Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2020-08-02

• Special report: Wikipedia and the End of Open Collaboration?
  

Comparing Wikipedia to similar projects.

• COI and paid editing: Some strange people edit Wikipedia for money
  

And thanks for the photo, Ghislaine!

• News and notes: Abstract Wikipedia, a hoax, sex symbols, and a new admin
  

Plus lots of affiliations!

• In the media: Dog days gone bad
  

Pandemic, politics, and possibly paid editing.

• Discussion report: Fox News, a flight of RfAs, and banning policy
  

Plus a proposed massive invasion of privacy!

• Featured content: Remembering Art, Valor, and Freedom
  

soldiers, sports, and actors feature heavily this month.

• Traffic report: Now for something completely different
  

Death and Alexander Hamilton.

• Gallery: Photos of threatened species from iNaturalist
  

Sometimes you just have to ask.

• News from the WMF: New Chinese national security law in Hong Kong could limit the privacy of Wikipedia users
  

Privacy is critical to sustaining freedom of expression and association, enabling knowledge and ideas to thrive.

• Recent research: Receiving thanks increases retention, but not the time contributed to Wikipedia
  

And other new research publications

• Essay: Not compatible with a collaborative project
  

Some editors aren't.

• Obituaries: Hasteur and Brian McNeil
  

Rest in peace.

• In focus: WikiLoop DoubleCheck, reviewing edits made easy
  

Making Wikipedia the encyclopedia that anyone can review.