*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week.* Discussions
- New requests for permissions/Bot: MystBot <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/MystBot> - Other: Discussion about replacing values with a new format or scheme for "SBN author ID" (P396), an identifier for National Library Service (SBN) of Italy <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property_talk:P396#Discussion_about_replacing_values_with_a_new_format_or_scheme> Events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events> - Upcoming: - The Data Reuse Days will bring together Wikidata editors and data reusers on March 14-24 - we're currently building the schedule. Join us and discover many cool projects! <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:Events/Data_Reuse_Days_2022#Template_for_session_proposal> - Next Linked Data for Libraries LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Group> call: Andy Mabbett on the "Cite Q" template that uses data from Wikidata in Wikipedia citations and Crystal Clements on setting the framework for a future discussion on addressing ethical concerns surrounding representation of gender for living persons in Wikidata, February 8th. Agenda <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n4FkfAUUHIMC7BO10ACVLhVWbvu4-2ztrbKWXltIVOE/edit?usp=sharing> - Wikidata Query Service scaling: You can join 2 calls and provide feedback at the 2 WDQS scaling community meetings on Thursday, 17 Feb 2022 18:00 UTC, and Monday 21 Feb 2022 18:00 UTC. Full details here <https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/thread/KPA3CTQG2HCJO55EFZVNINGVFQJAHT4W/> . - Live on Twitch <https://www.twitch.tv/belett> and in French about Academic bibliographical data and Scholia by Vigneron and Jsamwrites, February 8 at 19:00 CET (UTC+1) - LIVE Wikidata editing #70 - YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUJjCnL72ak>, Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/groups/WikidataCommunity/permalink/3168371536781335/>, February 12 at 19:00 UTC - Online Wikidata meetup in Swedish #95 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Swedish_online_editathon#Träff_#95>, February 13 at 13.00 UTC - Ongoing: - Black History Edit-A-Thon (February 2022) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Toronto/Black_History_Edit-A-Thon_(February_2022)> - Weekly Lexemes Challenge #28, Computer <https://dicare.toolforge.org/lexemes/challenge.php?id=28> - Past: - LIVE Wikidata editing #69 - YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lNOxhazTwI> - Jan Ainali, GovDirectory. Using Wikidata to Connect Constituents With Their Government - Civic Hacker Summit, November 2021 <https://www.conferencecast.tv/talk-44689-using-wikidata-to-connect-constituents-with-their-government?utm_campaign=44689&utm_source=youtube&utm_content=talk> Press, articles, blog posts, videos <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Press_coverage> - Blogs - How-to: Matching multilingual thesaurus concepts with OpenRefine <https://zbw.eu/labs/en/blog/how-to-matching-multilingual-thesaurus-concepts-with-openrefine> - Wikidata and the sum of all video games − 2021 edition <https://commonists.wordpress.com/2022/02/02/wikidata-and-the-sum-of-all-video-games-%e2%88%92-2021-edition/>, by Jean-Frédéric <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Jean-Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric> - Importing a Breton dictionary from Wikisource into Wikidata lexicographical data <https://www.lehir.net/importing-a-breton-dictionary-from-wikisource-into-wikidata-lexicographical-data/>, by Envlh <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Envlh> - Profiling a Wikibase item creation on test.wikidata.org <https://addshore.com/2022/02/profiling-a-wikibase-item-creation-on-test-wikidata-org/> by Addshore <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Addshore> - Fast Bulk Import Into Wikibase <https://wikibase.consulting/fast-bulk-import-into-wikibase/> - Papers - XAlign: Cross-lingual Fact-to-Text Alignment and Generation for Low-Resource Languages <https://arxiv.org/pdf/2202.00291.pdf> - Videos - Wikidata: A knowledge graph for the earth sciences? - YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oN67CfirDI> - Activate Faktamall biografi WD gadget (see Wikidata info in Wikipedia) - YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0CU9eaIh04> - Wikidata workshop: interwiki links (Questions) - 1 <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHI59WavSNk>, 2 <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRnu9pSlcoQ> & 3 <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Bl4yQcBwOg> (YouTube) - Wikidata Tutorial (in German): create a user account on Wikidata <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNm2TYOcMco>, add an institution's website to Wikidata <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWzJueFZnCw> Tool of the week - Wikidata edit map <https://vrandezo.github.io/wikidata-edit-map/> by Denny <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Denny> puts a dot on the map whenever an Item with a geocoordinate is edited. Other Noteworthy Stuff - January 1st as date <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Help:Dates#January_1_as_date> - Wikidata has 2,540,891 items for people with both date of birth and date of death. There are 9 redirects for every 100 such items. (source <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Database_reports/identical_birth_and_death_dates/1>). 2000 people share dates of birth and death with another person. Did you know? - Newest properties <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>: - General datatypes: dpi for A4 printing <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10316>, time in the pouch <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10322>, semantic gender <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10339> - External identifiers: AAGM artwork ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10312>, Domain suburb profile ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10313>, Archivio Biografico Comunale (Palermo) ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10314>, Artland fair ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10315>, Artland gallery ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10317>, Douban book series ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10318>, Douban book works ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10319>, Les Archives du spectacle organization ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10320>, Urban Electric Transit city ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10321>, Bergen byleksikon ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10323>, Ezeri.lv lake ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10324>, Japanese Canadian Artists Directory ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10325>, ICPSR Geographic Names Thesaurus ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10326>, ICPSR Organization Names Authority List ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10327>, ICPSR Personal Names Authority List ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10328>, ICPSR Subject Thesaurus ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10329>, Bugs! music video ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10330>, Washington Native Plant Society Plant Directory ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10331>, Kaspersky Encyclopedia ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10332>, New York Flora Atlas ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10333>, doollee.com literary