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

[Yves]

I must concur with Stevea point of view.
Yves 

Le 5 avril 2022 07:56:32 GMT+02:00, stevea <steveaOSM at softworkers.com> a écrit :
>On Apr 4, 2022, at 9:41 PM, Joseph Eisenberg <joseph.eisenberg at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I no longer think it is worth the trouble, since I have not been able to convince myself that such frustrating work is a "fun hobby"
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>I never did, but I’ve kept my mouth shut all this time.
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>> If anyone else finds such tasks fun or rewarding, they can certainly improve links between wikidata and openstreetmap, and this proposal will not prevent that.
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>Not the best place to be (few will find this rewarding) but not the worst, either (as this will not prevent the noted improvement).
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>> But I do not think that our wiki pages should be promoting this so strongly by adding a link to every Tag and Key page, even when no data currently exists or when the link often is wrong.
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>A gigantic +1.  Ever since I saw Wikidata values / links begin to be added as an OSM tag, I have thought “wait, what actually warrants that any of this is true / accurate…?”  Knowing that for that to be true, I must be sucked into the Wikidata world and made to understand it, and conform to it, and I didn’t want to, as I didn’t join OSM to do that, and I don’t think I must, and it is neither fun nor rewarding (directly to me, like OSM mapping already is).  I have no obligation to “manage” or “warrant” Wikidata verifiability, and I don’t plan on starting anytime soon.  So, yeah, there is a fairly fundamental breakdown of the value found in that tagging (in my mind, and I believe others, as well, considering my resonance with Joseph articulating this).
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