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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

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Currently accepting requests from October 1 to October 31.

Date Article Notes Supports† Opposes†
Nonspecific 1 BAE Systems 1 0
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October 1 The Founding Ceremony of the Nation 75th anniversary of event depicted 3 0
October 9 The Birds (Alexander McQueen collection) 30th anniversary of collection at runway 1 1
October 21 Takin' It Back 2nd anniversary of release 3 1
October 22 Red (Taylor Swift album) 12th anniversary of release 1 0
October 22 The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes 3rd anniversary of release/editor's first FA/TFA nom 1 0
October 23 Wells Cathedral 785th anniversary of consecration. TFA re-run 1 0
October 29 1921 Centre vs. Harvard football game 103rd anniversary of the game 4 0

† Tally may not be up to date. The nominator is included in the number of supporters.

Nonspecific date nominations

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Nonspecific date 1

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BAE Systems

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BAE Systems has offices in the Farnborough Aerospace Centre business park.
BAE Systems has offices in the Farnborough Aerospace Centre business park.

BAE Systems is a British multinational aerospace, defence and information security company, based in London, England. It is the largest defence contractor in Europe and the seventh-largest in the world. Its largest operations are in the United Kingdom and in the United States, where it is one of the six largest suppliers to the US Department of Defense. Other major markets include Saudi Arabia, Australia, Canada, Japan, India and Turkey. The company was formed in 1999 by the merger of Marconi Electronic Systems with the defence arm of the General Electric Company and British Aerospace. BAE has made a number of acquisitions, most notably of United Defense and Armor Holdings and has sold its shares in Airbus. It is involved in several major defence projects, including the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, the Eurofighter Typhoon, and the Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers. (Full article...)

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Specific date nominations

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October 1

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The Founding Ceremony of the Nation

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Tourists take photographs of the painting
Tourists take photographs of the painting

The Founding Ceremony of the Nation is a 1953 oil painting by Chinese artist Dong Xiwen. It depicts Mao Zedong and other Communist officials inaugurating the People's Republic of China at Tiananmen Square on October 1, 1949. A prominent example of socialist realism, it is one of the most celebrated works of official Chinese art. After the Communists took control of China, they sought to memorialize their success with art. Dong was selected, and completed the painting in three months in a folk art style, drawing on historical Chinese art. The painting's success was assured when Mao viewed it and liked it, and it was widely reproduced for home display. Dong was ordered to remove Gao Gang from the painting in 1954 and Liu Shaoqi in 1967, after government purges. In 1972 a copy was made by other artists to accommodate another deletion. After the purged officials were rehabilitated, the replica was modified in 1979 to include them. Both canvases are in the National Museum of China in Beijing. (Full article...)

For the image, you can crop the original file to zoom in on the actual painting. Harizotoh9 (talk) 03:07, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The painting is within copyright. Showing it this way, with tourists taking photos of it and a small portion obscured, is at least defensibly not a derivative work.--Wehwalt (talk) 12:47, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The painting on exhibit with artifacts of the October 1, 1949 ceremony
Another possibility is at right, the other canvas. It's harder to tell what it is though.--Wehwalt (talk) 12:52, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oh wow, I would have just assumed that a public work in the 50's commissioned by the CCP would be public domain by now. Harizotoh9 (talk) 19:15, 12 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
No, it's a URAA matter. Dong has now been dead 50 years and the copyright has expired in China, but that was not true on the URAA restoration date of 1 January 1996 for China. Therefore, the copyright in the US will not expire until 95 years after publication, which was probably sometime in the mid-1950s, depending on when they first printed it in a publication or reproduced it for sale.--Wehwalt (talk) 19:50, 12 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support 750h+ 03:48, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support joeyquism (talk) 23:53, 24 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

October 9

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The Birds (Alexander McQueen collection)

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Jacket from the collection
Jacket from the collection

The Birds is the fifth collection by Alexander McQueen for his fashion house. It was inspired by ornithology and the Alfred Hitchcock film The Birds, for which it was named. The collection centred around sharply tailored garments and emphasised female sexuality. The runway show was staged on 9 October 1994 and the venue was a warehouse in the London district of King's Cross. The Birds was styled with imagery of violence and death; some models were covered in tyre tracks and others wore white contact lenses. Reception was generally positive, although the styling drew accusations of misogyny. The show's success allowed McQueen to secure the financial backing to stage his next show, Highland Rape. Garments from The Birds appeared in both stagings of the retrospective exhibition Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty. Seán McGirr heavily referenced The Birds for Autumn/Winter 2024, his debut collection as creative director for the Alexander McQueen brand. (Full article...)

