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The Wikipedia Signpost is published every Monday. Below are archived stories from 2005.

Archives by story: 2005, 2006, 2007

Archives by category: 2005, 2006, 2007.

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

January	February	March	April	May	June
January 10 January 17 January 24 January 31	February 7 February 14 February 21 February 28	March 7 March 14 March 21 March 28	April 4 April 11 April 18 April 25	May 2 May 9 May 16 May 23 May 30	June 6 June 13 June 20 June 27
July	August	September	October	November	December
July 4 July 11 July 18 July 25	August 1 August 8 August 15 August 22 August 29	September 5 September 12 September 19 September 26	October 3 October 10 October 17 October 24 October 31	November 7 November 14 November 21 November 28	December 5 December 12 December 19 December 26

Contents 1 January 1.1 Volume 1, Issue 1, 10 January 2005 1.2 Volume 1, Issue 2, 17 January 2005 1.3 Volume 1, Issue 3, 24 January 2005 1.4 Volume 1, Issue 4, 31 January 2005 2 February 2.1 Volume 1, Issue 5, 7 February 2005 2.2 Volume 1, Issue 6, 14 February 2005 2.3 Volume 1, Issue 7, 21 February 2005 2.4 Volume 1, Issue 8, 28 February 2005 3 March 3.1 Volume 1, Issue 9, 7 March 2005 3.2 Volume 1, Issue 10, 14 March 2005 3.3 Volume 1, Issue 11, 21 March 2005 3.4 Volume 1, Issue 12, 28 March 2005 4 April 4.1 Volume 1, Issue 13, 4 April 2005 4.2 Volume 1, Issue 14, 11 April 2005 4.3 Volume 1, Issue 15, 18 April 2005 4.4 Volume 1, Issue 16, 25 April 2005 5 May 5.1 Volume 1, Issue 17, 2 May 2005 5.2 Volume 1, Issue 18, 9 May 2005 5.3 Volume 1, Issue 19, 16 May 2005 5.4 Volume 1, Issue 20, 23 May 2005 5.5 Volume 1, Issue 21, 30 May 2005 6 June 6.1 Volume 1, Issue 22, 6 June 2005 6.2 Volume 1, Issue 23, 13 June 2005 6.3 Volume 1, Issue 24, 20 June 2005 6.4 Volume 1, Issue 25, 27 June 2005 7 July 7.1 Volume 1, Issue 26, 4 July 2005 7.2 Volume 1, Issue 27, 11 July 2005 7.3 Volume 1, Issue 28, 18 July 2005 7.4 Volume 1, Issue 29, 25 July 2005 8 August 8.1 Volume 1, Issue 30, 1 August 2005 8.2 Volume 1, Issue 31, 8 August 2005 8.3 Volume 1, Issue 32, 15 August 2005 8.4 Volume 1, Issue 33, 22 August 2005 8.5 Volume 1, Issue 34, 29 August 2005 9 September 9.1 Volume 1, Issue 35, 5 September 2005 9.2 Volume 1, Issue 36, 12 September 2005 9.3 Volume 1, Issue 37, 19 September 2005 9.4 Volume 1, Issue 38, 26 September 2005 10 October 10.1 Volume 1, Issue 39, 3 October 2005 10.2 Volume 1, Issue 40, 10 October 2005 10.3 Volume 1, Issue 41, 17 October 2005 10.4 Volume 1, Issue 42, 24 October 2005 10.5 Volume 1, Issue 43, 31 October 2005 11 November 11.1 Volume 1, Issue 44, 7 November 2005 11.2 Volume 1, Issue 45, 14 November 2005 11.3 Volume 1, Issue 46, 21 November 2005 11.4 Volume 1, Issue 47, 28 November 2005 12 December 12.1 Volume 1, Issue 48, 5 December 2005 12.2 Volume 1, Issue 49, 12 December 2005 12.3 Volume 1, Issue 50, 19 December 2005 12.4 Volume 1, Issue 51, 26 December 2005

