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The Signpost: 20 June 2011 News and notes: WMF Board election results; Indian campus ambassadors gear up; Wikimedia UK plans; Malayalam Wikisource CD; brief news In the news: Wikipedia could become trusted medical resource; neologism controversy; news in brief WikiProject report: The Elemental WikiProject Featured content: The best of the week Arbitration report: One case comes to a close; initiator of a new case blocked as sockpuppet Technology report: Engineering department restructured; "break MediaWiki and be reverted"; news in brief Read this Signpost in full · Single-page · Unsubscribe · EdwardsBot (talk) 16:11, 21 June 2011 (UTC) The Signpost: 27 June 2011 News and notes: ArbCom database theft; WikiLove to roll out on the English Wikipedia; brief news In the news: Russian president uploads to Wikimedia Commons; brief news WikiProject report: The Continuous Convention: WikiProject Comics Featured content: The best of the week Arbitration report: Proposed decision for Tree shaping case Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News Read this Signpost in full · Single-page · Unsubscribe · EdwardsBot (talk) 01:49, 28 June 2011 (UTC) The Signpost: 4 July 2011 News and notes: Picture of the Year 2010; data challenge; brief news In the news: WikiLove roll-out; €25,000 in damages for being removed from Wikipedia; brief news WikiProject report: The Star-Spangled WikiProject Featured content: Two newly promoted portals Arbitration report: Arb resigns while mailing list leaks continue; Motion re: admin Technology report: June report: Virginia datacenter, parser, user profiles; WikiLove 1.0; brief news Read this Signpost in full · Single-page · Unsubscribe · EdwardsBot (talk) 11:43, 5 July 2011 (UTC) The Signpost: 11 July 2011 From the editor: Stepping down Higher education summit: Wikipedia in Higher Education Summit recap News and notes: Wikipedians' surfing habits explored, Sloan Foundation renews $3M grant In the news: Britannica and Wikipedia compared; Putin award criticized; possible journalistic sockpuppeting WikiProject report: Listening to WikiProject Albums Featured content: The best of the week Arbitration report: Tree shaping case comes to a close Technology report: WMF works on its release strategy; secure server problems Read this Signpost in full · Single-page · Unsubscribe · EdwardsBot (talk) 01:39, 12 July 2011 (UTC) The Signpost: 18 July 2011 News and notes: WMF Annual plan; Article Feedback tool; university outreach; brief news In the news: Fine art; surreptitious sanitation; the politics of kyriarchic marginalization; brief news WikiProject report: Earn $$$ free pharm4cy WORK FROM HOME replica watches ViAgRa!!! Featured content: Historic last launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavour; Teddy Roosevelt's threat to behead official; 18th-century London sex manual Arbitration report: Motion passed to amend 2008 case: topic ban and reminder Technology report: Code Review backlog almost zero; What is: Subversion?; brief news Read this Signpost in full · Single-page · Unsubscribe · EdwardsBot (talk) 01:31, 19 July 2011 (UTC) The Signpost: 25 July 2011 Wikimedian in Residence interview: Wikimedian in Residence on Open Science: an interview with Daniel Mietchen News and notes: Oral citations; the state of global development; a gentler Huggle; brief news In the news: Open access clash with copyright; rising reader satisfaction; the wiki-correlates of geopolitical instability; brief news Recent research: Talk page interactions; Wikipedia at the Open Knowledge Conference; Summer of Research WikiProject report: Musing with WikiProject Philosophy Featured content: The best of the week Arbitration report: New case opened; hyphens and dashes update; motion Technology report: Protocol-relative URLs; GSoC updates; bad news for SMW fans; brief news Read this Signpost in full · Single-page · Unsubscribe · EdwardsBot (talk) 23:51, 25 July 2011 (UTC) The Signpost: 01 August 2011 News and notes: Wikimania; why Board of Trustees elections attract few votes; brief news In the news: Consensus of Wikipedia authors questioned about Shakespeare authorship; 10 biggest edit wars on Wikipedia; brief news Research interview: The Huggle Experiment: interview with the research team WikiProject report: Little Project, Big Heart — WikiProject Croatia Featured content: Featured pictures is back in town Arbitration report: Proposed decision submitted for one case Technology report: Developers descend on Haifa; wikitech-l discussions; brief news Read this Signpost in full · Single-page · Unsubscribe · EdwardsBot (talk) 02:04, 2 August 2011 (UTC) The Signpost: 08 August 2011 Wikimania: Seventh annual Wikimedia conference concluded in Haifa, Israel News and notes: Wikimania a success; board letter controversial; and evidence showing bitten newbies don't stay In the news: Israeli news