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January
- WikiWorld: WikiWorld comic: "John Lasseter"
- News and notes: News and notes: Stewards, fundraiser, milestones
- In the news: Wikipedia in the News
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Report: Scouting
- Features and admins: Features and admins
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
- From the editor: From the editor: Stepping in after delay
- WikiWorld: WikiWorld comic: "Goregrind"
- In the news: Wikipedia in the News
- Features and admins: Features and admins
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
Volume 4, Issue 3, 14 January 2008
- From the editor: From the editor: A new weekly feature
- 2007 in review: Special: 2007 in Review
- Wikimania 2009: Wikimania 2009 bidding ends, jury named
- Roll 'em back, move 'em out: Controversial non-administrator rollback process added
- WikiWorld: WikiWorld comic: "The Nocebo Effect"
- News and notes: News and notes: Fundraiser ends, $500,000 donation, milestones
- In the news: Wikipedia in the News
- Tutorial: Tutorial: Fundamentals of editing
- Features and admins: Features and admins
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
Volume 4, Issue 4, 21 January 2008
- 2007 in review: Special: 2007 in Review, Part II
- Parser changes: New parser preprocessor to be introduced
- Pic of the year: Commons Picture of the Year contest in final round
- News and notes: News and notes: Freely-licensed music, milestones
- In the news: Wikipedia in the News
- Features and admins: Features and admins
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
Volume 4, Issue 5, 28 January 2008
- From the editor: From the editor: New feature
- 2007 in review: Special: 2007 in Review, Part III
- John Broughton interview: Signpost interview: John Broughton
- New parser: New parser preprocessor introduced
- WikiWorld: Best of WikiWorld: "Truthiness"
- In the news: Wikipedia in the News
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Report: Molecular and Cellular Biology
- Features and admins: Features and admins
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
February
Volume 4, Issue 6, 4 February 2008
- 2007 in review: Special: 2007 in Review, Part IV
- Newsroom use: Tensions in journalistic use of Wikipedia explored
- WikiWorld: Best of WikiWorld: "Calvin and Hobbes"
- News and notes: News and notes: Milestones
- In the news: Wikipedia in the News
- Tutorial: Tutorial: Adding citations
- Features and admins: Features and admins
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
Volume 4, Issue 7, 11 February 2008
- Muhammad image: Petition seeks to remove images of Muhammad
- Audit released: Foundation's FY2007 audit released
- WikiWorld: Best of WikiWorld: "W"
- News and notes: News and notes: Working group, Wik-iPhone, milestones
- In the news: Wikipedia in the News
- Tutorial: Tutorial: Basic dispute resolution
- Features and admins: Features and admins
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
Volume 4, Issue 8, 18 February 2008
- From the editor: From the editor
- New board members: Michael Snow, Domas Mituzas appointed to Board of Trustees
- News and notes: News and notes: Administrator desysopped, milestones
- In the news: Wikipedia in the News
- Dispatches: Dispatches: FA promotion despite adversity
- Features and admins: Features and admins
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
Volume 4, Issue 9, 25 February 2008
- Michael Snow interview: Signpost interview: Michael Snow
- Controversial RFA: Controversial RfA results in resysopping of ^demon
- Sockpuppeting administrator: Sockpuppeting administrator desysopped, community banned
- Print encyclopedias: Two major print encyclopedias cease production
- WikiWorld: WikiWorld: "Hyperthymesia"
- News and notes: News and notes: Wikimania Call for Participation, milestones
- In the news: Wikipedia in the News
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Report: Family Guy
- Features and admins: Features and admins
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
March
- Wales' relationship with journalist: Wales' relationship, breakup with journalist Rachel Marsden raises questions about possible improprieties
- Bureaucratship candidacies: Eleven users apply for bureaucratship
- Domas Mituzas interview: Signpost interview: Domas Mituzas
- Hidden Categories: Role of hidden categories under discussion
- Book review: Book review: Wikipedia: The Missing Manual
- WikiProject elections: Military history WikiProject elections conclude, nine elected
- WikiWorld: Best of WikiWorld: "Extreme ironing"
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Report: Football
- Tutorial: Tutorial: How to use an ImageMap
- Features and admins: Features and admins
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
- From the editor: From the editor
- Scandal fallout continues: Accusations of financial impropriety receive more coverage
- WikiWorld: Best of WikiWorld: "Five-second rule"
- In the news: Wikipedia in the News
- Dispatches: Dispatches: Vintage image restoration
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Report: Professional wrestling
- Tutorial: Tutorial: Summary of policies
- Features and admins: Features and admins
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
- WikiWorld: Best of WikiWorld: "The Rutles"
- In the news: Wikipedia in the News
- Dispatches: Dispatches: Changes at peer review
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Report: Tropical cyclones
- Features and admins: Features and admins
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
- Single User Login: Single User Login enabled for administrators
- WikiWorld: Best of WikiWorld: "Clabbers"
- News and notes: News and notes: $3,000,000 grant, milestones
- In the news: Wikipedia in the News
- Dispatches: Dispatches: Banner shells tame talk page clutter
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Report: Video games
