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The Signpost
: 21 March 2011
News and notes:
NPG copyright irony; Citizendium's finances; Credo accounts donated; brief news
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Ward Cunningham's rich child; Indian donations; data mining Wikipedia; brief news
WikiProject report:
Medicpedia — WikiProject Medicine
Features and admins:
Best of the week
Arbitration report:
One closed case, one suspended case, and two other cases
Technology report:
What is: localisation?; the proposed "personal image filter" explained; and more in brief
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The Signpost
: 28 March 2011
News and notes:
Berlin conference highlights relation between chapters and Foundation; annual report; brief news
In the news:
Sue Gardner interviewed; Imperial College student society launched; Indian languages; brief news
WikiProject report:
Linking with WikiProject Wikify
Features and admins:
Featured list milestone
Arbitration report:
New case opens; Monty Hall problem case closes – what does the decision tell us?
Technology report:
UploadWizard release; code review – should MediaWiki move to Git?; brief news
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The Signpost
: 4 April 2011
News and notes:
1 April activities; RIAA takedown notice; brief news
In the news:
Academic contributions; Jimmy Wales weighs in on murder trial controversy; brief news
Editor retention:
Fighting the decline by restricting article creation?
WikiProject report:
Out of this world — WikiProject Solar System
Features and admins:
The best of the week
Arbitration report:
AUSC appointments, new case, proposed decision for Coanda case, and motion regarding CU/OS
Technology report:
Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
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The Signpost
: 11 April 2011
News and notes:
Editor retention; Malayalam loves Wikimedia; Wikimedia reports; brief news
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What if experts just want to get their links into Wikipedia?; brief news
Recent research:
Research literature surveys; drug reliability; editor roles; BLPs; Muhammad debate analyzed
WikiProject report:
WikiProject Japan
Features and admins:
The best of the week
Arbitration report:
Two cases closed – what does the Coanda decision tell us?
Technology report:
The Toolserver explained; brief news
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The Signpost
: 18 April 2011
News and notes:
Commons milestone; newbie contributions assessed; German community to decide on €200,000 budget; brief news
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Wikipedia accurate on US politics, plagiarized in court, and compared to Glass Bead Game; brief news
WikiProject report:
An audience with the WikiProject Council
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The best of the week
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Case comes to a close after 3 weeks - what does the decision tell us?
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Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
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The Signpost
: 25 April 2011
News and notes:
Survey of French Wikipedians; first Wikipedian-in-Residence at Smithsonian; brief news
In the news:
Low-hanging fruit and sustainability; Qwiki on iPad; sceptic critic; brief news
WikiProject report:
WikiProject Somerset
Features and admins:
The best of the week
Arbitration report:
Request to amend prior case; further voting in AEsh case
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Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
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The Signpost
: 2 May 2011
News and notes:
Picture of the Year voting begins; Internet culture covered in Sweden and consulted in Russia; brief news
In the news:
Wikipedia users name "superinjunction celebrities"; brief news
WikiProject report:
The Physics of a WikiProject: WikiProject Physics
Features and admins:
The best of the week
Arbitration report:
Two new cases open – including Tree shaping case
Technology report:
Call for RTL developers, varied sign-up pages and news in brief
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The Signpost
: 9 May 2011
News and notes:
More research on newbie editors; Baidu plagiarism; bin Laden coverage; brief news
In the news:
Billionaire trying to sue Wikipedians; "Critical Point of View" book published; World Bank contest; brief news
WikiProject report:
Game Night at WikiProject Board and Table Games
Features and admins:
Featured articles bounce back
Arbitration report:
AEsh case comes to a close - what does the decision tell us?
Technology report:
MediaWiki 1.16.5, 1.17b1; 1.18 branched; UploadWizard the default; Berlin Hackathon; brief news
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The Signpost
: 16 May 2011
News and notes:
Geographical distribution of Wikipedia edits; Sue Gardner interviewed; brief news
In the news:
Education minister's speech copied from Wikipedia; Jimmy Wales interviewed; brief news
WikiProject report:
Back to Life: Reviving WikiProjects
Features and admins:
The best of the week
Arbitration report:
Motions - hyphens and dashes dispute
Technology report:
Berlin Hackathon; April Engineering Report; brief news
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The Signpost
: 23 May 2011
News and notes:
GLAM workshop; legal policies; brief news
In the news:
Death of the expert?; superinjunctions saga continues; World Heritage status petitioned and debated; brief news
WikiProject report:
WikiProject Formula One
Featured content:
The best of the week
Arbitration report:
Injunction – preliminary protection levels for BLP articles when removing PC
Technology report:
Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
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01:52, 24 May 2011 (UTC)
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The Signpost
: 30 May 2011
News and notes:
ArbCom referendum goes live; US National Archives residency; financial planning; brief news
In the news:
Collaboration with academia; world heritage; xkcd; eG8 summit; ISP subpoena; brief news
WikiProject report:
The Royal Railway
Featured content:
Whipping fantasies, American–British naval rivalry, and a medieval mix of purity and eroticism
Arbitration report:
Update – injunction from last week has expired
Technology report:
Wikimedia down for an hour; What is: Wikipedia Offline?
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The Signpost
: 6 June 2011
Board elections:
Time to vote
News and notes:
Board resolution on controversial content; WMF Summer of Research; indigenous workshop; brief news
In the news:
60% of doctors use Wikipedia; growing in India; brief news
Recent research:
Various metrics of quality and trust; leadership; nerd stereotypes
WikiProject report:
Make your own book with Wikiproject Wikipedia-Books
Featured content:
The best of the week
Arbitration report:
Two cases pending resolution; temporary desysop; dashes/hyphens update
Technology report:
Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
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The Signpost
: 13 June 2011
News and notes:
Wikipedians 90% male and largely altruist; 800 public policy students add 8.8 million bytes; brief news
In the news:
Revere, Palin and Colbert generate activity; British Wikipedia "cleanser"; brief news
WikiProject report:
WikiProject Aircraft
Featured content:
Featured lists hit the main page
Arbitration report:
More workshop proposals in Tree shaping case; further votes in PD of other case
Technology report:
1.18 extension bundling; mobile testers needed; brief news
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01:03, 14 June 2011 (UTC)
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The Signpost
: 20 June 2011
News and notes:
WMF Board election results; Indian campus ambassadors gear up; Wikimedia UK plans; Malayalam Wikisource CD; brief news
In the news:
Wikipedia could become trusted medical resource; neologism controversy; news in brief
WikiProject report:
The Elemental WikiProject
Featured content:
The best of the week
Arbitration report:
One case comes to a close; initiator of a new case blocked as sockpuppet
Technology report:
Engineering department restructured; "break MediaWiki and be reverted"; news in brief
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15:33, 21 June 2011 (UTC)
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The Signpost
: 27 June 2011
News and notes:
ArbCom database theft; WikiLove to roll out on the English Wikipedia; brief news
In the news:
Russian president uploads to Wikimedia Commons; brief news
WikiProject report:
The Continuous Convention: WikiProject Comics
Featured content:
The best of the week
Arbitration report:
Proposed decision for Tree shaping case
Technology report:
Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
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The Signpost
: 4 July 2011
News and notes:
Picture of the Year 2010; data challenge; brief news
In the news:
WikiLove roll-out; €25,000 in damages for being removed from Wikipedia; brief news
WikiProject report:
The Star-Spangled WikiProject
Featured content:
Two newly promoted portals
Arbitration report:
Arb resigns while mailing list leaks continue; Motion re: admin
Technology report:
June report: Virginia datacenter, parser, user profiles; WikiLove 1.0; brief news
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The Signpost
: 11 July 2011
From the editor:
Stepping down
Higher education summit:
Wikipedia in Higher Education Summit recap
News and notes:
Wikipedians' surfing habits explored, Sloan Foundation renews $3M grant
In the news:
Britannica and Wikipedia compared; Putin award criticized; possible journalistic sockpuppeting
WikiProject report:
Listening to WikiProject Albums
Featured content:
The best of the week
Arbitration report:
Tree shaping case comes to a close
Technology report:
WMF works on its release strategy; secure server problems
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The Signpost
: 18 July 2011
News and notes:
WMF Annual plan; Article Feedback tool; university outreach; brief news
In the news:
Fine art; surreptitious sanitation; the politics of kyriarchic marginalization; brief news
WikiProject report:
Earn $$$ free pharm4cy WORK FROM HOME replica watches ViAgRa!!!
