*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>
--
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.