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110: 130: 326: 90: 120: 36: 140: 103: 100: 279:? It has been a difficult month for some of us, but we can't complain. We'll save that for the good months. A couple of planned submissions had to be delayed or arrived at the last moment, which is to be expected in such circumstances. We'll get them published in a month or two. We're in this for the duration. Readers who have been considering submitting articles or suggestions to 150: 189: 526:
linking it to the coronavirus pandemic. Some sources falsely claimed five of the American military personnel who participated in the event fell sick could have led to the outbreak of COVID-19. These conspiracy theories have also resulted in increase in page views. I personally feel bad and ashamed
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which was held in Wuhan from 18 to 27 October 2019, nearly one month before the outbreak in Wuhan. Despite these few odds, Knowledge has been the benchmark for providing accurate and reliable information regarding the coronavirus pandemic.
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Let us hope that the pandemic will prompt a re-think of large, regular international meetups of WMians—even those at a more local scale. It's high time we adopted a more inclusive use of interactive video conferencing instead of
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has spread to at least 190 countries, infecting 683,000 and killing 32,100 – and these are just the numbers as of March 29. Tomorrow they will be worse. People throughout the world are being quarantined or ordered into
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While any "good" from the last month is relative, Wikipedians have responded well to the pandemic. About 500 articles have been written on aspects of the pandemic, and page views of the
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Way to display Knowledge's intransigent clinging to inaccuracy and on the first line of the article. You cannot have a pandemic of a loose virus grouping, only of a disease.
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creating a travel-holiday out of meetups. Using the internet to network is not only more inclusive: it acknowledges the existential threat of climate breakdown.
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It's actually over 1.7 million per day, because at the beginning of the time period used for the chart, the pandemic's article was still at
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We definitely wouldn’t want a delay in press time, but some news about new editors will be pleasant when it can be put together.
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That ship sailed a long time ago. We don't get to decide what people call it, we only reflect what the sources say.
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There are other stories this month. March has traditionally been a special month for stories on women. The
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Feeling bad at the moment morally and cannot believe the conspiracy theories built up on the
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should step up and let your voices be heard. Please start with a note on our
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for details. Several major news sources have praised Wikipedians' response.
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Knowledge is a go-to resource for information in crisis situations. The
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Meet the Knowledge editors fighting to keep coronavirus pages accurate
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I do not like this virus and what is happening to all these people.
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How Knowledge Prevents the Spread of Coronavirus Misinformation
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has extensive views from Wikipedians on the same topics.
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The Coronavirus Is Stress-Testing Knowledge’s Policies
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Knowledge:Knowledge Signpost
2020-03-29
The Signpost
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View Latest Issue
29 March 2020
Contribute
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2019-2020 coronavirus pandemic
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How Knowledge Prevents the Spread of Coronavirus Misinformation
The Coronavirus Is Stress-Testing Knowledge’s Policies
Meet the Knowledge editors fighting to keep coronavirus pages accurate
Looking for information on Coronavirus? Knowledge it
In the media
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Special report
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