Wikipedia:Goings-on/July 17, 2005

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Goings-on in the week starting Sunday July 17 2005

 * Voting on a proposal to amend the Manual of Style regarding era designations continues until August 1.
 * A new interwiki project has been launched to facilitate the internationalization of Wikipedia.
 * Jimbo appoints 3 new arbitrators to the Arbitration Committee
 * Issue 28 of Wikipedia Signpost is published.


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Current collaborations
 * General: Learning, Lhasa
 * Improvement Drive: Mario
 * Australian: Snowy Mountains Scheme
 * Canadian: Oka Crisis
 * Indian: History of India
 * United Kingdom: Winter of Discontent
 * Spanish translation: The Kiss (Rodin sculpture) from es:El Beso (Auguste Rodin)
 * Gaming: Intelligent Systems
 * Cricket: West Indian cricket team
 * Wikimedia: Help pages
 * Interwiki checker


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Articles that gained "featured" status
 * Tooth enamel (July 17)
 * Căile Ferate Române (July 17)
 * Helen Gandy (July 20)
 * Sharon Tate (July 20)
 * Blackface (July 20)

Pictures that gained "featured" status
 * MotoX racing (July 17)
 * Energy Arc (July 21)
 * Willow catkin (July 22)
 * Australian cart (July 22)
 * Pangong lake (July 22)
 * Misty morning (July 22)

Lists that gained "featured" status
 * List of UN peacekeeping missions (July 22)
 * Zimbabwean national cricket captains (July 20)
 * List of space shuttle missions (July 20)
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