*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over
the last week.*
Discussions
- Closed request for adminship: ROBERTSHST
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Administrator#ROBERTSHST>
requested adminship to be able to link protected Wikipedia pages to
Wikidata. The request has been denied and closed.
- New request for comments: Frettiebot block?
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Administrators%27_noticeboard#Block_of_Frettiebot>
- Bovlb (A) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Bovlb> has requested
community input about the edit behaviour of this bot, with more discussion
found on the Frettiebot Discussion
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User_talk:Frettiebot#Block> page.
Press, articles, blog posts, videos
- Books: Banned books, Wikipedia and Wikidata
<https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.cilip.org.uk/resource/group/bd35bb32-65ad-475f-82be-dcfe36e1ec69/focus/focus_54-2.pdf>
- Volume 54, Number 2, 2023 of the focus on International Library and
Information Work. Professor Núria Ferran of Women and Wikipedia.
- Papers
- Assisted Knowledge Graph Authoring:
<https://arxiv.org/pdf/2401.07683.pdf> Human-Supervised Knowledge
Graph Construction from Natural Language - a Web app allowing domain
experts to create natural language Wikidata-based knowledge graphs. By
Gohsen & Stein (2024).
- Large Language Models are Superpositions of All Characters:
Attaining Arbitrary Role-play via Self-Alignment
<https://arxiv.org/pdf/2401.12474.pdf> - Lu, K., Yu, B., Zhou, C. &
Zhou, J., (2024),. This paper explores using Knowledge Graph
data silos to
enrich interactions and dialogues with AI NPC's in roleplay videogames.
- Narrowing the Knowledge Evaluation Gap:
<https://arxiv.org/pdf/2401.04695.pdf> Open-Domain Question Answering
with Multi-Granularity Answers - evaluating predicted answers
against a set
of multi-granularity answers based on Wikidata. By Yona et al, (2024).
- Videos
- Introduction to Wikidata Query Tool
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZptQ94bxoo> - Learn A Wiki Skill
(LAWS). If you are a Wikidata beginner, enjoy this video provided by Open
Foundation West Africa.
- Wikibase Cloud For Cultural Heritage Data Online
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIIxn9FtZKU> and the SNARC Hub for
Name Authority Records relating to Wales and the Welsh Language,
with Jason
J. Evans.
- How to use Wikidata in research:
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QbEIgY2Qhs> good practices for
using and sharing open data (Portugese). A training session by
Rute Correia
of Wikimedia Portugal.
- WikidataCon 2023 - (English Audio)
- Wikifunctions: fulfilling one of Wikidata's missing promises?
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMUAp1ePsrg> - with Denny Vrandečić
- Structured data and collaborative curation:
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC0H8PoSeKc> WikiProjects and
Wikidata - with Daniel Mietchen.
- Spreading our Data further with Wikibase REST API
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_NwZhbVoHg> by L. Pintscher.
- Presentations:
- Provenance Loves Wiki 2024 slides on Linking Boetticher and 19th
Century Paintings <https://zenodo.org/records/10569041> through
Wikidata and Wikisource
- Wikibase for a Research Project
<https://zenodo.org/records/10557209> - A slidedeck provided by Ruth
v.d. Bussche presented at
- Notebooks: GLAM2: Geolocated and Labeled Articles Map
<https://observablehq.com/@pac02/glam2> - much like the previously
shared GLAM1 <https://observablehq.com/@pac02/lam> visually representing
distribution of Good & Featured Articles but in a different visualisation.
Tool of the week
- Wikidata's insights for featured and good Wikipedia articles
<https://observablehq.com/@pac02/wifga>, a new Observable's notebook
which helps exploring good articles or featured articles in any Wikipedia
using Wikidata properties such as P31, P21, P106, P17, P27, etc.
- SpeedPatrolling <https://speedpatrolling.toolforge.org/> - This tool
helps Wikidata editors to patrol recent changes.
- metaphacts and Ontotext launch a new end-user interface on top of the
Wikidata Knowledge Graph: try it here!
