*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week.*

Discussions

- Closed request for comments: Help:Modelling https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/Help:Modelling

Press, articles, blog posts https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage

- Ce que révèlent les noms des rues de Paris https://www.lefigaro.fr/fig-data/rues-paris/ (fr): a study about the names of the streets of Paris, using data from OSM and Wikidata

Other Noteworthy Stuff

- EditGroups https://tools.wmflabs.org/editgroups/ can now revert batches which created items. These items are deleted in the revert batch. This feature is only available to administrators but other users can easily request revert from the tool. - populationWDvsOSM https://github.com/ThomasBarris/populationWDvsOSM: a new script that compares the population in OSM place nodes and boundary relations with Wikidata - user:Lakokat https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Lakokat is back to adminship, congratulations! - Terminator https://tools.wmflabs.org/wikidata-terminator/#/, a tool by Magnus Manske that finds Wikidata items that lack a label, description, or article in a specific language, has now a version 2 (blog post http://magnusmanske.de/wordpress/?p=550)

Did you know?

- Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: - General datatypes: four-corner method https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5518, Cangjie input https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5519, toughness https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5520, Unicode block https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5522, fanqie https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5523, horizontal depth https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5524, valency https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5526, yield strength https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5529, Hangul of a Chinese character https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5537 - External identifiers: Virtual Laboratory person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5516, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regional Inventory identifier https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5517, CONDEPHAAT ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5525, Academia Brasileira de Letras ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5527, Belgian Heritage in Brazil ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5528, Altmetric ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5530, Central Index Key https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5531, L'île author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5532, Kopaliński Online ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5533, Open Media Database person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5534, Prison History ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5535, Swedish place name register SOFI https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5536 - New property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal to review: - General datatypes: toponym https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/toponym, Bpk-Identifikator https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Bpk-Identifikator, number of arrests https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/number_of_arrests, Multi-channel network https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Multi-channel_network, Coefficient of friction https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Coefficient_of_friction, expiration date https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/expiration_date, number of persons depicted https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/number_of_persons_depicted, located in the ecclesiastical territorial entity https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/located_in_the_ecclesiastical_territorial_entity, surface roughness https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/surface_roughness, environment https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/environment, force https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/force, atomic mass https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/atomic_mass, fatigue limit https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/fatigue_limit, Pitting resistance equivalent number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Pitting_resistance_equivalent_number, casting director https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/casting_director, touringclub.it destinazione https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/touringclub.it_destinazione, organizational unit id https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/organizational_unit_id - External identifiers: INEPAC ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/INEPAC_ID, La Vie des idées ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/La_Vie_des_id%C3%A9es_ID, IDIH ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IDIH_ID, CNRS ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CNRS_ID, Institut culturel de Bretagne ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Institut_culturel_de_Bretagne_ID, CSDE Lynching Database ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CSDE_Lynching_Database_ID, Tebeosfera character ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Tebeosfera_character_ID, QS World University URL https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/QS_World_University_URL, MUSE journal ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/MUSE_journal_ID, Times Higher Education World University ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Times_Higher_Education_World_University_ID, iNaturalist observation ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/iNaturalist_observation_ID, Indian census area code (2011) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Indian_census_area_code_(2011), archINFORM ID (Orte) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/archINFORM_ID_(Orte), code Transport Canada https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/code_Transport_Canada, Lyrically artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Lyrically_artist_ID, Flight Report Airline ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Flight_Report_Airline_ID, NooSFere author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NooSFere_author_ID, NooSFere book ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NooSFere_book_ID, PRELIB ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/PRELIB_ID - Query examples: - Ancient Greek pottery items stored in Museum St-Raymond, France https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fitem%20%28GROUP_CONCAT%28DISTINCT%20%3Fnaturelb%3B%20SEPARATOR%20%3D%20%22%20%3B%20%22%29%20AS%20%3FnatureP31%29%20%28GROUP_CONCAT%28DISTINCT%20%3Fno_inv%3B%20SEPARATOR%20%3D%20%22%20%3B%20%22%29%20AS%20%3Finv%29%20%28SAMPLE%28%3Fimg%29%20AS%20%3Fimage%29%20%3FitemLabel%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20%28wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%29%20wd%3AQ738680.