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Bill Wightkin

If you are going to edit war over something it would behoove you to make sure you are correct. For your future reference, Wikiprojects do not dictate content in articles they follow nor do they OWN them. I'm very sure of that as I am the coordinator of the primary project that follows Detroit Catholic Central High School and a very active member of the secondary project that follows it. Your behavior in this matter was abysmal. Please remove the posting you made at WT:NFL. Thank you. John from Idegon (talk) 05:15, 20 March 2017 (UTC)

@John from Idegon: do not tell me what to do to. Because you told me to do something, I won't. (talk page stalker) CrashUnderride 14:57, 20 March 2017 (UTC)

Tony Alamo re: diminutive

Thanks for the heads up, but according to court documents, the birth name is Bernie, not Bernard. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Andreldritch (talk • contribs) 04:05, 22 March 2017 (UTC)

@Andreldritch: okay, thanks for letting me know. Oh, be sure to sign your comments using ~~~~. (talk page stalker) CrashUnderride 05:44, 22 March 2017 (UTC)

Chuck Schumer

(Moved discussion)

Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Biographies/2017 archive#RfC: Clarification and/or change in how common hypocorisms (diminutives) are handled on first use of name (talk page stalker) CrashUnderride 15:00, 20 March 2017 (UTC)

WP:CONLIMITED. X4n6 (talk) 06:26, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
@X4n6: you could've easily come and joined the discussion, but you didn't. So, not my problem. As was pointed out in the discussion, it's pretty stupid to have such blatant diminutives in the lede, when it's clear as day that they go by the diminutive, as evidenced when the article name is the diminutive. (talk page stalker) CrashUnderride 15:30, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
  • "you could've easily come and joined the discussion, but you didn't. So, not my problem." Seriously? Let me show you how "stupid" that comment was: "You could have easily invited me to come and join the discussion, but you didn't. So, not my problem." You want to change a policy? Follow the procedure. Until then, that policy stands. The End. X4n6 (talk) 06:50, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
@X4n6: firstly, lack of a sense of humor much? It's called sarcasm and secondly, I never knew you existed, so yeah. By the way, lighten up, geez. (talk page stalker) CrashUnderride 15:38, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
You have much to learn about both humor and sarcasm. Especially, when they come off as unearned - and unnecessary - arrogance. But your clarification is noted. Happy editing. X4n6 (talk) 04:34, 24 March 2017 (UTC)

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[April Fools!] KGirlTrucker81 huh? what I've been doing 02:30, 1 April 2017 (UTC)

@KGirlTrucker81: you smart a$$. :D lmfao (talk page stalker) CrashUnderride 07:26, 1 April 2017 (UTC)
OHHH F**** yeah lol rofl!!!!!! XD KGirlTrucker81 huh? what I've been doing 10:30, 1 April 2017 (UTC)
@KGirlTrucker81: I'm the same way. :D I think more people here need to have a good sense of humor. I personally love User:InedibleHulk's edit summaries, they have great ones. (talk page stalker) CrashUnderride 11:35, 1 April 2017 (UTC)
Yeah, same with you ;) along Oshwah's weird fake "Blanked the page" edit summaries lol. KGirlTrucker81 huh? what I've been doing 11:43, 1 April 2017 (UTC)
@KGirlTrucker81: I think we should start using edit summaries as a way to scare the crap out of some people. :D....IDEA!!!! Use the edit summaries to tell jokes. But the joke would span edits on multiple pages, one word at a time. So the only real way to get the joke and know what's going on is to view the editors contributions. lmfao (talk page stalker) CrashUnderride 11:49, 1 April 2017 (UTC)
Really?!! that would been funny ROFL :D KGirlTrucker81 huh? what I've been doing 13:40, 1 April 2017 (UTC)
@KGirlTrucker81: now I just need to think of a good one to use. lmfao (talk page stalker) CrashUnderride 14:11, 1 April 2017 (UTC)
OK, fair enough with lulz. :D KGirlTrucker81 huh? what I've been doing 14:16, 1 April 2017 (UTC)
@KGirlTrucker81: once I think of one, I'm gonna do it. Keep note or wordpad open with the joke in it and remove a word with every edit summary. lmao....the trouble is thinking of one that won't get me banned. lol (talk page stalker) CrashUnderride 14:18, 1 April 2017 (UTC)
*Me and CRUR suddenly gives a hug* maybe try it in your sandbox. :) KGirlTrucker81 huh? what I've been doing 14:37, 1 April 2017 (UTC)

