*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week.* Events https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events
- Upcoming - Online Wikidata meetup in Swedish #90 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Swedish_online_editathon#Tr%C3%A4ff_#90, December 12 at 13.00 UTC - Live about SPARQL queries on Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/belett and in French, by Vigneron, December 7 at 18:00 CET
Press, articles, blog posts, videos https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage
- Blogs - Gender diversity in Wikipedia articles: evidence from some selected academic disciplines in the English Wikipedia https://observablehq.com/@pac02/gender-diversity-in-wikipedia-articles-evidence-from-some?collection=@pac02/gender-diversity-in-wikipedia-articles - Bringing together journalists, the public, and Wikidata to understand our world https://misinfocon.com/bringing-together-journalists-the-public-and-wikidata-to-understand-our-world-e32968de10e8 - Gender diversity in Wikipedia articles: evidence from some selected academic disciplines in Wikipedia in French https://observablehq.com/@pac02/gender-diversity-in-wikipedia-articles-evidence-from-some/2?collection=@pac02/Gender-diversity-in-Wikipedia-articles - Reflection on filling a new Wikidata item https://addshore.com/2021/12/reflection-on-filling-a-new-wikidata-item/ by Addshore - Papers - "Knowledge Based Multilingual Language Model" https://arxiv.org/pdf/2111.10962.pdf Using the Wikidata to build the language models that not only memorize the factual knowledge but also learn useful logical patterns. (Liu et al, 2021) - Videos - Summary of Transbordados https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlJVi7yi6iQ, the pre-WikidataCon conference organized by Wiki Movimento Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese)
Tool of the week
- Weaviate big graph http://biggraph-wikidata-in-weaviate.vectors.network/# (source https://mobile.twitter.com/heikopaulheim/status/1466330708444602372) is a vectorised search engine which returns similar items in Wikidata.
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- Wikimedia Deutschland is running a survey to evaluate Wikibase Installation and Updating experience for users. Please answer a few questions so we can continue to identify areas of improvement for users. Survey links - Wikibase Installation Survey https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeAR1kj9th1wRZU027zEPJd_xP8nFgj-T29iXrpZ2wuDBeXmg/viewform - Wikibase Software Updating Survey https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd-8wDOCDR-uXLecNLzuM3jxc9K81mIKq1EtUhrweEveO8aTQ/formResponse - The new Wikimedia Research Fund https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Programs/Wikimedia_Research_%26_Technology_Fund#Wikimedia_Research_Fund is live now. It can fund research projects related to Wikidata.
Did you know?
- Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: - General datatypes: specific impulse by weight https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10107 - External identifiers: FRACS Find a Surgeon profile ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10095, Databáze her ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10096, 7 Days person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10097, OùVoir.Ça ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10098, Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience Knowledge Hub ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10099, SensCritique work ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10100, Snob.ru author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10101, IRIS POLIBA author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10102, Re.Public@Polimi author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10103, PORTO@Iris author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10104, IRIS UNIVPM author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10105, Sceneweb organization ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10106, Web Encyclopedia of Kyiv ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10108, allplayers.in.ua player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10109, Apple Music track ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10110, AbeBooks ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10111, Australian Statistical Geography 2021 ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10112 - New property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal to review: - General datatypes: Harvard Art Museums ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Harvard_Art_Museums_ID , GISAID identifier https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/GISAID_identifier , Nextstrain identifier https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Nextstrain_identifier , homophone lexeme https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/homophone_lexeme , Numista https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Numista, Numista coin ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Numista_coin_ID , lieu de disparition https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/lieu_de_disparition - External identifiers: Lib.ru author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Lib.ru_author_ID , politika-crimea.ru person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/politika-crimea.ru_person_ID , Institute of the History of Ukraine scientist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Institute_of_the_History_of_Ukraine_scientist_ID , centrasia.org