*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week.* Discussions
- New request for comments: - Wikidata:Requests for comment/How to avoid to use male form as a generic form in property labels in French ? https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/How_to_avoid_to_use_male_form_as_a_generic_form_in_property_labels_in_French_%3F
Events https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events
- Upcoming - The next Wikibase live session https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/WBUG_2021.11.25 is 16:00 GMT on Thursday 25th November 2021 (18:00 Berlin time). All are welcome! - Editing Scottish government agencies at CTC24 – Open In Practice https://codethecity.org/what-we-do/hack-weekends/ctc24-open-in-practice/, November 27-28 - LIVE Wikidata editing #63 - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxPfg3STM08, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/WikidataCommunity/permalink/3109599262658563/, November 27 at 19:00 UTC - Online Wikidata meetup in Swedish #88 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Swedish_online_editathon#Träff_#88, November 28 at 13.00 UTC - ISKO UK Hands-on Meetup - Introduction to Wikibase https://www.iskouk.org/event-4540936 (November 23rd 2021 13:00 Berlin time) (register on meetup https://www.meetup.com/Knowledge-Organisation-London/events/281627829/ ) - Ongoing - Weekly Lexemes Challenge #17, Bread https://dicare.toolforge.org/lexemes/challenge.php?id=17 - Past - Bug Triage Hour on API issues (log https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/WikidataBugTriageHour)
Press, articles, blog posts, videos https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage
- Blogs - Using Wikidata to promote epistemic equity https://wikiedu.org/blog/2021/11/19/using-wikidata-to-promote-epistemic-equity/ - How Penn's Librarians are Using Linked Data to Make the Web Better https://www.library.upenn.edu/blogs/libraries-news/how-penns-librarians-are-using-linked-data-make-web-better - Videos - How to use the Wikidata query service without having experience with the SPARQL language (Wikidata Query Builder) (in Spanish) - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8s05hfU0HYc - Bringing Linked Data into Libraries via Wikidata - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5YOf1_GfA4 - Presenting the project for integrating data from the Ricordi Archive into Wikimedia projects (in Italian) - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDEI7iT1cZY - Wikidata for 5-star Linked Open Bio-Ontologies - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S17PSUOTeUA - ENDORSE Follow up event: Wikibase and the EU Knowledge Graph as a use case - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04VABNCgF6A
Tool of the week
- WikiCite Search https://wikicite-search.herokuapp.com is a bibliographic search engine for Wikidata that finds articles either by searching for keywords, or by string matching.
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- Wikimedia Deutschland is looking for a Full-Stack Developer https://short.sg/j/4361894 and Partner Relationships Manager https://short.sg/j/131847 to join the Wikidata/Wikibase team. - Are you doing research around Wikidata? There is a new fund to support research work around the Wikimedia projects https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Programs/Wikimedia_Research_%26_Technology_Fund#Wikimedia_Research_Fund that you can apply to. - This post https://the-qa-company.com/blog/blog-extended/13 about the question of the week is showing how questions can be answered over Wikidata. Also it gives some insights on how Google and Siri are using Wikidata. - A new openly accessible book on knowledge graphs https://kgbook.org has been published by prominent researchers in the field. - The latest version of WordNet released now links to Wikidata for many entries https://twitter.com/digitalling/status/1460704834168836098 - [Feedback Requested] Introducing a dedicated section on Wikidata Item pages for classifying properties https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T295275 - New strategies for Wikidata and the Wikibase Ecosystem published and waiting for your feedback https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/3VJ5ZW3MO3CMCVWW4JDWSWDLXLX4XAEU/. Add your comments https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/LinkedOpenData/Strategy2021!
Did you know?
- Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: - General datatypes: train melody https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10067 - External identifiers: SEKO ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10063, NWT Species ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10064, IJF competition ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10065, JudoInside competition ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10066, SEEK company ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10068, Tabakalera ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10069, IRIS UNIPG author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10070, EXQUIRITE author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10071, State Duma person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10072, ESPN MMA fighter ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10073, Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases chemical ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10074, CREPČ institution ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10075, CREPČ person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10076, Spanish Cultural Heritage thesauri ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10077, Maritime Business Directory ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10078, FAOLEX No https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10079, EJU competition ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10080, Australian Charities and Not‑for‑profits Register Charity ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10081, CJFD journal ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10082, Offshore leaks database ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10083, Osmose Agency person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10084, biografiA ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10085 - New property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal to review: - General datatypes: Rehearses at https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Rehearses_at, image with color chart https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/image_with_color_chart, Wallet Address https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Wallet_Address, dpi https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/dpi, project of https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/project_of, outcome https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/outcome, introduced by https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/introduced_by, IMA Symbol https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IMA_Symbol, Ghana Place Names URL https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Ghana_Place_Names_URL, CSS code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CSS_code, Deity https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Deity, number of teachers https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/number_of_teachers - External identifiers: Newgrounds username https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Newgrounds_username, identifiant Numelyo https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identifiant_Numelyo, Genie artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Genie_artist_ID, Genie album ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Genie_album_ID, Genie song ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Genie_song_ID, Genie media ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Genie_media_ID, Naver VIBE track ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Naver_VIBE_track_ID, Naver VIBE video ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Naver_VIBE_video_ID, Bugs! track ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Bugs!_track_ID, Bugs! music video ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Bugs!_music_video_ID, Melon music video ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Melon_music_video_ID, Rutube channel ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Rutube_channel_ID, Saint Petersburg Encyclopedia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Saint_Petersburg_Encyclopedia_ID, Nintendo64EVER ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Nintendo64EVER_ID, N64-Database ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/N64-Database_ID, MedlinePlus drug identifier https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/MedlinePlus_drug_identifier, Web Encyclopedia of Kyiv ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Web_Encyclopedia_of_Kyiv_ID, Database of Czech librarians ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Database_of_Czech_librarians_ID, Coub channel ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Coub_channel_ID, Catalog of arthistoricum.net ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Catalog_of_arthistoricum.net_ID, identifiant OùVoir.Ça https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identifiant_O%C3%B9Voir.%C3%87a, kino-teatr.ru film ID 2 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/kino-teatr.ru_film_ID_2, CH district ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CH_district_ID, Volgograd Oblast address register https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Volgograd_Oblast_address_register, identifiant Initiale https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identifiant_Initiale, AbeBooks ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/AbeBooks_ID, Sceneweb organization ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Sceneweb_organization_ID, SensCritique work ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SensCritique_work_ID, Library of Congress providers ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Library_of_Congress_providers_ID, Irkipedia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Irkipedia_ID, Delovaya Stolitsa ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Delovaya_Stolitsa_ID, Baseball Prospectus ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Baseball_Prospectus_ID, NT Place Names Register ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NT_Place_Names_Register_ID, Place Names of New Brunswick ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Place_Names_of_New_Brunswick_ID, IRIS polytechnic universities IDs https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IRIS_polytechnic_universities_IDs - Query examples: - Numbers from 0 to 20 sorted alphabetically thanks to lexicographical data https://w.wiki/4QuM (source https://twitter.com/envlh/status/1461317543654612998) - Given names of French fictional characters, as chosen by French / non-French authors https://w.wiki/4SBM (Source https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/1462406228966006784) - Map of members of the International Society of Biocuration (historical and current; affiliation and education institutions) https://w.wiki/4Qi6 (Source https://twitter.com/lubianat/status/1461063139852750857) - UK MPs and their reason for *finally* leaving office https://w.wiki/4Qfc (Source https://twitter.com/generalising/status/1461031253839331332) - Number of new UK MPs at each general election since 1870 (new = never served before) https://w.wiki/4R2o (Source https://twitter.com/generalising/status/1461439247278301192) - Crewe Alexandra players from Crewe https://w.wiki/4QE4 (Source https://twitter.com/EEPaul/status/1460708170024853510) - Chronological timeline of people buried in Cimetière des Carmes https://w.wiki/4QCB (Source https://twitter.com/belett/status/1460621202645475335) - Stops in the travel routes of Wilhelm Müller on his way from Leipzig to Bad Schandau in 1820/21 https://w.wiki/4Pyx (Source https://twitter.com/diedatenlaube/status/1460387431405039622)
Development
- Working on displaying the grammatical features of Lexemes in a particular order in the UI (phab:T232557 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T232557) - Mismatch Finder https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Mismatch_Finder: continuing polishing before first release. Focusing on making API documentation available and adding a footer to the site - The ongoing work on MediaWiki skin improvements especially for Wikipedia will break the search box for Wikidata. We're working on addressing this. (phab:T275251 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T275251) - Migrating a number of components to vue 3 to keep up with the rest of MediaWiki (phab:T294465 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T294465)
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 - 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