*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>
--
Léa Lacroix
Project Manager Community Communication for Wikidata
Wikimedia Deutschland e.V.
Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24
10963 Berlin
www.wikimedia.de
Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V.
Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter
der Nummer 23855 Nz. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für
Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207.