#Wikidata project - Actors from #India

#Wikidata becomes useful when there are many items that are connected. Lists and categories connect items because they imply that statements on all items are shared.

Lists and categories can be defined with properties that can be used to run a query. Important is that the inverse is true as well. A Wikipedia list or category implies that particular statements are true for the items that exist on a list or in a category.

A category like "Actors in Hindi cinema" indicates:

• "instance of" "human"
• "profession" "actor / actress"
• "language" "Hindi"

It does not imply that these actors have the "nationality" of "India". This is implied by the category "Indian film actors".

Thanks to WDQ, it is possible to know which actors who play in Hindi movies do not have the Indian nationality. This query makes it possible for people who care about Bollywood to consider the nationality of the 224 actors who fit this query.

This describes actionable information of a project. Your project can be done in the same way. You add data using AutoList or WD-Fist and Reasonator will display the information in an attractive way. These are tools that provide you grip on your projects. Wikidata provides you with information that may exist in any or none of the Wikipedias.

Thanks,

       GerardM

#Reasonator does lists

What is the point of defining in #Wikidata the "is a list of" property when it does not provide a benefit. So far there was no point. With the latest functionality of the Reasonator, it shows what the list contains based on the definition.

Obviously that is not what the different Wikipedias may have in mind. Typically a list contains of existing articles and the odd red-link. Querying Wikidata will provide you with all items that conform to set criteria... all of them. It is the perfect list when all the items that should be on the list conform.

Obviously, many lists are incomplete because many items have not been populated with statements that make them show up. In the example, the English category "List of Indian film directors" is a great place to start adding the statements "instance of" "human", "occupation" "film director" and "country of citizenship" "India". This is what you can do using the AutoList. It results in what you can see above.

To make the result look pretty, there is FIST, this tool allows you to use the same category to add images that are available on Commons and are used in an image in a single click.

When you are really into a specific subject, these are great tools that help you set up basic information. Friends who know different languages can help open up the information in their language.

When there is no information about specific subjects, Wikidata is your best bet to make it widely available and, Reasonator is what makes it look good.
Thanks,
      GerardM

#Wikidata - a picture paints a thousand words

One of the features of the #Reasonator is that it will indicate when pictures are available in #Wikipedia articles. It takes several steps to add a picture and, many pictures have been added in this way.

With the latest iteration of FIST, the Free Image Search Tool, Magnus has revamped an existing tool and gave it a new lease of life as a tool for Wikidata. While you are involved in a certain theme like "Nobel laureates in Economics" or "Authors of India" it is really powerful when all the items use one of the images used in a Wikipedia.

As a tool for Wikidata FIST is still raw around its edges, it may time out its session for instance. However, it is such a nice tool; it deserves to be used.
Thanks,
       GerardM