USER TALK:COWMAN109 ARCHIVE 9

The Wikipedia Signpost: 1 January 2010

News and notes: Fundraiser ends, content contests, image donation, and more

In the news: Financial Times, death rumors, Google maps and more

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 11 January 2010

From the editor: Call for writers

2009 in review: 2009 in Review

Books: New Book namespace created

News and notes: Wikimania 2011, Flaggedrevs, Global sysops and more

In the news: Wikipedia in British schools, Hitler's Downfall meme, and more

Features and admins: Approved this week

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 18 January 2010

News and notes: Statistics, disasters, Wikipedia's birthday and more

In the news: Wikipedia on the road, and more

WikiProject report: Where are they now?

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 1 February 2010

From the editor: Writers wanted to cover strategy, public policy

Strategic planning: The challenges of strategic planning in a volunteer community

News and notes: New CTO, Britain Loves Wikipedia, Telefónica partnership, Multimedia and more

In the news: Wikipedia on CDs, BBC uses Wikipedia content, and more

WikiProject report: WikiProject Dinosaurs

Sister projects: Sister project roundup

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 8 February 2010

News and notes: Commons at 6 million, BLP taskforce, milestones and more

In the news: Robson Revisions, Rumble in the Knesset, and more

Dispatches: Fewer reviewers in 2009

WikiProject report: WikiProject Olympics

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 15 February 2010

News and notes: New Georgia Encyclopedia, BLPs, Ombudsmen, and more

In the news: Labor squeeze revisited, journalist consultations, philosophy bungles, and more

WikiProject report: WikiProject Singapore

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 22 February 2010

News and notes: $2 Million donation, cybersquatting, comScore statistics and more

In the news: Macmillan's Wiki-textbooks and more

WikiProject report: WikiProject Mammals

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 1 March 2010

Reference desk: Wikipedia Reference Desk quality analyzed

News and notes: Usability, 15M articles, Vandalism research award, and more

In the news: Idealizing the Star Spangled Banner, Curious Announcement, and more

WikiProject report: WikiProject Severe Weather

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 8 March 2010

News and notes: Financial statements, discussions, milestones

In the news: Pentagon shooter used Wikipedia, soon iPhone OS will too

WikiProject report: WikiProject Java

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 15 March 2010

News and notes: A Wikiversity controversy, Wikimedian-in-Residence, image donation, editing contest, WMF jobs

In the news: Studies on collaboration and student usage, Main Page drives traffic to Time.com

Dispatches: GA Sweeps end

WikiProject report: WikiProject Ireland

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 22 March 2010

Wikipedia-Books: Wikipedia-Books: Proposed deletion process extended, cleanup efforts

News and notes: Explicit image featured on Wikipedia's main page

In the news: Campaign for video, costs of crowdsourcing, iPhone app, brief headlines

WikiProject report: Percy Jackson Task Force

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 29 March 2010

News and notes: Usability rollout, downtime, admin phishing, Wikimania scholarships and more

In the news: Overdue correction, Critical Point of View conference, brief headlines

Sister projects: A handful of happenings

WikiProject report: The WikiProject Bulletin: news roundup and WikiProject Chicago feature

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 5 April 2010

News and notes: New board member, rights elections, April 1st activities, videos

In the news: Wikipedia influences drug terminology, brief headlines

WikiProject report: WikiProject Baseball and news roundup

Features and admins: This week in approvals

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 12 April 2010

Sanger allegations: Larry Sanger accuses Wikimedia of hosting illegal images

News and notes: Studying German flagged revisions, French library agreement, German court case

In the news: SCOTUS hopeful edited bio, criticism from article subject

WikiProject report: WikiProject Motorcycling

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 19 April 2010

News and notes: Berlin WikiConference, Brooklyn Museum & Google.org collaborations, review backlog removed, 1 billion edits

In the news: Study of featured article quality, Facebook's integration of Wikipedia, and more!

WikiProject report: WikiProject Environment

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 26 April 2010

From the team: Introducing Signpost Sidebars

Museums conference: Wikimedians meet with museum leaders

News and notes: Wikimedia announcements, Wikipedia advertising, and more!

In the news: Making sausage, Jimmy Wales on TV, and more!

