*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week.*
Discussions
- New request for comments: start time / end time vs. publication date of 1st / last episode https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/start_time_/_end_time_vs._publication_date_of_1st_/_last_episode - *Proposal to add some order and structure to the various bibliographic corpora we currently have in Wikidata https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2017-November/011466.html* (mailing list post)
Events https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events/ Press/Blogs https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage
- Past: IRC office hour about Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons. You can read the log on meta https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours/Office_hours_2017-11-21 . - Upcoming: Wikidata workshop in Prague https://www.facebook.com/events/180188412528665, December 1st - *Well structured political data for the whole world: impossible utopia, or Wikidata at its best? https://medium.com/from-mysociety/well-structured-political-data-for-the-whole-world-impossible-utopia-or-wikidata-at-its-best-f627448fb906* - *Spatial-based Topic Modelling using Wikidata Knowledge Base https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kwan_Hui_Lim/publication/321050902_Spatial-based_Topic_Modelling_using_Wikidata_Knowledge_Base/links/5a0abd910f7e9bb949f993d1/Spatial-based-Topic-Modelling-using-Wikidata-Knowledge-Base.pdf* (in Wikidata as Q43662744 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43662744) - Cleaning BNF identifier in Wikidata https://www.lehir.net/nettoyage-de-l-identifiant-bnf-dans-wikidata/ by Envlh https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Envlh (in French) - Monitoring changes to Wikidata pages of your interest https://chem-bla-ics.blogspot.de/2017/11/monitoring-changes-to-wikidata-pages-of.html by Egon Willighagen
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- Sandra https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:SandraF_%28WMF%29 is co-ordinating an inventory of crucial volunteer tools for Wikimedia Commons, GLAM, and structured data in general. You can provide input and prioritize your favorite tools in this Google spreadsheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GVR0jghBWuAGqJaT7KVXigMYWWNzdnrnwI9nWqfJrCo/edit#gid=0 . - Q43649390 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43649390 is an item about our concept of "QID"s - OpenRefine http://openrefine.org/ 2.8 was released. Adding columns from Wikidata and importing Wikitables is now possible.
Did you know?
- Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: type foundry https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4586, Accademia della Crusca ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4585, first appearance https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4584, USGHOF athlete ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4583, Kulturelles Erbe Köln object ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4582, Städel Museum artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4581, Berlinische Galerie artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4580, Tidal video ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4579, Tidal track ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4578, Tidal album ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4577, Tidal artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4576, HTML entity https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4575, Norwegian historical register of persons ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4574, Merchant Category Code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4573, SS KL Auschwitz Garrison ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4572, West Australian Football League player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4571, Wikidata project https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4570, BPH journal ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4569, SNCZI-IPE reservoir ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4568, BTO five-letter code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4567, awarded for period https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4566, electoral district number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4565, Art Museum of Estonia artwork ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4564, Art Museum of Estonia artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4563, Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4562, Basketball-Reference.com WNBA ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4561, National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4560, IJF ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4559, SNCZI-IPE dam ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4558, Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4557, FAI ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4556, Canada Games ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4555, ICRC PoW ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4554, RA Collections ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4553, mountain range https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4552, Everyone Remembered ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4551, CNRS research group ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4550, ARLIMA ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4549 - Query examples: - People who were Time Person of the Year in two consecutive years https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20people%20who%20were%20Time%20Person%20of%20the%20Year%20in%20two%20consecutive%20years%0ASELECT%20%3Fperson%20%3FpersonLabel%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ5%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20p%3AP166%20%5B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20ps%3AP166%20wd%3AQ207826%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20pq%3AP585%20%3FpointInTime1%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%5D%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20p%3AP166%20%5B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20ps%3AP166%20wd%3AQ207826%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20pq%3AP585%20%3FpointInTime2%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%5D.