Wikipedia Signpost http://www.wikipediasignpost.com/blog Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:06:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Wikipedia Signpost – Volume 6 Issue 36 – 6 September 2010 http://www.wikipediasignpost.com/blog/?p=219 http://www.wikipediasignpost.com/blog/?p=219#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:06:03 +0000 admin http://www.wikipediasignpost.com/blog/?p=219 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; Obama featured portal marks our 150th
Arbitration report: Interim desysopping, CU/OS appointments, and more
Technology report: Development transparency, resource loading, GSoC: extension management

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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 Code: Interwiki transclusion, and more

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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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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 applicants after delay
Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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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 Lengthy Dispute Resolution

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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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: Major MediaWiki release, password security, vulnerable MediaWiki installations, and more

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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 report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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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 positions after dumping election results
Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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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, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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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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