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Wikimania interview

Hi, I'm interested in participating in the interview. --FloNight♥♥♥♥ 08:57, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Fundraising

If I understand your request correctly, that you would like to interview Wikipedians and the results of these interviews may end up in fundraising videos or you may use my photograph and words for the same purpose, I'm probably not your best bet.

If you would like to interview me about something else not associated with fundraising, please let me know what the results of such an interview might be used for. Thanks, and best of luck. --Moni3 (talk) 20:55, 14 September 2011 (UTC)

Hi Moni, yes using the interview for fundraising is a correct reading of the request. Thank you for your consideration and I'll be in touch if something else comes up. Best, Matthew (WMF) 21:39, 14 September 2011 (UTC)

Ok, well. Now I'm intrigued. What value might my attitude add to your fundraising efforts? In a nutshell: I have devoted a lot of time and effort to writing about 30 articles, some of which get 5,000 hits a day. My writing is read by millions of people. Working with other editors can be immensely satisfying. Also, I still have an overdue library bill for $468 from what I've used to write articles. At the same time, working with editors can be dispiriting and more frustrating than almost anything I've known. I call this a balanced attitude. Others might call it cynical or bitter.

Also, I'm half a notch above Quasimodo in the "aesthetically pleasing" category. --Moni3 (talk) 21:02, 15 September 2011 (UTC)

See, you make me laugh every time I read your writing. I would imagine it will be nothing if not an entertaining interview. After the interview, if you believe it was worthless, we can leave it in the dustbin. If you'd like to participate, please email me! :) Matthew (WMF) 22:13, 15 September 2011 (UTC)

If Moni's in, how can I say no? Response here. Scartol • Tok 20:20, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

If you think my sartorial and tonsorial splendor won't scare potential contributors away...

I'm always willing to be seen in public talking about Wikipedia (and myself). or me. --Orange Mike | Talk 23:41, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

Hi Mike, can you email me? mroth (at) wikimedia.org. Thank you! Matthew (WMF) 20:10, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

Talkback

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Hi, I hope this is not a phone interview; I'm happy to do it via IRC though. Sp33dyphil ^{"Ad astra"} 22:28, 28 September 2011 (UTC)

I would prefer phone, but it that's not workable, I can send you questions in a document or by email. Matthew (WMF) 22:43, 28 September 2011 (UTC)

I prefer the latter as it doesn't reveal much of who I am and that it allows me time to recall my past experience and give you accurate answers. Sp33dyphil ^{"Ad astra"} 22:47, 28 September 2011 (UTC)

Great, can you email me and I'll send you the questions in a doc? mroth (at) wikimedia.org. Cheers, Matthew (WMF) 22:52, 28 September 2011 (UTC)

Sorry to forget to email you, I've been caught up in monitoring the new page log and other stuff. Is it too late to email you? Sp33dyphil ^{"Ad astra"} 01:11, 7 October 2011 (UTC)

Not too late at all. Please do email me. Matthew (WMF) 04:06, 7 October 2011 (UTC)

Interview

Hi Matthew, I see you left a message on my talk page yesterday and then erased it, I guess because you noticed I had already had a similar note from Aaron on 23rd Sept. I replied to Aaron via email the same day, and haven't heard anything back yet, so I just wanted to let you know that yes, I am interested in helping WMF out with an interview. And so if Aaron doesn't get back to me, then you are certainly welcome to! Invertzoo (talk) 12:57, 28 September 2011 (UTC)

RE: Interview with Wikimedia Foundation

Hi Matthew, I'd be fine with doing an interview with you to help out with the fundraising, but I do not want my picture, voice, or real-life identity published. If you're fine with not publishing my real-life identity, I'd be happy to help. If you must publish it, then I must regrettably decline. So, if we do a phone interview, I'd be okay with a transcript being published but not the recording. If you prefer an IM or email interview, that works too. OCNative (talk) 00:23, 30 September 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for considering this, OC. As you suspected, we would want to use your real name and picture if this were to go forward, so we should pass. I hope all is well and best wishes, Matthew (WMF) 00:38, 30 September 2011 (UTC)

Very well then. Nevertheless, I appreciate the invitation and wish you the best with this project. OCNative (talk) 00:41, 30 September 2011 (UTC)

