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Our volunteer-run, independent newspaper has covered @Wikipedia & @Wikimedia since 2005. Also at @[email protected]
Joined March 2009
In the new Signpost: ▸ WMF reports record revenue in 2024–2025 ▸ Book review: The Seven Rules of Trust ▸ The whitewashing attempts of Jeffrey Epstein's "online reputation managers" ▸ ChatGPT finds errors in 90% of "Today's featured articles" and more: https://t.co/lP6UJ1LJxv
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In our new issue: • Interview: Incoming Wikimedia Foundation CEO Bernadette Meehan (part 1) • WMF wants more AI companies to pay for API access - but will it join Cloudflare's anti-crawler framework? • Obituaries: [[User:Iwelam]] and [[User:A R King]] https://t.co/6G8KuXcYhj
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A new Signpost is out! * Wikipedians and the media react to the launch of Elon Musk's AI-powered "Grokipedia" * Jimmy Wales asks community to act over alleged bias in 'Gaza genocide' article * 2025 WikiCup ends with record results and more: https://t.co/lJEf5758cc
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A new Signpost is out! * Larry Sanger returns with "Nine Theses on Wikipedia" * Disinformation report: Emails from a paid editing client * Sourcing, conduct, policy and LLMs: 1,339 recent noticeboard threads analyzed and more: https://t.co/S1xaNymbmI
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In the latest Signpost: * Wikimedia Foundation loses court challenge to protect editors' identities from UK Online Safety Act * Essay: The one question to ask before figuring out which Wikipedia policy applies * US Congress probes Wikipedia and more: https://t.co/hJ1oxLyamp
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In the new Signpost: * Court orders redaction of Caesar DePaço article * Most-translated article revealed as single largest self-promotion operation in Wikipedia’s history * Mass use of checkuser tool by WMF employee triggers investigation, policy changes https://t.co/awn7JJ7E7p
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Also included: an opinion/analysis piece from WikiWorks' Yaron Koren, about the Wikipedia content gender gap! https://t.co/nukiQJ8172
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In the new Signpost: ▸@faznet test: Outdated info,other problems in over a third of German Wikipedia articles ▸WikiProject Medicine achieves zero unreferenced articles ▸Should Wikinews be closed? ▸Analysis:Biggest noticeboard discussions in 2025 so far https://t.co/7dMYFmlLKy
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In the new Signpost: ▸@faznet test: Outdated info,other problems in over a third of German Wikipedia articles ▸WikiProject Medicine achieves zero unreferenced articles ▸Should Wikinews be closed? ▸Analysis:Biggest noticeboard discussions in 2025 so far https://t.co/7dMYFmlLKy
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In the new Signpost: * Wikipedia administrators arrested in Belarus * New "ethical" LLMs accede to copyright owners' demands but ignore those of Wikipedians * Russian Wiki-fork flails * A Deep Dive Into Wikimedia (part 3) and more: https://t.co/hV5fzNHIPG
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A new Signpost is out! * Foundation sues over UK government decision that might require identity verification of editors worldwide * CEO search kicks off as Iskander preps to move on * Technology report: New unique but privacy-preserving browser cookie https://t.co/RdtaZZuvpI
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EXCLUSIVE: Wikimedia CEO to depart, @inafried reports
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Maryana Iskander will step down next year, but search for new leader starts now.
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A new Signpost is out! * India cuts off Wikimedia funding of "Access to Knowledge" program * Trump-nominated prosecutor targets WMF's nonprofit status * WikiCredCon 2025: Wikipedia editors and Internet Archive discuss threats to trust in media and more: https://t.co/XezZyB6GtH
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A new Signpost is out! * Saudi Wikipedian released from prison * Wikimedia Foundation launches review of Wikipedias' NPoV (Neutral Point of View) policies * Wikipedia probably not among the victims of Google's "AI Overviews" and more: https://t.co/K9sJ7DIJJr
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The Between the Brackets interview with Selena Deckelmann was featured in the latest @wikisignpost!
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🕊️ Ziyad al-Sufiani has been released after over four and a half years of arbitrary imprisonment. He was an Arabic @Wikipedia administrator, arrested for editing pages like that of Saudi WHRD Loujain al-Hathloul. His fellow Wikipedian Osama Khalid (see below) remains in prison.
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In the new Signpost: * DMCA takedown ruins Mother's Day: A deeper look at Google's removal notices * Essay: Unusual biographical images * Recent research about the impact of ChatGPT on Wikipedia and more: https://t.co/KPkgkoNoza
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In the new Signpost: ▸ Technology report: Why the wikis go silent twice a year ▸ French Wikipedia fights intimidation by journalist from @LePoint ▸ Editor tries to remove edits about Hindu nationalist historical figure, citing legal pressure and more: https://t.co/nL1r1bzisL
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In the new Signpost: ▸ ArbCom introduces novel "Balanced editing restriction" in Palestine-Israel articles case ▸ GPT-4 writes better edit summaries than human Wikipedians ▸ 350 Wikimedians and newbies celebrate Wikipedia Day in New York City and more: https://t.co/JeLGXoicS6
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A new Signpost is out - our 20th anniversary issue! ▸ A look back on The Signpost's first two decades ▸ The {{Calculator}} template: A new form of interactive content on Wikipedia ▸ WikiProject Women in Red celebrates 20% biography milestone https://t.co/E4PdL79buM
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In the new Signpost: ▸ EU regulations: Wikipedia's responsibilities and liabilities as "Very Large Online Platform" ▸ Indian judge will check citations in allegedly defamatory Wikipedia article ▸ Being the subject of the first-ever admin recall and more https://t.co/LhTGYIrHXY
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