Hello,
As many of you may already know, we have been working on introducing a
new Wikidata
data type <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Help:Data_type> that will make it
easier to find EntitySchemas
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Schemas> and use them to connect to
other Wikibase Entities. This will allow editors to refer to existing
EntitySchemas in statements to indicate what class of Items, Lexemes etc.
are governed by an EntitySchema. This new EntitySchema datatype is now live
on Test Wikidata <https://test.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Main_Page> for
testing and your feedback.
Background
EntitySchemas were first introduced in 2019 as a way to model the structure
of Wikidata Items and validate data against those specifications. There are
a number of shortcomings with EntitySchemas still, which means they are not
as useful and used as much as they should be. We are now addressing a
number of those issues, starting with this new data type.
In 2019, we built the first version of the EntitySchema datatype, but it
was eventually rolled back based on your feedback. We have made a lot of
progress since then and take your feedback into account when developing
this new iteration.
The main goal of this development is to help editors model data more
consistently by making EntitySchemas more visible and integrated into
day-to-day editing work. The new EntitySchema data type offers the
following features:
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A new data type that allows making statements that take an EntitySchema
ID as a value
-
A canonical URI scheme for EntitySchemas has been developed that matches
prefixes of other Semantic Entities (Items, Lexemes, and Properties) to
identify them as concepts and access them when they are referred to in
statements in various formats such as RDF
-
"What Links Here" now enables you to see what Items, Lexemes, and
Properties link to an EntitySchema in a statement
-
A “Concept URI” link has also been added to the EntitySchema’s sidebar,
mirroring the same format as Items
What will come next for EntitySchemas:
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Displaying EntitySchemas linked in statements by their labels instead of
their IDs, making them more readable and easier to understand.
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Support for language fallback to make EntitySchemas legible across
languages.
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An updated termbox (the table with labels, descriptions and aliases) to
provide a more consistent experience between Items, Properties and
EntitySchemas in the future.
Testing and Feedback
Today, we’d love for you to explore EntitySchemas on Test Wikidata
<https://test.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Main_Page> and provide feedback.
We hope that the new EntitySchema data type will increase centralized
discussions around the modelling of specific classes in Wikidata. This new
visibility will allow for more integration of EntitySchemas into the
ecosystem, leading to improved data quality through more consistent
modelling. Ultimately making the reuse of our data easier, especially for
small to medium-sized reusers.
Here is an example we prepared earlier Q497
<https://test.wikidata.org/wiki/Q497>.
If you encounter any issues, have questions or concerns, or want to provide
feedback, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Wikidata talk:Schemas
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:Schemas#New_EntitySchema_data_t…>
or
leave a comment on this ticket phab:T332724
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T332724>.
Thanks so much,
Arian
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Steuernummer 27/029/42207.
Hello all,
The Technical Decision-Making Forum Retrospective team
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Technical_decision_making> invites you to
complete a survey about Wikimedia's technical decision-making processes.
While there will be more ways to participate, this is the first and most
important step in our data collection. It aims to gather information about
your experience, thoughts, and needs regarding the process of making
technical decisions across the Wikimedia technical spaces.
This survey will be used for gathering information about the process and
the needs around technical decision-making that touches our production
systems.
You can find the survey link here:
https://wikimediafoundation.limesurvey.net/885471?lang=en
Who should take this survey?
People who do technical work that relies on software maintained by the
Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) or affiliates. If you contribute code to
MediaWiki or extensions used by Wikimedia, or you maintain gadgets or tools
that rely on WMF infrastructure, this survey is for you.
What is the deadline?
*August 7th, 2023 *
What will the Retrospective team do with the information?
The retrospective team will synthesize the collected data and publish an
anonymized analysis that will help leadership make decisions about the
future of the process.
We will collect anonymized information that we will analyze in two main
ways:
-
Sentiments based on demographic information: these will tell us whether
there are different needs and desires from different groups of people.
-
General needs and perceptions about decision-making in our technical
spaces: This will help us understand what kind of decisions happen in
the spaces, who is involved, and how to adjust our processes accordingly.
