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Hi. I'm Manoj. I was not an active wikipedian till a month ago I noted Hindi as categorised in 1lakh+ while many languages spoken in small regions are in 10lakh+. While updating my member page today I noted that you're only member, now besides me, in en-hi translator category. I went through your bio-data also and am impressed. Hindi wiki is in a dire need of experienced wikipedians. Hope to see you there soon. Regards. --Manojkhurana (talk) 07:00, 27 September 2013 (UTC)

Hi Manoj! I'm glad to hear that you have taken upon the task of contributing to this humongous source of Knowledge. I feel the same way as you do. Hindi Wikipedia is in a dire need of expansion when compared to other languages relative to their number of speakers. Since, I'm a student I find very less time now to be active constantly on Wikipedia. However, now that you have approached me, kindly let me know how I can be of any help. If you have any plans or ideas do share.
It would be even better if you try to contact other active Indian Wikipedians through their this page WP:INCOTM. VIVEK RAI :  Friend?  11:44, 27 September 2013 (UTC)
Hi Vivek, it was too quick a reply from a "Semi-Retired" person, but honestly, I was expecting this, keeping in view your profile and my assessment of the same. It's really good to receive a fast response. Coming back to the point, I'm BIT Mesra MBA of 1996-98 batch, currently employed as a banker, entangled in recession and resulting pressures running for last 5 years, targets, touring & what not. Laying claims on my time are also my family members including 2 kids who hate to see me sitting at laptop. I'm a wiki lover since beginning, but I haven't contributed much. I don't know how or why, maybe time or destiny has it, a few days ago I happened to have a look at Hindi version. You know, I shouldn't say this, but I felt 'insulted', 'ashamed' to see Hindi placed alongwith languages like hrvatski,eesti, volapuk and what not! As if this was not enough- Polski,Svenska were in 10lakh+ category! Can you guess, out of 1 billion people, how many active(10+edits in 30 days)contributors are there- hold your breath- 39. 100+ edits-15, Admins-4, beurocrats-none, steward-none.
I felt like I had a moral obligation and despite all my engagements,On 19 Aug, I joined in. Count of articles was 106766, today morning it was 107821, approx 1000 new pages per month. At this speed It is a long long task to take it to 10 lakh+ category. But I do my bit. I have learned to type hindi using phonetic/transliteration. I try to finish my work early & spend 1-2 hours daily on wiki. I am probably the first ever person to edit Hindi wiki and create a new page(only 2days ago) using Android & Google hindi input for android. I don't know for how long will I be able to cope-up compromising with my mainstream work, but let's wait n watch.
My viewpoint is that 1. Spreading awareness and involving more and more people is much more required at this moment. 2. Support & involvement of student class is a must. 3. Whatever Hindi wiki is today, engineers have contributed a lot(you'll come to know when u see history)they are technically equipped, knowledgable and mentally strong people. Though there are literature people also on hindi wiki, but you know they write upanyaas only.
How you may help - 1.you may invite a few of your friends first. 2.I do hope you might use automation or some technical jugglery to mass convert(or atleast fast convert) pages from english to hindi. 3.Good & experienced Admins are very very badly required at Hindi wiki. If you do not have much time, you may occasionally help in admining. 4. Regarding plans or ideas-I had many for myself when I joined, but now weherever I click, I find it needs work. There is 'nothing' on hindi wiki, you can do 'anything'. Just come over and start. Regards--Manojkhurana (talk) 14:34, 27 September 2013 (UTC)
Hi. Sorry for late reply as I have my exams going on. I understand what you are trying to say. But as you say, the number of articles in Hindi Wikipedia is really quite less when compared to other languages. However, if it would take a really long time to perform this task manually. I would like to tell you something about Wikipedia automated bots which are used for performing large volume of work (repetitive) in a faster way. What I was thinking of, is to create an automated bot with assistance of you and others which would perform a basic translation of English articles into Hindi. However, the work would still be unfinished as this translation won't be full proof. A considerable amount of manual work would be required as well. Let us hope that more and more people would join us as the time proceeds. I would like to have your views on this plan. If it doesn't work out, what we could do is to start manual translation of most popular English articles which aren't available in Hindi. VIVEK RAI :  Friend?  12:22, 28 September 2013 (UTC)
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Hi Stan! I understand your concern. But as indicated previously in the details for this image, based on the facts the image appears to have been published prior to 1941, which thereby places the image in the public domain. However, I have no hard facts to establish my claim and they are just based on the indication of data. Moreover there are no other sources present which can ascertain to this fact. I would therefore like to request you to consider the already present idea or come up with an alternative fair use image status that would let us use the image on Wikipedia. I had tried my best to search for other available sources (according to Wikipedia guidelines). Thanks VIVEK RAI :  Friend?  05:14, 12 July 2014 (UTC)

