Administrators

Five users were granted admin status via the Requests for Adminship process this week: Carlosguitar ( nom), Carcharoth ( nom), Pats1 ( nom), Kane5187 ( nom), and KieferSkunk ( nom).

Bots

Six bots or bot tasks were approved to begin operating this week: ArkyBot ( task request), Giggabot ( task request), Erwin85Bot ( task request), MadmanBot ( task request), Estirabot ( task request), and Mgmbot ( task request).

Featured content

Seventeen articles were promoted to featured status last week: Buildings and architecture of Bristol ( nom), Oregon State Capitol ( nom), King Vulture ( nom), Peregrine Falcon ( nom), Splendid Fairy-wren ( nom), Superb Fairy-wren ( nom), Florida Atlantic University ( nom), Archimedes ( nom), Trapped in the Closet (South Park) ( nom), House of Gediminas ( nom), Wihtred of Kent ( nom), 2007 UEFA Champions League Final ( nom), Charlie Macartney ( nom), Lee Smith (baseball) ( nom), Populous: The Beginning ( nom), Battle of Barrosa ( nom), and Second Ostend Raid ( nom).

Twelve lists were promoted to featured status last week: List of gay, lesbian or bisexual people: Si-Sz ( nom), List of Florida hurricanes (2000-present) ( nom), List of Naruto chapters (Part I) ( nom), Lost (season 2) ( nom), List of Highlander: The Raven episodes ( nom), Powderfinger discography ( nom), List of Governors of Puerto Rico ( nom), List of Jacksonville Jaguars first-round draft picks‎ ( nom), List of New York Jets first-round draft picks ( nom), List of Norwich City F.C. Players of the Year ( nom), List of Survivor contestants ( nom), and List of awards won by The Simpsons ( nom).

One topic was promoted to featured status last week: National symbols of Belarus ( nom).

One portal was promoted to featured status last week: Portal:Puerto Rico ( nom)

No sounds were featured last week.

Two articles were de-featured last week: Ebionites ( nom), and Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace ( nom)

Two pictures were de-featured last week: Image:Mandelpart2.jpg ( nom), and Image:Wikipe-tan full length.png ( nom).

No lists, portals, topics, or sounds were de-featured last week.

The following featured articles were displayed last week on the Main Page as Today's featured article: El Al, Cardinal-nephew, 2000 Sri Lanka cyclone, Bob Meusel, Siege of Malakand, Shen Kuo, and Girl Scouts of the United States of America.

The following featured pictures were displayed last week on the Main Page as picture of the day: Blackbird, First Telegraph, William Tecumseh Sherman, Melbourne Docks, Quicksort, Mouse Spider, and Yellow Warbler.

Four pictures were promoted to featured status last week and are shown below.

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  Geology of the Moon ( nom)
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  Emperor Penguin ( nom)
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  Prokaryote ( nom)
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  Surfing ( nom)