*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week.* Discussions
- New requests for permissions/Bot: MystBot https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/MystBot - Other: Discussion about replacing values with a new format or scheme for "SBN author ID" (P396), an identifier for National Library Service (SBN) of Italy https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property_talk:P396#Discussion_about_replacing_values_with_a_new_format_or_scheme
Events https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events
- Upcoming: - The Data Reuse Days will bring together Wikidata editors and data reusers on March 14-24 - we're currently building the schedule. Join us and discover many cool projects! https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:Events/Data_Reuse_Days_2022#Template_for_session_proposal - Next Linked Data for Libraries LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Group call: Andy Mabbett on the "Cite Q" template that uses data from Wikidata in Wikipedia citations and Crystal Clements on setting the framework for a future discussion on addressing ethical concerns surrounding representation of gender for living persons in Wikidata, February 8th. Agenda https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n4FkfAUUHIMC7BO10ACVLhVWbvu4-2ztrbKWXltIVOE/edit?usp=sharing - Wikidata Query Service scaling: You can join 2 calls and provide feedback at the 2 WDQS scaling community meetings on Thursday, 17 Feb 2022 18:00 UTC, and Monday 21 Feb 2022 18:00 UTC. Full details here https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/KPA3CTQG2HCJO55EFZVNINGVFQJAHT4W/ . - Live on Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/belett and in French about Academic bibliographical data and Scholia by Vigneron and Jsamwrites, February 8 at 19:00 CET (UTC+1) - LIVE Wikidata editing #70 - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUJjCnL72ak, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/WikidataCommunity/permalink/3168371536781335/, February 12 at 19:00 UTC - Online Wikidata meetup in Swedish #95 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Swedish_online_editathon#Träff_#95, February 13 at 13.00 UTC - Ongoing: - Black History Edit-A-Thon (February 2022) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Toronto/Black_History_Edit-A-Thon_(February_2022) - Weekly Lexemes Challenge #28, Computer https://dicare.toolforge.org/lexemes/challenge.php?id=28 - Past: - LIVE Wikidata editing #69 - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lNOxhazTwI - Jan Ainali, GovDirectory. Using Wikidata to Connect Constituents With Their Government - Civic Hacker Summit, November 2021 https://www.conferencecast.tv/talk-44689-using-wikidata-to-connect-constituents-with-their-government?utm_campaign=44689&utm_source=youtube&utm_content=talk
Press, articles, blog posts, videos https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage
- Blogs - How-to: Matching multilingual thesaurus concepts with OpenRefine https://zbw.eu/labs/en/blog/how-to-matching-multilingual-thesaurus-concepts-with-openrefine - Wikidata and the sum of all video games − 2021 edition https://commonists.wordpress.com/2022/02/02/wikidata-and-the-sum-of-all-video-games-%e2%88%92-2021-edition/, by Jean-Frédéric https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Jean-Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric - Importing a Breton dictionary from Wikisource into Wikidata lexicographical data https://www.lehir.net/importing-a-breton-dictionary-from-wikisource-into-wikidata-lexicographical-data/, by Envlh https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Envlh - Profiling a Wikibase item creation on test.wikidata.org https://addshore.com/2022/02/profiling-a-wikibase-item-creation-on-test-wikidata-org/ by Addshore https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Addshore - Fast Bulk Import Into Wikibase https://wikibase.consulting/fast-bulk-import-into-wikibase/ - Papers - XAlign: Cross-lingual Fact-to-Text Alignment and Generation for Low-Resource Languages https://arxiv.org/pdf/2202.00291.pdf - Videos - Wikidata: A knowledge graph for the earth sciences? - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oN67CfirDI - Activate Faktamall biografi WD gadget (see Wikidata info in Wikipedia) - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0CU9eaIh04 - Wikidata workshop: interwiki links (Questions) - 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHI59WavSNk, 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRnu9pSlcoQ & 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Bl4yQcBwOg (YouTube) - Wikidata Tutorial (in German): create a user account on Wikidata https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNm2TYOcMco, add an institution's website to Wikidata https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWzJueFZnCw
Tool of the week
- Wikidata edit map https://vrandezo.github.io/wikidata-edit-map/ by Denny https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Denny puts a dot on the map whenever an Item with a geocoordinate is edited.
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- January 1st as date https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Help:Dates#January_1_as_date - Wikidata has 2,540,891 items for people with both date of birth and date of death. There are 9 redirects for every 100 such items. (source https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Database_reports/identical_birth_and_death_dates/1). 2000 people share dates of birth and death with another person.
Did you know?
- Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: - General datatypes: dpi for A4 printing https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10316, time in the pouch https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10322, semantic gender https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10339 - External identifiers: AAGM artwork ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10312, Domain suburb profile ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10313, Archivio Biografico Comunale (Palermo) ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10314, Artland fair ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10315, Artland gallery ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10317, Douban book series ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10318, Douban book works ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10319, Les Archives du spectacle organization ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10320, Urban Electric Transit city ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10321, Bergen byleksikon ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10323, Ezeri.lv lake ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10324, Japanese Canadian Artists Directory ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10325, ICPSR Geographic Names Thesaurus ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10326, ICPSR Organization Names Authority List ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10327, ICPSR Personal Names Authority List ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10328, ICPSR Subject Thesaurus ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10329, Bugs! music video ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10330, Washington Native Plant Society Plant Directory ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10331, Kaspersky Encyclopedia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10332, New York Flora Atlas ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10333, doollee.com literary agent ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10334, doollee.com play ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10335, doollee.com play publisher ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10336, doollee.com playwright ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10337, Dico en ligne Le Robert ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10338, Inventaire national du Patrimoine culturel immatériel ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10340, Réseau documents d'artistes ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10341 - New property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal to review: - General datatypes: HSK ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/HSK_ID, sports in region https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/sports_in_region, Computational complexity https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Computational_complexity, YouTube video https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/YouTube_video - External identifiers: Viki ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Viki_ID, Absolute Games developer and publisher IDs 2 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Absolute_Games_developer_and_publisher_IDs_2, podchaser episode ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/podchaser_episode_ID, IFPI UPC/EAN https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IFPI_UPC/EAN, Weltfussball-Spiel-ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Weltfussball-Spiel-ID, GoodGame.ru ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/GoodGame.ru_ID, USgamer ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/USgamer_ID, Riot Pixels game ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Riot_Pixels_game_ID, HaBima Archive play id https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/HaBima_Archive_play_id, HaBima Archive person id https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/HaBima_Archive_person_id, NLI topic id https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NLI_topic_id, 100Y Hebrew Theatre Guide person id https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/100Y_Hebrew_Theatre_Guide_person_id, Old-Games.RU ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Old-Games.RU_ID, iXBT Games ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/iXBT_Games_ID, Students of Turin University ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Students_of_Turin_University_ID, Tagoo video game ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Tagoo_video_game_ID, AusGamers ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/AusGamers_ID, GameGuru ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/GameGuru_ID, LMHL author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/LMHL_author_ID, VGTimes ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/VGTimes_ID, ULI id https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ULI_id, GameMAG ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/GameMAG_ID, SBN new authority IDs https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SBN_new_authority_IDs, Prosopographia Imperii Romani Online ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Prosopographia_Imperii_Romani_Online_ID, IRIS UNIGE author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IRIS_UNIGE_author_ID, Gesher Theater Archive person id https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Gesher_Theater_Archive_person_id, Gesher Theater Archive play id https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Gesher_Theater_Archive_play_id, Offizielle Deutsche Charts artist static ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Offizielle_Deutsche_Charts_artist_static_ID, A9VG game ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/A9VG_game_ID, Qichaha firm ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Qichaha_firm_ID, Chinese School Identifier https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Chinese_School_Identifier, GoHa.ru ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/GoHa.ru_ID, Urban Electric Transit country ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Urban_Electric_Transit_country_ID, CiteSeerX ID of a person https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CiteSeerX_ID_of_a_person, Drevo Encyclopedia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Drevo_Encyclopedia_ID, Strongman Archives athlete ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Strongman_Archives_athlete_ID, TVSA actor ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TVSA_actor_ID, vc.ru company ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/vc.ru_company_ID, Change.org decision maker ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Change.org_decision_maker_ID, INPA nature reserve id https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/INPA_nature_reserve_id, Basketball Bundesliga UUID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Basketball_Bundesliga_UUID, Roskomnadzor media license number 2 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Roskomnadzor_media_license_number_2 - Deleted properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Properties_for_deletion: - "Scoresway soccer person ID" (P3043) - "SSR WrittenForm ID" (P1849) - "FFF female player ID" (P4886) - "FFF male player ID" (P4883) - Query examples: - Events by number of video games announced https://w.wiki/4ncM ( source https://commonists.wordpress.com/2022/02/02/wikidata-and-the-sum-of-all-video-games-%e2%88%92-2021-edition/ ) - Three-Michelin Stars restaurants with a female chef https://w.wiki/4ncV (source https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikim%C3%A9dia_France/Groupes_de_travail/Groupes_locaux/Rennes/3_f%C3%A9vrier_2022 ) - Wikidata Properties specific to German Lexemes and number of times they are used https://w.wiki/4n$u (source https://twitter.com/envlh/status/1489921667707068419) - Countries with count of same Wikidata labels in different languages https://w.wiki/4oEG (source https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/1489774243617378305) - Team and positions played by National Women's Football League players https://w.wiki/4ncu (source https://twitter.com/antholo/status/1489362535518199817) - Location of the graves of personalities in Père Lachaise Cemetery who died between 1800 and 1849 (50 year ranges) https://w.wiki/4nXu (source https://twitter.com/Pyb75/status/1489224972409180162) - Location of statues of women in Italy https://w.wiki/4oEa (source https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/1488853768972259329) - Count of Lexeme pairs between different languages https://w.wiki/4n6g (source https://twitter.com/fnielsen/status/1488602739433218049) - Birthplaces of General secretaries of USSR https://w.wiki/4oEg ( source https://twitter.com/LArtour/status/1488525141281751045) - Items related to Abdülmecid I, their collections, and their types https://w.wiki/4oVf (source https://twitter.com/mlpoulter/status/1490656031340335107) - Objects related in some way to Aurangzeb https://w.wiki/4oVj ( source https://twitter.com/mlpoulter/status/1490656566462328832) - Newest WikiProjects https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProjects: Archaeology https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Archaeology
Development
- Mismatch Finder: Tracking down one last issue with the upload of mismatch files. Once that is fixed we are ready to release the tool. - Lexicographical data: Started coding on the rewrite of Special:NewLexeme to make it easier to understand and use.
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