Editorial:
Wikipedia policy suppresses sharing of information
And the
Signpost
loses and gains a co-editor-in-chief
News and notes:
Foundation presents results of harassment research, plans for automated identification; Wikiconference submissions open
WMF and Alphabet are developing an algorithm designed to detect personal attacks
In the media:
Paid editing service announced; Commercial exploitation of free images; Wikipedia as a crystal ball; Librarians to counter systemic bias
Plus Android and Taylor Swift
Obituary:
Kevin Gorman, who took on Wikipedia's gender gap and undisclosed paid advocacy, dies at 24
Condolences are being left on his English Wikipedia talk page
Traffic report:
Summer of Pokémon, Trump, and Hillary
Pokémon Go led the chart for two weeks running
Featured content:
Women and Hawaii
Eight articles, two lists and fourteen pictures were promoted
Recent research:
Easier navigation via better wikilinks
Plus: new Wiki Studies journal, Wikipedia usage on Twitter and more
Blog:
All-new notifications page helps Wikimedians focus on what matters most
WMF announces enhancements to the notifications system
Technology report:
User script report (January to July 2016, part 1)
New user scripts and other tech news
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