*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over
the last week.*
Discussions
- Open request for adminship: Pi admin bot
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Administrator/Pi_admin_bot>
(RfP scheduled to end after 20 April 2022 17:58 UTC)
- Closed request for adminship: Stang
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Administrator/Stang>
(successful)
- New requests for permissions/Bot:
- Stangbot 2
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/Stangbot_2>.
Task/s: Insert electorate (P1831)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1831> and keep it updated on
Brazilian municipalities and states items
- AmeisenBot
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/AmeisenBot>.
Task/s: Label unsigned comments on talk pages
Events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events>
- Upcoming:
- Next Linked Data for Libraries LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Group>
call will be on Tuesday, April 19 at 11 AM Eastern US time
<https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1650380457>: Martin Schibel will be
speaking on Entitree <https://www.entitree.com/>. *Please note this
is one hour earlier than the usual meeting time* Agenda
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1goa4wnVoUizfFguyVAlLCZzJkb544ecHSLWQA9uYw5k/edit#>
- The next Wikidata+Wikibase office hours will take place on
Wednesday, April 20th 2022 at 17:00 UTC (18:00 Berlin time) in
the Wikidata
Telegram group <https://t.me/joinchat/IeCRo0j5Uag1qR4Tk8Ftsg>. *The
Wikidata and Wikibase office hours are online events where the
development
team presents what they have been working on over the past
quarter, and the
community is welcome to ask questions and discuss important
issues related
to the development of Wikidata and Wikibase.*
- LD4 Wikibase Working Hour: Learn about Wikibase system exploration,
data model development, and the road ahead for Digital Scriptorium. When:
Thurs. 21 April 2022, 3PM Eastern US (time zone converter
<https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html?iso=20220421T190000&p1=tz_et&p2=tz_ct&p3=tz_mt&p4=tz_pt&p5=tz_bst&p6=tz_cest&p7=tz_gmt>).
Where: Registration Link
<https://teams.microsoft.com/registration/nZRNbBy5RUyarmbXZEMRDQ,epCg_cl65k2w-KRqtDjQ6g,XaPSpNIe7kuPXqShLIu5Rw,2QcpRvBH60eIij192oVSZw,Cp8Hf52ENUW_wkyHubx_rw,8Mrm5Hwrqkuu0Ki34-GDFA?mode=read&tenantId=6c4d949d-b91c-4c45-9aae-66d76443110d>
- Register for Contribuling – Conference on minority languages and
free participative software
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/YXJJYCMFEJWJAOR2A5IYDXTSQLKJ7X2F/>.
Conference date: April 22
- Online Wikidata meetup in Swedish #105
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Swedish_online_editathon#Träff_#105>,
April 24th at 12.00 UTC
Press, articles, blog posts, videos
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage>
- Blogs
- WeDigBio Transcription workflow
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQOi_12npwKgeDDUGllFyybNjvONfY5hdRJwnpvWBbVHWgBLIeFTbyv54KTqoAGC0UQ75-YLrA57tt3/pub>
"...blogpost...showing how I go from finding the name of a collector when
transcribing labels to adding them to Wikidata & then linking
them to their
collections via Bionomia."
- More Wikidata metrics on the Dashboard
<https://wikiedu.org/blog/2022/04/07/more-wikidata-metrics-on-the-dashboard/>
- Videos
- Transfer bibliographic data from Zotero to Wikidata (in Italian) -
YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snc0ifX9V7I>
- Art+Feminism community Hours: Add your event data to Wikidata! -
YouTube (En <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMCpZtaEsWQ>, Fr
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5BwnzP-C9I>)
- other:
- Decolonizing the Internet’s Structured Data – Summary Report
<https://whoseknowledge.org/resource/dti-structured-data-report/> by
Whose Knowledge?
Tool of the week
- Bird O'Clock! <https://bird-oclock.glitch.me> is a tool based on
Wikidata and other data sources that shows pictures and numbers from actual
people counting actual birds in the actual world!
- Tiago's Coin Herbarium <https://coinherbarium.com> is a coin
collection depicting different plant information displayed via Wikidata
SPARQL queries.
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- Wikidata and Wikibase 2022 development plan
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Development_plan> has been
updated to include activity estimates for the second quarter (Q2).
- There is a new hub page
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:SPARQL_query_service/WDQS_backend_update>
for the Wikidata Query Service scaling updates, to help you all stay
updated.
- Wikidata metrics are now easily accessible on the Dashboard.
Here's an example
Dashboard
<https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Yale_University/Dura-Europos_WD_edit-a-thon>
including a blog post above
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/2022_04_18#Press,_articles,_blog_posts,_videos>
detailing the process.
Did you know?
