*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over
the last week.*
Discussions
- Closed request for comments: Political alliance vs P4100
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/Political_alliance_vs_P4100>,
Changes to P2737 and P2738
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/Changes_to_P2737_and_P2738>,
Why do we have an item for dogs and another one for *Canis lupus
familiaris*?
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/Why_do_we_have_an_item_for_dogs_and_another_one_for_%27%27Canis_lupus_familiaris%27%27%3F>,
start time / end time vs. publication date of 1st / last episode
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/start_time_/_end_time_vs._publication_date_of_1st_/_last_episode>,
Mapping and improving the data import process
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/Mapping_and_improving_the_data_import_process>,
Familypedia links removed for "described at URL"
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/Familypedia_links_removed_for_%22described_at_URL%22>,
Allow the creation of links to redirects in Wikidata
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/Allow_the_creation_of_links_to_redirects_in_Wikidata>
Events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events>
- Past: Several Wikidata-related presentations at International Data Week
<http://www.internationaldataweek.org/> from November 5-8 in Gaborone:
- Wikidata and Wikibase as global platforms for democratizing data
publishing
<https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1lqrgbA-Z0BQmkXDqDZtdR6EbHqDl0MM9POeyqmHG6KE/edit#slide=id.p>
- WikiCite and Scholia - a Linked Open Data approach to exploring the
scholarly literature and related resources
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ScidataCon_2018_poster_168_-_WikiCite_and_Scholia_-_a_Linked_Open_Data_approach_to_exploring_the_scholarly_literature_and_related_resources.pdf>
- A wiki approach to collecting, curating and managing citizen
science data
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ScidataCon_2018_poster_150_-_A_wiki_approach_to_collecting,_curating_and_managing_citizen_science_data.pdf>
- A wiki perspective on an Open Science Commons
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ScidataCon_2018_poster_208_-_A_wiki_perspective_on_an_Open_Science_Commons.pdf>
- Past: Several Wikidata-related presentations at GLAMWiki conference
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAMTLV2018/Program>, including:
- Wikidata — what's new?
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAMTLV2018/Submissions/Wikidata_%E2%80%94_What%27s_new%3F>
- Open your structured GLAM data with Wikibase — install your own
instance of the technology behind Wikidata
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAMTLV2018/Submissions/Open_your_structured_GLAM_data_with_Wikibase_%E2%80%94_install_your_own_instance_of_the_technology_behind_Wikidata>
- Incoming: a new Illuminatis Data Mining workshop
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2018-November/012595.html>
on 16-17 November in Gotha
- Incoming: Wikidata workshop in Vienna
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdmRcl2bnmtSsk98IFHSmP49Hk-4Kh9gC9T8tu7aKhjagkN9w/viewform>
- Incoming: Wikidata train the trainers
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Train_the_trainers/GermanyAustria>
in Cologne, Berlin and Vienna (in German)
Press, articles, blog posts
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage>
- Incoming partnership with the German National Library
<https://blog.wikimedia.de/2018/11/02/gemeinsam-wieder-neuland-betreten-die-deutsche-nationalbibliothek-und-wikimedia-deutschland/>
by Jens Ohlig (in German)
- How Wikidata Is Solving Its Chicken-or-Egg-Problem in the Field of
Cultural Heritage
<https://www.societybyte.swiss/2018/11/07/how-wikidata-is-solving-its-chicken-or-egg-problem-in-the-field-of-cultural-heritage/>,
by Beat Eastermann
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- wikitable.info is a visualization of Wikidata items in HTML tables in
many languages, easy to print and export. Feedback goes to Germartin1
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Germartin1>
- OpenRefine 3.1 beta
<https://github.com/OpenRefine/OpenRefine/releases/tag/3.1-beta> is out,
with many fixes and improvements to the Wikidata integration suggested by
the community.
- There's a new Wikidata game: Commons category matches
<https://tools.wmflabs.org/wikidata-game/distributed/#game=44>
Did you know?