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Special thanks for marking my article Rajwansher railway station as patrolled even when it was not complete at that moment. Thanks Night Fury (talk) 01:35, 26 October 2014 (UTC)

You can make the article more complete by adding few railway templates, and adding more information. For references I'd recommend you to use ProveIt tool. It's easy and fun. VIVEK RAI :  Friend?  04:59, 26 October 2014 (UTC)

I am using Provelt it in desktop view but I love to make articles in mobile view. Night Fury (talk) 06:34, 26 October 2014 (UTC)

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The Signpost: 25 February 2015

  • News and notes: Questions raised over WMF partnership with research firm
    A report from the external research firm Lafayette Practice has declared that the Wikimedia Foundation is the "largest known participatory grantmaking fund." Several concerns have been raised with the report, the phrase being used (participatory grantmaking), the now-former Wikipedia article on that phrase, and an alleged conflict of interest by WMF staff members.
  • In the media: WikiGnomes and Bigfoot
    Andrew McMillen's February 3 profile of and his quest to rid Wikipedia of the phrase "comprised of" has been one of the most widely circulated and commented upon media stories about the encyclopedia recently.
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  • Traffic report: Fifty Shades of... self-denial?
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The Signpost: 25 February 2015

  • News and notes: Questions raised over WMF partnership with research firm
    A report from the external research firm Lafayette Practice has declared that the Wikimedia Foundation is the "largest known participatory grantmaking fund." Several concerns have been raised with the report, the phrase being used (participatory grantmaking), the now-former Wikipedia article on that phrase, and an alleged conflict of interest by WMF staff members.
  • In the media: WikiGnomes and Bigfoot
    Andrew McMillen's February 3 profile of and his quest to rid Wikipedia of the phrase "comprised of" has been one of the most widely circulated and commented upon media stories about the encyclopedia recently.
  • Gallery: Far from home
    The Gallery is an occasional Signpost feature highlighting quality images and articles from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons based on a particular theme, as well as an article you could help improve. This week, we feature subjects that are "far from home".
  • Traffic report: Fifty Shades of... self-denial?
    An odd juxtaposition this week, as interest in Fifty Shades of Grey coincided with the observance of the Chinese New Year and the annual festival of penance, Ash Wednesday.
  • WikiProject report: Be prepared... Scouts in the spotlight
    This week's project is on a youth activity, one of the largest in the world; its project is commensurately large, containing around 136 active editors. It's WikiProject Scouting, a group of editors whose remit is everything relating to the Scouting movement, which has around 42 million members worldwide and celebrated the centenary of its founding only eight years ago.
  • Blog: Join the Wikimedia strategy consultation
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The Signpost: 04 March 2015

  • Editorial: Conspiracy theories distract from real questions about grantmaking report
    Last week, my colleagues on the Signpost produced a news report covering a minor controversy about a report commissioned by the Wikimedia Foundation. Written by the staff of The Lafayette Practice, a French research firm, it proclaimed the WMF as a leader in the practice of participatory grantmaking.
  • Traffic report: Attack of the movies
    The Report this week is dominated by the Academy Awards, taking the top 4 spots and 13 of the Top 25.
  • Interview: Meet a paid editor
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  • In the media: Kanye West rebranded; Wikipedia in court; editors for hire
    Numerous news outlets are reporting that the domain loser.com now redirects to the Wikipedia article for rapper Kanye West. Page views on West's Wikipedia article skyrocketed to almost 250,000 views on March 2, up from less than 19 thousand the previous day.
  • Blog: Black History Month edit-a-thons tackle Wikipedia’s multicultural gaps
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The Signpost: 11 March 2015

