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This week's article for improvement (week 11, 2025)
 Wooden rake
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This week's article for improvement (week 12, 2025)
Hello, The boss 1998. The article for improvement of the week is:
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The Signpost: 22 March 2025
- From the editor: Hanami
It's an ecstasy, my spring.
- Opinion: Talking about governments editing Wikipedia
Let them know what you think!
- News and notes: Deeper look at takedowns targeting Wikipedia
Read this, then forget all about it.
- In the media: The good, the bad, and the unusual
Life on the Wiki as usual!
- Recent research: Explaining the disappointing history of Flagged Revisions; and what's the impact of ChatGPT on Wikipedia so far?
And WMF invites multi-year research fund proposals
- Traffic report: All the world's a stage, we are merely players...
The Oscars, politics, and death elbow for the most attention.
- Gallery: WikiPortraits rule!
The photographers are the celebrities!
- Essay: Unusual biographical images
And very unusual biographical images.
- Obituary: Rest in peace
Send not to know
For whom the bell tolls,
It tolls for thee.
This week's article for improvement (week 13, 2025)
Hello, The boss 1998. The article for improvement of the week is:
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This week's article for improvement (week 14, 2025)
_Jack_Black.jpg) Jack Black in 2023
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This week's article for improvement (week 15, 2025)
Hello, The boss 1998. The article for improvement of the week is:
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The Signpost: 9 April 2025
- Special report: Wikipedian and physician Ziyad al-Sufiani reportedly released from Saudi prison
Fellow doctor Osama Khalid remains behind bars for "violating public morals" by editing.
- In focus: WMF to explore "common standards" for NPOV policies; implications for project autonomy remain unclear
Major changes to core content policy, or still-developing plan for new initiative?
- In the media: Indian judges demand removal of content critical of Asian News International
Defeat, or just a setback?
- News and notes: 35,000 user accounts compromised, locked in attempted credential-stuffing attack
Plus: 30-year anniversary of wiki software commemorated.
- Op-ed: How crawlers impact the operations of the Wikimedia projects
Our content is free, our infrastructure is not!
- Opinion: Crawlers, hogs and gorillas
What is to be done?
- Debriefing: Giraffer's RfA debriefing
Advice to aspirants: "Read RfA debriefs", including this one.
- Obituary: RHaworth, TomCat4680 and PawełMM
Rest in peace.
- Traffic report: Heigh-Ho, Heigh-Ho, off to report we go...
Snow White sinking, Adolescence soaring, spacefarers stranded, this list has it all!
- News from Diff: Strengthening Wikipedia’s neutral point of view
The Wikimedia Foundation's announcement from Diff.
- Comix: Thirteen
Gadzooks!
This week's article for improvement (week 16, 2025)
 Japan as seen from a satellite. Honshu is the largest, middle island.
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This week's article for improvement (week 17, 2025)
 Homemade sock monkeys have been part of U.S. and Canadian culture since the Great Depression.
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This week's article for improvement (week 18, 2025)
Hello, The boss 1998. The article for improvement of the week is:
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Stuffed toy • Honshu Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:44, 28 April 2025 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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The Signpost: 1 May 2025
- News and notes: India cut off from Wiki money; WMF annual plan and Wikimedia programs seek comment
As always, Wikimedia community governance relies on user participation; plus, more updates from the Wikimedia world
- In the media: Feds aiming for WMF's nonprofit status
Scrapers, an Indian lawsuit, and a crash-or-not-crash?
- Recent research: How readers use Wikipedia health content; Scholars generally happy with how their papers are cited on Wikipedia
And other new research findings.
- Arbitration report: Sysop Tinucherian removed and admonished by the ArbCom
And don't bite those newbies!
- Discussion report: Latest news from Centralized discussions
And don't bite those newbies!
- Traffic report: Of Wolf and Man
Television dramas, televised sports, film, the Pope, and ... bioengineering at the top of the list?
- Disinformation report: At WikiCredCon, Wikipedia editors and Internet Archive discuss threats to trust in media
Community volunteers network among themselves and use technology to counter attacks on information sharing.
