*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
- Ongoing - Wikidata contest for International Museum https://www.arte.go.it/event/concorso-wikidata-per-la-giornata-internazionale-del-museo-2021/ from May 3-18 2021 - Upcoming - OpenStreetMap TW x Wikidata Taiwan Taipei (Q1867) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1867 Meetup 2021-05-10 - Basics about SPARQL queries live on Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/belett and in French by Vigneron, May 11 at 18:00 CEST - Online Wikidata meetup in Swedish #62 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Swedish_online_editathon#Träff_#62, May 16 - Wikidata Bug triage hour https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events#Wikidata_bug_triage_hour about constraints, May 17 - COSCUP 2021 Call For Papers https://blog.coscup.org/2021/04/coscup-2021-cfp.html now open - Wikimedia Taiwan x NCKUHis Digital humanities Wikidata Workshop http://his.ncku.edu.tw/p/406-1190-220982,r3069.php?Lang=zh-tw National Cheng Kung University (Q706708) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q706708, 2021-05-29 ~ 2021-05-31
Press, articles, blog posts, videos https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage
- Blogs - WBStack setting changes, Federated properties, Wikidata entity mapping & more https://addshore.com/2021/05/wbstack-setting-changes-federated-properties-wikidata-entity-mapping-more/ (covering some of the recent UI and setting changes that happened on WBStack in the past months by Addshore https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Addshore - Academic ancestor graphs from Wikidata https://www.kmjn.org/notes/academic_ancestors_wikidata.html - Papers - Roderic D. M. Page, Wikidata and the Bibliography of Life https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106727511, doi: 10.1101/2021.05.04.442638 https://doi.org/10.1101%2F2021.05.04.442638 - Friederike Ehrhart, et al. A resource to explore the discovery of rare diseases and their causative genes (Q106708178) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106708178, doi: 10.1038/S41597-021-00905-Y https://doi.org/10.1038/S41597-021-00905-Y - Videos - SPARQL #Wikidata retour aux bases #3 - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQZBRVrKysE - Wikidata, Linked Data… all the data! Knowledge representation for everybody - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkPcUO6eZ5k - Wikidata Nigeria tutorials on YouTube - How to contribute to Wikidata https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzQWrxdtNP4, add statements for streets named after a person https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuO1bJhdbdQ - SPARQL Wikidata tutorial (in Portuguese) - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hrdZ9FWynA - LIVE Wikidata editing #42 - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdYcY6YmRDE, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/WikidataCommunity/permalink/2949456088672882/
Tool of the week
- User:Nikki/Ranker.js https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Nikki/Ranker.js adds a link to the Ranker tool next to every property on an entity page.
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- The Wikibase spring release is now available https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikibaseug@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/WW4LZJINT3PIG3DOYKTXIWVP3WAKWXCT/! This new release is compatible with MediaWiki 1.35 and it contains new features: Federated Properties, WikibaseManifest & Wikibase Pingback. - May 2021 Query Builder updates https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:Query_Builder#Query_Builder_update_-_May_2021: We finished usability testing of new features and incorporated feedback from users including people with visual impairments and RTL languages. It is now possible to query for dates and we're also looking into making the Query Builder discoverable from the Wikidata Query Service https://query.wikidata.org/. - Template:Generic queries for filmmakers https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Template:Generic_queries_for_filmmakers is a new wikidata template which defines generic SPARQL queries specific for filmmakers. - Template:Generic queries for occupations https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Template:Generic_queries_for_occupations is a new wikidata template with generic queries for items of items such as occupations or professions - Wikimedia Foundation 2021 Board Elections https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021 has been announced. Please sign-up as an Election Volunteer https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Election_Volunteers#1_-_50 if you'd like to support the elections. Election Volunteers serve as a bridge between the Elections Committee, the facilitation team and the movement.
Did you know?
- Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: - General datatypes: Digital Atlas of Idaho URL https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9519, identifier shared with lexeme https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9531, audio transcription https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9533 - External identifiers: MyBIS species ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9503, Beirut Arab University's Libraries title ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9504, Gardens of the Roman Empire ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9505, Ultime lettere di condannati a morte e di deportati della Resistenza italiana person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9506, NBM authority ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9507, MileSplit ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9508, Mixcloud ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9509, Forbes (Russia) profile ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9510, am.hayazg.info ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9511, bridgesport.ru player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9512, APA Dictionary of Psychology entry https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9513, The Draft Review ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9514, Nevada SHPO marker ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9515, IUCN Green List ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9516, National Association of Teachers of Singing member ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9517, Danmarks Tekniske Kulturarv book ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9518, Auschwitz Prisoners Database ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9520, Biology Online Biology Dictionary entry https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9521, Biblioteca di Santa Sabina ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9522, Senate of Romania person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9523, Chamber of Deputies of Romania person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9524, LMIC musician ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9525, Scholarpedia article ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9526, Historic Hawai‘i Foundation place ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9527, Digital Library of Armenian Literature author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9528, Den Danske Ordbog article ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9529, Den Danske Ordbog idiom ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9530, OpenCorporates register ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9532, Biblioteche della Custodia di Terra Santa a Gerusalemme ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9534, IBSF competition ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9535, SAIA authority ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9536, Football Association of Norway Club ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9537, music austria ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9538, Secondary Archive artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9539 - New property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal to review: - General datatypes: official podcast https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/official_podcast, Danish redlist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Danish_redlist_ID, Velocity Relative to Earth https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Velocity_Relative_to_Earth, athletics program https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/athletics_program, North Carolina session law https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/North_Carolina_session_law - External identifiers: vedidk ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/vedidk_ID, MyBIS protected area ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/MyBIS_protected_area_ID, COG ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/COG_ID, Badok ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Badok_ID, Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Christianity person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Biographical_Dictionary_of_Chinese_Christianity_person_ID, DTB-Gerätturner-ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/DTB-Ger%C3%A4tturner-ID, Encyclopedia of Renaissance Philosophy ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Encyclopedia_of_Renaissance_Philosophy_ID, UK Renewable Energy Planning Database ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/UK_Renewable_Energy_Planning_Database_ID, University of Washington Campus Map ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/University_of_Washington_Campus_Map_ID, Australian Music Centre composer ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Australian_Music_Centre_composer_ID, Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs - diplomatic mission IDs https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Romanian_Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_-_diplomatic_mission_IDs, SOUNZ work ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SOUNZ_work_ID, Canadian Music Centre Composer Showcase ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Canadian_Music_Centre_Composer_Showcase_ID, Repositório da Produção USP Person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Reposit%C3%B3rio_da_Produ%C3%A7%C3%A3o_USP_Person_ID, Online Archive of California finding aid ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Online_Archive_of_California_finding_aid_ID, SOSBrutalism ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SOSBrutalism_ID, Microlepidoptera.nl ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Microlepidoptera.nl_ID, OSDN project https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/OSDN_project, SOR bird ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SOR_bird_ID, Companies Registration Office (Ireland) Registration Number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Companies_Registration_Office_(Ireland)_Registration_Number, ToateAnimalele ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ToateAnimalele_ID, Muziekencyclopedie ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Muziekencyclopedie_ID - Query examples: - List of French firms without SIREN id (P1616) ordered by number of sitelinks with search links in annuaire-entreprises‧data‧gouv.fr https://w.wiki/3JQn : the query makes it easy to find the SIREN number (P1616) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1616 (source Property talk P1616 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property_talk:P1616) - Number of works per year by researchers supervised by Lars Kai Hansen https://w.wiki/3HQb (source https://twitter.com/fnielsen/status/1389958802569580548?s=19) - Count of sitelinks of Nigerians on Wikidata https://w.wiki/3C4b ( Source https://twitter.com/WikidataNigeria/status/1389162931011694594) - 30 largest cities with female mayor https://w.wiki/3JXw (Source https://twitter.com/kvistgaard/status/1391438065332260865) - Recent locations of boundary stones in Upper Lusatia (see pictures by clicking on the dots) https://w.wiki/3Jk3 (Source https://twitter.com/juliannyca/status/1389541433787535360) - Types of items in Australia that don't have identifier properties https://w.wiki/4yS (Source https://twitter.com/tobyhudson/status/1389407884924968961)
Development
- Omaha-Ponca language is now available for monolingual text properties. (phab:T265296 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T265296) - Added a meaningful error message when trying to use Special:EntityData with a Lexeme subentity like L123-F1 in cases where the Lexeme L123 was redirected to another Lexeme (phab:T257494 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T257494) - Changed the “type” and “value type” constraints to ignore deprecated values (phab:T170401 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T170401) - Working on rendering empty claims in JSON as `claims: {}` instead of `claims: []` phab:T241422 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T241422) - Investigating some issues with page_props missing on Commons wiki after adding sitelinks to Commons categories (phab:T280627 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T280627) - Removed Google Knowledge Graph Id (P2671) and Wolfram Language entity code (P4839) from the Property Suggestions as they are usually not useful suggestions (phab:T280779 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T280779)
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