- Features and admins: Features and admins
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
- Wikimania 2009: Wikimania 2009 to be held in Buenos Aires
- Sister project interview: Sister Projects Interview: Wikisource
- WikiWorld: WikiWorld: "Hammerspace"
- News and notes: News and notes: 10M articles, $500k donation, milestones
- Dispatches: Dispatches: Featured content overview
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Report: Australia
- Features and admins: Features and admins
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
April
- WikiWorld: WikiWorld: "Apples and oranges"
- News and notes: News and notes: 100 x 5,000, milestones
- In the news: Wikipedia in the News
- Dispatches: Dispatches: Reviewers achieving excellence
- Features and admins: Features and admins
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
- From the editor: From the editor
- Image placeholders: Image placeholders debated
- WikiWorld: WikiWorld: "Pet skunk"
- News and notes: News and notes: Board meeting, milestones
- In the news: Wikipedia in the News
- Dispatches: Dispatches: Featured article milestone
- Features and admins: Features and admins
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
- Global features: Global login, blocking features developed
- WikiWorld: WikiWorld: "Disruptive technology"
- In the news: Wikipedia in the News
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Report: The Simpsons
- Features and admins: Features and admins
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
May
- From the editor: From the editor
- Board restructuring: Wikimedia Board to expand, restructure
- Arbitrator resigns: Arbitrator leaves Wikipedia
- BAG, CU nominations: Bot approvals group, checkuser nominations briefly held on RfA
- WikiWorld: WikiWorld: "World domination"
- News and notes: News and notes: Board elections, milestones
- In the news: Wikipedia in the News
- Dispatches: Dispatches: Did You Know ...
- Features and admins: Features and admins
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
- Wikiversity interview: Sister Projects Interview: Wikiversity
- WikiWorld: WikiWorld: "They Might Be Giants"
- News and notes: News and notes: Board elections, milestones
- In the news: Wikipedia in the News
- Features and admins: Features and admins
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
- Pornography: Explicit sexual content draws fire
- Sighted revisions: Sighted revisions introduced on the German Wikipedia
- Copyright claim: Foundation receives copyright claim from church
- Policy updates: Board to update privacy policy, adopts data retention policy
- Citizendium 2: Update on Citizendium
- Board elections: Board candidacies open through May 22
- Maker Faire: Two wiki events held in San Francisco Bay Area
- IP block exemption: New feature enables users to bypass IP blocks
- WikiWorld: WikiWorld: "Tony Clifton"
- News and notes: News and notes: Autoconfirmed level, milestones
- In the news: Wikipedia in the News
- Dispatches: Dispatches: Changes at Featured lists
- Features and admins: Features and admins
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
- Board elections: Board elections: Voting information, new candidates
- Wikibooks interview: Sister Projects Interview: Wikibooks
- WikiWorld: WikiWorld: "Hodag"
- News and notes: News and notes: Russian passes Swedish, milestones
- In the news: Wikipedia in the News
- Dispatches: Dispatches: Good article milestone
- Features and admins: Features and admins
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
- Board elections: Board elections: Candidate questions
- Single User Login: Single User Login opt-in for all users
- Community news: Community-related news sources grow
- WikiWorld: WikiWorld: "Tomcat and Bobcat"
- News and notes: News and notes: Wikimedia DE lawsuit, milestones
- In the news: Wikipedia in the News
- Dispatches: Dispatches: Featured sounds
- Features and admins: Features and admins
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
June
- Board elections: Board elections open
- WikiWorld: WikiWorld: "Facial Hair"
- In the news: Wikipedia in the News
- Dispatches: Dispatches: Style guide and policy changes
- Features and admins: Features and admins
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
- Board elections: Board elections continue
- WikiWorld: WikiWorld: "Triskaidekaphobia"
- News and notes: News and notes: Military media mention, milestones
- In the news: Wikipedia in the News
- Dispatches: Dispatches: Main page day
- Features and admins: Features and admins
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
- From the editor: From the editor
- Board elections: Board elections completed; results forthcoming
- WikiWorld: WikiWorld: "John Hodgman"
- News and notes: News and notes: Milestones
- Features and admins: Features and admins
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
- Board elections: Ting Chen wins 2008 Board Election
- BLP enforcement: ArbCom's BLP "special enforcement" remedy proves controversial
- Global groups: Global group discussions in progress
- WikiWorld: WikiWorld: "Raining animals"
- News and notes: News and notes: Foundation hires, milestones
- Features and admins: Features and admins
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
- ArbCom and Orangemarlin: Private arbitration case criticized, vacated
- ArbCom announcements: Other ArbCom announcements reviewed in wake of controversy
- Taking up the mop: Statistical model identifies potential RfA candidates
- News and notes: News and notes: Board votes released, milestones
- In the news: Wikipedia in the News
- Dispatches: Dispatches: Sources in biology and medicine
- Features and admins: Features and admins
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
July
- From the editor: From the editor: Transparency
- Wikimedia 2009 plan: Wikimedia releases 2008-2009 Annual Plan
