Module:Signpost/index/2018
< Module:Signpost | index
This is a Lua table for one year of Signpost article data, used by Module:Signpost.
These tables are filled out by a combination of Mr. Stradivarius's SignpostTagger (source) and JPxG's and WegweiserBot (source).
See Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Technical/Index validation for a report on errors and inconsistencies.
Below is a series of tables with this module's information.
return {
{
date = "2018-01-16",
subpage = "Arbitration report",
title = "Mister Wiki is first arbitration committee decision of 2018",
authors = {"Bri", "Jytdog"},
views = {d007 = 763, d015 = 1284, d030 = 1665, d060 = 1733, d090 = 1783, d120 = 1829, d180 = 1896},
subhead = "In deciding to de-sysop an admin for efforts to evade discussion and review of paid edits made on behalf of a PR firm, Arbitration Committee doesn't significantly change the rules around paid editing, and leaves it up to the community whether to apply special restrictions to administrators.",
},
{
date = "2018-01-16",
subpage = "Featured content",
title = "History, gaming and multifarious topics",
authors = {"Eddie891", "Bri"},
views = {d007 = 585, d015 = 1070, d030 = 1460, d060 = 1536, d090 = 1624, d120 = 1713, d180 = 1845},
subhead = "Historical and pop culture articles promoted.",
},
{
date = "2018-01-16",
subpage = "Humour",
title = "Why don't we have an article about _________?",
authors = {"Barbara Page"},
views = {d007 = 855, d015 = 1407, d030 = 1835, d060 = 1914, d090 = 1993, d120 = 2073, d180 = 2172},
subhead = "Notable missing articles.",
},
{
date = "2018-01-16",
subpage = "In the media",
title = "''The Paris Review'', British Crown and British Media",
authors = {"Eddie891"},
views = {d007 = 699, d015 = 1217, d030 = 1613, d060 = 1666, d090 = 1718, d120 = 1761, d180 = 1819},
subhead = "Wikipedia manipulated and copied – again",
},
{
date = "2018-01-16",
subpage = "Interview",
title = "Interview with Ser Amantio di Nicolao, the top contributor to English Wikipedia by edit count",
authors = {"Eddie891"},
views = {d007 = 820, d015 = 1351, d030 = 1763, d060 = 1833, d090 = 1889, d120 = 1939, d180 = 2015},
subhead = "How do you make an average of 3,600 edits a week for over a decade? And what do you learn when you've done it?",
},
{
date = "2018-01-16",
subpage = "News and notes",
title = "Communication is key",
authors = {"Evad37"},
tags = {"foundation", "katherinemaher", "newsandnotes"},
views = {d007 = 753, d015 = 1328, d030 = 1740, d060 = 1807, d090 = 1865, d120 = 1911, d180 = 1990},
subhead = "Two new WMF Communications department leadership appointments; a new way for Wikimedia communities to communicate their capacities.",
},
{
date = "2018-01-16",
subpage = "Technology report",
title = "Dedicated Wikidata database servers",
authors = {"Evad37"},
views = {d007 = 604, d015 = 1113, d030 = 1476, d060 = 1557, d090 = 1610, d120 = 1653, d180 = 1720},
subhead = "Plus the latest technology upgrades, tools and news.",
},
{
date = "2018-01-16",
subpage = "Traffic report",
title = "The best and worst of 2017",
authors = {"Stormy clouds", "Serendipodous", "Igordebraga", "JFG", "Soulbust", "A lad insane", "OZOO"},
views = {d007 = 755, d015 = 1352, d030 = 1785, d060 = 1886, d090 = 1979, d120 = 2066, d180 = 2197},
subhead = "Citation not really needed.",
},
{
date = "2018-02-05",
subpage = "Arbitration report",
title = "New cases initiated for inter-editor hostility and other collaboration issues",
authors = {"Bri"},
views = {d007 = 657, d015 = 1093, d030 = 1229, d060 = 1307, d090 = 1352, d120 = 1393, d180 = 1445},
subhead = "New cases requested for inter-editor hostility and other collaboration issues: Politeness and collegial behavior about to be taken up by Arbcom, and perhaps a revisit of the infobox question.",
},
{
date = "2018-02-05",
subpage = "Blog",
title = "New monthly dataset shows where people fall into Wikipedia rabbit holes",
authors = {"Joseph Allemandou", "Mikhail Popov", "Dario Taraborelli"},
views = {d007 = 720, d015 = 1205, d030 = 1314, d060 = 1369, d090 = 1412, d120 = 1456, d180 = 1528},
subhead = "The Wikimedia Foundation's Analytics team compiles a clickstream dataset, now available as a series of monthly data dumps for English, Russian, German, Spanish, and Japanese Wikipedias.",
},
{
date = "2018-02-05",
subpage = "Featured content",
title = "Wars, sieges, disasters and everything black possible",
authors = {"Eddie891"},
views = {d007 = 641, d015 = 1123, d030 = 1251, d060 = 1316, d090 = 1385, d120 = 1472, d180 = 1582},
subhead = "Exemplary content recognized between January 12 and January 20, 2018",
},
{
date = "2018-02-05",
subpage = "Humour",
title = "The Newest Ride in Disney World",
authors = {"Jdlrobson", "Barbara Page"},
views = {d007 = 787, d015 = 1264, d030 = 1391, d060 = 1472, d090 = 1552, d120 = 1596, d180 = 1663},
subhead = "You really are in Wonderland: Enjoy the humour of another contributor",
},
{
date = "2018-02-05",
subpage = "In the media",
title = "Solving crime; editing out violence allegations",
authors = {"Eddie891", "Lane Rasberry"},
views = {d007 = 632, d015 = 1063, d030 = 1153, d060 = 1208, d090 = 1261, d120 = 1307, d180 = 1360},
subhead = "Also, did UCF really win?",
},
{
date = "2018-02-05",
subpage = "Interview",
title = "Interview with The Rambling Man, Wikipedia's top contributor of Featured Lists",
authors = {"Eddie891", "Czar"},
views = {d007 = 761, d015 = 1224, d030 = 1346, d060 = 1409, d090 = 1461, d120 = 1513, d180 = 1578},
subhead = "Lessons on Creating a Featured List",
},
{
date = "2018-02-05",
subpage = "Op-ed",
title = "Do editors have the right to be forgotten?",
authors = {"Atsme"},
views = {d007 = 1197, d015 = 1816, d030 = 1967, d060 = 2074, d090 = 2147, d120 = 2208, d180 = 2348},
subhead = "Should an editor's block history be a permanent \"rap sheet\", or does Wikipedia forgive and forget? A reform initiative has begun.",
},
{
date = "2018-02-05",
subpage = "Recent research",
title = "Automated Q&A from Wikipedia articles; Who succeeds in talk page discussions?",
authors = {"Eddie891", "Thomas Niebler", "Barbara Page", "Tilman Bayer"},
views = {d007 = 792, d015 = 1284, d030 = 1405, d060 = 1538, d090 = 1635, d120 = 1707, d180 = 1823},
subhead = "Also: Polish quality, Russian political mythologization, and multilingual analyses",
},
{
date = "2018-02-05",
subpage = "Special report",
title = "Cochrane–Wikipedia Initiative",
authors = {"JenOttawa"},
views = {d007 = 699, d015 = 1149, d030 = 1248, d060 = 1324, d090 = 1377, d120 = 1436, d180 = 1512},
subhead = "A partnership to improve and update Wikipedia's medical content",
},
{
date = "2018-02-05",
subpage = "Traffic report",
title = "TV, death, sports, and doodles",
authors = {"Stormy clouds", "Igordebraga", "Serendipodous"},
views = {d007 = 583, d015 = 1020, d030 = 1127, d060 = 1185, d090 = 1240, d120 = 1286, d180 = 1366},
subhead = "The most popular articles for January 14 to 27",
},
{
date = "2018-02-20",
subpage = "Arbitration report",
title = "Arbitration committee prepares to examine two new cases",
authors = {"Bri"},
views = {d007 = 726, d015 = 1242, d030 = 2065, d060 = 2662, d090 = 2711, d120 = 2758, d180 = 2822},
subhead = "Editor in self-imposed exile and infobox wars a thorn in the side of arbitration committee.",
},
{
date = "2018-02-20",
subpage = "Featured content",
title = "Entertainment, sports and history",
