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January
Volume 2, Issue 1, 2 January 2006
- Wikipedia editors expose journalist's plagiarism
- Arbitrator elections set to begin in a week
- News and notes: Appeal for donations, userboxes controversy
- ArbCom candidates
- The Report On Lengthy Litigation
- Features and admins
Volume 2, Issue 2, 9 January 2006
- Fundraising drive concludes after reaching $380,000
- Special Series: Arbitration Committee elections
- ArbCom elections started
- Google homage sparks work on Braille biography
- Steward elections continue
- News and notes: 900,000 articles, milestones
- Wikipedia in the news
- Features and admins
- Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- The Report On Lengthy Litigation
Volume 2, Issue 3, 16 January 2006
- A look back at Wikipedia's fifth year
- Reporter who plagiarized Wikipedia gets dismissed
- Victims of errors defend Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Foundation reportedly facing privacy lawsuit
- Wikipedia registered as a trademark
- Nine stewards elected
- Arbitration Committee elections continue; ArbCom member resigns
- Wikipedia celebrates fifth anniversary
- News and notes: Requests for CheckUser, milestones
- Wikipedia in the news
- Features and admins
- Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- The Report On Lengthy Litigation
Volume 2, Issue 4, 23 January 2006
- Jimbo Wales appoints 11 arbitrators, increases committee size
- Issues surrounding adminship debated
- News and notes: Arbitration Committee Clerk's Office, milestones
- Wikipedia in the news
- Features and admins
- Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- The Report On Lengthy Litigation
Volume 2, Issue 5, 30 January 2006
February
Volume 2, Issue 6, 6 February 2006
- From the editor: Interview with Jimbo Wales
- Five users de-sysopped by Jimbo Wales
- Blank passwords eliminated for security reasons
- A chat with the elected Arbitrators
- Controversial cartoon leads to fierce debate
- Reactions by politicians continue
- News and notes: Arbitrators granted CheckUser rights, milestones
- Wikipedia in the news
- Features and admins
- Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- The Report On Lengthy Litigation
Volume 2, Issue 7, 13 February 2006
- From the editor: Interview with Jimbo Wales
- Userbox arbitration case closes
- Wikimedia Foundation committees organizing, starting work
- News and notes: Wikipedia hits top 25 sites, milestones
- Wikipedia in the news
- Features and admins
- Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- The Report On Lengthy Litigation
Volume 2, Issue 8, 20 February 2006
- An interview with Jimbo Wales
- Arbitrator Mackensen resigns
- Access issues in China revisited by media
- Wikimedia chapter incorporated for the UK
- News and notes: Proposed Main Page redesign, milestones
- Wikipedia in the news
- Features and admins
- Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- The Report On Lengthy Litigation
Volume 2, Issue 9, 27 February 2006
March
Volume 2, Issue 10, 6 March 2006
- English Wikipedia hits one million articles
- Politicians move from editing Wikipedia to citing it
- E-mail confirmation enabled
- News and notes: Wikipedian passes away, milestones
- Wikipedia in the news
- Features and admins
- Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- The Report On Lengthy Litigation
Volume 2, Issue 11, 13 March 2006
- Office actions policy receives renewed debate
- News and notes: April Fool's Day, milestones
- Wikipedia in the news
- Features and admins
- Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- The Report On Lengthy Litigation
Volume 2, Issue 12, 20 March 2006
- Jack Thompson unprotected after office removal
- News and notes: CheckUser rights, milestones
- Wikipedia in the news
- Features and admins
- Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- The Report On Lengthy Litigation
Volume 2, Issue 13, 27 March 2006
April
Volume 2, Issue 14, 3 April 2006
- Adminship processes debated, two bureaucrats resign
- April Fools' jokes abound
- News and notes: French Wikiquote deleted, milestones
- Wikipedia in the news
- Features and admins
- Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- The Report On Lengthy Litigation
Volume 2, Issue 15, 10 April 2006
- From the editor: New weekly series
- Power outage shuts down site for six hours
- Introduction to a series: Looking forward to Wikimania 2006
- Children's charity creates Wikipedia CD
- News and notes: Wikimania papers due soon, milestones
- Wikipedia in the news
- Features and admins
- Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- The Report On Lengthy Litigation
Volume 2, Issue 16, 17 April 2006
- From the editor: Technical difficulties
- BBC Focus renews encyclopedia comparisons
- Media coverage of Wikipedia hoax results in article
- Answers.com relationship scrutinized again upon release of tool
- News and notes: Anti-vandalism tool, milestones
- Wikipedia in the news
- Features and admins
- Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- The Report On Lengthy Litigation
- Meetups and Newsworthy International Assemblages
Volume 2, Issue 17, 24 April 2006
- Confusion over office actions as veteran contributor briefly blocked
- Meetups and Newsworthy International Assemblages
- Author threatens to sue, deemed unfit as source
- Proposal to pay editors for contributions
- News and notes: Alexa rank, milestones
- Wikipedia in the news
- Features and admins
- Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- The Report On Lengthy Litigation
May
Volume 2, Issue 18, 1 May 2006
- Campaign manager resigns over Wikipedia edit
- Meetups and Newsworthy International Assemblages
- Assorted honors for Jimmy Wales
- News and notes: 4 million articles, milestones
- Wikipedia in the news
- Features and admins
- Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- The Report On Lengthy Litigation
Volume 2, Issue 19, 8 May 2006
- New worldwide rankings show Wikipedia strength outside US
- Meetups and Newsworthy International Assemblages
- News and notes: Milestones
- Wikipedia in the news
- Features and admins
- Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- The Report On Lengthy Litigation
Volume 2, Issue 20, 15 May 2006
- Publicity surrounds Chinese site reusing Wikipedia content
- German chapter prevails in Tron appeal
- Meetups And Newsworthy International Assemblages
- News and notes: Time 100 gala, milestones
- Wikipedia in the news
- Features and admins
- Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- The Report On Lengthy Litigation
Volume 2, Issue 21, 22 May 2006
- Project statistics updated, except for Wikipedia
- Deletion of metadata icons debated
- Meetups And Newsworthy International Assemblages
- News and notes: Wikimedia chapters report, milestones
- Wikipedia in the news
- Features and admins
- Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- The Report On Lengthy Litigation
Volume 2, Issue 22, 29 May 2006
- Semi-protection tweaks prompt debate over ideals
- Wikipedia administrator investigated after on-wiki dispute
- Meetups And Newsworthy International Assemblages
- News and notes: Wikimedia board resolutions, milestones
- Wikipedia in the news
- Features and admins
- Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- The Report On Lengthy Litigation
June
Volume 2, Issue 23, 5 June 2006
- New revision-hiding feature added
- Paper profiles Wales, criticizes Wikipedia business coverage
- Meetups And Newsworthy International Assemblages
- New external tools
- News and notes: Wikimedia board resolutions, milestones
- Wikipedia in the news
- Features and admins
- Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- The Report On Lengthy Litigation
Volume 2, Issue 24, 12 June 2006
- From the editor: RSS returns
- English Wikipedia reaches 1,000 Featured Articles
- Administrator desysopped after sockpuppeting incident
- Meetups And Newsworthy International Assemblages
- News and notes: Wikimedia board resolutions, milestones
- Wikipedia in the news
- Features and admins
- Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- The Report On Lengthy Litigation
Volume 2, Issue 25, 19 June 2006
- Foundation hires Brad Patrick as general counsel and interim executive director
- NY Times notices semi-protection policy
- Meetups And Newsworthy International Assemblages
