diff --git a/config/initializers/fetch_featured_users.rb b/config/initializers/fetch_featured_users.rb
index c53ab20ff..039978841 100644
--- a/config/initializers/fetch_featured_users.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/fetch_featured_users.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 #this breaks seed scripts
 
+if AppConfig[:featured_users].present? && AppConfig[:community_spotlight].blank?
+  AppConfig[:community_spotlight] = AppConfig[:featured_users]
+  puts "DEPRICATION WARNING (10/21/11): Please change `featured_users` in your applicaiton.yml to `community_spotlight`.  Thanks!"
+end
+
 unless !ActiveRecord::Base.connection.table_exists?('people') || Rails.env == 'test' || AppConfig[:community_spotlight].nil? || AppConfig[:community_spotlight].count == Person.community_spotlight.count
   print "Fetching community spotlight users from remote servers"
   AppConfig[:community_spotlight].each do |x|