authors = {"Eddie891"},
views = {d007 = 544, d015 = 1011, d030 = 1749, d060 = 2292, d090 = 2348, d120 = 2412, d180 = 2497},
subhead = "An eclectic mix of promotions.",
},
{
date = "2018-02-20",
subpage = "Humour",
title = "Traffic report of weirdness",
authors = {"Barbara Page"},
views = {d007 = 901, d015 = 1468, d030 = 2348, d060 = 3014, d090 = 3077, d120 = 3139, d180 = 3215},
subhead = "Stubs get a lot of pageviews",
},
{
date = "2018-02-20",
subpage = "News and notes",
title = "The future is Swedish with a lack of administrators",
authors = {"Evad37", "Bri"},
views = {d007 = 1188, d015 = 1872, d030 = 2945, d060 = 3714, d090 = 3787, d120 = 3848, d180 = 3935},
subhead = "Sweden selected for Wikimania 2019; research report on shaping the future; a scarcity of RfAs.",
},
{
date = "2018-02-20",
subpage = "Recent research",
title = "Politically diverse editors write better articles; Reddit and Stack Overflow benefit from Wikipedia but don't give back",
authors = {"Barbara Page", "FULBERT", "Steve Jankowski", "Tilman Bayer"},
views = {d007 = 1054, d015 = 1593, d030 = 2490, d060 = 3169, d090 = 3232, d120 = 3307, d180 = 3395},
subhead = "There might be good things about an edit war.",
},
{
date = "2018-02-20",
subpage = "Technology report",
title = "Paragraph-based edit conflict screen; broken thanks",
authors = {"Evad37"},
views = {d007 = 645, d015 = 1129, d030 = 1890, d060 = 2458, d090 = 2511, d120 = 2561, d180 = 2621},
subhead = "And other recent tech news.",
},
{
date = "2018-02-20",
subpage = "Traffic report",
title = "Addicted to sports and pain",
authors = {"Serendipodous", "Soulbust", "Stormy clouds"},
views = {d007 = 566, d015 = 1062, d030 = 1848, d060 = 2438, d090 = 2505, d120 = 2566, d180 = 2659},
subhead = "The Superbowl, the Winter Olympics, death, and accusations of unspeakable things.",
},
{
date = "2018-03-29",
subpage = "Arbitration report",
title = "Ironing out issues in infoboxes; not sure yet about New Jersey; and an administrator who probably wasn't uncivil to a sockpuppet.",
authors = {"Bri"},
views = {d007 = 1073, d015 = 1729, d030 = 2450, d060 = 2523, d090 = 2594, d120 = 2659, d180 = 2725},
subhead = "Infobox probation at a new location.",
},
{
date = "2018-03-29",
subpage = "Featured content",
title = "Animals, Ships, and Songs",
authors = {"Eddie891", "Bri"},
views = {d007 = 670, d015 = 1160, d030 = 1834, d060 = 1926, d090 = 2030, d120 = 2094, d180 = 2190},
subhead = "And other featured content.",
},
{
date = "2018-03-29",
subpage = "Humour",
title = "WikiWorld Reruns",
authors = {"Greg Williams", "Barbara Page"},
views = {d007 = 695, d015 = 1196, d030 = 1878, d060 = 1960, d090 = 2028, d120 = 2083, d180 = 2152},
subhead = "The strips so nice we ran them twice, thrice, quatrice and/or tetrice",
},
{
date = "2018-03-29",
subpage = "In the media",
title = "The media on Wikipedia's workings: the good and not-so-good",
authors = {"Eddie891", "Bri"},
views = {d007 = 938, d015 = 1536, d030 = 2258, d060 = 2333, d090 = 2396, d120 = 2458, d180 = 2534},
subhead = "And the ugly.",
},
{
date = "2018-03-29",
subpage = "News and notes",
title = "Wiki Conference roundup and new appointments",
authors = {"Lane Rasberry"},
views = {d007 = 754, d015 = 1263, d030 = 1971, d060 = 2052, d090 = 2114, d120 = 2163, d180 = 2226},
subhead = "Please contact and support your representatives with good wishes in advance of this conference.",
},
{
date = "2018-03-29",
subpage = "Op-ed",
title = "Death knell sounding for ''The Signpost''?",
authors = {"Kudpung"},
views = {d007 = 2000, d015 = 3055, d030 = 4230, d060 = 4543, d090 = 4635, d120 = 4704, d180 = 4855},
subhead = "Despite the brave efforts of many past and present editorial staff.",
},
{
date = "2018-03-29",
subpage = "Special report",
title = "ACTRIAL wrap-up",
authors = {"Kudpung"},
tags = {"newpagepatrol", "specialreport", "newpagepatrol"},
views = {d007 = 922, d015 = 1427, d030 = 2115, d060 = 2255, d090 = 2334, d120 = 2415, d180 = 2511},
subhead = "\"Information gathered during the trial period will be reported to the English Wikipedia community, and the community will decide if any additional steps should be taken based on the results\".",
},
{
date = "2018-03-29",
subpage = "Technology report",
title = "''Timeless'' skin review",
authors = {"FR30799386"},
views = {d007 = 691, d015 = 1214, d030 = 1875, d060 = 1946, d090 = 2014, d120 = 2071, d180 = 2158},
subhead = "It aims to provide equal emphasis on both content and editing tools simultaneously. Does it?",
},
{
date = "2018-03-29",
subpage = "Traffic report",
title = "Real sports, real women and an imaginary country: what's on top for Wikipedia readers",
authors = {"Stormy clouds", "Igordebraga", "Soulbust"},
views = {d007 = 842, d015 = 1407, d030 = 2127, d060 = 2235, d090 = 2330, d120 = 2416, d180 = 2534},
subhead = "Wikipedia, more like Wakandapedia, am I right?",
},
{
date = "2018-04-26",
subpage = "Arbitration report",
title = "No new cases, and one motion on administrative misconduct",
authors = {"Power~enwiki"},
views = {d007 = 597, d015 = 1137, d030 = 1875, d060 = 1956, d090 = 2006, d120 = 2043, d180 = 2093},
subhead = "Quiet month for the Arbitration Committee",
},
{
date = "2018-04-26",
subpage = "Blog",
title = "Why the world reads Wikipedia",
authors = {"Florian Lemmerich", "Bob West", "Leila Zia"},
views = {d007 = 597, d015 = 1165, d030 = 1917, d060 = 1991, d090 = 2036, d120 = 2070, d180 = 2130},
subhead = "What we learned about reader motivation from a recent research study",
},
{
date = "2018-04-26",
subpage = "Community view",
title = "It's time we look past Women in Red to counter systemic bias",
authors = {"Indy beetle"},
views = {d007 = 693, d015 = 1298, d030 = 2089, d060 = 2166, d090 = 2227, d120 = 2262, d180 = 2326},
subhead = "Can Wikipedia mobilize the same energy to fill other gaps in coverage?",
},
{
date = "2018-04-26",
subpage = "Discussion report",
title = "The future of portals",
authors = {"Pythoncoder"},
views = {d007 = 667, d015 = 1229, d030 = 1982, d060 = 2061, d090 = 2118, d120 = 2150, d180 = 2194},
subhead = "What should we do about Portals? Keep them, delete them, or mark them as historical? Or should they be more closely connected with their WikiProject(s)?",
},
{
date = "2018-04-26",
subpage = "Discussion report/Vote",
authors = {"unparsed"},
views = {d007 = 22, d015 = 24, d030 = 29, d060 = 29, d090 = 29, d120 = 29, d180 = 29},
subhead = "",
},
{
date = "2018-04-26",
subpage = "Featured content",
title = "Featured content selected by the community",
authors = {"Eddie891"},
views = {d007 = 517, d015 = 961, d030 = 1719, d060 = 1805, d090 = 1872, d120 = 1908, d180 = 1981},
subhead = "Material promoted from March 2 through April 20.",
},
{
date = "2018-04-26",
subpage = "From the editors",
title = "''The Signpost'''s presses are rolling again...",
authors = {"Kudpung"},
views = {d007 = 890, d015 = 1484, d030 = 2317, d060 = 2407, d090 = 2463, d120 = 2514, d180 = 2572},
subhead = ": ''The Signpost'''s presses roll again",
},
{
date = "2018-04-26",
subpage = "Gallery",
title = "A look at some famous and not as well-known border tripoints",
authors = {"Bri"},
views = {d007 = 484, d015 = 944, d030 = 1666, d060 = 1740, d090 = 1794, d120 = 1829, d180 = 1883},
subhead = "Honoring a day in military history, as well as peaceful borders",
},
{
date = "2018-04-26",
subpage = "Humour",
