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Features and admins

This week's highlights

"Man from Ramallah spinning wool", picture of the day on 1 July. The hand-tinted photograph from 1919 was restored by User:Durova, involving cleaning, rotation, cropping and colour-balancing.

Thirteen articles were promoted to featured status:

Choice of the week: The Signpost asked reviewer/nominator Casliber for his number-one choice among these FA promotions. He picked Royal Gold Cup: "It came together very nicely, and is such an interesting one to read. This is the first nomination to qualify for the Wikipedia:GLAM/British Museum's joint Featured Article Prize, and we look forward to seeing more of these." (See Signpost coverage of the British Museum collaboration).

Four featured articles were demoted:

Eight lists were promoted to featured status:

Choice of the week: We asked Dabomb87, a director of the featured list process, for his personal choices. "My favorite was 2009 College Football All-America Team – I'm a fan of American football, and the extended lead makes this article interesting; as well, the references make it a valuable resource. Second for me was List of number-one singles from the 1970s (UK) – I had nostalgic memories of old cassette tapes in my parents' house reading through this list and seeing some of my favorite songs (ABBA, especially). Good supplementary text and images, and good use of color in the main table."

One list was demoted: List of popes (graphical)

Eastern Great Egret, Tasmania, Australia
Eight images were promoted:

Choice of the week: Raeky, a regular reviewer at featured picture candidates, told The Signpost, "My favorite was the panoramic view of the Great Court of Baalbek temple complex in Lebanon. Panoramas of this size, I believe, are a prime example of how photography makes an article come to life. This one allows the viewer to delve into an area in a way that a simple snapshot can't do." The image appears at the bottom of this page. Raeky has a helpful hint, too: "Readers might be interested in a feature that lets you easily navigate through these large images on almost any connection: interactive flash viewer."

Three topics were promoted:

This week, among the highlights on the Main Page were those on the best, the biggest, and the greatest:

Picture of the day

Aside from the image above, the pictures of the day included:

Administrators

No editors were granted admin status via the Requests for Adminship process.

Panoramic view of the Great Court of Baalbek Temple Complex in Lebanon