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News and notes
Wikimedia grants less accessible for travel, equipment, meetups, and India
WMF grants program changes position on funding random individuals globally and 100 crore people in one region

In the media
Politics starts getting rough
Are we ready for the sharp elbows?

Discussion report
New proposals in aftermath of Fram ban
Resysop requests on the ’crat board prove controversial; plus, aftermath of Framgate.

Arbitration report
A month of reintegration
Arbitration begins setting new boundaries after the June blow-up

Gallery
Classic panoramas from Heinrich Berann
It looks nice and cool up in those mountains

On the bright side
What's making you happy this month?
A selection of good news and encouraging stories that are from the Wikiverse.

Community view
Video based summaries of Wikipedia articles. How and why?
It's easy, education saves lives.

News from the WMF
Designing ethically with AI: How Wikimedia can harness machine learning in a responsible and human-centered way
Or, how to avoid Artificial Ignorance

Recent research
Most influential medical journals; detecting pages to protect
And other new research publications

Special report
Administrator cadre continues to contract
A new record set: fewer than 500 active admins.

Traffic report
World cups, presidential candidates, and stranger things
and don't forget the movies

In focus
The French Wikipedia is overtaking the German
Who is growing? Who is not?

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