*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
- Talk by Morane Gruenpeter and Katherine Thornton https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41533116, presented at LibrePlanet 2018 https://www.libreplanet.org/2018/ about software metadata in Software Heritage https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28127082 and Wikidata https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2013. Video of the talk. https://media.libreplanet.org/u/libreplanet/m/pathways-for-discovery-of-free-software/ Slides for the talk https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pathways-discovery-free.pdf.
Press, articles, blog posts https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage
- Making women more visible online—with Wikidata tools https://blog.wikimedia.org/2018/03/29/increasing-visibility-women-with-wikidata/ by Sandra Fauconnier on WMF's blog
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- if you're working with Lua modules, you can give input here https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:New_convenience_functions_for_Lua about new functions - you can still fill this page https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Suggester_ranking_input if you encounter a problem with suggester ranking
Did you know?
- Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: - General datatypes: National Governors Association biography URL https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4997, key press https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4998, number of clubs https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4999, analog or derivative of https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5000, in opposition to https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5004 - External identifiers: Biographical Dictionary of Georgia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4991, DBA ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4992, Hungarian public body ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4993, ruchess ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4994, World Para Snowboard athlete ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4996, METAR code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5001, Orthodox Encyclopedia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5002, Amphibians of India ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5003, National Thesis Number (France) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5005 - New property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal to review: - General datatypes: maximum operating temperature https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/maximum_operating_temperature, minimum operating temperature https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/minimum_operating_temperature, maximum non-operating temperature https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/maximum_non-operating_temperature, minimum non-operating temperature https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/minimum_non-operating_temperature, Специальное звание или классный чин https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/%D0%A1%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B5_%D0%B7%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5_%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8_%D0%BA%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%81%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9_%D1%87%D0%B8%D0%BD, member of the crew of https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/member_of_the_crew_of, service life https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/service_life, Gens https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Gens, Code of Household Registration and Conscription Information System https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Code_of_Household_Registration_and_Conscription_Information_System, Wikipedia glossary entry https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Wikipedia_glossary_entry, assistant director https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/assistant_director, choral conductor https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/choral_conductor, lighting designer https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/lighting_designer, sound designer https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/sound_designer, projection designer https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/projection_designer, video designer https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/video_designer, stage crew member https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/stage_crew_member, number of representations https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/number_of_representations, talk show guest https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/talk_show_guest, adaptation or arrangement of https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/adaptation_or_arrangement_of, revival or touring version of https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/revival_or_touring_version_of - External identifiers: DNV GL Vessel register ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/DNV_GL_Vessel_register_ID, Behind the voice Actors person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Behind_the_voice_Actors_person_ID, Identifier of object at prazdnedomy.cz https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Identifier_of_object_at_prazdnedomy.cz, Digital Typhoon ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Digital_Typhoon_ID, Territographie ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Territographie_ID, Chile Rugby player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Chile_Rugby_player_ID, Directory of Open Access Journals ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Directory_of_Open_Access_Journals_ID, Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Brockhaus_Enzyklop%C3%A4die_online_ID, Researchmap ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Researchmap_ID, OpenEdition Books ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/OpenEdition_Books_ID, KIT Linked Open Numbers ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/KIT_Linked_Open_Numbers_ID, Animated Knots ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Animated_Knots_ID - Sparsely used properties created >3 months: Spider Ontology ID (P4537) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4537, has listed ingredient (P4543) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4543, sexually homologous with (P4545) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4545, Everyone Remembered ID (P4551) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4551, ICRC PoW ID (P4554) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4554, SNCZI-IPE dam ID (P4558) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4558, Art Museum of Estonia artwork ID (P4564) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4564, electoral district number (P4565) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4565, awarded for period (P4566) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4566, BPH journal ID (P4569) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4569 - Deleted properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Properties_for_deletion: P1124 (teu), P3484 (name shares origin with), P4990 (Statistics Canada Geographic code) - Query examples: - Most common title of paintings in English https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%3FitemLabel%20%28COUNT%28%3Fitem%29%20as%20%3Fcount%29%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ3305213%20.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3FitemLabel%20.%0A%20%20FILTER%20%28lang%28%3FitemLabel%29%3D%22en%22%29%0A%20%20%7D%20GROUP%20BY%20%3FitemLabel%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3Fcount%29 - Timeline for German author Heinrich Mann https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3ATimeline%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Ft%20%3Fvalue%20%20%3FvalueLabel%20%3FrrLabel%20%20%3Frr%20%28SAMPLE%28%3Fimage%29%20as%20%3Fimg%29%0AWHERE%0A%7B%0A%20%20VALUES%20%3Fperson%20%7Bwd%3AQ76480%7D%0A%20%20%7B%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP570%20%3Fdeath%20.%20%0A%20%20%20%3Fperson%20%3Fprop%20%3Ft%20FILTER%20%28datatype%28%3Ft%29%3Dxsd%3AdateTime%29%20FILTER%20%28%3Ft%20%3C%3D%20%3Fdeath%29%20.%0A%20%20%20%3Fvalue%20wikibase%3AdirectClaim%20%3Fprop.%20%7D%0A%20%20UNION%0A%20%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%3Fperson%20%3Fq%20%3Fstatement%20%20FILTER%20regex%20%28STR%28%3Fq%29%2C%22prop%2FP%22%29%20.%20%23exclude%20P%3AdescribedBy%0A%20%20%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP570%20%3Fdeath%20.%20%0A%20%20%20%3Fstatement%20%3Fp%20%3Ft%20FILTER%20regex%20%28STR%28%3Fp%29%2C%20%22prop%2Fqualifier%2FP%22%29%20FILTER%20%28datatype%28%3Ft%29%3Dxsd%3AdateTime%29%20FILTER%20%28%3Ft%20%3C%3D%20%3Fdeath%29.%0A%20%20%20%3Fstatement%20%3Fr%20%3Fvalue%20FILTER%20regex%20%28STR%28%3Fr%29%2C%22prop%2Fstatement%2F%22%29%20.%0A%20%20%20BIND%28IRI%28CONCAT%28CONCAT%28SUBSTR%28STR%28%3Fr%29%2C1%2C29%29%2C%22direct%2F%22%29%2CSUBSTR%28STR%28%3Fr%29%2C40%29%29%29%20as%20%3Frprop%29%20%0A%20%20%20%3Frr%20wikibase%3AdirectClaim%20%3Frprop%20.%0A%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Fvalue%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage%7D%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20UNION%20%7B%20%23%20author%20of%20%2F%20creator%20of%0A%20%20%20%3Fvalue%20wdt%3AP50%7Cwdt%3AP98%7Cwdt%3AP655%7Cwdt%3AP1773%7Cwdt%3AP170%7Cwdt%3AP178%7Cwdt%3AP57%7Cwdt%3AP161%20%3Fperson%20.%0A%20%20%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP570%20%3Fdeath%20.%0A%20%20%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP569%20%3Fbirth%20.%0A%20%20%20%3Fvalue%20wdt%3AP571%7Cwdt%3AP577%7Cwdt%3AP580%20%3Ft%20.%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%23FILTER%20%28%28%3Ft%20%3C%3D%20%3Fdeath%29%20%26%26%28%3Ft%20%3E%3D%20%3Fbirth%29%29%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20FILTER%20NOT%20EXISTS%20%7B%3Fvalue%20wdt%3AP136%20wd%3AQ7553%20.%7D%0A%20%20%20%23FILTER%20NOT%20EXISTS%20%7B%3Fvalue%20wdt%3AP629%20%3Fx%20%7D%20%0A%20%20%20%23FILTER%20NOT%20EXISTS%20%7B%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP800%20%3Fvalue%20%7D%20.%0A%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Fvalue%20wdt%3AP1433%20%3Frr%20.%7D%20%0A%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Fvalue%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage%20.%7D%0A%20%20%7D%0A%23%20%20UNION%20%23Notable%20Works%0A%23%20%20%7B%0A%23%20%20%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP800%20%3Frr%20%3B%0A%23%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP570%20%3Fdeath%20%3B%0A%23%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP569%20%3Fbirth%20.%0A%23%20%20%20%3Frr%20%20wdt%3AP577%7Cwdt%3AP571%7Cwdt%3AP1191%20%3Ft%20FILTER%20%28%28%3Ft%20%3C%3D%20%3Fdeath%29%26%26%28%3Ft%20%3E%3D%20%3Fbirth%29%29.%0A%23%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Frr%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage%20.%7D%0A%23%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20UNION%20%23discoverer%20or%20inventor%0A%20%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%3Frr%20wdt%3AP61%7Cwdt%3AP138%20%3Fperson%20.%0A%20%20%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP570%20%3Fdeath%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP569%20%3Fbirth%20.%0A%20%20%20%3Frr%20wdt%3AP575%7Cwdt%3AP571%7Cwdt%3AP585%20%3Ft%20FILTER%20%28%28%3Ft%20%3C%3D%20%3Fdeath%29%26%26%28%3Ft%20%3E%3D%20%3Fbirth%29%29.%0A%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Frr%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage%20.%7D%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20UNION%20%23architect%0A%20%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%3Frr%20wdt%3AP84%20%3Fperson%20.%0A%20%20%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP570%20%3Fdeath%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP569%20%3Fbirth%20.%0A%20%20%20%3Frr%20wdt%3AP571%7Cwdt%3AP1619%20%3Ft%20FILTER%20%28%28%3Ft%20%3C%3D%20%3Fdeath%29%26%26%28%3Ft%20%3E%3D%20%3Fbirth%29%29.