Hey folks :)
Here's your summary of what's been happening around Wikidata over the past week. Events https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events[ edit https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Wikidata:Status_updates/2018_11_05&veaction=edit§ion=1 | edit source https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Wikidata:Status_updates/2018_11_05§ion=1&veaction=editsource ]
- Lots of parties and get-togethers for Wikidata's 6th birthday https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Sixth_Birthday - GLAM Wiki 2018 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAMTLV2018/Program, 3-5 November 2018 in Tel Aviv, had a number of sessions about Wikidata
Press, articles, blog posts https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage[ edit https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Wikidata:Status_updates/2018_11_05&veaction=edit§ion=2 | edit source https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Wikidata:Status_updates/2018_11_05§ion=2&veaction=editsource ]
- "Wikidata and GLAM catalogues: another round-up" http://blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/digital/2018/10/31/wikidata-and-glam-catalogues-another-round-up/ by Martin Poulter - What Dutch GLAMs want from Wikidata https://pro.europeana.eu/post/what-dutch-GLAMS-want-from-wikidata
Other Noteworthy Stuff[edit https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Wikidata:Status_updates/2018_11_05&veaction=edit§ion=3 | edit source https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Wikidata:Status_updates/2018_11_05§ion=3&veaction=editsource ]
- Wikidata's Sixth Birthday https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Sixth_Birthday \o/ Check out the well wishes and presents. - The Community Wishlist Survey https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Wishlist_Survey_2019 is now open, including a Wikidata category https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Wishlist_Survey_2019/Wikidata. Proposal phase is running until November 11th. - New designs posted for structured copyright and licensing based off of Wikidata https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data/Get_involved/Feedback_requests/Statements_2 for Structured Data on Commons. Please visit the page on Commons and leave your feedback. - CompareIT https://wikitable.info/ a new comparison tool, driven by Wikidata.
Did you know?[edit https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Wikidata:Status_updates/2018_11_05&veaction=edit§ion=4 | edit source https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Wikidata:Status_updates/2018_11_05§ion=4&veaction=editsource ]
- Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: - General datatypes: INEP IGC continuous score https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6069, demonstrates sense https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6072, permeation https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6073, embodied energy https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6075, biobased content weight percentage https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6076 - External identifiers: ResearchGate author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6023, Clé des langues ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6024, Oiseaux.net ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6025, Hypericum MySpecies ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6028, ECOS ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6030, IGF entrant ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6032, CMS ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6033, Plant Finder ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6034, Steere Herbarium ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6035, Wild Herps ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6036, ProsopoMaths ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6037, AFAS author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6038, AFD ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6039, BirdLife Australia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6040, John J. Audubon's Birds of America ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6041, Echinoid Directory ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6042, Espèces Envahissantes Outre-mer ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6043, FEIS ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6044, Global Raptor Information Network ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6045 , MNHN taxon ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6046, Neotropical Birds ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6047, New Zealand Birds Online ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6048, NOAA Fisheries Species Directory ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6049, OSF Online ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6050, Sea Slug Forum ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6051, Cockroach Species File ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6052, Coreoidea Species File ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6053, GT IBMA ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6054, Mantodea Species File ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6055, Red List of South African Plants ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6056, Systematic Catalog of Culicidae ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6057, Larousse ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6058, Biographie vosgienne ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6059, MoEML ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6060, Plant Parasites of Europe ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6061, Scoresway baseball person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6062, Scoresway basketball person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6063, Scoresway ice hockey person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6064, Scoresway rugby person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6065, Scoresway volleyball person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6066, ARD Mediathek ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6067, DCMOTO identifier https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6068, BirdLife International IBA ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6070, Polish Olympic Committee ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6071, British Museum bioID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6077, GameFAQs platform ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6078, Discogs track ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6079, Discogs composition ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6080, RIA Novosti reference https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6081 - New property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal to review: - General datatypes: dramaturg https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/dramaturg, DEFAULTSORT https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/DEFAULTSORT , billed artist https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/billed_artist , also display sitelinks for https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/also_display_sitelinks_for , Objektnummer https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Objektnummer , Winterthur Glossar URL https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Winterthur_Glossar_URL , Mushroom Observer ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Mushroom_Observer_ID , IIIF manifest https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IIIF_manifest , Category for players of a club https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Category_for_players_of_a_club , Notable print https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Notable_print , Observation.org ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Observation.org_ID , maintenance tag https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/maintenance_tag , chord progression https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/chord_progression , music album https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/music_album , volunteers https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/volunteers - External identifiers: Who's on First ID (WOFID) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Who%27s_on_First_ID_(WOFID) , MGG Online ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/MGG_Online_ID , Caselaw Access Project case ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Caselaw_Access_Project_case_ID , Map of Life ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Map_of_Life_ID , AllPowerlifting.com person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/AllPowerlifting.com_person_ID , AfroMoths ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/AfroMoths_ID , FloraWeb ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/FloraWeb_ID , Info Flora ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Info_Flora_ID , FLOW ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/FLOW_ID, YÖK Academic Profile ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Y%C3%96K_Academic_Profile_ID , Sotheby's ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Sotheby%27s_ID , Michigan Flora ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Michigan_Flora_ID - Query examples: - Timeline of companies acquired by Red Hat https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3ATimeline%0ASELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Fdate%0AWHERE%20%0A%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP156%20wd%3AQ485593.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP576%20%3Fdate.%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/1057243267392126977) - Video game characters named after humans https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Fnamed%20%3FnamedLabel%0AWHERE%20%0A%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ1569167.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP138%20%3Fnamed.%20%0A%20%20%3Fnamed%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ5.%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/1059438746783834113) - People who received an award on the day of their death https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%3Fperson%20%3FpersonLabel%20%3FdayOfDeath%20%3FawardLabel%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fperson%20p%3AP570%2Fpsv%3AP570%20%3Fdod%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20p%3AP166%20%3Faw%20.%0A%20%20%3Faw%20pqv%3AP585%20%3Fdoa%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20ps%3AP166%20%3Faward%20.%0A%20%20%3Fdod%20wikibase%3AtimeValue%20%3FdayOfDeath%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wikibase%3AtimePrecision%20%3Fprec%20.%0A%20%20%3Fdoa%20wikibase%3AtimeValue%20%3FdayOfDeath%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wikibase%3AtimePrecision%20%3FprecA%20.%0A%20%20FILTER%20(%3Fprec%20%3E%3D%2011%20%26%26%20%3FprecA%20%3E%3D%2011)%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%20%20%7D (source https://twitter.com/korenchkin/status/1058420165740769281) - Things named after Tux, as described in https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Fimage%20%3Flogo%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP138%20wd%3AQ131200.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%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/1058071128726417409)
Development[edit https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Wikidata:Status_updates/2018_11_05&veaction=edit§ion=5 | edit source https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Wikidata:Status_updates/2018_11_05§ion=5&veaction=editsource ]
- Helped get MediaInfo deployed on Commons - Reduced load on the query service from the constraint checks ( phabricator:T204469 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T204469) - Worked on getting constraints checks run regularly in the background so their results are complete in the query service (phabricator:T204714 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T204714) - Enabled access to arbitrary items and properties for Wiktionaries - Working on infrastructure parts of the new termbox (the one showing labels, descriptions and aliases) on mobile
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[edit https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Wikidata:Status_updates/2018_11_05&veaction=edit§ion=6 | edit source https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Wikidata:Status_updates/2018_11_05§ion=6&veaction=editsource ]
- 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
Anything to add? Please share! :)
Cheers Lydia