*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: Wikimania recap, 27 August. Agenda https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ljx_0n8tjEeKk2sXoWqWQhDpfqC7k_MhdLSjaAkIJik/edit?usp=sharing
Press, articles, blog posts https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage
- What we talk about when we talk about Wikidata quality: a literature survey https://opensym.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/os19-paper-A17-piscopo.pdf, by Alessandro Piscopo and Elena Simperl - Introduction to OpenRefine in video by Emma (University of Edimburgh) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfS1qTKFQoI (12min) - Old but gold: introduction to Wikidata by Asaf Bartov https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24DOvuZWaD0short (7min)
Tool of the week
- *In this new section, you can share your favourite tool with the other Wikidata users. You can add some suggestions here https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:Status_updates/Next#Tool_of_the_week_section.* - *Integraality https://tools.wmflabs.org/integraality/* generates tables to assess the completeness of properties on sets of items, such as properties on railway stations https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Railways/Property_Statistics for instance. Tables are automatically updated and highly configurable.
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- Edit 1,000,000,000 https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?oldid=1000000000 - the one-billionth, or 10⁹ - was the creation of The band structure in microwave frequency for quasi-1-D coaxial photonic crystals (Q66665412) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66665412 by User:Stevenliuyi https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Stevenliuyi - New termbox interface on mobile is enabled - you can view and edit easily the labels, descriptions and aliases on mobile devices (full announcement https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2019-August/013355.html) - Random finds https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Random/finds from WikiProject Random https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Random - Starting from July 2019, Wikimedia Sverige and the Wikimedia Foundation's GLAM team work together to create a more sustainable technical infrastructure for global heritage and content partnerships. Read more about this initiative on meta.wikimedia.org https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMSE-WMF_joint_initiative_concerning_GLAM_communities_of_practice . - Wiki Loves Monuments and other Wikimedia Commons campaign organizers can now specify structured data fields in the campaign UploadWizard on Wikimedia Commons https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:UploadWizard/Campaigns. - The new termbox interface is now enabled on mobile https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2019-August/013355.html, you can edit labels, descriptions and aliases from a mobile device
Did you know?
- Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: - General datatypes: ordeal by https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7209, newspaper archive url https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7213, periphrastic definition https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7219, lexeme for periphrastic definition https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7220, link for periphrastic definition https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7221 - External identifiers: Awards & Winners artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7184, eska.pl topic ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7185, Image-Line artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7186, Jango artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7187, LiveXLive artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7188, mora artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7189, RMF FM artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7190, Supraphonline artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7191, TuneIn artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7192, YesAsia author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7193, AZLyrics.com artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7194, Bandsintown artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7195, musica.com artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7196, OpenWeatherMap city ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7197, RauteMusik artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7198, Scribd publication ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7199, SongMeanings artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7200, SoundHound artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7201, Belgian Species List ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7202, Dizionario biografico dei Friulani ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7203, Mafab.hu film ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7204, jog.fm artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7205, Lyrics007 artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7206, moly.hu book ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7207, Liber Liber author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7208, GreatSong artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7210, LINE BLOG user ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7211, Lyrics Translations artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7212, Allcinema person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7214, Eiga.com person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7215, MTV Polska artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7216, MTV UK artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7217, Vox FM artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7218, Eiga.com movie ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7222, Transfermarkt team ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7223, Insects (Insecta) of the World ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7224, BEACON ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7225 - New property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal to review: - General datatypes: associated with https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/associated_with, present on map https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/present_on_map, translated title https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/translated_title, Wikia Article URL 2 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Wikia_Article_URL_2, position in sequence https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/position_in_sequence, color produced https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/color_produced, Itch.io ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Itch.io_ID, mobile formatter https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/mobile_formatter, subscribers https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/subscribers, Attribution text https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Attribution_text, difficulty https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/difficulty - External identifiers: RPGGeek https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/RPGGeek, Faculté des sciences de Nancy ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Facult%C3%A9_des_sciences_de_Nancy_ID, DIBAVOD ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/DIBAVOD_ID, Fundación Goya en Aragón ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Fundaci%C3%B3n_Goya_en_Arag%C3%B3n_ID, Estudanky ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Estudanky_ID, LongSwimsDB ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/LongSwimsDB_ID, L-number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/L-number, Dove.org work ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Dove.org_work_ID, WTA ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/WTA_ID, iTunes (gb) artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/iTunes_(gb)_artist_ID, Arnet Miner publication ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Arnet_Miner_publication_ID, Chinese Engineering Expert Tank ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Chinese_Engineering_Expert_Tank_ID, Open Science Framework ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Open_Science_Framework_ID, Laws & Regulations Database of the Republic of China ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Laws_%26_Regulations_Database_of_the_Republic_of_China_ID, NLP ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NLP_ID, SCTrails ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SCTrails_ID, Transporter Classification Database ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Transporter_Classification_Database_ID, UN treaty reference https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/UN_treaty_reference, musicbrainz tag https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/musicbrainz_tag, Identification code for universities and colleges https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Identification_code_for_universities_and_colleges, Toons Mag https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Toons_Mag, YouTube Music channel ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/YouTube_Music_channel_ID, The Independent topic ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_Independent_topic_ID, Pandora artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Pandora_artist_ID - Query examples: - https://w.wiki/7UY timeline of competitions of the 2019-2020 figure skating season] - Future figure skating competitions https://w.wiki/7Ua - Currently happening figure skating competitions https://w.wiki/7Uc - French ships whose name start with an A https://w.wiki/7Lz (source https://twitter.com/Querybook/status/1164427144791019520) - Map of birth places of delegates to the Alaska Constitutional Convention https://w.wiki/7UW (source https://twitter.com/generalising/status/1164619573129338887) - Schema examples: - human chromosome https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/EntitySchema:E109, built on chromosome https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/EntitySchema:E107, built on sequence assembly https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/EntitySchema:E108 - Lunar crater https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/EntitySchema:E106
Development
- Deploy mobile termbox, follow-up and bug fixing - Deploy then rollback the move of "Wikidata item" link on clients due to cache issues (phab:T66315 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T66315) - Work on adjusting the save button of the Entity Schema editor ( phab:T230398 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T230398) - Work on the bridge emitting button (phab:T230326 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T230326) - Introduce a header for the bridge modal (phab:T230328 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T230328) - Produce initial statistics/indicators for the Wikidata Languages Landscape (phab:T223119 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T223119)
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