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
Currently accepting requests from November 2 to December 2.
Date | Article | Notes | Supports† | Opposes† |
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Nonspecific 1 | BAE Systems | 2 | 0 | |
Nonspecific 2 | Shapinsay | TFA re-run | 2 | 0 |
Nonspecific 3 | Album covers of Blue Note Records | 3 | 0 | |
Nonspecific 4 | Yugoslav destroyer Ljubljana | Non-specific date in November (85th anniversary of her commissioning) | 1 | 0 |
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October 23 | Wells Cathedral | 785th anniversary of consecration. TFA re-run | 1 | 1 |
November 1 | William de Ros, 6th Baron Ros | 610th deathday | 2 | 0 |
November 2 | Daniel Boone | 290th birthday. TFA rerun from 2008 | 1 | 0 |
November 3 | Marina Bay MRT station | 35th anniversary of opening | 1 | 0 |
November 5 | Thomas Percy (Gunpowder Plot) | Guy Fawkes Night. TFA rerun from 2012 | 1 | 0 |
November 18 | Donkey Kong Country | 30th anniversary of release | 1 | 0 |
† Tally may not be up to date. The nominator is included in the number of supporters.
Nonspecific date nominations
Nonspecific date 1
BAE Systems
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.
- Coordinator comment: Paring may have been slightly excessive. Blurbs need to be between 925 and 1,025 characters, including spaces. This is 907. Perhaps you could add a little content back? Gog the Mild (talk) 15:57, 12 August 2024 (UTC)
- Support as nominator. Great Mercian (talk) 12:27, 28 July 2024 (UTC)
- Weak support looks ok 750h+ 07:04, 4 August 2024 (UTC)
Nonspecific date 2
Shapinsay
Shapinsay is one of the Orkney Islands off the north coast of mainland Scotland. At 29.5 square kilometres (11.4 sq mi), it is the eighth largest island in the Orkney archipelago. The land is low-lying and fertile, with a bedrock formed from Old Red Sandstone overlain by boulder clay. Shapinsay has two nature reserves and is notable for its bird life. Balfour Castle (pictured) is one of the island's prominent features and a reminder of the Balfour family's domination of Shapinsay during the 18th and 19th centuries. Other landmarks include a standing stone, an Iron Age broch, a souterrain and a salt-water shower. There is one village on the island, Balfour, from which car ferries sail to the Orkney Mainland. At the 2011 census, Shapinsay had a population of 307. The island's economy is based on agriculture, with a few small businesses that are tourism-related. A community-owned wind turbine was constructed in 2011. Shapinsay's long history has given rise to various folk tales. (Full article...)
- Most recent similar article(s): George Town, Penang was TFA May 24, and the last time a population centre was TFA.
- Main editors: Lurker was the original nominator, Ben MacDui has done a lot of work to fix up the article, including at the FAR.
- Promoted: December 17, 2007, FAR kept August 3, 2024
- Reasons for nomination: It has been a while since a population centre was TFA. This would be a TFA re-run. Does not have to run on a specific day/month.
- Support as nominator. Z1720 (talk) 01:30, 4 August 2024 (UTC)
- Support. 750h+ 07:03, 4 August 2024 (UTC)
Nonspecific date 3
Album covers of Blue Note Records
![Logo of Blue Note Records](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Blue_Note_Records.svg/246px-Blue_Note_Records.svg.png)
The album covers of Blue Note Records, an American jazz record label, have been recognized for their distinctive designs, which often feature bold colors, experimental typography, and candid photographs of the album's musicians, and are described as belonging to the Bauhaus and Swiss Style movements. In the early 1950s, artists like Gil Mellé, Paul Bacon, and John Hermansader designed Blue Note's earliest album covers. In 1956, Reid Miles was hired as Blue Note's art director, creating 400 to 500 covers with a unique style incorporating diverse typefaces and design principles such as asymmetry and tinting. After Miles left in 1967, artists like Mati Klarwein and Bob Venosa took over. Designers such as Norman Seeff and Bob Cato contributed in the 1970s, while Japanese artists created new covers for reissues in the late 1970s and 1980s. From the mid-1980s onward, artists like Paula Scher and Adam Pendleton have designed covers, with Miles' work in particular remaining highly influential. (Full article...)
- Most recent similar article(s): I don't think anything like this has been at TFA before. This is apparently the first and only FA-class graphic design article.
- Main editors: Joeyquism
- Promoted: August 7, 2024
- Reasons for nomination: Recently promoted article; highly underrepresented topic at FA (see above). Also, the first FA that I've authored that I've been able to take to TFA so far.
- Support as nominator. joeyquism (talk) 00:13, 8 August 2024 (UTC)
- Support 750h+ 12:34, 8 August 2024 (UTC)
- Support -- ZooBlazer 16:59, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
Nonspecific date 4
Yugoslav destroyer Ljubljana
Ljubljana was the third and last Beograd-class destroyer built for the Royal Yugoslav Navy in the late 1930s. She was designed to operate as part of a division led by the flotilla leader Dubrovnik. Ljubljana entered service in November 1939, was armed with a main battery of four Škoda 120 mm (4.7 in) guns in single mounts, and had a top speed of 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph). In 1940, Ljubljana ran aground on a reef off the Yugoslav port of Šibenik, where, badly damaged, she was taken for repairs. Yugoslavia entered World War II when the German-led Axis powers invaded in April 1941, and Ljubljana—still under repair—was captured by the Royal Italian Navy. After repairs were completed, she saw active service in the Royal Italian Navy under the name Lubiana, mainly as a convoy escort on routes between Italy and North Africa. She was lost on 1 April 1943, when she ran aground and was abandoned off the Tunisian coast after a navigational error. (Full article...)
- Most recent similar article(s): the most recent Yugoslav ship was Yugoslav torpedo boat T2 which will run on August 11
- Main editors: Peacemaker67
- Promoted: November 30, 2020
- Reasons for nomination: This ship is one of the few remaining FAs that is part of the 36-article Ships of the Royal Yugoslav Navy featured topic not yet to have run as TFA. Article exists across eight non-English Wikipedias, and is also a featured article on the Portuguese WP. November marks the 85th anniversary of her commissioning.
- Support as nominator. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 00:22, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
- Support joeyquism (talk) 16:37, 12 August 2024 (UTC)
Nonspecific date 5
Walden–Wallkill Rail Trail
![A section of the trail in Shawangunk, New York.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Walden%E2%80%93Wallkill_Rail_Trail_-_Shawangunk_section.jpg/162px-Walden%E2%80%93Wallkill_Rail_Trail_-_Shawangunk_section.jpg)
The Walden–Wallkill Rail Trail, also known as the Jesse McHugh Rail Trail, is a 3.22-mile (5.18 km) rail trail between the village of Walden, New York and the hamlet of Wallkill. The two communities are located in Orange and Ulster counties, respectively, in upstate New York. The trail is part of the former Wallkill Valley Railroad's rail corridor. The railway was the first to operate in Ulster County. Passenger service ended in 1937; the opening of the New York State Thruway and decreased freight traffic caused the line to close in 1957. The land was purchased by the towns of Montgomery and Shawangunk in 1985 and converted to a public trail. The portion of the trail in Shawangunk was formally opened in 1993 and named after former town supervisor Jesse McHugh. After seven years of discussion, the route was paved between 2008 and 2009. The trail includes an unofficial, unimproved section to the north of Wallkill, and is bounded by NY 52 and NY 208. (Full article...)
- Most recent similar article(s): The last "National and state parks, nature reserves, conservation areas, and countryside routes" article at TFA was Black Moshannon State Park June 26, 2020
- Main editors: Gyrobo
- Promoted: January 31, 2011, FAR May 25, 2024
- Reasons for nomination: Uncommon topic at TFA. TFA re-run from 2015.
- Support as nominator. Z1720 (talk) 19:43, 11 August 2024 (UTC)
- Support joeyquism (talk) 16:37, 12 August 2024 (UTC)
Nonspecific date 6
Nonspecific date 7
Specific date nominations
October 23
Wells Cathedral 1
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)
- Weak oppose i'm questioning the reliability of some of the sources; there's also a date missing and citation needed tag 750h+ 07:02, 4 August 2024 (UTC)
- Ironically, the {{cn}} tags were added by Z1720 personally ;) SerialNumber54129 15:21, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- I add cn tags when doing copyedits of articles to show where they are needed, as some editors get upset when information (even if uncited) is removed. I post requests like this to showcase articles that could be selected for specific dates and give editors enough time to fix them up if they are interested. I did a copyedit of the article to remove promotional language and replaced some cn tags with citations. If others think this article isn't ready, I'm fine with that. Z1720 (talk) 16:24, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- No worries, Z1, was only kidding you :) I'm sure they'll be sorted out. SerialNumber54129 17:18, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- I add cn tags when doing copyedits of articles to show where they are needed, as some editors get upset when information (even if uncited) is removed. I post requests like this to showcase articles that could be selected for specific dates and give editors enough time to fix them up if they are interested. I did a copyedit of the article to remove promotional language and replaced some cn tags with citations. If others think this article isn't ready, I'm fine with that. Z1720 (talk) 16:24, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- Ironically, the {{cn}} tags were added by Z1720 personally ;) SerialNumber54129 15:21, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
I did a copyedit of the article, removed the galleries under each section, and tried to resolve the cn tags. While it is not perfect, I think it's in good enough to be TFA. Additional comments welcome. Z1720 (talk) 17:43, 11 August 2024 (UTC)
November 1
William de Ros, 6th Baron Ros
William de Ros, 6th Baron Ros (c. 1370 – 1 November 1414) was an English nobleman, politician and soldier. He inherited his father's barony and estates (with extensive lands centred on Lincolnshire) in 1394 and married Margaret, daughter of Baron Fitzalan, shortly afterwards. Her family, like that of de Ros, was well-connected, and they were implacably opposed to King Richard II. In 1399 Richard confiscated the estates of his cousin, Henry Bolingbroke, Duke of Lancaster, and exiled him. When Henry invaded England several months later, de Ros took his side almost immediately. After Henry declared himself King Henry IV, de Ros voted in the House of Lords for the former king's imprisonment. He became an important aide and counsellor to King Henry, and regularly spoke for him in parliament. He also supported Henry in his military campaigns, participating in the invasion of Scotland in 1400 and assisting in the suppression of Richard le Scrope's rebellion five years later. (Full article...)
