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The Wikipedia Signpost is published every Monday. Below are archived stories from 2009.

Archives by story: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009.

Archives by category: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008.

Archives by single-page-view: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008.

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January	February	March	April	May	June
January 3 January 10 January 17 January 24 January 31	February 8 February 16 February 23	March 2 March 9 March 16 March 23 March 30	April 6 April 13 April 20 April 27	May 4 May 11 May 18 May 25	June 1 June 8 June 15 June 22 June 29
July	August	September	October	November	December
July 7 July 14 July 21 July 28	August 9 August 11 August 18 August 25	September 8 September 15 September 22 September 29	October 6 October 13	November 8 November 10 November 17 November 24	December 1

Contents 1 January 1.1 Volume 5, Issue 1, 3 January 2009 1.2 Volume 5, Issue 2, 10 January 2009 1.3 Volume 5, Issue 3, 17 January 2009 1.4 Volume 5, Issue 4, 24 January 2009 1.5 Volume 5, Issue 5, 31 January 2009 2 February 2.1 Volume 5, Issue 6, 8 February 2009 2.2 Volume 5, Issue 7, 16 February 2009 2.3 Volume 5, Issue 8, 23 February 2009 3 March 3.1 Volume 5, Issue 9, 2 March 2009 3.2 Volume 5, Issue 10, 9 March 2009 3.3 Volume 5, Issue 11, 16 March 2009 3.4 Volume 5, Issue 12, 23 March 2009 3.5 Volume 5, Issue 13, 30 March 2009 4 April 4.1 Volume 5, Issue 14, 6 April 2009 4.2 Volume 5, Issue 15, 13 April 2009 4.3 Volume 5, Issue 16, 20 April 2009 4.4 Volume 5, Issue 17, 27 April 2009 5 May 5.1 Volume 5, Issue 18, 4 May 2009 5.2 Volume 5, Issue 19, 11 May 2009 5.3 Volume 5, Issue 20, 18 May 2009 5.4 Volume 5, Issue 21, 25 May 2009 6 June 6.1 Volume 5, Issue 22, 1 June 2009 6.2 Volume 5, Issue 23, 8 June 2009 6.3 Volume 5, Issue 24, 15 June 2009 6.4 Volume 5, Issue 25, 22 June 2009

[edit] January

[edit] Volume 5, Issue 1, 3 January 2009

• From the editor: Getting back on track

• ArbCom elections: 10 arbitrators appointed

• Virgin Killer page blocked, unblocked in UK

• Editing statistics show decline in participation

• Wikipedia drug coverage compared to Medscape, found wanting

• News and notes: Fundraising success and other developments

• Dispatches: Featured list writers

• Wikipedia in the news

• WikiProject Report: WikiProject Ice Hockey

• Features and admins

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 5, Issue 2, 10 January 2009

• News and notes: Flagged Revisions and permissions proposals, hoax, milestones

• Wikipedia in the news

• Dispatches: December-themed Main Page

• Features and admins

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 5, Issue 3, 17 January 2009

• News and notes: New advisory board members, changes at ArbCom

• Wikipedia in the news

• Dispatches: Featured article writers—the 2008 leaders

• WikiProject Report: WikiProject Pharmacology

• Features and admins

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 5, Issue 4, 24 January 2009

• Jimbo requests that developers turn on Flagged Revisions

• Report on accessing Wikipedia via mobile devices

• News and notes: New chapters, new jobs, new knight and more

• Wikipedia in the news: Britannica, Kennedy, Byrd not dead yet

• Dispatches: Reviewing featured picture candidates

• Features and admins

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 5, Issue 5, 31 January 2009

• Large portion of articles are orphans

• News and notes: Ogg support, Wikipedia Loves Art, Jimbo honored

• Wikipedia in the news: Flagged Revisions, Internet Explorer add-on

• Dispatches: In the news

• WikiProject Report: Motto of the Day

• Features and admins

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] February

[edit] Volume 5, Issue 6, 8 February 2009

• News and notes: Elections, licensing update, and more

• Wikipedia in the news: Wikipedia's future, WikiDashboard, and "wiki-snobs"

• Dispatches: April Fools 2009 mainpage

• WikiProject Report: WikiProject Music

• Features and admins

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 5, Issue 7, 16 February 2009

• A new leaf

• Picture of the Year 2008 begins voting

• Flagged Revisions, historical image discovery, and more

• Political tiff, error repeated in press, predictions of doom

• How busy was 2008?

