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1. Re: Wikimedia Hackathon registration & scholarships
(Timothy Horan)
2. Weekly Summary #247 (Léa Lacroix)
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To Whom It May Concern
Would you please remove me from the discussion group mailing list? My
email is thoraniii@gmail.com
Thank you,
Timothy Horan
On Fri, Feb 10, 2017 at 2:00 AM, Léa Lacroix <lea.lacroix@wikimedia.de>
wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> The Wikimedia hackathon will take place on May 19-21 in Vienna, and the
> registration is now open: https://www.mediawiki.org/
> wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2017
> Deadline for scholarships is February 26th.
>
> Also, we plan to organize a documentation session for Wikidata, I'll let
> you know as soon as I have more information!
>
> See you there,
>
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> Léa Lacroix
> Project Manager Community Communication for Wikidata
>
> Wikimedia Deutschland e.V.
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> 10963 Berlin
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*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over
the last week.*
Discussions
- New request for comments: P171 (property "parent taxon")
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_commen >, changingt/P171
the label of property "has role"
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_commen >t/Property_talk:P2868
Events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:E >/vents
Press/Blogs
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:P >ress_coverage
- Probing Parliament(s) with Wikidata
<https://medium.com/@infobomb/probing-parliament-s-with- >,wikidata-8cdb54e5221b#.oqnx1rc cn
by Martin Poulter
- Jan Dittrich
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Jan_Dittrich_%28WMDE%29 > and Charlie
Kritschmar
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Charlie_Kritschmar_%28W > gaveMDE%29
a talk at FOSDEM
<https://fosdem.org/2017/schedule/event/osd_finding_user_ne > oneds/
finding user needs and gave some examples from their work.
- A Gentle Introduction to Wikidata for Absolute Beginners by Asaf
Bartov: video <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVrAx3AmUvA > and slides
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikidata_-_A_Gentl >e_Introduction_for_Complete_Be ginners_%28WMF_February_2017% 29.pdf
- Validating Wikidata tags on OpenStreetMap
<https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Amisha%20Singla/diary/4 >0451
- Reminder: the deadline for Wikimania's scholarship is February 20
<https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships > (and you can discuss
about your ideas for Wikidata here
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Wikimania_2017 >)
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- The satisfaction survey concerning Flow has been published
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Collaboration/Flow_satisfa >ction_survey/Report
(and Wikidata is the community which prefers Flow the most)
- Module Wikidata <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Module:Wikidata > on
Wikidata received an update to improve its performance. If your wiki has
forked this one, consider updating it and report any problems
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Module_talk:Wikidata > (already reported
one <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T157868 >).
- Experimental c:Template:Category contains
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:Category_conta > forins
categories on Commons, including a per-category Wikidata query. See
introductory
discussion
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Village_pump#Li >nks_between_Commons_and_Wikida ta_.28and_vice-versa.29
on Commons Village Pump. Presented together with current statistics on
Commons category <-> Wikidata links
- ContentMine looking for a Wikimedian in Residence to work on Wikidata
and WikiFactMine in Cambridge <http://contentmine.org/jobs>
- It is now possible to edit the Wikidata description from the Wikipedia
app in some languages in beta
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#Editin >g_Wikidata_descriptions_from_W ikipedia_app_.28beta.29
Did you know?
