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22 April 2015
Special report
Sony emails reveal corporate practices and undisclosed advocacy editing
A
Signpost
investigation of the released data has revealed Sony's corporate practices regarding Wikipedia and uncovered what appears to be undisclosed advocacy editing of Wikipedia by Sony employees and possibly by others.
In the media
UK political editing; hoaxes; net neutrality
Wikipedia appears to have been drawn into the drama of the upcoming, hotly contested UK general election.
News and notes
Call for candidates as the movement approaches the Wikimedia Board elections
The Affiliates Committee this week announced the organization of a community referral for comment, currently open on the meta-wiki, to address upcoming changes to the way that the Affiliations Committee will review movement-affiliated user-groups in the future.
In focus
2015 Wikimedia Foundation election preparations underway
2015 will see through the biennial community election for the three community-elected seats on the Board of Trustees—the "ultimate corporate authority" of the Wikimedia Foundation and the level at which the strategic decisions regarding the Wikimedia movement are made.
Featured content
Vanguard
on guard
Six featured articles and fifteen featured pictures were promoted this week.
Traffic report
A harvest of couch potatoes
Couch potatoes rule this week, as 9 of the top 10 slots were taken by either movies, TV, or sports.
Gallery
The bitter end
The Gallery is an occasional
Signpost
feature highlighting quality images and articles from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons based on a particular theme.
Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Archives/2015-04-22
