Wikipedia:Goings-on/January 29, 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 29, 2006
 * The Wikipedia Signpost publishes Volume 2, Issue 5.
 * Wikifun round 12 continues.
 * Admin accountability poll
 * Requests for rollback privileges poll
 * Jimbo announces new arbitrators
 * Barring unforseen circumstances, the Arbcom clerk's office will be going live in a day or two
 * Proposed changes to the image use policy, regarding user-created images.
 * Voting session for Round Six of the Main Page Redesign continues until February 4th. It looks like Round Seven will be the election itself. There are currently 12 designs to choose from.
 * Discussion is underway on how the official election for replacing the Main Page should be set up, including how many candidates should be placed on the ballot, etc. Your input is greatly needed.
 * The Main Page is undergoing extensive redesign at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Usability/Main Page/Draft.

Current collaborations
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 * WikiProject Calendars Help with holidays for the new Year!
 * General: Male/Female
 * Improvement Drive: Architecture of Africa
 * Australian: Six o'clock swill
 * Biography: Jerry B. Jenkins
 * Canadian: Coquitlam, British Columbia
 * Canberra: Walter Burley Griffin
 * Comics: Spider-Man
 * Cricket: Donald Bradman
 * Gaming: Shoot 'em up
 * Indian: Delhi Metro
 * Medicine: AIDS
 * 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
 * Bob McEwen (January 30)
 * Raney nickel (January 30)
 * Cheers (January 30)
 * Flag of Australia (January 30)
 * Political integration of India (January 30)
 * HTTP cookie (January 30)
 * History of New Jersey (January 30)
 * Michigan State Capitol (January 30)
 * Military career of Hugo Chávez (January 30)
 * Lindsay Lohan (January 31)
 * USS Wisconsin (BB-64) (January 31)
 * History of Miami, Florida (February 2)
 * New England Patriots (February 2)
 * Katyn massacre (February 2)
 * Olivier Messiaen (February 2)
 * Edward Teller (February 2)
 * Shoshone National Forest (February 4)
 * Trade and usage of saffron (February 4)
 * Henry James (February 4)

Lists that gained "featured" status
 * Counties of Lithuania (29 January)
 * List of European Union member states (29 January)
 * List of Formula One World Constructors' Champions (31 January)

Pictures that gained "featured" status
 * British Museum Great Court (January 31)
 * Geneva drive (February 1)
 * Cumulus Clouds (February 2)
 * Charlotte Corday (February 2)
 * Challenger explosion (February 3)
 * Castle Blankenhain panorama (February 4)

Portals that gained "featured" status


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