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While updating issue 21:10 with "AI slop" critiques, I stumbled across some AI slop: "Wikipedia Page Creation Expert: How Sangode Oloruntoba Samson (Samson Expert) [new line, smaller font] Helping Influencers and Startups Build Digital Authority". I hope this isn't what we have to look forward to. ☆ Bri (talk) 22:12, 7 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Bri: I've added that story to ITM, leaving out the links (so as not to give the guy an advert). Yes, it does look like a horrible way to write an encyclopedia, but unfortuneately will will have to deal with this. Smallbones_(smalltalk) 11:44, 15 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

See Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/Next_issue/In_the_media#All_hail_Grnrchst_and_The_Signpost!

@Grnrchst: Congrats on the Ars Technica write up of your article [1] from the last issue! I've started a top section write up in ITM. It's always nice when the mainstream media picks up a Signpost story! My take on this is that it is very complimentary to Grnrchst and very well-written (by Nate Anderson, the Deputy Editor, who is not the Nathan Anderson I had a story about). He had the easy job, you had to do and explain all the research. A 2 line (or whatever) quote from you would be nice for ITM. Smallbones_(smalltalk) 11:44, 15 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Smallbones: Thanks for the ping. What would you like the quote to be about? The Ars Technica article, the story itself or something else? --Grnrchst (talk) 11:57, 15 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Grnrchst:. About the Ars Technica article, or "the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat", or "Who is that guy?" or What your mother thought of the article? Or thank Bri for his copy editing. Think of this as the closest you'll get to making an Oscar acceptance speech! Don't worry - we can edit it! Smallbones_(smalltalk) 18:08, 15 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure I could fit "the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat" into a wee quote, that'd be more of an essay for me. I'll give it a think over. --Grnrchst (talk) 22:04, 15 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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As usual, we are preparing this regular survey on recent academic research about Wikipedia, doubling as the Wikimedia Research Newsletter (now in its fifteenth volume). Help is welcome to review or summarize the many interesting items listed here, as are suggestions of other new research papers that haven't been covered yet. Regards, HaeB (talk) 06:10, 20 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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