Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Archives/2016-08-04

Editorial
Wikipedia policy suppresses sharing of information
And the Signpost loses and gains a co-editor-in-chief

News and notes
Foundation presents results of harassment research, plans for automated identification; Wikiconference submissions open
WMF and Alphabet are developing an algorithm designed to detect personal attacks

In the media
Paid editing service announced; Commercial exploitation of free images; Wikipedia as a crystal ball; Librarians to counter systemic bias
Plus Android and Taylor Swift

Obituary
Kevin Gorman, who took on Wikipedia's gender gap and undisclosed paid advocacy, dies at 24
Condolences are being left on his English Wikipedia talk page

Traffic report
Summer of Pokémon, Trump, and Hillary
Pokémon Go led the chart for two weeks running

Featured content
Women and Hawaii
Eight articles, two lists and fourteen pictures were promoted

Recent research
Easier navigation via better wikilinks
Plus: new Wiki Studies journal, Wikipedia usage on Twitter and more

Blog
All-new notifications page helps Wikimedians focus on what matters most
WMF announces enhancements to the notifications system

Technology report
User script report (January to July 2016, part 1)
New user scripts and other tech news

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