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I'm troubled by seeing two editors I both respect at each other.
I've poked around a bit, but d not yet fully understand the issues. I started looking at some of the diffs provided by Andy. If I may, I'll start with one, as I have questions for both of you.


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I'd be curious to know why the empty parameters were removed. I think I could support the removal of honorific_prefix if you know enough about the subject to know that it will never apply. However, why remove awards?
It may be that the removal of the influences is why this is on the list. I do not support such inclusion, but I think that should be a community decision, not an individual editors decision. I think the community is on board with the notion that unsourced entries in the infobox are problematic, and you cited unsourced, presumably to justify removal of Epstein, but the source clearly supports it, so what am I missing?


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::I am not using this talk page to address her. I looked at an edit, saw questions that I wished to address to both of you, and copied the same question to each page, as a courtesy.
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::Stalking is a serious charge, and needs to be investigated, which I am starting to do. However, my process involves understanding the edits.--]] 16:00, 6 June 2013 (UTC)
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:::Thank you for explaining; and investogating. Stalking is indeed a serious charge; it's also demonstrably a true one. What do you intend to do about it? <span class="vcard"><span class="fn">]</span> (<span class="nickname">Pigsonthewing</span>); ]; ]</span> 11:18, 7 June 2013 (UTC)
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:You still seem to be focused on the contents of edits; the issue is stalking, which is prohibited regardless of the content, with certain exceptions which unequivocally do not apply in this case. <span class="vcard"><span class="fn">]</span> (<span class="nickname">Pigsonthewing</span>); ]; ]</span> 15:40, 7 June 2013 (UTC)
::Actually, I followed the link you provided, which provides some guidance on determining whether edits should be construed as wikihounding, and I am asking questions to see if I am missing something, because one I looked at seemed to qualify, but before jumping to a conclusion, I wasn't to see what, if anything I missing.--]] 16:00, 7 June 2013 (UTC)


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It occurred to me as I reviewed some of the edits identified by Andy that I was emphasizing more recent edits. Perhaps one or both of you had been using the talk pages, and found it fruitless, so abandoned it. I just now looked at the first two edits in the list of examples, both in December 2012. In neither case do I see either of you at the article talk page, nor so I see evidence that either of you discussed either of these articles on each other's editor talk pages. You both have tens of thousands of edits, yet are ignoring rules we expect editors with a hundred edits to follow.


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I had panned to look into more edits, but I think that is a waste of time. While I do see some edits that are problematic, I see them on both sides.


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:You're mistaken (as I've pointed out on ANI, so won't repeat here); you're also still hung up on the content of edits. This is about stalking. <span class="vcard"><span class="fn">]</span> (<span class="nickname">Pigsonthewing</span>); ]; ]</span> 19:42, 7 June 2013 (UTC)


