Weekly Summary #561 - Wikidata

27 Feb 2023

      *Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over
the last week.*
Discussions
- New requests for permissions/Bot:
      - DoggoBot
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/DoggoBot
      (Task/s: Fix constraint violations of arXiv classification (P820)
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P820)
      - ScikingBot
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/ScikingBot
      (The bot is going to fix interwiki links for the Lombard Wikipedia)
      - fromCrossrefBot
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/fromCrossrefBot
      (Task/s: Importing licenses for 1.45 million CC licensed papers from the
      Crossref April 2022 dump.)
   - Closed requests for permissions/Bot:
      - Cmtqwikibot 2
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/Cmtqwikibot_2
      (Task/s: Add credits (cast and crew) for audiovisual work produced in
      Quebec based on the Cinémathèque québécoise's catalogue data. Adds
      reference. Deletes redundant, more general existing statements in certain
      circumstances.)
      - MsynBot 12
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/MsynBot_12
      (Task/s: import missing GND ID (P227)
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P227 identifier based on
      linked VIAF cluster)
Events https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events
- Upcoming
      - Bug Triage Hour on dates input
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events#Wikidata_bug_triage_hour,
      March 13th: Following up on an issue on date parsing in the
Czech language (
      T221097 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T221097), fixed earlier
      in February, we would like to look at the changes induced by this fix
      together, check how the date input parsing works in your language, and
      identify some possibly remaining issues.
      - Talk to the Search Platform / Query Service Team—March 1st, 2023
      https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/HZFJFAUCVKCKCKVN36PYJ5ILOSQW63NP/.
      Time: 16:00-17:00 UTC / 08:00 PST / 11:00 EST / 17:00 CET
      - Eager to discover the potential of Wikidata and Wikibase for
      semantics? SEMIC is organising a series of workshops that are very much
      hands-on. Join the first workshop online on 24 January 2023 from 14:00 to
      16:00 (CET) via Webex. Register for the first event via this link
      https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/FirstWorkshopWikidata!
      - Open Data Day Taiwan 2023
      https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Taiwan/Wikidata_Taiwan/OpenDataDay_Taiwan_2023
      March 3rd - 4th
   - Ongoing
      - Weekly Lexemes Challenge #82, Restaurant
      https://dicare.toolforge.org/lexemes/challenge.php?id=82
   - Past
      - Wikibase Live Session: February 2023 log
      https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/WBUG_2023.02.23
Press, articles, blog posts, videos
- Videos
      - LIVE Wikidata editing #106 - YouTube
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBUu_HBfdlQ
      - CALA Speaker Series "Describing Chinese Rare Books and Cultural
      Heritage Collections" Session 1 - YouTube
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JtvI5eW-6Y
      - TWed Talk (21 Feb 2023): Sola Shirai on "Working with Wikidata" -
      YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZvAxFFPWCc
Tool of the week
- AutosuggestSitelink
   https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/AutosuggestSitelink is a gadget that
   suggests Wikidata items for possible linking with a Wikimedia site page,
   using interwiki linking.
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- Inconsistencies on WDQS data - data reload on WDQS
   https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/7QTJBRU2T3J22SNV4TGBRML4QNBGCEOU/
   - Survey Results: Wikibase.Cloud user research
   https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikibase-cloud@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/7RTPF45CHBZMOPX3COU3NKKCP6UDL3A3/.
   The goal of the research was to uncover usergroups and usecases.
   - Wikibase Suite Survey is now open
   https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikibaseug@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/TLNL4LCGC45NPDCVTCET5RQWXQZV5YJQ/!
   The goal is to understand what role Wikibase plays in your organization and
   identify what you need from Wikibase based on how you currently make use of
   it.
   - Wikibase.Cloud logo is now available on Wikimedia Commons
   https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikibase_Cloud_Logo.svg.
   - Wikimedia Deutschland job openings
      - Senior Product Manager Wikidata for Wikimedia Projects
      https://wikimedia-deutschland.softgarden.io/job/28982978/Senior-Product-Manager-Wikidata-for-Wikimedia-Projects-m-f-d-/
      - Product Manager Wikibase Product Platform
      https://wikimedia-deutschland.softgarden.io/job/28979394/Product-Manager-Wikibase-Product-Plattform-m-f-d-/
Did you know?
