Wikidata September 2024

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Re: [Call for Beta Testing] New "mul" term language code on Wikidata
by Mohammed Sadat Abdulai 15 Jan '25

15 Jan '25

Hello, Last week, we announced that a limited release of the “default values for all languages” feature—introducing the language code "mul" for labels and aliases—will soon be coming to Wikidata. We are currently working on improvements for “mul” in the Termbox on Item pages. We’ve already received feedback from some of you on the discussion pages, but we’d also love to hear from those who prefer to *provide* *anonymous feedback*. Please share your thoughts on this 5-10 minute anonymous survey until August 4: https://wikimedia.sslsurvey.de/Wikidata-default-values-feedback If you have any questions or concerns feel free to let us know in this Phabricator ticket (phab:T356169 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T356169> ) Many thanks for your time. -Mohammed On Mon, Jul 22, 2024 at 10:03 AM Mohammed Sadat Abdulai < mohammed.abdulai(a)wikimedia.de> wrote: > *(This [SIGNIFICANT Change Announcement] is relevant for all Wikidata > users working with Labels and Aliases.)* > > Hello, > > You may recall our previous announcement > <https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org/me…> > inviting you to test out the “default values for all languages” feature, > introducing the language code "mul" for labels and aliases, on > https://test.wikidata.org. I'm pleased to announce that we are now > proceeding with a limited release on Wikidata. This feature will be > available for testing starting July 29. > > Note of Caution and Tips for Testing > > > - > > To try out the new feature during this limited release, you need to > add the language code “mul” to your Babel boxes > <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Userboxes#Babel>. A full > release will follow on the week of August 12, displaying default values to > everyone by default. > - > > Please refrain from starting any Bot-runs for mul during the limited > release. We will use this limited release to test the performance and > verify that everything works as planned. Bot-runs for mul should only > commence after the full feature is released. > - > > Please also test the help page > <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Help:Default_values_for_labels_and_aliases> > explaining how to use the feature. It will be important to get this help > page right, as the full release will initially contain an onboarding > element that guides people to this help page. > > > I would like to thank everyone who has participated in the previous > testing phases or provided feedback thus far. We are eager to hear more > from you during this limited release. Please do not hesitate to reach out > with questions or concerns on the talk page of the Help page > <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Help_talk:Default_values_for_labels_and_alias…>, > or for technical details, in this Phabricator ticket (phab:T356169 > <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T356169>) > > There has also been some discussion on the help page > <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Help_talk:Default_values_for_labels_and_alias…> > regarding the copy used for the language. We would like to reach a > consensus before the full release. Join the discussion to add your thoughts > and input on the thread. This week, a survey will be included in the Weekly > Summary for those who prefer to provide anonymous feedback. > > Cheers! > > > -Mohammed > > On Mon, Feb 12, 2024 at 9:00 AM Mohammed Sadat Abdulai < > mohammed.abdulai(a)wikimedia.de> wrote: > >> (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”). >> >> >> >> 2. >> >> 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 >> >> 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 >> >

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Re: [Wikitech-l] Re: [BREAKING CHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT] Wikidata Query Service graph split available in production; scholarly entity queries require migration by March 2025
by Luca Martinelli [Sannita＠WMF] 09 Oct '24

09 Oct '24

On Thu, Sep 5, 2024 at 8:15 PM Physikerwelt <wiki(a)physikerwelt.de> wrote: > > Dear Luca, > > the communication was good I think. > > However, I don't understand the decision process. Who is the > responsible person, e.g., the product manager, who eventually decided > to cut WDQS into pieces? > > Moritz The decision was defined together by the Search Team at Wikimedia Foundation and the people in charge of Wikidata at Wikimedia Deutschland. In particular, Lydia Pintscher is ultimately responsible for all Wikidata product decisions at WMDE. I would like to stress how this decision was not taken lightheartedly. It's been three years that we know that Blazegraph is on the verge of failing, we wrote a playbook in case of dramatic failure,[1] and we evaluated several alternatives to Blazegraph,[2] each with its pros and cons. While evaluating which way to go, knowing that no solution would be a "magic wand" that would magically solve all our problems - in fact, no "magic solution" exists, each comes with its load of problems and costs - we came to terms with the fact that we needed more time and the split was a harsh, but ultimately effective solution to buy some time in the transition to the next backend. Hope this helps. L. [1] https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:SPARQL_query_service/WDQS_backend_up… [2] https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:SPARQL_query_service/WDQS_backend_up…

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Talk to the Search Platform / Query Service Team—October 2, 2024
by Guillaume Lederrey 02 Oct '24

02 Oct '24

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, October 2, 2024 Time: 15:00-16:00 UTC / 08:00 PDT / 11:00 EDT / 17:00 CEST 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 #647
by Danny Benjafield 30 Sep '24

