*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
- Past: - Wikibase workshop in Antwerp https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Wikidata_for_research/Meetups/2018-04-23-25-Antwerpen, Belgium, April 23-25 - Phabricator workboard https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/view/3354/ - Wikibase registry https://wikibase-registry.wmflabs.org/ - WikiWorkshop http://wikiworkshop.org/2018/, a forum bringing together researchers exploring all aspects of the Wikimedia projects - Wikidata meetup in Zurich https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Wikidata_Zurich_Meetup, Switzerland, April 25th - DDJ Monaco http://ddj-monaco.de/: Wikidata for digital Journalists; Open-Source-Treffen https://opensourcetreffen.de/: SPARQL-Workshop, Munich, April 25 and 27 - Daten in Wikidata einbringen https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:DINI_AG_KIM (Bringing data into Wikidata) - Hands-on tutorial within the DINI KIM Workshop 2018 https://wiki.dnb.de/display/DINIAGKIM/KIM+Workshop+2018 - Upcoming: - Wikidata workshop in Köln https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/de:Wikipedia:Lokal_K/Wikidata-Workshop, Germany, on May 5th and 6th - Wikidata workshop in Vienna https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Vienna/2018-05-05, Austria, on May 5th - Wikidata workshop in Pardubice https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Mezi_bajty/Workshop_2018, Czech Republic, on May 5th
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- New badge available for sitelinks: good list https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#New_badge_available:_good_list - Sitelinks for the new *Ingush Wikipedia* (inhwiki) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47099246 can be added https://inh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:UnconnectedPages?namespace=0&uselang=en - Support for the second new *Gorontalo Wikipedia* (gorwiki) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52048523 is here https://gor.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:UnconnectedPages?namespace=0&uselang=en - Articles of the third new *Lingua Franca Nova Wikipedia* (lfnwiki) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52047822 may be connected https://lfn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:UnconnectedPages?namespace=0&uselang=en - A Wikidata Telegram group https://t.me/joinchat/IeCRoxAL30ayFVbkLv066g has been created by volunteers - Constraint Summary script https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Tools/User_scripts#Constraint_Summary is showing the total amount of constraints reports on the top of an item page - Contexto is a Wordpress plugin displaying Wikidata info in a hovercard. See demo https://contexto.thetwentyseven.co.uk/185-2/, you can also let feedback to the developer https://contexto.thetwentyseven.co.uk/research/ - Sixth months before Wikidata's sixth birthday: you can organize a local event https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Sixth_Birthday
Did you know?
- Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: - General datatypes: fault https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5095, member of the crew of https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5096, nature of statement https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5102 - External identifiers: Logainm ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5097, IAFD film ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5098, Il mondo dei doppiatori ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5099, Réunion des musées nationaux ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5100, Swedish Literature Bank AuthorID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5101, FIS speed skier ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5103, New Zealand Gazetteer place ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5104 - New property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal to review: - General datatypes: crop https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/crop, date of first attestation https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/date_of_first_attestation, place of first attestation https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/place_of_first_attestation, Wikidata property example for lexemes https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Wikidata_property_example_for_lexemes, Wikidata property example for forms https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Wikidata_property_example_for_forms, Wikidata property example for senses https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Wikidata_property_example_for_senses, false-friend https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/false-friend, demonym (Lexeme) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/demonym_(Lexeme), Allaboutjazz musician ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Allaboutjazz_musician_ID, homonym https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/homonym, paronym https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/paronym, streetViewUrl https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/streetViewUrl, constraint https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/constraint, WikiCFP eventID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/WikiCFP_eventID, WikiCFP conference series ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/WikiCFP_conference_series_ID, Mascot of https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Mascot_of, program