* Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata
over the last week. This is the Wikidata summary of the week before
2024-05-06. Help **Translate
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/Current>.*
* Discussions *
- *Reminder:* the period for feedback
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:SPARQL_query_service/WDQS_graph_split/WDQS_Split_Refinement>
on the Wikidata Query Service graph split
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:SPARQL_query_service/WDQS_graph_split>
ruleset closes on 15-May-2024. More information here
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/AHOKYOHFMHHDVOSVTFON3PGB5EAUUPX2/>
!
* Events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events>
*
- The Wikimedia Hackathon 2024
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2024> took place in
Tallinn, Estonia. Wikimedians from all over came together to hack on a huge
variety of topics, including Wikidata and Wikibase topics. See the entire
Program <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2024/Program>
- International Museum Day 2024 on Wikimedia: Take part in the
translation, media, and data challenges!
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org/message/GGOTS5P465W6AIC2UDEKSYSDNOQD4MDB/>
- Registration for Wiki Workshop 2024 is now open!
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wiki-research-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/T5WK6BO5NKVPZDDXVUP6UQOB4I2QHT5Y/>
The event will be virtually held on *June 20, 12:00-18:30 UTC
- Coordinate Me 2024 <https://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Coordinate_Me_2024>
is an international Wikidata competition taking place over the month of
May. This year, the focus is on enriching or creating Wikidata items with
the Property: Coordinate Location (P625)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P625>. To participate, enroll on
the dashboard
<https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/wikidata/Coordinate_Me_2024_AUS_(2024)?enroll=%7Cfirst>
to ensure your edits are tracked.
* Press, articles, blog posts, videos *
- Papers: MisgenderMender <https://arxiv.org/pdf/2404.14695> - A
community-informed approach to interventions of misgendering.
- Videos
- Intro to Wikidata Query Service
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nkBRHTvZJI> - hosted by User:Gnoeee
(A) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Gnoeee>, this comprehensive
video will equip newcomers to Wikidata with the skills to
effectively start
querying Wikidata.
- Siobhan Leachman, NZ Citizen Scientist and Wikipedian
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8EghOSdzEA> - CitSciOz23 Keynote
Speaker, this prolific editor discusses her passions and workflows for
contributing and enriching Wikidata on topics as diverse as women
scientists, scientific illustrators, artworks and citation data,
moths and
more.
- WikiSearch from Wikibase Data
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBcmaqJEEMA> - Wout Geveart shows
how the WikiSearch extension is using Wikibase data to explore and
visualise the data in new ways.
- WikimediaAPIs: a WM Technology Training Session
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njgPYd4eXuw> - Mr. Neechalkaran of
the WM Indic MediaWiki Developers Usergroup introduces the function and
utility of WM projects APIs, including the REST AOI, the Wikidata API and
more.
- Accessing Wikidata's Data: An Introduction to the Wikidata REST API
<https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/play/LOHqqWDVWxgCvL1SU2T_R-mktp-xUu-0tzQkCmegJyU2JnT-6bAyopadLg3kWI8HG2MpHtv9FJAmuLUh.8XOWDeQJ2n4ZUhEM?canPlayFromShare=true&from=share_recording_detail&continueMode=true&componentName=rec-play&originRequestUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Frec%2Fshare%2F2cvZX_xvgfh5xwiJItyvx5uWH0pqvd5fl_tuvxYIsFo6wVDdY9H_2BBxtFS5H5CT.hG1v-SjAD1xbEudc>
(Zoom recording). A WikiMentor Africa session by Eugene Egbe.
* Tool of the week *
- Wikidata periodic table <https://tools.wmflabs.org/ptable> - Tool by
User:Ricordisamoa <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Ricordisamoa>, to
browse all chemical elements available on Wikidata, with atomic number,
chemical symbol, and localized label. It also includes two charts of the
nuclides, with links to every isotope in Wikidata, colored by half-life or
decay mode.
* Other Noteworthy Stuff *
- A new UI mode is available for the online validator for EntitySchemas.
