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.
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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Summary chart
[edit]Currently accepting requests from October 1 to October 31.
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October 1 | The Founding Ceremony of the Nation | 75th anniversary of event depicted | 3 | 0 |
October 9 | The Birds (Alexander McQueen collection) | 30th anniversary of collection at runway | 1 | 1 |
October 21 | Takin' It Back | 2nd anniversary of release | 1 | 0 |
October 22 | Red (Taylor Swift album) | 12th anniversary of release | 1 | 0 |
October 23 | Wells Cathedral | 785th anniversary of consecration. TFA re-run | 1 | 0 |
October 29 | 1921 Centre vs. Harvard football game | 103rd anniversary of the game | 2 | 0 |
† Tally may not be up to date. The nominator is included in the number of supporters.
Nonspecific date nominations
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[edit]BAE Systems
[edit]BAE Systems is a British multinational aerospace, defence and information security company, based in London, England. It is the largest defence contractor in Europe and the seventh-largest in the world. Its largest operations are in the United Kingdom and in the United States, where it is one of the six largest suppliers to the US Department of Defense. Other major markets include Saudi Arabia, Australia, Canada, Japan, India and Turkey. The company was formed in 1999 by the merger of Marconi Electronic Systems with the defence arm of the General Electric Company and British Aerospace. BAE has made a number of acquisitions, most notably of United Defense and Armor Holdings and has sold its shares in Airbus. It is involved in several major defence projects, including the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, the Eurofighter Typhoon, and the Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers. (Full article...)
- Most recent similar article(s):
- Main editors: Fnlayson
- Promoted: 14 October 2007
- Reasons for nomination: Last featured 29 April 2008. Accuracy may be compromised as a result of having to be pared down.
- Support as nominator. Great Mercian (talk) 12:27, 28 July 2024 (UTC)
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[edit]October 1
[edit]The Founding Ceremony of the Nation
[edit]The Founding Ceremony of the Nation is a 1953 oil painting by Chinese artist Dong Xiwen. It depicts Mao Zedong and other Communist officials inaugurating the People's Republic of China at Tiananmen Square on October 1, 1949. A prominent example of socialist realism, it is one of the most celebrated works of official Chinese art. After the Communists took control of China, they sought to memorialize their success with art. Dong was selected, and completed the painting in three months in a folk art style, drawing on historical Chinese art. The painting's success was assured when Mao viewed it and liked it, and it was widely reproduced for home display. Dong was ordered to remove Gao Gang from the painting in 1954 and Liu Shaoqi in 1967, after government purges. In 1972 a copy was made by other artists to accommodate another deletion. After the purged officials were rehabilitated, the replica was modified in 1979 to include them. Both canvases are in the National Museum of China in Beijing. (Full article...)
- Most recent similar article(s): Empire of the Sultans was last art, on July 23
- Main editors: Wehwalt
- Promoted: 2017
- Reasons for nomination: 75th anniversary of the event depicted in the painting. Also the 75th anniversary of the People's Republic of China. Rerun of October 1, 2017
- Support as nominator. Wehwalt (talk) 00:55, 10 July 2024 (UTC)
- For the image, you can crop the original file to zoom in on the actual painting. Harizotoh9 (talk) 03:07, 10 July 2024 (UTC)
- The painting is within copyright. Showing it this way, with tourists taking photos of it and a small portion obscured, is at least defensibly not a derivative work.--Wehwalt (talk) 12:47, 10 July 2024 (UTC)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Founding_Ceremony_B.jpg/220px-Founding_Ceremony_B.jpg)
- Another possibility is at right, the other canvas. It's harder to tell what it is though.--Wehwalt (talk) 12:52, 10 July 2024 (UTC)
- Oh wow, I would have just assumed that a public work in the 50's commissioned by the CCP would be public domain by now. Harizotoh9 (talk) 19:15, 12 July 2024 (UTC)
- No, it's a URAA matter. Dong has now been dead 50 years and the copyright has expired in China, but that was not true on the URAA restoration date of 1 January 1996 for China. Therefore, the copyright in the US will not expire until 95 years after publication, which was probably sometime in the mid-1950s, depending on when they first printed it in a publication or reproduced it for sale.--Wehwalt (talk) 19:50, 12 July 2024 (UTC)
