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Here the community can nominate articles to be selected as "Today's featured article" (TFA) on the main page. The TFA section aims to highlight the range of articles that have "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 FAC nomination (that's the page linked from "it has been identified" at the top of the article's talk page). If there is one, copy and paste that to the nomination, save it, and then edit as needed. For other FAs, you're welcome to create your own TFA text as a summary of the lead section, or you can ask for assistance at 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[edit]

Currently accepting requests from August 1 to August 31.

Date Article Notes Supports† Opposes†
Nonspecific 1
Nonspecific 2 Existence 2
Nonspecific 3 Aston Martin Rapide 1
Nonspecific 4 St Melangell's Church 6
Nonspecific 5 Free and Candid Disquisitions 275th anniversary this year 1
Nonspecific 6
Nonspecific 7
August 8 Albert Stanley, 1st Baron Ashfield 150th birthday, TFA re-run from 2011 2
August 10 Phoolan Devi anniversary of birth 3
August 11 Yugoslav torpedo boat T2 110th anniversary of her commissioning 1
August 12 Worlds (Porter Robinson album) 10th anniversary of release 4
August 13 Flag of Japan 25th anniversary of adoption. TFA re-run. 1
August 19 Battle of Winwick 376th aniversary 1
August 24 Anna Lee Fisher 75th birthday 1
August 25 24th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Karstjäger 80th anniversary of the Torlano massacre committed by members of the division 1
August 30 Segundo Romance 30th Anniversary of release 1
August 31 Rachelle Ann Go 38th birthday 4

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

Nonspecific date nominations[edit]

Nonspecific date 1[edit]

Nonspecific date 2[edit]

Existence[edit]

Logic uses the existential quantifier ∃ to express existence.
Logic uses the existential quantifier ∃ to express existence.

Existence is the state of having being or reality. It is often contrasted with essence since one can understand the essential features of something without knowing whether it exists. Ontology studies existence and differentiates between singular existence of individual entities and general existence of concepts or universals. Entities present in space and time have concrete existence in contrast to abstract entities, like numbers and sets. Other distinctions are between possible, contingent, and necessary existence and between physical and mental existence. Some philosophers talk of degrees of existence but the more common view is that an entity either exists or not with nothing in between. It is controversial whether existence can be understood as a property of individual objects and, if so, whether there are nonexistent objects. The concept of existence has a long history and already played a role in the ancient period in Presocratic, Hindu, Buddhist, and Daoist philosophy. (Full article...)

  • Most recent similar article(s): I don't think there were any similar ones recently.
  • Main editors: Phlsph7
  • Promoted: June 13, 2024
  • Reasons for nomination: The article was recently promoted and is a level 4 vital article.
  • Support as nominator. Phlsph7 (talk) 08:44, 14 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support 750h+ 15:24, 14 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nonspecific date 3[edit]

Aston Martin Rapide[edit]

Aston Martin Rapide S
Aston Martin Rapide S

The Aston Martin Rapide is an executive saloon car that was produced by the British automaker Aston Martin between 2010 and 2020. Development of the car commenced in 2005, and after about two months, a prototype was completed and displayed at the North American International Auto Show in 2006. Three years later, in 2009, the production version of the Rapide debuted at the International Motor Show Germany; official manufacture of the car began on 7 May 2010, at Magna Steyr's facility in Graz, Austria, but production was shifted to Gaydon, Warwickshire in 2012 after a funding by the British government. Over its production run, the Rapide received two major updates with the introduction of the "Rapide S" (pictured) in 2014 and the "Rapide AMR" in 2018. A battery electric version of the Rapide, called the "Rapide E", was introduced in 2018 but in 2020, Aston Martin announced that it would not be series produced. (Full article...)

