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Following the appearance of an "old" FA on Main Page in October 2012 that contained several significant flaws, Dweller initiated an effort to review all articles that:

The reason is to see if they are, at a quick glance, of a standard appropriate for a Featured article appearing on Main Page, would require a light brush-up or need so much work that their appearance would inappropriate, as not reflective of our best work.

The reason for choosing 2008 as a cut-off was that the FA standards rose significantly in and after 2009.

At the request of the TFA Coordinators, the scope has been expanded to articles that passed FA more recently.

There are no Featured articles pre-dating 2005 that have yet to appear on Main page.

2005

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  • Question?Dietrich v The Queen FAR: 2009 Review: n/a Not considered due to relatively recent FAR. Now reviewed. Looks fine. --Dweller (talk) 15:54, 18 February 2016 (UTC)

Suggested date: The incident that kicked this off took place on 17 December 1986, so 30th anniversary this December --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 09:56, 7 July 2016 (UTC)

    • I don't know the standards for Australian legal articles, but for an article on an American Supreme Court case of central importance, you'd expect to see relevant constitutional cases from both before and after, and I'm not seeing that here. I think it needs expanding. - Dank (push to talk) 23:23, 27 October 2016 (UTC)
      • Bilby, you're the most prolific contributer to this article, even if the inactive Stephen Bain wrote most of what went to FAC and another editor nominated it. What do you think of the issue raised by Dank? I'd love to get this on Main page. 12 years when we're apparently very short of FAs is ridiculous. --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 12:39, 16 August 2017 (UTC)
        • I'll have a look into it - I have a friend who has a lot of expertise in this area, so I'll grab his opinion early next week and see what we need to do. - Bilby (talk) 08:35, 1 September 2017 (UTC)
          • Bilby, how's it going? --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 15:08, 25 July 2018 (UTC)
            • Bilby? --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 10:17, 19 August 2020 (UTC)
              • Thansk for the reminder. He had a look. but didn't offer much. I'd actually really like to do this - I want to take a break from off-wiki stresses and do something here. I'll endevour to go over everything in the next week. - Bilby (talk) 10:19, 19 August 2020 (UTC)
  • ☒NCincinnati, Lebanon and Northern Railway FAR: 2008 Review: Large sections devoid of inline references. Inappropriate for Main Page currently.

2006

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Many of these articles have short Leads, frequently two short parags.