30 Sep '24

* Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata in theweek leading up to 2024-09-30. Please help Translate <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/Cu…>. Missed the previous one? See issue #646 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/Pr…>* *Discussions* - Closed request for adminship: Andrei Stroe <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Administrat…> - Success! Welcome User:Andrei Stroe <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Andrei_Stroe> as Wikidata's latest Admin. - New requests for permissions/Bot: QichwaBot <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/QichwaB…> - Task(s): Creating wikidata lexemes for the Quechua languages. - Closed request for comments: Do we want automatic inverse statement creation and if so, how should they happen? <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/Do_we_want_auto…> - Closed due to lack of comments for longer than five years. Despite multiple suggestions, there is no clear consensus to move forward. *Events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events>* - Wikidata's 12th birthday <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Twelfth_Birthday> is coming up on October 29th. Have a look at the birthday parties and more planned around the world. - Next Linked Data for Libraries LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Gr…> session 1 October, 2024: We have our next LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group Session on Tuesday, 1 October, 2024 at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 17:00 UTC / 6pm CET (Time zone converter <https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1727798400>). Christa Strickler will be our first Project Series lead with her joint project with the Wikidata Religion & Theology Community of Practice to contribute biographical data to Wikidata from the IRFA database <https://irfa.paris/en/en-learn-about-a-missionary/> using the Mix’n’Match tool. We are excited to learn more about this project, provide a forum for discussion and shared learning, and lend a hand while building new skills. Event page <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Gr…> . *Press, articles, blog posts, videos* - Papers - A Systematic Review of Wikidata in GLAM Institutions: a Labs Approach <https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-72440-4_4> - Presents a systematic review of Wikidata use in GLAM institutions within the context of the work of the International GLAM Labs Community ( glamlabs.io). The results summarise academic literature on Wikidata projects. By G. Candela et al. - (es) Wikidata course in Spanish: Data for collaborative knowledge <https://diff.wikimedia.org/es/2024/09/26/curso-de-wikidata-en-espanol-datos…> - Throughout October, the WikiLearn platform is hosting a course on Wikidata aimed especially at Latin Americans. Enroll here <https://learn.wiki/courses/course-v1:WikimediaChile+WMC000+2024/about> . - Project SHADOW: Symbolic Higher-order Associative Deductive reasoning On Wikidata using LM probing <https://arxiv.org/html/2408.14849v2> - SHADOW is a fine-tuned language model trained on an intermediate task using associative deductive reasoning, its performance is measured on a knowledge base construction task using Wikidata triple completion. By Hanna Abi Akl. - Using Wikidata for Managing Cultural Heritage Information <https://easychair.org/publications/preprint/MZrm> - The present study uses model wikidata elements as a basis and explores its dynamic formation into a cultural heritage information management tool within a museum. By D. Kyriaki-Manessi and S. Vazaiou. - Enriching Archival Linked Data Descriptions with Information from Wikidata and DBpedia <https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-72437-4_23> - This paper investigates the potential to use information in archival records in a larger context for ArchOnto and aims to leverage classes and properties sourced from repositories deemed informal due to their crowd-sourcing nature. By I. Koch et al. - A framework for integrating biomedical knowledge in Wikidata with open biological and biomedical ontologies and MeSH keywords <https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024144799> - This paper utilizes primary data sources of OBO ontologies and MeSH keywords classified using SPARQL queries for RDF knowledge graphs, to contribute to the robustness and accuracy of collaborative biomedical knowledge graphs. By H. Turki et al. - Videos - Serbian Novels on Wikidata: Project wikiELTeC & Tesla <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OF-kq8-rO_o&t=3038s> Part of Wikimedia CEE Meeting 2024 in İstanbul, this session presented by Filip Maljković charts progress on contributing Serbian literature to Wikidata. - Dataviz - Find your most famous neighbour <https://tjukanovt.github.io/notable-people>, a world map of notable people based on Wikipedia and Wikidata. *Tool of the week* - Three new Userscripts for Wikidata <https://larsgw.blogspot.com/2023/12/three-new-userscripts-for-wikidata.html> - User:Lagewi <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Lagewi> has written 3 scripts to simplify reading references, explore property-value pairs in use for a statement or attaching a full bibliography to the end of the item page. *Other Noteworthy Stuff* - OpenSactions:Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories <https://www.opensanctions.org/datasets/wd_categories/> - Using PETScan <https://petscan.wmcloud.org/>, generates a list of profiles of politically exposed persons by querying specific categories on Wikidata and extracting the entities. *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: - game designer <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12969> (person(s) who devised and developed this game) - handwriting example <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12981> (sample image of the person's handwriting) - objects of occurrence have role <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12992> (role that objects of this occurrence take on in the context of this occurrence. (For selectional restrictions, use "object class of occurrence" (P12913) instead.)) - agents of action have role <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12993> (role that agents of this action take on in the context of this action. (For selectional restrictions, use "agent class of action" (P12994) instead. )) - agent class of action <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12994> (class of items that may initiate this action or class of actions (For roles filled by agents of an action, use "agents of action have role" (P12993) instead)) - agent of action <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12995> (particular item that initiates this action or class of actions) - External identifiers: ‎Altar of Gaming character ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12963>, WikiYeshiva article ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12964>, Yediot Books book ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12965>, Mapcarta ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12966>, VIRIN <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12967>, cnkgraph person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12968>, Tabletopia game ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12970>, cnkgraph book ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12971>, cnkgraph poem ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12973>, Lexikon der Mathematik entry ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12975>, ‎CNES ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12976>, ‎Tretyakov Gallery artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12977>, ‎TV Maze character ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12978>, Say Who ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12979>, ‎Finnish Business ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12980>, Prosocour person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12983>, Stadtwiki Karlsruhe ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12984>, Athletics New Zealand athlete ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12985>, Encyclopedia of Tunisian Women person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12986>, ‎LMFDB knowl ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12987>, ACUM performer ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12988>, ACUM creator/publisher ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12989>, ACUM Work ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12990>, ACUM album ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12991>, culture.ru organization ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12996>, ‎Hindustan Times topic ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12997>, Newgrounds submission ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12998>, Storia della civiltà europea ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12999>, Encyclopedia of Brno History literature ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13000>, Linked Open Vocabularies ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13001>, ‎Ontobee ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13002>, ‎typeset.io journal ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13003>, NooSFere editorial collection ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13004>, pomniky.npmk.cz ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13005>, ‎Dictionary of guerrillas and anti-Franco resistance fighters ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13014>, e-LIS publication ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13015>, GameReactor company ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13016> - New property proposals <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal> to review: - General datatypes: - Larval host plant <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Larval_host_plant> (Larval host plant - used only for insects - subclass of P1034) - has reading <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/has_reading> (phonetic reading or pronunciation of the kanji) - chemical formula <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/chemical_formula> (Description of chemical compound giving element symbols and counts) - mode of reproduction <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/mode_of_reproducti…> (ways for living organisms to propagate or produce their offsprings) - health points <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/health_points> (health or armor points of this video game, board game or role-playing game character) - damage <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/damage> (damage value of this video game weapon, ability or character) - magazine capacity <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/magazine_capacity> (In (real or fictional) devices like a firearm, weapon, or engineered thing, this is the default capacity or size of a devices' magazine, clip, or other container typically used to hold ammunition, bolts, cartridges, tools, etc. which pushes those items as needed usually through a spring-based mechanism into a receiver for further use by the device) - male mean age <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/male_mean_age> (male mean age in a given place; qualifier of {{P|4442}}) - female mean age <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/female_mean_age> (female mean age in a given place; qualifier of {{P|4442}}) - Mummy of a person <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Mummy_of_a_person> (mummy of a person) - publication type of scholarly article <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/publication_type_o…> (Publication type of scholarly article) - characteristic of <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/characteristic_of> ((qualifier only) statement value is a characteristic, quality, property, or state of this item) - Medietilsynets filmdatabase <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Medietilsynets_fil…> (identifier for a film in the Norwegian Medietilsynets database) - Western Australian Biographical Index <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Western_Australian…> (Card ID from the Western Australian Biographical Index, a set of handwritten index cards compiled in the 1970s.) - leased to <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/leased_to> (person or organisation that holds or was granted a lease on the subject) - WPBSA com player ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/WPBSA_com_player_ID> (Identifier for an athlete on the main website of WPBSA) - JLPT level <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/JLPT_level> (difficulty of word by the level of JLPT) - External identifiers: case id (mainland China) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/case_id_(mainland_…>, NWIS site ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NWIS_site_ID>, Biblioteka Nauki IDs <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Biblioteka_Nauki_I…>, LWW journal ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/LWW_journal_ID>, BioMed Central journal ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/BioMed_Central_jou…>, Historical Encyclopedia of Siberia ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Historical_Encyclo…>, FightTime fighters ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/FightTime_fighters…>, Korean Basketball League ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Korean_Basketball_…>, Identifiant L'Humanité d’un sujet <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Identifiant_L%27Hu…>, Chinese Basketball Association ID2 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Chinese_Basketball…>, Koha Kütüphane ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Koha_K%C3%BCt%C3%B…>, MyWaifuList character ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/MyWaifuList_charac…>, FantLab artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/FantLab_artist_ID>, Münzkabinett <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/M%C3%BCnzkabinett>, Latgales dati person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Latgales_dati_pers…>, identifiant inventaire Grand Est <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identifiant_invent…>, RedBA Granada authority ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/RedBA_Granada_auth…>, MetalTabs.com musician ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/MetalTabs.com_musi…>, HA! ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/HA!_ID>, Identifiant Radio France d'une émission <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Identifiant_Radio_…>, Identifiant France Télévisions d'une émission <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Identifiant_France…>, beniabbandonati ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/beniabbandonati_ID>, DDB person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/DDB_person_ID>, European Parliament document ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/European_Parliamen…>, Hlídač státu subject ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Hl%C3%ADda%C4%8D_s…>, Kramerius of Czech Digital Library UUID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Kramerius_of_Czech…>, Acervo de Literatura Digital Mato-Grossense ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Acervo_de_Literatu…>, Persons and Names of the Middle Kingdom and early New Kingdom person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Persons_and_Names_…>, Cihai encyclopedia entry ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Cihai_encyclopedia…>, Cihai dictionary entry ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Cihai_dictionary_e…>, Duocet Wiki of Plants ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Duocet_Wiki_of_Pla…> You can comment on all open property proposals <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Overview>! *Did you know?* - Query examples: - Network of European Union Independent Fiscal Institutions <https://w.wiki/BJ2c> - Opera singers who are sopranos with an article on English Wikipedia <https://w.wiki/BNAq> - Newest WikiProjects <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProjects>: - Newest database reports <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Database_reports>: Popular_items_without_claims <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Database_reports/Popular_items_witho…> - Showcase Lexemes <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_lexemes>: هُئَڻُ L1126190 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Lexeme:L1126190> Sindhi verb (to be) *Development* - Search: The haswbstatement search magic word <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Extension:WikibaseCirrusSearch#Keywords> has been improved by the Search Platform Team. Previously it was limited in which Properties were indexed for it. Going forward haswbstatement:P123 will work for all Properties, regardless of their datatype. This will allow you to filter search results for Items that have a statement with a specific Property. (Searching for a specific complete statement with haswbstatement:P123=xxx will still only work for specific datatypes.) For this to work all Items have to be reindexed and this will take up to 1 month. - Design system migration: We have migrated the Special:NewLexeme page from Wikit to Codex and are working on finishing the migration for the Query Builder. - EntitySchemas: We finished the investigation about how to support search for EntitySchemas by label or alias when linking to an EntitySchema in a statement. (phab:T362005 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T362005> ) - Wikibase REST API: We worked on integrating language fallbacks into the API (phab:T371605 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T371605>) 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…>. *Weekly Tasks* - Add labels, in your own language(s), for the new properties listed above <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next#Newest_propertie…> . - Contribute to the showcase Item and Lexeme above <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next#Did_you_know?> . - Summarize your WikiProject's ongoing activities <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next#Did_you_know?> in one or two sentences. - 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> · Help translate <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/Cu…> · Previous issue <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/Pr…> · Danny Benjafield (WMDE) <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Danny_Benjafield_(WMDE)> (talk) 19:03, 30 September 2024 (UTC) <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Danny_Benjafield_(WMDE)#c-Danny_B…>* -- *Danny Benjafield* Community Communications Manager Wikidata Integrations Team Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin Phone: +49 (0)30-577 11 62-0 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 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

