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Fundraising, flora and fauna

Wikimedia Foundation reports on fundraising challenges and new initiatives; Indian botanists rally to build Wikimedia Commons' photo collection

Discussion report

Cultivating leadership: Wikimedia Foundation seeks input

A new "peer academy" is proposed to find and support leadership in volunteer communities

In the media

A news columnist on the frustrations of tweaking his Wikipedia bio

And this edition's roundup of media coverage

Technology report

Upcoming tech projects for 2017

A new editor, a new parsing algorithm, and another server switch

Featured content

Variety is the spice of life

Twelve articles, twelve lists and twenty-one pictures were promoted

Traffic report

Debates and escapes

Donald Trump remains a view-magnet, others change their channel

Recent research

A 2011 study resurfaces in a media report

We explore the study, which sought insights from Wikipedia metadata into global events

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