Sister projects: Milestones, Openings, and Wikinews contest

WikiProject report: WikiProject Gastropods

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 3 May 2010

Book review: Review of The World and Wikipedia

News and notes: iPhone app update, Vector rollout for May 13, brief news

In the news: Government promotes Tamil Wikipedia, and more

WikiProject report: WikiProject U.S. Roads

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 10 May 2010

From the editor: Reviewers and reporters wanted

Commons deletions: Porn madness

Book review: Dan O'Sullivan's Wikipedia: a new community of practice?

Wikipedia books launched: Wikipedia books launched worldwide

News and notes: Public Policy and Books for All

In the news: Commons pornography purge, and more

WikiProject report: WikiProject Birds

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 17 May 2010

News and notes: Backstage at the British Museum

In the news: In the news

WikiProject report: WikiProject Essays

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 24 May 2010

News and notes: New puzzle globe, feature for admins, Israel's "Wikipedia Bill", unsourced bios declining

WikiProject report: WikiProject Saints

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 31 May 2010

Photography: Making money with free photos

News and notes: Wikimedians at Maker Faire, brief news

WikiProject report: WikiProject Zoo

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 7 June 2010

From the team: Changes to the Signpost

News and notes: "Pending changes" trial, Chief hires, British Museum prizes, Interwiki debate, and more

In the news: Cancer coverage, cognitive surplus, Wikipedia monarchy, and more

Free Travel-Shirts: "Free Travel-Shirts" signed by Jimmy Wales and others purchasable

WikiProject report: WikiProject Comedy

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 14 June 2010

News and notes: Pending changes goes live, first state-funded Wikipedia project concludes, brief news

In the news: Hoaxes in France and at university, Wikipedia used in Indian court, Is Wikipedia a cult?, and more

WikiProject report: WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 21 June 2010

Sister projects: Picture of the Year results declared on Wikimedia Commons

News and notes: Collaboration with the British Museum and in Serbia, Interaction with researchers, and more

In the news: Wikipedia better than Britannica, Pending changes as a victory of tradition, and more

WikiProject report: WikiProject U2

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 28 June 2010

Objectionable material: Board resolution on offensive content

News and notes: 2010–15 plan, Smithsonian outreach, Teaching Wikipedia, brief news

In the news: Wikipedia controlled by pedophiles, left-wing trolls, Islamofascists and Communist commandos?

Public Policy Initiative: Introducing the Public Policy Initiative

WikiProject report: Talking with WikiProject Ships

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 5 July 2010

News and notes: WMF expansion, community hires, award for MediaWiki, admin recall

In the news: Accidentally anonymized donation, democratized learning and more

Wikimania preview: Gearing up for Wikimania in Gdańsk

WikiProject report: WikiProject Children's Literature

Features and admins: This week's highlights

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 12 July 2010

UK COI edits: British politicians accused of WP cover-ups

News and notes: Board changes, Wikimania, Public Policy Initiative

In the news: Foundation plans, David Barton, dangerous occasional glitches

Discussion report: Article ownership, WikiProjects vs. Manual of Style, Unverifiable village

WikiProject report: WikiProject Apple Inc.

Features and admins: The best of the week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 19 July 2010

News and notes: Politician defends editing own article, Google translation, Row about a small Wikipedia

In the news: Wikimania, Former Wikimedia employee looks back, Editing controversial articles

Vandalism: Vandalism edits fool media and a government, become object of bets

WikiProject report: Up close with WikiProject Animals

Features and admins: The best of the week

Arbitration report: ArbCom to appoint CU/OS positions after dumping election results

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 26 July 2010

News and notes: New interwiki project improves biographies, and other news

In the news: Wikipedia leads in customer satisfaction, Google Translate and India, Citizendium transition, Jimbo's media accolade

WikiProject report: These Are the Voyages of WikiProject Star Trek

Features and admins: The best of the week

Discussion report: Controversial e-mail proposal, Invalid AfD

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 2 August 2010

News and notes: Canadian political edits, Swedish royal wedding, Italian "right of reply" bill, Chapter reports

In the news: Gardner and Sanger on why people edit Wikipedia, Fancy and frugal reading devices, Medical article assessed

