*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over
the last week.*
Discussions
- Closed request for adminship: Congratulations to our new Admin!
S8321414 (A) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:S8321414> - (See the
closed request
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Administrator/S8321414>
)
- New requests for permissions/Bot: KormiSKbot
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/KormiSKbot>
- (Task: Linking newly created pages on Slovak Wikipedia
<https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia> to the appropriate Wikidata
items)
Events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events>
- Upcoming:
- Data Modelling Days
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Data_Modelling_Days_2023>,
from November 30th to December 2nd: 3 days of online events to
address data
modelling challenges, discuss how to improve the way we structure data
together, and discover the point of view of external reusers.
Feel free to have
a look at the program
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Data_Modelling_Days_2023#Sessions>
(under construction) and to sign up as a participant
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Data_Modelling_Days_2023/Participants>
.
- Wikidata Lab XXXIX: Structuring the Wikimedia Ecosystem
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxEJE-LiQuc&pp=ygUIV2lraWRhdGE%3D>
presented by Wiki Movimento Brasil. November 21 at 2:00 PM CEST. The
presentation will be held in English by the wikimedian Mike Peel.
- Linked Data for Libraries LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group Working Hour
November 20th, 2023: Over the summer and into the fall the LD4 Wikidata
Affinity Group will be offering a series of Wikidata Working
Hours to give
folks an opportunity to try out various Wikidata-related skills and tools
by assembling a data set of diverse library and information science (LIS)
materials (articles, conference proceedings, books) and adding it to
Wikidata. Wikidata Working Hours provide hands-on Wikidata
experience in a
supportive space. We hope you will join us if you are interested in
learning more about Wikidata, exploring LIS literature, and have been
looking for a fun Wikidata project to contribute to. The seventh Wikidata
Working Hour will cover the Author Disambiguator tool, which helps users
assign authors to articles.During the session we will demonstrate how to
use the tool on an author who was created during a previous working hour,
and another who doesn't exist in Wikidata yet. After the demonstration,
participants are encouraged to try the tool themselves during the rest of
the working hour. This session will build on the work done in previous
Working Hours by connecting authors to the articles they have
written. This
session will be recorded and the recording shared on the event page
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Group/Wikidata_Working_Hours/2023-November-20_Wikidata_Working_Hour>
- Wikibase for art and cultural data
<https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/w:Wikipedia:Arbeitsgemeinschaft_Kunstwissenschaften_%2B_Wikipedia/tips_%26_tools>
(German) - #9 of kuwiki tips & tools, taking place Thursday, 23 November
2023, 19-20.30
- Ongoing:
- Weekly Lexeme Challenge #118: Diseases
<https://dicare.toolforge.org/lexemes/challenge.php?id=118>
(Challenge started on 2023-11-20 12:01:41)
- Past:
- ItWikiCon '23 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/ItWikiCon/2023>
(Italian) was hosted in Bari, Italy between the 17th - 19th
November. Check
the Programme
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/ItWikiCon/2023/Programma> for
details on sessions and check for recordings or slidedecks of
presentations.
- GLAM Wiki 2023 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM_Wiki_2023>
took place in Montevideo, Uruguay. There were several Wikidata-related
sessions some of which are linked in the Videos section.
Press, articles, blog posts, videos
- Blogs
- New study shows how authors’ personal circumstances influence the
depiction of nature in their works
<https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1007836>
- Papers
- Can you trust Wikidata?
<https://www.semantic-web-journal.net/content/can-you-trust-wikidata-1>
- is a paper exploring Wikidata's veracity and trustability for providing
values to Knowledge Graphs. Written by V. Santos et al.
- Videos
- Wikidata for Cultural Heritage, available in Spanish
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lNvUmArXgA>, Portugese
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gohj12__Wo0>, English
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K337fNxiOvw>
- Find-A-Grave <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNZ5VkkAuPw> of
Swedish politicians in Magnus Sälgö's exploration of Wikidata,
OpenRefine,
SPARQL and Svenskagravar (Swedish).
