*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/ Press/Blogs https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage
- Upcoming: IMLD-ODD 2018 Wikidata India Edit-a-thon https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IMLD-ODD_2018_Wikidata_India_Edit-a-thon, February 21st to March 3rd - Upcoming: presentation of the paper "Knowledge Graphs and Pluralism on Wikidata" https://www.c2dh.uni.lu/events/knowledge-graphs-and-pluralism-wikidata, February 27th, Luxembourg - Upcoming: Wikidata workshop in Hyderabad https://www.meetup.com/Wikipedia-Hyderabad/events/248158271/, India, March 2nd
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- Stewards election https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Stewards/Elections_2018 is running until February 28th - Structured data on Commons ontology discussion https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data/Get_involved/Feedback_requests/Ontology continues until March 1st. - Decision about the licensing of Lexeme namespace https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#Adding_the_Lexeme_namespace_to_the_licensing_footer_text - It's been possible for a while (but not previously reported here) to include Wikidata IDs in Wikivoyage listings, like this example edit https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/en:Special:Diff/3427799. - Q50000000 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50000000 was created on February 23rd. - You can give feedback about this newsletter https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Feedback_300th_edition - Constraint checks https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#Constraint_reports_will_be_integrated_for_all_logged-in_users will be integrated in the interface of Wikidata
Did you know?
- Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: - General datatypes: conscription number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4856, recognition sequence https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4863, cutting site of restriction enzyme https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4864, RFE symbol https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4867, isoschizomer https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4873, neoschizomer https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4875, number of records https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4876, P4877 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4877, symbolizes https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4878, segmental innervation https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4882 - External identifiers: AtariAge identifier https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4857, Atari Legend identifier https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4858, Atarimania identifier https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4859, BMI Work ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4860, Charity Navigator ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4861, Amazon author page https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4862, REBASE Enzyme Number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4866, Hispania Nostra Red List of Endangered Heritage ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4868, Operabase ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4869, GEPRIS project ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4870, GEPRIS organization ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4871, GEPRIS person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4872, World Rugby Women's Sevens Series player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4879, FFR Sevens player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4880, Maison d'écrivain ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4881 - Query examples: - Actors who have starred in at least three Oscar Best Picture-nominated films in the same year https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20Actors%20who%20have%20starred%20in%20at%20least%203%20Oscar%20Best%20Picture-nominated%20films%20in%20the%20same%20year%0A%23%20Inspired%20by%20this%20article%3A%20http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vulture.com%2F2017%2F12%2Foscars-2018-michael-stuhlbarg-is-having-a-great-year.html%0ASELECT%20%3Factor%20%3FactorLabel%20%3FoscarEditionLabel%20%28YEAR%28%3Fdate%29%20as%20%3Fyear%29%20%3Ffilm1Label%20%3Ffilm2Label%20%3Ffilm3Label%0AWHERE%20%0A%7B%0A%20%20%3Ffilm1%20wdt%3AP161%20%3Factor%3B%20p%3AP1411%20%3FbestPic1Statement.%20%3FbestPic1Statement%20ps%3AP1411%20wd%3AQ102427%3B%20pq%3AP805%20%3FoscarEdition.%0A%20%20%3Ffilm2%20wdt%3AP161%20%3Factor%3B%20p%3AP1411%20%3FbestPic2Statement.%20%3FbestPic2Statement%20ps%3AP1411%20wd%3AQ102427%3B%20pq%3AP805%20%3FoscarEdition.%0A%20%20%3Ffilm3%20wdt%3AP161%20%3Factor%3B%20p%3AP1411%20%3FbestPic3Statement.%20%3FbestPic3Statement%20ps%3AP1411%20wd%3AQ102427%3B%20pq%3AP805%20%3FoscarEdition.%0A%20%20%3FoscarEdition%20wdt%3AP585%20%3Fdate%3B%0A%20%20FILTER%28STR%28%3Ffilm1%29%20%3C%20STR%28%3Ffilm2%29%29.%0A%20%20FILTER%28STR%28%3Ffilm2%29%20%3C%20STR%28%3Ffilm3%29%29.