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%20%3Fnature.%0A%20%20%3Fnature%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3Fnaturelb.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP195%20wd%3AQ1376.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP217%20%3Fno_inv.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimg.%20%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22fr%22.%20%7D%0A%20%20FILTER%28%28LANG%28%3Fnaturelb%29%29%20%3D%20%22fr%22%29%0A%20%20%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP2596%20wd%3AQ11772.%0A%7D%0AGROUP%20BY%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Fimg%0A%0A (source https://twitter.com/christelmolinie/status/1022773129284935681) - Timeline of early aviators who died in an accident https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3ATimeline%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fauthor%20%3FauthorLabel%20%3Fdate%20%3Fimage%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fauthor%20wdt%3AP106%20wd%3AQ2095549%20.%0A%20%20%3Fauthor%20wdt%3AP570%20%3Fdate%20FILTER%20%28%28YEAR%28%3Fdate%29%20%3C%201920%29%26%26%28YEAR%28%3Fdate%29%20%3E%201850%29%29.%0A%20%20%3Fauthor%20wdt%3AP1196%20wd%3AQ171558%20.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Fauthor%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage%20.%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%2C%20de%2C%20fr%2C%20es%2C%20it%22%20%7D%0A%7D%20 (source https://twitter.com/SciHiBlog/status/1023566347932983296) - Timeline of direct-to-video sequels of theatrical movies https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20direct-to-video%20sequels%20of%20theatrical%20movies%0A%23defaultView%3ATimeline%0ASELECT%20%3Fmovie%20%3FmovieLabel%20%3Fprevious%20%3FpreviousLabel%20%28MIN%28%3FpublicationDate%29%20AS%20%3FpublicationDate%29%20%28GROUP_CONCAT%28DISTINCT%20%3FcompanyLabel%3B%20separator%20%3D%20%22%2C%20%22%29%20AS%20%3Fcompanies%29%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fmovie%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ11424%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP155%20%3Fprevious%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP437%20wd%3AQ844580.%0A%20%20MINUS%20%7B%20%3Fprevious%20wdt%3AP437%20wd%3AQ844580.%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fmovie%20wdt%3AP272%20%3Fcompany.%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fmovie%20wdt%3AP577%20%3FpublicationDate.%20%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fmovie%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3FmovieLabel.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fprevious%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3FpreviousLabel.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fcompany%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3FcompanyLabel.%0A%20%20%7D%0A%7D%0AGROUP%20BY%20%3Fmovie%20%3FmovieLabel%20%3Fprevious%20%3FpreviousLabel%0AORDER%20BY%20%3FpublicationDate (source https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/1023333738170777600 ) - Music albums from Argentina https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3FinterpetreLabel%20%3FgeneroLabel%20%3Fcn%0AWHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fitem%20%28wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%29%20wd%3AQ482994%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP495%20wd%3AQ414%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wikibase%3Astatements%20%3Fcn.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP175%20%3Finterpetre.%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP136%20%3Fgenero.%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Ces%22.%20%7D%0A%7D (source https://twitter.com/BubuAnabelas/status/1023703780175560705) - Newest WikiProjects https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProjects: iNaturalist https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_iNaturalist - Newest database reports: list of lexemes https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Lists/lexemes, number of lexemes by languages and lexical categories https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Lexicographical_data/Statistics

Development

- Corrected several translation errors on Lexeme page (confusing Form word) (phabricator:T191614 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T191614) - Working on merging of Lexemes (phabricator:T198105 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T198105) - Working on adding a better HTML title to Lexeme pages ( phabricator:T195386 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T195386) - Further work on supporting Senses on Lexemes - specifically persistent IDs for Senses and preventing the deletion of the last Gloss of a Sense ( phabricator:T198032 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T198032, phabricator:T198199 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T198199) - Adjusted colors of the Query Service UI to be more in line with Wikimedia style guide (phabricator:T192235 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T192235, Thanks abian!) - Fixed validation of input length on Special:NewItem ( phabricator:T145932 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T145932) - Fixed issue with embedded view of query results (phabricator:T200409 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T200409) - Fixed change dispatching issues (phabricator:T200420 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T200420) - Investigated issue where some parts of the interface were shown in a different language than they should be (phabricator:T199983 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T199983)

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