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
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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
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"What Links Here" now enables you to see what Items, Lexemes, and
Properties link to an EntitySchema in a statement
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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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Arian Bozorg (he/him)Junior Product Manager Wikidata
Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin
Phone: +49 (0)30-577 11 62-230https://wikimedia.de
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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
--
Moriel Schottlender (she/her <https://pronoun.is/she>)
Principal Software Engineer
Wikimedia Foundation https://wikimediafoundation.org/
Hello everyone,
Wikimedia is gearing up to apply as a mentoring organization for Google
Summer of Code 2024 <
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code/2024>[1] and Outreachy
Round 28 <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Outreachy/Round_28> [2].
Currently, we're crafting a list of exciting project ideas for the
application. If you have any suggestions for projects, whether coding or
non-coding (design, documentation, translation, outreach, research), please
share them by February 5th via this Phabricator task: <
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T354734> [3]. Note that for non-coding
projects eligible for Outreachy, slots are limited and will be allocated to
mentors on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Timeline
In your role as a mentor, your involvement spans the application period for
both programs, taking place from March to April. During this time, you'll
guide candidates in making small contributions to your project and address
any project-related queries they may have. As the application period
concludes, you'll further intensify your collaboration with accepted
candidates throughout the coding period, which extends from May to August.
Your support and guidance are crucial to their success in the program.
Guidelines for Crafting Project Proposals:
-
Follow this task description template when you propose a project in
Phabricator: <
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/outreach-programs-projects> [4].
You can also use this workboard to pick an idea if you don't have one
already. Add #Google- Summer-of-Code (2024) or #Outreachy (Round 28) tag.
-
Project should require an experienced developer ~15 days and a newcomer
~3 months to complete.
-
Each project should have at least two mentors, including one with a
technical background.
-
Ideally, the project has no tight deadlines, a moderate learning curve,
and fewer dependencies on Wikimedia's core infrastructure. Projects
addressing the needs of a language community are most welcome.
* Learn more about the roles and responsibilities of Mentors for both
programs:*
-
Outreachy: <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Outreachy/Mentors> [5]
-
Google Summer of Code: <
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code/Mentors> [6]
Thank you,
Links:
[1] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code/2024
[2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Outreachy/Round_28
[3] https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T354734
[4] https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/outreach-programs-projects
[5] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Outreachy/Mentors
[6] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code/Mentors
--
*Onyinyechi Onifade *
Technical Community Program Manager
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
Hi all,
Wiki Workshop 2024 (now in its 11th edition) will take place as a
standalone virtual event on June 20, 2024. For more information, see the
workshop website: https://wikiworkshop.org/2024/
The call for papers is now open:
https://wikiworkshop.org/2024/call-for-papers
The call is for extended abstracts (2 pages) of ongoing or completed work.
The deadline is April 22. The submissions are non-archival which means you
can submit work that is already published as well!
If you have questions about the workshop, please let us know on this list
or at wikiworkshop(a)googlegroups.com.
On behalf of the organizing committee,
Pablo Aragón, Wikimedia Foundation
Pablo Beytía, Catholic University of Chile
Martin Gerlach, Wikimedia Foundation
Kinneret Gordon, Wikimedia Foundation
Robert West, EPFL
Leila Zia, Wikimedia Foundation
----
We invite contributions to the research track of the 11th edition of Wiki
Workshop, which will take place virtually on June 20, 2024 (tentatively
12:00-19:00 UTC) as a standalone event.
The Wiki Workshop is the largest Wikimedia research event of the year,
aimed at bringing together researchers who study all aspects of Wikimedia
projects (including, but not limited to, Wikipedia, Wikidata, Wikimedia
Commons, Wikisource, and Wiktionary) as well as Wikimedia developers,
affiliate organizations, and volunteer editors. Co-organized by the
Wikimedia Foundation’s Research team and members of the Wikimedia research
community, the workshop provides a direct pathway for exchanging ideas
between the organizations that serve Wikimedia projects and the researchers
actively studying them.
Building on the successful experiences of organizing Wiki Workshop in 2015
<https://wikiworkshop.org/2015/>, 2016 <https://wikiworkshop.org/2016/>,
2017 <https://wikiworkshop.org/2017/>, 2018 <https://wikiworkshop.org/2018/>,
2019 <https://wikiworkshop.org/2019/>, 2020 <https://wikiworkshop.org/2020/>,
2021 <https://wikiworkshop.org/2021/>, 2022 <https://wikiworkshop.org/2022/>,
2023 <https://wikiworkshop.org/2023/> and based on feedback from authors
and participants over the years, this year’s research track is organized as
follows:
-
Submissions are non-archival, meaning we welcome ongoing, completed, and
already published work.
-
We accept submissions in the form of 2-page extended abstracts.
-
Authors of accepted abstracts will be invited to present their research
in a pre-recorded oral presentation with dedicated time for live Q&A on
June 20, 2024.
-
Accepted abstracts will be shared on the website prior to the event.
