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

   - New requests for permissions/Bot: EnvlhBot 2
   
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/EnvlhBot_2>
   - Closed request for permissions/Bot: Dexbot 15
   
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/Dexbot_15>
   - New request for comments: Population data model
   
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/Population_data_model>

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

   - Upcoming:
      - Live on Twitch <https://www.twitch.tv/belett> and in French by
      Vigneron, February 15 at 19:00 CET (UTC+1)
      - Wikidata Lab XXXII: Querying Wikidata
      <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYz61-_gWko> February 17, 5:00 PM
      - LIVE Wikidata editing #71 - YouTube
      <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0wjjHjsPeI>, Facebook
      
<https://www.facebook.com/groups/WikidataCommunity/permalink/3173143136304175/>,
      February 19 at 19:00 UTC
      - Online Wikidata meetup in Swedish #96
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Swedish_online_editathon#Träff_#96>,
      February 20 at 13.00 UTC
   - Ongoing: Weekly Lexemes Challenge #29, Love
   <https://dicare.toolforge.org/lexemes/challenge.php?id=29>
   - Past: LIVE Wikidata editing #70 #Beijing2022 - YouTube
   <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUJjCnL72ak>

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

   - Blogs
      - Historical people and modern collections: a Wikidata exploration
      
<https://medium.com/wiki-playtime/historical-people-and-modern-collections-a-wikidata-exploration-8f361b4ead78>
      - Wikidata in Stardog
      <https://www.stardog.com/labs/blog/wikidata-in-stardog/>
      - Does your birthplace affect your probability to have your Wikipedia
      biography ? some evidence from people born in France.
      <https://observablehq.com/@pac02/births-department-wikipedia>
   - Videos
      - Wikidata Tutorial (in German): add qualifiers
      <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6NMqyuq7bE>, coordinates
      <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUv3k_hFNqE> & address
      <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbwYTdDjgEk>
      - PADE Workshop: Wikidata – Linked, Open Data - YouTube
      <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxjpn9wtLPg>
      - OpenGLAM Valentine's Day School: Intro to Wikidata (in Finish) -
      YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5oTOCKfDsA>
      - Workshop on adding intangible heritage community data and images on
      Wikidata/Wikimedia - YouTube
      <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4UOGnm123k>
      - Hands On: SPARQL Query Dbpedia Wikidata Python - YouTube
      <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAqlDLCU1Gg>

Tool of the week

   - Equal Street Names <https://equalstreetnames.org/> is a map
   visualizing the streetnames of a city by gender.

Other Noteworthy Stuff

   - New development plan for Wikidata and Wikibase for Q1 2022
   
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/thread/ZXIBB4X4I2H4YFMZLX4AD6CPDAO6QPLU/>


   - Krbot's constraint reports
   
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Database_reports/Constraint_violations>
   are now generally updated daily, after code optimizations and hardware
   upgrades.
   - Call for Mentors: Wiki Mentor Africa
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Wiki_Mentor_Africa> is a
   mentorship project for tool creators/contributors. Interested to become a
   mentor (experienced tool creators/contributors), please visit this page
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Wiki_Mentor_Africa/Mentor%27s_Room>
   !
   - Wikidata ESR <https://github.com/cpesr/WikidataESR> is a tool to
   visualize evolutions of universities and schools, such as creations,
   mergers, deletions and relations. Feedback and help to develop this project
   further is requested.

Did you know?