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Next LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group Session on Tuesday, October 1st
by Hilary K Thorsen 30 Sep '24

30 Sep '24

Hello, everyone – We have our next LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group Session on Tuesday, October 1, 2024 at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 16:00 UTC / 6pm CEST (Time zone converter<https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1727798400>). New Format! We have decided to try a new programming format starting this fall. We’ll work with members of the community to highlight their projects and provide editing support by coordinating Project Series lasting two months. The general format will be to host one presentation and discussion oriented call followed by three Working Hour-style editing sessions in support of that project. All events will take place during our regular every-other Tuesday timeslot (12pm EST/9am PST/16:00 UTC/6pm CEST). We are thrilled that Christa Strickler will be our first Project Series lead, with her joint project with the Wikidata Religion & Theology Community of Practice to contribute biographical data to Wikidata from the IRFA<https://irfa.paris/en/en-learn-about-a-missionary/> database using the Mix’n’Match tool. We are excited to learn more about this project, provide a forum for discussion and shared learning, and lend a hand while building new skills. Sessions for this series will be on September 3rd and 17th, and October 1st and 15th. Here is the plan for the series sessions: Session 1 (September 3) Intro to community of practice and the project Session 2 (September 17) Working session using Mix‘n’Match<https://mix-n-match.toolforge.org/#/catalog/5301> to add Wikidata items Session 3 (October 1) Working session using a data model and the UseAsRef user script<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Bargioni/UseAsRef> to enhance items Session 4 (October 15) Working session to demonstrate an image search for item enhancement and celebrate with data visualizations of the work we’ve done Instructions will assume rudimentary knowledge of Wikidata, but beginners and their questions are most welcome! Step-by-step instructions will be provided, so hopefully even those unfamiliar with Wikidata will be able to follow along. The call details are below. Working sessions will not be recorded, but demos and how-to sections will be made available as recordings. To receive notifications about upcoming calls and session information you can subscribe to the <https://groups.google.com/d/forum/ld4-wikidata> ld4-wikidata Google Group<https://groups.google.com/d/forum/ld4-wikidata>. Call Details: Date and Time: Tuesday, 1 October, 2024 at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 16:00 UTC / 6pm CEST (Time zone converter<https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1727798400>) Zoom link info: https://notredame.zoom.us/j/99242314441?pwd=Yxm1vCdSNHllZWK6b4fhMqlKfnNRYt.1 Meeting ID: 992 4231 4441 Passcode: 149356 Event Page: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Gr… The LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group is associated with the LD4 Community and investigates how libraries can contribute to and better integrate library metadata with Wikidata to improve access to library resources on the web. The Affinity Group calls provide an informal space to share information and learn more about Wikidata. Communication: Ld4-wikidata Google group: <https://groups.google.com/d/forum/ld4-wikidata> https://groups.google.com/d/forum/ld4-wikidata #wikidata channel on LD4 Slack: <https://ld4.slack.com/> https://ld4.slack.com/ Series event page: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Gr… Website: <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Gr…> https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Gr… On behalf of the LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group co-facilitators, Hilary Thorsen Resource Sharing Librarian Stanford Libraries thorsenh(a)stanford.edu 650-285-9429

