User talk:Gillyweed

Homebirth safety absurdity

Hey there - Amazing how one difficult person can be such a thorn in an otherwise well-working group of editors. I'll get my hands on some homebirth books in the coming months and try to build the content of the article. I don't think anyone wins when the emphasis is so heavily on safety - women who choose a homebirth don't do so because of safety issues (except perhaps when thinking of their own abdominal integrity), but because of the many other benefits a homebirth offers. I know there are studies that investigate how well a woman liked her birth experience, but these seem so subjective and may not add much value. I imagine the safety section will continue to be a difficult section, but it needn't eclipse the article. Thank you for your commitment to this page. Lcwilsie (talk) 17:53, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for your comment. It's cheering to deal with a sane editor. I'm quite amazed at the vituperative responses given by the anon. Safety is of course important but there is ample evidence to show that for non-high risk women, home birth is just as safe (if not safer) than hospital birth. One area the statistics fail to cover are re-admittances to hospital after intervention (eg infection after caesarean scar, after episiotomy etc). The statistics do not capture these as re-admittances as the same episode of maternity care but rather as a separate incident. To take an extreme example, if a woman is readmitted 10 days after a caesarean with an infection and this infection (caused by the caesarean) leads to her death, then this does not register as a maternal death caused by the caesarean, but as caused by infection because the woman has been absent from the hospital for a period. You only need a couple of these per year and the maternal death rate in Australia is significantly higher than that reported. I was reading an evaluation of the St George Home Birth Service last night and it had a good section on maternal satisfaction. I look forward to working with you over the coming months. Gillyweed (talk) 23:07, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

Just a heads up - I noticed some of my homebirth edits reverted without explanation by our beloved anonymous editor. I've been doing a lot of reading lately and hope to have more to add in the coming weeks, and will probably need a team of editors to make sure it isn't all summarily deleted. Thanks. Lcwilsie (talk) 21:11, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

thankyou

Thankyou Gillyweed for giving me this chance i will try to remove all things that make it look like a promotion, i put this page up because i am proud of this club, and i would like information about swimming in the ACT to be on wikipedia. thankyou very much.

sorry about all the bad grammar, i am really tired.

Housewp (talk) 11:30, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Welcome

Yer welcome, not a problem. For most conspiracy and general nutter theories, the fringe theories noticeboard is a great place to assemble expertise and get some not-just-single purpose accounts contributors. Mastcell is excellent and should be more than capable of keeping the page under wraps all by himself. Incidentally, I've made some minor tweaks to your archive linking above (mostly the {{archivebox}} really) to pretty it up, hope you don't mind. Also, have a look at this, it's some standard changes to a stub I made - if you're interested in ships, the infobox is pretty standard and I've always liked the {{reflist}} rather than <references/>. I got to the page by randomly clicking on one of the links on your user page. And because I can't resist meddling, I made changes. WLU (t) (c) ^{(rules - simple rules)} 11:06, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

Thanks so much for this link. I wasn't aware of this noticeboard before. I am sure it will be very useful. Thank you too for your 'meddling' on various other pages. A grand improvement! Catch you around the suspect articles. Gillyweed (talk) 03:56, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

Moffatt Oxenbould & IBC

The only reason I used the International Who's Who in Music by the International Biographical Centre in the Moffatt Oxenbould article was to provide a source for his complete date of birth — I could find no other source. Whatever shady practices the IBC may be accused of, this seems uncontroversial. Of course, I will not re-add that reference. Michael Bednarek (talk) 12:50, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

Misunderstanding

I am investigating Water Ionizer Research (talk · contribs) for possible disruptive editing. I noticed that you have unblanked their talk page a few times. This was probably just a misunderstanding on your part. Users are normally allowed to remove talk page comments and warnings. This confirms that they have seen them. Please don't revert such blankings in general. Thank you. Jehochman ^Talk 10:56, 3 November 2008 (UTC)

Oh. Thank you. This was a misunderstanding. It had been my view that the user page was free for the user to do what they wanted with, but the talk page was for the use of all editors - particularly as a record of the editor's behaviour. Can you point me to any policy document saying that blanking of talk is okay? Cheers, Gillyweed (talk) 11:01, 3 November 2008 (UTC)

Try WP:BLANKING and WP:TALK, though I am not exactly sure where it is documented. Water Ionizer Research has been indefinitely blocked for disruptive editing. Jehochman ^Talk 11:20, 3 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for your help. The policy is found at the bottom of WP:TALK. I shall now pull my head in! Oh, and good news about Water Ionizer Research! Cheers, Gillyweed (talk) 11:49, 3 November 2008 (UTC)

Roller-compacted concrete

You have a problem with the ref, fix it, don't just bitch about it. In particular, don't revert other editor's changes within seconds while they're busy doing the edit that you ought to have done already. Andy Dingley (talk) 10:36, 6 November 2008 (UTC)

I spend enough time removing linkspam and self-promotional links to websites that I don't need to spend further time looking up people's poorly referenced works. Gillyweed (talk) 11:19, 6 November 2008 (UTC)

Yes, I've just been reading some of your "contributions": deleting whole sections on the grounds of, "lots of good info, but uncited" in particular. I suggest you take a look at WP:FIXIT et al. and the general policy, "If the page can be improved, this should be solved through regular editing, rather than deletion." Of course there's a lot of cruft out there, but it's a lot better to improve things rather than just starting edit wars or killing whole chunks. 8-( Andy Dingley (talk) 11:46, 6 November 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for your advice. I seem to manage okay. Gillyweed (talk) 21:47, 6 November 2008 (UTC)

Source for value ranges in "Mullard-Philips tube designation"

Hi Gillyweed, I saw your edits on Mullard-Philips tube designation. Can you help to solve the mystery of this? Do you know a source to check? --BEG (talk) 09:18, 7 November 2008 (UTC)

Sorry, but my last edit on this article was in 2007. I've looked and I can't help further. Good luck! Gillyweed (talk) 09:55, 7 November 2008 (UTC)

Tetrarch's built; better late than never

Hey there. In 2007 you asked how many Tetrarch tanks had been built. I realize it was eighteen months ago, but I thought a reply might be better late than never; I just finished expanding the article! Between 100 and 177 of the Mark VII's were built; 177 is the most commonly quoted number, but new research by Keith Flint shows that only about 100 were built before production came to an end. Skinny87 (talk) 19:57, 29 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks so much for answering the question! Great bit of research. Cheers! Gillyweed (talk) 21:47, 29 November 2008 (UTC)

Removing redlink names in Indian poets list

I'm concerned about your removing redlinks on the List of Indian poets for two reasons: (1) It seems like a rather short list for such a big country (I know, there are other lists for individual languages), and I assume there are loads of articles on individual poets yet to be written. One of the strengths of having a list, as opposed to a category page, is that redlinks can be included, and readers can see that there just isn't an article on that poet yet. I don't know anything about Indian poetry, so I can't tell whether or not some poet's name who is redlinked on that list or whom you've removed is a notable topic for an article. If the poet would make a fit article topic, the name should be there, redlinked or not, following Wikipedia style at WP:REDLINK. (2) I'm not at all sure that there is standard English spelling for a lot of these names. If we can list notable poets along with the various alternative spellings of their names, we can help the reader, redlink or not. If we only have one spelling, it's entirely possible that there's a link to a writer who wasn't listed as a poet or put in a poet category when that should have been done (I've seen instances of this with other writers who wrote some poetry.) In that case, the redlink can at least tell the reader that there's neither an article nor a redirect for that spelling, and the reader can search under alternative spellings, if known (or guessed). That's my thinking, anyway. Please tell me what you think. The bottom line is that we should have redlinks for articles that we can expect will eventually be written. I think that makes the lists more helpful to the readers, even if we don't now have articles for each poet on the list. Reconsideration (talk) 19:34, 10 December 2008 (UTC)

Hi, thanks for your comment. I have been patrolling this list for quite sometime and it seems to attract an inordinate amount of vandalism and vanity. It appears to me that very few of the poets added are capable of sustaining WP:Bio but the only way of telling is for the article to be written first and then a link created in this list. Otherwise, tomorrow I can create a poet called Albert Gillyweed and it will sit there with nobody creating the article but I can have a good giggle to my mates about vandalizing WP! (2) As you state, there are few poets listed for such a large country as India. I agree, but because India is such a large country then we need to be certain that the poets listed are in fact notable and the only way we can tell that is if a proper article is written... (3) Spelling. I think spelling issues are best handled by redirects. So if someone searchers for Albert Gilllyweed with three 'Ls' then it is the redirect that puts them on the right direction rather than having many alternative spellings in a list. (4) How can we tell if articles will eventually be written about these poets? I appreciate your concern but I'm not convinced that leaving the article alone will fix the problem! I'd like to continue pruning the list but if you think that this is wrong then why don't I leave it alone for a month or so and see what happens. I am pretty sure it will soon become unreadable and significantly full of vandalism and vanity. Cheers Gillyweed (talk) 23:14, 10 December 2008 (UTC)

There's no need to leave it alone. Please see the changes I've just made to it. I found some books via Google Books and Amazon.co that give us a good idea of poets that are prominent enough to eventually get articles, and I've only added poets with footnotes that link to those books (parts of which are online). I think that solves the vanity/redlink problem. All we need to do is insist on either a similar footnote or a blue link. It is useful to have a list of prominent poets, even with some red links. I agree that patrolling the article is a good idea, and thank you for doing it. I might create some articles on some of these poets. -- Reconsideration (talk) 05:54, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

Excellent work! And a great solution. Thanks. See you around the Indian Poetry page! Gillyweed (talk) 13:21, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

