*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week.*
Discussions
- New request for comments: P171 (property "parent taxon") https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/P171, changing the label of property "has role" https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/Property_talk:P2868
Events https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events/ Press/Blogs https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage
- Probing Parliament(s) with Wikidata https://medium.com/@infobomb/probing-parliament-s-with-wikidata-8cdb54e5221b#.oqnx1rccn, by Martin Poulter - Jan Dittrich https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Jan_Dittrich_%28WMDE%29 and Charlie Kritschmar https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Charlie_Kritschmar_%28WMDE%29 gave a talk at FOSDEM https://fosdem.org/2017/schedule/event/osd_finding_user_needs/ on finding user needs and gave some examples from their work. - A Gentle Introduction to Wikidata for Absolute Beginners by Asaf Bartov: video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVrAx3AmUvA and slides https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikidata_-_A_Gentle_Introduction_for_Complete_Beginners_%28WMF_February_2017%29.pdf - Validating Wikidata tags on OpenStreetMap https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Amisha%20Singla/diary/40451 - Reminder: the deadline for Wikimania's scholarship is February 20 https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships (and you can discuss about your ideas for Wikidata here https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Wikimania_2017)
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- The satisfaction survey concerning Flow has been published https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Collaboration/Flow_satisfaction_survey/Report (and Wikidata is the community which prefers Flow the most) - Module Wikidata https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Module:Wikidata on Wikidata received an update to improve its performance. If your wiki has forked this one, consider updating it and report any problems https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Module_talk:Wikidata (already reported one https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T157868). - Experimental c:Template:Category contains https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:Category_contains for categories on Commons, including a per-category Wikidata query. See introductory discussion https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Village_pump#Links_between_Commons_and_Wikidata_.28and_vice-versa.29 on Commons Village Pump. Presented together with current statistics on Commons category <-> Wikidata links - ContentMine looking for a Wikimedian in Residence to work on Wikidata and WikiFactMine in Cambridge http://contentmine.org/jobs - It is now possible to edit the Wikidata description from the Wikipedia app in some languages in beta https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#Editing_Wikidata_descriptions_from_Wikipedia_app_.28beta.29
Did you know?
- Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: base salary https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3618, Visions of Britain place ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3616, Visions of Britain unit ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3615, DigDag ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3614, Sweden Nature Reserve ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3613, Le Monde diplomatique subject ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3612, Borden Code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3611, fare zone https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3610, Recreation.gov area ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3609, EU VAT number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3608, Booking.com hotel ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3607, BOLD Systems taxon ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3606, 90minut player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3605, ITU triathlete ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3604, Minneapolis Institute of Art Constituent ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3603, candidacy in election https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3602, MarineTraffic Lighthouse ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3601, protected heritage site in Brussels ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3600, Archives nationales producer record https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3599, Hockey-reference player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3598, F-Droid package https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3597, Danish ancient monument ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3596, BLF article ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3595, Araneae Spider ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3594, AFI Catalog of Feature Films ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3593 - Query examples: - Collection of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20Everything%20on%20Wikidata%20tagged%20as%20in%20the%20collection%20or%20physically%20located%20at%20the%20Ashmolean%2C%20Oxford%2C%20UK%0A%23%20Created%20by%20argotechnica%20on%2011%2F2%2F2017%0A%23defaultView%3AImageGrid%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fitem%20%3FTitle%20%3FCreator%20%28YEAR%28%3FDate%29%20AS%20%3FYearCreated%29%20%3FImage%20%3Fcoord%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP195%20wd%3AQ636400.%20%7D%20UNION%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP276%20wd%3AQ636400.%20%7D%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3FTitle.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP170%20%3FQCreator.%0A%20%20%20%20FILTER%28%28LANG%28%3FCreator%29%29%20%3D%20%22en%22%29%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP571%20%3FDate.%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP18%20%3FImage.%20%7D%0A%20%20FILTER%28%28LANG%28%3FTitle%29%29%20%3D%20%22en%22%29%0A%7D - Office-holders convicted of crimes https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20office-holders%20convicted%20of%20crimes%0ASELECT%20%3Fperson%20%3FpersonLabel%20%28GROUP_CONCAT%28DISTINCT%20%3FpositionLabel%3B%20separator%3D%22%2C%20%22%29%20AS%20%3Fpositions%29%20%28GROUP_CONCAT%28DISTINCT%20%3FcrimeLabel%3B%20separator%3D%22%2C%20%22%29%20AS%20%3Fcrimes%29%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ5%3B%0A%20wdt%3AP39%20%3Fposition%3B%0A%20wdt%3AP1399%20%3Fcrime.