Sam Hayes


10 November 2025
News and notes: Temporary accounts go live and WMF board member self-suspends ArbCom elections draw close, and Wikimania '27 in Santiago. Community view: Six Wikipedians' thoughts on Grokipedia, and the humanity of it all It ain't a five course meal, according to one of our interviewees. Wikicup report: BeanieFan11, WikiCup victor of 2025, covers the results Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. In the media: Jimbo's book, an argument about genocide, and a train of shame Wikipedia's new rival, political controversy in Italy and other Wiki-reports. Recent research: Taking stock of the 2024–2025 research grants $400,000 USD in total funding: what did we get? Opinion: With Grokipedia, top-down control of knowledge is new again Does it shed any light on particular topics that are better suited to LLM-generation than others? Obituary: Struway Rest in peace. Traffic report: The documentaried, the disowned, the deceased, Diwali and the Dodgers You know your man is working hard, he's worth a deuce. Comix: Head of steam 'Sblood!
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