*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 #693 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/Previous>.*
*Discussions* - Open request for adminship: Rubah Hitam Vukova <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Administrator/Rubah_Hitam_Vukova> - RfP scheduled to end after 31 August 2025 14:16 (UTC) - New requests for permissions/Bot: DifoolBot 7 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/DifoolBot_7> - task(s): Adding a Wikipedia reference to unsourced day-precision date of birth (P569) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P569> and date of death (P570) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P570> claims. - Closed request for permissions/Bot: Dolabbot <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/Dolabbot> - task(s): Import module subpages from other wikis (mainly English wiktionary) to Korean wiktionary and addition of corresponding Wikidata sitelinks. - New request for comments: Pilot project for AI-Assisted Wikidata onboarding and Quality control <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/Pilot_Project_for_AI-Assisted_Wikidata_Onboarding_%26_Quality_Control> . *Events* - Upcoming events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events>: - The call for proposals deadline for WikidataCon 2025 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Event:WikidataCon_2025> is very close (end of the August). Submit your session proposals at this Call for Proposals <https://pretalx.com/wikidatacon-2025/cfp> page. - Wikidata's 13th birthday decentralized events will take place in October and November 2025. Feel free to browse the documentation pages <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Thirteenth_Birthday/Run_an_event> to learn how to organize an event in your area and get in touch with other organizers. If you need funding support, make sure to apply for the micro-grants before the deadline of September 1st. Please help translate the documentation pages into your language. - WikiCite 2025 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiCite_2025>: a 3-day (25 - 31 August 2025) conference, summit and hackathon for creating an ecosystem of bibliographical data. To attend online, please sign-up on the Participants <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiCite_2025/Participants> page. *Press, articles, blog posts, videos* - Blogs: How Wikidata is coding for humanity <https://www.stephenharrison.com/p/how-wikidata-is-coding-for-humanity> - In this interview, Lydia Pintscher of Wikimedia Deutschland speaks with Stephen Harrison on how Wikidata connects human and machine-readable knowledge and why contributing to it is having a global impact. - Papers: Wikidata's Worldview: A Semantic Network Analysis of an AI Knowledge Pipeline <https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5396411#:~:text=Abstract,and%20automated%20decision%2Dmaking%20systems.> - The paper examines Wikidata as a key AI knowledge source, showing how its structures and classifications influence machine decision-making, and calls for greater transparency in AI data systems. - Videos: - What Wikidata Reveals About the Good Side of the Internet <https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OeiXnbpRC2A> - Resolving the Empty Result Issue in the Wikidata Query Service <https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nuzw-qehCT8> - Podcast: Tech Talks Daily - What Wikidata reveals about the good side of the internet? <https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-tech-talks-daily-28475628/episode/3391-what-wikidata-reveals-about-the-290000631/> - This episode features Lydia Pintscher who reveals how this massive, collaborative dataset empowers communities worldwide to build tools for the public good, and what a truly “good internet” can look like... - Presentations: Wikimania 2025 - Wikidata a whirlwind tour through the land of Wikidata-powered apps <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/File:Wikimania_2025_-_Wikidata_a_whirlwind_tour_through_the_land_of_Wikidata-powered_apps.pdf> (slides for a talk showcasing Wikidata powered apps at Wikimania 2025) By Lydia Pintscher *Tool of the week* - The Como GWAP <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Como> (*Q125832524 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q125832524>*) (games with a purpose) app has just released to the iOS App Store <https://apps.apple.com/us/app/como-a-crowdsourcing-game/id6686407794>. Also playable in your Web Browser <https://como.toolforge.org/> and Android (Google Play Store <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.toolforge.como>), the latest release includes Stats tracking and Leaderboards. - A new tool SPARQL Recent Changes 2 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Tools/SPARQL_Recent_Changes_2> has been released and enables mass-validation of entities in Wikidata based on their recent changes. This tool enables users to ensure that whole subgraphs are valid according to any given EntitySchema! - WikiCrowd <https://wikicrowd.toolforge.org/groups> A tool for crowdsourced micro-edits on Wikimedia projects, letting users make quick contributions—like labeling images or answering simple questions—to improve data on Commons and Wikidata. *Other Noteworthy Stuff* - Wikisource reader app <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikisource_reader_app> was released. It utilizes the power of Wikidata. - Paulina <https://paulina.toolforge.org/> won one of this year's Coolest Tool Awards <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Coolest_Tool_Award> Newest properties <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties> and property proposals <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Property_proposal> to review[edit <https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Wikidata:Status_updates/2025_08_25&action=edit§ion=1> ] - New General datatypes property proposals to review: - rewards this type of work <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13713> (kind of work for which an award is given) - watercraft prefix <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13715> (prefix applied to watercraft operated by different organisations) - proposed entity type <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13718> (what a proposed entity would be) - Modern Shrine Ranking <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13723> (Rank in the Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines) - Cyclocross24 rider ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13724> (identifier for a cyclo-cross cyclist in the Cyclocross24 database) - DuckDuckGo bang <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13732> (Identifier for use of DuckDuckGo bang shortcut) - New External identifier property proposals to review: Database dei fondi musicali toscani ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13701> , Deaf Movie Database person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13702>, Deaf Movie Database genre ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13703>, Deaf Movie Database language ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13704>, Deaf