%0A%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fperson%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3FpersonLabel.%20FILTER%28LANG%28%3FpersonLabel%29%20%3D%20%22en%22%29.%20%7D%0A%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fposition%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3FpositionLabel.%20FILTER%28LANG%28%3FpositionLabel%29%20%3D%20%22en%22%29.%20%7D%0A%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fcrime%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3FcrimeLabel.%20FILTER%28LANG%28%3FcrimeLabel%29%20%3D%20%22en%22%29.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AGROUP%20BY%20%3Fperson%20%3FpersonLabel%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%28COUNT%28DISTINCT%20%3Fcrime%29%29%20%3Fcrimes (source https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/830872600603684866) - Monarchs convicted of regicide https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20monarchs%20convicted%20of%20regicide%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fmonarch%20%3FmonarchLabel%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%3Fmonarch%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ5%3B%0A%20%28wdt%3AP106%7Cwdt%3AP39%29%2F%28wdt%3AP31%7Cwdt%3AP279%29*%20wd%3AQ116%3B%20%23%20occupation%20or%20position%20held%3A%20some%20kind%20of%20monarch%0A%20wdt%3AP1399%20wd%3AQ1475448.%20%23%20convicted%20of%3A%20regicide%0A%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%7D (source https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/830871259684671489) - Timeline of antipopes https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20Antipopes%0A%23defaultView%3ATimeline%0ASELECT%20%3Fantipope%20%3FantipopeLabel%20%3Fborn%20%3Ffloruit%20%3Fdied%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%3Fantipope%20p%3AP39%2Fps%3AP39%2Fwdt%3AP279*%20wd%3AQ172748.%0A%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fantipope%20wdt%3AP569%20%3Fborn.%20%7D%0A%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fantipope%20wdt%3AP1317%20%3Ffloruit.%20%7D%0A%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fantipope%20wdt%3AP570%20%3Fdied.%20%7D%0A%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AORDER%20BY%20COALESCE%28%3Fborn%2C%3Ffloruit%2C%3Fdied%29 (source https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/830187845734301698) - Battles etc of the U.S. Civil War, that have maps https://query.wikidata.org/#%0ASELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Fcommonscat%20%3Fdate%20%3Fmap%20%3Fcoord%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP361%2B%20wd%3AQ8676%20.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP580%20%3Fdate%7D%20.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP585%20%3Fdate%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoord%7D%20.%20%20%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP1621%20%3Fmap%7D%20.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP1943%20%3Fmap%7D%20.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP1944%20%3Fmap%7D%20.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP242%20%3Fmap%7D%20.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP373%20%3Fcommonscat%7D%20%0A%20%20%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22%20.%0A%20%20%7D%0A%7D%20ORDER%20BY%20%3Fdate (source https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Village_pump#Other_categories:_.22Category_contains.22) -- but the results are a bit patchy. - Grade I listed buildings in Bedfordshire https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20Grade%20I%20listed%20buildings%20in%20Bedfordshire%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Fclass%20%3Fcommonscat%20%3Fimg%20%3Flayer%20%28SAMPLE%28%3Fcoord%29%20AS%20%3Fcoord%29%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20hint%3AQuery%20hint%3Aoptimizer%20%22None%22%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP131%2B%20wd%3AQ23143%20%3B%20wdt%3AP1435%20wd%3AQ15700818%20%3B%20wdt%3AP31%3F%2Fwdt%3AP279%2A%20wd%3AQ41176%20%20%20%20%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%09%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP373%20%3Fcommonscat%0A%20%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP279%20%5B%5D%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20BIND%28%27class%27%20AS%20%3Fclass%29%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoord%0A%20%20%20%09%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimg%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%20BIND%28IF%28bound%28%3Fimg%29%2C%27image%27%2C%27no%20image%27%29%20AS%20%3Flayer%29%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22%20.%20%7D%0A%7D%20GROUP%20BY%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Fclass%20%3Fcommonscat%20%3Fimg%20%3Flayer%20%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3Fclass%29%20%3FitemLabel (source https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Grade_I_listed_buildings_in_Bedfordshire: Commons "category contains" template) - Newest external tools: new reconciliation for OpenRefine https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2017-February/010254.html
Development
- Doing a trial run of allowing search engines to index a number of ArticlePlaceholder pages on Welsh Wikipedia. If there are no major issues we will enable this for all placeholders. - Improving Federation-related after initial tests, - Getting ready to deploy automated sitelinks for Wiktionary - Further work on the new datatype for geoshapes (phabricator:T57549 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T57549)
You can see all open tickets related to Wikidata here https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/query/4RotIcw5oINo/#R. Monthly Tasks
- Hack on one of these https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/query/R8GRzX1eH0tb/#R. - Help develop the next summary here! https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next - 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 pages in your own language! - Help merge identical items https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Pasleim/projectmerge across Wikimedia projects. - 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 - proposals needing attention https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Attention_needed