Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Archives/2014-05-14

Investigative report

Hong Kong's Wikimania 2013—failure to produce financial statement raises questions of probity

On 2 May 2012, the Wikimania jury announced that Hong Kong's bid to hold the 2013 event had beaten four other proposals. Moderator James Forrester wrote: "The Jury has confidence that the Hong Kong bidding team will pull off a magnificent Wikimania,"—and indeed there were positive comments about the event from most attendees.

WikiProject report

Relaxing in Puerto Rico

This week, the Signpost jumped over the ocean to chat with the Puerto Rico WikiProject.

News and notes

'Ask a librarian'—connecting Wikimedians with the National Library of Australia

Editors of Australian-related topics on the English Wikipedia may have noticed an odd addition if they viewed the article's talk pages. For example, on Talk:Darwin, Northern Territory, they might be drawn in by the question mark, nested within what is often a sea of WikiProject templates: "Need help improving this article? Ask a librarian at the National Library of Australia, or the Northern Territory Library." Just what is this?

Featured content

On the rocks

Six articles, seven lists, and four pictures were promoted to 'featured' status on the English Wikipedia this week.

Traffic report

Eurovision, Google Doodles, Mothers, and 5 May

Eurovision is known for being political, and it was a doozy this week.

Technology report

Technology report needs editor, Media Viewer offers a new look

The Media Viewer is scheduled to launch on the English Wikipedia next week.

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