Thanks, OC. Matthew (WMF) 18:35, 30 September 2011 (UTC)

Hello, Matthew. Thank you for the invite, but I'd rather keep a low profile and be invisible. I am on wikivacation, anyway. May I suggest you pick a few prolific contributers on Wikipedia:List of Wikipedians by number of DYKs? Or people like Raul654 (talk · contribs) and Howcheng (talk · contribs) who are responsible for many good things on MainPage for the longest time? Hope this helps. Cheers! --PFHLai (talk) 21:11, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

RE: Interview

Oi Matthew! Vou bem sim, e você? Nice meeting you. Ah, I see, so Invertzoo indicated me. That was very kind of her, but then she is one of the kindest wikipedians I've ever met. It would be a pleasure to help, of course =). Then again, how can I be of help? You've said you wanted to interview me. How can it be done? Best wishes. Daniel Cavallari (talk) 20:42, 6 October 2011 (UTC)

Thanks but no thanks

Thanks very much for asking. While I am flattered to be invited, I also cherish my anonymity (the post above yours on my talk page was from someone indef blocked today for threatening editors and telling some of them to hide their real life identities). Since I see above that you would want to use my picture (which I suspect would only scare donors away) and real name, I will have to decline. If I have misunderstood, feel free to contact me again - I would be glad to be interviewed if I can be anonymous. By the way, Daniel Case is an admin and prolific DYK contributor and uses his real name here. Might be someone to contact. Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 20:51, 6 October 2011 (UTC)

Yes, you read that correctly and I understand completely. I'm very sorry you've been harassed and hope that does not continue. Thanks very much for the link to Daniel. I'll follow up with him. If there is a format for interviewing and keeping anonymity going forward, I'll get back in touch. Best, Matthew (WMF) 21:30, 6 October 2011 (UTC)

Not a problem. It would probably be better to do this after the weekend ... today I'm making preparations to travel to Washington for this (and I also seem to have terrible allergies; doubtless the effect of all our recent rain). Daniel Case (talk) 15:23, 7 October 2011 (UTC)

That's great, Daniel. Can you email me so we can work out details? Monday, Tuesday and Friday are good for me next week. mroth (at) wikimedia.org. Best Matthew (WMF) 18:57, 7 October 2011 (UTC)

Re: Interview

Hey Matthew! Thanks so much for the invite. I am a strong believer in Wikipedia's mission and ideals, and as much as I would like to express that to those who haven't a clue about how this project works, I strongly value my anonymity here. Also, I don't consider myself an exemplary editor yet. Nonetheless, I hope to participate in something similar in the future once I feel I've done some substantial work here. Good luck with this fundraiser and I look forward to reading many great stories. —Yk Yk Yk  talk ~ contrib 00:34, 8 October 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for your reply Yk Yk Yk. I fully respect your concern about anonymity. Take good care and all best wishes! Matthew (WMF) 18:06, 10 October 2011 (UTC)

Decline after consideration

Hi Matthew, after thinking about it I've decided to decline your invitation for an interview for WMF fundraising - initially because of issues with time, but after reading the posts above, I most definitely would not want my name published. I would have suggested Ruhrfisch as a possible interviewee, but I see above that you've already asked him. Anyway, good luck with the storytelling and thanks for asking. Truthkeeper (talk) 18:32, 11 October 2011 (UTC)

Sure thing, thank you for considering it! All best wishes, Matthew (WMF) 18:50, 11 October 2011 (UTC)

Re: interview

Hi Matthew, I thought I'd just drop a note here to say that I enjoyed my interview with you this evening. It was all quite interesting, and entirely pain-free; and as someone who values his privacy, I can't say that I found the questioning intrusive. Anyway, I would certainly say to anyone who's uncertain about accepting a request for an interview, either now or in the future, that they need have no worries about it. (And just for the record, I don't know Matthew, and don't have any connection with the Wikimedia Foundation or anyone associated with it.) Cheers, Andrew Gwilliam (talk) 20:52, 2 November 2011 (UTC).

Thanks for the note, Andrew. I enjoyed our discussion very much as well. Best Matthew (WMF) 22:23, 2 November 2011 (UTC)

Pictures

Hi Matthew!

I want to ask if can you send the pictures that you took in November 4th. I want to see all it.

