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Books & Bytes – Issue 58
The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
Issue 58, July – August 2023
- New partners - De Standaard and Duncker & Humblot
- Tech tip: Filters
- Wikimania presentation
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The Signpost: 16 September 2023
- News and notes: Wikimedia power sharing – just an advisory role for the volunteer community?
Plus: Africa news, funding report, U4C draft, roads fork and another ChatGPT block.
- In the media: "Just flirting", going Dutch and Shapps for the defence?
Plus a new judge, an "unimportant" record, and staying in the swim!
- Obituary: Nosebagbear
A Wikipedian and a friend.
- Serendipity: Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no paywall, for thou, Wikipedia Library, art with me
Non-flammable, BPA-free, and really whips the llama's ass.
- Featured content: Catching up
Covering all of August. Pretty much.
- Concept: Strange portal opened by CERN researchers brings Wikipedia articles from "other worlds"
The Signpost brings you the latest from the source.
- Traffic report: Some of it's magic, some of it's tragic
Sports, film and singers. We've got it all!
Refill
I'm away from home for the weekend and using a different device so if there's any problems with any Refill edits I'e done I'll sort them out on Sunday. Cheers, This is Paul (talk) 22:57, 22 September 2023 (UTC)
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CfD nomination at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2023 October 1 § Category:WikiProject X members
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The Signpost: 3 October 2023
- News and notes: Wikimedia Endowment financial statement published
Finances during Tides Foundation management of the endowment are shown for the first time.
- In the media: History is written by whoever can harness the most editors
Plus Harvard, Yale, Lords and Commons, partners and trolls!
- Recent research: Readers prefer ChatGPT over Wikipedia; concerns about limiting "anyone can edit" principle "may be overstated"
And other new research publications
- Featured content: By your logic,
The first issue to feature two poetry article
- Concept: Wikipedia policies from other worlds: WP:NOANTLERS
Material must be written with the greatest care and attention; the level of detail and commentary regarding the antlers of living persons is to be kept to a minimum.
- Poetry: "The Sight"
Tamzin reflects on the hunt.
- Traffic report: There shall be no slaves in the land of lands, it's a Bollywood jam
Taylor Swift with an NFL tight end and Lauren Boebert with a Democrat?
The Signpost: 23 October 2023
- News and notes: Where have all the administrators gone?
Long time passing
- In the media: Thirst traps, the fastest loading sites on the web, and the original collaborative writing
Also: High fives, Wikipedia as a guide for counterfeiters and crossword makers, and Iskander at the UN.
- Gallery: Before and After: Why you don't need to know how to restore images to make massive improvements
The benefits of research.
- Featured content: Yo, ho! Blow the man down!
These titles never make much sense even at the best of times, so why not be random?
- Traffic report: The calm and the storm
They are still fighting.
- News from Diff: Sawtpedia: Giving a Voice to Wikipedia Using QR Codes
Sounds good!
- Humour: New citation template introduced for divine revelations, drug use, and really thinking about it
"Cite altered state" to join the distinguished ranks of CS1 templates
"EGAFD" listed at Redirects for discussion
The redirect EGAFD has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Anyone, including you, is welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 October 23 § EGAFD until a consensus is reached. Thryduulf (talk) 19:50, 23 October 2023 (UTC)
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The Signpost: 6 November 2023
- Arbitration report: Admin bewilderingly unmasks self as sockpuppet of other admin who was extremely banned in 2015
"Is this an ArbCom case request or an M. Night Shyamalan movie?"
- In the media: UK shadow chancellor accused of ripping off WP articles for book, Wikipedians accused of being dicks by a rich man
Plus Gaza bias, Speaker Johnson, Maher, the music of websites, and antisemitism.
- News and notes: Board candidacy process posted, editors protest WMF privacy measure, sweet meetups
And three new admins!
- Opinion: An open letter to Elon Musk
You should learn some of our rules!
- WikiCup report: The WikiCup 2023
The winner is...
- News from Wiki Ed: Equity lists on Wikipedia
Do you ever wonder where Wikipedia articles come from?
- Recent research: How English Wikipedia drove out fringe editors over two decades
And other new research findings.
