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Wikidata: A Gentle Introduction for Absolute Beginners edit

Name(s) and/or username(s) edit

Asaf Bartov, User:Asaf (WMF)
Wikimedia Foundation

Topic edit

  • Wikidata

Type of submission (Please choose one) edit

  • Presentation (one-to-many)

Summary edit

The goal of this talk is to introduce Wikidata -- the needs it addresses, and its basic structure and principles -- to experienced Wikimedians who are not yet comfortable with Wikidata beyond adding interwiki links.

I have given versions of this talk on several occasions already (most recently at Wikimania 2016 in Esino Lario), to excellent feedback, so I am confident my approach is useful for Wikimedians looking to finally understand Wikidata.

Expected outcomes edit

The expected outcome of the talk is for the attendees to feel enthusiasm about Wikidata and eagerness to try it and get involved with it. It will also be an excellent preparation for some of the other Wikidata talks proposed already (e.g. SPARQL), i.e. if selected, this talk should come earlier in the program than the others.

Duration (without Q&A) edit

60 minutes would be a minimum, 90 minutes greatly preferred.

Specific requirements edit

Just a projector and the Internet. A flipchart with markers or a whiteboard would be a plus, but are not required.

Slides or further information edit

This talk uses no slides, only wikidata.org itself. :)

Interested attendees (Please add yourself, and you may indicate your questions to the presenter). edit

  1. --Nickispeaki (talk) 20:04, 7 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  2. --アンタナナ 19:53, 15 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  3. --Лорд Бъмбъри (talk) 19:44, 18 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Armineaghayan --ArmAg 07:49, 19 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Polimerek (talk) 08:21, 19 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Spasimir (talk) 18:19, 19 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  7. - Kareyac (talk) 05:29, 26 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  8. --Aram-van (talk) 20:05, 25 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  9. --Packa (talk) 13:27, 27 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  10. --Liridon (talk) 05:36, 28 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
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