*Hello all, here's your very last Wikidata newsletter for 2020. Thanks a lot to everyone who contributed to its content!* Discussions
- Open request for CheckUser: 997kB https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/CheckUser/1997kB - There's a discussion https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Talk:Q21510856#mandatory_%E2%86%92_required about what the best label for required qualifier constraint https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21510856 happens to be.
Events https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events
- Ongoing: rC3 https://rc3.world/rc3/ (remote Chaos Communication Congress). Several Wikidata-related talks and meetups happening on December 27th, 28th and 29th: introduction to Wikidata, Wikidata for datajournalists, Wikidata meetups in German and English, and a Query Service workshop. (see Wikipaka schedule https://cfp.verschwoerhaus.de/rc3-2020/schedule/ for more details)
Tool of the week
- Template:TP administrative area https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Template:TP_administrative_area is a new template designed for all items which are instance of administrative territorial entity https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56061. It defines useful queries for those items. For example, {{QT|Q173695}} links to this page https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Talk:Q173695. Feedback and contributions are welcome.
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- Project Grants open call for proposals in 2021 https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2020-December/096052.html. Changes in the review process for Project Grants in 2021; the open call for community organizing proposals will be from January 11 to February 10 and the open call for software and research proposals will be from February 15 to March 16.
Did you know?
- Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: - General datatypes: small logo or icon https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8972, lunar coordinates https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8981 - External identifiers: CINE21 person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8969, Chinese Painting Database ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8970, Cinémathèque québécoise person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8971, Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Tasking Manager project ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8973, SAPA ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8974, Manus Online author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8975, Lichess username https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8976, CITWF person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8977, DBLP publication ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8978, DataTrek ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8979, KANTO ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8980 - New property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal to review: - General datatypes: abstract https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/abstract, thesis committee chair https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/thesis_committee_chair , character type https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/character_type , Calificación de videojuegos https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Calificaci%C3%B3n_de_videojuegos , Regente https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Regente, Nação (candomblé) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Na%C3%A7%C3%A3o_(candombl%C3%A9) , Liderança https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Lideran%C3%A7a , Bharati Braille https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Bharati_Braille , number of walks https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/number_of_walks , number of hits https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/number_of_hits , doubles hit https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/doubles_hit , triples hit https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/triples_hit , Through point https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Through_point - External identifiers: TuneIn Podcasts show ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TuneIn_Podcasts_show_ID , RadioPublic show ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/RadioPublic_show_ID , Player.fm show ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Player.fm_show_ID , World Rowing ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/World_Rowing_ID , MNBAQ ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/MNBAQ_ID, Libsyn show ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Libsyn_show_ID , PodBean show ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/PodBean_show_ID , BG School ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/BG_School_ID , JAD ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/JAD_ID, RDA value vocabularies ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/RDA_value_vocabularies_ID , BHCL UUID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/BHCL_UUID, Podtail show ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Podtail_show_ID , Provenio UUID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Provenio_UUID , AbandonSocios ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/AbandonSocios_ID , Mitre ATT&CK ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Mitre_ATT%26CK_ID , Lexikon zum Literatur- und Kulturbetrieb im Österreich der Zwischenkriegszeit ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Lexikon_zum_Literatur-_und_Kulturbetrieb_im_%C3%96sterreich_der_Zwischenkriegszeit_ID , International Encyclopedia of the First World War ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/International_Encyclopedia_of_the_First_World_War_ID , SFLI ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SFLI_ID, Game UI Database ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Game_UI_Database_ID , DiVo person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/DiVo_person_ID , e-GEDSH ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/e-GEDSH_ID , Projecto Vercial author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Projecto_Vercial_author_ID , Calaméo ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Calam%C3%A9o_ID , Lumières Lausanne ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Lumi%C3%A8res_Lausanne_ID , Swiss Unihockey Player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Swiss_Unihockey_Player_ID , IFF player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IFF_player_ID , Internet Game Database numeric game ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Internet_Game_Database_numeric_game_ID , AV Production person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/AV_Production_person_ID , Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Magyar_%C3%89letrajzi_Lexikon_ID , Studium Parisiense ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Studium_Parisiense_ID , I professori dell'Università di Pavia (1859-1961) ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/I_professori_dell%27Universit%C3%A0_di_Pavia_(1859-1961)_ID , A*dS Encyclopedia https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/A*dS_Encyclopedia , Viceversa Letteratura author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Viceversa_Letteratura_author_ID , Ancient History Encyclopedia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Ancient_History_Encyclopedia_ID , The Podcast App show ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_Podcast_App_show_ID , viaggiareinpuglia.it ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/viaggiareinpuglia.it_ID , Encyclopedia of Saami Culture ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Encyclopedia_of_Saami_Culture_ID , DiCamillo Database Country House ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/DiCamillo_Database_Country_House_ID , International Standard Bible Encyclopedia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/International_Standard_Bible_Encyclopedia_ID , Biographical Archive of Psychiatry ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Biographical_Archive_of_Psychiatry_ID , Play:Right video game ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Play:Right_video_game_ID , Spletni biografski leksikon znanih Primorcev in Primork ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Spletni_biografski_leksikon_znanih_Primorcev_in_Primork_ID , TheCocktailDB ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TheCocktailDB_ID , Muck Rack media outlet ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Muck_Rack_media_outlet_ID , Biographical Dictionary of the Czech Lands https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Biographical_Dictionary_of_the_Czech_Lands - Query examples: - Check Corona vaccine progress using Wikidata SPARQL to get metadata about the countries see notebook https://github.com/salgo60/CoronaVaccinationCheck/blob/main/README.md - SPARQL query https://w.wiki/sBQ
Development
Due to the winter holidays, the development team is taking a break and no deployment is happening for Wikidata at the moment :)
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