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* Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata in theweek leading up to 2025-04-01. Missed the previous one? See issue #672 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/2025_03_24*
*Discussions*
- Open request for adminship: BRPever 2 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Administrator/BRPever_2 adminship request closes tomorrow.
*Events*
- Upcoming events https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events: - MCL's Linked Data Usergroup's Wikidata Edit-A-Thon https://www.mcls.org/news/2025/03/31/mclss-linked-data-users-group-invites-you-to-the-annual-wikidata-edit-a-thon-from-april-7-11-2025/ - The Midwest Collaborative for Library Services is hosting an editathon between April 7 - 11, 2025. This is an onsite event and only available to USA states: Indiana and Michigan. - (German) Wikidata models on colonial looting and African cultural heritage https://sammlungen.io/termine/digitale-provenienzforschung-in-universitaetssammlungen-werkstattberichte-im-sommersemester-2025/yann-legall - June 4, 2025, 1300 UTC+2. This event will be presented in German. - Wikidata Training Workshop by WM Uganda https://www.instagram.com/wikimediauganda/p/DH3ZdaHxNo2/ - on April 26, discover how Wikidata powers Wikipedia and beyond! Register here https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScmrjO-SkG4Y1-O8G5I5dMH97PMQNaMWxJZN-kJHHSmouM-wQ/viewform
*Press, articles, blog posts, videos*
- Blogs - Diginomica: Wikidata adds AI vectors graph and knowledge bases, here's why https://diginomica.com/wikidata-adds-ai-vectors-graph-and-knowledge-bases-heres-why - Diginomica: Differing versions of reality; how Wikidata navigates conflicting accounts https://diginomica.com/something-weekend-differing-versions-reality-what-can-we-learn-how-wikidata-navigating-conflicting - Papers - The New Zealand Thesis Project: Connecting a nation’s dissertations using Wikidata https://www.iastatedigitalpress.com/jlsc/article/id/18295/ - Wikipedia is Not a Dictionary, Delete! Text Classification as a Proxy for Analysing Wiki Deletion Discussions https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.10294v1 - includes Wikidata. - Presentations - Using chemistry data in Wikidata in AI https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15109700, at the American Chemical Society Spring 2025 https://www.acs.org/meetings/acs-meetings/spring.html meeting - Videos - Live Wikidata editing - creating Property proposals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVI4jwmRS64&pp=ygUId2lraWRhdGE%3D with Jan Ainali. - Entity Management Cooperative meeting, with Wikidata https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvHVlK_3qJ8 - (Taiwanese) Seediq Wikimedia 2024 Annual Conference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTcKU2K-Vqw - hosted by Wikidata Taiwan, here are the opening remarks by Principal Zhan Su'e's opening speech. - Open translations in mathematics (Oxford Seminar) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac7laU1WH7o - This presentation from Tim Osgood discusses the utility of mathematics for translations, a community-driven approach, and how Wikidata is contributing. - (Spanish) Socialisation: Literary Data in Bogota 2015 - 2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IDUzn5sC9g - The Colombian Publishing Observatory of the Caro y Cuervo Institute presents "Metadata Model for Independent Publishing in Bogotá", containing over 31,500 data points, all catalogued in Wikidata. - (Italian) Tools for Visualising Wikidata https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaZno818m5o - Carlo Bianchini presents some useful tools for visualising data and queries from Wikidata, with a focus on Digital Humanities.
*Tool of the week*
- Revisiting the Twelfth Birthday Presents https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Twelfth_Birthday/Presents - if you haven't seen the birthday presents already, go check them out!
*Other Noteworthy Stuff*
- *[BREAKING CHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT]* Please find full information here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ - Wikidata Ontology Course https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Ontology/Ontology_Course Peter Patel-Schneider and Ege Doğan will run a seven-week Wikidata Ontology Course starting late April / early May. It aims to expand the Wikidata community’s knowledge of the Wikidata ontology through lectures, exercises, and group projects. Participants should have prior Wikidata experience and are expected to attend lectures, complete exercises (about one hour per week), and contribute to a group project. More details |available here https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Ontology/Ontology_Course .
