From the archives 5, 10, and 15 years ago2022-08-31
The Signpost looks back on The Signpost: New reports, conceived in a spirit of collaboration, and dedicated to the proposition of information and, uh, more information for all.
By the numbers Four billion words and a few numbers2021-12-28
Commemorating a milestone: word count comparisons with other Wikipedias
News and notes Progress at Wikipedia Library and Wikijournal of Medicine2020-06-28
Plus Swedish biographies and the big oops!
Discussion report The deprecation of Persondata; RfA – A broken process; Complaints from users on Swedish Wikipedia2015-06-03
Since the dawn of Wikipedia, or at least since 22 December 2005, the template named Persondata has existed.
News and notes US National Archives enshrines Wikipedia in Open Government Plan, plans to upload all holdings to Commons2014-06-25
US National Archives enshrines Wikipedia in Open Government Plan: The US National Archives and Record Administration (NARA) have committed to engaging with Wikimedia projects in their newest Open Government Plan. The biannual effort is a roadmap for how the agency will accomplish its goals in the digital age.
News and notes Swedish Wikipedia's millionth article leads to protests; WMF elections—where are all the voters?2013-06-19
With erysichton elaborata, the Swedish Wikipedia passed the one million article Rubicon this week. While this is a mostly symbolic achievement, serving as a convenient benchmark with which to gain publicity and attention in an increasingly statistical world, the particular method by which the Swedish site has passed the mark has garnered significant attention—and controversy.
