* 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 2024-04-22. Please help with Translation https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/Current.*
* Discussions *
- New requests for permissions/Bot: - OpeninfoBot https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/OpeninfoBot - Task: Importing financial data (assets, equity, revenue, EBIT, net profit) from openinfo.uz to entries on public Uzbek companies in Wikidata. - IntegrationBot https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/IntegrationBot - Task: retrieve information from Wikidata and contribute data back
* Events https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events *
- It’s time to nominate your favorite tool(s) for the fifth edition of the Coolest Tool Award! https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Coolest_Tool_Award To nominate, follow this link https://wikimediafoundation.limesurvey.net/797991?lang=en. Deadline: 10 May 2024 - winners will be unveiled at Wikimania 2024 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2024.
* Press, articles, blog posts, videos *
- Blogs: Wikimedia begins mapping of Anambra MDAs, streets, markets on Wikidata https://tribuneonlineng.com/wikimedia-begins-mapping-of-anambra-mdas-streets-markets-on-wikidata/ - The Wikimedia Anambra Network and the Anambra State ICT Agency are collaborating on a project to map ministries, departments, agencies (MDAs), streets, and markets in Anambra State on Wikidata. - Papers - Evidence of large-scale conceptual disarray in multi-level taxonomies in Wikidata https://content.iospress.com/articles/semantic-web/sw243562 - Bringing PanglaoDB to 5-star Linked Open Data using Wikidata https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.04.12.589259v1 + AI audio abstract https://sciencecast.org/casts/n3rvoge1kzh0
* Tool of the week *
- Mishramilan (মিশ্রমিলন) https://mishramilan.toolforge.org/, a tool listing words/phrases in different language catalogs and allowing users to match the entries in those catalogs to existing Wikidata lexemes or to create new lexemes based on those entries.
* Other Noteworthy Stuff *
- It's not too late to join the Wikidata Open Online Course, open from April 22 to May 31! Whether you're a beginner taking your first steps, an individual in need of a refresher on Wikidata concepts, or a seasoned trainer looking to level up your skills - this course is right for you. Register here: Wikidata:Open Online Course https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Open_Online_Course - There is a new update https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:SPARQL_query_service/WDQS_backend_update/April_2024_scaling_update relative to the experiment with splitting the Wikidata Query Service graph. A new proposal for the split https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:SPARQL_query_service/WDQS_graph_split/WDQS_Split_Refinement has also been published, feedback will be open until May 15th 2024.
* Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties and property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal to review *
- General datatypes: - Imagehash difference hash https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12563 (hash which tells whether two images look nearly identical) - image of construction https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12565 (image showing the building/object/work under construction) - derived from base unit https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12571 (the base unit(s) that this derived unit is derived from) - International Classification of Nonprofit Organizations https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12574 (industry classification for nonprofit organization created by the Johns Hopkins University and adapted by the United Nations) - RTE substation ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12583 (identifier of electrical substations operated by RTE in France) - API formatter URL https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12605 (URI template from which "$1" can automatically be replaced with the effective property value on items; for API access and other machine-readable data) - leaf morphology https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12616 (characterization of aspects of the shape of a plant’s leaves) - creative director https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12617 (person who makes high-level creative decisions) - beneficial owner https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12621 (natural person or persons who ultimately owns or controls a company or organisation) - official server list URL https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12634 (website, officially recommended by the developer of the software, that lists public server instances of the software) - EBITDA https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12642 (accounting measure: net earnings, before interest expenses, taxes, depreciation, and amortization are subtracted) - date popularized https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12643 (point in time the subject became well known to the public, if different from its inception) - number of accepted contributions https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12649 (number of accepted submissions, e.g., conference articles to a conference) - electoral symbol https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12650 (symbol allocated to a political party or candidate for use on ballots) - authorised capital https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12651 (maximum amount of share capital that the company is authorised to issue to shareholders) - number of submissions https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12655 (number of submissions, e.g., submitted papers to a conference) - follows spelling pattern https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12657 (spelling rule, pattern or paradigm followed by this form) - Newest External identifiers: ECF rating code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12553, CalPhotos taxon ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12554, TMDB season ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12558, TMDB episode ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12559, ASM Mammal Diversity Database ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12560, SteamGridDB ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12561, Amazon Luna game ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12562, Triton Poker player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12564, Traineras rower ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12566, StatMuse Premier League player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12567, AllSkaters person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12568, DoblajeVideojuegos dub actor ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12569, IsThereAnyDeal ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12570, Algerian National Library ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12572, Lisaan Masry Egyptian Arabic Dictionary ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12573, Encyclopaedia of the Qur'ān ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12575, Brazilian Football Confederation player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12576, BeSoccer player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12577, A New Nation Votes ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12578, istina.msu.ru person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12579, KupiGolos game ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12580, Oskar