*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over
the last week.*
Discussions
- New request for comments: Signed Statements (T138708)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/Signed_Statements_(T138708)>
Events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events>
- Ongoing: 30 Lexic-o-days
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/30_lexic-o-days_2021>,
events and projects around lexicographical data, continues until April
14th. (full schedule, details and links here
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/30_lexic-o-days_2021#Events>)
- March 22: Bug triage hour about Lexemes with Lydia Pintscher
- March 23: SPARQL querying for Lexemes with Vigneron
- March 24: Open discussion in French about Lexemes
- March 25: Documentation Q&A with Dan Shick
- March 27: Lingua Libre, how you can record words in your language
and use them on Wikidata, with Poslovitch
- Upcoming: The next Wikibase live session
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikibase_Community_User_Group/Meetings/2021_03>
is 16:00 UTC on Thursday 25 March 2021
<https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1616688029> (Add to calendar)
<https://calendar.google.com/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=NzByaHE1YnJmbml0aGF2MjJwbTE5N3NsOGFfMjAyMTAzMjVUMTYwMDAwWiBjXzcxdnQxN2E1cW1tMWdhcWU2bXB2M2lhb2RzQGc&tmsrc=c_71vt17a5qmm1gaqe6mpv3iaods%40group.calendar.google.com&scp=ALL>.
This month we will have a team member from
Enslaved.org talk to us briefly
about how they are using Linked Open Data (LOD) with the help of Wikibase
(Because of technical challenges they couldn't join us last time). Everyone
is welcome to attend the call.
- Upcoming: The Arctic Knot Wikimedia Language Conference
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Arctic_Knot_Conference_2021/Call_for_submissions>
is taking place remotely on June 24-25, and focusing on indigenous and
underrepresented languages on the Wikimedia projects. The call for
submissions is now open until April 15th, if you want to present something
related to Wikidata and languages, feel free to apply
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Arctic_Knot_Conference_2021/Call_for_submissions>
.
- Upcoming: Next Linked Data for Libraries LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Group/Affinity_Group_Calls>
call: Members of the EthicsLD Group will be leading a discussion on ethics
in linked data, Tuesday, March 23rd.[1]
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/131xlOiWyTLb43Gn30Z7_y9D303GlWwuuaebF_CW6xUQ/edit#>
- Upcoming: LIVE Wikidata editing #37 - YouTube
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN0gPe9GhFk>, Facebook
<https://www.facebook.com/groups/WikidataCommunity/permalink/2918162901802201/>,
March 27
- Upcoming: Online Wikidata meetup in Swedish #55
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Swedish_online_editathon#Träff_#55>,
March 28
Press, articles, blog posts, videos
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage>
- Papers
- Intercessory Rote Prayer, Life Longevity and the Mortality of Roman
Catholic Bishops: An Exploratory Study
<https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10943-021-01214-9> (Using
Wikidata to study whether prayers have an effect)
- Videos
- Wikidata Taiwan @ g0v tw hackath43n - Youtube
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRhjZm7HXvA>
- Live editing lexemes YouTube
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1Octg9GuHc>, Facebook
<https://www.facebook.com/groups/WikidataCommunity/permalink/2913027562315735/>
- Live editing lexemes (in French) by VIGNERON
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:VIGNERONh> - YouTube
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8D_qUNWYx0>
- Wikidata international women's rights day SPARQL queries (in
French) by VIGNERON <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:VIGNERONh> -
YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8-IA7mNAdo>
- Introduction to Wikidata by Peteforsyth
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Peteforsyth> - YouTube
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7ZE3tDotMk>
Tool of the week
- Sparql_rc <https://wikidata-todo.toolforge.org/sparql_rc.php?> is a
recent changes feed that only shows you changes in an area of Wikidata you
care about. It now also supports Lexemes.
