Hey folks :)
Here is your summary of what happened around Wikidata over the past week.
Events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events>/Press/Blogs
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Press_coverage>
- From Damascus to Berlin: A very special internship at Wikimedia
Deutschland
<https://blog.wikimedia.de/2016/07/12/from-damascus-to-berlin-a-very-special-internship-at-wikimedia-deutschland/>
- Wikidata als Universalbibliographie: ein Kommentar
<http://libreas.eu/ausgabe29/02voss/>
- First image, good image? <http://magnusmanske.de/wordpress/?p=399>
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- Since Pokémon is all the rage at the moment here is a short reminder
that we have WikiProject Pokémon
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Pok%C3%A9mon> for
them
- TIB is looking for a Wikimedian in Residence in the Open Science Lab
<https://www.tib.eu/de/die-tib/karriere-und-ausbildung/stellenangebote/detail/stellenausschreibung-nr-372016/>
- The code for the Primary Sources Tool has been moved from the Google
to the Wikidata organisation on github.
<https://github.com/Wikidata/primarysources>
- The ISCB competition
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Computational_Biology/ISCB_competition_announcement_2016>
for 2016 has been announced
- Use Wikipedia “article main images” to find candidate images for
Wikidata
<https://tools.wmflabs.org/fist/wdfist/index.html?depth=3&language=en&project=wikipedia&popular_images=50&no_images_only=1&prefilled=1>
- StrepHit fact extraction agent v.1.1-beta has been released
<https://github.com/Wikidata/StrepHit>
Did you know?
- Newest properties
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>: GCatholic church
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2971>, GoodReads book ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2969>, QUDT unit ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2968>, Queensland Heritage
Register ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2967>, National
Library of Wales Archives and Manuscripts
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2966>, EU River Basin District
code <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2965>, right to vote
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2964>, GoodReads author ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2963>, title of chess player
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2962>, BVPH ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2961>
- Query examples: letters with more than two forms
<https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%3Fletter%20%3FletterLabel%20%28COUNT%28DISTINCT%20%3Fcharacter%29%20AS%20%3Fcount%29%20%28SAMPLE%28%3Fcharacter%29%20AS%20%3Fsample%29%0AWHERE%0A%7B%0A%20%20%3Fletter%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ9788%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20p%3AP487%2Fps%3AP487%20%3Fcharacter.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AGROUP%20BY%20%3Fletter%20%3FletterLabel%0AHAVING%28%3Fcount%20%3E%202%29%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3Fcount%29>
(source <https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/752829801954680832>),
metro
stations
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AMap%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Fcoords%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ928830%20.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoords%20%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22%20.%20%7D%0A%7D%20ORDER%20BY%20%3FitemLabel>
(source <https://twitter.com/PoulpyWP/status/752936275599032321>), railway
incidents
<https://query.wikidata.org/embed.html#%23defaultView%3ATimeline%0ASELECT%20distinct%20%3Fh%20%3FhLabel%20%3Flocation%20%28CONCAT%28%22injured%3A%20%22%2Cstr%28%3Finjured%29%29%20as%20%3Finjuredl%29%20%28concat%28%22dead%3A%20%22%2Cstr%28%3Fdead%29%29%20as%20%3Fdeadl%29%20%3Fdate%20%3Fimage%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fh%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ4202290.%0A%20%20%0A%20%20%20%20optional%20%7B%20%20%20%20%3Fh%20wdt%3AP1339%20%3Finjured%20.%20%7D%20%0A%20%20%20%20optional%20%7B%20%20%20%20%3Fh%20wdt%3AP1120%20%3Fdead.%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20optional%20%7B%20%20%20%20%3Fh%20wdt%3AP276%3F%2Fwdt%3AP625%20%3Flocation%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20optional%20%7B%20%20%20%20%3Fh%20wdt%3AP585%20%3Fdate%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20optional%20%7B%20%20%20%20%3Fh%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage%20%7D%20%20%0A%09SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22%20%7D%0A%7D%20%20%20order%20by%20desc%28%3Fdate%29>