title = "Essays may not be policies but at least you get to whine about things",
authors = {"Barbara Page"},
views = {d007 = 630, d015 = 1224, d030 = 2015, d060 = 2092, d090 = 2141, d120 = 2180, d180 = 2250},
subhead = "Our Favorite Places to Whine About Stuff: You might not get all excersized about essays but they can be as fun as talk pages",
},
{
date = "2018-04-26",
subpage = "In focus",
title = "Admin reports board under criticism",
authors = {"Zarasophos"},
views = {d007 = 921, d015 = 1534, d030 = 2397, d060 = 2501, d090 = 2582, d120 = 2617, d180 = 2685},
subhead = "A recent Community Health Initiative survey found only 27% of respondents are happy with the way reports of conflicts between editors are handled on the Administrators' Incident Noticeboard (ANI).",
},
{
date = "2018-04-26",
subpage = "In the media",
title = "Internet companies use Wikipedia to police truth; Citogenesis proven yet again; early birthday greetings; and trains",
authors = {"Eddie891"},
views = {d007 = 868, d015 = 1574, d030 = 2427, d060 = 2511, d090 = 2559, d120 = 2595, d180 = 2662},
subhead = "The rise of Wikipedia as a disinformation mop: Internet companies use Wikipedia to police truth; Citogenesis proven yet again; early birthday greetings; and trains",
},
{
date = "2018-04-26",
subpage = "News and notes",
title = "Photo of Kim Jong-un. Stephen Hawking death tops hits on many Wikipedias.",
authors = {"Eddie891", "Hammersoft", "Kudpung"},
views = {d007 = 843, d015 = 1466, d030 = 2268, d060 = 2364, d090 = 2421, d120 = 2463, d180 = 2526},
subhead = "Finally a free image Kim Jong-un. WMF wins legal battle. Stephen Hawking death tops all Wikipedia hits.",
},
{
date = "2018-04-26",
subpage = "Op-ed",
title = "World War II Myth-making and Wikipedia",
authors = {"K.e.coffman"},
views = {d007 = 936, d015 = 1630, d030 = 2448, d060 = 2631, d090 = 2712, d120 = 2807, d180 = 2912},
subhead = "Wikipedia's myth of the clean Wehrmacht and what you can do about it. Or, how not to be one of \"the worst distributors of pro-Nazi perspectives and the Wehrmacht myth\".",
},
{
date = "2018-04-26",
subpage = "Opinion",
title = "Guideline for Organization Notability revised",
authors = {"Jytdog"},
views = {d007 = 563, d015 = 1070, d030 = 1792, d060 = 1858, d090 = 1902, d120 = 1935, d180 = 1989},
subhead = "The standards have been raised for sources used in judging the notability of nonprofit and for-profit organizations.",
},
{
date = "2018-04-26",
subpage = "Signpost",
title = "Future directions for ''The Signpost''",
authors = {"Bri", "Eddie891"},
views = {d007 = 766, d015 = 1292, d030 = 2106, d060 = 2189, d090 = 2240, d120 = 2274, d180 = 2335},
subhead = "How to revive and evolve ''The Signpost''? Big blue-sky proposals and small concrete proposals from the community and from two regular ''Signpost'' contributors.",
},
{
date = "2018-04-26",
subpage = "Special report",
title = "ACTRIAL results adopted by landslide",
authors = {"Kudpung"},
tags = {"newpagepatrol", "specialreport", "newpagepatrol"},
views = {d007 = 770, d015 = 1392, d030 = 2130, d060 = 2199, d090 = 2283, d120 = 2324, d180 = 2379},
subhead = "New major editing policy starting immediately: creation of articles in mainspace is to be limited to users with confirmed accounts",
},
{
date = "2018-04-26",
subpage = "Technology report",
title = "Coming soon: Books-to-PDF, interactive maps, rollback confirmation",
authors = {"Evad37"},
views = {d007 = 540, d015 = 1027, d030 = 1753, d060 = 1820, d090 = 1871, d120 = 1900, d180 = 1957},
subhead = "Plus the latest tech news and userscripts.",
},
{
date = "2018-04-26",
subpage = "Traffic report",
title = "A quiet place to wrestle with the articles of March",
authors = {"Evad37"},
views = {d007 = 513, d015 = 974, d030 = 1752, d060 = 1837, d090 = 1901, d120 = 1956, d180 = 2045},
subhead = "The most popular articles from March 25 to April 14.",
},
{
date = "2018-04-26",
subpage = "WikiProject report",
title = "WikiProject Military History",
authors = {"Eddie891"},
views = {d007 = 556, d015 = 1009, d030 = 1759, d060 = 1827, d090 = 1877, d120 = 1913, d180 = 1951},
subhead = "Combat, weapons, monuments and personalities.",
},
{
date = "2018-05-24",
subpage = "Arbitration report",
title = "Managing difficult topics",
authors = {"Bri"},
views = {d007 = 724, d015 = 1095, d030 = 1767, d060 = 2155, d090 = 2208, d120 = 2266, d180 = 2316},
subhead = "Has an attempt to prevent historical revisionism become a content battleground?",
},
{
date = "2018-05-24",
subpage = "Blog",
title = "Why I write about women on Wikipedia",
authors = {"SusunW"},
views = {d007 = 741, d015 = 1107, d030 = 1794, d060 = 2187, d090 = 2218, d120 = 2250, d180 = 2356},
subhead = "Editor SusunW delves into reasons why she has created hundreds of article about women.",
},
{
date = "2018-05-24",
subpage = "Discussion report",
title = "User rights, infoboxes, and more discussion on portals",
authors = {"Pythoncoder"},
views = {d007 = 764, d015 = 1134, d030 = 1811, d060 = 2224, d090 = 2277, d120 = 2306, d180 = 2351},
subhead = "A busy month for discussions on major topics.",
},
{
date = "2018-05-24",
subpage = "Featured content",
title = "Featured content selected by the community",
authors = {"Eddie891", "Bri"},
views = {d007 = 561, d015 = 911, d030 = 1577, d060 = 1964, d090 = 2016, d120 = 2055, d180 = 2126},
subhead = "Science, sportspeople, video games, and history feature heavily in the community's picks this month.",
},
{
date = "2018-05-24",
subpage = "From the archives",
title = "From the archives",
authors = {"Kudpung"},
views = {d007 = 595, d015 = 939, d030 = 1606, d060 = 1997, d090 = 2045, d120 = 2073, d180 = 2117},
subhead = "''The Signpost'' scoops ''The Signpost'': The dark and twisted world of Wikipedia's most powerful media institution: ''The Signpost''.",
},
{
date = "2018-05-24",
subpage = "From the editor",
title = "Another issue meets the deadline",
authors = {"Kudpung"},
views = {d007 = 918, d015 = 1353, d030 = 2142, d060 = 2617, d090 = 2655, d120 = 2692, d180 = 2752},
subhead = "A busy office with minimal staff.",
},
{
date = "2018-05-24",
subpage = "Gallery",
title = "Wine not?",
authors = {"Bri"},
views = {d007 = 442, d015 = 767, d030 = 1396, d060 = 1760, d090 = 1806, d120 = 1839, d180 = 1887},
subhead = "May 25 is National Wine Day in the United States.",
},
{
date = "2018-05-24",
subpage = "Humour",
title = "Play with Your food",
authors = {"Barbara Page"},
views = {d007 = 643, d015 = 1025, d030 = 1694, d060 = 2073, d090 = 2128, d120 = 2175, d180 = 2233},
subhead = "Play with your food: Down the rabbit hole into the realm of third-grade minds.",
},
{
date = "2018-05-24",
subpage = "In the media",
title = "Wikipedia in Turkish politics; COI politics in Wikipedia; most cited page",
authors = {"Eddie891"},
views = {d007 = 702, d015 = 1092, d030 = 1756, d060 = 2148, d090 = 2196, d120 = 2235, d180 = 2307},
subhead = "Wikipedia in Turkish politics; COI politics in Wikipedia; most cited work: And the burning question of the day, is the the monkey selfie going to space with the rest of Wikipedia?",
},
{
date = "2018-05-24",
subpage = "News and notes",
title = "Lots of Wikimedia",
authors = {"Zarasophos"},
views = {d007 = 763, d015 = 1147, d030 = 1803, d060 = 2228, d090 = 2267, d120 = 2312, d180 = 2365},
subhead = "De-recognition of Brazil user groups; brute-force attack on Wikipedia; Wikimedia Conference 2018; and assorted other silly things.",
},