Nonspecific date 4[edit]

St Melangell's Church[edit]

Interior
Interior

St Melangell's Church is a Grade I listed medieval building in the former village of Pennant Melangell, in the Tanat Valley, Powys, Wales. Built over Bronze Age burial ground, the church was founded around the 8th century to commemorate the reputed grave of Melangell, a hermit and abbess who founded a convent and sanctuary in the area. The current church was built in the 12th century; it was renovated several times, including major restoration work in the 19th and 20th centuries. Archaeological excavation in the 20th century uncovered prehistoric and early medieval activity. The church contains the reconstructed shrine to Melangell, considered the oldest surviving Romanesque shrine in northern Europe and a major pilgrimage site in medieval Wales. The interior of the church holds a 15th-century rood screen depicting Melangell's legend, two 14th-century effigies, paintings, and liturgical fittings. (Full article...)

  • Most recent similar article(s): I don't recall a church as a recent TFA.
  • Main editors: Sawyer777
  • Promoted: June 2024
  • Reasons for nomination: fresh FA, user's first, - I left the blurb suggestion longish, for the author to focus on facts.
  • Support as nominator. Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:39, 14 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • support as it's my article :) ... sawyer * he/they * talk 17:13, 14 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. This is a nice blurb and a largely underrepresented topic. —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 17:24, 14 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support: Addresses medieval Welsh history, something EnWiki has been recently (and rightly) criticized for being lacking in. ~ Pbritti (talk) 22:13, 14 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    funny coincidence that this video is about the Kingdom of Powys, as that's where Melangell was granted her sanctuary! i'm finally caving and binging these videos tonight i guess....... ... sawyer * he/they * talk 23:10, 14 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. Not often do you see this kind of thing at TFA; essentially dittoing TechnoSquirrel's comments here. joeyquism (talk page) 23:07, 14 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support 750h+ 02:41, 15 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nonspecific date 5[edit]

Free and Candid Disquisitions[edit]

Title page of Free and Candid Disquisitions

Free and Candid Disquisitions is an anonymously published 1749 pamphlet written and compiled by John Jones, a Welsh Church of England clergyman. The work promoted a series of reforms to the church and the Book of Common Prayer that Jones hoped would allow the more Protestant independent Dissenters could be reintegrated into the church. Jones's proposals included shortening the Sunday liturgies, removing Catholic ritual influences, and providing improved hymns and psalms. Several responding texts were written, both lauding and criticizing Jone's work. While the proposals were not accepted by the Church of England, Jones's suggested alterations to the prayer book and advocacy of privately published liturgies influenced several Dissenter liturgical texts and early editions of the American Episcopal Church's prayer book. The pamphlet remained a major influence on proposed liturgical changes in the Church of England until the 19th-century Tractarian movement. (Full article...)

  • Most recent similar article(s): Order of Brothelyngham on April 1, 2024 (British religious history)
  • Main editors: Pbritti
  • Promoted: June 8, 2024
  • Reasons for nomination: Recently promoted and the 275th anniversary of the pamphlet's publication is this year.
  • Support as nominator. ~ Pbritti (talk) 05:35, 15 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Coordinator note: The character limits for TFA blurbs are between 925 and 1,025 including spaces. The draft blurb above is 904 characters and needs expanding if the nomination is to be valid. Thanks. Gog the Mild (talk) 17:45, 15 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Fixed. ~ Pbritti (talk) 20:31, 15 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • support an interesting topic, and not one seen too often on the main page. ... sawyer * he/they * talk 11:57, 17 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nonspecific date 6[edit]

Nonspecific date 7[edit]

Specific date nominations[edit]

August 8[edit]

Albert Stanley, 1st Baron Ashfield[edit]

Albert Stanley, 1st Baron Ashfield

Albert Stanley, 1st Baron Ashfield was managing director and chairman of the Underground Electric Railways Company of London (UERL) from 1910 to 1933, and chairman of the London Passenger Transport Board (LPTB) from 1933 to 1947. At a young age, he held senior positions in the tramway systems of Detroit and New Jersey. In 1907 he was recruited by the UERL, where he integrated the company's management and used advertising and public relations to improve profits. As managing director of the UERL from 1910, he led the take-over of competing companies and operations to form Combine, an integrated transport operation. He was Member of parliament for Ashton-under-Lyne from 1916 to 1920 and President of the Board of Trade between 1916 and 1919. He returned to the UERL and then chaired it and its successor the LPTB during the organisation's greatest period of expansion between the two World Wars, making it an exemplar of the best form of public administration. (Full article...)