Tetrarch ACR

Hi there! I know it might be a bit of a longshot, but I was wondering f you might want to comment on the A-Class Review of Tetrarch (tank) as you asked a question on the talkpage last year? The ACR is [[1]] if you're curious! Many thanks, Skinny87 (talk) 18:09, 13 December 2008 (UTC)

Hi. Fantastic work on the article. I am very impressed. I'd be happy to review the ACR but the lin you provided doesn't work. I've looked around but can't find it! Can you revise the link please? Gillyweed (talk) 22:44, 13 December 2008 (UTC)

Hey! Sorry for not fixing that link, I forgot all about the review until it passed. If you're interested, I'd welcome any comments you have on the article as it's now a Featured Article Candidate. The FAC can be found here: [2] Skinny87 (talk) 20:52, 21 December 2008 (UTC)

Samuel Janus

Hi, I noticed you created an article about Samuel Janus. Do you know if it's possible to contact this man? I have some questions about a study he did. Does he have an email, phone number, any form of contact info? Overshoes (talk) 19:03, 14 December 2008 (UTC)

Sorry, I have no further information about him. Gillyweed (talk) 21:40, 14 December 2008 (UTC)

Childbirth picture

Hi. Credits where already removed. Image is preety sized, the mother's incision and the baby look pretty visible for me, bad lightning on the incision but that's not the point here but childbirth. It's a Caesarean section but still a childbirth. Don't get the country specific part.-Pediboi (talk) 22:26, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

I would hazard to suggest that over 95% of the world's population are not born by caesarean section. Therefore it is not a representative picture of childbirth. Gillyweed (talk) 04:19, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

There's no need to "hazard" a guess. In the US, in 2006, 31.1% of all childbirths were by c-section. In (eastern) China, as of 2002, over 20% of all births were by C-section, and the rate was rising. Rates in the UK and Canada are likewise over 20%, and even in the developing world there are countries where the rates are well beyond the WHO's recommended overall rate of 15%. Playing statistical games to minimize the prevalence of this extremely common procedure does a great disservice to women everywhere. It's perfectly appropriate for us to have photos of both vaginal and caesarian births. Nandesuka (talk) 16:16, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

Making this image the first one in an article about childbirth does a great disservice to women everywhere wbo have natural births. There is a concerted effort by government health bodies across the world to reduce c-sections, so why place an abnormal and not-recommended way of birthing (except for around 15% of women) as the first photo in the article? Is there a photo of a leg in a cast in an article about femurs? Why show a medical procedure as the first image? As you point out above, the WHO recommends a C-rate of 15% and yet the indication of a c-birth in the first paragraph of the article suggests that this is the predominent way of giving birth. If the photo must remain then it should be placed further down the article. C-sections are not normal, they are the exception. Gillyweed (talk) 22:11, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

Miscarriage Association

I know that a load of links is to much but this just happens to be the OFFICIAL UK organisation dealing with miscarriage and you kicked the link off the page for miscarriage.Seems you have gone over the top in removing links.This site is the most comprehensive there is in the UK on miscarriage.Rosenthalenglish (talk) 10:26, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

There are many official organizations related to various health issues. Imagine if every OFFICIAL country organisation was listed. Anyway, it doesn't fit with WP policy. See WP:EL. Gillyweed (talk) 02:55, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

Invite to Canberra Meetup #2

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Edward Lynch and Somme Mud

Remember that article you started a year back on Edward Lynch. Have a look at it now ! (I know this sounds like gloating but I don't write much outside of Rugby Union/Rugby League and I'm pretty happy with how this one is progressing) I was so pleased when went to start to see you'd made a start. Rgds-Sticks66 14:17, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

Wow! What a lot of work. Thank you so much and thank you too for letting me know. I haven't been as diligent as I should be about keeping an eye on everything on my watchlist. Best wishes Gillyweed (talk) 23:07, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

Ginninderra article

are u intending to add anymore content? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Chrisfromcanberra (talk • contribs) 12:02, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

I haven't touched the article in two years! It's not on my list of priorities. Why? Gillyweed (talk) 16:34, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

I was planning to expand it somewhat, add some photos etc. include details of buildings etc. Given you started the article are you happy for me to proceed? Chrisfromcanberra (talk) 18:44, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

Utterly delighted! Please go ahead and expand. I've liked the work you have done on other articles. Cheers Gillyweed (talk) 22:10, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

Ginninderra

Thanks. I stay have bit of work to do. Am attempting to get a few more photos. I will fix up the typos and links as I go —Preceding unsigned comment added by Chrisfromcanberra (talk • contribs) 21:50, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

EnePaul225 Mods to enema.....

I keep adding relevant links and posts to this article..........Then it gets called vandalism......It is not and the links I provided for discussion groups I feel add a great deal to the article. Being active in the enema community I know such things as how people modify the douche nozzle for enema use and how much wine people use. Please Reconsider keeping on pulling down my productive mods. I am quickly loosing Respect for wikipedia and its members. EnePaul225 EnePaul225 (talk) 03:19, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

Agreed. This user's edits, although in need of copyediting (something you're welcome to do; I have to get back to work), shouldn't be called vandalism. Bushytails (talk) 03:43, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

The user has not paid attention to the WP policies regarding writing articles and simply reverts his changes. He has previously been asked to reference his changes and has not done so. His personal experiences do not make an encyclopaedic article. Gillyweed (talk) 04:06, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

Moving forward

Right now, the Safety section is the most serious block to getting to where GA/FA status can even be considered. I think the studies are only fueling various PoV insertions/reversions. Perhaps if the emphasis is moved away from the studies themselves, the article can reasonably point out that safety, like anything else, varies from pregnancy to pregnancy. And, instead of quoting passages from the studies, merely cite them as sources. I know it can be difficult, but language or quotations which even hints at promoting a particular PoV become extremely problematical. Those do need to be left behind - and it takes a good deal of self-awareness to do that. I'm guilty of allowing my own preferences to creep in from time to time, and sometime it isn't even mine, but subtle PoV picked up from sources I've come across. I can tell you that it is much easier to spot in someone else's work than in our own. You cannot please everyone, but restricting to a description without promoting any PoV really should lessen complaints and reversions. I really don't like intervening when I see editors I know have the capacity to pick up spotting PoV on their own. Astynax (talk) 06:23, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

Continued efforts

Hi again - just a note to say that I appreciate the substantive contributions you've added to homebirth. I know it will continue to be contentious, but I appreciate having text that we all can edit rather than shuffling the same words around and around with reverts, etc. As for the anon editor, I think we have grounds to escalate our complaint to WP:ANI or something similar as he/she refuses to pay any attention to etiquette. And nothing personal intended on the discussion page, thank you for understanding. Lcwilsie (talk) 01:50, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

Vandalism has been noted - check it out: User_talk:202.89.167.125 Lcwilsie (talk) 20:09, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

Now that should be helpful. Gillyweed (talk) 22:47, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

One would think. Alas. Should I approach arbitration or administration? This editor seems to think he/she has the right to lock editing on the article. Lcwilsie (talk) 18:20, 22 May 2009 (UTC)

How funny - I just wrote a paragraph about women's choice for homebirth and was going to add it when I saw you'd already added a nicely referenced list. Thanks. Lcwilsie (talk) 13:34, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

Omaha Beach - Naval Gunfire

Go to the source I gave as reference.

Also you will note that the source put the info in UPPERCASE. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cgersten (talk • contribs) 14:26, 3 June 2009 (UTC)

Thanks. I did go to the source and it didn't say what is claimed. See Talk. Gillyweed (talk) 00:42, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

ANSWER:

go to: http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/rep/Normandy/Cominch/

Then go to link: Chapter II - NAVAL GUNFIRE

Then go to: Preparation Fires, Not Sufficient Page 2-27

THOUGH THE AMOUNT OF NAVAL GUNFIRE TO BE DELIVERED IN A GIVEN SITUATION CANNOT BE ARRIVED AT MATHEMATICALLY, AND THOUGH NAVAL GUNFIRE ALONE WILL NOT NECESSARILY INSURE A SUCCESSFUL LANDING WITH MINIMUM CASUALTIES, THE FOREGOING ROUGH COMPARATIVE FIGURES WILL SERVE TO SUBSTANTIATE THE CONCLUSION THAT AT OMAHA BEACHES DURING THE PRE-LANDING PHASE, NOT ENOUGH NAVAL GUNFIRE WAS PROVIDED.

BTW - I expect an apology!!!

-- 2-27 -- —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cgersten (talk • contribs) 01:42, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for your comments. Please read the discussion on the article's talk page. That's the place to have the debate. Please also be aware of WP:OR and WP:3R. Thanks Gillyweed (talk) 02:35, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

What is the justification of undoing my revisions to the Naval Support section of the Omaha Beach article?

