*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata in theweek leading up to 2025-08-18. Missed the previous one? See issue #693 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/Previous.*
*Discussions*
- Open request for adminship: Rubah Hitam Vukova https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Administrator/Rubah_Hitam_Vukova - RfP scheduled to end after 31 August 2025 14:16 (UTC) - New requests for permissions/Bot: DifoolBot 7 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/DifoolBot_7 - task(s): Adding a Wikipedia reference to unsourced day-precision date of birth (P569) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P569 and date of death (P570) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P570 claims. - Closed request for permissions/Bot: Dolabbot https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/Dolabbot - task(s): Import module subpages from other wikis (mainly English wiktionary) to Korean wiktionary and addition of corresponding Wikidata sitelinks. - New request for comments: Pilot project for AI-Assisted Wikidata onboarding and Quality control https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/Pilot_Project_for_AI-Assisted_Wikidata_Onboarding_%26_Quality_Control .
*Events*
- Upcoming events https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events: - The call for proposals deadline for WikidataCon 2025 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Event:WikidataCon_2025 is very close (end of the August). Submit your session proposals at this Call for Proposals https://pretalx.com/wikidatacon-2025/cfp page. - Wikidata's 13th birthday decentralized events will take place in October and November 2025. Feel free to browse the documentation pages https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Thirteenth_Birthday/Run_an_event to learn how to organize an event in your area and get in touch with other organizers. If you need funding support, make sure to apply for the micro-grants before the deadline of September 1st. Please help translate the documentation pages into your language. - WikiCite 2025 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiCite_2025: a 3-day (25 - 31 August 2025) conference, summit and hackathon for creating an ecosystem of bibliographical data. To attend online, please sign-up on the Participants https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiCite_2025/Participants page.
*Press, articles, blog posts, videos*
- Blogs: How Wikidata is coding for humanity https://www.stephenharrison.com/p/how-wikidata-is-coding-for-humanity - In this interview, Lydia Pintscher of Wikimedia Deutschland speaks with Stephen Harrison on how Wikidata connects human and machine-readable knowledge and why contributing to it is having a global impact. - Papers: Wikidata's Worldview: A Semantic Network Analysis of an AI Knowledge Pipeline https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5396411#:~:text=Abstract,and%20automated%20decision%2Dmaking%20systems. - The paper examines Wikidata as a key AI knowledge source, showing how its structures and classifications influence machine decision-making, and calls for greater transparency in AI data systems. - Videos: - What Wikidata Reveals About the Good Side of the Internet https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OeiXnbpRC2A - Resolving the Empty Result Issue in the Wikidata Query Service https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nuzw-qehCT8 - Podcast: Tech Talks Daily - What Wikidata reveals about the good side of the internet? https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-tech-talks-daily-28475628/episode/3391-what-wikidata-reveals-about-the-290000631/ - This episode features Lydia Pintscher who reveals how this massive, collaborative dataset empowers communities worldwide to build tools for the public good, and what a truly “good internet” can look like... - Presentations: Wikimania 2025 - Wikidata a whirlwind tour through the land of Wikidata-powered apps https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/File:Wikimania_2025_-_Wikidata_a_whirlwind_tour_through_the_land_of_Wikidata-powered_apps.pdf (slides for a talk showcasing Wikidata powered apps at Wikimania 2025) By Lydia Pintscher
*Tool of the week*
- The Como GWAP https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Como (*Q125832524 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q125832524*) (games with a purpose) app has just released to the iOS App Store https://apps.apple.com/us/app/como-a-crowdsourcing-game/id6686407794. Also playable in your Web Browser https://como.toolforge.org/ and Android (Google Play Store https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.toolforge.como), the latest release includes Stats tracking and Leaderboards. - A new tool SPARQL Recent Changes 2 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Tools/SPARQL_Recent_Changes_2 has been released and enables mass-validation of entities in Wikidata based on their recent changes. This tool enables users to ensure that whole subgraphs are valid according to any given EntitySchema! - WikiCrowd https://wikicrowd.toolforge.org/groups A tool for crowdsourced micro-edits on Wikimedia projects, letting users make quick contributions—like labeling images or answering simple questions—to improve data on Commons and Wikidata.
