Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests

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

Currently accepting requests from December 16 to January 15.

Date	Article	Notes	Supports†	Opposes†
Nonspecific 1	Heathenry (new religious movement)		2	0
Nonspecific 2	Name-letter effect		2	0
Nonspecific 3
Nonspecific 4
August 15	Jennifer Lawrence	Subject's 27th birthday	1	0
August 23	Yugoslav torpedo boat T3	Anniversary of her entering service	3	0

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

01 September 2017

2015 Mina stampede

On 24 September 2015 an event described as a "crush and stampede" caused deaths estimated at well over 2,000 pilgrims, suffocated or crushed during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mina, Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The high number of deaths caused by the disaster make it the deadliest Hajj disaster in history. Estimates of the number of dead vary; the Associated Press reported 2,411 dead, while Agence France-Presse reported 2,236 killed. Based on the total of the individual national reports cited in the table below (nationalities of victims), at least 2,431 people died. The government of Saudi Arabia officially reported two days after the event that there had been 769 deaths and 934 injured. These figures remained official at the time of the following year's hajj. The largest number of victims was from Iran, followed by Mali and Nigeria. The crush took place in Mina at the intersection of streets 204 and 223 leading up to Jamaraat Bridge. The cause of the disaster remains in dispute. The Mina disaster inflamed tensions between regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran, which were already elevated due to the wider turmoil in the Middle East, such as the Syrian Civil War and Yemeni Civil War. In a press conference held on the day of the incident, Saudi Ministry of Interior spokesman Mansour Al-Turki attempted to address most issues regarding the incident. He said in September 2015 that an investigation was ongoing, and that the exact cause of the overcrowding that led to the deadly crush had not yet been ascertained. (Full article...)

• Most recent similar article(s): N/A
• Main editors: Alifazal
• Promoted: 2015
• Reasons for nomination: This Article to appear at TFA on the same occasion of Hajj on 01 September 2017
• Support as nominator. Glowadz (talk) 19:23, 14 July 2017 (UTC)

Specific date nominations

August 15

Jennifer Lawrence

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, 2017 by Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 10:29, 23 July 2017 (UTC)

Jennifer Lawrence (born 1990) is an American actress. After starring on The Bill Engvall Show (2007–2009) and making her film debut in 2008's Garden Party, she had her breakthrough with Winter's Bone in 2010. Lawrence's fame continued to grow when she played Mystique in X-Men: First Class (2011) and Katniss Everdeen in the Hunger Games films (2012–2015). She would go on to become the second-youngest recipient of the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in 2012's Silver Linings Playbook, win a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her role in American Hustle (2013), and receive Golden Globe Awards for both films as well as 2015's Joy. The earnings of her films have grossed up to $5.5 billion globally, and Lawrence is also the world's highest-paid actress since 2015. (Full article...)

• Most recent similar article(s): Ram Narayan (most recent biography, featured on June 21, 2017)
• Main editors: SNUGGUMS, FrB.TG, Krimuk2.0
• Promoted: January 17, 2017
• Reasons for nomination: August 15, 2017 will be subject's 27th birthday
• Support as nominator. Snuggums (talk / edits) 21:24, 30 June 2017 (UTC)
• Support as the date seems appropriate and the article and blurb are well-constructed. Aoba47 (talk) 14:32, 13 July 2017 (UTC)

• Thank you very much Aoba47! Snuggums (talk / edits) 15:56, 13 July 2017 (UTC)

• Anytime! Aoba47 (talk) 15:57, 13 July 2017 (UTC)

August 23

Yugoslav torpedo boat T3

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 23, 2017 by Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 16:07, 29 July 2017 (UTC)

The T3 was a sea-going torpedo boat that was operated by the Royal Yugoslav Navy between 1921 and 1941. Originally 78 T, a 250t-class torpedo boat of the Austro-Hungarian Navy, she saw active service during World War I, performing convoy, escort and minesweeping tasks, anti-submarine operations and shore bombardment missions. Following Austria-Hungary's defeat in 1918, she was allocated to Yugoslavia and renamed T3. She was captured by the Italians during the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia in April 1941. After her main armament was modernised, she served with the Italian Navy as ‘’T3’’, although she was only used for coastal and second-line tasks. Following the Italian capitulation in September 1943, she was captured by Germany, and, after being fitted with additional anti-aircraft guns, she served with the German Navy or the Navy of the Independent State of Croatia as TA48. In German/Croatian service her crew of 52 consisted entirely of Croatian officers and enlisted men. She was sunk by Allied aircraft in February 1945 while in the port of Trieste, where she had been built. (Full article...)

