Official Wikidata. The free knowledge base that anyone can edit - sister of @wikipedia. We're on Mastodon @wikidata@wikis.world & more locations to connect with us http://w.wiki/4wAohttps://bsky.app/profile/wikidatacommunity.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/wikidatacommunity.bsky.social/post/3mm5fot75we2iThis Week on Wikidata – 18 May 2026: Catch up on the latest updates and community highlights. 👉 Read the full report here: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/2026_05_1818 May 2026 17:30 +0000at://did:plc:tciwtadchl6jl554gmljvso6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm5fot75we2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/wikidatacommunity.bsky.social/post/3mm53mx2csr2bEmbedding Project, vectors, vector search… if you've been nodding along quietly while wondering what these terms mean, this thread is for you! What is a Vector? A concept — a word, a sentence, a Wikidata item — represented as a long list of numbers. Like coordinates on a giant map of meaning.18 May 2026 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:tciwtadchl6jl554gmljvso6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm53mx2csr2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/wikidatacommunity.bsky.social/post/3mloawdbfem2i🤖 AI + Wikidata - how AI can serve open knowledge: PoliLoom: large-language models (LLMs) extract politician data from Wikipedia and compare against 100 Million Wikidata entities - gaps and missing information are presented for human-verification. More: https://everypolitician.org/about/contribute/poliloom12 May 2026 16:54 +0000at://did:plc:tciwtadchl6jl554gmljvso6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mloawdbfem2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/wikidatacommunity.bsky.social/post/3mllpwbqz262qThis Week on Wikidata – 11 May 2026: Catch up on the latest updates and community highlights. 👉 Read the full report here: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/2026_05_1111 May 2026 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:tciwtadchl6jl554gmljvso6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllpwbqz262qhttps://bsky.app/profile/wikidatacommunity.bsky.social/post/3mle72vxsje2q🎉 WikiProject Days 2026 is coming. June 19 to 21 online. We will talk about using WikiProjects to connect, model data, and improve quality. Sessions on bringing visibility, creating guidelines, and more. 💡 Propose a session by May 26 or register. 🔗 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Event_talk:WikiProjects_Days_202608 May 2026 16:54 +0000at://did:plc:tciwtadchl6jl554gmljvso6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mle72vxsje2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/wikidatacommunity.bsky.social/post/3mkzutkuiag2iThis Week on Wikidata – 4 May 2026: Catch up on the latest updates and community highlights. 👉 Read the full report here: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/2026_05_0404 May 2026 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:tciwtadchl6jl554gmljvso6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzutkuiag2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/wikidatacommunity.bsky.social/post/3mkik7uloeb2iWhat did the Wikidata community get up to this week? Let's find out. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/2026_04_2727 Apr 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:tciwtadchl6jl554gmljvso6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkik7uloeb2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/wikidatacommunity.bsky.social/post/3mjwwxghmy52wCatch up on everything that happened in the Wikidata world this past week. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/2026_04_2020 Apr 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:tciwtadchl6jl554gmljvso6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwwxghmy52whttps://bsky.app/profile/wikidatacommunity.bsky.social/post/3mjh4ismrpw2c🎂 Save the date! Wikidata turns 14 on 29 October 2026 🎉 Whether you want to host a meetup, run a workshop, or just join the fun, start planning your birthday event now. 🔗 w.wiki/LCJY 🌍 More details coming soon. Stay tuned! #Wikidata14Birthday14 Apr 2026 09:56 +0000at://did:plc:tciwtadchl6jl554gmljvso6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjh4ismrpw2chttps://bsky.app/profile/wikidatacommunity.bsky.social/post/3mjf4bw73kg2cHere's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/2026_04_1313 Apr 2026 14:47 +0000at://did:plc:tciwtadchl6jl554gmljvso6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjf4bw73kg2chttps://bsky.app/profile/wikidatacommunity.bsky.social/post/3mj2hhlxiu42wDid you miss our second quarter Wikidata + Wikibase office hour? 💬 Catch up on the full conversation and see what the dev team has been working on: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events/Telegram_office_hour_2026-04-08 A huge thanks to everyone who joined. We can’t wait to see you at the next one. Stay tuned for updates! 🙌09 Apr 2026 09:08 +0000at://did:plc:tciwtadchl6jl554gmljvso6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2hhlxiu42whttps://bsky.app/profile/wikidatacommunity.bsky.social/post/3miwfe7jocr22This Week on Wikidata – 07 April 2026: Catch up on the latest updates and community highlights! 👉 Read the full report here: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/2026_04_0707 Apr 2026 18:19 +0000at://did:plc:tciwtadchl6jl554gmljvso6/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwfe7jocr22https://bsky.app/profile/wikidatacommunity.bsky.social/post/3miiyoh6x3j2nEveryPolitician.org has released a handy tool to fill gaps on political data in Wikidata... introducing PoliLoom. 👉 Full blog post: opensanctions.org/articles/2026-03-24-poliloom 🗓️ Demonstration: 02.04.2026, 13:00 CET02 Apr 2026 10:28 +0000at://did:plc:tciwtadchl6jl554gmljvso6/app.bsky.feed.post/3miiyoh6x3j2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/wikidatacommunity.bsky.social/post/3mih4uulejf2wHow do we model the world in a way that’s faithful to complexity but still useful for builders? That’s the heart of ontology work in Wikidata. If you’re ready 2 dive deep in, the Wikidata ontology course with Peter & Ege is now open for applications. 