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Wikidata weekly summary #498
Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week. 


 * Events
 * Next Linked Data for Libraries LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group call: Lightning talks on WikiProject Vanderbilt Fine Arts Gallery, Wikidata use for a site-specific archaeological case study (Dura-Europos, Syria), and round tripping Wikidata into Alma using Alma Refine. Agenda, Dec. 14th.


 * Press, articles, blog posts, videos
 * Blogs
 * Enriching Claim Reviews - Sharing Experience From Factchecking (schema.org/ Full Fact)
 * Most liked Wikidata tweets (addshore)
 * Updates on the Wikidata map in 2021 (addshore)
 * Papers
 * Lukas Schmelzeisen, Corina Dima, Steffen Staab: "Wikidated 1.0: An Evolving Knowledge Graph Dataset of Wikidata's Revision History", https://arxiv.org/abs/2112.05003v1
 * "ARTchives: a Linked Open Data native catalogue of art historians’ archive" crowdsourcing curated information on notable art historians’ archives (including Wikidata) - paper, tool


 * Tool of the week
 * Explore gender diversity in a single Wikipedia article using Wikidata's API and SPARQL
 * embeds.js: This script shows embeds on external identifier statements such as YouTube videos, Twitter tweets, Spotify playlists, Genius lyrics, and more!


 * Other Noteworthy Stuff
 * Blazegraph failure playbook now available
 * Initial version of Lua access to Lexemes to be deployed on Bengali and Basque Wiktionaries
 * When creating new Wikidata statements in QuickStatements, you can now create multiple “reference groups” (documentation)


 * Did you know?


 * Newest properties:
 * General datatypes: IMA Mineral Symbol, protective marking, recording date
 * External identifiers: Natural History Museum (London) person ID, Indonesian Hospital ID, Music of Armenia ID, New Index of Middle English Verse ID, World of Shakespeare ID, AllHomes research location ID, Australian Trade Mark Number, Harvard Art Museums ID, BookDepository publisher ID, Catalog of arthistoricum.net ID, Database of Czech librarians ID, German Newspaper Portal ID, Enciclopedia d'arte italiana ID, Dissernet journal ID, Dissernet person ID, centrasia.org person ID, The Parliamentary Newspaper ID, Saint Petersburg Encyclopedia ID, Russian Academy of Sciences person ID, Place Names of New Brunswick ID, Pandora track ID, Nintendo64EVER ID


 * New property proposals to review:
 * General datatypes: alphabetical index, International Standard Content Number ISCN, Number of likes, homophone form, Roovet Sound
 * External identifiers: National Library of Ireland ID, Famitsu game ID, JSTOR artwork ID, NYPL Copyright Entries, Kinomania.ru film ID, Kinomania.ru actor ID, Homosaurus ID (V3), Irish Times Profile ID, All About Birds ID, Slovak Theatre Virtual Database, Digital Mechanism and Gear Library ID, f6s id, IRIS Marche IDs, Viber group ID, Parque de la Memoria ID, AAGM Artwork ID, Muz-TV ID, MTV Russia ID


 * Query examples:
 * French departments with more population than all their neighbour departements (source)
 * Map of places names after horses (source)
 * Latvian citizens by occupation (source)
 * Map of the mass graves from the Spanish Civil War (source)
 * Newest WikiProjects: Cities


 * Development
 * Mismatch Finder: Developed a user script to show a notification on an Item if the Mismatch Finder has an unreviewed mismatch for it.
 * Preparing for Lexeme Lua access to be enabled on the first wikis. (T294637, T294159)
 * Continuing work on migrating the termbox to vue3 (T296202)

You can see all open tickets related to Wikidata here. If you want to help, you can also have a look at the tasks needing a volunteer.

Read the full report &middot; Unsubscribe &middot; Lea Lacroix (WMDE) 15:19, 13 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Monthly Tasks
 * Add labels, in your own language(s), for the new properties listed above.
 * Comment on property proposals: all open proposals
 * Suggested and open tasks!
 * Contribute to a Showcase item.
 * Help translate or proofread the interface and documentation pages, in your own language!
 * Help merge identical items across Wikimedia projects.
 * Help write the next summary!

