Grants talk:Programs/Wikimedia Research Fund/Wikidata for the People of Africa
Latest comment: 5 months ago by Bovlb in topic Review of Wikidata editors
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Review of Wikidata editors
editThis project is primarily concerned with Wikidata so, as a Wikidata administrator, I have assessed the records of the project participants on that project. So far as I can see, the project proposal does not claim any technical expertise by project participants in editing Wikidata. I was only able to identify accounts for two project participants:
Neutral LauretteMarais: They have no contributions at Wikidata- Neutral AarneRanta: In 2021, they made a handful of edits following a tutorial, but they have made no substantive contributions to Wikidata.
I recommend that we do not fund Wikidata projects unless the project participants can establish a significant history of working on Wikidata within the community norms. This proposal does not qualify. Bovlb (talk) 23:24, 19 June 2024 (UTC)