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Volume 9, Issue 01
, 07 January 2013
Op-ed:
Meta, where innovative ideas die
News and notes:
2012—the big year
WikiProject report:
Where Are They Now?
Episode IV: A New Year
Featured content:
Featured content in review
Technology report:
Looking ahead to 2013
Volume 9, Issue 02
, 14 January 2013
Investigative report:
Ship ahoy! New travel site finally afloat
News and notes:
Launch of annual picture competition, new grant scheme
Special report:
Loss of an Internet genius
Discussion report:
Flag Manual of Style, accessibility and equality
WikiProject report:
Reach for the Stars: WikiProject Astronomy
Featured content:
Featured articles: Quality of reviews, quality of writing in 2012
Arbitration report:
First arbitration case in almost six months
Technology report:
Intermittent outages planned, first Wikidata client deployment
Volume 9, Issue 03
, 21 January 2013
News and notes:
Requests for adminship reform moves forward
WikiProject report:
Say What? — WikiProject Linguistics
Featured content:
Wazzup, G? Delegates and featured topics in review
Arbitration report:
Doncram
case continues
Technology report:
Data centre switchover a tentative success
Volume 9, Issue 04
, 28 January 2013
In the media:
Hoaxes draw media attention; Sue Gardner's op-ed; Women of Wikipedia
News and notes:
Khan Academy's Smarthistory and Wikipedia collaborate
Recent research:
Lessons from the research literature on open collaboration; clicks on featured articles; credibility heuristics
Featured content:
Listing off progress from 2012
WikiProject report:
Checkmate! – WikiProject Chess
Discussion report:
Administrator conduct and requests
Arbitration report:
Doncram
continues
Technology report:
Developers get ready for FOSDEM amid caching problems
February
Volume 9, Issue 05
, 04 February 2013
Special report:
Examining the popularity of Wikipedia articles: catalysts, trends, and applications
In the media:
Star Trek Into Pedantry
News and notes:
Article Feedback Tool faces community resistance
Featured content:
Portal people on potent potables and portable potholes
WikiProject report:
Land of the Midnight Sun – WikiProject Norway
Technology report:
Wikidata team targets English Wikipedia deployment
Volume 9, Issue 06
, 11 February 2013
Op-ed:
An article is a construct – hoaxes and Wikipedia
News and notes:
UK chapter governance review marks the end of a controversial year
In the media:
Wikipedia mirroring life in ownership dispute over island chain
Discussion report:
WebCite proposal; request for adminship reform
WikiProject report:
Just the Facts – WikiProject Infoboxes
Featured content:
A lousy week
Technology report:
Wikidata client rollout stutters
Volume 9, Issue 7
, 18 February 2013
News and notes:
Wikimedia Foundation declares 'victory' in Wikivoyage lawsuit
In the media:
Sue Gardner interviewed by the Australian press
WikiProject report:
Thank you for flying WikiProject Airlines
Featured content:
Featured content gets schooled
Technology report:
Better templates and 3D buildings
Volume 9, Issue 8
, 25 February 2013
News and notes:
"Very lucky" Picture of the Year
In the media:
Former WMF board member creates "Wikipedia Corporate Index" for Fleishman-Hillard PR agency
Recent research:
Wikipedia not so novel after all, except to UK university lecturers; EPOV instead of NPOV
Discussion report:
Wikivoyage links; overcategorization
WikiProject report:
How to measure a WikiProject's workload
Featured content:
Blue birds be bouncin'
Technology report:
Wikidata development to be continued indefinitely
March
Volume 9, Issue 9
, 04 March 2013
Op-ed:
We must do more to turn readers into editors
News and notes:
Outing of editor causes firestorm
WikiProject report:
WikiProject Television Stations
Featured content:
Slow week for featured content
Volume 9, Issue 10
, 11 March 2013
From the editor:
Signpost
–
Wikizine
merger; new writers
News and notes:
Finance committee updates
Featured content:
Batman, three birds and a Mercedes
WikiProject report:
Setting a precedent
Arbitration report:
Doncram case closes; arbitrator resigns
Technology report:
Article Feedback reversal: watershed moment?; plus code review one year on
Volume 9, Issue 11
, 18 March 2013
News and notes:
Resigning arbitrator slams Committee
Interview:
Meeting in the middle: Wikipedia and libraries
Featured content:
Wikipedia stays warm
WikiProject report:
Making music with WikiProject Composers
Arbitration report:
Another arbitrator resigns; Richard case closes
Technology report:
Visual Editor "on schedule" for July rollout
Volume 9, Issue 12
, 25 March 2013
News and notes:
Sue Gardner to leave WMF; German Wikipedians spearhead another effort to close Wikinews
Featured content:
One and a half soursops
WikiProject report:
The 'Burgh: WikiProject Pittsburgh
Arbitration report:
Two open cases
Technology report:
The Visual Editor: Where are we now, and where are we headed?