- Newest properties
   https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties:
      - General datatypes:
         - Norwegian media rating
         https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11611 (age rating system
         for motion pictures, video and tv content used in Norway)
      - External identifiers: National Grid Balancing Mechanism unit ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11610, SACEM Museum artist
      ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11613, WSJ article ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11614, InfluenceWatch
      influencer https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11615, World
      Sailing sailor ID
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11616, WiKirby
      ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11617, SFMTA ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11618, Full Fact ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11619, Hungarian National
      Namespace place ID (new)
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11620, Hungarian National
      Namespace person ID (new)
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11621, Rate Your Music
      concert ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11622
   - New property proposals
   https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal
   to review:
      - General datatypes:
         - rebuilt
         https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/rebuilt
         (year or date when the structure was reconstructed, rebuilt,
repurposed or
         replaced by similar one (if the new and old structures have
separate items,
         use P167/P1398 links instead))
      - External identifiers: Faber Music composer ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Faber_Music_composer_ID,
      Wise Music Classical composer ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Wise_Music_Classical_composer_ID,
      Wise Music Classical catalogue ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Wise_Music_Classical_catalogue_ID,
      Boosey & Hawkes music ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Boosey_%26_Hawkes_music_ID,
      A Dictionary of South African English on Historical Principles entry
      ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/A_Dictionary_of_South_African_English_on_Historical_Principles_entry_ID,
      L’Équipe team ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/L%E2%80%99%C3%89quipe_team_ID,
      encyclopedia.com.ua ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/encyclopedia.com.ua_ID,
      L’Équipe coach ID
      https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/L%E2%80%99%C3%89quipe_coach_ID
   - Query examples:
      - Map of lighthouses in South America
      https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Flighthouse%20%3FlighthouseName%20%3FcountryLabel%20%28concat%28str%28%3Flatitude%29%2C%20%22%2C%20%22%2C%20str%28%3Flongitude%29%29%20AS%20%3Fcoordinates%29%20%3Fheight%20%3FbuiltDateLabel%20%3FfunctionalLabel%20%3FwikipediaUrl%0AWHERE%20%0A%7B%0A%20%20%3Flighthouse%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ39715.%20%20%20%23%20find%20all%20instances%20of%20lighthouse%0A%20%20%0A%20%20%3Fcountry%20wdt%3AP30%20wd%3AQ18.%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%23%20find%20all%20instances%20of%20country%20in%20South%20America%0A%20%20%3Flighthouse%20wdt%3AP17%20%3Fcountry.%20%20%20%20%23%20find%20lighthouses%20in%20South%20American%20countries%0A%20%20%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%0A%20%20%20%20%3Flighthouse%20wdt%3AP17%20%3Fcountry.%0A%20%20%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Flighthouse%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoordinates.%0A%20%20%20%20BIND%28xsd%3Afloat%28STRAFTER%28STR%28%3Fcoordinates%29%2C%20%22Point%28%22%29%29%20AS%20%3Flongitude%29%0A%20%20%20%20BIND%28xsd%3Afloat%28STRAFTER%28STR%28%3Fcoordinates%29%2C%20%22%20%22%20%29%29%20AS%20%3Flatitude%29%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Flighthouse%20wdt%3AP2048%20%3Fheight.%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Flighthouse%20wdt%3AP571%20%3FbuiltDate.%20%7D%0A%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Flighthouse%20p%3AP1433%2Fps%3AP1433%20%3FwikipediaUrl.%20%20%23%20get%20the%20English%20Wikipedia%20page%20URL%0A%20%20%20%20FILTER%20%28LANG%28%3FwikipediaUrl%29%20%3D%20%27%27%20%7C%7C%20LANG%28%3FwikipediaUrl%29%20%3D%20%27en%27%29%0A%20%20%7D%0A%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Flighthouse%20p%3AP1317%20%3FfunctionalClaim.%0A%20%20%20%20%3FfunctionalClaim%20ps%3AP1317%20%3Ffunctional.%0A%20%20%20%20BIND%28IF%28%3Ffunctional%2C%20%22Operational%22%2C%20%22Not%20operational%22%29%20AS%20%3FfunctionalLabel%29%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Flighthouse%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3FlighthouseName.%0A%20%20%20%20FILTER%20%28LANG%28%3FlighthouseName%29%20%3D%20%27en%27%29%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Flighthouse%20schema%3Adescription%20%3FlighthouseName.%0A%20%20%20%20FILTER%20%28LANG%28%3FlighthouseName%29%20%3D%20%27en%27%29%0A%20%20%7D%0A%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0A%0AORDER%20BY%20%3FlighthouseName%0A
      (source https://twitter.com/rusosnith/status/1629596375099867139)
      - List of countries sorted by life expectancy https://w.wiki/6PAr (
      source https://t.me/c/1224298920/104389)
Development
- REST API:
      - We added a way to get all statements on an Item for a given
      Property ID via a filter (phab:T309021
      https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T309021)
      - We made it possible to configure the server for the "Try it out"
      button on the OpenAPI spec (phab:T329606
      https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T329606)
   - Query Builder:
      - We added support for additional datatypes. Lexeme (phab:T329204
      https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T329204), Sense (phab:T329206
      https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T329206) and URL (phab:T329824
      https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T329824) are already available
      now. Form (phab:T329205 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T329205)
      and Property (phab:T329207 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T329207)
      are in progress.
      - We continued the work on making it possible to switch the UI
      language (phab:T329487 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T329487)
   - Constraints: We added support for showing constraint clarifications in
   constraint violation pop-up (phab:T219037
   https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T219037)
   - We finished restricting unit/calendar/globe URIs to sensible values (
   phab:T102840 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T102840)
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
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