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New Jersey Devils (March 28th or 29th)

The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Devils have won the Stanley Cup three times, first in the lockout-shortened 1995 season. The club was founded in Kansas City, Missouri in 1974, moved to Denver, Colorado after only two seasons, then settled in New Jersey in 1982. Under current general manager Lou Lamoriello, the Devils have earned a playoff spot in each of the last nine and 17 of the last 19 seasons.

Since their move to New Jersey, the Devils have played their home games at the Continental Airlines Arena. In 2007, the team is expected to move to a new arena under construction in the city of Newark. They have rivalries with their trans-Hudson neighbor, the New York Rangers, and with the Philadelphia Flyers, as either the Devils or Flyers have won the Atlantic Division title every season since 1995.(More...)

This article has improved very much over the past few months, and I believe that at this point it is worthy of being on the front page. It is pretty rare for a hockey article to gain featured status, as the Devils are the first NHL team to have that distinguishment. I think it would be good for the community to see another professional team on there, especially from this sport. --Sportskido8 22:24, 27 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Image changed to a free-use one. Oldelpaso 21:26, 20 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Support A very good NHL-team article.--Natl1 (Talk Page) (Contribs) 00:34, 2 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Any logical reason for the requested dates? Buc 07:39, 21 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Yes, the 2006-07 NHL season is coming to an end and the Devils are in a fight for the division with only a couple of games left. I suppose early April wouldn't be bad either. Sportskido8 08:07, 23 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Óengus I of the Picts (March 30)

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Óengus, son of Fergus (Hypothetical Pictish form: Onuist map Urguist; Old Irish: Óengus mac Fergusso) was king of the Picts from 732 until his death in 761. The amount of information which has survived about Óengus compared with other Pictish kings, the nature and geographical range of his activities and the length of his reign combine to make King Óengus one of the most significant rulers of the insular Dark Ages. His reign can be reconstructed in some detail from a variety of sources. Óengus became the chief king in Pictland following a period of civil war in the late 720s. During his reign, the neighbouring kingdom of Dál Riata was subjugated and the kingdom of Strathclyde was attacked, although with apparently less success. The supreme ruler in Scotland for over two decades, he was also involved in wars in Ireland and England. Kings from Óengus's family dominated Pictland until 839 when a disastrous defeat at the hands of Vikings began a new period of instability, which ended with the coming to power of Cináed mac Ailpín.(more...)

Wonderful article by User:Angusmclellan. Suggest March 30, the commemoration day of St Regulus of St Andrews, the monastery that Óengus probably founded. Not a big deal I guess, but it is a suggestion! Can't think of any other date in the near future. Calgacus (ΚΑΛΓΑΚΟΣ) 01:06, 17 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Battle of Dien Bien Phu (March 30)

Supplies and reinforcements for the French garrison in Dien Bien Phu are parachuted in.

The Battle of Dien Bien Phu was the last major battle in the First Indochina War between the military forces of France and the Vietnamese revolutionary forces called the Viet Minh. The battle occurred between March and May 1954 and culminated in a massive French defeat that effectively ended the war. The defeat was partially influenced by the blunders of the French, who were ignorant of the Viet Minh's possession of heavy artillery and their ability to move such weapons to the mountain crests overlooking the French air-supply encampment at Dien Bien Phu. After a two month siege, the garrison was overrun and most of the French surrendered. Following the battle, the war ended with the 1954 Geneva accords, which partitioned the country in two. Fighting later resumed in 1957 with the Vietnam War (Second Indochina War). (more...)

Raul did a great job on this amazing part of Military History, and I was glad to help him out during the FAC process. March 30 marked the start of a major offensive during the battle, so it seems like a fitting day. Raul, you might want to tweak the paragraph a bit. — Deckill er 06:55, 10 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I support this proposal, but I've left quite a few questions on the article's talk page and more as SGML questions in the article itself that I believe should be addressed before it goes to the main page. Pinkville 13:15, 13 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed. Raul is somewhat busy right now, and I have Fall's book, but I've been swamped recently. I'll see if I can find some time and the parts of the book that address the queries. — Deckill er 06:06, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sydney Newman (April 1)

Sydney Newman in 1984, interviewed for the BBC's internal Oral History Project.

Sydney Newman was a Canadian film and television producer, best remembered for the pioneering work he undertook in British television drama from the late 1950s to the late 1960s. Initially a film editor with the National Film Board of Canada (NFB), Newman later moved into television with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), where he began his long association with drama. In Britain he was responsible for initiating two hugely popular fantasy series, The Avengers and Doctor Who, as well as overseeing the production of groundbreaking social realist drama series such as Armchair Theatre and The Wednesday Play. He later worked in film again, and returned for a time to Canada where he became the Chairman of the NFB. Newman's obituary in The Guardian newspaper declared that "For ten brief but glorious years, Sydney Newman ... was the most important impresario in Britain ... His death marks not just the end of an era but the laying to rest of a whole philosophy of popular art." (more...)

It would have been Newman's 90th birthday on April 1, so seems an appropriate date upon which to spotlight his article, which has been a stable featured page for over a year. In addition, the series with which he is most associated, Doctor Who, will have returned to British television for its latest new season the night before, meaning interest in the programme will be at a high. Angmering 11:10, 24 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Crusaders (rugby)(Anyday prior to 5 May)

A Crusaders scrum against the Brumbies in May 2006

The Crusaders (formerly the Canterbury Crusaders) are a professional rugby union team based in Christchurch, New Zealand, which competes in the Super 14 (formerly the Super 12). The franchise represents the Buller, Canterbury, Mid-Canterbury, South Canterbury, Tasman, and West Coast provincial rugby unions. Their main home ground is Jade Stadium.

The franchise was formed in 1996, and won their first Super 12 title in 1998. The Crusaders won the competition again in 1999 and 2000, and then in 2002 after an unbeaten season. They won the last Super 12 in 2005 followed by the inaugural Super 14 in 2006.

The franchise holds the competition record for most points in a game and most tries in a game, both achieved in their 96-19 victory over the New South Wales Waratahs in 2002. They have also scored the most points in one season: 469 in 2002. Two Crusaders' players have been awarded the International Rugby Board Player of the Year: Daniel Carter (2005), and Richie McCaw (2006). (more...)

I request this article be featured before the Super 14's last round on May 5. Reasons for featuring, only one ever Rugby union article has been on the main page (Rugby World Cup on 2006-10-26), also would be the first ever New Zealand sports team to be on main page. Lastly would be the first New Zealand main page article since The Catlins on 2006-05-18.

Military brat (U.S. subculture)(Sometime in April)

A "military brat" (also known as "brat", "army brat", "navy brat/junior", "marine brat", or "air force brat") is a person whose parent(s) served full-time in the armed forces during the person's childhood. In conventional usage, the word "brat" is derogatory; in a military context, however, it is neither a subjective nor a judgmental term. It is a term in which the military community takes pride. Although the term military brat is used in other English speaking countries, only the United States has studied their military brats as an identifiable demographic. This group is shaped by frequent moves, absence of a parent, authoritarian family dynamics, strong patriarchal authority, the threat of parental loss in war, and the militarization of the family unit. While non-military families share many of these attributes, military culture is unique due to the tightly knit communities that perceive these traits as normal. Although they do not choose to belong to it, military culture has a long-term impact on brats.

April has been declared by the U.S. Armed Forces as the "Month of the Military Child." Balloonman 23:16, 5 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Is it possible to trim this? Three paragraphs seems long for a main page blurb. ShadowHalo 03:52, 18 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- I've trimmed it a bit. What do you think? -- R'son-W (speak to me/breathe) 00:43, 23 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Medieval cuisine (April 5, Maundy Thursday)

Medieval cuisine refers to the variety of foods eaten by the various European cultures during the Middle Ages which laid the foundations for contemporary regional and later folk cuisines. It reflected the highly collective and hierarchical nature of medieval society and was more dependent on the seasons and differences in climate. Consumption of certain foods could at times be regulated through sumptuary laws, which attempted to prohibit or moderate the use of certain food products or luxuries. Food in medieval times was seen as having a more direct impact on health, and diet was an integral part of medieval medicine.

The most common dishes were potages, stews and sops with the occasional piece of roasted or boiled meat. The single most important foodstuff for all social classes was bread, and to a lesser extent other foods made from cereals such as porridge and pasta. As today, meat was more prestigious but also more expensive and much less cost-efficient than grain or vegetables. Spices, especially black pepper, were sought-after luxuries and popular in upper-class cooking. In the 14th century, verjuice or vinegar in combination with sugar or honey as a flavorer for many dishes became very popular and made sweet-sour one the most distinctive flavors of the Late Middle Ages. (more...)

A delicious piece of culinary history (if I may say so myself) and one of few FAs on the Middle Ages, or indeed any historical period, that is entirely about social history. A topic that I believe just about any reader can relate to in one way or another. Peter ^Isotalo 00:13, 12 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I got to thinking about a date and had an idea: considering how important Lent was to medieval people and their perception of food, it might be interesting to feature the article on Maundy Thursday right before the Easter holidays.

Peter ^Isotalo 10:18, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Just dropping by to say this topic has been one of my hobbies in real life for nearly two decades. It's a much more sophisticated topic than popular preconceptions of haggard old women cackling over a cauldron or dirt covered barons gnawing mutton from the bone. Fascinating reading here - exactly the sort of thing that makes the best of Wikipedia a joy to browse. Durova^Charge! 02:15, 13 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Boshin War (requested for 7 April, 3 May, 18 May)

Samurai of the Satsuma clan, fighting for the Imperial side during the Boshin War period. Photograph by Felice Beato.

The Boshin War was a civil war in Japan, fought from 1868 to 1869 between forces of the ruling Tokugawa shogunate and those seeking to return political power to the imperial court. An alliance of southern samurai and court officials, dissatisfied with the Tokugawa foreign policy, secured the cooperation of the young Emperor Meiji, who declared the abolition of the two-hundred-year-old Shogunate. Military movements by imperial forces and partisan violence in Edo led Tokugawa Yoshinobu, the sitting shogun, to launch a campaign to seize the emperor's court at Kyoto. The military tide rapidly turned in favor of the smaller but relatively modernized imperial faction, and after a series of battles culminating in the surrender of Edo, Yoshinobu personally surrendered. The Tokugawa remnant retreated to northern Honshū and later to Hokkaidō, where they established the Ezo republic. Defeat at the Battle of Hakodate broke this last holdout and left imperial rule supreme throughout the whole of Japan, completing the military phase of the Meiji Restoration. Around 120,000 men were mobilized during the conflict, and of these about 3,500 were killed. Over time, the war has been romanticized by Japanese and others who view the Meiji Restoration as a "bloodless revolution," despite the number of casualties. Various dramatizations of the war have been made in Japan, and elements of the conflict were incorporated into the 2003 American film The Last Samurai. (More...)

The article chronicles a critical juncture in Japanese history, and with several important anniversaries coming up (respectively the issuance of the Charter Oath, the surrender of Edo and that of the Ezo Republic, which ended the war), this spring seems a good time for article to appear.Monocrat 22:36, 8 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - Interesting article and worthy of the front page in my opinion, but the lead in seems to be kind of long at this point -- Grandpafootsoldier 22:20, 11 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Trimmed a bit. There might be a little more fat to cut if needed.--Monocrat 16:18, 12 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

1 − 2 + 3 − 4 + · · · (April 15)

In mathematics, 1 − 2 + 3 − 4 + · · · is the infinite series whose terms are the successive positive integers, given alternating signs. The series diverges, meaning that its sequence of partial sums (1, −1, 2, −2, …) does not tend towards any finite limit.

In the mid-18th century, Leonhard Euler claimed that 1 − 2 + 3 − 4 + · · · = ¹⁄₄; a rigorous explanation of this equation arrived much later. Starting in 1890, Ernesto Cesàro, Émile Borel, and others investigated well-defined methods to assign generalized sums to divergent series. Many of these methods assign to 1 − 2 + 3 − 4 + · · · a "sum" of ¹⁄₄ after all.

The series 1 − 2 + 3 − 4 + · · · is closely related to Grandi's series. Euler treated these two as special cases of 1 − 2ⁿ + 3ⁿ − 4ⁿ + · · ·, a line of research extending his work on the Basel problem and leading to the functional equations of the Dirichlet eta function and the Riemann zeta function. (more...)

For reference, the last two math TFAs were 0.999... on October 25, 2006 and Polar coordinate system on February 17, 2007. Before those, there were some biographical and overview articles, and the last TFA on a specific mathematical topic was Monty Hall problem on July 23, 2005.

I suggest Image:Pm1234 Cauchy.png instead of the article's lead image, Image:Pm1234 Ground.png, because the latter looks bad at 100px.

There has been some concern that this article is not suitable for TFA, but I think it is! Melchoir 00:21, 17 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, and April 15th is Euler's birthday. We've already passed Cesàro's birthday, which was March 12. Melchoir 01:36, 17 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

…In fact, April 15, 2007 will be 300 years after Euler's birth![1] Melchoir 07:16, 17 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Support I think I'm the guy who said this wasn't suitable for TFA. But somehow, Melchoir's enthusiasm has swayed me. Pascal.Tesson 15:23, 20 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Strong Support as an avowed non scientist, I loved the 0.999 article and this would be terrific too. It's great to see mathematics well explained and made <gosh> interesting. Bring it on. You might even teach me how to do long division one day. --Dweller 09:36, 21 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Strong Support for good technical articles. Mgiganteus1 17:27, 24 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The Simpsons (April 19, May 20 or July 27)

Clockwise from top left: Homer, Marge, Maggie, Santa's Little Helper (dog), Bart, Snowball II (cat) and Lisa.

The Simpsons is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Network. It is a satirical parody of the "Middle American" lifestyle epitomized by its title family, consisting of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie. Set in the fictional town of Springfield, the show lampoons many aspects of the human condition, as well as American culture, society as a whole and even television itself.

The family was conceived by Groening shortly before a pitch for a series of animated shorts with James L. Brooks. He sketched out his version of a dysfunctional family, and named the characters after members of his own family, substituting Bart for his own name. The shorts became a part of The Tracey Ullman Show on April 19, 1987. After a three-season run, the sketch was developed into a half-hour prime time show.

The Simpsons was an early hit for Fox, and has won several major awards. In its 1998 issue celebrating the greatest achievements in arts and entertainment of the 20th century, Time magazine named The Simpsons the century's best television series. On January 14, 2000 the Simpsons was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. It is the longest-running American sitcom, as well as the longest-running American animated program. The Simpsons has been influential on popular culture. Its catchphrases have been adopted into the English lexicon. The annoyed grunt "D'oh!" has entered the English dictionary. It was cited as an influence on many adult-oriented animated sitcoms of the late 1990s. (more...)

The Simpsons is an influential show that has been airing for 18 seasons. As well, no Simpsons-related or primetime animated series have been on the main page. There are three dates that would be preferable for the article: April 19 - the 20th anniversary of the airing of the first Ullman short; May 20 - The date the 400th episode airs; or July 27 - the day the Simpsons Movie opens worldwide. Any of the 3 dates would be good, although April 19 is the date which I would prefer. -- Scorpion 06:26, 2 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Support - An overdue FA. A July 27 showing would look like advertising, but April 19 would entertain many with the trivia it has. WikiNew 21:39, 3 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Yes, definitely. Should appear as a future "Today's featured article." (Ibaranoff24 13:19, 5 March 2007 (UTC))[reply]
Support - Absolutely support, and as quick as possible.
Support - April 19th sounds best
Support - Yes, April 19
Support - Yes, April 19. An important part of the American landscape, whatever that says about it. --zenohockey 21:38, 23 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Chelsea F.C. (Request for 1 May and 19 May)

Chelsea Football Club are an English professional football club based in west London. Founded in 1905, they play in the FA Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier in English football. They have had two broad periods of success, one during the 1960s and early 1970s, and the second from the late 1990s to the present day. Chelsea have won three league titles, three FA Cups, three League Cups and two UEFA Cup Winners' Cups. During the 2005-06 season, they became Premier League champions for the second consecutive year.

Chelsea's home is the 42,055 capacity Stamford Bridge football stadium in Fulham, West London, where they have played since their foundation. Despite their name, the club are based just outside the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. In 2003, the club were bought by Russian oil tycoon Roman Abramovich.

The club's traditional kit colours are royal blue shirts and shorts with white socks. Their traditional crest is a ceremonial blue lion holding a staff; a modified version of this was adopted in 2005. Chelsea are one of the best-supported clubs in the UK, with an estimated fanbase of around four million. The club have made a contribution to popular culture, appearing in films and the music charts. (more...)

One of the biggest football (soccer) clubs in the world. The dates are the date they secured their first title in 50 years and the day they could play in the F.A cup final at the new Wembley Stadium. Buc 17:32, 11 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hovhannes Bagramyan (May 9)

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Hovhannes Khachatoury Bagramyan Template:Fn (Armenian: Հովհաննես խաչատուրի Բաղրամյան; December 2 [O.S. November 20] 1897 — September 21 1982), was a Soviet Armenian military commander and Marshal of the Soviet Union. During World War II, Bagramyan became the first non-Slavic military officer to become a commander of a Front. He was among several Armenians in the Red Army who held the highest proportion of high ranking officers in the Soviet military during the war,^[1] and one of fifty Armenians who attained the rank of General in the same period.^[2]

Bagramyan's previous experience in military planning as a chief of staff officer allowed him to distinguish himself as a capable commander during the war in the early stages of the Soviet counter-offensives against Nazi Germany. He was given his first command of a unit in 1942 and in November 1943, received his most prestigious command as the head of the First Baltic Front. As head of the Baltic Front, he participated in the offensives which moved westwards to push German forces out of the occupied Soviet Union and the recapturing of the Baltic republics.

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Considering that May 9 marks the celebration of the end of the Second World War in the former Soviet republics, an article on one of the USSR's most notable commanders would befit to appear on this date perfectly. Baghramyan would become the second Soviet marshal to appear on the main page (the other being Alexander Vasilevsky). --MarshallBagramyan 20:12, 24 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ohio Wesleyan University (Request for May 10)

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Ohio Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college located in Delaware, Ohio. A member of the Ohio Five Consortium, Wesleyan was founded in 1844 by Adam Pow and Charles Elliott as a coeducational, nonsectarian institution where admission was offered irrespective of religion or race. Conceived shortly before the American Civil War, its founders intended to found an institution "of the highest order" "forever to be conducted on the most liberal principles" in central Ohio. In this capacity, Wesleyan has espoused internationalism and social justice activism as its distinctive features. In 2005, Wesleyan had the ninth highest percentage of international students among liberal arts colleges for the twelfth straight year. The university is ranked consistently by U.S. News & World Report as one of the nation’s top 100 liberal arts colleges and is featured in the book "Colleges That Change Lives." Wesleyan counts more than 24,000 living alumni and a Nobel laureate, Frank Sherwood Rowland for his discovery that chlorofluorocarbons contribute to ozone depletion. (more...)

FAC passed earlier this month. LaSaltarella 02:07, 26 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Minnesota (May 11)

Minnesota Boundary Waters Canoe Area

Minnesota is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12^th largest state in the U.S., and the 21^st most populous, with over five million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the 32^nd state on May 11, 1858. While the state's residents are primarily white and Northern European, substantial influxes of African, Asian, and Hispanic immigrants have joined the descendants of European immigrants and of the original Native American inhabitants.

The state is known as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes," and those lakes and the other waters for which the state is named, together with state and national forests and parks, offer residents and tourists a vigorous outdoor lifestyle. The extremes of the climate contrast with the moderation of Minnesota’s people. The state is known for its moderate-to-progressive politics and social policies, its civic involvement, and high voter turnout. It ranks among the healthiest states by a number of measures, and has one of the most highly educated and literate populations. (More...)

Minnesota is the first U.S. State to reach featured article status Atom 01:48, 4 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Support - an excellent featured article, expanded text, you may want to shorten but I added this to give more info-- Dskluz 23:06, 6 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This isn't a vote, it's a request. I've reverted your expansion, as the Today's featured articles are meant to be a short description of the article itself. The Filmaker 05:29, 7 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I realize this is not a vote, but on many of the articles nominated here have supporting users in addition to the user who nominated. I felt this did an incomplete job summarizing the article and would like to include more of the intro to this article. I would appreciate it if you would discuss this before changing it again. -- Dskluz 22:39, 7 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I have added a request that the article be featured on may 11th (the day the state was admitted to the union). Should the IPA and pronuciation ogg stay? I think they should be removed to add space for more text. -Ravedave ^{(Adopt a State)} 22:51, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No, there's no need for the OGG and the IPA pronunciation to appear on the main page. ShadowHalo 06:43, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Eurovision Song Contest (Request for May 12)

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The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held between active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), in which participating countries each submit a song to be performed on live television; then proceed to cast votes for the other countries' songs, in order to find the most popular song in the competition. Each country participates via one of their national EBU-member television stations, whose task it is to select a singer and a song to go forward to represent the country in the international competition.

The Contest has been broadcast every year since its inauguration in 1956, and is one of the longest-running television programmes in the world. Since the year 2000, the Contest has also been broadcast over the Internet; with more than 74,000 people in almost 140 countries having watched the 2006 edition online.

Over the years, the Song Contest has grown from a mere televisual experiment into an international institution of mammoth proportions. Most countries in Europe have taken part at least once during the Contest's history, and the word "Eurovision" is a household name which is recognised across an entire continent. (More...)

This event is important for millions of Europeans and, as noted in the article, is one of television's oldest and most popular events. It has international appeal and placing it on the main page on the day of the event would alert even more people to this cultural phenomenon. If you decide to put it on the main page then please do it on MAY 12, 2007 - the date of the next contest. Thanks. Martin Leng 16:16, 11 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Support On the day of the 2007 Contest sounds good. Buc 17:08, 11 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support Good for the day and good article. User:Adamcobb 11.41, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
Support Good article and very appropriate for the day. Dmn € Դմն 16:42, 4 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Nagorno-Karabakh War (Request May 16)

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The Nagorno-Karabakh War refers to the armed conflict that took place from February 1988 to May 1994, in the small ethnic enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh in southwestern Azerbaijan, between the predominantly ethnic Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh backed by the Republic of Armenia against the Republic of Azerbaijan. As the war progressed, Armenia and Azerbaijan, both former Soviet Republics, became enveloped in a protracted, undeclared war as the latter attempted to curb a secessionist, irredentist movement in Nagorno-Karabakh. The enclave's parliament had voted in favor of uniting itself with Armenia and a referendum was held with the vast majority of the Karabakh population voting in favor of independence. The demand to unify with Armenia, which proliferated in the late 1980s, began in a relatively peaceful manner; however, in the following months, as the Soviet Union's disintegration neared, it gradually grew into an increasingly violent conflict between the two ethnic groups, resulting in claims of ethnic cleansing by all sides.

