*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over
the last week.*
Discussions
- Open request for adminship: Kostas20142
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Administrator/Kostas20142_2>
Events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events>
- March 7: Wikidata introductions and editathon
<https://2020.openbelgium.be/civic-lab-summit> during OpenDataDay in
Hasselt, Belgium
- July 2-4, Lisbon: WikiData Days 2020
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiData_Days_2020>. Call for proposals
is open until April 15.
- Program submissions for the Celtic Knot Conference
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Celtic_Knot_Conference_2020> are open
until March 30th. Submissions about languages on Wikidata, GLAM or
supporting minority languages are very welcome.
Press, articles, blog posts
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage>
- Tutorial on how to use machine learning with Wikidata
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Pywikibot_-_Python_3_Tutorial/Machine_learning_with_Wikidata>
.
- Bob DuCharme's blog post: Populating a
Schema.org dataset from Wikidata
<http://www.bobdc.com/blog/wd2so/>
- About Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons:
- Explainer video with a beginner-level introduction about Structured
Data on Commons
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Introduction_to_Structured_Data_on_Wikimedia_Commons.webm>
- Connecting the work of three generations of decorative artists,
with structured data
<https://space.wmflabs.org/2020/02/26/connecting-the-work-of-three-generations-of-decorative-artists-with-structured-data/>,
by Sandra Fauconnier
- Structured Data on Commons and GLAM: open questions and fresh
challenges
<https://space.wmflabs.org/2020/02/28/structured-data-on-commons-and-glam-open-questions-and-fresh-challenges/>,
by Sandra Fauconnier
- OpenRefine: results of the 2020 user survey
<http://openrefine.org/blog/2020/02/20/2020-survey-results.html>
Tool of the week
- Wikidata graph builder
<https://angryloki.github.io/wikidata-graph-builder/> is a front-end on
top of the Query service, allowing to easily build graphs.
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- The Wikidata Languages Landscape dashboard
<https://wmdeanalytics.wmflabs.org/WD_LanguagesLandscape/> provides
insights into the ways languages are organized and used in Wikidata and
across the Wikimedia projects that reuse Wikidata.
Did you know?
- Newest properties
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>:
- General datatypes: business model
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7936>, format of creative
work <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7937>, associated
electoral district <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7938>
- External identifiers: Adelsvapen ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7931>, Irish playography
play ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7932>, Irish
playography person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7934>, Corpus
Corporum author ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7935>, Dansk
kvindebiografisk leksikon ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7939>, Adventure Gamers
company ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7940>, Biografisch
Woordenboek van Nederland: 1880-2000 ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7941>, NHLR ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7942>, The Washington Post
writer ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7943>
- New property proposals
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal>
to review:
- General datatypes: Type of bow used
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Type_of_bow_used>,
staking lock-up period
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/staking_lock-up_period>,
validator bond lock-up period
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/validator_bond_lock-up_period>,
URL match pattern
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/URL_match_pattern>,
Pertainym
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Pertainym>,
cognate
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/cognate>,
symbol
of
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/symbol_of>,
transactions
per month
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/transactions_per_month>,
compatible wallets
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/compatible_wallets>,
minimum amount to run a validator
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/minimum_amount_to_run_a_validator>,
minimum amount to participate in voting
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/minimum_amount_to_participate_in_voting>
- External identifiers: Kooora player ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Kooora_player_ID>,
Marvel Comics creators ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Marvel_Comics_creators_ID>,
DC Comics talent ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/DC_Comics_talent_ID>,
EcuRed
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/EcuRed>, IGCD
fictional car ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IGCD_fictional_car_ID>,
Chicago Landmarks ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Chicago_Landmarks_ID>,
URL on Nintendo eShop
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/URL_on_Nintendo_eShop>,
BC Register of Historic Places ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/BC_Register_of_Historic_Places_ID>
- Query examples:
- Updated chart of the number of infections and deaths caused since
the outbreak of SARS-CoV-2, as reported by the World Health Organisation
<https://w.wiki/J8S>
- British Prime Ministers with children under the age of 5 when
elected, or born during their time in office <https://w.wiki/JU3> (
source <https://twitter.com/heald_j/status/1233904114872000513>)
- Timeline of countries of origin of the winner of the European Film
Award for Best European Film <https://w.wiki/JWT>
- People with profiles on the *Washington Post* website
<https://w.wiki/JVT>
Development
- Started working on Federated Properties for Wikibase
- Bridge: more style adjustments
- Research on reference rendering for the Bridge (phab:T244987
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T244987>)
- Disable WDQS jump to focus when used in an iframe (phab:T245637
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T245637>)
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>
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Léa Lacroix
Project Manager Community Communication for Wikidata
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