*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week.* Events https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events
- Linking the 20th century paper history to the sum of all knowledge https://www.slideshare.net/jneubert/linking-the-20th-century-paper-history-to-the-sum-of-all-knowledge (Best practice presentation https://www.dublincore.org/conferences/2020/abstracts/#2 at DCMI Virtual 2020) - Upcoming: live SPARQL queries https://www.twitch.tv/belett on Twitch and in French by Vigneron, September 29 at 18:00 CEST - Upcoming: WikiNeocomensia: Wikidata + OpenRefine https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiNeocomensia/Atelier_Wikidata_2020, workshop in Neuchâtel (Switzerland) and in French, October 3 - Upcoming: Online Wikidata editathon in Swedish #32 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Swedish_online_editathon#Meetup_#32, October 4
Press, articles, blog posts, videos https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage
- The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions [IFLA] have published a series of six videos https://www.ifla.org/node/93341 "discussions with professionals in order to discuss projects, issues, progress of Wikidata, Wikibase and bibliographic data in the field of libraries." Currently available as a playlist on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV81siTMahbsjakNDIdFwbIvdyNqwRNPo under CC-By (Wikimedia Commons upload soon), with subtitles in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French (Arabic and Chinese coming soon). The production was made by the IFLA Wikidata Working Group https://www.ifla.org/node/92837 and funded by a *WikiCite https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiCite* grant. - Sidestepping the limitations of collection catalogues with machine learning and Wikidata https://thesciencemuseum.github.io/heritageconnector/post/2020/09/23/sidestepping-the-limitations-of-collections-catalogues-with-machine-learning-and-wikidata/ - Navigating the maze of Wikidata query logs https://hal-udl.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02096714v1 by Angela Bonifati, Wim Martens, Thomas Timm - Video: Wikipedia Weekly Network - LIVE Wikidata editing #21 - WikiDojo on the Global Climate Strike: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/WikidataCommunity/permalink/2769265926691900/, YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2sujkCwHE0 - Video: Wikidata tutorial for lecturers (in Czech) - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykhKcznpU7Q - Video: Creating and enriching linked data with Wikidata - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RApW2x4KJfw - Video: Mix'n'Match Tutorial - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qp2wbBg6Vqs - Video: Introduction to Wikidata for librarians (in Portuguese) - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=he_ezHMVtO8
Tool of the week
- omeka-s-wikidata https://github.com/nishad/omeka-s-wikidata is an Omeka-S https://omeka.org/s/ module for auto-suggesting Wikidata URIs and labels.
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- The Wikidata development team is seeking to evaluate and improve the process of collecting and reacting to bug reports and feature requests. You can give feedback about your experience using this anonymous form https://wolke.wikimedia.de/index.php/apps/forms/qXk3e2LM98ebLcJb *until September 30th* or add feedback publically to Wikidata talk:Contact the development team/Process review 2020 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:Contact_the_development_team/Process_review_2020 . - Nominate your favorite tools for the Coolest Tool Award 2020 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Coolest_Tool_Award before October 14th. - Wikidata Walkabout https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2020-September/014281.html is a new site that lets you browse and drill down through different "classes" of data on Wikidata: wikidatawalkabout.org - Como https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kristbaum.como is a new Android app, that uses Wikidata lexemes and senses to create a word-guessing game. It let's players create new senses and tests them on other players to finally save them in Wikidata. The app is developed as part of a BA thesis, to determine if this concept is useful to create more lexicographical data, and testers would be very welcome.
Did you know?
- Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: - General datatypes: construction point https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8620, turning radius https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8621, hill size https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8622, bibliography https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8625, opening time https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8626, closing time https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8627, engine displacement https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8628, expansion of https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8646, Netflix maturity rating https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8652, TDD number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8659 - External identifiers: American Battlefield Trust battlefield ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8623, American Battlefield Trust ID (person) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8624, Occupational Outlook Handbook ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8629, Thomas Jefferson Encyclopedia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8630, Canadian Women Artists History Initiative ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8631, Book Marks ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8632, Re-Member ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8633, SPoT skater ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8634, NDL law ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8635, McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8636, L'Officiel des spectacles ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8637, British and Irish Furniture Makers Online ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8638, Cincinnati Art Museum ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8639, Dallas Museum of Art ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8640, FBref.com squad ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8642, Dostoyevsky and His Entourage ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8643, Lambiek comic magazines ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8644, Energy Identification Code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8645, Library of Congress Children's Subject Headings ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8647, Ministry of the Interior of Italy ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8648, National Park Service place ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8649, MnDOT Historic Bridges ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8650, Open Civic Data Division ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8651, Museen Dresden article ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8653, SSYK 2012 The Swedish Standard Classification of Occupations https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8654, LoC HABS/HAER/HALS place ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8655, Symptom Ontology ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8656, photoLondon ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8657, Syro-Malabar Catholic Church ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8658 - New property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal to review: - General datatypes: Regional Council of Tuscany ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Regional_Council_of_Tuscany_ID, level of professionalness