*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week.* Discussions
- New request for comments: Talk pages consultation 2019 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/Talk_pages_consultation_2019 (feel free to add more sub-sections)
Events https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events
- Past: Wikidata hackathon in Ulm with Open Knowledge Foundation. Video of the presentation of the projects https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3LxLA4OoMg (in German) - Running until March 2nd: International Mother Language Day edit-a-thon https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_India/Events/IMLD_2019 - Upcoming: Wikidata and the Diversity of Knowledge https://elevate.at/en/schedule/e19wikidata/ workshop in Graz, Austria, on March 3rd - Upcoming: Wikidata meetup in Berlin https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Berlin/2019-03-12, March 12th - Upcoming: Wikidata meetup in Paris https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Paris, March 15th - Upcoming: Wikidata & Wikipedia workshop https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/working-with-wikidata-wikimedia-and-wikipedia-tickets-55756262482 in Aberdeen, Scotland, on March 19th
Press, articles, blog posts https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage
- Inside the Alexa-Friendly World of Wikidata https://www.wired.com/story/inside-the-alexa-friendly-world-of-wikidata/, by Tom Simonite on Wired - Align BNF's video games and Wikidata with Dataiku DSS https://www.lehir.net/alignement-des-jeux-video-de-la-bnf-avec-wikidata-grace-a-dataiku-dss/ (in French) by Envel Le Hir
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- If you're using Wikidata's data dumps, you may want to give feedback on a potential change about when those dumps are generated (ticket https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T216160) - Some games and tools developed during the Wikidata hackathon in Ulm https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/wikidataulm19: - Card game generator https://cardgame.morr.cc - Multiplayer game Guess the (German) Politician https://gtp.krmax44.de/ - Telegram bot @WikidataMisfitBot, sending pictures with one wrong label - WikiProjekt offeneregister.de https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProjekt_offeneregister.de - If you're developing new tools or hear about new tools, please add them to Wikidata:Tools https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Tools so other people can find them :)
Did you know?
- Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: - General datatypes: expression of https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6524, provisional house number in the Czech Republic https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6529, has role in modeling https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6530, observed in https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6531, has phenotype https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6532, type of front suspension https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6533, type of rear suspension https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6534 - External identifiers: AICTE Permanent ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6513, DOGC ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6514, DoBIH Number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6515, ScaleNet ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6516, WhoSampled artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6517, Business Registry code (Estonia) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6518, ISO 639-3 Change Request ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6519, Lokalhistoriewiki article https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6520, Crew united person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6521, Fondation Maeght artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6525, data.gouv.fr dataset ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6526, V.League men's player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6527, V.League women's player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6528 - New property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal to review: - General datatypes: Total assists in career https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Total_assists_in_career, Total points in career https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Total_points_in_career, Career plus-minus rating https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Career_plus-minus_rating, Penalty minutes in career https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Penalty_minutes_in_career, Total power play goals in career https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Total_power_play_goals_in_career, Total power play assists in career https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Total_power_play_assists_in_career, Total shots in career https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Total_shots_in_career, MeSH Descriptor https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/MeSH_Descriptor, Former street name https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Former_street_name - External identifiers: NZ On Screen person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NZ_On_Screen_person_ID, NZ On Screen work ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NZ_On_Screen_work_ID, Brazilian Electoral Unit ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Brazilian_Electoral_Unit_ID, Catálogo de Patrimonio Cultural de Castilla-La Mancha ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Cat%C3%A1logo_de_Patrimonio_Cultural_de_Castilla-La_Mancha_ID, PCAD firm ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/PCAD_firm_ID, Inventário dos Monumentos RJ ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Invent%C3%A1rio_dos_Monumentos_RJ_ID, SICRIS researcher ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SICRIS_researcher_ID, Physics History Network ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Physics_History_Network_ID, Sachsen-Anhalt Schutzgebiete-ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Sachsen-Anhalt_Schutzgebiete-ID, Amis du Louvre ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Amis_du_Louvre_ID, Nationation Wrestling Hall of Fame d'un lutteur https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Nationation_Wrestling_Hall_of_Fame_d%27un_lutteur, Brillant Wiki ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Brillant_Wiki_ID, Official Charts artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Official_Charts_artist_ID, Nationation Wrestling Hall of Fame d'une équipe universitaire https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Nationation_Wrestling_Hall_of_Fame_d%27une_%C3%A9quipe_universitaire, Dimensions.guide ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Dimensions.guide_ID, SensaCine movie ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SensaCine_movie_ID, SensaCine series ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SensaCine_series_ID, Bilibili channel ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Bilibili_channel_ID - Query examples: - Women having a good or featured article on Russian Wikipedia but no article on French Wikipedia https://query.wikidata.org/#PREFIX%20schema%3A%20%3Chttp%3A%2F%2Fschema.org%2F%3E%0A%0A%23%20Featured%2FGood%20articles%20in%20one%20language%20that%20don't%20have%20a%20French%20Wikipedia%20page%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3FfeaturedArticle%20schema%3Aabout%20%3Fitem.