*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>
- Upcoming: Next Linked Data for Libraries LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group
call: References in Wikidata, 10 September. Agenda
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/14oW7DoEMRQ8hy2Rj7V1kjbeNiL2chGTsPrqf239N3sY/edit?usp=sharing>
Press, articles, blog posts
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage>
- Merging Open Data Sources to Plan Learning Activities for Online
Students <https://doi.org/10.1109/IV.2019.00058> - Antonio Sarasa
Cabezuelo, et al., in: 2019 23rd International Conference Information
Visualisation (IV)
- Open-Access Society Publishers in Wikidata
<http://blogs.harvard.edu/britton/2019/09/06/open-access-society-publishers-in-wikidata/>
by A. Britton
Tool of the week
- moveClaim
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Mat%C4%9Bj_Such%C3%A1nek/moveClaim.js>
allows you to move or copy claims from one item to another. This is
especially useful when splitting items, or creating lots of similar items.
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- Seventh birthday of Wikidata
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Seventh_Birthday>: you can start
thinking about organizing a meetup in your area to celebrate the birthday,
or about a present for the community!
- The first draft of the program of the WikidataCon
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikidataCon_2019/Program> is now
available. The content of the three main session rooms will be
live-streamed and recorded for people who cannot participate in the
conference.
- Because of a database switch, Wikidata will be in read-only more on
September 10th at 05:00 UTC, for max. 30min (phab:T230762
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T230762>)
- Recent tool: @Wikidatabot
<https://web.telegram.org/#/im?p=@WikidataBot>, a Telegram bot that
allows you to search for something on Wikidata from Telegram
- New game: Wikidata Mall
<https://web.telegram.org/#/im?p=@WikidataMallBot>, a Telegram
management simulation game where content is generated from Wikidata
Did you know?
- Newest properties
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>:
- General datatypes: mobile formatter URL
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7250>, degree of difficulty
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7252>, color produced
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7253>, computer performance
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7256>, use restriction status
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7261>, FCC Product Code
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7290>, Itch.io ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7294>, Gregorian calendar
start date <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7295>
- External identifiers: Identification code for Japanese universities
and colleges <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7251>, Pilze
Deutschland ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7254>, Moose
Deutschland ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7255>, Guia
dos Quadrinhos artist ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7257>, Toons Mag ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7258>,
Newspapers.com ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7259>, Transporter
Classification Database ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7260>,
ESPN.com College
Football Player ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7262>, Prime
Pages ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7263>, FCC Grantee
Code <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7264>, FNL player ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7265>, Guia dos Quadrinhos
brazilian comic ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7266>, Guia
dos Quadrinhos brazilian publishing house ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7267>, Guia dos Quadrinhos
character ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7268>, Guia dos
Quadrinhos comic ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7269>, Guia
dos Quadrinhos international publishing house ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7270>, Hiking Project area ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7271>, Hiking Project site ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7272>, National Equipment
Registration System Supplier Number
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7273>, Naver Music album ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7274>, Naver Music artist ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7275>, New Encyclopedic
Dictionary of Czech
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7276>, Pandora
artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7277>, Peakbagger
climber ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7278>, Peakbagger
key col ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7279>,
playmarkerstats.com
team ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7280>, Radio
Equipment List Certification Number
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7281>, Slovo i Dilo person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7282>, Spectrum Management
System Company Number <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7283>, The
Independent topic ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7284>, WGA
project ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7285>, WGA writer
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7286>,
WorldFootball.net
team ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7287>, Bursa