August 10[edit]

Phoolan Devi[edit]

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Phoolan Devi (1963–2001) was an Indian dacoit (bandit) who later became a member of parliament (MP). She was a woman of the Mallah subcaste who grew up in poverty in the state of Uttar Pradesh. After getting married at eleven and being sexually abused, she joined a gang of dacoits which robbed higher-caste villages and held up trains. When she became its leader, she evaded capture by the authorities making her a heroine for the Other Backward Classes. She was charged in absentia for the 1981 Behmai massacre, in which twenty Thakur men were executed, allegedly on her command. Afterwards, the calls to apprehend her were amplified. She surrendered two years later and spent eleven years in Gwalior prison awaiting trial. She was released in 1994 after her charges were set aside and became an MP for the Samajwadi Party. In 2001, she was assassinated outside her home in New Delhi. Her global fame had grown after the release of the controversial film Bandit Queen, which she did not approve of. (Full article...)

@Mujinga: this has 1,440 characters, wayyyyy above the recommended limit, which is between 925 and 1025 characters. Reduce this. 750h+ 08:01, 11 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
the word count is higher because there's no picture Mujinga (talk) 10:03, 11 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
ok, based on that then i'll support. 750h+ 06:46, 12 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

For image, ideally we'd like the person, but it appears copyrighted. But how about the image of Seema Biswas portraying her in the film Bandit Queen instead? It's an actress portraying that person so it's better than nothing. Harizotoh9 (talk) 04:59, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yes the image on the article is fair use only. I considered the Biswas pic but personally I'd rather have no pic. Mujinga (talk) 11:50, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. Gog the Mild (talk) 16:28, 31 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Mujinga: Two problems: lack of an image (any image that will keep the Main Page people happy would work for me, it doesn't have to be an image of her), and we don't usually do death anniversaries at TFA. This is a hard call for me, but if there's no image, that makes it an easy call. - Dank (push to talk) 22:38, 2 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Hi Dank thanks for the message - I didn't know death anniversaries weren't a thing and to be honest I'm not really into marking dates anyway so I'd be fine with another date (I went for July 25 because people at TFA seem in my experience to prefer a date with resonance, if there's any actual guidance on this I'd love to read it). Or we could go to August 10 her brith date if that's better? On the image, I'd like to push back a bit since this was not an issue with for example Olive Morris at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/June 16, 2022, I don't think it even came up. It's a reflection of systemic bias that we do not have many free to use photographs of women from the majority world, particularly working class / underclass one, so I'm not interested to include a photo just for the sake of a photo and it was hard enough trying to illustrate the article at all. Having said all that, I could ask around (again) at some relevant wikiprojects. Mujinga (talk) 10:16, 3 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Try also asking at Wikipedia:WikiProject Resource Exchange/Resource Requests Gog the Mild (talk) 13:00, 3 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Running on Aug 10th would make the most sense, and to pic an image, any image. The photograph of the actress who played her in the 1994 is one option. Some compromizes have to be made somewhere. Harizotoh9 (talk) 03:00, 8 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I moved the request to August 10, I take the point that it's the most germane date and the article that was previously proposed there has been withdrawn or moved. On adding pic, there's been no answer to my requests a week later and I cannot find an appropriate image; for me the Seema Biswas pic does not work since it's an image of an actress playing a different role and when Devi was portrayed by Biswas, she was unhappy with her portrayal in Bandit Queen. Mujinga (talk) 18:59, 15 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Coordinator note: The character limits for TFA blurbs without images are between 1,000 and 1,100 including spaces. The draft blurb above is 1,458 characters and needs trimming if the nomination is to be valid. Thanks. Gog the Mild (talk) 17:39, 15 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks for the note Gog, I thought I followed the guidance that without a pic the blurb could be longer, I'll have to look into this and if I made a mistake apologise to 750h+ who already raised this point. Mujinga (talk) 18:55, 15 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    OK trimmed to 1018 characters. @750h+: I am sorry you told me the blurb was too long but I was going on a guideline I can no longer find and Gog is of the same opinion as you, so happy to change. Gog the Mild for me this article is now good to go, a suitable image would be nice but I'm afraid to say the likelihood of getting one seems low. Mujinga (talk) 20:51, 15 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