Featured content:
Historic last launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavour; Teddy Roosevelt's threat to behead official; 18th-century London sex manual
Arbitration report:
Motion passed to amend 2008 case: topic ban and reminder
Technology report:
Code Review backlog almost zero; What is: Subversion?; brief news
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00:54, 19 July 2011 (UTC)
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The Signpost
: 25 July 2011
Wikimedian in Residence interview:
Wikimedian in Residence on Open Science: an interview with Daniel Mietchen
News and notes:
Oral citations; the state of global development; a gentler Huggle; brief news
In the news:
Open access clash with copyright; rising reader satisfaction; the wiki-correlates of geopolitical instability; brief news
Recent research:
Talk page interactions; Wikipedia at the Open Knowledge Conference; Summer of Research
WikiProject report:
Musing with WikiProject Philosophy
Featured content:
The best of the week
Arbitration report:
New case opened; hyphens and dashes update; motion
Technology report:
Protocol-relative URLs; GSoC updates; bad news for SMW fans; brief news
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The Signpost
: 01 August 2011
News and notes:
Wikimania; why Board of Trustees elections attract few votes; brief news
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Consensus of Wikipedia authors questioned about Shakespeare authorship; 10 biggest edit wars on Wikipedia; brief news
Research interview:
The Huggle Experiment: interview with the research team
WikiProject report:
Little Project, Big Heart — WikiProject Croatia
Featured content:
Featured pictures is back in town
Arbitration report:
Proposed decision submitted for one case
Technology report:
Developers descend on Haifa; wikitech-l discussions; brief news
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The Signpost
: 08 August 2011
Wikimania:
Seventh annual Wikimedia conference concluded in Haifa, Israel
News and notes:
Wikimania a success; board letter controversial; and evidence showing bitten newbies don't stay
In the news:
Israeli news focuses on Wikimania; worldwide coverage of contributor decline and gender gap; brief news
WikiProject report:
Shooting the breeze with WikiProject Firearms
Featured content:
The best of the week
Arbitration report:
Manipulation of BLPs case opened; one case comes to a close
Technology report:
Wikimania technology roundup; brief news
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The Signpost
: 15 August 2011
Women and Wikipedia:
New Research, WikiChix
News and notes:
Chapter funding and what skeptics and Latter Day Saints have in common
In the news:
Wikipedia a "sausage fest", Chicago Wikipedians ("the people you've probably plagiarized"), and other silly season stories
WikiProject report:
The Oregonians
Featured content:
The best of the week
Arbitration report:
Abortion case opened, two more still in progress
Technology report:
Forks, upload slowness and mobile redirection
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The Signpost
: 22 August 2011
News and notes:
Girl Geeks edit while they dine, candidates needed for forthcoming steward elections, image referendum opens
In the news:
Journalist regrets not checking citation, PR firms issue advice on how to "survive" Wikipedia (but U.S. Congressman caught red-handed)
WikiProject report:
Images in Motion – WikiProject Animation
Featured content:
JJ Harrison on avian photography
Arbitration report:
After eleven moves, name for islands now under arbitration
Technology report:
Engineering report, sprint, and more testers needed
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The Signpost
: 29 August 2011
News and notes:
Abuse filter on all Wikimedia sites; Foundation's report for July; editor survey results
In the news:
Wikipedia praised for disaster news coverage, scolded for left-wing bias; brief news
Recent research:
Article promotion by collaboration; deleted revisions; Wikipedia's use of open access; readers unimpressed by FAs; swine flu anxiety
Opinion essay:
How an attempt to answer one question turned into a quagmire
WikiProject report:
WikiProject Tennis
Featured content:
The best of the week
Arbitration report:
Four existing cases
Technology report:
The bugosphere, new mobile site and MediaWiki 1.18 close in on deployment
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The Signpost
: 05 September 2011
News and notes:
24,000 votes later and community position on image filter still unclear; first index of editor satisfaction appears positive
In the news:
Britannica and Wikipedia like "apples and chairs"; should anyone who's anyone get an article?; and why fighting and barriers to editing may be useful after all
WikiProject report:
Riding with WikiProject London Transport
Sister projects:
Wiki Loves Monuments 2011
Featured content:
The best of the week
Opinion essay:
The copyright crisis, and why we should care
Arbitration report:
BLP case closed; Cirt-Jayen466 nearly there; AUSC reshuffle
Technology report:
Pencils down in Google Summer of Code, August analysed and integrated HTTPS support in action
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The Signpost
: 12 September 2011
News and notes:
Foundation reports on research, Kenya trip, Mumbai Wikiconference; Canada, Hungary and Estonia; English Wikinews forked
In the news:
9/11 coverage, Wikimedia hypothetically rebranded and Wikipedia golf 2.0
WikiProject report:
Politics in the Pacific: WikiProject Australian Politics
Featured content:
Wikipedians explain two new featured pictures
Arbitration report:
Ohconfucius sanctions removed, Cirt desysopped 6:5 and a call for CU/OS applications
Technology report:
What is: agile development? and new mobile site goes live
Opinion essay:
The Walrus and the Carpenter
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The Signpost
: 19 September 2011
From the editor:
Changes to
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News and notes:
Ushahidi research tool announced, Citizendium five years on: success or failure?, and Wikimedia DC officially recognised
In the news:
Wikipedia: yesterday's news? Calls for women, doctors, and scholars of humanities; Wales makes Wikimedia work "look easy"
Sister projects:
On the Wikinews fork
WikiProject report:
Back to school
Featured content:
The best of the week
Arbitration report:
ArbCom narrowly rejects application to open new case
Technology report:
MediaWiki 1.18 deployment begins, the alleged "injustice" of WMF engineering policy, and Wikimedians warned of imminent fix to magic word
Popular pages:
Article stats for the English Wikipedia in the last year
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The Signpost
: 26 September 2011
Opinion essay:
The global mission, the image filter and the "German question"
Recent research:
Top female Wikipedians, reverted newbies, link spam, social influence on admin votes, Wikipedians' weekends, WikiSym previews
News and notes:
WMF strikes down enwiki consensus, academic journal partnerships, and eyebrows raised over minors editing porn-related content
In the news:
Sockpuppeting journalist recants, search dominance threatened, new novels replete with Wikipedia references
WikiProject report:
A project in overdrive: WikiProject Automobiles
Featured content:
The best of the week
Arbitration report:
"Broadly construed" explained, voting begins on Senkaku Islands case, invitation to comment on CU/OS candidates
Technology report:
1.18 deployment on track, "mythical" Git migration scheduled, editor decline statistics improved
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01:47, 27 September 2011 (UTC)
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The Signpost
: 3 October 2011
News and notes:
Italian Wikipedia shuts down over new privacy law; Wikimedia Sverige produce short Wikipedia films, Sue Gardner calls for empathy
