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== Wikidata weekly summary #101 ==
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* Discussions
** [[:d:Wikidata:Requests for comment/Notability & early creation of Wikidata items|Notability of items]]
** [[:d:Wikidata:Requests for comment/Organizing statements, sitelinks, and external identifiers|Organisation of statements, sitelinks and external identifiers]]
* Events/Blogs/Press
** [http://www.mediahackday.com/ Media Hack Days, Berlin] March 22nd-23rd
** [[:fr:Wikip%C3%A9dia:Ateliers_Wikidata#Bordeaux_22.2F03.2F2014|Ateliers Wikidata]], Bordeaux, France March 22nd-23rd
* Other Noteworthy Stuff
** [[:d:Q179736|Happy Pi Day]]
** [http://korrekt.org/page/Wikidata paper by Denny Vrandečić and Markus Krötzsch]
* Did you know?
** Newest properties: [[:d:Property:P1213|NLC authorities]], [[:d:Property:P1212|Atlas ID]], [[:d:Property:P1211|fuel system]], [[:d:Property:P1210|supercharger]], [[:d:Property:P1209|ID (General Administration of Press and Publication)]], [[:d:Property:P1208|ISMN]], [[:d:Property:P1207|NUKAT authorities]]
* Development
** Changed the <nowiki>{{property}}</nowiki> parser function and Lua’s mw.wikibase.entity.formatPropertyValues to only return the statements ranked as preferred or if none are available the ones ranked as normal (This will probably go live on April 25th.)
** Worked on improving page load time further by reducing the number of reloads during page loading
** Made diffs for time and geocoordinates more complete and prettier
** Continued research for user interface redesign
** Tpt worked on optionally showing links to other sister projects in the client’s sidebar ([[bugzilla:54374]])
** Wrote a fix for Wikidata changes not showing up in the client’s watchlist ([[bugzilla:62149]])
** Updated a major chunk of our inline code documentation
** Continued discussing technical details about how coordinates should be stored in Wikibase
* Monthly Tasks
** [[:d:Wikidata:Database reports/Constraint violations/P640|Fix a format or content violation]] for the [[:d:Property:P640|Léonore ID (P640)]] property
** Hack on one of [https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/buglist.cgi?keywords=need-volunteer%2C%20&keywords_type=allwords&emailcc1=1&resolution=---&emailtype1=exact&emailassigned_to1=1&query_format=advanced&email1=wikidata-bugs%40lists.wikimedia.org&list_id=162515 these].
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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2014/12|Tech News: 2014-12]] ==
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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please inform other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2014/12|Translations]] are available.
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'''Recent software changes'''
* The latest version of MediaWiki ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.23/wmf18|1.23wmf18]]) was added to test wikis and MediaWiki.org on March 13. It will be added to non-Wikipedia wikis on March 18, and all Wikipedia wikis on March 20 ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.23/Roadmap|calendar]]).
* You can now view smaller versions of PNG images bigger than 20 megapixels. [//gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/117809/]
* You can now use the new search tool ([[mw:Search|CirrusSearch]]) on all [//noc.wikimedia.org/conf/highlight.php?file=small.dblist small] wikis. You can now enable it in your [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|Beta options]]. [//gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/118482/] [//gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/118638/]
* You can read a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_engineering_report/2014/February/summary|summary]] of the Wikimedia technical report for February 2014. [http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-ambassadors/2014-February/000585.html]
'''VisualEditor news'''
* Searching for template parameters in now case-insensitive. [//bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=51673] [//gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/117305/]
* Required template parameters now have an asterisk (''*'') next to their edit boxes. [//gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/117327/]
* Several template dialogs are now smaller, and their insert buttons have changed wording. [//bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=50998]
'''Future software changes'''
* You will soon see an error message if you try to log-in or register with an invalid or taken username. [//gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/117437/]
* You can now test first version of a tool that includes [[m:en:OpenStreetMap|OpenStreetMap]] maps inside the [[mw:Extension:UploadWizard|UploadWizard]]. [[mw:Talk:UploadWizard OSM map embedding|Comments]] are welcome. [http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/design/2014-March/001665.html]
* You will soon be able to use the [[mw:Beta Features/Hovercards|Hovercards]] tool as a [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|beta feature]]. [http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-ambassadors/2014-March/000624.html]
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'''Problems'''
* VisualEditor was slow to load on March 13 because of an [[m:en:API|API]] issue. [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Incident_documentation/20140313-API-Parsoid]
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== Wikidata weekly summary #102 ==
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* Discussions
** [[:d:Wikidata:Project chat#Wikiquote notability|Wikiquote notability]]
** [[:d:Wikidata:Requests for comment/Property: belongs to jurisdiction|Belongs to jurisdiction]]
* Events/Blogs/Press
** [http://ultimategerardm.blogspot.nl/2014/03/wikidata-cambridge-revisited-ii.html Cambridge revisited II] documents how you can query Wikidata and put the results on a map.
