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Articles that may be of interest
[edit]G'day Brianann. You may be interested in a couple of articles I created recently (Scottish expedition into Argyll (1221–22) & Galloway revolt of 1234–35), but have been unable to expand properly, as I am renovating my house and my sources and main computer have been placed in storage. Any suggestions or improvements would be created appreciated. Regards Newm30 (talk) 04:31, 5 June 2019 (UTC)
- Hi Newm30. I had noticed the Galloway one but not Argyll. Thanks for alerting me. They look good so far. I'm pretty vague about the Galloway revolt. I was thinking of tackling Thomas' article some day. If I ever get to it, I'll have to research the revolt a bit. So I've got both articles in the my mind. Good luck with the renovation.--Brianann MacAmhlaidh (talk) 01:24, 7 June 2019 (UTC)

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- Obituaries: Dmitrismirnov, Kattenkruid, Muidlatif, Ronhjones, TsirelRest in peace.
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[edit]- Brianann, hope all is well, not sure if we've ever met, but I just want to say that your work on medieval Scottish & Irish Sea stuff has been excellent, your work on Echmarcach and recently Domnall mac Eimín is quite extraordinary. So I offer you the following in memory of Angus, who like myself back in the day also loved to contribute to these matters. Deacon of Pndapetzim (Talk) 18:55, 16 June 2020 (UTC)
The McLellan Quaich Awarded to 'Brianann MacAmhlaidh' for outstanding contributions to Scottish coverage in Wikipedia.Deacon of Pndapetzim (Talk) 18:55, 16 June 2020 (UTC)
The Signpost: 28 June 2020
[edit]- News and notes: Progress at Wikipedia Library and Wikijournal of MedicinePlus Swedish biographies and the big oops!
- Community view: Community open letter on renamingReacting to the WMF's rebranding proposal.
- Gallery: After the killing of George FloydProtests and photos from around the world...
- In the media: Part collaboration and part combatRacial justice, Facebook, LGBTQ+, Ryan Merkley, and a woman.
- Discussion report: Community reacts to WMF rebranding proposalsMany Wikimedia community members are upset about the WMF's plan to rebrand. Plus, a discussion of Fox News's reliability.
- Featured content: Sports are returning, with a rainbowBattles, music, and animals feature prominently in this month's best content.
- Arbitration report: Anti-harassment RfC and a checkuser revocationThe RfC should keep everybody busy.
- Traffic report: The pandemic, alleged murder, a massacre, and other deathsPlus Rajput, Musk, Epstein, Maxwell, Owens and Anonymous
- News from the WMF: We stand for racial justiceOn these issues, there is no neutral stance.
- Recent research: Wikipedia and COVID-19; automated Wikipedia-based fact-checkingAnd other new research publications
- Interview: What is wrong with rebranding to "Wikipedia Foundation"?Four signers of the open letter explain.
- Humour: Cherchez une femmeIt's amazing what one can do.
- Opinion: Trying to find COI or paid editors? Just read the newsA scientific scandal and the Ronaldo of investment banking.
- On the bright side: For what are you grateful this month?A selection of good news and encouraging stories from the Wikiverse.
- In focus: Edit Loud, Edit Proud: LGBTIQ+ Wikimedians and Global Information ActivismThe history and impact of LGBTIQ+ contributions to Wikimedia projects.
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Black Lives MatterHow Wikipedia is covering racial injustice, both in the outer world and on-site
The Signpost: 2 August 2020
[edit]- Special report: Wikipedia and the End of Open Collaboration?Comparing Wikipedia to similar projects.
- COI and paid editing: Some strange people edit Wikipedia for moneyAnd thanks for the photo, Ghislaine!
- News and notes: Abstract Wikipedia, a hoax, sex symbols, and a new adminPlus lots of affiliations!
- In the media: Dog days gone badPandemic, politics, and possibly paid editing.
- Discussion report: Fox News, a flight of RfAs, and banning policyPlus a proposed massive invasion of privacy!
- Featured content: Remembering Art, Valor, and Freedomsoldiers, sports, and actors feature heavily this month.
- Traffic report: Now for something completely differentDeath and Alexander Hamilton.
- Gallery: Photos of threatened species from iNaturalistSometimes you just have to ask.
- News from the WMF: New Chinese national security law in Hong Kong could limit the privacy of Wikipedia usersPrivacy is critical to sustaining freedom of expression and association, enabling knowledge and ideas to thrive.
- Recent research: Receiving thanks increases retention, but not the time contributed to WikipediaAnd other new research publications
- Essay: Not compatible with a collaborative projectSome editors aren't.
- Obituaries: Hasteur and Brian McNeilRest in peace.
- In focus: WikiLoop DoubleCheck, reviewing edits made easyMaking Wikipedia the encyclopedia that anyone can review.
The Signpost: 30 August 2020
[edit]- News and notes: The high road and the low roadWill the Scots language Wikipedia survive?
- In the media: Storytelling large and smallCOVID, Fox, Kamala, Scots, cryptocurrency, and more.
- Featured content: Going for the goalSports, music, military and more
- Special report: Wikipedia's not so little sister is finding its own wayWikidata's profound impact on Wikipedia
- Op-Ed: The longest-running hoaxWatch out for those Mustelodons!
- Traffic report: Heart, soul, umbrellas, and politicsMore politics than usual.
- News from the WMF: Fourteen things we’ve learned by moving Polish Wikimedia conference onlineCelebrating of our community in a different format.
- Recent research: Detecting spam, and pages to protect; non-anonymous editors signal their intelligence with high-quality articlesAnd other new research results
- Arbitration report: A slow couple of monthsEverybody deserves a vacation!
- From the archives: Wikipedia for promotional purposes?A question from 2005 that we still haven't answered.
- Obituaries: Marcus Sherman, Jerome West, and Pauline van TillRest in Peace.
The Signpost: 27 September 2020
[edit]- Special report: Paid editing with political connectionsWE charity and Justin Trudeau, Bell Pottinger, Russian and Ukrainian oligarchs.
- News and notes: More large-scale errors at a "small" wikiWith inline parenthetical citations!
- In the media: WIPO, Seigenthaler incident 15 years laterA celebrity quiz, Scots, and a Crypto-hating Wikipedia editor
- Featured content: Life finds a WayAnimals, sports, military, and science feature heavily in this month's best content.
- Arbitration report: Clarifications and requestsWho is that guy JzG?
- Traffic report: Is there no justice?Perhaps on the tennis court.
- Recent research: Wikipedia's flood biasesAnd other new research publications.
The Signpost: 27 September 2020
[edit]- Special report: Paid editing with political connectionsWE charity and Justin Trudeau, Bell Pottinger, Russian and Ukrainian oligarchs.
- News and notes: More large-scale errors at a "small" wikiWith inline parenthetical citations!
- In the media: WIPO, Seigenthaler incident 15 years laterA celebrity quiz, Scots, and a Crypto-hating Wikipedia editor
- Featured content: Life finds a WayAnimals, sports, military, and science feature heavily in this month's best content.
- Arbitration report: Clarifications and requestsWho is that guy JzG?
- Traffic report: Is there no justice?Perhaps on the tennis court.
- Recent research: Wikipedia's flood biasesAnd other new research publications.
The Signpost: 1 November 2020
[edit]- News and notes: Ban on IPs on ptwiki, paid editing for Tatarstan, IP maskingBranding pause, birthday.
- In the media: Murder, politics, religion, health and booksA possible conspiracy and 2 infodemics!
- Book review: Review of Wikipedia @ 20We made it this far, but where do we go from here?
- Op-Ed: Anti-vandalism with masked IPs: the steps forwardGetting input from editors.
- Discussion report: Proposal to change board composition, In The News dumps Trump storyWill editors be affected?
- Featured content: The "Green Terror" is neither green nor sufficiently terrifying. Worst Hallowe'en ever.A hairy starfish flower might help!
- Traffic report: Jump back, what's that sound?Here comes the judge.
- Interview: Joseph Reagle and Jackie KoernerThe co-editors of Wikipedia @ 20.
- News from the WMF: Meet the 2020 Wikimedian of the YearSandister Tei.
- Recent research: OpenSym 2020: Deletions and gender, masses vs. elites, edit filtersOrtega's hypothesis was right! (If you start with the right definitions and assumptions.)
- In focus: The many (reported) deaths of WikipediaThe grove continues to grow – despite periods of dismal predictions.
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[edit]The Signpost: 29 November 2020
[edit]- News and notes: Jimmy Wales "shouldn't be kicked out before he's ready"Arbitration Committee elections begin.
- Op-Ed: Re-righting WikipediaWikipedia deprecates more right-wing sources than left-wing sources ... but is it a problem?
- Opinion: How billionaires re-write WikipediaBillionaires are different from you and me.
- In the media: Relying on Wikipedia: voters, scientists, and a Canadian border guardAnd yes, it does!
- Featured content: Frontonia sp. is thankful for delicious cyanobacteriaThe Réunion swamphen is a lot less thankful.
- Traffic report: 007 with Borat, the Queen, and an electionPlus Alex Trebek and the Queen's Gambit.
- News from Wiki Education: An assignment that changed a life: Kasey BakerWiki Education and changing our encyclopedia.
- GLAM plus: West Coast New Zealand's Wikipedian at LargeSucceeding one step at a time.
- Wikicup report: Lee Vilenski wins the 2020 WikiCupGog the Mild and The Rambling Man in second and third!
- Recent research: Wikipedia's Shoah coverage succeeds where libraries failAnd other new research publications.
- Essay: Writing about womenMale is not the default.
The Signpost: 28 December 2020
[edit]- News and notes: Year-end legal surprises cause concern, but Public Domain Day is imminentNew laws in the US and Europe might enable trolls; sad admin milestone for English Wikipedia, or not?
- In the media: Concealment, data journalism, a non-pig farmer, and some Bluetick HoundsAs 2020 draws to a close, this website has been splattered all over the headlines.
- Arbitration report: 2020 election resultsCongratulations to the new Arbs!
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- Featured content: Very nearly ringing in the New Year with "Blank Space" – but we got there in time.Texas amphibia, mongeese, and Normandy invasion plans grateful.
- Traffic report: 2020 wraps upPunks and heroes, losers and winners, the bereaved and the deceased – they're all here.
- News from the WMF: What Wikipedia saw during election week in the U.S., and what we’re doing nextNo evidence of large-scale state-sponsored disinformation.
- Recent research: Predicting the next move in Wikipedia discussionsSix million talk page threads analyzed, and other research.
- Essay: Subjective importanceIs not important to notability.
- Op-Ed: An unforgettable year we might wish to forgetThe year that was 2020.
- Gallery: Angels in the architectureSpinning in infinity.
- Humour: 'Twas the Night Before WikimasAnd to all a good night!
The Signpost: 31 January 2021
[edit]- News and notes: 1,000,000,000 edits, board elections, virtual Wikimania 2021Who else but Ser Amantio di Nicolao?
- Special report: Wiki reporting on the United States insurrectionFrom the Hill to the news to Wikipedia in minutes!
- In focus: From Anarchy to Wikiality, Glaring Bias to Good Cop: Press Coverage of Wikipedia's First Two DecadesA new "wiki journalism" is needed.
- Opinion: Wikipedia's war against scientific disinformationAre we getting lead by the nose?
- In the media: The world's press says "Happy Birthday!" with a few twistsEven the world's richest man is happy we exist!
- Technology report: The people who built Wikipedia, technicallyStarting with trust, expanding, controversy, and opportunities.
- Videos and podcasts: Celebrating 20 yearsMultimedia in many styles!
- News from the WMF: Wikipedia celebrates 20 years of free, trusted information for the worldHappy birthday!
