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Monthly Archives: February 2012

Wikipedia Signpost – Volume 8, Issue 09 – 27 February 2012

News and notes: Finance meeting fallout, Gardner recommendations forthcoming Recent research: Gender gap and conflict aversion; collaboration on breaking news; effects of leadership on participation; legacy of Public Policy Initiative Discussion report: Focus on admin conduct and editor retention WikiProject report: Just don’t call it “sci-fi”: WikiProject Science Fiction Featured content: By plane, by ship, [...]

Wikipedia Signpost – Volume 8, Issue 08 – 20 February 2012

Special report: The plight of the new page patrollers News and notes: Fundraiser row continues, new director of engineering Discussion report: Discussion on copyrighted files from non-US relation states WikiProject report: WikiProject Poland Featured content: The best of the week Arbitration report: Civility enforcement closed, proposed decision in TimidGuy, two cases remain open Technology report: [...]

Wikipedia Signpost – Volume 8, Issue 07 – 13 February 2012

Special report: Fundraising proposals spark a furore among the chapters News and notes: Foundation launches Legal and Community Advocacy department In the news: Scholars and spindoctors contend with the emergent wikiorder In focus: Skirmishes in the ‘great sectarian war of the Internet’ WikiProject report: WikiProject Stub Sorting Featured content: The best of the week Arbitration [...]

Wikipedia Signpost – Volume 8, Issue 06 – 06 February 2012

News and notes: The Foundation visits Tunisia, analyzes donors In the news: Leading scholar hails Wikipedia, historians urged to contribute while PR pros remain shunned Discussion report: Discussion swarms around Templates for deletion and returning editors of colourful pasts WikiProject report: The Eye of the Storm: WikiProject Tropical Cyclones Featured content: Talking architecture with MrPanyGoff [...]