Wikipedia:Goings-on/January 30, 2005

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Goings-on in the week starting Sunday January 30 2005

 * The first Wikiportal, Biology, has been created. The idea was first introduced in the German Wikipedia, and later in the French, Polish, Dutch, Japanese and Hebrew ones.
 * The Wikipedia Signpost, published weekly on Mondays, is now in its fourth issue.
 * Infoworld blogger Jon Udell creates Heavy Metal Umlaut, the movie (8 megabyte flash movie) based on the evolution of Wikipedia's article on Heavy metal umlaut, which is a featured article.
 * A press release is being worked on for the upcoming Wikimania 2005 conference.
 * Four new Wikinews sites have been created in French, Dutch, Spanish and Swedish.
 * A discussion is ongoing on the interaction between all Wikipedias and Google at nofollow.
 * A second meeting of the Association of Members' Advocates was scheduled for Sunday, January 30, 2005.
 * Voting continues as to whether Catherine's new version should replace the current version of the Wikipedia portal.
 * Discussion opens on a revived proposal to enforce the no personal attacks policy by means of temporary blocks.
 * Wikipedia reaches 500 featured articles.


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Articles featured on the Main Page
 * Laal language (January 30)
 * Super Mario 64 (January 31)
 * Mahatma Gandhi (February 1)
 * H II region (February 2)
 * Mark Latham (February 3)
 * King James Version of the Bible (February 4)
 * Isan (February 5)


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Articles that gained "featured" status
 * Battle of Alesia (January 30)
 * Hrafnkels saga (January 30)
 * Cambodia (January 30)
 * Robert Oppenheimer (February 2)
 * Battle of Warsaw (1920) (February 2)
 * Commonwealth of Nations (February 2)
 * Graffiti (February 2)
 * Krag-Jørgensen (February 4)
 * Evolution (February 4)
 * Big Bang (February 4)
 * X Window System (February 4)

Pictures that gained "featured" status
 * Camouflaged cuttlefish
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