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Wikimania Wikimania 2024 scholarships
2023-11-20
Scholarship applications for Wikimania 2024 are now open!
News and notes Update on Wikimedia's financial health
2023-11-20
Plus: Sockpuppet investigators asking for help.
News and notes Wikimedia Endowment financial statement published
2023-10-03
Finances during Tides Foundation management of the endowment are shown for the first time.
News and notes Revised Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines up for vote, WMF counsel departs, generative models under discussion
2023-01-16
UCoC draws nearer, alongside the rise of the machines, in mainspace this time.
Technology report Wikimedia Foundation's Abstract Wikipedia project "at substantial risk of failure"
2023-01-01
Wikifunctions might drag it down.
Recent research Study deems COVID-19 editors smart and cool, questions of clarity and utility for WMF's proposed "Knowledge Integrity Risk Observatory"
2022-11-28
And other research findings.
Interview Lisa Seitz-Gruwell on WMF fundraising in the wake of big banner ad RfC
2022-11-28
An interview with Wikimedia's Chief Advancement Officer.
In the media "The most beautiful story on the Internet"
2022-11-28
Ineffective altruism, return of the toaster, Jess Wade keeps wading through it, Russia censors searches, schools embrace Wikipedia.
News and notes Board vote results, bot's big GET, crat chat gives new mop, WMF seeks "sound logo" and "organizer lab"
2022-09-30
Candidates sign off and peel out – Sigalov is on and Peel is in.
In focus NPP: Still heaven or hell for new users – and for the reviewers
2022-09-30
Just what is NPP? Why does it need the WMF? Why does it need YOU?
From the archives 5, 10, and 15 years ago
2022-08-31
The Signpost looks back on The Signpost: New reports, conceived in a spirit of collaboration, and dedicated to the proposition of information and, uh, more information for all.
News and notes Information considered harmful
2022-08-01
Wikipedia and human rights, publishers and the Internet Archive, Russia and Wikipedia.
Special report "Wikipedia's independence" or "Wikimedia's pile of dosh"?
2022-06-26
A review of Wikipedia's fundraising messages and financial status.
News from the WMF Wikimedia Enterprise signs first deals
2022-06-26
Google and Internet Archive sold on new product, more customers hoped to follow.
News and notes WMF inks new rules on government-ordered takedowns, blasts Russian feds' censor demands, spends big bucks
2022-06-26
Office actions to secretly delete stuff when told to? Well, at least not if they're Putin's.
News from the WMF The EU Digital Services Act: What’s the Deal with the Deal?
2022-05-29
New regulations governing online censorship
Technology report 8-year-old attribution issues in Media Viewer
2022-04-24
Plus, a new status page and Desktop Improvements.
Technology report 2022 Wikimedia Hackathon
2022-03-27
Plus, Desktop Improvements and a new uploading tool for Commons.
In the media Wiki-drama in the UK House of Commons
2022-02-27
Plus, Wiki Unseen, the "Sports Wars", and much more.
Opinion Should the Wikimedia Foundation continue to accept cryptocurrency donations?
2022-01-30
One editor doesn't think so.
News and notes Feedback for Board of Trustees election
2022-01-30
Plus, the incredible shrinking admin cadre.
Interview CEO Maryana Iskander "four weeks in"
2022-01-30
"Impossible ideas can be created, not just imagined."
News and notes Jimbo's NFT, new arbs, fixing RfA, and financial statements
2021-12-28
Wrapping up 2021 with a pair of auctions, activity surrounding administrators, and an audit.
News from Diff Content translation tool helps create one million Wikipedia articles
2021-11-29
Sharing the wealth of information!
Opinion A photo on Wikipedia can ruin your life
2021-10-31
Section 230 in practice – this Black life should matter to us.
News and notes The sockpuppet who ran for adminship and almost succeeded
2021-10-31
And will the last person to leave the C-Suite please turn off the lights?
In the media China bans, and is there intelligent life on this planet?
2021-10-31
Beam me up, Scotty – Matt Amodio for sure, and maybe just a few VIPs, billionaires, and Tucker Carlson.