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Wikidata MOOC For Beginners (in English) - Starting October 1, 2024!
by Mohammed Sadat Abdulai 26 Sep '24

26 Sep '24

Hi everyone, A rerun of the Wikidata Open Online Course <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Open_Online_Course> will kick off on October 1, 2024, and will be available for the following 5 weeks. The previous iteration of the course saw a great turnout, with positive feedback from learners, including GLAM professionals and students. Here’s what you can expect: *📚 Course Structure* - Chapter 1: The Wikimedia Movement and the Creation of Wikidata - Chapter 2: Understanding Knowledge Graphs and Queries - Chapter 3: Discovering Wikidata, Open Data, and the Semantic Web - Chapter 4: Contributing to Wikidata, the Community, and Data Quality - Chapter 5: Bonus Resources on Scientific Bibliography from Wikidata Head over to Wikidata 101: An Introduction <https://learn.wiki/courses/course-v1:Wikimedia-Deutschland+WMDE001+2024_2/a…> to enroll, and don’t hesitate to share it with your friends and colleagues. The course is hosted on learn.wiki, and you can sign up using the same credentials you use for Wikimedia projects. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to me directly. 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: cal.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

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Weekly Summary #646
by Mohammed Sadat Abdulai 24 Sep '24

24 Sep '24

* Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata in theweek leading up to 2024-09-23. Please help Translate <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/Cu…>. Missed the previous one? See issue #645 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/Pr…>* * Discussions * - Open request for adminship: Andrei Stroe <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Requests_for_perm…> - RfP scheduled to end after 23 September 2024 12:41 (UTC). - New requests for permissions/Bot: - Amazigh Bot 4 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Requests_for_perm…> Task(s): Links Wikidata items to articles in the Standard Moroccan Tamazight Wikipedia <https://zgh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E2%B5%9C%E2%B4%B0%E2%B5%99%E2%B5%8F%E2%B4%B…>, adds labels and descriptions, and creates items that do not yet exist. - BihiBot <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Requests_for_perm…> Task(s): Linking Standard Moroccan Tamazight Wikipedia articles to Wikidata items. - ThesaurusLinguaeAegyptiaeBot <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Requests_for_perm…> Task(s): Creates and updates Hieroglyphic Ancient Egyptian and Coptic lexemes and ancient Egyptian text artifact items. Also to maintain links to the Thesaurus Linguae Aegyptiae <https://thesaurus-linguae-aegyptiae.de/home> project via approved properties. - Other discussion: Enabling the CampaignEvents Extention on Wikidata <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Project_chat#Enab…> - Proposal to enable the CampaignEvents extension on Wikidata to make it easier for organizers to manage community events and projects on the wikis. * Events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events> * - Upcoming - The next Wikidata+Wikibase office hours <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events#Office_hou…> will take place on Wednesday, 18:00 CEST on Wednesday, 16th October 2024 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 they 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.* - LD4 2024 Conference <https://sites.google.com/view/2024-ld4-conference/> - Registration is now open for this virtual conference on *Building Community for Linked Open Data*. Held online from October 7-11, 2024. - Wikidata, biographical lives, and linked infrastructures of women’s work 1870-1950 <https://tockify.com/edinburghuniversity/detail/1535/1728399600000> - A discussion on Wikidata and its role in modern knowledge infrastructures. Hear from James Baker as he discusses the *Beyond Notability* <https://beyond-notability.wikibase.cloud/wiki/Main_Page> project and how they're documenting crucial historical work. October 8, 4:00pm - 5:30pm UTC at Edinburgh Futures Institute, booking required <https://www.cdcs.ed.ac.uk/events/project-deep-dive-james-baker>. - Wikidata and the Vocal Pedagogy Lineage Project <https://digitalmatters.utah.edu/event/wikidata-and-the-vocal-pedagogy-linea…> - Seth Keeton introduces their project which leverages Wikidata to visualise the network of voice teachers and students. Includes a workshop on Query service. October 25, 2:00pm - 3:00pm MDT (UTC-7) at the Marriot Library, Room 2751, Utah. - Wikidata Days Bologna 2024 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events/Wikidata_D…>, Italian language conference dedicated to Wikidata for libraries and research, taking place in the frame of Wikidata’s 12th birthday <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Twelfth_Birthday>, on November 8-9 in Bologna, Italy. * Press, articles, blog posts, videos * - Blogs - 2 years of Wikibase Cloud by WMDE <https://addshore.com/2024/09/2-years-of-wikibase-cloud-by-wmde/>: User:Addshore <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Addshore> provides a timeline of the development work, challenges, successes and thoughts about the 2 year journey and growth turning WBStack into Wikibase.Cloud <https://wikibase.cloud/>. - Wikimedia Germany develops semantic search for non-profit AI applications <https://www.wikimedia.de/press-releases/wikimedia-germany-develops-semantic…> - Wikimedia Germany is developing a semantic search project to simplify access to Wikidata’s open data for non-profit AI applications, aiming to support open-source projects and enhance the quality of AI-generated content. - Wikidata and Artificial Intelligence: Simplified Access to Open Data for Open-Source Projects <https://blog.wikimedia.de/2024/09/17/wikidata-and-artificial-intelligence-s…> - A more expansive blog article from the above Press Release (also available in German <https://blog.wikimedia.de/2024/09/17/wikidata-und-ki-einfacherer-zugang/> ). - Role Model data model <https://www.veradekok.nl/2024/09/role-model-datamodel/> - Creating a data model on "Role Model" - Wikidata unlocks its own knowledge base by vectorizing its data <https://www.techzine.eu/news/analytics/124498/wikidata-unlocks-its-own-know…>: WMDE partners with DataStax and China’s Jina AI to convert the mountain of data into semantic vectors that are readable to nonprofit AI applications. - (fr) Wikidata MOOC: 3rd edition <https://www.wikimedia.fr/inscrivez-vous-au-mooc-wikidata/> - the latest round of the Wikidata MOOC will soon begin. This edition has new chapters and features, including a focus for secondary school teachers. If you're new to Wikidata and a Francophile, this is an amazing learning tool to expand your skills and knowledge of Wikidata. - Papers - Refining Wikidata Taxonomy using Large Language Models <https://hal.science/hal-04687258v1/file/WiKC_CIKM_2024.pdf> - Manual efforts to clean up Wikidata's taxonomy are time-consuming and prone to error, this paper introduces WiKC (a new version of Wikidatataxonomy) which automatically cleans using a combination of large language models (LLMs) and graph mining techniques. Quality of the refined taxonomy is evaluated from both intrinsic and extrinsic perspectives, on a task of entity typing for the latter. By Y. Peng, T. Bonald & M. Alam. - Videos - Wikimania 2024 Hackathon Showcase <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimania_2024_-_Auditorium_Kyiv_-_…> (45 mins) - 19 short presentations by some of the Hackathon participants, describing some of the projects they worked on, including : Extract Python library for Wikimedia tool i18n from Wikidata Lexeme Forms tool ( Phab:T283376 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T283376>) - Wikidata Lab XLIII: Wiki Loves Brasil <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIXMS_Xsd0k> - Sandra Soster and Éder Porto present a workshop that covers the app developed based on Wikidata and the ontology and organizational work for the Wiki Loves Monuments in Brazil <https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Edit-a-thon/Atividades_em_port…> event! - Research: Wikibase Cloud Usability Research (Q2-Q3 2024) <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WBC_Usability_Research_Presentation…> - Research by Wikimedia Deutschland to better understand Wikibase Cloud novice user's experience as well as to identify opportunities to increase usability. - Notebooks: Publications of French Sociologists <https://observablehq.com/@pac02/publications-of-french-sociologists> * Tool of the week * - User:Bargioni <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/User:Bargioni> has uploaded demonstrations of a small suite of gadgets for Wikidata: - Gadget: Description Translator <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-cr-g2HS5s> - automatically translate descriptions to your default language. To install, go here <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/User:Bargioni/descTranslat…> . - Gadget: MoreIdentifier <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKmxkDsv020> - A handy shortcut to add authority control IDs from VIAF with few edits. It adds a box before the section Identifiers, allowing you to choose which IDs should be added to the item. Instructions can be found here <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/User:Bargioni/moreIdentifi…> . - Gadget: VIAF <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-8OhZkP3IM> * Other Noteworthy Stuff * - The third iteration of the Wikidata:Open Online Course <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Open_Online_Course> (in English) will begin from October 1 until November 13. Whether you're a beginner taking your first steps, an individual in need of a refresher on Wikidata concepts, or a seasoned trainer looking to level up your skills - this course is right for you. Stay tuned for the registration link! - Wikitech accounts Migration to Wikimedia Unified Login (SUL) and introduction of Wikimedia IDM for developer accounts <https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/…> - Wikidata:SPARQL query service/WDQS graph split/Affected tools <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:SPARQL_query_serv…>: *"This is a page to collect all the tools that might be affected or that will be affected by the programmed graph split <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:SPARQL_query_serv…>. This page will also help to track which tools have been fixed or migrated to the new endpoint, and which one still need to be worked on."