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News and notes
Chapter updates; ACTRIAL
News from Wikimedia France, Wikimedia Macedonia, and Wikimedia Israel's; Autoconfirmed article creation trial begins
In the media
Monkey settlement; Wikipedia used to give AI context clues
Also: Jeopedia, Dubaipedia, shaping science, fake quote reused by scholarly sources
Humour
Chickenz
The best that poultry has to offer
Recent research
Wikipedia articles vs. concepts; Wikipedia usage in Europe
Plus the latest research publications.
Technology report
Flow restarted; Wikidata connection notifications
Plus more tech news, and the latest scripts and bots
Gallery
Chicken mania
Complimenting this issue's Humour about chickens...
Special report
Two steps forward, one step backward: The Sustainability Initiative
Finally we're seeing some initial successes, but the Wikimedia movement is still far from being environmentally sustainable.
Traffic report
Fights and frights
Boxing, hurricanes, clowns, and more!
Featured content
Flying high
Newly featured birds, planes, and high achievers