• The project has recently experienced a complete redesign. The Outreach department has also undergone a major expansion, and this newsletter is the result of that.
• The review department is currently under development, with several new proposals underway. Internal peer review had begun on the page of the project's Review Department. The department currently provides a centralized platform off all currently open reviews throughout the project (Featured Articles, Peer Reviews, Good Articles, Articles for Deletion, Categories for Discussion, etc.)
• A new task force has been introduced: the Paris task force. Any users interested in contributing to the taskforce can join on the project page.
• There is a current discussion about merging the French Communes WikiProject into ours. This communes project will be organised as a task force.

• Several new user has joined the project this last month: Jordan Timothy James Busson, Djwilms and Mcewan. Welcome! Please come stop by the talk page to join in our discussions.
• Lazulilasher has been awarded the French Barnstar of National Merit for his contributions to this project. Congratulations!

This is the new project newsletter, covering months August through to October, which will contain information regarding new Good and Featured articles, recent project changes, general related news, and recent proposals.

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