Weekly Summary #394 - Wikidata

9 Dec 2019

      *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 editathon in Swedish
   https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Swedish_online_editathon,
   15 December
   - Upcoming: Sydney Wikidata Workshop
   https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/sydney-wikimedia-meetup--tickets-82886619109,
   16 December
Press, articles, blog posts
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage
- Use of Wikidata in GLAM institutions
   https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Research_Report_%E2%80%93_Use_of_Wikidata_in_GLAM_institutions_(2019-11).pdf,
   research report done by the user experience team at Wikimedia Deutschland
   - Measuring Social Bias in Knowledge Graph Embeddings
   https://arxiv.org/pdf/1912.02761.pdf
   - Letra zopak, Scrabble eta euskarazko letrarik ohikoena
   http://wikimedia.eus/2019/11/letra-zopak-eta-scrabble-zein-da-euskarazko-letrarik-ohikoena/,
   about the most common characters in Basque language, and how this should
   affect automatic letter-soups and Scrabble point-system.
   - Two new blog posts about GLAM pilot projects for Structured Data on
   Commons:
      - How we helped a small art museum to increase the impact of its
      collections, with Wikimedia projects and structured data
      https://space.wmflabs.org/2019/12/04/how-we-helped-a-small-art-museum-to-increase-the-impact-of-its-collections-with-wikimedia-projects-and-structured-data/
      by Sandra Fauconnier
      - How can Structured Data on Commons, Wikidata, and Wikisource walk
      hand in hand? A pilot project with Punjabi Qisse
      https://space.wmflabs.org/2019/12/07/how-can-structured-data-on-commons-wikidata-and-wikisource-walk-hand-in-hand-a-pilot-project-with-punjabi-qisse/
      by Satdeep Gill
Tool of the week
- overpass
   https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Tools/Enhance_user_interface/en#overpass:
   Embeds a map displaying features tagged with the current item in
   OpenStreetMap. Powered by overpass turbo. It helps check if the Wikidata
   object is mapped in OSM and also if it's correct.
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- A WikiCite event
   https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiCite_Satellite_Cologne_2020
   will take place in May 2020 in Cologne. Call for contributions is
now open (more
   info
   https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2019-December/013698.html
   )
Did you know?
- Newest properties
   https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties:
      - General datatypes: file page
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7668
      - External identifiers: Hoopla series ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7651, Germany06.Ru person ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7652, MovieGe person ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7653, Ratingraph FEMALE
      person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7654,
Speiderhistorisk
      leksikon article https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7655, Arolsen
      ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7656, Doctrine court
      decision ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7657, Juricaf
      decision ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7658, POWiS ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7659, super-famicom.jp ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7660, GameFAQs credit ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7661, Scilit journal ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7662, Scienza a due voci ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7663, FMV World ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7665, Visuotinė lietuvių
      enciklopedija ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7666, Hellenic
      Civil Aviation Authority airport code
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7667, NEC Retro ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7669, Prog Archives artist
      ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7670, Semion author ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7671, Musiikkituottajat
      artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7672, Czech
      district ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7673, Czech
      region ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7674, Vie
      publique intervention ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7675, Vie publique person ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7676,
www.gesetze-im-internet.de
      ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7677, Wikimapia ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7678, Cinépolis KLIC ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7679, Colorado Encyclopedia
      ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7680, Israel Museum
      Jerusalem artist id
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7681, National
      Library of New Zealand authority ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7682, OpenRetro Game
      Database ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7683, Vie
      publique report ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7684, CALS
      Encyclopedia of Arkansas ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7685, Encyclopedia of the
      Great Plains ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7686,
Kansaspedia
      ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7687, Mississippi
      Encyclopedia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7688, Online
      Nevada Encyclopedia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7689,
      South Carolina Encyclopedia ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7690, The Oregon
      Encyclopedia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7691, Utah
      History Encyclopedia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7692,
      WyoHistory.org ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7693
   - New property proposals
   https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal
   to review:
      - General datatypes: Complex Portal accession
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Complex_Portal_accession,
      Cache https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Cache,
      is supervisor of
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/is_supervisor_of,
      Gazette of India notification
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Gazette_of_India_notification,
      molecular model
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/molecular_model,
      SSNE person ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SSNE_person_ID,
      sex https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/sex, year
      of recombination (taxonomy)
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/year_of_recombination_(taxonomy),
      Text features
