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| 2010 issues | |||
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| January | February | March | April |
| January 4 January 11 January 18 January 25 |
February 1 February 8 February 15 February 22 |
March 1 March 8 March 15 March 22 March 29 |
April 5 April 12 April 19 April 26 |
| May | June | July | August |
| May 3 May 10 May 17 May 24 May 31 |
June 7 June 14 June 21 June 28 |
July 5 July 12 July 19 July 26 |
August 2 August 9 August 16 August 23 August 30 |
| September | October | November | December |
| September 6 September 13 September 20 September 27 |
October 4 October 11 October 18 October 25 |
November 1 November 8 November 15 November 22 November 29 |
December 6 December 13 December 20 December 27 |
January
Volume 6, Issue 1, 4 January 2010
- News and notes: Fundraiser ends, content contests, image donation, and more
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- In the news: Financial Times, death rumors, Google maps and more
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- Features and admins: Approved this week
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- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
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Volume 6, Issue 2, 11 January 2010
- From the editor: Call for writers
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- 2009 in review: 2009 in Review
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- Books: New Book namespace created
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- News and notes: Wikimania 2011, Flaggedrevs, Global sysops and more
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- Features and admins: Approved this week
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Volume 6, Issue 3, 18 January 2010
- News and notes: Statistics, disasters, Wikipedia's birthday and more
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- In the news: Wikipedia on the road, and more
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- WikiProject report: Where are they now?
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- Features and admins: Approved this week
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- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
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- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
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Volume 6, Issue 4, 25 January 2010
- BLP madness: BLP deletions cause uproar
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- Births and deaths: Wikipedia biographies in the 20th century
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- News and notes: Biographies galore, Wikinews competition, and more
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- In the news: Wikipedia the disruptor?
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- WikiProject report: Writers wanted! The Wikiproject Novels interviews
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- Features and admins: Approved this week
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- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
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- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
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February
Volume 6, Issue 5, 1 February 2010
- From the editor: Writers wanted to cover strategy, public policy
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- Strategic planning: The challenges of strategic planning in a volunteer community
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- In the news: Wikipedia on CDs, BBC uses Wikipedia content, and more
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- WikiProject report: WikiProject Dinosaurs
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- Sister projects: Sister project roundup
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- Features and admins: Approved this week
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- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
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- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
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Volume 6, Issue 6, 8 February 2010
- News and notes: Commons at 6 million, BLP taskforce, milestones and more
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- In the news: Robson Revisions, Rumble in the Knesset, and more
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- Dispatches: Fewer reviewers in 2009
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- WikiProject report: WikiProject Olympics
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- Features and admins: Approved this week
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- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
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Volume 6, Issue 7, 15 February 2010
- News and notes: New Georgia Encyclopedia, BLPs, Ombudsmen, and more
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- WikiProject report: WikiProject Singapore
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- Features and admins: Approved this week
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- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
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- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
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Volume 6, Issue 8, 22 February 2010
- News and notes: 2ドル Million donation, cybersquatting, comScore statistics and more
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- In the news: Macmillan's Wiki-textbooks and more
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- WikiProject report: WikiProject Mammals
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- Features and admins: Approved this week
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- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
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March
Volume 6, Issue 9, 1 March 2010
- Reference desk: Wikipedia Reference Desk quality analyzed
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- News and notes: Usability, 15M articles, Vandalism research award, and more
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- WikiProject report: WikiProject Severe Weather
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- Features and admins: Approved this week
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- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
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- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
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Volume 6, Issue 10, 8 March 2010
- News and notes: Financial statements, discussions, milestones
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- In the news: Pentagon shooter used Wikipedia, soon iPhone OS will too
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- WikiProject report: WikiProject Java
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- Features and admins: Approved this week
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- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
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Volume 6, Issue 11, 15 March 2010
- News and notes: A Wikiversity controversy, Wikimedian-in-Residence, image donation, editing contest, WMF jobs
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- Dispatches: GA Sweeps end
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- WikiProject report: WikiProject Ireland
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- Features and admins: Approved this week
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- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
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Volume 6, Issue 12, 22 March 2010
- Wikipedia-Books: Wikipedia-Books: Proposed deletion process extended, cleanup efforts
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- News and notes: Explicit image featured on Wikipedia's main page
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- WikiProject report: Percy Jackson Task Force
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- Features and admins: Approved this week
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- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
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Volume 6, Issue 13, 29 March 2010
- Sister projects: A handful of happenings
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- WikiProject report: The WikiProject Bulletin: news roundup and WikiProject Chicago feature
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- Features and admins: Approved this week
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- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