Recent research:
"Ignore all rules" in deletions; anonymity and groupthink; how readers react when shown talk pages
April
Volume 9, Issue 13
, 01 April 2013
Special report:
Who reads which Wikipedia? The WMF's surprising stats
News and notes:
Funding for the Wikipedia Library and six other projects; April Fool's Day ructions
Featured content:
What the
?
WikiProject report:
Special: FAQs
Arbitration report:
Three open cases
Technology report:
Wikidata phase 2 deployment timetable in doubt
Volume 9, Issue 14
, 08 April 2013
Wikizine:
Introducing
Wikizine
; WMF scales back feature after outcry
News and notes:
French intelligence agents threaten Wikimedia volunteer
Featured content:
Wikipedia loves poetry
WikiProject report:
Earthshattering WikiProject Earthquakes
Arbitration report:
Subject experts needed for
Argentine History
Technology report:
Testing week for developers and their deployments
Volume 9, Issue 15
, 15 April 2013
Op-ed:
How do we fix RfA inactivity?
News and notes:
Another admin reform attempt flops
Featured content:
The featured process swings into high gear
WikiProject report:
Unity in Diversity: WikiProject South Africa
Volume 9, Issue 16
, 22 April 2013
News and notes:
Milan conference a mixed bag
In the media:
Wikipedia inaccurate, says Florence; New Wikipedia app for breaking news
Featured content:
Batfish in the Red Sea
WikiProject report:
WikiProject Editor Retention
Arbitration report:
Sexology
case nears closure after stalling over topic ban
Technology report:
A flurry of deployments
Volume 9, Issue 17
, 29 April 2013
News and notes:
Chapter furore over FDC knockbacks; First DC GLAM boot-camp
In the media:
Wikipedia's sexism; Yuri Gadyukin hoax
Traffic report:
Most popular Wikipedia articles of the last week
Featured content:
Wiki loves video games
WikiProject report:
Japanese WikiProject Baseball
Arbitration report:
Sexology
closed; two open cases
Recent research:
Sentiment monitoring; Wikipedians and academics favor the same papers; UNESCO and systemic bias; How ideas flow on Wikiversity
Technology report:
New notifications system deployed across Wikipedia
May
Volume 9, Issue 18
, 06 May 2013
News and notes:
Candidates nominating for Foundation elections; Looking ahead to Wikimania 2014
In the media:
New Wikipedia for Schools edition; Anders Behring Breivik's Wikipedia contributions
Featured content:
WikiCup update: full speed ahead!
WikiProject report:
Earn $100 in cash... and a button!
Technology report:
Foundation successful in bid for larger Google subsidy
Volume 9, Issue 19
, 13 May 2013
News and notes:
WMF–community ruckus on Wikimedia mailing list
In the media:
PR firm accused of editing Wikipedia for government clients; can Wikipedia predict the stock market?
Featured content:
A mushroom, a motorway, a Munich gallery, and a map
WikiProject report:
Knock Out: WikiProject Mixed Martial Arts
Arbitration report:
Race and politics
opened; three open cases
Volume 9, Issue 20
, 20 May 2013
Foundation elections:
Trustee candidates speak about Board structure, China, gender, global south, endowment
News and notes:
Spanish Wikipedia leaps past one million articles
In the media:
Qworty incident continues
WikiProject report:
Classical Greece and Rome
Featured content:
Up in the air
Volume 9, Issue 21
, 27 May 2013
Foundation elections:
Candidates talk about the Meta problem, the nation-based chapter model, world languages, and value for money
News and notes:
First-ever community election for FDC positions
In the media:
Pagans complain about Qworty's anti-Pagan editing
Featured content:
Life of 2π
WikiProject report:
WikiProject Geographical Coordinates
Technology report:
Amsterdam hackathon: continuity, change, and stroopwafels
Recent research:
Motivations on the Persian Wikipedia; is science eight times more popular on the Spanish Wikipedia than the English Wikipedia?
June
Volume 9, Issue 22
, 05 June 2013
From the editor:
Signpost
developments
News and notes:
"Cease and desist", World Trade Organization says to Wikivoyage; could WikiLang be the next WMF project?