  • Special report: An advance look at the WMF's fundraising survey
    The Wikimedia Foundation gave the Signpost an advance copy of the results of a survey of English Wikipedia readers regarding Wikimedia fundraising, due for official release today.
  • In the media: Gamergate; a Wiki hoax; Kanye West
    ThinkProgress tech reporter Lauren C. Williams wrote a long article on how the Gamergate controversy has spilled over onto Wikipedia.
  • In focus: WMF to NSA: "stop spying on Wikipedia users"
    In an effort to protect and maintain the privacy of Wikipedia's thousands of editors, the Wikimedia Foundation has filed a lawsuit against the United States' National Security Agency, Department of Justice, and the Attorney General.
  • Op-ed: Why the Core Contest matters
    I continue to be excited about the Core Contest because I see it as a way of encouraging the expansion of broad articles that are typically neglected by our article improvement incentives.

The Signpost: 18 March 2015

  • From the editor: A salute to Pine
    We announce with sadness and gratitude that Signpost publication and newsroom manager Pine will be stepping back to focus on other Wikipedia and Wikimedia-related endeavors.
  • News and notes: SUL finalization imminent; executive office shake-ups at the Foundation
    This process is now entering its long-awaited final phase with the upcoming SUL finalization, scheduled for April 15, less than a month away. ... Wikimedia Foundation chief talent and culture officer Gayle Karen Young announced her retirement from the Foundation this week. Young will be replaced in that role by interim chief operating officer Terry Gilbey. According to the Foundation's job description for the title as it was applied in the past, Gilbey will be in charge of "overall administration and business operations of the Wikimedia Foundation."
  • In the media: NYPD editing articles regarding allegations of police brutality and misconduct
    On March 13, Kelly Weill of Capital New York revealed that numerous Wikipedia edits originated from 1 Police Plaza, the headquarters of the NYPD. Most of the attention has focused on a number of their edits to articles about incidents of alleged police brutality and controversial police practices.
  • Featured content: A woman who loved kings
    Four featured articles, four featured lists, and thirty-five featured pictures were promoted this week.
  • Traffic report: It's not cricket
    If not for Kayne West's dubious repeat at #1, the 2015 Cricket World Cup (#2) would have made the top spot, albeit in a generally slow news week.

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The Signpost – Volume 11, Issue 12 – 25 March 2015

  • Traffic report: Oddly familiar
    This week's list is reminiscent of lists from the early days of this project: a preponderance of famous faces, Reddit threads, and Google Doodles.

The Signpost, 1 April 2015

  • Traffic report: All over the place
    The Report is more of a mix of random topics than usual this week. The top spot is taken by Bhutanese passport, a Wikipedia article which contained a crazed spoken word version which drew widespread attention.
  • Special report: Pictures of the Year 2015
    The Wikimedia Commons' annual Picture of the Year contest has concluded. The first 53 top-voted entries were disqualified because they were all nude.

April 2015 Wikification drive.

Greetings! Just spreading a message to the members of WikiProject Wikify that the April drive has been started. Come on, sign up! :) One hand on the mouse, one hand on the keyboard... and the feet can do the rest! Hee-hee! (talk) 04:01, 2 April 2015 (UTC)

The Signpost: 01 April 2015

  • Traffic report: All over the place
    The Report is more of a mix of random topics than usual this week. The top spot is taken by Bhutanese passport, a Wikipedia article which contained a crazed spoken word version which drew widespread attention.
  • Special report: Pictures of the Year 2015
    The Wikimedia Commons' annual Picture of the Year contest has concluded. The first 53 top-voted entries were disqualified because they were all nude.

The Signpost: 01 April 2015

  • Traffic report: All over the place
    The Report is more of a mix of random topics than usual this week. The top spot is taken by Bhutanese passport, a Wikipedia article which contained a crazed spoken word version which drew widespread attention.
  • Special report: Pictures of the Year 2015
    The Wikimedia Commons' annual Picture of the Year contest has concluded. The first 53 top-voted entries were disqualified because they were all nude.

Happy Easter!

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All the best! "Carry me down, carry me down; carry me down into the wiki!" (talk) 00:53, 6 April 2015 (UTC)

The Signpost: 08 April 2015

  • Traffic report: Resurrection week
    How appropriate that the theme of Easter week would be resurrection from the dead.
  • WikiProject report: WikiProject Christianity
    With Holy Week having recently drawn to a close, it is an apt time to examine WikiProject Christianity, which was created in 2006, and boasts over 200 active members.