News from Diff Welcome to the first grantees of the Knowledge Equity Fund
2021-09-26
$4.5 million for equity.
News from the WMF Uncapping our growth potential – interview with James Baldwin, Finance and Administration Department
2021-07-25
Money, money, money.
Opinion The (Universal) Code of Conduct
2021-04-25
Explicit behavioral expectations are better than unwritten social norms
Technology report The people who built Wikipedia, technically
2021-01-31
Starting with trust, expanding, controversy, and opportunities.
News from the WMF Wikipedia celebrates 20 years of free, trusted information for the world
2021-01-31
Happy birthday!
News and notes 1,000,000,000 edits, board elections, virtual Wikimania 2021
2021-01-31
Who else but Ser Amantio di Nicolao?
News from the WMF What Wikipedia saw during election week in the U.S., and what we’re doing next
2020-12-28
No evidence of large-scale state-sponsored disinformation.
News and notes Year-end legal surprises cause concern, but Public Domain Day is imminent
2020-12-28
New laws in the US and Europe might enable trolls; sad admin milestone for English Wikipedia, or not?
News and notes Jimmy Wales "shouldn't be kicked out before he's ready"
2020-11-29
Arbitration Committee elections begin.
News and notes Ban on IPs on ptwiki, paid editing for Tatarstan, IP masking
2020-11-01
Branding pause, birthday.
News from the WMF Fourteen things we’ve learned by moving Polish Wikimedia conference online
2020-08-30
Celebrating of our community in a different format.
News from the WMF New Chinese national security law in Hong Kong could limit the privacy of Wikipedia users
2020-08-02
Privacy is critical to sustaining freedom of expression and association, enabling knowledge and ideas to thrive.
Interview What is wrong with rebranding to "Wikipedia Foundation"?
2020-06-28
Four signers of the open letter explain.
Discussion report Community reacts to WMF rebranding proposals
2020-06-28
Many Wikimedia community members are upset about the WMF's plan to rebrand. Plus, a discussion of Fox News's reliability.
Community view Community open letter on renaming
2020-06-28
Reacting to the WMF's rebranding proposal.
In the media CBS on COVID-19, Sanger on bias, false noses, and five prolific editors
2020-05-31
Worth Every Goddamn Second!
Discussion report WMF's Universal Code of Conduct
2020-05-31
It's no April Fool's joke, but we discuss those, too.
News from the WMF Amid COVID-19, Wikimedia Foundation offers full pay for reduced hours, mobilizes all staff to work remote, and waives sick time
2020-03-29
The WMF responds.
News from the WMF Capacity Building: Top 5 Themes from Community Conversations
2020-01-27
Growing our community and our abilities.
In the media Turkey's back up, but what's happening with Dot-org and a new visual identity?
2020-01-27
Plus politics and other oddities.
Op-Ed 2019 Wikimedia Affiliate Selected Board Seats Election Results
2019-06-30
Wikimedia community organizations elect two members for the Wikimedia Foundation board of trustees
Discussion report A constitutional crisis hits English Wikipedia
2019-06-30
Could this be a new relationship between the Foundation and ArbCom, and between the Foundation and enwiki?
News from the WMF Wikimedia Foundation petitions the European Court of Human Rights to lift the block of Wikipedia in Turkey
2019-05-31
The WMF keeps working to stop Turkey from blocking Wikipedia
Interview Katherine Maher marks 3 years as executive director
2019-04-30
Maher discusses her tenure as ED, the editing community, harassment and diversity, the WMF's 3-5 year plan, airplane travel, books, and her future.
News from the WMF The WMF's take on the EU Copyright Directive
2019-03-31
The WMF's take on the new EU Copyright Directive: The Wikimedia Foundation reacts to the passing of the new EU Copyright Directive.
Discussion report Portal debates continue, Prespa agreement aftermath, WMF seeks a rebranding
2019-03-31
From MFD to CSD, debates are continuing across Wikipedia about which portals should stay and which portals should go. Plus: Wikimedia rebranding and Macedonia naming conventions.
