Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2008-08-25/News and notes

Paul August resigns from Arbitration Committee
Arbitrator Paul August resigned from the Arbitration Committee on Thursday, August 21. His term was scheduled to end in December 2009. Paul has indicated that he will continue to edit Wikipedia, however: "One final self-quote:  For me, contributing to Wikipedia is a noble act. Knowledge is power. We can all feel justifiably proud that the words we are helping to write, will help to empower untold millions of people, all over the world.  This is why I contribute to this project, and why I will continue to do so -- my dedication to this noble endeavor remains undiminished. I'm very much looking forward to the pleasures of being a simple editor again, to once more experience the joy and satisfaction of writing the encyclopedia."

Briefly

 * The English Wikipedia has reached 2,500,000 articles. Allegedly, the 2.5 millionth article was Joe Connor.
 * The English Wiktionary now has more entries than the French Wiktionary (with both near 900,000). The French Wiktionary had previously been the largest Wiktionary since it passed the English version in November 2007.
 * The Slovak Wikipedia has reached 100,000 articles.
 * The Vietnamese Wikipedia has reached 50,000 articles.
 * The Malay Wikipedia has reached 30,000 articles.
 * The Lithuanian Wiktionary has reached 90,000 entries.
 * The Lithuanian Wikipedia has reached 60,000 articles.
 * The Georgian Wiktionary has reached 100 entries.