*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>

   - Past: Wikimedia Conference in Berlin
      - Wikidata meetup
      
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2018/Thematic,_regional,_language-specific_meetups/Wikidata>
      - how to train new Wikidata trainers
      <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2018/Program/41>
      - Structured Data on Commons and GLAM pilots session
      
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WMCON_2018_-_Structured_Data_on_Commons_and_GLAM_pilots_session.pdf>
   - Wikibase workshop in Antwerp
   
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Wikidata_for_research/Meetups/2018-04-23-25-Antwerpen>,
   Belgium, April 23-25
   - WikiWorkshop <http://wikiworkshop.org/2018/>, a forum bringing
   together researchers exploring all aspects the Wikimedia projects, in Lyon,
   April 24th. Seven papers related to Wikidata will be presented.
   - Wikidata meetup in Zurich
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Wikidata_Zurich_Meetup>,
   Switzerland, April 25th
   - DDJ Monaco <http://ddj-monaco.de/>: Wikidata for digital Journalists;
   Open-Source-Treffen <https://opensourcetreffen.de/>: SPARQL-Workshop,
   Munich, April 25 and 27

Press, articles, blog posts
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage>

   - Old Periodicals, a New Datatype and Spiderfied Query Results in
   Wikidata <https://blog.library.wales/?p=17334> by Simon Cobb (National
   Library of Wales)
   - Wikimedia and The Met: A Shared Digital Vision
   
<https://www.metmuseum.org/blogs/now-at-the-met/2018/wikimedia-and-the-met-digital-vision>
   by Katherine Maher and Loic Tallon

Other Noteworthy Stuff

   - Wikidata:Tools
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Tools> has
   been reorganized and updated, thanks to Pasleim
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Pasleim>! Feel free to help keeping
   this page up to date.
   - Wikidata:List of properties
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:List_of_properties> has also
   been reorganized and updated.
   - Lexicographical data
   
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Lexicographical_data>
   on Wikidata will start at the end of May. Some property proposals
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Lexemes> are
   already discussed
   - A rate limit for edits and page creation has been set up
   
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#Limit_page_creation_and_edit_rate>
   - Please give feedback on a first proposal on GLAM metadata and ontology
   mapping
   
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data/Get_involved/Feedback_requests/GLAM_metadata_and_ontologies_mapping>
   for Structured Data on Commons. This feedback round runs until 4 May.

Did you know?

   - Newest properties
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>:
      - General datatypes: fastest lap
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5053>, cabinet
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5054>, patronym or matronym
      for this person <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5056>, modified
      version of <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5059>, unit symbol
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5061>, wind speed
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5065>, operating temperature
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5066>, non-operating
      temperature <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5067>, service
      life <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5069>, French standard
      size for oil paintings <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5070>,
      boiler pressure <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5071>, presented
      in <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5072>
      - External identifiers: IRMNG taxon ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5055>, Handball Bundesliga ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5057>, e-teatr.pl ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5058>, DOAB publisher ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5062>, ILI ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5063>, World of Physics
      identifier <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5064>, Flanders
      Arts Institute person ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5068>, JAAF ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5073>, Polish Athletics
      Federation ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5075>, Römpp
      online ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5076>, Russian
      Athletics ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5077>, Athletics
      Canada ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5078>, NVE lake ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5079>, Norsk biografisk
      leksikon ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5080>, Norsk
      kunstnerleksikon ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5081>, Store
      medisinske leksikon ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5082>,
      Adult Film Database film ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5083>, Yahoo Answers category
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5084>, Pschyrembel Online ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5085>, FIPS string code for
      US states <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5086>, FIPS
      numeric code for US states
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5087>, Internet Encyclopedia
      of Philosophy ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5088>,
USGS-ANSS
      event page <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5089>, ARRS race
      ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5090>, HanCinema drama ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5091>, ISC event ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5092>, road number (Estonia)
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5093>, Heritage of
      Portuguese Influence ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5094>
   - New property proposals
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal>
   to review:
      - General datatypes: Commercialized from
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Commercialized_from>,
      synonym
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/synonym>,
      translation
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/translation>,
      antonym
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/antonym>,
demonym
      of
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/demonym_of>,
      item for this sense
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/item_for_this_sense>,
      pronunciation variety
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/pronunciation_variety>,
      grammatical gender
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/grammatical_gender>,
      grammatical number
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/grammatical_number>,
      etymology
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/etymology>,
      person
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/person>, areas
      affected
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/areas_affected>,
      award category
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/award_category>,
      nature of statement
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/nature_of_statement>,
      donation platform
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/donation_platform>,
      has grammatical gender
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/has_grammatical_gender>,
      has grammatical person
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/has_grammatical_person>,
      Phonetic pronunciation
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Phonetic_pronunciation>,
      medical finding model
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/medical_finding_model>,
      landmass
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/landmass>,
accessed
      from
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/accessed_from>,
      research measurement
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/research_measurement>,
      hyperonym
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/hyperonym>,
      hyponym
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/hyponym>,
      meronym
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/meronym>,
      holonym
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/holonym>,
      troponym
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/troponym>
      - External identifiers: Swedish Literature Bank
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Swedish_Literature_Bank>,
      Logainm ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Logainm_ID>,
      Wikipedia glossary entry
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Wikipedia_glossary_entry>,
      Réunion des musées nationaux id
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/R%C3%A9union_des_mus%C3%A9es_nationaux_id>,
      Il mondo dei doppiatori ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Il_mondo_dei_doppiatori_ID>,
      FIS speed skier ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/FIS_speed_skier_ID>,
      cryptocurrency address
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/cryptocurrency_address>,
      New Zealand Gazetteer ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/New_Zealand_Gazetteer_ID>,
      Bridge number
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Bridge_number>,
      HanCinema film
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/HanCinema_film>,
      Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Dictionary_of_Algorithms_and_Data_Structures_ID>
   - Scarcely used properties created >3 months:
      - Indian Financial System Code (P4635)
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4635>, RCR number (P4645)
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4645>, partition type
      identifier (P4654)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4654>, partition
      table type (P4653) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4653>, Wiki
      Aves bird ID (P4664)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4664>, Buenos
      Aires legislator ID (P4667)
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4667>, Sjukvårdsrådgivningen
      Category ID (P4670)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4670>, tabular
      software version (P4669)
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4669>, constraint scope
      (P4680) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4680>, GEMS Code
      (P4695) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4695>
   - Query examples:
      - Historical monuments in Wales
      
