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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.

  • The article must be a featured article. Editors who are not significant contributors to the article should consult regular editors of the article before nominating it for TFAR.
  • The article must not have appeared as TFA before (see the list of possibilities here), except that:
    • The TFA coordinators may choose to fill up to two slots each week with FAs that have previously been on the main page, so long as the prior appearance was at least five years ago. The coordinators will invite discussion on general selection criteria for re-runnable TFAs, and aim to make individual selections within those criteria.
    • The request must be either for a specific date within the next 30 days that has not yet been scheduled, or a non-specific date. The template {{@TFA}} can be used in a message to "ping" the coordinators through the notification system.

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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How to post a new nomination:

I.
Create the nomination subpage.

In the box below, enter the full name of the article you are nominating (without using any brackets around the article's name) and click the button to create your nomination page.


II.
Write the nomination.

On that nomination page, fill out as many of the relevant parts of the pre-loaded {{TFAR nom}} template as you can, then save the page.

Your nomination should mention:

  • when the last similar article was, since this helps towards diversity on the main page (browsing Wikipedia:Today's featured article/recent TFAs will help you find out);
  • when the article was promoted to FA status (since older articles may need extra checks);
  • and (for date-specific nominations) the article's relevance for the requested date.
III.
Write the blurb.
Some Featured Articles promoted between 2016 and 2020 have pre-prepared blurbs, found on the talk page of the FAC nomination (that's the page linked from "it has been identified" at the top of the article's talk page). If there is one, copy and paste that to the nomination, save it, and then edit as needed. For other FAs, you're welcome to create your own TFA text as a summary of the lead section, or you can ask for assistance at WT:TFAR. We use one paragraph only, with no reference tags or alternative names; the only thing bolded is the first link to the article title. The length when previewed is between 925 and 1025 characters including spaces, " (Full article...)" and the featured topic link if applicable. More characters may be used when no free-use image can be found. Fair use images are not allowed.
IV.
Post at TFAR.

After you have created the nomination page, add it here under a level-3 heading for the preferred date (or under a free non-specific date header). To do this, add (replacing "ARTICLE TITLE" with the name of your nominated article):
===February 29===
{{Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/ARTICLE TITLE}}

Nominations are ordered by requested date below the summary chart. More than one article can be nominated for the same date.

It would also then be helpful to add the nomination to the summary chart, following the examples there. Please include the name of the article that you are nominating in your edit summary.

If you are not one of the article's primary editors, please then notify the primary editors of the TFA nomination; if primary editors are no longer active, please add a message to the article talk page.

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.

Shortcuts
The TFAR requests page is currently accepting nominations from November 2 to December 2. Articles for dates beyond then can be listed here, but please note that doing so does not count as a nomination and does not guarantee selection.
Before listing here, please check for dead links using checklinks or otherwise, and make sure all statements have good references. This is particularly important for older FAs and reruns.

