The Signpost
Volume 22
Issue 7
22 May 2026


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EFF – CC-By 4.0
News and notes
Offline: Osama Khalid still in prison
He has been imprisoned since 2020 for his Wikipedia edits. A fresh campaign is calling for his release.
freezelight – CC-BY-SA 2.0
In the media
Indonesian editors, you shall return!
And lawspam, may you be away.
Slav4 – CC BY-SA 3.0
Disinformation report
Who is a typical paid editor? Who are their typical clients?
Remember the golden rule!
NGC 54, Jon Harald Søby, Stevenliuyi – cc-by-sa-4.0
Recent research
WikiLambda the Ultimate
Does Abstract Wikipedia help fight "One ring to rule them all" solutions for knowledge access – or does it implement one itself?
Larry Davis – CC BY 4.0
Traffic report
This is where I'll be, so heavenly, so come and dance with me Michael!
A real off the wall thriller, invincible, can't beat it, or is it dangerous and just bad?
Sage Ross (no AI, believe it or not!) – CC-BY-SA
Forum
WikiAnnotate: help us build a dataset of article quality evaluations
A research project to build better automated article assessment tools.
Wikimedia Foundation staff – cc-by-sa-4.0
In focus
Demystifying the 2026-27 Annual Plan
A guide to WMF's Tech Annual Plan for the next year.
Horace Vernet – public domain
Opinion
Wikipedia isn't a battleground. So why does it feel like one?
Do we really have to fight?
Schneelocke, vectorised by Cflm001 – CC-BY-SA 3.0
Serendipity
Wikinews: Into the Wikiverse
The early suggestions for what the wiki could have been.
David Vasquez – CC 3.0 BY-SA
Special report
Wikimedia Foundation closes Wikinews after 21 years
Displaces 700 active editors among 31 language editions.
Luis Villa – CC BY 4.0
Community view
Wikipedia's traffic drop: more on languages and freshness
Which topics are dropping, and is the pattern the same everywhere?
Dirección de Información Turística del Ministerio de Turismo del Ecuador – cc-by-sa-2.0
Gallery
Earth Day and Mother's Day
Earth Day was on 22 April, and Mother's Day was on 10 May (in the US and many other countries).
Unknown illustrator (Punch) – pd
Comix
Brother, can you spare a page?
What would you say?
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