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On this diff [1] you used a script to change ISO dates to mdy. This is a type of change that is not allowed by WP:DATERET, as the ISO dates were in the references (not in prose), and were consistently ISO dates; this type of shift in date format would need to be discussed on the article's talk page to gain consensus for that change. I won't revert myself (I prefer non-ISO dates nowadays) but I wanted to caution you on this as such automatic changes can lead to a lot of disagreement (and even went to ArbCom in the past). --MASEM (t) 15:24, 4 April 2017 (UTC)

@Masem: you mean the yy-mm-dd that were in the references? The ones that should've been mm-dd-yy seeing as it was an American game by an American company? If that's not allowed, then why did they put it in, or not take it out? (talk page stalker) CrashUnderride 15:42, 4 April 2017 (UTC)
Yes, that format. The strong national ties aspect wouldn't apply here as the ISO format is not tied to a nation; it would be the case if dmy dates were used for Spore that you definitely could argue the national ties aspect to switch, but from ISO to mdy is not appropriate use of that allowance. Again, I prefer the dates, I'm just cautioning that this can irritate the wrong editors if you are not careful. --MASEM (t) 16:08, 4 April 2017 (UTC)
@Masem: then they should really remove that. It seems rediculous that I would have to go through dozens of those, just so I can convert one or two prose dates. If that's how it is, what's the point in the tool? lol If nothing else having dates (anywhere) in numerical format only, doesn't look good. (Personally) It looks lazy. But that's just me. (talk page stalker) CrashUnderride 16:17, 4 April 2017 (UTC)
Generally, the tool is good to use when you know there's been a standard format but a few editors have added incorrect-formatted dates; it helps to quickly convert them. Or if there is a change in consensus per DATERET to change, then that's reasonable to. I totally agree nowadays that numerical dates don't look good (I used to prefer them), but we still accept them since there are some areas where this is the preferred date format, and there are editors that are extreme sticklers for their preferred date format. --MASEM (t) 18:02, 4 April 2017 (UTC)
@Masem: like you said "...there are some areas where this is the preferred date format...", then there shouldn't be a problem since the areas I've been doing it are in regards to things that are either American or British when the formats are Month spelled - date - year, or, date - month spelled out - year. I honestly don't see why someone would have a problem with that. lol. (talk page stalker) CrashUnderride 18:16, 4 April 2017 (UTC)

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I suggest you learn how archive.org actually works.

Because you clearly don't know what you're talking about. Also, did you even read the article I linked? Mattwo7 (talk) 07:44, 10 July 2017 (UTC)

So you're aware that indexing doesn't just happen automatically as soon as a page is created? Because that doesn't seem to be the case. Allow me to educate you: Indexing happens via both web crawler bots and manual indexing. Web crawler bots aren't perfect you know, there are ways for them to miss a site and they don't always keep every site up to date properly, why is there such a huge gap between 2009 and 2010 on that page's archives if the site worked the way you seem to assume it does? According to the page here for web crawlers, it even says " A 2009 study showed even large-scale search engines index no more than 40-70% of the indexable Web" and that's just the tip of the iceberg. Also the guy's Linkedin account has the same logo for Vidme and that links to the Linkedin page for the current version of Vidme. Explain this. Mattwo7 (talk) 23:47, 10 July 2017 (UTC)
(talk page stalker)@Mattwo7: The archive.org system works by accessing outdated websites that have been broken, has dead links, point to 404 errors or otherwise inaccessible. KGirlTrucker81 huh? what I've been doing 00:16, 11 July 2017 (UTC)
@KGirlTrucker81:, no, that's not what the Wayback Machine is meant for. Case in point: https://web.archive.org/web/*/en.wikipedia.com Obviously this is a website that is still active. Mattwo7 (talk) 00:26, 11 July 2017 (UTC)
@Mattwo: Yes, but if you click on the past months or dates captured, it brings back older versions of Wikipedia but try it with a dead link. KGirlTrucker81 huh? what I've been doing 00:37, 11 July 2017 (UTC)

