Mkbergman

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Nomen ad hoc (talk) 12:10, 19 June 2020 (UTC).

Reference, not qualifier

Hi! Firstly thank you for adding KBpedia ID (P8408) through QuickStatements to many items. There is just one little problem: the information stated in (P248)KBpedia (Q64139102) + retrieved (P813)7 lug 2020 should be added not as a qualifier, but as a reference: as you can see here, there is a bot that corrects this issue, but it would probably be better if you stop the batches that are running and start other batches with references instead of qualifiers. Thank you again, --Epìdosis 08:04, 8 July 2020 (UTC)

• @Epì - I have stopped all runs. Thank you for catching the error! If I run them again with the corrected approach, do I need to remove the prior submissions first, or will new uploads overwrite with the correct information? Mkbergman (talk) 13:42, 8 July 2020 (UTC)
  • The previous submission should be removed first, I can do it quickly if you want. --Epìdosis 13:47, 8 July 2020 (UTC)
    • @Epì Please do remove all prior runs; that would be great!. Thank you. Also, in QuickStatements I had this wrong header that caused your comment: qid,P8408,qal813,qal248. Should that now be qid,P8408,S813,S248? Mkbergman (talk) 13:55, 8 July 2020 (UTC)
      • It should be exactly qid,P8408,S248,s813: P248 should go before P813 and the second "s" should be minuscule because the two properties are part of the same reference. I start undoing the previous runs now. --Epìdosis 14:36, 8 July 2020 (UTC)
        • @Epì Wow, I would have never discovered that nuance. Thanks for all of your help. Mkbergman (talk) 14:40, 8 July 2020 (UTC)
          • Thanks :) Another thing: I'm not sure about adding the qualifier to items which are instance of (P31)Wikimedia category (Q4167836); at least for now, I would skip them and maybe open a discussion in the talk page of the property. --Epìdosis 14:42, 8 July 2020 (UTC)
            • OK, I will remove these references for now, and post a question to the talk page. Which property? Mkbergman (talk) 15:19, 8 July 2020 (UTC)
              • Property talk:P8408. --Epìdosis 16:40, 8 July 2020 (UTC)
                • This night the removals should be ended, so tomorrow you can start new additions. I see that unfortunately the formatter URL seems freezed, but I hope it will be solved, anyway don't worry. --Epìdosis 17:11, 8 July 2020 (UTC)
                  • Thanks so much for your help. I really appreciate it! Mkbergman (talk) 17:22, 8 July 2020 (UTC)
                    • In the meantime, I've reported the formatter URL problem:
                      Tracked in Phabricator
                      Task T257491
                      
                      . --Epìdosis 17:57, 8 July 2020 (UTC)
                      • Values totally cleaned. Good night, --Epìdosis 23:11, 8 July 2020 (UTC)
                        • @Epì Thanks again for your help. I'm reluctant to re-issue the statements while the formatter is still not correct. Any thoughts? (and I'll say goodnight!). Mkbergman (talk) 23:22, 8 July 2020 (UTC)
                          • I agree, reinserting values before the formatter URL appears correctly in the items might cause confusion in users who in good faith think that non-existent values are being inserted. So it's better to wait a bit of time until someone understands why the formatter URL doesn't update. In the meantime, you can start a thread in Property talk:P8408 about the opportunity of adding this identifier to items which are instance of (P31)Wikimedia category (Q4167836). Good night again, --Epìdosis 23:25, 8 July 2020 (UTC)

The problem with the formatter URL has misteriously disappeared with no intervention. You can now start the import with the references, excluding at first the items which are Wikimedia categories. Maybe you can first send a little batch (e.g. 100 items) for a little check, to see if it's all OK. Keep me updated :) Bye, --Epìdosis 17:25, 9 July 2020 (UTC)

• @Epì Initial batch run of 100 went fine, am starting re-load of the total series. Thanks again for your help, and a smile to the gremlins. Mkbergman (talk) 18:20, 9 July 2020 (UTC)

KBpedia

Sorry, but not one of the new added references to KBpedia is reachable, everytime 404-error appears. --K@rl (talk) 12:12, 8 July 2020 (UTC)

@K@rl Sorry, newbie mistake. I have corrected the formatter for re-doing the correct uploads. Thanks for the quick catch! Mkbergman (talk) 13:57, 8 July 2020 (UTC)

Okay, could be, it's good, if you are able to correct this --regards K@rl (talk) 15:09, 8 July 2020 (UTC)

• • • @K@rl We are waiting for a fix to the formatter
      Tracked in Phabricator
      Task T257491
      
      before we begin uploads again. Mkbergman (talk) 03:17, 9 July 2020 (UTC)

You've made several mismatches between KBpedia and Wikidata. I've noticed two where a book of the Bible was match with the data item for the book's author instead of the data item for the book. E.g.: Hosea and Habakkuk. I have corrected those two instances and put the KBpedia ID on the correct data item, but given that these two were mismatched, there are probably more mismatches like these two. --EncycloPetey (talk) 05:01, 10 July 2020 (UTC)

• @EncycloPetey Thanks for finding the mismatches. Yes, I have heard a handful of other reports. They are certainly not intended, and I am committed to fixing any problems. Please let me know if you see more. Mkbergman (talk) 13:52, 10 July 2020 (UTC)

• You're making a lot of edits using QS. Could you ask for a flood flag here? There is no way to exclude your edits from the Watchlist and ATM my watchlist is unusable. Thanks, Wostr (talk) 23:37, 10 July 2020 (UTC)
  • @Wostr My apologies; I did not know about flood flags. I will read about them to make sure I use them if the situation again ever arises. Fortunately, the uploads are now complete. Sorry to clog your system! Mkbergman (talk) 02:33, 11 July 2020 (UTC)

I think that McLaren to MercedesCar is a mismatch.--Miikalassa (talk) 16:05, 6 August 2020 (UTC)

@Miikalassa I agree looks incorrect. Have removed for now. Thanks! Mkbergman (talk) 16:17, 6 August 2020 (UTC)