* You're welcome to add to add more! * 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 General datatypes: - exponent of base unit <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Property:P12956> (a qualifier of derived from base unit (P12571) used to describe the exponent of the unit) - game designer <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Property:P12969> (person(s) who devised and developed this game) - handwriting example <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Property:P12981> (sample image of the person's handwriting) - objects of occurrence have role <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Property:P12992> (role that objects of this occurrence take on in the context of this occurrence. (For selectional restrictions, use "object class of occurrence" (P12913) instead.)) - agents of action have role <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Property:P12993> (role that agents of this action take on in the context of this action. (For selectional restrictions, use "agent class of action" (P12994) instead. )) - agent class of action <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Property:P12994> (class of items that may initiate this action or class of actions (For roles filled by agents of an action, use "agents of action have role" (P12993) instead)) - agent of action <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Property:P12995> (particular item that initiates this action or class of actions) - Newest External identifiers: Altar of Gaming company ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Property:P12951>, Altar of Gaming franchise ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Property:P12952>, Altar of Gaming game ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Property:P12953>, Altar of Gaming person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Property:P12954>, Ciel d'oc ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Property:P12955>, VideoGameGeek genre ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Property:P12957>, GameSpot genre ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Property:P12958>, FranceTerme identifier <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Property:P12959>, DOS Game Modding Wiki article ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Property:P12960>, monument ID in the archive of Linz <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Property:P12961>, ‎Altar of Gaming character ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Property:P12963>, WikiYeshiva article ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Property:P12964>, Yediot Books book ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Property:P12965>, Mapcarta ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Property:P12966>, VIRIN <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Property:P12967>, cnkgraph person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Property:P12968>, Tabletopia game ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Property:P12970>, cnkgraph book ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Property:P12971>, cnkgraph poem ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Property:P12973>, Lexikon der Mathematik entry ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Property:P12975>, ‎CNES ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Property:P12976>, ‎Tretyakov Gallery artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Property:P12977>, ‎TV Maze character ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Property:P12978>, Say Who ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Property:P12979>, ‎Finnish Business ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Property:P12980>, Prosocour person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Property:P12983>, Stadtwiki Karlsruhe ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Property:P12984>, Athletics New Zealand athlete ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Property:P12985>, Encyclopedia of Tunisian Women person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Property:P12986>, ‎LMFDB knowl ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Property:P12987>, ACUM performer ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Property:P12988>, ACUM creator/publisher ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Property:P12989>, ACUM Work ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Property:P12990>, ACUM album ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Property:P12991>, culture.ru organization ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Property:P12996>, ‎Hindustan Times topic ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Property:P12997>, Newgrounds submission ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Property:P12998>, Storia della civiltà europea ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Property:P12999>, Encyclopedia of Brno History literature ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Property:P13000>, Linked Open Vocabularies ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Property:P13001>, ‎Ontobee ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Property:P13002>, ‎typeset.io journal ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Property:P13003>, NooSFere editorial collection ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Property:P13004>, pomniky.npmk.cz ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Property:P13005>, ‎Dictionary of guerrillas and anti-Franco resistance fighters ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Property:P13014>, e-LIS publication ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Property:P13015> - New General datatypes property proposals to review: - Larval host plant <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal…> (Larval host plant - used only for insects - subclass of P1034) - has reading <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal…> (phonetic reading or pronunciation of the kanji) - chemical formula <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal…> (Description of chemical compound giving element symbols and counts) - mode of reproduction <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal…> (ways for living organisms to propagate or produce their offsprings) - health points <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal…> (health or armor points of this video game, board game or role-playing game character) - damage <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal…> (damage value of this video game weapon, ability or character) - magazine capacity <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal…> (In (real or fictional) devices like a firearm, weapon, or engineered thing, this is the default capacity or size of a devices' magazine, clip, or other container typically used to hold ammunition, bolts, cartridges, tools, etc. which pushes those items as needed usually through a spring-based mechanism into a receiver for further use by the device) - male mean age <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal…> (male mean age in a given place; qualifier of {{P|4442}}) - female mean age <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal…> (female mean age in a given place; qualifier of {{P|4442}}) - Mummy of a person <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal…> (mummy of a person) - publication type of scholarly article <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal…> (Publication type of scholarly article) - characteristic of <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal…> ((qualifier only) statement value is a characteristic, quality, property, or state of this item) - Medietilsynets filmdatabase <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal…> (identifier for a film in the Norwegian Medietilsynets database) - New External identifier property proposals to review: Board Game Arena ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal…>, BoardGaming.com game ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal…>, case id (mainland China) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal…>, Identifiant dans l'annuaire de l'École des chartes <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal…>, The Indian Express Topic ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal…>, NWIS site ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal…>, Biblioteka Nauki IDs <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal…>, MinDat Feature ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal…>, BoardGameGeek game mechanic ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal…>, LWW journal ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal…>, BioMed Central journal ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal…>, Historical Encyclopedia of Siberia ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal…>, FightTime fighters ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal…>, Korean Basketball League ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal…>, Identifiant L'Humanité d’un sujet <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal…>, Chinese Basketball Association ID2 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal…>, Koha Kütüphane ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal…>, MyWaifuList character ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal…>, Kotaku game ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal…>, FantLab artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal…>, Münzkabinett <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal…>, GameReactor company ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal…>, Latgales dati person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal…>, identifiant inventaire Grand Est <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal…>, RedBA Granada authority ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal…>, MetalTabs.com musician ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal…>, HA! ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal…>, Identifiant Radio France d'une émission <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal…>, Identifiant France Télévisions d'une émission <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal…> You can comment on all open property proposals <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal…>! * Did you know? * - Query examples: - A list of black-and-white movies made in Greece after 2000 featuring an actor from Saturday Night Live, with a female assistant director who studied in the USA, written by an Oscar-nominated screenwriter, and composed by a blind Lutheran <https://w.wiki/B8r4> ( source <https://t.me/c/1224298920/132530>) - Movies where a guy named Jack plays a guy named Jack <https://w.wiki/BDtk> (sources: [1] <https://t.me/c/1224298920/133345>, [2] <https://social.coop/@ainali/113153979585221893>) - WikiProject Highlights: WikiProject Pokémon/Eighth generation Pokémon <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProject_Pok%C…> - List of the Pokémon introduced in the eighth generation - Newest database reports <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Database_reports>: Wikimedia multilingual project main pages <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Database_reports/…> - Showcase Items <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Showcase_items>: Titanic (Q25173) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Q25173> - British transatlantic passenger liner, launched and foundered in 1912 - Showcase Lexemes <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Showcase_lexemes>: شِرِب (L1318926) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Lexeme:L1318926> - 'to drink' in Egyptian Arabic * Development * - Query Service: - We added a banner to the Query Service UI to inform people about the graph split. - We fixed an issue with visualisations caused by a library upgrade ( phab:T375058 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T375058>) - mul language code: We continued working on the remaining issues uncovered in testing (phab:T373088 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T373088>) - Migrating to the Codex design system: We are in the process of migrating the Query Builder and Special:NewLexeme from Wikit to Codex. - REST API: Continue work on improving error handling and messages - Data access: We are preparing the survey for reusers to better understand which additional data access methods they need. 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…>. * Weekly Tasks * - Add labels, in your own language(s), for the new properties listed above <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/Ne…> . - Contribute to the showcase Item and Lexeme above <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/Ne…> . - Govdirectory weekly focus country: Belgium <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProject_Govdi…> - Summarize your WikiProject's ongoing activities <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/Ne…> in one or two sentences. - 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/Special:MyLanguage/User:Pasleim/projectmerge> across Wikimedia projects. - Help write the next summary! <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/Ne…> *Read the full report <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/Cu…> * -- 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: cal.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

