*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week.*
Discussions
- Closed request for adminship: Putnik https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Administrator/Putnik, Okkn https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Administrator/Okkn. Welcome on board! - Closed request for comments: Former ATE 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
- Upcoming: 1st Workshop on Quality of Open Data http://bis.ue.poznan.pl/bis2018/workshops/qod/, Berlin, July 18–20 (submission deadline May 27) – a workshop to bring together different communities working on quality of information in Wikipedia, DBpedia, Wikidata and other open knowledge bases - Upcoming: EuropeanaTech and Wikidata Workshop Day for GLAMs https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/EuropeanaTech_2018_Wikidata_workshop_day, Rotterdam (NL), Monday 14 May. A day of GLAM-related workshops around Wikidata and Structured Commons, for beginners and advanced users.
Press, articles, blog posts https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage
- SPLASHes in Wikidata http://chem-bla-ics.blogspot.nl/2018/03/splashes-in-wikidata.html, by Egon Willighagen
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- report about items with identical birth and death dates https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Database_reports/identical_birth_and_death_dates updated - Relator https://tools.wmflabs.org/wikidata-todo/relator/#/, a tool to improve family relations in Wikidata - Descendants check https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:WikiProject_Genealogy/numbers/descendants#Checks: consistency across multiple generations - Due to Easter Monday https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q209663, the next issue of the Weekly Summary will be sent on Tuesday, April 3rd. Until that day, feel free to add information in there https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next
Did you know?
- Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: - General datatypes: prerequisite https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4967, relevant qualification https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4968, derivative work https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4969, alternate names https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4970, test method https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4988 - External identifiers: Biographical Dictionary of Swedish Women https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4963, SPLASH https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4964, Behind the voice Actors video games ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4965, Hungarian MP identifier https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4966, UK Provider Reference Number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4971, Norwegian war sailor register ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4972, Wikitribune category https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4973, Scottish Rugby Union men's player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4974, Scottish Rugby Union men's sevens player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4975, Scottish Rugby Union women's player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4976, IDA place ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4977, PRS Legislative Research MP ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4978, Thésaurus de la désignation des objets mobiliers ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4979, Thésaurus de la désignation des œuvres architecturales et des espaces aménagés ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4980, Kinoliste ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4981, Women’s Elite Rugby ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4982, TMDb TV series id https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4983, TMDb person id https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4985, Routard.com place ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4986, Scottish Rugby Union women's sevens player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4987, RKDlibrary ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4989, Statistics Canada Geographic code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4990, Biographical Dictionary of Georgia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4991, DBA ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4992, Hungarian public body ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4993, ruchess ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4994 - New property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal to review: - General datatypes: had part https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/had_part, METAR code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/METAR_code, Zulassungszahlen https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Zulassungszahlen, Analog or derivative of https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Analog_or_derivative_of, GHS labelling elements https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/GHS_labelling_elements, en opposition à https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/en_opposition_%C3%A0, output method https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/output_method - External identifiers: Filmweb.pl film ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Filmweb.pl_film_ID, Filmweb.pl person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Filmweb.pl_person_ID, Orthodox Encyclopedia Online ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Orthodox_Encyclopedia_Online_ID, National Thesis Number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/National_Thesis_Number, Deutsche Biographie Identifikator https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Deutsche_Biographie_Identifikator, Welsh Rugby Union IDs (women's XV and men's 7s) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Welsh_Rugby_Union_IDs_%28women%27s_XV_and_men%27s_7s%29 - Query examples: - Airports named after a person, color-coded by gender https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AMap%7B%22layer%22%3A%22%3Fgender%22%7D%0ASELECT%20%3Fairport%20%3FairportLabel%20%3Flocation%20%3Fperson%20%3FpersonLabel%20%3Fgender%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fairport%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ1248784%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Flocation%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP138%20%3Fperson.%0A%20%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ5.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP21%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ6581072.%0A%20%20%20%20BIND%28%22female%22%40en%20AS%20%3Ffemale%29%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP21%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ6581097.%0A%20%20%20%20BIND%28%22male%22%40en%20AS%20%3Fmale%29%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP21%20%3Fgender.%0A%20%20%20%20MINUS%20%7B%20%3Fgender%20wdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ6581097.%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20MINUS%20%7B%20%3Fgender%20wdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ6581072.%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20FILTER%28%21ISBLANK%28%3Fgender%29%29%0A%20%20%20%20BIND%28%22other%22%40en%20AS%20%3Fother%29%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20BIND%28COALESCE%28%3Ffemale%2C%20%3Fmale%2C%20%3Fother%2C%20%22unknown%22%40en%29%20AS%20%3Fgender%29%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/WikidataFacts/status/977329156257038336) - Movies that Wikidata knows about and that have a German title that implies that someone or something doesn't answer https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3FtitelDeutsch%0AWHERE%0A%7B%0A%09%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ11424%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%09%20%20%20%20%20%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3FtitelDeutsch%3B%0A%20%20%20%20FILTER%20%28lang%28%3FtitelDeutsch%29%20%3D%20%22de%22%29%20.%0A%20%20%20%20FILTER%28STRENDS%28%3FtitelDeutsch%2C%22antwortet%20nicht%22%29%29.%0A%20%20%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%7D (source https://twitter.com/johl/status/977195888350294017) - Software developed by people/organizations that have archival material at the ComputerHistory museum https://query.wikidata.org/#%0ASELECT%20%20%3Fperson%20%3FpersonLabel%20%20%20%3Fsoftware%20%3FsoftwareLabel%0A%0AWHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP485%20wd%3AQ964035%20.%0A%20%20%3Fsoftware%20wdt%3AP178%20%3Fperson.%0A%20%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%0A%09%09bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%0A%7D%0A%20%20%7D%0A (source https://twitter.com/WikiDigi/status/976539622753865729) - Most common eponyms of French departments https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Feponym%20%3FeponymLabel%20%28count%28%3Fitem%29%20AS%20%3Fcount%29%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ6465%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP138%20%3Feponym%20.%0A%20%20FILTER%20NOT%20EXISTS%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP576%20%3Fx%20%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22%20.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AGROUP%20BY%20%3Feponym%20%3FeponymLabel%0AHAVING%20%28%3Fcount%20%3E%3D%202%29%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3Fcount%29%20%3FeponymLabel (source https://twitter.com/PoulpyWP/status/976936234781171713) - Newest database reports: *HOLBY CI+Y* episode list https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Movies/lists/episodes_of_Holby_City, list of 2-part episodes https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Movies/lists/TV_episodes/two-part
Development
- New search code https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T178851 for Wikidata merged. You may notice the improvement in the search results output for Wikidata item. However, new code for search is not enabled, only new results format. The search code will be enabled next week. - Improving formatting of language and lexical category in diff for Lexemes (phab:T189679 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T189679) - Allow to remove a Form (phab:T189675 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T189675) - Translate the grammatical feature properly on Lexemes (phab:T189143 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T189143) - Investigate and fix a bug on Lexemes when undoing an edit (phab:T187215 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T187215) - Progress on refactoring the table wb_terms (phab:T189777 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T189777, phab:T188993 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T188993, phab:T188279 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T188279) - Fixing an error on the caching of the constraint checks (phab:T189842 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T189842) - Improving the performance of a table in the database (phab:T180834 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T180834) - Improving the way we're building dumps (phab:T177550 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T177550) - Investigate on improving Lua functions (phab:T143970 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T143970)
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