Wikipedia:WikiProject Usability/Main Page/Draft B

Proposed new main page · Current main page · Vote and discuss
The final election ran from 1 March 2006, 00:01 (UTC) until 18 March 2006, 23:59 (UTC). Voting is now ended.
The results are 687 (support) /213 (oppose) /43 (neutral)

Welcome to Wikipedia The free encyclopedia that anyone can edit 6,936,712 articles and growing

Art Business Culture Geography

Health History Law Mathematics

People Philosophy Politics Religion

Science Sports Society Technology

Introduction · Almanac · Categories · Glossaries · Lists · Overviews · Portals · Questions · Site news · Index

Today's featured article Gerald Durrell (7 January 1925 – 30 January 1995) was a British naturalist, writer and zookeeper. He was born in British India and moved to England in 1928. In 1935 the family moved to Corfu, but the outbreak of World War II forced them to return to the United Kingdom. In the 1940s he began animal-collecting trips for zoos, and published well-received accounts of these, starting with The Overloaded Ark. His account of the years in Corfu, titled My Family and Other Animals, appeared in 1956 and became a bestseller. He founded the Jersey Zoo in 1959, intending it to be an institution for the study of animals and for captive breeding. Durrell and his second wife, Lee McGeorge, made several television documentaries in the 1980s, including Durrell in Russia and Ark on the Move. They co-authored The Amateur Naturalist, which became his most successful book, selling well over a million copies. His ashes were buried at Jersey Zoo. (Full article...) Recently featured: Maria Trubnikova Cyfeilliog Liza Soberano Today's featured picture {{{caption}}} Archive More featured pictures   Remnants of the Onekaka Wharf ... that painter Doris Lusk chose the Onekaka Wharf (remnants pictured) as her main subject for five years? ... that Josie Childs served as a Chicago mayor's assistant, worked as a campaign organizer for three U.S. presidents, and hosted the British queen? ... that Kenshi Yonezu's song "Dune" describes his perception of a "desert-like atmosphere" on the video-sharing website Niconico? ... that Haliey Welch earned more than $65,000 within weeks of hawk tuah going viral? ... that Mauritius's abortion law was "dormant for nearly two centuries"? ... that the first women's dormitory built at Hampton University was partially paid for with money collected by the school's choir in tours led by Thomas P. Fenner? ... that hefker, unowned property in Talmudic law, came to express both personal freedom and societal abandonment in 20th-century Yiddish poetry? ... that NFL player Darrell Hogan watched Gunsmoke every day? ... that players play Pokémon Smile by brushing their teeth?

In the news... Tibet earthquake aftermath A 7.1-magnitude earthquake (aftermath pictured) hits Tingri County in the Tibet Autonomous Region, leaving at least 126 people dead. Justin Trudeau announces his intention to resign as prime minister of Canada. Luke Littler wins the PDC World Darts Championship. A spree shooter in Cetinje, Montenegro, kills 12 people and injures 4 others. Romania and Bulgaria become full members of the Schengen Area. Ongoing: Israel–Hamas war Russian invasion of Ukraine timeline Sudanese civil war timeline Recent deaths: Ágnes Keleti Ripken Wayne Osmond The Vivienne Tariana Turia Tom Johnson On this day... January 7: Christmas (Eastern Christianity; Julian calendar); Victory over Genocide Day in Cambodia; Laba Festival in China (2025) CQD in Morse code 1797 – The Italian tricolour was first adopted as an official flag by the government of the Cispadane Republic. 1904 – The Marconi International Marine Communication Company specified CQD (audio featured) as the distress signal to be used by its operators. 1939 – French physicist Marguerite Perey identified francium, the last element to be discovered in nature rather than by synthesis. 1979 – The People's Army of Vietnam captured Phnom Penh, marking the end of large-scale fighting in the Cambodian–Vietnamese War. 2020 – After 253 days without an operational government, a second round of investiture votes produced Spain's first coalition government since the Second Republic. Francis Poulenc (b. 1899) Melly Goeslaw (b. 1974) Richard Hamming (d. 1998) Run Run Shaw (d. 2014) More anniversaries: January 6 January 7 January 8 Wikipedia community Every page on Wikipedia is a collaborative effort. But there are some special places reserved for specific types of discussion and assistance. Find what you're looking for here: The Community Portal — The center of community involvement. Learn about projects and activities you can join to help improve Wikipedia. The Help Desk — Come here if you need help editing. You can ask a question about using Wikipedia. Alternatively, you can find what you need at Help:Contents. The Reference Desk — For questions about any subject you're researching or curious about (not about Wikipedia itself), just like at a library's reference desk. The Village Pump — The main discussion forums of Wikipedia. The Signpost — Wikipedia's newspaper, where you can read and post news about what's happening on this website. Donations — Wikipedia is funded entirely by its users. We appreciate all donations. Thank you!

Wikipedia's sister projects Wikipedia is hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit organization that operates several other multilingual and free-content projects: Wiktionary Dictionary and thesaurus Wikibooks Free textbooks and manuals q:Main Page Wikiquote Collection of quotations Wikisource The free library Wikispecies Directory of species Wikinews Free content news source Commons Shared media repository m:Main Page Meta-Wiki Wikimedia project coordination

Contact us