Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests

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Here the community can nominate articles to be selected as

featured article" status, from Art and architecture through to Warfare, and wherever possible it tries to avoid similar topics appearing too close together without good reason. Requests are not the only factor in scheduling the TFA (see Choosing Today's Featured Article); the final decision rests with the TFA coordinators: Wehwalt, Dank and Gog the Mild
, who also select TFAs for dates where no suggestions are put forward. Please confine requests to this page, and remember that community endorsement on this page does not necessarily mean the article will appear on the requested date.

  • The article must be a
    featured article
    . Editors who are not significant contributors to the article should consult regular editors of the article before nominating it for TFAR.
  • The article must not have appeared as TFA before (see
    the list of possibilities here
    ), except that:
    • The TFA coordinators may choose to fill up to two slots each week with FAs that have previously been on the main page, so long as the prior appearance was at least five years ago. The coordinators will invite discussion on general selection criteria for re-runnable TFAs, and aim to make individual selections within those criteria.
    • The request must be either for a specific date within the next 30 days that has not yet been scheduled, or a non-specific date. The template {{@TFA}} can be used in a message to "ping" the coordinators through the notification system.

If you have an exceptional request that deviates from these instructions (for example, an article making a second appearance as TFA, or a "double-header"), please discuss the matter with the TFA coordinators beforehand.

It can be helpful to add the article to the pending requests template, if the desired date for the article is beyond the 30-day period. This does not guarantee selection, but does help others see what nominations may be forthcoming. Requesters should still nominate the article here during the 30-day time-frame.

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How to post a new nomination:

I.
Create the nomination subpage.

In the box below, enter the full name of the article you are nominating (without using any brackets around the article's name) and click the button to create your nomination page.


II.
Write the nomination.

On that nomination page, fill out as many of the relevant parts of the pre-loaded {{TFAR nom}} template as you can, then save the page.

Your nomination should mention:

  • when the last similar article was, since this helps towards diversity on the main page (browsing Wikipedia:Today's featured article/recent TFAs will help you find out);
  • when the article was promoted to FA status (since older articles may need extra checks);
  • and (for date-specific nominations) the article's relevance for the requested date.
III.
Write the blurb.
Some Featured Articles promoted between 2016 and 2020 have pre-prepared blurbs, found on the talk page of the
WT:TFAR. We use one paragraph only, with no reference tags or alternative names; the only thing bolded is the first link to the article title. The length when previewed
is between 925 and 1025 characters including spaces, " (Full article...)" and the featured topic link if applicable. More characters may be used when no free-use image can be found. Fair use images are not allowed.
IV.
Post at TFAR.

After you have created the nomination page, add it here under a level-3 heading for the preferred date (or under a free non-specific date header). To do this, add (replacing "ARTICLE TITLE" with the name of your nominated article):
===February 29===
{{Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/ARTICLE TITLE}}

Nominations are ordered by requested date below the summary chart. More than one article can be nominated for the same date.

It would also then be helpful to add the nomination to the summary chart, following the examples there. Please include the name of the article that you are nominating in your edit summary.

If you are not one of the article's primary editors, please then notify the primary editors of the TFA nomination; if primary editors are no longer active, please add a message to the article talk page.

Scheduling:

In the absence of exceptional circumstances, TFAs are scheduled in date order, not according to how long nominations have been open or how many supportive comments they have. So, for example, January 31 will not be scheduled until January 30 has been scheduled (by TFAR nomination or otherwise).


Summary chart

Currently accepting requests from June 1 to July 1.

Date Article Notes Supports† Opposes†
Nonspecific 1 Oceanic whitetip shark TFA re-run 1
Nonspecific 2 Planet TFA re-run 3
Nonspecific 3
Nonspecific 4
Nonspecific 5
Nonspecific 6
Nonspecific 7
June 1 Ludwigsburg Palace beginning of Ludwigsburg Festival 2
June 6 Saving Private Ryan D-Day 2
June 8 Bill Newton 105th birthday 1
June 9 The Ecstatic 15th anniversary of release 2
June 11 Ronald Reagan 20th anniversary of funeral 1
June 13 Battle of Villers-Bocage Date of beginning of battle 2
June 15 Death of Kevin Gately 50th anniversary of event 1
June 17 Icelandic horse Icelandic National Day. TFA re-run from 2009. 2
June 21 Giraffe World Giraffe Day. TFA re-run from 2012. 4
June 23 Cyclone Taylor 140th birthday 1
June 25 Mckenna Grace 18th birthday 3
June 26 Torture International Day in Support of Victims of Torture 2


† Tally may not be up to date. The nominator is included in the number of supporters.

