*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>/
Press/Blogs
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage>
- Past: Wikidata workshops in different places in the world for Open
Data Day
- WikiCite presentation
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRK_MltUezA&feature=youtu.be&t=236>
(video) as part of Wikimedia Foundation metrics and activities meeting -
February 2018
- Wikidata: Knowledge as a Service
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikidata_Knowledge_as_a_Service_slides_OeRC_Feb2018.pdf>,
by martin Poulter
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- Global preferences are available for testing
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#Global_preferences_available_for_testing>
- Statement 400.000.000 was created
<https://grafana.wikimedia.org/dashboard/db/wikidata-datamodel-statements?refresh=30m&orgId=1>
- You can now use a SPARQL query to match the result labels against
Mix’n’match entries <https://tools.wmflabs.org/mix-n-match/#/sparql>
Did you know?
- Newest properties
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>:
- General datatypes: court
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4884>, time index
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4895>, 3D model
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4896>, broader concept
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4900>, season
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4908>, number of players in
region <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4909>, century breaks
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4912>, dialect of
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4913>, produces cohesive end
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4914>, isocaudomer
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4915>
- External identifiers: FFF male player ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4883>, AFL Tables coach ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4885>, FFF female player ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4886>, Webumenia creator ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4887>, AFL Tables umpire ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4888>, MuIS person or group
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4889>, EPHE ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4890>, Patrons de France ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4891>, Siprojuris ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4892>, ESPN X Games athlete
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4893>, ACE work ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4894>, AICTE institute ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4897>, Chronicling America
newspaper ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4898>, Brooklyn
Museum Exhibition ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4899>, Zenodo
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4901>, CONABIO ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4902>, New Georgia
Encyclopedia ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4903>, Tropicos
publication ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4904>, KMSKA
work PID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4905>, Bargeton ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4906>, Guide Nicaise ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4907>, AlloCiné company ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4910>, Annuaire des
fondations ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4911>
- Query examples:
- 3D models on Commons
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AImageGrid%0ASELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3FitemDescription%20%3Fvalue%20%0A%7B%0A%09%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP4896%20%3Fvalue%20.%0A%09SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%2Cen%22%20%20%7D%20%20%20%20%0A%7D%0ALIMIT%20200>
(source <https://twitter.com/fuzheado/status/969544905788928000>)
- Timeline of programming languages
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3ATimeline%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fauthor%20%3FauthorLabel%20%3Fimage%20%3Fdate%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fauthor%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ9143%20.%0A%20%20%3Fauthor%20wdt%3AP571%20%3Fdate%20.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Fauthor%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage%20.%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22de%2C%20en%2C%20fr%2C%20es%2C%20it%2C%20cz%22%20%7D%0A%7D%20>
(source <https://twitter.com/SciHiBlog/status/969331128271298561>)
- Date of birth of computer scientists
<https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%3Fperson%20%3FpersonLabel%20%3Fdblp%20%3Fdob%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP106%20%3Foccupation.%0A%20%20%3Foccupation%20wdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ82594.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP2456%20%3Fdblp.%20%7D%0A%20%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP569%20%3Fdob.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0Aorder%20by%20%3Fdob>
(source <https://twitter.com/reitz_f/status/969503174724812801>)
- Women born in Latin America without an article on Spanish Wikipedia
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23Women%20born%20in%20Latin%20America%20without%20a%20Spanish%20Wikipedia%20article%0A%23Note%3A%20This%20query%20depends%20on%20the%20place%20of%20birth%20having%20a%20%27country%20%28P17%29%27%20statement%20AND%20the%20country%20having%20%27part%20of%20%28P361%29%27%20%3D%20%27Latin%20America%27%0A%0ASELECT%20%3Fperson%20%3FpersonLabel%20%3FcountryLabel%20%3FlinkCount%0A%0AWHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ5%20.%0A%20%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP21%20wd%3AQ6581072%20.%0A%20%20%3Fperson%20wikibase%3Asitelinks%20%3FlinkCount%20.%0A%20%20%0A%20%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP19%20%3FbirthPlace%20.%20%20%20%23%20born%20in%20a%20place...%0A%20%20%3FbirthPlace%20wdt%3AP17%20%3Fcountry%20.%20%20%23%20which%20is%20in%20a%20country%20that%20is...%0A%20%20%3Fcountry%20wdt%3AP361%20wd%3AQ12585%20.%20%20%20%23%20part%20of%20Latin%20America%0A%20%20%0A%20%20MINUS%20%7B%20%20%23%20remove%20results%20with%20a%20Spanish%20wikipedia%20article%0A%20%20%20%20%3Farticle%20schema%3Aabout%20%3Fperson%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Farticle%20schema%3AisPartOf%20%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Fes.wikipedia.org%2F%3E%20.%0A%20%20%7D%0A%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0A%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%20%28%3FlinkCount%29>
(source <https://twitter.com/NavinoEvans/status/968267804372865024>)
- Timeline of Düsseldorf mayors
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3ATimeline%0ASELECT%20%3Fmayor%20%3FmayorLabel%20%3Fend%20%3Fdate%20%28SAMPLE%28%3Fphoto%29%20AS%20%3Fpic%29%0AWHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20wd%3AQ1718%20p%3AP6%20%3FmayorStatement%20.%0A%20%20%3FmayorStatement%20ps%3AP6%20%3Fmayor%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20pq%3AP580%20%3Fdate%20.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3FmayorStatement%20ps%3AP6%20%3Fmayor%20%3B%20pq%3AP582%20%3Fend%20.%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fmayor%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fphoto%20.%20%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20%20%20%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22%20.%20%20%7D%0A%7DGROUP%20BY%20%3Fmayor%20%3FmayorLabel%20%3Fdate%20%3Fend%0AORDER%20BY%20%3Fdate>
(source
<https://twitter.com/Harmonia_Amanda/status/969672421681827840>)
- Newest WikiProjects
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProjects>:
Energy <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Energy>,
Motorsports
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Motorsports>
- Newest database reports: nomes de países em português
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Lists/nomes_de_pa%C3%ADses_em_portugu%C3%AAs>
Development
- Re-enable Wikidata Recent Changes integration on Russian Wikipedia (
phab:T179012 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T179012>)
- Investigate on the size of logging table (phab:T188635
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T188635>)
- Fix issues with graph vizualisation UI (phab:T186467
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T186467>)
- Work on results of security review for the deployment of
Wikibase-Lexeme (phab:T186726 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T186726>
)
- Enable constraint result caching on Wikidata (phab:T184812
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T184812>)
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.