*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>
- Past: IRC office hour, January 8th
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/IRC_office_hour_2019-01-08>
- Upcoming: Wikidata meetup in WikiBär, Berlin, January 15th (in German
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Berlin/2019-01-15>)
- Upcoming: Academic workshop on data quality management in Wikidata,
Berlin, January 18th (registration needed
<https://fardamariam.wixsite.com/wikidatadqworkshop>)
- Upcoming: Wikidata hackathon in Ulm
<https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikidata-Workshop-Ulm-2019>,
Germany, on February 22-24. The organization team is looking for people
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Topic:Uryzc19f849qh7a4> who can give
introduction to Wikidata, QuickStatements or gadgets (in German).
Press, articles, blog posts
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage>
- Connecting PCGamingWiki and Wikidata
<https://connorshea.gitlab.io/blog/connecting-pcgw-and-wikidata.html> by
Connor Shea
- VOSviewer supports large number of new data sources
<https://www.cwts.nl/blog?article=n-r2v284> (including Wikidata)
- Interview of Denny Vrandečić
<https://betweenthebrackets.libsyn.com/episode-25-denny-vrandei> on the
podcast Between the Brackets, about Wikidata and plenty of other things
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- Structured data for Commons: multilingual captions are deployed on
Commons on January 10th (documentation
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:File_captions>)
- The Wikidata Query Service has been encountering some data corruption
issues that impact the results you can see when running a query. Some may
still be running. You can check the current ticket
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T213210> for more updates.
- New dashboard <https://wdcm.wmflabs.org/WD_percentUsageDashboard/> for
percentage of pages on a Wikimedia project make use of data from Wikidata
(doesn't include sitelinks, doesn't include Commons file and category pages
for now)
- Science Stories <http://www.sciencestories.io/>, a project
highlighting women in sciences, uses Wikidata
Did you know?
- Newest properties
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>:
- General datatypes: urban population
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6343>, rural population
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6344>, corporate purpose
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6346>, closest approach
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6354>
- External identifiers: Uppsala General Catalogue ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6340>, IFPNI species ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6341>, Dictionnaire des
Wallons ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6342>, The
White-files species ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6347>,
Hymnary text ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6348>, Lace
bugs database ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6349>, Doctrine
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6350>, Genius artist
numeric ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6351>, OLAC video
game genre vocabulary <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6352>,
OSGS-Number <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6353>, MNAM
artwork ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6355>, IHOI work
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6356>, Conférence du
stage secretary ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6357>, Musée
Picasso artwork ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6358>
- New property proposals
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal>
to review:
- General datatypes: official color
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/official_color>,
euler characteristic
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/euler_characteristic>,
REDIZO
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/REDIZO>, number
of articles
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/number_of_articles>,
property for implied values
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/property_for_implied_values>,
BNP Catalog ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/BNP_Catalog_ID>,
Psyl'list species ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Psyl%27list_species_ID>,
charter URL
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/charter_URL>,
works in collection
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/works_in_collection>,
precedes word-initial
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/precedes_word-initial>,
WordLift ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/WordLift_ID>
- External identifiers: Litchfield Ledger ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Litchfield_Ledger_ID>,
NicoNicoPedia
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NicoNicoPedia>,
Bahamut Gamer's Community ACG Database
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Bahamut_Gamer%27s_Community_ACG_Database>,
Bunkacho Media Art Database (Development Version): Animation Database
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Bunkacho_Media_Art_Database_(Development_Version):_Animation_Database>,
Bunkacho Media Art Database (Development Version): Comic Database
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Bunkacho_Media_Art_Database_(Development_Version):_Comic_Database>,
Interpol WOA ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Interpol_WOA_ID>,
MAMVP ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/MAMVP_ID>,
VectorBase
Taxonomy ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/VectorBase_Taxonomy_ID>,
Köztaurusz azonosító
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/K%C3%B6ztaurusz_azonos%C3%ADt%C3%B3>,
TV Spielfilm
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TV_Spielfilm>,
Norwegian silvertax 1816 contributor ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Norwegian_silvertax_1816_contributor_ID>,
Krugosvet article
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Krugosvet_article>,
infosport.ru person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/infosport.ru_person_ID>,
Viperson ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Viperson_ID>,
iTunes TV season ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/iTunes_TV_season_ID>,
sportufo.ru person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/sportufo.ru_person_ID>,
RBU person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/RBU_person_ID>,
