*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over
the last week.*
Discussions
- Closed request for comments: Editing descriptions from Wikipedia
Android app
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/Editing_descriptions_from_Wikipedia_Android_app>
Events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events>/Press/Blogs
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Press_coverage>
- Past: Wikidata workshop at Code for Germany with OKLabs
<http://codefor.de/>, Jens and WikidataFacts. You can read a blog post
by Riedelwerk (in German)
<https://riedelwerk.wordpress.com/2016/12/05/804-wikidata-okwiki/> More
documentation to come soon
- How Wikidata could be used for biomedical knowledge
<http://www.slideshare.net/goodb/building-a-biomedical-knowledge-garden>
(Benjamin Good)
- The Fossasia Opentech Submit in Singapore
<http://blog.fossasia.org/fossasia-summit-2017-singapore-call-for-speakers/>
is looking for speakers. If you're in the area and want to introduce
attendees to Wikidata, feel free to send your application!
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- Sitelinks for the new Finnish Wikivoyage
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27910728> can be added
<https://fi.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Special:UnconnectedPages>
Did you know?
- Newest properties
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>: French Sculpture
Census work ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3386>, Japan
Sumo Association ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3385>, film
poster <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3383>, GeneDB ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3382>, File Format Wiki page ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3381>, FAO 2007 genetic
resource ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3380>, Model Manual
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3379>, Merck Index reaction
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3378>, Bloomberg private
company ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3377>, Belgian
Enterprise number <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3376>, GECD
Firmen-ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3375>, endianness
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3374>, sibling
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3373>
- Query examples:
- Bridges named after women
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20Bridges%20named%20after%20women%0A%23%20Adapted%20from%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wikidata.org%2Fwiki%2FWikidata%3ARequest_a_query%23bridges_named_after_women%20by%20MisterSynergy%20%2C%20Jura1%202016-12-03%0A%23defaultView%3AMap%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%0A%09%3Fbridge%20%3FbridgeLabel%20%0A%09%3Fwoman%20%3FwomanLabel%20%0A%09%3Fcoor%20%0A%09%3Fcountry%20%3FcountryLabel%20%0A%09%3Fwaterbody%20%3FwaterbodyLabel%20%0A%09%28BOUND%28%3FenArticle%29%20AS%20%3FhasEn%29%20%28BOUND%28%3FfrArticle%29%20AS%20%3FhasFr%29%20%0AWHERE%0A%7B%0A%20%20%3Fbridge%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ12280%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP138%20%3Fwoman%20.%0A%20%20%3Fwoman%20wdt%3AP21%20wd%3AQ6581072%20.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%20%20%20%3Fbridge%20wdt%3AP17%20%3Fcountry%20.%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%09%3Fbridge%20wdt%3AP177%20%3Fwaterbody%20.%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%20%20%20%3FenArticle%20a%20schema%3AArticle%3B%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20schema%3Aabout%20%3Fwoman%3B%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20schema%3AisPartOf%20%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2F%3E.%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%20%20%20%3FfrArticle%20a%20schema%3AArticle%3B%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20schema%3Aabout%20%3Fwoman%3B%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20schema%3AisPartOf%20%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Ffr.wikipedia.org%2F%3E.%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fbridge%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoor%20%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%2Cfr%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%20%0AORDER%20BY%20%3Fcountry>
(source
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Request_a_query#bridges_named_after_women>
)
- Network of brands of some big food/drink companies
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20network%20of%20brands%20of%20some%20big%20food%2Fdrink%20companies%0A%23defaultView%3AGraph%0ASELECT%20%3Fbrand%20%3FbrandLabel%20%28SAMPLE%28%3Fimage%29%20AS%20%3Fimage%29%20%3FlinkTo%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20VALUES%20%3Fcompany%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20wd%3AQ3295867%0A%20%20%20%20wd%3AQ334800%0A%20%20%20%20wd%3AQ695087%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fbrand%20%28wdt%3AP749%7Cwdt%3AP127%29%2B%20%3Fcompany.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fbrand%20wdt%3AP749%7Cwdt%3AP127%20%3FlinkTo.%0A%20%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fbrand%20wdt%3AP18%7Cwdt%3AP154%20%3Fimage.%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%20%20%7D%20UNION%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20BIND%28%3Fcompany%20AS%20%3Fbrand%29.%0A%20%20%20%20BIND%28%3Fbrand%20AS%20%3FlinkTo%29.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fcompany%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3FbrandLabel.%0A%20%20%20%20FILTER%28LANG%28%3FbrandLabel%29%20%3D%20%22en%22%29.%0A%20%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fcompany%20wdt%3AP18%7Cwdt%3AP154%20%3Fimage.%20%7D%0A%20%20%7D%0A%7D%0AGROUP%20BY%20%3Fbrand%20%3FbrandLabel%20%3FlinkTo>
(source <https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/805167101853966336>,
help improve it)
- Cities located next to most rivers
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20cities%20located%20next%20to%20most%20rivers%0ASELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%28COUNT%28DISTINCT%20%3Friver%29%20AS%20%3Fcount%29%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ486972%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP206%20%3Friver.%0A%20%20%3Friver%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ355304.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AGROUP%20BY%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%0AHAVING%28%3Fcount%20%3E%202%29%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3Fcount%29>
