User talk:Slafayette

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I've recently started activiely editing Wikipedia so feel free to let me know here if I could be doing a better job - or any tips to share. Thanks!

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just wanted to say hi

I saw you on recent changes, so hi Abequinn14 (talk) 14:10, 16 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hi User:Abequinn14, thanks for stopping by and leaving a message! I'm new to editing Wikipedia so it's great to chat with other editors! Slafayette (talk) 14:18, 16 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Autopatrolled granted

Hi Slafayette, I just wanted to let you know that I have added the "autopatrolled" permission to your account, as you have created numerous, valid articles. This feature will have no effect on your editing, and is simply intended to reduce the workload on new page patrollers. For more information on the autopatrolled right, see Wikipedia:Autopatrolled. Feel free to leave me a message if you have any questions. Happy editing! Schwede 66 20:18, 29 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks @Schwede66: that's awesome! I really appreciate your reviews of the pages I've been creating as well! Slafayette (talk) 20:51, 29 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Kia ora

Kia ora Slafayette, just thought I'd stop by and say hi! Looks like we have some similar interests on here :-) I recently discovered this crowdsourced google list of inspirational NZ women, I think it was created to help people find women to have on discussion panels etc as they are so often men-only (or men-heavy). Anyway, there are over 725 names on it and quite a few seem notable enough for a WP article ..... if you're looking for any more material to work with! All the best.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rflLR0PZzvn0L1pvM8-7RtZ3RLsQ5Sb414oR5kzOdGM/edit#gid=0
MurielMary (talk) 08:24, 15 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks @MurielMary: it's lovely to hear from you! That looks like a very useful list, I'll definitely go through & use for inspiration for future articles. I've only recently started actively editing Wikipedia and it's motivating to create articles specifically on women. I was born & grew up in New Zealand so am also enjoying learning more about the women from there. Slafayette (talk) 10:44, 16 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The Group

Hi Slafayette - I see you've been adding a lot of artists to {{The Group NZ}}... are you sure these were all members of The Group, or did some of them just exhibit alongside The Group? If it's the latter, perhaps there needs to be a new section of the template for associated artists. Grutness...wha? 01:47, 16 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks @Grutness: I've been adding them if they were exhibitors i.e. not guest artists, although I see your point, they should have specifically been members (active) in {{The Group NZ}} itself. Also because there are quite a few it would be good to easily see who is more active/prominent. I'll go through the ones I've added and review them a bit, if it makes more sense to have them as associated artists I'll rearrange. Also just wanted to say thanks for all your reviews & amends to my articles, I've recently started editing Wikipedia and am still learning! It's really helpful to see the fixes and changes and hopefully my articles will continue to improve. Any comments or suggestions are always welcome! Slafayette (talk) 10:50, 16 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Glad to be of help - and good to see an enthusiastic new editor doing so much work :) FWIW I work in the arts for a living down in Dunedin NZ, so I know something about these artists (though not really enough to be able to add much more than you're doing!) Grutness...wha? 11:05, 16 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Proposed draft for Liwonde National Park

Hello, Slafayette. On behalf of the nonprofit organization African Parks via the Wyss Foundation, and as part of my work at Beutler Ink, I've submitted an expanded and updated draft of the Liwonde National Park article for consideration at Talk:Liwonde National Park. I am looking for someone to review this draft for accuracy and neutrality, and to copy over content appropriately as a replacement of the current article, which is almost entirely unsourced.

Since you're a recent member of WikiProject Africa, I thought I'd reach out to see if you are interested in taking a look at the proposed draft. My requests for help at several WikiProjects have gone unanswered for a while now. Might you be willing to take a look at the draft?

Thanks for your consideration. Inkian Jason (talk) 15:51, 27 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The World Contest

Thank you for your contributions to the World Contest. As an assistant judge I am required to recheck entries approved by the bot and I have marked a couple of yours as needing attention. You need to be careful about close paraphrasing in your articles. For example Louise Wallace (writer) states "Wallaces's work touches on family stories, popular music, travel, and relationships" while the source states "The collection touches on family stories, popular music, travel, and relationships". This is unacceptably close to the original and needs to be written in a different way. ("A variety of themes include travel, modern music and family relationships" or somesuch.) Of course, some things such as "an MA in Creative Writing at the International Institute of Modern Letters" can't easily be written in a different way, and to repeat them is acceptable. I don't want to put you off, and look forward to other new contributions from you that don't have this problem. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:22, 7 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks @Cwmhiraeth: I noticed that you highlighted this on the contest page for Oceania and I completely understand the comment. I will amend the articles so this is no longer an issue (and also check other pages I've created/future pages). The Earwig check tool is really helpful to ensure all the content is original, thanks for linking to it. As a new editor I definiatly appreciate the feedback and any suggestions, I'm using the contest (and WIR) to push myself to create pages & learn more about the editing process - I've definitely learnt a lot so far!Slafayette (talk) 12:06, 7 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

You are doing well, and if I can be of any help, please ask. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 14:13, 7 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Tuvalu and Niue

Nice work. Fancy a crack at Tokelau? I tried to find someone who would make a likely subject, but came up blank. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 15:25, 17 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks @Ser Amantio di Nicolao: - I'm actually working on an article for Tokelau now! I thought it would be fun to challenge myself to see how many countries & territories I could create a page with a women bio. It's fun that there is a contest going on too, but that's just a bonus! Some places are much harder than others but the research process is interesting. If you come across anyone interesting from the Pitcairn Islands let me know, that's the one I'm really struggling with! Slafayette (talk) 19:19, 17 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Ooooh, excellent. I look forward to reading it. Couldn't come up with anyone for Pitcairn Island, either...I'll keep chewing it over and let you know if I can think of anyone. Otherwise - happy editing, and keep up the good work! --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 20:25, 17 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