Thanks! Vitor Mazuco ^Talk! 23:18, 15 November 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for your hard work.

Hello Matthew, I left a similar message on JayWalsh's page..and will say again that I'm afraid to sound corny. I can't imagine the hours of work and the extreme difficulty trying to piece together the hundreds of suggestions and comments that you receive from all of us. Also, the parts that we don't see; the dedication beyond the WP pages to address these Bills...well, thank you for all that you do. You put forward a really clean and easy to understand draft...which is near impossible on an extremely complicated subject. Kudos and Good Luck. Petersontinam (talk) 04:19, 16 January 2012 (UTC)

Hey thanks so much for that very nice comment, Petersontinam! I really appreciate it and I'm just honored and thrilled to be a part of such an amazing community and project. Seriously, it's hard to call it work ;) Thank you also for everything you do to contribute to Wikipedia and for your candor with this very significant piece of the history here. Wednesday looks like it might be very interesting. Best Matthew (WMF) 05:23, 16 January 2012 (UTC)

Headline/structure of landing page

Thank you for all your work on the blackout action. I'm really glad WMF is doing this.

I just posted a note at Wikipedia:SOPA_initiative/Proposed_Messages#Crucial_copy_editing about what I think was the latest version of the landing-page message. I think the small change I made is crucial for reducing blowback from less sympathetic would-be readers. The headline is different but the content is the same. The basic idea is to make it clear that the blackout is in defense of Wikipedia, not just because Wikipedians don't like the legislation. I understand that the message needs to be a call for action. But the headline needs to do something else. People will react emotionally to a black page where their article should be. The headline needs to start there – with that feeling – and then the message needs to transform that feeling into the action we need them to take.

If I can help by responding to the current version, please do let me know. I wish I'd known about this sooner – I'd have been in touch before now. – Pnm (talk) 22:19, 17 January 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Teamwork Barnstar
	For you heroic work synthesizing the SOPA Iniative message(s) from a tremendous amount of input. Well done! Braincricket (talk) 22:55, 17 January 2012 (UTC)

Thank you Braincricket! That was my first barnstar :) I will always think of you now when I see one. Matthew (wmf) (talk) 05:12, 19 January 2012 (UTC)

Another Barnstar for you!

		The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
		And defender of so much more! Petersontinam (talk) 08:32, 19 January 2012 (UTC)

Aw, thank you very much Petersontinam! I appreciate it. It was great to work with you and learn from your perspective on communications. You greatly influenced the discussion around a very significant historical moment for the projects. Matthew (wmf) (talk) 20:40, 30 January 2012 (UTC)

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Gastropods

Matthew! Just in case you ever wake up in the middle of the night with a burning desire to contribute slug and snail articles, and to work alongside of other similarly slime-coated individuals, here is your invitation to WP:GAST...

I've noticed your edits on pages relating to Gastropods; perhaps you'd be interested in joining WikiProject Gastropods? If you would like more information, please visit the project page or the project talk page.

Or of course if you encounter interesting slugs or snails (land, freshwater or marine) during your everyday life and feel like photographing them and uploading the images. Invertzoo (talk) 12:57, 7 March 2012 (UTC)

All very best wishes and thanks for your hard work, Invertzoo (talk) 23:50, 5 March 2012 (UTC)

thank you so much Invertzoo! I love how welcome you make us feel on the projects. If I find any good shots, I'll be sure to upload them for the WikiProject. Matthew (WMF) 17:09, 7 March 2012 (UTC)

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This Month in GLAM: June 2012

This Month in GLAM – Volume II, Issue VI, June 2012 Headlines From the team: We want your feedback! USA report: Walters Museum upload, GLAM Consortium, QRpedia in Congressional Cemetery UK report: National Archives digitisation grant; WWI edit-a-thon; brief news Italy report: New case studies and featured contents from Italian GLAMs Germany report: Long nights; New Wikimedians in Residence; Wikipedia Academy & Zedler Prize Sweden report: Council of Central Museums co-operation Austria report: WikiCon 2012; Zedler Prize Finland report: Open Knowledge Festival Africa report: WikiAfrica Content Partnerships and Knowledge Projects Australia and New Zealand report: Workshops in Queensland; Creative Commons activity Open Access report: Obama petition; SpringerImages; World Open Educational Resources Congress; Wikipedia Academy; Wikipedia Cite-o-meter Calendar: July's GLAM events Read this edition in full • Single-page To assist with preparing the newsletter, please visit the newsroom. Past editions may be viewed here.