- Newest properties
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties >: base salary
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3618 >, Visions of Britain place
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3616 >, Visions of Britain
unit ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3615 >, DigDag ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3614 >, Sweden Nature Reserve ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3613 >, Le Monde diplomatique
subject ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3612 >, Borden Code
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3611 >, fare zone
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3610 >, Recreation.gov area ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3609 >, EU VAT number
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3608 >, Booking.com hotel ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3607 >, BOLD Systems taxon ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3606 >, 90minut player ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3605 >, ITU triathlete ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3604 >, Minneapolis Institute of
Art Constituent ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3603 >, candidacy
in election <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3602 >, MarineTraffic
Lighthouse ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3601 >, protected
heritage site in Brussels ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3600 >, Archives nationales
producer record <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3599 >,
Hockey-reference
player ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3598 >, F-Droid package
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3597 >, Danish ancient monument
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3596 >, BLF article ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3595 >, Araneae Spider ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3594 >, AFI Catalog of Feature
Films ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3593 >
- Query examples:
- Collection of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20Everything%20on%20Wikidat >a%20tagged%20as%20in%20the%20c ollection%20or%20physically% 20located%20at%20the%20Ashmole an%2C%20Oxford%2C%20UK%0A%23% 20Created%20by%20argotechnica% 20on%2011%2F2%2F2017%0A% 23defaultView%3AImageGrid% 0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fitem% 20%3FTitle%20%3FCreator%20% 28YEAR%28%3FDate%29%20AS%20% 3FYearCreated%29%20%3FImage% 20%3Fcoord%20WHERE%20%7B%0A% 20%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt% 3AP195%20wd%3AQ636400.%20%7D% 20UNION%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt% 3AP276%20wd%3AQ636400.%20%7D% 0A%20%20%3Fitem%20rdfs%3Alabel %20%3FTitle.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL% 20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fitem% 20wdt%3AP170%20%3FQCreator.% 0A%20%20%20%20FILTER%28%28LANG %28%3FCreator%29%29%20%3D%20% 22en%22%29%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20% 20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem% 20wdt%3AP571%20%3FDate.%20%7D% 0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20% 3Fitem%20wdt%3AP18%20%3FImage. %20%7D%0A%20%20FILTER%28% 28LANG%28%3FTitle%29%29%20%3D% 20%22en%22%29%0A%7D
- Office-holders convicted of crimes
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20office-holders%20convicte >d%20of%20crimes%0ASELECT%20%3F person%20%3FpersonLabel%20%28G ROUP_CONCAT%28DISTINCT%20%3Fpo sitionLabel%3B%20separator%3D% 22%2C%20%22%29%20AS%20%3Fposit ions%29%20%28GROUP_CONCAT% 28DISTINCT%20%3FcrimeLabel%3B% 20separator%3D%22%2C%20%22%29% 20AS%20%3Fcrimes%29%20WHERE% 20%7B%0A%20%3Fperson%20wdt% 3AP31%20wd%3AQ5%3B%0A%20wdt% 3AP39%20%3Fposition%3B%0A% 20wdt%3AP1399%20%3Fcrime.%0A% 20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fperson% 20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3FpersonLabe l.%20FILTER%28LANG%28% 3FpersonLabel%29%20%3D%20%22en %22%29.%20%7D%0A%20OPTIONAL% 20%7B%20%3Fposition%20rdfs%3Al abel%20%3FpositionLabel.%20FIL TER%28LANG%28%3FpositionLabel% 29%20%3D%20%22en%22%29.%20%7D% 0A%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20% 3Fcrime%20rdfs%3Alabel%20% 3FcrimeLabel.%20FILTER%28LANG% 28%3FcrimeLabel%29%20%3D%20% 22en%22%29.%20%7D%0A%7D% 0AGROUP%20BY%20%3Fperson%20% 3FpersonLabel%0AORDER%20BY% 20DESC%28COUNT%28DISTINCT%20% 3Fcrime%29%29%20%3Fcrimes
(source <https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/830872600603684866 >)
- Monarchs convicted of regicide
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20monarchs%20convicted%20of >%20regicide%0ASELECT%20DISTINC T%20%3Fmonarch%20%3FmonarchLab el%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%3Fmonar ch%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ5%3B% 0A%20%28wdt%3AP106%7Cwdt% 3AP39%29%2F%28wdt%3AP31%7Cwdt% 3AP279%29*%20wd%3AQ116%3B%20% 23%20occupation%20or%20positio n%20held%3A%20some%20kind% 20of%20monarch%0A%20wdt% 3AP1399%20wd%3AQ1475448.%20% 23%20convicted%20of%3A%20regic ide%0A%20SERVICE%20wikibase% 3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AservicePa ram%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20% 22en%22.%20%7D%0A%7D
(source <https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/830871259684671489 >)
- Timeline of antipopes
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20Antipopes%0A%23defaultVie >w%3ATimeline%0ASELECT%20%3Fant ipope%20%3FantipopeLabel%20% 3Fborn%20%3Ffloruit%20%3Fdied% 20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%3Fantipope %20p%3AP39%2Fps%3AP39%2Fwdt% 3AP279*%20wd%3AQ172748.%0A% 20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20% 3Fantipope%20wdt%3AP569%20% 3Fborn.%20%7D%0A%20OPTIONAL% 20%7B%20%3Fantipope%20wdt% 3AP1317%20%3Ffloruit.%20%7D% 0A%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20% 3Fantipope%20wdt%3AP570%20% 3Fdied.%20%7D%0A%20SERVICE% 20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd% 3AserviceParam%20wikibase% 3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D% 0A%7D%0AORDER%20BY%20COALESCE% 28%3Fborn%2C%3Ffloruit%2C% 3Fdied%29
