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A digest of the most-edited Wikipedia articles and discussions from the last week.

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Next issue: May 22, 2026 (Issue 636)

Last week, in Issue 635: 74,868 users made 749,598 changes to 366,685 articles on English Wikipedia. The top articles for the week:

  1. MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak (714 changes by 209 authors)
  2. Deaths in 2026 (507 changes by 85 authors)
  3. 2026 Scottish Parliament election (431 changes by 102 authors)
  4. 2026 United Kingdom local elections (365 changes by 136 authors)
  5. Dam (355 changes by 7 authors)
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