*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over
the last week.*
Discussions
- Open request for bureaucrat: Lymantria
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bureaucrat/Lymantria>
Events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events>/
Press/Blogs
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage>
- Upcoming: *Wikidata meetup in Berlin
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Berlin>*, June 7th,
18:00, in the WikiBÄR local room
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/de:Wikipedia:WikiB%C3%A4r>
- Upcoming: An introduction to Wikidata for GLAMs, Berlin, June 9th (more
info in German
<https://www.servicestelle-digitalisierung.de/a-gentle-introduction-to-wikidata/>
)
- Upcoming: Hackathon cartographie des logiciels libres
<https://framadate.org/F9NymwsdSUTAFSdt> in Paris on June 10th
- Upcoming: Wikidata workshop during HackZurich
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Wikidata_Zurich>,
September 14th (registration opening on June 9th)
- *Wikidata, WikiCite, and the "bibliography of life"
<http://iphylo.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/wikidata-wikicite-and-of-life.html>*
by Rod Page <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Rdmpage> (Q7356570
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7356570>)
- MySociety <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:MySociety> (Q10851773
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10851773>) are publishing a "five part
series examining how to use Wikidata to answer the question: 'What is the
gender breakdown of heads of government across the world?'".
1. *Help us find the offices of heads of governments across the
world!
<https://medium.com/mysociety-for-coders/help-us-find-the-offices-of-heads-of-governments-across-the-world-4558124bcd24>*
2. *Help us to show who fills the role of head of government on
Wikidata
<https://medium.com/mysociety-for-coders/now-help-us-to-show-who-fills-the-role-of-head-of-government-db6ebc3c6872>*
3. *Linking back in the other direction
<https://medium.com/mysociety-for-coders/task-3-linking-back-in-the-other-direction-105fd98facac>*
4. *Check that the data is consistent
<https://medium.com/mysociety-for-coders/task-4-check-that-the-data-is-consistent-238b3d00dc19>*
- *Wikicite 2017, and the 7 features Wikidata needs most
<http://blog.hatnote.com/post/161358369742/wikicite-2017-and-the-7-features-wikidata-needs>*
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- Breaking change: "wb_entity_per_page" table will not be updated and
replicated on ToolLabs anymore
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#Breaking_change:_.22wb_entity_per_page.22_table_will_not_be_updated_and_replicated_on_ToolLabs_anymore>
- Data donation: following WikiCite, our friends at DBLP
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:DBLP> (Q1224715
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1224715>) have begun to donate data,
with >4,800 values in the first batch, including >1,300 DBLP ID (P2456
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2456>) plus assorted aliases,
and values for VIAF ID (P214
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P214>), GND ID (P227
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P227>), ORCID iD (P496
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P496>), ACM Digital Library
author ID (P864 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P864>), zbMATH
author ID (P1556 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1556>), &
Google Scholar ID (P1960 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1960>).
- Sitelinks of Wiktionary will be enabled on June 20th
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#Enable_Wiktionary_sitelinks_in_Wikidata>
Did you know?
- Newest properties
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>: reviewed by
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4032>, Hungarian NGO ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4031>, PLU Code
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4030>, Latvian Protected Nature
Territory ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4029>, Google
Scholar paper ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4028>, DNCI
musical work ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4027>, Cullum
number <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4026>, Pinakothek artist
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4025>, ADW taxon ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4024>, DFB datacenter player ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4023>, danskefilm TV series ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4022>, danskefilm animated film
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4021>, dimension
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4020>, USL player ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4019>, The Arabidopsis
Information Resource Accession
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4018>, Ustream username
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4017>, SlideShare username
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4016>, Vimeo username
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4015>, Australian Statistical
Geography 2011 ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4014>, Giphy
username <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4013>, Semantic
Scholar author ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4012>, Semantic
Scholar paper ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4011>, GDP
(PPP) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4010>, RKY national built
heritage environment ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4009>, Early
Aviators people ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4008>, DBS ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4007>, overrules
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4006>, Bavarikon ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4005>, shield image
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4004>, official Facebook page