- Newest properties
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>:
- General datatypes: location of sense usage
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6084>, dramaturge
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6086>, head coach of sports
team <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6087>, beer bitterness
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6088>, beer color
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6089>, INEP IGC discrete
grade <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6095>, clinical trial
phase <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6099>, maintained by
WikiProject <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6104>, uses
capitalization for <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6106>
- External identifiers: NYC Building Identification Number (BIN)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6082>, Cineuropa person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6083>, The Guardian article
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6085>, Caselaw Access
Project case ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6090>, MGG
Online ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6091>, Map of Life
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6092>, AfroMoths ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6093>, FloraWeb ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6094>, FLOW ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6096>,
AllPowerlifting.com
person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6097>, Info Flora
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6098>, YÖK Academic
Profile ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6100>, Mushroom
Observer ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6101>,
Schleswig-Holstein
object ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6102>, Michigan
Flora ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6103>,
Observation.org
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6105>
- New property proposals
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal>
to review:
- General datatypes: Vice
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Vice>, sense
associated with form
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/sense_associated_with_form>,
declared patrimony
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/declared_patrimony>,
season ends
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/season_ends>,
inscription mentions
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/inscription_mentions>,
DanNet 2.2 word ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/DanNet_2.2_word_ID>,
Study fees
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Study_fees>,
HASC <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/HASC>,
exchange
rate
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/exchange_rate>,
Verspreidingsatlas.nl ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Verspreidingsatlas.nl_ID>
- External identifiers: AllMusic release ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/AllMusic_release_ID>,
DBU profile
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/DBU_profile>,
MusicNotes product ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/MusicNotes_product_ID>,
MusicNotes song ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/MusicNotes_song_ID>,
Nobel Prize in Literature ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Nobel_Prize_in_Literature_ID>,
Code de l'Autorité de l'Aviation Civile argentine
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Code_de_l%27Autorit%C3%A9_de_l%27Aviation_Civile_argentine>,
Playbill venue ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Playbill_venue_ID>,
Digital Flora of Central Africa ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Digital_Flora_of_Central_Africa_ID>,
Portal to the Flora of Italy ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Portal_to_the_Flora_of_Italy_ID>,
Envanter.gov.tr Monument ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Envanter.gov.tr_Monument_ID>,
B3Kat Joint Union Catalogue
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/B3Kat_Joint_Union_Catalogue>,
Santiebeati ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Santiebeati_ID>,
Soccerway team ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Soccerway_team_ID>,
identifiant Littera
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identifiant_Littera>,
Letterboxd actor ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Letterboxd_actor_ID>,
Letterboxd film ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Letterboxd_film_ID>,
Threatened Species Link ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Threatened_Species_Link_ID>,
VD 18 ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/VD_18_ID>,
Siamzone
film ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Siamzone_film_ID>,
Thaifilm ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Thaifilm_ID>,
National Portrait Gallery (United States) object ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/National_Portrait_Gallery_(United_States)_object_ID>,
Newseum newspaper front page ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Newseum_newspaper_front_page_ID>,
Playbill person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Playbill_person_ID>,
SWH Release ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SWH_Release_ID>,
APA ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/APA_ID>,
Virtual
Guide to the Flora of Mongolia ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Virtual_Guide_to_the_Flora_of_Mongolia_ID>,
identifiant À nos grands hommes
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identifiant_%C3%80_nos_grands_hommes>,
BioOne ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/BioOne_ID>,
Academy
Awards Database film ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Academy_Awards_Database_film_ID>
- Query examples:
- Currently happening figure skating competitions