person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/centrasia.org_person_ID , Music of Armenia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Music_of_Armenia_ID , Encyclopedia of Transbaikalia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Encyclopedia_of_Transbaikalia_ID , Lingua Libre ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Lingua_Libre_ID , Express Gazeta person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Express_Gazeta_person_ID , bards.ru person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/bards.ru_person_ID , PGM author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/PGM_author_ID , Deutsches Zeitungsportal ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Deutsches_Zeitungsportal_ID , Index of Middle English Verse ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Index_of_Middle_English_Verse_ID , ICCROM authority ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ICCROM_authority_ID , New Index of Middle English Verse ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/New_Index_of_Middle_English_Verse_ID , Digital Index of Middle English Verse ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Digital_Index_of_Middle_English_Verse_ID , Repertorium Biblicum Medii Aevi ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Repertorium_Biblicum_Medii_Aevi_ID , ThENC@ thesis ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ThENC@_thesis_ID , Baidu Baike LemmaID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Baidu_Baike_LemmaID , Indonesian College Code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Indonesian_College_Code , Enciclopedia d'arte italiana ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Enciclopedia_d%27arte_italiana_ID , Museum of the Great Patriotic War encyclopedia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Museum_of_the_Great_Patriotic_War_encyclopedia_ID , iTunes genre https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/iTunes_genre , CYT https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CYT, Folketinget actor ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Folketinget_actor_ID , Ruskino film ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Ruskino_film_ID , Ruskino actor ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Ruskino_actor_ID , Pandora album ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Pandora_album_ID , Pandora track ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Pandora_track_ID , Swiss National Library ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Swiss_National_Library_ID , Original Esperanto Literature author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Original_Esperanto_Literature_author_ID , Athens Academy authority ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Athens_Academy_authority_ID - Query examples: - List of laureates of the women's Ballon d'or https://query.wikidata.org/embed.html#SELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3FitemDescription%20%3Fyear%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20p%3AP166%20%3Fstatement.%20%20%20%0A%20%20%3Fstatement%20ps%3AP166%20wd%3AQ59411480.%20%20%0A%20%20%3Fstatement%20pq%3AP585%20%3Fdate%0A%20%20BIND%28YEAR%28%3Fdate%29%20AS%20%3Fyear%29%0A%7D%0AORDER%20BY%20%3Fdate (source https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Talk:Q59411480) - List of people born in Cook Islands https://query.wikidata.org/embed.html#SELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3FitemDescription%20%3Fplace%20%3FplaceLabel%20%3Fsitelinks%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wikibase%3Asitelinks%20%3Fsitelinks.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP19%20%3Fplace.%20%0A%20%20%3Fplace%20wdt%3AP131%2A%20wd%3AQ26988.%0A%7D%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%20%28%3Fsitelinks%29%0ALIMIT%20200 (source https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Talk:Q26988) - Wordcloud articles without statements of MyLang Wikipedia https://w.wiki/4WJU (switch to "Table" view to list, at left border of screen) - Artworks picturing snow https://w.wiki/4Wbg (source https://twitter.com/belett/status/1466752356046016518) - Graph of football players who died per year https://w.wiki/4Wbk ( source https://twitter.com/theklaneh/status/1466110652641161216) - Things depicted in art works of the Khalili Collections https://w.wiki/4Wbn (source https://twitter.com/mlpoulter/status/1465316000275083270) - People represented on the painting "Le Sacre de Napoléon" from 1804 by Jacques-Louis David https://w.wiki/4Wbo (source https://twitter.com/belett/status/1466426143259693065) - German cities whose names are also verbs (using Lexemes) https://w.wiki/4Tw8 (source https://twitter.com/phaase/status/1465000297550553088) - Railway stations in the Baltics https://w.wiki/4Wbq (source https://twitter.com/Tagishsimon/status/1467628209495810055, see the full thread for more queries)
Development
- Mismatch Finder https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Mismatch_Finder: Continued polishing for the first version. Improving the texts and adding loading state. Incorporating feedback from testing. - Continued migrating our on-wiki Vue apps to support the new Vue.createMwApp compatibility layer in MediaWiki core (phab:T294465 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T294465) - Continued work on making it possible to define a custom ordering of grammatical features on Lexemes (phab:T232557 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T232557) - Finished work on small tool to show Items recently edited by several accounts to surface current events.
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