<https://www.ontotext.com/company/news/metaphacts-ontotext-interface-for-wikidata-demo-system/?utm_campaign=Metaphacts&utm_content=272732273&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&hss_channel=tw-33893047>
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- A job opening for a Data Scientist / Knowledge Engineer
<https://careers.iscb.org/jobs/view/8682> to use Wikidata as a
foundational layer for an NSF-funded Prototype Open Knowledge Network
<https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2023/nsf23571/nsf23571.htm)>.
- The Wikidata Development team needs your feedback! We are currently
evaluating a new feature for the Wikidata Query Service. Fancy sharing your
thoughts? We would greatly appreciate it if you could complete this
survey on Lamapoll
<https://wikimedia.sslsurvey.de/Feedback_on_stop_query_solution_for_Query_Service>.
It should take you around 10–15 minutes. Your input means a lot to us.
Thank you!
Newest properties <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>
and property proposals
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal>
to review
- Newest General datatypes:
- underlying structure(s)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12322> (mathematical
structure(s) obtained by deleting some data of the subject)
- working memory type <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12323>
(specifies the type of working memory of this data object)
- production manager <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12324>
(manager that is responsible for the administration of a feature film or
television production)
- simulates <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12328> (item
simulated, imitated, or made to appear real by this item)
- Philippine middle name
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12330> (maternal surname
generally placed in the middle of this person's name)
- combines media <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12346>
(media files that composes this media file)
- clerked for <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12363> (this
person has held a clerkship with the judge)
- Newest External identifiers: RCS number
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12321>, Sayed Ganj Balochi
Glossary ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12325>, Vazhaju
word ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12326>, Stage username
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12327>, Qué series ver series ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12329>,
Baseball-Reference.com
manager ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12331>, Playstation
Store concept ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12332>,
Pallaalcentro
player ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12333>, Rowing Canada
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12334>, Rugby Database ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12335>, Encyclopedia of Cacti
species ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12336>, Nebula
channel ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12337>, fiba.basketball
player ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12338>, Académie de
Stanislas member ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12339>, National
Natural Parks System ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12340>, Bandcamp
track ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12341>, NientePopCorn
movie ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12347>, NientePopCorn
series ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12348>, NientePopCorn
person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12349>, Bavarian
school ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12350>, BookBrainz
edition ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12351>, British
Pathé asset ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12352>, CRIS
Unique Site Number <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12353>, Great
American Business Leaders of the 20th Century ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12354>, Merkur author page
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12355>, Globoplay ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12356>, BindingDB ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12357>, FFTT player ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12358>, Czech geological
location ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12359>,
etymologiebank.nl
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12360>, Bluesky handle
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12361>, Parliament of Victoria
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12362>, ArchDaily
architecture office ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12364>, HistoryMakers
Maker Directory ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12365>, OKRB
011-2022 code <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12366>, Plant
Illustrations taxon ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12367>, Plant
Illustrations species ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12368>,
Bantumen Powerlist 100
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12369>, International
Hockey Federation competition ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12370>, IndExs Exsiccata editor
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12371>, COSL profile ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12372>, The Models Resource
entity ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12373>, HbVar ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12374>, TracesOfWar award ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12375>, Latindex 2022 ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12376>, Flashback lexicon ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12377>
- New General datatypes property proposals to review:
- Number of delegates
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Number_of_delegates>
()
- afd-verbot.de person id
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/afd-verbot.de_person_id>
()
- date of application
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/date_of_application>
