*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata in
theweek leading up to 2025-11-10. Missed the previous one? See issue #704
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/Previous>.*

*Discussions*

   - Other: Draft policy for temporary account IP viewers
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Temporary_account_IP_viewer>.
   What requirements should be set for this user right?

*Press, articles, blog posts, videos*

   - Blogs: Introducing the Unicode Inflection Library Technical Preview
   Release
   
<https://blog.unicode.org/2025/11/introducing-unicode-inflection-library.html>
:
   The Unicode Inflection Library leverages comprehensive lexicons from
   Wikidata to support standardized, multilingual grammatical transformations
   for global software applications.
   - Videos:
      - Art+Feminism Celebrates Wikidata!
      <https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vwiCHKogS_8>
      - Day 5_Using WikiData with Spyral Notebook and Project Presentation
      <https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=P0TnhpU1U9U&pp=0gcJCR4Bo7VqN5tD>
      - Wikidata and Wikipedia training for Art+Feminism 2025 in Uganda
      <https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng89cq6ZH-o>
      - What are Wikidata WikiProjects, and why should you join one? Watch this
      great explainer
      
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:What_can_I_do_on_Wikidata%3F_Examples_of_projects_and_workflows_(Wikidata_Leveling_Up_Days_2024).webm>
from
      the #LevelingUpDays2024 to see how these communities work together! Then,
      find your project: Wikidata:WikiProjects
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProjects>

*Tool of the week*

   - User:Difool/WikidataCleanup.js
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Difool/WikidataCleanup.js>: gadget
   allowing to do, in one click, a wide series of cleanups in an item:
   normalize labels, descriptions, and aliases (double spaces, certain Unicode
   characters), remove weak references, remove weakly referenced dates when
   they have lower precision than a strongly referenced date and downgrade
   unnecessary preferred ranks; about the general issue of redundancies in
   Wikidata, you can check WikiProject Redundancy
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Redundancy>
   - Ghanasupremecases <https://ghanasupremecases.toolforge.org/> is a
   webapp that dynamically pulls and displays over 2,000 Supreme Court of
   Ghana cases from Wikidata, allowing users to access case details linked
   directly to Wikidata items. The goal is to make African legal data more
   open, structured, and discoverable, and to demonstrate how Wikidata can
   serve as a foundation for national-level legal archive

*Other Noteworthy Stuff*

   - Temporary accounts rollout: Starting November 12, the community will
   see logged‑out edits handled through temporary accounts instead of IPs,
   prompting tool and bot checks.
   - Help shape the future WikidatCon! If you attended WikidataCon 2025
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Event:WikidataCon_2025>, please take 10
   minutes to share your feedback in this
   <https://wikimedia.sslsurvey.de/WikidataCon-2025-Feedback> anonymous
   GDPR-compliant survey (sslsurvey)

*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:
      - operating humidity
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13903> (humidity
      at which a device operates)
      - collector <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13914> (person
      or group who physically collected a specimen or object in the field)
      - Serbo-Croatian preferred project code
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13922> (For an interwiki
      article, the property points to the Serbo-Croatian project (sh,
bs, hr, sr)
      that either has a special connection to the topic or the highest quality
      article.)
   - Newest External identifiers: CACI company ID
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13893>, AEK Football player ID
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13894>, Sultanlar Ligi player ID
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13895>, BeWeb historical or
   artistic asset ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13896>, SofaScore
   sports team ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13897>,
FootballFakts.ru
   football match ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13898>, Kicker
   sports match ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13899>, BDFutbol
   match ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13900>, Foot Mercato /
   Fichajes / Fussball Transfers player ID
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13901>, ‎Disney+ browse ID
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13902>, ‎Filmarks ID
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13904>, Memorial Book of Social
   Democracy-ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13905>, NLAI ID
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13906>, Concise Oxford
   Dictionary of Family Names in Britain ID
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13907>, The Grove Encyclopedia
   of Decorative Arts ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13908>, Antique
   Chinese and Japanese Porcelain Dictionary and Glossary of Terms entry
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13909>, Filmfriend movie ID
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13910>, Hesse School ID
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13911>, The Oxford Dictionary
   of Dance entry ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13912>, Saxony
   School ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13913>, NCL Taiwan
   Periodical Literature periodical identifier
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13915>, NZ Charities Register
   Number <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13916>, IFES Election
   Guide ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13917>, Arte de la
   Argentina ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13918>, Democratic
   Memory Bank ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13919>, Kicker
   competition ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13920>,
Soccer365.net
   team ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13921>
   - New General datatypes property proposals to review:
      - time of deposition
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/time_of_deposition>
(date
      or point in time when an archaeological object or assemblage was buried,
      hidden, lost, or otherwise deposited.)
      - readiness
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/readiness>
       (readiness)
      - greenhouse gases emissions
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/greenhouse_gases_emissions>
(amount
      of greenhouse effect emited by a given company or industry sector)
      - neuter form of label
      
