Semantic MediaWiki 2.4.0Released on 9 July 2016 and compatible with MW 1.19.0 - 1.27.x. introduced special property "Has property description"Adds localizable context help to properties12 as declarative method to describe a property in a localized context to help users understand the concept, limitation, and intention of that property and its assigned values.
Sometimes the concept of a property can not always be inferred from its canonical name and while a property label or key maybe semantically linked to the instance it represents (e.g. "Capital of" to identify the capital of a country), it can also just be an arbitrary collection of strings (e.g. P020).
Independent of the method on how to label a property, it is recommended that its usage is clarified to the audience by describing its nature or meaning and hereby reduces inadequate application or inconsistent interpretations.
See also[edit]
- Help page on special property "Has property description"Adds localizable context help to properties
- Help page on localization and multilingual content
- Help page on preferred property labels
- Help page on property naming
- Help page on properties and types
- Examples can be found at sandbox:Occupation and sandbox:P106
References
- ^ Semantic MediaWiki: GitHub pull request gh:smw:1381
- ^ skos:scopeNote described as "...supplies some, possibly partial, information about the intended meaning of a concept, especially as an indication of how the use of a concept is limited...", Retrieved from: https://www.w3.org/TR/skos-primer/#secdocumentation
