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CfD discussion[edit]

Parent category of the Category:Political prisoners and detainees of China you created is currently under deletion discussion [1], but I do not see any notification on your talk page. Every creator of a category suppose to be notified by the rules. Cheers, My very best wishes (talk) 20:33, 20 September 2012 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thanks for the heads up. Looks like I created the new category a week after the CfD discussion began; were I aware of the discussion I would have waited to see its outcome. I don't have time at this very moment to read through all the comments there, but it seems as though part of the debate centers around the question of whether 'political prisoner' is a valid concept. Is that more or less your reading of it? If so, that's...interesting. Homunculus (duihua) 20:54, 20 September 2012 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Ah, I've read a bit more carefully now. I think there are valid concerns with the categories, but they don't outweigh their utility, in my view. I've replied. Homunculus (duihua) 21:39, 20 September 2012 (UTC)Reply[reply]

There is a general trend to remove helpful categories that are related to history and politics, including a lot of cats on terrorism-related subjects and anything that can be defined as "victims of political repression" (the latter was referred to as "victimology" during CfD discussion). May be this is because of US-centered views of contributors who work with the categories. For example, defining person as a "terrorist" is something controversial in modern-day US politics. After reading something like this, one can conclude that there is no such thing as terrorism because no one knows what terrorism is. See my comment here. You understood it correctly: these contributors believe that there is no such thing as political prisoner. My very best wishes (talk) 01:44, 21 September 2012 (UTC)Reply[reply]

That's an interesting parallel, but it complicates the issue for me. I wouldn't feel comfortable with 'terrorist' as a category; it seems to be incompatible with WP:LABEL, and possibly WP:BLPCRIME (terrorism generally being regarded as a crime, but one where habeas corpus often doesn't apply. My understanding is that we're not suppose to describe people as criminals unless they have been so convicted). Moreover it's a pejorative and often politically charged term that can be applied extremely broadly. China, for instance, calls Tibetans who try to go to India without permission 'terrorists.' I think we need to be much more conservative when applying negatively charged labels like this, especially to living persons. Homunculus (duihua) 02:56, 22 September 2012 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I think this is relatively simple, even in the most controversial of controversial cases. We have already categories "terrorism by country". Let's take any country, such as Category:Terrorism in Indonesia. It includes a number of pages about notable terrorism acts in the country. There are no doubts that each of them is actually a terrorism act. Exclude all disputable cases, like US bombing of Japan during war time. Find people who actually did each terrorism act (usually they are convicted or at large) and include them in the corresponding category "terrorist by country". This way one can avoid marking people who are actually not terrorists (your example). My very best wishes (talk) 03:19, 22 September 2012 (UTC)Reply[reply]

That seems reasonable enough, though I would still rather not tread that minefield....Homunculus (duihua) 04:32, 23 September 2012 (UTC)Reply[reply]

It seems that I simply like controversial subjects because they are not boring. But yes, editing any controversial subject if it cases anyone's objections is a waste of time and invitation for sanctions because there is no efficient dispute resolution process in this environment. My very best wishes (talk) 15:29, 24 September 2012 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I see. Well, the battleground has lost its charms for me (not that it ever really had any). Lately I've enjoyed writing about deceased international legal scholars. I've developed a real fondness for this guy, who seems like a real rule-bound academic, with maybe a touch of pedantry. I feel I can relate to him a little, and best of all, no one comes along to engage in mass section blanking on pages like this ;) Homunculus (duihua) 07:04, 29 September 2012 (UTC)Reply[reply]

You did excellent work with this article. He looks to me as a very interesting man. So, he said in 1935 that "Nobody except perhaps Russia would gain from our victory in such a war". True. And as we know, Stalin probably already planned to gain from this war during this time or may be a few years later. And he actually gained his new communist empire, including Eastern Europe, North Korea, and China, from the war see this old version. But that was mostly deleted by Russian political partisans here. My very best wishes (talk) 18:42, 29 September 2012 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I really ought to devote more time to Soviet history. It was one of my first loves, you know, and helped disabuse me of utopian fantasies. But China ultimately proved far too interesting. Homunculus (duihua) 19:37, 29 September 2012 (UTC)Reply[reply]

re: GA reviews[edit]

That's a fair deal. I will take a look at this article as soon as I address all outstanding issues with my current reviews. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 15:19, 25 September 2012 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Thanks! Homunculus (duihua) 16:45, 2 October 2012 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Good job. I started Ronald Macleay, red linked within in, you might find more on him. I noticed a lot of bare google book URLs. Just paste them into here and it'll draw them up for you, just click last name to reverse author names to surname first♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:52, 2 October 2012 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Looks like a good start. I'll take a closer look in a few days. I love MacMurray's comment about Macleay, though evidently he felt badly afterwards, as he struck through it in his final submission to the state department. Homunculus (duihua) 05:30, 5 October 2012 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Judicial system of the PRC[edit]

I was just looking at the talk page history for Talk:Judicial system of the People's Republic of China, and saw your (very old) comment. This is likely the longest article I've found that cites no references. It's strange how these barren deserts emerge on Wikipedia, and on top-importance articles no less. In any case, I'm thinking of having a crack at reordering the page. If you have an ongoing interest in the topic, please partake! Regards, Homunculus (duihua) 06:15, 26 January 2012 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Indeed! It looks like a lot of that was due to the wholesale copying, which has since been deleted. Now the article is needing expansion again, hopefully this time with a better balance of outside assessments of judicial independence, domestic perspectives, and good old basic facts. -- Beland (talk) 00:07, 4 October 2012 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Yea....this has been on my list for a long time now. I guess I'll try to revisit it soon. I might start with proposing an outline on the talk page and fleshing it out from there. We'll see. Homunculus (duihua) 05:31, 5 October 2012 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Liao Yiwu speech[edit]

