*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
- Past: FOSSnorth (Gothenburg), where Lydia gave a keynote about Wikidata - Past: Wikidata meetup in Berlin - Past: Datensummit in Berlin, organized by OKFN, where we introduced Wikidata and the query service - *Combining Forces with the Wikipedia Universe https://blog.songkick.com/combining-forces-with-the-wikipedia-universe-38b562ced1e8* - by Songkick https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7561274, about their data donation - *Introducing Wikimedian in Residence, Mr Andy Mabbett http://www.histmodbiomed.org/blog/introducing-wikimedian-residence-mr-andy-mabbett* - by The History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29410510
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- *Attention:* Editing will be disabled for an hour on May 3rd, to allow a server switch https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/Server_switch_2017 - New filters for the Recent Changes https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Edit_Review_Improvements/New_filters_for_edit_review will be deployed on May 9th. (more info https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat/Archive/2017/04#New_filters_for_Recent_Changes_-_Beta_deployment_scheduled ) - new data type for tabular data https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#Significant_change:_new_data_type_for_tabular_data_files to be deployed on May 15th - Try our new script that displays constraint violations on the item pages https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#Script_and_API_module_for_constraint_checks - Get involved in the movement strategy for Wikidata https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#The_strategy_discussion._The_Cycle_2_will_start_on_May_5 - Query the Mediawiki API with the Query Service? Give us your feedbacks https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#Wikidata_Query_Service_.2B_Mediawiki_API_.3D_Love - Documentation on using OpenRefine to match from a data set you have to items in Wikidata https://github.com/OpenRefine/OpenRefine/wiki/Reconciliation
Did you know?
- Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: Canadian Coastguard Lighthouse ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3920, contributed to published work https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3919, Répertoire national des associations identifier https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3918, IPA number order https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3917, UNESCO Thesaurus ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3916, Athletics Australia athlete ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3915, GuideStar Israel organization ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3914, MobyGames developer ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3913, newspaper format https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3912, STW Thesaurus for Economics ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3911, Bollywood Hungama ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3910, last words https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3909, Reprezentacija ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3908, LoJ peak ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3907, Ishim ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3906, GINCO ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3905, VIVC grape variety ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3904, column https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3903, had as last meal https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3902, ADAGP artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3901, CONICET person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3900, Medium username https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3899 - Query examples: - 15415 people who died in 2016 https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3Fdod%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Fage%20%3FitemDescription%20%3Fdob%20%0AWHERE%0A%7B%0A%09%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP570%20%3Fdod%20.%0A%09FILTER%20%28%20%3Fdod%20%3E%3D%20%222016-01-01T00%3A00%3A00Z%22%5E%5Exsd%3AdateTime%20%26%26%20%3Fdod%20%3C%3D%20%222016-12-31T00%3A00%3A00Z%22%5E%5Exsd%3AdateTime%20%29%0A%20%20%09%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ5%20.%0A%20%20%09OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP569%20%3Fdob%20.%20BIND%28%20%282016-YEAR%28%3Fdob%29%2B1%29%20as%20%3Fage%29%20%7D%0A%09SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%2Cen%22.%20%7D%20%20%0A%7D - Maps of statues of Jeanne d'Arc on a horse https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AMap%0ASELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3FcreatorLabel%20%3Fcoords%20%3Fimage%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP180%20wd%3AQ7226%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP136%20wd%3AQ659396%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoords%20.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP170%20%3Fcreator%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage%20%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22%20.