🔗Apply here: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Ontology/Ontology_Course01 Apr 2026 16:38 +0000at://did:plc:tciwtadchl6jl554gmljvso6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mih4uulejf2whttps://bsky.app/profile/wikidatacommunity.bsky.social/post/3migxxi6n7b2nFollowing our earlier beta release for String and Entity ID datatypes, we're happy to announce that mobile statement editing now supports all datatypes. You can edit any statement directly from your mobile device, just like on desktop.🎉 Please test it and share your feedback here w.wiki/HNK601 Apr 2026 15:10 +0000at://did:plc:tciwtadchl6jl554gmljvso6/app.bsky.feed.post/3migxxi6n7b2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/wikidatacommunity.bsky.social/post/3mibyzaeian2wThis Week on Wikidata – 30 March 2026: Catch up on the latest updates and community highlights! 👉 Read the full report here: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/2026_03_3030 Mar 2026 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:tciwtadchl6jl554gmljvso6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mibyzaeian2whttps://bsky.app/profile/wikidatacommunity.bsky.social/post/3mhqws34lcq25This Week on Wikidata – 23 March 2026: Catch up on the latest updates and community highlights! 👉 Read the full report here: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/2026_03_2323 Mar 2026 20:50 +0000at://did:plc:tciwtadchl6jl554gmljvso6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqws34lcq25https://bsky.app/profile/wikidatacommunity.bsky.social/post/3mh6yk6jcrl2tThis Week on Wikidata – 16 March 2026: Catch up on the latest updates and community highlights! 👉 Read the full report here: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/2026_03_1616 Mar 2026 17:34 +0000at://did:plc:tciwtadchl6jl554gmljvso6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh6yk6jcrl2thttps://bsky.app/profile/wikidatacommunity.bsky.social/post/3mgwmnh5toi2fWikidata relies on hundreds of cool and useful tools and they deserve their time in the limelight. You can now nominate your favorite one for Wikimedia's 2026 Coolest Tool Award! Learn more about the award and nomination process at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Coolest_Tool_Award13 Mar 2026 09:39 +0000at://did:plc:tciwtadchl6jl554gmljvso6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgwmnh5toi2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/wikidatacommunity.bsky.social/post/3mgpupjngqf27Attention app builders! 👷 Wikidata now also offers a GraphQL endpoint. It is ideal for integrating simple queries that don’t need the full power of SPARQL into your application. You can learn more at https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Wikibase_GraphQL What are you going to build next?10 Mar 2026 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:tciwtadchl6jl554gmljvso6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgpupjngqf27https://bsky.app/profile/wikidatacommunity.bsky.social/post/3mgndkd4r6q2yThis Week on Wikidata - 9 March 2026: Catch up on the latest updates and community highlights! 👉 Read the full report here: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/2026_03_0909 Mar 2026 17:03 +0000at://did:plc:tciwtadchl6jl554gmljvso6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgndkd4r6q2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/wikidatacommunity.bsky.social/post/3mg3xbve52l2cThis Week on Wikidata - 2nd March 2026: Catch up on the latest updates and community highlights! 👉 Read the full report here: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/2026_03_0202 Mar 2026 19:08 +0000at://did:plc:tciwtadchl6jl554gmljvso6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg3xbve52l2chttps://bsky.app/profile/wikidatacommunity.bsky.social/post/3mftq4x4aix2hWhat happens when a knowledge graph meets vector search infrastructure? Philippe Saade (Wikimedia Deutschland), spoke with @stackoverflow.blog.web.brid.gy on how the Wikidata Embedding Project is building a vector database of over 30 million Items. Interview here: https://stackoverflow.blog/2026/02/20/even-genai-uses-wikipedia-as-a-source/27 Feb 2026 12:39 +0000at://did:plc:tciwtadchl6jl554gmljvso6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mftq4x4aix2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/wikidatacommunity.bsky.social/post/3mfjw5bvqp52tWikidata Weekly – 23 February 2026: The latest updates and community highlights! 👉 Read the full report here: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/2026_02_23 Highlights: 📑 WikiProjects ⛷️ Ski, 🇿🇦 NPO: South Africa, 🏗️ Chantiers 📜 Notability Policy: 2nd round! 🌐 EveryPolitician.org, OpenSanctions & Wikidata23 Feb 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:tciwtadchl6jl554gmljvso6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfjw5bvqp52thttps://bsky.app/profile/wikidatacommunity.bsky.social/post/3mf2272ioqb2yThis Week on Wikidata – 16th February 2026. Get the latest updates and community highlights! 👉 Full report here: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Status_updates/2026_02_1617 Feb 2026 07:30 +0000at://did:plc:tciwtadchl6jl554gmljvso6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf2272ioqb2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/wikidatacommunity.bsky.social/post/3mesr6jvbgn2cWikidata would not be possible without the ton of Free Software projects it runs on. Thank you to all the communities and maintainers, who built them and improve them every day. ♥️ to you on I Love Free Software Day! You make the world go round and help us share open knowledge.14 Feb 2026 10:00 +0000at://did:plc:tciwtadchl6jl554gmljvso6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mesr6jvbgn2c