Hello, I saw the speech live on German TV (www.daserste.de) this Sunday. Unfortunately no full text of the speech seems to be available online anywhere now - neither in audio or video nor in text form. I think I will be able to provide a source once Monday's newspaper are out in Germany. -- 78.53.147.5 (talk) 03:19, 15 October 2012 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I see. In that case, I am going to remove the material for now. Wikipedia is quite strict about sourcing in biographies of living persons, as you can read about here. You are welcome to restore the material when a source is available (you can consult the article's history to see what you wrote before—everything is archived here). You may also want to familiarize yourself with WP:NPOV. Happy editing! Homunculus (duihua) 03:28, 15 October 2012 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Seems like a worthwhile initiative. I've started adding project banners to a few pages that would fall under the purview of this project. Homunculus (duihua) 22:55, 25 October 2012 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Back mid-November? That seems to coincide with the expected concluding time of a certain political party's largest confab... not that there would be any connection. TheSoundAndTheFury (talk) 20:53, 1 November 2012 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I'm not totally offline till mid-November. Just dealing with some demanding writing deadlines and such. Come to think of it, one of those deadlines is related to the congress... ;) Homunculus (duihua) 20:58, 1 November 2012 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Xi Mingze[edit]

Dear Homunculus, Please, if you have time, take a look at the artice on Xi Mingze I just created. I just want thoughts on the article, whether positive or negetive, from a long time China hand. I am still trying to add content about the DPRK and China but it is an uphill struggle. Please edit, suggest, or critque. :) Geraldshields11 (talk) 17:11, 8 November 2012 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Gerald, good to hear from you. I'm a bit busy at the moment, but will take a look when the opportunity arises. Homunculus (duihua) 17:38, 8 November 2012 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Breaking news - Xi Jinping in now choosen asPresident of China.^[1]

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I Have some extra time, need some assistance?[edit]

Hello again Hom, this is Scott, the Gutter oil guy. Gre's have tired me out and I'm ready to get back to wiki for a bit. Any thing of importance that I can assist with or do the leg work on? Let me know 67.183.192.63 (talk) 09:14, 25 November 2012 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hey Scott, glad you're back. I think I left you a note a while ago asking if you'd be interested in helping with an article I created on the Shifang protest in China. That one is in reasonably good shape now, but it could still be expanded. I also started work on the related Qidong protest, and it needs lots of work. Let me know if you're interested. I may think of other things down the line. Cheers, Homunculus (duihua) 01:34, 26 November 2012 (UTC)Reply[reply]

By the way, how did you like the GREs? I hear they've changed the format since I took them. And have you decided which programs to apply to? Homunculus (duihua) 02:27, 26 November 2012 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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That was a little odd...[edit]

Hi again. Mind if I ask what this was about: [2]? BTW, I like your user page! TheBlueCanoe 21:46, 14 January 2013 (UTC)Reply[reply]

That was a mistake, hence the self-revert. In light of our earlier exchange, when I saw your name pop up on my watchlist today I decided to check in and see what you were working on. I think I must have accidentally hit "rollback" when perusing the article history, and didn't even notice until a while later. I've concluded that rollback rights don't get along with checking wikipedia on small touch screens—too much room for error. Anyway, that's not to say I agreed or disagreed with your edits. If you scroll up on this page, you will learn why I no longer contribute to that topic. You may find it enlightening. Homunculus (duihua) 01:40, 15 January 2013 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Wow. That's kind of outrageous. I mean the arbitration, not that you were following my contributions or anything ;) Can you do anything about it? TheBlueCanoe 13:50, 15 January 2013 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not sure what you mean by "do anything about it." What I've done is write articles in other areas of interest, and regain a more normal work/life/Wikipedia balance. I hope you can appreciate why I will not discuss it further here. You're welcome to email me if you really want to. Good luck. Homunculus (duihua) 19:16, 16 January 2013 (UTC)Reply[reply]

GA review for Shifang protest[edit]

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Additional info[edit]

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Might be the same editor. Regards, Xenophrenic (talk) 00:53, 23 March 2013 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Got it, thanks. Homunculus (duihua) 23:30, 24 March 2013 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I've forgotten how to use Wikipedia over the years so give me a little time to reacquaint myself. Not sure if you heard about my problems I had on Wiki about 3 years ago but if so I'm better now and ready to start working again. Hint-A beer we had together (from the middle place that uses little sticks) :-)Hope to work together with you again, it was fun and so much more now to work on, I think Africa is still way undercovered1Johns1945 (talk) 20:13, 3 June 2019 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Hello old co editor[edit]

I see you've been busy. What projects are currently on the docket and need help? I need to return to things slow so helping a bit with others would suit me well. Let me know. Take care hom. I can't sign <dounai> — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.49.93.246 (talk) 07:10, 20 August 2013 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hey Scott, good to hear from you again! I haven't been very active on Wikipedia these days either; several months ago I moved to a new country for a job opportunity, got busy, and then inertia set in. I think the last time I reached out to you I was working on articles about NIMBY protests in China (eg. in Qidong and Shifang), and thought you might like to edit in that area. I'm also thinking to update/create some new pages on Chinese rights defenders like Cheng Hai, Li Chengpeng or Guo Feixiong, all of whom have been in the news lately. More broadly, I've found articles related to the Chinese environment to be underdeveloped, but it's a fascinating and important field. Do you have ideas for what you'd like to work on? If so, I'm happy to help. Maybe you can provide some motivation for me this time...Homunculus (duihua) 02:38, 22 August 2013 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Sounds good....I need to get my mind focused on something and occupied for certain reasons...I'm not working right now so I have lots of time. Wiki would be great for that. Can you help with the chinese articles assuming your chinese is much better than mine? I could do english and find articles on google books or whatever that is...I have interest in the blind lawyer, bo xi lai cover up, and I got an offer from a chinese student to help with the following "信息管制和乞讨现象" but I don't know what those are...She or He seems really interested..and sounds like there in China. Their english level seems about intermediate. Let me know Hom...You seem very devoted...Just hope you arent in China when you're writing about all this :-) So don't tell me your location. Let me know, Take care. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.49.93.246 (talk) 13:38, 22 August 2013 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I also have interest in alot of other stuff but having been keeping up on my china news recently...So tell me what is hot right now and undercovered. I'm up for anything....China in Africa, South America anything....let me know meanwhile I've forgotten how to use wikipedia and all the functions and I lost my email account for this dounai account so I have to have a new one before I start or just use an IP. <dounai>. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.49.93.246 (talk) 13:45, 22 August 2013 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Sorry to be so frequent in questions...Would you be able or willing to translate some of the articles of the protest movements into Chinese so they can actually see whats going on? Many can't read english. I didn't know all of these protests for environmental things were happening and I'm very interested and I think its a start of broad stirring of the population and could be a sign of very monumental things coming. So I want to help on this issue because I love the chinese people (not gov or big business) and would like to offer a hand to repay the hospitality and warmth they gave me when I was there for over 4 years of my life. This might sound kind of mushy and idealistic but it's how I feel. I will contact the person that asked to colloborate with me and see what they want to do. Ok Hom, I'll leave you alone now...Take care. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.49.93.246 (talk) 22:21, 22 August 2013 (UTC)Reply[reply]

