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28 May 2016
News and notes
Upcoming Wikimedia conferences in the US and India; May Metrics and Activities Meeting
Dates and venues for WikiCon USA 2016, WikiCon India 2016, 2016 Glam Boot Camp and 2016 Wikimedia Diversity Conference
Special report
Compensation paid to Sue Gardner increased by almost 50 percent after she stepped down as executive director
Sue Gardner appears to be earning more money as the WMF's special advisor than she did as its executive director
In the media
The perils of Wikipedia's monopoly; Wikipedians' fragility; Street Sharks hoax
Not everything you read online is fact
Featured content
Eight articles, three lists and five pictures
Another eight featured articles, three featured lists and five featured pictures
Op-ed
Journey of a Wikipedian
Mental health carries a powerful stigma. The more we are open about it, the less that weighs all of us down
Arbitration report
Gamaliel resigns from the arbitration committee
Gamaliel and others case nears its end, and there are new 30/500 rules
Recent research
English as Wikipedia's Lingua Franca; deletion rationales; schizophrenia controversies
Round-up of recent Wikipedia research
Traffic report
Splitting (musical) airs / Slow Ride
We've recently come into possession of a new tool.
Blog
Freely licensed magic at Eurovision
Albin Olsson has been right there with them, capturing dramatic images of singers from around the world.
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