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- Wikidata Lexeme Forms now supports Portuguese nouns
- masculine
<https://lexeme-forms.toolforge.org/template/portuguese-noun-masculine/>
- feminine
<https://lexeme-forms.toolforge.org/template/portuguese-noun-feminine/>
- erinnerungshort.de/kap/ is a data and photo research project and map
visualization tool with federated license query from Structured Commons, by
Raymond <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Raymond> and Elya
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Elya>.
- ~7500 person items have been enriched with the new property GEPRIS
person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4872> (P4872),
imported from a high quality dataset from the Q707283
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q707283>.
Did you know?
- Newest properties
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>:
- General datatypes: pHash checksum
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9310>, Jyutping
transliteration <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9311>, Yale
romanization <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9313>, Cantonese
Pinyin <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9317>, Cantonese
Transliteration Scheme transliteration
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9323>, Gedong Kirtya
Classification <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9325>, has
graphical element <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9344>
- External identifiers: TaDiRAH ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9309>, AWB lemma ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9312>, Latin Place Names ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9314>, Enslaved person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9315>, MyMusic artist ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9316>, Ávvir topic ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9318>, Dark Horse creator ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9319>, ComiXology publisher
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9320>, Inforegister ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9321>, SVKKL authority ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9322>, BiographySampo person
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9324>, PatER ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9326>, Cartigli di Bologna ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9327>, Universal Music
France artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9328>, Svoya
Igra television player ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9329>, Washington Place
Names ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9330>,
Storiaememoriadibologna
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9331>, Oxford African
American Studies Center ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9332>, LFH staff ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9333>, Cephalopod Ontology
entity ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9334>, Archives
West finding aid ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9335>, Das
wissenschaftliche Bibellexikon im Internet ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9336>, Keratsini-Drapetsona
libraries' catalogue authority ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9337>,
NFL.com ID (new
scheme) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9338>, Bavarian
Monument Map object ID (architectural monument)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9339>, MeSH
descriptor/qualifier ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9340>,
MeSH qualifier ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9341>, Bavarian
Monument Map Object-ID (ground monument)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9342>, temples.ru ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9343>
- New property proposals
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal>
to review:
- General datatypes: zugeschrieben
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/zugeschrieben>,
IMDb rating
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IMDb_rating>,
death rate
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/death_rate>,
trade union membership rate
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/trade_union_membership_rate>,
identifier shared with lexeme
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identifier_shared_with_lexeme>,
introduced on
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/introduced_on>,
instances are former instances of
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/instances_are_former_instances_of>,
presentation template
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/presentation_template>,
voted on by
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/voted_on_by>,
has supplier
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/has_supplier>,
キロ程
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%AD%E7%A8%8B>
- External identifiers: Slovník českých filosofů ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Slovn%C3%ADk_%C4%8Desk%C3%BDch_filosof%C5%AF_ID>,
Encyklopedie migrace ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Encyklopedie_migrace_ID>,
Encyclopedia of Migration ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Encyclopedia_of_Migration_ID>,
Tacoma Local History & Biography Index ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Tacoma_Local_History_%26_Biography_Index_ID>,
