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17 February 2026


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Unknown (The Popular Science Monthly 1877) – Public domain
In the media
Global powers see Wikipedia as fundamental target for manipulation
Attempted Wikipedia shenanigans apparent from Epstein, AI, various governments.
Robert Hertel – CC 2.0
News and notes
Discussions open for the next WMF Annual Plan
Plus, WikiFlix going places, steady progress on older FAs and other news from the Wikimedia world.
Paul M. Barrett1, Kimberley E.J. Chapelle, Casey K. Staunton, Jennifer Botha & Jonah N. Choiniere – CC BY 4.0
Serendipity
Maintenance crews continue to slog through Wikipedia's oldest Featured Articles
Hundreds of old FAs have been triaged since project began, but thousands remain — and they need reviewers.
Virgin Islands DOJ – public domain
Disinformation report
Epstein's obsessions
The sex offender's attempts to whitewash Wikipedia run deeper than we first thought.
John P. McCrae – cc-by-4.0
Technology report
Wikidata Graph Split and how we address major challenges
A personal perspective on a major update to the Wikimedia social machine.
ERIC SALARD – CC BY-SA 4.0
Traffic report
Deaths, killings, films, and the Olympics
I'll have the usual!
SkaterbyAssociation – CC0
Opinion
Incoming Incurables
A poem for Wikipedia Day 2026.
Pbroks13 – cc-by-sa-4.0
Crossword
Pop quiz
Sharpen your pencil. How well do you really know Wikipedia?
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Punch – PD
Comix
herculean
efforts.
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