- Wikidata Live Editing #111
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faeXRNSh_0Q&pp=ygUIV2lraWRhdGE%3D>
with the Wikipedia Weekly Network, hosted by Ainali
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Ainali> and Abbe98
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Abbe98>
- Wikidata for Wiki Loves Monuments w/ Content Partnerships
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfTA7AhgWBA> presented by Hub
Wikimedia Sweden & Wikimedia Uganda. Get essential
Wikidata-editing skills
for Listeria, OpenRefine, run queries and structured data on Commons.
- How to upload collections to Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata using
Open Refine <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbz_ANgtD8k> (in
Portuguese). Training on uploading collections to Wikimedia Commons and
Wikidata using Open Refine.
- Cohort 2 Graduation: AfLIA Wikidata Online Course
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yqm0J1UrULQ>. The session includes
exciting testimonials from participants and goodwill messages.
- Enhancing Factuality in Large Language Models with Wikidata's 12B
Facts <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NEsk5iWTwQ>. This HackerNews
video discusses a paper that explores the use of Wikidata, which contains
over 12 billion facts, to improve the factuality of large language models
(LLMs)
- Back to basics and #SPARQL #Wikidata
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1tBIOVdOWk> (in French). Using
Wikidata SPARQL query by VIGNERON
- Wikidata for cultural heritage (ES) - GLAM Wiki Conference
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lNvUmArXgA>
- Presentations: "Wikidata Lexemes: Introduction to the Possibilities" -
workshop on at WikiConference North America
<https://elemwala.toolforge.org/static/wcna2023/wcna2023.html>, by
User:Mahir256 (A) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Mahir256>
- Notebooks:
- The End of an Era <https://observablehq.com/d/6086664e20f8c4cd> - A
study on the major deaths that have occurred in our generation and the
people that were left behind. (1997-2012)
- Relationship Between Senators and Political Parties
<https://observablehq.com/d/5501fe52e156508e> - A sample network
graph that depicts the political parties of Senators.
- Family Network of Female Horse
<https://observablehq.com/d/7ec76ff6cf531e70> - A sample network
graph that depicts the relationships of female horses.
- Poets and the Monarchs they were appointed by
<https://observablehq.com/d/e0d2119c438156de>
- Metro stations of The Metropolitan line (Q19891) of the London
Underground Metro System <https://observablehq.com/d/db18c33354921fac>
- A sample network graph that depicts the stops and adjacent
stops of metro
stations of the London Underground's Metropolitan line.
Tool of the week
- User-level gender statistics for Wikipedia
<https://observablehq.com/@pac02/user-level-gender-statistics-for-wikipedia>
- a tool that computes the number of articles created by gender has been
repaired after some months of unavailability. It relies on xtools and P21
property.
- Luthor <https://luthor.toolforge.org> - tool for finding usage
examples from Wikisource and adding them to lexemes on Wikidata.
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- Scholarship applications for Wikimania 2024 are now open until
December 18th!
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/11/15/wikimania-2024-scholarships-open-apply-now/>
Did you know?
- Newest properties
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>:
- General datatypes: none
- External identifiers: Fondazione Fiera ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12141>, EIDR party ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12142>, Gaming Wiki Network
article ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12143>, Cultural
Heritage Online (Japan) heritage ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12144>, Cultural Heritage
Online (Japan) institution ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12145>, Playdate community
wiki ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12146>, Danacode
(short) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12147>, Danacode
(long) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12148>, archINFORM ID
(awards) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12149>,
shukach.com
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12150>, BNE periodical SID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12151>, Moviepilot.de person
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12152>, FilmAffinity
person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12153>, Archiefpunt
archive ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12154>, Archiefpunt
compiler ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12155>, Archiefpunt
curator ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12156>, Capitolium
Art artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12157>, BioGRID
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12158>, la Repubblica TV
series ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12159>, CECC
Political Prisoner ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12160>,
One Earth ecoregion ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12161>,
Spectrum Computing ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12162>,
IDVT <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12163>, BISAC Subject
Heading <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12164>
- New property proposals
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal>
to review:
- General datatypes:
- Papers with Code URL
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Papers_with_Code_URL>