- Most recent similar article(s): Jeremy Thorpe, a British politician, will be TFA Sep 16
- Main editors: Serial Number 54129
- Promoted: January 10, 2019
- Reasons for nomination: 610th deathday anniversary. Blurb taken from the TFA's talk page
- Support as nominator. Z1720 (talk) 15:04, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- Support this article is excellent. 750h+ 15:22, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
November 2
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone (November 2, 1734 – September 26, 1820) was an American pioneer and frontiersman. In 1775, Boone blazed the Wilderness Road through the Cumberland Gap into Kentucky, despite resistance from Native Americans; by the end of the 18th century, more than 200,000 people entered Kentucky by following the route marked by Boone. He was adopted into the Shawnee tribe in 1778 but resigned after they killed his son. In April 1781 Boone was elected to the Virginia General Assembly. An account of his adventures was published in 1784, making him famous in America and Europe. After the Revolutionary War, he worked as a surveyor and merchant but went into debt as a Kentucky land speculator. He resettled in Missouri in 1799, where he spent most of his remaining life. After his death, he was the subject of works of fiction; his adventures helped create the archetypal frontier hero of American folklore. (Full article...)
- Most recent similar article(s): Donner Party, about an American pioneer party, was TFA June 3
- Main editors: Kevin1776
- Promoted: September 25, 2006
- Reasons for nomination: 290th birthday. TFA rerun from 2008.
- Support as nominator. Z1720 (talk) 16:10, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
November 3
Marina Bay MRT station
Marina Bay MRT station is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the North South (NSL), Circle (CCL) and Thomson–East Coast (TEL) lines in Singapore. Located in the Downtown Core district near Marina Bay, it serves the Marina One Residences, Marina Bay Suites and the Marina Bay Financial Centre. It was one of the last stations to be completed in the early phases of the MRT network, opening on 4 November 1989. The station was the terminus of the NSL until the line's extension in 2014. It became an interchange station with the CCL when the two-station branch extension from Promenade station was completed in January 2012. The TEL station platforms were completed in November 2022, becoming a triple-line interchange on the MRT network. The station features art as part of the MRT network's Art-in-Transit programme. The sculpture Flowers in Blossom II is over the CCL mezzanine. The CCL platforms feature photographs by Nah Yong En and the TEL station features murals by Tang Ling Nah. (Full article...)
- Most recent similar article(s): Changi Airport MRT station will be TFA Oct 17
- Main editors: ZKang123
- Promoted: January 5, 2023
- Reasons for nomination: 35th anniversary of opening. I'm not thrilled with the image and am open to suggestions on other images.
- Support as nominator. Z1720 (talk) 16:39, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
- I might recommend using the Reflecting pool image. Btw, truthfully I'm not thrilled at all with this article, despite it being one of my best recent works. It is a triple interchange but isn't a major station and didn't saw much use presently, but I decided to work on this ever since TEL 3 opening (it was previously a GA). I'm usually more proud of articles I work on that have more prominent content.--ZKang123 (talk) 01:37, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
November 5
Thomas Percy (Gunpowder Plot)
Thomas Percy was a member of the failed Gunpowder Plot. Following King James's accession to the English throne in 1603, Percy became disenchanted with the new king, who he supposed had reneged on his promises of toleration for English Catholics. He joined Robert Catesby's conspiracy to kill the king and his ministers by blowing up the House of Lords with gunpowder. Percy helped fund the group and secured the leases to properties in London, including the undercroft beneath the House of Lords where the gunpowder was placed. When the plot was exposed on 5 November 1605, Percy fled to the Midlands, catching up with other conspirators travelling to Dunchurch. At the border of Staffordshire they were besieged by the Sheriff of Worcester and his men. Percy was reportedly killed by the same musketball as Catesby and was buried nearby. His body was later exhumed, and his head exhibited outside Parliament. (This article is part of a featured topic: Gunpowder Plot.)
