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October Surprise: The 2025 Wikimedia Elections Fall into a Transparency Trap
https://www.thewikipedian.net/p/2025-wikimedia-board-election-controversy
Published: October 23, 2025 12:22
Two Wikipedians are booted from the Board of Trustees election, and no one is buying the lack of explanation.
Wikipedia at Seven Million Articles
https://www.thewikipedian.net/p/wikipedia-seven-millionth-article
Published: July 1, 2025 14:03
As Wikipedia celebrates another milestone, the differences between the early days and now have less to do with Wikipedia than with the internet around it.
Who Should Run Wikipedia Next?
https://www.thewikipedian.net/p/wikimedia-ceo-search-2025
Published: June 22, 2025 22:35
Wikipedia’s future depends on making the right hire. What should the next WMF CEO look like?
Wikipedia Got a Letter from the Government the Other Day
https://www.thewikipedian.net/p/maga-wikipedia-investigation-ed-martin
Published: May 1, 2025 19:16
A Trump official's risible letter to the Wikimedia Foundation represents a real attempt to intimidate an institution it cannot control
The Fight for Hebrew Wikipedia Puts the Wikimedia Foundation in a No-Win Situation
https://www.thewikipedian.net/p/hebrew-wikipedia-political-conflict
Published: February 20, 2025 21:08
An existential crisis at the Hebrew Wikipedia mirrors Israel's deepening divides—and the world's. Now, the WMF must decide whether to step in.
The Right’s War on Wikipedia is Just a Repackaging of its War on Journalism
https://www.thewikipedian.net/p/right-wing-media-vs-wikipedia-reliability
Published: February 13, 2025 14:57
In its exaggerated critique of Wikipedia's standards for reliable sources, the Media Research Center attempts a striking feat of false equivalence
Hard Out Here For a WiR: Can the Wikimedian-in-Residence Position Survive?
https://www.thewikipedian.net/p/wikipedia-glam-struggling-survival
Published: February 6, 2025 18:55
Wikipedians working at cultural institutions are struggling with brittle tools and a lack of resources to support their work. Now they're facing a new threat
The Top 10 Wikipedia Stories of 2024
https://www.thewikipedian.net/p/the-top-10-wikipedia-stories-of-2024
Published: December 30, 2024 19:06
2024 was nothing if not a consequential year for the world’s biggest encyclopedia. Here’s a look at Wikipedia's major milestones, notable missteps, and defining moments over the past 12 months.
Is the Wikimedia Foundation about to sell out its editors—and its principles?
https://www.thewikipedian.net/p/wmf-bjp-court-order-sell-out-principles
Published: November 13, 2024 18:00
At a time of rising authoritarianism, the Wikimedia Foundation faces a choice it may celebrate—or regret—forever