<https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%3Fcompetition%20%3FcompetitionLabel%20%3Fdate%20%3Fend%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%7B%20%3Fcompetition%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ2990963.%20%7D%0A%20%20UNION%0A%20%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fcompetition%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ16510064.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fcompetition%20wdt%3AP361%20%3Fcomp.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fcomp%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ2990963.%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20UNION%0A%20%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fcompetition%20wdt%3AP361%20%3Fsegment.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fsegment%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ16510064.%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fcompetition%20wdt%3AP580%20%3Fstart.%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fcompetition%20wdt%3AP582%20%3Fend.%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fcompetition%20wdt%3AP585%20%3FpointInTime.%20%7D%0A%20%20BIND%28COALESCE%28%3Fstart%2C%20%3FpointInTime%29%20AS%20%3Fdate%29%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%20%20FILTER%28%28BOUND%28%3Fstart%29%29%20%7C%7C%20%28BOUND%28%3FpointInTime%29%29%29%0A%20%20FILTER%28%3Fend%20%3E%3D%20%28NOW%28%29%20-%20%22P1D%22%5E%5Exsd%3Aduration%29%29%0A%20%20FILTER%28%28NOW%28%29%29%20%3E%3D%20%3Fdate%29%0A%7D%0AORDER%20BY%20%3Fdate>
(source
<https://twitter.com/Harmonia_Amanda/status/1060962816268664833>)
- Software developed by groups within Google
<https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Fdev%20%3FdevLabel%20%3Flogo%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP178%20%3Fdev.%0A%20%20%3Fdev%20wdt%3AP361%20wd%3AQ95.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D>
(source <https://twitter.com/WikiDigi/status/1060876779294846976>)
- Knowledge organization systems
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AGraph%0ASELECT%20%3Fbroader%20%3FbroaderLabel%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%0A%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ6423319%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP279%20%3Fbroader%3B%0ASERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22%20%7D%0A%7D>
(source <https://twitter.com/jsamwrites/status/1060440441013833728>)
- Most common election days by country
<https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%3FcountryLabel%20%3Fweekday%20%3Fcount%20%3FtotalCount%20%3Fpercentage%0AWITH%20%7B%0A%20%20SELECT%20%3Fcountry%20%3Foffset%20%28COUNT%28DISTINCT%20%3Felection%29%20AS%20%3Fcount%29%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Felection%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279*%20wd%3AQ40231%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP17%20%3Fcountry%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20p%3AP585%2Fpsv%3AP585%20%5B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wikibase%3AtimeValue%20%3Fdate%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wikibase%3AtimePrecision%20%3Fprecision%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%5D.%0A%20%20%20%20FILTER%28%3Fprecision%20%3E%3D%20%2211%22%5E%5Exsd%3Ainteger%29%0A%20%20%20%20MINUS%20%7B%20%3Fcountry%20wdt%3AP156%7Cwdt%3AP576%7Cwdt%3AP582%20%3Fend.%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20BIND%28%3Fdate%20-%20%221776-07-04%22%5E%5Exsd%3AdateTime%20AS%20%3FoffsetInt%29%0A%20%20%20%20BIND%28%3FoffsetInt%20-%20%287%20*%20xsd%3Ainteger%28xsd%3Afloat%28%3FoffsetInt%29%20%2F%207.0%29%29%20AS%20%3FoffsetSigned%29%0A%20%20%20%20BIND%28IF%28%3FoffsetSigned%20%3C%200%2C%20%3FoffsetSigned%20%2B%207%2C%20%3FoffsetSigned%29%20AS%20%3Foffset%29%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20GROUP%20BY%20%3Fcountry%20%3Foffset%0A%7D%20AS%20%25offsets%0AWITH%20%7B%0A%20%20SELECT%20%3Fcountry%20%3Fweekday%20%3Fcount%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20INCLUDE%20%25offsets.%0A%20%20%20%20BIND%28IF%28%3Foffset%20%3D%200%2C%20%22Thursday%22%40en%2C%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20IF%28%3Foffset%20%3D%201%2C%20%22Friday%22%40en%2C%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20IF%28%3Foffset%20%3D%202%2C%20%22Saturday%22%40en%2C%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20IF%28%3Foffset%20%3D%203%2C%20%22Sunday%22%40en%2C%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20IF%28%3Foffset%20%3D%204%2C%20%22Monday%22%40en%2C%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20IF%28%3Foffset%20%3D%205%2C%20%22Tuesday%22%40en%2C%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20IF%28%3Foffset%20%3D%206%2C%20%22Wednesday%22%40en%2C%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%22unknown%20day%22%40en%29%29%29%29%29%29%29%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20AS%20%3Fweekday%29%0A%20%20%7D%0A%7D%20AS%20%25weekdays%0AWITH%20%7B%0A%20%20SELECT%20%3Fcountry%20%28MAX%28%3Fcount%29%20AS%20%3FmaxCount%29%20%28SUM%28%3Fcount%29%20AS%20%3FtotalCount%29%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20INCLUDE%20%25weekdays.%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20GROUP%20BY%20%3Fcountry%0A%20%20HAVING%28%3FtotalCount%20%3E%3D%203%29%20%23%20filter%20out%20countries%20with%20not%20enough%20data%20%283%20is%20a%20very%20generous%20limit%29%0A%7D%20AS%20%25maxWeekdayCount%0AWITH%20%7B%0A%20%20SELECT%20%3Fcountry%20%28SAMPLE%28%3Fweekday%29%20AS%20%3Fweekday%29%20%3Fcount%20%3FtotalCount%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20INCLUDE%20%25weekdays.%0A%20%20%20%20INCLUDE%20%25maxWeekdayCount.%0A%20%20%20%20FILTER%28%3Fcount%20%3D%20%3FmaxCount%29%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20GROUP%20BY%20%3Fcountry%20%3Fcount%20%3FtotalCount%0A%7D%20AS%20%25maxWeekday%0AWHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20INCLUDE%20%25maxWeekday.%0A%20%20BIND%28%3Fcount%20%2F%20%3FtotalCount%20AS%20%3Fratio%29%0A%20%20BIND%28CONCAT%28SUBSTR%28STR%28100%20*%20%3Fratio%29%2C%201%2C%205%29%2C%20%22%25%22%29%20AS%20%3Fpercentage%29%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%3FtotalCount%29>
(source <https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/1059611336802553856>
)
Development
- Displaying Senses before Forms (phab:T208592
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T208592>)
- Making quality constraints play nicer with the Query Service
- Putting in the ground work to have quality checks run in jobs
- Enabling arbritrary access on oldwikisource
- Allowing configuration of the licence in .ttl output
- Configuration of more string limits, such as URL and mono /
multilingual texts
- Moving wdqs frontend to a blubber deployment (phab:T192006
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T192006>)
- Asserting a users name so they can't edit when accidently logged out (
phab:T124451 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T124451>)
- Showcase a termbox placeholder in the mobile frontend of
m.wikidata.org
(phab:T206200 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T206200>)
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>
--
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.