9 Jun 2019, 13:59 by joseph.eisenb...@gmail.com: > When I edited the pages to add the description to the usual template > (the ValueDescription template), I was surprised to see that this box > was missing. I ended up reverting the last edits which removed the > box, so that I could edit it. > It was an isolated edit and reverting it was correct. Introducing "wikibase data items" was discussed a bit, but there was never an agreement to start deleting content from article pages. I strongly oppose such deletions and requiring people to use data items that are harder to edit. At least it was an isolated human-made edit, not large scale destruction. > Perhaps it happened before I was involved with OSM? I > don't quite understand how it works. > This is a recent development, it appeared in September 2018[1]. I found https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Talk:Wiki#Wikibase <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Talk:Wiki#Wikibase> linked from https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/w/index.php?title=Data_items&oldid=1652163 <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/w/index.php?title=Data_items&oldid=1652163> Note that it was initially described as "We are only trying to improve this wiki's Key:* and Tag:* pages", it was not supposed to involve damaging of OSM Wiki pages, or at least this plan was well hidden (if I would knew that it is planned I would strongly oppose from start). Description of wikibase data items (rather confusing to me): > https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Data_items > <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Data_items> > It works like Wikidata. Some believe that it is a significant benefit, other dislike it for the same reason. [1] "Enabled in a read-only mode" on September 18.
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