Administrators

Four users were granted admin status via the Requests for Adminship process this week: Buckshot06 ( nom), G.A.S ( nom), Gladys j cortez ( nom), and Spencer ( nom).

Bots

One bot or bot task was approved to begin operating this week: Zxabot ( task request).

Featured pages

Eleven articles were promoted to featured status this week: The Greencards ( nom), Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge ( nom), Flocke ( nom), Fanno Creek ( nom), Philitas of Cos ( nom), Jack the Ripper conspiracy theories ( nom), SMS Von der Tann ( nom), Samuel Johnson ( nom), Rosetta@home ( nom), Khan Noonien Singh ( nom), and Colton Point State Park ( nom).

Thirteen lists were promoted to featured status this week: NBA All-Rookie Team ( nom), List of The Office (US TV series) episodes ( nom), Josh Homme discography ( nom), List of New York Yankees Opening Day starting pitchers ( nom), List of Toronto Blue Jays Opening Day starting pitchers ( nom), UAB Blazers football seasons ( nom), Ricki-Lee Coulter discography ( nom), List of Indonesian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film ( nom), List of Calgary Flames award winners ( nom), Rachel Stevens discography ( nom), List of micronations ( nom), List of Bleach episodes (season 3) ( nom), and Gillingham F.C. records ( nom).

Three topics were promoted to featured status this week: Key visual novels ( nom), HD 217107 ( nom), and Millennium Park ( nom).

Two portals were promoted to featured status this week: Portal:Feminism ( nom) and Portal:Association football ( nom).

The following featured articles were displayed on the Main Page this week as Today's featured article: Assata Shakur, Tulip mania, Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, " Something", noitulovE, Tyrone Wheatley, and Catherine de' Medici's building projects.

Former featured pages

Five articles were delisted over the last week: Rudyard Kipling ( nom), Absinthe ( nom), Battle of Incheon ( nom), Felix the Cat ( nom), and Russian Ground Forces ( nom).

No lists or topics were delisted this week.

Featured media

The following featured pictures were displayed last week on the Main Page as picture of the day: Lunar module, Sadko, Guhyasamāja tantra, Braunvieh cow, Yellowish Flycatcher, Paddle steamer, and footage of the killings of Iraqis.

One sound was featured this week:

No featured pictures were demoted this week.

Eleven pictures and videos were promoted to featured status this week and are shown below.

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  Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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  Oregon Convention Center
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  Windsor Castle
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  Eurasian Coot
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  36 Views of Mount Fuji (Hokusai)
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  Gordon Dam
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  Cedar Key, Florida
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  Araneus
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  East Asian calligraphy
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  Working poor (image by Dorothea Lange)
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  Missing square puzzle