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Week / new Assignment 5/Yifannn
This is YiFan Feng，and school id yf2196. I uplod new work with my Wikipedia user name Yifann.

1. I paid attention to the part about linguistics. The focus of the historical part should be on the beginning or event of history, not on the frame too much. . The history of linguistics is very old, I added some time about the earliest human language research language.

2. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Linguistics&diff=1053809836&oldid=1052939307

3. Through this exercise, I found that adding some knowledge points or literature is more important or more acceptable than structure or framework.Yifannn (talk) 01:48, 15 December 2021 (UTC)
 * , Every edit you make that adds content requires a credible source, and that is why your edit was already reverted. Please find a credible source, the same level as we use for our course assignments, to support your claim. Ping me here when done. FULBERT (talk) 13:02, 15 December 2021 (UTC)

this is new link for the Double Ninth Festival, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Double_Ninth_Festival&diff=prev&oldid=1060478131 This is my use souce：https://mandarinmatrix.org/what-is-the-double-ninth-festival/ Yifannn (talk) 19:49, 15 December 2021 (UTC)
 * , This source is not the highest of credibility, but ok for now. Current with Week 5. FULBERT (talk) 21:15, 15 December 2021 (UTC)

Week / new Assignment 7/Yifannn
This is YiFan Feng，and school id yf2196. I uplod new work with my Wikipedia user name Yifann.

1.I added some I parts about dumplings in East Asia and China, which can make people understand the history and traditional names of dumplings more clearly,

I added some traditional content about mooncake in the part of moon cakes. It is an ancient custom about moon cakes. Adding this content can make people better understand the tradition of eating mooncakes.

2.The diff link:

new link for dumplings : https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dumpling&diff=prev&oldid=1056478530

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mooncake&diff=prev&oldid=1056480914

I write a souce in mooncake wiki is: https://inf.news/en/culture/dde61eb0d10818a3c830ade9fd7f8396.Yifannn (talk) 04:17, 15 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Yifannn Every edit you make that adds content requires a credible source, and that is why your edit was already reverted. Please find a credible source, the same level as we use for our course assignments, to support your claim. Ping me here when done. --- FULBERT (talk) 13:04, 15 December 2021 (UTC)

This is new for dumpling https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dumpling&diff=prev&oldid=1060480470 and souce is https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/food/2014-01/23/content_17253836.htm

and this is souce for mooncake：https://www.xcfz.org.cn/cms/show-35636.html Yifannn (talk) 20:08, 15 December 2021 (UTC)
 * , Current for Week 7. FULBERT (talk) 21:16, 15 December 2021 (UTC)

Week / new Assignment 9/Yifannn
This is YiFan Feng，and school id yf2196. I uplod new work with my Wikipedia user name Yifann.

1. Because I just applied for the real world Ernst & Young course for the next semester, I assigned the first article about Ernst & Young's information. The second article is about the company that I used to intern. I added the ranking of Haitong Securities' global market capitalization.

2. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Tianzifang&diff=prev&oldid=1058732819

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haitong_Securities&diff=prev&oldid=1058737311

3. During this process, I realized that a lot of information needs to be updated, and I also knew how to add references to the materials.Yifannn (talk) 04:45, 15 December 2021 (UTC)
 * , The source used here does not fulfill the Wikipedia policy of using reliable, third party WP:INDEPENDENT published sources with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy WP:RELIABLE." Please find and cite a more reliable source and then ping me again here when done. FULBERT (talk) 13:06, 15 December 2021 (UTC)

This is diff of Ernst & Young link https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ernst_%26_Young&diff=prev&oldid=1060482506 and this is my souce https://case.edu/ech/articles/e/ernst-young

This is Haitong_Securitie souce https://www.value.today/company-products/securitiesYifannn (talk) 20:23, 15 December 2021 (UTC)
 * , Current with Week 9. FULBERT (talk) 21:19, 15 December 2021 (UTC)

Week / new assignment 4/ Yifannn
This is yf2196 work, and I added folklore to the origin of the Double Ninth Festival. It is a mythological and very ancient Chinese legend.