my new handle is dounai99Dounai99 (talk) 14:53, 23 August 2013 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Where to start...I worked on the Chen Guangcheng article several months ago, and it was one of the more positive collaborative experiences I've had. It's now in rather good shape, but further improvements are always welcome. I also worked lots on the Bo Xilai page, which was a decidedly less positive collaborative experience. Which cover-up are you referring to? The whole spectacle of the trial, or something more specific?

My passive Chinese skills are respectable--I can read and listen well enough--but I don't think I could do an adequate translation from Enlgish. I believe several of those articles are already on the Chinese wiki, in any case. Your sentiments about the Chinese people (and government) are shared here, by the way.

China in Africa would be an excellent and fascinating topic to expand on, and one I'd love to help with when I return from vacation. The economist has carried some fairly balanced pieces on that relationship that you may like to look into. I may not be too responsive for the next week or so, as my internet connectivity is limited, but I look forward to working with you. Homunculus (duihua) 16:07, 24 August 2013 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I'm referring to the likelihood that he might be more innocent than commonly thought and that he just ruffled the wrong high level feathers. Plus his trial only lasted several days! Plus he was attaining a cult of personality like Mao and had his sights set on the central politburo, right, to work. What if he brought his corruption fighting with him, at that level many officials are corrupt but so far untouchable? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.49.95.52 (talk) 04:05, 4 September 2013 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Right. You might be interested in this article by Ai Weiwei on the Bo trial and what it says about the Communist Party today.[3]. There's no doubt that Bo's trial was not fair; the way that evidence was collected, and the fact that the people testifying against him were probably doing so under duress, wouldn't hold up in a Western court of law. But there is also little doubt that evidence brought publicly against him was incomplete, and that his real transgressions—which could threaten the whole system and indict far more people if aired publicly—were kept from view. Bo was implicated in some horrific human rights abuses, but since those abuses are ongoing elsewhere, and since even higher-level authorities were involved, you'd never hear about about them the carefully stage-managed trial lest party unity and legitimacy be undermined. As for Bo's 'striking black' anti-corruption campaign, it seems to me that he was using this mainly as a pretext to take down his political opponents; he certainly did not provide fair trials either for those he accused (and then executed) on corruption charges. I don't think there was any risk that Bo would have be an advocate for openness and transparency had he risen to the Politburo Standing Committee, but there is a risk he would have destabilized the leadership transition and the power structure in other ways (ie. by consolidating too much power and influence for himself). Anyway, I'm getting caught up now, and will respond to your other notes later on today. Homunculus (duihua) 10:51, 4 September 2013 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello again...I was looking at "barefoot lawyer" and noticed it didn't have a chinese version! How can this be? Only arabic. So I left messages for 8 native chinese translators who know very good english. Hopefully a few of them will respond then they can work together. That is a very important article for a chinese person who is having their rights trampled and wants to learn about what recourse they have. So we're both not able to translate :-(. No problem. Is Chen the blind lawyer? Seems like he has a gag order as part of his deal to come here or he's afraid for his family still in china. Hom, anything you want to work on I'll help out (not the ancient text or anything) because I need to be occupied. I will gather the info and try to write it and I think I'm an easy guy to work with because I'm a beginner and have a fairly small ego. So maybe china in africa, they are super super busy there buying influence. Take care and have a good vacation, put on the sun tan lotion! Dounai99 (talk) 17:51, 24 August 2013 (UTC) 8 I did wechat global censorship section while you were gone after seeing story on it. You have interest in cadmium rice in Guangdong or electronic recycling world capital also located in guang? I got bad virus from bad Wikipedia link on suichang county page that had cadmium blurb. Cost 200 to fix it and had to wipe disk! So be careful on these controv topics. Talk later. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dounai99 (talk • contribs) 11:49, 30 August 2013 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The cadmium rice story is a good one to pursue, and relates back to the topic of food safety. I'm not sure it's related to the electronic recycling in Guangdong province (although that's also a topic that probably merits more coverage here, and not just in the Chinese context), since I think the rice mostly came from Hunan. The article Food safety in China might be one you'd like to help develop more. There's also a page Food safety incidents in China, though it's kind of a mess and could benefit from an overhaul. But yes, watch out for bad links. I'm really sorry to hear you encountered that problem.

As for lawyers, yes, Chen is the blind lawyer. I encountered another editor a little while ago who had an apparent interest in Chinese human rights lawyers, and maybe you could suggest to him that he work on a translation of barefoot lawyers (see User:Hanteng). If you decide to work on the China/Africa article, let me know—I'd be happy to pitch in where I can.Homunculus (duihua) 00:01, 8 September 2013 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello Hom, just noticed you got back...Sorry for switching back and forth so much on my topics there's just so much to cover and my condition causes me to not able to concentrate on one thing; you can guess as to what it is. The electronic waste one is already covered but cadmium rice isn't so I think I'll take that on in addition to the Africa one. I really like the Africa one and think teamwork would be good for it.

