*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week.*
Discussions
- New request for comments: Proposal to include command line arguments to Command line tool https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/Wikidata:Request_for_comment/Q189053 - We need your input on SPARQL federation https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:SPARQL_federation_input
Events https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events/ Press/Blogs https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage
- Describing Wikidata items with OpenStreetMap tags https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/PlaneMad/diary/40537 - Deadline for applying to Wikicite 2017 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiCite_2017 is February 27th - Quora blog post about their collaboration with Wikidata https://blog.quora.com/Announcing-Wikidata-References-on-Topics. They are now displaying links to Wikidata items in their topic management pages - about 88K of them, so far. - Community Digest: Using data to visualize Wikipedia knowledge gaps; news in brief https://blog.wikimedia.org/2017/02/23/digest-data-visualization/
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- There is now a Community for Wikidata editors https://www.facebook.com/groups/1873328696285632/ on Facebook - You can now make your Harvest Templates https://tools.wmflabs.org/pltools/harvesttemplates/ tasks run automatically. After you have generated a permalink to your task, add &run= to the url. When you open it next time, it will load and then run automatically. Alternatively, you can use &load= which will only prepare the task for running. - Wikidata description editing in the Wikipedia Android app for Hebrew, Russian and Catalan https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#Wikidata_description_editing_in_the_Wikipedia_Android_app
Did you know?
- Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: GPnotebook ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3720, regulated by https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3719, NCMEC person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3718, MEROPS enzyme ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3717, social classification https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3716, NISH Hall of Fame ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3715, Recreation.gov facility ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3714, category for value not in Wikidata https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3713, objective of a project or mission https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3712, Vanderkrogt.net Statues ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3711, Jewish Encyclopedia Daat ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3710, category for value different from Wikidata https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3709, PhDTree person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3708, Gridabase glacier ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3707, RITVA Person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3706, RITVA Program ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3705, KMDb film ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3704, JMDb person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3703, Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3702, incarnation of https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3701, NHF player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3700, Transfermarkt referee ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3699, Tennis Australia player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3698, SRCFB player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3697, SRCBB player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3696, SpeedSkatingStats speed skater ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3695, SpeedSkatingNews speed skater ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3694, ShorttrackOnLine speed skater ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3693, NCAA sports team ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3692, ISHOF swimmer ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3691, IFSC climber ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3690, ICF slalom canoer ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3689, ICF sprint canoer ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3688, ESPN NHL player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3687, ESPN NFL player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3686, ESPN NBA player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3685, DriverDB driver ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3684, LFP.fr player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3683, AOC athlete ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3682, ESPN FC player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3681, statement supported by https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3680, stock market index https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3679, SA Rugby player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3678, Wereld van Oranje player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3677, National Bridge Inventory Number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3676, Hans Christian Andersen Centre's work ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3675, Mutopia composer ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3674, film-documentaire.fr film ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3673, International Orienteering Federation athlete ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3672 - Query examples: - Map of cheese by milk used https://query.wikidata.org/embed.html#%23defaultView%3AMap%0ASELECT%20%3Flayer%20%3Fcheese%20%3FcheeseLabel%20%3Fimg%20%3Fcoord%0AWHERE%0A%7B%0A%09%3Fcheese%20wdt%3AP279*%20wd%3AQ10943%20%3B%20wdt%3AP1071%2Fwdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoord%20%3B%20wdt%3AP186%20%3Fingredient%20.%0A%09%3Fingredient%20wdt%3AP279%20wd%3AQ8495%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fingredient%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3Flayer%20.%0A%09optional%20%7B%20%3Fcheese%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimg%20%7D%0A%09FILTER%20%28lang%28%3Flayer%29%20%3D%20%22en%22%29.%0A%09SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22%20%7D%0A%7D (source https://twitter.com/belett/status/835851876419661825) - The many flags of Afghanistan https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3ATimeline%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3FstateLabel%20%3FstartDate%20%3Fimage%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP1001%20%3Fstate%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP571%20%3FstartDate%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage%20.%0A%20%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP1366%2a%20wd%3AQ79874%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP576%20%3FendDate%20.%20%7D%20UNION%0A%20%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP1001%20wd%3AQ889%20%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22%20.%20%7D%0A%7D%20ORDER%20BY%20%3FstartDate%20%3FendDate (source https://twitter.com/PoulpyWP/status/834842694753067009) - Real works written by fictional authors https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20real%20works%20written%20by%20fictional%20authors%0ASELECT%20%3Fauthor%20%3FauthorLabel%20%28GROUP_CONCAT%28DISTINCT%20%3Ftitle%3B%20separator%20%3D%20%22%3B%20%22%29%20AS%20%3Fbooks%29%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20VALUES%20%3Fclass%20%7B%20wd%3AQ7725634%20wd%3AQ571%20%7D%0A%20%3Fbook%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20%3Fclass%3B%0A%20wdt%3AP50%20%3Fauthor.%0A%20%3Fauthor%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ95074.%0A%20MINUS%20%7B%20%3Fauthor%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ18563354.%20%7D%0A%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fbook%20wdt%3AP1476%20%3FbookTitle.%20FILTER%28LANG%28%3FbookTitle%29%20%3D%20%22en%22%29.%20%7D%0A%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fbook%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3FbookLabel.%20FILTER%28LANG%28%3FbookLabel%29%20%3D%20%22en%22%29.%20%7D%0A%20FILTER%28BOUND%28%3FbookTitle%29%20%7C%7C%20BOUND%28%3FbookLabel%29%29.%0A%20BIND%28COALESCE%28%3FbookTitle%2C%20%3FbookLabel%29%20AS%20%3Ftitle%29.%0A%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AGROUP%20BY%20%3Fauthor%20%3FauthorLabel%0AORDER%20BY%20ASC%28COUNT%28DISTINCT%20%3Ftitle%29%29 (source https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/834098419065044992) - Maps of churches in Pyrénées-Orientales (France) https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AMap%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fitem%20%3Fcoor%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279*%20wd%3AQ16970%20%3B%20wdt%3AP131%20%3Fcommune%20.%0A%20%20%3Fcommune%20wdt%3AP131%20wd%3AQ12709.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoor.%0A%7D (source https://twitter.com/PatrimoinePO/status/833729982245511168) - Cities with millions of inhabitants that not a single person in Wikidata was born, has lived, or died in https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%3Fcity%20%3FcityLabel%20%28MAX%28%3Finhabitants%29%20AS%20%3Finhabitants%29%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%3Fcity%20%28p%3AP31%2Fps%3AP31%29%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ1637706.%0A%20MINUS%20%7B%20%3Finhabitant%20ps%3AP19%7Cps%3AP551%7Cps%3AP20%20%3Fcity.%20%7D%0A%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fcity%20wdt%3AP1082%20%3Finhabitants.%20%7D%0A%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AGROUP%20BY%20%3Fcity%20%3FcityLabel (source https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/835963345912086531)
Development
- Continued to finalize the initial version of Federation (needed to be able to use Wikidata items and properties to describe media on Commons in the future) - More work on baseline for Lexeme entity type for Wiktionary support
You can see all open tickets related to Wikidata here https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/query/4RotIcw5oINo/#R. These other tasks need a volunteer https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/query/R8GRzX1eH0tb/#R. 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 - proposals needing attention https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Attention_needed - 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