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Date Article Reason Primary author(s) Added by (if different)
November 3 1964 Illinois House of Representatives election Why Elli
November 6 Russian battleship Poltava (1894) Why harizotoh9
November 8 Mario Party DS Why The Green Star Collector
November 11 Mells War Memorial Why HJ Mitchell Ham II
November 17 SMS Friedrich Carl Why Parsecboy Peacemaker67
November 18 Donkey Kong Country Why TheJoebro64, Jaguar TheJoebro64
November 19 My Little Love Why MaranoFan
November 21 MLS Cup 1999 Why SounderBruce
November 22 Donkey Kong 64 Why czar
November 27 Interstate 182 Why SounderBruce
November 28 Battle of Cane Hill Why Hog Farm
December 2 Windswept Adan Why Joeyquism
December 3 PlayStation (console) Why Jaguar Dank
December 8 You Belong with Me Why Ippantekina Sheila1988
December 10 Shovel Knight Showdown Why The Night Watch Gerda Arendt
December 13 Taylor Swift Why (rerun, first TFA was August 23, 2019) Ronherry FrB.TG, Ticklekeys, SNUGGUMS
December 19 SMS Niobe Why Peacemaker67
December 20 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Why TheJoebro64 Sheila1988
2025:
January 1 York Park Why Harizotoh9
January 4 Liza Soberano Why Pseud 14
January 6 Maria Trubnikova Why Ganesha811 Dank
January 8 Elvis Presley Why PL290, DocKino, Rikstar Dank
January 9 Title (album) Why MaranoFan
January 22 Caitlin Clark Why Sportzeditz Dank
January 27 The Holocaust in Bohemia and Moravia Why Harizotoh9
January 28 Lewis W. Green Why PCN02WPS
January 29 Dominik Hašek Why Harizotoh9
March 10 Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number Why NegativeMP1
March 12 2020 Seattle Sounders FC season Why SounderBruce
March 18 Edward the Martyr Why Amitchell125 Sheila1988
March 26 Pierre Boulez Why Dmass Sheila1988
April 1 Pig-faced women Why Harizotoh9
April 12 Dolly de Leon Why Pseud 14
April 15 Lady Blue (TV series) Why Aoba47 Harizotoh9
April 18 Battle of Poison Spring Why HF
April 24 "I'm God" Why Skyshifter
April 25 1925 FA Cup Final Why Kosack Dank
May 21st Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Skanderbeg (1st Albanian) (re-run, first TFA was May 14, 2015) Why Peacemaker67
May 6 Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories Why Harizotoh9
May 10 Ben&Ben Why Pseud 14
May 11 Mother (Meghan Trainor song) Why MaranoFan
June The Combat: Woman Pleading for the Vanquished Why iridescent Harizotoh9
June 3 David Evans (RAAF officer) Why Harizotoh9
June 8 Barbara Bush Why Harizotoh9
July 1 Maple syrup Why Nikkimaria Dank
July 7 Gustav Mahler Why Brianboulton Dank
July 14 William Hanna Why Rlevse Dank
July 26 Liz Truss Why Tim O'Doherty Tim O'Doherty and Dank
July 29 Tiger Why LittleJerry
July 31 Battle of Warsaw (1705) Why Imonoz Harizotoh9
August 4 Death of Ms Dhu Why Freikorp AirshipJungleman29
August 23 Yugoslav torpedo boat T3 Why Peacemaker67
August 30 Late Registration Why Harizotoh9
September 2 1905–06 New Brompton F.C. season Why Harizotoh9
September 6 Hurricane Ophelia (2005) Why Harizotoh9
September 20 Myst V: End of Ages Why Harizotoh9
September 30 or October 1 Hoover Dam Why NortyNort, Wehwalt Dank
October 1 Yugoslav torpedo boat T4 Why Peacemaker67
October 3 Spaghetti House siege Why SchroCat Dank
October 10 Tragic Kingdom Why EA Swyer Harizotoh9
October 16 Angela Lansbury Why Midnightblueowl MisawaSakura
October 18 Royal Artillery Memorial Why HJ Mitchell Ham II
November 1 Matanikau Offensive Why Harizotoh9
November 19 Water Under the Bridge Why MaranoFan
November 20 Nuremberg trials Why buidhe harizotoh9
November 21 Canoe River train crash Why Wehwalt
December 22 or 25 A Very Trainor Christmas Why MaranoFan MaranoFan
December 25 Marcus Trescothick Why Harizotoh9
2026:
January 27 History of the Jews in Dęblin and Irena during World War II Why Harizotoh9
January 28 Lewis W. Green Why PCN02WPS Harizotoh9
May 5 Me Too (Meghan Trainor song) Why MaranoFan
June 8 Types Riot Why Z1720
July 23 Veronica Clare Why Harizotoh9
September 20 Persona (series) Why Harizotoh9
November The Story of Miss Moppet Why Harizotoh9
November 11 U.S. Route 101 Why SounderBruce
October 15 Easy on Me Why MaranoFan
December 21 Fredonian Rebellion Why Harizotoh9
December 22 Title (song) Why MaranoFan
2027:
June 1987 (What the Fuck Is Going On?) Why
August 25 Genghis Khan Why AirshipJungleman29


Date Article Points Notes Supports† Opposes†
Nonspecific 1 The Story of Miss Moppet Children's story has not recently been featured on the main page. Almost two years (November 3, 2010) since promotion. 1
Nonspecific 2 Introduction to viruses 1 0
Nonspecific 3 Hadji Ali 2 2 for no similar article appearing within six months 3 0
Nonspecific 4 Derry City F.C. 5 Promoted over 2 years ago +2, widely covered + 2, no football (soccer) artilce in over 3 months + 1 2 1
Nonspecific 5 Porbeagle 2 0
October 22 Nixon in China (opera) 3 Two for the 25th anniversary of the premiere and one for April 2011 promotion date 5 0
October 22 Ian Fleming 5 Date relevant; widely covered; significant contributor; and subject under-represented 7 0
October 25 George II of Great Britain 4 Promoted 1 year ago, date relevant to article topic, widely covered 1 0
October 29 Give Peace a Chance (Grey's Anatomy) 3 Date relevance, nomination by significant contributor, and no related article featured within 3 months. 8 1
November 1 Stephen Crane Birthday 5 4
November 4 Gabriel Fauré 5 Day of death, no article similar in over 6 months(composers, not operas), widely covered 1 0
November 5 Thomas Percy (Gunpowder Plot) day of death 4 0
November 6 William Jennings Bryan presidential campaign, 1896 Day significant 2 0
November 13 Horseshoe Curve (Pennsylvania) Day significant -- anniversary of date listed on National Register of Historic Places and as National Historic Landmark 2 0
November 17 Metroid Prime 5 Tenth anniversary, 2008 FA, nomination by significant contributor 3 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. The nominator is included in the number of supporters.

