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From the editor

Meltdown May?

Or will it be meltdown June?

News and notes

2019 Picture of the Year, 200 French paid editing accounts blocked, 10 years of Guild Copyediting

Many of these accounts now blocked on the English-language Wikipedia.

In the media

CBS on COVID-19, Sanger on bias, false noses, and five prolific editors

Worth Every Goddamn Second!

Discussion report

WMF's Universal Code of Conduct

It's no April Fool's joke, but we discuss those, too.

Special report

The sum of human knowledge? Not in one Wikipedia language edition

Cultural context, diversity, and the future of languages.

Featured content

Weathering the storm

Battles, bombs, wars, and more storms.

Arbitration report

Board member likely to receive editing restriction

Sanctions of multiple flavors, and a non-decision on the breadth of discretionary sanctions.

Traffic report

Come on and slam, and welcome to the jam

Time to bring on the Bulls.

Op-Ed

Where Is Political Bias Taking Us?

Straight down the tubes.

Gallery

Wildlife photos by the book

Birds, insects, elephants, a macaque and more.

News from the WMF

WMF Board announces Community Culture Statement

Enacting new standards to address harassment and promote inclusivity across projects.

Recent research

Automatic detection of covert paid editing; Wiki Workshop 2020

New results from academic research

Community view

Transit routes and mapping during stay-at-home order downtime

Hello Columbus.

On video

COVID-19 spurs innovations in Wikimedia video and virtual programming

Community harnesses new technologies for remote participation in events and gatherings

WikiProject report

Revitalizing good articles

Can our energy be turned into long-term change?

On the bright side

500,000 articles in the Egyptian Arabic Wikipedia

A selection of good news and encouraging stories from the Wikiverse.

Obituaries

Dmitrismirnov, Kattenkruid, Muidlatif, Ronhjones, Tsirel

Rest in peace.

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