I didn't know you wrote the barefoot article before I looked for a translator.  It was by chance and then

afterword I saw on your page that you wrote it! For Africa, I was thinking of having the general summary and then going country by country with its own section. Does that sound good? You were right on the Economist having a truckload of articles about it. What are your ideas for the Africa article? Country by country or something else. I will try to calm down from now on because I can get a little manic if you know what I mean. I will start with Zambia because I met a nice woman from there a while back :-) Take care.71.49.95.52 (talk) 12:19, 9 September 2013 (UTC)Reply[reply]

On Zambia..There are already two pages that go into very light detail: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_people_in_Zambia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_China%E2%80%93Zambia_relations.

Should we just merge all of them or work on the current pages; you know a lot better than me based on all of your experience?71.49.95.52 (talk) 00:28, 10 September 2013 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I wrote the barefoot lawyers page, and have also had a hand in most other articles on Chinese human rights lawyers (Weiquan movement, and most of the individuals listed under Category:Weiquan movement). It's a niche I got into a while ago, and just found that when I didn't know what else to work on, it was a good topic I could default to and chip away at.

For Africa, you can start by working on improving the existing articles dealing with bilateral relationships, though I hope you'll also find time to work on the Africa-China relations page. There is good material there, but it doesn't really capture the contemporary dynamics too well. Homunculus (duihua) 22:55, 11 September 2013 (UTC)Reply[reply]

A kitten for you![edit]

I see you have not been editing for a while. The wiki-kitten misses you :) Cheers,

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Thanks for the reminder. I fell out of the habit of editing and got busy with other writing projects. One of these days I'll rediscover my motivation. Hope you're well. Homunculus (duihua) 18:20, 21 April 2014 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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== Hello again I'm back...This is the guy that created the article about the American beer that went overseas to find new life and the city in the south of a country that I really liked and which I lived in. Sorry to be so private I'm just trying to be careful not to run afoul of any government. Sorry for being so sketchy before but was going through some rough times. I'm a lot better now and hope to get back in the groove of things and relearn how to edit the Wiki pages. My language skills have also improved quite a bit but still not good enough to translate anything. I really enjoyed collaborating with you before and really appreciated your help and mentor-ship. Hope we can continue where we left off. Notgoingtotellyou (talk) 21:28, 23 December 2015 (UTC)== == Just noticed you haven't been active for 2 years. You must have moved to the country of censorship? Or just got sick of the drama on the site? You were the only friendly person I met one the site so it won't be the same without you. Come back!! :-)Notgoingtotellyou (talk) 21:41, 23 December 2015 (UTC)==Reply[reply]

Thanks for the note Scott. I moved to a new country, yes, but it's not censorship that's kept me from editing. Just fell out of the habit when I got busy. I've been meaning to come back and resume editing for some time—maybe a good new year's resolution? Homunculus (duihua) 21:47, 25 December 2015 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi hom how you been it's been at least 2 years!! Hope your in a safe country because they've got a large target on my head for some reason and they're scooping up anyone related to me, not literally though. Would you like to collaborate on an article or two in the coming week/s. I was thinking about the Chinese in Nigeria one or nig China relations. I have enough material to expand them more than 20 fold😉. Let me know and take care. Notgoingtotellyou (talk) 21:59, 18 January 2016 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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On the "seek truth from facts " page you say I was sure that Mao first said this. Am I wrong? and of course you would have been wrong.

I was a bit surprised, since the article itself goes into some detail about exactly why and how you would have been wrong. Yet you seem to be a capable and sensible person. Shouldn't you perhaps remove the query, which makes you look careless?

Your overall oeuvre is impressive, indeed intimidating, and I look forward to learning from it from time to time.

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Blog: Canadian Supreme Court rules against Google in favor of worldwide court orders

Special report: Sharing Wikipedia offline medical information in the Dominican Republic

Featured content: Everywhere in the lead

Technology report: Introducing TechCom

Humour: WWASOHs and ETCSSs

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The Signpost: 6 September 2017[edit]

From the editors: What happened at Wikimania?

News and notes: Basselpedia; WMF Board of Trustees appointments

Featured content: Warfighters and their tools or trees and butterflies

Traffic report: A fortnight of conflicts

Special report: Biomedical content, and some thoughts on its future

Recent research: Discussion summarization; Twitter bots tracking government edits; extracting trivia from Wikipedia

In the media: Google's Ideological Echo Chamber; What makes someone successful?

WikiProject report: WikiProject YouTube

Technology report: Latest tech news

Wikicup: 2017 WikiCup round 4 wrap-up

Humour: Bots

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The Signpost: 25 September 2017[edit]

News and notes: Chapter updates; ACTRIAL

In the media: Monkey settlement; Wikipedia used to give AI context clues

Humour: Chickenz

Recent research: Wikipedia articles vs. concepts; Wikipedia usage in Europe

Technology report: Flow restarted; Wikidata connection notifications

Gallery: Chicken mania

Special report: Two steps forward, one step backward: The Sustainability Initiative

Traffic report: Fights and frights

Featured content: Flying high

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The Signpost: 23 October 2017[edit]

News and notes: Money! WMF fundraising, Wikimedia strategy, WMF new office!

Featured content: Don, Marcel, Emily, Jessica and other notables

Humour: Guys named Ralph

In focus: Offline Wikipedia developed at OFF.NETWORK Content Hackathon

Blog: The future of offline access to Wikipedia: The Kiwix example

In the media: Facebook and poetry

Special report: Working with GLAMs in the UK

Traffic report: Death, disaster, and entertainment

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The Signpost: 24 November 2017[edit]

News and notes: Cons, cons, cons

Arbitration report: Administrator desysoped; How to deal with crosswiki issues; Mister Wiki case likely

Technology report: Searching and surveying

Interview: A featured article centurion

WikiProject report: Recommendations for WikiProjects

In the media: Open knowledge platform as a media institution

Traffic report: Strange and inappropriate

Featured content: We will remember them

Recent research: Who wrote this? New dataset on the provenance of Wikipedia text

Humour: Good faith (but still incomprehensible)

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The Signpost: 18 December 2017[edit]

Special report: Women in Red World Contest wrap-up

Blog: Close encounters of the Wikipedia kind

Featured content: Featured content to finish 2017

In the media: Stolen seagulls, public domain primates and more

Arbitration report: Last case of 2017: Mister Wiki editors

Gallery: Wiki loving

Interview: Interview with Charlesjsharp, regular contributor of Wikipedia's Featured Pictures

Recent research: French medical articles have "high rate of veracity"

Technology report: Your wish lists and more Wikimedia tech

Traffic report: Notable heroes and bad guys

Humour: On their way to the WMF Incubator

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The Signpost: 16 January 2018[edit]

News and notes: Communication is key

In the media: The Paris Review, British Crown and British Media

Featured content: History, gaming and multifarious topics

Interview: Interview with Ser Amantio di Nicolao, the top contributor to English Wikipedia by edit count

Technology report: Dedicated Wikidata database servers

Humour: Why don't we have an article about _________?

