* Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata in theweek leading up to 2025-05-19. Missed the previous one? See issue #679 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/Previous>. Help with Translations <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/Current>.*
* Discussions * - Open request for adminship: THEbotIT 2 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/d:Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/THEbotIT_2> - New functional aspect to automatic creation of items <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/d:Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/THEbotIT_1> describing lexicographical articles of Paulys Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/de:Paulys_Realencyclop%C3%A4die_der_classischen_Altertumswissenschaft> (RE). The described topics of an RE article should also link back to the article. * Events * - Upcoming events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events>: - On Thursday, 22 May 2025, from 10:00 to 12:00 (CEST), digiS Berlin <https://www.digis-berlin.de/> will offer an online workshop titled "Wikidata for GLAMs." The event is free, open to all, and conducted in German. More information and registration is here <https://www.digis-berlin.de/wikidata-workshop-am-22-05-2025/>. - (Italian) Introduction to Wikidata and Wikimedia projects - LM43 <https://www.attoppa.it/event/introduzione-a-wikidata-e-ai-progetti-wikimedia-lm43> May 29, 2025 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM - The Wikidata and Sister Projects <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/d:Event:Wikidata_and_Sister_Projects> online event is nearly here! Four days of sessions on the use of Wikidata in the Wikimedia Projects, join us from *May 29 - June 1*. Register here <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:RegisterForEvent/1291>. See the Program schedule <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/d:Event:Wikidata_and_Sister_Projects#Sessions> . * Press, articles, blog posts, videos * - Blogs - Diff Blog: Spotlight on Wikidata in the WikiLearn newsletter <https://diff.wikimedia.org/2025/05/15/wikilearn-news-may-2025/>: WikiLearn's May 2025 update highlights how its online courses, including Wikidata 101, are effectively helping Wikimedians develop key skills, reduce edit reversion rates, and foster engagement across multiple language communities. - The Meaning Behind Our Place Names <https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-meaning-behind-our-place-names.html> - The Open Etymology Map uses Wikidata-linked etymology tags in OpenStreetMap to reveal the origins of place names, offering an interactive way to explore the historical and linguistic roots of streets, towns, and landmarks - Papers - Preprint: Scholia Chemistry: access to chemistry in Wikidata <https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-53n0w> - This study explores Wikidata's role in chemistry, highlighting how thousands of new chemicals were added, how new properties and database links enhance chemical representation, and how Scholia - Making an Under-Resourced Language Available on the Wikidata Knowledge Graph: Quechua Language <https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-91428-7_15> By Huaman et. al., (2025) - This study integrates Quechua lexical data into Wikidata, adding 1,591 lexemes along with senses, forms, and pronunciation audio, demonstrating how Wikidata can support under-resourced languages in AI-driven Knowledge Graphs to promote linguistic diversity and inclusivity. - Knowledge-Based Aerospace Engineering - A Systematic Literature Review <https://arxiv.org/html/2505.10142v1> By Wittenborg et al., (2025) - This study systematically reviews Knowledge-Based Aerospace Engineering, analyzing over 1,000 articles, constructing a knowledge graph mapped to Wikidata, and demonstrating how structured, semantic-based approaches can enhance aerospace design, collaboration, and sustainable aviation - Videos - (Italian) Introduction to Wikidata for archives <https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9ELzahfQqY8> - (Sweden) Stockholm Archipelago Trail OSM Wikidata SDC <https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sGbFNnZi7Pk> By Magnus Salgo - (German) Instructional video on SPARQL queries in Wikidata <https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Zbq0Y0PnTE0> By OER4SDI * Tool of the week * - Wikidata-Taxonomy <https://www.npmjs.com/package/wikidata-taxonomy> is a Command-line tool and library to extract taxonomies from Wikidata. * Other Noteworthy Stuff * - We are improving and expanding our Help and documentation pages, please tell us what you think: Parser Functions <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/d:Wikidata:How_to_use_data_on_Wikimedia_projects/Parser_function> * 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 - third-gender population <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13564> (number of third-gender people inhabiting the place) - context window <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13571> (maximum length of an input token in the language model) - most populous urban area <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13574> (city or town with the largest population in this area (country, state, county, continent, etc.)) - Newest External identifiers: Encyclopedia of the Serbian National Theatre ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13565>, vlaamsekunstcollectie.be ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13566>, Patrimonio Galego ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13567>, Substack handle <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13568>, Sport Express football match ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13569>, R-Sport match ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13570>, ComputerLanguage.com definition <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13572>, Repertorium kleine politieke partijen 1918-1967 (Person) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13573>, RFI station ID (timetables) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13575>, Geographicus cartographer ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13576> - New General datatypes property proposals to review: - related video <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/related_video> (less fitting video, used only because a better alternative is not available. If an appropriate video of the item is available, use P10 instead. Value should not be a generic placeholder.) - cosplay of <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/cosplay_of> (character(s) that are cosplayed in this image or video) - breed belongs to taxon <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/breed_belongs_to_taxon> (taxon