{
date = "2018-05-24",
subpage = "Op-ed",
title = "Has the wind gone out of the AdminShip's sails?",
authors = {"Kudpung"},
tags = {"adminseries", "opinion", "reformingrfa", "requestsforadminship"},
views = {d007 = 1517, d015 = 2153, d030 = 3005, d060 = 3557, d090 = 3702, d120 = 3783, d180 = 3885},
subhead = "Kudpung has some thoughts on the reasons for becalmed forums and the reluctance of candidates to (wo)man the rigging.",
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date = "2018-05-24",
subpage = "Opinion",
title = "Integrating my many lives on Wikipedia",
authors = {"Hurricanehink"},
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subhead = "Thoughts on how looking for the truth on Wikipedia brings out unexpected things in the real world.",
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{
date = "2018-05-24",
subpage = "Recent research",
title = "Why people don't contribute to Wikipedia; using Wikipedia to teach statistics, technical writing, and controversial issues",
authors = {"Miriam Redi", "Barbara Page", "FULBERT", "Piotr Konieczny"},
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subhead = "Too many women still don't know that Wikipedia is editable.",
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date = "2018-05-24",
subpage = "Technology report",
title = "A trove of contributor and developer goodies",
authors = {"Evad37"},
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subhead = "Improved mobile app, searching, citations, inline maps, voting, and more.",
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{
date = "2018-05-24",
subpage = "Traffic report",
title = "Superheroes and actresses",
authors = {"Igordebraga", "OZOO"},
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subhead = "We love our superheroes: No surprises here as the summer movie season begins.",
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{
date = "2018-05-24",
subpage = "WikiProject report",
title = "WikiProject Portals",
authors = {"Zarasophos"},
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subhead = "After a recent Village Pump discussion, the Signpost looks at .",
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{
date = "2018-06-29",
subpage = "Arbitration report",
title = "WWII, UK politics, and a user deCrat'ed",
authors = {"Bri", "Kudpung"},
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subhead = "Andrevan requests removal of his admin and crat rights while already blocked for another issue.",
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date = "2018-06-29",
subpage = "Blog",
title = "Wikipedia should be open for editors in Turkey",
authors = {"Eileen Hershenov"},
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subhead = "WMF appeals to Turkish Minister of Transport, Maritime, and Communications Ahmet Arslan to lift the block of all language versions of Wikipedia for over a year.",
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{
date = "2018-06-29",
subpage = "Discussion report",
title = "Deletion, page moves, and an update to the main page",
authors = {"Kudpung", "Pythoncoder"},
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subhead = "Community discussions include style updates to project-wide icons and the main page, procedural questions on royal names and jettisoning unsuitable drafts, and deeper questions of compliance with European privacy laws and the perennial issue of shrinking admin corps.",
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{
date = "2018-06-29",
subpage = "Featured content",
title = "New promotions",
authors = {"Eddie891"},
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subhead = "Enjoy the superb content.",
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{
date = "2018-06-29",
subpage = "From the archives",
title = "Wolves nip at Wikipedia's heels: A perspective on the cost of paid editing",
authors = {"Kudpung"},
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subhead = "Revisiting an editor's warning to count our kidneys and keep the wolves at bay.",
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{
date = "2018-06-29",
subpage = "From the editor",
title = "The Admin Ship is still barely afloat, while a Foundation project risks sinking",
authors = {"Kudpung"},
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subhead = "''Signpost'' settles down (almost) to a routine",
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{
date = "2018-06-29",
subpage = "Gallery",
title = "Wiki Loves Africa",
authors = {"Selsharbaty"},
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subhead = "Colorful and moving.",
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{
date = "2018-06-29",
subpage = "Humour",
title = "Television plot lines",
authors = {"Barbara Page"},
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subhead = "In our next episode...",
},
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date = "2018-06-29",
subpage = "In the media",
title = "Much wikilove from the Mayor of London, less from Paekakariki or a certain candidate for U.S. Congress",
authors = {"Bri", "Eddie891", "Megalibrarygirl", "Victuallers", "Zarasophos"},
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subhead = "Several online battles are juxtaposed with stories about cooperation and good deeds, Arbcom hovering over it all; notwithstanding, a good action movie script is not necessarily found here.",
},
{
date = "2018-06-29",
subpage = "News and notes",
title = "Money, milestones, and Wikimania",
authors = {"Bri", "Kudpung", "Zarasophos"},
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subhead = "Major grants announced, a new milestone for Afrikaans Wikipedia, a new WMF technical engagement team, an effort to start up a new library, two new admins – or maybe three fewer depending on your math.",
},
{
date = "2018-06-29",
subpage = "Op-ed",
title = "What do admins actually do?",
authors = {"Kudpung"},
tags = {"adminseries", "opinion", "reformingrfa", "requestsforadminship"},
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subhead = "What do admins do?: Admins volunteer to be abused – or so it seems.",
},
{
date = "2018-06-29",
subpage = "Opinion",
title = "Google isn't responsible for Wikipedia's mistakes",
authors = {"Zarasophos"},
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subhead = "So it shouldn't get credit for our work, either.",
},
{
date = "2018-06-29",
subpage = "Recent research",
title = "How censorship can backfire and conversations can go awry",
authors = {"Tilman Bayer", "Bri", "Barbara Page", "Maik Stührenberg"},
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subhead = "And: Wikipedians 'driven by a sense of mission', according to researchers.",
},
{
date = "2018-06-29",
subpage = "Special report",
title = "NPR and AfC – The Marshall Plan: an engagement, or a marriage?",
authors = {"Kudpung"},
tags = {"newpagepatrol", "specialreport", "newpagepatrol"},
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subhead = "NPR and AfC – The Marshall Plan: an engagement and a marriage?: Further developments on New Page Review and Articles for Creation work sharing.",
},
{
date = "2018-06-29",
subpage = "Technology report",
title = "Improvements piled on more improvements",
authors = {"Evad37"},
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subhead = "An AI assistant comes to watchlists; better mobile compatibility; new bots, tools and scripts; and more.",
