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News and notes:
Community Tech development team disbanded
And English Wikipedia reaches a milestone in number of highly active editors.
Disinformation report:
PR for the people?
Or, "PR using PR for PR"?
Recent research:
Proposed tagging system for AI involvement; successful and unsuccessful AI tools for contributors
And other new research publications.
In the media:
Who won a 14th century battle and who won the 2026 Iran war?
Media take issue with portrayals of recent and medieval history on Wikipedia. Plus a team supporting Wikipedians gets dissolved, and a few other things.
Community view:
Putting the Wish into the Wishlist
A history of the Wikimedia community's request process to Foundation developers.
In focus:
A global standard for Neutral Point of View
Wikipedians are commenting on a proposed global standard for neutral point of view.
On the bright side:
Flowers, blue helmets, reefs, pride, and Juneteenth
Nice things around the world.
Op-ed:
Breathe, Don’t Panic, there is a different story about Wikimedia + AI futures
We can build a strategy about AI that doesn't just center on readers; there are still plenty of humans to write the encyclopedia and work on diverse global knowledge.
Opinion:
Wikimedia Foundation staff develop union and Wikimedia user community reacts
Why should editors support the Wiki Workers United union drive? Lessons the Wikimedia movement can learn from other labor struggles.
Technology report:
Community Tech team is disbanded, controversy erupts
WMF disbands Community Tech, sparking community backlash over the future of the Wishlist and concerns about unionization.
Traffic report:
'Cause this is thriller, thriller night
Horror movies and Michael Jackson dominate theaters in the lead-up to the World Cup.
WikiConference report:
Report of Volunteer Supporters Network Annual Meeting 2026
Outreach staff of Wikimedia chapters host a global discussion.
Comix:
Take your turn
In a maze of twisty little edits, all alike.
Humour:
Group of banned T-shirt makers comes out of hiding to sell new Wikipedia-themed merchandise
It ain't WikiProject United Nations, but you will find some PUNs.
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