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News and notes

WMF inks new rules on government-ordered takedowns, blasts Russian feds' censor demands, spends big bucks

Office actions to secretly delete stuff when told to? Well, at least not if they're Putin's.

In the media

Editor given three-year sentence, big RfA makes news, Guy Standing takes it sitting down

Belarusian Mark Bernstein to serve 36 months of "home chemistry" for unapproved posting, Slate covers historically large adminship bid, UBI economist with goofy infobox caption thinks it's funny.

Special report

"Wikipedia's independence" or "Wikimedia's pile of dosh"?

A review of Wikipedia's fundraising messages and financial status.

Discussion report

MoS rules on CCP name mulled, XRV axe plea nulled, BLPPROD drafting bid pulled

Just three for the history books this month (or not).

Opinion

Picture of the Day – how Adam plans to ru(i)n it

Famed FP ace steps up to run main page outfit. Millions tremble in fear, or something.

Featured content

Articles on Scots' clash, Yank's tux, Austrian's action flick deemed brilliant prose

And who can forget the black-breasted buttonquail.

Essay

RfA trend line haruspicy: fact or fancy?

Don't be dumb, says math whiz: avoid the gambler's fallacy. Illustrated for your pleasure.

Recent research

Wikipedia versus academia (again), tables' "immortality" probed

Tables "like to socialize" and "share genes": ooh la la!

Serendipity

Was she really a Swiss lesbian automobile racer?

What's the deal with Anita Forrer, redlinked woman of mystery who saved Schwarzenbach archives?

News from the WMF

Wikimedia Enterprise signs first deals

Google and Internet Archive sold on new product, more customers hoped to follow.

Traffic report

Top view counts for shows, movies, and celeb lawsuit that keeps on giving

Plus editing stampedes for cheery subjects: shootings, deaths, and virus.

Gallery

Celebration of summer, winter

Lest Southern Hemisphere be forgotten.

Humour

Shortcuts, screwballers, Simon & Garfunkel

Can we offer you a nice crossword in this trying time?

The Signpost is looking for new talent.

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