Weekly Summary #561 - Wikidata

28 Feb 2023

*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over
the last week.*
Discussions

   - New requests for permissions/Bot:
      - DoggoBot

<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/DoggoBot>
      (Task/s: Fix constraint violations of arXiv classification (P820)
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P820>)
      - ScikingBot

<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/ScikingBot>
      (The bot is going to fix interwiki links for the Lombard Wikipedia)
      - fromCrossrefBot

<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/fromCrossrefBot>
      (Task/s: Importing licenses for 1.45 million CC licensed papers from the
      Crossref April 2022 dump.)
   - Closed requests for permissions/Bot:
      - Cmtqwikibot 2

<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/Cmtqwikibot_2>
      (Task/s: Add credits (cast and crew) for audiovisual work produced in
      Quebec based on the Cinémathèque québécoise's catalogue data. Adds
      reference. Deletes redundant, more general existing statements in certain
      circumstances.)
      - MsynBot 12

<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/MsynBot_12>
      (Task/s: import missing GND ID (P227)
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P227> identifier based on
      linked VIAF cluster)

Events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events>

   - Upcoming
      - Bug Triage Hour on dates input
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events#Wikidata_bug_triage_hour>,
      March 13th: Following up on an issue on date parsing in the
Czech language (
      T221097 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T221097>), fixed earlier
      in February, we would like to look at the changes induced by this fix
      together, check how the date input parsing works in your language, and
      identify some possibly remaining issues.
      - Talk to the Search Platform / Query Service Team—March 1st, 2023

<https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/HZFJFAUCVKCKCKVN36PYJ5ILOSQW63NP/>.
      Time: 16:00-17:00 UTC / 08:00 PST / 11:00 EST / 17:00 CET
      - Eager to discover the potential of Wikidata and Wikibase for
      semantics? SEMIC is organising a series of workshops that are very much
      hands-on. Join the first workshop online on 24 January 2023 from 14:00 to
      16:00 (CET) via Webex. Register for the first event via this link
      <https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/FirstWorkshopWikidata>!
      - Open Data Day Taiwan 2023

<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Taiwan/Wikidata_Taiwan/OpenDataDay_Taiwan_2023>
      March 3rd - 4th
   - Ongoing
      - Weekly Lexemes Challenge #82, Restaurant
      <https://dicare.toolforge.org/lexemes/challenge.php?id=82>
   - Past
      - Wikibase Live Session: February 2023 log
      <https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/WBUG_2023.02.23>

Press, articles, blog posts, videos

   - Videos
      - LIVE Wikidata editing #106 - YouTube
      <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBUu_HBfdlQ>
      - CALA Speaker Series "Describing Chinese Rare Books and Cultural
      Heritage Collections" Session 1 - YouTube
      <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JtvI5eW-6Y>
      - TWed Talk (21 Feb 2023): Sola Shirai on "Working with Wikidata" -
      YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZvAxFFPWCc>

Tool of the week

   - AutosuggestSitelink
   <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/AutosuggestSitelink> is a gadget that
   suggests Wikidata items for possible linking with a Wikimedia site page,
   using interwiki linking.

Other Noteworthy Stuff

   - Inconsistencies on WDQS data - data reload on WDQS

<https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/7QTJBRU2T3J22SNV4TGBRML4QNBGCEOU/>
   - Survey Results: Wikibase.Cloud user research

<https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikibase-cloud@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/7RTPF45CHBZMOPX3COU3NKKCP6UDL3A3/>.
   The goal of the research was to uncover usergroups and usecases.
   - Wikibase Suite Survey is now open

<https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikibaseug@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/TLNL4LCGC45NPDCVTCET5RQWXQZV5YJQ/>!
   The goal is to understand what role Wikibase plays in your organization and
   identify what you need from Wikibase based on how you currently make use of
   it.
   - Wikibase.Cloud logo is now available on Wikimedia Commons
   <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikibase_Cloud_Logo.svg>.
   - Wikimedia Deutschland job openings
      - Senior Product Manager Wikidata for Wikimedia Projects

<https://wikimedia-deutschland.softgarden.io/job/28982978/Senior-Product-Manager-Wikidata-for-Wikimedia-Projects-m-f-d-/>
      - Product Manager Wikibase Product Platform

<https://wikimedia-deutschland.softgarden.io/job/28979394/Product-Manager-Wikibase-Product-Plattform-m-f-d-/>

Did you know?

