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News and notes Wikimedia Foundation ousts, bans quarter of Arabic Wikipedia admins
2023-01-01
Plus admin update and cool tools for the new year.
Interview ComplexRational's RfA debrief
2023-01-01
Interview of ComplexRational about their recent request for adminship.
Concept The relevance of legal certainty to the English Wikipedia
2022-11-28
A lost article from our deep annals
News and notes Board vote results, bot's big GET, crat chat gives new mop, WMF seeks "sound logo" and "organizer lab"
2022-09-30
Candidates sign off and peel out – Sigalov is on and Peel is in.
Interview ScottishFinnishRadish's Request for Adminship
2022-09-30
Find out firsthand what our newest admin, ScottishFinnishRadish, does with a chainsaw.
News and notes Admins wanted on English Wikipedia, IP editors not wanted on Farsi Wiki, donations wanted everywhere
2022-08-31
jimmy@wikipedia.org donate@wikimedia.org (not a typo?) wants a moment of your time.
Discussion report Notability for train stations, notices for mobile editors, noticeboards for the rest of us
2022-08-01
And when is 'today'?
In the media Editor given three-year sentence, big RfA makes news, Guy Standing takes it sitting down
2022-06-26
Belarusian Mark Bernstein to serve 36 months of "home chemistry" for unapproved posting, Slate covers historically large adminship bid, UBI economist with goofy infobox caption thinks it's funny.
Essay RfA trend line haruspicy: fact or fancy?
2022-06-26
Don't be dumb, says math whiz: avoid the gambler's fallacy. Illustrated for your pleasure.
News and notes 2022 Wikimedia Board elections
2022-05-29
Plus, Form 990, fundraising, RfA and UCoC.
Discussion report Portals, April Fools, admin activity requirements and more
2022-05-29
We summarize the drama for you.
News and notes Feedback for Board of Trustees election
2022-01-30
Plus, the incredible shrinking admin cadre.
News and notes Jimbo's NFT, new arbs, fixing RfA, and financial statements
2021-12-28
Wrapping up 2021 with a pair of auctions, activity surrounding administrators, and an audit.
Discussion report On the brink of change – RfA reforms appear imminent
2021-11-29
Editors propose modifications to Wikipedia's admin-making process.
News and notes The sockpuppet who ran for adminship and almost succeeded
2021-10-31
And will the last person to leave the C-Suite please turn off the lights?
Discussion report Editors brainstorm and propose changes to the Requests for adminship process
2021-10-31
Proposals to solve eight core problems – what many describe as a broken process – identified in the 2021 RfA review.
News and notes New CEO, new board members, China bans
2021-09-26
And one new admin!
Discussion report Editors discuss Wikipedia's vetting process for administrators
2021-09-26
Emotional injury and rising standards against a backdrop of a dwindling sysop cadre: the 2021 Requests for adminship review grapples with tough issues.
News and notes Enough time left to vote! IP ban
2021-08-29
Just do it!
Discussion report Fox News, a flight of RfAs, and banning policy
2020-08-02
Plus a proposed massive invasion of privacy!
News and notes 2019 Picture of the Year, 200 French paid editing accounts blocked, 10 years of Guild Copyediting
2020-05-31
Many of these accounts now blocked on the English-language Wikipedia.
Interview Health and RfAs: An interview with Guy Macon
2020-04-26
A Wikipedia editor reflects on his recent RfA and the health issues that became part of it.
Special report Administrator cadre continues to contract
2019-07-31
A new record set: fewer than 500 active admins.
News and notes Mysterious ban, admin resignations, Wikimedia Thailand rising
2019-06-30
Many administrators resign related to Fram case; Wikimedia Thailand to host Wikimania 2020.
Discussion report A constitutional crisis hits English Wikipedia
2019-06-30
Could this be a new relationship between the Foundation and ArbCom, and between the Foundation and enwiki?