Nonspecific date nominations

Nonspecific date 1

The Story of Miss Moppet

Rotavirus Reconstruction

The Story of Miss Moppet is a tale about teasing featuring a kitten and a mouse, written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter. Potter was born in London in 1866, and between 1902 and 1905 published a series of small format children's books. The Story of Miss Moppet was published by Frederick Warne & Co for the 1906 Christmas season. Miss Moppet, the story's eponymous main character, is a kitten teased by a mouse. While pursuing him she bumps her head on a cupboard. She then wraps a duster about her head, and sits before the fire "looking very ill". The curious mouse creeps closer, is captured, "and because the Mouse has teased Miss Moppet—Miss Moppet thinks she will tease the Mouse; which is not at all nice of Miss Moppet". She ties him up in the duster and tosses him about. The mouse makes his escape, and once safely out of reach, dances a jig atop the cupboard. Although, critically, The Story of Miss Moppet is considered one of Potter's lesser efforts, for young children it is valued as an introduction to books in general, and to the world of Peter Rabbit.(more...)
  • Oh my dear God, absolutely not. If anyone wants to know why, please ask at my talk. Thanks Iridescent - wouldn't have looked here if I hadn't seen that you commented. nb. - we to have way to identify this article so that it never runs as TFA. Truthkeeper (talk) 19:35, 17 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Why don't you explain in detail here why this shouldn't run? That's what this space is for. Your comments are somewhat cryptic, and more explanation would be appreciated.
  • In any case, if this article is in so damaging to the project, we should open a WP:FAR and have its star removed. I don't see a need to have a main page blacklist of featured articles--we should just delist the ones that don't represent our best work. Mark Arsten (talk) 19:41, 17 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • I requested a FAR a long time ago. I am taking a quick break from work at the moment and don't have time to explain - but this absolutely cannot go on the main page. There's a reason we have an institutional memory (which is lost when long-standing contributors leave). I'd very much like to see this entry deleted. Truthkeeper (talk) 19:47, 17 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • No need to go into too much detail, but what are the issues with the article? I think an explanation would be a nice cutesy to the person who nominated it. "Institutional memory" is nice, but more explanation will help prolong those memories in case of sudden retirements. BTW, I'd be happy to do the paperwork for an FAR. Mark Arsten (talk) 19:56, 17 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment - I don't get the anti-article hysteria if the FA article is "clean" as Truthkeeper88 claims.[1] You mean a whole topic, an article that is listed as an FA is off limiteds because of a SPI that is actually inconclusive regarding a specific editor. Why is listed as an FA if it is so contaminated? Is this like the Communist Black list? Should choices be made on the basis of emotion? — Preceding unsigned comment added by MathewTownsend (talk • contribs)
  • The reasons this page should never go on the front page are as follows: it was brought to FAC by a sock of banned sockmaster ItsLassieTime (about whom I won't say much here right now) and passed at a time soon after another page was pulled from the main page after plagiarism was detected. Almost all of ILT's pages have been found to have varying degrees of copyvio in them. I vowed to myself that wouldn't happen to another FAC and with Ruhrfisch's help I rewrote this page because it was plagiarized from top to bottom. Every single sentence. It took a long time to get it to where it is now. It can't go to FAR because as it stands, there's nothing wrong with it. But if you take a moment to look at the history you'd see a different story. More importantly a CCI case is open with hundreds of pages that need to be scrubbed - some that are GA. The message that would be sent by running this article on the front page - that was plagiarized from the top down and is one reason we now (supposedly) require spot-checks of all FACs - would be very wrong. I strongly oppose this. Truthkeeper (talk) 20:08, 17 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose per Iri and TK; the article itself is probably copyvio-free, but there's a very long history of sockpuppeteering in there, and running it would be a poor choice. I'm sure the nomination was in good faith, but I'm equally sure it should be removed, and unsure as to why that was reverted. Nikkimaria (talk) 20:03, 17 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    • I reverted because I think it is generally best practice to explain why a nomination is being removed. I was pretty confused as to why. I won't revert again, of course--I try to avoid edit warring. Mark Arsten (talk) 20:17, 17 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment - Iridescent didn't oppose it, as claimed, but suggested a different image, which I have added. Why should an article be banned if it's an FA. The SPI actually doesn't prove anything about one of the editors of this article. Seems like an emotional oppose with no actual facts. MathewTownsend (talk) 20:18, 17 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    • I've bolded the words "very strongly oppose" in my initial comment, as you appear to have missed them. My taking any other position is conditional on CCI approval that the copyvios have been cleared, which at present is clearly not the case as the history is full of them. – iridescent 20:57, 17 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Seriously? Please strike the "emotional oppose". You guys have no idea what this is about. Running it on the main page would not be a good idea. Please run it past MRG - she might think it's okay, but even with her endorsement I would oppose, strongly. Truthkeeper (talk) 20:23, 17 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Yes, seriously. You give no reasons why this article is forbidden. It isn't in the rules. You're saying that even MRG okays it, you'll still put the final black list stamp on it. Please put your emotions aside. Point to a rule that forbids this article from being an TFA. Something besides your emotional response. MathewTownsend (talk) 20:31, 17 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    • I pinged MRG about this, hopefully she'll weigh in. I'll withhold judgment, but I think it might actually send a good message if we run this--recognition of the excellent work of our copyright cleanup crew. Mark Arsten (talk) 20:35, 17 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Mathew, I'm really tired of having people assume bad faith against me and it's happened time and again on this page. It needs to stop now. Mark, no one who has done the clean up has taken credit for the star on this page and no, it should not run. There's a long story here and I don't want to put it out on this page now. Iri said it had to be cleared with me and I'm pleading with you guys to assume good faith. I've had enough badgering and bullying. Thanks. Truthkeeper (talk) 20:40, 17 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • I'm sorry to hear that you feel bullied. I was (and still am) looking for more information because this seems to be a very unusual case--I'm still learning and it's good to know how we handle these things. Also, you really should take credit for the star, since you did so much work on the article. Mark Arsten (talk) 20:45, 17 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Nonspecific date 2

