Weekly Summary #301 - Wikidata

26 Feb 2018

*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>/
Press/Blogs
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage>

   - Upcoming: IMLD-ODD 2018 Wikidata India Edit-a-thon
   <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IMLD-ODD_2018_Wikidata_India_Edit-a-thon>,
   February 21st to March 3rd
   - Upcoming: presentation of the paper "Knowledge Graphs and Pluralism on
   Wikidata"
   <https://www.c2dh.uni.lu/events/knowledge-graphs-and-pluralism-wikidata>,
   February 27th, Luxembourg
   - Upcoming: Wikidata workshop in Hyderabad
   <https://www.meetup.com/Wikipedia-Hyderabad/events/248158271/>, India,
   March 2nd

Other Noteworthy Stuff

   - Stewards election
   <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Stewards/Elections_2018> is running
   until February 28th
   - Structured data on Commons ontology discussion

<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data/Get_involved/Feedback_requests/Ontology>
   continues until March 1st.
   - Decision about the licensing of Lexeme namespace

<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#Adding_the_Lexeme_namespace_to_the_licensing_footer_text>
   - It's been possible for a while (but not previously reported here) to
   include Wikidata IDs in Wikivoyage listings, like this example edit
   <https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/en:Special:Diff/3427799>.
   - Q50000000 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50000000> was created on
   February 23rd.
   - You can give feedback about this newsletter
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Feedback_300th_edition>
   - Constraint checks

<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#Constraint_reports_will_be_integrated_for_all_logged-in_users>
   will be integrated in the interface of Wikidata

Did you know?

   - Newest properties
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>:
      - General datatypes: conscription number
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4856>, recognition sequence
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4863>, cutting site of
      restriction enzyme <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4864>, RFE
      symbol <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4867>, isoschizomer
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4873>, neoschizomer
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4875>, number of records
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4876>, P4877
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4877>, symbolizes
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4878>, segmental innervation
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4882>
      - External identifiers: AtariAge identifier
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4857>, Atari Legend
      identifier <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4858>, Atarimania
      identifier <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4859>, BMI Work ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4860>, Charity Navigator ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4861>, Amazon author page
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4862>, REBASE Enzyme Number
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4866>, Hispania Nostra Red
      List of Endangered Heritage ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4868>, Operabase ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4869>, GEPRIS project ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4870>, GEPRIS organization ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4871>, GEPRIS person ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4872>, World Rugby Women's
      Sevens Series player ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4879>,
      FFR Sevens player ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4880>, Maison
      d'écrivain ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4881>
   - Query examples:
      - Actors who have starred in at least three Oscar Best
      Picture-nominated films in the same year

<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20Actors%20who%20have%20starred%20in%20at%20least%203%20Oscar%20Best%20Picture-nominated%20films%20in%20the%20same%20year%0A%23%20Inspired%20by%20this%20article%3A%20http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vulture.com%2F2017%2F12%2Foscars-2018-michael-stuhlbarg-is-having-a-great-year.html%0ASELECT%20%3Factor%20%3FactorLabel%20%3FoscarEditionLabel%20%28YEAR%28%3Fdate%29%20as%20%3Fyear%29%20%3Ffilm1Label%20%3Ffilm2Label%20%3Ffilm3Label%0AWHERE%20%0A%7B%0A%20%20%3Ffilm1%20wdt%3AP161%20%3Factor%3B%20p%3AP1411%20%3FbestPic1Statement.%20%3FbestPic1Statement%20ps%3AP1411%20wd%3AQ102427%3B%20pq%3AP805%20%3FoscarEdition.%0A%20%20%3Ffilm2%20wdt%3AP161%20%3Factor%3B%20p%3AP1411%20%3FbestPic2Statement.%20%3FbestPic2Statement%20ps%3AP1411%20wd%3AQ102427%3B%20pq%3AP805%20%3FoscarEdition.%0A%20%20%3Ffilm3%20wdt%3AP161%20%3Factor%3B%20p%3AP1411%20%3FbestPic3Statement.%20%3FbestPic3Statement%20ps%3AP1411%20wd%3AQ102427%3B%20pq%3AP805%20%3FoscarEdition.%0A%20%20%3FoscarEdition%20wdt%3AP585%20%3Fdate%3B%0A%20%20FILTER%28STR%28%3Ffilm1%29%20%3C%20STR%28%3Ffilm2%29%29.%0A%20%20FILTER%28STR%28%3Ffilm2%29%20%3C%20STR%28%3Ffilm3%29%29.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AORDER%20BY%20%3Fyear>
      (Inspired by this Vulture article