[edit] January

[edit] Volume 1, Issue 1, 10 January 2005

• From the editor: Welcome to the Signpost!
• Wikipedia website changed to multilingual portal
• Broadsheets and blogs debate over Wikipedia
• Articles on major disasters fall short of featured status
• Blog sets off edit war, gets itself protected
• Foundation fundraising drive postponed
• The Report On Lengthy Litigation
• Wikipedians fight possible earthquake aid scam
• Work continues to fix MediaWiki upgrade
• Wikipedia moves into top 100 websites
• AMA begins plans for new election
• Expansion of speedy deletion up for vote

[edit] Volume 1, Issue 2, 17 January 2005

• From the editor: Help wanted
• New servers to deal with performance issues
• International Wikipedia writing contest proposed
• Template debate engulfs country articles
• The Report On Lengthy Litigation
• Fvw granted adminship with record support
• Policy on celebrity impersonators revisited
• Featured article candidates on controversial topics struggle
• Media still probing Wikipedia credibility debate

[edit] Volume 1, Issue 3, 24 January 2005

• Mediation Committee adds members, new chair nominated
• Wikipedia ponders joining search engines in fight against spam
• Taiwan government models project after Wikipedia
• News and notes: Features and contests, new administrators
• The Report On Lengthy Litigation
• Jimmy Wales nominated for Rave Award
• Developers work on servers, speed picks up again
• Speedy deletion criteria officially expanded
• Brazilian magazine commits vandalism, writes about it

[edit] Volume 1, Issue 4, 31 January 2005

• Blogosphere reacts to Wikipedia after Harvard conference
• Enforcement against personal attacks proposed
• Indian Ocean quake inspires collaboration targeting Tangshan
• The Report On Lengthy Litigation
• Administrators fight over two controversial blocks
• Heavy metal umlaut made into blog movie
• Developer Tim Starling leaves Wikipedia
• Given extra time, Cambodia becomes featured article

[edit] February

[edit] Volume 1, Issue 5, 7 February 2005

• Main page locked down after major vandalism
• Featured articles pass 500 mark
• Effort to block proxies via bot aborted
• The Report On Lengthy Litigation
• Microsoft challenges Wikipedia with Encarta giveaway
• Outside groups targeting Wikipedia spur fears about bias
• Three-revert rule enforcement practices debated

[edit] Volume 1, Issue 6, 14 February 2005

• Wikimedia Board considers proposal for Google to help host content
• Redesign of Wikipedia portal site still being discussed after poll closes
• New project begins to add music recordings to Wikipedia
• The Report On Lengthy Litigation
• Wikipedia accused of being source for Washington Post error
• Wikimedia takes over bandwidth contract, sets quarterly budget
• Subject Wikiportals introduced to the English Wikipedia
• Attempt to foist false article on Wikipedia revealed

[edit] Volume 1, Issue 7, 21 February 2005

• Jimmy Wales misses out on Rave Award, settles for magazine article instead
• Perfect storm: article created, then featured after only two weeks
• Significance of Wikipedia growth explored on NPR
• The Report On Lengthy Litigation
• New push to resolve Gdansk/Danzig naming dispute
• Media speculation and debate about Google and Wikipedia continues
• Fundraising drive off to successful start
• Wikipedia gets double coverage at Harvard

[edit] Volume 1, Issue 8, 28 February 2005

• Power outage halts editing for a day, but not donations
• The Report On Lengthy Litigation
• Critiques of Wikipedia remain hot topic, both outside and in
• Wikipedia seen as possible competitor in vertical search

[edit] March

[edit] Volume 1, Issue 9, 7 March 2005

• Wikimedia fundraiser exceeds target, ends early
• Jimmy Wales asks for more developers at FOSDEM
• Student use of Wikipedia citations debated
• New York Times moving closer to competing on Wikipedia turf
• The Report On Lengthy Litigation
• Peer review boosts featured article output to new record
• Vote on Gdansk/Danzig naming dispute closes
• Block war leads to group being de-sysoped temporarily
• Yahoo! features Wikipedia in its anniversary celebration

