*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>

   - Upcoming: Next Linked Data for Libraries LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group
   call: References in Wikidata, 10 September. Agenda
   
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/14oW7DoEMRQ8hy2Rj7V1kjbeNiL2chGTsPrqf239N3sY/edit?usp=sharing>

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

   - Merging Open Data Sources to Plan Learning Activities for Online
   Students <https://doi.org/10.1109/IV.2019.00058> - Antonio Sarasa
   Cabezuelo, et al., in: 2019 23rd International Conference Information
   Visualisation (IV)
   - Open-Access Society Publishers in Wikidata
   
<http://blogs.harvard.edu/britton/2019/09/06/open-access-society-publishers-in-wikidata/>
   by A. Britton

Tool of the week

   - moveClaim
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Mat%C4%9Bj_Such%C3%A1nek/moveClaim.js>
   allows you to move or copy claims from one item to another. This is
   especially useful when splitting items, or creating lots of similar items.

Other Noteworthy Stuff

   - Seventh birthday of Wikidata
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Seventh_Birthday>: you can start
   thinking about organizing a meetup in your area to celebrate the birthday,
   or about a present for the community!
   - The first draft of the program of the WikidataCon
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikidataCon_2019/Program> is now
   available. The content of the three main session rooms will be
   live-streamed and recorded for people who cannot participate in the
   conference.
   - Because of a database switch, Wikidata will be in read-only more on
   September 10th at 05:00 UTC, for max. 30min (phab:T230762
   <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T230762>)
   - Recent tool: @Wikidatabot
   <https://web.telegram.org/#/im?p=@WikidataBot>, a Telegram bot that
   allows you to search for something on Wikidata from Telegram
   - New game: Wikidata Mall
   <https://web.telegram.org/#/im?p=@WikidataMallBot>, a Telegram
   management simulation game where content is generated from Wikidata

Did you know?

   - Newest properties
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>:
      - General datatypes: mobile formatter URL
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7250>, degree of difficulty
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7252>, color produced
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7253>, computer performance
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7256>, use restriction status
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7261>, FCC Product Code
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7290>, Itch.io ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7294>, Gregorian calendar
      start date <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7295>
      - External identifiers: Identification code for Japanese universities
      and colleges <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7251>, Pilze
      Deutschland ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7254>, Moose
      Deutschland ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7255>, Guia
      dos Quadrinhos artist ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7257>, Toons Mag ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7258>, Newspapers.com ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7259>, Transporter
      Classification Database ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7260>, ESPN.com College
      Football Player ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7262>, Prime
      Pages ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7263>, FCC Grantee
      Code <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7264>, FNL player ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7265>, Guia dos Quadrinhos
      brazilian comic ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7266>, Guia
      dos Quadrinhos brazilian publishing house ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7267>, Guia dos Quadrinhos
      character ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7268>, Guia dos
      Quadrinhos comic ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7269>, Guia
      dos Quadrinhos international publishing house ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7270>, Hiking Project area ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7271>, Hiking Project site ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7272>, National Equipment
      Registration System Supplier Number
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7273>, Naver Music album ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7274>, Naver Music artist ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7275>, New Encyclopedic
      Dictionary of Czech
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7276>, Pandora
      artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7277>, Peakbagger
      climber ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7278>, Peakbagger
      key col ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7279>,
playmarkerstats.com
      team ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7280>, Radio
      Equipment List Certification Number
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7281>, Slovo i Dilo person ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7282>, Spectrum Management
      System Company Number <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7283>, The
      Independent topic ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7284>, WGA
      project ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7285>, WGA writer
      ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7286>, WorldFootball.net
      team ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7287>, Bursa
      Malaysia stock code <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7288>,
      CPUID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7289>, L-number
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7291>, Arnet Miner
      publication ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7292>, NLP ID
      (record) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7293>
   - New property proposals
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal>
   to review:
      - General datatypes: IP Code
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IP_Code>,
dénivelé
      cumulé positif
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/d%C3%A9nivel%C3%A9_cumul%C3%A9_positif>,
      Supports qualifier
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Supports_qualifier>,
      climbing route
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/climbing_route>,
      madhhab
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/madhhab>, TDV
      İslam Ansiklopedisi ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TDV_%C4%B0slam_Ansiklopedisi_ID>
      - External identifiers: Auckland Museum ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Auckland_Museum_ID>,
      Al-Jazeera Topic ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Al-Jazeera_Topic_ID>,
      Highland Historic Environment Record ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Highland_Historic_Environment_Record_ID>,
      Grammy Awards artist ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Grammy_Awards_artist_ID>,
      SNK ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SNK_ID>, Online
      PWN Encyclopedia
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Online_PWN_Encyclopedia>,
      VAT identification number
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/VAT_identification_number>,
      TOP500 System ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TOP500_System_ID>,
      ACUF unique ID (UFI)
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ACUF_unique_ID_(UFI)>,
      Marine Regions Geographic IDentifier
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Marine_Regions_Geographic_IDentifier>,
      Downdetector ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Downdetector_ID>,
      National Wildlife Refuge Trails ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/National_Wildlife_Refuge_Trails_ID>,
      Behind the voice Actors short ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Behind_the_voice_Actors_short_ID>,
      Rate Your Music label ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Rate_Your_Music_label_ID>,
      Labelcode
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Labelcode>,
Maine
      Trail Finder ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Maine_Trail_Finder_ID>,
      Aozora Bunko author ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Aozora_Bunko_author_ID>,
      Aozora Bunko work ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Aozora_Bunko_work_ID>,
      iHeartRadio podcast ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/iHeartRadio_podcast_ID>,
      iHeartRadio artist ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/iHeartRadio_artist_ID>,
      WeChat ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/WeChat_ID>
   - Query examples:
      - UK Cabinet Ministers and their links in the UK National Archives
      <https://w.wiki/7vc> | (Histropedia timeline
      
