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The Signpost: 3 October 2023
 News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's newspaper
 * News and notes: Wikimedia Endowment financial statement published


 * In the media: History is written by whoever can harness the most editors


 * Recent research: Readers prefer ChatGPT over Wikipedia; concerns about limiting "anyone can edit" principle "may be overstated"


 * Featured content: By your logic,


 * Concept: Wikipedia policies from other worlds: WP:NOANTLERS


 * Poetry: "The Sight"


 * Traffic report: There shall be no slaves in the land of lands, it's a Bollywood jam

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Administrators' newsletter – September 2023
News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2023).

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Hey man im josh
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Alex Bakharev · CorbieVreccan · Cyphoidbomb · Davodd · Hog Farm · JamesR · KnightLago · Mark Ironie · Nosebagbear (deceased) · Rschen7754 · Tamzin · TonyBallioni



CheckUser changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg DatGuy
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg Ferret · RickinBaltimore
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg TonyBallioni · Worm That Turned

Oversighter changes
 * Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg RickinBaltimore
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg TonyBallioni · Worm That Turned

Guideline and policy news
 * An RfC is open regarding amending the paid-contribution disclosure policy to add the following text: Any administrator soliciting clients for paid Wikipedia-related consulting or advising services not covered by other paid-contribution rules must disclose all clients on their userpage.

Technical news
 * Administrators can now choose to add the user's user page to their watchlist when changing the usergroups for a user. This works both via Special:UserRights and via the API.

Arbitration
 * Remedy 9 ("MarioProtIV topic ban") of the WikiProject Tropical Cyclones case has been rescinded.

Miscellaneous
 * The 2023 CheckUser and Oversight appointments process has concluded with the appointment of one new CheckUser.
 * Self-nominations for the electoral commission for the 2023 Arbitration Committee elections opens on 2 October and closes on 8 October.

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The Signpost: 23 October 2023
 News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's newspaper
 * News and notes: Where have all the administrators gone?


 * In the media: Thirst traps, the fastest loading sites on the web, and the original collaborative writing


 * Gallery: Before and After: Why you don't need to know how to restore images to make massive improvements


 * Featured content: Yo, ho! Blow the man down!


 * Traffic report: The calm and the storm


 * News from Diff: Sawtpedia: Giving a Voice to Wikipedia Using QR Codes


 * Humour: New citation template introduced for divine revelations, drug use, and really thinking about it

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