Arbitration report: Mister Wiki is first arbitration committee decision of 2018

Traffic report: The best and worst of 2017

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The Signpost: 5 February 2018[edit]

Op-ed: Do editors have the right to be forgotten?

Featured content: Wars, sieges, disasters and everything black possible

Recent research: Automated Q&A from Wikipedia articles; Who succeeds in talk page discussions?

Blog: New monthly dataset shows where people fall into Wikipedia rabbit holes

Interview: Interview with The Rambling Man, Wikipedia's top contributor of Featured Lists

Traffic report: TV, death, sports, and doodles

Special report: Cochrane–Wikipedia Initiative

Arbitration report: New cases requested for inter-editor hostility and other collaboration issues

In the media: Solving crime; editing out violence allegations

Humour: You really are in Wonderland

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The Signpost: 20 February 2018[edit]

News and notes: The future is Swedish with a lack of administrators

Recent research: Politically diverse editors write better articles; Reddit and Stack Overflow benefit from Wikipedia but don't give back

Arbitration report: Arbitration committee prepares to examine two new cases

Traffic report: Addicted to sports and pain

Featured content: Entertainment, sports and history

Technology report: Paragraph-based edit conflict screen; broken thanks

Humour: Impossible and unexplained traffic report

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Signpost issue 4 – 29 March 2018[edit]

Op-ed: Death knell for The Signpost?

News and notes: Wiki Conference roundup and new appointments.

Arbitration report: Ironing out issues in infoboxes; not sure yet about New Jersey; and an administrator who probably wasn't uncivil to a sockpuppet.

In the media: The media on Wikipedia's workings: the good and not-so-good

Traffic report: Real sports, real women and an imaginary country: what's on top for Wikipedia readers

Featured content: Animals, Ships, and Songs

Technology report: Timeless skin review by Force Radical.

Special report: ACTRIAL wrap-up.

Humour: WikiWorld Reruns

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The Signpost: 26 April 2018[edit]

From the editors: The Signpost's presses roll again

Signpost: Future directions for The Signpost

News and notes: Photo of Kim Jong-un. Stephen Hawking death tops hits on many Wikipedias.

In the media: The rise of Wikipedia as a disinformation mop

In focus: Admin reports board under criticism

Special report: ACTRIAL results adopted by landslide

Opinion: Guideline for Organization Notability revised

Op-ed: World War II Myth-making and Wikipedia

Community view: It's time we look past Women in Red to counter systemic bias

Discussion report: The future of portals

Arbitration report: No new cases, and one motion on administrative misconduct

WikiProject report: WikiProject Military History

Blog: Why the world reads Wikipedia

Humour: Our Favorite Places to Whine About Stuff

Traffic report: A quiet place to wrestle with the articles of March

Technology report: Coming soon: Books-to-PDF, interactive maps, rollback confirmation

Featured content: Featured content selected by the community

Gallery: A look at some famous and not as well-known border tripoints

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The Signpost: 24 May 2018[edit]

From the editor: Another issue meets the deadline

Op-ed: Has the wind gone out of the AdminShip's sails?

Opinion: Integrating my many lives on Wikipedia

WikiProject report: WikiProject Portals

Discussion report: User rights, infoboxes, and more discussion on portals

Featured content: Featured content selected by the community

Arbitration report: Managing difficult topics

News and notes: Lots of Wikimedia

In the media: Wikipedia in Turkish politics; COI politics in Wikipedia; most cited work

Traffic report: We love our superheroes

Technology report: A trove of contributor and developer goodies

Blog: Why I write about women on Wikipedia

Recent research: Why people don't contribute to Wikipedia; using Wikipedia to teach statistics, technical writing, and controversial issues

Humour: Play with your food

Gallery: Wine not?

From the archives: The Signpost scoops The Signpost

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The Signpost: 29 June 2018[edit]

From the editor: The Admin Ship is still barely afloat, while a Foundation project risks sinking

Special report: NPR and AfC – The Marshall Plan: an engagement and a marriage?

Op-ed: What do admins do?

Opinion: Google isn't responsible for Wikipedia's mistakes

News and notes: Money, milestones, and Wikimania

In the media: Much wikilove from the Mayor of London, less from Paekākāriki or a certain candidate for U.S. Congress

Discussion report: Deletion, page moves, and an update to the main page

Featured content: New promotions

Arbitration report: WWII, UK politics, and a user deCrat'ed

Traffic report: Endgame

Technology report: Improvements piled on more improvements

Gallery: Wiki Loves Africa

Blog: Wikipedia should be open for editors in Turkey

Recent research: How censorship can backfire and conversations can go awry

Humour: Television plot lines

Wikipedia essays: This month's pick by The Signpost editors

From the archives: Wolves nip at Wikipedia's heels: A perspective on the cost of paid editing

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The Signpost: 31 July 2018[edit]

From the editor: If only if

Op-ed: The last leg of the Admin Ship's current cruise

Opinion: Wrestling with Wikipedia reality

News and notes: Another newspaper for Wikipedia; Wikimania 2018 ends; changes at NPR

In the media: Blackouts in Europe; Wikipedia and capitalists; WMF Jet Set

Discussion report: Wikipedias take action against EU copyright proposal, plus new user right proposals

Featured content: Wikipedia's best content in images and prose

Arbitration report: Status quo processes retained in two disputes

Traffic report: Soccer, football, call it what you like – that and summer movies leave room for little else

