Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2008-10-06/Features and admins

Administrators
Four users were granted admin status via the Requests for Adminship process this week: Buckshot06 (nom), G.A.S (nom), Gladys j cortez (nom), and Spencer (nom).

Bots
One bot or bot task was approved to begin operating this week: Zxabot (task request).

Featured pages
Eleven articles were promoted to featured status this week:, , , , , , , , , , and.

Thirteen lists were promoted to featured status this week:, , , , , , , , , , , , and.

Three topics were 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: Assata Shakur, Tulip mania, Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, "Something", noitulovE, Tyrone Wheatley, and Catherine de' Medici's building projects.

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

No lists or topics were delisted this week.

Featured media
The following featured pictures were displayed last week on the Main Page as picture of the day: Lunar module, Sadko, Guhyasamāja tantra, Braunvieh cow, Yellowish Flycatcher, Paddle steamer, and footage of the killings of Iraqis.

One sound was featured this week:

No featured pictures were demoted this week.

Eleven pictures and videos were promoted to featured status this week and are shown below.