Nonspecific date nominations

Nonspecific date 1

Oceanic whitetip shark

A oceanic whitetip shark swimming near a diver

The oceanic whitetip shark is a large pelagic requiem shark inhabiting tropical and warm temperate seas. It has a stocky body with long, white-tipped, rounded fins. The species is typically solitary, though they may gather in large numbers at food concentrations. Bony fish and cephalopods are the main components of its diet. Females give live birth after a gestation period of nine to twelve months. Though slow-moving, it is opportunistic and aggressive, reputed to be dangerous to shipwreck survivors. Up to the 16th century, mariners noted that this species was the most common ship-following shark. The IUCN Red List considers the species to be Critically Endangered, with a decline in every ocean region they inhabit. Recent studies show steeply declining populations as they are harvested for their fins and meat. As with other shark species, the whitetip faces mounting fishing pressure throughout its range. (Full article...)

  • Most recent similar article(s): Last fish article was Smooth toadfish on October 28.
  • Main editors: Yomangani
  • Promoted: August 21, 2006
  • Reasons for nomination: Suggesting a fish article since one hasn't run in several months. This would be a TFA re-run from 2007. Seems to be in good shape. No preference on what date it runs or if it is delayed to subsequent months.
  • Support as nominator. Z1720 (talk) 17:34, 31 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
One of the three animal articles may have to wait. Wehwalt (talk) 17:53, 31 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
That's fine. This doesn't have to run in June, just wanted to make others aware and see if anyone has objections to an eventual run. Z1720 (talk) 17:56, 31 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Likely I'll leave it for Dank, who schedules July.--Wehwalt (talk) 01:50, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nonspecific date 2

Planet

The Solar System
The Solar System

A

bodies, and that extrasolar planets should orbit stars and not be large enough to support deuterium fusion; however, many planetary scientists continue to apply the word "planet" more broadly, including dwarf planets, planetary-mass moons, rogue planets, and brown dwarfs. (Full article...
)

  • Most recent similar article(s): Mars is upcoming, Supernova recently had its rerun
  • Main editors: Double sharp, Serendipodous, XOR'easter
  • Promoted: 8 February 2008; saved at FAR on 19 November 2022
  • Reasons for nomination: Recently saved at FAR, re-run.
  • Support as nominator.  750h+ | Talk  07:14, 20 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support as a main editor. With that said, I don't like the proposed lede that much. "Planet" means different things to different groups of scientists, and different ones would argue with you about the clauses about clearing the neighbourhood, orbiting a star, and undergoing thermonuclear fusion. Here's one I like better.
    A
    bodies, and that extrasolar planets should orbit stars and not be large enough to support deuterium fusion; however, many planetary scientists continue to apply the word "planet" more broadly, including dwarf planets, planetary-mass moons, rogue planets, and brown dwarfs
    .
Double sharp (talk) 08:06, 20 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Double sharp I've altered it to your suggestion.  750h+ | Talk  08:39, 20 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@750h+: Thanks! Double sharp (talk) 13:29, 20 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Specific date nominations

June 1

Ludwigsburg Palace

Palace with northern courtyard
Palace with northern courtyard

Ludwigsburg Palace is a 452-room palace complex of 18 buildings in Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is the largest palatial estate in the country and has been called the "Versailles of Swabia". Eberhard Louis, Duke of Württemberg, began construction of the palace in 1704. The son of his successor, Charles Eugene, completed it and refurbished parts in the Rococo style, especially its theatre. Charles Eugene abandoned the palace in 1775, and it began a decline until the future Duke, and then King, Frederick moved in in 1795. As King, Frederick, and his Queen, Charlotte, renovated the entirety of the palace in the Neoclassical style. The palace was opened to the public in 1918. It underwent periods of restoration, including for its tricentenary in 2004. It has hosted the Ludwigsburg Festival annually since 1947. The palace is surrounded by gardens named Blooming Baroque (Blühendes Barock), laid out in 1954 as they might have appeared in 1800. (Full article...)

