* Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata
over the last week. This is the Wikidata summary of the week before
2024-08-05. Please help Translate
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/Current>.*
* Discussions *
- New requests for permissions/Bot:
- Numberguy6Bot
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/Numberguy6Bot>
- Task: Add links to Wiktionary categories in English, Spanish, French,
Portuguese, and Russian.
- UmisBot
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/UmisBot>
- Task: This bot will add string representations of units of
measurement to
units of measurement Wikidata pages.
- ZLBot
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/ZLBot>
- Task: request SPARQLs for RAG.
* Events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events>
*
- Next Linked Data for Libraries LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Group>
call 6 August, 2024: We have our next LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group Call on
Tuesday, 6 August, 2024 at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 17:00 UTC / 6pm CET (Time
zone converter <https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1722960000>). Please
join us for a Busy Summer Fun Wikidata Editing Hour, an hour of
uninterrupted Wikidata editing time to work on your own Wikidata projects.
Agenda
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kO6bvFN87fF4pRSGE7_HqxDorUpENKi7KX98BW75xg0/edit?usp=sharing>
.
- Wikimania is August 7-10. Here is a curated list of Wikimania sessions
focused around Wikidata, or have *some* connection to Wikidata:
2024:Program/Wikidata
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2024:Program/Wikidata>. Please add
to the list if something is missing.
* Press, articles, blog posts, videos *
- Blogs: Olympics medalists, not by country, but by NUTS region
<https://edjnet.github.io/OlympicsGoNUTS/>, By Giorgio Comai
- Papers
- Discovering life's directed metabolic (sub)paths to interpret human
biochemical markers using the DSMN tool
<https://doi.org/10.1039/D3DD00069A>
- SPINACH: SPARQL-Based Information Navigation for Challenging
Real-World Questions <https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.11417> - The SPINACH
dataset, derived from Wikidata's "Request a Query" forum, offers a more
complex and challenging KBQA dataset with 320 question-SPARQL pairs,
designed to test the capabilities of KBQA systems in navigating large and
incomplete knowledge base schemas.
- Videos
- Using Wikidata to navigate the web (Wikimania Katowice)
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Iu_fOfRaqE> - Tool demo: Entity
Explosion
- Use Wikidata and Lexeme to understand Minnan
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEAtwYYJsvk> - COSCUP 2024
(Conference for Open Source Coders, Users, and Promoters)
* Tool of the week *
- Forage <https://github.com/sanjay-thiyagarajan/forage> - a user script
that provides an additional editing interface that makes editing easier, by
showing the expected properties for a page (based on its "instance of"
values), and providing simple inputs to let users add values for any such
property. To install Forage, just add the following line to the common.js
subpage under your user page on Wikidata, i.e.
wikidata.org/wiki/User:Your username here/common.js:
importScript('User:Techwizzie/forage.js');
* Other Noteworthy Stuff *
- The Wikibase REST API, introduced last year on Wikidata, is
progressing towards version 1, aiming for a comprehensive release by the
end of 2024. We're seeking community feedback to enhance the current API
and plan future developments. Please share your thoughts on this
page: Feedback
on the Wikibase REST API (July/August 2024)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:REST_API_feedback_round>.
- Abdulai Yorli Iddrisu (WMDE)
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Abdulai_Yorli_Iddrisu_(WMDE)> has
joined the Software Communication team (SCoT) at Wikimedia Deutschland as
an intern until the end of September 2024. Welcome Yorli!
- Wikidata now has a shiny new landing page for developers: Wikidata:For
developers <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:For_developers>
* Newest properties <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties>
and property proposals
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal>
to review *
- Newest General datatypes:
- writing technique <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12876>
(technique used for writing on stone, paper or other support)
- last appearance <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12878>
(last work featuring a fictional character or item)
- Tüik mahalle ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12883>
(identifier of neighborhoods (mahalle) in Turkey in TÜİK (Turkish
Statistical Institute) database)
- Sandbox-EntitySchema <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12886>
(Sandbox property for value of type "EntitySchema")
- myfixguide.com Category ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12889> (photos about how to
repair hardware)
- indexer <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12895> (entity
responsible for compiling an index of a book, database, website or other
forms of media publications in the form of a methodical arrangement of
records designed to enable users to locate information quickly)
- object of action <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12912>
(specific object to which an action or class of actions occurs)
- object class of action
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12913> (class of objects
(including substances) to which an action or class of actions may occur)
- public funding <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12919>
(amount of public funding an organisation receives)
- Newest External identifiers: Google Play author ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12871>, Overcast episode ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12872>, ArchWiki article
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12873>, Valencian Library ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12874>, Star Wars.com ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12875>, ScienceDirect journal ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12877>, Filmová databáze film ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12879>, Filmová databáze person
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12880>, FC Krasnodar player
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12881>, Iraqnla book ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12882>, Alle Burgen ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12884>, Italian-English
Dictionary ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12885>, islamway
authority ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12887>, Metamath
statement ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12888>, Imperial
University of Dorpat student ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12890>, Coptic Dictionary
Online ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12891>, English-Italian
Dictionary ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12892>,
autoritateak.eus
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12893>, Museum of the
Russian Academy of Arts artist ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12894>, Nintendo Life company ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12896>, Wiley Online Library
journal ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12897>, Museums in
Russia ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12898>, Helveticat ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12899>, ARABTERM entry ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12900>, Hawramani Arabic
Lexicon entry ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12901>, Women
in Resistance ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12902>,
French-English
Dictionary ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12903>,
German-English
Dictionary ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12904>, Emerald
Group Publishing journal ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12905>, Taylor & Francis
journal ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12906>, JTA
Sightseeing Database ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12907>, WorldCyclingStats
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12908>, The New Mithraeum ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12909>, Finnish Ministers
database ID (new) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12910>, State
Historical Museum of Russia person ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12911>, mandumah ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12914>, Educational center of
resistance and deportation of Landes ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12915>, Encyclopaedia of Islam
(French edition) ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12916>, FDC
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12917>, French bathing water
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12918>, Norwegian
Kunstnerforbundet artist ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12920>, Political Dictionary ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12921>, United Nations Digital
Library ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12922>, U.S.
