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From the editorsRise of the machines, or something
The future of stuff? Who knows, but two articles were written by a computer this month.
News and notes
Information considered harmful
Wikipedia and human rights, publishers and the Internet Archive, Russia and Wikipedia.
Op-Ed
The "recession" affair
IGNORANCE IS NOT STRENGTH.
Eyewitness Wikimedian, Vinnytsia, Ukraine
War diary (part 3)
"This year's victory was sad and dull."
Election guide
The chosen six: 2022 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees elections
Candidate op-eds, open question spaces, and more.
Community view
Youth culture and notability
Was Minecraft YouTuber a GNG pass in life, or only in death?
Opinion
Criminals among us
Mass murderers, sex criminals, Ponzi schemers, insider traders, and business people.
Arbitration report
Winds of change blow for cyclone editors, deletion dustup draws toward denouement
The last three months of arbitration through the eyes of a GPT-3
Deletion report
This is Gonzo Country
GPT-3 whips it out.
Traffic report
US TV, JP ex-PM, outer space, and politics of IN, US, UK top charts for July
The world shows its messy complexity.
Featured content
A little list with surprisingly few lists
More lists expected next month.
Tips and tricks
Cleaning up awful citations with Citation bot
It doesn't have to be a pain in the butt!
In focus
Wikidata insights from a handy little tool
PAC2 explains the item documentation template.
On the bright side
Ukrainian Wikimedians during the war — three (more) stories
Education, climate change, and journalism.
Essay
How to research an image
Zoom and enhance.
Recent research
A century of rulemaking on Wikipedia analyzed
And other new research findings.
Serendipity
Don't cite Wikipedia
But Commons is a treasure trove.
Gallery
A backstage pass
All the things about theatre that the general public misses out on.
From the archives
2012 Russian Wikipedia shutdown as it happened
Ten years ago, Russian Wikipedia went dark in protest of new Russian laws. Today...
Humour
Why did the chicken cross the road?
Strange mysteries of our animal world.