The war was the most destructive ethnic conflict in both terms of lives and property that emerged after the Soviet Union collapsed in December 1991. Interethnic fighting between the two broke out shortly after the parliament of Nagorno-Karabakh, an autonomous oblast in Azerbaijan, voted to unify the region with Armenia on February 20 1988. The declaration of seceding from Azerbaijan was the final result of a "long-standing resentment in the Armenian community of Nagorno Karabakh against serious limitations of its cultural and religous freedom by central Soviet and Azerbaijani authorities." (more...)'

Nomination by: I'm hoping the article can appear on May 16, 2007, thus marking the 13th anniversary of the signing of the hitherto precarious cease fire that went into effect in 1994. It passed its FAC only a few weeks ago. The war was the most destructive conflict that emerged after the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991 yet many of the reviewers of the article were unaware of it completely and so its appearance on the Main Page I feel would be both educational and perhaps also a reiteration for many of us on the pernicious effects of war. MarshallBagramyan 20:52, 4 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Support - During the date though. Artaxiad 02:14, 25 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (May 16th 2007)

Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones is a 2002 science fantasy film directed and co-written by George Lucas. It was the fifth film to be released in the Star Wars saga, and the second in terms of chronology. The film is set ten years after the Battle of Naboo, the galaxy is on the brink of civil war. When an assassination attempt is made on Senator Padmé Amidala, the former Queen of Naboo, nineteen-year-old Jedi apprentice Anakin Skywalker is assigned to protect her, while his mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi is assigned to investigate the assassination attempt. Soon, Anakin, Padmé, and Obi-Wan are drawn into the heart of the Separatist territories, and the beginning of a new threat to the galaxy. Released on May 16, 2002, Attack of the Clones was generally received as an improvement over its predecessor. It was the first motion picture to be shot completely on a high definition digital 24-frame system, and the first Star Wars film to be internationally out-grossed in the year of its original release. (More…)

nomination by The Filmaker 14:39, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Requesting that this article be featured directly behind the Revenge of the Sith article, in other words if Attack of the Clones is featured on August 5 than Revenge of the Sith would be featured on August 6 to present a flow of continuity. :) Also, there could be a presence of featuring on days that coincide with their numbers like Episode II is featured on August 2 and the same going for Episode III.

I could be wrong, but I don't think Raul generally likes featuring articles on related articles close together. For example, while Phil Collins and Genesis (band) were both listed here at almost the exact same time and Phil Collins has been featured, Genesis (band) is still here. Staxringold _talk^contribs 15:33, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

- - Correct. I try to have the FA jump around by genre/topic and by region of the world (if applicable). Featuring two sci-fi movies back to back would run counter to this. Raul654 16:10, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I have put date request may 16th 2007, (unless spiderman the movie gets FA status). --Parker007 17:11, 12 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

West Indian cricket team in England in 1988 (May 17th 2007)

The West Indian cricket team in England in 1988 played 16 first-class cricket matches under the captaincy of Viv Richards. The West Indian cricket team enjoyed tremendous success during the tour while the England cricket team endured a "disastrous summer" of continuous change.

England easily won the initial three-One-day International (ODI) series, retaining the Texaco Trophy and raising expectations for a successful summer against West Indies in the following five-match Test series. However, West Indies comfortably retained the Wisden Trophy, winning the Test series 4-0.

Perhaps as a reference to the Year of the Four Emperors in 69 AD, this West Indian tour has become known in cricketing circles as the summer of four captains as the England cricket team used four different captains in the five-match Test series. (more...)

Proposed for 4th August 2008. On this date 20 years ago, the England cricket team entered the Fifth Test match of a chaotic summer with its fourth different captain. The article quotes the usually laconic Wisden, ""The morale and reputation of English cricket has seldom been as severely bruised as it was during the 1988 Cornhill Insurance Test series against West Indies". The article deals with both team's fortunes - the title is a reflection of standard encyclopedic methodology for a cricket series. Dweller 23:24, 25 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Support bit far, but the article isn't likely to change and so I support per nom--Thugchildz02:06, 26 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nom The Rambling Man 09:59, 26 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I'd like to Support this article for inclusion as a featured article of the day, but suggest that a more appropriate date might be 17 May 2007, the date of the start of the First Test on West Indies' forthcoming tour of England. --Dave. 12:46, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Good thinking re date. Amended nom. --Dweller 09:57, 12 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support, also support above suggestion August 4 08 is many moons away, and something else may come up which needs to go on that day (Not sure what but you never know). However, it's a decent article, and if either of those teams win the world cup it should coincide with their test series, and if not, c'est la vie! к1иg---f1$н---£я5ω1fт 18:07, 2 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Cape Feare (May 20)

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"Cape Feare" is the second episode of The Simpsons' fifth season, which premiered on the Fox network on October 7, 1993 after being held over from season four. The episode features Sideshow Bob getting released from jail and trying to kill Bart Simpson. The Simpson family enters the "Witness Relocation Program" and is sent to Terror Lake, however Bob follows them there. It is a spoof of the 1962 film Cape Fear as well as its 1991 remake, but alludes to other horror films. The production crew found it difficult to stretch "Cape Feare" in order fulfil the standard length of a half-hour episode, leading to the addition of several memorable scenes. "Cape Feare" was written by Jon Vitti and directed by Rich Moore and was the last episode to be worked on by the original writing staff. Kelsey Grammer guest stars as Sideshow Bob. The episode is generally rated as one of the best of the entire series and the musical score by Alf Clausen received an Emmy Award nomination. (more...)

Cape Feare is one of the most famous episodes of The Simpsons and is generally regarded as being one of the best. There are only 3 episode FAs, and neither of the other 2 has appeared on the main page.

The only problem is that The Simpsons is also a main page candidate, with the requested dates being April 19, May 20 and July 27. I requested May 20 for this article because it is the day that the 400th episode airs on FOX. If necessary though, it can be used on July 27 if it is deemed that teo articles on the same subject can't appear on the main page within a month of each other. -- Scorpion 17:20, 19 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (Request for 25 May)

Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope is a 1977 science fantasy film written and directed by George Lucas. It is the first of six films released in the Star Wars saga; three later films precede the story in the series' internal chronology. The film is set nineteen years after the formation of the Galactic Empire; construction has finished on the Death Star, a weapon capable of destroying a planet. After Princess Leia, a leader of the Rebel Alliance, steals the weapon's plans in the hope of finding a weakness, she is captured and taken to the Death Star. When Luke Skywalker's home is destroyed, Obi-Wan Kenobi begins Luke’s Jedi training as they attempt to rescue the Princess from the Empire. Produced with a budget of US$11 million, the film became one of the most successful of all time, earning $798 million worldwide during its original theatrical release. It was re-released several times, sometimes with significant changes, such as modification with CGI effects and recreated scenes. (More…)

nomination by The Filmaker 02:21, 4 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Support a very well done article.Ganfon 23:59, 27 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Strong Oppose Wikipedia is not a Fanipedia of Starwars. --Foundby 08:46, 10 January 2007 (UTC) Previous comment by a known sockpuppet of an indefinitely banned user. QmunkE 23:29, 14 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Again, opposing because you don't like the subject matter is only going to piss people off and is unlikely to influence the decisions of the FA director. -- BrianSmithson 23:52, 10 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Strong Support - Just in time for the 30th anniversary I hope. Wiki-newbie 20:25, 10 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support makes sense to me. Jedi6-(need help?) 05:29, 13 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support 25th May 2007 is 30th anniversary of its original distribution. --Dweller 09:18, 26 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. Make the poster smaller. It currently looks too promotional. CG 16:02, 4 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support — looks solid. — Deckill er 06:38, 10 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Kazi Nazrul Islam (May 25 OR August 29)

Kazi Nazrul Islam was a Bengali poet, writer, musician, revolutionary and philosopher who is best known for pioneering works of Bengali poetry. He is popularly known as the Bidrohi Kobi — Rebel Poet — as many of his works express an intense rebellion against the oppression of human beings through slavery, hatred and tradition. He is officially recognised as the national poet of Bangladesh and commemorated in India. Born in a poor Muslim family, Nazrul worked as a muezzin at a local mosque and later worked and travelled with theatrical groups. Establishing himself as a journalist, Nazrul assailed the British Raj in India and emphatically preached revolution with his poetic works the "Vidrohi" ("Rebel") and "Bhangar Gan" ("The Song of Destruction") and his publication the "Dhumketu" ("Comet"). Nazrul also condemned Muslim religious fundamentalism and explore the lives of downtrodden masses in India. Nazrul wrote the first ghazals in Bengali poetry and composed music for his songs, which are collected as "Nazrul Sangeet" broadcast by recording and radio companies and used in motion pictures. (more...)

Rama's arrow 19:41, 8 October 2006 (UTC) Support I heard about him and that he was a good poet. Anyways it should be on the main page on either May 25- birth or August 29 death anniversary--Thugchildz 02:28, 26 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Paul Collingwood (May 26th)

Paul David Collingwood MBE is an English cricketer. He is vice-captain of Durham County Cricket Club and plays Test and ODI cricket for England.

Collingwood is an all-rounder, combining natural strokeplay with reliable medium-pace bowling. Described as a "natural athlete", he is also a highly skilled fielder and is regarded as one of the finest of his contemporaries.

He made his first class debut in 1995, and went on to debut for England in One-day International cricket in 2001 and in Test cricket in 2003. A series of three consecutive match-winning performances by Collingwood at the end of the 2006–07 Commonwealth Bank Series in Australia brought him plaudits in the British media. His "allround [sic] display of incredible nerve and tenacity" helped to secure the trophy for England. (more...)

Paul Collingwood is an excellent cricketer and a big part of the English cricket team. The requested date is the day of England's first game of the Cricket World Cup, which Collingwood will be a part of. If that date isn't possible, then May 26th, his birthday, will be ok I guess. March 16 will best! Thugchildz 22:32, 4 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Support Dweller 12:18, 7 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support but at a later date, otherwise, we will exhaust our supplies in the first fortnight of the tournament. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 02:09, 8 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support for either date, prefer the earlier. The Rambling Man 19:53, 8 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Germany (June 6-8)

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Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (German: Audio file "De-Bundesrepublik_Deutschland-pronunciation.ogg" not found, IPA: [ˈbʊndəsrepubliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant]), is a country in Western-Central Europe. It is bordered on the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea, on the east by Poland and the Czech Republic, on the south by Austria and Switzerland, the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands.

Germany is a parliamentary federal republic of sixteen states ([Bundesländer] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)). Capital city and seat of government is Berlin. The country was first unified as a nation-state amidst the Franco-Prussian War in 1871. After World War II, Germany was divided and became reunified in 1990. It is a founding member of the European Union and with over 82 million people it has the largest population among the EU member states.^[3]

The Federal Republic of Germany is a modern great power,^[4]^[5] and a member state of the United Nations, NATO, the G8 and the G4 nations. Germany is the world's third largest economy by nominal GDP, the world's largest exporter of goods, and the world's second largest importer of goods.^[6] In 2007 it holds the rotating presidencies of both the European council and the G8 summits.

The FA country article is of excellent quality in terms of complexity, style and prose. It is stable, well referenced and could probably match all necessary criteria to be a worthy Today's featured article. Germany holds the rotating presidency of the 33rd G8 summit and will host it in Heiligendamm, June 6 - 8 . --- Lear 21 14:28, 24 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Flag of Portugal (June 10)

The flag of Portugal consists of a rectangle vertically divided into green, at the hoist, and red, at the fly, with a simple version of the national coat of arms (armillary sphere and Portuguese shield) centered over the boundary between the colors. It was officially adopted on 30 June 1911, replacing the flag used under the constitutional monarchy, after being chosen from several proposals by a special commission whose members included Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro, João Chagas and Abel Botelho.

The current flag represents a sweeping change in the evolution of the Portuguese flag, which was always intimately associated with the royal arms. Since the country's foundation, the national flag developed from King Afonso I's blue-cross-on-white armorial square banner to the liberal monarchy's royal arms on a blue-and-white rectangle. In between, major changes associated with important political events contributed to the evolution of the national shield into its current design. (more...)

This article was recently promoted to featured status and it is the only Portugal-related featured content about a national symbol, therefore, representative of this country, present on Wikipedia. Thus, I suggest Portugal's Day - June 10 - as the obvious main page appearance date. Parutakupiu ^{talk || contribs} 04:47, 17 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Mozambican War of Independence (June 25th)

A FRELIMO propaganda poster urging the population to resist the Portuguese control.

The Mozambican War of Independence was an armed conflict, between the Mozambique Liberation Front or FRELIMO (Frente de Libertação de Moçambique), and Portugal. The war officially started on September 25, 1964, and ended with a cease fire on September 8, 1974, resulting in a negotiated independence in 1975.

From a military standpoint, the Portuguese regular army held the upper hand during the conflict against the Mozambique guerrilla forces. Despite their disadvantaged position, FRELIMO insurgents were victorious. Mozambique succeeded in achieving independence on June 25, 1975, after a coup d'état in Portugal known as the Carnation Revolution, thus ending 470 years of Portuguese colonial rule in the East African region. The revolution in Portugal was in part fuelled by protests concerning the conduct of Portuguese troops in their treatment of the local Mozambican populace.(more...)

A article that received FA very recently, one of the few FA's for african military history, an article that works against CSB with plenty of images to help make it interesting for the main page, and a topic that had far reaching consequences for the future of both Portugal and Mozambique. SGGH 12:56, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

June 25th (when Mozambique became officially independent I believe) would make sense. Pascal.Tesson 13:54, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
That is correct :) SGGH 14:44, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Calvin Coolidge (July 4)

Calvin Coolidge (July 4 1872 – January 5 1933) was the 30th President of the United States (1923-1929). A lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state. His actions during the Boston Police Strike of 1919 thrust him into the national spotlight. He was elected as the 29th Vice President in 1920 and succeeded to the Presidency upon the death of Warren G. Harding. He was elected in his own right in 1924, and gained a reputation as a small-government conservative. In many ways, Coolidge's style of governance was a throwback to the passive Presidency of the nineteenth century. He restored public confidence in the White House after the scandals of his predecessor's administration, and left office with considerable popularity. Many would later criticize Coolidge as a part of a general criticism of laissez-faire government, especially in times of economic hardship, such as the Great Depression. His reputation underwent a renaissance during the Reagan administration, but the ultimate assessment of his presidency is still divided between those who approve of his reduction of the size of government and those who believe the federal government should be more involved in regulating the economy.

Recently passed FA review (March 3). July 4 would be a good day to feature him, since it's his birthday and an American holiday. In the alternative, August 3, the day he became President, would make sense. Coemgenus 15:12, 3 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The Smashing Pumpkins (July 7)

The Smashing Pumpkins are an American alternative rock band that formed in Chicago in 1988. While the group has gone through several lineup changes, The Smashing Pumpkins have consisted of Billy Corgan (vocals/guitar), James Iha (guitar/vocals), D'arcy Wretzky (bass/vocals), and Jimmy Chamberlin (drums/percussion) for most of the band's recording career. The Smashing Pumpkins broke into the musical mainstream with their second album, 1993's Siamese Dream. The group built their audience with extensive touring and their follow-up, 1995's double album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, debuted at number one on the Billboard charts. With approximately 18.3 million albums sold in the United States alone as of 2006, The Smashing Pumpkins were one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed bands of the 1990s. However, internal fighting, drug use, and diminishing sales hampered the band in their later years and led to a 2000 break-up. In April 2006, the band officially announced that they were reuniting and recording a new album that will be released on July 7, 2007. (more...)

A recent FA promotion (March 15), it would be very timely for this article to appear on the main page on July 7, 2007, since the band will release their first album in seven years on that date (Zeitgeist). Teemu08 20:14, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yea, that would be just peachy. :) -- Reaper X 16:30, 17 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Maximus the Confessor (August 13)

Saint Maximus the Confessor (c. 580 - August 13, 662) was a Christian monk, theologian, and scholar. In his early life, he was a civil servant, and an aide to the Byzantine Emperor Heraclius. However, he gave up this life in the political sphere to enter into the monastic life. After moving to Carthage, Maximus studied several Neo-Platonist writers and became a prominent author. When one of his friends began espousing the Christological position known as Monothelitism, Maximus was drawn into the controversy, in which he supported the Chalcedonian position that Jesus had both a human and a divine will. Maximus is venerated in both Eastern Christianity and Western Christianity. His positions eventually resulted in exile, soon after which he died. However, his theology was vindicated by the Third Council of Constantinople and he was venerated as a saint soon after his death. His feast day is August 13 (or January 21).(more...)

A recently promoted FA, Maximus is a little known saint in the US who is well known to non-Western Christians. A main page feature on his feast day, August 13, would be a nice balance to the mostly western emphasis of religion articles on WP. Pastordavid 21:01, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I have to say that I think the timing of the article on the individuals feast day would probably be looked on favorably by Eastern and Western Christians alike. John Carter 13:58, 23 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sasha (DJ) (request for September 4)

Sasha (born Alexander Coe on 4 September 1969), is a Welsh DJ and record producer. Sasha began his career playing acid house dance music in the late 1980s, and became a central figure in the development and popularisation of electronic dance music. He partnered with fellow DJ John Digweed in 1993, touring internationally and producing a series of mixes (compilations of other artists work played in a continuous fashion). Through their track selection and mixing techniques, Sasha and Digweed were instrumental in the evolution of progressive trance and house music.

Sasha has produced multiple UK-charting singles and has remixed tracks for artists such as Madonna and The Chemical Brothers. His remix of Felix Da Housecat's "Watching Cars Go By" earned him a 2004 Grammy nomination. Sasha's remixing and production often combine electronic music genres, making it difficult for critics to pinpoint his musical style, including on his debut album of original work, Airdrawndagger. Sasha's use of live audio engineering equipment helped popularise technological innovations among DJs who formerly relied on records and turntables. (More...)

The queue is rather long, so I should probably submit this now. I would like to request September 4, Sasha's birthday, for this to be FA of the day. If not then, any other day is fine. I realize this is pop culturey, but I don't recall any electronic music articles on the front page. Wickethewok 16:32, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

All Blacks (Request for 7 September to 20 October)

the 1905 All Blacks on their Northern Hemisphere tour.

The All Blacks are New Zealand's national rugby union team. Rugby union is New Zealand's national sport, with the All Blacks a formidable power in international rugby, possessing a winning record against all nations. The All Blacks compete annually with Australia and South Africa in the Tri-Nations Series, in which they also contest the Bledisloe Cup with Australia. They have been Tri-Nations champions seven times in the tournament's eleven-year history, have twice completed a Grand Slam (in 1978 and in 2005), and currently hold the Bledisloe Cup. They are the top ranked team in the world, and the 2006 International Rugby Board (IRB) Team of the Year. Twelve former All Blacks have been inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame. (More...)

Requesting late September or early October 2007 (during the Rugby World Cup). Buc 17:55, 11 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Support - This is a good time to have the article on the main page. I believe it's the only article on a national sports team thats FA, so would be good to see it there. One question though, is the image acceptable? - Shudda ^talk 02:25, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

HMS Royal Oak (1914) (October 13/14)

HMS Royal Oak was a Revenge-class battleship of the British Royal Navy, torpedoed by the German submarine U-47 on 14 October 1939. Completed in 1916, Royal Oak first saw action at the Battle of Jutland. In peacetime, she served in the Atlantic, Home and Mediterranean fleets, coming under accidental attack on more than one occasion. The ship became the centre of worldwide attention in 1928 when her senior officers were controversially court-martialled. During a twenty-five year career, attempts to modernise Royal Oak could not address her fundamental lack of speed, and by the start of the Second World War, she was no longer suited to front-line duty.

Royal Oak was anchored at Scapa Flow, Scotland, when she was sunk with the loss of 833 lives. The raid had a considerable effect on wartime morale, making an immediate celebrity of U-47's commander, Günther Prien, and demonstrating to the British that the Germans could bring the naval war to their home waters. Now lying upside-down in 30 m of water, the wreck of Royal Oak is a official war grave. (more...)

Recently achieved featured status, a date of 14 October—the anniversary of her sinking—would be ideal, but this seems already taken below. That said, 13 October would also be suitable, being the date that U-47's raid started. I shall be visiting Scapa Flow in May and this will present the opportunity to add some photos to the article before October. — BillC^talk 12:33, 25 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Just as a reminder, I'd like to keep October 13 reserved for Knights Templar, as this year will be the 700-year anniversary of King Philip's famous "Friday the 13th" arrests. Then again, that article isn't at Featured yet. But I'm hoping! :) --El on ka 18:40, 25 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

War of the Fifth Coalition (October 14)

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The War of the Fifth Coalition was a military conflict in 1809 between an alliance of the Austrian Empire and the United Kingdom against Napoleon's French Empire and Bavaria. Major engagements between France and Austria, the main participants, unfolded over much of Central Europe from April to July, producing horrific casualty rates. After much campaigning in Bavaria and across the Danube valley, the war ended favorably for the French after the bloody struggle at the Battle of Wagram in early July.

The resulting Treaty of Schönbrunn was the harshest that France had imposed on Austria in recent memory. Austria lost over three million subjects, about 20% of her total population,^[7] as a result of the territorial changes. While incessant fighting in the Iberian Peninsula would continue, the War of the Fifth Coalition was the last major conflict on the European continent until the French invasion of Russia in 1812 sparked the rise of the Sixth Coalition. (More...)

Requesting October 14th since the Treaty of Schonbrunn was signed that day.UberCryxic 17:07, 24 September 2006 (UTC) Support Very nice article about an important war, suitable for Main Page. Coemgenus 15:50, 7 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Denis Law (October 18 2008)

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Denis Law (seated, born February 24 1940, in Aberdeen, Scotland) is a retired Scottish football player, who enjoyed a long and successful career as a striker from the 1950s to the 1970s. After four years at Huddersfield Town, Manchester City signed him for a transfer fee of £55,000, setting a new British record. Law spent one year there before Torino bought him for £110,000, this time setting a new record fee for a transfer between an English and an Italian club. Although he played well in Italy, he found it difficult to settle there and signed for Manchester United in 1962, setting another British record transfer fee of £115,000. Law is best known for the eleven years that he spent at Manchester United, where he won the prestigious European Footballer of the Year award and helped his club win the First Division in 1965 and 1967. Law left Manchester United in 1973 and returned to Manchester City for a season, then represented Scotland in the 1974 FIFA World Cup. Law played for Scotland a total of 55 times and jointly holds the Scottish international record goal tally with 30 goals. (More...)

