Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week. Discussions
- Closed request for comments: Disallow merging into newer entity <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/Disallow_merging_into_newer_entity> Events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events> - Past: Wikidata Wochenende 2020 (in German) - Introduction to Wikidata (video <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS_aFHs5i-8>) - Introduction to SPARQL (video <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJJ3BdVGuPg>) - Past: Cultural heritage webinar, Science Museum group. (presentations and videos <https://twitter.com/WIKI_NLW/status/1276453861436411904>) - Past: Wikidata Query Service exercise (in Chinese) (video <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4S0uYrfJz0>) - Past: Wikidata in Toronto webinar with Alex Jung (video <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08YIgCytvRQ>) - Past: Writing Wikidata queries workshop <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/SWT_Indic_Workshop_Series_2020/Workshops#Writing_Wikidata_queries>, part of the Small Wikis Toolkit series (video recording <https://wikimedia.zoom.us/rec/play/up14ce3-_203E9KRtQSDU_F9W43rLKOsg3AZqftbzxrmW3kLOgGhNOcbNutIG1OgoHs9scqXhdR_jtQI?startTime=1592710959000> ) - Upcoming: Wikidata & Wikibase office hour <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events#Office_hours>, Query Service special, July 21st at 16:00 UTC (18:00 CEST) - Upcoming: Next Linked Data for Libraries LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group call: Merrilee Proffitt, Chris Cyr, and Rob Fernandez on a project to surface library holdings to indicate possible notability for persons, June 30th. Agenda <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sU8ltbkYeo5Vg43qR-U7Pff0K2eMjF82SLZrkf3-EAQ/edit?usp=sharing> - Upcoming: Online Wikidata editathon in Swedish #19 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Swedish_online_editathon#Meetup_#17>, July 5 - Upcoming: Wikidata Parliament of Ghana contest <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Ghana/Parliament_of_Ghana/Members_of_the_5th_Parliament_of_the_4th_Republic_of_Ghana/Contest>, July 1st Press, articles, blog posts, videos <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage> - Lexemes in Wikidata: 2020 status <https://people.compute.dtu.dk/faan/ps/Nielsen2020Lexemes_slides.pdf>, by Finn Årup Nielsen - Upcoming video: *Live Wikidata editing #10 - with guest*: YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2iTKemFrq4>, Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/groups/wikipediaweekly/permalink/3012921842088960/> Tool of the week - The Sourcerer edit game <https://wikidata-todo.toolforge.org/sourcerer_game.php> suggests some sources that could fit to a claim and helps people adding references easily. Other Noteworthy Stuff - Wikibase Live sessions is coming back with the first call about *Data Modeling in the context of Libraries* happening on Thursday, July 2nd at 1600 UTC <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikibase_Community_User_Group/Meetings/July_2020> . Did you know? - Newest properties <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>: - General datatypes: funder <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8324>, intended subject of deprecated statement <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8327>, Democracy Index <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8328>, principal investigator <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8329>, file page offset <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8330>, strike tone <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8331>, applies to name of value <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8338>, entry receptor <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8339>, estimated value <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8340>, media franchise <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8345>, Dewey Decimal Classification (works and editions) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8359>, Library of Congress Classification (works and editions) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8360>, Universal Decimal Classification (works and editions) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8361>, Regensburg Classification (works and editions) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8362>, study type <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8363>, number of branches <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8368>, references work, tradition or theory <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8371>, Dowker-Thistlethwaite notation <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8378>, qualifier for this property <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8379>, gloss quote <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8394>, use with property value <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8395>, use with qualifier <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8396>, prompt when missing <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8397>, offset from vertical <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8398> - External identifiers: Noovie person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8314>, NTB ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8315>, sobory.ru ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8316>, Philadelphia Museum of Art person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8317>, WorldFootball.net stadium ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8318>, National Football Teams.com match ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8319>, EU-Football.info stadium ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8320>, Canadian Football League player ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8321>, cadastral municipality number in Austria <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8322>, Monasteries in the Netherlands until 1800 ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8323>, Indonesian intangible cultural heritage <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8325>, Australian Classification ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8326>, Dansk litteraturs historie ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8332>, DLive game ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8333>, MuseScore artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8334>, Uffizi artwork ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8335>, MNBAQ artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8336>, Cimetières de France ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8337>, Dansk Biografisk Leksikon ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8341>, SIUSA archival fonds ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8342>, Odeon ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8343>, WikiTrek ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8344>, Nomor Pokok Wajib Pajak <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8346>, Spotify songwriter ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8347>, NVE Elvenett elvID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8348>, Proleksis enciklopedija ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8349>, Singapore Infopedia ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8350>, vglist video game ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8351>, Veldkruus ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8352>, BitterDB compound ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8354>, Helsinki persistent building ID Ratu <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8355>, SIUSA archive producer family ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8356>, SIUSA archive producer organization ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8357>, Museum of Family History ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8358>, Deku Deals ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8364>, Thesaurus Sozialwissenschaften ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8365>, GCatholic person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8366>, Legacy.com person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8367>, Econlib ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8369>, UNBIS Thesaurus ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8370>, Web of Science ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8372>, Encyclopedia Tatarica (tt) Online ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8373>, Criminological Thesaurus ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8374>, Crossref journal ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8375>, Duden ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8376>, Encyclopedia Tatarica (ru) Online ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8377>, Directory of Afrocubanas ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8380>, Emmys person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8381>, finalesrugby.fr ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8382>, Goodreads work ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8383>, locality number in Austria <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8384>, IDU person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8385>, Gramophone composer ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8386>, Foreign war churchyards in Norway ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8387>, Riksdagen person guid <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8388>, GCatholic diocese ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8389>, PMSA ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8390>, BBK (library and bibliographic classification) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8391>, Rate Your Music release ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8392>, QUDT quantity kind ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8393>, Unique Property Reference Number <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8399> - New property proposals <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal> to review: - General datatypes: FIBA Hall of Fame <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/FIBA_Hall_of_Fame>, Vmusic.bg artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Vmusic.bg_artist_ID>, black-and-white photograph <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/black-and-white_photograph>, Gujin Tushu Jicheng link <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Gujin_Tushu_Jicheng_link>, version control system <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/version_control_system>, provisions <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/provisions>, sleeping capacity <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/sleeping_capacity>, floor area <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/floor_area>, twin town sign <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/twin_town_sign>, floor material <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/floor_material>, intended background color <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/intended_background_color>, is exception to constraint <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/is_exception_to_constraint>, prohibits <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/prohibits>, permits <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/permits>, Kunya <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Kunya>, jour équivalent dans le calendrier correspondant <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/jour_%C3%A9quivalent_dans_le_calendrier_correspondant>, context of death <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/context_of_death>, inverse agonist of <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/inverse_agonist_of>, seatwidth <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/seatwidth>, external error <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/external_error>, set in environment <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/set_in_environment>, property constraint for Commons <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/property_constraint_for_Commons>, Dowker-Thistlethwaite name <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Dowker-Thistlethwaite_name>, Localised title <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Localised_title>, DOI formatter <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/DOI_formatter>, Open Data portal <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Open_Data_portal>, subscribed by <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/subscribed_by>, Knot Atlas identifier <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Knot_Atlas_identifier>, theorised by <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/theorised_by>, Knotilus identifier <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Knotilus_identifier>, KnotInfo identifier <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/KnotInfo_identifier>, sorting weight <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/sorting_weight>, character designer <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/character_designer>, image set <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/image_set>, taxon synonym string <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/taxon_synonym_string> - External identifiers: SPOnG game ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SPOnG_game_ID>, Bundesinventar der historischen Verkehrswege der Schweiz (IVS) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Bundesinventar_der_historischen_Verkehrswege_der_Schweiz_(IVS)>, Legacy.com newspaper ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Legacy.com_newspaper_ID>, Opera Online opera house ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Opera_Online_opera_house_ID>, Opera Online performer ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Opera_Online_performer_ID>, Opera Online conductor ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Opera_Online_conductor_ID>, KKBox track ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/KKBox_track_ID>, Offizielle Deutsche Charts album ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Offizielle_Deutsche_Charts_album_ID>, Qobuz album ID 2 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Qobuz_album_ID_2>, AZLyrics.com song ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/AZLyrics.com_song_ID>, BBFC ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/BBFC_ID>, FIPRESCI person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/FIPRESCI_person_ID>, KBpedia ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/KBpedia_ID>, BWFpara.tournamentsoftware.com player ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/BWFpara.tournamentsoftware.com_player_ID>, Maitron des fusillés ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Maitron_des_fusill%C3%A9s_ID>, TheFreeDictionary medical term ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TheFreeDictionary_medical_term_ID>, Spanish Olympic Committee athlete ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Spanish_Olympic_Committee_athlete_ID>, Naturvårdsverket Amenity ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Naturv%C3%A5rdsverket_Amenity_ID>, Supreme Court of Sweden case number <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Supreme_Court_of_Sweden_case_number>, Econlib person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Econlib_person_ID>, NUKAT (non-VIAF) ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NUKAT_(non-VIAF)_ID>, Reposcope ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Reposcope_ID>, People's Representative Council of Indonesia ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/People%27s_Representative_Council_of_Indonesia_ID>, PPN ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/PPN_ID>, Oxford Bibliographies ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Oxford_Bibliographies_ID>, Grove Art Online ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Grove_Art_Online_ID>, Maniadb artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Maniadb_artist_ID>, Maniadb album ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Maniadb_album_ID>, Swiss Timber Bridges <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Swiss_Timber_Bridges>, PO ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/PO_ID>, Wikipedia Library partner ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Wikipedia_Library_partner_ID>, InciWeb <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/InciWeb>, HLTV ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/HLTV_ID>, Les roses cultivées à l'Haÿ en 1902 ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Les_roses_cultiv%C3%A9es_%C3%A0_l%27Ha%C3%BF_en_1902_ID>, Swedish Riksdag document <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Swedish_Riksdag_document>, Church of Jesus Christ missionary ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Church_of_Jesus_Christ_missionary_ID>, Church of Jesus Christ pioneer ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Church_of_Jesus_Christ_pioneer_ID>, Nauvoo community project ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Nauvoo_community_project_ID>, Dignity Memorial person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Dignity_Memorial_person_ID>, Oberwolfach mathematician ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Oberwolfach_mathematician_ID>, Unique Street Reference Number <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Unique_Street_Reference_Number>, TlF ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TlF_ID>, identifiant lobbywatch.ch d'un parlementaire <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identifiant_lobbywatch.ch_d%27un_parlementaire>, identifiant Manioc livre <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identifiant_Manioc_livre>, Bibliothèque Digital des Caraïbes <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Biblioth%C3%A8que_Digital_des_Cara%C3%AFbes>, identifiant Manioc périodique <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identifiant_Manioc_p%C3%A9riodique>, AlloCiné theater ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/AlloCin%C3%A9_theater_ID> - Query examples: - Timeline of U.S. Presidents <https://w.wiki/VM8> - List of MPs currently in the Sveriges riksdag <https://w.wiki/VRB> ( Source <https://twitter.com/Jan_Ainali/status/1277343196410974209>) - Map showing people buried in Père Lachaise by place of birth <https://w.wiki/VLM> (Source <https://twitter.com/Pyb75/status/1276928859808706561>) - Existing named trees in the world <https://w.wiki/V7b> (Source <https://twitter.com/jjamesfloyd/status/1275844588687839232>) - Artworks depicting things related to a fairy tale <https://w.wiki/V7C> (Source <https://twitter.com/EvoMRI/status/1275831237744230400>) - Newest database reports: no statements/enwiki <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Database_reports/no_statements/enwiki> Development - It is now possible to search for EntitySchema <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Schemas> pages using a shortcut “E:”, similar to “P:” for Properties and “L:” for Lexemes. For example: E:E10 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:Search/E:E10> or E:kakapo <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:Search/E:kakapo>. T245529 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T245529> - Continued working on the first version of Federation, which will allow other Wikibase installations to use Wikidata's Properties - getting closer to a first testable version - More work on consistency of user interface components - Finalizing the click-dummy for the first version of the Query Builder so we can start testing it with some editors soon and get feedback. - Continuing to investigate how to improve our APIs and other ways to improve access to the data in Wikidata for programmers - Discussed the future of the Wikidata Query Service and ideas for next steps we can take to make it scale better. Guillaume will join the next office hour to talk about it. - More work on clearer separation of Wikibase repository and Wikibase client code in order to improve maintainability 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> -- Mohammed Sadat *Community Communications Manager for Wikidata/Wikibase* Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 10963 Berlin www.wikimedia.de
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