*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 and Wikibase office hour, April 7th, 18:00 Berlin time (UTC+2) in the Wikidata Telegram group https://t.me/joinchat/AZriqUj5UagVMHXYzfZFvA - Upcoming: Online Wikidata editathon in Swedish #6 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Swedish_online_editathon#Meetup_#6, March 29 - Postponed: Wikimania Bangkok is postponed until 2021 https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2020-March/094536.html
Press, articles, blog posts https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage
- Wikidata as a knowledge graph for the life sciences https://elifesciences.org/articles/52614, Andra Waagmeester et.al. - Tensor Decompositions for Temporal Knowledge Base Completion https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Tensor-Decompositions-for-Temporal-Knowledge-Base-Lacroix-Obozinski/16295bf304c42f920d0db24875f89a350cdd8e62?email_index=0-0-0 ("Additionally, we propose a new dataset for knowledge base completion constructed from Wikidata ... for evaluating temporal and non-temporal link prediction methods.")
Tool of the week
- Wikidata Lexeme Forms https://tools.wmflabs.org/lexeme-forms allows quickly generating a new lexeme with all its forms in selected languages; you can also use the tool to add forms to an existing lexeme, or bulk upload many lexemes and forms at once.
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- A task force https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_India/COVID-19_task_force is formed under WikiProject India https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_India to work on 2020 coronavirus pandemic in India (Q84055514) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q84055514 - Important for tool maintainers: last steps of wb_terms table migration https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2020-March/013901.html (wb_terms is not updated anymore and will be renamed next week)
Did you know?
- Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: - General datatypes: food energy https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7971, quantity symbol https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7973, depicted format https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7984, electron configuration https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8000, endorsed by https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8001, ordered by https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8004, research subject recruitment status https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8005, footedness https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8006, IM channel https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8009, number of recoveries https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8010, number of clinical tests https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8011 - External identifiers: FandangoNow ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7970, CVR person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7972, Faculté des sciences de Nancy ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7974, Filmfront film ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7975, stargate-wiki.de article https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7976, AncientFaces person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7977, Decine21 ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7978, ACM Conference ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7979, Clavis Patrum Latinorum ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7980, ExoticA ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7981, Hrvatska enciklopedija ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7982, ACM Journal ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7983, Kanopy ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7985, Mirabile author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7986, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Graeca ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7987, Clavis Patrum Graecorum ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7988, Mirabile manuscript ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7989, Mirabile saint ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7990, Mirabile title ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7991, Poeti d'Italia in lingua latina author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7992, Treccani Dizionario di Filosofia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7993, Colecovision Zone ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7994, NHS Health A to Z ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7995, EH.Net Encyclopedia of Economic and Business History ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7996, Gry Online company ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7997, Podchaser podcast ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7998, Haz-Map ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7999, Social Security Death Index entry https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8002, ColecoVision.dk ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8003, US Bureau of Prisons Inmate Register Number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8007, Google Scholar case ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8008, Adventure Games series ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8012, Trakt.tv ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8013, Compendium heroicum ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8014, Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development English ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8015, Encyclopédie sur le développement des jeunes enfants ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8016 - New property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal to review: - General datatypes: tilt https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/tilt, Dog and cat breed registries https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Dog_and_cat_breed_registries, terminology https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/terminology, perpetrator https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/perpetrator, virtual tour https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/virtual_tour, victims https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/victims, décès https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/d%C3%A9c%C3%A8s, subpopulation 2 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/subpopulation_2, Institutionskennzeichen (IK) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Institutionskennzeichen_(IK), ODMP person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ODMP_person_ID, is metaclass for https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/is_metaclass_for, correct spelling https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/correct_spelling - External identifiers: Unified registration number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Unified_registration_number, AGROVOC ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/AGROVOC_ID, Forest Stewardship Council Certificate Code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Forest_Stewardship_Council_Certificate_Code, Forest Stewardship Council License Code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Forest_Stewardship_Council_License_Code, PIV Online ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/PIV_Online_ID, MusicBrainz genre ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/MusicBrainz_genre_ID, Curran Index Contributor ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Curran_Index_Contributor_ID, Curran Index Periodical ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Curran_Index_Periodical_ID, Artprice artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Artprice_artist_ID, Reta Vortaro https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Reta_Vortaro, National Register of Historic Monuments in Bosnia and Herzegovina ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/National_Register_of_Historic_Monuments_in_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina_ID, identifiant co-optimus.com https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identifiant_co-optimus.com, Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/%C3%96kumenisches_Heiligenlexikon_ID, Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Cult_of_Saints_in_Late_Antiquity_ID, CIRIS author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CIRIS_author_ID, motorsportstats.com series https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/motorsportstats.com_series, National-Football-Teams.com club ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/National-Football-Teams.com_club_ID, motorsportstats.com driver ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/motorsportstats.com_driver_ID, motorsportstats.com team ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/motorsportstats.com_team_ID, CAB ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CAB_ID, motorsportstats.com venue ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/motorsportstats.com_venue_ID, curlingzone.com ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/curlingzone.com_ID, Visit Tuscany ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Visit_Tuscany_ID - Query examples: - Most recent common ancestors of George W. Bush and Queen Elizabeth II https://w.wiki/KiQ - Notable people with COVID-19 by number of sitelinks https://w.wiki/KqP - COVID-19 case statistics for India https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_India/COVID-19_task_force/Queries:
- State-level map https://w.wiki/KzH - State-level line graph https://w.wiki/KtX - Lakes spanning at least 3 countries https://w.wiki/L2b (source https://twitter.com/slaettaratindur/status/1241807402187608067) - Michelin starred restaurants in Luxembourg https://w.wiki/L2d ( source https://twitter.com/Pymouss/status/1241723691865604096)
Development
- Federated properties: set up a test system (phab:T247734 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T247734) - ore work on search for remote properties (phab:T246349 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T246349) - Bridge: more work on messages about the license (phab:T238728 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T238728)
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