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==Language and Literature==
==Language and Literature==
{{TAFI nom|article=Marcel Proust|class=C}}
*One of the most important and influential writers in history - or of the past 100 years anyway. Has only a handful of references. [[Special:Contributions/86.40.200.148|86.40.200.148]] ([[User talk:86.40.200.148|talk]]) 14:15, 7 May 2013 (UTC)

{{TAFI nom|article=Disgrace (novel)}}
{{TAFI nom|article=Disgrace (novel)}}
*This is an important and relatively recent novel. It won a second Booker Prize for Coetzee - the first time such a thing had happened - and was his next to last novel to be published before he was awarded the Nobel Prize. [[Special:Contributions/86.40.200.148|86.40.200.148]] ([[User talk:86.40.200.148|talk]]) 13:40, 7 May 2013 (UTC)
*This is an important and relatively recent novel. It won a second Booker Prize for Coetzee - the first time such a thing had happened - and was his next to last novel to be published before he was awarded the Nobel Prize. [[Special:Contributions/86.40.200.148|86.40.200.148]] ([[User talk:86.40.200.148|talk]]) 13:40, 7 May 2013 (UTC)

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The following are nominations to become a today's article for improvement (TAFI) entry. Please do not nominate an article unless you are fairly certain that it meets Wikipedia's notability guidelines. Any nomination of an article that does not meet this criteria may be removed. Any user may nominate and support or oppose an article below, however only members of this project may close nominations as successful or unsuccessful.

Successful nominations have few or no objections and at least 3 supports. They are then moved to the holding area and from there into the schedule. Unsuccessful nominations can be archived after 10 days of no discussion.

Instructions

Suggested criteria

Though there are no firm criteria, in general, ideal AFI articles are:

  • Highly important topics. Anything that has top or high importance to a WikiProject is likely highly important.
  • Interesting to the general public. This can be evidenced by page views. Nominations with less than 200 views per day rarely succeed.
  • Needing of improvement, with expansion opportunity. Stubs; start-class, and short C-class articles are the most ideal for improvement. Give due consideration before nominating higher-quality articles.
  • Not targets of controversy. Keep in mind that controversial articles (articles that are the subject of heated discussion, edit warring, or questioned notability) can be very difficult to improve within a week.

Review process

  • Any user may vote on the suitability of nominations to be listed at AFI.
  • Please use the code #'''Support''' or #'''Oppose''', add your reasoning, and sign with ~~~~. You may also add comments. Improperly formatted votes may be missed by the bot.
  • MusikBot will mark nominations with at least 3 net support votes (3 more support votes than oppose votes) as approved and those with at least 3 net oppose votes as unapproved. The bot will automatically list successful nominations and archive all closed nominations.
  • Registered members of the project may choose to override the bot at their discretion in instances where straight vote totals do not appear to reflect community consensus.

Nominating an article

  1. Check that the article you want to nominate isn't already listed.
  2. Post the nomination at the top of the list in the appropriate category, using this code: 
    ===(Article title)===
{{AFI nom|article=(Article title)|class=unknown|hits=(Number of daily hits)}}
*(Nomination text) ~~~~
  3. Fill out the parts in parentheses. You can find an article's class on its talk page and its approximate daily hits using this tool.
  4. Please do not support your own nominations.

Arts

Wole Soyinka – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

  • When he dies he will likely feature in the main page recent deaths section anyway, so why not get him into as a good a state as possible before then? With Dario Fo moving towards good article status this looks to be the living Nobel literature laureate in need of the most help. He was the first person in Africa and the diaspora to be given that award and I suppose, post-Achebe, he is the most recognisable living writer from Nigeria which, lest it be forgotten, has English as an official language so plenty of likely readers. 86.40.200.148 (talk) 13:48, 7 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Producers (band) – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

Jaclyn Linetsky – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

Caillou – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

As seen on TV – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

Video Killed the Radio Star – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

  1. Support Hardboard Harold (talk) 10:24, 7 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Nordic art – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

Very big topic. Very small article.--Coin945 (talk) 16:39, 5 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  1. Support --NickPenguin(contribs) 18:39, 6 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Big Brother (TV series) – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 2450 daily hits

When you get past the lists upon lists upon more lists of trivia, there's actually not that much to this article at all. It would need a ruthless chop-down before ending up on the main page, but for such a wellknown and beloved (by...some...) franchise, I'm sure it will be built back up in a short amount of time.