[edit] Volume 1, Issue 10, 14 March 2005

• Page moves restricted as part of fight against vandalism
• Suspicion of banned user's return prompts block war until Jimbo steps in
• Changes to dispute resolution lead to controversy
• The Report On Lengthy Litigation
• Another power outage briefly knocks out website
• In the media: Prolific editors featured, German magazine plagiarizes
• Reinstatement of adminship requested for Guanaco

[edit] Volume 1, Issue 11, 21 March 2005

• Wikipedia reaches milestone with half-million English articles
• Second issue of Wikimedia Quarto released in five languages, more to come
• Wikipedia represented at tech conference and major computer expo
• The Report On Lengthy Litigation
• Wikipedia described as best or worst of the Web, depending on the source
• Overloaded database server forces Wikipedia to shut off editing temporarily
• Creative Commons unveils new license for wikis
• Ta bu shi da yu leaves the building

[edit] Volume 1, Issue 12, 28 March 2005

• London meetup spurs efforts to start UK Wikimedia chapter
• MediaWiki 1.4 released, preparations move forward for version 1.5
• The Report On Lengthy Litigation
• Wikipedia statistics updated for first time in months
• Outside sites build more indexes and links to Wikipedia
• Proposed new processes for prosecution, de-adminship provoke uproar

[edit] April

[edit] Volume 1, Issue 13, 4 April 2005

• Hoax articles on April Fool's rub some the wrong way
• Revote on arbitration policy amendments ends in failure
• New list used to block open proxies
• The Report On Lengthy Litigation
• Wiki syntax standardization project proposed
• News outlets note Wikipedia's rapid updates, jokes
• Wikipedia figures in blog's story of student plagiarism

[edit] Volume 1, Issue 14, 11 April 2005

• From the editor: Help needed during upcoming vacation
• Yahoo! announces support for the Wikimedia Foundation
• New article races to featured status but falls short of record
• Media covers German Wikipedia DVD, plans for English
• The Report On Lengthy Litigation
• Privacy policy officially adopted
• Microsoft Encarta announces new editing facilities
• Wikimedia Foundation part of "dot-org boom" festival

[edit] Volume 1, Issue 15, 18 April 2005

• From the editor: New features and plans during vacation
• Wikipedia breaks the news of Andrea Dworkin's death
• Internal search function returns to service
• Encarta makes subtle digs at Wikipedia
• News and notes: Features and new administrators
• The Report On Lengthy Litigation
• Wikimedia Foundation granted tax exemption in US
• Project to record spoken Wikipedia articles is launched
• Template dispute leads to design contest
• Press covers Wikipedia after being beaten to the punch

[edit] Volume 1, Issue 16, 25 April 2005

• From the editor
• New Pope sparks wave of edits to Wikipedia
• International writing contest results announced
• Encarta pseudo-wiki debate continues
• Larry Sanger publishes memoirs
• The Report On Lengthy Litigation
• News and notes: Features and new administrators

[edit] May

[edit] Volume 1, Issue 17, 2 May 2005

• From the editor: New feature ideas
• 10,000 art images donated to Wikimedia Commons
• Directmedia announces plans to print Wikipedia content
• The Report On Lengthy Litigation
• News and notes: Features and new administrators
• Press coverage this week
• Wikimedia Board elections underway

[edit] Volume 1, Issue 18, 9 May 2005

• From the editor
• News and notes: Features and new administrators
• Press coverage this week
• Brockhaus plagiarism suspected
• Recent meetings and events

[edit] Volume 1, Issue 19, 16 May 2005

• From the editor
• Board meeting and elections this week
• Press coverage this week
• MediaWiki 1.5 is released, undergoes testing
• New software for finding and uploading images
• Wikipedia news sources flourish
• Recent features and new administrators
• New Norwegian language policy settled

