*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
- 3-5 September, Bologna: Workshop on Open Citations https://workshop-oc.github.io/, with several WikiCite-related talks and an associated hackathon - 8 September, Zurich, Switzerland: Wikidata Hackathon https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Wikidata_Zurich_Hackathon - September and early October: Andy Mabbett is touring Australia https://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Wikidata_Tour_Down_Under_(2018) for a series of open-science and GLAM Wiki-focused talks, workshops, and meetups. - 23 October 2018, Berlin: Workshop How can I use Wikidata for my research? https://www.fu-berlin.de/sites/open_access/weiteres/Veranstaltungen/oa-week-2018_wikidata_workshop/index.html - Applications are invited https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScfZdLgVZYUQfj99SSeUsj-uwe3BdHgjRQA_-i0Hbjss_51MA/viewform for WikiCite 2018 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiCite_2018 (27-29 November in Berkeley) - Registration is now open for PIDapalooza 2019 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pidapalooza-2019-registration-49295286529?utm_term=eventurl_text in Dublin, Ireland on 23-24 January.
Press, articles, blog posts https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage
- Many faces of Wikibase: Cataloging the history of the Illuminati https://wikimediafoundation.org/2018/08/30/wikibase-illuminati-history/
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- New admin: Abián https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Abi%C3%A1n. Welcome onboard! - Better suggestions for constraint values on properties https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2018-August/012361.html - Wikidata now has 100 million qualifiers on statements https://grafana.wikimedia.org/dashboard/db/wikidata-datamodel-statements?refresh=30m&panelId=11&fullscreen&orgId=1&from=now-2y&to=now - A proposal https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Permanent_ID/Proposal-QID comes forth to use Wikidata Qs as permanent IDs for OpenStreetMap. See the discussion https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#Implementation_of_a_new_Wikidata-to-OSM_service_for_P402 . - A Stanford University announces a Wikimedian in Residence position focused on Library metadata and Wikidata: see the announcement on Wikidata-l https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2018-August/012359.html - SourceMD https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:SourceMD and ORCIDator https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:ORCIDator have been merged and can now be run in batch mode https://tools.wmflabs.org/sourcemd/ (announcement by Magnus Manske https://twitter.com/MagnusManske/status/1035087666159788032)
Did you know?
- Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: - General datatypes: ideographic description sequences https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5753, editor-in-chief https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5769, image of interior https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5775 - External identifiers: WSJP ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5720, Turkish Basketball Super League ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5721, Greek Basket League ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5722, Polish Basketball League ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5723, Basketball Bundesliga ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5724, Baloncesto Superior Nacional ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5725, Pietre della Memoria ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5726, Partis d'Arcadie ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5727, Angelicum author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5731, bgm.tv subject identifier https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5732, bilibili ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5733, Historic Hotels of America ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5734, Historic Hotels Worldwide ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5735, Minor Planet Center body ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5736, Moegirlpedia Chinese Article Entry https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5737, Open Exoplanet Catalogue exoplanet ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5738, PUSC author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5739, So Foot ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5740, Voetbalstats player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5742, SR Number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5743, KERIS school ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5744, Pacific Coast Architecture Database person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5745, Directorate General of Civil Aeronautics (Mexico) code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5746, CWA writer ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5747, Basisklassifikation https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5748, ASIN https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5749, FBref player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5750, Syndikat writer ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5752, EU RCN https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5755, ABMC person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5756, DAV hut ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5757, PZS hut ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5758, ÖAV hut ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5759, Petit Futé site ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5760, SAC ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5761, NDB identifier for airport beacons https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5762, Directorio de Museos y Colecciones de España ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5763, IMA museum ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5764, The Park Database ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5765, Osservatorio culturale del Cantone Ticino ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5768, Animator.ru person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5770, RBU athlete ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5771, RBU coach ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5772, Television Academy Foundation interviewee ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5773, Historic Hotels of Europe ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5774 - New property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal to review: - General datatypes: Cryptocurrency Symbol https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Cryptocurrency_Symbol, Cooperative Patent Classification https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Cooperative_Patent_Classification, usage example https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/usage_example, described in Wikimedia article https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/described_in_Wikimedia_article, beer color https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/beer_color, beer