- Recent research: Students still have a better opinion of Wikipedia than teachersAnd other new research results
- Humour: Dr. Seuss's Guide to WikipediaWith a special appearance by Senator Ted Cruz!
- Featured content: New Year, same Featured Content report!...Well, except we did change the articles and pictures out. ...Mostly.
- Traffic report: The most viewed articles of 2020The end of the world as we know it?
- Obituary: Flyer22 FrozenRIP.
The Signpost: 28 February 2021
[edit]- News and notes: Maher stepping downUCC launch.
- Disinformation report: A "billionaire battle" on Wikipedia: Sex, lies, and videoEdits of the rich and famous.
- Opinion: The call for feedback on community seats is a distractionFree as in Liberty.
- In the media: Corporate influence at OSM, Fox watching the hen houseWikidata, Turkey, Valentine's Day and all sorts of bias!
- News from the WMF: Who tells your story on WikipediaYou can!
- Recent research: Take an AI-generated flashcard quiz about Wikipedia; Wikipedia's anti-feudalismAnd other new research publications
- Featured content: A Love of Knowledge, for Valentine's DayStealing your heart, and Charles Darwin's notebooks.
- Traffic report: Does it almost feel like you've been here before?Watching the Super Bowl at the Cecil?
- Gallery: What is Black history and culture?In paintings, photos, and recordings.
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The Signpost: 28 March 2021
[edit]- News and notes: A future with a for-profit subsidiary?Or becoming more business-like?
- Gallery: Wiki Loves Monuments2020 international winners
- In the media: Wikimedia LLC and disinformation in JapanPlus CPAC misinformation
- News from the WMF: Project Rewrite: Tell the missing stories of women on Wikipedia and beyondTelling women’s stories is a radical act.
- Recent research: 10%-30% of Wikipedia’s contributors have subject-matter expertiseAnd other recent research results
- From the archives: Google isn't responsible for Wikipedia's mistakesHuge profits sustained by unpaid labor.
- Essay: Wikipedia:The Free EncyclopediaAs in "free software" and "free culture".
- Obituary: YoninahBarukh dayan ha-emet ("Blessed is the true judge.")
- From the editor: What else can we say?What can we link to?
- Arbitration report: Open letter to the Board of TrusteesLet's do the UCoC right!
- Traffic report: Wanda, Meghan, Liz, Phil and ZackAnother royal bash!
The Signpost: 25 April 2021
[edit]- From the editor: A change is gonna comeBut not soon enough.
- Disinformation report: Paid editing by a former head of state's business enterpriseThe Trump Organization's paid editors
- In the media: Fernando, governance, and rugbyJimmy does OK too!
- Opinion: The (Universal) Code of ConductExplicit behavioral expectations are better than unwritten social norms
- Op-Ed: A Little Fun Goes A Long WayWhy do we work so hard to avoid having a sense of humor?
- Changing the world: The reach of protest images on WikipediaWikipedia's retweet and share buttons
- Recent research: Quality of aquatic and anatomical articlesAnd other research publications
- Traffic report: The verdict is guilty, guilty, guiltyPlus Godzilla and Kong
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The Signpost: 25 April 2021
[edit]- From the editor: A change is gonna comeBut not soon enough.
- Disinformation report: Paid editing by a former head of state's business enterpriseThe Trump Organization's paid editors
- In the media: Fernando, governance, and rugbyJimmy does OK too!
- Opinion: The (Universal) Code of ConductExplicit behavioral expectations are better than unwritten social norms
- Op-Ed: A Little Fun Goes A Long WayWhy do we work so hard to avoid having a sense of humor?
- Changing the world: The reach of protest images on WikipediaWikipedia's retweet and share buttons
- Recent research: Quality of aquatic and anatomical articlesAnd other research publications
- Traffic report: The verdict is guilty, guilty, guiltyPlus Godzilla and Kong
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The Signpost: 27 June 2021
[edit]- News and notes: Elections, Wikimania, masking and moreSubmit your candidacy today!
- In the media: Boris and Joe, reliability, love, and moneyWill he hang it in the Oval Office?
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- WikiProject report: WikiProject on open proxies interviewInterview with volunteers at WikiProject on open proxies
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The Signpost: 25 July 2021
[edit]- News and notes: Wikimania and a million other news storiesAnd one new admin!
- Special report: Hardball in Hong KongThree strikes and you're out?
- In the media: Larry is at it againBias, propaganda and more murderous mistakes!
- Board of Trustees candidates: See the candidatesWatch the video!
- Recent research: Gender bias and statistical fallacies, disinformation and mutual intelligibilityAnd other recent research publications
- Traffic report: Football, tennis and marveling at LokiBut you can call it soccer if you'd like.
- News from the WMF: Uncapping our growth potential – interview with James Baldwin, Finance and Administration DepartmentMoney, money, money.
- Humour: A little verseTwo poems of Wikipedia.
The Signpost: 29 August 2021
[edit]- News and notes: Enough time left to vote! IP banJust do it!
- In the media: Vive la différence!May Father Will forgive us!
- Wikimedians of the year: Seven Wikimedians of the yearWith two musical celebrations!
- Gallery: Our community in 20 graphsWe just look at the pictures!
- News from Wiki Education: Changing the face of WikipediaMoving forward.
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The Signpost: 26 September 2021
[edit]- News and notes: New CEO, new board members, China bansAnd one new admin!
- In the media: The future of WikipediaAnd a bit about the past.
- Opinion: Wikimedians of Mainland China were warnedBut just disregarded the warnings.
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- Discussion report: Editors discuss Wikipedia's vetting process for administratorsEmotional injury and rising standards against a backdrop of a dwindling sysop cadre: the 2021 Requests for adminship review grapples with tough issues.
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- WikiProject report: The Random and the BeautifulAn interview with members of the Random Page Patrol.
The Signpost: 31 October 2021
[edit]- From the editor: Different stories, same placeWhat Wikipedians can and cannot do.
- News and notes: The sockpuppet who ran for adminship and almost succeededAnd will the last person to leave the C-Suite please turn off the lights?
- In the media: China bans, and is there intelligent life on this planet?Beam me up, Scotty – Matt Amodio for sure, and maybe just a few VIPs, billionaires, and Tucker Carlson.
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- Community view: Reflections on the Chinese WikipediaWere the bans justified?
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- Book review: Wikipedia and the Representation of RealityOr you could watch the video!
- WikiProject report: RedirectionAn interview with participants at WikiProject Redirect.
- Humour: A very Wiki crossword24 clues to chew on.
The Signpost: 29 November 2021
[edit]- In the media: Denial: climate change, mass killings and pornographyWill they deny non-fungible tokens next?
- WikiCup report: The WikiCup 202115th annual event closes with hundreds of articles improved
- Deletion report: What we lost, what we gained1,767 nominations in November... AN/Is... DRVs... The largest AfD in history, possibly ever!
- From a Wikipedia reader: What's Matt Amodio?Wikipedia democratizes knowledge, but is it in Jeopardy?
- Arbitration report: ArbCom in 2021We should have at least one of these every year!
- Discussion report: On the brink of change – RFA reforms appear imminentEditors propose modifications to Wikipedia's admin-making process.
- Technology report: What does it take to upload a file?How MediaWiki works with media files.
- WikiProject report: Interview with contributors to WikiProject Actors and FilmmakersFrom the silver screen to your computer screen
- Serendipity: "Did You Know ..." featured a photo of the wrong female WWII pilotA worthy pilot but the photo didn't match the article!
- News from Diff: Content translation tool helps create one million Wikipedia articlesSharing the wealth of information!
- Traffic report: Reporting ticket sales on the edge of the Wiki, if Eternals should failConjuring up the jesters again!
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The Signpost: 28 December 2021
[edit]- From the editor: Here is the newsAnd wishing our readers a healthy, fortunate and bountiful 2022.
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- Serendipity: Born three months before her brother?Wikipedia and the Oxford Dictionary of Music have different opinions.
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The Signpost: 30 January 2022
[edit]- Special report: WikiEd course leads to Twitter harassmentEducation, deletion and social media can be a volatile mix.
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The Signpost: 27 February 2022
[edit]- From the team: Selection of a new Signpost Editor-in-ChiefBye-bye 'bones!
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The Signpost: 27 March 2022
[edit]- From the Signpost team: How The Signpost is documenting the 2022 Russian invasion of UkraineWe stand in solidarity with free knowledge.
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Category:Kingdom of the Isles has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Marcocapelle (talk) 07:10, 18 April 2022 (UTC)
The Signpost: 24 April 2022
[edit]- News and notes: Double troubleThe second case of Wikipedian persecution.
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- Special report: Ukrainian Wikimedians during the warWriting Wikipedia, joining the armed forces, and volunteering.
- Eyewitness Wikimedian, Vinnytsia, Ukraine: War diary (Part 2)"Our proud Sparta bleeds too."
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- Featured content: Wikipedia's best content from MarchWe showcase the best content that Wikipedians offered this past month.
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- Gallery: A voyage around the world with WLM winnersWiki Loves Monuments 2021 winners announced.
- Interview: On a war and a mapHow a war map predated Wikimedia's map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
- Serendipity: Wikipedia loves photographs, but hates photographersWhy not just link to an article to attribute famous photographers?
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The Signpost: 29 May 2022
[edit]- From the team: A changing of the guardYour two new Signpost Editors in Chief.
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- Special report: Three stories of Ukrainian Wikimedians during the warTales of hope, perseverance and even a little humor.
- In focus: Measuring gender diversity in Wikipedia articlesA new approach at the article level.
- Discussion report: Portals, April Fools, admin activity requirements and moreWe summarize the drama for you.
- WikiProject report: WikiProject COVID-19 revisitedMarch 2020 WikiProject report interviewees return discussing project's evolution and future.
- Technology report: A new video player for Wikimedia wikisPlus, Growth Features configuration, the Hackathon, and more.
- Featured content: Featured content of AprilShowcasing the very best articles, pictures, videos, and other contributions from Wikipedians last month.
- Interview: Wikipedia's prideAn interview with queer Wikimedians.
- Serendipity: Those thieving image farmsStopping them from taking your photos from Commons.
- Recent research: 35 million Twitter links analysedAnd other recent research findings.
- Tips and tricks: The reference desks of WikipediaHelpful advice from Tips of the Day.
- Traffic report: Strange highs and strange lowsWere Johnny and Amber exchanging blows?
- News from Diff: Winners of the Human rights and Environment special nomination by Wiki Loves Earth announcedPhotos raise awareness for nature protection and human impact on nature.
- News from the WMF: The EU Digital Services Act: What’s the Deal with the Deal?New regulations governing online censorship.
- Video: How the entire country of Qatar was blocked from editingA lighthearted video recalling the 2006 incident.
- Gallery: Diving under the sea for World Oceans DayExploring Featured Pictures of the world's oceans.
- From the archives: The Onion and WikipediaA look at when The Onion published an humorous article regarding Wikipedia.
- Essay: How not to write a Wikipedia articleOn creative works.
- Humour: A new crosswordTest your word-puzzle skills!
The Signpost: 26 June 2022
[edit]- News and notes: WMF inks new rules on government-ordered takedowns, blasts Russian feds' censor demands, spends big bucksOffice actions to secretly delete stuff when told to? Well, at least not if they're Putin's.
- In the media: Editor given three-year sentence, big RfA makes news, Guy Standing takes it sitting downBelarusian Mark Bernstein to serve 36 months of "home chemistry" for unapproved posting, Slate covers historically large adminship bid, UBI economist with goofy infobox caption thinks it's funny.
- Special report: "Wikipedia's independence" or "Wikimedia's pile of dosh"?A review of Wikipedia's fundraising messages and financial status.
