Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2008-09-15/News and notes

Briefly

 * Wikis Take Manhattan, a scavenger hunt and free content photography contest and sequel to last spring's Wikipedia Takes Manhattan, will take place on Saturday, September 27 from 1:00 to 6:30 p.m. local time. It is intended to generate free content for use on both Wikipedia and StreetsWiki.  All are invited to participate.
 * Wikispecies has reached 150,000 articles.
 * The Lithuanian Wiktionary has reached 100,000 entries.
 * The Basque Wikipedia has reached 30,000 articles.
 * The Lithuanian Wikipedia has reached 70,000 articles.
 * The Malayalam Wikipedia has reached 7,500 articles.