*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: Wikidata IRC office hour, Tuesday, July 16th, at 16:00 UTC
(18:00 Berlin time)
<https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Wikidata+IRC+office+hour&iso=20190716T16&p1=%3A&ah=1>,
on the #wikimedia-office channel
- Upcoming: Next LD4-Wikidata Affinity Group Meeting
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2019-July/013268.html>
on July 16th
- Upcoming: Structured Data on Commons IRC office hour for "other
statements"
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours#Upcoming_office_hours>
on 18 July, 17:00-18:00 UTC on the #wikimedia-office channel
- Upcoming: The Wikidata Menu Challenge - Wikimania 2019 edition
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Menu_Challenge/Wikimania_2019>
starts July 16 and goes on until August 11.
Press, articles, blog posts
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage>
- An International Knowledge Base for all Heritage Institutions
<https://www.societybyte.swiss/2019/07/04/an-international-knowledge-base-for-all-heritage-institutions-part-1/>
by Giovanna Fontenelle and Beat Estermann on SocietyByte
- How to estimate completeness of classes in Wikidata
<https://www.societybyte.swiss/2019/07/05/how-to-estimate-completeness-of-classes-in-wikidata/>
by Michael Luggen et. al. on SocietyByte
- Videos of the presentations
<https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL66MRMNlLyR6PF2N-y8lDlYpMVdSir6O4>
given during the Wikidata + OSM workshop in London
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- Structured Data on Commons: RDF output for MediaInfo is now available (
example
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:EntityData/M77405794.rdf>)
- Edits with the tag #suggestededit-add 1.0 come from the suggested edit
feature on Wikipedia's Android app: see the FAQ for more information
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Suggestededit-add_1.0>
- Property number 7000: DigitalNZ ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7000> is live. This data
aggregator has over 30 million records. The proposal was the first from
Ambrosia10 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Ambrosia10>, a New
Zealand editor.
Did you know?
- Newest properties
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>:
- General datatypes: none
- External identifiers: IMFDB work ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6992>, Pro Kabaddi League
player ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6993>, RBF amateur
boxer ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6994>, National
Transportation Safety Board report ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6995>, Epitafier.se ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6996>, magazine in
BitArkivo.org <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6997>, iTunes
movie collection ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6998>, Musisque
Deoque author ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6999>,
DigitalNZ
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7000>, PharmGKB ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7001>
- New property proposals
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal>
to review:
- General datatypes: Perseus ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Perseus_ID>,
TuttoCalciatori.Net player ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TuttoCalciatori.Net_player_ID>,
TuttoCalciatori.Net coach ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TuttoCalciatori.Net_coach_ID>,
Typing discipline
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Typing_discipline>,
video game mod
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/video_game_mod>,
Arachne collection ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Arachne_collection_ID>,
NOTAM <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NOTAM>,
begin and end of covered period ; covered period
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/begin_and_end_of_covered_period_;_covered_period>,
periphrasis
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/periphrasis>,
Kerala state school code
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Kerala_state_school_code>,
The Latin Library author ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_Latin_Library_author_ID>,
type code
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/type_code>, FEC
campaign committee id
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/FEC_campaign_committee_id>,
Documenta Catholica Omnia author ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Documenta_Catholica_Omnia_author_ID>,
Ex æquo with
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Ex_%C3%A6quo_with>,
EU Publication office ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/EU_Publication_office_ID>,
Supreme Court docket number
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Supreme_Court_docket_number>
- External identifiers: National Library of Luxembourg ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/National_Library_of_Luxembourg_ID>,
Lebanese National Library ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Lebanese_National_Library_ID>,
National Library of Morocco ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/National_Library_of_Morocco_ID>,
National Library of Iceland ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/National_Library_of_Iceland_ID>,
Syriaca person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Syriaca_person_ID>,
Syriaca work ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Syriaca_work_ID>,
Flemish Public Libraries ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Flemish_Public_Libraries_ID>,
National Library of Russia ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/National_Library_of_Russia_ID>,
National Library of Chile ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/National_Library_of_Chile_ID>,
ACMI ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ACMI_ID>,
Australian
Suppliers Directory ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Australian_Suppliers_Directory_ID>,
Hazardous Chemical Information System ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Hazardous_Chemical_Information_System_ID>,
ANZCTR ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ANZCTR_ID>,
National
Pollutant Inventory ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/National_Pollutant_Inventory_ID>,
AICS Chemical ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/AICS_Chemical_ID>,
PBS Manufacturer ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/PBS_Manufacturer_ID>,
PBS Drug Code
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/PBS_Drug_Code>,
BIC of the Canary Islands ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/BIC_of_the_Canary_Islands_ID>,
Arachne object ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Arachne_object_ID>,
Gotlands museum
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Gotlands_museum>,
Indian Super League player ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Indian_Super_League_player_ID>,
Premier Badminton League player ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Premier_Badminton_League_player_ID>,
Colonial Frontier Massacres ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Colonial_Frontier_Massacres_ID>,
TheTVDB episode ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TheTVDB_episode_ID>,
Album of the Year artist ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Album_of_the_Year_artist_ID>,
Album of the Year album ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Album_of_the_Year_album_ID>,
HOV-ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/HOV-ID>,
Nosdéputés.fr
identifiant
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Nosd%C3%A9put%C3%A9s.fr_identifiant>,
TikTok username
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TikTok_username>,
NosSénateurs.fr identifiant
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NosS%C3%A9nateurs.fr_identifiant>,
eBay username
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/eBay_username>,
Jaxsta profile ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Jaxsta_profile_ID>,
Jaxsta release ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Jaxsta_release_ID>,
Jaxsta recording ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Jaxsta_recording_ID>,
Musixmatch writer ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Musixmatch_writer_ID>
- Query examples:
- places in Canada with no English label <https://w.wiki/66x>
- Languages having the most usage examples in Wikidata's
lexicographical data <https://w.wiki/678> (source
<https://twitter.com/fagerving/status/1150006013476646912>)
- Map of places of residence of accused witches in Scotland,
colour-coded by gender <https://w.wiki/679> (source
<https://twitter.com/emcandre/status/1149712860211232768>)
- Symphonies written by Camille Saint-Saëns <https://w.wiki/67A> (
source <https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/1150019980014100481>)
Development
- Create docker image for wdqs version 0.3.2 (phab:T226939
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T226939>)
- Fix an issue with JSON output lacking qualifier hashes (phab:T227207
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T227207>)
- Track number of links to schema pages (phab:T218903
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T218903>)
- Disable Wikidata sitelinks in ProofreadPage namespaces (thanks to
Matěj Suchánek) (phab:T227201 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T227201>
)
- Fix a cache issue with the language of the "check entities against
this schema" link (phab:T224594
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T224594>)
- Add EntitySchema extension to wikibase-docker bundle image (
phab:T226152 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T226152>)
- Enable JSON-LD support for Wikidata (phab:T220696
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T220696>)
- Add baserevid to WikibaseLexeme API module (phab:T225073
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T225073>)
- Extracting (and logging) Data Bridge parameters from edit links (
phab:T226994 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T226994>)
- Opening a modal with edit this link information (phab:T226996
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T226996>)
- Showing the current Wikidata value in edit modal (phab:T226997
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T226997>)
- Disabling interactive elements while saving on mobile termbox (
phab:T222886 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T222886>)
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>
- 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.
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