Hey folks :) Here's your summary of what happened around Wikidata over the past week. Enjoy!
Discussions - Wikidata, a stable source for disambiguation items? <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#Wikidata.2C_a_stable_source_for_disambiguation_items.3F> Events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events>/Press/Blogs <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Press_coverage> - Find, Prioritize, and Recommend: An article recommendation system to fill knowledge gaps across Wikipedia <https://blog.wikimedia.org/2016/04/27/article-recommendation-system/> - Upcoming: CSVconf <http://csvconf.com> - Upcoming: Open Tech Summit <http://opentechsummit.net> Other Noteworthy Stuff - Commons now has arbitrary access <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Village_pump#Wikidata_support:_arbitrary_access_is_here> - Work on ORES to make vandalism fighting easier is progressing well. "Damaging" and "goodfaith" models for Wikidata are now online. <https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2016-May/008641.html> - Wikimind <https://wikimind.mindmup.com> - New coverage maps have been created: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikidata_Map_April_2016_Huge.png and https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikidata_items_map_with_difference,_April_2,_2016.png - We have new images you can use to indicate your website/app/service is using data from Wikidata. <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Powered_by_Wikidata> (2 of the files have a problem still. We're working on a fix and will reupload.) Did you know? - Newest properties <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>: Loop ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2798>, sound power <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2797>, 3DMet ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2796>, locality or place <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2795>, Index Hepaticarum ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2794>, clearance <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2793>, ASF KID Cave Tag Number <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2792>, power consumed <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2791>, net tonnage <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2790>, connects with <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2789>, Czech neighbourhood ID code <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2788>, longest span <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2787>, aerodrome reference point <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2786>, Mercalli intensity scale <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2784> - Category reports on without claims by site <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Database_reports/without_claims_by_site> now link to PetScan's fast "has no statements"-option. A report for your preferred Wikipedia can be added. - Query examples: software with most versions <https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%3Fitem%20%28COUNT%28%3Fstat%29%20AS%20%3Fcount%29%0AWHERE%0A%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20p%3AP348%20%3Fstat.%0A%7D%0AGROUP%20BY%20%3Fitem%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3Fcount%29%0ALIMIT%2010> (source <https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/724724966491623425>), oldest software <https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%3Fsoftware%20%3FsoftwareLabel%20%3Fdate%20%28ROUND%28%28NOW%28%29%20-%20%3Fdate%29%2F365.2425%29%20AS%20%3Fage%29%0AWHERE%0A%7B%0A%20%20%3Fsoftware%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP139*%20wd%3AQ7397.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fsoftware%20wdt%3AP571%20%3Fdate.%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fsoftware%20p%3AP348%20%5B%20pq%3AP577%20%3Fdate%20%5D.%20%7D%0A%20%20FILTER%28BOUND%28%3Fdate%29%29.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AORDER%20BY%20%3Fdate%0ALIMIT%2010> (source <https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/724727692210352128>), map of U1 stations in Berlin <https://query.wikidata.org/#%23Map%20of%20U1%20subway%20stations%20in%20Berlin%0A%23defaultView%3AMap%0ASELECT%20%3FstationLabel%20%3Fcoord%0AWHERE%20%7B%0A%09%3Fstation%20wdt%3AP81%20wd%3AQ99691%20.%0A%09%3Fstation%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoord%0A%09SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22de%22%20%7D%0A%7D> (source <https://twitter.com/johl/status/726025270159921152>) Development - Created the first MediaInfo entity through the API (screenshot <https://twitter.com/wikidata/status/725606133747077120>, a bit more background <https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2016-April/008606.html>) - Substantially reduced server load for item and property displaying ( phab:T132662 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T132662>) - There are currently some issues with the order of latitude/longitude inn coordinates in the query service map visualization. It will be fixed tonight. - Removed unsupported sort and dir parameters from the wikibase.api.RepoApi JavaScript module. This may break user JavaScript calling getEntitiesByPage (phab:T119856 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T119856>). - Worked on new flyers for institutions that want to cooperate with Wikidata and developers wanting to use our data (will be published on Commons once they're done) - Moved forward with internationalization of the query service interface (not on translatewiki.net yet but being worked on) - Worked on making it possible to extend SPARQL queries in simplified natural language version. It will also no longer add query prefixes when editing the query. Those are not live yet. - Fixed a bug where admins got a blank page when trying to view deleted revisions (phabricator:T132645 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T132645>) - Investigating issues with bad suggestions for properties when adding new statements (phabricator:T132839 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T132839>) You can see all open tickets related to Wikidata here <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/query/4RotIcw5oINo/#R>. Monthly Tasks - Hack on one of these <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/query/R8GRzX1eH0tb/#R>. - 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_items> - Help translate <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:LanguageStats> or proofread pages in your own language! - Add labels, in your own language(s), for the new properties listed above. 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 www.wikimedia.de Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 Nz. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207.
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