*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week.* Events https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events
- Upcoming: Wikidata IRC office hour, Tuesday, July 16th, at 16:00 UTC (18:00 Berlin time) https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Wikidata+IRC+office+hour&iso=20190716T16&p1=%3A&ah=1, on the #wikimedia-office channel - Upcoming: Next LD4-Wikidata Affinity Group Meeting https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2019-July/013268.html on July 16th - Upcoming: Structured Data on Commons IRC office hour for "other statements" https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours#Upcoming_office_hours on 18 July, 17:00-18:00 UTC on the #wikimedia-office channel - Upcoming: The Wikidata Menu Challenge - Wikimania 2019 edition https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Menu_Challenge/Wikimania_2019 starts July 16 and goes on until August 11.
Press, articles, blog posts https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage
- An International Knowledge Base for all Heritage Institutions https://www.societybyte.swiss/2019/07/04/an-international-knowledge-base-for-all-heritage-institutions-part-1/ by Giovanna Fontenelle and Beat Estermann on SocietyByte - How to estimate completeness of classes in Wikidata https://www.societybyte.swiss/2019/07/05/how-to-estimate-completeness-of-classes-in-wikidata/ by Michael Luggen et. al. on SocietyByte - Videos of the presentations https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL66MRMNlLyR6PF2N-y8lDlYpMVdSir6O4 given during the Wikidata + OSM workshop in London
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- Structured Data on Commons: RDF output for MediaInfo is now available ( example https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:EntityData/M77405794.rdf) - Edits with the tag #suggestededit-add 1.0 come from the suggested edit feature on Wikipedia's Android app: see the FAQ for more information https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Suggestededit-add_1.0 - Property number 7000: DigitalNZ ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7000 is live. This data aggregator has over 30 million records. The proposal was the first from Ambrosia10 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Ambrosia10, a New Zealand editor.
Did you know?
- Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: - General datatypes: none - External identifiers: IMFDB work ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6992, Pro Kabaddi League player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6993, RBF amateur boxer ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6994, National Transportation Safety Board report ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6995, Epitafier.se ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6996, magazine in BitArkivo.org https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6997, iTunes movie collection ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6998, Musisque Deoque author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6999, DigitalNZ ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7000, PharmGKB ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7001 - New property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal to review: - General datatypes: Perseus ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Perseus_ID, TuttoCalciatori.Net player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TuttoCalciatori.Net_player_ID, TuttoCalciatori.Net coach ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TuttoCalciatori.Net_coach_ID, Typing discipline https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Typing_discipline, video game mod https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/video_game_mod, Arachne collection ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Arachne_collection_ID, NOTAM https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NOTAM, begin and end of covered period ; covered period https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/begin_and_end_of_covered_period_;_covered_period, periphrasis https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/periphrasis, Kerala state school code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Kerala_state_school_code, The Latin Library author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_Latin_Library_author_ID, type code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/type_code, FEC campaign committee id https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/FEC_campaign_committee_id, Documenta Catholica Omnia author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Documenta_Catholica_Omnia_author_ID, Ex æquo with https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Ex_%C3%A6quo_with, EU Publication office ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/EU_Publication_office_ID, Supreme Court docket number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Supreme_Court_docket_number - External identifiers: National Library of Luxembourg ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/National_Library_of_Luxembourg_ID, Lebanese National Library ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Lebanese_National_Library_ID, National Library of Morocco ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/National_Library_of_Morocco_ID, National Library of Iceland ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/National_Library_of_Iceland_ID, Syriaca person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Syriaca_person_ID, Syriaca work ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Syriaca_work_ID, Flemish Public Libraries ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Flemish_Public_Libraries_ID, National Library of Russia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/National_Library_of_Russia_ID, National Library of Chile ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/National_Library_of_Chile_ID, ACMI ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ACMI_ID, Australian Suppliers Directory ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Australian_Suppliers_Directory_ID, Hazardous Chemical Information System ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Hazardous_Chemical_Information_System_ID, ANZCTR ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ANZCTR_ID, National Pollutant Inventory ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/National_Pollutant_Inventory_ID, AICS Chemical ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/AICS_Chemical_ID, PBS Manufacturer ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/PBS_Manufacturer_ID, PBS Drug Code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/PBS_Drug_Code, BIC of the Canary Islands ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/BIC_of_the_Canary_Islands_ID, Arachne object ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Arachne_object_ID, Gotlands museum https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Gotlands_museum, Indian Super League player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Indian_Super_League_player_ID, Premier Badminton League player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Premier_Badminton_League_player_ID, Colonial Frontier Massacres ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Colonial_Frontier_Massacres_ID, TheTVDB episode ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TheTVDB_episode_ID, Album of the Year artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Album_of_the_Year_artist_ID, Album of the Year album ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Album_of_the_Year_album_ID, HOV-ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/HOV-ID, Nosdéputés.fr identifiant https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Nosd%C3%A9put%C3%A9s.fr_identifiant, TikTok username https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TikTok_username, NosSénateurs.fr identifiant https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NosS%C3%A9nateurs.fr_identifiant, eBay username https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/eBay_username, Jaxsta profile ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Jaxsta_profile_ID, Jaxsta release ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Jaxsta_release_ID, Jaxsta recording ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Jaxsta_recording_ID, Musixmatch writer ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Musixmatch_writer_ID - Query examples: - places in Canada with no English label https://w.wiki/66x - Languages having the most usage examples in Wikidata's lexicographical data https://w.wiki/678 (source https://twitter.com/fagerving/status/1150006013476646912) - Map of places of residence of accused witches in Scotland, colour-coded by gender https://w.wiki/679 (source https://twitter.com/emcandre/status/1149712860211232768) - Symphonies written by Camille Saint-Saëns https://w.wiki/67A ( source https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/1150019980014100481)
Development
- Create docker image for wdqs version 0.3.2 (phab:T226939 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T226939) - Fix an issue with JSON output lacking qualifier hashes (phab:T227207 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T227207) - Track number of links to schema pages (phab:T218903 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T218903) - Disable Wikidata sitelinks in ProofreadPage namespaces (thanks to Matěj Suchánek) (phab:T227201 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T227201 ) - Fix a cache issue with the language of the "check entities against this schema" link (phab:T224594 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T224594) - Add EntitySchema extension to wikibase-docker bundle image ( phab:T226152 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T226152) - Enable JSON-LD support for Wikidata (phab:T220696 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T220696) - Add baserevid to WikibaseLexeme API module (phab:T225073 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T225073) - Extracting (and logging) Data Bridge parameters from edit links ( phab:T226994 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T226994) - Opening a modal with edit this link information (phab:T226996 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T226996) - Showing the current Wikidata value in edit modal (phab:T226997 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T226997) - Disabling interactive elements while saving on mobile termbox ( phab:T222886 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T222886)
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 - Suggested and open tasks https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Contribute/Suggested_and_open_tasks ! - 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