Heya folks :)
Here's the summary of what happened around Wikidata over the last week.
The wiki version is at
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikidata/Status_updates/2012_12_07
= Development =
* Deployed new code on
wikidata.org with a lot of bug fixes and a new
Special:EntitiesWithoutLabel (all changes at
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/gitweb?p=mediawiki/extensions/Wikibase.git;a…)
*
http://test2.wikipedia.org now uses Wikidata (click “edit links” at
the bottom of the page), and we are working to enable the
synchronization of changes to test2 and display links from the
repository
* Added wbsetqualifier API module
* Added wbremovequalifiers API module
* New JavaScript wb.Api now used for labels, descriptions, aliases and sitelinks
* Improved Selenium tests and PHPUnit tests
* Selenium tests now independent from ULS
* Selenium tests for statements UI
* Existing statements can be edited now
* Filtering anons and Wikidata in RecentChanges on client now works correctly
* Added extra checks on client RecentChange save point to avoid
duplicate entries
* Started an experimental branch with API methods for claims
* Link to Commons Media displayed for Snak values of related data type
* Improved styling of statements in JavaScript mode
* Improvements in templating engine
* Started working on adding Statements to existing section of Statements
* Set up a fresh dev server for testing
See
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikidata/Development/Current_sprint
for what we’re working on next.
You can follow our commits at
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/q/(status:open+project:mediawiki/extension…
and view the subset awaiting review at
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/q/status:open+project:mediawiki/extensions…
You can see all open bugs related to Wikidata at
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/buglist.cgi?emailcc1=1&list_id=151540&am…
= Discussions/Press =
* Publicity for Wikidata and Wikivoyage
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata-l/2012-December/001364.html
* “Importing data is hard: a rant about integrating open data
projects”
http://infotrope.net/2012/11/30/importing-data-is-hard/
* Disallowing links to locked wikis
http://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#Disallow_interwiki_links…
* Sourcing of every statement
http://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#Proposal:_Every_single_p…
= Events =
see
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikidata/Events
* Foss.in
* Intro and Q&A in Bangalore
* WhereCamp Berlin
* Upcoming: Wikidata talk as part of a lecture on knowledge
management, Karlsruhe
* Announced next office hours
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikidata/Events#IRC_office_hours
* Still looking for people/projects to join us for
https://events.ccc.de/congress/2012/wiki/Mass_collaboration
= Other Noteworthy Stuff =
* New mockups for phase 2:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:20121204_phase_ii_grid_1.png
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:20121204_phase_II_grid_2.png
* New admin notice board
http://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Administrators%27_noticeboard
* “How to Edit Wikidata” presentation by Sven
http://www.wikidata.org/wiki/File:How_to_Edit_Wikidata.pdf
* “Working With MediaWiki” has been released
http://workingwithmediawiki.com/ First book to mention Wikidata!
= Open Tasks for You =
* Give feedback on phase 2 mockups
* Code on one of
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/buglist.cgi?keywords=need-volunteer%2C%20&am…
* Have a look at
http://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Contribute
Cheers
Lydia
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