And I see you found both - excellent work! --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 17:39, 19 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks very much@Ser Amantio di Nicolao:! I was surprised I did but great to come across some interesting stories! Slafayette (talk) 20:01, 19 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

That's always the most fun part of these things, isn't it? Finding stuff about people you otherwise never would have heard of. From places you'd never think of going. (Well...I harbor a desire to visit the Pitcairn Islands. One of these years I will make it happen.) --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 20:33, 19 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Mahani Teave has been nominated for Did You Know

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Shirley Smith

Hi Slafayette, I loved reading your article on Shirley Smith (lawyer), great woman to write about! Just checking though, you've added her to the page on first women lawyers around the world but she wasn't actually a first lawyer , she was the 41st woman in the High Court. I don't think she belongs on that page for that reason, although she could be on that page as "first woman to hold a full position in a university Faculty of Law". What do you think? MurielMary (talk) 03:30, 30 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks MurielMary! I completely agree with your comment and I've updated the description to reflect that she was the first woman faculty member to teach law. I'm not sure if that warrants her remaining on the page as most of the list seems to related to being admitted to practice law. I'm happy to remove her if she no longer fits in the scope of the list! Slafayette (talk) 11:24, 30 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks User:Dr. Blofeld, my very first barnstar as well! Well done on a great contest, it must have been loads of work but it was great fun and wonderful to see everyone's contributions. It also inspired me to explore women of Oceania & I'm glad I could add to the coverage of some great women. Checking the results, I think my amount should be $160 ($10 for 11th, $100 for Oceania, $50 for literature), thanks! Slafayette (talk) 14:49, 4 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Ah yes, corrected :-) Can't believe it's your first barnstar, you do a lot of amazing work here!♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:52, 4 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Good to see that you're also a member of the jazz project. So much work needed there too!!♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:09, 4 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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On 9 January 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mahani Teave, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Mahani Teave is considered Easter Island's only classical musician? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mahani Teave. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Mahani Teave), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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Looking for help

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I was looking for some small help.Recently I created a new article en:Kithaab i.e. es:Kithaab-a play about women rights issues- which has been copy edited and is ready for translation in various languages. Looking for your possible help in translating the article en:Kithaab es:Kithaab to your language. If you are unable to spare time yourself then may be you like to refer the same to some other translator to get it translated in their own respective languages.

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News from the WMF: Can machine learning uncover Wikipedia’s missing “citation needed” tags?

Recent research: Female scholars underrepresented; whitepaper on Wikidata and libraries; undo patterns reveal editor hierarchy

From the archives: Portals revisited

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Opinion: The gaps in our knowledge of our gaps

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June events with WIR

June 2019, Volume 5, Issue 6, Numbers 107, 108, 122, 123, 124, 125

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The Signpost: 31 May 2019

From the editors: Picture that

News and notes: Wikimania and trustee elections

In the media: Politics, lawsuits and baseball

Discussion report: Admin abuse leads to mass-desysop proposal on Azerbaijani Wikipedia

Arbitration report: ArbCom forges ahead

Traffic report: Dark marvels, thrones, a vile serial killer biopic, that's entertainment!

Technology report: Lots of Bots

News from the WMF: Wikimedia Foundation petitions the European Court of Human Rights to lift the block of Wikipedia in Turkey

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July events from Women in Red!

July 2019, Volume 5, Issue 7, Numbers 107, 108, 126, 127, 128

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The June 2019 Signpost is out!

Discussion report: A constitutional crisis hits English Wikipedia

News and notes: Mysterious ban, admin resignations, Wikimedia Thailand rising

In the media: The disinformation age

On the bright side: What's making you happy this month?

Traffic report: Juneteenth, Beauty Revealed, and more nuclear disasters

Technology report: Actors and Bots

Gallery: Unlike the North Face, Wiki Loves Earth

Special report: Did Fram harass other editors?

Recent research: What do editors do after being blocked?; the top mathematicians, universities and cancers according to Wikipedia

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August 2019 at Women in Red

August 2019, Volume 5, Issue 7, Numbers 107, 108, 126, 129, 130, 131

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The Signpost: 31 July 2019

News and notes: Wikimedia grants less accessible for travel, equipment, meetups, and India

In the media: Politics starts getting rough

Discussion report: New proposals in aftermath of Fram ban

Arbitration report: A month of reintegration

Gallery: Classic panoramas from Heinrich Berann

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Community view: Video based summaries of Wikipedia articles. How and why?

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September 2019 at Women in Red

September 2019, Volume 5, Issue 9, Numbers 107, 108, 132, 133, 134, 135

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The Signpost: 30 August 2019

News and notes: Documenting Wikimania and our beginnings

In focus: Ryan Merkley joins WMF as Chief of Staff

In the media: Many layers of fake news: Fake fiction and fake news vandalism

Discussion report: Meta proposals on partial bans and IP users

Traffic report: Once upon a time in Greenland with Boris and cornflakes

Op-Ed: We couldn't have told you this, but Wikipedia was censored

Opinion: The Curious Case of Croatian Wikipedia

Community view: Chinese Wikipedia and the battle against extradition from Hong Kong

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Hi! I saw that you created the article about Gabriela Ngirmang, when I was looking for candidates to suggest to the Meta project Translation of the week. I just wonder - do you know anything else to add to the article? I found it interesting, and don't want to risk anyone says it is to short. :-) // Zquid (talk) 12:01, 6 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

October Events from Women in Red

October 2019, Volume 5, Issue 10, Numbers 107, 108, 137, 138, 139, 140

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AfroCine: Join the Months of African Cinema this October!

Greetings!

After a successful first iteration of the “Months of African Cinema” last year, we are happy to announce that it will be happening again this year, starting from October 1! In the 2018 edition of the contest, about 600 Wikipedia articles were created in at least 8 languages. There were also contributions to Wikidata and Wikimedia commons, which brought the total number of wikimedia pages created during the contest to over 1,000.

