*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week.* Discussions
- Open request for adminship: Fuzheado https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Administrator/Fuzheado_2
Events https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events
- Upcoming: Next Linked Data for Libraries LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group call: Professor Toby Hudson on Entity Explosion, a browser extension which allows you to get information about entities on the web page you’re visiting, 06 October. Agenda https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DI8UAx1wZFSNXgLq40RBTakNdaqGs89YfFaUBAude8U/ - Upcoming: Wikidata & Wikibase office hour https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events#Office_hours, October 27th at 17:00 CEST (15:00 GMT) - Upcoming: plenty of events for the Wikidata birthday, check the calendar https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Eighth_Birthday and feel free to organise one https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Eighth_Birthday/Organise!
Press, articles, blog posts, videos https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage
- What does/doesn’t follow Benford’s law: An analysis of hundreds of sets of numbers from Wikidata https://towardsdatascience.com/what-does-doesnt-follow-benford-s-law-7d0b3c14afa5 . - Video: How to create and edit items on Wikidata (in Spanish) - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6K508sltGQ - Video: Introduction to Wikidata and wikiprojects of interest to librarians (in Spanish) - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltERICnCBY4
Tool of the week
- IllWill.js https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Cobaltcigs/IllWill is a userscript that searches Wikidata for foreign-language sitelinks, to populate Template:ill https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:ill and replace plain red links on other Wikimedia projects.
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- omeka-s-wikidata https://github.com/nishad/omeka-s-wikidata is a new module for the open source GLAM collection management software Omeka https://omeka.org/, that allows cataloguers to use Wikidata as a vocabulary for persons, places, subjects, etc.
Did you know?
- Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: - General datatypes: TDD number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8659, twin town sign https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8667, character designer https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8670, Deutsche Bahn station code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8671 - External identifiers: Museen Dresden article ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8653, SSYK 2012 The Swedish Standard Classification of Occupations https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8654, LoC HABS/HAER/HALS place ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8655, Symptom Ontology ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8656, photoLondon ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8657, Syro-Malabar Catholic Church ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8658, Native Plants Database ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8660, Lower Sorbian place name ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8661, Les roses cultivées à l'Haÿ en 1902 ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8662, Maniadb album ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8663, USA Water Polo Hall of Fame ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8664, Présence Compositrices work ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8665, Regional Council of Tuscany ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8666, Indonesian prison database ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8668, Encyclopaedia Beliana ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8669, Twitter topics ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8672, Naver movie ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8673, Bollywood Hungama movie ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8674, BoardGameGeek family ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8675, London Stock Exchange company ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8676, Région Île-de-France ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8677, Slovník českých nakladatelství 1848-1949 person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8678 - New property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal to review: - General datatypes: Infobox based on https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Infobox_based_on, CompositionToday composers showcase ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CompositionToday_composers_showcase_ID, parallel street https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/parallel_street, World Factbook country code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/World_Factbook_country_code, port calls https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/port_calls, described at Wikipedia page https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/described_at_Wikipedia_page, erected by https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/erected_by, PIM award ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/PIM_award_ID, Stadtwiki Dresden article https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Stadtwiki_Dresden_article - External identifiers: Quebec Dams Directory ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Quebec_Dams_Directory_ID, Doktori.hu ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Doktori.hu_ID, CompositionToday composer ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CompositionToday_composer_ID, Slovník českých nakladatelství 1848-1949 publishing house ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Slovn%C3%ADk_%C4%8Desk%C3%BDch_nakladatelstv%C3%AD_1848-1949_publishing_house_ID, ACER code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ACER_code, Dictionnaire biographique du fouriérisme ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Dictionnaire_biographique_du_fouri%C3%A9risme_ID, NSW