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@Chris troutman: first, you whacked me with your own kind....how rude. Secondly, good idea. (talk page stalker) CrashUnderride 15:37, 31 July 2017 (UTC)
Growing up with my name, I can assure you the resemblance is merely coincidental. I, for one, wish I had another option like a codfish. The whale seems excessive and the minnow too diminutive. Imagine what it feels like to be me and get hit with one of these? And more than once? Chris Troutman (talk) 15:43, 31 July 2017 (UTC)
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However, that won't work, because it is 10 characters longer than limit. So ... do you have to have all of this in your signature? For example, you're using bold twice, both around and inside the links. With a single dose of bold, the sig string fits and there's even room for the standard quotation marks I trimmed for minimization purposes:

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Would that be acceptable?

Respectfully, Anomalocaris (talk) 10:16, 26 November 2017 (UTC)

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@Anomalocaris: Sorry for the late reply, thanks for the heads up. (talk page stalker) CrashUnderride 02:23, 18 December 2017 (UTC)
No problem about how long it took, just thanks for taking care of it! —Anomalocaris (talk) 02:45, 18 December 2017 (UTC)

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@Anomalocaris: Sorry for the late reply, thanks for the heads up. (talk page stalker) CrashUnderride 02:23, 18 December 2017 (UTC)
No problem about how long it took, just thanks for taking care of it! —Anomalocaris (talk) 02:45, 18 December 2017 (UTC)

Will you please take care of this? —Anomalocaris (talk) 10:15, 26 January 2018 (UTC)

@Anomalocaris: I swear, I literally copied what you posted and pasted it in. (Done, again.) (talk page stalker) CrashUnderride 12:53, 26 January 2018 (UTC)
Thank you for taking care of it ... again! —Anomalocaris (talk) 18:37, 26 January 2018 (UTC)

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Diplomats join Wikipedia for International Women's Day, the perfect "Human", how fringe theories are sustained, and perennial plagiarism from our pages.
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The Signpost: 26 April 2018

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Internet companies use Wikipedia to police truth; Citogenesis proven yet again; early birthday greetings; and trains
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Wikipedia's myth of the clean Wehrmacht and what you can do about it. Or, how not to be one of "the worst distributors of pro-Nazi perspectives and the Wehrmacht myth".
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The Signpost: 24 May 2018

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Comma

How did you change a comma to a comma here? Interqwark talk contribs 21:48, 10 June 2018 (UTC)

@Interqwark: that was easy, I deleted the comma that was there, and then placed a comma after the next word. Now, if you meant why, it's because the way it was it read "Washington, D.C., {pause} area..." when the pause should've come after the word area, so that it reads "Washington, D.C. area {pause}". (talk page stalker) CrashUnderride 00:07, 11 June 2018 (UTC)
Oh, you’re right. I thought you replaced the comma with a comma without moving it. Sorry, I was tired. Interqwark talk contribs 14:49, 11 June 2018 (UTC)

Toliver

I know but getting a ring hasn't been a criteria for the infobox. Whoever gets a ring is subjective on a team-by-team basis as far as I can tell. Michael Floyd apparently got a ring with the Patriots in 2016 and he was with the team for less games than Toliver was with the Bucs. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 02:10, 17 June 2018 (UTC)

@WikiOriginal-9: Hmmmm..... (talk page stalker) CrashUnderride 02:12, 17 June 2018 (UTC)

The Signpost: 29 June 2018

A Wiki not so Simple, a mayor motivating an editathon, a Marshall Plan, and a Wikimania under a cloud of criticism
Further developments on New Page Review and Articles for Creation work sharing
Admins volunteer to be abused – or so it seems
So it shouldn't get credit for our work, either.
Major grants announced, a new milestone for Afrikaans Wikipedia, a new WMF technical engagement team, an effort to start up a new library, two new admins – or maybe three fewer depending on your math.
Several online battles are juxtaposed with stories about cooperation and good deeds, Arbcom hovering over it all; notwithstanding, a good action movie script is not necessarily found here.
Community discussions include style updates to project-wide icons and the main page, procedural questions on royal names and jettisoning unsuitable drafts, and deeper questions of compliance with European privacy laws and the perennial issue of shrinking admin corps.
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Two celebrities hang themselves, and the FIFA World Cup is underway
An AI assistant comes to watchlists; better mobile compatibility; new bots, tools and scripts; and more
Colorful and moving.
WMF appeals to Turkish Minister of Transport, Maritime, and Communications Ahmet Arslan to lift the block of all language versions of Wikipedia for over a year.
Studying ourselves: 'driven by a sense of mission' according to researchers.
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The Signpost: 31 July 2018