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The Signpost: 09 July 2012

• Special report: Reforming the education programs: lessons from Cairo

• News and notes: Russian Wikipedia blackout; WMF tools; Wikitravel proposal revisited

• WikiProject report: Summer sports series: WikiProject Football

• Featured content: Keeps on chuggin'

• Arbitration report: Three requests for arbitration

• Technology report: Optimism over LastModified and MoodBar, but change in clock time causes downtime

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• EdwardsBot (talk) 11:24, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

Four millionth article post

Hi Matthew. Thanks for starting the 4 millionth article article. is it propoer to say article article? I thought by now, people would have been helping develop the article, but unfortunately that's not the case. Anyhoo, I decided to begin a draft of something just to get the ball rolling (see meta:Wikimedia Blog/Drafts/EnWP 4 Million Article Milestone#Draft article). I have no attachment to it, so if it's not what you envisioned then please feel free to start from scratch. Best regards. 64.40.54.45 (talk) 06:54, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

Hey there friend, thank you for the great edit. I'll work from this for the draft for the blog and I really appreciate you taking the time to do that. Would you like any kind of attribution for doing this work in the byline? If so, please let me know details. You can also email me mrothwikimedia.org. Thanks! Matthew (WMF) 14:08, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

"Would you like any kind of attribution" Thanks for the kind offer. Nope, I'm just another editor here, so I don't really need any attribution. But I do want to thank you and the other WMF folks for all your hard work and long dedicated hours. I sincerly appreciate what you've done and thank you for your efforts. Kind regards. 64.40.54.156 (talk) 22:23, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

Hello again, Mathew. Looks like my plan fizzled out. I was certain that if people saw an IP writing something, they would jump in to make sure it was written by a registered user. Oh well, the best laid plans of mice and men... as they say. I'll add a few more things to the draft and call it good, just in case you'd like to use any of it.

Could I change my mind about attribution? If it's possible, I'd like to say something like "An unregistered user helped with the preparation. Unregistered user are also able to contribute to Wikipedia." I'm going to add something to the draft article about the the 500 millionth edit, which was recently made by an unregistered user. Thanks much. 64.40.54.194 (talk) 07:56, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

Yes, I like that. We'll do attribution the format you suggest. I have a feeling today this is going to get a lot of attention from folks. Thanks! Matthew (WMF) 12:45, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks very much, Mathew. There's some serious article creation happening now, so we should hit 4 million in an hour or so. Thanks again to you and all the WMF folks... for everything. Kind regards. 64.40.54.88 (talk) 13:42, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

thank you very much 64.40.54.88. Happy this got up there and it wouldn't have happened without you. It's posted here, incidentally. Matthew (WMF) 22:08, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

outdent Thanks very much, Mathew. Sorry for the late reply. I was really thankful the Signpost editor came in at the last minute to clean up my rough draft as I was just throwing out ideas hoping it would spark others to contribute. Also, thanks for the way you handled post, mentioning the other articles that were created around the same time. It gave the post a feel of community that I really liked. I must admit I was ho-hum about the whole thing until it got close, then it got exciting watching Special:NewPages. It was really fun at that point. Anyhoo, thanks again for all your help. Kind regards. 64.40.54.25 (talk) 15:25, 2 August 2012 (UTC)

Thank YOU, my dear IP friend :) I appreciate you starting the ball rolling and getting others excited about it. That was one of the more fun blog drafting processes I've been a part of! I hope you'll consider contributing more on another topic some day, if you're inclined. My proverbial door is always open. Best, Matthew (WMF) 15:29, 2 August 2012 (UTC)

Hi Matthew!

