Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2009-06-01/Features and admins

Administrators
One editor was granted admin status via the Requests for Adminship process this week: CactusWriter (nom).

Bots
Eleven bots or bot tasks were approved to begin operating this week: Erik9bot (task request), AnomieBOT (task request), DrilBot (task request), SteveBot (task request), NukeBot (task request), SDPatrolBot (task request), Orphaned talkpage deletion bot (task request), Mr.Z-bot (task request), EarwigBot I (task request), PascalBot (task request) and, pending an User:Jarry1250/RFC on its operation, LivingBot (task request).

Operated by Chris G, Orphaned talkpage deletion bot is an adminbot that deletes orphaned talk pages that meet criteria set forth on its BRFA.

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

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: U2, Karmichael Hunt, La Peau de chagrin, Paulinus of York, Manchester Small-Scale Experimental Machine, SMS Von der Tann and Tropical cyclone.

Former featured pages
One article was delisted this week:.

Nine lists were delisted 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: Curculionidae, Eurasian Coot, Kew Gardens, L'Innocence, Browns Spider Monkey, Pioneertown, California and South Wind, Clear Sky.

No featured sounds were promoted this week.

No featured pictures were demoted this week.

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