*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata in theweek leading up to 2026-04-13. Missed the previous one? See issue #726 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/Previous.*
*Discussions*
- Open request for adminship: ZI Jony (2) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Administrator/ZI_Jony_2 - RfP scheduled to end after 17 April 2026 13:09 (UTC) - New requests for permissions/Bot: - Nirmos Bot 3 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/NirmosBot_3 - Task(s): Turn one or more consecutive hard (non-breaking) spaces into one regular space in Swedish descriptions. - Alex NB OT https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/Alex_NB_OT - Task(s): Correction of incorrectly specified links to population data sources containing wikitext artifacts with categories, which leads to incorrect categorization of articles. - Alex NB OT 2 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/Alex_NB_OT_2 - Task(s): Extract KCI article ID from P953 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P953 and add it to P14184 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14184. - ReNeuralAgent https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/ReNeuralAgent - Task(s): (1) add descriptions, (2) Latvian labels/descriptions, (3) 'retrieved from' and 'source URL' to unreferenced Statements, (4) missing aliases from external Identifier sources, (5) Geo coordinates, (6) external identifiers, (7) Population numbers, (8) remove 'dead sitelinks', (9) constraint violations. - Open request for comment: Mass-editing policy https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/Mass-editing_policy is still open and requires your input.
*Events*
- Past: Missed the second quarter Wikidata+Wikibase office hour? You can catch up by reading the session transcript here: 2026-04-08 (Q2 2026) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events/Telegram_office_hour_2026-04-08 - Current: (Spanish) Public Domain in Latin America 2026 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Event:Dominio_P%C3%BAblico_en_Am%C3%A9rica_Latina_2026 - 1st edition of the campaign to improve public domain data for Latin America is running until 15 June. - Upcoming events https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events: - Next Linked Data for Libraries LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Group session 14 April, 2026: We have our next LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group Session on Tuesday, April 14, 2026 9am PT / 12pm ET / 16:00 UTC / 6pm CEST (Time zone converter). QuickStatements is one of the most widely used tools in Wikidata, enabling users to upload and edit large volumes of structured data efficiently. Originally developed by Magnus Manske, the tool has become essential for institutions, researchers, and volunteers working with open data. The new QuickStatements 3.0, developed by Wikimedia Brasil with support from Wikimedia Deutschland, introduces a modernized interface, improved performance, and new features shaped by community input, making it easier than ever to contribute high-quality data to the Wikimedia ecosystem. Event page: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Gro... - Art+Feminism is hosting a Community Hours session on April 17 to introduce their new Wikidata modules — don’t miss it! https://artandfeminism.org/panel/community-hours-af-wikidata-modules/ - digiS Workshop „Wikidata für die Sammlungserschließung“ am 20.04. https://www.digis-berlin.de/workshop-wikidata-fuer-die-sammlungserschliessung-am-20-04/ - (German), registration closes 16.04, takes place online (10:00 – 11:30 CEST), room link after registration. - Open Scholarly Profiles with Wikidata https://events.ucf.edu/event/4102698/open-scholarly-profiles-with-wikidata - Wednesday, April 22, 2026 1300 - 1430 EDT (1700 - 1830 UTC). This is an onsite event at University of Central Florida. - Visibility of Communities in Nigeria 2.0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ig:Event:Visibility_of_Communities_in_Nigeria_2.0: 17.04 - 25.04, (please register on the link). Help enrich Wikidata with cultural preservation, tourism and inclusive development data for items on South Nigerian communities.