focuses on Wikimania; worldwide coverage of contributor decline and gender gap; brief news WikiProject report: Shooting the breeze with WikiProject Firearms Featured content: The best of the week Arbitration report: Manipulation of BLPs case opened; one case comes to a close Technology report: Wikimania technology roundup; brief news Read this Signpost in full · Single-page · Unsubscribe · EdwardsBot (talk) 00:28, 9 August 2011 (UTC) The Signpost: 15 August 2011 Women and Wikipedia: New Research, WikiChix News and notes: Chapter funding and what skeptics and Latter Day Saints have in common In the news: Wikipedia a "sausage fest", Chicago Wikipedians ("the people you've probably plagiarized"), and other silly season stories WikiProject report: The Oregonians Featured content: The best of the week Arbitration report: Abortion case opened, two more still in progress Technology report: Forks, upload slowness and mobile redirection Read this Signpost in full · Single-page · Unsubscribe · EdwardsBot (talk) 09:44, 16 August 2011 (UTC) The Signpost: 22 August 2011 News and notes: Girl Geeks edit while they dine, candidates needed for forthcoming steward elections, image referendum opens In the news: Journalist regrets not checking citation, PR firms issue advice on how to "survive" Wikipedia (but U.S. Congressman caught red-handed) WikiProject report: Images in Motion – WikiProject Animation Featured content: JJ Harrison on avian photography Arbitration report: After eleven moves, name for islands now under arbitration Technology report: Engineering report, sprint, and more testers needed Read this Signpost in full · Single-page · Unsubscribe · EdwardsBot (talk) 00:37, 23 August 2011 (UTC) The Signpost: 29 August 2011 News and notes: Abuse filter on all Wikimedia sites; Foundation's report for July; editor survey results In the news: Wikipedia praised for disaster news coverage, scolded for left-wing bias; brief news Recent research: Article promotion by collaboration; deleted revisions; Wikipedia's use of open access; readers unimpressed by FAs; swine flu anxiety Opinion essay: How an attempt to answer one question turned into a quagmire WikiProject report: WikiProject Tennis Featured content: The best of the week Arbitration report: Four existing cases Technology report: The bugosphere, new mobile site and MediaWiki 1.18 close in on deployment Read this Signpost in full · Single-page · Unsubscribe · EdwardsBot (talk) 09:06, 30 August 2011 (UTC) The Signpost: 05 September 2011 News and notes: 24,000 votes later and community position on image filter still unclear; first index of editor satisfaction appears positive In the news: Britannica and Wikipedia like "apples and chairs"; should anyone who's anyone get an article?; and why fighting and barriers to editing may be useful after all WikiProject report: Riding with WikiProject London Transport Sister projects: Wiki Loves Monuments 2011 Featured content: The best of the week Opinion essay: The copyright crisis, and why we should care Arbitration report: BLP case closed; Cirt-Jayen466 nearly there; AUSC reshuffle Technology report: Pencils down in Google Summer of Code, August analysed and integrated HTTPS support in action Read this Signpost in full · Single-page · Unsubscribe · EdwardsBot (talk) 00:52, 6 September 2011 (UTC) The Signpost: 12 September 2011 News and notes: Foundation reports on research, Kenya trip, Mumbai Wikiconference; Canada, Hungary and Estonia; English Wikinews forked In the news: 9/11 coverage, Wikimedia hypothetically rebranded and Wikipedia golf 2.0 WikiProject report: Politics in the Pacific: WikiProject Australian Politics Featured content: Wikipedians explain two new featured pictures Arbitration report: Ohconfucius sanctions removed, Cirt desysopped 6:5 and a call for CU/OS applications Technology report: What is: agile development? and new mobile site goes live Opinion essay: The Walrus and the Carpenter Read this Signpost in full · Single-page · Unsubscribe · EdwardsBot (talk) 00:38, 13 September 2011 (UTC) The Signpost: 19 September 2011 From the editor: Changes to The Signpost News and notes: Ushahidi research tool announced, Citizendium five years on: success or failure?, and Wikimedia DC officially recognised In the news: Wikipedia: yesterday's news? Calls for women, doctors, and scholars of humanities; Wales makes Wikimedia work "look easy" Sister projects: On the Wikinews fork WikiProject report: Back to school Featured content: The best of the week Arbitration report: ArbCom narrowly rejects application to open new case Technology report: MediaWiki 1.18 deployment begins, the alleged "injustice" of WMF engineering policy, and Wikimedians warned of imminent fix to magic word Popular pages: Article stats for the English Wikipedia in the last year Read this Signpost in full · Single-page · Unsubscribe · EdwardsBot (talk) 10:42, 20 September 2011 (UTC) The