News and notes WMF staff turntable continues to spin; Endowment gets more cash; RfA continues to be a pit of steely knives
2019-01-31
Venezuelan woes, and Arbitrator GorillaWarfare explains WMF tumult in post on Wikipediocracy
News and notes Some wishes do come true
2018-12-24
NPP wins the wish list poll; Wikipedia editors will be able to work better at night; new WMF appointments and new arbitrators; and who wants to be an admin?
News and notes Reviewer of the year, WikiCup winner, and the 2019 Wikimedia Summit
2018-12-01
Looking both backward and forward to events concerning the community.
Discussion report Farewell, Mediation Committee
2018-12-01
It was a good 15 years. Plus: admins, notability, substubs, and new padlocks.
News and notes WMF gets a million bucks
2018-10-28
And it's richer than ever.
News and notes European copyright law moves forward
2018-10-01
Wikipedia dodges a bullet in Brussels... maybe.
News and notes Departments reorganized at Wikimedia Foundation, and a month without new RfAs (so far)
2017-06-23
While the English Wikipedia community produces no new requests for adminhood in June, the Wikimedia Foundation makes changes to the Product and Technology departments.
Editorial Recent retirements typify problem of admin attrition
2015-02-18
Go Phightins! shares his thoughts on admin attrition and the size of the administrative backlog.
In the media The story of Wikipedia; Wikipedia reanimated and republished; UK government social media rules; death of Italian Wikipedia administrator
2014-10-22
The story of Wikipedia; Wikipedia reanimated and republished; New UK government social media rules; death of Italian Wikipedia administrator: Among many newsworthy stories this week, the Signpost notes the passing of Italian Wikipedia administrator and former Wikimedia Italia treasurer [Cotton
Arbitration report Arbitration Committee election opens; WMF opens the door for non-admin arbitrators
2013-11-20
WMF opens the door for non-admin arbitrators: Back in March, when the March 25 Arbitration Report covered the Audit Subcommittee appointment discussion, a statement from the WMF legal division clarified its position that access to deleted revisions required an RFA or RFA-identical process; therefore AUSC committee appointments were not open to non-admins. The WMF legal team has now further clarified its position, saying that running for and winning an election for arbitrator would qualify as the type of rigorous community selection process required for the checkuser and oversight rights held by arbitrators.
Arbitration report The Farmbrough amendment request—automation and arbitration enforcement
2013-06-19
Richard Farmbrough was set to have his day in court, but as events transpired, this was not to be so. On 25 March 2013, an accusation was made against Farmbrough at Arbitration Enforcement (AE), claiming that he violated the terms of an automated edit restriction. Within hours, Farmbrough had filed his own request with the arbitration committee, citing the newly filed AE request and claiming that the motion was being used "in an absurd way" in the filing of enforcement requests: "I have not made any edits that a sane person would consider automation."
News and notes Another admin reform attempt flops
2013-04-15
The most recent move to reform the requests for adminship process on the English Wikipedia has failed, after a complex and drawn-out three-step procedure for community input was subject to decreasing participation as time wore on and came up with no clear consensus.
Discussion report Administrator conduct and requests
2013-01-28
New discussions on the English Wikipedia include...
Discussion report Image policy and guidelines; resysopping policy
2012-12-31
Current discussions on the English Wikipedia include ...
