User talk:TheresNoTime/old/Archive 18

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— xaosflux  Talk 21:12, 15 February 2019 (UTC) 
 * this Xaos influx of cat pictures is just purrrfect ^.^ - TNT 💖 21:17, 15 February 2019 (UTC)
 * ❤ —&thinsp;JJMC89&thinsp; (T·C) 02:10, 16 February 2019 (UTC)

Wikidata weekly summary #352
Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week. 
 * Discussions
 * Open request for adminship: NewDataB
 * New request for comments: semi-protection to prevent vandalism on most used Items, Allow for Wikidata items to be created that only link to a single Wikimedia Commons category (Wikidata notability discussion)


 * Events
 * February 19th: Wikidata meetup in London - Facebook event
 * February 21st to 24th: International Mother Language Day edit-a-thon
 * February 23rd: editathon about Parliament of Ghana in Accra - Registration
 * March 28th: GLAM & Wikidata day in Switzerland (registration running until March 18th)


 * Press, articles, blog posts
 * Let’s Tango: Computational Musicology Using Wikidata, MusicBrainz and the Wolfram Language, by Toni Schindler


 * Other Noteworthy Stuff
 * Got some time? Add QIDs to the tools on Edit items, Query data, Enhance user interface, Visualize data, Lexicographical data, For programmers and List of properties. If some tools don't have their own Items, feel free to create them.
 * Hardware issues at Toolforge and CloudVPS affect lots of tools and coincide with changes in the statement stats dynamics
 * WikibaseCirrusSearch will become a Mediawiki extension
 * You can still help Shani Evenstein with her research: Wikidata as a Learning Platform


 * Did you know?


 * Newest properties:
 * General datatypes: drag coefficient, illiterate population, literate population, non-free artwork image URL, taxon author citation, total goals in career, stall speed
 * External identifiers: Enciclopedia delle donne ID, Joan Miró Online Image Bank ID, BIDICAM authority ID, Board Game Atlas ID, BVPH authority ID, CCBAE publication ID, ISTC No., KSI player ID, Biblioteca Virtual Andalucía authority ID, Georgian National Filmography ID for Persons, JWF Wrestlers Database person ID, Indian census area code (1991), Lithuanian Sport Encyclopedia (LSE) article ID, Eliseu Visconti Project ID, UN/CEFACT common code


 * New property proposals to review:
 * General datatypes: ScaleNet ID, Lokalhistoriewiki article, Identifiant itch.io, approach angle, departure angle, ride height, type of front suspensions, type of rear suspensions, Football Money League rank, is model of, constraint clarification, has phenotype, observed in, replacement property, evidenční číslo domu, Stack Exchange site
 * External identifiers: WhoSampled artist, äriregister, ISO 639-3 Change Request ID, Queerly Represent Me identifier, V.League player ID, Martindale-Hubbell profile, Google Play Movies & TV id, Fondation Maeght ID, identifiant d'un jeu de données sur data.gouv.fr, BHL part ID, ETS Designated Institution code, Gateway to Research Project ID, Yandex.Music label ID, Yandex.Music genre ID


 * Query examples:
 * Bubble chart of Indian universities with the most people ever employed by them (source)
 * Graph of shared borders between certain West Bengal community development blocks (source)
 * Tree map of ambassadors to India (source)
 * Fictional swords (source)
 * Taxa named after women scientists (source)
 * Timeline of red pandas (source)


 * Development
 * Improve the tools dropdown on query.wikidata.org, which now links Tools categories and the Toolforge (T214577)
 * Implement the diff view for Schemas (T214396, T215514)
 * Implement undo for Schemas (T214914)
 * Prevent redirecting an entity to itself (T214775)
 * Make pressing enter when editing a lemma save the lemma (T206140)
 * Strip whitespace around sense glosses (T212019)
 * Create LilyPond datatype (T215284)
 * More work to get the new version of the termbox readable on mobile

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
 * 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!

