*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week.*
Discussions
- Open request for adminship: ديفيد عادل وهبة خليل 2 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Administrator#.D8.AF.D9.8A.D9.81.D9.8A.D8.AF_.D8.B9.D8.A7.D8.AF.D9.84_.D9.88.D9.87.D8.A8.D8.A9_.D8.AE.D9.84.D9.8A.D9.84_2
Events https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events/ Press/Blogs https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage
- Economists in Wikidata: Opportunities of Authority Linking http://zbw.eu/labs/en/economists-in-wikidata-opportunities-of-authority-linking - FOSDEM, February 4-5th in Brussels https://fosdem.org/2017/ Come and talk about Wikidata with us! See also the talk about UX and users' needs for Wikidata https://fosdem.org/2017/schedule/event/osd_finding_user_needs/ - Web Search and Data Mining Conference, February 6-10th, Cambridge http://www.wsdm-conference.org/2017/
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- Data donation https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Data_donation: BBC Things ID (P1617) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1617 for news topics, kindly supplied by the BBC. All now uploaded, via Mix'n'Match - The StrepHit grant tool was renewed https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grants_talk:IEG/StrepHit:_Wikidata_Statements_Validation_via_References/Renewal&diff=0&oldid=16187358, so the Primary Sources tool can be improved in the future - The Bodleian Libraries (Oxford University) are looking for a Wikimedia data assistant https://twitter.com/BodEdLib/status/824963716932313089 to work on Wikidata
Did you know?
- Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: FIBA player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3542, MLB ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3541, NFL.com ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3539, fussballdaten.de ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3538, FootballDatabase.eu ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3537, euroleague.net ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3536, JapanTour ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3535, Australian Government Organisations Register ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3534, draftexpress.com ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3533, databaseFootball.com ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3532, AZBilliards ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3531, par https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3530, median income https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3529, Luding game ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3528, eurobasket.com ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3527, wisdenindia.com ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3526, acb.com ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3525, Simple Modular Architecture Research Tool ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3524, Rfam ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3523, NHL.com ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3522, EuroTour ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3521, databaseOlympics.com ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3520, Pfam ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3519, Smithsonian trinomial https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3518, Geographical Names Board of New South Wales ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3517, National Park Foundation ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3516, NPCA ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3515, U.S. National Geodetic Survey ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3514, peakware ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3513, means of locomotion https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3512, VGMDb label ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3511, Dagens Nyheter topic ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3509, Bivouac Mountain Encyclopedia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3507, Luding designer ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3506, BoardGameGeek designer ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3505, Florentine Inventario Palatina art ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3504, LombardiaBeniCulturali building ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3503, Ameblo username https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3502, Catholic rite https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3501, Ringgold identifier https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3500, Gentoo package https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3499 - Query examples: - Most articles about films in each Wikipedia https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%3FwikipediaLabel%20%3Ffilmcount%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fwikipedia%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ10876391%20.