* Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata in the week leading up to 2024-12-09. Missed the previous one? See issue #656 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/2024_12_02*
* Discussions *
- New requests for permissions/Bot: KlaraBot https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/KlaraBot - Task(s): Append a human's lifespan to descriptions when they can be authoritatively sourced. - Closed request for comments: Audio transcription (P9533) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/audio_transcription_(P9533) - Closed with no consensus. The discussion is ongoing on the Property P5933 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property_talk:P9533 talk page.
* Events *
- Past: Amical Wikimedia https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Amical_Wikimedia, the Catalan-language and culture focused thematic Wikimedia Organization organized the Celebrem Wikidata (Let's celebrate Wikidata) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ca:Viquip%C3%A8dia:Celebrem_Wikidata project to celebrate Wikidata's 12th anniversary, from November 10 - 30. This included a Wikidata introduction workshop to equip participants with the editing skills to tackle the project's main aim. This was presented as a game to delete duplicate info on Wikidata and Catalan Viquipèdia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ca:Portada infoboxes, in three areas: protected buildings, officers' positions and data related to sports teams players. At the end of the event, ~200 Wikidata-fed infoboxes and Wikidata items were improved and many Wikipedia editors edited Wikidata for the first time! - Upcoming events https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events: - (Deutsch)Wikidata for Legal Historians https://www.lhlt.mpg.de/events/40120/2368 - Tue. 10 December, 3pm - 7pm (UTC+1). This presentation explores Wikidata as a key platform for LOD, explains its Semantic Web foundation, introduces FactGrid (a Wikidata-based platform for historical research). Highlights potential of both platforms using examples and encourages discussion for legal historical research. Register here https://plan.events.mpg.de/event/381/. - *Today* (09.12.2024) is the last chance to submit an Abstract for the Wikidata and Research https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikidata_and_research conference (5 - 6 June 2025). If you are interested in participating, please review the submission acceptance format https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikidata_and_research/Call#Call_for_abstracts before submitting here https://openreview.net/group?id=wikimedia.it/Wikidata_and_Research/2025/Conference#tab-active-submissions .
* Press, articles, blog posts, videos *
- Blogs - MediaWiki Conference Highlights https://professional.wiki/en/news/mediawiki-users-and-developers-conference-2024-vienna, featuring Wikibase talks including one by Christos Varvantakis and Jon Amar from Wikimedia Deutschland. - Semantic Wikibase 2024 Update https://professional.wiki/en/news/connecting-wikibase-and-semantic-mediawiki - WMDE launches AI Knowledge project in collaboration with DataStax built with NVIDIA AI https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241203748270/en/Wikimedia-Deutschland-Launches-AI-Knowledge-Project-in-Collaboration-with-DataStax-Built-with-NVIDIA-AI - Ten years of Philippine local Govt. data https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/12/07/ten-years-of-philippine-local-government-data-as-gift-to-wikidatas-12-year-anniversary/ for Wikidata's 12th Birthday. Read about SKAP's (Shared Knowledge Asia Pacific) efforts to add 10 years worth of financial data of local Government assets to Wikidata during a Datathon. - Papers - Developing an OCR - Wikibase Pipeline for Place Names in the RGTC Series https://zenodo.org/records/14313263 - introduces a semi-automated workflow for extracting and digitally storing geographically relevant information, including spatial relations and contextual details, from place names in the Répertoire géographique des textes cunéiformes. By Matthew Ong (2024). - Videos - Wikibase4Research https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAJwmMrTF-M - Kolja Bailly presents ways in which the Wikibase4Research tool by the TIB Open Science Lab supports researchers in dealing with Mediawiki software for knowledge bases such as Wikibase and facilitates better and FAIR Research Data Management. Includes a live demonstration and beginner-friendly instructions.
* Tool of the week *
- CAT🐈: Metrics https://observablehq.com/@pac02/cat-metrics computing simple metrics (number of labels, number of descriptions, number of sitelinks, number of statements) for item matching a simple claim.