- Most recent similar article(s): The boy Jones on April 7 was another British figure notable for crimes
- Main editors: Parrot of Doom
- Promoted: November 26, 2010
- Reasons for nomination: Nov. 5 is Guy Fawkes Night. TFA re-run from 2012
- Support as nominator. Z1720 (talk) 17:27, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
November 8
Mario Party DS
Mario Party DS is a 2007 party video game developed by Hudson Soft and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. It is the second handheld game in the Mario Party series, as well as the last game in the series to be developed by Hudson Soft, as all subsequent titles have been developed by NDcube. Like most installments in the Mario Party series, Mario Party DS features characters of the Mario franchise competing in a board game with a variety of minigames, many of which utilize the console's unique features, including its built-in microphone, dual screen and touch screen mechanics, and motion sensitivity. Up to four human players can compete at a time, though characters can also be computer-controlled. Although Mario Party DS received mixed reviews, with general praise for its minigame variety and criticism for its absence of an online multiplayer mode, the game has sold more than nine million units worldwide, making it the 11th best-selling game for the Nintendo DS. (Full article...)
- Most recent similar article(s): From February to June 2024, there were multiple featured articles for video games displayed on the main page, including OneShot on June 30. However, none of them appear to be a party video game or a game in the Mario franchise like Mario Party DS. Additionally, to my knowledge, this is the first Mario Party game to have a featured article on Wikipedia, meaning that it would also be the first to appear on the main page.
- Main editors: The Green Star Collector
- Promoted: July 31, 2024
- Reasons for nomination: 17th anniversary of the game's release in Japan
- Support as nominator. ★ The Green Star Collector ★ (talk) 17:49, 3 August 2024 (UTC)
- Comment: The Green Star Collector, the rationale for the run date seems rather unusual to me, and considering the fact goes unmentioned in the article I don't think it would be obvious to any readers either. What do you think about moving it back to November 8, the anniversary of the game's release in Japan? —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 20:41, 3 August 2024 (UTC)
- That would be understandable to me, and I would support moving it to November 8. ★ The Green Star Collector ★ (talk) 20:47, 3 August 2024 (UTC)
- Cool, you may then want to un-translculde this nomination from the requests page and save a spot for the new date at the pending sidebar. —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 20:54, 3 August 2024 (UTC)
- That would be understandable to me, and I would support moving it to November 8. ★ The Green Star Collector ★ (talk) 20:47, 3 August 2024 (UTC)
- Now happy to support. —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 15:19, 12 August 2024 (UTC)
- Comment - You're going to have to change the main image. Fair use images are not allowed on the main page. joeyquism (talk) 15:30, 12 August 2024 (UTC)
November 18
Donkey Kong Country
Donkey Kong Country is a 1994 platform game developed by Rare and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It follows the gorilla Donkey Kong and his nephew Diddy Kong as they set out to recover their stolen banana hoard from the crocodile King K. Rool and his army, the Kremlings. Nintendo commissioned Rare to revive the dormant Donkey Kong franchise as it sought a game to compete with Sega's Aladdin (1993). Donkey Kong Country was one of the first home console games to feature pre-rendered graphics, achieved through a compression technique that converted 3D models into sprites with little loss of detail. It was released on 18 November 1994 to acclaim. Critics hailed its visuals as groundbreaking and praised its gameplay and music; it is frequently listed as one of the greatest games of all time. Donkey Kong Country re-established Donkey Kong as a popular Nintendo franchise and was followed by sequels and ports for subsequent Nintendo consoles. (Full article...)
- Most recent similar article(s): Tony Hawk's Underground (Oct. 8) and The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes (Oct. 22)
- Main editors: TheJoebro64, Jaguar
- Promoted: August 19, 2022
- Reasons for nomination: 30th anniversary of release; this article hasn't been run before and it's one of the most important games of all time. Ran this blurb by Dank at Wikipedia talk:Featured article candidates/Donkey Kong Country/archive1.
- Support as nominator. JOEBRO64 15:05, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
- Support - perhaps the logo used could benefit from having the background removed? Just a suggestion. joeyquism (talk) 00:59, 11 August 2024 (UTC)
- I actually don't know why there's a white background—it shows up as transparent when I open the full image! JOEBRO64 13:50, 11 August 2024 (UTC)
- That's strange. Must just be a thing on my end 😅 joeyquism (talk) 22:39, 11 August 2024 (UTC)