Magnus ManskeJun 14

One thing I miss on @wikidata is a search (ideally part of the actual search function, or maybe some tool with an API) that can specifically look for human names with initials.

Example: Do we have an item on, specifically, "G.L.D. Leite"? Not other things or people named "Leite", a human with these initials, in labels or aliases, any language?

Maybe some SPARQL regexp horror that times out regularly would technically be the answer, but is there something quick and reliable?

Show threadLydia Pintscher
@magnusmanske @wikidata Search with haswbstatement? https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Extension:WikibaseCirrusSearch
Help:Extension:WikibaseCirrusSearch - MediaWiki

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Show threadMagnus ManskeJun 15

@nightrose @wikidata Nice, found the way!

https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=G*+L*+D*+Leite+haswbstatement%3AP31%3DQ5&title=Special%3ASearch&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&ns0=1

Search results for "G* L* D* Leite haswbstatement:P31=Q5" - Wikidata

Show threadMagnus ManskeJun 16

@nightrose It's a bit hit-and-miss though; a few minutes ago

https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=%22A*+A*+Saveliev%22+haswbstatement%3AP31%3DQ5&title=Special%3ASearch&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&ns0=1&ns120=1

did not find any result. Then I added a sitelink, and now it finds that result (old index/stale cache?).

It still does not find
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q51670799
which it should. Maybe after an edit it will?

Search results for ""A* A* Saveliev" haswbstatement:P31=Q5" - Wikidata

Show threadLydia PintscherJun 16
@magnusmanske Hmmmm strange. Will forward.
Show threadLydia PintscherJun 16
@magnusmanske Ok got some more info. Apparently the issue is that A* only expands to a few dozen words starting with A, not any word starting with A 😬 What it expands to depends on statistics that are not the same between servers, which is why you are seeing the differences. Always learning something new...
Show threadMagnus ManskeJun 18
@nightrose https://wd-infernal.toolforge.org/initial_search/H.M.Manske
Show threadLydia PintscherJun 18
@magnusmanske Nice!
Show threadEgon WillighagenJun 18
cc @larsgw