Six users were granted admin status last week: Makemi (nom), Rune.welsh (nom), Redvers (nom), Samuel Blanning (nom), Scm83x (nom) and Pepsidrinka (nom).

After a one-week hiatus, seven articles were featured last week. Albatross, Bruce Johnson, J. R. R. Tolkien, Roman Vishniac, Sassanid Empire, Turkish literature, and United States Bill of Rights.

The following featured articles were displayed last week on the main page as Today's featured article: Sun, Cape Horn, Bath School disaster, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Canberra, The Jackson 5, and Electrical engineering.

A record number – eleven articles – were de-featured last week: Johnny Cash, SARS, This Charming Man, Submarine, Blackadder, Golden Age of Arcade Games, Western (genre), Single malt Scotch, Nicolas Sarkozy, Fountain pen and Gough Whitlam.

One list reached featured list status last week: Test cricket hat-tricks.

One portal was featured last week: Portal:Christianity.

Nine pictures reached featured picture status last week:

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  Light-blue Soldier Crab
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  F-15 Eagle firing AIM-7 Sparrow
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  Jupiter

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  Anthomyiidae
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  Eagle nebula pillars
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  Animation of the surface of Jupiter

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  Prosobranchia
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  Personal computer
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  Bog