Masterchef – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 1600 daily hits

One of the most popular television franchises in the world. The article is barely more than a stub.--Coin945 (talk) 16:28, 5 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Jerry Nelson – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

  • This article is about a actor who was famous for voicing and puppetearing a famous Sesame Stree character, and this article could use a lot more biographical info, citations, and a broader history of his career. Yet this could be a good article. EditorE (talk) 20:37, 4 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  1. Support --NickPenguin(contribs) 18:39, 6 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Buggles – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

  • I'm trying to get all or most Buggles articles into GA or FA status, and I'm sure with some re-formatting and citation fixing, among other things, this article can reach up to that status. EditorE (talk) 13:50, 4 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  1. Support --NickPenguin(contribs) 18:39, 6 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Latin Grammy Award – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 32 daily hits

Been trolling through the pages related to the these awards to find incredible raw music, far removed from our majorly screwed up music industry *cough 1 direction cough*. Yeahhhh BRING IT ON if you like them. I'm Ready!!!! *beckons the directioners* ... well, anwyays. Yeah I really think this is a great article to get stuck into. Started in 2000, been awarded to such English-language popstars as Enrique and Ricky Martin, and just as bad in the Spanish version of the article. Could do with a fresh coat of paint.--Coin945 (talk) 16:41, 28 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  1. Support. Northamerica1000(talk) 15:28, 5 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Support --NickPenguin(contribs) 18:39, 6 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Light entertainment – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 27 daily hits

Pretty much untouched since it was created in 2004. Found it cos it was linked in the first line of a featured list candidate. Needs epic help.--Coin945 (talk) 16:16, 28 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  1. Support EditorE (talk) 22:42, 6 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Scale (music) – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 935 daily hits

--Coin945 (talk) 16:16, 28 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  1. Support --NickPenguin(contribs) 18:39, 6 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

SpongeBob SquigglePants – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

Massimo Gabutti – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

  • Gabutti was a famous producer in Italy in the 1990s, and the Wikipedia article on him is not written very well and has several referencing, citing and source problems. EditorE (talk) 21:10, 27 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Ode to Joy – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 635 daily hits

  1. Support Pretty sure I nominated this way back when this project was just formed. Could've been another hymn. Forgot now.--Coin945 (talk) 16:16, 28 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Support --NickPenguin(contribs) 18:39, 6 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Agreed. Support per nom from the nominator of Wole Soyinka above. --86.40.200.148 (talk) 13:50, 7 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Rewind YouTube Style 2012 – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 129 daily hits

  1. Support--Coin945 (talk) 16:16, 28 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Tug of War (Carly Rae Jepsen album) – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 175 daily hits

  1. Support --NickPenguin(contribs) 18:39, 6 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Adolf Hyła – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 14 daily hits

  • Adolf Hyła has been famous for his painting relating to the Chaplet to Divine Mercy, and I feel that this article has some incompleteness and need's improvement. EditorE (talk) 02:35, 27 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  1. Support--Coin945 (talk) 16:16, 28 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Ketama – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 31 daily hits

  1. Support --NickPenguin(contribs) 18:39, 6 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Ann Lee (singer) – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

  • I searched on Google and I've found a few interviews on sites like Eruodance Encyclopedia, where there's also a bio on there, Digital Spy, reportnet, and Weird Music that can be cited, used, and have added info with here in the article. That's really the issue her. Only the chart positions of Lee's songs are cited here.

Brian Nankervis – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

EditorE (talk) 14:13, 20 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  1. Support--Coin945 (talk) 16:16, 28 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Papa Winnie – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

EditorE (talk) 12:19, 19 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  1. Support--Coin945 (talk) 16:16, 28 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Applied Sciences and Technology

Unmanned spaceflight – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 15 daily hits

--Coin945 (talk) 16:48, 1 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  1. Support. Northamerica1000(talk) 15:29, 5 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Support --NickPenguin(contribs) 18:39, 6 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Buggy (automobile) – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 35 daily hits

  1. Support --Horai 551 08:09, 27 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Support --NickPenguin(contribs) 18:39, 6 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Everyday Life

Chocolate gravy – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 30 daily hits

  1. Support --Horai 551 08:09, 27 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Geography

History and Politics

Monarchies in Africa – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 100 daily hits

Compare with Monarchies in Europe and Monarchies in the Americas.--Coin945 (talk) 16:17, 5 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  1. Support --NickPenguin(contribs) 18:39, 6 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Assassination of Anwar Sadat – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 150 daily hits

Our assassination articles are notorious for being extremely well-written. When finding a good one to pick for TAFI, I literally saw GA after FA after GA. Way to go wiki-team!! But as us Anglo-centrics are, the assassination of this majorly influencial Egyptian President is still rather underdeveloped. The article needs much more background and legacy info, as well as previous attempts, info on the premises where itt ook place, international reactions etc. The list goes on.--Coin945 (talk) 16:08, 5 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  1. Support --NickPenguin(contribs) 18:39, 6 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

