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Special report

2014 Wikimedia Conference—what is the impact?

The annual Wikimedia Conference wound up last Sunday, 13 April—a four-day meeting costing several hundred thousand dollars, hosted in Berlin by Wikimedia Germany and attended by more than 100 Wikimedians.

Op-ed

Five things a Wikipedian in residence can do

Hey you—yeah you, the Wikipedian! Do you want to help a museum, a library, a university, or other organization explore ways to engage with Wikipedia? Great—you should offer your expertise as a Wikipedian in residence!

News and notes

Wikimedian passes away

Cynthia Ashley-Nelson, who edited as "Cindamuse" on the Wikimedia projects, passed away in her sleep at the Wikimedia Conference in Berlin on 10 April.

WikiProject_report

To the altar—Catholicism

This week, we visited WikiProject Catholicism.

Wikimania

Winning bid announced for 2015

After just over a month of deliberation, the Wikimania jury has selected Wikimedia Mexico's bid to host Wikimania 2015 in Mexico City, with a proposed date of 15–19 July.

Traffic report

Reflecting in Gethsemane

If I were the kind of person who made snap judgments based on flimsy evidence, I'd say our readership is in a funk.

Featured content

There was I, waiting at the church

Fourteen articles, four lists, seven pictures, and one topic attained "featured" status on the English Wikipedia over the last two weeks.

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