News and notes One election's end, another election's beginning 2024-10-19
Find more about the new Trustees, the first election cycle for admins, and other news from the Wikimedia world.
In the media Off to the races! Wikipedia wins! 2024-10-19
Perplexing persistence, pay to play, potential president's possible plagiarism, crossword crossover to culture, and a wish come true!
In the media Courts order Wikipedia to give up names of editors, legal strain anticipated from "online safety laws" 2024-09-26
ANI (but probably not the one you're thinking of), bias and bans, crisis and Clover, Engelhorn's euros, and will the zoomers inherit the project?
News and notes WikiCup enters final round, MCDC wraps up activities, 17-year-old hoax article unmasked 2024-09-04
JCW compilation now tracks free DOIs, Wiki Loves Monuments getting started, WMF's status as UN observer stymied by China for fourth time.
In the media AI is not playing games anymore. Is Wikipedia ready? 2024-09-04
Updates from the Portland pol's case, the war in Gaza, and other Wiki-related reports.
News and notes WMF board elections and fundraising updates 2024-07-04
Three new admins, but overall numbers still shrinking.
In the media War and information in war and politics 2024-07-04
Advocacy organizations, a journalist, mycophobes, conservatives, leftists, photographers, and a disinformation task force imagine themselves in Wikipedia.
Cobwebs Counting to a billion — manuscripts don't burn 2024-07-04
Special:Diff/1 and related techno-trivia more complicated than you'd think.
News and notes Wikimedia Foundation publishes its Form 990 for fiscal year 2022-2023 2024-06-08
The Form 990, as well as highlights and FAQs, are now available for review.
News and notes Democracy in action: multiple elections 2024-05-16
WMF trustee elections, U4C results, Italian ArbCom, WMF and Endowment annual reports.
Technology report Millions of readers still seeing broken pages as "temporary" disabling of graph extension nears its second year 2024-03-29
Much effort was spent drafting a movement charter about becoming "essential infrastructure of the ecosystem of free knowledge". How much is spent maintaining it?
In the media "For me it’s the autism": AARoard editors on the fork more traveled 2024-03-29
Worldwide women turned blue and controversies on Serbian & French Wikipedia.
News and notes Wikimedia enters US Supreme court hearings as "the dolphin inadvertently caught in the net" 2024-03-02
Plus, the U4C Charter keeps planting seeds, the RfA process is set to become more sustainable, and more news from the Wikimedia ecosystem.
News and notes The Italian Public Domain wars continue, Wikimedia RU set to dissolve, and a recap of WLM 2023 2023-12-24
Not the best of times for Wikipedians across the world, but there are still glimpses of hope...
In the media Propaganda and photos, lunatics and a lunar backup 2023-11-20
Comic-con, Media summit, and a classic!
News and notes Where have all the administrators gone? 2023-10-23
Long time passing
In the media Thirst traps, the fastest loading sites on the web, and the original collaborative writing 2023-10-23
Also: High fives, Wikipedia as a guide for counterfeiters and crossword makers, and Iskander at the UN.
News and notes Wikimedia power sharing – just an advisory role for the volunteer community? 2023-09-16
Plus: Africa news, funding report, U4C draft, roads fork and another ChatGPT block.
News and notes Dude, Where's My Donations? Wikimedia Foundation announces another million in grants for non-Wikimedia-related projects 2023-08-15
Jimbo promises more transparency, Wikimania in Singapore, move away from Tides still planned, and Wikifunctions rolls out.
In the media Tentacles of Emirates plot attempt to ensnare Wikipedia 2023-07-17
Ruwiki on the Ruinternet, Rauwerda on TEDx, and Jimbo on Fridman.
News and notes WMF Terms of Use now in force, new Creative Commons licensing 2023-06-19
Problems with emergency emails sent to WMF
In the media English WP editor glocked after BLP row on Italian 'pedia 2023-06-19
... and an AI writer explains why he just bought a paper encyc
News and notes WMRU director forks new 'pedia, birds flap in top '22 piccy, WMF weighs in on Indian gov's map axe plea 2023-06-05
Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee Building Committee Commences Command By Convening
In the media History, propaganda and censorship 2023-05-22
Opposing scholars on ArbCom case
News and notes New legal "deVLOPments" in the EU 2023-05-08
... and at WP:Mastodon.
In the media Vivek's smelly socks, online safety, and politics 2023-05-08
Fake fines, false alarms and faux headlines!
News and notes Staff departures at Wikimedia Foundation, Jimbo hands in the bits, and graphs' zeppelin burns 2023-04-26
Plus: Wikipedians get own Mastodon account, and Wikiprojects move to uniform quality assessment.
In the media Contested truth claims in Wikipedia 2023-04-26
Covering Russia, Poland, the Vatican, the U.S., and the "perilously thin" boundary between real life and Wikipedia.
