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Issue 38, January – April 2020
 The Wikipedia Library Books & Bytes

Issue 38, January – April 2020 
 * New partnership
 * Global roundup

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WikiCup 2020 May newsletter
The second round of the 2020 WikiCup has now finished. It was a high-scoring round and contestants needed 75 points to advance to round 3. There were some very impressive efforts in round 2, with the top ten contestants all scoring more than 500 points. A large number of the points came from the 12 featured articles and the 186 good articles achieved in total by contestants, and the 355 good article reviews they performed; the GAN backlog drive and the stay-at-home imperative during the COVID-19 pandemic may have been partially responsible for these impressive figures.

Our top scorers in round 2 were:


 * Epicgenius, with 2333 points from one featured article, forty-five good articles, fourteen DYKs and plenty of bonus points
 * Royal standard of England (1406–1603).svg Gog the Mild, with 1784 points from three featured articles, eight good articles, a substantial number of featured article and good article reviews and lots of bonus points
 * 🇧🇼 The Rambling Man, with 1262 points from two featured articles, eight good articles and a hundred good article reviews
 * Harrias, with 1141 points from two featured articles, three featured lists, ten good articles, nine DYKs and a substantial number of featured article and good article reviews
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Lee Vilenski with 869 points, Blason Gondor.svg Hog Farm with 801, 🇻🇪 Kingsif with 719, SounderBruce with 710, 🇺🇸 Dunkleosteus77 with 608 and 🇲🇽 MX with 515.

The rules for featured article reviews have been adjusted; reviews may cover three aspects of the article, content, images and sources, and contestants may receive points for each of these three types of review. Please also remember the requirement to mention the WikiCup when undertaking an FAR for which you intend to claim points. Remember also that DYKs cannot be claimed until they have appeared on the main page. As we enter the third round, any content promoted after the end of round 2 but before the start of round 3 can be claimed now, and anything you forgot to claim in round 2 cannot! Remember too, that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). 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 your name from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13 (talk), Sturmvogel 66 (talk), Vanamonde (talk) and Cwmhiraeth. - MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:44, 1 May 2020 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CLXIX, May 2020
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The Signpost: 31 May 2020
 News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's weekly journal about Wikipedia and Wikimedia
 * From the editor: Meltdown May?


 * News and notes: 2019 Picture of the Year, 200 French paid editing accounts blocked, 10 years of Guild Copyediting


 * In the media: CBS on COVID-19, Sanger on bias, false noses, and five prolific editors


 * Discussion report: WMF's Universal Code of Conduct


 * Special report: The sum of human knowledge? Not in one Wikipedia language edition


 * Featured content: Weathering the storm


 * Arbitration report: Board member receives editing restriction


 * Traffic report: Come on and slam, and welcome to the jam


 * Op-Ed: Where Is Political Bias Taking Us?


 * Gallery: Wildlife photos by the book


 * News from the WMF: WMF Board announces Community Culture Statement


 * Recent research: Automatic detection of covert paid editing; Wiki Workshop 2020


 * Community view: Transit routes and mapping during stay-at-home order downtime


 * On video: COVID-19 spurs innovations in Wikimedia video and virtual programming


 * WikiProject report: Revitalizing good articles


 * On the bright side: 500,000 articles in the Egyptian Arabic Wikipedia


 * Obituaries: Dmitrismirnov, Kattenkruid, Muidlatif, Ronhjones, Tsirel

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GOCE June newsletter
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Books & Bytes – Issue 39, May – June 2020
 The Wikipedia Library Books & Bytes

Issue 39, May – June 2020 
 * Library Card Platform
 * New partnerships
 * ProQuest
 * Springer Nature
 * BioOne
 * CEEOL
 * IWA Publishing
 * ICE Publishing
 * Bytes in brief

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The Bugle: Issue CLXX, June 2020
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The Signpost: 28 June 2020
 News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's weekly journal about Wikipedia and Wikimedia
 * News and notes: Progress at Wikipedia Library and Wikijournal of Medicine


 * Community view: Community open letter on renaming


 * Gallery: After the killing of George Floyd


 * In the media: Part collaboration and part combat


 * Discussion report: Community reacts to WMF rebranding proposals


 * Featured content: Sports are returning, with a rainbow


 * Arbitration report: Anti-harassment RfC and a checkuser revocation


 * Traffic report: The pandemic, alleged murder, a massacre, and other deaths


 * News from the WMF: We stand for racial justice


 * Recent research: Wikipedia and COVID-19; automated Wikipedia-based fact-checking


 * Interview: What is wrong with rebranding to "Wikipedia Foundation"?


 * Humour: Cherchez une femme


 * Opinion: Trying to find COI or paid editors? Just read the news


 * On the bright side: For what are you grateful this month?


