*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata in theweek leading up to 2025-08-18. Missed the previous one? See issue #692 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/Previous>.*
*Events* - Upcoming events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events>: New Linked Data for Libraries LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Group> project series! Mark your calendars for our third session of our event series, an Introduction to Wikidata/EMCO, which is meant to introduce EMCO participants and anyone interested to Wikidata and to develop frameworks and skills for entity management in the Wikidata environment. We will review searching in Wikidata and have a practical, hands-on exercise where everyone can create a new person item and add some statements. Join us Tuesday, August 19th at 9am PT/ 12pm ET/ 16:00 UTC / 6pm CEST Time zone converter <https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1755619200>. Please see our project page <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Group/Project_Series/IntroEMCO> for more information and Zoom links. *Press, articles, blog posts, videos* - Videos: - What Is Wikidata? - Be App Savvy <https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rTKWoZY8I8Y> - OpenStreetMap x Wikidata <https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IYlzoFT3Wi4&pp=0gcJCf8Ao7VqN5tD> - Wikidata Taiwan *Tool of the week* - Magnus Manske’s developed a Como Wikidata Game <https://como.toolforge.org/#/game/autodesc> using Autodesc, this game suggests short descriptions for Wikidata items that don't have any. Review each suggestion, improve it if needed, and submit a concise, accurate description. Additioanlly the andriod application for the game is available for download at Google Play Store <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.toolforge.como> *Other Noteworthy Stuff* - Are you a developer using Wikidata's data in your application with the action API or Query Service? The Wikidata development would love to talk to you to help improve how you can get to Wikidata's data. More details here (Great Question) <https://greatquestion.co/wikimediadeutschland/x2sslsjb/apply>. User interview is 60-mins and you’ll receive compensation as a thank-you for your time. *Newest properties <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties> and property proposals <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal> to review* - New External identifiers: National Library of Nigeria ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13699>, Artfacts artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13700> - New General datatypes property proposals to review: - Código INE (Bolivia) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/C%C3%B3digo_INE_(Bolivia)> (Official hierarchical identifier of the National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia for administrative entities such as departments, provinces and municipalities.) - quality for <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/quality_for> (quality that is described by this sense of adjective/grammatical modifier) - type of quality <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/type_of_quality> (qualifier of "item for this modifier" that specifies the type of quality) - has wireless capabilities <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/has_wireless_capabilities> (type of wireless connectivity this device has/supports) - designed for handedness <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/designed_for_handedness> (hand(s) that this object is intended to be used with) - New External identifier property proposals to review: Valais cantonal parliament ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Valais_cantonal_parliament_ID> , Arcanes ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Arcanes_ID>, A Dictionary of Travel and Tourism entry ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/A_Dictionary_of_Travel_and_Tourism_entry_ID> , IGDB tag ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/IGDB_tag_ID>, TechnoMusicWorld artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TechnoMusicWorld_artist_ID> , TechnoMusicWorld release ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TechnoMusicWorld_release_ID> , TechnoMusicWorld track ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TechnoMusicWorld_track_ID> , A Dictionary of Dentistry entry ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/A_Dictionary_of_Dentistry_entry_ID> , CELL ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CELL_ID>, Flemish Community Masterpieces List item ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Flemish_Community_Masterpieces_List_item_ID> , A Dictionary of Environment and Conservation entry ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/A_Dictionary_of_Environment_and_Conservation_entry_ID> , Hamburger Frauenbiografien ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Hamburger_Frauenbiografien_ID> , GamesIndustry.biz topic ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/GamesIndustry.biz_topic_ID> , Ophardt Team Sportevent person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Ophardt_Team_Sportevent_person_ID> , LINDAS ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/LINDAS_ID>, Digital ROC people ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Digital_ROC_people_ID> , Museum of Fine Arts, Lyon object ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Museum_of_Fine_Arts,_Lyon_object_ID> , Nebraska Authors author ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Nebraska_Authors_author_ID> , InfoconDB series ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/InfoconDB_series_ID> , InfoconDB conference ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/InfoconDB_conference_ID> , setlist.fm festival ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/setlist.fm_festival_ID> , Digital ROC event ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Digital_ROC_event_ID> , ScholarGPS scholar ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ScholarGPS_scholar_ID> , ScholarGPS institution ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ScholarGPS_institution_ID> , ScholarGPS field and discipline ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ScholarGPS_field_and_discipline_ID> , ScholarGPS specialty ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ScholarGPS_specialty_ID> , The Digital Ark person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_Digital_Ark_person_ID> , ScholarGPS country profile ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/ScholarGPS_country_profile_ID> , MHOBT ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/MHOBT_ID>, Letterboxd person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Letterboxd_person_ID> You can comment on all open property proposals <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Overview>! *Did you know?* - Query examples: - Wikidata entities shaped like businesses <https://w.wiki/F4Fv> (Sparql source <https://w.wiki/F4Mf>) - Map of sub-categories of a Commons category <https://w.wiki/6DJd> - Newest WikiProjects <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProjects> : WikiProject Irish Traditional Music <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Irish_Traditional_Music> - This project aims to enhance the representation of Irish traditional music on Wikidata - Showcase Items <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_items> : Olympia (Q737062) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q737062> - painting by Édouard Manet - Showcase Lexemes <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_lexemes>: spegnere (L1250690) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Lexeme:L1250690> - Italian verb (ˈspeɲ.ɲe.re <http://xn--ioa.xn--e-q2a.re>) meaning "to extinguish (a fire)", "to turn off (a device)", or "to die (euphemistic)" *Development* - Mobile editing of statements: We are continuing the work - so far on the read-only mobile version. We will start looking into editing soon. You can follow along with the development on beta Wikidata <https://wikidata.beta.wmflabs.org/>. - GraphQL: We are continuing some experiments with GraphQL to see if it is useful for specific types of access to Wikidata's data. - Dumps: We are starting to experiment with subset dumps to see if we can get meaningful smaller dumps for reusers. - Wikidata integration in the other Wikimedia projects: - We are working on scalability issues around the number of changes from Wikidata that get sent to Wikipedia and co. As part of this we are continuing to look into how to decrease the number of changes in recent changes and watchlist on Wikipedia and co that don't actually affect an article there. - We are investigating how the upcoming larger rollout of Parsoid affects the tracking of Wikidata usage in articles. - We are looking into improving the Databox Lua module that is used especially in smaller Wikipedias to get Wikidata-powered infoboxes. - Federation: We are looking at the previous prototype for Federated Properties that allowed to use Wikidata's Properties on another Wikibase instance. We are checking what if anything of it can be revived for our current work to allow other Wikibase instances to use Wikidata's Items and Properties seamlessly. - Data governance: We are concluding research around the current undestanding of people about which data should go where in the Wikibase Ecosystem. - Constraint reports: We limited Special:ConstraintReport to logged-in users to avoid AI scrapers hitting the systems too hard ([[phab:T401789])) 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: Cyprus <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Govdirectory/Cyprus> - 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> *· Previous issue <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/Previous> · JosefAnthony <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:JosefAnthony> talk <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User_talk:JosefAnthony> ·* -- Idoko Joseph (JosefAnthony) Wikimedia Volunteer | Open Knowledge Advocate Contributor, Wikidata Weekly Summary https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:JosefAnthony https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Weekly_Summary/Team https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/p/JosefAnthony <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/p/JosefAnthony> https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-anthony-b17792225/
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