Introduction to viruses

Rotavirus Reconstruction

A virus is a biological agent that reproduces inside the cells of living hosts. When infected, a host cell is forced to produce many thousands of identical copies of the original virus, at an extraordinary rate. Unlike most living things, viruses do not have cells that divide; new viruses are assembled in the infected host cell. Over 2,000 species of viruses have been discovered. A virus consists of two or three parts: genes, made from either DNA or RNA, long molecules that carry the genetic information; a protein coat that protects the genes; and in some, an envelope of fat that surrounds and protects them when they are not contained within a host cell. Viruses vary in shape from the simple helical and icosahedral to more complex structures. They spread in many different ways. Whereas viruses such as influenza are spread through the air by people when they cough or sneeze, others such as norovirus, which are transmitted by the faecal-oral route, contaminate hands, food and water. Rotavirus is often spread by direct contact with infected children. The human immunodeficiency virus, HIV, is one of several major viruses that are transmitted during sex. Viral infections often cause disease in humans and animals, however they are usually eliminated by the immune system, conferring lifetime immunity to the host for that virus. (more...)
please go ahead, improve it, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:16, 17 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
if I understood it enough I would. But I don't. So I'm not the one to "improve it". I asked the question: "No other way to clearly describe a virus?" MathewTownsend (talk) 13:33, 17 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Same for me, or I would do it, tried a bit,

Nonspecific date 3

Hadji Ali

Hadji Ali

Hadji Ali (c. 1888–92 – 1937) was a vaudeville performance artist famous for acts of controlled regurgitation. Thought to be of Egyptian extraction, his best-known feats included water spouting, smoke swallowing and nut and handkerchief swallowing followed by disgorgement in an order chosen by the audience. Ali's most famous stunt, and the highlight of his act, was drinking copious amounts of water followed by kerosene, and then acting by turns as a human flamethrower and fire extinguisher as he expelled the two liquids onto a theatrical prop. While these stunts were performed, a panel of audience members was invited to watch the show up close to verify that no trickery was employed. Ali had a dedicated following on the vaudeville circuit in the United States and performed for heads of state including Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. (more...)

Nonspecific date 4

Derry City F.C.

The Brandywell Stadium

Derry City Football Club is a professional football club based in Derry, Northern Ireland. It plays in the League of Ireland Premier Division. It had spent the majority of its time in the League of Ireland in the Premier Division, the top tier of league football in the Republic of Ireland, however it was expelled in November 2009 when it was discovered there were secondary, unofficial contracts with players. It was reinstated, however, a few weeks later but demoted to the First Division, the second tier. The club are the League of Ireland's only participant from Northern Ireland. The club's home ground is the Brandywell Stadium and the players wear red and white striped shirts from which its nickname, the Candystripes, derives. Others refer to the club as the Red and White Army or abbreviate the name to Derry or City. The club, founded in 1928, initially played in the Irish League, the domestic league in Northern Ireland, and won a title in 1964-65. In 1971, security concerns related to unrest in Northern Ireland meant matches could not be played at the Brandywell. (more...)

Deserves to be on the main page. I asked main contributor but hasn't answered yet and I think he's inactive, other people don't ask. Points: +2 (promoted over 2 years ago), +2(widely covered), +1(no football(soccer) article in over 3 months), total is 5.--Lucky102 (talk) 19:57, 10 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

  • Support. As galling as that accent is, my neighbours to the west would be a great addition to the main page. However, be prepared for a few questions about our city and county naming compromise; not all of which will be particularly polite. There's probably a good selection of free pictures you could use if you want to go with one; File:Derry 0161.jpg and File:126 Brandywell Stadium.JPG look good and Derry has a lot of good images of the city. GRAPPLE X 21:01, 10 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose: 3 dead links, 3 sections tagged as unsourced in whole or in part, member of Category:Articles containing potentially dated statements from July 2007. Beyond that: some of the citations need tidying up (e.g. "pp" but no page numbers); some people might prefer notes and references to be split for ease of reading; some people might think that two "however"s in two sentences in the lead (and in the blurb) is a sign that this 5-year-old FA needs a heavy polish before main page exposure, particularly where the FAC nominator left a few years ago. BencherliteTalk 18:24, 11 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Nonspecific date 5

