*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over
the last week.*
Discussions
- Open request for adminship: Fuzheado
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Administrator/Fuzheado_2>
Events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events>
- Upcoming: Next Linked Data for Libraries LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group
call: Professor Toby Hudson on Entity Explosion, a browser extension which
allows you to get information about entities on the web page you’re
visiting, 06 October. Agenda
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DI8UAx1wZFSNXgLq40RBTakNdaqGs89YfFaUBAude8U/>
- Upcoming: Wikidata & Wikibase office hour
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events#Office_hours>, October
27th at 17:00 CEST (15:00 GMT)
- Upcoming: plenty of events for the Wikidata birthday, check the
calendar <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Eighth_Birthday> and
feel free to organise one
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Eighth_Birthday/Organise>!
Press, articles, blog posts, videos
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage>
- What does/doesn’t follow Benford’s law: An analysis of hundreds of
sets of numbers from Wikidata
<https://towardsdatascience.com/what-does-doesnt-follow-benford-s-law-7d0b3c14afa5>
.
- Video: How to create and edit items on Wikidata (in Spanish) - YouTube
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6K508sltGQ>
- Video: Introduction to Wikidata and wikiprojects of interest to
librarians (in Spanish) - YouTube
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltERICnCBY4>
Tool of the week
- IllWill.js <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Cobaltcigs/IllWill> is
a userscript that searches Wikidata for foreign-language sitelinks, to
populate Template:ill <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:ill> and
replace plain red links on other Wikimedia projects.
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- omeka-s-wikidata <https://github.com/nishad/omeka-s-wikidata> is a new
module for the open source GLAM collection management software Omeka
<https://omeka.org/>, that allows cataloguers to use Wikidata as a
vocabulary for persons, places, subjects, etc.
Did you know?
- Newest properties
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>:
- General datatypes: TDD number
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8659>, twin town sign
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8667>, character designer
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8670>, Deutsche Bahn station
code <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8671>
- External identifiers: Museen Dresden article ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8653>, SSYK 2012 The Swedish
Standard Classification of Occupations
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8654>, LoC HABS/HAER/HALS
place ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8655>, Symptom
Ontology ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8656>, photoLondon
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8657>, Syro-Malabar
Catholic Church ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8658>, Native
Plants Database ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8660>, Lower
Sorbian place name ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8661>, Les
roses cultivées à l'Haÿ en 1902 ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8662>, Maniadb album ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8663>, USA Water Polo Hall
of Fame ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8664>, Présence
Compositrices work ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8665>, Regional
Council of Tuscany ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8666>, Indonesian
prison database ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8668>, Encyclopaedia
Beliana ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8669>, Twitter
topics ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8672>, Naver movie
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8673>, Bollywood Hungama
movie ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8674>, BoardGameGeek
family ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8675>, London
Stock Exchange company ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8676>, Région Île-de-France
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8677>, Slovník českých
nakladatelství 1848-1949 person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8678>
- New property proposals
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal>
to review:
- General datatypes: Infobox based on
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Infobox_based_on>,
CompositionToday composers showcase ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CompositionToday_composers_showcase_ID>,
parallel street
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/parallel_street>,
World Factbook country code
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/World_Factbook_country_code>,
port calls
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/port_calls>,
described at Wikipedia page
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/described_at_Wikipedia_page>,
erected by
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/erected_by>,
PIM award ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/PIM_award_ID>,
Stadtwiki Dresden article
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Stadtwiki_Dresden_article>
- External identifiers: Quebec Dams Directory ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Quebec_Dams_Directory_ID>,
Doktori.hu ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Doktori.hu_ID>,
CompositionToday composer ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CompositionToday_composer_ID>,
Slovník českých nakladatelství 1848-1949 publishing house ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Slovn%C3%ADk_%C4%8Desk%C3%BDch_nakladatelstv%C3%AD_1848-1949_publishing_house_ID>,
ACER code
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ACER_code>,
Dictionnaire
biographique du fouriérisme ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Dictionnaire_biographique_du_fouri%C3%A9risme_ID>,
NSW State Archives and Records Authority ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NSW_State_Archives_and_Records_Authority_ID>,
SwissLipids identifier
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SwissLipids_identifier>,
Scottish Brick History Brick & Tileworks ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Scottish_Brick_History_Brick_%26_Tileworks_ID>,
Minecraft UUID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Minecraft_UUID>,
Minecraft username
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Minecraft_username>,
Science Museum Group ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Science_Museum_Group_ID>,
Kicker.de player ID (actual scheme)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Kicker.de_player_ID_(actual_scheme)>,
RNACentral ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/RNACentral_ID>,
NPS people ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NPS_people_ID>,
Directory of Belgian Photographers-ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Directory_of_Belgian_Photographers-ID>,
Dresden Street ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Dresden_Street_ID>,
Spotify playlist ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Spotify_playlist_ID>
- Query examples:
- Birthplace of people named Michael or any other variant of the name
<https://w.wiki/eLm> (Source
<https://twitter.com/euwikipedia/status/1310952574967836674>)
- Map of outdoor warning sirens, color-coded by manufacturer. A layer
selector lets you toggle individual manufacturers on and off. Clicking a
siren shows its make and model if available.
