*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata in
the week leading up to 2025-11-17. Missed the previous one? See issue #705
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/Previous>.*
*Discussions*
- New requests for permissions/Bot:
- Che-W-bot
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/Che-W-bot>
-
Task(s): Possible duplicate of the bot below.
- CheWikibot
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/CheWikibot>
-
Task(s): Import new articles created on Chechen Wikipedia (ce.wiki) to
Wikidata.
- DDResearchBot
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/DDResearchBot>
-
Task(s): This bot will facilitate adding structured, cited data from
trusted integrity sources to Wikidata for Dewey Digital
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Deweydigital>.
- Closed request for comments:
- Adapt blocking policy to IPv6 networks
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/Adapt_blocking_policy_to_IPv6_networks>
-
While there is a general agreement for admins to block /64, no
consensus to
add to the blocking Policy was reached.
- Proposal to better document featured SPARQL queries
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/Documented_and_featured_SPARQL_queries>
-
Consensus was reached and a vote is planned.
- Gender neutral Labels for occupations/positions in French
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/Gender_neutral_labels_for_occupations_and_positions_in_French>
-
Majority support for using male and female forms in French labels and
aliases, gender-neutral descriptions, and completing male/female label
properties.
- Items for videos of online platforms that represent notable Items
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/Creating_items_for_videos_at_online_video_platforms_that_are_representation_of_notable_items>
-
No consensus could be reached.
- Should Labels of interlanguage links from other Wikipedia Projects?
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/Is_it_worth_to_import_labels_from_interlanguage_links_of_other_wikipedia_projects_to_wikidata>
-
There is general support to import labels, however there are
concerns about
the import as an Alias.
- Signed Statements
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/Signed_Statements_(T138708)>
-
No consensus could be reached.
- Use of dates in descriptions of items regarding humans
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/Use_of_dates_in_the_descriptions_of_items_regarding_humans>
-
Dates on Wikidata are community-specific; add only to disambiguate, don’t
remove, and format per language conventions.
- Project chat: Proposal:Prohibiting LLM-generated content
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Project_chat#Proposal:_Prohibiting_LLM-generated_content>
- Other:
- Wikidata:Temporary account IP viewer
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Temporary_account_IP_viewer> -
users who may view IP addresses associated with temporary accounts.
- Wikidata:Self-promotion
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Self-promotion> - an essay on
creating an Item about yourself, your organisation, or your work
is a form
of self-promotion and is strongly discouraged. Feel free to update this
page.
*Events*
- Upcoming events
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events>:
- Wikidata Days: IWUG and WAFTAI
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Wikidata_Days_IWUG_and_WAFTAI_2025>
-
A 4 day edit-a-thon beginning November 26, 2025, for Cameroonian and
Nigerian educational institutions.
- WikiLatih Wikidata
<https://wikimedia.or.id/acara/wikilatih-wikidata-fakultas-sains-dan-teknologi-universitas-airlangga/>-
November 21, 08:50am (WIB), learning around Wikidata: how to
reuse data and
edit Items. Organised by the Faculty of Science and Technology
Universitas
Airlangga.
- Just missed it: First steps in Wikidata for the Wikimedia LGBT
Community
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:First_steps_in_Wikidata_for_the_Wikimedia_LGBT_Community>
-
two introductory workshops for English, French and Spanish Wikipedians with
an interest in learning Wikidata.
*Press, articles, blog posts, videos*
- Blogs: GLAM Netherlands report
<https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/October_2025/Contents/Netherlands_report>
The
joint Radboud–Maastricht project Open Topstukken concluded at the Dutch
National Library, showcasing 30 digitized collection highlights enriched
with Linked Open Data via Wikidata and supported by new tools,
documentation, and visualizations to enhance digital accessibility and
interoperability.
- Videos:
- (Spanish) Mujeres que Inspiran: Layla Michán - Wikidata e
investigación <https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rNlREPqT9f8> (Women who
inspire. Wikidata & research)
- Wikidata Workshop: Improving African Authors and Books Items
<https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CIVEYu4_C5E>
- (Spanish) Enriquecer, reutilizar y modelar datos y metadatos usando
Wikidata. Tomás Saorín Pérez
<https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-CBvDSjnjM> (Enrich, reuse, and model
data and metadata using Wikidata.)