@Joeyquism: Just noting that I am not the original FAC nominator. Instead, I often suggest articles at TFA to run on specific dates meaningful to the article. I'm fine with waiting if that is what the community wants. Z1720 (talk) 20:29, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Z1720: Thank you for the clarification! I was aware of the authorship discrepancy, but I just wanted to get my two cents in over here where the coordinators can see more easily. joeyquism (talk) 20:32, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I have Macedonia (ancient kingdom) and the recent rerunning of Pinkerton (album). Great Mercian (talk) 23:21, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Macedonia was taken to FA status by Pericles of Athens. Pinkerton was FA'd by cowbellcity45. I don't see your name at WP:WBFAN. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 23:49, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • support: agree with MaranoFan - PMC's work on these articles is admirable. ... sawyer * he/they * talk 22:08, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support per nom. Running this for the 30th anniversary seems reasonable, and I'd like to echo the comments above about the high quality of PMC's work. As of yet, the oppose !voters above have not provided a sufficient counterargument to this. (I'll admit that 3 weeks between similar TFAs is cutting it a little close, but I think we can afford a little leeway for a major anniversary such as the 30th anniversary. If it were something like the 29th anniversary, on the other hand, it would be a somewhat harder sell). Epicgenius (talk) 04:09, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]


October 21

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Takin' It Back

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Meghan Trainor
Meghan Trainor

Takin' It Back is the fifth major-label studio album by American singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor. Epic Records released it on October 21, 2022. Trainor worked with producers including Federico Vindver and Gian Stone, and featured artists like Teddy Swims and Natti Natasha. Takin' It Back is a doo-wop and bubblegum pop album about motherhood and self-acceptance, which Trainor conceived as a return to the sound of her album Title (2015) after its title track went viral on TikTok. Trainor promoted the former with televised performances and two singles, "Bad for Me" and "Made You Look". The latter peaked at number 11 in the US, and reached the top 10 in several other countries. Reviewers thought Takin' It Back showcased Trainor's maturity, growth, and musicality, but they were divided on whether it was a progression from her earlier work. The album debuted at number 16 on the US Billboard 200. Its deluxe edition was supported by the single "Mother". (This article is part of two featured topics: Takin' It Back and Meghan Trainor albums.) (Full article...)

  • Most recent similar article(s): Weezer's Pinkerton is scheduled for September 24.
  • Main editors: MaranoFan
  • Promoted: June 11, 2023
  • Reasons for nomination: 2nd anniversary of release. The album shares its release date with Midnights, which I expect to get the date next year, so that is why I am interested in getting it to run this year. It feels fair at a five-month gap from the last Trainor TFA and it is not feasible to space these out by a year.
  • Support as nominator. NØ 20:21, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - Unfortunate that Red and this album have release anniversaries within 1 day of each other (albeit 10 years apart)! Still going to support as you're both the author and nominator, and of course on the basis that this is a great body of work. Decision of promotion will ultimately be at the discretion of the coordinators, but I thought it'd be worth it to back this regardless. joeyquism (talk) 20:36, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. Both running would be the best case scenario imo. I figured one of these would not stand a chance if only the other had a proper nomination.--NØ
  • Oppose - 2nd Anniversary is nothing special, plus and there's already been two Megan Trainor albums on TFA already this year . Recent pop-culture articles are more likely to have a fanbase to make FA and to get them onto TFA versus older music which might be forgotten. That represents a systematic bias towards recent events and pop-culture, which we should be aware of and try to counter-act by balancing out recent pop-culture against the greater history of pop-culture. Albums should aim for 10th, 20th, 30th, etc anniversaries which also naturally help space articles out and balance them out more. Harizotoh9 (talk) 06:10, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • We allow articles to re-run after five years but albums should wait for 10 years to go on the main page for the first time...? There is something wrong with that and it seriously disincentivizes improvement of pop culture content. Should they just never re-run then? Are you going to oppose Pinkerton already scheduled in September, which literally already ran in 2011?--NØ 07:22, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

