Fifteen users were granted admin status via the Requests for Adminship process this week: Walton One (nom), Wassupwestcoast (nom), Jerry (nom), Ruhrfisch (nom), Elonka (nom), Kurt Shaped Box (nom), Od Mishehu (nom), Michael Greiner (nom), Slakr (nom), Keith D (nom), Kralizec! (nom), ArnoldReinhold (nom), A. B. (nom), xDanielx (nom), and Snowolf (nom).

Four bots or bot tasks were approved to begin operating this week: EBot_III (task request), Redrocketbot (task request), RoboMaxCyberSem (task request), and HarrivBOT (task request).

Eighteen articles were promoted to featured status last week: Ceres (dwarf planet) (nom), Lisa the Skeptic (nom), T206 Honus Wagner (nom), Cold Feet (nom), Press Gang (nom), City & South London Railway (nom), Allosaurus (nom), Hurricane Danny (1997) (nom), South of Heaven (nom), Cortana (nom), Melodifestivalen (nom), Constantine II of Scotland (nom), Godsmack (nom), Youngstown Ohio Works (nom), Mysore (nom), Shapinsay (nom), Battle of Albuera (nom) and Loveless (album) (nom).

Ten lists were promoted to featured status last week: List of Alpha Kappa Alpha sisters (nom), List of Green Bay Packers first-round draft picks (nom), Lists of Michigan Wolverines football receiving leaders (nom), List of Hitohira episodes (nom), Margate F.C. seasons (nom), List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Merseyside (nom), List of colleges and universities in New Hampshire (nom), List of Devil May Cry episodes (nom), List of cast members of The Simpsons (nom), and List of YuYu Hakusho episodes (nom). List of Green Bay Packers first-round draft picks became the 500th featured list.

One topic was promoted last week: Naruto manga chapters (nom). No sounds or portals were promoted last week.

Two articles were de-featured last week: Karl Dönitz (nom) and (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (nom).

The following featured articles were displayed last week on the Main Page as Today's featured article: Ehime Maru and USS Greeneville collision, Yasser Arafat, Lethbridge, A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant, South Australian general election, 2006, Lee Smith (baseball player) and The Simpsons.

The following featured pictures were displayed last week on the Main Page as picture of the day: St. Louis, Missouri, Mummified seahorse, Giza Necropolis, Axis leaders of World War II, Red-veined darter, Battle of Okinawa, and Fuel injector.

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

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  California Condor
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  Olmec heartland
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  Santa Claus in Northern American culture
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  Red-headed Woodpecker
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  Jaguar
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  Chipping Sparrow
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  American Black Vulture
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  Gilbert and Sullivan
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  Gibraltar
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  Lionfish
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  Ant
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  Tricyrtis