Is the survey the only way to participate?
The survey is the most important way for us to gather information because
it helps us gather input in a structured manner. But it will not be the
only way you can share your thoughts with us - we will have more
information soon about upcoming listening sessions where you can talk with
us live. In the meantime, you are always welcome to leave feedback on the
talk page:
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Technical_decision_making/Technical_Dec…
Where can I see more information?
There are several places where you can find more information about the
Technical Decision-Making Process Retrospective:
-
The original announcement about the retrospective from Tajh Taylor:
https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/…
-
The Technical Decision-Making Process general information page:
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Technical_decision_making
-
The Technical Decision-Making Process Retrospective on MediaWiki:
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Technical_decision_making/Technical_Decision…
-
Phabricator ticket: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T333235
How to contact the retrospective core team:
-
Write to the core team mailing list: tdf-retro-2023(a)lists.wikimedia.org
-
The Technical Decision-Making Process Retrospective on MediaWiki talk
page:
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Technical_decision_making/Technical_Dec…
Thank you,
Moriel, on behalf of the TDMP Retro Core Group
Core group:
-
Moriel Schottlender (chair)
-
Daniel Kinzler
-
Chris Danis
-
Kosta Harlan
-
Temilola Adeleye
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Principal Software Engineer
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Re: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Research/Office_hours
The change from "office hours" to "individual consultation"
has bothered me from the beginning, and I've finally reached
the level of sadness that prompts a message here...
Individual consultation can be great for the individuals
involved. However, it leaves the rest of the community out
in the cold, without possibility of benefit of knowing what
is being discussed, learning by lurking, etc.
So far as I've been able to discover, there are no minutes
or logs of such consultations, so there's not even a chance
to learn after-the-fact nor even to have a sense of what's
being talked about.
This makes me sad.
Of course, the Tuesday Noon ET time slot doesn't work well
for me anyway (it conflicts with the weekly call of the W3C
Credentials Community Group), but perhaps a new time slot
might be selected if Office Hours resume.
The web page says "We will evaluate the success of this
approach in mid-2023". It's now late-2023, but I see no
sign of that evaluation, so perhaps I haven't missed my
chance to make my voice heard.
Thanks for your consideration,
Ted
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Hi everyone,
As you're likely aware, the Wikimedia Foundation's Machine Learning and
Research teams have been working on migrating from ORES to Lift Wing — a
new open-source machine learning infrastructure. This shift brings a host
of new capabilities and simplifies the process of retraining models over
time. (For more details, see the previous announcement
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/…>
)
Lift Wing has already been trained using a dataset comprising reverted and
patrolled edits. However, it would be extremely helpful to have additional
new training data to help the model get even better at detecting
problematic edits on Wikidata. Therefore, we need your help.
How You Can Contribute
The Research team built a tool to make your involvement easy and effective.
This tool allows you to label new training data quickly and efficiently.
You can find the tool here: Annotation Tool.
<https://annotool.toolforge.org/> It will show you an edit and ask you if
you would keep or revert the edit. You can skip any you are not sure about.
By participating in this process, you're helping enhance the accuracy of
the bad edits detection system on Wikidata, making it more robust and
reliable.
If you encounter any issues or want to provide general feedback, feel free
to leave us a note on this ticket phab:T341820
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T341820>.
Cheers,
--
Mohammed S. Abdulai
*Community Communications Manager, Wikidata*
Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin
Phone: +49 (0) 30 577 116 2466
https://wikimedia.de
Grab a spot in my calendar for a chat: calendly.com/masssly.
A lot is happening around Wikidata - Keep up to date!
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates> Current news and
exciting stories about Wikimedia, Wikipedia and Free Knowledge in our
newsletter (in German): Subscribe now <https://www.wikimedia.de/newsletter/>
.
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sum of all knowledge. Help us to achieve our vision!
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Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin,
Steuernummer 27/029/42207. Geschäftsführende Vorstände: Franziska Heine,
Dr. Christian Humborg
Hello all!