This was promoted months ago, but I've only just got around to listing it on here. Would love to see it on the front page and it's been a while since we had a football article there. CTOAGN (talk) 18:26, 16 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose It will look like Wikipedia is a Fanboy of this football player. --Foundby 08:44, 10 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Struck out comment made by sockpuppet of banned user.--Rmky87 23:41, 30 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Support for 18th October 2008, 50th Anniversary of Law's Scotland debut. --Dweller 09:20, 26 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Countdown (game show) (Request for November 2)

Countdown is a British game show presented by Des O'Connor and Carol Vorderman. It was the first programme aired on Channel 4, and over fifty series have been broadcast since its debut on 2 November 1982. With over 4,000 episodes, it is one of the longest-running game shows in the world. The programme was presented by Richard Whiteley for over twenty years, until his death in 2005. His position was taken over by Des Lynam, who retired from the show on December 22 2006 and was replaced by Des O'Connor on January 2 2007. A celebrity guest also features in every programme, and provides a brief interlude before the first advertisement break.

The two contestants in each episode compete in three disciplines: eleven letters rounds, in which the contestants attempt to make the longest word from nine randomly chosen letters; three numbers rounds, in which the contestants must use arithmetic to make a random target number from six other numbers; and the "conundrum", a buzzer round in which the contestants try to be first to solve a nine-letter anagram. During the series heats, the winning contestant returns the next day until he or she has accumulated eight wins. The best contestants are invited back for the series finals, which are decided in knockout format. Contestants of exceptional skill have received national media coverage, and the programme as a whole is widely recognised and parodied within British culture. (More...)

A fairly recent FA about a British television classic. By far the best date for this to be on the front page is 2 November, which (this year) marks the 24th anniversary of the first episode of the show, and indeed Channel 4 as a whole. Quite a landmark, and this would be a nice way to mark it. There are several pictures that could accompany this, and I've chosen what I think is the best of the free licensed ones. - CountdownCrispy ^{( ?} 19:50, 13 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

that blurb needs updating Des Lynam doesn't present it now. SenorKristobbal 00:08, 16 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Suggest 2 Nov 2007, 25th anniversary has a nice ring to it. --Dweller 09:15, 26 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Wii (November 19)

The Wii (pronounced as the pronoun we, IPA: [wiː]) is the fifth home video game console released by Nintendo. The console was previously known by its code name of Revolution and is the direct successor to the Nintendo GameCube. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3, but it competes with both as part of the seventh generation of gaming systems.

A distinguishing feature of the console is its wireless controller, the Wii Remote, which can be used as a handheld pointing device and can detect motion and rotation in three dimensions. Another is WiiConnect24, which enables it to receive messages and updates over the Internet while in standby mode.

Nintendo first mentioned the console at the 2004 E³ press conference and later unveiled the system at the 2005 E³. Satoru Iwata revealed a prototype of the controller at the September 2005 Tokyo Game Show. At the 2006 E³, the console won the first of several awards. By December 8 2006, it completed its launch in four key markets. (more...)

The Wii was released in the Americas on November 19th, and this was the console's first launch. November 19th will be the Wii's one year anniversary, and it would be a nice gesture. Ixistant 13:05, 18 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: It seems at the very least odd to request the date this far in advance. Not only is it 8 months away, but chances are that in the meantime, the article's information could change dramatically -- Viewdrix 19:57, 20 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

BRING IT ON!!! The Placebo Effect 21:06, 20 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It's a great date for it though. While I would like to see it on the main page earlier, the 1 year anniversary of the system seems like the best date for it. TJ Spyke 08:55, 21 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

What I'm saying is, unlike Final Fantasy IV directly below, a system that's only 4 months old, and has 8 months to go before reaching the front page, it's impossible to judge now if it's fit for the right page. Ideally, 8 month's worth of information will change the page at such a rate that it's simply premature if anything to submit it now. It will be only slightly representative of the version that remains on November 19th. -- Viewdrix 01:15, 22 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Can you put the appropriate wikilinks in the blurb? Titoxd^{(?!? - cool stuff)} 08:59, 21 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Done it for him. TJ Spyke 00:31, 22 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Final Fantasy IV (November 23)

Final Fantasy IV (ファイナルファンタジーIV, Fainaru Fantajī Foa) is a console role-playing game developed and published by Square Co., Ltd. in 1991. It was first released in North America as Final Fantasy II, although the original name was restored in later releases. The game initially appeared on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and has since been ported with minor differences to the PlayStation, WonderSwan Color, and Game Boy Advance. The player takes the role of Cecil, a Dark Knight from the kingdom of Baron, on his journey to save the world from the evil Golbez. Struggling to prevent Golbez from acquiring powerful Crystals, Cecil learns of his heritage and travels through three realms to battle Golbez's minions. His lover, best friend, and other warriors join him for the adventure. Final Fantasy IV introduced innovations that became staples of the Final Fantasy series and role-playing games in general. Its "Active Time Battle" system was used in five subsequent Final Fantasy games. Its character-driven plot, use of the new technologies (such as Mode 7), and critically acclaimed score by Nobuo Uematsu have prompted critics to consider Final Fantasy IV one of the greatest games of all time.

November 23 is the fifteen year anniversary of this game's US release. --Zeality 17:36, 10 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Requests

Campbell's Soup Cans

32 canvas series displayed at the Museum of Modern Art.

Campbell's Soup Cans (sometimes referred to as 32 Campbell's Soup Cans)^[8] is the title of an Andy Warhol work of art produced in 1962. The individual paintings were produced with a semi-mechanised silkscreen process, using a non-painterly style. Campbell's Soup Cans' reliance on themes from popular culture helped to usher in pop art as a major art movement.

For Warhol, a commercial illustrator who became a successful author, painter and film director, the work was his first one-man gallery exhibition as a fine artist.^[9]^[10] This exhibition marked the West Coast debut of pop art.^[11] The combination of the semi-mechanized process, the non-painterly style, and the commercial subject initially caused offense, as the work's blatantly mundane commercialism represented a direct affront to the technique and philosophy of abstract expressionism.

Today, the Campbell's Soup cans theme is generally used in reference to the original set of paintings as well as the later Warhol drawings and paintings depicting Campbell's Soup cans. As a result of the eventual popularity of the entire series of similarly themed works, Warhol's reputation grew to the point where he was not only the most-renowned American pop art artist,^[12] but also the highest-priced living American artist.^[13] (more...)

Visual arts remain under represented in TFA. TonyTheTiger (talk/cont/bio) 19:12, 26 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

1991 Hamlet chicken processing plant fire

The 1991 Hamlet chicken processing plant fire is an industrial disaster that took place at the Imperial Foods chicken processing plant in Hamlet, North Carolina, USA, on September 3, 1991 after a failure in a faulty modification to a hydraulic line. Twenty-five people were killed and fifty-four injured in the fire as they were trapped behind locked fire doors. Due to a lack of inspectors, the plant had never received a safety inspection in eleven years of operation, and it is thought that a single inspection would have easily prevented the tragedy.

A full federal investigation was launched, which resulted in the owner receiving a 20-year prison sentence, and the company received the highest fines ever handed out in the history of North Carolina. However, the investigation also highlighted failings in the authoritative enforcement of existing regulations, and resulted in a number of worker safety laws being passed. Accusations of racism were leveled at both the fire service and the city of Hamlet in the aftermath of the fire. The latter dispute, concerning a memorial service organized by the city, resulted in two separate, near-identical monuments being erected. The plant was never reopened.

The fire remains the worst work-related disaster ever to strike North Carolina. (more...)

We only have one other FA on a fire disaster - The Great Fire of London. That was (if memory serves me correctly) Main Page years ago. It would be nice to have this almost unique FA up on Main Page, just for a change. Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 18:57, 22 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

GameFAQs

GameFAQs is a website that hosts FAQs and walkthroughs for video games. It was created in November 1995 by Jeff "CJayC" Veasey and is owned by CNET Networks. The site has a large database of video game information and has been called a site where readers "can get almost any information" regarding game strategies. The systems covered range from the 8-bit Atari platform to the consoles of today. The FAQs, cheat codes, reviews, game saves, and credits are submitted by volunteer gamers, and contributions are reviewed by the site's two editors, Jeff Veasey and Allen "Sailor Bacon" Tyner.

The site hosts a large and active message board community. Every game listed on the site has a board to discuss the game or answer questions about the game. The site also features a daily opinion poll and related contests.

GameFAQs is consistently cited by The Guardian as one of the top gaming sites on the Web, and the site has been positively reviewed by Entertainment Weekly. Additionally, GameFAQs.com is one of the 300 highest-trafficked websites according to Alexa. (more...)

As far as I know, we've never had a website article on the main page and this is the only website article to ever reach featured status. The site is very well-known in the gaming community and quite a few Wikipedians are visitors to the site. A spoken version of the article is currently being worked on and should be up in a couple of weeks. A crop of the home page screenshot will probably be used as the image, but suggestions are welcome if anyone can think of something better (or perhaps a free alternative). Recommendations for lead changes are also definitely welcome. --- RockMFR 20:46, 18 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Nick Drake

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Nick Drake (June 19, 1948 – November 25, 1974) was an English singer-songwriter and musician best known for his acoustic, autumnal songs. Although he failed to find a wide audience during his lifetime, Drake's work has since grown steadily in stature, to the extent that he is now widely considered one of the most influential singer-songwriters of the last 50 years. Drake signed to Island Records when he was twenty years old, and released his debut album Five Leaves Left in 1969. By 1972 he had recorded a further two albums, although none sold more than five thousand copies during their first release, and his reluctance to perform live or be interviewed contributed to his lack of commercial success. Drake battled with depression and insomnia throughout his life, and the topics were often reflected in his lyrics. Upon completion of his third album, 1972's Pink Moon, he withdrew from both live performance and recording, retreating to his parents' home in rural Warwickshire. On 25 November, 1974, Nick Drake died from an overdose of antidepressants, at the age of 26. (More...)

Any day would be fine. Ceoil 16:04, 17 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Weymouth

Weymouth is a town in Dorset, England, situated on a sheltered bay at the mouth of the River Wey on the English Channel coast. The town is eight miles (13km) south of Dorchester, and five miles (8km) north of the Isle of Portland. Weymouth had a population of 51,760 in 2004, and is part of the borough of Weymouth and Portland.

Weymouth and Portland have a history stretching back to the 12th century, with the area playing a part in the Black Death, the settlement of the Americas, the Georgian Era, and World War II.

Whilst fishing and trading in the port has declined in importance since its peak in earlier centuries, tourism has had a strong presence in the town since the 18th century. Weymouth continues to be a popular tourist resort, and the town's successful economy depends on its harbour and the beaches of Weymouth Bay. Weymouth is a gateway town situated approximately half-way along the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site, a 95 mile (150km) long stretch of the Dorset and east Devon coast, important for its varied geology and landforms. Weymouth harbour is now home to cross-channel ferries, pleasure boats and private yachts, and nearby Portland Harbour is home to the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy, where the sailing events of the 2012 Olympic Games will be held. (more...)

This article recieved FA status in November 2006, and continued to be improved beyond that level, for example having a spoken version added last month. The article is one of only two Featured Articles about settlements in the UK (the other being Sheffield), and neither have been on the main page, which seems a shame, as they're both quite well known settlements in their own way (see summary). I suppose any date would work! Rossenglish 17:47, 12 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The Waterboys

The Waterboys are a band formed in 1983 by Mike Scott. The band's membership, past and present, has been composed mainly of musicians from Britain and Ireland. London, Dublin, Spiddal, New York and Findhorn have all served as a home for the group. The band has played in a number of different styles, but most often their music can be described as a mix of Celtic folk music with rock and roll, or folk rock. After ten years of recording and touring, the band dissolved in 1993 and Scott pursued a solo career. The band reformed in 2000, and continues to release albums and tour worldwide. Scott himself emphasizes a continuity between The Waterboys and his solo work, saying that "To me there's no difference between Mike Scott and the Waterboys; they both mean the same thing. They mean myself and whoever are my current travelling musical companions." The Waterboys' musical style was described by Scott as "a metaphor for seeing God's signature in the world."

One of the two WikiProject:Ireland featured articles that hasn't been featured on the Main Page. An Irish article would be nice on St. Patrick's Day.Coemgenus 21:26, 8 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

There is a new album out in April, and a new biography of the band is coming out in June. I was intending to do a major update to/reworking of the article at that time. It may make sense to hold off on putting this article on the front page until after the new sources that will soon be available have been incorporated into it. Jkelly 22:42, 20 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Gilberto Silva

Gilberto Aparecido da Silva (born October 7, 1976 in Lagoa da Prata, Minas Gerais, Brazil), commonly known as Gilberto Silva (IPA: [ʒɪwbextu siwvɐ]), is a Brazilian football player. He has played most of his club football for English club, Arsenal, as a defensive midfielder. Gilberto was raised in a poor family, and as a child he balanced playing football with various labour jobs. He began his football career in 1997 with América Mineiro, where good form earned him a move to Atlético Mineiro in 2000. He became a star player for Atlético, playing for three years in the Brazilian Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. He came to particular prominence when he helped the Brazilian national team win the 2002 FIFA World Cup, playing in all seven of Brazil's matches. In August of 2002 he joined Arsenal for £4.5 million, with whom he has won the 2004 FA Premier League, and two FA Cup trophies. In his first four seasons with the club he played 161 games and scored 12 goals. On 19 August 2006 he scored Arsenal's first ever competitive goal at the newly built Emirates Stadium. He was made vice-captain of Arsenal in 2006 and is contracted to the club until June 2009, after which he is expected to move back to Brazil. (more...)

Article has been featured for a few months now, and since a footballer's article has never been on the front page, it would be great to see this article chosen. Due to loads of international soccer matches taking place on the date, March 27th is requested. (See full reasoning). Thanks. GilbertoSilvaFan 14:50, 9 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Support - well written article which has clearly had a lot of care taken in its development. It's a shame some of the more famous footballers in the history of the game (Pelé or Diego Maradona for example) aren't up to featured status, as they would also make interesting Main Page featured articles. QmunkE 21:42, 14 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hamersley, Western Australia

Hamersley is a residential suburb 14 kilometres (8 mi) NNW of the central business district of Perth, the capital of Western Australia, and six kilometres (4 mi) from the Indian Ocean. The suburb adjoins two major arterial roads - Mitchell Freeway to the west and Reid Highway to the south - and is within the City of Stirling local government area. It was built during the late 1960s and 1970s as part of the Government of Western Australia's response to rapidly increasing land prices across the metropolitan area. Prior to development, Hamersley was a remote district covered in jarrah, marri, banksia and other vegetation typical of the Swan Coastal Plain, with small areas having been cleared for small-scale agriculture such as market gardening and poultry farming. By 1974, six years after the first subdivision, Hamersley was home to the district's first community hall, an annual parade and fair which were broadcast on Perth TV and radio, an active progress association and its own newspaper, the Hamersley Gazette, a forerunner to today's Stirling Times. (more...)

Orderinchaos78 15:22, 6 March 2007 (UTC) (on behalf of WP:WA)[reply]

Banksia epica

Banksia epica is a shrub that grows on the south coast of Western Australia. A spreading bush with wedge-shaped serrated leaves and large creamy-yellow flower spikes, it grows up to 3½ metres (11½ ft) high. It is known only from two isolated populations in the remote south east of the state, near the western edge of the Great Australian Bight. Both populations occur amongst coastal heath on cliff-top dunes of siliceous sand. One of the most recently described Banksia species, it was probably seen by Edward John Eyre in 1841, but was not collected until 1973, and was only recognised as a distinct species in 1988. There has been very little research on the species since then, so knowledge of its ecology and cultivation potential is limited. It is placed in Banksia ser. Cyrtostylis, alongside its close relative, the well-known and widely cultivated B. media (Southern Plains Banksia). (more...)

Hesperian 01:01, 6 March 2007 (UTC) (on behalf of WP:BANKSIA)[reply]

Comment. Raul, this and the preceding request are both related to Western Australia, so you might prefer not to schedule them on consecutive days. Hesperian 00:15, 7 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Delhi

Delhi is the second-largest metropolis in India after Mumbai with a population of 13 million. Located in northern India on the banks of the River Yamuna, Delhi has the political status of a federally-administered union territory known as the National Capital Territory of Delhi. Under a Constitutional amendment in 1991, Delhi was given its own legislative assembly with limited powers. The metropolis consists of three coterminous census towns – Delhi, Delhi Cantonment, New Delhi – along with 214 villages.

Capital to several empires in ancient India, Delhi was a major city in the old trade routes from northwest India to the Gangetic Plains. Many ancient monuments, archaeological sites and remains of national importance have been erected in its history. The Mughals built a section of the city (now known as Old City or Old Delhi) that served as the capital of Mughal Empire for a long period. During the British Raj, New Delhi was built as an administrative quarter of the city. New Delhi was declared the capital of India after India gained independence from British rule in 1947. As the seat of the Government of India, New Delhi houses important offices of the federal government, including the Parliament of India. Delhi has grown up to be a cosmopolitan city owing to the immigration of people from across the country. Like many other large cities of the world, Delhi suffers from urbanisation problems such as pollution, traffic congestion and scarcity of resources. The rapid development and urbanisation of New Delhi and surrounding areas coupled with the high average income of the populace has largely eclipsed socio-cultural traits that used to represent Delhi until a few years after Independence.

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A metropolis in India, containing the capital of the country, New Delhi. Dwaipayan (talk) 06:17, 5 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

George Washington Dixon

George Washington Dixon was an American singer, stage actor, and newspaper editor. At age 15, Dixon joined the circus, where he quickly established himself as a singer. In 1829, he began performing "Coal Black Rose" in blackface; this and similar songs would propel him to stardom. He was by all accounts a gifted vocalist, and much of his material was quite challenging. "Zip Coon" became his trademark song. By 1835, Dixon considered journalism to be his primary vocation. His first major paper was Dixon's Daily Review, which he published from Lowell, Massachusetts, in 1835. He followed this in 1836 with Dixon's Saturday Night Express, published in Boston. By this point, he had taken to using his paper to expose what he considered the misdeeds of the upper classes. These stories earned him many enemies, and Dixon was taken to court on several occasions. His most successful paper was the Polyanthos, which he began publishing in 1838 from New York City. Under its masthead, he challenged some of his greatest adversaries, including Thomas S. Hamblin, Reverend Francis L. Hawks, and Madame Restell. After a brief foray into hypnotism, "pedestrianism" (long-distance walking), and other pursuits, he retired to New Orleans, Louisiana. (more...)

I usually don't make main page requests, preferring instead to just let Raul654 do his thing. However, this one was featured back in March of last year and seems to have fallen through the cracks. No particular date requested, just hopefully before March 2008. — Brian (talk) 01:08, 5 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Abbas Kiarostami

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Abbas Kiarostami (born 22 June, 1940, Tehran) is an internationally acclaimed Iranian film director, screenwriter, and film producer. An active filmmaker since 1970, Kiarostami has been involved in over 40 films, including shorts and documentaries. Kiarostami attained critical acclaim for directing the Koker trilogy, A Taste of Cherry, and The Wind Will Carry Us.

Kiarostami has worked extensively as a screenwriter, film editor, art director and producer and has designed credit titles and publicity material. He is also a poet, photographer, painter, illustrator, and graphic designer.

Kiarostami is part of a generation of filmmakers in the Iranian New Wave, a Persian cinema movement that started in the late 1960s and includes pioneering directors Forough Farrokhzad, Sohrab Shahid Saless, Bahram Beizai, and Parviz Kimiavi. The filmmakers share many common techniques including the use of poetic dialog and allegorical storytelling dealing with political and philosophical issues.

Kiarostami has a reputation for using child protagonists; documentary style narrative films; stories that take place in rural villages; and conversations that unfold inside cars utilizing stationary mounted cameras. He is also known for his use of contemporary Iranian poetry in the dialog, titles, and themes of his films.(more...)

nomination by Sangak ^Talk 16:53, 4 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

New Wave filmmaker, Abbas Kiarostami was declared as the best film director of 1990s. His unique cinemtic style attracted many film theorist and philosophers. He is also a main figure behind Micro-Digital Cinema. The Museum of Modern Art and P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center co-organized a festival (March 1-19 2007) of the Kiarostami's work, named "Abbas Kiarostami: Image Maker".

Some quotes about him:
"Film begins with DW Griffith and ends with Abbas Kiarostami." Jean-Luc Godard, French Director (From Alberto Elena Book)^[14]
"Kiarostami represents the highest level of artistry in the cinema." Martin Scorsese, critically acclaimed American film director^[15]

I think readers will enjoy reading this article (recently promoted to FA). Sangak ^Talk 17:15, 4 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

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Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back is a 1980 science fantasy film developed by George Lucas, written by Lawrence Kasdan and Leigh Brackett, and directed by Irvin Kershner. It is the second film released in the Star Wars saga, and the fifth in terms of internal chronology. The film is set three years after the destruction of the Death Star. Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Chewbacca, and Princess Leia are being pursued by Darth Vader and the elite forces of the Galactic Empire. While Han and Leia are chased across space by the Empire, Vader is secretly plotting a trap for Luke that will lead to a vicious confrontation and a shocking revelation. Following a difficult production, The Empire Strikes Back was released on May 21, 1980, and received mixed reviews from critics. Despite this, it earned more than US$538 million worldwide over the original run and several re-releases, making it the highest grossing film of 1980 and becoming the 39th highest grossing film of all time. Its reputation has grown considerably; many consider it to be the best Star Wars film. (More…)

nomination by The Filmaker 14:39, 4 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Jenna Jameson

Jenna Jameson (born Jenna Marie Massoli on April 9, 1974) is an American pornographic actress and entrepreneur who has been called the world's most famous porn star, and "The Queen of Porn". She started acting in erotic films in 1993 after having worked as a stripper and glamour model. By 1996, she had won the three top newcomer awards from pornographic film industry organizations. She has since won more than 20 adult film awards, and has been inducted into both the X-Rated Critics Organization (XRCO) and Adult Video News (AVN) Halls of Fame. (more...)

Is is possible to expand this description some? ShadowHalo 07:07, 25 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hoysala architecture

Hoysala architecture is the distinctive building style developed under the rule of the Hoysala Empire in the region historically known as Karnata, today's Karnataka, India, between the 11th and the 14th centuries. Hoysala influence was at its peak in the 13th century, when it dominated the Southern Deccan Plateau region. Large and small temples built during this era remain as examples of the Hoysala architectural style, including the Chennakesava Temple at Belur, the Hoysaleswara Temple at Halebidu, and the Kesava Temple at Somanathapura. Study of the Hoysala architectural style has revealed a negligible Indo-Aryan influence while the impact of Southern Indian style is more distinct.