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Enabling the CampaignEvents Extention on Wikidata
by Benedict Udeh 19 Sep '24

19 Sep '24

Hello Wikidata contributors and organizers, The Campaigns Product team at the Wikimedia Foundation is proposing to enable the CampaignEvents extension <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CampaignEvents> on Wikidata. This extension comes with tools that will make it easier to organize events or WikiProjects on Wikidata. Some of these tools, like *Event Registration* and *Invitation Lists*, require users to have a special user right (the Event Organizer right), which will be managed by the Wikidata admins. We need your help in developing a policy/criteria for granting and managing this right on Wikidata, just like it is done on Meta <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meta:Event_organizers>. We have started a discussion on Wikidata <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#Enabling_the_CampaignEv…> Project chat <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#Enabling_the_CampaignEv…>. Please feel free to share your suggestions there. Regards, *Benedict Udeh*Movement Communications Specialist Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>

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Weekly Summary #645
by Mohammed Sadat Abdulai 19 Sep '24

19 Sep '24

* Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata in theweek leading up to 2024-09-16. Please help Translate <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/Cu…>. Missed the previous one? See issue #644 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/Pr…>* * Discussions * - New requests for permissions/Bot: Framabot 5 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/Framabo…> - Task: update a typography error in the French description of homonym pages, seen on 1 <https://github.com/MisterSynergy/deltabot-scripts/commit/afd4c82e04ab338b54…> . - New request for comments: Additional rights for bureaucrats <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/Additional_righ…> - The proposal suggests allowing Wikidata bureaucrats to remove admin rights, which they currently cannot do, to streamline processes, reduce reliance on stewards, and align with practices of other wikis. - Proposal: Mul labels - proposal of massive addition <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:WikiProject_Names#Mul_labels_-_…> - The proposal suggests massively adding "mul" labels to Wikidata items for given and family names, using a bot to streamline the process and reduce redundant labels. * Events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events> * - Next Linked Data for Libraries LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Gr…> session 17 September, 2024: We have our next LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group Session on Tuesday, 17 September, 2024 at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 17:00 UTC / 6pm CET (Time zone converter <https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1726588800>). Christa Strickler will be our first Project Series lead with her joint project with the Wikidata Religion & Theology Community of Practice to contribute biographical data to Wikidata from the IRFA database using the Mix’n’Match tool. We are excited to learn more about this project, provide a forum for discussion and shared learning, and lend a hand while building new skills. Event page: Session 2 (September 17) - Working session using Mix‘n’Match to add Wikidata items <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Gr…> - Wikidata Day 2024 (Seattle) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Seattle/Wikidata_Day_2024> - Agenda: Wikidata Twelfth Birthday, Training and Edit-a-thon. When: Saturday, October 26, from 12:30–4:30pm PDT * Press, articles, blog posts, videos * - Blogs - Looking for Aotearoa's next roving Wikipedian, a Wikidata Te Papa research expeditions publication & the Wikidata WikiProject IBC follow-up workshop <https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/August_2024/Contents/Ne…> - The Aotearoa Wikipedian at Large worked with multiple institutions in 2024, contributing to Wikidata by improving museum exhibition models, creating articles, and collaborating on various projects, including biological field trips and entomology, while also engaging with the local Christchurch editing community. - Wikimedians-in-residence assigned to add lexicographical data of 5 endangered languages of West Bengal <https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/August_2024/Contents/In…> - The West Bengal Wikimedians User Group, in collaboration with Jadavpur University, has appointed five linguistics students as Wikimedians-in-residence to add lexicographical data for five endangered languages of West Bengal to Wikidata, contributing to their preservation and digital accessibility. - Cooperation between National Library and Wikimedia CR was presented at Wikimania 2024 <https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/August_2024/Contents/Cz…> - Wikimedia Czech Republic presented their long-standing collaboration with the National Library at Wikimania 2024, highlighting joint educational and community initiatives, along with additional sessions on media education and successful campaigns during the event. - Vacancy Wikimedian in Residence for Wikipedia on Aruba - Aruba on Wikipedia project <https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/August_2024/Contents/Ar…> - Wikimedia Nederland is seeking a Wikimedian in Residence for the "Wikipedia on Aruba" project, which aims to make Aruban and Dutch Caribbean culture and heritage accessible on Wikimedia platforms, with applications open until 16 September 2024. - Presentations: The knowledge graph of Wikidata in the context of the Human Cell Atlas <https://tiago.bio.br/phd%20defense/> - presentation by Tiago Lubiana (Q90076935) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q90076935> around their PhD defense - Essay: User:ASarabadani (WMF)/Growth of databases of Wikidata <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:ASarabadani_(WMF)/Growth_of_databases_of…> * Tool of the week * - User:Lagewi/references.js <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Lagewi/references.js> - "Sometimes, the data on Wikidata does not answer all your questions. Some types of information are difficult to encode in statements, or simply has not been encoded on Wikidata yet. In such cases, it might be useful to go through the references attached to claims of the entity, for additional information. To simplify this process, this user script lists all unique references based on stated in (P248) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P248> and reference URL (P854) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P854>. The references are listed in a collapsible list below the table of labels and descriptions, collapsed by default to not be obtrusive." To enable it, include the following line in your common.js <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyPage/common.js>: mw.loader.load('// www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=User:Lagewi/references.js&oldid=20392485…' ); * 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 General datatypes - denomination <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12949> (value of a currency or type of currency) - exponent of base unit <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12956> (a qualifier of derived from base unit (P12571) used to describe the exponent of the unit) - game designer <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12969> (person(s) who devised and developed this game) - handwriting example <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12981> (sample image of the person's handwriting) - objects of occurrence have role <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12992> (role that objects of this occurrence take on in the context of this occurrence. (For selectional restrictions, use "object class of occurrence" (P12913) instead.)) - agents of action have role <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12993> (role that agents of this action take on in the context of this action. (For selectional restrictions, use "agent class of action" (P12994) instead. )) - agent class of action <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12994> (class of items that may initiate this action or class of actions (For roles filled by agents of an action, use "agents of action have role" (P12993) instead)) - agent of action <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12995> (particular item that initiates this action or class of actions) - Newest External identifiers: Illinois Center for the Book author ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12935>, Slekt og Data grave ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12936>, ‎FolkWiki ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12937>, iasj article ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12938>, 365scores football team ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12939>, speedrun.com series ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12940>, All Musicals lyrics ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12941>, MobyGames critic ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12942>, Polygon game ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12943>, Madain Project ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12944>, 365scores basketball player ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12945>, FOLDOC ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12946>, GameFAQs genre ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12947>, Retromags game ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12948>, Nomes e Voces ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12950>, Altar of Gaming company ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12951>, Altar of Gaming franchise ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12952>, Altar of Gaming game ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12953>, Altar of Gaming person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12954>, Ciel d'oc ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12955>, VideoGameGeek genre ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12957>, GameSpot genre ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12958>, FranceTerme identifier <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12959>, DOS Game Modding Wiki article ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12960>, monument ID in the archive of Linz <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12961>, ‎Altar of Gaming character ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12963>, WikiYeshiva article ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12964>, Yediot Books book ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12965>, Mapcarta ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12966>, VIRIN <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12967>, cnkgraph person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12968>, Tabletopia game ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12970>, cnkgraph book ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12971>, cnkgraph poem ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12973>, Lexikon der Mathematik entry ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12975>, ‎CNES ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12976>, ‎Tretyakov Gallery artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12977>, ‎TV Maze character ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12978>, Say Who ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12979>, ‎Finnish Business ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12980>, Prosocour person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12983>, Stadtwiki Karlsruhe ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12984>, Athletics New Zealand athlete ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12985>, Encyclopedia of Tunisian Women person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12986>, ‎LMFDB knowl ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12987>, ACUM performer ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12988>, ACUM creator/publisher ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12989>, ACUM Work ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12990>, ACUM album ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12991>, culture.ru organization ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12996>, ‎Hindustan Times topic ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12997>, Newgrounds submission ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12998> - New General datatypes property proposals to review - Larval host plant <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Larval_host_plant> (Larval host plant - used only for insects - subclass of P1034) - has reading <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/has_reading> (phonetic reading or pronunciation of the kanji) - formula weight <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/formula_weight> (molar mass of an empirical forumula unit of a chemical compound, element or isotope) - mode of reproduction <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/mode_of_reproducti…> (ways for living organisms to propagate or produce their offsprings) - initialism <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/initialism> (abbreviation containing only first letters of an expression (regardless if pronounced as letters or as a word)) - health points <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/health_points> (health or armor points of this video game, board game or role-playing game character) - damage <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/damage> (damage value of this video game weapon, ability or character) - magazine capacity <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/magazine_capacity> (magazine capacity or clip size of this firearm or weapon (real or fictional)) - male mean age <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/male_mean_age> (male mean age in a given place; qualifier of {{P|4442}}) - female mean age <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/female_mean_age> (female mean age in a given place; qualifier of {{P|4442}}) - Mummy of a person <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Mummy_of_a_person> (mummy of a person) - publication type of scholarly article <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/publication_type_o…> (Publication type of scholarly article) - characteristic of <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/characteristic_of> ((qualifier only) statement value is a characteristic, quality, property, or state of this item) - Political foundation <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Political_foundati…> (The property allows a link between a political party (usually) and its related political foundation, as is common in Germany, in the Netherlands or at the European level. The reverse property ("political party" or "political party affiliation", still different from P102 which is for individual membership) would be useful too.) - Medietilsynets filmdatabase <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Medietilsynets_fil…> () - New External identifier property proposals to review: Encyclopedia of Brno History literature ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Encyclopedia_of_Br…>, Board Game Arena ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Board_Game_Arena_ID>, BoardGaming.com game ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/BoardGaming.com_ga…>, case id (mainland China) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/case_id_(mainland_…>, Identifiant dans l'annuaire de l'École des chartes <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Identifiant_dans_l…>, Trakt episode ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Trakt_episode_ID>, The Indian Express Topic ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_Indian_Express…>, NWIS site ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NWIS_site_ID>, Biblioteka Nauki IDs <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Biblioteka_Nauki_I…>, MinDat Feature ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/MinDat_Feature_ID>, BoardGameGeek game mechanic ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/BoardGameGeek_game…>, Linked Open Vocabularies (LOV) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Linked_Open_Vocabu…>, Ontobee id <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Ontobee_id>, typeset.io journal ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/typeset.io_journal…>, LWW journal ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/LWW_journal_ID>, BioMed Central journal ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/BioMed_Central_jou…>, Storia della civiltà europea ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Storia_della_civil…>, NooSFere editorial collection ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NooSFere_editorial…>, e-LIS ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/e-LIS_ID>, Dictionnaire des guérilleros et résistants antifranquistes ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Dictionnaire_des_g…>, Historical Encyclopedia of Siberia ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Historical_Encyclo…>, pomniky.npmk.cz ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/pomniky.npmk.cz_ID>, FightTime fighters ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/FightTime_fighters…> You can comment on all open property proposals <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Overview>! * Did you know? * - Query examples: - Map of Karens <https://w.wiki/tb9> / Johns <https://w.wiki/thW> per million according to Wikidata - People with a connection to Dresden who have an anniversary today <https://query-chest.toolforge.org/redirect/mmMBW6mGYYim4w6i082q8wUOwIe04oEk…> (source <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Stefan_K%C3%BChn/Dresden#Personen_mit_Be…> ) - Newest WikiProjects <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProjects>: - Wikibooks pages <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Wikibooks_pages> - The goal is to add Wikidata items for every Wikibooks page. - Couchdb <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Couchdb> - This project has the purpose to investigate how having Wikidata on CouchDb could work. - Temporärhaus <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_tempor%C3%A4rhaus> - This project is intended to document the activities in the temporaerhaus (Q27945856) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27945856> with reference to Wikidata. - WikiProject Highlights: Ontology/Cleaning Task Force/Changes <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Ontology/Cleaning_Task_F…> - Significant actual and proposed changes to the Wikidata ontology that have come out of the cleaning task force efforts. - Newest database reports <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Database_reports>: Wikidata Statements that use a retracted article as reference <https://w.wiki/BD4F> - Showcase Items <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_items>: Among Us (Q96417649) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q96417649> - 2018 video game developed by InnerSloth - Showcase Lexemes <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_lexemes>: ਕਰਨ (L45436) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Lexeme:L45436> - Punjabi verb "to do" * Development * - The development team attended the annual WMDE Software Department retreat, so there wasn't much development activity this week. 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…>. * Weekly Tasks * - Add labels, in your own language(s), for the new properties listed above <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next#Newest_propertie…> . - Contribute to the showcase Item and Lexeme above <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next#Did_you_know?> . - Summarize your WikiProject's ongoing activities <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next#Did_you_know?> in one or two sentences. - 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> *·* <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/Cu…> *Read the full report <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/Cu…> ·* -- 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: cal.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

