Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2011-08-01/Featured content
Featured content
This week's "Featured content" covers Sunday 24 – Saturday 30 July
Featured articles
- Joppenbergh Mountain (nom) in Ulster County, New York, a topographical feature with an interesting past; nominator Gyrobo says Joppenbergh "was blasted apart in the 19th century, skied on in the 20th, and could very well become public property in the 21st." picture at right
- Kennet and Avon Canal (nom), a historic British industrial waterway that fell into disuse and has now been restored. The article covers not just the history and engineering of the canal but social and environmental factors. (Rodw) picture at right
- James B. McCreary (nom) (1838–1918), 37th governor of Kentucky, who campaigned on a platform of progressive reforms and convinced the legislature to make women eligible to vote in school board elections, to mandate direct primary elections, and to create a state public utilities commission (Nominated by Acdixon)
- Valston Hancock (nom) (1907–98), another of the remarkable series of men who headed the Royal Australian Air Force in the mid-20th century, whose common attribute was their status as former cadets of the Royal Military College, Duntroon—that is, they studied as Army officers before joining the Air Force. (Ian Rose)
- Homicide: Life on the Street (season 2) (nom), from the American police procedural drama television series that originally aired in the US in 1994 and involved several demands for production changes by NBC. (Hunter Kahn)
Three featured articles were delisted:
- Swedish allotment system (nom: referencing)
- Gremlins 2: The New Batch (nom: referencing)
- Daniel Webster (nom: prose, referencing, style)
Featured lists
Four lists were promoted:
- List of accolades received by The Young Victoria (nom) (Nominated by Ruby2010.)
- List of accolades received by 127 Hours (nom) (Crystal Clear x3.)
- List of Atlanta Braves team records (nom) (Albacore.)
- List of Giro d'Italia general classification winners (nom) (NapHit.)
One featured list was delisted:
- FC Barcelona in Europe (nom: considered an article rather than a list)
Featured pictures
Twelve images were promoted. Medium-sized images can be viewed by clicking on "nom":
- Flat-Earth Map (nom; related article), a rare map drawn by an enthusiast in 1893 and now in the Library of Congress. Reviewer Jujutacular noted "the depiction of the round earth to the right, with those poor guys hanging on for dear life" (Headbomb (uploader), Fallschirmjäger (restoration)). (picture at top)
- Pale-yellow Robin (nom; related article), with grey head and olive upperparts, white throat and yellow underparts, endemic to eastern Australia (created by User:JJ Harrison). picture at right
- White-lipped Tree Frog (nom; related article), the world's largest tree frog, whose dorsal surface is usually bright green, although the colour changes depending on the temperature and background, and can be brown. (created by User:JJ Harrison). picture at right
- Radjah Shelduck (nom; related article), Both the male and female of the species are mostly white, with dark wing-tips and a distinctive "collar" of dark feathers. Seen from above in flight the birds have green bands on the tops of their wings. The female has a harsh rattle and the male has a breathy, sore-throat whistle. (created by User:JJ Harrison). picture at right
- Coreopsis (nom; related article), a genus of herbs with striking yellow and orange flowers; eaten by caterpillars (created by User:Alvesgaspar).
- Hurricane Bob (nom; related article), approaching New England on 19 August 1991 (created by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration).
- Kiril Lazarov (nom; related article), an action-shot of the Macedonian handball player during the Schlecker Cup, Germany, 2009 (created by User:Kuebi). picture at right
- Comma (butterfly) (nom; related article), a species of butterfly with white markings on its underwings resembling commas (created by User:Quartl).
- Dusky Honeyeater (nom; related article), a small, brown bird that is a common resident of New Guinea, the Moluccas, the islands of Torres Strait, and northern Australia. They are active and fast moving (created by User:JJ Harrison). picture at right
- Straw-necked Ibis (nom; related article), taken at Centenary Lakes, Cairns, Queensland, Australia. These large birds are around 60–75 centimetres (24–30 in) long, with dark wings that show an iridescent, multicoloured sheen in sunlight. They have a long, black, downcurved bill, and their legs are usually red near the top and dark grey toward the feet. Straw-like feathers on the neck of adults give the bird its common name. (created by User:JJ Harrison).
- Bush Stone-curlew (nom; related article), a large, ground-dwelling bird endemic to Australia—a terrestrial predator filling a similar ecological niche to that of the roadrunners of North America. The bird is officially listed as endangered. (created by User:JJ Harrison).
- North walls of Ani (nom; related article), a panorama of the north walls of Ani, the medieval Armenian "City of 1001 Churches". Ani stood on trade routes and its many religious buildings, palaces, and fortifications were among the most technically and artistically advanced structures in the world (created by User:Ggia). picture below
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I'd like to think Professor Ferguson would approve of his image becoming a Featured Picture, though he'd probably have different views on this one :-) —An optimist on the run! 05:21, 2 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]