Scott pointed out some of the issues we run into with featuring certain profiles-there aren't as many connected to the tree, or there aren't pictures, or the profiles are in rough shape.
The number one thing people can do if they want certain profiles featured as a connection anchor is to improve the profiles. Make sure they're connected, and that those connections are well sourced. Look for non-copyrighted images of those people to add to their profile. Write thoughtful biographies that are cited throughout. Then, on top of all that, share those profiles on G2G, especially on the monthly thread where we post our selections for the month. That thread isn't up yet for February because there was still some discussion on what we were doing for one of the weeks. I hope to have it up soon.
As far as Black History month, we try to look for celebrations, holidays, and such, but we can't cover all of them. Those aren't all international holidays, either, so what may be important in one area, aren't in another. When profiles are chosen, we are generally looking at what is happening on that exact Wednesday in history (the newsletter that includes that feature comes out on Wednesday) or at some very recent event, like the recent death of a notable person.
We have shared black notables in the past, and as Scott mentioned, we try not to repeat because there are a lot of notables to feature. Some examples are Maya Angelou, Martin Luther King, Jr, and Thoroughgood Marshall. We are always looking for more to feature! If you want to add to them, let us know, whether on the Example Profiles of the Week monthly thread or the monthly Notables post. I look at both and add to our list of future possibilities.
Why Runeberg at the beginning of this month? His birth is on February 5th and the Finland project had specifically sent us that profile as a future EPOW when he was connected. He is important to Finland. Finland has not had any EPOW in the finder, ever. We try to be fair to everyone. We won't hit every holiday and major event. We try. We'll be taking suggestions from this list and adding to our future options. We'll try to feature a black notable later this month.
The way this question was worded is not what we expect of a WikiTreer; there are certainly nicer ways to express hope in the featuring of a certain notable that do not include calling the national poet of a country another "white dude." Please be respectful in how you phrase questions and requests in the future.
