*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week.*
Discussions - Closed request for comments: Editing descriptions from Wikipedia Android app <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/Editing_descriptions_from_Wikipedia_Android_app> Events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events>/Press/Blogs <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Press_coverage> - Past: Wikidata workshop at Code for Germany with OKLabs <http://codefor.de/>, Jens and WikidataFacts. You can read a blog post by Riedelwerk (in German) <https://riedelwerk.wordpress.com/2016/12/05/804-wikidata-okwiki/> More documentation to come soon - How Wikidata could be used for biomedical knowledge <http://www.slideshare.net/goodb/building-a-biomedical-knowledge-garden> (Benjamin Good) - The Fossasia Opentech Submit in Singapore <http://blog.fossasia.org/fossasia-summit-2017-singapore-call-for-speakers/> is looking for speakers. If you're in the area and want to introduce attendees to Wikidata, feel free to send your application! Other Noteworthy Stuff - Sitelinks for the new Finnish Wikivoyage <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27910728> can be added <https://fi.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Special:UnconnectedPages> Did you know? - Newest properties <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>: French Sculpture Census work ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3386>, Japan Sumo Association ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3385>, film poster <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3383>, GeneDB ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3382>, File Format Wiki page ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3381>, FAO 2007 genetic resource ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3380>, Model Manual ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3379>, Merck Index reaction ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3378>, Bloomberg private company ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3377>, Belgian Enterprise number <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3376>, GECD Firmen-ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3375>, endianness <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3374>, sibling <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3373> - Query examples: - Bridges named after women <https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20Bridges%20named%20after%20women%0A%23%20Adapted%20from%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wikidata.org%2Fwiki%2FWikidata%3ARequest_a_query%23bridges_named_after_women%20by%20MisterSynergy%20%2C%20Jura1%202016-12-03%0A%23defaultView%3AMap%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%0A%09%3Fbridge%20%3FbridgeLabel%20%0A%09%3Fwoman%20%3FwomanLabel%20%0A%09%3Fcoor%20%0A%09%3Fcountry%20%3FcountryLabel%20%0A%09%3Fwaterbody%20%3FwaterbodyLabel%20%0A%09%28BOUND%28%3FenArticle%29%20AS%20%3FhasEn%29%20%28BOUND%28%3FfrArticle%29%20AS%20%3FhasFr%29%20%0AWHERE%0A%7B%0A%20%20%3Fbridge%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ12280%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP138%20%3Fwoman%20.%0A%20%20%3Fwoman%20wdt%3AP21%20wd%3AQ6581072%20.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%20%20%20%3Fbridge%20wdt%3AP17%20%3Fcountry%20.%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%09%3Fbridge%20wdt%3AP177%20%3Fwaterbody%20.%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%20%20%20%3FenArticle%20a%20schema%3AArticle%3B%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20schema%3Aabout%20%3Fwoman%3B%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20schema%3AisPartOf%20%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2F%3E.%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%20%20%20%3FfrArticle%20a%20schema%3AArticle%3B%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20schema%3Aabout%20%3Fwoman%3B%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20schema%3AisPartOf%20%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Ffr.wikipedia.org%2F%3E.%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fbridge%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoor%20%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%2Cfr%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%20%0AORDER%20BY%20%3Fcountry> (source <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Request_a_query#bridges_named_after_women> ) - Network of brands of some big food/drink companies <https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20network%20of%20brands%20of%20some%20big%20food%2Fdrink%20companies%0A%23defaultView%3AGraph%0ASELECT%20%3Fbrand%20%3FbrandLabel%20%28SAMPLE%28%3Fimage%29%20AS%20%3Fimage%29%20%3FlinkTo%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20VALUES%20%3Fcompany%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20wd%3AQ3295867%0A%20%20%20%20wd%3AQ334800%0A%20%20%20%20wd%3AQ695087%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fbrand%20%28wdt%3AP749%7Cwdt%3AP127%29%2B%20%3Fcompany.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fbrand%20wdt%3AP749%7Cwdt%3AP127%20%3FlinkTo.%0A%20%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fbrand%20wdt%3AP18%7Cwdt%3AP154%20%3Fimage.%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%20%20%7D%20UNION%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20BIND%28%3Fcompany%20AS%20%3Fbrand%29.%0A%20%20%20%20BIND%28%3Fbrand%20AS%20%3FlinkTo%29.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fcompany%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3FbrandLabel.%0A%20%20%20%20FILTER%28LANG%28%3FbrandLabel%29%20%3D%20%22en%22%29.%0A%20%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fcompany%20wdt%3AP18%7Cwdt%3AP154%20%3Fimage.%20%7D%0A%20%20%7D%0A%7D%0AGROUP%20BY%20%3Fbrand%20%3FbrandLabel%20%3FlinkTo> (source <https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/805167101853966336>, help improve it) - Cities located next to most rivers <https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20cities%20located%20next%20to%20most%20rivers%0ASELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%28COUNT%28DISTINCT%20%3Friver%29%20AS%20%3Fcount%29%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ486972%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP206%20%3Friver.