Hey folks :)
Here is your summary of what's been happening around Wikidata over the past
week. Enjoy!
Events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events>
- Wikimania and Hackathon 2018 <https://wikimania2018.wikimedia.org/>,
in Cape Town, South Africa, 18-22 July. See also the page listing the
Wikidata-related events
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Wikimania_2018>
Press, articles, blog posts
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage>
- The EU NanoSafety Cluster as Linked Data visualized with Scholia
<https://www.nanosafetycluster.eu/newsletter.html> in the EU NanoSafety
Cluster <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27949537> Newsletter
- Converting any SPARQL endpoint to an OpenAPI
<http://chem-bla-ics.blogspot.com/2018/07/converting-any-sparql-endpoint-to.html>,
blog post about using grlc to convert the WDQS to an OpenAPI service
- Wikidata on Azure <https://blog.autsoft.hu/tag/wikidataonazure>, blog
post series about hosting Wikidata data in Azure cloud
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q725967>
- Wikibase workshop in Berlin
<https://blog.wikimedia.de/2018/07/13/wikibase-workshop-in-berlin/>
- Research showcase about the ArticlePlaceholder
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Research/Showcase#July_2018>
- Keine Schwalben: Schauspielernde Fussballspieler in Wikidata
<https://blogs.tib.eu/wp/tib/2018/06/19/keine-schwalben-schauspielernde-fussballspieler-in-wikidata/>
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- New tool: Wikidata Cradle
<https://tools.wmflabs.org/wikidata-todo/cradle/#/>, by Magnus Manske,
to create new items by filling a form. You can build your own forms
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Cradle>.
- Ordia <https://tools.wmflabs.org/ordia/> (the tool to search for
Lexemes and Forms) now displays a graph of grammatical features
<https://tools.wmflabs.org/ordia/grammatical-feature/>
- The Wikidata Lexeme form tool <https://tools.wmflabs.org/lexeme-forms>
got support for more languages and expanded support for the existing ones.
- Global preferences are now available on all Wikimedia wikis
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2018-July/090310.html>
- item Q *55 555 555* <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55555555> was
created
Did you know?
- Newest properties
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>:
- General datatypes: grants academic degree
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5460>, model year code
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5461>
- External identifiers: Inventory of French sanctuaries ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5449>, BIA PSY person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5450>, House of
Representatives of Morocco ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5451>, My Heritage Surname ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5452>, Logicielsmoto
identifier <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5453>, USNPL ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5454>, SGJP Online ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5455>, TasteAtlas ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5456>, Conseil
constitutionnel ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5457>, Guide
to Pharmacology Target ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5458>, RHE doctor ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5459>, RHE professor ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5462>, AE member ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5463>
- New property proposals
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal>
to review:
- General datatypes: horizontal depth
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/horizontal_depth>,
correct form
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/correct_form>,
Mormon Literature and Creative Arts Database Works
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Mormon_Literature_and_Creative_Arts_Database_Works>,
Young's modulus
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Young%27s_modulus>,
Billed height
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Billed_height>,
Billed weight
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Billed_weight>,
Billed from
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Billed_from>,
IPHAN ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IPHAN_ID>,
Ultimate
tensile strength
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Ultimate_tensile_strength>,
Brenda Tissue Ontology ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Brenda_Tissue_Ontology_ID>,
Belgian Heritage in Brazil ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Belgian_Heritage_in_Brazil_ID>,
derived from language(s)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/derived_from_language(s)>,
description of glyph
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/description_of_glyph>,
Unicode block
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Unicode_block>,
mode of derivation
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/mode_of_derivation>,
word with diacritical signs
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/word_with_diacritical_signs>,
rhyme <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/rhyme>,
artist-info exhibition ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/artist-info_exhibition_ID>,
invasive to
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/invasive_to>,
number of platform faces
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/number_of_platform_faces>,
state of conservation
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/state_of_conservation>,
Yield strengh
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Yield_strengh>,
Hardness
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Hardness>
- External identifiers: OSM node ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/OSM_node_ID>,
NATO Stock Number
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NATO_Stock_Number>,
EDIT16 IDs
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/EDIT16_IDs>,
GameSpot ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/GameSpot_ID>,
SMS Power identifier
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SMS_Power_identifier>,
