Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2016-10-14

{{Signpost/item|{{{1}}}|1|2016-10-14|News and notes|Fundraising, flora and fauna|sub=Wikimedia Foundation reports on fundraising challenges and new initiatives; Indian botanists rally to build Wikimedia Commons' photo collection}}

{{Signpost/item|{{{1}}}|2|2016-10-14|Discussion report|Cultivating leadership: Wikimedia Foundation seeks input|sub=A new "peer academy" is proposed to find and support leadership in volunteer communities}}

{{Signpost/item|{{{1}}}|3|2016-10-14|In the media|A news columnist on the frustrations of tweaking his Wikipedia bio|sub=And this edition's roundup of media coverage}}

{{Signpost/item|{{{1}}}|4|2016-10-14|Technology report|Upcoming tech projects for 2017|sub=A new editor, a new parsing algorithm, and another server switch}}

{{Signpost/item|{{{1}}}|5|2016-10-14|Featured content|Variety is the spice of life|sub=Twelve articles, twelve lists and twenty-one pictures were promoted}}

{{Signpost/item|{{{1}}}|6|2016-10-14|Traffic report|Debates and escapes|sub=Donald Trump remains a view-magnet, others change their channel}}

{{Signpost/item|{{{1}}}|7|2016-10-14|Recent research|A 2011 study resurfaces in a media report|sub=We explore the study, which sought insights from Wikipedia metadata into global events}}