- Discussion report: MoS rules on CCP name mulled, XRV axe plea nulled, BLPPROD drafting bid pulledJust three for the history books this month (or not).
- Opinion: Picture of the Day – how Adam plans to ru(i)n itFamed FP ace steps up to run main page outfit. Millions tremble in fear, or something.
- Featured content: Articles on Scots' clash, Yank's tux, Austrian's action flick deemed brilliant proseAnd who can forget the black-breasted buttonquail.
- Essay: RfA trend line haruspicy: fact or fancy?Don't be dumb, says math whiz: avoid the gambler's fallacy. Illustrated for your pleasure.
- Recent research: Wikipedia versus academia (again), tables' "immortality" probedTables "like to socialize" and "share genes": ooh la la!
- Serendipity: Was she really a Swiss lesbian automobile racer?What's the deal with Anita Forrer, redlinked woman of mystery who saved Schwarzenbach archives?
- News from the WMF: Wikimedia Enterprise signs first dealsGoogle and Internet Archive sold on new product, more customers hoped to follow.
- Traffic report: Top view counts for shows, movies, and celeb lawsuit that keeps on givingPlus editing stampedes for cheery subjects: shootings, deaths, and virus.
- Gallery: Celebration of summer, winterLest Southern Hemisphere be forgotten.
- Humour: Shortcuts, screwballers, Simon & GarfunkelCan we offer you a nice crossword in this trying time?
The Signpost: 1 August 2022
[edit]- From the editors: Rise of the machines, or somethingThe future of stuff? Who knows, but two articles were written by a computer this month.
- News and notes: Information considered harmfulWikipedia and human rights, publishers and the Internet Archive, Russia and Wikipedia.
- In the media: Censorship, medieval hoaxes, "pathetic supervillains", FB-WMF AI TL bid, dirty duchess deeds done dirt cheapReal news or silly season?
- Op-Ed: The "recession" affairIGNORANCE IS NOT STRENGTH.
- Eyewitness Wikimedian, Vinnytsia, Ukraine: War diary (part 3)"This year's victory was sad and dull."
- Election guide: The chosen six: 2022 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees electionsCandidate op-eds, open question spaces, and more.
- Community view: Youth culture and notabilityWas Minecraft YouTuber a GNG pass in life, or only in death?
- Opinion: Criminals among usMass murderers, sex criminals, Ponzi schemers, insider traders, and business people.
- Arbitration report: Winds of change blow for cyclone editors, deletion dustup draws toward denouementThe last three months of arbitration through the eyes of a GPT-3
- Deletion report: This is Gonzo CountryGPT-3 whips it out.
- Discussion report: Notability for train stations, notices for mobile editors, noticeboards for the rest of usAnd when is 'today'?
- Traffic report: US TV, JP ex-PM, outer space, and politics of IN, US, UK top charts for JulyThe world shows its messy complexity.
- Featured content: A little list with surprisingly few listsMore lists expected next month.
- Tips and tricks: Cleaning up awful citations with Citation botIt doesn't have to be a pain in the butt!
- In focus: Wikidata insights from a handy little toolPAC2 explains the item documentation template.
- On the bright side: Ukrainian Wikimedians during the war — three (more) storiesEducation, climate change, and journalism.
- Essay: How to research an imageZoom and enhance.
- Recent research: A century of rulemaking on Wikipedia analyzedAnd other new research findings.
- Serendipity: Don't cite WikipediaBut Commons is a treasure trove.
- Gallery: A backstage passAll the things about theatre that the general public misses out on.
- From the archives: 2012 Russian Wikipedia shutdown as it happenedTen years ago, Russian Wikipedia went dark in protest of new Russian laws. Today...
- Humour: Why did the chicken cross the road?Strange mysteries of our animal world.
The Signpost: 31 August 2022
[edit]- News and notes: Admins wanted on English Wikipedia, IP editors not wanted on Farsi Wiki, donations wanted everywherejimmy@wikipedia.org donate@wikimedia.org (not a typo?) wants a moment of your time.
- Special report: Wikimania 2022: no show, no show up?Why the 'Festival Edition' was less than perfect, and what we can do better.
- In the media: Truth or consequences? A tough month for truthBut Annie Rauwerda is the real thing!
- Discussion report: Boarding the Trustees2022 elections, new page patrol, Fox News, Vector 2022, Royal Central and external links
- News from Wiki Education: 18 years a Wikipedian: what it means to meChange and stability.
- In focus: Thinking inside the boxAll there is to know about userboxen.
- Tips and tricks: The unexpected rabbit hole of typo fixing in citations...Sometimes Citation bot is not enough.
- Technology report: Vector (2022) deployment discussions happening nowPlus, the Private Incident Reporting System, and new bots & user scripts!
- Serendipity: Two photos of every library on earthOne exterior, one interior.
- Featured content: Our man drills are safe for work, but our Labia is Fausta.Also includes a campaign to "Suck for Luck".
- Recent research: The dollar value of "official" external linksAnd other new research
- Traffic report: What dreams (and heavily trafficked articles) may comeBecause there really is no real theme this month you can grab onto to give a catchy title.
- Essay: Delete the junk!Some articles aren't worth saving
- Gallery: A Fringe Affair (but not the show by Edward W. Feery that was on this year)Edinburgh in August.
- Humour: CommonsComix No. 1Because the Signpost needs a cartoon.
- From the archives: 5, 10, and 15 years agoThe Signpost looks back on The Signpost: New reports, conceived in a spirit of collaboration, and dedicated to the proposition of information and, uh, more information for all.
The Signpost: 30 September 2022
[edit]- News and notes: Board vote results, bot's big GET, crat chat gives new mop, WMF seeks "sound logo" and "organizer lab"Candidates sign off and peel out – Sigalov is on and Peel is in.
- In focus: NPP: Still heaven or hell for new users – and for the reviewersJust what is NPP? Why does it need the WMF? Why does it need YOU?
- In the media: A few complaints and mild disagreementsWas Katherine Maher a former encyclopedia salesperson?
- Special report: Decentralized Fundraising, Centralized DistributionThe latest from the Wikimedia Deutschland Movement Strategy & Global Relations Team.
- Discussion report: Much ado about Fox NewsSource reliability, NPP, and appearance discussions.
- Interview: ScottishFinnishRadish's Request for AdminshipFind out firsthand what our newest admin, ScottishFinnishRadish, does with a chainsaw.
- Opinion: Are we ever going to reach consensus?Some Articles for Deletion just drag on.
- Serendipity: Removing watermarks, copyright signs and cigarettes from photosSuggestion: promote removal of visible copyright signs of images under a CC-BY license.
- Recent research: How readers assess Wikipedia's trustworthiness, and how they could in the futureAnd other research news.
- Traffic report: Kings and queens and VIPsRepeat after me: I solemnly swear not to put "oh my!" in a headline.
- Featured content: Farm-fresh contentThis month: A FACBot upgrade, a completed list of lists.
- CommonsComix: CommonsComix 2: Paulus MoreelseWhen Commons gives you a blank space...
- From the archives: 5, 10, and 15 Years ago: September 2022Yes, again.
The Signpost: 31 October 2022
[edit]- From the team: A new goose on the roostOr maybe the spit -- only time will tell.
- News and notes: Wikipedians question Wikimedia fundraising ethics after "somewhat-viral" tweetNews from Twitter, Commons and the WMF C-Suite.
- News from the WMF: Governance updates from, and for, the Wikimedia Endowment501(c)(3) application approved, Amazon donates another million.
- In the media: Scribing, searching, soliciting, spying, and systemic biasWading into several controversies.
- Disinformation report: From Russia with WikiLoveI can has Kremlin sockfarms?
- Recent research: Disinformatsiya: Much research, but what will actually help Wikipedia editors?And other new research publications.
- Interview: Isabelle Belato on their Request for AdminshipThe newest sysop speaks on the process that got them there.
- Featured content: Topics, lists, submarines and Gurl.comFeatured content from October.
- Serendipity: We all make mistakes – don’t we?The strength of Wikipedia is the peer review afterwards.
- Traffic report: Mama, they're in love with a criminalMore serial killers than you can shake a stick at!
- From the archives: Paid advocacy, a lawsuit over spelling mistakes, deleting Jimbo's article, and the death of ToolserverWhat tales echo in these hallowed halls.
The Signpost: 28 November 2022
[edit]- News and notes: English Wikipedia editors: "We don't need no stinking banners"Joe Roe's close sows dough woes, manifestos... vetoes? overthrows?
- In the media: "The most beautiful story on the Internet"Ineffective altruism, return of the toaster, Jess Wade keeps wading through it, Russia censors searches, schools embrace Wikipedia.
- Interview: Lisa Seitz-Gruwell on WMF fundraising in the wake of big banner ad RfCAn interview with Wikimedia's Chief Advancement Officer.
- Opinion: Privacy on Wikipedia in the cyberpunk futureOh, just one more thing... AI couldn't help but notice you use that punctuation a little bit more than most people...
- Disinformation report: Missed and DissedAre government goons prowling our fair encyclopedia?
- Op-Ed: Diminishing returns for article qualityHave we gotten past the point where better articles makes us a better encyclopedia? And what comes next?
- Book review: Writing the RevolutionHeather Ford's new volume on Wikipedia, knowledge and power in the 2011 Egyptian revolution.
- Technology report: Galactic dreams, encyclopedic realityFacebook's Galactica demo provides a case study in large language models for text generation at scale: this one was silly, but we cannot ignore them forever.
- Essay: The Six Million FP ManOkay, six hundred, but either way, the bionic editor speaks.
- Tips and tricks: (Wiki)break stuffProductively doing nothing
- Recent research: Study deems COVID-19 editors smart and cool, questions of clarity and utility for WMF's proposed "Knowledge Integrity Risk Observatory"And other research findings.
- Featured content: A great month for featured articlesDo consider joining FPC, though: we need you.
- Obituary: A tribute to Michael GäblerThey shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
- Concept: The relevance of legal certainty to the English WikipediaA lost article from our deep annals
- Traffic report: Musical deaths, murders, Princess Di's nominative determinism, and sportsThe weeks and weeks, as reviewed by Wikipedia's readers.
- From the archives: Five, ten, and fifteen years agoSearch upgrades, lawsuits, paid editing, and personal reflection.
- CommonsComix: Joker's trickA toast to good health, a health to good hoax, a hoax to good toast.
The Signpost: 1 January 2023
[edit]- News and notes: Wikimedia Foundation ousts, bans quarter of Arabic Wikipedia adminsPlus admin update and cool tools for the new year.
- In the media: Odd bedfellows, Elon and Jimbo, reliable sources for divorces, and moreSometimes you need to read more than just the headlines!
- Interview: ComplexRational's RfA debriefInterview of ComplexRational about their recent request for adminship.
- Technology report: Wikimedia Foundation's Abstract Wikipedia project "at substantial risk of failure"Wikifunctions might drag it down.
- Essay: Mobile editingFrustrations and successes.
- Arbitration report: Arbitration Committee Election 2022Congratulations.
- Recent research: Graham's Hierarchy of Disagreement in talk page disputesAnd other new research findings.
- Serendipity: Wikipedia about FIFA World Cup 2022: quick, factual and criticalHow Iranian press agencies help Wikipedia to reflect football in a better way.
- Featured content: Would you like to swing on a star?You head into the featured content report. Amongst the features you see astronauts, both Gilbert and Sullivan, Ursula K. Le Guin's incredibly talented mother, and Billboard charts. It is pitch black, you are likely to be eaten by a grue.
- Traffic report: Football, football, football! Wikipedia Football Club!It is mostly about football!
