*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over
the last week.*
Discussions
- New requests for permissions/Bot:
- GretaHeng18bot
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/GretaHeng18bot>
- Pi bot 24
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/Pi_bot_24>
- SchoolBot
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/IndoBot>
- companyBot
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/companyBot>
Events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events>
- Upcoming:
- Talk to the Search Platform Team about anything related to
Wikimedia search, Wikidata Query Service, Wikimedia Commons
Query Service,
etc.! February 2nd, 2022. Etherpad
<https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/Search_Platform_Office_Hours>.
- LIVE Wikidata editing #69 - YouTube
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rbltj1x8L2E>, Facebook
<https://www.facebook.com/groups/WikidataCommunity/permalink/3162728574012298/>,
February 5 at 19:00 UTC
- Wikimedia Research February Office Hours
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/thread/R3UTAWBHZ74SPCOPVR57U6MEQCXWP64R/>
Wednesday,
2022-02-02 at 00:00-1:00 UTC (16:00 PT 02-01 /19:00 ET 02-01 / 1:00 CET
02-02 <https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1643760056>).
- Data Reuse Days
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Data_Reuse_Days_2022>
will take place on March 14-24, highlighing applications and tools using
Wikidata's data. You can already propose a session
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:Events/Data_Reuse_Days_2022>
.
- Ongoing:
- Weekly Lexemes Challenge #27, Numbers (1/n)
<https://dicare.toolforge.org/lexemes/challenge.php?id=27>
- Past:
- Editing with OpenRefine live on Twitch
<https://www.twitch.tv/belett> and in French by Vigneron
- Wikibase Live Session (2022.01.27
<https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/WBUG_2022.01.27>)
Press, articles, blog posts, videos
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage>
- Press
- "Massive open index of scholarly papers launches
<https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00138-y>" - called
OpenAlex, it draws its data from sources including Wikidata
- Blogs
- OpenSanctions <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110087116> is integrating
persons of interest from Wikidata
<https://www.opensanctions.org/articles/2022-01-25-wikidata/>
- Celebrating the 2,000 featured articles milestone in Wikipedia in
French
<https://observablehq.com/@pac02/celebrating-the-2-000-featured-articles-milestone-in-wikip>:
Using the Wikipedia Categorymembers API through a SPARQL query to get all
articles featured in category "Article de qualité" and compute
statistics.
- Smithsonian Libraries and Archives & Wikidata: Using Linked Open
Data to Connect Smithsonian Information
<https://blog.library.si.edu/blog/2022/01/19/smithsonian-libraries-and-archives-wikidata-using-linked-open-data-to-connect-smithsonian-information/#.Yfbd4lvMKV6>
- The origin of the gender gap
<https://voxeu.org/article/origin-gender-gap>
- Videos
- Wikidata as a Modality for Accessible Clinical Research
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PqgTtnciyg>
- Working with Siegfried, Wikidata, and Wikibase
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDppa_5RfwI>
Tool of the week
- Basque version of Wordle using Wikidata's lexicographic data. Check it
out <https://wordle.talaios.coop>!
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- WDQS scaling update for Jan 2022 available here
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:SPARQL_query_service/WDQS-scaling-update-jan-2022>.
*We will be trying to do monthly updates starting this month.*
Did you know?