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Wikipedia referees wag a finger at Professional Wrestling editors.
New admins and Kudpung finally leaves NPP after 7 years.
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The Signpost: 1 October 2018

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The Signpost: 28 October 2018

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Your edit to Matt Barkley

You recently removed a link to the Arizona Cardinals on the page about Matt Barkley, my intial instinct was to undo the change since I didn't see any reason for the change, and there was no edit summary, but after seeing that you have a long history on Wikipedia I thought there must be a reason, so I have come to understand if there is any reasoning behind the changed that I missed. —The Editor's Apprentice (Talk•Edits) 04:11, 23 December 2018 (UTC)

@The Editor's Apprentice: overlinking. The Cardinals are already linked a few lines up in the infobox. I'm not the first, or only person to do it. (talk page stalker) CrashUnderride 18:55, 23 December 2018 (UTC)
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Famed FP ace steps up to run main page outfit. Millions tremble in fear, or something.
And who can forget the black-breasted buttonquail.
Don't be dumb, says math whiz: avoid the gambler's fallacy. Illustrated for your pleasure.
Tables "like to socialize" and "share genes": ooh la la!
What's the deal with Anita Forrer, redlinked woman of mystery who saved Schwarzenbach archives?
Google and Internet Archive sold on new product, more customers hoped to follow.
Plus editing stampedes for cheery subjects: shootings, deaths, and virus.
Lest Southern Hemisphere be forgotten.
Can we offer you a nice crossword in this trying time?
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The Signpost: 1 August 2022

The future of stuff? Who knows, but two articles were written by a computer this month.
Wikipedia and human rights, publishers and the Internet Archive, Russia and Wikipedia.
Real news or silly season?
IGNORANCE IS NOT STRENGTH.
"This year's victory was sad and dull."
Candidate op-eds, open question spaces, and more.
Was Minecraft YouTuber a GNG pass in life, or only in death?
Mass murderers, sex criminals, Ponzi schemers, insider traders, and business people.
The last three months of arbitration through the eyes of a GPT-3
GPT-3 whips it out.
And when is 'today'?
The world shows its messy complexity.
More lists expected next month.
It doesn't have to be a pain in the butt!
PAC2 explains the item documentation template.
Education, climate change, and journalism.
Zoom and enhance.
And other new research findings.
But Commons is a treasure trove.
All the things about theatre that the general public misses out on.
Ten years ago, Russian Wikipedia went dark in protest of new Russian laws. Today...
Strange mysteries of our animal world.
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The Signpost: 31 August 2022

jimmy@wikipedia.org donate@wikimedia.org (not a typo?) wants a moment of your time.
Why the 'Festival Edition' was less than perfect, and what we can do better.
But Annie Rauwerda is the real thing!
2022 elections, new page patrol, Fox News, Vector 2022, Royal Central and external links
Change and stability.
All there is to know about userboxen.
Sometimes Citation bot is not enough.
Plus, the Private Incident Reporting System, and new bots & user scripts!
One exterior, one interior.
Also includes a campaign to "Suck for Luck".
And other new research
Because there really is no real theme this month you can grab onto to give a catchy title.
Some articles aren't worth saving
Edinburgh in August.
Because the Signpost needs a cartoon.
The 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.
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The Signpost: 30 September 2022

Candidates sign off and peel out – Sigalov is on and Peel is in.
Just what is NPP? Why does it need the WMF? Why does it need YOU?
Was Katherine Maher a former encyclopedia salesperson?
The latest from the Wikimedia Deutschland Movement Strategy & Global Relations Team.
Source reliability, NPP, and appearance discussions.
Find out firsthand what our newest admin, ScottishFinnishRadish, does with a chainsaw.
Some Articles for Deletion just drag on.
Suggestion: promote removal of visible copyright signs of images under a CC-BY license.
And other research news.
Repeat after me: I solemnly swear not to put "oh my!" in a headline.
This month: A FACBot upgrade, a completed list of lists.
Lo!
When Commons gives you a blank space...
Yes, again.
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The Signpost: 31 October 2022

