*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>/
Press/Blogs
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage>
- Past: Using the Digital to Engage Archival Radio Collections: Part II
(Wikidata Workshop) <https://vimeo.com/album/4856500/video/242765979>,
Washington, D.C., November 2, 2017 with Andrew Lih and Alex Stinson
- Past: Wikidata Clinic
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Wikidata_Clinic_2017>
(slides
<https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1qN14gFf5I24QG8DC5cFt3PJKSvS7tI9YtvuYik29ovw/edit>)
in Washington, D.C., December 1, 2017, with Andrew Lih and Rosie
Stephenson-Goodknight
- Past: Wikikonference in Prague with a Wikidata workshop in Czech
and a introduction
of Wikidata and its community
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikiconference_Prague_2017_-_L%C3%A9a_Lacroix_-_Wikidata_and_its_community.pdf>
- Wikipedia Weekly audio podcast coverage of Wikidata:
- Episode 126 - Introduction to Wikidata
<http://wikipediaweekly.org/podcast/wikipedia-weekly-126-introduction-to-wikidata/>,
with Andrew Lih and Rob Fernandez
- Episode 127 - WikidataCon 2017 roundtable discussion
<http://wikipediaweekly.org/podcast/wikipedia-weekly-127-wikidatacon-2017/>,
with Andrew Lih, Liam Wyatt, Stacy Allison-Cassin, Rosie
Stephenson-Goodknight, Rob Fernandez
- Wikidata as authority linking hub: Connecting RePEc and GND researcher
identifiers
<http://zbw.eu/labs/en/blog/wikidata-as-authority-linking-hub-connecting-repec-and-gnd-researcher-identifiers>
by Joachim Neubert
- Importing data into Wikidata - Current challenges and ideas future
development
<http://histropedia.com/blog/importing-data-wikidata-current-challenges-ideas-future-development/>
by Navino Evans <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:NavinoEvans>
- The Wikidata map in November 2017
<https://addshore.com/2017/12/wikidata-map-november-2017/> and what
changed during the last four months, by Addshore
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- You can now vote for your favorite proposals on the Community Wishlist
Survey <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/2017_Community_Wishlist_Survey>.
The voting phase is open until December 10th.
- If you run any functionality on Wikimedia sites that uses queries to
the Wikidata Query Service, please add it here
<https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikidata_query_service/Usage> (more
information
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata-tech/2017-December/001215.html>
)
- The 600,000,000th edit
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:Diff/600000000> has been made.
- The first content made *specifically* for Wikimedia projects *in space*
has been added to Wikidata
<https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Q17177&type=revision&diff=600549629&oldid=592973835>
(see *Close encounters of the Wikipedia kind
<https://blog.wikimedia.org/2017/11/29/astronaut-spoken-voice/>*)
- The Aaron Swartz Fellowship
<http://www.osaarchivum.org/press-room/announcements/Aaron-Swartz-and-Price-Information>
at OSA, Budapest, Hungary, is open for applications (deadline Dec.
31). The second
focus area of the fellowship
<http://www.osaarchivum.org/work-with-us/fellowship/aaron-swartz-fellowship>
may be of interest to Wikidata folks.
Did you know?