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Very sorry indeed to see the temporary header on this page. Best wishes for speedy recovery, and I hope you will be well enough for the ballet bash at Covent Garden next week. Please don't trouble to reply to this. ] (]) 20:13, 9 June 2013 (UTC)
* This Portuguese-language workshop takes place Thursday 16 January, 10:00 - 17:00, Room 208, 206 at the Faculty of Letters of the University of Porto.
:Similarly - hope you're feeling better soon. ] (]) 17:28, 11 June 2013 (UTC)
* Please submit your proposals for the ] online event until January 12th. See current proposals on the ] and here's some ideas to inspire you: presentations/demos of tools using Wikidata's data (10mins Lightning Talk presentations), discussions and presentations connecting Wikidata editors with reusers and/or explanations and demos on how to use a specific part of the technical infrastructure to reuse Wikidata's data (APIs, dumps, etc.).
::Thank you for caring! Andy sent a short email that retina surgery went well but he needs to lay down most of the time for a week and can't edit. I am glad surgery went well. Did you know that he created ]? --] (]) 18:04, 11 June 2013 (UTC)
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:::I had a similar procedure in 2007; you do have to - quite literally - keep your head down for at least a week, and after that, for a great deal of the day for a while longer. It's a BIG deal as far as being able to read or use a computer!!!! Best wishes to Andy for a full recovery! ]<sup>]</sup> 18:35, 14 June 2013 (UTC)
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''' Press, articles, blog posts, videos '''
Thank you to you all, and those who have sent good wishes via other means. The surgery, to repair a detached retina, seems to have gone well, but it's too early to know what the long-term outcome will be. I am still effectively immobile for 50 mins in every hour, and so cannot use a keyboard, only my phone. I should be up and about in three or four days, and ''may'' be at the Covent Garden event. I may do some minor edits (I have some files to upload) as I return to activity, and will respond to longer debates as soon as I am able, later. Right, that's my ten minute break up... <span class="vcard"><span class="fn">]</span> (<span class="nickname">Pigsonthewing</span>); ]; ]</span> 10:41, 17 June 2013 (UTC)
* Blogs: (fr) , blog post by ''Le Deuxième Texte'' including SPARQL queries to find female authors with male pseudonyms.
* Websites :, website by 'Students at the Maastricht Science Programme', includes data visualizations of the prevalence and current treatments of dementia across the world. It utilises data extracted as SPARQL Endpoints from Wikidata.
* Papers
** - This paper proposes an ontology-driven approach to KG construction using LLMs where competency questions guide ontology creation and relation extraction, leveraging Wikidata for semantic consistency. A scalable pipeline minimizes human effort while producing high-quality, interpretable KGs interoperable with Wikidata for knowledge base expansion. By Xiaohan Feng, Xixin Wu & Helen Meng (2024).
** - Proposes a Visual Question Answering (VQA) model that integrates external knowledge from Wikidata to address complex open-domain questions by combining image, question, and knowledge modalities. Evaluated on the VQAv2 dataset, the model outperforms prior state-of-the-art approaches, demonstrating improved reasoning and accuracy (Koshti et al., 2024).
* Videos: (arabic) - Sparql SERVICE clause gives access to additional data such as labels via wikibase:label, interaction with MediaWiki APIs using wikibase:mwapi, and integration of data from subgraphs (such as the main graph and the scholarly articles graph). Integration of data from external SPARQL endpoints such as DBpedia.


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== AN/I ==
* - is a Microsoft Edge browser extension that creates web links for matching inner HTML text based on a regex format of Q\d+ which is the format of a Wikidata Entity ID. ()


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Hi Andy, I'm glad to hear your retina surgery went well. I want to make you aware that the discussion you started on AN/I continues. There's an effort to ask Nikkimaria to agree not to follow your and Gerda's contribs, and to ask you and Gerda not to add infoboxes where you can anticipate that the addition will be contentious. If it's still open when you start editing again, I hope you'll comment. The aim is to head off an ArbCom case, which looks likely if this isn't resolved. Many thanks, ] <small><sup>]</sup></small> 02:19, 13 June 2013 (UTC)
* - The Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB) located in Hannover has a research position open for someone interested in the deployment, administration and maintenance of open source knowledge management software such as Mediawiki, Wikibase and OpenRefine as part of the NFDI4Culture partnership within the OSL.
* January 1, 2025, marked Public Domain Day, with hundreds of 1929 films entering the public domain. ] has shared ] to assist in making these films discoverable via ], by adding video files to Wikicommons and Wikidata. Join the effort!