The AfroCine Project welcomes you to October, the first out of the two months which have been dedicated to creating and improving content that centre around the cinema of Africa, the Caribbean, and the diaspora. Join us in this global edit-a-thon, by helping to create or expand articles which are connected to this scope. Also remember to list your name under the participants section.

On English Wikipedia, we would be recognizing participants in the following manner:

Overall winner (1st, 2nd, 3rd places)
Diversity winner
Gender-gap fillers

For further information about the contest, the recognition categories and how to participate, please visit the contest page here. For further inquiries, please leave comments on the contest talkpage or on the main project talkpage. See you around :).--Jamie Tubers (talk) 00:50, 30 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 30 September 2019

From the editors: Where do we go from here?

Special report: Post-Framgate wrapup

In the media: A net loss: Wikipedia attacked, closing off Russia? welcoming back Turkey?

Traffic report: Varied and intriguing entries, less Luck, and some retreads

News from the WMF: How the Wikimedia Foundation is making efforts to go green

Recent research: Wikipedia's role in assessing credibility of news sources; using wikis against procrastination; OpenSym 2019 report

Gallery: Finding freely licensed photo collections

On the bright side: What's making you happy this month?

In focus: Wikidata & Wikibase for national libraries: the inaugural meeting

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November 2019 at Women in Red

November 2019, Volume 5, Issue 11, Numbers 107, 108, 140, 141, 142, 143

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New: Librarians / Leaders / Geofocus: Asian Women Month
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The Signpost: 31 October 2019

In the media: How to use or abuse Wikipedia for fun or profit

Special report: “Catch and Kill” on Wikipedia: Paid editing and the suppression of material on alleged sexual abuse

In focus: The BBC looks at Chinese government editing

Interview: Carl Miller on Wikipedia Wars

Community view: Observations from the mainland

Arbitration report: October actions

Traffic report: Wrestling with a couple of teenagers, a Nobelist, and a lot of jokers

Gallery: Wiki Loves Broadcast

Recent research: Research at Wikimania 2019: More communication doesn't make editors more productive; Tor users doing good work; harmful content rare on English Wikipedia

Essay: Wikipedia is in the real world

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December events with WIR

December 2019, Volume 5, Issue 12, Numbers 107, 108, 144, 145, 146, 147

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The Signpost: 29 November 2019

From the editor: Put on your birthday best

News and notes: How soon for the next million articles?

In the media: You say you want a revolution

On the bright side: What's making you happy this month?

Arbitration report: Two requests for arbitration cases

Traffic report: The queen and the princess meet the king and the joker

Technology report: Reference things, sister things, stranger things

Gallery: Winter and holidays

Recent research: Bot census; discussions differ on Spanish and English Wikipedia; how nature's seasons affect pageviews

Essay: Adminitis

From the archives: WikiProject Spam, revisited

In focus: An update on the Wikimedia Movement 2030 Strategy

Special report: How many people edit in your favorite language? Where are they from?

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January 2020 at Women in Red

January 2020, Volume 6, Issue 1, Numbers 146, 148, 149, 150, 151, 153

Happy Holidays from all of us at Women in Red, and thank you for your support in 2019. We look forward to working with you in 2020!

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New: Activists / Public domain / Geofocus: Central America / Year-long campaign: Sports!
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The Signpost: 27 December 2019

From the editors: Caught with their hands in the cookie jar, again

News and notes: What's up (and down) with administrators, articles and languages

Special report: Are reputation management operatives scrubbing Wikipedia articles?

In the media: "The fulfillment of the dream of humanity" or a nightmare of PR whitewashing on behalf of one-percenters?

Discussion report: December discussions around the wiki

Arbitration report: Announcement of 2020 Arbitration Committee

Traffic report: Queens and aliens, exactly alike, once upon a December

Technology report: User scripts and more

Gallery: Holiday wishes

Recent research: Acoustics and Wikipedia; Wiki Workshop 2019 summary

From the archives: The 2002 Spanish fork and ads revisited (re-revisited?)

On the bright side: What's making you happy this month?

Op-Ed: Why we need to keep talking about Wikipedia's gender gap

WikiProject report: Wikiproject Tree of Life: A Wikiproject report

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The Signpost: 27 January 2020

From the editor: Reaching six million articles is great, but we need a moratorium

News and notes: Six million articles on the English language Wikipedia

Special report: The limits of volunteerism and the gatekeepers of Team Encarta

In the media: Turkey's back up, but what's happening with Dot-org and a new visual identity?

Arbitration report: Three cases at ArbCom

Traffic report: The most viewed articles of 2019

Gallery: Wiki Loves Monuments 2019, we're all winners

News from the WMF: Capacity Building: Top 5 Themes from Community Conversations

Community view: Our most important new article since November 1, 2015

In focus: Cryptos and bitcoins and blockchains, oh no!

Recent research: How useful is Wikipedia for novice programmers trying to learn computing concepts?

From the archives: A decade of The Signpost, 2005-2015

On the bright side: What's making you happy this month?

WikiProject report: WikiProject Japan: a wikiProject Report

Humour: Predicting the 6,000,000th article

Obituary: Remembering Wikipedia contributor Brian Boulton

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February with Women in Red

February 2020, Volume 6, Issue 2, Numbers 150, 151, 152, 154, 155

Happy Valentine's Day from all of us at Women in Red.

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March 2020 at Women in Red

March 2020, Volume 6, Issue 3, Numbers 150, 151, 156, 157, 158, 159

Happy Women's History Month from all of us at Women in Red.

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New: Art+Activists & Folklore / Aviation / Great Britain & Ireland
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The Signpost: 1 March 2020

From the editor: The ball is in your court

News and notes: Alexa ranking down to 13th worldwide

Special report: More participation, more conversation, more pageviews

In the media: Mapping IP editors, Smithsonian open-access, and coronavirus disinformation

Discussion report: Do you prefer M or P?

