* Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata in theweek leading up to 2025-02-17. Missed the previous one? See issue #666 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/2025_02_10>*
* Discussions * - Open request for CheckUser: Lymantria <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/CheckUser/Lymantria> (RfP scheduled to end at 19 February 2025 04:22 UTC) - New request for comments: Anna's Archive <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/Anna%27s_Archive> - The RFC is about whether Wikidata should import and store metadata from Anna's Archive, considering legal, copyright, and technical challenges. * Events * - Upcoming <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events>: - Data Reuse Days, starting on February 18th. Check out the program <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Event:Data_Reuse_Days_2025#Sessions> and don't forget to register on wiki <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:RegisterForEvent/1050> to receive the access link. - How to the use the w:20th Century Press Archives <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_Century_Press_Archives> as Source (Digitaler Themenabend: Das Pressearchiv 20. Jahrhundert als Quelle <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digitaler_Themenabend#111._DTA:_„Das_Pressearchiv_20._Jahrhundert_als_Quelle“,_18._Februar_2025,_19_Uhr> - in German) will introduce into research in the archives and into the work of Wikipedia Projekt Pressearchiv <https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Projekt_Pressearchiv> - Tuesday, February 18, at 18:00 UTC (informal registration <https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Digitaler_Themenabend#111._DTA:_„Das_Pressearchiv_20._Jahrhundert_als_Quelle“,_18._Februar_2025,_19_Uhr> ) - New Linked Data for Libraries LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Group> project series! We have our next LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group project series session on Tuesday, 18 February, 2025 at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 17:00 UTC / 6pm CET Time Zone Converter <https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1738688400>. Eric Willey will be facilitating a series of four sessions focused on starting a Wikidata project from the foundation up at your institution. The second session will focus on choosing your project. Event page <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Group/Affinity_Group_Calls/Starting_A_Wikidata_Project> - (workshop) Wikidata Lab XLIV: Launch of QuickStatements 3.0 <https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Grupo_de_Usu%C3%A1rios_Wiki_Movimento_Brasil/Wikidata_Lab_XLIV> on February 24 at 15:00 UTC. Register here <https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Grupo_de_Usu%C3%A1rios_Wiki_Movimento_Brasil/Wikidata_Lab_XLIV> and watch it on WMB's YouTube channel <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHqyRynWGvQ>! - Wikidata and Wikibase: Curriculum Transformation in the Digital Humanities. Talk on Wednesday, 5 March. By Information Services, University of Edinburgh. (register <https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wikidata-and-wikibase-curriculum-transformation-in-the-digital-humanities-tickets-1247440079859> ) - Past: - Wikidata at WikiLibCon 2025 <https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/January_2025/Contents/Wikidata_report> - Exploring Wikidata & Building Community for Cultural Heritage Professionals <https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/January_2025/Contents/Germany_report> * Press, articles, blog posts, videos * - Blogs - Visualising the Wikibase ecosystem using Wikibase World <https://addshore.com/2025/02/visualizing-wikibase-ecosystem-using-wikibase-world/> by Addshore (A) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Addshore> - Wikipedia Recognized as a Digital Public Good <https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2025/02/12/wikipedia-recognized-as-a-digital-public-good/> - Videos - From Open Collaboration to Customized Control: Transitioning from Wikidata to Wikibase <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAfpEYXb2WI>. Presented by John Samuel, this talk explores Wikibase, a self-hosted platform that brings the power of Wikidata to your own infrastructure. - (Ukranian) The Role of Wikidata in the development of the Crimean Tatar Wikipedia <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROuOz8gxMoU>. This talk discusses how Wikidata has been used to support populating a small language Wikipedia with content. - (Portuguese) Mapping etymology on OpenStreetMaps with Wikidata <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Gw0Wdh6CNQ> Tiago Lubjana demonstrates how to map etymology in OpenStreetMaps with Wikidata, using the streets of the Butantanã Institute <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q971299> as an example. - Podcasts: Between The Brackets Episode 173: Adam Shorland, Tom Arrow and Ollie Hyde <https://betweenthebrackets.libsyn.com/episode-173-adam-shorland-tom-arrow-and-ollie-hyde> * Tool of the week * - Fedipol <https://rstockm.github.io/fedipol/index.html> (Fediverse Activity Tracker) is a Wikidata-based tool used for tracking activity and analyzing accounts related to German political parties, institutions, and instances on the Fediverse. - OpenRefine 3.9.0 was released <https://openrefine.org/blog/2025/02/13/version-3-9-0> * Other Noteworthy Stuff * - Call for Projects and Mentors for Outreachy Round 30 is open! <https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/N4RKFU6DYVJFJ3PIS3PEGKH7YJSRLRVJ/> The deadline to submit projects on the Outreachy website is March 4, 2025 at 4pm UTC and the project list will be finalized by March 14, 2025. *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: - land acknowledgement <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13282> (acknowledgement of indigenous or native people who live and whose ancestors lived at a location) - study or design for this work <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13296> (preliminary work for this finished work) - Newest External identifiers: Dizionario Biografico della Calabria Contemporanea ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13283>, ESPN.com football match ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13284>, WPBSA.com player ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13285>, World Snooker Tour tournament ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13286>, Bertsolaritzaren Datu Basea ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13287>, EJU judoka ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13288>, Yandex Music track ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13289>, Video Game History Foundation Library agent ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13290>, Video Game History Foundation Library subject ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13291>, Video Game History Foundation Library