%0A%20%20FILTER%28YEAR%28%3FpointInTime1%29%20%3D%20YEAR%28%3FpointInTime2%29%20%2B%201%29%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/934216696239480832) - Fictional characters “said to be the same as” other fictional characters from the same fictional universe https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20fictional%20characters%20%E2%80%9Csaid%20to%20be%20the%20same%20as%E2%80%9D%20other%20fictional%20characters%20from%20the%20same%20fictional%20universe%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fcharacter1%20%3Fcharacter2%20%3Fcharacter1Label%20%3Fcharacter2Label%20%3FuniverseLabel%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20hint%3AQuery%20hint%3Aoptimizer%20%22None%22.%0A%20%20%3Fcharacter1%20wdt%3AP1080%20%3Funiverse%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP460%7C%5Ewdt%3AP460%20%3Fcharacter2.%0A%20%20%3Fcharacter2%20wdt%3AP1080%20%3Funiverse.%0A%20%20FILTER%28STR%28%3Fcharacter1%29%20%3C%20STR%28%3Fcharacter2%29%29%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%3FuniverseLabel (source https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/934216696239480832) - Map of places of birth of deceased sociologists https://query.wikidata.org/#%23Map%20of%20places%20of%20birth%20of%20dead%20sociologists%2C%20colour-coded%20by%20era%0A%23defaultView%3AMap%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fperson%20%3Fname%20%3Fbirthplace%20%3Fbirthyear%20%3Fcoord%20%3Flayer%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%7B%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP106%20wd%3AQ2306091.%20%7D%0A%20%20UNION%0A%20%20%7B%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP101%20wd%3AQ21201.%20%7D%0A%20%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP570%20%3Fdod.%0A%20%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP19%20%3Fplace.%0A%20%20%3Fplace%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoord.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP569%20%3Fdob.%20%7D%0A%20%20BIND%28YEAR%28%3Fdob%29%20AS%20%3Fbirthyear%29%0A%20%20BIND%28IF%28%3Fbirthyear%20%3C%201700%2C%20%22Pre-1700%22%2C%20IF%28%3Fbirthyear%20%3C%201751%2C%20%221700-1750%22%2C%20IF%28%3Fbirthyear%20%3C%201801%2C%20%221751-1800%22%2C%20IF%28%3Fbirthyear%20%3C%201851%2C%20%221801-1850%22%2C%20IF%28%3Fbirthyear%20%3C%201901%2C%20%221851-1900%22%2C%20IF%28%3Fbirthyear%20%3C%201951%2C%20%221901-1950%22%2C%20%22Post-1950%22%29%29%29%29%29%29%20AS%20%3Flayer%29%0A%20%20%3Fperson%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3Fname.%0A%20%20%3Fplace%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3Fbirthplace.%0A%20%20FILTER%28%28LANG%28%3Fname%29%29%20%3D%20%22en%22%29%0A%20%20FILTER%28%28LANG%28%3Fbirthplace%29%29%20%3D%20%22en%22%29%0A%7D%0AORDER%20BY%20%3Fbirthyear (source https://twitter.com/claudiakincaid/status/933724699611271168 ) - Map of libraries in India https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AMap%0ASELECT%20%3Flibrary%20%3FlibraryLabel%20%3Fcoordinate_location%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%20%20%3Flibrary%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ7075.%0A%20%20%3Flibrary%20wdt%3AP17%20wd%3AQ668.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Flibrary%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoordinate_location.%20%7D%0A%7D%0A (source https://twitter.com/samwilson/status/932439044197191680) - Train and subway stations in Basque Country https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AMap%0ASELECT%20%3Ftrain_station%20%3Fcoordinate_location%20%3Flayer%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22eu%22.%20%7D%0A%20%20%3Ftrain_station%20%28wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%29%20wd%3AQ719456.%0A%20%20%7B%20%3Ftrain_station%20wdt%3AP361%20wd%3AQ10862037.%20%7D%0A%20%20UNION%0A%20%20%7B%20%3Ftrain_station%20wdt%3AP361%20wd%3AQ123955.%20%7D%0A%20%20UNION%0A%20%20%7B%20%3Ftrain_station%20wdt%3AP361%20wd%3AQ149274.%20%7D%0A%20%20UNION%0A%20%20%7B%20%3Ftrain_station%20wdt%3AP361%20wd%3AQ2946410.%20%7D%0A%20%20UNION%0A%20%20%7B%20%3Ftrain_station%20wdt%3AP81%20wd%3AQ43283383.%20%7D%0A%20%20UNION%0A%20%20%7B%20%3Ftrain_station%20wdt%3AP361%20wd%3AQ3239365.%20%7D%0A%20%20UNION%0A%20%20%7B%20%3Ftrain_station%20wdt%3AP81%20wd%3AQ43283518.%20%7D%0A%20%20UNION%0A%20%20%7B%20%3Ftrain_station%20wdt%3AP81%20wd%3AQ43325427.%20%7D%0A%20%20MINUS%20%7B%20%3Ftrain_station%20%28wdt%3AP131%2Fwdt%3AP131%29%20wd%3AQ55180.%20%7D%0A%20%20MINUS%20%7B%20%3Ftrain_station%20%28wdt%3AP131%2Fwdt%3AP131%29%20wd%3AQ55271.%20%7D%0A%20%20%3Ftrain_station%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoordinate_location.%0A%20%20%3Ftrain_station%20wdt%3AP81%20%3Fconnecting_line.%0A%20%20MINUS%20%7B%20%3Fconnecting_line%20wdt%3AP81%20wd%3AQ5852245.%20%7D%0A%20%20MINUS%20%7B%20%3Fconnecting_line%20wdt%3AP81%20wd%3AQ801991.%20%7D%0A%20%20%3Fconnecting_line%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3Flayer.%0A%20%20FILTER%28%28LANG%28%3Flayer%29%29%20%3D%20%22eu%22%29%0A%7D (source https://twitter.com/theklaneh/status/932347616842731520) - Newest database reports: Decameron editions and translations https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Lists/Decameron_editions_and_translations
Development
- Result views in the Wikidata Query Service UI can now be configured with options (phabricator:T155973 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T155973, Special:Diff/580233265/596922582 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:Diff/580233265/596922582) - Worked more on introducing the concept of sub.entities in the APIs in order to make edits to Forms persistent - Worked on edit summaries for edits to Forms
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