Wikipedia:Goings-on/January 1, 2006

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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 January 1, 2006
 * With the new year, The Wikipedia Signpost publishes its first issue in Volume 2.

Current collaborations
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 * General: Culture of Sudan
 * Improvement Drive: Hurricane Katrina
 * Australian: Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
 * Biography: Jerry B. Jenkins
 * Canadian: Ice Storm of January 1998
 * Canberra: Walter Burley Griffin
 * Comics: Spider-Man
 * Cricket: Donald Bradman
 * Gaming: Essential articles
 * Indian: Delhi Metro
 * Medicine: Atrial fibrillation
 * Spanish translation: Mission of Nuestra Señora de Loreto from es:
 * United Kingdom: Classical music of the United Kingdom
 * Wikipedia Book Club: Vanity Fair
 * WikiProject Novels: A fresh start?
 * Interwiki checker


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Articles that gained "featured" status

Lists that gained "featured" status
 * List of One-day International records (1 January)

Pictures that gained "featured" status
 * Activation Energy (January 1)
 * Monarch Butterflies (January 1)
 * Common Seal (January 1)
 * Crepuscular Ray Sunset from Telstra Tower (January 1)
 * The Three Sisters (January 2)
 * Remembrance Poppy (January 2)
 * Air Pollution over Los Angeles (January 3)
 * Annapolis graduation (January 4)
 * Superb Fairy-wren (January 7)

Portals that gained "featured" status
 * Trains Portal
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