(source <https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/830187845734301698 >)
- Battles etc of the U.S. Civil War, that have maps
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%0ASELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLa >bel%20%3Fcommonscat%20%3Fdate% 20%3Fmap%20%3Fcoord%20WHERE%20 %7B%0A%20%20%0A%20%20%3Fitem% 20wdt%3AP361%2B%20wd%3AQ8676% 20.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B% 3Fitem%20wdt%3AP580%20%3Fdate% 7D%20.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B% 3Fitem%20wdt%3AP585%20%3Fdate% 7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B% 3Fitem%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoord %7D%20.%20%20%0A%20%20OPTIONAL %20%7B%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP1621% 20%3Fmap%7D%20.%0A%20%20OPTION AL%20%7B%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP1943% 20%3Fmap%7D%20.%0A%20%20OPTION AL%20%7B%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP1944% 20%3Fmap%7D%20.%0A%20%20OPTION AL%20%7B%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP242% 20%3Fmap%7D%20.%0A%20%20OPTION AL%20%7B%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP373% 20%3Fcommonscat%7D%20%0A%20% 20%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase% 3Alabel%20%7B%0A%20%20%20% 20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase %3Alanguage%20%22en%22%20.%0A% 20%20%7D%0A%7D%20ORDER%20BY% 20%3Fdate
(source
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Village_pump#Oth >)er_categories:_.22Category_con tains.22
-- but the results are a bit patchy.
- Grade I listed buildings in Bedfordshire
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20Grade%20I%20listed%20buil >dings%20in%20Bedfordshire%0ASE LECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fitem%20% 3FitemLabel%20%3Fclass%20%3Fco mmonscat%20%3Fimg%20%3Flayer% 20%28SAMPLE%28%3Fcoord%29%20AS %20%3Fcoord%29%20WHERE%20%7B% 0A%20%20%20%20hint%3AQuery%20h int%3Aoptimizer%20%22None%22% 20.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fitem%20wd t%3AP131%2B%20wd%3AQ23143%20% 3B%20wdt%3AP1435%20wd%3AQ15700 818%20%3B%20wdt%3AP31%3F%2Fwdt %3AP279%2A%20wd%3AQ41176%20% 20%20%20%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20% 20%20%20%20%20%0A%20%20%20%20% 20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20% 20%20%20%20%09%3Fitem%20wdt% 3AP373%20%3Fcommonscat%0A%20% 20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20% 20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20% 20%20%20%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt% 3AP279%20%5B%5D%20.%0A%20%20% 20%20%20%20%20%20BIND%28% 27class%27%20AS%20%3Fclass%29% 20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%7D%0A% 20%20%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B% 0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20% 20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fco ord%0A%20%20%20%09%20%7D%0A% 20%20%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0 A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fit em%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimg%20.%0A %20%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20 %20%20BIND%28IF%28bound%28%3Fi mg%29%2C%27image%27%2C%27no% 20image%27%29%20AS%20%3Flayer% 29%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20SERVIC E%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B% 20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase %3Alanguage%20%22en%22%20.%20% 7D%0A%7D%20GROUP%20BY%20% 3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20% 3Fclass%20%3Fcommonscat%20%3Fi mg%20%3Flayer%20%0AORDER%20BY% 20DESC%28%3Fclass%29%20%3Fitem Label
(source
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Grade_I_listed_ >:buildings_in_Bedfordshire
Commons "category contains" template)
- Newest external tools: new reconciliation for OpenRefine
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2017-Februa >ry/010254.html
Development
- Doing a trial run of allowing search engines to index a number of
ArticlePlaceholder pages on Welsh Wikipedia. If there are no major issues
we will enable this for all placeholders.
- Improving Federation-related after initial tests,
- Getting ready to deploy automated sitelinks for Wiktionary
- Further work on the new datatype for geoshapes (phabricator:T57549
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T57549 >)
You can see all open tickets related to Wikidata here
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/query/4RotIcw5o >.INo/#R
Monthly Tasks
- Hack on one of these
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/query/R8GRzX1e >.H0tb/#R
- Help develop the next summary here!
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next >
- 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 pages in your own language!
- Help merge identical items
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Pasleim/projectmerge > across
Wikimedia projects.
- 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/O >verview
- proposals
needing attention
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/A >ttention_needed
--
Léa Lacroix
Project Manager Community Communication for Wikidata
Wikimedia Deutschland e.V.
Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24
10963 Berlin
www.wikimedia.de
Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V.
Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter
der Nummer 23855 Nz. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für
Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207.
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