*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
- Upcoming: - Small wiki toolkits/Workshops#Writing Wikidata queries using the WDQS tool https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Small_wiki_toolkits/Workshops#Writing_Wikidata_queries_using_the_WDQS_tool - Ongoing: - Weekly Lexemes Challenge #56, Mystery theme (guess the theme) https://dicare.toolforge.org/lexemes/challenge.php?id=56 - Past: - Weekly Lexemes Challenge #55, Wiki Loves Monuments https://dicare.toolforge.org/lexemes/challenge.php?id=55
Press, articles, blog posts, videos https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage
- Blogs - Interoperable USP Bioinformatics Theses Catalog with Wikidata https://pointstodots.wordpress.com/2022/08/23/172/ (in Portuguese https://pointstodots.wordpress.com/2022/08/19/catalogo-interoperavel-de-teses-de-bioinformatica-da-usp-com-wikidata/ ) - Growing the representation of Australian Women in Religion through Wikidata https://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Growing_the_representation_of_Australian_Women_in_Religion_through_Wikidata - Working with Wikidata: (1) Introduction and Terminology https://blog.library.tc.columbia.edu/b/24738-Working-with-Wikidata-1-Introduction-and-Terminology - Mapping the Brazilian Association for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics to Wikidata https://pointstodots.wordpress.com/2022/08/23/mapping-the-brazilian-association-for-computational-biology-and-bioinformatics-to-wikidata/ - Papers - DrNote: An open medical annotation service https://journals.plos.org/digitalhealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pdig.0000086 - Videos - [Wiki Mentor Africa] Introduction to using OpenRefine for Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons Editing (part 1 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WMA_-_Intro._to_OpenRefine_for_wikidata_and_Wikimedia_Commons_Editing_day1.webm, part 2) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WMA_-_Intro._to_OpenRefine_for_wikidata_and_Wikimedia_Commons_Editing_day_2.webm - Wikidata as a knowledge graph for the life sciences https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYV95Zv_m3I (in Spanish) - Relations on wikidata and color biology https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrkiXRW8mfY (in Spanish) - Wikidata Tutorial: Different ways to display SPARQL queries https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXhXZDtNvW0 (in German)
Tool of the week
- SenseForThisItem.js https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Lectrician1/SenseForThisItem.js: Adds a button on items to show what senses are linked to it.
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- Upgrade of the Search clusters to Elasticsearch 7.10.2 will start on August 29 2022 for 3-weeks https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/XPCTYYTN67FVFKN6XOHULJVGUO44J662/ . - The latest round of Outreachy internships wrapped up on 26 August. Two interns worked on improving author-name data; their bots have made over 340,000 edits. Their project description, documentation, blog posts and code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:PangolinMexico/wasian are available. - The August 2022 summary https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:SPARQL_query_service/WDQS_backend_update/August_2022_scaling_update for the Wikidata Query Service backend update is out! - Open vacancy: - Wikimedia Indonesia - Technology internships in the GLAM and Wikidata fields https://twitter.com/wikimediaid/status/1562323251648335872
Did you know?
- Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: - General datatypes: contraindicated in case of https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10946, Amarkosh ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10955, harvested organism(s) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10960, power series expansion https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10969, KFCB classification (Kenya) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10994, website title match pattern https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10999 - External identifiers: IRIS UNISOB author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10935, Apeiron author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10936, IRIS UNIBOCCONI author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10937, IRIS LUISS author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10938, All-Russian Swimming Federation ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10939, Artistic Gymnastics Federation of Russia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10940, Bobsleigh Federation of Russia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10941, Russian Luge Federation ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10942, Rare Plant Fact Sheets ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10943, Handball Federation of Russia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10944, Russian Volleyball Federation ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10945, UNORA author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10947, IRIS UNIPARTHENOPE author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10948, IRIS UNICAMPANIA author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10949, IRIS UNISANNIO author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10950, Modstand person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10951, elibrary.ru journal ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10952, elibrary.ru publisher ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10953, Livelib.ru publisher ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10954, Odnoklassniki group numeric ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10956, NOC*NSF athlete ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10957, Jewish Pediatricians 1933-1945 ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10958, All-Russian Sambo Federation ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10959, Bolshoi Theatre person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10961, Czechoslovak book ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10962, Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee athlete ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10963, Federation Council reference ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10964, Russian Football Union player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10965, Repertorium hymnologicum ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10966, motocross.ru rider ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10967, Russian Paralympic Committee athlete ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10968, athletics.by person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10970, British Paralympic Association athlete ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10971, Anghami album ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10972, Walther, Initia carminum ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10973, SecondHandSongs release ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10974, National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan athlete ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10975, Paralympics Australia athlete ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10976, Paralympics