- Featured content: Like putting a golf course in a historic site.
Only literally.
- Wikidata: Evaluating qualitative systemic bias in large article sets on Wikipedia
A systematic approach.
- Traffic report: Cricket jumpscare
Plus Kollywood, Killers of the Flower Moon, and ongoing war.
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About the Hartlepool stabbings
Hello, Paul. I'm the one who flagged the article for recentism and notability and I didn't want to move on without talking to you. I didn't mean to be cold about it, it just seems a bit soon to merit an encyclopedia entry. We don't know what the final legal outcome will be. These stabbings are certainly outrageous. Terrorism is a real concern and I hope I haven't been insensitive. Oona Wikiwalker (talk) 22:49, 12 November 2023 (UTC)
- Hi @Oona Wikiwalker: I didn't create the article but tried to tidy it up a bit, although I share similar concerns. My main concern was use of the Daily Express to source the article so I found some alternative references. It seemed a bit soon to create it though, particularly when not much is known about the incident. It was reported in the media but largely eclipsed by other events. I'd support an AFD if you wanted to do that. This is Paul (talk) 23:06, 12 November 2023 (UTC)
- I should have done it first, but after writing you the above message I looked at the user page for the author. Most of his activity is writing articles about recent violent crime anywhere in the world that were subsequently marked for speedy deletion. Seems to be a fetish? Oona Wikiwalker (talk) 19:49, 13 November 2023 (UTC)
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The Signpost: 20 November 2023
- In the media: Propaganda and photos, lunatics and a lunar backup
Comic-con, Media summit, and a classic!
- News and notes: Update on Wikimedia's financial health
Plus: Sockpuppet investigators asking for help.
- Traffic report: If it bleeds, it leads
Or if it's Indian sport or cinema.
- Recent research: Canceling disputes as the real function of ArbCom
And other new research findings.
- Wikimania: Wikimania 2024 scholarships
Scholarship applications for Wikimania 2024 are now open!
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Books & Bytes – Issue 59
The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
Issue 59, September – October 2023
- Spotlight: Introducing a repository of anti-disinformation projects
- Tech tip: Library access methods
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Deletion proposal for Timeline of Greatest Hits Radio
I noticed a message on my talkpage saying that someone has nominated this article for deletion but as of yet, no such discussion has been started and I've deleted it from the article. The justification is "Fails NLIST. No WP:IS WP:RS showing this has been discussed as a group. Unneeded CFORK of main article which already contains a history of the station." Given that you have done a lot of work to keep this up to date, I thought it best to let you know for as and when this appears. Rillington (talk) 11:04, 29 November 2023 (UTC)
- This article has now formally been nominated for deletion. Rillington (talk) 11:34, 29 November 2023 (UTC)
The Signpost: 4 December 2023
- News and notes: Beeblebrox ejected from Arbitration Committee following posts on Wikipediocracy
Just as his term was ending!
- In the media: Turmoil on Hebrew Wikipedia, grave dancing, Olga's impact and inspiring Bhutanese nuns
Plus Apple Pay, fiction, registration, expulsion, and elimination!
- Disinformation report: "Wikipedia and the assault on history"
An analysis of a literary mystery.
- In focus: Tens of thousands of freely available sources flagged
Continuing years of efforts to improve free-to-read access.
- Comix: Bold comics for a new age
"I think we ought to read only the kind of comics that wound or stab us. If the comic we're reading doesn't wake us up with a blow to the head, what are we reading for?" — Franz Kafka
- Essay: I am going to die
And so are you.
- Featured content: Real gangsters move in silence
Quite literally, and other fascinating featured articles, pictures and lists
- Traffic report: And it's hard to watch some cricket, in the cold November Rain
If you don't fancy the sport that occupies over 25% of the slots in these lists, there's always movies, celebrities, and political follies to fall back on – or an unusual fired-for-the-weekend CEO.
- Humour: Mandy Rice-Davies Applies
This page in a nutshell: Whether or not someone has denied unsavory allegations — though such a denial may not merit being given equal weight in an article — a worthless shitpost should still be included.
