Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2006-10-30/Features and admins

{{Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Templates/Signpost-article-header-v2|{{{1|Features and admins}}}|By Ral315}}

=Administrators=

Five users were granted admin status via the Requests for Adminship process this week: Aksi great (nom), MCB (nom), Jusjih (nom), Olessi (nom), and Alex9891 (nom).

=Featured content=

Ten articles were promoted to featured status last week: {{foa|Natalie Clifford Barney|}}, {{foa|1987 (What the Fuck Is Going On?)|}}, {{foa|Barnard's Star|}}, {{foa|Pixies (band)|}}, {{foa|Amchitka|}}, {{foa|Battle of Ceresole|}}, {{foa|1933 Atlantic hurricane season|}}, {{foa|Edward III of England|}}, {{foa|Gliding|}}, and {{foa|John W. Johnston|}}

Seven articles were de-featured last week: Definition of planet, Holy Prepuce, Psychosis, Louis Armstrong, Louis XIV of France, Attila the Hun, and A Hard Day's Night (song).

One portal reached featured status last week: Portal:Texas.

Four lists were featured last week: Timeline of peptic ulcer disease and Helicobacter pylori, List of HIV-positive people, List of Sweden international footballers, and List of Liverpool F.C. players.

The following featured articles were displayed last week on the Main Page as Today's featured article: Hungarian Revolution of 1956, Rugby World Cup, 0.999..., The Relapse, Compact Cassette, Bricker Amendment, and Hydrogen.

The following featured pictures were displayed last week on the Main Page as picture of the day: Isometric projection, Wakizashi, Horseshoe Bend, Arizona, Symmetry group, Hebe, Sun and Earth, and Water.

Fourteen pictures were featured last week:

Image:Sparrow on ledge.jpg|House Sparrow

Image:Cyanocitta-cristata-004.jpg|Cyanocitta

Image:Amsterdam Canals - July 2006.jpg|Amsterdam

Image:SnowflakesWilsonBentley.jpg|Snow

Image:Radcliffe Camera, Oxford - Oct 2006.jpg|Radcliffe Camera

Image:India roadway map.svg|Indian highways