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Yay! Someone gave me a WikiHand... er, a welcome message! --The Defender of Light >Grand Warlock Danzathel Aetherwing Inventory 23:59, 25 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

October 2014

Please read this notification carefully:
A community decision has authorised the use of general sanctions for pages related to the Gamergate controversy.
The details of these sanctions are described here.

General sanctions is a system of conduct regulation designed to minimise disruption in controversial topic areas. This means uninvolved administrators can impose sanctions for edits relating to these topics that do not adhere to the purpose of Wikipedia, our standards of behaviour, or relevant policies. Administrators may impose sanctions such as editing restrictions, bans, or blocks. An editor can only be sanctioned after he or she has been made aware that general sanctions are in effect. This notification is meant to inform you that sanctions are authorised in these topic areas, which you have been editing. It is only effective if it is logged here. Before continuing to edit pages in these topic areas, please familiarise yourself with the general sanctions system. Don't hesitate to contact me or another editor if you have any questions.

This message is informational only and does not imply misconduct regarding your contributions to date.

Acroterion (talk) 01:13, 28 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

uwotm8 --The Defender of Light Grand Warlock Danzathel Aetherwing >Inventory< 01:15, 28 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Please stop using talk pages such as Talk:Gamergate controversy for general discussion of the topic. They are for discussion related to improving the article; not for use as a forum or chat room. If you have specific questions about certain topics, consider visiting our reference desk and asking them there instead of on article talk pages. See here for more information. Thank you. EvergreenFir (talk) Please {{re}} 03:45, 29 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

kthx --The Defender of Light Grand Warlock Danzathel Aetherwing >Inventory< 03:46, 29 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

BLP violations

Stop posting links to various things that allege wrong doing of living persons mentioned on the project without any actual proof. This violates WP:BLP. If you persist in adding this content to Wikipedia, you will likely be blocked.—Ryūlóng (琉竜) 06:28, 31 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Fine. I do still have the edits in the history though. And since, quite frankly, editing some pages when a few users are lording over it, is to say, quite a pain. Best of luck with that gamergate thing... speaking of... time to write UnNews. --The Defender of Light Grand Warlock Danzathel Aetherwing >Inventory< 06:33, 31 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Signature issues

Presently, your signature violates many of the guidelines set out at WP:Signatures. It does not include your username here and on my end it takes up 5 lines of markup on my screen which is also against guidelines. Please truncate your signature formatting, because I'm fairly certain you're not allowed to use a separate template for it anyway.—Ryūlóng (琉竜) 06:38, 31 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Its not getting any shorter than it is now. only shortened it because I have nothing better to do. I want the reference to the DS/DSII class in there. --Grand Warlock Danzathel Aetherwing >Inventory< 07:00, 31 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Also my edit saved at midnight. Your argument is invalid. --Grand Warlock Danzathel Aetherwing >Inventory< 07:01, 31 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

You don't call dubs on UTC time. And I still see like 4 lines of signature.—Ryūlóng (琉竜) 07:55, 31 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I'm on a 12~ inch netbook, and i'm seeing 3 lines. --Grand Warlock Danzathel Aetherwing >Inventory< 08:27, 31 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, its one line, now scram. --Grand Warlock Danzathel Aetherwing >Inventory< 08:31, 31 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

My god, some people don't seem to be busy enough - they start complaining about other people's signature... yikes! I see exactly five words in the sig, followed by the date. --Maxl (talk) 15:32, 31 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The issue is the length of the signature in the editing window.—Ryūlóng (琉竜) 21:40, 2 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Tell me about it. --Grand Warlock Danzathel Aetherwing >Inventory< 04:32, 1 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

You're not allowed to use templates for signatures either and your signature still does not include your screenname "DungeonSiegeAddict510" which it is required to under the signature policy.—Ryūlóng (琉竜) 21:40, 2 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Notice

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The thread is DungeonSiegeAddict510's signature. Thank you. —Ryūlóng (琉竜) 21:55, 2 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

DungeonSiegeAddict510, if you do not alter your signature to follow policy, I will block you from editing. Everyone else on the project has figured out how to conform to this requirement; you need to to. --Floquenbeam (talk) 23:00, 2 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Butts. --DSA510 Pls No Hate 23:16, 2 November 2014 (UTC) (does this work)[reply]

Gamergate

Yes, much better. Striking doesn't remove it but I was also more redactive than necessary out of caution. Thanks for your help.. --DHeyward (talk) 07:33, 5 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I didn't get it at first, but now yeah, I should wait for RS to say something... hopefully. --DSA510 Pls No Hate 07:35, 5 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:Gamergate controversy#4chan Ban

I'm not sure what is going on in that section. I was just trying to explain why I removed the 4chan ban claim and suggest a couple sources along with quotes from those sources that the editor could use if they wanted to work the claim back in to the article. The 'open arms' quote is from the article not my opinion. — Strongjam (talk) 01:37, 8 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom Thing

You are involved in a recently filed request for arbitration. Please review the request at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case#GamerGate and, if you wish to do so, enter your statement and any other material you wish to submit to the Arbitration Committee. Additionally, the following resources may be of use—

Thanks, and all that good stuff. --DSA510 Pls No Hate 01:21, 10 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

You've got mail!

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Tutelary (talk) 05:08, 10 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Are you sure Masem is in that thread?

Which one's him? I'd be disheartened if he's involved - he seemed fairly neutral in all this. Random th e Scrambled ^(?) 05:40, 10 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

He was mentioned several times. What I think they wanted to do was pass on sources to him somehow. --DSA510 Pls No Hate 05:45, 10 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I saw that, but was he actively working with them, or were they just preparing to fill his talk page with the links they posted, unbeknownst to him? Random th e Scrambled ^(?) 05:47, 10 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure, to be honest, I guess I was thinking out loud and didn't realize it... I'll take another look at that thread. --DSA510 Pls No Hate 05:50, 10 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

arbcom

Stop adding Jimbo to the list. He is not part of the dispute.—Ryūlóng (琉竜) 21:08, 10 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Under what proof is he not involved? He's commented multiple times on this. --DSA510 Pls No H8 21:10, 10 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not an arbitrator or a clerk, but I am an uninvolved administrator. Please don't continue edit-warring. If you must, you can add to you own statement to explain why you think Wales should be a party. But edit-warring is disruptive, and if you continue, I will block you for a short period of time to prevent further disruption (and if I don't, another admin probably will). Thanks, HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 23:25, 10 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Notification

Tarc has brought your conduct to the administrator Dreadstar's talk page. See User_talk:Dreadstar. Just a notification, I think it's polite to let people know that they're being discussed somewhere else. Tutelary (talk) 20:22, 12 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Buddy don't let it get to you

You seem to be getting a bit wound up, I get it, I've been there over this, but It doesn't help and you could get in trouble. Just try and chill out and maybe move on for a bit, it's not worth getting annoyed over, it's protected now so not much is going to happen anyway. Stay happy pal :) Half Hat 20:31, 12 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Tensions are high right now... and I'm beginning to suspect foul play at hand. Anyways, I hope some action happens. I just wanna edit my KDE pages :( --DSA510 Pls No H8 21:01, 12 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I understand feeling frustrated, like I said I've been there, but getting mad can only just make things worse. If there really is something going on, there's not a lot either of us could do anyway, certainly not without solid evidence anyway. Maybe just take a brake from the article and work on other things, at least until it opens back up. Half Hat 21:11, 12 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Your Comment on GG Talk

Can you please clarify on your comment in Talk:Gamergate controversy regarding the "smearing"? — Strongjam (talk) 18:35, 13 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Slanted against the pro-gamergate side would work. And again, even if joystiq's thing is accurate, it is very vague, and does not specifically name what the CEO guy was actually talking about, concerning gamergate. --DSA510 Pls No H8 18:37, 13 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Can you please be more careful with your tone then? I thought perhaps you were claiming I was smearing people. Also, the struck-out text with comments about gawker don't seem very helpful, and have the potential to cause disruption. You also accidentally deleted someone else comment in that diff, probably an edit conflict. — Strongjam (talk) 19:16, 13 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Fair. --DSA510 Pls No H8 19:17, 13 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom statement

If everyone of us was asked to cut back ([1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11], [12]) you have to too. You're at like 1000 words. You don't get to have an exception when the rest of us aren't allowed that either.—Ryūlóng (琉竜) 02:01, 17 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

A clerk will let you know if your statements needs to be cut back. --DHeyward (talk) 02:05, 17 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

He added 6k worth of text to the page after half of the other participants were told by an arbitrator to cut everything back. He needs to cut back like the rest of us, just like Mr. Random needs to stop clerking. And that claim that my edits to Adland need to be looked at is ridiculous.—Ryūlóng (琉竜) 02:11, 17 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Sanction request

G'day, I have filed a sanction request in regards to your behavior involving the Gamergate articles [13]--137.111.13.200 (talk) 05:00, 17 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Please trim your statement at arbitration case requests

Hi, DungeonSiegeAddict510. I'm an arbitration clerk, which means I help manage and administer the arbitration process (on behalf of the committee). Thank you for making a statement in an arbitration request at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case#GamerGate. However, we ask all participants and commentators to limit the size of their initial statements to 500 words. Your statement significantly exceeds this limit. Please reduce the length of your statement when you are next online. If the case is accepted, you will have the opportunity to present more evidence; and concise, factual statements are much more likely to be understood and to influence the decisions of the Arbitrators.