It represents validation reports as a table rather than a very long string,
and replaces most links with hyperlinks with some of the text behind them;
making them easier to read. Currently being tested at
https://shex-validator.toolforge.org/packages/shex-webapp/doc/shex-simple-i…,
we are looking for participants to evaluate this tool. Some experience with
editing Wikidata is appreciated, but no experience working with Schemas is
required. If you are interested, you can sign up here
<https://datumprikker.nl/pwx27abv4daqq4vr>. We hope to begin interviews
around May 13. For more details, visit User:M.alten.tue
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:M.alten.tue>
* 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:
- category for this time births
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12686> (category item for
people who born in this time)
- category for this time deaths
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12687> (category item for
people who died in this time)
- representation type <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12692>
(property to indicate the representation type as a qualifier for
Wikimedia
Commons SDC Depicts statements of such Wikidata items)
- source of transfer <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12693>
(entity that a transferred item is initially associated with, before this
process associates it with another entity)
- destination of transfer
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12694> (entity that a
transferred item comes to be associated with as a result of this process)
- Newest External identifiers: FilmVandaag ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12683>, FBW ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12684>, Encyclopedia of the
Middle Ages ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12685>, Jerusalem
Film Cinematheque person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12688>, PitchBook profile ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12689>, New Oxford American
Dictionary ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12690>, Stichting
Erfgoed Nederlandse Biercultuur brewery ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12691>, Gentoo Wiki article ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12695>, Dhliz person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12696>, RAG ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12697>
- New General datatypes property proposals to review:
- LombardiaBeniCulturali collection ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/LombardiaBeniCulturali_collection_ID>
(ID of a collection on lombardiabeniculturali.it)
- is ontological root of
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/is_ontological_root_of>
(forms the root element of the ontology)
- New External identifier property proposals to review: last appearance
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/last_appearance>,
Perlego ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Perlego_ID>,
Bokkilden
ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Bokkilden_ID>,
Iconoteca
dell'Accademia di architettura ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Iconoteca_dell%27Accademia_di_architettura_ID>,
The Law Dictionary entry
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_Law_Dictionary_entry>,
urban area census code
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/urban_area_census_code>,
Wardah Books ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Wardah_Books_ID>,
The Lost Media Wiki page ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_Lost_Media_Wiki_page_ID>,
The Sounds Resource game ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_Sounds_Resource_game_ID>,
Palula dictionary ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Palula_dictionary_ID>,
CDC Stacks ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CDC_Stacks_ID>,
Virtual Russian Museum artist ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Virtual_Russian_Museum_artist_ID>,
Pushkin Museum artist ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Pushkin_Museum_artist_ID>,
NLR editions
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NLR_editions>,
الملف
الاستنادي للمؤلفين العراقيين
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%84%D9%81_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A_%D9%84%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A4%D9%84%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%8A%D9%8A%D9%86>,
Dhliz film ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Dhliz_film_ID>,
Dhliz TV series ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Dhliz_TV_series_ID>,
glubinka.by
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/glubinka.by>,
Azerbaijani
National Assembly ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Azerbaijani_National_Assembly_ID>,
TheLegacy ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TheLegacy_ID>,
Explanatory
Ukrainian Dictionary ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Explanatory_Ukrainian_Dictionary_ID>,
Transfermarkt competition ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Transfermarkt_competition_ID>,
Quranic Semantic Search word ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Quranic_Semantic_Search_word_ID>
You can comment on all open property proposals
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Overview>!
* Did you know? *
- Query examples:
- List of lists of ambassadors per host and sending country
<https://w.wiki/9ytb>
- List of current embassies per host and sending country, and their
counterparts <https://w.wiki/9zvj>
- Images of types of dance in the world <https://w.wiki/9peJ> (source
<https://twitter.com/wikidataid/status/1784914312471212224>)
- Newest database reports
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Database_reports>: young mothers
<https://w.wiki/9twM> (source <https://w.wiki/9twM>)
- Showcase Items <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_items>:
Deirdre (Q1183379) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1183379> - heroine in
Irish mythology
- Showcase Lexemes
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_lexemes>: 사랑하다 (L741213)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Lexeme:L741213> - verb "to love (cherish
with affection)" in Korean
* Development *
- We attended the Wikimedia Hackathon
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2024>.
- REST API: We are finishing the route for creating an Item (phab:T342990
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T342990>) and modify the data of a
Property (phab:T347394 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T347394>)
- EntitySchemas: We are continuing the work on creating the new datatype
to link to EntitySchemas in statements (phab:T214884
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T214884>)
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>: Gemestones
- 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>
--
Mohammed S. Abdulai
*Community Communications Manager, Wikidata*
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