*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>
- Upcoming: Wikimedia hackathon in Prague
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2019>, that will
include many Wikidata-related sessions and projects, May 17-19
- Upcoming: UGent Wikidata and Wikibase Workshop 2019
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/UGent_Wikidata_and_Wikibase_Workshop_2019>,
by Julie Birkholz, 3 - 5 July 2019 Ghent, Belgium
- Upcoming: DC-2019 Hack Day on Wikidata, Wikibase, Application Profiles
and FAIR data at DC19 in Seoul, South Korea
<http://dublincore.org/conferences/2019/hackday/> 23rd - 26th September
2019, Hackathon by Tom Baker and Andra Waagmeester
- Upcoming: How does Wikimedia Solve the Problems of Biodiversity
Informatics
<https://biodiversitynext.org/list-of-symposia-and-workshops/>, Workshop
in Leiden, the Netherlands, 20-25 October
Press, articles, blog posts
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage>
- How to use a Wikidata full json dump, requirements, steps and script
<https://akbaritabar.netlify.com/how_to_use_a_wikidata_dump>, by
Aliakbar Akbaritabar
- New testing ground for Wikibase: A federal agency goes on an
expedition in the Wiki universe
<https://blog.wikimedia.de/2019/05/09/new-testing-ground-for-wikibase-a-federal-agency-goes-on-an-expedition-in-the-wiki-universe/>,
by Barbara Fischer and Jens ohlig
Did you know?
- Newest properties
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>:
- General datatypes: National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities code
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6733>, number of polling
stations <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6753>
- External identifiers: VTB United League player ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6732>, Archaeology Data
Service person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6734>, Watercolour
World artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6735>, Drobné
památky ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6736>, grwar.ru
person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6737>, Whitney
Museum of American Art artwork ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6738>, Russia.tv actor
profile ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6739>, Justia
Patents assignee ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6740>, Kinosozvezdie
biography ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6741>, Musixmatch
track ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6742>, LNB Coach id
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6743>, FragDenStaat public
body ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6744>, Orlando
author ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6745>, Paměť
národa ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6746>,
Recreation.gov
campground ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6747>,
tads.org
Unique Identifier <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6748>, CanLII
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6749>, CineChile
filmmaker ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6750>, Heritage
Gazetteer of Libya ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6751>, RGALI
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6752>, OBIS ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6754>
- New property proposals
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal>
to review:
- General datatypes: Xikao School ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Xikao_School_ID>,
Xikao Repertoire ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Xikao_Repertoire_ID>,
langue d'écriture
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/langue_d%27%C3%A9criture>,
nominalised item for this sense
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/nominalised_item_for_this_sense>,
copyright clarification
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/copyright_clarification>,
WMI Code
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/WMI_Code>,
archevêque
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/archev%C3%AAque>,
langue liturgique
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/langue_liturgique>,
date d'élévation
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/date_d%27%C3%A9l%C3%A9vation>,
province ecclésiastique
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/_province_eccl%C3%A9siastique>,
diocèse suffragant
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/dioc%C3%A8se_suffragant>,
f-number
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/f-number>,
paroisse
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/paroisse>,
prêtre
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/pr%C3%AAtre>,
religieux
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/religieux>,
religieuse
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/religieuse>,
diacre
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/diacre>
- External identifiers: Victoria and Albert Museum name ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Victoria_and_Albert_Museum_name_ID>,
Campendium ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Campendium_ID>,
ROR ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ROR_ID>,
MEMORIA
ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/MEMORIA_ID>,
Unified Social Credit Identifier
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Unified_Social_Credit_Identifier>,
Prazdne Domy architect ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Prazdne_Domy_architect_ID>,
Know Your Meme entry
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Know_Your_Meme_entry>,
Danskefilmstemmer.dk person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Danskefilmstemmer.dk_person_ID>,
Harper's author ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Harper%27s_author_ID>,
The Atlantic author ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_Atlantic_author_ID>,
Character entry on LGBT fans deserve better database
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Character_entry_on_LGBT_fans_deserve_better_database>,
Igromania ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Igromania_ID>,
Pro-Football-Reference coach ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Pro-Football-Reference_coach_ID>,
Keybase username
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Keybase_username>,
RFGS person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/RFGS_person_ID>
- Query examples:
- Street signs in Rennes <https://w.wiki/3uU> (source
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Topic:Uzlbj6c1cys1h234>)
- Lines linking UK MPs' place of birth and their constituency with
colour-coded layers for each political party <https://w.wiki/3vZ> (
source <https://twitter.com/piecesofuk/status/1126018749860130817>)
- Map of birthplaces for Members of Scottisch Parliament born outside
Scotland <https://w.wiki/3vb> (source
<https://twitter.com/generalising/status/1127546598689525761>)
- Global map of dams and reservoirs <https://w.wiki/3vc> (source
<https://twitter.com/EvoMRI/status/1126834751460007937>)
- Lexemes language overlap tree map <https://w.wiki/3ve> (source
<https://twitter.com/fnielsen/status/1126576259805450240>)
- Newest WikiProjects
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProjects>:
WikiProject Limits of Wikidata
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Limits_of_Wikidata>
Development
- Finish renaming WikibaseSchema to EntitySchema
- Investigate how to port Wikibase Selenium tests from Ruby to Node.js (
phab:T221638 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T221638>)
- Include a clear two step process in shex simple tool (phab:T221612
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T221612>)
- Fix the "edit visually" on the Query Service interface (phab:T222181
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T222181>)
- More work on wb_terms redesign (see documentation on phab:T221764
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T221764>)
- More work on mobile termbox
- Investigate on a bug found on wbeditentity not removing all aliases (
phab:T203337 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T203337>)
- Getting ready for the Wikimedia hackathon
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>
- 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>
--
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.