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Editorial

Wikipedia better equipped to deal with systemic bias than traditional publishers

That particular artists would be omitted through oversight or happenstance is reasonable, but that one of the world's leading publishers of art books is completely unaware of their major omissions is startling.

Op-ed

Je ne suis pas Google

The public interest in remembering the facts about trials and convictions is, in my view, at least as strong as any "right to be forgotten."

News and notes

VisualEditor, endowment, science, and news in brief

VisualEditor is now on slow roll-out on the English Wikipedia.

WikiProject report

Meet the boilerplate makers

The Report checks in with WikiProject Templates.

In the media

Probe into Nehru edits launched; dangers of the right to be forgotten

The Indian government has launched an investigation into the source of Wikipedia edits regarding Jawaharlal Nehru that caused outrage in that country.

Traffic report

Mrityorma amritam gamaya...

Death is no stranger to this list, but it has never cast such a pall as this week, when for the first time half the slots in the top 10 were devoted to it, including the top 3.

Featured content

Maya, Michigan, Medici, Médée, and Moul n'ga

Three featured articles, seven featured lists, and twenty-two featured pictures were promoted this week.

Blog

Get help editing Wikipedia with the new “Co-op” mentorship program

What if there was a gathering place on Wikipedia for newer editors to find a mentor?

The Signpost: doing it for free since 2005.

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