committee member https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/program_committee_member, applies to name https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/applies_to_name, values for this type https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/values_for_this_type, items for this type https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/items_for_this_type, Maintained by Wikiproject https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Maintained_by_Wikiproject, Amateur Radio Callsign https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Amateur_Radio_Callsign - External identifiers: Ontario public library ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Ontario_public_library_ID, Italian School ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Italian_School_ID, TFRRS athlete ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TFRRS_athlete_ID, Linux Game Database properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Linux_Game_Database_properties, Swedish Literature Bank book ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Swedish_Literature_Bank_book_ID, ICAA film catalogue ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ICAA_film_catalogue_ID, Stepwell Atlas ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Stepwell_Atlas_ID, OnsOranje player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/OnsOranje_player_ID, OnsOranje tournament ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/OnsOranje_tournament_ID, OnsOranje match ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/OnsOranje_match_ID - Infrequently used properties created >3 months: - Historic Place Names of Wales ID (P4697) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4697, American Art Collaborative object ID (P4692) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4692, Arquivo Arq ID (P4694) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4694, Argentine deputy ID (P4693) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4693, HATVP person ID (P4703) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4703, Ent'revues ID (P4706) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4706, VOGRIPA ID (P4708) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4708, Rugby Canada ID (P4707) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4707, title page number (P4714) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4714, Conseil de Presse Luxembourg journalist ID (P4698) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4698 - Query examples: - Timeline of Wikibase instances and WikidataCon events (federated query) https://wikibase-registry-query.wmflabs.org/#%23defaultView%3ATimeline%0A%0APREFIX%20wd-wd%3A%20%3Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.wikidata.org%2Fentity%2F%3E%0APREFIX%20wd-wdt%3A%20%3Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.wikidata.org%2Fprop%2Fdirect%2F%3E%0A%0ASELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Fdate%20%28SAMPLE%28%3Flogo%29%20AS%20%3Fimage%29%0AWHERE%0A%7B%0A%20%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP5%20%3Fdate%20.%0A%20%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22%20%7D%0A%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP8%20%3Flogo%20%7D%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20UNION%0A%20%20%7B%0A%20%20%20SERVICE%20%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Fquery.wikidata.org%2Fsparql%3E%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fitem%20wd-wdt%3AP31%20wd-wd%3AQ37807168%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fitem%20wd-wdt%3AP580%20%3Fdate%20.%0A%20%20%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wd-wdt%3AP154%20%3Flogo%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%7D%20%0A%20%20%7D%0A%7D%0AGROUP%20BY%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Fdate - User-friendly list of news articles by Kim Wall, as linked from the German and English Wikipedia http://zbw.eu/beta/sparql-lab/wd_results.html?endpoint=https://query.wikidata.org/bigdata/namespace/wdq/sparql&queryRef=https://api.github.com/repos/zbw/sparql-queries/contents/wikidata/articles_by.rq&author=wd:Q36519983&pageTitle=Articles+by+Kim+Wall&hide=1 (based on work of fnielsen https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Fnielsen) - Places of birth of the European Parliament members https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AMap%7B%22layer%22%3A%22%3FnationLabel%22%7D%0ASELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Fcoord%20%3Fimage%20%3Fnation%20%3FnationLabel%0AWHERE%20%0A%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP39%20wd%3AQ27169%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP27%20%3Fnation%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP19%20%3Fplace.%0A%20%20%3Fplace%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoord.%0A%20%20%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%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/i_m_andrea/status/989434921004527617) - Obelisks in Rome https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AMap%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Fcoords%20%3Fimage%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ170980%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP131%2a%20wd%3AQ220%20.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoords%20.%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage%20.%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/990690387592470529) - Artists from Cameroon and their places of birth https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Fimage%20%3Fplaceofbirth%20%3Fcoord%20%3Fgender%20%3Fdob%20%0AWHERE%20%7B%0A%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP27%20wd%3AQ1009.