*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week.* Discussions
- New request for comments: Wikidata to use data schemas to standardise data structure on a subject https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/Wikidata_to_use_data_schemas_to_standardise_data_structure_on_a_subject
Events https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events
- Past: Wikidata office hour (notes https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/IRC_office_hour_2019-11-05 ) - Past: "Using Wikidata to describe the structure of a book" Webinar by Martin Poulter for LD4P2 project (Video) https://stanford.zoom.us/recording/play/D1VuJKF4stRiEysoXj0Q8h40T_-bVcAOMonncNCI_Ouq0WpC-642R0aXLoJJEeNE?startTime=1572972276000, (Slides) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zPayHge1v-v_1_7c9kxrWYb3FM_-EmBO/view, (Notes) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e09HBXcLQxGJggEjGiaurZPLt9V4DKA5jLbb9bmbFuA/view - Upcoming: Wikidata Workshop OpenRefine https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Mezi_bajty/OpenRefine_Workshop in Prague on 12 November - Upcoming: Online editathon in Swedish https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Swedish_online_editathon 17 November
Tool of the week
- *Speedpatrolling https://tools.wmflabs.org/speedpatrolling/* is a tool to easily patrol Wikidata recent changes, typically on mobile devices.
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- Wikipedia Personality Infobox in Catalan https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Archival_Description/Use_cases#En_catalan and French https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Archival_Description/Use_cases#En_français display now the Heritage Institution in charge of their archives via P485 (archives at) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P485. - The Discord server https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Discord Wikimedia Community https://discord.gg/e8xxGMP has now a Wikidata https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikidata channel.
- @Wikipedia talks about @Wikidata https://ultimategerardm.blogspot.com/2019/11/wikipedia-talks-about-wikidata.html?fbclid=IwAR3dKqt8-kVXcB4pFz1zFhaaliEbwjv3SXU5Qo3Sn-p46IosHWHR3u9Nzmk by GerardM
Did you know?
- Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: - General datatypes: landscape architect https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7514, charge conjugation quantum number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7527, statement is regarded as spoiler for https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7528, room number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7532, scope and content https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7535 - External identifiers: startrek.com Database ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7512, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Grant ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7513, Chinese Professional Baseball League player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7515, Software Preservation Society ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7516, Sega Retro ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7517, classicamiga ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7518, Filmový přehled film ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7519, Filmový přehled person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7520, Gaming-History company ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7521, SK cinema authority ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7522, SK cinema film ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7523, CA PROP 65 ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7524, ePSD identifier https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7525, Czech cadastral area ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7526, dp.ru company ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7529, Fortuna liga player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7530, MEA Indian Mission ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7531, AaRC person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7533, MIC market code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7534 - New property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal to review: - General datatypes: general law https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/general_law, population rank https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/population_rank, area rank https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/area_rank, population density rank https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/population_density_rank, references https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/references, territorial entity ranking context https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/territorial_entity_ranking_context, mentions named entity https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/mentions_named_entity, plot features event https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/plot_features_event, Jyutping (2) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Jyutping_(2) - External identifiers: National Health Portal hospital ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/National_Health_Portal_hospital_ID, IPC ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IPC_ID, Plusliga player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Plusliga_player_ID, Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility's Species List ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Finnish_Biodiversity_Information_Facility%27s_Species_List_ID, Sinemalar person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Sinemalar_person_ID, UVL game ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/UVL_game_ID, WikiTreeCategories https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/WikiTreeCategories, Ahotsak Lexeme https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Ahotsak_Lexeme, UVL platform ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/UVL_platform_ID, Inguma database ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Inguma_database_ID, UVL company ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/UVL_company_ID, UVL group ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/UVL_group_ID, Home of the Underdogs game ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Home_of_the_Underdogs_game_ID, name-suggestion-index identifier https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/name-suggestion-index_identifier, OGDB game title ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/OGDB_game_title_ID, common exchange code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/common_exchange_code, Memorial Book Bundesarchiv ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Memorial_Book_Bundesarchiv_ID, CISCE school code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CISCE_school_code, CBSE Affiliation No. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CBSE_Affiliation_No., JNAF artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/JNAF_artist_ID, OGDB compilation ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/OGDB_compilation_ID - Query examples: - Persons in the genealogy family tree WikiTree were WIkidata has a source from the Swedish National Archives Birth/Death records https://w.wiki/BYM - Minimum temperature records on Earth https://query.wikidata.org/embed.html#%23defaultView%3AMap%0A%23%20minimum%20temperatures%20on%20Earth%20%0A%23%20from%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wikidata.org%2Fwiki%2FProperty_talk%3AP7422%0ASELECT%20%3Fdegrees_Celsius%20%3Fdegrees_Fahrenheit%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Flocation%20%3FlocationLabel%20%3Fdate%20%3Fcoor%20%3Flayer%0AWHERE%0A%7B%0A%09%3Fitem%20p%3AP7422%20%3Fst%20.%20%0A%20%20%20%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fst%20psv%3AP7422%20%20%5B%20wikibase%3AquantityAmount%20%3Fdegrees_Celsius%20%3B%20%20wikibase%3AquantityUnit%20wd%3AQ25267%20%5D%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20BIND%20%28%20ROUND%20%28%20%3Fdegrees_Celsius%20%2a%201.8%20%2B%2032%20%29%20as%20%3Fdegrees_Fahrenheit%20%29%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20UNION%0A%09%7B%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fst%20psv%3AP7422%20%20%5B%20wikibase%3AquantityAmount%20%3Fdegrees_Fahrenheit%20%3B%20%20wikibase%3AquantityUnit%20wd%3AQ42289%20%5D%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20BIND%28%20ROUND%28%20%28%20%3Fdegrees_Fahrenheit%20-%2032%20%29%20%2F%201.8%20%2a%2010%29%2F10%20as%20%3Fdegrees_Celsius%20%29%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fst%20pq%3AP276%20%3Flocation%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Flocation%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoor0%20%7D%20%7D%20%0A%20%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fst%20pq%3AP585%20%3Fdate%20%7D%20%0A%20%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoor1%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20BIND%28%20COALESCE%28%3Fcoor0%2C%20%3Fcoor1%29%20as%20%3Fcoor%29%0A%20%20%20%20BIND%28%20CONCAT%28str%28Floor%28%3Fdegrees_Celsius%20%2F%2010%29%29%2C%220s%20%C2%B0C%22%29%20as%20%3Flayer%29%0A%20%20%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22%20%20%7D%20%20%20%20%0A%7D%0AORDER%20BY%20ASC%28%3Fdegrees_Celsius%29%0ALIMIT%201000 - Map of districts of India by ratio of illiterate to literate population in 2011 https://w.wiki/Bqt (source https://twitter.com/wikidataindia/status/1193415490485411840) - List of episodes of Detective Conan's Case Closed, with date and place of publication and series and season number, sorted by date of publication https://w.wiki/Bqv (source https://twitter.com/rachmatwhd/status/1193081706728738816) - Parent and child who both had a governor mandate in the USA https://w.wiki/Bqw (source https://twitter.com/iamlemec/status/1192210436726374400) - Belgian artists whose work will be in public domain starting in 2020 https://w.wiki/Bqy (source https://twitter.com/JolanWuyts/status/1192092099468046340) - Newest WikiProjects https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProjects: Wolfram Language https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Wolfram_Language, most frequent first names in Poland https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Poland/lists/first_name, Paintings and images of signatures of painters https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Pinxit
Development
- In order to decrease the size of what we store in caches we stopped storing the actual EntityUsage objects in ParserOutput and now just store minimal identifier strings (phabricator:T236749 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T236749) - Investigated why Termbox broke on an update (phabricator:T235261 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T235261) - Removed auto jump of focus from Property field to value field ( phabricator:T234322 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T234322 - thanks to Envlh for the patch) - Removed non-functional site link groups for other Wikibase installations that don't need them (phabricator:T232248 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T232248) - Continued working on the migration of the wb_terms table to address scalability issues - Continued working on the shortened version of edit summaries for edits made through the mobile termbox (phabricator:T224013 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T224013) - For the Wikidata Bridge we are not showing edit pens when the user can not edit the article anymore (phabricator:T235152 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T235152) - Working on viewing existing references in the Wikidata Bridge ( phabricator:T233397 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T233397) - Worked on showing an information popup when clicking the tainted reference icon to tell you what went wrong and how to solve it. - Worked on defining first version of Federation for wikis outside Wikimedia - Commons search have stopped indexing statements (structured data) since 30 October 2019 (phabricator:T237849 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T237849)
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 - 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