*Press, articles, blog posts, videos*
- Blogs: (Spanish) Connecting: Basque documentary heritage on Wikipedia and Wikidata https://www.wikimedia.es/wiki/conectando-a-los-autores-y-autoras-del-patrimonio-documental-vasco-en-wikipedia-y-wikidata - a program to make Basque heritage data more visible, with events scheduled through April - June. - Videos: - Live Wikidata Editing #120 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiyhYerswVU with Jan Ainali and Abbe98 - Can AI Replace Wikipedia? Jonathan Fraine & Raja Amelung Explain Why It Cannot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVUDn1E-yJU - Wikimedia Deutschland's Jonathan and Raja discuss why human knowledge and contribution to Wikipedia and Wikidata will always be important. - Interfacing with Wikidata for fun and profit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEzUqaorHtg - Yaron Koren - Introduction to Lexicographical data https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qwwpxtdGAG7oYKwlp2ykhyZIgrMYvUgt/view - By Chinonso Chidi - WMUK Wikidata Training (1/2) - Why & how to add data to Wikidata https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TmMC8L89hOs&pp=iggCQAE%3D - a beginner-friendly introduction to Wikidata editing hosted by Dr. Martin Poulter. - WMUK Wikidata training (2/2) - Make your first Wikidata query using SPARQL https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=acjchSUjq48&pp=iggCQAE%3D - How to query Wikidata's vast store of knowledge using SPARQL. - Wikidata and personal pronouns (P6553) by Clair Kronk and Crystal Yragui https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5WTkl4dXCKA&pp=iggCQAE%3D - part of the Queering Wikipedia Conference (2025) https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Queering_Wikipedia_Conference_2025 - (Spanish) Queering the public domain using Wikidata and Wikipedia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoSszuyG8tI - with User:Hiperterminal https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Hiperterminal. - (Spanish) Taller de OpenRefine por David Ramírez-Ordóñez https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRj3cXRn1uk (User:Hiperterminal https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Hiperterminal) - a workshop on OpenRefine with a geder perspective. - Introducing lgbtDB: A Collaborative Queer Resource and Pilot Data Area https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31VQumm49yM by Clair Kronk.
*Tool of the week*
- HumansMap https://humansmap.com/ - a connection-visualiser and explorer app for 3 million notable humans, all data sourced from Wikidata.
*Other Noteworthy Stuff*
- Call for tool builders: EntitySchemas listening tour: The Wikidata team wants your feedback on EntitySchemas to improve data quality and discoverability. Share your experiences, pain points, and needs via the project talk page https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:Schemas#EntitySchemas_listening_tour_(feedback_round_2) or this short Google form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeF1snQbKid7WaurWtEyrYPJ31M9vN8cKl4EocOnwNCvMsZqw/viewform?usp=header (including option for a 30-min video call).
*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: - ConLang Code Registry code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14272 (3-letter identifier for language defined in the ConLang Code Registry, using codes reserved for private use in ISO 639-3) - official roster page https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14280 (URL of a team's official page about this player) - value type of this mathematical property https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14299 (type of the value of this mathematical property when applied to this object or this type of objects) - Usenet newsgroup https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14300 (Usenet newsgroup associated with the item) - hardware is incompatible with https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14317 (significant elements with which a computer hardware or electronic device is incompatible and which indicates a significant property of this hardware.) - Peh-oe-ji https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14319 (writing system for Taiwanese Hokkien (Q36778) or other Southern Min (Q36495) language varieties in Fujian and South East Asia.) - heir apparent https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14332 (person designated to take on royal position after death of subject) - thumbtime https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14341 (time for video thumbnail in seconds) - Newest External identifiers: Algeria Press Service tag ID (English) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14263, Algeria Press Service tag ID (French) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14264, BERON lexeme ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14265, Brussels BeStAddress street ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14266, Brussels BeStAddress address ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14267, Atlas of Endangered Alphabets ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14268, Anarâš aavis topic ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14269, Wikiparfum perfume ingredient ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14270, TMDB award ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14271, Open Library Collection https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14273, Ohio University ArchiveSpace subject ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14274, VAi Archiefhub agent ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14275, PBA.com player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14276, IRIS UNIL author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14277, IPRESS ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14278, GEMI Number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14279, StandardsMap ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14281, Japanese Location Database ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14282, IRDI https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14283, Wendingen object ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14284, Wendingen person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14285, Oricon News ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14286, JMRC person id (en) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14287, Rappels person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14288, KCI journal ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14289, KCI publisher ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14290, BIORAB-Kaiserreich ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14291, BIORAB–WEIMAR ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14292, Mainline Station Heritage Artefacts Collection ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14293, Göteborgsalliansen player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14294, Fungal Names taxon ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14295, Dicionário Biográfico de Cientistas, Engenheiros e Médicos em Portugal ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14296, Brewver beer ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14297, Central Registration Number (Indonesian police) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14298, UEA catalogue ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14301, lit.link ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14302, kulturbase.no ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14303, KuLaDig-ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14304, Topplista artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14310, TV Drama Database program ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14311, Thyssen-Bornemisza work ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14315, Swedish National Archives ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14316, Perfumery Glossary ingredient ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14318, PeeringDB facility ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14320, Nişanyan Adlar ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14321, National Theatre in Prague performance ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14322, National Theatre in Prague artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14323, JVID performer ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14324, CICAP Encyclopedia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14325, MJ character glyph name https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14326, member of the Azorean parliament ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14327, Master Ideographs Seeker character ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14328, London Book Trades ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14329, Kloekecode https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14330, ID Prix de Lausanne https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14331, GDUNO ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14333, fotbolltransfers.com ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14334, Foot Résultats player ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14335, Dictionary of Unitarian & Universalist Biography ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14336, DBNL country ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14337, CROWCASS file number https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14338, European Dictionary Portal ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14339 - New General datatypes property proposals to review: - OpenType script tag https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/OpenType_script_tag (identifier for a script in OpenType) - OpenType language system tag https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/OpenType_language_system_tag (identifier for a language (system) in OpenType) - tattoos https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/tattoos (anatomical location of a tattoo that this person or character have) - New External identifier property proposals to review: organization in cooperation with ISO ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/organization_in_cooperation_with_ISO_ID , EDAM Ontology ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/EDAM_Ontology_ID , FISH Evidence Thesaurus Identifier https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/FISH_Evidence_Thesaurus_Identifier , FISH Thesaurus of Monument Types ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/FISH_Thesaurus_of_Monument_Types_ID , ScriptSource script ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ScriptSource_script_ID , ScriptSource language code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ScriptSource_language_code , Extended Defence of Britain Database ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Extended_Defence_of_Britain_Database_ID , Max username https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Max_username, BE-monumen ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/BE-monumen_ID
You can comment on all open property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Overview!
*Did you know?*
- Query examples: - List of sitelinked small items to a single Wiki https://w.wiki/LAbm (source https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Wikidata:Request_a_query&oldid=2480451843) - example wiki: Maori Wikipedia - People who have herbarium specimens in Herbarium Dresdense (on a timeline) https://w.wiki/FYno (source https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Collectors_affiliated_with_the_Herbarium_Dresdense_(DR) ) - Newest WikiProjects https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProjects : Collectors affiliated with the Herbarium Dresdense (DR) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Collectors_affiliated_with_the_Herbarium_Dresdense_(DR) - WikiProject Highlights: - LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group/QuickStatements3 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Group/Project_Series/QuickStatements3 - don't forget to add yourself to the participants section if you plan to attend the 14.04 Zoom call. - Temples in Roman Britain/Data Model https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Temples_in_Roman_Britain/Data_Model subpage was added. - Library and Information Science https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Library_and_Information_Science added subpages: Librarians dashboard https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Library_and_Information_Science/dashboard_of_librarians , Indexers dashboard https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Library_and_Information_Science/dashboard_of_indexers - Newest database reports https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Database_reports: Short Pages https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ShortPages - A list of pages (mostly Items) that are very small, often appear completely blank. A review to judge whether they are suitable for deletion, victims of vandalism or require merging or expanding may be appropriate. - Showcase Items https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_items : Baldur's gate II: Shadows of Amn https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q804859 - an isometric CRPG created with the Infinity engine, adapting the Advanced Dungeons and Dragons 2nd edition ruleset. - Showcase Lexemes https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_lexemes: spegnere https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Lexeme:L1250690 (Italian verb) to turn off, switch off, extinguish.
*Development*
- The Wikibase Reuse Team is working on ensuring language fallback works on the GraphQL https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413655 labels of linked entities functionality and improving the technical infrastructure behind wbsearchentities https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T421994. - Wikidata integration in the other Wikimedia projects: is working on introducing metrics https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T422564 that help observe the impact of Recent Change related work. Work continues on improving the Diff (T419244 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419244, T419823 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419823)
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: United Nations https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Govdirectory/United_Nations - 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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Idoko Joseph (JosefAnthony)
Wikimedia Volunteer | Open Knowledge Advocate
*View my contributions https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:JosefAnthony/Contributions*