*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week.*
Press, articles, blog posts <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage> - Conclusion of 7th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana Wikidata Editathon <https://www.goifoundation.org/2019-parliament-of-ghana-wikipedia-and-wikidata-edit-a-thons/> (grant report <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Rapid/Masssly/Parliament_of_Ghana/Seventh_Parliament_of_the_Fourth_Republic_of_Ghana/Report> ) - "Creating Library Linked Data with Wikibase: Lessons Learned from Project Passage" <https://www.oclc.org/research/publications/2019/oclcresearch-creating-library-linked-data-with-wikibase-project-passage.html> OCLC Research. DOI: 10.25333/faq3-ax08 Other Noteworthy Stuff - The open source geocoder w:en:Nominatim <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Nominatim> used by the OpenStreetMap project is participating in the Google Summer of Code with an internship working on integrating Wikidata as a ranking metric for its search results. Check the development blog <https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/tchaddad/diary>. Did you know? - Newest properties <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>: - General datatypes: musical bar <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7141>, epigraph (literature) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7150>, copyright exemption <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7152>, significant place <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7153> - External identifiers: München Wiki article ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7140>, Poincaré Papers person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7142>, Acharts.co album ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7143>, NOTAM (FAA) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7144>, CHESNO politician ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7145>, Rollerstory.net skater ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7146>, Nauka Ukrainy scientist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7148>, OhRanger.com ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7149>, Wynk artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7151> - New property proposals <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal> to review: - General datatypes: legend for number <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/legend_for_number>, does not have effect <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/does_not_have_effect>, word stem type <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/word_stem_type>, Voting system <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Voting_system>, Class <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Class>, Peer-review-process properties for journals <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Peer-review-process_properties_for_journals>, Wikisource-Kategorie <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Wikisource-Kategorie>, line(s) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/line(s)>, Election called by <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Election_called_by>, image or photo-making technique <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/image_or_photo-making_technique> - External identifiers: FGrHist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/FGrHist_ID>, Acharts.co song ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Acharts.co_song_ID>, shmup.com ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/shmup.com_ID>, TA2 ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TA2_ID>, Hacker News User ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Hacker_News_User_ID>, Swedish lighthouses <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Swedish_lighthouses>, EPW author ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/EPW_author_ID>, Gaana.com album ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Gaana.com_album_ID>, Cinestaan film ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Cinestaan_film_ID>, Cinestaan person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Cinestaan_person_ID>, Service d'Information sur les Etudes et les Professions job ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Service_d%27Information_sur_les_Etudes_et_les_Professions_job_ID>, IBP 4-letter bird species alpha code <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IBP_4-letter_bird_species_alpha_code>, PLIA ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/PLIA_ID>, Planespotters.net ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Planespotters.net_ID>, Awards & Winners artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Awards_%26_Winners_artist_ID>, TuneIn artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TuneIn_artist_ID>, AccuRadio artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/AccuRadio_artist_ID>, Jango artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Jango_artist_ID>, LiveXLive artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/LiveXLive_artist_ID>, mora artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/mora_artist_ID>, CD Universe artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CD_Universe_artist_ID>, Ex Libris author ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Ex_Libris_author_ID>, Fishpond.co.nz author ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Fishpond.co.nz_author_ID>, YesAsia author ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/YesAsia_author_ID>, Supraphonline artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Supraphonline_artist_ID>, Image-Line artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Image-Line_artist_ID>, RMF FM artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/RMF_FM_artist_ID>, eska.pl topic ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/eska.pl_topic_ID>, Register nehnuteľných NKP <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Register_nehnute%C4%BEn%C3%BDch_NKP>, deejay.de artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/deejay.de_artist_ID>, Bandsintown artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Bandsintown_artist_ID>, musica.com artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/musica.com_artist_ID>, GreatSong artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/GreatSong_artist_ID>, AZLyrics.com artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/AZLyrics.com_artist_ID>, RauteMusik artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/RauteMusik_artist_ID>, Getty Images topic ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Getty_Images_topic_ID>, Tunefind artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Tunefind_artist_ID>, SoundHound artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SoundHound_artist_ID>, SongMeanings artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SongMeanings_artist_ID>, Census of India ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Census_of_India_ID>, OpenWeatherMap city ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/OpenWeatherMap_city_ID> - Query examples: - Bands whose name is part of Tolkien's legendarium <https://w.wiki/6qP> (source <https://twitter.com/Harmonia_Amanda/status/1158751061684867073>) - Map of offshore windfarms <https://w.wiki/726> (source <https://twitter.com/fnielsen/status/1159857815177048065>) - Cities having more Wikipedia sitelinks than their country <https://w.wiki/728> (source <https://twitter.com/ash_crow/status/1159492457270317057>) Development - Fix a caching problem on termbox (phab:T228978 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T228978>) - Investigate options for termbox load testing (phab:T229790 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T229790>) - Use thumbnail preferences for thumbnail of Commons media file ( phab:T224189 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T224189>) - Add tags parameter to Wikibase APIs that edit entities (phab:T229917 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T229917>) - Move "Data item" link outside of sidebar toolbox (phab:T66315 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T66315>) - Create Maintenance Script to Remove Terms in a Language from Current Revision (phab:T222606 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T222606>) - Fix Grafana Datamodel References dashboard (phab:T214894 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T214894>) - Add editing widget/input on Bridge (phab:T226998 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T226998>) 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. 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.
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