},
{
date = "2018-06-29",
subpage = "Traffic report",
title = "Endgame",
authors = {"Igordebraga", "OZOO", "Stormy clouds"},
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subhead = "Two celebrities hang themselves, and the FIFA World Cup is underway.",
},
{
date = "2018-06-29",
subpage = "Wikipedia essays",
title = "This month's pick by ''The Signpost'' editors",
authors = {"Kudpung"},
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subhead = "Some essays are funny, some are serious; some are just, well what exactly?",
},
{
date = "2018-07-31",
subpage = "Arbitration report",
title = "Status quo processes retained in two disputes",
authors = {"Bri", "Kudpung"},
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subhead = "We don't have \"state agents\" in a political debate, but couldn't talk about it if there were.",
},
{
date = "2018-07-31",
subpage = "Blog",
title = "Motivation of two editors",
authors = {"Ed Erhart", "Barbara Page"},
views = {d007 = 513, d015 = 857, d030 = 1572, d060 = 1644, d090 = 1681, d120 = 1725, d180 = 1816},
subhead = "Those who study ancient Egypt.",
},
{
date = "2018-07-31",
subpage = "Discussion report",
title = "Wikipedias take action against EU copyright proposal, plus new user right proposals",
authors = {"Pythoncoder"},
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subhead = "And more: a new user group for editing code, Women in Red, and arbitrator articles.",
},
{
date = "2018-07-31",
subpage = "Essay",
title = "Wikipedia does not need you",
authors = {"Kudpung"},
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subhead = "Get over it!",
},
{
date = "2018-07-31",
subpage = "Featured content",
title = "Wikipedia's best content in images and prose",
authors = {"Bri"},
views = {d007 = 499, d015 = 842, d030 = 1569, d060 = 1667, d090 = 1717, d120 = 1761, d180 = 1855},
subhead = "Spanning the gamut from warfare and destruction to pop culture to celebrations of nature and humanity's achievements.",
},
{
date = "2018-07-31",
subpage = "From the archives",
title = "The pending changes fiasco: how an attempt to answer one question turned into a quagmire",
authors = {"Kudpung"},
views = {d007 = 579, d015 = 951, d030 = 1685, d060 = 1758, d090 = 1793, d120 = 1841, d180 = 1924},
subhead = "They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions.",
},
{
date = "2018-07-31",
subpage = "From the editor",
title = "Ships and shoes – and if you don't like it here, just go away!",
authors = {"Kudpung"},
views = {d007 = 888, d015 = 1365, d030 = 2239, d060 = 2328, d090 = 2359, d120 = 2408, d180 = 2508},
subhead = "If only if: Ships and shoes – and if you don't like it here, just go away!",
},
{
date = "2018-07-31",
subpage = "Gallery",
title = "Independence days, national holidays, and football – all in July",
authors = {"Bri"},
views = {d007 = 383, d015 = 685, d030 = 1359, d060 = 1441, d090 = 1480, d120 = 1519, d180 = 1601},
subhead = "Depictions of July events in several countries.",
},
{
date = "2018-07-31",
subpage = "Humour",
title = "It's all the same",
authors = {"Barbara Page"},
views = {d007 = 594, d015 = 955, d030 = 1688, d060 = 1796, d090 = 1838, d120 = 1896, d180 = 2035},
subhead = "Merge WikiProject Professional wrestling and ANI.",
},
{
date = "2018-07-31",
subpage = "In the media",
title = "Blackouts in Europe, Wikipedia and capitalists, WMF Jet Set",
authors = {"Bri", "Kudpung"},
tags = {"afd", "coi", "inthemedia", "italianwikipedia", "katherinemaher", "polishwikipedia", "spanishwikipedia"},
views = {d007 = 601, d015 = 964, d030 = 1709, d060 = 1846, d090 = 1888, d120 = 1929, d180 = 2031},
subhead = "Blackouts in Europe; Wikipedia and capitalists; WMF Jet Set: One secret cabal that watches out for conspiracy theories, and another one out to stymie venture capitalists?",
},
{
date = "2018-07-31",
subpage = "News and notes",
title = "Another newspaper for Wikipedia; Wikimania 2018 ends; changes at NPR",
authors = {"Kudpung", "Pythoncoder"},
views = {d007 = 724, d015 = 1091, d030 = 1854, d060 = 1937, d090 = 1974, d120 = 2025, d180 = 2121},
subhead = "New admins and Kudpung finally leaves NPP after 7 years.",
},
{
date = "2018-07-31",
subpage = "Op-ed",
title = "The last leg of the Admin Ship's current cruise",
authors = {"Kudpung"},
tags = {"adminseries", "opinion", "reformingrfa", "requestsforadminship"},
views = {d007 = 1018, d015 = 1518, d030 = 2424, d060 = 2536, d090 = 2600, d120 = 2668, d180 = 2780},
subhead = "How admins would-bes run the gauntlet",
},
{
date = "2018-07-31",
subpage = "Opinion",
title = "Wrestling with Wikipedia and reality",
authors = {"Cullen328"},
views = {d007 = 745, d015 = 1139, d030 = 1946, d060 = 2018, d090 = 2056, d120 = 2110, d180 = 2189},
subhead = "Wrestling with Wikipedia reality: Wikipedia referees wag a finger at Professional Wrestling editors.",
},
{
date = "2018-07-31",
subpage = "Recent research",
title = "Different Wikipedias use different images; editing contests more successful than edit-a-thons",
authors = {"Kudpung", "Morten Warncke-Wang", "Tilman Bayer"},
views = {d007 = 600, d015 = 949, d030 = 1672, d060 = 1762, d090 = 1809, d120 = 1856, d180 = 1956},
subhead = "And other recent findings, plus a roundup of research presentations at Wikimania.",
},
{
date = "2018-07-31",
subpage = "Technology report",
title = "New bots, new prefs",
authors = {"Evad37"},
views = {d007 = 536, d015 = 881, d030 = 1591, d060 = 1672, d090 = 1720, d120 = 1758, d180 = 1845},
subhead = "Useful new gadgets.",
},
{
date = "2018-07-31",
subpage = "Traffic report",
title = "Soccer, football, call it what you like – that and summer movies leave room for little else",
authors = {"Igordebraga", "Stormy clouds"},
views = {d007 = 546, d015 = 1030, d030 = 1864, d060 = 1977, d090 = 2032, d120 = 2089, d180 = 2210},
subhead = "Finding the mathematician and Supreme Court nominee in this list is like playing ''Where's Waldo?''.",
},
{
date = "2018-08-30",
subpage = "Discussion report",
title = "Drafting an interface administrator policy",
authors = {"Bri", "Pythoncoder"},
views = {d007 = 715, d015 = 1096, d030 = 1956, d060 = 2152, d090 = 2203, d120 = 2262, d180 = 2355},
subhead = "Plus: Simple English Wikipedia stays open, a discussion on draft header templates, bias blind spot by admins offered cash?",
},
{
date = "2018-08-30",
subpage = "Essay",
title = "Principle of Some Astonishment",
authors = {"EEng"},
views = {d007 = 773, d015 = 1157, d030 = 1963, d060 = 2210, d090 = 2295, d120 = 2385, d180 = 2540},
subhead = "Remind you of any Wikipedia articles?",
},
{
date = "2018-08-30",
subpage = "Featured content",
title = "Featured content selected by the community",
authors = {"Eddie891", "Bri"},
views = {d007 = 612, d015 = 965, d030 = 1753, d060 = 1983, d090 = 2042, d120 = 2111, d180 = 2197},
subhead = "Astronauts named Armstrong, babes of the Brits, ''Cortinarius caperatus'' and all that.",
},
{
date = "2018-08-30",
subpage = "From the archives",
title = "Playing with Wikipedia words",
authors = {"Thespian", "Kudpung"},
views = {d007 = 550, d015 = 884, d030 = 1651, d060 = 1850, d090 = 1909, d120 = 1968, d180 = 2040},
subhead = "''The Wikipedia Plays''.",
},
{
date = "2018-08-30",
subpage = "From the editor",
title = "Today's young adults don't know a world without Wikipedia",
authors = {"Kudpung"},