  • Most recent similar article(s): don't recall any palace recently
  • Main editors: Vami_IV
  • Promoted: Dec 2018
  • Reasons for nomination: memory of Vami_IV - 1 June is the opening of the Ludwigsburg Festival, but it could run any other day. I didn't change the blurb (it ran first 18 May 2019), but suggest a different image for variety. It shows the older sections better.
  • Support as nominator. Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:26, 23 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support in memory. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 20:47, 23 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. Gog the Mild (talk) 11:45, 20 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

June 2

Darkness on the Edge of Town

Bruce Springsteen in 1981
Bruce Springsteen in 1981

studio album by the American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen, released on June 2, 1978, by Columbia Records. The album was recorded after a series of legal disputes between Springsteen and his former manager Mike Appel, during sessions in New York City with the E Street Band from June 1977 to March 1978. Darkness musically strips the Wall of Sound production of its predecessor, Born to Run, for a rawer hard rock sound emphasizing the band as a whole. The lyrics focus on ill-fortuned characters who fight back against overwhelming odds. Released three years after Born to Run, Darkness did not sell as well as its predecessor but reached number five in the U.S. Critics initially praised the album's music and performances but were divided on the lyrical content. In later decades, Darkness has attracted acclaim as one of Springsteen's best works and has appeared on lists of the greatest albums of all time. (Full article...
)

  • I mean the 50th is another four years. I'm already intent on getting Born to Run to FA before its 50th in August 2025. – zmbro (talk) (cont) 18:00, 20 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Coordinator comment While I agree that the Trainor album is the last similar album to run, we do have another record album nomination for June 9. I'm not sure I'm justified in running both. I don't consider the June 9 to have dibs because it got here first. I would welcome comments from the community on which should be run.--Wehwalt (talk) 11:10, 20 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    • Wehwalt, I see that this isn't on your rough draft for June. FWIW, I'd be happy to run it in July. - Dank (push to talk) 15:46, 20 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It isn't, but it can easily be rearranged.--Wehwalt (talk) 16:09, 20 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Dank had intended to run Darkness in January 2024 but I asked if it could wait til June, which they said was ok here (for a little background on why I'm nominating it for TFA now). – zmbro (talk) (cont) 18:03, 20 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. For what it is worth, I don't see a 1970's rock album and a 2000's rap album to be that much in competition that they could or should not be run in the same month. We have done worse. If it is felt that they should not both appear in the same month - an entirely reasonable view - then to me it is a coin toss as to which to go with. (I realise that this is not very helpful, sorry.) Gog the Mild (talk) 11:31, 20 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

June 6

Saving Private Ryan

D-Day landing
scenes were filmed

Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 American epic war film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Rodat. Set in 1944 in France during World War II, it follows a group of soldiers, led by Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks), on their mission to locate Private James Francis Ryan (Matt Damon) and bring him home safely after his three brothers are killed in action. Inspired by the books of Stephen E. Ambrose and accounts of casualties among members of a single family such as the Niland brothers, Rodat drafted the script and Paramount Pictures hired him to finish the writing. Spielberg wanted to make Saving Private Ryan as authentic as possible, and hired Frank Darabont and Scott Frank to perform uncredited rewrites based on research and interviews with veterans. The cast went through a week-long boot camp to understand the soldier experience. Filming took place from June to September 1997 in England and Ireland. Saving Private Ryan earned critical acclaim for its graphic portrayal of combat. (Full article...)

  • Promoted: May 7, 2023
  • Reasons for nomination:
    D-Day
  • Support as nominator. Sheila1988 (talk) 10:49, 29 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support as main contributor Darkwarriorblake (talk) 22:25, 29 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Would Support, but I recommend adding a caption to that beach photo.--ZKang123 (talk) 01:23, 2 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support, but I agree a caption should be added to the image. -- ZooBlazer 16:35, 2 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

June 8

Bill Newton

Bill Newton

Bill Newton was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, honoured for his actions as a bomber pilot in Papua New Guinea during March 1943. Raised in Melbourne, he joined the Citizen Military Forces in 1938 and enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in February 1940. He served as a flying instructor in Australia before being posted to No. 22 Squadron, which began operating Boston light bombers in New Guinea late in 1942. Having just taken part in the Battle of the Bismarck Sea, he was on his fifty-second mission when he was shot down. Newton was still posted as missing when given the Victoria Cross in October 1943. It later emerged that he was captured by the Japanese and beheaded on 29 March. Newton was the only Australian airman to receive a Victoria Cross for action in the South West Pacific theatre of World War II, and the sole Australian to be so decorated while flying with an RAAF squadron. (Full article...)

