*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over
the last week.*
Discussions
- Open request for adminship: NewDataB
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Administrator/NewDataB>
- New request for comments: semi-protection to prevent vandalism on most
used Items
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/semi-protection_to_prevent_vandalism_on_most_used_Items>,
Allow for Wikidata items to be created that only link to a single
Wikimedia Commons category (Wikidata notability discussion)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/Allow_for_Wikidata_items_to_be_created_that_only_link_to_a_single_Wikimedia_Commons_category_(Wikidata_notability_discussion)>
Events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events>
- February 19th: Wikidata meetup in London - Facebook event
<https://www.facebook.com/events/275262183152535>
- February 21st to 24th: International Mother Language Day edit-a-thon
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_India/Events/IMLD_2019>
- February 23rd: editathon about Parliament of Ghana in Accra -
Registration
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfdL5dbELErMN10UIgbsuw685myFN374fTI-HI1M1_SvygDww/viewform>
- March 28th: GLAM & Wikidata day in Switzerland
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/GLAM_%26_Wikimedia_CH>
(registration running until March 18th)
Press, articles, blog posts
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage>
- Let’s Tango: Computational Musicology Using Wikidata, MusicBrainz and
the Wolfram Language
<https://blog.wolfram.com/2019/02/14/lets-tango-computational-musicology-using-wikidata-musicbrainz-and-the-wolfram-language/>,
by Toni Schindler
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- Got some time? Add QIDs to the tools on Edit items
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Tools/Edit_items>, Query data
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Tools/Query_data>, Enhance user
interface
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Tools/Enhance_user_interface>,
Visualize
data <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Tools/Visualize_data>,
Lexicographical
data <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Tools/Lexicographical_data>,
For programmers
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Tools/For_programmers> and List
of properties <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:List_of_properties>.
If some tools don't have their own Items, feel free to create them.
- Hardware issues at Toolforge and CloudVPS
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/cloud-announce/2019-February/000135.html>
affect lots of tools and coincide with changes in the statement stats
dynamics
<https://grafana.wikimedia.org/d/000000175/wikidata-datamodel-statements?panelId=1&fullscreen&orgId=1&from=1547764357626&to=1551156357626&refresh=30m>
- WikibaseCirrusSearch will become a Mediawiki extension
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2019-February/012798.html>
- You can still help Shani Evenstein with her research: Wikidata as a
Learning Platform
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc_h3LPcPgM2V3W5tNdRdWjw3ayRUq73nD0HyhVz07SKwE0Hw/viewform>
Did you know?
- Newest properties
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>:
- General datatypes: drag coefficient
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6497>, illiterate population
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6498>, literate population
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6499>, non-free artwork
image URL <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6500>, taxon
author citation <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6507>, total
goals in career <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6509>, stall
speed <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6510>
- External identifiers: Enciclopedia delle donne ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6488>, Joan Miró Online
Image Bank ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6489>, BIDICAM
authority ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6490>, Board
Game Atlas ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6491>, BVPH
authority ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6492>, CCBAE
publication ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6493>, ISTC
No. <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6494>, KSI player ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6495>, Biblioteca Virtual
Andalucía authority ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6496>,
Georgian National Filmography ID for Persons
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6501>, JWF Wrestlers
Database person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6502>, Indian
census area code (1991) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6503>,
Lithuanian Sport Encyclopedia (LSE) article ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6504>, Eliseu Visconti
Project ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6506>, UN/CEFACT
common code <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6512>
- New property proposals
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal>
to review:
- General datatypes: ScaleNet ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ScaleNet_ID>,
Lokalhistoriewiki article
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Lokalhistoriewiki_article>,
Identifiant itch.io
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Identifiant_itch.io>,
approach angle
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/approach_angle>,
departure angle
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/departure_angle>,
ride height
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ride_height>,
type of front suspensions
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/type_of_front_suspensions>,
type of rear suspensions
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/type_of_rear_suspensions>,
Football Money League rank
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Football_Money_League_rank>,
is model of
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/is_model_of>,
constraint clarification
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/constraint_clarification>,
has phenotype
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/has_phenotype>,
observed in
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/observed_in>,
replacement property
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/replacement_property>,
evidenční číslo domu
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/eviden%C4%8Dn%C3%AD_%C4%8D%C3%ADslo_domu>,
Stack Exchange site
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Stack_Exchange_site>
- External identifiers: WhoSampled artist
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/WhoSampled_artist>,
äriregister
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/%C3%A4riregister>,
