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From the editor

Different stories, same place

What Wikipedians can and cannot do.

News and notes

The sockpuppet who ran for adminship and almost succeeded

And will the last person to leave the C-Suite please turn off the lights?

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

And other new research results

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

Or you could watch the video!

WikiProject report

Redirection

An interview with participants at WikiProject Redirect.

Humour

A very Wiki crossword

24 clues to chew on.

The Signpost is looking for new talent.

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