*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over
the last week.*
Discussions
- Closed request for comments:
- Integration of POTD template
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/Potd>
- Closed request for comments:
- How to avoid to use male form as a generic form in property labels
in French ?
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/How_to_avoid_to_use_male_form_as_a_generic_form_in_property_labels_in_French_%3F>
has been closed. Property labels in French should now includes both male
and female or a verbal form if relevant (see P50
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P50>).
Events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events>
- Upcoming:
- Next installment of the LD4 Wikibase Working Hour: Featuring
speaker Barbara Fischer, Liaison Counsel at the German National Library’s
Agency for Standardization (DNB). On behalf of the DNB, Fischer initiated
the WikiLibrary Manifesto. Fischer works to increase the quality of
metadata through Authority Control to foster retrieval and linked data.
Where: Zoom (Registration link
<https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMqcuChrz0pHNGU6VOdDk6MsnxuWtGL0cRN>).
When: 30 June 2022, 11AM-12PM Eastern US (Time zone converter
<https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html?iso=20220630T150000&p1=179&p2=64&p3=75&p4=224&p5=136&p6=tz_cest>
)
- Data Quality Days (July 8-10)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Data_Quality_Days_2022>:
you can propose discussion topics or sessions
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:Events/Data_Quality_Days_2022>
until June 19th.
- Small wiki toolkits: Upcoming bots & scripts workshop on Thursday,
June 30th, 16:00 UTC
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/4EE27P2OF7FPXWV4ZWSFZZV2VTH4ALCM/>
"This workshop will introduce participants to Toolforge, how to create a
developer account, access to Toolforge via ssh, and run bots and
scripts on
Toolforge and in background mode."
- (Tutorial) OpenRefine - A fundamental tool for every librarian's
toolbox
<https://www.aib.it/struttura/sezioni/lazio/laz-attiv/2022/99658-openrefine/>.
Thursday 23 June - 17: 00-19: 30. Write to laz-corsi[image: @]aib.it
to book and receive the link of the event.
- Wikidata:Wiki Mentor Africa 3rd edition
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Wiki_Mentor_Africa> -
Creating tools on Wikimedia Toolforge using Python and Flask. Friday 24th
June and Sunday 26th June 2022 - 16:00 - 17:00 (UTC)
- Collect, archive and provide games - a "panel about video game
metadata" <https://www.dla-marbach.de/kalender/detail/517/>. Fri.
24.6.2022 – Sat. June 25, 2022
- Ongoing:
- Weekly Lexemes Challenge #47, Numbers (3/n)
<https://dicare.toolforge.org/lexemes/challenge.php?id=47>
Press, articles, blog posts, videos
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage>
- Blogs
- Working With Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons: Poetry Pamphlets and
Lotus Sutra Manuscripts
<https://blogs.bl.uk/digital-scholarship/2022/06/working-with-wikidata-and-wikimedia-commons-poetry-pamphlets-and-lotus-sutra-manuscripts.html>
- Using Wikidata Identifiers to Enhance Agent Discovery
<https://blog.rockarch.org/dimes-agent-pages-enhanced>
- Videos
- Wikidata editing tools (in Spanish) - YouTube
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCXgQrLFFac>
- Dagbani Wikipedia Saha Episode 6: Creating Wikidata items from
scratch (in Dagbani) - YouTube
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tXp1cYMkQc&t=1022s>
- Fun with lexemes in some language! by Mahir256 (A)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Mahir256> - Twitch
<https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1506441428>
Tool of the week
- Wikidata Card Game Generator <https://cardgame.blinry.org/?Q2223649>:
generate card games from Wikidata!
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- Job opening: UX Researcher - Wikidata
<https://wikimedia-deutschland.softgarden.io/job/19290694?l=en> at
Wikimedia Deutschland
- Wikimedia Deutschland welcomes new Wikibase.cloud Product Manager,
Evelien Zandbergen
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikibaseug@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/7HPE53X6PQXTJ2TEVGT6RBB5HLDOT2VF/>
- Developer Portal is launched! Discover Wikimedia’s technical areas and
how to contribute
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/OJNMNBMCMDZKSPBRUJLZZUFF6BNPYWAH/>
- Starting on June 21, all Wikimedia wikis can use Wikidata Lexemes in
Lua
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/WILSSO5DZCISCQEYURBREJOJVTHT6XZC/>
(discussions welcome on the project talk page
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:Lexicographical_data#You_can_now_reuse_Wikidata_Lexemes_on_all_wikis>
)
- Deutschland looking for a partner affiliate to organize the
WikidataCon 2023
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/K3FBNXIRHADOVE2YUQ4G6HZ3TH4RGEJP/Wikimedia>
Did you know?