History of geography – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 193 daily hits

  1. Support - AgneCheese/Wine 22:38, 22 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Support--Coin945 (talk) 20:11, 27 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hammer and sickle – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 730 daily hits

  1. Support --NickPenguin(contribs) 03:30, 24 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Support--Coin945 (talk) 20:11, 27 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Language and Literature

Marcel Proust – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

Disgrace (novel) – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

  • This is an important and relatively recent novel. It won a second Booker Prize for Coetzee - the first time such a thing had happened - and was his next to last novel to be published before he was awarded the Nobel Prize. 86.40.200.148 (talk) 13:40, 7 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Encyclopedia – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 3191 daily hits

  1. Support --NickPenguin(contribs) 18:39, 6 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Support. Not only only is Wikipedia considered to be an encyclopedia but this is permanently linked on the Main Page ("Welcome to Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit") and one of the first things any visitor sees. --86.40.200.148 (talk) 13:52, 7 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Sword of Truth – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 1200 daily hits

Mathematics and Computer Science

Shape – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

  1. Support --NickPenguin(contribs) 18:39, 6 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Natural Sciences

Cheese mite – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 92 daily hits

Projectile motion – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 750 daily hits

  • Basic physics concept. Right now the article is a mess of unsourced formulas. I would hope to see added prose explaining things, and possibly some history of the study of projectile motion. 38.111.64.107 (talk) 19:23, 2 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  1. Support. Northamerica1000(talk) 15:33, 5 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Support --NickPenguin(contribs) 18:39, 6 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

People/Organisations/Products

Jenna Marbles – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 5000 daily hits

An extremely popular YouTube personality. The article is woefully short, but even after a short Google & GNews search, it is clear she has masses of notable articles written about her.--Coin945 (talk) 03:54, 7 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Nathan E. Cook – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

  • This is an article on what was well known as the last veteran of the Spanish-American war, and I'm shocked that this article is a stub and very incomplete. I've already added some info to this article a while back, but a lot of expanding and citing still is needed here. EditorE (talk) 19:30, 4 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Vsauce – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 927 daily hits

Philosophy and Religion

Aries (astrology) – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 5000 daily hits

All out sign of the zodiac article are quite bad. But as Maria once said "let's start at the very beginning. It's a very good place to start". FYI, the Aries article on the constellation is an FA, and the next signs - Taurus, Gemini & Cancer - all have woeful articles, and get 3300, 4150, and 1600 daily hits respectively. Cmon guys, we can do better. :D--Coin945 (talk) 16:10, 28 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  1. Support - Quackery but with a substantial amount of daily hits it should be better. AgneCheese/Wine 15:16, 1 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Comment Indeed, it is quackery. Which is why it is so important to have this article the best it can be. Lack of information breeds ignorance, after all.--Coin945 (talk) 17:01, 1 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Support --NickPenguin(contribs) 18:39, 6 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Yom Ha'atzmaut – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 10000 (today) daily hits

  1. Support Moswento talky 09:22, 23 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Support. Northamerica1000(talk) 14:37, 29 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Society and Social Sciences

Good governance – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 600 daily hits

I wrote the article several years ago as an inexperienced editor, and it has a huge impact on how we talk about international affairs, and could use a good overview of the scholarship. Might be a good place for collaboration, Sadads (talk) 17:19, 3 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  1. Support. Northamerica1000(talk) 15:43, 5 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Let's Play (video gaming) – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 260 daily hits

A very important advancement in the digitisation and globalisation of gaming. Bare bones at the moment. We need imformation on the history of it, the makeup of a typical video, the channels devoted to it, the different genres they can be (comical/factual etc.), hybrids such as PewDiPie's screaming videos which are montages of the bits of his Let's Plays that he's scared in. The impact on the gaming industry - they are often copyright issues, but they arguably make the games even more popular. They are around for nostalgic games like Carmen Sandiego, reigniting their poopularity.--Coin945 (talk) 07:16, 3 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Combat – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 410 daily hits

Article is tiny compared to the scope of the topic.--Coin945 (talk) 09:55, 29 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  1. SupportSadads (talk) 17:19, 3 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Support --NickPenguin(contribs) 18:39, 6 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Conspiracy theory – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 2660 daily hits

  1. Support - Another one with a high level of daily hits, AgneCheese/Wine 22:48, 22 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Support'Sadads (talk) 17:19, 3 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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