RPO ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/RPO_ID>, Split
the Rock ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Split_the_Rock_ID>,
Base de datos de premiados ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Base_de_datos_de_premiados_ID>,
legabasket.it player ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/legabasket.it_player_ID>,
Les voix de la poésie ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Les_voix_de_la_po%C3%A9sie_ID>,
Poetry in Voice ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Poetry_in_Voice_ID>,
BD Gest' ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/BD_Gest%27_ID>,
Médicos históricos ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/M%C3%A9dicos_hist%C3%B3ricos_ID>,
Doroszewski Online ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Doroszewski_Online_ID>,
Boijmans work ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Boijmans_work_ID>,
RISM ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/RISM_ID>,
WorldCat
Registry ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/WorldCat_Registry_ID>,
Poetry Society of America ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Poetry_Society_of_America_ID>,
LRB ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/LRB_ID>,
WikiArt
ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/WikiArt_ID>,
MAPS ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/MAPS_ID>,
archINFORM
ID (Personen und Körperschaften)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/archINFORM_ID_(Personen_und_K%C3%B6rperschaften)>,
DEFA-Filmdatenbank-ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/DEFA-Filmdatenbank-ID>,
Enciclopèdia de l'Esport Català
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Enciclop%C3%A8dia_de_l%27Esport_Catal%C3%A0>
- Query examples:
- Map of birthplaces of football players at 2018 FIFA World Cup
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AMap%0ASELECT%20%3FitemLabel%20%3FpobLabel%20%3FteamLabel%20%3Fcoord%20%0AWHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP1344%20wd%3AQ170645.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP54%20%3Fteam.%0A%20%20%3Fteam%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ6979593.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP19%20%3Fpob.%0A%20%20%3Fpob%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoord.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D>
- People born furthest from their place of education
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20people%20born%20furthest%20from%20their%20place%20of%20education%0ASELECT%20%3Fperson%20%3FpersonLabel%20%3FpersonDescription%20%3FplaceOfBirthLabel%20%3FeducatedAtLabel%20%28MAX%28%3Fdistance%29%20AS%20%3Fdistance%29%20WITH%20%7B%0A%20%20SELECT%20%3Fperson%20%3FplaceOfBirth%20%3FeducatedAt%20%3Fdistance%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ5%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP569%20%3FdateOfBirth%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP19%20%3FplaceOfBirth%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP69%20%3FeducatedAt.%0A%20%20%20%20%3FplaceOfBirth%20wdt%3AP625%20%3FplaceOfBirthCoordinates.%0A%20%20%20%20%3FeducatedAt%20wdt%3AP625%20%3FeducatedAtCoordinates.%0A%20%20%20%20BIND%28geof%3Adistance%28%3FplaceOfBirthCoordinates%2C%20%3FeducatedAtCoordinates%29%20AS%20%3Fdistance%29.%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20ORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3Fdistance%29%0A%20%20LIMIT%2050%0A%7D%20AS%20%25results%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20INCLUDE%20%25results.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AGROUP%20BY%20%3Fperson%20%3FpersonLabel%20%3FpersonDescription%20%3FplaceOfBirthLabel%20%3FeducatedAtLabel%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3Fdistance%29>
(source <https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/1017017642522169345>
)
- Timeline of discontinued Google products
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3ATimeline%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Fdiscontinued%20%3Flogo%0AWHERE%20%0A%7B%0A%20%20VALUES%20%3Fprod%20%7B%20wd%3AQ7397%20wd%3AQ7406919%20%7D%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20%3Fprod%20.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20%28wdt%3AP2669%20%7C%20wdt%3AP576%20%29%20%3Fdiscontinued.%0A%20%20%7B%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP178%20wd%3AQ95%7D%0A%20%20UNION%20%7B%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP127%2B%20wd%3AQ95%7D.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP154%20%3Flogo%7D.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D>
(based on source
<https://twitter.com/WikiDigi/status/1017413826038206465>)
- Paintings depicting the Bastille Day
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AMap%0ASELECT%20%3FitemLabel%20%3FpobLabel%20%3FteamLabel%20%3Fcoord%20%0AWHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP1344%20wd%3AQ170645.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP54%20%3Fteam.%0A%20%20%3Fteam%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ6979593.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP19%20%3Fpob.%0A%20%20%3Fpob%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoord.%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/belett/status/1018093896046403584>)
Development
- Worked on persistent storage for Senses on Lexemes - started by giving
them a stable ID (phabricator:T198033
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T198033>)
- Adding "mis" language code to the list of language code options on
Special:NewLexeme (phabricator:T194771
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T194771>)
- Made the Items used for Language, Lexical Category and Grammatical
Feature show up on Special:WhatLinksHere (phabricator:T195302
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T195302>)
- When adding a new Form the spelling variant is now filled out
automatically based on the Lemma's (phabricator:195708
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/195708>)
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>
Anything to add? Please share! :)
Cheers
Lydia
--
Lydia Pintscher -
http://about.me/lydia.pintscher
Product Manager 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.