I documented my source (military experts on naval warfare) <ref>http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/rep/Normandy/Cominch/Neptune2.html</ref> —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cgersten (talk • contribs) 11:56, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

I have replied on the article talk page. Please sign your posts. Gillyweed (talk) 23:02, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

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Great Southern Group

Hi there. Any chance you might cast your eye over this article and make some comments or corrections? Cheers. hamiltonstone (talk) 11:36, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Christopher Sweeney

I saw the AfD discussion on this one. Wile you and Hullaballoo Wolfowitz make some useful points, the question isn't whether the person may be notable, nor whether any references are available online, but whether references are cited in the WP entry. At the moment they aren't. I suggest finding something that cites Sweeney (an offline source is fine) and cite it in the article - that should be enough, along with his books, to ensure the article stays. hamiltonstone (talk) 11:43, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Valerie McKenzie

Hello! Valerie McKenzie, an article you created 2.5 years ago, has been nominated for deletion. The deletion discussion is here. I was looking it over, and though I am not familiar with her, I get the sense she probably is notable. The nomination seems to stem from the lack of easily-found sources for citation, as her work is dated in Internet time (70s-80s). I am having trouble finding references to help rescue the article; perhaps you might see if you have anything to add. Cheers. --Milowent (talk) 17:05, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for informing me. I thought AfD automatically included the creators of articles! Anyway, I have subsequently tried to find more material about her and without popping down to the National Library (which I don't have have time to do) I have found nothing more substantive that what I wrote in the first place. Thanks for caring. Cheers Gillyweed (talk) 22:44, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

Valerie McKenzie

Oi!  : )

I had just written a comment agreeing with your comment about my comment and then you went and deleted it from the AfD. I can take some robust criticism. This is what I wrote: "::: Comment - fair summary, although perhaps it would better to say that "I don't have the time to go and find reliable sources for an author who wrote 20 years ago." This takes extensive time and effort which to my mind is not worth it. I suppose I see that this person has written some 15 books about an area of early Australian history and thus is notable and over time more interested people than me will improve the article. I know this doesn't fit with how we do things around here but it seems more valuable to us to have this entry than to delete it. I am delighted that Google is providing you the sources you require. I find as someone who writes about early Australian history that it is rather poor in this area. When it has stuff it's very exciting but more often than not I am left seeking more information. Google is great but it ain't God...yet!

Please don't hang your head in shame. Tis good to have some people trying to keep the quality of WP high. I appreciate the work you are doing. Cheers, Gillyweed (talk) 23:17, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

Hey Gillyweed, thanks for your comments. The interesting part about this particular article is that I did try and find sources or even a review, and just could not come up with anything. Regarding my remarks, though not uncivil where on the biting edge and that is why I struck. Any editor that takes the time to express an opinion, even if it is different from mine :-), deserves the right to express that opinion without satire. ShoesssS ^Talk 23:28, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

Collector NSW

Will you please stop editing this page unless you have something constructive to add. Simply reversing other people's work is not constructive. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.10.224.94 (talk) 00:34, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

I reverse vandalism. Placing uncited material in a document that is libellous is vandalism Gillyweed (talk) 02:46, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

Collector NSW

The information regarding the closure of Lynwood Cafe has been verified with the owner, whom I know personally, please dont change it again. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.10.224.94 (talk) 03:37, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

That is not verifiable information. I am sure the owner didn't close it because of people's complaints and if she did then I doubt she would tell you. Please provide a proper citation for your claim. Gillyweed (talk) 04:53, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

Shipwreck changes

Hi Gillyweed,

I would add references if I knew how to do that. Perhaps I can give you the info and you decide what to do. Cheers Steve PS. At one time I did have a login, but, the ISP I use was banned because of what someone else was doing.

Hi Steve, create a new login! The other thing is copy the reference layout already in the articles. Cheers Gillyweed (talk) 11:58, 20 September 2009 (UTC)

Gave it a go. Still think it odd that the ship was sunk before it was built! How do you change Mersey (1805 ship)?

If you are lucky I may yet have a new ship entry for you to make. The problem being it has no name. That is, no one alive knows the name. Cheers Steve

Good work Steve, I have moved the Mersey article to Mersey (1801 Ship). Tell me more about your new ship! Cheers Gillyweed (talk) 12:02, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

Notice on this wiki page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Fran%C3%A7ois_de_Galaup,_comte_de_La_P%C3%A9rouse a ship built by the survivors of the expedition. I came across some long forgotten information that might indicate the area where this ship was wrecked perhaps even the exact spot. I have passed the info on to the French searchers. You will hear about it if it works out. How about calling it the Astrolabe II as it was built from the wreckage of the Astrolabe.

Thank you for creating the Don Pardee Moon article

I was very happy to find the article about my great grandfather Don Pardee Moon. While I knew he had served in the navy and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery, I didn't know the full details of his service until looking at the page you created. I am glad you have given him a place here in wikipedia and wanted to thank you. Chess coterie (talk) 08:34, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

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Thanks. I followed the link but there was no information about the dispute or the request for mediation. Have you finished filling it all in? Gillyweed (talk) 21:49, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

1. Details are posted on my talk page. This is my first mediation request so I'm grateful for any tips you may have to help the process along. Thank you for your help. RealScienceEditor (talk) 10:05, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

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Puzzled

Hi Gillyweed,

I'm a bit perplexed about this edit, for which you didn't give an edit summary, so I can't understand your reasoning. Did you mean to reinstate an image over which there were serious undue weight concerns? Jakew (talk) 10:59, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

Morning Jakew, sorry for the lack of edit summary, but I have to admit I only quickly glanced at the changes. It seemed to me like an anon had simply deleted what on first glance looked an okay table. It looked like vandalism. I've subsequently gone and looked at the talk page for a discussion of the graph and can't find it. Can you please point me to the debate about this graph giving undue weight (to something?). Cheers Gillyweed (talk) 20:38, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

Irritation unlimited ...

Grrrr! Well, at least I now know I'm not the only one who finds this sort of thing "annoying" ... Cheers, Pdfpdf (talk) 12:04, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

Good Work

Keep up the good work champ!!!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.35.229.129 (talk) 13:10, 12 February 2010 (UTC)

RE:Thanks!

You are most welcome, enjoy editing :-) MaenK.A._Talk 17:30, 14 February 2010 (UTC)

Sockpuppetry case

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Don't be silly! Gillyweed (talk) 00:36, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

Actually having tracked down your claims, it is clear that you don't understand that multiple people watch articles. Of course I am going to revert unsubstantiated changes from someone who refuses to engage on the talk pages despite being asked numerous times. I think your sockpuppet case is designed to waste people's time. I have no intention of defending myself as there is nothing to defend. I will continue to revert your changes to the David Tweed article if you continue to make changes without any justification. One suspects that maybe you have a WP:COI with that article? Gillyweed (talk) 00:41, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

It must just be a coincidence that you take over editing when Tbsdy lives stops. Obviously my error. Simpleterms (talk) 07:13, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

Hardly a coincidence. If I hadn't made the revisions, I'm sure s/he would have. Perhaps you should spend a little more time editing at WP (other than simply one article) before throwing around accusations. Gillyweed (talk) 07:46, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

Indeed. Toddst1 (talk) 16:42, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

Thanks

Thank you for helping with the referencing and cleaning up of links that need subscription in Musa Javed Chohan --عثمان وقاص چوہان 20:10, 7 March 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Uchohan (talk • contribs)

Echinacea

Well it works for me - I know the sample size is not sufficient etc. and it was not intended to be a scientific report - just a little info for interest - sorry to have offended you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Michaelwild (talk • contribs) 17:07, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

Not offended! Simply pointing out WP policies. Cheers Gillyweed (talk) 22:35, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

Simpson again

There has been some vandalism again on the Simpson page. Someone has tried to correct the obvious stuff but they have missed a big deletion of most of the article. Not sure how to undo multiple versions. --Mat Hardy (talk) 12:08, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the heads up. I've fixed it - I hope! Gillyweed (talk) 22:33, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

Ben Gascoigne

Hi there. Thanks for the recent barnstar re Bronwyn Bancroft. The above article (about an Australian astronomer) is at a feature article candidate at present: if you would consider perusing it and contributing to the review here, that would be great. I know it's not your area, but in fact some 'outside eyes' would be helpful. Any time you can give is appreciated. hamiltonstone (talk) 06:51, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

Larry Kusche Article

Greetings,

I see that you undid my revisions to this article. I would urge that you investigate Kusche's version of the disappearance of the USS Cyclops, which I summarized in the talk section of the Kusche article.

Thanks, Rodneysmall (talk) 13:27, 16 July 2010 (UTC)

Hi, I did read the talk section. Thank you for putting your argument there. I still have concerns with the references provided and the extensive argument put when the article is about the man and not an article for arguing about his theories. See WP:Undue. Cheers Gillyweed (talk) 23:25, 16 July 2010 (UTC)

What problem do you have with the references?Rodneysmall (talk) 21:14, 17 July 2010 (UTC)

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Please see talk page. --92.100.103.125 (talk) 10:43, 10 September 2010 (UTC)

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Kevin Hart

I don't know if you're aware, but Kevin Hart (poet) is technically under 1RR right now. See Talk:Kevin Hart (poet)#Attention, all editors. Now, one problem with that is that the Admin set to watch over it, User:NuclearWarfare, has recently set aside his admin tools. Nonetheless, I think we need to abide by the 1RR and seek outside help. I recommend you self-revert to avoid any concerns. I was intending to revert myself, but I was waiting for the current editor to finish his/her incremental changes and revert everything back to your/my last version. I'm also going to raise the issue on WP:BLPN to see if I can get more eyes from there. This page may well need full protection, but I'm too involved to tell myself how, and what version to protect, or, for that matter, how we're going to proceed if one side won't engage in discussions. Qwyrxian (talk) 01:32, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

First time I have come across 1RR. I will of course comply with it, but I note that one of the new eds has already reverted my change so I guess a self-revert is now moot. It would be good to have some help. Many of these edits really do seem to suffer from COI! Is it worth looking into sockpuppetry? Gillyweed (talk) 02:26, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

Kevin Hart

Hi,

I am trying to make some edits to Kevin Hart's entry. I'm mostly moving information around to make the sections clearer, and I'm deleting some quotes by less-than-reputable sources (Reviewer Pam Brown, for instance). I haven't yet had time to defend all my edits, but I'd be happy to do so. Do you know how I might get the page to revert to the version I edited earlier today? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Phainein (talk • contribs) 01:48, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

