Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Archives/2016-08-04

Editorial

Wikipedia policy suppresses sharing of information

And the Signpost loses and gains a co-editor-in-chief

News and notes

Foundation presents results of harassment research, plans for automated identification; Wikiconference submissions open

WMF and Alphabet are developing an algorithm designed to detect personal attacks

In the media

Paid editing service announced; Commercial exploitation of free images; Wikipedia as a crystal ball; Librarians to counter systemic bias

Plus Android and Taylor Swift

Obituary

Kevin Gorman, who took on Wikipedia's gender gap and undisclosed paid advocacy, dies at 24

Condolences are being left on his English Wikipedia talk page

Traffic report

Summer of Pokémon, Trump, and Hillary

Pokémon Go led the chart for two weeks running

Featured content

Women and Hawaii

Eight articles, two lists and fourteen pictures were promoted

Recent research

Easier navigation via better wikilinks

Plus: new Wiki Studies journal, Wikipedia usage on Twitter and more

Blog

All-new notifications page helps Wikimedians focus on what matters most

WMF announces enhancements to the notifications system

Technology report

User script report (January to July 2016, part 1)

New user scripts and other tech news

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