Welcome to the 300th Weekly Summary!
The weekly newsletter was started by Lydia
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Lydia_Pintscher_%28WMDE%29> at the very
beginning of the Wikidata project, even before the first deployment, to
keep the community informed about the developments, the new projects and
tools. More than five years later, the newsletter is still there, its
content powered by the community, and sent every week all along the years.
I wanted to say a warm "thank you!" to each person who helped filling the
Weekly Summary <3
Over the past years, as you know, Wikidata has grown a lot. More data, more
tools, more editors and reusers, more exciting projects led by the
community. The Weekly Summary has evolved with us, and the 300th edition
seems a good moment to ask you all your suggestions about the newsletter,
how it could continue evolving, and how you would like to improve it.
On that purpose, you can find *a feedback page
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Feedback_300th_edition>*
to express all your ideas about the Weekly Summary. We're very interested
to know more about your reading habits, the parts you're more or less
interested in, the new topics you would like to share with the community.
Thanks in advance for filling it.
I stay available anytime to discuss with you, feel free to contact me if
you have any question or concern! Cheers, Léa
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Lea_Lacroix_%28WMDE%29>
A selection of cool tools on Wikidata
*Here are a few tools that are recommended by some Wikidata community
members. External websites, gadgets or scripts, they are very useful for
Wikidata editors or users!*
- The *Wikidata Query Service <https://query.wikidata.org/>* is an
infinite source of amazing data and one of the best ways to explore and use
Wikidata. (TweetsFactsAndQueries
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:TweetsFactsAndQueries>)
- *QuickStatements <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Help:QuickStatements>*
is a powerful tool that can edit or add Wikidata item *en masse*, via a
text editor or importing a spreadsheet. (Éder Porto via Facebook)
- *Mix'n'match <https://tools.wmflabs.org/mix-n-match/#/>* (manual
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Mix%27n%27match/Manual>),
which helps us to interlink Wikidata with the rest of the web and the
world :-) (Spinster <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Spinster>,
Siobhan via Twitter)
- *WikiShootMe! <https://tools.wmflabs.org/wikishootme>* allows you to
see Wikidata items plotted out on a map and shows you whether they have
images or not. (Ham II <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Ham_II>)
- Yair Rand's *WikidataInfo
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Pigsonthewing/Setup#On_Wikipedia>
script* adds the QID of the equivalent Wikidata item to the page being
viewed (on sister projects), along with its Wikidata label and description.
(Andy Mabbett <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Pigsonthewing>)
- *Recoin <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Recoin>* measures the
degree of completeness of relevant properties of a Wikidata item and
suggests any relevant statements that can be added to the item. (
Rachmat04 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Rachmat04>)
- *Template:Wikidata list
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Template:Wikidata_list>* ("Listeria")
Self-updating lists on wiki pages, to drive projects and show results. Over
14,000 <https://tools.wmflabs.org/listeria/botstatus.php> now live. (
Jheald <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Jheald>)
- *DuplicateReferences gadget* adds a link to copy references and add
them to other statements on the same item. (PKM
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:PKM>)
- *checkConstraints gadget* adds notifications on the interface to
easily notice the violation of constraints
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Help:Property_constraints_portal> and
help people fixing them (Léa
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Lea_Lacroix_%28WMDE%29>)
- *Resolve authors
<https://tools.wmflabs.org/sourcemd/new_resolve_authors.php?name=Jane+Smith&doit=Look+for+author>*
lists scientific articles with the property author name string (P2093) and
groups them on the basis of co-authors and topic, which helps to
distinguish people referred to by identical name strings. (Daniel
Mietchen <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Daniel_Mietchen>)
- The *Wiki Loves Monuments map <https://maps.wikilovesmonuments.org/>*
is powered by Wikidata. You can look for a city and find the monuments
around. (Stefano Sabatini via Facebook)