 * In focus: Edit Loud, Edit Proud: LGBTIQ+ Wikimedians and Global Information Activism


 * WikiProject report: WikiProject Black Lives Matter

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WikiCup 2020 July newsletter
The third round of the 2020 WikiCup has now come to an end. The 16 users who made it into the fourth round each had at least 353 points (compared to 68 in 2019). It was a highly competitive round, and a number of contestants were eliminated who would have moved on in earlier years. Our top scorers in round 3 were:


 * Epicgenius, with one featured article, 28 good articles and 17 DYKs, amassing 1836 points
 * 🇧🇼 The Rambling Man, with 1672 points gained from four featured articles and seventeen good articles, plus reviews of a large number of FACs and GAs
 * Royal standard of England (1406–1603).svg Gog the Mild, a first time contestant, with 1540 points, a tally built largely on 4 featured articles and related bonus points.

Between them, contestants managed 14 featured articles, 9 featured lists, 3 featured pictures, 152 good articles, 136 DYK entries, 55 ITN entries, 65 featured article candidate reviews and 221 good article reviews. Additionally, 🇩🇰 MPJ-DK added 3 items to featured topics and 44 to good topics. Over the course of the competition, contestants have completed 710 good article reviews, in comparison to 387 good articles submitted for review and promoted. These large numbers are probably linked to a GAN backlog drive in April and May, and the changed patterns of editing during the COVID-19 pandemic. As we enter the fourth round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 3 but before the start of round 4 can be claimed in round 4. Please also remember that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met. Please also remember that all submissions must meet core Wikipedia policies, regardless of the review process.

If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). 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 your name from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13 (talk), Sturmvogel 66 (talk), Vanamonde (talk), Cwmhiraeth (talk) MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 12:33, 2 July 2020 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CLXXI, July 2020
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The Signpost: 2 August 2020
 News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's weekly journal about Wikipedia and Wikimedia
 * Special report: Wikipedia and the End of Open Collaboration?


 * COI and paid editing: Some strange people edit Wikipedia for money


 * News and notes: Abstract Wikipedia, a hoax, sex symbols, and a new admin


 * In the media: Dog days gone bad


 * Discussion report: Fox News, a flight of RfAs, and banning policy


 * Featured content: Remembering Art, Valor, and Freedom


 * Traffic report: Now for something completely different


 * Gallery: Photos of threatened species from iNaturalist


 * News from the WMF: New Chinese national security law in Hong Kong could limit the privacy of Wikipedia users


 * Recent research: Receiving thanks increases retention, but not the time contributed to Wikipedia


 * Essay: Not compatible with a collaborative project


 * Obituaries: Hasteur and Brian McNeil


 * In focus: WikiLoop DoubleCheck, reviewing edits made easy

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The Bugle: Issue CLXXII, August 2020
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The Signpost: 30 August 2020
 News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's weekly journal about Wikipedia and Wikimedia
 * News and notes: The high road and the low road


 * In the media: Storytelling large and small


 * Featured content: Going for the goal


 * Special report: Wikipedia's not so little sister is finding its own way


 * Op-Ed: The longest-running hoax


 * Traffic report: Heart, soul, umbrellas, and politics


 * News from the WMF: Fourteen things we’ve learned by moving Polish Wikimedia conference online


 * Recent research: Detecting spam, and pages to protect; non-anonymous editors signal their intelligence with high-quality articles


 * Arbitration report: A slow couple of months


 * From the archives: Wikipedia for promotional purposes?


 * Obituaries: Marcus Sherman, Jerome West, and Pauline van Till

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Wikiproject Military history coordinator election nominations open
Nominations for the upcoming project coordinator election are now open. A team of up to ten coordinators will be elected for the next year. The project coordinators are the designated points of contact for issues concerning the project, and are responsible for maintaining our internal structure and processes. They do not, however, have any authority over article content or editor conduct, or any other special powers. More information on being a coordinator is available here. If you are interested in running, please sign up here by 23:59 UTC on 14 September! Voting doesn't commence until 15 September. If you have any questions, you can contact any member of the coord team. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 02:05, 1 September 2020 (UTC)

WikiCup 2020 September newsletter
The fourth round of the competition has finished, with 865 points being required to qualify for the final round, nearly twice as many points as last year. It was a hotly competitive round with two contestants with 598 and 605 points being eliminated, and all but two of the contestants who reached the final round having achieved an FA during the round. The highest scorers were


 * Free Hong Kong flag.svg Bloom6132, with 1478 points gained mainly from 5 featured lists, 12 DYKs and 63 in the news items;
 * 🇮🇩HaEr48 with 1318 points gained mainly from 2 featured articles, 5 good articles and 8 DYKs;
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Lee Vilenski with 1201 points mainly gained from 2 featured articles and 10 good articles.

Between them, contestants achieved 14 featured articles, 14 featured lists, 2 featured pictures, 87 good articles, 90 DYK entries, 75 ITN entries, 95 featured article candidate reviews and 81 good article reviews. Congratulations to all who participated! It was a generally high-scoring and productive round and I think we can expect a highly competitive finish to the competition.

Remember that any content promoted after the end of round 4 but before the start of round 5 can be claimed in round 5. Remember too that you must claim your points within 10 days of "earning" them. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews. It would be helpful if this list could be cleared of any items no longer relevant. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Godot13 (talk), Sturmvogel 66 (talk), Vanamonde (talk), Cwmhiraeth (talk) MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 19:52, 1 September 2020 (UTC)