Re: [Wikimedia-l] What's making you happy this week? (Week of 25 June 2017)

2017-07-02 Thread Gerard Meijssen 
Hoi,
I checked, the license is non commercial. I have been in contact with John
Cummings about this, he will look into what can be done.

To be honest, we are terrible at getting a public for the work that is done
at Wikisource. We could do so much more and this fact should be obvious as
there are websites dedicated to serving a public with the work done in
Wikisource.

So for me the maps and the artwork is the most we will really use under a
free license. The biggest benefit will be the use of these books as a
source for Wikipedia content. The existing eight books already are known in
Wikidata [1], there are links to the PDF's, what is needed are ISBN numbers
(the books are available in print), author info etc. to make them useful in
Citoid.
Thanks,
 GerardM

[1] https://tools.wmflabs.org/reasonator/?q=Q31365548

On 2 July 2017 at 06:27, James Heilman  wrote:

> If it is from UNESCO does that mean it is under a Wikimedia compatible
> license? One could put it on Wikisource :-)
>
> James
>
> On Sat, Jul 1, 2017 at 3:14 PM, Gerard Meijssen  >
> wrote:
>
> > Hoi,
> > I found a complete history of Africa that is available in PDF format from
> > UNESCO.. It is in eight parts and I am happy that it exists.. I added the
> > data in Wikidata but this is the link for the English version.. There are
> > versions in other languages as well :)
> > Thanks,
> >  GerardM
> >
> > http://www.unesco.org/new/en/social-and-human-sciences/
> > themes/general-history-of-africa/volumes/
> >
> > On 27 June 2017 at 05:18, Pine W  wrote:
> >
> > > I like a tool for Wikidata that Hay created which is called VizQuery.
> > More
> > > information about it is below.
> > >
> > > What's making you happy this week?
> > >
> > > Pine
> > >
> > > -- Forwarded message --
> > > From: Hay (Husky) 
> > > Date: Tue, Jun 20, 2017 at 4:10 PM
> > > Subject: [Wikidata] A visual way to query Wikidata
> > > To: "Discussion list for the Wikidata project." <
> > > wikid...@lists.wikimedia.org>
> > >
> > >
> > > Hey everyone,
> > > i've made a tool that allows you to query Wikidata in a visual way
> > > without using SPARQL. It's called VizQuery:
> > >
> > > http://tools.wmflabs.org/hay/vizquery/
> > >
> > > The possibilities of using Wikidata to do interesting queries are
> > > endless, and the current query service allows for very powerful
> > > queries indeed. However, i feel that for the general public,
> > > especially those who are not that technical, it might be a bit
> > > overwhelming and difficult for them to learn a complex language such
> > > as SPARQL. To make people familiar with the concept of queries i
> > > believe a somewhat less intimidating approach might be useful, hence
> > > this tool.
> > >
> > > VizQuery is only capable of doing a subset of possible queries. It's
> > > basically simple triples, variables (prefixed with '?') and literals
> > > (between "quotes"). You can do pretty powerful queries with only those
> > > things though. For example, here's a query with vegetarians who are
> > > married to a vegetarian:
> > >
> > > http://bit.ly/2sydpmW
> > >
> > > Under the hood VizQuery uses Ruben Verborgh's SPARQL.js library to
> > > convert between JSON and SPARQL, so theoretically every SPARQL query
> > > you could do in the regular query service can be done in VizQuery.
> > > However, many queries won't work because the visual interface only
> > > supports a subset of options: it's pretty hard to create user-friendly
> > > GUI representations of many of the complex SPARQL features. :)
> > >
> > > Anyway, i'd like to hear what you think. Bugs, feature request and
> > > pull requests are also welcome on my Github page:
> > > https://github.com/hay/wiki-tools
> > >
> > > Kind regards,
> > > -- Hay
> > >
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] What's making you happy this week? (Week of 25 June 2017)