'''Newest ] and ] to review'''
== ''The Signpost'': 12 June 2013 ==
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* Newest General datatypes:
**] (<nowiki>the sum a organisations receives from bequests/legacies in a timeframe</nowiki>)
**] (<nowiki>taxon item of which this common name refers</nowiki>)
**] (<nowiki>taxon item of which the taxon name is an exact homonym</nowiki>)
**] (<nowiki>use as qualifier to indicate how the object's role was named in the credits of its respective work</nowiki>)
**] (<nowiki>subject is a meeting or session of this organization</nowiki>)
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**] (<nowiki>country specific tax status of organisations like non-profits</nowiki>)
**] (<nowiki>taxon item of which this item is the taxonomic type</nowiki>)
**] (<nowiki>Propriety of World heritage site : the Type (Cultural, Natural, Mixed)</nowiki>)
**] (<nowiki>DVD release is restricted to region code</nowiki>)
**] (<nowiki>Number of shading units in a graphics card.</nowiki>)
**] (<nowiki>identifier of elements of the National archaeological register of Moldova</nowiki>)
**] (<nowiki>works of art performed, displayed or presented at a given event</nowiki>)
**] (<nowiki></nowiki>)
**] (<nowiki>Maximum beam energy of a particle accelerator</nowiki>)
**] (<nowiki>Crime or other misdeed a person has been accused of, but ''not proven or convicted''</nowiki>)
**] (<nowiki>Amount of money donated to a person or organization</nowiki>)
**] (<nowiki>The name that this qualifies, the full contents of which are unknown, is known to start with these characters.</nowiki>)
**] (<nowiki>formal styles of address used for members of the clergy</nowiki>)
**] (<nowiki>User ID on a2b2.org</nowiki>)
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Weekly Summary #660

Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata in the
week leading up to 2024-12-30. Missed the previous one? See issue #659

Welcome to 2023’s Final Weekly Summary!

A huge thank you to everyone who contributed to the newsletter this year! 🎉 Each of your contributions, whether big or small, has made a difference and has helped us create a vibrant and informative resource for the Wikidata community. 🙏 Let's continue building and sharing knowledge together in the coming year! 🙌✨

Discussions

  • Open request for oversight: Ameisenigel (RfP scheduled to end at 6 January 2025 21:52 UTC)

Press, articles, blog posts, videos

  • Papers
    • Library Data in Wikimedia Projects: Case Study from the Czech Republic by Jansová, L., Maixnerová, L., & Š´tastná, P. (2024). "The paper outlines the collaboration between the National Library of the Czech Republic and Wikimedia since 2006, focusing on linking authority records with Misplaced Pages articles and training librarians and users. By 2023, the National Library provided most of its databases under a CC0 license, launched a "Wikimedians in Residence" program, and collaborated on projects involving linked data and using authority records in Wikidata. This partnership has enhanced their cooperation for mutual benefit, identifying key factors for their successful long-term collaboration."
    • How have you modelled my gender? Reconstructing the history of gender representation in Wikidata by Melis, B., Fioravanti, M., Paolini, C., & Metilli, D. (2024). "The paper traces the evolution of gender representation in Wikidata, showing how the community has moved from a binary interpretation of gender to a more inclusive model for trans and non-binary identities. The Wikidata Gender Diversity project (WiGeDi) timeline highlights the significant changes influenced by external historical events and the community's increased understanding of gender complexity."
  • Videos: Arabic Wikidata Days 2024 - Data Science Course - First Practical Session: Wikibase-CLI Tool (part 1, part 2) by Saeed Habishan. "The Wikibase-CLI enables command-based interaction with Wikidata using shell scripts and JavaScript. The tool runs on NodeJS and enables automatic reading and editing of Wikidata."

Tool of the week

  • WikiORA - is a tool designed for gene over-representation analysis. It integrates data from Wikidata, Misplaced Pages, Gene Ontology, and PanglaoDB to help researchers identify significantly enriched gene sets in their data.

Newest properties and property proposals to review

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Development

  • Most of the development team staff are still taking a break, so no development happened.

