[Wikidata] Weekly Summary #658

* Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata in theweek leading up to 2024-12-16. Missed the previous one? See issue #657 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/2024_12_09*

* Discussions *

- New requests for permissions/Bot: PWSBot https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/PWSBot - Task(s): Is a selfmade chatbot to answer factual questions as part of a final research project for educational purposes. - Closed request for permissions/Bot: CarbonBot https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/CarbonBot - *Withdrawn by submitter*

* Events * Upcoming events https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events:

- Next Linked Data for Libraries LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Group session (Attn: Please fill out Pre-Participation Survey!) 17 December 2024: We have our next LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group Session on Tuesday, 17 December 2024 at 9 am PT / 12 pm ET / 17:00 UTC / 6 pm CET (Time zone converter https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1734454800) Wikimedian Mahir Morshed is leading a series of four sessions focused on lexicographical data in Wikidata. We are looking forward to learning more about these Wikibase entities! If you anticipate attending the workshop sessions, please fill out a brief survey linked from our Series Etherpad https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/LD4-WDAG_Lexicographical_Data_Series to help us prepare relevant materials for you. Sessions will be held on November 5, November 19, December 3, and December 17, 2024 at our regular time of 9am PT / 12pm ET / 17:00 UTC / 6pm CET. Event page https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Group/Affinity_Group_Calls/Second_Project_Series - 2025 Wikimedia Hackathon - register now https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/PHUQQWNZZGTPYLOGGII4HVUO63OA2MFZ/

* Press, articles, blog posts, videos *

- Papers - Are Wikipedia articles representative of Western or world knowledge? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-12-12/In_focus, December 12, 2024, *The Signpost https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/* - Baptiste de Coulon, "Les don­nées liées, Wikidata et les archi­ves : une oppor­tu­nité de contri­bu­tion aux com­muns numé­riques". In: La Gazette des archives https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15751263, n°271, 2024-2, p.37-56 (free access online after 3 years). - Videos: AWS re:Invent 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9byadj0uko - Wikimedia Deutschland's Lydia Pintscher (WMDE) (Staff) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Lydia_Pintscher_(WMDE) and Philippe Saadé talk about d:Wikidata:Embedding Project https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Embedding_Project.

* Tool of the week *

- Tabular Online Validator https://shex-validator.toolforge.org/packages/shex-webapp/doc/shex-simple.html - checks if SPARQL query results conform to a provided schema by validating data and highlighting potential errors, such as missing properties, invalid values, or too many values, with the option to refine the schema if issues arise. (A major update to the current ShEx validator that is expected to get integrated into the existing validator soon) - CAT🐈: Overview if references https://observablehq.com/@pac02/cat-overview-of-references: looking at references for a set of Wikidata items

* Other Noteworthy Stuff *

- Now Hiring: OpenRefine Developer & Contributor Engagement https://openrefine.org/blog/2024/11/25/openrefine-developer-role - The Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC) is launching the Entity Management Cooperative (EMCO) program in 2025, aiming to unify entity management across the semantic web, including registries like Wikidata. Volunteers, including those with prior experience in PCC’s ISNI or Wikidata pilots, are invited to join the Early Adopters Phase by January 17, 2025 https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org/message/PB4QXF34D5TN63QXSL6I2YIG7BKPSUYF/ . - The Biodiversity Heritage Library Working Group has set up a page on Meta t https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/BHLo coordinate contributions across projects, including Wikidata