Tacoma-Pierce County Buildings Index ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Tacoma-Pierce_County_Buildings_Index_ID>,
Tacoma-Pierce County Obituary Index ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Tacoma-Pierce_County_Obituary_Index_ID>,
Rombase ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Rombase_ID>,
Stalker author ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Stalker_author_ID>,
ODLIS ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ODLIS_ID>,
Enslaved
place ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Enslaved_place_ID>,
CAOI person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CAOI_person_ID>,
IBSF-Wettbewerbs-ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IBSF-Wettbewerbs-ID>,
FranceArchives agent ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/FranceArchives_agent_ID>,
Pango lineage code
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Pango_lineage_code>,
Ministry of Education New Zealand school ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Ministry_of_Education_New_Zealand_school_ID>,
Place Names NI ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Place_Names_NI_ID>,
NMRShiftDB Structure ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NMRShiftDB_Structure_ID>,
Modernist Commons ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Modernist_Commons_ID>,
Megale Kypriake Enkyklopaideia ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Megale_Kypriake_Enkyklopaideia_ID>,
Encyclopédie de l’humanisme méditerranéen ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Encyclop%C3%A9die_de_l%E2%80%99humanisme_m%C3%A9diterran%C3%A9en_ID>,
Sociologické encyklopedie ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Sociologick%C3%A9_encyklopedie_ID>,
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Government_of_Canada_Core_Subject_Thesaurus_ID>,
Thésaurus des sujets de base du gouvernement du Canada ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Th%C3%A9saurus_des_sujets_de_base_du_gouvernement_du_Canada_ID>,
Routes & Places ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Routes_%26_Places_ID>,
Rekhta Author ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Rekhta_Author_ID>,
Rekhta Book ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Rekhta_Book_ID>,
National Database of Laws and Regulations ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/National_Database_of_Laws_and_Regulations_ID>,
Humanitāro zinātņu virtuālā enciklopēdija person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Humanit%C4%81ro_zin%C4%81t%C5%86u_virtu%C4%81l%C4%81_enciklop%C4%93dija_person_ID>,
Humanitāro zinātņu virtuālā enciklopēdija concept ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Humanit%C4%81ro_zin%C4%81t%C5%86u_virtu%C4%81l%C4%81_enciklop%C4%93dija_concept_ID>
- Query examples:
- Railway junctions in Scotland <https://w.wiki/37Mw> (Source
<https://twitter.com/Tagishsimon/status/1372929529778483201>)
- Maps of Y-shaped subway lines <https://w.wiki/376e> (Source
<https://twitter.com/FeuFollet_/status/1372793598983344136>)
- Map of the hometown of Real Sociedad <https://w.wiki/37K7> / Athletic
Club <https://w.wiki/37K6> players (Source
<https://twitter.com/theklanB/status/1373237800150126592>)
- Count of type of things with IIIF links known to Wikidata
<https://w.wiki/37Cw> (Source
<https://twitter.com/mlpoulter/status/1372951885393621006>)
- Successful candidates during 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly in
each constituencies <https://w.wiki/373D> (Source
<https://twitter.com/wikidata_ml/status/1372642955677245440>)
- COVID-19 external Identifier URLs in Wikidata <https://w.wiki/36ss>
(Source
<https://twitter.com/photomediathink/status/1372377649599942659>)
- Public spaces whose names are of women <https://w.wiki/34m6> (Source
<https://twitter.com/Wikimedia_mx/status/1372018811570900992>)
- Place of birth of females with biography articles on Basque
Wikipedia <https://w.wiki/37NJ> (Source
<https://twitter.com/theklanB/status/1371573551854145536>)
- Map of places in iNaturalist <https://w.wiki/37T2> (Source
<https://w.wiki/37Sx>)
- Number of elements of scientists by nationality
<https://w.wiki/36aQ> (Source
<https://twitter.com/Wikimedia_mx/status/1373787454117965824>)
Development
- Work on the first version of the Query Builder
<https://query-builder-test.toolforge.org/> is nearing its end. Doing
remaining work on querying for quantities, dates and ranges as well as
polishing and bug fixing.
- Made Cognate work correctly for redirects on Wiktionary (phab:T165061
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T165061>)
- Fixed an issue where the termbox on Item pages used the wrong list of
languages on the mobile version (phab:T275611
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T275611>)
- Cleaned up deleted Items from the term store database table (
phab:T263730 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T263730>)
- Got feedback on the initial click-dummies for checking Wikidata's data
against other databases to find mismatches
You can see all open tickets related to Wikidata here
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/query/4RotIcw5oINo/#R>. If you
want to help, you can also have a look at the tasks needing a volunteer
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/board/71/query/zfiRgTnZF7zu/?filter=zfiRgTnZF7zu&order=priority>.
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>
- 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>
--
Mohammed Sadat
*Community Communications Manager for Wikidata/Wikibase*
Wikimedia Deutschland e.V.
Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24
10963 Berlin
www.wikimedia.de