For the Arbitration Committee, Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 10:45, 17 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Of course. However I currently only have a phone to work on, so reviewing and trimming is a bit impractical, and would probably nuke half of the statements. Sorry for the inconvenience. --DSA510 Pls No H8 04:19, 18 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note about edit diversity, or lack thereof

I've stated before. Once the article for gamergate, and related pages become neutral, and stop violating BLP, I'll edit all/most of the KDE articles, which many of are worryingly subpar. Yes, I give off the nature of an SPA, as others have called me, but that is my own innate nature, to focus on one topic of interest, until it is exhausted. Note my contributions already list some edits to KDE pages. As a gesture, once I get on a proper computer, I'll heavily revamp one KDE page, to show I am not just here for gamergate. However, until the aforementioned is resolved, one way or the other, I cannot properly focus on the other articles, when there is one already in my attention. If, I am permitted to stay, I promise you I would help out in other areas of the wiki, but asking me to change how my mind works is, well a bit unreasonable. I'll keep the drama low, if possible. Hopefully that sanction request and doxxing are the only things that anti-gg does to me. --DSA510 Pls No H8 04:33, 18 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

involved.    Thank you.

You've got mail!

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Tutelary (talk) 05:24, 19 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Holy crap

Did they seriously dox you? If so, that's awful. That's the worst thing I've ever had to experience myself on Wikipedia. AND FOR SIMPLY EDITING WIKIPEDIA you are their public enemy #1. This is despicable and nasty and just words can't describe how bad it is. I'm sorry that that's happened and I hope that you are alright, and to report each and every threat to the police in hopes that maybe one of these foul people will get their comeuppance. Seriously, this is not alright. Tutelary (talk) 23:15, 19 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah if that's the case, I'm really really sorry. Half Hat 23:25, 19 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yep. I've done far worse stuff on uncyc, (which i have apologized for and learnt from), but never was i doxxed... (Someone snagged a photo of me which i didnt know even existed! But they took it down). Yet, trying to play devil's advocate and pushing NPOV, warrants a dox and SWATting threats. If i didn't have a card up my sleeve to play against either side i would never have even considered dipping my toes into this mess, seeing as GNAA, AnonOps, and SA Goonsquad, among others are involved (weird twitter is in on it too). If I get SWATted, I'd play that card. Seeing as the 5's No True Scotsman card works on anti-gg too, it would be fun to see such a suspicious narrative crumble. I'm NEUTRAL, and get doxxed, by someone claiming to be anti-gg. The amount of doublethink and hypocrisy going on is tempting me to go pro, but I'm going to remain neutral, only an observer of pro-gg doings. Honestly, if Ryulong or someone else got doxxed I'd instantly try to help them however possible. I haven't condoned the harassment/bullying involved in this, and I never will. However, as i said in the latest addendum to my statement on ArbCom, and considering how severe actual doxxing could be, I find it... oddly amusing that, through my own research, what could simply be called a third party gathering wikidiffs, is doxxing. I've read the threads, anything close to a dox, is noticably condemned and reported (i hope they do what they say), by the other anonymous posters. I'm sure if /r/GamerGhazi on the antigg side actually helped out in hunting down third party trolls, rather than reflecting the relationship between RationalWiki and Conservapedia with the pro-gg /r/KotakuInAction, there would be less "controversy" in the GamerGate Controversy. To summarize, I, a neutral party observing pro-gg, have been doxxed and threatened by one claiming to represent anti-gg, and I'm ready to make it a phyrric victory for whoever did it's side if this escalates into real life. --DSA510 Pls No H8 23:41, 19 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Your going through hell at the moment. I hope you're OK. Half Hat 13:23, 21 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents#Legal_threats_by_DungeonSiegeAddict510

You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#Legal_threats_by_DungeonSiegeAddict510. Thanks. Avono (talk) 12:42, 21 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

A cookie for you!

"I can't imagine what 20k+ ~~group of diverse peoples who are fed up with the status quo~~ GamerHate sockpuppets, have to gain from harassing 3 women for 3+ months."

Thank you, you made my day! Racuce (talk) 06:36, 22 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I'm from uncyc. I do what I can to spice things up. --DSA510 Pls No H8 06:53, 22 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Another kangaroo court request

KEEP DIGGING YOUR OWN GRAVES :DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

Really. Please stop with the uncivil comments. Dreadstar ☥ 02:15, 24 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Hasteur: did you just forge Dreadstar's signature? Anyways, I'm on break until tomorrow evening. Need to calm down... --DSA510 Pls No H8 03:57, 24 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I can see the headlines now

Wikipedia silences victims of doxxing

I don't see any such headlines. Please be advised that the topic ban extends to your talk page as well. Thank you. Drmies (talk) 22:03, 22 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I liked the part about the kangaroo court. --DSA510 Pls No H8 22:30, 22 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Good. Now, here's another useful link. Have a look at WP:COLOR and look at the different color pickers, and what they have to say about the colors in your signature: for many visually impaired readers, it is illegible. I'm not all that impaired, and for me it's almost illegible. The relevant requirement is WP:SIGAPP; please adapt it as soon as possible. Thank you. Drmies (talk) 22:00, 23 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Your withdrawn accusations

I'd recommend going around to all the user talk pages you posted notices to and adding that you have withdrawn your accusations. Dreadstar ☥ 02:14, 24 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Notice of GS/GG Request for Enforcement request

I have opened a new request for Enforcement at Wikipedia:General_sanctions/Gamergate/Requests_for_enforcement speicifcally citing your "Kangaroo Courts" AN/I thread and your further expansion in the ArbCom case request page. Your are invited to enter a statement explaining why the enforcement action should be turned down. Hasteur (talk) 03:26, 24 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Self-requested block

Hi, DSA510. I saw your post on WP:ANI requesting a week-long block (you said ban, but I think you meant block). ANI is not the right place to ask, and most admins won't place self-requested blocks, but there are a few who will. There's a list of them here; I'm on it, as you can see. But perhaps you've had time to change your mind, in view of the posts above? If you still do want a block, you can read my conditions here, and indicate that you accept them, here or on my page, and I'll block you. But only ask for a block from me if you're sure about it, because you won't be unblocked on request. You may want to look at other admins on the list too, because the conditions vary a little. Regards, Bishonen | talk 21:26, 24 November 2014 (UTC).[reply]

I really don't think you'll want that

Trust me. Last time they were pretty close to banning you. This time, they'll go all out. I wouldn't do it, as the drama boards are essentially ruled by mobs. Count yourself a bit lucky that you got 90 days instead of indefinite. Tutelary (talk) 05:39, 25 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion involving you and 8chan (already closed)

I should have notified you when I moved MB's post, sorry, but here is the since closed discussion involving you: Wikipedia:General_sanctions/Gamergate/Requests_for_enforcement#RE:_8chan.2C_DungeonSiegeAddict510_and_Loganmac starship.paint ~ regal 05:54, 26 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I did an informal AMA on 8chan to see what the fuss was about. --DSA510 Pls No H8 18:15, 26 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/GamerGate opened

You were recently listed as a party to a request for arbitration. The Arbitration Committee has accepted that request for arbitration and an arbitration case has been opened at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/GamerGate. Evidence that you wish the arbitrators to consider should be added to the evidence subpage, at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/GamerGate/Evidence. Please add your evidence by December 11, 2014, which is when the evidence phase closes. You can also contribute to the case workshop subpage, Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/GamerGate/Workshop. For a guide to the arbitration process, see Wikipedia:Arbitration/Guide to arbitration. For the Arbitration Committee, Ks0stm ^{(T•C•G•E)} 22:27, 27 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ok. --DSA510 Pls No Bully 23:39, 27 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Your ArbCom heading

