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"Magnificent" warthog not so cute, says featured picture judge

Featured picture Choice of the week: the common warthog Phacochoerus africanus, a dangerous and intimidating animal, photographed from the rooftop of a safari vehicle (see the judge's reasons at the bottom).

New administrator

The Signpost congratulates BigDom (nom) on his promotion to adminship. Hailing from Lancashire, UK, he has experience in copyright and fair use; the various deletion processes for articles, templates, categories and files; new-page patrolling; and speedy-deletion tags. He is a long-standing member of WikiProject Football.

An elegantly dressed woman with the ears and face of a pig
An 1882 print of a pig-faced woman in the Illustrated Police News depicts a bizarre Western European folk legend.
Two men shake hands in the midst of a snowfield, with a dog sitting nearby. Dark hills are shown in the background.
Featured article Choice of the week, Fridtjof Nansen. Having stopped for repairs at the remote Arctic Cape Flora in 1896, Nansen heard the sounds of dogs and human voices, and went to investigate. The extraordinary chance meeting of two explorers was then photographed.
Eighteen articles were promoted to featured status:

Choice of the week. The Signpost asked FA nominator and reviewer Hamiltonstone to select the best of the week:

Two featured articles were delisted:

A group of 15 men in uniform carrying weapons
British Commandos after returning from Operation Abercrombie, a raid on the French coast near Boulogne in April 1942—from FL Choice of the week List of Commando raids on the Atlantic wall
Six lists were promoted:

Choice of the week. We asked FL nominator and reviewer Sandman888 for their choice of the best (disregarding their own, of course):

One featured list was delisted:

The resolution of the famous 1434 Arnolfini Portrait by the Dutch master Jan van Eyck was boosted at the suggestion of reviewers.
Nefertiti was the Great Royal Wife of Egyptian Pharoah Akhenaten. The bust is one of the most iconic works of ancient Egypt.
Nineteen images were promoted. Medium-sized images can be viewed by clicking on "nom":

Choice of the week. Muhammad Mahdi Karim, whose specialty is digital photography—especially macro photography and panoramas—is a regular reviewer and nominator at featured picture candidates. We asked him to disregard his own promotion last week in this judgement. He told The Signpost:

New featured picture: the Qianlong Emperor of China in ceremonial armour on horseback, 1739 or 1758. Ink and color on silk
New featured picture: women during a public meeting in a Gondi village in the Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh, India

















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