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Views/Day	Title	Tagged with…
89	Roller in-line hockey (talk)	Add sources
454	Rolling Papers (Wiz Khalifa album) (talk)	Add sources
132	Syracuse Orange (talk)	Add sources
32	Rugby Super League (United States) (talk)	Add sources
31	Towson Tigers (talk)	Add sources
320	Gargamel (talk)	Add sources
9,567	Twitter (talk)	Cleanup
80	Kidz in the Hall (talk)	Cleanup
1,137	Recovery (Eminem album) (talk)	Cleanup
18	Niagara Purple Eagles (talk)	Expand
78	Doggystyle Records (talk)	Expand
22	Canisius Golden Griffins (talk)	Expand
34	Oren Lyons (talk)	Unencyclopaedic
410	Syleena Johnson (talk)	Unencyclopaedic
34	Musical collective (talk)	Unencyclopaedic
3	Candidates in the New Zealand general election 2005 by party (talk)	Merge
45	Schrödinger picture (talk)	Merge
72	Buick Rainier (talk)	Merge
2	H. Wesley Perkins (talk)	Wikify
51	Master of Arts in Teaching (talk)	Wikify
15	Eric Odhiambo (talk)	Wikify
2	Andrew Batterley (talk)	Orphan
11	Ascot (finance) (talk)	Orphan
2	Alliance for Animal Rights (talk)	Orphan
7	1996 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship (talk)	Stub
49	Re-Up Gang (talk)	Stub
7	Dartmouth Big Green men's lacrosse (talk)	Stub
14	2004 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship (talk)	Stub
15	2006 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship (talk)	Stub
26	LoveHate Thing (talk)	Stub

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The Signpost: 11 June 2014

News and notes: PR agencies commit to ethical interactions with Wikipedia
Eleven public relations agencies have declared their intention to follow "ethical engagement practices" in Wikipedia editing. The results were published last Tuesday: a joint statement from the participating PR agencies—representing five of the top ten global agencies and all but one of the top ten in the United States—clarifying their views and practices with regards to the Wikimedia projects.

Traffic report: The week the wired went weird
It seems that, more than commemorating the great moments in our history, more than even anticipating great sporting events, what our audience wants is the weird.

Paid editing: Does Wikipedia Pay? The Moderator: William Beutler
William Beutler (WWB), author of the blog The Wikipedian, is a long-time editor and community-watcher. He is also a paid editor (WWB Too). Well—not anymore—because he gave up direct editing of articles in 2011. Instead, for the past three years he has followed Jimmy Wales' Bright Line rule in acting as a researcher and consultant for companies and clients that want to suggest changes to Wikipedia articles and engage on the Talk page.

Special report: Questions raised over secret voting for WMF trustees
Last week we reported the announcement of two new affiliate-selected WMF trustees. The board of trustees is the most powerful and influential body in the movement, and chapters have been permitted to select two of the 10 seats since 2008, for two-year terms that start in even-numbered years.

Featured content: Politics, ships, art, and cyclones
Five articles, one list, twelve pictures, and one topic were promoted to 'featured' status last week on the English Wikipedia.

The Signpost: 18 June 2014

News and notes: With paid advocacy in its sights, the Wikimedia Foundation amends their terms of use
The Wikimedia Foundation has amended its terms of use to ban editing for pay without disclosing an employer or affiliation on any of its websites. The broad scope of these changes will allow the WMF to selectively enforce their terms of use to avoid ensnaring well-meaning editors.

Featured content: Worming our way to featured picture
Five articles, five lists, 22 pictures, and one portal were promoted to 'featured' status on the English Wikipedia last week.

Special report: Wikimedia Bangladesh: a chapter's five-year journey
The Bangladesh chapter of the Wikimedia movement was formed in 2009. They received official local registration from the national authorities on 10 June 2014. The long road in between was subject to much persistence, patience, and luck—along with a good deal of worry.

Traffic report: You can't dethrone Thrones
To the surprise of absolutely no one, the 2014 FIFA World Cup was the main draw this week, taking four slots. People appeared desperate to bone up on their trivia; checking not only this year's World Cup, but the last one. Even so, they still couldn't push Game of Thrones from the top ten. It will be interesting to see what happens come next week's season finale.

WikiProject report: Visiting the city
This week, the Signpost came in from the hinterland to interview members of the Cities WikiProject.

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Views/Day	Title	Tagged with…
14	2010–13 Big Ten Conference realignment (talk)	Add sources
5	Brown Bears men's lacrosse (talk)	Add sources
12	Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium (talk)	Add sources
1	American Basketball Association (2000–present) playoff results (talk)	Add sources
11	NUE Agency (talk)	Add sources
2,237	Southampton F.C. (talk)	Add sources
16	Hellions of Troy (talk)	Cleanup
8	Providence Roller Derby (talk)	Cleanup
4	Towson University buildings and structures (talk)	Cleanup
298	Everett, Washington (talk)	Expand
20	Morris County Colonials (talk)	Expand
25	St. Bonaventure Bonnies (talk)	Expand
419	Jim Jones (rapper) (talk)	Unencyclopaedic
2,134	Derek (TV series) (talk)	Unencyclopaedic
5	St. Joe's–Temple rivalry (talk)	Unencyclopaedic
20	Hoderi (talk)	Merge
40	Gas dynamics (talk)	Merge
65	Sophia College, Mumbai (talk)	Merge
113	Lord Willin' (talk)	Wikify
1,954	G-Eazy (talk)	Wikify
2,414	Pizza (talk)	Wikify
2	Attire Accessories (talk)	Orphan
43	Asphalt sealcoating (talk)	Orphan
1	Alvito Rodrigues (talk)	Orphan
143	Dead State (talk)	Stub
8	1989 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship (talk)	Stub
7	1993 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship (talk)	Stub
25	Rap Albums (talk)	Stub
749	SZA (singer) (talk)	Stub
18	Hop Is Back (talk)	Stub

