*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: Wikidata and Wikibase office hour, April 7th, 18:00 Berlin
   time (UTC+2) in the Wikidata Telegram group
   <https://t.me/joinchat/AZriqUj5UagVMHXYzfZFvA>
   - Upcoming: Online Wikidata editathon in Swedish #6
   
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Swedish_online_editathon#Meetup_#6>,
   March 29
   - Postponed: Wikimania Bangkok is postponed until 2021
   <https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2020-March/094536.html>

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

   - Wikidata as a knowledge graph for the life sciences
   <https://elifesciences.org/articles/52614>, Andra Waagmeester et.al.
   - Tensor Decompositions for Temporal Knowledge Base Completion
   
<https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Tensor-Decompositions-for-Temporal-Knowledge-Base-Lacroix-Obozinski/16295bf304c42f920d0db24875f89a350cdd8e62?email_index=0-0-0>
   ("Additionally, we propose a new dataset for knowledge base completion
   constructed from Wikidata ... for evaluating temporal and non-temporal link
   prediction methods.")

Tool of the week

   - Wikidata Lexeme Forms <https://tools.wmflabs.org/lexeme-forms> allows
   quickly generating a new lexeme with all its forms in selected languages;
   you can also use the tool to add forms to an existing lexeme, or bulk
   upload many lexemes and forms at once.

Other Noteworthy Stuff

   - A task force
   
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_India/COVID-19_task_force>
   is formed under WikiProject India
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_India> to work on 2020
   coronavirus pandemic in India (Q84055514)
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q84055514>
   - Important for tool maintainers: last steps of wb_terms table migration
   <https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikidata/2020-March/013901.html>
   (wb_terms is not updated anymore and will be renamed next week)

Did you know?

   - Newest properties
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>:
      - General datatypes: food energy
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7971>, quantity symbol
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7973>, depicted format
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7984>, electron configuration
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8000>, endorsed by
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8001>, ordered by
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8004>, research subject
      recruitment status <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8005>,
      footedness <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8006>, IM channel
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8009>, number of recoveries
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8010>, number of clinical
      tests <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8011>
      - External identifiers: FandangoNow ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7970>, CVR person ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7972>, Faculté des sciences
      de Nancy ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7974>, Filmfront
      film ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7975>, stargate-wiki.de
      article <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7976>, AncientFaces
      person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7977>, Decine21 ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7978>, ACM Conference ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7979>, Clavis Patrum
      Latinorum ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7980>, ExoticA
      ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7981>, Hrvatska
      enciklopedija ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7982>, ACM
      Journal ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7983>, Kanopy ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7985>, Mirabile author ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7986>, Bibliotheca
      Hagiographica Graeca ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7987>,
      Clavis Patrum Graecorum ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7988>, Mirabile manuscript ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7989>, Mirabile saint ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7990>, Mirabile title ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7991>, Poeti d'Italia in
      lingua latina author ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7992>,
      Treccani Dizionario di Filosofia ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7993>, Colecovision Zone ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7994>, NHS Health A to Z ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7995>, EH.Net Encyclopedia
      of Economic and Business History ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7996>, Gry Online company ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7997>, Podchaser podcast ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7998>, Haz-Map ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7999>, Social Security Death
      Index entry <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8002>,
ColecoVision.dk
      ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8003>, US Bureau of
      Prisons Inmate Register Number
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8007>, Google Scholar case ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8008>, Adventure Games
      series ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8012>, Trakt.tv ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8013>, Compendium heroicum ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8014>, Encyclopedia on Early
      Childhood Development English ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8015>, Encyclopédie sur le
      développement des jeunes enfants ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8016>
   - New property proposals
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal>
   to review:
      - General datatypes: tilt
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/tilt>, Dog
      and cat breed registries
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Dog_and_cat_breed_registries>,
      terminology
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/terminology>,
      perpetrator
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/perpetrator>,
      virtual tour
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/virtual_tour>,
      victims
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/victims>,
      décès
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/d%C3%A9c%C3%A8s>,
      subpopulation 2
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/subpopulation_2>,
      Institutionskennzeichen (IK)
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Institutionskennzeichen_(IK)>,
      ODMP person ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ODMP_person_ID>,
      is metaclass for
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/is_metaclass_for>,
      correct spelling
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/correct_spelling>
      - External identifiers: Unified registration number
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Unified_registration_number>,
      AGROVOC ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/AGROVOC_ID>,
      Forest Stewardship Council Certificate Code
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Forest_Stewardship_Council_Certificate_Code>,
      Forest Stewardship Council License Code
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Forest_Stewardship_Council_License_Code>,
      PIV Online ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/PIV_Online_ID>,
      MusicBrainz genre ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/MusicBrainz_genre_ID>,
      Curran Index Contributor ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Curran_Index_Contributor_ID>,
      Curran Index Periodical ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Curran_Index_Periodical_ID>,
      Artprice artist ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Artprice_artist_ID>,
      Reta Vortaro
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Reta_Vortaro>,
      National Register of Historic Monuments in Bosnia and Herzegovina ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/National_Register_of_Historic_Monuments_in_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina_ID>,
      identifiant co-optimus.com
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identifiant_co-optimus.com>,
      Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/%C3%96kumenisches_Heiligenlexikon_ID>,
      Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Cult_of_Saints_in_Late_Antiquity_ID>,
      CIRIS author ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CIRIS_author_ID>,
      motorsportstats.com series
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/motorsportstats.com_series>,
      National-Football-Teams.com club ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/National-Football-Teams.com_club_ID>,
      motorsportstats.com driver ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/motorsportstats.com_driver_ID>,
      motorsportstats.com team ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/motorsportstats.com_team_ID>,
      CAB ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CAB_ID>,
motorsportstats.com
      venue ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/motorsportstats.com_venue_ID>,
      curlingzone.com ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/curlingzone.com_ID>,
      Visit Tuscany ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Visit_Tuscany_ID>
   - Query examples:
      - Most recent common ancestors of George W. Bush and Queen Elizabeth
      II <https://w.wiki/KiQ>
      - Notable people with COVID-19 by number of sitelinks
      <https://w.wiki/KqP>
      - COVID-19 case statistics for India
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_India/COVID-19_task_force/Queries>:

         - State-level map <https://w.wiki/KzH>
         - State-level line graph <https://w.wiki/KtX>
      - Lakes spanning at least 3 countries <https://w.wiki/L2b> (source
      <https://twitter.com/slaettaratindur/status/1241807402187608067>)
      - Michelin starred restaurants in Luxembourg <https://w.wiki/L2d> (
      source <https://twitter.com/Pymouss/status/1241723691865604096>)

Development

   - Federated properties: set up a test system (phab:T247734
   <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T247734>)
   - ore work on search for remote properties (phab:T246349
   <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T246349>)
   - Bridge: more work on messages about the license (phab:T238728
   <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T238728>)

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>
   - 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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www.wikimedia.de

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