*Here's your first Wikidata Weekly Summary of the year 2018 **(Calendar: Gregorian)!*
Events https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events/ Press/Blogs https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage
- Past: Wikidata team and volunteers were at 34C3. Check the videos, the tweets https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=%2334C3%20Wikidata&src=typd, a new design made by Bleeptrack for a cake https://twitter.com/Auregann/status/946002931899346944. Videos of Wikidata-related workshops will be published soon. - Upcoming: Cultural heritage Wikidata workshop in Prague https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?oldid=613620901#Pam%C3%A1tkov%C3%BD_wikidata_workshop, 13th January 2018 - Using Scholia as Open Notebook Science tool to support literature searching http://chem-bla-ics.blogspot.nl/2017/12/using-scholia-as-open-notebook-science.html
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- New tool that allow users to fill labels and descriptions to Wikidata items en masse https://tools.wmflabs.org/weapon-of-mass-description/ - Change on the editing interface: save becomes publish https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#Change_on_the_editing_interface:_save_becomes_publish. Please help translating in your language and update documentation
Did you know?
- Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: Minneapolis Institute of Art ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4712, CHGIS ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4711, Guardiana ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4710, Barnes Foundation ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4709, VOGRIPA ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4708, Rugby Canada ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4707, Ent'revues ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4706, World of Spectrum ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4705, Smithsonian American Art Museum ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4704, HATVP ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4703, Google Arts & Culture partner ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4702, Google Arts & Culture asset ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4701, Cairn journal ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4700, Canal-U channel ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4699, Conseil de Presse Luxembourg journalist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4698, Historic Place Names of Wales ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4697, CIQUAL2017 ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4696, GEMS Code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4695, Arquivo Arq ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4694, Argentine deputy ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4693, American Art Collaborative object ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4692 - Query examples: - Landlocked countries bordering coastal countries https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AGraph%0ASELECT%20%3Fcountry1%20%3Fcountry1Label%20%3Frgb%20%3Fcountry2%20%3Fcountry2Label%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20SELECT%20%3Flandlocked1%20%3Fcoastal%20%3Flandlocked2%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Flandlocked1%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ3624078%2C%20wd%3AQ123480%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP47%20%3Fcoastal.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fcoastal%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ3624078.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20MINUS%20%7B%20%3Fcoastal%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ123480.%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fcoastal%20wdt%3AP47%20%3Flandlocked2.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20FILTER%28%3Flandlocked2%20%21%3D%20%3Flandlocked1%29%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Flandlocked2%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ3624078%2C%20wd%3AQ123480.%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20VALUES%20%3Fswitch%20%7B%20true%20false%20%7D%0A%20%20BIND%28IF%28%3Fswitch%2C%20%3Flandlocked1%2C%20%3Fcoastal%29%20AS%20%3Fcountry1%29%0A%20%20BIND%28IF%28%3Fswitch%2C%20%3Fcoastal%2C%20%3Flandlocked2%29%20AS%20%3Fcountry2%29%0A%20%20BIND%28IF%28%3Fswitch%2C%20%22FFBB33%22%2C%20%220033CC%22%29%20AS%20%3Frgb%29%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/WikidataFacts/status/946868266546483200) - Most common years of birth in Wikidata https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20most%20common%20years%20of%20birth%20in%20Wikidata%0ASELECT%20%3FyearOfBirth%20%28SUM%28%3Fcount%29%20AS%20%3Ftotal%29%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20SELECT%20%3FdateOfBirth%20%28COUNT%28%3Fitem%29%20AS%20%3Fcount%29%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20VALUES%20%3Fprecision%20%7B%20%229%22%5E%5Exsd%3Ainteger%20%2210%22%5E%5Exsd%3Ainteger%20%2211%22%5E%5Exsd%3Ainteger%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ5%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20p%3AP569%2Fpsv%3AP569%20%5B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wikibase%3AtimeValue%20%3FdateOfBirth%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wikibase%3AtimePrecision%20%3Fprecision%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%5D.%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20GROUP%20BY%20%3FdateOfBirth%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20BIND%28YEAR%28%3FdateOfBirth%29%20AS%20%3FyearOfBirth%29%0A%7D%0AGROUP%20BY%20%3FyearOfBirth%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3Ftotal%29%0ALIMIT%20100 (source https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/946066633096880130) - Map of lighthouses around the world https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AMap%0ASELECT%20%3Fphare%20%3FphareLabel%20%3Fcoord%0AWHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fphare%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ39715%20%3B%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoord%20.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22%20.%20%7D%0A%7D (source https://twitter.com/envlh/status/945975443672453121) - Bubble chart showing countries with the highest number of children out of school in 2013 https://query.wikidata.org/#%23Bubble%20chart%20showing%20number%20of%20out%20of%20school%20children%20per%20country%20in%202013%0A%23defaultView%3ABubbleChart%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fcountry%20%3FcountryLabel%20%3Fnumber_of_out_of_school_chidren%20%3Fdate%20%3FmethodLabel%0AWHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fcountry%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ6256%20.%0A%20%20%3Fcountry%20p%3AP2573%20%3Fout_of_school_chidren%20.%0A%20%20%3Fout_of_school_chidren%20ps%3AP2573%20%3Fnumber_of_out_of_school_chidren%20.%0A%20%20%3Fout_of_school_chidren%20pq%3AP585%20%3Fdate%20.%0A%20%20%3Fout_of_school_chidren%20pq%3AP459%20%3Fmethod%20.%0A%20%20%0A%20%20FILTER%20%28year%28%3Fdate%29%20%3D%202013%29%0A%20%20%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%20%20%0A%7D%20%0A%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%20%28%3Fnumber_of_out_of_school_chidren%29 (source https://twitter.com/NavinoEvans/status/948171228229111809) - Playwright dead in 1947 (whose works are now in Public Domain) https://query.wikidata.org/#PREFIX%20xsd%3A%20%3Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2001%2FXMLSchema%23%3E%0APREFIX%20schema%3A%20%3Chttp%3A%2F%2Fschema.org%2F%3E%0A%0ASELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3FdateOfDeath%20%28COUNT%28DISTINCT%20%3Fsitelink%29%20AS%20%3Fsites%29%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ5.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20%28wdt%3AP106%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%29%20wd%3AQ214917.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP570%20%3FdateOfDeath.%0A%20%20%3Fsitelink%20schema%3Aabout%20%3Fitem.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%20%20FILTER%28%28%3FdateOfDeath%20%3E%3D%20%221947-01-01T00%3A00%3A00%22%5E%5Exsd%3AdateTime%29%20%26%26%20%28%3FdateOfDeath%20%3C%3D%20%221947-12-31T23%3A59%3A59%22%5E%5Exsd%3AdateTime%29%29%0A%7D%0AGROUP%20BY%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3FdateOfDeath%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3Fsites%29 (source https://twitter.com/derechoaleer/status/947591894153953280)
Development
- Fixed a problem with references in history of items (phab:T182767 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T182767) Thanks to Matěj Suchánek https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Mat%C4%9Bj_Such%C3%A1nek who helped providing a workaround - Make statements on forms persistent for lexicographical data ( phab:T163724 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T163724) - Fix a bug that removed the collapse button (phab:T175492 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T175492) - Remove cache constraint check results on purge (phab:T182107 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T182107) - Add sitelinks to hif.wiktionary (phab:T180785 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T180785) - Read constraint check results from cache and check freshness ( phab:T182106 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T182106) - Re-label the "Save" links to "Publish" (phab:T161367 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T161367)
You can see all open tickets related to Wikidata here https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/query/4RotIcw5oINo/#R. 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