Special report A post-mortem on the Indian Education Program pilot
2011-11-07
Discussion report Proposal to return this section from hiatus is successful
2011-10-31
Arbitration report Senkaku Islands closes; administrators authorized to place articles on discretionary sanctions
2011-10-10
Arbitration report ArbCom narrowly rejects application to open new case
2011-09-19
Featured content The best of the week
2011-05-23
Features and admins The best of the week
2011-05-16
Features and admins Featured articles bounce back
2011-05-09
In the news Wikipedia users name "superinjunction celebrities"; brief news
2011-05-02
Features and admins The best of the week
2011-05-02
Features and admins The best of the week
2011-04-25
Features and admins The best of the week
2011-04-18
Features and admins The best of the week
2011-04-11
Features and admins The best of the week
2011-04-04
Features and admins Featured list milestone
2011-03-28
Features and admins Best of the week
2011-03-21
Features and admins The best of the week
2011-03-14
Features and admins The best of the week
2011-03-07
Features and admins The best of the week
2011-02-28
Features and admins The best of the week
2011-02-21
Features and admins RFAs and active admins—concerns expressed over the continuing drought
2011-02-14
Features and admins The best of the week
2011-02-07
Features and admins The best of the week
2011-01-31
Features and admins The best of the week
2011-01-24
Features and admins First featured picture from the legally disputed NPG images; two Chicago icons
2011-01-17
Features and admins Featured sound choice of the year
2011-01-03
Features and admins Birds and insects
2010-12-06
Features and admins The best of the week
2010-11-22
Features and admins Of lakes and mountains
2010-11-15
Features and admins No, not science fiction—real science
2010-11-08
Features and admins Good-lookin' slugs and snails
2010-11-01
Features and admins The best of the week
2010-10-25
Features and admins A week for marine creatures
2010-10-18
Features and admins Big week for ships and music
2010-10-11
Features and admins Milestone: 2,500th featured picture
2010-10-04
Features and admins The best of the week
2010-09-27
Features and admins The best of the week
2010-09-20
Features and admins "Magnificent" warthog not so cute, says featured picture judge
2010-09-13
Features and admins Bumper crop of admins; Obama featured portal marks our 150th
2010-09-06
Features and admins Featured article milestone: 3,000
2010-08-30
Features and admins The best of the week
2010-08-23
Features and admins The best of the week
2010-08-16
Features and admins The best of the week
2010-08-09
Features and admins The best of the week
2010-08-02
Features and admins The best of the week
2010-07-26
Features and admins The best of the week
2010-07-19
Features and admins The best of the week
2010-07-12
Features and admins This week's highlights
2010-07-05
Features and admins Approved this week
2010-05-31
Features and admins Approved this week
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2010-04-26
Features and admins Approved this week
2010-04-19
Features and admins Approved this week
2010-04-12
Features and admins This week in approvals
2010-04-05
News and notes Usability rollout, downtime, admin phishing, Wikimania scholarships and more
2010-03-29
Features and admins Approved this week
2010-03-29
Features and admins Approved this week
2010-03-22
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2010-03-15
News and notes Financial statements, discussions, milestones
2010-03-08
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2009-10-19
Discussion report Discussion Reports and Miscellaneous Articulations
2009-10-19
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2009-10-12
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2008-06-23
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2008-06-02
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2008-05-26
Features and admins Features and admins
2008-05-19
Features and admins Features and admins
2008-05-12
Wikiversity interview Sister Projects Interview: Wikiversity
2008-05-09
Features and admins Features and admins
2008-05-09
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2008-05-02
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2008-04-21
Features and admins Features and admins
2008-04-14
Features and admins Features and admins
2008-04-07
Features and admins Features and admins
2008-03-31
Single User Login Single User Login enabled for administrators
2008-03-24
Features and admins Features and admins
2008-03-24
Features and admins Features and admins
2008-03-17
Features and admins Features and admins
2008-03-13
News and notes News and notes: Encyclopedia of Life, Wikipedian dies, milestones
2008-03-03
Features and admins Features and admins
2008-03-03
Sockpuppeting administrator Sockpuppeting administrator desysopped, community banned
2008-02-25
Features and admins Features and admins
2008-02-25
Controversial RFA Controversial RfA results in resysopping of ^demon
2008-02-25
News and notes News and notes: Administrator desysopped, milestones
2008-02-18
Features and admins Features and admins
2008-02-18
Features and admins Features and admins
2008-02-11
Features and admins Features and admins
2008-02-04
Tutorial Tutorial: Reporting and dealing with vandals
2008-01-28
Features and admins Features and admins
2008-01-28
Features and admins Features and admins
2008-01-21
Roll 'em back, move 'em out Controversial non-administrator rollback process added
2008-01-14
Features and admins Features and admins
2008-01-14
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2008-01-07
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2008-01-02
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2007-12-26
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2007-12-17
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2007-12-10
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2007-12-03
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2007-11-26
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2007-11-19
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2007-11-12
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2007-11-05
