*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over
the last week.*
🎊 Events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events>
- Upcoming
- Next Linked Data for Libraries LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Group>
call
November 1, 2022: Egon Willighagen (User:Egonw
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Egonw>) on SARS-CoV-2 queries, a
a well-documented series of Wikidata queries around the SARS-CoV-2 virus
and the pandemic. This work contributes to Wikidata:Wikiproject
COVID-19 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Wikiproject_COVID-19>
and
documentation is currently available in Japanese, Dutch, Spanish, and
Portuguese. Agenda
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/16sbQyqaYluG3x9OK_TFKXxULHuKareudZzSNzoE1Mfg/edit?usp=sharing>
.
- Past
- Wikidata's 10th birthday
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Tenth_Birthday>: see the list
of events
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Tenth_Birthday#Events_calendar>
(some
of them are taking place in November), the presents and birthday
messages
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Tenth_Birthday/Presents>, and
the Commons category with photos and videos of the events
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikidata%27s_10th_birthday_videos>
- Some additional materials have been made available from the Wikimedia
session
<https://www.tdwg.org/conferences/2022/session-list/#int19%20the%20role%20of%20the%20wikimedia%20ecosystem%20in%20linking%20biodiversity%20data>
at
the Biodiversity Information Standards annual conference (TDWG 2022
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q111972123>) that took place from
17-21 October in Sofia, Bulgaria, and online:
- Transforming Closed Silos into Shared Resources: Opening up data
on historical collection agents affiliated with the Museum
für Naturkunde
Berlin <https://doi.org/10.7479/xayt-p335>
- Community Data Mobilization in Wikidata: A paleontology
perspective <https://paleo-data.github.io/outreach>
- Connecting IndExs Editors and exsiccata IDs with Wikidata for
Disambiguation of People Names and Work in Botanical and Mycological
Collections <https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7251862>
✍🏿 Press, articles, blog posts, videos
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage>
- Blogs
- Make Wikidata also Colorful: Using Media in Wikidata
<https://observablehq.com/@johnsamuelwrites/make-wikidata-also-colorful>
by Jsamwrites <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Jsamwrites>
- Interview of Lydia Pintscher for Wikidata's 10th birthday (English
<https://blog.wikimedia.de/2022/10/27/wikidata-birthday-interview/>
and German
<https://blog.wikimedia.de/2022/10/27/wikidata-geburtstag-interview/>)
- Videos
- Wikidata's 10th birthday collaborative video (Youtube
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQOUMJQY-GM&ab_channel=wikimediaDE>,
Commons
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikidata%27s_10th_birthday_collaborative_video.webm>
)
- Livestream with Jan Ainali, Abbe98, Denny Vrandečić and Sandra
Fauconnier for Wikidata's birthday (Youtube
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7sc8BH8NjI&ab_channel=WikipediaWeekly>
)
- Threads
- History of Wikidata
<https://twitter.com/vrandezo/status/1586266909355388929?t=XHohPAHmd7oUEL-4oH4hUw&s=19>
by
Denny Vrandečić
- 10 ways you can contribute to Wikidata
<https://twitter.com/wikidata/status/1584123183250096129>
- 10 WikiProjects you should join
<https://twitter.com/wikidata/status/1585244659911380992>
- 10 tools and helpers to help you around Wikidata
<https://twitter.com/wikidata/status/1582751186460897280>
- 10 websites and apps built on top of Wikidata
<https://twitter.com/wikidata/status/1579496646718943233>
- 10 queries that teach you something about the world
<https://twitter.com/wikidata/status/1580864600756539394>
- 10 things you didn't know about Wikidata
<https://twitter.com/wikidata/status/1581926903966879746>
🧰 Tool of the week
- sparklis
<http://www.irisa.fr/LIS/ferre/sparklis/osparklis.html?endpoint=https%3A//query.wikidata.org/sparql&wikidata_mode=true&class_hierarchy=false&property_hierarchy=false&intentional_init_concepts=false&nary_relations=true&entity_lexicon_select=http%3A//www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema%23label&entity_lexicon_lang=en&concept_lexicons_select=http%3A//www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema%23label&concept_lexicons_lang=en>
(source <https://github.com/sebferre/sparklis>) : query builder in
natural language that allows people to explore and query SPARQL endpoints
with all the power of SPARQL and without any knowledge of SPARQL, nor of
the endpoint vocabulary.
✨ Other Noteworthy Stuff
- Word Finder <https://piecesofuk.neocities.org/Linguistics/Word_Finder/> is
a tool based on Wikidata Lexemes that solves anagrams and find missing
letters in crosswords.
