*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week.* Discussions
- Closed request for adminship: Stanglavine <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Administrator/Stanglavine> (welcome onboard!) - New request for comments: Countries, subdivisions, and disputed territories <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/Countries,_subdivisions,_and_disputed_territories> - Closed request for comments: Talk pages consultation 2019 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/Talk_pages_consultation_2019> Events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events> - Upcoming: Wikidata IRC office hour, April 9th at 16:30 UTC (18:30 in Berlin) <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Wikidata+IRC+office+hour&iso=20190409T1630&p1=%3A&ah=1> - Upcoming: Wikidata meetup in Berlin <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Berlin/2019-04-14>, April 14th in Wikibär - Upcoming: Wikidata meetup in Paris <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Paris>, April 19th - Upcoming: The Celtic Knot Conference <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Celtic_Knot_Conference_2019>, dedicated to languages on the Wikimedia projects, will take place in Cornwall on July 4-5. Call for submissions is now open <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Richard_Nevell_(WMUK)/Sandbox> Press, articles, blog posts <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage> - Using Wikidata’s entities and ontology to measure how much attention content receives <https://blog.parse.ly/post/8414/among-atts-entertainment-assets-game-of-thrones-gets-the-most-attention-heres-we-used-wikidatas-entities-and-ontology-to-find-that-out/>, by Conrad Lee on Parse.ly Other Noteworthy Stuff - [Breaking change] Empty containers in JSON outputs will be serialized as empty object "{}" <https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2019-April/012891.html> - [Breaking change] A new status of constraint will be enabled <https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2019-April/012910.html>, causing some changes in the WikibaseQualityConstraints constraint checking API <https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2019-April/012911.html> - The Wikimedia URL shortener will be launched on 11 April; see Wikidata:URLShortener <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:URLShortener>. It will not be immediately incorporated into the Query Service but the feature is planned. - The Library of the African Studies Centre in Leiden compiled an experimental web dossier <https://www.ascleiden.nl/content/webdossiers/southern-african-women-writers> which combines the components of a classical ASCL web dossier with features offered by Wikidata. - The gender gap tool Delenezh <https://www.denelezh.org/> is online again and now hosted by Wikimedia France - New tool: Related Properties <https://tools.dicare.org/properties/>, exploring Wikidata properties by the similarity of their use (see blog post <https://www.lehir.net/exploring-wikidata-properties-by-the-similarity-of-their-use/> by Envlh <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Envlh>) - Property statistics on Wikiprojects: sum of all paintings <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_sum_of_all_paintings/Property_statistics>, video games <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Video_games/Statistics/Platform> Did you know? - Newest properties <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>: - General datatypes: stroke order <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6655>, CHVRS Classification <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6657>, Classification RCQ <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6658>, musical quotation or excerpt <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6670> - External identifiers: Democracy Club Election ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6649>, Martindale-Hubbell profile <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6650>, Sumo Reference ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6652>, ETS Designated Institution code <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6653>, Periscope pscp.tv <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6654>, BHCL ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6656>, Baden-Württemberg protected area ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6659>, Rxivist author ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6660>, Rxivist preprint ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6661>, Springboks Rugby Player ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6662>, Utpictura18 artwork ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6663>, Le Vif tag ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6664>, Pro-Linux.de DBApp ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6665>, Libregamewiki ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6666>, MARGS ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6667>, theatre-contemporain.net ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6668>, FIS telemark skier ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6669> - New property proposals <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal> to review: - General datatypes: Arcade system <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Arcade_system>, Audio system <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Audio_system>, IANA time zone identifier <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IANA_time_zone_identifier>, has sequenced genome <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/has_sequenced_genome>, WMF short URL <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/WMF_short_URL>, translated to (language translation) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/translated_to_(language_translation)> - External identifiers: OpenEdition books ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/OpenEdition_books_ID>, OpenEdition ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/OpenEdition_ID>, MassBank Accession ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/MassBank_Accession_ID>, identyfikator sztuki w e-teatr.pl <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identyfikator_sztuki_w_e-teatr.pl>, identifiant GameFAQs d'un jeu <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identifiant_GameFAQs_d%27un_jeu>, CIN ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CIN_ID>, New York City Neighborhood Tabulation area ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/New_York_City_Neighborhood_Tabulation_area_ID>, Alexander Turnbull Library Name ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Alexander_Turnbull_Library_Name_ID>, Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG cards ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Yu-Gi-Oh!_TCG_cards_ID>, DCMI metadata term <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/DCMI_metadata_term>, CroRec ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CroRec_ID>, Radio Courtoisie program ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Radio_Courtoisie_program_ID>, Russia.tv actor profile ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Russia.tv_actor_profile_ID>, LNB Coach id <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/LNB_Coach_id>, Sachsen Schutzgebiete-ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Sachsen_Schutzgebiete-ID>, Dictionnaire des Vendéens ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Dictionnaire_des_Vend%C3%A9ens_ID>, Trainline ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Trainline_ID> - Query examples: - Public art in London <https://query.wikidata.org/#%23Map%20of%20public%20art%20in%20London%0A%23defaultView%3AMap%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Fimage%20%3Fcoor%0AWHERE%0A%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP136%20wd%3AQ557141%20.