The Signpost

News and notes
Cons, cons, cons
The first ever Wikidata conference was a con we wanted. Problematic paid editing while in a position of trust: not so much.
Arbitration report
Administrator desysoped; How to deal with crosswiki issues; Mister Wiki case likely
Arbitration matters from October and November.
Technology report
Searching and surveying
A new advanced search interface; the Community Wishlist Survey is back.
Interview
A featured article centurion
Brianboulton talks about featured articles on his 100th promotion.
WikiProject report
Recommendations for WikiProjects
A novel approach to recruit members for your project!
In the media
Open knowledge platform as a media institution
Wikipedia seen as flawed but important; conservative think-tank fellow wants his say; volunteer in Madison wants to close the gender gap.
Traffic report
Strange and inappropriate
Readers intrigued by the Netflix show Stranger Things, and by sexual assault allegations.
Featured content
We will remember them
War memorials, soldiers, extinct species, and devastating hurricanes are some of the most recently promoted featured content.
Recent research
Who wrote this? New dataset on the provenance of Wikipedia text
And other new research publications.
Humour
Good faith (but still incomprehensible)
The entertainment value of Wikipedia.

















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