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Features and admins

Approved this week

By seresin

Administrators

Four editors were granted admin status via the Requests for Adminship process this week: Mikaey (nom), Pastor Theo (nom), Fastily (nom) and Davemeistermoab (nom).

Featured pages

Thirteen articles were promoted to featured status this week: SECR N class (nom), Luton Town F.C. (nom), Halo Wars (nom), Australian Magpie (nom), Ostend Manifesto (nom), Maiden Castle, Dorset (nom), Matthew Boulton (nom), Bedřich Smetana (nom), Albert Kesselring (nom), Tropical Storm Hermine (1998) (nom), The Time Traveler's Wife (nom), Mariano Rivera (nom) and 2009 Orange Bowl (nom).

Sixteen lists were promoted to featured status this week: Dream Theater discography (nom), List of CMLL World Light Heavyweight Champions (nom), List of Turner Prize winners and nominees (nom), List of United States Military Academy alumni (academics) (nom), List of Toronto Blue Jays seasons (nom), Mercury Prize (nom), 19th Golden Melody Awards (nom), List of pre-1920 jazz standards (nom), List of 2006 Winter Olympics medal winners (nom), List of Space Invaders video games (nom), List of members of the Basketball Hall of Fame (coaches) (nom), List of Donkey Kong games (nom), List of pre-Stonewall LGBT actions in the United States (nom), List of cutaneous conditions (nom), Pritzker Prize (nom) and List of cardinal-nephews (nom).

One topic was promoted to featured status this week: The Simpsons (season 7) (nom).

Two portals were promoted to featured status this week: Portal:Opera (nom) and Portal:Finger Lakes (nom).

The following featured articles were displayed on the Main Page this week as Today's featured article: Thriller, Kevin Pietersen, Gropecunt Lane, John Calvin, John Brownlee sex scandal, 2006 Westchester County tornado, Talyllyn Railway and Beauchamp–Sharp Tragedy.

Former featured pages

Eight articles were delisted this week: Sikkim (nom), History of Portugal (1777–1834) (nom), Peterborough Chronicle (nom), Krag-Jørgensen (nom), Supreme Commander (nom), Common scold (nom), Panama Canal (nom) and Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (nom).

No lists were delisted this week.

One topic was delisted this week: USA PATRIOT Act, Title III (nom).

Featured media

The following featured pictures were displayed on the Main Page this week as picture of the day: Rhinotia hemistictus, San Gorgonio Pass Wind Farm, Boat orchid, Implosion of chimney, Jupiter, Australian Pelicans and Reference ranges for blood tests.

No featured sounds were promoted this week.

One featured picture was demoted this week: Oxeye daisy (nom).

Twenty-five pictures were promoted to featured status this week and are shown below.

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  Cirrus clouds
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  Rainbow Lorikeet
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  Geastrum saccatum
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  Laothoe populi
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  Cinnabar
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  Waterskiing
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  Royal Spoonbill
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  House Sparrow
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  Island of California
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  Pied Oystercatcher
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  Argiope sp
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  Helvellyn
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  Rub' al Khali
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  Moshi
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  Ceriana sp.
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  Illustrations for The Hunting of the Snark. This and the next nine images were promoted together as a Featured Picture Set.
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