Hey folks :)
Here is your summary of what's been happening around Wikidata over the past
week.
Discussions
- Closed request for adminship: Mahir256
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Administrator/Mahir256>
(as successful)
Events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events>/
Press/Blogs
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage>
- Getting data from Wikidata into WordPress custom taxonomy
<https://blogs.pjjk.net/phil/getting-data-wikidata-wordpress-custom-taxonomy/>
- PIDapalooza <https://pidapalooza.org/> - Girona, 23-24
January,with a session
on PIDs in Wikidata <http://sched.co/Cwmd> by Andy Mabbett
- The EuropeanaTech Call for Proposals is open till February 7
<https://easychair.org/cfp/europeanatech2018>. Themes are Data,
Discovery, Delivery. The conference will take place in Rotterdam, NL, May
15-16, 2018.
- Call for papers for Celtic Knot conference is open
<https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Cynhadledd_Celtic_Knot_2018>
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- Nominations for the Steward elections are open
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Stewards/Elections_2018>
- Grant proposal for GlobalFactSync
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/DBpedia/GlobalFactSync>
- repology <https://repology.org> is a nice new project about software
packages with the help of Wikidata. They have a list of potentially
outdated packages on Wikidata
<https://repology.org/metapackages/?inrepo=wikidata&outdated=1> that
might need updating or fixing.
- Painters <https://tools.wmflabs.org/mix-n-match/painters.php> gives
you a list of paintings that don't have a creator statement but "painting
by" in the description
- Big City Lights: where are the cities whose items are most used across
the Wikimedia projects?
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Wikidata_Concepts_Monitor/WDCM_Journal#§_WDCM_Journal,_18._January_2018._Big_City_Lights>
Did you know?
- Newest properties
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>:
- General datatypes: Commons compatible image available at URL
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4765>, is a hydrated form of
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4770>, biological phase
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4774>, lot number
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4775>, MAC Address Block
Large ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4776>, has boundary
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4777>
- External identifiers: SRCBB coach ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4751>, Manus Online ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4752>, Ecocrop ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4753>, Harvard botanical
journal ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4754>, UK railway
station code <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4755>, V Live
channel ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4756>, Songwriters
Hall of Fame ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4757>, MONA
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4758>, Luminous-Lint ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4759>, LTI Korea Library ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4760>, Images d'Art artwork
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4761>, Common Database on
Designated Areas ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4762>, crates.io
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4763>, Arcade artwork ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4764>, Australian honours ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4766>, cinematografo company
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4767>, cinematografo name
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4768>, GameRankings game
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4769>, compArt
institution ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4771>, compArt
person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4772>, MobyGames
company ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4773>, USA Rugby
player ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4778>, MYmovies
actor ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4779>, MYmovies
movie ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4780>, MYmovies
director ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4781>, Movieplayer
characters ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4782>, Movieplayer
film ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4783>, Movieplayer
TV-series ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4784>, MYmovies
name ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4785>
- Query examples:
- Map of nuclear tests
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AMap%0Aselect%20%3Fbooks%20%3FbooksLabel%20%3Fdate%20%3Fcoord%20%3Fimage%20WHERE%0A%7B%0A%3Fbooks%20wdt%3AP31%20%20wd%3AQ210112%20%20%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoord%20.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Fbooks%20wdt%3AP571%20%3Fdate%20.%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Fbooks%20wdt%3AP18%7Cwdt%3AP154%20%3Fimage%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%2C%20fr%2C%20de%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%20>
(source <https://twitter.com/SciHiBlog/status/953009741680214018>)
- Languages with more than one writing system
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20languages%20with%20more%20than%20one%20writing%20system%0ASELECT%20%3Flanguage%20%3FlanguageLabel%20%28COUNT%28%3FwritingSystem%29%20AS%20%3Fcount%29%20%28GROUP_CONCAT%28%3FwritingSystemLabel%3B%20separator%20%3D%20%22%2C%20%22%29%20AS%20%3FwritingSystems%29%20WITH%20%7B%0A%20%20SELECT%20%3Flanguage%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Flanguage%20p%3AP282%2Fps%3AP282%20%3FwritingSystem.%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20GROUP%20BY%20%3Flanguage%0A%20%20HAVING%28COUNT%28%3FwritingSystem%29%20%3E%201%29%0A%7D%20AS%20%25languages%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20INCLUDE%20%25languages.%0A%20%20%3Flanguage%20p%3AP282%2Fps%3AP282%20%3FwritingSystem.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Flanguage%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3FlanguageLabel.%0A%20%20%20%20%3FwritingSystem%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3FwritingSystemLabel.%0A%20%20%7D%0A%7D%0AGROUP%20BY%20%3Flanguage%20%3FlanguageLabel%0AHAVING%28%3Fcount%20%3E%201%29%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3Fcount%29%20ASC%28%3FlanguageLabel%29>
(source <https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/953959895535161344>)
- Subclasses of malware