<http://histropedia.com/showcase/wikidata-viewer.html?q=SELECT%20?person%20?personLabel%20?positionLabel%20?date%20?image%20(URI(CONCAT(%22https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/c/%22,?ukna))%20AS%20?url)%20WHERE%20%7B%0A?person%20wdt:P3029%20?ukna;%20%23%20person%20in%20UK%20National%20Archives%0A%20%20%20wdt:P39%20?position%20.%20?position%20wdt:P361%20wd:Q112014.%20%23%20held%20position%20in%20Cabinet%20of%20the%20UK%0A%20?person%20wdt:P570%20?date%20;%20%20%23%20death%20date%0A%20%20wdt:P18%20?image%0ASERVICE%20wikibase:label%20%7B%20bd:serviceParam%20wikibase:language%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D,en%22.%20%7D%0A%7D&l=url&t=personLabel&s=date&i=image&c=positionLabel&v=t>
      )
      - Most common properties on Senses <https://w.wiki/87G> (source
      <https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/1170681272806576131>)
      - Place of birth of actors in The Matrix <https://w.wiki/87J> (source
      <https://twitter.com/vrandezo/status/1170079436768563200>)
      - Graph of all species in the Heron (Ardeidae) family with an IBP
      alpha code <https://w.wiki/87K> (source
      <https://twitter.com/ReaderMeter/status/1169368504325165056>)

Development

   - Wikidata got a high-resolution logo, thanks to Odder
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Odder> (phab:T230120
   <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T230120>)
   - New monolingual code languages are added, thanks to Jon Harald Søby
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Jon_Harald_S%C3%B8by>: TLI
   (Tlingit), clc (Tsilhqotʹin), alc (Kawésqar), kld (Gamilaraay), peo (Old
   Persian)
   - Fixed a bug in constraint violations indicator that was not showing up
   sometimes (phab:T227866 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T227866>)
   - Make Lua's function mw.wikibase.entityExists return true for redirects
   (phab:T192462 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T192462>)
   - Reviewed and followed up on highlighting statements when using "#P" in
   URL (phab:T178745 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T178745>)
   - Wikidata Bridge: saving the Wikidata edit when submitting (phab:T226999
   <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T226999>)
   - Showing the label for the Property instead of the id (phab:T227759
   <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T227759>)
   - Overcoming a conceptional oversight between mediawiki and standard
   language codes (phab:T231833 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T231833>)

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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