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The Signpost: 9 September 2025
[edit]- News and notes: Wikimedia Foundation loses a round in court
UK Online Safety Act remains undefeated.
- In the media: Congress probes, mayor whitewashed, AI stinks
Plus Wiki rules, Wiki Spin, and physicists get street cred!
- Disinformation report: A guide for Congress
The price of Liberty is eternal vigilance.
- Recent research: Minority-language Wikipedias, and Wikidata for botanists
And other new research findings.
- Technology report: A new way to read Wikisource
Tis true: there's magic in the web of it.
- Traffic report: Check out some new Weapons, weapon of choice
With the usual mix of war, death, super heroes, a belt, and Wednesday.
- Essay: The one question
It's an easy one.
Speedy deletion declined: User:DougheGojiraMan/sandbox
[edit]Hello Bait30. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of User:DougheGojiraMan/sandbox, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: Editor has significant contributions so not elegible for U5. Use WP:MFD. Thank you. Whpq (talk) 02:32, 11 September 2025 (UTC)
- Note - same rationale for the other pages from this user that you nominated. I did not want to flood your page with notifications. They all have the same problem so you could/should do a bundled nomination. If you need help with a bundled nomination, let me know. -- Whpq (talk) 02:36, 11 September 2025 (UTC)
- Whpq, the bundling instructions were really confusing. I think I did it, but would appreciate if you take a look to make sure it's correct. Bait30 Talk 2 me pls? 21:49, 11 September 2025 (UTC)
- Okay how about we just stop with the automatic posting of deletion tags, and just talk it out civilly? DougheGojiraMan (talk) 21:55, 11 September 2025 (UTC)
- The deletion tags were not "automatic". They have been manually added. If you want to talk it out, you need to make your case at the deletion discussion. -- Whpq (talk) 00:07, 12 September 2025 (UTC)
- Yes, the bundling instructions are not the clearest, but you managed to get it done. It looks to be bundled properly. -- Whpq (talk) 00:06, 12 September 2025 (UTC)
- I agree that the bundling instructions are sub-optimal. It looks like a correctly done bundle (and I have more bundling experience than I would like to have had). Robert McClenon (talk) 04:28, 12 September 2025 (UTC)
- Okay how about we just stop with the automatic posting of deletion tags, and just talk it out civilly? DougheGojiraMan (talk) 21:55, 11 September 2025 (UTC)
- Whpq, the bundling instructions were really confusing. I think I did it, but would appreciate if you take a look to make sure it's correct. Bait30 Talk 2 me pls? 21:49, 11 September 2025 (UTC)
- Note - same rationale for the other pages from this user that you nominated. I did not want to flood your page with notifications. They all have the same problem so you could/should do a bundled nomination. If you need help with a bundled nomination, let me know. -- Whpq (talk) 02:36, 11 September 2025 (UTC)
Speedy deletion declined: User:ChiRus/sandbox
[edit]Hello Bait30. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of User:ChiRus/sandbox, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: EDitor has significanrt contributions. Not elegible for WP:U5. Thank you. Whpq (talk) 19:17, 12 September 2025 (UTC)
Books & Bytes – Issue 70
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Issue 70, July–August 2025
- New collections:
- Times of Malta
- Africa Intelligence
- Intelligence Online
- La Lettre
- Glitz
- Spotlight: Wikimania
Sent by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of The Wikipedia Library team – 13:16, 18 September 2025 (UTC)
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Nomination of My Dinner with Adolf for deletion
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The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/My Dinner with Adolf until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.
Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article until the discussion has finished.Bremps... 19:47, 24 September 2025 (UTC)
The Signpost: 2 October 2025
[edit]- News and notes: Larry Sanger returns with "Nine Theses on Wikipedia"; WMF publishes transparency report
This time "not merely negative".
- In the media: Extraordinary eruption of "EVIL" explained
Wickedpedia wrangles post-truth politics.
- Disinformation report: Emails from a paid editing client
Unexpected news!
- Discussion report: Sourcing, conduct, policy and LLMs: another 1,339 threads analyzed
Fifty hot topics from fourteen noticeboards.
- Community view: The pressing questions of the modern WWW, as seen from the Village Pump
Policy, politics, icons, captchas, and LLMs.
- Recent research: Is Wikipedia a merchant of (non-)doubt for glyphosate?; eight projects awarded Wikimedia Research Fund grants
And other recent publications.
- Opinion: Some disputes aren't worth it
When to walk away.
- Obituary: Michael Q. Schmidt
Rest in peace.
- Traffic report: Death, hear me call your name
Celebrities, deaths and software.
- Comix: A grand spectacle
All invited!
The Signpost: 20 October 2025
[edit]- News and notes: Board shuffles, LLM blocks increase, IPs are going away
And the "Global Resource Distribution Committee" emerges.
- Special report: The election that isn't
Two shortlisted WMF Board candidates removed from the ballot.
- Interview: The BoT bump
Who was bumped and why?
- In the media: An incident at WikiConference North America; WMF reports AI-related traffic drop and explains Wikipedia to US conservatives
...while Musk prepares to launch "Grokipedia".
- Traffic report: One click after another
Serial-killer miniseries, deceased scientist, government shutdowns and Sandalwood hit "Kantara" crowd the tubes.
- Humour: Wikipedia pay rates
Don't get too excited before you read this.
Precious anniversary
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--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:11, 22 October 2025 (UTC)
The Signpost: 10 November 2025
[edit]- News and notes: Temporary accounts go live and WMF board member self-suspends
ArbCom elections draw close, and Wikimania '27 in Santiago.
- Community view: Six Wikipedians' thoughts on Grokipedia, and the humanity of it all
It ain't a five course meal, according to one of our interviewees.
- Wikicup report: BeanieFan11, WikiCup victor of 2025, covers the results
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.
- In the media: Jimbo's book, an argument about genocide, and a train of shame
Wikipedia's new rival, political controversy in Italy and other Wiki-reports.
- Recent research: Taking stock of the 2024–2025 research grants
$400,000 USD in total funding: what did we get?
- Opinion: With Grokipedia, top-down control of knowledge is new again
Does it shed any light on particular topics that are better suited to LLM-generation than others?
- Obituary: Struway
Rest in peace.
- Traffic report: The documentaried, the disowned, the deceased, Diwali and the Dodgers
You know your man is working hard, he's worth a deuce.
- Comix: Head of steam
'Sblood!
ArbCom 2025 Elections voter message
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Hello! Voting in the 2025 Arbitration Committee elections is now open until 23:59 (UTC) on Monday, 1 December 2025. All eligible users are allowed to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once.
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Books & Bytes – Issue 71
[edit]Issue 71, September–October 2025
- Spotlight: 1Lib1Ref 2025 in Nigeria
- Frankfurt Book Fair
- Tech tip: Wikipedia Library access template
Sent by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of The Wikipedia Library team – 15:22, 18 November 2025 (UTC)
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