🤔 Did you know?
- Newest properties
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>:
- General datatypes: embargoed until
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11140>
- External identifiers: HomeComputer Museum ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11122>, Förvaltningshistorisk
Ordbok ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11123>, Basic
Korean Dictionary ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11124>, Standard
Korean Language Dictionary ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11125>, Rowing Australia ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11126>, MEXT school code
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11127>, SA Parliament member
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11128>, C64-Wiki ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11129>, Merriam-Webster
online dictionary entry
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11130>, Undiscovered
Scotland ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11131>, Mod DB
engine ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11132>,
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Inventory identifier <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11133>, CCB
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11134>, Project
Identification Code (Dams)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11135>, shortened URL
formatter <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11136>, Reddit
topic ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11137>, Sõnaveeb
lexeme ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11138>, Ma Dada
organisation ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11139>, Asian
Tour player ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11141>,
WikiProjectMed
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11143>, Chrome Platform
Status feature ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11144>
- New property proposals
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal>
to
review:
- General datatypes: about
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/about>,
Rotational
speed
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Rotational_speed>
, NIP <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NIP>,
Imagem
da platibanda
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Imagem_da_platibanda>
, tiratge
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/tiratge>,
Dictionary.com
entry
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Dictionary.com_entry>
, software feature
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/software_feature>
, Base Units
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Base_Units>
, processes to
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/processes_to>
, build system
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/build_system>
, one of class
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/one_of_class>
, Mac OS creator code
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Mac_OS_creator_code>
- External identifiers: Mines ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Mines_ID>,
Listal.com
ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Listal.com_ID>
, identifiant web Léonore
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identifiant_web_L%C3%A9onore>
, FDIC Certificate ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/FDIC_Certificate_ID>
, NCUA Charter ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NCUA_Charter_ID>
, AUTC heritage object ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/AUTC_heritage_object_ID>
, Famous Birthdays ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Famous_Birthdays_ID>
, RISM siglum
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/RISM_siglum>
, Cinemaazi ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Cinemaazi_ID>
, Hypothèses notebook ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Hypoth%C3%A8ses_notebook_ID>
, SMA ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SMA_ID>, KBR
Catalogue ID for writers
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/KBR_Catalogue_ID_for_writers>
, Aathavanitli Gani song ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Aathavanitli_Gani_song_ID>
, Aathavanitli Gani film ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Aathavanitli_Gani_film_ID>
, Identificador Musicsperlacobla de sardana
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Identificador_Musicsperlacobla_de_sardana>
, Identificador musicsperlacobla de compositor
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Identificador_musicsperlacobla_de_compositor>
, Identificador boig sardanista de sardana
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Identificador_boig_sardanista_de_sardana>
, travelweekly hotel ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/travelweekly_hotel_ID>
, Cordial Dictionary ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Cordial_Dictionary_ID>
, Universal Spectrum Identifier
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Universal_Spectrum_Identifier>
, Cinemaazi people ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Cinemaazi_people_ID>
- Query examples:
- Collaborative map of events taking place for Wikidata's 10th
birthday <https://w.wiki/5tm7>
- Birth year of winning candidate of the last eight U.S. presidential
elections <https://w.wiki/5tkv> (source
<https://twitter.com/aureliengeron/status/1586541423997771776>)
- Number of music albums by language in descending order
<https://w.wiki/5tky> (source
<https://twitter.com/ErnestMM95/status/1585925059004465152>)
- French préfets with their signature on Commons <https://w.wiki/5tkz>
(source
<https://twitter.com/daieuxdailleurs/status/1585903780536909825>)
- Graph of filmi music composers <https://w.wiki/5tm3> (source
<https://twitter.com/smjalageri/status/1585754402732003329>)
- Map of the highest points of Spain provinces <https://w.wiki/5tm5> (
source
<https://twitter.com/slaettaratindur/status/1585734970504617984>)
- Twitter usernames and associated mastodon adresses
<https://w.wiki/5tmg>
🧑🏿💻 Development
- Sitelinks to Redirects are now available on Wikidata
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/JDFSOGTY5P7ZGRFIQOXY5ZMU6T3B2KGA/>
- Lexicographical data: We are replacing the existing Special:NewLexeme
page with the new one (phab:T307866
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T307866>)
- Mismatch Finder <https://mismatch-finder.toolforge.org/>: Working on
improving the handling of calendar models and precision in dates (
phab:T288511 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T288511>)
- REST API: Continued working on better error handling for PATCH routes (
phab:T320358 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T320358>)
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>
--
Léa Lacroix
Community Engagement Coordinator
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.