Wikipedia:Goings-on/August 9, 2009

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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 9, 2009
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New featured content
Articles that gained featured status
 * Fertilisation of Orchids (August 9)
 * Ashton-under-Lyne (August 9)
 * North Road (stadium) (August 9)
 * Joel Selwood (August 9)
 * George Koval (August 12)
 * Effects of Hurricane Georges in Louisiana (August 12)
 * United States Senate election in California, 1950 (August 12)
 * Expedition to the Barrier Peaks (August 12)
 * HMS Endeavour (August 12)
 * Kaiser class battleship (August 12)

Lists that gained featured status
 * List of Olympic medalists in figure skating (August 11)
 * List of Olympic medalists in table tennis (August 11)
 * List of Wimbledon Gentlemen's Singles champions (August 11)
 * NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship (August 11)
 * List of cities and towns in Arizona (August 11)
 * List of Los Angeles County Metro Rail stations (August 11)
 * List of awards and nominations received by Alison Krauss (August 11)
 * List of Victoria Cross recipients by campaign (August 11)

Pictures that gained featured status
 * Black Currawong (9 August)
 * Mycena sp. (9 August)
 * Honey fungus (9 August)
 * Bank of Tanzania (9 August)
 * Jimbo Wales (9 August)
 * Périnet piston valve (9 August)
 * Rob Roy in the Crypt of Glasgow Cathedral (10 August)
 * A traditional Chaga hut (12 August)
 * Coral fungus (12 August)
 * The New York Public Library, in the late stages of construction (13 August)
 * Wicked Witch of the West (August 14)
 * Franco-Prussian War: Students Going to Man the Fortifications (August 15)
 * Gran calavera eléctrica (August 15)
 * A yellow mite (Lorryia formosa) (August 15)
 * Clapham Common Tube Station (August 15)

Portals that gained featured status

Sounds that gained featured status

Set: Beethoven's Diabelli Variations

Topics that gained featured status
 * BBC Sports Personality of the Year (August 11)
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