Or maybe the spit -- only time will tell.
News from Twitter, Commons and the WMF C-Suite.
501(c)(3) application approved, Amazon donates another million.
Wading into several controversies.
I can has Kremlin sockfarms?
And other new research publications.
The newest sysop speaks on the process that got them there.
Featured content from October.
The strength of Wikipedia is the peer review afterwards.
More serial killers than you can shake a stick at!
What tales echo in these hallowed halls.
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The Signpost: 28 November 2022

Joe Roe's close sows dough woes, manifestos... vetoes? overthrows?
Ineffective altruism, return of the toaster, Jess Wade keeps wading through it, Russia censors searches, schools embrace Wikipedia.
An interview with Wikimedia's Chief Advancement Officer.
Oh, just one more thing... AI couldn't help but notice you use that punctuation a little bit more than most people...
Are government goons prowling our fair encyclopedia?
Have we gotten past the point where better articles makes us a better encyclopedia? And what comes next?
Heather Ford's new volume on Wikipedia, knowledge and power in the 2011 Egyptian revolution.
Facebook'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.
Okay, six hundred, but either way, the bionic editor speaks.
Productively doing nothing
And other research findings.
Do consider joining FPC, though: we need you.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
A lost article from our deep annals
The weeks and weeks, as reviewed by Wikipedia's readers.
Search upgrades, lawsuits, paid editing, and personal reflection.
A toast to good health, a health to good hoax, a hoax to good toast.
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The Signpost: 1 January 2023

Plus admin update and cool tools for the new year.
Sometimes you need to read more than just the headlines!
Interview of ComplexRational about their recent request for adminship.
Wikifunctions might drag it down.
Frustrations and successes.
Congratulations.
And other new research findings.
How Iranian press agencies help Wikipedia to reflect football in a better way.
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.
It is mostly about football!
In which a couple sentences of text recontextualises an image.
Photographers, 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".
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The Signpost: 16 January 2023

It's not just a phase! Well, maybe it is.
Long-time contributors imprisoned for 32 and 8 years after "swaying public opinion" and "violating public morals".
UCoC draws nearer, alongside the rise of the machines, in mainspace this time.
Wikipedia's birthday, a cute dog, and nipplefruit.
The depths of Commons, at your fingertips. Or eyetips.
Debunking widely-told myths about New York's grandest and centralest railway station.
The economics of Wikipedia.
When notability conflicts with what it might be used for.
7,000,000-year Landmasses for Subduction discussions considered "too long".
Allow us to bring you back, back, back, to days of Wikifun rampant.
...and your ambigram. Also: Boring lava fields, birds of Tuvalu, and commelinid family names with etymologies.
War, sports, and all types of chaos.
The editor with five million edits, the death of Aaron Swartz, and rollback.
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The Signpost: 4 February 2023

Last issue's vow for "something to show for these efforts" revisited.
As well as the continued rise of the machines, and Amanda Keton's WMF departure.
Section 230 before the Supreme Court in two cases, with broad implications for the web.
Or Santos on Wikipedia?
WMF issues salvo in latest battles of the Posting Wars
The good, the bad, and the ugly.
Isamaa party sponsor Parvel Pruunsild files claim in Tartu County Court against WMEE head Ivo Kruusamägi and Reform Party politicians.
English Wikipedia among most "global" and Thai Wikipedia's among most "Western", but non-Western works neglected overall.
And other new research publications.
An interview with those who pitch in together
Letting you find out about yourself (and others).
An exceptionally good period for featured articles.
Can we have a chat?
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The Signpost: 20 February 2023

UCoC Enforcement Guidelines pass, Wikimedia Enterprise financials, GPTs gone wild, and a speedy deletion criterion removed.
Also: Russ Baker's BLP, the digital commons, the NSA, and more on Pakistan.
Gautam Adani and his companies possibly behind scheme featuring scores of socks, infiltration of articles for creation process.
GPT: friend or foe?
Your one-stop hooker's handbook.
But much else to be found.
Lovey-dovey stuff for Valentine's.
And maybe a side of AI.
Also: let's delete images of Muhammed! Let's delete portals!
Yesterday's controversies, reported on today.
A musical interlude.
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The Signpost: 9 March 2023

