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April Editathons from Women in Red
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The Signpost: 27 March 2022
 News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's weekly journal about Wikipedia and Wikimedia
 * From the team: We stand in solidarity with Ukraine


 * News and notes: Of safety and anonymity


 * Eyewitness Wikimedian, Kharkiv, Ukraine: Countering Russian aggression with a camera


 * Eyewitness Wikimedian, Vinnytsia, Ukraine: War diary


 * Eyewitness Wikimedian, Western Ukraine: Working with Wikipedia helps


 * Disinformation report: The oligarchs' socks


 * In the media: Ukraine, Russia, and even some other stuff


 * Recent research: Top scholarly citers, lack of open access references, predicting editor departures


 * Wikimedian perspective: My heroes from Russia, Ukraine & beyond


 * Discussion report: Athletes are less notable now


 * Technology report: 2022 Wikimedia Hackathon


 * Arbitration report: Skeptics given heavenly judgement, whirlwind of Discord drama begins to spin for tropical cyclone editors


 * Traffic report: War, what is it good for?


 * Deletion report: Ukraine, werewolves, Ukraine, YouTube pundits, and Ukraine


 * Gallery: "All we are saying is, give peace a chance..."


 * From the archives: Burn, baby burn


 * Essay: Yes, the sky is blue


 * Tips and tricks: Become a keyboard ninja


 * On the bright side: The bright side of news

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TheWikiWizard - April 2022
Hi, MJL! Here is the April 2022 issue for the TheWikiWizard!

Humour

 * April 1 isn't April fools day if you say it isn't...
 * April Showers should bring May Money flowers! I'd be rich!
 * It's Spring again, Spring out of bed!

Wiki(p/m)edia News

 * The final voter results in regards of the Universal Code of Conduct were released
 * On the English Wikipedia we have had several successful RFAs! Some include, Colin M's RFA, and Sdrqaz's RFA!
 * Check out this event! It's about a conversation that you can join!

Editor's Notes

 * Sorry for missing the last issue!
 * Have a suggestion or want to help us? Let us know!
 * We wish all those in Ukraine and those affected by the war safety and peace :-)


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The Signpost: 24 April 2022
 News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's weekly journal about Wikipedia and Wikimedia
 * News and notes: Double trouble


 * In the media: The battlegrounds outside and inside Wikipedia


 * Special report: Ukrainian Wikimedians during the war


 * Eyewitness Wikimedian, Vinnytsia, Ukraine: War diary (Part 2)


 * Technology report: 8-year-old attribution issues in Media Viewer


 * Featured content: Wikipedia's best content from March


 * In focus: Editing difficulties on Russian Wikipedia


 * Gallery: A voyage around the world with WLM winners


 * Interview: On a war and a map


 * Serendipity: Wikipedia loves photographs, but hates photographers


 * Traffic report: Justice Jackson, the Smiths, and an invasion


 * Recent research: Student edits as "civic engagement"; how Wikipedia readers interact with images


 * News from the WMF: How Smart is the SMART Copyright Act?


 * Essay: The problem with elegant variation


 * Humour: Really huge message boxes


 * From the archives: Wales resigned WMF board chair in 2006 reorganization

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Congratulations, and thank you for helping expand the scope of Wikipedia! We hope you will continue making quality contributions.

The article has been assessed as Stub-Class, which is recorded on its talk page. It is commonplace for new articles to start out as stubs and then attain higher grades as they develop over time. You may like to take a look at the grading scheme to see how you can improve the article.

Since you have made at least 10 edits over more than four days, you can now create articles yourself without posting a request. However, you may continue submitting work to Articles for creation if you prefer.

If you have any questions, you are welcome to ask at the  [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Articles_for_creation/Help_desk&action=edit&section=new&nosummary=1&preload=Template:AfC_talk/HD_preload&preloadparams%5B%5D=Emily_Hall_Tremaine help desk] . Once you have made at least 10 edits and had an account for at least four days, you will have the option to create articles yourself without posting a request to Articles for creation.

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May Women in Red events
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WikiCup 2022 May newsletter
The second round of the 2022 WikiCup has now finished. It was a high-scoring round and contestants needed 115 points to advance to round 3. There were some very impressive efforts in round 2, with the top seven contestants all scoring more than 500 points. A large number of the points came from the 11 featured articles and the 79 good articles achieved in total by contestants.

Our top scorers in round 2 were:


 * 1) Epicgenius, with 1264 points from 2 featured article, 4 good articles and 18 DYKs. Epicgenius was a finalist last year but has now withdrawn from the contest as he pursues a new career path.
 * 2) 🇨🇽 AryKun, with 1172 points from two featured articles, one good article and a substantial number of featured article and good article reviews.
 * 3) Bloom6132, with 605 points from 44 in the news items and 4 DYKs.
 * 4) Transgender Pride flag.svg Sammi Brie, with 573 points from 8 GAs and 21 DYKs.
 * 5) Vexilloid of the Roman Empire.svg Ealdgyth, with 567 points from 11 GAs and 34 good and featured article reviews.
 * 6) Panini!, with 549 points from 1 FA, 4 GAs and several other sources.
 * 7) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Lee Vilenski, with 545 points from 1 FA, 4 GAs and a number of reviews.