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Next LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group Session on Tuesday, 17 September, 2024
by Hilary K Thorsen 13 Sep '24

13 Sep '24

Hello, everyone – We have our next LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group Session on Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 16:00 UTC / 6pm CEST (Time zone converter<https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1726588800>). New Format! We have decided to try a new programming format starting this fall. We’ll work with members of the community to highlight their projects and provide editing support by coordinating Project Series lasting two months. The general format will be to host one presentation and discussion oriented call followed by three Working Hour-style editing sessions in support of that project. All events will take place during our regular every-other Tuesday timeslot (12pm EST/9am PST/16:00 UTC/6pm CEST). We are thrilled that Christa Strickler will be our first Project Series lead, with her joint project with the Wikidata Religion & Theology Community of Practice to contribute biographical data to Wikidata from the IRFA<https://irfa.paris/en/en-learn-about-a-missionary/> database using the Mix’n’Match tool. We are excited to learn more about this project, provide a forum for discussion and shared learning, and lend a hand while building new skills. Sessions for this series will be on September 3rd and 17th, and October 1st and 15th. Here is the plan for the series sessions: Session 1 (September 3) Intro to community of practice and the project Session 2 (September 17) Working session using Mix‘n’Match<https://mix-n-match.toolforge.org/#/catalog/5301> to add Wikidata items Session 3 (October 1) Working session using a data model and the UseAsRef user script<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Bargioni/UseAsRef> to enhance items Session 4 (October 15) Working session to demonstrate an image search for item enhancement and celebrate with data visualizations of the work we’ve done Instructions will assume rudimentary knowledge of Wikidata, but beginners and their questions are most welcome! Step-by-step instructions will be provided, so hopefully even those unfamiliar with Wikidata will be able to follow along. The call details are below. Working sessions will not be recorded, but demos and how-to sections will be made available as recordings. To receive notifications about upcoming calls and session information you can subscribe to the <https://groups.google.com/d/forum/ld4-wikidata> ld4-wikidata Google Group<https://groups.google.com/d/forum/ld4-wikidata>. Call Details: Date and Time: Tuesday, 17 September, 2024 at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 16:00 UTC / 6pm CEST (Time zone converter<https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1726588800>) Zoom link info: https://notredame.zoom.us/j/99370077916?pwd=MYK5tqxAJqk1AnNi1zvHWOdWwhmNsh.1 Meeting ID: 993 7007 7916 Passcode: 771807 Event Page: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Gr… The LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group is associated with the LD4 Community and investigates how libraries can contribute to and better integrate library metadata with Wikidata to improve access to library resources on the web. The Affinity Group calls provide an informal space to share information and learn more about Wikidata. Communication: Ld4-wikidata Google group: <https://groups.google.com/d/forum/ld4-wikidata> https://groups.google.com/d/forum/ld4-wikidata #wikidata channel on LD4 Slack: <https://ld4.slack.com/> https://ld4.slack.com/ Series event page: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Gr… Website: <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Gr…> https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Gr… On behalf of the LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group co-facilitators, Hilary Thorsen Resource Sharing Librarian Stanford Libraries thorsenh(a)stanford.edu 650-285-9429

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