*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 2024-06-24. Please help Translate https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/Current.*
* Events https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events *
- Past: The 200th online Wikidata meetup in Swedish https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Swedish_online_editathon/Notes_200 was held. - Upcoming: Lexicodays https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Lexicodays_2024, online event dedicated to Lexemes on Wikidata, will take place on June 28-30. It takes place across time zone and both in English and Indonesian. Check the program and find the access links on the event page.
* Press, articles, blog posts, videos *
- Blogs: 20th Century Press Archives – history in newspaper clippings, made accessible by ZBW and Wikimedia https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/06/20/20th-century-press-archives-history-in-newspaper-clippings-made-accessible-by-zbw-and-wikimedia/. The blog discusses how ZBW and Wikimedia collaborated to digitize and make accessible the 20th Century Press Archives, integrating its metadata into Wikidata items and providing fresh access to 3.8 million digitized pages from raw microfilm1. - Notebooks: Dashboard of European Parliament https://observablehq.com/@pac02/members-of-european-parliament?term=Q64038205&qualifie=P4100&lang=en
* Tool of the week *
- Wikidata in Prometheus https://prometheus-bildarchiv.de/en/blog/wikideta-in-prometheus - Prometheus is a non-commercial image archive for art and cultural studies. It hosts images from a variety of image and media databases and now works can be connected with Wikidata. - New Mix'n'match https://mix-n-match.toolforge.org/#/ feature: For lists of (full or auto) matches where both the MnM entry and the Wikidata Item have coordinates, it now shows the distance between them in the description. (source https://wikis.world/@magnusmanske/112654072391619657)
* Other Noteworthy Stuff *
- The Wikidata development team at Wikimedia Deutschland is planning a brief survey to understand the various ways people contribute to the project and identify user contribution patterns. A request has been made for a CentralNotice banner to deploy the survey to a broad audience. Your feedback, comments, and questions on this request are welcome: m:CentralNotice/Request/Wikidata Community Survey 2024 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CentralNotice/Request/Wikidata_Community_Survey_2024 - The second iteration of the Wikidata:Open Online Course https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Open_Online_Course will begin from July 1 until August 11. Whether you're a beginner taking your first steps, an individual in need of a refresher on Wikidata concepts, or a seasoned trainer looking to level up your skills - this course is right for you.
* 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: - showrunner https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12795 (person who is responsible for the day-to-day operation of a television show) - music mood https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12830 (qualifier carrying an emotion (mood) relevant to a musical audio recording) - Newest External identifiers: Locomotive Yaroslavl HC player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12784, Orthoptera Species File taxon ID (new) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12785, Flown From the Nest person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12786, Online Swahili - English Dictionary ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12787, A Dictionary of Plant Sciences ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12788, A Dictionary of Zoology ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12789, A Dictionary of Contemporary Icelandic ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12790, Seret film ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12791, Limited Liability Partnership Identification Number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12792, Paleobiology database reference ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12793, PNG School Code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12794, Téarma ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12796, IMAIOS entity ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12797, Naturalis Repository ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12798, English-Spanish Dictionary ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12799, Vikidia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12800, thisisbasketball.be player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12801, poblesdecatalunya.cat ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12802, Oqaasersiorfik ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12803, MNAHA person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12804, Greenlandic-English Dictionary ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12805, Te Aka Māori Dictionary ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12806, Tropicos person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12807, He Pātaka Kupu ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12808, vehicle keeper marking (VKM) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12809, AllGame style ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12810, FC Metz player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12811, MoFo ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12812, itch.io numeric ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12813, filmas.lv film ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12814, filmas.lv person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12815, filmas.lv studio ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12816, Cockroach Species File taxon ID (new) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12817, Lygaeoidea Species File taxon ID (new) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12818, Phasmida Species File taxon ID (new) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12819, Psocodea Species File taxon ID (new) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12820, Spanish-English Dictionary ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12821, Norwegian National Museum producer ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12822, Burgenwelt ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12823, Irish-English Dictionary ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12824, Tesoro della Lingua Italiana delle Origini ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12825, Tommaseo-Bellini Online ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12826, danskfodbold.com player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12827, DAKA Danish-Greenlandic Dictionary ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12828, DAKA Greenlandic-Danish Dictionary ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12831, Canadian Great War Project