- Newest properties
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>:
- General datatypes: preceding halt on service
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10808>, following station on
service <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10809>, number of
housing units <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10814>, last
entry <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10818>, homophone form
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10822>, fastest laps
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10823>
- External identifiers: HaBama person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10807>, Shopee shop ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10810>, Scottish Highland
Bridges ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10811>, Rusakters.ru
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10812>, Proza.ru author ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10813>, neftegaz.ru person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10815>, National Union
Catalog ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10816>, MAYA site
company ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10817>, Kino.mail.ru
series ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10819>, Kino.mail.ru
person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10820>, Kino.mail.ru
film ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10821>, Ethereum
token address <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10824>, BelTA
dossier ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10825>, Talent
Data Bank ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10826>, IRIS
UNIVAQ author ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10827>, ARUd'A
author ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10828>, IRIS UNITE
author ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10829>, COR form
ID, level 1 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10830>, COR
lemma ID, niveau 1
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10831>, WorldCat
Entities ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10832>
- New property proposals
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal>
to review:
- General datatypes: opus number
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/opus_number>,
Palmares Cultural Foundation process number
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Palmares_Cultural_Foundation_process_number>,
U.S. vaccine status
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/U.S._vaccine_status>,
theme <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/theme>,
has narrative theme
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/has_narrative_theme>,
Grammatical Person
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Grammatical_Person>,
title match pattern
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/title_match_pattern>,
Bartsch Nummer
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Bartsch_Nummer>
- External identifiers: Theatrical Index person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Theatrical_Index_person_ID>,
National Archives of Australia Entity ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/National_Archives_of_Australia_Entity_ID>,
Mozilla Hacks author ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Mozilla_Hacks_author_ID>,
CVX vaccine code
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CVX_vaccine_code>,
BVMC Corporate Body
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/BVMC_Corporate_Body>,
ClimateCultures Directory ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ClimateCultures_Directory_ID>,
Korean Academy of Science and Technology member ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Korean_Academy_of_Science_and_Technology_member_ID>,
Teresianum authority ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Teresianum_authority_ID>,
GSAFD ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/GSAFD_ID>,
Bioconductor
project
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Bioconductor_project>,
MUSE book ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/MUSE_book_ID>,
Truth Social username
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Truth_Social_username>,
Telmore Musik
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Telmore_Musik>,
Beamish peerages database ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Beamish_peerages_database_ID>,
Beamish peerages database person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Beamish_peerages_database_person_ID>,
gov.uk person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/gov.uk_person_ID>,
Komoot ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Komoot_ID>,
Kieler
Gelehrtenverzeichnis ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Kieler_Gelehrtenverzeichnis_ID>,
Internet Sacred Text Archive ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Internet_Sacred_Text_Archive_ID>
- Query examples:
- Islands with at least 1 spring or freshwater body
<https://w.wiki/5HDE> (source
<https://twitter.com/ash_crow/status/1536633197538197504>)
- Notable people who you share a birthday with (find the string
"1966-08-25" and replace it with your date of birth)
<https://w.wiki/5Hkc> (source
<https://twitter.com/wikiprojectnz/status/1536584209581879296>)
- List of filmmakers with whom Jean-Louis Trintignant has played
<https://w.wiki/5JYc> (source
<https://twitter.com/WikidataThreads/status/1537873890072043522>)
- Cemeteries in France near churches <https://w.wiki/5KLN> (source
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Request_a_query#Cemeteries_near_churches>
)
Development
- Lexicographical data:
- Enabled Lua access to Lexemes for all Wikimedia projects
- Continued work on improving the language search for Lexeme
languages on the new Special:NewLexeme page (phab:T307869
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T307869>)
- Improving the accessibility of a design system component and the
new Special:NewLexeme page (phab:T290733
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T290733>)
- Making it easier to understand what to do when the spelling variant
isn't available on the new Special:NewLexeme page (phab:T298146
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T298146>)
- REST API: Continuing work on making it possible to add a statement to
an Item
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>
--
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