A lack of transparency.
Using failed AI Galactica's worst mistakes to test a new AI.
Probable answers: No, no, maybe?
Seriously, even the chef has a major military history connection.
And other new research publications.
Wikizine, Wikipedia Zero, Single User Login, and Wales allegedly editing his girlfriend's article.
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The Signpost: 20 March 2023

Be part of the Wikimania 2023 program!
One year in: volunteering, science, art, and candlelight.
Everything is broken, again.
Seriously, it's only a fortnight's worth!
An interview with Wikipedia's newest admin.
All the pop culture that's fit to print, with a sprinkling of cocaine (bear).
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The Signpost: 03 April 2023

Errata regretted.
Skynet believed to be in violation of the new Universal Code of Conduct.
Taking the phrase "gaming the system" to the next level.
Desysop case request still in accept/decline phase.
Thou gildest e'en the Signpost's trade.
And a dataset of article revisions to provide a corpus for promotional content.
A retrospective of the best and worst pranks.
Do important banks sock? Maybe – but don't grab your money and run just yet!
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The Signpost: 26 April 2023

Plus: Wikipedians get own Mastodon account, and Wikiprojects move to uniform quality assessment.
Covering Russia, Poland, the Vatican, the U.S., and the "perilously thin" boundary between real life and Wikipedia.
The prolific editor, former Arbitration Committee member and co-founder of Wikimedia New York City died in April.
No news is good news, and this isn't no news.
The problem we haven't solved.
Can Wikipedia help keep AI agents honest?
In 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.
First 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.
And somehow made it more readable than when it's not rhyming.
2011 and on.
The Selfish Hatnote, the Disambiguation Singularity, and other information-theoretic conundra of encyclopedic note.
Wrestling bumps world-changing technology from the #1 spot, imagine that.
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The Signpost: 8 May 2023

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Fake fines, false alarms and faux headlines!
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...Layout lovers will hate this featured content's title.
There will likely be more to say next issue.
The second article in a series describing the priorities and work of the Wikimedia Foundation. The article invites Wikimedians to collaborate with the Foundation.
First national-level conference in the Indian subcontinent in seven years.
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The Signpost: 22 May 2023

... and a referendum on Jimmy Wales' traditional role as a final court of appeal in arbitration policy.
Opposing scholars on ArbCom case.
Includes stronger sourcing restriction, and a nod to the UCoC.
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Bird is the word for featured pictures.
Celebs and Bollywood film dominated reader interest, as usual, but with a new persistent presence on the lists of a certain AI.
An online conference with 12 distributed trans-local in-person meetup "Nodes" on 5 continents.
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The Signpost: 5 June 2023

Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee Building Committee Commences Command By Convening.
Also: Goog gets delist ask for en-wp yt-dl ar-ticle, wacky football fails.
Now is not this ridiculous, and is not this preposterous? A thorough-paced absurdity - explain it if you can.
Plus mortalities, and movies about mermaids.
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The Signpost: 19 June 2023

Problems with emergency emails sent to WMF.
... and an AI writer explains why he just bought a paper encyc.
Poetry still present.
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The Signpost: 3 July 2023

... and a new Elections Committee.
A few editors who fought many times to keep advertisements out.
Are you now, or have you ever been, a Wikipedia editor?
In which featured pictures have a pleasing orange/blue colour scheme for some reason.
Don't worry, they are mostly harmless.
Mission to ensure stability in conflict-ridden area.
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The Signpost: 17 July 2023

Gitz666 unglocked, Wikimania scholarships given and a new admin anointed.
Ruwiki on the Ruinternet, Rauwerda on TEDx, and Jimbo on Fridman.
Philadelphians and Tanzanians say goodbye.
The collaboration process for the 2023 English fundraising campaign is kicking off now, right from the start of the fiscal year.
Wikidata queries investigate nepo babies.
A summary of various tools designed over the years.
And various other research on large language models and Wikipedia.
Bold move intended to "get some variety" into Wikipedia arguments.
The annual report that tries to understand the Signpost through data, written in 2020, which never saw the light of day until now.
In which choices have been made™.
Sex, drugs and violence, English, math and science.
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The Signpost: 1 August 2023

