*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week.* Discussions
- New requests for permissions/Bot: - DoggoBot https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/DoggoBot (Task/s: Fix constraint violations of arXiv classification (P820) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P820) - ScikingBot https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/ScikingBot (The bot is going to fix interwiki links for the Lombard Wikipedia) - fromCrossrefBot https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/fromCrossrefBot (Task/s: Importing licenses for 1.45 million CC licensed papers from the Crossref April 2022 dump.) - Closed requests for permissions/Bot: - Cmtqwikibot 2 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/Cmtqwikibot_2 (Task/s: Add credits (cast and crew) for audiovisual work produced in Quebec based on the Cinémathèque québécoise's catalogue data. Adds reference. Deletes redundant, more general existing statements in certain circumstances.) - MsynBot 12 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/MsynBot_12 (Task/s: import missing GND ID (P227) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P227 identifier based on linked VIAF cluster)
Events https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events
- Upcoming - Bug Triage Hour on dates input https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events#Wikidata_bug_triage_hour, March 13th: Following up on an issue on date parsing in the Czech language ( T221097 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T221097), fixed earlier in February, we would like to look at the changes induced by this fix together, check how the date input parsing works in your language, and identify some possibly remaining issues. - Talk to the Search Platform / Query Service Team—March 1st, 2023 https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/HZFJFAUCVKCKCKVN36PYJ5ILOSQW63NP/. Time: 16:00-17:00 UTC / 08:00 PST / 11:00 EST / 17:00 CET - Eager to discover the potential of Wikidata and Wikibase for semantics? SEMIC is organising a series of workshops that are very much hands-on. Join the first workshop online on 24 January 2023 from 14:00 to 16:00 (CET) via Webex. Register for the first event via this link https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/FirstWorkshopWikidata! - Open Data Day Taiwan 2023 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Taiwan/Wikidata_Taiwan/OpenDataDay_Taiwan_2023 March 3rd - 4th - Ongoing - Weekly Lexemes Challenge #82, Restaurant https://dicare.toolforge.org/lexemes/challenge.php?id=82 - Past - Wikibase Live Session: February 2023 log https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/WBUG_2023.02.23
Press, articles, blog posts, videos
- Videos - LIVE Wikidata editing #106 - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBUu_HBfdlQ - CALA Speaker Series "Describing Chinese Rare Books and Cultural Heritage Collections" Session 1 - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JtvI5eW-6Y - TWed Talk (21 Feb 2023): Sola Shirai on "Working with Wikidata" - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZvAxFFPWCc
Tool of the week
- AutosuggestSitelink https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/AutosuggestSitelink is a gadget that suggests Wikidata items for possible linking with a Wikimedia site page, using interwiki linking.
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- Inconsistencies on WDQS data - data reload on WDQS https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/7QTJBRU2T3J22SNV4TGBRML4QNBGCEOU/ - Survey Results: Wikibase.Cloud user research https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikibase-cloud@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/7RTPF45CHBZMOPX3COU3NKKCP6UDL3A3/. The goal of the research was to uncover usergroups and usecases. - Wikibase Suite Survey is now open https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikibaseug@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/TLNL4LCGC45NPDCVTCET5RQWXQZV5YJQ/! The goal is to understand what role Wikibase plays in your organization and identify what you need from Wikibase based on how you currently make use of it. - Wikibase.Cloud logo is now available on Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikibase_Cloud_Logo.svg. - Wikimedia Deutschland job openings - Senior Product Manager Wikidata for Wikimedia Projects https://wikimedia-deutschland.softgarden.io/job/28982978/Senior-Product-Manager-Wikidata-for-Wikimedia-Projects-m-f-d-/ - Product Manager Wikibase Product Platform https://wikimedia-deutschland.softgarden.io/job/28979394/Product-Manager-Wikibase-Product-Plattform-m-f-d-/
Did you know?
- Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: - General datatypes: - Norwegian media rating https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11611 (age rating system for motion pictures, video and tv content used in Norway) - External identifiers: National Grid Balancing Mechanism unit ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11610, SACEM Museum artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11613, WSJ article ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11614, InfluenceWatch influencer https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11615, World Sailing sailor ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11616, WiKirby ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11617, SFMTA ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11618, Full Fact ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11619, Hungarian National Namespace place ID (new) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11620, Hungarian National Namespace person ID (new) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11621, Rate Your Music concert ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11622 - New property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal to review: - General datatypes: - rebuilt https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/rebuilt (year or date when the structure was reconstructed, rebuilt, repurposed or replaced by similar one (if the new and old structures have separate items, use P167/P1398 links instead)) - External identifiers: Faber Music composer ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Faber_Music_composer_ID, Wise Music Classical composer ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Wise_Music_Classical_composer_ID, Wise Music Classical catalogue ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Wise_Music_Classical_catalogue_ID, Boosey & Hawkes music ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Boosey_%26_Hawkes_music_ID, A Dictionary of South African English on Historical Principles entry ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/A_Dictionary_of_South_African_English_on_Historical_Principles_entry_ID, L’Équipe team ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/L%E2%80%99%C3%89quipe_team_ID, encyclopedia.com.ua ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/encyclopedia.com.ua_ID, L’Équipe coach ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/L%E2%80%99%C3%89quipe_coach_ID - Query examples: - Map of lighthouses in South America https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Flighthouse%20%3FlighthouseName%20%3FcountryLabel%20%28concat%28str%28%3Flatitude%29%2C%20%22%2C%20%22%2C%20str%28%3Flongitude%29%29%20AS%20%3Fcoordinates%29%20%3Fheight%20%3FbuiltDateLabel%20%3FfunctionalLabel%20%3FwikipediaUrl%0AWHERE%20%0A%7B%0A%20%20%3Flighthouse%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ39715.%20%20%20%23%20find%20all%20instances%20of%20lighthouse%0A%20%20%0A%20%20%3Fcountry%20wdt%3AP30%20wd%3AQ18.%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%23%20find%20all%20instances%20of%20country%20in%20South%20America%0A%20%20%3Flighthouse%20wdt%3AP17%20%3Fcountry.%20%20%20%20%23%20find%20lighthouses%20in%20South%20American%20countries%0A%20%20%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%0A%20%20%20%20%3Flighthouse%20wdt%3AP17%20%3Fcountry.%0A%20%20%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Flighthouse%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoordinates.%0A%20%20%20%20BIND%28xsd%3Afloat%28STRAFTER%28STR%28%3Fcoordinates%29%2C%20%22Point%28%22%29%29%20AS%20%3Flongitude%29%0A%20%20%20%20BIND%28xsd%3Afloat%28STRAFTER%28STR%28%3Fcoordinates%29%2C%20%22%20%22%20%29%29%20AS%20%3Flatitude%29%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Flighthouse%20wdt%3AP2048%20%3Fheight.%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Flighthouse%20wdt%3AP571%20%3FbuiltDate.%20%7D%0A%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Flighthouse%20p%3AP1433%2Fps%3AP1433%20%3FwikipediaUrl.%20%20%23%20get%20the%20English%20Wikipedia%20page%20URL%0A%20%20%20%20FILTER%20%28LANG%28%3FwikipediaUrl%29%20%3D%20%27%27%20%7C%7C%20LANG%28%3FwikipediaUrl%29%20%3D%20%27en%27%29%0A%20%20%7D%0A%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Flighthouse%20p%3AP1317%20%3FfunctionalClaim.%0A%20%20%20%20%3FfunctionalClaim%20ps%3AP1317%20%3Ffunctional.%0A%20%20%20%20BIND%28IF%28%3Ffunctional%2C%20%22Operational%22%2C%20%22Not%20operational%22%29%20AS%20%3FfunctionalLabel%29%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Flighthouse%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3FlighthouseName.%0A%20%20%20%20FILTER%20%28LANG%28%3FlighthouseName%29%20%3D%20%27en%27%29%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Flighthouse%20schema%3Adescription%20%3FlighthouseName.%0A%20%20%20%20FILTER%20%28LANG%28%3FlighthouseName%29%20%3D%20%27en%27%29%0A%20%20%7D%0A%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0A%0AORDER%20BY%20%3FlighthouseName%0A (source https://twitter.com/rusosnith/status/1629596375099867139) - List of countries sorted by life expectancy https://w.wiki/6PAr ( source https://t.me/c/1224298920/104389)
Development
- REST API: - We added a way to get all statements on an Item for a given Property ID via a filter (phab:T309021 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T309021) - We made it possible to configure the server for the "Try it out" button on the OpenAPI spec (phab:T329606 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T329606) - Query Builder: - We added support for additional datatypes. Lexeme (phab:T329204 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T329204), Sense (phab:T329206 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T329206) and URL (phab:T329824 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T329824) are already available now. Form (phab:T329205 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T329205) and Property (phab:T329207 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T329207) are in progress. - We continued the work on making it possible to switch the UI language (phab:T329487 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T329487) - Constraints: We added support for showing constraint clarifications in constraint violation pop-up (phab:T219037 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T219037) - We finished restricting unit/calendar/globe URIs to sensible values ( phab:T102840 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T102840)
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