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Administrators

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

Featured pages

Six articles were promoted to featured status this week: Diocletianic Persecution (nom), Ruff (nom), Cloud Gate (nom), Ron Hamence with the Australian cricket team in England in 1948 (nom), Battle of Corydon (nom) and Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's road race (nom).

Twelve lists were promoted to featured status this week: List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2008 (Canada) (nom), List of Big Brother (U.S.) HouseGuests (nom), Mayor of San Francisco (nom), List of listed buildings in Runcorn (rural area) (nom), Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (nom), List of Wario video games (nom), List of CMLL World Middleweight Champions (nom), List of Gold Glove Award winners at outfield (nom), Templeton Prize (nom), Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps (nom), Crafoord Prize (nom) and List of lemur species (nom).

Two topics were promoted to featured status this week: Jupiter (nom) and State highways in Essex County, New York (nom).

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: Strapping Young Lad, Domitian, Port Chicago disaster, The Age of Reason, Nevado del Ruiz, Rampart Dam and Blair Anderson Wark.

Former featured pages

Two articles were delisted this week: Pan American World Airways (nom) and Kerala (nom).

Four lists were delisted this week: List of Anuran families (nom), List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Albums of 1993, 1994 and 1995 (nom), List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Albums of 1996, 1997 and 1998 (nom) and List of awards and nominations received by Fiona Apple (nom).

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: Storming the Bastille, West Point Lighthouse, Apollo 11 launch, Eriophora heroine, Richmond Bridge, Inflorescence and Mazda RX-8.

No featured sounds were promoted this week.

No featured pictures were demoted this week.

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

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