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[edit] January

[edit] Volume 4, Issue 1, 2 January 2008

• WikiWorld comic: "John Lasseter"

• News and notes: Stewards, fundraiser, milestones

• Wikipedia in the News

• WikiProject Report: Scouting

• Features and admins

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 4, Issue 2, 7 January 2008

• From the editor: Stepping in after delay

• New Wikipedia discussion forum gains steam

• WikiWorld comic: "Goregrind"

• Wikipedia in the News

• Features and admins

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 4, Issue 3, 14 January 2008

• From the editor: A new weekly feature

• Special: 2007 in Review

• Wikimania 2009 bidding ends, jury named

• Controversial non-administrator rollback process added

• Supposed advance draft of Jobs keynote surfaces on talk page

• WikiWorld comic: "The Nocebo Effect"

• News and notes: Fundraiser ends, $500,000 donation, milestones

• Wikipedia in the News

• Tutorial: Fundamentals of editing

• Features and admins

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 4, Issue 4, 21 January 2008

• Special: 2007 in Review, Part II

• New parser preprocessor to be introduced

• Commons Picture of the Year contest in final round

• WikiWorld comic: "Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo"

• News and notes: Freely-licensed music, milestones

• Wikipedia in the News

• Features and admins

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

[edit] Volume 4, Issue 5, 28 January 2008

• From the editor: New feature

• Special: 2007 in Review, Part III

• Signpost interview: John Broughton

• New parser preprocessor introduced

• Best of WikiWorld: "Truthiness"

• News and notes: Estonian Wikipedia, Picture of the Year, milestones

• Wikipedia in the News

• Tutorial: Reporting and dealing with vandals

• WikiProject Report: Molecular and Cellular Biology

• Wikipedia Dispatches: Banner year for Featured articles

• Features and admins

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] February

[edit] Volume 4, Issue 6, 4 February 2008

• Special: 2007 in Review, Part IV

• Tensions in journalistic use of Wikipedia explored

• Best of WikiWorld: "Calvin and Hobbes"

• News and notes: Milestones

• Wikipedia in the News

• Tutorial: Adding citations

• Dispatches: New methods to find Featured Article candidates

• Features and admins

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 4, Issue 7, 11 February 2008

• Petition seeks to remove images of Muhammad

• Foundation's FY2007 audit released

• Vatican claims out-of-context Wikipedia quote was used to attack Pope

• Best of WikiWorld: "W"

• News and notes: Working group, Wik-iPhone, milestones

• Wikipedia in the News

• Tutorial: Basic dispute resolution

• Dispatches: Great saves at Featured article review

• Features and admins

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 4, Issue 8, 18 February 2008

• From the editor

• Michael Snow, Domas Mituzas appointed to Board of Trustees

• WikiWorld: "Thinking about the immortality of the crab"

• News and notes: Administrator desysopped, milestones

• Wikipedia in the News

• Tutorial: Getting an article to featured article status

• Dispatches: FA promotion despite adversity

• Features and admins

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 4, Issue 9, 25 February 2008

• Signpost interview: Michael Snow

• Controversial RfA results in resysopping of ^demon

• Sockpuppeting administrator desysopped, community banned

• Two major print encyclopedias cease production

• WikiWorld: "Hyperthymesia"

• News and notes: Wikimania Call for Participation, milestones

• Wikipedia in the News

• WikiProject Report: Family Guy

• Dispatches: A snapshot of featured article categories

• Features and admins

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] March

[edit] Volume 4, Issue 10, 3 March 2008

• Wales' relationship, breakup with journalist Rachel Marsden raises questions about possible improprieties

• Eleven users apply for bureaucratship

• Signpost interview: Domas Mituzas

• Role of hidden categories under discussion

• Book review: Wikipedia: The Missing Manual

• Military history WikiProject elections conclude, nine elected

• Best of WikiWorld: "Extreme ironing"

• News and notes: Encyclopedia of Life, Wikipedian dies, milestones

• Dispatches: April Fools mainpage featured article

• WikiProject Report: Football

• Tutorial: How to use an ImageMap

• Features and admins

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 4, Issue 11, 13 March 2008

• From the editor

• Accusations of financial impropriety receive more coverage

• Best of WikiWorld: "Five-second rule"

• News and notes: New bureaucrat, Wikimania bids narrowed, milestones

• Wikipedia in the News

• Dispatches: Vintage image restoration

• WikiProject Report: Professional wrestling

• Tutorial: Summary of policies

• Features and admins

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 4, Issue 12, 17 March 2008

• Best of WikiWorld: "The Rutles"

• News and notes: Single-user login, election commission, milestones

• Wikipedia in the News

• Dispatches: Changes at peer review

• WikiProject Report: Tropical cyclones

• Tutorial: Editing Monobook, installing scripts

• Features and admins

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 4, Issue 13, 24 March 2008

• Single User Login enabled for administrators

• Best of WikiWorld: "Clabbers"

