*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
- Upcoming: Next Linked Data for Libraries LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group call: Gadgets, 3 December. Agenda https://docs.google.com/document/d/160LGAHy5OGM19JX7VRshwAlscRRuXBVB7Kt2_zQpsks/edit?usp=sharing
Press, articles, blog posts https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage
- Open Access Directory’s List of Blogs: Wikidata Ingest http://blogs.harvard.edu/britton/2019/11/24/open-access-directorys-list-of-blogs-wikidata-ingest/ by A. Britton - Wikidata and Archival Metadata ; opportunities and challenges for heritage institutions https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LinkingThePast_20191122-1_bdc.pdf by Baptiste de Coulon, 22.11.2019, Linking the Past, Royal Library of Belgium, Brussels. - Introducing ISA – a cool tool for adding structured data on Commons https://space.wmflabs.org/2019/11/26/introducing-isa-a-cool-tool-for-adding-structured-data-on-commons/ by Isla Haddow-Flood https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Islahaddow - Video of live queries building https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgOj3u38GpU by WikidataFacts https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts - Video of the Wikidata editathon in Swedish https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSb8QnBmZX4 with Jan Ainali, Magnus Sälgö and UncleCJ
Tool of the week
- Alt Labels https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Joern/altLabels.js displays item labels in other languages when there is no label in your default language. You may click a label to add it as the label for your language. This tool is very helpful for labels for people, books, articles, or films that do not need their labels to be translated.
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- Special:EntitiesWithoutLabel and Special:EntitiesWithoutDescription https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#Improvements_to_Special:EntitiesWithoutLabel_and_Special:EntitiesWithoutDescription will use ElasticSearch, improving display and ranking - Edit summaries coming from wbeditentity API will have a new format https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#Next_steps_on_improving_edit_summaries
Did you know?
- Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: - General datatypes: covered period https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7643 - External identifiers: Biblioteche dei filosofi ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7613, Dictionary of Wisconsin History ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7614, Finnish generals and admirals in the Imperial Russian Army 1809–1917 ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7615, Lutris genre ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7616, Lutris platform ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7617, VLR ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7618, The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7619, Enciclopedia dei Papi ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7620, Church Heritage Cymru ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7621, TheGamesDB game ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7622, TheGamesDB platform ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7623, YVNG ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7624, WPI ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7625, NVE Powerplant ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7626, Artsdata.ca ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7627, Dictionary of Scottish Architects building ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7630, MPPDA Digital Archive film ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7631, MPPDA Digital Archive organisation ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7632, MPPDA Digital Archive person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7633, administrative district of Czech municipality with authorized municipal office ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7635, administrative district of Czech municipality with expanded powers ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7636, IDU theatre ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7637, OverDrive creator ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7638, OverDrive publisher ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7639, MTV Germany artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7641, TheGamesDB publisher ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7642, Encyclopedia of Cleveland History ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7644, RomanianMaleActors person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7645, IISG ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7646, Cochrane concept ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7647, OverDrive series ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7648, Vectrex Game Database ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7649, WeChat ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7650 - New property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal to review: - General datatypes: Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Visuotin%C4%97_lietuvi%C5%B3_enciklopedija_ID, Prog Archives artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Prog_Archives_artist_ID, www.gesetze-im-internet.de ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/www.gesetze-im-internet.de_ID, quantity symbol https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/quantity_symbol, research status https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/research_status, Playstation Data Center ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Playstation_Data_Center_ID, recombination author https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/recombination_author, superfamicom.org ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/superfamicom.org_ID, commissioned for https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/commissioned_for - External identifiers: Code de l'autorité de l'aviation civile grecque https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Code_de_l%27autorit%C3%A9_de_l%27aviation_civile_grecque, Flanders Architecture Institute ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Flanders_Architecture_Institute_ID, NEC Retro ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NEC_Retro_ID, Semion author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Semion_author_ID, WorldCat Identities https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/WorldCat_Identities, Czech district ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Czech_district_ID, Czech region ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Czech_region_ID, Cinépolis KLIC ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Cin%C3%A9polis_KLIC_ID, Vie publique person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Vie_publique_person_ID, Vie publique intervention ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Vie_publique_intervention_ID, Wikimapia https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Wikimapia, OpenRetro Game Database ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/OpenRetro_Game_Database_ID, Vie publique report ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Vie_publique_report_ID, Israel Museum Jerusalem artist id https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Israel_Museum_Jerusalem_artist_id, Colorado Encyclopedia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Colorado_Encyclopedia_ID, National Library of New Zealand authority ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/National_Library_of_New_Zealand_authority_ID, Utah History Encyclopedia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Utah_History_Encyclopedia_ID, Mississippi Encyclopedia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Mississippi_Encyclopedia_ID, South Carolina Encyclopedia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/South_Carolina_Encyclopedia_ID, The Oregon Encyclopedia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_Oregon_Encyclopedia_ID, Online Nevada Encyclopedia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Online_Nevada_Encyclopedia_ID, CALS Encyclopedia of Arkansas ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CALS_Encyclopedia_of_Arkansas_ID, Encyclopedia of the Great Plains ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Encyclopedia_of_the_Great_Plains_ID, WyoHistory.org ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/WyoHistory.org_ID, Kansaspedia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Kansaspedia_ID, The Sierra Chest ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_Sierra_Chest_ID, Quora topic ID (Spanish) 2 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Quora_topic_ID_(Spanish)_2, RomanianActresses person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/RomanianActresses_person_ID, Europeana Entity https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Europeana_Entity, Aberdeenshire HER ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Aberdeenshire_HER_ID, AncientFaces person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/AncientFaces_person_ID, SNESmusic.org game ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SNESmusic.org_game_ID, Français libres ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Fran%C3%A7ais_libres_ID, Musée de la Résistance ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Mus%C3%A9e_de_la_R%C3%A9sistance_ID - Query examples: - Graph of shared borders between regions of Myanmar https://w.wiki/D9X (source https://twitter.com/wikidataindia/status/1201025635923218433) - Plurals in German ending with only "n" (not "en") https://w.wiki/D9Y (source https://twitter.com/belett/status/1199604655971545088) - Women's + Gender History Digital Humanities list https://w.wiki/D9Z (source https://twitter.com/abritton1630/status/1199494434498502656) - Newest database reports: descendants of Charlemagne https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Genealogy/lists/descendants/Charlemagne
Development
- Fix security issues impacting the Query Service GUI (more details https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2019-November/013689.html ) - Work on a a new Parser function (commaSeparatedList) (phab:T224013 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T224013) - Implement Shortened version for edit summary (phab:T224013 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T224013) - Add user agent to Wikidata Query UI code examples (phab:T226709 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T226709) - Add label and description collision detectors for new terms store ( phab:T232040 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T232040) - Wikidata Bridge: showing a loading bar during initialization ( phab:T232468 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T232468) - Showing an error dialog if users can’t edit on Wikidata (phab:T235154 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T235154)
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