The stylistic transfomation of the Karnata temple building tradition reflected religious trends popularized by the Vaishnava and Virashaiva philosophers as well as the growing military prowess of the Hoysala kings who desired to surpass their Western Chalukya overlords in artistic achievement. Temples built prior to Hoysala independence in the mid-12th century reflect significant Western Chalukya influences, while later temples retain some features salient to Chalukyan art but have additional inventive decoration and ornamentation, features unique to Hoysala artisans. About one hundred temples have survived in present-day Karnataka state, mostly in the Malnad (hill) districts, the native home of the Hoysala kings. (More...)

This article has just been selected as a FA.Dineshkannambadi 04:07, 4 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

T-26

Finnish soldiers inspecting an abandoned Soviet T-26 at Raate.

The T-26 was a light tank used by the Soviet Union from the 1930s until World War II. It was based on the British Vickers 6-Ton tank, widely considered one of the most successful designs of the 1930s. The T-26 made-up the majority of the Red Army's armour force until late 1941, and saw a long history in the armed forces of various different nations around the world. For almost a decade the T-26 proved to be one of the best tanks in production, with a total of around 12,000 units produced. Success and failure in the Spanish Civil War, where it served as the most widely used tank by both sides, ultimately played a major role in influencing the Soviet doctrine of tank warfare in the late 1930s; later in its service the T-26's obsolescence contributed to some of the major Soviet defeats during the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941. Although the T-26's reputation was marred by its abysmal performance during the Second World War, it was nevertheless the most important tank of the Spanish Civil War and played major roles during the Winter War and the Battle of Khalkhin Gol in 1939. Between its introduction and its retirement, the T-26 saw a great deal of modernization efforts between 1932 and 1941.(more...)

Just passed as a featured article. This would be the second Soviet tank to have a Wikipedia article featured; the first being the T-34. No specific date requested. JonCatalan 18:50, 3 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Comment on date: Any date is fine - this article really has no special date. Would it be possible to get it in March? JonCatalan 23:41, 5 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Montreal screwjob

The Montreal screwjob refers to the real-life double-crossing of the defending WWE Champion Bret Hart by Vince McMahon, the owner of World Wrestling Entertainment during the main event match of the professional wrestling pay-per-view event Survivor Series held on November 9, 1997 at the Molson Centre in Montreal, Canada. A secretive change of the pre-determined match finish (known as a "screwjob" in professional wrestling parlance) was devised by McMahon and Hart's match opponent, Shawn Michaels. The plan was executed when match referee Earl Hebner and McMahon called for the match bell to ring as Michaels held Hart in the sharpshooter, even though Hart had not submitted; Michaels was declared the winner and new WWE Champion. Owing to its execution at a high-profile event and Hart's widespread popularity, the controversial ending left Hart and many wrestling fans across the world infuriated. However, its widespread impact led to its adoption in future matches and storylines of the WWE's Attitude Era and the creation of the widely popular character of the evil boss, "Mr. McMahon." Hart cut off all ties with the WWF, while McMahon and Michaels continued to receive angry responses from audiences for many years. However, the relationship between Hart and McMahon healed to a great degree in recent years and Hart was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame on April 1, 2006. (more)

One of the first and most important FAs on an important topic related to professional wrestling - would be great and unique for the main page. Rama's arrow 04:10, 3 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

As much as I'm over the moon over this promotion, I think it might be nice if we wait a bit for this article and have it featured on 9 November, the tenth anniversary of the event. -- oakster TALK 23:41, 3 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

"Over the moon" would be an accurate description of how I, too, feel about this article, and November 9 would be absolutely perfect. --Jeffrey O. Gustafson - Shazaam! - <*> 07:14, 26 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Support Although perhaps a shot of the Montreal forum would be better a better image to use. There used to be a picture of it in the article. -- Scorpion 15:14, 8 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose It's a good subject and all, but how did this make FA with such writing as and culminated to? The introduction is confusing and often illiterate, e.g. I can't make sense of this: ...called for the match bell to ring as Michaels held Hart in the latter's trademark submission hold, the sharpshooter even though Hart had not submitted.... And Hart remained ostracized from WWF, when was he ostracized? It's not mentioned. I know it's just the lead and therefore a summary of content dealt with much more deeply in the article itself, but this is confusing enough to put me off reading further. Pinkville 15:39, 8 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ellis Paul

Ellis Paul is an American singer-songwriter and folk musician. Born in Aroostook County, Maine, Paul is a chief architect of what has become known as the Boston school of songwriting, a literate, provocative and urbanely romantic folk-pop style that helped ignite the folk revival of the 1990s. While remaining among the most pop-friendly of today's singer-songwriters with songs that have appeared in movies and on television, Paul has bridged the gulf between the modern folk sound and the populist traditions of Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger more successfully than many of his songwriting peers. To date, Paul has released more than ten albums and has been the recipient of 13 Boston Music Awards, considered by some to be a pinnacle of contemporary acoustic music success.He has published a book of original lyrics, poems, and drawings and released a DVD that includes a live performance, guitar instruction, and a road-trip documentary. As a touring musician, Paul plays close to 200 dates each year and his extensive club and coffeehouse touring, together with radio airplay, has brought him a solid national following. (more...)

Only one time has a folk musician been featured on the Main Page - Bob Dylan on May 17, 2004. Folk musicians are sorely under-represented as Wikipedia FAs. Until very recently Dylan was the only folk musician FA. I have worked very hard to remedy that. It's time for a second folk musician to be featured. Kmzundel 14:34, 27 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Needs wikilinks M3tal H3ad 11:21, 2 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Added wikilinks. Kmzundel 04:01, 6 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Maserati MC12

The Maserati MC12 is a grand tourer which was manufactured by Maserati in 2004 and 2005. There were only 50 produced and all were sold to customers chosen by Maserati, each costing €600 000. The car was made for homologation so that Maserati could race it in the FIA GT.

Maserati designed and built the car on the chassis of the Enzo Ferrari but the final car is much larger. The MC12 is longer, wider and taller than the Enzo Ferrari, but the Enzo has faster acceleration and a higher top speed.

Three GT1 race cars were entered into the FIA GT toward the end of the 2004 season, achieving a victory at the Zhuhai International Circuit. In 2005 the 2 teams racing MC12s placed first and second. In 2006 only Vitaphone Racing Team entered but repeated the victory. The racing MC12s were entered into the American Le Mans Series in 2005 but were not as successful as in the FIA GT. (more...)

Recently promoted to FA (February 17th). I'm not requesting a specific date but it should be separated from Mini Moke, another car article. James086^Talk 03:06, 25 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Note: Mini Moke is going to be on the main page on March 12, so I think MC12 should be no earlier than March 19th. Anyone? James086^Talk 04:56, 3 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Cannibal Holocaust

Cannibal Holocaust (1980) is a controversial exploitation film directed by Ruggero Deodato and based on a screenplay written by Gianfranco Clerici and Giorgio Stegani. Filmed in the actual Amazon Rainforest, it focuses on a team of four documentarians who head deep into the jungle to make a documentary on the primitive native tribes that live there. After two months and no word from the team, a famous anthropologist is sent on a rescue mission in hopes of finding the team alive. The film stars Robert Kerman as the anthropologist Harold Monroe, Carl Gabriel Yorke as director Alan Yates, Francesca Ciardi as Alan's girlfriend Faye, Perry Pirkanen as the cameraman Jack Anders, and Luca Barbareschi as fellow cameraman Mark Tomaso.

Cannibal Holocaust is one of the best known exploitation films due to the controversy it caused during its release. After premiering in Italy, the film was seized by the local Magistrate and Deodato was arrested for obscenity. He was later accused of making a snuff film based on circulating rumors that the film's actors were slain for the camera. Though Deodato would be cleared of these charges, the film was banned in Italy, the UK, Australia, and several other countries for graphic gore, sexual violence, and for the geniune slayings of six animals featured in the film.^[16] While many nations have revoked the ban, it is still banned to this day in other countries around the world. Despite this notoriety, Cannibal Holocaust is seen by some critics as a social commentary on civilized society.^[17]^[18]

This article has been recently promoted to Featured Article status, and my reason is just because I'm a fan of the film and want it to have more recognition than it has now. I am wary about the poster, however, as it may be too graphic for the main page. Helltopay27 23:15, 24 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This article only has a chance in Hell of appearing on the main page.-BillDeanCarter 06:57, 25 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, the user formally known as BiancaofHell (don't ask how I know and remember that... it's a long story). Yeah, I remember your reaction to it on the featured article nomination page. It's too bad, really, and I find it weird because of Wikipedia's "strict" no-censorship policy. Helltopay27 16:35, 25 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

My reaction was "woah", but I wasn't against it reaching FA. I am against it appearing on the main page. It is a horrifying article, and I don't see the well-meaning purpose in turning 50,000-odd people's stomachs for a day.-BillDeanCarter 01:16, 26 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, I know what the "woah" was about. The film's pretty "woah"-worthy. I was using that as a means of identifying how I knew you and why you were commenting about it now. Anyway, my reasons are that I want this film to be more widely known than it is. Yes, it's not a good argument, but that's all I've got. Helltopay27 01:45, 26 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

pretty graphic to be on the main page don't you think?--Thugchildz 02:01, 26 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I know. That's what me and BillDeanCarter were talking about. But, like I said, what happened to Wikipedia's "no-censorship" rule? Helltopay27 18:14, 26 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

To allow the article to be featured on the main page is one of the main reasons why I was very firm in the FAC about getting the still of the impalement scene toned down. I mean, just the title of the film seems to be enough to warn anyone who feels queasy about the subject. And the lead isn't exactly trying to make a secret of how graphically gruesome and speculative it is...

Peter ^Isotalo 21:05, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm glad you pushed the issue with that picture... The new one is higher qualityl; I like it better now. Helltopay27 22:19, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

There are articles that can never appear on the main page. This is one of them, Jenna Jameson is another, and I have over-read that one time an article was refused because it was too technical.-BillDeanCarter 22:27, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Is there a list of articles that are so controversial that they can't be featured on the main page that we're not aware of? If so, please direct us to it. A little argumentation to support it would be nice too. The comparison with an overly technical (i.e. dull) article isn't really relevant.

Peter ^Isotalo 22:42, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No, but such a list is forming I believe. It would be good to develop a consensus of what goes on the main page and what doesn't. The overly technical article was brought up recently (past month or so) on one of the FACs. I can't recall where. It was basically an article that had too much depth on a topic few would understand. Which is a decent justification. You don't need to have an article on the main page about Chromatin when there's an article on DNA.-BillDeanCarter 23:06, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I understood quite well why an overly technical article isn't appropriate for the main page, but it has nothing to do with it being controversial, so it's not applicable to the issue of self-censorship of the main page. Where do we draw the line when it comes to these things? I mean, we're not exactly talking goatse.cx or bukkake. When did we once and for all decide that very notable porn stars or scandalous cannibal exploitation films were inappropriate? Simply repeating that they're not kosher doesn't make your stance easier to accept.

Peter ^Isotalo 09:55, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This is considerably worse than goatse.cx or bukkake. While those are frames, this is a film with some of the worst frames both described and pictured.-BillDeanCarter 14:12, 6 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I must agree with Peter, and not just because I like this film or that I'm the one who nominated it. Wikipedia seems pretty anal about their "no-censorship" policy, and yet they censor their own main page? I don't care what morality or decency argument you make. The fact is, it's hypocritical. Helltopay27 19:47, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Support - I can't see any reason why it shouldn't appear as a future "today's featured article." (Ibaranoff24 13:16, 5 March 2007 (UTC))[reply]
Support. It is potentially controversial, but the argument in favor of featuring it seem to outweigh those against. Peter ^Isotalo 13:21, 6 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Strong Oppose I'm not sure how you rationalize that there is a favorable argument for featuring this article on the main page. It's a sick, disturbing article, about the mutilation of corpses.-BillDeanCarter 14:08, 6 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Uh, last I checked, it's about a film. My rationalization is that Wikipedia preaches "no censorship," and keeping something like this featured article off the main page because of its content is censorship. Helltopay27 14:33, 6 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  - Bill, are you sure you want to take such a harsh stance? As you might've noticed, I also had problems with the impalement image, and it was toned down after I objected to it. Perhaps it would be better to remove the image altogether. Would you consider the article less objectionable if some of the descriptions were made a little less detailed (within reasonable limits of course)? Peter ^Isotalo 21:06, 6 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    - I'm fine with the graphic nature of this article and I don't think any details need to be censored, but this article has no place on Wikipedia's main page. But then again that's my opinion and there are over 6 billion other opinions out there. I'm shocked that I'm the only one opposing though.-BillDeanCarter 00:02, 7 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
      - And I was hoping for a more thorough discussion about this. So far it's really just been "no to hypocrisy" vs "this is disgusting". I am in definitely in favor of featuring controversial FAs (moreso than basically any type of cruft), but I've come to the conclusion that I'm not comfortable with supporting without any proper debate. Peter ^Isotalo 03:51, 7 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
        You could argue in what form could this article make it on to the main page if stuff was removed or if descriptions were written as if it were a Disney movie. You could argue that in some countries the actual film is banned to this day so why tease them? You could argue that it is as gruesome as the horror films Hostel, Saw, and Faces of Death. Wikipedia has had horror films on the main page before. I'm for keeping this article as it is, because my impression is that the article accurately depicts the horror that Cannibal Holocaust is. I don't hold the arguments above, and just think that it isn't something the average reader needs to be exposed to.-BillDeanCarter 09:28, 7 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
        I just can't buy that argument. It's too obvious from reading the lead that it's going to be about a rather unpleasant topic. This isn't like showing it on TV or somewhere where you have to actively look away to avoid it. It's up to each individual user to decide if they want to click the link and stare down into the Abyss. I would find it very disagreeable to see anyone actually try to complain about it afterwards. Peter ^Isotalo 15:21, 7 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

<outdented> I have seen the above image of the film so many times now that I just laughed at the sight of it. It is really out there. But that's what everyone would see when they come to Wikipedia on the day that hopefully will never come. And then you have those two horrific terms: Holocaust and Cannibal. I guess I should repeat that this article is what it is, but it doesn't have to go on the main page.-BillDeanCarter 16:01, 7 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

More out of curiosity than trying to make a rhetorical point, would you consider the article cannibalism too gruesome for the main page if it was brought up to FA status? Peter ^Isotalo 17:07, 7 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hasn't this film already had its moment of controversy back in the 80s? We seem to have resurrected the controversy here. You know what, cannibalism wouldn't be that bad of a main page article, and it probably wouldn't have gruesome images of the cannibals doing their thing.-BillDeanCarter 18:42, 7 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Support As I was the one nominating it. Helltopay27 14:33, 6 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support for the same reasons as Helltopay27. -GilbertoSilvaFan 23:57, 6 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support I know we've had other horror films on the main page (Night of the Living Dead, Gremlins, Tenebrae (film), and Halloween (film)). I really don't see how this is significantly worse than them. ShadowHalo 02:40, 9 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose I'm not sure the comparisons with Night of the Living Dead, Gremlins, Tenebrae (film), and Halloween (film) are relevant. The film is way, waaaay gorier than these and the film screenshots are pretty horrific. Mind you, I have actually seen this movie so I'm not opposing on grounds that I object to the film itself. But the best argument being made for putting this on the main page is that we're not censored. This would be the collective equivalent of WP:POINT: "look, we're so not censored that we are featuring this film!". Pascal.Tesson 19:57, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Okay, how's this? It's a very informative article with more information on it in a single place online than anywhere else; it's about a film that doesn't readily have information about it all in one place except for here. It also shows how diverse Wikipedia is in its information, giving a featured article on a film that the average joe on the street doesn't know a rat's ass about. Hell, a lot of professional horror critics and "experts" probably don't know about it. Pile that on top of the censorship argument. It has been identified as one of the best, so why not flaunt it as one of the best? And WP:POINT only refers to users abusing the content of Wikipedia to prove a point. This case is the adminstrators putting something on the main page, which, in no way, accounts to vandalism. Helltopay27 22:59, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Which is why I'm saying that it's the collective equivalent of WP:POINT. I don't think we can put our head in the sand and not recognize that this on the front page will create problems and it most certainly will not be as read as other main page FAs. It's not like we are lacking in great candidates for the main page, why choose one that will be so controversial? Pascal.Tesson 13:51, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I think the opposite is true. I think it would be read more. It's got a name that just grabs you: "Cannibal Holocaust? What the Hell is that?!" Helltopay27 15:02, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Roman-Spartan War (Request ASAP)

The Roman–Spartan War or Laconian War of 195 BC was fought between the Greek city-state of Sparta and a coalition comprised of Rome, the Achean League, Pergamum, Rhodes, and Macedon.

During the Second Macedonian War (200–196 BC), Macedon had given Sparta control over Argos, an important city on the Aegean coast of Peloponnese. Sparta's continued occupation of Argos at the end of war was used as a pretext for Rome and its allies to declare war. The anti-Spartan coalition laid siege to Argos, captured the Spartan naval base at Gythium, and soon invested and besieged Sparta itself. Eventually, negotiations led to peace on Rome's terms, under which Argos and the coastal towns of Laconia were freed from Spartan rule and the Spartans were compelled to pay a war indemnity to Rome over the next eight years. Argos joined the Achaean League, and the Laconian towns were placed under Achaean protection.

As a result of the war, Sparta lost its position as a major power in Greece. All consequent Spartan attempts to recover the losses failed and Nabis, the last sovereign ruler, was eventually murdered. Soon after, Sparta was forcibly made a member of its former rival, the Achaean League, ending several centuries of fierce political independence. (More...)

This article is on a scarcly known part of Greek history and by appearing on the front page it might help give it more coverage. Kyriakos 07:38, 23 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Maybe do it to coincide with the release of 300 (film), since neither Battle of Thermopylae nor Sparta are currently FA. The film is released on 9 March in the US, 30 March in the UK. Samsara (talk • contribs) 18:19, 25 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support although I don't like Samsara's date suggestion, the connection being a confusing anachronism. --Dweller 08:55, 26 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Effects of Hurricane Isabel in Maryland and Washington, D.C.

The Effects of Hurricane Isabel in Maryland and Washington, D.C. were among the worst from a tropical cyclone in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. Hurricane Isabel formed from a tropical wave on September 6 2003 in the tropical Atlantic Ocean. It moved northwestward, and within an environment of light wind shear and warm waters it steadily strengthened to reach peak winds of 165 mph (265 km/h) on September 11. After fluctuating in intensity for four days, Isabel gradually weakened and made landfall on the Outer Banks of North Carolina with winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) on September 18. It quickly weakened over land and became extratropical over western Pennsylvania the next day. The large circulation produced tropical storm force winds throughout the area, downing many trees and leaving about 1.24 million people without power. The worst of its effects came from its storm surge, which inundated areas along the coast and resulted in severe beach erosion. In Eastern Maryland, hundreds of buildings were damaged or destroyed, primarily in Queen Anne's County from tidal flooding. Thousands of houses were affected in Central Maryland, with severe storm surge flooding reported in Baltimore and Annapolis. Washington, D.C. sustained moderate damage, primarily from the winds. Throughout Maryland and Washington, damage totaled about $820 million (2003 USD, $915 million 2006 USD), with only one direct fatality due to flooding. (More...)

It's featured, it's comprehensive, and shows that Wikipedia is more than just a general knowledge encyclopedia &mdash it is also becoming a leading source for informations on tropical cyclones. Any date would do for main date; the hurricane occurred in September so there's no good dates any time soon. Hurricanehink (talk) 04:29, 23 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

David I of Scotland

Contemporary portrait of David, found in the Book of Kelso. — Contemporary portrait of David, found in the *Book of Kelso*.

David I or Dabíd mac Maíl Choluim (b. 1083x1085; d. May 29 1153) was a 12th century ruler who was in succession Prince of the Cumbrians (1113-1124) and King of Scots (1124-1153). The youngest son of Máel Coluim mac Donnchada and Margaret, David spent most of his childhood in Scotland, but was exiled to England in 1093. There he became a hanger-on at the court of King Henry I and experienced long exposure to Norman and Anglo-French culture. When David's brother, King Alexander I of Scotland, died in 1124, David chose, with the backing of Henry I, to take the Kingdom of Scotland (Alba) for himself. He was forced to engage in warfare against his rival and nephew, Máel Coluim mac Alaxandair. Subduing the latter took David ten years, and involved the destruction of Óengus, Mormaer of Moray. David's victory allowed him to expand his control over more distant regions theoretically part of his Kingdom. After the death of his former patron Henry I, David supported the claims of Henry's daughter and his own niece, the former Empress-consort, Matilda, to the throne of England; in the process, he came into conflict with King Stephen and was able to expand his power in northern England, despite his defeat at the Battle of the Standard in 1138. The term "Davidian Revolution" is used by many scholars to summarise the changes which took place in the Kingdom of Scotland during his reign. These included his foundation of burghs, implementation of the ideals of Gregorian Reform, foundation of monasteries, Normanisation of the Scottish government, and the introduction of feudalism through immigrant French...(more...)

Not sure about a specific date; May 29, though far into the future, is the date of his death, and the only possible suggestion. He deserves to be on the main page on any day though. ;) -- Calgacus (ΚΑΛΓΑΚΟΣ) 01:56, 23 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Bill Russell

Image Bill Russell receiving the Most Valuable Player award of the 1963 All-Star game.

William Felton "Bill" Russell (born February 12, 1934) is a retired American professional basketball player who played center for the Boston Celtics of the NBA. A five-time winner of the NBA Most Valuable Player Award and a twelve-time All-Star, the 6'9" Russell was the centerpiece of the Celtics dynasty that won eleven NBA Championships during Russell's thirteen-year career. Along with Henri Richard of the NHL's Montreal Canadiens, Russell holds the record for the most championships won by an athlete in a North American sports league.

Before his professional career, Russell led the University of San Francisco to two consecutive National Collegiate Athletic Association championships (1955, 1956). He also won a gold medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics as captain of the U.S. national basketball team.

Russell is widely considered one of the best defensive players in NBA history. His shot-blocking and man-to-man coverage were major reasons for the Celtics' success, and he inspired other players to elevate their own defensive play. (more...)

