*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week.*
Discussions
- Closed request for comments: P171 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/P171, When multiple sources are cited for a fact, should IMDB be deleted as one of them when used https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/When_multiple_sources_are_cited_for_a_fact,_should_IMDB_be_deleted_as_one_of_them_when_used, Findagrave removed as a source for information https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/Findagrave_removed_as_a_source_for_information, How would you state the number of (rooms, restaurants, suites) in a hotel? https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/How_would_you_state_the_number_of_(rooms,_restaurants,_suites)_in_a_hotel%3F, Updating References for External Data https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/Updating_References_for_External_Data
Events https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events
- Past: IRC office hour https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/IRC_office_hour_2018-09-25, September 25th - Past: Working in a World of (linked, semantic) Open Data https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bf43DivZ1nyMLjgS2pINPv3r3gB0llBy/view. Keynote by User:MartinPoulter https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:MartinPoulter at University of Stirling Life in Data Conference http://www.thisiscodebase.com/event-listings/2018/9/27/life-in-data-conference, September 28th - Wikidata and Wikimedia workshop http://www.cidoc2018.com/workshop/Make%20your%20museum%20more%20visible%20with%20Wikimedia%20projects (30 September) and session about data modeling http://www.cidoc2018.com/session/Collection%20Documentation%20Modeling%20Wikidata%20and%20CIDOC-CRM (2 October) at the CIDOC 2018 Conference http://www.cidoc2018.com/ of the International Council of Museums, Heraklion, Crete - There were three Wikidata-related presentations https://github.com/Daniel-Mietchen/events/blob/master/ICEI2018.md at the 10th International Conference on Ecological Informatics that took place on 23-28 September in Jena. - Upcoming: German-speaking WikiCon, October 3-5 in St Gallen (Switzerland). Several Wikidata-related talks and workshops in the programme https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCon_2018/Programm .
Press, articles, blog posts https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage
- Property Path use in Wikidata Queries http://kasei.us/archives/2018/09/28/wikidata_property_paths.html, by Gregory Todd Williams
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- The templates Reasonator https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/en:Template:Reasonator and Scholia https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/en:Template:Scholia are available, for linking *from* en.Wikisource pages *to* representations of Wikidata items. - Wikidata considered unable to support hierarchical search in Structured Data for Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons_talk:Structured_data#Searching_Commons_-_how_to_structure_coverage, see also thread https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2018-September/012495.html .
Did you know?
- Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: - General datatypes: ENI number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5910, inflection class https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5911, has inflection class https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5913, root https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5920, creates lexeme type https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5923 - External identifiers: ASCE Historical Civil Engineering Landmark ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5904, Comic Vine ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5905, DxOMark ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5906, Geheugen van de VU person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5908, HKCAN ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5909, Oqaasileriffik online dictionary ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5912, IANA Root Zone Database ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5914, Shazam track ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5915, Spotify show ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5916, Shazam artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5917, Sprockhoff Number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5918, Index of Historic Collectors and Dealers of Cubism ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5921, ANZSRC FoR ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5922 - New property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal to review: - General datatypes: applies to citizens of https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/applies_to_citizens_of, Plot continued in https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Plot_continued_in, monument in the near https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/monument_in_the_near, Sail emblem https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Sail_emblem, São Paulo: os estrangeiros e a construção da cidade ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/S%C3%A3o_Paulo:_os_estrangeiros_e_a_constru%C3%A7%C3%A3o_da_cidade_ID, reference template for this work https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/reference_template_for_this_work, Wikipedia suggested article name https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Wikipedia_suggested_article_name, Personal title https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Personal_title, stated in reference as https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/stated_in_reference_as, reference vocabulary