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News and notes

Year-end legal surprises cause concern, but Public Domain Day is imminent

New laws in the US and Europe might enable trolls; sad admin milestone for English Wikipedia, or not?

In the media

Concealment, data journalism, a non-pig farmer, and some Bluetick Hounds

As 2020 draws to a close, this website has been splattered all over the headlines.

Arbitration report

2020 election results

Congratulations to the new Arbs!

Opinion

How to make your factory's safety and labor issues disappear

Edit wars fought on the back of workers.

Featured content

Very nearly ringing in the New Year with "Blank Space" – but we got there in time.

Texas amphibia, mongeese, and Normandy invasion plans grateful.

Traffic report

2020 wraps up

Punks and heroes, losers and winners, the bereaved and the deceased – they're all here.

News from the WMF

What Wikipedia saw during election week in the U.S., and what we’re doing next

No evidence of large-scale state-sponsored disinformation.

Recent research

Predicting the next move in Wikipedia discussions

Six million talk page threads analyzed, and other research.

Essay

Subjective importance

Is not important to notability.

Op-Ed

An unforgettable year we might wish to forget

The year that was 2020.

Gallery

Angels in the architecture

Spinning in infinity.

Humour

'Twas the Night Before Wikimas

And to all a good night!

The Signpost is looking for new talent.

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