Wikipedia:Goings-on/June 19, 2005

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Goings-on in the week starting Sunday June 19 2005
Current group-editing Collaborations
 * Issue 24 of Wikipedia Signpost is published.
 * A compromise proposal has been suggested to settle the long-standing debate concerning era designations (BCE/CE vs BC/AD).
 * The Dep't of Fun! is pleased to bring you Checkers!. Play a few rounds with someone right now!
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 * General: The Seventies, Navy
 * Article Improvement Drive: Industrial Revolution
 * Australian: Snowy Mountains Scheme
 * Canadian: Rick Hansen
 * Indian: Kannur
 * United Kingdom: Welsh people
 * Spanish translation: Peruvian cuisine from es:Gastronomía del Perú
 * Gaming: Commercial failures in gaming
 * Cricket: Laws of cricket
 * Wikimedia: Help pages

Current Votes for deletion
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 * Sunday, 26 June
 * Saturday, 25 June
 * Friday, 24 June
 * Thursday, 23 June
 * Wednesday, 22 June
 * Tuesday, 21 June


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Articles featured on the Main Page
 * Link (June 19)
 * Myxobolus cerebralis (June 20)
 * Anne, Queen of Great Britain (June 21)
 * Korean name (June 22)
 * Treaty of Devol (June 23)
 * Our Gang (June 24)
 * Libertarianism (June 25)
 * Palace of Westminster (June 26)


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Articles that gained "featured" status
 * Convention on Psychotropic Substances (June 22)
 * Commodore 64 (June 22)
 * The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (June 22)
 * Restoration literature (June 22)
 * Democratic Labour Party (Trinidad and Tobago) (June 24)
 * Architecture of Btrieve (June 24)
 * The Ashes (June 24)
 * Australia (June 24)
 * Panavision (June 24)

Lists that gained "featured" status


 * List of Ohio county name etymologies (June 20)
 * Australian national cricket captains (June 22)
 * Timeline of discovery of Solar System planets and their natural satellites (June 22)

Pictures that gained "featured" status
 * Buzz Aldrin poses for Neil Armstrong (June 21)

Current requests for adminship
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 * Allen3
 * Bratsche
 * FCYTravis
 * FuriousFreddy
 * BrandonYusufToropov
 * Willmcw
 * Ta bu shi da yu
 * Sn0wflake
 * JoJan
 * Seth Ilys
 * R3m0t
 * Weyes
 * Y0u

Places to help out
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 * Village pump
 * Help desk
 * Reference desk
 * Peer review
 * Cleanup
 * Pages needing attention
 * Current surveys
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