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The Signpost: 1 December 2025
- News and notes: Election cycles come and go, and Wikimedia Foundation achieves record revenue in 2024–2025!
Admin and ArbCom elections upcoming, BoT elects two new members, task force advises to close Wikinews and keep Wikispore, and other news from the Wikimedia world.
- In the media: Wales walk-off, antisemitism, supernatural powers, feminism turmoil, saints, and sex
Plus mammoth mummy sex-change operation completed!
- Recent research: At least 80 million inconsistent facts on Wikipedia – can AI help find them?
And other recent publications about contradictions and retractions.
- Disinformation report: Epstein email exchanges planned strategy, edits and reported progress
At work on Wikipedia whitewashing. How much should they be paid?
- Traffic report: It's a family affair
Even in these times there is something to be thankful for!
- Book review: The Seven Rules of Trust
Jimmy Wales and Dan Gardner write a book inspired by Wikipedia. What's in it?
- From the archives: "I have been asked by Jeffrey Epstein ..."
The twists and turns of Epstein’s portrayal on Wikipedia.
- Humour: An interview with Wikipe-tan
A conversation about being the mascot of Wikipedia.
- Opinion: AI finds errors in 90% of Wikipedia's best articles
Using ChatGPT to fact-check a month's worth of Today's featured articles.
- Serendipity: Highlights from the itWikiCon 2025
A recap of the latest convention of the Italian Wiki-community, held in Catania from 7–9 November.
- Comix: Madness
It could happen to anyone.
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This week's article for improvement (week 50, 2025)
Hello, BabbaQ. The article for improvement of the week is:
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Computer algebra system • Emergency management Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 8 December 2025 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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This week's article for improvement (week 51, 2025)
Hello, BabbaQ. The article for improvement of the week is:
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Judgement • Computer algebra system Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 15 December 2025 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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The Signpost: 17 December 2025
- Interview: Part 1: Bernadette Meehan
Say hello to the new WMF CEO.
- News and notes: We're gonna have a party!
And a new WMF CEO!
- In the media: The "bigg" bosses: Robertsky and the Pope
Pay up, big guys!
- Traffic report: Death and stranger things
And going for the FIFA prize!
- Gallery: A feast of holidays and carols
Something old and something new!
- Obituary: Michal Lewi (Iwelam) and Alan R. King (A R King)
Rest in peace.
- Concept: List of xxtreme sports (redirected from Electrojousting)
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- Comix: display: flex-inline;
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This week's article for improvement (week 52, 2025)
Hello, BabbaQ. The article for improvement of the week is:
Telecommunications in Kazakhstan Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Spoken language • Judgement Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 22 December 2025 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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This week's article for improvement (week 1, 2026)
Hello, BabbaQ. The article for improvement of the week is:
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Telecommunications in Kazakhstan • Spoken language Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 29 December 2025 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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Welcome to the 2026 WikiCup!
Happy New Year and Happy New WikiCup! The 2026 competition has just begun and all article creators, expanders, improvers and reviewers are welcome to take part. Even if you are a novice editor, we hope the WikiCup will give you a chance to improve your editing skills as you go. If you have already signed up, your submissions page can be found here. If you have not yet signed up, you can add your name here, and a bot will set up your submissions page within one day, ready for you to take part. Any questions on the scoring, rules or anything else should be directed to one of the judges, or posted to the WikiCup talk page.
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The first round will end on 26 February. The judges for the WikiCup this year are: Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs · email), Epicgenius (talk · contribs · email), Frostly (talk · contribs · email), Guerillero (talk · contribs · email) and Lee Vilenski (talk · contribs · email). Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:37, 1 January 2026 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 2, 2026)
Hello, BabbaQ. The article for improvement of the week is:
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Outpost (military) • Telecommunications in Kazakhstan Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 5 January 2026 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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ITN recognition for Enno Hallek
On 6 January 2026, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Enno Hallek, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. —Bagumba (talk) 06:33, 6 January 2026 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 3, 2026)
Hello, BabbaQ. The article for improvement of the week is:
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Battle of Messana • Outpost (military) Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 12 January 2026 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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The Signpost: 15 January 2026
- News and notes: Wikipedia's 25th anniversary is here!
