*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>

   - Wikidata LGBT group at the Pride march in Paris
   
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Marche_des_fiert%C3%A9s_2018_%C3%A0_Paris>,
   June 30th

Press, articles, blog posts
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage>

   - Archives and Wikidata
   
<https://arbido.ch/fr/edition-article/2018/automatisierung-versprechen-oder-drohung/archives-et-wikidata>
   (in French) by Baptiste de Coulon
   - Share cultural data in Wikidata
   <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8bYtzLPlks> (in French) video workshop
   by La cinématèque québécoise

Other Noteworthy Stuff

   - Try the new prototype of the termbox on mobile and give feedback
   
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Development/Termbox/Feedback_loop_-_reading_termbox_on_mobile>
   - There will be an IRC Office Hour for Structured Data on Commons
   <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data> on Tuesday,
   26 June from 18:00-19:00 UTC. More information, including time and date
   conversion, is available on Meta
   <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours#Upcoming_office_hours>.
   There is no set topic, you are welcome to bring any discussion that you
   would like to the office hour.
   - Edit #700,000,000 <https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?diff=700000000>
   happened on June 21th
   - Magnus Manske released a new interface for QuickStatements V2
   <http://magnusmanske.de/wordpress/?p=526>. Among other changes, it now
   include links to EditGroups <https://tools.wmflabs.org/editgroups>, a
   tool that allows people to discuss about or revert batch edits
   - WikiCite 2018 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiCite_2018> will
   take place in the San Francisco Bay Area on November 27-29

Did you know?

   - Newest properties
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>:
      - General datatypes: angular diameter
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5348>, laps completed
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5349>, Alexander polynomial
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5350>, Conway polynomial
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5351>, Jones polynomial
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5352>, school district
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5353>
      - External identifiers: Bérose ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5333>, Rom Galil settlement
      ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5334>, Or Movement
      settlement ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5335>, Or
      Movement regional council ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5336>, Google News ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5337>, SilentEra.com film ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5338>, Lega Serie A soccer
      player ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5339>, AFI person
      ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5340>, Poetry Foundation
      ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5341>, Poets.org poet ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5343>, Printemps des poètes
      poet ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5344>, PC Engine
      Software Bible ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5345>, Playmates
      Playmate ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5346>, Amphibian
      Species of World ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5354>, abgeordnetenwatch.de
      politician ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5355>, Laut.de
      artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5356>, The
      Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5357>, Operone opera ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5358>, Operone composer ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5359>, MobyGames group ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5360>, BNB person ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5361>, ASMP member ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5362>, Académie des
      beaux-arts member ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5363>, British
      Council writer ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5364>, Internet
      Book Database of Fiction writer ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5365>, Operissimo artist ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5366>, YouTube Gaming game ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5367>, National Gallery of
      Canada artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5368>,
Encyclopædia
      Universalis author ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5369>, Entomologists
      of the World ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5370>, GAMECIP
      media format ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5371>,
Dictionnaire
      critique des historiens de l'art ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5372>
   - New property proposals
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal>
   to review:
      - General datatypes: auxiliary verb
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/auxiliary_verb>,
      Number of works accessible online
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Number_of_works_accessible_online>,
      model year
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/model_year>,
      CETAF specimen ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CETAF_specimen_ID>,
      floor number
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/floor_number>,
      has pattern
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/has_pattern>
      - External identifiers: MobyGames game group ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/MobyGames_game_group_ID>,
      Amazon.com ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Amazon.com_ID>,
      Behind the voice Actors tv show ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Behind_the_voice_Actors_tv_show_ID>,
      Behind the voice Actors movie ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Behind_the_voice_Actors_movie_ID>,
      Behind the voice Actors franchise ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Behind_the_voice_Actors_franchise_ID>,
      Radio Courtoisie host ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Radio_Courtoisie_host_ID>,
      archINFORM project ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/archINFORM_project_ID>,
      Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Bulgarian_Antarctic_Gazetteer_ID>,
      Classiques des sciences sociales ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Classiques_des_sciences_sociales_ID>,
      cipM ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/cipM_ID>, Poets
      & Writers ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Poets_%26_Writers_ID>,
      Poetry Archive ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Poetry_Archive_ID>,
      Norwegian Polar Institute place name ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Norwegian_Polar_Institute_place_name_ID>,
      VIN <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/VIN>,
GeoNLP
      ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/GeoNLP_ID>,
Online
      Books Page publication ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Online_Books_Page_publication_ID>,
      Tierstimmenarchiv ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Tierstimmenarchiv_ID>,
      The Canadian Encyclopedia article ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_Canadian_Encyclopedia_article_ID>,
      TDKIV term ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TDKIV_term_ID>,
      Gfycat tag
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Gfycat_tag>,
      Gfycat user ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Gfycat_user_ID>,
      RYM ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/RYM_ID>,
Identifient
      pour artistes du Centre national des arts plastiques
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Identifient_pour_artistes_du_Centre_national_des_arts_plastiques>,
      Whonamedit? ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Whonamedit%3F_ID>
   - Query examples:
      - Timeline of scientists dying a non natural death before 1900
      