- News from the WMF: Product & Tech Progress on the Annual Plan
A look at some product and tech highlights from the Wikimedia Foundation's Annual Plan (July–December 2024).
- Humour: Crisis erupts as furious admins, functionaries complain about crappy t-shirts
Hey! At least it is something!
- Comix: By territory
Zounds!
- In focus: Using AI on the Russian Wikipedia: opportunities or challenges?
Would a billion articles be a good idea?
- Community view: A deep dive into Wikimedia
There's a lot more to this than you think.
- Debriefing: Barkeep49's RfB debriefing
I wonder about having crats, but decided to become one anyway.
- Gallery: Meet the winners of Wiki Loves Monuments 2024
Just beautiful photos!
- Obituary: JarrahTree, JohnClarknew and Yashthepunisher
Rest in Paradise.
This week's article for improvement (week 19, 2025)
 Mainboard of a NeXTcube computer
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This week's article for improvement (week 20, 2025)
Hello, The boss 1998. The article for improvement of the week is:
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Motherboard • Internet research Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 12 May 2025 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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The Signpost: 14 May 2025
- News and notes: WMF to kick off new-CEO quest as Iskander preps to move on — Supreme Court nixes gag of Wiki page for other India court row on ANI — code-heads give fix-up date for Charts in lieu of long-dead Graph gizmo
And comment is requested on a privacy whitepaper.
- In the media: Wikimedia Foundation sues over UK government decision that might require identity verification of editors worldwide
And other courtroom drama.
- Disinformation report: What does Jay-Z know about Wikipedia?
And how he knows it: all about lawyer letters and editing logs.
- In focus: On the hunt for sources: Swedish AfD discussions
Why the language barrier is not the only impediment to navigating sources from another culture.
- Technology report: WMF introduces unique but privacy-preserving browser cookie
And QR codes for every page!
- Debriefing: Goldsztajn's RfA debriefing
When an editor is ready to become staff at a public library (not a brother in a fraternity).
- Obituary: Max Lum (User:ICOHBuzz)
Rest in peace.
- Community view: A Deep Dive Into Wikimedia (part 2)
The technology behind it, and the other stuff.
- Comix: Collection
Gadzooks!
- From the archives: Humor from the Archives
And more.
This week's article for improvement (week 21, 2025)
Hello, The boss 1998. The article for improvement of the week is:
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Pneumatics • Motherboard Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 19 May 2025 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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This week's article for improvement (week 22, 2025)
Hello, The boss 1998. The article for improvement of the week is:
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This week's article for improvement (week 23, 2025)
Hello, The boss 1998. The article for improvement of the week is:
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This week's article for improvement (week 24, 2025)
Hello, The boss 1998. The article for improvement of the week is:
Classificatory disputes about art Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Remote sensing • Garden Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 9 June 2025 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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This week's article for improvement (week 25, 2025)
Hello, The boss 1998. The article for improvement of the week is:
Modern Pagan views on LGBT people Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Classificatory disputes about art • Remote sensing Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:08, 16 June 2025 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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This week's article for improvement (week 26, 2025)
Hello, The boss 1998. The article for improvement of the week is:
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Modern Pagan views on LGBT people • Classificatory disputes about art Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 23 June 2025 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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The Signpost: 24 June 2025
- News and notes: Happy 7 millionth!
Admins arrested in Belarus.
- In the media: Playing professor pong with prosecutorial discretion
Pardon our alliteration!
- Disinformation report: Pardon me, Mr. President, have you seen my socks?
A get-out-of-jail card!
- Recent research: Wikipedia's political bias; "Ethical" LLMs accede to copyright owners' demands but ignore those of Wikipedians
And other new research publications.
- Traffic report: All Sinners, a future, all Saints, a past
Holy men and not-as-holy movies.
- News from Diff: Call for candidates is now open: Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees
Get your self-nomination in by July 2nd!
- Opinion: Russian Wiki-fork flails, failing readers and editors
After two years RuWiki fails to thrive.
- Debriefing: EggRoll97's RfA2 debriefing
With some sweet-and-sour sauce!
