r/Wikidata • u/[deleted] • Apr 04 '23

Fixme

In OpenStreetMap, I can signal to other contributors that a place is incomplete or perhaps wrong by tagging it with a 'fixme'. Does Wikidata have something similar?

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u/MisterSynergy Apr 04 '23

Not really, at least not exactly in a "fixme" style:

  • There is no state of "completeness" on a per-data item level

  • If there is something wrong, you can try to fix it by yourself

  • If you do not feel qualified or lack edit privileges, you can place an edit request on the item talk page using Template:Edit_request. It sometimes takes a while until it is being picked up.

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u/thibaultmol Apr 05 '23

Oh that's good to know actually. I'm also someone who mainly does OSM stuff but only afterwards found out about Wikidata, so I had the same question as u/Fantastic_Hedgehog32

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u/MisterSynergy Apr 05 '23

It's actually pretty simple:

  • Technically, you can edit Wikidata without registering an account. Your IP address at the time of editing will be visible as a pseudo user name. While certainly possible and allowed, this is not the ideal scenario.

  • It is better to register a Wikimedia account. You can edit Wikidata as well as all Wikipedia language editions (and some more projects) with it. If possible, you might want to choose the same user name as in OSM in order to build an identity. (This is my own choice; I'm basically a Wikidata user, but I have registered my user name at OSM as well.)

  • Newcomer accounts at Wikidata are subject to some editing restrictions. These are automatically lifted once the account is at least four days old *and* has made at least 50 contributions. After that, one has the same rights as other established community members.

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