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Essay In progress · 14,729b last edited 2026-10-30 04:17:29 by Bri Resources	Checklist Y Headline Y Subheading N Ready for copyedit N Copyedit done N Final approval by editor-in-chief Discussion Hi JPxG, I have boldly written content for this issue's essay's section. I am fine with moving my essay to a different section or postponing this if there are other needs to use this essay section. If my essay needs to be postponed then I would be fine with you copying my content to a new page in my user space, then replacing my content on the Signpost page. Thanks, ༄ᨒ𖠰 Pine (✉) 22:58, 17 October 2026 (UTC)reply Note to the person who is acting EIC for the upcoming publication: unless I change this draft to say that copyediting is complete, please assume that this is not ready for publication. I may not have time to improve this essay before the upcoming publication deadline, and I may want to postpone this to a later Signpost issue. ༄ᨒ𖠰 Pine (✉) 04:54, 27 October 2026 (UTC)reply Thanks. This is now targeted to issue 15. Meeting optimization is an evergreen topic, and I may move this essay to a page in my userspace if the essay doesn't get published in issue in 15. ༄ᨒ𖠰 Pine (✉) 05:59, 3 November 2026 (UTC)reply

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Hi JPxG, I have boldly written content for this issue's essay's section. I am fine with moving my essay to a different section or postponing this if there are other needs to use this essay section. If my essay needs to be postponed then I would be fine with you copying my content to a new page in my user space, then replacing my content on the Signpost page. Thanks, ༄ᨒ𖠰 Pine (✉) 22:58, 17 October 2026 (UTC)reply

Note to the person who is acting EIC for the upcoming publication: unless I change this draft to say that copyediting is complete, please assume that this is not ready for publication. I may not have time to improve this essay before the upcoming publication deadline, and I may want to postpone this to a later Signpost issue. ༄ᨒ𖠰 Pine (✉) 04:54, 27 October 2026 (UTC)reply

Thanks. This is now targeted to issue 15. Meeting optimization is an evergreen topic, and I may move this essay to a page in my userspace if the essay doesn't get published in issue in 15. ༄ᨒ𖠰 Pine (✉) 05:59, 3 November 2026 (UTC)reply

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News and notes In progress · 4,704b last edited 2026-11-08 05:32:24 by Beta Beta Beta Resources	Checklist N Headline N Subheading N Ready for copyedit N Copyedit done N Final approval by editor-in-chief Discussion Topics [edit source] WikiProject United States' 20,000 Challenge just passed the ten year mark and is going strong. Since I'm a participant I would prefer someone else to evaluate whether it is newsworthy. ☆ Bri (talk) 20:36, 2 November 2026 (UTC)reply FYI Bri I have boldly retitled and reformatted this section to align it with the upcoming N&N. ༄ᨒ𖠰 Pine (✉) 05:32, 3 November 2026 (UTC)reply Wikidata's birthday may be worth covering, as mentioned above by Oltrepier. ༄ᨒ𖠰 Pine (✉) 05:32, 3 November 2026 (UTC)reply I'll also throw in a brief article about a recent controversy over at the Italian Wikipedia, which includes a couple of new bans (for different reasons) and has needed intervention from the local ArbCom. More to come soon. Oltrepier (talk) 21:12, 6 November 2026 (UTC)reply Who does what [edit source] Perhaps Oltrepier could cover the United States 20,000 challenge if Oltrepier thinks that it's newsworthy, and Bri could cover Wikidata's birthday. What do you both think? ༄ᨒ𖠰 Pine (✉) 05:32, 3 November 2026 (UTC)reply @Pine Sounds good to me! Oltrepier (talk) 12:42, 3 November 2026 (UTC)reply Done got the Wikidata birthday item ☆ Bri (talk) 22:41, 3 November 2026 (UTC)reply

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WikiProject United States' 20,000 Challenge just passed the ten year mark and is going strong. Since I'm a participant I would prefer someone else to evaluate whether it is newsworthy. ☆ Bri (talk) 20:36, 2 November 2026 (UTC)reply
1. FYI Bri I have boldly retitled and reformatted this section to align it with the upcoming N&N. ༄ᨒ𖠰 Pine (✉) 05:32, 3 November 2026 (UTC)reply
Wikidata's birthday may be worth covering, as mentioned above by Oltrepier. ༄ᨒ𖠰 Pine (✉) 05:32, 3 November 2026 (UTC)reply
I'll also throw in a brief article about a recent controversy over at the Italian Wikipedia, which includes a couple of new bans (for different reasons) and has needed intervention from the local ArbCom. More to come soon. Oltrepier (talk) 21:12, 6 November 2026 (UTC)reply

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Perhaps Oltrepier could cover the United States 20,000 challenge if Oltrepier thinks that it's newsworthy, and Bri could cover Wikidata's birthday. What do you both think? ༄ᨒ𖠰 Pine (✉) 05:32, 3 November 2026 (UTC)reply
@Pine Sounds good to me! Oltrepier (talk) 12:42, 3 November 2026 (UTC)reply

Done got the Wikidata birthday item ☆ Bri (talk) 22:41, 3 November 2026 (UTC)reply