Where does the time go?
- Special report: Wikipedia at 25: A Wake-Up Call
The internet is booming. We are not.
- Serendipity: The WMF wants to buy you books!
Really! A major triumph.
- WikiProject report: Time for a health check: the Vital Signs 2026 campaign
The campaign to get all of our top-importance medical articles up to B-class or above.
- In the media: Fake Acting President Trump and a Wikipedia infobox
D.J.T. assumes a new position.
- Community view: The inbox behind Wikipedia
What the Volunteer Response Team actually does!
- Recent research: Art museums on Wikidata; comparing three comparisons of Grokipedia and Wikipedia
And other research.
- Traffic report: Tonight I'm gonna rock you tonight
A world in white gets underway.
- Comix: Oh come on man.
Really?
ITN recognition for Miroslava Pešíková
On 18 January 2026, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Miroslava Pešíková, which you created and nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Schwede66 22:04, 18 January 2026 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 4, 2026)
Hello, BabbaQ. The article for improvement of the week is:
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Mormon pornography • Battle of Messana Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 19 January 2026 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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ITN recognition for Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld
On 21 January 2026, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Stephen 22:48, 21 January 2026 (UTC)
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This week's article for improvement (week 5, 2026)
Hello, BabbaQ. The article for improvement of the week is:
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Hope chest • Mormon pornography Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 26 January 2026 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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ITN recognition for Iliana Iotova
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The Signpost: 29 January 2026
- Traffic report: The most viewed articles of 2025
Everybody had a hard year, everybody had a good time.
- News and notes: Good news... but also bad news for the Public Domain
Benvenuto Betty Boop, arrivederci Italian Photos.
- News from Diff: Solving puzzles together
Maryana Iskander says farewell.
- In the media: Every view on the 25th anniversary of everything
Media about hard-core nerds, a place with paragraphs, baby globes, and wikipedes.
- Comix: Perspectives
Everybody has one.
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This week's article for improvement (week 6, 2026)
Hello, BabbaQ. The article for improvement of the week is:
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Magic 8-Ball • Hope chest Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 2 February 2026 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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ITN recognition for 2026 Winter Olympics
On 7 February 2026, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article 2026 Winter Olympics, which you nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. BabbaQ (talk) 21:00, 7 February 2026 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 8, 2026)
Hello, BabbaQ. The article for improvement of the week is:
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Romina Pourmokhtari • Hinge Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 16 February 2026 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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The Signpost: 17 February 2026
- In the media: Global powers see Wikipedia as fundamental target for manipulation
Attempted Wikipedia shenanigans apparent from Epstein, AI, various governments.
- News and notes: Discussions open for the next WMF Annual Plan
Plus, WikiFlix going places, steady progress on older FAs and other news from the Wikimedia world.
- Serendipity: Maintenance crews continue to slog through Wikipedia's oldest Featured Articles
Hundreds of old FAs have been triaged since project began, but thousands remain — and they need reviewers.
- Disinformation report: Epstein's obsessions
The sex offender's attempts to whitewash Wikipedia run deeper than we first thought.
- Technology report: Wikidata Graph Split and how we address major challenges
A personal perspective on a major update to the Wikimedia social machine.
- Traffic report: Deaths, killings, films, and the Olympics
I'll have the usual!
- Opinion: Incoming Incurables
A poem for Wikipedia Day 2026.
- Crossword: Pop quiz
Sharpen your pencil. How well do you really know Wikipedia?
- Comix: herculean
efforts.
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This week's article for improvement (week 9, 2026)
Hello, BabbaQ. The article for improvement of the week is:
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Arabic coffee • Romina Pourmokhtari Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 23 February 2026 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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Scream 7
Nice job with your edit on Scream 7! Could you add the names of rest of the characters mentioned on the talk page (Talk:Scream 7#Name mentions)? Thanks. NarutoSan6000 (talk) 06:48, 26 February 2026 (UTC)
- Thank you. I will take a look.--BabbaQ (talk) 07:32, 26 February 2026 (UTC)
- Thanks! NarutoSan6000 (talk) 08:31, 26 February 2026 (UTC)
WikiCup 2026 March newsletter
The first round of the 2026 WikiCup ended on 26 February. As some of you may have noticed, good article nomination reviews now receive 10 points, an increase from 5 points in the previous year, as per a consensus at WT:CUP. This point increase has been retroactively applied to all good article reviews for which competitors have claimed points in this round. Peer reviews, which continue to be worth 5 points, are now listed in the same section as featured article candidate reviews, rather than with good article reviews. Everyone who competed in round 1 will advance to round 2 unless they have withdrawn or been banned. No other changes to the round-point system have been made for this year.
Round 1 was competitive. Three contestants scored more than 1,000 round points, and the top 16 contestants all scored more than 300 round points. The following competitors scored more than 800 round points:
Bgsu98 (submissions) with 1,467 round points, largely gained from 1 featured article, 5 featured lists, 15 good articles, and 42 FAC and GAN reviews;
Olliefant (submissions) with 1,246 round points, largely from 4 featured lists, 9 good articles, 2 featured topic articles, 4 did you know articles, and 75 FAC and GAN reviews;
Generalissima (submissions) with 1,095 round points, largely from 3 featured articles, 6 good articles, and 5 did you know articles;
MCE89 (submissions) with 848 round points, largely from 1 featured article, 8 good articles, 1 did you know article, and 32 FAC and GAN reviews; and
Rollinginhisgrave (submissions) with 838 round points, largely from 1 featured article, 8 good articles, 1 did you know article, and 14 FAC, GAN, and peer reviews.
The full scores for round 1 can be seen here. During this round, contestants have claimed 7 featured articles, 16 featured lists, 2 featured-topic articles, 168 good articles, 13 good-topic articles and more than 50 Did You Know articles. In addition, competitors have worked on 14 In the News articles, and they have conducted nearly 700 reviews. The tournament points table will be updated within the next few days.
Remember that any content promoted after 26 February but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, feel free to review one of the nominations listed on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 14:56, 27 February 2026 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 7, 2026)
Hello, BabbaQ. The article for improvement of the week is:
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Hinge • Magic 8-Ball Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 9 February 2026 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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- Hi Babba i like your article ots a very nice work text me on the zangi app let's talk
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- That's my number on zangi Thereal Edvin ryding (talk) 01:05, 28 February 2026 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 10, 2026)
Hello, BabbaQ. The article for improvement of the week is:
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Public utility • Arabic coffee Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 2 March 2026 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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DYK for Miroslava Pešíková
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2026 Winter Paralympics
I left a message about the Boycott section on the talk page and someone replied to it in a foreign language so I have no idea what they said MSalmon (talk) 23:11, 6 March 2026 (UTC)
- Its in German. And my German is limited. I think we can just disregard the comment until a English one is provided. Thank you for reaching out.BabbaQ (talk) 23:14, 6 March 2026 (UTC)
- Then shouldn't they be using the German version instead of the English one? MSalmon (talk) 23:16, 6 March 2026 (UTC)
- Exactly. Very weird.--BabbaQ (talk) 23:20, 6 March 2026 (UTC)
- Someone else has sorted it out MSalmon (talk) 23:23, 6 March 2026 (UTC)
- Exactly. Very weird.--BabbaQ (talk) 23:20, 6 March 2026 (UTC)
- Then shouldn't they be using the German version instead of the English one? MSalmon (talk) 23:16, 6 March 2026 (UTC)
- Its in German. And my German is limited. I think we can just disregard the comment until a English one is provided. Thank you for reaching out.BabbaQ (talk) 23:14, 6 March 2026 (UTC)
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ITN recognition for 2026 Winter Paralympics
On 7 March 2026, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article 2026 Winter Paralympics, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Schwede66 22:16, 7 March 2026 (UTC)
I’d like to know you
Can we talk Thereal Edvin ryding (talk) 22:38, 1 March 2026 (UTC)
- Kan du svenska? --BabbaQ (talk) 23:55, 1 March 2026 (UTC)
- Ja, jag är från Sverige, kom ihåg det. Jag skickar mitt nummer, skriv till mig på WhatsApp:
- +1 (434) 397-9229 Thereal Edvin ryding (talk) 01:36, 3 March 2026 (UTC)
Hi BabbaQ. I've blocked this user as a likely imposter (or likely worse). Please peruse the last few hundred entries in my blocking log for context. Feel free to get in touch if you have any questions or information. -- zzuuzz (talk) 22:43, 7 March 2026 (UTC)
- Thank you. I luckily realized quite fast I should just ignore this person. Good that you blocked the individual. I will let you know if this person tries to contact me again. Regards.BabbaQ (talk) 22:46, 7 March 2026 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 11, 2026)
Hello, BabbaQ. The article for improvement of the week is:
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Building information modeling • Public utility Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 9 March 2026 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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The Signpost: 10 March 2026
- Interview: Bernadette Meehan, new Wikimedia Foundation CEO
Part 2.
