Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2020-12-28

• News and notes: Year-end legal surprises cause concern, but Public Domain Day is imminent
  

New laws in the US and Europe might enable trolls; sad admin milestone for English Wikipedia, or not?

• In the media: Concealment, data journalism, a non-pig farmer, and some Bluetick Hounds
  

As 2020 draws to a close, this website has been splattered all over the headlines.

• Arbitration report: 2020 election results
  

Congratulations to the new Arbs!

• Opinion: How to make your factory's safety and labor issues disappear
  

Edit wars fought on the back of workers.

• Featured content: Very nearly ringing in the New Year with "Blank Space" – but we got there in time.
  

Texas amphibia, mongeese, and Normandy invasion plans grateful.

• Traffic report: 2020 wraps up
  

Punks and heroes, losers and winners, the bereaved and the deceased – they're all here.

• News from the WMF: What Wikipedia saw during election week in the U.S., and what we’re doing next
  

No evidence of large-scale state-sponsored disinformation.

• Recent research: Predicting the next move in Wikipedia discussions
  

Six million talk page threads analyzed, and other research.

• Essay: Subjective importance
  

Is not important to notability.

• Op-Ed: An unforgettable year we might wish to forget
  

The year that was 2020.

• Gallery: Angels in the architecture
  

Spinning in infinity.

• Humour: 'Twas the Night Before Wikimas
  

And to all a good night!