[edit] Volume 1, Issue 20, 23 May 2005

• From the editor: Happy to be back
• Ban on images with restrictive licenses announced
• New radio show records pilot episode about Wikipedia
• MediaWiki nominated for prize, new database dumps available
• In the news: Wikipedia serves as supplement to science, BBC
• The Report On Lengthy Litigation
• Political scandal engulfs German Wikipedia
• Debate over designation of years yields inconclusive result
• Invasion of librarians spawns new WikiProject
• Traffic growth in US second only to baseball
• Wikijunior project appeals for help

[edit] Volume 1, Issue 21, 30 May 2005

• Wikimedia names seven to official positions
• Rapid response to rock rat revelations
• Featured article citation rules discussed, featured lists invented
• Substubs deprecated, templates standardized
• The Report On Lengthy Litigation
• Wikipedia featured in Time Magazine
• Start of election delayed again
• Recent changes patrol adds new tools against vandalism
• MediaWiki wins free software trophy

[edit] June

[edit] Volume 1, Issue 22, 6 June 2005

• Downtime scheduled Tuesday for server relocation
• Content arbitration, reform of mediation process discussed
• Debate over whether all content has feature potential
• The Report On Lengthy Litigation
• Password security upgraded after Slashdot furor
• Wales and Brockhaus CEO meet the press together
• Wikipedia named one of 2005's best products
• Press coverage this week

[edit] Volume 1, Issue 23, 13 June 2005

• Main server cluster relocated, more machines coming online
• Process for removing featured articles debated
• Wikipedia inspires fight against disease, newspaper "wikitorials"
• The Report On Lengthy Litigation
• Apple-Intel fallout both good and bad for Wikipedia
• Wikimedia representatives to meet with European Space Agency
• Initial draft of revised wiki syntax floated

[edit] Volume 1, Issue 24, 20 June 2005

• From the editor: A new feature
• Abortive wikitorial project sparks more debate on Wikipedia's merits
• Featured status removal still being discussed as license policy hits images
• Technical change in voter eligibility announced while candidates trickle in
• The Report On Lengthy Litigation
• 100 Wikipedias have 100 articles
• Biased editing on podcasting turns into public spat
• Media focus on collaboration includes Wikipedia

[edit] Volume 1, Issue 25, 27 June 2005

• Wikipedia upgraded to MediaWiki 1.5
• Blocking users by article pondered after block triggers admin's departure
• Contest held to produce history-animation tool
• Wikipedia integration into KDE desktop announced
• The Report On Lengthy Litigation
• Earmarking of donations considered, trustees election starts
• Wikipedia is answer to TV quiz show question
• Featured picture process tweaked, changes to adminship debated
• Spoken Wikipedia project moves into podcasting

[edit] July

[edit] Volume 1, Issue 26, 4 July 2005

• Work proceeds on bugs in MediaWiki upgrade as watchlists break
• Mailing list moderation efforts hiked
• Cricket Wikiproject turns out extensive featured material in June
• The Report On Lengthy Litigation
• Admin milestones reached, process debated
• Media turn to experts for evaluation of Wikipedia
• Squabble over propriety of games on Wikipedia
• News and notes: Quarto, German award, meetup

[edit] Volume 1, Issue 27, 11 July 2005

• Bombings article tracks breaking news with record editing pace
• Statistics indicate where Wikipedia is most popular
• Wikipedia prompts compliments, analysis, and call to action from blogs
• The Report On Lengthy Litigation
• New effort to overhaul deletion being voted on
• Even without London events, Wikipedia draws media coverage, award
• Changes in displaying featured pictures discussed
• News and notes: Possible main page redesign

[edit] Volume 1, Issue 28, 18 July 2005

• Trustees re-elected, but exact results delayed
• Picture of the day debuts on main page
• Two articles draw crowds on votes for deletion
• The Report On Lengthy Litigation
• Media praises, pans Wikipedia, uses it for corrections
• Harry Potter book boiled down for article
• News and notes: Page rank drops
• German Wikipedia introduces incentive scheme

[edit] Volume 1, Issue 29, 25 July 2005

• Wikipedia earns top market share for reference sites
• Britannica announces new editorial board
• Wikipedia praised in media, including by competitor of sorts
• Theoretical underpinnings of Wikipedia explored
• The Report On Lengthy Litigation
• Criteria for speedy deletion expanded
• Wikipedia-inspired joke turns into blog rumor
• New source of funding added
• News and notes: Features, admins, etc.

