*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week.* Discussions
- Versionize property definitions ? https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#Versionize_property_definitions_? - Closed request for comments: Non-free content https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/Non-free_content
Events https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events
- Past: Warsaw, 13-14 February: Workshop to develop the data model for taxonomic and nomenclatural data in Wikidata https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Cost_MOBILISE_Wikidata_Workshop - Upcoming: March 12, Amsterdam: Datasprint Amsterdam Time Machine/Golden Agents https://www.create.humanities.uva.nl/events/golden-agents-datasprint/ with the ECARTICO and ONSTAGE datasets, involving Wikidata. - Upcoming: FindingGLAMs Wikidata editing challenge https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FindingGLAMs_Challenge, improve data about cultural heritage institutions, from February 17th to 23rd
Press, articles, blog posts https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage
- "Wikidata is just a matter of facts", blog post on the Workshop to develop a data model for taxonomic and nomenclatural data in Wikidata https://medium.com/@andra_97224/wikidata-is-just-a-matter-of-facts-334ec1eae66f - Vandalism Detection in Crowdsourced Knowledge Bases https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/e70f/b288ceb09fc244554a274f31cd1217663027.pdf by Stefan Heindorf
Tool of the week
- Looking for one of the 7000+ Wikidata properties? Try Propbrowse https://tools.wmflabs.org/hay/propbrowse to search and browse all properties.
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- Cradle tool https://tools.wmflabs.org/wikidata-todo/cradle can now generate forms based on Schemas https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Schemas (example for human https://tools.wmflabs.org/wikidata-todo/cradle/#/shex/E10) - Loading time of pages on Wikidata and Commons has been improved https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2020-February/013827.html. You can learn more about page load performance https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Performance_Team/Page_load_performance and developing with ResourceLoader https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/ResourceLoader/Developing_with_ResourceLoader . - Science Stories http://www.sciencestories.io/ by Kat Thornton and Kenneth Seals-Nutt, an application that tells stories about underrepresented people in STEM using Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons and Wikipedia, is the winner https://twitter.com/joanbcobb/status/1224877187267907585 of the LODLAM 2020 Challenge https://lodlam.net/challenge-entries/!
Did you know?
- Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: - General datatypes: gained territory from https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7903, gave up territory to https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7904 - External identifiers: MOCAGH ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7899, Denkmalatlas Niedersachsen Objekt-ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7900, Encyclopedia of Chicago ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7901, Deutsche Biographie ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7902, AnimalBase ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7905, Canmore maritime-type ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7906, Canmore object-type ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7907, Clavis Clavium ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7908, CYRI ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7909, DANFS ship ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7910, Gamekult company ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7911, Gamekult franchise ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7912, Gamekult game ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7913, Gamekult platform ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7914, GBAtemp game ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7915, Mendeley publication ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7916, Museums in Austria Code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7917, Médias 19 ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7918, SerialStation game ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7919, TheTVDB person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7920, TrueAchievements series ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7921, Canmore monument-type ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7922, Bollywood Hungama person alphabetic ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7923, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7924, Jurisdiction List number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7925, Visual AIDS Artist+ Registry ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7926 - New property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal to review: - General datatypes: energy consumption per transaction https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/energy_consumption_per_transaction, yearly energy consumption https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/yearly_energy_consumption, church patron saint https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/church_patron_saint, national identification number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/national_identification_number, Democracy Index https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Democracy_Index, business model https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/business_model, intended subject https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/intended_subject, examination jury https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/examination_jury, depicted format https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/depicted_format, DoME artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/DoME_artist_ID, historic county https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/historic_county, код персоны на elibrary.ru https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B4_%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%8B_%D0%BD%D0%B0_elibrary.ru, applies if regular expression matches https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/applies_if_regular_expression_matches - External identifiers: Patamu Certificate ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Patamu_Certificate_ID, Colecovision Addict ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Colecovision_Addict_ID, Annuaire des Maîtres d'art https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Annuaire_des_Ma%C3%AEtres_d%27art, Biographisches Lexikon zur Geschichte Südosteuropas ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Biographisches_Lexikon_zur_Geschichte_S%C3%BCdosteuropas_ID, GameReactor game ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/GameReactor_game_ID, Fandango performer ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Fandango_performer_ID, Cell Ontology ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Cell_Ontology_ID, ColecoVision.dk ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ColecoVision.dk_ID, BioLexSOE ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/BioLexSOE_ID, EH.Net Encyclopedia of Economic and Business History ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/EH.Net_Encyclopedia_of_Economic_and_Business_History_ID, NHS Health A to Z ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NHS_Health_A_to_Z_ID, Corpus Corporum author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Corpus_Corporum_author_ID, Colecovision Zone ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Colecovision_Zone_ID, Catalogue of Life ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/_Catalogue_of_Life_ID, GreatSchools ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/GreatSchools_ID, Clavis Patrum Graecorum ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Clavis_Patrum_Graecorum_ID, Clavis Patrum Latinorum ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Clavis_Patrum_Latinorum_ID, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Graeca ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Bibliotheca_Hagiographica_Graeca_ID, Podchaser podcast ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Podchaser_podcast_ID, Mirabile author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Mirabile_author_ID, Mirabile saint ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Mirabile_saint_ID, Kanopy ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Kanopy_ID, Czech War Graves Register https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Czech_War_Graves_Register - Query examples: - Place names of Bergamo: map with pronunciation audio files https://query.wikidata.org/embed.html#%23defaultView%3AMap%0ASELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3FitemDescription%20%3Faudio%20%3Fcoor%20%3Fimg%20%3Ffilename%0AWHERE%0A%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fitem%20p%3AP443%20%5B%20ps%3AP443%20%3Faudio%20%3B%20pq%3AP407%20wd%3AQ652%20%5D%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP131%20wd%3AQ16137%20.%20%0A%20%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoor%20%7D%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%0A%20%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimg%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20BIND%28uri%28concat%28%22https%3A%2F%2Fcommons.wikimedia.org%2Fwiki%2FFile%3A%22%2Cstrafter%28wikibase%3AdecodeUri%28str%28%3Faudio%29%29%2C%22FilePath%2F%22%29%29%29%20as%20%3Ffilename%29%20%20%20%0A%09SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22it%2Cen%22%20%7D%0A%7D%20 (source https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Pronunciation_of_names_of_municipalities_in_the_Province_of_Bergamo ) - Number words whose number of letters equals their value: with Lexemes https://w.wiki/HNC (source https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/1227511627383296000), with labels https://w.wiki/HND (source https://twitter.com/belett/status/1227517848219791361) - Graph of the extended Kardashian clan https://w.wiki/Gxo (source https://twitter.com/fuzheado/status/1226983830986412033) - Scottish monuments with a commons sitelink, but no image https://w.wiki/HNF (source https://twitter.com/Tagishsimon/status/1229243211459284992) - Number of films with LGBT representation per country https://w.wiki/HNG (source https://twitter.com/jsamwrites/status/1228979139643920384)
Development
- Wikidata Bridge: more work on unsupported edit cases (unsupported datatypes phab:T235753 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T235753, ambiguous statements phab:T240212 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T240212, deprecated statements phab:T238660 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T238660, unknown value or no value statements phab:T242747 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T242747) - Including the property label in the title of the Data Bridge dialog ( phab:T233295 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T233295) - Making the edit based on the user's fixed/updated choice (phab:T238662 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T238662) - Style fixes and font size adjustments (phab:T239421 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T239421, phab:T243192 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T243192) - Create Grafana boards https://grafana.wikimedia.org/d/hyhG5l1Wk/wikidata-tainted-references?orgId=1 to track the results of the tainted references feature - Increase factor for query service that is taken into account for maxlag (later reverted) (phab:T244722 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T244722) - Fix edit summaries not displayed on client wikis (phab:T244129 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T244129) - Fixed some issues causes by the wb_terms migration
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