bitterness https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/beer_bitterness - External identifiers: DBUnico ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/DBUnico_ID, EU participant ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/EU_participant_ID, WorldofVolley ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/WorldofVolley_ID, Skijumping.pl ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Skijumping.pl_ID, Arnet Miner author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Arnet_Miner_author_ID, Cranach Digital Archive Kunstwerk ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Cranach_Digital_Archive_Kunstwerk_ID, DSV ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/DSV_ID, The Gymternet ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_Gymternet_ID, Ski Jumping Hill Archive ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Ski_Jumping_Hill_Archive_ID, cpcrulez https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/cpcrulez, e621 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/e621, AustLII ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/AustLII_ID, NooSFere series ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NooSFere_series_ID, IGDB game ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IGDB_game_ID, IGDB platform ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IGDB_platform_ID, IGDB person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IGDB_person_ID, Dobry słownik ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Dobry_s%C5%82ownik_ID, Twitch channel ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Twitch_channel_ID, OlympicChannel athlete ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/OlympicChannel_athlete_ID, Académie de Marseille member ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Acad%C3%A9mie_de_Marseille_member_ID, Film Indonesia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Film_Indonesia_ID, BGCI Garden ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/BGCI_Garden_ID, International Mathematical Olympiad participant ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/International_Mathematical_Olympiad_participant_ID - Query examples: - License of an image on Commons, while Structured Commons is in the making https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:TweetsFactsAndQueries/Queries/Image_license_without_Structured_Commons (source https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/1034836117802151936 ) - Gallery of Gods and other deities https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AImageGrid%0ASELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Fimage%0AWHERE%20%0A%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20p%3AP31%2Fps%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ178885.%20%23%20Deities%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%7B%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D - Closest library for each public bookcase in Vienna https://query.wikidata.org/embed.html#%23defaultView%3AMap%7B%22hide%22%3A%20%5B%22%3Flocation%22%2C%20%22%3Flayer%22%5D%7D%0ASELECT%20%3Fitem%20%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Flocation%20%3Flayer%20%3FnearestitemLabel%20%3Fnearestitem%0AWITH%20%7B%0A%20%20SELECT%20%3Fbookcase%20%3Flocation1%20(MIN(%3Fdistance)%20AS%20%3FminDistance)%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fbookcase%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ294297%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Flocation1%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP131%20wd%3AQ1741.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Flibrary%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ28564%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Flocation2%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP131%20wd%3AQ1741.%0A%20%20%20%20BIND(geof%3Adistance(%3Flocation1%2C%20%3Flocation2)%20AS%20%3Fdistance)%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20GROUP%20BY%20%3Fbookcase%20%3Flocation1%0A%7D%20AS%20%25bookcasesWithDistance%0AWITH%20%7B%0A%20%20SELECT%20%3Fbookcase%20%3Flocation1%20%3Flibrary%20%3Flocation2%20%3Fdistance%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20INCLUDE%20%25bookcasesWithDistance.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Flibrary%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ28564%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Flocation2%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP131%20wd%3AQ1741.%0A%20%20%20%20BIND(geof%3Adistance(%3Flocation1%2C%20%3Flocation2)%20AS%20%3Fdistance)%0A%20%20%20%20FILTER(%3Fdistance%20%3D%20%3FminDistance)%0A%20%20%7D%0A%7D%20AS%20%25bookcasesWithLibraries%0AWHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20INCLUDE%20%25bookcasesWithLibraries.%0A%20%20VALUES%20%3Fswitch%20%7B%20true%20false%20%7D%0A%20%20BIND(IF(%3Fswitch%2C%20%22B%C3%BCcherschrank%22%40de%2C%20%22Bibliothek%22%40de)%20AS%20%3Flayer)%0A%20%20BIND(IF(%3Fswitch%2C%20%3Fbookcase%2C%20%3Flibrary)%20AS%20%3Fitem)%0A%20%20BIND(IF(%3Fswitch%2C%20%3Flocation1%2C%20%3Flocation2)%20AS%20%3Flocation)%0A%20%20BIND(IF(%3Fswitch%2C%20%3Flibrary%2C%20%3Fbookcase)%20AS%20%3Fnearestitem)%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%2Cde%22.%20%7D%0A%7D (source https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/1035522014113673217 ) - Line chart of Human Development Index over time for a set of countries https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Sustainable_Development#Line_chart_of_Human_Development_Index_over_time_for_a_set_of_countries (source https://twitter.com/ZeroOne3010/status/1036023411380822023) - Newest database reports: people by Erdős number and number of works in Wikidata https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Mathematics/Erd%C5%91s_number
Development
- Final polishing on first version of Senses support for Lexemes. ( phabricator:T201000 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T201000, phabricator:T202729 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T202729, phabricator:T198036 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T198036, phabricator:T203334 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T203334) - Continued work on merging Lexemes. Merging via the SpecialPage is done and will be rolled out soon. Merging via the API is still being worked on. ( phabricator:T189129 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T189129) - Long Lemmas in Lexemes look bad because they are not flowing to the next line and instead break the layout. Working on a fix. ( phabricator:T195367 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T195367) - Improving the validity of the HTML of the Lexeme headers. ( phabricator:T196228 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T196228) - Worked on showing the Lemma(s) or Representation(s) when Lexemes or Forms are mentioned in constraint reports. (phabricator:T195315 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T195315) - Got a new beta feature ready for deployment that will improve the suggestions for properties like sex/gender by first suggesting the values defined in the one-of constraint. (phabricator:T202712 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T202712)
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