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Volume 12, Issue 01
, 06 January 2016
News and notes:
The WMF's age of discontent
In the media:
Impenetrable science; Jimmy Wales back in the UAE
Arbitration report:
Catflap08 and Hijiri88 case been decided
Featured content:
Featured menagerie
Recent research:
Teaching Wikipedia, Does advertising the gender gap help or hurt Wikipedia?
WikiProject report:
Try-ing to become informed - WikiProject Rugby League
Technology report:
Tech news in brief
Volume 12, Issue 02
, 13 January 2016
News and notes:
Community objections to new Board trustee
In focus:
The Crisis at New Montgomery Street
Editorial:
We need a culture of verification
Op-ed:
Transparency (by James Heilman)
Blog:
Inside the game of sports vandalism on Wikipedia
Community view:
Battle for the soul of the WMF
In the media:
War and peace; WMF board changes; Arabic and Hebrew Wikipedias
Traffic report:
Pattern recognition: Third annual Traffic Report
Special report:
Wikipedia community celebrates Public Domain Day 2016
Featured content:
This Week's Featured Content
Arbitration report:
Interview: outgoing and incumbent arbitrators 2016
Technology report:
Tech news in brief
Volume 12, Issue 03
, 20 January 2016
News and notes:
Vote of no confidence; WMF trustee speaks out
Op-ed:
Not a pretty picture: Thoughts on the "monkey selfie" debacle
In the media:
15th anniversary news round-up
Traffic report:
Danse Macabre
Featured content:
This week's featured content
Blog:
Fifteen years ago, Wikipedia was a very different place: Magnus Manske
Volume 12, Issue 04
, 27 January 2016
Op-ed:
Lila Tretikov: the WMF needs your input in developing our strategy
Traffic report:
Death and taxes
News and notes:
Geshuri steps down from the Board
In the media:
Media coverage of the Arnnon Geshuri no-confidence vote
Recent research:
Bursty edits; how politics beat religion but then lost to sports; notability as a glass ceiling
Featured content:
This week's featured content
February
Volume 12, Issue 05
, 3 February 2016
From the editors:
Help wanted
In focus:
The Knight Foundation grant: a timeline and an email to the board
Op-ed:
So, what’s a knowledge engine anyway?
Special report:
Board chair and new trustee speak with the
Signpost
Traffic report:
Bowled
News and notes:
Harassment survey 2015; Luis Villa to leave WMF; knowledge engine background
Featured content:
This week's featured content
Arbitration report:
Catching up on arbitration
Volume 12, Issue 06
, 10 February 2016
Special report:
New internal documents raise questions about the origins of the Knowledge Engine
In focus:
An in-depth look at the special report's newly revealed documents
News and notes:
Another WMF departure
In the media:
Jeb Bush swings at Wikipedia and connects
Featured content:
This week's featured content
Traffic report:
A river of revilement
Blog:
Wikimedia Foundation removes
The Diary of Anne Frank
due to copyright law requirements
Volume 12, Issue 07
, 17 February 2016
Special report:
Search and destroy: the Knowledge Engine and the undoing of Lila Tretikov
Op-ed:
Shit I cannot believe we had to fucking write this month
Featured content:
This week's featured content
Traffic report:
Super Bowling
Technology report:
Tech news in brief
Blog:
Antonin Scalia and the editor tracking his legacy
Volume 12, Issue 08
, 24 February 2016
Special report:
[UPDATED] WMF in limbo as decision on Tretikov nears
Op-ed:
Backward the Foundation
Featured content:
This week's featured content
Traffic report:
Of dead pools and dead judges
Arbitration report:
Motion on CheckUser and Oversight inactivity
Technology report:
Tech news in brief
Blog:
Wiki Loves Africa brings the continent's fashion to the world
March
Volume 12, Issue 09
, 2 March 2016
News and notes:
Tretikov resigns, WMF in transition
Featured content:
This week's featured content
Recent research:
Wikipedia and paid labour; Swedish gender gap; how verifiable is "verifiable"?
