Two editors were granted admin status via the Requests for Adminship process this week: Steve ( nom) and Fribbler ( nom).
MBisanz was promoted to bureaucrat status.
Five articles were promoted to featured status this week: Effects of Hurricane Georges in Louisiana ( nom), George Koval ( nom), Expedition to the Barrier Peaks ( nom), Kaiser class battleship ( nom), United States Senate election in California, 1950 ( nom) and HMS Endeavour ( nom).
Eight lists were promoted to featured status this week: List of Olympic medalists in figure skating ( nom), List of cities and towns in Arizona ( nom), List of Wimbledon Gentlemen's Singles champions ( nom), List of Los Angeles County Metro Rail stations ( nom), List of Olympic medalists in table tennis ( nom), List of awards and nominations received by Alison Krauss ( nom), List of Victoria Cross recipients by campaign ( nom) and NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship ( nom).
Three topics were promoted to featured status this week: Chough ( nom), Timothy Blackstone ( nom) and BBC Sports Personality of the Year ( 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: H.M.S. Pinafore, PNC Park, Song Dynasty, Magic Johnson, Maynard James Keenan, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver and Matthew Boulton.
Eight articles were delisted this week: Whale song ( nom), Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport ( nom), Woody Guthrie ( nom), Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava ( nom), Algerian Civil War ( nom), Suburbs of Johannesburg ( nom), Eurovision Song Contest ( nom) and Vancouver ( nom).
One list was delisted this week: Timeline of Macintosh models ( nom).
No topics were delisted this week.
The following featured pictures were displayed on the Main Page this week as picture of the day: Retrograde motion, Flaming Cliffs, Colorado Blue Spruce, Dragonflies, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Noah's Ark and Rooster.
Eighteen featured sounds were promoted this week:
| The Creatures of Prometheus by Ludwig Van Beethoven, Op. 43 — 14. Andante | ( nom) |
| Toccata and Fugue in D minor | ( nom) |
| Diabelli Variations | ( nom) |
One featured picture was demoted this week: File:Romanian hay.jpg ( nom).
Eight pictures were promoted to featured status this week and are shown below.
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