August 11[edit]

Yugoslav torpedo boat T2[edit]

One of T2's sister ships, T3
One of T2's sister ships, T3

T2 was a torpedo boat of the Royal Yugoslav Navy commissioned on 11 August 1914. Originally a 250t-class torpedo boat of the Austro-Hungarian Navy, she saw active service during World War I, performing convoy, patrol, escort, minesweeping and minelaying tasks, anti-submarine operations, and shore bombardment missions. Present in the Bocche di Cattaro during the short-lived mutiny by Austro-Hungarian sailors in early February 1918, members of her crew raised the red flag but took no other mutinous actions. The boat was part of the escort force for the Austro-Hungarian dreadnought Szent István when that ship was sunk by Italian torpedo boats in June 1918. Following Austria-Hungary's defeat in 1918, the boat was allocated to the Navy of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, which later became the Royal Yugoslav Navy, and was renamed T2. During the interwar period, Yugoslav naval activity was limited by reduced budgets. Worn out after twenty-five years of service, T2 was scrapped in 1939. (Full article...)

August 12[edit]

Worlds (Porter Robinson album)[edit]

Robinson performing on the Worlds Live Tour in 2014
Robinson performing on the Worlds Live Tour in 2014

Worlds is the debut studio album by American electronic music producer Porter Robinson, released on August 12, 2014, by Astralwerks. Initially known for his heavier bass-centric production, Robinson became increasingly dissatisfied with the electronic dance music (EDM) genre, believing it limited his artistic expression. Following the release of his 2012 single "Language", Robinson decided to prioritize aesthetic and emotional qualities in his work, taking inspiration from media that evoked nostalgia for his childhood and integrating elements taken from anime, films, and sounds from 1990s video games. The album was promoted with four singles and later a tour in North America and Europe. Worlds was well-received by most critics, who praised it as innovative and forecasted a promising career for Robinson, though others felt the record lacked coherence or was unexciting. The album has been retrospectively noted for its impact on the EDM scene. (Full article...)

August 13[edit]

Flag of Japan[edit]

Flag of Japan

The national flag of Japan is a white rectangular flag with a large red disc (representing the sun) in the center. It is officially called Nisshōki in Japanese, but more commonly known as the Hinomaru. Although considered the de facto flag, it was designated as Japan's national flag on August 13, 1999. In early Japanese history, the Hinomaru motif was used on flags of daimyos and samurai. During the Meiji Restoration both the sun disc and the Rising Sun Ensign were symbols in the Japanese empire. Use of the Hinomaru was restricted during the American occupation after World War II, but was later relaxed. The flag is not frequently displayed due to its association with extreme nationalism. For nations occupied by Japan, the flag is a symbol of aggression and imperialism. Despite negative connotations, Western and Japanese sources claim the flag is an enduring symbol to the Japanese. (This article is part of a featured topic: Act on National Flag and Anthem (Japan).)

  • Most recent similar article(s): Flag of Canada will be TFA on July 1
  • Main editors: Zscout370
  • Promoted: March 8, 2010
  • Reasons for nomination: 25th anniversary of adoption as the official national flag of Japan. TFA re-run from 2010
  • Support as nominator. Z1720 (talk) 22:35, 8 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment some of the Japanese references look suspicious, there is a page needed tag, and an chunk of unreferenced text in the "Hinomaru Yosegaki" section. 750h+ 06:04, 12 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Before I nominated, I saw the uncited text but was not too concerned about it. If others are concerned, we can look for sources to support it or remove it. As for the reliability of sources: I do not speak Japanese and am not familiar with sources in this topic area, so if this is a concern I suggest 750h+ or others post a notice on the article's talk page. Z1720 (talk) 15:24, 14 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

August 19[edit]

