*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata in theweek leading up to 2025-09-29. Missed the previous one? See issue #698 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/Previous>.*
*Discussions* - Open request for adminship: Empat Tilda <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Administrator/Empat_Tilda>: RfP scheduled to end after 3 October 2025 18:30 (UTC) *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 first session of our WikiProject Personal Pronouns event series, which will provide a high-level overview of WikiProject Personal Pronouns' goals, past work, and implementation plans. The session will also serve as a practical orientation to the implementation work for this project, ending with a demonstration of the workflow to be used in subsequent sessions. No previous Wikidata experience is needed to participate. This session will be recorded. Slides and recordings will be found on the project page after the session. Join us Tuesday, September 30th at 9am PT/ 12pm ET/ 16:00 UTC / 6pm CEST (Time zone converter <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=LD4+Wikidata+Affinity+Group+Project+Series+Call&iso=20250930T09&p1=234&ah=1>). Please see our project page <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Group/Project_Series/PersonalPronouns> for more information and Zoom links. - Wikidata are hosting a webinar on the Embedding Project <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Event:Embedding_Project_Webinar>: AI/ML Project Manager Philippe Saadé (WMDE) will introduce the project, including early experiences, wins and pitfalls, and open up the floor to your questions. - Takes place 1600 - 1700 UTC, October 9, 2025. - Embedding Project? Read about it here <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Embedding_Project> - Want to join the Webinar? Please register here with your Wiki account <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EventDetails/2196> - 🎁 Countdown to 13!🎁 Wikidata's 13th Birthday is fast approaching and this week marks the start of the first Birthday Events! For a full rundown of all Birthday Events, please see the Birthday Calendar <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Thirteenth_Birthday/Calendar>. Starting the month of celebrations this week include: Wali Wikimedians Community, Latin America in Wikidata 2025, Hausa Wikipedians User Group and the language communities of Zambia, Twi and Kinyarwanda and regional celebrations from the Northern Nigerian, Dagbani and Ghanaians Wikimedian communities! *Press, articles, blog posts, videos* - Blogs: - Enhanced Search for Wikibase <https://tech-news.wikimedia.de/2025/09/19/enhanced-search-for-wikibase/> - Suggesting new relations in ROR from Wikidata <https://cthoyt.com/2025/09/25/enriching-ror-with-wikidata.html> By Charles Tapley Hoyt - Papers: - Protoknowledge Shapes Behaviour of LLMs: Text-to-SPARQL <https://arxiv.org/pdf/2505.15501> - Wikidata Workflows: with ORCiD and OpenRefine - a Binghamton University Case Study <https://orb.binghamton.edu/librarian_fac/117/> By Sasha Frizzell - This lightning talk outlines Binghamton University Libraries’ pilot project to convert ORCID faculty data into Wikidata entries, showcasing linked data integration, data cleaning workflows, and strategies for enhancing institutional research visibility. - Videos: - Wikidata tutorial: how to merge duplicate items <https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PJSWWGuPzJE> - Wikidata Wikishootme SAT <https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DeHIq3wX7GE> - How to Fetch Subclasses and Parent Classes in Wikidata SPARQL Queries <https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gEVKAoQc0jM> - (Portuguese) Black women in history through Wikidata <https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=41FtK-tbrK4> - Provenance and Restitution: Shared knowledge graphs as a tool in recovering looted cultural heritage <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkUjnDEZuYU> *Tool of the week* - senseItemLabel <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Jon_Harald_S%C3%B8by/senseItemLabel.js> is a UserScript by User:Jon Harald Søby <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Jon_Harald_S%C3%B8by> The Script Lets you add the lemma for the current lexeme as a label to items added to the lexeme's senses as item for this sense (P5137) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P5137> in one click. *Other Noteworthy Stuff* - If you've noticed a performance issue with Magnus Manske's MixMatch gagdet, User:IagoQnsi <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:IagoQnsi> has suggested a fix, the comment and code is available from Talk:Magnus Manske#MixMatch performance <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User_talk:Magnus_Manske/mixnmatch_gadget.js#Performance_fix> *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: - Lemmy instance URL <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13801> (the Lemmy instance of or about the subject) - part number <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13802> (identifier for a product or part designated by its manufacturer for inventory and ordering purposes) - Newest External identifiers: Noormags ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13798>, PnP device ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13799>, PnP vendor ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13800>, GENC 3-character code <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13803>, Sancho el Sabio Foundation ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13804>, British Authors author ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13805>, VGA Legacy MKIII graphics card ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13806>, qamus.inoor.ir entry ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13807>, PortableApps ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13808>, Chinese Engineers Relational Database ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13809>, DisplaySpecifications.com model ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13810>, Vix Vocal work id <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13811>, Naturalis author ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13812> - New General datatypes property proposals to review: - maximum supported display resolution <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/maximum_supported_display_resolution> (maximum pixel resolution that this computing hardware or technological standard supports) - cookie policy <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/cookie_policy> (cookie policy of this website, software or digital product) - yayasan ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/yayasan_ID> (identifier for Indonesian foundation on vervalyayasan.data.kemdikbud.go.id) - luminance <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/luminance> (measured quantity of photometric brightness (luminous intensity per area)) - New External identifier property proposals to review: Filmarks ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Filmarks_ID>, Medicin.dk disorder ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Medicin.dk_disorder_ID> , Interaktionsdatabasen ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Interaktionsdatabasen_ID> , A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition entry ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/A_Dictionary_of_Food_and_Nutrition_entry_ID> , OpenStreetMap role <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/OpenStreetMap_role> , TechPowerUp CPU Specs Database ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TechPowerUp_CPU_Specs_Database_ID> , GPUZoo ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/GPUZoo_ID>, CPU-World ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CPU-World_ID>, Adebiportal author <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Adebiportal_author> , RIA Novosti person ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/RIA_Novosti_person_ID> , The Oxford Dictionary of the Jewish Religion entry ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/The_Oxford_Dictionary_of_the_Jewish_Religion_entry_ID> , Qalamger.kz author ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Qalamger.kz_author_ID> , Does the Dog Die? media ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Does_the_Dog_Die%3F_media_ID> , Sultanlar Ligi player ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Sultanlar_Ligi_player_ID> You can comment on all open property proposals <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Overview>! *Did you know?* - Query examples: - maps of running and closed railway stations in Denmark <https://w.wiki/FRz9> - Formula One Teams by employee count <https://w.wiki/FUDK> - source: Discord - WikiProject Highlights: - Piano Rolls <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Piano_Rolls> - has bee greatly expanded and subpages added. - Open Topstukken Maastricht University and Radboud University <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Open_Topstukken_Maastricht_University_and_Radboud_University/Manual> - A user manual for contributing. - Showcase Items <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_items> : Because You Left (Q1059888) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1059888> - episode of Lost (S5 E1) - Showcase Lexemes <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_lexemes>:Knoten (L298686) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Lexeme:L298686> - German noun (ˈknoːtn̩) meaning "tied fastening of ropes/strings", "speed unit in aviation/shipping", or "tangled clump of hair" *Development* - Mobile statement editing: We continue to make good progress, which you can check out on beta Wikidata <https://www.wikidata.beta.wmcloud.org/w/index.php?title=Q593112&mobileaction=toggle_view_mobile>. Specifically it is now possible to - save changes to edits made to string Properties on statements (without losing qualifier / reference information) (phab:T401405 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T401405>) - change the rank of statements (phab:T402436 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T402436>) - Query Service UI: jhsoby submitted patches for two issues related to the example dialog. Thank you! (phab:T405747 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T405747>, phab:T405720 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T405720>) - Lexicographical data: 1F616EMO submitted a patch to fix a localization issue on the Lexeme page. Thank you! (phab:T322526 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T322526>) - Dumps: We fixed issues with the n-triples and truthy dumps generation and set up a dashboard for monitoring <https://grafana.wikimedia.org/d/6c666ea5-01de-4325-9c32-41ee09882368/wikidata-data-dumps-monitoring?orgId=1&from=now-90d&to=now&timezone=utc> (phab:T403882 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T403882>) - GraphQL: We are continuing to make labels of linked entities accessible in the GraphQL endpoint (phab:T404692 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T404692>) - Wikidata in Wikipedia and co: We are continuing to work on improvements to how we technically track the use of Wikidata in the other Wikimedia projects in order to reduce the amount of changes from Wikidata in the watchlist and recent changes on Wikipedia and co. - Wikidata Query Service GUI: We deployed two fixes by User:Jon Harald Søby <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Jon_Harald_S%C3%B8by>, thank you! (phab:T405720 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T405720>, phab:T405747 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T405747>) 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: Bulgaria <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Govdirectory/Bulgaria> - 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 *View my contributions <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:JosefAnthony/Contributions>*
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