views = {d007 = 1377, d015 = 1881, d030 = 2939, d060 = 3232, d090 = 3292, d120 = 3363, d180 = 3455},
subhead = "Keep straight on – there are trolls in the hedgerows.",
},
{
date = "2018-08-30",
subpage = "Gallery",
title = "Leapfrog, historic Thai cave, and a rhythmic beat",
authors = {"Evad37"},
views = {d007 = 495, d015 = 843, d030 = 1617, d060 = 1824, d090 = 1873, d120 = 1939, d180 = 2015},
subhead = "Some of the best pictures of 2017.",
},
{
date = "2018-08-30",
subpage = "Humour",
title = "''Signpost'' editor censors herself",
authors = {"Kudpung"},
views = {d007 = 987, d015 = 1383, d030 = 2215, d060 = 2452, d090 = 2524, d120 = 2595, d180 = 2692},
subhead = "Nothing funny about it.",
},
{
date = "2018-08-30",
subpage = "In the media",
title = "Quicksilver AI writes articles",
authors = {"Bri", "Eddie891"},
views = {d007 = 758, d015 = 1108, d030 = 1937, d060 = 2142, d090 = 2193, d120 = 2256, d180 = 2338},
subhead = "But unfortunately its output is incompatible with open licensing.",
},
{
date = "2018-08-30",
subpage = "Interview",
title = "2018 Wikimedian of the Year, Farkhad Fatkullin",
authors = {"Eddie891"},
views = {d007 = 729, d015 = 1078, d030 = 1921, d060 = 2124, d090 = 2178, d120 = 2248, d180 = 2327},
subhead = "\"Imagine a world in which every single human being is a Wikimedian. That's my commitment!\"",
},
{
date = "2018-08-30",
subpage = "News and notes",
title = "Flying high; low practice from Wikipedia 'cleansing' agency; where do our donations go? RfA sees a new trend",
authors = {"Kudpung"},
views = {d007 = 2289, d015 = 2717, d030 = 3620, d060 = 3931, d090 = 4027, d120 = 4143, d180 = 4305},
subhead = "WMF pays possible Orangemoody ring for user research, and ditches MediaWiki for publishing its own blog. Knife-edge closures at RfA.",
},
{
date = "2018-08-30",
subpage = "Recent research",
title = "Wehrmacht on Wikipedia, neural networks writing biographies",
authors = {"Tilman Bayer", "Bri"},
views = {d007 = 748, d015 = 1136, d030 = 1927, d060 = 2140, d090 = 2178, d120 = 2249, d180 = 2337},
subhead = "Readers prefer the AI's version 40% of the time – but it still suffers from hallucinations.",
},
{
date = "2018-08-30",
subpage = "Special report",
title = "Wikimania 2018",
authors = {"Kudpung"},
views = {d007 = 826, d015 = 1193, d030 = 1988, d060 = 2207, d090 = 2259, d120 = 2317, d180 = 2477},
subhead = "\"Bridging knowledge gaps, the ubuntu way forward\".",
},
{
date = "2018-08-30",
subpage = "Technology report",
title = "Technical enhancements and a request to prioritize upcoming work",
authors = {"Evad37"},
views = {d007 = 611, d015 = 950, d030 = 1760, d060 = 1946, d090 = 2000, d120 = 2070, d180 = 2141},
subhead = "Citation bot and mapframe enhancements; new licenses for Data space; possible hiccup on 12 September; per-user page, namespace, and upload blocking; and miscellaneous new bots and tools.",
},
{
date = "2018-08-30",
subpage = "Traffic report",
title = "Aretha dies – getting just 2,000 short of 5 million hits",
authors = {"A lad insane", "Igordebraga", "JFG", "Stormy clouds"},
views = {d007 = 693, d015 = 1056, d030 = 1900, d060 = 2116, d090 = 2174, d120 = 2258, d180 = 2369},
subhead = "Very high and very low hits",
},
{
date = "2018-10-01",
subpage = "Arbitration report",
title = "A quiet month for Arbcom",
authors = {"Bri"},
views = {d007 = 685, d015 = 1082, d030 = 1679, d060 = 1731, d090 = 1804, d120 = 1866, d180 = 1965},
subhead = "No valid new requests for arbitration, no new cases.",
},
{
date = "2018-10-01",
subpage = "Blog",
title = "After a catastrophic fire at the National Museum of Brazil, a drive to preserve what knowledge remains",
authors = {"João Alexandre Peschanski"},
views = {d007 = 657, d015 = 1051, d030 = 1665, d060 = 1723, d090 = 1807, d120 = 1856, d180 = 1956},
subhead = "As the global community of volunteer Wikimedia editors mourns the destruction of this amazing museum, this post pays tribute to all editors who have contributed restlessly to tell the story of the National Museum, our history.",
},
{
date = "2018-10-01",
subpage = "Discussion report",
title = "Interface Admin policy proposal, part 2",
authors = {"Pythoncoder"},
views = {d007 = 784, d015 = 1236, d030 = 1882, d060 = 1960, d090 = 2034, d120 = 2107, d180 = 2229},
subhead = "Plus: signatures, shortcuts, and reliable sources.",
},
{
date = "2018-10-01",
subpage = "Essay",
title = "You can do it! Just say thanks.",
authors = {"Barbara Page", "Struthious Bandersnatch", "OlEnglish", "JoeHebda", "Geekdiva"},
views = {d007 = 757, d015 = 1181, d030 = 1807, d060 = 1882, d090 = 1971, d120 = 2026, d180 = 2123},
subhead = "Expressing thanks: You know you should...",
},
{
date = "2018-10-01",
subpage = "From the editor",
title = "Is this the new normal?",
authors = {"Bri"},
views = {d007 = 1733, d015 = 2330, d030 = 3242, d060 = 3337, d090 = 3432, d120 = 3501, d180 = 3615},
subhead = "We keep on publishing as long as you keep on reading.",
},
{
date = "2018-10-01",
subpage = "Gallery",
title = "A pat on the back",
authors = {"Bri"},
views = {d007 = 577, d015 = 965, d030 = 1573, d060 = 1627, d090 = 1698, d120 = 1766, d180 = 1861},
subhead = "A pictorial ode to the end of summer.",
},
{
date = "2018-10-01",
subpage = "Humour",
title = "Pencils are mandatory",
authors = {"Barbara Page"},
views = {d007 = 835, d015 = 1262, d030 = 1934, d060 = 2020, d090 = 2119, d120 = 2168, d180 = 2288},
subhead = "''Signpost'' Crossword Puzzle: What is a four-letter word for...",
},
{
date = "2018-10-01",
subpage = "In the media",
title = "Knowledge under fire",
authors = {"Bri", "Eddie891", "Pythoncoder"},
views = {d007 = 917, d015 = 1364, d030 = 2033, d060 = 2104, d090 = 2179, d120 = 2232, d180 = 2332},
subhead = "Can Wikipedians help save the world's knowledge and shine a light on current events?",
},
{
date = "2018-10-01",
subpage = "News and notes",
title = "European copyright law moves forward",
authors = {"Bri"},
tags = {"administrator", "newsandnotes"},
views = {d007 = 1026, d015 = 1469, d030 = 2173, d060 = 2235, d090 = 2322, d120 = 2372, d180 = 2518},
subhead = "Wikipedia dodges a bullet in Brussels... maybe.",
},
{
date = "2018-10-01",
subpage = "Recent research",
title = "How talk page use has changed since 2005; censorship shocks lead to centralization; is vandalism caused by workplace boredom?",
authors = {"Jonathan Morgan", "Tilman Bayer", "Nøkkenbuer"},
views = {d007 = 905, d015 = 1359, d030 = 2027, d060 = 2102, d090 = 2198, d120 = 2265, d180 = 2368},
subhead = "And other recent research papers.",
},
{
date = "2018-10-01",
subpage = "Technology report",
title = "Paying attention to your mobile",
authors = {"Evad37"},
views = {d007 = 730, d015 = 1153, d030 = 1792, d060 = 1866, d090 = 1942, d120 = 2000, d180 = 2090},
subhead = "Plus the latest scripts, bots, and tech news.",
},
{
date = "2018-10-01",
subpage = "Traffic report",
title = "John McCain's death generates over 7 million hits, followed by historical low",
authors = {"Igordebraga", "Stormy clouds"},
views = {d007 = 950, d015 = 1424, d030 = 2191, d060 = 2330, d090 = 2426, d120 = 2487, d180 = 2598},
subhead = "Fourth highest view count of the year; lowest view count since 2014; death, sports, and movies ever constant.",
},
{
date = "2018-10-28",
subpage = "Discussion report",
title = "Mediation Committee and proposed deletion reform",
authors = {"Bri", "Kudpung", "Nøkkenbuer", "Pythoncoder"},