In the media:
China blocks secure version of Wikipedia
Discussion report:
Return of the Discussion report
Featured content:
A week of portraits
WikiProject report:
Operation Normandy
Technology report:
Developers accused of making Toolserver fight 'pointless'
Volume 9, Issue 23
, 12 June 2013
Op-ed:
The tragedy of Wikipedia's commons
News and notes:
How Wikimedia affiliates are spending $8.4 million; PRISM scandal
Traffic report:
Who holds the throne?
In the media:
VisualEditor will "change world history"
Discussion report:
VisualEditor, elections, bots, and more
Featured content:
Mixing Bowl Interchange
Arbitration report:
Two cases suspended; proposed decision posted in
Argentine History
WikiProject report:
Processing WikiProject Computing
Volume 9, Issue 25
, 19 June 2013
Op-ed:
Two responses to "The Tragedy of Wikipedia's Commons"
News and notes:
Swedish Wikipedia's millionth article leads to protests; WMF elections—where are all the voters?
In the media:
South African learners want Wikipedia; Editing of Israel topics
Traffic report:
Most popular Wikipedia articles of the last week
Discussion report:
Citations, non-free content, and a MediaWiki meeting
Featured content:
Cheaper by the dozen
WikiProject report:
The Volunteer State: WikiProject Tennessee
Arbitration report:
The Farmbrough amendment request—automation and arbitration enforcement
Technology report:
May engineering report: Flow enters consultation phase and other headlines
Volume 9, Issue 25
, 26 June 2013
News and notes:
Election results released
In the media:
Daily Dot
on Commons and porn; Jimmy Wales accused of breaking Wikipedia rules in hunt for Snowden
Traffic report:
Most-viewed articles of the week
Discussion report:
Privacy policy, X!'s edit counter, old rangeblocks, and the Article Incubator
WikiProject report:
WikiProject Fashion
Featured content:
Wikipedia in black + Adam Cuerden
Arbitration report:
Argentine History
closed; two cases remain suspended
Recent research:
Controversial Wikipedia topics
July
Volume 9, Issue 26
, 03 July 2013
News and notes:
Wikipedia's medical collaborations gathering pace
In the media:
Jimmy Wales is not an Internet billionaire; a mass shooter's alleged Wikipedia editing
Traffic report:
Yahoo! crushes the competition ... in Wikipedia views
Discussion report:
Snuggle, mainpage link to Wikinews, 3RR, and more
WikiProject report:
Puppies!
Featured content:
Queen of France
Arbitration report:
Tea Party movement
reopened, new AUSC appointments
Technology report:
VisualEditor in midst of game-changing deployment series
Volume 9, Issue 27
, 10 July 2013
News and notes:
Wikimedia Foundation Board appoints world expert in women's issues, global south
Op-ed:
It's time to stop pretending the English-language Wikinews is a viable project
Dispatches:
Infoboxes: time for a fresh look?
Traffic report:
Most-viewed articles of the week
Discussion report:
Featured article process governance, signature templates, and more
WikiProject report:
Not Jimbo: WikiProject Wales
Featured content:
The week of the birds
Volume 9, Issue 28
, 17 July 2013
News and notes:
Wikimedia Foundation's new plans announced
WikiProject report:
WikiProject Square Enix
Featured content:
Documents and sports
Arbitration report:
Kiefer.Wolfowitz and Ironholds
case opens; July 22 deadline for checkuser and oversight applications
Traffic report:
Most-viewed articles of the week
Volume 9, Issue 29
, 24 July 2013
News and notes:
Wikivoyage turns ten, but where to now?; Wikipedia Zero expands into India
In the media:
Wikipedia flamewars
Discussion report:
Partially disambiguated page names, page protection policy, and more
WikiProject report:
WikiProject Religion
Featured content:
Engineering and the arts
Arbitration report:
Infoboxes
case opens
Traffic report:
Gleeless
Volume 9, Issue 30
, 31 July 2013
Op-ed:
The VisualEditor Beta and the path to change
News and notes:
Gearing up for Wikimania 2013
Featured content:
Caterpillars, warblers, and frogs—oh my!