ISO 639-3 Change Request ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ISO_639-3_Change_Request_ID>,
Queerly Represent Me identifier
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Queerly_Represent_Me_identifier>,
V.League player ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/V.League_player_ID>,
Martindale-Hubbell profile
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Martindale-Hubbell_profile>,
Google Play Movies & TV id
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Google_Play_Movies_%26_TV_id>,
Fondation Maeght ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Fondation_Maeght_ID>,
identifiant d'un jeu de données sur data.gouv.fr
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identifiant_d%27un_jeu_de_donn%C3%A9es_sur_data.gouv.fr>,
BHL part ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/BHL_part_ID>,
ETS Designated Institution code
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ETS_Designated_Institution_code>,
Gateway to Research Project ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Gateway_to_Research_Project_ID>,
Yandex.Music label ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Yandex.Music_label_ID>,
Yandex.Music genre ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Yandex.Music_genre_ID>
- Query examples:
- Bubble chart of Indian universities with the most people ever
employed by them
<https://query.wikidata.org/embed.html#%23defaultView%3ABubbleChart%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3FuLabel%20(COUNT(%3Fr)%20as%20%3Fpop)%20%3Fu%0A%7B%0A%20%20%3Fr%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ5.%0A%20%20%3Fr%20wdt%3AP108%20%3Fu.%0A%20%20%3Fu%20wdt%3AP17%20wd%3AQ668.%0A%20%20%3Fu%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279*%20wd%3AQ3918.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22gu%2Chi%2Cen%22%20%7D%0A%7D%0AGROUP%20BY%20%3Fpop%20%3FuLabel%20%3Fu%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC(%3Fpop)%0A%23>
(source <https://twitter.com/wikidataindia/status/1095488605030633472>
)
- Graph of shared borders between certain West Bengal community
development blocks
<https://query.wikidata.org/embed.html#%23defaultView%3AGraph%0APREFIX%20gas%3A%20%3Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.bigdata.com%2Frdf%2Fgas%23%3E%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Fimage%20%3FlinkTo%0AWHERE%0A%7B%0A%20%20SERVICE%20gas%3Aservice%20%7B%0A%20%20gas%3Aprogram%20gas%3AgasClass%20%22com.bigdata.rdf.graph.analytics.SSSP%22%20%3B%0A%20%20gas%3Ain%20wd%3AQ15229326%3B%0A%20%20gas%3AtraversalDirection%20%22Undirected%22%20%3B%0A%20%20gas%3Aout%20%3Fitem%20%3B%0A%20%20gas%3Aout1%20%3Fdepth%20%3B%0A%20%20gas%3AmaxIterations%202%20%3B%0A%20%20gas%3AlinkType%20wdt%3AP47%20.%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP47%20%3FlinkTo%20%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7Bbd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22bn%2Cen%22%20%7D%0A%7D%0A%23>
(source <https://twitter.com/wikidataindia/status/1096148723929890816>
)
- Tree map of ambassadors to India
<https://query.wikidata.org/embed.html#%23defaultView%3ATreeMap%0ASELECT%20(%22ambassadors%20to%20India%22%20as%20%3FdivLabel)%20%3Fc%20%3FcLabel%20%3Fa%20%3FaLabel%0A%7B%0A%20%20%3Fc%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ30056023.%0A%20%20%3Fa%20wdt%3AP39%20%3Fc.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22%20%7D%0A%7D%0A%23>
(source <https://twitter.com/wikidataindia/status/1096868505910005760>
)
- Fictional swords
<https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3FownerLabel%20%3FworkLabel%20%3FuniverseLabel%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ15720873%20.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP1080%20%3Funiverse%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP1441%20%3Fwork%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP127%20%3Fowner%20%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%20ORDER%20BY%20%3FuniverseLabel%20%3FitemLabel%20%3FownerLabel>
(source
<https://twitter.com/slaettaratindur/status/1095044800406061056>)
- Taxa named after women scientists
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AGraph%0ASELECT%20%3Fitem%20%28%2200FFFF%22%20AS%20%3Frgb%29%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Fperson%20%3FpersonLabel%20%3Fimage%0AWHERE%20%0A%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ16521.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP138%20%3Fperson.%0A%20%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP21%20wd%3AQ6581072.%0A%20%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP106%20%3Focc.%0A%20%20%3Focc%20wdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ901.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage%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/WikiDigi/status/1096396087974227969>)
- Timeline of red pandas
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23Red%20pandas%0A%23defaultView%3ATimeline%0ASELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3FitemDescription%20%3Fdob%20%3Fdod%0AWHERE%20%0A%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ41960.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP569%20%3Fdob%7D.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP570%20%3Fdod%7D.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22fr%2C%20en%22.%20%7D%0A%7D>
(source <https://twitter.com/sukkoria/status/1097235739748769792>)
Development
- Improve the tools dropdown on
query.wikidata.org, which now links Tools
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Tools> categories and the
Toolforge <https://tools.wmflabs.org/hay/directory/#/search/wikidata> (
phabricator:T214577 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T214577>)
- Implement the diff view for Schemas (phabricator:T214396
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T214396>, phabricator:T215514
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T215514>)
- Implement undo for Schemas (phabricator:T214914
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T214914>)
- Prevent redirecting an entity to itself (phabricator:T214775
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T214775>)
- Make pressing enter when editing a lemma save the lemma (
phabricator:T206140 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T206140>)
- Strip whitespace around sense glosses (phabricator:T212019
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T212019>)
- Create LilyPond datatype (phabricator:T215284
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T215284>)
- More work to get the new version of the termbox readable on mobile
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
Wikimedia Deutschland e.V.
Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24
10963 Berlin
www.wikimedia.de
Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V.
Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter
der Nummer 23855 Nz. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für
Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207.