- Guide to the Wikidata Notability Policy
<https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EAXd0rIl3kU>
- Wikidata: Wikimedia's knowledge graph in a world of generative AI
<https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NnZan0XUpAc>
- (Portuguese) O que saber antes de editar no Wikidata
<https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zvIJUb4Z4r0> (What to know before
editing on Wikidata)
- (Portuguese) Para além da Wikipédia: como os dados estruturados
conectam saberes <https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SZRaZMkwoWc> (Beyond
Wikipedia: how structured data connect knowledge)
*Tool of the week*
- ArchiveExternaLinks
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Poro26/ArchiveExternaLinks.js/Documentation>
is
a UserScript by Poro26 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Poro26>. The
UserScript automates the archiving of all external links present in an
item, whether they appear in statements, references or identifiers. For
each external link, the script automatically adds an archive link
[archive], similar to what is done on Wikipedia for web sources cited in
references
*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:
- data collection method
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13923> (scientific data
collection procedure used in/by the subject)
- time of deposition
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13926> (point
in time when an archaeological object or assemblage was buried, hidden,
lost, or otherwise deposited)
- Commonwealth Sport country code
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13939> (code for countries
participating in Commonwealth Sport events)
- Newest External identifiers: Japanese Film Database ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13924>, GCatholic former
diocese ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13925>, Myanmar
Company Registration Number
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13927>, Team Austria athlete ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13928>, ECHL.com player ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13929>, Genbu.net ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13930>, ISTAMPIE ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13931>, HarmonyOS NEXT APP ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13932>, Federal Legal
Information ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13933>, UNESCO
Virtual Museum inventory ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13934>, South Korean Business
Registration Number <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13935>,
Lämningsnummer <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13936>, Mackolik
football manager ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13937>, Biserici.org
church ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P13938>
- New General datatypes property proposals to review: role in naming
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/role_in_naming>
(the
role the namesake played in relation to this item, i.e. why the item is
named after the namesake)
- New External identifier property proposals to review: Korea Heritage
Service Heritage Portal ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Korea_Heritage_Service_Heritage_Portal_ID>
, Lubimyczytać version/edition ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Lubimyczyta%C4%87_version/edition_ID>
, UEA catalogue ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/UEA_catalogue_ID>
, CRA program account number
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CRA_program_account_number>
, PL-AED
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/PL-AED>, Yandex
Object Answer ID
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Yandex_Object_Answer_ID>
You can comment on all open property proposals
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Overview>!
*Did you know?*
- Query examples:
- Towns named after Alexander the great <https://w.wiki/G2bz>
- Heritage added to the Memory of the World International Register in
2025 <https://w.wiki/G8T$> (newly added data)
- Newest WikiProjects
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProjects>
: WikiProject LGBTQ History
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LGBTQ_History> -
aims to improve and organize data related to the history, people, places,
events, and organizations that have contributed to LGBTQ+ experiences
across time and geography.
- WikiProject Highlights:
- 👩🔬Passionate about highlighting women's achievements? WikiProject
Women is dedicated to creating and improving data about women worldwide.
Help close the gender gap in knowledge! WikiProject Women
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Women>
- 🗳️ Interested in democracy and political data? Join WikiProject
Elections to model data about elections, candidates, and results from
around the globe. Make electoral data open and accessible! WikiProject
Elections
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Elections>
- 🏛️ How do you find info on government institutions? WikiProject
Govdirectory has a structured data model for that! Help improve
data about
public agencies on Wikidata. WikiProject Govdirectory
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Govdirectory>
- 🎵 Into music? From classical to K-pop, WikiProject Music needs
your expertise to harmonize data on songs, artists, and
releases. Join the
band! WikiProject Music
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Music>
- 🧬 Your skills can help model lifesaving data. WikiProject Medicine
works on structured data for diseases, drugs, clinical trials,
and anatomy.
Join a project that matters. WikiProject Medicine
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Medicine>
- 🔍 Interested in how knowledge itself is structured? WikiProject
Ontology delves into the fundamental classes and properties of Wikidata.
Shape the backbone of the knowledge graph! WikiProject Ontology
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Ontology>
- Showcase Items <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_items>
: Aboriginal Australians (Q12060728)
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12060728> - First Nations people of
Australia
- Showcase Lexemes
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_lexemes>: ਦਿਮਾਗ਼
(L1078947) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Lexeme:L1078947> - Punjabi
noun (dɪ.mäːɣ) meaning "brain (organ)", "intellect/mind", or
"understanding/consciousness"
*Development*
- Mobile statement editing:
- We are working on editing statements that link to other entities in
their value (phab:T403974 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T403974>
, phab:T409149 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T409149>)
- We enabled mobile statement editing as a beta feature on
test.wikidata.org (phab:T407737
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T407737>)
- GraphQL prototype: We finished the work on making labels of linked
entities available (phab:T404692
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T404692>)
- Dumps: We are continuing to work on making the dump process more robust
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>
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<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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