• News and notes: $3,000,000 grant, milestones

• Wikipedia in the News

• Dispatches: Banner shells tame talk page clutter

• WikiProject Report: Video games

• Features and admins

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 4, Issue 14, 31 March 2008

• Wikimania 2009 to be held in Buenos Aires

• Sister Projects Interview: Wikisource

• WikiWorld: "Hammerspace"

• News and notes: 10M articles, $500k donation, milestones

• Dispatches: Featured content overview

• WikiProject Report: Australia

• Features and admins

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] April

[edit] Volume 4, Issue 15, 7 April 2008

• April Fools' pranks result in temporary blocks for six admins

• WikiWorld: "Apples and oranges"

• News and notes: 100 x 5,000, milestones

• Wikipedia in the News

• Dispatches: Reviewers achieving excellence

• Features and admins

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 4, Issue 16, 14 April 2008

• From the editor

• Interview with the team behind one of the 2,000th featured articles

• Image placeholders debated

• WikiWorld: "Pet skunk"

• News and notes: Board meeting, milestones

• Wikipedia in the News

• Dispatches: Featured article milestone

• Features and admins

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 4, Issue 17, 21 April 2008

• BLP deletion rules discussed amidst controversial AFD

• Threat made against high school on Wikipedia, student arrested

• Global login, blocking features developed

• WikiWorld: "Disruptive technology"

• News and notes: Wikimania security, German print Wikipedia, milestones

• Wikipedia in the News

• Dispatches: Monthly updates of styleguide and policy changes

• WikiProject Report: The Simpsons

• Features and admins

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] May

[edit] Volume 4, Issue 18, 2 May 2008

• From the editor

• Wikimedia Board to expand, restructure

• Arbitrator leaves Wikipedia

• Bot approvals group, checkuser nominations briefly held on RfA

• WikiWorld: "World domination"

• News and notes: Board elections, milestones

• Wikipedia in the News

• Dispatches: Did You Know ...

• Features and admins

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 4, Issue 19, 9 May 2008

• Sister Projects Interview: Wikiversity

• WikiWorld: "They Might Be Giants"

• News and notes: Board elections, milestones

• Wikipedia in the News

• Dispatches: Featured content from schools and universities

• Features and admins

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 4, Issue 20, 12 May 2008

• Explicit sexual content draws fire

• Sighted revisions introduced on the German Wikipedia

• Foundation receives copyright claim from church

• Board to update privacy policy, adopts data retention policy

• Update on Citizendium

• Board candidacies open through May 22

• Two wiki events held in San Francisco Bay Area

• New feature enables users to bypass IP blocks

• WikiWorld: "Tony Clifton"

• News and notes: Autoconfirmed level, milestones

• Wikipedia in the News

• Dispatches: Changes at Featured lists

• Features and admins

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 4, Issue 21, 19 May 2008

• Pro-Israeli group's lobbying gets press, arbitration case

• Board elections: Voting information, new candidates

• Sister Projects Interview: Wikibooks

• WikiWorld: "Hodag"

• News and notes: Russian passes Swedish, milestones

• Wikipedia in the News

• Dispatches: Good article milestone

• Features and admins

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 4, Issue 22, 26 May 2008

• Board elections: Candidate questions

• Single User Login opt-in for all users

• Community-related news sources grow

• WikiWorld: "Tomcat and Bobcat"

• News and notes: Wikimedia DE lawsuit, milestones

• Wikipedia in the News

• Dispatches: Featured sounds

• Features and admins

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] June

[edit] Volume 4, Issue 23, 2 June 2008

• Board elections open

• WikiWorld: "Facial Hair"

• Wikipedia in the News

• Dispatches: Style guide and policy changes

• Features and admins

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 4, Issue 24, 9 June 2008

• Board elections continue

• WikiWorld: "Triskaidekaphobia"

• News and notes: Military media mention, milestones

• Wikipedia in the News

• Dispatches: Main page day

• Features and admins

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 4, Issue 25, 23 June 2008

• From the editor

• Board elections completed; results forthcoming

• WikiWorld: "John Hodgman"

• News and notes: Milestones

• Dispatches: How Wikipedia's 1.0 assessment scale has evolved

• Features and admins

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 4, Issue 26, 26 June 2008

• Ting Chen wins 2008 Board Election

• ArbCom's BLP "special enforcement" remedy proves controversial

• Global group discussions in progress

• WikiWorld: "Raining animals"

• News and notes: Foundation hires, milestones

• Dispatches: Reliable sources in content review processes

• Features and admins

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 4, Issue 27, 30 June 2008

• Private arbitration case criticized, vacated

• Other ArbCom announcements reviewed in wake of controversy

• Statistical model identifies potential RfA candidates

• WikiWorld: "Mike Birbiglia and the Perils of Sleepwalking"