It's good to finally see one of you engaging in conversation, thanks! I recommend going to the article's talk page and discussing there. The problem with your edits is that you (your group?) are making them without discussion. Many of them appear to be simply by preference. In the example you raise above, you're going to need to explain, on the talk page, why Pam Brown isn't an acceptable source but the other ones are. She appears to meet the guidelines Wikipedia sets out for reliable sources, so this needs to be a collaborative discussion. Let's talk! Qwyrxian (talk) 02:22, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

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Gillyweed: Hart is a US person, he used to be an Australian citizen. Ask him yourself if you are unsure. Luxetveritas7 (talk) 01:52, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

Hi! Let's discuss this on the article's talk page--then we can come to a consensus decision. Describing a person's nationality can be tricky, as it can be a complex relationship between citizenship, source of notability, residence, etc. A more important question, though, is your statement that we should "Ask him [our]sel[ves]." Do you know Hart personally? If so, do you work with him in some capacity? I'm not asking you to reveal your identity, but Wikipedia does ask that people closely associated with an article's subject take a look at our conflict of interest policy, and work extra hard to be neutral. I would argue that you have not been editing the article neutrally, but we can certainly discuss that in detail at the article's talk page. We do, however, need you to mention whether or not you have a connection with Hart. Qwyrxian (talk) 02:26, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

Chemtrail

I see you have reverted vandalism on the Chemtrail page. This has since been reverted by another IP editor apparently pushing the conspiracy theory. This editor has recently added to and changed the article, maybe you could help review these edits with me and look whether they are appropriate. 92.76.145.217 (talk) 18:08, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

David Tweed

I'm rather afraid that this article doesn't say anything of the sort. It merely says that David Tweed took on the name when he worked in a stockbroking firm. If you feel it does, then I suggest you quote verbatim from the article where it DOES say what you claim. I can assure you that the does NOT say what you think it does.

Incidentally, your revert took out a table formatting change. Please try not to do this. Thanks. - 114.76.239.105 (talk) 13:11, 6 December 2010 (UTC)

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Hi. I have noticed that you removed link to samples of diaper cakes. I'm not sure why, I read the guide what and how to do it, and if I missed something or misunderstood - I'm sorry. In the talk page under "Baby shower" you guys talked how popular term this is. Well, living in USA for 11 years now, I'm surprised that so many people have no idea about this long and old tradition. On the top of it, one of the most popular and at the same time not widely known gift for baby shower is Diaper Cake. There is no article about diaper cake on Wikipedia. It's a product like any other on the market. There is many companies creating just that. I'm semi-professional photographer and some of my clients are diaper cake companies. Please consider creating "diaper cake" article. I can provide some "neutral view of point" description and one or two not copyrighted /free to use and share/ pictures. Googling "diaper cake" shows how popular this term/product really is.About 600.000 results were provided. Please let me know if I can help with anything. Feel free to write me an email at magazyn@comcast.net Thank you and have a blessed day. Lucas —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.245.66.64 (talk) 07:26, 1 February 2011 (UTC)

Hi, I removed the link to diaper cakes as it appeared to be spam. Please have a look at WP:SPAM. I am sure that if you can meet the requirements of WP:notability then you can create the article about diaper cakes yourself. Best wishes, Gillyweed (talk) 08:59, 1 February 2011 (UTC)

Thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.245.66.64 (talk) 16:20, 1 February 2011 (UTC)

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G'day. I think he has had it! I can't find additional information about him. Time for a PROD. How sad. Gillyweed (talk) 22:52, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

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ships

I noticed that you've created a lot of articles about ships, but you are not listed at Wikipedia:WikiProject_Ships/Participants. We have some 3,500 images in commons:Category:Ships of Australia (donated by the State Library of Queensland) that still need to be identified, described, recategorised, etc. 1500 were recategorised after the initial announcement at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Ships/Archive_25#5000_images_uploaded, and we are now into the long tail. Are you interested in forming a working group to finish these images? John Vandenberg ^(chat) 02:46, 5 June 2011 (UTC)

Thank you very much for the invitation. Regretfully I am busy with other activities at present and would be unable to provide the time required to be of any significant help. Best wishes Gillyweed (talk) 00:40, 6 June 2011 (UTC)

It's Not About You

Can you tell me what needs cleanup on the article It's Not About You? (It may already have been fixed or it might be something that isn't obvious to me. It's something you tagged for cleanup a while back.) RJFJR (talk) 06:36, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

GetUp! - page edit.

I would like to know why you continuously re-vert my edit's of the GetUp! page.

My addition that GetUp! is a "left-leaning activist group" is perfectly accurate as cited by 'The Australian' newspaper. It's only fitting that GetUp! be labelled for what it really is. Your revisions are effectively managing the page so that it closely mirrors what can be found on the group’s website. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.148.213.55 (talk) 00:02, 25 July 2011 (UTC)

Yes, but it should not appear in the lead but in the description further down. There will be others that do not agree with this point and therefore the debate should occur in the criticism section. You are placing your POV (selecting the Australian's view) on the article but putting it in the lead. Gillyweed (talk) 01:14, 25 July 2011 (UTC)

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Mahogany Ship

Hi Gillyweed. Ive done some work on the Mahogany Ship page. Please have a look, Im sure you will have some ideas. Cheers. Nickm57 (talk) 00:58, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

International Biographical Center

Hi - thanks for letting me know - responded on my talk page. Dougweller (talk) 05:36, 17 January 2013 (UTC)

Trivia

Trivias are additional information of what or who also has those organs. Plus, those aliens from the 3D animated movie "Escape from Planet Earth" has the vaginas inside their bodies. They also have pubic hair unshaved on them like Kira Supernova and some of the others.--HappyLogolover2011 (talk) 23:24, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

Nothing very odd about vaginas inside bodies. I think you might find that humans do as well. Gillyweed (talk) 02:49, 31 January 2013 (UTC)

Berlie Doherty

Hi. You may know how much to revert (now manually) of fix if this is partly correct. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Berlie_Doherty&diff=534323640&oldid=529920920

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Jalan Air Itam

Hello, and thanks for tagging this for notability. The tag's still there 5 years later; you could take it to the Notability Noticeboard or AfD, or remove the tag if you are no longer concerned. Best wishes, Boleyn (talk) 21:39, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

Inaccurate Information

Hi there,

I have changed inaccurate information on Jonathan Self's page a number of times but my changes keep getting deleted. Dromberg House is not the family home. Can you please let me know why you're making these changes?

Many thanks, — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1745A (talk • contribs) 13:02, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

Thank you for making contact. Your changes are being deleted because the references currently support the assertions made in the article. What references do you have that the claims are incorrect. Are you related to Jonathan Self? Perhaps WP:BLPPRIVACY may suggest a solution of you feel that this is a breach of privacy. If so, I suspect it is grounds for deleting the material. Let me know what you think. Gillyweed (talk) 21:47, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

The Battle for Wesnoth rollback

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I undid your rollback of IP user 145.94.68.134's edit to The Battle for Wesnoth. As a reminder, rollback is to be used "[t]o revert obvious vandalism and other edits where the reason for reverting is absolutely clear" and for other purposes described at WP:ROLLBACK#When to use rollback. Thanks, RJaguar3 | u | t 14:56, 7 May 2013 (UTC)

Oops, my error. I should have taken more care. It looked like the usual bit of vandalism where people stick their own names in. Especially as there was no citation. Inexcusable though really. Thanks for fixing it! Gillyweed (talk) 22:03, 7 May 2013 (UTC)

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Nullarbor Nymph Page

Hello Gillyweed,

I find it really upsetting that the edits I am doing, about my involvement with the Nullarbor Nymph hoax are being removed. I have referenced all that I can and have not written anything but objective fact, all carefully documented on the links I have inserted. What more can I do? I need help to get this right if I'm doing something wrong. This talk system is very difficult to use and you need hours of time to read all the necessary documentation about what you're allowed or not allowed to do. I just want the simple facts about my involvement documented. Nothing complicated. I am now at risk of being banned from editing which will be very unfair and mean that the whole story is not being told. I am not meaning to engage in an editing war.

Dora Dallwitz — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dora Dallwitz (talk • contribs) 23:44, 5 November 2013 (UTC)

International Biographical Centre

Hello Gillyweed! I got a question on your edit on IBC. It may be true that the ″government consumer advocates have described it as a "scam"″, but a highly compromising information like that is not acceptable without reliable sources, isn't it. -- AlchemistOfJoy (talk) 13:06, 28 February 2014 (UTC)

I would agree with you accept I would have throught that SCAMNET run by the Western Australian Department of Commerce was a reliable source? http://www.scamnet.wa.gov.au/scamnet/Types_Of_Scams-Directory_Listings_and_registry_schemes-International_Biographical_Centre.htm

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When I first started editing WP many moons ago it was fine to have 'redlinks' which we then went around and filled out with articles. This seems around the wrong way. The Australian Dictionary of Biography is a fantastic resource that doesn't simply write up everyone in Australia but only those who are notable. The item was well referenced.Gillyweed (talk) 22:50, 29 July 2014 (UTC)

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Radio Birdman

Hi, could you tell me why you removed my additional sentence from the entry please? Especially since it was true?

