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307: 509: 422: 600: 117: 107: 571:), from the UK, has gained expertise in copyright issues on the English Knowledge (XXG). She intends to contribute as an admin to speedy deletion, usernames for administrator attention (dealing mainly with promotional usernames, the most frequently reported problem) and copyright problems. January also contributes to WP:BLP issues, non-free content evaluation, and sockpuppetry investigation. 33: 127: 87: 137: 97: 502:) and its contributors, whose notes I have sometimes used as a source of inspiration, notably those about the housefly, the town of Beauvais and about Frédéric Nihous". However, the French chapter's request to identify these passages precisely by page numbers was not honored. A headline on French IT news Numerama site read " 445:
of the first British Library Editathon). The day was sponsored by the English and Drama Department, and focused on early fantasy and fictional worlds, international modern poets and Victorian authors, resulting in the creation of and improvement of related articles, new images, and audio files on
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an interdisciplinary team of eight researchers (most of them Ph.D. students) who from June to August will be working "on a wide-ranging set of questions that address vital issues of openness and participation in Knowledge (XXG)". Led by the Community Department, the
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to comply with Knowledge (XXG)'s CC-BY-SA license at least in the new ebook edition of the novel had been partially successful – Knowledge (XXG) is now named in the acknowledgments in the following form: "I also thank Knowledge (XXG)
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on Foundation-l conjectured that the other resolution, about images of identifiable people, will be the more consequential, requiring "considerably more self-examination on the part of every project that hosts or uses images".
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by the specialist curator who researched the exhibition, and were given opportunities to have a personal hands-on with original rare books and manuscripts, including those of works by Oscar Wilde and Dickens. Richard Power
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dating to March in some categories. A shortage of reviewers, and fatigue from a backlog reduction drive earlier this year, have been blamed for the current slow progress. Reviewers are urgently sought, particularly for the
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crossed the 12,000 mark. However, the monthly increase of 181 GAs was the smallest since July 2010, and was fewer than half the rise achieved in March. The number of articles awaiting review has risen to 380, with a
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Great going, HPN. This is really commendable work. Kudos to you and others bringing the culture of Knowledge (XXG) editing to places which are bereft of such opportunities.
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were trained in editing Knowledge (XXG) by seven experienced Knowledge (XXG) volunteers. The event is credited with reviving activity on the
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Four of the students at the workshop, with the main page of the Northern Sami Knowledge (XXG) in the background
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In a workshop held by the Norwegian Wikimedia chapter on 28 and 29 May, eight women from the indigenous
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Two language workshops in one week :) Do we have stats on how many speakers of these languages do
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Board resolution on controversial content; WMF Summer of Research; indigenous workshop; brief news
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Foundation's Community Department searching for "storyteller" and summer research fellows
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Last week, the Wikimedia Foundation's Board of Trustees published its long awaited
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The Community Department invited involvement from Wikipedians and feedback from
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Commons, and new content on Wikisource (results and more pictures are at the
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Board resolutions on controversial content and images of identifiable people
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Houellebecq defends himself against charges of Knowledge (XXG) plagiarism
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WMF Community Department announces "Summer of Research" participants
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language. He called the number of women participants "encouraging".
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How does the type of work that newcomers do affect their retention?
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Editing Workshop revives Knowledge (XXG) in indigenous language
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software developed for the Foundation's Editor Trends Study.
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Explicit image featured on German Knowledge (XXG)'s main page
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a university assignment project on several sociology topics
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Chief Technical Officer to leave Wikimedia Foundation
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almost verbatim from the French Knowledge (XXG) (see
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was found to have copied three passages in his novel
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Quantitative studies will use the 184:resolution on controversial content 536:and was conducted entirely in the 360:Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation 248:How are editing patterns changing? 53: 28: 680:These comments are automatically 528:on a Knowledge (XXG) workshop in 489:"). Last month, Wikimedia France 487:Houellebecq copyleft controversy 416:Biblioteca Museu VĂ­ctor Balaguer 135: 125: 115: 105: 95: 85: 556:this week's "Technology report" 394:lengthy queue of music articles 691:add the page to your watchlist 338:) in two tranches since 2009 ( 1: 234:The Wikimedia Foundation has 433:: On 4 June, as part of the 380:Good article monthly roundup 241:questions they will address 814: 382:: This May, the number of 268:The efforts will build on 475:La Carte et le territoire 469:: In 2010, French writer 431:British Library Editathon 336:Sami Parliament of Norway 192:summary of events in the 730:09:39, 7 June 2011 (UTC) 717:03:18, 7 June 2011 (UTC) 500:http://fr.wikipedia.org 396:and in connection with 221:One participant in the 688:. To follow comments, 603: 513: 461:several image requests 426: 340:original press release 326:) which, according to 311: 36: 602: 511: 439:the Signpost coverage 424: 309: 206:"). 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resolution on controversial content
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summary of events in the Signpost's "2010 in review"
'Personal image filter' to offer the ability to hide sexual or violent media
Board's minutes
Explicit image featured on German Knowledge (XXG)'s main page
Foundation-l discussion about the announcement
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questions they will address
How are editing patterns changing?
How does the type of work that newcomers do affect their retention?

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