Wikipedia:Goings-on/August 31, 2008

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Wikipedia always has a lot going on. This page is for news and updates about existing or new projects or initiatives of Wikipedians (i.e. new Collaboration articles, WikiProject help requests or announcements of success, backlogs that really need help, etc.)


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Goings-on in the week starting Sunday, August 31, 2008
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New featured content
Articles that gained featured status
 * New York State Route 373 (August 31)
 * Mangalore (August 31)
 * Hurricane Kyle (2002) (August 31)
 * Race Against Time (Lewis) (August 31)
 * Texas Tech University (August 31)
 * Red-necked Grebe (September 2)
 * Disintegration (September 2)
 * Déjà Vu (Beyoncé Knowles song) (September 2)
 * Bone Wars (September 5)
 * Utah State Route 128 (September 5)
 * Meteorological history of Tropical Storm Allison (September 5)
 * Jena Six (September 5)
 * Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's road race (September 5)
 * Phan Xich Long (September 6)
 * Literature in the Hoysala Empire (September 6)
 * 2007 USC Trojans football team (September 6)
 * 2002 Bou'in-Zahra earthquake (September 6)
 * Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (September 6)

Lists that gained featured status
 * List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Albums of 2000 (September 4)
 * List of celebrities involved with WrestleMania (September 5)
 * List of Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross recipients (September 5)

Pictures that gained featured status
 * Trumbull's Declaration of Independence (August 31)
 * Sheep husbandry for WWI (August 31)
 * Rana clamitans (August 31)
 * Fire breathing (September 2)
 * Hispano Aviación HA-1112 plane (September 2)
 * Gadwall (Anas strepera) (September 3)
 * Keizersgracht in Amsterdam (September 3)
 * Storming of the Bastille (September 3)
 * Herring Gull excreting waste (September 5)

Portals that gained featured status

Sounds that gained featured status

Topics that gained featured status
 * Guitar Hero series (September 3)
 * Gwen Stefani albums (September 3)
 * Galilean moons (September 4)


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