*Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata in theweek leading up to 2026-05-25. Missed the previous one? See issue #732 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Status_updates/Previous>.*
*Discussions* - New requests for permissions/Bot: Skolkoll-bot 1 <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/Skolkoll-bot_1> - *Task(s)*: Adding Skolverket identifiers and source URLs to Swedish school items *Events* - Upcoming events <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Events>: Wikicafé May Edition: *De Wikidata à Wikipédia abstraite : promesses et illusions du savoir structuré (From Wikidata to Abstract Wikipedia: Promises and Illusions of Structured Knowledge)*, Presentation by Jsamwrites <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Jsamwrites>, May 26, 2026 at 13:00 <https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1779793200> video link <https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Projet:Wikifier_la_science/WikiCaf%C3%A9s>, organized by DMontagne en résidence <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:DMontagne_en_r%C3%A9sidence>. *Press, articles, blog posts, videos* - Papers: Anna Clara Maniero Azzolini <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Anna_Clara_Maniero_Azzolini>, Pietro Ortimini <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Pietro_Ortimini>, and Camillo Carlo Pellizzari di San Girolamo <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Ep%C3%ACdosis>, *Wikibase and Wikidata for Greek and Latin Epigraphy: Modelling, Analysing, and Making Reusable Linked Open Data* <https://www.saeg-papers.it/ultimo-fascicolo#h.6zzzvpg7mcw2> - Videos: Monica Berti <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Digitalphilologist> and Camillo Carlo Pellizzari di San Girolamo, *Wikidata Queries for Greek and Latin Philology* <https://github.com/SunoikisisDC/SunoikisisDC-2025-2026/wiki/Summer-2026-Session-5> (SunoikisisDC, Summer 2026); slides on Commons <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SunoikisisDC_Summer_2026_-_Wikidata_Queries_for_Greek_and_Latin_Philology.pdf> + video on Youtube <https://www.youtube.com/live/HuFZNZ7E9pw>; for more information, cf. the WikiProjects Antiquity/Pauly-Wissowa <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Antiquity/Pauly-Wissowa> and LAGL <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LAGL> *Tool of the week* - LexeMap <https://lexemap.toolforge.org/> - is a lexeme coverage mapper that audits Wikidata lexeme data across languages. It runs live SPARQL queries against Wikidata and cross-references against Wiktionary to identify gaps in lexicographical data. *Other Noteworthy Stuff* - Starting May 28, 2026, the Special:EntityData page will no longer support the PHP‑serialized format (e.g .php URLs). Affected requests will return HTTP errors. Please switch to a stable format like JSON (example: Q42.json). The change is already active on test and beta wikis. (full announcement <https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/thread/W4SBS3PREJYEAVZU2JSV47ZJWOJJ7YM6/> ) *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: SIK-ISEA document ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14475>, identifiant d'un fonds au catalogue collectif de France <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14476>, StaphBase ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P14477> - New General datatypes property proposals to review: - PCBS Locality code <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/PCBS_Locality_code> (Locality Code of the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics) - nameplate image <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/nameplate_image> (image of a name-plate or similar identifying plate of the subject) - photographer <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/photographer> (photographer) - New External identifier property proposals to review: Identifiant Bibliothèques patrimoniales de Paris <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Identifiant_Biblioth%C3%A8ques_patrimoniales_de_Paris> , CUEAnexo <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/CUEAnexo>, Enciclopedia Católica Wikitólica ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Enciclopedia_Cat%C3%B3lica_Wikit%C3%B3lica_ID> , Adult Film Database film series ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Adult_Film_Database_film_series_ID> , Adult Film Database studio ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Adult_Film_Database_studio_ID> , Satker ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Satker_ID>, Inaproc Instance ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Inaproc_Instance_ID> , British Libray catalogue ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/British_Libray_catalogue_ID> , Swedish-Danish Dictionary ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Swedish-Danish_Dictionary_ID> , Roller-results.com skater ID <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Roller-results.com_skater_ID> You can comment on all open property proposals <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Property_proposal/Overview>! *Did you know?* - Query examples: People born at the sea <https://query.wikidata.org/#%23%20people%20born%20at%20sea%0ASELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fperson%20%3FpersonLabel%20%3FplaceLabel%20%3Fdob%20WHERE%20%7B%0A%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP19%20%3Fplace.%0A%20%7B%20%3Fplace%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279*%20wd%3AQ165.%20%7D%20UNION%20%7B%20%3Fplace%20wdt%3AP31%2Fwdt%3AP279*%20wd%3AQ1229765.%20%7D%0A%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20%3Fperson%20wdt%3AP569%20%3Fdob.%20%7D%0A%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%0AORDER%20BY%20%3Fdob%20%3FplaceLabel> (source <https://twitter.com/WikidataFacts/status/832620159118385154>) - Newest database reports <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Database_reports>: List of items with links to Wiktionary main space. <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Database_reports/Sitelinks_to_Wiktionary> - Showcase Items <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Showcase_items> : Boeing(Q66) <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66> *Development* - Mobile statement editing: - We continued working on reducing the page size to make it easier on mobile data plans - We are improving how error messages are shown - Making WikiProjects more visible: We are continuing the work on getting it ready for a first rollout. 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 *View my contributions <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:JosefAnthony/Contributions>*
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