Arbitration report: Two prominent administrators removed

By the numbers: How many actions by administrators does it take to clean up spam?

Community view: The Incredible Invisible Woman

In focus: History of The Signpost, 2015–2019

Recent research: Wikipedia generates $50 billion/year consumer surplus in the US alone

From the archives: Is Wikipedia for sale?

Traffic report: February articles, floating in the dark

Gallery: Feel the love

On the bright side: What's making you happy this month?

Op-Ed: What I learned as Wikimedia UK Communications Coordinator

Opinion: Wikipedia is another country

Humour: The Wilhelm scream

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April 2020 at Women in Red

April 2020, Volume 6, Issue 4, Numbers 150, 151, 159, 160, 161, 162

April offerings at Women in Red.

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New: Gender studies / Dance / Geofocus: Caucasus
Photo and image campaign: #VisibleWikiWomen
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The Signpost: 29 March 2020

From the editors: The bad and the good

News and notes: 2018 Wikipedian of the year blocked

WikiProject report: WikiProject COVID-19: A WikiProject Report

Special report: Wikipedia on COVID-19: what we publish and why it matters

In the media: Blocked in Iran but still covering the big story

Discussion report: Rethinking draft space

Arbitration report: Unfinished business

In focus: "I have been asked by Jeffrey Epstein …"

Community view: Wikimedia community responds to COVID-19

Recent research: Disease outbreak uncertainties, AfD forecasting, auto-updating Wikipedia

From the archives: Text from Wikipedia good enough for Oxford University Press to claim as own

Traffic report: The only thing that matters in the world

Gallery: Visible Women on Wikipedia

News from the WMF: Amid COVID-19, Wikimedia Foundation offers full pay for reduced hours, mobilizes all staff to work remote, and waives sick time

On the bright side: What's making you happy this month?

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The Signpost: 26 April 2020

News and notes: Unbiased information from Ukraine's government?

In the media: Coronavirus, again and again

Discussion report: Redesigning Wikipedia, bit by bit

Featured content: Featured content returns

Arbitration report: Two difficult cases

Traffic report: Disease the Rhythm of the Night

Gallery: Roy is doing fine and sending more photos

Recent research: Trending topics across languages; auto-detecting bias

Essay: Wikipedia:An article about yourself isn't necessarily a good thing

By the numbers: Open data and COVID-19: Wikipedia as an informational resource during the pandemic

Opinion: Trusting Everybody to Work Together

On the bright side: What's making you happy this month?

Interview: Health and RfA's: An interview with Guy Macon

In focus: Multilingual Wikipedia

WikiProject report: The Guild of Copy Editors

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50,000 Destubbing Challenge Focus of the Week

Hello there. This is an invitation to join the 50,000 Destubbing Challenge Focus of the Week. £250 (c. $310) is being given away in May, June and July with £20 worth of prizes to give away every week for most articles destubbed. Each week there is a different region of focus, including the last week dedicated to Australia and Oceania, though half the prize will still be rewarded for articles on any subject. There's a potential £120 to be won in total for destubbing on any subject or region of your choice. Sign up if you want to contribute at least one of the weeks or support the idea! † Encyclopædius 12:00, 28 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

May 2020 at Women in Red

May 2020, Volume 6, Issue 5, Numbers 150, 151, 163, 164, 165, 166

May offerings at Women in Red.

Online events:

New: Healthcare / Women and their animals / Marys and Mays/ Geofocus Central & Eastern Europe
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June 2020 at Women in Red

Women in Red

June 2020, Volume 6, Issue 6, Numbers 150, 151, 167, 168, 169

Online events:

New: Pride / United Nations / Geofocus on reducing gender imbalance
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The Signpost: 31 May 2020

From the editor: Meltdown May?

News and notes: 2019 Picture of the Year, 200 French paid editing accounts blocked, 10 years of Guild Copyediting

In the media: CBS on COVID-19, Sanger on bias, false noses, and five prolific editors

Discussion report: WMF's Universal Code of Conduct

Special report: The sum of human knowledge? Not in one Wikipedia language edition

Featured content: Weathering the storm

Arbitration report: Board member likely to receive editing restriction

Traffic report: Come on and slam, and welcome to the jam

Op-Ed: Where Is Political Bias Taking Us?

Gallery: Wildlife photos by the book

News from the WMF: WMF Board announces Community Culture Statement

Recent research: Automatic detection of covert paid editing; Wiki Workshop 2020

Community view: Transit routes and mapping during stay-at-home order downtime

On video: COVID-19 spurs innovations in Wikimedia video and virtual programming

WikiProject report: Revitalizing good articles

On the bright side: 500,000 articles in the Egyptian Arabic Wikipedia

Obituaries: Dmitrismirnov, Kattenkruid, Muidlatif, Ronhjones, Tsirel

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July 2020 at Women in Red

Women in Red / July 2020, Volume 6, Issue 7, Numbers 150, 151, 170, 171, 172, 173

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New: July Julies / Disability / Women from Where?
... and starting for an extended period: BLM/Anti-discrimination
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The Signpost: 28 June 2020

News and notes: Progress at Wikipedia Library and Wikijournal of Medicine

Community view: Community open letter on renaming

Gallery: After the killing of George Floyd

In the media: Part collaboration and part combat

Discussion report: Community reacts to WMF rebranding proposals

Featured content: Sports are returning, with a rainbow

Arbitration report: Anti-harassment RfC and a checkuser revocation

Traffic report: The pandemic, alleged murder, a massacre, and other deaths

News from the WMF: We stand for racial justice

Recent research: Wikipedia and COVID-19; automated Wikipedia-based fact-checking

Interview: What is wrong with rebranding to "Wikipedia Foundation"?

Humour: Cherchez une femme

Opinion: Trying to find COI or paid editors? Just read the news

On the bright side: For what are you grateful this month?

