*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week.*
Events https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events
- Celtic Knot Conference https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Celtic_Knot_Conference_2018, dedicated to Wikimedia projects and minority languages, July 5-6, in Aberystwyth (Wales). A lot of Wikidata workshops will take place during this event.
Press, articles, blog posts https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage
- 4800 Welsh portraits added to Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata https://blog.library.wales/?p=17811, blog post at the National Library of Wales by Jason Evans, National Wikimedian of Wales - LIPID MAPS identifiers and endocannabinoids http://chem-bla-ics.blogspot.com/2018/07/lipid-map-identifiers-and.html on Wikidata, blog post by Egon Willighagen
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- Change for maxlag impacts bots and semi-automated tools https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2018-June/012166.html - The five-thousandth lexeme https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Lexeme:L5000, about a interjection "jau" in Nynorsk language, has been created - The Commons template Wikidata infobox https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:Wikidata_infobox has now passed 1.3 million uses on Commons categories, with plenty more still to come. A new help page https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wikidata_infobox_help gives advice on how to add, extend or improve uses of it, and how to fix data problems. - You can discuss the right properties to describe files on Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data/Get_involved/Feedback_requests/Properties_for_Commons, to help moving on with Structured data on Commons - Help improving the fight against vandalism with ORES https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2018-July/012183.html - Sixth birthday of Wikidata https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Sixth_Birthday: it's time to think about what you'd like to organize in your area! There will be a phone call for organizers https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:Sixth_Birthday, and the deadline to request swag is September 7th.
Did you know?
- Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: - General datatypes: JMA Seismic Intensity Scale https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5386, permanent resident of https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5389, auxiliary verb https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5401, homograph lexeme https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5402 - External identifiers: École normale alumnus ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5373, Académie des sciences d'outre-mer member ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5374, BIU Santé person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5375, Medicina author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5376, Étonnants voyageurs participant ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5377, Akadem person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5378, GAMECIP platform ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5379, National Academy of Sciences member ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5380, EGROKN ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5381, Behind The Voice Actors franchise ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5382, archINFORM project ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5383, Behind The Voice Actors film ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5384, IGN video game ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5385, Behind The Voice Actors tv show ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5387, Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5388, Classiques des sciences sociales author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5390, Norwegian Polar Institute place name ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5391, Poetry Archive poet ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5392, cipM poet ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5393, Poets & Writers author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5394, Canadian Encyclopedia article ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5395, Online Books Page publication ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5396, Tierstimmenarchiv ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5397, TDKIV term ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5398, GeoNLP ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5400, CNAP artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5403, RYM artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5404, Rendez-vous de l'histoire ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5406 - New property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal to review: - General datatypes: JMA Magnitude https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/JMA_Magnitude, Coached by https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Coached_by, Harmonized System Code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Harmonized_System_Code, reverse lemma https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/reverse_lemma, reference properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/reference_properties, LilyPond notation https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/LilyPond_notation, valency https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/valency, section number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/section_number, propdef https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/propdef, antonym https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/antonym, Central Index Key (CIK) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Central_Index_Key_(CIK), note https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/note - External identifiers: Flanders Music Centre ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Flanders_Music_Centre_ID, Île en île ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/%C3%8Ele_en_%C3%AEle_ID, Fantastic Fiction ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Fantastic_Fiction_ID, mhk object ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/mhk_object_ID, CeBeDem ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CeBeDem_ID, Ricochet ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Ricochet_ID, Common procurement vocabulary https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Common_procurement_vocabulary, pixiv ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/pixiv_ID, NYRB ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NYRB_ID, The Paris Review ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_Paris_Review_ID, GS1 GPC brick code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/GS1_GPC_brick_code, Pasteur Institute ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Pasteur_Institute_ID, The Trading Card Database person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_Trading_Card_Database_person_ID, Legaseriea.it team ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Legaseriea.it_team_ID, Deutsche Biographie person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Deutsche_Biographie_person_ID, Setlist FM artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Setlist_FM_artist_ID, Setlist FM venue ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Setlist_FM_venue_ID, Poetry International Web ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Poetry_International_Web_ID, EuroVoc ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/EuroVoc_ID, Språkrådets termwiki ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Spr%C3%A5kr%C3%A5dets_termwiki_ID, Elysee.fr president ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Elysee.fr_president_ID, Reseñas Biográficas (Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Rese%C3%B1as_Biogr%C3%A1ficas_(Biblioteca_del_Congreso_Nacional_de_Chile), abuse filter ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/abuse_filter_ID, Herder Encyclopedia author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Herder_Encyclopedia_author_ID, Collège de France professor ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Coll%C3%A8ge_de_France_professor_ID - Query examples: - Map of the birth places of people who have had taxa named after them https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AMap%7B%22layer%22%3A%22%3FrankLabel%22%7D%0ASELECT%20%3Fperson%20%3FpersonLabel%20%3Ftaxon%20%3FtaxonLabel%20%3Frank%20%3FrankLabel%20%3Fgeoloc%20%3Fpersonimage%20%3Ftaxonimage%20%3Fpob%20%3FpobLabel%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ5%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP19%20%3Fpob%20.%0A%20%20%3Ftaxon%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ16521%20%3B%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP225%20%3Ftaxonname%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP105%20%3Frank%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP138%20%3Fperson%20.%0A%20%20%3Fpob%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fgeoloc%20.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fpersonimage%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Ftaxon%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Ftaxonimage%20%7D%0A%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%20 (source https://twitter.com/EvoMRI/status/1011746118483443712) - Space observatories and their namesakes https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%20%3FnamesakeLabel%20%3FnamesakeImage%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ148578.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP138%20%3Fnamesake.%0A%20%20%3Fnamesake%20wdt%3AP18%20%3FnamesakeImage.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%0A%0A%0A (source https://twitter.com/WikiDigi/status/1012347300394356736) - Timeline of computer games https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3ATimeline%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fauthor%20%3FauthorLabel%20%3Fimage%20%3Fdate%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fauthor%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ7889%20.%0A%20%20%3Fauthor%20wdt%3AP577%20%3Fdate%20.%0A%20%20%3Fauthor%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage%20.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%2C%20de%2C%20fr%2C%20es%2C%20it%2C%20cz%22%20%7D%0A%7D%20 (source https://twitter.com/SciHiBlog/status/1012208998429446144) - List of companies owned by Disney https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20%28wdt%3AP127%7C%5Ewdt%3AP199%7Cwdt%3AP749%7C%5Ewdt%3AP1830%7C%5Ewdt%3AP355%29%2B%20wd%3AQ7414.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20%28wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%29%20wd%3AQ4830453.%0A%7D (source https://twitter.com/forestgregg/status/1011459239087345664) - Same gender spouses https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fq1%20%3Fq1Label%20%3Fq2%20%3Fq2Label%20%3FgenderLabel%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fq1%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ5%20%3B%20wdt%3AP21%20%3Fgender%20.%0A%20%20%3Fq2%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ5%20%3B%20wdt%3AP21%20%3Fgender%20.%0A%20%20%7B%20%7B%20%3Fq1%20wdt%3AP26%20%3Fq2%20%7D%20UNION%20%7B%20%3Fq2%20wdt%3AP26%20%3Fq1%20%7D%20%7D%0A%20%20FILTER%20%28STR%28%3Fq1%29%20%3C%20STR%28%3Fq2%29%29%20.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D (source https://twitter.com/envlh/status/1011721868863332353) - Newest WikiProjects https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProjects: WikiProject Patents https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Patents - Newest user-scripts: d:User:Husky/ifff-viewer-link.js https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Husky/ifff-viewer-link.js (shows selected parts of images, according to P2677 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2677 qualifiers - for example d:Q17335769#P180 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17335769#P180.)
Development
- Working on prefilling spelling variant of new form representation ( phab:T195708 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T195708) - Start breaking down stories in order to implement Senses - Finding a better solution for dewiki's Modul:Wikidata isParent ( phab:T179155 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T179155) - Adding support for linking to a particular statement (phab:T169224 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T169224) - Implement property scope constraint (phab:T197473 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T197473) - Track maxlag for wikidata on grafana dashboard (phab:T196868 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T196868)
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/?filter=zfiRgTnZF7zu&order=priority.
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