Technology report: New bots, new prefs

Gallery: Independence days, national holidays, and football – all in July

Blog: Motivation of two editors

Recent research: Different Wikipedias use different images; editing contests more successful than edit-a-thons

Humour: It's all the same

Essay: Wikipedia does not need you

From the archives: The pending changes fiasco: how an attempt to answer one question turned into a quagmire

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The Signpost: 30 August 2018[edit]

From the editor: Today's young adults don't know a world without Wikipedia

Interview: 2018 Wikimedian of the Year, Farkhad Fatkullin

News and notes: Flying high; low practice from Wikipedia 'cleansing' agency; where do our donations go? RfA sees a new trend

In the media: Quicksilver AI writes articles

Discussion report: Drafting an interface administrator policy

Featured content: Featured content selected by the community

Special report: Wikimania 2018

Traffic report: Aretha dies – getting just 2,000 short of 5 million hits

Technology report: Technical enhancements and a request to prioritize upcoming work

Gallery: Leapfrog, historic Thai cave, and a rhythmic beat

Recent research: Wehrmacht on Wikipedia, neural networks writing biographies

Humour: Signpost editor censors herself

Essay: Principle of Some Astonishment

From the archives: Playing with Wikipedia words

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The Signpost: 1 October 2018[edit]

From the editor: Is this the new normal?

News and notes: European copyright law moves forward

In the media: Knowledge under fire

Discussion report: Interface Admin policy proposal, part 2

Arbitration report: A quiet month for Arbcom

Traffic report: John McCain's death generates over 7 million hits, followed by historical low

Technology report: Paying attention to your mobile

Gallery: A pat on the back

Blog: After a catastrophic fire at the National Museum of Brazil, a drive to preserve what knowledge remains

Recent research: How talk page use has changed since 2005; censorship shocks lead to centralization; is vandalism caused by workplace boredom?

Humour: Signpost Crossword Puzzle

Essay: Expressing thanks

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The Signpost: 28 October 2018[edit]

From the editors: The Signpost is still afloat, just barely

Op-ed: Wikipedia's Strickland affair

News and notes: WMF gets a million bucks

In the media: Bans, celebs, and bias

Discussion report: Mediation Committee and proposed deletion reform

Traffic report: Unsurprisingly, sport leads the field – or the ring

Technology report: Bots galore!

Special report: NPP needs you

Special report 2: Now Wikidata is six

In focus: Alexa

Gallery: Out of this world!

Recent research: Wikimedia Commons worth $28.9 billion

Humour: Talk page humour

Opinion: Strickland incident

From the archives: The Gardner Interview

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The Signpost: 1 December 2018[edit]

From the editor: Time for a truce

Op-ed: Looking back, looking forward: A beginner's experience on Wikipedia

Special report: The Christmas wishlist

Opinion: The blogosphere migrates to Galaxy WMF

News and notes: Reviewer of the year, WikiCup winner, and the 2019 Wikimedia Summit

Reflections: Wikipedia, history, and the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day

In the media: Court-ordered article redaction, paid editing, and rock stars

Discussion report: Farewell, Mediation Committee

Arbitration report: A long break ends

Traffic report: Queen reigns for four weeks straight

Gallery: Intersections

Recent research: Why do the most active Wikipedians burn out?; only 4% of students vandalize

Essay: No one cares about your garage band

Humour: The dark side of our favorite root vegetable

From the archives: Ars longa, vita brevis

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The Signpost: 24 December 2018[edit]

From the editors: Where to draw the line in reporting?

Op-ed: Wikipedia not trumped by Trump appointee

Special report: The Signpost got 380,000+ views in 2018, sounds reasonable enough, right?

News and notes: Some wishes do come true

In the media: Political hijinks

Discussion report: A new record low for RfA

WikiProject report: Articlegenesis

Arbitration report: Year ends with one active case

Traffic report: Queen dethroned by U.S. presidents

Gallery: Sun and Moon, water and stone

Blog: News from the WMF

Humour: I believe in Bigfoot

Essay: Requests for medication

From the archives: Compromised admin accounts – again

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The Signpost: 31 January 2019[edit]

Op-Ed: Random Rewards Rejected

In focus: The Collective Consciousness of Admin Userpages

News and notes: WMF staff turntable continues to spin; Endowment gets more cash; RfA continues to be a pit of steely knives

In the media: The Signpost's investigative story recognized, Wikipedia turns 18 and gets a birthday gift from Google, and more editors are recognized

Discussion report: The future of the reference desk

Featured content: Don't miss your great opportunity

Arbitration report: An admin under the microscope

Traffic report: Death, royals and superheroes: Avengers, Black Panther

Technology report: When broken is easily fixed

Gallery: Let us build a memorial fit for such pain and suffering

News from the WMF: News from WMF

Recent research: Ad revenue from reused Wikipedia articles; are Wikipedia researchers asking the right questions?

Essay: How

Humour: Village pump

From the archives: An editorial board that includes you

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The Signpost: 28 February 2019[edit]

From the editors: Help wanted (still)

News and notes: Front-page issues for the community

In focus: Wikimedia affiliate organizations seek community participation in 2019 board election

Discussion report: Talking about talk pages

Featured content: Conquest, War, Famine, Death, and more!

Arbitration report: A quiet month for Arbitration Committee

Traffic report: Binge-watching

Technology report: Tool labs casters-up

Gallery: Signed with pride

Recent research: Research finds signs of cultural diversity and recreational habits of readers

Essay: Optimist's guide to Wikipedia

From the archives: New group aims to promote Wiki-Love

Humour: Pesky Pronouns

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The Signpost: 31 March 2019[edit]

From the editors: Getting serious about humor

News and notes: Blackouts fail to stop EU Copyright Directive

In the media: Women's history month

Discussion report: Portal debates continue, Prespa agreement aftermath, WMF seeks a rebranding

Featured content: Out of this world

Arbitration report: The Tides of March at ARBCOM

Traffic report: Exultations and tribulations

Technology report: New section suggestions and sitewide styles

News from the WMF: The WMF's take on the new EU Copyright Directive

Recent research: Barnstar-like awards increase new editor retention

From the archives: Esperanza organization disbanded after deletion discussion

Humour: The Epistolary of Arthur 37

Op-Ed: Pro and Con: Has gun violence been improperly excluded from gun articles?

