The Signpost: Wikipedia's Volunteer-Run News Source for Community Changes

When you want to know what’s really happening inside Wikipedia—beyond the headlines—you turn to The Signpost, Wikipedia’s long-running, volunteer-written newspaper that covers editing battles, policy votes, and community drama. Also known as Wikipedia’s newspaper, it’s the only place where you’ll find real-time reports on ArbCom elections, bot updates, and fights over notability standards—not because they’re trending, but because they matter. Unlike mainstream news, The Signpost doesn’t chase clicks. It tracks decisions that shape what billions of people see when they search for facts.

The Signpost doesn’t just report on Wikipedia—it’s made by Wikipedia. Its writers are editors who’ve spent years navigating talk pages, sockpuppet investigations, and WikiProject meetings. They know how a single policy change can ripple across languages, how a grant for African language Wikipedias can revive entire knowledge ecosystems, and why a bot that fixes broken links is as vital as a human editor who writes a Featured Article. It covers the people behind the edits: the volunteers protecting themselves from threats, the students turning class assignments into public knowledge, and the staff at the Wikimedia Foundation trying to hire more globally diverse teams. The Signpost connects these dots without fluff.

It also explains the tools and systems most readers never see: how Wikimedia grants fund local projects in rural India or Indigenous communities, how WikiProjects turn scattered edits into high-quality articles, and why paid editing creates tension with volunteer norms. You won’t find headlines about celebrities or scandals here. Instead, you’ll find deep dives into how Wikipedia decides what stays, what gets merged, and who gets to decide. The Signpost is the quiet engine room of the world’s largest encyclopedia—and this collection brings you the full archive of its most important stories.

What follows are articles that unpack the real forces shaping Wikipedia today: the editors, the rules, the tech, and the battles over truth itself. Whether you’re a longtime contributor or just curious how this place even works, you’ll find clarity here—not noise.