- CommonsComix: #4: The Course of WikiEmpireIn which a couple sentences of text recontextualises an image.
- From the archives: Five, ten, and fifteen years agoPhotographers, Sandy Hook, the shocking use of Nazi symbols in articles about Nazis, and "You wouldn't recognise a fact if it bit you in the ass".
The Signpost: 16 January 2023
[edit]- From the team: We heard zoomers liked fortnights: the biweekly Signpost rides againIt's not just a phase! Well, maybe it is.
- Special report: Coverage of 2022 bans reveals editors serving long sentences in Saudi Arabia since 2020Long-time contributors imprisoned for 32 and 8 years after "swaying public opinion" and "violating public morals".
- News and notes: Revised Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines up for vote, WMF counsel departs, generative models under discussionUCoC draws nearer, alongside the rise of the machines, in mainspace this time.
- In the media: Court orders user data in libel case, Saudi Wikipedia in the crosshairs, Larry Sanger at it againWikipedia's birthday, a cute dog, and nipplefruit.
- Technology report: View it! A new tool for image discoveryThe depths of Commons, at your fingertips. Or eyetips.
- In focus: Busting into Grand CentralDebunking widely-told myths about New York's grandest and centralest railway station.
- Serendipity: How I bought part of Wikipedia – for less than $100The economics of Wikipedia.
- Gallery: What is our responsibility when it comes to images?When notability conflicts with what it might be used for.
- Humour: New geologically speedy deletion criteria introduced7,000,000-year Landmasses for Subduction discussions considered "too long".
- Opinion: Good old days, in which fifth-symbol-lacking lipograms roam'd our librarious litanyAllow us to bring you back, back, back, to days of Wikifun rampant.
- Featured content: Flip your lid...and your ambigram. Also: Boring lava fields, birds of Tuvalu, and commelinid family names with etymologies.
- Traffic report: The most viewed articles of 2022War, sports, and all types of chaos.
- From the archives: Five, ten, and fifteen years agoThe editor with five million edits, the death of Aaron Swartz, and rollback.
The Signpost: 4 February 2023
[edit]- From the editor: New for the Signpost: Author pages, tag pages, and a decent article search functionLast issue's vow for "something to show for these efforts" revisited.
- News and notes: Foundation update on fundraising, new page patrol, Tides, and Wikipedia blocked in PakistanAs well as the continued rise of the machines, and Amanda Keton's WMF departure.
- Section 230: Twenty-six words that created the internet, and the future of an encyclopediaSection 230 before the Supreme Court in two cases, with broad implications for the web.
- Disinformation report: Wikipedia on SantosOr Santos on Wikipedia?
- Special report: Legal status of Wikimedia projects "unclear" under potential European legislationWMF issues salvo in latest battles of the Posting Wars
- In the media: Furor over new Wikipedia skin, followup on Saudi bans, and legislative debateThe good, the bad, and the ugly.
- Op-Ed: Estonian businessman and political donor brings lawsuit against head of national Wikimedia chapterIsamaa party sponsor Parvel Pruunsild files claim in Tartu County Court against WMEE head Ivo Kruusamägi and Reform Party politicians.
- Opinion: Study examines cultural leanings of Wikimedia projects' visual art coverageEnglish Wikipedia among most "global" and Thai Wikipedia's among most "Western", but non-Western works neglected overall.
- Recent research: Wikipedia's "moderate yet systematic" liberal citation biasAnd other new research publications.
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Organized LabourAn interview with those who pitch in together
- Tips and tricks: XTools: Data analytics for your list of created articlesLetting you find out about yourself (and others).
- Featured content: 20,000 Featureds under the SeaAn exceptionally good period for featured articles.
- Traffic report: Films, deaths and ChatGPTCan we have a chat?
The Signpost: 20 February 2023
[edit]- News and notes: Terms of Use update, Steward elections, and Wikipedia back in PakistanUCoC Enforcement Guidelines pass, Wikimedia Enterprise financials, GPTs gone wild, and a speedy deletion criterion removed.
- In the media: Arbitrators open case after article alleges Wikipedia "intentionally distorts" Holocaust coverageAlso: Russ Baker's BLP, the digital commons, the NSA, and more on Pakistan.
- Disinformation report: The "largest con in corporate history"?Gautam Adani and his companies possibly behind scheme featuring scores of socks, infiltration of articles for creation process.
- Essay: Machine-written articles: a new challenge for WikipediaGPT: friend or foe?
- Tips and tricks: All about writing at DYKYour one-stop hooker's handbook.
- Featured content: Eden, lost.But much else to be found.
- Gallery: Love is in the airLovey-dovey stuff for Valentine's.
- Traffic report: Superbowl? Pfft. Give me some Bollywood! Yours sincerely, the worldAnd maybe a side of AI.
- From the archives: 5, 10, and 15 years ago: Let's (not) delete the Main Page!Also: let's delete images of Muhammed! Let's delete portals!
- Cobwebs: Editorial: The loss of the moral high groundYesterday's controversies, reported on today.
- Humour: The RfA Candidate's SongA musical interlude.
The Signpost: 9 March 2023
[edit]- News and notes: What's going on with the Wikimedia Endowment?A lack of transparency.
- Technology report: Second flight of the Soviet space bears: Testing ChatGPT's accuracyUsing failed AI Galactica's worst mistakes to test a new AI.
- In the media: What should Wikipedia do? Publish Russian propaganda? Be less woke? Cover the Holocaust in Poland differently?Probable answers: No, no, maybe?
- Featured content: In which over two-thirds of the featured articles section needs to be copied over to WikiProject Military History's newsletterSeriously, even the chef has a major military history connection.
- Recent research: "Wikipedia's Intentional Distortion of the Holocaust" in Poland and "self-focus bias" in coverage of global eventsAnd other new research publications.
- From the archives: Five, ten, and fifteen years agoWikizine, Wikipedia Zero, Single User Login, and Wales allegedly editing his girlfriend's article.
The Signpost: 20 March 2023
[edit]- News and notes: Wikimania submissions deadline looms, Russian government after our lucky charms, AI woes nix CNET from RS slateBe part of the Wikimania 2023 program!
- Eyewitness: Three more stories from Ukrainian WikimediansOne year in: volunteering, science, art, and candlelight.
- In the media: Paid editing, plagiarism payouts, proponents of a ploy, and people peeved at perceived preferencesEverything is broken, again.
- Featured content: Way too many featured articlesSeriously, it's only a fortnight's worth!
- Interview: 228/2/1: the inside scoop on Aoidh's RfAAn interview with Wikipedia's newest admin.
- Traffic report: Who died? Who won? Who lost?All the pop culture that's fit to print, with a sprinkling of cocaine (bear).
The Signpost: 03 April 2023
[edit]- From the editor: Some long-overdue retractionsErrata regretted.
- News and notes: Sounding out, a universal code of conduct, and dealing with AISkynet believed to be in violation of the new Universal Code of Conduct.
- In the media: Twiddling Wikipedia during an online contest, and other newsTaking the phrase "gaming the system" to the next level.
- Arbitration report: "World War II and the history of Jews in Poland" case is ongoingDesysop case request still in accept/decline phase.
- Featured content: Hail, poetry! Thou heav'n-born maidThou gildest e'en the Signpost's trade.
- Recent research: Language bias: Wikipedia captures at least the "silhouette of the elephant", unlike ChatGPTAnd a dataset of article revisions to provide a corpus for promotional content.
- From the archives: April Fools' through the agesA retrospective of the best and worst pranks.
- Disinformation report: Sus socks support suits, seems systemicDo important banks sock? Maybe – but don't grab your money and run just yet!
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The Signpost: 26 April 2023
[edit]- News and notes: Staff departures at Wikimedia Foundation, Jimbo hands in the bits, and graphs' zeppelin burnsPlus: Wikipedians get own Mastodon account, and Wikiprojects move to uniform quality assessment.
- In the media: Contested truth claims in WikipediaCovering Russia, Poland, the Vatican, the U.S., and the "perilously thin" boundary between real life and Wikipedia.
- Obituary: Remembering David "DGG" GoodmanThe prolific editor, former Arbitration Committee member and co-founder of Wikimedia New York City died in April.
- Arbitration report: Holocaust in Poland, Jimbo in the hot seat, and a desysoppingNo news is good news, and this isn't no news.
- Opinion: What Jimbo's question revealed about scammingThe problem we haven't solved.
- Op-Ed: Wikipedia as an anchor of truthCan Wikipedia help keep AI agents honest?
- Special report: Signpost statistics between years 2005 and 2022In this article, we will look at The Signpost statistics. More precisely: Signpost article statistics by year, TOP 20 titles of Signpost articles, TOP 20 article authors, and the home wikis of article authors.
- News from the WMF: Collective planning with the Wikimedia FoundationFirst of a two part series summarising the priorities for the Wikimedia Foundation's next fiscal year (July 2022–June 2023) including staffing, budget and other changes, and how to provide your feedback.
- Featured content: In which we described the featured articles in rhyme againAnd somehow made it more readable than when it's not rhyming.
- From the archives: April Fools' through the ages, part two2011 and on.
- Humour: The law of hatsThe Selfish Hatnote, the Disambiguation Singularity, and other information-theoretic conundra of encyclopedic note.
- Traffic report: Long live machine, the future supremeWrestling bumps world-changing technology from the #1 spot, imagine that.
The Signpost: 8 May 2023
[edit]- News and notes: New legal "deVLOPments" in the EU... and at WP:Mastodon.
- In the media: Vivek's smelly socks, online safety, and politicsFake fines, false alarms and faux headlines!
- Recent research: Gender, race and notability in deletion discussionsAnd other new research publications.
- Featured content: I wrote a poem for each article, I found rhymes for all the lists; My first featured picture of this year now finally exists!...Layout lovers will hate this featured content's title.
- Arbitration report: "World War II and the history of Jews in Poland" approaches conclusionThere will likely be more to say next issue.
- News from the WMF: Planning together with the Wikimedia FoundationThe second article in a series describing the priorities and work of the Wikimedia Foundation. The article invites Wikimedians to collaborate with the Foundation.
- Special report: There Shall Be Seasons Refreshing – Stories from WikiConference India 2023First national-level conference in the Indian subcontinent in seven years.
The Signpost: 22 May 2023
[edit]- News and notes: Golden parachutes: Record severance payments at Wikimedia Foundation... and a referendum on Jimmy Wales' traditional role as a final court of appeal in arbitration policy.
- In the media: History, propaganda and censorshipOpposing scholars on ArbCom case.
- Arbitration report: Final decision in "World War II and the history of Jews in Poland"Includes stronger sourcing restriction, and a nod to the UCoC.
- Recent research: Create or curate, cooperate or compete? Game theory for Wikipedia editorsAnd other new research results.
- Featured content: A very musical week for featured articlesBird is the word for featured pictures.
- Traffic report: Coronation, chatbot, celebsCelebs and Bollywood film dominated reader interest, as usual, but with a new persistent presence on the lists of a certain AI.
- WikiProject report: Wikipedians Convene for Queering Wikipedia 2023: The First International LGBT+ Wikipedia ConferenceAn online conference with 12 distributed trans-local in-person meetup "Nodes" on 5 continents.
The Signpost: 5 June 2023
[edit]- News and notes: WMRU director forks new 'pedia, birds flap in top '22 piccy, WMF weighs in on Indian gov's map axe pleaCode of Conduct Coordinating Committee Building Committee Commences Command By Convening.
- In the media: Section 230 stands tall, WP vs. UK bill, Miss Information dissed againAlso: Goog gets delist ask for en-wp yt-dl ar-ticle, wacky football fails.
- Featured content: Poetry under pressureNow is not this ridiculous, and is not this preposterous? A thorough-paced absurdity - explain it if you can.
