*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over
the last week.*
Discussions
- New request for comment: When multiple sources are cited for a fact,
should IMDB be deleted as one of them when used
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/When_multiple_sources_are_cited_for_a_fact,_should_IMDB_be_deleted_as_one_of_them_when_used>
Events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events>/
Press/Blogs
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage>
- Past: IRC office hour (read the full log here
<https://tools.wmflabs.org/meetbot/wikimedia-office/2017/wikimedia-office.2017-06-28-18.00.log.html>
)
- Past: Online Wikidata workshop in French (Wikipédia:Soirées Wiki en
ligne
<https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Soir%C3%A9es_Wiki_en_ligne>
)
- Upcoming: Wikidata and SPARQL workshop
<https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/introduction-to-wikidata-and-wikidata-query-service-workshop-lea-lacroix-wikimedia-deutschland-tickets-35404137729?utm_term=eventurl_text>
and Celtic Knot Conference
<https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Celtic_Knot_Conference_2017> in Edinburgh
- Upcoming: Wikidata workshop during the Africa Open Data Conference
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Africa_Open_Data_Conference,_Accra>,
in Accra, Ghana, July 17-21
- A Wikidata workshop conducted in Bangalore
<https://cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/wikidata-workshop-south-india-conducted-in-bangalore>
- Blog report about the second Wikidata workshop in the Czech Republic
<http://blog.wikimedia.cz/2017/06/druhe-ceske-setkani-projektu-wikidata-se-soustredilo-na-vymenu-zkusenosti/>
(in Czech)
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- Join the Cycle 3 of the Wikimedia Movement Strategy discussions
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Strategy_2017>, and debate about
the challenges identified by the research
- Sitelinks for the new Kabiye Wikipedia (kbpwiki)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28971705> can be added
<https://kbp.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:UnconnectedPages?namespace=0&uselang=en>
- We reached Q31000000 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q31000000>
- a dataset of 48,000 English questions have been mapped to Wikidata
<https://github.com/askplatypus/wikidata-simplequestions>
- New Mix’n’match catalog: Irish National Inventory of Architectural
Heritage <https://tools.wmflabs.org/mix-n-match/#/catalog/492>
- COH Challenge
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Connected_Open_Heritage_Challenge>: in
July, add pictures from the Connected Open Heritage
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Connected_Open_Heritage> in Wikidata
- We asked
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/File:Wikidata_sparql_twitter_poll_2017.png>
the followers of the Wikidata Twitter account if they know about SPARQL
- The constraint check script has been turned into a gadget, and other
news
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#Exciting_news_about_constraint_reports>
- Platypus has started to learn Spanish <https://askplatyp.us/?lang=es>
- WikidataCon <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikidataCon_2017>:
We reached 100 registrations, the event is complete for now. More tickets
will be released in September. You can still register on the waitlist.
- WikidataCon scholarships applications
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikidataCon_2017/Scholarships>
are open until July 16th
- MySociety is hiring a community manager to work on EveryPolitician
with Wikidata and SPARQL <https://mysociety.workable.com/jobs/520044>
Did you know?
- Newest properties
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>: parliamentary
group <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4100>, metrically
compatible typeface <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4099>, BVMC
place id <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4098>, MuseScore ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4097>, RePEc institute ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4096>, Principal Galaxies
Catalogue ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4095>, Australian
Standard Geographic Classification 2006 ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4094>, Australian Statistical
Geography 2016 ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4093>,
checksum <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4092>, Irish Grid
Reference <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4091>, Biodiversity
Repository ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4090>, Global
Terrorism Database ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4089>
- Query examples:
- Place of birth of the authors on Wikimammenn, the breton Wikisource
<https://query.wikidata.org/embed.html#%23defaultView%3AMap%0ASELECT%20%3Flivre%20%3FlivreLabel%20%3FpersonneLabel%20%3FlieuLabel%20%3Fpage%20%3Fimg%20%3Fcoord%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%09%3Flivre%20wdt%3AP50%20%3Fpersonne%20.%0A%09%3Fpersonne%20wdt%3AP19%20%3Flieu%20.%0A%20%3Flieu%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoord%20.%0A%20optional%20%7B%20%3Fpersonne%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimg%20%7D%20.%0A%09%3Fpage%20schema%3Aabout%20%3Flivre%20.%0A%09%3Fpage%20schema%3AisPartOf%20%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Fbr.wikisource.org%2F%3E%20.%0A%09SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22fr%22.%20%7D%0A%7D>
- First names of current French members of Parliament