Signpost: 26 September 2011 Opinion essay: The global mission, the image filter and the "German question" Recent research: Top female Wikipedians, reverted newbies, link spam, social influence on admin votes, Wikipedians' weekends, WikiSym previews News and notes: WMF strikes down enwiki consensus, academic journal partnerships, and eyebrows raised over minors editing porn-related content In the news: Sockpuppeting journalist recants, search dominance threatened, new novels replete with Wikipedia references WikiProject report: A project in overdrive: WikiProject Automobiles Featured content: The best of the week Arbitration report: "Broadly construed" explained, voting begins on Senkaku Islands case, invitation to comment on CU/OS candidates Technology report: 1.18 deployment on track, "mythical" Git migration scheduled, editor decline statistics improved Read this Signpost in full · Single-page · Unsubscribe · EdwardsBot (talk) 02:32, 27 September 2011 (UTC) The Signpost: 3 October 2011 News and notes: Italian Wikipedia shuts down over new privacy law; Wikimedia Sverige produce short Wikipedia films, Sue Gardner calls for empathy In the news: QRpedia launches to acclaim, Jimbo talks social media, Wikipedia attracts fungi, terriers and Greeks bearing gifts WikiProject report: Kia ora WikiProject New Zealand Featured content: Reviewers praise new featured topic: National treasures of Japan Arbitration report: Last call for comments on CheckUser and Oversight teams Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News Read this Signpost in full · Single-page · Unsubscribe · EdwardsBot (talk) 06:08, 6 October 2011 (UTC) The Signpost: 10 October 2011 Opinion essay: The conservatism of Wikimedians News and notes: Largest ever donation to WMF, final findings of editor survey released, 'Terms of use' heavily revised In the news: Uproar over Italian shutdown, the varying reception of BLP mischief, and Wikipedia's doctor-evangelist WikiProject report: The World's Oldest People Featured content: The weird and the disgusting Arbitration report: Senkaku Islands closes; administrators authorized to place articles on discretionary sanctions Technology report: 1.18 deployment and HTTPS switchover completed, but developer help now needed with new projects Read this Signpost in full · Single-page · Unsubscribe · EdwardsBot (talk) 03:29, 11 October 2011 (UTC) The Signpost: 17 October 2011 News and notes: Arabic Wikipedia gets video intros, Smithsonian gifts images, and WikiProject Conservatism scrutinized In the news: Why Wikipedia survives while others haven't; Wikipedia as an emerging social model; Jimbo speaks out WikiProject report: History in your neighborhood: WikiProject NRHP Featured content: Brazil's boom-time dreams of naval power: The ed17 explains the background to a new featured topic Arbitration report: Case requests on ethnic strife and a WikiProject declined, Abortion case stalls but topic bans look to be lightened on amendment Technology report: WMDE renew investment in Toolserver, first offsite backup programme of Wikimedia begun Read this Signpost in full · Single-page · Unsubscribe · EdwardsBot (talk) 11:17, 18 October 2011 (UTC) The Signpost: 24 October 2011 From the editors: A call for contributors Opinion essay: There is a deadline Interview: Contracting for the Foundation In the news: Are Wikipedians reluctant journalists?; Wikipedia:The Musical WikiProject report: Great WikiProject Logos Featured content: The best of the week Arbitration report: Abortion; request for amendment on Climate Change case Technology report: WMF launches coding challenge, WMDE starts hiring for major new project Read this Signpost in full · Single-page · Unsubscribe · EdwardsBot (talk) 11:32, 26 October 2011 (UTC) New Page Patrol survey New page patrol – Survey Invitation Hello Sushiflinger! 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Global message delivery 13:28, 26 October 2011 (UTC) The Signpost: 31 October 2011 Opinion essay: The monster under the rug Recent research: WikiSym; predicting editor survival; drug information found lacking; RfAs and trust; Wikipedia's search engine ranking justified News and notes: German Wikipedia continues image filter protest In the news: Citizendium on the rocks, Shankbone celebrated, and the week in vandalism Discussion report: Proposal to return this section from hiatus is successful WikiProject report: 'In touch' with WikiProject Rugby union Featured content: The best of the week Arbitration report: Abortion case stalls, request for clarification on Δ, discretionary sanctions streamlined Technology report: Wikipedia Zero announced; New Orleans successfully hacked Read this Signpost in full · Single-page · Unsubscribe · EdwardsBot (talk) 18:18, 1 November 2011 (UTC) The Signpost: 7 November2011 Special report: A post-mortem on the Indian Education Program pilot News and notes: Wikimedia Norway awarded, Halloween