🎃 WikidataCon 2025 is almost here! Join us tomorrow; October 31 – November 2, for a weekend of Wikidata t̶r̶i̶c̶k̶s̶'̶n̶'̶treats. 🤖 Presentations from 6 tracks ⚡ Lightning Talks 🛠️ Workshops & Panels 🕹️ Games 📍Attend via Jitsi to interact with speakers. Sessions will be recorded and livestreamed on YouTube. 🎟️ Register for access link: https://w.wiki/ELxb 📝 Once registered, find the Jitsi link on the Event details page. 📆 Full program:

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Are you ready for WikidataCon next week? We can't wait to see you there! Check out the program and register today at:

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🧩 Developers who use Wikidata’s data dumps -- we want to hear from you! 💬 Your feedback will help us make data dumps easier and more reliable to use. 🕒 If you’re open to chatting, we’ll schedule a 60-minute user interview and would love your insights! 👇 Sign up here: 🔗

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🎉 Exciting news! The #CoolestToolAward returns for its sixth edition! 🛠️ Nominate your favorite (Wikidata or otherwise) tools and celebrate the incredible developers who made them. Nominate now: [

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]. Top tools to be announced at Wikimania 2025. #wikimedia

💫 The Wikidata and Sister Projects event is about to start! Join us for the opening, the state of Wikidata usage in Wikimedia projects and Wikifunctions before playing some games. For information about how to join see:

Event:Wikidata and Sister Projects - Wikidata

What's next for Wikidata? The Wikidata team is excited to share our priorities for 2025 and beyond. Click the link below to see what's important to us and what we plan to do to get there. Thoughts? Please use the talk page to leave your feedback and ask any questions. Read the full announcement here:

Wikidata:Development plan/Wikidata 2025-2028 - Wikidata

🧑‍🔬 Calling all Wikidata researchers! The Wikimedia Research Fund is looking for research proposals to fund. You can submit Wikidata-related proposals until April 16th. More details about the program:

Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Research & Technology Fund/Wikimedia Research Fund - Meta-Wiki

The Data Reuse Days are back! In February 2025 we will bring together people who are building applications with #Wikidata's data, those who want to learn how to do that, Wikidata contributors and more. You can find out more and register at

Event:Data Reuse Days 2025 - Wikidata

And if you want to host a session or show an application you've build you can submit a session proposal at

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🎉 12 years ago, Wikidata began as an idea -- and look where we are now! 🚀 It all started with Denny and Markus, who dreamed of creating a free, structured knowledge base that anyone could edit. Curious about how it all began? 📜 This paper by Lydia, Denny and Markus dives into the origin story: https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3543873.3585579 Here’s to many more years of collaboration and open data! 🥂 #Wikidata12Birthday

🎈 Today, Wikidata turns 12! 🎈 A huge thank you to our amazing community for 12 years of knowledge, collaboration, and growth. Join us in celebrating this milestone, and share your birthday wishes and presents with us here:

Wikidata:Twelfth Birthday/Presents - Wikidata

🎁 At 10:00 and 18:00 UTC today, we’ll meet online to unwrap the presents together! Here’s to many more! 🥳💙 #Wikidata12Birthday