The Signpost: 15 April 2015

  • Traffic report: Furious domination
    If it wasn't for Easter, Fast and Furious related articles would have taken the top four spots this week. The latest installment of the movie franchise, Furious 7, tops the chart for the second straight week.

The Signpost: 22 April 2015

  • In focus: 2015 Wikimedia Foundation election preparations underway
    2015 will see through the biennial community election for the three community-elected seats on the Board of Trustees—the "ultimate corporate authority" of the Wikimedia Foundation and the level at which the strategic decisions regarding the Wikimedia movement are made.
  • Featured content: Vanguard on guard
    Six featured articles and fifteen featured pictures were promoted this week.
  • Traffic report: A harvest of couch potatoes
    Couch potatoes rule this week, as 9 of the top 10 slots were taken by either movies, TV, or sports.
  • Gallery: The bitter end
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The Signpost: 29 April 2015

  • Featured content: Another day, another dollar
    Ten featured articles, nine featured lists, and twenty-eight featured pictures were promoted this week.
  • Traffic report: Bruce, Nessie, and genocide
    Though the continued predominance of movies, TV, and sports noted in last week's report largely continues, three additional topics joined the Top 10 this week.

The Signpost: 06 May 2015

  • Special report: FDC candidates respond to key issues
    Elections have begun for five community members of the Funds Dissemination Committee, the Foundation's volunteer body for judging and recommending millions of dollars worth of annual grants to affiliates in the movement. The election lasts just eight days, from Sunday 3 May until 23:59 UTC on Sunday 10 May, so at the time of publication, voters will need to act promptly.
  • Traffic report: The grim ship reality
    Like colliding ocean liners, rousing entertainment and harsh reality merged ungainly in this week's top 10 list. The much heralded pay-per-view pummeling of Manny Pacquiao by Floyd Mayweather, Jr. dominated the list's top slots, giving this list one of its highest total view counts in months.

The Signpost: 13 May 2015

  • Foundation elections: Board candidates share their views with the Signpost
    Three community-elected seats on the Board of Trustees—the ultimate governing authority of the Wikimedia Foundation—will be decided by Wikimedians in the election to be held 17–31 May.
  • Traffic report: Round Two
    Casual viewers may think I've posted the same list twice. But no, readers just happen to be really interested in May 2's Big Fight. In fact, last week was just the weigh-in and the trash talk. This week, the numbers actually increased.
  • In the media: Grant Shapps story continues
    Grant Shapps, who was the co-chairman of the UK's Conservative Party until this week, has been accused of maliciously editing the Wikipedia biographies of his party's rivals.

The Signpost: 20 May 2015

  • In focus: The awful truth about Wikimedia's article counts
    The article counts of many Wikimedia wikis suddenly changed on 29 March 2015: as the Signpost reported at the time, sixty-five wikis fell below milestones tracked at the Wikimedia News Meta page, and three increased to new milestones.
  • Traffic report: Inner Core
    The list is topped this week by Danish scientist Inge Lehmann, thanks to a Google Doodle celebrating her 127th birthday. Lehmann discovered in 1936 that the Earth has a solid inner core. It is sometimes surprising to realize how recently such basic scientific knowledge of the Earth, which we now take for granted, was discovered.
  • News and notes: A dark side of comedy: the Wikipedia volunteers cleaning up behind John Oliver's fowl jokes
    Wikipedia editors logging in on May 19 found themselves walking into an unexpected amount of anti-vandal work to keep the site in line with its extensive biographies of living persons policy. A plethora of Wikipedia articles related to the United States House Committee on Appropriations, and the fifty-one representatives serving on it, have been hit by a raft of anonymous editors making often vulgar edits referencing "chicken fucker," or more creative combinations: "sexual conduct", "sexual congress", "fornicator", "intimate relations", or "trysts with chickens."
  • In the media: Jimmy Wales accepts Dan David Prize
    Jimmy Wales and five others accepted the 2015 Dan David Prize at Tel Aviv University on May 17. The prize comes with US$1 million, ten percent of which goes to doctoral and postdoctoral scholarships.
  • WikiProject report: Cell-ebrating Molecular Biology
    This week, we had the pleasure of interviewing WikiProject Molecular and Cellular Biology, which has come a long way since our last interview in 2008. Like most projects, it has a long member list, but only a small subset of that group regularly contributes. With 28 featured articles and 58 top-importance start class ones, the project has clearly had some success, but has a ways to go. We talked to three regular project contributors.
  • Arbitration report: Editor conduct the subject of multiple cases
    The Arbitration Committee has an unusually large case load at present. Although perhaps not on a par with the high-profile, multi-party cases seen towards the end of last year and the beginning of this year, with five open cases the arbitrators are likely to be kept busy for the next several weeks.