- Newest properties
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>: set designer
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4608>, Swedish Musical Heritage
composer ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4607>, National
Film Board of Canada movie ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4606>, South Dakota Sports Hall
of Fame ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4605>, World Rugby
Hall of Fame ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4604>, Microsoft
Store album ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4603>, date of
burial or cremation <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4602>, Lives
of WWI ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4601>, polymer of
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4600>, monomer of
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4599>, FAPESP researcher ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4598>, FAPESP institution ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4597>, NIOSH Publication Number
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4596>, post town
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4595>, arXiv author ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4594>, CPE athlete ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4593>, Mountain Project ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4592>, National Inventory of
Canadian Military Memorials ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4591>, Atomic Heritage
Foundation ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4590>, Dreadnought
Project page <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4589>, IWGA
athlete ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4588>, Argentinian
Historic Heritage ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4587>
- Query examples:
- Timeline for the writer Robert Louis Stephenson
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3ATimeline%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Ft%20%3Fvalue%20%20%3FvalueLabel%20%3FrrLabel%20%20%3Frr%20%28SAMPLE%28%3Fimage%29%20as%20%3Fimg%29%0AWHERE%0A%7B%0A%20%20VALUES%20%3Fperson%20%7Bwd%3AQ1512%7D%0A%20%20%7B%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP570%20%3Fdeath%20.%20%0A%20%20%20%3Fperson%20%3Fprop%20%3Ft%20FILTER%20%28datatype%28%3Ft%29%3Dxsd%3AdateTime%29%20FILTER%20%28%3Ft%20%3C%3D%20%3Fdeath%29%20.%0A%20%20%20%3Fvalue%20wikibase%3AdirectClaim%20%3Fprop.%20%7D%0A%20%20UNION%0A%20%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%3Fperson%20%3Fq%20%3Fstatement%20%20FILTER%20regex%20%28STR%28%3Fq%29%2C%22prop%2FP%22%29%20.%20%23exclude%20P%3AdescribedBy%0A%20%20%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP570%20%3Fdeath%20.%20%0A%20%20%20%3Fstatement%20%3Fp%20%3Ft%20FILTER%20regex%20%28STR%28%3Fp%29%2C%20%22prop%2Fqualifier%2FP%22%29%20FILTER%20%28datatype%28%3Ft%29%3Dxsd%3AdateTime%29%20FILTER%20%28%3Ft%20%3C%3D%20%3Fdeath%29.%0A%20%20%20%3Fstatement%20%3Fr%20%3Fvalue%20FILTER%20regex%20%28STR%28%3Fr%29%2C%22prop%2Fstatement%2F%22%29%20.%0A%20%20%20BIND%28IRI%28CONCAT%28CONCAT%28SUBSTR%28STR%28%3Fr%29%2C1%2C29%29%2C%22direct%2F%22%29%2CSUBSTR%28STR%28%3Fr%29%2C40%29%29%29%20as%20%3Frprop%29%20%0A%20%20%20%3Frr%20wikibase%3AdirectClaim%20%3Frprop%20.%0A%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Fvalue%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage%7D%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20UNION%20%7B%20%23%20author%20of%20%2F%20creator%20of%0A%20%20%20%3Fvalue%20wdt%3AP50%7Cwdt%3AP98%7Cwdt%3AP655%7Cwdt%3AP1773%7Cwdt%3AP170%20%3Fperson%20.%0A%20%20%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP570%20%3Fdeath%20.%0A%20%20%20%3Fvalue%20wdt%3AP571%7Cwdt%3AP577%20%3Ft%20.%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20FILTER%20%28%3Ft%20%3C%3D%20%3Fdeath%29%20%0A%20%20%20%23FILTER%20NOT%20EXISTS%20%7B%3Fvalue%20wdt%3AP629%20%3Fx%20%7D%20%0A%20%20%20FILTER%20NOT%20EXISTS%20%7B%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP800%20%3Fvalue%20%7D%20.%0A%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Fvalue%20wdt%3AP1433%20%3Frr%20.%7D%20%0A%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Fvalue%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage%20.%7D%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20UNION%20%23Notable%20Works%0A%20%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP800%20%3Frr%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP570%20%3Fdeath%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP569%20%3Fbirth%20.%0A%20%20%20%3Frr%20%20wdt%3AP577%7Cwdt%3AP571%7Cwdt%3AP1191%20%3Ft%20FILTER%20%28%28%3Ft%20%3C%3D%20%3Fdeath%29%26%26%28%3Ft%20%3E%3D%20%3Fbirth%29%29.%0A%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Frr%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage%20.%7D%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20UNION%20%23discoverer%20or%20inventor%0A%20%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%3Frr%20wdt%3AP61%20%3Fperson%20.%0A%20%20%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP570%20%3Fdeath%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP569%20%3Fbirth%20.