Wikipedia:WikipediaWeekly/Episode51

Episode 51: Usernames, Smusernames Released: June 26, 2008

WikipediaWeekly Episode 51.

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Participants

• Fuzheado
• Tawker
• Privatemusings (talk) 04:42, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
• Durova
• ^demon^{[omg plz]} 04:45, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Rundown

• http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/11/powerset-launches-showcase-for-user-search-experience/ - Powerset
  • LEAD: Tawker
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Templates_for_deletion/Log/2008_May_9#Template:WikimediaMention - should we put a disclaimer on WMF related articles
• RFA (again) (LEAD: Placebo?)
• Single User Login released for everyone (Lead: ^demon)
• Board elections (LEAD: Fuzheado)
  • Link to Signpost info [1]
  • USD 1800 for e-cert
• WikiStalkers, David Shankbone (LEAD: ?) Durova^Charge! 04:43, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
  • http://www.brooklynrail.org/2008/06/express/nobodys-safe-in-cyber-space
• Plug the book again (LEAD: Fuzheado)
  • http://www.wikipediastory.com/wiki/Special:Recentchanges
• Radio Wikipedia (LEAD: ?)
• From signpost suggestions page "Someone should do a story about how the Philip Greenspun Illustration Project (which received a $US20,000 donation to create illustrations for articles) has died a quiet death without producing a single illustration. It was originally scheduled to begin Round One in December 2007. Six months later, all you can hear are crickets chirping. Kaldari (talk) 21:58, 9 June 2008 (UTC)"
  • LEAD: Placebo
  • Update June 9 [2]
• Area51 is super secret
  • LEAD: Tawker
• Image licensing Durova^Charge! 04:43, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
• Wikipedia Weekly on 3G iPhone - we'll see if we can make an app

Top 100

• Wikirage - Top 100 most edited

• Again at the end, call for new people