Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2008-05-02/Features and admins

Administrators
Three users were granted admin status via the Requests for Adminship process this week: VanTucky (nom), MilborneOne (nom), and Bigtimepeace (nom).

Bots
Seven bots or bot tasks were approved to begin operating this week: PseudoBot (task request), BepBot (task request), H92Bot (task request), Eivindbot (task request), John Bot II (task request), SoxBot (task request), and ShepBot (task request).

Featured pages
Twelve articles were promoted to featured status last week:, , , , , , , , , , , and.

Four lists were promoted to featured status last week:, , , and.

Two topics were promoted to featured status last week: and.

Three portals were promoted to featured status last week:, , and.

The following featured articles were displayed last week on the Main Page as Today's featured article: Monarchy of the United Kingdom, Pearl Jam, Thierry Henry, Vasa (ship), Ocean sunfish, Manzanar, and Peter Jennings.

Former featured pages
Four articles were delisted last week:, , , and.

No lists were delisted last week.

Featured media
The following featured pictures were displayed last week on the Main Page as picture of the day: Champ de Mars, Chipping Sparrow, Sun dogs, Eddie Rickenbacker in action, Horehound bug, Frankfurt, and Flatirons.

No sounds were featured last week.

Two featured pictures were demoted last week: FA-18 Hornet breaking sound barrier (7 July 1999) and Interior of tram.

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