*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata in theweek leading up to 2026-05-11. Missed the previous one? See issue #730 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/Previous.*
*Discussions*
- New requests for permissions/Bot: AAU Research NLP Bot 1 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/AAU_Research_NLP_Bot,_1 - Task(s): Querying Wikidata for entities and relations and paths between them. From 1-hop until 3-hops. - Closed request for permissions/Bot: MarisDreshmanisBot https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:MarisDreshmanisBot (formerly *ReNeuralAgent Bot*) has been approved after a community intervention, see the discussion here https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot#Maris_Dreshmanis_%E2%80%94_ReNeuralAgent .
*Events*
- Upcoming events https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events: - *WikiProjects Days 2026 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Event:WikiProjects_Days_2026* will take place between *19 - 21 June*. WikiProjects are crucial to improving data quality and onboarding newcomers to specific areas of Wikidata. This event is the place for all editors to discover WikiProjects, find ones to join, learn about their modelling practices and how to improve the content and tools of your favourite WikiProjects. *Register here https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:RegisterForEvent/3670* to get any news or updates about this new Wikidata X Days event. The *Call for Proposals* is open! If you have an idea for a session, please *submit it here https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Event_talk:WikiProjects_Days_2026* by *26 May*. - Wikidata Live Editing https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Event:Wikidata_Live_Editing_122, 11 May - AI Bridges Symposium https://ai-bridges.org/2026/02/13/symposium/ is taking place at *Senate House, University of London* across 28 and 29 May. (Free) Registration for this on-site event closes 21 May. The event will begin with introductions to Wikidata, Wikibase, connecting AI with Wikidata and follow on day 2 bringing the full ecosystem together for dialogue, debate, and collaborative action. - Ongoing: Coordinate Me 2026 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Coordinate_Me_2026 - edit items with a P625 *(coordinate location)* https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P625 from the focus countries and be in the running for a prize. Ends 31 May 2026.
*Press, articles, blog posts, videos*
- Blogs: - Building Wikimedia tools in Northern Nigeria: launch of Arewa TechCom through the Arewa Wikimedia Hackathon 2026 https://diff.wikimedia.org/2026/05/08/building-wikimedia-tools-in-northern-nigeria-the-arewa-techcom-hackathon/ - Editing wikibase.world (a MediaWiki site), with Jules (an AI agent) https://addshore.com/tag/wikibase-world/ by Addshore. - Libraries as AI Infrastructure: The African Edition https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/libraries-ai-infrastructure-african-edition-stuart-michael-edelenbos-bsage/ - reflections on overlooked African contributions to linked data and AI infrastructure, highlighting Wikibase-powered projects African Literary Metadata (ALMEDA) and Nigeria’s Semantic Name Authority Recognition (SNAR). By Stuart Michael Edelenbos - Tabakalera promotes open access to cultural knowledge by linking their medialab catalogue to Wikidata https://www.tabakalera.eus/en/tabakalera-has-promoted-open-access-cultural-knowledge-linking-medialab-catalogue-wikidata - The Stoa: a Review for Digital Classics - report on Linked Pasts 11 - Epigraphic Data in Wikidata, from Ontology to Practice https://blog.stoa.org/archives/4398 - Technical tinkering for CommonsDB at the WM Hackathon https://diff.wikimedia.org/technical-tinkering-for-commonsdb-at-the-wikimedia-hackathon/ by Ainali. - Ezra Brand - Introducing a New Index of Biblical, Talmudic, and Medieval Jewish Figures https://www.ezrabrand.com/p/introducing-index-historical-jewish-figures - Wikidata helps index and categorise Jewish figures into distinct periods. - (Deutsch) ArtHist: New Art-Historical Resource on the Web https://arthist.net/archive/52383 and TIB Blog: Embossed story – the Meistersiegel-Wiki is online https://blog.tib.eu/2026/05/11/eingepraegte-geschichte-das-meistersiegel-wiki-ist-online/ are both articles about the new *Meistersiegel* Wikibase instance. - Papers: Volume 12,2 https://journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/dco/issue/view/7602 of Digital Classics Online https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q130266048 contains many papers regarding the use Wikidata and Wikibase in the field of Classics: - *Hypotheseis, a Database of Named Entities Surrounding Greek Rhetorical Exercises* https://doi.org/10.11588/dco.2026.12.112296 by Camillo Carlo Pellizzari di San Girolamo https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Ep%C3%ACdosis - *Altinum: a Wikidata Project for Digital Epigraphy and Prosopography* https://doi.org/10.11588/dco.2026.12.112294 by Anna Clara Maniero Azzolini https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Anna_Clara_Maniero_Azzolini - *The NIKAW Project: An Infrastructure of Texts, Entities and Language Models to Study the Circulation of Knowledge in the Ancient World* https://doi.org/10.11588/dco.2026.12.112287 by Margherita Fantoli https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Ake1990 - Videos: - OpenDataDEx - Exploring Supreme Court Rulings in Wikidata https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGcTriZO6dA, for The Knowledge Commons project. Try it out for yourself: Open Data Explorer https://opendatadex.com/ - Wikidata: Introduction and Basics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGsdryuQwTI - an introductory session provided by WMUG Uganda. - (Arabic) Introduction to Wikidata https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i67lJQfGPFg hosted by Michel Bakhni for the channel: *Wikimedia group for those interested in Islamic civilization* - Presentations: - (Deutsch) Wikidata in Museums, Archives and Libraries https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikidata_in_Museen,_Archiven_und_Bibliotheken.pdf - White Paper (PDF) - Wikidata Days and Wikicite (2025) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikicite_2025_white_paper_summary.pdf - Open bibliographic metadata in practice, what was learned in Bern and what libraries and the community can do next.