Events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events>/
Press/Blogs
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage>
- Upcoming: Wikidata Lab: *How to add a lot of data*
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/pt:Wikip%C3%A9dia:Edit-a-thon/Atividades_em_portugu%C3%AAs/Wikidata_Lab_IV>,
São Paulo, February 22th
- Upcoming: #datatónCervantes
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Madrid/2018-02-24>,
Wikidata workshop in Madrid, February 24th
- Upcoming: Wikidata workshop in Lausanne
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/fr:Projet:Suisse/Carnotzet#Atelier_d%27initiation_Wikidata_%C3%A0_Lausanne_samedi_24.02.2018>,
February 24th
- Upcoming: Wikidata seminar, Oxford e-Research Centre
<https://www.oerc.ox.ac.uk/Wikidata_seminar>, February 28th
- Ongoing: Fourth Annual month wide d:Wikidata:Events/Nepal#Datathon_2018
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Nepal#Datathon_2018>
- Past: Wikidata doathon
<https://github.com/goe-wikidata/doathon-20180214>, 14-15 February 2018,
Göttingen
- *A Reconciliation Recipe for Wikidata
<http://blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/digital/2018/02/12/a-reconciliation-recipe-for-wikidata/>*
by Martin Poulter
- *Some ways Wikidata can improve search and discovery
<http://blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/digital/2018/02/14/some-ways-wikidata-can-improve-search-and-discovery/>*
by Martin Poulter
- *From Wikidata to Scholia: creating structured linked data to generate
scholarly profiles
<http://2018.code4lib.org/talks/from-wikidata-to-scholia-creating-structured-linked-data-to-generate-scholarly-profiles>*
- *Querying Wikidata about Vienna tram lines
<https://noniq.at/0016/wikidata-sparql-introduction/>*, by Stefan Daschek
- *Using wikidata for linked data WordPress indexes
<https://blogs.pjjk.net/phil/wikidata-linked-data-wordpress-indexes/>*,
by Phil Barker
- *Using Wikidata to build an authority list of Holocaust-era ghettos
<https://blog.ehri-project.eu/2018/02/12/using-wikidata>*
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- There are now over 100,000 ORCID iDs
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:ORCID> in Wikidata.
- The usage history graph that is being linked to on property talk pages now
shows usage since the end of August 2016
<https://twitter.com/sjoerddebruin/status/965364983541522432>. This used
to be 50 days. Thanks Lockal <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Lockal>!
- Feedback needed: ontology for structured data on Commons
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data/Get_involved/Feedback_requests/Ontology>
Did you know?
- Newest properties
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>:
- General datatypes: has command line option
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4837>, Wolfram Language
entity code <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4839>, total
fertility rate <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4841>,
development
of anatomical structure <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4843>,
research intervention
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4844>, permitted
food additive <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4850>, maximum
food additive use level <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4851>
- External identifiers:
TheTVDB.com ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4835>, Irish Women Rugby
Football Union ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4836>, CATO
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4838>, Directory of Czech
publishers ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4840>, ASHRAE
refrigerant number
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4842>, Bulbapedia
article <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4845>, Lemon Amiga
identifier <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4846>, CPC-Power
identifier <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4847>,
Libraries.org
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4848>, International
Numbering System number <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4849>,
JECFA database ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4852>, JMPR
database ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4853>,
Uppslagsverket
Finland ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4854>, Phasmida
Species File ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4855>
- Query examples:
- Women with an Erdős number
<https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%3Fperson%20%3FpersonLabel%20%3FerdosNumber%20%0AWHERE%0A%7B%0A%20%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP2021%20%3FerdosNumber.%0A%20%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP21%20wd%3AQ6581072.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AORDER%20BY%20ASC%28%3FerdosNumber%29%20>
- Classes that are subclass of both physical object and abstract
object
<https://query.wikidata.org/embed.html#SELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fclass1%20%3Fclass1Label%20%3FphysClass%20%3FphysClassLabel%20%3FabsClass%20%3FabsClassLabel%0AWITH%20%7B%0A%20%20SELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fclass%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fclass%20wdt%3AP279%2B%20wd%3AQ223557%20%20.%20%0A%23%20%20%20%20hint%3APrior%20hint%3Agearing%20%22reverse%22.%0A%20%20%7D%20LIMIT%2040000%0A%7D%20AS%20%25physicalClasses%0AWITH%20%7B%0A%20%20SELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fclass%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fclass%20wdt%3AP279%2B%20%20wd%3AQ7184903%20.%20%0A%23%20%20%20%20hint%3APrior%20hint%3Agearing%20%22reverse%22.%0A%20%20%7D%20LIMIT%2040000%0A%7D%20AS%20%25abstractClasses%0AWITH%20%7B%0A%20%20%20SELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fclass%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20INCLUDE%20%25physicalClasses%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20INCLUDE%20%25abstractClasses%20.%0A%20%20%20%7D%0A%7D%20AS%20%25commonClasses%20%0AWITH%20%7B%0A%20%20%20SELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fclass%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20INCLUDE%20%25commonClasses.%0A%20%20%20%20%20MINUS%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%7B%20SELECT%20%28%3Fclass%20AS%20%3FparentClass%29%20WHERE%20%7B%20INCLUDE%20%25commonClasses.%20%7D%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fclass%20wdt%3AP279%20%3FparentClass.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%7D%0A%7D%20AS%20%25reducedClasses%0AWHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20INCLUDE%20%25reducedClasses%20.%0A%20%20%3Fclass%20wdt%3AP279%2a%20%3Fclass1%20.%0A%20%20hint%3APrior%20hint%3Agearing%20%22forward%22.%0A%20%20%3Fclass1%20wdt%3AP279%20%3FabsClass%20.%0A%20%20%3FabsClass%20wdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ7184903%20.%0A%20%20hint%3APrior%20hint%3Agearing%20%22forward%22.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3FabsClass%20wdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ223557%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20hint%3APrior%20hint%3Agearing%20%22forward%22.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20BIND%20%281%20AS%20%3Fno_go%29%20.%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20FILTER%20%28%21bound%28%3Fno_go%29%29%20.%0A%20%20%3Fclass1%20wdt%3AP279%20%3FphysClass%20.%0A%20%20%3FphysClass%20wdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ223557%20.%0A%20%20hint%3APrior%20hint%3Agearing%20%22forward%22.%0A%23%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%23%20%20%20%20%20%20%3FphysClass%20wdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ7184903%20.%0A%23%20%20%20%20%20%20hint%3APrior%20hint%3Agearing%20%22forward%22.%0A%23%20%20%20%20%20%20BIND%20%281%20AS%20%3Fno_go2%29%20.%0A%23%20%20%7D%20%20%20%20%0A%23%20%20FILTER%20%28%21bound%28%3Fno_go2%29%29%20.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%20ORDER%20BY%20%3FabsClassLabel%0A>
(thread
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:WikiProject_Ontology#A_nasty_anti-pattern_?>
)
- Countries sharing land borders only with larger countries
<https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3FitemLabel%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ6256%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP2046%20%3Farea%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20p%3AP47%20%3Fstatement%20.%0A%20%20%3Fstatement%20ps%3AP47%20%3Fy%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20pq%3AP805%20%3Fborder%20.%0A%20%20%3Fborder%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ15104814%20.%0A%20%20FILTER%20NOT%20EXISTS%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fitem%20p%3AP47%20%3Fs%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fs%20ps%3AP47%20%3Fx%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20pq%3AP805%20%3Fb%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fb%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ15104814%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fx%20wdt%3AP2046%20%3Farea2%20.%0A%20%20%20FILTER%20%28%20%3Farea2%20%3C%20%3Farea%20%29%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22%20.%20%7D%0A%7D%20ORDER%20BY%20%3FitemLabel>
(source <https://twitter.com/PoulpyWP/status/964961360676343811>)
- Alive actors and actresses without an image, ordered by number of
films they appear in
