Wikibase Community User Group/Meetings/2023-01-26

Summary[edit]

Valerie and Evelien presented a walkthrough of Wikibase.cloud community survey results

56% with prior Wikibase experience (with Cloud or Suite as well, designed structure of dataset, motivation is share data with others *and* find long-term home for data) vs 44% with little/no experience (1-4 months, confident with data, finding long-term home for data *or* sharing with others)
Those with experience wanted to model data quickly/effortlessly, novices wanted to explore Wikibase.cloud
Both found setting up viewing entering data largely not confusing
Both found modelling data confusing as well as importing
Everyone thought documentation should be present high need and lack, most important aspect to improve and least favourite aspect of the current situation
User demographics: Overwhelmingly Europe/America (except one), cis men (only four female)
GreenReaper: Maybe ask those who are female and wanted to be followed up with to give more details about the challenges they face getting into Wikibase/why they think others don't.
Users "generally love" Wikibase.cloud, could serve many initiatives for LOD creation for free/all.
Demand to fix Cradle and other tools, will look to accommodate desire for better data modelling.
Survey results to be published (on the mailing list) as well as a future WMDE development plan

To be edited: Wikibase Community User Group/Reports/2022
Comparison: Wikibase Community User Group/Reports/2020
Valerie suggested seek contributors in the mailing list and Telegram group, maybe a poll.

Laurence talks about experiences at the last WikidataCon in 2021 and suggests other visitors to craft a paper/presentation for this year.
Wikidatacon 2023, 28/29 October held in Taipei as well as online: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikidataCon_2023