*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>
- The Wikidata data model and your SPARQL queries
<http://www.snee.com/bobdc.blog/2017/04/the-wikidata-data-model-and-yo.html>
by Bob DuCharme
- Wikidata meetup in Berlin
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Berlin>, Wednesday, April
26th in WMDE's office
- Datensummit
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Datensummit_2017> by
OKFN, April 29th, in Berlin
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- Editing will be disabled during parts of May 3rd, to allow a server
switch <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/Server_switch_2017>
- Deployed on Monday, April 24th: new datatype for geoshapes
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat/Archive/2017/04#Significant_change:_new_data_type_for_geoshapes>
and Cognate on Wiktionaries
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Lea_Lacroix_%28WMDE%29/Cognate_announcement>
Did you know?
- Newest properties
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>: PictoRight
ID-Droit de suite <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3892>, observing
time available <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3891>, MetaboLights
Compound ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3890>, Swiss
Federal Archives ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3889>, Boijmans
artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3888>, KVAB member ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3887>, number of perpetrators
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3886>, History of Modern
Biomedicine ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3885>, Tilastopaja
male athlete ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3884>, Red Bull
athlete ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3883>, Tilastopaja
female athlete ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3882>, National
Track & Field Hall of Fame athlete ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3881>, Caverphone
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3880>, Cologne phonetics
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3879>, Soundex
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3878>, HappyCow restaurant ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3877>, category for alumni of
educational institution
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3876>, Justia
Patents company ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3875>, Justia
Patents inventor ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3874>, daily
patronage <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3873>, patronage
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3872>, tributary orientation
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3871>, ZFIN gene ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3870>, IAFD female-born
performer ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3869>, MyDramaList
title ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3868>, Israel Chess
Federation player ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3867>, LAWA
waterbody ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3866>
- Query examples:
- Place of birth of the candidates to French presidency since 1958
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AMap%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fcandidat%20%3FcandidatLabel%20%3FnaissanceLieuLabel%20%3FnaissanceLieuCoords%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Felection%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ890055%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP726%20%3Fcandidat%20.%0A%20%20%3Fcandidat%20wdt%3AP19%20%3FnaissanceLieu%20.%0A%20%20%3FnaissanceLieu%20wdt%3AP625%20%3FnaissanceLieuCoords%20.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22fr%22%20.%20%7D%0A%7D>
(source <https://twitter.com/PoulpyWP/status/856174304177905665>)
- Oldest given names on Wikidata
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20oldest%20given%20names%0ASELECT%20%3Fname%20%3FnameLabel%20%3FminDob%20WITH%20%7B%0A%20%20SELECT%20%3Fname%20%28MIN%28%3Fdob%29%20AS%20%3FminDob%29%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ5%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP569%20%3Fdob%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP735%20%3Fname.%0A%20%20%20%20FILTER%28%21ISBLANK%28%3Fdob%29%20%26%26%20%21ISBLANK%28%3Fname%29%29.%0A%20%20%20%20FILTER%28DATATYPE%28%3Fdob%29%20%3D%20xsd%3AdateTime%29.%20%23T94064%3F%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20GROUP%20BY%20%3Fname%0A%20%20HAVING%28COUNT%28DISTINCT%20%3Fperson%29%20%3E%201%29%0A%20%20ORDER%20BY%20ASC%28%3FminDob%29%0A%20%20LIMIT%20100%0A%7D%20AS%20%25names%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20INCLUDE%20%25names.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AORDER%20BY%20ASC%28%3FminDob%29>
(source <https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/855166290008453120>)
- Cocktails and their ingredients
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AImageGrid%0APREFIX%20rdfs%3A%20%3Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2F01%2Frdf-schema%23%3E%0ASELECT%20%3Fcocktail%20%3FcocktailLabel%20%28GROUP_CONCAT%28%3F_ingredientLabel%3B%20separator%3D%22%2C%20%22%29%20AS%20%3Fingredients%29%20%28COUNT%28DISTINCT%28%3F_ingredientLabel%29%29%20AS%20%3Fn_ingredients%29%20%3Fpic%0AWHERE%0A%7B%0A%09%3Fcocktail%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ134768%20.%0A%20%20%09OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%09%09%3Fcocktail%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fpic%0A%09%7D%0A%20%20%09%3Fcocktail%20wdt%3AP186%20%3Fingredient%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fingredient%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3F_ingredientLabel%0A%09FILTER%28%28LANG%28%3F_ingredientLabel%29%29%20%3D%20%22en%22%29%0A%09SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22%20%7D%0A%7D%0AGROUP%20BY%20%3Fcocktail%20%3FcocktailLabel%20%3Fpic%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3Fn_ingredients%29>
(source <https://twitter.com/bearloga/status/854487956358217728>)
- Cities in UK named after a patron saint
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AMap%0ASELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Fcoord%0AWHERE%0A%7B%0A%09%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP17%20wd%3AQ145%20%3B%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoord%20%3B%20wdt%3AP138%2Fwdt%3AP411%20%5B%5D.%0A%7D>
(source <https://twitter.com/belett/status/855739058521333760>)
- Newest WikiProjects
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProjects>:
Wikiproject Terrorism
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Terrorism>
- New template: d:Template:Film festivals
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Template:Film_festivals>
Development
- Changing Special:NewProperty to not have a datatype selected by
default (phab:T138295 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T138295>)
- Restoration of deleted items broken on Wikidata (phab:T163144
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T163144>)
- Making notifications when page is being connected to Wikidata ready to
deploy (phab:T110604 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T110604>)
- Writing basic documentation for WikibaseMediaInfo extension (
phab:T159710 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T159710>)
- Hiding header image gadget when sitelinks are floated below the
statement section (phab:T160530
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T160530>)
- Making the "add" button display the "add Form" form
(phab:T162342
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T162342>)
- Getting the datatype to link to tabular data sets on Commons ready to
deploy (phab:T160048 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T160048>)
- Showing supported data formats in Special:EntityData (phab:T162870
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T162870>)
- Setting meta name="description" on article placeholders (phab:T157466
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T157466>)
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>
- proposals
needing attention
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Attention_needed>
- 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>
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Léa Lacroix
Project Manager Community Communication for Wikidata
Wikimedia Deutschland e.V.
Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24
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 27/029/42207.