Wikipedia:Goings-on/November 20, 2005

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Goings-on in the week starting Sunday November 20 2005

 * The first program meeting for planning the speakers and events at Wikimania 2006 is being held on Wednesday at 2200 UTC
 * Issue 46 of the Signpost has been published.
 * Jimbo has announced he will hand-pick new ArbCom candidates rather than have an open election for them, then have the public vote on his selections, with 50% support required to pass. See Arbitration Committee Elections December 2005/Straw poll.
 * (CC'd from Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2005/Candidate statements) - Anyone wishing to be a candidate in the 2005 arbcom election/appointment process should list themselves on Arbitration Committee Elections December 2005/Candidate statements immediately. Raul654 23:12, 26 November 2005 (UTC)


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Current collaborations
 * General: Instinct
 * Improvement Drive: Emergency department
 * Australian: Rabbit-proof fence
 * Canberra: History of the Australian Capital Territory
 * Biography: Jerry B. Jenkins
 * Canadian: Geography of British Columbia
 * Indian: Military History of India
 * United Kingdom: Classical music of the United Kingdom
 * Spanish translation: Mission of Nuestra Señora de Loreto from es:
 * Gaming: Essential articles
 * Medicine: Prostate cancer
 * Cricket: Donald Bradman
 * Comics: Spider-Man
 * Interwiki checker


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Articles that gained "featured" status
 * History of the Jews in Poland (November 22)
 * Yuan (surname) (November 22)
 * StarCraft (November 22)
 * Claudius (November 26)
 * Omnipotence paradox (November 26)

Pictures that gained "featured" status
 * Coastline of Greenland (November 20)
 * Cirrus Clouds (November 25)

Lists that gained "featured" status
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