As brought up by Ryulong, you should change your header to "Evidence presented by DungeonSiegeAddict510", and keep a serious tone, you don't want jokes to subtract to any points you're making or get on the wrong side or the Arbitrators. Half Hat 20:21, 28 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Please, if you want Arbcom to take you seriously, take the discussion seriously. That last bit seems really unlikely to impress, and it seems kinda POINT-y to me to use the Workshop proposal space like that. 76.64.35.209 (talk) 01:51, 5 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

That's exactly what a gamerhate supporter would say. --DSA510 Pls No Bully 02:21, 5 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

A Dawkins for you

For amazing contributions to the field of memetics. Bosstopher (talk) 01:34, 1 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Gamergate evidence limits

The arbs are leaning toward a doubling of the usual limits on evidence for this specific case. I am still waiting for final sign-off, but it seems likely that most participants will not need to trim evidence. Three relevant points:

Given the substantial increase in limits, the usual acceptance if counts go a bit over will not be granted. Treat the limits as absolute.
The limits apply to both direct evidence and rebuttal to others.
Despite the increase, it is highly desirable to be as succinct as possible. For the arbitration committee --S Philbrick (Talk) 17:57, 4 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

To 8chan

GARRRRGARRR GARLUM --DSA510 Pls No Bully 04:32, 5 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Blocked

This [14] edit by you from today was a rather clear-cut violation of your current topic ban (from "all edits and all discussions related to the Gamergate controversy") [15]. I also note that on the Arbcom pages, where you are allowed to participate despite your topic ban only by way of exception, and only for the narrow purpose of appealing your sanction, you have been misusing the proceedings for engaging in free debate about the contents of the gamergate issue, and submitted frivolous pseudo-proposals [16].

You are blocked for one week. Fut.Perf. ☼ 11:41, 5 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I don't see how I violated a topic ban. --DSA510 Pls No Bully 23:56, 5 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@The Devil's Advocate: is removing a BLP violato source, from an article unrelated to gamerhate, really a topic ban violation? I want a second opinion. --DSA510 Pls No Bully 05:49, 6 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Please don't play dumb. It was an edit to a section about 8chan, which is about as closely connected to Gamergate as it gets, and the ref you removed had "Gamergate" right up in its title, so obviously this was an edit related to Gamergate. Whether the ref is problematic in terms of BLP is neither here nor there; if you are topic-banned you are not supposed to edit it but leave it to others to sort out. (And at first sight I certainly don't see anything that obviously marks it as a BLP vio; I also note the ref has been in the main 8chan article and seems not to have been challenged there.) Fut.Perf. ☼ 08:40, 6 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Request

That my userpage and talkpage are protected from IPs until I am unbanned. I'm still being threatened, and wouldn't rather like my dox plastered on my userpage and talkpage. --DSA510 Pls No Bully 16:15, 9 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Done, for the remaining days of the current block (or did you mean for the full time of your topic ban?) BTW, please rest assured that the recent vandal edit by an IP here was quite unrelated to you; it's some insane person whose harassment target just happens to be me, so he'll just randomly revert me wherever I happen to edit. Fut.Perf. ☼ 18:43, 9 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

No, just for my block. And I'm worried since the anti-gg people are still threatening me, despite my ban and block. I hope it doesn't escalate... --DSA510 Pls No Bully 23:04, 10 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

GamerGate arbitration case: evidence and workshop

In the interests of making this case more easily manageable, it is likely that we will prune the parties list to limit it to those against whom evidence has been submitted. Therefore, if anyone has anything to add, now is the time to do so.

See the list of parties not included in the evidence as of 8 Dec 14.

Please note that the purpose of the /Evidence page is to provide narrative, context and all the diffs. As diffs can usually be interpreted in various ways, to avoid ambiguity, they should be appended to the allegation that's being made. If the material is private and the detail has been emailed to ArbCom, add [private evidence] instead of diffs.

The /Workshop page builds on evidence. FOFs about individual editors should contain a summary of the allegation made in /Evidence, and diffs to illustrate the allegation. Supplying diffs makes it easier for the subject of the FOF to respond and much easier for arbitrators to see whether your FOF has substance.

No allegations about other editors should be made either in /Evdence or in the /Workshop without supporting diffs. Doing so may expose you to findings of making personal attacks and casting aspersions.

Also, please note that the evidence lengths have been increased from about 1000 words and about 100 diffs for parties and about 500 words and about diffs for non-parties to a maximum of 2000 words and 200 diffs for parties and 1000 words and 100 diffs for non-parties. For the Arbitration Committee, Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 06:09, 10 December 2014 (UTC) Message delivered by MediaWiki message delivery (talk)[reply]

As you are currently blocked and topic banned you may submit evidence by email to the Committee for it to be posted publicly on the evidence page. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 06:40, 10 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Indefinitely blocked

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for abuse of editing privileges. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may appeal this block by adding the following text below this notice: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}. However, you should read the guide to appealing blocks first.

I have blocked you because since your last block expired, you have done nothing but contribute silliness to arbitration pages. Further, although arbitration pages are excepted from your topic ban, the purpose of that exception is to allow you to contribute to the dispute resolution process, not to re-hash content disputes. Frankly, it seems to me—and I've been observing your conduct for a while—that you are not here to contribute to the encyclopaedia. For the avoidance of doubt, this block is an ordinary admin action, and is not made under the provisions of the community sanctions. Any arb or clerk can lift or modify this block without any deference to me as they see fit. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 22:28, 14 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who accepted the request.

DungeonSiegeAddict510 (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Request reason:

Just block me from the arbitration process. I don't want any further involvement in gamergate or related matters. I give up on it. Block me from the arbitration process and whatnot, and let me just edit other articles quietly. --DSA510 Pls No Bully 22:54, 14 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Accept reason:

See below. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 13:50, 17 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

DSA should stay far away from the arbitration proceedings and the GamerGate topic in general for a long time, honestly, but I don't think an indefinite block is warranted. DSA has made some constructive edits unrelated to GamerGate so I think it is wrong to say he is not here to contribute to an encyclopedia.--The Devil's Advocate _{tlk. cntrb.} 01:50, 15 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

DSA, what, precisely, would you like to edit if you were unblocked? This isn't a straight "no", but I'm more than a little bit sceptical, given that less than 15% of your edits are to the mainspace and that, by my back-of-the-envelope maths, about two thirds of your edits are to the GamerGate talk page or noticeboard threads/arbitration pages relating to GamerGate. I need a little convincing that unblocking you is not asking for trouble. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 16:28, 15 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Mostly KDE articles. Maybe other things. I want nothing more to do with gamergate. It's caused me nothing but trouble. --DSA510 Pls No Bully 19:00, 15 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@HJ Mitchell: I'll have a full reason in 6-7 hours. --DSA510 Pls No Bully 15:56, 16 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@HJ Mitchell: I'd basically like to be unbanned to edit the KDE articles and such, since I did promise some people that I'd do that. I want no further involvement with the Gamergate page since, quite frankly, the damage has been done. Instead of deleting it when you had the chance, it was kept up. To what purpose? At least (to my count) 4 editors have been doxxed, if not harassed/threatened like I was, many other pages have turned into battlegrounds, many people have different (mostly negative) views of wikipedia now, among other things. Again, to what purpose? I should have realized this earlier. Anyways, I've already explained the situation to my informant, and made amends with her, so I have no real reason to edit any gg related article. I'll take it all off my watchlist. I don't need to do anything more, and I don't want to do anything more. Have any of my edits to non gg pages been bad/disruptive? Since I neither have obligation, need, or desire to touch gg on wikipedia, I don't think it would be harmful to let me improve KDE articles (among other FOSS things, and maybe random pages). --DSA510 Pls No Bully 00:51, 17 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I'm late to the party, but I agree with your assessment of the situation—which is precisely why I'm blocking editors who contribute to the problem. I've unblocked you on condition that you avoid anything even remotely connected to GamerGate like the plague. If you don't, I will re-block you. I strongly recommend you focus on the mainspace rather than talk pages and noticeboards/arbitration proceedings. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 13:50, 17 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Signature

