Wikipedia:Today's featured list/Submissions

Today's featured list submissions This star symbolizes the featured content on Wikipedia. Lists suggested here must be featured lists that have not previously appeared on the main page. Today's featured list launched in June 2011, initially on each Monday. In January 2014 it was agreed to expand to appear twice a week. The lists will be selected by the FL director, based on the consensus of the community. To submit a list for main page consideration, you simply need to draft a short summary of the list, in approximately 1000 characters, along with a relevant image from the list itself, using the template provided below. Should you need any assistance using the template, feel free to ask for help on the talk page. If you are nominating a list submitted by someone else, consider notifying the significant contributor(s) with {{subst:tfln|NAME OF LIST}} ~~~~ The community will review submissions, and suggest improvements where appropriate. If a blurb receives broad support, and there are no actionable objections, one of the directors will confirm that it has been accepted for main page submission. Please note there should be no more than fifteen nominations listed here at any one time. In rare circumstances, the directors reserve the right to exclude a list from main page consideration, a practice consistent with other main page sections such as Today's featured article and Picture of the day. Should this ever happen, a detailed explanation will be given.

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Step-by-step guide to submitting a list Select a featured list. Click here to start a new section at the bottom of this page. Copy and paste the following, if it has not automatically appeared: {{TFLcontent |image= |size=125x125px |title= |alt= |blurb= |link= }} Write a 1-paragraph blurb of approximately 1000 characters alongside |blurb=. Don't worry about getting the character count exact: there is considerable flexibility, and we can always adapt it if necessary. Add the image file name after |image=. Add a caption alongside |title=. Write some alt text alongside |alt=, for those who are unable to view images. Type the name of the list after |link= without the square brackets ([[ and ]]). Sign your name with four tildes (~~~~) at the very bottom of the section. For nominations intended for a specific date, consider adding the list to this table for increased exposure. These dates are not set in stone; please don't hesitate to nominate a list even if another has already been suggested on the day you had in mind.

1987 Major League Baseball Draft

First-round selections Ken Griffey, Jr. (top left), Mike Harkey (top right), Jack McDowell (bottom left), and Mike Remlinger (bottom right).

The 1987 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft took place as a conference call to the Commissioner of Baseball's office in New York from June 2–4. The American League (AL) and the National League (NL) alternated picks throughout the first round; because an NL team drafted first in the 1986 MLB Draft, an AL team had the first selection in 1987. Finishing 67–95, the Seattle Mariners had the worst record in the AL and thus obtained the first overall selection. The second selection went to the Pittsburgh Pirates. With the first overall pick, the Mariners drafted Ken Griffey, Jr.; Griffey, Jr. became a 13-time All-Star and helped Seattle make its first postseason appearance in franchise history. Mark Merchant, the second overall pick, however, never played in a major league game. The total number of athletes selected, 1,263, broke a record for the most players ever chosen in a draft. As of 2013, no players from the draft have been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, though several players made the honorary MLB All-Star Game in their careers. (Full list...)

Date requested: June 3, 2014. The draft was ongoing on the 3rd. Seattle (talk) 03:10, 17 November 2013 (UTC)

• Comment - The first two sentences of the blurb are not specific to the article in question and should be removed. Removing these two sentences will fix another problem, which is that the main link is not the first link in the blurb. Additional information relating specifically to the 1987 draft should be added to replace the removed content, but not at the beginning of the blurb. Neelix (talk) 16:42, 17 November 2013 (UTC)
  • Addressed. Seattle (talk) 19:38, 19 November 2013 (UTC)

