*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week.* Discussions
- Closed request for adminship: Stanglavine https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Administrator/Stanglavine (welcome onboard!) - New request for comments: Countries, subdivisions, and disputed territories https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/Countries,_subdivisions,_and_disputed_territories - Closed request for comments: Talk pages consultation 2019 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/Talk_pages_consultation_2019
Events https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events
- Upcoming: Wikidata IRC office hour, April 9th at 16:30 UTC (18:30 in Berlin) https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Wikidata+IRC+office+hour&iso=20190409T1630&p1=%3A&ah=1 - Upcoming: Wikidata meetup in Berlin https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Berlin/2019-04-14, April 14th in Wikibär - Upcoming: Wikidata meetup in Paris https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Paris, April 19th - Upcoming: The Celtic Knot Conference https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Celtic_Knot_Conference_2019, dedicated to languages on the Wikimedia projects, will take place in Cornwall on July 4-5. Call for submissions is now open https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Richard_Nevell_(WMUK)/Sandbox
Press, articles, blog posts https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage
- Using Wikidata’s entities and ontology to measure how much attention content receives https://blog.parse.ly/post/8414/among-atts-entertainment-assets-game-of-thrones-gets-the-most-attention-heres-we-used-wikidatas-entities-and-ontology-to-find-that-out/, by Conrad Lee on Parse.ly
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- [Breaking change] Empty containers in JSON outputs will be serialized as empty object "{}" https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2019-April/012891.html - [Breaking change] A new status of constraint will be enabled https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2019-April/012910.html, causing some changes in the WikibaseQualityConstraints constraint checking API https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2019-April/012911.html - The Wikimedia URL shortener will be launched on 11 April; see Wikidata:URLShortener https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:URLShortener. It will not be immediately incorporated into the Query Service but the feature is planned. - The Library of the African Studies Centre in Leiden compiled an experimental web dossier https://www.ascleiden.nl/content/webdossiers/southern-african-women-writers which combines the components of a classical ASCL web dossier with features offered by Wikidata. - The gender gap tool Delenezh https://www.denelezh.org/ is online again and now hosted by Wikimedia France - New tool: Related Properties https://tools.dicare.org/properties/, exploring Wikidata properties by the similarity of their use (see blog post https://www.lehir.net/exploring-wikidata-properties-by-the-similarity-of-their-use/ by Envlh https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Envlh) - Property statistics on Wikiprojects: sum of all paintings https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_sum_of_all_paintings/Property_statistics, video games https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Video_games/Statistics/Platform
Did you know?
- Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: - General datatypes: stroke order https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6655, CHVRS Classification https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6657, Classification RCQ https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6658, musical quotation or excerpt https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6670 - External identifiers: Democracy Club Election ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6649, Martindale-Hubbell profile https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6650, Sumo Reference ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6652, ETS Designated Institution code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6653, Periscope pscp.tv https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6654, BHCL ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6656, Baden-Württemberg protected area ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6659, Rxivist author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6660, Rxivist preprint ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6661, Springboks Rugby Player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6662, Utpictura18 artwork ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6663, Le Vif tag ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6664, Pro-Linux.de DBApp ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6665, Libregamewiki ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6666, MARGS ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6667, theatre-contemporain.net ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6668, FIS telemark skier ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6669 - New property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal to review: - General datatypes: Arcade system https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Arcade_system, Audio system https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Audio_system, IANA time zone identifier https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IANA_time_zone_identifier, has sequenced genome https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/has_sequenced_genome, WMF short URL https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/WMF_short_URL, translated to (language translation) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/translated_to_(language_translation) - External identifiers: OpenEdition books ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/OpenEdition_books_ID, OpenEdition ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/OpenEdition_ID, MassBank Accession ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/MassBank_Accession_ID, identyfikator sztuki w e-teatr.pl https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identyfikator_sztuki_w_e-teatr.pl, identifiant GameFAQs d'un jeu https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identifiant_GameFAQs_d%27un_jeu, CIN ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CIN_ID, New York City Neighborhood Tabulation area ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/New_York_City_Neighborhood_Tabulation_area_ID, Alexander Turnbull Library Name ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Alexander_Turnbull_Library_Name_ID, Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG cards ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Yu-Gi-Oh!_TCG_cards_ID, DCMI metadata term https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/DCMI_metadata_term, CroRec ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CroRec_ID, Radio Courtoisie program ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Radio_Courtoisie_program_ID, Russia.tv actor profile ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Russia.tv_actor_profile_ID, LNB Coach id https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/LNB_Coach_id, Sachsen Schutzgebiete-ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Sachsen_Schutzgebiete-ID, Dictionnaire des Vendéens ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Dictionnaire_des_Vend%C3%A9ens_ID, Trainline ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Trainline_ID - Query examples: - Public art in London https://query.wikidata.org/#%23Map%20of%20public%20art%20in%20London%0A%23defaultView%3AMap%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Fimage%20%3Fcoor%0AWHERE%0A%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP136%20wd%3AQ557141%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP131%20%3Fsub0%20.