Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2006-10-09/News and notes

Accounts with '@' restricted
New accounts may no longer include the at sign (@) in their names (thanks to a bugzilla request). Users complained that many accounts with the symbol were mainly users who registered with their e-mail addresses, opening up the likelihood of spamming. In addition, many accounts with e-mail addresses as usernames were being blocked, according to username policy.

Briefly

 * The Novial Wikipedia has reached 500 articles.
 * The Russian Wikipedia has reached 110,000 articles.
 * The Romanian Wikipedia has reached 20,000 registered users.
 * The West Frisian Wikipedia has reached 3,000 articles.
 * The Cantonese Wikipedia has reached 1,200 articles.
 * The Faroese Wikipedia has reached 2,000 articles.
 * The Ilokano Wikipedia has reached 2,000 articles.
 * The Czech Wikipedia has reached 10,000 registered users.
 * The Voro Wikipedia has reached 500 articles.
 * The Zazaki Wikipedia has reached 500 articles.
 * The Upper Sorbian Wikipedia has reached 100 articles.
 * The Pangasinan Wikipedia has reached 100 articles.
 * The Newar / Nepal Bhasa Wikipedia has reached 100 articles.
 * The Arabic Wikipedia has reached 30,000 registered users.
 * The Breton Wikipedia has reached 9,000 articles.
 * The Urdu Wikipedia has reached 3,000 articles.
 * The Siberian / North Russian Wikipedia has reached 6,000 articles.
 * The Turkish Wiktionary has reached 10,000 entries.
 * The Samogitian Wikipedia has reached 500 articles.
 * The English Wiktionary has reached 250,000 entries.
 * The Thai Wikipedia has reached 15,000 articles and 12,000 registered users.
 * The French Wikipedia has reached 370,000 articles.
 * The Portuguese Wikisource has reached 4,000 texts.