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 (Brianboulton, Crisco 1492 and Dank) (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 rules for nominations are relatively simple: The article must be a featured article. The article must not have appeared as TFA before (see the list of possibilities here) The request must be either for a specific date within the next 30 days that have not yet been scheduled (10 spaces), or a non-specific date (4 spaces). If a section is full, you can wait for a vacancy, or ask the coordinators for advice. 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 in the first instance. It can be helpful to add the article to the pending requests template up to 1 year before the requested date. This does not guarantee selection, but does help others see what nominations may be forthcoming. Requestors should still nominate the article here during the 30-day timeframe.  – 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 (replacing ARTICLE TITLE, and 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. Please do your best to write a summary of the lead section, using the same formatting as the ones used on the main page; see . Specifically: one paragraph only; no reference tags or alternative names; a link to the article title in bold as the first wikilink in the summary, and no other bolding; a total length when previewed (including spaces) between 1075 and 1175 characters. Add a suitable free-use image if available; fair use images are not allowed. If you don't feel happy writing a summary, follow the rest of the instructions, then ask for assistance at WT:TFAR and someone will help. III. 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 July 8 to August 7.

Date	Article	Notes	Supports†	Opposes†
Nonspecific 1
Nonspecific 2
Nonspecific 3
Nonspecific 4
July 10	No. 90 Wing RAAF	Establishment date	1	0
July 11	Satoru Iwata	First anniversary of death	1	0
July 15	Noye's Fludde	St Swithun's Day	1	0
July 16	Requiem (Reger)	Centenary of first performance	1	0
July 16	Hurricane Daniel (2006)	10th anniversary	1	1
July 19	Pedro Afonso, Prince Imperial of Brazil	168th anniversary of birth	1	0

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

Specific date nominations

July 10

No. 90 Wing RAAF

No. 90 (Composite) Wing was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) wing that operated during the early years of the Malayan Emergency. Its purpose was to serve as an umbrella organisation for the RAAF units deployed in the conflict, No. 1 (Bomber) Squadron, flying Avro Lincolns, and No. 38 (Transport) Squadron, flying Douglas C-47 Dakotas. The wing was established on 10 July 1950 and headquartered at Changi, on the east coast of Singapore. No. 1 Squadron operated from Tengah, in Singapore's west. No. 38 Squadron was based at Changi and, from April 1951 to February 1952, at Kuala Lumpur in central Malaya. Following No. 38 Squadron's departure in December 1952, No. 90 Wing was disbanded, leaving No. 1 Squadron to carry on as the sole RAAF unit in the campaign until its withdrawal to Australia in July 1958. (Full article...)

• Most recent similar article(s): No. 77 Squadron RAAF on 3 June
• Main editors: Ian Rose
• Promoted: 8 April 2016
• Reasons for nomination: Date connection but just a placeholder for another hopefully soon-to-be-promoted MilHist article per discussion with Brian
• Support as nominator. Ian Rose (talk) 14:53, 19 June 2016 (UTC)

July 11

Satoru Iwata

Satoru Iwata (Japanese: 岩田 聡, Hepburn: Iwata Satoru, December 6, 1959 – July 11, 2015) was a Japanese game programmer and businessman who served as the fourth president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Nintendo. Born in Sapporo, Japan, Iwata expressed interest in video games from an early age and later majored in computer science at the Tokyo Institute of Technology. In 1980, he joined the game developer HAL Laboratory and later became its president in 1993. Joining Nintendo as the head of its corporate-planning division in 2000, Iwata brought notable growth to the company and was named its president and CEO in May 2002. Under Iwata's direction, Nintendo developed the Nintendo DS and Wii video game consoles, helping the company to achieve financial success in the industry. As a self-declared gamer, he focused on expanding the appeal of video games across all demographics through a "blue ocean" business strategy. Iwata also built a strong relationship with Nintendo fans through social media and his regular appearances in Iwata Asks and Nintendo Direct; he accordingly became the public face of the company. (Full article...)

• Most recent similar article(s): Most recent video game related topic: Silent Hill 4 on June 17; another video game (Nights into Dreams...) is up on TFA/R for July 5. Didn't realize this when I nominated.
• Main editors: Cyclonebiskit
• Promoted: October 8, 2015
• Reasons for nomination: July 11 will be the first anniversary of Mr. Iwata's largely unexpected passing at the age of 55. He was a giant in the video game industry, president and CEO of Nintendo, and beloved by both members of the gaming industry and fans. Undoubtably the day will be one of remembrance for gamers. From a personal standpoint, this article is my tribute to his legacy and bringing it to the main page is the last part of it. It's my first time actually writing the main blurb, so it likely needs some work (i.e. not sure if there are specifics that are absolutely necessary or if we can just focus on certain aspects). Pretty sure all my other TFAs were drive-by nominations.
• Support as nominator. ~ Cyclonebiskit (chat) 05:15, 10 June 2016 (UTC)
• Support I guess I'm a contributor to the article. It is quite an appropriate day, and it is a feature quality article. McKay (talk) 07:42, 16 June 2016 (UTC)

