Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week. Discussions
- Open request for adminship: Yahya <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Administrator/Yahya> (RfP scheduled to end after 26 July 2023 17:46 UTC) - Closed request for adminship: Tomodachi94 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Administrator/Tomodachi94> (successful) Welcome on board \o/ Events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events> - Upcoming - Missed the initial office hour sessions for preparing a WikidataCon 2023 submission? Join the next sessions on 20th, 22nd, and 26th and bring all your questions. Wikidata:WikidataCon 2023#Office hours <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikidataCon_2023#Office_hours> (available in both Mandarin and English) - Live Wikidata editing in Italian, July 25 at 9:00 PM CEST on YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2oj_NAENvY> - Ongoing - Ongoing: Weekly Lexemes Challenge #102, Money <https://dicare.toolforge.org/lexemes/challenge.php?id=102> (Challenge started on 2023-07-24 12:01:19) Press, articles, blog posts, videos - Blogs - Abstract Wikipedia gains new support from The Rockefeller Foundation <https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/07/12/abstract-wikipedia-gains-new-support-from-the-rockefeller-foundation/> - Wikibase and reconciliation <https://addshore.com/2023/07/wikibase-and-reconciliation/>, by Adshore - Wikidata: why we contribute to the robot epistemology <https://whoseknowledge.org/wikidata-robot-epistemology/> - Papers - Ten quick tips for editing Wikidata <https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1011235> - Videos - Wikidata data set of the Sediq language (in Chinese) - YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XMdiI3izrE> - How can we utilize Wikidata to protect Puyuma, an endangered language - YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfSfKu8WESs> - WikiConference India 2023 - Linking Wikidata with Wikivoyage - YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_th9xT6-2Pw> - WikiConference India 2023 — Structured Data in Wikidata and Commons - YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUadi5Mumvg> - Dataviz - Wikicommunes <https://mtmx.github.io/wikicommunes/> (See also the thread <https://mastodon.social/@[email protected]/109551155521935438> on Mastodon) Tool of the week - Images near items <https://wikidata-todo.toolforge.org/images_near_items.php> - helps to find Wikimedia Commons images near Wikidata items without image. It can load a category tree of Commons images with coodrinates, and then find Wikidata items of a certain P31 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P31> with coordinates but without images. Then, it will try to find nearby (<50 meters) pairs. (example link <https://wikidata-todo.toolforge.org/images_near_items.php?category=Telephone+booths+in+the+United+Kingdom&depth=5&p31=Q712868&max_distance_m=50> for UK red phone booths) Other Noteworthy Stuff - Update on the collaboration between Wikimedia Deutschland, Igbo Wikimedia Usergroup and Wikimedia Indonesia to advance the technical capacities of the movement around Wikidata <https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/thread/IPRW3TAAZK3DPVGN5JKGVJRVPBUJDQNE/> . Did you know? - Newest properties <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>: - General datatypes: - median household income <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11899> (median of the household income (cumulated salaries etc.) of a specific place, such as city, state, country) - login URL <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11903> (URL of a webpage used to log into a service) - registration page URL <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11904> (URL of a webpage used to sign up for a service) - External identifiers: GamersGlobal series ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11891>, Threads username <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11892>, Dutch word ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11893>, BSRussia.com team ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11895>, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia author ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11896>, World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11897>, Stage 32 profile ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11898>, Livres Hebdo award ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11900>, NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms entry <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11901>, NCI Dictionary of Genetics Terms entry <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11902>, ifkdb.se player ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11905>, Livres Hebdo tag ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11906>, stats.fm album ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11907>, Ligue nationale de rugby ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11908>, Holarse article ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11909>, Musée critique de la Sorbonne ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P11910> - New property proposals <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal> to review: - General datatypes: - Top scorer <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Top_scorer> (This property is for the best scorer of a single season of a team sport's competition, or even for the best ever scorer of the history of a competition. The qualifiers to be admitted to this property should be: {{p|54}}; {{p|1532}}; {{p|1013}} (es.: goals / tries / points / etc ).) - External identifiers: BDFutbol referee ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/BDFutbol_referee_ID>, Baseball-Reference.com manager ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Baseball-Reference.com_manager_ID>, USOPC Hall of Fame ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/USOPC_Hall_of_Fame_ID>, identifiant d'un défunt sur le site Dans nos cœurs <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identifiant_d%27un_d%C3%A9funt_sur_le_site_Dans_nos_c%C5%93urs>, IbsenStage ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IbsenStage_ID>, TV Guide movie ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TV_Guide_movie_ID>, OlimpBase FIDE ratings ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/OlimpBase_FIDE_ratings_ID>, Digitale Sammlungen Universitätsbibliothek Frankfurt ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Digitale_Sammlungen_Universit%C3%A4tsbibliothek_Frankfurt_ID>, Capitolium Art artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Capitolium_Art_artist_ID>, Nurnet ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Nurnet_ID>, Roku Channel Store ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Roku_Channel_Store_ID> - Query examples: - Bubble graph of the first letter of the word for "one" for languages where Wikidata has a Lexeme <https://w.wiki/74wp> (source <https://twitter.com/belett/status/1681314960318799878>) - Searches for trying to replace broken Art UK external IDs <https://w.wiki/76rj> (source <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property_talk:P1367#Queries_relating_to_changed_Art_UK_identifiers> ) - People linked in the English Wikipedia page "List of current United States governors" <https://w.wiki/75ye> (source <https://t.me/c/1224298920/110790>) - Newest WikiProjects <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProjects>: - WikiProject Henrik Ibsen <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Henrik_Ibsen> is a project for users interested in the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen (Q36661) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36661>. - WikiProject Getty Library Wikidata Pilot <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Getty_Library_Wikidata_Pilot> - is a WikiProject in the Getty Library <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57697861> at the Getty Research Institute <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11203476> (part of the J. Paul Getty Trust) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2919540> to create and enhance Wikidata items related to information in materials from the library’s Whitney and Lee Kaplan Collection of African American Visual Culture. Development - EntitySchemas: We expanded the new datatype that is in testing. When a statement links to an EntitySchema it will now show its label when available (phab:T338613 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T338613>). We are also working on showing them by their label in recent changes and similar places (phab:T214885 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T214885> ). - mul language code: we are working on improving the termbox to integrate this new language code better (phab:T340644 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T340644>) - Mismatch Finder: We are working on adding a language selector to it so you can switch the language of the tool (phab:T328149 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T328149>) - Wikibase REST API: We completed two new endpoint for the Wikibase REST API: - Retrieve all statements from a Property - /entities/properties/{property_id}/statements - Retrieve a single statement from a Property - /entities/properties/{property_id}/statements/{statement_id} - You can also retrieve a single statement from a Property from the existing /statements/{statement_id} endpoint 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 S. Abdulai *Community Communications Manager, Wikidata* Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin Phone: +49 (0) 30 577 116 2466 https://wikimedia.de Grab a spot in my calendar for a chat: calendly.com/masssly. A lot is happening around Wikidata - Keep up to date! <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates> Current news and exciting stories about Wikimedia, Wikipedia and Free Knowledge in our newsletter (in German): Subscribe now <https://www.wikimedia.de/newsletter/> . Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Help us to achieve our vision! https://spenden.wikimedia.de Wikimedia Deutschland — Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Charlottenburg, VR 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207. Geschäftsführende Vorstände: Franziska Heine, Dr. Christian Humborg
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