In focus: Edit Loud, Edit Proud: LGBTIQ+ Wikimedians and Global Information Activism

WikiProject report: WikiProject Black Lives Matter

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August 2020 at Women in Red

Women in Red | August 2020, Volume 6, Issue 8, Numbers 150, 151, 173, 174, 175

Online events:

New: Indigenous women | Countries headed by women
Interwiki collaborations: Interwiki Women Collaboration | Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos
Continuing initiatives: #1day1woman | BLM/Anti-discrimination
Ending August 31st: Sports (returning for the next Olympics)
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The Signpost: 2 August 2020

Special report: Wikipedia and the End of Open Collaboration?

COI and paid editing: Some strange people edit Wikipedia for money

News and notes: Abstract Wikipedia, a hoax, sex symbols, and a new admin

In the media: Dog days gone bad

Discussion report: Fox News, a flight of RfAs, and banning policy

Featured content: Remembering Art, Valor, and Freedom

Traffic report: Now for something completely different

Gallery: Photos of threatened species from iNaturalist

News from the WMF: New Chinese national security law in Hong Kong could limit the privacy of Wikipedia users

Recent research: Receiving thanks increases retention, but not the time contributed to Wikipedia

Essay: Not compatible with a collaborative project

Obituaries: Hasteur and Brian McNeil

In focus: WikiLoop DoubleCheck, reviewing edits made easy

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September Women in Red edithons

Women in Red | September 2020, Volume 6, Issue 9, Numbers 150, 151, 176, 177

Online events:

New: Women writers | Women in conflict zones
Interwiki collaborations: Women of WWII
Continuing initiatives: #1day1woman | BLM/Anti-discrimination
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The Signpost: 30 August 2020

News and notes: The high road and the low road

In the media: Storytelling large and small

Featured content: Going for the goal

Special report: Wikipedia's not so little sister is finding its own way

Op-Ed: The longest-running hoax

Traffic report: Heart, soul, umbrellas, and politics

News from the WMF: Fourteen things we’ve learned by moving Polish Wikimedia conference online

Recent research: Detecting spam, and pages to protect; non-anonymous editors signal their intelligence with high-quality articles

Arbitration report: A slow couple of months

From the archives: Wikipedia for promotional purposes?

Obituaries: Marcus Sherman, Jerome West, and Pauline van Till

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October editathons from Women in Red

Women in Red | October 2020, Volume 6, Issue 10, Numbers 150, 173, 178, 179

Online events:

Annual Ada Lovelace Day celebration: Women in STEM
Contest (Oct-Nov-Dec): Women in Asia
Continuing initiatives: #1day1woman | BLM/Anti-discrimination
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Join the Months of African Cinema Global Contest!

Greetings!

The AfroCine Project invites you to join us again this October and November, the two months which are dedicated to improving content about the cinema of Africa, the Caribbean, and the diaspora.

Join us in this exciting venture, by helping to create or expand contents in Wikimedia projects which are connected to this scope. Kindly list your username under the participants section to indicate your interest in participating in this contest.

We would be awarding prizes to different categories of winners:

Overall winner
- 1st - $500
- 2nd - $200
- 3rd - $100
Diversity winner - $100
Gender-gap fillers - $100
Language Winners - up to $100*

We would be adding additional categories as the contest progresses, along with local prizes from affiliates in your countries. For further information about the contest, the prizes and how to participate, please visit the contest page here. For further inquiries, please leave comments on the contest talkpage or on the main project talkpage. Looking forward to your participation.--Jamie Tubers (talk) 19:22, 22nd September 2020 (UTC)

Ýou can opt-out of this annual reminder from The Afrocine Project by removing your username from this list

The Signpost: 27 September 2020

Special report: Paid editing with political connections

News and notes: More large-scale errors at a "small" wiki

In the media: WIPO, Seigenthaler incident 15 years later

Featured content: Life finds a Way

Arbitration report: Clarifications and requests

Traffic report: Is there no justice?

Recent research: Wikipedia's flood biases

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Special report: Paid editing with political connections

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The Months of African Cinema Contest Continues in November!

Greetings,

Thank you very much for participating in the Months of African Cinema global contest/edit-a-thon, and thank you for your contributions so far.

It is already the middle of the contest and a lot have been achieved already! We have been able to get over 1,500 articles created in over fifteen (15) languages! This would not have been possible without your support and we want to thank you. If you have not yet listed your name as a participant in the contest page please do so.

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We are very excited about what has been achieved so far, but your contributions are still needed to further exceed all expectations! Let’s create more articles before the end of this contest, which is this November!!!

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The Signpost: 31 January 2021

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Women in Red | September 2021, Volume 7, Issue 9, Numbers 184, 188, 204, 205, 207, 208

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October 2021 at Women in Red

Women in Red | October 2021, Volume 7, Issue 10, Numbers 184, 188, 209, 210, 211

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Welcome to the Months of African Cinema Global Contest!

Greetings!

The AfroCine Project core team is happy to inform you that the Months of African Cinema Contest is happening again this year in October and November. We invite Wikipedians all over the world to join in improving content related to African cinema on Wikipedia!

Please list your username under the participants’ section of the contest page to indicate your interest in participating in this contest. The term "African" in the context of this contest, includes people of African descent from all over the world, which includes the diaspora and the Caribbean.

The following prizes would be recognized at the end of the contest:

Overall winner
- 1st - $500
- 2nd - $200
- 3rd - $100
Diversity winner - $100
Gender-gap fillers - $100
Language Winners - up to $100*

Also look out for local prizes from affiliates in your countries or communities! For further information about the contest, the prizes and how to participate, please visit the contest page here. For further inquiries, please leave comments on the contest talkpage or on the main project talkpage. We look forward to your participation.--Jamie Tubers (talk) 23:20, 30th September 2021 (UTC)

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Women in Red | November 2021, Volume 7, Issue 11, Numbers 184, 188, 210, 212, 213

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The Signpost: 31 October 2021

From the editor: Different stories, same place

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The Months of African Cinema Contest Continues in November!

