Thanks Gerard. I think concerning Wikidata, we should be fine, since all these articles existed on the Russian Wikipedia before Wikidata was even created, and bots must have moved there relevant information, but I will sample it.
Concerning the Africa project, I added quite some information to about a half of the articles on districts in Mozambique several years ago, when DrBlofield organized a writing competition on African topics at the English Wikipedia. Since that, I never could find time to work on the other half. May be now there is time. However, again, all these articles existed already at the time, in the English, Spanish, and Portuguese Wikipedias, and I assume that basic data is already on Wikidata. The coverage of African physical geography is generally very poor as well, but, in contrast to human geography, improving coverage probably requires a visit to a library. Cheers Yaroslav On Sun, Oct 6, 2019 at 3:25 PM Gerard Meijssen <gerard.meijs...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hoi, > Wonderful work congratulations .. I do appreciate your work, in my "Africa > project" I have a record for all the known administrative administrative > entities. It truly is a work in progress and it serves a few purposes. > > - In Wikidata the links for the administrative entities exist and they > are linked to the one level higher up > - when the data is used in Listeria lists, the same list may be used for > multiple Wikipedias, serving multiple languages. > - it shows the known articles, the difference is straight or italic. It > is easiest to add names for the higher levels, they will then show in > the > local language properly > > The problem with topics that are used a lot but have few devotees is that > it helps when lists like these are available. When you care to, I am happy > to help you set this up for Russia and have the info on more Wikipedias. > Thanks, > GerardM > > PS there is a similar project for India > > On Sun, 6 Oct 2019 at 13:53, Yaroslav Blanter <ymb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Now, what is making me happy this week is that yesterday I completed the > > first step of my long-term project at the English Wikipedia. I finished > > creating articles on all district centers in Russia. Districts are the > > second level administration divisions in Russia (the first level are > > federal subjects), there are slightly less than two thousands of them. > > District centers could be cities, urban-type settlements (urban > localities > > toughly equivalent to towns in the UK), and rural localities. When I > > started, all articles on Russian towns were already there, but less than > a > > half of urban-type settlements and rural localities which are district > > centers were redlinks. I started creating all of them more than a year > ago, > > and yesterday I finished the last one remaining. The articles I created > are > > mainly stubs, with some minimal necessary geographical information, > > including population and coordinates, categories, templates etc. > > > > Now I am back to the second step — filling these articles with > information. > > This is also something I already started (in fact, I started it the first > > day I edited the English Wikipedia from my new account in 2011), and for > > the time being I have completed writing articles on districts, district > > centers, and urban localities in six (out of 83) federal subjects. This > is > > something I am more proud of, a random example of such an article is > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bezhetsky_District . The second step will > be > > to bring the remaining articles to a comparable level. Since this is not > > the only thing I am doing on the English Wikipedia, I can easily imagine > it > > could take ten years or more. So far nobody else was interested in doing > > this work along with me — which is not very surprising, because the > > information exists mainly in Russian, and knowledge of Russian beyond the > > Google Translate abilities is essential. > > > > A spin-off project I came across and which had to be shelved for a year > was > > to create articles about all Ukrainian urban localities — I am almost > done > > there, but last time I checked there were still several dozen articles to > > create. I will probably resume it now if there are still some left. > > > > (And another thing I found recently is completely unrelated to the above > — > > I just discovered that a lot of metro stations do not have articles on > the > > English Wikipedia, and a lot of those which have do not cite any > sources. I > > had some fun a couple of weeks ago creating articles on stations of > Panama > > Metro, and this week I added sources to the articles on Prague Metro, > most > > of which had zero sources previously). > > > > I realize that many people on the list do not edit projects but edit them > > occasionally, and probably do not care much about this obscure type of > the > > articles, but I still think it is good not to forget why we are here. > > > > Cheers > > Yaroslav > > > > On Thu, Sep 26, 2019 at 11:44 PM Pine W <wiki.p...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Pictures from Armenia > > > > > > > > > - > > > > > > This image > > > < > > > > > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mount_Ararat_and_the_Araratian_plain_(cropped).jpg > > > >, > > > which was the Picture of the Day for English Wikipedia on 17 > > September, > > > shows Mount Ararat and the Araratian plain seen early morning from > > near > > > the > > > city of Artashat in Armenia. On the center left can be seen the > > historic > > > Khor Virap monastery. The photo was taken by User:Սէրուժ > > > < > > > > > > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:%D5%8D%D5%A7%D6%80%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%AA > > > > > > > . > > > - Closer view > > > < > > > > > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Monasterio_Khor_Virap,_Armenia,_2016-10-01,_DD_25.jpg > > > > > > > of Khor Virap monastery > > > < > > > > > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Monasterio_Khor_Virap,_Armenia,_2016-10-01,_DD_25.jpg > > > >, > > > in a photo by User:Poco a poco > > > <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Poco_a_poco>. > > > > > > > > > Other recent pictures of the day on English Wikipedia and Wikimedia > > Commons > > > > > > > > > - > > > > > > Schönbühel Castle (Schloss Schönbühel) > > > < > > > > > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Schloss_Sch%C3%B6nb%C3%BChel_20180919.jpg > > > > > > > in Schönbühel-Aggsbach, Lower Austria, in a photo by User:Uoaei1 > > > <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Uoaei1> > > > - > > > > > > The Kiss (Der