The rules for featured and good article reviews require the review to be of sufficient length; brief quick fails and very short reviews will generally not be awarded 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. Sturmvogel 66 (talk) and Cwmhiraeth Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:39, 1 May 2020 (UTC)

New Page Patrol newsletter May 2022
Hello ,

At the time of the last newsletter (No.26, September 2021), the backlog was 'only' just over 6,000 articles. In the past six months, the backlog has reached nearly 16,000, a staggering level not seen in several years. A very small number of users had been doing the vast majority of the reviews. Due to "burn-out", we have recently lost most of this effort. Furthermore, several reviewers have been stripped of the user right for abuse of privilege and the articles they patrolled were put back in the queue.

Several discussions on the state of the process have taken place on the talk page, but there has been no action to make any changes. The project also lacks coordination since the "position" is vacant.

In the last 30 days, only 100 reviewers have made more than 8 patrols and only 50 have averaged one review a day. There are currently Special:ListUsers/patroller New Page Reviewers, but about a third have not had any activity in the past month. All administrators have this permission, but only about a dozen significantly contribute to NPP.

This means we have an active pool of about 450 to address the backlog. We cannot rely on a few to do most of the work as that inevitably leads to burnout. A fairly experienced reviewer can usually do a review in a few minutes. If every active reviewer would patrol just one article per day, the backlog would very quickly disappear.

If you have noticed a user with a good understanding of Wikipedia notability and deletion, do suggest they help the effort by placing on their talk page.

If you are no longer very active on Wikipedia or you no longer wish to be part of the New Page Reviewer user group, please consider asking any admin to remove you from the list. This will enable NPP to have a better overview of its performance and what improvements need to be made to the process and its software.

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TheWikiWizard - May 2022
Hey, MJL! Here is the May 2022 issue for the TheWikiWizard!

Humor

 * What do May Showers bring?
 * May the 4th be with you doesn't work anymore, but I can say it again in less than a year!
 * If you love Wikipedia, and are editing it, is it a conflict of interest?

Wiki(P/M)edia News

 * A discussion took place in regards to the desktop design for certain Wikis. You can find more information here.
 * Tamzin, has had a successful RFA! Congrats!
 * Check out this Conversation that will be hosted by the team "Community Resilience and Sustainability"! You can find out more details about the meeting by clicking on the link.

Editor's Notes

 * We have a IRC Channel! Come by and say Hi! You can find us on Libra.Chat under the channel name


 * Like this Issue? Got Feedback? Spot a mistake? Discuss this issue here

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The Signpost: 29 May 2022
 News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's weekly journal about Wikipedia and Wikimedia
 * From the team: en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2022-05-29/From the team


 * News and notes: en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2022-05-29/News and notes


 * Community view: en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2022-05-29/Community view


 * Opinion: en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2022-05-29/Opinion


 * In the media: en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2022-05-29/In the media


 * Special report: en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2022-05-29/Special report


 * In focus: en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2022-05-29/In focus


 * Discussion report: en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2022-05-29/Discussion report


 * WikiProject report: en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2022-05-29/WikiProject report


 * Technology report: en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2022-05-29/Technology report


 * Featured content: en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2022-05-29/Featured content


 * Interview: en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2022-05-29/Interview


 * Serendipity: en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2022-05-29/Serendipity


 * Recent research: en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2022-05-29/Recent research


 * Tips and tricks: en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2022-05-29/Tips and tricks


 * Traffic report: en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2022-05-29/Traffic report


 * News from Diff: en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2022-05-29/News from Diff


 * News from the WMF: en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2022-05-29/News from the WMF


 * Video: How the entire country of Qatar was blocked from editing


 * Gallery: en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2022-05-29/Gallery


 * From the archives: en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2022-05-29/From the archives


 * Essay: en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2022-05-29/Essay


 * Humour: en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2022-05-29/Humour

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June events from Women in Red
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Welcome to The Wikipedia Adventure!

 * Hi MJL! We're so happy you wanted to play to learn, as a friendly and fun way to get into our community and mission.  I think these links might be helpful to you as you get started.
 * The Wikipedia Adventure Start Page
 * The Wikipedia Adventure Lounge
 * The Teahouse new editor help space
 * Wikipedia Help pages

-- 17:58, Thursday, June 16, 2022 (UTC)

Welcome to The Wikipedia Adventure!

 * Hi MJL! We're so happy you wanted to play to learn, as a friendly and fun way to get into our community and mission.  I think these links might be helpful to you as you get started.
 * The Wikipedia Adventure Start Page
 * The Wikipedia Adventure Lounge
 * The Teahouse new editor help space
 * Wikipedia Help pages

-- 17:59, Thursday, June 16, 2022 (UTC)