  • ☒N 1987 (What the Fuck Is Going On?) FAR n/a - Review: "Plagiarised" used several times but looks like editorial comment... Incidents of destruction referred to in Lead not mentioned in article. Probably needs a close look before going on Main Page.
    • I had a quick look at this, and if it were my call, I wouldn't run it. Readers could easily get confused by the manipulative style of the band into thinking that we're trying to be manipulative at TFA (starting with the name of the album). - Dank (push to talk) 15:44, 22 February 2016 (UTC)
  • ☒N All You Need Is Love (The JAMs song) FAR n/a - Review: Large tracts of unsourced material. Inappropriate for Main Page currently. Let's see if we can fix this. notification Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 23:00, 31 January 2018
  • ☒N Battle of the Tenaru FAR n/a - Review: Serious issues. Unsourced casualty numbers in Lead, conflict with casualty numbers in Lead and infobox, conflict in combatant numbers between Lead and infobox, contradiction between Lead and body as to what the Japanese commander knew of US strength. Final citation used to apparently source detailed comparison of real events and depiction of the battle, but none of the detail is actually present in the source. Inappropriate for Main Page currently.
  • Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu–Tanambogo FAR n/a - Review: "frenzied mob" needs a source, as does "one of the finest natural harbors in the South Pacific". Some text issues, eg "utilizing improvised explosive charges to kill the Japanese defenders taking cover in the many caves and fighting positions spread throughout the hill and ravine.[27] Employing the improvised explosives, the individual Japanese fighting positions were destroyed." Otherwise, probably fine with a going-over
  • ☒N Don Dunstan FAR n/a - Review: Huge paragraphs in an oversized Lead. Pretty well referenced. Minor niggle: MATS "plan" or "plans"? Taking a random part of the article for a close look, I examined his retirement, straddling two sections of the article. Some odd use of photo caption to include important sourced material that should be in the main text and is not. What was he "seriously ill" with when he resigned? What was "stage-managed" about the press conference (aren't press conferences by definition stage-managed? They're hardly spontaneous.) Article doesn't properly address his retirement from anything other than premiership - retirement from politics is alluded to only. These issues makes me suppose there are others I'm missing on this whistlestop lookthrough. Probably inappropriate for Main Page currently.
  • ☒N Effects of Hurricane Isabel in North Carolina FAR n/a - Review: Title inconsistent with opening words. Article opens with what sounds like a big claim, but is puzzlingly small (worst in four years) so on reflection must be a comment about it not being so bad... but it's worded like it's dreadful. Just not sure what it's supposed to mean. Worse, the claim doesn't appear to be in the main text, so is unreferenced. "light wind shear"=? "average track forecast error" =? "flood potential statement"=? Huge, lightly referenced paragraphs. The before and after photos are perplexing: the top one seems to show flooding on the right of the picture, but the bottom one seems to show sand (dumped by a storm?) along the seafront properties. Or is it that the storm blew that sand away? Inappropriate for Main Page currently.
  • ☒N Empires: Dawn of the Modern World FAR n/a - Review: Lead includes a one sentence paragraph - and it's one that's neither cited there, nor in the body text. "complete 3D perspective" - what's an incomplete one? multiplayer component spoken of in present tense, despite lead saying it closed 3 years ago and the body then saying it closed five years ago. Better style to list the civilisations in the body, not the lead. Surely the lead can be longer without artificially puffing it up? Absence of citations suggests significant amounts of OR in the Campaigns section - and that alone would be enough to make this inappropriate for Main Page currently.
    This had a 2015 FAR. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 17:50, 28 January 2020 (UTC)
  • checkY Final Fantasy X-2 FAR n/a - Review: Early sections mostly unreferenced. Inappropriate.
  • ☒N Fuck the Millennium FAR n/a - Review: Includes tracts of unreferenced material. Inappropriate.
  • Hurricane Irene (2005) FAR 2008 - Review:
  • ☒N Hurricane Nora (1997) FAR n/a - Review: Some expansion in the impact needed.
  • Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater FAR n/a - Review: Prequel/sequel comment in lead is unintelligible and does not appear in the body copy. Otherwise seems fine.
  • ☒N Pixies FAR 2011 Not appropriate currently, per Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Pixies (2016 April Fool nomination) --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 11:02, 7 July 2016 (UTC)
    Why is this here? I am unable to find a FAC or a FAR. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 18:57, 28 January 2020 (UTC)
    It should be Pixies (band) SandyGeorgia (Talk) 13:16, 10 May 2020 (UTC)
  • checkY Tropical Storm Henri (2003) FAR n/a (key dates September 3-8) - Review: Looks ok, all text cited bar one covering sentence. web links appropriately archived. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 05:12, 21 May 2017 (UTC)
  • ☒N Witchfinder General (film) FAR n/a - Review: Looks OK Sources need improving. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:00, 14 April 2017 (UTC)

2007

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I don't think there's any particular date or anniversary that would suit this being a main page topic, but I'll try and have a look at that unreferenced section you mentioned. Angmering (talk) 20:43, 23 August 2017 (UTC)
  • Eyes of the Insane FAR n/a - Review:
  • Final Fantasy IX FAR n/a - Review:
  • ☒N Final Fantasy Tactics FAR n/a - Review: Too many uncited sentences to use at the moment. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 09:17, 19 May 2017 (UTC)
    I see no problem with running an article like this TFA. Most of the uncited is storyline/plot, and the rest can be dealt with on TFA day. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 20:08, 28 January 2020 (UTC)
  • ☒N Herne Bay, Kent FAR n/a - Review: Lead might not fully summarise article, some short paragraphs. Some uncited claims - likely to have been added since FA status. Checklinks shows quite a few broken links
  • checkY Ian Chappell FAR n/a - Review: Looks pretty good. --Dweller (talk) 09:25, 29 September 2014 (UTC)
Suggested date: Birthday is 26 September --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 12:07, 7 July 2016 (UTC)