Thanks

Troy 20.8.14

Troy von Tempest (talk) 12:39, 20 August 2014 (UTC)

Hi Troy. Material like what you added really requires good references. As it was unreferenced I had to remove it as it doesn't meet the requirements of WP:BLP Gillyweed (talk) 11:40, 22 August 2014 (UTC)

Financial Ombudsman

Hi Gilly,

Made few changes on wiki for Financial Ombudsman Service (Australia) you undid them based on references. I am just wondering if you have any recommendations on how to improve.. Should I just add in sources? — Preceding unsigned comment added by FOSBusters (talk • contribs) 10:17, 17 September 2015 (UTC)

Yes, absolutely. All statements need references. Gillyweed (talk) 05:55, 21 September 2015 (UTC)

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• Op-Ed: A Little Fun Goes A Long Way
  

Why do we work so hard to avoid having a sense of humor?

• Changing the world: The reach of protest images on Wikipedia
  

Wikipedia's retweet and share buttons

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• Traffic report: The verdict is guilty, guilty, guilty
  

Plus Godzilla and Kong

• News from Wiki Education: Encouraging professional physicists to engage in outreach on Wikipedia
  

Even a Nobel laureate can learn more!

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The Signpost: 25 April 2021

• From the editor: A change is gonna come
  

But not soon enough.

• Disinformation report: Paid editing by a former head of state's business enterprise
  

The Trump Organization's paid editors

• In the media: Fernando, governance, and rugby
  

Jimmy does OK too!

• Opinion: The (Universal) Code of Conduct
  

Explicit behavioral expectations are better than unwritten social norms

• Op-Ed: A Little Fun Goes A Long Way
  

Why do we work so hard to avoid having a sense of humor?

• Changing the world: The reach of protest images on Wikipedia
  

Wikipedia's retweet and share buttons

• Recent research: Quality of aquatic and anatomical articles
  

And other research publications

• Traffic report: The verdict is guilty, guilty, guilty
  

Plus Godzilla and Kong

• News from Wiki Education: Encouraging professional physicists to engage in outreach on Wikipedia
  

Even a Nobel laureate can learn more!

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The Signpost: 27 June 2021

• News and notes: Elections, Wikimania, masking and more
  

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• In the media: Boris and Joe, reliability, love, and money
  

Will he hang it in the Oval Office?

• Disinformation report: Croatian Wikipedia: capture and release
  

Curious and curiouser!

• Recent research: Feminist critique of Wikipedia's epistemology, Black Americans vastly underrepresented among editors, Wiki Workshop report
  

Summaries of 26 new research publications

• Traffic report: So no one told you life was gonna be this way
  

We'll be there for you!

• News from the WMF: Searching for Wikipedia
  

How do our readers find us?

• Humour: Wikipedia's best articles on the world's strangest things
  

It's the wheel thing.

• WikiProject report: WikiProject on open proxies interview
  

Interview with volunteers at WikiProject on open proxies

• Forum: Is WMF fundraising abusive?
  

A calm discussion.

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WikiLeaks on multiple boards.

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Requiescat in pace.

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The Signpost: 25 July 2021

• News and notes: Wikimania and a million other news stories
  

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• Special report: Hardball in Hong Kong
  

Three strikes and you're out?

• In the media: Larry is at it again
  

Bias, propaganda and more murderous mistakes!

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Watch the video!

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• Traffic report: Football, tennis and marveling at Loki
  

But you can call it soccer if you'd like.

• News from the WMF: Uncapping our growth potential – interview with James Baldwin, Finance and Administration Department
  

Money, money, money.

• Humour: A little verse
  

Two poems of Wikipedia.

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The Signpost: 29 August 2021

• News and notes: Enough time left to vote! IP ban
  

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• In the media: Vive la différence!
  

May Father Will forgive us!

• Wikimedians of the year: Seven Wikimedians of the year
  

With two musical celebrations!

• Gallery: Our community in 20 graphs
  

We just look at the pictures!

• News from Wiki Education: Changing the face of Wikipedia
  

Moving forward.

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A monthly overview of new research results.

• WikiProject report: WikiProject Days of the Year Interview
  

You can start with your birthday article!

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Winners and losers.

• Community view: Making Olympic history on Wikipedia
  

Higher, faster, stronger and more informative!

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The Signpost: 26 September 2021

• News and notes: New CEO, new board members, China bans
  

And one new admin!

• In the media: The future of Wikipedia
  

And a bit about the past.

• Opinion: Wikimedians of Mainland China were warned
  

But just disregarded the warnings.

• Op-Ed: I've been desysopped
  

But not banned!

• Disinformation report: Paid promotional paragraphs in German parliamentary pages
  

Did German Wikipedia love parliaments a little too much? Plus fake-bacon and a ponzi scheme.

• Discussion report: Editors discuss Wikipedia's vetting process for administrators
  

Emotional injury and rising standards against a backdrop of a dwindling sysop cadre: the 2021 Requests for adminship review grapples with tough issues.

• Recent research: Wikipedia images for machine learning; Experiment justifies Wikipedia's high search rankings
  

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• Community view: Is writing Wikipedia like making a quilt?
  

Help us piece together WikiProject Craft!

• Traffic report: Kanye, Emma Raducanu and 9/11
  

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$4.5 million for equity.

• WikiProject report: The Random and the Beautiful
  

An interview with members of the Random Page Patrol.

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The Signpost: 31 October 2021

• From the editor: Different stories, same place
  

What Wikipedians can and cannot do.

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• 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.

• Opinion: A photo on Wikipedia can ruin your life
  

Section 230 in practice – this Black life should matter to us.

• Discussion report: Editors brainstorm and propose changes to the Requests for adminship process
  

Proposals to solve eight core problems – what many describe as a broken process – identified in the 2021 RfA review.

• Recent research: Welcome messages fail to improve newbie retention
  

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• Community view: Reflections on the Chinese Wikipedia
  

Were the bans justified?

• Traffic report: James Bond and the Giant Squid Game
  

Plus German elections and movies galore.

• Technology report: Wikimedia Toolhub, winners of the Coolest Tool Award, and more
  

Now discovering and accessing Wikimedia tools will be easier.

• Serendipity: How Wikipedia helped create a Serbian stamp
  

Details can make all the difference!

• Book review: Wikipedia and the Representation of Reality
  

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• WikiProject report: Redirection
  

An interview with participants at WikiProject Redirect.

• Humour: A very Wiki crossword
  

24 clues to chew on.

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The Signpost: 29 November 2021

• In the media: Denial: climate change, mass killings and pornography
  

Will they deny non-fungible tokens next?

• WikiCup report: The WikiCup 2021
  

15th annual event closes with hundreds of articles improved

• Deletion report: What we lost, what we gained
  

1,767 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 2021
  

We should have at least one of these every year!

• Discussion report: On the brink of change – RFA reforms appear imminent
  

Editors 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 Filmmakers
  

From the silver screen to your computer screen

• Serendipity: "Did You Know ..." featured a photo of the wrong female WWII pilot
  

A worthy pilot but the photo didn't match the article!

• News from Diff: Content translation tool helps create one million Wikipedia articles
  

Sharing the wealth of information!

• Traffic report: Reporting ticket sales on the edge of the Wiki, if Eternals should fail
  

Conjuring up the jesters again!

• Recent research: Vandalizing Wikipedia as rational behavior
  

And other recent research publications

• Humour: A very new very Wiki crossword
  

Answers to last month's puzzle included.

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The Signpost: 28 December 2021

• From the editor: Here is the news
  

And wishing our readers a healthy, fortunate and bountiful 2022.

• News and notes: Jimbo's NFT, new arbs, fixing RfA, and financial statements
  

Wrapping up 2021 with a pair of auctions, activity surrounding administrators, and an audit.

• Serendipity: Born three months before her brother?
  

Wikipedia and the Oxford Dictionary of Music have different opinions.

• In the media: The past is not even past
  

Even for Wikipedia critics in nappies!

• Recent research: STEM articles judged unsuitable for undergraduates below the first paragraph
  

And other new research results.

• Arbitration report: A new crew for '22
  

Elections certified, bans unlifted, mailing lists restricted, but no new cases.

• By the numbers: Four billion words and a few numbers
  

Commemorating a milestone: word count comparisons with other Wikipedias.

• Deletion report: We laughed, we cried, we closed as "no consensus"
  

More hats than a rodeo: the best, worst, and gnarliest AfDs of 2021.

• Gallery: Wikicommons presents: 2021
  

Some of 2021's most dramatic moments through Wikicommons images.

• Traffic report: Spider-Man, football and the departed
  

We'll always remember the Greek alphabet!

• Crossword: Another Wiki crossword for one and all
  

Answers to last month's puzzle included.

• Humour: Buying Wikipedia
  

Helpful how-to for the prospective buyer. Why settle for a measly single edit, when you can buy the whole thing?

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The Signpost: 30 January 2022

• Special report: WikiEd course leads to Twitter harassment
  

Education, deletion and social media can be a volatile mix.

• News and notes: Feedback for Board of Trustees election
  

Plus, the incredible shrinking admin cadre.

• Interview: CEO Maryana Iskander "four weeks in"
  

"Impossible ideas can be created, not just imagined."

• Black History Month: What are you doing for Black History Month?
  

Over 1,700 U.S. congressmen owned slaves. You can help document this.

• Deletion report: Ringing in the new year: Subject notability guideline under discussion
  

More than you wanted to know about the massive NSPORTS RfC.

• WikiProject report: The Forgotten Featured
  

Interview with volunteers at the Unreviewed featured articles 2020 working group.

• Arbitration report: New arbitrators look at new case and antediluvian sanctions
  

The spirit of 2006 is going strong.

• Traffic report: The most viewed articles of 2021
  

Royals, Freddy and movies.

