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Interview ComplexRational's RfA debrief
2023-01-01
Interview of ComplexRational about their recent request for adminship.
Interview Lisa Seitz-Gruwell on WMF fundraising in the wake of big banner ad RfC
2022-11-28
An interview with Wikimedia's Chief Advancement Officer.
Interview Isabelle Belato on their Request for Adminship
2022-10-31
The newest sysop speaks on the process that got them there.
Interview ScottishFinnishRadish's Request for Adminship
2022-09-30
Find out firsthand what our newest admin, ScottishFinnishRadish, does with a chainsaw.
Interview Wikipedia's Pride
2022-05-29
Wikipedia's pride: An interview with queer Wikimedians.
Interview On a war and a map
2022-04-24
How a war map predated Wikimedia's map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Interview CEO Maryana Iskander "four weeks in"
2022-01-30
"Impossible ideas can be created, not just imagined."
Interview Joseph Reagle and Jackie Koerner
2020-11-01
The co-editors of Wikipedia @ 20.
Interview What is wrong with rebranding to "Wikipedia Foundation"?
2020-06-28
Four signers of the open letter explain.
Interview Health and RfAs: An interview with Guy Macon
2020-04-26
A Wikipedia editor reflects on his recent RfA and the health issues that became part of it.
Interview Carl Miller on Wikipedia Wars
2019-10-31
A discussion on info wars, government editing and our defences.
Interview Katherine Maher marks 3 years as executive director
2019-04-30
Maher discusses her tenure as ED, the editing community, harassment and diversity, the WMF's 3-5 year plan, airplane travel, books, and her future.
Interview Exclusive: interview with interim ED Katherine Maher
2016-03-23
The Signpost speaks with the incoming WMF interim executive director.
Interview A veteran’s Wikipedia edits help him understand the brutality behind Yugoslavia’s wars
2015-06-17
We interviewed an Australian veteran who deployed to the region as a peacekeeper and now writes articles on the region's history to help him understand what he encountered there.
Interview Meet a paid editor
2015-03-04
Before being indefinitely blocked, User:FergusM1970 made more than 4600 edits on the English Wikipedia, spread over eight years. In the last two years, he was paid to edit several articles for clients that included the Venezuelan energy company Derwick Associates. We spoke with him about his experiences.
Arbitration report Bradspeaks—impact, regrets, and advice; current cases hinge on sex, religion, and ... infoboxes
2015-03-04
The Signpost speaks to veteran arb Newyorkbrad, who retired after almost seven years.
Interview WWII veteran honors shipmates through Wikipedia editing
2015-01-21
Over seventy years ago, the US destroyer Mahan was patrolling off Ponson Island in the Philippines when eleven Japanese kamikaze aircraft appeared over the horizon and attacked. George Pendergast, who edits Wikipedia with the username Pendright, was eighteen years old when he joined Mahan '​s crew in April 1944.
Interview Interview with Jakob, one of Wikipedia's more prolific waterway contributors
2015-01-07
User:Jakec has been a Wikipedia editor for over two years and has been a writer of many recent Did you know articles on Wikipedia, including multiple articles on rivers and streams in the state of Pennsylvania.
Interview Improving the visibility of digital archival assets using Wikipedia
2014-08-20
Improving the visibility of digital archival assets using Wikipedia: Dorothy Howard interviews Michael Szajewski, archivist for digital development and university records at Ball State University.
Wikimedia in education Success in Egypt and the Arab world
2014-07-30
Success in Egypt and the Arab World: A "program of heroes" is leading the charge in Egypt.
Wikimedia in education Serbia takes the stage with Filip Maljkovic
2014-07-16
Serbia takes the stage with Filip Maljkovic: It all started in late 2005, when we first held lectures about Wikipedia in two educational institutions (universities) ...
Wikimedia in education Exploring the United States and Canada with LiAnna Davis
2014-07-09
The Wikimedia Education Program currently spans 60 programs around the world; students and instructors participate at almost every level of education. The Education program Signpost series presents a snapshot of the Wikimedia Global Education Program as it exists in 2014.