• Most recent similar article(s): Japanese aircraft carrier Jun'yō on June 26
• Main editors: Peacemaker67
• Promoted: April 12, 2017
• Reasons for nomination: 103rd anniversary of entering service – August 23, 1914
• Support as nominator. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 05:00, 20 June 2017 (UTC)
• Support per nom. Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 02:02, 7 July 2017 (UTC)
• Support per nominator. Aoba47 (talk) 14:32, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
• Comment. Since this was nominated, another Yugoslav warship has been scheduled for the main page, for June 27. Is this too soon? Pinging Peacemaker67, Iazyges, and Aoba47. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 20:43, 15 July 2017 (UTC)

• I would not be opposed to as this one would be schedule for late August so that gives almost a month of a separation. I would only take issue if two similar topics were running within a few days or weeks of each other. Aoba47 (talk) 21:13, 15 July 2017 (UTC)

I similarly am not opposed to it, as their is a month long difference in timing. -- Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 23:24, 15 July 2017 (UTC)

I would have thought that was a big enough gap. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 01:06, 16 July 2017 (UTC)

OK, I'll plan on running it. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 01:21, 16 July 2017 (UTC)

• Also, Sava is actually running in its Austro-Hungarian guise (re: WWI service), rather than its Yugoslav one. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 03:52, 16 July 2017 (UTC)

September 15

Eve (2003 TV series)

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/September 15, 2017 by Jimfbleak - talk to me? 08:46, 25 August 2017 (UTC)

Eve is an American television sitcom that originally aired for three seasons on United Paramount Network (UPN) from September 15, 2003, to May 11, 2006. Featuring an ensemble cast consisting of Eve, Jason George, Ali Landry, Natalie Desselle-Reid, Brian Hooks, and Sean Maguire, the show revolves around two sets of male and female friends attempting to navigate relationships with the opposite sex. It was created as part of the network's attempt to appeal to a younger audience. It suffered from low viewership despite its high ratings among young Hispanic women; it was canceled following UPN's merger with The WB to launch The CW in 2006. The cancellations of this and other black sitcoms were criticized for reducing representation of African-American characters and reducing the number of roles for African-American actors on television. Critical response to Eve was mixed; some praised its inclusion as a part of UPN's line-up of black sitcoms, others felt Eve lacked charisma, and that the series was inferior to other black sitcoms. (Full article...)

• Most recent similar article(s): Temperatures Rising on May 3rd
• Main editors: Aoba47
• Promoted: May 31, 2017
• Reasons for nomination: I would like to see this article appear on the main page on September 15 to mark the 14th anniversary since the series' debut.
• Support as nominator. Aoba47 (talk) 14:47, 13 July 2017 (UTC)

• @TFA coordinators I just realized that requests are currently only being taken for the month of August. I apologize for my mistake, as I should have read through everything before putting in a request. I am okay with this being removed given the above, as I can put up the request again in the future when requests are being taken for the month of September. Sorry again for the inconvenience. Aoba47 (talk) 17:01, 13 July 2017 (UTC)

  No worries -- I'm about to start scheduling August, so it will be within the date range soon. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 20:49, 15 July 2017 (UTC)

• Cool, thank you for the message. Aoba47 (talk) 21:14, 15 July 2017 (UTC)

• Support - Awesome, clean article. Should be a TFA. Adityavagarwal (talk) 08:06, 30 July 2017 (UTC)

• Thank you! Aoba47 (talk) 15:55, 30 July 2017 (UTC)

• Support uncontroversial, will be fine as TFA Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 03:24, 7 August 2017 (UTC)

• Thank you. Aoba47 (talk) 15:30, 7 August 2017 (UTC)