biathlon.com.ua person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/biathlon.com.ua_person_ID>,
skiresort.info ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/skiresort.info_ID>,
AiF dossier
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/AiF_dossier>,
JORFSearch organization ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/JORFSearch_organization_ID>,
ELNET ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ELNET_ID>,
U-DISE
code
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/U-DISE_code>,
AISHE code
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/AISHE_code>,
EIIN number
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/EIIN_number>
- Query examples:
- Schools of magic by numbers of students
<https://query.wikidata.org/embed.html#SELECT%20%3Fq%20%3FqLabel%20%28COUNT%28%3Fperson%29%20AS%20%3Fcount%29%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fq%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ52085914.%0A%20%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP69%20%3Fq.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AGROUP%20BY%20%3Fq%20%3FqLabel%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3Fcount%29>
(source <https://twitter.com/belett/status/1084469697737822208>)
- Members of the Association for Computing Machinery who also gave
TED talks
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AImageGrid%0ASELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3FtedtalkLabel%20%3Fimage%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP166%20wd%3AQ18748039.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP2611%20%3Fted.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage.%20%7D%0A%20%20%3Ftedtalk%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ23011722.%0A%20%20%3Ftedtalk%20wdt%3AP50%20%3Fitem.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D>
(source <https://twitter.com/WikiDigi/status/1083726954618966016>)
- Languages where some lexemes have more than one grammatical gender
entered in Wikidata
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20languages%20where%20some%20lexemes%20have%20more%20than%20one%20grammatical%20gender%0ASELECT%20%3Flanguage%20%3FlanguageLabel%20%28COUNT%28%3Flexeme%29%20AS%20%3Fcount%29%0AWITH%20%7B%0A%20%20SELECT%20%3Flexeme%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Flexeme%20p%3AP5185%20%3FgenderStatement.%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20GROUP%20BY%20%3Flexeme%0A%20%20HAVING%28COUNT%28%3FgenderStatement%29%20%3E%201%29%0A%7D%20AS%20%25lexemesWithMultipleGenders%0AWHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20INCLUDE%20%25lexemesWithMultipleGenders.%0A%20%20%3Flexeme%20dct%3Alanguage%20%3Flanguage.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AGROUP%20BY%20%3Flanguage%20%3FlanguageLabel%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3Fcount%29>
(source <https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/1082764236441509890>
)
- Timeline of early French aviation pioneers
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3ATimeline%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fauthor%20%3FauthorLabel%20%3Fdate%20%3Fimage%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fauthor%20wdt%3AP106%2Fwdt%3AP279*%20wd%3AQ2095549%20.%0A%20%20%20%3Fauthor%20wdt%3AP569%20%3Fdate%20FILTER%20(YEAR(%3Fdate)%3C1900).%0A%20%20%20%3Fauthor%20wdt%3AP19%20%3Fplace%20.%0A%20%20%20%3Fplace%20wdt%3AP17%20wd%3AQ142%20.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%7B%3Fauthor%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage%20.%7D%0A%20%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22de%2C%20fr%2C%20en%22%20%7D%0A%0A%20%7D%20>
(source <https://twitter.com/SciHiBlog/status/1082534647039430656>)
- Map of schools where virtual twins were educated
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AMap%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fschool%20%3FschoolLabel%20%3Fgeo%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Fitem1%20%3Fitem1Label%20%3Fdob%20%3Fdod%0A%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP1889%20%5B%5D%20%3B%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ5%20%3B%20p%3AP1889%2Fpq%3AP1013%20wd%3AQ20978290%20%3B%20wdt%3AP69%20%3Fschool%20%3B%20wdt%3AP569%20%3Fdob%20%3B%20wdt%3AP570%20%3Fdod.%20%0A%20%20%3Fitem1%20wdt%3AP1889%20%5B%5D%20%3B%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ5%20%3B%20p%3AP1889%2Fpq%3AP1013%20wd%3AQ20978290%20%3B%20wdt%3AP69%20%3Fschool%20.%20%0A%20%3Fschool%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fgeo%20.%0A%20FILTER%20%28%3Fitem%20%21%3D%20%3Fitem1%29%0A%20FILTER%20NOT%20EXISTS%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ159979%20%7D%20%0A%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%20%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3Fdob%29%0ALIMIT%204000>
(source <https://twitter.com/EvoMRI/status/1082645222125957120>)
- Most cited Magnuses in Wikidata
<https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%3Fcount%20%3Fmagnus%20%3FmagnusLabel%20%3FmagnusDescription%20%7B%0A%20%20%7B%20SELECT%20(COUNT(*)%20AS%20%3Fcount)%20%3Fmagnus%20%7B%20%3Fmagnus%20wdt%3AP735%20wd%3AQ18109457%20%3B%20%5Ewdt%3AP50%20%2F%20%5Ewdt%3AP2860%20%5B%5D%20%7D%20GROUP%20BY%20%3Fmagnus%20%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC(%3Fcount)>
(source <https://twitter.com/fnielsen/status/1082623323136290818>)
Development
- Solving an issue that blocked deployments over the past weeks (
phab:T212427 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T212427>)
- Improved the visual appearance of glosses (phab:T207401
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T207401>)
- Fixing problems with reverting Sense addition (phab:T211438
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T211438>)
- Improving our Javascript to be more standard (phab:T210744
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T210744>)
- Working on performing more constraint type checks in PHP before
falling back to SPARQL (phab:T209504
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T209504>)
- Making the query service logo and favicon configurable in one's own
Wikibase (phab:T212210 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T212210>)
- More work on displaying the termbox on mobile (phab:T207150
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T207150>)
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.
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
der Nummer 23855 Nz. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für
Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207.