*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>

   - Celtic Knot Conference
   <https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Celtic_Knot_Conference_2018>, dedicated
   to Wikimedia projects and minority languages, July 5-6, in Aberystwyth
   (Wales). A lot of Wikidata workshops will take place during this event.

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

   - 4800 Welsh portraits added to Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata
   <https://blog.library.wales/?p=17811>, blog post at the National Library
   of Wales by Jason Evans, National Wikimedian of Wales
   - LIPID MAPS identifiers and endocannabinoids
   <http://chem-bla-ics.blogspot.com/2018/07/lipid-map-identifiers-and.html>
   on Wikidata, blog post by Egon Willighagen

Other Noteworthy Stuff

   - Change for maxlag impacts bots and semi-automated tools
   <https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2018-June/012166.html>
   - The five-thousandth lexeme <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Lexeme:L5000>,
   about a interjection "jau" in Nynorsk language, has been created
   - The Commons template Wikidata infobox
   <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:Wikidata_infobox> has now
   passed 1.3 million uses on Commons categories, with plenty more still to
   come. A new help page
   <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wikidata_infobox_help> gives
   advice on how to add, extend or improve uses of it, and how to fix data
   problems.
   - You can discuss the right properties to describe files on Commons
   
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data/Get_involved/Feedback_requests/Properties_for_Commons>,
   to help moving on with Structured data on Commons
   - Help improving the fight against vandalism with ORES
   <https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2018-July/012183.html>
   - Sixth birthday of Wikidata
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Sixth_Birthday>: it's time to
   think about what you'd like to organize in your area! There will be a phone
   call for organizers
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:Sixth_Birthday>, and the
   deadline to request swag is September 7th.

Did you know?

   - Newest properties
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>:
      - General datatypes: JMA Seismic Intensity Scale
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5386>, permanent resident of
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5389>, auxiliary verb
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5401>, homograph lexeme
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5402>
      - External identifiers: École normale alumnus ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5373>, Académie des sciences
      d'outre-mer member ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5374>, BIU
      Santé person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5375>, Medicina
      author ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5376>, Étonnants
      voyageurs participant ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5377>, Akadem person ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5378>, GAMECIP platform ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5379>, National Academy of
      Sciences member ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5380>, EGROKN
      ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5381>, Behind The Voice
      Actors franchise ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5382>, archINFORM
      project ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5383>, Behind The
      Voice Actors film ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5384>, IGN
      video game ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5385>, Behind
      The Voice Actors tv show ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5387>, Bulgarian Antarctic
      Gazetteer ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5388>, Classiques
      des sciences sociales author ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5390>, Norwegian Polar
      Institute place name ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5391>,
      Poetry Archive poet ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5392>,
      cipM poet ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5393>, Poets &
      Writers author ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5394>, Canadian
      Encyclopedia article ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5395>,
      Online Books Page publication ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5396>, Tierstimmenarchiv ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5397>, TDKIV term ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5398>, GeoNLP ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5400>, CNAP artist ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5403>, RYM artist ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5404>, Rendez-vous de
      l'histoire ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5406>
   - New property proposals
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal>
   to review:
      - General datatypes: JMA Magnitude
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/JMA_Magnitude>,
      Coached by
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Coached_by>,
      Harmonized System Code
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Harmonized_System_Code>,
      reverse lemma
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/reverse_lemma>,
      reference properties
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/reference_properties>,
      LilyPond notation
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/LilyPond_notation>,
      valency
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/valency>,
section
      number
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/section_number>,
      propdef
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/propdef>,
      antonym
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/antonym>,
Central
      Index Key (CIK)
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Central_Index_Key_(CIK)>,
      note <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/note>
      - External identifiers: Flanders Music Centre ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Flanders_Music_Centre_ID>,
      Île en île ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/%C3%8Ele_en_%C3%AEle_ID>,
      Fantastic Fiction ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Fantastic_Fiction_ID>,
      mhk object ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/mhk_object_ID>,
      CeBeDem ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CeBeDem_ID>,
      Ricochet ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Ricochet_ID>,
      Common procurement vocabulary
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Common_procurement_vocabulary>,
      pixiv ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/pixiv_ID>, NYRB
      ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NYRB_ID>,
      The Paris Review ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_Paris_Review_ID>,
      GS1 GPC brick code
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/GS1_GPC_brick_code>,
      Pasteur Institute ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Pasteur_Institute_ID>,
      The Trading Card Database person ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_Trading_Card_Database_person_ID>,
      Legaseriea.it team ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Legaseriea.it_team_ID>,
      Deutsche Biographie person ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Deutsche_Biographie_person_ID>,
      Setlist FM artist ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Setlist_FM_artist_ID>,
      Setlist FM venue ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Setlist_FM_venue_ID>,
      Poetry International Web ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Poetry_International_Web_ID>,
      EuroVoc ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/EuroVoc_ID>,
      Språkrådets termwiki ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Spr%C3%A5kr%C3%A5dets_termwiki_ID>,
      Elysee.fr president ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Elysee.fr_president_ID>,
      Reseñas Biográficas (Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile)
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Rese%C3%B1as_Biogr%C3%A1ficas_(Biblioteca_del_Congreso_Nacional_de_Chile)>,
      abuse filter ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/abuse_filter_ID>,
      Herder Encyclopedia author ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Herder_Encyclopedia_author_ID>,
      Collège de France professor ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Coll%C3%A8ge_de_France_professor_ID>
   - Query examples:
      - Map of the birth places of people who have had taxa named after them
      
