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Have anyone here noticed that The Signpost's quality has downgraded since around last year? Articles on the Signpost now have clickbaity titles, AI-generated photos and no actual substance in its body, a far cry from its former glory. I would much rather have a monthly but quality Signpost rather than this steaming bi-weekly pile of sensationalist reporting. ] (]) 12:31, 10 March 2024 (UTC) Have anyone here noticed that The Signpost's quality has downgraded since around last year? Articles on the Signpost now have clickbaity titles, AI-generated photos and no actual substance in its body, a far cry from its former glory. I would much rather have a monthly but quality Signpost rather than this steaming bi-weekly pile of sensationalist reporting. ] (]) 12:31, 10 March 2024 (UTC)

:Could you explain in more detail why you see {{tq|no actual substance}} in this issue's ], ] or ], say? Or else be more specific. (I'm not defending certain other recent low-effort stories and contorted insider humor pieces, but such a sweeping judgment isn't very actionable.)
:As for {{tq|former glory}} and {{tq|monthly but quality}}, a reminder that 1) the Signpost has been published bi-weekly or even weekly for much of its existence, 2) it doesn't have a pre-set number of stories to fill for every issue, 3) a big problem with the monthly schedule around 2022 or so were humongous 20+ story issues that were both hard for the average reader to digest (we only get subscribers' attention once for each issue) and actually presented more work to curate, fact-check and edit than two <10 story bi-weekly issues. Regards, ] (]) 19:39, 10 March 2024 (UTC)

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"Misplaced Pages:Misplaced Pages Signpost/Archives/Years" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Misplaced Pages:Misplaced Pages Signpost/Archives/Years has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Misplaced Pages:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 February 11 § Misplaced Pages:Misplaced Pages Signpost/Archives/Years until a consensus is reached. jp×g🗯️ 05:11, 11 February 2024 (UTC)

Front-page layout

In the current issue, it seems like each article's image is the same size but some articles' below-the-image text is one line whereas others are two. Because it appears to use automatic packing rather than fixed-height for the text or grid-layout for the entries, that means the items in adjacent columns lower down the page are misaligned with each other. DMacks (talk) 05:29, 13 February 2024 (UTC)

Indeed. It's not great. jp×g🗯️ 06:15, 13 February 2024 (UTC)

Wikiproject Report

Hello I am interested in reviving the Wikiproject Report. I am very active within wikiprojects and most of my edits can be traced to either wikiproject television or wikiproject Doctor Who. I feel that WikiProjects are key to wikipedias growth and deserve more recognition. What steps would be required in order for me to join the Signpost Team. Some of the projects I wish to cover include WP:COMICS, WP:Misplaced Pages, WP:DISNEY, and WP:AUSTRALIA. Questions? four Olifanofmrtennant (she/her) 00:04, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

Are there plans for using "piccy" in archives of The Signpost?

Page Misplaced Pages:Misplaced Pages Signpost/Archives/2024-02-13 looks very different compared to how the 13 February 2024 issue looked like on the landing page. Are there any plans to integrate the |piccy-*= template parameters into the archives of The Signpost? —⁠andrybak (talk) 14:00, 3 March 2024 (UTC)

The landing page has been very broken since the introduction of the new format a few issues ago, and it has not been fixed or reverted. I am in awe of the improvements that have been made to the Signpost infrastructure over the last year or so, but this change is definitely still in early beta. I don't think I have the skills to fix it. – Jonesey95 (talk) 16:26, 3 March 2024 (UTC)
Not to mention that Misplaced Pages:Misplaced Pages Signpost/2024-02-13 is a third presentation of the table of contents. ☆ Bri (talk) 18:04, 4 March 2024 (UTC)

Signpost has degraded in quality

Have anyone here noticed that The Signpost's quality has downgraded since around last year? Articles on the Signpost now have clickbaity titles, AI-generated photos and no actual substance in its body, a far cry from its former glory. I would much rather have a monthly but quality Signpost rather than this steaming bi-weekly pile of sensationalist reporting. CactiStaccingCrane (talk) 12:31, 10 March 2024 (UTC)

Could you explain in more detail why you see no actual substance in this issue's News and notes, In the media or Recent research, say? Or else be more specific. (I'm not defending certain other recent low-effort stories and contorted insider humor pieces, but such a sweeping judgment isn't very actionable.)
As for former glory and monthly but quality, a reminder that 1) the Signpost has been published bi-weekly or even weekly for much of its existence, 2) it doesn't have a pre-set number of stories to fill for every issue, 3) a big problem with the monthly schedule around 2022 or so were humongous 20+ story issues that were both hard for the average reader to digest (we only get subscribers' attention once for each issue) and actually presented more work to curate, fact-check and edit than two <10 story bi-weekly issues. Regards, HaeB (talk) 19:39, 10 March 2024 (UTC)