I see you've been pestered about this before and I hate to pile on, but since you left a note on my talk page I couldn't help noticing that your colour choice makes it hard to read. #008000 on #800080 (hex values of 'green' and 'purple') has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 which is well below the acceptable contrast level of 4.5:1. Here is a page with the contrast requirements of various text sizes and a calculator to tell you which colours work (more can be found at WP:COLOR). An idea would be to change 'green' to #0d0 (would look like DSA510) which would give a ratio of 5.1:1. Hope that helps. ekips 39 00:25, 19 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, thanks for the tip. --DSA510 Pls No Bully 00:48, 19 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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I legitimately confused the "copy" and "paste" icons (still on a phone). I meant to copy "|programming language = C++ etc..." It was an honest accident. --DSA510 Pls No RE 19:07, 9 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I doubt anyone will raise a stink about it since you self-reverted. I wouldn't have noticed if you hadn't posted on your talk page about it. — Strongjam (talk) 19:11, 9 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Yes, editing the 8chan article does violate the agreement; you could have checked the talk page and seen the Gamergate warning notice. I know you're trying to do the right thing so I won't make a big deal of it this time, but please back off. --TS 03:29, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Fair enough. --DSA510 Pls No RE 03:32, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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GamerGate proposed decision talk page

Any further disruptive or uncivil comments will result in sanctions being placed on you in accordance with the arbitration policy, which may include a ban from the case pages or a block from editing Wikipedia. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 01:02, 20 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Fiiiiiine. But my point about this should be noted when talking about off site things. --DSA510 Pls No AndN 01:05, 20 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I'm pretty sure, DSA, that the phrase I used was "like the plague". Not like a common cold, not like the flu, not even like bird flu, like the plague. I won't protest you discussing things on he PD that directly concern you, but everything else ... like. The. Plague. I see you've been making some nice uncontroversial edits to articles. May I suggest you keep that up instead of making me wonder if I made a mistake by unblocking you every time you cross my watchlist? HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 02:26, 20 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

In this event, the plague came to me in form of a notification. I was going to make a hueg rant about something, but I'll keep it short. I previously mentioned I want no part in the song and dance of arbcom. I wanted to clarify about the topic ban. The question about my signature was made in full seriousness, but I wrapped it up in a joke. As for the h8chan bit, while I was still on the page, I thought I'd point out the whole deal about "the hacker known as 8chan" is silly. Anyways, I have a short attention span. I don't care anymore, so long as I don't keep getting notifications about this. Now go away I'm plotting my takeover of Wikipedia with my armies of sockpuppets. --DSA510 Pls No AndN 19:39, 20 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Fair enough. On your signature, there are three questions you should ask yourself: is it intended to be offensive, could it reasonably be perceived as being offensive, and do the benefit of a quiet life outweigh your desire to keep it how it is? Up to you, my friend. Personally, I like a quiet life, but I think I must have signed a contract when I became an admin that said I couldn't have one. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 18:25, 21 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Something for you to do.

You seem to be of the programming type and seen your name a few times in various places. What do you think of Toy program? It seems to be at best a loose unsourced definition that is not backed up by any independent research. It seems they want to apply it as a definition of 'toy program' when the program is just merely a toy. It doesn't require a new definition and I heard the term once before I've never found it to be in any way an actual definable item of it's own. I was debating tossing it to the curb, think that would pass in general or have you actually seen people use this language before? I've heard the words put together but not as a single definable concept, merely 'program that is a toy', not it's own thing in and of itself. FlossumPossum (talk) 04:07, 26 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@FlossumPossum: it seems to be, the concept falls between a Proof of Concept, and a demo program. Like, something more complex than your standard, state issued glxgears, but not a full blown game, like Cube. I think the concept presented by the article is sound, but I'm sure there's a different term for it. --DSA510 Pls No AndN 16:28, 26 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Yah, I've heard someone mention it before but it was never as a concept on it's own. I've only seen it referred to a as program that was a toy not a thing on it's own. It also definitely isn't proof of concept or demo program or anything between as written. It more says it's a single purpose program, while the term practice program exists and is slightly more documented. The way it's written doesn't seem to describe it in my opinion as a topic all of it's own. If someone can find any sort of reference to it anywhere, perhaps it'd belong in another programming related article at best?FlossumPossum (talk) 18:35, 26 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/GamerGate closed

This arbitration case has been closed and the final decision is available at the link above. The following remedies have been enacted:

1.1)

(i) The community Gamergate general sanctions are hereby rescinded and are replaced by standard discretionary sanctions, which are authorized for all edits about, and all pages related to, (a) GamerGate, (b) any gender-related dispute or controversy, (c) people associated with (a) or (b), all broadly construed.
(ii) All sanctions in force when this remedy is enacted are endorsed and will become standard discretionary sanctions governed by the standard procedure from the moment of enactment.
(iii) Notifications issued under Gamergate general sanctions become alerts for twelve months from the date of enactment of this remedy, then expire. The log of notifications will remain on the Gamergate general sanction page.
(iv) All existing and past sanctions and restrictions placed under Gamergate general sanctions will be transcribed by the arbitration clerks in the central discretionary sanctions log.
(v) Any requests for enforcement that may be open when this remedy is enacted shall proceed, but any remedy that is enacted should be enacted as a discretionary sanction.
(vi) Administrators who have enforced the Gamergate general sanctions are thanked for their work and asked to continue providing administrative assistance enforcing discretionary sanctions and at Arbitration enforcement.

1.2)

Uninvolved administrators are encouraged to monitor the articles covered by discretionary sanctions in this case to ensure compliance. To assist in this, administrators are reminded that:
(i) Accounts with a clear shared agenda may be blocked if they violate the sockpuppetry policy or other applicable policy;
(ii) Accounts whose primary purpose is disruption, violating the policy on biographies of living persons, or making personal attacks may be blocked indefinitely;
(iii) There are special provisions in place to deal with editors who violate the BLP policy;
(iv) The default position for BLPs, particularly for individuals whose noteworthiness is limited to a particular event or topic, is the presumption of privacy for personal matters;
(v) Editors who spread or further publicize existing BLP violations may be blocked;
(vi) Administrators may act on clear BLP violations with page protections, blocks, or warnings even if they have edited the article themselves or are otherwise involved;
(vii) Discretionary sanctions permit full and semi-page protections, including use of pending changes where warranted, and – once an editor has become aware of sanctions for the topic – any other appropriate remedy may be issued without further warning.
The Arbitration Committee thanks those administrators who have been helping to enforce the community general sanctions, and thanks, once again, in advance those who help enforce the remedies adopted in this case.

2.1) Any editor subject to a topic-ban in this decision is indefinitely prohibited from making any edit about, and from editing any page relating to, (a) Gamergate, (b) any gender-related dispute or controversy, (c) people associated with (a) or (b), all broadly construed. These restrictions may be appealed to the Committee only after 12 months have elapsed from the closing of this case.
4.1) NorthBySouthBaranof (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is indefinitely restricted per the standard topic ban.
5.1) Ryulong (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is indefinitely restricted per the standard topic ban.
5.3) Ryulong (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is indefinitely banned from the English Language Wikipedia. They may request reconsideration of the ban twelve months after the enactment of this remedy, and every twelve months thereafter.
6.2) TaraInDC (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is admonished for treating Wikipedia as if it were a battleground and advised to better conduct themselves.
7.2) Tarc (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is indefinitely restricted per the standard topic ban.
7.3) Tarc (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is strongly warned that should future misconduct occur in any topic area, he may be banned from the English Wikipedia by motion of the Arbitration Committee.
8.2) The Devil's Advocate (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is indefinitely restricted per the standard topic ban.
8.3) Subject to the usual exceptions, The Devil's Advocate (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is prohibited from making any more than one revert on any one page in any 48-hour period. This applies for all pages on the English Wikipedia, except The Devil's Advocate's own user space. This restriction may be appealed to the Committee only after 12 months have elapsed from the closing of this case.
8.4) Subject to the usual exceptions, The Devil's Advocate (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is indefinitely prohibited from editing any administrative or conduct noticeboard (including, not not limited to; AN, AN/I, AN/EW, and AE), except for threads regarding situations that he was directly involved in when they were started. This restriction may be appealed to the Committee only after 12 months have elapsed from the closing of this case.
8.5) The Devil's Advocate (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is strongly warned that should future misconduct occur in any topic area, he may be banned from the English Wikipedia by motion of the Arbitration Committee. Further, the committee strongly suggests that The Devil's Advocate refrains from editing contentious topic areas in the future.
9) TheRedPenOfDoom (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is admonished for treating Wikipedia as if it were a battleground and advised to better conduct themselves.
10.1) The Arbitration Committee endorses the community-imposed topic ban preventing Tutelary (talk · contribs) from editing under the Gamergate general sanctions. This ban is converted to an Arbitration Committee-imposed ban. Tutelary (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is indefinitely restricted per the standard topic ban.
12) The Arbitration Committee endorses the community-imposed topic bans preventing ArmyLine (talk · contribs), DungeonSiegeAddict510 (talk · contribs), and Xander756 (talk · contribs) from editing under the Gamergate general sanctions. The topic bans for these three editors are converted to indefinite restrictions per the standard topic ban.
13) The Arbitration Committee endorses the community-imposed topic ban preventing Titanium Dragon (talk · contribs) from editing under BLP enforcement. This ban is converted to an Arbitration Committee-imposed ban. Titanium Dragon is indefinitely restricted per the standard topic ban.
14.1) Loganmac (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is indefinitely restricted per the standard topic ban.
15) Willhesucceed (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is indefinitely restricted per the standard topic ban.
18) The Arbitration Committee urges that knowledgeable and non-conflicted users not previously involved in editing GamerGate-related articles, especially GamerGate-related biographies of living people, should carefully review them for adherence to Wikipedia policies and address any perceived or discovered deficiencies. This is not a finding that the articles are or are not satisfactory in their present form, but an urging that independent members of the community examine the matter in light of the case.

