Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Archives/2015-06-17

In the media

Wikipedia wins Asturias Prize; printing out Wikipedia; HTTPS switch

The Princess of Asturias Foundation announced that Wikipedia would be the recipient of the 2015 Princess of Asturias award in the category of International Cooperation.

Arbitration report

An election has consequences

The Arbitration Committee delivered its final decision in a case that reached the attention of the UK national press.

In focus

Three weeks to save freedom of panorama in Europe

This would end a long-standing tradition in many countries that the skyline and the public scene should belong to everybody.

Op-ed

Making a difference in Wikipedia, one GA at a time

We need to be ever-diligent in ensuring that articles remain of high quality.

Technology report

HTTPS-only rollout completed; proposal to enable VisualEditor for new accounts

The rollout of HTTPS only has now been completed across all Wikimedia wikis.

Interview

A veteran’s Wikipedia edits help him understand the brutality behind Yugoslavia’s wars

We interviewed an Australian veteran who deployed to the region as a peacekeeper and now writes articles on the region's history to help him understand what he encountered there.

News and notes

Labs outage kills tools, self; news in brief

A more than usually severe outage Wikimedia Labs occurred after a massive database corruption implosion on June 17.

Featured content

Great Dane hits 150

Six featured articles, seven featured lists, and seven featured pictures were promoted this week.

Discussion report

A quick way of becoming an admin

Author's note: This might be a violation of WP:BEANS; read at your own risk.

WikiProject report

Western Australia speaks – we are back

It wouldn't be the WikiProject report if we didn't feature an Australian topic once in a while, so this week we're looking at the left side.

The Signpost is looking for new talent.

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