%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP131%20%3Fsub0%20.%20%3Fsub0%20%28wdt%3AP131%29%2a%20wd%3AQ23939248%3B%0A%20%20%0A%09OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP625%20%3Fcoor%20%7D%0A%09OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP18%20%3Fimage%20%7D%20%20%0A%09SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22%20%20%7D%20%0A%7D> (source <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Wikipedia:WikiProject_Public_Art/London/Wikidata> ) - Software titles that have their own mascot <https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Fmascot%20%3FmascotLabel%20%3Fimage%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20%28wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279%29%20wd%3AQ7397%3B%0A%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP822%20%3Fmascot.%0A%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fmascot%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> (source <https://twitter.com/WikiDigi/status/1113045383989538817>) - Wikipedia articles using a transgender person’s deadname in the title <https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20Wikipedia%20articles%20and%20other%20wiki%20pages%20using%20a%20transgender%20person%E2%80%99s%20deadname%20in%20the%20title%0A%23%20%28this%20query%20only%20checks%20the%20given%20name%20of%20a%20person%29%0ASELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3Farticle%20%3Ftitle%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP31%20wd%3AQ5%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%23%20transgender%20or%20non-binary%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20wdt%3AP21%2Fwdt%3AP279%2a%20wd%3AQ17884%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%23%20deadnames%20are%20any%20names%20with%20an%20end%20time%20qualifier%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20p%3AP735%20%5B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20ps%3AP735%2Fwdt%3AP1705%20%3Fdeadname%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20pq%3AP582%20%3FdeadnameEndTime%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%5D.%0A%20%20%23%20find%20articles%20%28any%20project%2C%20not%20just%20Wikipedias%29%20containing%20the%20deadname%0A%20%20%3Farticle%20schema%3Aabout%20%3Fitem%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20schema%3Aname%20%3Ftitle.%0A%20%20FILTER%28CONTAINS%28%3Ftitle%2C%20%3Fdeadname%29%29%0A%20%20%23%20remove%20articles%20that%20actually%20use%20the%20new%20name%2C%20but%20it%E2%80%99s%20a%20variant%20of%20the%20deadname%20%28e.%E2%80%AFg.%20Andrej%20%E2%86%92%20Andreja%29%20so%20they%20contain%20the%20deadname%20as%20well%0A%20%20FILTER%20NOT%20EXISTS%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%3Fitem%20p%3AP735%20%3FnameStatement.%0A%20%20%20%20MINUS%20%7B%20%3FnameStatement%20pq%3AP582%20%3FnameEndTime.%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%3FnameStatement%20ps%3AP735%2Fwdt%3AP1705%20%3Fname.%0A%20%20%20%20FILTER%28CONTAINS%28%3Fname%2C%20%3Fdeadname%29%20%26%26%20CONTAINS%28%3Ftitle%2C%20%3Fname%29%29%0A%20%20%7D%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%3FitemLabel%20%3Farticle> (source <https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/1114567064381997056> ) - Entities linked to a 3d model <https://query.wikidata.org/#%23defaultView%3AImageGrid%0ASELECT%20%3Fitem%20%3FitemLabel%20%3F3dmodel%0AWHERE%20%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20wdt%3AP4896%20%3F3dmodel.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20%0A%20%20%20%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%0A%20%20%7D%0A%7D%0A> (source <https://twitter.com/njanakiev/status/1113778253515362306>) - Graph of parties at the Feb 1974 general election in the UK <https://query.wikidata.org/#SELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fparty1%20%3Fparty1Label%20%3Frgb%20(count(DISTINCT(%3Fitem))%20as%20%3Fcount)%20%0A%7B%0A%20%3Fitem%20p%3AP39%20%3FpositionStatement%20.%20%3FpositionStatement%20ps%3AP39%20%3Fterm%20.%20%3Fterm%20wdt%3AP279*%20wd%3AQ16707842%20.%0A%20%3FpositionStatement%20ps%3AP39%20%3Fterm%20.%20%0A%20%3FpositionStatement%20pq%3AP768%20%3Fconstituency%20.%20%0A%20%3FpositionStatement%20pq%3AP2715%20wd%3AQ119524%20.%20%20%20%20%20%23%20relevant%20general%20election%0A%20%3FpositionStatement%20pq%3AP4100%20%3Fparty%20.%20%0A%20%0A%20BIND(IF(%3Fparty%20%3D%20wd%3AQ6467393%2C%20wd%3AQ9630%20%2C%20%3Fparty)%20AS%20%3Fparty1)%20.%0A%20optional%20%7B%20%3Fparty1%20wdt%3AP465%20%3Frgb%20%7D%20.%20%23%20colour%20if%20known%0A%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20'en'%20%7D%0A%7D%20group%20by%20%3Fparty1%20%3Fparty1Label%20%3Frgb%20order%20by%20desc(%3Fcount)%0A%23defaultView%3ABubbleChart> (source <https://twitter.com/generalising/status/1115011583284060160>) - Newest database reports: first names of Italians <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Italy/lists/first_name> Development - More work on documenting and preparing the announcement for the Wikidata External Landscape dashboard (phab:T204440 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T204440>) - Improved the documentation of WMDE analytic documents (phab:T219844 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T219844>) - Set up translatable schema edit summaries using the FormatAutocomments hook (phab:T218893 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T218893>) - Improved right-to-left support on schema pages (phab:T219298 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T219298>) - Protected schemas against imports (phab:T218181 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T218181>) and page moves (phab:T219313 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T219313>) and disabled the useless “move” and “create” protections for them (phab:T219980 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T219980>) - Improved schema edit conflict detection to allow merging of non-conflicting edits (phab:T218300 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T218300>, phab:T219173 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T219173>) - Improved the Extension:WikibaseSchema documentation on mediawiki.org ( phab:T219979 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T219979>) - Fixed a bug on Lexicographical Data when editing existing grammatical features (phab:T219318 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T219318>) - Increased musical notation datatype string length limit to 1500 characters (phab:T218767 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T218767>) - Got ready for the last steps of new constraint level for suggestions ( phab:T204439 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T204439>) - More work on allowing editing of mobile termbox fields (phab:T216987 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T216987>) - Let term value fields grow with their content (phab:T220185 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T220185>) - More work on migrating away from wb_terms <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/wikidata_wb_terms_trailblazing/> 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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