** [http://ultimategerardm.blogspot.nl/2014/03/reasonator-cambridge-revisited-v.html Cambridge revisited V] shows that maps have popups with texts generated on Wikidata statements and labels.
** [http://ultimategerardm.blogspot.nl/2014/03/commons-and-wikidata-architecture-of.html The architecture of the Wikimedia storage of the meta data of media files] discusses that integration of Commons is a subset of what we can achieve when we consider the whole of media files.
** [http://www.spaghettiopendata.org/it/page/benvenut-sod14 Spaghetti Open Data], Bologna. March 28th - 30th
** [[:w:de:Wikipedia:GLAM/Projekte 2014|GLAM Treffen]], Bremen. March 29th - 30th
* Did you know?
** Newest properties: [[:d:Property:P1214|Riksdagen person-id]]
* Development
** Continued making the UI faster
** Fixed Wikidata changes not showing up in the watchlist on the client (Wikipedia, etc.) ([[bugzilla:62149]])
** Decided to turn off the inoperable wikidata.org language subdomains for now to reduce confusion
** Created initial version of Wikibase Internal Serialization component
** wbEntity and wbUsedEntities JavaScript variables are now cached in the parser cache
** Ongoing refactoring to get rid of the previously used numeric ID numbers in favor of prefixed IDs
** Made wbsearchentities aware of previously unquoted percent characters
** Put some time into fixing longstanding oddities that made the developers cry from time to time
** Worked on reducing internal usage of EntityContent, in preparation for redirect support
** Worked on performance issues with JSON dump generation (hopefully we can start generating dumps soon)
* Monthly Tasks
** [[:d:Wikidata:Database reports/Constraint violations/P364|Fix a format or content violation]] for the [[:d:Property talk:P364|original language (P364)]] property
** Hack on one of [https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/buglist.cgi?keywords=need-volunteer%2C%20&keywords_type=allwords&emailcc1=1&resolution=---&emailtype1=exact&emailassigned_to1=1&query_format=advanced&email1=wikidata-bugs%40lists.wikimedia.org&list_id=162515 these].
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** Contribute to a [[:d:Wikidata:Showcase|Showcase item]]
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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2014/13|Tech News: 2014-13]] ==
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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please inform other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2014/13|Translations]] are available.
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'''Recent software changes'''
* The latest version of MediaWiki ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.23/wmf19|1.23wmf19]]) was added to test wikis and MediaWiki.org on March 20. It will be added to non-Wikipedia wikis on March 25, and all Wikipedia wikis on March 27 ([[mw:MediaWiki 1.23/Roadmap|calendar]]).
