Heya folks :)
Here's your summary what happened around Wikidata over the last week. You can find the wiki version at http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikidata/Status_updates/2012_12_14
= Development = * Deployed new code on wikidata.org. All changes can be found at https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/gitweb?p=mediawiki%2Fextensions%2FWikibase.gi... * Updated demo system http://wikidata-test.wikimedia.de * http://test2.wikipedia.org now uses wikidata.org for getting language links and wikidata.org edits affecting the existing articles on test2 show up in RecentChanges (if they are not hidden) * Statements (think of “population: 2.000.000” and similar things) are taking shape in the interface. They are still pretty buggy though at this point. * It is now possible to link to images on Wikimedia Commons in a statement (think of “image: sundown_at_the_beach.png” for example) * Links are now protocol-relative (https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=42534) * No longer possible to create new items and set labels when database is set to read-only * Added more tests to the GeoCoordinate parser * Make use of EditEntity in removeclaims API * Removed many singletons to reduce global state * Made SpecialSetLabel work with non-item entities * Improved settings system * Improved options of ValueFormatters * Improved options of ValueParsers * Moved label+description uniqueness check out of transaction to avoid deadlocks and changed it to only be enforced for edits changing any violating values * Fixed serialization of SiteArray * ~=[,,_,,]:3 * Had to fix reporting of aliases in wbsearchentities again * Implemented integration of baserevids for statements UI API calls for editconflict detection for statements/claims/snaks * Universal Language Selector fallback fix for Selenium tests * Report URL to entity in wbsearchentites API module * Moved the demo system to a larger server * Fixed several bugs in Statements user interface, most notably, adding Statements to existing sections and layout fixes * Added wikibase API module on the client to provide information about the associated repo (e.g. url, script path, article path) * A bunch of messages for autocomments were fixed (they are automatically added as an edit summary for edits on items and co in Wikidata - for example: “Changed [en] description: Finnish rock band”)
See http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikidata/Development/Current_sprint for what we’re working on next.
You can follow our commits at https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/q/(status:open+project:mediawiki/extensions... and view the subset awaiting review at https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/q/status:open+project:mediawiki/extensions/...
You can see all open bugs related to Wikidata at https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/buglist.cgi?emailcc1=1&list_id=151540&...
= Discussions/Press = * “Wikidata: Summing the sum of human knowledge“ http://tech2.in.com/features/science-and-technology/wikidata-summing-the-sum...
= Events = see http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikidata/Events
* WhereCamp * Wikidata talk as part of a lecture on knowledge management in Karlsruhe * upcoming: 29C3 * upcoming: Office hours
= Other Noteworthy Stuff = * More pretty Wikidata artwork: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikidata_logo_using_images.png
= Open Tasks for You = * Want to help me write the next weekly summary? Let me know. * Hack on one of https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/buglist.cgi?keywords=need-volunteer%2C%20&...
Anything to add? Please share! :)
Cheers Lydia
-- Lydia Pintscher - http://about.me/lydia.pintscher Community Communications for Wikidata
Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. Obentrautstr. 72 10963 Berlin www.wikimedia.de
Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V.
Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 Nz. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/681/51985.