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Five users were granted admin status via the Requests for Adminship process this week: Orderinchaos78 (nom), Rklawton (nom), Xiner (nom), Natalie Erin (nom) and Shimeru (nom).
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Twenty-three articles were promoted to featured status last week: The Smashing Pumpkins (nom), Ernest Emerson (nom), Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (nom), Hurricane Kenna (nom), Mars (nom), The Log from the Sea of Cortez (nom), Cape Feare (nom), Maximus the Confessor (nom), Nigel Kneale (nom), Mozambican War of Independence (nom), F-Zero GX (nom), Adam Gilchrist (nom), Technopark, Kerala (nom), Rise and Fall: Civilizations at War (nom), HMS Royal Oak (1914) (nom), Compsognathus (nom), Trembling Before G-d (nom), Flag of Portugal (nom), 1 − 2 + 3 − 4 + · · · (nom), Irish phonology (nom), George VI of the United Kingdom (nom), Wii (nom) and The Notorious B.I.G. (nom).
Four articles were de-featured last week: Bullfighting, Zeppelin, People's Republic of China and Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Two lists were promoted to featured status last week: 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings and List of U.S. state name etymologies.
No sounds were promoted to featured status last week.
No topics were promoted to featured status last week.
One topic was delisted this week: Final Fantasy X
No portals were promoted to featured status this week.
The following featured articles were displayed last week on the Main Page as Today's featured article: Cricket World Cup, Same-sex marriage in Spain, Hurricane Iniki, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Jocelin, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and Uranium.
The following featured pictures were displayed last week on the Main Page as picture of the day: Red-crested Pochard, Saturn, Geisha, History of photography, Orlando furioso, Black-headed Gull and Richat Structure.
Ten pictures were promoted to featured status last week:
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