*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over
the last week.*
Discussions

   - Open request for adminship: Martin Urbanec
   
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Administrator/Martin_Urbanec>
   (RfP scheduled to end after 7 January 2021 17:21 UTC)
   - Should we rename place of burial (P119)
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P119> to place of mortal remains
   
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property_talk:P119#Renaming_to_%22place_of_mortal_remains%22>
   ?

Events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events>

   - Upcoming: live SPARQL queries <https://www.twitch.tv/belett> on Twitch
   and in French by Vigneron, January 5 at 18:00 CET
   - Upcoming video: LIVE Wikidata editing #26 - YouTube
   <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4DcAuuvzmU>, Facebook
   
<https://www.facebook.com/groups/WikidataCommunity/permalink/2861485764136582/>,
   9 January
   - Upcoming: Online Wikidata meetup in Swedish #44
   
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Swedish_online_editathon#Träff_#44>,
   January 10
   - Past: Wikidata sessions at rC3 <https://rc3.world/rc3/> (remote Chaos
   Communication Congress) (replay)
      - Introduction to Wikidata
      <https://media.ccc.de/v/rc3-884268-introduction_to_wikidata>
      - Wikidata for datajournalists
      <https://media.ccc.de/v/rc3-985812-wikidata_for_data_journalists>
   - Past: Wikidata sessions at g0vsummit2020 <https://summit.g0v.tw/2020/>
   (in Chinese) (replay)
      - Wikidata one year in Taiwan, what is our results and what is our
      future plan <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrG8QGZItSE>
      - Challenges of GLAM Taiwan
      <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIsDdW0DHkU>

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

   - Video: Applying linked data model for the Bogotá Digital Library (in
   Spanish) - YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82jgMoDSLlo>
   - Video: Wikidata with Shani Evenstein Sigalov, Wikimedia Armenia -
   YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZR5G7ptM9o>
   - Video: How to import scholarly articles to Wikidata using Zotero
   <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i99Z8HK4OzA> - YouTube
   - Video: How to import books to Wikidata using a spreadsheet and
   OpenRefine <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HKVuj54mUY> - YouTube
   - Video: How to import library materials to Wikidata using MarcEdit and
   OpenRefine <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1Kv-29bryU> - YouTube
   - Video: Introduction to Wikidata (in Italian) - YouTube
   <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaD86guPwMw>
   - Video: Linking a new Wikipedia article to a Wikidata item - YouTube
   <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qn4aNDwBea4>
   - Video: Schema and Wikidata - YouTube
   <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tSrbDgDD_4>
   - Video: Using Twinkle on Wikidata - YouTube
   <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwD9hGnJ0Z4>
   - Video: Managing Interlanguage links with Wikidata
   <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sv9YwKnnQRk> (in Urdu) - YouTube
   - Blog post: 52 Wikidata weeks 2020
   <https://ainali.com/2020/52-wikidata-weeks-2020/>
   - Blog post: Scottish nautical wrecks in wikidata
   <https://codethecity.org/2020/12/08/nautical-wrecks/>

Tool of the week

   - User:Bargioni/WikiBridge.js
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Bargioni/WikiBridge.js> userscript
   enables you to add a tabbed section to Wikidata items showing some
   paragraphs from Wikipedias chosen by the Babel languages of the logged-in
   user. Demo video (in Italian)
   <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtuNY6t5ufM>

Other Noteworthy Stuff

   - Wikidata Lexeme Forms <https://iw.toolforge.org/lexeme-forms> now
   lists languages on the index page using their autonyms (language name in
   that language). (Source
   <https://twitter.com/LucasWerkmeistr/status/1337835057390739458>)

Did you know?