Once there was a man named Heng Jing, who believed that a monster would bring pestilence. He told his countrymen to hide on a hill while he went to defeat the monster. Later, people celebrated Heng Jing's defeat of the monster on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month.

2. This is the link to the citation difference I added. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Double_Ninth_Festival&diff=1052619740&oldid=1050268118

3. From this assignment, I found that adding citations or materials can enhance persuasiveness and let us understand a certain event or story more comprehensively. And it’s important to keep the information comprehensive, because people are interested in related articles and will see more references and read more.

and I also add one reliable source in this page this is ink copy：https://undertheangsanatree.blogspot.com/2014/10/chongyang-jie-double-ninth-festival.htmlYifannn (talk) 01:38, 15 December 2021 (UTC)
 * , The second source you used is from a blog, and is considered unreliable. Can you replace that edit with a higher quality, more credible and reliable one and then ping me here? FULBERT (talk) 12:58, 15 December 2021 (UTC)

I think this one can be use：https://everything.explained.today/Double_Ninth_Festival/Yifannn (talk) 19:39, 15 December 2021 (UTC)

I think this one can be use http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/Festivals/78310.htmYifannn (talk) 21:34, 15 December 2021 (UTC)


 * , This source itself uses Wikipedia, and thus cannot be used to support itself. Please identify a high quality, credible, published source for this and ping me when complete. FULBERT (talk) 21:14, 15 December 2021 (UTC)
 * , Your newer source here is good enough. Current with Week 4. --- FULBERT (talk) 21:58, 15 December 2021 (UTC)

Week / new Assignment 6/Yifannn
This is YiFan Feng，and school id yf2196. I uplod new work with my Wikipedia user name Yifann.

1 Hotpot is one of China's original cuisines, and it is also a kind of food suitable for all ages. I added some descriptions about hot pot in Wikipedia.

2. This is the link to the citation difference I added. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hot_pot&diff=prev&oldid=1060374855

3. From this assignment, I found that adding some information can enrich the content of Wikipedia. It will also allow people who read later to get more resources and reference.

i write a souce in this wiki，and souce is https://wenku.baidu.com/view/4ba5692509a1284ac850ad02de80d4d8d05a0105.htmlYifannn (talk) 03:50, 15 December 2021 (UTC)
 * , The second source you used (from Baidu) is from a blog, and is considered unreliable. Can you replace that edit with a higher quality, more credible and reliable one and then ping me here? FULBERT (talk) 12:58, 15 December 2021 (UTC)

This is new souce foe hotpot：https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-hot-pot-at-home/ Yifannn (talk) 19:53, 15 December 2021 (UTC)
 * , This is a blog and is not a credible resource. Please identify a high quality, credible, published source for this and ping me when complete. FULBERT (talk) 21:16, 15 December 2021 (UTC)

This is new souce foe hotpot; https://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/sysun/index.html Yifannn (talk) 21:39, 15 December 2021 (UTC)
 * , This is still a blog article. Please use a higher quality source. FULBERT (talk) 21:57, 15 December 2021 (UTC)

These are new souces foe hotp,and the frist one is from newyork time thatI think maybe can use https://www.nytimes.com/1994/02/16/garden/gathering-round-the-chinese-hot-pot.html https://sites.nd.edu/sla2017/2017/07/10/checking-in-and-checking-out-chinese-cuisine/ Yifannn (talk) 22:18, 15 December 2021 (UTC)
 * , OK, make the edits to the articles with these and ping me here with the diffs. FULBERT (talk) 01:40, 16 December 2021 (UTC)

Week / new Assignment 8/Yifannn
This is YiFan Feng，and school id yf2196. I uplod new work with my Wikipedia user name Yifann.