- News and notes: Security testing unleashes computer worm on Meta-wiki
Dormant worm awakes; a sketchy archiving site struck; ether burns.
- Special report: What actually happened during the Wikimedia security incident?
A horrifying exploit took place, which could have had catastrophic and far-reaching consequences if used maliciously; instead, it seems to have happened by accident and was used for childish vandalism. How did this happen, and what did the script actually do?
- In the media: Indonesian government blocks Wikimedia logins; archive site scoured from Wikipedia after owner runs malware
As well as controversy over LLM translations.
- Recent research: To wiki, perchance to groki
Comparisons continue.
- Obituary: Madhav Gadgil, Fredrick Brennan, Mark Miller, Chip Berlet
Rest in peace.
- Opinion: Interface administrators and trusting trust
Potential attacks are the logical consequence of giving a group of users unlimited control over JavaScript.
- Technology report: English Wikipedia deprecates archive.today after DDoS against blog, altered content
After the archive site launched a DDoS campaign against a small blog in January 2026, a request for comment was started, with consensus to deprecate the site used almost 700 thousand times.
- Op-ed: Why is "Trypsin-sensitive photosynthetic activities in chloroplast membranes" cited in "List of tallest buildings in Chicago"?
The answer is slop.
- Essay: The pursuit of a button click
Volunteering for Wikipedia has its rewards. The thank-button, for example.
- In focus: Short descriptions: One year later
A discussion of the challenge set forth to the Wikipedia community one year ago!
- WikiProject report: Unreferenced articles backlog drive
Unreferenced articles in English Wikipedia - help us in the backlog drive!
- Community view: Speaking of planning ...
The WMF planning process is underway.
- Traffic report: Over the mountain, kissing silver inlaid clouds
Death and the Winter Olympics.
- Crossword: "It will never happen"
Want to take a break?
- Comix: BRIEn't
Or is it.
Your draft article, Draft:Matilda Hellqvist
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This week's article for improvement (week 12, 2026)
Hello, BabbaQ. The article for improvement of the week is:
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Reef • Building information modeling Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:10, 16 March 2026 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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This week's article for improvement (week 13, 2026)
Hello, BabbaQ. The article for improvement of the week is:
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Christmas dinner • Reef Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 23 March 2026 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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This week's article for improvement (week 14, 2026)
Hello, BabbaQ. The article for improvement of the week is:
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Port Vila • Christmas dinner Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 30 March 2026 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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The Signpost: 31 March 2026
- News and notes: Entirety of Wikinews to be shut down
All languages to be shut down in May; first AI agent blocked; new name for AfD?
- In the media: AI ban, newspapers disrupt archiving; and antisemitism complaints
Perennial challenges with AI, demographic representation, and attacks from people buying media influence.
- Community view: Videos from WikiConference North America 2025 in NYC
In attendees' own words.
- Disinformation report: Cleaning up after Jeffrey Epstein, Peter Nygard, and Mohamed Al-Fayed
Countering the edits of the rich and dangerous.
- WikiConference report: WikiConference North America 2025 in NYC review
About the conference series, and this conference particularly.
- Obituary: Dr. Subas Chandra Rout
Rest in peace.
- Traffic report: Call in the dogs of war, soldier of fortune
Though of course the picture needs to be Chuck Norris...