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3ABubbleChart%0APREFIX%20q%3A%20%3Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.wikidata.org%2Fprop%2Fqualifier%2F%3E%0APREFIX%20v%3A%20%3Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.wikidata.org%2Fprop%2Fstatement%2F%3E%0ASELECT%20%3FfirstnameLabel%20%28COUNT%28%2a%29%20AS%20%3Fcount%29%0AWHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fdepute%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ5%20.%0A%20%20%3Fdepute%20p%3AP39%20%3Fmandate%20.%0A%20%20%3Fmandate%20v%3AP39%20wd%3AQ3044918%20.%20%23%20French%20depute%0A%20%20%3Fmandate%20q%3AP2937%20wd%3AQ24939798%20.%20%23%2015th%20legislature%0A%20%20%3Fdepute%20wdt%3AP735%20%3Ffirstname%20.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22fr%22%20.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AGROUP%20BY%20%3FfirstnameLabel%0AHAVING%20%28%3Fcount%20%3E%3D%203%29%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3Fcount%29%0A>
(source <https://twitter.com/framawiki/status/880821943636807681>)
- Timeline of the births of current members of the French National
Assembly
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3ATimeline%0APREFIX%20q%3A%20%3Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.wikidata.org%2Fprop%2Fqualifier%2F%3E%0APREFIX%20v%3A%20%3Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.wikidata.org%2Fprop%2Fstatement%2F%3E%0ASELECT%20%3Fdepute%20%3FdeputeLabel%20%3Fbirthdate%0AWHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fdepute%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ5%20.%0A%20%20%3Fdepute%20p%3AP39%20%3Fmandate%20.%0A%20%20%3Fmandate%20v%3AP39%20wd%3AQ3044918%20.%20%23%20French%20depute%0A%20%20%3Fmandate%20q%3AP2937%20wd%3AQ24939798%20.%20%23%2015th%20legislature%0A%20%20%3Fdepute%20wdt%3AP569%20%3Fbirthdate%20.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cfr%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AORDER%20BY%20%3Fbirthdate%0A>
(source <https://twitter.com/envlh/status/880835274208665600>)
- Family tree of Harry Potter characters
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AGraph%0ASELECT%20%3Fcharacter%20%3FcharacterLabel%20%3FlinkTo%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fcharacter%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ208255%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP22%7Cwdt%3AP25%7Cwdt%3AP40%7Cwdt%3AP1038%7Cwdt%3AP3373%20%3FlinkTo.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%2Cpt%22.%20%7D%0A%7D>
(source <https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/879422840059158530>)
- Map of mountains located in the Basque Country
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AMap%0ASELECT%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Fkoord%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ8502.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20%28wdt%3AP131%2a%2F%5Ewdt%3AP527%29%20wd%3AQ47588.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fkoord.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Ceu%22.%20%7D%0A%7D>
(source <https://twitter.com/euwikipedia/status/881615439255789568>)
- Items with higher number of child statements than number of children
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20items%20with%20more%20child%20%28P40%29%20statements%20than%20number%20of%20children%20%28P1971%29%0A%23%20%28comparing%20to%20the%20max%20number%20of%20children%20in%20case%20of%20multiple%20statements%2C%0A%23%20because%20some%20items%20%28e.%E2%80%AFg.%20Q91%29%20have%20several%20P1971%20statements%2C%0A%23%20some%20with%20applies%20to%20part%3A%20children%20who%20lived%20to%20adulthood%29%0ASELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%28MAX%28%3FnumChildren%29%20AS%20%3FnumChildren%29%20%28COUNT%28DISTINCT%20%3Fchild%29%20AS%20%3FcountChilden%29%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP1971%20%3FnumChildren%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP40%20%3Fchild.%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%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%0AHAVING%28%3FcountChilden%20%3E%20%3FnumChildren%29%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3FcountChilden%20-%20%3FnumChildren%29>
(source <https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/881206185365565441>)
- Pictures of Pharaos
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AImageGrid%0ASELECT%20%3Fq%20%3FqLabel%20%3Fimg%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fq%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ5%20.%0A%20%20%3Fq%20wdt%3AP39%20wd%3AQ37110%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fq%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimg%20%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%20%20%7D>
(source <https://twitter.com/MagnusManske/status/880431726543216640>)
- Map of departemental archives in France
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23Locations%20of%20departemental%20archives%0A%23defaultView%3AMap%0A%0ASELECT%20%3FobjectLabel%20%3FobjectDescription%20%3Flink%20%3Fcoord%0AWHERE%20%7B%0A%20%3Fobject%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ2860456%20%3B%0A%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoord%20.%0A%0A%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%0A%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22fr%22%0A%20%7D%0A%7D>
(source <https://twitter.com/Pymouss/status/881801591589924864>)
- Newest gadgets: Units converter
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Bamyers99/UnitsConverter.js>
converts from 20 currencies to a selected currency. Converts metric units
(mass, dimensions, area, temperature, speed) to/from United States units.
The currency amounts are inflation adjusted if data is available.
Development
- Worked more on support for lexicographical data and Wiktionary. The
focus was on creating a necessary new datatype to link to Lexemes as well
as making Glosses and statements on Glosses editable.
- Getting ready to migrate the constraints definitions from templates on
the property talk page to statements on the property.
You can see all open tickets related to Wikidata here
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/query/4RotIcw5oINo/#R>.
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>
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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.