Very delayed reply but think I'm still confused on this. Made a picture to clear my mind but not sure it works: http://smethur.st/wikidata
The bit I think I get: If I request http://en.wikidata.org/wiki/Berlin Or http://en.wikidata.org/title/Berlin I get a 301? to: http://wikidata.org/title/en:Berlin The html wiki page But not sure I understand the machine readable part [1] Bullet point 1 says http://wikidata.org/id/Q{id} Resolves to the appropriate url depending on the request header Does resolve mean a redirect? Is that a 303? Or is there no redirect and the "thing" uri returns content? What's the "appropriate url"? http://wikidata.org/data/Q{id} Or http://wikidata.org/data/Q{id}?format={format}&language={language} ? Bullet point 2 says http://en.wikidata.org/item/Berlin Also resolves to the appropriate url. Is that a redirect? What's the appropriate url? Is there content negotiation happening from http://wikidata.org/wiki/Q{id} Or just from http://wikidata.org/id/Q{id} What happens if I request http://wikidata.org/id/Q{id} And accept only html? Is there content negotiation from http://wikidata.org/data/Q{id} Or do I have to use parameters to get different representations? Is there a better picture Sorry to be thick Michael [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikidata/Notes/URI_scheme#Machine-readable_a ccess On 06/07/2012 18:20, "Gregor Hagedorn" <g.m.haged...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks Denny, I largely see your points. The distinction between > convenience = webservice to redirect to canonical URL and canonical > URL could perhaps be made clearer in the note. I read it as parallel > URIs rather than as a redirecting service. To me the word > "convenience" has a different implication, but this may be entirely my > fault, I am not a native speaker either. I also agree on the choice of > language prefixes, confusing as it may be, I should have know. The > data plus wikidata is still confusing, but I guess you cannot avoid > that one? > > > About the Q in front of identifiers: At the moment I see the item > numbers being used in rdf:resource/about, but I understand that you > may need them as element names? My understanding was that properties > will be prefixed by Property: anyways. > > In any event: I find the argument that a rare letter like Q is good > branding not very convincing. I would suggest then a more memnonic > choice, like WD2348972 or W2348972 instead. I believe the Q as prefix > used in all canonical inbound links will be puzzling many people and > end the explanation having to end up in the FAQ. > > thanks again! > > Gregor > > _______________________________________________ > Wikidata-l mailing list > Wikidata-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikidata-l http://www.bbc.co.uk/ This e-mail (and any attachments) is confidential and may contain personal views which are not the views of the BBC unless specifically stated. If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system. Do not use, copy or disclose the information in any way nor act in reliance on it and notify the sender immediately. Please note that the BBC monitors e-mails sent or received. Further communication will signify your consent to this. _______________________________________________ Wikidata-l mailing list Wikidata-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikidata-l
