For more background, see"European copyright law moves forward" from the October 1, 2018Signpost

Subsequent to the adoption of the final version ofEU Copyright Directive / Article 13, aVillage pump proposal appeared for a Wikipediabanner campaign in protest. The discussion continues on whether this constitutes advocacy in "Wikipedia's voice". WMF News (formerly "blog") also posted a piece on this,"Problems remain with the EU's copyright reform".B

Dear colleagues of wikimedia-l,

I learned today of the 2018 passing ofUser:Corinne. I feel that Corinne's substantial contributions to Wikimedia merit forwarding the news of her passing to this email list. Corinne had a Master's degree in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages.User:Miniapolis wrote, "Corinne was a fellowcoordinator of theGuild of Copy Editors, and we had come to know each other off-wiki as well. Corinne's specialty was request articles, and her copyediting skill (second to none) was a factor in many Good and Featured Articles." Corinne made over 25,000 contributions to English Wikipedia.

Contributors have written memorials onher talk page. She was posthumously added to theGuild of Copy Editors Hall of Fame.

May she rest in peace.

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