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5	WBZN (talk)	Add sources
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22	Dance radio (talk)	Cleanup
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11	KBLX-FM (talk)	Cleanup
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54	Townsquare Media (talk)	Expand
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3	WKOR (AM) (talk)	Unencyclopaedic
4,226	Badminton (talk)	Unencyclopaedic
7	WZCY-FM (talk)	Unencyclopaedic
42	Disney Cinemagic (talk)	Merge
22	Cowles Publishing Company (talk)	Merge
3	The KHQ Television Group (talk)	Merge
3	OnMilwaukee.com (talk)	Wikify
2	Oktoberfest – La Crosse, Wisconsin (talk)	Wikify
7	Best Country Today (talk)	Wikify
1	Alexis Bélanger (talk)	Orphan
1	Adrenalin Quarry (talk)	Orphan
4	16 de Abril (talk)	Orphan
4	KXZZ (talk)	Stub
165	Jo Ann Castle (talk)	Stub
2	KQVT (talk)	Stub
9	WWSN (talk)	Stub
3	KSEN (talk)	Stub
4	KDEF (talk)	Stub

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The Signpost: 11 December 2013

Traffic report: Deaths of Mandela, Walker top the list

When one edits this page for too long, one is tempted to appoint oneself as the psychoanalyst for the human race, or at least the English-speaking portion thereof. Since nearly everyone uses Wikipedia, the constant stream of TV updates, pointless celebrity scandals, and inquiries after who has died can seem like a dreary peek into humanity's surprisingly banal collective consciousness.

In the media: Edward Snowden a "hero"; German Wikipedia court ruling

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales caught headlines last week when he referred to former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden ... Loek Essers of the International Data Group, (IDG) News Service is reporting that a German court has held Wikipedia liable for its content, but still does not have to fact check the information in advance.

News and notes: Wiki Loves Monuments—winners announced

Amid great anticipation the international prize winners have just been announced for the fourth annual Wiki Loves Monuments, now the world's largest photographic competition and one of the biggest events on the Wikimedia movement's calendar. ... The first prize has gone to David Gubler's photograph of a Swiss train crossing a viaduct.

WikiProject report: WikiProject Wine

This week, the Signpost interviewed the Wine WikiProject.

Interview: Wikipedia's first Featured Article centurion

On 7 December, Wikipedia editor Wehwalt reached the momentous milestone of 100 featured articles with History of Chincoteague, Virginia. Quite apart from the reading and research, that's around three-quarters of a million words of finalised text, not counting footnotes, image captions and the rest.

Featured content: Viewer discretion advised

Three articles, one list, and eight pictures were promoted to "featured" status on the English Wikipedia last week.

Technology report: MediaWiki 1.22 released

On 6 December, the latest version of the MediaWiki software was released. In development from March 2013 through October 2013, the release featured anti-spam and counter-vandalism improvements.

The Signpost: 18 December 2013

WikiProject report: Babel Series: Tunisia on the French Wikipedia

This week, the Signpost interviewed the Tunisia WikiProject on the French Wikipedia.

Traffic report: Hopper to the top

An animated Google Doodle for computer programmer and naval rear admiral Grace Hopper generated another record-breaking hit count for the year, though the count for the list overall was lower than for that of the previous holder.

Discussion report: Usernames, template data and documentation, Main page, and more

Current discussions on the English Wikipedia include...

News and notes: Nine new arbitrators announced

A little more than six days after the close of voting, the results of the annual Arbitration Committee (ArbCom) elections have been announced. Of the 22 candidates, 13 managed to gain more supports than opposes, though only one gained the support of more than half of the voters. Eight were elected to two-year terms, and a ninth will serve for one year.

Featured content: Triangulum, the most boring constellation in the universe

Seven articles, three lists, and eight pictures were promoted to 'featured' status on the English Wikipedia this week.

