Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/May 2022

Only TFA schedulers should make changes to the table immediately below. But please feel free to note any concerns, queries or thoughts below it. Thanks. Gog the Mild (User talk:Gog the Mild) 21:09, 6 April 2022 (UTC)

Date	Article	FAC nominator	Promoted	FTopic?	Rerun?	Request?	Date?	Blurb?
1	The May Pamphlet	czar	2022			Yes	Yes	Y
2	2021 World Snooker Championship	Lee Vilenski	2022			Yes	Yes	Y
3	Lorde	HĐ	2019	FT				Y
4	The Empire Strikes Back	Darkwarriorblake	2022		Yes	Yes		Y
5	G-8 and His Battle Aces	Mike Christie	2022					Y
6	Banksia integrifolia	Hesperian	2007; URFA 2021		Yes	Yes		Y
7	Daisy Pearce	4TheWynne	2022					Y
8	Interstate 196	Imzadi1979	2013	FT				Y
9	Double florin	Wehwalt	2022					Y
10	Nizar ibn al-Mustansir	Cplakidas	2022					Y
11	Queen angelfish	LittleJerry	2022					YJim
12	Dispute between Darnhall and Vale Royal Abbey	Serial Number 54129	2022					Y
13	I'm Goin' Down	Moisejp	2021			Yes	Yes	Y
14	1987 FA Cup Final	The Rambling Man and Amakuru	2021			Yes	Yes	Y
15	Sjafruddin Prawiranegara	Juxlos	2022					Y
16	Saline Valley salt tram	Vami_IV	2022					Y
17	Colossal Cave Adventure	PresN	2022					Y
18	Pyramid of Sahure	Mr rnddude	2021					Y
19	Eduard Fraenkel	Modussiccandi	2022					Dan
20	Battle of Heraklion	Gog the Mild	2021			Yes	Yes	Y
21	Cirrus cloud	Reaper Eternal	2011, FAR 2022		Yes	Yes		Y
22	Edmund I	Dudley Miles	2021
23	Geology of the Lassen volcanic area	Jo-Jo Eumerus and Mav	2007; FAR 2022		Yes	Yes	Yes	Y
24	Turtle	LittleJerry and Chiswick Chap	2021			Yes	Yes	Y Jim
25	Clonmacnoise Crozier	Ceoil	2022					Y
26	Seagram Building	Epicgenius	2022					Y
27	Battle of Vrbanja Bridge	Peacemaker67	2021			Yes	Yes	Y
28	Pan Am Flight 7	RecycledPixels	2022					Y Jim
29	Everywhere at the End of Time	Wetrorave	2022			Yes	Yes	Y
30	Papuan mountain pigeon	AryKun	2022					YJim
31	Levantine Arabic	A455bcd9	2022			Yes		Y

Flag of Belarus query

@Gog the Mild: I placed Flag of Belarus on WP:TFAP for July 3, since that is Belarus Independence Day. Would we like to hold off until then? Z1720 (talk) 02:29, 9 April 2022 (UTC)

Apologies Z1720, I missed that. If that is you preference, then by all means let us delay it. Gog the Mild (talk) 12:59, 9 April 2022 (UTC)

Given the ill-feeling toward Belarus at present, maybe it's a good idea to hold off a year?--Wehwalt (talk) 16:36, 9 April 2022 (UTC)

@Wehwalt: I don't mind holding off, although my "Wikipedia is not censored" part of me is a little reluctant. Another option is to consider the article for 10 February, which is the anniversary of the current flag's design being unveiled. Perhaps the situation in Ukraine and eastern Europe will be different then. Z1720 (talk) 16:50, 9 April 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not censored, but I've been here getting on for 20 years, long enough to know that the community can get strong views about something and it's best not to stand in front of the train.--Wehwalt (talk) 16:58, 9 April 2022 (UTC)

And if it is decided to stand in front of that train, best be sure the article is water tight ... it's been a while since we looked at it. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 17:24, 9 April 2022 (UTC)

Interstate 182

@Gog the Mild: I was planning to add Interstate 182 to WP:TFAP for a November 2024 date to commemorate the bridge's 40th anniversary. Would it be possible to remove it from the queue for May? SounderBruce 20:56, 10 April 2022 (UTC)

It would. I'll replace it with Interstate 196, if you could give that a look over quality wise I would be grateful. Gog the Mild (talk) 21:05, 10 April 2022 (UTC)

Image for Eduard Fraenkel

@Gog the Mild: would it make sense to use the image of a bust of Aeschylus that's in the article for the blurb? This came to mind because I noticed that Aeschylus is mentioned in the blurb. Best, Modussiccandi (talk) 16:39, 14 April 2022 (UTC)

Good thinking. Done. Gog the Mild (talk) 16:47, 14 April 2022 (UTC)

1838 Jesuit slave sale

Gog the Mild kindly notified me that the 1838 Jesuit slave sale had been scheduled for May 22, 2022. I was waiting to nominate it at TFAR for June 19 (had it in my own queue), since that is a date that has a significant connection to the article. I was just waiting for the TFAR nomination window to open for that date. I would kindly request that it be rescheduled for June 19. In the meantime, I'll take a look at the blurb. Ergo Sum 21:54, 14 April 2022 (UTC)

Sure, no problem. It is a good idea to use Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/pending for potential requests outside this month's window. Gog the Mild (talk) 22:00, 14 April 2022 (UTC)

Turtle was supposed to be the 23th

What gives? I listed turtle for May 23rd not the 24th. The 23th is World Turtle Day! Whatever connection that date has with the Geology of the Lassen volcanic area, I called the date first so its not fair. Now the date makes no sense. LittleJerry (talk) 23:47, 16 April 2022 (UTC)

I don't think anyone will care if Lassen is moved. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 00:09, 17 April 2022 (UTC)

I'm not a TFA scheduler so I can't move it. LittleJerry (talk) 00:24, 17 April 2022 (UTC)

Lassen was also originally requested for May 22, see this prior version of TFA/R. Edmund I also died on May 26, so that date might be more significant for that article. My suggestion is to have these articles appear on the following dates:

• May 22: Lassen
• May 23: Turtle
• May 24: Seagram
• May 26: Edmund I

Thoughts? Z1720 (talk) 01:01, 17 April 2022 (UTC)

Yes. I agree. LittleJerry (talk) 01:20, 17 April 2022 (UTC)