Topics include, but are not limited to:
-
new technologies and initiatives to grow content, quality, equity,
diversity, and participation across Wikimedia projects;
-
use of bots, algorithms, and crowdsourcing strategies to curate, source,
or verify content and structured data;
-
bias in content and gaps of knowledge on Wikimedia projects;
-
relation between Wikimedia projects and the broader (open) knowledge
ecosystem;
-
exploration of what constitutes a source and how/if the incorporation of
other kinds of sources are possible (e.g., oral histories, video);
-
detection of low-quality, promotional, or fake content (misinformation
or disinformation), as well as fake accounts (e.g., sock puppets);
-
questions related to community health (e.g., sentiment analysis,
harassment detection, tools that could increase harmony);
-
motivations, engagement models, incentives, and needs of editors,
readers, and/or developers of Wikimedia projects;
-
innovative uses of Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects for AI and NLP
applications and vice versa;
-
consensus-finding and conflict resolution on editorial issues;
-
dynamics of content reuse across projects and the impact of policies and
community norms on reuse;
-
privacy, security, and trust;
-
collaborative content creation;
-
innovative uses of Wikimedia projects' content and consumption patterns
as sensors for real-world events, culture, etc.;
-
open-source research code, datasets, and tools to support research on
Wikimedia contents and communities;
-
connections between Wikimedia projects and the Semantic Web;
-
strategies for how to incorporate Wikimedia projects into media literacy
interventions.
Important dates and timeline:
-
Submission deadline: April 22, 2024 (23:59 AoE
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anywhere_on_Earth>)
-
Author notification: May 27, 2024
-
Final version due: June 10, 2024 (23:59 AoE)
-
Workshop date: June 20, 2024
Submission instructions:
https://wikiworkshop.org/2024/call-for-papers#submission
--
Martin Gerlach (he/him) | Senior Research Scientist | Wikimedia Foundation
Dear Community,
My name is Adetayo Boluwatife Christiana, a current Outreachy intern for
Wikimedia contributing to the Project; “Wikidata For Education” or
“WikiCurricula”. I have been following the impactful work that Wikimedia is
doing to promote free knowledge, and I am eager to contribute my skills and
passion to such a noble cause.
To provide you with some context about my background, I have recently
written a blog on myself which can be accessed on my talk page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:BhbeeX> and I have also been
contributing to this project; WikiCurricula
<https://github.com/wikicurricula-uy/wikicurricula-boilerplate>, a curricula
digitisation project aiming to align Wikimedia projects with school
curricula with the help of Wikidata in three countries Ghana, Uruguay, and
Italy. I wrote a blog introducing WikiCurricula
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:BhbeeX/Think_About_Your_Audience>,
and I’m working towards improving this tool for a better user experience.
During my contribution to this project, I’ve been exposed to other
Wikimedia projects like “Wikidata”, “Wikipedia”, “translateWiki”,
“toolforge” and “metaWiki”.
My motivation to join Wikimedia's FOSS community as a developer is to meet
other contributors and get their help using other Wikimedia tools,
especially help using “TranslateWiki”. I look forward to connecting with
the community to take their ideas and suggestions on the dashboard.
Best regards,
Adetayo Boluwatife Christiana
Dear all,
Wikidata cities in the Ukrainian Odesa Oblast have a specialty:
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q805554
the KOATUU ID is given as deprecated value (since these numbers were only valid until 2020).
What is the SPARQL search that gets these deprecated IDs?
much obliged,
Olaf
Dr. Olaf Simons
Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeschichte
Historisches Datenzentrum Sachsen-Anhalt
Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
Emil-Abderhalden-Str. 26-27
06108 Halle (Saale)
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Büro in Gotha:
Forschungszentrum Gotha der Universität Erfurt
Schloßberg 2
99867 Gotha
Privat: Hauptmarkt 17b/ 99867 Gotha
(*apologies for cross-posting*)
Hello,
This is a breaking change announcement relevant to those working with
Lexeme dumps.
In Lexeme dumps, "senses" and "forms" values, when not empty, are shown as
arrays. When these lists are empty, they are currently displayed as
objects. For example, values with content are displayed in array
format: "senses":[{"id":"L4-S1",...]
but empty values are treated as objects: "senses":{}
However, empty lists should be presented as arrays as well: "senses":[]
In this change, empty lists of forms and senses will be switched from
objects to arrays. This adjustment makes the dumps more consistent and
matches the same way non-empty values are presented. We will roll this
change out on February 8th.
We anticipate the impact of this change to be minimal and harmless for most
use cases. Therefore, we haven't generated a test dump, as it would demand
substantial resources and time. If you have any questions or concerns about
this change, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us in this ticket (
T305660 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T305660>).
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/>
.
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
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Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Charlottenburg, VR 23855 B.
Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin,
Steuernummer 27/029/42207. Geschäftsführende Vorstände: Franziska Heine,
Dr. Christian Humborg
Hi everyone,
Our next Wikidata+Wikibase office hour
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events#Office_hours> is scheduled
for Wednesday 17th January at 17:00 UTC (18:00 Berlin). As usual, the
office hour will happen in the Wikidata Telegram group
<https://t.me/joinchat/IeCRo0j5Uag1qR4Tk8Ftsg>.
*The Wikidata and Wikibase office hours are online events where the
development team presents what we have been working on over the past
quarter, and the community is welcome to ask questions and discuss
important issues related to the development of Wikidata and Wikibase.*
Make sure to mark your calendars and see you next week.
--
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/>
.
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 Charlottenburg, VR 23855 B.
Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin,
Steuernummer 27/029/42207. Geschäftsführende Vorstände: Franziska Heine,
Dr. Christian Humborg