User talk:Justyouraveragelechuga

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Please read up on this policy before making future similar changes such as the one you made here. He iro 18:02, 16 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Ksksjc [IP] 14:42, 8 November 2022 (UTC)

Counter-Vandalism Academy Program

As I do appreciate your enthusiasm and initiative to learn about counter-vandalism, it does not appear that you have enough experience to be able to sufficiently learn advanced concepts in the CVUA program. As a general rule of thumb you should have at a minimum 200 mainspace edits, These are edits to article and you can see a breakdown of the amounts of edits you have by going under "Contributions" then clicking "Edit Count". If you would like to advance your basic knowledge then I suggest completing WP:TWA. Thank you for your enthusiasm, and I will gladly accept you as a student in the future provided you achieve these goals. Toast (talk) 04:18, 9 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

OK, Thanks for taking the time to say so! [IP] 11:37, 9 November 2022 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Trail Life USA Freedom Award (November 9)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reasons left by Compusolus were:

This submission is not adequately supported by reliable sources. Reliable sources are required so that information can be verified. If you need help with referencing, please see Referencing for beginners and Citing sources.

This draft's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article. In summary, the draft needs multiple published sources that are:

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Make sure you add references that meet these criteria before resubmitting. Learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue. If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

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.

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Compusolus (talk) 23:32, 9 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Justyouraveragelechuga! 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! Compusolus (talk) 23:32, 9 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I just cleaned up the work a bit. I suggest bulking up the text with cited work and resubmitting. --evrik ^(talk) 03:47, 17 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Editing articles

Please use Help:Edit summary when you do. It helps other editors understand what you are doing. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 12:52, 19 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

okey [IP] 14:34, 20 November 2022 (UTC)

CVUA Program

Hello editor, Unfortunately at this time I cannot accept you as a CVUA student because of a lack of mainspace edits. These are edits to actual articles on wikipedia and not user, user talk, or other wikipedia pages. The minimum amount is 200 mainspace, as of right now you have 66. Your initiative is appreciated though, and I hope this does not affect your motivation for editing Wikipedia. Toast (talk) 18:03, 9 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks for the quick reply!

Justyouraveragelechuga (talk) 18:05, 9 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! The "correct" way to reply to a message is to do this in the same section, indented. If you edit on a computer, you can simply click the reply button, and the software will do it for you. If you edit with mobile, you typically have to do it manually: you can indent by typing a colon at the beginning of your response (and two colons to indent even further). —Femke 🐦 (talk) 10:31, 10 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Your changes to Mehro Pilo

In the article Mehro Pilo, a village in Pakistan, you changed the spelling of a name from Khan to Kahn without citing a source. I have reverted the change as, given the location, it's more probable the name is of Indian extraction than Germanic. Please cite a source if you wish to change it again. Cabayi (talk) 09:15, 11 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

very sorry that was a typo...

Justyouraveragelechuga my talk page

December 2022

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Undercover Police Car moved to draftspace

An article you recently created, Undercover Police Car, is not suitable as written to remain published. It needs more citations from reliable, independent sources. (?) Information that can't be referenced should be removed (verifiability is of central importance on Wikipedia). I've moved your draft to draftspace (with a prefix of "Draft:" before the article title) where you can incubate the article with minimal disruption. When you feel the article meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline and thus is ready for mainspace, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page. ––FormalDude (talk) 19:25, 20 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Justyouraveragelechuga, I have boldly redirected the draft to Police car#Unmarked car, where the topic is covered with references. You might want to have a look there to see whether you can see any ways to improve the section, but your draft was unreferenced, so I didn't see anything I should add. I suspect you didn't think to search for existing coverage under the term "unmarked", and therefore I think your title is a useful redirect, and I recreated it as a redirect (and also a parallel redirect at Undercover police car, with the capitalization that is preferred for article titles that are not proper names).

I see you've also had another article draftified. Were you aware that when you create an article, you should include two or three reliable sources from the start, both to support the information and to demonstrate that the topic is notable? See this summary. Yngvadottir (talk) 02:33, 3 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Yngvadottir Well, there is a difference from an unmarked police csr to an under cover police car. The unmarked police cars still can have lightbars, APLR, and other things. The undercovr police car has none of that (at least visible) and looks completely like a civillian vehicle. I say that the redirect be undone before someone gets the two confused.