1. This time I chose two landmark attractions or architectural attractions in Shanghai, China for modification.

2. Difference link: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Tianzifang&diff=prev&oldid=1058732819

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Oriental_Pearl_Tower&diff=prev&oldid=1058732076

3. Through this week's homework, I know that when adding content, I should look for some high-quality references for research and addition.Yifannn (talk) 04:37, 15 December 2021 (UTC)
 * , The source used here does not fulfill the Wikipedia policy of using reliable, third party WP:INDEPENDENT published sources with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy WP:RELIABLE." Please find and cite a more reliable source and then ping me again here when done. FULBERT (talk) 13:05, 15 December 2021 (UTC)

This in new souce for Tianzifang https://www.china-travel-guide.net/attraction/shanghai/tianzifang/ This is new souce for Oriental_Pearl_Tower https://www.meet-in-shanghai.net/travel-city/top-highlights/detail.php?id=502Yifannn (talk) 20:13, 15 December 2021 (UTC)Yifannn (talk) 20:24, 15 December 2021 (UTC) , These are commercial sites and not reliable, third party WP:INDEPENDENT published sources with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy WP:RELIABLE. Please revise these and ping me here when complete. --- FULBERT (talk) 21:19, 15 December 2021 (UTC)

This in new souce for Tianzifang file:///C:/Users/fyfst/Downloads/AA12323534_08_07.pdf

This is new souce for Oriental_Pearl_Towe https://www.thedailychina.org/the-oriental-pearl-tower/ Yifannn (talk) 21:44, 15 December 2021 (UTC)
 * , The first source is not accessible. Please use a DOI and ping me when done.

These ara my souce for Tianzifang，and I think frist chain. org should be use http://www.china.org.cn/travel/2016-04/26/content_38326952_3.htm https://www.marcotogni.it/tianzifang/ Yifannn (talk) 22:13, 15 December 2021 (UTC) , The first link will be fine though the second is a blog and will not work. Replace a new link for the second.You did not post any diffs for the actual changes themselves. --- FULBERT (talk) 01:43, 16 December 2021 (UTC)

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removal of bibliographical link to entry on bpNichol
i fail to understand what's "inappropriate" about adding a link to an article about a writer that provides the best source of bibliographical information available? if Wikipedia is a "free encyclopedia", it seems to me that a link to a fuller informational source would be beneficial. Wikipedia lists 53 titles in its "bibliography". A Beepliographical Cyclopoedia lists (& describes) 36o1 titles with illustrations & descriptions & is a far better source of information about his publications than any other source & is still growing pretty much daily. in fact, many of the descriptions in the "bpNichol.ca" site cited at the head of the "External links" section have been cribbed from the "beepliography" (many with errors introduced not present in my own work) & yet it, despite its (invisibly) piratical nature, gets to head the heap.

i am fully offended by this censorship of information & am curious as to how you find this defensible.76.71.34.68 (talk) 01:48, 19 December 2021 (UTC)
 * 76.71.34.68 Thank you for your reply about this revert. I removed this edit because it did not fulfill the guidance as to what should be in external links, per WP:ELYES. I hope you continue to edit Wikipedia, and encourage you to log on to an account to ensure you can receive these kinds of replies. FULBERT (talk) 10:31, 19 December 2021 (UTC)

Affiliations Committee (AffCom) Call for advisors - January 2022
Translations are available.

The Affiliations Committee – the committee responsible for guiding volunteers in establishing Wikimedia chapters, thematic organizations, and user groups – is looking for advisors!

The main role of the Affiliations Committee is to guide groups of volunteers that are interested in forming Wikimedia affiliates. We review applications from new groups, answer questions and provide advice about the different Wikimedia affiliation models and processes, review affiliate bylaws for compliance with requirements and best practices, and advise the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees on issues connected to chapters, thematic organizations and Wikimedia user groups.

We are looking for advisors who are excited by the challenge of empowering volunteers to get organized and form communities that further our mission around the world. In exchange, committee advisors selected will gain the experience of supporting their world-wide colleagues to develop their communities as well as personal development in guiding organizational development, facilitating affiliate partnerships, and professional communications.

AffCom advisors can engage with the committee in a variety of capacities: Individuals with extensive movement experience can be engaged as Consultants for specific cases or initiatives by AffCom. Individuals with specific expertise may be engaged for short-term projects for training AffCom or Affiliates. They might also lead the Capacity Building initiatives for AffCom or affiliates. AffCom can request specific or all advisors to act as an observer in different cases to ensure neutrality & compliance with guidelines. Development of Policies: While advisors cannot create legally binding policies for the committee, they can help create policies that provide direction and support for the committee.
 * Consultant
 * Trainer
 * Observer
 * AffCom Support

Planning and Implementing Community Relations: The advisors are long-term wikimedians & also include influential community leaders who can be effective at spreading the word about initiatives and services.