* 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: - bequest income https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13171 (the sum a organisations receives from bequests/legacies in a timeframe) - Newest External identifiers: PCGames.de product ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13165, PUG authority ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13166, Three Decks class ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13167, Vidas author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13168, Usito ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13169, ZSL authority ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13170, Collectie Nederland ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13172 - New General datatypes property proposals to review: - About box https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/About_box (Screenshot of the About Box of the respective software (contains important information such as authors, license, version number and year(s) and is included in almost every software)) - nonprofit tax status https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/nonprofit_tax_status (country specific tax status of non-profit organisations) - Рахимов, Гафур Рахимович https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/%D0%A0%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B2,_%D0%93%D0%B0%D1%84%D1%83%D1%80_%D0%A0%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87 (Gʻafur Rahimov) - nomenclatural type of https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/nomenclatural_type_of (taxon item of wich this item is the taxonomic type) - New External identifier property proposals to review: Three Decks conflict ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Three_Decks_conflict_ID, Algeria Press Service tag ID (French) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Algeria_Press_Service_tag_ID_(French), Algeria Press Service tag ID (English) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Algeria_Press_Service_tag_ID_(English), Algeria Press Service tag ID (Arabic) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Algeria_Press_Service_tag_ID_(Arabic), JudaicaLink person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/JudaicaLink_person_ID, Newmark Albanian-English Dictionary ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Newmark_Albanian-English_Dictionary_ID, Norsk oversettterleksikon ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Norsk_oversettterleksikon_ID, footballdatabase.eu match ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/footballdatabase.eu_match_ID, Kamus Pelajar Edisi Kedua ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Kamus_Pelajar_Edisi_Kedua_ID, Berlinische Galerie object ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Berlinische_Galerie_object_ID, Singapore Unique Entity Number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Singapore_Unique_Entity_Number, Lyricfind artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Lyricfind_artist_ID, HonestGamers game ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/HonestGamers_game_ID, identifiant MACM d'un artisite https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identifiant_MACM_d%27un_artisite, Syrian Memory person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Syrian_Memory_person_ID, Identifiant d'un(e) auteurice sur le site Mille ans de littérature d'oc https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Identifiant_d%27un(e)_auteurice_sur_le_site_Mille_ans_de_litt%C3%A9rature_d%27oc, Paris Match ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Paris_Match_ID, Kamus Dewan Edisi Tiga https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Kamus_Dewan_Edisi_Tiga, identifiant Registre national des gels https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identifiant_Registre_national_des_gels, DOSBox Wiki https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/DOSBox_Wiki, Identifiant Cimetières de France https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Identifiant_Cimeti%C3%A8res_de_France

You can comment on all open property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Overview!

* Did you know? *

- Query examples: - World map of recent censuses known at Wikidata for each decade https://w.wiki/4fKM (select decade on the right side) - Timeline of inception of Ghanaian universities https://w.wiki/CS6f - Most common name in Germany by year of birth https://w.wiki/3Sxm - WikiProject Highlights: - Chemistry/Elements https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Chemistry/Elements - Taiwan/Truku https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Taiwan/Truku - a compilation of information on the subject of Taroko culture, including statistics and records of activities. - Newest database reports https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Database_reports: Dagbani Lexemes with Glosses which are the same as the Lemma https://w.wiki/CSEU - Showcase Items https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_items: Alice Through the Looking Glass (Q17485699) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17485699 - 2016 film directed by James Bobin where now 22-year-old Alice comes across a magical looking glass that takes her back to Wonderland. - Showcase Lexemes https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_lexemes: آب‌لرزه‌یاب (L744998) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Lexeme:L744998 - Persian noun, translates to "hydro-seismometer"

* Development *

- Wikibase REST API: We prototyped search support for the REST API and would like your feedback on it https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:REST_API_feedback_round#Give_us_feedback_on_the_search_proof_of_concept_in_the_REST_API! . - Property Suggestions: We updated the underlying data so you should have more up-to-date suggestions again when making new statements. - EntitySchemas: We continued the work on making it possible to search for EntitySchemas by their label and aliases when linking to them in a statement. - Query Service: We are investigating if we can do something about the issue where not all edgeLabels are shown on a graph visualisation ( phab:T381857 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T381857) and if there are any alternatives to the library used for the graph builder in the Query Service (phab:T381764 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T381764) - Under the hood: We are optimizing the server setup for the term store to accommodate its growth (phab:T351802 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T351802)

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? . - Govdirectory weekly focus country: - 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

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