*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: none - External identifiers: Crunchyroll artist ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13399, SideQuest app ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13400, The Atlantic topic ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13401, TechSavvy.de GPU ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13402, Delfi.ee theme ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13403, The College of Cardinals Report ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13404, NexusMods mod ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13405, Hiking Note Trail identifier https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13406, Hiking Note mountain identifier https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13407 - New property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal to review: - General datatypes: - SWIS-WEM Facility Code https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SWIS-WEM_Facility_Code (Unique identifier for facilities registered with the Australian Energy Market Operator for facilities operating in the South West Interconnected System Wholesale Electricity Market (SWIS-WEM Facility Code)) - number of downloads (2) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/number_of_downloads_(2) (number of downloads of times this application or creative work have been downloaded) - species protection status https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/species_protection_status (Links species, habitat or biotope type with the regulation international or national that protects this species) - Number of Heads of Families https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Number_of_Heads_of_Families (number of family cards (KK) in an area) - mother's maiden name https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/mother%27s_maiden_name (maiden name of this person’s mother) - External identifiers: FirstCycling team season ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/FirstCycling_team_season_ID, FirstCycling race ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/FirstCycling_race_ID, Dizionario della Musica in Italia ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Dizionario_della_Musica_in_Italia_ID, Ethnologue language family ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Ethnologue_language_family_ID, Untappd beer ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Untappd_beer_ID, Catálogo Histórico de Teses e Dissertações da Área de História ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Cat%C3%A1logo_Hist%C3%B3rico_de_Teses_e_Disserta%C3%A7%C3%B5es_da_%C3%81rea_de_Hist%C3%B3ria_ID, The Sun topic ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_Sun_topic_ID, Databáze her platform ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Datab%C3%A1ze_her_platform_ID, Rekhta Gujarati author ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Rekhta_Gujarati_author_ID, Itch.io tag ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Itch.io_tag_ID, The Jerusalem Post topic ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_Jerusalem_Post_topic_ID, DVIDS Photo ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/DVIDS_Photo_ID, LUX person ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/LUX_person_ID, LUX group ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/LUX_group_ID, LUX place ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/LUX_place_ID, Shazoo tag ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Shazoo_tag_ID, ідентифікатор особи в Бібліометрика української науки https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/%D1%96%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%84%D1%96%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80_%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B8_%D0%B2_%D0%91%D1%96%D0%B1%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D1%83%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%97%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%97_%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%BA%D0%B8, SCImago Institutions Rankings ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SCImago_Institutions_Rankings_ID, UniRank ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/UniRank_ID, Climate Policy Radar ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Climate_Policy_Radar_ID, LUX concept ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/LUX_concept_ID, iNaturalist photo ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/iNaturalist_photo_ID, identifiant Ordre national du Québec https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identifiant_Ordre_national_du_Qu%C3%A9bec, LUX event ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/LUX_event_ID, Cabinet minutes of the Federal Government ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Cabinet_minutes_of_the_Federal_Government_ID, R-Sport match ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/R-Sport_match_ID, Sport Express football match ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Sport_Express_football_match_ID, CPJ topic ID https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CPJ_topic_ID
You can comment on all open property proposals https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Overview!
*Did you know?*
- Query examples: - Find Good or Featured Articles in Spanish and Portuguese Wikipedia https://w.wiki/Dfaf - Newest WikiProjects https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProjects:
- Govdirectory: Rwanda https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Govdirectory/Rwanda - Showcase Items https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_items: Pleinfeld (Q252320) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q252320 - market municipality in Germany - Showcase Lexemes https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_lexemes:humpback (L322138) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Lexeme:L322138 - English noun that can mean " kyphosis (condition of the spine)", "a person with an abnormal curvature of the spine", "humpback whale, a particular marine mammal variety", "pink salmon", "lake skygazer, a type of ray-finned fish", " type of arch bridge where the span is larger than the ramps on either side", or " humpback dolphin, a particular variety of marine mammal."
*Development*
- Search: We continued the work on making it easier to search entity types other than Items (Lexemes, Properties, EntitySchemas) in the search box (phab:T321543 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T321543) - Vector 2022 theme: We are fixing remaining issues with dark mode ( phab:T385039 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T385039) - Wikibase REST API: We are continuing to build out the simple Item search endpoint (phab:T386228 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T386228) and are looking into the one for Properties (phab:T386377 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T386377)
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: Australia https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Govdirectory/Australia - 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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