In the news:
QRpedia launches to acclaim, Jimbo talks social media, Wikipedia attracts fungi, terriers and Greeks bearing gifts
WikiProject report:
Kia ora
WikiProject New Zealand
Featured content:
Reviewers praise new featured topic: National treasures of Japan
Arbitration report:
Last call for comments on CheckUser and Oversight teams
Technology report:
Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
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The Signpost
: 10 October 2011
Opinion essay:
The conservatism of Wikimedians
News and notes:
Largest ever donation to WMF, final findings of editor survey released, 'Terms of use' heavily revised
In the news:
Uproar over Italian shutdown, the varying reception of BLP mischief, and Wikipedia's doctor-evangelist
WikiProject report:
The World's Oldest People
Featured content:
The weird and the disgusting
Arbitration report:
Senkaku Islands
closes; administrators authorized to place articles on discretionary sanctions
Technology report:
1.18 deployment and HTTPS switchover completed, but developer help now needed with new projects
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The Signpost
: 17 October 2011
News and notes:
Arabic Wikipedia gets video intros, Smithsonian gifts images, and WikiProject Conservatism scrutinized
In the news:
Why Wikipedia survives while others haven't; Wikipedia as an emerging social model; Jimbo speaks out
WikiProject report:
History in your neighborhood: WikiProject NRHP
Featured content:
Brazil's boom-time dreams of naval power: The ed17 explains the background to a new featured topic
Arbitration report:
Case requests on ethnic strife and a WikiProject declined,
Abortion
case stalls but topic bans look to be lightened on amendment
Technology report:
WMDE renew investment in Toolserver, first offsite backup programme of Wikimedia begun
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The Signpost
: 24 October 2011
From the editors:
A call for contributors
Opinion essay:
There is a deadline
Interview:
Contracting for the Foundation
In the news:
Are Wikipedians reluctant journalists?; Wikipedia:The Musical
WikiProject report:
Great WikiProject Logos
Featured content:
The best of the week
Arbitration report:
Abortion; request for amendment on Climate Change case
Technology report:
WMF launches coding challenge, WMDE starts hiring for major new project
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The Signpost
: 31 October 2011
Opinion essay:
The monster under the rug
Recent research:
WikiSym; predicting editor survival; drug information found lacking; RfAs and trust; Wikipedia's search engine ranking justified
News and notes:
German Wikipedia continues image filter protest
In the news:
Citizendium on the rocks, Shankbone celebrated, and the week in vandalism
Discussion report:
Proposal to return this section from hiatus is successful
WikiProject report:
'In touch' with WikiProject Rugby union
Featured content:
The best of the week
Arbitration report:
Abortion case stalls, request for clarification on Δ, discretionary sanctions streamlined
Technology report:
Wikipedia Zero announced; New Orleans successfully hacked
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The Signpost
: 7 November2011
Special report:
A post-mortem on the Indian Education Program pilot
News and notes:
Wikimedia Norway awarded, Halloween on the Main Page, Wikimedia UK recognised
In the news:
The Economist
assays the encyclopaedia's challenges, Jimbo speaks on net future, and an inclusionist alternative emerges.
Discussion report:
Special report on the ArbCom Elections steering RfC
WikiProject report:
Booting up with WikiProject Computer Science
Featured content:
Slow week for Featured content
Arbitration report:
Δ saga returns to arbitration, while the Abortion case stalls for another week
Technology report:
Full steam ahead on Visual Editor, the avoidance of lock-breaking and 1.18b1 release
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The Signpost
: 14 November 2011
News and notes:
ArbCom nominations open, participation grants finalized, survey results on perceptions on Wikipedia released
In the news:
Fundraising vs ads redux, WikiConference India nigh, a world lit up with articles
WikiProject report:
Having a Conference with WikiProject India
Featured content:
Writing featured content: Advice from Sturmvogel 66; Sports, sports, sports!
Arbitration report:
Abortion and Betacommand 3 in evidence phase, three case requests outstanding
Technology report:
Coding Challenge results; Wikimedians to wait and see if Athena really does represent "wisdom, courage and inspiration"
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The Signpost
: 21 November 2011
News and notes:
Last-minute candidates for ArbCom, the Sue Gardner European Tour hits London
In the news:
Indian wikiconference heralds expansion, fundraiser in Silicon Valley major donor coup, import of Wikipedia reconsidered
Discussion report:
Much ado about censorship
WikiProject report:
Working on a term paper with WikiProject Academic Journals
Featured content:
The best of the week
Arbitration report:
End in sight for Abortion case, nominations in 2011 elections
Technology report:
Mumbai and Brighton hacked; horizontal lists have got class
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01:10, 22 November 2011 (UTC)
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The Signpost
: 28 November 2011
News and notes:
Arb's resignation sparks lightning RfC, Fundraiser 2011 off to a strong start, GLAM in Qatar
In the news:
The closed, unfriendly world of Wikipedia, fundraiser fun and games, and chemists vs pornstars
Recent research:
Quantifying quality collaboration patterns, systemic bias, POV pushing, the impact of news events, and editors' reputation
WikiProject report:
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scoops
The Bugle
Featured content:
The best of the week
Arbitration report:
Voting underway in the elections, finally a final decision on
Abortion
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Technology report:
Foundation appears correct to back improved smartphone support; and how a Reddit slip meant no-one could read anything for thirty minutes
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The Signpost
: 05 December 2011
News and notes:
Amsterdam gets the GLAM treatment, fundraising marches on, and a flourish of new admins
In the news:
A Wikistream of real time edits, a call for COI reform, and cracks in the ivory tower of knowledge
Discussion report:
Trial proposed for tool apprenticeship
WikiProject report:
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Arbitration report:
Elections due to finish this week, little activity on Betacommand 3, Abortion case amended
Technology report:
Incremental dumps help mirrors, full screen search helps mobile visitors, and two MediaWiki releases help external sites
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The Signpost
: 12 December 2011
Opinion essay:
Wikipedia in Academe – and
vice versa
News and notes:
Research project banner ads run afoul of community
In the news:
Bell Pottinger investigation, Gardner on gender gap, and another plagiarist caught red-handed
WikiProject report:
Spanning Nine Time Zones with WikiProject Russia
Featured content:
Wehwalt gives his fifty cents; spies, ambushes, sieges, and
Entombment
Arbitration report:
Betacommand 3 workshop revived, two cases set for acceptance and the ArbCom elections finish on a whimper
Technology report:
Trials and tribulations of image rotation, Article Feedback version 5, and new diff colours
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The Signpost
: 19 December 2011
News and notes:
Anti-piracy act has Wikimedians on the defensive, WMF annual report released, and Indic language dynamics
In the news:
To save the wiki: strike first, then makeover?
