Heya folks :)
It's been a busy week around Wikidata. Here's your summary:
Discussions
- Discussion about defining
lists<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/Define…
- Open RfAs: לערי
ריינהארט<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions…
,
Pamputt<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/…
- Closed RfAs:
Epìdosis<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions…
(Successful)
Events/Press/Blogs
- Wikidata scholarships for the Zürich
Hackathon<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Z%C3%BCrich_Hackathon_2014>
- Wikidata FOSS Outreach Program for
Women<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/FOSS_Outreach_Program_for_Women/Rou…
Did you know?
- Newest properties: unemployment
rate<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1198>
, manner of death <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1196>, file
extension <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1195>, received
signal<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1194>
, prevalence <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1193>, connecting
service <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1192>, first
performance<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1191>
, Universal Decimal
Classification<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1190>
, Chinese Library
Classification<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1189>
, Dharma Drum Buddhist College place
ID<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1188>
, Dharma Drum Buddhist College person
ID<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1187>
, MEP directory identifier <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1186>
, Rodovid ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1185>,
handle<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1184>
, Gewässerkennzahl <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1183>, LIBRIS
editions <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1182>, numeric
value<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1181>
, visitors per year <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1174>,
Geokod <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1172>, approximation
algorithm <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1171>, transmitted
signal <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1170>
- Showcase item <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_items>:
Why not improve Kleinmachnow
(
Q104192)<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104192> to
showcase standard?
- Wikidata's presence:
vici.org are using Wikidata identifiers in their
data storage
Development
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikidata_Item_Loading_Time.png>
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/File:Wikidata_Item_Loading_Time.png>
Made it faster! \o/
- Made loading items a lot faster
- Enabled access to the data on Wikidata for Wikisource
- Fixed the diff view sometimes showing the wrong revision
- Attended ConFoo and learned all of the things
- Released Wikibase DataModel Serialization 0.1
- Continue work on caching javascript config variables in parser cache
- Started to make Wikidata even faster by removing StaticExpert and
BifidExpert
- Started reviewing interface animations. You should be able to disable
them all by setting $.fx.off = true; in your
Special:MyPage/common.js<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyPage/co…
.
- Fixed Wikidata looking a bit odd when enabling the Typography
refresh<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Typography_refresh> Beta
feature.
See current sprint
items<https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/buglist.cgi?list_id=218716&reso…
for
what we’re working on next.
You can view the commits currently in review
here<https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/q/(+project:mediawiki/extensions/W…
and
the ones that have been merged
here<https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/q/(+project:mediawiki/extensions/W…
.
You can see all open bugs related to Wikidata
here<https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/buglist.cgi?emailcc1=1&list_id=1…
Monthly Tasks
- Fix a format or content
violation<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Database_reports/Constr…
for
the MedlinePlus ID (P604) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P604>
property
- Hack on one of
these<https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/buglist.cgi?keywords=need-volunteer…
.
- Help develop the next summary
here!<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next>
- Contribute to a Showcase
item<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase>
Anything to add? Please share! :)
Cheers
Lydia
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Lydia Pintscher -
http://about.me/lydia.pintscher
Product Manager for Wikidata
Wikimedia Deutschland e.V.
Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24
10963 Berlin
www.wikimedia.de
Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V.
Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter
der Nummer 23855 Nz. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für
Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/681/51985.