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Weekly Summary #689
by josef anthony 21 Jul '25

21 Jul '25

*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata in theweek leading up to 2025-07-21. Missed the previous one? See issue #688.* *Events* - Upcoming <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events>: - Wikimedia and Open Knowledge Conference (survey) <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeSyLv6rBOgxzPR8DmZ0QZNPr-wQJLs0uI…> is being planned for 2026 in Poland. This event is to focus on research carried out on or with Wikidata and Wikipedia. Your opinion is wanted! Please fill out the Google Forms survey to help the organisation committee plan. Also available in Polish <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc83qVh7W5QWzNUW8Cg9fL549RNS-s7Qut…> and Ukrainian <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScMdwZ-aPhckKBoT6LNlS5ukVUCqdq8pI0…> . - Wikimania 2025 Program <https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2025:Program> is Live! This is also the time to add your Wikidata meetups. Please start marking your preferred Wikimania sessions (⭐/like) and mark to your mobile apps or calendars. If you are joining online to watch live stream and use the interactive features, please register on eventyay through wikimania.org (source <https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org…> ) - Past: Missed the Q3 Wikidata+Wikibase office hour? You can catch up by reading the session log here: 2025-07-15 (Q3 2025) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events/Telegram_o…> *Press, articles, blog posts, videos* - Papers: An educator framework for organizing Wikipedia editathons for computational biology <https://academic.oup.com/bioinformatics/article/41/Supplement_1/i12/8199389> (uses Wikidata to power the compbio-on-wiki.toolforge.org/ tool) *Tool of the week* - Wikinity <https://wikinity.toolforge.org/> A tool allowing you to find (un)photographed objects, so you can take a picture of them and send it to Wikidata. The tool was created By Martin Urbanec *Other Noteworthy Stuff* - The Call for Papers is now open for the Journal of Open Humanities Data special collection: "Wikidata across the Humanities: datasets, methodologies, reuse." This editorial will explore how Wikidata is transforming research and collaboration in the humanities. If you're working on a relevant project, submit your proposal here <https://openhumanitiesdata.metajnl.com/collections/wikidata_across_the_huma…> - What belongs where in the Wikibase Ecosystem? There is ongoing research to better understand what people are currently thinking about this and you can take part by sorting some scenarios <https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org/th…> . - Wikimedia Deutschland is inviting further feedback on the Mobile Editing Experience prototype <https://www.figma.com/proto/IdZ6rdm8FqDuLYIfQTvEer/ALICE-meets-MEX?page-id=…> (currently just a design file so not everything is clickable). Please follow the instructions below and share your thoughts at Wikidata talk:Usability and usefulness/Item editing experience/Mobile editing of statements <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:Usability_and_usefulness/Item_e…> : - Add "business woman" as an occupation - Add a start date to the relationship with A$AP Rocky and provide a reference - Find the place of birth (Saint Michael) and open that page - Add the coordinate location for Saint Michael *Newest properties <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties> and property proposals <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal> to review* - New General datatypes: - ‎matricule number <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13637> (identifier for a football club affiliated with the Royal Belgian Football Association) - ‎settlement classification <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13638> (type of settlement according to a topographical classification) - Polyhedron net <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13642> (a net of attached 2D polygon created for each polyhedron) - New External identifiers: National Library of Uruguay book ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13639>, The Jerusalem Post topic ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13640>, Physicians of Georgia Biographical Dictionary ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13641>, eFloraMEX ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13643>, Theatre museums of Russia person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13644>, Georgian Athletes Biographical Dictionary ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13645>, Georgian Winemakers ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13646>, Ukrainian Book of Remembrance person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13647>, BORIS Portal Unibe ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13648>, Society for the Promotion of Literacy among Georgians Members ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13649>, Deaf Movie Database title ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13650> - New General datatypes property proposals to review: - identifiant Generation MSX d'un matériel <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identifiant_Genera…> (hardware identifier in the Generation MSX database of MSX videogames) - Polish Taxpayer Identification Number <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Polish_Taxpayer_Id…> (an identifier for an entity paying taxes in Poland) - official roster page <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/official_roster_pa…> (URL of a team's official page about this player) - transistor density <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/transistor_density> (density of transistors for classifying the complexity of discrete circuits) - Historische Bildpostkarten Universität Osnabrück - Entities <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Historische_Bildpo…> (Identificator for persons and publishers of historical picture postcards) - grave <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/grave> (grave of a person) - New External identifier property proposals to review: fanlore article id <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/fanlore_article_id> , Afrikaregisteret ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Afrikaregisteret_ID> , Hong Kong company ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Hong_Kong_company_…> , California Entity Number <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/California_Entity_…> , Macanese company ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Macanese_company_ID> , Corporation Number in Canada <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Corporation_Number…> , QCC Code <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/QCC_Code>, Cyprus company ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Cyprus_company_ID> , Malta company ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Malta_company_ID> , GEMI Number <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/GEMI_Number>, CUIT <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CUIT>, Jamaica company ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Jamaica_company_ID> , SEC Number <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SEC_Number>, Mã số doanh nghiệp <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/M%C3%A3_s%E1%BB%91…> , movieID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/movieID>, Thailand company ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Thailand_company_ID> , PCPartPicker chipset ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/PCPartPicker_chips…> , gosfilmofond.ru ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/gosfilmofond.ru_ID> , Directorio de museos del Sistema de Información Cultural <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Directorio_de_muse…> , Burmese company ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Burmese_company_ID> , Cambodian company ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Cambodian_company_…> , Georgian Encyclopedia ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Georgian_Encyclope…> , Vintagepostcards-Archive-ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Vintagepostcards-A…> , MacPorts port <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/MacPorts_port> , Berardi Arte artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Berardi_Arte_artis…> , Adult Film Database director ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Adult_Film_Databas…> , Elonet company ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Elonet_company_ID> , dvdcompare.net film id <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/dvdcompare.net_fil…> , SpaceReference.org celestial object ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SpaceReference.org…> , English solicitors ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/English_solicitors…> , Deaf Movie Database person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Deaf_Movie_Databas…> You can comment on all open property proposals <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Overview>! *Did you know?* - Query examples: - Mathematical formulae containing HTML escapes https://w.wiki/EoeL] - Most frequent objects depicted on coats of arms <https://w.wiki/9Ygr> (source <https://wikis.world/@kvistgaard@vivaldi.net/112162949851779659>) - Showcase Items <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_items> : Finding Forrester (Q1140439) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1140439> - 2000 film directed by Gus Van Sant - Showcase Lexemes <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_lexemes>: Września (L1372236) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Lexeme:L1372236> - Polish proper noun (ˈvʐɛɕ.ɲa) meaning "September (month)", "town in Greater Poland", or "village in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship" *Development* - Wikibase REST API: We have enabled the new Item Prefix Search endpoint on wikidata. You can try it out now with a call like this: https://www.wikidata.org/w/rest.php/wikibase/v0/suggest/items?language=en&q… If you have feedback please leave it at Wikidata talk:REST API feedback round <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:REST_API_feedback_round> - Additional APIs: We are looking a bit more into GraphQL and what it could offer to make programmatic access to Wikidata's data better. - Wikidata integration in the Wikimedia projects: We enabled showing the labels of entities in edit summaries in recent changes and watchlist. Now you no longer have to click to get to Wikidata and check what is behind a mystery ID in an edit summary coming from Wikidata. - Mobile statement editing: We are working on formatting references, qualifiers, various data types and multiple statements for one property. We are planning to enable the new mobile UI on Beta Wikidata soon. Important: For now it is a read-only UI, as we have not started to implement editing yet, and some data types won’t have the correct appearance yet. You can see all open tickets related to Wikidata here <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/query/4RotIcw5oINo/#R>. If you want to help, you can also have a look at the tasks needing a volunteer <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/board/71/query/zfiRgTnZF7zu/?filt…> . *Weekly Tasks* - Add labels, in your own language(s), for the new properties listed above <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next#Newest_propertie…> . - Contribute to the showcase Item and Lexeme above <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next#Did_you_know?> . - Govdirectory weekly focus country: Vietnam <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Govdirectory/Vietnam> - Summarize your WikiProject's ongoing activities <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next#Did_you_know?> in one or two sentences. - Help translate <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:LanguageStats> or proofread the interface and documentation pages, in your own language! - Help merge identical items <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Pasleim/projectmerge> across Wikimedia projects. - Help write the next summary! <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next> -- Idoko Joseph (JosefAnthony) Wikimedia Volunteer | Open Knowledge Advocate Contributor, Wikidata Weekly Summary https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:JosefAnthony https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Weekly_Summary/Team https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/p/JosefAnthony <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/p/JosefAnthony> https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-anthony-b17792225/