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April
Volume 6, Issue 14, 5 April 2010
- News and notes: New board member, rights elections, April 1st activities, videos
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- In the news: Wikipedia influences drug terminology, brief headlines
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- WikiProject report: WikiProject Baseball and news roundup
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- Features and admins: This week in approvals
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- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
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- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
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Volume 6, Issue 15, 12 April 2010
- Sanger allegations: Larry Sanger accuses Wikimedia of hosting illegal images
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- In the news: SCOTUS hopeful edited bio, criticism from article subject
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- WikiProject report: WikiProject Motorcycling
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- Features and admins: Approved this week
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- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
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Volume 6, Issue 16, 19 April 2010
- News and notes: Berlin WikiConference, Brooklyn Museum & Google.org collaborations, review backlog removed, 1 billion edits
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- WikiProject report: WikiProject Environment
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- Features and admins: Approved this week
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- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
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Volume 6, Issue 17, 26 April 2010
- From the team: Introducing Signpost Sidebars
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- Museums conference: Wikimedians meet with museum leaders
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- News and notes: Wikimedia announcements, Wikipedia advertising, and more!
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- In the news: Making sausage, Jimmy Wales on TV, and more!
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- Sister projects: Milestones, Openings, and Wikinews contest
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- WikiProject report: WikiProject Gastropods
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- Features and admins: Approved this week
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- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
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- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
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May
Volume 6, Issue 18, 3 May 2010
- Book review: Review of The World and Wikipedia
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- News and notes: iPhone app update, Vector rollout for May 13, brief news
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- In the news: Government promotes Tamil Wikipedia, and more
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- WikiProject report: WikiProject U.S. Roads
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- Features and admins: Approved this week
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- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
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Volume 6, Issue 19, 10 May 2010
- From the editor: Reviewers and reporters wanted
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- Commons deletions: Porn madness
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- Book review: Dan O'Sullivan's Wikipedia: a new community of practice?
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- Wikipedia books launched: Wikipedia books launched worldwide
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- News and notes: Public Policy and Books for All
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- In the news: Commons pornography purge, and more
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- WikiProject report: WikiProject Birds
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- Features and admins: Approved this week
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- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
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Volume 6, Issue 20, 17 May 2010
- News and notes: Backstage at the British Museum
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- In the news: In the news
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- WikiProject report: WikiProject Essays
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- Features and admins: Approved this week
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- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
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Volume 6, Issue 21, 24 May 2010
- News and notes: New puzzle globe, feature for admins, Israel's "Wikipedia Bill", unsourced bios declining
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- WikiProject report: WikiProject Saints
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- Features and admins: Approved this week
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- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
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Volume 6, Issue 22, 31 May 2010
- Photography: Making money with free photos
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- News and notes: Wikimedians at Maker Faire, brief news
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- WikiProject report: WikiProject Zoo
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- Features and admins: Approved this week
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- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
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June
Volume 6, Issue 23, 7 June 2010
- From the team: Changes to the Signpost
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- News and notes: "Pending changes" trial, Chief hires, British Museum prizes, Interwiki debate, and more
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- Free Travel-Shirts: "Free Travel-Shirts" signed by Jimmy Wales and others purchasable
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- WikiProject report: WikiProject Comedy
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- Features and admins: Approved this week
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- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
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- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
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Volume 6, Issue 24, 14 June 2010
- News and notes: Pending changes goes live, first state-funded Wikipedia project concludes, brief news
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- In the news: Hoaxes in France and at university, Wikipedia used in Indian court, Is Wikipedia a cult?, and more
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- WikiProject report: WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors
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- Features and admins: Approved this week
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- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
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- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
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Volume 6, Issue 25, 21 June 2010
- Sister projects: Picture of the Year results declared on Wikimedia Commons
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- News and notes: Collaboration with the British Museum and in Serbia, Interaction with researchers, and more
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- In the news: Wikipedia better than Britannica, Pending changes as a victory of tradition, and more
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- WikiProject report: WikiProject U2
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- Features and admins: Approved this week
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- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
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- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
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Volume 6, Issue 26, 28 June 2010
- Objectionable material: Board resolution on offensive content
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- News and notes: 2010–15 plan, Smithsonian outreach, Teaching Wikipedia, brief news
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- In the news: Wikipedia controlled by pedophiles, left-wing trolls, Islamofascists and Communist commandos?