October 22

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Red (Taylor Swift album)

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Taylor Swift performing on the Red Tour in 2013
Taylor Swift performing on the Red Tour in 2013

Red is the fourth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, released on October 22, 2012, by Big Machine Records. Its songs portray the complex and conflicting feelings that result from fading romance, and combines pop, country, and rock, using acoustic instruments alongside synths and drum machines. Red was supported by a world tour, the Red Tour (2013–2014), and seven singles; "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" peaked atop the US Billboard Hot 100, and "I Knew You Were Trouble" reached the top ten in Australasia and Europe. Critics praised Swift's songwriting for its emotional exploration but were divided on the musical styles, with some calling them inconsistent and questioning Swift's identity as a country artist. The album was nominated for Album of the Year and Best Country Album at the 2014 Grammy Awards, and topped the charts in Australasia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. (This article is part of a featured topic: Taylor Swift original studio albums.)

The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes

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Ashley Tisdale
Ashley Tisdale

The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes is an interactive drama and survival horror video game, developed by Supermassive Games and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It is the third game of the first season of The Dark Pictures Anthology and was released on 22 October 2021. Ashley Tisdale (pictured) was marketed as the game's lead. Set during the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the plot follows four Americans working for the US Armed Forces and one Iraqi Republican Guard who fall into a subterranean Akkadian temple where they must work together to survive the vampiric creatures that infest the area. The game features two single-player gameplay modes and two that are multiplayer, one which is played online, while the other can be played locally. House of Ashes received mixed reviews from critics upon release. The fourth game in the series, The Devil in Me, was revealed in a teaser trailer at the end of House of Ashes, and released on 18 November 2022. (Full article...)

October 23

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West front of Wells Cathedral
West front of Wells Cathedral

Wells Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Wells, Somerset, England, dedicated to Andrew the Apostle. It is the seat of the Bishop of Bath and Wells, whose cathedra it holds as mother church of the Diocese of Bath and Wells. Built as a Roman Catholic cathedral from around 1175 to replace an earlier church on the site since 705, it became an Anglican cathedral when Henry VIII split from Rome. Its Gothic architecture is mostly inspired from Early English style of the late 12th to early 13th centuries. The stonework of its pointed arcades and fluted piers bears pronounced mouldings and carved capitals in a foliate, "stiff-leaf" style. The east end retains much ancient stained glass. Unlike many cathedrals of monastic foundation, Wells has many surviving secular buildings linked to its chapter of secular canons, including the Bishop's Palace and the 15th-century residential Vicars' Close. It is a Grade I listed building. (Full article...)

October 29

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1921 Centre vs. Harvard football game

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Centre players on their sideline during the game
Centre players on their sideline during the game

The 1921 Centre vs. Harvard football game was a regular-season collegiate American football game played on October 29, 1921, at Harvard Stadium in Boston, Massachusetts. The contest featured the undefeated Centre Praying Colonels, representing Centre College, and the undefeated Harvard Crimson, representing Harvard University. Centre entered the game as heavy underdogs, as Harvard had received 3-to-1 odds to win prior to kickoff. The only score of the game came less than two minutes into the third quarter when Centre quarterback Bo McMillin rushed for a touchdown. The conversion failed but the Colonels' defense held for the remainder of the game, and Centre won the game 6–0. The game is widely viewed as one of the largest upsets in college football history. It is often referred to by the shorthand "C6H0"; this originated shortly after the game when a Centre professor remarked that Harvard had been poisoned by this "impossible" chemical formula. (Full article...)

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