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Precious anniversary
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--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:11, 6 May 2020 (UTC)
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The Signpost: 31 May 2020
- From the editor: Meltdown May?
Or will it be meltdown June?
- News and notes: 2019 Picture of the Year, 200 French paid editing accounts blocked, 10 years of Guild Copyediting
Many of these accounts now blocked on the English-language Wikipedia.
- In the media: CBS on COVID-19, Sanger on bias, false noses, and five prolific editors
Worth Every Goddamn Second!
- Discussion report: WMF's Universal Code of Conduct
It's no April Fool's joke, but we discuss those, too.
- Special report: The sum of human knowledge? Not in one Wikipedia language edition
Cultural context, diversity, and the future of languages.
- Featured content: Weathering the storm
Battles, bombs, wars, and more storms.
- Arbitration report: Board member likely to receive editing restriction
Sanctions of multiple flavors, and a non-decision on the breadth of discretionary sanctions.
- Traffic report: Come on and slam, and welcome to the jam
Time to bring on the Bulls.
- Op-Ed: Where Is Political Bias Taking Us?
Straight down the tubes.
- Gallery: Wildlife photos by the book
Birds, insects, elephants, a macaque and more.
- News from the WMF: WMF Board announces Community Culture Statement
Enacting new standards to address harassment and promote inclusivity across projects.
- Recent research: Automatic detection of covert paid editing; Wiki Workshop 2020
New results from academic research
- Community view: Transit routes and mapping during stay-at-home order downtime
Hello Columbus.
- On video: COVID-19 spurs innovations in Wikimedia video and virtual programming
Community harnesses new technologies for remote participation in events and gatherings
- WikiProject report: Revitalizing good articles
Can our energy be turned into long-term change?
- On the bright side: 500,000 articles in the Egyptian Arabic Wikipedia
A selection of good news and encouraging stories from the Wikiverse.
- Obituaries: Dmitrismirnov, Kattenkruid, Muidlatif, Ronhjones, Tsirel
Rest in peace.
Books & Bytes – Issue 39, May – June 2020
Books & Bytes
Issue 39, May – June 2020
- Library Card Platform
- New partnerships
- ProQuest
- Springer Nature
- BioOne
- CEEOL
- IWA Publishing
- ICE Publishing
- Bytes in brief
On behalf of The Wikipedia Library team --MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:13, 11 June 2020 (UTC)
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Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
Hi, just letting you know that when you made this edit you overlooked to update the sources. The cited source was still the article from before the event merely saying that the CFS is scheduled to open on 18 May - as such, we needed a new source to confirm that it has actually gone according to plan. I've found one and put it in now, so this is just for future reference. — Smjg (talk) 23:18, 13 June 2020 (UTC)
The Signpost: 28 June 2020
- News and notes: Progress at Wikipedia Library and Wikijournal of Medicine
Plus Swedish biographies and the big oops!
- Community view: Community open letter on renaming
Reacting to the WMF's rebranding proposal.
- Gallery: After the killing of George Floyd
Protests and photos from around the world...
- In the media: Part collaboration and part combat
Racial justice, Facebook, LGBTQ+, Ryan Merkley, and a woman.
- Discussion report: Community reacts to WMF rebranding proposals
Many Wikimedia community members are upset about the WMF's plan to rebrand. Plus, a discussion of Fox News's reliability.
- Featured content: Sports are returning, with a rainbow
Battles, music, and animals feature prominently in this month's best content.
- Arbitration report: Anti-harassment RfC and a checkuser revocation
The RfC should keep everybody busy.
- Traffic report: The pandemic, alleged murder, a massacre, and other deaths
Plus Rajput, Musk, Epstein, Maxwell, Owens and Anonymous
- News from the WMF: We stand for racial justice
On these issues, there is no neutral stance.
- Recent research: Wikipedia and COVID-19; automated Wikipedia-based fact-checking
And other new research publications
- Interview: What is wrong with rebranding to "Wikipedia Foundation"?
Four signers of the open letter explain.
- Humour: Cherchez une femme
It's amazing what one can do.
- Opinion: Trying to find COI or paid editors? Just read the news
A scientific scandal and the Ronaldo of investment banking.
- On the bright side: For what are you grateful this month?
A selection of good news and encouraging stories from the Wikiverse.
- In focus: Edit Loud, Edit Proud: LGBTIQ+ Wikimedians and Global Information Activism
The history and impact of LGBTIQ+ contributions to Wikimedia projects.
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Black Lives Matter
How Wikipedia is covering racial injustice, both in the outer world and on-site
Happy...
Happy Birthday!
- Thanks for the birthday wishes and good cheer. This is Paul (talk) 20:34, 2 July 2020 (UTC)
Happy Birthday!
- Thanks for the birthday greeting. This is Paul (talk) 20:35, 2 July 2020 (UTC)
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Not sure what you're looking at in this move. We don't prefer comma before Jr. Dicklyon (talk) 06:50, 20 July 2020 (UTC)
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The Signpost: 2 August 2020
- Special report: Wikipedia and the End of Open Collaboration?
