*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>
- 3-5 September, Bologna: Workshop on Open Citations
<https://workshop-oc.github.io/>, with several WikiCite-related talks
and an associated hackathon
- 8 September, Zurich, Switzerland: Wikidata Hackathon
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Wikidata_Zurich_Hackathon>
- September and early October: Andy Mabbett is touring Australia
<https://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Wikidata_Tour_Down_Under_(2018)> for a
series of open-science and GLAM Wiki-focused talks, workshops, and meetups.
- 23 October 2018, Berlin: Workshop How can I use Wikidata for my
research?
<https://www.fu-berlin.de/sites/open_access/weiteres/Veranstaltungen/oa-week-2018_wikidata_workshop/index.html>
- Applications are invited
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScfZdLgVZYUQfj99SSeUsj-uwe3BdHgjRQA_-i0Hbjss_51MA/viewform>
for WikiCite 2018 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiCite_2018> (27-29
November in Berkeley)
- Registration is now open for PIDapalooza 2019
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pidapalooza-2019-registration-49295286529?utm_term=eventurl_text>
in Dublin, Ireland on 23-24 January.
Press, articles, blog posts
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage>
- Many faces of Wikibase: Cataloging the history of the Illuminati
<https://wikimediafoundation.org/2018/08/30/wikibase-illuminati-history/>
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- New admin: Abián <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Abi%C3%A1n>.
Welcome onboard!
- Better suggestions for constraint values on properties
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2018-August/012361.html>
- Wikidata now has 100 million qualifiers on statements
<https://grafana.wikimedia.org/dashboard/db/wikidata-datamodel-statements?refresh=30m&panelId=11&fullscreen&orgId=1&from=now-2y&to=now>
- A proposal
<https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Permanent_ID/Proposal-QID> comes
forth to use Wikidata Qs as permanent IDs for OpenStreetMap. See the
discussion
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#Implementation_of_a_new_Wikidata-to-OSM_service_for_P402>
.
- A Stanford University announces a Wikimedian in Residence position
focused on Library metadata and Wikidata: see the announcement on
Wikidata-l
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2018-August/012359.html>
- SourceMD <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:SourceMD> and
ORCIDator <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:ORCIDator> have been
merged and can now be run in batch mode
<https://tools.wmflabs.org/sourcemd/> (announcement by Magnus Manske
<https://twitter.com/MagnusManske/status/1035087666159788032>)
Did you know?
- Newest properties
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>:
- General datatypes: ideographic description sequences
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5753>, editor-in-chief
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5769>, image of interior
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5775>
- External identifiers: WSJP ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5720>, Turkish Basketball
Super League ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5721>, Greek
Basket League ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5722>, Polish
Basketball League ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5723>, Basketball
Bundesliga ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5724>, Baloncesto
Superior Nacional ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5725>, Pietre
della Memoria ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5726>, Partis
d'Arcadie ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5727>, Angelicum
author ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5731>, bgm.tv
subject identifier
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5732>, bilibili
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5733>, Historic Hotels of
America ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5734>, Historic
Hotels Worldwide ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5735>, Minor
Planet Center body ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5736>, Moegirlpedia
Chinese Article Entry
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5737>, Open
Exoplanet Catalogue exoplanet ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5738>, PUSC author ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5739>, So Foot ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5740>, Voetbalstats player ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5742>, SR Number
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5743>, KERIS school ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5744>, Pacific Coast
Architecture Database person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5745>, Directorate General
of Civil Aeronautics (Mexico) code
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5746>, CWA writer ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5747>, Basisklassifikation
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5748>, ASIN
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5749>, FBref player ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5750>, Syndikat writer ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5752>, EU RCN
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5755>, ABMC person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5756>, DAV hut ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5757>, PZS hut ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5758>, ÖAV hut ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5759>, Petit Futé site ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5760>, SAC ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5761>, NDB identifier for
airport beacons <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5762>,
Directorio
de Museos y Colecciones de España ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5763>, IMA museum ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5764>, The Park Database ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5765>, Osservatorio
culturale del Cantone Ticino ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5768>, Animator.ru person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5770>, RBU athlete ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5771>, RBU coach ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5772>, Television Academy
Foundation interviewee ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5773>, Historic Hotels of
Europe ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5774>
- New property proposals
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal>
to review:
- General datatypes: Cryptocurrency Symbol
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Cryptocurrency_Symbol>,
Cooperative Patent Classification
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Cooperative_Patent_Classification>,
usage example
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/usage_example>,
described in Wikimedia article
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/described_in_Wikimedia_article>,
beer color
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/beer_color>,