Traffic report:
Brawling
Blog:
Wikimedia Foundation details requests to alter or remove content in new transparency report
Volume 12, Issue 10
, 9 March 2016
Blog:
The new alchemy: turning online harassment into Wikipedia articles on women scientists
Featured content:
This week's featured content
In the media:
Wikipedian is break-out star of International Women's Day; dinosaur art; Wikipedia's new iOS app and its fight for market share
News and notes:
Katherine Maher named interim head of WMF; Wales email re-sparks Heilman controversy; draft WMF strategy posted
Op-ed:
A modest proposal for Wikimedia’s future
Systemic bias:
Revenge of "I can’t believe we didn’t have an article on ..."
Technology report:
Wikimedia wikis will temporarily go into read-only mode on several occasions in the coming weeks
Traffic report:
All business like show business
WikiCup report:
First round of the WikiCup finishes
Volume 12, Issue 11
, 16 March 2016
News and notes:
Wikipedia Zero: Orange mobile partnership in Africa ends; the evolution of privacy loss in Wikipedia
In the media:
Wales at SXSW; lawsuit over Wikipedia PR editing
Op-ed:
Hard work needed to address Wikimedia’s leadership challenges
Discussion report:
Is an interim WMF executive director inherently notable?
Featured content:
This week's featured content
Traffic report:
Donald Trump, the 45th President of the United States
Technology report:
Watchlists, watchlists, watchlists!
Wikipedia Weekly:
Podcast #119: The Foundation and the departure of Lila Tretikov
Blog:
It “revolutionized the way German-speaking people inform themselves about the world”: Fifteen years of the German Wikipedia
Volume 12, Issue 12
, 23 March 2016
Interview:
WMF interim executive director Katherine Maher says the org is at an "interesting moment of change"
News and notes:
Lila Tretikov a Young Global Leader;
Wikipediocracy
blog post sparks indefinite blocks
In the media:
Angolan file sharers cause trouble for Wikipedia Zero; the 3D printer edit war; a culture based on change and turmoil
Editorial:
"God damn it, you've got to be kind."
Traffic report:
Be weary on the Ides of March
Featured content:
Watch out! A slave trader, a live mascot, and a crested serpent await!
Arbitration report:
Palestine-Israel article 3 case amended
Wikipedia Weekly:
Podcast #120—the status of Wikimania 2016
April
Volume 12, Issue 13
, 1 April 2016
News and notes:
Trump/Wales 2016
In the media:
Saskatoon police delete Wikipedia content about police brutality
WikiProject report:
Why should the Devil have all the good music? An interview with WikiProject Christian music
Traffic report:
Donald v Daredevil
Featured content:
A slow, slow week
Technology report:
Browse Wikipedia in safety? Use Telnet!
Recent research:
"Employing Wikipedia for good not evil" in education, useing eyetracking to find out how readers read articles
Wikipedia Weekly:
Podcast #121: How April fools went down
Blog:
Growing hashtags: Expanding outreach on Wikipedia
Volume 12, Issue 14
, 14 April 2016
Op-ed:
Should prison inmates be permitted to edit Wikipedia?
News and notes:
Denny Vrandečić resigns from Wikimedia Foundation board
In the media:
Wikimedia Sweden loses copyright case; Tex Watson; AI assistants; David Jolly biography
Featured content:
This week's featured content
Traffic report:
A welcome return to pop culture and death
Arbitration report:
The first case of 2016—Wikicology
Gallery:
A history lesson
Volume 12, Issue 15
, 24 April 2016
News and notes:
Lunar project; steering group formed to search for next executive director
Op-ed:
Knowledge Engine and the Wales–Heilman emails
Special report:
Update on EranBot, our new copyright violation detection bot
Featured content:
The double-sized edition
Traffic report:
Two for the price of one
Arbitration report:
Amendments made to the Race and intelligence case
May
Volume 12, Issue 16
, 02 May 2016
News and notes:
Wikimedia Switzerland's board and paid-editing firm; passing of Ed Dravecky
In the media:
Wikipedia Zero piracy in Bangladesh; bureaucracy; chilling effects; too few cooks; translation gaps
Traffic report:
Purple
Featured content:
The best... from the past two weeks
Arbitration report:
Two editors unbanned; Wikicology case enters workshop phase; Gamaliel restricted from Gamergate at his own request
Recent research:
The eight roles of Wikipedians; do edit histories expose social relations among editors?
