*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week.*
Events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events>/ Press/Blogs <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage> - Upcoming: Open Source Ladies <https://www.meetup.com/opensourceladies/events/242038340/>, meetup for women who want to start coding for Mediawiki and other open source projects, August 22nd, Berlin - Data Partnerships in Wikidata: Project Durchblick with Humboldt University <https://blog.wikimedia.de/2017/08/21/data-partnerships-in-wikidata-project-durchblick/> by Jens Ohlig (in German <https://blog.wikimedia.de/2017/08/21/datenpartnerschaften-mit-wikidata-projekt-durchblick/> ) - What do Wikidata and Wikipedia have in common? An analysis of their use of external references <https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/412922/> by Alessandro Piscoppo et al. Other Noteworthy Stuff - New documentation page: How to use Wikidata data on Wikimedia projects <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:How_to_use_data_on_Wikimedia_projects> (feel free to help improving it) - The growth of items continues: we have Q37000000 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37000000> and even Q37500000 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37500000>; Scientific article (Q13442814 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13442814>) becomes the most used Wikidata item (source <https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Wikidata:Database_reports/Popular_items&diff=next&oldid=540656154> ) - More than 80K locations in Belgium added to Mix'n'Match <https://tools.wmflabs.org/mix-n-match/#/catalog/377> Did you know? - Newest properties <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>: World Heritage Tentative List ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4171>, eParks unit ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P4170> - Query examples: - Surnames, similar to Muller, according to Cologne phonetics, Caverphone and Soundex algorithms <https://query.wikidata.org/#%23TEMPLATE%3D%7B%22template%22%3A%22Surnames%2C%20similar%20to%20%3Fsurname%2C%20according%20to%20Cologne%20phonetics%2C%20Caverphone%20and%20Soundex%20algorithms%22%2C%22variables%22%3A%7B%22%3Fsurname%22%3A%7B%22query%22%3A%22%20SELECT%20%3Fid%20%7B%20%3Fid%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ101352%20%3B%20wdt%3AP3879%20%5B%5D%20%3B%20wdt%3AP3880%20%5B%5D%20%3B%20wdt%3AP3878%20%5B%5D%20%7D%20LIMIT%20100%20%22%7D%20%7D%20%7D%0ASELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20BIND%28wd%3AQ28800754%20AS%20%3Fsurname%29%0A%20%20%3Fsurname%20wdt%3AP3879%20%3Fcologne.%0A%20%20%3Fsurname%20wdt%3AP3880%20%3Fcaverphone.%0A%20%20%3Fsurname%20wdt%3AP3878%20%3Fsoundex.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ101352.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP3879%20%3Fcologne.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP3880%20%3Fcaverphone.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP3878%20%3Fsoundex.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%20%20FILTER%28%3Fitem%20%21%3D%20%3Fsurname%29%0A%7D> - Shortest streets in Moscow <https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Flength_in_meters%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20hint%3AQuery%20hint%3Aoptimizer%20%27None%27%20.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP131%2a%20wd%3AQ649%20.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20%28wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%29%20wd%3AQ79007%20.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20p%3AP2043%2Fpsn%3AP2043%2Fwikibase%3AquantityAmount%20%3Flength_in_meters%20.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22ru%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AORDER%20BY%20%3Flength_in_meters%0ALIMIT%20100> - A timeline of theologians with a connection to Berlin <https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20A%20Timeline%20of%20Theologians%20Active%20in%20Berlin%0A%23defaultView%3ATimeline%0ASELECT%20%3Ftheologian%20%3FtheologianLabel%20%3Fdate_of_birth%20%3Fimage%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Ftheologian%20wdt%3AP106%20wd%3AQ1234713.%0A%20%20%3Ftheologian%20wdt%3AP937%20wd%3AQ64.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Ftheologian%20wdt%3AP569%20%3Fdate_of_birth.