*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>
- Ongoing
- Wikidata contest for International Museum
<https://www.arte.go.it/event/concorso-wikidata-per-la-giornata-internazionale-del-museo-2021/>
from May 3-18 2021
- Upcoming
- OpenStreetMap TW x Wikidata Taiwan Taipei (Q1867)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1867> Meetup 2021-05-10
- Basics about SPARQL queries live on Twitch
<https://www.twitch.tv/belett> and in French by Vigneron, May 11 at
18:00 CEST
- Online Wikidata meetup in Swedish #62
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Swedish_online_editathon#Träff_#62>,
May 16
- Wikidata Bug triage hour
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events#Wikidata_bug_triage_hour>
about constraints, May 17
- COSCUP 2021 Call For Papers
<https://blog.coscup.org/2021/04/coscup-2021-cfp.html> now open
- Wikimedia Taiwan x NCKUHis Digital humanities Wikidata Workshop
<http://his.ncku.edu.tw/p/406-1190-220982,r3069.php?Lang=zh-tw> National
Cheng Kung University (Q706708)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q706708>, 2021-05-29 ~ 2021-05-31
Press, articles, blog posts, videos
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage>
- Blogs
- WBStack setting changes, Federated properties, Wikidata entity
mapping & more
<https://addshore.com/2021/05/wbstack-setting-changes-federated-properties-wikidata-entity-mapping-more/>
(covering some of the recent UI and setting changes that happened on
WBStack in the past months by Addshore
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Addshore>
- Academic ancestor graphs from Wikidata
<https://www.kmjn.org/notes/academic_ancestors_wikidata.html>
- Papers
- Roderic D. M. Page, Wikidata and the Bibliography of Life
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106727511>, doi:
10.1101/2021.05.04.442638
<https://doi.org/10.1101%2F2021.05.04.442638>
- Friederike Ehrhart, et al. A resource to explore the discovery of
rare diseases and their causative genes (Q106708178)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106708178>, doi:
10.1038/S41597-021-00905-Y
<https://doi.org/10.1038/S41597-021-00905-Y>
- Videos
- SPARQL #Wikidata retour aux bases #3 - YouTube
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQZBRVrKysE>
- Wikidata, Linked Data… all the data! Knowledge representation for
everybody - YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkPcUO6eZ5k>
- Wikidata Nigeria tutorials on YouTube - How to contribute to
Wikidata <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzQWrxdtNP4>, add
statements for streets named after a person
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuO1bJhdbdQ>
- SPARQL Wikidata tutorial (in Portuguese) - YouTube
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hrdZ9FWynA>
- LIVE Wikidata editing #42 - YouTube
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdYcY6YmRDE>, Facebook
<https://www.facebook.com/groups/WikidataCommunity/permalink/2949456088672882/>
Tool of the week
- User:Nikki/Ranker.js
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Nikki/Ranker.js> adds a link to the
Ranker tool next to every property on an entity page.
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- The Wikibase spring release is now available
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikibas...@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/WW4LZJINT3PIG3DOYKTXIWVP3WAKWXCT/>!
This new release is compatible with MediaWiki 1.35 and it contains new
features: Federated Properties, WikibaseManifest & Wikibase Pingback.
- May 2021 Query Builder updates
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:Query_Builder#Query_Builder_update_-_May_2021>:
We finished usability testing of new features and incorporated feedback
from users including people with visual impairments and RTL languages. It
is now possible to query for dates and we're also looking into making the
Query Builder discoverable from the Wikidata Query Service
<https://query.wikidata.org/>.
- Template:Generic queries for filmmakers
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Template:Generic_queries_for_filmmakers>
is a new wikidata template which defines generic SPARQL queries specific
for filmmakers.
- Template:Generic queries for occupations
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Template:Generic_queries_for_occupations>
is a new wikidata template with generic queries for items of items such as
occupations or professions
- Wikimedia Foundation 2021 Board Elections
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021>
has been announced. Please sign-up as an Election Volunteer
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Election_Volunteers#1_-_50>
if you'd like to support the elections. Election Volunteers serve as a
bridge between the Elections Committee, the facilitation team and the
movement.
Did you know?
