Heya folks :)

It's been a busy week around Wikidata. Here's your summary:

Discussions

   - Discussion about defining
lists<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/Define_lists_on_both_%22Wikimedia_lists%22_and_%22Wikimedia_categories%22>
   - Open RfAs: לערי
ריינהארט<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Administrator/%D7%9C%D7%A2%D7%A8%D7%99_%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%94%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%98_2>
   , 
Pamputt<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Administrator/Pamputt>
   - Closed RfAs:
Epìdosis<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Administrator/Ep%C3%ACdosis>
    (Successful)

Events/Press/Blogs

   - Wikidata scholarships for the Zürich
Hackathon<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Z%C3%BCrich_Hackathon_2014>
   - Wikidata FOSS Outreach Program for
Women<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/FOSS_Outreach_Program_for_Women/Round_8#Wikidata_Outreach>

Did you know?

   - Newest properties: unemployment
rate<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1198>
   , manner of death <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1196>, file
   extension <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1195>, received
signal<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1194>
   , prevalence <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1193>, connecting
   service <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1192>, first
performance<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1191>
   , Universal Decimal
Classification<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1190>
   , Chinese Library
Classification<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1189>
   , Dharma Drum Buddhist College place
ID<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1188>
   , Dharma Drum Buddhist College person
ID<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1187>
   , MEP directory identifier <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1186>
   , Rodovid ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1185>,
handle<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1184>
   , Gewässerkennzahl <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1183>, LIBRIS
   editions <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1182>, numeric
value<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1181>
   , visitors per year <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1174>,
   Geokod <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1172>, approximation
   algorithm <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1171>, transmitted
   signal <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1170>
   - Showcase item <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_items>:
   Why not improve Kleinmachnow
(Q104192)<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104192> to
   showcase standard?
   - Wikidata's presence: vici.org are using Wikidata identifiers in their
   data storage

Development
 <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikidata_Item_Loading_Time.png>
 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/File:Wikidata_Item_Loading_Time.png>
Made it faster! \o/

   - Made loading items a lot faster
   - Enabled access to the data on Wikidata for Wikisource
   - Fixed the diff view sometimes showing the wrong revision
   - Attended ConFoo and learned all of the things
   - Released Wikibase DataModel Serialization 0.1
   - Continue work on caching javascript config variables in parser cache
   - Started to make Wikidata even faster by removing StaticExpert and
   BifidExpert
   - Started reviewing interface animations. You should be able to disable
   them all by setting $.fx.off = true; in your
Special:MyPage/common.js<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyPage/common.js>
   .
   - Fixed Wikidata looking a bit odd when enabling the Typography
refresh<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Typography_refresh> Beta
   feature.

See current sprint
items<https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/buglist.cgi?list_id=218716&resolution=---&resolution=LATER&resolution=DUPLICATE&emailtype1=substring&emailassigned_to1=1&query_format=advanced&bug_status=ASSIGNED&email1=wikidata>
for
what we’re working on next.

You can view the commits currently in review
here<https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/q/(+project:mediawiki/extensions/Wikibase+OR+project:mediawiki/extensions/Diff+OR+project:mediawiki/extensions/DataValues+OR+project:mediawiki/extensions/WikibaseSolr+OR+project:mediawiki/extensions/Ask+OR+project:mediawiki/extensions/WikibaseQuery+OR+project:mediawiki/extensions/WikibaseDatabase+OR+project:mediawiki/extensions/WikibaseQueryEngine+OR+project:mediawiki/extensions/WikibaseDataModel+)+status:open,n,z>
and
the ones that have been merged
here<https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/q/(+project:mediawiki/extensions/Wikibase+OR+project:mediawiki/extensions/Diff+OR+project:mediawiki/extensions/DataValues+OR+project:mediawiki/extensions/WikibaseSolr+OR+project:mediawiki/extensions/Ask+OR+project:mediawiki/extensions/WikibaseQuery+OR+project:mediawiki/extensions/WikibaseDatabase+OR+project:mediawiki/extensions/WikibaseQueryEngine+OR+project:mediawiki/extensions/WikibaseDataModel+)+status:merged,n,z>
.

You can see all open bugs related to Wikidata
here<https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/buglist.cgi?emailcc1=1&list_id=151540&resolution=---&emailtype1=exact&emailassigned_to1=1&query_format=advanced&email1=wikidata-bugs%40lists.wikimedia.org>
 Monthly Tasks

   - Fix a format or content
violation<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Database_reports/Constraint_violations/P604>
for
   the MedlinePlus ID (P604) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P604>
    property
   - Hack on one of
these<https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/buglist.cgi?keywords=need-volunteer%2C%20&keywords_type=allwords&emailcc1=1&resolution=---&emailtype1=exact&emailassigned_to1=1&query_format=advanced&email1=wikidata-bugs%40lists.wikimedia.org&list_id=162515>
   .
   - Help develop the next summary
here!<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next>
   - Contribute to a Showcase
item<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase>


Anything to add? Please share! :)


Cheers
Lydia

-- 
Lydia Pintscher - http://about.me/lydia.pintscher
Product Manager for Wikidata

Wikimedia Deutschland e.V.
Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24
10963 Berlin
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