Greetings,

It is already past the middle of the contest and we are really excited about the Months of African Contest 2021 achievements so far! We want to extend our sincere gratitude for the time and energy you have invested. If you have not yet participated in the contest, it is not too late to do it. Please list your username as a participant on the contest’s main page.

Please remember to list the articles you have improved or created on the article achievements' section of the contest page so they can be tracked. In order to win prizes, be sure to also list your article in the users by articles. Please note that your articles must be present in both the article achievement section on the main contest page, as well as on the Users By Articles page for you to qualify for a prize.

We would be awarding prizes to different categories of winners:

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- 1st - $500
- 2nd - $200
- 3rd - $100
Diversity winner - $100
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Women in Red | December 2021, Volume 7, Issue 12, Numbers 184, 188, 210, 214, 215, 216

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The Signpost: 29 November 2021

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Obituary: Twofingered Typist

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Women in Red Mar 2022, Vol 8, Issue 3, Nos 214, 217, 222, 223, 224, 225

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The Signpost: 27 February 2022

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

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Opinion: Why student editors are good for Wikipedia

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April Editathons from Women in Red

Women in Red Apr 2022, Vol 8, Issue 4, Nos 214, 217, 226, 227, 228

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The Signpost: 27 March 2022

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

News and notes: Of safety and anonymity

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

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From the team: A new goose on the roost

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News and notes: English Wikipedia editors: "We don't need no stinking banners"

In the media: "The most beautiful story on the Internet"

Interview: Lisa Seitz-Gruwell on WMF fundraising in the wake of big banner ad RfC

Opinion: Privacy on Wikipedia in the cyberpunk future

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Obituary: A tribute to Michael Gäbler

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

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Interview: ComplexRational's RfA debrief

Technology report: Wikimedia Foundation's Abstract Wikipedia project "at substantial risk of failure"

Essay: Mobile editing

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

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Humour: New geologically speedy deletion criteria introduced

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

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Women in Red Feb 2023, Vol 9, Iss 2, Nos 251, 252, 255, 256, 257, 259

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

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Section 230: Twenty-six words that created the internet, and the future of an encyclopedia

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Women in Red Mar 2023, Vol 9, Iss 3, Nos 251, 252, 258, 259, 260, 261

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News and notes: What's going on with the Wikimedia Endowment?

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In the media: What should Wikipedia do? Publish Russian propaganda? Be less woke? Cover the Holocaust in Poland differently?

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Women in Red Apr 2023, Vol 9, Iss 4, Nos 251, 252, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266

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

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Women in Red May 2023, Vol 9, Iss 5, Nos 251, 252, 267, 268, 269, 270

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New: Alphabet run U, V, W | Disability | Women in Education | CEE women

Continuing: Peace and Diplomacy (year-long initiative) | #1day1woman |

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Wikimedia CEE Spring 2023/CEE Women - Wikimedia contest with postcards and prizes
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Women in Red - June 2023

Women in Red June 2023, Vol 9, Iss 6, Nos 251, 252, 271, 272, 273

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New: Alphabet run X, Y & Z | LGBTQ+ women | Wiki Loves Pride | Women in Music

Continuing: Peace and Diplomacy (year-long initiative) | #1day1woman

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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

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

Featured content: Poetry under pressure

Traffic report: Celebs, controversies and a chatbot in the public eye

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The Signpost: 19 June 2023

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

In the media: English WP editor glocked after BLP row on Italian 'pedia

Featured content: Content, featured

Recent research: Hoaxers prefer currently-popular topics

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Women in Red July 2023

Women in Red June 2023, Vol 9, Iss 7, Nos 251, 252, 274, 275, 276

Online events:

New: Women in Red's 8th anniversary | Alphabet run A & B | Sports

Continuing: Peace and Diplomacy (year-long initiative) | #1day1woman

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The Signpost: 3 July 2023

News and notes: Online Safety Bill: Wikimedia Foundation and Wikimedia UK launch open letter

Disinformation report: Imploded submersible outfit foiled trying to sing own praises on Wikipedia

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

Featured content: Incensed

Traffic report: Are you afraid of spiders? Arnold? The Idol? ChatGPT?

Humour: United Nations dispatches peacekeeping force to Wikipedia policy discussions

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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?

In the media: Tentacles of Emirates plot attempt to ensnare Wikipedia

Obituary: David Thomsen (Dthomsen8) and Ingo Koll (Kipala)

News from the WMF: ABC for Fundraising: Advancing Banner Collaboration for fundraising campaigns

In focus: Are the children of celebrities over-represented in French cinema?

Tips and tricks: What automation can do for you (and your WikiProject)

Recent research: Wikipedia-grounded chatbot "outperforms all baselines" on factual accuracy

Humour: New fringe theories to be introduced

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

Featured content: Scrollin', scrollin', scrollin', keep those readers scrollin', got to keep on scrollin', Rawhide!

Traffic report: The Idol becomes the Master

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Women in Red 8th Anniversary

	Women in Red 8th Anniversary
	In July 2015 around 15.5% of the English Wikipedia's biographies were about women. As of July 2023, 19.61% of the English Wikipedia's biographies are about women. That's a lot of biographies created in the effort to close the gender gap. Happy 8th Anniversary! Join us for some virtual cake and add comments or memories and please keep on editing to close the gap!

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Request for applications for position of Wikipedian-at-Large, Aotearoa New Zealand

Kia ora! The Wikimedia Aotearoa New Zealand User Group invites you to read about the call for applications for a Wikipedian-at-Large for Aotearoa New Zealand in 2024. Group members are happy to explain the process and discuss ideas with interested editors.

