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The Wikimedia Foundation has officially closed Wikinews, one of its longest-lasting projects, on May 4, 2026.
We probably just need to re-use the same information from the story I wrote myself back in March, with further details.
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Wikipedia:Administrator elections/May 2026
Current status likely we will be reporting on election results, assuming on-time publication 22 May thereabouts
Timeline:
Nominations for the May 2026 administrator elections began 00:00, 29 April 2026 (UTC). Call for candidates through May 5, followed by Discussion phase (May 8–12) and culminating with Voting phase (May 13–19).
TODO - discuss active admin bounce relative to last month's record low
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