Wikidata March 2024

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Talk to the Search Platform / Query Service Team—March 6, 2024

by Guillaume Lederrey

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 -- *Guillaume Lederrey* (he/him) Engineering Manager Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>

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Wikidata Weekly Summary #618

by Danny Benjafield

*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week.* - *Discussions* - Open request for adminship: Mike Peel <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Administrat…> (scheduled to end after 9 March 2024 13:08 (UTC)) - Closed request for adminship: Madamebiblio <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Administrat…> requested for admintool to fight against vandalism, and the request was closed as successful. - New requests for permissions/Bot: - Mfchris84-Bot <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/Mfchris…> - Task: Will run scripts on toolforge to automate and schedule edits on bibliographic items. Starting with Swiss online magazine *Syntopia Alpina* (Q112206291), then continuing by adding *swisscovery edition ID* (P9907) to version/edition items. - BorkedBot_12 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/BorkedB…> - Task: Update number of *viewers/listeners* (P5436) with the qualifier *YouTube channel ID* (P2397) for YouTuber content creators and influencers. - LocodeBot <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/LocodeB…> - Task: Match *UN/LOCODE* (Q499348) to Wikidata entries by ISO 3166-2 region code, name and distance (if defined), important for UN organisations. - *Events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events>* - Wiki-in-action: Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons at the Stars <https://www.aib.it/corsi/wiki-in-action-laboratori-su-wikidata-e-wikimedia-…> (Italian) - WM Italy, AIB Lombardia & GWMAB host a practical workshop on Wikidata Thursday, March 21, 16 - 18:00 CET in the Valvassori Peroni Library, Milan. Further details on the Wiki Event page: GWMAB/Stelline/2024 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Gruppo_Wikidata_per_Musei,_Archivi_e…> - Join the Queensbridge Tech Lab edit-a-thon <https://volunteer.queenslibrary.org/opportunity/a0CRQ00000joHlg/join-the-ed…> - create and enrich local diverse heroes in Queens, NYC as part of the NYC Open Data Week. March 16, 10:00 - 16:00 EST (UTC -5). - Wikidata, Open Education Resources and Curriculum alignment discussion <https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUrfu-tqTkpHdJVTppB0mlkDVKQ3WZfSQ…> - hosted by Creative Commons during the OEWeek event. Takes place 5th March 15:00 CET, register in the link! - *Press, articles, blog posts, videos* - Blogs - Empowering BHL Staff with Wiki Education’s Wikidata Certificate Course <https://blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2024/02/advancing-data-excellence-new-…> - The Biodiversity Heritage Library blog celebrates committee members completing a Wikidata Certification course led by Will Kent, as part of the Wiki Education. Participants levelled up SPARQL queries, visualisations, federation, modelling and bulk loading and editing. - Observable tutorial for Wikidata users <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/fr:Wikip%C3%A9dia:RAW/2024-03-01#Tuto_du_mois> (French) published in the last issue of RAW in Wikipedia in French - Papers: LLMs Can Better Understand Knowledge Graphs Than We Thought <https://arxiv.org/pdf/2402.11541.pdf> - This paper employs CQA, complex question answering, to assess LLMs ability to comprehend knowledge graphs. Xinbang, D. et al. - Videos - OpenRefine - extract tables from Wikipedia for Wikidata <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DohEVe_ceeg> (French) - Part 6 of the Wiki Wake Up Afrique, this shot tutorial will show a simple and advanced method of converting tabulated data to enrich Wikidata. - Breathing life into the women's archive through Wikidata <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8Q4ZNTmIJM> - speaker Brodie Hoare advocates for adding data and information about women from historical archives to Wikidata at the National Digital Forum '23. - Application development using open knowledge graph, Wikidata <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCP8_OFvb30> (Japanese) speaker Koji Furusaki hosts an open data study session and showcases examples of app development using Wikidata. - *Tool of the week* - WiQuizz - from Nuxt and SPARQL <https://vuejsexamples.com/wiquizz-a-game-generator-powered-by-nuxt-content-…> WiQuizz allows you to create or play quiz games where content is generated from Wikidata. It could be a fun way to get people interacting with Wikidata! - *Other Noteworthy Stuff* - Claim Analysis Toolkit <https://observablehq.com/collection/@pac02/claim-analysis-toolkit>, collection of Observable notebooks to visualize simple Wikidata claims - *Newest properties <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties> and property proposals <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal> to review* - Newest properties <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>: - General datatypes: - top scorer <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12475> (best scorer of a single season of a team sport's competition or the best ever scorer of the history of a competition) - filial church <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12476> (church which acts as the less important temple of a parish) - television judge <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12484> (person who participates in a television show as a competition judge or mentor) - Papers with Code URL <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12490> (URL for subject in Papers with Code system) - ‎SMIRKS <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12491> (line notation that represents generic chemical reactions) - thesaurus's main topic <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12503> (primary topic of the subject Wikimedia thesaurus) - thesaurus combines topics <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12504> (this theasurus combines (intersects) these two or more topics) - topic's main thesaurus <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12505> (main Wikimedia theasurus) - ‎latest end date <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12506> (latest date beyond which the statement could no longer be true) - rug style <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12516> (classification of an individual textile floor covering based on geographic or cultural origin, structure, or pattern) - performing organization <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12526> (organization that received funding to create this entity) - External identifiers: AniSearch anime ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12477>, Brazzers ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12478>, Tekściory artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12479>, Hong Kong Cinema ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12480>, PlaymakerStats.com sports executive ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12481>, Műemlékem.hu identifier <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12482>, PMB – Personen der Moderne Basis person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12483>, British Listed Buildings ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12485>, ‎GNM ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12486>, 2GIS place-ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12487>, 2GIS route-ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12488>, livechart.me anime ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12489>, Trakt.tv film ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12492>, ‎NACSIS-CAT library ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12494>, Epigraphic Database Roma ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12495>, ‎WhatPub pub ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12496>, JAHIS Law Database ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12498>, literatura.kg person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12499>, nagrada.srs.kg person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12500>, who.ca-news.org person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12501>, UCA authority ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12502>, ‎European Union trademark number <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12507>, ONIX codelist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12508>, GCatholic episcopal conference ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12509>, ‎Oxford English Dictionary object ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12510>, 2nd German Basketball Bundesliga ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12511>, ‎Tashrihi Qamos Pashto Glossary ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12512>, ‎nimi.li ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12513>, ‎Nye ord i dansk ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12514>, ‎OHDSI ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12515>, Consortium of Midwest Herbaria taxon ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12517>, Encyclopedia Astronautica ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12518>, Spesalay Pashto (Dari/Persian Dictionary) ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12519>, Italian Senate (1848-1943) ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12520>, ICANNWiki page ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12521>, Dictionary of Gandhari ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12522>, FSA Food Hygiene Rating System ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12523>, Finnish Service Catalogue organization ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12524>, Köztérkép creator ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12525> - New property proposals <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal> to review: - General datatypes: - date popularized <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/date_popularized> (point in time the subject became well known to the public, if different from its inception) - Bild der Person bei der Tätigkeit <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Bild_der_Person_be…> (picture of a person in action, especially for a sportsperson, visual artist, musican, actor. P18 is normally used for portraits) - Hindawi Foundation book ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Hindawi_Foundation…> (A property for IDs of books published by [[Q20397014|Hindawi Foundation]]) - A New Nation Votes ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/A_New_Nation_Votes…> (ID of a person in A New Nation Votes: American Electoral Returns, 1788-1825) - form decomposition <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/form_decomposition> (form decomposition) - Ludzie Nauki ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Ludzie_Nauki_ID> (identifier in the Ludzie Nauki, the new official database of Polish scientists) - Nanopublication identifier <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Nanopublication_id…> (Nanopublications are small RDF-based publications, quite similar to Wikidata Statements with references and history.) - External identifiers: TNHR&CE Temple ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TNHR%26CE_Temple_ID>, Lisaan Masry Egyptian Arabic Dictionary ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Lisaan_Masry_Egypt…>, Saudipedia ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Saudipedia_ID>, DLE entry ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/DLE_entry_ID>, Singapore Infopedia ID (new scheme) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Singapore_Infopedi…>, COBISS ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/COBISS_ID>, DWDS sense ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/DWDS_sense_ID>, museum-digital tag ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/museum-digital_tag…>, Gematsu event ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Gematsu_event_ID>, RERO+ ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/RERO%2B_ID>, Premier League player ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Premier_League_pla…>, StatMuse Premier League player ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/StatMuse_Premier_L…>, 11v11 player ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/11v11_player_ID>, OSL ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/OSL_ID>, EJ Atlas ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/EJ_Atlas_ID>, Statbunker player ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Statbunker_player_…>, BFO class ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/BFO_class_ID>, Combine OverWiki ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Combine_OverWiki_ID>, Autores Galegos na BUSC <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Autores_Galegos_na…> - Deleted properties <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Properties_for_deletion>: You can comment on all open property proposals <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Overview>! - *Did you know?* - Query examples: - 28 Female Biographies that exist in 50 Wikipedias, but not Catalan <https://w.wiki/9MYF> - a good example for finding knowledge gaps. - Explore data about Wikimedia Residencies <https://w.wiki/Cx6> - see start and end dates, organisation employer, average duration and associated project. - Newest WikiProjects <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProjects>: Te Papa Research Expeditions <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Te_Papa_Research_Expedit…> - create and enrich metadata and trial research expeditions schema for Te Papa, Dominion and Colonial Museums. - Newest database reports <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Database_reports>: Unauthorized Bots (active in last 30 days without Bot flag) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Database_reports/Unauthorized_bots> - Showcase Items <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_items>: Zootopia <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15270647> - the 2016 animated Disney film about anthropomorphic Police officers. - Showcase Lexemes <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_lexemes>: bezczelny (L2781) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Lexeme:L2781> (Polish) To be shameless, uncaring of others, arrogant, over-confident. - *Development* - IP masking: We wrapped up the work on adapting Wikibase for the upcoming change to no longer show IPs for non-logged in users. - Wikibase REST API: We are almost done with the routes for adding/editing/removing a sitelink. - Entity Schemas: We prototyped another approach to making it possible to link to Entity Schemas in statements. 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/?filt…>. - *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> *Read the full report <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/Cu…>* · Unsubscribe <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Global_message_delivery/Targets/Wikidata> · Danny Benjafield (WMDE) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Danny_Benjafield_(WMDE)> 16:11, 4 March 2024 (UTC) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User_talk:Danny_Benjafield_(WMDE)#c-Danny_Ben…> -- *Danny Benjafield* Community Communications Manager Wikidata and Wikimedia Projects Wikimedia Deutschland e. 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