- I want a complete list
- I want to know if there is an article in a language on a Wikipedia for the items on the list
The first requirement excludes categories.
The second requirement is provided to some extend by
categories. In this case I used information from the English language Wikipedia. There was an
article on the subject as well and it contained a list and this list contained
items that were not in the category. I read many of the articles to add
statements on these persons and based on the articles I had to conclude that
some of the category items and list items were wrong.
All this is to be expected; Wikipedia does not claim to be
100% correct. It is for the people working on the content to refine and improve
the content. The funny thing is that by reading articles I found candidates for
other “categories”.
To get a more complete list, you can iterate the process on other
Wikipedias. In addition you can add items to Wikidata based on “external”
information. It takes some effort and, in a perfect world you would be aware of
any items that are already known in Wikidata.
A list that is compiled in this way is superior to what categories
offer; you would have red links in many places but you can provide information
using info-boxes using the Wikidata statements.
Thanks,
GerardM
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