Hey folks :)
Here is your summary of what's been happening around Wikidata over the past week. Discussions
- New request for comments: Standards for property proposal discussions https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/Standards_for_property_proposal_discussions, Semi-automatic Addition of References to Wikidata Statements https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/Semi-automatic_Addition_of_References_to_Wikidata_Statements - Import of Wiki Loves Monuments database https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#Importing_Wiki_Loves_Monuments_lists_into_Wikidata
Events https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Press/Blogs https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Press_coverage
- Past: WikiCite https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiCite_2016 (including links to documentation etherpads) - interview with Open Science Radio http://www.openscienceradio.de/2016/05/26/osr051-wikicite-2016-interview-with-lydia-pintscher-and-dario-taraborelli/ - Past: Gulaschprogrammiernacht https://entropia.de/GPN (video https://media.ccc.de/v/gpn16-7616-wikidata_query_service) - Ben Whishaw, Broadway, La Rada et WWikidata http://blog.ash.bzh/ben-whishaw-broadway-la-rada-et-wikidata/ - Meet TED’s Wikipedians-in-Residence http://blog.ted.com/meet-teds-wikipedians-in-residence/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter - Orte, die mit 'ow' oder 'itz' enden http://blog.johl.io/blog/2016/05/28/orte/
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- Charlie published her thesis about editing Wikidata directly from Wikipedia and co https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#Editing_from_Wikipedia_and_co - Learning pattern about using data of Wikipedia and Wikidata in Google spreadsheet https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Learning_patterns/Data_of_Wikipedia_and_Wikidata_in_your_Google_spreadsheet
Did you know?
- Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: Library of the National Congress of Argentina ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2879, Minitel https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2878, SureChEMBL ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2877, type of unit for this property https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2876, property usage tracking category https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2875, PubChem BioAssay ID (AID) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2874, time in space https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2873, tourist office https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2872, miRBase mature miRNA ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2871, miRBase pre-miRNA ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2870, record or record progression https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2869, has role https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2868, Molenecho's ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2867, Hollandsche Molen ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2866, Band number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2865, OpenCritic ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2864, Nederlandse Molendatabase ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2863, Catalogus Professorum Academiae Rheno-Traiectinae ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2862, Leidse Hoogleraren ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2861, cites https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2860, X-SAMPA Code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2859, KLOV ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2858, WWE.com superstar ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2857, EU Surface Water Body Code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2856, VAT-rate https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2855, disease burden https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2854, electrical plug type https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2853, emergency phone number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2852, payment types accepted https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2851, iTunes artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2850 - Query examples: Fictional universes with most fictional planets https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%3Funiverse%20%28SAMPLE%28%3Flabel%29%20AS%20%3Flabel%29%20%28COUNT%28%3Fplanet%29%20AS%20%3Fcount%29%0AWHERE%0A%7B%0A%20%20%3Fplanet%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ2775969%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP1080%20%3Funiverse.%0A%20%20%3Funiverse%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3Flabel.%0A%20%20FILTER%28LANG%28%3Flabel%29%20%3D%20%22en%22%29.%0A%7D%0AGROUP%20BY%20%3Funiverse%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3Fcount%29 (source https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/734892629188579328), main subject of West Wing episodes https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fsubject%20%3FsubjectLabel%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fepisode%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ1983062.%0A%20%20%3Fepisode%20wdt%3AP179%20wd%3AQ3577037.%0A%20%20%3Fepisode%20wdt%3AP921%20%3Fsubject.