*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
- Past: Wikidata OpenRefine Workshop https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Mezi_bajty/OpenRefine_Workshop in Prague (Q1085) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1085 - Upcoming: next Wikidata office hour https://discuss-space.wmflabs.org/t/wikidata-office-hour/2898, January 22nd, at 17:00 UTC (18:00 UTC+1), on the Wikidata Telegram channel https://t.me/joinchat/AZriqUj5UagVMHXYzfZFvA. Topics: presenting the roadmap for 2020 and some news from the development team
Tool of the week
- The Wikidata Card Game Generator https://cardgame.morr.cc/ generates printable cards based on a topic (eg chemical elements) and some statements of the item.
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- New gadget added to Preferences, "Show UnpatrolledEdits" (see discussion https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat/Archive/2019/12#See_unpatrolled_edits): it shows if the last edit to the item has not been patrolled - Pywikibot deprecates Python 2 support. Any scripts running via Python 2 should be migrated soon, see more at [1] https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/pywikibot-announce/2020-January/000014.html - The next Weekly Summary (January 27) will be the issue #400. Please help us collecting https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next#Welcome_to_the_400th_Weekly_Summary! interesting Wikidata-related facts around the number 400!
Did you know?
- Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: - General datatypes: none - External identifiers: National September 11 Memorial ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7795, BeWeb person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7796, BeWeb entity ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7797, BeWeb family ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7798, Apple IIGS France ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7799, bauhaus.community ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7800, CEEB K-12 school code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7801, D-MSX ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7802, Decine21 person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7803, dovidka.com.ua person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7804, Games Database publisher ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7805, Games Database system ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7806, ICD-11 (foundation) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7807, kino-teatr.ru person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7808, LaunchBox Games Database platform ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7809, LaunchBox Games Database publisher ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7810, Macintosh Garden game ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7811, Macintosh Repository ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7812, Open Churches ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7813, OpenBibArt ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7814, textove.com artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7815, textove.com song ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7816, Electronic library Ukrainica ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7817, article in French Vikidia https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7818, OrthodoxWiki ID (English) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7819, Punjabipedia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7820, Sarvavijnanakosam ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7821, article in Italian Vikidia https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7822, BookBrainz work ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7823, CPCWiki ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7824, UCUM code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7825, VGMPF ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7826, article in Spanish Vikidia https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7827, What is the Apple IIGS? ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7828, article in English Vikidia https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7829, LiverTox ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7830, NMVW id https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7831, article in Basque Vikidia https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7832, Authenticus ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7834, Instituto Moreira Salles ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7835, Livelib.ru person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7836, Nederlands Fotomuseum photographer ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7837, Polish Nationwide Railway Database - station ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7838, Saregama artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7839, ScummVM wiki ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7840, article in Armenian Vikidia https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7841, Vienna History Wiki ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7842, article in German Vikidia https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7843, Joconde object type ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7844, MarketScreener business leaders ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7845, Beta maṣāḥǝft ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7846, DigitaltMuseum ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7847, Frick Art Reference Library artist file ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7848, Panoptikum podcast episode ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7849, Joconde location ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7850, Identifier for a resource held by the Smithsonian Institution https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7851 - New property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal to review: - General datatypes: local to a language context https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/local_to_a_language_context, category for files created with program https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/category_for_files_created_with_program, Used with verb https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Used_with_verb, Commons postcards category https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Commons_postcards_category, Indonesian intangible cultural heritage https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Indonesian_intangible_cultural_heritage, IP address or range https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IP_address_or_range, Commons map category V2 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Commons_map_category_V2, necessary property for class https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/necessary_property_for_class, 8-bits ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/8-bits_ID - External identifiers: CoBiS author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CoBiS_author_ID, The Cover Project game ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_Cover_Project_game_ID, Analysis & Policy Observatory node ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Analysis_%26_Policy_Observatory_node_ID, Analysis & Policy Observatory term ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Analysis_%26_Policy_Observatory_term_ID, Swedish School Registry ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Swedish_School_Registry_ID, Eurogamer ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Eurogamer_ID, VR GameCritic ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/VR_GameCritic_ID, GameStar ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/GameStar_ID, Media Art Database ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Media_Art_Database_ID, IGCD game ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IGCD_game_ID, GameTDB game ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/GameTDB_game_ID, identifier HAL for article https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identifier_HAL_for_article, Diccionari del cinema a Catalunya ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Diccionari_del_cinema_a_Catalunya_ID, VGMRips composer ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/VGMRips_composer_ID, Historical Marker Database ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Historical_Marker_Database_ID - Query examples: - Contributors to Jacob Heyblocqs vriendenboek and their occupations https://w.wiki/FqM (source https://twitter.com/ookgezellig/status/1218629522574188544) - Number of Co-Authors by Country using ORCID to identify the "searched author" https://w.wiki/FqN (source https://twitter.com/LibrErli/status/1216975736734613505)
Development
- More work on wb_terms table migration: information about property terms is no longer updated and removed from wb_terms table. - Add "wikibase-statementsection-identifiers i18n message key to Wikibase (phab:T240356 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T240356) - Stop using $wgUser in Wikibase (phab:T241947 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T241947) - Document possible configuration options for Wikibase Repository and Wikibase Client installations (phab:T165973 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T165973) - Document Wikibase Usage Aspects (phab:T236772 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T236772) - Document Wikibase tables (phab:T124603 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T124603) - Wikidata Bridge: add the RadioButton to the component library ( phab:T239799 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T239799) - Showing error dialogs if users can’t edit on the repo wiki ( phab:T235154 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T235154) - Tainted references: work on keeping the warning visible when users cancel an edit
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