Porbeagle

a silver stubby nosed shark

The porbeagle is a species of mackerel shark in the family Lamnidae, distributed widely in the cold and temperate marine waters of the North Atlantic and Southern Hemisphere. In the North Pacific, its ecological equivalent is the closely related salmon shark. The porbeagle typically reaches 2.5 m (8.2 ft) in length and a weight of 135 kg (298 lb); North Atlantic sharks grow larger than Southern Hemisphere sharks and differ in coloration and aspects of life history. Gray above and white below, the porbeagle has a very stout midsection that tapers towards the long, pointed snout and the narrow base of the tail. It has large pectoral and first dorsal fins, tiny pelvic, second dorsal, and anal fins, and a crescent-shaped caudal fin. The most distinctive features of this species are its three-cusped teeth, the white blotch on the back of its first dorsal fin, and the two pairs of lateral keels on its tail. Preying mainly on bony fishes and cephalopods, the porbeagle is an opportunistic hunter that regularly moves up and down in the water column, catching prey in midwater as well as off the bottom. Only a few shark attacks of uncertain provenance have been attributed to the porbeagle. It is well regarded as a game fish by recreational anglers. The meat and fins of the porbeagle are highly valued, which has led to a long history of intense human exploitation. However, this species cannot sustain heavy fishing pressure due to its low reproductive capacity. (more...)

Specific date nominations

October 22

Nixon in China (opera)

John Adams

The opera Nixon in China by John Adams (pictured), with a libretto by Alice Goodman, premiered at the Houston Grand Opera on October 22, 1987. Adams' first opera, it was inspired by the 1972 visit to China by US President Richard Nixon. The composer augmented the usual orchestra instruments with a large saxophone section, additional percussion, and an electronic synthesizer. Displaying a variety of musical styles, the score embraces minimalism alongside passages echoing 19th century composers, and mixes Stravinskian 20th century neoclassicism, jazz references, and big band sounds reminiscent of Nixon's youth in the 1930s. The opera has been presented on many occasions, in Europe as well as in North America, and has been recorded twice. In 2011, the opera was staged at the Metropolitan Opera, based on the original sets. Recent critical opinion recognizes the work as a significant and lasting contribution to American opera. (more...)

October 23

Ian Fleming

Ian Fleming (1908–1964) was an English author, journalist and Naval Intelligence Officer, best known for his James Bond series of spy novels. While working in British Naval Intelligence during Second World War, Fleming was involved in the planning stages of intelligence and military operations and his wartime service and subsequent career as a journalist provided much of the background, detail and depth of the James Bond novels. Fleming wrote his first Bond novel, Casino Royale, in 1952. It was a success, and eleven Bond novels and two short-story collections followed between 1953 and 1966. The novels revolved around James Bond, an officer in the British Secret Service. The Bond stories rank among the best-selling series of fictional books of all time, having sold over 100 million copies. Fleming's creation has appeared in film twenty-four times, portrayed by seven actors, with the latest screen incarnation, Skyfall, due to premiere in London on 23 October 2012. (more...)

October 25

George II of Great Britain

George II (1683–1760) was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) and Archtreasurer and Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 until his death. His grandmother, Sophia of Hanover, became second in line to the British throne after about fifty Catholics higher in line were excluded by the Act of Settlement, which restricted the succession to Protestants. After the deaths of Sophia and Queen Anne, his father, George I, inherited the throne. As king from 1727, George II exercised little control over British domestic policy, which was largely controlled by parliament. He had a difficult relationship with his eldest son, Frederick, who supported the parliamentary opposition. George became the last British monarch to lead an army in battle when he participated in the Battle of Dettingen in 1743. In 1745, supporters of the Catholic claimant to the throne, James Francis Edward Stuart, led by James's son Charles Edward Stuart, attempted and failed to depose George. Frederick died unexpectedly in 1751, and George's grandson, George III, became king on George II's death in 1760. Historians initially tended to view George II with disdain, but more recently, some scholars have re-assessed his legacy and conclude that he held and exercised influence in foreign policy and military appointments.

(more...)

Deserves to be on the main page. I asked a significant contributor and he said it was alright to put it here.--Lucky102 (talk) 11:56, 6 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It's not actually 5 days apart. This is for October.--Lucky102 (talk) 16:13, 6 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Good point. Striked (stricken?) my oppose - not changing to support as I don't have a strong opinion either way on this article. Mogism (talk) 16:21, 6 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

October 29

Give Peace a Chance (Grey's Anatomy)

Patrick Dempsey, whom the episode was focused on

"Give Peace a Chance" is the seventh episode of the sixth season of the American television medical drama Grey's Anatomy, and the show's 109th episode overall. Written by Peter Nowalk and directed by Chandra Wilson, the episode was originally broadcast on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) in the United States on October 29, 2009. Grey's Anatomy centers around a group of young doctors in training. In this episode, Dr. Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey, pictured) performs an operation on a hospital technician's "inoperable" tumor, despite the objections of the chief of surgery, Dr. Richard Webber (James Pickens, Jr.). The episode was designed to revolve around Dempsey's character. Mark Saul, Jesse Williams, and Nora Zehetner returned as guest stars, while Faran Tahir made his first and only appearance. Viewed by 13.74 million people, "Give Peace a Chance" won Wilson an NAACP Image Award for directing, and was generally well received among critics. (more...)