Copyright Office Public Records System work ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12923>, 365scores player ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12924>
- New General datatypes property proposals to review:
- date de vote
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/date_de_vote>
(vote date, date on which people decided or cast their ballot)
- schmeckt nach
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/schmeckt_nach>
(taste that a food or drink has)
- Military Grid Reference System ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Military_Grid_Reference_System_ID>
(geocoordinate standard used by NATO militaries for locating points on
Earth)
- has semantic role (2nd proposal)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/has_semantic_role_(2nd_proposal)>
(item that describes a role in an event/action class)
- growth rate
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/growth_rate>
(growth rate of something over time)
- lifespan
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/lifespan>
(duration of a person's known or recorded lifespan)
- APPF registration status
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/APPF_registration_status>
(status of registration of this entity with the Authority for European
political parties and European political foundation)
- New External identifier property proposals to review: Thinkwiki article
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Thinkwiki_article>,
SideReel series ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SideReel_series_ID>,
SideReel series URL slug
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SideReel_series_URL_slug>,
africanmusiclibrary.org artist id
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/africanmusiclibrary.org_artist_id>,
Stichting Erfgoed Nederlandse Biercultuur beer ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Stichting_Erfgoed_Nederlandse_Biercultuur_beer_ID>,
Glosbe Old High German Lexeme ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Glosbe_Old_High_German_Lexeme_ID>,
Tretyakov Gallery artist ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Tretyakov_Gallery_artist_ID>,
Religion Past and Present Online (German edition) ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Religion_Past_and_Present_Online_(German_edition)_ID>,
identifiant FranceTerme
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identifiant_FranceTerme>,
Yediot Books book ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Yediot_Books_book_ID>,
365scores player ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/365scores_player_ID>,
xdaforums
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/xdaforums>,
GamingOnLinux
Database ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/GamingOnLinux_Database_ID>,
Akademický slovník současné češtiny ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Akademick%C3%BD_slovn%C3%ADk_sou%C4%8Dasn%C3%A9_%C4%8De%C5%A1tiny_ID>,
TIPLOC code
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TIPLOC_code>, IDU
play ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IDU_play_ID>,
FolkWiki
ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/FolkWiki_ID>
You can comment on all open property proposals
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Overview>!
* Did you know? *
- Query examples:
- Image gallery of the most notable sculptures <https://w.wiki/ApxH> (
source
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Sculpture#Showcase_queries>
)
- Authors that cite your article(s) <https://w.wiki/ApQd>, Authors
that you cite <https://w.wiki/ApQs> (source
<https://wikis.world/@[email protected]/112892436172671056>)
- WikiProject Highlights: Sculptures by collection
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Sculpture/Top_collections>:
an Integraality dashboard for WikiProject Sculpture
- Newest database reports
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Database_reports>: Dagbani
Lexemes that wrongly include the grammatical gender property P5185
<https://w.wiki/9y2u>
- Showcase Items <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_items>:
Chinua Achebe (Q155845) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q155845> -
Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic
- Showcase Lexemes
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_lexemes>: Stuorra
Dorskavuotna (L636928) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Lexeme:L636928> -
fjord in Hammerfest, Norway (Northern Sami proper noun)
* Development *
- mul language code: The new language code has been rolled out in a
limited way. We are looking through feedback now.
- mul release: The full release of the "mul" language code feature to
Wikidata, originally scheduled for August 12, may be delayed as we have
uncovered a few issues during testing that could potentially block the
scheduled release.
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>.
* Weekly Tasks *
- Add labels, in your own language(s), for the new properties listed
above
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next#Newest_properties_and_property_proposals_to_review>
.
- Contribute to the showcase Item and Lexeme above
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next#Did_you_know?>
.
- Govdirectory weekly focus country: Bermuda
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Govdirectory/Bermuda>
- Summarize your WikiProject's ongoing activities
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next#Did_you_know?>
in one or two sentences.
- 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*
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Phone: +49 (0) 30 577 116 2466
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