*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
- Upcoming: Wikidata Edit-a-Thon in Atla, Canada, 13 June 2019 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Atla/2019-06-13 - Upcoming: the Celtic Knot Conference https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Celtic_Knot_Conference_2019, dedicated to minority languages in the Wikimedia projects, will take place in Penryn, Cornwall, on July 4-5. The program is published https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Celtic_Knot_Conference_2019#Programme and will contain several Wikidata-related sessions. The registration is open https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/celtic-knot-conference-2019-tickets-61289062235#tickets
Press, articles, blog posts https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage
- *Batches of Rust http://magnusmanske.de/wordpress/?p=629* - Magnus' improvements to QuickStatements - *Robustifying Scholia — Developing a Wikipedia interface for exploring the research ecosystem https://datascience.virginia.edu/projects/robustifying-scholia*
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- The W3C Entity Reconciliation Community Group https://www.w3.org/community/reconciliation/ has launched
Did you know?
- Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: - General datatypes: sequenced genome URL https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6800, number of hospital beds https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6801, related image https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6802, taxa found at location https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6803, calendar feed URL https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6818, calligrapher https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6819, replacement property https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6824, feed-in tariff https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6826 - External identifiers: GLIMS ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6799, Art Gallery of South Australia creator ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6804, Art Gallery of South Australia work ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6805, racing-reference race ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6806, racing-reference track ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6807, SportSport.ba player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6808, Xikao History ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6809, Xikao Repertoire ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6810, Prazdne Domy architect ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6811, AntWiki article ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6812, Mediapart tag ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6813, NWBib ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6814, University of Amsterdam Album Academicum ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6815, The Dragon Archive ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6816, SVT Open archive ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6817, Australian bank branch ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6820, Alvin ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6821, Tainacan MAI ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6822, GNU ELPA package ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6823, RFGS person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6825, Igromania ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6827, Czech parliament ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6828, Dictionary of Irish Biography ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6829, swMATH work ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6830, Pinakes author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6831, IndicePA ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6832 - New property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal to review: - General datatypes: Married by https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Married_by, Access status https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Access_status, Musixmatch album ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Musixmatch_album_ID, Antecedent anatomical structure https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Antecedent_anatomical_structure, effective temperature https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/effective_temperature, aperture https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/aperture, surface gravity https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/surface_gravity, historic first https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/historic_first - External identifiers: ECI Lok Sabha constituency code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ECI_Lok_Sabha_constituency_code, DR.dk Tag ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/DR.dk_Tag_ID, Réunionnais du monde ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/R%C3%A9unionnais_du_monde_ID, Planilla Códigos Únicos Territoriales (CUT) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Planilla_C%C3%B3digos_%C3%9Anicos_Territoriales_(CUT), Doximity ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Doximity_ID, dbSNP ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/dbSNP_ID, Bloodhound ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Bloodhound_ID, Xing profile ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Xing_profile_ID, NeoGeoSoft ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NeoGeoSoft_ID, Den Store Danske Encyklopædi ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Den_Store_Danske_Encyklop%C3%A6di_ID, MAHG ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/MAHG_ID, Syriac Biographical Dictionary ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Syriac_Biographical_Dictionary_ID, Ciência ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Ci%C3%AAncia_ID - Query examples: - Items in Japanese museums by British sculptors (federated query with Japan Search) https://query.wikidata.org/embed.html#PREFIX%20jps%3A%20%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Fjpsearch.go.jp%2Fterm%2Fproperty%23%3E%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fname%20%3Fwork_link%20%3Fwork%20%3FcreatorLabel%20%3Fdate%0AWITH%20%7B%0A%20%20SELECT%20%3Fcreator%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20VALUES%20%3Fcitizenship%20%7Bwd%3AQ145%20wd%3AQ174193%7D%20.