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Wikidata weekly summary #661

Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata in the
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Discussions

Upcoming events

  • Workshop: Lexicography and linguistic sustainability - Mirandese documentation using Wikidata This Portuguese-language workshop takes place Thursday 16 January, 10:00 - 17:00, Room 208, 206 at the Faculty of Letters of the University of Porto.
  • Please submit your proposals for the Data Reuse Days online event until January 12th. See current proposals on the talk page and here's some ideas to inspire you: presentations/demos of tools using Wikidata's data (10mins Lightning Talk presentations), discussions and presentations connecting Wikidata editors with reusers and/or explanations and demos on how to use a specific part of the technical infrastructure to reuse Wikidata's data (APIs, dumps, etc.).
  • Talk to the Search Platform / Query Service Team --January 8, 2025. The Search Platform Team holds monthly meetings to discuss anything related to Wikimedia search, Wikidata Query Service (WDQS), Wikimedia Commons Query Service (WCQS), etc.! Time: 16:00-17:00 UTC / 08:00 PDT / 11:00 EDT / 17:00 CET
  • The next Wikidata+Wikibase office hours will take place on Wednesday, 17:00 UTC, 15th January 2025 (18:00 Berlin time) in the Wikidata Telegram group. The Wikidata and Wikibase office hours are online events where the development team presents what they have been working on over the past quarter, and the community is welcome to ask questions and discuss important issues related to the development of Wikidata and Wikibase.
  • Wiki Workshop 2025 Announcement and Call for Papers. Submission deadline: March 9, 2025 (23:59 AoE)

Press, articles, blog posts, videos

  • Blogs: (fr) female authors with male pseudonyms, blog post by Le Deuxième Texte including SPARQL queries to find female authors with male pseudonyms.
  • Websites :Global Dementia and Risk Factors, website by 'Students at the Maastricht Science Programme', includes data visualizations of the prevalence and current treatments of dementia across the world. It utilises data extracted as SPARQL Endpoints from Wikidata.
  • Papers
    • Ontology-grounded Automatic Knowledge Graph Construction by LLM under Wikidata schema - This paper proposes an ontology-driven approach to KG construction using LLMs where competency questions guide ontology creation and relation extraction, leveraging Wikidata for semantic consistency. A scalable pipeline minimizes human effort while producing high-quality, interpretable KGs interoperable with Wikidata for knowledge base expansion. By Xiaohan Feng, Xixin Wu & Helen Meng (2024).
    • Knowledge Incorporated Image Question Answering Using Wikidata Repository - Proposes a Visual Question Answering (VQA) model that integrates external knowledge from Wikidata to address complex open-domain questions by combining image, question, and knowledge modalities. Evaluated on the VQAv2 dataset, the model outperforms prior state-of-the-art approaches, demonstrating improved reasoning and accuracy (Koshti et al., 2024).
  • Videos: (arabic) Part 6: SPARQL Demo Session: connecting external services - Sparql SERVICE clause gives access to additional data such as labels via wikibase:label, interaction with MediaWiki APIs using wikibase:mwapi, and integration of data from subgraphs (such as the main graph and the scholarly articles graph). Integration of data from external SPARQL endpoints such as DBpedia.

Tool of the week

  • Wikidata Entity Linker - is a Microsoft Edge browser extension that creates web links for matching inner HTML text based on a regex format of Q\d+ which is the format of a Wikidata Entity ID. (email)

Other Noteworthy Stuff

  • Vacancy: Research Software Engineer / Wikibase-Expert - The Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB) located in Hannover has a research position open for someone interested in the deployment, administration and maintenance of open source knowledge management software such as Mediawiki, Wikibase and OpenRefine as part of the NFDI4Culture partnership within the OSL.
  • January 1, 2025, marked Public Domain Day, with hundreds of 1929 films entering the public domain. Sandra has shared helpful notes to assist in making these films discoverable via WikiFlix, by adding video files to Wikicommons and Wikidata. Join the effort!

Newest properties and property proposals to review

You can comment on all open property proposals!

Did you know?

Development

  • The development team is just settling back in after the holidays, so there haven’t been any significant updates yet.

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.

Weekly Tasks

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