News and notes:
Documenting Wikimania and our beginnings
The oldest surviving Wikipedia edit restored to article history, Wikimania, and the mystery of a disappearing Funds Dissemination Committee.
In focus:
Ryan Merkley joins WMF as Chief of Staff
Working with leadership and the community, taking on both operational and strategic responsibilities
In the media:
Many layers of fake news: Fake fiction and fake news vandalism
And the media report it all
Discussion report:
Meta proposals on partial bans and IP users
Can we survive without IP addresses?
Traffic report:
Once upon a time in Greenland with Boris and cornflakes
And some summer flicks with the usual heroes and villains
Op-Ed:
We couldn't have told you this, but Wikipedia was censored
Should we break the law or publish the truth?
Opinion:
The Curious Case of Croatian Wikipedia
Or how to make a concentration camp disappear?
Community view:
Chinese Wikipedia and the battle against extradition from Hong Kong
From streets to Wikipedia - What are editors from Hong Kong facing?
News from the WMF:
Meet Emna Mizouni, the newly minted 2019 Wikimedian of the Year
Emna Mizouni was named the 2019 Wikimedian of the Year.
Recent research:
Special issue on gender gap and gender bias research
A roundup of many recent publications examining Wikpedia's gender gaps in participation and content, and their possible reasons
On the bright side:
What's making you happy this month?
A selection of good news and encouraging stories that are from the Wikiverse
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