Seven users were granted admin status last week: Bastique (nom), Xoloz (nom), Deiz (nom), Joelr31 (nom), King of Hearts (nom), Bucketsofg (nom), and Kjkolb (nom). The closest debate was Deiz's, which passed at 59/9/3.

Eleven articles were promoted to featured status last week: Right whale, Chola dynasty, Operation Ten-Go, Global warming, History of Burnside, Michael Woodruff, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Hurricane Irene (2005), Shotgun house, The KLF, and Crab Nebula.

Five articles were recently de-featured: Strategic management, Weather lore, Rock, Paper, Scissors, Venus, and Great Mosque of Djenné.

The following featured articles were displayed last week on the main page as Today's featured article: Geology of the Capitol Reef area, Manuel I Comnenus, Philosophy of mind, The Catlins, Henry James, Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport, and Michigan State University.

Six lists reached featured list status last week: List of largest suspension bridges, 2006 NFL Draft, List of Governors of Delaware, One-day International cricket hat-tricks, List of first-class cricket quadruple centuries, and List of Stargate SG-1 episodes.

No portals reached featured status this week.

Five pictures reached featured picture status last week:

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  India
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  Tulip
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  Agriculture

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  Monastery
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  Prothonotary Warbler