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AffCom still grappling with WMF Board's criteria for new chapters
The Board’s two-year moratorium on new chapters and thematic organisations has expired; presentation of new criteria is reigniting smoldering controversies and introducing new ones
AffCom still grappling with WMF Board's criteria for new chapters
The Board’s two-year moratorium on new chapters and thematic organisations has expired; presentation of new criteria is reigniting smoldering controversies and introducing new ones
Special report
Olympics readership depended on language
A comparison of the 15 most-read articles related to the Olympics, in seven language editions of Wikipedia
Olympics readership depended on language
A comparison of the 15 most-read articles related to the Olympics, in seven language editions of Wikipedia
In the media
Librarians, Wikipedians, and a library of Wikipedia coverage
Wikipedia gaining ground in credibility among librarians; and a healthy helping of media coverage
Librarians, Wikipedians, and a library of Wikipedia coverage
Wikipedia gaining ground in credibility among librarians; and a healthy helping of media coverage
Featured content
Entertainment, sport, and something else in-between
Twelve articles, eight lists and four pictures were promoted
Entertainment, sport, and something else in-between
Twelve articles, eight lists and four pictures were promoted
Traffic report
From Phelps to Bolt to Reddit
An update on two weeks of Wikipedia traffic, based on a new and improved tracking tool
From Phelps to Bolt to Reddit
An update on two weeks of Wikipedia traffic, based on a new and improved tracking tool
Technology report
Wikimedia mobile sites now don't load images if the user doesn't see them
New scripts and technical news
Wikimedia mobile sites now don't load images if the user doesn't see them
New scripts and technical news
Recent research
Ethics of machine-created articles and fighting vandalism
One study encounters critique of its ethics from Wikipedians; another critiques the ethics employed by Wikipedia
Ethics of machine-created articles and fighting vandalism
One study encounters critique of its ethics from Wikipedians; another critiques the ethics employed by Wikipedia
Blog
Upload of free photos from Swiss library underway
Switzerland's largest public science library is uploading 134k photos
Upload of free photos from Swiss library underway
Switzerland's largest public science library is uploading 134k photos