*Tool of the week*
- Open Data DEx Explorer https://opendatadex.com/ - *"an interactive graph visualizer of semantic Open Data. Relationships are discovered heuristically and a graph structure created in real time, allowing navigation and insight into raw data without building formal ontologies."*Read more on The Knowledge Commons blog https://theknowledgecommons.org/, by Michelle Tomlyn. - GapMap.Wiki https://gapmap.wiki/ - explore knowledge gaps between different language Wikipedia's. GapMap identifies Wikipedia articles that exist in many languages but missing from the target, helping editors prioritize which articles to translate or create. No AI is used, just comparing publicly available databases.
*Other Noteworthy Stuff*
- Mobile editors can now edit all datatypes directly in the mobile view. To help improve this new interface, Wikimedia Deutschland is looking for volunteers (especially editors from Right-to-left languages) for UX testing sessions. Participants will be compensated for their time. Sign up here https://greatquestion.co/wikimediadeutschland/bo2e7e2a/apply (greatquestion) and learn more on the project page: Mobile editing of statements https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Usability_and_usefulness/Item_editing_experience/Mobile_editing_of_statements
*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: - energy density https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14392 (amount of energy extractable from a substance (e.g. in a combustion engine) per unit of volume or of mass) - Parental Advisory System rating https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14401 (content rating for coin-operated video games) - Newest External identifierss: Cyprus company ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14388, DBNL title ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14389, ShotOnWhat film ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14390, Shinmei database ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14391, ColBase ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14394, Lubimyczytać version/edition ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14395, Files of the Reich Chancellery ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14396, Darwin Correspondence person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14397, Gidrologicheskaya Izuchennost Code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14399, Brew TV movie ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14403, National Archives of Japan Digital Archive ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14404, PlayStation Trophies trophy ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14405, Tax Identification Number (Spain) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14406, 19star actor ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14407 - New General datatypes property proposals to review: concentration camp prisoner number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/concentration_camp_prisoner_number (registration or prisoner number assigned to a person in camps operated under Nazi persecution between 1933 and 1945) - New External identifier property proposals to review: ID für Kulturdenkmale in Lübeck https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ID_f%C3%BCr_Kulturdenkmale_in_L%C3%BCbeck , Datenbank-ID für Kulturdenkmale in Lübeck https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Datenbank-ID_f%C3%BCr_Kulturdenkmale_in_L%C3%BCbeck , Prime Video URL ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Prime_Video_URL_ID , Prime Video GTI https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Prime_Video_GTI , Portable Antiquities Scheme record ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Portable_Antiquities_Scheme_record_ID , Identifiant d'un(e) éditeurice dans le DEF19 2.0 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Identifiant_d%27un(e)_%C3%A9diteurice_dans_le_DEF19_2.0 , Apple TV parson ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Apple_TV_parson_ID , CINEMATODAY film ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CINEMATODAY_film_ID , Verfassungsblog author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Verfassungsblog_author_ID , Blätter author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Bl%C3%A4tter_author_ID , EGAFD film ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/EGAFD_film_ID , Museum of Canadian Music artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Museum_of_Canadian_Music_artist_ID , Museum of Canadian Music work ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Museum_of_Canadian_Music_work_ID , BGAFD film ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/BGAFD_film_ID , Movielens ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Movielens_ID, Instrumentalistinnen-Lexikon ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Instrumentalistinnen-Lexikon_ID , parliament.scot member ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/parliament.scot_member_ID
You can comment on all open property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Overview!
*Did you know?*
- Query examples: - Astronauts members of Space Missions https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Space/Queries#Astronauts_members_of_space_missions - All Horses in Wikidata https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Horse_racing/Queries#All_horses - Newest WikiProjects https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProjects: - Project Horse Racing https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Horse_racing : On topics relating to horse racing. - Project William & May Law School EMCO https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_William_%26_Mary_Law_School_EMCO - to create and enhance entities for persons and corporate bodies related to the law school, for use in the library's metadata and archival work. - WikiProject Highlights: - Project GovDirectory: How to use QuickStatements 3.0 to add data to GovDir https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Govdirectory/Part_2:_How_to_use_QuickStatements_3.0_to_upload_data_to_Wikidata_for_Govdirectory - Ontology Course: Projects Offering 2 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Ontology/Ontology_Course/Projects_Offering_2/Modelling_Dictionary_Usage_Labels_in_Wikidata - Modelling Dictionary Usage Labels in Wikidata, Roots and Rhythms: Modelling music as cultural heritage. - Showcase Items https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_items : Catch Me If You Can https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q208108 - a 2002 film by Steven Spielberg starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks. A dramatic re-telling of the life and exploits of serial confidence man Frank Abegnale Jr., ironically the events of the film were later found to be mostly fabricated.
*Development*
- Mobile statement editing: We are continuing to improve the UX and fix issues uncovered in testing - Making WikiProjects more visible: We are working on adding links to the sidebar menu of Items to make it easier for people to find the WikiProject(s) associated with an Item, find like-minded people and learn about data modelling conventions etc in that particular area - Query Service: The service is being hit quite heavily and the Wikidata Platform team is working on blocking scrapers and misbehaving tools - Wikidata integration in the other Wikimedia projects: We are continuing our experiment to further reduce the amount of Wikidata changes that show up on Recent changes and Watchlist but don't actually change the article. Specifically we are looking at checking if there is any difference in the rendered article before and after the change coming from Wikidata
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: public universities https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Govdirectory - 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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