Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2008-09-29/Features and admins

Administrators
Four users were granted admin status via the Requests for Adminship process this week: Cbl62 (nom), Juliancolton (nom), SoWhy (nom), and Tadakuni (nom).

A total of six users were named administrators in September 2008, the lowest number of new administrators since April 2003, when adminship applications were held informally on the mailing list.

Bots
Four bots or bot tasks were approved to begin operating this week: Naudefjbot (task request), Yonidebot (task request), FA Template Protection Bot (task request), and Cydebot (task request).

FA Template Protection Bot is the first administrative bot approved under the new adminbot policies.

Featured pages
Twenty-seven articles were promoted to featured status this week:, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and.

Twenty-eight lists were promoted to featured status this week:, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and.

Four topics was promoted to featured status this week:, , , and.

Two portals were promoted to featured status this week:  and.

The following featured articles were displayed on the Main Page this week as Today's featured article: Draining and development of the Everglades, Augustus, Mom and Dad, Zhang Heng, Verdeja, Stigand, and Biman Bangladesh Airlines.

Former featured pages
Eight articles were delisted over the last week:, , , , , , , and.

One list was delisted this week:.

No topics were delisted this week.

Featured media
The following featured pictures were displayed last week on the Main Page as picture of the day: European paper wasp, Tugboat, Grand Central Terminal, River Thames, San Francisco, California in 1850 or 1851, Nautical chart, and Baggage claim.

Seven sounds were featured this week:

Jean-Baptiste Lully and Molière - Le Bourgeois gentilhomme (set) No featured pictures were demoted this week.

Eighteen pictures and videos were promoted to featured status over the last two weeks and are shown below.