*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:
- WikidataCon is happening this week! Don’t forget to register if you
want to attend <https://pretix.eu/WDCon21/WDCon21/>!
- ISKO UK Hands-on Meetup - Introduction to Wikibase
<https://www.iskouk.org/event-4540936> (register on meetup
<https://www.meetup.com/Knowledge-Organisation-London/events/281627829/>
)
- WikidataCon Bioblitz (During WikidataCon)
<https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/wikidatacon-2021-bioblitz>
- Ongoing:
- Weekly Lexemes Challenge #13, Death
<https://dicare.toolforge.org/lexemes/challenge.php?id=13>
- Past:
- Wikidata+Wikibase office hour log
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/IRC_office_hour_2021-10-20>
(2021-10-20)
- Wikiarabia Algeria 2021: Wikibase Presentation - Mohammed Sadat
Abdulai and Georgina Burnett
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBZrF3gLyZM>
- Talk at Wikidata Workshop 2021 - Mathematics In Wikidata
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT9IhM9phwk>
- LibreOffice Conference 2021 - Enhancing a spellcheck dictionary by
Wikidata Lexemes <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_P3C2KjN9hE>
- LIVE Wikidata editing #58 - YouTube
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3tBIgP8XKo>, Facebook
<https://www.facebook.com/groups/WikidataCommunity/permalink/3080639182221238/>
- Wikipedia Weekly Network: Wikipedia podcast section #152 - Wikidata
+ Wikipedia: fact templates (in Swedish)
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlGIR7d3gOg>
- Online Wikidata meetup in Swedish #84
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Swedish_online_editathon#Träff_#84>
Press, articles, blog posts, videos
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage>
- Blogs
- The Buggregator <http://magnusmanske.de/wordpress/?p=658>
- AutoDesc Reloaded <http://magnusmanske.de/wordpress/?p=662> by
Magnus Manske
- Awesome Wikidata notebooks
<https://observablehq.com/@pac02/awesome-wikidata-notebooks>
- Close to the Edge - Graph Databases through 1970s Prog Rock
<https://grant592.github.io/prog-neo4j/>
- Videos
- How to upload Australian Faunal Directory IDs to Wikidata using
OpenRefine. Part I <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvMNjq16M38>, Part
II <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gC0RH-KtHVI>, Part III
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27_j9N5n-vs>, Part IV
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9k0ZTYTVG4>
- PhysWikiQuiz - a Physics Formula Question Generation and Test
Engine using Wikidata in Education - YouTube
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OZ0G5zEp2w>
- Timelapse of churches in the Americas (Wikidata, QGIS) - YouTube
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szhPNjpnoM8>
- UseAsRef 2.0 - adding references using external IDs and other
statements on Wikidata - YouTube
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3KhBOFAzFk>
- Addressing the gender gap - Wikidata and SPARQL queries (in French)
- YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOTfjNIpfIk>
- Understanding Wikidata: a free and open knowledge base (in French)
- YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pY1ntfqsN84>
- WikidataTutorial: Learn how to edit / create items on Wikidata (in
French) - YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFGXe4tKl-E>
- Linked Data and Wikidata (in Italian) - YouTube
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eePi4E78SIg>
Tool of the week
- User:Bargioni/UseAsRef
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Bargioni/UseAsRef> has now a 2.0
version, allowing to use as references not only external IDs but also some
other properties (P1343 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1343>,
P973 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P973>, P8214
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8214> etc.)
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- QID ("Initialism of Q-identifier, a unique identifier for an item in
Wikidata. [from 2012]") now has an entry in Wiktionary
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/QID>
- The 3rd edition of the Coolest Tool Award
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Coolest_Tool_Award> is looking for
nominations (see announcement on wikimedia-l
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedi...@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/DDNP7CZWF74CUCD7SC6S452KGMNMOAPN/>).
Please submit your favorite tools by October 27th. The awarded projects
will be announced and showcased in a virtual ceremony in December.
Did you know?
