*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week.* Discussions
- Closed request for adminship: 1997kB https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Administrator/1997kB, welcome on board! - Closed request for comments: Adopt a username policy https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/Adopt_a_username_policy
Events https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events
- Past: lecture on Wikidata and Mix'n'Match https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E4OFIAqV8Cx4Uep19iRHfHXIr-f09j8G/view at the Digital Humanities at Oxford Summer School, Oxford University, 24 June - Upcoming: Wikimania, 16-18 August in Stockholm. Full program https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2019:Program, list of Wikidata-related sessions https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Wikimania_2019 - Upcoming: Next Linked Data for Libraries LD4-Wikidata Affinity Group call discussing communication in Wikidata/Wikimedia communities, 30 July. Agenda https://docs.google.com/document/d/1C8AzcrX0Jps6010d7FjUAqRY0aLdww885tZQsi_bUg8/edit?usp=sharing
Press, articles, blog posts https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage
- Technical usability of Wikidata’s linked data - Evaluation of machine interoperability and data interpretability https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/f6d1/6eaf975af03a172c73843ff506592c952a04.pdf?_ga=2.219429597.519115585.1564069475-426632157.1564069475, by Nuno Freire and Antoine Isaac
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- Reminder: because of a database switch, Wikidata will be read-only on July 30th, between 05:00AM-05:30 AM UTC (Phabricator task https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T227063, help translate the banner https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=Centralnotice-tgroup-read_only_banner&task=view&filter=%21translated&action=translate ) - Scripts that use the Query Service need to be identified by user-agent header https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2019-July/013283.html - Structured Data on Commons - testing statements other than Depicts https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons_talk:Structured_data#Testing_support_for_all_statements is ongoing this week before release into production on Commons. - OpenRefine 3.2 https://github.com/OpenRefine/OpenRefine/releases/tag/3.2 was released - The config value mw.config.get('wbEntity') has been dropped in order to improve the page load time https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata//2019-July/013278.html
Did you know?
- Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: - General datatypes: IAAF competition category https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7069, video game mod of https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7075, typing discipline https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7078, shrinkage https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7079, specific absorption rate https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7080, quotation or excerpt https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7081, surface roughness https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7083, related category https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7084, start grade https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7086, inverse label item https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7087, end grade https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7095, privacy policy URL https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7101, start of covered period https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7103, end of covered period https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7104 - External identifiers: Album of the Year artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7050, Atlas of Living Australia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7051, Jaxsta profile ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7052, Indian Super League player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7053, misas.org Catholic church ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7054, Jaxsta release ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7055, Jaxsta recording ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7056, FEC Campaign Committee ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7057, National Library of Morocco ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7058, Premier Badminton League player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7059, NosSénateurs.fr identifier https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7060, Supreme Court docket number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7063, PBS Manufacturer ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7064, Kerala state school code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7065, Taxonomicon ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7066, Album of the Year album ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7067, Gotlands museum https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7068, Musixmatch writer ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7070, Qobuz artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7071, wiki on WikiApiary https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7072, extension on WikiApiary https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7073, skin on WikiApiary https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7074, Zaragoza public art ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7076, Paris Foreign Missions Society ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7077, TikTok username https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7085, AFCD PFKID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7089, Australian Marine Algal Name Index ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7090, Common Sense Media ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7091, FFR fencer ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7092, ABBBS Taxon ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7093, WaterNSW Rivers and Streams Site No. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7094, Lens ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7100, Grand Canyon Trust ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7102, LezWatch.TV actor ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7105, LezWatch.TV character ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7106, LezWatch.TV show ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7107 - New property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal to review: - General datatypes: estimated IQ https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/estimated_IQ, Manner of torture https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Manner_of_torture, date of the first one & date of the last one https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/date_of_the_first_one_%26_date_of_the_last_one, Glacier Status https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Glacier_Status, School code of the Ministry of Education, Taiwan https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/School_code_of_the_Ministry_of_Education,_Taiwan, bequest https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/bequest, Sells https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Sells, Opinion joined by https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Opinion_joined_by, ComingSoon.it film ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ComingSoon.it_film_ID, Acknowledgments https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Acknowledgments, copyright exemption https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/copyright_exemption, Subscribers https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Subscribers, external georeferencer URL https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/external_georeferencer_URL, 出演作品 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/%E5%87%BA%E6%BC%94%E4%BD%9C%E5%93%81, Bar https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Bar - External identifiers: Media Art Database console games ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Media_Art_Database_console_games_ID, Acharts artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Acharts_artist_ID, Acharts chart ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Acharts_chart_ID, Museu do Diamante ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Museu_do_Diamante_ID, CUP2002.RU person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CUP2002.RU_person_ID, Euro04.Ru person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Euro04.Ru_person_ID, Germany06.Ru person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Germany06.Ru_person_ID, 08euro.Ru person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/08euro.Ru_person_ID, WorldCup10.Ru person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/WorldCup10.Ru_person_ID, Gazeta.Ru Euro 2012 person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Gazeta.Ru_Euro_2012_person_ID, AMPAS collections person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/AMPAS_collections_person_ID, AMPAS collections film ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/AMPAS_collections_film_ID, Hiking Project ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Hiking_Project_ID, Douyin https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Douyin, Vidwan ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Vidwan_ID, AllTrails ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/AllTrails_ID, Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Archives_Directory_for_the_History_of_Collecting_in_America_ID, PEPC ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/PEPC_ID, Bureau des longitudes ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Bureau_des_longitudes_ID, Goibibo Hotel ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Goibibo_Hotel_ID, Cleartrip Hotel ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Cleartrip_Hotel_ID, identifier of french public Forest https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identifier_of_french_public_Forest, Rijksmonument complex ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Rijksmonument_complex_ID, Mojarto artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Mojarto_artist_ID, located on street with OSM relation ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/located_on_street_with_OSM_relation_ID, muenchenwiki.de article ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/muenchenwiki.de_article_ID - Query examples: - Settlements along the Way of Saint James in Basque Country https://w.wiki/6cX (source https://twitter.com/theklaneh/status/1155762007301378051) - Map of places of residence of accused witches in Scotland https://w.wiki/6cZ (source https://twitter.com/emcandre/status/1154777898647203843) - List of regional languages of France https://w.wiki/6ca (source https://twitter.com/ash_crow/status/1154339720660488193)
Development
- Re-evaluate supporting dcatap namespace https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T228297 (feel free to give feedback) - Data bridge: open modal with edit link information (phab:T226996 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T226996) - Show the current Wikidata value in the modal (phab:T226997 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T226997) - Add editing widget/input to client edit modal (phab:T226998 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T226998) - supporting baserevid request param in lexeme api endpoints ( phab:T217245 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T217245) - Fix new store code in order to continue the terms migration ( phab:T226008 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T226008) - Fix an issue with broken WikibaseQualityConstraints tests (phab:T228855 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T228855) - Fix issue that used to cause many fatals on production (phab:T227450 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T227450) - Drop wbEntity config in entity pages (phab:T85499 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T85499) - Fix an Internal error in Recent Changes for Lexeme (phab:T228996 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T228996) - Create better summaries for our wbeditentity endpoint (phab:T220696 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T220696) - Respect user's preference for thumbnail sizes on Wikidata (phab:T224189 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T224189) - Allow linking to Schemas in statements (phab:T214884 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T214884) - Fix a bug with Wikidata Tours (phab:T223999 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T223999) - Update accounting for WDQS lag in wikidata maxlag param (phab:T221774 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T221774) - More work on allowing accesing one wikibase instance from another ( phab:T214557 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T214557) - Deploy the mobile termbox on test.wikidata.org and fix various bugs - Show progress/activity on termbox mobile if a save request is still being processed (phab:T222890 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T222890 )
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