*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week.*
Discussions - Open request for adminship: NewDataB <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Administrator/NewDataB> - New request for comments: semi-protection to prevent vandalism on most used Items <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/semi-protection_to_prevent_vandalism_on_most_used_Items>, Allow for Wikidata items to be created that only link to a single Wikimedia Commons category (Wikidata notability discussion) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/Allow_for_Wikidata_items_to_be_created_that_only_link_to_a_single_Wikimedia_Commons_category_(Wikidata_notability_discussion)> Events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events> - February 19th: Wikidata meetup in London - Facebook event <https://www.facebook.com/events/275262183152535> - February 21st to 24th: International Mother Language Day edit-a-thon <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_India/Events/IMLD_2019> - February 23rd: editathon about Parliament of Ghana in Accra - Registration <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfdL5dbELErMN10UIgbsuw685myFN374fTI-HI1M1_SvygDww/viewform> - March 28th: GLAM & Wikidata day in Switzerland <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/GLAM_%26_Wikimedia_CH> (registration running until March 18th) Press, articles, blog posts <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage> - Let’s Tango: Computational Musicology Using Wikidata, MusicBrainz and the Wolfram Language <https://blog.wolfram.com/2019/02/14/lets-tango-computational-musicology-using-wikidata-musicbrainz-and-the-wolfram-language/>, by Toni Schindler Other Noteworthy Stuff - Got some time? Add QIDs to the tools on Edit items <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Tools/Edit_items>, Query data <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Tools/Query_data>, Enhance user interface <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Tools/Enhance_user_interface>, Visualize data <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Tools/Visualize_data>, Lexicographical data <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Tools/Lexicographical_data>, For programmers <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Tools/For_programmers> and List of properties <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:List_of_properties>. If some tools don't have their own Items, feel free to create them. - Hardware issues at Toolforge and CloudVPS <https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/cloud-announce/2019-February/000135.html> affect lots of tools and coincide with changes in the statement stats dynamics <https://grafana.wikimedia.org/d/000000175/wikidata-datamodel-statements?panelId=1&fullscreen&orgId=1&from=1547764357626&to=1551156357626&refresh=30m> - WikibaseCirrusSearch will become a Mediawiki extension <https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2019-February/012798.html> - You can still help Shani Evenstein with her research: Wikidata as a Learning Platform <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc_h3LPcPgM2V3W5tNdRdWjw3ayRUq73nD0HyhVz07SKwE0Hw/viewform> Did you know? - Newest properties <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>: - General datatypes: drag coefficient <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6497>, illiterate population <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6498>, literate population <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6499>, non-free artwork image URL <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6500>, taxon author citation <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6507>, total goals in career <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6509>, stall speed <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6510> - External identifiers: Enciclopedia delle donne ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6488>, Joan Miró Online Image Bank ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6489>, BIDICAM authority ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6490>, Board Game Atlas ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6491>, BVPH authority ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6492>, CCBAE publication ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6493>, ISTC No. <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6494>, KSI player ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6495>, Biblioteca Virtual Andalucía authority ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6496>, Georgian National Filmography ID for Persons <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6501>, JWF Wrestlers Database person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6502>, Indian census area code (1991) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6503>, Lithuanian Sport Encyclopedia (LSE) article ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6504>, Eliseu Visconti Project ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6506>, UN/CEFACT common code <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6512> - New property proposals <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal> to review: - General datatypes: ScaleNet ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ScaleNet_ID>, Lokalhistoriewiki article <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Lokalhistoriewiki_article>, Identifiant itch.io <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Identifiant_itch.io>, approach angle <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/approach_angle>, departure angle <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/departure_angle>, ride height <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ride_height>, type of front suspensions <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/type_of_front_suspensions>, type of rear suspensions <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/type_of_rear_suspensions>, Football Money League rank <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Football_Money_League_rank>, is model of <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/is_model_of>, constraint clarification <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/constraint_clarification>, has phenotype <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/has_phenotype>, observed in <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/observed_in>, replacement property <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/replacement_property>, evidenční číslo domu <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/eviden%C4%8Dn%C3%AD_%C4%8D%C3%ADslo_domu>, Stack Exchange site <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Stack_Exchange_site> - External identifiers: WhoSampled artist <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/WhoSampled_artist>, äriregister <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/%C3%A4riregister>, ISO 639-3 Change Request ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ISO_639-3_Change_Request_ID>, Queerly Represent Me identifier <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Queerly_Represent_Me_identifier>, V.League player ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/V.League_player_ID>, Martindale-Hubbell profile <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Martindale-Hubbell_profile>, Google Play Movies & TV id <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Google_Play_Movies_%26_TV_id>, Fondation Maeght ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Fondation_Maeght_ID>, identifiant d'un jeu de données sur data.gouv.fr <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identifiant_d%27un_jeu_de_donn%C3%A9es_sur_data.gouv.fr>, BHL part ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/BHL_part_ID>, ETS Designated Institution code <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ETS_Designated_Institution_code>, Gateway to Research Project ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Gateway_to_Research_Project_ID>, Yandex.Music label ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Yandex.Music_label_ID>, Yandex.Music genre ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Yandex.Music_genre_ID> - Query examples: - Bubble chart of Indian universities with the most people ever employed by them <https://query.wikidata.org/embed.html#%23defaultView%3ABubbleChart%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3FuLabel%20(COUNT(%3Fr)%20as%20%3Fpop)%20%3Fu%0A%7B%0A%20%20%3Fr%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ5.%0A%20%20%3Fr%20wdt%3AP108%20%3Fu.%0A%20%20%3Fu%20wdt%3AP17%20wd%3AQ668.%0A%20%20%3Fu%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279*%20wd%3AQ3918.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22gu%2Chi%2Cen%22%20%7D%0A%7D%0AGROUP%20BY%20%3Fpop%20%3FuLabel%20%3Fu%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC(%3Fpop)%0A%23> (source <https://twitter.com/wikidataindia/status/1095488605030633472> ) - Graph of shared borders between certain West Bengal community development blocks <https://query.wikidata.org/embed.html#%23defaultView%3AGraph%0APREFIX%20gas%3A%20%3Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.bigdata.com%2Frdf%2Fgas%23%3E%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Fimage%20%3FlinkTo%0AWHERE%0A%7B%0A%20%20SERVICE%20gas%3Aservice%20%7B%0A%20%20gas%3Aprogram%20gas%3AgasClass%20%22com.bigdata.rdf.graph.analytics.SSSP%22%20%3B%0A%20%20gas%3Ain%20wd%3AQ15229326%3B%0A%20%20gas%3AtraversalDirection%20%22Undirected%22%20%3B%0A%20%20gas%3Aout%20%3Fitem%20%3B%0A%20%20gas%3Aout1%20%3Fdepth%20%3B%0A%20%20gas%3AmaxIterations%202%20%3B%0A%20%20gas%3AlinkType%20wdt%3AP47%20.%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP47%20%3FlinkTo%20%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7Bbd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22bn%2Cen%22%20%7D%0A%7D%0A%23> (source <https://twitter.com/wikidataindia/status/1096148723929890816> ) - Tree map of ambassadors to India <https://query.wikidata.org/embed.html#%23defaultView%3ATreeMap%0ASELECT%20(%22ambassadors%20to%20India%22%20as%20%3FdivLabel)%20%3Fc%20%3FcLabel%20%3Fa%20%3FaLabel%0A%7B%0A%20%20%3Fc%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ30056023.%0A%20%20%3Fa%20wdt%3AP39%20%3Fc.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22%20%7D%0A%7D%0A%23> (source <https://twitter.com/wikidataindia/status/1096868505910005760> ) - Fictional swords <https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3FownerLabel%20%3FworkLabel%20%3FuniverseLabel%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ15720873%20.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP1080%20%3Funiverse%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP1441%20%3Fwork%20%7D%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP127%20%3Fowner%20%7D%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%20ORDER%20BY%20%3FuniverseLabel%20%3FitemLabel%20%3FownerLabel> (source <https://twitter.com/slaettaratindur/status/1095044800406061056>) - Taxa named after women scientists <https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AGraph%0ASELECT%20%3Fitem%20%28%2200FFFF%22%20AS%20%3Frgb%29%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Fperson%20%3FpersonLabel%20%3Fimage%0AWHERE%20%0A%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ16521.%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP138%20%3Fperson.%0A%20%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP21%20wd%3AQ6581072.%0A%20%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP106%20%3Focc.%0A%20%20%3Focc%20wdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ901.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage%7D.%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/WikiDigi/status/1096396087974227969>) - Timeline of red pandas <https://query.wikidata.org/#%23Red%20pandas%0A%23defaultView%3ATimeline%0ASELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3FitemDescription%20%3Fdob%20%3Fdod%0AWHERE%20%0A%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ41960.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP569%20%3Fdob%7D.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP570%20%3Fdod%7D.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22fr%2C%20en%22.%20%7D%0A%7D> (source <https://twitter.com/sukkoria/status/1097235739748769792>) Development - Improve the tools dropdown on query.wikidata.org, which now links Tools <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Tools> categories and the Toolforge <https://tools.wmflabs.org/hay/directory/#/search/wikidata> ( phabricator:T214577 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T214577>) - Implement the diff view for Schemas (phabricator:T214396 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T214396>, phabricator:T215514 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T215514>) - Implement undo for Schemas (phabricator:T214914 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T214914>) - Prevent redirecting an entity to itself (phabricator:T214775 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T214775>) - Make pressing enter when editing a lemma save the lemma ( phabricator:T206140 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T206140>) - Strip whitespace around sense glosses (phabricator:T212019 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T212019>) - Create LilyPond datatype (phabricator:T215284 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T215284>) - More work to get the new version of the termbox readable on mobile 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 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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