Hey folks :)
Happy holidays!
Here is your summary of what's been going on around Wikidata over the past
week. No stopping Wikidata even over the holidays it seems ;-)
Events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events>/
Press/Blogs
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage>
- Upcoming: 34th Chaos Communication Congress, 27-30 December, Leipzig,
Germany. The Wikidata team will be there
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Wikidata_at_the_34th_Chaos_Communication_Congress>
- WikiCite 2018
<https://groups.google.com/a/wikimedia.org/forum/#!topic/wikicite-discuss/1NsnPWxES6U>
- Get your vocabularies in Wikidata... so Europeana and others can get
them <https://pro.europeana.eu/page/get-your-vocabularies-in-wikidata>
- Moths and me
<https://siobhanleachman.tumblr.com/post/168445789476/moths-and-me>
- Quality and collaboration in Wikidata
<https://www.slideshare.net/elenasimperl/quality-and-collaboration-in-wikidata>
- The Tom Longboat Awards as Wikidata
<https://librarian.aedileworks.com/2017/12/19/the-tom-longboat-awards-as-wikidata/>
- GLOWing the extra mile
<https://www.mysociety.org/2017/12/18/glowing-the-extra-mile/>
- Seven translation tools you can use to work in multiple languages
across Wikimedia projects
<https://blog.wikimedia.org/2017/12/19/wikimedia-translation-tools/>
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- New tool by YMS to help with vandalism fighting.
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:WikiProject_Counter-Vandalism#Yet_another_RC_tool>
Give it a try and catch some vandals?
- Version 0.8.0
<https://github.com/Wikidata/Wikidata-Toolkit/releases/tag/v0.8.0> of
the Wikidata Toolkit <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikidata_Toolkit>
have been released. There is a short survey
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdN25X2sTv2wQe-y56d0hC4QmU06s6crr1GoGqx3qVNv3Fz5A/viewform>
to figure out in which directions to move the library.
- You can try the Wikidata fulltext search prototype
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#Wikidata_fulltext_search_prototype>
and give feedback
- You can also tell us what could be improved with the entity suggester
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Suggester_ranking_input>
- The Geo dashboard
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#New_dashboard_on_the_Wikidata_Concept_Monitor:_Geo_dashboard>
shows a map on the most used items in Wikipedia and co in a given category
- Consultation on Blocking tools and improvements
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_health_initiative/Blocking_tools_and_improvements>
- New documentation page with information about publishing open data
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Open_data_publishing> that we
can use when talking to institutions about why they should publish their
data openly
- Cou can try the prototype to improve the term box and give feedback
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Usability_and_usefulness/Feedback_round_17-12_Term_box_Behavior>
Did you know?
- Newest properties
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>: OpenSecrets
organization ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4691>, Oireachtas
member ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4690>, Environmental
Register code (Estonia)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4689>, geomorphological
unit <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4688>, Dictionnaire des
peintres belges ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4687>, Carnegie
Museum of Art ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4686>, Nintendo
Game Store ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4685>, National
Gallery of Victoria artwork ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4684>, National Gallery of Art
artwork ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4683>, Eldoblaje
original actor ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4682>, Eldoblaje
dubbing actor ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4681>, constraint
scope <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4680>, MAVISE company ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4679>, MAVISE competent
authority ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4678>, MAVISE
on-demand audiovisual service ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4677>, MAVISE TV channel ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4676>, appears in the form of
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4675>, Indianapolis Museum of
Art artwork ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4674>, Museum of
Fine Arts, Houston object ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4673>, EMLO location ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4672>, Hall of Light Amiga
database ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4671>,
Sjukvårdsrådgivningen
Category ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4670>, tabular
software version <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4669>, USA
Gymnastics Hall of Fame athlete ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4668>, Buenos Aires legislator
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4667>, Cinemagia actor ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4666>, Cinemagia film ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4665>
- Query examples:
- Map with radio telescopes around the world
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AMap%0Aselect%20%3Fbuilding%20%3FbuildingLabel%20%3Fcoord%20%3Fimage%20WHERE%20%0A%7B%0A%20%3Fbuilding%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ184356%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoord%20.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Fbuilding%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%2C%20fr%2C%20de%2C%20pl%22.%20%7D%0A%7D>
(source <https://twitter.com/SciHiBlog/status/944107429041762305>)
- People born on the same day their mother died
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20people%20who%20were%20born%20on%20the%20same%20day%20their%20mother%20died%0ASELECT%20%3Fchild%20%3FchildLabel%20%3FmotherLabel%20%3Fdate%20%3FcauseLabel%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20SELECT%20%3Fchild%20%3Fmother%20%3Fdate%20%3Fcause%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fchild%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ5%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20p%3AP569%2Fpsv%3AP569%20%5B%20wikibase%3AtimeValue%20%3Fdate%3B%20wikibase%3AtimePrecision%2011%20%5D.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fmother%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ5%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20p%3AP570%2Fpsv%3AP570%20%5B%20wikibase%3AtimeValue%20%3Fdate%3B%20wikibase%3AtimePrecision%2011%20%5D.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fchild%20wdt%3AP25%20%3Fmother.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fmother%20wdt%3AP509%20%3Fcause.%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AORDER%20BY%20%3Fdate>