2008

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FAR'd

2009

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See logs at WP:FA2009
Article Review (sign and date please) Suggested date Nominator at FAC
York Park Aaroncrick
Fourth Test, 1948 Ashes series YellowMonkey
Supernatural (season 1) Ophois
Tôn Thất Đính Discussed at WT:WikiProject_Military_history/Archive_137. - Dank (push to talk) 21:50, 29 August 2017 (UTC) YellowMonkey
Shojo Beat Collectonian
All Hell Breaks Loose (Supernatural) Ophois
SMS Derfflinger Parsecboy
Thomas R. Marshall Charles Edward
Lindsay Hassett with the Australian cricket team in England in 1948 YellowMonkey
Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy Tezero
Ellis Wackett Ian Rose
Interstate 70 in Colorado Moabdave
Brian Booth YellowMonkey
Tragic Kingdom Escape Artist Swyer & Tezero
Sam Loxton with the Australian cricket team in England in 1948 YellowMonkey
SMS Hindenburg Parsecboy
Starvin' Marvin (South Park) Hunter Kahn
Joe Hewitt (RAAF officer) See WP:TFAP. - Dank (push to talk) 21:56, 29 August 2017 (UTC) Ian Rose
Fredonian Rebellion Karanacs
Ernie Toshack with the Australian cricket team in England in 1948 YellowMonkey
König-class battleship Parsecboy
Kaiser-class battleship Parsecboy
Joel Selwood ☒N Article has some POV issues (eg "boy wonder") and seems out of date and suffering WP:RECENTISM. If patched up (paging Aaroncrick Boomtish --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 12:58, 29 August 2017 (UTC) 26 May 2018 is 40th birthday, so good for Main page then, if improved Aaroncrick & Boomtish
Doug Ring with the Australian cricket team in England in 1948 YellowMonkey
Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907 Crum375
Edgar Towner checkY Looks great. --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 14:27, 30 August 2017 (UTC) Birth/death: 19 April 1890 – 18 August 1972. But how about going for 1 September 2018, which will be 100 years from the day of his heroism? Or we could do any Armistice Day. Abraham, B.S.
Battle of Corydon Charles Edward
Cheadle Hulme Majorly
Early life of Keith Miller YellowMonkey
Fantasy Black Channel Rafablu88
Abu Nidal SlimVirgin
Yamato-class battleship Climie.ca & The ed17
Jarome Iginla Resolute
Moltke-class battlecruiser Parsecboy
U.S. Route 41 in Michigan Imzadi1979
SMS Seydlitz Parsecboy
Raymond Brownell Abraham, B.S.
Take Ichi convoy Nick-D
Nassau-class battleship Parsecboy
SY Aurora's drift Brianboulton
Operation Cobra Eurocopter
Donald Bradman with the Australian cricket team in England in 1948 YellowMonkey
Hurricane Daniel (2006) Juliancolton & Hurricanehink
Sam & Max: Freelance Police Sabre
2008 Humanitarian Bowl Strikehold
SS Kroonland Bellhalla
Fred Moosally Cla68
SS Minnesotan Bellhalla
Operation Brevity EnigmaMcmxc
USS Iowa (BB-61) TomStar81
Super Columbine Massacre RPG! See WP:TFANO. - Dank (push to talk) 21:57, 29 August 2017 (UTC) David Fuchs
Maryland and Virginia Rifle Regiment Tfhentz
Stanley Goble Ian Rose
USS Iowa turret explosion Cla68
Lockdown (2008) Wrestlinglover