Supporting Subcommittees: The advisors can support subcommittees that have assigned tasks in specific areas.

Other Tasks: Advisors can be engaged to address a specific need. Such engagements are usually short-lived and are disbanded as soon as their specific goals are met.


 * Key skills

We look for a healthy mix of different skill sets in our advisors, including the following key skills and experience:
 * 1) Strong understanding of the structure and work of Wikimedia affiliates and the Wikimedia Foundation.
 * 2) Readiness to participate in political discussions on the role and future of affiliates, models of affiliation, and similar topics.
 * 3) Availability of up to 2 hours per week, and the time to participate in a monthly two-hour voice/video meeting
 * 4) International orientation and ability to work and communicate with other languages and cultures.
 * 5) Knowledge of different legal systems and experience in community building and organizing are a plus.
 * 6) Fluency in English is required; skills in other languages are a major plus.
 * 7) Experience with or in an active Wikimedia affiliate is a major plus.
 * 8) Strong track record of effective collaboration (such as evidenced skills at facilitation, mediation, negotiation, and so forth) is a major plus.
 * 9) Willingness to use one's real name in committee activities (including contacts with current and potential affiliates) when appropriate.


 * Selection process

As a reflection of our commitment to openness, transparency, and bilateral engagement with the Wikimedia community, the 2022 advisors selection process will include a public review and comment period. All applications must be posted on Meta between January 01 and January 31, 2022 at the nomination page, and the community will be invited to provide comments and feedback about each candidate. At the end of the nomination period, the applications will be voted on by the members of the committee, taking into account comments put forward by the committee's members, advisors, Wikimedia Foundation staff and board liaisons, and the community. A final decision will be made in February 2022, with new advisors expected to begin later that month.


 * How to apply

If you are interested in advising the committee, please submit your candidacy on the nomination page between January 01 to January 31, 2022. Your application must include the following information:
 * 1) Your full name and Wikimedia username
 * 2) A statement describing your relevant experience, skills, and motivation for joining the committee as an advisor.
 * 3) The advisor role you would like to serve
 * 4) Answers to the following three questions:
 * 5) How do you think affiliates work best together to partner on effective projects and initiatives?
 * 6) What do you see as the role of affiliates in the Wikimedia movement in the next three years?
 * 7) What do you feel you will bring as an advisor to the committee that makes you a uniquely qualified candidate?

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact the committee. We are happy to chat or have a phone call with anyone about our work if this helps them decide to apply. Please distribute this call among your networks, and do apply if you are interested!

On behalf of the committee,

--FULBERT (talk) 13:17, 19 December 2021 (UTC)

Affiliations Committee (AffCom) Call for candidates - January 2022
Translations are available.

The Affiliations Committee – the committee responsible for guiding volunteers in establishing Wikimedia chapters, thematic organizations, and user groups – is looking for new members!

The main role of the AffCom is to guide groups of volunteers that are interested in forming Wikimedia affiliates. We review applications from new groups, answer questions and provide advice about the different Wikimedia affiliation models and processes, review affiliate bylaws for compliance with requirements and best practices, and update the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees as well as advise them on issues connected to chapters, thematic organizations and Wikimedia user groups.

The committee consists of five to fifteen members, selected at least once every year, to serve two-year terms.

Being a part of the AffCom requires communication with volunteers all over the world, negotiating skills, cultural sensitivity, and the ability to understand legal texts. We look for a mix of different skill sets in our members.


 * Responsibilities


 * Availability of up to 5-8 hours per month


 * Participate in monthly one and two-hour voice/video meetings


 * Commitment to carry out assigned tasks in a given time.