Discussion report:
Polls, templates, and other December discussions
WikiProject report:
A dalliance with the dismal scientists of WikiProject Economics
Featured content:
Panoramas with Farwestern and a good week for featured content
Arbitration report:
The community elects eight arbitrators
Technology report:
Visual editor demo launched, hailed as "most important change to our user experience ... ever"; but elsewhere over-hasty deployments criticised
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The Signpost
: 26 December 2011
Opinion essay:
Openness versus quality: why we're doing it wrong, and how to fix it
Recent research:
Psychiatrists: Wikipedia better than Britannica; spell-checking Wikipedia; Wikipedians smart but fun; structured biological data
News and notes:
Fundraiser passes 2010 watermark, brief news
WikiProject report:
The Tree of Life
Featured content:
Going through the roster with Killervogel5 and a plethora of featured content
Arbitration report:
Three open cases, one set for acceptance, arbitrators formally appointed by Jimmy Wales
Technology report:
Wikimedia in Go Daddy boycott, and why you should 'Join the Swarm'
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The Signpost
: 02 January 2012
Interview:
The Gardner interview
News and notes:
Things bubbling along as Wikimedians enjoy their holidays
WikiProject report:
Where are they now?
Part III
Featured content:
Ghosts of featured content past, present, and future
Arbitration report:
New case accepted, four open cases, terms begin for new arbitrators
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The Signpost
: 09 January 2012
Technological roadmap:
2011's technological achievements in review, and what 2012 may hold
News and notes:
Fundraiser 2011 ends with a bang
In the news:
Wikipedia ends annual fundraising drive; Monmouthpedia launches
WikiProject report:
From Traditional to Experimental: WikiProject Jazz
Featured content:
Contentious FAC debate: a week in review
Arbitration report:
Four open cases, proposed decision in Betacommand 3
Technology report:
December in more detail; and why the MediaWiki codebase was "slushed" this week
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The Signpost
: 16 January 2012
Special report:
English Wikipedia to go dark on January 18
Sister projects:
What are our sisters up to now?
News and notes:
WMF on the looming SOPA blackout, Wikipedia turns 11, and Commons passes 12 million files
WikiProject report:
WikiProject Beer
Featured content:
Lecen on systemic bias in featured content
Arbitration report:
Four open cases, Betacommand case deadlocked, Muhammad images close near
Technology report:
ArticleFeedback moves into new trial phase; and how MediaWiki integrates with Facebook, IPv6, and PostgreSQL explored
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The Signpost
: 23 January 2012
News and notes:
SOPA blackout, Orange partnership
In the news:
World watched as Wikipedia shut down for SOPA blackout
WikiProject report:
The Golden Horseshoe: WikiProject Toronto
Featured content:
Interview with Muhammad Mahdi Karim and the best of the week
Arbitration report:
Four open cases, proposed decision in Muhammad images, AUSC call for applications
Technology report:
Looking ahead to MediaWiki 1.19 and related issues
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The Signpost
: 30 January 2012
News and notes:
Update on Global Development, Wikipedia Day NYC is a success, JFK audio on Commons
In the news:
Zambian wiki-assassins, Foundation
über alles
, editor engagement and the innovation plateau
Recent research:
Language analyses examine power structure and political slant; Wikipedia compared to commercial databases
WikiProject report:
Digging Up WikiProject Palaeontology
Featured content:
Featured content soaring this week
Arbitration report:
Five open cases, voting on proposed decisions in two cases
Technology report:
Why "Lua" is on everybody's lips, and when to expect MediaWiki 1.19
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The Signpost
: 06 February 2012
News and notes:
The Foundation visits Tunisia, analyzes donors
In the news:
Leading scholar hails Wikipedia, historians urged to contribute while PR pros remain shunned
Discussion report:
Discussion swarms around Templates for deletion and returning editors of colourful pasts
WikiProject report:
The Eye of the Storm: WikiProject Tropical Cyclones
Featured content:
Talking architecture with MrPanyGoff
Arbitration report:
Four open cases, final decision in Muhammad images, Betacommand 3 near closure
Technology report:
October's coding challenge: results now in; progress on 1.19 steady; and why for a while interwiki links were no more
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The Signpost
: 13 February 2012
Special report:
Fundraising proposals spark a furore among the chapters
News and notes:
Foundation launches Legal and Community Advocacy department
In the news:
Scholars and spindoctors contend with the emergent wikiorder
In focus:
Skirmishes in the 'great sectarian war of the Internet'
WikiProject report:
WikiProject Stub Sorting
Featured content:
The best of the week
Arbitration report:
Betacommand 3 closed, proposed decision in Civility enforcement, AUSC candidates announced
Technology report:
January sees prototype new geodata API; but February looks to be a testing time for top developers
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The Signpost
: 20 February 2012
Special report:
The plight of the new page patrollers
News and notes:
Fundraiser row continues, new director of engineering
Discussion report:
Discussion on copyrighted files from non-US relation states
WikiProject report:
WikiProject Poland
Featured content:
The best of the week
Arbitration report:
Civility enforcement closed, proposed decision in TimidGuy, two cases remain open
Technology report:
Major strands of development cycle coalesce as 1.19 is deployed to first wikis
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The Signpost
: 27 February 2012
News and notes:
Finance meeting fallout, Gardner recommendations forthcoming
Recent research:
Gender gap and conflict aversion; collaboration on breaking news; effects of leadership on participation; legacy of Public Policy Initiative
Discussion report:
Focus on admin conduct and editor retention
WikiProject report:
Just don't call it "sci-fi": WikiProject Science Fiction
Featured content:
By plane, by ship, and by stagecoach: Featured content goes trekking this week
Arbitration report:
Final decision in TimidGuy ban appeal, one case remains open
Technology report:
1.19 deployment stress, Meta debates whether to enforce SUL
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The Signpost
: 05 March 2012
News and notes:
Chapter-selected Board seats, an invite to the Teahouse, patrol becomes triage, and this week in history
In the news:
Heights reached in search rankings, privacy and mental health info; clouds remain over content policing
Discussion report:
COI and NOTCENSORED: policies under discussion
WikiProject report:
We don't bite: WikiProject Amphibians and Reptiles
Featured content:
Best of the week
Arbitration report:
AUSC appointments announced, one case remains open
Technology report:
With the 1.19 deployment now (mostly) complete, developers consider possible "mini" deployment later in the month
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The Signpost
: 12 March 2012
Interview:
Liaising with the Education Program
Women and Wikipedia:
Women's history, what we're missing, and why it matters
Arbitration analysis:
A look at new arbitrators
News and notes:
Sue Gardner tackles the funds, and the terms of use update nears implementation
In the news:
Britannica
runs out of print as Jimmy Wales anointed UK transparency tsar
Discussion report:
Nothing changes as long discussions continue
WikiProject report:
WikiProject Women's History
Featured content:
Extinct humans, birds, and Birdman
Arbitration report:
Proposed decision in 'Article titles', only one open case
Education report:
Diverse approaches to Wikipedia in Education
Technology report:
Git learning curve steep but not insurmountable, plus a diff style we can all agree on?
