*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over
the last week.*
Discussions
- New request for comments: start time / end time vs. publication date
of 1st / last episode
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/start_time_/_end_time_vs._publication_date_of_1st_/_last_episode>
- *Proposal to add some order and structure to the various bibliographic
corpora we currently have in Wikidata
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2017-November/011466.html>*
(mailing list post)
Events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events>/
Press/Blogs
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage>
- Past: IRC office hour about Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons. You
can read the log on meta
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours/Office_hours_2017-11-21>
.
- Upcoming: Wikidata workshop in Prague
<https://www.facebook.com/events/180188412528665>, December 1st
- *Well structured political data for the whole world: impossible
utopia, or Wikidata at its best?
<https://medium.com/from-mysociety/well-structured-political-data-for-the-whole-world-impossible-utopia-or-wikidata-at-its-best-f627448fb906>*
- *Spatial-based Topic Modelling using Wikidata Knowledge Base
<https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kwan_Hui_Lim/publication/321050902_Spatial-based_Topic_Modelling_using_Wikidata_Knowledge_Base/links/5a0abd910f7e9bb949f993d1/Spatial-based-Topic-Modelling-using-Wikidata-Knowledge-Base.pdf>*
(in Wikidata as Q43662744 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43662744>)
- Cleaning BNF identifier in Wikidata
<https://www.lehir.net/nettoyage-de-l-identifiant-bnf-dans-wikidata/> by
Envlh <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Envlh> (in French)
- Monitoring changes to Wikidata pages of your interest
<https://chem-bla-ics.blogspot.de/2017/11/monitoring-changes-to-wikidata-pages-of.html>
by Egon Willighagen
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- Sandra <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:SandraF_%28WMF%29> is
co-ordinating an inventory of crucial volunteer tools for Wikimedia
Commons, GLAM, and structured data in general. You can provide input and
prioritize your favorite tools in this Google spreadsheet
<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GVR0jghBWuAGqJaT7KVXigMYWWNzdnrnwI9nWqfJrCo/edit#gid=0>
.
- Q43649390 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43649390> is an item about
our concept of "QID"s
- OpenRefine <http://openrefine.org/> 2.8 was released. Adding columns
from Wikidata and importing Wikitables is now possible.
Did you know?
- Newest properties
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>: type foundry
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4586>, Accademia della Crusca ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4585>, first appearance
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4584>, USGHOF athlete ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4583>, Kulturelles Erbe Köln
object ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4582>, Städel Museum
artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4581>, Berlinische
Galerie artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4580>, Tidal
video ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4579>, Tidal track ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4578>, Tidal album ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4577>, Tidal artist ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4576>, HTML entity
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4575>, Norwegian historical
register of persons ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4574>, Merchant
Category Code <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4573>, SS KL
Auschwitz Garrison ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4572>, West
Australian Football League player ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4571>, Wikidata project
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4570>, BPH journal ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4569>, SNCZI-IPE reservoir ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4568>, BTO five-letter code
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4567>, awarded for period
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4566>, electoral district number
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4565>, Art Museum of Estonia
artwork ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4564>, Art Museum of
Estonia artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4563>, Japanese
Baseball Hall of Fame ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4562>,
Basketball-Reference.com
WNBA ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4561>, National
Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4560>, IJF ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4559>, SNCZI-IPE dam ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4558>, Indiana Basketball Hall
of Fame ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4557>, FAI ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4556>, Canada Games ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4555>, ICRC PoW ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4554>, RA Collections ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4553>, mountain range
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4552>, Everyone Remembered ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4551>, CNRS research group ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4550>, ARLIMA ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4549>
- Query examples:
- People who were Time Person of the Year in two consecutive years
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20people%20who%20were%20Time%20Person%20of%20the%20Year%20in%20two%20consecutive%20years%0ASELECT%20%3Fperson%20%3FpersonLabel%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ5%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20p%3AP166%20%5B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20ps%3AP166%20wd%3AQ207826%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20pq%3AP585%20%3FpointInTime1%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%5D%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20p%3AP166%20%5B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20ps%3AP166%20wd%3AQ207826%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20pq%3AP585%20%3FpointInTime2%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%5D.%0A%20%20FILTER%28YEAR%28%3FpointInTime1%29%20%3D%20YEAR%28%3FpointInTime2%29%20%2B%201%29%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D>