For the Arbitration Committee, Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 00:46, 29 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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#AndN

Enlighten me -- what is "AndN"? Reply privately if you'd prefer. Thank you. ☺ · Salvidrim! · ✉ 01:37, 30 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

If I talk about it, I'd be violating my topic ban. Plus I have to update it anyways since the joke is over. --DSA510 Pls No AndN 01:43, 30 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, really sorry, I swear I hadn't realized you were under a topic ban. Way to stick my foot in my mouth. A thousand apologies. I got my answer elsewhere anyways, I only thought to ask you because of your signature. ☺ · Salvidrim! · ✉ 01:46, 30 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Its fine, anyways I c --DSA510 Pls No AndN 01:59, 30 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I'm back

It's time to vandalize all your Dungeon seige articles baby. Strangely actually tried to update in the name of the king 3 but the thing was so awful there litereally is almost no info anywhere. Not even reviews of it rofl. Thanks for sticking up for me btw. FlossumPossum (talk) 05:06, 2 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Talkpage edit

That edit summery (minus lenny) was the same summery he used when removing my comments kek --RetΔrtist (разговор) 06:09, 11 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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This is a notice that I made an enforcement request against you concerning your latest edits. See here. PeterTheFourth (talk) 14:51, 21 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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To enforce an arbitration decision and for violation of your ArbCom-imposed gamergate topic ban and failure to heed my advice to avoid the area like the plague, you have been blocked from editing for a period of one month. You are welcome to edit once the block expires; however, please note that the repetition of similar behavior may result in a longer block or other sanctions.

If you believe this block is unjustified, please read the guide to appealing blocks (specifically this section) before appealing. Place the following on your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Please copy my appeal to the [[WP:AE|arbitration enforcement noticeboard]] or [[WP:AN|administrators' noticeboard]]. Your reason here OR place the reason below this template. ~~~~}}. If you intend to appeal on the arbitration enforcement noticeboard I suggest you use the arbitration enforcement appeals template on your talk page so it can be copied over easily. You may also appeal directly to me (by email), before or instead of appealing on your talk page. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 12:30, 2 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Meh, I'll just make a sock to edit muh KDE articles lololololol. See you in 1 month <3 --DSA510 Pls No Level Up 03:49, 3 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Sockpuppet Investigation

You are suspected of sock puppetry, which means that someone suspects you of using multiple Wikipedia accounts for prohibited purposes. Please make yourself familiar with the notes for the suspect, then respond to the evidence at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/DungeonSiegeAddict510. Thank you. PeterTheFourth (talk) 21:57, 10 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

A Missing Semicolon here, I was the one accused of being your sock puppet. Might as well introduce myself, I guess. A Missing Semicolon (talk) 22:15, 10 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Pfft. I never use spaces in usernames. Besides, I'd name a sockpuppet something stupid, like epikmastertrole2k15. Ya took it. YA TOOK IT MAN YA TOOK IT ALL. --DSA510 Pls No Level Up 04:45, 11 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Besides im too lazy to make a sock. I'd just edit logged out. And would I really go STRAIGHT back to le gee gee stuff JUST after getting blocked? I am wounded ;-;. Its so that people won't ask me to do things, since I'm a lazy, lazy person. --DSA510 Pls No Level Up 04:50, 11 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Since I'm here, I should also point out the other reason I wouldn't make a sock. Shortly after saying that comment, I realized that whatever poor sap happened to register to edit KDE articles would be attacked by GamerGhazi type persons. My deepest sympathies, @A Missing Semicolon:. --DSA510 Pls No Level Up 18:02, 11 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Eh, everything is fine. While the incident did worsen my view of Wikipedia a fair bit, it's only to be expected if Gamergate really is this controversial as a subject. Hopefully questioning objectivity of articles concerning controversial events will be less negatively received in the future. A Missing Semicolon (talk) 18:09, 11 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Just be careful mang. I got doxed for not toeing the party line hard enough. --DSA510 Pls No Level Up 18:25, 11 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind. A Missing Semicolon (talk) 19:27, 11 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@A Missing Semicolon: if you are wondering why people were so quick to believe DungeonSiegeAddict510 was engaging in sock puppetry was because of this post. I am sorry that DungeonSiegeAddict510's comment resulted in you being suspect. I hope he/she is more careful about such comments in the future and comes to understand that such comments will cast suspicion on more than himself/herself. Chillum 19:14, 12 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Featured content: Another day, another dollar

Traffic report: Bruce, Nessie, and genocide

Recent research: Military history, cricket, and Australia targeted in Wikipedia articles' popularity vs. quality; how copyright damages economy

Technology report: VisualEditor and MediaWiki updates

The Signpost: 06 May 2015

News and notes: "Inspire" grant-making campaign concludes, grantees announced

Featured content: The amorous android and the horsebreeder; WikiCup round two concludes

In the media: Guggenheim image donation; Wiki campaign gets advertising award

Special report: FDC candidates respond to key issues

Traffic report: The grim ship reality

The Signpost: 13 May 2015

Foundation elections: Board candidates share their views with the Signpost

News and notes: Swedish Wikimedia chapter organizes simultaneous Wikidata contests

Traffic report: Round Two

In the media: Grant Shapps story continues

Op-ed: What made Wikipedia lose its reputation?

Featured content: Four first-time featured article writers lead the way

The Signpost: 20 May 2015

From the editor: Your voice is needed: strategic voting in the WMF election

In focus: The awful truth about Wikimedia's article counts

Traffic report: Inner Core

News and notes: A dark side of comedy: the Wikipedia volunteers cleaning up behind John Oliver's fowl jokes

Featured content: Puppets, fungi, and waterfalls

In the media: Jimmy Wales accepts Dan David Prize

WikiProject report: Cell-ebrating Molecular Biology

Arbitration report: Editor conduct the subject of multiple cases

The Signpost: 03 June 2015

News and notes: Three new community-elected trustees announced, incumbents out

Blog: How Wikipedia covered Caitlyn Jenner’s transition

Discussion report: The deprecation of Persondata; RfA – A broken process; Complaints from users on Swedish Wikipedia

Featured content: It's not over till the fat man sings

Technology report: Things are getting SPDYier

Special report: Towards "Health Information for All": Medical content on Wikipedia received 6.5 billion page views in 2013

In the media: Anonymous Australian editing targets football player, shooting victim

Traffic report: A rather ordinary week

The Signpost: 10 June 2015

News and notes: Chapter financial trends analyzed, news in brief

Traffic report: Two households, both alike in dignity

In the media: Arbitration case attracts media coverage; Wikipedia in Israel

Featured content: Just the bear facts, ma'am

Technology report: Wikimedia sites are going HTTPS only

Blog: Making Wikipedia’s medical articles accessible in Chinese

The Signpost: 17 June 2015

In the media: Wikipedia wins Asturias Prize; printing out Wikipedia; HTTPS switch

Arbitration report: An election has consequences

In focus: Three weeks to save freedom of panorama in Europe

Op-ed: Making a difference in Wikipedia, one GA at a time

Technology report: HTTPS-only rollout completed; proposal to enable VisualEditor for new accounts

Interview: A veteran’s Wikipedia edits help him understand the brutality behind Yugoslavia’s wars

News and notes: Labs outage kills tools, self; news in brief

Featured content: Great Dane hits 150

Discussion report: A quick way of becoming an admin

WikiProject report: Western Australia speaks – we are back

The Signpost: 24 June 2015

From the editor: The Signpost tagging initiative

Op-ed: Content Translation beta is coming to the English Wikipedia

Special report: Small impact of the large Google Translation Project on Telugu Wikipedia

Featured content: One eye when begun, two when it's done

Recent research: How Wikipedia built governance capability; readability of plastic surgery articles

Technology report: 2015 MediaWiki architecture focus and Multimedia roadmap announced

News and notes: Board of Trustees propose bylaw amendments

In the media: Turkish Wikipedia censorship; "Can Wikipedia survive?"; PR editing

Blog: 7,473 volumes at 700 pages each: meet Print Wikipedia

Arbitration report: Politics by other means: The American politics 2 arbitration

The Signpost: 01 July 2015

News and notes: Training the Trainers; VP of Engineering leaves WMF

In the media: EU freedom of panorama; Nehru outrage; BBC apology

WikiProject report: Able to make a stand

Featured content: Viva V.E.R.D.I.