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AMap%0A%23defaultView%3AMap%0ASELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Fcoord%20%3Flayer%0AWHERE%0A%7B%0A%09%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP1459%20%3Fbuilding%20.%20%7D%0A%20%20UNION%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP3007%20%3Fmonument%20.%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoord%20.%0A%0A%0A%09SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22%20%7D%0A%7D>
      (source <https://twitter.com/WIKI_NLW/status/986564687356682240>)
      - Software titles ranked by the number of dependencies listed for them
      
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3ABubbleChart%0ASELECT%20%3Fapplication%20%3FapplicationLabel%20%20%28COUNT%28%3Fsoftware%29%20AS%20%3Fcount%29%0AWHERE%20%0A%7B%0A%20%20%3Fapplication%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ7397.%0A%20%20%3Fapplication%20wdt%3AP1547%20%3Fsoftware.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AGROUP%20BY%20%3Fapplication%20%3FapplicationLabel%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%20%28%3Fcount%29%0A%0ALIMIT%2060>
      (source <https://twitter.com/WikiDigi/status/987305417033375744>)
      - National parks around the world
      
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AMap%0Aselect%20distinct%20%3Fauthor%20%3FauthorLabel%20%3Fimage%20%3Fcoord%20WHERE%20%0A%7B%0A%20%20%3Fauthor%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ46169%20.%0A%20%20%3Fauthor%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoord%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%22en%2C%20fr%2C%20de%2C%20it%2C%20es%2C%20pl%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0A>
      (source <https://twitter.com/SciHiBlog/status/987984942050217984>)
      - Narrative locations of TV series and episodes
      
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AMap%0A%23%20%0A%23%20Narrative%20locations%20of%20TV%20series%20and%20episodes%0A%23%20-%20define%20more%20with%20P840%20on%20items%20for%20series%20or%20episodes%0A%23%20-%20discuss%20on%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wikidata.org%2Fwiki%2FWikidata_talk%3AWikiProject_Movies%0A%23%20query%20by%20Jura1%2C%202018-04-25%0ASELECT%20%20DISTINCT%20%3Fseriestitle%20%3Fnarrativelocation%20%3FnarrativelocationLabel%20%20%20%3Fcoor%20%20%20%3Flayer%20%3FlayerLabel%20%3Fepisode%20%3FepisodeLabel%20%0AWHERE%0A%7B%0A%09%7B%20%3Flayer%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ5398426%20%3B%20wdt%3AP840%20%3Fnarrativelocation%20%7D%20%0A%20%20%20%20UNION%20%7B%20%3Fepisode%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ21191270%20%3B%20wdt%3AP179%20%3Flayer%20%3B%20wdt%3AP840%20%3Fnarrativelocation%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20UNION%20%7B%20%3Fepisode%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ506240%20%3B%20wdt%3AP179%20%3Flayer%20%3B%20wdt%3AP840%20%3Fnarrativelocation%20.%20%3Flayer%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ5398426%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fnarrativelocation%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoor%20.%20%0A%20%20%20%20FILTER%20NOT%20EXISTS%20%7B%20%3Flayer%20wdt%3AP136%20wd%3AQ182415%20%7D%20%20%0A%20%20%20%20FILTER%20NOT%20EXISTS%20%7B%20%3Flayer%20wdt%3AP136%20wd%3AQ93204%20%7D%20%20%0A%20%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Flayer%20wdt%3AP1476%20%3Fseriestitle%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D>
      (source
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:WikiProject_Movies#Map_of_narrative_locations_of_TV_series_and_episodes>
      )
   - Newest database reports: Sports equipment: balls
   
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Sports/reports/equipment/balls>

Development

   - Track the number of constraints by type (phab:T191891
   <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T191891>)
   - Include thumbnails in image statements (phab:T46727
   <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T46727>)
   - Install Query Service on Factgrid (phab:T189863
   <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T189863>)
   - Page creation and edit rates (phab:T184948
   <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T184948>)
   - Implement unit constraint (phab:T164372
   <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T164372>)
   - Implement no bounds constraint (phab:T170610
   <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T170610>)
   - Started working on the constraint violation type to restrict to
   indicate that certain properties can only be used on items or lexemes (
   phab:T164744 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T164744>)
   - Creating a Docker container for QuickStatements (phab:T192079
   <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T192079>)
   - Removed hardcoded demo data in Wikibase Lexeme (phab:T188899
   <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T188899>)
   - New data type for linking to Forms (phab:T165579
   <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T165579>)

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.
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www.wikimedia.de

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