*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: WikidataCon 2019 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikidataCon_2019 on October 25-26. If you're not attending, you can follow most of the sessions remotely with live stream. - Upcoming: Wikidata's seventh birthday https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Seventh_Birthday, on October 29th. You can organize an event in your area and add it to the list! - Upcoming: Next Linked Data for Libraries LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group call: Finding GLAMs campaign cont. with OpenRefine demo, 22 October. Agenda https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rxo5dF5q6AVJ4xvBkBwCsy2nXdSqYdGHudZxPmSqKfk/edit?usp=sharing - Upcoming: Wikidata and Archival Metadata : opportunities and challenges for heritage institutions https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/LkPast-WD by Baptiste de Coulon https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:2le2im-bdc in Study day on Linked Data http://adochs.be/linking/, Brussels, Friday November 22th, 2019. - Past: Several sessions at Wikimedia CEE Meeting 2019 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_CEE_Meeting_2019 (11–13 October): - Wikidata content oriented projects https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_CEE_Meeting_2019/Programme/Submissions/Wikidata_content_oriented_projects, talk by Mārtiņš Bruņenieks (video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKYdRUXNdtQ&t=8762) - Using Wikidata as an Educational Platform https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_CEE_Meeting_2019/Programme/Submissions/Using_Wikidata_as_an_Educational_Platform, talk by Nebojša Ratković (video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKYdRUXNdtQ&t=10608) - Beyond the basics: Intermediate Wikidata tools https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_CEE_Meeting_2019/Programme/Submissions/Beyond_the_basics:_Intermediate_Wikidata_tools, workshop by Asaf Bartov (not recorded) - Your first Wikidata Lua infobox https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_CEE_Meeting_2019/Programme/Submissions/Your_first_Wikidata_Lua_infobox, workshop by Tobias Schönberg (not recorded)
Press, articles, blog posts https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage
- Querying Wikidata RDF with SQL using RDF2X https://medium.com/@david.prihoda/querying-wikidata-rdf-with-sql-using-rdf2x-324f18219adf?source=friends_link&sk=5f7c4155d5444c6c23b38f9d1ba1f7d7 - *Ozymandias in Canberra https://iphylo.blogspot.com/2019/08/ozymandias-in-canberra.html* - how the Atlas of Living Australia could be enhanced using Wikidata - *Knowledge Graph Consolidation by Unifying Synonymous Relationships https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-030-30793-6_16* - Jan-Christoph Kalo, et al. - PhD thesis: Candela Romero, Gustavo (2019). *Publicación y enriquecimiento semántico de datos abiertos en bibliotecas digitales* https://rua.ua.es/dspace/bitstream/10045/97353/1/tesis_gustavo_candela_romero.pdf (in Spanish). - Wikidata Wordmap https://esterpantaleo.github.io/wikidata_wordmap/
Tool of the week
- The *Wikidata Wor(l)dmap https://esterpantaleo.github.io/wikidata_wordmap/* is showing translations of the same concept on a world map. To use it, type a word (for example "water") in the search field, then observe the map. You can zoom in the map. The data comes from Wikidata item labels and the coordinate location property of the language.
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- Wikidata won an Open Publishing Award https://openpublishingawards.org/ (description https://openpublishingawards.org/index.php/wikidata/). - Panandâ https://pananda.sector4f.com/, a mobile app powered by Wikidata (and Wikimedia Commons), was selected https://www.facebook.com/gdgphilippines/posts/1659621320836459 as one of the five finalists in the App for Social Good category in the Android Masters 2019 competition organized by Google Developer Group Philippines. The final event will be held on November 16. - Issue with Wikidata Query Service: aggregate variables can no longer reuse the names of other variables (T235540 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T235540). - You can translate labels in the background image of Wikidata front page by adding translation to this file https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/File:Wikidata_nodes_in_white.svg
Did you know?
- Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: - General datatypes: image backside https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7417, frontside image https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7418, gender educated https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7419, image with frame https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7420, line(s) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7421, minimum temperature record https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7422, glacier status https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7442, number of processor threads https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7443, reason for preferred rank https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7452, creator's signature https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7457 - External identifiers: Professional Football League of Ukraine player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7423, Rotterdam City Archives actor ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7425, FreeBSD port https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7427, Bluetooth Declaration ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7428, Bundle ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7429, Dictionary of Sculptors in Britain ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7430, Wolfram Language quantity ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7431, Steam bundle ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7432, FantLab author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7433, NAD place ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7434, Eu-football.info referee ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7435, WorldReferee.com referee ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7436, FantLab award ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7437, FantLab publisher ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7438, FantLab work ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7439, FIG gymnast (no licence) identifier https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7440, WorldFootball.net competition ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7441, Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7444, Basis Wien person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7445, Basis Wien institution ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7446, Basis Wien event ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7447, Basis Wien object ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7448, NARCIS researcher ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7449, Turkish Football Federation Team ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7450, Czech Fortuna liga player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7451, 90minut.pl team ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7453, Soccerbase team ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7454, Transfermarkt.com match ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7455, AAAS keyword ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7456, Kinematoscope film ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7458 - New property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal to review: - General datatypes: MOHW HospID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/MOHW_HospID, graph diameter https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/graph_diameter, ICP filing https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ICP_filing, aspect https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/aspect, key col https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/key_col, key col of https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/key_col_of - External identifiers: FlashScore.com match ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/FlashScore.com_match_ID, GHR Conditions ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/GHR_Conditions_ID, Eu-football.info coach ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Eu-football.info_coach_ID, Soccerbase referee ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Soccerbase_referee_ID, Edvard Munchs correspondance person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Edvard_Munchs_correspondance_person_ID, Neliti Journal ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Neliti_Journal_ID, Broadway Photographs person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Broadway_Photographs_person_ID, National Marine Biological Library authority ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/National_Marine_Biological_Library_authority_ID, Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph Serviceperson ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Auckland_War_Memorial_Museum_Online_Cenotaph_Serviceperson_ID, iNaturalist place ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/iNaturalist_place_ID, dp.ru persons ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/dp.ru_persons_ID, IISG ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IISG_ID, ifixit ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ifixit_ID, Wolfram Language entity type https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Wolfram_Language_entity_type, CinemaRx person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CinemaRx_person_ID, Kinématoscope - Literary work https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Kin%C3%A9matoscope_-_Literary_work, Kinématoscope - Film director https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Kin%C3%A9matoscope_-_Film_director, Kinématoscope - Writer https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Kin%C3%A9matoscope_-_Writer, Stathletics-ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Stathletics-ID, BDFutbol team ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/BDFutbol_team_ID - Query examples: - Map of châteaux in the French world heritage site "the Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes" https://w.wiki/AQs (source https://twitter.com/slaettaratindur/status/1185636531433852929) - Graph of the personal relationships between Tekken characters and their fighting styles https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AGraph%0ASELECT%20%3Fitem1%20%3Fimage1%20%3Fitem1Label%20%3Frgb%20%3Fitem2%20%3Fimage2%20%3Fitem2Label%20%3FedgeLabel%0A%0AWITH%20%7B%0A%20%20SELECT%20%3Fitem1%20%3Frgb%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20SELECT%20%28%3Fcharacter%20as%20%3Fitem1%29%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fgame%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ7889.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fgame%20wdt%3AP179%20wd%3AQ219623.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fgame%20wdt%3AP674%20%3Fcharacter.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20UNION%0A%20%20%20%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%23%20Find%20sport%20-%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20SELECT%20%28%3Fsport%20as%20%3Fitem1%29%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fgame%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ7889.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fgame%20wdt%3AP179%20wd%3AQ219623.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fgame%20wdt%3AP674%20%3Fcharacter.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fcharacter%20wdt%3AP641%20%3Fsport.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20UNION%0A%20%20%20%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%23%20Find%20games%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20SELECT%20%28%3Fgame%20as%20%3Fitem1%29%20%3Frgb%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fgame%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ7889.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fgame%20wdt%3AP179%20wd%3AQ219623.%20%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20BIND%28%227FFF00%22%20as%20%3Frgb%29%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%0A%20%20%7D%0A%7D%20AS%20%25item1%0AWITH%20%7B%0A%20%20SELECT%20%28%3Fitem1%20AS%20%3Fitem2%29%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20INCLUDE%20%25item1.%0A%20%20%7D%0A%7D%20AS%20%25item2%0AWHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20INCLUDE%20%25item1%20.%0A%20%20INCLUDE%20%25item2%20.%0A%20%20%3Fitem1%20%3Fwdt%20%3Fitem2%20.%0A%20%20%3Fedge%20wikibase%3AdirectClaim%20%3Fwdt%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20a%20wikibase%3AProperty%20.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem1%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage1%20.%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem2%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage2%20.%20%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D (source https://twitter.com/JeanFred/status/1186197330468442112) - Timeline of the chief ministers of Haryana and Maharashtra https://w.wiki/AWk (source https://twitter.com/wikidataindia/status/1186167733253074944) - Language representation of descriptions in Wikidata for objects connected to Ksamsök https://w.wiki/AWn (source https://twitter.com/salgo60/status/1185827875850739717) - Cricketers who have ever played on an Indian Super League team https://w.wiki/AWp (source https://twitter.com/wikidataindia/status/1185805345332973568)
Development
- Fixed the DuplicateReferences gadget that was broken due to refactoring work needed to make pages load faster and development easier ( phab:T234094 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T234094) - Wikidata Bridge: restricting the length of string value inputs ( phab:T229241 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T229241) - research delayed kicking in of Bridge (phab:T233305 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T233305) - enable/disable save button depending on Bridge state (phab:T230342 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T230342) - More work on reducing the resource loader modules - More work on tainted references
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