Three points: One point for date relevance (three year anniversary of premiere), one point for being a significant contributor/never having an article as TFA, and one point for no television/film article featured within 3 months of the requested date. Recently promoted FA. TRLIJC19 (talk • contribs) 19:08, 1 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

November 1

Stephen Crane

Formal portrait of Stephen Crane taken in Washington, D.C., about March 1896

Stephen Crane (1871–1900) was an American novelist, short story writer, poet and journalist. Prolific throughout his short life, he wrote notable works in the Realist tradition as well as early examples of American Naturalism and Impressionism. Crane's first novel was the 1893 Bowery tale Maggie: A Girl of the Streets. He won international acclaim for his 1895 Civil War novel The Red Badge of Courage, written without any battle experience. Late that year he accepted an offer to cover the Spanish-American War as a war correspondent. As he waited in Jacksonville, Florida for passage to Cuba, he met Cora Taylor, the madam of a brothel, with whom he would have a lasting relationship. Plagued by financial difficulties and ill health, Crane died of tuberculosis at the age of 28. Although recognized primarily for The Red Badge of Courage, Crane is also known for short stories such as "The Open Boat", "The Blue Hotel", "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky", and The Monster. Stylistically, his works are characterized by vivid intensity, distinctive dialects, and irony. Common themes involve fear, spiritual crises and social isolation. His writing made a deep impression on 20th century writers, most prominent among them Ernest Hemingway, and is thought to have inspired the Modernists and the Imagists. (more...)
  • Writer on birthday, interesting bio, too bad that some will have to be trimmed ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:03, 5 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support important author. --Rschen7754 18:03, 5 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose because too similar to the recent TFA Pilgrim at Tinker Creek - both are about American lit; he's a naturalist as is Dillard, and both written by the same editor. I would be more than happy to support this at a later date and I think more thought should be put into these suggestions because it's not nice to have to oppose. Truthkeeper (talk) 18:23, 5 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Nominator needs to calculate points for us to reflect any recent similar TFAs.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 18:29, 5 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Needs OCLC numbers for every book written before the 1970s before I'll support.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 03:05, 6 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Per Rschen7754. I think the connection to PaTC is reaching, to be honest. I looked through the past few months and I don't see any recent similar TFAs. Mark Arsten (talk) 22:27, 5 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Yeah and they'd be roughly a month and a half apart. --Rschen7754 22:29, 5 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support This is a very important writer, neglected on wikipedia, way above the level of Pilgrim at Tinker Creek IMO. And writing about an important era (the Civil War) in American history. So should be on the main page on his birthday. MathewTownsend (talk) 23:53, 5 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    To be fair, there are four Crane-related FAs, two of which I believe have been featured on the mainpage. María (yllosubmarine) 13:56, 6 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Sorry, you're right. Doesn't change my "Support" though. According to Ernest Hemingway: "The good writers are Henry James, Stephen Crane, and Mark Twain. That's not the order they're good in. There is no order for good writers." MathewTownsend (talk) 14:35, 6 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    You'll get no argument from me as to Crane's notability; I'm a huge fan, hence the four FAs. I'm neither opposing nor supporting this nomination, I just thought your comment strange considering. María (yllosubmarine) 15:04, 6 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Yes, I was unaware. I've not been following FA/FAC for very long. MathewTownsend (talk) 15:15, 6 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose because too similar to the recent TFA Pilgrim at Tinker Creek on September 17, per Truthkeeper. Fine in the New Year. Johnbod (talk) 16:13, 6 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support as Tinker Creek is a book while this is a biography. Similar, but not too similar, IMHO. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 16:24, 6 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Agree with Crisco. Crane was not "a naturalist as is Dillard". The word "naturalist" is being misapplied. For Crane the word refers to his introduction of realism, not that he concentrated on writing about nature. "Naturalism was a literary movement taking place from the 1880s to 1940s that used detailed realism to suggest that social conditions, heredity, and environment had inescapable force in shaping human character." Is this the same as Dillard? Their writing is not similar, nor their topics, nor their level of fame and influence on literature. He was primarily a writer of fiction and did not write as Pilgrim at Tinker Creek is described: "Told from a first-person point of view, the book details an unnamed narrator's explorations near her home, and various contemplations on nature and life". MathewTownsend (talk) 16:40, 6 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    I'm sorry MathewTownsend but I have to disagree. I have on my computer desktop a Cambridge Companion book titled American Realism and Naturalism with a chapter devoted to Crane. In American lit., naturalism (which doesn't necessarily have to do with nature, but sometimes does) began pre-Civil war with Henry David Thoreau and the Transcendendalists (though they were the forerunners), took off fully with Crane, Twain, Dreiser, Sinclair and others after the Civil war, continued with Hemingway (see "Big Two-Hearted River") and Faulkner mid-century and certainly is seen in Dillard. All this is beside the point though; I made a very pointy oppose, for which I feel awful to the point that I will send Maria email to apologize yet again, because I feel this page is being misused. How many articles do we have about American literature? How many editors do we have writing about American literature? These are considerations to keep in mind. Furthermore, since when does the primary editor have the obligation to write the blurb and to provide OLCL numbers (as requested above), particularly when editors are simultaneously being accused of ownership issues. Something's very rotten in Denmark is the point I'm trying to make; and quite frankly this is an issue that's gone once to RfAR. In my view another trip there might not be a bad idea. This page should be used for editors to request main page appearance for articles to which they've contributed, not to be used as a place to post willy-nilly without thinking about long-term ramifications. I didn't support Tinker Creek and had that not run, I'd be happy to see Crane go now. I believe Crane should go and am upset to see the mess that's been made here. Truthkeeper (talk) 18:49, 6 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    You decry concerns of ownership and then immediately express the view that proposals for main page appearance should only be made by significant contributors to articles. Obvious issue, right? Any wonder that there are calls for this culture to end? Br'er Rabbit (talk) 19:29, 6 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    No, Jack. I've never used this page and Gerda put a message on my page inviting me to join the conversation. You're letting your personal animus get in the way of seeing the obvious problems: Austen nominated now when a major anniversary looms in four months (maybe the author knows about that?); British royalty nominated now when another major anniversary looms (where's the spot for that request?). A major American author nominated a few weeks after another book by an American author, when today yet another book is being run. We simply don't have that many lit. pages and they need to be spread out. I don't care if you change this place or not, but some kind of order or thought needs to be put into the nominations - order and thought that seems currently to be lacking. You can decry the ownership issue all you like, but if you have issues with it, try bringing forward solutions better than those that have been brought forward. Truthkeeper (talk) 19:47, 6 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Sorry to hear about your private concerns. - To these facts: Austen was nominated now, but can very well appear on the anniversary if that is what gets consensus, 2013 that is. If so, I don't see why a male author and a book by a female US author should not appear within the same quarter, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:16, 6 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    (edit conflict)On the contrary, I think Gerda has done a great job nominating articles (which very few people are willing to do) and deserves to be thanked--not criticised. Raul and Dabomb need our help, and we should be encouraging people who try to make their lives easier. I encourage anyone unhappy with the job a volunteer here is doing to step up and try to do it better. Mark Arsten (talk) 20:24, 6 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    As to whether this is too close to have articles generally related to American literature together--that's a matter of personal opinion, maybe it is and maybe it isn't. We just have to wait for more people to show up here and form a consensus. Mark Arsten (talk) 20:24, 6 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    My name's not Jack. Note that I've not supported this TFA suggestion. This is a forum for discussing potential TFA and... they're being discussed. And don't be attacking Gerda. She's sincere, mellow, and we've a paucity of good female participants on this project. Br'er Rabbit (talk) 20:47, 6 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    (blushing, again) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:58, 6 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding Crisco's comment above about one article being a biography and the other about a book: (see footnote 5 above) "Similar is defined differently than the categories at WP:FA: two dissimilar articles may be grouped under the same category. For example, two film articles would be considered similar but an article about a newspaper and one about a film may be both grouped under Media but would not be considered similar. Conversely, similar articles may be in different categories at WP:FA: for example, Atom and Noble gas." MathewTownsend (talk) 23:33, 6 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

  • Indeed. In this case I find it dissimilar enough to not be an issue. If this were a novel and then a short story came along, there might be pause, but novel and author are different enough I think — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:01, 7 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • We have, in the past, viewed a creator and then a creation as not similar, assuming that they are not related (i.e. don't run The Red Badge of Courage right after Crane.)--Wehwalt (talk) 14:03, 8 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

November 4

Gabriel Fauré

Gabriel Fauré in 1907

Gabriel Urbain Fauré was a French composer, organist, pianist and teacher. He was one of the foremost French composers of his generation, and his musical style influenced many 20th-century composers. Among his best-known works are his Pavane, Requiem, nocturnes for piano, and the songs "Après un rêve" and "Clair de lune". Although his best-known and most accessible compositions are generally his earlier ones, Fauré composed many of his greatest works in his later years, in a harmonically and melodically much more complex style. Fauré was born into a cultured but not especially musical family. His talent became clear when he was a small boy. At the age of nine he was sent to a music college in Paris, where he was trained to be a church organist and choirmaster. Among his teachers was Camille Saint-Saëns, who became a lifelong friend. After graduating from the college in 1865 Fauré earned a modest living as an organist and teacher, leaving him little time for composition. (more...)

I think this should be on the main page. It has 5 points in total.--Lucky102 (talk) 16:13, 17 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

November (8) 5

Thomas Percy (Gunpowder Plot)

Thomas Percy

Thomas Percy (c. 1560–1605) was a member of the group of provincial English Catholics who planned the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605. A tall, physically impressive man, little is known of his early life beyond his matriculation in 1579 at the University of Cambridge, and his marriage in 1591 to Martha Wright. In 1596 a distant relation, Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland, appointed him constable of Alnwick Castle. In the years before 1603 Percy was the earl's intermediary in a series of confidential communications with King James VI of Scotland. Percy became disenchanted with James after his accession to the English throne in 1603, as he considered that James had reneged on promises of toleration for English Catholics. He met Robert Catesby in 1603 and in the following year joined Catesby's conspiracy to kill the king and his ministers by blowing up the House of Lords with gunpowder. Percy provided the group with funding and secured the leases to certain properties in London, one of which was the undercroft directly beneath the House of Lords, in which the gunpowder was finally placed. When the plot was exposed on 5 November 1605, Percy immediately fled to the Midlands, catching up with the others en route. They were besieged in Staffordshire on 8 November by the pursuing Sheriff of Worcester and his men; Percy and Catesby were killed. (more...)
Confuse? There was no bonfire, and the person died 8 Nov, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:24, 11 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
The point is that 5 November, aka "Bonfire Night" in the UK, is the day that the "Gunpowder plot" is commemorated, being the date in 1605 on which the conspiracy to blow up king and parliament was discovered. Percy is only really noteworthy because of his involvement with the plot; his death date three days later has no actual significance. For that reason I agree with the IP above. Brianboulton (talk) 17:56, 11 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

November 6

William Jennings Bryan presidential campaign, 1896

William Jennings Bryan speaking during the campaign 1896

In 1896, William Jennings Bryan ran for U.S. president. The former Democratic congressman from Nebraska, who gained his party's presidential nomination in July of that year after electrifying the Democratic National Convention with his Cross of Gold speech, was defeated in the general election by the Republican candidate, former Ohio governor William McKinley. Born in 1860, Bryan grew up in rural Illinois and in 1887 moved to Nebraska, where he practiced law and entered politics. He won election to the House of Representatives in 1890, and was re-elected in 1892, before mounting an unsuccessful US Senate run. Despite the loss, he set his sights on higher office, believing he could be elected president in 1896 even though he remained a relatively minor figure in the Democratic Party. In anticipation of a presidential campaign, he spent much of 1895 and early 1896 making speeches across the United States; his oratory, for which he was noted, increased his popularity in his party. Bryan often spoke on the issue of the currency. He undertook an extensive tour by rail to bring his campaign to the people, speaking some 600 times, to an estimated 5,000,000 listeners. His campaign focused on silver, an issue which failed to appeal to the urban voter, and he was defeated. (more...)
Gerda, what does "as pending request" mean? Are you the nominator? The date relevance will not be obvious to everyone. When did we last have a similar article? NB Bryan's Cross of Gold speech from this same campaign was FA on July 9th. If you are going to nominate things, please do so properly. Johnbod (talk) 14:03, 17 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

November 13

Horseshoe Curve (Pennsylvania)

View of the horseshoe bend from the air

Horseshoe Curve is a 3,485-foot (1,062 m), triple-tracked, railroad curve on the Norfolk Southern Railway's Pittsburgh Line in Logan Township, Blair County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is close to 1,300 feet (400 m) in diameter and has a grade of almost 2 percent. As a train travels west from Altoona, it ascends almost 60 feet (20 m) in the 0.66-mile (1.06 km) segment that makes up the curve and rotates 220 degrees. The curve was completed in 1854 by the Pennsylvania Railroad as a means of lessening the grade to the summit of the Allegheny Mountains by increasing the distance. It was built as alternative to the time-consuming Allegheny Portage Railroad, the only other method of traversing the mountains. It has formed an important part of the region's transport infrastructure since its opening, and during World War II was targeted by Nazi Germany in 1942 as a part of Operation Pastorius. Horseshoe Curve was added to the National Register of Historic Places and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1966. It was also designated a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in 2004. Since its opening, Horseshoe Curve has been a tourist attraction. A trackside observation park for visitors was completed in 1879. The park was renovated and a visitor center constructed in the early 1990s. (more...)
Nov 13 is the date is was listed as a National Historic Landmark and on the National Register of Historic Places.

November 17

Metroid Prime

Metroid Prime is a video game developed by Retro Studios and Nintendo for the Nintendo GameCube, released in North America in 2002 and in Japan and Europe the following year. It is the first 3D game in the Metroid series, the fifth main installment, and is classified by Nintendo as a first-person adventure rather than a first-person shooter, due to the large exploration component of the game and its precedence over combat. Like previous games in the series, Metroid Prime has a science fiction setting, in which players control the bounty hunter Samus Aran. The story follows Samus as she battles the Space Pirates and their biological experiments on the planet Tallon IV. The game was a collaborative effort between Retro's staff in Austin, Texas and Japanese Nintendo employees, including producer Shigeru Miyamoto, who was the one who suggested the project after visiting Retro's headquarters in 2000. Despite initial backlash from fans due to the first-person perspective, the game was released to both universal acclaim and commercial success, selling more than a million units in North America alone.(more...)

Five points: Date marks the tenth anniversary of the game's release. Featured since 2008, and I'm the main contributor. Last VG article on the main page was in September 20, which can lead to a two month break if no such TFA appears in October. igordebraga ≠ 03:37, 6 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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