(source <https://twitter.com/innovimax/status/753140210960101376>), pyramids
in Egypt
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AMap%0ASELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Fimage%20%3Fcoords%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ12516%20.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP17%20wd%3AQ79%20.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoords%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage%20%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22%20.%20%7D%0A%7D%20ORDER%20BY%20%3FitemLabel>
(source <https://twitter.com/PoulpyWP/status/753287958648721409>), women
described as wife
<https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fwife%20%3FwifeLabel%20%3FwifeDescription%0AWHERE%0A%7B%0A%20%20%3Fwife%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ5%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP21%20wd%3AQ6581072%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20p%3AP26%20%5B%5D%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3FwifeLabel%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20schema%3Adescription%20%3FwifeDescription.%0A%20%20FILTER%28LANG%28%3FwifeLabel%29%20%3D%20%22en%22%29.%0A%20%20FILTER%28LANG%28%3FwifeDescription%29%20%3D%20%22en%22%29.%0A%20%20FILTER%28CONTAINS%28%3FwifeDescription%2C%20%22wife%22%29%29.%0A%7D>
and men described as husband
<https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fhusband%20%3FhusbandLabel%20%3FhusbandDescription%0AWHERE%0A%7B%0A%20%20%3Fhusband%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ5%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP21%20wd%3AQ6581097%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20p%3AP26%20%5B%5D%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3FhusbandLabel%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20schema%3Adescription%20%3FhusbandDescription.%0A%20%20FILTER%28LANG%28%3FhusbandLabel%29%20%3D%20%22en%22%29.%0A%20%20FILTER%28LANG%28%3FhusbandDescription%29%20%3D%20%22en%22%29.%0A%20%20FILTER%28CONTAINS%28%3FhusbandDescription%2C%20%22husband%22%29%29.%0A%7D>
(source <https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/753243808800858112>),
neuroinformatics
coauthor network
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AGraph%0Aselect%20%3Fauthor1%20%3Fauthor1Label%20%3Fimage%20%3Fauthor2%20where%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ13442814%20.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP1325%20%3Fresource%20.%20%0A%20%20filter%20%28%20strstarts%28str%28%3Fresource%29%2C%20%22https%3A%2F%2Fopenfmri.org%2F%22%29%20%7C%7C%20strstarts%28str%28%3Fresource%29%2C%20%22http%3A%2F%2Fneurosynth.org%2F%22%29%20%7C%7C%20strstarts%28str%28%3Fresource%29%2C%20%22http%3A%2F%2Fneurovault.org%2F%22%29%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%29%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP50%20%3Fauthor1%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP50%20%3Fauthor2%20.%0A%20%20optional%20%7B%20%3Fauthor1%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage%20.%20%7D%0A%20%20filter%20not%20exists%20%7B%20filter%20%28%3Fauthor1%20%3D%20%3Fauthor2%29%20%20%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22%20.%20%7D%0A%7D>
(source <https://twitter.com/fnielsen/status/753298419586834432>),
nationalities
of people with an article in the Bavarian Wikipedia
<https://query.wikidata.org/#select%20%3Fnation%20%28count%28distinct%20%3Fperson%29%20as%20%3Fcount%29%0Awhere%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP27%20%3Fn%20.%0A%20%20%3Farticle%20schema%3Aabout%20%3Fperson%20.%0A%20%20%3Farticle%20schema%3AinLanguage%20%22bar%22%20.%0A%20%20%3Fn%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3Fnation%20.%0A%20%20filter%28lang%28%3Fnation%29%3D%27en%27%29%0A%7D%20group%20by%20%3Fn%20%3Fnation%20order%20by%20desc%28%3Fcount%29%0A>
(source <https://twitter.com/vrandezo/status/753313818000756736>), Irish
general elections and their winners
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3ATimeline%0ASELECT%20%3Fdate%20%3FwinnerLabel%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Felection%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ22266583%20.%20%20%20%0A%20%20%3Felection%20wdt%3AP585%20%3Fdate%20.%0A%20%20%3Felection%20wdt%3AP991%20%3Fwinner%20.%0A%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22%20%7D%0A%7D>