Discussion report:
Defining consensus; VisualEditor default state; expert and layperson terms in article titles
WikiProject report:
Babel Series: Politics on the Turkish Wikipedia
Arbitration report:
Race and politics
case closes
Traffic report:
Bouncing Baby Brouhaha
Recent research:
Napoleon, Michael Jackson and Srebrenica across cultures, 90% of Wikipedia better than Britannica, WikiSym preview
August
Volume 9, Issue 31
, 07 August 2013
News and notes:
Chapters Association self-destructs
WikiProject report:
WikiProject Freedom of Speech
Featured content:
The great Colorado River and the mysterious case of the grand duchess
Discussion report:
Civility policy, geographic names, CheckUser and Oversighter candidates, and more
Arbitration report:
Fourteen editors proposed for ban in
Tea party movement
case
Traffic report:
Greetings from the graveyard
Volume 9, Issue 32
, 14 August 2013
Special report:
Jimmy Wales: media favors entertainment over raising public awareness
News and notes:
"Beautifully smooth" Wikimania with few hitches
In the media:
Chinese censorship
Discussion report:
Wikivoyage, reliable sources, music bands, account creators, and OTRS
WikiProject report:
For the love of stamps
Featured content:
Wikipedia takes the cities
Arbitration report:
Kiefer.Wolfowitz and Ironholds
case closes; invitation to comment on applicants for checkuser and oversight ends 16 August
Volume 9, Issue 33
, 21 August 2013
From the editor:
Call for contributors
WikiProject report:
Today's article for improvement
News and notes:
Wikipedia's Manual of Style marches into Manning's coming out as transgender
Traffic report:
Bad
Cat
Discussion report:
Skyscrapers, Gibraltar DYKs, Four Award, Secure login, and more
Featured content:
Afrobeat
Arbitration report:
Proposed decision posted in
Infoboxes
case;
Tea Party movement
case continues
Technology report:
Generating musical scores with LilyPond
Volume 9, Issue 34
, 28 August 2013
News and notes:
Looking ahead to Wiki Loves Monuments
In the media:
Chelsea Manning, Box-office predictors, and 'Storming Wikipedia'
Traffic report:
Reddit creep
WikiProject report:
Loop-the-loop: Amusement Parks
Featured content:
WikiCup update, and the gardens of Finland
Technology report:
Gallery improvements launch on Wikipedia
Recent research:
WikiSym 2013 retrospective
September
Volume 9, Issue 35
, 04 September 2013
In the media:
Manning "put back in the closet"; State involvement in the Azerbaijani Wikipedia
News and notes:
Privacy policy debate gears up
WikiProject report:
Writing on the frontier: Psychology on Wikipedia
Traffic report:
No accounting for the wisdom of crowds
Discussion report:
Arbcom election procedures, Wiki Loves Monuments, Privacy policy, FDC, and more
Featured content:
Bridging the way to a Peasants' Revolt
Arbitration report:
Manning naming dispute
case opens;
Tea Party
case closes ;
Infoboxes
nears completion
Technology report:
Making Wikipedia more accessible
Volume 9, Issue 36
, 11 September 2013
News and notes:
As deadline approaches, Individual Engagement Grants looks for ideas
In the media:
Lawyer goes to court to discover Wikipedian's identity; Storming Wikipedia; Wikimedia UK Secretary in conflict-of-interest controversy; Does Wikipedia need a "right to reply" box?
WikiProject report:
Traveling to Indonesia
Traffic report:
Syria, celebrities, and association football: oh my!
Featured content:
Tintin goes featured
Arbitration report:
Workshop phase opens in
Manning naming dispute
;
Infoboxes
case closes
Volume 9, Issue 37
, 18 September 2013
News and notes:
Third time's the charm: the FDC's newest round of funding requests
Traffic report:
Twerking, tragedy and TV
WikiProject report:
18,464 Good Articles on the wall
Featured content:
Hurricane Diane and Van Gogh
Technology report:
What can Wikidata do for Wikipedia?
Volume 9, Issue 38
, 25 September 2013
Op-ed:
Q&A on Public Relations and Wikipedia
News and notes:
Last call for Wiki Loves Monuments; Community–WMF tension over VisualEditor
Traffic report:
Look on Walter's works
In the media:
Fox News: Wikipedia abandons efforts to purge porn from online encyclopedia
WikiProject report:
Babel Series: GOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLL!!!!!
Featured content:
Wikipedia takes the stage
Recent research:
Automatic detection of "infiltrating" Wikipedia admins; Wiki, or 'pedia?
