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Features and admins
Administrators
Eight users were granted admin status last week: Dustimagic (nom), Encephalon (nom), Laurascudder (nom), DaGizza (nom), Turnstep (nom), HereToHelp (nom), Gryffindor (nom) and CBDunkerson (nom). Essjay has become the latest bureaucrat with a final vote of (143/16/4).
Featured content
A record twenty-one articles were featured last week: Mini, History of Michigan State University, Hurricane Iniki, History of Puerto Rico, Battle of Cannae, S. A. Andrée's Arctic balloon expedition of 1897, Philosophy of mind, Pakistan, Mexicanos, al grito de guerra, Military history of France, William Tecumseh Sherman, Keratoconus, Ran (film), Geology of the Capitol Reef area, Diane Keaton, Simon Byrne, Hopkins School, Battle of Austerlitz, Retreat of glaciers since 1850, Hurricane Gloria and Manchester City F.C..
The following featured articles were displayed last week on the main page as Today's featured article: Frog, Noah's Ark, Voter turnout, Yom Kippur War, Saffron, Spoo and George IV of the United Kingdom.
Articles that were de-featured last week: Ian McKellen.
Four lists reached featured list status last week: List of French monarchs, List of Florida birds, List of Category 5 Atlantic hurricanes and Cultural depictions of Joan of Arc.
Six pictures reached featured picture status last week:
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