--Lechuga I AM A RECENT CHANGES PATROLER 14:52, 3 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The third paragraph distinguishes the two, with a reference; I didn't see anything in your article that that doesn't cover except the specific mention of stings, and the History section that you hadn't added any content to. Expand the paragraph (adding with one or more references)? You can also post to Talk:Police vehicle, but again, you should cite one or more references there. You are of course able to undo my redirection, but in that case you should expand the draft so that it becomes clear that there's too much that needs to be said on the topic for it to fit suitably into the section at Police car; and it needs to have several references (at least two extended articles in newspapers, magazines, or reliable websites, or book segments), to demonstrate the notability of the topic. After you do that and the draft gets accepted at AfC, my other two parallel redirects should be changed to point to your article. Yngvadottir (talk) 23:20, 3 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

User box

Please stop adding the recent changes patroller user box when you sign your talk page comments. That's a userbox and should be used on your user page only. Adding it with your signature is distracting, messes up formatting, is completely unnecessary and could be construed as disruptive. I notice you're doing it manually, not as part of your signature. Please stop adding it to talk pages. Canterbury Tail talk 02:39, 3 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Alright, sorry!

Lechuga I AM A RECENT CHANGES PATROLER 14:47, 3 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

PERSONAL TEST PING BECAUSE MY NOTIFICATIONS BAR IS BROKEN

Justyouraveragelechuga

Mistake made on MINDS Wikipage?

Hi, I have been trying to edit the MINDS Singapore page for a couple of days now. This is my first time working on Wikipedia as a volunteer. I do not work for MINDS, I am a volunteer, I am simply updating the Wiki page, so that it would be true, factual and unbiased. Could you please point out where I have breached the Wikipedia guidelines? Would be greatly appreciated. 103.252.201.66 (talk) 03:09, 5 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Have your edits been reverted? Justyouraveragelechuga ^talk 03:11, 5 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Your RFA

Hello Justyouraveragelechuga, I'm Moneytrees, and I'm an admin and experienced RfA nominator. I noticed you have created a request for adminship page and it seems like you're trying to transclude it right now. I very strongly encourage you to not move forward with your run, and tag the page with a G7 CSD notice so it can be deleted. You are not experienced enough to run, and will not pass-- to have a serious candidacy, you need to have at least around 10,000 edits, at least a year of consistent editing, and substantial content contributions and/or a demonstrated expertise in a certain area. You have none of these. It looks like you've recently made several minor edits to your userspace in order to become extended confirmed so you could add your RfA to the main RfA page-- this will be seen as "gaming" for the extended confirmed userright, and will immediately sink your run. I'm not trying to be mean by telling you this, I'm trying to save you from an unpleasant experience: RfA's are very high scrutiny and can be quite intense. My own RfA is a prime example of this. There's more advice and information at Wikipedia:Guide to requests for adminship. Again, please do not start a run-- you will not pass, and there's a chance it will draw a lot of unwanted attention and be very stressful. Moneytrees🏝️(Talk) 03:27, 6 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Moneytrees Ok Justyouraveragelechuga ^talk 03:35, 6 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I've now deleted it, thank you. Make sure to be careful when getting involved with processes, and don't put out any personal information about yourself. Wikipedia has a lot of confusing and difficult processes; not understanding them is not a negative reflection on you at all. It's best to slow down and act with care when you don't fully understand something. And if you don't like the site, taking a break or doing something else is perfectly fine. Moneytrees🏝️(Talk) 03:53, 6 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello

Hello Justyouraveragelechuga and I noticed you had never been welcomed to Wikipedia. Let me be the first to do so on your talk page. Even though you technically made your first edit to Wikipedia before I even knew Wikipedia existed I have spent the last two years reading and learning the workings of Wikipedia. I am by no means an expert and I am still learning, especially how to apply Wikipedia's rules to different topic areas. That being said, knowing where and who to go to for help is important. Of course you are always welcome to ask anything at the Teahouse but you are also welcome to ask me questions on my talk page. I like to think a role I can fill pretty easily, as a minimum, is one in which I help others navigate Wikipedia to find answers for questions they may have. Feel free to seek my help anytime you need it or have a question. --ARose Wolf 16:19, 6 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello ARoseWolf!

