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Women in Red - January 2026

Women in Red | January 2026, Vol 12, Issue 1, Nos 357, 358, 359, 360

Online events:

New: Sports (year-long initiative) | Alphabet run - countries starting with A
Continuing: #1day1woman ( year-long initiative) | Women who died in 2025

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Wikipedia turns 25! Celebrate Wikipedia Day on Jan 15, 2026.

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--Rosiestep (talk) 23:30, 26 December 2025 (UTC) via MassMessaging

Your submission at Articles for creation: Sanjay Takale (January 5)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Astra Travasso was:

This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines for sports persons and athletes). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

The comment the reviewer left was:

WP:TOOSOON

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit after they have been resolved.

If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Sanjay Takale and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
If you do not edit your draft in the next 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
If you need any assistance, or have experienced any untoward behavior associated with this submission, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk, on the reviewer's talk page or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

Astra Travasso (talk) 07:19, 5 January 2026 (UTC)

Hello, Davidindia! Having an article draft declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! Astra Travasso (talk) 07:19, 5 January 2026 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:Manuja Veerappa

Hello, Davidindia. This message concerns the Articles for Creation submission or draft page you started, "Manuja Veerappa".

Drafts that go unedited for six months are eligible for deletion, in accordance with our draftspace policy, and this one has been nominated for deletion. If you plan on working on it further, or editing it to address the issues raised if it was declined, simply edit the submission, and remove the {{db-afc}}, {{db-draft}}, or {{db-g13}} code.

If your submission has already been deleted by the time you read this, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the draft so you can continue to work on it.

Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia! DreamRimmer bot II (talk) 21:26, 9 January 2026 (UTC)

@dreamrimmer Thanks a lot. I think this draft is #TooSoon, but I really wanted to dig out the women footballer who played for India in age groups and is now a senior India player, which was deleted (AfD) despite a request for draftifying it. Thanks for the note! Happy Editiing!! Davidindia (talk) 11:23, 10 January 2026 (UTC)

The Signpost: 15 January 2026

News and notes: Wikipedia's 25th anniversary is here!
Where does the time go?

Special report: Wikipedia at 25: A Wake-Up Call
The internet is booming. We are not.

Serendipity: The WMF wants to buy you books!
Really! A major triumph.

WikiProject report: Time for a health check: the Vital Signs 2026 campaign
The campaign to get all of our top-importance medical articles up to B-class or above.

In the media: Fake Acting President Trump and a Wikipedia infobox
D.J.T. assumes a new position.

Community view: The inbox behind Wikipedia
What the Volunteer Response Team actually does!

Recent research: Art museums on Wikidata; comparing three comparisons of Grokipedia and Wikipedia
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Traffic report: Tonight I'm gonna rock you tonight
A world in white gets underway.

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The Signpost: 29 January 2026

Traffic report: The most viewed articles of 2025
Everybody had a hard year, everybody had a good time.

News and notes: Good news... but also bad news for the Public Domain
Benvenuto Betty Boop, arrivederci Italian Photos.

News from Diff: Solving puzzles together
Maryana Iskander says farewell.

In the media: Every view on the 25th anniversary of everything
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Books & Bytes – Issue 72

The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
Issue 72, November–December 2025

Renewed partnerships
Spotlight: Strengthening Wikimedia Collaborations with and for Open Science

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Women in Red February 2026

Women in Red | February 2026, Vol 12, Issue 2, Nos 358, 359, 361, 362, 363

Online events:

New: Alphabet run: countries starting with B | Black Women | Works by women: theatre, opera, music
Continuing: #1day1woman ( year-long initiative) | Sports (year-long initiative)

Announcements from other communities

Join Wikipedia:26 for '26 and create or substantially improve twenty-six Wikipedia
articles during the year 2026, at least one for each letter of the English alphabet.

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Our redlists are a great resource, but not every redlinked subject is notable. Be sure to research before starting a new article.

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--Lajmmoore (talk 22:46, 31 January 2026 (UTC) via MassMessaging

Women in Green reviewing drive

Hello Davidindia:

This month, February 2026, WikiProject Women in Green is participating in the February 2026 GAN Backlog Drive, in which we're aiming to review as many outstanding Good Article (GA) nominations about women and women's works as possible. If you want to help out, you can check out the project talk page for a list of nominations in need of review (including some WiG originals). If you haven't reviewed a GA nomination before, be sure to check out the reviewing instructions and guidelines and feel free to ask for a mentor to check your work.