on the Main Page, Wikimedia UK recognised In the news: The Economist assays the encyclopaedia's challenges, Jimbo speaks on net future, and an inclusionist alternative emerges. Discussion report: Special report on the ArbCom Elections steering RfC WikiProject report: Booting up with WikiProject Computer Science Featured content: Slow week for Featured content Arbitration report: Δ saga returns to arbitration, while the Abortion case stalls for another week Technology report: Full steam ahead on Visual Editor, the avoidance of lock-breaking and 1.18b1 release Read this Signpost in full · Single-page · Unsubscribe · EdwardsBot (talk) 13:22, 8 November 2011 (UTC) The Signpost: 14 November 2011 News and notes: ArbCom nominations open, participation grants finalized, survey results on perceptions on Wikipedia released In the news: Fundraising vs ads redux, WikiConference India nigh, a world lit up with articles WikiProject report: Having a Conference with WikiProject India Featured content: Writing featured content: Advice from Sturmvogel 66; Sports, sports, sports! Arbitration report: Abortion and Betacommand 3 in evidence phase, three case requests outstanding Technology report: Coding Challenge results; Wikimedians to wait and see if Athena really does represent "wisdom, courage and inspiration" Read this Signpost in full · Single-page · Unsubscribe · EdwardsBot (talk) 23:28, 14 November 2011 (UTC) The Signpost: 21 November 2011 News and notes: Last-minute candidates for ArbCom, the Sue Gardner European Tour hits London In the news: Indian wikiconference heralds expansion, fundraiser in Silicon Valley major donor coup, import of Wikipedia reconsidered Discussion report: Much ado about censorship WikiProject report: Working on a term paper with WikiProject Academic Journals Featured content: The best of the week Arbitration report: End in sight for Abortion case, nominations in 2011 elections Technology report: Mumbai and Brighton hacked; horizontal lists have got class Read this Signpost in full · Single-page · Unsubscribe · EdwardsBot (talk) 01:51, 22 November 2011 (UTC) The Signpost: 28 November 2011 News and notes: Arb's resignation sparks lightning RfC, Fundraiser 2011 off to a strong start, GLAM in Qatar In the news: The closed, unfriendly world of Wikipedia, fundraiser fun and games, and chemists vs pornstars Recent research: Quantifying quality collaboration patterns, systemic bias, POV pushing, the impact of news events, and editors' reputation WikiProject report: The Signpost scoops The Bugle Featured content: The best of the week Arbitration report: Voting underway in the elections, finally a final decision on Abortion, scant movement on requests Technology report: Foundation appears correct to back improved smartphone support; and how a Reddit slip meant no-one could read anything for thirty minutes Read this Signpost in full Single-page Unsubscribe EdwardsBot (talk) 07:43, 29 November 2011 (UTC) The Signpost: 05 December 2011 News and notes: Amsterdam gets the GLAM treatment, fundraising marches on, and a flourish of new admins In the news: A Wikistream of real time edits, a call for COI reform, and cracks in the ivory tower of knowledge Discussion report: Trial proposed for tool apprenticeship WikiProject report: This article is about WikiProject Disambiguation. For other uses... Featured content: This week's Signpost is for the birds! Arbitration report: Elections due to finish this week, little activity on Betacommand 3, Abortion case amended Technology report: Incremental dumps help mirrors, full screen search helps mobile visitors, and two MediaWiki releases help external sites Read this Signpost in full Single-page Unsubscribe EdwardsBot (talk) 19:38, 6 December 2011 (UTC) The Signpost: 12 December 2011 Opinion essay: Wikipedia in Academe – and vice versa News and notes: Research project banner ads run afoul of community In the news: Bell Pottinger investigation, Gardner on gender gap, and another plagiarist caught red-handed WikiProject report: Spanning Nine Time Zones with WikiProject Russia Featured content: Wehwalt gives his fifty cents; spies, ambushes, sieges, and Entombment Arbitration report: Betacommand 3 workshop revived, two cases set for acceptance and the ArbCom elections finish on a whimper Technology report: Trials and tribulations of image rotation, Article Feedback version 5, and new diff colours Read this Signpost in full Single-page Unsubscribe EdwardsBot (talk) 18:47, 13 December 2011 (UTC) The Signpost: 19 December 2011 News and notes: Anti-piracy act has Wikimedians on the defensive, WMF annual report released, and Indic language dynamics In the news: To save the wiki: strike first, then makeover? Discussion report: Polls, templates, and other December discussions WikiProject report: A dalliance with the dismal scientists of WikiProject Economics Featured content: Panoramas with Farwestern and a