Schindler Archive agent ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12581, Oxford Reference overview ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12582, Theatrical Index company ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12584, Touhou Wiki ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12585, Traineras club ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12586, Traineras competition ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12587, Slovenian organization number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12588, Featherbase ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12589, TUESPWiki ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12590, Theatrical Index theatre ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12591, Supreme Court of Canada case number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12592, SNS Info Saúde https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12593, OSHA Occupational Chemical Database ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12594, National Library of Uruguay authority ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12595, museum-digital tag ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12596, museum-digital person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12597, government.ru person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12598, arch2.iofe.center person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12599, Digital Athenaeus Catalog author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12600, China Ministry of Industry and Information Technology ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12601, BFO class ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12602, identifiant Sculpturo https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12603, Michigan Historical Marker ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12604, Barry Hugman's Footballers player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12606, droitne.ch author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12607, Statbunker player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12608, ffspb.org player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12609, beachsoccer.com team ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12610, WildTangent Games ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12612, HCERES organisation ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12613, az.lib.ru author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12614, Hanslick Online person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12615, ID of member of the Chambre des députés https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12618, Algerian National Statistics Office ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12619, mosff.ru staff ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12620, PeerTube channel address https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12622, WDF player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12623, The Spriters Resource game ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12624, Cemu Wiki article ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12625, Génération Nintendo game ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12626, British Comedy Guide person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12627, The Oxford Dictionary of Islam ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12628, Zillow zpid https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12629, Aragonario ID (6th version) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12630, The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12631, Algerian trademark number ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12632, Dictionary of Qur'anic Usage ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12633, Delisted Games ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12635, Algerian commune ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12636, The Oxford Encyclopedia of Islam and Women ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12637, The Islamic World: Past and Present ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12638, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12639, pressball.by football manager ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12640, Duden sense ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12641, GovTrack person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12644, PlantZAfrica Plants of the Week ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12645, Kritikanstvo game ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12646, Kritikanstvo publication ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12647, Kritikanstvo critic ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12648, myabandonware.com game ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12652, FürthWiki article ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12653, IAFD film UUID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12654 - New General datatypes property proposals to review: - WEM facility code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/WEM_facility_code () - Type of representation https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Type_of_representation (Property to indicate the '''representation type''' as a qualifier for Wikimedia Commons SDC Depicts statements of such Wikidata items, indicating the media type of the media file as can be derived from its registered property in Wikidata, being different from P18 (image).) - is fake of https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/is_fake_of (the kind (class) of elements this item falsifies / is a fake for) - image decay https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/image_decay (image decay suffered by an old photograph) - risk group https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/risk_group (risk group of a biological agent guiding its initial handling in labs according to the risk group classification defined by the WHO laboratory biosafety manual) - tartan image https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/tartan_image (image of the item's tartan) - tartan https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/tartan (item's tartan; Tartan is a Scottish cloth pattern symbolizing a clan, region, or group.) - hasFeldpostNumber https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/hasFeldpostNumber (Property to link German military units to their respective Feldpost numbers, referencing the specific identifier used during the military communications in the world wars.) - total deposits https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/total_deposits (total value of deposits held by a bank or financial institution) - Total loans https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Total_loans (total value of loans given out by a bank or financial institution) - source of transfer & destination of transfer https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/source_of_transfer_%26_destination_of_transfer (entity that a transferred item is initially associated with, before this process associates it with another entity (the destination of transfer) [aliases: source / sender]) - type of deterioration https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/type_of_deterioration (to indicate types of deterioration presented by an artwork, building, artifact, etc.) - rythme narratif https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/rythme_narratif (video game mechanic based on the rhythm of the player's actions) - event role https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/event_role (item that describes a role in an event class) - Patent Abstract https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Patent_Abstract (Abstract of the patent) - New External identifier property proposals to review: TMDB award IDs https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TMDB_award_IDs, Algerian National Assembly ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Algerian_National_Assembly_ID, CPV profile ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CPV_profile_ID, SPV profile ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SPV_profile_ID, The Oxford Essential Dictionary of Foreign Terms in English ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_Oxford_Essential_Dictionary_of_Foreign_Terms_in_English_ID, YList ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/YList_ID, Stichting Erfgoed Nederlandse Biercultuur brewery ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Stichting_Erfgoed_Nederlandse_Biercultuur_brewery_ID, Brill ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Brill_ID, Encyclopedia of Canonical Hadith ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Encyclopedia_of_Canonical_Hadith_ID, case number (mainland China) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/case_number_(mainland_China), English & Scottish Football League transfers player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/English_%26_Scottish_Football_League_transfers_player_ID, Rugby Romania ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Rugby_Romania_ID, Scottish Register of Tartans ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Scottish_Register_of_Tartans_ID, A Dictionary of Arabic Literary Terms and Devices ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/A_Dictionary_of_Arabic_Literary_Terms_and_Devices_ID, NICE Paintings ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NICE_Paintings_ID, AccessAble venue ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/AccessAble_venue_ID, The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_Oxford_Dictionary_of_Phrase_and_Fable_ID, Asociation Espanola de Amigos de los Castillos ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Asociation_Espanola_de_Amigos_de_los_Castillos_ID, Pitchbook Company Profile https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Pitchbook_Company_Profile, Cbonds Company Profile https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Cbonds_Company_Profile, Sonic Retro article ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Sonic_Retro_article_ID, New Oxford American Dictionary ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/New_Oxford_American_Dictionary_ID, Kunstenpunt Knowledge Graph ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Kunstenpunt_Knowledge_Graph_ID, identifiant Encyklopedia Medyków Powstania Warszawskiego https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identifiant_Encyklopedia_Medyk%C3%B3w_Powstania_Warszawskiego, Algerian district ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Algerian_district_ID, The Spriters Resource platform ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_Spriters_Resource_platform_ID, The Oxford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Science, and Technology in Islam ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_Oxford_Encyclopedia_of_Philosophy,_Science,_and_Technology_in_Islam_ID, The Oxford Encyclopedia of Islam and Politics ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_Oxford_Encyclopedia_of_Islam_and_Politics_ID, PEGI game ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/PEGI_game_ID, Jerusalem Film Cinematheque person id https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Jerusalem_Film_Cinematheque_person_id, The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_Grove_Encyclopedia_of_Islamic_Art_and_Architecture_ID, Flora Croatica Database taxon ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Flora_Croatica_Database_taxon_ID, Algerian province ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Algerian_province_ID, more kaino.kotus.fi identifiers https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/more_kaino.kotus.fi_identifiers, World Encyclopedia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/World_Encyclopedia_ID, Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Encyclopedia_of_the_Middle_Ages_ID, Gentoo Guru ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Gentoo_Guru_ID
You can comment on all open property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Overview!
* Did you know? *
- Query examples: - World map of subway maps https://w.wiki/9q8y - View of the associative network of artists to societies https://w.wiki/9prg (source https://wikis.world/@AllyD@mastodon.online/112308165695743397) - Top album languages found on Wikidata right now https://w.wiki/6TNS source https://wikis.world/@moebeus@mastodon.online/112302638644990711 - Newest WikiProjects https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProjects:
- WikiProject NZThesisProject Wikidata library training Christchurch 2024 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_NZThesisProject_Wikidata_library_training_Christchurch_2024 - The aim is to organize an event to show participants how adding New Zealand collections to Wikidata can be useful, and to train participants to improve Wikidata Items so that tools such as Scholia, which builds academic profiles, will be demonstrated. - WikiProject Islam https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Islam - Aims to collaborate on Islam-related topics - WikiProject Algerian History https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Algerian_History - The goal of this project is to ensure the completeness of the history of Algeria (Q473761) during its historic period to modern time in Wikidata. - WikiProject Highlights: WikiProject India/General Elections 2024 task force https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_India/General_Elections_2024_task_force - is an initiative to create and up-to-date information related to general election (Q1076105 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1076105) in India ( Q668 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q668). - Newest database reports https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Database_reports: Merge candidates based on same sitelink name https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Pasleim/projectmerge - Showcase Items https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_items: Bertus Aafjes (Q353003) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q353003 - Dutch poet and writer (1914–1993) - Showcase Lexemes https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_lexemes: dismesso (L1200000) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Lexeme:L1200000 - "discontinued/disused" in Italian
* Development *
- mul language code: We are continuing the roll-out. It is now available on https://test.wikidata.org and https://wikidata.beta.wmflabs.org. - REST API: We are putting finishing touches on the following: - Create an Item via POST /entities/items (phab:T342990 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T342990) - Modify data of a Property via PATCH /entities/properties/{property_id} (phab:T347394 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T347394) - EntitySchemas: We are continuing the work on the new datatype to link to EntitySchemas in statements. - Leveling Up Days: We are wrapping up the event.
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? . - Participate in this week's Lexeme challenge https://dicare.toolforge.org/lexemes/challenge.php: Other objects and tools - 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