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The Signpost
: 19 March 2012
News and notes:
Chapters Council proposals take form as research applications invited for Wikipedia Academy and HighBeam accounts
Discussion report:
Article Rescue Squadron in need of rescue yet again
WikiProject report:
Lessons from another Wikipedia: Czech WikiProject Protected Areas
Featured content:
Featured content on the upswing!
Arbitration report:
Race and intelligence 'review' opened, Article titles at voting
Technology report:
Bugmeister to leave at end of May, but developers keen to "chart" a path ahead
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The Signpost
: 26 March 2012
News and notes:
Controversial content saga continues, while the Foundation tries to engage editors with merchandising and restructuring
WikiProject report:
WikiProject Rock Music
Featured content:
Malfunctioning sharks, toothcombs and a famous mother: featured content for the week
Arbitration report:
Race and intelligence review at evidence, article titles closed
Recent research:
Predicting admin elections; studying flagged revision debates; classifying editor interactions; and collecting the Wikipedia literature
Education report:
Universities unite for GLAM; and High Schools get their due.
Technology report:
A busy week: Git switchover, mobile site upgraded, and still time for three security releases
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The Signpost
: 02 April 2012
Interview:
An introduction to movement roles
Arbitration analysis:
Case review: TimidGuy ban appeal
News and notes:
Berlin reforms to movement structures, Wikidata launches with fanfare, and Wikipedia's day of mischief
WikiProject report:
The Signpost
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Featured content:
Snakes, misnamed chapels, and emptiness: featured content this week
Arbitration report:
Race and intelligence review in third week, one open case
Technology report:
Somewhere amongst the endless discussions about Gerrit lie details of hackathons, performance blips explained and more
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The Signpost
: 09 April 2012
Wikidata:
The next big thing? An interview with Wikidata
Interview:
Funds, fiduciaries, and the Foundation: the complex dynamics of scaling
News and notes:
Projects launched in Brazil and the Middle East as advisors sought for funds committee
WikiProject report:
The Land of Steady Habits: WikiProject Connecticut
Featured content:
Assassination, genocide, internment, murder, and crucifixion: the bloodiest of the week
Arbitration report:
Arbitration evidence-limit motions, two open cases
Technology report:
Next Wikimedia deployment already in the pipeline and details of recent performance improvements
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The Signpost
: 16 April 2012
Arbitration analysis:
Inside the Arbitration Committee Mailing List
Paid editing:
Does Wikipedia Pay? The Facilitator: Silver seren
News and notes:
French language outreach, WikiTravel debate, and HighBeam reloaded
Discussion report:
The future of pending changes
WikiProject report:
The Butterflies and Moths of WikiProject Lepidoptera
Featured content:
A few good sports: association football, rugby league, and the Olympics vie for medals
Arbitration report:
Evidence submissions begin in Rich Farmbrough case, proposed decision in R&I Review
Technology report:
MediaWiki 1.20wmf01 hits first WMF wiki, understanding 20% time, and why this report cannot yet be a draft
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The Signpost
: 23 April 2012
Investigative report:
Spin doctors spin Jimmy's "bright line"
News and notes:
Help-space revamp, WikiTravel RfC, and Justin Knapp scores a million edits
WikiProject report:
Skeptics and Believers: WikiProject
The X-Files
Featured content:
A mirror (or seventeen) on this week's featured content
Arbitration report:
Evidence submissions close in Rich Farmbrough case, vote on proposed decision in R&I Review
Technology report:
Wikimedia Labs: soon to be at the cutting edge of MediaWiki development?
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The Signpost
: 30 April 2012
Paid editing:
Does Wikipedia Pay? The Consultant: Pete Forsyth
News and notes:
Showdown as featured article writer openly solicits commercial opportunities
Recent research:
Barnstars work; Wiktionary assessed; cleanup tags counted; finding expert admins; discussion peaks; Wikipedia citations in academic publications; and more
Discussion report:
'ReferenceTooltips' by default
WikiProject report:
The Cartographers of WikiProject Maps
Featured content:
Featured content spreads its wings
Arbitration report:
R&I Review remains in voting, two open cases
Technology report:
What Git means for end users, design controversies and pertinent poll results
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The Signpost
: 07 May 2012
Paid editing:
Does Wikipedia Pay? The Communicator: Phil Gomes
News and notes:
Hong Kong to host Wikimania 2013
In the news:
What does Wikipedia call an expert; and untruths in biographies ... again.
WikiProject report:
Say What?: WikiProject Languages
Featured content:
This week at featured content: How much wood would a Wood Duck chuck if a Wood Duck could chuck wood?
Arbitration report:
Proposed decision in Rich Farmbrough, two open cases
Technology report:
Search gets faster, GSoC gets more detail and 1.20wmf2 gets deployed
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The Signpost
: 14 May 2012
Special report:
Wikimedia and the "seismic shift" towards open-access research publication
News and notes:
Finance debate drags on as editor survey finds Wikipedia too bureaucratic
WikiProject report:
Welcome to Wikipedia with a cup of tea and all your questions answered - at the Teahouse
Featured content:
Featured content is red hot this week
Arbitration report:
R&I Review closed, Rich Farmbrough near closure
Technology report:
Cross-wiki watchlist controversy; and is "go file a bug" really a useful response?
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The Signpost
: 21 May 2012
From the editor:
New editor-in-chief
News and notes:
Two new Wikimedia fellows to boost strategies for tackling major issues
WikiProject report:
Trouble in a Galaxy Far, Far Away....
