* Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week. This is the Wikidata summary of the week before 2024-06-17.*
*Discussions*
- New requests for permissions/Bot: - Mdann52 bot https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/Mdann52_bot - Task(s): Updating callsign https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2317, frequency https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2144 and FCC ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1400 of US Radio Station items from FCC database. - M2Ys4U-Bot https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/M2Ys4U-Bot - Task(s): Import data about candidates standing for election in the 2024 United Kingdom general election https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78851988.
*Events https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events*
- Looking ahead - Lexico Days 2024 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Lexicodays_2024 is coming up. June 28 - 30, there will be a packed programme of presentations, discussions and workshops on Lexicographical data. This is an online event. - Wikidata Workshop for Botanists https://ibcmadrid2024.com/index.php?seccion=scientificArea&subSeccion=detailSubProgramme&id=620&idSub=3 at the XX Intl. Botanical Congress, July 21 - 27, 2024, Madrid, Spain.
*Press, articles, blog posts, videos*
- Blogs - Diff Blog: Why Wikimedia (and Wikidata) is an antidote to disinformation https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/06/10/stories-from-the-anti-disinformation-repository-why-wikimedia-is-an-antidote-to-disinformation/ - Wiki Movimento Brasil discuss how Wikidata has equipped researchers, activists and the public the ability to safeguard truths about human rights abuses during the civic-military Brazilian dictatorship between 1964 - 1985. - Making location based timelines with Wikipedia, Wikidata and mojeek https://www.calishat.com/2024/06/10/making-location-based-timelines-with-wikipedia-wikidata-and-mojeek/ - Tara Calishain of Calishat blog. - (de) 20 Years of WMDE https://www.wikimedia.de/20jahre/meilensteine/ - scroll down the timeline and see what Wikimedia Deutschland has done in its 20 years of existence! - Papers - Linking Named Entities in Diderot's Encyclopédie to Wikidata https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.03221 - This paper describes the annotation of more than 10,300 of the Encyclopédie entries with Wikidata identifiers enabling them to be connect to the graph of structured data. By Piere Nugues. - Towards a linking between WordNet and Wikidata https://aclanthology.org/2021.gwc-1.29/ - The authors propose linking the 2 described reosurces through hapax legomenon and natural language processing techniques to create new connections and uses. By J. McCrae & D. Cillessen. - Videos - WikiWednesday Webinar – Increasing Education & Outreach through Wikidata & the Wiki-Commons https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZB_5QiRjE8 - Victoria Stasiuk and Navino Evans of the Digital Literacy for GLAM show how museums and galleries have opened up their collections through Wikidata and Commons and increase education, outreach and volunteer engagement strategies. - What is Wikidata? How to use Wikidata? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbaDmB4gAVo - Asaf Bartov hosts this informative session on Wikidata at the Wikimania Singapore 2023. If you're attending Wikimania 2024, this session will prepare you for other Wikidata-related sessions. - Creating a Lexeme Database from Scratch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPVgrFhkZYc - The runup to Wikimania Katowice has begun. Refresh yourself for upcoming sessions with this Wikidata basics workshop hosted by Leon Liesener.
*Tool of the week*
- Gestapo.Terror.Places (in Lower Saxony 1933-1945) https://service.tib.eu/ogt/map - This app displays on a map of lower Saxony areas of interest or significance of the terror-related crimes of the Gestapo during WWII.
*Other Noteworthy Stuff*
- A new Wikidata Query Service scaling update has been published https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:SPARQL_query_service/WDQS_backend_update/June_2024_scaling_update. It outlines the final set of rules for the WDQS graph split https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:SPARQL_query_service/WDQS_graph_split/Rules . - Programming Languages ranked by Sitelinks in Wikidata https://programminglanguages.info/sitelinks-ranking/
*Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties and property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal to review*
- Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: - General datatypes: - showrunner https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12795 (person who is responsible for the day-to-day operation of a television show) - External identifiers:Locomotive Yaroslavl HC player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12784, Orthoptera Species File taxon ID (new) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12785, Flown From the Nest person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12786, Online Swahili - English Dictionary ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12787, A Dictionary of Plant Sciences ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12788, A Dictionary of Zoology ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12789, A Dictionary of Contemporary Icelandic ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12790, Seret film ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12791, Limited Liability Partnership Identification Number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12792, Paleobiology database reference ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12793, PNG School Code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12794, Téarma ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12796, IMAIOS entity ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12797, Naturalis Repository ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12798, English-Spanish Dictionary ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12799, Vikidia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12800, thisisbasketball.be player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12801, poblesdecatalunya.cat ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12802, Oqaasersiorfik ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12803, MNAHA person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12804, Greenlandic-English Dictionary ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12805, Te Aka Māori Dictionary ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12806, Tropicos person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12807, He Pātaka Kupu ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12808, vehicle keeper marking (VKM) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12809, AllGame style ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12810, FC Metz player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12811, MoFo ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12812, itch.io numeric ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12813, filmas.lv film ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12814, filmas.lv person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12815, filmas.lv studio ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12816, Cockroach Species File taxon ID (new) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12817, Lygaeoidea Species File taxon ID (new) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12818, Phasmida Species File taxon ID (new) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12819, Psocodea Species File taxon ID (new) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12820, Spanish-English Dictionary ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12821, Norwegian National Museum producer ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12822, Burgenwelt ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12823, Pocket Oxford Irish Dictionary: Irish-English ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12824, Tesoro della Lingua Italiana delle Origini ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12825, Tommaseo-Bellini Online ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12826, danskfodbold.com player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12827 - New