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.  – Check TFAR nominations for dead links  – Alt text

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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 September 1 to October 1.

Date	Article	Points	Notes	Supports†	Opposes†
Nonspecific	Antbird	- 1	South American article, and it's a family not a species (rare for bio FAs)	2	0
Jan 7	Princess Charlotte of Wales	1	215th birthday. Next to be replaced.	2	0
Jan 21	John Lerew	2	Promoted over a year ago, day-month relevant.	1	0
Jan 23	Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse	3	Anniversary of end.	2	0
Jan 25	Devil May Cry 2	3	Promoted over a year ago, anniversary of release	1	0
Jan 30	Trump International Hotel and Tower (Chicago)	2	Promoted over a year ago, anniversary of grand opening	1	0

^† Tally may not be up to date; please do not use these tallies for removing a nomination according to criteria 1 or 3 above unless you have verified the numbers.

Nonspecific date (1 only)

Antbird

The antbirds are a large family, Thamnophilidae, of passerine birds found in forests across subtropical and tropical Central and South America, from Mexico to Argentina. There are more than 200 species, known variously as antshrikes, antwrens, antvireos, fire-eyes, bare-eyes and bushbirds. They are related to the antthrushes and antpittas (family Formicariidae), the tapaculos, the gnateaters and the ovenbirds.

Antbirds are generally small birds with rounded wings and strong legs. They have mostly sombre grey, white, brown and rufous plumage, which is sexually dimorphic in pattern and colouring. Some species communicate warnings to rivals by exposing white feather patches on their backs or shoulders. Most have heavy bills, which in many species are hooked at the tip. Insects and other arthropods form the most important part of their diet, although small vertebrates are occasionally taken. Most species feed in the forest understory and midstory, although a few feed in the canopy and a few on the ground. To various degrees, around eighteen species specialise in following columns of army ants to eat the small invertebrates flushed by the ants, and many others may feed in this way opportunistically.

Thirty-eight species are threatened with extinction due to human activities. Antbirds are not targeted by either hunters or the pet trade. The principal threat is habitat loss, which causes habitat fragmentation and increased nest predation in habitat fragments.

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Dammit, the international biodiversity just ended. That sucked. These critters come from South America, a biodiversity hotspot. I just thought chucking in another bio article was something to mark the passing of the year... :( Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:50, 26 December 2010 (UTC)

PS: I calculate at -1 point (nom > 2 yrs ago (+2), but recent bio article at Main Page (-3). Still I think the passing of the bio year should have been marked with something a bit more :( Anyway, discuss at leisure. It is a South American topic so feasibly underrepresented (Brazilian nobility excepted :)) Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:54, 26 December 2010 (UTC)

PPS: Not one of my articles, but Sabine's Sunbird (talk · contribs) who does a great job with the bird wikiproject. Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:57, 26 December 2010 (UTC)

Points look good--Wehwalt (talk) 00:58, 26 December 2010 (UTC)

• Support – Not enough bio articles on the main page, IMO. Seems like most TFAs are about either persons, events, or something entertainment-related. I don't see anything wrong with an occasional splurge of bio articles, especially when the nomination pages are so quiet. The recent conclusion of the international year of biodiversity is another plus for this article. – VisionHolder « talk » 01:07, 26 December 2010 (UTC)

Date requests (5 max)

January 7

Princess Charlotte of Wales (1796–1817) was the only child of George, Prince of Wales (later George IV) and Caroline of Brunswick. Had she outlived her father and her grandfather, King George III, she would have become Queen of the United Kingdom. Instead, she died following childbirth at the age of 21. Charlotte's parents disliked each other from before their pre-arranged marriage and soon separated. As Charlotte grew to adulthood, her father pressured her to marry William, Hereditary Prince of Orange, but after initially accepting him, Charlotte soon broke off the match. This resulted in an extended contest of wills between her and her father, and finally the Prince of Wales permitted her to marry Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (later Leopold I of Belgium). After a year and a half of happy marriage, Charlotte died after giving birth to a stillborn son. Charlotte's death set off tremendous mourning in the country, which had seen her as a sign of hope and a contrast to her mad grandfather and unpopular father. As she had been King George III's only legitimate grandchild, there was pressure on the King's unwed sons to marry. King George III's fourth son, Edward, Duke of Kent, fathered the eventual heir, Queen Victoria. (more….)

