*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week.* Discussions
- Open request for adminship: Ikkingjinnammebetinke <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Administrator/Ikkingjinnammebetinke> (RfP scheduled to end after 7 March 2022 13:33 UTC) - New request for comments: Creating items for videos at online video platforms that are representation of notable items <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/Creating_items_for_videos_at_online_video_platforms_that_are_representation_of_notable_items> - Other: Qualifiers for given names and surnames <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:WikiProject_Names#Qualifiers_for_given_names_and_surnames_-_establish_a_guideline> Events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events> - Upcoming: - Live on Twitch <https://www.twitch.tv/belett> and in French by Vigneron, March 1st at 19:00 CET (UTC+1) - Talk to the Search Platform / Query Service Team—March 2nd, 2022 <https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/E24DSO4EWQ7623P2K5LFCMPZBX4H4P7Z/>. Time: 16:00-17:00 GMT / 08:00-09:00 PST / 11:00-12:00 EST / 17:00-18:00 CET & WAT - LIVE Wikidata editing #73 - YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHJwelcuaT0>, Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/groups/WikidataCommunity/permalink/3184194285199060/>, March 5th at 19:00 UTC - Online Wikidata meetup in Swedish #98 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Swedish_online_editathon#Träff_#98>, March 6th at 13.00 UTC - Ongoing: Weekly Lexemes Challenge #31, War <https://dicare.toolforge.org/lexemes/challenge.php?id=31> - Past: - Wikibase Live session, February 2022 - log <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikibase_Community_User_Group/Meetings/2022-02-24> - LIVE Wikidata editing #72 - YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0ih66iICrU> Press, articles, blog posts, videos <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage> - Papers: Wikidata as a Tool for Mapping Investment in Open Infrastructure: An Exploratory Study <https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6036284> - Videos - Mismatches Finder tool: Quick introduction to and demo of how the tool works <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mismatch_Finder_intro.webm> - Using a Custom Wikibase as a File Format Registry with Siegfried <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNaiTDH5wXc> - Create a Wikidata Query - example using Shipwrecks data <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ua5tUfZUDuY> - Map Wikidata in an R Shiny App - example <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pasM4WkfM4A> - Bring Wikidata into Power BI using a simple R script - example <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY28hpjWvhc> - Using QuickStatements to load tabular data and the Wikidata Edit Framework <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMijtlyGGO4> (in Italian) Tool of the week - User:Guergana Tzatchkova (WMDE)/MismatchFinderWidget.js <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Guergana_Tzatchkova_(WMDE)/MismatchFinderWidget.js> is a user script to show a notification on an Item if the Mismatch Finder has an unreviewed mismatch for it. Other Noteworthy Stuff - Mismatch Finder <https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/EFBUVNLUSX7V5ZOQZD5SWKDWSWJU23ER/>, the tool that lets you review mismatches between the data in Wikidata and other databases, is now ready to be used for checking potential mismatches and uploading lists of new potential mismatches. - February 2022 WDQS scaling update now available: SPARQL query service/WDQS scaling update feb 2022 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:SPARQL_query_service/WDQS-scaling-update-feb-2022> - Job opening: The Search Platform team is looking for someone to maintain and develop WDQS. Apply here <https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/3975337>! - Job opening: Museum of Natural History Berlin (Q233098) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q233098> is looking for someone for project- and data management especially for Wikidata related stuff about the museums collections Job Description (German) <https://jobs.museumfuernaturkunde.berlin/jobposting/17300b246428c9403602628eb5937f770c4c29a2> Did you know? - Newest properties <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>: - General datatypes: computational complexity <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10374> - External identifiers: Offizielle Deutsche Charts composer ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10372>, Mnemosine ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10373>, Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10375>, ScienceDirect topic ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10376>, Irish Registered Charity Number (RCN) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10377>, CHY Number <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10378>, dailytelefrag.ru ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10379>, Springer Nature Subjects Taxonomy ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10380>, VerbaAlpina ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10381>, Prosopographia Imperii Romani online ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10382>, Game World Navigator ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10383>, Bugs! track ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10384>, Vsemirnaya Istoriya Encyclopedia ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10385>, Databazeknih.cz book ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10386>, Databazeknih.cz author ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10387>, MakeMyTrip hotel ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10388>, Urban Electric Transit model ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10389>, GameGuru ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10390>, 100-Year Guide to Hebrew Theatre person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10391>, INPA park ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10392>, Riot Pixels game ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10393> - New property proposals <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal> to review: - General datatypes: created during <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/created_during>, award recipient <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/award_recipient>, medical indication <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/medical_indication>, Moscow Street ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Moscow_Street_ID>, Moscow area ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Moscow_area_ID>, eingesetzter Sportler <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/eingesetzter_Sportler> - External identifiers: NLI topic id <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NLI_topic_id>, Via Rail station code <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Via_Rail_station_code>, GBIF occurrence ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/GBIF_occurrence_ID>, Culture.ru person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Culture.ru_person_ID>, Pamyat Naroda ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Pamyat_Naroda_ID>, Encyclopedia of Russian avant-garde ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Encyclopedia_of_Russian_avant-garde_ID>, Bayerischer Denkmal-Atlas Objekt-ID (Ensemble) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Bayerischer_Denkmal-Atlas_Objekt-ID_(Ensemble)>, Encyclopedia of Russian America ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Encyclopedia_of_Russian_America_ID>, HockeySlovakia.sk player ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/HockeySlovakia.sk_player_ID>, Berlin Street ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Berlin_Street_ID>, Yarkipedia ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Yarkipedia_ID>, parliament.uk member ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/parliament.uk_member_ID>, reddoorz hotel ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/reddoorz_hotel_ID>, symogih.org ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/symogih.org_ID>, CNKI Author ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CNKI_Author_ID>, Encyclopedia of Database Systems ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Encyclopedia_of_Database_Systems_ID>, Portable Antiquities Scheme object type identifier <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Portable_Antiquities_Scheme_object_type_identifier>, Spanish National Associations Register Number <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Spanish_National_Associations_Register_Number>, Michigan Legislative Bio ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Michigan_Legislative_Bio_ID>, RODI-DB player ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/RODI-DB_player_ID>, Historische Topographie des Kulturerbes ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Historische_Topographie_des_Kulturerbes_ID>, Refuge.tokyo video game ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Refuge.tokyo_video_game_ID>, MovieMeter series ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/MovieMeter_series_ID>, Kayak Hotel ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Kayak_Hotel_ID>, Linked Open Data Taiwan @ Library Subject Terms Authority ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Linked_Open_Data_Taiwan_@_Library_Subject_Terms_Authority_ID>, hostelworld hostel ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/hostelworld_hostel_ID>, Discover Moscow ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Discover_Moscow_ID>, Game Informer ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Game_Informer_ID>, Vedomosti company ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Vedomosti_company_ID>, USP Production Repository ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/USP_Production_Repository_ID>, Dansk Navneleksikon <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Dansk_Navneleksikon>, Femiwiki ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Femiwiki_ID> - Query examples: - Number of edits by user on French lexemes <https://quarry.wmcloud.org/query/62645> (source <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:Lexicographical_data/Documentation/Languages/fr> ) - Languages in Indonesia with their status according to UNESCO <https://w.wiki/4sFe> (source <https://twitter.com/wikimediaid/status/1496081428894961668>) - Successful coups and attempts in Africa <https://w.wiki/4top> ( source <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Request_a_query#Optimization_request:_African_coups_and_attempts> ) - New York Times journalists that are alive <https://w.wiki/4tot> ( source <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Request_a_query/Archive/2022/02#Need_help_to_search_for_New_York_Times_journalists_that_are_alive> ) - Ukrainian coins and banknotes <https://w.wiki/4tJB> (source <https://twitter.com/lubianat/status/1497556158080589824>) - Types of quartz <https://w.wiki/4sPi> (source <https://twitter.com/lubianat/status/1496170519670005767>) - Newest WikiProjects <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProjects>: WikiProject Chemistry/Natural products <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Chemistry/Natural_products> Development - Lexicographical data: work is continuing on the new Special:NewLexeme page. We are working on the basic input fields and permission handling. - Mismatch Finder: Released the tool and working through feedback now and getting additional mismatches from organizations using our data. - REST API: Starting to build the initial Wikibase REST API. We are starting with the endpoint to read Item data first. - Data Reuse Days: Continuing event preparation - Published new security release updates for Wikibase suite wmde.6 (1.35) <https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikibas...@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/AAGRA4FQQQK7T63AU3VE62NADSGQVUGH/> 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* Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin Phone: +49 (0)30 219 158 26-0 https://wikimedia.de Keep up to date! 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