good week for featured content Arbitration report: The community elects eight arbitrators Technology report: Visual editor demo launched, hailed as "most important change to our user experience ... ever"; but elsewhere over-hasty deployments criticised Read this Signpost in full Single-page Unsubscribe EdwardsBot (talk) 04:54, 21 December 2011 (UTC) The Signpost: 26 December 2011 Opinion essay: Openness versus quality: why we're doing it wrong, and how to fix it Recent research: Psychiatrists: Wikipedia better than Britannica; spell-checking Wikipedia; Wikipedians smart but fun; structured biological data News and notes: Fundraiser passes 2010 watermark, brief news WikiProject report: The Tree of Life Featured content: Going through the roster with Killervogel5 and a plethora of featured content Arbitration report: Three open cases, one set for acceptance, arbitrators formally appointed by Jimmy Wales Technology report: Wikimedia in Go Daddy boycott, and why you should 'Join the Swarm' Read this Signpost in full Single-page Unsubscribe EdwardsBot (talk) 04:23, 28 December 2011 (UTC) The Signpost: 02 January 2012 Interview: The Gardner interview News and notes: Things bubbling along as Wikimedians enjoy their holidays WikiProject report: Where are they now? Part III Featured content: Ghosts of featured content past, present, and future Arbitration report: New case accepted, four open cases, terms begin for new arbitrators Read this Signpost in full Single-page Unsubscribe EdwardsBot (talk) 16:32, 2 January 2012 (UTC) The Signpost: 09 January 2012 Technological roadmap: 2011's technological achievements in review, and what 2012 may hold News and notes: Fundraiser 2011 ends with a bang In the news: Wikipedia ends annual fundraising drive; Monmouthpedia launches WikiProject report: From Traditional to Experimental: WikiProject Jazz Featured content: Contentious FAC debate: a week in review Arbitration report: Four open cases, proposed decision in Betacommand 3 Technology report: December in more detail; and why the MediaWiki codebase was "slushed" this week Read this Signpost in full Single-page Unsubscribe EdwardsBot (talk) 05:08, 10 January 2012 (UTC) The Signpost: 16 January 2012 Special report: English Wikipedia to go dark on January 18 Sister projects: What are our sisters up to now? News and notes: WMF on the looming SOPA blackout, Wikipedia turns 11, and Commons passes 12 million files WikiProject report: WikiProject Beer Featured content: Lecen on systemic bias in featured content Arbitration report: Four open cases, Betacommand case deadlocked, Muhammad images close near Technology report: ArticleFeedback moves into new trial phase; and how MediaWiki integrates with Facebook, IPv6, and PostgreSQL explored Read this Signpost in full Single-page Unsubscribe EdwardsBot (talk) 07:00, 17 January 2012 (UTC) The Signpost: 23 January 2012 News and notes: SOPA blackout, Orange partnership In the news: World watched as Wikipedia shut down for SOPA blackout WikiProject report: The Golden Horseshoe: WikiProject Toronto Featured content: Interview with Muhammad Mahdi Karim and the best of the week Arbitration report: Four open cases, proposed decision in Muhammad images, AUSC call for applications Technology report: Looking ahead to MediaWiki 1.19 and related issues Read this Signpost in full Single-page Unsubscribe EdwardsBot (talk) 19:12, 26 January 2012 (UTC) The Signpost: 30 January 2012 News and notes: Update on Global Development, Wikipedia Day NYC is a success, JFK audio on Commons In the news: Zambian wiki-assassins, Foundation über alles, editor engagement and the innovation plateau Recent research: Language analyses examine power structure and political slant; Wikipedia compared to commercial databases WikiProject report: Digging Up WikiProject Palaeontology Featured content: Featured content soaring this week Arbitration report: Five open cases, voting on proposed decisions in two cases Technology report: Why "Lua" is on everybody's lips, and when to expect MediaWiki 1.19 Read this Signpost in full Single-page Unsubscribe EdwardsBot (talk) 04:16, 31 January 2012 (UTC) The Signpost: 06 February 2012 News and notes: The Foundation visits Tunisia, analyzes donors In the news: Leading scholar hails Wikipedia, historians urged to contribute while PR pros remain shunned Discussion report: Discussion swarms around Templates for deletion and returning editors of colourful pasts WikiProject report: The Eye of the Storm: WikiProject Tropical Cyclones Featured content: Talking architecture with MrPanyGoff Arbitration report: Four open cases, final decision in Muhammad images, Betacommand 3 near closure Technology report: October's coding challenge: results now in; progress on 1.19 steady; and why for a while interwiki links were no more Read this Signpost in full Single-page Unsubscribe EdwardsBot (talk) 00:36, 8 February 2012 (UTC) The Signpost: 