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“

One by one, the guests arrive
The guests are coming through
The open-hearted many
The broken-hearted few

”

— Leonard Cohen, "The Guests"
based on a 13th-century Persian poem

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The Signpost: 25 April 2024 edit

Latest comment: 29 days ago1 comment1 person in discussion

In the media: Censorship and wikiwashing looming over RuWiki, edit wars over San Francisco politics and another wikirace on live TV

News and notes: A sigh of relief for open access as Italy makes a slight U-turn on their cultural heritage reproduction law

WikiConference report: WikiConference North America 2023 in Toronto recap

WikiProject report: WikiProject Newspapers (Not WP:NOTNEWS)

Recent research: New survey of over 100,000 Wikipedia users

Traffic report: O.J., cricket and a three body problem

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Women in Red May 2024 edit

Latest comment: 26 days ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Women in Red | May 2024, Volume 10, Issue 5, Numbers 293, 294, 305, 306, 307

Online events:

New: Press women | Alphabet run U, V & W | Central and Eastern Europe

Continuing: #1day1woman | Education (year-long initiative)

Announcements from other communities

Wikimedia CEE Spring 2024 - contest with certificates of participation and prizes
The Wikipedia Library: #1Lib1Ref - May 15th to June 5th

Tip of the month:

Use open-access references wherever possible, but a paywalled reliable source
is better than none, particularly for biographies of living people.

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This week's article for improvement (week 18, 2024) edit

Latest comment: 25 days ago1 comment1 person in discussion

A crewed submersible used for underwater exploration

Hello, Sam Sailor. The article for improvement of the week is:

Exploration

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Previous selections: Pool (cue sports) • Antarctic

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This week's article for improvement (week 19, 2024) edit

Latest comment: 18 days ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Papyriform columns in the Luxor Temple

Hello, Sam Sailor. The article for improvement of the week is:

Ancient Egyptian architecture

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This week's article for improvement (week 20, 2024) edit

Latest comment: 11 days ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Hello, Sam Sailor. The article for improvement of the week is:

Tax return

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The Signpost: 16 May 2024 edit

Latest comment: 8 days ago1 comment1 person in discussion

News and notes: Democracy in action: multiple elections

Special report: Will the new RfA reform come to the rescue of administrators?

Arbitration report: Ruined temples for posterity to ponder over – arbitration from '22 to '24

In the media: Deadnames on the French Wikipedia, and a duel between Russian wikis

Op-Ed: Wikidata to split as sheer volume of information overloads infrastructure

Comix: Generations

Traffic report: Crawl out through the fallout, baby

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This week's article for improvement (week 21, 2024) edit

Latest comment: 4 days ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Hello, Sam Sailor. The article for improvement of the week is:

News program

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Previous selections: Tax return • Ancient Egyptian architecture

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