2017-07-01 Thread rupert THURNER 
katherine maher already made 4 edits in 6 monts:
https://tools.wmflabs.org/guc/?user=Maherkr
(not counting bureaucratic pages like talk, meta, as nobody gives
money for them)

if 2 billion persons with internet capability on this planet would do
like here wikipedia would ahve 8 billtion edits  in 6 months:)

rupert

On Sun, Jul 2, 2017 at 6:27 AM, James Heilman  wrote:
> If it is from UNESCO does that mean it is under a Wikimedia compatible
> license? One could put it on Wikisource :-)
>
> James
>
> On Sat, Jul 1, 2017 at 3:14 PM, Gerard Meijssen 
> wrote:
>
>> Hoi,
>> I found a complete history of Africa that is available in PDF format from
>> UNESCO.. It is in eight parts and I am happy that it exists.. I added the
>> data in Wikidata but this is the link for the English version.. There are
>> versions in other languages as well :)
>> Thanks,
>>  GerardM
>>
>> http://www.unesco.org/new/en/social-and-human-sciences/
>> themes/general-history-of-africa/volumes/
>>
>> On 27 June 2017 at 05:18, Pine W  wrote:
>>
>> > I like a tool for Wikidata that Hay created which is called VizQuery.
>> More
>> > information about it is below.
>> >
>> > What's making you happy this week?
>> >
>> > Pine
>> >
>> > -- Forwarded message --
>> > From: Hay (Husky) 
>> > Date: Tue, Jun 20, 2017 at 4:10 PM
>> > Subject: [Wikidata] A visual way to query Wikidata
>> > To: "Discussion list for the Wikidata project." <
>> > wikid...@lists.wikimedia.org>
>> >
>> >
>> > Hey everyone,
>> > i've made a tool that allows you to query Wikidata in a visual way
>> > without using SPARQL. It's called VizQuery:
>> >
>> > http://tools.wmflabs.org/hay/vizquery/
>> >
>> > The possibilities of using Wikidata to do interesting queries are
>> > endless, and the current query service allows for very powerful
>> > queries indeed. However, i feel that for the general public,
>> > especially those who are not that technical, it might be a bit
>> > overwhelming and difficult for them to learn a complex language such
>> > as SPARQL. To make people familiar with the concept of queries i
>> > believe a somewhat less intimidating approach might be useful, hence
>> > this tool.
>> >
>> > VizQuery is only capable of doing a subset of possible queries. It's
>> > basically simple triples, variables (prefixed with '?') and literals
>> > (between "quotes"). You can do pretty powerful queries with only those
>> > things though. For example, here's a query with vegetarians who are
>> > married to a vegetarian:
>> >
>> > http://bit.ly/2sydpmW
>> >
>> > Under the hood VizQuery uses Ruben Verborgh's SPARQL.js library to
>> > convert between JSON and SPARQL, so theoretically every SPARQL query
>> > you could do in the regular query service can be done in VizQuery.
>> > However, many queries won't work because the visual interface only
>> > supports a subset of options: it's pretty hard to create user-friendly
>> > GUI representations of many of the complex SPARQL features. :)
>> >
>> > Anyway, i'd like to hear what you think. Bugs, feature request and
>> > pull requests are also welcome on my Github page:
>> > https://github.com/hay/wiki-tools
>> >
>> > Kind regards,
>> > -- Hay
>> >
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] What's making you happy this week? (Week of 25 June 2017)

2017-07-01 Thread James Heilman 
If it is from UNESCO does that mean it is under a Wikimedia compatible
license? One could put it on Wikisource :-)

James

On Sat, Jul 1, 2017 at 3:14 PM, Gerard Meijssen 
wrote:

> Hoi,
> I found a complete history of Africa that is available in PDF format from
> UNESCO.. It is in eight parts and I am happy that it exists.. I added the
> data in Wikidata but this is the link for the English version.. There are
> versions in other languages as well :)
> Thanks,
>  GerardM
>
> http://www.unesco.org/new/en/social-and-human-sciences/
> themes/general-history-of-africa/volumes/
>
> On 27 June 2017 at 05:18, Pine W  wrote:
>
> > I like a tool for Wikidata that Hay created which is called VizQuery.
> More
> > information about it is below.
> >
> > What's making you happy this week?
> >
> > Pine
> >
> > -- Forwarded message --
> > From: Hay (Husky) 
> > Date: Tue, Jun 20, 2017 at 4:10 PM
> > Subject: [Wikidata] A visual way to query Wikidata
> > To: "Discussion list for the Wikidata project." <
> > wikid...@lists.wikimedia.org>
> >
> >
> > Hey everyone,
> > i've made a tool that allows you to query Wikidata in a visual way
> > without using SPARQL. It's called VizQuery:
> >
> > http://tools.wmflabs.org/hay/vizquery/
> >
> > The possibilities of using Wikidata to do interesting queries are
> > endless, and the current query service allows for very powerful
> > queries indeed. However, i feel that for the general public,
> > especially those who are not that technical, it might be a bit
> > overwhelming and difficult for them to learn a complex language such
> > as SPARQL. To make people familiar with the concept of queries i
> > believe a somewhat less intimidating approach might be useful, hence
> > this tool.
> >
> > VizQuery is only capable of doing a subset of possible queries. It's
> > basically simple triples, variables (prefixed with '?') and literals
> > (between "quotes"). You can do pretty powerful queries with only those
> > things though. For example, here's a query with vegetarians who are
> > married to a vegetarian:
> >
> > http://bit.ly/2sydpmW
> >
> > Under the hood VizQuery uses Ruben Verborgh's SPARQL.js library to
> > convert between JSON and SPARQL, so theoretically every SPARQL query
> > you could do in the regular query service can be done in VizQuery.
> > However, many queries won't work because the visual interface only
> > supports a subset of options: it's pretty hard to create user-friendly
> > GUI representations of many of the complex SPARQL features. :)
> >
> > Anyway, i'd like to hear what you think. Bugs, feature request and
> > pull requests are also welcome on my Github page:
> > https://github.com/hay/wiki-tools
> >
> > Kind regards,
> > -- Hay
> >
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] What's making you happy this week? (Week of 25 June 2017)

2017-07-01 Thread Gerard Meijssen 
Hoi,
I found a complete history of Africa that is available in PDF format from
UNESCO.. It is in eight parts and I am happy that it exists.. I added the
data in Wikidata but this is the link for the English version.. There are
versions in other languages as well :)
Thanks,
 GerardM

http://www.unesco.org/new/en/social-and-human-sciences/themes/general-history-of-africa/volumes/

On 27 June 2017 at 05:18, Pine W  wrote:

> I like a tool for Wikidata that Hay created which is called VizQuery. More
> information about it is below.
>
> What's making you happy this week?
>
> Pine
>
> -- Forwarded message --
> From: Hay (Husky) 
> Date: Tue, Jun 20, 2017 at 4:10 PM
> Subject: [Wikidata] A visual way to query Wikidata
> To: "Discussion list for the Wikidata project." <
> wikid...@lists.wikimedia.org>
>
>
> Hey everyone,
> i've made a tool that allows you to query Wikidata in a visual way
> without using SPARQL. It's called VizQuery:
>
> http://tools.wmflabs.org/hay/vizquery/
>
> The possibilities of using Wikidata to do interesting queries are
> endless, and the current query service allows for very powerful
> queries indeed. However, i feel that for the general public,
> especially those who are not that technical, it might be a bit
> overwhelming and difficult for them to learn a complex language such
> as SPARQL. To make people familiar with the concept of queries i
> believe a somewhat less intimidating approach might be useful, hence
> this tool.
>
> VizQuery is only capable of doing a subset of possible queries. It's
> basically simple triples, variables (prefixed with '?') and literals
> (between "quotes"). You can do pretty powerful queries with only those
> things though. For example, here's a query with vegetarians who are
> married to a vegetarian:
>
> http://bit.ly/2sydpmW
>
> Under the hood VizQuery uses Ruben Verborgh's SPARQL.js library to
> convert between JSON and SPARQL, so theoretically every SPARQL query
> you could do in the regular query service can be done in VizQuery.
> However, many queries won't work because the visual interface only
> supports a subset of options: it's pretty hard to create user-friendly
> GUI representations of many of the complex SPARQL features. :)
>
> Anyway, i'd like to hear what you think. Bugs, feature request and
> pull requests are also welcome on my Github page:
> https://github.com/hay/wiki-tools
>
> Kind regards,
> -- Hay
>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] What's making you happy this week? (Week of 25 June 2017)

2017-06-26 Thread Pax Ahimsa Gethen 
What's making me happy: I'm giving a talk about transgender issues at 
the Wikimedia Foundation offices in San Francisco tomorrow (June 27):


https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_QueERG/LGBTQ%2B_Speaker_Series 



The talk will be livestreamed (1:30 p.m. PDT) and archived for later 
viewing.


