* Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata in the week leading up to 2025-05-05. Missed the previous one? See issue #677 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/2025_04_28. Translations are available https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/Current*
*Discussions*
- Closed request for permissions/Bot: Mr Robot https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/Mr_Robot - No consensus reached.
*Events*
- Past events: Wikimedia Hackathon in Istanbul https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2025 - Upcoming events: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events - Volunteer Supporters Network/Wikidata for beginners https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Volunteer_Supporters_Network/Wikidata_pour_les_débutants_2025-05-16 May 16, 2025 - Wikidata and Sister Projects https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Event:Wikidata_and_Sister_Projects May 29 - June 1, 2025. register here https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:RegisterForEvent/1291 - Wikidata and Research Conference https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata_and_research June 5-6, 2025 at the University of Florence. - Call for Proposals https://pretalx.coscup.org/coscup-2025/:Wikidata Taiwan x OpenStreetMap Taiwam @ COSCUP 2025 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Taiwan/Wikidata_Taiwan/COSCUP_2025,Submission Deadline: May 10, 2025 (AoE). - WikidataCon 2025 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Event:WikidataCon_2025 Oct 31 - Nov 2, 2025. Register here https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:RegisterForEvent/1340
- Ongoing event: Coordinate Me 2025 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events/Coordinate_Me_2025 May 1 - May 31, 2025
*Press, articles, blog posts, videos*
- Blogs - WikidataCon 2025 - programme track categories are ready https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Event_talk:WikidataCon_2025#WikidataCon_update_-_May_2025 - time to start thinking about session proposals! - checking OSM IDs between OSM and Wikidata https://r.iresmi.net/posts/2025/osm_Wikidata/Cross By Michaël - WikiFlix, a new free streaming platform goes live https://www.advanced-television.com/2025/05/02/wikiflix-goes-live/ - Papers - How to Develop a Privacy-First Entity Recognition System https://hackernoon.com/how-to-develop-a-privacy-first-entity-recognition-system By Papadopoulou et. al., (2025) - Detecting and Masking Personal Data in Text https://hackernoon.com/detecting-and-masking-personal-data-in-text By Papadopoulou et. al., (2025) - EA2N: Evidence-Based AMR Attention Network for Fake News Detection https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10840323 By Gupta et. al., (2025)
*Tool of the week*
- OpenStreetMap https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Main_Page: OpenStreetMap, is a project that creates and distributes free geographic data for the world. It was started because most maps you think of as free actually have legal or technical restrictions on their use, holding back people from using them in creative, productive, or unexpected ways .
*Other Noteworthy Stuff*
- Ever played Redactle? Lucas https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Lucas_Werkmeister put together a Wikidata version of it. Can you guess the Item? Still needs a bit of work but you can try it out now https://wdactle.toolforge.org/. - EditGroups has a new maintainer https://mamot.fr/@pintoch/114449249307450950
*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 properties https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties: - General datatypes: - organization unit code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13517 (organization unit code of the organization unit/part/(sub)division item) - likes of fictional character https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13518 (particular likes which applies to this fictional character as (usually) stated in their official profile or biography) - dislikes of fictional character https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13519 (particular dislikes which applies to this fictional character as stated in their official profile or biography) - number of render output units https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13522 (number of render output units in a graphics processing unit) - RAM capacity https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13525 (amount of volatile random-access memory (RAM) modules used by this device) - species protection status https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13549 (Links species, habitat or biotope type with the regulation international or national that protects this species) - Nation Ranking (primary) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13551 (main/general ranking for a cycling tournament season) - Nation Ranking (secondary) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13552 (youth/U23 ranking for this cycling tournament season) - External identifiers: badmintoncn.com star ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13505, Danskefilmstemmer.dk work or dubbing ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13506, geraldika.ru symbol ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13507, JSIC code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13508, The Oxford Dictionary of Music entry ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13509, Dark Ride Database ride ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13510, Dark Ride Database park ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13511, Dark Ride Database manufacturer ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13512, Databáze her platform ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13513, Mourisco Catalogue work ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13514, Radiomuseum vacuum tube/transistor ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13515, CAMRA pub ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13516, MobyGames attribute ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13520, MetalTabs.com track ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13521, Moure's Catalog ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13523, PromoDJ track ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13524, Euronews topic ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13526, Audiomack artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13527, Audiomack album ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13528, Europe PMC preprint ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13529, SMB-digital asset ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13531, Audiomack song ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13532, Encyclopaedia of Islam (glossary and index of terms) ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13533, Qur'an Wiki article ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13534, Itch.io tag ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13535, Corago singer ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13536, MoNA spectrum ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13537, La Croix author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13538, Billie Jean King Cup player ID 2024 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13539, TeamUSA.com athlete ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13540, Snopes ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13541, A Dictionary of Media and Communication entry ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13542, Black Sea Cultural Inventory ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13544, PyPI organization name https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13545, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology entry ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13546, PlayStation Museum product ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13550, Urban Dictionary ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13553, GOG Dreamlist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13554, RCI number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13555, Portable Antiquities Scheme image ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13556, Orthodox World ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13557, Coasterpedia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13558, Ethnologue language family ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13559, factordb ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13560, SCImago Institutions Rankings ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13561, UniRank ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13562, Bibliometrics of Ukrainian science person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13563 - New property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal to review: - General datatypes: - Context Window https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Context_Window (The maximum length of an input token in the language model.) - contains nutrient https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/contains_nutrient (Food contains nutrient) - underlying data https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/underlying_data (this mathematical structure has these data as part) - échelle de Beaufort https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/%C3%A9chelle_de_Beaufort (empirical measure describing wind speed based on observed conditions) - External identifiers: vlaamsekunstcollectie.be ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/vlaamsekunstcollectie.be_ID, Mobility Database ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Mobility_Database_ID, Patrimonio Galego ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Patrimonio_Galego_ID, Substack username https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Substack_username, Private Enterprise Number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Private_Enterprise_Number, ComputerLanguage.com definition https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ComputerLanguage.com_definition, otzovik.com review ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/otzovik.com_review_ID, Repertorium kleine politieke partijen 1918-1967 (Persoon) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Repertorium_kleine_politieke_partijen_1918-1967_(Persoon)
You can comment on all open property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Overview!
*Did you know ?*
- Newest WikiProjects https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProjects :
- Nonprofit Organisations: Ukraine https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Nonprofit_Organizations/Ukraine - Stockholm Archilepago Trail https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Stockholm_Archipelago_Trail - Newest database reports https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Database_reports : Descriptions with QID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Database_reports/Descriptions_with_Q - These Item descriptions contain a QID or Item ID. - Showcase Items https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Showcase_items: Hans van Mierlo (Q288771) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q288771 - Dutch politician (1931–2010) - Showcase Lexemes https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Showcase_lexemes: Tribe (L28956) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Lexeme:L28956 - English noun (trīb) that can mean "a social division in traditional society", "a political subdivision", or "a genre of Techno Music":
*Development*
- Wikidata Query Service: The search platform team finished the remaining work for the graph split https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:SPARQL_query_service/WDQS_graph_split and it is going live this week https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/ZLIUAGRLPQLLBVJSC2AEG7FNTTOER66I/ . - We took part in the Wikimedia Hackathon in Istanbul https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2025 - Wikipedia and co: We continued working on improving how Wikidata edits are shown on the watchlist on Wikipedia and co. We are focusing on showing labels instead of IDs for the entities (Items, Properties, ...) linked in the edit summaries (phab:T388685 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T388685) - UI: We continued doing small fixes for dark mode support in the UI ( phab:T385039 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T385039) - Wikibase REST API: We are continuing the work on the search endpoint ( phab:T383126 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T383126)
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/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next#Newest_properties_and_property_proposals_to_review . - Contribute to the showcase Item and Lexeme above https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next#Did_you_know? . - Govdirectory weekly focus country: Philippines https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/WikiProject_Govdirectory/Philippines - Summarize your WikiProject's ongoing activities https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/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/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/Next
*· Previous issue https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/2025_04_28 · *Full report https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/Current · Unsubscribe https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Global_message_delivery/Targets/Wikidata · Danny Benjafield (WMDE) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Danny_Benjafield_(WMDE) talk https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User_talk:Danny_Benjafield_(WMDE) ·