Notices by Lydia Pintscher (nightrose@mastodon.online)

#Wikidata has been recognized as a digital public good! Wikidata is always the mostly-invisible powerhouse in the background, so this is especially meaningful to me and a great recognition of the work that thousands of people put into structuring the world’s knowledge every single day. Thank you to everyone who’s been along for the ride for the past 13 years and those who will be for many more to come! https://diff.wikimedia.org/2025/10/29/building-an-internet-for-everyone-wikidata-recognized-as-a-digital-public-good/

And if you have not read it yet: His book The Editors is a quite endearing look behind the scenes of a fictional-but-not-so-fictional version of Wikipedia. Highly recommended.

I had a great conversation with @harrisonstephen about how @wikidata is quietly powering much of the digital infrastructure that we use every day. And the coolest part: you don't need to be a programmer to contribute. Small contributions can spread further than you might imagine.
#OpenData #Wikidata #DigitalInfrastructure

https://www.stephenharrison.com/p/how-wikidata-is-coding-for-humanity

Want to hear about some of the really cool things people are building with @wikidata's data? Come to my #Wikimania talk for a whirlwind tour.
https://wikimedia.eventyay.com/talk/wikimania2025/talk/ZHHQYV/

Want to work on the best knowledge there is? We have an opening for a software engineer on the @wikidata team!
https://wikimedia-deutschland.career.softgarden.de/jobs/56640059/Software-Engineer-Wikidata-all-genders-/

#wikidata #getfedihired

Are you a great engineer and want to shape the technical future of Wikimedia's knowledge graph? We are looking for a staff engineer for @wikidata! https://wikimedia-deutschland.career.softgarden.de/jobs/55063868/Staff-Engineer-Wikidata-all-genders-/
#Wikidata #getfedihired

Want to work with me and are excited about all things knowledge graphs and product? We have an opening for the Product Manager for Wikibase Suite. Apply! https://wikimedia-deutschland.softgarden.io/job/50824818/Product-Manager-Wikibase-Suite-m-f-d-?jobDbPVId=167093023&l=en

#getfedihired

We are looking for a great person to help us make the next round of KDE Goals a success for the @kde Community. Is that you or someone you know? https://ev.kde.org/resources/jobad-projectcoordinator2024.pdf