'''VisualEditor news'''
* You can now double-click or press the <kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap" style="border:1px solid #AAA;background:#F9F9F9;padding:1px 3px">↲ Enter</kbd> key on an image or template to change its settings. [//bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=50996] [//bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=54827]
* Pages that don't exist will now show as red links in the edit mode. [//bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=37901]
* You will no longer be able to try to use VisualEditor on pages translated using the [[mw:Extension:Translate|Translate]] extension, and you will see a warning if you try to edit pages marked for translation. [//bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=50284]
* You will now see a full warning, including the most recent log entry, when you try to edit protected pages with VisualEditor. [//bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=51215]
'''Future software changes'''
* [[mw:Typography refresh|Typography Refresh]] will be enabled for test wiki and MediaWiki.org users who use the [[mw:Vector|Vector]] skin on March 27. For users on non-Wikipedia wikis, it will be enabled on April 1, and for Wikipedia users on April 3. If you don't use Vector as your skin, you will not be affected.
* You will be able to use the [[mw:Beta Features/Hovercards|Hovercards]] tool as a [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|beta feature]] on all wikis from March 26.
* You will soon be able to include the [[Special:Whatlinkshere|Whatlinkshere]] special page in other pages. [//bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35486] [//gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/106625/]
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== Wikidata weekly summary #103 ==
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* Discussions
*[[:d:Wikidata:Project chat#Wikiquote notability|Wikiquote notability]]
** [[:d:Wikidata:Project chat#DBpedia headsup|Discussion relating to DBpedia]]
** [[:d:Wikidata:Project chat#Is our data really bad?|Discussion over Wikidata data]]
* Other Noteworthy Stuff
** Summary: The summaries will now be sent out on Saturday as opposed to Friday.
* Did you know?
** Newest properties: [[:d:Property:P1227|astronomical filter]], [[:d:Property:P1226| National Archives specific records type ID]], [[:d:Property:P1225| National Archives topical subject ID]], [[:d:Property:P1224| National Archives geographic ID]], [[:d:Property:P1223| National Archives organization ID]], [[:d:Property:P1222| National Archives person ID]], [[:d:Property:P1221|compressor type]], [[:d:Property:P1220|Internet Broadway Database person ID]], [[:d:Property:P1219|Internet Broadway Database show ID]], [[:d:Property:P1218|Internet Broadway Database production ID]], [[:d:Property:P1217|Internet Broadway Database venue ID]], [[:d:Property:P1216|English Heritage list number]], [[:d:Property:P1215|apparent magnitude]]
* Newest [[d:Wikidata:Task forces|task forces]]: [[:d:Wikidata:Heraldry task force|Heraldry task force]]
* Development
** Reduced page load time significantly once again. Page load time was cut to roughly 2/3. For now we’re happy with the resulting page load times. We’ll start concentrating on other areas of the user interface now.
** Fixed faulty selection handling when adding a property using the keyboard ([[bugzilla:62868]])
** Worked on fixing issues with handling of spaces in quantities ([[bugzilla:62567]])
** Fixed miscount of Wikidata changes on the client watchlist ([[bugzilla:45812]])
** Wrote new browser tests for special pages using the Cucumber and Selenium frameworks
** Improved error formatting, localisation and handling. We will work on error message wording next to make them more understandable.
** Worked on the code which propagates page moves from the clients into Wikidata as a preparation for allowing page deletions to appear on Wikidata
** Made the Wikibase extension work with the new “Compact language links” Beta feature and a bit more independent from the UniversalLanguageSelector in general
** The student team working on the entity suggester has finished the first version of it. The code is being reviewed now and is hopefully ready for deployment soon. Once it is deployed it will show you what new properties you could add to an item.
* Monthly Tasks
** [[:d:Wikidata:Database reports/Constraint violations/P364|Fix a format or content violation]] for the ''[[:d:Property talk:P364|original language (P364)]]'' property
** Hack on one of [https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/buglist.cgi?keywords=need-volunteer%2C%20&keywords_type=allwords&emailcc1=1&resolution=---&emailtype1=exact&emailassigned_to1=1&query_format=advanced&email1=wikidata-bugs%40lists.wikimedia.org&list_id=162515 these].
** Help develop the next summary [[d:Wikidata:Status updates/Next|here!]]
** Contribute to a [[:d:Wikidata:Showcase|Showcase item]]
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