   - Newest properties
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>:
      - General datatypes: graph girth
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8986>, category for the view
      of the item <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8989>, ALA-LC
      romanization <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8991>, liturgical
      rank <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9002>
      - External identifiers: PIAC ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8982>, CPV Supplementary
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8984>, Dizionario
      bio-bibliografico dei bibliotecari italiani del XX secolo ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8985>, ISDS ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8987>, Mapy.cz ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8988>, World Rowing ID (UUID
      format) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8990>, 1914-1918-Online
      ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8992>, JAD ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8993>, Game UI Database ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8994>, Lumières.Lausanne ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8995>, Swiss Unihockey
      player ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8996>, IFF player
      ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8997>, Magyar életrajzi
      lexikon ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8998>, Lexikon
      zum Literatur- und Kulturbetrieb im Österreich der Zwischenkriegszeit ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P8999>, Ancient History
      Encyclopedia ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9000>, Literary
      Encyclopedia ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9001>, Google
      Podcasts show ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9003>, Stitcher
      show ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9004>, Castbox show
      ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9005>, Pocket Casts show
      ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9006>, Podcast Addict
      show ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9007>, TuneIn
      Podcasts show ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9008>,
RadioPublic
      show ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9009>, Player.fm
      show ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9010>, PodBean show
      ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9011>, Podtail show ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9012>, Encyclopedia of Saami
      Culture ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9013>, The
      Podcast App show ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9014>, Medieval
      Manuscripts in Oxford Libraries manuscript ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9015>, Medieval Manuscripts
      in Oxford Libraries work ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9016>, Medieval Manuscripts
      in Oxford Libraries person ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9017>, Medieval Manuscripts
      in Oxford Libraries place ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9018>, Medieval Manuscripts
      in Oxford Libraries organization ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9019>
   - New property proposals
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal>
   to review:
      - General datatypes: YouTube custom URL
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/YouTube_custom_URL>,
      Author last names
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Author_last_names>,
      Author first names
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Author_first_names>,
      Naval flag
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Naval_flag>,
      supplements
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/supplements>,
      closed WMF project sitelink
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/closed_WMF_project_sitelink>,
      has part (string value)
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/has_part_(string_value)>,
      member
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/member>, number
      of data sets
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/number_of_data_sets>
      - External identifiers: IFPI Danmark work ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IFPI_Danmark_work_ID>,
      National Museum in Warsaw ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/National_Museum_in_Warsaw_ID>,
      Olympedia Affiliations ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Olympedia_Affiliations_ID>,
      IFLA value vocabularies ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IFLA_value_vocabularies_ID>,
      Erudit article ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Erudit_article_ID>,
      Olympedia Event ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Olympedia_Event_ID>,
      dati.beniculturali.it ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/dati.beniculturali.it_ID>,
      Barnivore product ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Barnivore_product_ID>,
      Archivo Histórico de diputados de España ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Archivo_Hist%C3%B3rico_de_diputados_de_Espa%C3%B1a_ID>,
      Port Letter
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Port_Letter>,
      FFF player ID (new scheme)
