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Category Archives: Issues of the Signpost

Wikipedia Signpost – Volume 8, Issue 24 – 11 June 2012

Special report: Springer’s misappropriation of Wikimedia content “the tip of the iceberg” News and notes: Foundation finance reformers wrestle with CoI WikiProject report: Counter-Vandalism Unit Featured content: The cake is a pi Arbitration report: Procedural reform enacted, Rich Farmbrough blocked, three requests for arbitration Technology report: To support or not to support? IPv6, and how [...]

Wikipedia Signpost – Volume 8, Issue 23 – 04 June 2012

Special report: WikiWomenCamp: From women, for women News and notes: Editors want most funding for technical areas, while widespread ignorance of WMF board elections and chapters persists; voting still live on Commons best picture Discussion report: Watching Wikipedia change WikiProject report: Views of WikiProject Visual Arts Featured content: On the lochs Arbitration report: Two motions [...]

Wikipedia Signpost – Volume 8, Issue 22 – 28 May 2012

News and notes: Wikimedia endorses open-access petition to the White House; pending changes RfC ends Recent research: Supporting interlanguage collaboration; detecting reverts; Wikipedia’s discourse, semantic and leadership networks, and Google’s Knowledge Graph WikiProject report: Experts and enthusiasts at WikiProject Geology Featured content: Featured content cuts the cheese Arbitration report: Fæ and GoodDay requests for arbitration, [...]

Wikipedia Signpost – Volume 8, Issue 21 – 21 May 2012

From the editor: New editor-in-chief News and notes: Two new Wikimedia fellows to boost strategies for tackling major issues WikiProject report: Trouble in a Galaxy Far, Far Away…. Featured content: Lemurbaby moves it with Madagascar: Featured content for the week Arbitration report: No open arbitration cases pending Technology report: On the indestructibility of Wikimedia contentSingle [...]

Wikipedia Signpost – Volume 8, Issue 20 – 14 May 2012

Special report: Wikimedia and the “seismic shift” towards open-access research publication News and notes: Finance debate drags on as editor survey finds Wikipedia too bureaucratic WikiProject report: Welcome to Wikipedia with a cup of tea and all your questions answered – at the Teahouse Featured content: Featured content is red hot this week Arbitration report: [...]

Wikipedia Signpost – Volume 8, Issue 19 – 07 May 2012

Paid editing: Does Wikipedia Pay? The Communicator: Phil Gomes News and notes: Hong Kong to host Wikimania 2013 In the news: What does Wikipedia call an expert; and untruths in biographies … again. WikiProject report: Say What?: WikiProject Languages Featured content: This week at featured content: How much wood would a Wood Duck chuck if a [...]

Wikipedia Signpost – Volume 8, Issue 18 – 30 April 2012

Paid editing: Does Wikipedia Pay? The Consultant: Pete Forsyth News and notes: Showdown as featured article writer openly solicits commercial opportunities Recent research: Barnstars work; Wiktionary assessed; cleanup tags counted; finding expert admins; discussion peaks; Wikipedia citations in academic publications; and more Discussion report: ‘ReferenceTooltips’ by default WikiProject report: The Cartographers of WikiProject Maps Featured [...]

Wikipedia Signpost – Volume 8, Issue 17 – 23 April 2012

Investigative report: Spin doctors spin Jimmy’s “bright line” News and notes: Help-space revamp, WikiTravel RfC, and Justin Knapp scores a million edits WikiProject report: Skeptics and Believers: WikiProject The X-Files Featured content: A mirror (or seventeen) on this week’s featured content Arbitration report: Evidence submissions close in Rich Farmbrough case, vote on proposed decision in [...]

Wikipedia Signpost – Volume 8, Issue 16 – 16 April 2012

Arbitration analysis: Inside the Arbitration Committee Mailing List Paid editing: Does Wikipedia Pay? The Facilitator: Silver seren News and notes: French language outreach, WikiTravel debate, and HighBeam reloaded Discussion report: The future of pending changes WikiProject report: The Butterflies and Moths of WikiProject Lepidoptera Featured content: A few good sports: association football, rugby league, and [...]

Wikipedia Signpost – Volume 8, Issue 15 – 09 April 2012

Wikidata: The next big thing? An interview with Wikidata Interview: Funds, fiduciaries, and the Foundation: the complex dynamics of scaling News and notes: Projects launched in Brazil and the Middle East as advisors sought for funds committee WikiProject report: The Land of Steady Habits: WikiProject Connecticut Featured content: Assassination, genocide, internment, murder, and crucification: the [...]