*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week.* Discussions
- Open request for adminship: Minorax https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Administrator/Minorax (RfP scheduled to end after 19 March 2021 11:23 UTC)
Events https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events
- Upcoming: 30 Lexic-o-days https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/30_lexic-o-days_2021, events and projects around lexicographical data, from March 15th to April 14th. (full schedule, details and links here https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/30_lexic-o-days_2021#Events)
- March 15: Kickstart and open discussion about lexicographical data - March 16: SPARQL queries about Lexemes (in French) with Vigneron - March 17: Documentation Q&A with Dan Shick - March 20: Live editing on Lexemes with Ainali and Abbe98 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1Octg9GuHc - March 22: Bug triage hour about Lexemes with Lydia Pintscher - Upcoming: Online Wikidata meetup in Swedish #54 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Swedish_online_editathon#Träff_#54, March 21 - Upcoming: Wikidata - The Linked Open Data Platform Everyone Can Contribute To (Public talk) - Registration link https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/wikidata-the-linked-open-data-platform-everyone-can-contribute-to-tickets-142031683589
Press, articles, blog posts, videos https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage
- Blogs - Internet Archive Scholar is launched https://blog.archive.org/2021/03/09/search-scholarly-materials-preserved-in-the-internet-archive/ - Wikidata is thanked in the acknowledgements - 10 basic but essential SPARQL queries for lexicographical data on Wikidata https://sinaahmadi.github.io/posts/10-essential-sparql-queries-for-lexicographical-data-on-wikidata.html - Using Wikidata to model Aberdeen’s Industrial Heritage https://codethecity.org/2021/03/12/using-wikidata-aberdeens-heritage/ - Carnegie Hall experienced a veritable rock explosion during its 1971-72 season, with 70 rock concerts between September 1971 and June 1972 https://carnegiehall.github.io/datalab/experiments/chdl-0011.html - Writing your own data to Wikidata using spreadsheets: Part 1 http://baskauf.blogspot.com/2021/03/writing-your-own-data-to-wikidata-using.html - Videos - OpenStreetMap x Wikidata Taiwan Meetup Record - Odysee https://odysee.com/@WikidataTaiwan:c/2021-03-08-19-30-26:6 - RDF data model of Wikidata - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uMjCCXqQcw - OpenRefine / SPARQL editing session with Saint-Raymond Museum in Toulouse. By VIGNERON https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:VIGNERON - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjDfbS4MhBI - LIVE Wikidata editing #35 - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDMhcxCBA9o, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/WikidataCommunity/permalink/2907430509542107/ - An initial look at the TopicTagger tool for Wikidata - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nTx-XpjtME
Tool of the week
- User:Nikki/LexemeToggleSections.js https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Nikki/LexemeToggleSections.js script allows to expand/collapse the sections on lexeme pages.
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- Plant Humanities Lab https://lab.plant-humanities.org/ is a website you can use to explore the cultural histories of plants and their influence on human societies. - DX Lab Art Index https://dxlab.sl.nsw.gov.au/art-index/ is an interactive database of over 18,000 nineteenth century Australian Artworks by over 2000 artists with links to Wikidata & compiled by volunteers over 10 years. - The new WDQS Streaming Updater is live as of March 15, 2021 on a pre-production test server for feedback. Available at https://query-preview.wikidata.org/. Release details here https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#New_WDQS_Streaming_Updater_now_available_on_pre-production_test_server_for_feedback . - Wikimedia Foundation Research Award of the Year https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2021-March/014562.html - Call for Nominations! The research must be on, about, using data from, and/or of importance to Wikipedia, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons or other Wikimedia projects. Deadline to submit your nomination is no later than 2021-03-22.
Did you know?
- Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: - General datatypes: assessment outcome https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9259, music transcriber https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9260, subsidy https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9274, inverse agonist of https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9275, gender equality index https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9279, transitivity https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9295, script style https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9302 - External identifiers: Oklahoma's NRHP ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9261, ChemRxiv ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9262, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Inventory ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9263, FFF player ID (new scheme) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9264, Physics Magazine author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9265, Ligue 1 player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9266, ANPI person numeric ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9267, Science Magazine author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9268, Odnoklassniki user numeric ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9269, ANSI/NISO standard ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9270, Kickstarter username https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9271, DeCS ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9272, RePEc EconPapers ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9273, Encyclopedia of Ostrava History person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9276, LFChistory.net player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9277, Pandektis ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9278, Museum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9280, Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9281, Catalogue of the Capitular Library of Verona author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9282, AaRC film ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9283, GB1900 ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9284, Stadtlexikon Karlsruhe ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9285, Encyclopaedia Herder concept ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9286, Cyprus Bibliography ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9287, EncyclopediaPR ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9288, Filmitalia person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9289, TikTok music ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9290, Eesti entsüklopeedia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9291, Encyclopédie du patrimoine culturel de l'Amérique française ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9292, AIATSIS Place Thesaurus ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9293, AIATSIS Subject Thesaurus ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9294, Astro Awani topic ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9296, TapTap application ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9297, Encyclopedia of Plzeň person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9298, OsobnostiRegionu.cz ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9299, Terezín Memorial Database ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9300, National Gallery of Art Library Bibliographic ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9301, svoyak.info player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9303, Encyclopedia of Melbourne ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9304, Max Movie person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9305, EudraCT trial ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9306, Fancyclopedia 3 ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9307, operator licence number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9308 - New property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal to review: - General datatypes: Cantonese romanisation https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Cantonese_romanisation, repairability https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/repairability, Gedong Kirtya classification https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Gedong_Kirtya_classification, Valence https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Valence, has graphical element https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/has_graphical_element, Antarctic Specially Protected Area ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Antarctic_Specially_Protected_Area_ID, CBO Occupation Code (en) / Classificação Brasileira de Ocupações (CBO) (pt) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CBO_Occupation_Code_(en)_/_Classifica%C3%A7%C3%A3o_Brasileira_de_Ocupa%C3%A7%C3%B5es_(CBO)_(pt), Reason for unknown/no value https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Reason_for_unknown/no_value, generalization of/generalized by https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/generalization_of/generalized_by, acronym https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/acronym, Sales of arms and military services https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Sales_of_arms_and_military_services, formé en même temps que https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/form%C3%A9_en_m%C3%AAme_temps_que, Suggested fields https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Suggested_fields - External identifiers: AWB lemma ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/AWB_lemma_ID, MWB lemma ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/MWB_lemma_ID, MHDBDB lemma ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/MHDBDB_lemma_ID, Woerterbuchnetz.de IDs for Middle High German https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Woerterbuchnetz.de_IDs_for_Middle_High_German, Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/L%C3%ABtzebuerger_Online_Dictionnaire_ID, Woerterbuchnetz.de IDs for modern German https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Woerterbuchnetz.de_IDs_for_modern_German, Das wissenschaftliche Bibellexikon im Internet ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Das_wissenschaftliche_Bibellexikon_im_Internet_ID, SVKKL authority ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SVKKL_authority_ID, Demozoo Group ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Demozoo_Group_ID, GameSpot developer ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/GameSpot_developer_ID, Washington Place Names ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Washington_Place_Names_ID, PatER ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/PatER_ID, Latin Place Names ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Latin_Place_Names_ID, Enslaved ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Enslaved_ID, Ávvir topic ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/%C3%81vvir_topic_ID, Salaborsa building ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Salaborsa_building_ID, storiaememoriadibologna ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/storiaememoriadibologna_ID, UniversalMusic France artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/UniversalMusic_France_artist_ID, Oxford African American Studies Center ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Oxford_African_American_Studies_Center_ID, La Fenice Theatre in Venice person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/La_Fenice_Theatre_in_Venice_person_ID, MeSH descriptor/qualifier ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/MeSH_descriptor/qualifier_ID, Biblioteca Digital Curt Nimuendajú researcher ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Biblioteca_Digital_Curt_Nimuendaj%C3%BA_researcher_ID, Fortalezas.org ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Fortalezas.org_ID, Keratsini-Drapetsona libraries' catalogue authority ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Keratsini-Drapetsona_libraries%27_catalogue_authority_ID, France24 topic ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/France24_topic_ID, CNA topic ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CNA_topic_ID, Portrait Archive ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Portrait_Archive_ID, athletics.lv athlete id https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/athletics.lv_athlete_id, temples.ru ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/temples.ru_ID - Query examples: - Latin American women who are activists and were born between 1900-1999 https://w.wiki/34km (ordered by the number of articles written on Wikipedia) (Source https://twitter.com/Wikimedia_mx/status/1369057880159051776) - Transportation routes in Zurich named after women https://w.wiki/34yJ (Source https://twitter.com/sharozwa/status/1369256516193239047) - Location of buildings designed by https://w.wiki/34kF Zaha Hadid https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47780 (Source https://twitter.com/Wikimedia_mx/status/1369835767007223811) - Proportion of Basque men / women in Donostialdea region https://w.wiki/35dE (Source https://twitter.com/kepasarasola/status/1370287282222170114) - Count of the industry companies on Wikidata belong to https://w.wiki/35eP (Source https://twitter.com/watty62/status/1370319664480460801) - Danish verbs-derived-from-non-verbs https://w.wiki/35jV (Source https://twitter.com/fnielsen/status/1370427333606309893) - Mountains of the Basque Country https://w.wiki/JnF (Source https://twitter.com/kepasarasola/status/1371469523723939842)
Development
- Continued working on the Query Builder https://query-builder-test.toolforge.org/ and focused on querying for quantity values (phab:T268942 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T268942), handling special cases around sub classes for taxons and locations ( phab:T274634 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T274634) adding tooltips (phab:T275542 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T275542) and sharing a visual query (phab:T272887 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T272887) - Making changes to how Cognate handles redirects on Wiktionary to make more pages accessible through interwiki links (phab:T165061 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T165061) - Creating a dashboard to break down the number of editors by namespace ( phab:T275999 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T275999) - Finishing support for editing statements on Senses on Lexemes via wbeditentity API module (phab:T199896 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T199896)
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