*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: Wikidata workshops in different places in the world for Open Data Day - WikiCite presentation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRK_MltUezA&feature=youtu.be&t=236 (video) as part of Wikimedia Foundation metrics and activities meeting - February 2018 - Wikidata: Knowledge as a Service https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikidata_Knowledge_as_a_Service_slides_OeRC_Feb2018.pdf, by martin Poulter
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- Global preferences are available for testing https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#Global_preferences_available_for_testing - Statement 400.000.000 was created https://grafana.wikimedia.org/dashboard/db/wikidata-datamodel-statements?refresh=30m&orgId=1 - You can now use a SPARQL query to match the result labels against Mix’n’match entries https://tools.wmflabs.org/mix-n-match/#/sparql
Did you know?
- Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: - General datatypes: court https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4884, time index https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4895, 3D model https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4896, broader concept https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4900, season https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4908, number of players in region https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4909, century breaks https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4912, dialect of https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4913, produces cohesive end https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4914, isocaudomer https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4915 - External identifiers: FFF male player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4883, AFL Tables coach ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4885, FFF female player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4886, Webumenia creator ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4887, AFL Tables umpire ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4888, MuIS person or group ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4889, EPHE ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4890, Patrons de France ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4891, Siprojuris ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4892, ESPN X Games athlete ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4893, ACE work ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4894, AICTE institute ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4897, Chronicling America newspaper ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4898, Brooklyn Museum Exhibition ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4899, Zenodo ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4901, CONABIO ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4902, New Georgia Encyclopedia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4903, Tropicos publication ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4904, KMSKA work PID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4905, Bargeton ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4906, Guide Nicaise ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4907, AlloCiné company ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4910, Annuaire des fondations ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4911 - Query examples: - 3D models on Commons https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AImageGrid%0ASELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3FitemDescription%20%3Fvalue%20%0A%7B%0A%09%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP4896%20%3Fvalue%20.%0A%09SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%2Cen%22%20%20%7D%20%20%20%20%0A%7D%0ALIMIT%20200 (source https://twitter.com/fuzheado/status/969544905788928000) - Timeline of programming languages https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3ATimeline%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fauthor%20%3FauthorLabel%20%3Fimage%20%3Fdate%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fauthor%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ9143%20.%0A%20%20%3Fauthor%20wdt%3AP571%20%3Fdate%20.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Fauthor%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage%20.%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22de%2C%20en%2C%20fr%2C%20es%2C%20it%2C%20cz%22%20%7D%0A%7D%20 (source https://twitter.com/SciHiBlog/status/969331128271298561) - Date of birth of computer scientists https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%3Fperson%20%3FpersonLabel%20%3Fdblp%20%3Fdob%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP106%20%3Foccupation.%0A%20%20%3Foccupation%20wdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ82594.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP2456%20%3Fdblp.%20%7D%0A%20%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP569%20%3Fdob.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0Aorder%20by%20%3Fdob (source https://twitter.com/reitz_f/status/969503174724812801) - Women born in Latin America without an article on Spanish Wikipedia https://query.wikidata.org/#%23Women%20born%20in%20Latin%20America%20without%20a%20Spanish%20Wikipedia%20article%0A%23Note%3A%20This%20query%20depends%20on%20the%20place%20of%20birth%20having%20a%20%27country%20%28P17%29%27%20statement%20AND%20the%20country%20having%20%27part%20of%20%28P361%29%27%20%3D%20%27Latin%20America%27%0A%0ASELECT%20%3Fperson%20%3FpersonLabel%20%3FcountryLabel%20%3FlinkCount%0A%0AWHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ5%20.%0A%20%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP21%20wd%3AQ6581072%20.%0A%20%20%3Fperson%20wikibase%3Asitelinks%20%3FlinkCount%20.%0A%20%20%0A%20%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP19%20%3FbirthPlace%20.%20%20%20%23%20born%20in%20a%20place...%0A%20%20%3FbirthPlace%20wdt%3AP17%20%3Fcountry%20.%20%20%23%20which%20is%20in%20a%20country%20that%20is...%0A%20%20%3Fcountry%20wdt%3AP361%20wd%3AQ12585%20.%20%20%20%23%20part%20of%20Latin%20America%0A%20%20%0A%20%20MINUS%20%7B%20%20%23%20remove%20results%20with%20a%20Spanish%20wikipedia%20article%0A%20%20%20%20%3Farticle%20schema%3Aabout%20%3Fperson%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Farticle%20schema%3AisPartOf%20%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Fes.wikipedia.org%2F%3E%20.%0A%20%20%7D%0A%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0A%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%20%28%3FlinkCount%29 (source https://twitter.com/NavinoEvans/status/968267804372865024) - Timeline of Düsseldorf mayors https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3ATimeline%0ASELECT%20%3Fmayor%20%3FmayorLabel%20%3Fend%20%3Fdate%20%28SAMPLE%28%3Fphoto%29%20AS%20%3Fpic%29%0AWHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20wd%3AQ1718%20p%3AP6%20%3FmayorStatement%20.%0A%20%20%3FmayorStatement%20ps%3AP6%20%3Fmayor%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20pq%3AP580%20%3Fdate%20.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3FmayorStatement%20ps%3AP6%20%3Fmayor%20%3B%20pq%3AP582%20%3Fend%20.%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fmayor%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fphoto%20.%20%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20%20%20%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22%20.%20%20%7D%0A%7DGROUP%20BY%20%3Fmayor%20%3FmayorLabel%20%3Fdate%20%3Fend%0AORDER%20BY%20%3Fdate (source https://twitter.com/Harmonia_Amanda/status/969672421681827840) - Newest WikiProjects https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProjects: Energy https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Energy, Motorsports https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Motorsports - Newest database reports: nomes de países em português https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Lists/nomes_de_pa%C3%ADses_em_portugu%C3%AAs
Development
- Re-enable Wikidata Recent Changes integration on Russian Wikipedia ( phab:T179012 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T179012) - Investigate on the size of logging table (phab:T188635 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T188635) - Fix issues with graph vizualisation UI (phab:T186467 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T186467) - Work on results of security review for the deployment of Wikibase-Lexeme (phab:T186726 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T186726 ) - Enable constraint result caching on Wikidata (phab:T184812 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T184812)
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