- Traffic report: Celebs, controversies and a chatbot in the public eyePlus mortalities, and movies about mermaids.
The Signpost: 19 June 2023
[edit]- News and notes: WMF Terms of Use now in force, new Creative Commons licensingProblems with emergency emails sent to WMF.
- In the media: English WP editor glocked after BLP row on Italian 'pedia... and an AI writer explains why he just bought a paper encyc.
- Featured content: Content, featuredPoetry still present.
- Recent research: Hoaxers prefer currently-popular topicsAnd other new research findings.
The Signpost: 3 July 2023
[edit]- News and notes: Online Safety Bill: Wikimedia Foundation and Wikimedia UK launch open letter... and a new Elections Committee.
- Disinformation report: Imploded submersible outfit foiled trying to sing own praises on WikipediaA few editors who fought many times to keep advertisements out.
- In the media: Journo proposes mass Wiki dox, sponsored articles on Fandom, Section 230 discussedAre you now, or have you ever been, a Wikipedia editor?
- Featured content: IncensedIn which featured pictures have a pleasing orange/blue colour scheme for some reason.
- Traffic report: Are you afraid of spiders? Arnold? The Idol? ChatGPT?Don't worry, they are mostly harmless.
- Humour: United Nations dispatches peacekeeping force to Wikipedia policy discussionsMission to ensure stability in conflict-ridden area.
The Signpost: 17 July 2023
[edit]- News and notes: Big bux hidden beneath wine-dark sea as we wait for the Tides to go out?Gitz666 unglocked, Wikimania scholarships given and a new admin anointed.
- In the media: Tentacles of Emirates plot attempt to ensnare WikipediaRuwiki on the Ruinternet, Rauwerda on TEDx, and Jimbo on Fridman.
- Obituary: David Thomsen (Dthomsen8) and Ingo Koll (Kipala)Philadelphians and Tanzanians say goodbye.
- News from the WMF: ABC for Fundraising: Advancing Banner Collaboration for fundraising campaignsThe collaboration process for the 2023 English fundraising campaign is kicking off now, right from the start of the fiscal year.
- In focus: Are the children of celebrities over-represented in French cinema?Wikidata queries investigate nepo babies.
- Tips and tricks: What automation can do for you (and your WikiProject)A summary of various tools designed over the years.
- Recent research: Wikipedia-grounded chatbot "outperforms all baselines" on factual accuracyAnd various other research on large language models and Wikipedia.
- Humour: New fringe theories to be introducedBold move intended to "get some variety" into Wikipedia arguments.
- Cobwebs: If you're reading this, you're probably on a desktopThe annual report that tries to understand the Signpost through data, written in 2020, which never saw the light of day until now.
- Featured content: Scrollin', scrollin', scrollin', keep those readers scrollin', got to keep on scrollin', Rawhide!In which choices have been made™.
- Traffic report: The Idol becomes the MasterSex, drugs and violence, English, math and science.
The Signpost: 1 August 2023
[edit]- News and notes: City officials attempt to doxx Wikipedians, Ruwiki founder banned, WMF launches Mastodon serverAnd French gov't proposes legislation to slam Wikipedia, others.
- In the media: Truth, AI, bull from politicians, and climate changeOr just another brouhaha?
- Disinformation report: Hot climate, hot hit, hot money, hot news hot off the presses!Hot damn, it's damned hot!
- Obituary: Donald Cram, Peter McCawley, and EagleashThree editors have departed.
- Tips and tricks: Citation tools for dummies!You don't really want to do this stuff by yourself, do you?
- Humour: Does Wikipedia present neutral perspectives?A serious visual investigation.
- In focus: Journals cited by WikipediaA compilation of over 3M citations.
- Opinion: Are global bans the last step?Possible solutions after being re-harassed.
- Featured content: Featured Content, 1 to 15 JulyDue to unfortunate events, this issue is published as is, in its unfinished state.
- Traffic report: Come on Oppie, let's go partyOppenheimer, Barbie, and a couple other scandals.
The Signpost: 15 August 2023
[edit]- News and notes: Dude, Where's My Donations? Wikimedia Foundation announces another million in grants for non-Wikimedia-related projectsJimbo promises more transparency, Wikimania in Singapore, move away from Tides still planned, and Wikifunctions rolls out.
- In the media: An accusation of bias from Brazil, a lawsuit from Portugal, plagiarism from FloridaHarsh words from problematic fave Glenn Greenwald.
- In focus: 2023 Good Article Nomination drive is underway: get your barnstars here!Rigorous Review of Content for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Wikipedia.
- Special report: Thirteen years later, why are most administrators still from 2005?Damn kids need to get off our lawn and onto RfA.
- Tips and tricks: How to find images for your articles, check their copyright, upload them, and restore themBecause one gets some secondary skills when one has 645 featured pictures.
- Cobwebs: Getting serious about writingThe innards of the Signpost received a major overhaul in March/April 2019. Here's how we reduced behind-the-scenes busywork and improved writers resources.
- Opinion: Copyright trolls, or the last beautiful free souls on this planet?For whom does the Creative Commons enforcement clause toll?
- Serendipity: Why I stopped taking photographs almost altogetherAn announcement of 335,000 new images on Wikimedia Commons.
- Featured content: Barbenheimer confirmedSome improvement on last week.
- Humour: Arbitration Committee to accept case against Right Honorable Frimbley Cantingham, 15th Viscount Bellington-upon-PorkshireCase request cited misuse of tools by administrator who last used tools in 1661.
- Traffic report: 'Cause today it just goes with the fashionBarbenheimer, Pee-Wee Herman and the Women's World Cup.
The Signpost: 31 August 2023
[edit]- From the editor: Beta version of signpost.news now onlineNews for the editoriat. Stuff that matters.
- News and notes: You like RecentChanges?Wikipedia really comes into its own, editorially and artistically.
- In the media: Taking it sleazy"Poli", which means "many", and "tics", which means "under-the-table Wikipedia article whitewashing campaigns".
- Recent research: The five barriers that impede "stitching" collaboration between Commons and WikipediaAnd other recent research publications.
- Draftspace: Bad Jokes and Other Draftspace NoveltiesThe good, the bad, and the nonsense.
- Humour: The Dehumourification PlanA message from the Counter-Fun Unit.
- Traffic report: Raise your drinking glass, here's to yesterdayI just poured HOT GRITS down my pants ohh yeah
The Signpost: 16 September 2023
[edit]- News and notes: Wikimedia power sharing – just an advisory role for the volunteer community?Plus: Africa news, funding report, U4C draft, roads fork and another ChatGPT block.
- In the media: "Just flirting", going Dutch and Shapps for the defence?Plus a new judge, an "unimportant" record, and staying in the swim!
- Obituary: NosebagbearA Wikipedian and a friend.
- Serendipity: Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no paywall, for thou, Wikipedia Library, art with meNon-flammable, BPA-free, and really whips the llama's ass.
- Featured content: Catching upCovering all of August. Pretty much.
- Concept: Strange portal opened by CERN researchers brings Wikipedia articles from "other worlds"The Signpost brings you the latest from the source.
- Traffic report: Some of it's magic, some of it's tragicSports, film and singers. We've got it all!
The Signpost: 3 October 2023
[edit]- News and notes: Wikimedia Endowment financial statement publishedFinances during Tides Foundation management of the endowment are shown for the first time.
- In the media: History is written by whoever can harness the most editorsPlus Harvard, Yale, Lords and Commons, partners and trolls!
- Recent research: Readers prefer ChatGPT over Wikipedia; concerns about limiting "anyone can edit" principle "may be overstated"And other new research publications
- Featured content: By your logic,The first issue to feature two poetry article
- Concept: Wikipedia policies from other worlds: WP:NOANTLERSMaterial must be written with the greatest care and attention; the level of detail and commentary regarding the antlers of living persons is to be kept to a minimum.
- Poetry: "The Sight"Tamzin reflects on the hunt.
- Traffic report: There shall be no slaves in the land of lands, it's a Bollywood jamTaylor Swift with an NFL tight end and Lauren Boebert with a Democrat?
The Signpost: 23 October 2023
[edit]- News and notes: Where have all the administrators gone?Long time passing
- In the media: Thirst traps, the fastest loading sites on the web, and the original collaborative writingAlso: High fives, Wikipedia as a guide for counterfeiters and crossword makers, and Iskander at the UN.
- Gallery: Before and After: Why you don't need to know how to restore images to make massive improvementsThe benefits of research.
- Featured content: Yo, ho! Blow the man down!These titles never make much sense even at the best of times, so why not be random?
- Traffic report: The calm and the stormThey are still fighting.
- News from Diff: Sawtpedia: Giving a Voice to Wikipedia Using QR CodesSounds good!
- Humour: New citation template introduced for divine revelations, drug use, and really thinking about it"Cite altered state" to join the distinguished ranks of CS1 templates
The Signpost: 6 November 2023
[edit]- Arbitration report: Admin bewilderingly unmasks self as sockpuppet of other admin who was extremely banned in 2015"Is this an ArbCom case request or an M. Night Shyamalan movie?"
- In the media: UK shadow chancellor accused of ripping off WP articles for book, Wikipedians accused of being dicks by a rich manPlus Gaza bias, Speaker Johnson, Maher, the music of websites, and antisemitism.
- News and notes: Board candidacy process posted, editors protest WMF privacy measure, sweet meetupsAnd three new admins!
- Opinion: An open letter to Elon MuskYou should learn some of our rules!
- WikiCup report: The WikiCup 2023The winner is...
- News from Wiki Ed: Equity lists on WikipediaDo you ever wonder where Wikipedia articles come from?
- Recent research: How English Wikipedia drove out fringe editors over two decadesAnd other new research findings.
- Featured content: Like putting a golf course in a historic site.Only literally.
- Wikidata: Evaluating qualitative systemic bias in large article sets on WikipediaA systematic approach.
- Traffic report: Cricket jumpscarePlus Kollywood, Killers of the Flower Moon, and ongoing war.
The Signpost: 20 November 2023
[edit]- In the media: Propaganda and photos, lunatics and a lunar backupComic-con, Media summit, and a classic!
- News and notes: Update on Wikimedia's financial healthPlus: Sockpuppet investigators asking for help.
- Traffic report: If it bleeds, it leadsOr if it's Indian sport or cinema.
- Recent research: Canceling disputes as the real function of ArbComAnd other new research findings.
- Wikimania: Wikimania 2024 scholarshipsScholarship applications for Wikimania 2024 are now open!
The Signpost: 4 December 2023
[edit]- News and notes: Beeblebrox ejected from Arbitration Committee following posts on WikipediocracyJust as his term was ending!
- In the media: Turmoil on Hebrew Wikipedia, grave dancing, Olga's impact and inspiring Bhutanese nunsPlus Apple Pay, fiction, registration, expulsion, and elimination!
- Disinformation report: "Wikipedia and the assault on history"An analysis of a literary mystery.
- In focus: Tens of thousands of freely available sources flaggedContinuing years of efforts to improve free-to-read access.
- Comix: Bold comics for a new age"I think we ought to read only the kind of comics that wound or stab us. If the comic we're reading doesn't wake us up with a blow to the head, what are we reading for?" — Franz Kafka
- Essay: I am going to dieAnd so are you.
- Featured content: Real gangsters move in silenceQuite literally, and other fascinating featured articles, pictures and lists
- Traffic report: And it's hard to watch some cricket, in the cold November RainIf you don't fancy the sport that occupies over 25% of the slots in these lists, there's always movies, celebrities, and political follies to fall back on – or an unusual fired-for-the-weekend CEO.