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Reminder: Newcomer Orientation Today at 16:00 UTC!
by Joris Quarshie 19 Jul '25

19 Jul '25

Hello everyone! A quick reminder that our *Wikimania Hackathon 2025 Newcomer Orientation Session* is happening *today, July 19th, at 16:00 UTC*! Which starts in 6 hours and 30 minutes. Whether you're new to Wikimedia tech spaces or just want to learn how to get involved in this year’s Hackathon, this session is for you. We’ll walk through what to expect, how to find and join projects, and the support available for first-time participants. 🔗 *Join us here:*https://meet.google.com/rut-hhff-sug (Check your timezone <https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1752940800>) We look forward to seeing you there and helping you get ready for a great Hackathon experience in Nairobi! – *The Wikimania 2025 Hackathon Working Group*

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Reminder: Call for Projects – Wikimania 2025 Hackathon
by Joris Quarshie 19 Jul '25

19 Jul '25

Hi everyone, Just a quick reminder that the call for projects for the Wikimania 2025 Hackathon is still open! To submit a project, head over to the Wikimania Hackathon 2025 Phabricator workboard <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/view/7953/> (link below) and create a task for your project idea. This helps others discover your idea, join your efforts, and collaborate ahead of the event. 🛠️ Submit your project here: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/view/7953/ And don’t forget — even if you're not submitting a project, you can still get involved! Browse the workboard <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/view/7953/> and subscribe to projects you'd like to join or support during the hackathon. No project is too small, and no experience is “not enough” — this is a space to experiment, connect, and build freely. 📌 Don't forget to: - Add yourself to the Participants List, If you’ve registered to attend Wikimania and plan to join the Hackathon,[ https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2025:Hackathon/Participants_List] – this helps us plan and connect contributors ahead of time. - Check out the Hackathon Resources Page https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2025:Hackathon/Resources for useful links, project inspiration, onboarding guides, and more. See you in Kenya! Best regards, The Wikimania 2025 Hackathon Working Group

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Re: Reminder: Call for Projects – Wikimania 2025 Hackathon (Out of Office)
by Adrian Pohl 18 Jul '25

18 Jul '25

Vielen Dank für Ihre Nachricht. Ich bin am 2025-08-04 wieder für Sie erreichbar. Kontaktieren Sie in dringenden Fällen bitte meine Kolleg*innen via oi(a)hbz-nrw.de. Thanks for your message. I am currently out of office and will be back on 2025-08-04. In urgent matters, please contact my colleagues via oi(a)hbz-nrw.de.

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Fwd: Call for Papers – Wikidata Across the Humanities: Datasets, Methodologies, Reuse
by Mohammed Sadat Abdulai 17 Jul '25

