Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2007-04-16/Features and admins
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Features and admins
- By Extranet and The Placebo Effect, 16 April 2007
Administrators
Eight users were granted admin status via the Requests for Adminship process this week: Mikeblas (nom), Angusmclellan (nom), J Milburn (nom), Dgies (nom), Fuhghettaboutit (nom), Hemlock Martinis (nom), Coelacan (nom) and Staecker (nom).
Featured content
Fifteen articles were promoted to featured status last week: Knights Templar (nom), Domenico Selvo (nom), Puerto Ricans in World War II (nom), Thescelosaurus (nom), Bam Thwok (nom), Leo Ornstein (nom), Japan (nom), The Orb (nom), History of Sheffield (nom), Moon (nom), Devil May Cry (nom), Ebionites (nom), Liberal Movement (nom), Some Thoughts Concerning Education (nom), and Encyclopædia Britannica (nom) (see related story).
Nine articles were de-featured last week: Chemical synapse (nom), Presuppositional apologetics (nom), John Major (nom), Torchic (nom), Éire (nom), Commodore 64 (nom), Caulfield Grammar School (nom), Architecture of Btrieve (nom) and Beverage-can stove (nom).
Three lists were promoted to featured status last week: Minnesota Vikings seasons (nom), Timeline of chemistry (nom) and List of United States cities by population (nom).
Two topics were promoted to featured status last week: Final Fantasy VIII (nom) and Hurricane Isabel (nom).
No sounds or portals were promoted to featured status last week.
The following featured articles were displayed last week on the Main Page as Today's featured article: Dime (United States coin), Anton Chekhov, Scooby-Doo, Fairy tale, Hamersley, Western Australia, 1 − 2 + 3 − 4 + · · · and George VI of the United Kingdom.
The following featured pictures were displayed last week on the Main Page as picture of the day: STS-116, Predation, Lesser brown blowfly, Eastern Gray Squirrel, RMS Titanic, Planum Boreum and The Virgin and Child with St Anne and St John the Baptist.
Ten pictures were promoted to featured status last week:
Also this week: Britannica FA — A Wikipedia education — WikiWorld — News and notes — Features and admins — Arbitration
