We can create as many specialized classes as we want. That lists are more specific than classes is not a fatality.
I think having a list about instances of a concept proves the concept is useful, so that the class is something that could exists. Moreother if we manually mark an item as an instance of such a class, in only one statement we add a lot of informations and maybe a few properties could be automatically added by a bot. 2015-06-15 18:09 GMT+02:00 Romaine Wiki <romaine.w...@gmail.com>: > Also the list entity has a function. The function of *instance of* is to > identify what a page is about. A database is built on consistency, the list > entity does do that for lists. A list is a very special type of a subject > in comparison to other articles. It isn't linked through topic type > properties. By using a list entity this kind of items are identified as > such. Likewise for dps, categories, templates, etc. > > Romaine > > 2015-06-15 17:53 GMT+02:00 Benjamin Good <ben.mcgee.g...@gmail.com>: > >> This is an important question. There are apparently 196,839 known list >> items based on a query for instanceOf Wikipedia list item >> (CLAIM[31:13406463]) >> >> http://tools.wmflabs.org/autolist/autolist1.html?q=CLAIM%5B31%3A13406463%5D >> >> I tend to agree with Thad that these kinds of items aren't really what we >> want filling in WikiData. In fact replacing them with the ability to >> generate them automatically based on queries is a primary use case for >> wikidata. But just deleting them doesn't entirely make sense either >> because they are key signposts into things that ought to be brought into >> wikidata properly. The items in these lists clearly matter.. >> >> Ideally we could generate a bot that would examine each of these lists >> and identify the unifying properties that should be added to the items >> within the list that would enable the list to be reproduced by a query. >> >> I disagree that this reasoning suggests deleting items about categories >> and disambiguation pages. - both of these clearly have functions in >> wikidata. I'm not sure what the function of a list entity is. >> >> >> On Mon, Jun 15, 2015 at 8:47 AM, Federico Leva (Nemo) <nemow...@gmail.com >> > wrote: >> >>> By this reasoning we should also delete items about categories or >>> disambiguation pages. >>> >>> Thad Guidry, 15/06/2015 17:21: >>> >>>> Ex. List of tallest buildings in Wuhan - >>>> https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6642364 >>>> >>> >>> What's the issue here? The item doesn't actually contain any list, there >>> is no duplication or information "clumped together". >>> >>> Nemo >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikidata mailing list >>> Wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikidata >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikidata mailing list >> Wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikidata >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Wikidata mailing list > Wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikidata > >
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