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Features and admins

Features and admins

Administrators

Thirteen users were granted admin status via the Requests for Adminship process this week: Dreadstar (nom), Moonriddengirl (nom), Number 57 (nom), Madman (nom), Hex (nom), Iridescent (nom), JForget (nom), Penwhale (nom), Espresso Addict (nom), Nehrams2020 (nom), Edokter (nom), Amire80 (nom), and Addhoc (nom).

Bots

Four bots or bot tasks were approved to begin operating this week: MelsaranAWB (task request), ClueBot IV (task request), BotanyBot (task request), and HMBot (task request).

Eighteen articles were promoted to featured status last week: A Streetcar Named Marge (nom), Battle of Greece (nom), 7 World Trade Center (nom), Honoré de Balzac (nom), Bruno Maddox (nom), Carnivàle (nom), History of American football (nom), History of Gillingham F.C. (nom), Ōkami (nom), Lion (nom), Letters Written in Sweden, Norway and Denmark (nom), Pearl Jam (nom), Ramblin' Wreck (nom), England national rugby union team (nom), Freedom Monument (Riga) (nom), John Frusciante (nom), White dwarf (nom), and Heian Palace (nom).

Five articles were de-featured last week: Jean Schmidt (nom), Gray Wolf (nom), Mandan (nom), Rondane National Park (nom), and Andrew Van De Kamp (nom).

Eleven lists were promoted to featured status last week: Jack Adams Award (nom), List of tallest buildings in Miami (nom), Puerto Ricans Missing in Action in the Korean War (nom), List of Ipswich Town F.C. managers (nom), Lost (season 1) (nom), Presidents' Trophy (nom), List of Naruto episodes (Seasons 1-2) (nom), Nirvana discography (nom), List of York City F.C. managers (nom), Ipswich Town F.C. seasons (nom), and Lightning Bolt discography (nom).

One list was de-featured last week: List of Final Fantasy media (nom).

No topics 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: Wood Badge, Harry S. Truman, Chad, Eye (cyclone), Bald Eagle, Ramón Emeterio Betances, and Blood Sugar Sex Magik.

The following featured pictures were displayed last week on the Main Page as picture of the day: Lantana camara, Whirlpool Galaxy, Gun Terret, Yom Kippur, USS Shaw explodes, Washington National Cathedral, and Fulmer Falls.

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