Volume 12, Issue 17
, 17 May 2016
News and notes:
Affiliates' nomination of WMF trustees announced; FDC's straight talking to WMF
Op-ed:
Swiss chapter in turmoil
In the media:
Wikimedia's Dario Taraborelli quoted on Google's Knowledge Graph in
The Washington Post
Featured content:
Two weeks for the prize of one
Traffic report:
Oh behave, Beyhive / Underdogss
Arbitration report:
"Wikicology" ends in site ban; evidence and workshop phases concluded for "Gamaliel and others"
Wikicup:
That's it for WikiCup Round 2!
Volume 12, Issue 18
, 28 May 2016
Special report:
Compensation paid to Sue Gardner increased by almost 50 percent after she stepped down as executive director
News and notes:
Upcoming Wikimedia conferences in the US and India; May Metrics and Activities Meeting
Op-ed:
Journey of a Wikipedian
In the media:
The perils of Wikipedia's monopoly; Wikipedians' fragility; Street Sharks hoax
Featured content:
Eight articles, three lists and five pictures
Traffic report:
Splitting (musical) airs / Slow Ride
Arbitration report:
Gamaliel resigns from the committee
Blog:
Freely licensed magic at Eurovision
Recent research:
English as Wikipedia's Lingua Franca; deletion rationales; schizophrenia controversies
June
Volume 12, Issue 19
, 05 June 2016
News and notes:
WMF cuts budget for 2016-17 as scope tightens
In the media:
Jimmy Wales on net neutrality—"It's complicated"—and his $100m fundraising challenge
Featured content:
Overwhelmed ... by pictures
Traffic report:
Pop goes the culture, again.
Arbitration report:
ArbCom case "Gamaliel and others" concludes
WikiProject report:
WikiProject Video Games
Volume 12, Issue 20
, 15 June 2016
News and notes:
Clarifications on status and compensation of outgoing executive directors Sue Gardner and Lila Tretikov
Special report:
Wikiversity Journal—a new user group
Op-ed:
Commons Picture of the Year; Wikidata licensing
In the media:
Biography disputes; Craig Newmark donation; PR editing
Featured content:
From the crème de la crème
Traffic report:
Another one with sports; Knockout, brief candle
Blog:
Why I proofread poetry at Wikisource
July
Note: Starting with the 2016-07-04 issue,
the official schedule is now every two weeks
.
Volume 12, Issue 21
(
Single page
), 04 July 2016
News and notes:
Board unanimously appoints Katherine Maher as new WMF executive director; Wikimedia lawsuits in France and Germany
Op-ed:
Two policies in conflict?
In the media:
Terrorism database cites Wikipedia as a source
Featured content:
Triple fun of featured content
Traffic report:
Goalposts; Oy vexit
Blog:
Jimmy Wales names Emily Temple-Wood and Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight as Wikipedians of the Year
Volume 12, Issue 22
(
Single page
), 21 July 2016
News and notes:
Board faces diversity and skill-base issues in new FDC appointments
Discussion report:
Busy month for discussions
In the media:
Women-in-science editathon gets national press; Wikipedia "shockingly biased"
Featured content:
A wide variety from the best
Traffic report:
Sports and esports
Arbitration report:
Script writers appointed for clerks
Recent research:
Using deep learning to predict article quality; search engine helps schoolkids navigate Chinese Wikipedia; talk page sentiment
August
Volume 12, Issue 23
(
Single page
), 04 August 2016
Editorial:
Wikipedia policy suppresses sharing of information
News and notes:
Foundation presents results of harassment research, plans for automated identification; Wikiconference submissions open
In the media:
Paid editing service announced; Commercial exploitation of free images; Wikipedia as a crystal ball; Librarians to counter systemic bias
Obituary:
Kevin Gorman, who took on Wikipedia's gender gap and undisclosed paid advocacy, dies at 26
Traffic report:
Summer of Pokémon, Trump, and Hillary
Featured content:
Women and Hawaii
Recent research:
Easier navigation via better wikilinks
Blog:
All-new notifications page helps Wikimedians focus on what matters most
Technology report:
User script report (January to July 2016, part 1)
Volume 12, Issue 24
(
Single page
), 18 August 2016
News and notes:
Focus on India—WikiConference produces new apps; state government adopts free licenses
Special report:
Engaging diverse communities to profile women of Antarctica
In the media:
The ugly, the bad, the playful, and the promising
Featured content:
Simply the best ... from the last two weeks
Traffic report:
Olympic views
Technology report:
User script report (January–July 2016, part 2)
Arbitration report:
The Michael Hardy case
September
Volume 12, Issue 25
(
Single page
), 06 September 2016
News and notes:
AffCom still grappling with WMF Board's criteria for new chapters
Special report:
Olympics readership depended on language
In the media:
Librarians, Wikipedians, and a library of Wikipedia coverage
WikiProject report:
Watching Wikipedia
Featured content:
Entertainment, sport, and something else in-between
Traffic report:
From Phelps to Bolt to Reddit
Technology report:
Wikimedia mobile sites now don't load images if the user doesn't see them
Recent research:
One study encounters critique of its ethics from Wikipedians; another critiques the ethics employed by Wikipedia
Blog:
Upload of free photos from Swiss library underway
Volume 12, Issue 26
(
Single page
), 29 September 2016
News and notes:
Case study of Wikimedia Education Program published; remembrance of departed colleague Ray Saintonge (Eclecticology)
In the media:
This edition's roundup of media coverage
Featured content:
Three weeks in the land of featured content
Arbitration report:
Arbcom looking for new checkusers and oversight appointees while another case opens
Traffic report:
From Gene Wilder to JonBenét: Four weeks of traffic
Technology report:
Category sorting and template parameters
October
Volume 12, Issue 27
(
Single page
), 14 October 2016
News and notes:
Fundraising, flora and fauna
Discussion report:
Cultivating leadership: Wikimedia Foundation seeks input
In the media:
A news columnist on the frustrations of tweaking his Wikipedia bio
Technology report:
Upcoming tech projects for 2017
Traffic report:
Debates and escapes
Recent research:
A 2011 study resurfaces in a media report
Featured content:
Variety is the spice of life
November
Volume 12, Issue 28
(
Single page
), 4 November 2016
News and notes:
Finally, a new CTO; trustee joins Quora; copyright upgrade impending
In the media:
Washington Post continues in-depth Wikipedia coverage
Wikicup:
Winners announced
Discussion report:
What's on your tech wishlist for the coming year?
Featured content:
Cream of the crop
Technology report:
New guideline for technical collaboration; citation templates now flag open access content
Arbitration report:
Recapping October's activities
Traffic report:
Un-presidential politics
Recent research:
Why women edit less, and where they are overrepresented; article importance and quality; predicting elections from Wikipedia
Volume 12, Issue 29
(
Single page
), 26 November 2016
Special report:
Taking stock of the Good Article backlog
News and notes:
Arbitration Committee elections commence
In the media:
Roundup of news related to U.S. presidential election and more
Op-ed:
Fundraising data should be more transparent
Traffic report:
President-elect Trump
Blog:
The top fifteen winning photos from Wiki Loves Earth
Gallery:
Around the world with Wiki Loves Monuments 2016
Featured content:
Featured mix
December
Volume 12, Issue 30
(
Single page
), 22 December 2016
Year in review:
Looking back on Wikimedia's 2016
Special report:
German Wikipedia ArbCom implodes amid revelation of member's far-right political role
In focus:
Active user page filter prevents vandalism and harassment
News and notes:
English Wikipedia ArbCom election results; strategic planning update
Op-ed:
Operation successful, patient dead—outreach workshops in Namibia
In the media:
In brief—coverage of gender gap initiatives, banner fundraising, and more
Traffic report:
Post-election traffic blues
Featured content:
The Christmas edition
Blog:
Wiki Loves Monuments contest winners announced
Technology report:
Labs improvements impact 2016 Tool Labs survey results
Recent research:
One study and several abstracts
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