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 Dank, Jimfbleak, Ealdgyth and Wehwalt , 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. 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) 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 beforehand. 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 (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. 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 (including spaces) is usually between 1025 and 1175 characters. Add a suitable free-use image if available; fair use images are not allowed. 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 February 1 to March 3.

Date	Article	Notes	Supports†	Opposes†
Nonspecific 1	Cragside	Opening day after winter is 9 February, but any day after that is fine	1	0
Nonspecific 2	Paxillus involutus		1	0
Nonspecific 3
Nonspecific 4
2 February	Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin, BWV 125	Feast day	1	0
11 February	Van Diemen's Land v Port Phillip, 1851	anniversary	1	0
17 February	Isabelle Eberhardt	Birthday	1	0

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

Nonspecific date nominations

Nonspecific date 1

Cragside

Cragside is a Victorian country house near Rothbury in Northumberland, England. It was the home of William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong, founder of the Armstrong Whitworth armaments firm. An industrial magnate, scientist and philanthropist, he made Cragside the first house in the world to be lit using hydroelectric power. The entire estate, designed by Richard Norman Shaw, was technologically advanced, including early versions of a dishwasher and a dumb waiter, a hydraulic lift and a hydroelectric rotisserie. When Armstrong was raised to the peerage in 1887, he took his title from the name of his house. The building was derived from an original small shooting lodge, in two phases between 1869 and 1882. It was regarded as "one of the most dramatic compositions in all architecture". Armstrong filled the house with a significant art collection. It became an integral part of Armstrong's commercial operations, with guests including the Shah of Persia and the King of Siam. Following Armstrong's death in 1900, his heirs struggled to maintain the house and estate. In 1977 the National Trust acquired the estate and opened it to the public in 1979. (Full article...)

• Most recent similar article(s): 8 November St Helen's Church
• Main editors: KJP1, DBaK
• Promoted: just now
• Reasons for nomination: 9 February 2018 is the day it opens again after the winter, but could also be any other day.
• Support as nominator. Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:13, 28 December 2017 (UTC)

Nonspecific date 2

Paxillus involutus

Paxillus involutus, commonly known as the brown roll-rim, common roll-rim, or poison pax, is a basidiomycete fungus widely distributed across the Northern Hemisphere. It has been unintentionally introduced to Australia, New Zealand, and South America, where it has likely been transported in soil with European trees. Various shades of brown in colour, the fruit body grows up to 6 cm (2.4 in) high and has a funnel-shaped cap up to 12 cm (5 in) wide with a distinctive inrolled rim and decurrent gills that may be pore-like close to the stipe. Genetic testing suggests that Paxillus involutus may be a species complex rather than a single species. A common mushroom of deciduous and coniferous woods and grassy areas in late summer and autumn, Paxillus involutus forms ectomycorrhizal relationships with a broad range of tree species. These benefit from the symbiosis as the fungus reduces their intake of heavy metals and increases resistance to pathogens such as Fusarium oxysporum. Previously considered edible and eaten widely in Eastern and Central Europe, it has since been found to be dangerously poisonous, responsible for the death of German mycologist Julius Schäffer in 1944. It had been recognised as causing gastric upsets when eaten raw, but was more recently found to cause potentially fatal autoimmune hemolysis, even in those who had consumed the mushroom for years without any other ill effects. An antigen in the mushroom triggers the immune system to attack red blood cells. Serious and potentially fatal complications include acute renal failure, shock, acute respiratory failure, and disseminated intravascular coagulation. (Full article...)