 * Facilitate and support communications


 * Affiliate Support and growth

Strong interpersonal relationship among members of the committee and also with the Wikimedia community members. Across all committee members, there are additional relevant skills as well as requirements which help to support the committee and its sustainability which include both required and relevant general skills Given the expectations for maintaining the course in 2022 and preparing for potential 2022 transitions as part of the Movement Strategy implementation process, it is important that we are also clear about two different skill sets critical to committee support at this time. The first skillset is oriented to understanding affiliate dynamics and organizational development patterns to successfully process affiliate applications for recognition; the other is oriented to conflict prevention and intervention support for affiliates in conflict. Do you have relevant skills and interest to support movement affiliates?
 * Required and Recommended Abilities, Skills, Knowledge for Affiliations Committee Members
 * Required
 * Fluency in English
 * Availability of up to 5 hours per week, and the time to participate in a monthly one and two-hour voice/video meetings.
 * Willingness to use one's real name in committee activities (including contacts with current and potential affiliates) when appropriate.
 * Strong track record of effective collaboration
 * International orientation
 * Relevant for all members
 * Public Communications (English writing and speaking skills)
 * Skills in other languages are a major plus.
 * Understanding of the structure and work of affiliates and the Wikimedia Foundation.
 * Documentation practices
 * Interviewing experience
 * Experience with, or in, an active affiliate is a major plus.
 * Teamwork: Project and people management skills to coordinate and collaborate with different parties on a shared plan and see it through to completion.
 * Problem-Solving: Ability to evaluate various solutions, consider multiple interests and points of view, revisit unresolved issues, seek compromise and work and communicate across languages and cultures.
 * Relevant to Affiliate Recognitions
 * Administration & Attention to detail
 * Readiness to participate in political discussions on the role and future of affiliates, models of affiliation, and similar topics.
 * Awareness of the affiliates ecosystem and models and understanding of community building, organizational development, and group dynamics
 * Relevant to Conflict Prevention & Intervention
 * Communication skills for active listening, clear instruction and turn-taking.
 * Stress Management skills for maintaining patience and positivity
 * Emotional intelligence to maintain awareness of emotions of oneself and others to practice empathy, impartiality, and mutual respect.
 * Facilitation, negotiation, and mediation skills to guide diverse individuals and groups toward cooperation.
 * Ability to work within a team

We are looking for people who are excited by the challenge of empowering volunteers to get organized and form communities that further our mission around the world. In exchange, committee members will gain the experience of supporting their world-wide colleagues to develop their communities as well as personal development in guiding organizational development, facilitating affiliate partnerships, and professional communications.


 * Selection process

As a reflection of our commitment to openness, transparency, and bilateral engagement with the Wikimedia community, the 2022 member selection process will include a public review and comment period and a self-assessment survey for candidates to share their skills and their experience. This self-assessment information will help the committee to identify the skill sets relevant and supportive to our affiliate support processes. We invite you to apply for membership to the committee and join us in supporting the affiliates. The data shared in the self-assessment will only be made available to the committee and the relevant staff support. The nomination, candidate Q&A, and endorsements will still take place posted on Meta for public review at January 2022 page. Here the global community is welcome to provide comments and feedback about each candidate.

Once the nomination window closes 31 January 2022, the sitting members who are not candidates for re-election in this cycle will deliberate and then vote, taking into account all inputs from the meta page, self-assessment, advisors, Wikimedia Foundation staff and board liaisons, and committee member discussion.

A final decision will be made in late-February 2022, with new members to be notified for onboarding in February.


 * How to apply

If you are interested in joining the committee, please:

Step 1. Post your application on the nomination page by 31 January 2022. Your application must include the following information:
 * 1) Your full name and Wikimedia username
 * 2) A statement describing your relevant education, experience, abilities, skills, knowledge, availability, and motivation for joining the committee.

Step 2. Complete the self-assessment survey between January 1, 2021 and January 31, 2021.


 * The privacy statement that applies to the survey can be found here.
 * NOTE: The survey will take 15 mins. Please do not close your browser. If you need a break, you are advised to keep the browser open. In case of losing the link, please reach out to mkaur-ctr@undefinedwikimedia.org
 * This survey must be completed before Steps 3 & 4, as it will provide more background as to the type of work and expectations of members of AffCom.

Step 3. Answers the following questions:


 * NOTE: Questions 1-3 are required for all candidates.