• Gallery: No Spanish municipality without a photograph
  

How many more photos are needed?

• Obituary: Twofingered Typist
  

Rest in peace.

• Op-Ed: Identifying and rooting out climate change denial
  

Will this method apply to other sensitive topics?

• Essay: The prime directive
  

Just imagine!

• Opinion: Should the Wikimedia Foundation continue to accept cryptocurrency donations?
  

One editor doesn't think so.

• In the media: Fuzzy-headed government editing
  

Get down and party! But no COI editing!

• Recent research: Articles with higher quality ratings have fewer "knowledge gaps"
  

And other research results.

• Serendipity: Pooh entered the Public Domain – but Tigger has to wait two more years
  

Copyright is almost always complicated, but we break it down for you.

• Crossword: Cross swords with a crossword
  

Featuring an experimental on-wiki entry box.

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The Signpost: 27 February 2022

• From the team: Selection of a new Signpost Editor-in-Chief
  

Bye-bye 'bones!

• News and notes: Impacts of Russian invasion of Ukraine
  

Plus, the Steward Elections, Leadership Development Task Force and a contest.

• Opinion: Why student editors are good for Wikipedia
  

Who are the students and how do we assure quality?

• Special report: A presidential candidate's team takes on Wikipedia
  

Vive l'encyclopédie libre!

• In the media: Wiki-drama in the UK House of Commons
  

Plus, Wiki Unseen, the "Sports Wars", and much more.

• Serendipity: War photographers: from Crimea (1850s) to the Russian invasion of Ukraine (2022)
  

"The first casualty when war comes is truth".

• Technology report: Community Wishlist Survey results
  

Plus, DiscussionTools and dark mode.

• WikiProject report: 10 years of tea
  

Coffee in Teahouse and other secrets revealed in this interview with volunteers.

• Featured content: Featured Content returns
  

A fantastic diverse mix of a record-breaking amount of content.

• Deletion report: The 10 most SHOCKING deletion discussions of February
  

You WON'T believe #8!

• Recent research: How editors and readers may be emotionally affected by disasters and terrorist attacks
  

And other recent research publications.

• Arbitration report: Parties remonstrate, arbs contemplate, skeptics coordinate
  

The report on lengthy litigation.

• By the numbers: Does birthplace affect the frequency of Wikipedia biography articles?
  

Some evidence from people born in France.

• Gallery: The vintage exhibit
  

Some good-ol' posters, restored to its former glory.

• Traffic report: Euphoria, Pamela Anderson, lies and Netflix
  

Plus quarterbacks, half-timers, Olympians, and Hulu!

• News from Diff: The Wikimania 2022 Core Organizing Team
  

Meet the folks in charge!

• Crossword: A Crossword, featuring Featured Articles
  

Can you fill in the boxes with Wikipedia's best content?

• Humour: Notability of mailboxes
  

Does yours pass?

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The Signpost: 27 March 2022

• From the Signpost team: How The Signpost is documenting the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
  

We stand in solidarity with free knowledge.

• News and notes: Of safety and anonymity
  

The diff that resulted in arrest and jail time in Belarus.

• Eyewitness Wikimedian, Kharkiv, Ukraine: Countering Russian aggression with a camera
  

A Ukrainian Wikipedian volunteers to document the war.

• Eyewitness Wikimedian, Vinnytsia, Ukraine: War diary
  

Reporting from on the ground in Ukraine.

• Eyewitness Wikimedian, Western Ukraine: Working with Wikipedia helps
  

Holding up the elephants!

• Disinformation report: The oligarchs' socks
  

For whom do the Bells toil?

• In the media: Ukraine, Russia, and even some other stuff
  

Lenin did not say "Wow, check out those yachts"!

• Recent research: Top scholarly citers, lack of open access references, predicting editor departures
  

And other research publications.

• Wikimedian perspective: My heroes from Russia, Ukraine & beyond
  

The thought of cities being destroyed is unbearable.

• Discussion report: Athletes are less notable now
  

The Discussion Report returns with a diverse mix of community proposals.

• Technology report: 2022 Wikimedia Hackathon
  

Plus, Desktop Improvements and a new uploading tool for Commons.

• Arbitration report: Skeptics given heavenly judgement, whirlwind of Discord drama begins to spin for tropical cyclone editors
  

Unclear whether storm will make landfall.

• Traffic report: War, what is it good for?
  

Ukraine, Russia and Anna Sorokin.

• Deletion report: Ukraine, werewolves, Ukraine, YouTube pundits, and Ukraine
  

Things that go "boom" in the night.

• Gallery: "All we are saying is, give peace a chance..."
  

The once-seen beauty of Ukraine, in high quality.

• From the archives: Burn, baby burn
  

A look at when early backups of Wikipedia were recovered.

• Essay: Yes, the sky is blue
  

There is such thing as over-citing.

• Tips and tricks: Become a keyboard ninja
  

And other useful Tips of the Day.

• On the bright side: The bright side of news
  

Happy-er current events.

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The Signpost: 24 April 2022

• News and notes: Double trouble
  

The second case of Wikipedian persecution.

• In the media: The battlegrounds outside and inside Wikipedia
  

What's hot in the media this month.

• Special report: Ukrainian Wikimedians during the war
  

Writing Wikipedia, joining the armed forces, and volunteering.

• Eyewitness Wikimedian, Vinnytsia, Ukraine: War diary (Part 2)
  

"Our proud Sparta bleeds too."

• Technology report: 8-year-old attribution issues in Media Viewer
  

Plus, a new status page and Desktop Improvements.

• Featured content: Wikipedia's best content from March
  

We showcase the best content that Wikipedians offered this past month.

• In focus: Editing difficulties on Russian Wikipedia
  

A multi-national encyclopedia tries to move forward.

• Gallery: A voyage around the world with WLM winners
  

Wiki Loves Monuments 2021 winners announced.

• Interview: On a war and a map
  

How a war map predated Wikimedia's map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

• Serendipity: Wikipedia loves photographs, but hates photographers
  

Why not just link to an article to attribute famous photographers?

• Traffic report: Justice Jackson, the Smiths, and an invasion
  

Plus deaths, films, and the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.

• Recent research: Student edits as "civic engagement"; how Wikipedia readers interact with images
  

And other new research findings

• News from the WMF: How Smart is the SMART Copyright Act?
  

The deceptively simple Strengthening Measures to Advance Rights Technologies Copyright Act of 2022.

• Essay: The problem with elegant variation
  

An elegant Wikipedia essay.

• Humour: Really huge message boxes
  

A serious statement of Wikipedia policy.

• From the archives: Wales resigned WMF board chair in 2006 reorganization
  

A look at when the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees was reorganized.

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The Signpost: 29 May 2022

• From the team: A changing of the guard
  

Your two new Signpost Editors in Chief.

• News and notes: 2022 Wikimedia Board elections
  

Plus, Form 990, fundraising, RfA and UCoC.

• Community view: Have your say in the 2022 Wikimedia Foundation Board elections
  

Community shortlisting in an affiliate-based process, and a poll for you to speak your mind.

• Opinion: The Wikimedia Endowment – a lack of transparency
  

A little more information, please.

• In the media: Putin, Jimbo, Musk and more
  

A varied collection of "special operations", and interviews.

• Special report: Three stories of Ukrainian Wikimedians during the war
  

Tales of hope, perseverance and even a little humor.

• In focus: Measuring gender diversity in Wikipedia articles
  

A new approach at the article level.

• Discussion report: Portals, April Fools, admin activity requirements and more
  

We summarize the drama for you.

• WikiProject report: WikiProject COVID-19 revisited
  

March 2020 WikiProject report interviewees return discussing project's evolution and future.

• Technology report: A new video player for Wikimedia wikis
  

Plus, Growth Features configuration, the Hackathon, and more.

• Featured content: Featured content of April
  

Showcasing the very best articles, pictures, videos, and other contributions from Wikipedians last month.

• Interview: Wikipedia's pride
  

An interview with queer Wikimedians.

• Serendipity: Those thieving image farms
  

Stopping them from taking your photos from Commons.

• Recent research: 35 million Twitter links analysed
  

And other recent research findings.

• Tips and tricks: The reference desks of Wikipedia
  

Helpful advice from Tips of the Day.

• Traffic report: Strange highs and strange lows
  

Were Johnny and Amber exchanging blows?

• News from Diff: Winners of the Human rights and Environment special nomination by Wiki Loves Earth announced
  

Photos 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 editing
  

A lighthearted video recalling the 2006 incident.

• Gallery: Diving under the sea for World Oceans Day
  

Exploring Featured Pictures of the world's oceans.

• From the archives: The Onion and Wikipedia
  

A look at when The Onion published an humorous article regarding Wikipedia.

• Essay: How not to write a Wikipedia article
  

On creative works.

• Humour: A new crossword
  

Test your word-puzzle skills!

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The Signpost: 26 June 2022

• News and notes: WMF inks new rules on government-ordered takedowns, blasts Russian feds' censor demands, spends big bucks
  

Office 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 down
  

Belarusian 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 pulled
  

Just three for the history books this month (or not).

• Opinion: Picture of the Day – how Adam plans to ru(i)n it
  

Famed 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 prose
  

And 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" probed
  

Tables "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 deals
  

Google 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 giving
  

Plus editing stampedes for cheery subjects: shootings, deaths, and virus.

• Gallery: Celebration of summer, winter
  

Lest Southern Hemisphere be forgotten.

• Humour: Shortcuts, screwballers, Simon & Garfunkel
  

Can we offer you a nice crossword in this trying time?

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The Signpost: 1 August 2022

• From the editors: Rise of the machines, or something
  

The future of stuff? Who knows, but two articles were written by a computer this month.