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%7D (source https://twitter.com/Coyau/status/735209236209209345), places with free wifi https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20Places%20with%20free%20wi-fi%0ASELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Fcoord%0AWHERE%0A%7B%0A%09%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP2848%20wd%3AQ1543615%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoord%20.%0A%09SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22%20%7D%0A%7D (source https://twitter.com/johl/status/735249601373048832), citation network of paper about Zika https://angryloki.github.io/wikidata-graph-builder/?property=P2860&item=Q23906890&iterations=5&mode=undirected (source https://twitter.com/wikicite16/status/735845122903027712), taxons and what they are named after https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%3Ftaxon%20%3Feponym%20%3FtaxonLabel%20%3FeponymLabel%0AWHERE%0A%7B%0A%20%20%3Ftaxon%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ16521%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP138%20%3Feponym.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AORDER%20BY%20%3Feponym (source https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/736158659760259073), billionaires https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Fbillions%0AWHERE%0A%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP2218%20%3Fworth.%0A%20%20FILTER%28%3Fworth%3E1000000000%29.%0A%20%20BIND%28%3Fworth%2F1000000000%20AS%20%3Fbillions%29.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3Fbillions%29 (source https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/736207937736216576), animals that were executed https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%3Fanimal%20%3FanimalLabel%20%3Fdied%20%3FmannerOfDeathLabel%20%3Fimage%0AWHERE%0A%7B%0A%20%20%3Fanimal%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ16521%3B%20%23%20instance%20of%20some%20taxon%20%28does%20not%20include%20human%29%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP509%20%3FmannerOfDeath.%0A%20%20%3FmannerOfDeath%20wdt%3AP279*%20wd%3AQ8454.%20%23%20some%20subclass%20of%20capital%20punishment%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fanimal%20wdt%3AP570%20%3Fdied.%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fanimal%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage.%20%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AORDER%20BY%20%3Fdied (source https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/736541054481108993), chemical elements and their isotopes by number of neutrons (min/max) https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%3Felement%20%28SAMPLE%28%3Fsymbol%29%20AS%20%3Fsymbol%29%20%28SAMPLE%28%3Fprotons%29%20AS%20%3Fprotons%29%20%28MIN%28%3Fneutrons%29%20AS%20%3FminNeutrons%29%20%28MAX%28%3Fneutrons%29%20AS%20%3FmaxNeutrons%29%0AWHERE%0A%7B%0A%20%20%3Felement%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ11344%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP1086%20%3Fprotons%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP246%20%3Fsymbol.%0A%20%20%3Fisotope%20wdt%3AP279%20%3Felement%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP1148%20%3Fneutrons.%0A%7D%0AGROUP%20BY%20%3Felement%0AORDER%20BY%20%3Fprotons (source https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/737261366160031745), popes with children https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%3Fpope%20%3FpopeLabel%20%3Fkids%0AWHERE%0A%7B%0A%20%20%3Fpope%20wdt%3AP39%20wd%3AQ19546%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP1971%20%3Fkids.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3Fkids%29 (source https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/737274005254737920), birthplaces of astronauts https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20select%20all%20astronauts%20with%20name%2C%20image%2C%20birthdate%2C%20birthplace%20and%20coordinates%20of%20the%20birthplace%0A%0ASELECT%20%3Fastronaut%20%3FastronautLabel%20%3Fimage%20%3Fbirthdate%20%3Fbirthplace%20%3Fcoord%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fastronaut%20%3Fx1%20wd%3AQ11631%3B%0A%20%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage%3B%0A%20%20wdt%3AP569%20%3Fbirthdate%3B%0A%20%20wdt%3AP19%20%3Fbirthplace.%0A%20%20%0A%20%20%3Fbirthplace%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoord%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3Fbirthdate%29 (source https://twitter.com/Dr4k3_LE/status/737275599614578688)
Development
- Worked on fix for issue with language fallback in main part of header ( phabricator:T135714 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T135714) - More work on support for Commons - main focus right now is on making it possible to actually store a new entity without jumping through hoops - Fixing a bug in Internet Explorer with prevents editing ( phabricator:T136543 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T136543) - Worked on more blockers for next deployment of the ArticlePlaceholder ( phabricator:T135624 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T135624)
You can see all open tickets related to Wikidata here https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/query/4RotIcw5oINo/#R. Monthly Tasks
- Hack on one of these https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/query/R8GRzX1eH0tb/#R. - Help develop the next summary here! https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next - Contribute to a Showcase item https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_items - Help translate https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:LanguageStats or proofread pages in your own language! - Add labels, in your own language(s), for the new properties listed above.
Anything to add? Please share! :)
Cheers Lydia