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===Featured content===

Twenty-two articles were promoted to [[Wikipedia:Featured articles|featured status]] last week: {{foa|The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind}}, {{foa|Surface weather analysis}}, {{foa|William Goebel}}, {{foa|Alfred Russel Wallace}}, {{foa|Dominik Hašek}}, {{foa|The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages}}, {{foa|Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion}}, {{foa|Anglo-Saxon Chronicle}}, {{foa|Common Raven}}, {{foa|Paulo (Lost)}}, {{foa|Eris (dwarf planet)}}, {{foa|Making Waves}}, {{foa|B-52 aircraft crash at Fairchild Air Force Base}}, {{foa|Islam}}, {{foa|Bill O'Reilly (cricketer)}}, {{foa|Harriet Arbuthnot}}, {{foa|Building of the World Trade Center}}, {{foa|Kid A}}, {{foa|Jay Chou}}, {{foa|Verbascum thapsus}}, {{foa|Robert Garran}} and {{foa|3rd Battalion 3rd Marines}}.

Four articles were [[Wikipedia:Former featured articles|de-featured]] last week: {{ffr|Parthenon}}, {{ffr|Cristero War}}, {{ffr|Dogpatch USA}} and {{ffr|Oxyrhynchus}}.

Five [[Wikipedia:Featured lists|lists]] were promoted to featured status last week: {{fol|Frölunda HC seasons}}, {{fol|List of Colorado Avalanche players}}, {{fol|List of tallest buildings and structures in London}}, {{fol|2007 NFL Draft}} and {{fol|List of WWE United States Champions}}.

One featured topic, [[The Simpsons (season 8)]] ([[Wikipedia:Featured topic candidates/The Simpsons (season 8)|nom]]) was promoted to featured status last week.

One featured portal, [[Portal:Fish]] ([[Wikipedia:Featured portal candidates/Portal:Fish|nom]]) was promoted to featured status last week.

No [[Wikipedia:Featured sounds|sounds]] were promoted to featured status last week.

The following featured articles were displayed last week on the Main Page as [[Wikipedia:Today's featured article|Today's featured article]]: [[Ellis Paul]], [[Jerusalem]], [[Tornado]], ''[[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope]]'', ''[[Diplodocus]]'', [[Simeon I of Bulgaria]], and [[Calvin Coolidge]].

The following featured pictures were displayed last week on the Main Page as [[Wikipedia:Picture of the day|picture of the day]]: [[:Image:Australian infantry small box respirators Ypres 1917.jpg|Poison gas in World War I]], [[:Image:Montserrat Mountains, Catalonia, Spain - Jan 2007.jpg|Montserrat (mountain)]], [[:Image:Cactus flower closeup03.jpg|Cactus]], [[:Image:Toledo Skyline Panorama, Spain - Dec 2006.jpg|Toledo, Spain]], [[:Image:Lake mapourika NZ.jpeg|Lake Mapourika]], [[:Image:Sabaa Nissan Militiaman.jpg|Man]] and [[:Image:Cheese limburger edit.jpg|Limburger cheese]].

Two pictures were promoted to [[Wikipedia:Featured pictures|featured]] status last week:

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Image:Male Lion and Cub Chitwa South Africa Luca Galuzzi 2004.JPG|[[Lion]]

Image:Messier51.jpg|[[Whirlpool Galaxy]]

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===Administrators===

Seven users were [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship|granted]] [[Wikipedia:Administrators|admin status]] via the Requests for Adminship process this week: [[User:Bjelleklang|Bjelleklang]]&nbsp;([[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Bjelleklang|nom]]), [[User:Bobak|Bobak]]&nbsp;([[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Bobak|nom]]), [[User:Yamamoto Ichiro|Yamamoto Ichiro]]&nbsp;([[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Yamamoto Ichiro|nom]]), [[User:SpuriousQ|SpuriousQ]]&nbsp;([[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/SpuriousQ|nom]]), [[User:PeaceNT|PeaceNT]]&nbsp;([[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/PeaceNT|nom]]), [[User:Ocatecir|Ocatecir]]&nbsp;([[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Ocatecir|nom]]), and [[User:Christopher Parham|Christopher Parham]]&nbsp;([[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Christopher Parham|nom]]).

===Bots===

Eleven bots were [[Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval|approved]] to [[Wikipedia:Bot Policy|begin operating]] this week:

[[User:DinoSizedBot|DinoSizedBot]]&nbsp;([[Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/DinoSizedBot{{#if:|_{{{2}}}}}|task request]]),

[[User:hxhbot|hxhbot]]&nbsp;([[Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/hxhbot{{#if:|_{{{2}}}}}|task request]]),

[[User:Rabbot|Rabbot]]&nbsp;([[Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/Rabbot{{#if:|_{{{2}}}}}|task request]]),

[[User:MartinBotIV|MartinBotIV]]&nbsp;([[Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/MartinBotIV{{#if:|_{{{2}}}}}|task request]]),

[[User:UncatTemplateBot|UncatTemplateBot]]&nbsp;([[Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/UncatTemplateBot{{#if:|_{{{2}}}}}|task request]]),

[[User:MetsBot|MetsBot]]&nbsp;([[Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/MetsBot{{#if:|_{{{2}}}}}|task request]]),

[[User:ENewsBot|ENewsBot]]&nbsp;([[Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/ENewsBot{{#if:|_{{{2}}}}}|task request]]),

[[User:Bot523|Bot523]]&nbsp;([[Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/Bot523{{#if:|_{{{2}}}}}|task request]]),

[[User:Aksibot|Aksibot]]&nbsp;([[Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/Aksibot{{#if:|_{{{2}}}}}|task request]]),

[[User:ArkyBot|ArkyBot]]&nbsp;([[Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/ArkyBot{{#if:|_{{{2}}}}}|task request]]) and

[[User:Byrialbot|Byrialbot]]&nbsp;([[Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/Byrialbot{{#if:|_{{{2}}}}}|task request]]).

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Also this week: [[../BLP, DRV, ARB, IRC|BLP, DRV, ARB, IRC]]

&mdash; [[../Wikipedian death|Wikipedian death]]

&mdash; [[../WikiWorld|WikiWorld]]

&mdash; [[../News and notes|News and notes]]

&mdash; [[../Features and admins|Features and admins]]

&mdash; [[../Technology report|Technology]]

&mdash; [[../Arbitration report|Arbitration]]

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