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My messages say that I have an email from ‪Spiritia .... that sounds great, but I can't find it. Can I help you? Victuallers (talk) 14:35, 8 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Victuallers: Huh, this has happened sometimes to me, too, maybe it's in the spam box. Anyway. I left you this message on 27 April on your Meta talk page , but I just realized that maybe you're not checking it that often. :) Thank you for writing 10 articles about CEE Women! Please send me your postal address to special:Emailuser/Spiritia, so that I can send you your well deserved postcard from Bulgaria :) Bests, Spiritia 14:46, 8 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello back

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Thank you for your offer --DianaBancheva (talk) 09:23, 27 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Precious

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Bulgarian spirit

Thank you for quality articles on Bulgarian topics, such as Albotin Monastery, Dragan Prokopiev, Krassimir Atanassov and Ruzhdi Ruzhdi, for categories such as Category:Science museums in Bulgaria, for service from 2006, for welcoming and offering help, - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

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Hello. Help expand the article Maureen Wroblewitz. Thanks you very much.116.102.56.175 (talk) 07:53, 30 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I am not interested in this topic. Spiritia 08:04, 30 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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@D.Lazard: Hello, thank you for the notification. I also have long ago thought about the need to update the article. I added some recent details in the biography and bibliography, and added references. I plan to do a bit more work on the article in near future, probably after Wikimania. :) Spiritia 11:06, 12 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Featured content: Eden, lost.
    But much else to be found.

The Signpost: 9 March 2023

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The Signpost: 20 March 2023

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The Signpost: 03 April 2023

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The Signpost: 26 April 2023

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  • Special report: Signpost statistics between years 2005 and 2022
    In this article, we will look at The Signpost statistics. More precisely: Signpost article statistics by year, TOP 20 titles of Signpost articles, TOP 20 article authors, and the home wikis of article authors.
  • News from the WMF: Collective planning with the Wikimedia Foundation
    First of a two part series summarising the priorities for the Wikimedia Foundation's next fiscal year (July 2022–June 2023) including staffing, budget and other changes, and how to provide your feedback.
  • Humour: The law of hats
    The Selfish Hatnote, the Disambiguation Singularity, and other information-theoretic conundra of encyclopedic note.

The Signpost: 8 May 2023

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The Signpost: 22 May 2023

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  • Traffic report: Coronation, chatbot, celebs
    Celebs and Bollywood film dominated reader interest, as usual, but with a new persistent presence on the lists of a certain AI.

The Signpost: 5 June 2023

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  • Featured content: Poetry under pressure
    Now is not this ridiculous, and is not this preposterous? A thorough-paced absurdity - explain it if you can.

The Signpost: 19 June 2023

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The Signpost: 3 July 2023

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  • Featured content: Incensed
    In which featured pictures have a pleasing orange/blue colour scheme for some reason.

The Signpost: 17 July 2023

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The Signpost: 1 August 2023

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The Signpost: 15 August 2023

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  • Cobwebs: Getting serious about writing
    The innards of the Signpost received a major overhaul in March/April 2019. Here's how we reduced behind-the-scenes busywork and improved writers resources.

The Signpost: 31 August 2023

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  • In the media: Taking it sleazy
    "Poli", which means "many", and "tics", which means "under-the-table Wikipedia article whitewashing campaigns".

The Signpost: 16 September 2023

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  • Featured content: Catching up
    Covering all of August. Pretty much.

The Signpost: 3 October 2023

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  • Featured content: By your logic,
    The first issue to feature two poetry article

The Signpost: 23 October 2023

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The Signpost: 6 November 2023

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  • Traffic report: Cricket jumpscare
    Plus Kollywood, Killers of the Flower Moon, and ongoing war.

The Signpost: 20 November 2023

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The Signpost: 4 December 2023

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  • Comix: Bold comics for a new age
    "I think we ought to read only the kind of comics that wound or stab us. If the comic we're reading doesn't wake us up with a blow to the head, what are we reading for?" — Franz Kafka
  • Humour: Mandy Rice-Davies Applies
    This page in a nutshell: Whether or not someone has denied unsavory allegations — though such a denial may not merit being given equal weight in an article — a worthless shitpost should still be included.

The Signpost: 24 December 2023

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  • In the media: Consider the humble fork
    Forky on forky on forky, plus a strange donation scheme and other interesting bits of news.
  • Technology report: Dark mode is coming
    No more must Wikipedia always be a lightbulb in the dark — except metaphorically of course.
  • Crossword: when the crossword is sus
    The Signpost Crossword is a 2018 online multiplayer social deduction game that takes place in space-themed settings where players are colorful, armless cartoon astronauts.
  • BJAODN: Bad jokes and other deleted nonsense
    Edit summary: "Only need this page for about 30 minutes to demonstrate to a friend how easy it is to create a Wikipedia page. Then it will be deleted."