*Other Noteworthy Stuff*
- Wikisource reader app https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikisource_reader_app was released. It utilizes the power of Wikidata. - Paulina https://paulina.toolforge.org/ won one of this year's Coolest Tool Awards https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Coolest_Tool_Award
Newest properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties and property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal to review[edit https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Wikidata:Status_updates/2025_08_25&action=edit§ion=1 ]
- New General datatypes property proposals to review: - rewards this type of work https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13713 (kind of work for which an award is given) - watercraft prefix https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13715 (prefix applied to watercraft operated by different organisations) - proposed entity type https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13718 (what a proposed entity would be) - Modern Shrine Ranking https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13723 (Rank in the Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines) - Cyclocross24 rider ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13724 (identifier for a cyclo-cross cyclist in the Cyclocross24 database) - DuckDuckGo bang https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13732 (Identifier for use of DuckDuckGo bang shortcut) - New External identifier property proposals to review: Database dei fondi musicali toscani ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13701 , Deaf Movie Database person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13702, Deaf Movie Database genre ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13703, Deaf Movie Database language ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13704, Deaf Movie Database country ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13705 , MacPorts port https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13706, dvdcompare.net film ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13707, Encyclopedia of Indianapolis ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13708, Mobility Database ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13709, PCPartPicker product type ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13712, Library of Congress BIBFRAME Work ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13714, USB device ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13716, Rekhta Gujarati author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13717, A Dictionary of Public Health entry ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13719, Yandex Books author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13720, CoreTennis.net player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13721, rada.info council ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13722, Athletics Podium person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13725, CESAR title ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13726, Polski Petersburg encyclopedia ID (Russian version) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13727, Polish Taxpayer Identification Number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13728, Berardi Arte artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13729, Swiss Films person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13730, Swiss Films company ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13731, médiathèque de Sceaux catalog author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13733, EASIN ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13734, A Dictionary of Genetics entry ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13735, A Dictionary of Sports Studies entry ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13736, Open Science Thesaurus ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13737, PCI vendor hexadecimal ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13738, NuGet package https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13739, LINDAS ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13740, Archaeological Cadastre (Greece) ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13741, Dictionary of American Family Names ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13742 - New General datatypes property proposals to review: - museociclismo https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/museociclismo (id for museociclismo.it) - identificativo Viario di Roma https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identificativo_Viario_di_Roma (identifier for a street in Rome) - form factor https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/form_factor (physical design paradigm this object is aligned with) - implies (2) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/implies_(2) (axiom or conjecture that this axiom or conjecture implies) - comes with https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/comes_with (object which is included with this item, but is not part of it) - New External identifier property proposals to review: Letterboxd person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Letterboxd_person_ID , EU-ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/EU-ID , Viario di Roma ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Viario_di_Roma_ID , Kick username https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Kick_username , Ene dilim ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Ene_dilim_ID, LTT Labs product ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/LTT_Labs_product_ID , Concept ID in Arab Encyclopedia https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Concept_ID_in_Arab_Encyclopedia , La Fayette ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/La_Fayette_ID , Archivio Storico Ricordi partiture ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Archivio_Storico_Ricordi_partiture_ID , United Methodist Church church ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/United_Methodist_Church_church_ID , Record Group Number of National Archives Administration, Taiwan https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Record_Group_Number_of_National_Archives_Administration,_Taiwan , Autostraddle topic ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Autostraddle_topic_ID , LGBTQ Nation tag ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/LGBTQ_Nation_tag_ID , The Advocate tag ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_Advocate_tag_ID , Xtra Magazine topic ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Xtra_Magazine_topic_ID , Out tag ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Out_tag_ID, Queerty tag ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Queerty_tag_ID
You can comment on all open property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Overview!
*Did you know?*
- Query examples: - Cool beaches in Antartica https://w.wiki/F6NR - Airports with IATA and/or ICAO airport codes, their wikidata Item id's and the English label of the Item https://w.wiki/F8At (source https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Request_a_query#Airport_query ) - Newest WikiProjects https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProjects : WikiProject They Were Not Witches, They Were Women https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_They_not_were_witches_they_were_women - A Wikidata project preserving the stories of women accused as witches in Catalonia and Andorra (1419–1796). - Showcase Items https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_items : Le Monde de Dory (Q9321426) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9321426 - 2016 American animated film directed by Andrew Stanton - Showcase Lexemes https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_lexemes: Showcase lexemes https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_lexemes: 消す (L8031) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Lexeme:L8031 - Japanese verb (けす, kesu) meaning "to erase", "to turn off", or "to delete"
*Development*
- Mobile editing of statements: After focusing on the initial read-only version, we are now starting the work on the actual editing mode. You can follow along with the development on beta Wikidata https://wikidata.beta.wmflabs.org/. - Wikidata integration in the other Wikimedia projects: - We are continuing to work on scalability issues around the number of changes from Wikidata that get sent to Wikipedia and co. As part of this we are continuing to look into how to decrease the number of changes in recent changes and watchlist on Wikipedia and co that don't actually affect an article there. - GraphQL: We now have a prototype for GraphQL for Wikidata. We'd love to have your feedback about it, especially if you are a developer building applications with Wikidata's data. More details at GraphQL prototype https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Wikibase_GraphQL_prototype
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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