In focus Wikimedia affiliate organizations seek community participation in 2019 board election
2019-02-28
This election will select 2 of 10 seats on the board. All Wikimedia users are stakeholders in the election outcome and should participate.
News from the WMF News from WMF
2019-01-31
The world’s largest photo contest, a $1 million gift, Wikipedia’s birthday, WF appoints Valerie D'Costa.
News and notes WMF staff turntable continues to spin; Endowment gets more cash; RfA continues to be a pit of steely knives
2019-01-31
Venezuelan woes, and Arbitrator GorillaWarfare explains WMF tumult in post on Wikipediocracy
News and notes Communication is key
2018-01-16
Two new WMF Communications department leadership appointments; a new way for Wikimedia communities to communicate their capacities.
News and notes Money! WMF fundraising, Wikimedia strategy, WMF new office!
2017-10-23
The Wikimedia Foundation publishes the latest fundraising report, convenes over the close of the strategic plan discussion, and moves into a new space.
News and notes Departments reorganized at Wikimedia Foundation, and a month without new RfAs (so far)
2017-06-23
While the English Wikipedia community produces no new requests for adminhood in June, the Wikimedia Foundation makes changes to the Product and Technology departments.
Op-ed Wikipedia has cancer
2017-02-27
In biology, the hallmarks of an aggressive cancer include limitless and exponential multiplication of ordinarily beneficial cells, even when the body signals that further multiplication is no longer needed. The Wikipedia page on the wheat and chessboard problem explains that nothing can keep growing exponentially forever. In biology, the unwanted growth usually terminates with the death of the host. Exponential spending increases can often lead to the same undesirable result in organizations. The Wikimedia Foundation's expenses have grown aggressively every year; Wikipedian Guy Macon offers his analysis.
Blog WikiIndaba 2017: A continent gathers to chart a path forward
2017-02-27
A report from the second WikiIndaba conference, with summaries of several presentations.
News and notes Official WMF rebuke to Trump policy; WMF secures restricted funds
2017-02-06
Foundation's latest foray into political waters, and grants funding structured data and anti-harassment measures, met with enthusiasm and concern
In focus WMF strategy consultant brings background in crisis reputation management; Team behind popular WMF software put "on pause"
2017-02-06
Several developments in the $2.5 million strategic planning process explored, and a team within the software production department is sidelined
News and notes Board unanimously appoints Katherine Maher as new WMF executive director; Wikimedia lawsuits in France and Germany
2016-07-04
News from Wikimania and the courts
News and notes Lila Tretikov a Young Global Leader; Wikipediocracy blog post sparks indefinite blocks
2016-03-23
The outgoing ED to be honored at Davos.
Interview Exclusive: interview with interim ED Katherine Maher
2016-03-23
The Signpost speaks with the incoming WMF interim executive director.
Wikipedia Weekly Podcast #119: The Foundation and the departure of Lila Tretikov
2016-03-16
The popular podcast returns.
Op-ed Hard work needed to address Wikimedia’s leadership challenges
2016-03-16
The road ahead for the WMF.
Discussion report Is an interim Executive Director inherently notable?
2016-03-16
Wikipedia news sparks editing disagreements.
Op-ed A modest proposal for Wikimedia’s future
2016-03-09
A look at the future of our parent foundation.
News and notes Katherine Maher named interim head of WMF; Wales email re-sparks Heilman controversy; draft WMF strategy posted
2016-03-09
Controversy, change, and everything between.
News and notes Tretikov resigns, WMF in transition
2016-03-02
A tumultuous time at the Wikimedia Foundation
Special report [UPDATED] WMF in limbo as decision on Tretikov nears
2016-02-24
WMF in limbo as decision on Tretikov nears: The Board of Trustees may be deciding the direction of the Foundation.
Special report Search and destroy: the Knowledge Engine and the undoing of Lila Tretikov
2016-02-17
Examining the impact of the knowledge engine
Special report New internal documents raise questions about the origins of the Knowledge Engine
2016-02-10
Numerous questions remain about the grant.
In focus An in-depth look at the newly revealed documents
2016-02-10
Three internal communications from the Wikimedia Foundation that shed light on the history of the Knowledge Engine project.