One point for Princess Charlotte's 215th birthday. I took a lot of enjoyment out of writing this one. I think it came out well, but that's not my doing, Charlotte's personality just shines out of her quotes and actions. A too-often-overlooked figure in British history. Good to get more women on the main page, too.--Wehwalt (talk) 23:57, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

• Support -- looks good. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 22:37, 24 December 2010 (UTC)

January 21

John Margrave Lerew DFC (1912–1996) was an officer and pilot in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during World War II, and later a senior manager in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). As commander of No. 24 Squadron, he became famous in Air Force history for his irreverent response to orders by RAAF Headquarters during the 1942 Battle of Rabaul. After being directed to assist in repelling the invading Japanese fleet with his one serviceable bomber, and to keep his bombed airfield "open", Lerew signalled headquarters with the ancient Latin phrase used by gladiators honouring their Emperor: "Morituri vos salutamus" ("We who are about to die salute you"). He also defied an order to abandon his staff in Rabaul. In February 1942, Lerew led a raid on enemy shipping in New Guinea; he was shot down but evaded capture, returning to safety nine days after being reported missing. Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, he later commanded the RAAF's first flying safety directorate. After leaving the Air Force in 1946 as a Group Captain, he joined the newly formed ICAO in Canada. He was responsible for administrative and technical reforms, and rose to Chief of Flight Branch. Retiring in 1972, he travelled extensively before settling in Vancouver. (more….)

Reckon two points -- promoted more than a year ago, day-month relevant to article topic. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 22:37, 24 December 2010 (UTC)

See page instructions: I cut to comply with 1200 characters including spaces (you can put these blurbs into Word to get a character count). SandyGeorgia (Talk) 22:53, 24 December 2010 (UTC)

Did that, was looking at 1200 without spaces... ;-) Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 00:20, 25 December 2010 (UTC)

Can I conclude from the article that he sent the famous message on 21 January? It just says it is a response to an order sent on 21 January and does not say specifically when the reply was sent.--Wehwalt (talk) 00:35, 25 December 2010 (UTC)

Mmm, I thought it was fairly clear given the famous signal was sent after an order on 21 Jan and before the next date mentioned, which was 22 Jan, but if it's a stumbling block for TFA I guess it could be made more explicit. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 10:14, 25 December 2010 (UTC)

• why not TFA on 26th --Australia Day instead gives an australian theme to the date, even though theres no specific association to the 26 in the article. Noting with this plus the canberra article on the 1st, a third australian article on the 26 would be a stretch Gnangarra 05:49, 25 December 2010 (UTC)
  • Well, I'm not wed to 21 Jan as a date but it is giving us one of our points at the moment. I suppose if someone puts up a popular Australian-themed article for TFA on the 26th we might be in trouble but if we only have one point for this we'd be at greater risk of getting bumped anyway... Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 10:14, 25 December 2010 (UTC)

January 23

The Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse took place from December 15, 1942 to January 23, 1943 and was primarily an engagement between United States and Imperial Japanese forces during the Guadalcanal Campaign. In the battle, U.S. soldiers and Marines, assisted by native Solomon Islanders, attacked Japanese Army (IJA) forces defending well-fortified and entrenched positions on several hills and ridges. The most prominent hills were called Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse by the Americans. The U.S. was attempting to destroy the Japanese forces on Guadalcanal and the Japanese were trying to hold their defensive positions until reinforcements could arrive. The Japanese were mostly cut off from resupply and suffered greatly from malnourishment and lack of medical care. After some difficulty, the U.S. succeeded in taking Mount Austen, in the process reducing a strongly defended position called the Gifu, as well as the Galloping Horse and the Sea Horse. In the meantime, the Japanese secretly decided to abandon Guadalcanal and withdrew to the west coast of the island. From that location most of the surviving Japanese troops were successfully evacuated. (more…)

A point for the connection to January 23, which is when the battle ended, another for promotion more than two years ago. Jonathunder (talk) 18:20, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

Could someone give their view of the one-per-paragraph referencing in this article? Grouping all those references together is a bit unconventional. Points look good, btw.--Wehwalt (talk) 18:33, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

