*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week.* Discussions

- Open request for adminship: Fuzheado https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Administrator/Fuzheado, باسم https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Administrator/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85

Events https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events

- 5-7 October, St.Gallen (Switzerland): WikiCon 2018 of the German-speaking Wikimedia community https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q51955217, with keynote Wikidata as a Semantic Web game changer https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikicon2018_sarasua_keynote_05102018.pdf - 5-7 October, Grenoble (France): WikiConvention francophone 2018 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57029585, with keynote: - Quarry et Query : introduction à SQL et SPARQL https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConvention_francophone/2018/Programme/Quarry_et_Query_:_introduction_%C3%A0_SQL_et_SPARQL - GLAM & Wikimedia : bilan des projets en cours en Suisse et perspectives avec Wikidata https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConvention_francophone/2018/Programme/GLAM_%26_Wikimedia_:_bilan_des_projets_en_cours_en_Suisse_et_perspectives_avec_Wikidata - Quoi de neuf sur Wikidata ? https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConvention_francophone/2018/Programme/Quoi_de_neuf_sur_Wikidata_%3F - Éditer une œuvre d'art sur Wikidata, et plus si affinités https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConvention_francophone/2018/Programme/%C3%89diter_une_%C5%93uvre_d%27art_sur_Wikidata,_et_plus_si_affinit%C3%A9s - 16 October, online: Using Wikibase as a platform for library linked data management and discovery https://www.oclc.org/en/events/2018/devconnect-online-workshops/wikibase-as-platform-for-library-linked-data-management-and-discovery.html - 29 October, São Paulo: Wikidata Lab XI: Structuring wikiprojects https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/pt:Wikip%C3%A9dia:Edit-a-thon/Atividades_em_portugu%C3%AAs/Wikidata_Lab_XI

Press, articles, blog posts https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage

- Wikidata: «Das spannendste Projekt, das ich je gesehen habe» https://www.tagblatt.ch/leben/das-spannendste-projekt-das-ich-je-gesehen-habe-ld.1056819 (German) in the Swiss newspaper Tagblatt - SPNHC & TDWG Conference 2018 https://siobhanleachman.tumblr.com/post/178750749736/spnhc-tdwg-conference-2018 — blog post on a talk (slides https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/13cgioEuVZXeevPhIcaH7hV7uwBjO2mdl6okqhaEXaRg/edit, speaker notes https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OExnyW0d5lIZ6-IYRmIQKHuNOxjp1wwwz15xzHMRMgk/edit) about using Wikimedia projects and materials from the Biodiversity Heritage Library and other sources to collect information regarding New Zealand's biodiversity - Wikidata Map October 2018 https://addshore.com/2018/10/wikidata-map-october-2018/ by Addshore - Our man in Havana (or, Q56761118) http://www.generalist.org.uk/blog/2018/our-man-in-havana-or-q56761118/ by Andrew Gray

Other Noteworthy Stuff

- wikidata-cli https://github.com/maxlath/wikidata-cli new features: - wd data --format ttl https://github.com/maxlath/wikidata-cli/blob/master/docs/read_operations.md#ttl: dump entities in rdf/ttl - wd convert https://github.com/maxlath/wikidata-cli/blob/master/docs/read_operations.md#wd-convert: convert batches of external ids to Wikidata ids and vice versa - Structured Data on Commons: a search prototype is available for testing. There is a page on Commons with information about testing and leaving feedback https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data/Get_involved/Feedback_requests/Search_prototype . - Profiling Wikidata https://prowd-prototype.herokuapp.com/ — a Class-Facet-Attribute Completeness Profiling System for Wikidata

