[Tagging] RFC: remove alphanumeric code visible in infoboxes at OSM Wiki linking to Wikidata

[Frederik Ramm]

Hi,

On 4/1/22 16:39, Mateusz Konieczny via Tagging wrote:
> I propose to remove this link from displayed infoboxes as as confusing,
> unnecessary and not worth using infobox space.

I support the proposal. I don't care too much about there being a link 
if someone took the time to create one, but the "there is no link here, 
please create one" has always irked me, because this request for mappers 
to do something has been created by a tiny minority of Wikidata 
enthusiasts trying to push OSMers in their direction. It creates the 
effort that there was some sort of consensus in OSM that "there should 
be a link" when in fact no such consensus exists, and the average mapper 
or wiki user does not benefit from OSM tags being linked to Wikidata.

I don't buy into Andy's talk of this proposal being "flawed". When these 
links (and prompts to create new links) were first introduced (with 
Andy's eager participation), nobody asked if we perhaps find a flaw with 
them, they were just pushed out there.

(And yes, for those late to the party, this is not about linking 
individual OSM objects to individual Wikidata entries - this is about an 
attempt to represent OSM's tagging structure in Wikidata. Something that 
may well be the hobby of a few Wikidata enthusiasts, but not something 
that should be pushed into the face of every wiki user!)

Bye
Frederik

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