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
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Lydia Pintscher -
http://about.me/lydia.pintscher
Product Manager for Wikidata
Wikimedia Deutschland e.V.
Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24
10963 Berlin
www.wikimedia.de
Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V.
Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter
der Nummer 23855 Nz. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für
Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207.