beer bitterness
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/beer_bitterness>
- External identifiers: DBUnico ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/DBUnico_ID>,
EU participant ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/EU_participant_ID>,
WorldofVolley ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/WorldofVolley_ID>,
Skijumping.pl ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Skijumping.pl_ID>,
Arnet Miner author ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Arnet_Miner_author_ID>,
Cranach Digital Archive Kunstwerk ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Cranach_Digital_Archive_Kunstwerk_ID>,
DSV ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/DSV_ID>, The
Gymternet ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_Gymternet_ID>,
Ski Jumping Hill Archive ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Ski_Jumping_Hill_Archive_ID>,
cpcrulez
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/cpcrulez>,
e621 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/e621>,
AustLII
ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/AustLII_ID>,
NooSFere series ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NooSFere_series_ID>,
IGDB game ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IGDB_game_ID>,
IGDB platform ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IGDB_platform_ID>,
IGDB person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IGDB_person_ID>,
Dobry słownik ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Dobry_s%C5%82ownik_ID>,
Twitch channel ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Twitch_channel_ID>,
OlympicChannel athlete ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/OlympicChannel_athlete_ID>,
Académie de Marseille member ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Acad%C3%A9mie_de_Marseille_member_ID>,
Film Indonesia ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Film_Indonesia_ID>,
BGCI Garden ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/BGCI_Garden_ID>,
International Mathematical Olympiad participant ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/International_Mathematical_Olympiad_participant_ID>
- Query examples:
- License of an image on Commons, while Structured Commons is in the
making
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:TweetsFactsAndQueries/Queries/Image_license_without_Structured_Commons>
(source <https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/1034836117802151936>
)
- Gallery of Gods and other deities
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AImageGrid%0ASELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Fimage%0AWHERE%20%0A%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20p%3AP31%2Fps%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ178885.%20%23%20Deities%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%7B%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D>
- Closest library for each public bookcase in Vienna
<https://query.wikidata.org/embed.html#%23defaultView%3AMap%7B%22hide%22%3A%20%5B%22%3Flocation%22%2C%20%22%3Flayer%22%5D%7D%0ASELECT%20%3Fitem%20%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Flocation%20%3Flayer%20%3FnearestitemLabel%20%3Fnearestitem%0AWITH%20%7B%0A%20%20SELECT%20%3Fbookcase%20%3Flocation1%20(MIN(%3Fdistance)%20AS%20%3FminDistance)%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fbookcase%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ294297%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Flocation1%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP131%20wd%3AQ1741.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Flibrary%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ28564%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Flocation2%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP131%20wd%3AQ1741.%0A%20%20%20%20BIND(geof%3Adistance(%3Flocation1%2C%20%3Flocation2)%20AS%20%3Fdistance)%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20GROUP%20BY%20%3Fbookcase%20%3Flocation1%0A%7D%20AS%20%25bookcasesWithDistance%0AWITH%20%7B%0A%20%20SELECT%20%3Fbookcase%20%3Flocation1%20%3Flibrary%20%3Flocation2%20%3Fdistance%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20INCLUDE%20%25bookcasesWithDistance.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Flibrary%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ28564%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Flocation2%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP131%20wd%3AQ1741.%0A%20%20%20%20BIND(geof%3Adistance(%3Flocation1%2C%20%3Flocation2)%20AS%20%3Fdistance)%0A%20%20%20%20FILTER(%3Fdistance%20%3D%20%3FminDistance)%0A%20%20%7D%0A%7D%20AS%20%25bookcasesWithLibraries%0AWHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20INCLUDE%20%25bookcasesWithLibraries.%0A%20%20VALUES%20%3Fswitch%20%7B%20true%20false%20%7D%0A%20%20BIND(IF(%3Fswitch%2C%20%22B%C3%BCcherschrank%22%40de%2C%20%22Bibliothek%22%40de)%20AS%20%3Flayer)%0A%20%20BIND(IF(%3Fswitch%2C%20%3Fbookcase%2C%20%3Flibrary)%20AS%20%3Fitem)%0A%20%20BIND(IF(%3Fswitch%2C%20%3Flocation1%2C%20%3Flocation2)%20AS%20%3Flocation)%0A%20%20BIND(IF(%3Fswitch%2C%20%3Flibrary%2C%20%3Fbookcase)%20AS%20%3Fnearestitem)%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%2Cde%22.%20%7D%0A%7D>
(source <https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/1035522014113673217>
)
- Line chart of Human Development Index over time for a set of
countries
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Sustainable_Development#Line_chart_of_Human_Development_Index_over_time_for_a_set_of_countries>
(source <https://twitter.com/ZeroOne3010/status/1036023411380822023>)
- Newest database reports: people by Erdős number and number of works in
Wikidata
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Mathematics/Erd%C5%91s_number>
Development
- Final polishing on first version of Senses support for Lexemes. (
phabricator:T201000 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T201000>,
phabricator:T202729 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T202729>,
phabricator:T198036 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T198036>,
phabricator:T203334 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T203334>)
- Continued work on merging Lexemes. Merging via the SpecialPage is done
and will be rolled out soon. Merging via the API is still being worked on. (
phabricator:T189129 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T189129>)
- Long Lemmas in Lexemes look bad because they are not flowing to the
next line and instead break the layout. Working on a fix. (
phabricator:T195367 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T195367>)
- Improving the validity of the HTML of the Lexeme headers. (
phabricator:T196228 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T196228>)
- Worked on showing the Lemma(s) or Representation(s) when Lexemes or
Forms are mentioned in constraint reports. (phabricator:T195315
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T195315>)
- Got a new beta feature ready for deployment that will improve the
suggestions for properties like sex/gender by first suggesting the values
defined in the one-of constraint. (phabricator:T202712
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T202712>)
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.