Dear all, Just a quick update to last week's message: We are delighted by the response to our announcement about the Wikidata Query Service (WDQS) tutorial <https://wdqs-tutorial.toolforge.org/>. We already received requests for collaboration to translate the tutorial into Italian, Macedonian and Indonesian!
If you want to know what is required to create the tutorial website in your language please contact Dr. Keren Shatzman <ke...@wikimedia.org.il>, WMIL's project coordinator, who leads this project. You can also read about the background and context in which the tutorial was developed in an interview with Dr. Shatzman, featured on the Wikimedia Foundation blog <https://diff.wikimedia.org/2020/10/21/the-query-service-tutorial-for-wikidata-an-interview-with-dr-keren-shatzman-from-wikimedia-israel/> . Happy Wikidata Birthday ๐ Revital Poleg Executive Director, WMIL โซืืชืืจืื ืืื ืืณ, 21 ืืืืงืณ 2020 ื-22:59 ืืืช <โช wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.orgโฌโ>:โฌ > Send Wikimedia-l mailing list submissions to > wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > wikimedia-l-ow...@lists.wikimedia.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Wikimedia-l digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. TOR- vs. ?ukaszGarczewski (WMPL) (masti) > 2. Announcing the Wikidata Query Service Tutorial (Revital Poleg) > 3. Re: Announcing the Wikidata Query Service Tutorial > (Shani Evenstein) > 4. Re: Announcing the Wikidata Query Service Tutorial (Asaf Bartov) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 19:02:23 +0200 > From: masti <mast...@gmail.com> > To: wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Subject: [Wikimedia-l] TOR- vs. ?ukaszGarczewski (WMPL) > Message-ID: <e33d2f4e-788e-50db-2a7e-5b0d92a28...@gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > ?ukasz, > my?l?, ze warto by by?o, ?eby? edytowa?, w zakresie dyrektorskim, z > konta s?u?bowego, tak jak pracownicy czyli jednak ?ukasz Garczewski > (WMPL) a nie TOR. > > Starzy wikipedysci wiedz?, ale dla czysto?ci edycji my?l?, ?e warto > zmieni?. > > masti > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 22:43:35 +0300 > From: Revital Poleg <revi...@wikimedia.org.il> > To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Announcing the Wikidata Query Service Tutorial > Message-ID: > <CA+8pE=GH8KBcC9iaht= > xysm4iuengv_vvhgb_kn+q7u+u8o...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > In 2019 Wikimedia Israel (WMIL) decided to develop instructional material > for the Wikidata Query Service (WDQS). The background for this decision was > that we see audiences to whom we introduce Wikidata become especially > enthusiastic when we present the *Wikidata query service tutorial > <https://wdqs-tutorial.toolforge.org/> *, which offers quite a > unique feature within the landscape of information services available > today. This enthusiasm often dampens when audiences discover that querying > is not done using natural language but rather requires learning SPARQL. > > We believe learning SPARQL is not rocket science, even for audiences with > no programming background. We created a step-by-step tutorial website to > give users an introduction and some basic lessons on how to use the query > service. While WDQS has a great Help section, this section might not be so > helpful to users who are new to Wikimedia platforms. We therefore built the > tutorial website on the WordPress platform which has a more familiar design > to most users. We believe this website will make the WDQS more accessible, > and hope this will be a way to expand Wikidata to new audiences. > Currently the site is in English but we are open for collaborations to add > the tutorial in other languages. > We are also keen to hear feedback from those involved in Wikidata Outreach. > > We hope you'll find it useful. > All the Best > Revital Poleg > Executive Director, WMIL > > Revital Poleg > > Executive Director, WMIL > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/attachments/20201021/49a7317d/attachment-0001.htm > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 22:52:50 +0300 > From: Shani Evenstein <shani.e...@gmail.com> > To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Announcing the Wikidata Query Service > Tutorial > Message-ID: > <CAEPMZQX4k= > fpm+rfmeonga0qzhn8kdhozyn-xcvmzj8yjue...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Congrats, WM-IL! And right on time for Wikidata's 8th Birthday > celebrarions! > Looking forward to integrating this tool in my academic courses this year. > > Shani > > > On Wed, 21 Oct 2020, 22:44 Revital Poleg, <revi...