*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: Wikidata distributed birthday in October. You can organize an (online) event with your local group or favorite WikiProject! See also: calendar in progress https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Eighth_Birthday, information for organizers https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Eighth_Birthday/Organise, 24-hours online meetup https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Eighth_Birthday/24-hours_meetup - Upcoming: Next Linked Data for Libraries LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group call: We will talk about gadgets and user scripts. 25 August. Agenda https://docs.google.com/document/d/1O44Pq3hiKGKBq-CJtBOG996WY_CShMQPA7eapI51rt8/edit?usp=sharing - Upcoming: Online Wikidata editathon in Swedish #27 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Swedish_online_editathon#Meetup_#27, August 30 - Upcoming video: Wikipedia Weekly Network - LIVE Wikidata editing #17 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/WikidataCommunity/permalink/2744955582456268/, YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDxz652CgwY
Press, articles, blog posts, videos https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage
- *Commonsense Knowledge in Wikidata https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Commonsense-Knowledge-in-Wikidata-Ilievski-Szekely/21601a8b316ab364dc62667f771904bc3dcb8885?email_index=0-0-0* (via ArXiv) - Wikidata-focused presentations at the Workshop "Data Science in Climate and Climate Impact Research https://wcr.ethz.ch/news-and-events/events/workshop--data-science-in-climate-and-climate-impact-research-.html" taking place on 20-21 August 2020 in Zurich and online. - Sarasua, Cristina, & Mietchen, Daniel. (2020, August). Multilingual Structured Climate Research Data in Wikidata - The Community Perspective. Zenodo. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3994272 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3994272 - Mietchen, Daniel, & Sarasua, Cristina. (2020, August). Multilingual Structured Climate Research Data in Wikidata - The Data Perspective. Zenodo. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3994266 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3994266 (also on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntI6hmT-rRc) - Video: How to add missing descriptions to Wikidata using QuickStatments tool (in Arabic) - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY6XnvXFrfQ&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR0fx_RIwL90BbgLKjjS9z9G24deQXY4ZNdyW6crzOIICzPVP_qmGw-u0xk
- Video: Wikipedia Weekly Network - LIVE Wikidata editing #16 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/WikidataCommunity/permalink/2743238582627968/, YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txIBf7IA75w - Video: Introduction to Wikidata (in Malayalam) - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrWZCUOMAOk - Video: Wikidata editing basics (in Chinese) - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b69RikjFMqo
Tool of the week
- Sophox https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Sophox allows for SPARQL querying of Wikidata and OpenStreetMap in a single query
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- Two new grant programs from WikiCite https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiCite, in support of open citations and linked bibliographic data.
Full documentation, eligibility requirements, selection criteria, program design principles, and contacts at the links. Apply by 1 October.
1. Project & events https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiCite/grants [$2-10k] 2. e-Scholarships https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiCite/e-scholarship [per-diem calculated on your city; 1-5 people (single, or as a 'remote group') for 2-4 days, for COVID-era "stay at home" projects. Paid in advance living allowance, no expense report required.]
Did you know?
- Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: - General datatypes: SMARTS notation https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8533, tala https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8535, raga https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8536, recording location https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8546, law or regulation identifying number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8550, earliest end date https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8554, latest start date https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8555, extinction date https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8556 - External identifiers: Filmstarts title ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8531, Trismegistos text ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8532, SPLC Individual ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8534, ERIC Thesaurus ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8539, American Folklore Society Ethnographic Thesaurus ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8540, BHF magazine ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8541, Macedonian cadastral municipality ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8542, Monumentbrowser ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8543, Frauen in Bewegung 1848–1938 ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8544, Nasjonalt skoleregister ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8545, BHF author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8547, Proballers ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8548, Opera Online work ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8549, Opera Online composer ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8551, Opera Online opera house ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8552, CTHS publication ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8553 - New property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal to review: - General datatypes: Namesakes https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Namesakes, Engineer's Line Reference https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Engineer%27s_Line_Reference, bibliography https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/bibliography, external auditor https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/external_auditor, ITF-identificatiecode voor speler 2020 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ITF-identificatiecode_voor_speler_2020, rotated image https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/rotated_image, mirrored image https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/mirrored_image, combined from https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/combined_from, overlaid from https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/overlaid_from, number of deaths in senior care homes https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/number_of_deaths_in_senior_care_homes, number of cases intensive care https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/number_of_cases_intensive_care, negotiated by https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/negotiated_by, is solution to https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/is_solution_to, Commons