In focus: The Wikipedia SourceWatch

Special report: Wiki Loves (50 Years of) Pride

Community view: Wikipedia's response to the New Zealand mosque shootings

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The Signpost: 30 April 2019[edit]

News and notes: An Action Packed April

In the media: Is Wikipedia just another social media site?

Discussion report: English Wikipedia community's conclusions on talk pages

Featured content: Anguish, accolades, animals, and art

Arbitration report: An Active Arbitration Committee

Traffic report: Mötley Crüe, Notre-Dame, a black hole, and Bonnie and Clyde

Technology report: A new special page, and other news

Gallery: Notre-Dame de Paris burns

News from the WMF: Can machine learning uncover Wikipedia’s missing “citation needed” tags?

Recent research: Female scholars underrepresented; whitepaper on Wikidata and libraries; undo patterns reveal editor hierarchy

From the archives: Portals revisited

Humour: Jimbo and Larry walk into a bar ...

Opinion: The gaps in our knowledge of our gaps

Interview: Katherine Maher marks 3 years as executive director

Community view: 2019 Wikimedia Summit gathers movement affiliate representatives to discuss movement strategy

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The Signpost: 31 May 2019[edit]

From the editors: Picture that

News and notes: Wikimania and trustee elections

In the media: Politics, lawsuits and baseball

Discussion report: Admin abuse leads to mass-desysop proposal on Azerbaijani Wikipedia

Arbitration report: ArbCom forges ahead

Traffic report: Dark marvels, thrones, a vile serial killer biopic, that's entertainment!

Technology report: Lots of Bots

News from the WMF: Wikimedia Foundation petitions the European Court of Human Rights to lift the block of Wikipedia in Turkey

Recent research: Wikipedia more useful than academic journals, but is it stealing the news?

Essay: Paid editing

From the archives: FORUM:Should Wikimedia modify its terms of use to require disclosure?

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The June 2019 Signpost is out![edit]

Discussion report: A constitutional crisis hits English Wikipedia

News and notes: Mysterious ban, admin resignations, Wikimedia Thailand rising

In the media: The disinformation age

On the bright side: What's making you happy this month?

Traffic report: Juneteenth, Beauty Revealed, and more nuclear disasters

Technology report: Actors and Bots

Gallery: Unlike the North Face, Wiki Loves Earth

Special report: Did Fram harass other editors?

Recent research: What do editors do after being blocked?; the top mathematicians, universities and cancers according to Wikipedia

From the archives: Women and Wikipedia: the world is watching

Opinion: Why the Terms of Use change didn't curtail undisclosed paid editing—and what might

In focus: WikiJournals: A sister project proposal

Community view: A CEO biography, paid for with taxes

Op-Ed: 2019 Wikimedia Affiliate Selected Board Seats Election Results

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The Signpost: 31 July 2019[edit]

News and notes: Wikimedia grants less accessible for travel, equipment, meetups, and India

In the media: Politics starts getting rough

Discussion report: New proposals in aftermath of Fram ban

Arbitration report: A month of reintegration

Gallery: Classic panoramas from Heinrich Berann

On the bright side: What's making you happy this month?

Community view: Video based summaries of Wikipedia articles. How and why?

News from the WMF: Designing ethically with AI: How Wikimedia can harness machine learning in a responsible and human-centered way

Recent research: Most influential medical journals; detecting pages to protect

Special report: Administrator cadre continues to contract

Traffic report: World cups, presidential candidates, and stranger things

In focus: The French Wikipedia is overtaking the German

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The Signpost: 30 August 2019[edit]

News and notes: Documenting Wikimania and our beginnings

In focus: Ryan Merkley joins WMF as Chief of Staff

In the media: Many layers of fake news: Fake fiction and fake news vandalism

Discussion report: Meta proposals on partial bans and IP users

Traffic report: Once upon a time in Greenland with Boris and cornflakes

Op-Ed: We couldn't have told you this, but Wikipedia was censored

Opinion: The Curious Case of Croatian Wikipedia

Community view: Chinese Wikipedia and the battle against extradition from Hong Kong

News from the WMF: Meet Emna Mizouni, the newly minted 2019 Wikimedian of the Year

Recent research: Special issue on gender gap and gender bias research

On the bright side: What's making you happy this month?

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The Signpost: 30 September 2019[edit]

From the editors: Where do we go from here?

Special report: Post-Framgate wrapup

In the media: A net loss: Wikipedia attacked, closing off Russia? welcoming back Turkey?

Traffic report: Varied and intriguing entries, less Luck, and some retreads

News from the WMF: How the Wikimedia Foundation is making efforts to go green

Recent research: Wikipedia's role in assessing credibility of news sources; using wikis against procrastination; OpenSym 2019 report

Gallery: Finding freely licensed photo collections

On the bright side: What's making you happy this month?

In focus: Wikidata & Wikibase for national libraries: the inaugural meeting

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The Signpost: 31 October 2019[edit]

In the media: How to use or abuse Wikipedia for fun or profit

Special report: “Catch and Kill” on Wikipedia: Paid editing and the suppression of material on alleged sexual abuse

In focus: The BBC looks at Chinese government editing

Interview: Carl Miller on Wikipedia Wars

Community view: Observations from the mainland

Arbitration report: October actions

Traffic report: Wrestling with a couple of teenagers, a Nobelist, and a lot of jokers

Gallery: Wiki Loves Broadcast

Recent research: Research at Wikimania 2019: More communication doesn't make editors more productive; Tor users doing good work; harmful content rare on English Wikipedia

Essay: Wikipedia is in the real world

News from the WMF: Welcome to Wikipedia! Here's what we're doing to help you stick around

On the bright side: What's making you happy this month?

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The Signpost: 29 November 2019[edit]

From the editor: Put on your birthday best

News and notes: How soon for the next million articles?

In the media: You say you want a revolution

On the bright side: What's making you happy this month?

