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January

Volume 6, Issue 1, 4 January 2010

News and notes: Fundraiser ends, content contests, image donation, and more

In the news: Financial Times, death rumors, Google maps and more

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Volume 6, Issue 2, 11 January 2010

From the editor: Call for writers

2009 in review: 2009 in Review

Books: New Book namespace created

News and notes: Wikimania 2011, Flaggedrevs, Global sysops and more

In the news: Wikipedia in British schools, Hitler's Downfall meme, and more

Features and admins: Approved this week

Volume 6, Issue 3, 18 January 2010

News and notes: Statistics, disasters, Wikipedia's birthday and more

In the news: Wikipedia on the road, and more

WikiProject report: Where are they now?

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

Volume 6, Issue 4, 25 January 2010

BLP madness: BLP deletions cause uproar

Births and deaths: Wikipedia biographies in the 20th century

News and notes: Biographies galore, Wikinews competition, and more

In the news: Wikipedia the disruptor?

WikiProject report: Writers wanted! The Wikiproject Novels interviews

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

February

Volume 6, Issue 5, 1 February 2010

From the editor: Writers wanted to cover strategy, public policy

Strategic planning: The challenges of strategic planning in a volunteer community

News and notes: New CTO, Britain Loves Wikipedia, Telefónica partnership, Multimedia and more

In the news: Wikipedia on CDs, BBC uses Wikipedia content, and more

WikiProject report: WikiProject Dinosaurs

Sister projects: Sister project roundup

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

Volume 6, Issue 6, 8 February 2010

News and notes: Commons at 6 million, BLP taskforce, milestones and more

In the news: Robson Revisions, Rumble in the Knesset, and more

Dispatches: Fewer reviewers in 2009

WikiProject report: WikiProject Olympics

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Volume 6, Issue 7, 15 February 2010

News and notes: New Georgia Encyclopedia, BLPs, Ombudsmen, and more

In the news: Labor squeeze revisited, journalist consultations, philosophy bungles, and more

WikiProject report: WikiProject Singapore

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

Volume 6, Issue 8, 22 February 2010

News and notes: $2 Million donation, cybersquatting, comScore statistics and more

In the news: Macmillan's Wiki-textbooks and more

WikiProject report: WikiProject Mammals

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

March

Volume 6, Issue 9, 1 March 2010

Reference desk: Wikipedia Reference Desk quality analyzed

News and notes: Usability, 15M articles, Vandalism research award, and more

In the news: Idealizing the Star Spangled Banner, Curious Announcement, and more

WikiProject report: WikiProject Severe Weather

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

Volume 6, Issue 10, 8 March 2010

News and notes: Financial statements, discussions, milestones

In the news: Pentagon shooter used Wikipedia, soon iPhone OS will too

WikiProject report: WikiProject Java

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Volume 6, Issue 11, 15 March 2010

News and notes: A Wikiversity controversy, Wikimedian-in-Residence, image donation, editing contest, WMF jobs

In the news: Studies on collaboration and student usage, Main Page drives traffic to Time.com

Dispatches: GA Sweeps end

WikiProject report: WikiProject Ireland

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Volume 6, Issue 12, 22 March 2010

Wikipedia-Books: Wikipedia-Books: Proposed deletion process extended, cleanup efforts

News and notes: Explicit image featured on Wikipedia's main page

In the news: Campaign for video, costs of crowdsourcing, iPhone app, brief headlines

WikiProject report: Percy Jackson Task Force

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Volume 6, Issue 13, 29 March 2010

News and notes: Usability rollout, downtime, admin phishing, Wikimania scholarships and more

In the news: Overdue correction, Critical Point of View conference, brief headlines

Sister projects: A handful of happenings

WikiProject report: The WikiProject Bulletin: news roundup and WikiProject Chicago feature

