News and notes:
Big bux hidden beneath wine-dark sea as we wait for the Tides to go out?
Gitz666 unglocked, Wikimania scholarships given and a new admin anointed.
In the media:
Tentacles of Emirates plot attempt to ensnare Wikipedia
Ruwiki on the Ruinternet, Rauwerda on TEDx, and Jimbo on Fridman.
Obituary:
David Thomsen (Dthomsen8) and Ingo Koll (Kipala)
Philadelphians and Tanzanians say goodbye.
News from the WMF:
ABC for Fundraising: Advancing Banner Collaboration for fundraising campaigns
The collaboration process for the 2023 English fundraising campaign is kicking off now, right from the start of the fiscal year.
In focus:
Are the children of celebrities over-represented in French cinema?
Wikidata queries investigate nepo babies.
Tips and tricks:
What automation can do for you (and your WikiProject)
A summary of various tools designed over the years.
Recent research:
Wikipedia-grounded chatbot "outperforms all baselines" on factual accuracy
And various other research on large language models and Wikipedia.
Humour:
New fringe theories to be introduced
Bold move intended to "get some variety" into Wikipedia arguments.
Cobwebs:
If you're reading this, you're probably on a desktop
The annual report that tries to understand the Signpost through data, written in 2020, which never saw the light of day until now.
Featured content:
Scrollin', scrollin', scrollin', keep those readers scrollin', got to keep on scrollin', Rawhide!
In which choices have been made™.
Traffic report:
The Idol becomes the Master
Sex, drugs and violence, English, math and science.
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