Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2008-11-17/Features and admins

Administrators
Two editors were granted admin status via the Requests for Adminship process this week: Euryalus (nom) and Aervanath (nom).

Bots
Seven bots or bot tasks were approved to begin operating this week: IcalaniseBot (task request), AnomieBOT (task request), CheMoBot (task request), AnomieBOT (task request), Rfambot (task request) and BotPuppet (task request), DinoBot2 (task request).

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

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

No topics were promoted to featured status this week.

No portals were promoted to featured status this week.

The following featured articles were displayed on the Main Page this week as Today's featured article: Volcanism on Io, Ronald Niel Stuart, Joe Sakic, Anti-tobacco movement in Nazi Germany, Surtsey, Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal, Phan Xich Long and Opeth.

Former featured pages
Four articles have been delisted this week:, , and.

Four lists have been removed this week:, , and.

No topics were delisted this week.

Featured media
The following featured pictures were displayed on the Main Page this week as picture of the day: Maly syrphid fly, Australian WWI Recruitment Poster, Osprey V-22, Rosie the Riveter, Rose Geranium, Palais Garnier, Tulsa, Oklahoma and Abner Doubleday.

One sound was featured this week:

One featured picture was demoted this week: Pollen and Gerbera.

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