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

April

Volume 6, Issue 14, 5 April 2010

News and notes: New board member, rights elections, April 1st activities, videos

In the news: Wikipedia influences drug terminology, brief headlines

WikiProject report: WikiProject Baseball and news roundup

Features and admins: This week in approvals

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

Volume 6, Issue 15, 12 April 2010

Sanger allegations: Larry Sanger accuses Wikimedia of hosting illegal images

News and notes: Studying German flagged revisions, French library agreement, German court case

In the news: SCOTUS hopeful edited bio, criticism from article subject

WikiProject report: WikiProject Motorcycling

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Volume 6, Issue 16, 19 April 2010

News and notes: Berlin WikiConference, Brooklyn Museum & Google.org collaborations, review backlog removed, 1 billion edits

In the news: Study of featured article quality, Facebook's integration of Wikipedia, and more!

WikiProject report: WikiProject Environment

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Volume 6, Issue 17, 26 April 2010

From the team: Introducing Signpost Sidebars

Museums conference: Wikimedians meet with museum leaders

News and notes: Wikimedia announcements, Wikipedia advertising, and more!

In the news: Making sausage, Jimmy Wales on TV, and more!

Sister projects: Milestones, Openings, and Wikinews contest

WikiProject report: WikiProject Gastropods

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

May

Volume 6, Issue 18, 3 May 2010

Book review: Review of The World and Wikipedia

News and notes: iPhone app update, Vector rollout for May 13, brief news

In the news: Government promotes Tamil Wikipedia, and more

WikiProject report: WikiProject U.S. Roads

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Volume 6, Issue 19, 10 May 2010

From the editor: Reviewers and reporters wanted

Commons deletions: Porn madness

Book review: Dan O'Sullivan's Wikipedia: a new community of practice?

Wikipedia books launched: Wikipedia books launched worldwide

News and notes: Public Policy and Books for All

In the news: Commons pornography purge, and more

WikiProject report: WikiProject Birds

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Volume 6, Issue 20, 17 May 2010

News and notes: Backstage at the British Museum

In the news: In the news

WikiProject report: WikiProject Essays

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Volume 6, Issue 21, 24 May 2010

News and notes: New puzzle globe, feature for admins, Israel's "Wikipedia Bill", unsourced bios declining

WikiProject report: WikiProject Saints

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Volume 6, Issue 22, 31 May 2010

Photography: Making money with free photos

News and notes: Wikimedians at Maker Faire, brief news

WikiProject report: WikiProject Zoo

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

June

Volume 6, Issue 23, 7 June 2010

From the team: Changes to the Signpost

News and notes: "Pending changes" trial, Chief hires, British Museum prizes, Interwiki debate, and more

In the news: Cancer coverage, cognitive surplus, Wikipedia monarchy, and more

Free Travel-Shirts: "Free Travel-Shirts" signed by Jimmy Wales and others purchasable

WikiProject report: WikiProject Comedy

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

Volume 6, Issue 24, 14 June 2010

News and notes: Pending changes goes live, first state-funded Wikipedia project concludes, brief news

In the news: Hoaxes in France and at university, Wikipedia used in Indian court, Is Wikipedia a cult?, and more

WikiProject report: WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

Volume 6, Issue 25, 21 June 2010

Sister projects: Picture of the Year results declared on Wikimedia Commons

News and notes: Collaboration with the British Museum and in Serbia, Interaction with researchers, and more

In the news: Wikipedia better than Britannica, Pending changes as a victory of tradition, and more

WikiProject report: WikiProject U2

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

Volume 6, Issue 26, 28 June 2010

Objectionable material: Board resolution on offensive content

News and notes: 2010–15 plan, Smithsonian outreach, Teaching Wikipedia, brief news

In the news: Wikipedia controlled by pedophiles, left-wing trolls, Islamofascists and Communist commandos?

