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From the editors

Getting serious about humor

Smallbones, The Signpost's new editor-in-chief, presents a retrospective on last month's humour article in the aftermath of the community's response.

News and notes

Blackouts fail to stop EU Copyright Directive

Eight Wikipedias blacked out their pages trying to stop major copyright law changes.

In the media

Women's history month

An explosion of women's history coverage, continuing coverage.

Discussion report

Portal debates continue, Prespa agreement aftermath, WMF seeks a rebranding

From MFD to CSD, debates are continuing across Wikipedia about which portals should stay and which portals should go. Plus: Wikimedia rebranding and Macedonia naming conventions.

Featured content

Out of this world

Both literally and metaphorically.

Arbitration report

The Tides of March at ARBCOM

After a fairly tame February, ARBCOM had a lot on its plate this month.

Traffic report

Exultations and tribulations

Academy Award winners, celebrations, scandals, and terror.

Technology report

New section suggestions and sitewide styles

Plus the latest scripts, bots, and tech news.

News from the WMF

The WMF's take on the new EU Copyright Directive

The Wikimedia Foundation reacts to the passing of the new EU Copyright Directive.

Recent research

Barnstar-like awards increase new editor retention

And other recent research results

From the archives

Esperanza organization disbanded after deletion discussion

The destruction of the Esperanza group. A follow up to its creation.

Humour

The Epistolary of Arthur37

A collection of 19th century emails from a pioneer Wikipedia editor working in the mines of the New Page Feed.

Op-Ed

Pro and Con: Has gun violence been improperly excluded from gun articles?

A decade-long disagreement on including material in gun articles is weighed down by a Wikiproject's essay ... or is it?

In focus

The Wikipedia SourceWatch

The Wikipedia SourceWatch is a new project designed to find unreliable sources cited by Wikipedia. The SourceWatch's creator presents a brief history of the project, along with its motivations, and what exactly it means to be listed on The SourceWatch.

Special report

Wiki Loves (50 Years of) Pride

Commemorate the 50th anniversary of the modern LGBT+ rights movement by editing wiki projects!

Community view

Wikipedia's response to the New Zealand mosque shootings

Our community reacts, the first draft of history.

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