*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over
the last week.*
Events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events>
- Upcoming: Wikidata and Wikibase office hour, April 7th, 18:00 Berlin
time (UTC+2) in the Wikidata Telegram group
<https://t.me/joinchat/AZriqUj5UagVMHXYzfZFvA>
- Upcoming: Online Wikidata editathon in Swedish #6
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Swedish_online_editathon#Meetup_#6>,
March 29
- Postponed: Wikimania Bangkok is postponed until 2021
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2020-March/094536.html>
Press, articles, blog posts
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage>
- Wikidata as a knowledge graph for the life sciences
<https://elifesciences.org/articles/52614>, Andra Waagmeester et.al.
- Tensor Decompositions for Temporal Knowledge Base Completion
<https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Tensor-Decompositions-for-Temporal-Knowledge-Base-Lacroix-Obozinski/16295bf304c42f920d0db24875f89a350cdd8e62?email_index=0-0-0>
("Additionally, we propose a new dataset for knowledge base completion
constructed from Wikidata ... for evaluating temporal and non-temporal link
prediction methods.")
Tool of the week
- Wikidata Lexeme Forms <https://tools.wmflabs.org/lexeme-forms> allows
quickly generating a new lexeme with all its forms in selected languages;
you can also use the tool to add forms to an existing lexeme, or bulk
upload many lexemes and forms at once.
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- A task force
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_India/COVID-19_task_force>
is formed under WikiProject India
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_India> to work on 2020
coronavirus pandemic in India (Q84055514)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q84055514>
- Important for tool maintainers: last steps of wb_terms table migration
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2020-March/013901.html>
(wb_terms is not updated anymore and will be renamed next week)
Did you know?
- Newest properties
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>:
- General datatypes: food energy
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7971>, quantity symbol
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7973>, depicted format
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7984>, electron configuration
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8000>, endorsed by
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8001>, ordered by
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8004>, research subject
recruitment status <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8005>,
footedness <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8006>, IM channel
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8009>, number of recoveries
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8010>, number of clinical
tests <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8011>
- External identifiers: FandangoNow ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7970>, CVR person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7972>, Faculté des sciences
de Nancy ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7974>, Filmfront
film ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7975>, stargate-wiki.de
article <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7976>, AncientFaces
person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7977>, Decine21 ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7978>, ACM Conference ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7979>, Clavis Patrum
Latinorum ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7980>, ExoticA
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7981>, Hrvatska
enciklopedija ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7982>, ACM
Journal ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7983>, Kanopy ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7985>, Mirabile author ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7986>, Bibliotheca
Hagiographica Graeca ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7987>,
Clavis Patrum Graecorum ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7988>, Mirabile manuscript ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7989>, Mirabile saint ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7990>, Mirabile title ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7991>, Poeti d'Italia in
lingua latina author ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7992>,
Treccani Dizionario di Filosofia ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7993>, Colecovision Zone ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7994>, NHS Health A to Z ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7995>,
EH.Net Encyclopedia
of Economic and Business History ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7996>, Gry Online company ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7997>, Podchaser podcast ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7998>, Haz-Map ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7999>, Social Security Death
Index entry <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8002>,
ColecoVision.dk
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8003>, US Bureau of
Prisons Inmate Register Number
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8007>, Google Scholar case ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8008>, Adventure Games
series ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8012>, Trakt.tv ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8013>, Compendium heroicum ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8014>, Encyclopedia on Early
Childhood Development English ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8015>, Encyclopédie sur le
développement des jeunes enfants ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8016>
- New property proposals
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal>
to review:
- General datatypes: tilt
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/tilt>, Dog
and cat breed registries
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Dog_and_cat_breed_registries>,
terminology
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/terminology>,
perpetrator
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/perpetrator>,
virtual tour
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/virtual_tour>,
victims
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/victims>,
décès
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/d%C3%A9c%C3%A8s>,
subpopulation 2
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/subpopulation_2>,
Institutionskennzeichen (IK)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Institutionskennzeichen_(IK)>,
ODMP person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ODMP_person_ID>,
is metaclass for
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/is_metaclass_for>,
correct spelling
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/correct_spelling>
- External identifiers: Unified registration number
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Unified_registration_number>,
AGROVOC ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/AGROVOC_ID>,
Forest Stewardship Council Certificate Code
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Forest_Stewardship_Council_Certificate_Code>,
Forest Stewardship Council License Code
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Forest_Stewardship_Council_License_Code>,
PIV Online ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/PIV_Online_ID>,
MusicBrainz genre ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/MusicBrainz_genre_ID>,
Curran Index Contributor ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Curran_Index_Contributor_ID>,
Curran Index Periodical ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Curran_Index_Periodical_ID>,
Artprice artist ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Artprice_artist_ID>,
Reta Vortaro
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Reta_Vortaro>,
National Register of Historic Monuments in Bosnia and Herzegovina ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/National_Register_of_Historic_Monuments_in_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina_ID>,
identifiant
co-optimus.com
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identifiant_co-optimus.com>,
Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/%C3%96kumenisches_Heiligenlexikon_ID>,
Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Cult_of_Saints_in_Late_Antiquity_ID>,
CIRIS author ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CIRIS_author_ID>,
motorsportstats.com series
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/motorsportstats.com_series>,
National-Football-Teams.com club ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/National-Football-Teams.com_club_ID>,
motorsportstats.com driver ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/motorsportstats.com_driver_ID>,
motorsportstats.com team ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/motorsportstats.com_team_ID>,
CAB ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CAB_ID>,
motorsportstats.com
venue ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/motorsportstats.com_venue_ID>,
curlingzone.com ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/curlingzone.com_ID>,
Visit Tuscany ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Visit_Tuscany_ID>
- Query examples:
- Most recent common ancestors of George W. Bush and Queen Elizabeth
II <https://w.wiki/KiQ>
- Notable people with COVID-19 by number of sitelinks
<https://w.wiki/KqP>
- COVID-19 case statistics for India
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_India/COVID-19_task_force/Queries>:
- State-level map <https://w.wiki/KzH>
- State-level line graph <https://w.wiki/KtX>
- Lakes spanning at least 3 countries <https://w.wiki/L2b> (source
<https://twitter.com/slaettaratindur/status/1241807402187608067>)
- Michelin starred restaurants in Luxembourg <https://w.wiki/L2d> (
source <https://twitter.com/Pymouss/status/1241723691865604096>)
Development
- Federated properties: set up a test system (phab:T247734
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T247734>)
- ore work on search for remote properties (phab:T246349
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T246349>)
- Bridge: more work on messages about the license (phab:T238728
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T238728>)
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>
--
Léa Lacroix
Project Manager Community Communication 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
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