%20%23%20UK%2C%20Britain%20%26%20Ireland%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fcreator%20wdt%3AP6698%20%5B%5D%3B%20%20%20%23%20Only%20get%20things%20with%20a%20Japan%20Search%20ID%0A%20%20%20wdt%3AP27%20%3Fcitizenship%3B%20wdt%3AP106%20wd%3AQ1281618%7D%20%20%20%20%23%20sculptors%0A%20%20%20%20%20%7D%20AS%20%25creators%0AWHERE%20%7B%0Ainclude%20%25creators%0A%20%20SERVICE%20%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Fjpsearch.go.jp%2Frdf%2Fsparql%2F%3E%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%3Fjps_creator%20owl%3AsameAs%20%3Fcreator%20.%20%23%20convert%20Wikidata%20ID%20to%20Japan%20Search%20ID%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fwork%20schema%3Acreator%20%3Fjps_creator%20.%20%20%23%20Works%20by%20this%20artist%0A%20%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Fwork%20schema%3Aname%20%3Fname%20%7D%20%20%20%23%20This%20will%20return%20separate%20names%20in%20English%20and%20Japanese%20names%0A%20%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Fwork%20schema%3AdateCreated%20%3Fdate%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0AFILTER%20(lang(%3Fname)%3D%22en%22)%20%20%23%20Show%20only%20the%20English%20name%0ABIND(URI(%20REPLACE(STR(%3Fwork)%2C%20%22%2Fdata%2F%22%2C%20%22%2Fitem%2F%22)%20)%20AS%20%3Fwork_link)%0ASERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%20ORDER%20BY%20%3Fdate (source) https://twitter.com/mlpoulter/status/1135934264606973953 - Number of items about Australia created over time https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20by%20Jura1%2C%202019-06-08%0A%23%20Number%20of%20items%20about%20Australia%20created%20at%20a%20given%20milestone%0A%23defaultView%3AAreaChart%0ASELECT%20%3Fdate%20%3Fcumulativecount%20%0A%7B%0A%20%20%20%20hint%3AQuery%20hint%3Aoptimizer%20%22None%22.%0A%20%20%20%20%7B%20%20%20SELECT%20%3Fmilestonep%20%28COUNT%28%3Fitem%29%20as%20%3Fcumulativecount%29%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20WHERE%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%7B%20SELECT%20%3Fitem%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP17%20wd%3AQ408%20%7D%20%20LIMIT%20190000%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20BIND%28%20xsd%3Ainteger%28%20substr%28str%28%3Fitem%29%2C%2033%29%29%20as%20%3Fqid%29%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wd%3AQ38074555%20p%3AP1114%20%3Fmilestonep%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fmilestonep%20ps%3AP1114%20%3Fmilestone%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20FILTER%28%20%3Fmilestone%20%3E%20%3Fqid%20%29%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20GROUP%20BY%20%3Fmilestonep%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fmilestonep%20pq%3AP585%20%3Fdate%0A%7D (source) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Talk:Q38074555#Query_for_approximate_creation_dates_of_a_series_of_items - Federated query comparing Wikidata and UK Parliament database, to show differences of more than 10km in locations of UK parliamentary constituencies https://query.wikidata.org/embed.html#%23%20compare%20lat%2Flong%20of%20Parliament%20and%20Wikidata%20constituency%20records%0A%0A%23defaultView%3AMap%7B%22hide%22%3A%5B%22%3Fline%22%5D%7D%0APREFIX%20parliament%3A%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Fid.parliament.uk%2Fschema%2F%3E%0A%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fconstituency%20%3Fparlcoord%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Fwdcoord%20%3Fdist%20%3Fline%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Fapi.parliament.uk%2Fsparql%3E%20%0A%20%20%20%20%7B%20%3Fconstituency%20parliament%3AconstituencyGroupHasConstituencyArea%20%3Farea%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Farea%20parliament%3Alatitude%20%3Flat%20.%20%3Farea%20parliament%3Alongitude%20%3Flong%20.%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20bind%28SUBSTR%28str%28%3Fconstituency%29%2C26%29%20as%20%3Fparlid%29%20.%20%7D%0A%20%20BIND%28concat%28%22Point%28%22%2Cstr%28%3Flong%29%2C%22%20%22%2Cstr%28%3Flat%29%2C%22%29%22%29%20as%20%3Fparlcoord%29%20%0A%20%20%23%20get%20constituencies%20from%20Parliament%20with%20coordinates%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP6213%20%3Fparlid%20.%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ27971968%20.%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fwdcoord%20.%20%0A%20%20%23%20now%20get%20them%20from%20Wikidata%20with%20coordinates%0A%20%20BIND%28geof%3Adistance%28%3Fparlcoord%2C%20%3Fwdcoord%29%20as%20%3Fdist%29%20.%20filter%20%28%3Fdist%20%3E%3D%2010%29%0A%20%20%23%20now%20find%20out%20the%20distance%20%28in%20kms%29%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20p%3AP625%20%3Fstatementnode.%20%3Fstatementnode%20psv%3AP625%20%3Fvaluenode.%0A%20%20%3Fvaluenode%20wikibase%3AgeoLatitude%20%3Fwikilat%20.%20%3Fvaluenode%20wikibase%3AgeoLongitude%20%3Fwikilon.%0A%20%20BIND%28CONCAT%28%27LINESTRING%20%28%27%2C%20STR%28%3Fwikilon%29%2C%20%27%20%27%2C%20STR%28%3Fwikilat%29%2C%20%27%2C%27%2C%20STR%28%3Flong%29%2C%20%27%20%27%2C%20STR%28%3Flat%29%2C%20%27%29%27%29%20AS%20%3Fstr%29%20.%0A%20%20BIND%28STRDT%28%3Fstr%2C%20geo%3AwktLiteral%29%20AS%20%3Fline%29%20%0A%7D%0A (source) https://twitter.com/generalising/status/1136740485706522632
Development
- When typing an item ID on Special:Search, labels are now shown in the suggestion menu https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T55652 - More work on preparing the migration of wb_terms to the new design https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/wikidata_wb_terms_trailblazing - Add CC0 License overlay popup on termbox editing (phab:T221835 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T221835) - Add "You are not logged in" overlay popup on termbox editing ( phab:T221831 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T221831) - Add the "Remember my choice" checkbox to the "You are not logged in" popup on mobile termbox editing (phab:T221833 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T221833) - Add EntitySchema in the license footer (phab:T224536 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T224536) - Several improvements to shex simple tools (phab:T221604 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T221604, phab:T221606 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T221606) - Work on an issue with a deleted constraint still appearing on Lexemes ( phab:T223372 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T223372) - Work on normalistation in the Lua API mw.wikibase.getEntityIdForTitle ( phab:T224593 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T224593) - Improved tests and fixed failing tests
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