agent ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10334>, doollee.com play ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10335>, doollee.com play publisher ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10336>, doollee.com playwright ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10337>, Dico en ligne Le Robert ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10338>, Inventaire national du Patrimoine culturel immatériel ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10340>, Réseau documents d'artistes ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10341> - New property proposals <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal> to review: - General datatypes: HSK ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/HSK_ID>, sports in region <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/sports_in_region>, Computational complexity <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Computational_complexity>, YouTube video <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/YouTube_video> - External identifiers: 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>, podchaser episode ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/podchaser_episode_ID>, IFPI UPC/EAN <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IFPI_UPC/EAN>, Weltfussball-Spiel-ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Weltfussball-Spiel-ID>, GoodGame.ru ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/GoodGame.ru_ID>, USgamer ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/USgamer_ID>, Riot Pixels game ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Riot_Pixels_game_ID>, HaBima Archive play id <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/HaBima_Archive_play_id>, HaBima Archive person id <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/HaBima_Archive_person_id>, NLI topic id <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NLI_topic_id>, 100Y Hebrew Theatre Guide person id <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/100Y_Hebrew_Theatre_Guide_person_id>, Old-Games.RU ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Old-Games.RU_ID>, iXBT Games ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/iXBT_Games_ID>, Students of Turin University ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Students_of_Turin_University_ID>, Tagoo video game ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Tagoo_video_game_ID>, AusGamers ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/AusGamers_ID>, GameGuru ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/GameGuru_ID>, LMHL author ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/LMHL_author_ID>, VGTimes ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/VGTimes_ID>, ULI id <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ULI_id>, GameMAG ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/GameMAG_ID>, SBN new authority IDs <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SBN_new_authority_IDs>, Prosopographia Imperii Romani Online ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Prosopographia_Imperii_Romani_Online_ID>, IRIS UNIGE author ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IRIS_UNIGE_author_ID>, Gesher Theater Archive person id <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Gesher_Theater_Archive_person_id>, Gesher Theater Archive play id <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Gesher_Theater_Archive_play_id>, Offizielle Deutsche Charts artist static ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Offizielle_Deutsche_Charts_artist_static_ID>, A9VG game ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/A9VG_game_ID>, Qichaha firm ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Qichaha_firm_ID>, Chinese School Identifier <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Chinese_School_Identifier>, GoHa.ru ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/GoHa.ru_ID>, Urban Electric Transit country ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Urban_Electric_Transit_country_ID>, CiteSeerX ID of a person <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CiteSeerX_ID_of_a_person>, Drevo Encyclopedia ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Drevo_Encyclopedia_ID>, Strongman Archives athlete ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Strongman_Archives_athlete_ID>, TVSA actor ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TVSA_actor_ID>, vc.ru company ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/vc.ru_company_ID>, Change.org decision maker ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Change.org_decision_maker_ID>, INPA nature reserve id <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/INPA_nature_reserve_id>, Basketball Bundesliga UUID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Basketball_Bundesliga_UUID>, Roskomnadzor media license number 2 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Roskomnadzor_media_license_number_2> - Deleted properties <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Properties_for_deletion>: - "Scoresway soccer person ID" (P3043) - "SSR WrittenForm ID" (P1849) - "FFF female player ID" (P4886) - "FFF male player ID" (P4883) - Query examples: - Events by number of video games announced <https://w.wiki/4ncM> ( source <https://commonists.wordpress.com/2022/02/02/wikidata-and-the-sum-of-all-video-games-%e2%88%92-2021-edition/> ) - Three-Michelin Stars restaurants with a female chef <https://w.wiki/4ncV> (source <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikim%C3%A9dia_France/Groupes_de_travail/Groupes_locaux/Rennes/3_f%C3%A9vrier_2022> ) - Wikidata Properties specific to German Lexemes and number of times they are used <https://w.wiki/4n$u> (source <https://twitter.com/envlh/status/1489921667707068419>) - Countries with count of same Wikidata labels in different languages <https://w.wiki/4oEG> (source <https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/1489774243617378305>) - Team and positions played by National Women's Football League players <https://w.wiki/4ncu> (source <https://twitter.com/antholo/status/1489362535518199817>) - Location of the graves of personalities in Père Lachaise Cemetery who died between 1800 and 1849 (50 year ranges) <https://w.wiki/4nXu> (source <https://twitter.com/Pyb75/status/1489224972409180162>) - Location of statues of women in Italy <https://w.wiki/4oEa> (source <https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/1488853768972259329>) - Count of Lexeme pairs between different languages <https://w.wiki/4n6g> (source <https://twitter.com/fnielsen/status/1488602739433218049>) - Birthplaces of General secretaries of USSR <https://w.wiki/4oEg> ( source <https://twitter.com/LArtour/status/1488525141281751045>) - Items related to Abdülmecid I, their collections, and their types <https://w.wiki/4oVf> (source <https://twitter.com/mlpoulter/status/1490656031340335107>) - Objects related in some way to Aurangzeb <https://w.wiki/4oVj> ( source <https://twitter.com/mlpoulter/status/1490656566462328832>) - Newest WikiProjects <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProjects>: Archaeology <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Archaeology> Development - Mismatch Finder: Tracking down one last issue with the upload of mismatch files. Once that is fixed we are ready to release the tool. - Lexicographical data: Started coding on the rewrite of Special:NewLexeme to make it easier to understand and use. 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 Phone: +49 (0)30 219 158 26-0 https://wikimedia.de Keep up to date! 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