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From the editor
Here is the news
And wishing our readers a healthy, fortunate and bountiful 2022.

News and notes
Jimbo's NFT, new arbs, fixing RfA, and financial statements
Wrapping up 2021 with a pair of auctions, activity surrounding administrators, and an audit.

Serendipity
Born three months before her brother?
Wikipedia and the Oxford Dictionary of Music have different opinions.

In the media
The past is not even past
Even for Wikipedia critics in nappies!

Recent research
STEM articles judged unsuitable for undergraduates below the first paragraph
And other new research results.

Arbitration report
A new crew for '22
Elections certified, bans unlifted, mailing lists restricted, but no new cases.

By the numbers
Four billion words and a few numbers
Commemorating a milestone: word count comparisons with other Wikipedias.

Deletion report
We laughed, we cried, we closed as "no consensus"
More hats than a rodeo: the best, worst, and gnarliest AfDs of 2021.

Gallery
Wikicommons presents: 2021
Some of 2021's most dramatic moments through Wikicommons images.

Traffic report
Spider-Man, football and the departed
We'll always remember the Greek alphabet!

Crossword
Another Wiki crossword for one and all
Answers to last month's puzzle included.

Humour
Buying Wikipedia
Helpful how-to for the prospective buyer. Why settle for a measly single edit, when you can buy the whole thing?

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