*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over
the last week.*
Discussions
- New request for comments: Is it worth to import labels from
interlanguage links of other wikipedia projects to wikidata
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/Is_it_worth_to_import_labels_from_interlanguage_links_of_other_wikipedia_projects_to_wikidata>
Events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events>
- Upcoming: Wikidata Lab XXVII - Gathering and modelling of metadata
pertaining to all Brazilian laws. April 13, 14-18 (UTC-3). register
<https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Edit-a-thon/Atividades_em_portugu%C3%AAs/Wikidata_Lab_XXVII>
- Upcoming: closing of d:Wikidata:Events/30 lexic-o-days 2021
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/30_lexic-o-days_2021>,
April 14. If you participated in the contribution month, please drop a line
about your work on the outcomes page
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/30_lexic-o-days_2021/Outcomes>
.
- Upcoming: LIVE Wikidata editing #40 - YouTube
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tp1yeIJ9F4>, Facebook
<https://www.facebook.com/groups/WikidataCommunity/permalink/2933829276902230/>,
April 17
- Upcoming: Online Wikidata meetup in Swedish #58
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Swedish_online_editathon#Träff_#58>,
April 18
- Upcoming: Wikidata Bug Triage Hour
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events#Wikidata_bug_triage_hour>
about Entity Schemas / shape expressions, April 19
Press, articles, blog posts, videos
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage>
- Papers
- Much more than a mere technology: A systematic review of Wikidata
in libraries
<https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0099133321000173>,
by Karim Tharani
- Videos
- LIVE Wikidata editing #39 - YouTube
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXoM9njOOog>, Facebook
<https://www.facebook.com/groups/WikidataCommunity/permalink/2928487990769692/>
- Data imports for Wikidata Lexemes (panel discussion 30 Lexicodays) (
Youtube <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0V0Bq7N_AI8>, Commons
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Data_imports_for_Wikidata_Lexemes_(panel_discussion_30_Lexicodays).webm>
)
- Leveraging text corpora for curating lexicographical data (30
Lexicodays) (Youtube <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNm0JyS7KDQ>,
Commons
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leveraging_text_corpora_for_curating_lexicographical_data_(30_Lexicodays).webm>
)
- Wiki2Prop: A Multi-Modal Approach for Predicting Wikidata
Properties from Wikipedia - YouTube
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Wr1hkO-bDo>
- Wiki World Heritage User Group: Capacity Building Wikidata Training
- YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuk3MgCTa24>
Tool of the week
- EditSum
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Tools/Enhance_user_interface#EditSum>,
a user script which allows to attach custom summary text to any
label/statement/sitelink/etc. modification.
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- A simple portal of women that study metabolomics powered by Wikidata
<https://lubianat.github.io/women_in_metabolomics/>
- Do you have any cool Wikidata tips and tricks that you use? Share them
with everyone on Twitter under the hashtag #WikidataTips
<https://twitter.com/hashtag/WikidataTips?src=hashtag_click&f=live>
- Entitree is a graph generator that can display family trees
<https://www.entitree.com/en/family_tree/Elizabeth_II>, but also other
graphs like taxa <https://www.entitree.com/en/parent_taxon/Mammal>
or company
subsidiaries <https://www.entitree.com/en/subsidiary/Walmart>.
- Royal Trees <https://www.royaltrees.co.uk/>, powered by Wikidata is an
interactive website that shows royal family trees, for all royal families
worldwide. See an example of Philip Duke of Edinburgh
<https://www.royaltrees.co.uk/index_3.php?name1=Rurik++++++++++++++++++++++++++++&name2=Philip+Duke+of+Edinburgh+++++++++&subtun=View+Links&person1=Q7990&person2=WI06&sofar=0&restrict=L>
.
Did you know?
- Newest properties
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>:
- General datatypes: personal library at
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9419>
- External identifiers: ScoreStorybook company ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9416>, Camptocamp ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9417>,
Biblio.com ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9418>, CNN contributor ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9420>, IFVPF ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9421>, Musikasten ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9422>, OregonFlora taxon ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9423>, Demozoo group ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9424>, Image Comics creator
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9425>
- New property proposals
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal>
to review:
- General datatypes: Commons-Kategorie für Portraits
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Commons-Kategorie_f%C3%BCr_Portraits>,
pH <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/pH>,
taxonomic
treatment
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/taxonomic_treatment>,
Degrees day
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Degrees_day>,
NBM identifier
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NBM_identifier>,
size of unit under command
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/size_of_unit_under_command>,
Archdiocese of Liverpool identifier
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Archdiocese_of_Liverpool_identifier>
- External identifiers: HistoryLink essay number
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/HistoryLink_essay_number>,
National Provider Identifier
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/National_Provider_Identifier>,
Singers.com ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Singers.com_ID>,
Oregon State Parks ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Oregon_State_Parks_ID>,
Washington State Parks ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Washington_State_Parks_ID>,
Wikiroute ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Wikiroute_ID>,
ID v Databázi periodického tisku pro veřejnost
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ID_v_Datab%C3%A1zi_periodick%C3%A9ho_tisku_pro_ve%C5%99ejnost>,
GLEI RAL
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/GLEI_RAL>,
OpenCorporates
register id
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/OpenCorporates_register_id>,
OpenCorporates register jurisdiction
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/OpenCorporates_register_jurisdiction>,
hPSCreg ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/hPSCreg_ID>,
Den Danske Ordbog article ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Den_Danske_Ordbog_article_ID>,
Den Danske Ordbog idiom ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Den_Danske_Ordbog_idiom_ID>,
Biographia Benedictina ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Biographia_Benedictina_ID>,
Gyldendals Teaterleksikon ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Gyldendals_Teaterleksikon_ID>,
Trap Danmark ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Trap_Danmark_ID>
- Query examples:
- Danish lexemes matched to sentences <https://w.wiki/3Ar5> (Source
<https://twitter.com/fnielsen/status/1380534082992545794>)
- Twitter usernames and number of subscribers <https://w.wiki/3B9G> (
Source <https://twitter.com/GereonKalkuhl/status/1380270983869784064>)
- Latin American musicians without a Wikipedia article in Spanish but
with an article in another language <https://w.wiki/3ABn> (Source
<https://twitter.com/Wikimedia_mx/status/1379601803784949760>)
Development
- Started research and collecting material for the work on improvements
to the Lexeme UI and prepared the first interviews
- Finishing up the work on the first version of the Query Builder. We
still need to get the security review before we can deploy it properly.
Current state can be tested on the test system
<https://query-builder-test.toolforge.org/>.
- Finalized the dashboard to see the number of (active/very active)
editors split by namespace. See the graphs at the bottom of this
dashboard
<https://grafana.wikimedia.org/d/000000162/wikidata-site-stats?orgId=1>.
- Continued working on the remaining pieces needed to fully support
editing statements on Senses of a Lexeme (phab:T199896
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T199896>)
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>
--
Mohammed Sadat
*Community Communications Manager for Wikidata/Wikibase*
Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin
Phone: +49 (0)30 219 158 26-0
https://wikimedia.de
Keep up to date! Current news and exciting stories about Wikimedia,
Wikipedia and Free Knowledge in our newsletter (in German): Subscribe now
<https://www.wikimedia.de/newsletter/>.
Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the
sum of all knowledge. Help us to achieve our vision!
https://spenden.wikimedia.de
Wikimedia Deutschland – Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V.
Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter
der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für
Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207.