Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2013-08-21/Featured content



This Signpost "Featured content" report covers material promoted from August 11, 2013 through August 17, 2013.

Featured articles


Sixteen featured articles were promoted this week.
 * The Diary of a Nobody (nom) nominated by – a seminal work in comic English fiction, much imitated over the years in terms of format and characterisation. The nominator says: "It's comedy without malice; the book has never been out of print, and if you haven't read it before I hope this article might inspire you to do so (free, online of course)."
 * Old Church of St Nidan, Llanidan (nom) nominated by – a church that was mostly demolished in 1844 when a new church in a "debased barbarous style" was built to replace it.
 * Aleeta curvicosta (nom) nominated by and  – a loud species of cicada native to the eastern coastline of the Australian continent.
 * Wordless novel (nom) nominated by – a narrative genre that uses sequences of captionless pictures to tell a story.
 * X-Cops (The X-Files) (nom) nominated by – "The X-Files meets COPS episode of the series", says the nominator, "particularly well-loved by the fanbase. I feel that this episode able to both balance the humor and scariness, both of which were facets that The X-Files was famous for."
 * Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary (nom) nominated by Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs – a first-person shooter video game set in the Halo universe. The game reached "gold status" and was released in 2011.
 * Batman: Arkham Asylum (nom) nominated by – a 2009 action-adventure video game based on the DC Comics superhero, Batman.
 * Robert Howe (Continental Army officer) (nom) nominated by – a controversial commander, a failed tactician, a duelist, and possibly an attempted spy for the British. The nominator says: "All around, that makes for a fascinating character, whose story I believe I've captured fully."
 * Stone Mountain Memorial half dollar (nom) nominated by – one of the stranger stories of commemorative half dollars, involving an eccentric sculptor, a drive to remember the Confederacy, and the KKK.
 * Boenga Roos dari Tjikembang (novel) (nom) nominated by – The Rose of Cikembang is "the most beautiful work of Chinese Malay literature I've read yet", in the nominator's opinion. "It's the only one I know of which has been translated to English"
 * Battle of Hastings (nom) nominated by – the decisive battle in 1066 that assured Norman control of England.
 * Quagga (nom) nominated by and  – an extinct subspecies of the plains zebra that lived in South Africa.
 * Diamonds (Rihanna song) (nom) nominated by – recorded by the Barbadian singer for her seventh studio album.
 * A Song Flung Up to Heaven (nom) nominated by – the sixth book in author Maya Angelou's series of autobiographies, set between 1965 and 1968.
 * Confusion (album) (nom) nominated by – a studio album by Nigerian Afrobeat musician Fela Kuti and his band the Africa 70, released in 1975.
 * Jesus (nom) nominated by – the central figure of Christianity, whom the teachings of most Christian denominations hold to be the Son of God.



Featured lists
Three featured lists were promoted this week.
 * Video game franchise God of War has included a wide variety of characters since its introduction in 2005. Most of them are loosely based on Greek mythology, including Olympian Gods, Titans, and Greek heroes, among others. Other minor fictional characters also appear in the games, such as the family of the protagonist, Kratos, who is also fictional.
 * American recording artist Beyoncé Knowles has sold more than 118 million records worldwide as a solo artist, and is among the best-selling music artists of all time. Her musical career began at a young age and she rocketed to fame as a member of girl group Destiny's Child. She later developed a successful solo career, including four studio albums and five Billboard Hot 100 number-one hits.
 * Twenty-two cricketers have represented two countries during their international careers. Fourteen have played Test cricket for two nations, while seven have played One Day International cricket for two countries.

Featured pictures
Three featured pictures were promoted this week.
 * Albanian water frog (nom) created by and nominated by . The Albanian water frog (Pelophylax shqipericus) is a threatened species. The frogs are found in freshwater habitats in Albania and Montenegro.
 * Chandiroor Divakaran (nom) created by and nominated by . Malayalam–language poet and folk-song writer Kalathil Makki Divakaran, commonly known as Chandiroor Divakaran, has received awards for his writing.
 * Map of the Battle of the Somme (nom) created by, and the United States Army and nominated by . The Battle of the Somme (French Bataille de la Somme, German Schlacht an der Somme) was a First World War battle that occurred between 1 July and 18 November 1916 in the vicinity of the River Somme in France. Approximately 2.5 million combatants participated in the battle. The battle is noted for its large number of casualties, the role of air power, and the first use of the tank.