@wikimedia.org.il> > wrote: > > > In 2019 Wikimedia Israel (WMIL) decided to develop instructional material > > for the Wikidata Query Service (WDQS). The background for this decision > was > > that we see audiences to whom we introduce Wikidata become especially > > enthusiastic when we present the *Wikidata query service tutorial > > <https://wdqs-tutorial.toolforge.org/> *, which offers quite a > > unique feature within the landscape of information services available > > today. This enthusiasm often dampens when audiences discover that > querying > > is not done using natural language but rather requires learning SPARQL. > > > > We believe learning SPARQL is not rocket science, even for audiences with > > no programming background. We created a step-by-step tutorial website to > > give users an introduction and some basic lessons on how to use the query > > service. While WDQS has a great Help section, this section might not be > so > > helpful to users who are new to Wikimedia platforms. We therefore built > the > > tutorial website on the WordPress platform which has a more familiar > design > > to most users. We believe this website will make the WDQS more > accessible, > > and hope this will be a way to expand Wikidata to new audiences. > > Currently the site is in English but we are open for collaborations to > add > > the tutorial in other languages. > > We are also keen to hear feedback from those involved in Wikidata > > Outreach. > > > > We hope you'll find it useful. > > All the Best > > Revital Poleg > > Executive Director, WMIL > > > > Revital Poleg > > > > Executive Director, WMIL > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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> > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/attachments/20201021/1d1ff2fb/attachment-0001.htm > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 22:58:14 +0300 > From: Asaf Bartov <abar...@wikimedia.org> > To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Announcing the Wikidata Query Service > Tutorial > Message-ID: > < > caamrcwej_mm+_zzje-m27natry6frvyjhlc_qlv1jjl45uh...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Wow, what an excellent tutorial! The detailed outline is really helpful > for people who just want a reminder of syntax, and the embedded queries are > great for trial and error. > > I encourage everyone who hasn't yet learned how to query Wikidata to give > this tool a try, and if you speak a language other than English or Hebrew, > to contribute to translating this excellent resource! > > Kudos to Wikimedia Israel for the initiative and execution! > > A. > > Asaf Bartov (he/him/his) > > Senior Program Officer, Emerging Wikimedia Communities > > Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> > > Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the > sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! > https://donate.wikimedia.org > > > On Wed, Oct 21, 2020 at 10:44 PM Revital Poleg <revi...@wikimedia.org.il> > wrote: > > > In 2019 Wikimedia Israel (WMIL) decided to develop instructional material > > for the Wikidata Query Service (WDQS). The background for this decision > was > > that we see audiences to whom we introduce Wikidata become especially > > enthusiastic when we present the *Wikidata query service tutorial > > <https://wdqs-tutorial.toolforge.org/> *, which offers quite a > > unique feature within the landscape of information services available > > today. This enthusiasm often dampens when audiences discover that > querying > > is not done using natural language but rather requires learning SPARQL. > > > > We believe learning SPARQL is not rocket science, even for audiences with > > no programming background. We created a step-by-step tutorial website to > > give users an introduction and some basic lessons on how to use the query > > service. While WDQS has a great Help section, this section might not be > so > > helpful to users who are new to Wikimedia platforms. We therefore built > the > > tutorial website on the WordPress platform which has a more familiar > design > > to most users. We believe this website will make the WDQS more > accessible, > > and hope this will be a way to expand Wikidata to new audiences. > > Currently the site is in English but we are open for collaborations to > add > > the tutorial in other languages. > > We are also keen to hear feedback from those involved in Wikidata > > Outreach. > > > > We hope you'll find it useful. > > All the Best > > Revital Poleg > > Executive Director, WMIL > > > > Revital Poleg > > > > Executive Director, WMIL > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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> > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/attachments/20201021/2fdce6b1/attachment.htm > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > 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> > > > ------------------------------ > > End of Wikimedia-l Digest, Vol 199, Issue 33 > ******************************************** >
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