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April 2008
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Proposal of a new Semi-Wikipedia Project, called WikiTimeLine.net, is started. See Proposals for new projects#WikiTimeLine for proposal details.
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Stuart West, a former senior executive at Yahoo! Inc. and TiVo Inc. was appointed as the new Treasurer of the Wikimedia Foundation by the Board of Trustees.
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Discussions on a Global Blocking extension for Wikimedia was started by creator/developer Andrew Garrett.
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The Wikimedia Blog is now open.
March 2008
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A poll concerning suffrage and adminship requirements on Wikimedia Commons was held from 24 March to 31 March.
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The discussion about a rearrangement of the top ten wikipedias that are displayed on the wikipedia portal has started. Your comments are appreciated.
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Jimmy Wales has begun polling Facebook users as to their thoughts on showing advertisements on Wikipedia, and would like your input for future poll questions and options.
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The Board of Trustees selected its 2008 election committee members for the upcoming Board Elections.
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Wikimedia Australia and Wikimedia Hong Kong have both been approved by the foundation and are now officially recognised as Wikimedia chapters.
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Newly-appointed Board member Domas Mituzas is appointed to be the new Executive Secretary of the Wikimedia Foundation from March 1, 2008 to February 28, 2009 provided that his board term is extended through appointment or election beyond July 2008.