(source <https://twitter.com/vrandezo/status/753652225247842304>), types
of historical monuments
<https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fidentifier%20%28SAMPLE%28%3FidentifierL%29%20AS%20%3Flabel%29%20%28count%28%2a%29%20AS%20%3Fcount%29%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP380%20%3Fmerimee%20.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%20%3Fidentifier%20.%0A%20%20%3Fidentifier%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3FidentifierL%20filter%20%28lang%28%3FidentifierL%29%20%3D%20%22fr%22%29%20.%0A%7D%0AGROUP%20BY%20%3Fidentifier%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3Fcount%29%20%3Flabel>
(source <https://twitter.com/PoulpyWP/status/753644019683618816>), Alpine
four-thousanders
<https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3FmassifLabel%20%3Felevation%20%3Fprominence%20%3Fisolation%20%3Fcoords%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP361%20%3Fmassif%20.%0A%20%20%3Fmassif%20wdt%3AP361%2a%20wd%3AQ1286%20.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP2044%20%3Felevation%20.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP2660%20%3Fprominence%20.%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP2659%20%3Fisolation%20.%20%7D%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoords%20.%0A%20%20FILTER%20%28%20%3Felevation%20%3E%3D%204000%20%29%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22%20.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3Felevation%29%20%3FitemLabel>
(source <https://twitter.com/PoulpyWP/status/754745959112904704>), Alpine
peaks
<https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3FmassifLabel%20%3Felevation%20%3Fprominence%20%3Fisolation%20%3Fcoords%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP361%20%3Fmassif%20.%0A%20%20%3Fmassif%20wdt%3AP361%2a%20wd%3AQ1286%20.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP2044%20%3Felevation%20.%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP2660%20%3Fprominence%20.%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP2659%20%3Fisolation%20.%20%7D%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoords%20.%0A%20%20FILTER%20%28%20%3Fprominence%20%3E%3D%201500%20%29%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22%20.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3Fprominence%29%20%3FitemLabel>
(source <https://twitter.com/PoulpyWP/status/754762471735517184>), language
statements that point to a country instead of a language
<https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fwork%20%3FworkLabel%20%3FlanguageLabel%0AWHERE%0A%7B%0A%20%20%3Fwork%20wdt%3AP37%7Cwdt%3AP103%7Cwdt%3AP364%7Cwdt%3AP407%7Cwdt%3AP1412%7Cwdt%3AP2439%20%3Flanguage.%0A%20%20%3Flanguage%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ7275.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AORDER%20BY%20%3FlanguageLabel>
(source <https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/754972015585558528>)
- Newest database reports: list of people who died on their birthday
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Q5/lists/people_who_died_on_their_birthday>
Development
- Map layers are coming soon to the Query Service
<https://twitter.com/JonasMKress/status/752949261696991232>
- A lot of clean-up under the hood for the user interface
- More interviews with editors in preparation for automated list
generation
- Fixed a bug where forms on the mobile site looked broken (
phabricator:T138413 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T138413>)
- More work on Citoid integration for easier reference adding
- Added Cape Verdean Creole (phabricator:T127435
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T127435>)
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/Wikidata:Showcase_items>
- Help translate <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:LanguageStats>
or proofread pages in your own language!
- Help merge identical items
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Pasleim/projectmerge> across
Wikimedia projects.
- Add labels, in your own language(s), for the new properties listed
above.
Anything to add? Please share! :)
Cheers
Lydia
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Lydia Pintscher -
http://about.me/lydia.pintscher
Product 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.