views = {d007 = 785, d015 = 1250, d030 = 2020, d060 = 2382, d090 = 2459, d120 = 2526, d180 = 2636},
subhead = "Plus: two pending changes-related discussions, notability, and naming conventions.",
},
{
date = "2018-10-28",
subpage = "From the archives",
title = "The Gardner interview",
authors = {"Kudpung"},
views = {d007 = 629, d015 = 1044, d030 = 1787, d060 = 2129, d090 = 2206, d120 = 2264, d180 = 2361},
subhead = "The holy-shit slide",
},
{
date = "2018-10-28",
subpage = "From the editors",
title = "''The Signpost'' is still afloat, just barely",
authors = {"Bri"},
views = {d007 = 963, d015 = 1573, d030 = 2642, d060 = 3074, d090 = 3154, d120 = 3219, d180 = 3310},
subhead = "A slightly thinner issue, but out on time.",
},
{
date = "2018-10-28",
subpage = "Gallery",
title = "Planetary views",
authors = {"Barbara Page"},
views = {d007 = 624, d015 = 1045, d030 = 1791, d060 = 2120, d090 = 2212, d120 = 2270, d180 = 2370},
subhead = "Out of this world!: No special effects here, just beautiful celestial images.",
},
{
date = "2018-10-28",
subpage = "Humour",
title = "After the apocalypse, when zombies and aliens take over the Earth in a thousand years and dig up Wikipedia's servers but can only find talk pages without their accompanying articles, what will they think??",
authors = {"Barbara Page"},
views = {d007 = 850, d015 = 1337, d030 = 2135, d060 = 2497, d090 = 2571, d120 = 2642, d180 = 2742},
subhead = "Talk page humour: Wikipedia a long history of talk page tomfoolery.",
},
{
date = "2018-10-28",
subpage = "In focus",
title = "Alexa",
authors = {"Barbara Page"},
views = {d007 = 793, d015 = 1241, d030 = 2053, d060 = 2378, d090 = 2450, d120 = 2509, d180 = 2603},
subhead = "We are all writing for Amazon.",
},
{
date = "2018-10-28",
subpage = "In the media",
title = "Bans, celebs, and bias",
authors = {"Bri", "Eddie891", "Kudpung"},
views = {d007 = 931, d015 = 1385, d030 = 2166, d060 = 2534, d090 = 2609, d120 = 2685, d180 = 2793},
subhead = "Wikipedia in the news",
},
{
date = "2018-10-28",
subpage = "News and notes",
title = "WMF gets a million bucks",
authors = {"Barbara Page", "Kudpung"},
tags = {"administrator", "newsandnotes"},
views = {d007 = 957, d015 = 1418, d030 = 2269, d060 = 2624, d090 = 2696, d120 = 2753, d180 = 2857},
subhead = "And it's richer than ever.",
},
{
date = "2018-10-28",
subpage = "Op-ed",
title = "Wikipedia's Strickland affair",
authors = {"GreenMeansGo", "Markus Pössel", "Chris Troutman"},
views = {d007 = 1684, d015 = 2257, d030 = 3166, d060 = 3663, d090 = 3770, d120 = 3865, d180 = 4024},
subhead = "Is a missing article on a Nobel laureate a fail? What if her draft biography was declined as non-notable?",
},
{
date = "2018-10-28",
subpage = "Opinion",
title = "Strickland incident",
authors = {"Bradv"},
views = {d007 = 967, d015 = 1460, d030 = 2268, d060 = 2755, d090 = 2920, d120 = 3039, d180 = 3261},
subhead = "The reviewer who declined the article gives his perspective.",
},
{
date = "2018-10-28",
subpage = "Recent research",
title = "Wikimedia Commons worth $28.9 billion",
authors = {"Isaac Johnson", "Tilman Bayer"},
views = {d007 = 841, d015 = 1302, d030 = 2147, d060 = 2519, d090 = 2595, d120 = 2665, d180 = 2765},
subhead = "If it weren't free, of course.",
},
{
date = "2018-10-28",
subpage = "Special report",
title = "NPP: This could be heaven or this could be hell for new users – and for the reviewers",
authors = {"Kudpung"},
tags = {"newpagepatrol", "specialreport", "newpagepatrol"},
views = {d007 = 934, d015 = 1417, d030 = 2245, d060 = 2668, d090 = 2775, d120 = 2861, d180 = 3026},
subhead = "WMF continues to stonewall development – NPP wishes again relegated to stocking fillers",
},
{
date = "2018-10-28",
subpage = "Special report 2",
title = "Now Wikidata is six",
authors = {"Charles Matthews"},
views = {d007 = 926, d015 = 1382, d030 = 2140, d060 = 2528, d090 = 2608, d120 = 2679, d180 = 2803},
subhead = "SPARQL adds sparkle to WMF projects.",
},
{
date = "2018-10-28",
subpage = "Technology report",
title = "Bots galore!",
authors = {"Bri"},
tags = {"tech", "technologyreport"},
views = {d007 = 726, d015 = 1170, d030 = 1916, d060 = 2244, d090 = 2319, d120 = 2381, d180 = 2505},
subhead = "Bots can do anything you want – well, almost.",
},
{
date = "2018-10-28",
subpage = "Traffic report",
title = "Unsurprisingly, sport leads the field – or the ring",
authors = {"Pythoncoder", "Stormy clouds", "Igordebraga"},
views = {d007 = 743, d015 = 1197, d030 = 1981, d060 = 2329, d090 = 2402, d120 = 2474, d180 = 2595},
subhead = "Who's reading what?",
},
{
date = "2018-12-01",
subpage = "Arbitration report",
title = "A long break ends",
authors = {"Bri", "Pythoncoder"},
tags = {"arbitrationreport"},
views = {d007 = 920, d015 = 1474, d030 = 2015, d060 = 2124, d090 = 2207, d120 = 2251, d180 = 2332},
subhead = "Arbcom takes its first new case since June.",
},
{
date = "2018-12-01",
subpage = "Discussion report",
title = "Farewell, Mediation Committee",
authors = {"Pythoncoder"},
tags = {"administrator"},
views = {d007 = 976, d015 = 1556, d030 = 2174, d060 = 2287, d090 = 2363, d120 = 2432, d180 = 2524},
subhead = "It was a good 15 years. Plus: admins, notability, substubs, and new padlocks.",
},
{
date = "2018-12-01",
subpage = "Essay",
title = "No one cares about your garage band",
authors = {"Barbara Page", "Sloverlord", "Iain99", "OnBeyondZebrax", "Orangemike", "Richie333", "Fences", "windows"},
views = {d007 = 829, d015 = 1386, d030 = 1952, d060 = 2041, d090 = 2120, d120 = 2166, d180 = 2240},
subhead = "Nope, don't care!",
},
{
date = "2018-12-01",
subpage = "From the archives",
title = "Ars longa,vita brevis",
authors = {"Kudpung"},
views = {d007 = 661, d015 = 1198, d030 = 1703, d060 = 1791, d090 = 1854, d120 = 1907, d180 = 1979},
subhead = "ARS might continue, but some Wikipedians might not.",
},
{
date = "2018-12-01",
subpage = "From the editor",
title = "Time for a truce",
authors = {"Staff"},
tags = {"fromtheeditor"},
views = {d007 = 1628, d015 = 2438, d030 = 3251, d060 = 3386, d090 = 3489, d120 = 3542, d180 = 3659},
subhead = "Lay down your verbal weapons",
},
{
date = "2018-12-01",
subpage = "Gallery",
title = "Intersections",
authors = {"Bri"},
tags = {"gallery"},
views = {d007 = 585, d015 = 1098, d030 = 1622, d060 = 1710, d090 = 1790, d120 = 1847, d180 = 2042},
subhead = "Biology or technology? Form follows function in nature and the constructed world.",
},
{
date = "2018-12-01",
subpage = "Humour",
title = "Dangerous carrots",
authors = {"Barbara Page"},
tags = {"humour"},
views = {d007 = 791, d015 = 1360, d030 = 1916, d060 = 2020, d090 = 2119, d120 = 2177, d180 = 2271},
subhead = "Wonky carrots taste just as good",
},
{
date = "2018-12-01",
subpage = "In the media",
title = "Court-ordered article redaction, paid editing, and rock stars",
authors = {"Kudpung"},
tags = {"censorship", "inthemedia", "paidadvocacy", "stateactors"},
views = {d007 = 1245, d015 = 1839, d030 = 2456, d060 = 2627, d090 = 2706, d120 = 2761, d180 = 2861},
subhead = "Real-world news competes with the usual celeb fascination for Wikipedia's commentators.",
},
{
date = "2018-12-01",
subpage = "News and notes",
title = "Reviewer of the year, WikiCup winner, and the 2019 Wikimedia Summit",
authors = {"Lane Rasberry", "Bri", "Cwmhiraeth", "Kudpung"},
tags = {"administrator", "community", "newsandnotes", "wikicup"},
views = {d007 = 781, d015 = 1343, d030 = 1886, d060 = 1989, d090 = 2072, d120 = 2118, d180 = 2211},
