Sam Sailor

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“

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

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

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This week's article for improvement (week 23, 2024)

Latest comment: 1 month ago1 comment1 person in discussion

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

State of emergency

Please be bold and help improve it!

Previous selections: Sun Management Center • News program

Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations

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The Signpost: 8 June 2024

Latest comment: 24 days ago1 comment1 person in discussion

News and notes: Wikimedia Foundation publishes its Form 990 for fiscal year 2022-2023

Technology report: New Page Patrol receives a much-needed software upgrade

Deletion report: The lore of Kalloor

In the media: National cable networks get in on the action arguing about what the first sentence of a Wikipedia article ought to say

News from the WMF: Progress on the plan — how the Wikimedia Foundation advanced on its Annual Plan goals during the first half of fiscal year 2023-2024

Opinion: Public response to the editors of Settler Colonial Studies

Recent research: ChatGPT did not kill Wikipedia, but might have reduced its growth

Featured content: We didn't start the wiki

Essay: No queerphobia

Special report: RetractionBot is back to life!

Traffic report: Chimps, Eurovision, and the return of the Baby Reindeer

Comix: The Wikipediholic Family

Humour: Wikipedia rattled by sophisticated cyberattack of schoolboy typing "balls" in infobox

Concept: Palimpsestuous

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This week's article for improvement (week 24, 2024)

Latest comment: 23 days ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Turkish lira banknote

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

National economy (Turkey)

Please be bold and help improve it!

Previous selections: State of emergency • Sun Management Center

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This week's article for improvement (week 25, 2024)

Latest comment: 16 days ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Field hockey stick and ball

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

Sports equipment

Please be bold and help improve it!

Previous selections: National economy (Turkey) • State of emergency

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This week's article for improvement (week 26, 2024)

Latest comment: 9 days ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Breaking wave

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

Breaking wave

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Previous selections: Sports equipment • National economy (Turkey)

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Happy First Edit Day!

Latest comment: 7 days ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Happy First Edit Day!
Hi Sam Sailor! On behalf of the Birthday Committee, I'd like to wish you a very happy anniversary of the day you made your first edit and became a Wikipedian! The Herald (Benison) (talk) 12:55, 25 June 2024 (UTC)Reply

Happy First Edit Day!

Latest comment: 7 days ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Happy First Edit Day!

Have a very happy first edit anniversary!

From the Birthday Committee, CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 18:43, 25 June 2024 (UTC)Reply

Women in Red August 2024

Latest comment: 2 days ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Women in Red | July 2024, Volume 10, Issue 7, Numbers 293, 294, 311, 312, 313

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This week's article for improvement (week 27, 2024)

Latest comment: 2 days ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Theo Jansen's Strandbeest, a group of planar walking mechanisms

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

Mechanism (engineering)

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Previous selections: Breaking wave • Sports equipment

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