%20%7D%0A%7D%20ORDER%20BY%20%3FitemLabel (source https://twitter.com/PoulpyWP/status/859127844726861824) - Families who’ve had the same occupation for five generations https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20families%20who%E2%80%99ve%20had%20the%20same%20occupation%20for%20five%20generations%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3FoccupationLabel%20%3Fperson1Label%20%3Fperson2Label%20%3Fperson3Label%20%3Fperson4Label%20%3Fperson5Label%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20wd%3AQ5%20%5Ewdt%3AP31%20%3Fperson1%2C%20%3Fperson2%2C%20%3Fperson3%2C%20%3Fperson4%2C%20%3Fperson5.%0A%20%20%3Fperson1%20wdt%3AP22%7Cwdt%3AP25%20%3Fperson2.%0A%20%20%3Fperson2%20wdt%3AP22%7Cwdt%3AP25%20%3Fperson3.%0A%20%20%3Fperson3%20wdt%3AP22%7Cwdt%3AP25%20%3Fperson4.%0A%20%20%3Fperson4%20wdt%3AP22%7Cwdt%3AP25%20%3Fperson5.%0A%20%20%3Foccupation%20%5Ewdt%3AP106%20%3Fperson1%2C%20%3Fperson2%2C%20%3Fperson3%2C%20%3Fperson4%2C%20%3Fperson5.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%7D (source https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/858429809151680512) - Couples of capitals more than 19,000 km away from each other https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fcountry1Label%20%3Fcountry2Label%20%3Fcapital1Label%20%3Fcapital2Label%20%3Fdistance%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fcountry1%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ6256%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP36%20%3Fcapital1%20.%0A%0A%20%20%3Fcountry2%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ6256%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP36%20%3Fcapital2%20.%0A%20%20%0A%20%20%3Fcapital1%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoords1%20.%0A%20%20%3Fcapital2%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoords2%20.%0A%20%20%0A%20%20BIND%28ROUND%28geof%3Adistance%28%3Fcoords1%2C%20%3Fcoords2%29%29%20AS%20%3Fdistance%29%20.%0A%20%20FILTER%20%28%3Fdistance%3E19000%29%0A%20%20%0A%20%20FILTER%28xsd%3Astring%28%3Fcapital1%29%20%3C%20xsd%3Astring%28%3Fcapital2%29%29%20%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22%20.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3Fdistance%29 (source https://twitter.com/PoulpyWP/status/858715045747982337) - A ten-persons “surname = given name” chain on Wikidata https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%3Fperson1Label%20%3Fperson2Label%20%3Fperson3Label%20%3Fperson4Label%20%3Fperson5Label%20%3Fperson6Label%20%3Fperson7Label%20%3Fperson8Label%20%3Fperson9Label%20%3Fperson10Label%20WITH%20%7B%0A%20%20SELECT%20%2a%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fperson1%20wdt%3AP734%2F%5Ewdt%3AP1533%2F%5Ewdt%3AP735%20%3Fperson2.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fperson2%20wdt%3AP734%2F%5Ewdt%3AP1533%2F%5Ewdt%3AP735%20%3Fperson3.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fperson3%20wdt%3AP734%2F%5Ewdt%3AP1533%2F%5Ewdt%3AP735%20%3Fperson4.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fperson4%20wdt%3AP734%2F%5Ewdt%3AP1533%2F%5Ewdt%3AP735%20%3Fperson5.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fperson5%20wdt%3AP734%2F%5Ewdt%3AP1533%2F%5Ewdt%3AP735%20%3Fperson6.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fperson6%20wdt%3AP734%2F%5Ewdt%3AP1533%2F%5Ewdt%3AP735%20%3Fperson7.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fperson7%20wdt%3AP734%2F%5Ewdt%3AP1533%2F%5Ewdt%3AP735%20%3Fperson8.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fperson8%20wdt%3AP734%2F%5Ewdt%3AP1533%2F%5Ewdt%3AP735%20%3Fperson9.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fperson9%20wdt%3AP734%2F%5Ewdt%3AP1533%2F%5Ewdt%3AP735%20%3Fperson10.%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20LIMIT%201%0A%7D%20AS%20%25persons%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20INCLUDE%20%25persons.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%7D (source https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/859078770594119682) - Newest database reports: list of newspapers by newspaper format https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Lists/newspapers_by_format
Development
- Working on Lexeme support - specifically grammatical features of Forms of a Lexeme and statements on Forms - Finishing touches on a new notification type for Echo. This will notify the creator of an article when it has been connected to an item on Wikidata. - The new d:Special:AvailableBadges https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:AvailableBadges list all badges that can be used for sitelinks. - Discussed implementation plan for Multi Content Revisions which are a building block for structured data on Commons (phabricator:T107595 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T107595) - Worked on feedback for the constraints API and user script - Worked on database and access improvements to take load off a much-used database table
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 - proposals needing attention https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Attention_needed - 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