Special report Board chair and new trustee speak with the Signpost
2016-02-03
New member María Sefidari joins the Board of Trustees.
Op-ed So, what’s a knowledge engine anyway?
2016-02-03
Examining the issues at the heart of recent Board disputes.
News and notes Harassment survey 2015; Luis Villa to leave WMF; knowledge engine background
2016-02-03
A survey released, another major departure from the Foundation.
In focus The Knight Foundation grant: a timeline and an email to the board
2016-02-03
James Heilman speaks out about the events leading up to his dismissal from the Board.
News and notes Geshuri steps down from the Board
2016-01-27
Newly appointed trustee leaves following a community outcry.
In the media Media coverage of the Arnnon Geshuri no-confidence vote
2016-01-27
Board turmoil gets the attention of journalists.
News and notes Vote of no confidence; WMF trustees speak out
2016-01-20
Vote of no confidence; WMF trustee speaks out: The continuing controversy over a new Board appointment.
News and notes Community objections to new Board trustee
2016-01-13
A look at community objections to a new Board trustee
In focus The crisis at New Montgomery Street
2016-01-13
The Crisis at New Montgomery Street: William Beutler discusses problems inside the WMF.
Community view Battle for the soul of the WMF
2016-01-13
Liam Wyatt shares his thoughts in "community view"
News and notes WMF Board dismisses community-elected trustee
2015-12-30
In a monumental move, the Board ousted one of its own
Blog Wikimedia Foundation, Wikimedia Deutschland urge Reiss Engelhorn Museum to reconsider suit over public domain works of art
2015-11-25
The suit concerns copyright claims related to 17 images of the museum’s public domain works of art.
Op-ed You are invited to participate in the Community Wishlist Survey
2015-11-04
The WMF wants your ideas for technical improvements.
News and notes Wikimedia lawsuit against NSA dismissed; Affiliates mailing list launched
2015-10-21
District court judge decrees that the WMF lacks standing.
News and notes 2015–2016 Q1 fundraising update sparks mailing list debate
2015-10-14
Everyone's talking about money.
Blog Wikimedia Foundation releases third transparency report
2015-07-15
The Wikimedia Foundation is pleased to announce the release of our latest transparency report.
News and notes Wikimedia Foundation annual plan released, news in brief
2015-07-08
Lila Tretikov this week posted an email to the wikimedia-l mailing list announcing the final publication of the Wikimedia Foundation's 2015 annual plan.
News and notes Training the Trainers; VP of Engineering leaves WMF
2015-07-01
Training the Trainers; VP of Engineering leaves WMF: This week The Center for Internet and Society published a promotional blog post highlighting the heritage of the center's creation of the Train the Trainer program.
Foundation elections WMF Board candidates share their views with the Signpost
2015-05-13
Board candidates share their views with the Signpost: Three community-elected seats on the Board of Trustees—the ultimate governing authority of the Wikimedia Foundation—will be decided by Wikimedians in the election to be held 17–31 May.
News and notes Call for candidates as the movement approaches the Wikimedia Board elections
2015-04-22
The Affiliates Committee this week announced the organization of a community referral for comment, currently open on the meta-wiki, to address upcoming changes to the way that the Affiliations Committee will review movement-affiliated user-groups in the future.
In focus 2015 Wikimedia Foundation election preparations underway
2015-04-22
2015 will see through the biennial community election for the three community-elected seats on the Board of Trustees—the "ultimate corporate authority" of the Wikimedia Foundation and the level at which the strategic decisions regarding the Wikimedia movement are made.
News and notes Erik Möller leaving Foundation; annual plan grants under community review
2015-04-15
The Wikimedia Foundation's vice president for engineering, Erik Möller, will leave the WMF on April 30.
News and notes Advancement department to be created at the Foundation, milestone fixes
2015-04-08
March saw a number of high-level hirings and executive reorganizations in the Wikimedia Foundation.
News and notes Wikimedia Foundation adopts open-access research policy
2015-03-25
Last week the WMF announced the release of its long-awaited open-access policy.
