*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: WikiCite Monthly Meeting, online on 28 March 2023 at 16:00
   UTC. Information and notes
   <https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/wikicite-monthly-2023-03>

Press, articles, blog posts, videos

   - Blogs
      - In this week's update by the Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions
      team
      
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/Updates/2023-03-15>,
      they are asking where the right place to store and maintain Abstract
      Wikipedia should be. All of the options involve Wikidata to some extent,
      some more, some less. If the content of Abstract Wikipedia is hosted on
      Wikidata, that would lead to an increased scope for the Wikidata
community
      (and likely more contributors joining). But that is a decision
the Wikidata
      community needs to be involved in as well. (Also, if you are interested,
      the Abstract Wikipedia updates
      <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Abstract_Wikipedia/Updates> might be
      worth to follow.)
   - Papers
      - *Investigating the potential of the semantic web for education:
      Exploring Wikidata as a learning platform
      <https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10639-023-11664-1>*
   - Videos
      - Notebooks
      - Country diversity of external links domain names in Wikipedia in
      French
      
<https://observablehq.com/@pac02/country-diversity-of-external-links-in-wikipedia-in-fre>
an
      analysis of all domain names in Wikipedia in French by country associated
      to the website.

Tool of the week

   - User:BrokenSegue/shorten.js
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:BrokenSegue/shorten.js> makes
   statements boxes for a particular property scrollable if it is too tall.

Other Noteworthy Stuff

   - A new Wikidata Query Service scaling update has been published
   
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:SPARQL_query_service/WDQS_backend_update/March_2023_scaling_update>.
   It outlines the WDQS current state and summarizes the suggestions with the
   most impact we’re exploring now, with a few in-progress.

Did you know?

   - Newest properties
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>:
      - General datatypes: none
      - External identifiers: STS program ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11644>, Electronic library
      encyclopedia.com.ua
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11645>, Deutsche
      Synchronkartei person ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11646>, A Dictionary of
      South African English on Historical Principles entry ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11647>, Syoboi Calendar
      series ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11648>, Malaysia
      Federal Legislation act ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11649>, Moscow University
      Herbarium ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11650>, Digital
      Daijisen ID (goo dictionary)
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11651>, Pakistan Sign
      Language Dictionary ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11652>
      , IRIS UNICAMPUS author ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11653>, IRIS UNIECAMPUS
      author ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11654>, IRISanRaf
      author ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11655>,
Epigraphik-Datenbank
      Clauss / Slaby ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11656>, NTV
      program ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11657>, Faber
      Music music ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11658>, Faber
      Music composer ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11659>, Boosey
      & Hawkes music ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11660>, Wise
      Music Classical work ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11661>, IATE ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11662>, Jewish English
      Lexicon ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11663>, Wise
      Music Classical composer ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11664>, Rate Your Music work
      ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11665>, Norwegian
      Petroleum Directorate field ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11666>, Epson Tour player ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11667>, Digital Bhashakosha
      page number <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11668>,
PlaymakerStats.com
      competition ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11669>,
Electrodoc
      person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11670>, Archivarta
      ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11671>, CassiOpeA author
      ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11672>, IRIS UNIROMA2
      author ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11673>, IRIS
      UNIROMA3 author ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11674>, Sjøhistorie
      ship ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11675>, electrocd
      artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11676>, köztérkép
      ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11677>, ForPost person ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11678>, Crimean virtual
      necropolis persons ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11679>
      , eTK ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11680>, eVK2 ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11681>, Ivi title ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11682>, Ivi person ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11683>, Saint Petersburg
      Conservatory person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11684>
      , Hungarian National Namespace organisation ID (new)
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11685>
   - New property proposals
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal>
to
   review:
      - General datatypes:
         - system requirements
         
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/system_requirements>
(system
         requirements for video game or software)
      - External identifiers: Brazzers ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Brazzers_ID>
      , Universo del corpo ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Universo_del_corpo_ID>
      , Zeneszöveg.hu international artist ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Zenesz%C3%B6veg.hu_international_artist_ID>
      , Tekstowo.pl artist ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Tekstowo.pl_artist_ID>
      , Tekściory artist ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Tek%C5%9Bciory_artist_ID>
      , Merchbar electronic dance music artist ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Merchbar_electronic_dance_music_artist_ID>
      , BSDB player ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/BSDB_player_ID>
      , The Athletic team ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_Athletic_team_ID>
      , The Athletic player ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_Athletic_player_ID>
      , GSAFD ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/GSAFD_ID>,
Feminae
      ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Feminae_ID>
      , IFTTT service ID
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IFTTT_service_ID>
      , stock keeping unit
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/stock_keeping_unit>
      , Federiciana ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Federiciana_ID>
      , LIBRA Unine ID
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/LIBRA_Unine_ID>
   - Query examples:
      - Lexeme with a Sense related to a geolocated Item
      <https://w.wiki/6Tzi> (source
      <https://twitter.com/belett/status/1635661616074182658>)
      - Highest TV seasons numbers <https://w.wiki/6Tzk> (source
      <https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/1636152283590275079>)

Development

   - EntitySchemas: We are preparing for adding a new datatype and other
   changes by improving tests, documentation, etc.
   - Date input: We did a bug triage hour around issues with date parsing
   and improved it for Japanese dates (phab:T214002
   <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T214002>)
   - Ontology issues: We started evaluating the survey responses for the
   survey about different types of ontology issues reusers are facing. More
   work is needed before we have results.
   - REST API: We finished work on including the URL of an article in
   sitelink data (phab:T330252 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T330252>)
   as well as providing all aliases of an Item (phab:T327882
   <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T327882>)

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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