Thak you so much for being the first person to welcome me to Wikipedia! I do know about the Teahouse, in fact I am a Teahouse host! Thank you for taking the time for the (belated) welcome! I do have a question: how did you find my talk page? Was it chance, or were you alerted to my existence? Do please reply. --Justyouraveragelechuga ^talk 16:27, 6 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

At certain points of my scheduled time here on Wikipedia throughout the week I skim over various pages looking for editors that might need help without really involving myself in the discussions. I'm not really here nor have time for drama, even legitimate drama. I saw this dicussion and thought the best thing to do was show some kindness and offer assistance if it is needed. Again, the offer always stands but you are not obligated to use it or communicate with me in any way. Just here as an encouraging and reinforcing presence. --ARose Wolf 16:38, 6 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Btw, I think it's phenomenal that you joined the Teahouse as a host. I'm a host too and though I rarely comment or answer questions unless I specifically know the answer, I read the questions and various answers quite often. If I may make a suggestion it would be for you to do the same if you aren't already. There are amazingly experienced editors that regularly answer there and learning from them on how and what to communicate will assist you a lot. No matter how many times a question is asked, there may be different answers given each time that may increase your knowledge and help you when it comes time to answer questions yourself or even improve your editing skills. I haven't looked into your entire edit history so I don't know exactly what experience you may have. One error I did make was that I thought you joined in March of 2020 but I was a year off. I apologize for that. --ARose Wolf 17:04, 6 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi

I'm a bit new to Wikipedia and I wanted to make new friends. May I get to know you? Zaxalightning2 (talk) 02:10, 7 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Zaxalightning2 Sure, though why me? Justyouraveragelechuga ^{talk contribs} 03:08, 7 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

You seem nice! I dunno. Zaxalightning2 (talk) 05:31, 9 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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The Signpost: 6 November 2023

Arbitration report: Admin bewilderingly unmasks self as sockpuppet of other admin who was extremely banned in 2015

In the media: UK shadow chancellor accused of ripping off WP articles for book, Wikipedians accused of being dicks by a rich man

News and notes: Board candidacy process posted, editors protest WMF privacy measure, sweet meetups

Opinion: An open letter to Elon Musk

WikiCup report: The WikiCup 2023

News from Wiki Ed: Equity lists on Wikipedia

Recent research: How English Wikipedia drove out fringe editors over two decades

Featured content: Like putting a golf course in a historic site.

Wikidata: Evaluating qualitative systemic bias in large article sets on Wikipedia

Traffic report: Cricket jumpscare

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The Signpost: 20 November 2023

In the media: Propaganda and photos, lunatics and a lunar backup

News and notes: Update on Wikimedia's financial health

Traffic report: If it bleeds, it leads

Recent research: Canceling disputes as the real function of ArbCom

Wikimania: Wikimania 2024 scholarships

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The Signpost: 4 December 2023

News and notes: Beeblebrox ejected from Arbitration Committee following posts on Wikipediocracy

In the media: Turmoil on Hebrew Wikipedia, grave dancing, Olga's impact and inspiring Bhutanese nuns

Disinformation report: "Wikipedia and the assault on history"

In focus: Tens of thousands of freely available sources flagged

Comix: Bold comics for a new age

Essay: I am going to die

Featured content: Real gangsters move in silence

Traffic report: And it's hard to watch some cricket, in the cold November Rain

Humour: Mandy Rice-Davies Applies

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The Signpost: 24 December 2023

Special report: Did the Chinese Communist Party send astroturfers to sabotage a hacktivist's Wikipedia article?

News and notes: The Italian Public Domain wars continue, Wikimedia RU set to dissolve, and a recap of WLM 2023

In the media: Consider the humble fork

Discussion report: Arabic Wikipedia blackout; Wikimedians discuss SpongeBob, copyrights, and AI

In focus: Liquidation of Wikimedia RU

Technology report: Dark mode is coming

Recent research: "LLMs Know More, Hallucinate Less" with Wikidata

Gallery: A feast of holidays and carols

Comix: Lollus lmaois 200C tincture

Crossword: when the crossword is sus

Traffic report: What's the big deal? I'm an animal!

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Apocrypha: Local editor discovered 1,380 lost subheadings in ancient Signpost scrolls. And what he found was shocking.

Humour: Guess the joke contest

BJAODN: Bad jokes and other deleted nonsense

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The Signpost: 10 January 2024

From the editor: NINETEEN MORE YEARS! NINETEEN MORE YEARS!

Special report: Public Domain Day 2024

Technology report: Wikipedia: A Multigenerational Pursuit

News and notes: In other news ... see ya in court!

In focus: The long road of a featured article candidate

In the media: What is plagiarism? Oklahoma Disneyland? Reaching a human being at Wikipedia?