%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Ftheologian%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage.%20%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0A> (source <https://twitter.com/andersoncliffb/status/898520000796950528> ) - Timeline of the life of Honoré de Balzac <https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3ATimeline%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Ft%20%3FppLabel%20%3FvalueLabel%20%3FrrLabel%20%20%3Fimage%0AWHERE%0A%7B%0A%20%20%7Bwd%3AQ9711%20%3Fprop%20%3Ft%20FILTER%20%28datatype%28%3Ft%29%3Dxsd%3AdateTime%29%20.%0A%20%20%20%3Fvalue%20wikibase%3AdirectClaim%20%3Fprop.%20%7D%0A%20%20UNION%0A%20%20%7B%0A%20%20%20wd%3AQ9711%20%3Fq%20%3Fstatement%20%20FILTER%20regex%20%28STR%28%3Fq%29%2C%22prop%2FP%22%29%20.%0A%20%20%20%3Fstatement%20%3Fp%20%3Ft%20FILTER%20regex%20%28STR%28%3Fp%29%2C%20%22prop%2Fqualifier%2FP%22%29%20FILTER%20%28datatype%28%3Ft%29%3Dxsd%3AdateTime%29%20.%0A%20%20%20%3Fstatement%20%3Fr%20%3Fvalue%20FILTER%20regex%20%28STR%28%3Fr%29%2C%22prop%2Fstatement%2F%22%29%20.%0A%20%20%20BIND%28IRI%28CONCAT%28CONCAT%28SUBSTR%28STR%28%3Fr%29%2C1%2C29%29%2C%22direct%2F%22%29%2CSUBSTR%28STR%28%3Fr%29%2C40%29%29%29%20as%20%3Frprop%29%20%20%0A%20%20%20%3Frr%20wikibase%3AdirectClaim%20%3Frprop%20.%20%20%0A%20%20%20BIND%28IRI%28CONCAT%28CONCAT%28SUBSTR%28STR%28%3Fp%29%2C1%2C29%29%2C%22direct%2F%22%29%2CSUBSTR%28STR%28%3Fp%29%2C40%29%29%29%20as%20%3Fpprop%29%20%20%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fpp%20%20wikibase%3AdirectClaim%20%3Fpprop%20.%0A%20%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Fvalue%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage%7D%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20UNION%0A%20%20%7B%0A%20%20%20wd%3AQ9711%20wdt%3AP800%20%3Fvalue%20.%0A%20%20%20%3Fvalue%20%3Fprop%20%3Ft%20FILTER%20%28datatype%28%3Ft%29%3Dxsd%3AdateTime%29%20.%0A%20%20%20%3Frr%20wikibase%3AdirectClaim%20wdt%3AP800%20.%0A%20%20%20%3Fpp%20wikibase%3AdirectClaim%20%3Fprop.%0A%20%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Fvalue%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage%7D%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AORDER%20BY%20%3Ft> (source <https://twitter.com/SciHiBlog/status/898539789963677697>) - Twin cities of places in South Africa <https://query.wikidata.org/#%23twin%20cities%20of%20places%20in%20South%20Africa%0A%23defaultView%3AMap%0ASELECT%20%2a%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP190%20%3Fsister%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoord%20.%0A%20%20%3Fsister%20wdt%3AP131%2a%20wd%3AQ258%20.%0A%7D> (source <https://twitter.com/EvoMRI/status/897566209511763969>) - 51st UK parliament (1992) was the first one with more women than Johns <https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20UK%20parliaments%20with%20count%20of%20Johns%20and%20count%20of%20women%0A%23defaultView%3ALineChart%0ASELECT%20%3Fdate%20%3Fcount%20%3Flabel%20WITH%20%7B%0A%20%20%23%20all%20MPs%20with%20their%20associated%20parliament%0A%20%20SELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fmp%20%3Fparliament%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fmp%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ5.%0A%20%20%20%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%23%20new%20data%20model%3A%20position%20held%20%E2%80%93%20Member%20of%20the%20nth%20Parliament%20of%20the%20United%20Kingdom%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fmp%20p%3AP39%2Fps%3AP39%20%3Fposition.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fposition%20wdt%3AP279%20wd%3AQ16707842%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20p%3AP279%2Fpq%3AP2937%7Cwdt%3AP2937%20%3Fparliament.%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%20UNION%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%23%20old%20data%20model%3A%20member%20of%20%E2%80%93%20nth%20Parliament%20of%20the%20United%20Kingdom%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fmp%20p%3AP463%2Fps%3AP463%20%3Fparliament.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Fparliament%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ21094819.%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%7D%0A%7D%20AS%20%25MPsWithParliament%20WITH%20%7B%0A%20%20%23%20count%20of%20Johns%20in%20each%20parliament%0A%20%20SELECT%20%3Fparliament%20%28COUNT%28DISTINCT%20%3Fmp%29%20AS%20%3Fjohns%29%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20INCLUDE%20%25MPsWithParliament.