July 15

Noye's Fludde

Noye's Fludde is a one-act opera largely intended for amateur performers, particularly children, created by the British composer Benjamin Britten. First performed on 18 June 1958 at that year's Aldeburgh Festival, it is based on the 15th-century Chester "mystery" or "miracle" play which recounts the biblical story of Noah, the flood and the ark. Britten had written numerous works for mixed professional and amateur forces, and had also used text from the Chester play cycle, for his 1952 Canticle II. For Noye's Fludde Britten added to the Chester text three congregational hymns, together with the Greek prayer Kyrie eleison as a children's chant, and an Alleluia chorus. Of the solo sung roles, only the parts of Noye (Noah) and his wife are intended to be sung by professionals; the remaining roles are taken by child and adolescent performers. The mainly amateur orchestra contains numerous unconventional instruments to provide particular musical effects. At its premiere Noye's Fludde was acclaimed by critics and public alike, both for the inspiration of the music and the brilliance of the design and production. Since then it has been staged worldwide; the performance in Beijing in October 2012 was the first in China of any Britten opera. (Full article...)

• Most recent similar article(s): The Bartered Bride, 30 May 2016
• Main editors: Brianboulton, Alfietucker
• Promoted: 23 August 2014
• Reasons for nomination: St Swithun's Day seems most appropriate for an article about a legendary rainfall!
• Support as nominator. Brianboulton (talk) 15:21, 3 June 2016 (UTC)
• Comment: Great article, no doubt, but the date, - I still hope to have Reger's Requiem a FA, ready for 16 July, centenary of the premiere (once we missed the centenary of his death, 11 May). There will be St Swithun's Day next year also, or 18 June 2018, 60th anniversary of the premiere. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:17, 5 June 2016 (UTC)

• If Reger's Requiem is ready and you nominate it, I'll withdraw this for another year. Brianboulton (talk) 22:11, 5 June 2016 (UTC)

Now blessed by Tim riley, I am sure it's ready ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:02, 7 June 2016 (UTC)

July 16

Requiem (Reger)

Max Reger's 1915 Requiem (or the Hebbel Requiem), Op. 144b, is a late Romantic setting of Friedrich Hebbel's poem "Requiem" for alto or baritone solo, chorus and orchestra. It is Reger's last completed work for chorus and orchestra, with a dedication in the autograph: Dem Andenken der im Kriege 1914/15 gefallenen deutschen Helden (To the memory of the German heroes who fell in the 1914/15 War). Reger had composed Requiem settings before: in 1912 a motet for male chorus, of the same poem, and in 1914 a setting of the Latin Requiem, in memory of the victims of the Great War, which remained a fragment. The Hebbel Requiem was published by N. Simrock in 1916, after the composer's death, with another choral composition, Der Einsiedler (The Hermit), to a poem by Joseph von Eichendorff, titled Zwei Gesänge für gemischten Chor mit Orchester (Two songs for mixed chorus with orchestra), Op. 144. Both works were first performed in Heidelberg on 16 July 1916 as part of a memorial concert for Reger, conducted by Philipp Wolfrum. Reger thought that The Hermit and the Hebbel Requiem were "among the most beautiful things" he ever wrote. (Full article...)

• Most recent similar article(s): 30 May, opera
• Main editors: Gerda Arendt
• Promoted: June 2016
• Reasons for nomination: centenary of the premiere
• Support as nominator. Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:41, 19 June 2016 (UTC)

July 16

Hurricane Daniel (2006)

Hurricane Daniel was the second strongest hurricane of the 2006 Pacific hurricane season. The fourth named storm of the season, Daniel originated on July 16 from a tropical wave off the coast of Mexico. It tracked westward, intensifying steadily to reach peak winds of 150 mph (240 km/h) on July 22. At the time, the characteristics of the cyclone resembled those of an annular hurricane. Daniel gradually weakened as it entered an area of cooler water temperatures and increased wind shear, and after crossing into the Central Pacific Ocean, it quickly degenerated into a remnant low pressure area on July 26. Initial predictions suggested that the cyclone would pass through the Hawaiian Islands as a tropical storm; however, Daniel's remnants dissipated southeast of Hawaii. The storm brought light to moderate precipitation to the islands of Hawaii and Maui, causing minor flooding, although no major damage or fatalities were reported. (Full article...)

• Most recent similar article(s): 2003 Sri Lanka cyclone (June 14, 2016)
• Main editors: Juliancolton
• Promoted: February 28, 2009
• Reasons for nomination: 10th anniversary of formation
• Support as nominator. SSTflyer 04:21, 10 June 2016 (UTC)
• Comment: please add this to the summary table above. Also: please check the link in ref 2 which is giving me repeated timeouts. Also check ref 24 where the link appears to go to an unrelated page. Brianboulton (talk)
• Oppose (noting that Hurricanehink did most of the work here) - as long as we have so many hurricane FAs that haven't been on the main page, including some on infamous, destructive storms like Hurricane Hattie, Hurricane Iris, and Typhoon Maemi, I really don't think there's a pressing need to run a storm like Daniel. It's a fine article, and I'm sure it still meets the criteria after 7 years, but it's a short entry on a relatively insignificant storm. We've all heard the recurring complaint that there are too many "boring" weather articles on the main page, and I'm not sure this is the best way to deal with that particular concern. With 2003 Sri Lanka cyclone on June 14, we'll have had six tropical cyclone articles on the main page since March 1. Given how well-represented meteorology is on the main page, we can afford to be a little bit choosy. – Juliancolton | ^Talk 02:23, 11 June 2016 (UTC)

• On the question of "too many" weather articles as TFA, about 4 percent of our present stock of FAs yet to appear on the main page are in the meteorology division, which suggests that the right proportion for this category is about 15 TFAs a year. This nom, if it runs, would be the ninth in the first seven months of 2016, which is hardly disproportionate. There may be good reasons for not running this, e.g. comparative insignificance, but over-representation isn't really one of them. Brianboulton (talk) 10:25, 11 June 2016 (UTC)

• Oh, you'll never hear me object to more meteorology TFAs! I'd simply suggest that since hurricane FAs are (rightfully) scheduled quite often, and we have years' worth of virgin articles to choose from, we're in a good position to keep picking the low-hanging fruit - that is, more substantial articles with broader reader appeal. There are those of us who are captivated by strong hurricanes in the middle of the ocean, but we're in the tiny minority. Objectively, Daniel was a boring storm, and I feel its appearance on the main page is unlikely to leave an enormously positive impression on anyone. I wouldn't feel guilty about missing out on the date relevance; just by the chronological nature of weather events, there are always more anniversaries on the horizon. – Juliancolton | ^Talk 18:26, 11 June 2016 (UTC)

• Comment: I trust Julian's intuition on this. It might be time for a discussion at WT:TROP on which kinds of articles they'd like to see at TFA. - Dank (push to talk) 12:07, 11 June 2016 (UTC)

  Agreed... there aren't many hurricane FAs that I'm not anxious to see showcased, but they do exist, and we need to figure out what to do with them. – Juliancolton | ^Talk 18:26, 11 June 2016 (UTC)

• Well, if amongst yourselves you can nominate a hurricane for July, I'll gladly shelve this one. Preferfably not this exact date, though, because I believe it is wanted for a musical centenary (that's not a FA yet). Brianboulton (talk) 19:07, 12 June 2016 (UTC)

• Withdraw per Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Requiem (Reger). Thanks to all parties involved. SSTflyer 05:49, 20 June 2016 (UTC)

Thank you --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:40, 21 June 2016 (UTC)

July 19

Pedro Afonso, Prince Imperial of Brazil

Pedro Afonso (1848–1850) was the Prince Imperial and heir apparent to the throne of the Empire of Brazil. Born at the Palace of São Cristóvão in Rio de Janeiro, he was the second son and youngest child of Emperor Pedro II and Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies, and thus a member of the Brazilian branch of the House of Braganza. Pedro Afonso was seen as vital to the future viability of the monarchy, which had been put in jeopardy by the death of his older brother Afonso almost three years earlier. Pedro Afonso's early death from fever at the age of one devastated the Emperor, and the imperial couple had no further children. Pedro Afonso's older sister Isabel became heiress, but Pedro II was unconvinced that a woman could ever be accepted as monarch by the ruling elite. He excluded Isabel from matters of state, and failed to provide training for her possible role as empress. With no surviving male children, the Emperor started to believe that the imperial line was destined to end with his own death. (Full article...)

• Most recent similar article(s): Royalty: Eardwulf of Northumbria (24 February 2016). No royalty born within 1,000 years of Pedro Afonso, nor a royal from the Americas, has been featured recently.
• Main editors: Lecen
• Promoted: 15 March 2014
• Reasons for nomination: 168th anniversary of birth. Article has GA equivalents in Portuguese and Russian
• Support as nominator. '''tAD''' (talk) 02:00, 30 May 2016 (UTC)
• Pinging Lecen. - Dank (push to talk) 02:14, 30 May 2016 (UTC)