- Gallery: Canadian Rangers participate in Operation Enduring Encyclopedia
Analogies between how Wikipedia works and how Canada works.
- Comix: n00bsitting
...!
This week's article for improvement (week 15, 2026)
Hello, BabbaQ. The article for improvement of the week is:
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This week's article for improvement (week 16, 2026)
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You are invited to participate in the Destubathon of the Americas, a contest/editathon which will run from May 1 to May 31. The goal is to destub as many of our 475,000+ stubs for the Americas (from Alaska down to Chile) as possible. A good chance to have fun in expanding many of our old stale stubs and win up to £2000 ($2680) in Amazon vouchers for expanding stub articles. Sign up in the Contestants/participants section on the contest page if interested. Even if not interested in prizes you are still warmly welcome to participate in it as an editathon! Hopefully we can achieve something significant in the month of May together! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:42, 15 April 2026 (UTC)
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This week's article for improvement (week 17, 2026)
Hello, BabbaQ. The article for improvement of the week is:
Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Rainmaking (ritual) • Agriculture in Haiti Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 20 April 2026 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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The Signpost: 21 April 2026
- News and notes: Six Serbian Wikipedia editors banned following controversy about political bias
Plus, new bans for AI-generated content in place, a new drop in active admins, pranks on pranks, May admin election, and other news from the Wikimedia world.
- In the media: Could Wikipedia be involved in Massachusetts' proposed social media ban for minors?
Another regulate-the-internet attempt casts a wide net.
- Gallery: March equinox
The progression of seasons in March.
- Traffic report: Time to change my galaxy in case, we outta space!
What catches the reader's eye? Death and film, per usual, and a loop around the moon per unusual.
- Comix: Of skirts and articles
When significant coverage is only skin deep.
This week's article for improvement (week 18, 2026)
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Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Minibus • Rainmaking (ritual) Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 27 April 2026 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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WikiCup 2026 May newsletter
The second round of the 2026 WikiCup ended on 28 April. As a reminder for contestants who just joined or are unaware of recent changes to our round-points system, good article nomination reviews now receive 10 points, an increase from 5 points in the previous year, as per a consensus at WT:CUP. Peer reviews, which continue to be worth 5 points, are now listed in the same section as featured article candidate reviews, rather than with good article reviews. Everyone who competed in round 2 will advance to round 3 unless they have withdrawn or been banned. No other changes to the round-point system have been made for this year.
Round 2 was competitive. Three contestants scored more than 1,000 round points; nine scored over 500; and fourteen scored over 300. The top seven contestants had at least one featured article (two of them with two apiece). The following competitors scored more than 800 round points:
- MCE89 (submissions) with 1,333 points, mainly from good and featured articles about Australian people and geography
- Generalissima (submissions) with 1,169 points, mainly from good and featured articles related to shipping ethics controversy in fanfiction, waterways, and Gu Yanwu
- Bgsu98 (submissions) with 1,149 points, mainly from good articles, featured articles, and featured lists about figure skating, along with many article reviews and two good topics
- Olliefant (submissions) with 830 points, mainly from good and featured articles about television shows, episodes and media, along with nearly four dozen good and featured article reviews
Gommeh (submissions) with 827 points, mainly from good and featured articles related to Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail
The full scores for round 2 can be seen here. During this round, contestants have claimed 12 featured articles, 13 featured lists, 2 featured-topic articles, 106 good articles, 22 good-topic articles and more than 40 Did You Know articles. In addition, competitors have worked on 3 In the News articles, and they have conducted over 200 reviews. The tournament points table has been updated.
Remember that any content promoted after 28 April but before the start of Round 3 can be claimed in Round 3. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, feel free to review one of the nominations listed on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 14:48, 29 April 2026 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 19, 2026)
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This week's article for improvement (week 20, 2026)
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This week's article for improvement (week 21, 2026)
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Please be bold and help improve it! Previous selections: Wings of Fire (novel series) • Work–life balance Get involved with the AFI project: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 18 May 2026 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject AFI • |
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Thank you for your support for Felicity Lott, - my story today, listen! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:33, 20 May 2026 (UTC)