%0A%20%20%3FfeaturedArticle%20schema%3AinLanguage%20%22ru%22.%0A%20%20%3FfeaturedArticle%20wikibase%3Abadge%20%3FbadgeValues.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ5.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP21%20wd%3AQ6581072.%0A%20%20VALUES%20(%3FbadgeValues)%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20(wd%3AQ17437796)%0A%20%20%20%20(wd%3AQ17437798)%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fsitelink%20schema%3Aabout%20%3Fitem.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fsitelink%20schema%3AinLanguage%20%22fr%22.%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22fr%2Cen%2Cru%22.%20%7D%0A%20%20FILTER(!BOUND(%3Fsitelink))%0A%7D%0AORDER%20BY%20%3FitemLabel (source https://twitter.com/deans_/status/1100049985230520320) - Timeline of Renaissance humanists https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3ATimeline%0APREFIX%20dct%3A%20%3Chttp%3A%2F%2Fpurl.org%2Fdc%2Fterms%2F%3E%0APREFIX%20skos%3A%20%3Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2004%2F02%2Fskos%2Fcore%23%3E%0APREFIX%20dbc%3A%20%3Chttp%3A%2F%2Fdbpedia.org%2Fresource%2FCategory%3A%3E%0APREFIX%20yago%3A%20%3Chttp%3A%2F%2Fdbpedia.org%2Fclass%2Fyago%2F%3E%0A%0ASELECT%20%20DISTINCT%20%3Fwditem%20%3FwditemLabel%20%3Fdate%20%3Fwork%20%3FworkLabel%20%3Fimage%20WHERE%20%7B%20%20%0A%20%20%20%20SERVICE%20%3Chttp%3A%2F%2Fdbpedia.org%2Fsparql%3E%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fitem%20dct%3Asubject%7Cdct%3Asubject%2Fskos%3Abroader%7Cdct%3Asubject%2Fskos%3Abroader%2Fskos%3Abroader%20dbc%3AItalian_Renaissance_humanists%20%3B%0A%23%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fitem%20rdf%3Atype%20yago%3AWikicatPioneersOfPhotography%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20owl%3AsameAs%20%3Fwditem%20FILTER%20regex%20(%3Fwditem%2C%20%22wikidata.org%22)%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%0A%20%20%20%20SERVICE%20%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Fquery.wikidata.org%2Fsparql%3E%20%7B%0A%09%20%20%3Fwditem%20wdt%3AP569%20%3Fdate%20.%0A%23%20%20%20%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Fwditem%20wdt%3AP800%20%3Fwork%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Fwditem%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage%20%7D%20.%20%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fwditem%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3FwditemLabel%20FILTER%20(LANG(%3FwditemLabel)%3D%22en%22)%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%7D%0A (source https://twitter.com/SciHiBlog/status/1099680820888043520) - Map of cities from the Hanseatic League https://query.wikidata.org/#%23Map%20of%20hanseatic%20cities%0A%23defaultView%3AMap%0ASELECT%20*%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31*%2Fwdt%3AP279*%20wd%3AQ707813%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fgeo%20.%0A%7D (source https://twitter.com/MonsieurBraun/status/1099387428501106688 ) - Image gallery of musicians who have a software title named after them https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AImageGridimag%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Fafter%20%3Fimage%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20%28wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%29%20wd%3AQ7397.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP138%20%3Fafter.%0A%20%20%3Fafter%20wdt%3AP106%20%3Fmusician.%0A%20%20%3Fmusician%20wdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ639669.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fafter%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage.%20%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D (source https://twitter.com/WikiDigi/status/1098662033107472384) - Frequency of first letter in Breton words in Wikidata https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%3FfirstLetter%20(COUNT(%3Fform)%20AS%20%3Fcount%20)%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Flexeme%20a%20ontolex%3ALexicalEntry%20%3B%20dct%3Alanguage%20%3Flanguage%20%3B%20ontolex%3AlexicalForm%20%3Fform%20.%0A%20%20%3Fform%20ontolex%3Arepresentation%20%3Fword%20.%0A%20%20%3Flanguage%20wdt%3AP218%20'br'%20.%0A%20%20BIND%20(%20SUBSTR(UCASE(%3Fword)%2C%201%2C%201)%20AS%20%3FfirstLetter%20)%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AGROUP%20BY%20%3FfirstLetter%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC(%3Fcount) (source https://twitter.com/belett/status/1097852745032392704) - Items about buildings with coordinates and at least one sitelink, but no image https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AMap%0ASELECT%20%3Fq%20%3Flinkcount%20%3Floc%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fq%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ41176%20%3B%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Floc%20%3B%20wikibase%3Asitelinks%20%3Flinkcount%20MINUS%20%7B%20%3Fq%20wdt%3AP18%20%5B%5D%20%7D%20FILTER%20(%20%3Flinkcount%20%3E%3D%201%20)%0A%20%20%7D%0A (source https://twitter.com/MagnusManske/status/1100038599473618948)
Development
- Updated some icons with the new WikimediaUI icon set (phab:T209259 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T209259) - Fixed an issue that was causing occasional failures when creating new Items (phab:T194299 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T194299) - Investigated Wikidata Tours not loading correctly (phab:T215919 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T215919) - Adjusted spacing between Sense ID, bar and Gloss (phab:T215502 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T215502) - Fixing a long time issue with introducing new data types in production (phab:T216728 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T216728) - Fixing docs for backup of wikibase container images (phab:T214941 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T214941) - Making undo, rollback and restore work on schema content pages ( phab:T214399 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T214399) - Improving edit summaries for schema content pages (phab:T213724 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T213724) - Tightening up the process for editing "identifying information" for Schemas (phab:T214466 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T214466)
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