The Search Platform Team usually holds an open meeting on the first
Wednesday of each month. Come talk to us about anything related to
Wikimedia search, Wikidata Query Service (WDQS), Wikimedia Commons Query
Service (WCQS), etc.!
Feel free to add your items to the Etherpad Agenda for the next meeting.
Details for our next meeting:
Date: Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Time: 15:00-16:00 UTC / 08:00 PT / 11:00 EDT / 16:00 CET
Etherpad: https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/Search_Platform_Office_Hours
Google Meet link: https://meet.google.com/vgj-bbeb-uyi
Join by phone: https://tel.meet/vgj-bbeb-uyi?pin=8118110806927
Have fun and see you soon!
Guillaume
--
*Guillaume Lederrey* (he/him)
Engineering Manager
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
Hello all,
The first language community meeting is coming up in a few weeks - November
17th, 16:00 UTC.
If you're interested, you can sign up on this wiki page: <
https://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_Language_engineering/…>
[1].
We would like to invite all of you who are involved in creating content or
managing technical aspects across different language communities. This will
be a participant-driven meeting, where we collectively discuss specific
technical issues related to our language wikis and work together to find
possible solutions. This could involve anything from fixing a broken
template on the Kurdish wiki to brainstorming ideas for growing content on
the Tulu Wiktionary, currently in the Wikimedia Incubator, or celebrating
the creation of Fon Wikipedia, to using MinT for content translation.
You can view the meeting structure and add ideas for discussion to the
notes document here: <
https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/language-community-meeting-november-2023>
[2]
If you need interpretation support from English to another language, please
let us know by sending an email to ssethi(a)wikimedia.org.
Looking forward to your participation!
Cheers,
Srishti & Jon
[1]
https://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_Language_engineering/…
[2]
https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/language-community-meeting-november-2023
*Srishti Sethi*
Senior Developer Advocate
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
Hello (Semantic) MediaWiki users, maintainers, software developers, consultants, researchers!
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The SMWCon in fall 2023 (https://www.semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/SMWCon_Fall_2023) will be held on location in Paderborn, Germany.
On three days there will be talks, tutorials and hackathons.
This conference addressed everybody interested in wikis and open knowledge, especially in Semantic MediaWiki, e.g. users, developers, consultants, business or government representatives, and researchers.
This conference aimed to:
* inspire/onboard new users,
* inform on where and how MediaWiki is used,
* convey and consolidate best practices,
* initiate/foster/integrate application and development and
* strengthen the community of stakeholders and its service portfolio.
Learn how to "do" MediaWiki in order to assume your responsibilities regarding your organization's knowledge management.
Please not that early-bird ticket sale ends today!
Call for Contributions
----------------------------
We are looking for use cases and best practices that provide insight in issues like
* How does AI change the way we use MediaWiki
* How do semantic wikis fit in and be combined with AI tools
* How can we use Semantic MediaWiki in research and organizations
* How do we develop and deploy MediaWiki and extensions
Your experience is valuable for all of us! So please share and propose a talk, tutorial or other contribution.
Go to the Conference Page (https://www.semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/SMWCon_Fall_202<https://www.semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/SMWCon_Fall_2022>3)
and hit the 'Propose a talk here' button.
Please propose a contribution if you plan to have one, even if you don't have the details yet. For us it is important to know what we can expect.
We look forward to your contribution!
Sponsoring
----------------
Thank you to the sponsors of SMWCon 2023!
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ArchiXL<http://www.archixl.nl/>
Specialists in enterprise architecture, knowledge management, and semantics
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The company behind BlueSpice, the open-source enterprise wiki software
[MyWikis Europe]<https://mywikis.eu/>
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GDPR compliant (Semantic) MediaWiki hosting from the heart of Europe.
[Wikibase Solutions]<https://wikibase-solutions.com/>
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Specialist in business solutions with MediaWiki
Organization
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The organizers of SMWCon 2023 and MediaWiki Stakeholders' Group<https://mwstake.org>
* Bernhard Krabina, KM-A Knowledge Management Associates<https://km-a.net> (General Chair)
* Ad Strack van Schijndel, Juggel<https://www.juggel.com> (Program Chair)
* Tobias Oetterer, Paderborn University<https://www.uni-paderborn.de/en/> (Local Chair)
Dear Wikimedians,
Greetings to all of you.
