Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2011-08-08

• Wikimania: Seventh annual Wikimedia conference concluded in Haifa, Israel
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• News and notes: Wikimania a success; board letter controversial; and evidence showing bitten newbies don't stay
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• In the news: Israeli news focuses on Wikimania; worldwide coverage of contributor decline and gender gap; brief news
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• WikiProject report: Shooting the breeze with WikiProject Firearms
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• Featured content: The best of the week
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• Arbitration report: Manipulation of BLPs case opened; one case comes to a close
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• Technology report: Wikimania technology roundup; brief news
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