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==Requests== |
==Requests== |
Revision as of 13:29, 2 May 2010
Here the community can nominate articles to be selected as "Today's featured article" (TFA) on the main page. The TFA section aims to highlight the range of articles that have "featured article" status, from Art and architecture through to Warfare, and wherever possible it tries to avoid similar topics appearing too close together without good reason. Requests are not the only factor in scheduling the TFA (see Choosing Today's Featured Article); the final decision rests with the TFA coordinators: Wehwalt, Dank and Gog the Mild, who also select TFAs for dates where no suggestions are put forward. Please confine requests to this page, and remember that community endorsement on this page does not necessarily mean the article will appear on the requested date.
If you have an exceptional request that deviates from these instructions (for example, an article making a second appearance as TFA, or a "double-header"), please discuss the matter with the TFA coordinators beforehand. It can be helpful to add the article to the pending requests template, if the desired date for the article is beyond the 30-day period. This does not guarantee selection, but does help others see what nominations may be forthcoming. Requesters should still nominate the article here during the 30-day time-frame.
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Featured article candidates (FAC) Today's featured article (TFA):
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How to post a new nomination:
Scheduling: In the absence of exceptional circumstances, TFAs are scheduled in date order, not according to how long nominations have been open or how many supportive comments they have. So, for example, January 31 will not be scheduled until January 30 has been scheduled (by TFAR nomination or otherwise). |
Summary chart
Currently accepting requests from November 2 to December 2.
Date | Article | Points | Notes | Supports† | Opposes† |
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May 4 | Bird | 2 | vital article, bird day in US, promoted over 1 yr ago, overrepresented topic Next to be replaced | 11 | 0 |
May 9 | Jason Voorhees | 5 | 30th anniversary, two year FA | 3 | 0 |
May 10 | Neville Chamberlain | 3 | 70th anniversary of fall of government, basic subject matter | 11 | 0 |
May 11 | Glacier National Park | 8 | Centennial of founding; promoted over 2 years ago | 8 | 0 |
May 12 | Manitoba | 5 | 140th birthday, nominator's first TFA, lack of main page representation, basic subject matter | 6 | 0 |
† Tally may not be up to date; please do not use these tallies for removing a nomination according to criteria 1 or 3 above unless you have verified the numbers.
Requests
May 4
Birds are winged, bipedal, endothermic (warm-blooded), egg-laying, vertebrate animals. There are around 10,000 living species, making them the most numerous tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from the 5 cm (2 in) Bee Hummingbird to the 3 m (10 ft) Ostrich. The fossil record indicates that birds evolved from theropod dinosaurs during the Jurassic period, around 150–200 Ma (million years ago). Some birds, especially corvids and parrots, are among the most intelligent animal species; a number of bird species have been observed manufacturing and using tools, and many social species exhibit cultural transmission of knowledge across generations. Birds are social; they communicate using visual signals and through calls and songs, and participate in social behaviours including cooperative breeding and hunting, flocking, and mobbing of predators. About 120–130 species have become extinct as a result of human activity since the 17th century, and hundreds more before then. Currently about 1,200 species of birds are threatened with extinction by human activities, though efforts are underway to protect them. (more...)
Okay then, now is better for this one, given as May 4 is Bird Day in the US of A. vital article (2 points), plus > 1 yr old (1 pt), minus 2 points for glut of bio articles, + relevant date (1 pt) = 2 points. Casliber (talk · contribs) 12:04, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
- Support. Very important article. Ucucha 12:14, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
- Two points Marsh rice rat is TFA on April 14, so the minus two points for overrepresentation sound right. Dabomb87 (talk) 21:03, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
- Support, this time around I think it's far enough away from any other bird-related articles that it shouldn't be an issue. –Grondemar 04:08, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
- Support, although my comments about problems with the current image still apply. For those who didn't see this last time round, while it works fine at normal size in the article, at 100px on my cheapo laptop the black body, eye and beak are blurring into a single blob, and presumably the effect is even more pronounced on cellphones, Ipod Touches etc. It's not like we're short of bird photos to choose from. – iridescent 19:51, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
- Okay then - iridescent, how is this image? Or how about a pretty amazing-coloured starling? The File:Silvereye.jpg is another option. Casliber (talk · contribs) 03:44, 17 April 2010 (UTC)
- If it were down to me I'd go with the starling; to me, it's the one that looks "birdiest" at 100px. That said, I suppose it's not such an issue with an article like this; we can probably assume that our readers already know what a bird is. (I think this one is very striking at low-size, FWIW.) – iridescent 09:00, 17 April 2010 (UTC)
- Okay, the starling has a great silhouette. I hate pigeons...Casliber (talk · contribs) 21:50, 17 April 2010 (UTC)
- Support. Nice article. SlimVirgin talk contribs 00:37, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
- Support
I like the pigeon image better, apart from yellow the Bowerbird head blends with the background.The new image is good. Great article and fitting date, especially the dinosaur connection is unknown to many people. Hekerui (talk) 12:07, 18 April 2010 (UTC) - Support - Essential subject. Extant in blurb requires disamb. Regards, SunCreator (talk) 00:09, 25 April 2010 (UTC)
- Support. There may be a lot of bio articles lately, but this is still a good article to feature. TuneyLoon 23:58, 25 April 2010 (UTC)
- Support This is one of the truly great natural history articles on wikipedia. Rusty Cashman (talk) 07:17, 27 April 2010 (UTC)
- Support - Great date to display this important article. Pyrrhus16 13:53, 27 April 2010 (UTC)
- Support. An impressive article that will reflect favorably on Wikipedia as TFA. I say IAR, Raul. JGHowes talk 00:54, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
- Support. Nice article. -- Cirt (talk) 01:44, 29 April 2010 (UTC)
May 9
Jason Voorhees is a fictional character from the Friday the 13th series of slasher films. He first appeared in Friday the 13th (1980), as the son of cook-turned-murderer Mrs. Voorhees, and was portrayed by Ari Lehman. Created by Victor Miller, with contributions by Ron Kurz, Sean S. Cunningham, and Tom Savini, Jason has primarily been an antagonist in the films, whether by stalking and killing the characters, or acting as a psychological threat to the lead character. Since Lehman's portrayal, the character has been represented by numerous actors and stuntmen, sometimes by more than one at a time. Kane Hodder (pictured) is the most well known of the stuntmen to portray Jason Voorhees, having played the character in four consecutive films. The character's physical appearance has gone through many transformations, with various special makeup effects artists making their mark on the character's design. Filmmakers have given Jason superhuman strength, regenerative powers, and near invulnerability. He has been seen as a sympathetic character, albeit one whose motivation for killing has been cited as driven by the immoral actions of his victims. Jason Voorhees is a highly referenced character in popular culture and his signature hockey mask is a widely recognized image. (more...)
Point value at least 4: Date is the 30 year anniversary for Friday the 13th, and subsequently the 30 year anniversary for the introduction of one of Hollywood's most famous horror characters. The article was promoted over 2 years ago (back in 2007), and it's been pretty well kept in that time. The article also has not been on the main page since around that time it was first promoted (at least, the talk page was not updated with any "Featured Article of the Day" tag to indicate such. BIGNOLE (Contact me) 04:28, 27 April 2010 (UTC)
- Comment Arguably four points. However, the date "May 9" appears nowhere in the article, though it certainly is the release date of the film. Suggest doing something about that.--Wehwalt (talk) 06:12, 27 April 2010 (UTC)
- "Jason made his first cinematic appearance in the original Friday the 13th on May 9, 1980. Here, Jason is not the film's killer, but is seen as a memory of his mother, Mrs. Voorhees (Betsy Palmer), and a hallucination of the film's protagonist Alice." -- Better? BIGNOLE (Contact me) 06:23, 27 April 2010 (UTC)
- That is fine.--Wehwalt (talk) 06:25, 27 April 2010 (UTC)
- "Jason made his first cinematic appearance in the original Friday the 13th on May 9, 1980. Here, Jason is not the film's killer, but is seen as a memory of his mother, Mrs. Voorhees (Betsy Palmer), and a hallucination of the film's protagonist Alice." -- Better? BIGNOLE (Contact me) 06:23, 27 April 2010 (UTC)
- Support well timed.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 08:02, 27 April 2010 (UTC)
- Support, although it's too bad this article can't run on a Friday the 13th! –Grondemar 11:36, 27 April 2010 (UTC)
- Support - Great article and appropriate date. Pyrrhus16 13:55, 27 April 2010 (UTC)
- Support - Good date placement. -- Cirt (talk) 01:45, 29 April 2010 (UTC)
May 10
- Three points, 2 for 70th anniversary of the fall of the Chamberlain government, one for basic subject matter, Chamberlain is a part of the WWII/Churchill story and fair game for school reports. Chamberlain would be our first British prime minister TFA, four days after the election, btw.--Wehwalt (talk) 19:18, 11 April 2010 (UTC)
- Support: Well done overall—excellently written, informative and balanced. Jonyungk (talk) 01:45, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
- Support Didn't even know his name until high school, but I'm sure it's different in the UK. Dabomb87 (talk) 03:12, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
- Support Great topic and great work on it. Ucucha 03:23, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
- Support core school/history topic. Casliber (talk · contribs) 10:48, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
- Comment I've renommed this to replace Tony's article which has a later date and thus can get back on the page. Bride of Frankenstein v. Neville Chamberlain. Hmm, neither are going to win any popularity points.--Wehwalt (talk) 10:36, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
- Support. Good anniversary, and nice timing with the election. SlimVirgin talk contribs 00:41, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
- Support. I favor this article over Bride of Frakenstein for this date. –Grondemar 03:49, 17 April 2010 (UTC)
- Support Regards, SunCreator (talk) 00:43, 25 April 2010 (UTC)
- Support This is definately basic subject matter. The Munich meeting was one of the most important historical events (in this case for worse rather than for better) of the 20th Century. A very important historical article and very well done and fair given the controversial nature of the subject. Rusty Cashman (talk) 08:01, 27 April 2010 (UTC)
- Support - Important figure in politics and a well-timed date. Pyrrhus16 13:57, 27 April 2010 (UTC)
- Support - Good educational and encyclopedic value. -- Cirt (talk) 01:46, 29 April 2010 (UTC)
May 11
Not sure how many points this qualifies for, but it has been more than 2 years since it was designated an FA, the park will be 100 years old on May 11, 2010...etc. Never been on the main page either. The above is a series of sentences from the introduction.--MONGO 21:08, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
- Comment preliminarily, eight points. Possibly nine. Glacier is prominent enough it could be basic subject matter.--Wehwalt (talk) 22:55, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
- Not that it matters with eight points, but I wouldn't consider Glacier prominent enough to be considered basic subject matter – Yellowstone, Yosemite and the Grand Canyon, yes (and possibly Banff on the Canadian side), but as National Parks go I don't think Glacier is all that well-known. – iridescent 23:01, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
- OK, fine. What about main page representation? No recent articles about parks per se, but several on notable areas of land.--Wehwalt (talk) 23:07, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
- If it were down to me, I'd say no, otherwise it sets a precedent with quite a lot of potential "the article last week was an Atlantic hurricane, this is a Pacific hurricane" consequences. With an automatic 8 points come what may, it's not like there's any risk of it being bumped barring the miracle of Sulayman ibn al-Hakam (1000th anniversary of abdication) reaching FA status within a week. – iridescent 23:40, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
- Agreed ... eight or nine points. Not basic subject matter, but may or may not get representation point depending on whether editors consider Carrington Moss, Mendip Hills and Columbia Slough similar to this article. Dabomb87 (talk) 00:13, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
- If it were down to me, I'd say no, otherwise it sets a precedent with quite a lot of potential "the article last week was an Atlantic hurricane, this is a Pacific hurricane" consequences. With an automatic 8 points come what may, it's not like there's any risk of it being bumped barring the miracle of Sulayman ibn al-Hakam (1000th anniversary of abdication) reaching FA status within a week. – iridescent 23:40, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
- OK, fine. What about main page representation? No recent articles about parks per se, but several on notable areas of land.--Wehwalt (talk) 23:07, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
- Not that it matters with eight points, but I wouldn't consider Glacier prominent enough to be considered basic subject matter – Yellowstone, Yosemite and the Grand Canyon, yes (and possibly Banff on the Canadian side), but as National Parks go I don't think Glacier is all that well-known. – iridescent 23:01, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
- Just commenting here...I have gone through the article and noted areas that need further referencing...this WILL be done in less than one week...others are welcome to assist...also wanted to mention that Glacier NP was the 10th NP created and its visitation is lower than many other parks due to the distances to it from most major urban areas.--MONGO 23:24, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