13 February 2012 Special report: Fundraising proposals spark a furore among the chapters News and notes: Foundation launches Legal and Community Advocacy department In the news: Scholars and spindoctors contend with the emergent wikiorder In focus: Skirmishes in the 'great sectarian war of the Internet' WikiProject report: WikiProject Stub Sorting Featured content: The best of the week Arbitration report: Betacommand 3 closed, proposed decision in Civility enforcement, AUSC candidates announced Technology report: January sees prototype new geodata API; but February looks to be a testing time for top developers Read this Signpost in full Single-page Unsubscribe EdwardsBot (talk) 04:11, 15 February 2012 (UTC) The Signpost: 20 February 2012 Special report: The plight of the new page patrollers News and notes: Fundraiser row continues, new director of engineering Discussion report: Discussion on copyrighted files from non-US relation states WikiProject report: WikiProject Poland Featured content: The best of the week Arbitration report: Civility enforcement closed, proposed decision in TimidGuy, two cases remain open Technology report: Major strands of development cycle coalesce as 1.19 is deployed to first wikis Read this Signpost in full Single-page Unsubscribe EdwardsBot (talk) 23:56, 20 February 2012 (UTC) The Signpost: 27 February 2012 News and notes: Finance meeting fallout, Gardner recommendations forthcoming Recent research: Gender gap and conflict aversion; collaboration on breaking news; effects of leadership on participation; legacy of Public Policy Initiative Discussion report: Focus on admin conduct and editor retention WikiProject report: Just don't call it "sci-fi": WikiProject Science Fiction Featured content: By plane, by ship, and by stagecoach: Featured content goes trekking this week Arbitration report: Final decision in TimidGuy ban appeal, one case remains open Technology report: 1.19 deployment stress, Meta debates whether to enforce SUL Read this Signpost in full Single-page Unsubscribe EdwardsBot (talk) 02:17, 28 February 2012 (UTC) The Signpost: 05 March 2012 News and notes: Chapter-selected Board seats, an invite to the Teahouse, patrol becomes triage, and this week in history In the news: Heights reached in search rankings, privacy and mental health info; clouds remain over content policing Discussion report: COI and NOTCENSORED: policies under discussion WikiProject report: We don't bite: WikiProject Amphibians and Reptiles Featured content: Best of the week Arbitration report: AUSC appointments announced, one case remains open Technology report: With the 1.19 deployment now (mostly) complete, developers consider possible "mini" deployment later in the month Read this Signpost in full Single-page Unsubscribe EdwardsBot (talk) 17:02, 6 March 2012 (UTC) The Signpost: 12 March 2012 Interview: Liaising with the Education Program Women and Wikipedia: Women's history, what we're missing, and why it matters Arbitration analysis: A look at new arbitrators News and notes: Sue Gardner tackles the funds, and the terms of use update nears implementation In the news: Britannica runs out of print as Jimmy Wales anointed UK transparency tsar Discussion report: Nothing changes as long discussions continue WikiProject report: WikiProject Women's History Featured content: Extinct humans, birds, and Birdman Arbitration report: Proposed decision in 'Article titles', only one open case Education report: Diverse approaches to Wikipedia in Education Technology report: Git learning curve steep but not insurmountable, plus a diff style we can all agree on? 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Thank you. benzband (talk) 10:42, 1 April 2012 (UTC) The Signpost: 02 April 2012 Interview: An introduction to movement roles Arbitration analysis: Case review: TimidGuy ban appeal News and notes: Berlin reforms to movement structures, Wikidata launches with fanfare, and Wikipedia's day of mischief WikiProject report: The Signpost scoops The Signpost Featured content: Snakes, misnamed chapels, and emptiness: featured content this week Arbitration report: Race and intelligence review in third week, one open case Technology report: Somewhere amongst the endless discussions about Gerrit lie details of hackathons, performance blips explained and more Read this Signpost in full Single-page Unsubscribe EdwardsBot (talk) 07:54, 3 April 2012 (UTC) The Signpost: 09 April 2012 Wikidata: The next big thing? An interview with Wikidata Interview: Funds, fiduciaries, and the Foundation: the complex dynamics of scaling News and notes: Projects launched in Brazil and the Middle East as advisors sought for funds committee WikiProject report: The Land of Steady Habits: WikiProject Connecticut Featured content: Assassination, genocide, internment, murder, and crucifixion: the bloodiest of the week Arbitration report: Arbitration evidence-limit motions, two