I mentioned your name here. Arcandam (talk) 03:30, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

thanks for the notice Arcandam. An odd request by that editor. Matthew (WMF) 22:05, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

The Signpost: 16 July 2012

• Special report: Chapters Association mired in controversy over new chair

• News and notes: WMF enacts reforms at Wikimania; main page redesign; 4 millionth article milestone

• WikiProject report: Summer sports series: French WikiProject Cycling

• Discussion report: Discussion reports and miscellaneous articulations

• Wikimania: Young chapter shows experience beyond its years

• Featured content: Taking flight

• Technology report: Tech talks at Wikimania amid news of a mixed June

• Arbitration report: Fæ faces site-ban, proposed decisions posted

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The Signpost: 23 July 2012

• Paid editing: Does Wikipedia pay? The skeptic: Orange Mike

• From the editor: Signpost developments

• News and notes: Chapter head speaks about the aftermath of Russian Wikipedia shutdown

• WikiProject report: Summer sports series: WikiProject Olympics

• Arbitration report: Fæ and Michaeldsuarez banned; Kwamikagami desysopped; Falun Gong closes with mandated external reviews and topic bans

• Op-ed: The future of PR on Wikipedia

• Featured content: When is an island not an island?

• Technology report: Translating SVGs and making history bugs history

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The Signpost: 30 July 2012

• Recent research: Conflict dynamics, collaboration and emotions; digitization vs. copyright; WikiProject field notes; quality of medical articles; role of readers; Best Wiki Paper Award

• News and notes: Wikimedians and London 2012; WMF budget – staffing, engineering, editor retention effort, and the global South; Telegraph's cheap shot at WP

• WikiProject report: Summer sports series: WikiProject Horse Racing

• Featured content: One of a kind

• Technology report: Talking performance with CT Woo and Green Semantic MediaWiki with Nischay Nahata

• Arbitration report: No pending or open arbitration cases

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Not sending any e-mails today

Sunday anytime is fine, just e-mail me

I'm not sending anybody any e-mails today. My sister may have sent me a virus marked "Private mail"

Please don't open anything marked "private mail". I think I avoided any problems, but she is having major difficulties. I'll spend part of the day clearing my caches and resetting my passwords, but not sending any e-mails until I'm sure I don't have it. Hopefully that won't disrupt Skype. BTW, I have a Mac and she has a PC. Those folks with PCs ....

Smallbones (talk) 15:28, 3 August 2012 (UTC)

Heya Smallbones, I just sent an email to folks proposing 10 am Pacific/1 pm Eastern on Sunday for the Skype call. Hope that's groovy for you :) Matthew (WMF) 15:37, 3 August 2012 (UTC)

Sounds great. Smallbones (talk) 15:40, 3 August 2012 (UTC)

The Signpost: 06 August 2012

• Op-ed: The Athena Project: being bold

• News and notes: FDC portal launched

• Arbitration report: No pending or open arbitration cases

• Featured content: Casliber's words take root

• Technology report: Wikidata nears first deployment but wikis go down in fibre cut calamity

• WikiProject report: Summer sports series: WikiProject Martial Arts

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The Signpost: 13 August 2012

• Op-ed: Small Wikipedias' burden

• News and notes: Bangla-language survey suggests the challenges for small Wikipedias

• Arbitration report: You really can request for arbitration

• Featured content: On the road again

• Technology report: "Phabricating" a serious alternative to Gerrit

• WikiProject report: Dispute Resolution

• Discussion report: Image placeholders, machine translations, Mediation Committee, de-adminship

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The Signpost: 20 August 2012

• Op-ed: Wikimedians are rightfully wary

• News and notes: Core content competition in full swing; Wikinews fork taken offline

• In the news: American judges on citing Wikipedia

• Featured content: Enough for a week – but I'm damned if I see how the helican.

• Technology report: Lua onto test2wiki and news of a convention-al extension

• WikiProject report: Land of Calm and Contrast: Korea

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The Signpost: 27 August 2012

• News and notes: Tough journey for new travel guide

• Recent research: New influence graph visualizations; NPOV and history; 'low-hanging fruit'

• Technology report: Just how bad is the code review backlog?

• Featured content: Wikipedia rivals The New Yorker: Mark Arsten

• WikiProject report: From sonic screwdrivers to jelly babies: Doctor Who

• Discussion report: Sidebar and main page alterations; Recent Deaths; Education Program extension

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The Signpost: 03 September 2012

• News and notes: World's largest photo competition kicks off; WMF legal fees proposal

• Technology report: Time for a MediaWiki Foundation?