We are also working together with a wikithon hosted on 5 February by Wikimedia UK, which will focus on writing and improving articles about women involved in sustainable development. If you want to join the event, feel free to sign up at the eventbrite page; or if you would be interested in providing a 20-minute assessment and/or a full GA review of the submitted articles in the weeks following, put your name down on the project talk page for updates as the event progresses.

We hope to see you there!

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The Signpost: 17 February 2026

In the media: Global powers see Wikipedia as fundamental target for manipulation
Attempted Wikipedia shenanigans apparent from Epstein, AI, various governments.

News and notes: Discussions open for the next WMF Annual Plan
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Serendipity: Maintenance crews continue to slog through Wikipedia's oldest Featured Articles
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Traffic report: Deaths, killings, films, and the Olympics
I'll have the usual!

Opinion: Incoming Incurables
A poem for Wikipedia Day 2026.

Crossword: Pop quiz
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Women in Red - March 2026

Women in Red | March 2026, Vol 12, Issue 3, Nos 358, 359, 364, 365, 366

Online events:

March 1-31: Artists & Activists | Artworks by women | Alphabet run: countries starting with C
Continuing (year-long initiatives): #1day1woman | Sports

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Tip of the month:

Those experiencing difficulties with new articles can follow the guidance in our essays,
perhaps starting with our Ten Simple Rules.

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--Rosiestep (talk) 09:27, 25 February 2026 (UTC) via MassMessaging

Welcome to the drive!

Welcome, welcome, welcome Davidindia! I'm glad that you are joining the March 2026 drive! Please, have a cup of WikiTea, and go cite some articles.

Fix a random page lacking sources

Cielquiparle (talk) 19:07, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

Thanks a lot Cielquiparle (talk)! I saw it a week back but let it go. But its very tempting and so joined. Before the November drive, after you guys gave the PetScan India list which had about 2400 pending articles without sources, we managed to bring it down to 1500... Goal is to make it 1000 by the end of March. thanks and happy referencing! Davidindia (talk) 06:45, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

So glad you decided to join after all. You are one of the FEB24 OG! Thanks for leading the charge on the PetScan India list. Cielquiparle (talk) 06:51, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

CS1 error on Upper Kuttanad

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A generic name error. References show this error when author or editor name parameters use place-holder names. Please edit the article to include the source's actual author or editor name. (Fix | Ask for help)

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The Signpost: 10 March 2026

Interview: Bernadette Meehan, new Wikimedia Foundation CEO
Part 2.

News and notes: Security testing unleashes computer worm on Meta-wiki
Dormant worm awakes; a sketchy archiving site struck; ether burns.

Special report: What actually happened during the Wikimedia security incident?
A horrifying exploit took place, which could have had catastrophic and far-reaching consequences if used maliciously; instead, it seems to have happened by accident and was used for childish vandalism. How did this happen, and what did the script actually do?

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Recent research: To wiki, perchance to groki
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Obituary: Madhav Gadgil, Fredrick Brennan, Mark Miller, Chip Berlet
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Opinion: Interface administrators and trusting trust
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Technology report: English Wikipedia deprecates archive.today after DDoS against blog, altered content
After the archive site launched a DDoS campaign against a small blog in January 2026, a request for comment was started, with consensus to deprecate the site used almost 700 thousand times.

Op-ed: Why is "Trypsin-sensitive photosynthetic activities in chloroplast membranes" cited in "List of tallest buildings in Chicago"?
The answer is slop.

Essay: The pursuit of a button click
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In focus: Short descriptions: One year later
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WikiProject report: Unreferenced articles backlog drive
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Traffic report: Over the mountain, kissing silver inlaid clouds
Death and the Winter Olympics.

Crossword: "It will never happen"
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Comix: BRIEn't
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CS1 error on Taxi-Taxie

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Books & Bytes – Issue 73

The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
Issue 73, January–February 2026

Four new partnerships
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Category:Motorsport venues in Goa has been nominated for merging

Category:Motorsport venues in Goa has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Gjs238 (talk) 00:43, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

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