* Other Noteworthy Stuff *
- Template:Image properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Template:Image_properties New template listing properties that link to images. - Let's Connect https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Knowledge_Sharing/Connect invites you to get involved in helping spread awareness and knowledge of Wikidata, potentially help organise a Wikidata Learning Clinic. Are you interested in participating? Please sign-up on this registration form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdiea87tSYmB2-1XHn_u8RLe7efMJifJBzffIM-6rtpx0PWqw/viewform .
* 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 properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: - General datatypes: - reference illustration https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13162 (an illustration of this subject to provide a detailed reference for its appearance. It should be ideally tied to the primary literature on the item.) - External identifiers: Gallimard author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13151, Football Kit Archive ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13152, Bibliothèque du Séminaire de Tournai author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13153, Bibliothèque du Séminaire de Tournai publisher ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13154, Reg-Arts artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13155, EU Corporate body code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13156, PBY Ben-Yehuda dictionary identifier https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13157, Academic Dictionary of Lithuanian entry ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13158, L'AF au champ d'honneur ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13159, Radio Algeria tag ID (Arabic) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13160, Radio Algeria tag ID (French) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13161, The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language entry ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13163, Kamus Dewan Edisi Keempat ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13164 - New property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal to review: - General datatypes: - land acknowledgement https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/land_acknowledgement (acknowledgement of indigenous or native people whose ancestors lived at a location) - homonym of https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/homonym_of (taxon item of which the taxon name is an exact homonym) - taxon known by this common name https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/taxon_known_by_this_common_name (taxon item of which this common name refers) - External identifiers: PCGames.de product ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/PCGames.de_product_ID, AniSearch character ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/AniSearch_character_ID, Hachette author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Hachette_author_ID, El Watan tag ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/El_Watan_tag_ID, Albin Michel author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Albin_Michel_author_ID, DNCI label ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/DNCI_label_ID, Battle.net game ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Battle.net_game_ID, Collectie Nederland ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Collectie_Nederland_ID
You can comment on all open property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Overview!
* Did you know? *
- Query examples: - Items missing Hungarian labels or description that are part of Library and Information Science (Q13420675) https://w.wiki/CMYo - Items from Maori Wikipedia missing English labels or descriptions https://w.wiki/CMZD - Instances of "Shopping Center" located in administrative territorial entity subclass of Norway https://w.wiki/CMZL - Newest WikiProjects https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProjects:
- Nonprofit Organisations in Nigeria https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Nonprofit_Organizations/Nigeria, Belgium https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Nonprofit_Organizations/Belgium and Italy https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Nonprofit_Organizations/Italy . - WikiProject Highlights: - Rwanda https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Rwanda - since its creation a couple of weeks ago, it has expanded greatly with new sections for Lists https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Rwanda/List, Museums https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Rwanda/Museums and Hospitals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Rwanda/Hospitals. - Newest database reports https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Database_reports: Unauthorized Bots https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Database_reports/Unauthorized_bots - A list of bots and their edits, operating without a Bot flag. - Showcase Items https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_items: Das Erste https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49727: A German public service television channel broadcasting for more than 70 years. - Showcase Lexemes https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_lexemes: Kerzu (L8153) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Lexeme:L8153 the Breton https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12107 word for December, directly translates from "totally black", rather appropriate for the cold, dark last month of the year.
* Development *
- 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: Ghana https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Govdirectory/Ghana - 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
*· Previous issue https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/2024_12_02 · Danny Benjafield (WMDE) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Danny_Benjafield_(WMDE) (talk https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User_talk:Danny_Benjafield_(WMDE)) · **15:19, 9 December 2024 (UTC) https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meta:MassMessage:A_page_that_should_not_exist#c-MediaWiki_message_delivery-20241209151900-Wikidata_weekly_summary_#657*
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