- Newest properties
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>:
- General datatypes: taxonomic treatment
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10594>, co-applicant
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10601>, applicant
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10602>, type of a register
in Germany <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10604>, notable
role <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10606>, athletics
program <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10607>, number of
teachers <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10610>, has
certification <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10611>,
choreography
for <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10612>, surrounds the
enclave <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10613>, has surface
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10614>, per capita income
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10622>, number of blood
donors <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10623>, official
observer status in organisation
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10624>, web interface
software <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10627>, Martian
coordinates <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10628>, suggested
data fields <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10629>, medical
indication <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10630>, number of
conferences <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10636>, historic
insurance number (building)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10637>, pole positions
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10640>, place of
disappearance <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10642>, code
name <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10643>, reports to
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10645>, podium finishes
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10648>, number of likes
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10649>, number of dislikes
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10650>, number of comments
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10651>, rack system
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10654>, oeconym
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10655>
- External identifiers: MangaDex title ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10589>, All.Rugby club ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10590>, traveloka restaurant
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10591>, maPZS
trails/locations ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10592>, Kinowiki
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10593>, marriott hotel ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10595>, Chuvash Encyclopedia
person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10596>, Chuvash
Encyclopedia place ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10597>,
Chuvash Encyclopedia topic ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10598>, HarperCollins
product ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10599>, Atlas of
Cultural Heritage Calabria cultural place ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10600>, XJustiz registration
court ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10603>, Atlante
Beni Culturali Calabria item ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10605>, FID performing arts
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10608>, PLOS Thesaurus ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10609>, QQ Music album ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10615>, QQ Music song ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10616>, Beatport track ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10617>, Salzburger Literatur
Netz ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10618>, Kramerius of
Regional Library in Pardubice UUID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10619>, Literatur Netz
Oberösterreich ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10620>,
1905.com
star ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10621>, OpaqueNamespace
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10625>, deckenmalerei.eu
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10626>, ODOT county code
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10631>, OpenSanctions ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10632>, CNGAL entry ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10633>, USA Track & Field
athlete ID (
www.usatf.org)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10634>, National
Associations Register Number Spain
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10635>, AperTO author ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10638>, IRIS UNIUPO author ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10639>, AlloCiné TV season ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10641>, Library of
Parliament of Canada riding ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10644>, ARTEINFORMADO person
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10646>, Slovak Olympic
athlete ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10647>, International
Jewish Cemetery Project ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10652>, Via Rail station code
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10653>, WikiApiary farm
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10656>
- New property proposals
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal>
to review:
- General datatypes: name of victim
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/name_of_victim>,
Tracks featured in work
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Tracks_featured_in_work>,
smb.museum digital ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/smb.museum_digital_ID>,
Unique image of unicode char
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Unique_image_of_unicode_char>,
Historic Oregon Newspapers ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Historic_Oregon_Newspapers_ID>,
Thai Romanization
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Thai_Romanization>,
construction start
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/construction_start>,
construction end
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/construction_end>
- External identifiers: MINEDEX
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/MINEDEX>,
Library
of the Haskala ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Library_of_the_Haskala_ID>,
fanvue creator ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/fanvue_creator_ID>,
ACNP library ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ACNP_library_ID>,
lieferando restaurant ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/lieferando_restaurant_ID>,
Yarus feed ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Yarus_feed_ID>,
Enciclopedia Colchagüina ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Enciclopedia_Colchag%C3%BCina_ID>,
Winterthur Glossar ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Winterthur_Glossar_ID>,
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Biographical_Memoirs_of_Fellows_of_the_Royal_Society_ID>,
Personality Database work identifier
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Personality_Database_work_identifier>,
Hmoegirlpedia
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Hmoegirlpedia>,
CNKI Institute ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CNKI_Institute_ID>,
Peacock ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Peacock_ID>,
techradar review ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/techradar_review_ID>
- Query examples:
- Birthplace of rappers <https://w.wiki/549e> (source
<https://twitter.com/giorgiouboldi/status/1515007330106159110>)
- Bubble chart of occupation of people linked to University of
Clermont <https://w.wiki/53iz> (source
<https://twitter.com/belett/status/1514207848598847493>)
- List of corporate archives, location, and address where available
<https://w.wiki/53gv> (source
<https://twitter.com/beet_keeper/status/1514171569593106434>)
- French adventure video games <https://w.wiki/53c9> (source
<https://twitter.com/JeanFred/status/1513955436269125635>)
- Women with the citizenship of a country and the most articles in
other languages (including English) but without an article in French
Wikipedia <https://w.wiki/53UB> (source
<https://twitter.com/symac/status/1513771911330869249>)
- Countries that are bigger (blue) or smaller (red) than all their
neighbours <https://ls.toolforge.org/p/106573325> (source
<https://twitter.com/heald_j/status/1515774960966541325>)
Development
- Lexicographical data: Worked on inferring the spelling variant from
the language's Item on the new Special:NewLexeme page and started building
a little help box on the special page to explain what lex. data is.
- REST API: Getting closer to having a first version of the REST API
that returns Item data.
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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