property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal to review: - General datatypes: - Music mood https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Music_mood (qualifier carrying an emotion (mood) relevant to an audio recording (musical or not)) - ecosystem type https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ecosystem_type (type of ecosystem that the item represents) - construction time https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/construction_time (Construction time refers to the time which was needed to build a certain building, which sometimes took more than one year, especially in former times) - Nom dans la langue locale https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Nom_dans_la_langue_locale () - YAMAP mountain ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/YAMAP_mountain_ID (YAMAP mountain ID) - coin edge https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/coin_edge (Coin edges may be plain (smooth) or patterned, or a combination of both. They can also include lettering.) - ozone depletion potential https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ozone_depletion_potential (relative amount of degradation to the ozone layer relative to CFC-11) - External identifiers: Pocket Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary: English-French ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Pocket_Oxford-Hachette_French_Dictionary:_English-French_ID, Pocket Oxford Irish Dictionary: English-Irish ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Pocket_Oxford_Irish_Dictionary:_English-Irish_ID, Fowler’s Concise Dictionary of Modern English Usage ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Fowler%E2%80%99s_Concise_Dictionary_of_Modern_English_Usage_ID, MODI ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/MODI_ID, código del Inventario del Patrimonio Cultural de Castilla-La Mancha https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/c%C3%B3digo_del_Inventario_del_Patrimonio_Cultural_de_Castilla-La_Mancha, DAKA Greenlandic-Danish Dictionary ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/DAKA_Greenlandic-Danish_Dictionary_ID, DAKA Danish-Greenlandic Dictionary ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/DAKA_Danish-Greenlandic_Dictionary_ID, Farhang-i farsī ba rusī ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Farhang-i_fars%C4%AB_ba_rus%C4%AB_ID, Cineuropa international sales agent ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Cineuropa_international_sales_agent_ID, Cineuropa production company ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Cineuropa_production_company_ID, Cineuropa distributor ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Cineuropa_distributor_ID, Biodiversity Information System for Europe ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Biodiversity_Information_System_for_Europe_ID, Elonet company ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Elonet_company_ID, Numista issuer ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Numista_issuer_ID, Douban Personage ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Douban_Personage_ID, Canadian Great War Project person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Canadian_Great_War_Project_person_ID, stiga.trefik.cz https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/stiga.trefik.cz, PMC journal ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/PMC_journal_ID, European Education Thesaurus ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/European_Education_Thesaurus_ID, Brezhoneg21 ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Brezhoneg21_ID, Personnel Records of the First World War (Library and Archives Canada) ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Personnel_Records_of_the_First_World_War_(Library_and_Archives_Canada)_ID, Canadian Virtual War Memorial ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Canadian_Virtual_War_Memorial_ID, Federal Reserve Subject Taxonomy ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Federal_Reserve_Subject_Taxonomy_ID - Deleted properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Properties_for_deletion:
You can comment on all open property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Overview! *Did you know?*
- Query examples: - Tool Registry for Digital Humanities https://w.wiki/A5pW - Operas ordered by First Performance https://w.wiki/AQna - Performing Arts Productions with a Composer property https://w.wiki/AQo2 - Newest WikiProjects https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProjects:
- Assoc. Football - Euro 2024 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Association_football/Euro_2024 - for best practices on UEFA Euro 2024 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15098367 items. - Bulgarian Elections https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Bulgaria/Elections - for describing data related to elections in Bulgaria. - ARS3D https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_ARS3D - statements and properties for an African Red Slip ware 3D artifact data model. - WikiProject Highlights: - (de)Theorie und Praxis in Wikidata https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Forum#Theorie_und_Praxis_in_Wikidata - User:Matthiasb https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Matthiasb uses examples of Highway intersection classification on Wikidata of locations in and around Berlin to highlight inconsistencies between the data model and legal classification. By highlighting a considerable number of differences in a relatively small geographic area, these comments provide further context on an earlier discussion within the German Wikipedia community on integrating Wikidata further into Wikipedia articles. - Newest database reports https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Database_reports: Badge Stats https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Pasleim/Badge_statistics - How are badges being applied in Wikidata, which items have the most Good or Featured Articles? Savvy editors can use this to enrich said articles in their own Wiki. - Showcase Items https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_items: Mordor https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q202886 - A desolate volcanic plain of nauseous gases and shadows. J.R.R Tolkien's blighted land is this week's showcase. - Showcase Lexemes https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_lexemes: вода https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Lexeme:L189 - A Russian word for a clear, vitality-giving liquid, of course it's Water.
*Development*
- EntitySchemas: We are preparing for the rollout of the new datatype to link to EntitySchemas in statements. - Wikibase REST API: - We are continuing the work on the route for modifying an Item ( phab:T342993 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T342993) - We are working on improving errors and error messages in the API - Query Service UI: We fixed a bug. The example dialog was empty and not showing any examples (phab:T366871 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T366871) - We changed the datatype of two Properties to external ID as requested ( phab:T367174 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T367174)
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.
*Weekly Tasks*
- Add labels, in your own language(s), for the new properties listed above https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next#Newest_properties_and_property_proposals_to_review . - Contribute to the showcase Item and Lexeme above https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next#Did_you_know? . - Participate in this week's Lexeme challenge https://dicare.toolforge.org/lexemes/challenge.php: Gambling https://dicare.toolforge.org/lexemes/challenge.php - Summarize your WikiProject's ongoing activities https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next#Did_you_know? in one or two sentences. - 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! :) *· Unsubscribe https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Global_message_delivery/Targets/Wikidata · Help translate https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/Current · Danny Benjafield (WMDE) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Danny_Benjafield_(WMDE) · 17:45, 17 June 2024 (UTC) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/2024_06_17#c-Danny_Benjafield_(WMDE)-20240617174500*