The Signpost: 27 May 2015

  • News and notes: WMF releases quarterly reports, annual plans
    The Wikimedia Foundation recently switched to a quarterly report structure to better align reporting with the generally quarterly planning and goal-setting processes.
  • Discussion report: A relic from the past that needs to be updated
    To many, Internet Relay Chat is an old relic, but not to Wikipedia. Wikipedia currently has an IRC help channel designated to help and assist editors with editing Wikipedia.
  • Traffic report: Summer, summer, summertime
    As usual for the time of year, pop culture rules this week. The start of summer vacation in the US means a focus on summer movies, particularly blockbuster sequels Avengers: Age of Ultron, Pitch Perfect 2 and Mad Max: Fury Road.
  • Technology report: MediaWiki blows up printers
    ...allegedly. In a post to wikitech-l, Steven Walling pointed out that the TV show CSI: Cyber had used a screenshot of MediaWiki's HTML output and claimed it was responsible for blowing up printers.

Speedy deletion nomination of K.C. Das Grandsons

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June 2015 Wikification drive.

Greetings! Just spreading a message to the members of WikiProject Wikify that the June drive has been started. Come on, sign up! :) "A wiki of beauty is a joy forever." Seriously. That's how long it'd take to read! (talk) 05:04, 2 June 2015 (UTC)

The Signpost: 03 June 2015

  • News and notes: Three new community-elected trustees announced, incumbents out
    The Wikimedia Foundation's volunteer election committee has announced the election results for the three vacant seats on the Board of Trustees. Dariusz Jemielnak, James Heilman, and Denny Vrandečić are set to take up their two-year terms on the Board. They will replace the three incumbents, all of whom stood this time unsuccessfully: Phoebe Ayers, Samuel Klein, and María Sefidari.
  • Technology report: Things are getting SPDYier
    Over the past few weeks, developers have been working on improving Wikimedia's performance when users connect to it using SPDY.
  • Traffic report: A rather ordinary week
    The traffic report is nothing unusual this week, with a Google Doodle for astronaut Sally Ride topping the list, the accidental death of famous mathematician John Forbes Nash, Jr. at #2, and the normal fare of recent popular American movies and television.

The Signpost: 10 June 2015

  • News and notes: Chapter financial trends analyzed, news in brief
    This week saw the publication of the Chapter-wide Financial Trends Report 2013, a now-completed research project that examines the finances and outlays of the 36 movement-affiliated chapters.
  • Featured content: Just the bear facts, ma'am
    Four featured articles, two featured lists, one featured topic, and twenty-eight featured pictures were promoted this week.
  • Technology report: Wikimedia sites are going HTTPS only
    Today it was announced that Wikimedia sites are going to become HTTPS only, finishing up 10 year effort of rolling out HTTPS.

The Signpost: 17 June 2015

  • Arbitration report: An election has consequences
    The Arbitration Committee delivered its final decision in a case that reached the attention of the UK national press.
  • Featured content: Great Dane hits 150
    Six featured articles, seven featured lists, and seven featured pictures were promoted this week.
  • WikiProject report: Western Australia speaks – we are back
    It wouldn't be the WikiProject report if we didn't feature an Australian topic once in a while, so this week we're looking at the left side.

The Signpost: 24 June 2015

  • From the editor: The Signpost tagging initiative
    Over more than a decade of weekly publication, The Signpost has accumulated an incredibly lengthy and detailed record about the issues, controversies, successes, and failures of the English Wikipedia community and the movement at large.
  • News and notes: Board of Trustees propose bylaw amendments
    The Board of Trustees is the "ultimate corporate authority" of the Wikimedia Foundation and the level at which the strategic decisions regarding the Wikimedia movement are made ...