open cases Technology report: Next Wikimedia deployment already in the pipeline and details of recent performance improvements Read this Signpost in full Single-page Unsubscribe EdwardsBot (talk) 01:13, 10 April 2012 (UTC) The Signpost: 16 April 2012 Arbitration analysis: Inside the Arbitration Committee Mailing List Paid editing: Does Wikipedia Pay? The Facilitator: Silver seren News and notes: French language outreach, WikiTravel debate, and HighBeam reloaded Discussion report: The future of pending changes WikiProject report: The Butterflies and Moths of WikiProject Lepidoptera Featured content: A few good sports: association football, rugby league, and the Olympics vie for medals Arbitration report: Evidence submissions begin in Rich Farmbrough case, proposed decision in R&I Review Technology report: MediaWiki 1.20wmf01 hits first WMF wiki, understanding 20% time, and why this report cannot yet be a draft Read this Signpost in full Single-page Unsubscribe EdwardsBot (talk) 23:25, 16 April 2012 (UTC) The Signpost: 23 April 2012 Investigative report: Spin doctors spin Jimmy's "bright line" News and notes: Help-space revamp, WikiTravel RfC, and Justin Knapp scores a million edits WikiProject report: Skeptics and Believers: WikiProject The X-Files Featured content: A mirror (or seventeen) on this week's featured content Arbitration report: Evidence submissions close in Rich Farmbrough case, vote on proposed decision in R&I Review Technology report: Wikimedia Labs: soon to be at the cutting edge of MediaWiki development? Read this Signpost in full Single-page Unsubscribe EdwardsBot (talk) 12:22, 24 April 2012 (UTC) The Signpost: 30 April 2012 Paid editing: Does Wikipedia Pay? The Consultant: Pete Forsyth News and notes: Showdown as featured article writer openly solicits commercial opportunities Recent research: Barnstars work; Wiktionary assessed; cleanup tags counted; finding expert admins; discussion peaks; Wikipedia citations in academic publications; and more Discussion report: 'ReferenceTooltips' by default WikiProject report: The Cartographers of WikiProject Maps Featured content: Featured content spreads its wings Arbitration report: R&I Review remains in voting, two open cases Technology report: What Git means for end users, design controversies and pertinent poll results Read this Signpost in full Single-page Unsubscribe EdwardsBot (talk) 05:33, 1 May 2012 (UTC) The Signpost: 07 May 2012 Paid editing: Does Wikipedia Pay? The Communicator: Phil Gomes News and notes: Hong Kong to host Wikimania 2013 In the news: What does Wikipedia call an expert; and untruths in biographies ... again. WikiProject report: Say What?: WikiProject Languages Featured content: This week at featured content: How much wood would a Wood Duck chuck if a Wood Duck could chuck wood? Arbitration report: Proposed decision in Rich Farmbrough, two open cases Technology report: Search gets faster, GSoC gets more detail and 1.20wmf2 gets deployed Read this Signpost in full Single-page Unsubscribe EdwardsBot (talk) 01:43, 8 May 2012 (UTC) The Signpost: 14 May 2012 Special report: Wikimedia and the "seismic shift" towards open-access research publication News and notes: Finance debate drags on as editor survey finds Wikipedia too bureaucratic WikiProject report: Welcome to Wikipedia with a cup of tea and all your questions answered - at the Teahouse Featured content: Featured content is red hot this week Arbitration report: R&I Review closed, Rich Farmbrough near closure Technology report: Cross-wiki watchlist controversy; and is "go file a bug" really a useful response? Read this Signpost in full Single-page Unsubscribe EdwardsBot (talk) 23:53, 14 May 2012 (UTC) The Signpost: 21 May 2012 From the editor: New editor-in-chief News and notes: Two new Wikimedia fellows to boost strategies for tackling major issues WikiProject report: Trouble in a Galaxy Far, Far Away.... Featured content: Lemurbaby moves it with Madagascar: Featured content for the week Arbitration report: No open arbitration cases pending Technology report: On the indestructibility of Wikimedia content Read this Signpost in full Single-page Unsubscribe EdwardsBot (talk) 04:00, 22 May 2012 (UTC) The Signpost: 28 May 2012 News and notes: Wikimedia Foundation endorses open-access petition to the White House; pending changes RfC ends Recent research: Supporting interlanguage collaboration; detecting reverts; Wikipedia's discourse, semantic and leadership networks, and Google's Knowledge Graph WikiProject report: Experts and enthusiasts at WikiProject Geology Featured content: Featured content cuts the cheese Arbitration report: Fæ and GoodDay requests for arbitration, changes to evidence word limits Technology report: Developer divide wrangles; plus Wikimedia Zero, MediaWiki 1.20wmf4, and IPv6 Read this Signpost in full Single-page Unsubscribe EdwardsBot (talk) 09:23, 30 May 2012 (UTC) The Signpost: 04 