(This announcement is relevant for all Wikidata users working with Labels
and Aliases.)
Hello,
We're excited to invite you to participate in the community testing of the
“default values for labels and aliases” feature. Based on a long-standing
community request around language fallback (T285156
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T285156>), and based on your feedback
from our previous announcement
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org/me…>,
we are currently testing this feature on https://test.wikidata.org
<https://test.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42> with the release planned for Q1 2024.
What is coming?
1.
Default values for labels and aliases (mul): Items that repeat the same
label and aliases over and over are hard to maintain and can strain our
infrastructure, especially the Wikidata Query Service. As a solution, we
are introducing the option for default values in the termbox. The
default values are considered in the language fallback chain (language code
“mul”).
1.
Visualisation of the language fallback chain: Previously, Wikidata’s
fallback chain was not visible in the user interface, making it challenging
to determine if additional information was needed. As a first step toward
improvement, we will now clearly show what content is already available via
language fallback in the placeholders for labels (including default values).
We need your feedback
Please leave your feedback on Help talk:Default values for labels and
aliases
<https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Help_talk:Default_values_for_lab…>.
Your feedback will play a crucial role in verifying if the current version
is ready for Wikidata. Additionally, you can find some test Items, known
limitations and open questions there for you to review. We will analyze
your feedback one week after today's announcement.
The next steps
After you have left your feedback, please make sure that the
guidelines on Help:Default
values for labels and aliases
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Help:Default_values_for_labels_and_aliases>
are ready for the launch. You can also already plan bot-runs for mul, but
please be sure to start with uncontroversial cases. If there are no
blockers, we will then prepare a limited release on Wikidata in the coming
weeks. The limited release will only be visible if you put mul in your
Babel boxes. We will use this limited release to test the performance and
verify that everything works as planned. Please don’t start any bot-runs
for mul during the limited release. A full release will follow a few weeks
later, displaying default values for everyone by default, and featuring an
onboarding element that will guide people to the help page. Bot-runs for mul
can commence at this stage.
Do not hesitate to reach out with questions or concerns in the talk page of
the help page
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Help_talk:Default_values_for_labels_and_alias…>
and for technical details in this Phabricator ticket (T356169
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T356169>).
Thank you for your support!
Cheers,
--
Mohammed Sadat 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
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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:
-
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:
-
Displaying EntitySchemas linked in statements by their labels instead of
their IDs, making them more readable and easier to understand.
-
Support for language fallback to make EntitySchemas legible across
languages.
-
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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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
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Principal Software Engineer
Wikimedia Foundation https://wikimediafoundation.org/
Dear Wikidata Community,
Wikidata is a treasure trove of data — data we would love to be brought to
light and used for the benefit of the Wikimedia community and beyond!
In order to support that, Wikimedia Deutschland is excited to announce the
launch of a Call for Software Contributions
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Software_Collaboration_for_Wikidata/Open_Ca…>
as part of the Software Collaboration for Wikidata program
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Software_Collaboration_for_Wikidata>,
funded by the Arcadia Fund <https://www.arcadiafund.org.uk/>. The Software
Collaboration for Wikidata program fosters collaboration with the purpose
of enabling partners from within the Wikimedia Movement to contribute to
the software development of Wikidata and Wikibase in a sustainable and
scalable way. With this program Wikimedia Deutschland wants to explore ways
to create a distributed software development environment within the
Wikimedia Movement. We believe that software is best built by the
communities in which the needs for digital tools arise.
About the Call:
This Call for Software Contributions aims to promote collaboration within
the Wikimedia Movement by inviting affiliates to develop software solutions
leveraging the power of the Wikidata Rest API
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:REST_API>. Through this, Wikimedia
Deutschland supports advancing the capabilities of the Wikidata Rest API to
enable the creation of applications (anything from mobile apps to desktop
apps to websites or services) that provide value not only to the Wikimedia
community but also to broader audiences.
With this call, Wikimedia Deutschland aims to support projects that make
Wikidata's data more accessible and usable for a wider audience.
Application deadline is April 21th, 23:59 (GMT+1) (check local time
<https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1713735900>).
Learn more about this Call on our project page on meta
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Software_Collaboration_for_Wikidata/Open_Ca…>
.
We look forward to receiving your exciting project proposals and
collaborating with you to advance the capabilities of Wikidata. If you have
any comments, suggestions or questions please use the call’s talk page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3ASoftware_Collaboration_…>
to get in contact with us.