WikiProject report: WikiProjects Israel and Palestine

Obituary: Anthony Bradbury

Traffic report: The most viewed articles of 2023

Crossword: everybody gangsta till the style sheets start cascading

Comix: Conflict resolution

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The Signpost: 31 January 2024

News and notes: Wikipedian Osama Khalid celebrated his 30th birthday in jail

Opinion: Until it happens to you

Disinformation report: How paid editors squeeze you dry

In the media: Katherine Maher new NPR CEO, go check Wikipedia, race in the race

In focus: The long road of a featured article candidate, part 2

Recent research: Croatian takeover was enabled by "lack of bureaucratic openness and rules constraining [admins]"

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Traffic report: DJ, gonna burn this goddamn house right down

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The Signpost: 13 February 2024

News and notes: Wikimedia Russia director declared "foreign agent" by Russian gov; EU prepares to pile on the papers

Disinformation report: How low can the scammers go?

Gallery: Before and After: Why you don't need to touch grass to dramatically improve images of flora and fauna

In the media: Speaking in tongues, toeing the line, and dressing the part

Serendipity: Is this guy the same as the one who was a Nazi?

Traffic report: Griselda, Nikki, Carl, Jannik and two types of football

Crossword: Our crossword to bear

Comix: Strongly

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The Signpost: 2 March 2024

News and notes: Wikimedia enters US Supreme court hearings as "the dolphin inadvertently caught in the net"

Recent research: Images on Wikipedia "amplify gender bias"

In the media: The Scottish Parliament gets involved, a wikirace on live TV, and the Foundation's CTO goes on record

Obituary: Vami_IV

Traffic report: Supervalentinefilmbowlday

WikiCup report: High-scoring WikiCup first round comes to a close

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The Signpost: 29 March 2024

Technology report: Millions of readers still seeing broken pages as "temporary" disabling of graph extension nears its second year

Interview: Interview on Wikimedia Foundation fundraising and finance strategy

Special report: 19-page PDF accuses Wikipedia of bias against Israel, suggests editors be forced to reveal their real names, and demands a new feature allowing people to view the history of Wikipedia articles

Op-Ed: Wikipedia in the age of personality-driven knowledge

Recent research: "Newcomer Homepage" feature mostly fails to boost new editors

News and notes: Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee Charter ratified

In the media: "For me it’s the autism": AARoad editors on the fork more traveled

Traffic report: He rules over everything, on the land called planet Dune

Humour: Letters from the editors

Comix: Layout issue

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The Signpost: 25 April 2024

In the media: Censorship and wikiwashing looming over RuWiki, edit wars over San Francisco politics, and another wikirace on live TV

News and notes: A sigh of relief for open access as Italy makes a slight U-turn on their cultural heritage reproduction law

WikiConference report: WikiConference North America 2023 in Toronto recap

WikiProject report: WikiProject Newspapers (Not WP:NOTNEWS)

Recent research: New survey of over 100,000 Wikipedia users

Traffic report: O.J., cricket and a three body problem

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The Signpost: 16 May 2024

News and notes: Democracy in action: multiple elections

Special report: Will the new RfA reform come to the rescue of administrators?

Arbitration report: Ruined temples for posterity to ponder over – arbitration from '22 to '24

In the media: Deadnames on the French Wikipedia, and a duel between Russian wikis

Op-Ed: Wikidata to split as sheer volume of information overloads infrastructure

Comix: Generations

Traffic report: Crawl out through the fallout, baby

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The Signpost: 8 June 2024

News and notes: Wikimedia Foundation publishes its Form 990 for fiscal year 2022-2023

Technology report: New Page Patrol receives a much-needed software upgrade

Deletion report: The lore of Kalloor

In the media: National cable networks get in on the action arguing about what the first sentence of a Wikipedia article ought to say

News from the WMF: Progress on the plan — how the Wikimedia Foundation advanced on its Annual Plan goals during the first half of fiscal year 2023-2024

Opinion: Public response to the editors of Settler Colonial Studies

Recent research: ChatGPT did not kill Wikipedia, but might have reduced its growth

Featured content: We didn't start the wiki

Essay: No queerphobia

Special report: RetractionBot is back to life!

