*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
- Role of Wikimedia in the era of Open Science http://www.crg.eu/en/event/role-wikimedia-era-open-science, Barcelona, April 16th - Wikidata meetup in Berlin https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2018/Thematic,_regional,_language-specific_meetups/Wikidata, April 20th. Please sign up if you want to attend (the meetup takes place in the venue of the Wikimedia Conference) - Wikidata workshop in Paris https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Paris, April 20th - Wikidata for science workshop https://www.meetup.com/SemanticCampParis/events/240862850/?eventId=240862850 in Paris, April 23rd - Wikidata meetup in Zürich https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Wikidata_Zurich_Meetup, April 25th
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- Some improvements have been made on the search results https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#Improvements_on_the_search_results - The administrative territorial entities of the Ottoman Empire https://tools.wmflabs.org/reasonator/?&q=1993723 are now largely complete. They include the elayets, vilayets and their sanjaks. - A new version of Denelezh https://denelezh.dicare.org/gender-gap.php, a tool to monitor the gender gap in Wikidata, has been released, including a new methodology to produce the data (explained at the top of the main page and in the documentation https://denelezh.dicare.org/doc.php), and an overview of the gender gap by Wikimedia project https://denelezh.dicare.org/gender-gap.php?sort=percent_females#project . - Items now contain an average of 9 statements https://grafana.wikimedia.org/dashboard/db/wikidata-datamodel-statements?refresh=30m&panelId=4&fullscreen&orgId=1&from=now-2y&to=now . - Item Q2937606 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2937606, created 5 years ago, got its first statement - New tool: The property explorer https://tools.wmflabs.org/prop-explorer/ sorts and displays properties per category (developed by Stevenliuyi https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Stevenliuyi based on a suggestion from Micru https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Micru)
Did you know?
- Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: - General datatypes: Wikimedia project focus list https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5008, complies with https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5009, special rank https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5012, last update https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5017, test taken https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5021, test score https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5022, activity policy in this place https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5023, choral conductor https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5024, gens https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5025, lighting designer https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5026, number of representations https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5027, sound designer https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5028 - External identifiers: DNV GL Vessel register ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5006, Behind the voice Actors person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5007, Territographie ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5010, Prazdne Domy building ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5011, Welsh Rugby Union women's player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5013, Welsh Rugby Union men's sevens player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5014, Digital Typhoon typhoon ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5015, Digital Typhoon cyclone ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5016, Chile Rugby player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5018, Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5019, Code of Household Registration and Conscription Information System (Taiwan) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5020 - New property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal to review: - General datatypes: majority opinion https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/majority_opinion, KMC Heritage Building Grade https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/KMC_Heritage_Building_Grade, accreditation https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/accreditation, Number of spoilt votes https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Number_of_spoilt_votes, Number of blank votes https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Number_of_blank_votes, Number of abstentions https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Number_of_abstentions, greater than (2) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/greater_than_(2), subdomain URL https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/subdomain_URL, International Classification for Standards https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/International_Classification_for_Standards, Wind speed https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Wind_speed, Wikimedia outline https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Wikimedia_outline, list combines topics https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/list_combines_topics - External identifiers: Authorea Author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Authorea_Author_ID, Lambiek Comiclopedia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Lambiek_Comiclopedia_ID, FOGIS ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/FOGIS_ID, Behind the voice Actors character ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Behind_the_voice_Actors_character_ID, KIT Linked Open Numbers ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/KIT_Linked_Open_Numbers_ID, Harvard designation https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Harvard_designation, Yahoo Answers category https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Yahoo_Answers_category, UMAC ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/UMAC_ID, Internet Adult Film Database film ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Internet_Adult_Film_Database_film_ID, Adult Film Database film ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Adult_Film_Database_film_ID - Sparsely used properties created >3 months: Berlinische Galerie artist ID (P4580) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4580, Kulturelles Erbe Köln object ID (P4582) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4582, Argentinian Historic Heritage ID (P4587) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4587, National Inventory of Canadian Military Memorials ID (P4591) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4591, Mountain Project ID (P4592) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4592, arXiv author ID (P4594) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4594, post town (P4595) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4595, NIOSH Publication Number (P4596) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4596, monomer of (P4599) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4599, Lives of WWI ID (P4601) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4601 - Query examples: - Timeline of weather satellites https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3ATimeline%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fauthor%20%3FauthorLabel%20%3Fimage%20%3Fdate%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fauthor%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ209363%20.%0A%20%20%3Fauthor%20wdt%3AP619%20%3Fdate%20.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Fauthor%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage%20.%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22de%2C%20en%2C%20fr%2C%20es%2C%20it%2C%20cz%2C%20ru%22%20%7D%0A%7D%20 (source https://twitter.com/SciHiBlog/status/982963645079588864) - Map with lighthouses all over the world https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AMap%0ASELECT%20%3Fphare%20%3FphareLabel%20%3Fcoord%0AWHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fphare%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ39715%20%3B%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoord%20.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22%20.%20%7D%0A%7D (source https://twitter.com/nelson_dickens/status/981566051208126464 ) - Number of articles about humans by gender on Welsh Wikipedia https://query.wikidata.org/#%0ASELECT%20%3FgenderLabel%20%28COUNT%28DISTINCT%20%3Farticle%29%20AS%20%3Fcount%29%20%0A%0AWHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ5%20.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP21%20%3Fgender%20.%0A%20%20%3Farticle%20schema%3Aabout%20%3Fitem%20.%0A%20%20%3Farticle%20schema%3AisPartOf%20%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Fcy.wikipedia.org%2F%3E%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%0ASERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22%20.%20%7D%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%0A%7D%20GROUP%20BY%20%3FgenderLabel%0A%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3Flinkcount%29 (source https://twitter.com/WiciCymru/status/981172501983019008) - List of French rivers with different names and SANDRE ids https://sophox.org/sophox/#SELECT%20%3FosmId%20%3FwdID%20%3FnomOSM%20%3FnomWD%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3FosmId%20osmt%3Aname%3Afr%20%3FnomOSM%20%3B%20osmt%3Atype%20%22waterway%22%20%3B%20osmt%3Awikidata%20%3FwdID%20.%20%23r%C3%A9cup%C3%A8re%20tout%20ce%20qui%20a%20un%20nom%20en%20fran%C3%A7ais%2C%20un%20type%20waterway%20et%20un%20id%20wikidata%0A%20%20%3FwdID%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3FnomWD%20.%20%23%20r%C3%A9cup%C3%A8re%20le%20nom%20sur%20wikidata%0A%20%20FILTER%20%28lang%28%3FnomWD%29%20%3D%20%22fr%22%29.%20%20%23%20ne%20garde%20que%20le%20nom%20en%20fran%C3%A7ais%0A%20%20FILTER%20%28%21%20strStarts%28%3FnomOSM%2C%20%22L%22%29%29%20%23retire%20ce%20qui%20commence%20par%20la%20lettre%20L%20en%20capitale%20%28OSM%20dit%20La%20Seine%20l%C3%A0%20o%C3%B9%20Wikidata%20ne%20dit%20que%20Seine%29%0A%20%20FILTER%20%28%20str%28lcase%28%3FnomOSM%29%29%20%21%3D%20str%28lcase%28%3FnomWD%29%29%20%29%20%23affiche%20ceux%20dont%20les%20noms%20diff%C3%A8rent%20entre%20OSM%20et%20wikidata%0A%7D on Sophox (SPARQL endpoint querying OpenStreetMap and Wikidata) ( source https://twitter.com/belett/status/983035703889137664)
Development
- Differences between range constraints now work only if both properties are present (phab:T185480 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T185480) - Work on a new constraint unit which defines which units are alowed for a given property (phab:T164372 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T164372) - Make the Special:ConstraintReport easier to understand (phab:T188728 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T188728) - Work on a Lua function which checks if an item is a subclass of or instance of another item (phab:T179155 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T179155) - Started deleting old autopatrolled from the loggin table (phab:T190447 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T190447, phab:T184791 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T184791) - More work on setting up permissions for Lexeme (phab:T189480 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T189480) - Fixing a bug about removing the last Lemma (phab:T189185 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T189185) - Disabling the possibility to move a Lexeme (phab:T189481 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T189481)
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