Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2009-08-17/Features and admins

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

MBisanz was promoted to bureaucrat status.

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

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

Three topics were promoted to featured status this week:, and.

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: H.M.S. Pinafore, PNC Park, Song Dynasty, Magic Johnson, Maynard James Keenan, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver and Matthew Boulton.

Former featured pages
Eight articles were delisted this week: ,, , , , , and.

One list was delisted this week:.

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: Retrograde motion, Flaming Cliffs, Colorado Blue Spruce, Dragonflies, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Noah's Ark and Rooster.

Eighteen featured sounds were promoted this week:

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 * The full thirty-three Diabelli Variations may be heard here.

One featured picture was demoted this week: File:Romanian hay.jpg.

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