Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2013-10-23

{{Signpost/item|{{{1}}}|1|2013-10-23|News and notes|Grantmaking season—rumblings in the German-language community|sub=The next twice-yearly round of Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) grantmaking is soon to close for community questioning and commentary. Ten nation-based Wikimedia chapters and one thematic organisation are asking for a total of more than US$5M of donors’ money from the Foundation’s renamed annual plan grant process. Aside from Wikimedia UK ($708k), the three biggest asks are from the German-speaking chapters: Wikimedia Germany is asking for $2.4M and Wikimedia Austria $311k; and the German-language-related Swiss chapter is applying for $500k.}}

{{Signpost/item|{{{1}}}|2|2013-10-23|Traffic report|Your average week ... and a fish|sub=Media, sports and Google Doodles dominate, though a very odd fish decided to crash the party.}}

{{Signpost/item|{{{1}}}|3|2013-10-23|Featured content|Your worst nightmare as a child is now featured on Wikipedia|sub=Twelve articles, four lists, and four pictures were promoted to "featured" status on the English Wikipedia this week, including the article on cabbage.}}

{{Signpost/item|{{{1}}}|4|2013-10-23|Discussion report|More discussion of paid advocacy, upcoming arbitrator elections, research hackathon, and more|sub=Current discussions on the English Wikipedia include...}}

{{Signpost/item|{{{1}}}|5|2013-10-23|In the media|The decline of Wikipedia; Sue Gardner releases statement on Wiki-PR; Australian minister relies on Wikipedia|sub=MIT Technology Review published a long article on what it called "The decline of Wikipedia". Editor involvement has decreased since 2007; according to the article, this has had an adverse qualitative effect on content, particularly on issues pertinent to non-British and American male geeks.}}

{{Signpost/item|{{{1}}}|6|2013-10-23|WikiProject report|Elements of the world|sub=This week, we headed to an elementary subject with WikiProject Elements. Founded by Mav in 2002, this project has grown to have 19 featured articles, 2 featured topics, and 68 good articles. The project also has a list of templates, and a periodic table of elements filled with pictures.}}