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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:

Tokay gecko mating call(nom)

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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