New Zealand athlete ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10977, Olympic Committee of Serbia athlete ID (new) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10978, Singapore National Olympic Council athlete ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10979, Swedish Paralympic Committee athlete ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10980, Field Hockey Canada person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10981, Real Time person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10982, Real Time organization ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10983, Communist Party of the Russian Federation person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10984, Rugby Federation of Russia athlete ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10985, Climbing Federation of Russia athlete ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10986, RailScot location ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10987, GIE gas storage ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10988, RailScot line or company ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10989, YAPPY profile ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10990, Business Online ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10991, Mariinsky Theatre person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10992, izsambo.ru person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10993, national-football-teams.com https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10995, TGbus ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10996, TGbus franchise ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10997, AFC player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10998, SABRE wiki ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11000, Moepedia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11001, wrestdag.ru person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11002, Scinapse author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11003, Hockey New Zealand person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11004, Artsy artwork ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11005, Federation of Ski-Jumping and Nordic Combined of Russia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11006, Freestyle Federation of Russia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11007, Russian Trampoline Federation ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11009, European Hockey Federation ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11010, Shooting Union of Russia person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11011, EU Knowledge Graph item ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11012, Cultural Property in Liechtenstein ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11013, Belarus in persons and events ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11014, Planeta Belarus sight ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11015 - New property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal to review: - General datatypes: Sister channel https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Sister_channel, award declined https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/award_declined, full inscription available at URL https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/full_inscription_available_at_URL, Indicator https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Indicator, Curriculum Reference Number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Curriculum_Reference_Number, Content standards https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Content_standards - External identifiers: Spiel des Jahres ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Spiel_des_Jahres_ID, iNaturalist project ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/iNaturalist_project_ID, Tas Parliament member ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Tas_Parliament_member_ID, SA Parliament member ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SA_Parliament_member_ID, Czech electoral party ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Czech_electoral_party_ID, Colorado Plant Database ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Colorado_Plant_Database_ID, PyPI trove classifier https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/PyPI_trove_classifier, UConn Plant Database ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/UConn_Plant_Database_ID, Garden Plant Finder ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Garden_Plant_Finder_ID, Archaeology Data Service ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Archaeology_Data_Service_ID, Royal Collection (UK) ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Royal_Collection_(UK)_ID, Biota Information System of New Mexico species ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Biota_Information_System_of_New_Mexico_species_ID, atletiek.nu athlete ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/atletiek.nu_athlete_ID, Tanzania administrator ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Tanzania_administrator_ID, Digital Foundry game ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Digital_Foundry_game_ID, Female Physicians in the German Empire and the Weimar Republic ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Female_Physicians_in_the_German_Empire_and_the_Weimar_Republic_ID, King County Parcel Number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/King_County_Parcel_Number, Anime Taizen ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Anime_Taizen_ID, Betrail runner ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Betrail_runner_ID, Shōsetsuka ni Narō user ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Sh%C5%8Dsetsuka_ni_Nar%C5%8D_user_ID, Shōsetsuka ni Narō work ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Sh%C5%8Dsetsuka_ni_Nar%C5%8D_work_ID, Maryland Plant Atlas ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Maryland_Plant_Atlas_ID, Maryland Biodiversity Project species ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Maryland_Biodiversity_Project_species_ID, A Utah Flora ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/A_Utah_Flora_ID - Query examples: - Occupations as classified by ISCO/ESCO https://w.wiki/5dSW (source https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property_talk:P4652#Queries) - Occupation of people in the https://w.wiki/5d5F New Zealand Thesis Project https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q111645234 (source https://twitter.com/KnitMeAThneed/status/1563306878272413696) - Average weights and heights of sportsmen https://w.wiki/5bvc ( source https://twitter.com/belett/status/1562008782015795200) - Letters by numbers of alphabet where they are found https://w.wiki/5bnQ (source https://twitter.com/belett/status/1561742955060273153)
Development
- REST API: working on the ability to change existing statements on an Item (phab:T306934 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T306934) - Lexicographical data: Finishing up the remaining pieces of the new Special:NewLexeme page based on the testing feedback (subtickets of phab:T307866 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T307866)
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 - 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