List of stutterers

Demosthenes Practicing Oratory

Stutterers are people who have a speech disorder in which the flow of speech is disrupted by involuntary repetitions and prolongations of sounds, syllables, words or phrases, and involuntary silent pauses or blocks in which the stutterer is unable to produce sounds. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill was one of the 30% of stutterers who have an associated speech disorder—a lisp in his case—yet led his nation through World War II. Demosthenes (pictured) stuttered and was inarticulate as a youth, yet, through dedicated practice, such as by placing pebbles in his mouth, became a great orator of Ancient Greece. King George VI was so embarrassed by his stutter that he hired speech-language pathologist Lionel Logue and greatly improved his public speaking. Country singer Mel Tillis stutters when talking but not when singing. English comedian Rowan Atkinson incorporates his stuttering into his work by using over-articulation to overcome problematic consonants. German actor Dieter Thomas Heck started stuttering after being trapped under a staircase after a bombing raid in World War II. (Full list...)

Neelix (talk) 17:55, 4 January 2014 (UTC)

International Stammering Awareness Day is every 22 October, accoring to these people, so it may be better aimed a bit later in the year. - SchroCat (talk) 17:12, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

List of Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

A portrait of Kamal Haasan

Indian submissions for the Academy Award (Oscars) for Best Foreign Language Film date back to 1957. The Film Federation of India (FFI) appoints a committee to choose one entry as India's official submission to the Oscars. India's first entry, a Hindi film called Mother India, came close to winning the award, but lost to the Italian film Nights of Cabiria by one vote. As of 2013, only three films made it to the final shortlist—the other two being Salaam Bombay! (1988) and Lagaan (2001). Since 1984, India has submitted entries for every year except 2003, when the members of the FFI decided not to send an entry as they felt no film was competent enough. Most of the submissions have been Hindi films, while Tamil films have been the next most common with eight. Films directed by Satyajit Ray were sent thrice to the competition, while Kamal Haasan (pictured) has starred in more films that entered the competition than any other actor. To date, 46 films have been sent by India, with the most recent entry being the Gujarati film The Good Road for the 86th Academy Awards. (Full list...)

—Vensatry _{(Ping me)} 06:13, 6 January 2014 (UTC)

• Comment - The subject of the blurb would be clearer to readers if the main link included the word "India" or "Indian"; for example, the first sentence might be reworded as follows: "Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film date back to 1957." It is likely that many readers will not know that "Oscars" is synonymous with "Academy Awards"; since this blurb is so short, I recommend using the latter term exclusively. The third sentence has some grammatical issues, and should be reworded as follows: "India's first entry, a Hindi film called Mother India, came close to winning the award, but..." The word "in" should be removed from the phrase "every year except in 2003". Also in that sentence, there should be a "the" before "FFI". In the second last sentence, "had been" should be replaced by "has been". Also in that sentence, the phrase "the maximum number of films that entered the competition" should be replaced by the phrase "more films that entered the competition than any other actor". Because TFL blurbs are only on the main page for a single, predefined day, there is no need to include the phrase "As of 2003" in the last sentence, and "were sent by India" should be switched to "have been sent by India". There should be no comma after The Good Road. It is likely to be unclear to many readers that Gujarati is a language, and this should be clarified, even if only by linking the term to Gujarati language. Considering that the image of Satyajit Ray already went up on the main page in a TFL blurb (Satyajit Ray filmography), I recommend that the image be replaced by one of Kama Haasan, such as File:Kamal Haasan FICCI event.jpg. Neelix (talk) 22:31, 6 January 2014 (UTC)
  • Fixed all except the "has been" suggestion, as Ray is no more and India is not going to send any of the films directed by him in future. —Vensatry _{(Ping me)} 05:15, 7 January 2014 (UTC)
    • Good fixes thus far. Because Ray is dead, "had been" should be switched to "were". Also, the sixth sentence is awkwardly phrased; I recommend rewording it as follows: "Most of the submissions have been Hindi films, while Tamil films have been the next most common with eight." Neelix (talk) 16:29, 7 January 2014 (UTC)
      • Done as suggested —Vensatry _{(Ping me)} 17:20, 7 January 2014 (UTC)
        • Considering that another list related to the Academy Awards has been slotted for March, it might be wise to wait on this one for a while. Waiting until next year's ceremony would be ideal, but I would recommend at least a few months' wait. Neelix (talk) 16:23, 11 February 2014 (UTC)
          • First of all, I feel this is more related to Indian cinema rather than Academy Awards considering the fact that no film has won the award till date. This request has been on the queue for more than a month. By the next year, what to do if someone posts 67th Academy Awards; can't wait again for an indefinite period of time. I thought the FL directors had gone in for requesting a second slot for TFL was to balance the diversity gap as well as accommodate more FLs. —Vensatry _(Ping) 08:00, 12 February 2014 (UTC)
            • I don't have final say in what happens at TFLS; this is a community, and we make decisions by consensus. I just recommend what I think is best. It is common for blurbs to wait on this list for many months (ex. List of stutterers above is likely to wait nine months), or be put off for another year (ex. List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Brett Lee was postponed for another year because of proximity to another list of international cricket five-wicket hauls). Considering the wide range of film-related featured lists we are able to choose from, I don't think we need two in a row that are specifically about the Academy Awards, but I am glad for the FL director to make whatever decision they think best on this matter. Neelix (talk) 18:11, 12 February 2014 (UTC)

List of solar eclipses in the 21st century

Total solar eclipse as seen from the district of Kurigram in Bangladesh

There will be 224 solar eclipses in the 21st century, of which 77 will be partial, 72 will be annular, 68 will be total, and 7 will be hybrids between total and annular eclipses. Of these, two annular and one total eclipse will be off-centre, in the sense that the path of the maximum eclipse will only touch Earth's surface rather than traversing it. The greatest number of solar eclipses in one year will be four, in 2011, 2029, 2047, 2065, 2076, and 2094. So far, the longest duration in which the moon totally covered the sun, known as totality, was during the solar eclipse of July 22, 2009 (pictured). This total solar eclipse had a maximum duration of 6 minutes and 39 seconds. The longest possible duration of a total solar eclipse is 7 minutes and 32 seconds. The longest annular eclipse was on January 15, 2010, with a duration of 11 minutes and 8 seconds. The possible maximum duration is 12 minutes and 29 seconds. The eclipse of May 20, 2050 will be the second hybrid eclipse in the span of less than one year, the first one being on November 25, 2049. (Full list...)

Neelix (talk) 16:51, 25 January 2014 (UTC)

List of Medal of Honor recipients educated at the United States Military Academy

United States military captain, John Gregory Bourke (1843-1896)

The oldest United States Military Academy alumnus to receive the Medal of Honor, the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government, was John Cleveland Robinson, a non-graduating member of the class of 1839. The first alumnus of the Academy to perform actions to be recognized with the Medal of Honor was Charles Henry Tompkins, a non-graduating member of the class of 1851, while the last alumnus of the Academy to perform actions so recognized was Andre Lucas, a graduating member of the class of 1954. Two graduates, John Gregory Bourke (pictured) and Calvin Pearl Titus, received the Medal of Honor before being appointed to the Academy. Other notable Academy alumni who received the Medal of Honor include William Harding Carter, Douglas MacArthur, and Humbert Roque Versace. (Full list...)

Neelix (talk) 15:03, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

List of culinary nuts

Bowl of culinary nuts

Culinary nuts are dry, edible fruits or seeds that usually, but not always, have a high fat content. Nuts are used in a wide variety of edible roles, including in baking, as snacks, and as flavoring. In addition to botanical nuts, fruits and seeds that have a similar appearance and culinary role are considered to be culinary nuts. Non-botanical culinary nuts are divided into three categories: drupes, gymnosperm seeds, and angiosperm seeds. Nuts have a rich history as food. For many indigenous peoples of the Americas, a wide variety of nuts, including acorns, American beech and others, served as a major source of starch and fat over thousands of years. Similarly, a wide variety of nuts have served as food for Indigenous Australians for many centuries. Other culinary nuts, though known from ancient times, have seen dramatic increases in use in modern times. The most striking such example is the peanut. Its usage was popularized by the work of George Washington Carver, who discovered and popularized many applications of the peanut after employing peanut plants for soil amelioration in fields used to grow cotton. (Full list...)

Neelix (talk) 16:36, 8 February 2014 (UTC)

The Twelve Imams

Modern calligraphic depiction of Ali

The Twelve Imams are the spiritual and political successors to the Islamic prophet Muhammad in the Twelver branch of Shia Islam. According to the theology of Twelvers, the Twelve Imams are infallible human individuals who not only ruled over the community with justice, but also were able to keep and interpret sharia. It is believed by Twelver Shia Muslims that the Twelve Imams were foretold in the Hadith of the Twelve Successors. The Imams were guided by secret texts in their possession, such as al-Jafr and al-Jamia. Ali (calligraphy pictured) was the first of the Twelve Imams, and, in the Twelvers' view, the rightful successor to Muhammad, followed by male descendants of Muhammad through his daughter Fatimah. Each Imam was the son of the previous Imam, with the exception of Husayn ibn Ali, who was the brother of Hasan ibn Ali. The twelfth and final Imam is Muhammad al-Mahdi, who is believed by the Twelvers to be currently alive, and hidden in the Major Occultation until he returns to bring justice to the world. All of the Imams met unnatural deaths, with the exception of the last Imam. (Full list...)

Neelix (talk) 00:52, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

List of First Ladies of the United States

Michelle Obama

The First Ladies of the United States are the women who have served as the hostesses of the White House. The position is traditionally filled by the wife of the president of the United States, but, on occasion, the title has been applied to women who were not presidents’ wives, such as when the president was a bachelor or widower. Following Barack Obama's first inauguration on January 20, 2009, his wife, Michelle Obama (pictured), became the forty-sixth official First Lady. There are five living former First Ladies: Rosalynn Carter, wife of Jimmy Carter; Nancy Reagan, widow of Ronald Reagan; Barbara Bush, wife of George H. W. Bush; Hillary Rodham Clinton, wife of Bill Clinton; and Laura Bush, wife of George W. Bush. The first First Lady was Martha Washington, married to George Washington. The wives of four Presidents died before their husbands were sworn into office but are still considered First Ladies by the White House and National First Ladies' Library: Martha Jefferson, Rachel Jackson, Hannah Van Buren, and Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur. (Full list...)

Neelix (talk) 20:07, 14 February 2014 (UTC)

• Support for July 4; oppose a random day. © Tbhotch^™ (en-2.5). 21:22, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

List of Chartjackers episodes

Video blogger Alex Day performing during the ninth episode of Chartjackers.

There are eleven episodes of Chartjackers, a British documentary television programme that ran for a single season in 2009. The series documents the lives of four teenage video bloggers—Alex Day (pictured), Johnny Haggart, Jimmy Hill and Charlie McDonnell—from the video-sharing website YouTube as they attempt to write, record and release a pop song by crowdsourcing through social media in ten weeks. When first aired, episodes one to ten of Chartjackers were shown in real-time – lasting five minutes each, they detailed the events of the previous seven days. The eleventh and final episode compiled highlights from the previous ten weeks into one 30-minute compilation. The series was produced by Hat Trick Productions for BBC Switch, and aired from 12 September to 21 November 2009. A cross-platform project, Chartjackers was distributed both on television and through online media – after being broadcast on BBC Two, each episode was available to view again through BBC iPlayer and on the YouTube channel BBCSwitch. (Full list...)

This is my first blurb for TFL, so please let me know if there are any ways in which it could be improved. Is it too early for me to suggest that this be run on Friday 12th September, which would be the five-year anniversary of the series' first episode? If so, can I withdraw the submission and then suggest it again closer to the time? V_oBEDD 12:40, 18 February 2014 (UTC)