Read the full report · Unsubscribe · Lea Lacroix (WMDE) 15:36, 18 February 2019 (UTC)

Username issue
I just wanted to bring to your attention User:Niveshmutualfundsforall (talk), whose username appears in violation of the username policy. This user created the article Nivesh.com (currently undergoing AfD), and appears to have a COI. I am bringing this to you only because you were the editor that blocked User:Riverparkventures (talk), who had a similar problem. Thanks, PCN02WPS  ( talk  &#124;  contribs ) 23:07, 18 February 2019 (UTC)

Tech News: 2019-08
 Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Recent changes
 * When you thank someone on the mobile web you will now have two seconds to cancel the thank. This is in case you clicked on the thank button by accident.

Changes later this week
 * Octicons-sync.svg The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 19 February. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 20 February. It will be on all wikis from 21 February (calendar).

Meetings
 * Octicons-sync.svg Octicons-tools.svg You can join the technical advice meeting on IRC. During the meeting, volunteer developers can ask for advice. The meeting will be on 20 February at 16:00 (UTC). See how to join.

Future changes
 * There is a proposal to add a red link to mobile search results if there is no page with that name. This is how it works on desktop. You can leave feedback.

Tech news prepared by Tech News writers and posted by bot • Contribute • Translate • Get help • Give feedback • Subscribe or unsubscribe.  23:13, 18 February 2019 (UTC)

Talk to us about talking
The Wikimedia Foundation is planning a global consultation about communication. The goal is to bring Wikimedians and wiki-minded people together to improve tools for communication.

We want all contributors to be able to talk to each other on the wikis, whatever their experience, their skills or their devices.

We are looking for input from as many different parts of the Wikimedia community as possible. It will come from multiple projects, in multiple languages, and with multiple perspectives.

We are currently planning the consultation. We need your help.

We need volunteers to help talk to their communities or user groups.

You can help by hosting a discussion at your wiki. Here's what to do:
 * 1) First, sign up your group here.
 * 2) Next, create a page (or a section on a Village pump, or an e-mail thread – whatever is natural for your group) to collect information from other people in your group.  This is not a vote or decision-making discussion: we are just collecting feedback.
 * 3) Then ask people what they think about communication processes.  We want to hear stories and other information about how people communicate with each other on and off wiki.  Please consider asking these five questions:
 * 4) When you want to discuss a topic with your community, what tools work for you, and what problems block you?
 * 5) What about talk pages works for newcomers, and what blocks them?
 * 6) What do others struggle with in your community about talk pages?
 * 7) What do you wish you could do on talk pages, but can't due to the technical limitations?
 * 8) What are the important aspects of a "wiki discussion"?
 * 9) Finally, please go to Talk pages consultation 2019 on Mediawiki.org and report what you learned from your group.  Please include links if the discussion is available to the public.

You can also help build the list of the many different ways people talk to each other.

Not all groups active on wikis or around wikis use the same way to discuss things: it can happen on wiki, on social networks, through external tools... Tell us how your group communicates.

You can read more about the overall process on mediawiki.org. If you have questions or ideas, you can leave feedback about the consultation process in the language you prefer.

Thank you! We're looking forward to talking with you. Trizek (WMF) 15:08, 21 February 2019 (UTC)

Wikidata weekly summary #353
Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week. 
 * Discussions
 * New request for comments: Talk pages consultation 2019 (feel free to add more sub-sections)


 * Events
 * Past: Wikidata hackathon in Ulm with Open Knowledge Foundation. Video of the presentation of the projects (in German)
 * Running until March 2nd: International Mother Language Day edit-a-thon
 * Upcoming: Wikidata and the Diversity of Knowledge workshop in Graz, Austria, on March 3rd
 * Upcoming: Wikidata meetup in Berlin, March 12th
 * Upcoming: Wikidata meetup in Paris, March 15th
 * Upcoming: Wikidata & Wikipedia workshop in Aberdeen, Scotland, on March 19th


 * Press, articles, blog posts
 * Inside the Alexa-Friendly World of Wikidata, by Tom Simonite on Wired
 * Align BNF's video games and Wikidata with Dataiku DSS (in French) by Envel Le Hir


 * Other Noteworthy Stuff
 * If you're using Wikidata's data dumps, you may want to give feedback on a potential change about when those dumps are generated (ticket)
 * Some games and tools developed during the Wikidata hackathon in Ulm:
 * Card game generator
 * Multiplayer game Guess the (German) Politician
 * Telegram bot @WikidataMisfitBot, sending pictures with one wrong label
 * WikiProjekt offeneregister.de
 * If you're developing new tools or hear about new tools, please add them to Wikidata:Tools so other people can find them :)


 * Did you know?


