Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2023-06-05/Featured content

This Signpost "Featured content" report covers material promoted from 1 to 15 May.

So, um, my birthday's in four days, I've been pretty busy, and.. um.... this is a bit rushed. Still, covered everything, new poems, just might be a bit weirder than normal.


 * This article will show you that the secret of my craft
 * Is I normally would cut out any poem that's too daft.

—Adam Cuerden

Featured articles
Twelve featured articles were promoted this period.
 * CBS Building, nominated by Epicgenius:
 * This building's nicknamed "Black Rock", for when's all said and done,
 * It looks rather like the monolith from Kubrik's 2001. —AC


 * Battle of Bronkhorstspruit, nominated by Harrias:
 * The battle that began it all, it really was a bore—
 * ...Sorry, that was my mistake: it starts the First Boer War. —AC


 * Supermarine S.4, nominated by Amitchell125:
 * A monoplane, built to race,
 * It set a record with its pace,
 * But crashed at sea 'ere it could place. —AC


 * al-Walid I, nominated by Al Ameer son:
 * His reign was the peak of the Umayyad Caliphate's power,
 * It was after his reign that things started to sour:
 * He expanded the borders! He spared no expense!
 * Those who came after had to pay for it, hence,
 * His reign was the peak of the Umayyad Caliphate's power. —AC


 * Ludwig Ferdinand Huber, nominated by Kusma:
 * A literary critic ought to foster his connections.
 * This critic to Georg Forster's wife gave his erections. —AC


 * Epsom riot, nominated by SchroCat:
 * These Canadians wanted to go home at the end of the World War.
 * But after one too many delays, they couldn't take it any more.
 * Sorry, eh? —AC


 * 1984–85 Gillingham F.C. season, nominated by ChrisTheDude:
 * A stressful year for Gillingham fans: They did fantastic - then awful - then great!
 * Until a really terrible March again took promotion off their plate. —AC


 * Sonic the Hedgehog 2, nominated by TheJoebro64:
 * In the game Sonic the Hedgehog 2,
 * You can play as Sonic, and as Tails too;
 * Because of the game, the Genesis soared,
 * And at the year's end, it won an award. —QJR


 * 2007 World Cup of Pool, nominated by Lee Vilenski:
 * Teams from various countries all competed, taking up their tool
 * But Li Hewen and Fu Jianbo won the twenty-oh-seven World Cup of Pool. —AC


 * Angeline Quinto, nominated by Pseud 14:
 * Soulful singer from Manila... Wait a moment, though,
 * We saw her appear in featured lists just a mere two issues ago.
 * She's a Filipina actor/singer, who won herself great fame
 * With mostly Filipino things I'm still too unknowing of to name. —AC


 * Saving Private Ryan, nominated by Darkwarriorblake:
 * Stephen Spielberg shows the horrors of World War Two,
 * Veterans praised the realism of its scenes.
 * 'A critical success!' all shout with one accord,
 * But Shakespeare in Love took the Academy Award. —AC


 * Battle of Zama, nominated by Gog the Mild:
 * The Punic Wars are covered in great detail on this site
 * And Gog the Mild is the man who makes sure things are right. —AC


 * Gordon Steege, nominated by Ian Rose:
 * An Australian flying ace, a wing and squadron commander,
 * He got the Distinguished Service Order since his leadership was grander. —AC

Featured pictures
Twenty-one featured pictures were promoted this period, including the ones at the top and bottom of this article.

Featured lists
Eleven featured lists were promoted this period.
 * List of macropodiformes, nominated by PresN:
 * If you see a macropodiform, you know that you might view
 * A wallaby, a bettong, or perhaps a kangaroo. —AC


 * List of phalangeriformes, nominated by PresN:
 * More marsupial mammals, a cuscus is quite cute.
 * And now I'm craving cous-cous. Well, dangit! Drat! Oh shoot! —AC


 * List of accolades received by Avatar: The Way of Water, nominated by Chompy Ace:
 * Avatar: The Way of Woskers
 * Won "Best Visual Effects" at the Oscars. —If I don't sign this can I pretend I didn't write it?


 * List of accolades received by Turning Red, nominated by Chompy Ace:
 * This movie released in 2022;
 * The nominations were many, but the wins were few. —QJR


 * List of commanders of the British 4th Division, nominated by EnigmaMcmxc:
 * A quite well-researched article, so it's a pity I'll now talk
 * About how odd one phrase is: general officer commanding, or, the "GOC". —AC


 * List of English football championship-winning managers, nominated by NapHit:
 * It really isn't that vital
 * To over-explain that title.
 * It is what it is. —AC


 * List of international goals scored by Olivier Giroud, nominated by Idiosincrático:
 * The football player Olivier Giroud
 * Travelled the world, and scored all around. —QJR


 * List of Music Bank Chart winners (2017), nominated by EN-Jungwon and Jal11497:
 * If you want this award, the first step to start,
 * Is go to South Korea and catch the populace's heart.
 * For if you wish to win it you must top the Korean chart. —AC


 * Snooker world rankings 1979/1980, nominated by BennyOnTheLoose:
 * They tried to change the rules,
 * And, after that, they looked like fools.
 * When the BBC complained
 * All the old rules were regained. —AC


 * 2022 Winter Olympics medal table, nominated by Birdienest81:
 * The most medals of all Norway did keep,
 * But Germany got a podium sweep. —QJR


 * List of Top Selling R&B Singles number ones of 1966, nominated by ChrisTheDude:
 * I feel good
 * I knew that I would now.
 * I feel good
 * Because I started the year on the top of the R&B Singles chart. —James Brown, probably