17 Jul '25

Hi folks, My colleague Alan is part of the editorial team of the Journal of Open Humanities Data and they are inviting papers for the upcoming special edition titled: Wikidata Across the Humanities: Datasets, Methodologies, Reuse. If you are a researcher, scholar, cultural heritage practitioner or working on a relevant project that explores how Wikidata is transforming research and collaboration in the humanities, they’d love to hear from you. 🔗 Learn more and submit your proposal here: https://openhumanitiesdata.metajnl.com/collections/wikidata_across_the_huma… Cheers, -Mohammed ---------- Forwarded message --------- Special Collection of the Journal of Open Humanities Data (JOHD) <https://openhumanitiesdata.metajnl.com/> Full call for papers here: https://openhumanitiesdata.metajnl.com/collections/wikidata_across_the_huma… We invite researchers, scholars, and cultural heritage professionals to contribute to a forthcoming Special Collection of the Journal of Open Humanities Data (JOHD) dedicated to Wikidata in the Humanities – as both a research tool and an object of scholarly inquiry. The collection seeks to highlight innovative uses of Wikidata in Digital Humanities projects, including dataset integration, modelling strategies, data curation, analysis, and reuse. We particularly welcome papers that address challenges such as multilingualism, reconciliation, data provenance, and sustainability. Submission types: - Short data papers (1,000–1,500 words): Concise descriptions of humanities datasets with high reuse potential. - Discussion papers (3,000–5,000 words): Extended reflections on methodologies, tools, modelling issues, or case studies related to Wikidata. Key Dates: - Abstract (100 words) submission deadline: 15 September 2025 - Full paper submission deadline (upon abstract acceptance): 26 October 2025 Potential topics include (but are not limited to): - Use of Wikidata for storing and curating humanities datasets - Modelling complex cultural and historical data - Integration with external vocabularies (e.g., VIAF, GND, Getty) - Data quality, provenance, and licensing - Tool development for Wikidata editing and querying - Evaluation of Wikidata coverage for specific domains - Reuse of Wikidata in DH research We particularly encourage contributions from interdisciplinary teams and from those working on underrepresented areas or communities. JOHD is an open access journal under the CC BY 4.0 license. Publication fees may be waived upon request for authors without institutional funding. Submit your abstract (max. 100 words) via the form: https://forms.gle/AD7PmBmjUpaqnzD28 <https://forms.gle/AD7PmBmjUpaqnzD28> In French: OBJET : Appel à contributions - Wikidata Across the Humanities: Datasets, Methodologies, Reuse Collection spéciale du Journal of Open Humanities Data (JOHD) <https://openhumanitiesdata.metajnl.com/> Appel à contributions complet ici : https://openhumanitiesdata.metajnl.com/collections/wikidata_across_the_huma… Nous invitons les chercheur·euse·s, les universitaires et les professionnel·le·s du patrimoine culturel à contribuer à une prochaine collection spéciale du Journal of Open Humanities Data (JOHD) consacrée à Wikidata dans les sciences humaines - à la fois comme outil de recherche et comme objet d'étude. La collection vise à mettre en évidence les utilisations innovantes de Wikidata dans les projets en sciences humaines et humanités numériques, y compris l'intégration des jeux de données, les stratégies de modélisation ainsi que la conservation, l'analyse et la réutilisation des données. Nous encourageons particulièrement les articles qui abordent des défis tels que le multilinguisme, la réconciliation, la provenance et la durabilité des données. Types d'articles à soumettre (contributions en anglais uniquement) : - Articles courts sur les jeux de données (dataset papers, 1 000 à 1 500 mots) : Descriptions concises de jeux de données sur les sciences humaines ayant un fort potentiel de réutilisation. - Documents de discussion (discussion papers, 3 000 à 5 000 mots) : Réflexions approfondies sur les méthodologies, les outils, les questions de modélisation ou les études de cas liées à Wikidata. Dates clés : - Date limite de soumission du résumé (100 mots) : 15 septembre 2025 - Date limite de soumission de l'article complet (après acceptation du résumé) : 26 octobre 2025 Les sujets potentiels incluent (mais ne sont pas limités à) : - Utilisation de Wikidata pour le stockage et la conservation des ensembles de données des sciences humaines - Modélisation de données culturelles et historiques complexes - Intégration de vocabulaires et d’ontologies externes (par exemple, VIAF, GND, Getty) - Qualité des données, provenance et licences - Développement d'outils pour l'édition et l'interrogation de Wikidata - Évaluation de la couverture de Wikidata pour des domaines spécifiques - Réutilisation de Wikidata dans la recherche en sciences humaines Nous encourageons particulièrement les contributions d'équipes interdisciplinaires et de ceux qui travaillent sur des domaines ou des communautés sous-représentés. JOHD est une revue en libre accès sous licence CC BY 4.0. Les frais de publication peuvent être supprimés sur demande pour les auteurs sans financement institutionnel. Soumettez votre résumé (max. 100 mots) via le formulaire : https://forms.gle/AD7PmBmjUpaqnzD28 -- Mohammed S. Abdulai *Community Communications Manager, Wikidata* Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin Phone: +49 (0) 30 577 116 2466 https://wikimedia.de Grab a spot in my calendar for a chat: cal.com/masssly. A lot is happening around Wikidata - Keep up to date! <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates> Current news and exciting stories about Wikimedia, Wikipedia and Free Knowledge in our newsletter (in German): Subscribe now <https://www.wikimedia.de/newsletter/> . Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Help us to achieve our vision! https://spenden.wikimedia.de Wikimedia Deutschland — Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Charlottenburg, VR 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207. Geschäftsführende Vorstände: Franziska Heine

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Upcoming Wikidata & Wikibase office hour on Wednesday, 16th July 2025 (18:00 Berlin) in the Wikidata Telegram channel
by Mohammed Sadat Abdulai 17 Jul '25