• Most recent similar article(s):
• Main editors: Casliber, Sasata
• Promoted: August 23, 2011
• Reasons for nomination: ecological and medical interest
• Support as nominator. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 22:54, 9 November 2017 (UTC)
• Support: science article appears to be in good condition. Praemonitus (talk) 16:45, 1 December 2017 (UTC)

Specific date nominations

2 February

Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin

Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin (With peace and joy I depart), BWV 125, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach, composed in Leipzig in 1725 for the Marian feast on 2 February known as Candlemas. The cantata is based on Martin Luther's 1524 hymn "Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin". The gospel for the feast day, the presentation of Jesus at the Temple, includes Simeon's canticle (painting pictured), which Luther paraphrased in his hymn. In the format of Bach's chorale cantata cycle, an unknown librettist retained the first and the last of Luther's four stanzas. He paraphrased the second stanza for an aria, but also included its original text line by line in his text for a recitative. Bach framed four solo movements by choral music, a chorale fantasia and a closing chorale. He scored the work for three vocal soloists, a four-part choir, horn, flauto traverso, oboes, strings and continuo. In the third movement, Bach set the hymn text differently from the librettist's commentary, but unified both elements by a continuous "motif of joy" in the accompaniment. The opening chorus has been compared to the opening movement of Bach's later St Matthew Passion. (Full article...)

• Most recent similar article(s): no classical music article in a while
• Main editors: Gerda Arendt
• Promoted: March 2017
• Reasons for nomination: the feast day for which it was composed
• Support as nominator. Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:17, 9 December 2017 (UTC)

11 February

Van Diemen's Land v Port Phillip, 1851

A cricket match on 11 and 12 February 1851, played by teams from Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania) and Port Phillip District (now Victoria), was the first between two Australian colonies, recognised in later years as the initial first-class cricket match in Australia. It took place at the Launceston Racecourse (pictured in 2009). The match was part of celebrations marking the separation of the Port Phillip District from New South Wales in 1851 as the colony of Victoria. The team representing Port Phillip was drawn from the Melbourne Cricket Club; the Van Diemen's Land team consisted of players from both Launceston and Hobart. The visiting Port Phillip team was expected to have an advantage but had difficulties with the batting conditions and the unusually slow nature of the opposition bowling. Batting first, Port Phillip scoring only 82; Van Diemen's Land replied with 104, assisted by a large number of extras. Batting again, the Victorian team scored 57, leaving the Tasmanian team needing 36 to win which they accomplished on the second day to record a three-wicket victory. Following this match, intercolonial cricket became increasingly widespread. (Full article...)

• Most recent similar article(s): no sports in months, unless I missed something
• Main editors: Lourdes, Sarastro1
• Promoted: April 2017
• Reasons for nomination: Anniversary. I condensed the blurb but need expert help for the final cuts.
• Support as nominator. Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:31, 13 December 2017 (UTC)
• Support as a co-creator. Lourdes 16:44, 13 December 2017 (UTC)

17 February

Isabelle Eberhardt

Isabelle Eberhardt (17 February 1877 – 21 October 1904) was a Swiss explorer and writer. As a teenager, Eberhardt, educated in Switzerland by her father, published short stories under a male pseudonym. She became interested in North Africa, and was considered a proficient writer on the subject despite learning about the region only through correspondence. Eberhardt moved to Algeria in 1897, where she converted to Islam, dressed as an Arabic man and adopted a male name. Eberhardt's unorthodox behaviour made her an outcast to European settlers and the French administration. Her acceptance by the Qadiriyya, an Islamic order, convinced the French that she was a spy or an agitator. In 1901 she survived an assassination attempt. She was ordered to leave Algeria shortly thereafter, but was allowed to return the following year after marrying her long-time partner, an Algerian soldier. In 1904, aged 27, she was killed by a flash flood in Aïn Sefra. Her manuscripts were collected and published posthumously, receiving critical acclaim. She was subsequently considered among the best writers of literature inspired by Africa, and streets were named after her in Béchar and Algiers. (Full article...)

• Most recent similar article(s): Female person: Nancy Cartwright (October 25, 2017); Female writer: Kalki Koechlin (January 10, 2017)
• Main editors: Freikorp
• Promoted: June 18, 2017
• Reasons for nomination: Subject's birthday
• Support as nominator. Freikorp (talk) 09:35, 4 January 2018 (UTC)