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- Public Policy Initiative: Introducing the Public Policy Initiative
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- WikiProject report: Talking with WikiProject Ships
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- Features and admins: Approved this week
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- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
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- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
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July
Volume 6, Issue 27, 5 July 2010
- News and notes: WMF expansion, community hires, award for MediaWiki, admin recall
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- Wikimania preview: Gearing up for Wikimania in Gdańsk
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- WikiProject report: WikiProject Children's Literature
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- Features and admins: This week's highlights
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- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
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- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
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Volume 6, Issue 28, 12 July 2010
- UK COI edits: British politicians accused of WP cover-ups
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- News and notes: Board changes, Wikimania, Public Policy Initiative
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- Discussion report: Article ownership, WikiProjects vs. Manual of Style, Unverifiable village
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- WikiProject report: WikiProject Apple Inc.
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- Features and admins: The best of the week
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- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
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- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
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Volume 6, Issue 29, 19 July 2010
- News and notes: Politician defends editing own article, Google translation, Row about a small Wikipedia
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- WikiProject report: Up close with WikiProject Animals
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- Features and admins: The best of the week
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- Arbitration report: ArbCom to appoint CU/OS positions after dumping election results
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- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
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Volume 6, Issue 30, 26 July 2010
- News and notes: New interwiki project improves biographies, and other news
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- In the news: Wikipedia leads in customer satisfaction, Google Translate and India, Citizendium transition, Jimbo's media accolade
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- WikiProject report: These Are the Voyages of WikiProject Star Trek
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- Features and admins: The best of the week
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- Discussion report: Controversial e-mail proposal, Invalid AfD
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- Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation
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- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
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August
Volume 6, Issue 31, 2 August 2010
- News and notes: Canadian political edits, Swedish royal wedding, Italian "right of reply" bill, Chapter reports
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- In the news: Gardner and Sanger on why people edit Wikipedia, Fancy and frugal reading devices, Medical article assessed
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- WikiProject report: Always Expanding: WikiProject Images and Media
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- Features and admins: The best of the week
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- Arbitration report: Tricky and Lengthy Dispute Resolution
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- Technology report: Major MediaWiki release, password security, vulnerable MediaWiki installations, and more
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Volume 6, Issue 32, 9 August 2010
- News and notes: FBI requests takedown of seal, Public Policy advisors and ambassadors, Cary Bass leaving, new Research Committee
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- In the news: Wikinews interviews Umberto Eco, and more
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- Admin stats: RfA drought worsens in 2010—wikigeneration gulf emerging
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- Sister projects: Strategic Planning update
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- WikiProject report: Chocks away for WikiProject Aviation
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- Features and admins: The best of the week
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- Arbitration report: Tricky and Lengthy Dispute Resolution
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- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
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Volume 6, Issue 33, 16 August 2010
- WikiProject report: A Pit Stop with WikiProject NASCAR
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- Features and admins: The best of the week
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- Arbitration report: ArbCom releases names of CU/OS applicants after delay
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- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
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Volume 6, Issue 34, 23 August 2010
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Cryptozoology
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- Features and admins: The best of the week
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- Arbitration report: Proposed decision of climate change case posted
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- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
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Volume 6, Issue 35, 30 August 2010
- News and notes: Most linked websites on Wikipedia, New York Wiki-Conference, and more
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- In the news: Agatha Christie spoiled, Wales on Wikileaks, University students improve Wikipedia, and more
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- WikiProject report: Studying WikiProject Universities
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- Features and admins: Featured article milestone: 3,000
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- Arbitration report: What does the Race and intelligence case tell us?