(source <https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/805345911614439424>)
- Nobel Prize winners on Twitter
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fwinner%20%3FwinnerLabel%20%3Ftwitter%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%7B%20%3Fwinner%20wdt%3AP166%20wd%3AQ7191.%20%7D%0A%20%20UNION%0A%20%20%7B%20%3Fwinner%20wdt%3AP166%20%5B%20wdt%3AP279%20wd%3AQ7191%20%5D%20%7D%0A%20%20%3Fwinner%20wdt%3AP2002%20%3Ftwitter%20.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%20ORDER%20BY%20ASC%28%3FwinnerLabel%29>
(source
<https://twitter.com/egonwillighagen/status/804968354532458496>)
- French deputies who died during their mandate
<https://query.wikidata.org/#PREFIX%20q%3A%20%3Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.wikidata.org%2Fprop%2Fqualifier%2F%3E%0APREFIX%20v%3A%20%3Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.wikidata.org%2Fprop%2Fstatement%2F%3E%0ASELECT%20%3Fdepute%20%3FdeputeLabel%20%3Fdeces%20%3FcauseLabel%0AWHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fdepute%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ5%20.%0A%20%20%3Fdepute%20p%3AP39%20%3Fmandat%20.%0A%20%20%3Fdepute%20wdt%3AP570%20%3Fdeces%20.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fdepute%20wdt%3AP509%20%3Fcause%20.%20%7D%0A%20%20%3Fmandat%20v%3AP39%20wd%3AQ3044918%20.%0A%20%20%3Fmandat%20q%3AP582%20%3Ffin%20.%0A%20%20FILTER%20%28%3Ffin%20%3D%20%3Fdeces%29%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22fr%22%20%7D%0A%7D%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3Fdeces%29%0A>
(source <https://twitter.com/envlh/status/803681927102398464>)
- Streets in the Netherlands named after people
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20Streets%20in%20the%20Netherlands%20named%20after%20people%0A%23defaultView%3ABubbleChart%0ASELECT%20%3Fnamed%20%20%3FnamedLabel%20%3FnamedDescription%20%28COUNT%28%3Fitem%29%20as%20%3Fct%29%0A%7B%0A%0A%20%20%09%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ79007%20.%0A%20%20%09%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP138%20%3Fnamed%20.%0A%20%20%09%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP17%20wd%3AQ55%20.%0A%0A%20%20%09%3Fnamed%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ5%20.%0A%09SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22%20.%7D%0A%7D%0AGROUP%20BY%20%3Fnamed%20%20%3FnamedLabel%20%3FnamedDescription%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3Fct%29>
- People burried in the cemetery of La Croix Rousse (Lyon, France)
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20personnalit%C3%A9s%20enterr%C3%A9es%20au%20cimeti%C3%A8re%20de%20la%20XRousse%0A%23defaultView%3ATable%20%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%28year%28%3FdateNaissance%29%20as%20%3FanneeNaissance%29%20%28year%28%3FdateDeces%29%20as%20%3FanneeDeces%29%20%3Fimage%0A%0AWHERE%20%7B%0A%09%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ5%20.%20%23humain%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP119%20wd%3AQ1542%20.%20%23lieu%20de%20s%C3%A9pulture%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP1442%20%3Fimage%20.%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP569%20%3FdateNaissance%20.%20%7D%20%20%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP570%20%3FdateDeces%20.%20%7D%20%20%0A%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22fr%22.%20%7D%0A%20%20%0A%7D%20ORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3Fimage%29>
(source <https://twitter.com/Agamitsudo/status/803380050947178500>)
- Newest WikiProjects
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProjects>:
Politicians in France
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_France/Politicians>
- Newest database reports: list of films with multiple-language versions
(Italian labels)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Movies/lists/multiple_language_versions/it>
Development
- Special:EntityUsage and Special:PagesWithBadges now are using OOjs UI (
phab:T152046 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T152046>)
- RFC discussion on ways to allow visitors to choose a language without
logging in (phab:T149419 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T149419> and
phab:T114662 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T114662>)
- Investigating performance issues with change dispatching (phab:T151681
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T151681>)
- Continued work on Lexeme prototype (phab:T146662
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T146662>), refining the Lexeme data
model (phab:T151582 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T151582>)
- Continued work on federation basics (phab:T149580
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T149580>)
- Some discussion on tracking usage of statements or statement groups on
clients (phab:T151717 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T151717>, see
mailing list)
- Investigating support for Linked Data Fragments
<http://linkeddatafragments.org/> (phab:T136358
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T136358>)
- We're participating in this year's Google Code-In
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Google_Code-in_2016> with a couple of
Wikidata related tasks
- Research for Wikidata for Commons and Wiktionary continues
- Added olo (Livvinkarjala), mai and tcy to interwiki sorting order. (
phab:T151449 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T151449>)
You can see all open tickets related to Wikidata here
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/query/4RotIcw5oINo/#R>.
Monthly Tasks
- Hack on one of these
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/query/R8GRzX1eH0tb/#R>.
- 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/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Showcase_items>
- Help translate <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:LanguageStats>
or proofread pages in your own language!
- 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>
- Help with one of the bot requests
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Bot_requests>
- Help merge identical items
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Pasleim/projectmerge> across
Wikimedia projects.
--
Léa Lacroix
Community Communication 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 27/029/42207.