*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata in theweek leading up to 2026-06-15. Missed the previous one? See issue #735 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/Previous.*
*Discussions*
- Request for comments: The discussion about reforming Wikidata's notability policy is ongoing. There is now a new proposal waiting for your feedback https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/Notability_policy_reform .
*Events*
- Upcoming events https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events: - WikiLoves Pride 2026 https://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/WikiLoves_Pride_Australia_2026 - six fortnightly editing sessions to add, expand and translate LGBTQ+ content on the Wikimedia projects. - WikiProjects Days 2026 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Event:WikiProjects_Days_2026 is taking place this coming weekend, 19-21 June. Check out the daily program...(click UTC for your local timezone) - Day 1 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Event:WikiProjects_Days_2026#Friday,_June_19th / Friday, 19.06, 17:00 UTC https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1781888400 - 20:00 UTC https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1781899200 - Day 2 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Event:WikiProjects_Days_2026#Saturday,_June_20th / Saturday, 20.06, 10:00 UTC https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1781949600 - 18:00 UTC https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1781978400 - Day 3 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Event:WikiProjects_Days_2026#Sunday,_June_21st / Sunday, 21.06, 14:00 UTC https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1782050400 - 18:00 UTC https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1782064800 - Click here -> Register https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:RegisterForEvent/3670 <- for access links to the event.
*Press, articles, blog posts, videos*
- Blogs: - Preserving Pride, Across Languages https://jsamwrites.substack.com/p/preserving-pride-across-languages : From Wikidata to Abstract Wikipedia: A New Way to Think About Knowledge - Visibility of Communities in Nigeria on Wikidata 2.0: Expanding Digital Representation for Nigerian Communities https://diff.wikimedia.org/2026/06/13/visibility-of-communities-in-nigeria-on-wikidata-2-0-expanding-digital-representation-for-nigerian-communities/ - The Year’s First Quarter with the Igbo Wikimedians User Group https://diff.wikimedia.org/2026/06/14/the-years-first-quarter-with-the-igbo-wikimedians-user-group/ - Expanding partnerships and contributions to Wikidata, Wikipedia and other sister projects. - Introducing the Wiki Afrodemics Mentorship Project Cohort 1 https://diff.wikimedia.org/2026/06/13/introducing-the-wiki-afrodemics-mentorship-project-cohort-1/ - A pan-african and guided multilingual training on Wikipedia editing, Wikidata contribution, and resource mobilisation. - Amplifying Women’s Stories and Indigenous Knowledge: Feminism and Folklore 2026 in the Igbo Community https://diff.wikimedia.org/2026/06/12/amplifying-womens-stories-and-indigenous-knowledge-feminism-and-folklore-2026-in-the-igbo-community/ - Improving the representation of women and cultural heritage in Igbo language on Wikidata, Wikipedia and Wikiquote. - A Reflection on What I Learned at My First International Women’s Day Celebration https://diff.wikimedia.org/2026/06/14/a-reflection-on-what-i-learned-at-my-first-international-womens-day-celebration/ - Celebrating and documenting women activists and politicians on Wikipedia and Wikidata. - Three Tools that bring digital botany within reach https://www.botany.one/three-tools-that-bring-digital-botany-within-reach/ (spoiler: One of them is Wikidata) - article available in DE, ES, FR, JA, PT and ZH-CN. - Papers: Open Tool Registries! Resolving the Directory Paradox with Wikidata https://dhq.digitalhumanities.org/vol/20/1/000838/000838.html by Grallert et al., (2026). As digital humanities tools proliferate, this paper argues that Wikidata can help connect the research landscape by documenting, citing and connecting tool registries. - Videos: - OSM / Lifting Stones in Wikidata https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCoOIan3G9Y - a video tutorial on mapping lifting stones on OpenStreetMap, using two examples from County Kilkenny, Ireland. - Mapping Every Wonder on Earth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LANzP0OUoZs - animated visualisation of UNESCO World Heritage Sites recorded in Wikidata. - 2025: Tales of Discovery https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AY_gst9R3I4 - Museums and Heritage channel mentions how Wikidata is being used as a bridge between several sites and projects for 3D modelling ships, wrecks and other artifacts from maritime history. - Mentor Me! Session 6 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncPqSIvDm-Q with Jinoy Tom Jacob, who will show us how to use OpenRefine to batch edit Wikidata and the Commons.
*Tool of the week*
- BisikBekasi https://bisikbekasi.rf.gd/index.php?page=item&id=L2 : Community-curated knowledge base where local data items are integrated https://teletype.in/@hyloxira/qdyLFSX-1Px with Wikidata items.
*Other Noteworthy Stuff*
- The Newcomer Dashboard https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Growth/Feature_summary#NH will be deployed to Wikidata pending on-wiki configuration by Admins. The dashboard aims to provide guidance, helpful links, and mentorship opportunities for new editors. - Guido Gezelle on Wikidata: networking in map https://viaacode.github.io/documentation-visualisations-guido-gezelle/ - this project created 5 visualisations produced from Wikidata on the poet Guido Gezelle.
*Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties and property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal to review*
- Newest General datatypes: - print matrix state https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14517 (in printmaking, a stage of development of the relief matrix after a permanent modification) - body modification https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14519 (deliberate altering of the human anatomy for non-medical reasons that this person or fictional character has undergone) - Newest External identifiers: Roller-results.com skater ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14518, Wikiparfum fragrance ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14520, EU sanctions tracker subject ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14521, Maoyan celebrity ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14522, CINEMATODAY film ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14523, DMM director ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14524, Model Mayhem ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14525, DAM song ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14526, OpenParlData ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14527, IAU member ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14528, PurplePort ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14529, LinkMe ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14530
- New General datatypes property proposals to review: - Vistonline https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Vistonline (Agenzia italiana di visti consolari e legalizzazione documenti, con sede a Roma) - Natural science/Taxon footprint https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Natural_science/Taxon_footprint (Taxon footprint) - Sri Lanka Ministry of Education school census number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Sri_Lanka_Ministry_of_Education_school_census_number (Unique identification number assigned to a school by the Ministry of Education of Sri Lanka, used in the annual school census and official examinations (G.C.E. O/L, A/L)) - sport title https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/sport_title (link to sport title (like master of sports or yokodzuna), besides chess and martial arts titles) - dual notion in category theory https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/dual_notion_in_category_theory (dual notion in category theory) - penalty shootout kicked by https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/penalty_shootout_kicked_by (Indicates the person who took an individual penalty kick during a penalty shoot-out.) - Finnish educational institution ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Finnish_educational_institution_ID (Five-digit identification number for Finnish educational institutes assigned by Statistics Finland.)
- New External identifier property proposals to review: Identifiant d'une personne sur ZicTrad https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Identifiant_d%27une_personne_sur_ZicTrad , Skeivopedia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Skeivopedia_ID , Artistas Visuales Chilenos ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Artistas_Visuales_Chilenos_ID , Mathlib declaration ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Mathlib_declaration_ID , FES digital collections person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/FES_digital_collections_person_ID , BBC Bitesize topic ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/BBC_Bitesize_topic_ID , Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Encyclopedia_of_China_(Third_Edition)_ID_(2026) , Sceneweb artwork ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Sceneweb_artwork_ID , Sceneweb production ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Sceneweb_production_ID , regjeringen.no government ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/regjeringen.no_government_ID , regjeringen.no ministry ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/regjeringen.no_ministry_ID , regjeringen.no politician ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/regjeringen.no_politician_ID , Maoyan film ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Maoyan_film_ID , Identifiant livres-cinema.info d'un auteur https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Identifiant_livres-cinema.info_d%27un_auteur , National Operator Code (UK) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/National_Operator_Code_(UK)
You can comment on all open property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Overview!
*Did you know?*
- WikiProject Highlights: - Wiki x K-pop 2026: Datathon 3.0 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Event:Wiki_x_K-pop_2026:_Datathon_3.0 a.k.a the ICONIC BY MISTAKE EDITING party. - Ontology Course 2 / GLAM Authority Entity Ontology in Wikidata https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Ontology/Ontology_Course/Projects_Offering_2/GLAM_Authority_Entity_Ontology_in_Wikidata - Newest database reports https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Database_reports: Thanks Log https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:Log?type=thanks&user=&page=&excludetempacct=1&wpdate=&tagfilter=&wpfilters%5B%5D=thanks&wpFormIdentifier=logeventslist - who's thanking who and on what. - Showcase Items https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_items : 2026 FIFA World Cup (Q5020214) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5020214 - in the United States, Mexico and Canada in 2026 - Showcase Lexemes https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_lexemes: alikaali (L720932) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Lexeme:L720932 - Dagbanli noun (derived from ha <--ar) which can mean soothsayer, judge or Muslim scholar
*Development*
- Ontology federation: The development team is looking for people to give feedback on the new feature that allows editors on other Wikibase instances to use Wikidata's Items as statement values. (more details https://wikibase-federation.com/) - GraphQL: - We extended the searchItems field so that developers can now get all Item data immediately from the search results (phab:T416885 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416885) - We are working on the ability to get only best ranked statements ( phab:T428138 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T428138) - MCP: The Wikidata MCP has been extended. You can now also use an MCP for other Wikibase instances. (more details https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:MCP#Wikibase_MCP) - Wikibase Cloud: We are looking into making it possible to log into Wikibase Cloud instances with your Wikidata account to make it easier for Wikimedians to contribute on Cloud instances. - Wikidata integration in the other Wikimedia projects: - We are planning the migration of the entity usage table to a new database cluster to handle increased usage of Wikidata's data across the Wikimedia projects. - We are continuing our work to decrease the number of irrelevant changes coming from Wikidata that show up in Wikipedia's recent changes and watchlist. Specifically we are evaluating a prototype that looks at the rendered article before and after the change and determines if anything actually changed in the article before adding an entry to recent changes and watchlist. - Mobile editing of statements: - We are improving support for RTL languages.(phab:T360854 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T360854, phab:T427655 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T427655, phab:T427658 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T427658, phab:T427661 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T427661, phab:T428246 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T428246) - We started fixing multiple UI layout and spacing issues, including mandatory fields, value fields, snak types, references, and add-statement button usability (phab:T428766 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T428766, phab:T428761 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T428761, phab:T428759 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T428759, phab:T428450 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T428450) - We are improving the server-side rendering (phab:T409827 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T409827)
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/?filter=zfiRgTnZF7zu&order=priority .
*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_properties_and_property_proposals_to_review . - Contribute to the showcase Item and Lexeme above https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next#Did_you_know? . - Govdirectory weekly focus country: - 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
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