*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>
--
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.