October
Volume 9, Issue 39
, 02 October 2013
News and notes:
WMF signals new grantmaking priorities
Op-ed:
Commons medical diagnostic images under threat from unresolved ownership
Discussion report:
References to individuals and groups, merging wikiprojects, portals on the Main page, and more
WikiProject report:
U2 Too
Featured content:
Bobby, Ben, Roger and a fantasia
Arbitration report:
Infoboxes: After the war
Volume 9, Issue 40
, 09 October 2013
News and notes:
Extensive network of clandestine paid advocacy exposed
Traffic report:
Shutdown shenanigans
In the media:
College credit for editing Wikipedia
WikiProject report:
Australian Roads
Arbitration report:
Manning naming dispute
and
Ebionites 3
cases continue; third arbitrator resigns
Featured content:
Under the sea
Volume 9, Issue 41
, 16 October 2013
News and notes:
Vice
on Wiki-PR's paid advocacy; Featured list elections begin
WikiProject report:
Heraldry and Vexillology
Traffic report:
Peaceful potpourri
Discussion report:
Ada Lovelace Day, paid advocacy on Wikipedia, sidebar update, and more
Featured content:
That's a lot of pictures
Arbitration report:
Manning naming dispute
case closes
Volume 9, Issue 42
, 23 October 2013
News and notes:
Grantmaking season—rumblings in the German-language community
In the media:
The decline of Wikipedia; Sue Gardner releases statement on Wiki-PR; Australian minister relies on Wikipedia
Featured content:
Your worst nightmare as a child is now featured on Wikipedia
Traffic report:
Your average week ... and a fish
Discussion report:
More discussion of paid advocacy, upcoming arbitrator elections, research hackathon, and more
WikiProject report:
WikiProject Elements
Volume 9, Issue 43
, 30 October 2013
News and notes:
Sex and drug tourism—Wikivoyage's soft underbelly?
Traffic report:
200 miles in 200 years
In the media:
Rand Paul plagiarizes Wikipedia?
WikiProject report:
Special: Lessons from the dead and dying
Featured content:
Wrestling with featured content
Recent research:
User influence on site policies: Wikipedia vs. Facebook vs. Youtube
November
Volume 9, Issue 44
, 06 November 2013
News and notes:
Alleged 'outing' of an editor's personal information leads to Wikipedia ban
Featured content:
Five years of work leads to 63-article featured topic
WikiProject report:
WikiProject Accessibility
Traffic report:
Danse Macabre
Discussion report:
Sockpuppet investigations, VisualEditor, Wikidata's birthday, and more
Arbitration report:
Ebionites 3
case closed
Volume 9, Issue 45
, 13 November 2013
Special report:
FDC staff raise the benchmarks for activities, impact, planning, and governance
News and notes:
Trademark at issue again with the Italian Wikipedia and wikipedia.it
Traffic report:
Google Doodlebugs bust the block
Discussion report:
Commas, Draft namespace proposal, education updates, and more
WikiProject report:
The world of soap operas
Featured content:
1244 Chinese handscroll leads nine-strong picture contingent
Volume 9, Issue 46
, 20 November 2013
From the editor:
The
Signpost
needs your help
News and notes:
Foundation to Wiki-PR: cease and desist; Arbitration Committee elections starting
Book review:
Peter Burke's
Social History of Knowledge
—ambitious, fascinating, and exhaustive
Traffic report:
Ill Winds
Arbitration report:
Arbitration Committee election opens; WMF opens the door for non-admin arbitrators
WikiProject report:
Score! American football on Wikipedia
Featured content:
Rockin' the featured pictures
December
Volume 9, Issue 48
, 04 December 2013
News and notes:
One decade of Wikisource; FDC recommendations raise serious questions
Discussion report:
Musical scores, diversity conference, Module:Convert, and more
WikiProject report:
Electronic Apple Pie
Traffic report:
Kennedy shot
Who
Featured content:
F*&!
Arbitration report:
Ottoman Empire–Turkey naming dispute
case opens; New discretionary sanctions draft proposal available for review
Recent research:
Reciprocity and reputation motivate contributions to Wikipedia; indigenous knowledge and "cultural imperialism"; how PR people see Wikipedia
Volume 9, Issue 49
, 11 December 2013
News and notes:
Wiki Loves Monuments—winners announced
In the media:
Edward Snowden a "hero"; German Wikipedia court ruling
Interview:
Wikipedia's first Featured Article centurion
Traffic report:
Deaths of Mandela, Walker top the list
WikiProject report:
WikiProject Wine
Featured content:
Viewer discretion advised
Technology report:
MediaWiki 1.22 released
Volume 9, Issue 50
, 18 December 2013
News and notes:
Nine new arbitrators announced
WikiProject report:
Babel Series: Tunisia on the French Wikipedia
Discussion report:
Usernames, template data and documentation, Main page, and more
Traffic report:
Hopper to the top
Featured content:
Triangulum, the world's most boring constellation
Technology report:
Introducing the GLAMWikiToolset
Volume 9, Issue 51
, 25 December 2013
Recent research:
Cross-language editors, election predictions, vandalism experiments
News and notes:
IEG round 2 funding rewards diverse ambitions
Discussion report:
Draft namespace, VisualEditor meetings
WikiProject report:
More Great WikiProject Logos
Featured content:
Drunken birds and treasonous kings
Technology report:
OAuth: future of user designed tools
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