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2007-10-29
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2007-10-22
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2007-10-15
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2007-10-08
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2007-10-01
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2007-09-24
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2007-09-17
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2007-09-10
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2007-09-03
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2007-08-27
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2007-08-20
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2007-08-13
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2007-08-06
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2007-07-30
In the news Wikipedia in the news
2007-07-23
Features and admins Features and admins
2007-07-23
Features and admins Features and admins
2007-07-16
Features and admins Features and admins
2007-07-09
Bureaucrat nominations Seven administrators request promotion to bureaucrat status
2007-07-09
Features and admins Features and admins
2007-07-02
Features and admins Features and admins
2007-06-25
Features and admins Features and admins
2007-06-18
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2007-06-11
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2007-06-04
Admin desysopped Sockpuppeting administrator desysopped, banned
2007-06-04
Features and admins Features and admins
2007-05-28
Features and admins Features and admins
2007-05-21
Features and admins Features and admins
2007-05-14
Compromised accounts Administrator status restored to five accounts after emergency desysopping
2007-05-14
News and notes News and notes: Election volunteers, admin contest, milestones
2007-05-07
Features and admins Features and admins
2007-05-07
Admins desysopped Four administrator accounts desysopped after hijacking, vandalism
2007-05-07
Features and admins Features and admins
2007-04-30
Robdurbar Administrator goes rogue, is blocked
2007-04-23
Features and admins Features and admins
2007-04-23
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2007-04-16
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2007-04-09
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2007-04-02
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2007-03-26
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2007-02-05
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2007-01-29
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2007-01-22
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2007-01-15
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2007-01-08
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2007-01-02
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2006-12-26
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2006-12-18
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2006-12-11
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2006-12-04
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2006-11-27
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2006-11-20
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2006-11-13
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2006-11-06
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2006-10-30
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2006-09-11
Carnildo resysopped Carnildo resysopped
2006-09-11
Features and admins Features and admins
2006-09-05
1000 Administrators The English Wikipedia reaches 1,000 administrators
2006-09-05
Features and admins Features and admins
2006-08-28
Interwiki report Report from the Swedish Wikipedia
2006-08-21
Features and admins Features and admins
2006-08-21
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2006-08-14
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2006-08-07
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2006-07-31
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2006-07-03
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2006-06-26
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2006-06-19
NSLE desysopped Administrator desysopped after sockpuppeting incident
2006-06-12
Features and admins Features and admins
2006-06-12
Features and admins Features and admins
2006-06-05
Muddying Sandifer Wikipedia administrator investigated after on-wiki dispute
2006-05-29
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2006-05-29
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2006-05-22
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2006-05-15
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2006-05-08
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2006-05-01
News and notes News and notes: Alexa rank, milestones
2006-04-24
Features and admins Features and admins
2006-04-24
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2006-04-17
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2005-12-26
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2005-12-05
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2005-11-28
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2005-11-21
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2005-11-14
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2005-11-07
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2005-10-31
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2005-10-24
Features and admins Features and admins: Twenty new admins created
2005-10-17
Features and admins Features and admins
2005-10-10
Features and admins Recent features and new administrators
2005-05-16
Features and admins News and notes: Features and new administrators
2005-05-09
Wikimedia elections Wikimedia Board elections underway
2005-05-02
Features and admins News and notes: Features and new administrators
2005-05-02
Features and admins News and notes: Features and new administrators
2005-04-25
Features and admins News and notes: Features and new administrators
2005-04-18
Block wars Administrators fight over two controversial blocks
2005-01-31
News and notes News and notes: Features and contests, new administrators
2005-01-24



       

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