Wikipedia:Goings-on/April 17, 2005

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Goings-on in the week starting Sunday April 17 2005

 * The template standardisation competition finishes this week.
 * Wikimedia announces they have received 501(c)(3) status.
 * Issue 15 of the Wikipedia Signpost has been published.
 * The Cleanup taskforce opens.
 * The Washington, D.C. meetup is trying to pick dates. Speak up if you're interested in coming.

Current live Collaborations of the Week
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 * General: Freedom of the press
 * Article Improvement Drive: Spanish Civil War and Tibet
 * Australian: Darwin
 * Canadian: Tommy Douglas
 * Indian: History of Indian music
 * United Kingdom: Licensing laws of the United Kingdom
 * Spanish translation: Autonomous University of Nuevo León, from es:Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León
 * Gaming: Password
 * Wikimedia: Help pages
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Articles featured on the Main Page
 * Galveston Hurricane of 1900 (April 17)
 * Aramaic language (April 18)
 * Apollo 8 (April 19)
 * History of post-Soviet Russia (April 20)
 * Krag-Jørgensen (April 21)
 * Robert Oppenheimer (April 22)
 * Canadian Pacific Railway (April 23)


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Articles that gained "featured" status
 * Eldfell (April 19)
 * Francis Petre (April 19)
 * Diamond (April 19)
 * Dream Theater (April 19)
 * Palace of Westminster (April 19)
 * Geology of the Grand Canyon area (April 22)
 * Kalimpong (April 22)
 * Louis Riel (April 22)

Pictures that gained "featured" status
 * Bodie ghost town (April 20)
 * Red-crested Pochard (April 23)
 * First Photograph (April 23)
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