Arbitration report: Two requests for arbitration cases

Traffic report: The queen and the princess meet the king and the joker

Technology report: Reference things, sister things, stranger things

Gallery: Winter and holidays

Recent research: Bot census; discussions differ on Spanish and English Wikipedia; how nature's seasons affect pageviews

Essay: Adminitis

From the archives: WikiProject Spam, revisited

In focus: An update on the Wikimedia Movement 2030 Strategy

Special report: How many people edit in your favorite language? Where are they from?

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The Signpost: 27 December 2019[edit]

From the editors: Caught with their hands in the cookie jar, again

News and notes: What's up (and down) with administrators, articles and languages

Special report: Are reputation management operatives scrubbing Wikipedia articles?

In the media: "The fulfillment of the dream of humanity" or a nightmare of PR whitewashing on behalf of one-percenters?

Discussion report: December discussions around the wiki

Arbitration report: Announcement of 2020 Arbitration Committee

Traffic report: Queens and aliens, exactly alike, once upon a December

Technology report: User scripts and more

Gallery: Holiday wishes

Recent research: Acoustics and Wikipedia; Wiki Workshop 2019 summary

From the archives: The 2002 Spanish fork and ads revisited (re-revisited?)

On the bright side: What's making you happy this month?

Op-Ed: Why we need to keep talking about Wikipedia's gender gap

WikiProject report: Wikiproject Tree of Life: A Wikiproject report

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The Signpost: 27 January 2020[edit]

From the editor: Reaching six million articles is great, but we need a moratorium

News and notes: Six million articles on the English language Wikipedia

Special report: The limits of volunteerism and the gatekeepers of Team Encarta

In the media: Turkey's back up, but what's happening with Dot-org and a new visual identity?

Arbitration report: Three cases at ArbCom

Traffic report: The most viewed articles of 2019

Gallery: Wiki Loves Monuments 2019, we're all winners

News from the WMF: Capacity Building: Top 5 Themes from Community Conversations

Community view: Our most important new article since November 1, 2015

In focus: Cryptos and bitcoins and blockchains, oh no!

Recent research: How useful is Wikipedia for novice programmers trying to learn computing concepts?

From the archives: A decade of The Signpost, 2005-2015

On the bright side: What's making you happy this month?

WikiProject report: WikiProject Japan: a wikiProject Report

Humour: Predicting the 6,000,000th article

Obituary: Remembering Wikipedia contributor Brian Boulton

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The Signpost: 1 March 2020[edit]

From the editor: The ball is in your court

News and notes: Alexa ranking down to 13th worldwide

Special report: More participation, more conversation, more pageviews

In the media: Mapping IP editors, Smithsonian open-access, and coronavirus disinformation

Discussion report: Do you prefer M or P?

Arbitration report: Two prominent administrators removed

By the numbers: How many actions by administrators does it take to clean up spam?

Community view: The Incredible Invisible Woman

In focus: History of The Signpost, 2015–2019

Recent research: Wikipedia generates $50 billion/year consumer surplus in the US alone

From the archives: Is Wikipedia for sale?

Traffic report: February articles, floating in the dark

Gallery: Feel the love

On the bright side: What's making you happy this month?

Op-Ed: What I learned as Wikimedia UK Communications Coordinator

Opinion: Wikipedia is another country

Humour: The Wilhelm scream

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The Signpost: 29 March 2020[edit]

From the editors: The bad and the good

News and notes: 2018 Wikipedian of the year blocked

WikiProject report: WikiProject COVID-19: A WikiProject Report

Special report: Wikipedia on COVID-19: what we publish and why it matters

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In focus: "I have been asked by Jeffrey Epstein …"

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Recent research: Disease outbreak uncertainties, AfD forecasting, auto-updating Wikipedia

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Gallery: Visible Women on Wikipedia

News from the WMF: Amid COVID-19, Wikimedia Foundation offers full pay for reduced hours, mobilizes all staff to work remote, and waives sick time

On the bright side: What's making you happy this month?

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The Signpost: 26 April 2020[edit]

News and notes: Unbiased information from Ukraine's government?

In the media: Coronavirus, again and again

Discussion report: Redesigning Wikipedia, bit by bit

Featured content: Featured content returns

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Traffic report: Disease the Rhythm of the Night

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Recent research: Trending topics across languages; auto-detecting bias

Essay: Wikipedia:An article about yourself isn't necessarily a good thing

By the numbers: Open data and COVID-19: Wikipedia as an informational resource during the pandemic

Opinion: Trusting Everybody to Work Together

On the bright side: What's making you happy this month?

Interview: Health and RfA's: An interview with Guy Macon

In focus: Multilingual Wikipedia

WikiProject report: The Guild of Copy Editors

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Help with article on Supreme People's Procuratorate[edit]

Hello! I am a university student currently undertaking a course in Wikipedia writing. As part of my course, I have made significant additions to the Supreme People's Procuratorate article. I noticed that you are an experienced Wikipedian and a participant of WikiProject:China, with an interest in articles related to law and society. I just wanted to reach out and ask if you have a quick moment to take a look at this article and potentially provide some feedback. Additionally, any help with re-assessing the article's quality would be much appreciated. Thank you in advance and hope you have a lovely day! Frangipani13 (talk) 00:47, 29 May 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Please help assess my expanded article: Gourd mouth organ[edit]

Hello there, I'm currently working on expanding the article Gourd mouth organ as a part of my university unit. I can see that you are an expert in Chinese culture, can you please help me improve my article by giving any feedback, advice or assessment? Thank you very much! And hope you have a lovely day. Ryssian (talk) 11:35, 31 May 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]

A barnstar for you![edit]

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	Thanks for resurrecting the article on Minxin Pei, who is indeed certainly notable. Pechmerle (talk) 08:28, 14 January 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Orphaned non-free image File:CICIR logo.png[edit]

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How have you been professor? This is dounai from many years ago we worked on pbr and gutter oil forgot what else. Would you like to begin work again, I’m unemployed still but in school so have plenty of time to work. Let me know what you’re interested in and if your still in the land of dragons. Take care 104.192.162.217 (talk) 20:23, 18 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]