https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/level_of_professionalness, defined in terms of https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/defined_in_terms_of, form of property constraint https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/form_of_property_constraint, Attraction to https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Attraction_to, group identity https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/group_identity, analog television standard https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/analog_television_standard, ritual object https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ritual_object, number of rooms https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/number_of_rooms - External identifiers: USA Water Polo Hall of Fame ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/USA_Water_Polo_Hall_of_Fame_ID, Encyclopaedia Beliana ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Encyclopaedia_Beliana_ID, Indonesian prison database ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Indonesian_prison_database_ID, LinkedIn group ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/LinkedIn_group_ID, Naver movie ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Naver_movie_ID, CINE21 film ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CINE21_film_ID, Movist film ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Movist_film_ID, KOBIS-ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/KOBIS-ID, Max Movie film ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Max_Movie_film_ID, The Boardr profile ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_Boardr_profile_ID, Slovník českých nakladatelství 1848-1949 person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Slovn%C3%ADk_%C4%8Desk%C3%BDch_nakladatelstv%C3%AD_1848-1949_person_ID, Google Play developer slug https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Google_Play_developer_slug, Passion Patrimoine ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Passion_Patrimoine_ID, FVLB work ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/FVLB_work_ID, BBC Sound Effects Asset ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/BBC_Sound_Effects_Asset_ID, ITHL author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ITHL_author_ID, Quebec Dams Directory ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Quebec_Dams_Directory_ID, Doktori.hu ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Doktori.hu_ID - Query examples: - Table of the 100 most recent additions of interactive OpenStreetMap maps to English Wikipedia articles https://sophox.org/embed.html#SELECT%20%2A%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%23%20Prevent%20optimizer%20from%20querying%20for%20everything%20tagged%20with%20wikidata%3D%2A%20before%20querying%20the%20service%0A%20%20hint%3AQuery%20hint%3Aoptimizer%20%22None%22.%0A%20%20%0A%20%20%23%20Query%20the%20MediaWiki%20API%20Query%20Service%20through%20the%20Wikidata%20Query%20Service%2C%20where%20it%20is%20enabled%0A%20%20SERVICE%20%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Fquery.wikidata.org%2Fsparql%3E%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Amwapi%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%23%20Get%20the%20100%20most%20recent%20%3Cmapframe%3E%20or%20%3Cmaplink%3E%20additions%20to%20English%20Wikipedia%20articles%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Aapi%20%22Generator%22%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wikibase%3Aendpoint%20%22en.wikipedia.org%22%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wikibase%3Alimit%20100%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20mwapi%3Agenerator%20%22categorymembers%22%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%23%20Inserting%20%3Cmapframe%3E%20and%20%3Cmaplink%3E%20automatically%20adds%20an%20article%20to%20this%20category%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20mwapi%3Agcmtitle%20%22Category%3APages%20using%20the%20Kartographer%20extension%22%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%23%20Articles%2C%20not%20other%20namespaces%20like%20portals%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20mwapi%3Agcmnamespace%20%220%22%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%23%20Sort%20by%20most%20recent%20addition%20to%20the%20category%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20mwapi%3Agcmsort%20%22timestamp%22%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20mwapi%3Agcmdir%20%22descending%22%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20mwapi%3Agcmprop%20%22ids%7Ctitle%7Ctimestamp%22.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%23%20Output%20the%20title%2C%20Wikidata%20item%2C%20and%20last-edited%20timestamp%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Ftitle%20wikibase%3AapiOutput%20mwapi%3Atitle.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fwd%20wikibase%3AapiOutputItem%20mwapi%3Aitem.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Ftimestamp%20wikibase%3AapiOutput%20mwapi%3Atimestamp.%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%0A%20%20%20%20%23%20Some%20articles%20have%20no%20linked%20Wikidata%20item%20yet%0A%20%20%20%20%23%20Leaving%20this%20variable%20unbound%20would%20cause%20the%20query%20to%20search%20for%20all%20Wikidata-tagged%20features%20in%20OpenStreetMap%0A%20%20%20%20FILTER%28BOUND%28%3Fwd%29%29%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%0A%20%20%23%20Query%20OpenStreetMap%20for%20features%20representing%20the%20subject%20of%20the%20article%0A%20%20%3Fosm%20osmt%3Awikidata%20%3Fwd.%0A%7D%0A%23%20Uncomment%20this%20line%20to%20sort%20the%20most%20recently%20edited%20articles%20to%20the%20top%2C%20regardless%20of%20when%20a%20map%20was%20added%20to%20the%20article%0A%23ORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3Ftimestamp%29 - OSM/Wikidata query - Map of the birthplace of persons with an ELEM id on Wikidata https://w.wiki/dHP (Source https://twitter.com/espejolento/status/1308828777917509632)
Development
- A long-standing bug has been fixed (T217144 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T217144) where Items and Lexemes created via OAuth would not be added to the user’s watchlist even if the user had the Add pages I create and files I upload to my watchlist setting enabled. (The Add pages and files I edit to my watchlist setting was probably likewise ineffective, but this was not tested specifically.) Affected tools include QuickStatements https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Help:QuickStatements, Mix'n'Match https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Mix-n-Match, and Wikidata Lexeme Forms https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Wikidata_Lexeme_Forms; users of these and other tools may see more pages being added to their watchlists now. (This only applies to new edits and page creations; previously created or edited pages will not be automatically added to the watchlist retroactively.) - Working on the basic building blocks of the Query Builder towards making it possible to create the first very simple query with it - Talking to people about comparing Wikidata's data against other databases and flagging mismatches - Fixing an issue with Item creations via the API by blocked users leading to skipped entity IDs (phab:T232620 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T232620) - Fixed an input issue with invisible characters (phab:T261071 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T261071) - Finishing the draft of the REST API spec to get it ready for feedback - WikibaseManifest: created a separate key for local entities and decided what we do about non-local entity sources based on tool-builder feedback (phab:T263527 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T263527) and specifying the API in OpenApi format (phab:T262919 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T262919)
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