(source <https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/943995728413757440>)
- Largest first-level administrative subdivision by country
<https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%3Fcountry%20%3Fentity%20%3FcountryLabel%20%3FentityLabel%20%3Farea%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20SELECT%20%3Fcountry%20%28MAX%28%3Fa%29%20AS%20%3Fa%29%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fentity%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ10864048%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20p%3AP2046%2Fpsn%3AP2046%2Fwikibase%3AquantityAmount%20%3Fa%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP17%20%3Fcountry%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fcountry%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ3624078%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20FILTER%20NOT%20EXISTS%20%7B%20%3Fentity%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ15042037%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20GROUP%20BY%20%3Fcountry%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%3Fentity%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ10864048%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20p%3AP2046%2Fpsn%3AP2046%2Fwikibase%3AquantityAmount%20%3Fa%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP17%20%3Fcountry%20.%0A%20%20%3Fcountry%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ3624078%20.%0A%20%20FILTER%20NOT%20EXISTS%20%7B%20%3Fentity%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ15042037%20%7D%0A%20%20BIND%28ROUND%28%3Fa%20%2F%201000000%29%20AS%20%3Farea%29%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%20%0A%7D%20%0AORDER%20BY%20%3FcountryLabel>
(source <https://twitter.com/PoulpyWP/status/943598249281310720>)
- Data sets released under a Creative Commons NoDerivatives license
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20data%20sets%20released%20under%20a%20Creative%20Commons%20NoDerivatives%20license%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3FdataSet%20%3FdataSetLabel%20%3FdataSetDescription%20%3FlicenseLabel%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20VALUES%20%3FNoDerivatives%20%7B%20wd%3AQ6999319%20wd%3AQ6937225%20%7D%0A%20%20%3FdataSet%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ1172284%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP275%20%3Flicense.%0A%20%20%3Flicense%20wdt%3AP629%3F%2Fwdt%3AP156%2a%20%3FNoDerivatives.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AORDER%20BY%20%3FlicenseLabel%20%3FdataSetLabel>
(source <https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/943187773787385857>)
- Type foundries and their typefaces
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23typeface%20to%20foundry%20links%0A%23defaultView%3AGraph%0ASELECT%20%3Ffoundry%20%3FfoundryLabel%20%3Frgb%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ17451.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP4586%20%3Ffoundry.%0A%20%20BIND%28%20%223182BD%22%20AS%20%3Frgb%29%20%23color%20code%20foundry%20nodes%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%2Cfr%2Cde%22.%20%7D%0A%7D>
(source <https://twitter.com/ReaderMeter/status/942446764337934336>)
- Map of Christmas traditions
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AMap%0ASELECT%20%3Ftradition%20%3FtraditionLabel%20%3Fcoordinates%20%3Fimage%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Ftradition%20%28wdt%3AP31%7Cwdt%3AP279%7Cwdt%3AP361%29%2B%20wd%3AQ717040%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoordinates.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Ftradition%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage.%20%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D>
(source <https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/944970771067219971>)
- Movies that are Christmas traditions
<https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3FchristmasTraditionMovie%20%3FchristmasTraditionMovieLabel%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3FchristmasTraditionMovie%20p%3AP31%2Fps%3AP31%20wd%3AQ717040%2C%20%5B%20wdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ11424%20%5D.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%2Csv%22.%20%7D%0A%7D>
(source <https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/944969496619634688>)
- Newest database reports: list of Christmas films
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Movies/lists/films_by_genre/Christmas_films>
Development
- Due to the Christmas and New Year's Eve holidays, no deployment will
happen before January 3rd.
- Monolingual language codes for Old French (fro)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35222> and Middle French (frm)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1473289> added (phabricator:T181823
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T181823>)
- Finishing touches on storing statements on Forms
- No longer checking constraints on the property example statements (
phabricator:T183267 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T183267>)
- More work on caching constraint check results so we can roll out
constraint checking for all logged in users
You can see all open tickets related to Wikidata here
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/query/4RotIcw5oINo/#R>.
Monthly Tasks
- Add labels, in your own language(s), for the new properties listed
above.
- Comment on property proposals: all open proposals
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Overview>
- Suggested and open tasks
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Contribute/Suggested_and_open_tasks>
!
- Contribute to a Showcase item
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Showcase_items>
.
- Help translate <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:LanguageStats>
or proofread the interface and documentation pages, in your own language!
- Help merge identical items
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Pasleim/projectmerge> across
Wikimedia projects.
- Help write the next summary!
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next>
Anything to add? Please share! :)
Cheers
Lydia
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Lydia Pintscher -
http://about.me/lydia.pintscher
Product Manager for Wikidata
Wikimedia Deutschland e.V.
Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24
10963 Berlin
www.wikimedia.de
Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V.
Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter
der Nummer 23855 Nz. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für
Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207.