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/neuter_form_of_label>
(neuter
      form of name or title)
      - current season
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/current_season>
({{TranslateThis
      | an identifier for the team's current season <!-- | xx = descriptions in
      other languages --> }})
      - flag carrier of
      <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/flag_carrier_of>
(country
      of which the airline is the flag carrier)
   - New External identifier property proposals to review: BFXC authority ID
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/BFXC_authority_ID>
   , BWB-nummer
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/BWB-nummer>,
Schulnummer
   Brandenburg
   
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Schulnummer_Brandenburg>
   , Encyclopedia of Shinto ID
   
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Encyclopedia_of_Shinto_ID>
   , Power Thesaurus ID
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Power_Thesaurus_ID>
   , WDSF person ID
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/WDSF_person_ID>
   , Blu-Ray.com film ID
   
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Blu-Ray.com_film_ID>
   , Japanese Law Translation ID
   
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Japanese_Law_Translation_ID>
   , USGS Publication ID
   
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/USGS_Publication_ID>
   , Afrikaregisteret ID
   
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Afrikaregisteret_ID>
   , National cultural monument of Czechia ID
   
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/National_cultural_monument_of_Czechia_ID>
   , Admirable Façades styles ID
   
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Admirable_Fa%C3%A7ades_styles_ID>
   , Brussels Inventory of Architectural Heritage buildings ID
   
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Brussels_Inventory_of_Architectural_Heritage_buildings_ID>
   , Brussels Inventory of Architectural Heritage streets ID
   
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Brussels_Inventory_of_Architectural_Heritage_streets_ID>
   , Dicionário Biográfico de Cientistas, Engenheiros e Médicos em Portugal
   ID
   
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Dicion%C3%A1rio_Biogr%C3%A1fico_de_Cientistas,_Engenheiros_e_M%C3%A9dicos_em_Portugal_ID>
   , TikTok User ID
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TikTok_User_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 all places related to persons with layers by
   property of the place <https://w.wiki/9hdp> (source
   
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Request_a_query#Map_of_all_places_related_to_persons_with_layers_by_property_of_the_place>
   )
   - WikiProject Highlights: Passionate about highlighting women's
   achievements? WikiProject Women
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Women> is dedicated
   to creating and improving data about women worldwide. Help close the gender
   gap in knowledge! #WikidataWikiProjects
   <https://wikis.world/tags/WikidataWikiProjects>
   - Showcase Items <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_items>
   : Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape (Q1136251)
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1136251> - cultural landscape in South
   Africa
   - Showcase Lexemes
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_lexemes>: fold (L4479)
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Lexeme:L4479> - English verb (foʊld)
   meaning "to bend over on itself", "to mix ingredients gently", or "to fail
   or give in"

*Development *The development team were involved in roadmap planning
meetings so not much happened in the past week.

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: Paraguay
   <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Govdirectory/Paraguay>
   - 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>

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