Wikipedia:WikipediaWeekly/Episode52

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Episode 52: Off to Alexandria we go Released: July 11, 2008

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Participants

• Fuzheado
• Tawker
• Witty
• Private
• Gerard
• James (only listening!)

[edit] Rundown

• "In an unexpected move, given its makers much-publicised dislike of Wikipedia, the online version of the Encyclopaedia Britannica has gone all wiki on us and installed an online editor on its site."
• Wikipedia blamed for Scottish grades dipping article
• New Board member annonuced - [1]
• NBC fellow edits Tim Russert - [2]
• Chinese Wikipedia unblocked

RfA Stuff

• Wikipedia:RfA_Review - The RfA Review
• [3] RFA analysis
• Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Adminbots
• User:Ragesoss/Taking Up the Mop A bot would identify users who might be worthy of adminship.

• Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Arbitration Committee -RFC opened to better determine Arb Coms role

• Wikimania - schedule

• Again at the end, call for new people

Preceded by Episode 51

Episode 52

Succeeded by Wikimania 2008