   - Newest properties
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>:
      - General datatypes:
         - Norwegian media rating
         <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11611> (age rating system
         for motion pictures, video and tv content used in Norway)
      - External identifiers: National Grid Balancing Mechanism unit ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11610>, SACEM Museum artist
      ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11613>, WSJ article ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11614>, InfluenceWatch
      influencer <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11615>, World
      Sailing sailor ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11616>, WiKirby
      ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11617>, SFMTA ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11618>, Full Fact ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11619>, Hungarian National
      Namespace place ID (new)
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11620>, Hungarian National
      Namespace person ID (new)
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11621>, Rate Your Music
      concert ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11622>
   - New property proposals
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal>
   to review:
      - General datatypes:
         - rebuilt
         <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/rebuilt>
         (year or date when the structure was reconstructed, rebuilt,
repurposed or
         replaced by similar one (if the new and old structures have
separate items,
         use P167/P1398 links instead))
      - External identifiers: Faber Music composer ID

<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Faber_Music_composer_ID>,
      Wise Music Classical composer ID

<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Wise_Music_Classical_composer_ID>,
      Wise Music Classical catalogue ID

<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Wise_Music_Classical_catalogue_ID>,
      Boosey & Hawkes music ID

<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Boosey_%26_Hawkes_music_ID>,
      A Dictionary of South African English on Historical Principles entry
      ID

<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/A_Dictionary_of_South_African_English_on_Historical_Principles_entry_ID>,
      L’Équipe team ID

<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/L%E2%80%99%C3%89quipe_team_ID>,
      encyclopedia.com.ua ID

<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/encyclopedia.com.ua_ID>,
      L’Équipe coach ID

<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/L%E2%80%99%C3%89quipe_coach_ID>
   - Query examples:
      - Map of lighthouses in South America

<https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Flighthouse%20%3FlighthouseName%20%3FcountryLabel%20%28concat%28str%28%3Flatitude%29%2C%20%22%2C%20%22%2C%20str%28%3Flongitude%29%29%20AS%20%3Fcoordinates%29%20%3Fheight%20%3FbuiltDateLabel%20%3FfunctionalLabel%20%3FwikipediaUrl%0AWHERE%20%0A%7B%0A%20%20%3Flighthouse%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ39715.%20%20%20%23%20find%20all%20instances%20of%20lighthouse%0A%20%20%0A%20%20%3Fcountry%20wdt%3AP30%20wd%3AQ18.%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%23%20find%20all%20instances%20of%20country%20in%20South%20America%0A%20%20%3Flighthouse%20wdt%3AP17%20%3Fcountry.%20%20%20%20%23%20find%20lighthouses%20in%20South%20American%20countries%0A%20%20%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%0A%20%20%20%20%3Flighthouse%20wdt%3AP17%20%3Fcountry.%0A%20%20%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Flighthouse%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoordinates.%0A%20%20%20%20BIND%28xsd%3Afloat%28STRAFTER%28STR%28%3Fcoordinates%29%2C%20%22Point%28%22%29%29%20AS%20%3Flongitude%29%0A%20%20%20%20BIND%28xsd%3Afloat%28STRAFTER%28STR%28%3Fcoordinates%29%2C%20%22%20%22%20%29%29%20AS%20%3Flatitude%29%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Flighthouse%20wdt%3AP2048%20%3Fheight.%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Flighthouse%20wdt%3AP571%20%3FbuiltDate.%20%7D%0A%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Flighthouse%20p%3AP1433%2Fps%3AP1433%20%3FwikipediaUrl.%20%20%23%20get%20the%20English%20Wikipedia%20page%20URL%0A%20%20%20%20FILTER%20%28LANG%28%3FwikipediaUrl%29%20%3D%20%27%27%20%7C%7C%20LANG%28%3FwikipediaUrl%29%20%3D%20%27en%27%29%0A%20%20%7D%0A%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Flighthouse%20p%3AP1317%20%3FfunctionalClaim.%0A%20%20%20%20%3FfunctionalClaim%20ps%3AP1317%20%3Ffunctional.%0A%20%20%20%20BIND%28IF%28%3Ffunctional%2C%20%22Operational%22%2C%20%22Not%20operational%22%29%20AS%20%3FfunctionalLabel%29%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Flighthouse%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3FlighthouseName.%0A%20%20%20%20FILTER%20%28LANG%28%3FlighthouseName%29%20%3D%20%27en%27%29%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Flighthouse%20schema%3Adescription%20%3FlighthouseName.%0A%20%20%20%20FILTER%20%28LANG%28%3FlighthouseName%29%20%3D%20%27en%27%29%0A%20%20%7D%0A%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0A%0AORDER%20BY%20%3FlighthouseName%0A>
      (source <https://twitter.com/rusosnith/status/1629596375099867139>)
      - List of countries sorted by life expectancy <https://w.wiki/6PAr> (
      source <https://t.me/c/1224298920/104389>)

Development

   - REST API:
      - We added a way to get all statements on an Item for a given
      Property ID via a filter (phab:T309021
      <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T309021>)
      - We made it possible to configure the server for the "Try it out"
      button on the OpenAPI spec (phab:T329606
      <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T329606>)
   - Query Builder:
      - We added support for additional datatypes. Lexeme (phab:T329204
      <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T329204>), Sense (phab:T329206
      <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T329206>) and URL (phab:T329824
      <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T329824>) are already available
      now. Form (phab:T329205 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T329205>)
      and Property (phab:T329207 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T329207>)
      are in progress.
      - We continued the work on making it possible to switch the UI
      language (phab:T329487 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T329487>)
   - Constraints: We added support for showing constraint clarifications in
   constraint violation pop-up (phab:T219037
   <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T219037>)
   - We finished restricting unit/calendar/globe URIs to sensible values (
   phab:T102840 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T102840>)

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>

-- 
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*Community Communications Manager, Wikidata*

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