*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week.*
Discussions
- - CEUR-WS https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/CEUR-WS (Task: CEUR-WS Semantification bot to be used on publishing Workshop proceedings via http://ceur-ws.org) - AcmiBot https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/AcmiBot (Task: Sync links with ACMI API)
Events https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events
- Past: The Wikimedia Hackathon https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2023 took place on May 19-21 in Athens, Greece. Several Wikidata-related projects were presented during the showcase (notes https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/wmh2023-Wikimedia_Hackathon_2023_Project_Showcase , replay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nd-kckDEaR0). You can also find more documentation on this page https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2023/Documentation.
Press, articles, blog posts, videos
- Papers - Melanie Conroy, *Quantifying the Gap: The Gender Gap in French Writers’ Wikidata https://culturalanalytics.org/article/74068-quantifying-the-gap-the-gender-gap-in-french-writers-wikidata*; Journal of Cultural Analytics Vol. 8, Issue 2, 2023May 11, 2023. - Videos - Queering Wikidata: Early Insights from the Wikidata Gender Diversity Project https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:D._Metilli,_B._Melis,_M._Fioravanti,_C._Paolini_-_Observaciones_tempranas_del_Proyecto_de_Diversidad_de_G%C3%A9nero_de_Wikidata_(English).pdf, Presentation by Daniele Metilli, Beatrice Melis, Marta Fioravanti, Chiara Paolini on May 17 in Queering Wikipedia 2023 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/QW2023/Schedule (Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eg5MUaV4eyY&t=5913) - Making Queer Faces and Voices Visible and Audible Online: The role of Wikipedia and Wikidata https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Making_Queer_Faces_and_Voices_Visible_and_Audible_Online_-_The_role_of_Wikipedia_and_Wikidata.pdf, Presentation by John Samuel on May 17 in Queering Wikipedia 2023 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/QW2023/Schedule (Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eg5MUaV4eyY&t=45) - Ethical and Inclusive Data Modeling for Gender Representation in Wikidata: Lessons and Recommendations from the Personal Pronouns Project https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A._Jiyun_Jung,_A._Rodriguez,_C._Yragui_-_Ethical_and_Inclusive_Data_Modeling_for_Gender_Representation_in_Wikidata_(English).pdf, Presentation by Arielle Rodriguez, Crystal Yragui, Alex Jung on May 17 in Queering Wikipedia 2023 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/QW2023/Schedule - “But what about representation?”: Finding Ethical Solutions and Best Practices for Gender Information in Wikidata https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A._Rodriguez,_C._Yragui_-_But_What_About_Representation_(English).pdf, Discussion by Arielle Rodriguez, Crystal Yragui on May 17 in Queering Wikipedia 2023 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/QW2023/Schedule ( Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eg5MUaV4eyY&t=8357)
Tool of the week[edit https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Wikidata:Status_updates/2023_05_22&veaction=edit§ion=4 | edit source https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Wikidata:Status_updates/2023_05_22&action=edit§ion=4 ]
- CreateNewEntity.js https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:So9q/CreateNewEntity.js got improved to support up to 11 languages.
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- Wikimedia Deutschland is launching a laptop donation program to support Wikidata contributors with limited access to technology. If you've been actively contributing to Wikidata for at least a year, you can request a free laptop to support your work. WMDE Hardware Donation Program#Applying https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Wikimedia_Deutschland_Hardware_Donation_Program#Applying - Wikibase.Cloud data modeling research has been published https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WBC_Data_Modelling_Research_Report_(Q1).pdf. It shows user flows and pain points in the Data Modelling experience of Wikibase Cloud users in Q1/2023.
Did you know?
- Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: - General datatypes: none - External identifiers: L'Histoire par l'image ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11787, Napster release ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11788, Xbox Games Store ID (Xbox 360) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11789, Clavis Historicorum Antiquitatis Posterioris author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11790, Global Smash Roster fighter ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11791, RAWG developer ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11792, RAWG publisher ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11793, Qualigeo ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11794, Kress Collection Digital Archive ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11795 - New property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal to review: - General datatypes: - population by ethnic group https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/population_by_ethnic_group (Part of a larger population isolated for statistical analysis) - points of bonus https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/points_of_bonus (point of bonus in a tournament, given according some conditions (such as minimum number of goals...)) - External identifiers: Israel Composers' League composer ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Israel_Composers%27_League_composer_ID , Stage 32 profile ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Stage_32_profile_ID , kaino.kotus.fi identifiers https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/kaino.kotus.fi_identifiers , Radiomuseum.org company ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Radiomuseum.org_company_ID , Law Insider Legal Dictionary entry https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Law_Insider_Legal_Dictionary_entry - Query examples: - Scottish waterbodies & how they're linked https://query-chest.toolforge.org/redirect/90b2qkGoXwEi8oyACEY04AYecq4iQU6AykWmi6aC42S (source https://twitter.com/Tagishsimon/status/1660399074913165312)
Development
- We continue working on modify data of labels of an Item in the Wikibase REST API. (phab:T332739 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T332739) - We continued working on the new datatype for linking to EntitySchemas. - We are continuing to prepare various special pages for the mul language code. - We fixed a bug on Wikipedia and co where the "add interlanguage link dialog threw an error (phab:T337081 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T337081) - We attended the Wikimedia hackathon.
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