*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week. This is the Wikidata summary of the week before 2024-08-12. Please help Translate https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/Current.*
* Events https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events *
- Wikimania 2024 took place in Katowice, Poland. You can watch replays of the sessions on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@TheWikimediaFoundation/videos. Additionally, recordings of individual sessions are linked to each item on the Eventyay https://wikimania.eventyay.com/2024/schedule/ schedule.
* Press, articles, blog posts, videos *
- Blogs - Scholarly discussions through they eyes of CiTO (and Wikidata) https://chem-bla-ics.linkedchemistry.info/2024/08/11/scholarly-discussions.html - The post emphasizes how Wikidata can serve as a central hub for linking various scholarly resources, enabling better data interoperability and discoverability. - Papers - Talking Wikidata: Communication patterns and their impact on community engagement in collaborative knowledge graphs https://arxiv.org/pdf/2407.18278 - a study of Wikidata's collaboration patterns reveals that a small group of highly engaged members drives most contributions, and improving discussions and engagement strategies could enhance long-term participation in the community. - Videos - FOSS4GE 2024 | Bridging Worlds: Integration of Wikidata and OpenStreetMap https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-_2gzi8530 - Discover the synergy between Wikidata and OpenStreetMap, two monumental open data repositories. This talk unveils innovative web-based tools facilitating the linking of these platforms, enhancing the richness and accuracy of geospatial data. - Setting up a Wikibase reconciliation service https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYiEvv0R9PM - Wikibase Working Hours by OlafJanssen - Notebooks: List of countries by continent in Wikidata https://observablehq.com/@pac02/list-of-countries-by-continent-in-wikidata
* Tool of the week *
- New Q5 https://new-q5.toolforge.org/ - is a form that quickly sets up a Wikidata Item for an individual by generating a QuickStatement with the basic parameters such as name and age. - User:Nikki/SDCInfo.js https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Nikki/SDCInfo.js - is a Userscript that shows some Wikimedia Commons statements on pronunciation audio https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P443 statements on Lexeme forms.
* Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties and property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal to review *
- Newest General datatypes: - indexer https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12895 (entity responsible for compiling an index of a book, database, website or other forms of media publications in the form of a methodical arrangement of records designed to enable users to locate information quickly) - object of action https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12912 (specific object to which an action or class of actions occurs) - object class of action https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12913 (class of objects (including substances) to which an action or class of actions may occur) - public funding https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12919 (amount of public funding an organisation receives) - relates to sustainable development goal, target or indicator https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12933 (indicates a relation between the subject and the SDGs or one of the components) - Newest External identifiers: Nintendo Life company ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12896, Wiley Online Library journal ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12897, Museums in Russia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12898, Helveticat ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12899, ARABTERM entry ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12900, Hawramani Arabic Lexicon entry ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12901, Women in Resistance ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12902, French-English Dictionary ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12903, German-English Dictionary ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12904, Emerald Group Publishing journal ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12905, Taylor & Francis journal ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12906, JTA Sightseeing Database ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12907, WorldCyclingStats ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12908, The New Mithraeum ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12909, Finnish Ministers database ID (new) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12910, State Historical Museum of Russia person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12911, mandumah ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12914, Educational center of resistance and deportation of Landes ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12915, Encyclopaedia of Islam (French edition) ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12916, FoodData Central ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12917, French bathing water ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12918, Norwegian Kunstnerforbundet artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12920, Political Dictionary ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12921, United Nations Digital Library ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12922, U.S. Copyright Office Public Records System work ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12923, 365scores football player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12924, African Music Library artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12925, Akademický slovník současné češtiny ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12926, GamingOnLinux Database ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12927, TIPLOC code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12928, JJM Habitation ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12929, IDU play ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12930, IDU original ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12931, Stichting Erfgoed Nederlandse Biercultuur beer ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12932 - New General datatypes property proposals to review: - date de vote https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/date_de_vote (vote date, date on which people decided or cast their ballot) - schmeckt nach https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/schmeckt_nach (taste that a food or drink has) - has semantic role (2nd proposal) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/has_semantic_role_(2nd_proposal) (item that describes a role in an event/action class) - growth rate https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/growth_rate (growth rate of something over time) - lifespan https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/lifespan (duration of a person's known or recorded lifespan) - APPF registration status https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/APPF_registration_status (status of registration of this entity with the Authority for European political parties and European political foundation) - exponent of base unit https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/exponent_of_base_unit (a qualifier of {{Q|P12571}} used to describe the exponent of the unit) - Javanese registers https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Javanese_registers (suggest the relationship between similar Javanese lexemes, between its various registers (social variants), mainly {{Q|12500634}} register (plain Javanese), {{Q|12492493}} register (high/polite Javanese), and {{Q|13091955}} register (middle Javanese)) - New External identifier property proposals to review: Tretyakov Gallery artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Tretyakov_Gallery_artist_ID, Religion Past and Present Online (German edition) ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Religion_Past_and_Present_Online_(German_edition)_ID, identifiant FranceTerme https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identifiant_FranceTerme, Yediot Books book ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Yediot_Books_book_ID, xdaforums https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/xdaforums, FolkWiki ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/FolkWiki_ID, 365scores basketball player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/365scores_basketball_player_ID, The House of Graphs ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_House_of_Graphs_ID, SIMBAD catalog properties (used more than 1 million times) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SIMBAD_catalog_properties_(used_more_than_1_million_times), All Musicals lyrics ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/All_Musicals_lyrics_ID, 365scores football team ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/365scores_football_team_ID, 365scores basketball team ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/365scores_basketball_team_ID, Illinois Center for the Book Author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Illinois_Center_for_the_Book_Author_ID, Ôlyrix Person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/%C3%94lyrix_Person_ID, Ідентифікатор відеогри Gamekombo https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/%D0%86%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%84%D1%96%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80_%D0%B2%D1%96%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B8_Gamekombo, Slekt og Data grave ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Slekt_og_Data_grave_ID
You can comment on all open property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Overview!
* Did you know? *
- Query examples: - Wikidata's "instance of" and its associated properties, according to "properties for this type" (P1963) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Rtnf/Instance_Of - Example query to show why papers cite each other https://edu.nl/y38rg (source https://wikis.world/@egonw@social.edu.nl/112943938308855780) - Newest WikiProjects https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProjects: Redundancy https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Redundancy - The primary aim of WikiProject Redundancy is to reduce the amount of Wikidata's data—without reducing the amount of information in Wikidata!—for the well-being of Wikidata, its community, and its downstream users. - Newest database reports https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Database_reports: Items with instance of (P31) human (Q5) and date of birth (P569) > date of death (P570) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Database_reports/items_with_P569_greater_than_P570 - Showcase Items https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_items: Cambridge (Q350) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q350: city in Cambridgeshire, England - Showcase Lexemes https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_lexemes: kpanjɔɣu (L651052) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Lexeme:L651052 - A Dagbani noun described in English as hampers, baskets, or similar containers made from woven materials like reeds, grasses, or wicker, traditionally used for carrying or storing clothing.
* Development *
- Not much happened this past week because the team was attending Wikimania.
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.
* Weekly Tasks *
- Add labels, in your own language(s), for the new properties listed above https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next#Newest_properties_and_property_proposals_to_review . - Contribute to the showcase Item and Lexeme above https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next#Did_you_know? . - Summarize your WikiProject's ongoing activities https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next#Did_you_know? in one or two sentences. - 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
*Read the full report https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/Current*