Wikipedia:Goings-on/October 16, 2005

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Goings-on in the week starting Sunday October 16 2005

 * Issue 41 of the Wikipedia Signpost published.
 * Voting for Wikiversity continues at Wikiversity/Vote/en.
 * A straw poll is being conducted on whether or not to seek implementation of a new blocking method.


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Current collaborations
 * General: French intervention in Mexico
 * Improvement Drive: Apple Macintosh
 * Australian: Marree Man
 * Biography: Pope Damasus I
 * Canadian: October Crisis
 * Indian: Military History of India
 * United Kingdom: Hungerford massacre
 * Spanish translation: Geology of the Moon from es:Geología de la Luna
 * Gaming: Final Fantasy Legend
 * Medicine: Pneumonia
 * Cricket: Donald Bradman
 * Comics: Comics
 * Interwiki checker


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Articles that gained "featured" status
 * Texas Ranger Division (October 16)
 * Multiple sclerosis (October 16)
 * Eigenvalue, eigenvector and eigenspace (October 16)
 * Metrication (October 16)
 * Military history of Canada (October 16)
 * U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program (October 20)
 * Nicolas Sarkozy (October 20)
 * Isaac Newton (October 20)
 * Arsenal F.C. (October 20)
 * Cleveland, Ohio (October 20)
 * Microsoft (October 20)
 * Federalist No. 10 (October 20)

Pictures that gained "featured" status
 * Bentley badge and hood ornament (October 16)
 * Airport traffic pattern (October 17)
 * Caroline Anole (October 17)
 * Crepuscular rays (October 20)

Lists that gained "featured" status
 * California hurricanes (22 October)
 * List of English Twenty20 International cricketers (22 October)
 * List of Australian Twenty20 International cricketers (22 October)
 * List of Asian XI ODI cricketers (22 October)


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