 * Newest properties:
 * General datatypes: expression of, provisional house number in the Czech Republic, has role in modeling, observed in, has phenotype, type of front suspension, type of rear suspension
 * External identifiers: AICTE Permanent ID, DOGC ID, DoBIH Number, ScaleNet ID, WhoSampled artist ID, Business Registry code (Estonia), ISO 639-3 Change Request ID, Lokalhistoriewiki article, Crew united person ID, Fondation Maeght artist ID, data.gouv.fr dataset ID, V.League men's player ID, V.League women's player ID


 * New property proposals to review:
 * General datatypes: Total assists in career, Total points in career, Career plus-minus rating, Penalty minutes in career, Total power play goals in career, Total power play assists in career, Total shots in career, MeSH Descriptor, Former street name
 * External identifiers: NZ On Screen person ID, NZ On Screen work ID, Brazilian Electoral Unit ID, Catálogo de Patrimonio Cultural de Castilla-La Mancha ID, PCAD firm ID, Inventário dos Monumentos RJ ID, SICRIS researcher ID, Physics History Network ID, Sachsen-Anhalt Schutzgebiete-ID, Amis du Louvre ID, Nationation Wrestling Hall of Fame d'un lutteur, Brillant Wiki ID, Official Charts artist ID, Nationation Wrestling Hall of Fame d'une équipe universitaire, Dimensions.guide ID, SensaCine movie ID, SensaCine series ID, Bilibili channel ID


 * Query examples:
 * Women having a good or featured article on Russian Wikipedia but no article on French Wikipedia (source)
 * Timeline of Renaissance humanists (source)
 * Map of cities from the Hanseatic League (source)
 * Image gallery of musicians who have a software title named after them (source)
 * Frequency of first letter in Breton words in Wikidata (source)
 * Items about buildings with coordinates and at least one sitelink, but no image (source)


 * Development
 * Updated some icons with the new WikimediaUI icon set (T209259)
 * Fixed an issue that was causing occasional failures when creating new Items (T194299)
 * Investigated Wikidata Tours not loading correctly (T215919)
 * Adjusted spacing between Sense ID, bar and Gloss (T215502)
 * Fixing a long time issue with introducing new data types in production (T216728)
 * Fixing docs for backup of wikibase container images (T214941)
 * Making undo, rollback and restore work on schema content pages (T214399)
 * Improving edit summaries for schema content pages (T213724)
 * Tightening up the process for editing "identifying information" for Schemas (T214466)

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
 * 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!

Read the full report · Unsubscribe · Lea Lacroix (WMDE) 15:58, 25 February 2019 (UTC)

Tech News: 2019-09
 Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

Recent changes
 * There is a new version of the iOS Wikipedia app. It has for example syntax highlighting and new toolbars to make it easier to write wikitext. It also has night mode, a find-on-page function and other things. You can give feedback and suggestions.

Changes later this week
 * When you look at your watchlist or the recent changes page you can use the new filters for edit review. There you can choose tags to filter different edits. Empty tags will no longer be shown.
 * Octicons-sync.svg The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 26 February. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 27 February. It will be on all wikis from 28 February (calendar).

Meetings
 * Octicons-sync.svg Octicons-tools.svg You can join the technical advice meeting on IRC. During the meeting, volunteer developers can ask for advice. The meeting will be on 27 February at 16:00 (UTC). See how to join.

Future changes
 * The Wikipedia app for Android will invite users to add Wikidata descriptions to Wikidata objects that have Wikipedia articles but no Wikidata descriptions. It will only invite users who have added a number of Wikidata descriptions in the app without being reverted. This is to avoid spam and bad edits. You can read more and leave feedback.

Tech news prepared by Tech News writers and posted by bot • Contribute • Translate • Get help • Give feedback • Subscribe or unsubscribe.  21:17, 25 February 2019 (UTC)