https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/reference_vocabulary, OSM zoom level https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/OSM_zoom_level - External identifiers: OpenStreetMap wiki ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/OpenStreetMap_wiki_ID, Wiki Loves ZEOs ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Wiki_Loves_ZEOs_ID, Geschützte Objekte in Ostbelgien https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Gesch%C3%BCtzte_Objekte_in_Ostbelgien, ComiXology Creators https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ComiXology_Creators, War Memorials Online ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/War_Memorials_Online_ID, NT Flora ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NT_Flora_ID, Film Indonesia person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Film_Indonesia_person_ID, Sekolah Kita ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Sekolah_Kita_ID, Museu Nacional ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Museu_Nacional_ID, Annuaire de la magistrature ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Annuaire_de_la_magistrature_ID - Query examples: - Bounding boxes for a set of maps https://query.wikidata.org/#PREFIX%20geo%3A%20%3Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.opengis.net%2Font%2Fgeosparql%23%3E%0A%0A%23defaultView%3AMap%7B%22hide%22%3A%22%3Fbbox%22%2C%20%22layer%22%3A%20%22%3Fitem%22%7D%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Fimg%20%3Fbbox%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%0A%20%20%3Fclass%20wdt%3AP195%20wd%3AQ56753539%20.%20%20%20%20%23%20KTop%0A%20%20%3Fclass%20wdt%3AP921%20wd%3AQ18%20.%0A%20%20%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP195%20%3Fclass%20.%0A%20%20%3Fclass%20wdt%3AP921%20wd%3AQ18%20.%0A%20%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20p%3AP1332%2Fpsv%3AP1332%2Fwikibase%3AgeoLatitude%20%3Fnth%20.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20p%3AP1333%2Fpsv%3AP1333%2Fwikibase%3AgeoLatitude%20%3Fsth%20.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20p%3AP1334%2Fpsv%3AP1334%2Fwikibase%3AgeoLongitude%20%3Feast%20.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20p%3AP1335%2Fpsv%3AP1335%2Fwikibase%3AgeoLongitude%20%3Fwest%20.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimg%7D%20.%0A%20%20BIND%28STRDT%28%20%20CONCAT%28%27LINESTRING%20%28%27%2C%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20str%28%3Fwest%29%2C%20%27%20%27%2C%20str%28%3Fsth%29%2C%20%27%2C%27%2C%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20str%28%3Fwest%29%2C%20%27%20%27%2C%20str%28%3Fnth%29%2C%20%27%2C%27%2C%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20str%28%3Feast%29%2C%20%27%20%27%2C%20str%28%3Fnth%29%2C%20%27%2C%27%2C%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20str%28%3Feast%29%2C%20%27%20%27%2C%20str%28%3Fsth%29%2C%20%27%2C%27%2C%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20str%28%3Fwest%29%2C%20%27%20%27%2C%20str%28%3Fsth%29%2C%20%27%29%27%20%20%20%29%2C%20geo%3AwktLiteral%29%20AS%20%3Fbbox%29%20.%0A%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D - Where were UK ambassadors educated? https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20Wikidata%20entries%20for%20British%20ambassadors%20and%20high%20commissioners%0A%23%20all%20people%20who%20held%20at%20least%20one%20such%20position%0A%0Aselect%20distinct%20%3FeducatedLabel%20%3Fcount%0Awhere%0A%7B%0A%20%20%7B%20%3Fposition%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ18115939%20.%20%7D%20union%20%7B%20%3Fposition%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ56760832%20%7D%20.%20%23%20position%20is%20UK%20ambassador%20or%20high%20commissioner%0A%20%20%20%20%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fperson%20p%3AP39%20%3FpositionStatement%20.%20%3FpositionStatement%20ps%3AP39%20%3Fposition%20.%20%23%20find%20positions%20they%20held%0A%20%7B%20select%20%3Feducated%20(count(%3Fperson)%20as%20%3Fcount)%0A%20%20%20where%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%7B%20%3Fposition%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ18115939%20.%20%7D%20union%20%7B%20%3Fposition%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ56760832%20%7D%20.%20%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fperson%20p%3AP39%20%3FpositionStatement%20.%20%3FpositionStatement%20ps%3AP39%20%3Fposition%20.%20%0A%20%20%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP69%20%3Feducated%20.%20%23%20where%20were%20they%20educated%0A%20%20%20%7D%20group%20by%20%3Feducated%20%7D%0A%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0A%23defaultView%3ABubbleChart (source https://twitter.com/generalising/status/1046078306230120454) - People who received the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany and were also in the NSDAP (Nazi party) https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ5%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20p%3AP102%2Fps%3AP102%20wd%3AQ7320%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP166%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ21164.%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/1045658004627042306 )
Development
- Fix a bug when the "language of Lemma" box doesn't appear after failed submit of Special:NewLexeme (phab:T194347 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T194347) - Fix the order of elements in Lexeme edit diffs (phab:T185481 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T185481) - Enable constraint checks for Lexemes and Forms (phab:T195828 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T195828) - More work on editing Form Statements using API (phab:T194732 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T194732) - More work on a beta feature for suggestions based on constraints ( phab:T202712 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T202712)
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