NBA Hall-of-Fame Boston Celtics player Bill Russell is the most successful player in North American professional team sports, winning 11 titles in 13 years. AFAIK, there never has been a NBA player on the Main Page before, due to a lack of WP:NBA FA articles, so this would be a legitimate equest. The FA promotion (Feb 17) just missed February 12, his birthday, so March 12 commemorates the day his jersey was retired by the Celtics franchise.[2] —Onomatopoeia 14:05, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Support there is no other appropriate date. Chensiyuan 13:11, 24 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support It's WP:NBA's first featured article, and we're very proud of it. And the date's quite appropriate, too! ekedolphin 08:37, 25 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Very nice article, would be good on the Main Page. March 12 seems a good a date as any. Coemgenus 14:26, 6 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Just mised the March 12 date, but hopefully we'll see this on the front page soon.--Wizardman 15:09, 12 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Oppose The article's good but no way that pic makes it's way onto the front page (see Ian Thorpe). There's another pic in the article that could be used. If they're switched around I might support. However, the other pic doesn't show what he looks like at all (the one of him at USF). Needs a better free use infobox pic in my opinion. Aaron Bowen 13:42, 26 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Charles Darwin

Charles Robert Darwin (12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an eminent English naturalist who achieved lasting fame by convincing the scientific community that species develop over time from a common origin. His theories explaining this phenomenon through natural and sexual selection are central to the modern understanding of evolution as the unifying theory of the life sciences, essential in biology and important in other disciplines such as anthropology, psychology and philosophy.

Darwin developed his interest in natural history while studying first medicine, then theology, at university. His five-year voyage on the Beagle established him as a geologist whose observations and theorising supported Charles Lyell's uniformitarian ideas, and the subsequent publication of his journal of the voyage made him famous as a popular author. Puzzled by the geographical distribution of wildlife and fossils he collected on the voyage, he investigated the transmutation of species and conceived his theory of natural selection in 1838. He had seen others attacked for such heretical ideas and confided only in his closest friends while carrying out extensive research to meet anticipated objections. However, in 1858, Alfred Russel Wallace sent him an essay describing a similar theory, forcing early joint publication of both of their theories.

His 1859 book, On the Origin of Species, established evolution by common descent as the dominant scientific explanation of diversification in nature. Human origins and features without obvious utility such as beautiful bird plumage were examined in The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex, followed by The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals. His research on plants was published in a series of books, and in his final book, he examined earthworms and their effect on soil.

In recognition of Darwin's pre-eminence, he was buried in Westminster Abbey, close to John Herschel and Isaac Newton.

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Charles Darwin is, quite simply, one of the top two, if not the most, important scientists in the field of Biology. Only real rival I can think of is Gregor Mendel. 19 April, as the 125th anniversary of his death, seems particularly appropriate. Adam Cuerden ^talk 00:29, 30 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I do not know if this is some sort of poll, but in that case I support this request.--Uyet Ustranimii 21:07, 24 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Yes, 19 April please. Samsara (talk • contribs) 18:13, 25 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support and support date suggestion as highly appropriate. --Dweller 09:03, 26 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Intelligent design might be equally appropriate on the anniversary. Just a thought. Kosebamse 19:51, 27 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Wouldn't that be a bit like featuring Pontius Pilate (assuming a future FA status) on Good Friday? :-) / Peter ^Isotalo 21:12, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Might want to make it a bit shorter, this will take up most of the main page in its current condition. ffm ^yes? 16:35, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Most definitely support arguably one of the most influential scientists of all time + a perfect date to put him on the main page. Pascal.Tesson 20:14, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sydney Roosters

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The Sydney Roosters (also known as The Roosters) are a professional rugby league club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. They play in the National Rugby League and are one of the most successful clubs in Australian rugby league, having won twelve New South Wales Rugby League and National Rugby League titles. The side holds the longest winning streak (nineteen) and the second largest margin of victory (87–7) in league history. The club was founded in 1908 in Paddington, Sydney, under the name "Eastern Suburbs"; in 1994, the name was changed to the "Sydney City Roosters", and in 2000 to just the "Sydney Roosters". The Bondi Junction-based Roosters have a long-standing and fierce rivalry with the South Sydney Rabbitohs from Redfern, who are, along with the Sydney Roosters, the only remaining foundation club in the National Rugby League. In Australia, a foundation club is one that played in the first season of a competition. Eastern Suburbs played in the first season of the New South Wales Rugby League premiership, the predecessor to the National Rugby League competition.(more...)

Already a featured article. The Sydney Roosters will commence its 100th season on Monday the 19th of March. It would be great if the article could get front page status to coincide with this historic rugby league event on either the 18th or 19th of March of this year. Sbryce858 11:18, 18 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Solar System

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The Solar System comprises the Sun and the retinue of celestial objects gravitationally bound to it: the eight planets, their 162 known moons, three currently identified dwarf planets and their four known moons, and thousands of small bodies. This last category includes asteroids, meteoroids, comets, and interplanetary dust. In broad terms, the charted regions of the Solar System consist of the Sun (astronomical symbol

), four rocky bodies close to it called the inner planets, an inner belt of rocky asteroids, four giant outer planets and a second belt of small icy bodies known as the Kuiper belt. In order of their distances from the Sun, the planets are Mercury (

), Venus (

), Earth (

), Mars (

), Jupiter (

), Saturn (

), Uranus (

), and Neptune (

). Six of the eight planets are in turn orbited by natural satellites (usually termed "moons" after Earth's Moon) and every planet past the asteroid belt is encircled by planetary rings of dust and other particles. The planets other than Earth are named after gods and goddesses from Greco-Roman mythology. The three dwarf planets are Pluto, (

), the largest known Kuiper belt object, Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt, and Eris, which lies beyond the Kuiper belt in a region called the scattered disc. (more...)

FA this notable should be put on main page as soon as possible. Buc 09:52, 17 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

AC/DC

AC/DC, from left to right: Malcolm Young, Phil Rudd, Angus Young, Cliff Williams and Brian Johnson

AC/DC are an Australian hard rock band formed in Sydney in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young. AC/DC are considered pioneers of hard rock, selling more than 150 million albums worldwide. However, they post-date the UK pioneers of hard (blues) rock, such as Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, and Black Sabbath, releasing their first album in the mid-1970s after these were established.

AC/DC underwent several line-up changes before releasing their first album, High Voltage, in 1975. With Phil Rudd in drums, membership remained stable until bassist Cliff Williams replaced Mark Evans in 1977. In 1980, after the release of eleven albums including their highly successful, Highway to Hell, lead singer and co-songwriter Bon Scott died. The group briefly considered disbanding, but soon singer Brian Johnson was selected as Scott's replacement. Later that year, the band released their biggest-selling album, Back in Black.

The band's next album, For Those About to Rock We Salute You, was also highly successful and was their first album to reach #1 in the U.S., however, AC/DC declined in popularity, and poor record sales continued until the release of The Razor's Edge in 1990. Their latest album, Stiff Upper Lip was released in 2000 and was well-received by critics. A new album is expected in 2007. (More...)

The article was promothed to FA less than a month ago. No particular date requested. No-Bullet (Talk • Contribs) 03:16, 15 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Aaron Sorkin (Request date to be determined)

Aaron Benjamin Sorkin (born on June 9, 1961 in New York City) is an American screenwriter, producer and playwright. He graduated from Syracuse University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Musical Theatre in 1983, and spent much of the 1980s in New York as a struggling, largely unemployed actor. He found his passion in writing plays however, and quickly established himself as a young promising playwright. His stageplay A Few Good Men caught the attention of Hollywood producer David Brown, who bought the film rights before the play even premiered. A Few Good Men was first a Broadway success and then a box office success. Sorkin spent the early 1990s writing two other screenplays at Castle Rock Entertainment for the films Malice and The American President. In the mid-1990s he worked as a script doctor on films such as Schindler's List and Bulworth. His television career began in 1998, when he created the TV comedy series Sports Night. A year later he created the multiple Emmy-award-winning political drama The West Wing. In 2006 he created the TV dramedy Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. His most recent feature film screenplay is Charlie Wilson's War. After more than a decade away from the theatre, Sorkin returned to write The Farnsworth Invention, which started a run at La Jolla Playhouse in February 2007. (More...)

Hello. Now that the Aaron Sorkin article has reached the quality of an FA, it's time to let the world know. Here are the reasons I think the article should appear on the main page on (a date to be determined):

It's the first article on a Screenwriter to reach FA. Knowledge of such a career was previously missing from Wikipedia.
It will encourage others to improve the articles on Screenwriters and Playwrights at Wikipedia.
It will hopefully draw contributors to the nascent Wikiproject Screenwriters.
The date requested is a Monday, so if you read the article at the office or on campus or really anywhere, you'll be able to immediately catch one of Sorkin's works later that night on the Tube: Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.
It's the most detailed and comprehensive article on the life of Aaron Sorkin to be found anywhere on the planet, making it a Wikipedia exclusive at the moment.-BillDeanCarter 01:06, 12 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately this article contains no images. This is a requirement for an article to be on the main page. Buc 17:04, 11 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

There's a free image now. ShadowHalo 18:57, 16 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Just a small note, but could someone leave a message on my talk page if/when is used on the main page? The copyright holder of the image asked to be notified if/when her image made Wikipedia's front page. ShadowHalo 10:28, 26 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Okay. Will do. I'm waiting for Studio 60 to start up again, and then I'm going to hope I can get the monday on which it resumes if possible.-BillDeanCarter 10:49, 26 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Roy of the Rovers

Roy of the Rovers is a British comic strip about the life and exploits of a fictional footballer named Roy Race which has run in various publications since 1954. The strip gave its name to a weekly (and later monthly) comic magazine, published by IPC and Fleetway from 1976 to 1995, in which it was the main feature. The weekly strip ran from 1954 to 1993 and followed Race's playing career until its conclusion with his loss of a foot in a helicopter crash. When the monthly comic was launched later that year, the focus switched to his son, Rocky, a player at the same club. This publication was short-lived, and folded after only 19 issues. The adventures of the Race family were featured one final time in short installments in the monthly Match of the Day football magazine, in which father and son were reunited as manager and player. These strips began in 1997 and continued until the magazine's close in May 2001; they currently represent the latest printed Roy of the Rovers stories. However, in February 2007, it was announced that a group of fans had obtained the rights to reprint classic strips and, eventually, publish new stories in a local football fanzine.

Football-themed stories were a staple of British comics from the 1950s onwards, and Roy of the Rovers was the most popular ever produced, with an estimated one million readers at the height of its popularity in the late 1970s and early 1980s. As such, it holds a unique place in British football folklore, demonstrated most clearly by the stock phrase "real Roy of the Rovers stuff". This is often used by football writers and commentators when describing displays of great skill or results that go against the odds, in reference to the dramatic storylines that became the strip's trademark. (More...)

Became featured around August 2006, but it's an article that not many people tend to pay attention to. A bit more public attention has surrounded the series now, though, following the announcement of a new series and the curious deal struck by fans to obtain the rights, so it might be nice and timely to get it on the front page at some point. Seb Patrick 14:21, 1 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Support iconic magazine. Name has become metaphor in the UK for jaw-dropping sports stories, eg "Michael Owen's first World Cup was real Roy of the Rovers stuff". --Dweller 10:05, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The Boondock Saints

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The Boondock Saints is a 1999 action crime drama film written and directed by Troy Duffy. The film stars Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus as fraternal twins Conner and Murphy, who become vigilantes after killing two members of the Russian Mafia in self-defense. Believing they are on a mission from God, the brothers with friend and former mob errand boy David Della Rocco—who is extensively referred to as the "Funny Man" throughout the film—set out to rid their home city of Boston from the Russian and Italian Mafia. Meanwhile, they are pursued by FBI agent Paul Smecker, played by Willem Dafoe, and are joined at the end of the film by Il Duce, played by Billy Connolly. Duffy wrote the screenplay based on his personal experience of the world around him, including news reports, and seeing a deceased woman being removed from a drug dealer's apartment. The film experienced a limited theatrical release of only five theaters for one week,^[19] and was met with poor critical reviews; however, it proved divisive among viewers, developing a cult following^[20]^[21] and enmity from viewers and critics who have called it a film undeserving of cult status.^[22]^[23] (More...)

Article achieved featured status, on December 20th, 2006. I'd like to request a February 13th date on the main page if possible, mostly because that is my birthday, and would be of personal value to myself. If the 13th of February is not conceivable, any date would be sufficient. KOS | talk 19:13, 31 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hollaback Girl

Cover of "Hollaback Girl"

"Hollaback Girl" is a pop song written by Gwen Stefani and Pharrell Williams for Stefani's debut solo album, Love. Angel. Music. Baby. (2004). The song is strongly influenced by 1980s hip hop and dance music, and was written in response to a comment about Stefani made by grunge musician Courtney Love in an interview with Seventeen magazine.

The song was released in 2005 as the album's third single, and it proved to be one of the biggest successes of the year. It reached the number one spot in Australia and the United States, and became the first U.S. digital download to sell more than one million copies and the first to sell more digital singles than CDs. At the 2006 Grammy Awards, the song was nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Record of the Year. Despite its commercial success, "Hollaback Girl" had a polarizing effect on music critics and was especially criticized for its repeated use of the word "shit". (More...)

Recently promoted to FA. It would make a nice reminder to readers that Wikipedia is not censored and that featured articles are about the quality of the prose, not the quality of the subject. No specific date requested. ShadowHalo 18:12, 31 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

support stupid song really but its ok--Thugchildz 02:34, 26 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Vijayanagara Empire

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The Vijayanagara Empire was a South Indian empire based in the Deccan. Established in 1336 by Harihara I and his brother Bukka Raya I, it lasted until 1646 although its power declined after a major military defeat in 1565 by the Deccan sultanates. The empire is named after its capital city of Vijayanagara, whose impressive ruins surround modern Hampi, now a World Heritage Site in modern Karnataka, India. The writings of medieval European travelers such as Domingo Paes, Fernao Nuniz and Niccolò Da Conti and the literature in local vernaculars provide crucial information about its history. Archaeological excavations at Vijayanagara have revealed the empire's power and wealth.

The empire's legacy includes many monuments spread over South India, the best known being the group at Hampi. The previous temple building traditions in South India came together in the Vijayanagara Architecture style. The mingling of all faiths and vernaculars inspired architectural innovation of Hindu temple construction, first in the Deccan and later in the Dravidian idioms using the local granite. Secular royal structures show the influence of the Northern Deccan Sultanate architecture. Efficient administration and vigorous overseas trade brought new technologies like water management systems for irrigation. The empire's patronage enabled fine arts and literature to reach new heights in the languages of Kannada, Telugu, Tamil and Sanskrit, while Carnatic music evolved into its current form. The Vijayanagara Empire created an epoch in South Indian history that transcended regionalism by promoting Hinduism as a unifying factor. (More...)

This article has just been selected as a FA.Dineshkannambadi 13:53, 31 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria

Ivan Alexander ruled as Emperor (Tsar) of Bulgaria from 1331 to 1371, during the Second Bulgarian Empire. The date of his birth is unknown. He died on February 17, 1371. The long reign of Ivan Alexander is considered a transitional period in Bulgarian medieval history. Ivan Alexander began his rule by dealing with internal problems and external threats from Bulgaria's neighbours, the Byzantine Empire and Serbia, as well as leading his empire into a period of economic recovery and cultural and religious renaissance.

However, the emperor was later unable to cope with the mounting incursions of Ottoman forces, Hungarian invasions from the northwest and the Black Death. In an ill-fated attempt to combat these problems, he divided the country between his two sons, thus forcing it to face the imminent Ottoman conquest weakened and divided.

During Ivan Alexander's rule, the Second Bulgarian Empire entered a period of considerable prosperity, which is sometimes referred to as the "Second Golden Age of Bulgarian culture", the original one being the rule of Simeon the Great. A large number of Bulgarian monasteries and churches were constructed or renovated on the order of the tsar. (More...)

Just promoted. No specific date requests, but it's the first purely Bulgarian FA so many people can't wait to see it frontpaged, including me :) Todor →Bozhinov 12:22, 31 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Having thought about it for a while, 17 February (date of his death) might be a good date, but I do realize the queue is quite long, so I wouldn't complain too much if this request isn't fulfilled :) Todor →Bozhinov 20:54, 11 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The Office with date request

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The Office is an Emmy Award-winning American television comedy that debuted on NBC as a midseason replacement on March 24, 2005. It is based off of a BBC show by the same name. The show is about the day-to-day lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictitious Dunder-Mifflin Paper Company. Although fictional and scripted, the show takes the form of a documentary, with the presence of the camera often acknowledged. (More...)

This article was approved as a featured article in April 2006. It seems appropriate to put it up on March 24th. Support. --Hemlock Martinis 02:40, 31 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The article has changed a lot since it was featured: diff. Not easy to tell whether it's deteriorated or gotten better since so many paragraphs have been shuffled around, but thought I'd mention it. — BrianSmithson 13:14, 31 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I think the blurb should really mention it's based on the BBC's original. It's absence would wrangle many British readers. Dmn € Դմն 16:47, 4 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Support: My hesitations to support before included the (then) fairly inconsistent Character and Season synopsis sections. Having worked on them, mostly the plot write-ups, I feel confident in this article's content. It is overall very well written, sourced and composed. -- Viewdrix 01:12, 10 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Proteasome

Proteasomes are large protein complexes inside all eukaryotes and archaea, as well as some bacteria. In eukaryotes, they are located in the nucleus and the cytoplasm. The main function of the proteasome is to degrade unneeded or damaged proteins by proteolysis, a chemical reaction that breaks peptide bonds. Enzymes that carry out such reactions are called proteases. Proteasomes are a major mechanism by which cells regulate the concentration of particular proteins and degrade misfolded proteins. Proteins are tagged for degradation by the action of enzymes called ubiquitin ligases, which attach a small protein called ubiquitin to their target. Once a protein is tagged with a single ubiquitin molecule, this is a signal to other ligases to attach additional ubiquitin molecules to produce a polyubiquitin chain which is recognized and bound by the proteasome. The overall system of ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation is known as the ubiquitin-proteasome system. Structurally, the proteasome is a barrel-like complex containing a "core" of four stacked rings around a central pore. Each ring is composed of seven individual proteins. The inner two rings are made of seven β subunits containing the protease active sites, while the outer two rings each contain seven α subunits that block free access to the central pore and bind regulatory particles that recognize polyubiquitin tags and initiate the degradation process. This pathway is essential for many cellular processes, including the cell cycle, the regulation of gene expression, and responses to oxidative stress. The importance of proteolytic degradation inside cells and the role of ubiquitin in proteolytic pathways was acknowledged in the award of the 2004 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Aaron Ciechanover, Avram Hershko and Irwin Rose. (More...)

Recent FA on a major topic in biochemistry and cell biology; subject of the 2004 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. No specific date. Opabinia regalis 06:27, 23 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

West Bengal

West Bengal is a state in eastern India. With Bangladesh, which lies on its eastern border, the state forms the ethno-linguistic region of Bengal. To its northeast lie the states of Assam and Sikkim and the country Bhutan, and to its southwest, the state of Orissa. To the west it borders the state of Jharkhand and Bihar, and to the northwest, Nepal.

The region that is now West Bengal was a part of a number of empires and kingdoms during the past two millennia. The British East India Company cemented their hold on the region following the Battle of Plassey in 1757 CE, and the city of Kolkata, then Calcutta, served for many years as the capital of British India. A hotbed of the Indian independence movement through the early 20th century, Bengal was divided in 1947 into two separate entities, West Bengal - a state of India, and East Pakistan belonging to the new nation of Pakistan.

Following India's independence in 1947, West Bengal's economic and political theatres were dominated for many decades by intellectual Marxism, Naxalite movements and trade unionism. From late 1990s, economic rejuvenation led to a spurt in the state's economic and industrial growth. An agriculture-dependent state, West Bengal occupies only 2.7% of the India's land area, though it supports over 7.8% of Indian population, and is the most densely populated state in India. West Bengal has been ruled by the CPI(M)-led Left Front for three decades, making it the world's longest-running democratically-elected communist government. Many notable poets, writers, artists and performers are native to West Bengal.

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Got featured status in November 2006. This state in eastern India has interesting history, politics, culture etc. It has the highest population density among the states in India, and has a democratically elected communist government that had been ruling the state for last three decades - a record! Dwaipayan (talk) 12:52, 22 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Slayer

Slayer is an American thrash metal band formed in 1981 by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. The band rose to fame as a leader of the American thrash metal movement with their 1986 release, Reign in Blood, which has been labeled "the heaviest album of all time". Slayer was credited as one of the "Big Four" thrash metal bands of the 1980s, along with Megadeth, Metallica, and Anthrax. The band are known for their distinctive musical traits - involving fast tremolo picking, guitar solos, double bass drumming, and screaming vocals. Lyrical themes and album art, which cover topics such as serial killers, satanism, religion, warfare, and the Holocaust, have generated album bans, delays, lawsuits and strong criticism from religious groups and the public. Since their debut record in 1983, the band has released two live albums, one box set, and nine studio albums, selling more than four million copies. The band has received two Grammy nominations, winning one in 2007 for the song "Eyes of the Insane", and has headlined music festivals worldwide, including the Download Festival, The Unholy Alliance and Ozzfest. (More...)

Only three articles relating to heavy metal music have been on the front page, last was 5th of January 2006. The band has had a big influence on the metal scene and would nice to see it on the front page sometime, no specific date requested. M3tal H3ad 10:28, 21 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I've given it some copyediting, but I doubt it's written well enough to be featured on the main page. Michaelas10 (Talk) 09:40, 24 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I did a copyedit and removed some crap added by anons over the weeks, much better now - if you disagree leave me a msg and give me some example of poor prose and I'll fix it. M3tal H3ad 12:09, 24 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry, I meant to the request text. There needs to be a maximum of two paragraphs, while one paragraph is usually the accepted length. Michaelas10 (Talk) 18:11, 24 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Copyedited & merged M3tal H3ad 01:08, 25 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Further copyedit by Deckiller (thanks) M3tal H3ad 08:20, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Considering the Slayer Project has 2 FAs and 6 GAs (thus far), I think it would be fitting for this to be on the main page. LuciferMorgan 19:10, 18 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Diplodocus

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Diplodocus (pronounced /ˌdɪploʊˈdoʊkəs/ or /dɪˈplɔdəkəs/) is a genus of diplodocid sauropod dinosaur whose fossilised skeleton was first discovered in 1878. The generic name refers to its double-beamed chevron bones (Greek diplos/διπλος meaning 'double' and dokos/δοκος meaning 'wooden beam' or 'bar') located in the underside of the tail. They were initially believed to be unique to Diplodocus; however, they have since then been discovered in other diplodocids.

It lived in what is now western North America at the end of the Jurassic Period. Diplodocus was one of the more common dinosaurs found in the Upper Morrison Formation, about 150 to 147 million years ago, in what is now termed the Kimmeridgian and Tithonian stages. This was an environment and time dominated by gigantic sauropod dinosaurs such as Camarasaurus, Barosaurus, Apatosaurus and Brachiosaurus.