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The Signpost: 25 June 2014

News and notes: US National Archives enshrines Wikipedia in Open Government Plan
The US National Archives and Record Administration (NARA) have committed to engaging with Wikimedia projects in their newest Open Government Plan. The biannual effort is a roadmap for how the agency will accomplish its goals in the digital age.

Traffic report: Fake war, or real sport?
Despite the interest generated by its season finale, Game of Thrones still couldn't top the World Cup, which still dominated interest, as evidenced by the fact that this top 10 is virtually identical to last week's, just with a different dead celebrity.

Exclusive: "We need to be true to who we are": Foundation's new executive director speaks to the Signpost
In her first interview since taking office, Lila Tretikov, the Wikimedia Foundation's new executive director, speaks about grantmaking, the global south, and the gender gap.

Discussion report: Media Viewer, old HTML tags
Discussions on the English Wikipedia this week include...

Featured content: Showing our Wörth
Ten articles and eleven pictures were promoted to "featured" status on the English Wikipedia this week.

WikiProject report: The world where dreams come true
This week, the Signpost visited the land of Disney, blockbusters, explosions, dream sequences, and cultural masterpieces: film.

Recent research: Power users and diversity in WikiProjects
In a recent paper, Jacob Solomon and Rick Wash investigate the question of sustainability in online communities by analysing trends in the growth of WikiProjects.

WikiCup 2014 June newsletter

After an extremely close race, Round 3 is over. 244 points secured a place in Round 4, which is comparable to previous years- 321 was required in 2013, while 243 points were needed in 2012. Pool C's Godot13 (submissions) was the round's highest scorer, mostly due to a 32 featured pictures, including both scans and photographs. Also from Pool C, Casliber (submissions) finished second overall, claiming three featured articles, including the high-importance Grus (constellation). Third place was Pool B's , whose contributions included featured articles Russian battleship Poltava (1894) and Russian battleship Peresvet. Pool C saw the highest number of participants advance, with six out of eight making it to the next round.

The round saw this year's first featured portal, with Sven Manguard (submissions) taking Portal:Literature to featured status. The round also saw the first good topic points, thanks to 12george1 (submissions) and the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season. This means that all content types have been claimed this year. Other contributions of note this round include a featured topic on Maya Angelou's autobiographies from Figureskatingfan (submissions), a good article on the noted Czech footballer Tomáš Rosický from Cloudz679 (submissions) and a now-featured video game screenshot, freely released due to the efforts of Sven Manguard (submissions).

The judges would like to remind participants to update submission pages promptly. This means that content can be checked, and allows those following the competition (including those participating) to keep track of scores effectively. This round has seen discussion about various aspects of the WikiCup's rules and procedures. Those interested in the competition can be assured that formal discussions about how next year's competition will work will be opened shortly, and all are welcome to voice their views then. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk · contribs) The ed17 (talk · contribs) and Miyagawa (talk · contribs) 18:48, 30 June 2014 (UTC)

The Signpost: 02 July 2014

In the media: Wiki Education; medical content; PR firms
The Los Angeles Times highlighted a recent Wiki Education Foundation (WEF) course at Pomona College in their article "Wikipedia pops up in bibliographies, and even college curricula". We interviewed Char Booth, the campus ambassador for the course, for additional details.

Traffic report: The Cup runneth over... and over.
With Game of Thrones over for another year, the World Cup dominated yet again. And that is pretty much that. This list isn't likely to be particularly eventful until the Cup is won.

News and notes: Wikimedia Israel receives Roaring Lion award
Wikimedia Israel (WMIL) has won a Roaring Lion in the category of Internet and cellular for its public outreach during the tenth anniversary of the Hebrew Wikipedia in July 2013.

Featured content: Ship-shape
Six articles, five lists, seventeen pictures, and one topic were promoted to "featured" status on the English Wikipedia this week.

WikiProject report: Indigenous Peoples of North America
This week, the Signpost visited the Indigenous peoples of North America WikiProject.

Technology report: In memoriam: the Toolserver (2005–14)
In the early hours of Tuesday morning, Wikimedia Deutschland's Toolserver project was switched off, marking the end of one of the Wikimedia movement's longest running Chapter-led projects. The Toolserver, which was in fact a collection of servers, first came online in 2005, hosting hundreds of webpages and scripts ("tools") made available for use by Wikimedia readers, editors and administrators.