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AGraph%0APREFIX%20gas%3A%20%3Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.bigdata.com%2Frdf%2Fgas%23%3E%0A%0ASELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Fpic%20%3FlinkTo%0AWHERE%0A%7B%0A%20%20SERVICE%20gas%3Aservice%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20gas%3Aprogram%20gas%3AgasClass%20%22com.bigdata.rdf.graph.analytics.SSSP%22%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20gas%3Ain%20wd%3AQ14001%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20gas%3AtraversalDirection%20%22Reverse%22%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20gas%3Aout%20%3Fitem%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20gas%3Aout1%20%3Fdepth%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20gas%3AmaxIterations%204%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20gas%3AlinkType%20wdt%3AP279%20.%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP279%20%3FlinkTo%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fpic%20%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7Bbd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22%20%7D%0A%7D>
(source <https://twitter.com/WikiDigi/status/954058770862215169>)
- Male actors who starred in a trilogy of movies when they were in
their 20s and then no fewer than 40 years later played the same character
again
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20male%20actors%20who%20starred%20in%20a%20trilogy%20of%20movies%20when%20they%20were%20in%20their%2020s%20and%20then%20no%20fewer%20than%2040%20years%20later%20played%20the%20same%20character%20again%0A%23%20source%3A%20https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2F%40hitRECordJoe%2Fa-new-old-skywalker-253efda3809c%2C%2013th%20paragraph%0A%23%20%28%E2%80%9Cyoung%E2%80%9D%2C%20%E2%80%9Cprotagonist%E2%80%9D%20and%20%E2%80%9Cas%20an%20older%20man%E2%80%9D%20are%20elided%3B%20%E2%80%9Cactor%E2%80%9D%20is%20taken%20to%20be%20implied%20by%20a%20%E2%80%9Ccast%20member%E2%80%9D%20statement%20on%20a%20movie%20without%20requiring%20an%20%E2%80%9Coccupation%E2%80%9D%20statement%20on%20the%20actor%29%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Factor%20%3FactorLabel%20%3FcharacterLabel%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Factor%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ5%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP21%20wd%3AQ6581097%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP569%20%3Fdob.%0A%20%20%3Fmovie1%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ11424%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP179%20%3Ftrilogy%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20p%3AP161%20%5B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20ps%3AP161%20%3Factor%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20pq%3AP453%20%3Fcharacter%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%5D%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP577%20%3Fmovie1Publication.%0A%20%20%3Ftrilogy%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ13593818.%0A%20%20FILTER%28%3Fdob%20%2B%20%22P20Y%22%5E%5Exsd%3Aduration%20%3C%3D%20%3Fmovie1Publication%20%26%26%20%3Fmovie1Publication%20%3C%20%3Fdob%20%2B%20%22P30Y%22%5E%5Exsd%3Aduration%29%0A%20%20%3Fmovie2%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ11424%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20p%3AP161%20%5B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20ps%3AP161%20%3Factor%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20pq%3AP453%20%3Fcharacter%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%5D%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP577%20%3Fmovie2Publication.%0A%20%20FILTER%28%3Fmovie1Publication%20%2B%20%22P40Y%22%5E%5Exsd%3Aduration%20%3C%20%3Fmovie2Publication%29%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/WikidataFacts/status/954134597096427520>
- see whole thread for more)
- Bands from the UK whose member's average age is at least 70
<https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%3Fband%20%3FbandLabel%20%28AVG%28%3Fage%29%20AS%20%3FavgAge%29%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fband%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ215380%20.%0A%20%20%3Fband%20%28p%3AP740%2Fps%3AP740%2Fp%3AP17%2Fps%3AP17%29%7C%28p%3AP495%2Fps%3AP495%29%20wd%3AQ145%20.%20%23%20country%20of%20inception%20%2F%20country%20of%20origin%3B%20Q145%20is%20UK%0A%20%20%3Fband%20p%3AP527%20%3Fms%20.%0A%20%20%3Fms%20ps%3AP527%20%3Fmember%20.%0A%20%20FILTER%20NOT%20EXISTS%20%7B%20%3Fms%20pq%3AP582%20%5B%5D%20%7D%20.%0A%20%20%3Fmember%20p%3AP569%2Fps%3AP569%20%3Fdob%20.%0A%20%20BIND%20%28YEAR%28NOW%28%29%29%20-%20YEAR%28%3Fdob%29%20AS%20%3Fage%29%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%20%0AGROUP%20BY%20%3Fband%20%3FbandLabel%0AHAVING%20%28AVG%28%3Fage%29%20%3E%3D%2070%20%26%26%20COUNT%28%3Fage%29%20%3E%201%29%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3FavgAge%29>
(source <https://twitter.com/korenchkin/status/955410384323792898>)
- Disney movie narrative locations
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23Disney%20animated%20movies%20and%20their%20narrative%20location%20on%20a%20map%0A%23defaultView%3AMap%0ASELECT%20%3Fmovie%20%3FmovieLabel%20%3Fnarrative_location%20%3Fnarrative_locationLabel%20%3Fcoordinates%20%3Fcompany%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%3Fmovie%20wdt%3AP840%20%3Fnarrative_location%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ29168811%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP272%20%3Fcompany%20.%0A%20%20%20%3Fcompany%20wdt%3AP127%2a%20wd%3AQ7414%20.%0A%20%20%20%3Fnarrative_location%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoordinates%20.%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/csl_/status/955506614085316608>)
Development
- Worked on persistent editing of grammatical features of a lexeme’s
form (phab:T173742 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T173742>)
- Made diffs for statements, grammatical features and representations of
a form work (phab:T182424 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T182424>)
- Turned off access to lexicographical data from the clients for now (
phab:T178904 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T178904>)
- Started logging warning on pages that use too many items (phab:T184319
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T184319>)
- Added support for relation
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2309> instance or subclass of
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30208840> in the constraint checks (
phab:T169858 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T169858>)
- Now also checking single value
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19474404> and multi value
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21510857> constraints on qualifiers and
references (phab:T175566 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T175566>)
- Now also checking difference within range
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21510854> constraints on qualifiers and
references (phab:T175565 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T175565>)
- Fixed a bug with duplicate items in “distinct values” violation
message in the constraint checks gadget (phab:T184705
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T184705>)
You can see all open tickets related to Wikidata here
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/query/4RotIcw5oINo/#R>.
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>
Anything to add? Please share! :)
Cheers
Lydia
--
Lydia Pintscher -
http://about.me/lydia.pintscher
Product Manager 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.