Featured content:
Lemurbaby moves it with Madagascar: Featured content for the week
Arbitration report:
No open arbitration cases pending
Technology report:
On the indestructibility of Wikimedia content
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The Signpost
: 28 May 2012
News and notes:
Wikimedia Foundation endorses open-access petition to the White House; pending changes RfC ends
Recent research:
Supporting interlanguage collaboration; detecting reverts; Wikipedia's discourse, semantic and leadership networks, and Google's Knowledge Graph
WikiProject report:
Experts and enthusiasts at WikiProject Geology
Featured content:
Featured content cuts the cheese
Arbitration report:
Fæ and GoodDay requests for arbitration, changes to evidence word limits
Technology report:
Developer divide wrangles; plus Wikimedia Zero, MediaWiki 1.20wmf4, and IPv6
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The Signpost
: 04 June 2012
Special report:
WikiWomenCamp: From women, for women
News and notes:
Editors want most funding for technical areas, while widespread ignorance of WMF board elections and chapters persists; voting still live on Commons best picture
Discussion report:
Watching Wikipedia change
WikiProject report:
Views of WikiProject Visual Arts
Featured content:
On the lochs
Arbitration report:
Two motions for procedural reform, three open cases, Rich Farmbrough risks block and ban
Technology report:
Report from the Berlin Hackathon
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The Signpost
: 11 June 2012
Special report:
Springer's misappropriation of Wikimedia content "the tip of the iceberg"
News and notes:
Foundation finance reformers wrestle with CoI
WikiProject report:
Counter-Vandalism Unit
Featured content:
The cake is a pi
Arbitration report:
Procedural reform enacted, Rich Farmbrough blocked, three open cases
Technology report:
To support or not to support IPv6, and why knowing when this report was last updated might be getting easier
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The Signpost
: 18 June 2012
Investigative report:
Is the requests for adminship process 'broken'?
News and notes:
Ground shifts while chapters dither over new Association
Discussion report:
Discussion Reports And Miscellaneous Articulations
WikiProject report:
The Punks of Wikipedia
Featured content:
Taken with a pinch of "salt"
Arbitration report:
Three open cases, GoodDay case closed
Technology report:
Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
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The Signpost
: 25 June 2012
Op-ed:
A call for editorial input in developing new Creative Commons licensing
News and notes:
"Mystical" Picture of the Year; run-up to Wikimania DC; RfA reform 2012
In the news:
Wales enters extradition battle; Wikipedia's political bias
Recent research:
Edit war patterns, deleters vs. the 1%, never used cleanup tags, authorship inequality, higher quality from central users, and mapping the wikimediasphere
WikiProject report:
Summer Sports Series: WikiProject Athletics
Featured content:
A good week for the Williams
Arbitration report:
Three open cases
Technology report:
Second Visual Editor prototype launches
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The Signpost
: 02 July 2012
Analysis:
Uncovering scientific plagiarism
Op-ed:
Representing knowledge – metadata, data and linked data
News and notes:
RfC on joining lobby group; JSTOR accounts for Wikipedians and the article feedback tool
In the news:
Public relations on Wikipedia: friend or foe?
Discussion report:
Discussion reports and miscellaneous articulations
WikiProject report:
Summer sports series: Burning rubber with WikiProject Motorsport
Featured content:
Heads up
Arbitration report:
Three open cases, motion for the removal of Carnildo's administrative tools
Technology report:
Initialisms abound: QA and HTML5
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The Signpost
: 09 July 2012
Special report:
Reforming the education programs: lessons from Cairo
News and notes:
Russian Wikipedia blackout; WMF tools; Wikitravel proposal revisited
WikiProject report:
Summer sports series: WikiProject Football
Featured content:
Keeps on chuggin'
Arbitration report:
Three requests for arbitration
Technology report:
Optimism over LastModified and MoodBar, but change in clock time causes downtime
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The Signpost
: 16 July 2012
Special report:
Chapters Association mired in controversy over new chair
News and notes:
WMF enacts reforms at Wikimania; main page redesign; 4 millionth article milestone
WikiProject report:
Summer sports series: French WikiProject Cycling
Discussion report:
Discussion reports and miscellaneous articulations
Wikimania:
Young chapter shows experience beyond its years
Featured content:
Taking flight
Technology report:
Tech talks at Wikimania amid news of a mixed June
Arbitration report:
Fæ faces site-ban, proposed decisions posted
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The Signpost
: 23 July 2012
Paid editing:
Does Wikipedia pay? The skeptic: Orange Mike
From the editor:
Signpost
developments
News and notes:
Chapter head speaks about the aftermath of Russian Wikipedia shutdown
WikiProject report:
Summer sports series: WikiProject Olympics
Arbitration report:
Fæ and Michaeldsuarez banned; Kwamikagami desysopped; Falun Gong closes with mandated external reviews and topic bans
Op-ed:
The future of PR on Wikipedia
Featured content:
When is an island not an island?
Technology report:
Translating SVGs and making history bugs history
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The Signpost
: 30 July 2012
Recent research:
Conflict dynamics, collaboration and emotions; digitization vs. copyright; WikiProject field notes; quality of medical articles; role of readers; Best Wiki Paper Award
News and notes:
Wikimedians and London 2012; WMF budget – staffing, engineering, editor retention effort, and the global South;
Telegraph
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s cheap shot at WP
WikiProject report:
Summer sports series: WikiProject Horse Racing
Featured content:
One of a kind
Technology report:
Talking performance with CT Woo and Green Semantic MediaWiki with Nischay Nahata
Arbitration report:
No pending or open arbitration cases
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The Signpost
: 06 August 2012
Op-ed:
The Athena Project: being bold
News and notes:
FDC portal launched
Arbitration report:
No pending or open arbitration cases
Featured content:
Casliber's words take root
Technology report:
Wikidata nears first deployment but wikis go down in fibre cut calamity
WikiProject report:
Summer sports series: WikiProject Martial Arts
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The Signpost
: 13 August 2012
Op-ed:
Small Wikipedias' burden
News and notes:
Bangla-language survey suggests the challenges for small Wikipedias
Arbitration report:
You really can request for arbitration
Featured content:
On the road again
Technology report:
"Phabricating" a serious alternative to Gerrit
WikiProject report:
Dispute Resolution
Discussion report:
Image placeholders, machine translations, Mediation Committee, de-adminship
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The Signpost
: 20 August 2012
Op-ed:
Wikimedians are rightfully wary
News and notes:
Core content competition in full swing; Wikinews fork taken offline
In the news:
American judges on citing Wikipedia
Featured content:
Enough for a week – but I'm damned if I see how the helican.
Technology report:
Lua onto test2wiki and news of a convention-al extension
WikiProject report:
Land of Calm and Contrast: Korea
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The Signpost
: 27 August 2012
News and notes:
Tough journey for new travel guide
Recent research:
New influence graph visualizations; NPOV and history; 'low-hanging fruit'
Technology report:
Just how bad is the code review backlog?
