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I contribute to Did you know and help close requested moves. I also operate a bot and am an Editor-in-Chief emerit[1] of The Signpost.
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- Other miscellaneous pages (disambiguation pages, categories, etc)
Signpost articles
News and notes Terms of Use update, Steward elections, and Wikipedia back in Pakistan
2023-02-20
UCoC Enforcement Guidelines pass, Wikimedia Enterprise financials, GPTs gone wild, and a speedy deletion criterion removed.
News and notes Revised Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines up for vote, WMF counsel departs, generative models under discussion
2023-01-16
UCoC draws nearer, alongside the rise of the machines, in mainspace this time.
Technology report Vector (2022) deployment discussions happening now
2022-08-31
Plus, the Private Incident Reporting System, and new bots & user scripts!
Discussion report Boarding the Trustees
2022-08-31
2022 elections, new page patrol, Fox News, Vector 2022, Royal Central and external links
News and notes Information considered harmful
2022-08-01
Wikipedia and human rights, publishers and the Internet Archive, Russia and Wikipedia.
Election guide The chosen six: 2022 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees elections
2022-08-01
Candidate op-eds, open question spaces, and more.
News and notes WMF inks new rules on government-ordered takedowns, blasts Russian feds' censor demands, spends big bucks
2022-06-26
Office actions to secretly delete stuff when told to? Well, at least not if they're Putin's.
Video How the entire country of Qatar was blocked from editing
2022-05-29
A light-hearted video-based submission from a community member that explores the 2006 accidental block of Qatar from editing.
Technology report A new video player for Wikimedia wikis
2022-05-29
Plus, Growth Features configuration, the Hackathon, and more
Gallery Diving under the sea for World Oceans Day
2022-05-29
Exploring Featured Pictures of the world's oceans.
From the archives The Onion and Wikipedia
2022-05-29
A look at when The Onion published an humorous article regarding Wikipedia.
Discussion report Portals, April Fools, admin activity requirements and more
2022-05-29
We summarize the drama for you.
Community view Have your say in the 2022 Wikimedia Foundation Board elections
2022-05-29
Community shortlisting in an affiliate-based process, and a poll for you to speak your mind.
Technology report 8-year-old attribution issues in Media Viewer
2022-04-24
Plus, a new status page and Desktop Improvements.
Interview On a war and a map
2022-04-24
How a war map predated Wikimedia's map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
In the media The battlegrounds outside and inside Wikipedia
2022-04-24
What's hot in the media this month.
Technology report 2022 Wikimedia Hackathon
2022-03-27
Plus, Desktop Improvements and a new uploading tool for Commons.
News and notes Of safety and anonymity
2022-03-27
The diff that resulted in arrest and jail time in Belarus.
In the media Ukraine, Russia, and even some other stuff
2022-03-27
Lenin did not say "Wow, check out those yachts"!
Gallery "All we are saying is, give peace a chance..."
2022-03-27
The once-seen beauty of Ukraine, in high quality.
From the Signpost team We stand in solidarity with Ukraine
2022-03-27
How the Signpost is documenting the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: We stand in solidarity with free knowledge.
From the archives Burn, baby burn
2022-03-27
A look at when early backups of Wikipedia were recovered.
Discussion report Athletes are less notable now
2022-03-27
The Discussion Report returns with a diverse mix of community proposals.
WikiProject report 10 years of tea
2022-02-27
Coffee in Teahouse and other secrets revealed in this interview with volunteers.
News and notes Impacts of Russian invasion of Ukraine
2022-02-27
Plus, the Steward Elections, Leadership Development Task Force and a contest.
In the media Wiki-drama in the UK House of Commons
2022-02-27
Plus, Wiki Unseen, the "Sports Wars", and much more.
Featured content Featured Content returns
2022-02-27
A fantastic diverse mix of a record-breaking amount of content.
WikiProject report The Forgotten Featured
2022-01-30
Interview with volunteers at the Unreviewed featured articles 2020 working group.
News and notes Feedback for Board of Trustees election
2022-01-30
Plus, the incredible shrinking admin cadre.
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