category for the exterior of the item https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Commons_category_for_the_exterior_of_the_item, Number of taxpayers https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Number_of_taxpayers, medium https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/medium - External identifiers: Abbreviations related to ancient authors and works and to academic works regarding classical antiquity https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Abbreviations_related_to_ancient_authors_and_works_and_to_academic_works_regarding_classical_antiquity, YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/YIVO_Encyclopedia_of_Jews_in_Eastern_Europe_ID, Emporis company ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Emporis_company_ID, Sports-Reference.com college basketball box score ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Sports-Reference.com_college_basketball_box_score_ID, FBref.com squad ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/FBref.com_squad_ID, Operator licence number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Operator_licence_number, Jewish Virtual Library person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Jewish_Virtual_Library_person_ID, Spanish Artists from the Fourth to the Twentieth Century ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Spanish_Artists_from_the_Fourth_to_the_Twentieth_Century_ID, JSTOR publisher ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/JSTOR_publisher_ID, Istrapedia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Istrapedia_ID, monumenta.ch ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/monumenta.ch_ID, Microsoft MVP profile ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Microsoft_MVP_profile_ID, Art Bonus ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Art_Bonus_ID, The Living New Deal ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_Living_New_Deal_ID, TracesOfWar person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TracesOfWar_person_ID, Hrvatski biografski leksikon ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Hrvatski_biografski_leksikon_ID, UG Digital Collections https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/UG_Digital_Collections, jewishencyclopedia.com ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/jewishencyclopedia.com_ID, Fancyclopedia 3 ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Fancyclopedia_3_ID, Hrvatska tehnička enciklopedija ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Hrvatska_tehni%C4%8Dka_enciklopedija_ID, Grandterrier.net ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Grandterrier.net_ID - Query examples: - British MPs with sons- or daughters-in-law who were also MPs https://w.wiki/a2A (source https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Wikidata:Requests_for_deletions&oldid=1263578415#Q75891095 ) - MPs with the largest number of children or childen-in-law who became MPs https://w.wiki/aAs (source https://twitter.com/generalising/status/1296806360848498693) - Descendants of Robert Emett (born 1729), with counts of sitelinks and external IDs for them and their spouses https://w.wiki/aAn ( source https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Wikidata:Requests_for_deletions&oldid=1263578415#General_questions_about_Emmet_family_members ) - Programming languages written by women https://w.wiki/aFa (Source https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/1296921086286798848) - Bar chart showing the number of research output (articles, etc) annotated with a SARSCoV2 proteins as 'main subject' https://w.wiki/a5X (Source https://twitter.com/egonwillighagen/status/1296875905613205504) - Female soccer players who have a (known) social media account https://w.wiki/a4E (Source https://twitter.com/edoderoo/status/1296787806245851137) - Largest cities in France by population https://w.wiki/Ztb (Source https://twitter.com/jm_favreau/status/1296009019627274241) - Commons queries: - Works in Helsinki, and their copyright status https://wcqs-beta.wmflabs.org/#%23defaultView%3AImageGrid%0Aselect%20%3Fimage%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3FitemDescription%20%3Fthumb%20%28%3Fp170Label%20as%20%3Fauthor%29%20%28YEAR%28%3Fp570%29%20as%20%3Fdeath%29%20%3Fcopyright_statusLabel%20with%20%7B%0A%20%20select%20%2a%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20service%20%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Fquery.wikidata.org%2Fsparql%3E%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP131%2a%20wd%3AQ1757%20.%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP170%20%3Fp170%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3FitemLabel%20filter%20%28lang%28%3FitemLabel%29%20%3D%20%22en%22%29%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20schema%3Adescription%20%3FitemDescription%20filter%20%28lang%28%3FitemDescription%29%20%3D%20%22en%22%29%20%7D%20%20%20%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fp170%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3Fp170Label%20filter%20%28lang%28%3Fp170Label%29%20%3D%20%22en%22%29%20%7D%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fp170%20wdt%3AP570%20%3Fp570%20%7D%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fp170%20wdt%3AP7763%20%3Fcopyright_status.%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fcopyright_status%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3Fcopyright_statusLabel%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20filter%20%28lang%28%3Fcopyright_statusLabel%29%20%3D%20%22en%22%29%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%7D%0A%7D%20as%20%25works%20where%20%7B%0A%20%20include%20%25works.%0A%20%20%3Fimage%20wdt%3AP180%20%3Fitem.%0A%20%20%3Fimage%20schema%3AcontentUrl%20%3Furl.%20%0A%20%20bind%28iri%28concat%28%22http%3A%2F%2Fcommons.wikimedia.org%2Fwiki%2FSpecial%3AFilePath%2F%22%2C%20wikibase%3AdecodeUri%28substr%28str%28%3Furl%29%2C53%29%29%29%29%20AS%20%3Fthumb%29%0A%7D (source https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:SPARQL_query_service/queries/examples#Find_depicted_artworks_authors_and_copyright_status ) - Newest WikiProjects https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProjects: WikiProject Gazetteer https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Gazetteer
Development
- Deployed the first version of the Wikidata Bridge to Catalan Wikipedia - Creating Grafana Dashboards for the new Wikidata Bridge https://grafana.wikimedia.org/d/pVG7xcAZz/wikidata-bridge so we have some data to help us determine which datatypes to support next for example ( phabricator:T260532 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T260532) - Finished working on ensuring Labels of Items in some unusual, often minority, languages are still available on Wikipedia and other clients (phabricator: T259340 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T259340) - Fixed error messages for API modules that will not work with the first version of Federated Properties (phabricator:T258558 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T258558) - Working on improving how ORES judges the quality of an Item to make it more accurate - Started coding on Automated Configuration Discovery to make it easier for tool builders to make their tools work for other Wikibase instances as well
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