Wikipedia Signposts: Inside the Community's News and Policy Hub

When you read Wikipedia Signposts, the independent, volunteer-written newspaper that reports on Wikipedia’s inner workings. Also known as The Signpost, it’s the only publication that gives you front-row seats to the debates, wins, and clashes that shape the world’s largest encyclopedia—without corporate filters or ads. Unlike mainstream news, it doesn’t cover celebrity gossip or breaking headlines. It covers how a bot got reprogrammed to stop spam, why a policy on paid editing got rewritten, and how editors in Nigeria and Nepal are pushing for better local representation. It’s written by editors, for editors—and anyone who wants to know what’s really happening behind the edit button.

Wikipedia Signposts doesn’t just report news. It connects the dots between tools, policies, and people. It explains how Village Pump, the central discussion forum where Wikipedia’s policies are debated and shaped leads to real changes in how articles are moderated. It shows how sockpuppetry investigations, the quiet work of uncovering fake accounts pushing hidden agendas protect the integrity of every article you read. And it highlights the quiet heroes—the librarians, students, and retirees—who spend hours fixing citations, not for fame, but because they believe in reliable knowledge.

What you’ll find in this collection are stories that mirror what’s printed in The Signpost: how editors use TemplateWizard to avoid syntax errors, how AI misinformation is being fought with sourcing rules, and how safety tools are being built to protect volunteers editing sensitive topics like war zones or political movements. These aren’t abstract ideas—they’re daily battles over truth, neutrality, and access. You’ll see how community feedback is reshaping The Signpost itself, making it shorter, more global, and more inclusive. You’ll learn why local news sources matter more than ever, and how a single policy change on conflict of interest can ripple across continents.

There’s no official press release here. No corporate talking points. Just the raw, unfiltered pulse of a global community trying to build the most trustworthy knowledge base ever created—amid chaos, bias, and endless debate. If you’ve ever wondered how Wikipedia stays accurate, how it survives attacks, or why some edits get reverted while others stick, this is where you start.