Deletion proposal for Timeline of Greatest Hits Radio
This has nominated for deletion. The justification is "Fails NLIST. No WP:IS WP:RS showing this has been discussed as a group. Unneeded CFORK of main article which already contains a history of the station." Given that you have done a lot of work to keep this up to date, I was wondering if maybe you could please add your support for this to be kept because if this one is deleted, they may go after other UK broadcasting timelines which you and me have put significant amounts of time into.
The current score is 2 keep, 2 merge and one delete. Rillington (talk) 11:36, 7 December 2023 (UTC)
- Thank you for your support regarding the AfD of the Greatest Hits Radio timeline.
- I had received a message on my talkpage from User:Rodney Baggins regarding a major reformatting of our series of broadcasting timelines and I have replied. Given that you have played a major role in creating, compiling and updating timelines in these series I wanted to get your view.
- You will see the format that he is suggesting on the the snooker timeline.
- If you could please give your views on my talkpage I'd be most grateful. Rillington (talk) 12:28, 10 December 2023 (UTC)
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Edits over the holidays
I'm away for the next few days and using a different device, so I'll need to revisit some of my refill edits when I get home. I'll be back on the 28th so I'll deal with everything then. In the meantime, have a great Christmas and enjoy the good cheer. This is Paul (talk) 00:02, 24 December 2023 (UTC)
The Signpost: 24 December 2023
- Special report: Did the Chinese Communist Party send astroturfers to sabotage a hacktivist's Wikipedia article?
Wikipedia article histories are public records that can be easily examined, so unlike other websites, we can answer this question thoroughly.
- News and notes: The Italian Public Domain wars continue, Wikimedia RU set to dissolve, and a recap of WLM 2023
Not the best of times for Wikipedians across the world, but there are still glimpses of hope...
- In the media: Consider the humble fork
Forky on forky on forky, plus a strange donation scheme and other interesting bits of news.
- Discussion report: Arabic Wikipedia blackout; Wikimedians discuss SpongeBob, copyrights, and AI
Wiki goes dark and adopts Palestine flag logo; intellectual property rumblings from the bowels of the law.
- In focus: Liquidation of Wikimedia RU
Wikimedia Russia closes after founder is declared a "foreign agent".
- Technology report: Dark mode is coming
No more must Wikipedia always be a lightbulb in the dark — except metaphorically of course.
- Recent research: "LLMs Know More, Hallucinate Less" with Wikidata
And other new research publications.
- Gallery: A feast of holidays and carols
Peace on earth, goodwill to all!
- Comix: Lollus lmaois 200C tincture
the dilution makes it stronger.
- Crossword: when the crossword is sus
The Signpost Crossword is a 2018 online multiplayer social deduction game that takes place in space-themed settings where players are colorful, armless cartoon astronauts.
- Traffic report: What's the big deal? I'm an animal!
Bollywood, Hollywood, and both kinds of football to close out December.
- From the editor: A piccy iz worth OVAR 9000!!!11oneone! wordz ^_^
The debugging will continue until performance improves.
- Apocrypha: Local editor discovered 1,380 lost subheadings in ancient Signpost scrolls. And what he found was shocking.
Heartwarming — MUST READ — You Won't BELIEVE #4!!!!!
- Humour: Guess the joke contest
Winner receives a special prize!
- BJAODN: Bad jokes and other deleted nonsense
Edit summary: "Only need this page for about 30 minutes to demonstrate to a friend how easy it is to create a Wikipedia page. Then it will be deleted."
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Just a heads up
@This is Paul: evening. There is currently a vote going on at Talk:Lucy Letby#RFC on Lead sentence about whether to exclude calling her a serial killer. You have previously edited on similar pages and about similar stuff, so thought you may be interested in voting? 86.187.226.176 (talk) 18:52, 30 December 2023 (UTC)
- Thanks, I'll take a look. This is Paul (talk) 21:29, 30 December 2023 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
| The Tireless Contributor Barnstar | |
| Thank you for your amazing contributions to a wide range of Event articles such as the 2023 in Ireland and 2023 in the United Kingdom pages! Edl-irishboy (talk) 18:19, 27 December 2023 (UTC) |
- Thanks, and Happy New Year! This is Paul (talk) 21:30, 30 December 2023 (UTC)