%0A%20%20%3Fwikipedia%20wdt%3AP424%20%3Fsprachcode%20.%0A%20%20%3Fwikipedia%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3FwikipediaLabel%20%0A%20%20FILTER%28lang%28%3FwikipediaLabel%29%20%3D%20%22de%22%29%20%0A%20%20%7B%20SELECT%20%3Fsprachcode%20%28COUNT%28DISTINCT%20%3Ffilm%29%20as%20%3Ffilmcount%29%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%09%3Ffilm%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ11424%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%09%3Farticle%20schema%3Aabout%20%3Ffilm%20.%20%0A%20%20%20%20%09%3Farticle%20schema%3AinLanguage%20%3Fsprachcode%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%20GROUP%20BY%20%3Fsprachcode%20%0A%20%20%7D%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%0A%7D%20ORDER%20BY%20DESC%20%28%3Ffilmcount%29%20LIMIT%2010 - Largest companies by revenue in USD https://query.wikidata.org/#PREFIX%20psv%3A%20%3Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.wikidata.org%2Fprop%2Fstatement%2Fvalue%2F%3E%20SELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%28GROUP_CONCAT%28DISTINCT%20%3FcounLabel%3B%20SEPARATOR%3D%22%2C%20%22%29%20AS%20%3Fcountry%29%20%28GROUP_CONCAT%28DISTINCT%20%3FhqLabel%3B%20SEPARATOR%3D%22%2C%20%22%29%20AS%20%3Fheadquarters%29%20%3Frevenue%20%3Frevenue_USD%20%3FunitLabel%20%3Fdate%20%20%0AWHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ4830453.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20p%3AP2139%20%3Fstatement.%0A%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP159%20%3Fhq.%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP17%20%3Fcoun.%20%7D%0A%20%20%3Fstatement%20wikibase%3Arank%20%3Frank.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fitem%20p%3AP2139%20%3Fstatement1.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fstatement1%20wikibase%3Arank%20wikibase%3APreferredRank.%0A%20%20%20%20FILTER%28%3Frank%20%21%3D%20wikibase%3APreferredRank%29%0A%20%20%20%20FILTER%28%3Fstatement1%20%21%3D%20%3Fstatement%29%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fstatement%20pq%3AP585%20%3Fdate.%20%7D%0A%20%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fstatement%20psv%3AP2139%20_%3Ab9.%0A%20%20%20%20_%3Ab9%20wikibase%3AquantityAmount%20%3Frevenue.%0A%20%20%20%20_%3Ab9%20wikibase%3AquantityUnit%20wd%3AQ4917.%0A%20%20%20%20BIND%28wd%3AQ4917%20AS%20%3Funit%29%0A%20%20%20%20BIND%28%3Frevenue%20AS%20%3Frevenue_USD%29%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20UNION%0A%20%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fstatement%20psv%3AP2139%20_%3Ab10.%0A%20%20%20%20_%3Ab10%20wikibase%3AquantityAmount%20%3Frevenue.%0A%20%20%20%20_%3Ab10%20wikibase%3AquantityUnit%20%3Funit.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Funit%20p%3AP2284%20%3Funit_statement.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Funit_statement%20wikibase%3Arank%20%3Funit_rank.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Funit_statement%20psv%3AP2284%20_%3Ab11.%0A%20%20%20%20_%3Ab11%20wikibase%3AquantityUnit%20wd%3AQ4917.%0A%20%20%20%20_%3Ab11%20wikibase%3AquantityAmount%20%3Fusd.%0A%20%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Funit%20p%3AP2284%20%3Funit_statement1.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Funit_statement1%20%28psv%3AP2284%2Fwikibase%3AquantityUnit%29%20wd%3AQ4917.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Funit_statement1%20wikibase%3Arank%20wikibase%3APreferredRank.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20FILTER%28%3Funit_rank%20%21%3D%20wikibase%3APreferredRank%29%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20FILTER%28%3Funit_statement1%20%21%3D%20%3Funit_statement%29%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20BIND%28%3Frevenue%20*%20%3Fusd%20AS%20%3Frevenue_USD%29%0A%20%20%20%20FILTER%28%3Funit%20%21%3D%20wd%3AQ4917%29%0A%20%20%20%20FILTER%28%3Funit_rank%20%21%3D%20wikibase%3ADeprecatedRank%29%0A%20%20%20%20FILTER%28%21BOUND%28%3Funit_statement1%29%29%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%0A%20%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22%20.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3FitemLabel%20.%0A%20%20%3Fcoun%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3FcounLabel%20.%0A%20%20%3Fhq%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3FhqLabel%20.%0A%20%20%3Funit%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3FunitLabel%20.%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20FILTER%28%3Frank%20%21%3D%20wikibase%3ADeprecatedRank%29%0A%20%20FILTER%28%21BOUND%28%3Fstatement1%29%29%0A%7D%0AGROUP%20BY%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Frevenue%20%3Frevenue_USD%20%3FunitLabel%20%3Fdate%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3Frevenue_USD%29%0ALIMIT%2015 - Characters whose actors died recently https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3FactorLabel%20%3FcharacterLabel%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%7B%20%5B%5D%20p%3AP161%20%5B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20ps%3AP161%20%3Factor%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20pq%3AP453%20%3Fcharacter%0A%20%20%20%20%5D.