*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:
- WikidataCon update
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:WikidataCon_2021#WikidataCon_update_-_Program_of_the_first_day_and_Wikidata_birthday>:
you can now check in the program of the first day of the online
conference
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikidataCon_2021/Program/Day_1_-_Main_program>
- Transbordados: WikidataCon's preconference for Latin America
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikidataCon_2021/Program/Preconference:_Transbordados>
- *September 14, 21 and 28 (21h UTC)* - with simultaneous translation
for Portuguese and Spanish, via YouTube
<https://www.youtube.com/c/wmnobrasil> - *set of events to discuss
Wikidata and decoloniality, knowledge organization and digital
dissemination of collections in Latin America contexts. Join us!*
- *14/09* - Towards a decolonial wiki: overflowing knowledge from
the Latin American horizon - speakers: Amanda Jurno (Wiki Movimento
Brasil), Bianca Santana (journalist, writer and activist) and Silvia
Gutiérrez (El Colégio de México) - watch it in PT-BR
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2hdKG4t3Ww> / ES
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VFDlq4UWUQ>
- *21/09* - The universe of libraries: Wikidata and the
multiplication of knowledge potencies - speakers: Lilian
Viana (GLAM das
Bibliotecas da USP) and Maurício Genta (Wikimedia Argentina e
Biblioteca
Nacional da Argentina) - watch it in PT-BR
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q45sstDdjC0> / ES
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXtOX1X7MJs>
- *28/09* - Digital collections and Wikidata: organizing a network
of knowledge - speakers: Evelin Heidel (a.k.a. Scann; Wikimedistas do
Uruguai) and Karen Worcman (Museu da Pessoa) - watch it in PT-BR
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoDrwWdTlmA> / ES
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlxiYtYEOvM>
- Demo of the Query Builder live on Twitch
<https://www.twitch.tv/belett> and in French by Vigneron, September
14 at 18:00 CEST
- Ongoing:
- Data Quality Days
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Data_Quality_Days_2021>
- several sessions happened over the past days and more are coming this
week. Recordings, slides and notes are linked in the program
- Past:
- Forex - 36C3 Wikipaka WG: Live querying: let’s explore Wikidata
together! - YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlQ40uYYXAA>
Press, articles, blog posts, videos
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage>
- Papers
- Linking Data and Descriptions on Moths Using the Wikimedia Ecosystem
<https://biss.pensoft.net/article/73806/> Part of collection TDWG
Proceedings 2021
- other
- Ainali <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Ainali> talks about
Wikidata
<https://headstuffpodcasts.com/episode/s02e09-stanning-wikidata> on
The World According to Wikipedia podcast.
Tool of the week
- *Wwwyzzerdd for Wikidata* is a browser extension that allows you to
view and edit Wikidata information from Wikipedia (demo video
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wwwyzzerdd_Demo.webm>). Install
it in Firefox
<https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/wwwyzzerdd-for-wikidata/>
or Chrome
<https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/wwwyzzerdd-for-wikidata/gfidggfngdnaalpihbdjnfbkfiniookc?hl=en&authuser=0>
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- Face The Facts <https://facethefacts.app/> mobile app allows you to
scan election posters and see the true facts about politicians.
- Wikidata now has over 150,000 Senses on Lexemes!
Did you know?
