*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over
the last week.*
Discussions
- Closed request for comments: Changes in email property
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/Changes_in_email_property>,
Datatype of P667
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/Datatype_of_P667>,
How to capture negative results in Wikidata?
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/How_to_capture_negative_results_in_Wikidata%3F>
Events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events>
- Current: Chaos Communication Congress (35C3) where several Wikidata
people are present and related sessions happening
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Wikidata_at_the_35th_Chaos_Communication_Congress>
- Next Wikidata IRC office hour: January 8th, 18:00 (UTC+1) on the
channel #wikimedia-office
Press, articles, blog posts
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage>
- Wikidata architecture overview
<https://addshore.com/2018/12/wikidata-architecture-overview-diagrams/>
by Addshore
- Créer une carte avec Wikidata, OpenRefine et uMap
<https://bylg.hypotheses.org/543> (in French) by Jean-Baptiste Pressac
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- Structured data on Commons: Multilingual captions beta testing
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2018-December/012711.html>
- Lingua Libre now adds audio pronunciation on Forms
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:Lexicographical_data#Lingua_Libre_now_adds_audio_pronunciation_on_Forms>
- Check out the roadmap for the development of Wikidata and Wikibase for
2019 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Development_plan>
Did you know?
- Newest properties
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>:
- General datatypes: API endpoint
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6269>, demonym of
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6271>, specific rotation
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6272>, concentration
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6274>, copyright
representative <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6275>, Berlin
protected area ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6280>,
advertises <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6291>
- External identifiers: Garzanti Linguistica ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6266>, Multiplayer ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6267>, Danmarks svampeatlas
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6268>, Boobpedia article
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6270>, Amazon Music artist ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6276>, Objectif Gard topic ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6277>, Epic Games Store ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6278>, ZVR-Number
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6279>, IPPDH ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6281>, French Academy of
Sciences member ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6282>, MNopedia
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6283>, NCpedia ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6284>, Weeds in Ontario ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6285>, ICCD ID - S form
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6286>, ICCD ID - CF form
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6287>, ICCD ID - CG form
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6288>, ODNR Division of
Wildlife ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6289>, Penthouse
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6290>, bbcmicro.co.uk
identifier <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6292>, YSA ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6293>, ARTIC exhibition ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6294>, ARTIC artist ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6295>
- New property proposals
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal>
to review:
- General datatypes: maintenance method
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/maintenance_method>,
second family name in Scandinavian names
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/second_family_name_in_Scandinavian_names>,
organizational unit
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/organizational_unit>,
story by
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/story_by>, Code
of Natura 2000 FFH habitats
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Code_of_Natura_2000_FFH_habitats>,
century fl.
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/century_fl.>,
adjective of
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/adjective_of>,
holonym 2
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/holonym_2>,
meronym
2 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/meronym_2>,
has contraction 2
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/has_contraction_2>,
yield <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/yield>,
colorist
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/colorist>,
distinguishing
property
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/distinguishing_property>,
Wikispecies template for this work
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Wikispecies_template_for_this_work>,
affiliation string
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/affiliation_string>
- External identifiers: bgm.tv person identifier
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/bgm.tv_person_identifier>,
bgm.tv character identifier
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/bgm.tv_character_identifier>,
PC-9801DB ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/PC-9801DB_ID>,
ACB.com coach ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ACB.com_coach_ID>,
The Armory Show at 100 ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_Armory_Show_at_100_ID>,
researchportal.helsinki.fi profile URL
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/researchportal.helsinki.fi_profile_URL>,
Scoresway tennis person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Scoresway_tennis_person_ID>,
Dictionnaire de spiritualité ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Dictionnaire_de_spiritualit%C3%A9_ID>,
Muséosphère ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Mus%C3%A9osph%C3%A8re_ID>,
Historical RNA ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Historical_RNA_ID>,
TheFinalBall coach ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TheFinalBall_coach_ID>,
TheFinalBall referee ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TheFinalBall_referee_ID>,
WorldFootball.net referee ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/WorldFootball.net_referee_ID>,
teams.by player ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/teams.by_player_ID>,
pressball.by player ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/pressball.by_player_ID>,
AMFR player ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/AMFR_player_ID>,
premierliga.ru staff ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/premierliga.ru_staff_ID>,
premierliga.ru referee ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/premierliga.ru_referee_ID>,
CFU player ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CFU_player_ID>,
AIC player ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/AIC_player_ID>,
RusTeam player ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/RusTeam_player_ID>,
Critique d'art ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Critique_d%27art_ID>,
Centre Pompidou ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Centre_Pompidou_ID>,
Agence photo RMN ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Agence_photo_RMN_ID>,
INE ID (Portugal)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/INE_ID_(Portugal)>,
Agence photo RMN package ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Agence_photo_RMN_package_ID>,
Wikiapiary entry
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Wikiapiary_entry>,
England Football Online player profile
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/England_Football_Online_player_profile>,
England Football Online manager profile
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/England_Football_Online_manager_profile>,
DVR Number
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/DVR_Number>,
Politika topic
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Politika_topic>,
Goodreads character ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Goodreads_character_ID>
- Deleted properties
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Properties_for_deletion>: P4570
(Wikidata project)
- Query examples:
- Catchphrases in Wikidata
<https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%3Fq%20%3FqLabel%20%3Fcatchphrase%20%7B%20%3Fq%20wdt%3AP6251%20%3Fcatchphrase%20.%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%20%7D>
(source <https://twitter.com/MagnusManske/status/1076076152891035648>)
- Timeline of Indian mathematicians
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3ATimeline%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fauthor%20%3FauthorLabel%20%3Fimage%20%3Fdate%20%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fauthor%20wdt%3AP106%20wd%3AQ170790%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP19%2Fwdt%3AP17%20wd%3AQ668%20.%0A%20%20%3Fauthor%20wdt%3AP569%20%3Fdate%20.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Fauthor%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage%20.%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%2C%20it%2C%20de%2C%20es%2C%20fr%22%20%7D%0A%7D%20ORDER%20BY%20%3FauthorLabel>
(source <https://twitter.com/SciHiBlog/status/1076523443774988293>)
- Painting part of the Bavarian State Painting Collections
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AImageGrid%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fitem%20%3Fimage%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP195%20wd%3AQ812285%20.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ3305213%20.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage%20.%0A%20%20%7D%0A%0A>
(source <https://twitter.com/mdammers/status/1076168373120237569>)
- Types of pasta in Wikidata with pictures
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AImageGrid%0ASELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Fpic%0AWHERE%20%0A%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279*%20wd%3AQ178.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fpic%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cit%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D>
(source <https://twitter.com/Auregann/status/1078260676278321152>)
Development
- Writing a maintenance script to make configuring
WikibaseQualityConstraints easier (phab:T209958
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T209958>)
- Working on new ID generator using different SQL to attempt to stop
lock errors when creating lots of items (phab:T194299
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T194299>)
- Making more parts of the Query Service UI more configurable such as
the copyright page, title, and started work on the favicon / logos (
phab:T194175 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T194175>)
- Adding tracking for Wikibase Lua functions so we can see how they are
used on various different projects (phab:T191416
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T191416>)
- Working on fixing alignment issues with glosses (phab:T207401
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T207401>)
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>
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