*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week.* Discussions
- Open request for adminship: Dr.üsenfieber https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Administrator/Dr.%C3%BCsenfieber - RfP scheduled to end after 24 February 2021 14:19 (UTC) - New request for comments: P155/P156 as qualifiers only, rather than as main statements https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/P155/P156_as_qualifiers_only,_rather_than_as_main_statements
Events https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events
- Past: Wikidata bug triage hour about Lexemes. Notes available here https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/WikidataBugTriageHour - Past: Online Talk Show on Fri, Feb 19, 2021, by Wikimedia Indonesia and Fariz Darari - Take a peek into the data warehouse of Wikimedia projects (= Wikidata): Youtube link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tekLS0UCoeM - Upcoming: Next Linked Data for Libraries LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Group/Affinity_Group_Calls call: Adding bibliographic data to Wikidata with Jason Evans, Wikimedian in residence at the Wales National Library, Tuesday, February 23rd.[1] https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IV6TK6JE5tHKO2fga801HnKFBQNQcwN-j58dhDTVtE8/edit# - Upcoming video: LIVE Wikidata editing #33 - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPQTRMiYYf4, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/WikidataCommunity/permalink/2897172903901201/, February 27 - Upcoming: Online Wikidata meetup in Swedish #51 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Swedish_online_editathon#Träff_#51, February 28
Press, articles, blog posts, videos https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage
- Blogpost: Wikidata and the sum of all video games − 2020 edition https://commonists.wordpress.com/2021/02/21/wikidata-and-the-sum-of-all-video-games-%e2%88%92-2020-edition/ - Video: Basic tutorial on how to annotate an article with Wikidata tags for the ANN project - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFKAWNYbBDk - Video: The Wikidata community: tools to communicate, ask for help, exchange ideas and opinions (in Italian) - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUZyzWZKoMI - Video: REfB (Reference Bot): Adding new references to WikiData statements by Houcemeddine Turki https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Csisc - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4gJEwB2EkY - Video: Wikidata editing #32 - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlxsQQPfrqU, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/WikidataCommunity/permalink/2892173044401187/ - Video: Knowledge graphs lecture - RDF, Wikidata, SHACL, ShEx (in Russian) - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOvProRbG0Q - Podcast: Adam Shorland https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Addshore talks about Wikidata and Wikibase on Between The Brackets Mediawiki podcast https://betweenthebrackets.libsyn.com/episode-80-adam-shorlandtalks.
Tool of the week
- LexemeForms-SearchPage https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Nikki/LexemeForms-SearchPage.js adds links on the search results page for creating new lexemes using the Lexeme Forms tool https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Wikidata_Lexeme_Forms based on the languages in your Babel box.
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- Vglist https://vglist.co/ is a video game library tracking web app that is mostly based on Wikidata. - WMF Board of Trustees - Call for feedback: Community Board seats: Meetings with the Wikidata community on Feb 24 and Mar 3 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call_for_feedback:_Community_Board_seats/Conversations/Wikidata .
Did you know?
- Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: - General datatypes: coordinates of depicted place https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9149, thesis committee member https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9161, number of at bats https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9180 - External identifiers: IPHAE ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9142, Play:Right ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9143, National Portrait Gallery (London) artwork ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9144, Xinjiang Data Project identifier https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9145, CITWF title ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9146, Union Catalog of Armenian Continuing Resources ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9147, Saxony-Anhalt cultural heritage object ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9148, FloGrappling ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9150, Can I use feature ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9151, CollectieGelderland-creator-ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9152, VAi building ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9153, Heritage Information System ID in the database of cultural heritage in Austria https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9154, Joods Monument ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9155, Lumni person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9156, Open Tree of Life ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9157, Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal GTB ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9158, People Australia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9159, Biographical Dictionary of the Czech Lands ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9160, EMS ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9162, Spletni biografski leksikon znanih Primorcev in Primork ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9163, Svenska Institutet i Rom ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9164, Lexikon Literatur in Tirol ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9165, Curling.fi player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9166, De Lakenhal artwork ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9167, Hauts-de-France Inventory identifier https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9168, Tree of Life contributor ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9169, Taiwan River Code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9170, RILM ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9171, playDB artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9172, Rate Your Music genre ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9173, XXXBios transgender performer ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9174, Centre-Val de Loire Inventory identifier https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9175, Occitanie Inventory identifier https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9176, playDB play ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9177, Biblioteca Franco Serantini ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9178, Biblioteca Iglesia Nacional Española en Roma ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9179, Germanistenverzeichnis ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9181, uta-net.com song ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9182, uta-net.com artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9183 - New property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal to review: - General datatypes: sensors https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/sensors, Applying institution https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Applying_institution, FAQ url https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/FAQ_url, digital distribution platform https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/digital_distribution_platform, Bandcamp Tag https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Bandcamp_Tag, Anzahl der Staffeln https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Anzahl_der_Staffeln, PDDikti ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/PDDikti_ID, template applies category https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/template_applies_category, workers represented by https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/workers_represented_by, alt text https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/alt_text, demographics of topic https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/demographics_of_topic - External identifiers: AaRC title ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/AaRC_title_ID, Dizionario biografico online degli anarchici italiani ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Dizionario_biografico_online_degli_anarchici_italiani_ID, JedeSchule.de ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/JedeSchule.de_ID, bashenc.online ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/bashenc.online_ID, Svoya Igra television player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Svoya_Igra_television_player_ID, Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Wisconsin_Architecture_and_History_Inventory_ID, TaDiRAH ID (2) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TaDiRAH_ID_(2), Oklahoma's NRHP ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Oklahoma%27s_NRHP_ID, Sauvons nos tombes cemetery ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Sauvons_nos_tombes_cemetery_ID, Discogs genre ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Discogs_genre_ID, Sauvons nos tombes person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Sauvons_nos_tombes_person_ID, Odnoklassniki user numeric ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Odnoklassniki_user_numeric_ID, CPC-PR ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CPC-PR_ID, Obituaries Australia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Obituaries_Australia_ID, Indigenous Australia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Indigenous_Australia_ID, Women Australia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Women_Australia_ID, AIATSIS Subject Thesaurus ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/AIATSIS_Subject_Thesaurus_ID, Biografisches Handbuch – Todesopfer der Grenzregime am Eisernen Vorhang ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Biografisches_Handbuch_%E2%80%93_Todesopfer_der_Grenzregime_am_Eisernen_Vorhang_ID, Filmitalia film ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Filmitalia_film_ID, Filmitalia person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Filmitalia_person_ID, Resident Advisor Venue ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Resident_Advisor_Venue_ID, GB1900 ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/GB1900_ID, AIATSIS Place Thesaurus ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/AIATSIS_Place_Thesaurus_ID, Mixcloud ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Mixcloud_ID, Labour Australia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Labour_Australia_ID, Mexicana Repositorio https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Mexicana_Repositorio, Science Magazine author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Science_Magazine_author_ID, Everipedia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Everipedia_ID, ARAE ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ARAE_ID, Archivo Linz de la Transición Española ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Archivo_Linz_de_la_Transici%C3%B3n_Espa%C3%B1ola_ID, Museo Nacional de la Estampa ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Museo_Nacional_de_la_Estampa_ID, NParks Flora & Fauna Web ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NParks_Flora_%26_Fauna_Web_ID, identifiant inventaire Bourgogne-Franche-Comté https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identifiant_inventaire_Bourgogne-Franche-Comt%C3%A9, identifiant inventaire Île-de-France https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identifiant_inventaire_%C3%8Ele-de-France, identifiant inventaire Normandie https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identifiant_inventaire_Normandie, identifiant inventaire Pays de la Loire https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identifiant_inventaire_Pays_de_la_Loire, identifiant inventaire Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identifiant_inventaire_Provence-Alpes-C%C3%B4te_d%27Azur, Diccionari de la traducció catalana ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Diccionari_de_la_traducci%C3%B3_catalana_ID - Query examples: - List of vegan restaurants https://w.wiki/zdd - List of food that are iconic to particular countries https://w.wiki/$fK (Source https://twitter.com/KarlXOblique/status/1363054210900762627) - Map of monuments in Lower Saxony, Germany https://w.wiki/zyH ( Source https://w.wiki/zyC) - Map of former plantations in Surinam https://w.wiki/$aX (Source) https://twitter.com/hayify/status/1363075272447324161 - Map of Wats in Thailand https://w.wiki/fP7 - (Source https://twitter.com/MaewNam/status/1362020624487612417) - Localities in Mexico and contain 𝐒𝐚n in their name https://w.wiki/zZd (Source https://twitter.com/Wikimedia_mx/status/1361796008305393665) - Female mycologists born pre-1900, sorted by number of sitelinks https://w.wiki/zm6 (Source https://twitter.com/SiobhanLeachman/status/1361727131030413312) - Women scientists who were born between the year 1500 and 1900 https://w.wiki/zd2 (Source https://twitter.com/Wikimedia_mx/status/1363307817696776192)
Development
- Fixed wrongly encoded HTML in some messages in the Wikidata Bridge ( phab:T272350 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T272350) - Working on showing all languages in the language suggester for monolingual text Properties (phab:T124758 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T124758) - Fixed an issue with spaces in external identifier URLs being replaced by "+" (phab:T271126 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T271126) - Added a rate limit for creating Item IDs, which should help with decreasing the number of skipped Q-IDs (phab:T272032 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T272032) - Fixed an issue where whitespace was stripped while typing when editing Lexemes (phab:T250550 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T250550) - Fixing the case where you cannot easily edit negative quantities after saving (phab:T274129 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T274129) - Working on making it possible to query for quantity values in the Query Builder (phab:T268942 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T268942)
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 - 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