17 Jul '25

Hi everyone, The next Wikidata + Wikibase Office Hour <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events#Office_hours> will be held on Wednesday, July 16th, at 16:00 UTC (18:00 Berlin) on the Wikidata Telegram channel <https://t.me/joinchat/IeCRo0j5Uag1qR4Tk8Ftsg>. *What’s the Wikidata + Wikibase Office Hour?* It’s your chance to: ✅ Hear about what the WMDE development team has been working on and our plans for the year ahead ✅ Ask questions, discuss topics that matter to you, and share your thoughts on all things Wikidata and Wikibase ✅ Connect with fellow community members and discover what everyone’s been up to. 📅 Make sure to mark your calendars! Cheers, -- Mohammed S. Abdulai *Community Communications Manager, Wikidata* Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin Phone: +49 (0) 30 577 116 2466 https://wikimedia.de Grab a spot in my calendar for a chat: cal.com/masssly. A lot is happening around Wikidata - Keep up to date! <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates> Current news and exciting stories about Wikimedia, Wikipedia and Free Knowledge in our newsletter (in German): Subscribe now <https://www.wikimedia.de/newsletter/> . Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Help us to achieve our vision! https://spenden.wikimedia.de Wikimedia Deutschland — Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Charlottenburg, VR 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207. Geschäftsführende Vorstände: Franziska Heine

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Weekly Summary #688
by Mohammed Sadat Abdulai 14 Jul '25