Malaysia stock code <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7288>,
CPUID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7289>, L-number
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7291>, Arnet Miner
publication ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7292>, NLP ID
(record) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7293>
- New property proposals
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal>
to review:
- General datatypes: IP Code
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IP_Code>,
dénivelé
cumulé positif
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/d%C3%A9nivel%C3%A9_cumul%C3%A9_positif>,
Supports qualifier
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Supports_qualifier>,
climbing route
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/climbing_route>,
madhhab
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/madhhab>, TDV
İslam Ansiklopedisi ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TDV_%C4%B0slam_Ansiklopedisi_ID>
- External identifiers: Auckland Museum ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Auckland_Museum_ID>,
Al-Jazeera Topic ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Al-Jazeera_Topic_ID>,
Highland Historic Environment Record ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Highland_Historic_Environment_Record_ID>,
Grammy Awards artist ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Grammy_Awards_artist_ID>,
SNK ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SNK_ID>, Online
PWN Encyclopedia
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Online_PWN_Encyclopedia>,
VAT identification number
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/VAT_identification_number>,
TOP500 System ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TOP500_System_ID>,
ACUF unique ID (UFI)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ACUF_unique_ID_(UFI)>,
Marine Regions Geographic IDentifier
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Marine_Regions_Geographic_IDentifier>,
Downdetector ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Downdetector_ID>,
National Wildlife Refuge Trails ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/National_Wildlife_Refuge_Trails_ID>,
Behind the voice Actors short ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Behind_the_voice_Actors_short_ID>,
Rate Your Music label ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Rate_Your_Music_label_ID>,
Labelcode
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Labelcode>,
Maine
Trail Finder ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Maine_Trail_Finder_ID>,
Aozora Bunko author ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Aozora_Bunko_author_ID>,
Aozora Bunko work ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Aozora_Bunko_work_ID>,
iHeartRadio podcast ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/iHeartRadio_podcast_ID>,
iHeartRadio artist ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/iHeartRadio_artist_ID>,
WeChat ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/WeChat_ID>
- Query examples:
- UK Cabinet Ministers and their links in the UK National Archives
<https://w.wiki/7vc> | (Histropedia timeline
<http://histropedia.com/showcase/wikidata-viewer.html?q=SELECT%20?person%20?personLabel%20?positionLabel%20?date%20?image%20(URI(CONCAT(%22https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/c/%22,?ukna))%20AS%20?url)%20WHERE%20%7B%0A?person%20wdt:P3029%20?ukna;%20%23%20person%20in%20UK%20National%20Archives%0A%20%20%20wdt:P39%20?position%20.%20?position%20wdt:P361%20wd:Q112014.%20%23%20held%20position%20in%20Cabinet%20of%20the%20UK%0A%20?person%20wdt:P570%20?date%20;%20%20%23%20death%20date%0A%20%20wdt:P18%20?image%0ASERVICE%20wikibase:label%20%7B%20bd:serviceParam%20wikibase:language%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D,en%22.%20%7D%0A%7D&l=url&t=personLabel&s=date&i=image&c=positionLabel&v=t>
)
- Most common properties on Senses <https://w.wiki/87G> (source
<https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/1170681272806576131>)
- Place of birth of actors in The Matrix <https://w.wiki/87J> (source
<https://twitter.com/vrandezo/status/1170079436768563200>)
- Graph of all species in the Heron (Ardeidae) family with an IBP
alpha code <https://w.wiki/87K> (source
<https://twitter.com/ReaderMeter/status/1169368504325165056>)
Development
- Wikidata got a high-resolution logo, thanks to Odder
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Odder> (phab:T230120
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T230120>)
- New monolingual code languages are added, thanks to Jon Harald Søby
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Jon_Harald_S%C3%B8by>: TLI
(Tlingit), clc (Tsilhqotʹin), alc (Kawésqar), kld (Gamilaraay), peo (Old
Persian)
- Fixed a bug in constraint violations indicator that was not showing up
sometimes (phab:T227866 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T227866>)
- Make Lua's function mw.wikibase.entityExists return true for redirects
(phab:T192462 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T192462>)
- Reviewed and followed up on highlighting statements when using "#P" in
URL (phab:T178745 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T178745>)
- Wikidata Bridge: saving the Wikidata edit when submitting (phab:T226999
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T226999>)
- Showing the label for the Property instead of the id (phab:T227759
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T227759>)
- Overcoming a conceptional oversight between mediawiki and standard
language codes (phab:T231833 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T231833>)
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.