Featured content:
Wikipedia rivals
The New Yorker
: Mark Arsten
WikiProject report:
From sonic screwdrivers to jelly babies: Doctor Who
Discussion report:
Sidebar and main page alterations; Recent Deaths; Education Program extension
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The Signpost
: 03 September 2012
News and notes:
World's largest photo competition kicks off; WMF legal fees proposal
Technology report:
Time for a MediaWiki Foundation?
Featured content:
Wikipedia's Seven Days of Terror
Op-ed:
Dispute resolution – where we're at, what we're doing well, and what needs fixing
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The Signpost
: 10 September 2012
From the editor:
Signpost
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Op-ed:
Fixing Wikipedia's help pages one key to editor retention
In the media:
Author criticizes Wikipedia article; Wales attacks UK government proposal
Featured content:
Not a "Gangsta's Paradise", but still rappin'
WikiProject report:
WikiProject Fungi
Special report:
Two Wikipedians set to face jury trial
News and notes:
Researchers find that Simple English Wikipedia has "lost its focus"
Technology report:
Mmmm, milkshake...
Discussion report:
Closing Wikiquette; Image Filter; Education Program and Momento extensions
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: 17 September 2012
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WikiProject report:
Action! — The Indian Cinema Task Force
Featured content:
Go into the light
News and notes:
Tens of thousands of monuments loved; members of new funding body announced
Technology report:
Future-proofing: HTML5 and IPv6
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The Signpost
: 24 September 2012
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Editor's response to Roth draws internet attention
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"Rise and decline" of Wikipedia participation, new literature overviews, a look back at WikiSym 2012
WikiProject report:
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UK chapter rocked by Gibraltar scandal
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Featured content:
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The Signpost
: 01 October 2012
Paid editing:
Does Wikipedia Pay? The Founder: Jimmy Wales
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Independent review of UK chapter governance; editor files motion against Wikitravel owners
Featured content:
Mooned
Technology report:
WMF and the German chapter face up to Toolserver uncertainty
WikiProject report:
The Name's Bond... WikiProject James Bond
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: 08 October 2012
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Education Program faces community resistance
WikiProject report:
Ten years and one million articles: WikiProject Biography
Featured content:
A dash of Arsenikk
Technology report:
The ups and downs of September and October, plus extension code review analysis
Discussion report:
Closing RfAs: Stewards or Bureaucrats?; Redesign of Help:Contents
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The Signpost
: 15 October 2012
Op-ed:
AdminCom: A proposal for changing the way we select admins
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Wikipedia's language nerds hit the front page
Featured content:
Second star to the left
News and notes:
Chapters ask for big bucks
Technology report:
Wikidata is a go: well, almost
WikiProject report:
WikiProject Chemicals
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: 22 October 2012
Special report:
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Malleus Fatuorum accused of circumventing topic ban; motion to change "net four votes" rule
Technology report:
Wikivoyage migration: technical strategy announced
Discussion report:
Good articles on the main page?; reforming dispute resolution
News and notes:
Wikimedians get serious about women in science
WikiProject report:
Where in the world is Wikipedia?
Featured content:
Is RfA Kafkaesque?
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: 29 October 2012
News and notes:
First chickens come home to roost for FDC funding applicants; WMF board discusses governance issues and scope of programs
WikiProject report:
In recognition of... WikiProject Military History
Technology report:
Improved video support imminent and Wikidata.org live
Featured content:
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The Signpost
: 05 November 2012
Op-ed:
2012 WikiCup comes to an end
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Wikimedian photographic talent on display in national submissions to Wiki Loves Monuments
In the media:
Was climate change a factor in Hurricane Sandy?
Discussion report:
Protected Page Editor right; Gibraltar hooks
Featured content:
Jack-O'-Lanterns and Toads
Technology report:
Hue, Sqoop, Oozie, Zookeeper, Hive, Pig and Kafka
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Listening to WikiProject Songs
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: 12 November 2012
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Court ruling complicates the paid-editing debate
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The table has turned
Technology report:
MediaWiki 1.20 and the prospects for getting 1.21 code reviewed promptly
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Land of parrots, palm trees, and the Holy Cross: WikiProject Brazil
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: 19 November 2012
News and notes:
FDC's financial muscle kicks in
WikiProject report:
No teenagers, mutants, or ninjas: WikiProject Turtles
Technology report:
Structural reorganisation "not a done deal"
Featured content:
Wikipedia hit by the Streisand effect
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GOOG, MSFT, WMT: the ticker symbol placement question
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The Signpost
: 26 November 2012
News and notes:
Toolserver finance remains uncertain
Recent research:
Movie success predictions, readability, credentials and authority, geographical comparisons
Featured content:
Panoramic views, history, and a celestial constellation
Technology report:
Wikidata reaches 100,000 entries
WikiProject report:
Directing Discussion: WikiProject Deletion Sorting
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: 03 December 2012
News and notes:
Wiki Loves Monuments announces 2012 winner
Featured content:
The play's the thing
Discussion report:
Concise Wikipedia; standardize version history tables
Technology report:
MediaWiki problems but good news for Toolserver stability
WikiProject report:
The White Rose: WikiProject Yorkshire
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The Signpost
: 10 December 2012
News and notes:
Wobbly start to ArbCom election, but turnout beats last year's
Featured content:
Wikipedia goes to Hell
Technology report:
The new Visual Editor gets a bit more visual
WikiProject report:
WikiProject Human Rights
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The Signpost
: 17 December 2012
News and notes:
Arbitrator election: stewards release the results
WikiProject report:
WikiProjekt Computerspiel: Covering Computer Games in Germany
Discussion report:
Concise Wikipedia; section headings for navboxes
Op-ed:
Finding truth in Sandy Hook
Featured content:
Wikipedia's cute ass
Technology report:
MediaWiki groups and why you might want to start snuggling newbie editors
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The Signpost
: 24 December 2012
News and notes:
Debates on Meta sparking along—grants, new entities, and conflicts of interest
WikiProject report:
A Song of Ice and Fire
Featured content:
Battlecruiser operational
Technology report:
Efforts to "normalise" Toolserver relations stepped up
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The Signpost
: 31 December 2012
From the editor:
Wikipedia, our Colosseum
In the media:
Is the Wikimedia movement too 'cash rich'?
News and notes:
Wikimedia Foundation fundraiser a success; Czech parliament releases photographs to chapter
Technology report:
Looking back on a year of incremental changes
Discussion report:
Image policy and guidelines; resysopping policy
Interview:
Interview with Brion Vibber, the WMF's first employee
Featured content:
Whoa Nelly! Featured content in review
WikiProject report:
New Year, New York
Recent research:
Wikipedia and Sandy Hook; SOPA blackout reexamined
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The Signpost
: 07 January 2013
Op-ed:
Meta, where innovative ideas die
WikiProject report:
Where Are They Now?