to which members of this breed (or these breeds) belong) - Reason for no value <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Reason_for_no_value> (qualifier property to be used with statements having the object "no value", given to provide a reason for "no value") - over <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/over> (base field of this vector space, base ring of this module, pair of base rings for this bimodule, base monoidal category of this enriched category, etc.) - has WikiProject <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/has_WikiProject> (WikiProject which has this topic as its main subject) - mixing engineer <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/mixing_engineer> (person responsible for mixing the different sonic elements of a piece of recorded music into a final version of a track) - normally caused by <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/normally_caused_by> (item that normally causes this effect, but that is not necessarily the cause here) - criminal motive <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/criminal_motive> (verified reasoning behind a crime) - New External identifier property proposals to review: registration number of japanese invoice system <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/registration_number_of_japanese_invoice_system>, Jesuit Online Necrology ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Jesuit_Online_Necrology_ID>, Harper's tag <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Harper%27s_tag>, Database of Czech Librarians ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Database_of_Czech_Librarians_ID>, Open Location Code <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Open_Location_Code>, CABR-identifier <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CABR-identifier>, Onsland-identifier <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Onsland-identifier>, National Library of Spain Alma ID (BNE v2.0) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/National_Library_of_Spain_Alma_ID_(BNE_v2.0)>, PC98 Images game ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/PC98_Images_game_ID>, Stadtwiki Meißen ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Stadtwiki_Mei%C3%9Fen_ID>, Rhein-Neckar-Wiki-ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Rhein-Neckar-Wiki-ID>, R-Sport team ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/R-Sport_team_ID>, WürzburgWiki ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/W%C3%BCrzburgWiki_ID>, AW-Wiki ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/AW-Wiki_ID>, Wetzipedia ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Wetzipedia_ID>, OberpfalzWiki article ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/OberpfalzWiki_article_ID>, Tüik village id <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/T%C3%BCik_village_id>, viberate.com Artist Id <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/viberate.com_Artist_Id>, African Music Library Band ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/African_Music_Library_Band_ID>, Delfi.lv theme ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Delfi.lv_theme_ID>, ESPN soccer team ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ESPN_soccer_team_ID>, 15min.lt theme ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/15min.lt_theme_ID>, trove.scot ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/trove.scot_ID>, Identifiant d'une personne sur PRET19 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Identifiant_d%27une_personne_sur_PRET19>, Židovski biografski leksikon ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/%C5%BDidovski_biografski_leksikon_ID>, IMDb Interest ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IMDb_Interest_ID> You can comment on all open property proposals <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Overview>! * Did you know? * - Query examples: - Map of pubs in Scotland <https://w.wiki/E4T9> (source <https://wikis.world/@[email protected]/114482324831243753>) - Data about all 60 members of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education <https://w.wiki/EC5v> (source <https://x.com/AlexHinojo/status/1923605850607735114>) - Newest WikiProjects <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProjects>: WikiProject_zelph <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_zelph> - WikiProject zelph focuses on integrating a semantic network system with Wikidata to enhance data quality. - Showcase Items <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/d:Wikidata:Showcase_items> : The Jungle Book (Q16857406) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/d:Q16857406> - 2016 film directed by Jon Favreau - Showcase Lexemes <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/d:Wikidata:Showcase_lexemes>: pukka (L339628) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/d:Lexeme:L339628> - English adjective (puh-kuh) that can mean "genuine", "highest class", or "complete" * Development * - UI: We are putting the finishing touches on the new search box that will make it easier to search for Properties, Lexemes and EntitySchemas as well (phab:T321543 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T321543>) - Dark mode: We fixed the last known issues and are getting ready to roll it out - Mobile statement editing: We are refining prototypes for testing and started technical investigations - Wikibase REST API: We are continuing the work on simple search, focusing on phrase matching now (phab:T389011 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T389011>) - Query Service: We are working on a small experiment to show a notification for simple queries that are better run on other APIs ( phab:T391264 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T391264>) 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?> . - 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> -- Zita U. Zage Intern, Wikidata Software Communication Team Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin Phone: +49 (0) 30 577 116 2466 https://wikimedia.de Grab a spot in my calendar for a chat: cal.com/zuz <https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=eml0YS56YWdlQHdpa2ltZWRpYS5kZQ>. A lot is happening around Wikidata - Keep up to date! <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates> Current news and exciting stories about Wikimedia, Wikipedia and Free Knowledge in our newsletter (in German): Subscribe now <https://www.wikimedia.de/newsletter/>. Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Help us to achieve our vision! https://spenden.wikimedia.de Wikimedia Deutschland — Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Charlottenburg, VR 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207. 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