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Women in Red August 2023

Women in Red August 2023, Vol 9, Iss 8, Nos 251, 252, 277, 278, 279, 280

Online events:

New: Alphabet run C & D | Indigenous women | Film and stage | Geofocus: Arab League

Continuing: Peace and Diplomacy (year-long initiative) | #1day1woman

See also:

Wikimania 2023 will be held in Singapore, 16–19 August, and will be facilitated by the
affiliates in the ESEAP (East/South East/Asia/Pacific) region.

Tip of the month:

Read the essay Determining Native American and Indigenous Canadian identities to understand
the criteria for status as Native American or Indigenous Canadian.

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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

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

Disinformation report: Hot climate, hot hit, hot money, hot news hot off the presses!

Obituary: Donald Cram, Peter McCawley, and Eagleash

Tips and tricks: Citation tools for dummies!

Humour: Does Wikipedia present neutral perspectives?

In focus: Journals cited by Wikipedia

Opinion: Are global bans the last step?

Featured content: Featured Content, 1 to 15 July

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

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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

In the media: An accusation of bias from Brazil, a lawsuit from Portugal, plagiarism from Florida

In focus: 2023 Good Article Nomination drive is underway: get your barnstars here!

Special report: Thirteen years later, why are most administrators still from 2005?

Tips and tricks: How to find images for your articles, check their copyright, upload them, and restore them

Cobwebs: Getting serious about writing

Opinion: Copyright trolls, or the last beautiful free souls on this planet?

Serendipity: Why I stopped taking photographs almost altogether

Featured content: Barbenheimer confirmed

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

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

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September 2023 at Women in Red

Women in Red September 2023, Vol 9, Iss 9, Nos 251, 252, 281, 282, 283

Online events:

New: Alphabet run E & F | Women writers & their works | Geofocus: Celtic nations

Continuing: Peace and Diplomacy (year-long initiative) | #1day1woman

Tip of the month:

The books she wrote might be notable, too; learn 5 quick tips about about book articles.

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The Signpost: 31 August 2023

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

News and notes: You like RecentChanges?

In the media: Taking it sleazy

Recent research: The five barriers that impede "stitching" collaboration between Commons and Wikipedia

Draftspace: Bad Jokes and Other Draftspace Novelties

Humour: The Dehumourification Plan

Traffic report: Raise your drinking glass, here's to yesterday

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The Signpost: 16 September 2023

News and notes: Wikimedia power sharing – just an advisory role for the volunteer community?

In the media: "Just flirting", going Dutch and Shapps for the defence?

Obituary: Nosebagbear

Serendipity: Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no paywall, for thou, Wikipedia Library, art with me

Featured content: Catching up

Concept: Strange portal opened by CERN researchers brings Wikipedia articles from "other worlds"

Traffic report: Some of it's magic, some of it's tragic

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Women in Red October 2023

Women in Red October 2023, Vol 9, Iss 10, Nos 251, 252, 284, 285, 286

Online events:

New: Alphabet run G & H | Women in STEM | Geofocus: Sub-Saharan Africa

Continuing: Peace and Diplomacy (year-long initiative) | #1day1woman

See also

Women in Green's "Around the World in 31 Days" Good Article editathon

Tip of the month:

When creating an article, check to see if there is an entry in the sister project
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The Signpost: 3 October 2023

News and notes: Wikimedia Endowment financial statement published

In the media: History is written by whoever can harness the most editors

Recent research: Readers prefer ChatGPT over Wikipedia; concerns about limiting "anyone can edit" principle "may be overstated"

Featured content: By your logic,

Concept: Wikipedia policies from other worlds: WP:NOANTLERS

Poetry: "The Sight"

Traffic report: There shall be no slaves in the land of lands, it's a Bollywood jam

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The Signpost: 23 October 2023

News and notes: Where have all the administrators gone?

In the media: Thirst traps, the fastest loading sites on the web, and the original collaborative writing

Gallery: Before and After: Why you don't need to know how to restore images to make massive improvements

Featured content: Yo, ho! Blow the man down!

Traffic report: The calm and the storm

News from Diff: Sawtpedia: Giving a Voice to Wikipedia Using QR Codes

Humour: New citation template introduced for divine revelations, drug use, and really thinking about it

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Women in Red - November 2023

Women in Red November 2023, Vol 9, Iss 11, Nos 251, 252, 287, 288, 289

Online events:

New: Alphabet run I & J | Geofocus: Indian subcontinent | Women in Politics

Continuing: Peace and Diplomacy (year-long initiative) | #1day1woman

See also

Wikipedia Asian Month November Contest

Tip of the month:

When translating articles from another language Wikipedia, don't forget
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The Signpost: 6 November 2023

Arbitration report: Admin bewilderingly unmasks self as sockpuppet of other admin who was extremely banned in 2015

In the media: UK shadow chancellor accused of ripping off WP articles for book, Wikipedians accused of being dicks by a rich man

News and notes: Board candidacy process posted, editors protest WMF privacy measure, sweet meetups

Opinion: An open letter to Elon Musk

WikiCup report: The WikiCup 2023

News from Wiki Ed: Equity lists on Wikipedia

Recent research: How English Wikipedia drove out fringe editors over two decades

Featured content: Like putting a golf course in a historic site.

Wikidata: Evaluating qualitative systemic bias in large article sets on Wikipedia

Traffic report: Cricket jumpscare

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Invitation to an in-person meetup in Mohua / Golden Bay

Thinking about your summer break? Think about joining other Wikipedians and Wikimedians in Golden Bay / Mohua! Details are on the meetup page. There's heaps of interesting stuff to work on e.g. the oldest extant waka or New Zealand's oldest ongoing legal case. Or you may spend your time taking photos and then upload them.

Golden Bay is hard to get to and the airline flying into Tākaka uses small planes, so we are holding some seats from and to Wellington and we are offering attendees a $200 travel subsidy to help with costs.