- Newest properties
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>:
- General datatypes: GRAC rating
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9866>
- External identifiers: Center for Turkish Cinema Studies film ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9857>, Civilisti Italiani
member ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9858>, Government
Publications Number (Taiwan)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9859>, Global Location Number
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9860>, Iași Central
University Library ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9861>, Encyclopaedia
of Islam (second edition) ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9862>, Gujarati Vishwakosh
entry <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9863>, Télé-Loisirs ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9864>, Anagrafe degli
studiosi ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9865>, e-Maapõu
stratigraphy ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9867>, INAPP
Thesaurus ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9868>, Douyin
video ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9869>, IndieMag
game ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9870>, INAPP author
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9871>, TBDB ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9872>, Enciclopedia dello
Sport ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9873>, INAPP work ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9874>, Fondation du
patrimoine ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9875>, Endemia.nc
animal taxon ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9876>, Gry
Online game ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9877>,
Encyclopaedia
of Islam (first edition) ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9878>, Encyclopaedia of
Islam (third edition) ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9879>, Festivaletteratura
person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P9880>
- New property proposals
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal>
to review:
- General datatypes: Mexican Video Game content classification
category
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Mexican_Video_Game_content_classification_category>,
NZTCS conservation status
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NZTCS_conservation_status>,
Unique Identifier
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Unique_Identifier>,
relevant date for copyright
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/relevant_date_for_copyright>,
Allaboutjazz musician ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Allaboutjazz_musician_ID>,
Google Fonts ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Google_Fonts_ID>
- External identifiers: museum-digital place ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/museum-digital_place_ID>,
EPA Facility Registry Service ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/EPA_Facility_Registry_Service_ID>,
thefreedictionary dictionary term ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/thefreedictionary_dictionary_term_ID>,
TermCymru ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TermCymru_ID>,
Bildatlas-Künstler-ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Bildatlas-K%C3%BCnstler-ID>,
Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Lexicon_of_Medieval_Nordic_Law_ID>,
NZTCS ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NZTCS_ID>,
Australian
Research Council Grant ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Australian_Research_Council_Grant_ID>,
PSC <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/PSC>, SAM
id <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SAM_id>,
Dictionary
of Old Norse Prose ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Dictionary_of_Old_Norse_Prose_ID>,
Norsk Akademis Ordbok ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Norsk_Akademis_Ordbok_ID>,
Swedish Food Agency food ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Swedish_Food_Agency_food_ID>,
e-Maapõu locality ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/e-Maap%C3%B5u_locality_ID>,
Grand dictionnaire terminologique ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Grand_dictionnaire_terminologique_ID>,
Kallías
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Kall%C3%ADas>,
Owler company ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Owler_company_ID>
- Query examples:
- List of movies with Jean-Paul Belmondo ordered by number of
sitelinks <https://w.wiki/447B> (based on source
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Talk:Q106255> via d:Template:Generic
queries for actors
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Template:Generic_queries_for_actors>)
- List of actors with whom Jean-Paul Belmondo has played the most
<https://w.wiki/442m> (based on source
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Talk:Q106255> via d:Template:Generic
queries for actors
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Template:Generic_queries_for_actors>)
- count of movies with Jean-Paul Belmondo by decade
<https://w.wiki/447P>
- List of characters in Tintin ordered by number of apparitions
<https://w.wiki/42JE> (source
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:PAC2/Tintindata>)
- People with no birth/death/floruit dates but which have a position
from which dates can be inferred <https://w.wiki/448b> (source
<https://twitter.com/generalising/status/1436070940375457797?s=19>)
- Map of the origin of diamond open access journal (Q108440863)
publications <https://w.wiki/435w> (source
<https://twitter.com/egonwillighagen/status/1435843986137157635>)
- Map of place names in Ghana ending with "li", "ti", "om"
<https://w.wiki/43VM> (source
<https://twitter.com/WikidataGhana/status/1436268573870149648>)
Development
- Mismatch Finder
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Mismatch_Finder>: The website
part of the tool is taking shape but is not quite functional yet. We worked
on creating the results page. You can see the current very much not
finished state at https://mismatch-finder.toolforge.org/
- Linked the Query Builder from the Query Service so it is discoverable (
phab:T280229 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T280229>)
- Finished work on normalizing filenames when linking to media files on
Commons (phab:T251480 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T251480>)
- All new wbstack.com <https://www.wbstack.com/> wikis will now be
created with elastic search support, including Wikibase indexes! All
existing sites will have elastic search soon! (Source
<https://twitter.com/addshore/status/1433852813772214277>)
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*
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