Wikipedia:TheWikiWizard/Issues/May 2021

Wikipedia News

 * The Simple English Wikipedia was mentioned in a article online very recently, you can read the article here.
 * Meta is looking for Board Election Volunteers you can read up more by following that link.
 * The English Wikipedia, has just passed 6,300,000 articles!

Tip of the Month
This tip is one of the many ways to combat spam on Wikipedia:
 * On Wikipedia, articles either meet the General Notability Guideline or not. When you come across a new article, it is extremely important to determine if it is a real article, or just a spam article. Start with a search on Google, for reliable sources, if you get none in return, then look at the article for non-NPOV content, also scan the references section in the article to see what sources it uses, and check the 'other languages' section and Wikidata to see if it is on other Wikipedias. If other Wikipedias have the same content and/or a CSD or AfD tag (WP:AFD) it is likely spam or not notable, so you can then nominate it for deletion to get input, remember that CSD criterion does not always apply to these articles depending on the content/contex. Also remember to check for copyright violations via earwig's

Memorials
Our condolences go out to the editors and their families, thank you for your work on Wikimedia projects.
 * has sadly passed away this month, you can read more about SlimVirgin's passing here
 * also sadly passed away earlier this month.

Humour

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 * This joke is a work in progress, so I might drop some hammers.


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Editor's Notes

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