- Newest properties
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>:
- General datatypes: Digital Atlas of Idaho URL
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9519>, identifier shared
with lexeme <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9531>, audio
transcription <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9533>
- External identifiers: MyBIS species ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9503>, Beirut Arab
University's Libraries title ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9504>, Gardens of the Roman
Empire ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9505>, Ultime
lettere di condannati a morte e di deportati della Resistenza italiana
person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9506>, NBM
authority ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9507>, MileSplit
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9508>, Mixcloud ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9509>, Forbes (Russia)
profile ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9510>, am.hayazg.info
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9511>, bridgesport.ru
player ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9512>, APA
Dictionary of Psychology entry
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9513>, The Draft Review ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9514>, Nevada SHPO marker ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9515>, IUCN Green List ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9516>, National Association
of Teachers of Singing member ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9517>, Danmarks Tekniske
Kulturarv book ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9518>, Auschwitz
Prisoners Database ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9520>, Biology
Online Biology Dictionary entry
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9521>, Biblioteca di Santa
Sabina ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9522>, Senate of
Romania person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9523>, Chamber
of Deputies of Romania person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9524>, LMIC musician ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9525>, Scholarpedia article
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9526>, Historic Hawai‘i
Foundation place ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9527>, Digital
Library of Armenian Literature author ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9528>, Den Danske Ordbog
article ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9529>, Den Danske
Ordbog idiom ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9530>,
OpenCorporates
register ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9532>, Biblioteche
della Custodia di Terra Santa a Gerusalemme ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9534>, IBSF competition ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9535>, SAIA authority ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9536>, Football Association
of Norway Club ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9537>, music
austria ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9538>, Secondary
Archive artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9539>
- New property proposals
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal>
to review:
- General datatypes: official podcast
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/official_podcast>,
Danish redlist ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Danish_redlist_ID>,
Velocity Relative to Earth
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Velocity_Relative_to_Earth>,
athletics program
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/athletics_program>,
North Carolina session law
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/North_Carolina_session_law>
- External identifiers: vedidk ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/vedidk_ID>,
MyBIS
protected area ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/MyBIS_protected_area_ID>,
COG ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/COG_ID>, Badok
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Badok_ID>,
Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Christianity person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Biographical_Dictionary_of_Chinese_Christianity_person_ID>,
DTB-Gerätturner-ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/DTB-Ger%C3%A4tturner-ID>,
Encyclopedia of Renaissance Philosophy ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Encyclopedia_of_Renaissance_Philosophy_ID>,
UK Renewable Energy Planning Database ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/UK_Renewable_Energy_Planning_Database_ID>,
University of Washington Campus Map ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/University_of_Washington_Campus_Map_ID>,
Australian Music Centre composer ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Australian_Music_Centre_composer_ID>,
Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs - diplomatic mission IDs
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Romanian_Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_-_diplomatic_mission_IDs>,
SOUNZ work ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SOUNZ_work_ID>,
Canadian Music Centre Composer Showcase ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Canadian_Music_Centre_Composer_Showcase_ID>,
Repositório da Produção USP Person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Reposit%C3%B3rio_da_Produ%C3%A7%C3%A3o_USP_Person_ID>,
Online Archive of California finding aid ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Online_Archive_of_California_finding_aid_ID>,
SOSBrutalism ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SOSBrutalism_ID>,
Microlepidoptera.nl ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Microlepidoptera.nl_ID>,
OSDN project
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/OSDN_project>,
SOR bird ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SOR_bird_ID>,
Companies Registration Office (Ireland) Registration Number
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Companies_Registration_Office_(Ireland)_Registration_Number>,
ToateAnimalele ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ToateAnimalele_ID>,
Muziekencyclopedie ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Muziekencyclopedie_ID>
- Query examples:
- List of French firms without SIREN id (P1616) ordered by number of
sitelinks with search links in annuaire-entreprises‧data‧gouv.fr
<https://w.wiki/3JQn> : the query makes it easy to find the SIREN
number (P1616) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1616>
(source Property
talk P1616 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property_talk:P1616>)
- Number of works per year by researchers supervised by Lars Kai
Hansen <https://w.wiki/3HQb> (source
<https://twitter.com/fnielsen/status/1389958802569580548?s=19>)
- Count of sitelinks of Nigerians on Wikidata <https://w.wiki/3C4b> (
Source
<https://twitter.com/WikidataNigeria/status/1389162931011694594>)
- 30 largest cities with female mayor <https://w.wiki/3JXw> (Source
<https://twitter.com/kvistgaard/status/1391438065332260865>)
- Recent locations of boundary stones in Upper Lusatia (see pictures
by clicking on the dots) <https://w.wiki/3Jk3> (Source
<https://twitter.com/juliannyca/status/1389541433787535360>)
- Types of items in Australia that don't have identifier properties
<https://w.wiki/4yS> (Source
<https://twitter.com/tobyhudson/status/1389407884924968961>)
Development
- Omaha-Ponca language is now available for monolingual text properties.
(phab:T265296 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T265296>)
- Added a meaningful error message when trying to use Special:EntityData
with a Lexeme subentity like L123-F1 in cases where the Lexeme L123 was
redirected to another Lexeme (phab:T257494
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T257494>)
- Changed the “type” and “value type” constraints to ignore deprecated
values (phab:T170401 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T170401>)
- Working on rendering empty claims in JSON as `claims: {}` instead of
`claims: []` phab:T241422 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T241422>)
- Investigating some issues with page_props missing on Commons wiki
after adding sitelinks to Commons categories (phab:T280627
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T280627>)
- Removed Google Knowledge Graph Id (P2671) and Wolfram Language entity
code (P4839) from the Property Suggestions as they are usually not useful
suggestions (phab:T280779 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T280779>)
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>
- 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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