The Signpost: 01 July 2015

  • In the media: EU freedom of panorama; Nehru outrage; BBC apology
    A week now remains until the vote, expected on 9 July, when the European Parliament will express either its approval, disapproval, or lack of opinion on the question of freedom of panorama in the European Union.
  • WikiProject report: Able to make a stand
    Here to share their wisdom are Dodger67, Penny Richards, LilyKitty, and Mirokado of WikiProject Disability
  • Featured content: Viva V.E.R.D.I.
    Four featured list and twelve featured pictures were promoted this week.
  • Traffic report: We're Baaaaack
    For the week of June 21 to 27, 2015, the 10 most popular articles on Wikipedia, as determined from the report of the most viewed pages.

The Signpost: 08 July 2015

  • Traffic report: The Empire lobs back
    It's July 4 weekend and on this list that means only one thing: Wimbledon. Sure, the American Independence Day gets noticed too, but it can't hold a candle to that staggeringly British sporting event.
  • Technology report: Tech news in brief
    Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community.

The Signpost: 15 July 2015

  • Traffic report: Belles of the ball
    However coy they may be about it in public, Americans love to win. And when they do, they make no secret of it.
  • News and notes: The Wikimedia Conference and Wikimania
    Wikimania 2015 is underway in Mexico City, and one of its sessions—a scheduled follow-up to the annual Wikimedia Conference that was held in Berlin in May—is good reason to provide a retrospective of that Conference.
  • Technology report: Tech news in brief
    Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community

The Signpost: 22 July 2015

  • From the editor: Change the world
    We want to take a moment to ask you to consider contributing to the Signpost.

The Signpost: 29 July 2015

  • Featured content: Even mammoths get the Blues
    Five featured articles, five featured lists, and sixteen featured pictures were promoted this week.
  • Traffic report: Namaste again, Reddit
    For the first time since this list began, India-related topics have claimed both the top two slots.

The Signpost: 05 August 2015

  • Op-ed: Je ne suis pas Google
    The public interest in remembering the facts about trials and convictions is, in my view, at least as strong as any "right to be forgotten."
  • Traffic report: Mrityorma amritam gamaya...
    Death is no stranger to this list, but it has never cast such a pall as this week, when for the first time half the slots in the top 10 were devoted to it, including the top 3.

The Signpost: 12 August 2015

  • Traffic report: Fighting from top to bottom
    The charts are led this week by UFC women's champion Ronda Rousey, who won her last match at UFC 190 (#9) in 34 seconds.
  • Blog: The Hunt for Tirpitz
    During World War II, the German battleship Tirpitz was a major threat to Allied convoys travelling across the North Atlantic and Arctic Sea.

The Signpost: 19 August 2015

  • Traffic report: Straight Outta Connecticut
    It's a long way from the leafy bowers of Greenwich, Connecticut to the concrete barrens of Compton, California.

The Signpost: 26 August 2015

  • Recent research: OpenSym 2015 report
    A look at the research presented at the OpenSym 2015 conference.

The Signpost: 02 September 2015

  • News and notes: Flow placed on ice
    The WMF collaboration team announced this week that Flow will no longer be under active development.
  • Featured content: Brawny
    This Signpost "Featured content" report covers material promoted from 16 August to 24 August.
  • Traffic report: You didn't miss much
    The late-summer smash success of Straight Outta Compton remains the chief talking point of the English-speaking world, interrupted only by the welcome return of a Google Doodle.

The Signpost: 09 September 2015

  • Gallery: Being Welsh
    The National Library is now releasing some of the nation's most treasured collections to Wikimedia Commons for everyone to use and enjoy.

The Signpost: 16 September 2015

  • Traffic report: Another week
    No particular trends to spot in this week's top article traffic.

The Signpost: 23 September 2015

  • Traffic report: ¡Viva la Revolución! Kinda.
    This week, drug lord and wannabe Bolivar Pablo Escobar was joined by a whole host of somewhat more primetime-friendly political insurgents.

