Wikipedia Signpost: Inside the Community-Driven News Hub for Wikipedia Editors
When you read about Wikipedia Signpost, a volunteer-run newspaper that reports on the inner workings of Wikipedia and the Wikimedia movement. It's not a press release. It's not corporate news. It’s the only place where editors, administrators, and policy makers openly debate what’s broken, what’s working, and what’s disappearing from the encyclopedia. Also known as the Wikipedia newspaper, it’s written by volunteers for volunteers — and it’s the most trusted source for understanding how Wikipedia really operates behind the scenes.
The Wikipedia Signpost, a community-run publication that documents the life of Wikipedia’s editorial ecosystem doesn’t cover celebrity gossip or trending headlines. It reports on things like how a new policy on due weight just changed how 500 articles were edited, or why a major Wikimedia Foundation decision sparked a week of heated talk on the Village Pump. It tracks the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that supports Wikipedia’s infrastructure but doesn’t control its content when it rolls out new tools, when it faces backlash from editors, or when it tries to sell data through Wikimedia Enterprise, a commercial service that licenses Wikipedia data to companies. The Signpost connects the dots between tech changes, community fights, and real-world impact — like how copyright takedowns erase historical records, or how AI tools are quietly changing how edits get made.
What you’ll find in this collection isn’t just news — it’s context. You’ll see how the Wikipedia Signpost reflects the same issues that show up in the posts below: the tension between automation and human judgment, the quiet battles over bias and representation, the struggle to keep volunteer-driven journalism alive, and the growing gap between public trust and algorithmic alternatives. These aren’t random stories. They’re the same conversations happening in the Signpost’s columns, on its forums, and in its editorials. Whether you’re a new editor wondering why your edit got reverted, a journalist trying to understand Wikipedia’s credibility, or just someone who uses Wikipedia every day — this is the inside story. You won’t find it on Google’s AI summary. You won’t find it on corporate blogs. You’ll only find it here — because the people who run Wikipedia are the ones writing it down.
How The Signpost Chooses Stories About Wikipedia
The Signpost is Wikipedia's volunteer-run newspaper that reports on community decisions, policy changes, and editing trends-not headlines. Learn how stories are chosen based on impact, not clicks.