• News and notes: Board votes released, milestones

• Wikipedia in the News

• Dispatches: Sources in biology and medicine

• Features and admins

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] July

[edit] Volume 4, Issue 28, 7 July 2008

• From the editor: Transparency

• Wikimedia releases 2008-2009 Annual Plan

• Defamation case against Wikimedia dismissed

• WikiWorld: "Charles Lane"

• News and notes: Adminbots, abuse filter, ArbCom, milestones

• Wikipedia in the News

• Dispatches: Style guide and policy changes, June

• Features and admins

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 4, Issue 29, 14 July 2008

• From the editor: Transparency

• WikiWorld: "Goregrind"

• Dispatches: Interview with botmaster Rick Block

• Features and admins

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 4, Issue 30, 21 July 2008

• WikiWorld: "Cartoon physics"

• News and notes: New Board Chair, compromised sysop accounts

• Dispatches: History of the featured article process

• Features and admins

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 4, Issue 31, 28 July 2008

• Wikimania 2008 wrap-up

• WikiWorld: "Terry Gross"

• News and notes: Unblocked in China

• Dispatches: Find reliable sources online

• WikiProject Report: Military history

• Features and admins

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] August

[edit] Volume 4, Issue 32, 9 August 2008

• Anthrax suspect reportedly edit-warred on Wikipedia

• WikiWorld: "Fall Out Boy"

• Dispatches: Style guide and policy changes, July

• WikiProject Report: WikiProject New York State routes

• Features and admins

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 4, Issue 33, 11 August 2008

• Study: Wikipedia's growth may indicate unlimited potential

• Board of Trustees fills Nominating Committee for new members

• Greenspun illustration project moves to first phase

• WikiWorld: "George Stroumboulopoulos"

• News and notes: Wikipedian dies

• Dispatches: Reviewing free images

• Features and admins

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 4, Issue 34, 18 August 2008

• From the editor: Help wanted

• WikiWorld: "Cashew"

• Dispatches: Choosing Today's Featured Article

• Features and admins

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 4, Issue 35, 25 August 2008

• WikiWorld: "George P. Burdell"

• News and notes: Arbitrator resigns, milestones

• Wikipedia in the News

• Dispatches: Interview with Mav

• Features and admins

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] September

[edit] Volume 4, Issue 36, 8 September 2008

• Wikimedia UK disbands, but may form again

• WikiWorld: "Helicopter parent"

• News and notes: Wikipedian dies, milestones

• Wikipedia in the News

• Dispatches: Featured topics

• Dispatches: Style guide and policy changes, August

• Features and admins

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 4, Issue 37, 15 September 2008

• Wikiquote checkuser found to be sockpuppeteer

• WikiWorld: "Ubbi dubbi"

• News and notes: Wikis Take Manhattan, milestones

• Dispatches: Interview with Ruhrfisch, master of Peer review

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 4, Issue 38, 22 September 2008

• From the editor

• WikiWorld: "Dr. Seuss"

• Wikipedia in the News

• Dispatches: Reviewing non-free images

• Features and admins

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 4, Issue 39, 29 September 2008

• Wikimedia UK v2.0 elects first board

• WikiWorld: "Cursive"

• News and notes: Arbitrator resigns, milestones

• Features and admins

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] October

[edit] Volume 4, Issue 40, 6 October 2008

• Dispatches: Interview with Matthewedwards, Featured list director

• Features and admins

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 4, Issue 41, 13 October 2008

• Experimental request for adminship ends in failure

• News and notes: New hires, milestones

• Dispatches: The latest on featured articles

• Features and admins

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] November

[edit] Volume 4, Issue 42, 8 November 2008

• From the editor

• News and notes: The Price is Right, milestones

• Dispatches: Halloween Main Page contest generates new article content

• Features and admins

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 4, Issue 43, 10 November 2008

• Fundraiser opens: Over $500,000 raised in first week

• ArbCom elections: Nominations open

• Book review: How Wikipedia Works

• MediaWiki search engine improved

• Four Board resolutions, including financials, approved

• News and notes: Vietnamese Wiki Day

• Dispatches: Historic election proves groundbreaking on the Main Page

• Features and admins

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 4, Issue 44, 17 November 2008

• Lawsuit briefly shuts down Wikipedia.de

• GFDL 1.3 released, will allow Wikimedia migration to Creative Commons license

• Wikimedia Events Roundup

• News and notes: Fundraiser, List Summary Service, milestones

• Features and admins

• Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] Volume 4, Issue 45, 24 November 2008

• From the editor: 200th issue

• ArbCom elections: Candidate profiles

• News and notes: Fundraiser, milestones

• Wikipedia in the news

• Dispatches: Featured article writers — the inside view

• Features and admins

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation

[edit] December

[edit] Volume 4, Issue 46, 1 December 2008

• ArbCom elections: Elections open

• Wikipedia in the news

• WikiProject Report: WikiProject Solar System

• Features and admins

• The Report on Lengthy Litigation