   - Newest properties
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>:
      - General datatypes: semantic gender
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10339>, original catalog
      description <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10358>
      - External identifiers: 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>, Linguistic
      Atlas of Late Mediaeval English ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10342>, Key Biodiversity
      Areas factsheet ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10343>, Viki
      ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10344>, Clavis
      Apocryphorum Novi Testamenti ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10345>, Clavis Apocryphorum
      Veteris Testamenti ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10346>,
      World Economic Forum ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10347>, USgamer ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10348>, Podvig Naroda ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10349>, Vesti.ru dossier ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10350>, Turin University
      student ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10351>, Naver TV
      ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10352>, AusGamers ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10353>, PlayGround.ru ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10354>, Maritimt Magasin
      ship ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10355>, TV3 show ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10356>, TV3 video ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10357>, IRIS UNIGE author ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10359>, nzs.si player ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10360>, UKÄ classification
      of science topics 2016 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10361>,
      Lib.ru author ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10362>, Hessian
      Literature Council author ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10363>, Finnish real
      property ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10364>, GoodGame.ru
      ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P10365>
   - New property proposals
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal>
   to review:
      - General datatypes: Computational complexity
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Computational_complexity>,
      audio contains
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/audio_contains>,
      identifies
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identifies>,
      Cadastral areas
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Cadastral_areas>,
      video depicts
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/video_depicts>,
      YouTube video
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/YouTube_video>,
      cadastral plot reference
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/cadastral_plot_reference>,
      Finisher
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Finisher>,
trainiert
      von
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/trainiert_von>,
      identifier values as
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identifier_values_as>,
      YouTube video or playlist privacy
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/YouTube_video_or_playlist_privacy>,
      debut date
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/debut_date>
      - External identifiers: 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>,
      Viciebsk Encyclopedia ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Viciebsk_Encyclopedia_ID>,
      Dumbarton Oaks object ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Dumbarton_Oaks_object_ID>,
      Transilien ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Transilien_ID>,
      Cybersport.ru ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Cybersport.ru_ID>,
      JeuxActu ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/JeuxActu_ID>,
      Linked Open Data Taiwan @ Library Name Authority ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Linked_Open_Data_Taiwan_@_Library_Name_Authority_ID>,
      Linked Open Data Taiwan @ Library Classification Authority ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Linked_Open_Data_Taiwan_@_Library_Classification_Authority_ID>,
      Linked Open Data Taiwan @ Library Subject Terms Authority ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Linked_Open_Data_Taiwan_@_Library_Subject_Terms_Authority_ID>,
      St. Sergius Institute authority ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/St._Sergius_Institute_authority_ID>,
      ICQ user ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ICQ_user_ID>,
      previous property definition
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/previous_property_definition>,
      State Heraldic Register of the Russian Federation ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/State_Heraldic_Register_of_the_Russian_Federation_ID>,
      Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Boris_Yeltsin_Presidential_Library_ID>,
      ScienceDirect topic ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ScienceDirect_topic_ID>,
      VK Music ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/VK_Music_ID>,
      Biographisches Portal der Rabbiner ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Biographisches_Portal_der_Rabbiner_ID>,
      Künstlerdatenbank ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/K%C3%BCnstlerdatenbank_ID>,
      BelTA dossier ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/BelTA_dossier_ID>,
      Spotify user ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Spotify_user_ID>,
      NTSF ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NTSF_ID>,
BritBox
      ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/BritBox_ID>,
      KLADR ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/KLADR_ID>,
Springer
      Nature Subjects Taxonomy
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Springer_Nature_Subjects_Taxonomy>,
      PLOS Thesaurus ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/PLOS_Thesaurus_ID>,
      traveloka hotel id
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/traveloka_hotel_id>,
      tiket com hotel id
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/tiket_com_hotel_id>,
      trip.com Hotel ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/trip.com_Hotel_ID>,
      VerbaAlpina ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/VerbaAlpina_ID>
   - Query examples:
      - Tram bridges in France <https://w.wiki/4oc3>
      - Polish Righteous Among the Nations <https://w.wiki/4ovS>
      - Launch date, logo of social media services <https://w.wiki/4oxe> (
      source <https://twitter.com/wikidataid/status/1491366263880355841>)
      - Oscar winners from 1929 <https://w.wiki/4p35> (source
      <https://twitter.com/Mcx83/status/1491068804704923656>)
      - Images of biologists by height <https://w.wiki/4pKw> (source
      <https://twitter.com/lubianat/status/1491852186036449280>)
      - Biggest coins outside the U.S. <https://w.wiki/4p6w> (source
      <https://twitter.com/lubianat/status/1491510965388599300>)

Development

   - Continuing work on the basics of the new Special:NewLexeme page.
   Nothing to see yet though.
   - Fixed a bug where sitelinks where added for wikis that shouldn't get
   them. (phab:T301247 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T301247>)

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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Phone: +49 (0)30 219 158 26-0
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