Traffic report: We're Baaaaack

Technology report: Technical updates and improvements

Blog: These Texans are on a quest to improve Wikipedia’s coverage of their state’s revolution

The Signpost: 08 July 2015

Editorial: So you want to get your message out. Where do you turn?

News and notes: Wikimedia Foundation annual plan released, news in brief

In the media: Wikimania warning; Wikipedia "mystery" easily solved

Traffic report: The Empire lobs back

Featured content: Pyrénées, Playmates, parliament and a prison...

Technology report: Tech news in brief

The Signpost: 15 July 2015

Op-ed: On paid editing and advocacy: when the Bright Line fails to shine, and what we can do about it

Traffic report: Belles of the ball

WikiProject report: What happens when a country is no longer a country?

In the media: Shapps requests WMUK data; professor's plagiarism demotion

Blog: Wikimedia Foundation releases third transparency report

News and notes: The Wikimedia Conference and Wikimania

Featured content: When angels and daemons interrupt the vicious and intemperate

Technology report: Tech news in brief

The Signpost: 22 July 2015

From the editor: Change the world

News and notes: Wikimanía 2016; Lightbreather ArbCom case

Wikimanía report: Wikimanía 2015 report, part 1, the plenaries

In the media: Novelists annotate Wikipedia; Wales promotes TPO; Working for free

Traffic report: The Nerds, They Are A-Changin'

WikiProject report: Some more politics

Featured content: The sleep of reason produces monsters

Gallery: "One small step..."

Technology report: Tech news in brief

The Signpost: 29 July 2015

News and notes: BARC de-adminship proposal; Wikimania recordings debate

Op-ed: My life as an autistic Wikipedian

Recent research: Wikipedia and collective intelligence; how Wikipedia is tweeted

In the media: Is Wikipedia a battleground in the culture wars?

Featured content: Even mammoths get the Blues

Traffic report: Namaste again, Reddit

The Signpost: 05 August 2015

Editorial: Wikipedia better equipped to deal with systemic bias than traditional publishers

Op-ed: Je ne suis pas Google

News and notes: VisualEditor, endowment, science, and news in brief

WikiProject report: Meet the boilerplate makers

In the media: Probe into Nehru edits launched; dangers of the right to be forgotten

Traffic report: Mrityorma amritam gamaya...

Featured content: Maya, Michigan, Medici, Médée, and Moul n'ga

Blog: Get help editing Wikipedia with the new “Co-op” mentorship program

The Signpost: 12 August 2015

News and notes: Superprotect, one year later; a contentious RfA

In the media: Paid editing; traffic drop; Nicki Minaj

Forum: Community voices on paid editing

Wikimanía report: Wikimanía 2015, part 2, a community event

Traffic report: Fighting from top to bottom

Featured content: Fused lizards, giant mice, and Scottish demons

Technology report: Tech news in brief

Blog: The Hunt for Tirpitz

The Signpost: 19 August 2015

Op-ed: WP:THREATENING2MEN: The English Wikipedia's misogynist infopolitics and the hegemony of the asshole consensus

In the media: Politically controversial science; "Wikipedia hates women"

Featured content: Dead parrots, live frogs, a symbolic kiss and what do we get? Enrique Iglesias!

Travelogue: Seeing is believing

Traffic report: Straight Outta Connecticut

Technology report: Tech news in brief

Blog: How Wikipedia responds to breaking news

The Signpost: 26 August 2015

In focus: An increase in active Wikipedia editors

In the media: Russia temporarily blocks Wikipedia

Op-ed: Wikimania—can volunteers organize conferences?

News and notes: Re-imagining grants

Featured content: Out to stud, please call later

Arbitration report: Reinforcing Arbitration

Recent research: OpenSym 2015 report

The Signpost: 02 September 2015

Special report: Massive paid editing network unearthed on the English Wikipedia

News and notes: Flow placed on ice

Discussion report: WMF's sudden reversal on Wiki Loves Monuments

Featured content: Brawny

In the media: Orangemoody sockpuppet case sparks widespread coverage

Traffic report: You didn't miss much

Technology report: Tech news in brief

The Signpost: 09 September 2015

Gallery: Being Welsh

Featured content: Killed by flying debris

Op-ed: DYK, or proudly displaying incorrect information on the Main Page with alarming regularity

News and notes: The Swedish Wikipedia's controversial two-millionth article

Traffic report: Mass media production traffic

Technology report: Tech news in brief

In the media: Calling all scientists!; More Wikipedia editors in the Netherlands than all of Africa combined

The Signpost: 16 September 2015

Editorial: No access is no answer to closed access

News and notes: Byrd and notifications leave, but page views stay; was a terror suspect editing Wikipedia?

In the media: Is there life on Mars?

Featured content: Why did the emu cross the road?

Traffic report: Another week

Technology report: Tech news in brief

The Signpost: 23 September 2015

In the media: PETA makes "monkey selfie" a three-way copyright battle; Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Op-ed: Can we please stop bashing Wikipedia?

Featured content: Inside Duke Humfrey's Library

WikiProject report: Dancing to the beat of a... wikiproject?

Traffic report: ¡Viva la Revolución! Kinda.

Technology report: Tech news in brief

The Signpost: 30 September 2015

News and notes: Wikimedia Foundation fundraising report, Montreal to host 2017 Wikimania

In the media: Irish legislative editing; coffee quarrel; more sports vandalism

Op-ed: Wikipedia needs more administrators

Recent research: Wiktionary special; newbies, conflict and tolerance; Is Wikipedia's search function inferior?

Tech news: Tech news in brief

The Signpost: 07 October 2015

Op-ed: Walled gardens of corruption

Traffic report: Reality is for losers

Featured content: This Week's Featured Content

Gallery: Winners of Wiki Loves Monuments 2015 in Pakistan

Arbitration report: Warning: Contains GMOs

Technology report: Tech news in brief

In the media: Jailed Saudi blogger wins award; PR editing and Wiki-embarassment; Pakistan's third-richest person?

The Signpost: 14 October 2015

Op-ed: WikiConference USA 2015: built on good faith

WikiConference report: US gathering sees speeches from Andrew Lih, AfroCrowd, and the Archivist of the United States

Editorial: Why the news media needs a Wikipedian in residence

News and notes: 2015–2016 Q1 fundraising update sparks mailing list debate

Traffic report: Screens, Sport, Reddit, and Death

Featured content: A fistful of dollars

Technology report: Tech news in brief

Blog: Third Wikimedia Spain conference takes place in Madrid

October 2015

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The Signpost: 21 October 2015

Editorial: Women and Wikipedia: the world is watching

News and notes: Wikimedia lawsuit against NSA dismissed; Affiliates mailing list launched

In the media: "Wikipedia's hostility to women"

Special report: One year of GamerGate, or how I learned to stop worrying and love bare rule-level consensus

Featured content: A more balanced week

Op-ed: Wikipedia is significantly amplifying the impact of Open Access publications

Arbitration report: Four ArbCom cases ongoing

Traffic report: Hiding under the covers of the Internet

Technology report: Tech news in brief

The Signpost: 28 October 2015

From the editor: The Signpost's reorganization plan—we need your help

News and notes: English Wikipedia reaches five million articles

In the media: The world's Wikipedia gaps; Google and Wikipedia accused of tying Ben Carson to NAMBLA

Op-ed: It’s time to stop the bullying

Arbitration report: A second attempt at Arbitration enforcement

Traffic report: Canada, the most popular nation on Earth

Recent research: Student attitudes towards Wikipedia; Jesus, Napoleon and Obama top "Wikipedia social network"; featured article editing patterns in 12 languages

Featured content: Birds, turtles, and other things

Technology report: Tech news in brief

Community letter: Five million articles

The Signpost: 04 November 2015

Op-ed: You are invited to participate in the Community Wishlist Survey

News and notes: Wikimedia Foundation finances; Superprotect is gone

In the media: Ahmadiyya Jabrayilov: propaganda myth or history?

