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Monthly Archives: August 2011

Wikipedia Signpost – Volume 7, Issue 34 – 22 August 2011

Monday, August 22, 2011

News and notes: Girl Geeks edit while they dine, candidates needed for forthcoming steward elections, image referendum opens In the news: Journalist regrets not checking citation, PR firms issue advice on how to “survive” Wikipedia (but U.S. Congressman caught red-handed) WikiProject report: Images in Motion – WikiProject Animation Featured content: JJ Harrison on avian photography [...]

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Wikipedia Signpost – Volume 7, Issue 33 – 15 August 2011

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Women and Wikipedia: New Research, WikiChix News and notes: Chapter funding and what skeptics and Latter Day Saints have in common In the news: Wikipedia a “sausage fest”, Chicago Wikipedians (“the people you’ve probably plagiarized”), and other silly season stories WikiProject report: The Oregonians Featured content: The best of the week Arbitration report: Abortion case [...]

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Wikipedia Signpost – Volume 7, Issue 32 – 8 August 2011

Monday, August 8, 2011

Wikimania: Seventh annual Wikimedia conference concluded in Haifa, Israel News and notes: Wikimania a success; board letter controversial; and evidence showing bitten newbies don’t stay In the news: Israeli news focusses on Wikimania; worldwide coverage of contributor decline and gender gap; brief news WikiProject report: Shooting the breeze with WikiProject Firearms Featured content: The best [...]

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Wikipedia Signpost – Volume 7, Issue 31 – 1 August 2011

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

News and notes: Wikimania; why Board of Trustees elections attract few votes; brief news In the news: Consensus of Wikipedia authors questioned about Shakespeare authorship; 10 biggest edit wars on Wikipedia; brief news Research interview: The Huggle Experiment: interview with the research team WikiProject report: Little Project, Big Heart — WikiProject Croatia Featured content: Featured [...]

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