• News and notes: Cons, cons, cons
  The first ever Wikidata conference was a con we wanted. Problematic paid editing while in a position of trust: not so much.

• Arbitration report: Administrator desysoped; How to deal with crosswiki issues; Mister Wiki case likely
  Arbitration matters from October and November.

• Technology report: Searching and surveying
  A new advanced search interface; the Community Wishlist Survey is back.

• Interview: A featured article centurion
  Brianboulton talks about featured articles on his 100th promotion.

• WikiProject report: Recommendations for WikiProjects
  A novel approach to recruit members for your project!

• In the media: Open knowledge platform as a media institution
  Wikipedia seen as flawed but important; conservative think-tank fellow wants his say; volunteer in Madison wants to close the gender gap.

• Traffic report: Strange and inappropriate
  Readers intrigued by the Netflix show Stranger Things, and by sexual assault allegations.

• Featured content: We will remember them
  War memorials, soldiers, extinct species, and devastating hurricanes are some of the most recently promoted featured content.

• Recent research: Who wrote this? New dataset on the provenance of Wikipedia text
  And other new research publications.

• Humour: Good faith (but still incomprehensible)
  The entertainment value of Wikipedia.