The Signpost: 30 September 2015

The Signpost: 07 October 2015

  • Traffic report: Reality is for losers
    English speakers, like most of humanity, are primarily a northern-hemispheric people, and as autumn draws close and the days grow shorter, as a group we tend to huddle around our flickering screens and remember what matters: TV, movies, sports and, of course, crazy doomsday prophecies.
  • Arbitration report: Warning: Contains GMOs
    A new case was opened for ArbCom as the Genetically modified organisms case was accepted and opened on 28 September.
  • Technology report: Tech news in brief
    A reproduced version of the Wikimedia tech newsletter.

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The Signpost: 14 October 2015

  • Traffic report: Screens, Sport, Reddit, and Death
    For the second consecutive week, the most viewed article had less than one million views, the only two weeks that has happened in all of 2015.

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The Signpost: 11 November 2015

  • Gallery: Paris
    Reflecting on the tragedy in France.

The Signpost: 18 November 2015

ArbCom elections are now open!

Hi,
You appear to be eligible to vote in the current Arbitration Committee election. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate, you are welcome to review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. For the Election committee, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 14:22, 24 November 2015 (UTC)

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The Signpost: 30 December 2015

  • Traffic report: The Force we expected
    In a development that should surprise no one, Star Wars takes the first place prize

The Signpost: 06 January 2016

The Signpost: 13 January 2016

  • Op-ed: Transparency
    James Heilman talks about why he was removed from the WMF board.
  • Technology report: Tech news in brief
    Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community.

The Signpost: 20 January 2016

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The Signpost: 03 February 2016

  • From the editors: Help wanted
    Help us continue to publish on a weekly (-ish) basis.
  • Traffic report: Bowled
    Some sort of sporting contest tops this week's traffic.

The Signpost: 10 February 2016

The Signpost: 17 February 2016

  • Traffic report: Super Bowling
    The biggest annual event in America takes over Wikipedia viewership

The Signpost: 24 February 2016

2016 March Indian Collaboration of the Months

Hello,

We are happy to inform you that WikiProject Indian Collaborations of the month is going to be restarted this month and we want your active support here.

  1. Please nominate an article or vote other nominations here. The process will continue till 10 March.
  2. Should we introduce prizes for the best participants? If so, what should be the criteria, and what prizes should we give? Share your views here.

--MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 07:19, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

The Signpost: 02 March 2016

  • Traffic report: Brawling
    Politics and wrestling top the traffic statistics.

The Signpost: 09 March 2016

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The Signpost: 14 April 2016

  • Gallery: A history lesson
    A look at political satire, brought to you by Wikipedia and Commons

The Signpost: 24 April 2016

The Signpost: 2 May 2016

  • Traffic report: Purple
    Prince's death breaks traffic report records

Dear Vivek Rai

I am writing on behalf of the ISCB Wikipedia Computational Biology Competition judging panel to let you know that your contribution on ViennaRNA Package has been shortlisted. We would like to thank you for your contribution to computational biology knowledge. As part of the judging process we need you to identify yourself to us and provide proof of your status as a student or trainee. I would be grateful if you could contact me preferably by e-mail (see here for details: http://www.ebi.ac.uk/about/people/alex-bateman).

Thank you again for your entry! Alexbateman (talk) 14:44, 13 May 2016 (UTC)

The Signpost: 17 May 2016

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The Signpost: 28 May 2016

  • Op-ed: Journey of a Wikipedian
    Mental health carries a powerful stigma. The more we are open about it, the less that weighs all of us down

The Signpost: 05 June 2016

  • WikiProject report: WikiProject Video Games
    We sat down with the writers of some of the most vistied Wikipedia articles

The Signpost: 15 June 2016

  • Blog: Why I proofread poetry at Wikisource
    Poetry: “it is the stuff of the soul; it speaks to the body, the mind, and the spirit alike.” Sonja Bohm worked for years to get all of Florence Earle Coates’ poetry online, and now proofreads poetry on the English Wikisource, the free library. We asked why.

The Signpost: 04 July 2016

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The Signpost: 04 August 2016

  • Featured content: Women and Hawaii
    Eight articles, two lists and fourteen pictures were promoted

The Signpost: 18 August 2016

  • Traffic report: Olympic views
    Politics gives way to sports, TV and film
  • Arbitration report: The Michael Hardy case
    New case opened, and a reminder to administrators not to impose blocks based on private information

The Signpost: 06 September 2016

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