June 9

The Ecstatic

Mos Def
Mos Def

The Ecstatic is the fourth album by American rapper Mos Def (pictured), released by Downtown Records on June 9, 2009. Singer Georgia Anne Muldrow and rappers Slick Rick and Talib Kweli were guest vocalists. The album has been described by music journalists as a conscious and alternative hip hop record. Mos Def's raps about global politics, love, spirituality, and social conditions are informed by Black internationalism and Pan-Islamic ideas. The album's loosely structured, lightly reverbed songs use unconventional time signatures and samples taken from Afrobeat, soul, Eurodance, jazz, reggae, Latin, and Middle Eastern music. The Ecstatic charted at number nine on the Billboard 200 in its first week of release and eventually sold 168,000 copies. A widespread critical success, The Ecstatic was viewed as a return to form for Mos Def and one of the year's best albums. He performed concerts to support the record in North America, Japan, Australia, and the United Kingdom. (Full article...)

  • Most recent similar article(s): Thank You (Meghan Trainor album), another music album, will be TFA May 12
  • Main editors: Dan56
  • Promoted: 13 September 2016
  • Reasons for nomination: 15th anniversary of release. TFA blurb from its FAC nomination page.
  • Support as nominator. Z1720 (talk) 19:01, 23 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. Gog the Mild (talk) 20:22, 24 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Coordinator comment I am now faced with a competing record album for June 2. I'm not sure I can run both. I will ping Gog the Mild, the only supporter other than the nominator, to see whether they have a preference. I would ask other potential supporters to consider the two as competing.--Wehwalt (talk) 11:12, 20 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

June 11

Ronald Reagan

Official 1981 portrait
Official 1981 portrait

1980. As president, Reagan implemented new political initiatives as well as economic policies, advocating a laissez-faire philosophy, but the extent to which these ideas were implemented is debatable. The policies, dubbed "Reaganomics," included substantial tax cuts
implemented in 1981.

  • Most recent similar article(s): James G. Blaine, William Y. Slack
  • Main editors: Happyme22, Wow, Drdpw
  • Promoted: February 6, 2008
  • Reasons for nomination: 20 years since funeral
  • Support as nominator.  750h+ | Talk  07:21, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Coordinator comment In general, anniversary of death is not considered a great reason for having an article run, where the death itself is not notable (such as an assassination). The blurb also seems to be more negatively phrased than the article lead and says nothing about his acting or broadcasting careers.--Wehwalt (talk) 09:19, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    • re @Wehwalt: I do understand that, but considering this is the most noteworthy date we will have in a while, (We could have had his 100 year birthday on 5/2/2011, or 110 on 5/2/2021) I think it is fair. In fact, we had Elizabeth II's re-run 11 days after her death, we had Michael Jackson a year after his death. As for the latter complaint, I have added a few more things about his acting.  750h+ | Talk  11:08, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Rja13ww33, I know you've been working with this article for a long time. Do you have a view on the article running for the second and final time on the anniversary of death?--Wehwalt (talk) 13:28, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I really don't have a opinion. If 20 years is considered a significant milestone....maybe.Rja13ww33 (talk) 15:00, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
What about the 20th anniversary of the funeral on June 11? For Elizabeth we did the date of the funeral.--Wehwalt (talk) 17:26, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Done.  750h+ | Talk  18:24, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

June 13

Battle of Villers-Bocage

Wreckage from the battle
Wreckage from the battle

The Battle of Villers-Bocage (wreckage pictured) took place on 13 June 1944 during WWII. Following the D-Day landings on 6 June, the Germans established defences in front of the Caen. The British attacked in an attempt to exploit a gap in the German defences west of the city. They reached Villers-Bocage without incident in the morning but were ambushed by Tiger I tanks as they left the town and numerous tanks, anti-tank guns and transport vehicles were destroyed. The Germans then attacked the town but were repulsed. The British withdrew west of Villers-Bocage that evening and repulsed another attack the next day. The British conduct in the battle was controversial because their withdrawal marked the end of the post–D-Day "scramble for ground" and the start of an attritional battle for Caen. Some historians wrote that the British attack was a failure caused by a lack of conviction among some senior commanders; others judged the British force to be insufficiently strong for the task. (Full article...)