Be in touch with Schwede66 if this event interests you and you'd like to discuss logistics. Schwede 66 09:14, 13 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 20 November 2023

In the media: Propaganda and photos, lunatics and a lunar backup

News and notes: Update on Wikimedia's financial health

Traffic report: If it bleeds, it leads

Recent research: Canceling disputes as the real function of ArbCom

Wikimania: Wikimania 2024 scholarships

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Proposed deletion of Rachel Fenton (disambiguation)

The article Rachel Fenton (disambiguation) has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Per WP:2DABS

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Women in Red December 2023

Women in Red December 2023, Vol 9, Iss 12, Nos 251, 252, 290, 291, 292

Online events:

New: Alphabet run K & L | Women who died in 2023 | Honoured Women

Continuing: Peace and Diplomacy (year-long initiative) | #1day1woman

Tip of the month:

Avoid copyright problems by rewriting in your own words. You can check
any article or draft with Earwig's copyvio detector.

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The Signpost: 4 December 2023

News and notes: Beeblebrox ejected from Arbitration Committee following posts on Wikipediocracy

In the media: Turmoil on Hebrew Wikipedia, grave dancing, Olga's impact and inspiring Bhutanese nuns

Disinformation report: "Wikipedia and the assault on history"

In focus: Tens of thousands of freely available sources flagged

Comix: Bold comics for a new age

Essay: I am going to die

Featured content: Real gangsters move in silence

Traffic report: And it's hard to watch some cricket, in the cold November Rain

Humour: Mandy Rice-Davies Applies

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The Signpost: 24 December 2023

Special report: Did the Chinese Communist Party send astroturfers to sabotage a hacktivist's Wikipedia article?

News and notes: The Italian Public Domain wars continue, Wikimedia RU set to dissolve, and a recap of WLM 2023

In the media: Consider the humble fork

Discussion report: Arabic Wikipedia blackout; Wikimedians discuss SpongeBob, copyrights, and AI

In focus: Liquidation of Wikimedia RU

Technology report: Dark mode is coming

Recent research: "LLMs Know More, Hallucinate Less" with Wikidata

Gallery: A feast of holidays and carols

Comix: Lollus lmaois 200C tincture

Crossword: when the crossword is sus

Traffic report: What's the big deal? I'm an animal!

From the editor: A piccy iz worth OVAR 9000!!!11oneone! wordz ^_^

Apocrypha: Local editor discovered 1,380 lost subheadings in ancient Signpost scrolls. And what he found was shocking.

Humour: Guess the joke contest

BJAODN: Bad jokes and other deleted nonsense

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Women in Red January 2024

Women in Red | January 2024, Volume 10, Issue 1, Numbers 291, 293, 294, 295, 296

Online events:

New: Education (year-long initiative) | Alphabet run M & N | Temperance women

Continuing: #1day1woman | Women who died in 2023

Announcement

In 2024 Women in Red also has a one biography a week challenge as part
of the #1day1woman initiative!

Tip of the month:

Check out the new navigation on our Women in Red Project home page.

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Proposed deletion of Liz Maw (disambiguation)

The article Liz Maw (disambiguation) has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Article Net Impact says "Between 2004 and 2008, under the leadership of Executive Director Liz Maw..." which is insufficient substantive information to justify an entry on a disambiguation page

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The Signpost: 10 January 2024

From the editor: NINETEEN MORE YEARS! NINETEEN MORE YEARS!

Special report: Public Domain Day 2024

Technology report: Wikipedia: A Multigenerational Pursuit

News and notes: In other news ... see ya in court!

In focus: The long road of a featured article candidate

In the media: What is plagiarism? Oklahoma Disneyland? Reaching a human being at Wikipedia?

WikiProject report: WikiProjects Israel and Palestine

Obituary: Anthony Bradbury

Traffic report: The most viewed articles of 2023

Crossword: everybody gangsta till the style sheets start cascading

Comix: Conflict resolution

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Women in Red February 2024

Women in Red | February 2024, Volume 10, Issue 2, Numbers 293, 294, 297, 298

Online events:

New: Alphabet run O & P | Black women

Continuing: #1day1woman | Education (year-long initiative)

Announcement

Please let other wikiprojects know about our February Black women event.

Tip of the month:

AllAfrica can now be searched on the ProQuest tab at the WP Library.

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The Signpost: 31 January 2024

News and notes: Wikipedian Osama Khalid celebrated his 30th birthday in jail

Opinion: Until it happens to you

Disinformation report: How paid editors squeeze you dry

In the media: Katherine Maher new NPR CEO, go check Wikipedia, race in the race

In focus: The long road of a featured article candidate, part 2

Recent research: Croatian takeover was enabled by "lack of bureaucratic openness and rules constraining [admins]"

Comix: We've all got to start somewhere

Traffic report: DJ, gonna burn this goddamn house right down

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The Signpost: 13 February 2024

News and notes: Wikimedia Russia director declared "foreign agent" by Russian gov; EU prepares to pile on the papers

Disinformation report: How low can the scammers go?

Gallery: Before and After: Why you don't need to touch grass to dramatically improve images of flora and fauna

In the media: Speaking in tongues, toeing the line, and dressing the part

Serendipity: Is this guy the same as the one who was a Nazi?

Traffic report: Griselda, Nikki, Carl, Jannik and two types of football

Crossword: Our crossword to bear

Comix: Strongly

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Women in Red March 2024

Women in Red | March 2024, Volume 10, Issue 3, Numbers 293, 294, 299, 300, 301

Online events:

New: Alphabet run Q & R | Art+Feminism | Find Her

Continuing: #1day1woman | Education (year-long initiative)

Announcements

Celebrate Women – All content gender gap events, in every language Wikipedia, in March 2024
Francophone Women★ Writers Fortnight 2024
Feminism and Folklore 2024 Writing Contest

Tip of the month:

When creating a new article, check various spellings, including birth name, married names
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