State Archives and Records Authority ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NSW_State_Archives_and_Records_Authority_ID, SwissLipids identifier https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SwissLipids_identifier, Scottish Brick History Brick & Tileworks ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Scottish_Brick_History_Brick_%26_Tileworks_ID, Minecraft UUID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Minecraft_UUID, Minecraft username https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Minecraft_username, Science Museum Group ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Science_Museum_Group_ID, Kicker.de player ID (actual scheme) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Kicker.de_player_ID_(actual_scheme), RNACentral ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/RNACentral_ID, NPS people ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NPS_people_ID, Directory of Belgian Photographers-ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Directory_of_Belgian_Photographers-ID, Dresden Street ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Dresden_Street_ID, Spotify playlist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Spotify_playlist_ID - Query examples: - Birthplace of people named Michael or any other variant of the name https://w.wiki/eLm (Source https://twitter.com/euwikipedia/status/1310952574967836674) - Map of outdoor warning sirens, color-coded by manufacturer. A layer selector lets you toggle individual manufacturers on and off. Clicking a siren shows its make and model if available. https://sophox.org/embed.html#%23defaultView%3AMap%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fosm%20%3FmakeLabel%20%3FmodelLabel%20%3Flayer%20%3Fcoordinates%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%23%20Prevent%20optimizer%20from%20querying%20for%20everything%20tagged%20with%20wikidata%3D%2A%20before%20querying%20the%20service.%0A%20%20hint%3AQuery%20hint%3Aoptimizer%20%22None%22%20.%0A%20%20%0A%20%20%23%20Query%20OpenStreetMap%20for%20outdoor%20warning%20sirens%0A%20%20%3Fosm%20osmt%3Aemergency%20%22siren%22.%0A%20%20%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%23%20Get%20the%20make%20and%2For%20model%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fosm%20%28osmt%3Amanufacturer%3Awikidata%7Cosmt%3Asiren%3Amodel%3Awikidata%29%20%3FmakeModel.%0A%20%20%20%20%0A%20%20%20%20%23%20Query%20Wikidata%20for%20the%20make%2Fmodel%0A%20%20%20%20SERVICE%20%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Fquery.wikidata.org%2Fsparql%3E%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%23%20If%20it%E2%80%99s%20a%20model%2C%20get%20the%20make%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3FmakeModel%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ76920834%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP176%20%3Fmake.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20BIND%28%3FmakeModel%20AS%20%3Fmodel%29%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%23%20Get%20the%20model%20name%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fmodel%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3FmodelLabel.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20FILTER%28LANG%28%3FmodelLabel%29%20%3D%20%22en%22%29%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%7D%20UNION%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%23%20A%20make%20must%20be%20a%20business%20to%20distinguish%20it%20from%20a%20model%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3FmakeModel%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2A%20wd%3AQ4830453.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20BIND%28%3FmakeModel%20AS%20%3Fmake%29%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%23%20Get%20the%20manufacturer%E2%80%99s%20name%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fmake%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3FmakeLabel.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20FILTER%28LANG%28%3FmakeLabel%29%20%3D%20%22en%22%29%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20BIND%28COALESCE%28%3FmakeLabel%2C%20%22Unknown%22%29%20AS%20%3Flayer%29%0A%20%20%0A%20%20%23%20Get%20coordinates%20to%20display%20on%20a%20map%0A%20%20%3Fosm%20osmm%3Aloc%20%3Fcoordinates.%0A%7D%0AORDER%20BY%20ASC%28%3FmakeLabel%29 - OSM/Wikidata query - Soviet cartoons in descending order of popularity in the world https://w.wiki/f8y (Source https://twitter.com/infovarius/status/1312897007917379585) - List of ISO countries showing each country's synonyms, labels, etc. https://w.wiki/fEd (Source https://twitter.com/petermurrayrust/status/1312775048466497539) - Norwegian politicians who have been members of at least 3 parties https://w.wiki/ewh (Source https://twitter.com/Hros/status/1312368797660180481) - Streets in Leiden named after people/things https://w.wiki/ef2 ( Source https://twitter.com/mmmenno/status/1311678084685475843) - Maps of arts and humanities research grants funded by Arts and Humanities Research Council in UK between 2013-2019. Sorted by year https://w.wiki/edS, Sorted by budget https://w.wiki/edW (Source https://twitter.com/alastairdunning/status/1311627681721708544) - Newest database reports: - EntitySchema directory https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Database_reports/EntitySchema_directory - feedback welcome on the report talk page.
Development
- First pieces of the Query Builder are coming together and we are working towards making it generate the first dumb query - Talking to people about their thoughts on checking Wikidata's data against other databases. If you're interested reach out to Mohammed. - Got some first internal feedback for the REST API specification draft. We'll publish it for feedback in the next days. - Fixing an issue with certain language codes no longer being available ( phab:T264294 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T264294) - Working on making sure blocked bots don't waste Item IDs when trying to create new Items (phab:T232620 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T232620)
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 - 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