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20alive%20actors%20and%20actresses%20without%20an%20image%2C%20ordered%20by%20number%20of%20films%20they%20appear%20in%0ASELECT%20%3Factor%20%3FactorLabel%20%3FactorDescription%20%3Fcount%20WITH%20%7B%0A%20%20SELECT%20%3Factor%20%28COUNT%28DISTINCT%20%3Ffilm%29%20AS%20%3Fcount%29%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Ffilm%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ11424%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP161%20%3Factor.%0A%20%20%20%20MINUS%20%7B%20%3Factor%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage.%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20MINUS%20%7B%20%3Factor%20wdt%3AP570%20%3FdateOfDeath.%20%7D%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20GROUP%20BY%20%3Factor%0A%20%20HAVING%28%3Fcount%20%3E%3D%2050%29%0A%7D%20AS%20%25results%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20INCLUDE%20%25results.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3Fcount%29>
(source <https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/965355084161998849>)
- Beast species in the Harry Potter universe
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20beast%20species%20in%20the%20Harry%20Potter%20universe%0ASELECT%20%3Fspecies%20%3FspeciesLabel%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fspecies%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ2537344.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AORDER%20BY%20LCASE%28%3FspeciesLabel%29>
(source <https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/963070821920071680>)
- Places that have been indicated as the topic of scientific articles
indexed in Wikidata
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AMap%0ASELECT%20%3Ftopic%20%3Fgeoloc%20%3Fpaper%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fpaper%20wdt%3AP921%20%3Ftopic%3B%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ13442814%20.%0A%20%20%3Ftopic%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fgeoloc.%0A%7D%20GROUP%20BY%20%3Ftopic%20%3Fgeoloc%20%3Fpaper>
(source <https://twitter.com/EvoMRI/status/965351680329113605>)
- Scientists whose cause of death was "death by burning"
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3ATimeline%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fauthor%20%3FauthorLabel%20%3Fimage%20%3Fdate%20%3Fcoord%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fauthor%20wdt%3AP106%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ901%20.%0A%20%20%3Fauthor%20wdt%3AP570%20%3Fdate%20.%0A%20%20%3Fauthor%20wdt%3AP509%20wd%3AQ468455%20.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Fauthor%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage%20.%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%2C%20fr%2C%20de%2C%20es%2C%20it%2C%20cz%22%20%7D%0A%7D%20>
(source <https://twitter.com/SciHiBlog/status/964928493720096768>)
- Women who have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%0ASELECT%20%3FpersonLabel%20%3FschoolLabel%20%20%3Fimage%0AWHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP463%20wd%3AQ270794.%0A%20%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP21%20wd%3AQ6581072%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20p%3AP69%20%5Bps%3AP69%20%3Fschool%3B%20pq%3AP512%20wd%3AQ752297%5D.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage.%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%20%20%7D>
(source <https://twitter.com/WikiDigi/status/963415133124005888>)
- Wikidata:WikiProject ShEx
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_ShEx>
- Newest database reports: winter sport disciplines, people and equipment
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Sports/reports/equipment/winter_sports>
Development
- Fixed incomplete "Label:", "Description:" and
"Statement:" entity
usage messages in various places (phab:T178090
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T178090>). Thanks, Matěj!
- Improved violation messages for ranges involving the current date
(e. g. “should not be in the future”).
- Continued work on caching constraint check results.
- Enabled Lua fine-grained usage tracking for better performance on
several more wikis: hywiki, frwiki, svwiki, itwiki, zhwiki, bewiki, nlwiki,
glwiki, and Wikimedia Commons (phab:T187265
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T187265> phab:T186714
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T186714>)
- Representation and grammatical features of the form can be changed
using the UI (WikibaseLexeme) (phab:T173743
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T173743>, phab:T160525
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T160525>)
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>
--
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.