Traffic report: Death, the Dead, and Spectres are abroad

Featured content: Christianity, music, and cricket

Gallery: Princess of Asturias Awards 2015 ceremony

Technology report: Tech news in brief

The Signpost: 11 November 2015

Op-ed: As one thousand of us requested, Superprotect has been removed

Arbitration report: Elections, redirections, and a resignation from the Committee

Discussion report: Compromise of two administrator accounts prompts security review

Featured content: Texas, film, and cycling

In the media: Sanger on Wikipedia; Silver on Vox; lawyers on monkeys

Traffic report: Doodles of popularity

Gallery: Paris

The Signpost: 18 November 2015

Special report: ArbCom election—candidates’ opinions analysed

In the media: Icelandic milestone; apolitical editing

Discussion report: BASC disbanded; other developments in the discussion world

Arbitration report: Ban Appeals Subcommittee goes up in smoke; 21 candidates running

Featured content: Fantasia on a Theme by Jimbo Wales

Traffic report: Darkness and light

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) 17:02, 24 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I already voted though. --DSA510 Pls No Bully 17:57, 24 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 25 November 2015

Op-ed: Wikidata: the new Rosetta Stone

News and notes: Fundraising update; FDC recommendations

In the media: Erasmus Prize awarded to Wikipedia; trouble on the Russian Wikipedia

Recent research: Do Wikipedia citations mirror scholarly impact?; co-star networks in silent films

Featured content: Caves and stuff

Traffic report: J'en ai ras le bol

Arbitration report: Third Palestine-Israel case closes; Voting begins

Technology report: Tech news in brief

Blog: Wikimedia Foundation, Wikimedia Deutschland urge Reiss Engelhorn Museum to reconsider suit over public domain works of art

The Signpost: 02 December 2015

Op-ed: Whither Wikidata?

News and notes: Online harassment consultation; High voter turnout at ArbCom elections

In the media: Is Wikidata as transparent as it seems?; Wikimedia Fund-raising drive launches

Traffic report: Jonesing for episodes

Featured content: This Week's Featured Content

Technology report: Tech news in brief

The Signpost: 09 December 2015

News and notes: ArbCom election results announced

Op-ed: Wikidata: Knowledge from different points of view

In the media: Political editing in the context of the US presidential primaries

Gallery: Wiki Loves Monuments 2015 winners

Traffic report: So do you laugh, or does it cry?

Featured content: Sports, ships, arts... and some other things

Technology report: Tech news in brief

The Signpost: 16 December 2015

In focus: Drone photography: New possibilities and new challenges

In the media: Wales in China; #Edit2015

Arbitration report: GMO case decided

Featured content: An unusually slow week

WikiProject report: Women in Red—using teamwork and partnerships to elevate online and offline collaborations

Traffic report: A feast of Spam

Gallery: WikiConference USA 2015: images, slide decks, and videos

The Signpost: 30 December 2015

News and notes: WMF Board dismisses community-elected trustee

Arbitration report: Second Arbitration Enforcement case concludes as another case is suspended

Featured content: The post-Christmas edition

Traffic report: The Force we expected

Year in review: The top ten Wikipedia stories of 2015

In the media: Wikipedia plagued by a "Basket of Deception"

Gallery: It's that time of year again

The Signpost: 06 January 2016

News and notes: The WMF's age of discontent

In the media: Impenetrable science; Jimmy Wales back in the UAE

Arbitration report: Catflap08 and Hijiri88 case been decided

Featured content: Featured menagerie

Recent research: Teaching Wikipedia, Does advertising the gender gap help or hurt Wikipedia?

WikiProject report: Try-ing to become informed - WikiProject Rugby League

Technology report: Tech news in brief

The Signpost: 13 January 2016

In the media: War and peace; WMF board changes; Arabic and Hebrew Wikipedias

Community view: Battle for the soul of the WMF

Editorial: We need a culture of verification

In focus: The Crisis at New Montgomery Street

Op-ed: Transparency

Traffic report: Pattern recognition: Third annual Traffic Report

Special report: Wikipedia community celebrates Public Domain Day 2016

News and notes: Community objections to new Board trustee

Blog: Inside the game of sports vandalism on Wikipedia

Featured content: This Week's Featured Content

Arbitration report: Interview: outgoing and incumbent arbitrators 2016

Technology report: Tech news in brief

The Signpost: 20 January 2016

News and notes: Vote of no confidence; WMF trustee speaks out

Op-ed: Not a pretty picture: Thoughts on the "monkey selfie" debacle

In the media: 15th anniversary news round-up

Traffic report: Danse Macabre

Featured content: This week's featured content

Blog: Fifteen years ago, Wikipedia was a very different place

The Signpost: 27 January 2016

Op-ed: Lila Tretikov: the WMF needs your input in developing our strategy

News and notes: Geshuri steps down from the Board

In the media: Media coverage of the Arnnon Geshuri no-confidence vote

Recent research: Bursty edits; how politics beat religion but then lost to sports; notability as a glass ceiling

Traffic report: Death and taxes

Featured content: This week's featured content

The Signpost: 03 February 2016

From the editors: Help wanted

Special report: Board chair and new trustee speak with the Signpost

In focus: The Knight Foundation grant: a timeline and an email to the board

Op-ed: So, what’s a knowledge engine anyway?

News and notes: Harassment survey 2015; Luis Villa to leave WMF; knowledge engine background

Arbitration report: Catching up on arbitration

Traffic report: Bowled

Featured content: This week's featured content

The Signpost: 10 February 2016

Special report: New internal documents raise questions about the origins of the Knowledge Engine

In focus: An in-depth look at the special report's newly revealed documents

News and notes: Another WMF departure

In the media: Jeb Bush swings at Wikipedia and connects

Featured content: This week's featured content

Traffic report: A river of revilement

Blog: Wikimedia Foundation removes The Diary of Anne Frank due to copyright law requirements

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The Signpost: 17 February 2016

Special report: Search and destroy: the Knowledge Engine and the undoing of Lila Tretikov

Op-ed: Shit I cannot believe we had to fucking write this month

Featured content: This week's featured content

Traffic report: Super Bowling

Technology report: Tech news in brief

Blog: Antonin Scalia and the editor tracking his legacy

The Signpost: 24 February 2016

Special report: WMF in limbo as decision on Tretikov nears

Op-ed: Backward the Foundation

Traffic report: Of Dead Pools and Dead Judges

Blog: Wiki Loves Africa brings the continent’s fashion to the world

Arbitration report: Arbitration motion regarding CheckUser & Oversight inactivity

Featured content: This week's featured content

Technology report: Tech news in brief

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The Signpost: 02 March 2016

News and notes: Tretikov resigns, WMF in transition

Featured content: This week's featured content

Traffic report: Brawling

Recent research: Wikipedia and paid labour; Swedish gender gap; how verifiable is "verifiable"?

Blog: Wikimedia Foundation details requests to alter or remove content in new transparency report

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The Signpost: 09 March 2016

News and notes: Katherine Maher named interim head of WMF; Wales email re-sparks Heilman controversy; draft WMF strategy posted

In the media: Wikipedian is break-out star of International Women's Day; dinosaur art; Wikipedia's new iOS app and its fight for market share

Op-ed: A modest proposal for Wikimedia’s future

Featured content: Five articles, four lists, a topic, and five images were promoted this week.

Technology report: Wikimedia wikis will temporarily go into read-only mode on several occasions in the coming weeks

WikiCup report: First round of the WikiCup finishes

Blog: The new alchemy: turning online harassment into Wikipedia articles on women scientists

Systemic bias: Revenge of "I can’t believe we didn’t have an article on ..."

Traffic report: All business like show business

The Signpost: 16 March 2016

News and notes: Wikipedia Zero: Orange mobile partnership in Africa ends; the evolution of privacy loss in Wikipedia

In the media: Wales at SXSW; lawsuit over Wikipedia PR editing

Op-ed: Hard work needed to address Wikimedia’s leadership challenges

Discussion report: Is an interim WMF executive director inherently notable?

Featured content: This week's featured content

Technology report: Watchlists, watchlists, watchlists!

Traffic report: Donald Trump, the 45th President of the United States

Wikipedia Weekly: Podcast #119: The Foundation and the departure of Lila Tretikov

Blog: It “revolutionized the way German-speaking people inform themselves about the world”: Fifteen years of the German Wikipedia

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The Signpost: 23 March 2016

Interview: Exclusive: interview with interim ED Katherine Maher

News and notes: Lila Tretikov a Young Global Leader; Wikipediocracy blog post sparks indefinite blocks

In the media: Angolan file sharers cause trouble for Wikipedia Zero; the 3D printer edit war; a culture based on change and turmoil

Traffic report: Be weary on the Ides of March

Editorial: "God damn it, you've got to be kind."

