Grants talk:IdeaLab/Wiki Statistics

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I agree that finding answers to specific questions can be a time consuming ordeal. Increasingly though, this not because of the lack of information but because of the plethora of filler content that is useful in adding context and lexicology for the end reader. However, what ends up being the case, is a whole lot of multiplicity of similar content with only slight variation in root meaning. I think this is to a large extent why wikidata was created, which from the little I know about it, seems along the lines of this proposal. What I would like to see is a push to have the content from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ and similar public repositories be integrated with Wikimedia projects in a more accessible format that the average person could utilize without needing to spend countless hours of background reading just to understand. If the information could be made "understandable" by programmatic means (which is what wikidata is all about, I think), then it could be more easily translated and adapted to different markets.

But then I don't know much about wikidata, despite being subscribed to the mailing list for several years

April 12 Proposal Deadline: Is your project ready for funding?[edit]

The deadline for Individual Engagement Grant (IEG) submissions this round is April 12th, 2016. If you’ve developed your idea into a project that would benefit from funding, consider applying!

To apply, you must (1) create a draft request using the “Expand into an Individual Engagement Grant” button on your idea page, (2) complete the proposal entirely, filling in all empty fields, and (3) change the status from "draft" to "proposed." As soon as you’re ready, you should begin to invite any communities affected by your project to provide feedback on your proposal talk page.

If you have any questions about IEG or would like support in developing your proposal, we're hosting a few proposal help sessions this month in Google Hangouts:

I'm also happy to set up an individual session. With thanks, I JethroBT (WMF) 00:38, 2 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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