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- Technology report: Reusability of MediaWiki code, Google Summer of Code: Interwiki transclusion, and more
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September
Volume 6, Issue 36, 6 September 2010
- News and notes: Pending changes analyzed, Foundation report, Main page bias, brief news
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- Book review: Cognitive Surplus, by Clay Shirky
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- WikiProject report: Putting articles in their place: the Uncategorized Task Force
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- Features and admins: Bumper crop of admins; Obama featured portal marks our 150th
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- Arbitration report: Interim desysopping, CU/OS appointments, and more
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- Technology report: Development transparency, resource loading, GSoC: extension management
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Volume 6, Issue 37, 13 September 2010
- News and notes: Page-edit stats, French National Library partnership, Mass page blanking, Jimbo on Pending changes
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- Public Policy Initiative: Experiments with article assessment
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- Sister projects: Biography bloopers – update on the Death Anomalies collaboration
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- WikiProject report: Getting the picture – an interview with the Graphic lab
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- Features and admins: "Magnificent" warthog not so cute, says featured picture judge
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- Arbitration report: Tricky and Lengthy Dispute Resolution
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- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
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Volume 6, Issue 38, 20 September 2010
- From the editor: New ways to read and share the Signpost
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- News and notes: Dutch National Archives donation, French photo raid, brief notes
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- In the news: Rush Limbaugh falls for Wikipedia hoax, Public Policy Initiative, Nature cites Wikipedia
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- WikiProject report: All Aboard WikiProject Trains
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- Features and admins: The best of the week
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- Dispatches: Tools, part 2: Internal links and page histories
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- Arbitration report: Discretionary sanctions clarification and more
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- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
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Volume 6, Issue 39, 27 September 2010
- News and notes: French million, controversial content, Citizendium charter, Pending changes, and more
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- WikiProject report: Designing WikiProject Architecture
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- Features and admins: The best of the week
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- Arbitration report: EEML amendment requests & more
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- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
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October
Volume 6, Issue 40, 4 October 2010
- News and notes: German chapter remodeled to meet Foundation requirements, and more
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- In the news: Spanish police pursues BLP vandals, Jimbo interviewed, advice for experts and spammers
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- WikiProject report: Hot topics with WikiProject Volcanoes
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- Features and admins: Milestone: 2,500th featured picture
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- Arbitration report: Tricky and Lengthy Dispute Resolution
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- Technology report: Code reviewers, October Engineering update, brief news
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Volume 6, Issue 41, 11 October 2010
- News and notes: Board resolutions, fundraiser challenge, traffic report, ten thousand good articles, and more
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- In the news: Free culture conference, "The Register" retracts accusations, students blog about Wikipedia, and more
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- WikiProject report: WikiProject Smithsonian Institution
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- Features and admins: Big week for ships and music
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- Dispatches: Tools, part 3: Style tools and wikEd
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- Arbitration report: Tricky and Lengthy Dispute Resolution
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- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
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Volume 6, Issue 42, 18 October 2010
- News and notes: Wikipedia fundraiser event, Frankfurt book fair, news in brief
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- WikiProject report: Show Me the Money: WikiProject Numismatics
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- Features and admins: A week for marine creatures
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- Dispatches: Common issues seen in Peer review
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- Arbitration report: Climate change case closes after 4 months
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- Technology report: Video subtitling tool, staff vs. volunteer developers, brief news
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Volume 6, Issue 43, 25 October 2010
- News and notes: Mike Godwin leaves the Foundation, ArbCom election announced
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- In the news: Good faith vs. bad faith, climate change, court citations, weirdest medieval fact, brief news
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- WikiProject report: Nightmare on Wiki Street: WikiProject Horror
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- Features and admins: The best of the week
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- ArbCom interview: So what is being an arbitrator actually like?
