*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over
the last week.*
Discussions
- Open request for adminship: Saroj
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Administrator/Saroj>
(RfP
scheduled to end after 8 October 2023 12:01 (UTC))
- New request for comments: MotoGP riders' links
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/MotoGP_riders%27_links>
(Update
the broken links of MotoGP racer ID (P3928)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3928>)
Events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events>
Upcoming
- November 7, 2023, Hannover, Germany - WikiRemembrance: researching and
remembering National Socialism
<https://www.tib.eu/en/tib/news-and-events/news/details/wikiremembrance-researching-and-remembering-national-socialism>
-
Wikipedia and Wikidata's role in documenting memorial sites.
- January 12 - 14, 2024, Berlin, Germany (and online) - CFP: Provenance
Loves Wiki
<https://www.artmarketstudies.org/cfp-provenance-loves-wiki-2024-online-berlin-12-14-jan-2024/>
-
A workshop on art history, art science and provenance research in
Wikidata/Wikipedia & Wikibase
Ongoing
- Weekly Lexemes Challenge #110, Ohm's law
<https://dicare.toolforge.org/lexemes/challenge.php?id=110> (Challenge
started on 2023-09-25 12:01:32)
This Week
- Next Linked Data for Libraries LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Group>
call
October 3, 2023: Lars Willighagen will discuss on
citation.js.org,
Wikidata, and plans for more linked data. Agenda
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ni0d5qbFZsCQIBtjJzl9X8V7cwLN01gv1MvZ7zpntYU/edit>
Press, articles, blog posts, videos
- Blogs
- The State of Wikimedia Research 2022 - 2023
<https://blog.communitydata.science/the-state-of-wikimedia-research-2022-2023/>
- Papers
- Using Large Language Models for Knowledge Engineering (LLMKE): A
Wikidata Case Study <https://arxiv.org/pdf/2309.08491.pdf> - Zhang et
al, 2023
- Chain-of-Verification reduces hallucination in Large Language Models
<https://arxiv.org/pdf/2309.11495.pdf> across a variety of tasks,
including list-based questions from Wikidata - Dhuliawala et al, 2023
- Videos
- Intro about WikiPathways
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSyoDU2r4Q0>< showing bits of
Wikidata and Scholia
- Wikidata for Better Health (in French)
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2whuhQ3628> - Houcemeddine Turki,
Faculty of Sciences SFAX < closing session of "Adapting Wikidata
to support
clinical practice using Data Science, Semantic Web and Machine Learning"
- Notebooks
- Implementing a parser for a sample Wiki article
<https://observablehq.com/d/c3c33fa19bd8754d>
- Artist selection <https://observablehq.com/d/0035947e1c7ea36c> (in
French)
Tool of the week
- Swiss Archives <https://map.wikimedia.swiss/v/swiss-archives/?l=de> is
an interactive overview map of the Swiss archives present in Wikidata have
corresponding Wikipedia articles and in which language (FR, DE, IT),
allowing interested Wikimedians to know where they can contribute or
expand. - Michael Gasser (X post)
<https://twitter.com/M_Gasser/status/1665605556768321537>
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- WikidataCon 2023: first version of the program is out
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/64SRNVJI7DMSDRWUVBEEYVISWHAONEGU/>
-
find out more about the format, registration and scheduled program
<https://pretalx.com/wikidatacon2023/schedule/>.
- The Search Platform / Query Service Team monthly Open Meeting
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/S7OCXSRJQR4ITMOZVJXY6ND3XG4YIGGG/>
is
coming up. Got any Wikidata Query Service questions? Feel free to join!
- Wikimedia Deutschland is still looking for an Engineering Manager
Wikidata for Wikimedia Projects and FunTech
<https://wikimedia-deutschland.softgarden.io/job/35655261/Engineering-Manager-Wikidata-for-Wikimedia-Projects-and-FunTech-d-f-m-?jobDbPVId=92161036&l=en>
.
Did you know?