- Humour: Mandy Rice-Davies AppliesThis page in a nutshell: Whether or not someone has denied unsavory allegations — though such a denial may not merit being given equal weight in an article — a worthless shitpost should still be included.
The Signpost: 24 December 2023
[edit]- Special report: Did the Chinese Communist Party send astroturfers to sabotage a hacktivist's Wikipedia article?Wikipedia article histories are public records that can be easily examined, so unlike other websites, we can answer this question thoroughly.
- News and notes: The Italian Public Domain wars continue, Wikimedia RU set to dissolve, and a recap of WLM 2023Not the best of times for Wikipedians across the world, but there are still glimpses of hope...
- In the media: Consider the humble forkForky on forky on forky, plus a strange donation scheme and other interesting bits of news.
- Discussion report: Arabic Wikipedia blackout; Wikimedians discuss SpongeBob, copyrights, and AIWiki goes dark and adopts Palestine flag logo; intellectual property rumblings from the bowels of the law.
- In focus: Liquidation of Wikimedia RUWikimedia Russia closes after founder is declared a "foreign agent".
- Technology report: Dark mode is comingNo more must Wikipedia always be a lightbulb in the dark — except metaphorically of course.
- Recent research: "LLMs Know More, Hallucinate Less" with WikidataAnd other new research publications.
- Gallery: A feast of holidays and carolsPeace on earth, goodwill to all!
- Comix: Lollus lmaois 200C tincturethe dilution makes it stronger.
- Crossword: when the crossword is susThe Signpost Crossword is a 2018 online multiplayer social deduction game that takes place in space-themed settings where players are colorful, armless cartoon astronauts.
- Traffic report: What's the big deal? I'm an animal!Bollywood, Hollywood, and both kinds of football to close out December.
- From the editor: A piccy iz worth OVAR 9000!!!11oneone! wordz ^_^The debugging will continue until performance improves.
- Apocrypha: Local editor discovered 1,380 lost subheadings in ancient Signpost scrolls. And what he found was shocking.Heartwarming — MUST READ — You Won't BELIEVE #4!!!!!
- Humour: Guess the joke contestWinner receives a special prize!
- BJAODN: Bad jokes and other deleted nonsenseEdit summary: "Only need this page for about 30 minutes to demonstrate to a friend how easy it is to create a Wikipedia page. Then it will be deleted."
The Signpost: 10 January 2024
[edit]- From the editor: NINETEEN MORE YEARS! NINETEEN MORE YEARS!The Signpost can now drink beer and chant slogans in Canada. What slogans should we chant for the next nineteen years?
- Special report: Public Domain Day 2024Mickey & You: What can you do?
- Technology report: Wikipedia: A Multigenerational PursuitA techie looks at the big questions.
- News and notes: In other news ... see ya in court!Let the games begin! The 2024 WikiCup is off to a strong start. With copyright enforcement, AI training and freedom of expression, it's another typical week in the wiki-sphere!
- In focus: The long road of a featured article candidateThe first of two installments, regarding a process of many installments.
- In the media: What is plagiarism? Oklahoma Disneyland? Reaching a human being at Wikipedia?Watch out for those space ships!
- WikiProject report: WikiProjects Israel and PalestineWhat are the editorial processes behind covering some of the most politically polarizing and contentious topics on English Wikipedia?
- Obituary: Anthony BradburyRest in peace.
- Traffic report: The most viewed articles of 2023Around the world in 365 days (with many stops in India).
- Crossword: everybody gangsta till the style sheets start cascadingThe good news is that I've perfected the templates that allow other people to make actually good crosswords.
- Comix: Conflict resolutionGetting down to brass tacks &c.
The Signpost: 31 January 2024
[edit]- News and notes: Wikipedian Osama Khalid celebrated his 30th birthday in jailPlus WMF child rights impact assessment, Chinese Wikipedia changes admin rules
- Opinion: Until it happens to youA stream of consciousness about plagiarism on Wikipedia from the perspective of a user who directly witnessed it.
- Disinformation report: How paid editors squeeze you dryAnd how you can stop them!
- In the media: Katherine Maher new NPR CEO, go check Wikipedia, race in the raceAnother wobble, more Ackman, our usual pathological optimist, and football in dirty pants!
- In focus: The long road of a featured article candidate, part 2Everything you really wanted to know about writing featured articles.
- Recent research: Croatian takeover was enabled by "lack of bureaucratic openness and rules constraining [admins]"And other new research publications.
- Comix: We've all got to start somewhereWriting a good subheading for a one-sentence joke is basically like writing an entire second joke so I'm not going to do it.
- Traffic report: DJ, gonna burn this goddamn house right downJob changes, death, sex, murder, suicide and a vacation!
The Signpost: 13 February 2024
[edit]- News and notes: Wikimedia Russia director declared "foreign agent" by Russian gov; EU prepares to pile on the papers"the exact extent of the obligations" unclear... many such cases!
- Disinformation report: How low can the scammers go?Lower, trust me!
- Gallery: Before and After: Why you don't need to touch grass to dramatically improve images of flora and faunaFinding the right bumblebee among all the bumblebees!
- In the media: Speaking in tongues, toeing the line, and dressing the partThe usual odd articles about Wikipedia.
- Serendipity: Is this guy the same as the one who was a Nazi?The hunt for Bertil Ragnar Anzén.
- Traffic report: Griselda, Nikki, Carl, Jannik and two types of footballPlus films, Grammys and a rumble!
- Crossword: Our crossword to bear&c.
- Comix: StronglyThat's more than weakly!
The Signpost: 2 March 2024
[edit]- News and notes: Wikimedia enters US Supreme court hearings as "the dolphin inadvertently caught in the net"Plus, the U4C Charter keeps planting seeds, the RfA process is set to become more sustainable, and more news from the Wikimedia ecosystem.
- Recent research: Images on Wikipedia "amplify gender bias"And other new findings
- In the media: The Scottish Parliament gets involved, a wikirace on live TV, and the Foundation's CTO goes on recordPlus, naughty politicians, Federal judge not a fan, UFOs and beavers.
- Obituary: Vami_IVRest in peace.
- Traffic report: SupervalentinefilmbowldayIf you say it loud enough the views will come your way!
- WikiCup report: High-scoring WikiCup first round comes to a close135 battle it out; 67 advance
The Signpost: 29 March 2024
[edit]- Technology report: Millions of readers still seeing broken pages as "temporary" disabling of graph extension nears its second yearMuch effort was spent drafting a movement charter about becoming "essential infrastructure of the ecosystem of free knowledge". How much is spent maintaining it?
- Interview: Interview on Wikimedia Foundation fundraising and finance strategySignpost interviews Wikimedia Foundation leadership on fundraising banners
- Special report: 19-page PDF accuses Wikipedia of bias against Israel, suggests editors be forced to reveal their real names, and demands a new feature allowing people to view the history of Wikipedia articlesAnd does it have anything to do with the unusual decision to let a zero-edit user open an arbitration request?
- Op-Ed: Wikipedia in the age of personality-driven knowledgeCan we compete with social media? Will aoomers forget Wikipedia?
- Recent research: "Newcomer Homepage" feature mostly fails to boost new editorsAnd several papers look at climate change on Wikipedia
- News and notes: Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee Charter ratifiedWLM winners announced, Wikimania 2024, a new Wikimedia movement affiliate, and active enwp admins reach a record low.
- In the media: "For me it’s the autism": AARoad editors on the fork more traveledWorldwide women turned blue and controversies on Serbian & French Wikipedia.
- Traffic report: He rules over everything, on the land called planet DuneLet me take you to the movies.
- Humour: Letters from the editorsThe only worthwhile grievance is the one that prompts satire.
- Comix: Layout issuemargin: 0 auto !important;
The Signpost: 25 April 2024
[edit]- In the media: Censorship and wikiwashing looming over RuWiki, edit wars over San Francisco politics, and another wikirace on live TVPlus, tribute songs and shout-outs outweighing vandalism and hoaxes, a dispute about the real king of the platform and other bits of news.
- News and notes: A sigh of relief for open access as Italy makes a slight U-turn on their cultural heritage reproduction lawPlus, new updates on the privacy and research ethics whitepaper and the graphs outage situation, and an Iranian former steward is globally banned from Wikimedia projects
- WikiConference report: WikiConference North America 2023 in Toronto recapOutcomes of the event including newly published videos and photos, the archived conference website and program, and some attendee reflections on its significance.
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Newspapers (Not WP:NOTNEWS)A WikiProject report on the 📰🌍 globe's finest news source!
- Recent research: New survey of over 100,000 Wikipedia usersAnd other recent research publications
- Traffic report: O.J., cricket and a three body problemPlus Godzilla meets Francis Scott Key!
The Signpost: 16 May 2024
[edit]- News and notes: Democracy in action: multiple electionsWMF trustee elections, U4C results, Italian ArbCom, WMF and Endowment annual reports.
- Special report: Will the new RfA reform come to the rescue of administrators?We don't know yet, but there is some encouraging news, nevertheless.
- Arbitration report: Ruined temples for posterity to ponder over – arbitration from '22 to '24Some go out with a bang, some with a whimper, few with much of a comprehensible explanation.
- In the media: Deadnames on the French Wikipedia, and a duel between Russian wikisPlus, the WMF joins the Unicode Consortium, Chris Albon talks about AI tools on Wikipedia, communities address under-representation on the site.
- Op-Ed: Wikidata to split as sheer volume of information overloads infrastructureMore queries are failing, and more frequently, so what is to be done?
- Comix: GenerationsIt do be like that sometimes.
- Traffic report: Crawl out through the fallout, babyWith cricket and some cute baby reindeer!
The Signpost: 8 June 2024
[edit]- News and notes: Wikimedia Foundation publishes its Form 990 for fiscal year 2022-2023The Form 990, as well as highlights and FAQs, are now available for review.
- Technology report: New Page Patrol receives a much-needed software upgradeA new model for collaboration between the WMF and the community?
- Deletion report: The lore of KalloorHoaxes and the genesis of information.
- In the media: National cable networks get in on the action arguing about what the first sentence of a Wikipedia article ought to sayFirst line, sixth paragraph, body text or unified Reich?
- News from the WMF: Progress on the plan — how the Wikimedia Foundation advanced on its Annual Plan goals during the first half of fiscal year 2023-2024Outlining progress against the four key goals
- Opinion: Public response to the editors of Settler Colonial StudiesA letter.
- Recent research: ChatGPT did not kill Wikipedia, but might have reduced its growthAnd various research findings about Wikidata and knowledge graphs.
- Featured content: We didn't start the wikiNo we didn't write it, but we tried to cite it
- Essay: No queerphobiaAn essay.
- Special report: RetractionBot is back to life!... and flagging your articles with big ugly red notices! (This is a good thing.)
- Traffic report: Chimps, Eurovision, and the return of the Baby ReindeerMovies, deaths, elections (but no cricket).
- Comix: The Wikipediholic FamilySome stuff's only okay in the privacy of the home.
- Humour: Wikipedia rattled by sophisticated cyberattack of schoolboy typing "balls" in infoboxProject in shambles – "it had never occurred to us that this was possible".
- Concept: PalimpsestuousHypertext.
The Signpost: 4 July 2024
[edit]- News and notes: WMF board elections and fundraising updatesThree new admins, but overall numbers still shrinking.
- Special report: Wikimedia Movement Charter ratification vote underway, new Council may surpass power of BoardWill we weather the storm?
- In focus: How the Russian Wikipedia keeps it clean despite having just a couple dozen administratorsUnbundling, automation, fighting spirit, and a bot named Reimu Hakurei.
- Discussion report: Wikipedians are hung up on the meaning of MadonnaDebate unsettled after seventeen years.
- In the media: War and information in war and politicsAdvocacy organizations, a journalist, mycophobes, conservatives, leftists, photographers, and a disinformation task force imagine themselves in Wikipedia.
- Sister projects: On editing WikisourceA journey to a sister project.
- Obituary: Hanif Al Husaini, Salazarov, Hyacinth, and PirjanovNurlanRest in peace.
- Opinion: Etika: a Pop Culture ChampionAn article about Etika's appeal and legacy in pop culture.
- Gallery: Spokane Willy's photosA virtual visit to the Inland Northwest.
- Op-Ed: Why you should not vote in the 2024 WMF BoT elections"Simply not good enough".
- Crossword: On a day of independence, beat crosswords into crossploughsharesHow well do you know the main page (no peeking)?
- Humour: A joke...!
- Cobwebs: Counting to a billion — manuscripts don't burnSpecial:Diff/1 and related techno-trivia more complicated than you'd think.
- Recent research: Is Wikipedia Politically Biased? PerhapsAnd other new publications on systemic bias and other topics.
- Traffic report: Talking about you and me, and the games people playElections, movies, sports.
The Signpost: 22 July 2024
[edit]- Discussion report: Internet users flock to Wikipedia to debate its image policy over Trump raised-fist photoIconic photograph, invalid fair use exemption criterion #3a claimant, or both?
- News and notes: Wikimedia community votes to ratify Movement Charter; Wikimedia Foundation opposes ratificationEstablishment of power-sharing agreement between WMF corporation and volunteer user community in limbo.
- News from the WMF: Wikimedia Foundation Board resolution and vote on the proposed Movement CharterNatalia Tymkiv, Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation, on the Charter vote results, the resolution, meeting minutes, and proposed next steps.
- Essay: Reflections on editing and obsessionA lost Signpost submission from fifteen years ago brought into the light, as good and true now as it was then.
- In the media: What's on Putin's fork, the court's docket, and in Harrison's book?Failing forks, smart and well-researched stories, LGBT rights, and oral sex!
- Obituary: JamesRRest in peace.
- Crossword: Vaguely bird-shaped crosswordDo you know these Wikipedia quotes?
- Humour: Joe Biden withdraws RfA, Donald Trump selects co-nomDems in disarray, GOP in chaos — analysts say news expected, but few can predict how race will shape up from here.
The Signpost: 14 August 2024
[edit]- In the media: Portland pol profile paid for from public purseA STORM over an AI that writes articles. And other notes of interest.
- Recent research: STORM: AI agents role-play as "Wikipedia editors" and "experts" to create Wikipedia-like articles, a more sophisticated effort than previous auto-generation systemsAnd other findings.
- In focus: Twitter marks the spotMusk's Twitter acquisition and rebranding have caused long debates on Wikipedia.
- News and notes: Another Wikimania has concluded.And Movement Charter ratification vote comments have been published
- Special report: Nano or just nothing: Will nano go nuclear?Possibly paid articles.
- Opinion: HouseBlaster's RfA debriefingHouseBlaster's reflections on his RfA. In particular, do not ask superlative questions.
- Traffic report: Ball games, movies, elections, but nothing really weirdJust normally weird!
- Humour: I'm proud to be a templateCome in, you whippersnapper, have a cup of tea.
The Signpost: 4 September 2024
[edit]- News and notes: WikiCup enters final round, MCDC wraps up activities, 17-year-old hoax article unmaskedJCW compilation now tracks free DOIs, Wiki Loves Monuments getting started, WMF's status as UN observer stymied by China for fourth time.
- In the media: AI is not playing games anymore. Is Wikipedia ready?Updates from the Portland pol's case, the war in Gaza, and other Wiki-related reports.
- Recent research: Simulated Wikipedia seen as less credible than ChatGPT and Alexa in experimentAnd other new research findings
- News from the WMF: Meet the 12 candidates running in the WMF Board of Trustees electionWho are they, why are they running and what are they bringing to the Board?
- Wikimania: A month after Wikimania 2024What all happened in Katowice?
- Serendipity: What it's like to be Wikimedian of the YearHannah Clover shares her fondest memories of her first Wikimania.
- Traffic report: After the gold rushThe Olympics (yay!) and the American election (oh no).
- Humour: Local man halfway through rude reply no longer able to recall why he hates other editor"I can't remember whether he is an incompetent moron, or an incorrigible POV warrior, or some other thing, but either way, to hell with him."
The Signpost: 26 September 2024
[edit]- In the media: Courts order Wikipedia to give up names of editors, legal strain anticipated from "online safety laws"ANI (but probably not the one you're thinking of), bias and bans, crisis and Clover, Engelhorn's euros, and will the zoomers inherit the project?
- Community view: Indian courts order Wikipedia to take down name of crime victim, editors strive towards consensusIn response to a takedown request, Wikipedia editors reached a consensus on how to handle it appropriately.
- Serendipity: A Wikipedian at the 2024 ParalympicsUser Hawkeye7 opens up on his experience as a media representative following the Australian team at the latest Summer Paralympics in Paris.
- Opinion: asilvering's RfA debriefingUser asilvering reflects on their recent successful request for adminship.
- News and notes: Are you ready for admin elections?More changes to RfA on the way in October, final results for the U4C elections revealed, and other news from the Wikimedia world.
- Gallery: Are Luddaites defending the English Wikipedia?Picture this: medicine, drugs, JFK, Cleopatra, anachronism, and global catastrophe.
- Recent research: Article-writing AI is less "prone to reasoning errors (or hallucinations)" than human Wikipedia editorsAnd other recent research publications.
- Traffic report: Jump in the line, rock your body in timeBand reunions and Beetlejuice!
The Signpost: 19 October 2024
[edit]- News and notes: One election's end, another election's beginningFind more about the new Trustees, the first election cycle for admins, and other news from the Wikimedia world.
- Recent research: "As many as 5%" of new English Wikipedia articles "contain significant AI-generated content", says paperAnd other searchings and findings.
- In the media: Off to the races! Wikipedia wins!Perplexing persistence, pay to play, potential president's possible plagiarism, crossword crossover to culture, and a wish come true!
- Contest: A WikiCup for the Global SouthCan it be fun to address systemic bias? Eighty participants say yes, it can!
- Traffic report: A scream breaks the still of the nightHelp me make it through the night!
- Book review: The EditorsA novel about us, from the point of view of three of us.
- Humour: The Newspaper EditorsWhere do I even start?
- Crossword: Spilled Coffee MugPasta, acronyms, and one computer-crashing talk page.
The Signpost: 6 November 2024
[edit]- From the editors: Editing Wikipedia should not be a crimeBut not everybody is able to legally read Wikipedia, and not everybody is able to legally edit Wikipedia.
- News and notes: Wikimedia Foundation shares ANI lawsuit updates; first admin elections appoint eleven sysops; first admin recalls opened; temporary accounts coming soon?Defamation, privacy, censorship, and elections.
- In the media: An old scrimmage, politics and purported libelPlus human knowledge and Ozzie places!
- Special report: Wikipedia editors face litigation, censorshipAsian News International, the Delhi High Court, and the encyclopedia.
- Gallery: Why you should take more photos and upload themYour photos are more valuable than you may realize.
- In focus: Questions and answers about the court caseWhat is going on?
- Traffic report: Twisted tricks or tempting treats?And Tata too!
- Technology report: Wikimedia tech, the Asian News International case, and the ultra-rare BLACKLOCKIP address privacy tools, and mysterious archive sites.
- Humour: Man quietly slinks away from talk page argument after realizing his argument dumb, wrongMany such cases.
The Signpost: 18 November 2024
[edit]- News and notes: Open letter to WMF about court case breaks one thousand signatures, big arb case declined, U4C begins accepting casesMany cases: many such cases.
- In the media: Summons issued for Wikipedia editors by Indian court, "Gaza genocide" RfC close in news, old admin Gwern now big AI guy, and a "spectrum of reluctance" over Australian place namesPublisher versus intermediary, bias versus verifiability, and probing questions about Gwern's personal finances.
- Recent research: SPINACH: AI help for asking Wikidata "challenging real-world questions"And other recent publications.
- News from the WMF: Wikimedia Foundation and Wikimedia Endowment audit reports: FY 2023–2024An overview of the finances and an explanation of what the numbers mean.
- Traffic report: Well, let us share with you our knowledge, about the electoral collegeIt's so over.
The Signpost: 12 December 2024
[edit]- News and notes: Arbitrator election concludesNew arbs to be seated in January.
- Arbitration report: Palestine-Israel articles 5Will the fifth try at achieving peace be a mudfight, or something better?
- Disinformation report: Sex, power, and money revisitedShould old acquaintance be forgot?
- Op-ed: On the backroomsAn editor's reflection on social capital and their changing relationship with Wikipedia culture.by Tamzin
- In focus: Are Wikipedia articles representative of Western or world knowledge?Wikipedia aims to represent the sum of all knowledge. Is there an imbalance between Western countries and the rest of the world.
- In the media: Like the BBC, often useful but not impartialBallooning British bias bombast!
- Traffic report: Something Wicked for almost everybodyFighting and killing – on screen, in politics, and in the ring – competes for attention with Disney.
- Opinion: Worm That Turned's reconfirmation RfA debriefingThe importance of feedback.
The Signpost: 24 December 2024
[edit]- News and notes: Responsibilities and liabilities as a "Very Large Online Platform"What the VLOP – findings of an outside auditor for "responsibilization" of Wikipedia. Plus, new EU Commissioners for tech policy, WLE 2024 winners, and a few other bits of news from the Wikipedia world.
- Op-ed: Beeblebrox on Wikipediocracy, the Committee, and everythingA personal essay.
- Opinion: Graham87 on being the first-ever administrator recall subjectExplanations for what led to it and what it was like to undergo it.
- In the media: Delhi High Court considers Caravan and Ken for evaluating the ANI vs. WMF casePlus, the dangers of editing, Morrissey's page gets marred, COVID coverage critique, Kimchi consultation, kids' connectivity curtailed, centenarian Claudia, Christmas cramming, and more.
- From the archives: Where to draw the line in reporting?Who's news?
- Recent research: "Wikipedia editors are quite prosocial", but those motivated by "social image" may put quantity over qualityAnd other new research findings.
- Humour: Backlash over Santa Claus' Wikipedia article intensifiesGood faith edits REVERTED and accounts BLOCKED.
- Gallery: A feast of holidays and carolsPeace on earth, goodwill to all!
- Traffic report: Was a long and dark DecemberWicked war, martial law, killing, death and an Indian movie with a new chess champ!
The Signpost: 15 January 2025
[edit]- From the editors: Looking back, looking forwardThe 20th anniversary of The Signpost.
- Traffic report: The most viewed articles of 2024A lot of psephology!
- In the media: Will you be targeted?HUMINT or humbug?
- Technology report: New Calculator template brings interactivity at lastHallelujah!
- Essay: Meet the Canadian who holds the longest editing streak on WikipediaJohnny Au has edited for 17 years straight without missing a day.
- Opinion: Reflections one score henceSome thoughts from the original editor-in-chief.
- News and notes: It's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new life for me... and I'm feeling freePublic Domain Day 2025, Women in Red hits 20% biography milestone, Spanish Wikipedia reaches two million articles, and other news from the Wikimedia world.
- Serendipity: What we've left behind, and where we want to go nextThe Signpost staff on achievements of '24 and hopes for '25.
- Op-ed: Elon Musk and the right on WikipediaThe latest crusade?
- In focus: Twenty years of The Signpost: What did it take?Our alumni speak!
- Arbitration report: Analyzing commonalities of some contentious topicsApplying the scientific method to a model of conflict that leads to arbitration.