• Featured content: Wikipedia's Seven Days of Terror

• Op-ed: Dispute resolution – where we're at, what we're doing well, and what needs fixing

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The Signpost: 10 September 2012

• From the editor: Signpost adapts as news consumption changes

• Op-ed: Fixing Wikipedia's help pages one key to editor retention

• In the media: Author criticizes Wikipedia article; Wales attacks UK government proposal

• Featured content: Not a "Gangsta's Paradise", but still rappin'

• WikiProject report: WikiProject Fungi

• Special report: Two Wikipedians set to face jury trial

• News and notes: Researchers find that Simple English Wikipedia has "lost its focus"

• Technology report: Mmmm, milkshake...

• Discussion report: Closing Wikiquette; Image Filter; Education Program and Momento extensions

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• EdwardsBot (talk) 05:27, 11 September 2012 (UTC)

This Month in GLAM: August 2012

This Month in GLAM – Volume II, Issue VIII, August 2012 Headlines From the team: Results of the This Month in GLAM survey (part 1) USA report: GLAM US Mid-Year Report, Philadelphia Museum of Art updates, Society of American Archivists UK report: QRpedia in a pub; British Library music manuscripts; UK GLAM abroad Spain report: Engaging librarians in Catalonia Italy report: Italian institution case studies Germany report: Wikipedia editing in museums Sweden report: Collaborations taking off Serbia report: GLAM Cooperation with Aeronautical Museum - Belgrade; WLM first time in Serbia Mexico report: Image donation; 2 new GLAM projects Africa report: A month in Africa's GLAMs Australia and New Zealand report: Freopedia Open Access report: Open Access Media Importer ready for code review; Featured content Wiki Loves Monuments report: Wiki Loves Monuments worldwide: started! Calendar: September's GLAM events Read this edition in full • Single-page To assist with preparing the newsletter, please visit the newsroom. Past editions may be viewed here.

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The Signpost: 17 September 2012

• From the editor: Signpost expands to Facebook

• WikiProject report: Action! — The Indian Cinema Task Force

• Featured content: Go into the light

• News and notes: Tens of thousands of monuments loved; members of new funding body announced

• Technology report: Future-proofing: HTML5 and IPv6

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The Signpost: 24 September 2012

• In the media: Editor's response to Roth draws internet attention

• Recent research: "Rise and decline" of Wikipedia participation, new literature overviews, a look back at WikiSym 2012

• WikiProject report: 01010010 01101111 01100010 01101111 01110100 01101001 01100011 01110011

• News and notes: UK chapter rocked by Gibraltar scandal

• Technology report: Signpost investigation: code review times

• Featured content: Dead as...

• Discussion report: Image filter; HotCat; Syntax highlighting; and more

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The Signpost: 01 October 2012

• Paid editing: Does Wikipedia Pay? The Founder: Jimmy Wales

• News and notes: Independent review of UK chapter governance; editor files motion against Wikitravel owners

• Featured content: Mooned

• Technology report: WMF and the German chapter face up to Toolserver uncertainty

• WikiProject report: The Name's Bond... WikiProject James Bond

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This Month in GLAM: September 2012

• From the team: Results of the This Month in GLAM survey (part 2)
• UK report: GLAMcamp London; brief news
• Spain report: Edit-a-thons in Spain
• Italy report: Smithsonian Institution, Brooklyn Museum and WikiAfrica
• Germany report: WikiCon; GLAMcamp London; Science 2.0
• Sweden report: Sweden report
• Switzerland report: Botanical Garden Lausanne;CERN
• India report: Wiki Loves Monuments 2012 in India
• Mexico report: Edit-a-thon at the Salón de la Plástica Mexicana
• Africa report: A month in Africa's GLAMs
• Open Access report: Open Access per default; Open Access Media Importer tests finished; Preparations for Open Access Week
• Calendar: October's GLAM events

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The Signpost: 08 October 2012

• News and notes: Education Program faces community resistance

• WikiProject report: Ten years and one million articles: WikiProject Biography

• Featured content: A dash of Arsenikk

• Technology report: The ups and downs of September and October, plus extension code review analysis

• Discussion report: Closing RfAs: Stewards or Bureaucrats?; Redesign of Help:Contents

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• EdwardsBot (talk) 20:48, 9 October 2012 (UTC)

