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Plus human knowledge and Ozzie places!

Many such cases.

But not everybody is able to legally read Wikipedia, and not everybody is able to legally edit Wikipedia.

"I can't remember whether he is an incompetent moron, or an incorrigible POV warrior, or some other thing, but either way, to hell with him."

And Movement Charter ratification vote comments have been published.

A STORM over an AI that writes articles. And other notes of interest.

Come in, you whippersnapper, have a cup of tea.

Rest in peace.

Dems in disarray, GOP in chaos — analysts say news expected, but few can predict how race will shape up from here.

Advocacy organizations, a journalist, mycophobes, conservatives, leftists, photographers, and a disinformation task force imagine themselves in Wikipedia.

How well do you know the main page (no peeking)?

First line, sixth paragraph, body text or unified Reich?

Project in shambles – "it had never occurred to us that this was possible".

Hypertext.

Plus, the WMF joins the Unicode Consortium, Chris Albon talks about AI tools on Wikipedia, communities address under-representation on the site.

Some go out with a bang, some with a whimper, few with much of a comprehensible explanation.

And does it have anything to do with the unusual decision to let a zero-edit user open an arbitration request?

Worldwide women turned blue and controversies on Serbian & French Wikipedia.

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Rest in peace.

&c.

That's more than weakly!

Writing a good subheading for a one-sentence joke is basically like writing an entire second joke so I'm not going to do it.

Let the games begin! The 2024 WikiCup is off to a strong start. With copyright enforcement, AI training and freedom of expression, it's another typical week in the wiki-sphere!

The Signpost can now drink beer and chant slogans in Canada. What slogans should we chant for the next nineteen years?

The good news is that I've perfected the templates that allow other people to make actually good crosswords.

Getting down to brass tacks &c.

Wikipedia article histories are public records that can be easily examined, so unlike other websites, we can answer this question thoroughly.

Winner receives a special prize!

The debugging will continue until performance improves.

Wiki goes dark and adopts Palestine flag logo; intellectual property rumblings from the bowels of the law.

The Signpost Crossword is a 2018 online multiplayer social deduction game that takes place in space-themed settings where players are colorful, armless cartoon astronauts.

the dilution makes it stronger.

Heartwarming — MUST READ — You Won't BELIEVE #4!!!!!

Just as his term was ending!

This page in a nutshell: Whether or not someone has denied unsavory allegations — though such a denial may not merit being given equal weight in an article — a worthless shitpost should still be included.

Quite literally, and other fascinating featured articles, pictures and lists

"I think we ought to read only the kind of comics that wound or stab us. If the comic we're reading doesn't wake us up with a blow to the head, what are we reading for?" — Franz Kafka

And three new admins!

Plus Gaza bias, Speaker Johnson, Maher, the music of websites, and antisemitism.

Only literally.

"Is this an ArbCom case request or an M. Night Shyamalan movie?"

"Cite altered state" to join the distinguished ranks of CS1 templates

Material must be written with the greatest care and attention; the level of detail and commentary regarding the antlers of living persons is to be kept to a minimum.

The Signpost brings you the latest from the source.

"Poli", which means "many", and "tics", which means "under-the-table Wikipedia article whitewashing campaigns".

News for the editoriat. Stuff that matters.

The good, the bad, and the nonsense.

Jimbo promises more transparency, Wikimania in Singapore, move away from Tides still planned, and Wikifunctions rolls out.

Harsh words from problematic fave Glenn Greenwald.

Case request cited misuse of tools by administrator who last used tools in 1661

Three editors have departed.

Bold move intended to "get some variety" into Wikipedia arguments

Mission to ensure stability in conflict-ridden area

Plus: Wikipedians get own Mastodon account, and Wikiprojects move to uniform quality assessment.

Errata regretted.

WMF issues salvo in latest battles of the Posting Wars

Section 230 before the Supreme Court in two cases, with broad implications for the web.

Last issue's vow for "something to show for these efforts" revisited.

Long-time contributors imprisoned for 32 and 8 years after "swaying public opinion" and "violating public morals".

UCoC draws nearer, alongside the rise of the machines, in mainspace this time.

Wikipedia's birthday, a cute dog, and nipplefruit.

7,000,000-year Landmasses for Subduction discussions considered "too long".

It's not just a phase! Well, maybe it is.

Sometimes you need to read more than just the headlines!

Facebook's Galactica demo provides a case study in large language models for text generation at scale: this one was silly, but we cannot ignore them forever.

Ineffective altruism, return of the toaster, Jess Wade keeps wading through it, Russia censors searches, schools embrace Wikipedia.

Are government goons prowling our fair encyclopedia?

Or maybe the spit -- only time will tell.

IGNORANCE IS NOT STRENGTH.

The future of stuff? Who knows, but two articles were written by a computer this month.

GPT-3 whips it out.

The last three months of arbitration through the eyes of a GPT-3

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

Your two new Signpost Editors in Chief.

Things that go "boom" in the night

Unclear whether storm will make landfall

You WON'T believe #8!

The report on lengthy litigation.

More than you wanted to know about the massive NSPORTS RfC.

Featuring an experimental on-wiki entry box

The spirit of 2006 is going strong

More hats than a rodeo: the best, worst, and gnarliest AfDs of 2021.

Elections certified, bans unlifted, mailing lists restricted, but no new cases.

1,767 nominations in November... AN/Is... DRVs... The largest AfD in history, possibly ever!

We should have at least one of these every year!