Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2009-04-13/Features and admins
{{Wikipedia:Signpost/Template:Signpost-article-start|Approved this week|By X!|13 April, 2009}}
=Administrators=
Four editors were granted admin status via the Requests for Adminship process this week: AlexiusHoratius (nom), Toon05 (nom), Tassedethe (nom), and AdjustShift (nom).
Avraham (nom) was promoted to bureaucrat status this week.
=Bots=
Six bots or bot tasks were approved to begin operating this
week:
DustyBot (Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/DustyBot{{#if:4),
WaldirBot (Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/WaldirBot{{#if:),
Robotic Garden (Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/Robotic Garden{{#if:),
CataBotTsirel (Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/CataBotTsirel{{#if:),
AnomieBOT (Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/AnomieBOT{{#if:28) and
=Featured pages=
Thirteen articles were promoted to featured status this week: {{foa|Samuel Johnson's early life}}, {{foa|Paulinus of York}}, {{foa|Phagocyte}}, {{foa|Cyathus}}, {{foa|Acid2}}, {{foa|Murray Chotiner}}, {{foa|John L. Helm}}, {{foa|M249 squad automatic weapon}}, {{foa|Arular}}, {{foa|Stamata Revithi}}, {{foa|To the People of Texas & All Americans in the World}}, {{foa|California State Route 78|3}}, and {{foa|SY Aurora's drift}}.
Fifteen lists were promoted to featured status this week: {{fol|List of acquisitions by Juniper Networks}}, {{fol|List of awards and nominations received by WALL-E}}, {{fol|List of awards and nominations received by Sheryl Crow}}, {{fol|List of awards and nominations received by Ratatouille}}, {{fol|List of One Piece episodes (season 5)|2}}, {{fol|List of churches and places of worship in Crawley}}, {{fol|List of Chicago Blackhawks players|4}}, {{fol|Michael Faraday Prize}}, {{fol|Paulini Curuenavuli discography|2}}, {{fol|Veronica Mars (season 2)}}, {{fol|List of number-one albums of 2008 (U.S.)}}, {{fol|List of Silver Slugger Award winners at third base}}, {{fol|2008 NBA Draft}}, {{fol|Boston Reds (1890–1891) all-time roster}}, and {{fol|Gene Kelly filmography}}.
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: Shackleton–Rowett Expedition, Florida Atlantic University, Motörhead, The Raft of the Medusa, Riven, Ironclad and White Deer Hole Creek.
=Former featured pages=
Six articles were delisted this week: {{ffr|Cheers}}, {{ffr|Cambodia}}, {{ffr|Mini}}, {{ffr|SS Andrea Doria}}, {{ffr|Convention on Psychotropic Substances}}, {{ffr|HTTP cookie}}
Two lists were delisted this week:
{{ffl|List of countries by Human Development Index}} and {{ffl|List of awards and nominations received by Bloc Party}}.
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: Canals of Amsterdam, Gadwall, Joss Bay Beach, Watson and the Shark, Wawona tree, Shroud Of Turin and Common scorpionfly.
Two media files were featured this week:
{{*sound|Enrico Caruso, George Frideric Handel, Ombra mai fu (Serse).ogg|Ombra mai fù|(nom)}}
{{*sound|Nixon resignation audio with buzz removed.ogg|Richard Nixon resignation speech|(nom)}}
No featured pictures were demoted this week.
Seventeen pictures were promoted to featured status this week and are shown below.
File:Sedum rubrotinctum.jpg|Jelly Bean Plant
File:Karnacs2.jpg|Karnak
File:Albert Memorial Friese Collage - May 2008-edit1.jpg|Frieze of Parnassus
File:Idi Amin caricature2.jpg|Idi Amin
File:Vote number 1b.jpg|Nazi campaign poster
File:Steroidogenesis.svg|Steroidogenesis
File:Sunflower macro wide.jpg|Sunflower macro
File:M777 Light Towed Howitzer 1.jpg|M777 howitzer
File:Polemonium reptans 2009.jpg|Polemonium reptans
File:Barnum & Bailey clowns and geese2.jpg|Circus clown
File:Eclairage.jpg|Lighting through the ages
File:VolRenderShearWarp.gif|Volume rendering
File:Wicked World - Illustrated London News, Feb 8 1873.PNG|The Wicked World
File:Traumatic insemination 1 edit1.jpg|Traumatic insemination
File:Le représentant du peuple François en fonction2.jpg|Republican costume
File:George Atzerodt2.jpg|George Atzerodt
File:Lillium Stamens.jpg|Lilium
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