(source <https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/934216696239480832>)
- Fictional characters “said to be the same as” other fictional
characters from the same fictional universe
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20fictional%20characters%20%E2%80%9Csaid%20to%20be%20the%20same%20as%E2%80%9D%20other%20fictional%20characters%20from%20the%20same%20fictional%20universe%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fcharacter1%20%3Fcharacter2%20%3Fcharacter1Label%20%3Fcharacter2Label%20%3FuniverseLabel%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20hint%3AQuery%20hint%3Aoptimizer%20%22None%22.%0A%20%20%3Fcharacter1%20wdt%3AP1080%20%3Funiverse%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP460%7C%5Ewdt%3AP460%20%3Fcharacter2.%0A%20%20%3Fcharacter2%20wdt%3AP1080%20%3Funiverse.%0A%20%20FILTER%28STR%28%3Fcharacter1%29%20%3C%20STR%28%3Fcharacter2%29%29%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AORDER%20BY%20%3FuniverseLabel>
(source <https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/934216696239480832>)
- Map of places of birth of deceased sociologists
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23Map%20of%20places%20of%20birth%20of%20dead%20sociologists%2C%20colour-coded%20by%20era%0A%23defaultView%3AMap%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fperson%20%3Fname%20%3Fbirthplace%20%3Fbirthyear%20%3Fcoord%20%3Flayer%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%7B%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP106%20wd%3AQ2306091.%20%7D%0A%20%20UNION%0A%20%20%7B%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP101%20wd%3AQ21201.%20%7D%0A%20%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP570%20%3Fdod.%0A%20%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP19%20%3Fplace.%0A%20%20%3Fplace%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoord.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP569%20%3Fdob.%20%7D%0A%20%20BIND%28YEAR%28%3Fdob%29%20AS%20%3Fbirthyear%29%0A%20%20BIND%28IF%28%3Fbirthyear%20%3C%201700%2C%20%22Pre-1700%22%2C%20IF%28%3Fbirthyear%20%3C%201751%2C%20%221700-1750%22%2C%20IF%28%3Fbirthyear%20%3C%201801%2C%20%221751-1800%22%2C%20IF%28%3Fbirthyear%20%3C%201851%2C%20%221801-1850%22%2C%20IF%28%3Fbirthyear%20%3C%201901%2C%20%221851-1900%22%2C%20IF%28%3Fbirthyear%20%3C%201951%2C%20%221901-1950%22%2C%20%22Post-1950%22%29%29%29%29%29%29%20AS%20%3Flayer%29%0A%20%20%3Fperson%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3Fname.%0A%20%20%3Fplace%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3Fbirthplace.%0A%20%20FILTER%28%28LANG%28%3Fname%29%29%20%3D%20%22en%22%29%0A%20%20FILTER%28%28LANG%28%3Fbirthplace%29%29%20%3D%20%22en%22%29%0A%7D%0AORDER%20BY%20%3Fbirthyear>
(source <https://twitter.com/claudiakincaid/status/933724699611271168>
)
- Map of libraries in India
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AMap%0ASELECT%20%3Flibrary%20%3FlibraryLabel%20%3Fcoordinate_location%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%20%20%3Flibrary%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ7075.%0A%20%20%3Flibrary%20wdt%3AP17%20wd%3AQ668.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Flibrary%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoordinate_location.%20%7D%0A%7D%0A>
(source <https://twitter.com/samwilson/status/932439044197191680>)
- Train and subway stations in Basque Country
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AMap%0ASELECT%20%3Ftrain_station%20%3Fcoordinate_location%20%3Flayer%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22eu%22.%20%7D%0A%20%20%3Ftrain_station%20%28wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%29%20wd%3AQ719456.%0A%20%20%7B%20%3Ftrain_station%20wdt%3AP361%20wd%3AQ10862037.%20%7D%0A%20%20UNION%0A%20%20%7B%20%3Ftrain_station%20wdt%3AP361%20wd%3AQ123955.%20%7D%0A%20%20UNION%0A%20%20%7B%20%3Ftrain_station%20wdt%3AP361%20wd%3AQ149274.%20%7D%0A%20%20UNION%0A%20%20%7B%20%3Ftrain_station%20wdt%3AP361%20wd%3AQ2946410.%20%7D%0A%20%20UNION%0A%20%20%7B%20%3Ftrain_station%20wdt%3AP81%20wd%3AQ43283383.%20%7D%0A%20%20UNION%0A%20%20%7B%20%3Ftrain_station%20wdt%3AP361%20wd%3AQ3239365.%20%7D%0A%20%20UNION%0A%20%20%7B%20%3Ftrain_station%20wdt%3AP81%20wd%3AQ43283518.%20%7D%0A%20%20UNION%0A%20%20%7B%20%3Ftrain_station%20wdt%3AP81%20wd%3AQ43325427.%20%7D%0A%20%20MINUS%20%7B%20%3Ftrain_station%20%28wdt%3AP131%2Fwdt%3AP131%29%20wd%3AQ55180.%20%7D%0A%20%20MINUS%20%7B%20%3Ftrain_station%20%28wdt%3AP131%2Fwdt%3AP131%29%20wd%3AQ55271.%20%7D%0A%20%20%3Ftrain_station%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoordinate_location.%0A%20%20%3Ftrain_station%20wdt%3AP81%20%3Fconnecting_line.%0A%20%20MINUS%20%7B%20%3Fconnecting_line%20wdt%3AP81%20wd%3AQ5852245.%20%7D%0A%20%20MINUS%20%7B%20%3Fconnecting_line%20wdt%3AP81%20wd%3AQ801991.%20%7D%0A%20%20%3Fconnecting_line%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3Flayer.%0A%20%20FILTER%28%28LANG%28%3Flayer%29%29%20%3D%20%22eu%22%29%0A%7D>
(source <https://twitter.com/theklaneh/status/932347616842731520>)
- Newest database reports: Decameron editions and translations
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Lists/Decameron_editions_and_translations>
Development
- Result views in the Wikidata Query Service UI can now be configured
with options (phabricator:T155973
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T155973>,
Special:Diff/580233265/596922582
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:Diff/580233265/596922582>)
- Worked more on introducing the concept of sub.entities in the APIs in
order to make edits to Forms persistent
- Worked on edit summaries for edits to Forms
You can see all open tickets related to Wikidata here
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/query/4RotIcw5oINo/#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>
- 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>
--
Léa Lacroix
Project Manager Community Communication 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.