Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2016-04-14/Featured content



This Signpost "Featured content" report covers material promoted from 27 March to 2 April. Text may be adapted from the respective articles and lists; see their page histories for attribution.

Featured articles
featured articles were promoted this week.
 * Persona (nominated by ProtoDrake) is a series of role-playing video games developed and primarily published by Atlus. The series is a spin-off from Atlus' Megami Tensei franchise, and was originally based on the high school setting of Shin Megami Tensei if.... The first entry in the series, Revelations: Persona, was released in 1996. There have since been eight further console titles, with another in development. The series takes its title from the beings used by characters in battle, manifested from a character's personality.
 * Margaret Murray (nominated by Midnightblueowl) (1863–1963) was an Anglo-Indian Egyptologist, archaeologist, anthropologist, historian, and folklorist. The first female to be appointed as a lecturer in archaeology in the United Kingdom, she worked at University College London from 1898 to 1935. She served as president of the Folklore Society from 1953 to 1955, and published widely over the course of her career.
 * Heterodontosaurus (nominated by FunkMonk and Jens Lallensack) is a genus of heterodontosaurid dinosaur that lived during the Early Jurassic period. Its only known member species, Heterodontosaurus tucki, was named in 1962 based on a skull discovered in South Africa. The genus name means "different toothed lizard", in reference to its unusual, heterodont dentition. The specific name honors G. C. Tuck, who supported the discoverers. Further specimens have since been found, including an almost complete skeleton in 1966.
 * "Rejoined" (nominated by David Fuchs and Miyagawa) is the 78th episode of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. The plot of "Rejoined" expands on the Trill species, of which Jadzia Dax is a member. They are formed of a host and a symbiont, with the symbiont passed from host to host as the previous one dies. In the episode, Dax is reunited with Lenara Kahn, the ex-wife of one of its former hosts. The two struggle with their feelings for one another because of the taboo in their species against reuniting with loved ones of former hosts. It received a Nielsen rating of seven percent on the first broadcast in syndication. Reviews have been mostly positive towards the episode because of its message, but there was criticism that the plot was not exciting enough and there was a negative reaction from some viewers.
 * Typhoon Nabi (nominated by Hurricanehink) was a powerful typhoon that struck southwestern Japan in September 2005. The 14th named storm of the 2005 Pacific typhoon season, Nabi formed on August 29 to the east of the Northern Mariana Islands. Three days latter, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center upgraded the storm to super typhoon status, with winds equivalent to that of a Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. Nabi weakened while curving to the north, striking the Japanese island of Kyushu. After brushing South Korea, the storm turned to the northeast, passing over Hokkaido before becoming extratropical on September 8.
 * Nelson's Pillar (nominated by Brianboulton and Carcharoth) was a large granite column capped by a statue of Horatio Nelson, in the centre of O'Connell Street in Dublin, Ireland. Completed in 1809 when Ireland was part of the United Kingdom, it survived until March 1966, when it was severely damaged by explosives planted by Irish republicans. Its remnants were later destroyed by the Irish Army.

Featured lists
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 * Little Mix are a British girl group formed in 2011, consisting of members Jade Thirlwall, Perrie Edwards, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, and Jesy Nelson. They have recorded 56 songs (nominated by Calvin999), including two charity singles.
 * Gene Roddenberry (1921–1991) was an American screenwriter and producer of several television series, best known for his work in creating the Star Trek franchise. The majority of the awards and nominations received by Roddenberry (nominated by Miyagawa) throughout his career were related to Star Trek. He was credited for Star Trek: The Original Series during the nominations for two Emmy Awards, and won two Hugo Awards. Before his television writing career, he was a pilot during World War II. During his time in the military, he flew the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, and was awarded both the Air Medal and the Distinguished Flying Cross. In addition to awards, Roddenberry also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame following a campaign by Star Trek fan clubs.

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