Public Policy Initiative: Introducing the Public Policy Initiative

WikiProject report: Talking with WikiProject Ships

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

July

Volume 6, Issue 27, 5 July 2010

News and notes: WMF expansion, community hires, award for MediaWiki, admin recall

In the news: Accidentally anonymized donation, democratized learning and more

Wikimania preview: Gearing up for Wikimania in Gdańsk

WikiProject report: WikiProject Children's Literature

Features and admins: This week's highlights

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

Volume 6, Issue 28, 12 July 2010

UK COI edits: British politicians accused of WP cover-ups

News and notes: Board changes, Wikimania, Public Policy Initiative

In the news: Foundation plans, David Barton, dangerous occasional glitches

Discussion report: Article ownership, WikiProjects vs. Manual of Style, Unverifiable village

WikiProject report: WikiProject Apple Inc.

Features and admins: The best of the week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

Volume 6, Issue 29, 19 July 2010

News and notes: Politician defends editing own article, Google translation, Row about a small Wikipedia

In the news: Wikimania, Former Wikimedia employee looks back, Editing controversial articles

Vandalism: Vandalism edits fool media and a government, become object of bets

WikiProject report: Up close with WikiProject Animals

Features and admins: The best of the week

Arbitration report: ArbCom to appoint CU/OS positions after dumping election results

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

Volume 6, Issue 30, 26 July 2010

News and notes: New interwiki project improves biographies, and other news

In the news: Wikipedia leads in customer satisfaction, Google Translate and India, Citizendium transition, Jimbo's media accolade

WikiProject report: These Are the Voyages of WikiProject Star Trek

Features and admins: The best of the week

Discussion report: Controversial e-mail proposal, Invalid AfD

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

August

Volume 6, Issue 31, 2 August 2010

News and notes: Canadian political edits, Swedish royal wedding, Italian "right of reply" bill, Chapter reports

In the news: Gardner and Sanger on why people edit Wikipedia, Fancy and frugal reading devices, Medical article assessed

WikiProject report: Always Expanding: WikiProject Images and Media

Features and admins: The best of the week

Arbitration report: Tricky and Lengthy Dispute Resolution

Technology report: Major MediaWiki release, password security, vulnerable MediaWiki installations, and more

Volume 6, Issue 32, 9 August 2010

News and notes: FBI requests takedown of seal, Public Policy advisors and ambassadors, Cary Bass leaving, new Research Committee

In the news: Wikinews interviews Umberto Eco, and more

Admin stats: RfA drought worsens in 2010—wikigeneration gulf emerging

Sister projects: Strategic Planning update

WikiProject report: Chocks away for WikiProject Aviation

Features and admins: The best of the week

Arbitration report: Tricky and Lengthy Dispute Resolution

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

Volume 6, Issue 33, 16 August 2010

News and notes: Book publisher apologizes for plagiarizing photos by Wikipedians, brief news

Spam attacks: Large scale vandalism revealed to be "study" by university researcher

In the news: Supportive communication and missing incentives on Wikipedia, and more

WikiProject report: A Pit Stop with WikiProject NASCAR

Features and admins: The best of the week

Arbitration report: ArbCom releases names of CU/OS applicants after delay

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

Volume 6, Issue 34, 23 August 2010

News and notes: Pending changes poll, Public policy classes, Payment schemes debate, and more

In the news: Zionist editing courses, newspaper denies editing candidate, net neutrality

WikiProject report: WikiProject Cryptozoology

Features and admins: The best of the week

Arbitration report: Proposed decision of climate change case posted

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

Volume 6, Issue 35, 30 August 2010

News and notes: Most linked websites on Wikipedia, New York Wiki-Conference, and more

In the news: Agatha Christie spoiled, Wales on Wikileaks, University students improve Wikipedia, and more

WikiProject report: Studying WikiProject Universities

Features and admins: Featured article milestone: 3,000

Arbitration report: What does the Race and intelligence case tell us?