- Oh wow, I would have just assumed that a public work in the 50's commissioned by the CCP would be public domain by now. Harizotoh9 (talk) 19:15, 12 July 2024 (UTC)
- Another possibility is at right, the other canvas. It's harder to tell what it is though.--Wehwalt (talk) 12:52, 10 July 2024 (UTC)
- Support 750h+ 03:48, 14 July 2024 (UTC)
- Support joeyquism (talk) 23:53, 24 July 2024 (UTC)
October 9
[edit]The Birds (Alexander McQueen collection)
[edit]The Birds is the fifth collection by Alexander McQueen for his fashion house. It was inspired by ornithology and the Alfred Hitchcock film The Birds, for which it was named. The collection centred around sharply tailored garments and emphasised female sexuality. The runway show was staged on 9 October 1994 and the venue was a warehouse in the London district of King's Cross. The Birds was styled with imagery of violence and death; some models were covered in tyre tracks and others wore white contact lenses. Reception was generally positive, although the styling drew accusations of misogyny. The show's success allowed McQueen to secure the financial backing to stage his next show, Highland Rape. Garments from The Birds appeared in both stagings of the retrospective exhibition Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty. Seán McGirr heavily referenced The Birds for Autumn/Winter 2024, his debut collection as creative director for the Alexander McQueen brand. (Full article...)
- Most recent similar article(s): The Girl Who Lived in the Tree is scheduled for Sep 18
- Main editors: Premeditated Chaos
- Promoted: August 25, 2023
- Reasons for nomination: 30th anniversary of the collection's runway show. There has been discussion at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests#Alexander McQueen that there are too many McQueen articles running on the Main Page.
- Support as nominator. Z1720 (talk) 17:00, 28 July 2024 (UTC)
- Oppose as per my discussion on the above link. Great Mercian (talk) 09:18, 29 July 2024 (UTC)
- Support - Not sure that proximity trumps quality, especially here. Article is well-written and deserving of display; if not shown off now, then when? Making someone wait months or years down the line against their will is not fair, in my opinion. joeyquism (talk) 20:00, 30 July 2024 (UTC)
- @Joeyquism: Just noting that I am not the original FAC nominator. Instead, I often suggest articles at TFA to run on specific dates meaningful to the article. I'm fine with waiting if that is what the community wants. Z1720 (talk) 20:29, 30 July 2024 (UTC)
- @Z1720: Thank you for the clarification! I was aware of the authorship discrepancy, but I just wanted to get my two cents in over here where the coordinators can see more easily. joeyquism (talk) 20:32, 30 July 2024 (UTC)
- @Joeyquism: Just noting that I am not the original FAC nominator. Instead, I often suggest articles at TFA to run on specific dates meaningful to the article. I'm fine with waiting if that is what the community wants. Z1720 (talk) 20:29, 30 July 2024 (UTC)
October 21
[edit]Takin' It Back
[edit]Takin' It Back is the fifth major-label studio album by American singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor. Epic Records released it on October 21, 2022. Trainor worked with producers including Federico Vindver and Gian Stone, and featured artists like Teddy Swims and Natti Natasha. Takin' It Back is a doo-wop and bubblegum pop album about motherhood and self-acceptance, which Trainor conceived as a return to the sound of her album Title (2015) after its title track went viral on TikTok. Trainor promoted the former with televised performances and two singles, "Bad for Me" and "Made You Look". The latter peaked at number 11 in the US, and reached the top 10 in several other countries. Reviewers thought Takin' It Back showcased Trainor's maturity, growth, and musicality, but they were divided on whether it was a progression from her earlier work. The album debuted at number 16 on the US Billboard 200. Its deluxe edition was supported by the single "Mother". (This article is part of two featured topics: Takin' It Back and Meghan Trainor albums.) (Full article...)
- Most recent similar article(s): Weezer's Pinkerton is scheduled for September 24.
- Main editors: MaranoFan
- Promoted: June 11, 2023
- Reasons for nomination: 2nd anniversary of release. The album shares its release date with Midnights, which I expect to get the date next year, so that is why I am interested in getting it to run this year. It feels fair at a five-month gap from the last Trainor TFA and it is not feasible to space these out by a year.