June 15

Death of Kevin Gately

Conway Hall, where the National Front planned to meet, and which demonstrators blocked the entrance to.

Lord Scarman, who found no evidence that Gately had been killed by the police, but found fault with some police actions. The Labour MP Syd Bidwell described Gately as a martyr against fascism and racism. (Full article...
)

June 17

Icelandic horse

An Icelandic horse performing the tölt
An Icelandic horse performing the tölt

The Icelandic horse is a breed of horse developed in Iceland. Developed from ponies brought to Iceland by Norse settlers in the 9th and 10th centuries, the breed is mentioned in Icelandic literature and historical records. They are long-lived, hardy, and have few diseases in their native country. In addition to the gaits typical of other horse breeds, many Icelandic horses can also do the tölt (pictured) and the flying pace. The only breed of horse in Iceland, sizable populations exist in Europe and North America. They are used for sheepherding work in Iceland, leisure, showing, and racing. Selective breeding and natural selection with the Icelandic climate developed them into their current form. In the 1780s, much of the breed was killed after a volcanic eruption at Laki. The first breed society for the Icelandic horse was created in Iceland in 1904; the breed is now represented by organizations in 19 nations organized under the International Federation of Icelandic Horse Associations. (Full article...)

  • Note to co-ords: I see giraffe, another four-legged mammal, is nominated for June 21. This article can be delayed a year if you wish. Z1720 (talk) 18:46, 30 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

June 21

Giraffe

The

gregarious and may gather in large aggregations. Females bear sole responsibility for rearing the young. Giraffes have been featured in paintings, books, and cartoons. Giraffes are assessed as Vulnerable from a conservation perspective by the IUCN. They are found in numerous national parks and game reserves. (Full article...
)

June 23

Cyclone Taylor

Cyclone Taylor (June 23, 1884 – June 9, 1979) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and civil servant. Born and raised in Southern Ontario, Taylor moved to Houghton, Michigan, and played in the International Hockey League for two years. He then joined the Ottawa Senators, winning the Stanley Cup with the team in his second year. While in Ottawa he began working as an immigration clerk. Two years later signed with the Renfrew Creamery Kings, becoming the highest-paid athlete in the world on a per-game basis. He then played for the Vancouver Millionaires until 1922, where he won five scoring championships and his second Stanley Cup victory with the team. In 1914 Taylor was the first Canadian official to board the Komagata Maru, a major incident relating to Canadian immigration. In 1946 he was named a Member of the Order of the British Empire for his services as an immigration officer and inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1947. (Full article...)

June 25

Mckenna Grace

Grace in 2023
Grace in 2023

Critics' Choice Movie Award. Grace subsequently appeared in the films I, Tonya (2017), Troop Zero (2019), and Captain Marvel (2019). During this time, she appeared in several horror projects, including The Bad Seed (2018), The Haunting of Hill House (2018), and Annabelle Comes Home (2019). For playing an abused teenager in The Handmaid's Tale (2021–2022), Grace was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series. She garnered further recognition for her appearances in the supernatural comedy films Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024), and portrayed Jan Broberg in the miniseries A Friend of the Family (2022). (Full article...
)

Yep, it is currently an acceptable 999 characters including spaces. Gog the Mild (talk) 11:51, 20 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

June 26

Torture

Convention against Torture
in dark green, states that have signed the treaty in yellow, and others in gray

methods of torture are used, often in combination; the most common form of physical torture is beatings or psychological methods to provide deniability. Torture against political prisoners or during armed conflict can occur as well. Torture is prohibited under international law for all states under all circumstances and is explicitly forbidden by several treaties. Opposition to torture stimulated the formation of the human rights movement after World War II, and torture continues to be an important human rights issue. (Full article...
)

  • Most recent similar article(s):
  • Main editors: Buidhe
  • Promoted: May 30, 2022
  • Reasons for nomination: International Day in Support of Victims of Torture is June 26. Level 4 vital article. Trying to hit the highlights with the lede, and it needs tweaks. For an image, wanted a generalized image rather than a specific act of torture from one place so there's other options to choose. One of the pieces of art could also work.
  • Support as nominator. Harizotoh9 (talk) 18:12, 3 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support this is an excellent article, and deserves to be on the main page.  750h+ | Talk  01:57, 4 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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