%0A%20%20%7D%20UNION%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fcharacter%20wdt%3AP175%20%3Factor.%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%3Fcharacter%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ95074.%0A%20%20%3Factor%20wdt%3AP570%20%3Fdied.%0A%20%20FILTER%28%3Fdied%20%3E%3D%20NOW%28%29-%22P50D%22%5E%5Exsd%3Aduration%29.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AORDER%20BY%20%3Factor (source https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/825442291586330624) - Stock-listed US companies with founders who (or whose parents) were born outside the US https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20stock-listed%20US%20companies%20with%20founders%20who%20%28or%20whose%20parents%29%20were%20born%20outside%20the%20US%0ASELECT%20%3FcompanyLabel%20%28GROUP_CONCAT%28DISTINCT%20%3FfounderLabel%3B%20separator%3D%22%2C%20%22%29%20AS%20%3Ffounders%29%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fcompany%20wdt%3AP112%20%3Ffounder%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP17%20wd%3AQ30.%0A%20%20FILTER%20EXISTS%20%7B%20%3Fcompany%20wdt%3AP414%7Cwdt%3AP249%20%5B%5D.%20%7D%0A%20%20%3Ffounder%20%28wdt%3AP22%7Cwdt%3AP25%29%3F%2Fwdt%3AP19%20%3FplaceOfBirth.%0A%20%20MINUS%20%7B%20%3FplaceOfBirth%20wdt%3AP17%20wd%3AQ30.%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Ffounder%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3FfounderLabel.%20FILTER%28LANG%28%3FfounderLabel%29%20%3D%20%22en%22%29.%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fcompany%20wdt%3AP2403%7Cwdt%3AP2137%7Cwdt%3AP2139%7Cwdt%3AP2226%7Cwdt%3AP2295%20%3Fmoney.%20%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AGROUP%20BY%20%3FcompanyLabel%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%28MAX%28%3Fmoney%29%29%20%3FcompanyLabel (source https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/825450518390722560) - Wizards from Harry Potter and their houses/groups https://query.wikidata.org/embed.html#%23defaultView%3AGraph%0ASELECT%20%3Fwizard%20%3FwizardLabel%20%3FgroupLabel%20%3Fgroup%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%3Fwizard%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ15298259%3B%20%23%20in%20Harry%20Potter%20universe%20%20%0A%20%20wdt%3AP463%20%3Fgroup.%0ASERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22%20%7D%0A%7D (source https://twitter.com/mlpoulter/status/824592846003003393) - Newest WikiProjects https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProjects: Wikidata:WikiProject Companies https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Companies - Newest database reports: film festivals this month https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Movies/lists/film_festivals_this_month
Development
- RDF exports will contain sitelink page names as strings in addition to the URLs (phab:T148923 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T148923) - Switching the remaining special pages for labels, descriptions and aliases to the OOUI design (phab:T48248 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T48248) - Finalizing the security review of the Cognate extension for Wiktionary (phab:T149082 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T149082) - We plan to provide og:image Open Graph tags for sharing Item pages in social networks (phab:T51859 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T51859) - Introducing a new test framework for special pages (phab:T69122 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T69122) - Refactoring the wbeditentity API to work with the new Lexeme entity type (phab:T154288 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T154288) - Added docs/change-op-serializations.wiki https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/diffusion/EWBA/browse/master/docs/change-op-serializations.wiki documenting how to use the wbeditentity API - Added a CREDITS https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/diffusion/EWBA/browse/master/CREDITS file to the Wikibase code base, listing all authors
You can see all open tickets related to Wikidata here https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/query/4RotIcw5oINo/#R. Monthly Tasks
- Hack on one of these https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/query/R8GRzX1eH0tb/#R. - Help develop the next summary here! https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next - 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 pages in your own language! - Help merge identical items https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Pasleim/projectmerge across Wikimedia projects. - 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 - proposals needing attention https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Attention_needed