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And wishing our readers a healthy, fortunate and bountiful 2022.

News and notes

Jimbo's NFT, new arbs, fixing RfA, and financial statements

Wrapping up 2021 with a pair of auctions, activity surrounding administrators, and an audit.

Serendipity

Born three months before her brother?

Wikipedia and the Oxford Dictionary of Music have different opinions.

In the media

The past is not even past

Even for Wikipedia critics in nappies!

Recent research

STEM articles judged unsuitable for undergraduates below the first paragraph

And other new research results.

Arbitration report

A new crew for '22

Elections certified, bans unlifted, mailing lists restricted, but no new cases.

By the numbers

Four billion words and a few numbers

Commemorating a milestone: word count comparisons with other Wikipedias.

Deletion report

We laughed, we cried, we closed as "no consensus"

More hats than a rodeo: the best, worst, and gnarliest AfDs of 2021.

Gallery

Wikicommons presents: 2021

Some of 2021's most dramatic moments through Wikicommons images.

Traffic report

Spider-Man, football and the departed

We'll always remember the Greek alphabet!

Crossword

Another Wiki crossword for one and all

Answers to last month's puzzle included.

Humour

Buying Wikipedia

Helpful how-to for the prospective buyer. Why settle for a measly single edit, when you can buy the whole thing?

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