Weekly Summary #383 - Wikidata

23 Sep 2019

*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 Zurich Training
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Wikidata_Zurich_Training2019>
   in Zurich <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q72> on the weekend of November
   2-3. There will be presentations and hands-on sessions on editing, querying
   and coding for Wikidata.
   - Upcoming: Wikidata Zurich Hackathon
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Wikidata_Zurich_Hackathon2019>
   in Zurich <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q72> on the weekend of November
   23-24.
   - Upcoming: Wikidata as a hub for the Linked Data cloud
   <https://www.dublincore.org/conferences/2019/abstracts/#29_a> - tutorial
   (full day) at Dublin Core Metadata Initiative 2019 conference, Seoul, on
   September 25.
   - Past: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata - Awesome Together during State of
   the Map 2019 (slides of part one

<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:OpenStreetMap_and_Wikidata_-_Awesome_Together_(part1)_(State_of_the_Map_2019).pdf>
   )

Press, articles, blog posts
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage>

   - *Wikidata ist für alle (Bibliotheken) offen
   <https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3406623>*. Presentation at 34. Austrian
   Librarian conference 2019 (Q67368932)
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q67368932>, September 11th. (in German)
   - Opening up the linked data world of Wikidata to new editors

<https://wikiedu.org/blog/2019/09/17/opening-up-the-linked-data-world-of-wikidata-to-new-editors/>,
   by Will Kent (WikiEdu)

Tool of the week

   - Namescript <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Namescript> fills
   in labels, descriptions and aliases of items about names, making it easier
   to create such items (you only need to provide a few statements).

Other Noteworthy Stuff

   - Structured Data on Commons
   <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data>: Please
   help to build a basic data model for describing Wikimedia Commons file with
   structured data! Your help is welcome to solve different modeling
   challenges
   <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data/Modeling>,
   including how to model dates
   <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data/Modeling/Date>,
   sources
   <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data/Modeling/Source>
   and authors
   <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data/Modeling/Author>.
   You can also look at current Wikimedia Commons infobox templates
   <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data/Templates>
   and discuss how the information in wikitext can be translated to structured
   data.
   - Structured Data on Commons
   <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data>: the team
   is going to develop computer-aided tagging for depicts statements on
   Commons. You can read the project page

<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data/Computer-aided_tagging>
   and participate on the talk page.
   - Your comments on the vision and strategy papers
   <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Vision_and_strategy_papers> are still
   welcome on the associated talk page.
   - WikidataCon Award 2019

<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikidataCon_2019/Program/WikidataCon_Award>:
   you can nominate your favorite Wikidata or Wikibase project or tool! 🏆
   Participation open until October 7th
   - Wikidata passed 8B triples on the 19th September (grafana

<https://grafana.wikimedia.org/d/000000489/wikidata-query-service?orgId=1&panelId=7&fullscreen&from=1568800306000&to=1569059506359>
   )

Did you know?

   - Newest properties
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>:
      - General datatypes: IP Code
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7315>, number of decimal
      digits <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7316>, OFLC
      classification <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7327>, amount
      cataloged <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7328>, Hardware
      Version Identification Number
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7330>
      - External identifiers: Aozora Bunko author ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7311>, Aozora Bunko work ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7312>, Rate Your Music label
      ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7313>, TDV İslam
      Ansiklopedisi ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7314>,
iHeartRadio
      artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7317>, Behind The
      Voice Actors short ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7318>, ExplorePaTrails
      ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7319>, Labelcode
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7320>, Trail Finder ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7321>, Marine Regions
      Geographic IDentifier (MRGID)
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7322>, Archnet site ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7323>, iHeartRadio podcast ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7324>, DANE code
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7325>, MobyGames genre ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7326>, ICD-11 ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7329>, Letteraturaitaliana.net
      author ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7331>, NMM artist
      ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7332>, Pathway Ontology ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7333>, Vudu video ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7334>, Mixer game ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7335>
   - New property proposals
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal>
   to review:
      - General datatypes: Peer review location

<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Peer_review_location>,
      fineness
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/fineness>,
regnal
      ordinal
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/regnal_ordinal>,
      Wikinews coverage
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Wikinews_coverage>,
      educational stage
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/educational_stage>,
      faculty
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/faculty>,
Kivid.info
      ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Kivid.info_ID>,
      Fossiilid.info ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Fossiilid.info_ID>,
      CITES Appendix
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CITES_Appendix>,
      Content descriptor
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Content_descriptor>
      - External identifiers: Wi-Fi Certification ID

<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Wi-Fi_Certification_ID>,
      GCF Reference
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/GCF_Reference>,
      Rivals.com ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Rivals.com_ID>,
      sixpackfilmdata
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/sixpackfilmdata>,
      Dirección General de Bibliotecas ID

<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Direcci%C3%B3n_General_de_Bibliotecas_ID>,
      Elitefootball player ID

<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Elitefootball_player_ID>,
      The Wind Power ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_Wind_Power_ID>,
      IGNrando ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IGNrando_ID>,
      ISSN-L
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ISSN-L>,
Skiddle
      artist ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Skiddle_artist_ID>,
      Juno Download album ID

<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Juno_Download_album_ID>,
      See Tickets artist ID

<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/See_Tickets_artist_ID>,
      Ticketmaster artist ID

<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Ticketmaster_artist_ID>
   - Query examples:
      - Library systems in California <https://w.wiki/8WU>
      - Waterfalls without a drainage basin yet <https://w.wiki/8dH>
      - Works of art depicting kisses <https://w.wiki/8m4> (source
      <https://twitter.com/lubianat/status/1174844824618446848>)
      - Longest English word without a repeated letter <https://w.wiki/8m6>
      (source <https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/1174053415447666689>
      )
      - Longest alphabetically sorted words in English <https://w.wiki/8m7>
      (source <https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/1174087986016935936>
      )
   - Newest WikiProjects
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProjects>:
   Q68235346 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Q68235346>

Development

   - Wikidata Bridge: add an edit tag parameter when saving (phab:T227003
   <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T227003>)
   - Adapt buttons' texts to UI language (phab:T228259
   <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T228259>)
   - More work on setting up the technical background to work on tainted
   references
   - More work on reducing the resources needed to load pages
   - Create a dependency graph of existing RessourceLoader modules (
   phab:T232728 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T232728>)

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>
   - 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>

-- 
Léa Lacroix
Project Manager Community Communication for Wikidata

Wikimedia Deutschland e.V.
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