*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over
the last week.*
Discussions
- Open requests for adminship: Putnik
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Administrator/Putnik>,
Okkn
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Administrator/Okkn>
Events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events>
- Upcoming: Wikidata workshop in Eindhoven, NL
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/FvT2018>, March 24th
Press, articles, blog posts
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage>
- *Mind the (Language) Gap: Generation of Multilingual Wikipedia
Summaries from Wikidata for ArticlePlaceholders
<https://2018.eswc-conferences.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ESWC2018_paper_131.pdf>*
by Lucie-Aimée Kaffee et al.
- *Semantic labeling for quantitative data using Wikidata
<https://2018.eswc-conferences.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ESWC2018_paper_80.pdf>*,
by Phuc Nguyen and Hideaki Takeda
- *OpenStreetMap Interview: Andy Mabbett, Wikidata and OSM
<https://blog.opencagedata.com/post/openstreetmap-interview-andy-mabbet>*
- The OpenCage Geocoder blog
- *How we’re using machine learning to visually enrich Wikidata
<https://blog.wikimedia.org/2018/03/14/machine-learning-visually-enriching-wikidata/>*,
by Miriam Redi on WMF's blog
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- The property suggestions were updated last week, the last update was
in December 2017. The most noticable effect is the higher ranking of
"family name" (P734) on items about people. Input about the suggester
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Suggester_ranking_input> is
still welcome.
- There is an early conversation about structured licensing and
copyright on Wikimedia Commons
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data/Get_involved/Feedback_requests/First_licensing_consultation>
.
- George, le deuxième texte <http://george2etexte.free.fr/index.php>
(fr), a website querying Wikidata to find French female authors, in order
to bring more diversity in the literature school programs
- New, configurable download page for Mix’n’match catalogs (example
<https://tools.wmflabs.org/mix-n-match/#/download/169>)
- The Su Lab is looking for a postdoctoral researcher to work on
Wikidata in the Gene Wiki team
<https://twitter.com/andrewsu/status/973981480660561920>
- Help:Conflation of 2 persons
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Help:Conflation_of_two_persons>
Did you know?
- Newest properties
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>:
- General datatypes: download link
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4945>, INCI name
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4951>, safety classification
and labelling <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4952>, may
prevent <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4954>, classification
of the best at metas volantes
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4958>
- External identifiers: Library of Congress Demographic Group Terms ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4946>, TMDb movie ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4947>, DDB ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4948>, Irish Rugby Football
Union men's sevens player ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4949>, Irish Rugby Football
Union women's sevens player ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4950>, Library of Congress
Genre/Form Terms ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4953>, MR
Author ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4955>, BDH edition
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4956>, AIDA freediver ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4957>, equipement.paris.fr
place ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4959>, Generation
MSX identifier <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4960>,
Sega8bit.com
identifier <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4961>, Abandonia
identifier <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4962>
- New property proposals
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal> to
review: Norwegian
war sailor register ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Authority_control#Norwegian_war_sailor_register_ID>,
PRS Legislative Research MP ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Authority_control#PRS_Legislative_Research_MP_ID>,
Thésaurus de la désignation des œuvres architecturales et des espaces
aménagés ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Authority_control#Th%C3%A9saurus_de_la_d%C3%A9signation_des_%C5%93uvres_architecturales_et_des_espaces_am%C3%A9nag%C3%A9s_ID>,
Thésaurus de la désignation des objets mobiliers ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Authority_control#Th%C3%A9saurus_de_la_d%C3%A9signation_des_objets_mobiliers_ID>,
TMDB person id
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Authority_control#TMDB_person_id>,
TMDB TV series ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Authority_control#TMDB_TV_series_ID>,
Biographical Dictionary of Georgia ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Authority_control#Biographical_Dictionary_of_Georgia_ID>,
ruchess ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Authority_control#ruchess_ID>,
UK Provider Reference Number
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Organization#UK_Provider_Reference_Number>,
Hungarian public body ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Organization#Hungarian_public_body_ID>,
medical evacuation to
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Event#medical_evacuation_to>,
hearing date
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Creative_work#hearing_date>,
TMDB person id
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Creative_work#TMDB_person_id>,
TMDB TV series ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Creative_work#TMDB_TV_series_ID>,
RKDlibrary ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Creative_work#RKDlibrary_ID>,