Battle of Winwick[edit]

St Oswald's Church, Winwick
St Oswald's Church, Winwick

The Battle of Winwick was fought on 19 August 1648 between a Scottish Royalist army and a Parliamentarian army during the Second English Civil War. The Scottish army invaded north-west England and was attacked and defeated at Preston on 17 August. The surviving Royalists fled south, closely pursued. Two days later, hungry, cold, soaking wet, exhausted and short of dry powder, they turned to fight at Winwick. Parliamentarian infantry launched a full-scale assault which resulted in more than three hours of furious but indecisive close-quarters fighting. The Parliamentarians fell back, pinned the Scots in place with their cavalry and sent their infantry on a circuitous flank march. When the Scots saw this force appear on their right flank they broke and fled. Parliamentarian cavalry pursued, killing many. The surviving Scottish infantry surrendered either at Winwick church or in Warrington; their cavalry on 24 August at Uttoxeter. Winwick was the last battle of the war. (Full article...)

  • Most recent similar article(s): A battle article was TFA on 13 June, but that was from 1945
  • Main editors: Gog the Mild
  • Promoted: 28 February 2023
  • Reasons for nomination: 376th anniversary
  • Support as nominator. Gog the Mild (talk) 19:18, 15 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

August 24[edit]

Anna Lee Fisher[edit]

Anna Lee Fisher

Anna Lee Fisher is an American chemist, emergency physician and former NASA astronaut who was the first mother to fly in space. Fisher became an astronaut candidate with NASA Astronaut Group 8 and joined the Astronaut Office for the development of the Canadarm and the testing of payload bay door contingency spacewalk procedures. She was assigned to the search and rescue helicopters for four Space Shuttle missions, then involved in the verification of flight software at the Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory and supported vehicle integration and payload testing at Kennedy Space Center. She flew into space on the Space Shuttle Discovery for the STS-51-A mission and used the Canadarm to retrieve two satellites in incorrect orbits. Fisher then worked on procedures and training issues for the International Space Station (ISS), was a capsule communicator (CAPCOM) and the lead CAPCOM for ISS Expedition 33, and was involved in developing the display for the Orion spacecraft. (Full article...)

August 25[edit]

24th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Karstjäger[edit]

This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page.

The result was: scheduled for Wikipedia:Today's featured article/August 15, 2016 by  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:57, 30 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

24th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Karstjäger

The 24th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Karstjäger was a German mountain infantry division of the Waffen-SS during World War II. Formed on 18 July 1944 from the SS Volunteer Karstwehr Battalion, its nominal strength was never more than theoretical and the division was soon reduced to a brigade. Throughout its existence, it was primarily involved in fighting partisans in the Karst region on the frontiers of Yugoslavia, Italy, and Austria; the mountainous terrain required specialized mountain troops and equipment. Founded in 1942 as a company, the unit consisted mainly of Yugoslav Volksdeutsche and recruits from South Tyrol. Although primarily focused on anti-partisan operations, it also saw action in the wake of the Italian surrender when it moved to disarm Italian troops and protect ethnic German communities in Italy. At the end of the war it successfully fought to keep passes into Austria open, allowing German units to escape the Balkans and surrender to British forces. The remnants of the unit became some of the last Germans to lay down their arms when they surrendered to the British on 9 May 1945. (Full article...)

  • Most recent similar article(s): There has been no similar Milhist article (ie a German unit) since at least 1 February 2016
  • Main editors: User:Peacemaker67
  • Promoted: 19 October 2013
  • Reasons for nomination: has an equivalent article in 14 languages on WP
  • Support as nominator. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 10:04, 23 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Coordinator note: I am disinclined to run this, it has already been a TFA, it is a relatively obscure military unit to be asking for a second bite at the cherry, and there are a number of military unit FAs which have not yet been TFAs at all. Further input to the discussion is welcome. Gog the Mild (talk) 18:30, 15 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

24th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Karstjäger[edit]