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4003>, WFD Ecological status
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4002>, Latvian Protected Nature
Territory URL <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4001>
- Query examples:
- Number of citizens with “blood type” statements per country
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20number%20of%20citizens%20with%20%E2%80%9Cblood%20type%E2%80%9D%20statements%20per%20country%0A%23%20runtime%3A%200.5-1%E2%80%AFs%0ASELECT%20%3FcountryLabel%20%3Fcount%20WITH%20%7B%0A%20%20SELECT%20%3Fcountry%20%28COUNT%28DISTINCT%20%3Fhuman%29%20AS%20%3Fcount%29%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fhuman%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ5%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP27%20%3Fcountry%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP1853%20%3FbloodType.%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20GROUP%20BY%20%3Fcountry%0A%7D%20AS%20%25results%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20INCLUDE%20%25results.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3Fcount%29>
(source <https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/870625415408361472>)
- Works with most citations (running time 20-45s)
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20works%20with%20most%20citations%0A%23%20runtime%3A%2020-45%E2%80%AFs%0ASELECT%20%3Fwork%20%3FworkLabel%20%3Fcount%20WITH%20%7B%0A%20%20SELECT%20%3Fwork%20%28COUNT%28%2a%29%20AS%20%3Fcount%29%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fwork%20wdt%3AP2860%20%5B%5D.%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20GROUP%20BY%20%3Fwork%0A%20%20ORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3Fcount%29%0A%20%20LIMIT%20100%0A%7D%20AS%20%25works%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20INCLUDE%20%25works.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3Fcount%29>
(source <https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/870233953063632897>)
- Female recipients of the Palme d'Or award
<https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%3FdirectorLabel%20%3FfilmLabel%20%28YEAR%28%3Fdate%29%20AS%20%3Fyear%29%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Ffilm%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ11424%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP57%20%3Fdirector%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20p%3AP166%20%3Fstatement.%0A%20%20%3Fstatement%20ps%3AP166%20wd%3AQ179808%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20pq%3AP585%20%3Fdate%20.%0A%20%20%3Fdirector%20wdt%3AP21%20wd%3AQ6581072%20.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22%20.%20%7D%0A%7D>
(source <https://twitter.com/PoulpyWP/status/868844919607238656>)
- Timeline of albums by Manu Chao and Mano Negra
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3ATimeline%0ASELECT%20%3Falbum%20%3FperformerLabel%20%3FalbumLabel%20%3Fpublication_date%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20VALUES%20%3Fperformer%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20wd%3AQ936474%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20wd%3AQ207898%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%3Falbum%20wdt%3AP175%20%3Fperformer%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP577%20%3Fpublication_date%20.%0A%20%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%20%0A%7D>
(source <https://twitter.com/andrawaag/status/870196765017997312>)
- Female given names ending in "o"
<https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%0AWHERE%20%0A%7B%0A%09%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ11879590%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%09%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP1705%20%3FitemLabel%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%09%20%23FILTER%20%28lang%28%3FitemLabel%29%20%3D%20%22mul%22%29%20.%20%0A%20%20%20%20%09%20FILTER%20regex%20%28%3FitemLabel%2C%20%22o%24%22%29.%0A%7D>
(source
<https://twitter.com/Harmonia_Amanda/status/869993824994476032>)
- Newest external tools: Wikidata Diff
<http://tools.dicare.org/wikidata-diff/> (compares two items;
proof-of-concept, doesn't yet include qualifiers, etc.), Wikidata Recent
Changes livestream <https://tools.wmflabs.org/wikidata-todo/rcvis.html>
- Newest database reports: list of items with the property "has fruit
type" <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Lists/has_fruit_type>
Development
- Removing some config variables (phab:T93773
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T93773>)
- Fixing a conflict with Language Converter (phab:T166429
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T166429>)
- Showing badges in the sidebar (phab:T73887
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T73887>)
- Fixing a bug on Query Service (phab:T166762
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T166762>)
- Adjusting code reading from wb_terms (phab:T162673
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T162673>)
- Adding an accesskey to the undo button (phab:T165078
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T165078>)
- Fixing preferences settings for the new Echo notification (phab:T166657
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T166657>)
- Adding Rangi language (lag) to Wikidata (phab:T161983
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T161983>)
- Working on moving PropertySuggester extension from github to gerrit (
phab:T104309 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T104309>)
- More work on usage tracking (phab:T151717
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T151717>)
- More work on Lexemes (phab:T157974
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T157974>)
- More work on statements (phab:T165480
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T165480>)
- More work on constraints (phab:T167107
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T167107>)
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>
--
Léa Lacroix
Project Manager Community Communication 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 27/029/42207.