IDA place ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Place#IDA_place_ID>,
Kinoliste ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Place#Kinoliste_ID>,
Routard.com place ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Place#Routard.com_place_ID>,
Scottish Rugby Union men's player ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Sports#Scottish_Rugby_Union_men%27s_player_ID>,
Scottish Rugby Union women's player ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Sports#Scottish_Rugby_Union_women%27s_player_ID>,
Scottish Rugby Union men's sevens player ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Sports#Scottish_Rugby_Union_men%27s_sevens_player_ID>,
Scottish Rugby Union women's sevens player ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Sports#Scottish_Rugby_Union_women%27s_sevens_player_ID>,
Women’s Elite Rugby ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Sports#Women%E2%80%99s_Elite_Rugby_ID>
- Query examples:
- Megalithic sites in Spain
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AMap%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3FcommunityLabel%20%3Fimage%20%3Fcoords%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ164240%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP17%20wd%3AQ29%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP131%2B%20%3Fcommunity%20.%0A%20%20%3Fcommunity%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ10742%20.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage%20.%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoords%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/975088694649552896>)
- Major periods of Japanese history and what they were named after
<https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%3Fera%20%3FeraLabel%20%28YEAR%28%3Fstart_time%29%20AS%20%3Fstart%29%20%28YEAR%28%3Fend_time%29%20AS%20%3Fend%29%20%3FnamedLabel%20%3FnamedDescription%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%3Fera%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ6428674%3B%20wdt%3AP361%20wd%3AQ130436%3B%20%23%20eras%20of%20the%20history%20of%20Japan%0A%20%20wdt%3AP580%20%3Fstart_time.%0AMINUS%20%7B%20%3Fera%20wdt%3AP2348%2Fwdt%3AP361%20wd%3AQ130436%20%7D%20%23%20exclude%20sub-eras%0AOPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fera%20wdt%3AP582%20%3Fend_time%20%7D%0AOPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fera%20wdt%3AP138%20%3Fnamed%20%7D%0ASERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22%20%7D%0A%7D%20ORDER%20BY%20%3Fstart%20DESC%28%3Fend%29>
(source <https://twitter.com/mlpoulter/status/975706133590659072>)
- Islandic names that are not ending in "son" or "dottir
<https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3Flabel%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP27%20wd%3AQ189%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3Flabel.%0A%20%20FILTER%28LANG%28%3Flabel%29%20%3D%20%22is%22%29%0A%20%20FILTER%28%21REGEX%28%3Flabel%2C%20%22%28%3F%3Ason%7Cdottir%7Cd%C3%B3ttir%29%24%22%29%29%0A%7D>
(source <https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/975042117881024513>)
- In what language does Q137 and Q12518 have the same label?
<https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%2a%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20wd%3AQ137%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3Flabel1%20.%0A%20%20wd%3AQ12518%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3Flabel2%20.%0A%20%20BIND%20%28lang%28%3Flabel1%29%20AS%20%3Flang%29%0A%20%20BIND%20%28lang%28%3Flabel2%29%20AS%20%3Flang%29%0A%20%20BIND%28%20IF%28%20%3Flabel1%20%3D%20%3Flabel2%2C%20%22same%22%2C%20%22different%22%20%29%20AS%20%3Fresult%20%29%20.%0A%7D>
(source
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:Lexicographical_data#Proposal_for_Senses>
)
- Timeline of Earth's artificial satellites
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3ATimeline%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fperson%20%3FpersonLabel%20%3Fimage%20%3Fdate%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ26540%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP619%20%3Fdate%20.%0A%20%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage%20.%0A%20%20%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%2C%20de%2C%20ru%2C%20fr%22%20%7D%0A%7D%20>
(source <https://twitter.com/SciHiBlog/status/975030406461427712>)
- Newest WikiProjects
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProjects>:
Indigenous peoples of North America
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Indigenous_peoples_of_North_America>
- Newest database reports: *Friends* episodes list
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Movies/lists/episodes_of_Friends>
Development
- Looking into current Lua usage to see where we can improve the Lua
functions we provide (phab:T189506
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T189506>)
- When there is a constraint violation in a reference, the reference is
now automatically expanded to make it more visible (phab:T177970
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T177970>)
- Looked into issues around notifying the Wikipedias about changes
happening on Wikidata (sometimes delayed due to too quick bot editing) (
phab:T189772 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T189772>)
- Fixed some translation issues in the embeded part of the Query Service
(phab:T188990 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T188990>)
- Fixed an issue with usernames being broken for Wikidata changes in
watchlist and RC on Wikipedia (phab:T189320
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T189320>)
- Optimizing a heavily used database table (wb_terms) (phab:T188279
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T188279>)
- Polishing a lot of things for lexicographical data first deployment
- Make it possible to remove a Form (phab:T173332
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T173332>)
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.
- 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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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.