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/FFF_player_ID_(new_scheme)>,
      Hungarian Film Archive ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Hungarian_Film_Archive_ID>,
      GEPRIS-Historisch ID (Person)
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/GEPRIS-Historisch_ID_(Person)>,
      EuroBabeIndex ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/EuroBabeIndex_ID>,
      MFAT person ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/MFAT_person_ID>,
      SportsLogos.net team ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SportsLogos.net_team_ID>,
      Alpine Linux package
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Alpine_Linux_package>,
      Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Internet_Encyclopedia_of_Ukraine_ID>,
      Povos Indígenas no Brasil ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Povos_Ind%C3%ADgenas_no_Brasil_ID>,
      NLS place type ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NLS_place_type_ID>,
      BookDepository publisher ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/BookDepository_publisher_ID>,
      National Historic People id
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/National_Historic_People_id>,
      NFL.com ID (new scheme)
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NFL.com_ID_(new_scheme)>
   - Query examples:
      - Works identified (via dedicated property P3893) as entering the
      public domain on 1/1/2021, ordered by number of articles on
Wikimedia sites
      <https://w.wiki/sZ7> (Source
      <https://twitter.com/maxlath/status/1344603741773852672>)
      - Painters in the collections of Paris Musées which enter the public
      domain on January 1 <https://w.wiki/s6T> (Source
      <https://twitter.com/Pyb75/status/1343238474833526786>)
      - Map of forts related to Dutch trading companies VOC and WIC
      <https://w.wiki/sSt> found in the Atlas of Mutual Heritage
      <https://www.atlasofmutualheritage.nl/> (Source
      <https://twitter.com/mmmenno/status/1344328300727054341>)
      - Map of forts in the Cologne fortress ring <https://w.wiki/V7p> (
      Source <https://twitter.com/Raymond_de/status/1342429685960110080>)
      - First-level administrative divisions in Germany <https://w.wiki/sYs>
      - Population of cities in Germany corresponds to the total number of
      vaccinations in Germany <https://w.wiki/sLc> (Source
      <https://twitter.com/johl/status/1343882895778308102>)
      - Most popular theorems according to their number of articles on
      Wikipedia <https://w.wiki/sSF> (Source
      <https://twitter.com/envlh/status/1344301749524459521>)
      - Number of people who have died, or been diagnosed, of COVID-19,
      grouped by occupation <https://w.wiki/sRE> (Source
      <https://twitter.com/WikidataEcho/status/1344239169325961216>)
      - Deaths in 2020 - date of birth, date of death, cause of death and
      country of nationality <https://w.wiki/sou> (Source
      <https://twitter.com/WikidataEcho/status/1345145070140448768>)
      - Summary of a UK parliamentary career seat-party-start pairs
      <https://w.wiki/sse>(Source
      <https://twitter.com/generalising/status/1343922362094399492>)
      - Timeline of aircraft types around the world and the first time a
      type of aircraft made a flight <https://w.wiki/roX> (Source
      <https://twitter.com/wikimediaid/status/1343882686364991490>)
      - Indonesian legislation related to indigenous people
      <https://w.wiki/qgD> (Source
      <https://twitter.com/wikidataid/status/1341941672998035458>)
      - Which artist could be "D.K. 1964"? <https://w.wiki/swa> (source
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property_talk:P7457#Related_queries:_Who_could_be_"J.B._1670"_and_"D.K._1964";?>
      )
      - Line graph of colleges and universities in India by year of
      establishment <https://w.wiki/sU9> (Source
      <https://twitter.com/wikidataindia/status/1345610845015973889>)
      - Graph of Indian films that are remakes of other Indian films
      <https://w.wiki/sTq> (Source
      <https://twitter.com/wikidataindia/status/1345248459172012034>)
      - Graph of academic descendants of C. R. Rao and K. Ananda Rau
      <https://w.wiki/sU7> (Source
      <https://twitter.com/wikidataindia/status/1345973236761124865>)
      - Map of gram panchayats in Kerala by literacy rate in 2001
      <https://w.wiki/sWv> (Source
      <https://twitter.com/naveenpf/status/1344882530382704641>)
      - Maps of different places in West Bengal according to suffix
      <https://w.wiki/sTE> (Source
      <https://twitter.com/wikidatabangla/status/1345248459478196225>)
      - Tree map of Rabindranath's poems according to the month of writing
      <https://w.wiki/sTt> (Source
      <https://twitter.com/wikidatabangla/status/1345973233309257728>)
      - Count of locations of exhibitions on Wikidata <https://w.wiki/szR> (
      Source <https://twitter.com/mmmenno/status/1345656216597442565>)
      - Wikidata lexeme forms by language <https://w.wiki/tBr> (Source
      <https://twitter.com/62mkv/status/1345395334873305090>)
   - Newest database reports: 2021
   
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Calendar_Dates/lists/days/2021>,
   Greek given names
   
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Names/reports/given_names/Greek>

Development

   - Due to the winter holidays, no development has happened for Wikidata
   in the last two weeks.

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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