person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12832, English-Irish Dictionary ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12833, PMC journal ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12834, Census ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12835, Douban personage ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12836, AviBase person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12837 - New General datatypes property proposals to review: - Nom dans la langue locale https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Nom_dans_la_langue_locale () - YAMAP mountain ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/YAMAP_mountain_ID (YAMAP mountain ID) - coin edge https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/coin_edge (Coin edges may be plain (smooth) or patterned, or a combination of both. They can also include lettering.) - ozone depletion potential https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ozone_depletion_potential (relative amount of degradation to the ozone layer relative to CFC-11) - New External identifier property proposals to review: Pocket Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary: English-French ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Pocket_Oxford-Hachette_French_Dictionary:_English-French_ID, Fowler’s Concise Dictionary of Modern English Usage ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Fowler%E2%80%99s_Concise_Dictionary_of_Modern_English_Usage_ID, código del Inventario del Patrimonio Cultural de Castilla-La Mancha https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/c%C3%B3digo_del_Inventario_del_Patrimonio_Cultural_de_Castilla-La_Mancha, Farhang-i farsī ba rusī ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Farhang-i_fars%C4%AB_ba_rus%C4%AB_ID, Cineuropa international sales agent ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Cineuropa_international_sales_agent_ID, Cineuropa production company ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Cineuropa_production_company_ID, Cineuropa distributor ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Cineuropa_distributor_ID, Biodiversity Information System for Europe ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Biodiversity_Information_System_for_Europe_ID, Elonet company ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Elonet_company_ID, Numista issuer ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Numista_issuer_ID, stiga.trefik.cz https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/stiga.trefik.cz, European Education Thesaurus ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/European_Education_Thesaurus_ID, Brezhoneg21 ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Brezhoneg21_ID, Personnel Records of the First World War (Library and Archives Canada) ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Personnel_Records_of_the_First_World_War_(Library_and_Archives_Canada)_ID, Canadian Virtual War Memorial ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Canadian_Virtual_War_Memorial_ID, Federal Reserve Subject Taxonomy ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Federal_Reserve_Subject_Taxonomy_ID, Devri ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Devri_ID, OpenCitations Meta Identifier https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/OpenCitations_Meta_Identifier, IGN franchise ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IGN_franchise_ID, Plex person key https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Plex_person_key, Overcast episode ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Overcast_episode_ID, OBJ ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/OBJ_ID, NooSFere publisher ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NooSFere_publisher_ID, Metamath statement label https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Metamath_statement_label, Pocket Oxford German Dictionary: English-German ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Pocket_Oxford_German_Dictionary:_English-German_ID, Pocket Oxford Italian Dictionary: English-Italian ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Pocket_Oxford_Italian_Dictionary:_English-Italian_ID, UNIBO professor ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/UNIBO_professor_ID, Mapes de Patrimoni Cultural ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Mapes_de_Patrimoni_Cultural_ID, Il Nuovo DOP ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Il_Nuovo_DOP_ID, FEI horse ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/FEI_horse_ID
You can comment on all open property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Overview!
* Did you know? *
- Query examples: - Number of solar eclipses per decades https://w.wiki/AR7a - Longest gap between original film and remake (without any intermediate remakes) https://w.wiki/AURc (source https://x.com/WikidataFacts/status/1802773843297104155) - Newest WikiProjects https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProjects:
- Multilingualism https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Multilingualism - organizes work around achieving 100% Wikidata multilingualism for every language with MediaWiki internationalization support. It is initiated, developed & supported by Wikimedia Language Diversity community volunteers. - NAVISone https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_NAVISone - Newest database reports https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Database_reports: Identical labels and descriptions https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Database_reports/Identical_labels_and_descriptions - Showcase Items https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_items: Kofi Annan (Q1254) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1254 - 7th Secretary-General of the United Nations (1938-2018) - Showcase Lexemes https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_lexemes: ʒirilana (L719353) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Lexeme:L719353 - Dagbanli proverb that translates to "liar"
* Development *
- [Breaking Change Announcement] Upcoming Changes to Wikibase: EntitySchema data type https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/LBEWI6IPD4H3S55KELZUOGFXPFRD5KYD/ - EntitySchemas: We prepared for the release of the new data type to link to EntitySchemas in statements on July 2nd. - Mul language code: We picked up the remaining issues before enabling it by default on Wikidata - Wikibase REST API: - We completed the route to modify the data of an Item (phab:T342993 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T342993) - We continued improving and reworking errors (phab:T366172 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T366172, phab:T366175 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T366175)
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: - Govdirectory weekly focus country: Cameroon https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Govdirectory/Cameroon - 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