Wikipedia:Goings-on/December 19, 2004

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Goings-on in the week starting Sunday December 19 2004

 * Congratulations to Theresa knott, Raul654, Ambi, Sannse, Neutrality, David Gerard, and Grunt, who were chosen for the Arbitration Committee in the recently concluded election. They will begin serving 1 January 2005 (Raul654 is already serving and was re-elected).
 * Mediation Committee nominations open for comment at Mediation Committee. Additional candidates are welcome to volunteer, since several mediators are among the newly elected arbitrators and will need to be replaced.
 * All Wikipedias are upgraded to MediaWiki 1.4. For more information, see Announcements.
 * If you think 1.4's original redirect arrow is ugly, design one for the Redirect arrow contest.
 * Users Duk and Mackeriv become administrators. Congratulations!


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Articles featured on the Main Page
 * Newark, New Jersey (December 19)
 * Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (December 20)
 * Free will (December 21)
 * Prince-elector (December 22)
 * Duran Duran (December 23)
 * Homo floresiensis (December 24)
 * Shroud of Turin (December 25)


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Articles that gained "featured" status
 * Hip hop music (December 21)
 * Government of Maryland (December 21)
 * Battle of Inchon (December 21)
 * John Bull (locomotive) (December 21)
 * Xenu (December 21)
 * Tony Blair (December 21)
 * Gold Standard (December 24)
 * Pet skunk (December 24)
 * Christmas (December 24)
 * Battle of Hampton Roads (December 25)
 * Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (December 25)
 * Lesch-Nyhan syndrome (December 25)

Pictures that gained "featured" status
 * Airship USS Akron over Manhattan (December 21)
 * Veined leaf (December 21)
 * 18th Century Persian astrolabe (December 21)
 * Polar Bears approach the USS Honolulu (December 21)
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