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On the bright side In progress · 2,047b last edited 2026-11-03 06:47:17 by Pine Resources	Checklist Y Headline Y Subheading N Ready for copyedit N Copyedit done N Final approval by editor-in-chief Discussion Note to self for future sections: Week 1: wikitech:KAPOW. See also: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lokKpSrNqDA Week 2: see Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia Signpost/2026-10-13/On the bright side idea regarding pets of Wikimedians Week 3: humor from WikiConference North America. The missing bus The special shop door The sign on the library aquarium Echo (discussion with User:Clovermoss) Somewhere above or in the following OTBS: the joke from Discord which I screenshotted. ༄ᨒ𖠰 Pine (✉) 05:52, 27 October 2026 (UTC)reply

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Note to self for future sections:

Week 1: wikitech:KAPOW. See also: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lokKpSrNqDA
Week 2: see Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia Signpost/2026-10-13/On the bright side idea regarding pets of Wikimedians
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The missing bus
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Somewhere above or in the following OTBS: the joke from Discord which I screenshotted.

༄ᨒ𖠰 Pine (✉) 05:52, 27 October 2026 (UTC)reply

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Reflections In progress · 2,205b last edited 2026-11-03 05:51:31 by Pine Resources	Checklist Y Headline Y Subheading N Ready for copyedit N Copyedit done N Final approval by editor-in-chief Discussion For issue 22:15, I intend to make a Reflections piece which invites reader participation in the comments regarding personal role models. This is partly inspired by the passing of the much-admired actor Patrick Stewart, and partially by three annual events which will happen this year on 11 November: Armistice Day, Veterans Day in the United States, and Remembrance Day in British Commonwealth states. For some Signpost historical precedent, see Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia Signpost/Newsroom/Archive 3. Bri and Kudpung, you may remember that discussion. I was grateful to write the piece. ༄ᨒ𖠰 Pine (✉) 05:55, 3 November 2026 (UTC)reply Hi Pine. I was a nice article. It's also many years ago and I've moved on. I still read every issue but nowadays I don't find the newspaper as compelling reading as it once was, but Bri and Smallbones have amazing staying power and I'm sure they and the current editorial team will welcome another contribution from you. I'll pop in and take a sneak peek before it's published. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 11:23, 3 November 2026 (UTC)reply May I suggest a suitable soundtrack for your article? Oltrepier (talk) 12:46, 3 November 2026 (UTC)reply Hey, we need more music videos! I'll just mention that HaeB has some pretty good staying power as well. We do sort of set ourselves up as targets here sometimes so staying power might just reflect that we've got mores sass than sense Smallbones_(smalltalk) 14:27, 3 November 2026 (UTC)reply I'd just run into that song for the first time. Just to make sure that everybody understands that I was referring to myself, here's another. Smallbones_(smalltalk) 14:39, 3 November 2026 (UTC)reply I thought Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2018-12-01/Reflections was a fine piece and would like to see another like it. BTW you can see from my user page that an ancestor was a combatant in WWI. ☆ Bri (talk) 18:18, 3 November 2026 (UTC)reply I should read the entire thread before I comment. If Pine wants to we could run Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2018-12-01/Reflections as a From the archives piece. Smallbones_(smalltalk) 20:38, 3 November 2026 (UTC)reply

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For issue 22:15, I intend to make a Reflections piece which invites reader participation in the comments regarding personal role models. This is partly inspired by the passing of the much-admired actor Patrick Stewart, and partially by three annual events which will happen this year on 11 November: Armistice Day, Veterans Day in the United States, and Remembrance Day in British Commonwealth states.

For some Signpost historical precedent, see Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia Signpost/Newsroom/Archive 3. Bri and Kudpung, you may remember that discussion. I was grateful to write the piece.

༄ᨒ𖠰 Pine (✉) 05:55, 3 November 2026 (UTC)reply

Hi Pine. I was a nice article. It's also many years ago and I've moved on. I still read every issue but nowadays I don't find the newspaper as compelling reading as it once was, but Bri and Smallbones have amazing staying power and I'm sure they and the current editorial team will welcome another contribution from you. I'll pop in and take a sneak peek before it's published. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 11:23, 3 November 2026 (UTC)reply

May I suggest a suitable soundtrack for your article? Oltrepier (talk) 12:46, 3 November 2026 (UTC)reply

Hey, we need more music videos! I'll just mention that HaeB has some pretty good staying power as well. We do sort of set ourselves up as targets here sometimes so staying power might just reflect that we've got mores sass than sense Smallbones_(smalltalk) 14:27, 3 November 2026 (UTC)reply

I'd just run into that song for the first time. Just to make sure that everybody understands that I was referring to myself, here's another. Smallbones_(smalltalk) 14:39, 3 November 2026 (UTC)reply

I thought Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2018-12-01/Reflections was a fine piece and would like to see another like it. BTW you can see from my user page that an ancestor was a combatant in WWI. ☆ Bri (talk) 18:18, 3 November 2026 (UTC)reply

I should read the entire thread before I comment. If Pine wants to we could run Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2018-12-01/Reflections as a From the archives piece. Smallbones_(smalltalk) 20:38, 3 November 2026 (UTC)reply

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