*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week.* Discussions
- Closed request for comments: - Integration of POTD template https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/Potd - Closed request for comments: - How to avoid to use male form as a generic form in property labels in French ? https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/How_to_avoid_to_use_male_form_as_a_generic_form_in_property_labels_in_French_%3F has been closed. Property labels in French should now includes both male and female or a verbal form if relevant (see P50 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P50).
Events https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events
- Upcoming: - Next installment of the LD4 Wikibase Working Hour: Featuring speaker Barbara Fischer, Liaison Counsel at the German National Library’s Agency for Standardization (DNB). On behalf of the DNB, Fischer initiated the WikiLibrary Manifesto. Fischer works to increase the quality of metadata through Authority Control to foster retrieval and linked data. Where: Zoom (Registration link https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMqcuChrz0pHNGU6VOdDk6MsnxuWtGL0cRN). When: 30 June 2022, 11AM-12PM Eastern US (Time zone converter https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html?iso=20220630T150000&p1=179&p2=64&p3=75&p4=224&p5=136&p6=tz_cest ) - Data Quality Days (July 8-10) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Data_Quality_Days_2022: you can propose discussion topics or sessions https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:Events/Data_Quality_Days_2022 until June 19th. - Small wiki toolkits: Upcoming bots & scripts workshop on Thursday, June 30th, 16:00 UTC https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/4EE27P2OF7FPXWV4ZWSFZZV2VTH4ALCM/ "This workshop will introduce participants to Toolforge, how to create a developer account, access to Toolforge via ssh, and run bots and scripts on Toolforge and in background mode." - (Tutorial) OpenRefine - A fundamental tool for every librarian's toolbox https://www.aib.it/struttura/sezioni/lazio/laz-attiv/2022/99658-openrefine/. Thursday 23 June - 17: 00-19: 30. Write to laz-corsi[image: @]aib.it to book and receive the link of the event. - Wikidata:Wiki Mentor Africa 3rd edition https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Wiki_Mentor_Africa - Creating tools on Wikimedia Toolforge using Python and Flask. Friday 24th June and Sunday 26th June 2022 - 16:00 - 17:00 (UTC) - Collect, archive and provide games - a "panel about video game metadata" https://www.dla-marbach.de/kalender/detail/517/. Fri. 24.6.2022 – Sat. June 25, 2022 - Ongoing: - Weekly Lexemes Challenge #47, Numbers (3/n) https://dicare.toolforge.org/lexemes/challenge.php?id=47
Press, articles, blog posts, videos https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage
- Blogs - Working With Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons: Poetry Pamphlets and Lotus Sutra Manuscripts https://blogs.bl.uk/digital-scholarship/2022/06/working-with-wikidata-and-wikimedia-commons-poetry-pamphlets-and-lotus-sutra-manuscripts.html - Using Wikidata Identifiers to Enhance Agent Discovery https://blog.rockarch.org/dimes-agent-pages-enhanced - Videos - Wikidata editing tools (in Spanish) - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCXgQrLFFac - Dagbani Wikipedia Saha Episode 6: Creating Wikidata items from scratch (in Dagbani) - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tXp1cYMkQc&t=1022s - Fun with lexemes in some language! by Mahir256 (A) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Mahir256 - Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1506441428
Tool of the week
- Wikidata Card Game Generator https://cardgame.blinry.org/?Q2223649: generate card games from Wikidata!
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- Job opening: UX Researcher - Wikidata https://wikimedia-deutschland.softgarden.io/job/19290694?l=en at Wikimedia Deutschland - Wikimedia Deutschland welcomes new Wikibase.cloud Product Manager, Evelien Zandbergen https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikibaseug@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/7HPE53X6PQXTJ2TEVGT6RBB5HLDOT2VF/ - Developer Portal is launched! Discover Wikimedia’s technical areas and how to contribute https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/OJNMNBMCMDZKSPBRUJLZZUFF6BNPYWAH/ - Starting on June 21, all Wikimedia wikis can use Wikidata Lexemes in Lua https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/WILSSO5DZCISCQEYURBREJOJVTHT6XZC/ (discussions welcome on the project talk page https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:Lexicographical_data#You_can_now_reuse_Wikidata_Lexemes_on_all_wikis ) - Deutschland looking for a partner affiliate to organize the WikidataCon 2023 https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/K3FBNXIRHADOVE2YUQ4G6HZ3TH4RGEJP/Wikimedia
Did you know?
- Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: - General datatypes: preceding halt on service https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10808, following station on service https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10809, number of housing units https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10814, last entry https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10818, homophone form https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10822, fastest laps https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10823 - External identifiers: HaBama person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10807, Shopee shop ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10810, Scottish Highland Bridges ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10811, Rusakters.ru ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10812, Proza.ru author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10813, neftegaz.ru person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10815, National Union Catalog ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10816, MAYA site company ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10817, Kino.mail.ru series ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10819, Kino.mail.ru person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10820, Kino.mail.ru film ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10821, Ethereum token address https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10824, BelTA dossier ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10825, Talent Data Bank ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10826, IRIS UNIVAQ author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10827, ARUd'A author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10828, IRIS UNITE author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10829, COR form ID, level 1 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10830, COR lemma ID, niveau 1 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10831, WorldCat Entities ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10832 - New property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal to review: - General datatypes: opus number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/opus_number, Palmares Cultural Foundation process number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Palmares_Cultural_Foundation_process_number, U.S. vaccine status https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/U.S._vaccine_status, theme https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/theme, has narrative theme https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/has_narrative_theme, Grammatical Person https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Grammatical_Person, title match pattern https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/title_match_pattern, Bartsch Nummer https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Bartsch_Nummer - External identifiers: Theatrical Index person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Theatrical_Index_person_ID, National Archives of Australia Entity ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/National_Archives_of_Australia_Entity_ID, Mozilla Hacks author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Mozilla_Hacks_author_ID, CVX vaccine code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CVX_vaccine_code, BVMC Corporate Body https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/BVMC_Corporate_Body, ClimateCultures Directory ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ClimateCultures_Directory_ID, Korean Academy of Science and Technology member ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Korean_Academy_of_Science_and_Technology_member_ID, Teresianum authority ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Teresianum_authority_ID, GSAFD ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/GSAFD_ID, Bioconductor project https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Bioconductor_project, MUSE book ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/MUSE_book_ID, Truth Social username https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Truth_Social_username, Telmore Musik https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Telmore_Musik, Beamish peerages database ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Beamish_peerages_database_ID, Beamish peerages database person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Beamish_peerages_database_person_ID, gov.uk person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/gov.uk_person_ID, Komoot ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Komoot_ID, Kieler Gelehrtenverzeichnis ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Kieler_Gelehrtenverzeichnis_ID, Internet Sacred Text Archive ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Internet_Sacred_Text_Archive_ID - Query examples: - Islands with at least 1 spring or freshwater body https://w.wiki/5HDE (source https://twitter.com/ash_crow/status/1536633197538197504) - Notable people who you share a birthday with (find the string "1966-08-25" and replace it with your date of birth) https://w.wiki/5Hkc (source https://twitter.com/wikiprojectnz/status/1536584209581879296) - List of filmmakers with whom Jean-Louis Trintignant has played https://w.wiki/5JYc (source https://twitter.com/WikidataThreads/status/1537873890072043522) - Cemeteries in France near churches https://w.wiki/5KLN (source https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Request_a_query#Cemeteries_near_churches )
Development
- Lexicographical data: - Enabled Lua access to Lexemes for all Wikimedia projects - Continued work on improving the language search for Lexeme languages on the new Special:NewLexeme page (phab:T307869 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T307869) - Improving the accessibility of a design system component and the new Special:NewLexeme page (phab:T290733 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T290733) - Making it easier to understand what to do when the spelling variant isn't available on the new Special:NewLexeme page (phab:T298146 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T298146) - REST API: Continuing work on making it possible to add a statement to an Item
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