Hey everyone :)
Here's your summary of what's been happening around Wikidata over the past
week.
Discussions
- Discussions about missing properties for Wikivoyage listings
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Sister_projects#Wikivoyage>
are progressing as enhancements are suggested
Events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events>/Press/Blogs
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Press_coverage>
- Gotta catch 'em all if they are prime
<http://blog.johl.io/blog/2016/05/22/pokemon-prime/>
- Paper: Are Superstar Artworks also Digital Superstars? Online
Popularity of Worldfamous Artworks
<http://www.dhbenelux.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/51_Navarrete_FinalAbstract_DHBenelux2016_long.pdf>
- Upcoming: Wikicite
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiCite_2016> (session
proposals <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiCite_2016/Proposals>)
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- In about 2 weeks we will get the ArticlePlaceholder to more
Wikipedias. Let us know if yours wants to be in.
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2016-May/008765.html>
Did you know?
- Newest properties
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>: produced by
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2849>, Wi-Fi
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2848>, Google+
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2847>, wheelchair accessibility
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2846>, RAN ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2845>, incidence
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2844>, Benezit ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2843>, place of marriage
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2842>, age of onset
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2841>, NSC number
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2840>, gait
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2839>
- Query examples: given names with most variations
<https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%3Fname%20%28COUNT%28%3FotherName%29%20AS%20%3Fcount%29%0AWHERE%0A%7B%0A%20%20%3Fname%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ202444%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP460%20%3FotherName.%0A%7D%0AGROUP%20BY%20%3Fname%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3Fcount%29%0ALIMIT%2010>
(source with links to graphs
<https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/733060603787481088>), papers
about Wikidata
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23papers%20about%20Wikidata%0ASELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20%28wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279*%29%20wd%3AQ191067.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP921%20wd%3AQ2013.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%7D>
(source <https://twitter.com/nightrose/status/733300656522571776>), memes
<https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%3Fmeme%20%3FmemeLabel%0AWHERE%0A%7B%0A%20%20%3Fmeme%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279*%20wd%3AQ978.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%7D>
(source <https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/733371087891881984>),
cathedrals
in Paris
<https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3FplaceLabel%20%3Fcoords%20%3Fimage%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ2977%20.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP131%20%3Fplace%20.%0A%20%20%3Fplace%20wdt%3AP131%20wd%3AQ90%20.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoords%20.%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage%20.%20%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22fr%22%20.%20%7D%0A%7D%20ORDER%20BY%20%3FplaceLabel%20%3FitemLabel>
(source <https://twitter.com/PoulpyWP/status/734445120511217664>), highest
mountains in the universe
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23Mountains%20over%208000%20elevation%0ASELECT%20%3Fsubj%20%3Flabel%20%3Fcoord%20%3Felev%20%0AWHERE%0A%7B%0A%09%3Fsubj%20wdt%3AP2044%20%3Felev%09filter%28%3Felev%20%3E%208000%29%20.%0A%09%3Fsubj%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoord%20.%0A%09SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%2Czh%22%20.%20%3Fsubj%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3Flabel%20%7D%20%0A%7D>
(source <https://twitter.com/JonasTheDove/status/733741452220596224>), Law
& Order episodes
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20All%20Law%20%26%20Order%20episodes%20on%20Wikidata.%0A%23%20According%20to%20enwp%2C%20%E2%80%9C%5Ba%5D%20total%20of%20456%20original%20episodes%E2%80%A6%20aired%20before%20cancellation%E2%80%9D%20%28https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FList_of_Law_%2526_Order_episodes%29.%0A%23%20As%20of%20this%20writing%2C%20the%20query%20returns%20440%20results%2C%20so%20some%20episodes%20are%20missing%20%28either%20without%20item%20or%20lacking%20the%20necessary%20statements%20to%20match%20this%20query%29.%0A%0ASELECT%20%28SAMPLE%28%3FseasonNumber%29%20AS%20%3FseasonNumber%29%20%28SAMPLE%28%3FepisodeNumber%29%20AS%20%3FepisodeNumber%29%20%28SAMPLE%28%3Ftitle%29%20AS%20%3Ftitle%29%20%28MIN%28%3FpubDate%29%20AS%20%3FpubDate%29%20%3Fepisode%0AWHERE%0A%7B%0A%20%20%23%20All%20episodes%20should%20be%20instance%20of%20episode%20with%20series%20Law%20%26%20Order.%0A%20%20%3Fepisode%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ1983062%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP179%20wd%3AQ321423.%0A%20%20%23%20Many%20of%20them%20also%20have%20the%20season%20as%20series%2C%20so%20we%20can%20get%20episode%20and%20season%20number%20from%20qualifiers%20there.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fepisode%20p%3AP179%20%5B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20ps%3AP179%20%5B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%23%20the%20season%20also%20has%20series%20Law%20%26%20Order%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20p%3AP179%20%5B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20ps%3AP179%20wd%3AQ321423%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20pq%3AP1545%20%3FseasonNumber%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%5D%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%5D%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20pq%3AP1545%20%3FepisodeNumber%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%5D.%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fepisode%20wdt%3AP1476%20%3Ftitle.%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fepisode%20wdt%3AP577%20%3FpubDate.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AGROUP%20BY%20%3Fepisode%20%23%20make%20sure%20we%20return%20each%20episode%20only%20once%20%E2%80%93%20a%20few%20have%20multiple%20publication%20dates%2C%20for%20example%0AORDER%20BY%20IF%28BOUND%28%3FseasonNumber%29%2Cxsd%3Ainteger%28%3FseasonNumber%29%2C1000%29%20xsd%3Ainteger%28%3FepisodeNumber%29%20%3Ftitle>
(source <https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/734481717621362693>),
things/people
with most children
<https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%3Fparent%20%3FparentLabel%20%3Fcount%0AWHERE%0A%7B%0A%20%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20SELECT%20%3Fparent%20%28COUNT%28%3Fchild%29%20AS%20%3Fcount%29%0A%20%20%20%20WHERE%0A%20%20%20%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fparent%20wdt%3AP40%20%3Fchild.%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20GROUP%20BY%20%3Fparent%0A%20%20%20%20ORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3Fcount%29%0A%20%20%20%20LIMIT%2010%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3Fcount%29%0ALIMIT%2010>
(source <https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/732258844185927680>)
Development
- Performance improvements in query service map display.
- Fixed a focus issue in the suggester (phabricator:T135008
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T135008>)
- Further groundwork on Commons support
- Fixed first issues that popped up after ArticlePlaceholder deployment
based on feedback
- Investigated and prepared fix for issue where files on Commons
couldn't be deleted (phabricator:T135485
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T135485>)
- Finished work on language fallback in main part of header (
phabricator:T98014 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T98014>)
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/Wikidata:Showcase_items>
- Help translate <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:LanguageStats>
or proofread pages in your own language!
- Add labels, in your own language(s), for the new properties listed
above.
Anything to add? Please share! :)
Cheers
Lydia
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Lydia Pintscher -
http://about.me/lydia.pintscher
Product Manager 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.