*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
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www.wikimedia.de

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