*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: Wikidata SPARQL workshop, July 25th in Rennes (France)
- Upcoming: Ladies that FOSS
<https://www.meetup.com/LadiesthatFoss/events/241326586/>, July 26th in
Berlin
- Upcoming: Wikidata workshop in Montreal, August 14th (in French)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Atelier_Wikidata_%C3%A0_Montr%C3%A9al>.
We're looking for trainers!
- Using Wikidata as an open, community-maintained database of biomedical
knowledge
<https://www.slideshare.net/andrewsu/bosc2017-using-wikidata-as-an-open-communitymaintained-database-of-biomedical-knowledge>,
by Andrew Su
WikidataCon <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikidataCon_2017>
- You can submit projects for the program until July 31st. See the list
of ideas
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikidataCon_2017/Program/Ideas>,
existing
submissions
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikidataCon_2017/Program/Submissions>,
and submit
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikidataCon_2017/Program/Submit>!
- Special tickets for scholarship recipients will be released on July
25th. The last 50 tickets will be released on September 1st.
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- wbEntity config variable will be deprecated
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:Tools#wbEntity_config_variable_to_be_deprecated>
- Scores in ORES will be more accurate
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#Scores_in_ORES_will_be_more_accurate>
- A new version of the Query Helper will be deployed
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#Improvements_for_the_Query_Helper>
- Sitelinks for the new Dinka Wikipedia (dinwiki)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q32012187> have been added
<https://din.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:UnconnectedPages?namespace=0&uselang=en>
- On Wikidata:Usability and usefulness
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Usability_and_usefulness> you
can see an overview of the work done by the UX people in the Wikidata team
on usability
- There's a brand new newsletter about Structured Data on Wikimedia
Commons
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Structured_Data_on_Commons/Newsletter/2017-07-19>.
You can subscribe
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Global_message_delivery/Targets/Structured_Data_on_Commons>
to receive next updates.
- Ma Commune Wikipédia <https://macommune.wikipedia.fr/> is a website
developed by Wikimedia France to give information about the state of the
Wikipedia articles for every French municipality and encourage people to
edit the Wikimedia projects. It uses Wikidata to identify the communes.
Did you know?
- Newest properties
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>:
Patrimonioculturale-ER
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4133>, linguistic typology
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4132>, annual energy output
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4131>, USHMM person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4130>, Cinema Treasures ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4129>
- Query examples:
- Properties with most “statement disputed by” qualifiers
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20properties%20with%20most%20%E2%80%9Cstatement%20disputed%20by%E2%80%9D%20qualifiers%20on%20statements%0ASELECT%20%3Fproperty%20%3FpropertyLabel%20%28COUNT%28%3Fstatement%29%20AS%20%3Fcount%29%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fproperty%20a%20wikibase%3AProperty%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wikibase%3Aclaim%20%3Fp.%0A%20%20%3Fentity%20%3Fp%20%3Fstatement.%0A%20%20%3Fstatement%20pq%3AP1310%20%5B%5D.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AGROUP%20BY%20%3Fproperty%20%3FpropertyLabel%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3Fcount%29>
(source <https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/888787899029884928>)
- Last meals of people
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20last%20meals%20of%20people%0ASELECT%20%3Fperson%20%3FpersonLabel%20%28GROUP_CONCAT%28%3FmealLabel%3B%20separator%20%3D%20%22%2C%20%22%29%20AS%20%3Fmeal%29%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP3902%20%3Fmeal.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fperson%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3FpersonLabel.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fmeal%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3FmealLabel.%0A%20%20%7D%0A%7D%0AGROUP%20BY%20%3Fperson%20%3FpersonLabel>
(source <https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/888789207950520321>)
- Colors on national flags
<https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20distinct%20%3FcolorLabel%20%3Fhexa%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ186516%20%3B%20wdt%3AP462%20%3Fcolor%20.%0A%20%20optional%20%7B%20%3Fcolor%20wdt%3AP465%20%3Fhexa%20%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%7D>
(source <https://twitter.com/belett/status/888756671278927872>)
- images of all winners of Free Software Foundation's Free Software
Awards
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AImageGrid%0ASELECT%20%20%3FpersonLabel%20%20%3Fimage%20%0A%0AWHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP166%20wd%3AQ1389573%20.%0A%20%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage%20.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%0A%09%09bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%0A%7D%0A%20%20%7D>
(source <https://twitter.com/WikiDigi/status/888041091211177984>)
- lib.reviews now allows
<https://lib.reviews/team/developers/post/b2245981-0e59-427f-a7fe-8e685b827656>
searching Wikidata directly to choose subjects to review. (more info
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2017-July/010961.html>)
Development
- The wbEntity JavaScript variable will not miss elements any more but
contain empty arrays instead (gerrit:365604
<https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/365604>). Please check if this affects
your scripts, and have a look at the wikibase.entityPage.entityLoaded
hook
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/diffusion/EWBA/browse/master/repo/resources/wikibase.entityPage.entityLoaded.js>
as a possible replacement.
- Fire-fighting dispatch backlog: phab:T171263
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T171263>.
- Slowly making progress on wb_terms migration to full entity IDs:
phab:T114903 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T114903>.
- Constraint statements have been enabled (announcement
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#Constraint_statements_update>
).
- Distinguish between non-mandatory and mandatory constraints:
phab:T164254 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T164254>.
- Work on supporting unit conversion for more units: phab:T168582
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T168582>
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.