*Hello all, in Mohammed's absence, h**ere'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>
- Past
- Wikidata+Wikibase office hour session log: Telegram office hour
2023-01-18
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Telegram_office_hour_2023-01-18>
- Upcoming
- Next Linked Data for Libraries LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Group>
call
January 24, 2023: We will be discussing plans for 2023, and requesting
feedback and ideas for future programming. Based on a previous
recommendation to host a discussion on advocacy for Wikidata within
libraries, we will introduce and provide time to complete a
short survey to
foster conversation in a future Group Call. Please come ready to
share your
thoughts Agenda
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1j2Yku8XEEyTPHqDVMK1pjSEmJFlkaf-o4JRB9exOnrA/edit?usp=sharing>
- Introductions to Wikidata
<https://www.eventbrite.com.au/o/wikimedia-australia-38370857903>,
online meetings organized by Wikimedia Australia on January 25, 26 and 31
Press, articles, blog posts, videos
- Blogs
- Is there something better than Blazegraph for Wikidata?
<https://thomas.pellissier-tanon.fr/blog/2023-01-15-wdqs.html>
- Videos
- [Wikimedia Research Showcase] Featuring a presentation of the paper
Learning to Predict the Departure Dynamics of Wikidata Editors
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gS8ELcVZ8Q4>.
- Podcasts
- Civic Hacker Podcast: Using Wikidata to Connect Constituents With
Their Government
<https://anchor.fm/civichackerpodcast/episodes/Using-Wikidata-to-Connect-Constituents-With-Their-Government-e1or922>
Tool of the week
- Romain de Bossoreille <https://romain.de-bossoreille.fr/> has
generated a map named *Space Industry around the World
<https://industry.openmaps.space/>* using data from The Space Devs
<https://thespacedevs.com/>, Wikidata and OpenStreetMap.
Other Noteworthy Stuff
- [WMDE Survey for Wikidata data Reusers] Help us Improve Wikidata by
Sharing Your Experience on Ontology Issues and Data Reuse Impact
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/thread/77HVGY22LGZMLYBYB63WAILNPW72QYB4/>
.
- Second round of Research Fund proposals are under review
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/thread/53R3HQMQMMLSEBL5RFWEVPK6C322BLRG/>.
They include Wikidata related proposals. Your input is welcome!
- Wikimedia Foundation's Community Survey
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Wishlist_Survey_2023>: The
proposals submission and discussion phase is open until February 6th.
Did you know?
- Newest properties
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>:
- General datatypes: none
- External identifiers: Jeju's culture and language ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11503>, J-STAGE journal ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11504>, Film.ru serial ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11505>, IRIS UNITN author ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11506>, IRIS FBK author ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11507>, IRIS-OpenPub author
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11508>, Muse Open Archive
author ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11509>, ARCA
author ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11510>, Air Iuav
author ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11511>,
Intercontinental
Dictionary Series unit ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11512>, Hungarian Football
Federation player ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11513>, Knowledge
portal ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11514>, MangaSeek
work ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11515>, MangaSeek
magazine ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11516>, MangaSeek
award ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11517>, Oroklini
Library ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11518>, elexiko ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11519>, Neologismenwörterbuch
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11520>, Deutsches
Fremdwörterbuch ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11521>, Sprichwörterbuch
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11522>, Kommunikationsverben
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11523>, Kleines
Wörterbuch der Verlaufsformen im Deutschen ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11524>, PR TIMES company ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11525>
- New property proposals
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal>
to
review:
- General datatypes: attracts
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/attracts>
(organisms
attracted by this taxon), salary level
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/salary_level>
(level
of someone's salary), change of
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/change_of>
(property
this process changes), database contains records about
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/database_contains_records_about>
(indicate
the types of items that the database has records about)
- External identifiers: Plant Finder ID (Chicago Botanic Garden)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Plant_Finder_ID_(Chicago_Botanic_Garden)>
, Norwegian prisoner register detentioncamps ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Norwegian_prisoner_register_detentioncamps_ID>
, Glitchwave franchise ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Glitchwave_franchise_ID>
, Glitchwave game company ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Glitchwave_game_company_ID>
, Glitchwave game ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Glitchwave_game_ID>
, Ushakov Dictionary ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Ushakov_Dictionary_ID>
, Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Jiddisch-Nederlands_Woordenboek_ID>
, Glitchwave character ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Glitchwave_character_ID>
, WW1 fallen/missing soldier ID (MHA)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/WW1_fallen/missing_soldier_ID_(MHA)>
, Glitchwave platform ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Glitchwave_platform_ID>
, Spotify user ID (Jan 2023)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Spotify_user_ID_(Jan_2023)>
, Livres Hebdo author ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Livres_Hebdo_author_ID>
, Livres Hebdo award ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Livres_Hebdo_award_ID>
, Livres Hebdo tag ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Livres_Hebdo_tag_ID>
, Dictionary of Archives Terminology ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Dictionary_of_Archives_Terminology_ID>
, TikTok place ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TikTok_place_ID>
, Magazine Pocket series ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Magazine_Pocket_series_ID>
, identifiant SFMTA
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identifiant_SFMTA>
, International Encoded Han Character and Variants Database character
ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/International_Encoded_Han_Character_and_Variants_Database_character_ID>
, Online Aboriginal Language Dictionary ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Online_Aboriginal_Language_Dictionary_ID>
, Tribal Council number
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Tribal_Council_number>
, Aragonario ID (6th version)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Aragonario_ID_(6th_version)>
, Rate Your Music venue ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Rate_Your_Music_venue_ID>
, Rate Your Music concert ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Rate_Your_Music_concert_ID>
, Dicionário inFormal ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Dicion%C3%A1rio_inFormal_ID>
, Qobuz artist numeric ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Qobuz_artist_numeric_ID>
, TOOI identifier
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TOOI_identifier>
, Fonts In Use ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Fonts_In_Use_ID>
, Rate Your Music film ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Rate_Your_Music_film_ID>
, Rate Your Music film genre ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Rate_Your_Music_film_genre_ID>
, NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms entry
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NCI_Dictionary_of_Cancer_Terms_entry>
, Spreaker show ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Spreaker_show_ID>
, Sjøfolk Ship ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Sj%C3%B8folk_Ship_ID>
, NCI Dictionary of Genetics Terms entry
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NCI_Dictionary_of_Genetics_Terms_entry>
- Query examples:
- Map of places that places in Rennes are named after
<https://w.wiki/6FiA> (source
<https://twitter.com/belett/status/1616009031516037120>)
- Map of places named after a place in Rennes, color coded by
distance of the place from Rennes <https://w.wiki/6FiB> (source
<https://twitter.com/belett/status/1617442575241170947>)
Development
- Wikibase REST API: The new API is now available for testing on
Test.Wikidata
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/thread/WG6JE4KKEALJ2MEA2WV53G3U2WAPCAAC/>
- Ontology issues: We finalized and published the survey to better
understand which types of ontology issues are most problematic for reusers
of our data.
- Wikipedia and co: Fixing a regression where there is no entry in
recent changes and watchlist when an Item is deleted that was connected to
an article on that wiki (phab:T326082
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T326082>)
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>
--
Léa Lacroix
Community Engagement & Events Consultant
Contractor for Wikimedia Deutschland e.V.
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