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News and notes
Commons top uploaders calculated
The top uploaders at Wikimedia Commons, by number of bytes uploaded, were calculated recently. The top uploader is GerWsUpload, a bot account to upload book scans for the German Wikisource; the scans totaled about 45.7 gigabytes. Second is Infrogmation, who uploaded about 17.6 gigabytes worth of media.
Wikimania bidding: Toronto withdraws, decision expected Saturday
Wikimania 2008 bids are being reviewed by members of the Wikimania 2008 Jury, with the final decision scheduled for October 6. Zanimum removed Toronto's bid on Monday, noting that he'd focus on a Toronto bid for 2009. The three remaining bids are Alexandria, Atlanta, and Cape Town.
Briefly
- Two new wikis were created this week: The Bengali Wikisource and the Upper Sorbian Wiktionary.
- The Dutch Wikiquote has reached 500 pages.
- The Czech Wikisource has reached 3,500 pages.
- The Catalan Wikipedia has reached 80,000 pages.
- The Danish Wikipedia has reached 70,000 pages.
Also this week: From the editor — Foundation relocation — WikiWorld — News and notes — Features and admins — Technology — Arbitration