Diplodocus is among the most easily identifiable dinosaurs, with its classic dinosaur shape, long neck and tail and four sturdy legs. For many years, it was the longest dinosaur known. Its great size may have been a deterrent to the predators Allosaurus and Ceratosaurus: their remains have been found in the same strata, which suggests they coexisted with Diplodocus. (More...)

Hasn't been an amimal article for a while. One of the best know dinosaurs ever. Buc 22:31, 20 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Support - there is a underrepresentation of natural science-type articles, so getting one of the dinosaur FAs sooner rather than later would be good and then a gap between them as there are a few cheers, Casliber | talk | contribs 01:15, 27 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support Scientific article on a well-known dinosaur. Firsfron of Ronchester 04:48, 27 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Psittacosaurus

Psittacosaurus (IPA pronunciation: /ˌsɪtəkoʊ'sɔɹəs/ or /sɪˌtækoʊ-/, from the Greek for 'parrot lizard') is a genus of psittacosaurid ceratopsian dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous Period of what is now Asia, about 130 to 100 million years ago. It is notable for being the most species-rich dinosaur genus. At least eight extinct species are recognized from fossils found in different regions of China and Mongolia, with possible additional species from Thailand and Russia.

All species of Psittacosaurus were gazelle-sized bipedal herbivores characterized by a high, powerful beak on the upper jaw. At least one species had long, quill-like structures on its tail and lower back, possibly serving a display function. Psittacosaurs were extremely early ceratopsians and, while they developed many novel adaptations of their own, they also shared many anatomical features with later ceratopsians, such as Protoceratops and the elephant-sized Triceratops. (More...)

Psittacosaurus was actually the first Featured Article on a dinosaur genus, but has never appeared on the Main Page. An effort by User:Sheep81 and the rest of the Wikipedia:WikiProject Dinosaurs team, it would be nice to see this well-written and comprehensive article on the front page. No specific date is requested. Firsfron of Ronchester 21:18, 20 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Support - there is a underrepresentation of natural science-type articles, so getting one of the dinosaur FAs sooner rather than later would be good and then a gap between them as there are a few cheers, Casliber | talk | contribs 01:16, 27 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support - as above. It's also less well known than the "popular" dinosaurs, so its inclusion on the main page could be educational. Dinoguy2 06:01, 27 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Paulins Kill

The Paulins Kill near Blairstown, in Warren County, New Jersey.

The Paulins Kill (also known as Paulinskill or Paulinskill River) is a 28.6 mile (46 km) long tributary of the Delaware River in northwestern New Jersey in the United States. It is New Jersey's third largest contributor (behind the Musconetcong River and Maurice River) to the Delaware River in terms of long-term median flow—flowing at a rate of 76 cubic feet of water per second (2.15 m³/s).^[24] The Paulins Kill drains an area of 176.85 square miles (458 km²) across portions of two counties (Sussex and Warren) consisting of eleven municipalities. The Paulins Kill, which flows southwest from its source near Newton, New Jersey, is located at the border of the Appalachians and New York-New Jersey Highlands physiographic provinces.

The Paulins Kill was a conduit for the emigration of Palatine Germans who settled in northwestern New Jersey and northeastern Pennsylvania during the colonial period and the American Revolution. Remnants of their settlement are still found in local architecture and cemeteries. The results of these settlements were chiefly agricultural, as evinced by surviving farms and mills, and the area remains largely rural to this day.

Recently promoted to feature article status on 10 January 2007, it is a river with a unique and significant history in terms of its role in colonial American ethnic settlement patterns. No specific date requested, but... my birthday is coming up on 11 February. ;-) ExplorerCDT 09:22, 20 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Pilot (House)

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"Pilot" is the first episode of the television series House, which premiered on the FOX network on November 16, 2004. It introduces the characters of Dr. Gregory House (played by Hugh Laurie)—a maverick antisocial doctor—and his team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey. The episode features Dr. House's attempts to diagnose a young grade-school teacher after she collapses in class. "Pilot" was directed by series producer Bryan Singer, who directed films such as The Usual Suspects, X-Men and later, Superman Returns; the episode guest-starred Robin Tunney as House's first patient of the series. (More...)

This is an article that I recently brought up to featured status. Good dates could be any date that is the 1st of any month (as it was the 1st episode) or January 30th as that is when House returns to television. The Filmaker 22:39, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Christopher C. Kraft, Jr.

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Christopher Columbus Kraft, Jr. (born February 28, 1924) is a retired NASA engineer and manager. After graduating from Virginia Tech in 1944, Kraft was hired by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), the predecessor organization to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). He worked for over a decade in aeronautical research before being asked in 1958 to join the Space Task Group, a small team entrusted with the responsibility of putting America's first man in space. Assigned to the flight operations division, Kraft became NASA's first flight director. He was on duty during such historic missions as America's first spaceflight, first orbital flight and first spacewalk. More than any other man, Kraft was responsible for shaping the organization and culture of NASA's Mission Control. (More...)

Recently promoted, this article discusses one of the most important figures in America's manned space program, who appeared on the cover of Time Magazine in 1965 but has since become less widely known. MLilburne 18:29, 11 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Scottish Parliament Building

The Scottish Parliament Building is the home of the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood, within the UNESCO World Heritage Site in Edinburgh. Construction on the building commenced in June 1999 and the Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) held their first debate in the new Parliament on Tuesday, 7 September 2004. The formal opening by Queen Elizabeth II took place on 9 October 2004. Enric Miralles, the Catalan architect who designed the building, died during the course of its construction. From 1999 until the opening of the new building in 2004, committee rooms and the debating chamber of the Scottish Parliament were temporarily housed in the General Assembly Hall of the Church of Scotland located on The Mound in Edinburgh. Office and administrative accommodation in support of the Parliament were provided in buildings leased from Edinburgh City Council. The new Scottish Parliament Building brought together these different elements into one purpose built parliamentary complex, housing 129 MSPs and over 1000 staff and civil servants. (More...)

A detailed article, which was recently featured. Definitely one of the most unique buildings in the world, and one of the most architecturally significant and controversial buildings to be constructed, in Europe, in recent times. Globaltraveller 10:33, 11 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Indo-Greek Kingdom

The Indo-Greek Kingdom covered various parts of the northwest and northern Indian subcontinent from 180 BCE to around 10 CE, and was ruled by a succession of more than thirty Hellenistic kings, often in conflict with each other. The kingdom was founded when the Greco-Bactrian king Demetrius invaded India in 180 BCE, ultimately creating an entity which seceded from the powerful Greco-Bactrian Kingdom centered in Bactria (today's northern Afghanistan). During the two centuries of their rule, the Indo-Greek kings combined the Greek and Indian languages and symbols, as seen on their coins, and blended ancient Greek, Hindu and Buddhist religious practices, as seen in the archaeological remains of their cities and in the indications of their support of Buddhism. The Indo-Greek kings seem to have achieved a level of cultural syncretism with no equivalent in history, the consequences of which are still felt today, particularly through the diffusion and influence of Greco-Buddhist art. (More...)

An eye-openning historical subject for those who encounter it (usually by chance). The article has now been featured for 1 year. PHG 18:52, 6 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Support Never heard of this article. Plus it looks interesting. --Foundby 08:38, 10 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Struck out comment made by banned user.--Rmky87 23:45, 30 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Cell nucleus

In cell biology, the nucleus (pl. nuclei; from Latin nucleus or nuculeus, kernel) is a membrane-enclosed organelle found in most eukaryotic cells. It contains most of the cell's genetic material, organized as multiple long linear DNA molecules in complex with a large variety of proteins such as histones to form chromosomes. The genes within these chromosomes make up the cell's nuclear genome. The function of the nucleus is to maintain the integrity of these genes and to control the activities of the cell by regulating gene expression. The nucleus is supported externally by the cytoskeleton and internally by a system of nuclear lamina; it is separated from the cytoplasm by the nuclear membrane, a double membrane that encloses the entire organelle and keeps its contents separated from the cellular cytoplasm. Because the membrane is impermeable to macromolecules, it contains numerous nuclear pores through which molecules such as proteins and RNA are transported by a tightly regulated system of nuclear transport. The internal contents of the nucleus are non-uniform and are organized into specific territories, the most noticeable of which is the nucleolus. The nucleus was the first cellular organelle to be discovered; it was first described in 1802 by Franz Bauer and later elaborated upon by Scottish botanist Robert Brown. (More...)

Critical topic in cell biology, recently promoted to FA after a successful MCB collaboration in September. No specific date. Opabinia regalis 02:02, 2 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I second the nomination. Good article. GAThrawn22 22:04, 2 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Nightwish

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Nightwish is a Finnish power metal band formed in 1996 in the town of Kitee. Nightwish composes songs that are often classified as either symphonic metal or power metal, and sometimes as variants of the genre called opera metal and epic metal. Nightwish is considered one of the main developers of the symphonic metal genre, which encompasses similar bands such as Epica, After Forever and Visions of Atlantis.

Although the band has been prominent in their home country since the release of their first single ("The Carpenter"), they did not achieve worldwide fame until the release of the album Once (2004). This album led to Nightwish video clips being shown on MTV in the United States and inclusion of their music on U.S. movie soundtracks. Their biggest U.S. hit, "Wish I Had an Angel", made it onto 2 U.S. film soundtracks, as a way to promote their first North American tour. They produced 3 more singles and music videos from this album, and a final one, "Sleeping Sun", from a 2005 "best of" compilation, Highest Hopes, prior to vocalist Tarja Turunen's departure. (More...)

The Nightwish article has been long featured, but never the daily article. Non-American music has received a disproportionately small representation on the front page, and this band is one of the more notable international bands out there. 71.54.98.39 21:16, 29 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose This is advertisment. No actual knowledge value to make humans smarter. --Foundby 08:30, 10 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Struck out comment made by banned user with sockpuppet.--Rmky87 23:44, 30 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I disagree, by that rationale any movie, contemporary musician, or any modern piece of the human experience could be construed as 'advertisement'. *Disclaimer: I am the original suggester of this article for Featured Article of the Day, but I wasn't logged in when I posted it.--Fulorian 00:55, 11 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Support It's a good article and more variety would be nice in the Featured Article of the Day. Rainer1 23:01, 22 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It's closer to a FAR then being on the front page. Since the vocalists departure lots of one sentence paragraphs, without references have been added. Merge, remove or expand them, add more references, cleanup the references and it should be ok. M3tal H3ad 02:25, 23 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose - I realize that this really isn't a vote or anything, but this is really not featured quality. Its under-referenced (the sources that are cited are not formatted properly; one of the "sources" is geocities site!), each section consists of 1 sentence-long paragraphs, the prose is far from brilliant, fair-use media is poorly justified. This isn't even a GA. Wickethewok 07:25, 23 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hoysala Empire

The Hoysala Empire was a prominent South Indian empire that ruled most of the modern day state of Karnataka between the 10th and the 14th centuries. The capital of the empire was initially based at Belur but was later moved to Halebidu.

The Hoysala rulers were originally hill peoples of Malnad Karnataka, an elevated region in the Western Ghats range. In the 12th century, taking advantage of the internecine warfare between the then ruling Western Chalukyas and Kalachuri kingdoms, they annexed areas of present day Karnataka and the fertile areas north of the Kaveri River delta in present day Tamil Nadu. By the 13th century, they governed most of present-day Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and parts of western Andhra Pradesh in Deccan India.

The Hoysala era was an important period in the development of art, architecture, and religion in South India. The empire is remembered today primarily for its temple architecture. Over a hundred surviving temples are scattered across Karnataka, including the well known Chennakesava Temple at Belur, the Hoysaleswara Temple at Halebidu, and the Kesava Temple at Somanathapura. The Hoysala rulers also patronised the fine arts. This patronage encouraged literature to flourish in Kannada and Sanskrit.

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This article has just been selected as a FADineshkannambadi 16:48, 25 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Celine Dion

Céline Marie Claudette Dion (OC, OQ) (born March 30 1968) is a French Canadian Grammy and Juno award winning pop singer and occasional songwriter. Dion was born to a large, impoverished family in Charlemagne, Quebec. As a teen, she achieved success in francophone Canada after her manager and future husband, René Angélil, mortgaged his home in order to finance her first record. She later gained recognition in parts of Europe and Asia after she won both the 1982 Yamaha World Popular Song Festival and the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest. In 1990 Dion established a foothold in the anglophone music market with Unison, and during the 1990s achieved worldwide fame and success with several English and French records, of which her most successful was "My Heart Will Go On" (1998), the theme to the 1997 film Titanic. In 1999 Dion announced a temporary break from entertainment in order to focus on her husband, who was diagnosed with throat cancer. Following a three-year hiatus, she released A New Day Has Come. By 2004 she had accumulated record sales of 175 million, and was presented with the Chopard Diamond award from the World Music Awards show for becoming the Best-selling Female Artist in the World. As of 2003 Dion has performed nightly in her show A New Day... at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, under a contract that extends through 2007. (More...)

Became a featured article almost a year ago. This is one of the best articles on one of the world's most successful pop singers (along with Mariah Carey, Phil Collins and Kylie Minogue, which have all graced the 'front cover'). Please give the article the chance to appear on the main page. Orane (talk • cont.) 04:28, 20 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

How about scheduling it for March 30th next year when she turns 40? Pascal.Tesson 20:17, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Rus' Khaganate

The Rus' Khaganate was a polity that flourished during a poorly documented period in the history of Eastern Europe (roughly the late 8th and early to mid-9th centuries CE). A predecessor to the Rurik Dynasty and the Kievan Rus', the Rus' Khaganate was a state (or a cluster of city-states) in what is today northern Russia. The region's population at that time was composed of Slavic, Finnic, and Norse peoples, among which the dominant group was the Rus' tribe or tribes. The region was also a center of operations for eastern Scandinavian (Varangian) adventurers, merchants and pirates. According to contemporaneous sources, the population centers of the region, which may have included the proto-towns of Holmgard (Novgorod), Aldeigja (Ladoga), Lyubsha, Alaborg, Sarskoe Gorodishche, and Timerevo, were under the rule of a monarch or monarchs using the Old Turkic title Khagan. The Rus' Khaganate period marked the genesis of a distinct Rus' ethnos, and its successor states would include Kievan Rus' and later states from which modern Russia evolved. (More...)

Relatively new article (about 2 months old); was featured on DYK, recently accorded FA status. Little-known period of Russian history. Briangotts (Talk) (Contrib) 05:07, 17 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Suppport -- nice article, putting it would get more people to read about Russian history. Coemgenus 14:39, 6 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Empires: Dawn of the Modern World

Empires: Dawn of the Modern World is a history-based real-time strategy computer game developed by Stainless Steel Studios and released on October 21, 2003. Considered an unofficial sequel to Empire Earth, the game requires players to collect resources to build an empire, train military units, and conquer opposing civilizations. Based on a slightly compressed version of world history, Empires covers five eras, from the Medieval Age to World War II. The game features seven civilizations: England, the Franks, Korea and China are playable from the Medieval Age to the Imperial Age; and the United States, Russia, Germany, France and the United Kingdom are playable in the World War I and World War II ages. The game attracted positive critical reaction. (More...)

This reached FA a couple weeks ago, and I thought it might be interesting to show up on the main page, since it is the first RTS game since Starcraft to reach FA. No date requested, since I know there are a lot of FA video game articles out right now.--Clyde Miller 01:01, 17 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Arctic Tern

The Arctic Tern is a seabird of the tern family Sternidae. It has a circumpolar distribution, breeding colonially in Arctic and sub-Arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and North America. The species is strongly migratory, seeing two summers each year as it migrates from its northern breeding grounds to the oceans around Antarctica and back each year. This is the longest regular migration by any known animal. Arctic Terns are medium-sized birds with mainly grey and white plumage, a red beak and feet, a white forehead, a black-nape and crown (streaked white), and white cheeks. The upper wing is gray with a white leading edge, and the collar is completely white, as is the rump. The deeply forked tail is whitish, with grey outer webs. The hindcrown to the ear-coverts is back. The Arctic Tern is K-selected, caring for and aggressively defending a small number of young. Parents feed them fish for a considerable time and help them fly south to winter. Arctic Terns are long-lived, with many reaching twenty years of age. They eat mainly fish and small marine invertebrates. The species is abundant, with an estimated one million individuals. While the trend in the number of individuals in the species as a whole is not known, exploitation in the past has reduced this bird's numbers in the southern reaches of its range. (More...)

Suggesting for 25 December. We don't have anything Christmas-related in the wings, but at least this bird exists in the arctic. BrianSmithson 04:37, 15 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Caspian expeditions of the Rus

The Caspian expeditions of the Rus were military raids undertaken by the Rus between 864 and 1041 on the Caspian Sea shores. Initially, the Rus appeared in Saerkland in the 9th century traveling as merchants along the Volga trade route, selling furs, honey, and slaves. The first small-scale raids took place in the late 9th and early 10th century. The Rus undertook the first large-scale expedition in 913; having arrived on 500 ships, they pillaged Gorgan, Azerbaijan, and the adjacent areas, taking slaves and goods. On their return, the northern raiders were attacked and defeated by Khazar Muslims in the Volga Delta, and those who escaped were killed by the local tribes on the middle Volga. During their next expedition in 943, the Rus captured Barda, the capital of Arran, in the modern-day Azerbaijan. The Rus stayed there for several months, killing many inhabitants of the city and amassing substantial plunder. It was only an outbreak of dysentery among the Rus that forced them to depart with their spoils. Sviatoslav, prince of Kiev, commanded the next attack, which destroyed the Khazar state in 965. Sviatoslav's campaign established the Rus's hold on the north-south trade routes, helping to alter the demographics of the region. Raids continued through the time period with the last Scandinavian attempt to reestablish the route to the Caspian Sea taking place in 1041 by Ingvar the Far-Travelled.(More...)

Great new featured article about an important and relatively unknown period of history. Briangotts (Talk) (Contrib) 21:44, 12 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon

Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon (がんばれゴエモン～ネオ桃山幕府のおどり～, Ganbare Goemon ~New Dance of the Peach Mountain Shogunate~) is a video game released by Konami for the Nintendo 64 on August 7, 1997 in Japan and April 16, 1998 in North America. It is the fifth entry in the Ganbare Goemon series and the second Goemon game released in North America, following Legend of the Mystical Ninja. Featuring elements of platform and action-adventure games, Mystical Ninja is a hybrid of Super Mario 64 and the Legend of Zelda series. The story follows Goemon as he struggles to prevent the Peach Mountain Shoguns gang from turning Japan into a fine arts theatre. The journey takes Goemon through three cinematic musical features and battles between gigantic robots. Like other Ganbare Goemon games, it is peppered with surrealist humor and anachronisms. Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon sold nearly 200,000 copies worldwide. Reviewers praised its graphics, gameplay, and humorous plot. Critics considered the soundtrack and musical numbers engaging and memorable. Conversely, Mystical Ninja was criticized for localization issues, unintuitive camera control, and dull stretches of travel through Japan. It was followed by Goemon's Great Adventure in 1999 and Goemon Mononoke Sugoroku in 2000. (More...)

An interesting and unusual Nintendo 64 game. Zeality 04:17, 9 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Darjeeling

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Darjeeling is a hill station (a hill town) in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of Darjeeling district, situated in the Shiwalik Hills (or Lower Himalaya) at an average elevation of 2,134 m above sea level. Once ruled by the Kingdom of Sikkim, the Darjeeling region was converted into a hill station by the British East India Company in the 1800s, and came to be known as the "Queen of the Hills." It remained as a part of the state of West Bengal in independent India. The name Darjeeling is a composition of two Tibetan words – Dorje ("thunderbolt") and ling ("place"). Hence, darjeeling translates as "Land of the Thunderbolt". Darjeeling is famous for its tea industry, which produces blends considered among the world's finest. Once used as a sanitarium for British troops and administrators, the town is now a popular tourist destination. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway connecting the town with the plains was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999. Darjeeling is noted for several western-style public schools attracting students from all over India and neighbouring countries. The town was a major centre of Gorkhaland separatism in the 1980s, resulting in a decrease in tourism-related commerce. Darjeeling has continued to grow in the recent years and the region's fragile ecology is threatened by a rising demand for environmental resources stemming from growing tourist traffic and rapid urbanisation. (More...)

A small town in the Himalayas in India, famous for production of tea. The article is FA from August, 2006. No specific date requested.--Dwaipayan (talk) 19:26, 8 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Firefly (TV series)

Firefly is an American science fiction cult television series that premiered in the United States and Canada on September 20, 2002. Its naturalistic future setting, modeled after traditional Western movie motifs, presents an atypical science fiction backdrop for the narrative, as well as a fusion of Occidental and Chinese cultures. It was conceived by writer and director Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, under his production tag, Mutant Enemy. Whedon served as executive producer, along with Tim Minear.

Set in the year 2517, Firefly follows the adventures of the renegades of the spaceship Serenity, and explores the vicissitudes of people who fought on the losing side of a civil war, as well as the pioneer culture on the fringes of their star system.

Firefly was originally broadcast on the FOX network but was cancelled after only eleven of the fourteen produced episodes were aired. Despite the series' relatively short life span, it won an Emmy in 2003 for "Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series", received strong sales when it was released onto DVD, and had impressive fan support campaigns. This strong fan support led to a film based on the series called Serenity. (More...)

A recent FA about a short-lived TV show that has attained cult status. plange 02:43, 3 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Support, and expanded nom text. JQF • Talk • Contribs 18:21, 4 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Support Jon513 23:03, 1 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Support A nice article to have on the frontpage methinks. Abel29a 02:52, 7 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Support GiftedSlayer77 I also support this as a Featured Article

Support --Oburo 00:16, 28 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Support Good article on an interesting topic --Ryan Delaney ^talk 01:32, 10 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Cretan War

The Cretan War (205 BC–200 BC) was fought by King Philip V of Macedon, the Aetolian League, several Cretan cities (of which Olous and Hierapytna were the most important) and Spartan pirates against the forces of Rhodes and later Attalus I of Pergamum, Byzantium, Cyzicus, Athens and Knossos.

The Macedonians had just concluded the First Macedonian War and Philip, seeing his chance to defeat Rhodes, formed an alliance with Aetolian and Spartan pirates who began raiding Rhodian ships. Philip also formed an alliance with several important Cretan cities, such as Hierapynta and Olous. With the Rhodian fleet and economy suffering from the depredations of the pirates, Philip believed his chance to crush Rhodes was at hand. To help achieve his goal, he formed an alliance with the King of the Seleucid Empire, Antiochus the Great, against Ptolemy V of Egypt (the Seleucid Empire and Egypt were the other two Diadochi states). Philip began attacking the lands of Ptolemy and Rhodes's allies in Thrace and around the Sea of Marmara. (More...)

