Opinion essay:
The conservatism of Wikimedians
News and notes:
Largest ever donation to WMF, final findings of editor survey released, 'Terms of use' heavily revised
In the news:
Uproar over Italian shutdown, the varying reception of BLP mischief, and Wikipedia's doctor-evangelist
WikiProject report:
The World's Oldest People
Featured content:
The weird and the disgusting
Arbitration report:
Senkaku Islands
closes; administrators authorized to place articles on discretionary sanctions
Technology report:
1.18 deployment and HTTPS switchover completed, but developer help now needed with new projects
Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2011-10-10