Comparing Wikipedia to similar projects.
- COI and paid editing: Some strange people edit Wikipedia for money
And thanks for the photo, Ghislaine!
- News and notes: Abstract Wikipedia, a hoax, sex symbols, and a new admin
Plus lots of affiliations!
- In the media: Dog days gone bad
Pandemic, politics, and possibly paid editing.
- Discussion report: Fox News, a flight of RfAs, and banning policy
Plus a proposed massive invasion of privacy!
- Featured content: Remembering Art, Valor, and Freedom
soldiers, sports, and actors feature heavily this month.
- Traffic report: Now for something completely different
Death and Alexander Hamilton.
- Gallery: Photos of threatened species from iNaturalist
Sometimes you just have to ask.
- News from the WMF: New Chinese national security law in Hong Kong could limit the privacy of Wikipedia users
Privacy is critical to sustaining freedom of expression and association, enabling knowledge and ideas to thrive.
- Recent research: Receiving thanks increases retention, but not the time contributed to Wikipedia
And other new research publications
- Essay: Not compatible with a collaborative project
Some editors aren't.
- Obituaries: Hasteur and Brian McNeil
Rest in peace.
- In focus: WikiLoop DoubleCheck, reviewing edits made easy
Making Wikipedia the encyclopedia that anyone can review.
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DYK for A Surge of Power (Jen Reid) 2020
On 12 August 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article A Surge of Power (Jen Reid) 2020, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the statue A Surge of Power (Jen Reid) 2020 was inspired by a raised fist at a Black Lives Matter protest? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/A Surge of Power (Jen Reid) 2020. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, A Surge of Power (Jen Reid) 2020), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 12 August 2020 (UTC)
Timeline of ITN
I've just created a timeline of ITN and chose not to include not to include any personnel changes nor changes to on-air presentation. I'm also considering doing a timeline for BBC News but am not sure whether to create separate timelines for TV and radio or whether to create a single timeline. Rillington (talk) 17:03, 8 August 2020 (UTC)
- Good work, I agree with the comings and goings but wonder if it would be worth making an exception for events like the first female presenter, which would have been an important milestone at the time. I'll leave it up to you though. With the BBC News one I guess it would work either way, although I don't know how much radio information is available from way back. This is Paul (talk) 21:44, 8 August 2020 (UTC)
- Timeline of BBC Television News now created. Rillington (talk) 15:39, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
- Great work again, I'll add the assessment templates to the talk page. This is Paul (talk) 16:18, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
- Thank you. I'm currently in the process of creating a timeline for BBC Radio News. Rillington (talk) 17:23, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
- Great work again, I'll add the assessment templates to the talk page. This is Paul (talk) 16:18, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
- Timeline of BBC Television News now created. Rillington (talk) 15:39, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
Further timelines
I've now created a timeline of ITV Digital Channels and am putting together a timeline for the BBC News Channel although I won't include personnel changes. I'm also considering doing a timeline for BBC Parliament. Rillington (talk) 17:23, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
- Timeline of the BBC News Channel now created. Rillington (talk) 11:39, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
- Great work again. I'm looking forward to the BBC Parliament one. This is Paul (talk) 12:51, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
- Thank you. Timeline of BBC Parliament now created. Can you think of any other similar timelines which could be created? Rillington (talk) 12:29, 18 August 2020 (UTC)
- Great work again. I'm looking forward to the BBC Parliament one. This is Paul (talk) 12:51, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
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Timelines
I've almost finished the BBC Radio News timeline and was wondering if you can think of any other similar timelines that we could create. Rillington (talk) 15:41, 26 August 2020 (UTC)
- I suppose a timeline of printed media might be worth a go (national newspapers for example), but I'll see what I can think of. This is Paul (talk) 16:34, 26 August 2020 (UTC)
- That would make a good timeline but I was thinking of television or radio timelines. Rillington (talk) 14:59, 27 August 2020 (UTC)
Timeline of BBC Radio News now created. Rillington (talk) 16:03, 30 August 2020 (UTC)
The Signpost: 30 August 2020
- News and notes: The high road and the low road
Will the Scots language Wikipedia survive?
- In the media: Storytelling large and small
COVID, Fox, Kamala, Scots, cryptocurrency, and more.
- Featured content: Going for the goal
Sports, music, military and more
- Special report: Wikipedia's not so little sister is finding its own way
Wikidata's profound impact on Wikipedia
- Op-Ed: The longest-running hoax
Watch out for those Mustelodons!
- Traffic report: Heart, soul, umbrellas, and politics
More politics than usual.
- News from the WMF: Fourteen things we’ve learned by moving Polish Wikimedia conference online
Celebrating of our community in a different format.
- Recent research: Detecting spam, and pages to protect; non-anonymous editors signal their intelligence with high-quality articles
And other new research results
- Arbitration report: A slow couple of months
Everybody deserves a vacation!
- From the archives: Wikipedia for promotional purposes?
A question from 2005 that we still haven't answered.
- Obituaries: Marcus Sherman, Jerome West, and Pauline van Till
Rest in Peace.