%0A%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ5.%0A%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP106%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ177220.%0A%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP106%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ753110.%0A%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP106%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ639669.%0AOPTIONAL%20%7B%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP19%20%3Fplaceofbirth.%0A%3Fplaceofbirth%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoord.%20%7D%0AOPTIONAL%20%7B%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage.%7D%0AOPTIONAL%20%7B%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP569%20%3Fdob.%7D%0AOPTIONAL%20%7B%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP21%20%3Fgender.%7D%0ASERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0A%0A%23defaultView%3AMap (source https://twitter.com/newDeal23/status/990411936763432961) - Place of birth of people with an ORCID ID https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AMap%7B%22layer%22%3A%22%3Fplace%22%7D%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fperson%20%3FpersonLabel%20%3Fplace%20%3FplaceLabel%20%3Fcoord%20%0AWITH%20%7B%0A%20%20SELECT%20%3Fperson%20%3Fplace%20%3Fcoord%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP19%20%3Fplace%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP496%20%3Forcid%20.%0A%20%20%3Fplace%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoord%20.%0A%20%7D%20%20%0A%7D%20AS%20%25results%0AWHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20INCLUDE%20%25results%20%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/EvoMRI/status/990051666312552450) - History of Milano metro stations on a map https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20Metro%20stations%20in%20Milano%20by%20date%0A%23defaultView%3AMap%7B%22layer%22%3A%22%3FdateBin%22%7D%0ASELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Fcoord%20%3Fimage%20%3FminDate%20%3FdateBin%0AWHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20BIND%28%0A%20%20%20%20IF%28%28YEAR%28%3FminDate%29%29%20%3C%201970%2C%20%22%3C%201970%22%2C%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20IF%28%28YEAR%28%3FminDate%29%29%20%3C%201980%2C%20%221970%20-%201979%22%2C%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20IF%28%28YEAR%28%3FminDate%29%29%20%3C%201990%2C%20%221980%20-%201989%22%2C%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20IF%28%28YEAR%28%3FminDate%29%29%20%3C%202000%2C%20%221990%20-%201999%22%2C%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20IF%28%28YEAR%28%3FminDate%29%29%20%3C%202010%2C%20%222000%20-%202009%22%2C%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%222010%2B%22%29%29%29%29%29%20%0A%20%20%20AS%20%3FdateBin%29%0A%20%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20SELECT%20%3Fitem%20%28MIN%28%3Fdate%29%20AS%20%3FminDate%29%20%3Fcoord%20%3Fimage%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP361%20wd%3AQ735559.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoord.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage.%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP1619%20%3Fd1.%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP571%20%3Fd2.%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20BIND%28IF%28BOUND%28%3Fd1%29%2C%20%3Fd1%2C%20%3Fd2%29%20AS%20%3Fdate%29%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20GROUP%20BY%20%3Fitem%20%3Fcoord%20%3Fimage%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AORDER%20BY%20%3FminDate (source https://twitter.com/i_m_andrea/status/989135478329835520) - Number of versions, editions and translations by language of work https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3ABubbleChart%0ASELECT%20%3Flanguage%20%3FlanguageLabel%20%28COUNT%28DISTINCT%20%3Fitem%29%20AS%20%3Fcount%29%0AWHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ3331189%20%3B%20wdt%3AP407%20%3Flanguage%20.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22%20.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AGROUP%20BY%20%3Flanguage%20%3FlanguageLabel%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3Fcount%29 (source https://twitter.com/envlh/status/988878954726608896)
Development
- More work on the internal API for Wikibase-Lexeme (phab:T190906 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T190906) - Fix some errors happening when editing Lexemes (phab:T192766 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T192766, phab:T192264 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T192264) - Use language code validation for forms representations (phab:T193010 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T193010, phab:T193011 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T193011) - Add badge for good lists to Wikidata (phab:T190976 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T190976) - Fix bugs regarding the thumbnails on media statements (phab:T192910 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T192910, phab:T192601 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T192601, phab:T192869 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T192869) - Investigate on dispatch lag problems (phab:T193349 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T193349) - Fix a bug on the watchlist on Wikipedia (phab:T192673 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T192673)
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