%0A%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Frr%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage%20.%7D%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20UNION%20%23composer%0A%20%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%3Frr%20wdt%3AP86%7Cwdt%3AP138%20%3Fperson%20.%0A%20%20%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP570%20%3Fdeath%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP569%20%3Fbirth%20.%0A%20%20%20%3Frr%20wdt%3AP571%7Cwdt%3AP1191%7Cwdt%3AP577%20%3Ft%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20FILTER%20%28%28%3Ft%20%3C%3D%20%3Fdeath%29%26%26%28%3Ft%20%3E%3D%20%3Fbirth%29%29.%0A%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Frr%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage%20.%7D%0A%20%20%7D%0A%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%2C%20de%2C%20fr%2C%20de%2C%20ru%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%20GROUP%20BY%20%3Ft%20%3Fvalue%20%3Frr%20%3FrrLabel%20%3FvalueLabel%0AORDER%20BY%20%3Ft%0A%20 (source https://twitter.com/SciHiBlog/status/979657276964433920) - Density in kilograms per cubicmeter for books https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%0A%20%20%3Fbook%20%3FbookLabel%0A%20%20%3Fdensity%0A%20%20%3Fheight%0A%20%20%3Fwidth%0A%20%20%3Fthickness%0A%20%20%3Fweight%0AWITH%20%7B%0A%20%20SELECT%20%2a%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fbook%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ3331189%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20p%3AP2067%20%2F%20psn%3AP2067%20%2F%20wikibase%3AquantityAmount%20%3Fweight%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20p%3AP2048%20%2F%20psn%3AP2048%20%2F%20wikibase%3AquantityAmount%20%3Fheight%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20p%3AP2049%20%2F%20psn%3AP2049%20%2F%20wikibase%3AquantityAmount%20%3Fwidth%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20p%3AP2610%20%2F%20psn%3AP2610%20%2F%20wikibase%3AquantityAmount%20%3Fthickness%20.%0A%0A%20%20%20%20BIND%28%3Fweight%20%2F%20%28%3Fheight%20%2a%20%3Fwidth%20%2a%20%3Fthickness%29%20AS%20%3Fdensity%29%0A%20%20%7D%0A%7D%20AS%20%25results%0AWHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20INCLUDE%20%25results%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%20%0AORDER%20BY%20%3Fdensity (source https://twitter.com/fnielsen/status/979476436519129089) - Books by weight https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%0A%20%20%3Fbook%20%3FbookLabel%0A%20%20%3Fkilogram%20%3Fweight%20%3Funit%20%3FunitLabel%0AWITH%20%7B%0A%20%20SELECT%20%2a%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fbook%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ3331189%20.%0A%20%20%3Fbook%20p%3AP2067%20%2F%20psv%3AP2067%20%3Fweight_value%20.%0A%20%20%3Fweight_value%20wikibase%3AquantityAmount%20%3Fweight%20.%0A%20%20%3Fweight_value%20wikibase%3AquantityUnit%20%3Funit%20.%0A%20%20%3Funit%20wdt%3AP2370%20%3Ffactor%20.%0A%20%20BIND%28%3Fweight%20%2a%20%3Ffactor%20AS%20%3Fkilogram%29%0A%20%20%7D%0A%7D%20AS%20%25results%0AWHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20INCLUDE%20%25results%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AORDER%20BY%20%3Fkilogram (source https://twitter.com/fnielsen/status/979296621954584577) - Train stations in the UK https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AMap%0ASELECT%20%3Fstation%20%3FstationLabel%20%3FdateOpened%20%3Fimage%20%3Flocation%0AWHERE%0A%7B%0A%20%20%3Fstation%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ55488%20.%0A%20%20%3Fstation%20wdt%3AP17%20wd%3AQ145%20.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Fstation%20wdt%3AP1619%20%3FdateOpened%20.%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Fstation%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage%20.%7D%0A%20%20%3Fstation%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Flocation%20.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0A (source https://twitter.com/piecesofuk/status/979292229159317504) - Map of megaliths in Portugal and Spain https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AMap%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Fcoords%20%3Fimage%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ164240%20.%0A%20%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP17%20wd%3AQ45%20.%20%7D%20UNION%0A%20%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP17%20wd%3AQ29%20.%20%7D%20UNION%20%0A%20%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP131%2Fwdt%3AP131%20wd%3AQ12703%20%7D%20UNION%0A%20%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP131%2Fwdt%3AP131%20wd%3AQ12709%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoords%20.%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage%20.%20%7D%0A%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22fr%22%20.%20%7D%0A%7D%20ORDER%20BY%20%3FitemLabel (source https://twitter.com/PoulpyWP/status/979068751336353792) - Newest database reports: pilot and first episodes of television series https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Movies/lists/TV_episodes/first
Development
- Work on a script to generate MassMessage target lists (phab:T190812 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T190812) - Test validity of Wikidata IDs in Lua modules (phab:T143970 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T143970) - Rename Lua functions in old naming scheme (phab:T190382 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T190382) - More work on wb_terms table (phab:T188992 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T188992) - More work on logging autopatrol actions (phab:T184485 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T184485) - Include checksums in dumps (phab:T190457 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T190457) - Add mobile edits to Grafana (phab:T191111 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T191111) - Allowing to remove a Form from a Lexeme (phab:T173332 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T173332) - Fixing bugs on Lexemes (phab:T189185 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T189185) - Checking permissions for actions on Lexemes
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