News and notes SUL finalization imminent; executive office shake-ups at the Foundation
2015-03-18
This process is now entering its long-awaited final phase with the upcoming SUL finalization, scheduled for April 15, less than a month away. ... Wikimedia Foundation chief talent and culture officer Gayle Karen Young announced her retirement from the Foundation this week. Young will be replaced in that role by interim chief operating officer Terry Gilbey. According to the Foundation's job description for the title as it was applied in the past, Gilbey will be in charge of "overall administration and business operations of the Wikimedia Foundation."
In focus WMF to NSA: "stop spying on Wikipedia users"
2015-03-11
In an effort to protect and maintain the privacy of Wikipedia's thousands of editors, the Wikimedia Foundation has filed a lawsuit against the United States' National Security Agency, Department of Justice, and the Attorney General.
News and notes Wikimedia Foundation and OTRS team both publish reports, indicate operating changes
2015-03-04
The Wikimedia Foundation released their Quarterly Report last week covering the three months October to December of 2014.
Op-ed My issues with the Wiki Education Foundation
2014-12-31
Chris Troutman has been a campus ambassador for six classes in the Los Angeles area over the past four consecutive semesters. He is currently a Wikipedia Visiting Scholar at University of California, Riverside.
In the media Wiki Education; medical content; PR firms
2014-07-02
The Los Angeles Times highlighted a recent Wiki Education Foundation (WEF) course at Pomona College in their article "Wikipedia pops up in bibliographies, and even college curricula". We interviewed Char Booth, the campus ambassador for the course, for additional details.
Exclusive "We need to be true to who we are"—Foundation's new executive director speaks to the Signpost
2014-06-25
In her first interview since taking office, Lila Tretikov, the Wikimedia Foundation's new executive director, speaks about grantmaking, the global south, and the gender gap.
In focus Foundation announces long-awaited new executive director
2014-05-07
In a live video stream on 1 May, the Wikimedia Foundation announced that Lila Tretikov will be replacing Sue Gardner, its executive director. Gardner, who has been in the position since 2007, declared her intention to leave more than a year ago.
Breaking Wikimedia Foundation selects new executive director
2014-04-30
The Foundation's new executive director: The Wikimedia Foundation has announced that its new executive director will be Lila Tretikov, until now a chief product officer in Silicon Valley.
News and notes Foundation-supported Wikipedian in residence faces scrutiny
2014-03-19
One of the first university Wikipedian in residence positions, hosted at Harvard University in 2012, has jumped back into the spotlight amid questions about its ethical integrity.
News and notes Foundation takes aim at undisclosed paid editing; Greek Wikipedia editor faces down legal challenge
2014-02-19
The Wikimedia Foundation has proposed to modify the Wikimedia projects' Terms of use to specifically ban undisclosed paid editing. ... Dimitris Liourdis, a lawyer in training who moonlights as an administrator on the Greek Wikipedia, is embroiled in a legal dispute with a Greek politician over alleged edits made to his Wikipedia article.
News and notes Wikimedia Foundation Board appoints world expert in women's issues, global south
2013-07-10
In apparent acknowledgment of the urgency of two issues facing the Wikimedia movement—the need to engage both women and the global south—the WMF Board has appointed Ana Toni as one of its four expert members. Toni will bring rare expertise to the movement, and the Signpost understands that her skills in advocacy and her key roles in international NGOs are likely to be a natural match with the WMF as the hub of disseminating free knowledge around the world.
News and notes How Wikimedia affiliates are spending $8.4 million; PRISM scandal
2013-06-12
Late last year, the Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) awarded $8.4 million in donors' money to 11 Wikimedia entities, including the Wikimedia Foundation and 10 nationally defined chapters. Under this arrangement, these organisations are required to issue quarterly reports on how far they have progressed towards their declared programmatic and financial goals. The FDC has now announced that all 11 completed and submitted their reports by the 1 April deadline, and have responded to each.