- Newest properties
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>:
- General datatypes:
- demo of <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12050> (video
game or software that this trial version is based on)
- External identifiers: Codeberg username
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12045>, ADVN ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12046>, MiMoText ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12047>, BookBrainz series ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12048>, National Register of
Monumental Trees ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12049>, National
Library of Albania ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12051>
, AARoads Wiki article ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12052>, BAN ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12053>
- New property proposals
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal>
to
review:
- General datatypes:
- self-identified name
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/self-identified_name>
(the
name used by an ethnic group to refer to itself)
- non-self-identified name
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/non-self-identified_name>
(name
used to identify an ethnic group against their
self-determination, e.g. in
colonial contexts)
- exception to constraint (lexeme)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/exception_to_constraint_(lexeme)>
(lexeme
that is an exception to the constraint, qualifier to define a property
constraint in combination with P2302)
- External identifiers: Metacritic numeric game ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Metacritic_numeric_game_ID>
, DBIL ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/DBIL_ID>,
identifiant
du musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identifiant_du_mus%C3%A9e_des_Beaux-Arts_de_Bordeaux>
, Gematsu game ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Gematsu_game_ID>
, Matilda paper ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Matilda_paper_ID>
, Basketball Bundesliga Teams UUID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Basketball_Bundesliga_Teams_UUID>
, World Auchenorrhyncha Database ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/World_Auchenorrhyncha_Database_ID>
, Nordic Women in Film-ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Nordic_Women_in_Film-ID>
, Pinakes IDs
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Pinakes_IDs>
, WikiKids ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/WikiKids_ID>
, Aves de Chile ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Aves_de_Chile_ID>
, Klingon Word Wiki id
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Klingon_Word_Wiki_id>
, Metacritic company ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Metacritic_company_ID>
, Metacritic publication ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Metacritic_publication_ID>
, StopGame series ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/StopGame_series_ID>
, Game Jolt ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Game_Jolt_ID>
, SlackBuilds package
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SlackBuilds_package>
, California State Park ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/California_State_Park_ID>
- Query examples:
- Most frequent birth places for PTBNP authors <https://w.wiki/7ami> (
source
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Ep%C3%ACdosis/sandbox#Birth_and_death_places_on_map>
)
- University's museum in France <https://w.wiki/7c3B> (source
<https://twitter.com/Pyb75/status/1708129619558191449>)
- 52,153 French words which have both masculine and feminine forms
<https://w.wiki/7dPB> (source
<https://twitter.com/_lerner_paul/status/1705206707297685805>)
- Newest WikiProjects
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProjects>:
- WikiProject African Literary Metadata
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_African_Literary_Metdata>
-
a project dedicated to create and improve Wikidata's coverage of African
informal literatures.
- WikiProject GLAM-BW
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_GLAM-BW> - a
project to connect major collections held by museums in Baden-Württemberg
by uploading information on collectors, former collection locations,
collecting histories, and objects
Development
- Wikibase REST API:
- We are finalizing the work on getting the labels, descriptions and
aliases of a Property.
- We are finishing work on modifying the descriptions of an Item.
- You can now add sitelinks to Wikifunctions (phab:T342857
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T342857>)
- We dug into what the upcoming IP-masking changes mean for the
Wikidata-related extensions
<https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMDE/Wikidata/Reports/2023/2023-09-18_Ramifications_of_IP_masking_on_Wikidata_related_extensions>
and
where code changes are needed
- Lexicographical data:
- We improved the “required” marker on Special:NewLexeme, hopefully
making its meaning clearer (phab:T322683
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T322683>)
- If you are not logged-in, you’ll also get the yellow warning when
editing Lexeme’s Lemmas, Forms, and Senses (phab:T343979
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T343979>)
- We added the tlh-latn and tlh-piqd codes for monolingual text, so that
now you can add the titles to Shakepear’s works in the original Klingon (
phab:T286239 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T286239>)
- Mismatch Finder:
- Failed uploads now no longer offer to download review results (
phab:T335864 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T335864>)
- We are working on the ability to report mismatches on qualifiers (
phab:T313467 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T313467>)
- The Mismatch Finder will show a clarifying message when Java Script
is disabled (phab:T343344 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T343344>)
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>
--
Léa Lacroix
Community Engagement & Events Consultant
Contractor for Wikimedia Deutschland e.V.