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Hi @Bovlb, thanks for your message. I have registered with Wikidata to use their ontology for semantic encoding and decoding of abstract diagrams. I noticed that there are not enough description options in Wikidata for this domain (historical-abstract diagrams), so I want to create some properties and elements myself. However, I see that all the entries I have created have been deleted. I don't seem to know enough about this. Unfortunately, I don't know how to integrate additional resources in the form of sitelinks or images into an item that I have created. I would be very grateful for any tips or hints.

I have tried again to create a new item:

subdivision (Q124435401)

Concept for capturing structural subdivisions of graphics, especially diagrams.

AND I have tried to create a sitelink. Unfortunately, I do not understand the message:

A page "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diagram#Diagrammatology" could not be found on "enwiki".

The external client site "enwiki" did not provide page information for page "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diagram#Diagrammatology".

I wanted to include an article on the interdisciplinary field of diagrammatics as a source.

Hi! Thanks for following up.

Sitelinks have to be pages, not sections. Sometimes a client project will have pages that redirect to a section on another page, for example en:Bonnie Parker redirects to en:Bonnie and Clyde#Bonnie Parker. This allows Bonnie Parker (Q2319886) to use the redirect as its sitelink. (You'll see that almost all of the sitelinks on that item are redirects.) Regardless, a sitelink can only be used on a single Wikidata item, and it should represent the same concept, not merely be a source of information.

This essay isn't aimed squarely at your usecase, but you might find it helpful to read User:Bovlb/How to create an item on Wikidata so that it won't get deleted.

My best advice for you would be to start by posting to Wikidata:Project chat, explaining what you're trying to do and how you plan to do it. You'll get a lot of useful feedback.

Hi @Bovlb,

Thanks for your feedback and further explanations. I'm starting to understand what this is all about and how things and concepts behave and are linked within Wikidata.

I will follow your advice and introduce myself in the chat and also explain my plan.

Thanks again