Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2009-04-13/Features and admins

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{{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=

=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.

=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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