Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2009-08-10/Features and admins

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{{Wikipedia:Signpost/Template:Signpost-article-start|Approved this week|By seresin|10 August 2009}}

=Administrators=

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

=Featured pages=

Eleven articles were promoted to featured status this week: {{foa|Stanford Memorial Church|2}}, {{foa|Volcano (South Park)|1}}, {{foa|Huntington's disease|1}}, {{foa|Doug Ring with the Australian cricket team in England in 1948|1}}, {{foa|Victoria Cross for Australia|2}}, {{foa|North Road (stadium)|1}}, {{foa|Ashton-under-Lyne|1}}, {{foa|Joel Selwood|3}}, {{foa|Fertilisation of Orchids|1}}, {{foa|Siward, Earl of Northumbria|1}} and {{foa|Tropical Storm Faxai (2007)|1}}.

Seven lists were promoted to featured status this week: {{fol|List of tallest buildings in Singapore|1}}, {{fol|List of Copa Libertadores winners|1}}, {{fol|List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Albums from the 1990s|1}}, {{fol|Marine Corps Brevet Medal|1}}, {{fol|List of CMLL World Trios Champions|1}}, {{fol|List of Second World War Victoria Cross recipients|1}} and {{fol|Timeline of the 1996 Atlantic hurricane season|1}}.

One topic was promoted to featured status this week: {{fot|The Simpsons (season 5)}}.

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: Rosewood massacre, "Premiere", Phagocytes, Opera, Maiden Castle, Arena Active Protection System and Vagrant Story.

=Featured media=

The following featured pictures were displayed on the Main Page this week as picture of the day: Louis Armstrong, Yellow-Faced Honeyeater, Excavation, 2008 South Ossetia War, Austins Ferry, Tasmania, Resignation letter of Richard Nixon and Mount Rushmore.

No featured sounds were promoted this week.

No featured pictures were demoted this week.

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

File:Trompette - premier piston - montage perspective.jpg|Piston valve

File:Jimmy Wales Fundraiser Appeal edit.jpg|Jimmy Wales

File:Bank of Tanzania golden hour.jpg|Bank of Tanzania

File:Armillaria sp Marriott.jpg|Honey fungus

File:Mycena sp.jpg|Mycena sp.

File:Strepera fuliginosa 2.jpg|Black Currawong

File:Queen of Hearts Mother Goose2.jpg|"The Queen of Hearts"

File:Knave of Hearts Mother Goose2.jpg|"The Knave of Hearts"

File:Pulsatilla_alpina_fruit.JPG|Pulsatilla alpina

File:Low Library2.jpg|Low Memorial Library

File:Mary Coriolano2.jpg|Woodcut by Bartolommeo Coriolano

File:Kew Gardens Palm House, London - July 2009.jpg|Kew Gardens

File:Sydney Opera House - Dec 2008.jpg|Sydney Opera House

File:Ornamental Alphabet - 16th Century.svg|Initials

File:GardenStreetBridgeSchuylkillRiverSkylinePhiladelphiaPennsylvania.jpg|Philadelphia

File:Titan-crystal_bar.JPG|Titanium

File:Anopterus glandulosus.jpg|Anopterus glandulosus

File:Persicaria_capitata_AF_crop.jpg|Persicaria capitata

File:Cheetah cub close-up edit2.jpg|Cheetah

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