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- Arbitration report: Case closes within 1 month
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- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
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November
Volume 6, Issue 44, 1 November 2010
- In the news: Airplane construction with Wikipedia, lessons from the strategy project, logic over rhetoric
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- WikiProject report: Scoring with WikiProject Ice Hockey
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- Features and admins: Good-lookin' slugs and snails
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- Arbitration report: Arb resignation during plagiarism discussion; election RfC closing in 2 days
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- Technology report: Foundation office switches to closed source, secure browsing, brief news
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Volume 6, Issue 45, 8 November 2010
- News and notes: Second Wikipedian in Residence, {{citation needed}} for sanity
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- WikiProject report: WikiProject California
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- Features and admins: No, not science fiction—real science
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- Election report: The countdown begins
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- Arbitration report: No cases this week; Date delinking sanctions reduced for one party; History ban extended
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- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
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Volume 6, Issue 46, 15 November 2010
- News and notes: Fundraisers start for Wikipedia and Citizendium; controversial content and leadership
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- In the news: How big can Wikipedia pictures get?; fundraising season
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- WikiProject report: Sizzling: WikiProject Bacon
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- Features and admins: Of lakes and mountains
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- Dispatches: A guide to the Good Article Review Process
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- Arbitration report: No cases this week; Amendments filed on Climate Change and Date Delinking; Motion passed on EEML
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- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
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Volume 6, Issue 47, 22 November 2010
- News and notes: No further Bundesarchiv image donations; Dutch and German awards; anniversary preparations
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- In the news: Jimbo Wales interviewed and parodied; Wikipedia in politics
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- Book review: The Myth of the Britannica, by Harvey Einbinder
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- WikiProject report: WikiProject College Football
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- Features and admins: The best of the week
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- Election report: Candidates still stepping forward
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- Arbitration report: Brews ohare site-banned; climate change topic-ban broadened
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- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
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Volume 6, Issue 48, 29 November 2010
- News and notes: Backlog drive; youth and confidence among Wikipedians, brief news
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- In the news: Fundraising banners continue to provoke; plagiarism charges against congressional climate change report
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- WikiProject report: Celebrate WikiProject Holidays
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- Features and admins: The best of the week
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- Election report: Voting in full swing
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- Arbitration report: New case: Longevity; Biophys topic ban likely to stay in place
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- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
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December
Volume 6, Issue 49, 6 December 2010
- News and notes: ArbCom tally pending; Pediapress renderer; fundraiser update; unreferenced BLP drive
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- GLAM-WIKI London: British Museum hosts two days of talks between Wikimedia and the cultural sector
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- WikiLeaks: Repercussions of the WikiLeaks cable leak
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- WikiProject report: Talking copyright with WikiProject Copyright Cleanup
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- Features and admins: Birds and insects
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- Arbitration report: New case: World War II
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- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
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Volume 6, Issue 50, 13 December 2010
- News and notes: Wikipedia articles expert-reviewed by Encyclopedia of Life, and more
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- Rencontres Wikimédia: Wikimedia and the cultural sector: two days of talks in Paris.
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- WikiProject report: WikiProject Algae
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- Features and admins: The best of the week
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- Election report: The community has spoken
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- Arbitration report: Requested amendment re Pseudoscience case
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- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
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Volume 6, Issue 51, 20 December 2010
- News and notes: Article Alerts back from the dead, plus news in brief
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- In the news: Faulty story urges for advertising on Wikipedia; brief news
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- Image donation: Christmas gift to Commons from the State Library of Queensland
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- Discussion report: Should leaked documents be cited on Wikipedia?
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- WikiProject report: Majestic Titans
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- Features and admins: The best of the week
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- Arbitration report: Motion passed in R&I case; ban appeals, amendment requests, and more
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- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
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Volume 6, Issue 52, 27 December 2010
- Ambassadors: Wikipedia Ambassador Program growing, adjusting
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- WikiProject report: WikiProject National Basketball Association (NBA)
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- Features and admins: The best of the week
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- Technology report: Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
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