Kuß) > > > < > > > > > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Kiss_-_Gustav_Klimt_-_Google_Cultural_Institute.jpg > > > >, > > > a painting by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt. The scan of the painting > > was > > > made by the Google Art Project, and it was uploaded to Wikimedia > > > Commons by User:Crisco > > > 1492 <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Crisco_1492>. > > > - > > > > > > Elizabeth L. Remba Gardner > > > < > > > > > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Elizabeth_L._Remba_Gardner,_Women%27s_Airforce_Service_Pilots,_NARA-542191.jpg > > > >, > > > a member of the United States Women's Airforce Service Pilots > > > (“WASPs”), in > > > a photo that was probably taken during World War II. The image was > > > uploaded > > > by User:Junkyardsparkle > > > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Junkyardsparkle>, and edited by > > > User:Hohum <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Hohum> and > > User:Bammesk > > > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Bammesk>. > > > - > > > > > > Cinnamon < > > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cinnamomum_verum_spices.jpg>: > > > sticks (ceylon cinnamon from Sri Lanka), powder, and flowers. > Created > > > from > > > 31 images stacked with CombineZP. The image was created by > > > User:LivingShadow <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:LivingShadow > >. > > > - > > > > > > Fog in a valley in National Nature Park Synevir > > > < > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:21-224-5054_NNP_Synevyr_RB_18.jpg > > >, > > > Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine, seen in a photo by User:Rbrechko > > > <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Rbrechko>. > > > > > > > > > > > > Plans for code review office hours > > > > > > WMF is considering reviving office hours for code review or events that > > > would serve a similar purpose. See > > > > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2019-September/092565.html > > > . > > > > > > Here is a demonstration of how to get Wikidata code review done > > > < > > > > > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:How_to_get_Wikidata_code_review_done.jpg > > > >, > > > as photographed by Wikidata Product Manager User:Lydia Pintscher (WMDE) > > > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Lydia_Pintscher_(WMDE)>. > > > > > > > > > Discovery of interstellar comet 2I/Borisov > > > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2I/Borisov> > > > > > > This comet is the second known interstellar object known to be observed > > in > > > our solar system. The comet was discovered by amateur astronomer > Gennadiy > > > Vladimirovich Borisov > > > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gennadiy_Vladimirovich_Borisov> > (Russian: > > > Генна́дий Влади́мирович Бори́сов) in Crimea > > > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimea>. The English Wikipedia article > > > regarding the comet was created by User:Kheider > > > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Kheider> shortly after midnight on > > 11 > > > September 2019, which is on the same day as, and perhaps as soon as a > few > > > minutes after, the publication of an article about the comet in the > > popular > > > astronomy magazine Sky & Telescope. A blurb regarding the comet was > > > published on English Wikipedia's main page in the section "In the > news". > > > > > > > > > - > > > > > > Animation of interstellar objects 2I/Borisov and ʻOumuamua > > > < > > > > > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:A_comparison_of_two_interstellar_objects_passing_through_our_solar_system.gif > > > >. > > > Click through to the file in order to see the gif animation that was > > > created by User:Tony873004 > > > <https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Tony873004>. > > > - > > > > > > ʻOumuamua is the small white dot in this photo > > > < > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:A2017U1_5gsmoothWHT_enhanced.jpg> > > > that was uploaded by User:Renerpho > > > <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Renerpho> and later edited > > by > > > User:Nagualgesign < > > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Nagualdesign > > > >. > > > > > > > > > > > > Wiktionary humor > > > > > > The Wiktionary Word of the Day for International Talk Like a Pirate Day > > > 2019 was “yo-ho-ho <https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/yo-ho-ho>”. > > > > > > > > > Wikiquotes > > > > > > > > > "History is full of stories, full of triumph and tragedy and battles > won > > > and lost. It is the people who speak to me, the men and women who once > > > lived and loved and dreamed and grieved, just as we do. Though some may > > > have had crowns on their heads or blood on their hands, in the end they > > > were not so different from you and me, and therein lies their > > fascination. > > > I suppose I am still a believer in the now unfashionable "heroic" > school, > > > which says that history is shaped by individual men and women and the > > > choices that they make, by deeds glorious and terrible." > > > > > > — George R. R. Martin < > https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/George_R._R._Martin > > >, > > > author of the A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels that was > > the > > > basis for the television series Game of Thrones > > > > > > "Yes; as the music changes, > > > > > > Like a prismatic glass, > > > > > > It takes the light and ranges > > > > > > Through all the moods that pass; > > > > > > Dissects the common carnival > > > > > > Of passions and regrets, > > > > > > And gives the world a glimpse of all > > > > > > The colours it forgets." > > > > > > — Writer Alfred Noyes <https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Alfred_Noyes> of > > > England, in his poem "The Barrel-Organ" > > > > > > > > > Closing comments > > > > > > > > > *The Signpost*'s schedule for this month calls for the end of writing > of > > > contributions on September 29th, and this week's WMYHTW was extensive, > so > > > for both of those reasons my contribution to next week's WMYHTW will be > > > relatively short. > > > > > > Translations of the subject line of this email would be appreciated on > > Meta > > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pine/WMYHTW_translations>. > Thanks > > to > > > User:Sigma'am <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Sigma%27am> for > the > > > Armenian translation. > > > > > > What’s making you happy this week? You are welcome to write in any > > > language. You are also welcome to start a WMYHTW thread next week. > > > > > > > > > Pine > > > ( https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pine ) > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