<http://www.vulture.com/2017/12/oscars-2018-michael-stuhlbarg-is-having-a-great-year.html>
      )
      - Items in the part of the Getty AAT thesaurus (P1014) below costume
      accessory (Q1065579) where the upward relationship in the
thesaurus cannot
      as yet be 'explained' by our existing subclass (P279) relations

<https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Fclass%20%3FclassLabel%20%3Faat_higher%20%3Faat_higherLabel%20%3Findirect%20WITH%20%7B%0A%20%20%20SELECT%20%3Fitem%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%23%20%20%3Fitem%20%28p%3AP1014%2Fpq%3AP361%29%2a%20wd%3AQ1065579%20.%20%20%20%20%20very%20very%20slow%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wd%3AQ1065579%20%28%5Epq%3AP361%2F%5Ep%3AP1014%29%2a%20%3Fitem%20%20.%20%20%20%23%20much%20quicker%0A%20%20%20%7D%20%0A%7D%20AS%20%25costume_tree%0A%0AWHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%20INCLUDE%20%25costume_tree%20.%20%0A%20%20%20%3Fitem%20p%3AP1014%2Fpq%3AP361%20%3Faat_higher%20.%0A%0A%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP279%2B%20%3Faat_higher%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20hint%3APrior%20hint%3Agearing%20%22reverse%22%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20BIND%281%20AS%20%3Fsubclassed%29%20.%20%20%20%0A%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20FILTER%20%28%21bound%28%3Fsubclassed%29%29%20.%0A%0A%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP279%20%3Fclass%20.%0A%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fitem%20p%3AP1014%2Fpq%3AP1480%20wd%3AQ50095342%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20BIND%20%28%22Y%22%20AS%20%3Findirect%29%20.%0A%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%0A%20%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%20ORDER%20BY%20%3Faat_higherLabel%20%3Findirect%20%3FitemLabel>
      (thread1
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:WikiProject_Fashion#AAT>;
      thread2

<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Request_a_query#Path_query_running_very_very_slow>
      ;thread3

<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/broader_concept#Revised_proposal;_and_experiment>
      )
      - Where were people who went to space born?

<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AMap%0ASELECT%20%3FastronautLabel%20%3Ftimeinspace%20%3Fcoordinates%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%3Fastronaut%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ5%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP19%20%3FbirthPlace%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP2873%20%3Ftimeinspace%20.%0A%20%20%3FbirthPlace%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoordinates%20.%0A%20%20FILTER%20%28%3Ftimeinspace%20%3E0%29%20%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D>
      (source <https://twitter.com/andrawaag/status/966657088687656961>)
      - National flags featuring the Union Jack as a canton (the top inner
      corner of a flag)

<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20flags%20featuring%20the%20Union%20Jack%20as%20a%20canton%20%28the%20top%20inner%20corner%20of%20a%20flag%29%0A%23defaultView%3AImageGrid%0ASELECT%20%3Fflag%20%3FflagLabel%20%3Fimage%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fflag%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ186516%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20p%3AP180%20%5B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20ps%3AP180%20wd%3AQ3173323%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20pq%3AP518%7Cpq%3AP1354%20wd%3AQ1559605%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%5D.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fflag%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage.%20%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D>
      (source <https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/967881967801896964>)
      - Number of mass shootings by country since 1990

<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3ABubbleChart%0ASELECT%20%3FcountryLabel%20%28COUNT%28DISTINCT%20%3Fitem%29%20AS%20%3Fcount%29%0AWHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ21480300%20%3B%20wdt%3AP585%20%3Fdate%20%3B%20wdt%3AP17%20%3Fcountry%20.%0A%20%20FILTER%20%28%3Fdate%20%3E%3D%20%221990-01-01%22%5E%5Exsd%3AdateTime%29%20.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22%20.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AGROUP%20BY%20%3FcountryLabel%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3Fcount%29>
      (source <https://twitter.com/envlh/status/967479251183259648>)
   - Newest database reports: sleds, sleighs and sledges

<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Sports/reports/equipment/sleds>

Development

   - Make it possible to link to Lexemes and Statements (phab:T1854997
   <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T1854997>)
   - Disabling senses for the first release of Lexemes (phab:T186995
   <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T186995>)
   - Caching for constraints check

You can see all open tickets related to Wikidata here
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/query/4RotIcw5oINo/#R>.
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>

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Project Manager Community Communication for Wikidata

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