A fresh FA article which is part of Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history and Wikipedia:WikiProject History of Greece. I fit is possible can it be displayed on the front page on the 24th of December becuase it is the article's 6 month anniversary. Kyriakos 22:10, 25 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Not really sure why the 6-month anniversary of the Wikipedia article is reason enough for an article to be displayed on that particular date. Surely there's is a more appropriate date than that one. Pepsidrinka 17:23, 26 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It's as good as a date as all the dates of all those MP FAs that get selected for no particular date. Rlevse 19:17, 26 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

There are no dates recorded during the war so I think the 6 month anniversairy is better than any random date. Kyriakos 20:26, 26 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You are not obliged to find a meaningful date for the article.--Panarjedde 20:35, 26 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

But would it be possible for it to appear on the front page ont he 24th of December. Kyriakos 21:04, 26 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It is, as it would be possible to appear on the birthday of the first contributor, but what would be the meaning of this request?--Panarjedde 01:50, 27 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It means that the article would appear on the front page on a day which has something to do with the artocle instead of a random date.

The relationship is so small that amounts to nothing. Is that clear enough?--Panarjedde 22:19, 27 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I do understand. Just don't worry put it on a any free date when possible. :) Kyriakos 07:15, 28 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Chalukya dynasty

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The Chalukya dynasty (Kannada: ಚಾಲುಕ್ಯರು, IPA: [ʧaːɭukjə]) was an Indian royal dynasty that ruled large parts of southern and central India between the 6th and the 12th centuries. During this period, they ruled as three closely related, but individual dynasties. The earliest dynasty is known as the Badami Chalukyas who ruled from their capital Badami from the middle of the 6th century. The Badami Chalukyas began to assert their independence at the decline of the Kadamba kingdom of Banavasi and rapidly rose to prominence during the reign of Pulakesi II. The other two later dynasties were the Eastern Chalukyas who ruled from Vengi and Western Chalukyas who ruled from Basavakalyan.

The rise of the Chalukyas marks an important milestone in the history of South India and a golden age in the history of Karnataka. This period saw the birth of efficient administration, rise in overseas trade and commerce and the development of new style of architecture called Vesara. Around the 9th century, it also saw the growth of Kannada as a language of literature in the Jaina Puranas, Veerashaiva Vachanas and Brahminical traditions. The 11th century saw the birth of Telugu literature under the patronage of the Eastern Chalukyas. (More...)

This has just been selected as a FA.Dineshkannambadi 20:47, 22 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

History of Tamil Nadu

A temple from the Chola dynasty period. Cholas were an important ruling dynasty in the history of Tamil Nadu

The region of Tamil Nadu has been under continuous human habitation since prehistoric times and the history of Tamil Nadu and the civilisation of the Tamil people are among the oldest in the world. Throughout its history, spanning from the early Palaeolithic age to the modern time, this region has coexisted with various external cultures. The ancient Tamil dynasties of Chera, Chola and Pandya ruled over this land with a unique culture and language, contributing to the growth of some of the oldest extant literature in the world. They had extensive maritime trade contacts with the Roman empire. Invasion by the Kalabhras during the third century disturbed the traditional order of the land by displacing the three ruling dynasties. These occupiers were overthrown by the resurgence of the Pandyas and the Pallavas, who restored the traditional kingdoms. The Cholas, who re-emerged from obscurity in the ninth century by defeating the Pallavas and the Pandyas, rose to become a great power and extended their empire over the entire southern peninsula.
With the decline of the three ancient dynasties during the fourteenth century, the Tamil country became part of the Vijayanagara Empire. Under this empire the Nayak governors ruled Tamil Nadu. The European trading companies began to appear during the seventeenth century and eventually assumed greater sway over the indigenous rulers of the land. The Madras Presidency comprising of most of southern India was created in the eighteenth century and was ruled directly by the British East India Company. After the independence of India, the Tamil Nadu state was created based on linguistic boundaries. (More...)

This has just been selected as a FA. Parthi ^{talk/contribs} 19:22, 22 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
James Robert Baker

James Robert Baker (October 18, 1946 - November 5 1997) was an American author of sharply satirical, predominantly gay-themed transgressional fiction. A native Californian, his work is set almost entirely in Southern California. After graduating from UCLA, he began his career as a screenwriter, but slowly became disillusioned and started writing novels, instead. Though he garnered fame for his books Fuel-Injected Dreams and Boy Wonder, after the controversy surrounding publication of his novel, Tim And Pete, he faced increasing difficulty having his work published. This was a contributing factor in his suicide.
Baker's work has achieved cult status in the years since his death, and two additional novels have been posthumously published. First edition copies of his earlier works have become collector's items. In recent years, three of his novels have either been filmed or optioned for the movies.(More...)

An interesting cult writer, an interesting read. Also, the first time an article from the LGBT Studies project has made it to FA Jeffpw 18:06, 22 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
~~I hope the referencing will be corrected before this is chosen for the main page: almost all of the footnotes are incomplete.~~ Sandy (Talk) 21:04, 8 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Mostly cleaned up now - that should not have passed FA. Sandy (Talk) 23:41, 8 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Girl Scouts of the USA

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The Girl Scouts of the United States of America (GSUSA) is a youth organization for girls in the United States as well as American girls living abroad. The movement aims to help girls build character and skills for success in the adult world by using the Scout method to develop leadership, values, social conscience, citizenship, and conviction about their potential and self-esteem.
The Girl Scout program sprang from the concerns of the progressive movement in the United States from people who sought to promote the social welfare of young women and as a female counterpart to the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). It was founded by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912 and is based on the Scouting principles developed by Robert Baden-Powell.
Girl Scouts are recognized for their achievements through rank advancement and various special awards. Membership is organized according to age levels with activities appropriate to each age group. A member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS), the GSUSA has a long history of accepting girls from all backgrounds. (More...)

Made FA a few months ago, the article is a compilation on the Girl Scouts of the USA program. Darth griz⁹⁸ 03:31, 21 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support Jedi6-(need help?) 05:32, 13 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Basiliscus

Solidus celebrating Basiliscus as Augustus of the Byzantine Empire and his victories

Flavius Basiliscus (d. 476/477) was a Byzantine Emperor of the House of Leo, who ruled briefly (9 January 475-August 476), when Emperor Zeno had been forced out of Constantinople by a revolt.
Basiliscus was a military commander who, in 468, led the disastrous Byzantine invasion of Vandal Africa, in one of the largest military operations of Late Antiquity.
Basiliscus succeeded in seizing power in 475, exploiting the unpopularity of Emperor Zeno, the "barbarian" successor to Leo, and a plot organized by Verina that had caused Zeno to flee Constantinople. However, during his short rule, Basiliscus alienated the fundamental support of the Church and the people of Constantinople, promoting the Monophysite christological position in opposition to the widely accepted Chalcedonian faith. So, when Zeno tried to regain his empire, he found virtually no opposition, triumphally entering Constantinople, and capturing and killing Basiliscus and his family.
The struggle between Basiliscus and Zeno impeded the intervention of the Eastern Empire in the fall of the Western Roman Empire, which happened in early September 476. When the chieftain of the Heruli, Odoacer, deposed Western Emperor Romulus Augustus, sending the imperial regalia to Constantinople, Zeno had just regained his throne, and he could only appoint Odoacer dux of Italy. So the Western Roman Empire ended. (More...)

Nice article (self nomination). It would be nice to have it on January 9, 1512nd anniversary of his ascension to the throne, but any day is good. BlaiseMuhaddib 15:25, 18 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Jake Gyllenhaal

Jake Gyllenhaal at Martha's Vineyard, 2006.

Jacob Benjamin "Jake" Gyllenhaal (born December 19 1980) is an American actor. The son of director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner, Gyllenhaal began acting at age eleven, and his short career has seen performances in diverse roles. He has received an Academy Award nomination and won a British Academy of Film and Television Arts Award.
Gyllenhaal's most notable film appearances began with 2001's cult hit Donnie Darko, in which he played a troubled schizophrenic. In the 2004 blockbuster The Day After Tomorrow, he portrayed a student caught in a cataclysmic global cooling event. He played against type as an angry Marine in Jarhead (2005) and, that same year, he won critical acclaim as a gay cowboy in the controversial film Brokeback Mountain.
Gyllenhaal has also taken an activist role in supporting political and social causes. He appeared in Rock the Vote advertising,^[25] campaigned for the Democratic party in the 2004 election, and has promoted environmental causes and the American Civil Liberties Union.

No offline biography exists of Jake Gyllenhaal, and consequently this article is the world's most comprehensive bigraphy of him, drawing together many many sources into one place. Main page would be a good place to show off what Wikipedia can achieve. I also request that this article been put on the main page on December 19th, as that will be Gyllenhaal's 26th birthday, and many Jake fans would be delighted to see it there. Dev920 (check out this proposal) 23:18, 6 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Pierre Rossier

French Sailors at Canton, 1858. Stereograph by Pierre Rossier.

Pierre Joseph Rossier (born 16 July 1829, died between 1883 and 1898) was a pioneering Swiss photographer whose albumen photographs, which include stereographs and cartes-de-visite, comprise portraits, cityscapes and landscapes. He was commissioned by the London firm of Negretti and Zambra to travel to Asia and document the progress of the Anglo-French troops in the Second Opium War and, although he failed to join that military expedition, he remained in Asia for several years, producing the first commercial photographs of China, the Philippines, Japan and Siam (now Thailand). He was the first professional photographer in Japan, where he trained Ueno Hikoma, Maeda Genzō, Horie Kuwajirō, as well as lesser known members of the first generation of Japanese photographers. In Switzerland he established photographic studios in Fribourg and Einsiedeln, and he also produced images elsewhere in the country. Rossier is an important figure in the early history of photography not only because of his own images, but also because of the critical impact of his teaching in the early days of Japanese photography.

Apart from one other text, this is the only comprehensive biography anywhere of Rossier, whose story provides an interesting point of entry into the not broadly-known early history of photography in Asia. Most existing scholarship has yet to update even his full name, so it would be helpful and pleasing to give Main Page prominence to him. The relative scarcity of Wikipedia Main Page and Featured Articles on photographers and Asian history could also be partly addressed by putting Rossier on the Main Page. Pinkville 22:46, 3 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Daniel Webster

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Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782 – October 25, 1852) was a leading American statesman during the nation's antebellum, or Pre-Civil War, era. His increasingly nationalistic positions and the effectiveness with which he articulated them led him to become one of the most famous orators and influential Whig leaders of the Second Party System. Although Webster served as Secretary of State, he is primarily recognized for his Senate tenure. He desired greatly to see the Union preserved and conflict averted, which led him to search out compromises designed to stave off the sectionalism that threatened war between the North and South. Webster made three unsuccessful bids for the Presidency, his final attempt failing in part because of his compromises. Much like his attempts at gaining the White House, Webster's efforts at averting civil war toward a definite peace would ultimately prove futile. Despite this, Webster came to be esteemed for his attempts, being officially named by the Senate in 1957 as one of its five most outstanding members. (More...)

This article reached FA status in September 2006, and I believe that it accurately portrays not only an important individual to American History, but it provides a unique look into the failures and triumphs associated with being a statesman of the antebellum era. I really think any date could be used. Prezboy1 20:25, 29 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support - good article about a very important figure in American history. Certainly deserves to make the front page -- Grandpafootsoldier 22:00, 11 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Gilwell Park

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Gilwell Park is a campsite and activity centre for Boy Scouts, Girl Guides, and school groups, and a training and conference centre for Scout Leaders. The 44 hectare (109 acre) site is located in the Epping Forest in Chingford, London. Its recorded history goes back over 400 years, beginning as a farm, growing to a wealthy estate that fell into disrepair towards 1900. It was given in 1919 by Scout Commissioner William De Bois Maclaren to The Scout Association of the United Kingdom to provide camping facilities to London Scouts, and training facilities for Scouters. As Scout Leaders from all countries of the world have come to Gilwell Park for their Wood Badge training, it is one of the great landmarks of the world Scouting movement.

The hallowed ground of Scouting. Worldwide camping and training center of the Scouting movement.Rlevse 17:02, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Pixies

The band, pictured in a concert in Kansas City in 2004

The Pixies are an American alternative rock music group formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1986. The group disbanded in 1993 in acrimonious circumstances but reunited in 2004. Black Francis, Joey Santiago, Kim Deal, and Dave Lovering have been the group's continual members. The Pixies found only modest success in their home country, but were significantly more successful in the United Kingdom and elsewhere in Europe, although never achieving mainstream success with their studio albums.
Their music, heavily influenced by punk and surf music, was, while highly melodic, capable of being tremendously abrasive at the same time. Francis was the group's primary songwriter and singer and had a distinctly desperate, yowling delivery. He typically wrote cryptic songs about offbeat subjects, such as unidentified flying objects and surrealism. References to mental instability, violent Biblical imagery, physical injury, and incest feature in many of the band's songs and imagery. (More...)
Recently promoted to FA status. Any date would be fine. CloudNine 09:50, 24 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Boston, Massachusetts

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Boston is the capital of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. It is the largest city in New England. Founded in 1630, Boston is one of the oldest, wealthiest and most culturally significant cities in the United States. Its economy is based on higher education, research, health care, finance and technology. The city has been given many nicknames over the years. The name The City on a Hill came from original Massachusetts Bay Colony's governor John Winthrop's goal to create the biblical "City on a Hill." It also refers to the original three hills of Boston. Beantown refers to early Bostonian tradition of making baked beans with imported molasses. The Hub is a shortened form of a phrase recorded by writer Oliver Wendell Holmes, The Hub of the Solar System. William Tudor, co-founder of the North American Review, christened the city The Athens of America for its great cultural and intellectual influence. Boston is sometimes called the Puritan City because its founders were Puritans, and also called The Cradle of Liberty for its role in instigating the American Revolution. In the nineteenth century, it was also known as the "City of Notions." Since walking is popular in the area, yet another nickname of Boston is America's Walking City. Citizens of Boston are called Bostonians. (More…)

Well written article, any date would be fine. -- R'son-W (speak to me/breathe) 03:19, 22 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
This doesn't seem like a great summary of the article... it just focuses on the city's nicknames. I'd hope that a summary on the main page would be a bit more substantive. --18.85.46.22 00:39, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed with the anon above. Surely there's more substantive information about Boston than the fact that its called "America's Walking City". Wickethewok 07:30, 23 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
City of Manchester Stadium

The City of Manchester Stadium (also known as COMS or Eastlands) is a sports venue in Manchester, England. Originally designed as part of Manchester's failed bid for the 2000 Summer Olympics, the stadium was built for the 2002 Commonwealth Games at a cost of GB£110 million. After the Games it was converted for use as a football facility, and became the home of Manchester City F.C. who moved there from Maine Road in 2003, signing a 250 year lease.
The interior of the City of Manchester Stadium is a continuous oval bowl, with three tiers of seating at the sides, and two tiers at each end. With an all seater capacity of 47,726 it is currently the fourth largest stadium in the FA Premier League. On 4 October 2006 it was announced that the stadium will host the 2008 UEFA Cup Final. While the seating is continuous, each side of the stadium has its own name in the manner of a traditional football ground. Initially, all sides of the stadium were named by compass direction (North Stand and South Stand for the ends, East Stand (pictured) and West Stand for the sides). In February 2004 the West Stand was renamed the Colin Bell Stand in honour of the former player. (More...)

I decided to use this image because it hasn't been used for the main page before (the one in the info box was used in the Manchester City F.C. article), also think this is an informing about a sporting arena and if I am correct there was been no sporting arenas on "Today's Featured article". Any date is suitable. Kingjamie 12:10, 15 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee

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Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee is a side-scrolling platform video game developed by Oddworld Inhabitants and published by GT Interactive. It was released in 1997 for the PlayStation video game console and Windows OS in North America, Australia and Europe. While the game was criticised for its steep learning curve, it was widely acclaimed for having innovative gameplay, good graphics and engaging cut-scenes, and went on to receive multiple awards. Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee was the first game in the planned five part Oddworld Quintology, which includes Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus and Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee.
The game centers on the titular Abe, a Mudokon slave working at the RuptureFarms meat processing factory on Oddworld. When he discovers that he and his friends face death at the hands of their desperate master, he decides to escape and aid as many enslaved Mudokons as he can along the way. The player assumes the role of Abe, and must escape from the factory before embarking on a perilous quest to restore his once noble people. (More...)

—Abraham Lure 00:13, 9 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I remember playing the demo of this one PS1 over and over when I was 7! memories!
This comment is not helpful and has not been signedBuc 10:32, 21 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Dhaka

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Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the Dhaka District. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka and its metropolitan area have a population exceeding 9 million, making it the largest city in Bangladesh and one of the most populous cities in the world. Under Mughal rule, the city was also known as Jahangir Nagar. The modern city was largely developed by British authorities and soon became the second-largest city in Bengal after Kolkata. With the partition of India, Dhaka became the administrative capital of East Pakistan before becoming the capital of an independent Bangladesh in 1972. During this period Dhaka witnessed extensive political turmoil, including many periods of martial law, the declaration of Bangladesh's independence, military suppression and devastation from war and natural calamities. Modern Dhaka is the centre of political, cultural and economic life in Bangladesh, enjoying the highest literacy rate amongst other Bangladeshi cities and a diverse economy. The city faces severe challenges from pollution, congestion, supply shortages, poverty and crime. In recent decades Dhaka has seen a modernisation of transport, communications and public works. (more...)

Rama's arrow 19:48, 8 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ziaur Rahman

Ziaur Rahman was the 6th President of Bangladesh and founder of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. An officer in the Pakistan Army, Zia's unit captured the Kalurghat radio station at the onset of the Bangladesh Liberation War and declared the independence of Bangladesh. Becoming high-ranking officer in the Bangladesh Army, Zia was appointed chief of army staff following the assassination of Sheikh Mujib Rahman in 1975. Declaring himself president in 1977, Zia won a referendum held in 1978. A right-wing politician, Zia established free-market policies in a 19-point programme of industrialisation and development. He adopted policies bringing the government increasingly under Islam, which he imbibed in the national constitution. Zia controversially pardoned the assassins of Sheikh Mujib by signing the Indemnity Act and rehabilitated individuals who had supported the Pakistan Army. A popular yet controversial leader, Zia was assassinated in 1981 in an abortive military coup. His widow Begum Khaleda Zia is the current Prime Minister of Bangladesh. (more...)

I know that the picture is a fair use image, but there are no free alternatives for Ziaur Rahman. Please let me know if this is acceptable and if not, what should be done. Rama's arrow 21:21, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
If it is not acceptable, would an alternative be to get a portrait drawn? I vaguely remember seeing a portrait drive going on in WP:FPC. You can request there. -- Sundar ^{\talk \contribs} 13:29, 3 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Larrys Creek

Larrys Creek is a 22.9 mile (36.8 km) long tributary of the West Branch Susquehanna River in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. A part of the Chesapeake Bay drainage basin, the watershed drains 89.1 square miles (230.8 km²) in six townships and a borough, flowing south from the dissected Allegheny Plateau to the Ridge-and-valley Appalachians. The Susquehannocks, Lenape and other tribes lived here and the Great Shamokin Path crossed the creek near its mouth, where Larry Burt, the first settler, also lived by 1769. In the 19th century, the creek and its watershed included 53 sawmills, grist mills, leather tanneries, coal and iron mines. No other stream in the country had so many sawmills. A plank road ran along much of the creek for decades, and two "paper railroads" were planned, but never built. As of 2006, the Larrys Creek watershed is 83.1% forest and 15.7% agricultural (in marked contrast to the 19th century's clear-cut land). Nearly 9000 acres (36 km²) of second-growth forest are protected public and private land for hunting and trout fishing. The polluting industries of the 19th century are gone and the creek "has an exceptionally scenic, ultra-highwater, whitewater run" for canoeing. Despite agricultural runoff and some acid mine drainage, water quality is quite good and a water filtration plant supplies over 2500 customers. (More...)

(self-nomination in that I am the principal author). The article has been featured since August 30, 2006. ~~It is only the second river / stream article currently on the featured articles list.~~ It has been over a year since ~~the other,~~ Zambezi, was Today's featured article. No date suggested, just think it would be an interesting article on the Main Page. Thanks, Ruhrfisch 12:49, 23 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I expanded the lead in the article and edited it here to make it (hopefully) more interesting and compelling. Ruhrfisch 16:03, 24 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
White Deer Hole Creek (not nominated on this page) and Paulins Kill (see above) are now also featured river / stream articles, and I would be happy to see any of them as Today's featured article. Thanks, Ruhrfisch 19:35, 26 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I agree it would be nice to see an article about a river on the main page. Dincher 02:15, 22 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Halo: Combat Evolved

Halo: Combat Evolved is a science fiction first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie Studios. The "killer application" of the Xbox gaming system, it was released as a launch title for the platform on November 15, 2001. Selling more than six million copies worldwide since release, the game is second only to its sequel, Halo 2, in sales for the Microsoft console. The game received excellent reviews and numerous "Game of the Year" awards, being hailed as one of the best and most influential first-person shooters of all time. The game's popularity has led to labels such as "Halo clone" and "Halo killer", applied to games either similar to, or anticipated to be better than, Halo. In addition, the game inspired and was used in the Red vs. Blue video series, which is credited as the "first big success" of machinima.
Halo's main character is the Master Chief, a cyborg "super-soldier" clad in battle armor. Players assume the role of the Master Chief and battle aliens on foot and in vehicles as they explore the titular Halo, a ring-shaped space habitat, and attempt to uncover its secrets. (More...)

bibliomaniac15 04:31, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
This would be appropriate for November 7 or January 17. — TKD::Talk 10:55, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Or even January 1, 2007. In case the connection of these dates isn't clear, the protagonist's code name is Spartan-117. — TKD::Talk 11:22, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Actually I think July 7 (07-07-07) might be a good idea. To those who don't know, there are an abundance of sevens in the game series as an easter egg. On second thought having it on that date might be crufty, but I'm just throwing it out there. James086^Talk 12:29, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I strongly support this request and I hope that i will be a featured article very soon. KharnRulz 07:33, 13 March 2007 (UTC)KharnRulz[reply]
Michael Woodruff

Sir Michael Francis Addison Woodruff FRS (April 3, 1911 – March 10, 2001) was a British surgeon and scientist. Though born in London, Woodruff spent his youth in Australia where he attended college and received a medical degree. Woodruff finished his medical studies shortly after the outbreak of World War II, and joined the Australian Army Medical Corps, but was soon captured by Japanese forces and imprisoned in the Changi Prison Camp. While imprisoned, Woodruff devised an ingenious method of extracting nutrients from agricultural wastes to prevent malnutrition among his fellow POWs.
At the conclusion of the war, Woodruff returned to Britain and began a long career as an academic surgeon, mixing clinical work and research. Over the course of several decades, Woodruff studied transplant rejection, immunosuppression, and other aspects of transplantation biology. His considerable contributions to the science of transplantation culminated on October 30, 1960 when he performed the first kidney transplant in the United Kingdom. For this and his other scientific contributions, Woodruff was selected as a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1968 and knighted in 1969. Unwilling to rest on his laurels, Woodruff continued his surgical work until retiring in 1976, and even continued to be active in the scientific community for many years aftwerward, researching cancer and serving on the boards of various medical and scientific organizations.