Traffic report: Chimps, Eurovision, and the return of the Baby Reindeer

Comix: The Wikipediholic Family

Humour: Wikipedia rattled by sophisticated cyberattack of schoolboy typing "balls" in infobox

Concept: Palimpsestuous

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The Signpost: 4 July 2024

News and notes: WMF board elections and fundraising updates

Special report: Wikimedia Movement Charter ratification vote underway, new Council may surpass power of Board

In focus: How the Russian Wikipedia keeps it clean despite having just a couple dozen administrators

Discussion report: Wikipedians are hung up on the meaning of Madonna

In the media: War and information in war and politics

Sister projects: On editing Wikisource

Obituary: Hanif Al Husaini, Salazarov, Hyacinth, and PirjanovNurlan

Opinion: Etika: a Pop Culture Champion

Gallery: Spokane Willy's photos

Op-Ed: Why you should not vote in the 2024 WMF BoT elections

Crossword: On a day of independence, beat crosswords into crossploughshares

Humour: A joke

Cobwebs: Counting to a billion — manuscripts don't burn

Recent research: Is Wikipedia Politically Biased? Perhaps

Traffic report: Talking about you and me, and the games people play

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The Signpost: 22 July 2024

Discussion report: Internet users flock to Wikipedia to debate its image policy over Trump raised-fist photo

News and notes: Wikimedia community votes to ratify Movement Charter; Wikimedia Foundation opposes ratification

News from the WMF: Wikimedia Foundation Board resolution and vote on the proposed Movement Charter

Essay: Reflections on editing and obsession

In the media: What's on Putin's fork, the court's docket, and in Harrison's book?

Obituary: JamesR

Crossword: Vaguely bird-shaped crossword

Humour: Joe Biden withdraws RfA, Donald Trump selects co-nom

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The Signpost: 14 August 2024

In the media: Portland pol profile paid for from public purse

Recent research: STORM: AI agents role-play as "Wikipedia editors" and "experts" to create Wikipedia-like articles, a more sophisticated effort than previous auto-generation systems

In focus: Twitter marks the spot

News and notes: Another Wikimania has concluded.

Special report: Nano or just nothing: Will nano go nuclear?

Opinion: HouseBlaster's RfA debriefing

Traffic report: Ball games, movies, elections, but nothing really weird

Humour: I'm proud to be a template

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The Signpost: 4 September 2024

News and notes: WikiCup enters final round, MCDC wraps up activities, 17-year-old hoax article unmasked

In the media: AI is not playing games anymore. Is Wikipedia ready?

Recent research: Simulated Wikipedia seen as less credible than ChatGPT and Alexa in experiment

News from the WMF: Meet the 12 candidates running in the WMF Board of Trustees election

Wikimania: A month after Wikimania 2024

Serendipity: What it's like to be Wikimedian of the Year

Traffic report: After the gold rush

Humour: Local man halfway through rude reply no longer able to recall why he hates other editor

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The Signpost: 26 September 2024

In the media: Courts order Wikipedia to give up names of editors, legal strain anticipated from "online safety laws"

Community view: Indian courts order Wikipedia to take down name of crime victim, editors strive towards consensus

Serendipity: A Wikipedian at the 2024 Paralympics

Opinion: asilvering's RfA debriefing

News and notes: Are you ready for admin elections?

Gallery: Are Luddaites defending the English Wikipedia?

Recent research: Article-writing AI is less "prone to reasoning errors (or hallucinations)" than human Wikipedia editors

Traffic report: Jump in the line, rock your body in time

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The Signpost: 19 October 2024

News and notes: One election's end, another election's beginning

Recent research: "As many as 5%" of new English Wikipedia articles "contain significant AI-generated content", says paper

In the media: Off to the races! Wikipedia wins!

Contest: A WikiCup for the Global South

Traffic report: A scream breaks the still of the night

Book review: The Editors

Humour: The Newspaper Editors

Crossword: Spilled Coffee Mug

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The Signpost: 6 November 2024

From the editors: Editing Wikipedia should not be a crime

News and notes: Wikimedia Foundation shares ANI lawsuit updates; first admin elections appoint eleven sysops; first admin recalls opened; temporary accounts coming soon?

In the media: An old scrimmage, politics and purported libel

Special report: Wikipedia editors face litigation, censorship

Gallery: Why you should take more photos and upload them

In focus: Questions and answers about the court case

Traffic report: Twisted tricks or tempting treats?

Technology report: Wikimedia tech, the Asian News International case, and the ultra-rare BLACKLOCK

Humour: Man quietly slinks away from talk page argument after realizing his argument dumb, wrong

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The Signpost: 18 November 2024

News and notes: Open letter to WMF about court case breaks one thousand signatures, big arb case declined, U4C begins accepting cases

In the media: Summons issued for Wikipedia editors by Indian court, "Gaza genocide" RfC close in news, old admin Gwern now big AI guy, and a "spectrum of reluctance" over Australian place names

Recent research: SPINACH: AI help for asking Wikidata "challenging real-world questions"

News from the WMF: Wikimedia Foundation and Wikimedia Endowment audit reports: FY 2023–2024

Traffic report: Well, let us share with you our knowledge, about the electoral college

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