%20%3Fsub0%20%28wdt%3AP131%29%2a%20wd%3AQ23939248%3B%0A%20%20%0A%09OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoor%20%7D%0A%09OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage%20%7D%20%20%0A%09SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22%20%20%7D%20%0A%7D (source https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Wikipedia:WikiProject_Public_Art/London/Wikidata ) - Software titles that have their own mascot https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Fmascot%20%3FmascotLabel%20%3Fimage%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20%28wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%29%20wd%3AQ7397%3B%0A%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP822%20%3Fmascot.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fmascot%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage.%20%7D%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/WikiDigi/status/1113045383989538817) - Wikipedia articles using a transgender person’s deadname in the title https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20Wikipedia%20articles%20and%20other%20wiki%20pages%20using%20a%20transgender%20person%E2%80%99s%20deadname%20in%20the%20title%0A%23%20%28this%20query%20only%20checks%20the%20given%20name%20of%20a%20person%29%0ASELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Farticle%20%3Ftitle%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ5%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%23%20transgender%20or%20non-binary%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP21%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ17884%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%23%20deadnames%20are%20any%20names%20with%20an%20end%20time%20qualifier%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20p%3AP735%20%5B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20ps%3AP735%2Fwdt%3AP1705%20%3Fdeadname%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20pq%3AP582%20%3FdeadnameEndTime%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%5D.%0A%20%20%23%20find%20articles%20%28any%20project%2C%20not%20just%20Wikipedias%29%20containing%20the%20deadname%0A%20%20%3Farticle%20schema%3Aabout%20%3Fitem%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20schema%3Aname%20%3Ftitle.%0A%20%20FILTER%28CONTAINS%28%3Ftitle%2C%20%3Fdeadname%29%29%0A%20%20%23%20remove%20articles%20that%20actually%20use%20the%20new%20name%2C%20but%20it%E2%80%99s%20a%20variant%20of%20the%20deadname%20%28e.%E2%80%AFg.%20Andrej%20%E2%86%92%20Andreja%29%20so%20they%20contain%20the%20deadname%20as%20well%0A%20%20FILTER%20NOT%20EXISTS%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fitem%20p%3AP735%20%3FnameStatement.%0A%20%20%20%20MINUS%20%7B%20%3FnameStatement%20pq%3AP582%20%3FnameEndTime.%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%3FnameStatement%20ps%3AP735%2Fwdt%3AP1705%20%3Fname.%0A%20%20%20%20FILTER%28CONTAINS%28%3Fname%2C%20%3Fdeadname%29%20%26%26%20CONTAINS%28%3Ftitle%2C%20%3Fname%29%29%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AORDER%20BY%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Farticle (source https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/1114567064381997056 ) - Entities linked to a 3d model https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AImageGrid%0ASELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3F3dmodel%0AWHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP4896%20%3F3dmodel.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20%0A%20%20%20%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%0A%20%20%7D%0A%7D%0A (source https://twitter.com/njanakiev/status/1113778253515362306) - Graph of parties at the Feb 1974 general election in the UK https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fparty1%20%3Fparty1Label%20%3Frgb%20(count(DISTINCT(%3Fitem))%20as%20%3Fcount)%20%0A%7B%0A%20%3Fitem%20p%3AP39%20%3FpositionStatement%20.%20%3FpositionStatement%20ps%3AP39%20%3Fterm%20.%20%3Fterm%20wdt%3AP279*%20wd%3AQ16707842%20.%0A%20%3FpositionStatement%20ps%3AP39%20%3Fterm%20.%20%0A%20%3FpositionStatement%20pq%3AP768%20%3Fconstituency%20.%20%0A%20%3FpositionStatement%20pq%3AP2715%20wd%3AQ119524%20.%20%20%20%20%20%23%20relevant%20general%20election%0A%20%3FpositionStatement%20pq%3AP4100%20%3Fparty%20.%20%0A%20%0A%20BIND(IF(%3Fparty%20%3D%20wd%3AQ6467393%2C%20wd%3AQ9630%20%2C%20%3Fparty)%20AS%20%3Fparty1)%20.%0A%20optional%20%7B%20%3Fparty1%20wdt%3AP465%20%3Frgb%20%7D%20.%20%23%20colour%20if%20known%0A%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20'en'%20%7D%0A%7D%20group%20by%20%3Fparty1%20%3Fparty1Label%20%3Frgb%20order%20by%20desc(%3Fcount)%0A%23defaultView%3ABubbleChart (source https://twitter.com/generalising/status/1115011583284060160) - Newest database reports: first names of Italians https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Italy/lists/first_name
Development
- More work on documenting and preparing the announcement for the Wikidata External Landscape dashboard (phab:T204440 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T204440) - Improved the documentation of WMDE analytic documents (phab:T219844 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T219844) - Set up translatable schema edit summaries using the FormatAutocomments hook (phab:T218893 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T218893) - Improved right-to-left support on schema pages (phab:T219298 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T219298) - Protected schemas against imports (phab:T218181 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T218181) and page moves (phab:T219313 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T219313) and disabled the useless “move” and “create” protections for them (phab:T219980 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T219980) - Improved schema edit conflict detection to allow merging of non-conflicting edits (phab:T218300 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T218300, phab:T219173 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T219173) - Improved the Extension:WikibaseSchema documentation on mediawiki.org ( phab:T219979 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T219979) - Fixed a bug on Lexicographical Data when editing existing grammatical features (phab:T219318 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T219318) - Increased musical notation datatype string length limit to 1500 characters (phab:T218767 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T218767) - Got ready for the last steps of new constraint level for suggestions ( phab:T204439 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T204439) - More work on allowing editing of mobile termbox fields (phab:T216987 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T216987) - Let term value fields grow with their content (phab:T220185 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T220185) - More work on migrating away from wb_terms https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/wikidata_wb_terms_trailblazing/
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