WikiProject report: Always Expanding: WikiProject Images and Media

Features and admins: The best of the week

Arbitration report: Tricky and Lengthy Dispute Resolution

Technology report: Major MediaWiki release, password security, vulnerable MediaWiki installations, and more

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Man-Faye

Discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Man-Faye (4th nomination)

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The Wikipedia Signpost: 9 August 2010

News and notes: FBI requests takedown of seal, Public Policy advisors and ambassadors, Cary Bass leaving, new Research Committee

In the news: Wikinews interviews Umberto Eco, and more

Admin stats: RfA drought worsens in 2010—wikigeneration gulf emerging

Sister projects: Strategic Planning update

WikiProject report: Chocks away for WikiProject Aviation

Features and admins: The best of the week

Arbitration report: Tricky and Lengthy Dispute Resolution

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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Nomination for merging of Template:Gblock

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Nomination for merging of Template:GblockIP

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Nomination for merging of Template:Gblock-i

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The Signpost: 16 August 2010

News and notes: Book publisher apologizes for plagiarizing photos by Wikipedians, brief news

Spam attacks: Large scale vandalism revealed to be "study" by university researcher

In the news: Supportive communication and missing incentives on Wikipedia, and more

WikiProject report: A Pit Stop with WikiProject NASCAR

Features and admins: The best of the week

Arbitration report: ArbCom releases names of CU/OS applicants after delay

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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The Signpost: 23 August 2010

News and notes: Pending changes poll, Public policy classes, Payment schemes debate, and more

In the news: Zionist editing courses, newspaper denies editing candidate, net neutrality

WikiProject report: WikiProject Cryptozoology

Features and admins: The best of the week

Arbitration report: Proposed decision of climate change case posted

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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The Signpost: 30 August 2010

News and notes: Most linked websites on Wikipedia, New York Wiki-Conference, and more

In the news: Agatha Christie spoiled, Wales on Wikileaks, University students improve Wikipedia, and more

WikiProject report: Studying WikiProject Universities

Features and admins: Featured article milestone: 3,000

Arbitration report: What does the Race and intelligence case tell us?

Technology report: Reusability of MediaWiki code, Google Summer of Code: Interwiki transclusion, and more

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The Signpost: 6 September 2010

News and notes: Pending changes analyzed, Foundation report, Main page bias, brief news

In the news: WikiLeaks and Wikipedia; Google–WP collaboration to translate health information

Book review: Cognitive Surplus, by Clay Shirky

Dispatches: Tools, part 1: References, external links, categories and size

WikiProject report: Putting articles in their place: the Uncategorized Task Force

Features and admins: Bumper crop of admins; Obama featured portal marks our 150th

Arbitration report: Interim desysopping, CU/OS appointments, and more

Technology report: Development transparency, resource loading, GSoC: extension management

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The Signpost: 13 September 2010

News and notes: Page-edit stats, French National Library partnership, Mass page blanking, Jimbo on Pending changes

In the news: Public Policy Initiative, Houellebecq plagiarism?, Article revisions as book

Public Policy Initiative: Experiments with article assessment

Sister projects: Biography bloopers – update on the Death Anomalies collaboration

WikiProject report: Getting the picture – an interview with the Graphic lab

Features and admins: "Magnificent" warthog not so cute, says featured picture judge

Arbitration report: Tricky and Lengthy Dispute Resolution

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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The Signpost: 20 September 2010

From the editor: New ways to read and share the Signpost

News and notes: Dutch National Archives donation, French photo raid, brief notes

In the news: Rush Limbaugh falls for Wikipedia hoax, Public Policy Initiative, Nature cites Wikipedia

WikiProject report: All Aboard WikiProject Trains

Features and admins: The best of the week

Dispatches: Tools, part 2: Internal links and page histories

Arbitration report: Discretionary sanctions clarification and more

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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The Signpost: 27 September 2010

News and notes: French million, controversial content, Citizendium charter, Pending changes, and more

In the news: Wikimedia moves into India, critical conference, Vandalism detection contest

WikiProject report: Designing WikiProject Architecture

Features and admins: The best of the week

Arbitration report: EEML amendment requests & more

Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

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