Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Archives/2018-05-24

From the editor

Another issue meets the deadline

A busy office with minimal staff.

Op-ed

Has the wind gone out of the AdminShip's sails?

Kudpung has some thoughts on the reasons for becalmed forums and the reluctance of candidates to (wo)man the rigging.

Opinion

Integrating my many lives on Wikipedia

Thoughts on how looking for the truth on Wikipedia brings out unexpected things in the real world.

WikiProject report

WikiProject Portals

After a recent Village Pump discussion, the Signpost looks at WikiProject Portals.

Discussion report

User rights, infoboxes, and more discussion on portals

A busy month for discussions on major topics.

Featured content

Featured content selected by the community

Science, sportspeople, video games, and history feature heavily in the community's picks this month.

Arbitration report

Managing difficult topics

Has an attempt to prevent historical revisionism become a content battleground?

News and notes

Lots of Wikimedia

De-recognition of Brazil user groups; brute-force attack on Wikipedia; Wikimedia Conference 2018; and assorted other silly things.

In the media

Wikipedia in Turkish politics; COI politics in Wikipedia; most cited work

And the burning question of the day, is the monkey selfie going to space with the rest of Wikipedia?

Traffic report

We love our superheroes

No surprises here as the summer movie season begins.

Technology report

A trove of contributor and developer goodies

Improved mobile app, searching, citations, inline maps, voting, and more.

Blog

Why I write about women on Wikipedia

Editor SusunW delves into reasons why she has created hundreds of articles about women.

Recent research

Why people don't contribute to Wikipedia; using Wikipedia to teach statistics, technical writing, and controversial issues

Too many women still don't know that Wikipedia is editable.

Humour

Play with your food

Down the rabbit hole into the realm of third-grade mind.

Gallery

Wine not?

May 25 is National Wine Day in the United States.

From the archives

The Signpost scoops The Signpost

The dark and twisted world of Wikipedia's most powerful media institution: The Signpost.

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