<https://sophox.org/embed.html#%23defaultView%3AMap%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fosm%20%3FmakeLabel%20%3FmodelLabel%20%3Flayer%20%3Fcoordinates%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%23%20Prevent%20optimizer%20from%20querying%20for%20everything%20tagged%20with%20wikidata%3D%2A%20before%20querying%20the%20service.%0A%20%20hint%3AQuery%20hint%3Aoptimizer%20%22None%22%20.%0A%20%20%0A%20%20%23%20Query%20OpenStreetMap%20for%20outdoor%20warning%20sirens%0A%20%20%3Fosm%20osmt%3Aemergency%20%22siren%22.%0A%20%20%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%23%20Get%20the%20make%20and%2For%20model%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fosm%20%28osmt%3Amanufacturer%3Awikidata%7Cosmt%3Asiren%3Amodel%3Awikidata%29%20%3FmakeModel.%0A%20%20%20%20%0A%20%20%20%20%23%20Query%20Wikidata%20for%20the%20make%2Fmodel%0A%20%20%20%20SERVICE%20%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Fquery.wikidata.org%2Fsparql%3E%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%23%20If%20it%E2%80%99s%20a%20model%2C%20get%20the%20make%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3FmakeModel%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ76920834%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP176%20%3Fmake.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20BIND%28%3FmakeModel%20AS%20%3Fmodel%29%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%23%20Get%20the%20model%20name%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fmodel%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3FmodelLabel.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20FILTER%28LANG%28%3FmodelLabel%29%20%3D%20%22en%22%29%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%7D%20UNION%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%23%20A%20make%20must%20be%20a%20business%20to%20distinguish%20it%20from%20a%20model%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3FmakeModel%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2A%20wd%3AQ4830453.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20BIND%28%3FmakeModel%20AS%20%3Fmake%29%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%23%20Get%20the%20manufacturer%E2%80%99s%20name%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fmake%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3FmakeLabel.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20FILTER%28LANG%28%3FmakeLabel%29%20%3D%20%22en%22%29%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20BIND%28COALESCE%28%3FmakeLabel%2C%20%22Unknown%22%29%20AS%20%3Flayer%29%0A%20%20%0A%20%20%23%20Get%20coordinates%20to%20display%20on%20a%20map%0A%20%20%3Fosm%20osmm%3Aloc%20%3Fcoordinates.%0A%7D%0AORDER%20BY%20ASC%28%3FmakeLabel%29>
- OSM/Wikidata query
- Soviet cartoons in descending order of popularity in the world
<https://w.wiki/f8y> (Source
<https://twitter.com/infovarius/status/1312897007917379585>)
- List of ISO countries showing each country's synonyms, labels, etc.
<https://w.wiki/fEd> (Source
<https://twitter.com/petermurrayrust/status/1312775048466497539>)
- Norwegian politicians who have been members of at least 3 parties
<https://w.wiki/ewh> (Source
<https://twitter.com/Hros/status/1312368797660180481>)
- Streets in Leiden named after people/things <https://w.wiki/ef2> (
Source <https://twitter.com/mmmenno/status/1311678084685475843>)
- Maps of arts and humanities research grants funded by Arts and
Humanities Research Council in UK between 2013-2019. Sorted by year
<https://w.wiki/edS>, Sorted by budget <https://w.wiki/edW> (Source
<https://twitter.com/alastairdunning/status/1311627681721708544>)
- Newest database reports:
- EntitySchema directory
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Database_reports/EntitySchema_directory>
- feedback welcome on the report talk page.
Development
- First pieces of the Query Builder are coming together and we are
working towards making it generate the first dumb query
- Talking to people about their thoughts on checking Wikidata's data
against other databases. If you're interested reach out to Mohammed.
- Got some first internal feedback for the REST API specification draft.
We'll publish it for feedback in the next days.
- Fixing an issue with certain language codes no longer being available (
phab:T264294 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T264294>)
- Working on making sure blocked bots don't waste Item IDs when trying
to create new Items (phab:T232620
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T232620>)
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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Mohammed Sadat
*Community Communications Manager for Wikidata/Wikibase*
Wikimedia Deutschland e.V.
Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24
10963 Berlin
www.wikimedia.de