Hey everyone :)
Here's your summary of what's been happening around Wikidata over the past week.
Discussions
- Discussions about missing properties for Wikivoyage listings https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Sister_projects#Wikivoyage are progressing as enhancements are suggested
Events https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Press/Blogs https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Press_coverage
- Gotta catch 'em all if they are prime http://blog.johl.io/blog/2016/05/22/pokemon-prime/ - Paper: Are Superstar Artworks also Digital Superstars? Online Popularity of Worldfamous Artworks http://www.dhbenelux.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/51_Navarrete_FinalAbstract_DHBenelux2016_long.pdf - Upcoming: Wikicite https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiCite_2016 (session proposals https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiCite_2016/Proposals)
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- In about 2 weeks we will get the ArticlePlaceholder to more Wikipedias. Let us know if yours wants to be in. https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2016-May/008765.html
Did you know?
- Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: produced by https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2849, Wi-Fi https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2848, Google+ https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2847, wheelchair accessibility https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2846, RAN ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2845, incidence https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2844, Benezit ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2843, place of marriage https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2842, age of onset https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2841, NSC number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2840, gait https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2839 - Query examples: given names with most variations https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%3Fname%20%28COUNT%28%3FotherName%29%20AS%20%3Fcount%29%0AWHERE%0A%7B%0A%20%20%3Fname%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ202444%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP460%20%3FotherName.%0A%7D%0AGROUP%20BY%20%3Fname%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3Fcount%29%0ALIMIT%2010 (source with links to graphs https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/733060603787481088), papers about Wikidata https://query.wikidata.org/#%23papers%20about%20Wikidata%0ASELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20%28wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279*%29%20wd%3AQ191067.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP921%20wd%3AQ2013.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%7D (source https://twitter.com/nightrose/status/733300656522571776), memes https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%3Fmeme%20%3FmemeLabel%0AWHERE%0A%7B%0A%20%20%3Fmeme%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279*%20wd%3AQ978.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%7D (source https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/733371087891881984), cathedrals in Paris https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3FplaceLabel%20%3Fcoords%20%3Fimage%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ2977%20.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP131%20%3Fplace%20.%0A%20%20%3Fplace%20wdt%3AP131%20wd%3AQ90%20.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoords%20.%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage%20.%20%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22fr%22%20.%20%7D%0A%7D%20ORDER%20BY%20%3FplaceLabel%20%3FitemLabel (source https://twitter.com/PoulpyWP/status/734445120511217664), highest mountains in the universe https://query.wikidata.org/#%23Mountains%20over%208000%20elevation%0ASELECT%20%3Fsubj%20%3Flabel%20%3Fcoord%20%3Felev%20%0AWHERE%0A%7B%0A%09%3Fsubj%20wdt%3AP2044%20%3Felev%09filter%28%3Felev%20%3E%208000%29%20.%0A%09%3Fsubj%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoord%20.%0A%09SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%2Czh%22%20.%20%3Fsubj%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3Flabel%20%7D%20%0A%7D (source https://twitter.com/JonasTheDove/status/733741452220596224), Law & Order episodes https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20All%20Law%20%26%20Order%20episodes%20on%20Wikidata.%0A%23%20According%20to%20enwp%2C%20%E2%80%9C%5Ba%5D%20total%20of%20456%20original%20episodes%E2%80%A6%20aired%20before%20cancellation%E2%80%9D%20%28https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FList_of_Law_%2526_Order_episodes%29.%0A%23%20As%20of%20this%20writing%2C%20the%20query%20returns%20440%20results%2C%20so%20some%20episodes%20are%20missing%20%28either%20without%20item%20or%20lacking%20the%20necessary%20statements%20to%20match%20this%20query%29.%0A%0ASELECT%20%28SAMPLE%28%3FseasonNumber%29%20AS%20%3FseasonNumber%29%20%28SAMPLE%28%3FepisodeNumber%29%20AS%20%3FepisodeNumber%29%20%28SAMPLE%28%3Ftitle%29%20AS%20%3Ftitle%29%20%28MIN%28%3FpubDate%29%20AS%20%3FpubDate%29%20%3Fepisode%0AWHERE%0A%7B%0A%20%20%23%20All%20episodes%20should%20be%20instance%20of%20episode%20with%20series%20Law%20%26%20Order.%0A%20%20%3Fepisode%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ1983062%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP179%20wd%3AQ321423.%0A%20%20%23%20Many%20of%20them%20also%20have%20the%20season%20as%20series%2C%20so%20we%20can%20get%20episode%20and%20season%20number%20from%20qualifiers%20there.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fepisode%20p%3AP179%20%5B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20ps%3AP179%20%5B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%23%20the%20season%20also%20has%20series%20Law%20%26%20Order%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20p%3AP179%20%5B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20ps%3AP179%20wd%3AQ321423%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20pq%3AP1545%20%3FseasonNumber%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%5D%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%5D%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20pq%3AP1545%20%3FepisodeNumber%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%5D.%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fepisode%20wdt%3AP1476%20%3Ftitle.%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fepisode%20wdt%3AP577%20%3FpubDate.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AGROUP%20BY%20%3Fepisode%20%23%20make%20sure%20we%20return%20each%20episode%20only%20once%20%E2%80%93%20a%20few%20have%20multiple%20publication%20dates%2C%20for%20example%0AORDER%20BY%20IF%28BOUND%28%3FseasonNumber%29%2Cxsd%3Ainteger%28%3FseasonNumber%29%2C1000%29%20xsd%3Ainteger%28%3FepisodeNumber%29%20%3Ftitle (source https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/734481717621362693), things/people with most children https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%3Fparent%20%3FparentLabel%20%3Fcount%0AWHERE%0A%7B%0A%20%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20SELECT%20%3Fparent%20%28COUNT%28%3Fchild%29%20AS%20%3Fcount%29%0A%20%20%20%20WHERE%0A%20%20%20%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fparent%20wdt%3AP40%20%3Fchild.%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20GROUP%20BY%20%3Fparent%0A%20%20%20%20ORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3Fcount%29%0A%20%20%20%20LIMIT%2010%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3Fcount%29%0ALIMIT%2010 (source https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/732258844185927680)
Development
- Performance improvements in query service map display. - Fixed a focus issue in the suggester (phabricator:T135008 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T135008) - Further groundwork on Commons support - Fixed first issues that popped up after ArticlePlaceholder deployment based on feedback - Investigated and prepared fix for issue where files on Commons couldn't be deleted (phabricator:T135485 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T135485) - Finished work on language fallback in main part of header ( phabricator:T98014 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T98014)
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
I am coming back to the well known problem of entity type classification.
I thought that the problem was solved thanks to Wikidata, by selecting instanceOf: wdt:P31, wdt:P31/wdt:P279? or wdt:P279/wdt:P279* . But then all persons will of course be just “Person”, even Bill Clinton and Elvis Presley.
Then it’s tempting to say that the entity type of Persons should be its occupation - wdt:P106 - which works most of the times, except now Bill Clinton is a writer and Elvis Presley is an actor.
Have you thought about this?