*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week.* Discussions
- Open request for adminship: - Estopedist1 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Administrator/Estopedist1 (RfP scheduled to end after 21 August 2022 12:36 UTC)
Events https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events
- Upcoming: - Next Linked Data for Libraries LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Group Wikidata Working Hour August 15, 2022: Fourth session of our summer/fall project working with diverse children's book metadata. We'll be covering manually creating publisher items: showing how to create items, add statements to items, add references, and use gadgets. You are, as always, welcome to bring your own data to work on. All sessions in our project series will be recorded for those who cannot attend. Links will be added to the event page when available. Event page https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Group/Wikidata_Working_Hours/Wikidata_Working_Hour_Summer-Fall_Project_2022/2022-August-15_Wikidata_Working_Hour - Ongoing: - Toolhub is a catalog of 1500+ tools used every day in a wide variety of workflows across many Wiki projects. We are currently improving the search functionality and need your input – whether you are already familiar with Toolhub or not. Please take 5-10 minutes to leave feedback https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Toolhub/Data_model/Feedback . - Upcoming bots & scripts workshop on Thursday, August 18th at 15:00 UTC https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Small_wiki_toolkits/Workshops#How_to_maintain_bots - Weekly Lexemes Challenge #54, Fire https://dicare.toolforge.org/lexemes/challenge.php?id=54
Press, articles, blog posts, videos https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage
- Blogs - Turns out most famous people aren’t that famous at all https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/globe-of-notability/ - An introduction to Wikidata: How worlds of Wikimedia link https://whatson.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/events/an-introduction-to-wikidata-how-worlds-of-wikimedia-link - Papers - An Analysis of Content Gaps versus User Needs in the Wikidata Knowledge Graph https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/files/177669024/An_Analysis_of_Content_Gaps_versus_User_Needs_in_the_Wikidata_Knowledge_Graph_1_.pdf - The Democratization of Opportunity: The Effects of the U.S. High School Movement https://ezrakarger.com/karger_highschool_draft_mostrecent.pdf - Videos - Wikimania 2022 happened. Highlights around Wikidata and Wikibase: - Wikimania 2022 - 10 Years of Wikidata https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grqN2GZNvX4 - Wikimania 2022 - 10 Years of Wikidata - Overtime Discussion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hewPZFCDSZM&t=1528s - Wikimania Hackathon: Let us play with PubMed to enrich Wikidata with medical information https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZCBV0R3ZEE - When Quechua meets Wikibase - QICHWABASE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntdOuh5-ZAY - Wikidata as a knowledge graph for the life sciences https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xgwzH9Q7Eg - Power BI project - Create image grids - Images from Wikidata brought in using a simple R script https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGCBcK3YFV8 - Some reflections on wikidata and color biology https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IB7ZxpaWnzI - Uploading bibliographical items using Quickstatements https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtpyPruId7I - Wikidata tutorials: - Add the official street address of an institution https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXSWgQrhD4c - Add visitor numbers to an institution https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFV4ly-T54I - Wikidata tutorials (in French): - Adding an institution's official website https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lZeQxFcyUo - Create a Wikimedia Account https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3_uaBZlb0I - Adding a webpage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tI4Q6cyk4cs
Tool of the week
- KnolCase https://ringgaard.com/c/ is a case-based knowledge management tool for gathering information about subjects of interest and organizing these into case files.
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- Wikidata integration in OpenRefine: could this be your project? https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Wikidata:Project_chat&oldid=1704549920#Wikidata_integration_in_OpenRefine:_could_this_be_your_project? OpenRefine calls for (more) technical contributors to work on Wikimedia / Wikidata / Wikibase support. - Wikimedia integration in OpenRefine: looking for developers https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/EEIKHJZW7AMSIYGW7RURB5FG7ISZSW52/
Did you know?
- Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: - General datatypes: litter size https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7725, legislative committee https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7727 - External identifiers: Fossilworks ID for journal article https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7720, Wikispore ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7721, TLFi ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7722, The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7723, Littré ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7724, PlanetMath ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7726, GUI number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7729 - New property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal to review: - General datatypes: filename in archive https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/filename_in_archive, Microworld ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Microworld_ID, Position with respect to the noun https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Position_with_respect_to_the_noun, network bands https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/network_bands, Viewpoint heading https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Viewpoint_heading, egg incubation period https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/egg_incubation_period, author's wikimedia username https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/author%27s_wikimedia_username, unit of measurement https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/unit_of_measurement, type of age limit https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/type_of_age_limit, attested as https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/attested_as, provides data https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/provides_data, recipient https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/recipient, external type https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/external_type, Amino community ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Amino_community_ID, used in phrase https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/used_in_phrase, type of external page https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/type_of_external_page - External identifiers: Australian National Maritime Museum ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Australian_National_Maritime_Museum_ID, Australian National Maritime Museum person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Australian_National_Maritime_Museum_person_ID, The Video Games Museum system ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_Video_Games_Museum_system_ID, Vikidia article https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Vikidia_article, National Aviation Hall of Fame person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/National_Aviation_Hall_of_Fame_person_ID, RationalWiki ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/RationalWiki_ID, The Video Games Museum game ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_Video_Games_Museum_game_ID, CEEB K-12 school code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CEEB_K-12_school_code, D-MSX ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/D-MSX_ID, Nomenclature for Museum Cataloging https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Nomenclature_for_Museum_Cataloging, VGMPF ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/VGMPF_ID, Games Database system ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Games_Database_system_ID, ICD-11 ID (foundation) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ICD-11_ID_(foundation), AdoroCinema https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/AdoroCinema, Games Database game ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Games_Database_game_ID, Games Database developer ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Games_Database_developer_ID, LFE player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/LFE_player_ID, PersonalData.IO ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/PersonalData.IO_ID, Games Database publisher ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Games_Database_publisher_ID, The Digital Local Culture Encyclopedia of Korea ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_Digital_Local_Culture_Encyclopedia_of_Korea_ID, textove.com https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/textove.com, textove.com Song ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/textove.com_Song_ID, kino-teatr.ru person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/kino-teatr.ru_person_ID, dovidka.com.ua person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/dovidka.com.ua_person_ID, Russian PFL player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Russian_PFL_player_ID, Ten-Bruggencatenummer https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Ten-Bruggencatenummer, J-GLOBAL ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/J-GLOBAL_ID, The Good Old Days ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_Good_Old_Days_ID, AuthenticusID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/AuthenticusID, Ciência ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Ci%C3%AAncia_ID, ExoticA ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ExoticA_ID, Decine21 person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Decine21_person_ID, Identifier for a resource held by the Smithsonian Institution https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Identifier_for_a_resource_held_by_the_Smithsonian_Institution, Macintosh Garden game ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Macintosh_Garden_game_ID, UCUM