2010

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See logs at WP:FA2010
Article Review (sign and date please) Suggested date Nominator at FAC
William Cragh Eric Corbett & Ealdgyth
Euryoryzomys emmonsae Ucucha
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest Zeality
Kampung Boy (TV series) Jappalang
Venture Science Fiction Mike Christie
The Story of Miss Moppet See WP:TFANO - Dank (push to talk) 23:50, 29 August 2017 (UTC) Susanne2009NYC
Galaxy Science Fiction Mike Christie
Sid Barnes with the Australian cricket team in England in 1948 YellowMonkey
Zino's petrel Jimfbleak
Ray Lindwall with the Australian cricket team in England in 1948 YellowMonkey
Oryzomys antillarum Ucucha
Ambondro mahabo Ucucha
Aquaria (video game) PresN
USS Massachusetts (BB-2) Yoenit
SMS Westfalen Parsecboy & Dank
Ian Meckiff YellowMonkey
Pig-faced women Community consensus is not to run as April 1 FA. See WP:TFANO. - Dank (push to talk) 23:32, 29 August 2017 (UTC) Iridescent
Saxaul sparrow Innotata
Ambrose Rookwood Parrot of Doom
The Body (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) Moni3 & Courcelles
Thomasomys ucucha Ucucha
Mark Tonelli YellowMonkey
Wally Hammond Sarastro1
Transandinomys Ucucha
Russian battleship Slava Sturmvogel 66
Mark Kerry 4 Aug 2019, 70th birthday YellowMonkey
Kentucky gubernatorial election, 1899 Acdixon
Subfossil lemur Visionholder
2009 International Bowl Grondemar
Pilot (Supernatural) Ophois
Black currawong Casliber
Tarrare Iridescent
Bombing of Yawata (June 1944) Nick-D
USS Indiana (BB-1) Yoenit
Cryptoprocta spelea Visionholder & Ucucha
Sovetsky Soyuz-class battleship Sturmvogel 66
Convention of 1833 Karanacs
Fresh Blood (Supernatural) Ophois
Neil Brooks YellowMonkey
Bill Newton Ian Rose
Rock martin Jimfbleak
Indiana-class battleship Yoenit
Transandinomys talamancae Ucucha
SMS Helgoland Parsecboy
Grey currawong Casliber
Brian Eaton Ian Rose
Japanese battleship Tosa The ed17 & Cla68
Keith Miller in the 1946–47 Australian cricket season YellowMonkey
Battle of Villers-Bocage EnigmaMcmxc
Battle of Pulo Aura Jackyd101
Oryzomys couesi Ucucha
Coprinellus micaceus Sasata
Japanese battleship Yamato Climie.ca & The ed17
First Test, 1948 Ashes series YellowMonkey
Hurricane Hazel Maxim
Parks and Recreation (season 1) Hunter Kahn
Donner Party Karanacs & Eric Corbett
1956 Winter Olympics H1nkles
Oryzomys dimidiatus Ucucha
Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) I.M.S.
Bayern-class battleship Parsecboy
Yellow-tailed black cockatoo Casliber
Armillaria gallica Sasata
Kala (album) ChrisTheDude
Oryzomys gorgasi Ucucha
Russet sparrow Innotata
Roberto Luongo Orlandkurtenbach
Delichon Jimfbleak
Babakotia Visionholder
Mindomys Ucucha
USS Congress (1799) Brad101
The Kinks checkY OMG why hasn't this run yet? Massively important band, passed FAC 10 years ago. Looks fine. --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 10:16, 19 August 2020 (UTC) N/a I.M.S.
No. 1 Wing RAAF On TFAP for Oct 2017 - Dank (push to talk) 23:29, 29 August 2017 (UTC) Nick-D
Cedric Howell Abraham, B.S.
Sam Loxton 29 Mar 2021 (100th birthday) YellowMonkey
HMS Calliope (1884) Kablammo
Battle of Winterthur (1799) Auntieruth55
Rumours (album) Rafablu88
Second Test, 1948 Ashes series YellowMonkey
Muhammad al-Durrah incident SlimVirgin
Noronhomys Ucucha
Third Test, 1948 Ashes series YellowMonkey
Frederick Scherger Ian Rose
Walter Peeler Abraham, B.S.

2011

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See logs at WP:FA2011
Article Review (sign and date please) Suggested date Nominator at FAC
U.S. Route 2 in Michigan checkYLooks good to me! – John M Wolfson (talkcontribs) 19:35, 5 June 2019 (UTC) Imzadi1979
RAF Uxbridge Harrison49
Walking Liberty half dollar Wehwalt
Ernie Fletcher Acdixon
Peter Jeffrey (RAAF officer) Ian Rose
Happy Chandler Acdixon
Astraeus hygrometricus Sasata
Dermotherium Ucucha
George Hirst Sarastro1
Frank Bladin Ian Rose
HMS Hood (51) Sturmvogel 66
1991 Atlantic hurricane season Hurricanehink
Alister Murdoch Ian Rose
Brazilian battleship São Paulo The ed17
Gerard (archbishop of York) Ealdgyth
Tropical Storm Carrie (1972) Juliancolton
Super Science Stories Mike Christie
Harmon Killebrew Wizardman
Small-toothed sportive lemur Visionholder
James B. McCreary Acdixon
Homicide: Life on the Street (season 2) Hunter Kahn
Valston Hancock Ian Rose
No. 79 Squadron RAAF Nick-D
London Necropolis Company TFANO - Dank (push to talk) Iridescent
Into Temptation (film) Hunter Kahn
Taxonomy of lemurs Visionholder & Ucucha
Scott Zolak Wizardman
Voalavo gymnocaudus Ucucha
Hurricane Gordon (2006) Hurricanehink & Juliancolton
USS Chesapeake (1799) June 22 Brad101
Percy Grainger TFANO - Dank (push to talk) Brianboulton
Banksia marginata Casliber
Science Fantasy (magazine) Mike Christie
U.S. Route 131 Imzadi1979
Cloud (video game) PresN
Maya (M.I.A. album) ChrisTheDude
John, King of England 24 December Hchc2009
2010 PapaJohns.com Bowl Grondemar
Somerset Levels Rodw
2009 World Series Staxringold
Flow (video game) PresN
Herbie Hewett 4 March 2021 100 yrs since death Harrias
John J. Crittenden Acdixon
U.S. Route 30 in Iowa Fredddie
Monticolomys Ucucha
Tales of Monkey Island S@bre
Nikolai Kulikovsky DrKay
C. R. M. F. Cruttwell Brianboulton
Carousel (musical) TFANO - Dank (push to talk) Wehwalt & JeanColumbia
Pennatomys Ucucha
SMS Rheinland Parsecboy
Opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway TFAP - Dank (push to talk) Iridescent
Hill 303 massacre TFAP - Dank (push to talk) Ed!
Suillus spraguei Sasata
Salanoia durrelli Ucucha