- Undeletion of images now made possible
- Adam Carr's editing challenged by Australian MPs
- News and notes: Project logo discussions, milestones
- Wikipedia in the news
- Features and admins
- Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- The Report On Lengthy Litigation
Volume 2, Issue 26, 26 June 2006
July
Volume 2, Issue 27, 3 July 2006
- Angela Beesley resigns as Wikimedia Foundation trustee
- Requiring confirmed email suggested for uploads
- Wikipedia cited by the High Court of England and Wales
- Unblock requests directed to new mailing list
- Meetups And Newsworthy International Assemblages
- News and notes: Wiktionary milestone, privacy policy update
- Wikipedia in the news
- Features and admins
- Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- The Report On Lengthy Litigation
Volume 2, Issue 28, 10 July 2006
- Reuters tracks evolution of Ken Lay's death on Wikipedia
- Creating stable versions using existing software proposed
- Meetups And Newsworthy International Assemblages
- News and notes: Blocking changes, milestones
- Wikipedia in the news
- Features and admins
- Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- The Report On Lengthy Litigation
Volume 2, Issue 29, 17 July 2006
- Library of Congress, Holocaust Museum negotiate with Wikimedia
- Issue of article subjects requesting deletion taken up
- Meetups And Newsworthy International Assemblages
- News and notes: Blocking changes, single login
- Wikipedia in the news
- Features and admins
- The Report On Lengthy Litigation
Volume 2, Issue 30, 24 July 2006
- Another country reportedly blocks Wikipedia
- School files suit against anonymous user(s)
- Meetups And Newsworthy International Assemblages
- Wikipedia featured in The New Yorker
- Election officials named to handle vote for board seat
- Report from the German Wikipedia
- News and notes: Biographies of living persons, milestones
- Wikipedia in the news
- Features and admins
- The Report On Lengthy Litigation
Volume 2, Issue 31, 31 July 2006
August
Volume 2, Issue 32, 7 August 2006
- Guidance on publicity photos called dangerous
- False death information survives for a month in baseball biographies
- Wikiversity officially announced by Wales
- Single-user login, stable versioning planned soon
- Wales, others announce new projects at Wikimania
- Wikipedia satire leads to vandalism, protections
- Early history of Wikipedia reviewed
- Report from the French Wikipedia
- News and notes
- Wikipedia in the news
- Features and admins
- The Report On Lengthy Litigation
Volume 2, Issue 33, 14 August 2006
- Editing for hire leads to intervention
- Meetups And Newsworthy International Assemblages
- Report from the Chinese Wikipedia
- News and notes
- Wikipedia in the news
- Features and admins
- Bugs, Repairs and Internal Operational News
- The Report On Lengthy Litigation
Volume 2, Issue 34, 21 August 2006
- Politician's staff criticizes Wikipedia after being caught editing it
- Board of Trustees elections continue with call for candidates
- Report from the Swedish Wikipedia
- News and notes
- Wikipedia in the news
- Features and admins
- Bugs, Repairs and Internal Operational News
- The Report On Lengthy Litigation
Volume 2, Issue 35, 28 August 2006
September
Volume 2, Issue 36, 5 September 2006
- Everyking desysopped
- Explicit images spark debate
- Report from the Italian Wikipedia
- The English Wikipedia reaches 1,000 administrators
- Voting begins in Board elections
- Wikipedia in the news
- News and notes
- Features and admins
- Bugs, Repairs and Internal Operational News
- The Report On Lengthy Litigation
Volume 2, Issue 37, 11 September 2006
- Carnildo resysopped
- Report from the Hungarian Wikipedia
- News and notes
- Features and admins
- Bugs, Repairs, and International Operational News
- The Report on Lengthy Litigation
Volume 2, Issue 38, 18 September 2006
- "Citizendium" project aims to rival Wikipedia
- Report from the Simple English Wikipedia
- News and notes
- Wikipedia in the news
- Features and admins
- Bugs, Repairs, and International Operational News
- The Report on Lengthy Litigation
Volume 2, Issue 39, 25 September 2006
October
Volume 2, Issue 40, 2 October, 2006
- New speedy deletion criteria added