14 Jul '25

* Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata in theweek leading up to 2025-07-14. Missed the previous one? See issue #687 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/Pr…>.* * Discussions * - Open request for Oversight permissions: Jianhui67 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Oversight/J…> (RfP scheduled to end at 27 July 2025 13:28 UTC <https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1753623000>) * Events * - Upcoming events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events>: - The next Wikidata+Wikibase office hours <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events#Office_hours> will take place on Wednesday, 16:00 UTC <https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1752681600>, 16th July 2025 (18:00 Berlin time) in the Wikidata Telegram group <https://t.me/joinchat/IeCRo0j5Uag1qR4Tk8Ftsg>. 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. - Submit Your Program Proposal for WikiIndaba 2025 by 20th July <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiIndaba_conference_2025/Submissions>. Apply for a scholarship to attend the event here <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdJTv68R1OPASXXDfpIl8EWiMLTM-TDwh6…> . - Wikimania 2025 Hackathon kicks off on Tuesday, 5 August and a dedicated workspace will be available throughout the conference until Saturday, 9 August. Have a technical idea, tool, or project you want to build during the hackathon? Submit it now and start connecting with collaborators! Add your project here <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2025:H…> . - WikiCite 2025 will take place from Friday 29th to Sunday 31st of August! in Bern (Switzerland) and online! See the draft program here <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiCite_2025/Programme>. - 2025 LD4 Conference: Linked Data in the Real World <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134520038> (website <https://sites.google.com/view/2025-ld4-conference/home>; schedule and registration <https://2025ld4.sched.com/list/simple>; streaming on Youtube <https://www.youtube.com/@LD-gy6jv>), 28th-30th July 2025, virtually on Zoom; many Wikidata-related sessions: - July 28, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT <https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1753723800> - *Has This Been Done Before? Exploring Wikidata Projects Through Diff and TMIG Archives* <https://2025ld4.sched.com/event/26eOA/has-this-been-done-before-exploring-w…> by Silvia Gutierrez (workshop) - July 29, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT <https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1753808400> - *Wikidata Affinity Group: Introduction to Wikidata for Entity Management* <https://2025ld4.sched.com/event/26eOk/wikidata-affinity-group-introduction-…> by Alex Jung, Kyla Jemison, Susan Radovsky (cf. d:Wikidata:WikiProject LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Gr…> ) - July 29, 2025 3:15pm - 3:45pm EDT <https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1753816500> - *Scholarly profiling in Wikidata: Creating a knowledge graph for the SEEKCommons open science research network* <https://2025ld4.sched.com/event/26eOt/scholarly-profiling-in-wikidata-creat…> by Dorothy Howard - July 29, 2025 3:45pm - 3:55pm EDT <https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1753818300> - *From Biographical Dictionary to Linked Data* <https://2025ld4.sched.com/event/26eOw/from-biographical-dictionary-to-linke…> by Sara De Monaco (cf. d:User:SaraDeMonaco/Tesi magistrale <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:SaraDeMonaco/Tesi_magistrale> and d:Q135208119 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q135208119>) - July 29, 2025 3:55pm - 4:05pm EDT <https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1753818950> - *LCCNbot one year on: an update* <https://2025ld4.sched.com/event/26eOz/lccnbot-one-year-on-an-update> by Mary Muratsubaki Campany (cf. d:User:LccnBot <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:LccnBot>) - July 29, 2025 4:05pm - 4:15pm EDT <https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1753819500> - *Supporting access to CD-ROMs while using and contributing to Wikidata* <https://2025ld4.sched.com/event/26eP2/supporting-access-to-cd-roms-while-us…> by Claire Fox - July 29, 2025 4:15pm - 4:25pm EDT <https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1753820100> - *Surfacing Sociotechnical Research with Wikidata* <https://2025ld4.sched.com/event/26eP5/surfacing-sociotechnical-research-wit…> by Kathleen Burlingame - July 29, 2025 4:25pm - 4:35pm EDT <https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1753820700> - *Wikidata Workflows with ORCID and OpenRefine: A Binghamton University Case Study* <https://2025ld4.sched.com/event/26eP8/wikidata-workflows-with-orcid-and-ope…> by Sasha Frizzell - July 30, 2025 2:45pm - 4:45pm EDT <https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1753901100> - *WiLES: Wikidata Lexicographical Event Semantics modeling for natural languages* <https://2025ld4.sched.com/event/26ePc/wiles-wikidata-lexicographical-event-…> by Humza Yaqoob, Mahir Morshed (workshop) * Press, articles, blog posts, videos * - Blogs - Scaling the Knowledge Graph Behind Wikipedia <https://www.bigdatawire.com/2025/07/10/scaling-the-knowledge-graph-behind-w…> By Alex Woodie - The power and potential of Wikidata for botany <https://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2025/07/14/the-power-and-potential-of-wikidata-…> (see paper below) By Heidi Meudt - Mapping Heritage Buildings on Wikidata and Wiki Heritage Fellowship <https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mapping_Heritage_Buildings_on_Wikidata_…>. In June 2025, Nigerian Wikimedians collaborated with heritage professionals to map historic buildings on Wikidata and launched the Wiki Heritage Fellowship to train digital archivists for preserving cultural heritage. By Lutarchitecture - Memory of the World report <https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/June_2025/Contents/Memo…>. In June 2025, the Memory of the World project contributed to Wikidata by uploading structured data and creating new Wikipedia articles in multiple languages to enhance global access to documentary heritage. By MartinPoulter - Papers - Wikidata for botanists: benefits of collaborating and sharing Linked Open Data <https://academic.oup.com/aob/advance-article/doi/10.1093/aob/mcaf062/815808…> By Sabine et al., (2025). This study explores Wikidata as an open, multilingual knowledge base that connects botanical data across sources, and urges botanists to collaboratively enrich its content to support a broad spectrum of plant science. - Videos - Wikidata labels and descriptions <https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ib-8YsJChmw> By Moore Wikimedia Community - Wikidata Lablar Description Stockholm Archipelago trail <https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=z6gNKxqhyxY> By Magnus Sälgö - Presentations - How To...Wikibase? <https://zenodo.org/records/15828659> - Senior Partner Manager, Christos Varvantakis <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Christos_Varvantakis_(WMDE)> has produced this set of training and educational material to get you started with Wikibase. * Tool of the week * - Commons Depictions <https://toolsadmin.wikimedia.org/tools/id/depictions> is a tool that display depictions of Wikidata items on Wikimedia Commons * Newest properties <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties> and property proposals <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal> to review * - New General datatypes - official donation page URL <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13631> (official URL for making donations to the subject) - image of cosplay <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13632> (cosplay that depicts this character or person) - ‎worn on <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13633> (part of the body where an item of clothing, equipment, or jewelry is worn) - warranty