*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata in the week leading up to 2026-03-09. Missed the previous one? See issue #721 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/Previous>.*
*Discussions* - New requests for permissions/Bot: DifoolBot 8 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/DifoolBot_8> - Task: Remove Wikipedia import references from statements where the referenced article has since been deleted. *Events* - Upcoming events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events>: - The 6th Wikidata Workshop <https://wikidataworkshop.github.io/2026/> has been announced for ISWC 2026. If you are interested in joining the wWorkshop for the scientific Wikidata community, contact: [email protected] - Open Scholarly Profiles with Wikidata <https://events.ucf.edu/event/4071752/open-scholarly-profiles-with-wikidata/> - April 22, 2026, 13:00 - 14:30, at the University of Central Florida. *Press, articles, blog posts, videos* - Blogs: - Diff blog: Becoming a Trainer Assistant at Wikilatih Wikidata BRIN: A Journey of Sharing Knowledge <https://diff.wikimedia.org/2026/03/08/becoming-a-trainer-assistant-at-wikilatih-wikidata-brin-a-journey-of-sharing-knowledge> by Affandy Murad - Diff blog: Why Dagbanli Needs a Dictionary (And How We Built One with Wikidata) <https://diff.wikimedia.org/2026/03/06/why-dagbanli-needs-a-dictionary-and-how-we-built-one-with-wikidata/> - by User:Masssly <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Masssly> - Papers: Scholia 2026: Compliance with SPARQL 1.1 <https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/Scholia_2026_Compliance_with_SPARQL_1.1.pdf>, to be presented at SWAT4HCLS 2026 <https://www.swat4ls.org/> - Videos: - (Swedish) Mix'n'Match IFKDB <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvaPqzO2cWQ> / Mix'n'Match DIF Historia <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7b9LR79y5U> - Magnus Sälgö - (Spanish) Introducción a Wikidata <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpA19w3jM40>, Dinah M. W.Fraites and Dr. Claudia De Souza give a comprehensive tour and introduciotn of Wikidata for the *Centro para la Excelencia Académica* - Accessibility and Gen AI - Ep 15 w/ Denny Vrandečić (Head of Special Projects at Wikimedia Foundation) <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuYkCUiP1wk> - a conversation about Abstract Wikipedia, the relationship between Wikimedia, Wikipedia and other Projects and how the Foundation will adopt and adapt to emergent technologies such as LLM's. - Epigraphic Object Encoding <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGZqljvsoow> - Session 7 of the SunoikisisDC *Digital Approaches to Cultural Heritage*. Experiences encoding epigraphic data into Wikidata starts at 58:27. - (Arabic) Arabic Wikidata Days 2025: Adding Wikidata to include Arabic Content (example: Hijri Calendar) <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F_n4xgUgKg>, Saeed Hubaishan presents a practical example of adapting Wikibase to enable adding new data types that haven't previously been modelled, such as dates in the Hijri Calendar. - Wikimania 2025 - Unpopular Opinions: Bold Lightning Talks to Shake Up Wikimedia: Moving Categories to Wikidata ((Ad Huikeshoven)) <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB76LpwRYYI&t=2080s> / Introducing Wiki AI (Sam Klein) <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB76LpwRYYI&t=2080s> - Unlocking Government Data for Wikidata: Stories, Impacts & Open Dialogue <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fELZCm-plHo> from Wikimania 2025. Panelists: Butch Bustria, James M. Heilman (Doc James), Jan Ainali, Vanj Padilla, Wisdom Ferrer, Seddon explore how the reuse of public domain & government datasets enriches Wikidata & bolsters public engagement with Wikimedia projects.Slides <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Unlocking_Government_Data_for_Wikidata._Stories,_Impacts,_and_Open_Dialogue_-_Wikimania_2025_Nairobi.pdf> *Tool of the week* - Data2Go <https://codeberg.org/2Go/Data2Go> : An iOS app for browsing and editing Wikidata with a mobile-first UI. It combines fast search, rich item detail views, statement editing, map previews, media galleries, and account-based write access to Wikidata. *Other Noteworthy Stuff* - Wikidata now has a GraphQL API! Read more about it and try it out <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Wikibase_GraphQL> or sign up for the usability tests <https://greatquestion.co/wikimediadeutschland/GraphQLAPI/apply>. - The WMF is in the process of rolling out new global API rate limits. This will also affect Wikidata. For more details see mw:Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_APIs/Rate_limits>. *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 External identifiers: ICAO 24-bit aircraft address <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14165>, BISMaL taxon ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14166>, Xcity actress ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14167>, All Skies Encyclopaedia ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14168>, Power Thesaurus ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14169>, Kvinnehistorie.no persons ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14170>, Mastercaller player ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14171>, dartn.de player ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14172>, darts1.de player ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14173>, pdpa.co.uk player ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14174>, People's Graphic Design Archive creator ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14175>, HKCinema film ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14176>, Medvik ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14177>, Obálky knih ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14178>, MusicaPopular.cl ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14179>, CAMEO page ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14180>, ciss.org sportsperson ID (deaf sport) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14181> - New General datatypes property proposals to review: - maximum vehicle length <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/maximum_vehicle_length> (maximum authorized length for vehicles (especially heavy goods vehicles) on a bridge, tunnel or road segment) - Peer-review propertiy for journals or publications <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Peer-review_propertiy_for_journals_or_publications> ({{TranslateThis | de = <!-- Beschreibung auf Deutsch --> <!-- | xx = Beschreibungen in anderen Sprachen --> }}Scholarly journals or publications should have a property "peer review process" indicating which peer review process (if any) is applied for the publication.) - maximum vehicle width <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/maximum_vehicle_width> (maximum authorized width for vehicles (especially heavy goods vehicles) on a bridge, tunnel or road segment) - maximum vehicle weight <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/maximum_vehicle_weight> (maximum authorized weight (tonnage / gross vehicle weight) for vehicles (especially heavy goods vehicles) on a bridge, tunnel or road segment (load limit)) - regional conservation status <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/regional_conservation_status> (conservation status of species in national or regional Red List publications that follow the IUCN red list criteria) - New External identifier property proposals to review: LINE official account ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/LINE_official_account_ID> , Kulturbase.no ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Kulturbase.no_ID> , CROWCASS file number <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CROWCASS_file_number> , Integbio Database Catalog ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Integbio_Database_Catalog_ID> , norsk fangeregister historie ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/norsk_fangeregister_historie_ID> , Census of Italian Architecture since 1945 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Census_of_Italian_Architecture_since_1945> , TMDB award ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/TMDB_award_ID> , SocioMap ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/SocioMap_ID>, AVefi ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/AVefi_ID>, NSK new ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/NSK_new_ID>, Atlas of Endangered Alphabets ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Atlas_of_Endangered_Alphabets_ID> You can comment on all open property proposals <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Overview>! *Did you know?* - Query examples: - Property count of characters in Tolkien's Universe <https://w.wiki/J7cr> (source <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Request_a_query#Query_to_list_properties_and_their_counts> ) - Data about Norwegians in captivity during WWII (using *Norwegian prisoner register person ID* (P8269) + others <https://w.wiki/JFy7> ( source <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Request_a_query#A_list_of_persons_in_Fanger.no> ) - Newest WikiProjects <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:WikiProjects> : WikiProject Beer <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Beer> - Showcase Items <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_items> : Melbourne Airport (Q733738) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q733738> - international airport serving Melbourne, Australia - Showcase Lexemes <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_lexemes>: sampaa (L1154759) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Lexeme:L1154759> - Dagbanli noun that translates to a hut within a compound to provide shelter for people during the warm season. *Development* - GraphQL: We have released the first version of this new API. You can read more about it and try it out <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Wikibase_GraphQL>. - Wikidata integration in the other Wikimedia projects: We have worked with editors to improve some highly-used modules that access Wikidata in a suboptimal way. They have been adjusted to lead to less unneeded change notification in people's watchlists and recent changes on Wikipedia and co. - Mobile statement editing: We fixed an issue where certain Properties were not accessible in the new mobile UI. We are also working on fixing a bug with saving musical notation statements. We are continuing the work on supporting editing of geocoordinates. 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: agencies for the environment and nature conservation <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Govdirectory>. - 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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