*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 2024-08-12. Please help Translate <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/Current>.*
* Events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events> * - Wikimania 2024 took place in Katowice, Poland. You can watch replays of the sessions on YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/@TheWikimediaFoundation/videos>. Additionally, recordings of individual sessions are linked to each item on the Eventyay <https://wikimania.eventyay.com/2024/schedule/> schedule. * Press, articles, blog posts, videos * - Blogs - Scholarly discussions through they eyes of CiTO (and Wikidata) <https://chem-bla-ics.linkedchemistry.info/2024/08/11/scholarly-discussions.html> - The post emphasizes how Wikidata can serve as a central hub for linking various scholarly resources, enabling better data interoperability and discoverability. - Papers - Talking Wikidata: Communication patterns and their impact on community engagement in collaborative knowledge graphs <https://arxiv.org/pdf/2407.18278> - a study of Wikidata's collaboration patterns reveals that a small group of highly engaged members drives most contributions, and improving discussions and engagement strategies could enhance long-term participation in the community. - Videos - FOSS4GE 2024 | Bridging Worlds: Integration of Wikidata and OpenStreetMap <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-_2gzi8530> - Discover the synergy between Wikidata and OpenStreetMap, two monumental open data repositories. This talk unveils innovative web-based tools facilitating the linking of these platforms, enhancing the richness and accuracy of geospatial data. - Setting up a Wikibase reconciliation service <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYiEvv0R9PM> - Wikibase Working Hours by OlafJanssen - Notebooks: List of countries by continent in Wikidata <https://observablehq.com/@pac02/list-of-countries-by-continent-in-wikidata> * Tool of the week * - New Q5 <https://new-q5.toolforge.org/> - is a form that quickly sets up a Wikidata Item for an individual by generating a QuickStatement with the basic parameters such as name and age. - User:Nikki/SDCInfo.js <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Nikki/SDCInfo.js> - is a Userscript that shows some Wikimedia Commons statements on pronunciation audio <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P443> statements on Lexeme forms. * 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: - 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) - relates to sustainable development goal, target or indicator <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12933> (indicates a relation between the subject and the SDGs or one of the components) - Newest External identifiers: 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>, FoodData Central 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 football player ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12924>, African Music Library artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12925>, Akademický slovník současné češtiny ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12926>, GamingOnLinux Database ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12927>, TIPLOC code <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12928>, JJM Habitation ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12929>, IDU play ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12930>, IDU original ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12931>, Stichting Erfgoed Nederlandse Biercultuur beer ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P12932> - 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) - 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) - exponent of base unit <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/exponent_of_base_unit> (a qualifier of {{Q|P12571}} used to describe the exponent of the unit) - Javanese registers <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Javanese_registers> (suggest the relationship between similar Javanese lexemes, between its various registers (social variants), mainly {{Q|12500634}} register (plain Javanese), {{Q|12492493}} register (high/polite Javanese), and {{Q|13091955}} register (middle Javanese)) - New External identifier property proposals to review: 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>, xdaforums <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/xdaforums>, FolkWiki ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/FolkWiki_ID>, 365scores basketball player ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/365scores_basketball_player_ID>, The House of Graphs ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_House_of_Graphs_ID>, SIMBAD catalog properties (used more than 1 million times) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SIMBAD_catalog_properties_(used_more_than_1_million_times)>, All Musicals lyrics ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/All_Musicals_lyrics_ID>, 365scores football team ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/365scores_football_team_ID>, 365scores basketball team ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/365scores_basketball_team_ID>, Illinois Center for the Book Author ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Illinois_Center_for_the_Book_Author_ID>, Ôlyrix Person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/%C3%94lyrix_Person_ID>, Ідентифікатор відеогри Gamekombo <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/%D0%86%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%84%D1%96%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80_%D0%B2%D1%96%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B8_Gamekombo>, Slekt og Data grave ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Slekt_og_Data_grave_ID> You can comment on all open property proposals <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Overview>! * Did you know? * - Query examples: - Wikidata's "instance of" and its associated properties, according to "properties for this type" (P1963) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Rtnf/Instance_Of> - Example query to show why papers cite each other <https://edu.nl/y38rg> (source <https://wikis.world/@[email protected]/112943938308855780>) - Newest WikiProjects <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProjects>: Redundancy <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Redundancy> - The primary aim of WikiProject Redundancy is to reduce the amount of Wikidata's data—without reducing the amount of information in Wikidata!—for the well-being of Wikidata, its community, and its downstream users. - Newest database reports <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Database_reports>: Items with instance of (P31) human (Q5) and date of birth (P569) > date of death (P570) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Database_reports/items_with_P569_greater_than_P570> - Showcase Items <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_items>: Cambridge (Q350) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q350>: city in Cambridgeshire, England - Showcase Lexemes <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_lexemes>: kpanjɔɣu (L651052) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Lexeme:L651052> - A Dagbani noun described in English as hampers, baskets, or similar containers made from woven materials like reeds, grasses, or wicker, traditionally used for carrying or storing clothing. * Development * - Not much happened this past week because the team was attending Wikimania. 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?> . - 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> *Read the full report <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/Current>* -- Mohammed S. 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