And French gov't proposes legislation to slam Wikipedia, others.
Or just another brouhaha?
Hot damn, it's damned hot!
Three editors have departed.
You don't really want to do this stuff by yourself, do you?
A serious visual investigation.
A compilation of over 3M citations.
Possible solutions after being re-harassed.
Due to unfortunate events, this issue is published as is, in its unfinished state.
Oppenheimer, Barbie, and a couple other scandals.
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The Signpost: 15 August 2023

Jimbo promises more transparency, Wikimania in Singapore, move away from Tides still planned, and Wikifunctions rolls out.
Harsh words from problematic fave Glenn Greenwald.
Rigorous Review of Content for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Wikipedia.
Damn kids need to get off our lawn and onto RfA.
Because one gets some secondary skills when one has 645 featured pictures.
The 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.
For whom does the Creative Commons enforcement clause toll?
An announcement of 335,000 new images on Wikimedia Commons.
Some improvement on last week.
Case request cited misuse of tools by administrator who last used tools in 1661.
Barbenheimer, Pee-Wee Herman and the Women's World Cup.
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The Signpost: 31 August 2023

News for the editoriat. Stuff that matters.
Wikipedia really comes into its own, editorially and artistically.
"Poli", which means "many", and "tics", which means "under-the-table Wikipedia article whitewashing campaigns".
And other recent research publications.
The good, the bad, and the nonsense.
A message from the Counter-Fun Unit.
I just poured HOT GRITS down my pants ohh yeah
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The Signpost: 16 September 2023

Plus: Africa news, funding report, U4C draft, roads fork and another ChatGPT block.
Plus a new judge, an "unimportant" record, and staying in the swim!
A Wikipedian and a friend.
Non-flammable, BPA-free, and really whips the llama's ass.
Covering all of August. Pretty much.
The Signpost brings you the latest from the source.
Sports, film and singers. We've got it all!
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September 2023

Information icon Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. It appears that you copied or moved text from Reggie Fowler into another page. While you are welcome to re-use Wikipedia's content, here or elsewhere, Wikipedia's licensing does require that you provide attribution to the original contributor(s). When copying within Wikipedia, this is supplied at minimum in an edit summary at the page into which you've copied content, disclosing the copying and linking to the copied page, e.g., copied content from [[page name]]; see that page's history for attribution. It is good practice, especially if copying is extensive, to also place a properly formatted {{copied}} template on the talk pages of the source and destination. Please provide attribution for this duplication if it has not already been supplied by another editor, and if you have copied material between pages before, even if it was a long time ago, you should provide attribution for that also. You can read more about the procedure and the reasons at Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia. Thank you. — SamX [talk · contribs] 23:53, 23 September 2023 (UTC)

Actually, if you look at my contributions during that time, you'll see that I didn't edit anything related to Reggie Fowler, certainly not Bitfinex (which I didn't know had a page until I saw your edit summary linking it). I also didn't take text from his page and put it anywhere else. (talk page stalker) CrashUnderride 00:10, 24 September 2023 (UTC)
Sorry about that, I must've misread the diff. — SamX [talk · contribs] 00:19, 24 September 2023 (UTC)
HOW DARE YOU NOT BE PERFECT AT WHAT YOU'RE DOING!!!! lmao just kidding. It's all good, we all make mistakes. (talk page stalker) CrashUnderride 00:23, 24 September 2023 (UTC)
Lol thanks, I appreciate it :) — SamX [talk · contribs] 00:46, 24 September 2023 (UTC)

The Signpost: 3 October 2023

Finances during Tides Foundation management of the endowment are shown for the first time.
Plus Harvard, Yale, Lords and Commons, partners and trolls!
And other new research publications
The first issue to feature two poetry article
Material 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.
Tamzin reflects on the hunt.
Taylor Swift with an NFL tight end and Lauren Boebert with a Democrat?
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The Signpost: 23 October 2023

Long time passing
Also: High fives, Wikipedia as a guide for counterfeiters and crossword makers, and Iskander at the UN.
The benefits of research.
These titles never make much sense even at the best of times, so why not be random?
They are still fighting.
Sounds good!
"Cite altered state" to join the distinguished ranks of CS1 templates
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