period <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13635> (warranty period of this product as covered by the original manufacturer or creator) - ‎matricule number <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13637> (identifier for a football club affiliated with the Royal Belgian Football Association) - New External identifiers: CABR-identifier <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13629>, Nederlands Film Festival person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13630>, The Sun topic ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13634>, IMDb interest ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13636> - New General datatypes property proposals to review: - Cyclocross24 rider ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Cyclocross24_rider…> (identifier for a cyclo-cross cyclist in the Cyclocross24 database) - Polyhedron net <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Polyhedron_net> (A net of attached 2D polygon created for each polyhedron) - Kanpei or Kokuhei <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Kanpei_or_Kokuhei> () - file name <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/file_name> (name used for this entity in a computer file system) - Anthologia Graeca author <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Anthologia_Graeca_…> (Author number in the Anthologia Graeca Project, an online annotated edition of the [[w:Greek Anthology]]) - langue locale dominante <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/langue_locale_domi…> () - New External identifier property proposals to review: accomplice <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/accomplice>, CCCA ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CCCA_ID>, Cover Art Archive image <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Cover_Art_Archive_…>, Athletics Podium person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Athletics_Podium_p…>, CESAR title ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CESAR_title_ID>, GaultMillau-idenficatiecode Nederland <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/GaultMillau-idenfi…>, eFloraMEX ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/eFloraMEX_ID>, BORIS Unibe author ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/BORIS_Unibe_author…>, EDBO institution code <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/EDBO_institution_c…>, OSHWA Identifier <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/OSHWA_Identifier>, identifiant Personnel de l'administration préfectorale depuis 1945 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identifiant_Person…>, identifiant Personnel de l'administration préfectorale au 19e siècle <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identifiant_Person…>, The Traditional Ballad Index file name <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_Traditional_Ba…>, ID edizioni CoBiS LOD <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ID_edizioni_CoBiS_…>, SIK-ISEA person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SIK-ISEA_person_ID>, SIK-ISEA group ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SIK-ISEA_group_ID>, SIK-ISEA institution ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SIK-ISEA_instituti…>, SIK-ISEA work ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SIK-ISEA_work_ID>, SIK-ISEA document ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SIK-ISEA_document_…>, speedrun.com level ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/speedrun.com_level…>, Polski Petersburg encyclopedia ID (Polish version) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Polski_Petersburg_…>, Polski Petersburg encyclopedia ID (Russian version) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Polski_Petersburg_…>, Mizuumi Wiki article ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Mizuumi_Wiki_artic…> You can comment on all open property proposals <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Overview>! * Did you know? * - Query examples: - The names of the characters from Asterix & Obélix, in French, English, German, Latin and some other languages <https://w.wiki/Ej6F> (source <https://wikis.world/@sukkoria@piaille.fr/114829167969170573>) - Map the global distribution of periodicals in publication languages from the Eastern Mediterranean <https://query-chest.toolforge.org/redirect/uAOfzguDGgAA6Ma2yseCsOOmGOOmaq8G…> (Arabic, Ottoman, Greek, Ladino, Coptic etc) (source <https://wikis.world/@tillgrallert@digitalcourage.social/114819637083502934> ) - Showcase Items <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_items>: Das Erste (Q49727) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49727> - German public-service television channel - Showcase Lexemes <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_lexemes>: reference (L5785) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Lexeme:L5785> - English noun/verb (ˈɹɛf.ɹəns) meaning "source citation", "supporting document", or "relationship" * Development * - Wikibase REST API: We started work on the simple Property prefix search phab:(T397838 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/(T397838>) - Mobile statement editing: We continued the work on the basics with viewing of statements (phab:T394886 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T394886>]) - Search: Fixed a bug when pasting into the search box (phab:T397608 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T397608>) - Integration in Wikipedia and co: - We began research into current limits for collapsing entity usage. (Basically when an article uses more data from an Item than the configured limit then we consider all data on that Item to be used. This is done for infrastructure reasons.) We’d like to improve this to further reduce unnecessary Wikidata changes showing up on watchlist and recent changes on Wikipedia and co. - We will roll out showing labels instead of IDs in Wikidata edits in watchlist and recent changes to more wikis later this week. You can see all open tickets related to Wikidata here <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/query/4RotIcw5oINo/#R>. If you want to help, you can also have a look at the tasks needing a volunteer <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/board/71/query/zfiRgTnZF7zu/?filt…>. * Weekly Tasks * - Add labels, in your own language(s), for the new properties listed above <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next#Newest_propertie…> . - Contribute to the showcase Item and Lexeme above <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next#Did_you_know?> . - Govdirectory weekly focus country: Chile <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Govdirectory/Chile> - Summarize your WikiProject's ongoing activities <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next#Did_you_know?> in one or two sentences. - Help translate <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:LanguageStats> or proofread the interface and documentation pages, in your own language! - Help merge identical items <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Pasleim/projectmerge> across Wikimedia projects. - Help write the next summary! <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next> -- Mohammed S. Abdulai *Community Communications Manager, Wikidata* Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin Phone: +49 (0) 30 577 116 2466 https://wikimedia.de Grab a spot in my calendar for a chat: cal.com/masssly. A lot is happening around Wikidata - Keep up to date! <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates> Current news and exciting stories about Wikimedia, Wikipedia and Free Knowledge in our newsletter (in German): Subscribe now <https://www.wikimedia.de/newsletter/> . Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Help us to achieve our vision! https://spenden.wikimedia.de Wikimedia Deutschland — Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Charlottenburg, VR 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207. Geschäftsführende Vorstände: Franziska Heine