 * Question 4 & 5 should be answered by those interested in joining the Recognitions subcommittee.
 * Question 6 & 7 should be answered by those interested in joining the Conflicts Intervention subcommittee.
 * If you are willing to nominate yourself for both subcommittees, answer all questions.


 * 1) What roles have you served across any Wikimedia projects and affiliates that you think have prepared you for this role?
 * 2) AffCom members need to manage time, confidentiality, conflicts of interest, and diverse situations across the global movement. How do you envision managing these?
 * 3) Members of AffCom serve on one of two subcommittees: Recognitions OR Conflicts Intervention. Which one of these are you most interested in serving on?
 * 4) If you are interested in serving on the Recognitions subcommittee, what do you think makes a group of Wikimedians ready to function together as an affiliate?
 * 5) If you are interested in serving on the Recognitions subcommittee, what do you think are the benefits and responsibilities of functioning as formal affiliates?
 * 6) If you are interested in serving on the Conflicts Intervention subcommittee, please describe your experience working with conflicts resolution.
 * 7) If you are interested in serving on the Conflicts Intervention subcommittee, please describe how you have helped build consensus and support diversity.

Step 4. Once you have completed the above, send an email announcing your application to affcom@undefinedwikimedia.org before the application deadline.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me and/or the committee as a whole. We are happy to chat or have a webinar call with anyone about our work if this helps them decide to apply. Please distribute this call among your networks, and do apply if you are interested!

On behalf of the committee,

--FULBERT (talk) 13:18, 19 December 2021 (UTC)

Wikidata weekly summary #499
Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week. 


 * Discussions
 * New request for comments:
 * Creating new Wikidata items for all Commons categories
 * Other:
 * SPARQL query service (SDC) mandatory authentication considered harmful


 * Events
 * Upcoming:
 * The next Wikibase live session is 16:00 GMT on Thursday 30th December 2021 (17:00 Berlin time). This month we will have a guest presentation by the team at The Semantic Lab at Pratt Institute. They will present how they are using Linked Open Data (LOD) in their projects with the help of Wikibase. All are welcome!
 * Next Wikidata Bug Triage Hour: January 13th at 17:00 UTC. Open discussion, bring your favorite Phabricator task.
 * Ongoing:
 * Weekly Lexemes Challenge #21, Celebration
 * Past:
 * EduWiki Live on the theme of Wikidata and Curriculum Digitization. (replay)
 * Wikidata workshop (in Italian) (replay)
 * Semantic Web in Libraries: SWIB21 (replay)
 * From string to thing: Wikidata based query expansion
 * Representing the Luxembourg Shared Authority File based on CIDOC-CRM in Wikibase


 * Press, articles, blog posts, videos
 * Blogs
 * Wikidata user and project talk page connection graph
 * Images from Wellcome Collection pass 1.5 billion views on Wikipedia
 * Integrating the PM20 companies archive: part 3 of the data donation to Wikidata
 * Parliamentary debates are made more transparent and accessible with Wikidata
 * A parliamentary document says more than a thousand words (in Swedish)
 * The Longest Serving MP in Sweden
 *  "With artificial intelligence, common sense is uncommon. "To help overcome this challenge, researchers use several sources of commonplace knowledge like Wikidata to obtain a “reasoned” AI response." 
 * Papers
 * A botanical demonstration of the potential of linking data using unique identifiers for people
 * Survey on English Entity Linking on Wikidata
 * Videos
 * Tutorial for Wikidata Mix'n'Match tool for database pairing (in Czech) - YouTube
 * SPARQL queries on Wikidata - basic level (in Italian) - YouTube
 * Presentation about the Wikidata community (in Italian) - YouTube
 * Wikidata Advanced Course (in German) by OpenGLAM Switzerland - YouTube
 * Introduction
 * Concept of Linked Open Data
 * SPARQL-Queries
 * Automatic data import
 * Querying Wikidata: Museums, Volcanoes (in French) - YouTube
 * Wikidata Fundamentals (in French) by CAPACOA - YouTube
 * Triplets, licenses
 * Item, references and qualifiers, history tab
 * Creation of a user account. Creation of a new items
 * Wikidata Workshop: The basics by CAPACOA - YouTube
 * Wikimedia Foundation licenses, item, semantic triples
 * User creation
 * Searching and editing an item
 * Vector Search through Wikidata with Weaviate - YouTube
 * Creating items on Wikidata using OpenRefine (without sound — subtitles only) - YouTube


 * Tool of the week
 * NoclaimsBot adds the first statements on items without claims based on templates used on the linked Wikipedia article.


