*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week.*

Press, articles, blog posts https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage

- Conclusion of 7th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana Wikidata Editathon https://www.goifoundation.org/2019-parliament-of-ghana-wikipedia-and-wikidata-edit-a-thons/ (grant report https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Rapid/Masssly/Parliament_of_Ghana/Seventh_Parliament_of_the_Fourth_Republic_of_Ghana/Report ) - "Creating Library Linked Data with Wikibase: Lessons Learned from Project Passage" https://www.oclc.org/research/publications/2019/oclcresearch-creating-library-linked-data-with-wikibase-project-passage.html OCLC Research. DOI: 10.25333/faq3-ax08

Other Noteworthy Stuff

- The open source geocoder w:en:Nominatim https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Nominatim used by the OpenStreetMap project is participating in the Google Summer of Code with an internship working on integrating Wikidata as a ranking metric for its search results. Check the development blog https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/tchaddad/diary.

Did you know?

- Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: - General datatypes: musical bar https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7141, epigraph (literature) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7150, copyright exemption https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7152, significant place https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7153 - External identifiers: München Wiki article ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7140, Poincaré Papers person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7142, Acharts.co album ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7143, NOTAM (FAA) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7144, CHESNO politician ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7145, Rollerstory.net skater ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7146, Nauka Ukrainy scientist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7148, OhRanger.com ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7149, Wynk artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7151 - New property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal to review: - General datatypes: legend for number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/legend_for_number, does not have effect https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/does_not_have_effect, word stem type https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/word_stem_type, Voting system https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Voting_system, Class https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Class, Peer-review-process properties for journals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Peer-review-process_properties_for_journals, Wikisource-Kategorie https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Wikisource-Kategorie, line(s) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/line(s), Election called by https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Election_called_by, image or photo-making technique https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/image_or_photo-making_technique - External identifiers: FGrHist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/FGrHist_ID, Acharts.co song ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Acharts.co_song_ID, shmup.com ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/shmup.com_ID, TA2 ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TA2_ID, Hacker News User ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Hacker_News_User_ID, Swedish lighthouses https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Swedish_lighthouses, EPW author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/EPW_author_ID, Gaana.com album ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Gaana.com_album_ID, Cinestaan film ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Cinestaan_film_ID, Cinestaan person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Cinestaan_person_ID, Service d'Information sur les Etudes et les Professions job ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Service_d%27Information_sur_les_Etudes_et_les_Professions_job_ID, IBP 4-letter bird species alpha code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IBP_4-letter_bird_species_alpha_code, PLIA ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/PLIA_ID, Planespotters.net ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Planespotters.net_ID, Awards & Winners artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Awards_%26_Winners_artist_ID, TuneIn artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TuneIn_artist_ID, AccuRadio artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/AccuRadio_artist_ID, Jango artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Jango_artist_ID, LiveXLive artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/LiveXLive_artist_ID, mora artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/mora_artist_ID, CD Universe artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CD_Universe_artist_ID, Ex Libris author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Ex_Libris_author_ID, Fishpond.co.nz author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Fishpond.co.nz_author_ID, YesAsia author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/YesAsia_author_ID, Supraphonline artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Supraphonline_artist_ID, Image-Line artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Image-Line_artist_ID, RMF FM artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/RMF_FM_artist_ID, eska.pl topic ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/eska.pl_topic_ID, Register nehnuteľných NKP https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Register_nehnute%C4%BEn%C3%BDch_NKP, deejay.de artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/deejay.de_artist_ID, Bandsintown artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Bandsintown_artist_ID, musica.com artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/musica.com_artist_ID, GreatSong artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/GreatSong_artist_ID, AZLyrics.com artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/AZLyrics.com_artist_ID, RauteMusik artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/RauteMusik_artist_ID, Getty Images topic ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Getty_Images_topic_ID, Tunefind artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Tunefind_artist_ID, SoundHound artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SoundHound_artist_ID, SongMeanings artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SongMeanings_artist_ID, Census of India ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Census_of_India_ID, OpenWeatherMap city ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/OpenWeatherMap_city_ID - Query examples: - Bands whose name is part of Tolkien's legendarium https://w.wiki/6qP (source https://twitter.com/Harmonia_Amanda/status/1158751061684867073) - Map of offshore windfarms https://w.wiki/726 (source https://twitter.com/fnielsen/status/1159857815177048065) - Cities having more Wikipedia sitelinks than their country https://w.wiki/728 (source https://twitter.com/ash_crow/status/1159492457270317057)

Development

- Fix a caching problem on termbox (phab:T228978 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T228978) - Investigate options for termbox load testing (phab:T229790 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T229790) - Use thumbnail preferences for thumbnail of Commons media file ( phab:T224189 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T224189) - Add tags parameter to Wikibase APIs that edit entities (phab:T229917 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T229917) - Move "Data item" link outside of sidebar toolbox (phab:T66315 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T66315) - Create Maintenance Script to Remove Terms in a Language from Current Revision (phab:T222606 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T222606) - Fix Grafana Datamodel References dashboard (phab:T214894 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T214894) - Add editing widget/input on Bridge (phab:T226998 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T226998)

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