Technology report: Introducing the GLAMWikiToolset

This week, the GLAMWikiToolset, or GWToolset, is being deployed to the Wikimedia Commons. It allows for GLAM organizations to batch upload content based on various metadata stored in an XML schema. In the past this has been done by various bots, but now it will be easier for GLAMs to do it directly.

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8	WFHN (talk)	Add sources
18	Hispanic Information and Telecommunications Network (talk)	Add sources
6	KIT (AM) (talk)	Add sources
7	WWBN (talk)	Add sources
6	WGGB-DT2 (talk)	Add sources
125	WCCO-TV (talk)	Add sources
30	Newport Television (talk)	Cleanup
18	WLYH-TV (talk)	Cleanup
18	KWTX-TV (talk)	Cleanup
14	KQTV (talk)	Expand
26	KEYT-TV (talk)	Expand
142	Locations of College GameDay (football) (talk)	Expand
285	Gimme a Break! (talk)	Unencyclopaedic
17	KVAL-TV (talk)	Unencyclopaedic
26	WWMT (talk)	Unencyclopaedic
4	KTVO-DT2 (talk)	Merge
22	WKYT-TV (talk)	Merge
13	Mojo (mobile journalist) (talk)	Merge
18	KVII-TV (talk)	Wikify
66	WGRZ (talk)	Wikify
12	CNN Newsource (talk)	Wikify
2	Vedivachancoil (talk)	Orphan
1	K41IO (talk)	Orphan
0	KBBL-DT (talk)	Orphan
17	KEST (talk)	Stub
7	KGJT-LP (talk)	Stub
4	WBKB-DT3 (talk)	Stub
11	KIDY (talk)	Stub
4	KZMY (talk)	Stub
9	WQQK (talk)	Stub

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The Signpost: 25 December 2013

Recent research: Cross-language editors, election predictions, vandalism experiments

Analyzing edits to the-then 46 largest Wikipedias between July 9 and August 8, 2013, a study identified a set of about 8,000 contributors with a global user account who have edited more than one of these language versions in that time frame.

Featured content: Drunken birds and treasonous kings

Five articles, two lists, and five pictures were promoted to "featured" status on the English Wikipedia.

Discussion report: Draft namespace, VisualEditor meetings

Current discussions on the English Wikipedia include...

WikiProject report: More Great WikiProject Logos

We saved one last special report for 2013. After our well-received review of great WikiProject logos a couple years ago, it was only a matter of time before we collected a new batch of interesting iconography that showcases the creativity of the Wikipedia community. Hopefully, these logos will also inspire other projects to liven up their drab pages.

News and notes: IEG round 2 funding rewards diverse ambitions

A significant move by the Wikimedia Foundation has been to broaden the types of activities it funds to develop several different programs for judging and allocating that funding, and to set up volunteer committees that initially assess applications for funding.

Technology report: OAuth: future of user designed tools

Last month, the OAuth extension was deployed to all Wikimedia wikis. OAuth is a standard used for allowing users to authenticate third-party applications, also known as consumers, to take actions on their behalf.

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The Signpost: 01 January 2014

Traffic report: A year stuck in traffic

In fact, the majority are relatively evenly split between three themes: people of interest, television, and websites.

Arbitration report: Examining the Committee's year

In 2013, the arbitration committee closed 10 cases, 9 amendment requests, and 26 clarification requests.

In the media: Does Wikipedia need a medical disclaimer?

On New Year's Day, an article by Tim Sampson published in The Daily Dot and republished shortly after on Mashable covered the currently ongoing medical disclaimer RfC.

Book review: Common Knowledge: An Ethnography of Wikipedia

Dariusz Jemielniak's book is the newest about Wikipedia, published in Poland in 2013 and with an English edition forthcoming in 2014.

News and notes: The year in review

This was the year in which one journalist described the flagship site, Wikipedia, as "wickedly seductive". It was the year Wikipedia's replacement value was estimated at $6.6bn, its market value at "tens of billions of dollars", and its consumer benefit "hundreds of billions of dollars". But it was also the year in which one commentator forecast the decline of Wikipedia—that the project is in trouble from its shrinking volunteer workforce, skewed coverage, "crushing bureaucracy" and 90 percent male community.