code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/UCUM_code, PragerU presenter ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/PragerU_presenter_ID, Ukrainica ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Ukrainica_ID, Macintosh Repository ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Macintosh_Repository_ID, LaunchBox Games Database platform ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/LaunchBox_Games_Database_platform_ID - Query examples: - Most common numbers of statements per item https://w.wiki/5Zj9 ( source https://twitter.com/Tagishsimon/status/1557908289958170624) - Locations and depicts statements for images in Commons category https://commons-query.wikimedia.org/#%23%20defaultView%3AMap%0ASELECT%20%3Ffile%20%3Ftitle%20%3Fimage%20%28GROUP_CONCAT%28DISTINCT%28%3Fd%29%3B%20separator%20%3D%20%27%20%2F%20%27%29%20AS%20%3Fdepicts_list%29%20%3Fcoords%20%3Flayer%0AWITH%0A%7B%0A%20%20SELECT%20%3Ffile%20%3Ftitle%0A%20%20WHERE%0A%20%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Amwapi%0A%20%20%20%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Aapi%20%22Generator%22%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Aendpoint%20%22commons.wikimedia.org%22%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20bd%3AserviceParam%20mwapi%3Agcmtitle%20%22Category%3AMosques%20in%20Dubai%22%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20bd%3AserviceParam%20mwapi%3Agenerator%20%22categorymembers%22%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20bd%3AserviceParam%20mwapi%3Agcmtype%20%22file%22%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20bd%3AserviceParam%20mwapi%3Agcmlimit%20%22max%22%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Ftitle%20wikibase%3AapiOutput%20mwapi%3Atitle%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fpageid%20wikibase%3AapiOutput%20%22%40pageid%22%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20BIND%20%28URI%28CONCAT%28%27https%3A%2F%2Fcommons.wikimedia.org%2Fentity%2FM%27%2C%20%3Fpageid%29%29%20AS%20%3Ffile%29%0A%20%20%7D%0A%7D%20AS%20%25get_files%0A%0AWITH%20%7B%0A%20%20SELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Ffile%20%3Flayer%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20INCLUDE%20%25get_files%0A%20%20%20%20%3Ffile%20wdt%3AP180%20%3Fdepicts%20.%0A%20%20%20%20SERVICE%20%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Fquery.wikidata.org%2Fsparql%3E%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fdepicts%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ32815%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20BIND%28%27M%27%20AS%20%3Flayer%29%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%7D%0A%7D%20AS%20%25layer%0A%20%20%20%0AWHERE%0A%7B%0A%20%20INCLUDE%20%25get_files%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Ffile%20wdt%3AP180%20%3Fdepicts%20.%0A%20%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20SERVICE%20%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Fquery.wikidata.org%2Fsparql%3E%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fdepicts%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3Fdepicts_label%20.%20FILTER%20%28lang%28%3Fdepicts_label%29%20%3D%20%27en%27%29%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20BIND%28COALESCE%28%3Fdepicts_label%2C%20%3Fdepicts%29%20AS%20%3Fd%29%20.%0A%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20INCLUDE%20%25layer%20.%0A%20%20%7D%0A%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Ffile%20wdt%3AP1259%20%3Fcoords%7D%20.%20%20%23%20coords%20of%20POV%20%20%20%20%20%20%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Ffile%20wdt%3AP9149%20%3Fcoords%7D%20.%20%20%23%20fallback%3A%20coords%20of%20depicted%20place%0A%20%20%3Ffile%20schema%3Aurl%20%3Fimage.%0A%0A%20%20%23%20%20FILTER%28bound%28%3Fcoords%29%29%20.%0A%20%20%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7BBIND%28%27-%27%20AS%20%3Flayer%29%7D%20.%0A%0A%7D%20GROUP%20BY%20%3Ffile%20%3Ftitle%20%3Fimage%20%3Fcoords%20%3Flayer%0AORDER%20BY%20%3Ftitle Mosques in Dubai https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Mosques_in_Dubai (source https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons_talk:SPARQL_query_service/queries/examples#Images_without_Wikidata_Items ) - Art people who died in Nazi camps https://w.wiki/4mVT (source https://twitter.com/OpenLinkArtData/status/1558637943304110080) - Count of items in Wikidata by number of statements in the item https://w.wiki/5ZZp (source https://twitter.com/Tagishsimon/status/1557908289958170624) - Fungi with image, ordered by number of languages it has an article https://w.wiki/5Z2J (source https://twitter.com/theklaneh/status/1556951821377310721) - Longest natural watercourses in France https://w.wiki/5YyK (source https://twitter.com/WikidataThreads/status/1556879308311986176) - Multiple forms of a Lexeme with the same grammatical features and where no of these forms have any other statement https://w.wiki/5Zjv - Bengali Lexemes all of whose parts are derived from Sanskrit words, but which themselves aren't derived from Sanskrit words yet https://w.wiki/5Y2h
Development
- Took part in Wikimania and the Wikimania hackathon - Continuing work on making it possible to add sitelinks to redirects under some special conditions (phab:T278962 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T278962) - Lexicographical data: continuing to address the feedback from testing - REST API: - Finished off validation in the endpoint for replacing a statement on an Item (phab:T314790 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T314790) - Doing research around PATCH https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5789 and JSON Patch https://jsonpatch.com
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