(date of a application/request that lead to a membership in an
organisation, an employment or issuance of an identifier)
- authorized image
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/authorized_image>
(Proposing to distinguish images with reliable source from GLAM
partners or
cultural institutions)
- Dejure.org-Schlagwort (de)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Dejure.org-Schlagwort_(de)>
(searchword in
Dejure.org)
- New External identifier property proposals to review:: VD 17 ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/VD_17_ID>, Gran
Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Gran_Enciclop%C3%A8dia_Catalana_ID>,
MobiTUKI English-Swahili Dictionary entry
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/MobiTUKI_English-Swahili_Dictionary_entry>,
Singerman Identifier
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Singerman_Identifier>,
X place ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/X_place_ID>,
PteridoPortal
taxon ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/PteridoPortal_taxon_ID>,
Plants of Hawaiʻi ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Plants_of_Hawai%CA%BBi_ID>,
Kalliope.org author ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Kalliope.org_author_ID>,
The StoryGraph Author ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_StoryGraph_Author_ID>,
EDIT16 title & place IDs
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/EDIT16_title_%26_place_IDs>,
Myths on Maps Identifier
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Myths_on_Maps_Identifier>,
Anglo-Norman Dictionary entry
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Anglo-Norman_Dictionary_entry>,
Archives départementales du Vaucluse Fonds ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Archives_d%C3%A9partementales_du_Vaucluse_Fonds_ID>,
ru.hayazg.info ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ru.hayazg.info_ID>,
Sundance Institute Archive ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Sundance_Institute_Archive_ID>,
Mindat taxon ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Mindat_taxon_ID>,
notify.moe ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/notify.moe_ID>,
nimi.li id
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/nimi.li_id>,
Nintendo
eShop (UK) ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Nintendo_eShop_(UK)_ID>
You can comment on all open property proposals
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Overview>!
Did you know?
- Query examples:
- The 100 smallest mountains in France <https://w.wiki/8vwq> (source
<https://wikis.world/@pac2/111803681068833819>)
- French Prime ministers ordered by age when they start in office
<https://w.wiki/8onv> (source
<https://wikis.world/@pac2/111735781109610547>)
- Newest WikiProjects
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProjects>:
- Wikidata:WikiProject IBC 2024
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_IBC_2024> - The
International Botanical Congress (IBC) takes place once every six years.
The organisers of this WikiProject see this conference as an ideal
opportunity to engage with the wider botanical community, educate them
about the potential of Wikidata and to train them in its use. We
will also
use this opportunity to improve the data held in Wikidata about the
participants, presenters and their contributions to botany.
- WikiProject Health Data Space
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Health_Data_Space>
- This project is about organising data related to health data spaces, in
particular the efforts to create a European Health Data Space.
Initially it
will focus on Sweden.
- Newest database reports
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Database_reports>: Differences
in birth and death dates
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Database_reports/Differences_in_birth_and_death_dates>
- This is list of reports when birth date or death date in Wikidata differs
from other sources:
- Showcase Items <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_items>:
Hubble Space Telescope (Q2513) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2513> -
NASA and ESA space telescope (launched 1990)
- Showcase Lexemes
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_lexemes>: šťastný
(L204262) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Lexeme:L204262> (Czech) -
having luck, fortune, happy. This is our first Czech showcase lexeme and it
just so happens to be the largest Lexeme on Wikidata!
Development
- [Breaking Change] We are changing how empty Sense and Form lists are
represented in dumps
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/AAFFOEC7HVHC7FTADBUC6GHMTM62JATY/>
- Fixed the order of item/property suggestions on several occasions,
primarily sex or gender (P21) (phab:T355697
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T355697>)
- mul lanuage code: We are wrapping up the usability testing.
- IP Masking: We continued the work on adapting Wikibase for the
upcoming change to not show IP addresses for non-logged in users anymore.
- Wikibase REST API:
- We added the ability to add a sitelink to an Item or edit an
existing one (phab:T342987 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T342987>
)
- We are fixing a bug where badges were missing in the API reponse
for sitelinks (phab:T355293
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T355293>)
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>.
Weekly Tasks
- Add labels, in your own language(s), for the new properties listed
above
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next#Newest_properties_and_property_proposals_to_review>
.
- Contribute to the showcase Item and Lexeme above
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next#Did_you_know?>
.
- Participate in this week's Lexeme challenge
<https://dicare.toolforge.org/lexemes/challenge.php>: Diplomacy
- Summarize your WikiProject's ongoing activities
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next#Did_you_know?>
in one or two sentences.
- 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>
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Mohammed S. Abdulai
*Community Communications Manager, Wikidata*
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