User:Daniel Mietchen/Talks/Archiving 2014/Wikidata: the database anyone can edit
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Wikipedia exists in over 280 languages and has traditionally operated in a way that the content in each of these languages was curated rather independently. In late 2012, Wikidata has been added to the ecosystem of Wikimedia platforms. Much like Wikimedia Commons acts as a common repository for media used across Wikimedia projects, Wikidata acts as such a repository for data. Starting out with data about which Wikipedia articles exist in what languages, the platform is steadily expanding its scope to include other kinds of data and a wider range of properties. While many ontologies have been created with strong community involvement, the Wikidata approach differs in that it is not limited to specific domains and that it allows anyone to join in, expert or not.