← Current issue

WP:POST/A

Archives

The Signpost (talk  · chat)
About Archives Subscribe
Newsroom (talk) Coordination Submissions Suggestions
Writing Content + resources Formatting (cheatsheet) Style Technical (talk)
Recent changes: main · talk
Newsletters
v t e

If you want to see every Signpost article on one page in a gigantic cavalcade of tables, you can do so here.

• From the editors: Looking back, looking forward
  
  The 20th anniversary of The Signpost.

• Traffic report: The most viewed articles of 2024
  
  A lot of psephology!

• In the media: Will you be targeted?
  
  HUMINT or humbug?

• Technology report: New Calculator template brings interactivity at last
  
  Hallelujah!

• Essay: Meet the Canadian who holds the longest editing streak on Wikipedia
  
  Johnny Au has edited for 17 years straight without missing a day.

• Opinion: Reflections one score hence
  
  Some thoughts from the original editor-in-chief.

• News and notes: It's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new life for me... and I'm feeling free
  
  Public Domain Day 2025, Women in Red hits 20% biography milestone, Spanish Wikipedia reaches two million articles, and other news from the Wikimedia world.

• Serendipity: What we've left behind, and where we want to go next
  
  The Signpost staff on achievements of '24 and hopes for '25.

• Op-ed: Elon Musk and the right on Wikipedia
  
  The latest crusade?

• In focus: Twenty years of The Signpost: What did it take?
  
  Our alumni speak!

• Arbitration report: Analyzing commonalities of some contentious topics
  
  Applying the scientific method to a model of conflict that leads to arbitration.

• Humour: How to make friends on Wikipedia
  
  This post fact-checked by real Wikipedian patriots.

• Recent research: GPT-4 writes better edit summaries than human Wikipedians
  
  But an open language model is ready to help.

• News and notes: Let's talk!
  
  The WMF executive team delivers a new update; plus, the latest EU policy report, good-bye to the German Wikipedia's Café, and other news from the Wikimedia world.

• Opinion: Fathoms Below, but over the moon
  
  Editor Fathoms Below reminisces over their successful RfA from February 2024.

• In the media: Wikipedia is an extension of legacy media propaganda, says Elon Musk
  
  Plus, reports on the ARBPIA5 case, new concerns over projects targeting Wikipedia editors, John Green gets his sponsor flowers, and other news.

• Community view: 24th Wikipedia Day in New York City
  
  Wikimedians and newbies celebrate 24 years of Wikipedia in the Brooklyn Central Library. Special guests Stephen Harrison and Clay Shirky joined in conversation.

• Arbitration report: Palestine-Israel articles 5 has closed
  
  Ending with some bans, and a new set of editing sanctions.

• Traffic report: A wild drive
  
  The start of the year was filled with a few unfortunate losses, tragic disasters, emerging tech forces and A LOT of politics.

• News and notes: Administrator elections up for reapproval and 1bil GET snagged on Commons
  
  French Wikipedia defends a user against public threats, steward elections, and other news from the Wikimedia world.

• Serendipity: Guinea-Bissau Heritage from Commons to the World
  
  "The only time I ever took photos in my entire life".

• Technology report: Hear that? The wikis go silent twice a year
  
  From patrolling new edits to uploading photos or joining a campaign, you can count on the Wikimedia platform to be up and running — in your language, anywhere in the world. That is, except for a couple of minutes during the equinoctes.

• In the media: The end of the world
  
  Or just the end of Wikipedia as we know it?

• Recent research: What's known about how readers navigate Wikipedia; Italian Wikipedia hardest to read
  
  Of "hunters", "busybodies" and "dancers".

• Opinion: Sennecaster's RfA debriefing
  
  User Sennecaster shares her thoughts on her recent RfA and the aspects that might have played a role in making it successful.

• Tips and tricks: One year after this article is posted, will every single article on Wikipedia have a short description?
  
  What are they? Why are they important? How can we make them better? And what can you do to help?

• Community view: Open letter from French Wikipedians says "no" to intimidation of volunteer contributors
  
  Liberté, liberté chérie.

• Traffic report: Temporary scars, February stars
  
  Grammys, politics and the Super Bowl.

• Essay: The source, the whole source, and nothing but the source
  
  Straight from the source's mouth. A source is a source, of course, of course!

• Obituary: Ümüt Çınar (Kmoksy) and Vinícius Medina Kern (Vmkern)
  
  Turkish linguist wrote about languages and plants; Brazilian informaticist studied Wikimedia projects and education.

• From the editor: Hanami
  
  It's an ecstasy, my spring.

• Opinion: Talking about governments editing Wikipedia
  
  Let them know what you think!

• News and notes: Deeper look at takedowns targeting Wikipedia
  
  Read this, then forget all about it.

• In the media: The good, the bad, and the unusual
  
  Life on the Wiki as usual!

• Recent research: Explaining the disappointing history of Flagged Revisions; and what's the impact of ChatGPT on Wikipedia so far?
  
  And WMF invites multi-year research fund proposals

• Traffic report: All the world's a stage, we are merely players...
  
  The Oscars, politics, and death elbow for the most attention.

• Gallery: WikiPortraits rule!
  
  The photographers are the celebrities!

• Essay: Unusual biographical images
  
  And very unusual biographical images.

• Obituary: Rest in peace
  
  Send not to know
  For whom the bell tolls,
  It tolls for thee.

• Special report: Wikipedian and physician Ziyad al-Sufiani reportedly released from Saudi prison
  
  Fellow doctor Osama Khalid remains behind bars for "violating public morals" by editing.

• In focus: WMF to explore "common standards" for NPOV policies; implications for project autonomy remain unclear
  
  Major changes to core content policy, or still-developing plan for new initiative?

• In the media: Indian judges demand removal of content critical of Asian News International
  
  Defeat, or just a setback?

• News and notes: 35,000 user accounts compromised, locked in attempted credential-stuffing attack
  
  Plus: 30-year anniversary of wiki software commemorated.

• Op-ed: How crawlers impact the operations of the Wikimedia projects
  
  Our content is free, our infrastructure is not!

• Opinion: Crawlers, hogs and gorillas
  
  What is to be done?

• Debriefing: Giraffer's RfA debriefing
  
  Advice to aspirants: "Read RfA debriefs", including this one.

• Obituary: RHaworth, TomCat4680 and PawełMM
  
  Rest in peace.

• Traffic report: Heigh-Ho, Heigh-Ho, off to report we go...
  
  Snow White sinking, Adolescence soaring, spacefarers stranded, this list has it all!

• News from Diff: Strengthening Wikipedia’s neutral point of view
  
  The Wikimedia Foundation's announcement from Diff.

• Comix: Thirteen
  
  Gadzooks!

• News and notes: India cut off from Wiki money; WMF annual plan and Wikimedia programs seek comment
  
  As always, Wikimedia community governance relies on user participation; plus, more updates from the Wikimedia world

• In the media: Feds aiming for WMF's nonprofit status
  
  Scrapers, an Indian lawsuit, and a crash-or-not-crash?

• Recent research: How readers use Wikipedia health content; Scholars generally happy with how their papers are cited on Wikipedia
  
  And other new research findings.

• Arbitration report: Sysop Tinucherian removed and admonished by the ArbCom
  
  And don't bite those newbies!

• Discussion report: Latest news from Centralized discussions
  
  And don't bite those newbies!

• Traffic report: Of Wolf and Man
  
  Television dramas, televised sports, film, the Pope, and ... bioengineering at the top of the list?

• Disinformation report: At WikiCredCon, Wikipedia editors and Internet Archive discuss threats to trust in media
  
  Community volunteers network among themselves and use technology to counter attacks on information sharing.

• News from the WMF: Product & Tech Progress on the Annual Plan
  
  A look at some product and tech highlights from the Wikimedia Foundation's Annual Plan (July–December 2024).

• Humour: Crisis erupts as furious admins, functionaries complain about crappy t-shirts
  
  Hey! At least it is something!

• Comix: By territory
  
  Zounds!

• In focus: Using AI on the Russian Wikipedia: opportunities or challenges?
  
  Would a billion articles be a good idea?

• Community view: A deep dive into Wikimedia
  
  There's a lot more to this than you think.

• Debriefing: Barkeep49's RfB debriefing
  
  I wonder about having crats, but decided to become one anyway.

• Gallery: Meet the winners of Wiki Loves Monuments 2024
  
  Just beautiful photos!

• Obituary: JarrahTree, JohnClarknew and Yashthepunisher
  
  Rest in Paradise.

• News and notes: WMF to kick off new-CEO quest as Iskander preps to move on — Supreme Court nixes gag of Wiki page for other India court row on ANI — code-heads give fix-up date for Charts in lieu of long-dead Graph gizmo
  
  And comment is requested on a privacy whitepaper.

• In the media: Wikimedia Foundation sues over UK government decision that might require identity verification of editors worldwide
  
  And other courtroom drama.

• Disinformation report: What does Jay-Z know about Wikipedia?
  
  And how he knows it: all about lawyer letters and editing logs.

• In focus: On the hunt for sources: Swedish AfD discussions
  
  Why the language barrier is not the only impediment to navigating sources from another culture.

• Technology report: WMF introduces unique but privacy-preserving browser cookie
  
  And QR codes for every page!

• Debriefing: Goldsztajn's RfA debriefing
  
  When an editor is ready to become staff at a public library (not a brother in a fraternity).

• Obituary: Max Lum (User:ICOHBuzz)
  
  Rest in peace.

• Community view: A Deep Dive Into Wikimedia (part 2)
  
  The technology behind it, and the other stuff.

• Comix: Collection
  
  Gadzooks!

• From the archives: Humor from the Archives
  
  And more.

• News and notes: Happy 7 millionth!
  
  Admins arrested in Belarus.

• In the media: Playing professor pong with prosecutorial discretion
  
  Pardon our alliteration!

• Disinformation report: Pardon me, Mr. President, have you seen my socks?
  
  A get-out-of-jail card!

• Recent research: Wikipedia's political bias; "Ethical" LLMs accede to copyright owners' demands but ignore those of Wikipedians
  
  And other new research publications.

• Traffic report: All Sinners, a future, all Saints, a past
  
  Holy men and not-as-holy movies.

• News from Diff: Call for candidates is now open: Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees
  
  Get your self-nomination in by July 2nd!

• Opinion: Russian Wiki-fork flails, failing readers and editors
  
  After two years RuWiki fails to thrive.

• Debriefing: EggRoll97's RfA² debriefing
  
  With some sweet-and-sour sauce!

• Community view: A Deep Dive Into Wikimedia (part 3)
  
  Every thing you need to know about the Wikimedia Foundation?

• Comix: Hamburgers
  
  Egad!

• News and notes: Is no WikiNews good WikiNews? — Election season returns!
  
  Endowment tax form, Wikimania, elections, U4C, fundraising and a duck!

• In the media: How bad (or good) is Wikipedia?
  
  And how do we know?

• WikiProject report: WikiProject Medicine reaches milestone of zero unreferenced articles
  
  Five-year journey comes to healthy fruition.

• In focus: Wikimania 2025: Connecting Wikimedians across the world for 20 years
  
  Wikimedians from around the world will gather in person and online at the twentieth annual meeting of Wikimania.

• Recent research: Knowledge manipulation on Russia's Wikipedia fork; Marxist critique of Wikidata license; call to analyze power relations of Wikipedia
  
  As well as "hermeneutic excursions" and other scientific research findings.

• News from the WMF: Form 990 released for the Wikimedia Foundation’s fiscal year 2023-2024
  
  The report covers the Foundation's operations from July 2023 - June 2024

• Discussion report: Six thousand noticeboard discussions in 2025 electrically winnowed down to a hundred
  
  A step towards objective and comprehensive coverage of a project nearly too big to follow.

• Comix: Divorce
  
  Drawn this century!

• Opinion: Women are somewhat under-represented on the English-language Wikipedia, and other observations from analysis
  
  How data from the Wikipedia "necessary articles" lists can shed new light on the gender gap

• Community view: A Deep Dive Into Wikimedia (part 4): The Future Of Wikimedia and Conclusion
  
  Annual plans, external trends, infrastructure, equity, safety, and effectiveness. What does it all mean?

• Obituary: Pvmoutside, Atomicjohn, Rdmoore6, Jaknouse, Morven, Martin of Sheffield, MarnetteD, Herewhy, BabelStone
  
  Rest in peace.

• Traffic report: God only knows
  
  Wouldn't it be nice without billionaires, scandals, deaths, and wars?

• Humour: New forum created for people who don't care about Wikipedia
  
  If you are too blasé for Mr. Blasé and don't give a FAC.