Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2016-08-18

{{Signpost/item|{{{1}}}|1|2016-08-18|News and notes|Focus on India—WikiConference produces new apps; state government adopts free licenses|sub=Conference draws highly diverse and productive participation, and several years' advocacy pays off in a new government policy}}

{{Signpost/item|{{{1}}}|2|2016-08-18|Special report|Engaging diverse communities to profile women of Antarctica|sub=Guest post recaps in-depth engagement of experts to address Wikipedia gender gap while improving coverage of their field}}

{{Signpost/item|{{{1}}}|3|2016-08-18|In the media|The ugly, the bad, the playful, and the promising|sub=Wikipedia coverage ranged from sobering to playful in this issue's roundup}}

{{Signpost/item|{{{1}}}|4|2016-08-18|Featured content|Simply the best ... from the last two weeks|sub=Eight articles, eleven lists, one topic and five pictures were promoted}}

{{Signpost/item|{{{1}}}|5|2016-08-18|Traffic report|Olympic views|sub=Politics gives way to sports, TV and film}}

{{Signpost/item|{{{1}}}|6|2016-08-18|Technology report|User script report (January–July 2016, part 2)|sub=A review of numerous useful Wikipedia customizations}}

{{Signpost/item|{{{1}}}|7|2016-08-18|Arbitration report|The Michael Hardy case|sub=New case opened, and a reminder to administrators not to impose blocks based on private information}}