June 2012 Special report: WikiWomenCamp: From women, for women News and notes: Editors want most funding for technical areas, while widespread ignorance of WMF board elections and chapters persists; voting still live on Commons best picture Discussion report: Watching Wikipedia change WikiProject report: Views of WikiProject Visual Arts Featured content: On the lochs Arbitration report: Two motions for procedural reform, three open cases, Rich Farmbrough risks block and ban Technology report: Report from the Berlin Hackathon Read this Signpost in full Single-page Unsubscribe EdwardsBot (talk) 10:19, 5 June 2012 (UTC) The Signpost: 11 June 2012 Special report: Springer's misappropriation of Wikimedia content "the tip of the iceberg" News and notes: Foundation finance reformers wrestle with CoI WikiProject report: Counter-Vandalism Unit Featured content: The cake is a pi Arbitration report: Procedural reform enacted, Rich Farmbrough blocked, three open cases Technology report: To support or not to support IPv6, and why knowing when this report was last updated might be getting easier Read this Signpost in full Single-page Unsubscribe EdwardsBot (talk) 22:59, 12 June 2012 (UTC) The Signpost: 18 June 2012 Investigative report: Is the requests for adminship process 'broken'? News and notes: Ground shifts while chapters dither over new Association Discussion report: Discussion Reports And Miscellaneous Articulations WikiProject report: The Punks of Wikipedia Featured content: Taken with a pinch of "salt" Arbitration report: Three open cases, GoodDay case closed Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News Read this Signpost in full Single-page Unsubscribe EdwardsBot (talk) 03:36, 20 June 2012 (UTC) The Signpost: 25 June 2012 Op-ed: A call for editorial input in developing new Creative Commons licensing News and notes: "Mystical" Picture of the Year; run-up to Wikimania DC; RfA reform 2012 In the news: Wales enters extradition battle; Wikipedia's political bias Recent research: Edit war patterns, deleters vs. the 1%, never used cleanup tags, authorship inequality, higher quality from central users, and mapping the wikimediasphere WikiProject report: Summer Sports Series: WikiProject Athletics Featured content: A good week for the Williams Arbitration report: Three open cases Technology report: Second Visual Editor prototype launches Read this Signpost in full Single-page Unsubscribe EdwardsBot (talk) 07:32, 26 June 2012 (UTC) The Signpost: 02 July 2012 Analysis: Uncovering scientific plagiarism Op-ed: Representing knowledge – metadata, data and linked data News and notes: RfC on joining lobby group; JSTOR accounts for Wikipedians and the article feedback tool In the news: Public relations on Wikipedia: friend or foe? Discussion report: Discussion reports and miscellaneous articulations WikiProject report: Summer sports series: Burning rubber with WikiProject Motorsport Featured content: Heads up Arbitration report: Three open cases, motion for the removal of Carnildo's administrative tools Technology report: Initialisms abound: QA and HTML5 Read this Signpost in full Single-page Unsubscribe EdwardsBot (talk) 13:08, 3 July 2012 (UTC) The Signpost: 09 July 2012 Special report: Reforming the education programs: lessons from Cairo News and notes: Russian Wikipedia blackout; WMF tools; Wikitravel proposal revisited WikiProject report: Summer sports series: WikiProject Football Featured content: Keeps on chuggin' Arbitration report: Three requests for arbitration Technology report: Optimism over LastModified and MoodBar, but change in clock time causes downtime Read this Signpost in full Single-page Unsubscribe EdwardsBot (talk) 12:14, 10 July 2012 (UTC) The Signpost: 16 July 2012 Special report: Chapters Association mired in controversy over new chair News and notes: WMF enacts reforms at Wikimania; main page redesign; 4 millionth article milestone WikiProject report: Summer sports series: French WikiProject Cycling Discussion report: Discussion reports and miscellaneous articulations Wikimania: Young chapter shows experience beyond its years Featured content: Taking flight Technology report: Tech talks at Wikimania amid news of a mixed June Arbitration report: Fæ faces site-ban, proposed decisions posted Read this Signpost in full Single-page Unsubscribe EdwardsBot (talk) 12:40, 17 July 2012 (UTC) The Signpost: 23 July 2012 Paid editing: Does Wikipedia pay? The skeptic: Orange Mike From the editor: Signpost developments News and notes: Chapter head speaks about the aftermath of Russian Wikipedia shutdown WikiProject report: Summer sports series: WikiProject Olympics Arbitration report: Fæ and Michaeldsuarez banned; Kwamikagami desysopped; Falun Gong closes with mandated external reviews and topic bans Op-ed: The future of PR on Wikipedia Featured content: When is an island not an island? 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