- Defamation suit dismissed: Defamation case against Wikimedia dismissed
- WikiWorld: WikiWorld: "Charles Lane"
- News and notes: News and notes: Adminbots, abuse filter, ArbCom, milestones
- In the news: Wikipedia in the News
- Dispatches: Dispatches: Style guide and policy changes, June
- Features and admins: Features and admins
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
- From the editor: From the editor: Transparency
- WikiWorld: WikiWorld: "Goregrind"
- Dispatches: Dispatches: Interview with botmaster Rick Block
- Features and admins: Features and admins
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
- WikiWorld: WikiWorld: "Cartoon physics"
- News and notes: News and notes: New Board Chair, compromised sysop accounts
- Features and admins: Features and admins
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
- Wikimania 2008: Wikimania 2008 wrap-up
- WikiWorld: WikiWorld: "Terry Gross"
- News and notes: News and notes: Unblocked in China
- Dispatches: Dispatches: Find reliable sources online
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Report: Military history
- Features and admins: Features and admins
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
August
- Ivins' edits: Anthrax suspect reportedly edit-warred on Wikipedia
- WikiWorld: WikiWorld: "Fall Out Boy"
- Dispatches: Dispatches: Style guide and policy changes, July
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Report: WikiProject New York State routes
- Features and admins: Features and admins
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
- Board Nominating Committee: Board of Trustees fills Nominating Committee for new members
- Greenspun project: Greenspun illustration project moves to first phase
- WikiWorld: WikiWorld: "George Stroumboulopoulos"
- News and notes: News and notes: Wikipedian dies
- Dispatches: Dispatches: Reviewing free images
- Features and admins: Features and admins
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
- From the editor: From the editor: Help wanted
- WikiWorld: WikiWorld: "Cashew"
- Dispatches: Dispatches: Choosing Today's Featured Article
- Features and admins: Features and admins
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
- WikiWorld: WikiWorld: "George P. Burdell"
- News and notes: News and notes: Arbitrator resigns, milestones
- In the news: Wikipedia in the News
- Dispatches: Dispatches: Interview with Mav
- Features and admins: Features and admins
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
September
Volume 4, Issue 36, 8 September 2008
- Wikimedia UK: Wikimedia UK disbands, but may form again
- WikiWorld: WikiWorld: "Helicopter parent"
- News and notes: News and notes: Wikipedian dies, milestones
- In the news: Wikipedia in the News
- Dispatches 1: Dispatches: Featured topics
- Dispatches 2: Dispatches: Style guide and policy changes, August
- Features and admins: Features and admins
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
Volume 4, Issue 37, 15 September 2008
- Poetlister: Wikiquote checkuser found to be sockpuppeteer
- WikiWorld: WikiWorld: "Ubbi dubbi"
- News and notes: News and notes: Wikis Take Manhattan, milestones
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
Volume 4, Issue 38, 22 September 2008
- From the editor: From the editor
- WikiWorld: WikiWorld: "Dr. Seuss"
- In the news: Wikipedia in the News
- Dispatches: Dispatches: Reviewing non-free images
- Features and admins: Features and admins
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
Volume 4, Issue 39, 29 September 2008
- Wikimedia UK: Wikimedia UK v2.0 elects first board
- WikiWorld: WikiWorld: "Cursive"
- News and notes: News and notes: Arbitrator resigns, milestones
- Features and admins: Features and admins
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
October
- Features and admins: Features and admins
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
Volume 4, Issue 41, 13 October 2008
- Experimental RfA: Experimental request for adminship ends in failure
- News and notes: News and notes: New hires, milestones
- Dispatches: Dispatches: The latest on featured articles
- Features and admins: Features and admins
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
November
Volume 4, Issue 42, 8 November 2008
- From the editor: From the editor
- News and notes: News and notes: The Price is Right, milestones
- Features and admins: Features and admins
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
Volume 4, Issue 43, 10 November 2008
- 2008 fundraiser: Fundraiser opens: Over $500,000 raised in first week
- ArbCom elections: ArbCom elections: Nominations open
- Book review: Book review: How Wikipedia Works
- Search engine: MediaWiki search engine improved
- Board resolutions: Four Board resolutions, including financials, approved
- News and notes: News and notes: Vietnamese Wiki Day
- Features and admins: Features and admins
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
Volume 4, Issue 44, 17 November 2008
- Wikimedia Deutschland case: Lawsuit briefly shuts down Wikipedia.de
- Wikimedia events: Wikimedia Events Roundup
- News and notes: News and notes: Fundraiser, List Summary Service, milestones
- Features and admins: Features and admins
- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
Volume 4, Issue 45, 24 November 2008
- From the editor: From the editor: 200th issue
- ArbCom elections: ArbCom elections: Candidate profiles
- News and notes: News and notes: Fundraiser, milestones
- In the news: Wikipedia in the news
- Features and admins: Features and admins
- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
December
Volume 4, Issue 46, 1 December 2008
- ArbCom elections: ArbCom elections: Elections open
- In the news: Wikipedia in the news
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Report: WikiProject Solar System
- Features and admins: Features and admins
- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation