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<div>The '''[[Virginia Tech massacre]]''' was a [[school shooting]] comprised of two separate incidents about two hours apart on [[April 16]], [[2007]], on the [[Virginia Tech campus|campus]] of [[Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University|Virginia Tech]]. The shooter killed thirty-two people and wounded twenty-three others before committing suicide, making it the deadliest shooting in U.S. history. The perpetrator had been court ordered to seek treatment at the University's Cook Counseling Center seventeen months earlier, but the order was neither obeyed nor enforced. Additionally, the University's administration had failed to heed warnings from the shooters' professors on numerous occasions. The incident sparked intense debate in the U.S. and globally about [[Gun violence in the United States|gun violence]], [[gun laws]], gaps in the U.S. system for treating mental health issues, the perpetrator's state of mind, the responsibility of college administrators, [[privacy laws]], [[Journalism ethics and standards|journalism ethics]], and other issues. The incident prompted immediate changes in [[Virginia]] law that had allowed the shooter, an individual adjudicated as mentally unsound, to purchase handguns. It also led to passage--with support from both the [[National Rifle Association]] and the [[Brady Campaign]]--of the first major federal gun control measure in more than thirteen years, a law that strengthened the [[National Instant Criminal Background Check System]], on January 5, 2008.<br />('''[[Virginia Tech massacre|more…]]''') |
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The one-year anniversary. |
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===March 30=== |
===March 30=== |
Revision as of 04:43, 23 March 2008
Articles suggested here must already be Featured Articles. Articles do not have to be suggested to appear on the main page. Requests must be for dates within the next thirty days that have not yet been scheduled. There may be no more than five requests on this page at any time.
Requests are not the only factor in scheduling Today's Featured Article; the final decision rests with the Featured Article Director (Raul654). Please confine date requests to this page, and remember that community endorsement on this page does not mean the article will appear on the requested date.
Generally speaking, preference will be given to requests for older featured articles (articles that have been waiting longest for a TFA slot, provided they clearly meet the current standard), articles whose nominators have multiple featured articles pending, core topics of widespread interest, subject matter that has not been recently on the mainpage, and requests that are particularly relevant to a given date (especially major anniversaries). When nominating, editors should describe the article in terms of these considerations.
Requests
April 16
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The one-year anniversary.
March 30
Date she turns 40. Buc (talk) 09:21, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
- Support. Though preferably with a better free-use image than the out-of-focus one currently used in the top infobox, which is not of the best quality. Cirt (talk) 09:32, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
- Comment There's a Creative Commons version on Flickr, here, which could be used. PeterSymonds | talk 17:25, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
- Yes, something like that would be preferable. Cirt (talk) 22:59, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
- Support That image is not licensed properly for Wikipedia. –thedemonhog talk • edits 23:18, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
- Yes, something like that would be preferable. Cirt (talk) 22:59, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
- Comment There's a Creative Commons version on Flickr, here, which could be used. PeterSymonds | talk 17:25, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
- Support But perhaps there should be her personal life in there. Or does "other activities" qualify for that?--Sunsetsunrise (talk) 16:16, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
- Support Relevant date. Epbr123 (talk) 13:53, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
- Support GlassCobra 19:07, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
April 7
![Exit 50 in Wichita](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Kta_050.jpg/100px-Kta_050.jpg)
The Kansas Turnpike Act, creating the turnpike became effective April 7, 1953. Halgin (talk) 00:54, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
- Weak support Relevant date and has been waiting for a year. Although, the last road TFA was only on February 28. Epbr123 (talk) 01:48, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
- Support Relevant date. –thedemonhog talk • edits 02:08, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
- Support, I see nothing wrong with this article being on the main page five weeks after the last - after all, the only thing in common is that cars drive on them. Will (talk) 02:43, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
- Strong Support, This is the perfect artcle for April 7. ComputerGuy890100TalkPolls 06:17, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
- Weak oppose 3 sentences doesn't seem enough for tha main page. Needs a better summary. The article is very good, though, and it is a good date for it. Juliancolton (St. Patrick's day) 17:40, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
- Raul usually rewrites the summaries anyway, so this doesn't really matter. Epbr123 (talk) 18:14, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
- Oh, ok. I guess I support, then. Juliancolton (St. Patrick's day) 18:19, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
- The lead as a whole should probably be expanded before Raul gets to it. dihydrogen monoxide (H2O) 08:56, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
- Oh, ok. I guess I support, then. Juliancolton (St. Patrick's day) 18:19, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
- Raul usually rewrites the summaries anyway, so this doesn't really matter. Epbr123 (talk) 18:14, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
- Support as the one who took it through FA. Image:Kta towanda ramp.jpg or Image:Kta view.jpg would probably make a better image, though. —Scott5114↗ [EXACT CHANGE ONLY] 01:14, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
- Support, relevant date and a well-written article. Even though it would be the second road-related TFA in a couple of months, M62 was the first one in three years. So three road-related TFAs in the span of three years doesn't seem too much IMO. --TMF Let's Go Mets - Stats 01:25, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
- Issues:
- "The Kansas Turnpike Act, defining a turnpike from Oklahoma to Kansas City, Kansas." - fragment
You can make the intro longer by placing facts such as:
- How old is the turnpike?
- What kind of services does the turnpike offer?
- How many interchanges? etc. miranda 04:45, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
- Raul writes the blurbs himself; the one above is meaningless. dihydrogen monoxide (H2O) 10:02, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
April 14
![Hailstones from the 1999 Sydney hailstorm](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/1999_Sydney_hailstorm_stones.jpg/100px-1999_Sydney_hailstorm_stones.jpg)
This is 32 days away, so I'm sure we can bend the rules by ~6% :) Daniel (talk) 08:06, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
- Support Anniversry. Blnguyen (vote in the photo straw poll) 08:10, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
- Support as above. SlimVirgin (talk)(contribs) 08:35, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
- Support as anniversary. dihydrogen monoxide (H2O) 08:44, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
- Support, but could do better in 12 months time. Will (talk) 09:58, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
- May not be a FA then :) Daniel (talk) 11:42, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
- Support per relevant anniversary. In the last four months, we've only had two meterologically-related articles on the main page, and those have both been on hurricanes. Nice weather diversity. :) Awadewit | talk 13:30, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
- Support I prefer Image:Hail Hagel.jpg because the caption does not make it clear what the other stuff in the picture is. –thedemonhog talk • edits 00:38, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
- Those hailstones are generic, while this one was the iconic shot which was featured a) on the front page of The Australian the day after and b) in all books that I've come across which have a chapter on the storm. Daniel (talk) 08:20, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
- Support Very interesting article, and a good date. Juliancolton (St. Patrick's day) 17:37, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
- Support. Good science/weather/nature article for the main page. Nick (talk) 00:04, 23 March 2008 (UTC)
- Support per anniversary and other comments. Very interesting article and good work by its authors! Orderinchaos 00:05, 23 March 2008 (UTC)
- Support per anniversary. Well written article, but pretty much everything has already been commented on. Good job, and nicely picked date. --haha169 (talk) 03:27, 23 March 2008 (UTC)
April 5
First episode TFA in over nine weeks. First Doctor Who TFA in nearly three years. Date has been chosen to coincide with the airing of the new series, starting with "Partners in Crime". Will (talk) 06:44, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
- Hmm...if there were something that had a more relevant date, I'd prefer that...this, to me, seems to work better on 8 July. But not opposed unless a better alternative is brought forward. dihydrogen monoxide (H2O) 09:29, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
- Inspiration for using this date comes from "Through the Looking Glass (Lost)" (being on the main page on 1 February 2008, the UTC airdate of the fourth season premiere) and "Homer's Phobia" (main page on 27 July 2007, release date of The Simpsons Movie). Will (talk) 14:27, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
- Comment - The last episode TFA was actually March 15 - "Trapped in the Closet (South Park)". Gran2 14:15, 22 March 2008 (UTC)
- Yeah. From what I understand, it was controversial because of the Scientology protests on that day. Sceptre (talk) 14:24, 22 March 2008 (UTC)
- Support The article will achieve maximum traffic on this date. –thedemonhog talk • edits 17:09, 22 March 2008 (UTC)