Technology report: Reusability of MediaWiki code, Google Summer of Code: Interwiki transclusion, and more

September

Volume 6, Issue 36, 6 September 2010

News and notes: Pending changes analyzed, Foundation report, Main page bias, brief news

In the news: WikiLeaks and Wikipedia; Google–WP collaboration to translate health information

Book review: Cognitive Surplus, by Clay Shirky

Dispatches: Tools, part 1: References, external links, categories and size

WikiProject report: Putting articles in their place: the Uncategorized Task Force

Features and admins: Bumper crop of admins; Obama featured portal marks our 150th

Arbitration report: Interim desysopping, CU/OS appointments, and more

Technology report: Development transparency, resource loading, GSoC: extension management

Volume 6, Issue 37, 13 September 2010

News and notes: Page-edit stats, French National Library partnership, Mass page blanking, Jimbo on Pending changes

In the news: Public Policy Initiative, Houellebecq plagiarism?, Article revisions as book

Public Policy Initiative: Experiments with article assessment

Sister projects: Biography bloopers – update on the Death Anomalies collaboration

WikiProject report: Getting the picture – an interview with the Graphic lab

Features and admins: "Magnificent" warthog not so cute, says featured picture judge

Arbitration report: Tricky and Lengthy Dispute Resolution

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

Volume 6, Issue 38, 20 September 2010

From the editor: New ways to read and share the Signpost

News and notes: Dutch National Archives donation, French photo raid, brief notes

In the news: Rush Limbaugh falls for Wikipedia hoax, Public Policy Initiative, Nature cites Wikipedia

WikiProject report: All Aboard WikiProject Trains

Features and admins: The best of the week

Dispatches: Tools, part 2: Internal links and page histories

Arbitration report: Discretionary sanctions clarification and more

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

Volume 6, Issue 39, 27 September 2010

News and notes: French million, controversial content, Citizendium charter, Pending changes, and more

In the news: Wikimedia moves into India, critical conference, Vandalism detection contest

WikiProject report: Designing WikiProject Architecture

Features and admins: The best of the week

Arbitration report: EEML amendment requests & more

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

October

Volume 6, Issue 40, 4 October 2010

News and notes: German chapter remodeled to meet Foundation requirements, and more

In the news: Spanish police pursues BLP vandals, Jimbo interviewed, advice for experts and spammers

Book review: Good Faith Collaboration: The Culture of Wikipedia, by Joseph Reagle

WikiProject report: Hot topics with WikiProject Volcanoes

Features and admins: Milestone: 2,500th featured picture

Arbitration report: Tricky and Lengthy Dispute Resolution

Technology report: Code reviewers, October Engineering update, brief news

Volume 6, Issue 41, 11 October 2010

News and notes: Board resolutions, fundraiser challenge, traffic report, ten thousand good articles, and more

In the news: Free culture conference, "The Register" retracts accusations, students blog about Wikipedia, and more

WikiProject report: WikiProject Smithsonian Institution

Features and admins: Big week for ships and music

Dispatches: Tools, part 3: Style tools and wikEd

Arbitration report: Tricky and Lengthy Dispute Resolution

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

Volume 6, Issue 42, 18 October 2010

News and notes: Wikipedia fundraiser event, Frankfurt book fair, news in brief

WikiProject report: Show Me the Money: WikiProject Numismatics

Features and admins: A week for marine creatures

Dispatches: Common issues seen in Peer review

Arbitration report: Climate change case closes after 4 months

Technology report: Video subtitling tool, staff vs. volunteer developers, brief news

Volume 6, Issue 43, 25 October 2010

News and notes: Mike Godwin leaves the Foundation, ArbCom election announced

In the news: Good faith vs. bad faith, climate change, court citations, weirdest medieval fact, brief news

WikiProject report: Nightmare on Wiki Street: WikiProject Horror

Features and admins: The best of the week

ArbCom interview: So what is being an arbitrator actually like?

