Friday, November 20, 2015

What kind of box is #Wikipedia

At #Wikidata we know about likely issues at #Wikipedia. The problem is that #Wikipedia does not seem to care. When Wikipedia is about quality at some stage likely issues are important to tackle, they are the easiest way of improving quality.

There are three scenarios:
  • It is incorrect, and Wikidata knows about a correct alternative
  • Wikidata is wrong and needs improvement
  • Both Wikidata and Wikipedia have it wrong
At present, Wikipedia is a black box, communication may go in and it is neither obvious nor visible that quality improvement suggestions are taken seriously. It follows that when Wikipedia sees Wikidata as a foreign body, at some stage all the quality suggestions become toxic and it gets out of the box. Such a box has a name.
Thanks,
      GerardM

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