Episode IV: A New Year
News and notes:
2012—the big year
Featured content:
Featured content in review
Technology report:
Looking ahead to 2013
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: 14 January 2013
Investigative report:
Ship ahoy! New travel site finally afloat
News and notes:
Launch of annual picture competition, new grant scheme
WikiProject report:
Reach for the Stars: WikiProject Astronomy
Discussion report:
Flag Manual of Style; accessibility and equality
Special report:
Loss of an Internet genius
Featured content:
Featured articles: Quality of reviews, quality of writing in 2012
Arbitration report:
First arbitration case in almost six months
Technology report:
Intermittent outages planned, first Wikidata client deployment
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The Signpost
: 21 January 2013
News and notes:
Requests for adminship reform moves forward
WikiProject report:
Say What? — WikiProject Linguistics
Featured content:
Wazzup, G? Delegates and featured topics in review
Arbitration report:
Doncram
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Technology report:
Data centre switchover a tentative success
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The Signpost
: 28 January 2013
In the media:
Hoaxes draw media attention
Recent research:
Lessons from the research literature on open collaboration; clicks on featured articles; credibility heuristics
WikiProject report:
Checkmate! — WikiProject Chess
Discussion report:
Administrator conduct and requests
News and notes:
Khan Academy's Smarthistory and Wikipedia collaborate
Featured content:
Listing off progress from 2012
Arbitration report:
Doncram
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Technology report:
Developers get ready for FOSDEM amid caching problems
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The Signpost
: 04 February 2013
Special report:
Examining the popularity of Wikipedia articles
News and notes:
Article Feedback Tool faces community resistance
WikiProject report:
Land of the Midnight Sun
Featured content:
Portal people on potent potables and portable potholes
In the media:
Star Trek Into Pedantry
Technology report:
Wikidata team targets English Wikipedia deployment
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The Signpost
: 11 February 2013
Op-ed:
An article is a construct – hoaxes and Wikipedia
Featured content:
A lousy week
WikiProject report:
Just the Facts
In the media:
Wikipedia mirroring life in island ownership dispute
News and notes:
UK chapter governance review marks the end of a controversial year
Discussion report:
WebCite proposal
Technology report:
Wikidata client rollout stutters
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The Signpost
: 18 February 2013
WikiProject report:
Thank you for flying WikiProject Airlines
Technology report:
Better templates and 3D buildings
News and notes:
Wikimedia Foundation declares 'victory' in Wikivoyage lawsuit
In the media:
Sue Gardner interviewed by the Australian press
Featured content:
Featured content gets schooled
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The Signpost
: 25 February 2013
In the media:
Ex-WMF trustee creates "Wikipedia Corporate Index" for PR agency
Recent research:
Wikipedia not so novel after all, except to UK university lecturers
News and notes:
"Very lucky" Picture of the Year
Discussion report:
Wikivoyage links; overcategorization
Featured content:
Blue birds be bouncin'
WikiProject report:
How to measure a WikiProject's workload
Technology report:
Wikidata development to be continued indefinitely
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The Signpost
: 04 March 2013
Op-ed:
We must do more to turn readers into editors
News and notes:
Outing of editor causes firestorm
Featured content:
Slow week for featured content
WikiProject report:
WikiProject Television Stations
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The Signpost
: 11 March 2013
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News and notes:
Finance committee updates
Featured content:
Batman, three birds and a Mercedes
Arbitration report:
Doncram case closes; arbitrator resigns
WikiProject report:
Setting a precedent
Technology report:
Article Feedback reversal
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: 18 March 2013
News and notes:
Resigning arbitrator slams Committee
WikiProject report:
Making music
Interview:
Meeting in the middle: Wikipedia and libraries
Featured content:
Wikipedia stays warm
Arbitration report:
Richard case closes
Technology report:
Visual Editor "on schedule"
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The Signpost
: 25 March 2013
WikiProject report:
The 'Burgh: WikiProject Pittsburgh
Featured content:
One and a half soursops
Arbitration report:
Two open cases
News and notes:
Sue Gardner to leave WMF; German Wikipedians spearhead another effort to close Wikinews
Technology report:
The Visual Editor: Where are we now, and where are we headed?
Recent research:
"Ignore all rules" in deletions; anonymity and groupthink; how readers react when shown talk pages
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The Signpost
: 01 April 2013
Special report:
Who reads which Wikipedia?
WikiProject report:
Special: FAQs
Featured content:
What the
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News and notes:
Grants given for Wikipedia Library, six others; April Fool's Day ructions
Arbitration report:
Three open cases
Technology report:
Wikidata phase 2 deployment timetable in doubt
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The Signpost
: 08 April 2013
Wikizine:
WMF scales back feature after outcry
WikiProject report:
Earthshattering WikiProject Earthquakes
News and notes:
French intelligence agents threaten Wikimedia volunteer
Arbitration report:
Subject experts needed for
Argentine History
Featured content:
Wikipedia loves poetry
Technology report:
Testing week
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The Signpost
: 15 April 2013
Op-ed:
How do we fix RfA inactivity?
WikiProject report:
Unity in Diversity: South Africa
News and notes:
Another admin reform attempt flops
Featured content:
The featured process swings into high gear
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The Signpost
: 22 April 2013
In the media:
Wikipedia inaccurate, says Florence; New Wikipedia app for breaking news
WikiProject report:
WikiProject Editor Retention
News and notes:
Milan conference a mixed bag
Featured content:
Batfish in the Red Sea
Arbitration report:
Sexology
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Technology report:
A flurry of deployments
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The Signpost
: 29 April 2013
News and notes:
Chapter furore over FDC knockbacks; First DC GLAM boot-camp
In the media:
Wikipedia's sexism; Yuri Gadyukin hoax
Featured content:
Wiki loves video games
WikiProject report:
Japanese WikiProject Baseball
Traffic report:
Most popular Wikipedia articles
Arbitration report:
Sexology
closed; two open cases
Recent research:
Sentiment monitoring; UNESCO and systemic bias; and more
Technology report:
New notifications system deployed across Wikipedia
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The Signpost
: 06 May 2013
News and notes:
Candidates nominating for Foundation elections; Looking ahead to Wikimania 2014
Technology report:
Foundation successful in bid for larger Google subsidy
Featured content:
WikiCup update: full speed ahead!
In the media:
New Wikipedia for Schools edition; Anders Behring Breivik's Wikipedia contributions
WikiProject report:
Earn $100 in cash... and a button!
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The Signpost
: 13 May 2013
News and notes:
WMF–community ruckus on Wikimedia mailing list
WikiProject report:
Knock Out: WikiProject Mixed Martial Arts
Featured content:
A mushroom, a motorway, a Munich gallery, and a map
In the media:
PR firm accused of editing Wikipedia for government clients; can Wikipedia predict the stock market?
Arbitration report:
Race and politics
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