*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over
the last week.*

Discussions

   - We need your input about quality criteria for building a tool to
   evaluate item quality
   
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#Quality_Criteria_for_Building_a_Tool_to_Evaluate_Item_Quality>

Events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events>/
Press/Blogs
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage>

   - Past: FOSDEM <https://fosdem.org>
   - Upcoming: WSDM Cup 2017 <http://www.wsdm-cup-2017.org>
   - Upcoming: WikiCite 2017, Vienna, May 23-25, 2017
   <https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2017-February/010243.html>
   - Upcoming: A Gentle Introduction to Wikidata for Absolute Beginners, by
   Asaf Bartov, February 9th, 19:00 UTC
   <https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2017-February/086238.html>
   (livestream on Youtube <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVrAx3AmUvA>)
   - Scaling the matching of Wikidata to OpenStreetMap with wikimama
   <https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/BharataHS/diary/40357>
   - Software product management as an internship in the Wikidata
   development team
   
<https://blog.wikimedia.de/2017/01/27/software-product-management-as-an-internship-learning-about-the-real-world-at-wikimedia-deutschland/>
   - Being a Volunteer Developer for Wikimedia projects: An Interview with
   Greta Doçi
   
<https://blog.wikimedia.de/2017/02/03/being-a-volunteer-developer-for-wikimedia-projects-an-interview-with-greta-doci/>

Other Noteworthy Stuff

   - Inspire Campaign on outside knowledge networks launched
   <https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2017-January/086159.html>
   - What would you like to talk about during Wikimania Montreal?
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Wikimania_2017>
   - Join the Wikimania program committee!
   <https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2017-February/086234.html>
   - OpenStreetMap uses several wikidata-related tags
   <https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/search?q=wikidata> in its database.
   See also the related documentation
   <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Wikidata>
   - Dutch is now the most used language
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Pasleim/Language_statistics_for_items>
   for descriptions on Wikidata (56,7%), leaving English (55,8%) and German
   (34,7%) behind.
   - An OpenRefine service for Wikidata is waiting for testing:
   https://tools.wmflabs.org/openrefine-wikidata/
   - WMDE looking for a data analyst to work mostly on Wikidata
   <https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2017-February/010270.html>
   - WMF looking for a project manager to work on structured data for
   Commons
   
<https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/584922?gh_src=15wnhc1#.WJj-TN9ifCk>

Did you know?

   - Newest properties
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>: Saros cycle of
   eclipse <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3592>, World Checklist
   of Selected Plant Families ID
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3591>, Relations Ontology ID
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3590>, GCD series ID
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3589>, WNBA player ID
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3588>, Common Vulnerabilities
   and Exposures ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3587>,
CricketArchive
   playing ground ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3586>,
UltraSignup
   runner ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3585>, ITRA runner ID
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3584>, Surfline ID
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3583>, SunshineTour ID
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3582>, Pro Football Hall of
   Fame ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3581>, SIPCA code
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3580>, Sina Weibo id
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3579>, autologous cell line
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3578>, Croatian Football
   Federation player ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3577>, TLG
   author ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3576>, data size
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3575>, Fangraphs ID
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3574>, European Handball
   Federation ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3573>, ESPNcricinfo
   playing ground ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3572>, ESPN
   MLB player ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3571>, European
   Case Law Identifier <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3570>,
Cultureel
   Woordenboek identifier <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3569>, OWGR
   ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3568>, Legends of Hockey ID
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3567>, Just Sports Stats ID
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3566>, J.League Data Site ID
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3565>, Global Poker Index ID
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3564>, NGA Lighthouse ID
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3563>, Admiralty number
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3562>, pro-football-reference ID
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3561>, College Football Data
   Warehouse ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3560>, maximum
   size or capacity <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3559>, USCF ID
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3558>, World Curling Federation
   ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3557>, World Curling Tour ID
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3556>, World Guide to Covered
   Bridges ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3555>, World Series
   of Poker ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3554>, Zhihu topic
   ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3553>
   - Query examples:
      - Places of worship south of 48°S
      
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AMap%0ASELECT%20distinct%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Fcoord%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ1370598%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Flocation%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20p%3AP625%20%5B%20psv%3AP625%20%5B%20wikibase%3AgeoLatitude%20%3Flat%20%3B%20%5D%20%3B%20ps%3AP625%20%3Fcoord%20%5D%0A%20%20FILTER%28%3Flat%20%3C%20-48%29.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22%20.%20%7D%0A%7D%20ORDER%20BY%20%3Flat%20%3FitemLabel>
      (source <https://twitter.com/PoulpyWP/status/826929337253363713>)
      - Fictional items named after real items
      
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20fictional%20things%20named%20after%20non-fictional%20things%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3FitemDescription%20%3FnamedAfterLabel%20%3FnamedAfterDescription%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279*%20wd%3AQ14897293%3B%0A%20wdt%3AP138%20%3FnamedAfter.%0A%20MINUS%20%7B%20%3FnamedAfter%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279*%20wd%3AQ14897293.%20%7D%0A%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%7D>
      (source <https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/828697909831036929>)

Development

   - You can now download query results as SVG images
   
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#You_can_now_download_a_query_result_in_SVG>
   - When posting a link to an item to social networks and on messenger
   apps that show previews the previews will now be nicer and show an image. (
   phabricator:T51859 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T51859>)
   - WE published the results of our research around Commons usage: How do
   heavy Commons users work? ...and what does that mean for structured data on
   Commons?
   
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HeavyCommonsUserQualitativeResearch.pdf>
   - Setting up test system for federation (being able to use Wikidata's
   items and properties on Commons)
   - Setting up test system for lexemes
   - Setting up test system for improved change dispatching (sending
   notifications about edits on Wikidata to Wikipedia and co)
   - Doing more groundwork for lexemes
   - Working on better integration with Elastic
   - More work on Federation
   - Getting ready to deploy automated sitelinks for Wiktionary
   - Fixing a number of keyboard navigation issues based on your feedback
   - Working on the new datatype for geoshapes (phabricator:T57549
   <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T57549>)
   - Looking into linking more complicated external identifiers properly (
   phabricator:T151329 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T151329>)
   - Improved the link to the help portal on the query service (
   phabricator:T154993 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T154993>)

See all open tickets related to Wikidata
<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!
   - Help merge identical items
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Pasleim/projectmerge> across
   Wikimedia projects.
   - 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>
- proposals
   needing attention
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Attention_needed>
   - The Cebuano and Swedish wikis have a lot of bot-created content which
   is unconnected to other wiki articles. A good way to tackle that problem is
   by checking constraint violations
   
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Database_reports/Constraint_violations/P1566#.22Unique_value.22_violations>
   for property GeoNames ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1566>.



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