The Signpost: 10 January 2024

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  • News and notes: In other news ... see ya in court!
    Let the games begin! The 2024 WikiCup is off to a strong start. With copyright enforcement, AI training and freedom of expression, it's another typical week in the wiki-sphere!
  • WikiProject report: WikiProjects Israel and Palestine
    What are the editorial processes behind covering some of the most politically polarizing and contentious topics on English Wikipedia?

The Signpost: 31 January 2024

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  • Opinion: Until it happens to you
    A stream of consciousness about plagiarism on Wikipedia from the perspective of a user who directly witnessed it.
  • Comix: We've all got to start somewhere
    Writing a good subheading for a one-sentence joke is basically like writing an entire second joke so I'm not going to do it.

The Signpost: 13 February 2024

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  • Comix: Strongly
    That's more than weakly!

The Signpost: 2 March 2024

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The Signpost: 29 March 2024

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The Signpost: 25 April 2024

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The Signpost: 16 May 2024

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The Signpost: 8 June 2024

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The Signpost: 4 July 2024

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  • In the media: War and information in war and politics
    Advocacy organizations, a journalist, mycophobes, conservatives, leftists, photographers, and a disinformation task force imagine themselves in Wikipedia.

The Signpost: 22 July 2024

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  • Obituary: JamesR
    Rest in peace.

The Signpost: 14 August 2024

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  • In focus: Twitter marks the spot
    Musk's Twitter acquisition and rebranding have caused long debates on Wikipedia.

The Signpost: 4 September 2024

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The Signpost: 26 September 2024

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  • Serendipity: A Wikipedian at the 2024 Paralympics
    User Hawkeye7 opens up on his experience as a media representative following the Australian team at the latest Summer Paralympics in Paris.
  • News and notes: Are you ready for admin elections?
    More changes to RfA on the way in October, final results for the U4C elections revealed, and other news from the Wikimedia world.

The Signpost: 19 October 2024

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  • In the media: Off to the races! Wikipedia wins!
    Perplexing persistence, pay to play, potential president's possible plagiarism, crossword crossover to culture, and a wish come true!
  • Book review: The Editors
    A novel about us, from the point of view of three of us.

The Signpost: 6 November 2024

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The Signpost: 18 November 2024

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The Signpost: 12 December 2024

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  • Op-ed: On the backrooms
    An editor's reflection on social capital and their changing relationship with Wikipedia culture. by Tamzin

The Signpost: 24 December 2024

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The Signpost: 15 January 2025

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The Signpost: 7 February 2025

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  • News and notes: Let's talk!
    The WMF executive team delivers a new update; plus, the latest EU policy report, good-bye to the German Wikipedia's Café, and other news from the Wikimedia world.
  • Community view: 24th Wikipedia Day in New York City
    Wikimedians and newbies celebrate 24 years of Wikipedia in the Brooklyn Central Library. Special guests Stephen Harrison and Clay Shirky joined in conversation.
  • Traffic report: A wild drive
    The start of the year was filled with a few unfortunate losses, tragic disasters, emerging tech forces and A LOT of politics.

The Signpost: 27 February 2025

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  • Technology report: Hear that? The wikis go silent twice a year
    From patrolling new edits to uploading photos or joining a campaign, you can count on the Wikimedia platform to be up and running — in your language, anywhere in the world. That is, except for a couple of minutes during the equinoctes.
  • Opinion: Sennecaster's RfA debriefing
    User Sennecaster shares her thoughts on her recent RfA and the aspects that might have played a role in making it successful.

The Signpost: 22 March 2025

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  • From the editor: Hanami
    It's an ecstasy, my spring.
  • Obituary: Rest in peace
    Send not to know
    For whom the bell tolls,
    It tolls for thee.

The Signpost: 9 April 2025

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The Signpost: 1 May 2025

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  • Traffic report: Of Wolf and Man
    Television dramas, televised sports, film, the Pope, and ... bioengineering at the top of the list?

The Signpost: 14 May 2025

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The Signpost: 24 June 2025

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The Signpost: 18 July 2025

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  • Traffic report: God only knows
    Wouldn't it be nice without billionaires, scandals, deaths, and wars?

The Signpost: 9 August 2025

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The Signpost: 9 September 2025

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The Signpost: 2 October 2025

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The Signpost: 20 October 2025

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  • Traffic report: One click after another
    Serial-killer miniseries, deceased scientist, government shutdowns and Sandalwood hit "Kantara" crowd the tubes.

The Signpost: 10 November 2025

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