- Support as nominator. NØ 20:21, 30 July 2024 (UTC)
- Support - Unfortunate that Red and this album have release anniversaries within 1 day of each other (albeit 10 years apart)! Still going to support as you're both the author and nominator, and of course on the basis that this is a great body of work. Decision of promotion will ultimately be at the discretion of the coordinators, but I thought it'd be worth it to back this regardless. joeyquism (talk) 20:36, 30 July 2024 (UTC)
October 22
[edit]Red (Taylor Swift album)
[edit]![Taylor Swift performing on the Red Tour in 2013](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Taylor_Swift_2013_RED_tour_%288588016225%29.jpg/166px-Taylor_Swift_2013_RED_tour_%288588016225%29.jpg)
Red is the fourth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, released on October 22, 2012, by Big Machine Records. Its songs portray the complex and conflicting feelings that result from fading romance, and combines pop, country, and rock, using acoustic instruments alongside synths and drum machines. Red was supported by a world tour, the Red Tour (2013–2014), and seven singles; "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" peaked atop the US Billboard Hot 100, and "I Knew You Were Trouble" reached the top ten in Australasia and Europe. Critics praised Swift's songwriting for its emotional exploration but were divided on the musical styles, with some calling them inconsistent and questioning Swift's identity as a country artist. The album was nominated for Album of the Year and Best Country Album at the 2014 Grammy Awards, and topped the charts in Australasia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. (This article is part of a featured topic: Taylor Swift original studio albums.)
- Most recent similar article(s): Weezer's Pinkerton is scheduled for September 24.
- Main editors: Ippantekina
- Promoted: November 3, 2021
- Reasons for nomination: 12th anniversary of release
- Support as nominator. joeyquism (talk) 19:44, 30 July 2024 (UTC)
October 23
[edit]Wells Cathedral 1
[edit]Wells Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Wells, Somerset, England, dedicated to Andrew the Apostle. It is the seat of the Bishop of Bath and Wells, whose cathedra it holds as mother church of the Diocese of Bath and Wells. Built as a Roman Catholic cathedral from around 1175 to replace an earlier church on the site since 705, it became an Anglican cathedral when Henry VIII split from Rome. Its Gothic architecture is mostly inspired from Early English style of the late 12th to early 13th centuries. The stonework of its pointed arcades and fluted piers bears pronounced mouldings and carved capitals in a foliate, "stiff-leaf" style. The east end retains much ancient stained glass. Unlike many cathedrals of monastic foundation, Wells has many surviving secular buildings linked to its chapter of secular canons, including the Bishop's Palace and the 15th-century residential Vicars' Close. It is a Grade I listed building. (Full article...)
- Most recent similar article(s): Cross Temple, Fangshan will be TFA on August 29
- Main editors: Rodw and Amandajm
- Promoted: February 23, 2014
- Reasons for nomination: 785th anniversary of consecration. This will be a TFA re-run from 2014
- Support as nominator. Z1720 (talk) 17:45, 28 July 2024 (UTC)
October 29
[edit]1921 Centre vs. Harvard football game
[edit]The 1921 Centre vs. Harvard football game was a regular-season collegiate American football game played on October 29, 1921, at Harvard Stadium in Boston, Massachusetts. The contest featured the undefeated Centre Praying Colonels, representing Centre College, and the undefeated Harvard Crimson, representing Harvard University. Centre entered the game as heavy underdogs, as Harvard had received 3-to-1 odds to win prior to kickoff. The only score of the game came less than two minutes into the third quarter when Centre quarterback Bo McMillin rushed for a touchdown. The conversion failed but the Colonels' defense held for the remainder of the game, and Centre won the game 6–0. The game is widely viewed as one of the largest upsets in college football history. It is often referred to by the shorthand "C6H0"; this originated shortly after the game when a Centre professor remarked that Harvard had been poisoned by this "impossible" chemical formula. (Full article...)
- Most recent similar article(s): Bob Mann (April 8) was the last AmFootball TFA, that I can tell
- Main editors: PCN02WPS
- Promoted: April 20, 2024
- Reasons for nomination: 103rd anniversary of the game
- Support as nominator. PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 02:16, 29 July 2024 (UTC)
- Support 750h+ 08:57, 29 July 2024 (UTC)
- Support joeyquism (talk) 20:01, 30 July 2024 (UTC)