resource ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13292>, Toonopedia ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13293>, PlaymakerStats season ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13294>, ERR keyword ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13295>, El Watan topic ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13297>, BGSU Historical Collections of the Great Lakes entry ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13298>, CPC Zone game ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13299>, New York Post topic ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13300>, National Trust Heritage Records ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13301>, Records of Early English Drama ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13302>, Shamela Algeria person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13303>, PWBA.com player ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13304> - New General datatypes property proposals to review: - The College of Cardinals Report <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_College_of_Cardinals_Report> (ID of the person on the The College of Cardinals Report website) - Nation Ranking (secondary) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Nation_Ranking_(secondary)> (Nation Ranking (primary)) - Peh-oe-ji <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Peh-oe-ji> (writing system for {{Q|36778|Taiwan Taigi}} or other {{Q|36495}} language varieties in Fujian and South East Asia.) - Taiwanese Taigi Romanization System <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Taiwanese_Taigi_Romanization_System> (romanization system for {{Q|36778|Taiwan Taigi}} or other {{Q|36495}} language varieties in Fujian and South East Asia.) - leader of organization <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/leader_of_organization> (This property identifies the top executive leader of an organization, regardless of the specific title used by the organization.) - New External identifier property proposals to review: National Gallery ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/National_Gallery_ID>, SteamDB developer ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SteamDB_developer_ID>, Steam Group ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Steam_Group_ID>, Identifiant d'une personne dans le Dictionnaire de la déportation gardoise <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Identifiant_d%27une_personne_dans_le_Dictionnaire_de_la_d%C3%A9portation_gardoise>, Digital Scriptorium Catalog item ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Digital_Scriptorium_Catalog_item_ID>, DRTV IDs <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/DRTV_IDs>, Cultural Heritage Online (Japan) special ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Cultural_Heritage_Online_(Japan)_special_ID>, Hiking Note plant identifier <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Hiking_Note_plant_identifier>, Identifiant d'une personnalité sur Calindex <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Identifiant_d%27une_personnalit%C3%A9_sur_Calindex>, Identifiant d'un(e) auteurice sur Calindex <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Identifiant_d%27un(e)_auteurice_sur_Calindex>, Identifiant dans le dictionnaire de la BnF <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Identifiant_dans_le_dictionnaire_de_la_BnF>, The Atlantic topic ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_Atlantic_topic_ID>, Kulturenvanteri place ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Kulturenvanteri_place_ID>, Global Energy Monitor Wiki ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Global_Energy_Monitor_Wiki_ID>, VGC IDs <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/VGC_IDs>, Audiomack artist-ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Audiomack_artist-ID>, Audiomack album-ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Audiomack_album-ID>, Audiomack sang-ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Audiomack_sang-ID>, Wikishire Page ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Wikishire_Page_ID>, Kulturdatenbank-ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Kulturdatenbank-ID>, TERMDAT ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TERMDAT_ID>, United Nations Multilingual Terminology Database ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/United_Nations_Multilingual_Terminology_Database_ID>, Homosaurus ID (V4) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Homosaurus_ID_(V4)>, IRIS UNIL author ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IRIS_UNIL_author_ID>, Kantonsspital St.Gallen Author ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Kantonsspital_St.Gallen_Author_ID>, Platform for Taiwan Religion and Folk Culture ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Platform_for_Taiwan_Religion_and_Folk_Culture_ID>, Big Finish Release ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Big_Finish_Release_ID>, TermTerm UUID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TermTerm_UUID>, FU-Lexikon ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/FU-Lexikon_ID>, Miraheze wiki ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Miraheze_wiki_ID>, Eurobasket.com club ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Eurobasket.com_club_ID>, domain name <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/domain_name> You can comment on all open property proposals <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Overview>! * Did you know? * - Query examples: - What tropical cyclones have hit Indonesia? <https://w.wiki/CweX> ( source <https://x.com/4sqa/status/1887868955102228579>) - Cheeses named after towns <https://w.wiki/6CBD> - Showcase Items <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_items>: Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex (Q183529) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183529> - stadium in Kyiv, Ukraine - Showcase Lexemes <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_lexemes>: hacer (L39182) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Lexeme:L39182> - Spanish verb that can mean "do", "create", "pretend" or "play a role". * Development * - Search: We are continuing the work on the improved search that lets you limit your search more easily to other entity types besides Items like Lexemes and Properties (phab:T321543 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T321543>) - RDF: We are working on aligning the RDF export to the Query Service prefixes (phab:T384344 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T384344>) 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: Cuba <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Govdirectory/Cuba> - 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> · Read the full report <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status%20updates/2025%2002%2017> · -- Mohammed S. 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