Foundation elections Trustee candidates speak about Board structure, China, gender, global south, endowment
2013-05-20
Nominations closed last Friday for the three community-elected seats on the Wikimedia Foundation's (WMF) ten-member Board of Trustees—the ultimate corporate authority of the worldwide WMF. The Board has influential roles and responsibilities over one of the most powerful global information sources on the Internet.
Wikizine Introducing Wikizine; WMF scales back feature after outcry
2013-04-08
WMF scales back feature after outcry: Numerous Wikimedia Commons editors have chimed in on the Wikimedia Foundation's deployment of a new feature to its mobile website. Allowing anonymous users to register and upload pictures for use in an article, the feature was placed prominently at the top of Wikipedia articles in multiple languages.
News and notes Sue Gardner to leave WMF; German-language Wikipedians spearhead another effort to close Wikinews
2013-03-25
Sue Gardner to leave WMF; German Wikipedians spearhead another effort to close Wikinews: Ranked as one of the most powerful women in the world by Forbes, Gardner is widely associated with the rise of the Wikimedia movement as a major custodian of human knowledge and cultural products.
News and notes Wikimedia Foundation declares "victory" in Wikivoyage lawsuit
2013-02-18
Wikimedia Foundation declares 'victory' in Wikivoyage lawsuit: On February 15, the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) declared 'victory' in its counter-lawsuit against Internet Brands (IB), the owner of Wikitravel and the operator of several online media, community, and e-commerce sites in vertical markets. The lawsuit clears the last remaining hurdles for the WMF's new travel guide project, Wikivoyage.
News and notes 2012—the big year
2013-01-07
The movement, now in its second decade, is growing apace in its international reach, cultural and linguistic diversity, technical development, and financial complexity.
News and notes Wikimedia Foundation fundraiser a success; Czech parliament releases photographs to chapter
2012-12-31
On 27 December the Wikimedia Foundation announced the conclusion of their ninth annual fundraiser, which attracted more than 1.2 million donors. The appeal reached its goal of US$25 million, even though fundraising banners ran for only nine days.
News and notes Editors want most funding for technical areas, while widespread ignorance of WMF board elections and chapters persists; voting still live on Commons best picture
2012-06-04
News and notes Wikimedia Foundation endorses open-access petition to the White House; pending changes RfC ends
2012-05-28
News and notes Controversial content saga continues, while the Foundation tries to engage editors with merchandising and restructuring
2012-03-26
In the news Zambian wiki-assassins, Foundation über alles, editor engagement and the innovation plateau
2012-01-30
News and notes Anti-piracy act has Wikimedians on the defensive, WMF annual report released, and Indic language dynamics
2011-12-19
News and notes Foundation reports on research, Kenya trip, Mumbai Wikiconference; Canada, Hungary and Estonia; English Wikinews forked
2011-09-12
News and notes Abuse filter on all Wikimedia sites; Foundation's report for July; editor survey results
2011-08-29
News and notes WMF Board election results; Indian campus ambassadors gear up; Wikimedia UK plans; Malayalam Wikisource CD; brief news
2011-06-20
News and notes Berlin conference highlights relation between chapters and Foundation; annual report; brief news
2011-03-28
News and notes Foundation reports editor trends, technology plans and communication changes; brief news
2011-03-14
News and notes Foundation looking for "storyteller" and research fellows; new GLAM newsletter; brief news
2011-03-07
News and notes Wikimedia fellow working on cultural collaborations; video animation about Wikipedia; brief news
2011-01-24
News and notes Anniversary celebrations; Foundation reports; local language problems; brief news
2011-01-17
News and notes Foundation's finances, geodata milestone, interim counsel, museum conference
2010-11-01
In the news Airplane construction with Wikipedia, lessons from the strategy project, logic over rhetoric
2010-11-01
News and notes Board resolutions, fundraiser challenge, traffic report, ten thousand good articles, and more
2010-10-11
News and notes "Pending changes" trial, Chief hires, British Museum prizes, Interwiki debate, and more
2010-06-07
News and notes Berlin WikiConference, Brooklyn Museum & Google.org collaborations, review backlog removed, 1 billion edits
2010-04-19
Brad Patrick Foundation hires Brad Patrick as general counsel and interim executive director
2006-06-19