2008

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See logs at WP:FA2008
Article Review (sign and date please) Suggested date Nominator at FAC
Wonder Stories Mike Christie
Meet Kevin Johnson thedemonhog & Sceptre
Half-Life 2: Lost Coast Gary King & S@bre
Over the Rainbow (Connie Talbot album) J Milburn
Sonestown Covered Bridge Ruhrfisch
Myst V: End of Ages David Fuchs
Western Chalukya literature in Kannada Dineshkannambadi
Ico Masem
SS Mauna Loa Bellhalla
Connie Talbot J Milburn
No Depression (album) Teemu08
Amazing Stories Mike Christie & Swtpc6800
No Way Out (2004) Truco
The Other Woman (Lost) thedemonhog
Tropical Storm Hanna (2002) Juliancolton
Khalid al-Mihdhar Aude
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings Giggy
Martin Keamy thedemonhog
Myst IV: Revelation David Fuchs
Bill Brown (cricketer) YellowMonkey
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Ryūkotsusei
Déjà Vu (Beyoncé song) Efe
New York State Route 373 Adam Cuerden & Mitchazenia & Juliancolton
Operation Ke Cla68
White-breasted nuthatch Jimfbleak
Made in the Dark Seraphim Whipp
Conan (2007 video game) Jappalang
4X Randomran
New York State Route 343 Mitchazenia
Meteorological history of Hurricane Jeanne Hurricanehink
Wipeout 3 David Fuchs
Meteorological history of Hurricane Gordon (1994) Plasticup
Ian Johnson (cricketer) TFAP - Dank (push to talk) Mattinbgn
Flood (Halo) David Fuchs
New York State Route 308 Juliancolton
Greater Manchester WikiProject Greater Manchester
Ernest Joyce Brianboulton
USS Princess Matoika (ID-2290) Bellhalla
No Such Thing as Vampires Cornucopia 2008
Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse Cla68
Myst III: Exile David Fuchs
Red-backed fairywren Casliber
Eric Brewer Nurmsook
Brian Horrocks Leithp
Battle of Verrières Ridge Climie.ca
Montana-class battleship TomStar81
Characters of Carnivàle Sgeureka
Sinestro Corps War Hemlock Martinis
Nine Inch Nails live performances Drewcifer
Diorama (Silverchair album) Giggy
J. R. Richard March 7 2020 (70th birthday) Nishkid64
Ngô Đình Cẩn YellowMonkey
Touch Me I'm Sick Indopug
Hugh Trumble Mattinbgn
Halo 3 Original Soundtrack David Fuchs
Battle of Tassafaronga Cla68
2005 ACC Championship Game JKBrooks85
USS Orizaba (ID-1536) Bellhalla
Black Moshannon State Park Ruhrfisch & Dincher
Halo: Contact Harvest David Fuchs
Partners in Crime (Doctor Who) Sceptre
Valley Parade Any 11 May, especially in years ending 0 and 5 (anniversary of the fire) Peanut4
The Mummy (1999 film) David Fuchs
Paul Stastny Serte & Maxim
Bone Sharps, Cowboys, and Thunder Lizards David Fuchs
Damageplan M3tal H3ad
Bernard Fanning Giggy
Duncan Edwards ChrisTheDude
History of Aston Villa F.C. (1961–present) TFANO - Dank (push to talk) Woody
2008 Orange Bowl JKBrooks85
Coenwulf of Mercia Mike Christie
The Halo Graphic Novel David Fuchs
Ray Emery Maxim
2007 ACC Championship Game JKBrooks85
Koli Point action Cla68
The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson Xihix
Monkey Gone to Heaven CloudNine
Portman Road The Rambling Man
Matanikau Offensive Cla68
Nottingham Panthers KimThePanther
Niandra Lades and Usually Just a T-Shirt Grim-Gym & NSR77
Halo 3 James086
Stocksbridge Park Steels F.C. ChrisTheDude
Greatest Hits (Lost) thedemonhog
1988 Atlantic hurricane season Seddon69
USS Illinois (BB-65) TomStar81
1994 Black Hawk shootdown incident Cla68
2003 Atlantic hurricane season Hurricanehink
1080° Snowboarding Clyde Miller