*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
- Join the global m:WikiForHumanRights https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiForHumanRights Campaign by participating with WikiProject Human rights https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Human_rights. The campaigns is focused on increasing coverage of human rights topics on Wikimedia projects through January 30. - Upcoming: Online editathon in Swedish https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Swedish_online_editathon 1 December - Past: ProWD http://prowd.id/, a tool for PROfiling the multi-dimensional completeness of WikiData, was presented at the K-CAP 2019 conference https://dblp.org/db/conf/kcap/kcap2019.html on Nov 21, 2019 in Marina del Rey, USA. Using ProWD, one may compare, for example, the completeness of computer scientists by nationality and sex http://prowd.id/#/profile/compare/68. The slides are available by clicking this link https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/12aMPGVjUa8w1E8ckb_ErR8dEABEWrurKQMlelmjvbHw/edit?usp=sharing. The ProWD developers are welcoming any feedback! - Past: WikiTechStorm in Amsterdam. See the videos of the sessions https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wiki_Techstorm#Live_streams, including a lot of Wikidata-related introductions - Past: Wikidata Zurich Hackathon https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Wikidata_Zurich_Hackathon2019%7C - Past: Wikimedia Tech Talk: Wikidata, behind the curtain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWqKyC7gt0s, by Ladsgroup
Press, articles, blog posts https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage
- Die Datenlaube https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61943025 launched diedatenlaube.github.io - a collection of blog posts, links and scripts around "wikidatafying" the big German Wikisource project Die Gartenlaube https://de.wikisource.org/wiki/Die_Gartenlaube (in German).
Tool of the week
- Cradle https://tools.wmflabs.org/wikidata-todo/cradle/#/ enables editors to create a new item by completing a form. You can create a new form on the Cradle https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Cradle help page. Cradle forms can be used as templates to ensure that similar new items are structured the same way. This can be especially helpful for specific WikiProjects or datathons, and is a great timesaver if you are creating many similar items by hand.
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- 570k VIAF identifiers https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P214 have been added to Wikidata items in an effort of synchronisation between the two databases, thanks to Bargioni. In order to report errors in VIAF an apposite page https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Authority_control/VIAF_errors has been created. More information here https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property_talk:P214#Recent_synchronisation . - Query Service lag now affects maxlag. You may need to retry/reset error multiple times when you run QuickStatement or OpenRefine in busy hours. - Wikidata now documented more than six million https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:Search/haswbstatement:P31%3DQ5 people, more than the number of articles in English Wikipedia - New documentation page: Wikidata:Map data https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Map_data
Did you know?
- Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: - General datatypes: Wikimedia page-version URL https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7569, IFCO rating https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7573, IAST transliteration https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7581, Wildlife Protection Act 1972 (India) schedule https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7582, age estimated by a dating method https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7584, effective date https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7588, date of assent https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7589, ascending scale https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7598, descending scale https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7599, primary note https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7600, secondary note https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7601, CITES Appendix https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7603, supervisor https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7604, Hunterian transliteration https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7605 - External identifiers: CBSE Affiliation No. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7568, OGDB company ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7570, Memorial Book Bundesarchiv ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7571, Digital Corpus of Sanskrit ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7572, Swedish Royal Theater Archive https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7574, Sri Granth Punjabi word ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7575, Broadcast Radio Bearer URI https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7576, Czech city district ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7577, DUC ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7578, Prague administrative district ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7579, AboutTheArtists artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7580, fyyd podcast ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7583, NinDB game ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7585, Cinepub person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7586, eFloraSA ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7587, eBay username https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7590, VideoGameGeek game ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7591, VideoGameGeek platform ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7592, CinePT film ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7593, CinePT person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7594, Disney+ movie ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7595, Disney+ series ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7596, Lutris game ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7597, Ratingraph MALE person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7602, Czech municipality ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7606, WikiTreeCategories https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7607, P7608 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7608, SHARE Catalogue work ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7609, Taiwan Cinema company ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7610, Taiwan Cinema Film ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7611, Taiwan Cinema person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7612 - New property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal to review: - General datatypes: amends https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/amends, syndicate https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/syndicate, corporate domicile https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/corporate_domicile, Latvian transcription https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Latvian_transcription, implies https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/implies, stargate-wiki.de article ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/stargate-wiki.de_article_ID - External identifiers: SciProfiles ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SciProfiles_ID, Scilit journal ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Scilit_journal_ID, YVNG ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/YVNG_ID, TheGamesDB game ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TheGamesDB_game_ID, VLR ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/VLR_ID, Archives Portal Europe ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Archives_Portal_Europe_ID, Church Heritage Cymru ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Church_Heritage_Cymru_ID, NVE Powerplant ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NVE_Powerplant_ID, TheGamesDB platform ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TheGamesDB_platform_ID, Artsdata ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Artsdata_ID, WPI ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/WPI_ID, TheGamesDB developer ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TheGamesDB_developer_ID, MPPDA Digital Archive person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/MPPDA_Digital_Archive_person_ID, MPPDA Digital Archive film ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/MPPDA_Digital_Archive_film_ID, MPPDA Digital Archive organisation ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/MPPDA_Digital_Archive_organisation_ID, Dictionary of Scottish Architects building ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Dictionary_of_Scottish_Architects_building_ID, Czech municipality with authorized municipal office ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Czech_municipality_with_authorized_municipal_office_ID, Czech municipality with expanded powers ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Czech_municipality_with_expanded_powers_ID, IDU theatre ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IDU_theatre_ID, Scienza a due voci ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Scienza_a_due_voci_ID, TheGamesDB publisher ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TheGamesDB_publisher_ID, OverDrive publisher ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/OverDrive_publisher_ID, RomanianActors person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/RomanianActors_person_ID, Encyclopedia of Cleveland History ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Encyclopedia_of_Cleveland_History_ID, Cochrane concept ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Cochrane_concept_ID, Vectrex Game Database ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Vectrex_Game_Database_ID, OverDrive creator ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/OverDrive_creator_ID, OverDrive series ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/OverDrive_series_ID, Hoopla series ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Hoopla_series_ID, Speiderhistorisk leksikon article https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Speiderhistorisk_leksikon_article, super-famicom.jp ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/super-famicom.jp_ID, Arolsen ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Arolsen_ID, Doctrine court decision ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Doctrine_court_decision_ID, Juricaf decision ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Juricaf_decision_ID, Riksdagen person guid https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Riksdagen_person_guid, Places of Worship in Scotland ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Places_of_Worship_in_Scotland_ID, Museum of Family History ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Museum_of_Family_History_ID, MovieGe person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/MovieGe_person_ID, GameFAQs credit ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/GameFAQs_credit_ID, IMovies person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IMovies_person_ID, Ratingraph FEMALE person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Ratingraph_FEMALE_person_ID, Scilit publication ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Scilit_publication_ID, FMV World ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/FMV_World_ID - Query examples: - Paintings of people with cats https://w.wiki/Cno (source https://twitter.com/mmmenno/status/1197074711970271232) - Number of English Lexemes in Wikidata by first letter https://w.wiki/Cnp (source https://twitter.com/theklaneh/status/1199266895792398337) - Tree map of 1990s National Film Award winners, sorted by specific award https://w.wiki/Cnq (source https://twitter.com/wikidataindia/status/1198488920645885952) - Map of world's disputed areas https://w.wiki/CYU (source https://twitter.com/planemad/status/1198058657767972864) - Newest WikiProjects https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProjects: WikiProject Human Rights https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Human_Rights - Newest database reports: poems by Emily Dickinson https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Lists/poems_by_Emily_Dickinson
Development
- Add Wikidata query service lag to Wikidata maxlag (phab:T221774 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T221774) - More work on tainted references and getting the feature ready to be tested - Fix a bug with Wikibase test builds (phab:T238575 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T238575) - More work on improving the edit summaries (phab:T224013 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T224013) - Bridge: Viewing existing references (phab:T233397 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T233397) - Preserving native behavior on key+click (phab:T234060 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T234060) - Speeding up initialization, by attaching link listeners sooner ( phab:T235765 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T235765) and reducing the size of the init module (phab:T235771 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T235771) - Recording metrics for bridge opening performance (phab:T237368 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T237368)
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 - 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