- Support: An excellent choice, and very timely; it was recently in the news after two more of its glaciers were found to have melted. María (habla conmigo) 23:30, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
- Support. 100th anniversary is important. SlimVirgin talk contribs 00:42, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
- Comment—the {{cn}} tags should really be cleaned up before this article is featured on the main page. –Grondemar 03:51, 17 April 2010 (UTC)
Oppose. Large chunks of unsourced and some dated text. We can't present an article as our best work that has citation needed tags all over it. Ucucha 13:24, 17 April 2010 (UTC)Better now. Try to get rid of that quote box in the lead, though; it is distracting and unnecessary. Ucucha 20:57, 24 April 2010 (UTC)
Opposeper Ucucha, although hopefully only temporary as MONGO seems to be working on it. Dabomb87 (talk) 18:51, 17 April 2010 (UTC)- Just to comment further...article is being updated rapidly..I need about 3 to 4 days to get the refs updated and add sources to various points.--MONGO 15:35, 18 April 2010 (UTC)
- Be sure to check also that public domain sources are rephrased, not plagiarized. I'd love to see Glacier on the main page, but it's need to be in shape first! SandyGeorgia (Talk) 15:40, 18 April 2010 (UTC)
- Just to comment further...article is being updated rapidly..I need about 3 to 4 days to get the refs updated and add sources to various points.--MONGO 15:35, 18 April 2010 (UTC)
- Support now, much improved. Dabomb87 (talk) 13:58, 25 April 2010 (UTC)
- Support: 100 year anniversaries are important and this park has played a major role in the National Park movement over the years. Additionally, the Glacier Aniversary is getting significant attention in travel related media.--Mike Cline (talk) 16:24, 21 April 2010 (UTC)
- Comment: A complete overhaul with updated and additional references has been completed...almost 200 edits have been done trying to better the article...--MONGO 20:53, 24 April 2010 (UTC)
- Please review "as of" dates as needed, and fill in missing page nos on book citations-- looks good! [1] SandyGeorgia (Talk) 22:25, 24 April 2010 (UTC)
- Support - it's always hard to find anniversaries for nature articles. I am not so worried about a few outstanding issues on TFAs, after all they are unprotected for improvement, right? Casliber (talk · contribs) 23:45, 24 April 2010 (UTC)
- Support for timeliness on the glacier/global warming issue as well as the anniversary date. Jonyungk (talk) 23:46, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
- Support 100 years is a good anniversary. -- Cirt (talk) 01:48, 29 April 2010 (UTC)
May 12
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province founded in 1870 which entered Canadian Confederation after the Red River Rebellion. The province is largely flat and agriculturally fertile, and has over 10,000 lakes. Its political and cultural capital, Winnipeg, is home to four of the province's five universities, all four of its major professional sports teams, and most of its cultural events. The city is also a transportation and military hub, hosting a busy international airport and the regional headquarters of NORAD. The province was first explored by fur traders in the 17th century. Its largest ethnic group is English, but it has a significant Franco-Manitobain minority and a growing aboriginal population. Its name, meaning "strait of the spirit" or "lake of the prairies", is derived from the languages of its early aboriginal inhabitants.
(more...)5 points: 2 points for date relevance (Manitoba's official 140th birthday), 1 point for basic subject matter, 1 point for my first TFA, 1 point for lack of main page representation (based on Canadian geography or country/state articles). Enjoy! Nikkimaria (talk) 21:09, 17 April 2010 (UTC)
- Comment Points look good.--Wehwalt (talk) 23:21, 17 April 2010 (UTC)
- Support Happy B-Day I guess.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 00:00, 18 April 2010 (UTC)
- Support, looks good to me. –Grondemar 08:20, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
Comment Perhaps a typical Manitoba scene would be a better blurb image than the flag? Grain fields, snowy roads, Joe the Canadian and buds tilting back a Molson? Also, do you think garter snakes are really, really needed in the burb?--Wehwalt (talk) 15:18, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
- Not a huge selection of good representative images at Commons, but there are two of the Golden Boy, two of canola fields, and an old picture of a field of oats at harvest. Suggestions? As for the snakes, they've been removed. Further edits to the blurb are welcome. Cheers, Nikkimaria (talk) 18:09, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
- Suggest any of the three agricultural ones. I was unfamiliar with the Golden Boy, and I've been to Winnipeg several times.--Wehwalt (talk) 18:22, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
- Okay, new pic installed. Nikkimaria (talk) 18:36, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
- Support, core encyclopedic topic - just the sort of article which should be mainpaged. PS: I love the current pic. Casliber (talk · contribs) 23:44, 24 April 2010 (UTC)
- Comment The linking in the opening line of the blurb seems a bit odd, I'd suggest redoing it as "Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province founded..." or something along those lines. I'm also a fan of the field and sky picture. Random89 06:41, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
- Support. 140 years is how old Leonard McCoy was in the episode Encounter at Farpoint. -- Cirt (talk) 01:49, 29 April 2010 (UTC)
- Support per all of the above. MelicansMatkin (talk, contributions) 02:43, 29 April 2010 (UTC)