[Wikidata] Weekly Summary #396

Hey everyone :) Here's your summary of what's been happening around Wikidata over the past 2 weeks. Discussions - New request for comments: Handle genealogical information <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/Handle_genealogical_information>, Sort identifiers <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/Sort_identifiers> Press, articles, blog posts <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage> - Data Roundtripping: a new frontier for GLAM-Wiki collaborations <https://space.wmflabs.org/2019/12/13/data-roundtripping-a-new-frontier-for-glam-wiki-collaborations/>, by Sandra Fauconnier - Leveraging open data at the National Library of Wales <https://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2019/12/leveraging-open-data-at-the-national-library-of-wales/>, by Jason Evans - Context-aware Entity Linking with Attentive Neural Networks on Wikidata Knowledge Graph <https://arxiv.org/pdf/1912.06214.pdf>, Isaiah Onando Mulang et al. (on Arxiv) - Celebrating FactGrid’s Q100000: Conrad Alexandre Gérard <https://blog.factgrid.de/archives/1808> - Descartes, social networks and popular culture: An excursion into digital scholarship <https://digitalscholarshipleiden.nl/articles/descartes-social-networks-and-popular-culture> - How to select your Christmas movie using SPARQL and Wikidata <https://synapta.it/blog/il-film-di-natale-sceglilo-con-sparql/> Tool of the week - The revised version of the very powerful PetScan <https://petscan.wmflabs.org/> offers to edit or create items based on Wikipedia categories, search, SPARQL, links with filters by label or properties Other Noteworthy Stuff - New tool: Dwynwen <http://zone47.com/crotos/dwynwen/cosmos/?l=en&p=&nb=20&disp=0&s=&f=31&n=1>, adapted from Crotos <http://zone47.com/crotos/>, provides users with a search interface designed specifically for artworks and other visual digital content from Commons, using Wikidata. - MichaelSchoenitzer <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:MichaelSchoenitzer> is looking for co-maintainers <https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata-tech/2019-December/001509.html> for the tool MachtSinn <https://tools.wmflabs.org/machtsinn/> and the Lexeme Python library <https://github.com/Nudin/LexData> - We now have Q80000000 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q80000000> - Wikimedia Deutschland is looking for a UX designer to work on Wikidata and Wikibase <https://wikimedia-deutschland.softgarden.io/job/5681755/UX-Designer-Wikidata-Wikibase-m-f-d-?jobDbPVId=15549395&l=en> as well as a technical writer <https://wikimedia-deutschland.softgarden.io/job/5681080/Technical-Writer-m-f-d-?jobDbPVId=15546960&l=en> Did you know? - Newest properties <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>: - General datatypes: litter size <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7725>, legislative committee <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7727> - External identifiers: Fossilworks ID for journal article <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7720>, Wikispore ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7721>, TLFi ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7722>, The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7723>, Littré ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7724>, PlanetMath ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7726>, GUI number <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7729> - New property proposals <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal> to review: - General datatypes: filename in archive <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/filename_in_archive>, Microworld ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Microworld_ID>, Position with respect to the noun <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Position_with_respect_to_the_noun>, network bands <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/network_bands>, Viewpoint heading <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Viewpoint_heading>, egg incubation period <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/egg_incubation_period>, author's wikimedia username <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/author%27s_wikimedia_username>, unit of measurement <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/unit_of_measurement>, type of age limit <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/type_of_age_limit>, attested as <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/attested_as>, provides data <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/provides_data>, recipient <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/recipient>, external type <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/external_type>, Amino community ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Amino_community_ID>, used in phrase <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/used_in_phrase>, type of external page <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/type_of_external_page> - External identifiers: Australian National Maritime Museum ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Australian_National_Maritime_Museum_ID>, Australian National Maritime Museum person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Australian_National_Maritime_Museum_person_ID>, The Video Games Museum system ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_Video_Games_Museum_system_ID>, Vikidia article <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Vikidia_article>, National Aviation Hall of Fame person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/National_Aviation_Hall_of_Fame_person_ID>, RationalWiki ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/RationalWiki_ID>, The Video Games Museum game ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_Video_Games_Museum_game_ID>, CEEB K-12 school code <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CEEB_K-12_school_code>, D-MSX ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/D-MSX_ID>, Nomenclature for Museum Cataloging <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Nomenclature_for_Museum_Cataloging>, VGMPF ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/VGMPF_ID>, Games Database system ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Games_Database_system_ID>, ICD-11 ID (foundation) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ICD-11_ID_(foundation)>, AdoroCinema <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/AdoroCinema>, Games Database game ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Games_Database_game_ID>, Games Database developer ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Games_Database_developer_ID>, LFE player ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/LFE_player_ID>, PersonalData.IO ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/PersonalData.IO_ID>, Games Database publisher ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Games_Database_publisher_ID>, The Digital Local Culture Encyclopedia of Korea ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_Digital_Local_Culture_Encyclopedia_of_Korea_ID>, textove.com <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/textove.com>, textove.com Song ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/textove.com_Song_ID>, kino-teatr.ru person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/kino-teatr.ru_person_ID>, dovidka.com.ua person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/dovidka.com.ua_person_ID>, Russian PFL player ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Russian_PFL_player_ID>, Ten-Bruggencatenummer <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Ten-Bruggencatenummer>, J-GLOBAL ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/J-GLOBAL_ID>, The Good Old Days ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_Good_Old_Days_ID>, AuthenticusID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/AuthenticusID>, Ciência ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Ci%C3%AAncia_ID>, ExoticA ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ExoticA_ID>, Decine21 person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Decine21_person_ID>, Identifier for a resource held by the Smithsonian Institution <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Identifier_for_a_resource_held_by_the_Smithsonian_Institution>, Macintosh Garden game ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Macintosh_Garden_game_ID>, UCUM code <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/UCUM_code>, PragerU presenter ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/PragerU_presenter_ID>, Ukrainica ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Ukrainica_ID>, Macintosh Repository ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Macintosh_Repository_ID>, LaunchBox Games Database platform ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/LaunchBox_Games_Database_platform_ID> - Query examples: - Map <https://w.wiki/ETK> showing objects named after a person represented in Europeana - Locations where paintings were made <https://w.wiki/DvJ> (source <https://twitter.com/mdammers/status/1206235751014420481>) - Swedish citizens who died in 1949 and whose works will enter the public domain on 1 January 2020 with profession and image, ordered by number of Wikimedia articles <https://w.wiki/E23> (source <https://twitter.com/Larissa_Borck/status/1206606722665787393>) - Oldest subways <https://w.wiki/E4k> (source <https://twitter.com/liopic/status/1207067954011164676>) - Popes who were children of other popes <https://w.wiki/EfX> (source <https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/1210551310942187520>) - Colorful flags <https://w.wiki/EfY> (source <https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/1210551348317638656>) Development - Worked on better error dialogues for the Wikidata Bridge - Investigated and fixed labels for some Properties not being shown ( phabricator:T237984 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T237984>) - Continued working on the new database tables that replace wb_terms - Expanded documentation for 3rd party Wikibase installs - Continued working on making sure components in different areas of Wikibase can easily be shared to make development easier ( phabricator:T240329 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T240329>) - Enjoying the holidays. Hope so are you :) 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> Anything to add? Please share! :) Cheers Lydia -- Lydia Pintscher - http://about.me/lydia.pintscher Product Manager for Wikidata Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. 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