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Wikipedia Signpost – Volume 6 Issue 36 – 6 September 2010

News and notes: Pending changes analyzed, Foundation report, Main page bias, brief news
In the news: WikiLeaks and Wikipedia; Google–WP collaboration to translate health information
Book review: Cognitive Surplus, by Clay Shirky
Dispatches: Tools, part 1: References, external links, categories and size
WikiProject report: Putting articles in their place: the Uncategorized Task Force
Features and admins: Bumper crop of admins; [...]

Wikipedia Signpost – Volume 6 Issue 35 – 30 August 2010

News and notes: Most linked websites on Wikipedia, New York Wiki-Conference, and more
In the news: Agatha Christie spoiled, Wales on Wikileaks, University students improve Wikipedia, and more
WikiProject report: Studying WikiProject Universities
Features and admins: Featured article milestone: 3,000
Arbitration report: What does the Race and intelligence case tell us?
Technology report: Reusability of MediaWiki code, Google Summer of [...]

Wikipedia Signpost – Volume 6 Issue 34 – 23 August 2010

News and notes: Pending changes poll, Public policy classes, Payment schemes debate, and more
In the news: Zionist editing courses, newspaper denies editing candidate, net neutrality
WikiProject report: WikiProject Cryptozoology
Features and admins: The best of the week
Arbitration report: Proposed decision of climate change case posted
Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
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Wikipedia Signpost – Volume 6 Issue 33 – 16 August 2010

News and notes: Book publisher apologizes for plagiarizing photos by Wikipedians, brief news
Spam attacks: Large scale vandalism revealed to be “study” by university researcher
In the news: Supportive communication and missing incentives on Wikipedia, and more
WikiProject report: A Pit Stop with WikiProject NASCAR
Features and admins: The best of the week
Arbitration report: ArbCom releases names of CU/OS [...]

Wikipedia Signpost – Volume 6 Issue 32 – 9 August 2010

News and notes: FBI requests takedown of seal, Public Policy advisors and ambassadors, Cary Bass leaving, new Research Committee
In the news: Wikinews interviews Umberto Eco, and more
Admin stats: RfA drought worsens in 2010—wikigeneration gulf emerging
Sister projects: Strategic Planning update
WikiProject report: Casting off with WikiProject Aviation
Features and admins: The best of the week
Arbitration report: Tricky and [...]

Wikipedia Signpost – Volume 6 Issue 31 – 2 August 2010

News and notes: Canadian political edits, Swedish royal wedding, Italian “right of reply” bill, Chapter reports
In the news: Gardner and Sanger on why people edit Wikipedia, Fancy and frugal reading devices, Medical article assessed
WikiProject report: Always Expanding: WikiProject Images and Media
Features and admins: The best of the week
Arbitration report: Tricky and Lengthy Dispute Resolution
Technology report: [...]

Wikipedia Signpost – Volume 6 Issue 30 – 26 July 2010

News and notes: New interwiki project improves biographies, and other news
In the news: Wikipedia leads in customer satisfaction, Google Translate and India, Citizendium transition, Jimbo’s media accolade
WikiProject report: These Are the Voyages of WikiProject Star Trek
Features and admins: The best of the week
Discussion report: Controversial e-mail proposal, Invalid AfD
Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
Technology [...]

Wikipedia Signpost – Volume 6 Issue 29 – 19 July 2010

News and notes: Politician defends editing own article, Google translation, Row about a small Wikipedia
In the news: Wikimania, Former Wikimedia employee looks back, Editing controversial articles
Vandalism: Vandalism edits fool media and a government, become object of bets
WikiProject report: Up close with WikiProject Animals
Features and admins: The best of the week
Arbitration report: ArbCom to appoint CU/OS [...]

Wikipedia Signpost – Volume 6 Issue 28 – 12 July 2010

UK COI edits: British politicians accused of WP cover-ups
News and notes: Board changes, Wikimania, Public Policy Initiative
In the news: Foundation plans, David Barton, dangerous occasional glitches
Discussion report: Article ownership, WikiProjects vs. Manual of Style, Unverifiable village
WikiProject report: WikiProject Apple Inc.
Features and admins: The best of the week
Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
Technology report: Bugs, [...]

Wikipedia Signpost – Volume 6 Issue 27 – 5 July 2010

News and notes: WMF expansion, community hires, award for MediaWiki, admin recall
In the news: Accidentally anonymized donation, democratized learning and more
Wikimania preview: Gearing up for Wikimania in Gdańsk
WikiProject report: WikiProject Children’s Literature
Features and admins: Approved this week
Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
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