Arbitration report: Case closes within 1 month

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

November

Volume 6, Issue 44, 1 November 2010

News and notes: Foundation's finances, geodata milestone, interim counsel, museum conference

In the news: Airplane construction with Wikipedia, lessons from the strategy project, logic over rhetoric

WikiProject report: Scoring with WikiProject Ice Hockey

Features and admins: Good-lookin' slugs and snails

Arbitration report: Arb resignation during plagiarism discussion; election RfC closing in 2 days

Technology report: Foundation office switches to closed source, secure browsing, brief news

Volume 6, Issue 45, 8 November 2010

Fundraiser: November 15 launch, emphasis on banner optimization and community involvement

News and notes: Second Wikipedian in Residence, {{citation needed}} for sanity

In the news: WP prose praised, Public Policy update, education debate, WP documentary

WikiProject report: WikiProject California

Features and admins: No, not science fiction—real science

Election report: The countdown begins

Arbitration report: No cases this week; Date delinking sanctions reduced for one party; History ban extended

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

Volume 6, Issue 46, 15 November 2010

News and notes: Fundraisers start for Wikipedia and Citizendium; controversial content and leadership

In the news: How big can Wikipedia pictures get?; fundraising season

WikiProject report: Sizzling: WikiProject Bacon

Features and admins: Of lakes and mountains

Dispatches: A guide to the Good Article Review Process

Arbitration report: No cases this week; Amendments filed on Climate Change and Date Delinking; Motion passed on EEML

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

Volume 6, Issue 47, 22 November 2010

News and notes: No further Bundesarchiv image donations; Dutch and German awards; anniversary preparations

In the news: Jimbo Wales interviewed and parodied; Wikipedia in politics

Book review: The Myth of the Britannica, by Harvey Einbinder

WikiProject report: WikiProject College Football

Features and admins: The best of the week

Election report: Candidates still stepping forward

Arbitration report: Brews ohare site-banned; climate change topic-ban broadened

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

Volume 6, Issue 48, 29 November 2010

News and notes: Backlog drive; youth and confidence among Wikipedians, brief news

In the news: Fundraising banners continue to provoke; plagiarism charges against congressional climate change report

Interview: Interview with Johanna Niesyto and Nathaniel Tkacz from "Critical Point of View"

WikiProject report: Celebrate WikiProject Holidays

Features and admins: The best of the week

Election report: Voting in full swing

Arbitration report: New case: Longevity; Biophys topic ban likely to stay in place

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

December

Volume 6, Issue 49, 6 December 2010

News and notes: ArbCom tally pending; Pediapress renderer; fundraiser update; unreferenced BLP drive

In the news: Amazon "shopping-enabling" Wikipedia; Al Jazeera interview; be like Wikipedia

GLAM-WIKI London: British Museum hosts two days of talks between Wikimedia and the cultural sector

WikiLeaks: Repercussions of the WikiLeaks cable leak

WikiProject report: Talking copyright with WikiProject Copyright Cleanup

Features and admins: Birds and insects

Arbitration report: New case: World War II

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

Volume 6, Issue 50, 13 December 2010

News and notes: Wikipedia articles expert-reviewed by Encyclopedia of Life, and more

In the news: Confusion about Wikileaks continues, Wikipedia vs. Britannica in India, and more

Rencontres Wikimédia: Wikimedia and the cultural sector: two days of talks in Paris.

WikiProject report: WikiProject Algae

Features and admins: The best of the week

Election report: The community has spoken

Arbitration report: Requested amendment re Pseudoscience case

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

Volume 6, Issue 51, 20 December 2010

News and notes: Article Alerts back from the dead, plus news in brief

In the news: Faulty story urges for advertising on Wikipedia; brief news

Image donation: Christmas gift to Commons from the State Library of Queensland

Discussion report: Should leaked documents be cited on Wikipedia?

WikiProject report: Majestic Titans

Features and admins: The best of the week

Arbitration report: Motion passed in R&I case; ban appeals, amendment requests, and more

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

Volume 6, Issue 52, 27 December 2010

Ambassadors: Wikipedia Ambassador Program growing, adjusting

News and notes: Director of Technical Operations hired; South Korean mayor sues; brief news

In the news: Designing Wikipedia and the origin of page histories; brief news

WikiProject report: WikiProject National Basketball Association (NBA)

Features and admins: The best of the week

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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