*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week.* Discussions
- Open request for adminship: Kostas20142 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Administrator/Kostas20142_2> Events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events> - March 7: Wikidata introductions and editathon <https://2020.openbelgium.be/civic-lab-summit> during OpenDataDay in Hasselt, Belgium - July 2-4, Lisbon: WikiData Days 2020 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiData_Days_2020>. Call for proposals is open until April 15. - Program submissions for the Celtic Knot Conference <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Celtic_Knot_Conference_2020> are open until March 30th. Submissions about languages on Wikidata, GLAM or supporting minority languages are very welcome. Press, articles, blog posts <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage> - Tutorial on how to use machine learning with Wikidata <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Pywikibot_-_Python_3_Tutorial/Machine_learning_with_Wikidata> . - Bob DuCharme's blog post: Populating a Schema.org dataset from Wikidata <http://www.bobdc.com/blog/wd2so/> - About Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons: - Explainer video with a beginner-level introduction about Structured Data on Commons <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Introduction_to_Structured_Data_on_Wikimedia_Commons.webm> - Connecting the work of three generations of decorative artists, with structured data <https://space.wmflabs.org/2020/02/26/connecting-the-work-of-three-generations-of-decorative-artists-with-structured-data/>, by Sandra Fauconnier - Structured Data on Commons and GLAM: open questions and fresh challenges <https://space.wmflabs.org/2020/02/28/structured-data-on-commons-and-glam-open-questions-and-fresh-challenges/>, by Sandra Fauconnier - OpenRefine: results of the 2020 user survey <http://openrefine.org/blog/2020/02/20/2020-survey-results.html> Tool of the week - Wikidata graph builder <https://angryloki.github.io/wikidata-graph-builder/> is a front-end on top of the Query service, allowing to easily build graphs. Other Noteworthy Stuff - The Wikidata Languages Landscape dashboard <https://wmdeanalytics.wmflabs.org/WD_LanguagesLandscape/> provides insights into the ways languages are organized and used in Wikidata and across the Wikimedia projects that reuse Wikidata. Did you know? - Newest properties <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>: - General datatypes: business model <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7936>, format of creative work <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7937>, associated electoral district <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7938> - External identifiers: Adelsvapen ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7931>, Irish playography play ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7932>, Irish playography person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7934>, Corpus Corporum author ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7935>, Dansk kvindebiografisk leksikon ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7939>, Adventure Gamers company ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7940>, Biografisch Woordenboek van Nederland: 1880-2000 ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7941>, NHLR ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7942>, The Washington Post writer ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7943> - New property proposals <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal> to review: - General datatypes: Type of bow used <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Type_of_bow_used>, staking lock-up period <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/staking_lock-up_period>, validator bond lock-up period <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/validator_bond_lock-up_period>, URL match pattern <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/URL_match_pattern>, Pertainym <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Pertainym>, cognate <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/cognate>, symbol of <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/symbol_of>, transactions per month <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/transactions_per_month>, compatible wallets <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/compatible_wallets>, minimum amount to run a validator <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/minimum_amount_to_run_a_validator>, minimum amount to participate in voting <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/minimum_amount_to_participate_in_voting> - External identifiers: Kooora player ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Kooora_player_ID>, Marvel Comics creators ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Marvel_Comics_creators_ID>, DC Comics talent ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/DC_Comics_talent_ID>, EcuRed <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/EcuRed>, IGCD fictional car ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IGCD_fictional_car_ID>, Chicago Landmarks ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Chicago_Landmarks_ID>, URL on Nintendo eShop <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/URL_on_Nintendo_eShop>, BC Register of Historic Places ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/BC_Register_of_Historic_Places_ID> - Query examples: - Updated chart of the number of infections and deaths caused since the outbreak of SARS-CoV-2, as reported by the World Health Organisation <https://w.wiki/J8S> - British Prime Ministers with children under the age of 5 when elected, or born during their time in office <https://w.wiki/JU3> ( source <https://twitter.com/heald_j/status/1233904114872000513>) - Timeline of countries of origin of the winner of the European Film Award for Best European Film <https://w.wiki/JWT> - People with profiles on the *Washington Post* website <https://w.wiki/JVT> Development - Started working on Federated Properties for Wikibase - Bridge: more style adjustments - Research on reference rendering for the Bridge (phab:T244987 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T244987>) - Disable WDQS jump to focus when used in an iframe (phab:T245637 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T245637>) 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. 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