24th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Karstjäger

The 24th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Karstjäger was a German mountain infantry division of the Waffen-SS, the armed wing of the German Nazi Party that served alongside, but was never formally part of, the Wehrmacht during World War II. Formed on 18 July 1944 from an existing battalion, its nominal strength was never more than theoretical and it was soon reduced to a brigade. Its main task was fighting partisans on the rugged frontiers of Yugoslavia, Italy, and Austria, and it consisted mainly of Volksdeutsche from Yugoslavia and Italy. It also disarmed Italian troops and protected ethnic German communities in Italy in the wake of the Italian surrender. Members of the division were implicated in the 25 August 1944 murder of 33 people in the village of Torlano near Nimis in Italy, and 22 other major crimes. At the post-war Nuremberg trials, the Waffen-SS was declared to be a criminal organisation due to its major involvement in war crimes and crimes against humanity. (Full article...)

  • Most recent similar article(s): the last Waffen SS formation article to run was this article in 2016 AFAIK, the last one with an SS atrocity focus was The Holocaust in Greece in 2023.
  • Main editors: Peacemaker67
  • Promoted: October 19, 2013, first TFA run was August 15, 2016 (eight years ago)
  • Reasons for nomination: 80th anniversary of the Torlano massacre, this article has an equivalent in 16 languages, blurb is currently 986 characters
  • Support as nominator. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 04:39, 15 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Coordinator note: I am disinclined to run this, it has already been a TFA, it is a relatively obscure military unit to be asking for a second bite at the cherry, and there are a number of military unit FAs which have not yet been TFAs at all. Further input to the discussion is welcome. Gog the Mild (talk) 18:28, 15 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose There's just a lot of WW2 and military vessels for 24/25 since it's the 80th anniversary of 1944-1945. We should get a bit pickier with what to run, especially when there's many older articles that have not been featured. Harizotoh9 (talk) 04:45, 16 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak support: This article covers a relatively under-discussed portion of WWII (the Italian theatre). That this is the 80th anniversary of a major crime the unit perpetrated is convincing. However, the concerns raised in the oppose and coordinator note both mitigate my appetite to see this run. ~ Pbritti (talk) 17:38, 16 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]


August 30[edit]

Segundo Romance[edit]

Luis Miguel in 2008
Luis Miguel in 2008

Segundo Romance (English: Second Romance) is the tenth studio album by Mexican singer Luis Miguel, released on 30 August 1994 through WEA Latina. Like Miguel's 1991 album Romance, Segundo Romance comprises cover versions of boleros (Latin ballads). It was produced by Miguel with Juan Carlos Calderón, Kiko Cibrian and Armando Manzanero and recorded in early 1994 at the Record Plant in Los Angeles. Miguel promoted the album with tours in the United States and Latin America from August to December 1994. Four singles were released: "El Día Que Me Quieras", "La Media Vuelta", "Todo y Nada", and "Delirio". The former two reached the top of the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart in the United States. Segundo Romance received positive reviews from music critics and it won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Performance. By 1995, Segundo Romance had sold over 4.5 million copies and achieved multi-platinum status in many Latin American countries and Spain, and was certified platinum in the United States. (Full article...)

August 31[edit]

Rachelle Ann Go[edit]

Rachelle Ann Go

Rachelle Ann Go (born August 31, 1986) is a Filipino singer and actress. Known primarily for her work in theater, she has starred in musicals on Broadway and in the West End. She began her career as a pop artist in her native country after winning the television talent show Search for a Star (2003). She has since released five studio albums and a live album. Go started her theater career in the Philippines playing the lead roles of Ariel in The Little Mermaid (2011) and Jane Porter in Tarzan (2013). Her international breakthrough came when she was cast as Gigi Van Tranh in the West End revival of Miss Saigon in 2014, reprising the part on Broadway in 2017. She gained further recognition for her portrayal of Eliza Schuyler in the original 2017 West End production of Hamilton. Go has also played Fantine in various stagings and tours of Les Misérables. Outside of music, she had roles in the television series Diva (2010), Nita Negrita (2011), Biritera (2012), and Indio (2013). (This article is part of a featured topic: Overview of Rachelle Ann Go.)

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