(URL for subject in Papers with Code system)
- PAEnflowered taxon URL
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/PAEnflowered_taxon_URL>
(URL for a plant taxon found in Pennsylvania on the
PAEnflowered website)
- BioCyc ID (Pathway/Genome Databases)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/BioCyc_ID_(Pathway/Genome_Databases)>
()
- External identifiers: Star Citizen Tools Wiki ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Star_Citizen_Tools_Wiki_ID>,
Alaska Women's Hall of Fame ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Alaska_Women%27s_Hall_of_Fame_ID>,
Shanghai Library organization ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Shanghai_Library_organization_ID>,
Shanghai Library era ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Shanghai_Library_era_ID>,
Shanghai Library surname ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Shanghai_Library_surname_ID>,
Paradox wikis article ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Paradox_wikis_article_ID>,
Shanghai Library movie ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Shanghai_Library_movie_ID>,
Internet Dictionary of Polish Surnames ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Internet_Dictionary_of_Polish_Surnames_ID>,
Thesaurus Linguae Aegyptiae lemma ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Thesaurus_Linguae_Aegyptiae_lemma_ID>,
Thesaurus Linguae Aegyptiae object ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Thesaurus_Linguae_Aegyptiae_object_ID>,
Rare Species Guide ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Rare_Species_Guide_ID>,
TLA thesaurus ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TLA_thesaurus_ID>,
Minnesota Plant List ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Minnesota_Plant_List_ID>,
ELMCIP person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ELMCIP_person_ID>,
Flora of the Southeastern United States ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Flora_of_the_Southeastern_United_States_ID>,
SWERIK Person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SWERIK_Person_ID>,
Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Digital_Atlas_of_the_Virginia_Flora_ID>,
Go Botany taxon ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Go_Botany_taxon_ID>,
Team Wales ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Team_Wales_ID>,
Unified Saudi Occupational Classification
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Unified_Saudi_Occupational_Classification>,
Pinakes work ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Pinakes_work_ID>,
Search System of Japanese Red Data ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Search_System_of_Japanese_Red_Data_ID>,
ELMCIP organization ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ELMCIP_organization_ID>,
Japan Search ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Japan_Search_ID>
- Query examples:
- Articles on English Wikipedia tagged 'Water pollution' with no
equivalent article in Spanish <https://w.wiki/8Cmp> (source
<https://twitter.com/OpenResLeeds/status/1726325166240907347>)
- Highest point (in meters) per counties in Finland
<https://w.wiki/8D89> (source
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Request_a_query#Highest_point_per_county_in_Finland>
)
- Week 46, 2023: Top album languages found on Wikidata right now
<https://w.wiki/6TNS> (source
<https://wikis.world/@moebeus@mastodon.online/111431233523655531>)
*"Basque
are back on top for the second time this month"*
- Newest WikiProjects
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProjects>:
- WikiProject Manuscripts
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Manuscripts> -
This WikiProject coordinates efforts on Wikidata to gather and curate
structured data on manuscripts.
- WikiProject Grove Hall Black Women Lead
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Grove_Hall_Black_Women_Lead>
- aims to shed light on the lives and stories of Black women leaders who
have shaped Boston’s history from the colonial era to the present day.
- Newest database reports: User:Pasleim/projectmerge/enwiki-svwiki
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Pasleim/projectmerge/enwiki-svwiki>
- 3875 merge candidates in English Wikipedia and Swedish Wikipedia based on
same sitelink name.
- Showcase Items <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_items>:
University of Konstanz (Q835440) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q835440>
- University in Konstanz, Germany (feel free to suggest the next one for
next week)
- Showcase Lexemes
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_lexemes>: rød
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Lexeme:L2310> - Danish word for red with
features in many compounds and derivations (feel free to suggest the next
one for next week)
Development
- We are taking steps towards making many more languages available in
Lexemes and monolingual text statement values. (phab:T341409
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T341409>)
- Nikki fixed a bug where the CSS class for a statement rank wasn't
updated after a rank change (phab:T209138
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T209138>)
- We are continuing the work on improving EntitySchemas by making it
possible to link to them in statements.
- We are migrating several tools from the Wikit design system to the
Codex design system to be able to deprecate Wikit in the future.
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>
- 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>
--
Mohammed S. Abdulai
*Community Communications Manager, Wikidata*
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Phone: +49 (0) 30 577 116 2466
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