Sincerely,
Maria Lechner
Hello everyone,
The Wikidata Leveling Up Days
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Leveling_Up_Days_2024> are a
series of online events and a collection of useful contents to help people
get on board with Wikidata. The events will take place from April 5th to
7th and from April 12th to 14th, and will include a wide variety of
presentations, workshops and discussions covering the basics of Wikidata:
get started, browse and query Wikidata, enhance your editing experience,
ensure data quality, and connect Wikidata with sister projects.
The event will give the occasion to both new and seasoned editors to get
together and exchange ideas and tips. Some sessions are already planned in
the schedule, but the program is open: community trainers and organizers
are welcome to schedule their own self-organized sessions, at the time that
suits them best, and in the language that would be accessible to their
peers. If you’re interested in scheduling your own session, you’ll find
guidance on this page
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Leveling_Up_Days_2024/Get_inv…>
.
The Leveling Up Days are also a collection of introduction videos, recorded
in advance with experienced Wikidata editors, that will soon be available
online. We will make sure that the videos are available ahead of the event,
so people can watch them at their own pace. The videos will include
translatable captions, so you will be able to help us make this useful
content accessible to a wide range of Wikidata newcomers.
The online event is open to everyone without registration, but if you’re
interested in attending, feel free to sign up here
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Leveling_Up_Days_2024/Partici…>.
You can also join our help desk channel
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Leveling_Up_Days_2024/Help_de…>
where we will have Q&A sessions.
And last but not least: please help us reach out to people who may be
interested in learning more about Wikidata: feel free to share or transfer
this message to the channels, mailing-lists and groups where it could be
relevant.
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to me.
See you around at the Leveling Up Days!
Best,
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Community Engagement & Events Consultant
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Queer Data Days
A Wikidata Gender Diversity Project Event
15 & 16 March 2024 at 14:00 - 19:30 GMT
A two-day virtual event hosted on the Zoom platform
The Wikidata Gender Diversity<https://wigedi.com/> project is proud to present Queer Data Days, a two-day virtual event hosted on the Zoom platform.
The aim of the event is to provide an opportunity for researchers, activists, and artists investigating or applying queer approaches to data and technology to meet in an open and inclusive venue, share their latest work, and engage in fruitful discussion.
During the event, speakers with different backgrounds — both academic and non-academic — will share short papers on a broad range of topics including queer data, queer identities, queer language, data justice and power, queer design, and queer communities on digital platforms.
The event will be held on Friday the 15th and Saturday the 16th of March 2024, from 2:00pm to 7:30pm GMT<https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1710511200>. The first day will be primarily centred on the Wikimedia ecosystem. Both days will include presentations about the outcomes of the Wikidata Gender Diversity project.
The event is convened by Daniele Metilli (University College London), Chiara Paolini (KU Leuven), Beatrice Melis (University of Pisa & Gran Sasso Science Institute), and Marta Fioravanti (oio.studio), and organised by Ciara Adeniyi-Jones (University College London).
See the schedule and list of speakers, and register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/queer-data-days-wikidata-gender-diversity-pr…
Hello,
We are now only three weeks away from the Wikimedia Wishathon! Exciting
news - User:Lucas Werkmeister has signed up to host a piano concert during
a social hour 🎉
Join us and contribute to the development of community wishes between March
15th and 17th! Participate in discussion sessions and work on user scripts,
gadgets, extensions, tools and more!
The full event schedule is available here: <
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:WishathonMarch2024>.
Explore the event wiki for project ideas and keep an eye out for
non-technical tasks (documentation and design-related) that will soon be
added to the Wishathon workboard: <
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/view/5906/>. Project breakouts
will also be added to the schedule, where you can participate in wish
development or explore innovative solutions as a user, developer, or
designer.
We are seeking volunteers to assist with a wide range of activities such as
monitoring discussion channels during hacking hours, answering technical
queries, and helping with session note-taking. Check out the Help desk
schedule and add yourself to a slot where you are available and interested
in providing assistance: <
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:WishathonMarch2024/Help_desk>.
If you have any questions about the Wishathon, reach out via Telegram: <
https://t.me/wmhack>.
Cheers,
Srishti
On behalf of the Wishathon organizing committee
*Srishti Sethi*
Senior Developer Advocate
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
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, March 6, 2024
Time: 16:00-17:00 UTC / 08:00 PST / 11:00 EST / 17:00 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
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*Guillaume Lederrey* (he/him)
Engineering Manager
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>