- Pax aka Funcrunch

(Apologies if this is a duplicate; I made a typo in the "From" address 
the first time)



On 6/26/17 8:18 PM, Pine W wrote:

I like a tool for Wikidata that Hay created which is called VizQuery. More
information about it is below.

What's making you happy this week?

Pine

-- Forwarded message --
From: Hay (Husky) 
Date: Tue, Jun 20, 2017 at 4:10 PM
Subject: [Wikidata] A visual way to query Wikidata
To: "Discussion list for the Wikidata project." <
wikid...@lists.wikimedia.org>


Hey everyone,
i've made a tool that allows you to query Wikidata in a visual way
without using SPARQL. It's called VizQuery:

http://tools.wmflabs.org/hay/vizquery/

The possibilities of using Wikidata to do interesting queries are
endless, and the current query service allows for very powerful
queries indeed. However, i feel that for the general public,
especially those who are not that technical, it might be a bit
overwhelming and difficult for them to learn a complex language such
as SPARQL. To make people familiar with the concept of queries i
believe a somewhat less intimidating approach might be useful, hence
this tool.

VizQuery is only capable of doing a subset of possible queries. It's
basically simple triples, variables (prefixed with '?') and literals
(between "quotes"). You can do pretty powerful queries with only those
things though. For example, here's a query with vegetarians who are
married to a vegetarian:

http://bit.ly/2sydpmW

Under the hood VizQuery uses Ruben Verborgh's SPARQL.js library to
convert between JSON and SPARQL, so theoretically every SPARQL query
you could do in the regular query service can be done in VizQuery.
However, many queries won't work because the visual interface only
supports a subset of options: it's pretty hard to create user-friendly
GUI representations of many of the complex SPARQL features. :)

Anyway, i'd like to hear what you think. Bugs, feature request and
pull requests are also welcome on my Github page:
https://github.com/hay/wiki-tools

Kind regards,
-- Hay



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[Wikimedia-l] What's making you happy this week? (Week of 25 June 2017)

2017-06-26 Thread Pine W 
I like a tool for Wikidata that Hay created which is called VizQuery. More
information about it is below.

What's making you happy this week?

Pine

-- Forwarded message --
From: Hay (Husky) 
Date: Tue, Jun 20, 2017 at 4:10 PM
Subject: [Wikidata] A visual way to query Wikidata
To: "Discussion list for the Wikidata project." <
wikid...@lists.wikimedia.org>


Hey everyone,
i've made a tool that allows you to query Wikidata in a visual way
without using SPARQL. It's called VizQuery:

http://tools.wmflabs.org/hay/vizquery/

The possibilities of using Wikidata to do interesting queries are
endless, and the current query service allows for very powerful
queries indeed. However, i feel that for the general public,
especially those who are not that technical, it might be a bit
overwhelming and difficult for them to learn a complex language such
as SPARQL. To make people familiar with the concept of queries i
believe a somewhat less intimidating approach might be useful, hence
this tool.

VizQuery is only capable of doing a subset of possible queries. It's
basically simple triples, variables (prefixed with '?') and literals
(between "quotes"). You can do pretty powerful queries with only those
things though. For example, here's a query with vegetarians who are
married to a vegetarian:

http://bit.ly/2sydpmW

Under the hood VizQuery uses Ruben Verborgh's SPARQL.js library to
convert between JSON and SPARQL, so theoretically every SPARQL query
you could do in the regular query service can be done in VizQuery.
However, many queries won't work because the visual interface only
supports a subset of options: it's pretty hard to create user-friendly
GUI representations of many of the complex SPARQL features. :)

Anyway, i'd like to hear what you think. Bugs, feature request and
pull requests are also welcome on my Github page:
https://github.com/hay/wiki-tools

Kind regards,
-- Hay

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