*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week.*
Discussions
- Restrict merging rights to autoconfirmed users https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#Restrict_merging_rights_to_autoconfirmed_users - Change "Nearby" link to list items nearby the item? https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#Change_.22Nearby.22_link_to_list_items_nearby_the_item.3F - New request for comments: P31 or P279 for geo-objects https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/P31_or_P279_for_geo-objects
Events https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events/ Press/Blogs https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage
- Upcoming: Wikifying Westminster https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wikifying-westminster-workshop-tickets-36864455579: Wikidata workshop around UK political data, August 19th, London - Past: Wikimania, Wikimedia hackathon. A lot of things happened during these events, reports and news should be published in the next days. - Exploring the world with Wikidata and OpenStreetMap https://blog.mapbox.com/exploring-the-world-with-wikidata-and-openstreetmap-30f1bfe954d3, by Mapbox - Enriching catalogue pages in Evergreen with Wikidata https://coffeecode.net/enriching-catalogue-pages-in-evergreen-with-wikidata.html by Dan Scott - Why data partners should link their vocabulary to Wikidata: a new case study http://pro.europeana.eu/blogpost/why-data-partners-should-link-their-vocabulary-to-wikidata-a-new-case-study on Europeana blog
Wikimania
- You can try the demo system for lexicographical data https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:Wiktionary#Talk_at_Wikimania_and_demo_page - Talk: Structured Commons: what changes are coming? https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/File:Structured_Data_on_Commons_-_What_changes_are_coming%3F_-_presentation_at_Wikimania_2017.pdf by Sandra Fauconnier - Talk: New Frontier: Using Wikidata on Commons https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/File:Using_Wikidata_on_Commons_-_August_2017.pdf by Jarekt - List of wishes https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/Wikidata_Pink_Pony_Session#Notes during the "Wikidata pink pony session" - Talk: the (Wiki)data (R)evolution https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/File:Wikimania_2017_-_The_%28Wiki%29Data_%28R%29Evolution.pdf, by Lydia Pintscher - Talk: Wikidata and performing arts https://www.slideshare.net/beatestermann/wikidata-and-performingarts20170811 by Beat Estermann during Wikimania - Talk: How to use Wikidata in infoboxes https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikidata_and_infoboxes_panel.pdf (panel) - New template: A fully automated template system was presented: Oh!WTFs https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikidata_and_infoboxes#Theklan:_Automatic_infoboxes_with_Wikidata - Talk: WikiCite: Citations needed for the sum of all human knowledge https://figshare.com/articles/WikiCite_Citations_needed_for_the_sum_of_all_human_knowledge/5306122/1 - Notes about the Wikispecies & Wikidata session https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/Wikimania2017-Wikispecies%2BWikidata - Documents to organize a Wikidata translathon: level 1 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/File:Wikidata_translathon_worshop_2017_Level_1_instructions.pdf, level 2 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/File:Wikidata_translathon_worshop_2017_Level_2_instructions.pdf, level 3 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/File:Wikidata_translathon_worshop_2017_Level_3_instructions.pdf (by Kvardek_du) and the translathon tool http://tools.dicare.org/translathon/ (by Envel) - Talk: Sum of all paintings is just the start https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/File:Sum_of_all_paintings_is_just_the_start_Wikimania_2017.pdf, by Multichill
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- Share your feedback on the *draft strategic direction https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Direction*, a basis on which strategic plans will be built. - Wikidata reached Q36000000 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36000000. The number of items has been increased by 20% in less than three months
Did you know?
- Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: YCBA agent ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4169, IEDB Epitope ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4168, Dagens Næringsliv topic ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4167, Georgian National Register of Monuments ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4166, CODECS ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4165, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4164, magnification https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4163, AUR package https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4162, Michelin Voyages ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4161, Michelin Restaurants ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4160, WeRelate person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4159, autores.ar id https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4158, MEG ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4157, Czech Registration ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4156, separator https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4155, National Forest Foundation ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4154 - Query examples: - Most-depicted musical instruments https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20most-depicted%20musical%20instruments%0ASELECT%20%3Finstrument%20%3FinstrumentLabel%20%28COUNT%28DISTINCT%20%3Fwork%29%20AS%20%3Fcount%29%20%28SAMPLE%28%3Fimage%29%20AS%20%3FsampleImage%29%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fwork%20wdt%3AP180%20%3Finstrument.%0A%20%20%3Finstrument%20wdt%3AP279%2B%20wd%3AQ34379.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fwork%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage.%20%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AGROUP%20BY%20%3Finstrument%20%3FinstrumentLabel%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3Fcount%29 (source https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/896146542507114496) - People who died in 2017 without a French label https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3Fdod%20%3FitemLabel%20%3FitemDescription%20%3Fnom%0AWHERE%0A%7B%0A%09%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP570%20%3Fdod%20.%0A%09FILTER%20%28%20%3Fdod%20%3E%3D%20%222017-01-01T00%3A00%3A00Z%22%5E%5Exsd%3AdateTime%20%26%26%20%3Fdod%20%3C%3D%20%222017-12-31T00%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%3Fv%20%7D%0A%20%20%09OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP1559%20%3Fnom%20%7D%0A%20FILTER%28NOT%20EXISTS%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%3Fitem%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3Flang_label.%0A%20%20%20FILTER%28LANG%28%3Flang_label%29%20%3D%20%22fr%22%29%0A%20%7D%29%0A%09SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22%2C%20%22nl%22%2C%20%22it%22%2C%20%22ru%22%2C%20%22ja%22.%20%7D%20%20%0A%7D (source https://twitter.com/Harmonia_Amanda/status/896816010577227776) - Moar goats https://query.wikidata.org/#%23Goats%0ASELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Fimage%0AWHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%20%3Fgoats.%0A%20%20%0A%20%20VALUES%20%3Fgoats%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20wd%3AQ2934%0A%20%20%20%20wd%3AQ172923%0A%20%20%20%20wd%3AQ27713372%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage%20.%20%7D%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/ash_crow/status/896224747155058689) - Newest WikiProjects https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProjects: WikiProject Goats https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Goats, WikiProject Torture https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Torture - Newest external tools: WD edits stats https://tools.wmflabs.org/wikidata-todo/wd_edit_stats.php counting edits mades on a certain dataset between two dates
Development
Most of the team was at Wikimania, talking to people, getting meaningful input from the editors, giving talks, hacking around :)
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 - 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