*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over
the last week.*
Discussions
- Open request for adminship: Mike Peel
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Administrator/Mike_Peel>
Events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events>
- Past: Wikidata in Social Science Classroom - Workshop
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Dubai/Wikidata_in_Social_Studies_Classroom#Add_labels_for_chief_ministers%7C>,
Dubai, January 21st
- Upcoming: Wikibase Community User Group online meeting
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikibase_Community_User_Group/Meetings/February_2020>
(date to be decided, you can vote here
<https://framadate.org/l74qKfBWnVbLag3m>)
- Upcoming: OSM TW x Wikidata Taiwan meetup
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Taiwan/Wikidata_Taiwan/2020>,
February 10th, Taipei
Press, articles, blog posts
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage>
- A newbie's guide to querying Wikidata
<https://markhneedham.com/blog/2020/01/29/newbie-guide-querying-wikidata/>,
by Mark Needham
Tool of the week
- VizQuery <https://tools.wmflabs.org/hay/vizquery/> allows you to use
the Wikidata Query Service without having to know SPARQL. Simply use a
couple of autocomplete input boxes and you can do most basic queries.
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- Bruno <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Bruno771> and Denny
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Denny> present how to use Lexical
Masks <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Lexical_Masks> in ShEx to
validate lexemes, including a first set of example schemata. They also
invite everyone to work on more languages, and will keep adding more ShEx
schema over time.
- 2020 report on Property constraints
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:2020_report_on_Property_constraints>
by user:Abián <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Abi%C3%A1n>
- Wikimedia Hackathon in Tirana
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2020>: scholarship
requests and registration for people needing visa support are open until
February 9th.
- Mismatched reference: first version to be deployed this week
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2020-February/013786.html>
- OpenRefine 3.3
<https://github.com/OpenRefine/OpenRefine/releases/tag/3.3> was released
Did you know?
- Newest properties
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>:
- General datatypes: category for maps
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7867>, number of
reviews/ratings <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7887>, merged
into <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7888>, 8-bits.info ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7890>
- External identifiers: CoBiS author ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7865>, marterl.at ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7866>, NPDRIM record ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7868>, Analysis & Policy
Observatory node ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7869>, Analysis
& Policy Observatory term ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7870>, PCBdB game ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7871>, Diccionari del cinema
a Catalunya ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7872>, EFIS
film festival ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7873>, EFIS
person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7874>, Eurogamer ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7875>,
FlashScore.com team ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7876>, GameStar ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7877>, Soccerdonna team ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7878>, The Video Games
Museum game ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7879>, Voetbal
International player ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7880>,
Games Database game ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7881>,
ft.dk politician identifier
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7882>, Historical Marker
Database ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7883>, Joconde
Inscription ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7884>, Joconde
time period ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7885>, Media
Art Database ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7886>, Cambridge
Encyclopedia of Anthropology ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7889>, EFIS filmfirm ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7891>, EFIS film ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7892>, Ciência ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7893>, Swedish School
Registry ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7894>, Whaling
History ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7895>
- New property proposals
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal>
to review:
- General datatypes: hierarchy switch
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/hierarchy_switch>,
Wikipedia infobox field
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Wikipedia_infobox_field>,
ontological level of Wikidata item
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ontological_level_of_Wikidata_item>,
status of mortal remains
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/status_of_mortal_remains>,
TheTVDB person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TheTVDB_person_ID>,
fails compliance with
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/fails_compliance_with>
- External identifiers: Gamekult company ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Gamekult_company_ID>,
Gamekult franchise ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Gamekult_franchise_ID>,
CNGB project ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CNGB_project_ID>,
Gamekult platform ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Gamekult_platform_ID>,
Adelsvapen ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Adelsvapen_ID>,
Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Bibliotheca_Hagiographica_Latina_ID>,
Clavis Clavium ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Clavis_Clavium_ID>,
FEMA number
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/FEMA_number>,
SerialStation game ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SerialStation_game_ID>,
GBAtemp game ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/GBAtemp_game_ID>,
AnimalBase ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/AnimalBase_ID>,
RPGamer ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/RPGamer_ID>,
Denkmalatlas Niedersachsen Objekt-ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Denkmalatlas_Niedersachsen_Objekt-ID>,
DR music artist ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/DR_music_artist_ID>,
Jurisdiction List Number
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Jurisdiction_List_Number>,
Médias 19 ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/M%C3%A9dias_19_ID>,
ArchiWebture ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ArchiWebture_ID>,
MOCAGH ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/MOCAGH_ID>
- Query examples:
- Number of cases coronavirus reported per country
<https://w.wiki/GTg>
- Release date of albums from before 1980 by artists of the EDM genre
<https://w.wiki/GZs> (source
<https://twitter.com/LearningSPARQL/status/1223669161966080001>)
- Books related to LGBTI+ topics <https://w.wiki/GZt> (source
<https://twitter.com/jsamwrites/status/1224053275458265092>)
- Map of medical facilities in Kalimpong district, India, color-coded
by type <https://w.wiki/GZw> (source
<https://twitter.com/wikidataindia/status/1222406520400297984>)
Development
- Enable the first version of tainted/mismatched references on
wikidata.org
- Work on adding a button to hide the notification (phab:T234789
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T234789>)
- Show the icon after canceling editing if the icon was shown before (
phab:T234790 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T234790>)
- More work on Wikidata Bridge (restrict editing based on user rights or
data types)
- More work on wb_terms migration
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>
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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.