Movie Database country ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13705> , MacPorts port <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13706>, dvdcompare.net film ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13707>, Encyclopedia of Indianapolis ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13708>, Mobility Database ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13709>, PCPartPicker product type ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13712>, Library of Congress BIBFRAME Work ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13714>, USB device ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13716>, Rekhta Gujarati author ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13717>, A Dictionary of Public Health entry ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13719>, Yandex Books author ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13720>, CoreTennis.net player ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13721>, rada.info council ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13722>, Athletics Podium person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13725>, CESAR title ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13726>, Polski Petersburg encyclopedia ID (Russian version) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13727>, Polish Taxpayer Identification Number <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13728>, Berardi Arte artist ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13729>, Swiss Films person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13730>, Swiss Films company ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13731>, médiathèque de Sceaux catalog author ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13733>, EASIN ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13734>, A Dictionary of Genetics entry ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13735>, A Dictionary of Sports Studies entry ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13736>, Open Science Thesaurus ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13737>, PCI vendor hexadecimal ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13738>, NuGet package <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13739>, LINDAS ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13740>, Archaeological Cadastre (Greece) ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13741>, Dictionary of American Family Names ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13742> - New General datatypes property proposals to review: - museociclismo <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/museociclismo> (id for museociclismo.it) - identificativo Viario di Roma <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/identificativo_Viario_di_Roma> (identifier for a street in Rome) - form factor <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/form_factor> (physical design paradigm this object is aligned with) - implies (2) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/implies_(2)> (axiom or conjecture that this axiom or conjecture implies) - comes with <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/comes_with> (object which is included with this item, but is not part of it) - New External identifier property proposals to review: Letterboxd person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Letterboxd_person_ID> , EU-ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/EU-ID> , Viario di Roma ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Viario_di_Roma_ID> , Kick username <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Kick_username> , Ene dilim ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Ene_dilim_ID>, LTT Labs product ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/LTT_Labs_product_ID> , Concept ID in Arab Encyclopedia <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Concept_ID_in_Arab_Encyclopedia> , La Fayette ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/La_Fayette_ID> , Archivio Storico Ricordi partiture ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Archivio_Storico_Ricordi_partiture_ID> , United Methodist Church church ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/United_Methodist_Church_church_ID> , Record Group Number of National Archives Administration, Taiwan <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Record_Group_Number_of_National_Archives_Administration,_Taiwan> , Autostraddle topic ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Autostraddle_topic_ID> , LGBTQ Nation tag ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/LGBTQ_Nation_tag_ID> , The Advocate tag ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_Advocate_tag_ID> , Xtra Magazine topic ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Xtra_Magazine_topic_ID> , Out tag ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Out_tag_ID>, Queerty tag ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Queerty_tag_ID> You can comment on all open property proposals <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Overview>! *Did you know?* - Query examples: - Cool beaches in Antartica <https://w.wiki/F6NR> - Airports with IATA and/or ICAO airport codes, their wikidata Item id's and the English label of the Item <https://w.wiki/F8At> (source <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Request_a_query#Airport_query> ) - Newest WikiProjects <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProjects> : WikiProject They Were Not Witches, They Were Women <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_They_not_were_witches_they_were_women> - A Wikidata project preserving the stories of women accused as witches in Catalonia and Andorra (1419–1796). - Showcase Items <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_items> : Le Monde de Dory (Q9321426) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9321426> - 2016 American animated film directed by Andrew Stanton - Showcase Lexemes <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_lexemes>: Showcase lexemes <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_lexemes>: 消す (L8031) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Lexeme:L8031> - Japanese verb (けす, kesu) meaning "to erase", "to turn off", or "to delete" *Development* - Mobile editing of statements: After focusing on the initial read-only version, we are now starting the work on the actual editing mode. You can follow along with the development on beta Wikidata <https://wikidata.beta.wmflabs.org/>. - Wikidata integration in the other Wikimedia projects: - We are continuing to work 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. - GraphQL: We now have a prototype for GraphQL for Wikidata. We'd love to have your feedback about it, especially if you are a developer building applications with Wikidata's data. More details at GraphQL prototype <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Wikibase_GraphQL_prototype> 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: - 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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