Missing apostrophe

On http://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/10/09/wiki-loves-monuments-breaks-guinness-world-record-for-largest-photo-competition/ - "its safe to say the Wikimedia community is about to break its own new world record". 62.255.129.19 (talk) 07:08, 10 October 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for the very kind copy edit advisory here :) It's updated. Matthew (WMF) 15:05, 10 October 2012 (UTC)

The Signpost: 15 October 2012

• Op-ed: AdminCom: A proposal for changing the way we select admins

• In the media: Wikipedia's language nerds hit the front page

• Featured content: Second star to the left

• News and notes: Chapters ask for big bucks

• Technology report: Wikidata is a go: well, almost

• WikiProject report: WikiProject Chemicals

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The Signpost: 22 October 2012

• Special report: Examining adminship from the German perspective

• Arbitration report: Malleus Fatuorum accused of circumventing topic ban; motion to change "net four votes" rule

• Technology report: Wikivoyage migration: technical strategy announced

• Discussion report: Good articles on the main page?; reforming dispute resolution

• News and notes: Wikimedians get serious about women in science

• WikiProject report: Where in the world is Wikipedia?

• Featured content: Is RfA Kafkaesque?

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The Signpost: 29 October 2012

• News and notes: First chickens come home to roost for FDC funding applicants; WMF board discusses governance issues and scope of programs

• WikiProject report: In recognition of... WikiProject Military History

• Technology report: Improved video support imminent and Wikidata.org live

• Featured content: On the road again

• Recent research: WP governance informal; community as social network; efficiency of recruitment and content production; Rorschach news

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• EdwardsBot (talk) 08:42, 31 October 2012 (UTC)

The Signpost: 05 November 2012

• Op-ed: 2012 WikiCup comes to an end

• News and notes: Wikimedian photographic talent on display in national submissions to Wiki Loves Monuments

• In the media: Was climate change a factor in Hurricane Sandy?

• Discussion report: Protected Page Editor right; Gibraltar hooks

• Featured content: Jack-O'-Lanterns and Toads

• Technology report: Hue, Sqoop, Oozie, Zookeeper, Hive, Pig and Kafka

• WikiProject report: Listening to WikiProject Songs

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This Month in GLAM: October 2012

This Month in GLAM – Volume II, Issue X, October 2012 Headlines From the team: New editorial team USA report: Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum UK report: Ada Lovelace edit-a-thon at the Royal Society; Dunhuang Project France report: Helping GLAMs' staff; Conferences; Lobbying at Ministry of Culture Italy report: Meeting African monuments, griots and Botswana administrative divisions Germany report: Shaping Access conference; Donation of scientific movies Sweden report: Local heritage and sami culture Africa report: A month in Africa's GLAMs Open Access report: Videos from Noble laureates; Open Access Week; Open Access Wikipedia Challenge; Open Access Media Importer approve Calendar: November's GLAM events Read this edition in full • Single-page To assist with preparing the newsletter, please visit the newsroom. Past editions may be viewed here.

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The Signpost: 12 November 2012

• News and notes: Court ruling complicates the paid-editing debate

• Featured content: The table has turned

• Technology report: MediaWiki 1.20 and the prospects for getting 1.21 code reviewed promptly

• WikiProject report: Land of parrots, palm trees, and the Holy Cross: WikiProject Brazil

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The Signpost: 19 November 2012

• News and notes: FDC's financial muscle kicks in

• WikiProject report: No teenagers, mutants, or ninjas: WikiProject Turtles

• Technology report: Structural reorganisation "not a done deal"

• Featured content: Wikipedia hit by the Streisand effect

• Discussion report: GOOG, MSFT, WMT: the ticker symbol placement question

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The Signpost: 26 November 2012

• News and notes: Toolserver finance remains uncertain

• Recent research: Movie success predictions, readability, credentials and authority, geographical comparisons

• Featured content: Panoramic views, history, and a celestial constellation

• Technology report: Wikidata reaches 100,000 entries

• WikiProject report: Directing Discussion: WikiProject Deletion Sorting

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• EdwardsBot (talk) 13:02, 28 November 2012 (UTC)

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The Signpost: 03 December 2012

• News and notes: Wiki Loves Monuments announces 2012 winner

• Featured content: The play's the thing

• Discussion report: Concise Wikipedia; standardize version history tables

• Technology report: MediaWiki problems but good news for Toolserver stability

• WikiProject report: The White Rose: WikiProject Yorkshire

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