News and notes:
WMF board elections and fundraising updates
Three new admins, but overall numbers still shrinking.
Special report:
Wikimedia Movement Charter ratification vote underway, new Council may surpass power of Board
Will we weather the storm?
In focus:
How the Russian Wikipedia keeps it clean despite having just a couple dozen administrators
Unbundling, automation, fighting spirit, and a bot named Reimu Hakurei.
Discussion report:
Wikipedians are hung up on the meaning of Madonna
Debate unsettled after seventeen years.
In the media:
War and information in war and politics
Advocacy organizations, a journalist, mycophobes, conservatives, leftists, photographers, and a disinformation task force imagine themselves in Wikipedia.
Sister projects:
On editing Wikisource
A journey to a sister project.
Obituary:
Hanif Al Husaini, Salazarov, Hyacinth, and PirjanovNurlan
Rest in peace.
Opinion:
Etika: a Pop Culture Champion
An article about Etika's appeal and legacy in pop culture.
Gallery:
Spokane Willy's photos
A virtual visit to the Inland Northwest.
Op-Ed:
Why you should not vote in the 2024 WMF BoT elections
"Simply not good enough".
Crossword:
On a day of independence, beat crosswords into crossploughshares
How well do you know the main page (no peeking)?
Humour:
A joke
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Cobwebs:
Counting to a billion — manuscripts don't burn
Special:Diff/1 and related techno-trivia more complicated than you'd think.
Recent research:
Is Wikipedia Politically Biased? Perhaps
And other new publications on systemic bias and other topics.
Traffic report:
Talking about you and me, and the games people play
Elections, movies, sports.
Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2024-07-04