*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

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