Yes it's a bit unconventional but I'm assuming it passed FAC in that form -- some might say this is easier on the eyes than sprinkling paras with multiple citations every sentence or two. Main thing is the sources appear reliable. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 22:37, 24 December 2010 (UTC)

I thought that we were to refrain from putting entries here more than 30 days in advance; I had one ready to take out of the pending list and put in for 21 January but of course it's another warrior (from WWII) -- so are the rules solid or not? Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 22:54, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

At the time I write this, the top of this page says "Currently accepting requests from December 25 to January 24", but if this is premature, I can withdraw it. Jonathunder (talk) 23:30, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

No, you're quite right, it does say that; you looked at one instruction and I looked at another -- seems a contradiction but that's not your problem... ;-) I'll wait and see if a slot becomes available in due course. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 23:50, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

The next 30 days that have not been scheduled. Is there something that speaks of more than 30 days in advance?--Wehwalt (talk) 00:08, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

• Support -- however blurb should be trimmed a bit to get closer to the 1200-char standard. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 22:37, 24 December 2010 (UTC)

See page instructions: I cut to comply with 1200 characters including spaces (you can put these blurbs into Word to get a character count). SandyGeorgia (Talk) 22:54, 24 December 2010 (UTC)

• Two WWII articles within three days of each other seems a bit much. No preference for which, but I think that only one should be chosen. NW (Talk) 20:12, 25 December 2010 (UTC)

January 25

Devil May Cry 2 is an action computer game developed and published by Capcom in 2003 exclusively for the PlayStation 2. The game serves as a sequel to Devil May Cry and is, chronologically the fourth game in the Devil May Cry series. Set in modern times, in the fictional city of Vie de Marli, the story centers on protagonists Dante and Lucia in their fight to stop a businessman named Arius from raising the demon Argosax and achieving supreme power. The story is told primarily through a mixture of cutscenes using the game's engine with several pre-rendered full motion videos. Despite the success of the previous title in the series, the sequel was not created with the involvement of series creator Hideki Kamiya. Devil May Cry 2 received mostly mixed reviews and has been criticized for a variety of development decisions, which made the game considerably different from its predecessor; chief among these decisions was the lowered difficulty and less refined combat. Nevertheless, the game was a commercial success, ultimately selling over 1.4 million copies worldwide. (more…)

3 points - it was promoted more than two years ago and January 25th is the 8th anniversary of its release. The last video game article to appear on the frontpage was on The Simpsons Game on December 17. -93.97.122.93 (talk) 12:49, 25 December 2010 (UTC)

Points look good.--Wehwalt (talk) 14:23, 25 December 2010 (UTC)

January 30

Trump International Hotel and Tower is a skyscraper condo-hotel in downtown Chicago. The building, named after real estate developer Donald Trump, was designed by architect Adrian Smith of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. Bovis Lend Lease built the 92-story structure, which reached a height of 1,389 feet (423 m) including its spire, its roof topping out at 1,170 feet (360 m). The building received publicity when the winner of the first season of The Apprentice television show, Bill Rancic, chose to manage the tower's construction. It is the tenth-tallest building in the world and second-tallest building in the United States after Chicago's Willis Tower. Trump Tower surpassed Chicago's John Hancock Center as the building with the world's highest residence above ground-level and held this title until the completion of the Burj Khalifa. The building includes, from the ground up, retail space, a parking garage, a hotel, and condominiums. The 339-room hotel opened for business with limited accommodations and services on January 30, 2008. April 28, 2009 was the full accommodation and service grand opening. A restaurant on the 16th floor, named Sixteen, opened in early 2008 to favorable reviews. The building topped out in late 2008 and construction was completed in 2009. (more…)

2 points - it was promoted more than a year ago and January 30th is the 3rd anniversary of its release.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 16:53, 25 December 2010 (UTC)

I need further advice on similarity points. The Exelon Pavilions structures (December 10), the Clemuel Ricketts Mansion house (December 1), the Harris Theater (Chicago, Illinois) (November 8) and Acra (fortress) (November 1) are all recent.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 17:03, 25 December 2010 (UTC)

Yes, I'd agree with you. All of them are outside 30 days and there's no question of neglect of architecture at TFA, so it doesn't affect the points.--Wehwalt (talk) 17:05, 25 December 2010 (UTC)