Discussion report: Article incubator, dates and fractions, medical disclaimer

Current discussions on the English Wikipedia and around the Wikimedia movement include...

WikiProject report: Where Are They Now? Fifth Edition

The year 2013 has come and gone, adding 50 new WikiProject Reports to our long list of projects we've had the privilege to meet. Last year saw the continuation of our Babel series, featuring WikiProjects from other languages of Wikipedia. We also expanded our selection of special reports, offering readers a growing collection of helpful tips and tools as they participate in WikiProjects.

Featured content: 2013—the trends

Over the past year 1181 pieces of featured content were promoted. The most active of the featured content programs was featured picture candidates (FPC), which promoted an average of 46 pictures a month. This was followed by featured article candidates (FAC; 32.5 a month). Coming in third was featured list candidates (FLC; 18 a month).

Technology report: Looking back on 2013

2013 saw a lot of changes to MediaWiki software and Wikimedia infrastructure.

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183	MyNetworkTV (talk)	Add sources
14	WCTV (talk)	Add sources
6,826	Netflix (talk)	Add sources
4	KQMR (talk)	Add sources
9	USA Broadcasting (talk)	Add sources
427	Pensacola, Florida (talk)	Add sources
10	Univision Radio (talk)	Cleanup
387	Seattle Mariners (talk)	Cleanup
18	Patti, Punjab (talk)	Cleanup
17	KMEX-DT (talk)	Expand
31	Galavisión (talk)	Expand
15	KVDA (talk)	Expand
10	Gannett Digital (talk)	Unencyclopaedic
28	WPTZ (talk)	Unencyclopaedic
5,253	Netherlands (talk)	Unencyclopaedic
3	WABW-TV (talk)	Merge
174	Disney–ABC Television Group (talk)	Merge
5	WNGH-TV (talk)	Merge
1,200	Anchorage, Alaska (talk)	Wikify
32	KSBW (talk)	Wikify
4	Speer, Denver (talk)	Wikify
1	KCHD-CA (talk)	Orphan
0	KDNB-LD (talk)	Orphan
1	K34FI (talk)	Orphan
8	KNVO (TV) (talk)	Stub
8	WKAQ (AM) (talk)	Stub
3	KAJB (talk)	Stub
5	WKAQ-FM (talk)	Stub
21	Chris McKenna (actor) (talk)	Stub
4	Longmont United Hospital (talk)	Stub

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The Signpost: 08 January 2014

Public Domain Day: Why the year 2019 is so significant

Public Domain Day—January 1, 2014—gives me an opportunity to reflect on this important asset, mandated by the Constitution of the United States.

Traffic report: Tragedy and television

The various maladies that befall humanity got some well-known faces this week: the death of the well-liked actor James Avery topped the list, but Michael Schumacher, who is in a coma after a skiing accident, also drew attention.

Technology report: Gearing up for the Architecture Summit

MediaWiki developers will be meeting in San Francisco on January 23–24 for an Architecture Summit.

News and notes: WMF employee forced out over "paid advocacy editing"

On 8 January, the Wikimedia Foundation notified the Wikimedia-l mailing list that Sarah Stierch, a popular Wikimedian and the Foundation's Program Evaluation Community Coordinator, was no longer an employee of the Wikimedia Foundation, as a result of being paid to create articles on the English Wikipedia.

Op-ed: WikiCup competition beginning a new year

At the very start of the new year, 2014's WikiCup—an annual competition which has been held on Wikipedia in various forms since 2007—began.

WikiProject report: Jumping into the television universe

This week, we spent some time with WikiProject Television.

Featured content: A portal to the wonderful world of technology

Twelve articles, three lists, seven pictures, and a portal were promoted to "featured" status on the English Wikipedia in the last two weeks.