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- Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: - General datatypes: limiting oxygen index https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5929, plot continued in https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5940, Vicat softening point https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5947, Unicode range https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5949 - External identifiers: Lyrically artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5924, Moviepilot.de series ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5925, Spectral Database for Organic Compounds ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5926, Ultimate Guitar artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5927, Ġabra lexeme ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5928, Open Food Facts ingredient ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5930, bazakolejowa.pl railway line ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5931, IGN series ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5932, tweet ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5933, Short Title Catalogue Flanders (STCV) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5934, Flanders Arts Institute production ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5935, old-computers.com ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5936, Oudnederlands Woordenboek GTB ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5937, Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek GTB ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5938, Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek GTB ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5939, Film Indonesia person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5941, Protected objects Ostbelgien ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5942, North America PlayStation Store ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5944, VicFlora ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5945, SUCA code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5946, CMI person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5948, São Paulo: os estrangeiros e a construção da cidade ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5950, ComiXology creator ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5951, Annuaire de la magistrature ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5952, NT Flora ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5953 - New property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal to review: - General datatypes: animacy https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/animacy, distributary https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/distributary, human position in artwork https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/human_position_in_artwork, does not have quality https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/does_not_have_quality, (de)evolution method https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/(de)evolution_method, happened to https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/happened_to, depicted part https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/depicted_part, adjective https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/adjective, hyponym https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/hyponym, nation-state tradition https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/nation-state_tradition, requires form https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/requires_form, Norwegian Nationaltheatret actor ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Norwegian_Nationaltheatret_actor_ID, location of sense usage https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/location_of_sense_usage, Medierådet rating https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Medier%C3%A5det_rating, broad synonym https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/broad_synonym, measured to https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/measured_to, Type properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Type_properties, shrinkage https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/shrinkage, Public presentation https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Public_presentation, carbon footprint https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/carbon_footprint - External identifiers: Inventory of the Archaeological and Paleontological Heritage of Catalonia https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Inventory_of_the_Archaeological_and_Paleontological_Heritage_of_Catalonia, MIAR ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/MIAR_ID, V.League ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/V.League_ID, Japan Professional Basketball League ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Japan_Professional_Basketball_League_ID, Women's Japan Basketball League https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Women%27s_Japan_Basketball_League, SAGE journal ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SAGE_journal_ID, Elsevier journal ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Elsevier_journal_ID, N° CPPAP https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/N%C2%B0_CPPAP, Deezer show ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Deezer_show_ID, LUBW Schutzgebiets-Nr https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/LUBW_Schutzgebiets-Nr, Disney A to Z ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Disney_A_to_Z_ID, RBF athlete ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/RBF_athlete_ID, Europe PlayStation Store ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Europe_PlayStation_Store_ID, Japan PlayStation Store ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Japan_PlayStation_Store_ID, Encyclopedia Virginia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Encyclopedia_Virginia_ID, Armiarma ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Armiarma_ID - Query examples: - Characters from the Mario franchise by games in which they appear https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AGraph%0ASELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Fgame%20%3FgameLabel%20%28%2200FFFF%22%20AS%20%3Frgb%29%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ33093124.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP1441%20%3Fgame.%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/WikiDigi/status/1048179721849032704) - Nobel Prize winners who also has been TED speakers https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AMap%20%0A%0A%23Federated%20search%20Wikidata%20-%3E%20NobelPrice.org%0APREFIX%20nobel%3A%20%3Chttp%3A%2F%2Fdata.nobelprize.org%2Fterms%2F%3E%0A%20%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%20%3Fplace%20%3Fimg%20%20%3Ftwitter%20%3Fmotivation%20%3Farticle%20%3FNobelArticle%20%3Fcoord22%20%3FTED%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Flaureate%20wdt%3AP2888%20%3Flaureate_nobel_uri%20.%20%20%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%7B%3Flaureate%20wdt%3AP2002%20%3FtwitterID%7D%0A%20%20%3Flaureate%20wdt%3AP2611%20%3FTEDID%0A%20%20FILTER%20(strStarts(str(%3Flaureate_nobel_uri)%2C%20%22http%3A%2F%2Fdata.nobelprize.org%2Fresource%2Flaureate%2F%22))%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Flaureate%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimg%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Flaureate%20wdt%3AP19%2Fwdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoord22%7D%0A%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Farticle%20schema%3Aabout%20%3Flaureate%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Farticle%20schema%3AisPartOf%20%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2F%3E%7D%0A%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%7B%3Flaureate%20wdt%3AP3188%20%3FNa%7D%0A%20%20BIND%20(URI(CONCAT(%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nobelprize.org%2Fnobel_prizes%2F%22%2C%3FNa%2C%22-facts.html%22))%20AS%20%3FNobelArticle)%0A%20%20BIND%20(URI(CONCAT(%22https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2F%22%2C%3FtwitterID))%20AS%20%3Ftwitter)%0A%20%20BIND%20(URI(CONCAT(%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ted.com%2Fspeakers%2F%22%2C%3FTEDID))%20AS%20%3FTED)%0A%20%20%0A%20%20SERVICE%20%3Chttp%3A%2F%2Fdata.nobelprize.org%2Fsparql%3E%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Flaureate_nobel_uri%20nobel%3AlaureateAward%20%2F%20nobel%3Amotivation%20%3Fmotivation%20.%0A%20%20%20%20FILTER%20(lang(%3Fmotivation)%20%3D%20'en')%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%2Cde%2Cda%2Cnl%22.%20%7D%0A%7D (source https://twitter.com/salgo60/status/1049268063374389249)

Development

- Fix bugs on editing statements on new Forms using the API (phab:T194732 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T194732) - Check constraint violations on statements on Forms and Senses when saving a statement (phab:T195829 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T195829) - Fix an issue with Wikibase and deployments (phab:T206161 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T206161) - Improve the gloss language error message (phab:T205528 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T205528) - Make the ArticlePlaceholder use our API instead of wb_terms ( phab:T195752 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T195752) - Improve sorting of forms, senses and glosses (phab:T176405 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T176405, phab:T203002 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T203002, phab:T203459 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T203459) - Work on making Sense statement group Ids unique (phab:T204936 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T204936)

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

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