%0A%20%20%20%3Frr%20wdt%3AP575%7Cwdt%3AP571%7Cwdt%3AP585%20%3Ft%20FILTER%20%28%28%3Ft%20%3C%3D%20%3Fdeath%29%26%26%28%3Ft%20%3E%3D%20%3Fbirth%29%29.%0A%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Frr%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage%20.%7D%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20UNION%20%23architect%0A%20%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%3Frr%20wdt%3AP84%20%3Fperson%20.%0A%20%20%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP570%20%3Fdeath%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP569%20%3Fbirth%20.%0A%20%20%20%3Frr%20wdt%3AP571%7Cwdt%3AP1619%20%3Ft%20FILTER%20%28%28%3Ft%20%3C%3D%20%3Fdeath%29%26%26%28%3Ft%20%3E%3D%20%3Fbirth%29%29.%0A%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Frr%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage%20.%7D%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20UNION%20%23composer%0A%20%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%3Frr%20wdt%3AP86%20%3Fperson%20.%0A%20%20%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP570%20%3Fdeath%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP569%20%3Fbirth%20.%0A%20%20%20%3Frr%20wdt%3AP571%7Cwdt%3AP1191%7Cwdt%3AP577%20%3Ft%20FILTER%20%28%28%3Ft%20%3C%3D%20%3Fdeath%29%26%26%28%3Ft%20%3E%3D%20%3Fbirth%29%29.%0A%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Frr%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage%20.%7D%0A%20%20%7D%0A%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%2C%20fr%2C%20de%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%20GROUP%20BY%20%3Ft%20%3Fvalue%20%3Frr%20%3FrrLabel%20%3FvalueLabel%0AORDER%20BY%20%3Ft%0A%20>
(source <https://twitter.com/SciHiBlog/status/937270130672795648>)
- Movies with Bud Spencer and Terence Hill
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23Movies%20with%20Bud%20Spencer%20and%20Terence%20Hill%0ASELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3F_image%20%3Fpublication_date%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP161%20wd%3AQ221074.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP161%20wd%3AQ243430.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP18%20%3F_image.%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP577%20%3Fpublication_date.%20%7D%0A%7D>
(source <https://twitter.com/UselessBread/status/936749708760027136>)
- Photographers born before the inception of the earliest photograph
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20photographers%20born%20before%20the%20inception%20of%20the%20earliest%20photograph%20on%20Wikidata%0A%23%20%28curiously%20enough%2C%20the%20earliest%20photograph%20on%20Wikidata%2C%20Q22077610%2C%20is%20a%20good%20deal%20older%20than%20what%E2%80%99s%20generally%20knows%20as%20the%20earliest%20photograph%2C%20Q616159%29%0ASELECT%20%3Fperson%20%3FpersonLabel%20%3Fdob%20WITH%20%7B%0A%20%20SELECT%20%3Fphotograph%20%3Finception%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fphotograph%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ125191%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP571%20%3Finception.%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20ORDER%20BY%20%3Finception%0A%20%20LIMIT%201%0A%7D%20AS%20%25earliestPhotograph%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP106%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ33231%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP569%20%3Fdob.%0A%20%20INCLUDE%20%25earliestPhotograph.%0A%20%20FILTER%28%3Fdob%20%3C%20%3Finception%29%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D>
(source <https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/936592930894221312>)
- Newest WikiProjects
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProjects>:
Stolpersteine
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Stolpersteine>,
Jasmerah <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Jasmerah>
- Newest database reports: Q5 with identical P18
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Q5/reports/identical_P18>
Development
- Wikidata will get dedicated database resources, and go read-only for
30 minutes on 9th January 2018 (phabricator:T181645
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T181645>)
- There were no RDF dumps last week due to problems generating them,
investigation is still going on (phabricator:T181385
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T181385>)
- Improved the threshold for ORES on Wikidata (phabricator:T180450
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T180450>)
- Working on fixing a regression after a change in MediaWiki core that
makes edit links show up on diff pages (phabricator:T181807
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T181807>)
- More work on persistent editing of statements on Forms of a Lexeme
(specifically phabricator:T180467
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T180467>)
- Improved size of the diff that we sent to Wikipedia and co for changes
happening on Wikidata. This is one more needed step towards only showing
meaningful edits in the watchlists and recent changes there. (
phabricator:T113468 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T113468>)
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>
Cheers,
--
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.