%0A%20%20%3Friver%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ355304.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AGROUP%20BY%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%0AHAVING%28%3Fcount%20%3E%202%29%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3Fcount%29> (source <https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/805345911614439424>) - Nobel Prize winners on Twitter <https://query.wikidata.org/#%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fwinner%20%3FwinnerLabel%20%3Ftwitter%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%7B%20%3Fwinner%20wdt%3AP166%20wd%3AQ7191.%20%7D%0A%20%20UNION%0A%20%20%7B%20%3Fwinner%20wdt%3AP166%20%5B%20wdt%3AP279%20wd%3AQ7191%20%5D%20%7D%0A%20%20%3Fwinner%20wdt%3AP2002%20%3Ftwitter%20.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%20ORDER%20BY%20ASC%28%3FwinnerLabel%29> (source <https://twitter.com/egonwillighagen/status/804968354532458496>) - French deputies who died during their mandate <https://query.wikidata.org/#PREFIX%20q%3A%20%3Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.wikidata.org%2Fprop%2Fqualifier%2F%3E%0APREFIX%20v%3A%20%3Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.wikidata.org%2Fprop%2Fstatement%2F%3E%0ASELECT%20%3Fdepute%20%3FdeputeLabel%20%3Fdeces%20%3FcauseLabel%0AWHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fdepute%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ5%20.%0A%20%20%3Fdepute%20p%3AP39%20%3Fmandat%20.%0A%20%20%3Fdepute%20wdt%3AP570%20%3Fdeces%20.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fdepute%20wdt%3AP509%20%3Fcause%20.%20%7D%0A%20%20%3Fmandat%20v%3AP39%20wd%3AQ3044918%20.%0A%20%20%3Fmandat%20q%3AP582%20%3Ffin%20.%0A%20%20FILTER%20%28%3Ffin%20%3D%20%3Fdeces%29%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22fr%22%20%7D%0A%7D%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3Fdeces%29%0A> (source <https://twitter.com/envlh/status/803681927102398464>) - Streets in the Netherlands named after people <https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20Streets%20in%20the%20Netherlands%20named%20after%20people%0A%23defaultView%3ABubbleChart%0ASELECT%20%3Fnamed%20%20%3FnamedLabel%20%3FnamedDescription%20%28COUNT%28%3Fitem%29%20as%20%3Fct%29%0A%7B%0A%0A%20%20%09%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ79007%20.%0A%20%20%09%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP138%20%3Fnamed%20.%0A%20%20%09%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP17%20wd%3AQ55%20.%0A%0A%20%20%09%3Fnamed%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ5%20.%0A%09SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22%20.%7D%0A%7D%0AGROUP%20BY%20%3Fnamed%20%20%3FnamedLabel%20%3FnamedDescription%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3Fct%29> - People burried in the cemetery of La Croix Rousse (Lyon, France) <https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20personnalit%C3%A9s%20enterr%C3%A9es%20au%20cimeti%C3%A8re%20de%20la%20XRousse%0A%23defaultView%3ATable%20%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%28year%28%3FdateNaissance%29%20as%20%3FanneeNaissance%29%20%28year%28%3FdateDeces%29%20as%20%3FanneeDeces%29%20%3Fimage%0A%0AWHERE%20%7B%0A%09%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ5%20.%20%23humain%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP119%20wd%3AQ1542%20.%20%23lieu%20de%20s%C3%A9pulture%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP1442%20%3Fimage%20.%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP569%20%3FdateNaissance%20.%20%7D%20%20%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP570%20%3FdateDeces%20.%20%7D%20%20%0A%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22fr%22.%20%7D%0A%20%20%0A%7D%20ORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3Fimage%29> (source <https://twitter.com/Agamitsudo/status/803380050947178500>) - Newest WikiProjects <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProjects>: Politicians in France <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_France/Politicians> - Newest database reports: list of films with multiple-language versions (Italian labels) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Movies/lists/multiple_language_versions/it> Development - Special:EntityUsage and Special:PagesWithBadges now are using OOjs UI ( phab:T152046 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T152046>) - RFC discussion on ways to allow visitors to choose a language without logging in (phab:T149419 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T149419> and phab:T114662 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T114662>) - Investigating performance issues with change dispatching (phab:T151681 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T151681>) - Continued work on Lexeme prototype (phab:T146662 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T146662>), refining the Lexeme data model (phab:T151582 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T151582>) - Continued work on federation basics (phab:T149580 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T149580>) - Some discussion on tracking usage of statements or statement groups on clients (phab:T151717 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T151717>, see mailing list) - Investigating support for Linked Data Fragments <http://linkeddatafragments.org/> (phab:T136358 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T136358>) - We're participating in this year's Google Code-In <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Google_Code-in_2016> with a couple of Wikidata related tasks - Research for Wikidata for Commons and Wiktionary continues - Added olo (Livvinkarjala), mai and tcy to interwiki sorting order. ( phab:T151449 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T151449>) 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/Special:MyLanguage/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. - Comment on property proposals: all open proposals <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Overview> - Help with one of the bot requests <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Bot_requests> - Help merge identical items <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Pasleim/projectmerge> across Wikimedia projects. -- Léa Lacroix Community Communication 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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