• News and notes: Information considered harmful
  

Wikipedia 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 cheap
  

Real news or silly season?

• Op-Ed: The "recession" affair
  

IGNORANCE 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 elections
  

Candidate op-eds, open question spaces, and more.

• Community view: Youth culture and notability
  

Was Minecraft YouTuber a GNG pass in life, or only in death?

• Opinion: Criminals among us
  

Mass murderers, sex criminals, Ponzi schemers, insider traders, and business people.

• Arbitration report: Winds of change blow for cyclone editors, deletion dustup draws toward denouement
  

The last three months of arbitration through the eyes of a GPT-3

• Deletion report: This is Gonzo Country
  

GPT-3 whips it out.

• Discussion report: Notability for train stations, notices for mobile editors, noticeboards for the rest of us
  

And when is 'today'?

• Traffic report: US TV, JP ex-PM, outer space, and politics of IN, US, UK top charts for July
  

The world shows its messy complexity.

• Featured content: A little list with surprisingly few lists
  

More lists expected next month.

• Tips and tricks: Cleaning up awful citations with Citation bot
  

It doesn't have to be a pain in the butt!

• In focus: Wikidata insights from a handy little tool
  

PAC2 explains the item documentation template.

• On the bright side: Ukrainian Wikimedians during the war — three (more) stories
  

Education, climate change, and journalism.

• Essay: How to research an image
  

Zoom and enhance.

• Recent research: A century of rulemaking on Wikipedia analyzed
  

And other new research findings.

• Serendipity: Don't cite Wikipedia
  

But Commons is a treasure trove.

• Gallery: A backstage pass
  

All the things about theatre that the general public misses out on.

• From the archives: 2012 Russian Wikipedia shutdown as it happened
  

Ten 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.

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The Signpost: 31 August 2022

• News and notes: Admins wanted on English Wikipedia, IP editors not wanted on Farsi Wiki, donations wanted everywhere
  

jimmy@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 truth
  

But Annie Rauwerda is the real thing!

• Discussion report: Boarding the Trustees
  

2022 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 me
  

Change and stability.

• In focus: Thinking inside the box
  

All 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 now
  

Plus, the Private Incident Reporting System, and new bots & user scripts!

• Serendipity: Two photos of every library on earth
  

One 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 links
  

And other new research

• Traffic report: What dreams (and heavily trafficked articles) may come
  

Because 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. 1
  

Because the Signpost needs a cartoon.

• From the archives: 5, 10, and 15 years ago
  

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

• 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 reviewers
  

Just what is NPP? Why does it need the WMF? Why does it need YOU?

• In the media: A few complaints and mild disagreements
  

Was Katherine Maher a former encyclopedia salesperson?

• Special report: Decentralized Fundraising, Centralized Distribution
  

The latest from the Wikimedia Deutschland Movement Strategy & Global Relations Team.

• Discussion report: Much ado about Fox News
  

Source reliability, NPP, and appearance discussions.

• Interview: ScottishFinnishRadish's Request for Adminship
  

Find 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 photos
  

Suggestion: 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 future
  

And other research news.

• Traffic report: Kings and queens and VIPs
  

Repeat after me: I solemnly swear not to put "oh my!" in a headline.

• Featured content: Farm-fresh content
  

This month: A FACBot upgrade, a completed list of lists.

• Gallery: A Festival Descends on the City: The Edinburgh Fringe, Pt. 2
  

Lo!

• CommonsComix: CommonsComix 2: Paulus Moreelse
  

When Commons gives you a blank space...

• From the archives: 5, 10, and 15 Years ago: September 2022
  

Yes, again.

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The Signpost: 31 October 2022

• From the team: A new goose on the roost
  

Or maybe the spit -- only time will tell.

• News and notes: Wikipedians question Wikimedia fundraising ethics after "somewhat-viral" tweet
  

News from Twitter, Commons and the WMF C-Suite.

• News from the WMF: Governance updates from, and for, the Wikimedia Endowment
  

501(c)(3) application approved, Amazon donates another million.

• In the media: Scribing, searching, soliciting, spying, and systemic bias
  

Wading into several controversies.

• Disinformation report: From Russia with WikiLove
  

I 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 Adminship
  

The newest sysop speaks on the process that got them there.

• Featured content: Topics, lists, submarines and Gurl.com
  

Featured 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 criminal
  

More 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 Toolserver
  

What tales echo in these hallowed halls.

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The Signpost: 28 November 2022

• 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 RfC
  

An interview with Wikimedia's Chief Advancement Officer.

• Opinion: Privacy on Wikipedia in the cyberpunk future
  

Oh, 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 Dissed
  

Are government goons prowling our fair encyclopedia?

• Op-Ed: Diminishing returns for article quality
  

Have we gotten past the point where better articles makes us a better encyclopedia? And what comes next?

• Book review: Writing the Revolution
  

Heather Ford's new volume on Wikipedia, knowledge and power in the 2011 Egyptian revolution.

• Technology report: Galactic dreams, encyclopedic reality
  

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.

• Essay: The Six Million FP Man
  

Okay, six hundred, but either way, the bionic editor speaks.

• Tips and tricks: (Wiki)break stuff
  

Productively 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 articles
  

Do consider joining FPC, though: we need you.

• Obituary: A tribute to Michael Gäbler
  

They 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 Wikipedia
  

A lost article from our deep annals

• Traffic report: Musical deaths, murders, Princess Di's nominative determinism, and sports
  

The weeks and weeks, as reviewed by Wikipedia's readers.

• From the archives: Five, ten, and fifteen years ago
  

Search upgrades, lawsuits, paid editing, and personal reflection.

• CommonsComix: Joker's trick
  

A toast to good health, a health to good hoax, a hoax to good toast.

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The Signpost: 1 January 2023

• News and notes: Wikimedia Foundation ousts, bans quarter of Arabic Wikipedia admins
  

Plus admin update and cool tools for the new year.

• In the media: Odd bedfellows, Elon and Jimbo, reliable sources for divorces, and more
  

Sometimes you need to read more than just the headlines!

• Interview: ComplexRational's RfA debrief
  

Interview 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 editing
  

Frustrations and successes.

• Arbitration report: Arbitration Committee Election 2022
  

Congratulations.

• Recent research: Graham's Hierarchy of Disagreement in talk page disputes
  

And other new research findings.

• Serendipity: Wikipedia about FIFA World Cup 2022: quick, factual and critical
  

How 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 WikiEmpire
  

In which a couple sentences of text recontextualises an image.

• From the archives: Five, ten, and fifteen years ago
  

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

• From the team: We heard zoomers liked fortnights: the biweekly Signpost rides again
  

It's not just a phase! Well, maybe it is.

• Special report: Coverage of 2022 bans reveals editors serving long sentences in Saudi Arabia since 2020
  

Long-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 discussion
  

UCoC 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 again
  

Wikipedia's birthday, a cute dog, and nipplefruit.

• Technology report: View it! A new tool for image discovery
  

The depths of Commons, at your fingertips. Or eyetips.

• In focus: Busting into Grand Central
  

Debunking widely-told myths about New York's grandest and centralest railway station.

• Serendipity: How I bought part of Wikipedia – for less than $100
  

The 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 introduced
  

7,000,000-year Landmasses for Subduction discussions considered "too long".

• Opinion: Good old days, in which fifth-symbol-lacking lipograms roam'd our librarious litany
  

Allow 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 2022
  

War, sports, and all types of chaos.

• From the archives: Five, ten, and fifteen years ago
  

The editor with five million edits, the death of Aaron Swartz, and rollback.

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The Signpost: 4 February 2023

• From the editor: New for the Signpost: Author pages, tag pages, and a decent article search function
  

Last 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 Pakistan
  

As 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 encyclopedia
  

Section 230 before the Supreme Court in two cases, with broad implications for the web.

• Disinformation report: Wikipedia on Santos
  

Or Santos on Wikipedia?

• Special report: Legal status of Wikimedia projects "unclear" under potential European legislation
  

WMF issues salvo in latest battles of the Posting Wars

• In the media: Furor over new Wikipedia skin, followup on Saudi bans, and legislative debate
  

The good, the bad, and the ugly.

• Op-Ed: Estonian businessman and political donor brings lawsuit against head of national Wikimedia chapter
  

Isamaa 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 coverage
  

English 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 bias
  

And other new research publications.

• WikiProject report: WikiProject Organized Labour
  

An interview with those who pitch in together

• Tips and tricks: XTools: Data analytics for your list of created articles
  

Letting you find out about yourself (and others).

• Featured content: 20,000 Featureds under the Sea
  

An exceptionally good period for featured articles.

• Traffic report: Films, deaths and ChatGPT
  

Can we have a chat?

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The Signpost: 20 February 2023

• News and notes: Terms of Use update, Steward elections, and Wikipedia back in Pakistan
  

UCoC 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 coverage
  

Also: 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 Wikipedia
  

GPT: friend or foe?

• Tips and tricks: All about writing at DYK
  

Your one-stop hooker's handbook.

• Featured content: Eden, lost.
  

But much else to be found.

• Gallery: Love is in the air
  

Lovey-dovey stuff for Valentine's.

• Traffic report: Superbowl? Pfft. Give me some Bollywood! Yours sincerely, the world
  

And 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 ground
  

Yesterday's controversies, reported on today.

• Humour: The RfA Candidate's Song
  

A musical interlude.

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The Signpost: 9 March 2023

• 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 accuracy
  

Using 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 newsletter
  

Seriously, 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 events
  

And other new research publications.