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%20%23defaultView%3ATimeline%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fauthor%20%3FauthorLabel%20%3Fimage%20%3Fdate%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fauthor%20wdt%3AP106%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ901%20.%0A%20%20%3Fauthor%20wdt%3AP570%20%3Fdate%20FILTER%20%28YEAR%28%3Fdate%29%3C1900%29.%0A%20%20%3Fauthor%20wdt%3AP1196%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ855919%20.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Fauthor%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage%20.%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%2C%20de%2C%20fr%2C%20es%2C%20it%2C%20cz%22%20%7D%0A%7D%20>
      (source <https://twitter.com/SciHiBlog/status/1011200300231938049>)
      - Most P2860-cited surname
      
<https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%0A%20%20%3Fcount%0A%20%20%3Fsurname%20%3FsurnameLabel%0AWITH%20%7B%0A%20%20SELECT%0A%20%20%20%20%28COUNT%28%2a%29%20AS%20%3Fcount%29%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fsurname%0A%20%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%5B%5D%20wdt%3AP2860%20%2F%20wdt%3AP50%20%2F%20wdt%3AP734%20%3Fsurname%20.%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20GROUP%20BY%20%3Fsurname%0A%7D%20AS%20%25results%0AWHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20INCLUDE%20%25results%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC%28%3Fcount%29%0A>
      (source <https://twitter.com/fnielsen/status/1010425882941542400>)
   - Newest WikiProjects
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProjects>:
   Research projects
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Research_projects>

Development

   - Include Wikibase dispatch lag in API "maxlag" enforcing (phab:T194950
   <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T194950>)
   - Run full constraint check when saving a statement (phab:T194760
   <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T194760>)
   - Show map on items to preview coordinates (phab:T184933
   <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T184933>)
   - Implement property scope constraint to say if a property should be
   used on main snak qualifiers or references (phab:T197473
   <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T197473>)
   - Investigate on replacements for some parts of wb_terms table (
   phab:T197161 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T197161>)
   - Fix a UI glitch on Lexeme editing interface (phab:T195298
   <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T195298>)
   - Add names and descriptions for Lexeme, Form and Sense datatypes on
   Special:ListDatatypes (phab:T189935
   <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T189935>)
   - Display a warning message and prevent entering of lemmas with the same
   spelling variant (phab:T195372
   <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T195372>)
   - Work on showing description in Item selector in Special:NewLexeme (
   phab:T165597 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T165597>)

You can see all open tickets related to Wikidata here
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/query/4RotIcw5oINo/#R>. If you
want to help, you can also have a look at the tasks needing a volunteer
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/board/71/query/zfiRgTnZF7zu/?filter=zfiRgTnZF7zu&order=priority>.

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>


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