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AMap%7B%22layer%22%3A%22%3FrankLabel%22%7D%0ASELECT%20%3Fperson%20%3FpersonLabel%20%3Ftaxon%20%3FtaxonLabel%20%3Frank%20%3FrankLabel%20%3Fgeoloc%20%3Fpersonimage%20%3Ftaxonimage%20%3Fpob%20%3FpobLabel%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ5%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP19%20%3Fpob%20.%0A%20%20%3Ftaxon%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ16521%20%3B%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP225%20%3Ftaxonname%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP105%20%3Frank%20%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP138%20%3Fperson%20.%0A%20%20%3Fpob%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fgeoloc%20.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fpersonimage%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Ftaxon%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Ftaxonimage%20%7D%0A%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%20>
      (source <https://twitter.com/EvoMRI/status/1011746118483443712>)
      - Space observatories and their namesakes
      
<https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%20%3FnamesakeLabel%20%3FnamesakeImage%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ148578.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP138%20%3Fnamesake.%0A%20%20%3Fnamesake%20wdt%3AP18%20%3FnamesakeImage.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%0A%0A%0A>
      (source <https://twitter.com/WikiDigi/status/1012347300394356736>)
      - Timeline of computer games
      
<https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3ATimeline%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fauthor%20%3FauthorLabel%20%3Fimage%20%3Fdate%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fauthor%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ7889%20.%0A%20%20%3Fauthor%20wdt%3AP577%20%3Fdate%20.%0A%20%20%3Fauthor%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage%20.%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/1012208998429446144>)
      - List of companies owned by Disney
      
<https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20%28wdt%3AP127%7C%5Ewdt%3AP199%7Cwdt%3AP749%7C%5Ewdt%3AP1830%7C%5Ewdt%3AP355%29%2B%20wd%3AQ7414.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20%28wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%29%20wd%3AQ4830453.%0A%7D>
      (source <https://twitter.com/forestgregg/status/1011459239087345664>)
      - Same gender spouses
      
<https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fq1%20%3Fq1Label%20%3Fq2%20%3Fq2Label%20%3FgenderLabel%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fq1%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ5%20%3B%20wdt%3AP21%20%3Fgender%20.%0A%20%20%3Fq2%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ5%20%3B%20wdt%3AP21%20%3Fgender%20.%0A%20%20%7B%20%7B%20%3Fq1%20wdt%3AP26%20%3Fq2%20%7D%20UNION%20%7B%20%3Fq2%20wdt%3AP26%20%3Fq1%20%7D%20%7D%0A%20%20FILTER%20%28STR%28%3Fq1%29%20%3C%20STR%28%3Fq2%29%29%20.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D>
      (source <https://twitter.com/envlh/status/1011721868863332353>)
   - Newest WikiProjects
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProjects>:
   WikiProject Patents
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Patents>
   - Newest user-scripts: d:User:Husky/ifff-viewer-link.js
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Husky/ifff-viewer-link.js> (shows
   selected parts of images, according to P2677
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2677> qualifiers - for example
   d:Q17335769#P180 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17335769#P180>.)

Development

   - Working on prefilling spelling variant of new form representation (
   phab:T195708 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T195708>)
   - Start breaking down stories in order to implement Senses
   - Finding a better solution for dewiki's Modul:Wikidata isParent (
   phab:T179155 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T179155>)
   - Adding support for linking to a particular statement (phab:T169224
   <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T169224>)
   - Implement property scope constraint (phab:T197473
   <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T197473>)
   - Track maxlag for wikidata on grafana dashboard (phab:T196868
   <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T196868>)

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>



-- 
Léa Lacroix
Project Manager Community Communication for Wikidata

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www.wikimedia.de

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