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AORDER%20BY%20%3Fyear (Inspired by this Vulture article http://www.vulture.com/2017/12/oscars-2018-michael-stuhlbarg-is-having-a-great-year.html ) - Items in the part of the Getty AAT thesaurus (P1014) below costume accessory (Q1065579) where the upward relationship in the thesaurus cannot as yet be 'explained' by our existing subclass (P279) relations https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Fclass%20%3FclassLabel%20%3Faat_higher%20%3Faat_higherLabel%20%3Findirect%20WITH%20%7B%0A%20%20%20SELECT%20%3Fitem%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%23%20%20%3Fitem%20%28p%3AP1014%2Fpq%3AP361%29%2a%20wd%3AQ1065579%20.%20%20%20%20%20very%20very%20slow%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wd%3AQ1065579%20%28%5Epq%3AP361%2F%5Ep%3AP1014%29%2a%20%3Fitem%20%20.%20%20%20%23%20much%20quicker%0A%20%20%20%7D%20%0A%7D%20AS%20%25costume_tree%0A%0AWHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%20INCLUDE%20%25costume_tree%20.%20%0A%20%20%20%3Fitem%20p%3AP1014%2Fpq%3AP361%20%3Faat_higher%20.%0A%0A%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP279%2B%20%3Faat_higher%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20hint%3APrior%20hint%3Agearing%20%22reverse%22%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20BIND%281%20AS%20%3Fsubclassed%29%20.%20%20%20%0A%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20FILTER%20%28%21bound%28%3Fsubclassed%29%29%20.%0A%0A%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP279%20%3Fclass%20.%0A%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fitem%20p%3AP1014%2Fpq%3AP1480%20wd%3AQ50095342%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20BIND%20%28%22Y%22%20AS%20%3Findirect%29%20.%0A%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%0A%20%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%20ORDER%20BY%20%3Faat_higherLabel%20%3Findirect%20%3FitemLabel (thread1 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:WikiProject_Fashion#AAT; thread2 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Request_a_query#Path_query_running_very_very_slow ;thread3 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/broader_concept#Revised_proposal;_and_experiment ) - Where were people who went to space born? https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AMap%0ASELECT%20%3FastronautLabel%20%3Ftimeinspace%20%3Fcoordinates%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%3Fastronaut%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ5%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP19%20%3FbirthPlace%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP2873%20%3Ftimeinspace%20.%0A%20%20%3FbirthPlace%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoordinates%20.%0A%20%20FILTER%20%28%3Ftimeinspace%20%3E0%29%20%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D (source https://twitter.com/andrawaag/status/966657088687656961) - National flags featuring the Union Jack as a canton (the top inner corner of a flag) https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20flags%20featuring%20the%20Union%20Jack%20as%20a%20canton%20%28the%20top%20inner%20corner%20of%20a%20flag%29%0A%23defaultView%3AImageGrid%0ASELECT%20%3Fflag%20%3FflagLabel%20%3Fimage%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fflag%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ186516%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20p%3AP180%20%5B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20ps%3AP180%20wd%3AQ3173323%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20pq%3AP518%7Cpq%3AP1354%20wd%3AQ1559605%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%5D.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fflag%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage.%20%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D (source https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/967881967801896964) - Number of mass shootings by country since 1990 https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3ABubbleChart%0ASELECT%20%3FcountryLabel%20%28COUNT%28DISTINCT%20%3Fitem%29%20AS%20%3Fcount%29%0AWHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ21480300%20%3B%20wdt%3AP585%20%3Fdate%20%3B%20wdt%3AP17%20%3Fcountry%20.%0A%20%20FILTER%20%28%3Fdate%20%3E%3D%20%221990-01-01%22%5E%5Exsd%3AdateTime%29%20.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22%20.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AGROUP%20BY%20%3FcountryLabel%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3Fcount%29 (source https://twitter.com/envlh/status/967479251183259648) - Newest database reports: sleds, sleighs and sledges https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Sports/reports/equipment/sleds
Development
- Make it possible to link to Lexemes and Statements (phab:T1854997 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T1854997) - Disabling senses for the first release of Lexemes (phab:T186995 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T186995) - Caching for constraints check
You can see all open tickets related to Wikidata here https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/query/4RotIcw5oINo/#R. 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