote: > Andy Mabbett, 26/07/2015 18:28: >>> >>> 1) the name of the object may not be unique hence we may be unable to >>> satisfy Wikidata requirements on label/description uniqueness, >> >> Wikidata does not require unique names. > > If so, please f

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Moving monuments database to Wikidata

2015-07-26 Thread Mykola Kozlenko
(Answering to two simultaneous emails immediately, sorry if someone is confused). Ok, those are great ideas but they are not quite feasible for 70,000 items. 1) Our IDs. It is not quite easy to publish somewhere in a reliable source a database of 70,000 items. Especially given that this is stil

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Moving monuments database to Wikidata

2015-07-26 Thread Nicolas VIGNERON
2015-07-26 19:05 GMT+02:00 Jane Darnell : > Well it is odd but true that when you have a name+label conflict you can > adjust the label (add a bit more info) or just forget the label! We have > lots and lots of items that are just "Portrait of a man" in some language > with blank label > True. Un

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Moving monuments database to Wikidata

2015-07-26 Thread Nicolas VIGNERON
2015-07-26 19:12 GMT+02:00 Federico Leva (Nemo) : > Nicolas VIGNERON, 26/07/2015 19:09: > >> More explicitely, can you give two items where you are have to have the >> exact same label *and* description? >> > > We don't have descriptions, so we're left only with label. Oh, ok... But how can the

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Moving monuments database to Wikidata

2015-07-26 Thread Jane Darnell
The official policy is "get started and see where your ship strands" (to use a Dutch term) On Sun, Jul 26, 2015 at 7:12 PM, Federico Leva (Nemo) wrote: > Nicolas VIGNERON, 26/07/2015 19:09: > >> More explicitely, can you give two items where you are have to have the >> exact same label *and* des

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Moving monuments database to Wikidata

2015-07-26 Thread Jane Darnell
Many portrait painters have created portraits that are unattributed. So name= Portrait of a man and label= painting by Frans Hals is perfectly valid to have multiple times. In WLM terms, any large municipality is bound to have names like " House" multiple times per street and so on On Sun, Jul 26,

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Moving monuments database to Wikidata

2015-07-26 Thread Federico Leva (Nemo)
Nicolas VIGNERON, 26/07/2015 19:09: More explicitely, can you give two items where you are have to have the exact same label *and* description? We don't have descriptions, so we're left only with label. Again, this can be worked around by adding some "noise" into either label or description (

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Moving monuments database to Wikidata

2015-07-26 Thread Nicolas VIGNERON
2015-07-26 19:03 GMT+02:00 Federico Leva (Nemo) : > Nicolas VIGNERON, 26/07/2015 19:00: > >> >> I'm a bit lost, are you not making a confusion about the meaning of « >> Unique » in English? >> > > I'm certain I'm not, but maybe the author of the glossary did (it was > written by a German IIRC).

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Moving monuments database to Wikidata

2015-07-26 Thread Jane Darnell
Well it is odd but true that when you have a name+label conflict you can adjust the label (add a bit more info) or just forget the label! We have lots and lots of items that are just "Portrait of a man" in some language with blank label On Sun, Jul 26, 2015 at 7:03 PM, Federico Leva (Nemo) wrote:

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Moving monuments database to Wikidata

2015-07-26 Thread Federico Leva (Nemo)
Nicolas VIGNERON, 26/07/2015 19:00: I'm a bit lost, are you not making a confusion about the meaning of « Unique » in English? I'm certain I'm not, but maybe the author of the glossary did (it was written by a German IIRC). Nemo ___ Wiki Loves Mo

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Moving monuments database to Wikidata

2015-07-26 Thread Nicolas VIGNERON
2015-07-26 18:52 GMT+02:00 Federico Leva (Nemo) : > Nicolas VIGNERON, 26/07/2015 18:41: > >> Label are indeed unique but you can add as many alias as you want (see >> french label on https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3533061 ). You just need >> to choose a primary one, is it a problem ? >> > > Yes it

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Moving monuments database to Wikidata

2015-07-26 Thread Federico Leva (Nemo)
Nicolas VIGNERON, 26/07/2015 18:44: Did you have an example? See an example list http://wlm.wikimedia.it/w/images/9/94/San_Michele.pdf I find it hard to believe, can't you at least you can say where it is (at the minimum the country and idealy the city, the coordinates, etc.). Coordinates a

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Moving monuments database to Wikidata

2015-07-26 Thread Federico Leva (Nemo)
Nicolas VIGNERON, 26/07/2015 18:41: Label are indeed unique but you can add as many alias as you want (see french label on https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3533061 ). You just need to choose a primary one, is it a problem ? Yes it is a potential problem, think of name/label "Municipio" or "Duomo

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Moving monuments database to Wikidata

2015-07-26 Thread Nicolas VIGNERON
2015-07-26 18:38 GMT+02:00 Federico Leva (Nemo) : > Andy Mabbett, 26/07/2015 18:28: > >> 1) the name of the object may not be unique hence we may be unable to >>> satisfy Wikidata requirements on label/description uniqueness, >>> >> >> Wikidata does not require unique names. >> > > If so, please f

