Wikibase Community User Group June 2021

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Election of the official group contacts of the Wikibase Community User Group
by Envel Le Hir 22 Jul '21

22 Jul '21

Hello, The process to elect the official two group contacts of the Wikibase Community User Group (WBUG) has started [1]. To sum up: * *Until 2021-07-08 (17:00 UTC), candidates are required to announce their candidatures on Meta* [2]. In the meantime, the community is invited to ask them questions. * Then, until 2021-07-22 (17:00 UTC), the community will be able to vote. This process was discussed in several places, including on Meta [3], during several meetings [4] [5] and on the Wikibase group on Telegram [6]. [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikibase_Community_User_Group/2021_contact_… [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikibase_Community_User_Group/2021_contact_… [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikibase_Community_User_Group#Notifica… [4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikibase_Community_User_Group/Meetings/2021… [5] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikibase_Community_User_Group/Meetings/2021… [6] https://t.me/joinchat/HGjGexZ9NE7BwpXzMsoDLA Cheers, Envel Le Hir

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SPARQL and January 1 dates
by Olaf Simons 30 Jun '21

30 Jun '21

Dear All, I wonder whether there is a simple way to retrieve dates with the precision in they have been put into a wikibase. Using SPARQL I get all years such as "1749" as "1 January 1749" statements, no matter whether the person is born that day or not. Should I run different searches? Best, Olaf Dr. Olaf Simons Forschungszentrum Gotha der Universität Erfurt Am Schlossberg 2 99867 Gotha Büro: +49-361-737-1722 Mobil: +49-179-5196880 Privat: Hauptmarkt 17b/ 99867 Gotha

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Upcoming Wikibase Live Session—June 24th, 2021
by Mohammed Sadat Abdulai 21 Jun '21

21 Jun '21

Hi everyone, We have our next Wikibase Live Session on Thursday, June 24th at 1600 UTC (Convert local time <https://iw.toolforge.org/zonestamp/1624550400>). This month we'll have a team member from Wikibase Stakeholders Group <https://wikibase-stakeholder-group.github.io/> talk briefly about their work, and then we'll welcome people to share out about their work around Wikibase. We'll leave some space in the agenda to discuss meta issues related to the Wikibase Community Usergroup. *Details about how to participate are below (Add to calendar <https://calendar.google.com/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=NzByaHE1YnJmbml0aGF…>):* Time: 16:00 UTC, 1 hour, Thursday 24th June 2021 Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/nky-nwdx-tuf Join by phone: https://meet.google.com/tel/nky-nwdx-tuf?pin=4267848269474&hs=1 Notes: https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/WBUG_2021.06.24 If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask. Talk to you soon! -- Mohammed Sadat *Community Communications Manager for Wikidata/Wikibase* Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin Phone: +49 (0)30 219 158 26-0 https://wikimedia.de Keep up to date! Current news and exciting stories about Wikimedia, Wikipedia and Free Knowledge in our newsletter (in German): Subscribe now <https://www.wikimedia.de/newsletter/>. Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Help us to achieve our vision! https://spenden.wikimedia.de Wikimedia Deutschland – Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207.

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WBUG affiliation and annual reports
by Lozana Rossenova 10 Jun '21

10 Jun '21

Dear all, After a productive meeting yesterday with a few members of the user group, we decided on next steps how to keep the official affiliation of the group with the WMF going forward. One of the key elements is the annual reports. We need to maintain these and submit every year. They can be very very simple and short, but there is also opportunity to develop them into a good documentation resource for group activities. Crucially, we want to encourage at least a few people to help maintain those as active / helpful documents, rather than just 1 or 2 people having to do it purely as an admin task in the end of the year. Everyone in this group is welcome to add important events or discussions / outcomes that concern the whole group. The 2020 report has not been submitted yet, so you all still have a chance to contribute to it here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikibase_Community_User_Group/Reports/2020 And let’s get an early start on the 2021 report here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikibase_Community_User_Group/Reports/2021 Types of things that can go in the report pages include group meetings, significant announcements on the mailing list, in-depth discussions on the Telegram chat, etc. Community members are also encouraged to add their Wikibase projects or extensions, especially if it’s something that can help or has helped the whole user group through discussion on the chat, etc.. And we should be documenting discussions on desired features in the reports, too, because these could potentially justify WMF/WMDE contributions/assistance to the group in the future. Let me know if there are any questions / concerns. There will be more announcements soon regarding the formal selection process for official user group contacts, so that the group keeps its status within WMF and continues to be a helpful place for everyone here :-) Kind regards, Lozana (aka not an official group contact, but just a long-term group member) -- Lozana Rossenova (PhD, London South Bank University) Digital Archives Designer and Researcher

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Meta meeting of the Wikibase Community User Group
by Envel Le Hir 08 Jun '21

08 Jun '21

Hello, In April, the Wikimedia Foundation notified the Wikibase Community User Group that its annual report due to February had not been submitted yet [1]. This report is necessary for the user group to stay a recognized affiliate of the Wikimedia Foundation. Following discussions on Meta (see previous link) and on the Wikibase group on Telegram, several issues have been identified, like the lack of official group contacts for the user group. I propose a dedicated online meeting on June 9 at 16:00 UTC to discuss these issues [2]. The agenda can of course be discussed and improved. [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikibase_Community_User_Group#Notifica… [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikibase_Community_User_Group/Meetings/2021… Regards, Envel Le Hir

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