The Signpost
Volume 22
Issue 11
24 August 2026

BryanDavis – cc0
News and notes
Union process progresses, unanswered questions about Littler Mendelson remain
And Raju Narisetti leaves WMF board after nine years.
Poccil and Roshan220195 – pd
In the media
Wikipedia editors save Sam Altman's life
Can AI do that? Meanwhile, Ruwiki gives porn the shaft, and has Grokipedia ghosted?
DarTar – cc-by-sa-3.0
Recent research
Women in blue? Wikipedia's gender gap reverses in some areas
And other new research findings.
DHN – GFDL/CC-SA 3.0
Discussion report
Again and Again
The community comes to consensus.
Jason Kwok – cc-by-sa-4.0
Traffic report
Look out, here comes the Spider-Man!
Plus The Odyssey and varied topics caught in his web.
JJxFile – CCA-SA 4.0 International
Humour
Her tastes, her Wikimania, her upcoming tour... Baby Globe reveals everything
A short (parody) interview with Baby Globe via the French wikipress outlet, Regards sur l’Actualité du mouvement Wikimédia (RAW).
User:Matkatamiba – CC-BY-SA-4.0 International
On the bright side
The great outdoors
Blue Angels, Indigenous Peoples' Day, and the Perseids meteor shower.
Defense Technical Information Center – US-PD
Opinion
Are we embarrassed yet?
One editor wants to find out more about a Department of Justice investigation of Wikipedia and its editors.
Jorge Jaramillo – CC BY-SA 4.0
Special report
Paris Syndrome: Labor Strife, AI Anxiety, and a Leadership Test at Wikimania 2026
Notes from a delightful Wikimania and the ugly week that followed.
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Unknown illustrator (Punch 1841) – pd
Comix
WP:FAOWN
"Explaining civilly" probably should go both ways...
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