 * Other Noteworthy Stuff
 * The 500th Wikidata weekly summary is 2 issues away. We are putting together interesting things related to the number 500 to include in that issue. Do you know any Wikidata facts or queries or anything cool related to 500? Please add them to Wikidata:Status updates/Next#Welcome to the 500th Weekly Summary!
 * Wikimedia Commons Query Service (WCQS), currently in beta, will soon be in production with a planned General Availability date of 1 Feb 2022. See the Upcoming General Availability release discussion page for more details.
 * Seth started an essay to summarize the multiple data-related projects going on between Wikimedia Projects at the moment: User:Lectrician1/The grand mess of data on Wikimedia.
 * When creating new Wikidata statements in QuickStatements, you can now create multiple “reference groups” by using “!Sxx” instead of “Sxx” syntax to start a new reference group.
 * Wikimedia Deutschland is running a survey to evaluate Wikibase Installation and Updating experience for users. Please answer a few questions so we can continue to identify areas of improvement for users. Survey links
 * Wikibase Installation Survey
 * Wikibase Software Updating Survey
 * Open positions at Wikimedia Deutschland in the Wikidata/Wikibase teams
 * Engineering Director
 * Full-Stack Developer


 * Did you know?


 * Newest properties:
 * General datatypes: iTunes genre
 * External identifiers: Pandora album ID, Indonesian College Code, Institute of History of Ukraine ID, Academy of Athens authority ID, ThENC@ ID, CDAEM person ID, Famitsu game ID, EPA Facility Registry Service ID, Levels.fyi company ID, U-PAD author ID, CAMPUS author ID, Original Esperanto Literature author ID, iTunes genre ID, Rutube channel ID, Nasha Versia ID


 * New property proposals to review:
 * General datatypes: Category for work of subject, Honorary citizens category of entity, Kanobu numeric ID, cadastral district, official shop URL, website, documented files
 * External identifiers: street number in Austria, EU Whoiswho ID, Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Österreichische Schulkennzahl, iCSO ID, Bloomsbury Fashion Central ID, Lur Encyclopedia ID, Zürich Herbaria collector ID, KSH code (historical), Encyclopedia of Krasnoyarsk Krai ID, WikiStrinda ID, Bokselskap.no ID, Film.ru film ID, Film.ru actor ID, Artland artist ID, Artland gallery ID, ILAB ID, UNESCO ICH ID, Maritimt Magasin skips ID


 * Query examples:
 * Shijian (SJ 实践) experimental satellites (source)
 * Age of living Hawthorn FC players (source)
 * People died on their 50th birthday (Source)
 * Relationship between London School of Economics doctoral advisors and students (source)
 * Map of twinned towns (or partners) of municipalities of Puy-de-Dôme (source)
 * Map of the places named in reference the horse (source)
 * Map of bridges in Kaliningrad (source)
 * Latvian citizens by occupation (source)
 * Wikidata items which are the most linked by lexemes using the property “item for this sense” (source)
 * Actors in Christmas movies: by frequency, with film titles and sample film item (source)
 * Filming locations of Christmas movies, with film titles and sample film item (source)
 * Recent Christmas movies lacking filming location (source)


 * Development
 * Due to the winter holidays, the development team is taking a break and no deployment is happening for Wikidata at the moment. Happy holidays, everyone :)

You can see all open tickets related to Wikidata here. If you want to help, you can also have a look at the tasks needing a volunteer.


 * Monthly Tasks
 * Add labels, in your own language(s), for the new properties listed above.
 * Comment on property proposals: all open proposals
 * Contribute to a Showcase item.
 * Help translate or proofread the interface and documentation pages, in your own language!
 * Help merge identical items across Wikimedia projects.
 * Help write the next summary!

Read the full report · Unsubscribe · Mohammed Sadat (WMDE) 15:36, 20 December 2021 (UTC)