*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
- Data Reuse Days
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Data_Reuse_Days_2022>,
on March 14-24: you can select the sessions you'd like to join among the
many presentations, workshops and discussions in the schedule
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/calendar/month/2022-03/?tribe_tags%5B0%5D=13446>.
You can also look at a selection of sessions
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat/Archive/2022/03#Data_Reuse_Days:_35_sessions_to_discover_how_Wikidata's_data_is_reused_in_cool_projects>
based on your areas of interest.
- LIVE Wikidata editing #75 - YouTube
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4y8YKy-RA-E>, Facebook
<https://www.facebook.com/groups/WikidataCommunity/permalink/3195074454111043/>,
March 19th at 19:00 UTC
- Online Wikidata meetup in Swedish #100(!)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Swedish_online_editathon#Träff_#98>,
March 20th at 13.00 UTC
- Bug Triage Hour focused on data reuse
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events#Wikidata_bug_triage_hour>,
March 23rd
- Wikidata 101 workshop
<https://www.facebook.com/SQWikimediansUG/posts/1353788765045262> (in
Albanian language) March 15th at 10 o'clock at the Faculty of Economics,
University of Tirana
- Ontotext Webinar - GraphDB as Company Data Central
<https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ontotext-webinar---graphdb-as-company-data-central-301499365.html>
- "How GraphDB can help you create a graph model of your data
and enrich it
with reference data". March 17th
- Ongoing: Weekly Lexemes Challenge #33, Furniture
<https://dicare.toolforge.org/lexemes/challenge.php?id=33>
Press, articles, blog posts, videos
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage>
- Blogs
- History of the Tour de France
<https://observablehq.com/@pac02/tour-de-frances-history-at-a-glance>:
a notebook to explore the history of the tour de France in three charts.
- A dataset of scholarly journals in wikidata : (selected) external
identifiers <https://zenodo.org/record/6347127#.Yi0CNn_MKV4>
- Getting all the government agencies of the world structured in
Wikidata
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/03/06/getting-all-the-government-agencies-of-the-world-structured-in-wikidata/>
- Papers
- ParaNames: A Massively Multilingual Entity Name Corpus
<https://arxiv.org/pdf/2202.14035.pdf> (built using Wikidata)
- Videos
- Breton Lexicographic data SPARQL queries (in French) - YouTube
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_w-ldZRDGU>
- Wikidata SPARQL session (in French) - YouTube
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93Pttug3DL0>
- moreIdentifiers UseAsRef gadget (in Italian) - YouTube
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMOaziJdGHo>
- Wikidata working hour - QuickStatements (in Italian) - YouTube
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQKy-z9RXNI>
- Graph data formats: Common RDF vocabularies (in Czech) - YouTube
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcAFlv2cyBY>
Tool of the week
- User:Nikki/LexemeTranslations.js
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Nikki/LexemeTranslations.js> is a
userscript that shows translations for a lexeme. The translations are
inferred from statements on senses, such as item for this sense (P5137)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5137>.
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- WDQS outage on 06 March: users may have unexpectedly had requests
blocked. Incident report here
<https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Incident_documentation/2022-03-06_wdqs-categories>
.
Did you know?
- Newest properties
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>:
- General datatypes: Ghana Place Names URL
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10422>, trained by
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10449>, KLADR ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10464>, identifies
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10476>
- External identifiers: TVSA actor ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10415>, Künstlerdatenbank ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10416>, Culture.ru person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10417>, Naver VIBE track ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10418>,
LastDodo-area-identifier
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10419>, Index to Organism
Names ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10420>, ELF code
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10421>, Historical
Topography of Cultural Heritage object ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10423>, Refuge.tokyo video
game ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10424>,
Trip.com
hotel ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10425>,
tiket.com
hotel ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10426>, PegiPegi
Hotel ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10427>, parliament.uk
member ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10428>, RODI-DB
player ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10429>,
HockeySlovakia.sk
player ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10430>, Portable
Antiquities Scheme object type identifier
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10431>, MovieMeter series ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10432>, Gesher Theatre
Archive person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10433>, Gesher
Theatre Archive play ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10434>, Euro NCAP ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10435>, Drammen city
encyclopedia ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10436>, GoHa.ru
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10437>, Norwegian
thesaurus on genre and form identifier
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10438>, Qichacha firm ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10439>,
WorldFootball.net
match ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10440>, Michigan
Legislative Bio ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10441>, hostelworld
hostel ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10442>, Viciebsk
Encyclopedia ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10443>,
Encyclopedia
of Russian avant-garde ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10444>, NetEase Music artist
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10445>, Chgk person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10446>, Pamyat Naroda ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10447>, Traveloka hotel ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10448>, police zone ID
(Belgium) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10450>, Berlin
Street ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10451>, Renacyt ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10452>, VGTimes ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10453>, CineCartaz film ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10454>, JeuxActu ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10455>, Urban Electric
Transit country ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10456>,
Change.org
decision maker ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10457>, Podchaser
episode ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10458>, Rusactors
actor ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10459>, Rusactors
film ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10460>, Dumbarton
Oaks object ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10461>,
Encyclopedia
of Russian America ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10462>,
Dansk Navneleksikon ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10463>,
CiteSeerX person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10465>, CNKI
author ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10466>, naturkartan.se
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10467>, HaBima Archive
play ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10468>, HaBima
Archive person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10469>, Vedomosti
company ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10470>, Grab Food
restaurant ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10471>, Chinese
School Identifier <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10472>, Drevo
Encyclopedia ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10473>,
svpressa.ru
person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10474>, GameMAG ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10475>, ICQ user ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10477>, Scottish Built Ships
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10478>, histrf.ru person
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10479>,
symogih.org ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10480>, Mapping Manuscript
Migrations manuscript ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10481>, US trademark serial
number <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10482>, NLC
Bibliography ID (foreign-language)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10483>, GoFood restaurant ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10484>, Official Internet
Portal of Legal Information ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10485>, Bavarian Monument
Map Object-ID (building ensemble)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10486>, skyscanner hotel ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10487>, NGO Darpan ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10488>
- New property proposals
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal>
to review:
- General datatypes: Observer
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Observer>,
identifiant
spectacle Les Archives du spectacle
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identifiant_spectacle_Les_Archives_du_spectacle>,
Supports qualifier 2
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Supports_qualifier_2>,
franchisor
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/franchisor>,
Exhibited Creator
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Exhibited_Creator>,
colocated with
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/colocated_with>
- External identifiers: trivago hotel ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/trivago_hotel_ID>,
Agoda Hotel Numeric ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Agoda_Hotel_Numeric_ID>,
Library of Parliament of Canada riding ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Library_of_Parliament_of_Canada_riding_ID>,
Booking.com numeric ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Booking.com_numeric_ID>,
WIPO Pearl term ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/WIPO_Pearl_term_ID>,
United Russia member ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/United_Russia_member_ID>,
Repetti on-line ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Repetti_on-line_ID>,
Nice Classification ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Nice_Classification_ID>,
IxTheo ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IxTheo_ID>,
Encyclopedia
of China ID (Third Edition)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Encyclopedia_of_China_ID_(Third_Edition)>,
MovieMeter TV season ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/MovieMeter_TV_season_ID>,
MangaDex title ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/MangaDex_title_ID>,
1905.com film ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/1905.com_film_ID>,
1905.com star ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/1905.com_star_ID>,
Stan Radar dossier ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Stan_Radar_dossier_ID>,
Italian Women Writers ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Italian_Women_Writers_ID>,
Championat.com ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Championat.com_ID>,
Arachne entity ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Arachne_entity_ID>,
IRIS Friuli-Venezia Giulia IDs
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IRIS_Friuli-Venezia_Giulia_IDs>,
Sport24.ru team ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Sport24.ru_team_ID>,
Sport24.ru person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Sport24.ru_person_ID>,
SINGULART artist ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SINGULART_artist_ID>,
AlloCiné TV season ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/AlloCin%C3%A9_TV_season_ID>,
Virginia Burgesses and Delegates Database ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Virginia_Burgesses_and_Delegates_Database_ID>,
Arizona Legislators Then and Now ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Arizona_Legislators_Then_and_Now_ID>,
VideoGameGeek developer ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/VideoGameGeek_developer_ID>,
ubereats store ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ubereats_store_ID>,
FamousFix topic ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/FamousFix_topic_ID>,
FAOTERM ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/FAOTERM_ID>,
RSPA Ancient authors ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/RSPA_Ancient_authors_ID>,
RSPA Modern authors ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/RSPA_Modern_authors_ID>,
ImagesDéfense ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ImagesD%C3%A9fense_ID>,
Parcours de vies dans la Royale ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Parcours_de_vies_dans_la_Royale_ID>,
ILO code
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ILO_code>,
Culture.ru
institutes ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Culture.ru_institutes_ID>,
Proza.ru author ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Proza.ru_author_ID>,
Stihi.ru author ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Stihi.ru_author_ID>,
TV Maze season ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TV_Maze_season_ID>,
Virginia Tech Dendrology Factsheets ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Virginia_Tech_Dendrology_Factsheets_ID>,
Boobpedia ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Boobpedia_ID>,
Leafsnap ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Leafsnap_ID>,
neftegaz.ru person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/neftegaz.ru_person_ID>
- Query examples:
- Properties describing Art UK artworks <https://w.wiki/4wUf> (source
<https://twitter.com/heald_j/status/1502315047573495808>)
- Timeline of victims of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
<https://w.wiki/4wu3>
- Population of countries that share a border with Russia
<https://w.wiki/4wPm> (source
<https://twitter.com/Tagishsimon/status/1502208355263201284>)
- Audio pronunciation of places in Wales <https://w.wiki/4wGt> (source
<https://twitter.com/WIKI_NLW/status/1501955765782732800>)
- Things with a national gallery of Scotland ID where the artist was
or is a woman <https://w.wiki/4wDu> (source
<https://twitter.com/lirazelf/status/1501915958289567745>)
- Software with gender information of developer, designer and the
person named after <https://w.wiki/4vm9> source
<https://twitter.com/jsamwrites/status/1501160556736172034>
Development
- Getting ready for Data Reuse Days
- Mismatch Finder: Discussing the next batches of potential mismatches
with MusicBrainz data and some remaining Freebase data
- Lexicographical data: Continuing work on the basic version of the new
Special:NewLexeme page, focusing on putting in the base data about the new
Lexeme
- REST API: Continuing coding on the basic version of the GET Item
endpoint
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>
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