[edit] August

[edit] Volume 1, Issue 30, 1 August 2005

• From the editor: Help wanted with Wikimania coverage
• Outside sources monitoring featured articles
• Wikipedia becomes authoritative source on film profanity
• The Report On Lengthy Litigation
• Deletion process gets noticed by media

[edit] Volume 1, Issue 31, 8 August 2005

• From the editor: Suspending operations
• Deletion of Votes for Deletion shocks system
• Media hypes Wikimania announcement that wasn't
• Jimmy Wales blogs for Lawrence Lessig
• Hoax exposé prompts attempt to delete author
• Press cautious, but notes breadth of detail on Wikipedia
• Attempt to feature notorious article causes controversy
• The Report On Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 1, Issue 32, 15 August 2005

• From the editor: Operations continued with temporary editor
• Slate again generates VfD controversy
• News and notes: Deletion reform and milestones
• Wikipedia citations abound; Wikimania article published
• Twelve new admins mark a week of records
• The Report On Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 1, Issue 33, 22 August 2005

• VfD spurs controversy, record vote count
• Wikipedia for promotional purposes?
• New "Experimental Deletion" process started
• News and notes: Funding drive, procedural changes, milestones
• Wikipedia in the news
• New features proposed, record number of articles promoted
• The Report On Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 1, Issue 34, 29 August 2005

• Procedural changes this week
• Vandals surface again, disrupting Wikipedia
• Portal namespace created
• News and Notes: Funding drive, milestones
• Wikipedia in the news
• Rare request for bureaucratship receives vast support
• The Report On Lengthy Litigation
• Errors and omissions

[edit] September

[edit] Volume 1, Issue 35, 5 September 2005

• Delayed Wikipedia statistics released
• News and Notes: Funding drive, milestones
• Wikipedia in the news
• Bureaucratship comes to the fore
• The Report On Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 1, Issue 36, 12 September 2005

• New user log created
• New vandalism-fighting tools released
• New licensing selector for file uploads
• News and Notes: Funding drive, milestones
• Wikipedia in the news
• Features and admins
• The Report On Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 1, Issue 37, 19 September 2005

• New image CSD criterion added
• A look at the upcoming Arbitration Committee elections
• New group aims to promote Wiki-Love
• News and Notes: Wikimeetup, milestones
• Wikipedia in the news
• Features and admins
• The Report On Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 1, Issue 38, 26 September 2005

• From the editor: Proposed Signpost Redesign
• Wikimedia adds second full-time employee
• Special Series: Arbitration Committee Elections
• Wikipedia edits Esquire
• Wikipedia used in new applications
• News and Notes: Jimbo on C-SPAN, milestones
• Wikipedia in the news
• Features and admins
• The Report On Lengthy Litigation

[edit] October

[edit] Volume 1, Issue 39, 3 October 2005

• New speedy deletion criteria added
• Special Series: Arbitration Committee Elections
• ArbCom member resigns
• Official Wikimania host bids identified, two finalists chosen
• News and Notes: Mediation changes, milestones
• Wikipedia in the news
• Features and admins
• The Report On Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 1, Issue 40, 10 October 2005

• BREAKING NEWS: Two new arbitrators appointed
• Quality of Wikipedia writing questioned
• Special Series: Arbitration Committee Elections
• Candidates join the race for ArbCom
• News and Notes: French contributor dies, milestones
• Wikipedia in the news
• Features and admins
• The Report On Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 1, Issue 41, 17 October 2005

