* Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week. This is the Wikidata summary of the week before 2024-04-08. Translations https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/Current are available.*
* Events https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events *
- Did you manage to see the first weekend and sessions of the Leveling Up Days 2024 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Leveling_Up_Days_2024, well fret not as there is another weekend of Wikidata-related sessions to come. Day 4 begins Friday April 12, join via Jitsi https://meet.jit.si/WikidataLevelingUpDays2024 - see you there! - Wikidata - collect and use open data https://www.eventbrite.it/e/biglietti-wikidata-raccogliere-e-utilizzare-dati-aperti-876029867917 (Italian) - April 19 at the University of Catania, Léa Lacroix (Staff) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Lea_Lacroix_(WMDE) and Luca Martinelli (WMIT) will give an overview of Wikidata's use for sharing data, querying data and some of its main applications. - Build Open Data through Wikidata: a database integration model https://www.beclass.com/rid=284d815660fc41c711f3 (Taiwanese) - April 9 19:00 - 20:00. Wang Wenyue (WMTW) will lead this discussion on how Wikidata can re-connect and index a topic that may be documented in multiple various places online. - Wikimania 2024: Submission deadline extended to April 10, 12:00 UTC! Get your Wikidata submissions in https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/PBUJINYXC4E4ULMWZWY2WJTYAXPEDVGU/ .
* Press, articles, blog posts, videos *
- Blogs: Told Cities: Unveiling the Heritage and Chronicles of UNESCO World Heritage Cities https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/03/28/told-cities-unveiling-the-heritage-and-chronicles-of-unesco-world-heritage-cities/ - initiated by Wiki World Heritage, this project aims to comprehensively document UNESCO World Heritage Cities using Wikimedia projects like Wikipedia, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons. - Videos - Wikidata editing #113 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTZGSNkNP70 (English) at Wikidata Leveling Up Days. Ainali https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Ainali and Abbe98 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Abbe98 do some live editing on biographies of climate scientists and glaciologists. - Panel: 10 years of FAIR principle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPIUpN25ak0 - Lydia Pintscher (Staff) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Lydia_Pintscher_(WMDE) joins a panel to talk about implementation of FAIR principles and how Wikidata and Wikibase can contribute.
* Tool of the week *
- Anti-Pattern Analyzer http://atilioa.me/WikidataAntiPatternAnalyzer/Wikidata is a static website capable of checking the existence of 'anti-pattern 1' (AP1) occurrences given an entity from Wikidata. It can also check if a new statement would introduce new violations.
* Other Noteworthy Stuff *
- Only 13 more days to go https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1713735900! The deadline to submit your project proposal to Wikimedia Deutschland's Open Call for Software Contributions https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Software_Collaboration_for_Wikidata/Open_Call is coming closer and closer. With this call, Wikimedia Deutschland aims to support projects that make Wikidata's data more accessible and usable for a wider audience.
* 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: - nanopublication identifier https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12545 (RDF-based publication, with references and history) - media modality https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12548 (which media modalities are present in a creative work, particularly in digital, multimodal works such as electronic literature) - height of letters https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12549 (height of the letters of an inscription) - Imagehash difference hash https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12563 (hash which tells whether two images look nearly identical) - image of construction https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12565 (image showing the building/object/work under construction) - base units https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12571 (property that lists the different units that a unit is derived from, would be useful to add a qualifier for the exponent of each unit) - International Classification of Nonprofit Organizations https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12574 (industry classification for nonprofit organization created by the Johns Hopkins University and adapted by the United Nations) - RTE substation ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12583 (identifier of electrical substations operated by RTE in France) - Newest External identifiers: OSL ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12535, Combine OverWiki ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12536, EJAtlas ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12537, Galician Authors in the BUSC ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12538, Premier League player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12539, Ludzie Nauki ID (new) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12541, WhatsApp channel ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12542, Portal Wiki ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12543, RatingGraph TV show ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12544, Instagram account numeric ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12546, Doom Wiki ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12547, DWDS sense ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12550, 11v11 player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12551, Hyatt hotel ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12552, ECF rating code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12553, CalPhotos taxon ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12554, TMDB season ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12558, TMDB episode ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12559, ASM Mammal Diversity Database ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12560, SteamGridDB ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12561, Amazon Luna game ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12562, Triton Poker player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12564, Traineras rower ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12566, StatMuse Premier League player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12567, AllSkaters person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12568, DoblajeVideojuegos dub actor ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12569, IsThereAnyDeal ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12570, Algerian National Library ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12572, Lisaan Masry Egyptian Arabic Dictionary ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12573, Encyclopaedia of the Qur'ān ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12575, Brazilian Football Confederation player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12576, BeSoccer player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12577, A New Nation Votes ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12578, istina.msu.ru person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12579, KupiGolos game ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12580, Oskar Schindler Archive agent ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12581, Oxford Reference overview ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12582, Theatrical Index company ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12584, Touhou Wiki ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12585, Traineras club ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12586, Traineras competition ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12587, Slovenian organization number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12588, Featherbase ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12589, TUESPWiki ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12590, Theatrical Index theatre ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12591, Supreme Court of Canada case number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12592, SNS Info Saúde https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12593, OSHA Occupational Chemical Database ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12594, National Library of Uruguay authority ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12595, museum-digital tag ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12596, museum-digital person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12597, government.ru person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12598, arch2.iofe.center person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12599, Digital Athenaeus Catalog author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12600, China Ministry of Industry and Information Technology ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12601, BFO class ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12602, identifiant Sculpturo https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12603, Michigan Historical Marker ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12604 - New General datatypes property proposals to review: - official gazette https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/official_gazette (periodical publication authorised to publish public or legal notices for that administrative entity or governmental institution) - follows spelling paradigm https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/follows_spelling_paradigm (spelling rule, pattern or paradigm followed by this form) - WEM facility code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/WEM_facility_code () - API formatter URL https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/API_formatter_URL (URI template from which "$1" can automatically be replaced with the effective property value on items; for API access and other machine-readable data) - Type of representation https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Type_of_representation (Property to indicate the '''type of representation''' as a qualifier for Wikimedia Commons SDC Depicts statements of such Wikidata items, indicating the media type of the media file as can be derived from its registered property in Wikidata, being different from P18 (image).) - New External identifier property proposals to review: Zentrum für Dramatik ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Zentrum_f%C3%BCr_Dramatik_ID, RERO+ ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/RERO%2B_ID, Peertube Channel Address https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Peertube_Channel_Address, BSWW team ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/BSWW_team_ID, Quran.com entry https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Quran.com_entry, ID of member of the Chambre des députés https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ID_of_member_of_the_Chambre_des_d%C3%A9put%C3%A9s, TMDB award IDs https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TMDB_award_IDs, Algerian National Assembly ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Algerian_National_Assembly_ID, Barry Hugman's Footballers player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Barry_Hugman%27s_Footballers_player_ID, ffspb.org player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ffspb.org_player_ID, az.lib.ru author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/az.lib.ru_author_ID, Droitne ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Droitne_ID, WildTangent Games ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/WildTangent_Games_ID, The Spriters Resource game ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_Spriters_Resource_game_ID, Zillow zpid https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Zillow_zpid, Cemu Wiki article ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Cemu_Wiki_article_ID, Algerian National Statistics Office ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Algerian_National_Statistics_Office_ID, Algerian Government ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Algerian_Government_ID, Génération Nintendo game ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/G%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration_Nintendo_game_ID, Oxford Reference subject ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Oxford_Reference_subject_ID, Dictionary of Qur'anic Usage ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Dictionary_of_Qur%27anic_Usage_ID, British Comedy Guide person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/British_Comedy_Guide_person_ID, mosff.ru staff ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/mosff.ru_staff_ID, Hanslick Online person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Hanslick_Online_person_ID
You can comment on all open property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Overview!
* Did you know? *
- Query examples: - Tolkien-style plurals https://w.wiki/9hdE (source https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/1776651392888758645) - Top album languages found on Wikidata right now https://w.wiki/6TNS (source https://wikis.world/@moebeus@mastodon.online/112223387850016286) - Lexemes with a Sense related to a geolocated Item https://w.wiki/6Tzi - Map of all places related to persons with layers by property of the place https://w.wiki/9hdp (source https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Request_a_query#Map_of_all_places_related_to_persons_with_layers_by_property_of_the_place ) - Newest WikiProjects https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProjects:
- Hijri Calendar https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Hijri_Calendar - aims to create and improve Items for Hijri Calendar dates such as 1 Ramadan (Q4886009) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4886009. - MLA Linked Data Working Group https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_MLA_Linked_Data_Working_Group - The Linked Data Working Group https://cmc.wp.musiclibraryassoc.org/mla-linked-data-working-group/ (LDWG) is a Music Library Association (MLA) https://www.musiclibraryassoc.org/ working group convened by the MLA Cataloging and Metadata Committee (CMC) https://cmc.wp.musiclibraryassoc.org/. Members are music catalogers and other library metadata workers exploring linked data topics through Wikidata projects, discussion of BIBFRAME and linked data cataloging, and other areas of interest. - Newest database reports https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Database_reports: birthdays today https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Database_reports/birthday_today - People born this day of the year (primarily currently living people) - Showcase Items https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_items: John Cale (Q45909) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q45909 - Welsh composer, singer-songwriter and record producer - Showcase Lexemes https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_lexemes: armastuskolmnurk (L415173) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Lexeme:L415173 - Estonian noun, translated "love triangle"
* Development *
- REST API: - We continued the work on the endpoint for creating an Item via POST /entities/items (phab:T342990 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T342990) - We continued the work on the endpoint for modifying data of a Property via PATCH /entities/properties/{property_id} (]]phab:T347394]]) - EntitySchemas: Work on making it possible to link to EntitySchemas in statements is continuing. - mul language code: We are fixing remaining issues uncovered during testing. (phab:T355059 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T355059, phab:T356200 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T356200, phab:T135871 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T135871, phab:T356201 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T356201)
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.
* 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_properties_and_property_proposals_to_review . - Contribute to the showcase Item and Lexeme above https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next#Did_you_know? . - Participate in this week's Lexeme challenge https://dicare.toolforge.org/lexemes/challenge.php: - 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