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fmp%20wdt%3AP735%20wd%3AQ4925477.%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20GROUP%20BY%20%3Fparliament%0A%7D%20AS%20%25johns%20WITH%20%7B%0A%20%20%23%20count%20of%20women%20in%20each%20parliament%0A%20%20SELECT%20%3Fparliament%20%28COUNT%28DISTINCT%20%3Fmp%29%20AS%20%3Fwomen%29%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20INCLUDE%20%25MPsWithParliament.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fmp%20wdt%3AP21%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ6581072.%20%23%20%28P279%2a%3A%20include%20transgender%20females%20%E2%80%93%20non%20yet%2C%20but%20will%20probably%20happen%20in%20the%20future%29%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20GROUP%20BY%20%3Fparliament%0A%7D%20AS%20%25women%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%23%20get%20%3Fjohns%20and%20%3Fwomen%0A%20%20INCLUDE%20%25johns.%0A%20%20INCLUDE%20%25women.%0A%20%20%23%20fan%20out%20single%20result%0A%20%20%23%20%3Fparliament%20%3Fjohns%20%3Fwomen%0A%20%20%23%20into%20two%20results%0A%20%20%23%20%3Fparliament%20%22Johns%22%20%3Fjohns%0A%20%20%23%20%3Fparliament%20%22women%22%20%3Fwomen%0A%20%20%23%20so%20the%20line%20chart%20works%0A%20%20VALUES%20%3Flabel%20%7B%20%22Johns%22%40en%20%22women%22%40en%20%7D%0A%20%20BIND%28IF%28%3Flabel%20%3D%20%22Johns%22%40en%2C%20%3Fjohns%2C%20%3Fwomen%29%20AS%20%3Fcount%29%0A%20%20%23%20get%20parliament%20date%20for%20the%20chart%0A%20%20%3Fparliament%20wdt%3AP571%7Cwdt%3AP580%20%3Fdate.%0A%20%20%23%20add%20labels%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AORDER%20BY%20%3Fdate> (source <https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/898918062661017600>) - All places that are named "earth" in at least one language <https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fplace%20%28STR%28%3Flabel%29%20AS%20%3FplaceLabel%29%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20hint%3AQuery%20hint%3Aoptimizer%20%27None%27%20.%0A%20%20BIND%28wd%3AQ2%20AS%20%3Fearth%29%20.%0A%20%20%3Fearth%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3Flabel%20.%0A%20%20%3Fplace%20rdfs%3Alabel%20%3Flabel%20.%0A%20%20FILTER%20%28%3Fearth%20%21%3D%20%3Fplace%29%20.%0A%20%20%3Fplace%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ17334923%20.%0A%7D> (source <https://twitter.com/envlh/status/897499609844535297>) - Newest WikiProjects <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProjects>: Parliaments <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Parliaments> Development - Working on making constraints work on qualifiers and references ( phabricator:T168532 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T168532>) - Working on making it easier to see when input in property or value fields is not recognized/wrong (phabricator:T170531 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T170531>) - Added new language codes (eya, fuf, ood, pjt, yap, zun) for use in monolingual text values - Fixed an issue with badges not being shown next to interwiki links on Wikipedia and co (phabricator:T172592 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T172592>) - Worked on showing labels when linking to a redirect (phabricator:T96553 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T96553>) - Worked on making change dispatching to Wikipedia and co work better so changes made on Wikidata show up there in a reasonable time. There were issues because of significantly increased edit activity on Wikidata. You can see all open tickets related to Wikidata here <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/query/4RotIcw5oINo/#R>. Monthly Tasks - 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> - Suggested and open tasks <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Contribute/Suggested_and_open_tasks> ! - 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 the interface and documentation pages, in your own language! - Help merge identical items <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Pasleim/projectmerge> across Wikimedia projects. - Help write the next summary! <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next> -- Léa Lacroix Project Manager Community Communication 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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