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Moving monuments database to Wikidata

2015-07-26 Thread Nicolas VIGNERON
2015-07-26 18:28 GMT+02:00 Andy Mabbett : > On 26 July 2015 at 16:34, Federico Leva (Nemo) wrote: > > > A way can be found, but there are multiple issues to solve: > > 1) the name of the object may not be unique hence we may be unable to > > satisfy Wikidata requirements on label/description uniq

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Moving monuments database to Wikidata

2015-07-26 Thread Federico Leva (Nemo)
Andy Mabbett, 26/07/2015 18:28: 1) the name of the object may not be unique hence we may be unable to satisfy Wikidata requirements on label/description uniqueness, Wikidata does not require unique names. If so, please fix the docs. "Uniqueness for a combination of a label and a description

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Moving monuments database to Wikidata

2015-07-26 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 26 July 2015 at 16:34, Federico Leva (Nemo) wrote: > A way can be found, but there are multiple issues to solve: > 1) the name of the object may not be unique hence we may be unable to > satisfy Wikidata requirements on label/description uniqueness, Wikidata does not require unique names. >

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Moving monuments database to Wikidata

2015-07-26 Thread Nicolas VIGNERON
2015-07-26 13:39 GMT+02:00 Mykola Kozlenko : > Hi, > > In Ukraine, we have two problems Wikidata is not able to deal so far: > > 1) Our monument IDs are the ones we invent ourselves. We have 4 types of > monuments times 27 regions (+1 nationwide list), some of these lists have > identifiers, some

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Moving monuments database to Wikidata

2015-07-26 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 26 July 2015 at 12:39, Mykola Kozlenko wrote: > 1) Our monument IDs are the ones we invent ourselves. We have 4 types of > monuments times 27 regions (+1 nationwide list), some of these lists have > identifiers, some not. Identifiers are not unique even within the same > list, e.g. one list h

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Moving monuments database to Wikidata

2015-07-26 Thread Jane Darnell
No worries about Winckelman, you can use the perfectly decent German Baedeker guides from before 1912 for Italy - most of the older visitor attractions are in there. Basically as long as you can source the item to any published list of note you're good to go. Rome was not built in a day. Wikidata

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Moving monuments database to Wikidata

2015-07-26 Thread Federico Leva (Nemo)
Jane Darnell, 26/07/2015 13:36: Think of these objects as members of a collection owned by "living history municipal museums". So the city hall is the list owner and you go back in time to the latest usable list A way can be found, but there are multiple issues to solve: 1) the name of the obje

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Moving monuments database to Wikidata

2015-07-26 Thread Jane Darnell
Oh yes, I definitely see advantages. I think the main thing is that if you have decent lists, you can use properties to assign a status with an identifier. If you don't then you should go ahead and create the item with whatever criteria you are using for the handmade lists (former residence of some

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Moving monuments database to Wikidata

2015-07-26 Thread Ilario Valdelli
Personally I see several challenges but also opportunities for WLM. Technically this is a "change" to be managed. If it is managed in a right manner, it could open a new season for WLM. As I know the data of monuments are not homogeneous and this is a risk for migrating data to a dedicated re

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Moving monuments database to Wikidata

2015-07-26 Thread Mykola Kozlenko
Hi, In Ukraine, we have two problems Wikidata is not able to deal so far: 1) Our monument IDs are the ones we invent ourselves. We have 4 types of monuments times 27 regions (+1 nationwide list), some of these lists have identifiers, some not. Identifiers are not unique even within the same lis

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Moving monuments database to Wikidata

2015-07-26 Thread Jane Darnell
A similar problem exists for large parts of Germany (mostly former East Germany municipalities). The answer is simple. Think of these objects as members of a collection owned by "living history municipal museums". So the city hall is the list owner and you go back in time to the latest usable list

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Moving monuments database to Wikidata

2015-07-26 Thread Federico Leva (Nemo)
Jane Darnell, 26/07/2015 08:42: Meanwhile, we should be migrating the entire infrastructure to Wikidata to enable the next generation of tooling. As is well known, Italy has no official list of cultural heritage items and in general no functioning way to discover, document or use cultural her

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Moving monuments database to Wikidata

2015-07-26 Thread Jane Darnell
But wherever you are in the tree of properties, from any item in the tree you should be able to navigate up and down from "Heritage objects of Germany" going from status type to substatus type. Is this spelled out anywhere? All of the commons categories need to be associated with the proper wikidat

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Moving monuments database to Wikidata

2015-07-26 Thread Andy Mabbett
On 26 July 2015 at 07:42, Jane Darnell wrote: > So such wikipedia articles should be labelled " instance of" your identifier used in WLM>. I believe that method has been deprecated, and it is preferred to use a property P1435 ("heritage status" in English): https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/P

[Wiki Loves Monuments] Moving monuments database to Wikidata

2015-07-25 Thread Jane Darnell
Hi all, I guess everyoe knows by now that the erfgoedbot will no longer work. Meanwhile, we should be migrating the entire infrastructure to Wikidata to enable the next generation of tooling. So for example, if your country has legislation regarding the protection of industrial monuments, then I ex