subhead = "Looking both backward and forward to events concerning the community.",
},
{
date = "2018-12-01",
subpage = "Op-ed",
title = "Looking back, looking forward: A beginner's experience on Wikipedia",
authors = {"DiplomatTesterMan"},
tags = {"opinion"},
views = {d007 = 1298, d015 = 1963, d030 = 2668, d060 = 2786, d090 = 2911, d120 = 2997, d180 = 3086},
subhead = "The experiences of a new user on Wikipedia, told in their own words.",
},
{
date = "2018-12-01",
subpage = "Opinion",
title = "The blogosphere migrates to Galaxy WMF",
authors = {"Kudpung"},
tags = {"lgbt"},
views = {d007 = 911, d015 = 1479, d030 = 2055, d060 = 2150, d090 = 2226, d120 = 2276, d180 = 2356},
subhead = "Suppose they gave a blog and nobody came?",
},
{
date = "2018-12-01",
subpage = "Recent research",
title = "Why do the most active Wikipedians burn out?; only 4% of students vandalize",
authors = {"Bri", "Tilman Bayer"},
tags = {"community", "recentresearch", "research", "vandalism"},
views = {d007 = 1085, d015 = 1704, d030 = 2339, d060 = 2465, d090 = 2563, d120 = 2620, d180 = 2710},
subhead = "And other new research results.",
},
{
date = "2018-12-01",
subpage = "Reflections",
title = "Wikipedia, history, and the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day",
authors = {"Pine"},
views = {d007 = 766, d015 = 1317, d030 = 1881, d060 = 1977, d090 = 2049, d120 = 2101, d180 = 2187},
subhead = "A moment to reflect on the subject of Armistice Day, and on the roles of Wikimedia – especially Wikipedia – in sharing knowledge of history and being a repository of our collective memory.",
},
{
date = "2018-12-01",
subpage = "Special report",
title = "The Christmas wishlist",
authors = {"Kudpung"},
tags = {"specialreport"},
views = {d007 = 847, d015 = 1417, d030 = 2010, d060 = 2108, d090 = 2186, d120 = 2233, d180 = 2325},
subhead = "The race for the winning Top 10. What do the WMF devs have in store for the community?",
},
{
date = "2018-12-01",
subpage = "Traffic report",
title = "Queen reigns for four weeks straight",
authors = {"Igordebraga", "JFG", "Rogerknots", "Stormy clouds"},
tags = {"statistics", "traffic", "trafficreport"},
views = {d007 = 794, d015 = 1350, d030 = 1908, d060 = 2024, d090 = 2124, d120 = 2173, d180 = 2260},
subhead = "The \"Queen\" of stage and screen, that is. Is there another?",
},
{
date = "2018-12-24",
subpage = "Arbitration report",
title = "Year ends with one active case",
authors = {"Bri"},
tags = {"arbitrationreport"},
views = {d007 = 741, d015 = 1286, d030 = 2245, d060 = 2939, d090 = 3019, d120 = 3065, d180 = 3164},
subhead = "GiantSnowman asked to chill, and other disputes addressed by Arbcom (or not).",
},
{
date = "2018-12-24",
subpage = "Blog",
title = "News from the WMF",
authors = {"Kudpung"},
tags = {"blogs", "community", "foundation", "katherinemaher", "licensing"},
views = {d007 = 594, d015 = 1133, d030 = 2046, d060 = 2638, d090 = 2712, d120 = 2771, d180 = 2869},
subhead = "In and around the WMF and its projects from the WMF's web site",
},
{
date = "2018-12-24",
subpage = "Discussion report",
title = "Reliable Sources Noticeboard editors discuss deprecating sources",
authors = {"Bri", "Pythoncoder"},
tags = {"bots", "citations"},
views = {d007 = 1098, d015 = 1722, d030 = 2762, d060 = 3378, d090 = 3445, d120 = 3514, d180 = 3605},
subhead = "A new record low for RfA: Plus: reliable sources, notability, and fallout from the self-blocking software changes.",
},
{
date = "2018-12-24",
subpage = "Essay",
title = "Requests for medication",
authors = {"Bri"},
views = {d007 = 618, d015 = 1130, d030 = 2045, d060 = 2598, d090 = 2692, d120 = 2738, d180 = 2820},
subhead = "When the desire to continue to have the privilege of editing Wikipedia overrides the body's innate desire to choke the living shit out of some bastard who really has it coming.",
},
{
date = "2018-12-24",
subpage = "From the archives",
title = "Compromised admin accounts – again",
authors = {"Kudpung"},
views = {d007 = 606, d015 = 1146, d030 = 2055, d060 = 2655, d090 = 2739, d120 = 2800, d180 = 2873},
subhead = "Compromised accounts – especially those of inactive admins.",
},
{
date = "2018-12-24",
subpage = "From the editors",
title = "Where to draw the line in reporting?",
authors = {"Staff"},
views = {d007 = 1067, d015 = 1879, d030 = 3138, d060 = 3794, d090 = 3880, d120 = 3938, d180 = 4015},
subhead = "Tell us what you think!",
},
{
date = "2018-12-24",
subpage = "Gallery",
title = "Sun and Moon, water and stone",
authors = {"Bri"},
tags = {"gallery"},
views = {d007 = 507, d015 = 1003, d030 = 1904, d060 = 2452, d090 = 2548, d120 = 2590, d180 = 2669},
subhead = "Happy solstice, and happy New Year!",
},
{
date = "2018-12-24",
subpage = "Humour",
title = "I believe in Bigfoot",
authors = {"Barbara Page"},
tags = {"humour"},
views = {d007 = 683, d015 = 1196, d030 = 2133, d060 = 2735, d090 = 2839, d120 = 2909, d180 = 3005},
subhead = "Are you a believer?",
},
{
date = "2018-12-24",
subpage = "In the media",
title = "Political hijinks",
authors = {"Kudpung"},
tags = {"inthemedia", "vandalism"},
views = {d007 = 745, d015 = 1331, d030 = 2307, d060 = 2852, d090 = 2921, d120 = 2968, d180 = 3046},
subhead = "Wikipedia says 'ta' to British M.P. and 'buh-bye' to U.S. President's image vandals.",
},
{
date = "2018-12-24",
subpage = "News and notes",
title = "Some wishes do come true",
authors = {"Kudpung"},
tags = {"administrator", "newsandnotes"},
views = {d007 = 803, d015 = 1406, d030 = 2393, d060 = 2970, d090 = 3040, d120 = 3091, d180 = 3181},
subhead = "NPP wins the wish list poll; Wikipedia editors will be able to work better at night; new WMF appointments and new arbitrators; and who wants to be an admin?",
},
{
date = "2018-12-24",
subpage = "Op-ed",
title = "Wikipedia not trumped by Trump appointee",
authors = {"Smallbones"},
tags = {"opinion"},
views = {d007 = 1896, d015 = 2820, d030 = 4071, d060 = 4850, d090 = 4953, d120 = 5008, d180 = 5107},
subhead = "Did World Patent Marketing pay to get Wikipedia to include flattering information on their board member, now the Acting United States Attorney General?",
},
{
date = "2018-12-24",
subpage = "Special report",
title = "''The Signpost'' got 380,000+ views in 2018; sounds reasonable enough, right?",
authors = {"DiplomatTesterMan"},
tags = {"signpost", "specialreport", "statistics"},
views = {d007 = 826, d015 = 1470, d030 = 2482, d060 = 3081, d090 = 3168, d120 = 3221, d180 = 3321},
subhead = "A statistical insight into the English Wikipedia's very own online community newspaper.",
},
{
date = "2018-12-24",
subpage = "Traffic report",
title = "Queen dethroned by U.S. presidents",
authors = {"Igordebraga", "OZOO"},
tags = {"statistics", "traffic", "trafficreport"},
views = {d007 = 658, d015 = 1190, d030 = 2163, d060 = 2749, d090 = 2834, d120 = 2885, d180 = 2985},
subhead = "The band relinquishes its first place hold; Aquaman is swimming into view for late December.",
},
{
date = "2018-12-24",
subpage = "WikiProject report",
title = "WikiProject Articles for Creation",
authors = {"ProgrammingGeek"},
tags = {"afc", "wikiprojectreport", "wikiprojects"},
views = {d007 = 571, d015 = 1086, d030 = 2013, d060 = 2555, d090 = 2626, d120 = 2677, d180 = 2783},
subhead = "Articlegenesis: Discovering how new and unregistered users make articles with the members of WikiProject Articles for Creation.",
},
}