- Newest properties
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>:
- General datatypes: stylized name
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9989>, record number
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9994>, excitation energy
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9998>
- External identifiers: Bat Sheva Archive ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9988>, Literature.com book ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9990>, Literature.com ebook
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9991>, CantoDict word ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9992>, CantoDict character ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9993>, MYmovies person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9995>, Chi era Costui plaque
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9996>, Bowers acronym
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9997>, Turkish Cinema
Archive Database person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9999>, Research Vocabularies
Australia ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10000>, Austrian
Football Association player ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10001>, Dewan Negara ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10002>, Arachne.org.au ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10003>, Dewan Rakyat ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10004>, Remontees-mecaniques.net
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10005>, AllSides ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10006>, Birdata ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10007>, Geographical Names
Board of NSW geoname ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10008>, IRIS GSSI author ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10009>, IRIS IUSS author ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10010>, SISSA Digital
Library author ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10011>, NSW
Parliament member ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10012>, SNSF
person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10013>, FFCAM ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10014>
- New property proposals
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal>
to review:
- General datatypes: Conway polyhedron notation
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Conway_polyhedron_notation>,
Nombre de voies routières
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Nombre_de_voies_routi%C3%A8res>,
Museu da Pessoa Story
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Museu_da_Pessoa_Story>,
Official forum
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Official_forum>,
Properties for legislation
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Properties_for_legislation>,
Stack Exchange user ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Stack_Exchange_user_ID>
- External identifiers: Toolhub ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Toolhub_ID>,
Spotify user ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Spotify_user_ID>,
Dizionario di Medicina ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Dizionario_di_Medicina_ID>,
Dizionario delle Scienze Fisiche ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Dizionario_delle_Scienze_Fisiche_ID>,
ORIAS number
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ORIAS_number>,
Meetup group id
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Meetup_group_id>,
UAE ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/UAE_ID>, Tennis
Abstract player ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Tennis_Abstract_player_ID>,
Museu da Pessoa person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Museu_da_Pessoa_person_ID>,
SoccerPunter player ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SoccerPunter_player_ID>,
allplayers.in.ua player ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/allplayers.in.ua_player_ID>,
pfl.uz player ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/pfl.uz_player_ID>,
ua-football.com player ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ua-football.com_player_ID>,
Offshore leaks database ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Offshore_leaks_database_ID>,
Snob.ru author ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Snob.ru_author_ID>,
TASS Encyclopedia ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TASS_Encyclopedia_ID>,
Corporate Identification Number (CIN) in India
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Corporate_Identification_Number_(CIN)_in_India>,
DFIH financier ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/DFIH_financier_ID>,
DFIH business ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/DFIH_business_ID>,
Chuvash Encyclopedia ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Chuvash_Encyclopedia_ID>,
Kola Encyclopedia ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Kola_Encyclopedia_ID>,
IndexCat ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IndexCat_ID>,
Lithuanian Heritage Registry code
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Lithuanian_Heritage_Registry_code>,
Penza Encyclopedia ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Penza_Encyclopedia_ID>,
SEKO-ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SEKO-ID>,
Musées
Nationaux Récupération ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Mus%C3%A9es_Nationaux_R%C3%A9cup%C3%A9ration_ID>,
Women in the Legislature ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Women_in_the_Legislature_ID>,
Dissernet person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Dissernet_person_ID>,
Dissernet institution ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Dissernet_institution_ID>,
Dissernet journal ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Dissernet_journal_ID>,
Enciclopedia di Roma person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Enciclopedia_di_Roma_person_ID>,
Vokrug.tv show ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Vokrug.tv_show_ID>
- Query examples:
- Map of mosques <https://w.wiki/4GAU> (Source
<https://twitter.com/LArtour/status/1451221910759563271>)
- Documents from the Boyer collection by decades <https://w.wiki/4FsR>,
subjects most represented <https://w.wiki/4Ec3> (Source
<https://twitter.com/belett/status/1451199703308128267>)
- Pronouns of people in different languages <https://w.wiki/HuG> (
Source <https://twitter.com/jsamwrites/status/1450877143374868495>)
- Twitter accounts of libraries in Switzerland <https://w.wiki/4FRK> (
Source <https://twitter.com/LibrErli/status/1450761240058421255>)
- Images of cell types in Wikidata <https://w.wiki/4F6e> (Source
<https://twitter.com/lubianat/status/1450483958114885640>)
- Map of the place of death of people born in Puy-de-Dôme
<https://w.wiki/4F4E> (Source
<https://twitter.com/belett/status/1450446343781195779>)
- Graph of NFDI consortia with their fields of work
<https://w.wiki/4HAq>, the map of (co-)applicants
<https://w.wiki/4HAw>, (Source
<https://twitter.com/_shigapov/status/1452562986946678786>)
- Places where people in South-America work who published on Wikidata
<https://w.wiki/4GTx> (Source
<https://twitter.com/egonwillighagen/status/1451837907258462208>)
- Rail link between Narvik and Singapore <https://w.wiki/4Fx5> (Source
<https://twitter.com/LibrErli/status/1451528085833195546>)
Development
- The new WDQS Streaming Updater now fully shipped to production. This
will help the Query Service better deal with the amount of edits happening
on Wikidata. (more information
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/NXBOCI3WKTZBB6RB2GYWBBH2BFH3NBT6/>
)
- Mismatch Finder
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Mismatch_Finder>: Continuing
work on the results page where mismatches are shown for review. We are
focusing on showing all necessary information for a mismatch to make a good
determination if it is a mismatch in Wikidata, the external source or
neither.
- Finishing the work on the new change dispatching system that improves
how Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects are notified about edits
happening on Wikidata that affect them. Currently tying up some lose ends.
- Preparing for WikidataCon.
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>
--
Mohammed Sadat
*Community Communications Manager for Wikidata/Wikibase*
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