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Text_features
      - External identifiers: Slovak National Library id
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Slovak_National_Library_id,
      National Library of Lithuania id
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/National_Library_of_Lithuania_id,
      Maine: An Encyclopedia ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Maine:_An_Encyclopedia_ID,
      e-WV ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/e-WV_ID,
SNESmusic.org
      company ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SNESmusic.org_company_ID,
      Våre falne person ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/V%C3%A5re_falne_person_ID,
      World Flora Online ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/World_Flora_Online_ID,
      ACMA Broadcast Service Licence Number
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ACMA_Broadcast_Service_Licence_Number,
      tDAR creator ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/tDAR_creator_ID,
      SNESmusic.org composer ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SNESmusic.org_composer_ID,
      identifiant Auteurs - Joconde du Service des musées de France
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identifiant_Auteurs_-_Joconde_du_Service_des_mus%C3%A9es_de_France,
      identifiant Domaines - Joconde du Service des musées de France
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identifiant_Domaines_-_Joconde_du_Service_des_mus%C3%A9es_de_France,
      identifiant Découverte - Joconde du Service des musées de France
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identifiant_D%C3%A9couverte_-_Joconde_du_Service_des_mus%C3%A9es_de_France,
      identifiant Dénominations - Joconde du Service des musées de France
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identifiant_D%C3%A9nominations_-_Joconde_du_Service_des_mus%C3%A9es_de_France,
      Beni Ecclesiastici in web ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Beni_Ecclesiastici_in_web_ID,
      portable music history ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/portable_music_history_ID,
      Atlas Obscura identifier
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Atlas_Obscura_identifier,
      identifiant Genèse - Joconde du Service des musées de France
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identifiant_Gen%C3%A8se_-_Joconde_du_Service_des_mus%C3%A9es_de_France,
      identifiant Inscriptions - Joconde du Service des musées de France
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identifiant_Inscriptions_-_Joconde_du_Service_des_mus%C3%A9es_de_France,
      identifiant Lieux - Joconde du Service des musées de France
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identifiant_Lieux_-_Joconde_du_Service_des_mus%C3%A9es_de_France,
      identifiant Périodes - Joconde du Service des musées de France
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identifiant_P%C3%A9riodes_-_Joconde_du_Service_des_mus%C3%A9es_de_France,
      identifiant Techniques - Joconde du Service des musées de France
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identifiant_Techniques_-_Joconde_du_Service_des_mus%C3%A9es_de_France,
      identifiant Epoques - Joconde du Service des musées de France
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identifiant_Epoques_-_Joconde_du_Service_des_mus%C3%A9es_de_France,
      Mille Anni di Scienza in Italia ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Mille_Anni_di_Scienza_in_Italia_ID,
      Czech cohesion region ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Czech_cohesion_region_ID,
      Czech territorial region ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Czech_territorial_region_ID,
      Prague territorial district ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Prague_territorial_district_ID,
      SPIE profile ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SPIE_profile_ID,
      console music history ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/console_music_history_ID,
      Wikispore
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Wikispore, DLE
      RAE ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/DLE_RAE_ID,
      DEJ RAE ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/DEJ_RAE_ID,
      MarketScreener business leaders ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/MarketScreener_business_leaders_ID,
      VBProfiles person ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/VBProfiles_person_ID,
      garaph.info game ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/garaph.info_game_ID,
      PubAg ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/PubAg_ID, Tubi
      movie ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Tubi_movie_ID,
      Tubi series ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Tubi_series_ID,
      NTIS accession number
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NTIS_accession_number,
      garaph.info group ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/garaph.info_group_ID,
      Fossilworks ID for journal article
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Fossilworks_ID_for_journal_article,
      Littré ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Littr%C3%A9_ID,
      DES ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/DES_ID, DAF
      ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/DAF_ID, Bob
      ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Bob_ID,
TLFi
      ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TLFi_ID,
      NES Cart Database ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NES_Cart_Database_ID
   - Query examples:
      - Number of lexemes on Wikidata in Indian languages
      https://w.wiki/DYn (source
      https://twitter.com/wikidataindia/status/1203562350755950593)
      - Collections of the National Gallery of Armenia imported into
      Wikidata https://w.wiki/DYo (source
      https://twitter.com/wikimedia_am/status/1202928823551049729)
      - Movie directors having the longest carrier https://w.wiki/DYp (
      source https://twitter.com/belett/status/1202588402253811712)
Development
- Implement Shortened version for edit summary (phab:T224013
   https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T224013)
   - Add monolingual language code WLS (Wallisian) (phab:T239411
   https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T239411)
   - DumpRDF for MediaInfo entities loads each page individually (
   phab:T222497 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T222497)
   - Add user agent to Wikidata Query UI code examples (phab:T226709
   https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T226709)
   - Wikidata Bridge: Showing a loading bar during initialization (
   phab:T232468 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T232468)
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
-- 
Léa Lacroix
Project Manager Community Communication for Wikidata

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