- Newest properties
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>:
- General datatypes: category for honorary citizens of entity
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10280>, podcast logo URL
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10286>, hotel rating
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10290>, dpi for original size
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10300>, director of
publication <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10308>, official
jobs URL <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10311>
- External identifiers: TVFPlay series ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10279>, Orthodoxie.com topic
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10281>, Slangopedia ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10282>, OpenAlex ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10283>, iCSO ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10284>, Indeed company ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10285>, DFG Science
Classification <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10287>, Muz-TV
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10288>, Podchaser numeric
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10289>, Wikisimpsons ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10291>, Wörterbuch der
Präpositionen ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10292>, Tretyakov
Gallery work ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10293>, Grand
Duchy of Lithuania encyclopedia ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10294>, Amazon podcast ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10295>, Habr company ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10296>, Google Arts &
Culture entity ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10297>, Sceneweb
artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10298>, Leopoldina
member web site ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10299>, German
Lobbyregister ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10301>, Film.ru
actor ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10302>, Film.ru
film ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10303>, Apple
Podcasts podcast episode ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10304>, StarHit ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10305>, North Data ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10306>, CYT/CCS
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10307>, LKI ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10309>, Unified book number
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10310>
- New property proposals
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal>
to review:
- General datatypes: has member
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/has_member>,
register in Germany
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/register_in_Germany>,
dailytelefrag.ru ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/dailytelefrag.ru_ID>,
time in the pouch
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/time_in_the_pouch>,
semantic gender
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/semantic_gender>,
Game World Navigator ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Game_World_Navigator_ID>
- External identifiers: Mnemosine ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Mnemosine_ID>,
World Economic Forum ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/World_Economic_Forum_ID>,
CHY Number
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CHY_Number>,
OpenSanctions ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/OpenSanctions_ID>,
identifiant Les Archives du spectacle (organisme)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identifiant_Les_Archives_du_spectacle_(organisme)>,
Japanese Canadian Artists Directory ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Japanese_Canadian_Artists_Directory_ID>,
histrf.ru person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/histrf.ru_person_ID>,
Vsemirnaya Istoriya Encyclopedia ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Vsemirnaya_Istoriya_Encyclopedia_ID>,
Kaspersky Encyclopedia ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Kaspersky_Encyclopedia_ID>,
Chgk person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Chgk_person_ID>,
Latvijas ūdenstilpju klasifikatora kods
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Latvijas_%C5%ABdenstilpju_klasifikatora_kods>,
RCN (Irish Registered Charity Number)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/RCN_(Irish_Registered_Charity_Number)>,
RBC company ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/RBC_company_ID>,
OpenStates ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/OpenStates_ID>,
NetEase Music Artist ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NetEase_Music_Artist_ID>,
QQ Music Singer ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/QQ_Music_Singer_ID>,
Euro NCAP ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Euro_NCAP_ID>,
PlayGround.ru ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/PlayGround.ru_ID>,
Viki ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Viki_ID>,
Absolute
Games developer and publisher IDs 2
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Absolute_Games_developer_and_publisher_IDs_2>
- Query examples:
- US states with the most punk bands <https://w.wiki/4jbt> (source
<https://twitter.com/Tagishsimon/status/1485908042436726790>)
- List of Ghanaian scientists by citation count <https://w.wiki/4jSi>
(source <https://twitter.com/WikidataGhana/status/1485657254305148928>
)
- Actresses who have played Elizabeth Bennett in Pride and Prejudice,
with type of production <https://w.wiki/4krb> (source
<https://twitter.com/lirazelf/status/1487037560006320129>)
- MPs with identified mythical ancestors <https://w.wiki/4mEx>
- Items with "language of work or name = Toki Pona" as qualifier
<https://w.wiki/4mE$>
- Timeline of 1st women practising a given sports discipline
<https://w.wiki/4mG8> (source
<https://twitter.com/medi_cago/status/1487549749830078471>)
- Water boards in the Netherlands <https://w.wiki/4mFy> (source
<https://twitter.com/Jan_Ainali/status/1487538209932328967>)
- Birthplaces of US Presidents <https://w.wiki/4mWE>, Russian emperors
<https://w.wiki/4mWH>, Roman emperors <https://w.wiki/4mWJ> (source
<https://twitter.com/LArtour/status/1487342003696328704>)
- Age of the actress when she played "Elizabeth Bennet"
<https://w.wiki/4ksg> (source)
<https://twitter.com/belett/status/1487052603129278467>
- People with dates of birth and death on January 1st (day precision
dates) <https://w.wiki/4mWd> (source
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property_talk:P570#Queries>)
- More than 500 lexemes in Breton now have at least one sense
<https://w.wiki/4mXQ> (source
<https://twitter.com/envlh/status/1487909849652514824>)
Development
- Continuing work on adding the mul language code for labels,
descriptions and aliases. (phab:T297393
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T297393>)
- Enabled statement usage tracking for Cebuano, Armenian and Warai Warai
to ensure fine-grained notifications about edits on Wikidata on those
Wikipedias (phab:T296383 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T296383>,
phab:T296382 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T296382>, phab:T296384
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T296384>)
- Continuing work on fixing a bug where Wikidata changes do not get sent
to Wikipedia and co for the first sitelink adding leading to missing
information in the page_props table (phab:T233520
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T233520>)
- Continuing work on making sure the Wikidata search box works with the
new Vector skin improvements (phab:T296202
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T296202>)
- Mismatch Finder: Debugging some issues with the first files we got
with mismatches that we can load into the Mismatch Finder
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>
--
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