• WikiProject Gaelic games

• Discussion Reports And Miscellaneous Articulations

• Approved this week

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 5, Issue 8, 23 February 2009

• Philosophers analyze Wikipedia as a knowledge source

• An automated article monitoring system for WikiProjects

• Wikimania, usability, picture contest, milestones

• Lessons for Brits, patent citations

• Hundredth Featured sound approaches

• WikiProject Islam

• Discussion Reports And Miscellaneous Articulations

• Approved this week

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] March

[edit] Volume 5, Issue 9, 2 March 2009

• Books extension enabled

• Stewards, Wikimania bids, and more

• Wikipedia's role in journalism, Smarter Wikipedia, Skittles

• WikiProject Ships Featured topic and Good topics

• WikiProject Norse History and Culture

• Discussion Reports And Miscellaneous Articulations

• Approved this week

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 5, Issue 10, 9 March 2009

• Commons, conferences, and more

• Politics, more politics, and more

• 100 Featured sounds milestone

• WikiProject Christianity

• Discussion Reports And Miscellaneous Articulations

• Approved this week

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 5, Issue 11, 16 March 2009

• License update, Commons cartoons, films milestone, and more

• Manufactured scandal, Wikipedia assignments, and more

• New FAC and FAR appointments

• Discussion Reports And Miscellaneous Articulations

• Approved this week

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 5, Issue 12, 23 March 2009

• Reviewing books for the Signpost

• Abuse Filter is enabled

• Flaggedrevs, copyright project, fundraising reports, and more

• Alternatives, IWF threats, and more

• WikiProject Judaism

• Approved this week

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 5, Issue 13, 30 March 2009

• Follow the Signpost with RSS and Twitter

• Community weighs license update

• End of Encarta, flagged revisions poll, new image donation, and more

• Censorship, social media in schools, and more

• Discussion Reports And Miscellaneous Articulations

• Approved this week

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] April

[edit] Volume 5, Issue 14, 6 April 2009

• Interactive OpenStreetMap features in development

• Statistics, Wikipedia research and more

• Wikia Search abandoned, university plagiarism, and more

• New FAC and FAR nomination process

• WikiProject China

• Approved this week

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 5, Issue 15, 13 April 2009

• Licensing vote begins

• WMF petitions Obama, longer AFDs, UK meeting, and more

• Let's get serious about plagiarism

• WikiProject Color

• Discussion Reports And Miscellaneous Articulations

• Approved this week

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 5, Issue 16, 20 April 2009

• Reviews of The Wikipedia Revolution

• Wikipedia's coverage and conflicts quantified

• New program officer, survey results, and more

• Valued pictures

• WikiProject Films

• Approved this week

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 5, Issue 17, 27 April 2009

• Reviews of Lazy Virtues: Teaching Writing in the Age of Wikipedia

• Usability study, Wiki Loves Art, and more

• Wikipedia Art dispute, and brief headlines

• Interview on WikiProject Final Fantasy

• Approved this week

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] May

[edit] Volume 5, Issue 18, 4 May 2009

• Strategic planning, Wikipedia and scientists and more

• Calling Dr. Wikipedia, the cause of Encarta's fall, and more

• Re-examining Featured lists

• Approved this week

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 5, Issue 19, 11 May 2009

• Wikimania 2010, usability project, link rot, and more

• Quote hoax replicated in traditional media, and more

• WikiProject Birds reaches an FA milestone

• WikiProject Michael Jackson

• Approved this week

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 5, Issue 20, 18 May 2009

• Writers needed

• WikiChemists and Chemical Abstracts announce collaboration

• Embassies sponsor article-writing contests in three languages

• Wiki Loves Arts winners, Wikimania Conference Japan, and more

• Arbitrator blogs, French government edits, brief headlines

• WikiProject Opera

• Approved this week

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Volume 5, Issue 21, 25 May 2009

• Licensing vote results announced, resolution passed

• New board member, flagged revisions, Eurovision interviews

• Wikipedia: threat or menace?

• WikiProject LGBT studies

• Discussion Reports And Miscellaneous Articulations

• Approved this week

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

June

Volume 5, Issue 22, 1 June 2009

• Browsing the archives

• Review of The Future of the Internet

• End of Scientology arbitration brings blocks, media coverage

• Picture of the Year, Wikipedia's first logo, Board elections, and more

• Tamil Wikipedia, Internet Watch Foundation, and more

• Approved this week

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Volume 5, Issue 23, 8 June 2009

• Picture process turmoil, block patterns, and more

• ArbCom in the news, weak coverage of Italian firms, and more

• Approved this week

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Volume 5, Issue 24, 15 June 2009

• Review of Cyberchiefs: Autonomy and Authority in Online Tribes

• License update, Google Translate, GLAM conference, Paid editing

• In the Google News, London Review of Books, and more

• WikiProject Chemistry

• Discussion Reports And Miscellaneous Articulations

• Approved this week

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

Volume 5, Issue 25, 22 June 2009

• Study of vandalism survival times

• Wikizine, video editing, milestones

• Wikipedia impacts town's reputation, assorted blogging

• Discussion Reports And Miscellaneous Articulations

• Approved this week

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation