Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2019-03-31

• From the editors: Getting serious about humor
  
  Smallbones, The Signpost's new editor-in-chief, presents a retrospective on last month's humour article in the aftermath of the community's response.

• News and notes: Blackouts fail to stop EU Copyright Directive
  
  Eight Wikipedias blacked out their pages trying to stop major copyright law changes.

• In the media: Women's history month
  
  An explosion of women's history coverage, continuing coverage.

• Discussion report: Portal debates continue, Prespa agreement aftermath, WMF seeks a rebranding
  
  From MFD to CSD, debates are continuing across Wikipedia about which portals should stay and which portals should go. Plus: Wikimedia rebranding and Macedonia naming conventions.

• Featured content: Out of this world
  
  Both literally and metaphorically.

• Arbitration report: The Tides of March at ARBCOM
  
  After a fairly tame February, ARBCOM had a lot on its plate this month.

• Traffic report: Exultations and tribulations
  
  Academy Award winners, celebrations, scandals, and terror.

• Technology report: New section suggestions and sitewide styles
  
  Plus the latest scripts, bots, and tech news.

• News from the WMF: The WMF's take on the new EU Copyright Directive
  
  The Wikimedia Foundation reacts to the passing of the new EU Copyright Directive.

• Recent research: Barnstar-like awards increase new editor retention
  
  And other recent research results

• From the archives: Esperanza organization disbanded after deletion discussion
  
  The destruction of the Esperanza group. A follow up to its creation.

• Humour: The Epistolary of Arthur37
  
  A collection of 19th century emails from a pioneer Wikipedia editor working in the mines of the New Page Feed.

• Op-Ed: Pro and Con: Has gun violence been improperly excluded from gun articles?
  
  A decade-long disagreement on including material in gun articles is weighed down by a Wikiproject's essay ... or is it?

• In focus: The Wikipedia SourceWatch
  
  The Wikipedia SourceWatch is a new project designed to find unreliable sources cited by Wikipedia. The SourceWatch's creator presents a brief history of the project, along with its motivations, and what exactly it means to be listed on The SourceWatch.

• Special report: Wiki Loves (50 Years of) Pride
  
  Commemorate the 50th anniversary of the modern LGBT+ rights movement by editing wiki projects!

• Community view: Wikipedia's response to the New Zealand mosque shootings
  
  Our community reacts, the first draft of history.