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WikiCite is back – Save the Date
by Ilario Valdelli 14 Jul '25

14 Jul '25

*WikiCite is back – Save the Date* *August 29–31, 2025* Bern, Switzerland & Online After several years of silence, WikiCite is coming back — and it’s doing so with a fresh, hybrid format and a clear goal: to reconnect communities, institutions, and individuals working with open citations, bibliographic data, and the Wikidata/Wikibase ecosystem. Whether you're a Wikimedian, a librarian, a developer, or simply passionate about the future of open knowledge, this is your chance to participate in shaping the next chapter of WikiCite. ------------------------------ *Event Overview* *Day 1 – Friday, August 29* In-person in Bern, Switzerland Institutional sessions and showcases with invited speakers. All talks will be recorded and shared online. *Day 2 – Saturday, August 30* Fully online via live video conferencing Technical discussions, community talks, and cross-timezone engagement. *Day 3 – Sunday, August 31* Online and community-driven Interactive workshops, do-a-thons, and “Ideas for Tomorrow” closing sessions. ------------------------------ *Key Topics* The event will explore major developments and shared challenges in the WikiCite ecosystem, including: - *Federated Ontologies and Wikibase Federation* Coordination across decentralized Wikibase instances and aligning schemas across platforms - *Wikidata and Library Catalog Integration* Case studies from ETH Zürich and Swiss institutions on using Wikidata for authority data and bibliographic infrastructure - *Open Citations and Structured Bibliographic Metadata* Linking scientific publications, cultural heritage, and research outputs using Wikidata - *Tooling and Technical Infrastructure* New tools for querying, editing, and visualizing WikiCite data (e.g. LOTUS, Scholia, SPARQL evolution) - *Scalability and the Graph Split* Discussions on the Blazegraph replacement, SPARQL federation, and long-term architecture of Wikidata - *Data Quality and Disambiguation* Examples like the “Swiss homonyms cleanup” and strategies for maintaining data integrity - *Collaborative Models and Governance* How libraries, Wikimedia chapters, and research institutions are collaborating to co-maintain the bibliographic graph - *Community and Innovation* Lightning talks, interactive do-a-thons, Wikidata games, and open proposal slots for emerging ideas ------------------------------ *Who should attend?* - Wikidata contributors and WikiCite supporters - Librarians, archivists, researchers, digital humanists - Developers and data engineers - Institutions interested in structured, open bibliographic metadata - Anyone curious about Wikidata and open citations ------------------------------ *Want to join? Let us know* Register (non-binding, helps us plan): https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiCite_2025/Participants Program: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiCite_2025/Programme Event info: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiCite_2025 ------------------------------ *More information coming soon* The detailed program and calls for proposals (talks, posters, workshops) will be announced shortly. Main event page: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiCite_2025 Let’s rebuild WikiCite — together. Mark your calendar and be part of it. #WikiCite2025 #Wikidata #OpenCitations #WikimediaCH #BibliographicData -- Ilario Valdelli Skype: valdelli Tel: +41764821371 http://www.wikimedia.ch

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New request for oversight
by jianhui971＠hotmail.com 13 Jul '25

13 Jul '25

As stipulated by [[Wikidata:Oversight]], I am notifying the community that a new request for oversight has been filed. Please see the request at [[Wikidata:Requests for permissions/Oversight/Jianhui67]]. Thank you.

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Reminder: Newcomer Orientation Today at 13:00 UTC!
by Joris Quarshie 12 Jul '25

12 Jul '25

Hello everyone! A quick reminder that our *Wikimania Hackathon 2025 Newcomer Orientation Session* is happening *today, July 12th, at 13:00 UTC*! Which starts in 2 hours 30 minutes. Whether you're new to Wikimedia tech spaces or just want to learn how to get involved in this year’s Hackathon, this session is for you. We’ll walk through what to expect, how to find and join projects, and the support available for first-time participants. 🔗 *Join us here:*https://meet.google.com/geq-hgdb-bvp (Check your timezone <https://link.gmreg5.net/x/d?c=46978147&l=38969c3d-39d5-4340-9286-93e20fe07f…> ) We look forward to seeing you there and helping you get ready for a great Hackathon experience in Nairobi! – *The Wikimania 2025 Hackathon Working Group*

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