- News and notes
- Wikipedia in the news
- Features and admins
- The Report on Lengthy Litigation
Volume 2, Issue 41, 9 October, 2006
- Interview with Board member Erik Möller
- Wall Street Journal associates Wikipedia with Grupthink
- Account used to create paid corporate entries shut down
- Report from the Portuguese Wikipedia
- News and notes
- Wikipedia in the news
- Features and admins
- The Report on Lengthy Litigation
Volume 2, Issue 42, 16 October, 2006
- Wikipedia partially unblocked in mainland China
- $100 million copyright fund stems discussion
- Floyd Landis adopts "the Wikipedia defense" as appeal strategy
- News and notes: Logo votes begin, milestones
- Wikipedia in the news
- Features and admins
- The Report on Lengthy Litigation
Volume 2, Issue 43, 23 October, 2006
- Report from the Finnish Wikipedia
- News and notes: Donation currencies added, milestones
- Wikipedia in the news
- Features and admins
- The Report on Lengthy Litigation
Volume 2, Issue 44, 30 October, 2006
- Wales resigns chair position as reorganization underway
- Hypothetical valuation of Wikipedia scrutinized
- Work underway to purge plagiarized text from articles
- Librarian creates video course about Wikipedia
- Report from the Japanese Wikipedia
- News and notes: Commemorative mosaic started, milestones
- Features and admins
- The Report on Lengthy Litigation
November
Volume 2, Issue 45, 6 November, 2006
- Arbitration election campaigns begin
- Blogger studies Wikipedia appearance in search results
- Intelligence wiki receives media attention
- Report from the German Wikipedia
- News and notes: Foundation donation, milestones
- Wikipedia in the news
- Features and admins
- The Report on Lengthy Litigation
Volume 2, Issue 46, 13 November, 2006
- Full accessibility, dramatic growth reported for Chinese Wikipedia
- ArbCom elections: Information on elections
- Report identifies Wikipedia as a leader in non-US traffic
- News and notes: Board passes four resolutions, milestones
- Wikipedia in the news
- Features and admins
- Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- The Report on Lengthy Litigation
Volume 2, Issue 47, 20 November, 2006
- One week later, Wikipedia reblocked in mainland China
- Military history dominates writing contest
- News and notes: Wikibooks donation, milestones
- Wikipedia in the news
- Features and admins
- Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- The Report on Lengthy Litigation
Volume 2, Issue 48, 27 November, 2006
- Arbitration Committee elections: Candidate profiles
- Steward elections begin
- Group apologizes for using Wikipedia name in online arts fundraiser
- News and notes: 1.5 million articles, milestones
- Wikipedia in the news
- Features and admins
- Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- The Report on Lengthy Litigation
December
Volume 2, Issue 49, 4 December, 2006
- Arbitration Committee elections open
- The Seigenthaler incident: One year later
- Wikimedia celebrates Commons milestone, plans fundraiser
- Wikipedia wins award in one country, reported blocked in another
- News and notes: Steward elections continue, milestones
- Wikipedia in the news
- Features and admins
- Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- The Report on Lengthy Litigation
Volume 2, Issue 50, 11 December, 2006
- From the editor: New feature
- Board of Trustees expanded as three new members are appointed
- Wikimedia Foundation releases financial audit
- Arbitration Committee elections continue, extra seat available
- Female-only wiki mailing list draws fire
- Trolling organization's article deleted
- WikiWorld comic: "Redshirt"
- News and notes: Fundraiser plans, milestones
- Wikipedia in the News
- Features and admins
- Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- The Report on Lengthy Litigation
Volume 2, Issue 51, 18 December, 2006
- From the editor: Holiday publication
- Elections conclude, arbitrators to be chosen
- Wikimedia Foundation fundraiser opens
- WikiWorld comic: "Dr. Seuss"
- News and notes: Steward elections conclude, milestones
- Features and admins
- Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- The Report on Lengthy Litigation