User:SlimVirgin/Wikidata RfC

Wikidata deployment

meta:Wikidata/Deployment Questions

RfC April–May 2013

Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Wikidata Phase 2: Use_of_Wikidata_in_infoboxes, opened 21 April 2013, closed 15 May.

Five options:

Do not use Wikidata on the English Wikipedia.
Experiment with it in other namespaces.
"Permit use of Wikidata for selected infobox fields on specific articles with editor consensus."
"Modify existing infoboxes to permit Wikidata inclusion when there is no existing English Wikipedia data for a specific field in the infobox."
"Modify one or more existing infoboxes to require Wikidata inclusion for specific fields."

38 people responded:

Option 1: Sven Manguard, Carrite
Option 1 or 2: Pichpich, Kaldari, Espresso Addict
Option 2: Red Slash
Option 3: Eluchil404
Option 3 or 4: Phoebe, Delirium, Steven Walling
Options 3 and 4: RexxS
Option 4: Rschen7754, Andrew Gray, Ypnypn, HenkvD, Iketsi, Hahc21, Denny Vrandečić, King of Hearts, Cbrown1023, Patrick, Jeblad, Cirt, Gabbe, Legoktm, Ironholds, Ymblanter, Wakebrdkid, someone who didn't sign, Zell Faze, Sj, The Anome, Carlossuarez46, Quiddity, Joe Decker
Option 4 or 5: Izno
Option 5: Nicolas1981
Other: MER-C

The closer (Coren) closed it early with consensus for option 4: 24 people chose option 4; five chose option 4 or some other.

RfC May–June 2016

"RfC: Wikidata in infoboxes, opt-in or opt-out?", opened 15 May 2016, closed 16 June.

Fifty-five responded: 28 opt in, 17 opt out, 10 other. The closer (Dank) closed it as "no consensus."

Opt in

28 for opt in:

Curly Turkey, Ruslik Zero, Peter coxhead, Rhododendrites, BoBoMisiu, Nigel Ish, Alsee, SarahSV, Ealdgyth, Simon Burchell, Nihiltres, Only in death, Giants2008, The ed17, Johnbod, Carrite, Victoriaearle, Resolute, James Allison, Voceditenore, Jytdog, Fylbecatulous, llywrch, Diego, Satellizer, KoshVorlon, Iridescent, Sitush

Opt out

17 for opt out:

Ajraddatz, czar, Fred Gandt, Izno, Carl Fredik, Ozzie10aaaa, Blue Rasberry, Andy Mabbett, Kusma, SMcCandlish, swpb, Jackmcbarn, Tazerdadog, APerson, Nouill, Mike Christie, Fieari

Other

10 with other suggestions:

Evad37 ("it depends"); Rschen7754 ("allow for both"); ferret ("neither"); Izkala ("there's no need to force the same rule on each and every infobox"); Rexxs ("Leave it up to editors to decide"), Doc James ("leave it up to editors"), happy5214 ("we don't need a project-wide policy"), Wugapodes ("rely on local consensus"); Deryck C. ("let the curators of each box decide"); Jc86035 ("leave it up to editors").