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The Wikimedia Commons Android app allows users to upload pictures from their Android phone/tablet to Wikimedia Commons
https://commons-app.github.io/
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In depiction search, also show subclasses of the selected Wikidata item #3105

Open nicolas-raoul opened 5 years ago

nicolas-raoul commented 5 years ago
  1. Perform a depiction search for "rock band"
  2. You see several pictures of Roxette and Bon Jovi
  3. Perform a depiction search for "band"
  4. Scroll until the end: Not a single picture of Roxette or Bon Jovi

I believe that step 4 is problematic. Searching for "band" should show ALL bands, not just the bands that happen to not be in a more specific subclass yet.

OR the app could first show all sub-classes:

← band
rock band
punk band
pop band
Sharlene San Pedro and Monty Macalino in Paris
Jimmy Duvet & The Comforters performing in Sonoma
...

The first three rows are textual links that take you to a sub-search, while the following rows are images like what is visible right now.

macgills commented 4 years ago

@nicolas-raoul is this still valid?

nicolas-raoul commented 4 years ago

@macgills While it would be useful and allow people to select more specific (and thus useful) depictions, it is a far-fetched wish, so feel free to not implement it, it can be a subsequent phase in a year or more when everyone is used to depictions.