- Community view: A Deep Dive Into Wikimedia (part 3)
Every thing you need to know about the Wikimedia Foundation?
- Comix: Hamburgers
Egad!
This week's article for improvement (week 27, 2025)
Hello, The boss 1998. The article for improvement of the week is:
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Urarina language • Modern Pagan views on LGBT people Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 30 June 2025 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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This week's article for improvement (week 28, 2025)
Hello, The boss 1998. The article for improvement of the week is:
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Magnesium • Urarina language Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:06, 7 July 2025 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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This week's article for improvement (week 29, 2025)
Hello, The boss 1998. The article for improvement of the week is:
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Musician • Magnesium Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 14 July 2025 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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The Signpost: 18 July 2025
- News and notes: Is no WikiNews good WikiNews? — Election season returns!
Endowment tax form, Wikimania, elections, U4C, fundraising and a duck!
- In the media: How bad (or good) is Wikipedia?
And how do we know?
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Medicine reaches milestone of zero unreferenced articles
Five-year journey comes to healthy fruition.
- In focus: Wikimania 2025: Connecting Wikimedians across the world for 20 years
Wikimedians from around the world will gather in person and online at the twentieth annual meeting of Wikimania.
- Recent research: Knowledge manipulation on Russia's Wikipedia fork; Marxist critique of Wikidata license; call to analyze power relations of Wikipedia
As well as "hermeneutic excursions" and other scientific research findings.
- News from the WMF: Form 990 released for the Wikimedia Foundation’s fiscal year 2023-2024
The report covers the Foundation's operations from July 2023 - June 2024
- Discussion report: Six thousand noticeboard discussions in 2025 electrically winnowed down to a hundred
A step towards objective and comprehensive coverage of a project nearly too big to follow.
- Comix: Divorce
Drawn this century!
- Opinion: Women are somewhat under-represented on the English-language Wikipedia, and other observations from analysis
How data from the Wikipedia "necessary articles" lists can shed new light on the gender gap
- Community view: A Deep Dive Into Wikimedia (part 4): The Future Of Wikimedia and Conclusion
Annual plans, external trends, infrastructure, equity, safety, and effectiveness. What does it all mean?
- Obituary: Pvmoutside, Atomicjohn, Rdmoore6, Jaknouse, Morven, Martin of Sheffield, MarnetteD, Herewhy, BabelStone
Rest in peace.
- Traffic report: God only knows
Wouldn't it be nice without billionaires, scandals, deaths, and wars?
- Humour: New forum created for people who don't care about Wikipedia
If you are too blasé for Mr. Blasé and don't give a FAC.
This week's article for improvement (week 30, 2025)
Hello, The boss 1998. The article for improvement of the week is:
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind • Musician Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 21 July 2025 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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This week's article for improvement (week 31, 2025)
Hello, The boss 1998. The article for improvement of the week is:
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Human behavior • Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:13, 28 July 2025 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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The Signpost: 9 August 2025
- News and notes: Court order snips out part of Wikipedia article, editors debate whether to frame shreds or pulp them
Plus a mysterious CheckUser incident, and the news with Wikinews.
- Discussion report: News from ANI, AN, RSN, BLPN, ELN, FTN, and NPOVN
A review of June, July and August.
- Disinformation report: The article in the most languages
Who is this guy?
- Community view: News from the Villages Pump
Threads since June.
- In the media: Disgrace, dive bars, deceased despots, and diverse dispatches
And slop.
- Crossword: Accidental typography
It's not a conlang, it's a crossword puzzle.
- Comix: best-laid schemes o' wikis an' men
gang aft agley, an' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain, for promis'd joy!
- Traffic report: I'm not the antichrist or the Superman
Everybody's Somebody's Fool.
This week's article for improvement (week 33, 2025)
Hello, The boss 1998. The article for improvement of the week is:
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This week's article for improvement (week 34, 2025)
Hello, The boss 1998. The article for improvement of the week is:
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Kingdom of Norway (872–1397) • Housing Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 18 August 2025 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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This week's article for improvement (week 36, 2025)
Hello, The boss 1998. The article for improvement of the week is:
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Liquor • Town Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 1 September 2025 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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