* Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata in theweek leading up to 2025-02-24. Missed the previous one? See issue #667 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/2025_02_17>*
* Discussions * - New requests for permissions/Bot: MatSuBot_10 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/MatSuBot_10> - Task(s): Import aliases from Female form of Label (P2521) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2521> and Male form of Label(P3321) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3321>. - New request for comments: Certify the Wikidata trainers? <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/Trainers> - Initially discussed in Project Chat <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#Should_we_certify_Wikidata_trainers?>, this RfC looks to establish a clear community-endorsed policy on how Wikidata Trainers can be appropriately certified and their skills demonstrated and recognized. * Events * - Ongoing events: Data Reuse Days, until February 28th: watch the sessions that you missed and check the program for this week <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Event:Data_Reuse_Days_2025#Sessions>. - Upcoming events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events>: - International Mother Language Day 2025 Datathon <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_India/Events/International_Mother_Language_Day_2025_Datathon> - online event by WikiProject India <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_India> from 21-28 February 2025. - OpenStreetMap X Wikidata Meetup #74 March 10 Time: 19:30-21:00 UTC+8 at Taipei Mozilla Community Space Taipei (Q61752245) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61752245> - Past: - Wikidata and Bangla Wikisource: When two cool kids play together! <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikisource_Conference_2025/Submissions/Wikidata_and_Bangla_Wikisource:_When_two_cool_kids_play_together!> at Wikisource Conference 2025 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikisource_Conference_2025> - Wiki Movimento Brasil unveil QuickStatements 3.0 <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHqyRynWGvQ> - A livetsreamed workshop showcasing the latest version of QuickStatements. Discover the new features implemented based on community research. * Press, articles, blog posts, videos * - Videos: - Live Wikidata Editing <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmHhcBIFQAM> - User:Ainali and User:Abbe98 return for a Wikidata live edit session for Data Reuse Days. - (Czech) Wikibase as a tool for database operation in a memory institution <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TMYlp9NlMU> Linda Jansová presents this session on Wikibase (first streamed 9 November, 2024) at the 13th Wikiconference 2024, hosted by WM Česká republika. - Podcasts: Using Wikidata to connect constituents with their government <https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/civichackerpodcast/episodes/Using-Wikidata-to-Connect-Constituents-With-Their-Government-e1or922/a-a963q1t> - User:Ainali (Co-founder of *Wikimedians for Sustainable Development* discusses their knowledge about Wikidata and how it underpins Govdirectory <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Govdirectory>, their vision for the future impact of Wikidata. * Tool of the week * - The WikidataDiffAnalyzer <https://github.com/WikiEducationFoundation/wikidata-diff-analyzer> is a Ruby gem designed to parse and analyze differences between Wikidata revisions, providing detailed statistics on changes to claims, labels, descriptions, aliases, site links, and more, while also supporting analysis of merges, redirects, and other edit types. - German Political parties and politicians tracked on the Fediverse <https://rstockm.github.io/fedipol/index.html> - Powered by Wikidata, this Fediverse tracker aggregates social media links to official channels of German politicians. (toot <https://chaos.social/@rstockm/113982039705706466>) * Other Noteworthy Stuff * - Job Vacancy: Senior UX Designer for Wikidata <https://wikimedia-deutschland.softgarden.io/job/53795746/Senior-UX-Designer-Wikidata-all-genders-?jobDbPVId=191749381&l=en> - If you have a passion for UX design and open and free knowledge, please consider applying! - [Wikibase] Bug Fixes: Wikibase Suite Deploy 1.0.2, 3.0.4, Wikibase 1.0.2, 3.0.3 <https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/thread/YCM3S7ZOJL6JL3BFHOM4ILWQ4PDR42LW/> *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: - software used for creation <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13308> (software that was used to create this media or work) - mode of reproduction <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13318> (ways for living organisms to propagate or produce their offsprings) - Toki Pona headnoun <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13326> (Toki Pona common noun for which the name serves as a proper modifier) - Newest External identifiers: PWBA.com player ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13304>, IATI organisation ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13305>, Oorlogsbronnen ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13306>, DIF historia player ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13307>, Cinema Belgica censorship ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13309>, critify.de game ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13310>, Digital Scriptorium Catalog item ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13311>, Patristic Text Archive author ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13312>, Patristic Text Archive work ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13313>, Patristic Text Archive manuscript ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13314>, Patristic Text Archive person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13315>, Patristic Text Archive organization ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13316>, The New Yorker topic ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13317>, CriticDB author ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13319>, Rate Your Music music video ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13320>, Eurosport person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13321>, Soccerbase season ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13322>, nesdb.se game ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13323>, Albin Michel author ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13324>, National Gallery ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13325>, Wine AppDB ID developer ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13327>, Brussels Inventory of Natural Heritage site ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13328>, Brussels Inventory of Natural Heritage tree ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13329> - New General datatypes property proposals to review: - Date filed <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Date_filed> (Filing date for a document, e.g. a patent or court case. Alternative names include <code>date submitted</code>, <code>submission date</code>, <code>filing date</code>, etc. These are all distinct from dates of issuance, granting, acceptance, publication, etc. that are public-facing and have to do with the last stage in a publication process. Searches for [ https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=date+filed&title=Special:Search&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&ns120=1 similar] terms yielded [ https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=filing&ns120=1&fulltext=Search+for+a+property&fulltext=Search no results], so apologies if this is redundant.) - API documentation <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/API_documentation> (API documentation URL) - New External identifier property proposals to review: Euronews topic ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Euronews_topic_ID>, NES Directory game ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NES_Directory_game_ID>, Friends of Friendless Churches ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Friends_of_Friendless_Churches_ID>, Bane NOR station ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Bane_NOR_station_ID>, Meine Abgeordneten ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Meine_Abgeordneten_ID>, Wikidot article ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Wikidot_article_ID>, Breitbart tag ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Breitbart_tag_ID>, SMB-digital asset ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SMB-digital_asset_ID>, Authority control/Korean National Species list ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Authority_control/Korean_National_Species_list_ID>, FMJD person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/FMJD_person_ID>, KNDB person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/KNDB_person_ID>, Radiomuseum.org vacuum tube transitor ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Radiomuseum.org_vacuum_tube_transitor_ID>, Lenape Talking Dictionary ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Lenape_Talking_Dictionary_ID>, Thinky Games database game ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Thinky_Games_database_game_ID>, Encyclopædia Universalis index ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Universalis_index_ID>, Archives in Bavaria ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Archives_in_Bavaria_ID>, CBFC record ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CBFC_record_ID> You can comment on all open property proposals <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Overview>! * Did you know? * - Query examples: - Show missing alias when they exist as another gendered form <https://w.wiki/DBhe> - Items with Human Settlement, but lack a Country <https://w.wiki/DACK> - Image gallery of works by William Hogarth <https://w.wiki/DByA> (source) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:MartinPoulter/queries/collections#Works_of_William_Hogarth_by_collection> - Objects in Sri Lanka <https://w.wiki/DC7Q> (differentiated by different color icons) (source <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Request_a_query#Generating_a_list_of_subjects_for_a_photo_project> ) - Find a certain edit summary in page history <https://query-chest.toolforge.org/redirect/O3WoHEep4y0uC2cwkYkIq8WOIQKqEEqo6IkmAkUAEa8> (source <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Request_a_query#Find_a_certain_edit_summary_in_page_history> ) - Newest WikiProjects <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProjects>: Puerto Rican Cultural Heritage <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Wiki-PR_Puerto_Rican_Cultural_Heritage> - serves as a central hub for various initiatives highlighting Puerto Ricans and Puerto Rican culture in Wikidata - Newest database reports <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Database_reports>: SPARQL: Federation report <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:SPARQL_query_service/Federation_report> - Check the status of different SPARQL endpoints. - Showcase Items <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_items>: The Incredible Hulk (Q466611) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q466611> - 2008 superhero film directed by Louis Leterrier - Showcase Lexemes <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_lexemes>: år (L743600) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Lexeme:L743600> - Nynorsk noun that can mean "a vein", "road", "talent", "an ore", "insect wing part" or "small stripe with a different colour from its surroundings." * Development * - Hosting the Data Reuse Days - Wikibase REST API: We are continuing the work on a search endpoint for the API (phab:T383126 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T383126>) - Search: We are continuing to work on the search field that lets you search other entity types as well and not just Items (phab:T321543 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T321543> - Mobile editing: We are designing prototypes for first testing sessions 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: Uganda <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Govdirectory/Uganda> - 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 [[d:Wikidata:Status updates/Next|write the next summary!] * · Read the full report <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status%20updates/2025%2002%2024> **· Previous issue <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/2025_02_17> ·* -- Mohammed S. 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