- Humour: How to make friends on WikipediaThis post fact-checked by real Wikipedian patriots.
Category:Americanized surnames has been nominated for renaming
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Category:Americanized surnames has been nominated for renaming. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. ★Trekker (talk) 12:30, 23 January 2025 (UTC)
Category:Macaulay family of Lewis has been nominated for renaming
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Category:Macaulay family of Lewis has been nominated for renaming. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mike Selinker (talk) 02:57, 31 January 2025 (UTC)
The Signpost: 7 February 2025
[edit]- Recent research: GPT-4 writes better edit summaries than human WikipediansBut an open language model is ready to help.
- News and notes: Let's talk!The WMF executive team delivers a new update; plus, the latest EU policy report, good-bye to the German Wikipedia's Café, and other news from the Wikimedia world.
- Opinion: Fathoms Below, but over the moonEditor Fathoms Below reminisces over their successful RfA from February 2024.
- In the media: Wikipedia is an extension of legacy media propaganda, says Elon MuskPlus, reports on the ARBPIA5 case, new concerns over projects targeting Wikipedia editors, John Green gets his sponsor flowers, and other news.
- Community view: 24th Wikipedia Day in New York CityWikimedians and newbies celebrate 24 years of Wikipedia in the Brooklyn Central Library. Special guests Stephen Harrison and Clay Shirky joined in conversation.
- Arbitration report: Palestine-Israel articles 5 has closedEnding with some bans, and a new set of editing sanctions.
- Traffic report: A wild driveThe start of the year was filled with a few unfortunate losses, tragic disasters, emerging tech forces and A LOT of politics.
The Signpost: 27 February 2025
[edit]- News and notes: Administrator elections up for reapproval and 1bil GET snagged on CommonsFrench Wikipedia defends a user against public threats, steward elections, and other news from the Wikimedia world.
- Serendipity: Guinea-Bissau Heritage from Commons to the World"The only time I ever took photos in my entire life".
- Technology report: Hear that? The wikis go silent twice a yearFrom patrolling new edits to uploading photos or joining a campaign, you can count on the Wikimedia platform to be up and running — in your language, anywhere in the world. That is, except for a couple of minutes during the equinoctes.
- In the media: The end of the worldOr just the end of Wikipedia as we know it?
- Recent research: What's known about how readers navigate Wikipedia; Italian Wikipedia hardest to readOf "hunters", "busybodies" and "dancers".
- Opinion: Sennecaster's RfA debriefingUser Sennecaster shares her thoughts on her recent RfA and the aspects that might have played a role in making it successful.
- Tips and tricks: One year after this article is posted, will every single article on Wikipedia have a short description?What are they? Why are they important? How can we make them better? And what can you do to help?
- Community view: Open letter from French Wikipedians says "no" to intimidation of volunteer contributorsLiberté, liberté chérie.
- Traffic report: Temporary scars, February starsGrammys, politics and the Super Bowl.
- Essay: The source, the whole source, and nothing but the sourceStraight from the source's mouth. A source is a source, of course, of course!
- Obituary: Ümüt Çınar (Kmoksy) and Vinícius Medina Kern (Vmkern)Turkish linguist wrote about languages and plants; Brazilian informaticist studied Wikimedia projects and education.
The Signpost: 22 March 2025
[edit]- From the editor: HanamiIt's an ecstasy, my spring.
- Opinion: Talking about governments editing WikipediaLet them know what you think!
- News and notes: Deeper look at takedowns targeting WikipediaRead this, then forget all about it.
- In the media: The good, the bad, and the unusualLife on the Wiki as usual!
- Recent research: Explaining the disappointing history of Flagged Revisions; and what's the impact of ChatGPT on Wikipedia so far?And WMF invites multi-year research fund proposals
- Traffic report: All the world's a stage, we are merely players...The Oscars, politics, and death elbow for the most attention.
- Gallery: WikiPortraits rule!The photographers are the celebrities!
- Essay: Unusual biographical imagesAnd very unusual biographical images.
- Obituary: Rest in peaceSend not to know
For whom the bell tolls,
It tolls for thee.
The Signpost: 9 April 2025
[edit]- Special report: Wikipedian and physician Ziyad al-Sufiani reportedly released from Saudi prisonFellow doctor Osama Khalid remains behind bars for "violating public morals" by editing.
- In focus: WMF to explore "common standards" for NPOV policies; implications for project autonomy remain unclearMajor changes to core content policy, or still-developing plan for new initiative?
- In the media: Indian judges demand removal of content critical of Asian News InternationalDefeat, or just a setback?
- News and notes: 35,000 user accounts compromised, locked in attempted credential-stuffing attackPlus: 30-year anniversary of wiki software commemorated.
- Op-ed: How crawlers impact the operations of the Wikimedia projectsOur content is free, our infrastructure is not!
- Opinion: Crawlers, hogs and gorillasWhat is to be done?
- Debriefing: Giraffer's RfA debriefingAdvice to aspirants: "Read RfA debriefs", including this one.
- Obituary: RHaworth, TomCat4680 and PawełMMRest in peace.
- Traffic report: Heigh-Ho, Heigh-Ho, off to report we go...Snow White sinking, Adolescence soaring, spacefarers stranded, this list has it all!
- News from Diff: Strengthening Wikipedia’s neutral point of viewThe Wikimedia Foundation's announcement from Diff.
- Comix: ThirteenGadzooks!
The Signpost: 1 May 2025
[edit]- News and notes: India cut off from Wiki money; WMF annual plan and Wikimedia programs seek commentAs always, Wikimedia community governance relies on user participation; plus, more updates from the Wikimedia world
- In the media: Feds aiming for WMF's nonprofit statusScrapers, an Indian lawsuit, and a crash-or-not-crash?
- Recent research: How readers use Wikipedia health content; Scholars generally happy with how their papers are cited on WikipediaAnd other new research findings.
- Arbitration report: Sysop Tinucherian removed and admonished by the ArbComAnd don't bite those newbies!
- Discussion report: Latest news from Centralized discussionsAnd don't bite those newbies!
- Traffic report: Of Wolf and ManTelevision dramas, televised sports, film, the Pope, and ... bioengineering at the top of the list?
- Disinformation report: At WikiCredCon, Wikipedia editors and Internet Archive discuss threats to trust in mediaCommunity volunteers network among themselves and use technology to counter attacks on information sharing.
- News from the WMF: Product & Tech Progress on the Annual PlanA look at some product and tech highlights from the Wikimedia Foundation's Annual Plan (July–December 2024).
- Humour: Crisis erupts as furious admins, functionaries complain about crappy t-shirtsHey! At least it is something!
- Comix: By territoryZounds!
- In focus: Using AI on the Russian Wikipedia: opportunities or challenges?Would a billion articles be a good idea?
- Community view: A deep dive into WikimediaThere's a lot more to this than you think.
- Debriefing: Barkeep49's RfB debriefingI wonder about having crats, but decided to become one anyway.
- Gallery: Meet the winners of Wiki Loves Monuments 2024Just beautiful photos!
- Obituary: JarrahTree, JohnClarknew and YashthepunisherRest in Paradise.
Suspension of autopatrolled permission due to inactivity
[edit]Hello Brianann MacAmhlaidh. Following a request for comment in May 2025, the community has decided to implement an activity requirement for the autopatrolled permission. Because your account has not edited in the last three years, the autopatrolled permission has been removed from your account. This action is purely procedural and does not affect your ability to create articles; if you return to actively creating articles, you may request that the permission be restored through the normal process. When returning, please consider taking some time to re-familiarize yourself with common practices and how they may have changed over the past few years if you wish to request the permission back. Thank you for all of your contributions to Wikipedia, and we hope to see you again soon. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:18, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
The Signpost: 14 May 2025
[edit]- News and notes: WMF to kick off new-CEO quest as Iskander preps to move on — Supreme Court nixes gag of Wiki page for other India court row on ANI — code-heads give fix-up date for Charts in lieu of long-dead Graph gizmoAnd comment is requested on a privacy whitepaper.
- In the media: Wikimedia Foundation sues over UK government decision that might require identity verification of editors worldwideAnd other courtroom drama.
- Disinformation report: What does Jay-Z know about Wikipedia?And how he knows it: all about lawyer letters and editing logs.
- In focus: On the hunt for sources: Swedish AfD discussionsWhy the language barrier is not the only impediment to navigating sources from another culture.
- Technology report: WMF introduces unique but privacy-preserving browser cookieAnd QR codes for every page!
- Debriefing: Goldsztajn's RfA debriefingWhen an editor is ready to become staff at a public library (not a brother in a fraternity).
- Obituary: Max Lum (User:ICOHBuzz)Rest in peace.
- Community view: A Deep Dive Into Wikimedia (part 2)The technology behind it, and the other stuff.
- Comix: CollectionGadzooks!
- From the archives: Humor from the ArchivesAnd more.
The Signpost: 24 June 2025
[edit]- News and notes: Happy 7 millionth!Admins arrested in Belarus.
- In the media: Playing professor pong with prosecutorial discretionPardon our alliteration!
- Disinformation report: Pardon me, Mr. President, have you seen my socks?A get-out-of-jail card!
- Recent research: Wikipedia's political bias; "Ethical" LLMs accede to copyright owners' demands but ignore those of WikipediansAnd other new research publications.
- Traffic report: All Sinners, a future, all Saints, a pastHoly men and not-as-holy movies.
- News from Diff: Call for candidates is now open: Wikimedia Foundation Board of TrusteesGet your self-nomination in by July 2nd!
- Opinion: Russian Wiki-fork flails, failing readers and editorsAfter two years RuWiki fails to thrive.
- Debriefing: EggRoll97's RfA2 debriefingWith some sweet-and-sour sauce!
- Community view: A Deep Dive Into Wikimedia (part 3)Every thing you need to know about the Wikimedia Foundation?
- Comix: HamburgersEgad!
The Signpost: 18 July 2025
[edit]- News and notes: Is no WikiNews good WikiNews? — Election season returns!Endowment tax form, Wikimania, elections, U4C, fundraising and a duck!
- In the media: How bad (or good) is Wikipedia?And how do we know?
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Medicine reaches milestone of zero unreferenced articlesFive-year journey comes to healthy fruition.
- In focus: Wikimania 2025: Connecting Wikimedians across the world for 20 yearsWikimedians from around the world will gather in person and online at the twentieth annual meeting of Wikimania.
- Recent research: Knowledge manipulation on Russia's Wikipedia fork; Marxist critique of Wikidata license; call to analyze power relations of WikipediaAs well as "hermeneutic excursions" and other scientific research findings.
- News from the WMF: Form 990 released for the Wikimedia Foundation’s fiscal year 2023-2024The report covers the Foundation's operations from July 2023 - June 2024
- Discussion report: Six thousand noticeboard discussions in 2025 electrically winnowed down to a hundredA step towards objective and comprehensive coverage of a project nearly too big to follow.
- Comix: DivorceDrawn this century!
- Opinion: Women are somewhat under-represented on the English-language Wikipedia, and other observations from analysisHow data from the Wikipedia "necessary articles" lists can shed new light on the gender gap
- Community view: A Deep Dive Into Wikimedia (part 4): The Future Of Wikimedia and ConclusionAnnual plans, external trends, infrastructure, equity, safety, and effectiveness. What does it all mean?
- Obituary: Pvmoutside, Atomicjohn, Rdmoore6, Jaknouse, Morven, Martin of Sheffield, MarnetteD, Herewhy, BabelStoneRest in peace.
- Traffic report: God only knowsWouldn't it be nice without billionaires, scandals, deaths, and wars?
- Humour: New forum created for people who don't care about WikipediaIf you are too blasé for Mr. Blasé and don't give a FAC.