• Report shows Wikipedia audience growth over past year
• Special Series: Arbitration Committee Elections
• Two arbitrators appointed as more candidates join race
• Edit warrior traced back to airline
• News and Notes: Checkuser proposal, milestones
• Wikipedia in the news
• Features and admins: Twenty new admins created
• The Report On Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 1, Issue 42, 24 October 2005

• Wikipedia extends partnership with Answers.com
• Special Series: Arbitration Committee Elections
• Jimbo outlines new elections process
• Wikipedia access from China blocked again
• Checkuser proposal causes controversy
• Replacing old links with multilingual pages debated
• Outside discussion of Wikipedia quality goes another round
• Wikimania 2006 to be held in Boston
• First Esperanza Advisory Committee election concludes
• News and Notes: PageRank, milestones
• Wikipedia in the news
• Features and admins
• The Report On Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 1, Issue 43, 31 October 2005

• New developments in response to China block
• Special Series: Arbitration Committee Elections
• Candidates join, withdraw in face of uncertainty
• Technical improvements to image storage planned
• Selected articles get expert ratings
• Wikipedia celebrates Tim Starling Day
• News and Notes: Encarta article, milestones
• Wikipedia in the news
• Features and admins
• The Report On Lengthy Litigation

[edit] November

[edit] Volume 1, Issue 44, 7 November 2005

• From the editor: Newsroom changes
• Special Series: Arbitration Committee Elections
• ArbCom member resigns
• News and Notes: 800,000th article, milestones
• Wikipedia in the news
• Features and admins
• The Report On Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 1, Issue 45, 14 November 2005

• From the editor: New features
• CheckUser granted to five ArbCom members
• Special Series: Arbitration Committee Elections
• ArbCom member announces that she will not run in December
• Two users unbanned and assigned mentors
• Evaluations of articles proliferate
• Search function modified
• News and Notes: Swiss Wikipedia meeting, milestones
• Wikipedia in the news
• Features and admins
• The Report On Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 1, Issue 46, 21 November 2005

• From the editor: New weekly series
• Creative Commons floats move toward compatibility with GFDL
• ArbCom elections poll continues during week of little activity
• News and Notes: Wikimania 2006 dates, milestones
• Wikipedia in the news
• Features and admins
• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
• The Report On Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 1, Issue 47, 28 November 2005

• Committee proposed to screen new Wikipedia languages
• Special Series: Arbitration Committee elections
• Community input continues on ArbCom
• Board plans fundraiser, seeks Wikimania organizer
• News and Notes: Article validation, milestones
• Wikipedia in the news
• Features and admins
• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
• The Report On Lengthy Litigation

[edit] December

[edit] Volume 1, Issue 48, 5 December 2005

• Article creation restricted to logged-in editors
• Special Series: Arbitration Committee elections
• ArbCom election update
• Retired journalist complains about false biography
• Large-scale copyright infringement found on German Wikipedia
• Adam Curry challenged when podcasting edits discovered
• News and Notes: Fundraiser pushed back, milestones
• Wikipedia in the news
• Features and admins
• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
• The Report On Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 1, Issue 49, 12 December 2005

• From the editor: RSS feed
• Media flurry leads to identifying writer of Seigenthaler "prank"
• ArbCom election update
• News and Notes: Wikipedia traffic skyrockets, milestones
• Features and admins
• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
• The Report On Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 1, Issue 50, 19 December 2005

• Semi-protection policy passes
• Special Series: Arbitration Committee elections
• Nature study measures Wikipedia against Britannica
• Steward elections set to begin
• News and Notes: Fundraiser begins, milestones
• Wikipedia in the news
• Features and admins
• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
• The Report On Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 1, Issue 51, 26 December 2005

• Semi-protection policy enabled
• Community planning starts on ArbCom elections
• Steward elections continue
• Wiki tools make editing easier
• News and Notes: Fundraiser continues, milestones
• Wikipedia in the news
• Features and admins
• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
• The Report On Lengthy Litigation