News and notes The English Wikipedia's second featured-article centurion; wiki inventor interviewed on video
2014-05-28
With the promotion to featured article of Grus (constellation) on 17 May, Casliber became Wikipedia's second featured-article centurion, following Wehwalt's groundbreaking achievement last December. Cas's first FA, Banksia integrifolia, a group effort, was promoted on 16 November 2006. His first solo project, Diplodocus, followed in January 2007; he has rarely been off the FAC since. In a second story, Ward Cunningham, an American computer programmer who invented the wiki, was interviewed by the WMF.
Interview Wikipedia in the Peabody Essex Museum
2014-04-30
Ed Roley, Associate Director of Integrated Media at the Peabody Essex Museum, talks about GLAM engagement with Wikipedia.
Interview Nate Ott—the writer behind 71 articles in the largest-ever good topic
2014-03-19
In a record-breaker, the English Wikipedia has a new largest good topic: the 71-article Light cruisers of Germany, which concerns the light cruisers used by Germany during the 20th century.
Interview Wikipedia's first featured article centurion
2013-12-11
Wikipedia's first Featured Article centurion: On 7 December, Wikipedia editor Wehwalt reached the momentous milestone of 100 featured articles with History of Chincoteague, Virginia. Quite apart from the reading and research, that's around three-quarters of a million words of finalised text, not counting footnotes, image captions and the rest.
Interview Meeting in the middle: Wikipedia and libraries
2013-03-18
Ask librarians what they think about Wikipedia and you might get some interesting answers. Some will throw up their hands about the laziness of the Google generation and their overdependence on Wikipedia. Some see it as the "competition". And some will tell you it's the greatest thing since sliced bread.
In the media Sue Gardner interviewed by the Australian press
2013-02-18
Sue Gardner's visit to Australia sparked a number of interviews in the Australian press, and she commented on Australian plans to surveil personal internet and telephone data.
Interview Interview with Brion Vibber, the WMF's first employee
2012-12-31
Brion Vibber has been a Wikipedia editor for nearly 11 years and was the first person officially hired to work for the Wikimedia Foundation. He was instrumental in early development of the MediaWiki software and is now the lead software architect for the foundation's mobile development team.
Interview An introduction to movement roles
2012-04-02
Interview The Gardner interview
2012-01-02
Interview Contracting for the Foundation
2011-10-24
Featured content JJ Harrison on avian photography
2011-08-22
Interview Interview with David G. Post
2009-12-07
Sister projects Wiktionary interview
2009-11-16
Sister projects Meta-wiki interview
2009-11-09
Dispatches Wikipedia remembers the Wall
2009-11-02
Interview Interview with John Blossom
2009-10-26
WikiProject report Interview on WikiProject Final Fantasy
2009-04-27
In the news Lessons for Brits, patent citations
2009-02-23
Dispatches Dispatches: Interview with Mav
2008-08-25
Wikibooks interview Sister Projects Interview: Wikibooks
2008-05-19
Wikiversity interview Sister Projects Interview: Wikiversity
2008-05-09
Domas Mituzas interview Signpost interview: Domas Mituzas
2008-03-03
WikiProject report WikiProject Report: Family Guy
2008-02-25
Michael Snow interview Signpost interview: Michael Snow
2008-02-25
John Broughton interview Signpost interview: John Broughton
2008-01-28
2007 in review Special: 2007 in Review, Part III
2008-01-28
WikiProject report WikiProject Report: Scouting
2008-01-02
WikiProject report WikiProject Report: Greater Manchester
2007-12-10
WikiProject report WikiProject Report: LGBT studies
2007-12-03
Anthere interview Signpost interview: Florence Devouard
2007-11-19
From the editor From the editor: Brion Vibber interview
2007-10-15
Jimbo interview An interview with Jimbo Wales
2007-09-10
In the news Wikipedia in the news
2007-08-20
In the news Wikipedia in the news
2007-07-16
In the news Wikipedia in the News
2007-02-05
Arbitration series New arbitrators interviewed
2007-01-15
In the news Wikipedia in the news
2006-11-13
Eloquence interview Interview with Board member Erik Möller
2006-10-09
In the news Wikipedia in the news
2006-09-18
Interwiki report Report from the French Wikipedia
2006-08-07
In the news Wikipedia in the news
2006-05-29
In the news Wikipedia in the news
2006-03-06
Jimbo interview An interview with Jimbo Wales
2006-02-20
In the news Wikipedia in the news
2006-02-13
In the news Wikipedia in the news
2005-11-28

















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