• From the archives: Five, ten, and fifteen years ago
  

Wikizine, Wikipedia Zero, Single User Login, and Wales allegedly editing his girlfriend's article.

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The Signpost: 20 March 2023

• News and notes: Wikimania submissions deadline looms, Russian government after our lucky charms, AI woes nix CNET from RS slate
  

Be part of the Wikimania 2023 program!

• Eyewitness: Three more stories from Ukrainian Wikimedians
  

One year in: volunteering, science, art, and candlelight.

• In the media: Paid editing, plagiarism payouts, proponents of a ploy, and people peeved at perceived preferences
  

Everything is broken, again.

• Featured content: Way too many featured articles
  

Seriously, it's only a fortnight's worth!

• Interview: 228/2/1: the inside scoop on Aoidh's RfA
  

An 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).

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The Signpost: 03 April 2023

• From the editor: Some long-overdue retractions
  

Errata regretted.

• News and notes: Sounding out, a universal code of conduct, and dealing with AI
  

Skynet believed to be in violation of the new Universal Code of Conduct.

• In the media: Twiddling Wikipedia during an online contest, and other news
  

Taking the phrase "gaming the system" to the next level.

• Arbitration report: "World War II and the history of Jews in Poland" case is ongoing
  

Desysop case request still in accept/decline phase.

• Featured content: Hail, poetry! Thou heav'n-born maid
  

Thou gildest e'en the Signpost's trade.

• Recent research: Language bias: Wikipedia captures at least the "silhouette of the elephant", unlike ChatGPT
  

And a dataset of article revisions to provide a corpus for promotional content.

• From the archives: April Fools' through the ages
  

A retrospective of the best and worst pranks.

• Disinformation report: Sus socks support suits, seems systemic
  

Do important banks sock? Maybe – but don't grab your money and run just yet!

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The Signpost: 26 April 2023

• News and notes: Staff departures at Wikimedia Foundation, Jimbo hands in the bits, and graphs' zeppelin burns
  

Plus: Wikipedians get own Mastodon account, and Wikiprojects move to uniform quality assessment.

• In the media: Contested truth claims in Wikipedia
  

Covering Russia, Poland, the Vatican, the U.S., and the "perilously thin" boundary between real life and Wikipedia.

• Obituary: Remembering David "DGG" Goodman
  

The 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 desysopping
  

No news is good news, and this isn't no news.

• Opinion: What Jimbo's question revealed about scamming
  

The problem we haven't solved.

• Op-Ed: Wikipedia as an anchor of truth
  

Can Wikipedia help keep AI agents honest?

• Special report: Signpost statistics between years 2005 and 2022
  

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.

• News from the WMF: Collective planning with the Wikimedia Foundation
  

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.

• Featured content: In which we described the featured articles in rhyme again
  

And somehow made it more readable than when it's not rhyming.

• From the archives: April Fools' through the ages, part two
  

2011 and on.

• Humour: The law of hats
  

The Selfish Hatnote, the Disambiguation Singularity, and other information-theoretic conundra of encyclopedic note.

• Traffic report: Long live machine, the future supreme
  

Wrestling bumps world-changing technology from the #1 spot, imagine that.

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The Signpost: 8 May 2023

• News and notes: New legal "deVLOPments" in the EU
  

... and at WP:Mastodon.

• In the media: Vivek's smelly socks, online safety, and politics
  

Fake fines, false alarms and faux headlines!

• Recent research: Gender, race and notability in deletion discussions
  

And 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 conclusion
  

There will likely be more to say next issue.

• News from the WMF: Planning together with the Wikimedia Foundation
  

The 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 2023
  

First national-level conference in the Indian subcontinent in seven years.

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The Signpost: 22 May 2023

• 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 censorship
  

Opposing 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 editors
  

And other new research results.

• Featured content: A very musical week for featured articles
  

Bird is the word for featured pictures.

• Traffic report: Coronation, chatbot, celebs
  

Celebs 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 Conference
  

An online conference with 12 distributed trans-local in-person meetup "Nodes" on 5 continents.

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The Signpost: 5 June 2023

• News and notes: WMRU director forks new 'pedia, birds flap in top '22 piccy, WMF weighs in on Indian gov's map axe plea
  

Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee Building Committee Commences Command By Convening.

• In the media: Section 230 stands tall, WP vs. UK bill, Miss Information dissed again
  

Also: Goog gets delist ask for en-wp yt-dl ar-ticle, wacky football fails.

• Featured content: Poetry under pressure
  

Now 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 eye
  

Plus mortalities, and movies about mermaids.

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The Signpost: 19 June 2023

• News and notes: WMF Terms of Use now in force, new Creative Commons licensing
  

Problems 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, featured
  

Poetry still present.

• Recent research: Hoaxers prefer currently-popular topics
  

And other new research findings.

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The Signpost: 3 July 2023

• 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 Wikipedia
  

A few editors who fought many times to keep advertisements out.

• In the media: Journo proposes mass Wiki dox, sponsored articles on Fandom, Section 230 discussed
  

Are you now, or have you ever been, a Wikipedia editor?

• Featured content: Incensed
  

In 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 discussions
  

Mission to ensure stability in conflict-ridden area.

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The Signpost: 17 July 2023

• 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 Wikipedia
  

Ruwiki 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 campaigns
  

The 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 accuracy
  

And various other research on large language models and Wikipedia.

• Humour: New fringe theories to be introduced
  

Bold move intended to "get some variety" into Wikipedia arguments.

• Cobwebs: If you're reading this, you're probably on a desktop
  

The 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 Master
  

Sex, drugs and violence, English, math and science.

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The Signpost: 1 August 2023

• News and notes: City officials attempt to doxx Wikipedians, Ruwiki founder banned, WMF launches Mastodon server
  

And French gov't proposes legislation to slam Wikipedia, others.

• In the media: Truth, AI, bull from politicians, and climate change
  

Or 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 Eagleash
  

Three 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 Wikipedia
  

A 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 July
  

Due to unfortunate events, this issue is published as is, in its unfinished state.

• Traffic report: Come on Oppie, let's go party
  

Oppenheimer, Barbie, and a couple other scandals.

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The Signpost: 15 August 2023

• News and notes: Dude, Where's My Donations? Wikimedia Foundation announces another million in grants for non-Wikimedia-related projects
  

Jimbo 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 Florida
  

Harsh 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 them
  

Because one gets some secondary skills when one has 645 featured pictures.

• Cobwebs: Getting serious about writing
  

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.

• 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 altogether
  

An announcement of 335,000 new images on Wikimedia Commons.

• Featured content: Barbenheimer confirmed
  

Some improvement on last week.

• Humour: Arbitration Committee to accept case against Right Honorable Frimbley Cantingham, 15th Viscount Bellington-upon-Porkshire
  

Case request cited misuse of tools by administrator who last used tools in 1661.

• Traffic report: 'Cause today it just goes with the fashion
  

Barbenheimer, Pee-Wee Herman and the Women's World Cup.

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The Signpost: 31 August 2023

• From the editor: Beta version of signpost.news now online
  

News 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 Wikipedia
  

And other recent research publications.

• Draftspace: Bad Jokes and Other Draftspace Novelties
  

The good, the bad, and the nonsense.

• Humour: The Dehumourification Plan
  

A message from the Counter-Fun Unit.

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Musk's Twitter acquisition and rebranding have caused long debates on Wikipedia.

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Hannah Clover shares her fondest memories of her first Wikimania.

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Proposed deletion of Hans Roland

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• Arbitration report: Palestine-Israel articles 5 has closed
  

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French 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
  

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• Essay: The source, the whole source, and nothing but the source
  

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• Traffic report: Heigh-Ho, Heigh-Ho, off to report we go...
  

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• Gallery: Meet the winners of Wiki Loves Monuments 2024
  

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• Technology report: WMF introduces unique but privacy-preserving browser cookie
  

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Admins arrested in Belarus.

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• 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 Wikipedians
  

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• News from Diff: Call for candidates is now open: Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees
  

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• Opinion: Russian Wiki-fork flails, failing readers and editors
  

After two years RuWiki fails to thrive.

• Debriefing: EggRoll97's RfA² debriefing
  

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Every thing you need to know about the Wikimedia Foundation?

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The Signpost: 18 July 2025

• News and notes: Is no WikiNews good WikiNews? — Election season returns!
  

Endowment tax form, Wikimania, elections, U4C, fundraising and a duck!

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• WikiProject report: WikiProject Medicine reaches milestone of zero unreferenced articles
  

Five-year journey comes to healthy fruition.

• In focus: Wikimania 2025: Connecting Wikimedians across the world for 20 years
  

Wikimedians from around the world will gather in person and online at the twentieth annual meeting of Wikimania.

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• News from the WMF: Form 990 released for the Wikimedia Foundation’s fiscal year 2023-2024
  

The report covers the Foundation's operations from July 2023 - June 2024

• Discussion report: Six thousand noticeboard discussions in 2025 electrically winnowed down to a hundred
  

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• Comix: Divorce
  

Drawn this century!

• Opinion: Women are somewhat under-represented on the English-language Wikipedia, and other observations from analysis
  

How 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 Conclusion
  

Annual plans, external trends, infrastructure, equity, safety, and effectiveness. What does it all mean?

• Obituary: Pvmoutside, Atomicjohn, Rdmoore6, Jaknouse, Morven, Martin of Sheffield, MarnetteD, Herewhy, BabelStone
  

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• Traffic report: God only knows
  

Wouldn't it be nice without billionaires, scandals, deaths, and wars?

• Humour: New forum created for people who don't care about Wikipedia
  

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