Featured content: Watch out! A slave trader, a live mascot and a crested serpent awaits!

Arbitration report: Palestine-Israel article 3 case amended

Wikipedia Weekly: Podcast #120: Status of Wikimania 2016

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The Signpost: 1 April 2016

News and notes: Trump/Wales 2016

In the media: Saskatoon police delete Wikipedia content about police brutality

WikiProject report: Why should the Devil have all the good music? An interview with WikiProject Christian music

Traffic report: Donald v Daredevil

Featured content: A slow, slow week

Technology report: Browse Wikipedia in safety? Use Telnet!

Recent research: "Employing Wikipedia for good not evil" in education; using eyetracking to find out how readers read articles

Wikipedia Weekly: Podcast #121: How April Fools went down

Blog: Growing hashtags: Expanding outreach on Wikipedia

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The Signpost: 14 April 2016

Op-ed: Should prison inmates be permitted to edit Wikipedia?

News and notes: Denny Vrandečić resigns from Wikimedia Foundation board

In the media: Wikimedia Sweden loses copyright case; Tex Watson; AI assistants; David Jolly biography

Featured content: This week's featured content

Traffic report: A welcome return to pop culture and death

Arbitration report: The first case of 2016—Wikicology

Gallery: A history lesson

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The Signpost: 24 April 2016

News and notes: Lunar project; steering group formed to search for next executive director

Op-ed: Knowledge Engine and the Wales–Heilman emails

Special report: Update on EranBot, our new copyright violation detection bot

Traffic report: Two for the price of one

Featured content: The double-sized edition

Arbitration report: Amendments made to the Race and intelligence case

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The Signpost: 2 May 2016

News and notes: Wikimedia Switzerland's board and paid-editing firm; passing of Ed Dravecky

In the media: Wikipedia Zero piracy in Bangladesh; bureaucracy; chilling effects; too few cooks; translation gaps

Traffic report: Purple

Featured content: The best ... from the past two weeks

Arbitration report: Two editors unbanned; Wikicology case enters workshop phase; Gamaliel restricted from Gamergate at his own request

Recent research: The eight roles of Wikipedians; do edit histories expose social relations among editors?

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The Signpost: 17 May 2016

News and notes: Affiliates' nomination of WMF trustees announced; FDC's straight talking to WMF

Op-ed: Swiss chapter in turmoil

In the media: Wikimedia's Dario Taraborelli quoted on Google's Knowledge Graph in The Washington Post

Featured content: Two weeks for the prize of one

Traffic report: Oh behave, Beyhive / Underdogs

Arbitration report: "Wikicology" ends in site ban; evidence and workshop phases concluded for "Gamaliel and others"

Wikicup: That's it for WikiCup Round 2!

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The Signpost: 28 May 2016

News and notes: Upcoming Wikimedia conferences in the US and India; May Metrics and Activities Meeting

Special report: Compensation paid to Sue Gardner increased by almost 50 percent after she stepped down as executive director

In the media: The perils of Wikipedia's monopoly; Wikipedians' fragility; Street Sharks hoax

Featured content: Eight articles, three lists and five pictures

Op-ed: Journey of a Wikipedian

Arbitration report: Gamaliel resigns from the arbitration committee

Recent research: English as Wikipedia's Lingua Franca; deletion rationales; schizophrenia controversies

Traffic report: Splitting (musical) airs / Slow Ride

Blog: Freely licensed magic at Eurovision

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The Signpost: 05 June 2016

News and notes: WMF cuts budget for 2016-17 as scope tightens

In the media: Jimmy Wales on net neutrality—"It's complicated"—and his $100m fundraising challenge

Featured content: Overwhelmed ... by pictures

Traffic report: Pop goes the culture, again.

Arbitration report: ArbCom case "Gamaliel and others" concludes

WikiProject report: WikiProject Video Games

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The Signpost: 15 June 2016

News and notes: Clarifications on status and compensation of outgoing executive directors Sue Gardner and Lila Tretikov

Special report: Wikiversity Journal—A new user group

Featured content: From the crème de la crème

In the media: Biography disputes; Craig Newmark donation; PR editing

Op-ed: Commons Picture of the Year; Wikidata licensing

Traffic report: Another one with sports; Knockout, brief candle

Blog: Why I proofread poetry at Wikisource

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The Signpost: 04 July 2016

News and notes: Board unanimously appoints Katherine Maher as new WMF executive director; Wikimedia lawsuits in France and Germany

Op-ed: Two policies in conflict?

In the media: Terrorism database cites Wikipedia as a source

Featured content: Triple fun of featured content

Traffic report: Goalposts; Oy vexit

Blog: Jimmy Wales names Emily Temple-Wood and Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight as Wikipedians of the Year

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The Signpost: 21 July 2016

News and notes: Board faces diversity and skill-base issues in new FDC appointments

Discussion report: Busy month for discussions

In the media: Women in science editathon gets national press; Wikipedia "shockingly biased"

Featured content: A wide variety from the best

Traffic report: Sports and esports

Arbitration report: Script writers appointed for clerks

Recent research: Using deep learning to predict article quality

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The Signpost: 04 August 2016

Editorial: Wikipedia policy suppresses sharing of information

News and notes: Foundation presents results of harassment research, plans for automated identification; Wikiconference submissions open

In the media: Paid editing service announced; Commercial exploitation of free images; Wikipedia as a crystal ball; Librarians to counter systemic bias

Obituary: Kevin Gorman, who took on Wikipedia's gender gap and undisclosed paid advocacy, dies at 24

Traffic report: Summer of Pokémon, Trump, and Hillary

Featured content: Women and Hawaii

Recent research: Easier navigation via better wikilinks

Blog: All-new notifications page helps Wikimedians focus on what matters most

Technology report: User script report (January to July 2016, part 1)

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The Signpost: 18 August 2016

News and notes: Focus on India—WikiConference produces new apps; state government adopts free licenses

Special report: Engaging diverse communities to profile women of Antarctica

In the media: The ugly, the bad, the playful, and the promising

Featured content: Simply the best ... from the last two weeks

Traffic report: Olympic views

Technology report: User script report (January–July 2016, part 2)

Arbitration report: The Michael Hardy case

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The Signpost: 06 September 2016

News and notes: AffCom still grappling with WMF Board's criteria for new chapters

Special report: Olympics readership depended on language

In the media: Librarians, Wikipedians, and a library of Wikipedia coverage

WikiProject report: Watching Wikipedia

Featured content: Entertainment, sport, and something else in-between

Traffic report: From Phelps to Bolt to Reddit

Technology report: Wikimedia mobile sites now don't load images if the user doesn't see them

Recent research: Ethics of machine-created articles and fighting vandalism

Blog: Upload of free photos from Swiss library underway

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The Signpost: 29 September 2016

News and notes: Wikipedia Education Program case study published; and a longtime Wikimedian has made his final edit

In the media: Wikipedia in the news

Featured content: Three weeks in the land of featured content

Arbitration report: Arbcom looking for new checkusers and oversight appointees while another case opens

Traffic report: From Gene Wilder to JonBenét

Technology report: Category sorting and template parameters

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The Signpost: 14 October 2016

News and notes: Fundraising, flora and fauna

Discussion report: Cultivating leadership: Wikimedia Foundation seeks input

In the media: A news columnist on the frustrations of tweaking his Wikipedia bio

Technology report: Upcoming tech projects for 2017

Featured content: Variety is the spice of life

Traffic report: Debates and escapes

Recent research: A 2011 study resurfaces in a media report

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The Signpost: 4 November 2016

News and notes: Finally, a new CTO; trustee joins Quora; copyright upgrade impending

In the media: Washington Post continues in-depth Wikipedia coverage

Wikicup: WikiCup winners

Discussion report: What's on your tech wishlist for the coming year?

Technology report: New guideline for technical collaboration; citation templates now flag open access content

Featured content: Cream of the crop

Traffic report: Un-presidential politics

Arbitration report: Recapping October's activities

Recent research: Why women edit less, and where they are overrepresented; article importance and quality; predicting elections from Wikipedia

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ArbCom Elections 2016: Voting now open!

Hello, DungeonSiegeAddict510. Voting in the 2016 Arbitration Committee elections is open from Monday, 00:00, 21 November through Sunday, 23:59, 4 December to all unblocked users who have registered an account before Wednesday, 00:00, 28 October 2016 and have made at least 150 mainspace edits before Sunday, 00:00, 1 November 2016.

The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority 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.

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