As you are aware, Wikidata is celebrating its remarkable journey as it
marks its 11th birthday, reflecting on the remarkable transformation of the
past decade.
These birthday festivities span a wide array of events taking place both
online and offline across the globe
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Eleventh_Birthday/Events>,
attracting participation from Wikimedians, data enthusiasts, and open
knowledge advocates. Through activities such as edit-a-thons, workshops,
and meetups, these gatherings serve as a unifying force for contributors
and open data enthusiasts.
To celebrate Wikidata's 11th birthday, we've organized a series of
thrilling events and activities in India.
*Datathon*
A *11 day long Wikidata data-thon* is planned to celebrate Wikidata's 11th
birthday in India.[1] The data-thon is organised to celebrate the birthday
of Wikidata along with learning how we can contribute to Wikidata and make
use of it in different Wikimedia projects.
The data-thon aims to enhance Wikidata items by incorporating labels and
descriptions in your native language, along with the addition of
references, qualifiers, and statements. Additionally, it encourages the
utilization of India-related properties within these items, ultimately
contributing to the improvement of structured data in Wikidata.
To stay updated and get involved, please have a look at the event page
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_India/Events/Wikidata_El…>
[1]
and join the datathon by adding your name in the participants section. The
page also provides details about the tasks and activities scheduled as part
of the datathon.
- *Date:* Oct 26th - Nov 5th 2023 (Online)
- *Event Page: *Wikidata:WikiProject India/Events/Wikidata Eleventh
Birthday Datathon
Your contributions play a pivotal role in shaping the success and impact of
the data-thon, and it will help enrich the shared knowledge that benefits
us all.
*Community Meetup and Birthday Celebration*
We *Wikimedians of Kerala UG
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_of_Kerala> *is thrilled to
celebrate Wikidata's 11th birthday this year along with the OpenStreetMap
Community. Joining hands with the OSM Kerala Community meetup
<https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSM_Kerala_Community_Meetup_2023>,
we're joyfully organising Wikidata's 11th birthday with a delightful
cake-cutting ceremony, enlightening talks, and engaging data-a-thons
We cordially invite you to join us for the in-person community event and
birthday celebration in Thrissur, Kerala.
We are pleased to announce that a limited number of scholarships for travel
and accommodation facilities are available for those traveling to attend
the event from India. Please check the event page
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Kerala/Events/Wikidata_E…>
[2]
for more information on how to apply for these scholarships and register
for the event.
- *Event page: *Wikidata Eleventh Birthday celebration in Kerala
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Kerala/Events/Wikidata_E…>
- *Date:* Nov 4th - Nov 5th 2023
- *Venue: *Kerala Sahitya Akademi, Thrissur, Kerala, India
- *Registration: *
https://airtable.com/app2OaYApDXzm9ib5/shrneKnUQU4AHGzEF
Join us in celebrating Wikidata's birthday celebrations in Thrissur, Kerala
and let's continue to support and enrich the world of open knowledge.
*Discover More Celebrations*
We have a page to list all the birthday celebrations happening online and
offline in India
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Eleventh_Birthday/India>.[3] If
you're planning to host a Wikidata birthday celebration (virtual meetup, a
local gathering) in your community, please feel free to add it to the event
page.
Additionally if you or your community have created any presents for
Wikidata's birthday those can be presented online during the WikidataCon
2023. To register for a slot, please read the instructions and add your
project to this page
<https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/WikidataCon2023-BirthdayLTsession>.[4]
If you have any questions or need support, feel free to contact me.
[1] - Datathon -
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_India/Events/Wikidata_El…
[2] - Community Meetup and Birthday Celebration in Kerala -
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Kerala/Events/Wikidata_E…
[3] - 11th Birthday Celebrations in India -
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Eleventh_Birthday/India
[4] - Projects to present during WikidataCon
https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/WikidataCon2023-BirthdayLTsession
Regards,
*Jinoy*
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