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Monthly Archives: June 2011

Wikipedia Signpost – Volume 7, Issue 26 – 27 June 2011

News and notes: ArbCom database theft; WikiLove to roll out on the English Wikipedia; brief news In the news: Russian president uploads to Wikimedia Commons; brief news WikiProject report: The Continuous Convention: WikiProject Comics Featured content: The best of the week Arbitration report: Proposed decision for Tree shaping case Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal [...]

Wikipedia Signpost – Volume 7, Issue 25 – 20 June 2011

News and notes: WMF Board election results; Indian campus ambassadors gear up; Wikimedia UK plans; Malayalam Wikisource CD; brief news In the news: Wikipedia could become trusted medical resource; neologism controversy; brief news WikiProject report: The Elemental WikiProject Featured content: The best of the week Arbitration report: One case comes to a close; initiator of [...]

Wikipedia Signpost – Volume 7, Issue 24 – 13 June 2011

News and notes: Wikipedians 90% male and largely altruist; 800 public policy students add 8.8 million bytes; brief news In the news: Revere, Palin and Colbert generate activity; British Wikipedia “cleanser”; brief news WikiProject report: WikiProject Aircraft Featured content: Featured lists hit the main page Arbitration report: More workshop proposals in Tree shaping case; further [...]

Wikipedia Signpost – Volume 7, Issue 23 – 6 June 2011

Board elections: Time to vote News and notes: Board resolution on controversial content; WMF Summer of Research; indigenous workshop; brief news In the news: 60% of doctors use Wikipedia; growing in India; brief news Recent research: Various metrics of quality and trust; leadership; nerd stereotypes WikiProject report: Make your own book with Wikiproject Wikipedia-Books Featured [...]