*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
- Upcoming: Next Linked Data for Libraries LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group call: Recap of WikidataCon and WikiConference North America, 19 November. Agenda https://docs.google.com/document/d/16AEiMlnyPCjLb_I4lPB39ktk1RG6DvF-S7jkGuWWSr0/edit?usp=sharing
Press, articles, blog posts https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage
- *Online Disinformation and the Role of Wikipedia https://arxiv.org/pdf/1910.12596.pdf*
Tool of the week
- The Mix'n'Match gadget https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Magnus_Manske/mixnmatch_gadget.js displays on an item all unconfirmed matches on Mix'n'match, allowing to quickly add them.
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- There are now over 2.5 million Wikidata Infoboxes in Commons categories https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Uses_of_Wikidata_Infobox. - OpenRefine https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Tools/OpenRefine is awarded a USD 200,000 grant by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative https://chanzuckerberg.com to fund its development in 2020 http://openrefine.org/blog/2019/11/14/czi-eoss.html. - Autojump from a field to another will be removed https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#Autojump_between_fields_to_be_removed - Panandâ https://pananda.sector4f.com/, a mobile app powered by Wikidata (and Wikimedia Commons), won the top prize https://mobile.facebook.com/pananda.mobile/photos/a.182337685761331/435584870436610/ in the App for Social Good category in the Android Masters 2019 competition organized by Google Developer Group Philippines. Eugene https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:seav, the app's developer, recently gave a lightning talk about the app https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikidataCon_2019/Program/Sessions/Lightning_talks_2 at WikidataCon 2019.
Did you know?
- Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: - General datatypes: Commons category for the interior of the item https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7561 - External identifiers: Birds of India ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7536, India Biodiversity Portal species ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7537, Moths of India ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7538, NBAIR pest ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7539, Odonata of India ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7540, Planète Aventure ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7541, Reptiles of India ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7542, ZSI author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7543, Indian Medicinal Plants Database ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7544, askArt person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7545, Flowers of India ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7546, National Health Portal hospital ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7547, UK Lakes Portal ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7548, Biodiversity of West Bengal species ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7549, International Paralympic Committee athlete alphabetical ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7550, Plusliga player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7551, Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility's Species List ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7552, Sinemalar person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7553, Encyclopedia of Mathematics wiki ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7554, UVL game ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7555, UVL platform ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7556, Inguma database ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7558, Ahotsak Lexeme https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7559, UVL company ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7560, UVL group ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7562, Home of the Underdogs game ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7563, OGDB game title ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7564, CISCE school code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7565, JNAF artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7566, OGDB compilation ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7567 - New property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal to review: - General datatypes: IAST transliteration https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IAST_transliteration, Hunterian transliteration https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Hunterian_transliteration, IFCO rating https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IFCO_rating, stellar age https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/stellar_age, Wildlife Protection Act 1972 schedule https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Wildlife_Protection_Act_1972_schedule, nominalisated form https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/nominalisated_form, date of assent https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/date_of_assent, effective date https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/effective_date, valid for https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/valid_for, supervisor https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/supervisor, Xmodmap keysym https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Xmodmap_keysym, Properties for Indian ragas https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Properties_for_Indian_ragas - External identifiers: Digital Corpus of Sanskrit ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Digital_Corpus_of_Sanskrit_ID, OGDB company ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/OGDB_company_ID, Sri Granth Punjabi word ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Sri_Granth_Punjabi_word_ID, Broadcast Radio Bearer URI https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Broadcast_Radio_Bearer_URI, AboutTheArtists artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/AboutTheArtists_artist_ID, Czech city district ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Czech_city_district_ID, Prague administrative district ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Prague_administrative_district_ID, NinDB game ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NinDB_game_ID, DUC ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/DUC_ID, VideoGameGeek game ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/VideoGameGeek_game_ID, VideoGameGeek platform ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/VideoGameGeek_platform_ID, Cinepub person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Cinepub_person_ID, Disney+ movie ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Disney%2B_movie_ID, Disney+ series ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Disney%2B_series_ID, Lutris game ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Lutris_game_ID, Cinept film ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Cinept_film_ID, CinePT person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CinePT_person_ID, Finnish generals and admirals in the Imperial Russian Army 1809–1917 ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Finnish_generals_and_admirals_in_the_Imperial_Russian_Army_1809%E2%80%931917_ID, Biblioteche dei filosofi ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Biblioteche_dei_filosofi_ID, Lutris platform ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Lutris_platform_ID, Beaux-arts ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Beaux-arts_ID, Dictionary of Wisconsin History ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Dictionary_of_Wisconsin_History_ID, India PlayStation Store ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/India_PlayStation_Store_ID, Enciclopedia dei Papi ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Enciclopedia_dei_Papi_ID, The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_Cardinals_of_the_Holy_Roman_Church_ID, SHARE Catalogue work ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SHARE_Catalogue_work_ID, Czech municipality ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Czech_municipality_ID, Lutris genre ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Lutris_genre_ID - Query examples: - Adaptations of *The War of the Worlds* https://w.wiki/CGf (source https://twitter.com/generalising/status/1195089562357444618) - Graves at the Stockholm church Riddarholmskyrkan who use book Riddarholmskyrkan - inventories and graves (Q61765464) as a source https://w.wiki/CGq, source https://twitter.com/salgo60/status/1195335657041907713?s=20 - Map of sisterly relationships with cities in India https://w.wiki/CJK (source https://twitter.com/wikidataindia/status/1195589817720963073) - Map of the languages without any Wikidata Lexemes yet https://w.wiki/CJL (source https://twitter.com/belett/status/1195021476694568961) - Newest database reports: translations for port/starboard and windward/leeward https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Lists/nautical_terms/1
Development
- Tainted references: Show warning icon if statement value is changed but reference is not changed in the same edit (phab:T231728 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T231728) - Make WikibaseQualityConstraints link using SpecialMyLanguage ( phab:T233003 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T233003) - Work on the issue of property labels not showing up on some pages ( phab:T237984 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T237984) - Track Bridge openings by property datatype (phab:T231204 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T231204) - Viewing existing references in the Bridge (phab:T233397 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T233397) - Attaching the link listener sooner, so the user gets a bit less often wrongly forwarded to wikidata (phab:T235765 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T235765)
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