It's been an FA for a while. I'd like to see it on the front page for October 30 (the anniversary of Woodruff's big transplant). Cool3 20:17, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
USA PATRIOT Act, Title III, Subtitle A

President George W. Bush signing the USA PATRIOT ACT in the White House's East Room on October 26, 2001.
The USA PATRIOT Act is an American law which was signed into law by President George W. Bush on October 26, 2001. The USA PATRIOT Act was passed by the United States Congress in 2001 as a response to the September 11, 2001 attacks. It has ten titles, with the third title ("Title III: International Money Laundering Abatement and Financial Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001") written to prevent, detect, and prosecute international money laundering and the financing of terrorism. Title III is itself divided into three subtitles. The first subtitle, entitled Subtitle A: International Counter Money Laundering and Related Measures is designed to put measures into place that counter international money laundering. It does this by requiring that financial instutitions take several new special measures against money laundering — identification is dealt with particularly; by restricting or prohibiting the use of certain types of bank accounts and through adding further legislation that regulates a financial institution's dealing with foreign concerns. (More...)
Rama's arrow 19:31, 13 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
It needs a better lead section, preferably one introducing the specific scope from the very beginning. John Riemann Soong 07:42, 5 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
How did that article get featured in the first place, on the nominate page I count a 6-4 vote; not exactly what I'd call consensus. Jaqu 02:38, 9 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Whoa, this doesn't seem like FA quality to me at all. This is basically a summary of the document and contains no analysis or presentation of the Act's effects, people's reactions, etc. Wickethewok 07:35, 23 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Because that stuff is on the general USA PATRIOT Act page. And if you don't think is FA quality, put it up at WP:FAR. Staxringold _talk^contribs 15:28, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Frank Klepacki

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Frank Klepacki (born May 25, 1974) is a video game music composer best known for his work on the Command & Conquer series. Having learned to play drums in childhood, he joined Westwood Studios as a composer at age 17. He scored several games there, including the Lands of Lore series, the Dune games, the The Legend of Kyrandia series, Blade Runner, and the Command & Conquer series. His work in Command & Conquer: Red Alert won two awards. He lives in Las Vegas, where he has shaped a solo career and played and produced for several local bands. His personal and band work touches upon several genres, including orchestral, rock music, hip hop music, alternative rock, progressive rock, soul music, and funk. His work has appeared in various media, including the Spike TV program The Ultimate Fighter. Klepacki is currently the audio director of Petroglyph games, where he scored Star Wars: Empire at War. He has not been contacted to score Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars, noting he learned of the game's development the "same way the fans did." Klepacki's next composing project is Universe at War: Earth Assault, a collaboration by Sega and Petrogylph. His most recent solo CD is entitled Awakening of Aggression.
Nothing in mind, but the sooner the better, I guess. He's about to release Awakening of Aggression in the coming two months, which will generate some interest. Hurrah for first CVG bio Featured Article! --Zeality 03:45, 4 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
The Wire (TV series)

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The Wire is an American police procedural television series set and produced in the mid-Atlantic city of Baltimore, Maryland. Created by writer/producer and former police reporter David Simon, the series is broadcast by the HBO cable network in the United States. The Wire premiered on June 2 2002 and has aired 50 episodes in four seasons. The first season's plot centers around the ongoing struggles between police units and drug-dealing gangs in Baltimore's west side, and is told from both points of view. Subsequent seasons have focused on other facets of the city. The large cast consists mainly of character actors who are little known for their other roles.
The Wire has received critical acclaim for its realistic portrayal of urban life and uncommonly deep exploration of sociological themes, and has been called the best show on television by TIME, Entertainment Weekly, The Guardian, and the Chicago Tribune. However, it has failed to draw an audience commensurate with its press. (More...)

Self-nom, work done largely by myself, User:Opark 77 and User:East718. I would like to make an odd request for the date it should be on the front page. I want it to sit until at least a week after the last episode of the upcoming fourth season of the show airs (probably sometime in December). The reasons for this are twofold: (1) I don't want to be accused of promoting the show while new episodes are still being aired, and (2) there should be a full summary of the fourth season's plot and new characters written by that time, rather than just collecting scraps of information on upcoming episodes like we have now. I have not discussed this with Opark 77 or East718, but since they have not yet requested a spot in the front-page queue I am going to make this recommendation myself and see what they think. Andrew Levine
Why not use the header image of the article, Image:Season02 posterart.jpg, rather than a cast shot? The problem with the cast shot is that it shows only the police cast when a large part of The Wire's main story is the duality of the police and Barksdale's, though it's more about institutions as a whole. –– Lid^(Talk) 03:56, 16 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I just used the preview function to see what the header would look like and, in my opinion, it works better than the cast shot in displaying the article. The cast shot is quite plain and doesn't really draw attention, even the cast shot of the streets group is more interesting but that would again make people make assumptions about the content. –– Lid^(Talk) 15:58, 16 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I strongly support this request. The best show on TV should deserve a spot on the main page. Jaqu 02:39, 9 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Can you please put a photo to be displayed along with the article on the main page, so it will look better on the main page. Thnx. --Parker007 17:14, 12 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I had a photo before, but someone removed it. Andrew Levine 05:35, 24 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Everton F.C.

Everton F.C. are an FA Premier League football club based in Liverpool. Formed in 1878, they were founder members of the football league and they have won the League Championship nine times, the FA Cup five times and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup once. Everton's most successful period came in the late 1980s, when they acquired several trophies under the management team headed by Howard Kendall with great players such as Graeme Sharp, Gary Stevens and Peter Reid. Their most successful player was Dixie Dean who still holds the record of 60 league goals in one season and is easily Everton's top scorer of all time with 383 goals in 433 matches. In more recent years, the club have battled relegation, found themselves mid-table and even reached the UEFA Champions League qualifiers by finishing 4th. Their last major honour was the FA Cup in 1995 beating Manchester United. They are currently playing their 104th season in the top flight of football which is longer than any other team and and they have only been relegated twice in their history. The team enjoy a large fanbase, regularly attracting more than 35,000 spectators to their home ground, Goodison Park. (More…)

Soon as possible really. Not really a "bad" time to put it up. SenorKristobbal 18:27, 30 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Although the image is slightly disappointing, I'd like this. Daniel.Bryant ^{[ T · C ]} 07:16, 11 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I would think that February 3 would be an appropriate time to have this on the front page as that would coincide with the 176th Merseyside derby. ⁂veila # 12:30, 16 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I think it is time to have this on the front page, every thing is up to date and looking good, Max 19:42, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
It would have been Dixie Dean's 100th birthday on the 22nd Janurary. RoyalBlueStuey 13:48, 19 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Halloween III: Season of the Witch

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Halloween III: Season of the Witch is a 1982 horror film and the third in the Halloween series. It is the only Halloween film that does not feature a plot revolving around the character Michael Myers, instead focusing on an investigation into the activities of the mysterious owner of a toy company, in the week approaching Halloween night. Besides wholly abandoning the Michael Myers plotline, Halloween III departs from the slasher film genre which the original Halloween spawned in 1978. The focus on a psychotic killer is replaced by a "mad scientist" theme. Moreover, the frequency of graphic violence and gore is less than that of Halloween II (1981), although scenes that depict the deaths of characters remain intense. Produced on a budget of $2.5 million, Halloween III grossed $14.4 million at the box office in the United States, making it the poorest performing film in the Halloween series at the time. (More…)

hope its ok to add this with the other halloween featured article requests... 82.14.81.85 22:42, 4 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Halloween II

Halloween II is a 1981 horror film sequel to the influential Halloween (1978). It is directed by Rick Rosenthal and stars Donald Pleasence as Dr. Sam Loomis, Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode, and stunt performer Dick Warlock as Michael Myers. While other films in the Halloween series follow, this is the last one written by John Carpenter and Debra Hill. The film immediately follows the events of the first film, and centers on Myers's attempts to find and kill Laurie Strode and Loomis's efforts to track and kill Myers. Stylistically, the sequel reproduces certain key elements that made the original Halloween a success but departs significantly from the original by incorporating more graphic violence and gore. It was not as successful as the original, grossing only $25.5 million at the box office in the United States despite its $2.5 million budget. Halloween II was intended to be the last chapter of the Halloween series to revolve around Michael Myers and the Haddonfield setting, but after the lackluster reaction to Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982), Myers returned in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988). (More…)

Zzzzz 10:27, 26 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
New Carissa

The New Carissa, officially known as the M/V New Carissa, was a freighter that ran aground on a beach near Coos Bay, Oregon, United States, during a storm in February 1999 and subsequently broke apart. An attempt to tow the bow section of the ship out to sea failed when the tow line broke, and the bow was grounded again. Eventually, the bow was successfully towed out to sea and sunk. The stern section remains on the beach near Coos Bay. Fuel on board the ship was burned off in situ, but a significant amount was also spilled from the wreckage, causing ecological damage to the coastline.
The United States Coast Guard performed an investigation and found that captain's error was the main cause of the wreck; however, no criminal liability was established and the captain and crew were not charged. There were significant legal and financial consequences for the ship's owners and insurer.
There are plans in place to dismantle the stern section at its current site and remove it from the beach. (More…)

Any time would be fine. In September 2006, the state Legislative Emergency Board will consider the expenditure request on removing the New Carissa; that might make the article relevant to next month, or it might be a good reason to choose a different time (so as not to appear like we are trying to influence the L.E.B.) As one FAC reviewer noted, not many environmental articles get to FAC status. --EngineerScotty 21:57, 24 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Chrono Cross

Chrono Cross (クロノ・クロス, Kurono Kurosu) is a console role-playing game created by Square Co. (now Square Enix) for the Sony PlayStation. It is the sequel to Chrono Trigger, which was released in 1995 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Unlike its predecessor's "Dream Team", Chrono Cross was developed primarily by scenarist and director Masato Kato and other programmers for Chrono Trigger, including art director Yasuyuki Honne and sound planner Minoru Akao. Composer Yasunori Mitsuda scored Chrono Cross and Nobuteru Yūki designed its characters. The story of Chrono Cross focuses on a teenage boy named Serge and a theme of parallel worlds. Faced with an alternate reality in which he died as a child, Serge endeavors to discover the truth of the two worlds' divergence. Upon its release in Japan in 1999 and in the United States in 2000,^[26] A "Millennium Edition" featuring a calendar, clock, and music sampler disc was also released. Chrono Cross received high ratings and critical acclaim. The game's 1.5 million worldwide sales led to a Greatest Hits re-release and continued life in Japan as part of the Ultimate Hits series.
Any time is fine. November 18 is the upper limit; that's the date of the game's Japanese release. --Zeality 14:15, 22 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Elliott Smith

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Elliott Smith (August 6, 1969 – October 21, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. Although born in the Midwest and primarily raised in Texas, Smith spent the majority of his life in Portland, Oregon. After playing in the rock band Heatmiser for several years, Smith began his career as a solo artist in 1994 with releases on the independent record labels Cavity Search and Kill Rock Stars. He signed a major label contract with DreamWorks Records in 1997, for which he recorded two albums. Smith rose to mainstream prominence when his song "Miss Misery", written for the film Good Will Hunting, was nominated for an Oscar in the best original song category in 1998. The singer battled with depression, alcohol addiction and drug use for many years, and the topics would often appear in his lyrics. (More...)

- Phorque 14:47, 16 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Seeing as the fair-use promo image has been removed at some point, here's a free image that, while making less sense, is visually striking. Whatever. - Phorque 14:40, 10 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Very influencial musician, has influenced many prominent alternative rock artists. -Richard833 13:30, February 19, 2007.
Chrono Trigger

Chrono TriggerKurono Torigā (クロノ・トリガー) is a console role-playing game created by Square Co. for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It was released in Japan on March 11, 1995 and in North America on August 22 of the same year. The game's story follows a group of young adventurers who travel throughout history to save the planet. Upon its release, certain aspects of Chrono Trigger were seen as revolutionary — including its multiple endings, plot-related sidequests focused on character development, unique battle system, and detailed graphics. It is still regarded by fans as one of the greatest games of all time, and was rereleased in Japan for the Sony PlayStation during 1999. In 2001, it was released in North America as part of the Final Fantasy Chronicles package which also included Final Fantasy IV. It has never been released in PAL territories.
This was promoted this morning, and just in time for its eleventh anniversary in North America. I'd like to see this featured August 22 if there's a remote chance of that happening. Sir Crazyswordsman 23:55, 13 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Well, now that August is over, I'd like to see it front paged in September. Please, I'm begging you! Sir Crazyswordsman 02:49, 1 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I added that post when I was logged out for some reason, sorry. Sir Crazyswordsman 16:07, 4 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Very important and highly-regarded video game. Great article. --- RockMFR 21:21, 11 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'd love to support this article, but I'm worried about featuring our FAs with longer plot summaries. Even though I helped elevate this article to FA, I don't know if it should be featured yet because of the long synopsis. That way, we can cover our rear ends. — Deckill er 22:00, 11 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Final Fantasy VI

Final Fantasy VIFainaru Fantajī Shikkusu (ファイナルファンタジーVI) is a role-playing video game developed and published by Square Co., Ltd.. Released in 1994 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, the game focuses on a group of rebels as they seek to overthrow an imperial dictatorship. It was the third game in the Final Fantasy series to be released in North America, following Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy IV. As a result, it was marketed under the title "Final Fantasy III" in North America. Several other changes were made to the game, as well, due to various content guidelines imposed by Nintendo of America, including censorship of nudity and offensive language.
Final Fantasy VI was the first game in the series to be directed by someone other than producer and series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi, with that role being filled instead by Yoshinori Kitase and Hiroyuki Itō. Originally released to near-universal critical acclaim, it is still regarded as a landmark of the series and of the role-playing genre. At 24 megabits, it was the largest role-playing video game to appear on a console at the time of its release, with a significantly greater number of battle customization options than its predecessors and the largest playable cast in the Final Fantasy series to date, excluding spin-off titles. It remains widely praised for its storyline, characters and non-linear style of play.

If possible, I'd like to see this featured on October 11, as that will mark the twelfth anniversary of the game's US release. It's actually been sitting at FA since the end of July. Sir Crazyswordsman 23:50, 13 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Sometimes, it takes nearly a year for an article to appear on the main page, but October 11th sounds like a good date. — Deckill e r 12:05, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, but FFX went on the main page only two months after it got featured thanks to Ryu's buggling. Sir Crazyswordsman 02:06, 5 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I don't see no picture? --Parker007 06:57, 7 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Mandy Moore

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Mandy Moore (born Amanda Leigh Moore on April 10, 1984) is an American singer and actress. Moore grew up in Florida and came to fame as a teenager in 2000, after the release of her debut album So Real. Her subsequent albums, including the self-titled Mandy Moore and Coverage, established her as a well-known pop singer in the United States. Moore has branched out into a film career, starring in 2002's successful teen film A Walk to Remember and later appearing in the lead roles of less well-received movies also aimed at teenage audiences. Two of her latest films, American Dreamz and Saved!, were parodies in which Moore portrayed darker characters than in her previous roles.
Moore's private life, including her relationships with tennis player Andy Roddick and actors Wilmer Valderrama and Zach Braff, has been much-discussed in the media. She is scheduled to appear in several films during 2006 and 2007, and is completing work on another music album. (More…)

A celebrity FA promoted on August 10th. Haven't had one of these on the front page since Lindsay Lohan in early July. Any front page time available is good Mad Jack 05:02, 15 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I think you're right. I think it should go on the main page, personally. SergeantBolt (t,c) 20:12, 17 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Support, if something can be found to replace the red linked image at the bottom of the article. Coemgenus 14:42, 6 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Excel Saga

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Excel Saga is a comedy manga series by Koushi Rikudou and an anime based on it, directed by Shinichi Watanabe. While the two media differ in many respects, they share the same principal storyline and gag-based, satirical comedy. Both are set in the city of Fukuoka and follow the attempts of the secret organization ACROSS to conquer that city as a first step towards world conquest. Excel, the hyperactive title character, is the senior officer of ACROSS and zealously serves its handsome but enigmatic leader, Ilpalazzo. She is aided by her coworkers, Hyatt and Elgala, and together they battle the masked forces of the Department of City Security, a shadowy government agency.
Excel Saga parodies many genres and specific works of popular culture in Japan as well as many aspects of Japanese daily life. It employs a large cast featuring moé androids, vicious medical professionals, wandering ghosts, and insidiously cute aliens. Excel Saga, the manga, began publication in April 1997, and the anime aired in Japan from October 1999 to March 2000. Both have been translated into several languages, and the anime was televised in parts of Europe and the Americas. (More…)

The article was promoted to FAC on July 14, and I've been on wikibreak for a while. If this should pass muster, I would especially appreciate October 7 (the anniversary of the anime's debut). There are other Excel Saga-specific article I could link to, but I think they're not of high enough quality to link from the main page. If the second paragraph reads a little like a DVD or book cover, I apologize: there's a lot to condense, and I wanted to strike the right balance between accuracy and brevity. Suggestions are welcome!--Monocrat 17:07, 5 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
It's too bad Oct.7 passed by. I would have loved to see this on the front page. - Malomeat 00:47, 8 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
C'est la vie. Another option would be sometime around December 12 of this year, when the next volume of the manga comes out.--Monocrat 16:04, 6 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Somehow the image got messed up. Anyway, please post as soon as possible.--Monocrat 05:49, 16 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

At the risk of irritating, I'd like to request March 30 or, since it would be the tenth anniversary month of the manga's publication, a day in April (dare I say April 1?!)--Monocrat 22:40, 8 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Cleveland, Ohio (MAIN PAGE ASAP)

Cleveland is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, and has the largest metro area in the U.S. state of Ohio. The municipality is located on the southern shore of Lake Erie, in the Western Reserve in northeastern Ohio on the Cuyahoga River, approximately 60 miles (100 km) west of the Pennsylvania border. It was founded in 1796 near the mouth of the river, and became a manufacturing center owing to its location at the head of numerous canals and railroad lines. With the decline of heavy manufacturing, Cleveland's businesses have diversified into the service economy, including the financial services, insurance, and healthcare sectors. (More...)

One of the only 5 time winning All-american cities. It is one of the largest cities in the U.S.A, and was at one time the leading industrial city. Maybe July 22, as it was founded then. 11kowrom 21:59, 6 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Gremlins 2: The New Batch is an American film released in 1990 and a sequel to the original Gremlins (1984). Gremlins 2 is directed by Joe Dante and written by Charles S. Haas, with creature designs by Rick Baker. It stars Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, John Glover, Robert Prosky, Haviland Morris, Dick Miller, Jackie Joseph, Robert Picardo, and Christopher Lee. The story continues the adventures of the creature Gizmo, who spawns numerous small monsters when wet. In the first film Gizmo's offspring had rampaged through a fictional small town. In Gremlins 2, Gizmo multiples within a building in New York City. The new creatures thus pose a serious threat to the city should they be able to leave the building. Much of the story involves the human characters' efforts to prevent this disaster. Like the first film, Gremlins 2 is a live action comedy-horror film. However, Dante put effort into taking the sequel in new anarchic directions. In general, the film is meant to be more cartoon-like than the darker original. The violence is fairly slapstick. There are also a number of parodies of other films and stories, most notably Gremlins itself, as well as the Rambo films, The Wizard of Oz and Phantom of the Opera. (More...)

Nomination by CanadianCaesar Et tu, Brute? 20:23, 1 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
History of Michigan State University

The history of Michigan State University (MSU) dates back to 1855, when the Michigan Legislature established the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan. As the first agricultural college in the United States, the school served as a prototype for future Land Grant institutions under the Morrill Act enacted during Abraham Lincoln's presidential administration. The school's first class graduated in 1861 right after the onset of the American Civil War. In 1870, the College became co-educational with home economics for women students. The school admitted its first African American student in 1899. During this period, the school established "Farmers' Institutes" as a means of reaching out to the state's agricultural community and informing the membership of developments in agricultural science; the program gradually became the MSU Extension Services.
After World War II, the college gained admission to the Big Ten Conference, joining the rival University of Michigan, and grew to become one of the largest educational institutions in the United States. During the Vietnam War, the school was a hotbed of anti-war protests. In more recent years, MSU has worked on improving its academic reputation, though a series of student riots in the late 1990s has made this task more difficult. Nevertheless, MSU's current president has stated that a renewed focus on biotechnology research and residential college learning would make the university a new model for America's Land Grant institutions.

Recently promoted to Feature Article status, the article is a production of Wikipedia:WikiProject Michigan. No specific date is requested. Jtmichcock 12:45, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support Educational Institution = More Human Knowledge = Less Unemployment. lol. --Foundby 08:42, 10 January 2007 (UTC) [reply]
Struck comment made by sockpuppet of banned user--NPswimdude500 01:42, 31 January 2007 (UTC

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^ Walker, Christopher J. Armenia: Survival of a Nation. London: Routledge, 1990 p. 356 ISBN 0-4150-4684-X

^ Germany Foreign Direct Investment Magazine. January 5, 2005. Retrieved 2006, 12-07.

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^ Singer, J. David, and Melvin Small. 1972. The Wages of War, 1816–1965: A Statistical Handbook. New York: John Wiley and Sons.

^ National Geographic Collegiate Atlas of the World. Willard, Ohio: RR Donnelley & Sons Company. 2006. pp. 257–70. ISBN Regular:0-7922-3662-9, 978-0-7922-3662-7. Deluxe:0-7922-7976-X, 978-0-7922-7976-1. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: invalid character (help); Check date values in: |date= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

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^ Carter, David. "Savage Cinema". Savage Cinema. Retrieved 2006-09-06.

^ Sheldon, Sam. "A savage allegory". The Paly Voice. Retrieved 2007-01-23.

^ - Filmbreak.bu - review of "Overnight" documentary on the filming of "The Boondock Saints" URL accessed 2006-11-28

^ - Detroitbuzz.com - Cult Corner - Boondock Saints URL accessed 2006-12-14

^ Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times, wrote in his review of Overnight that The Boondock Saints has become a "cult favorite on DVD".
Rogerebert.suntimes.com - Roger Ebert review of Overnight

^ - RottenTomatoes.com - Overnight" and "The Boondock Saints URL accessed 2006-11-28

^ - DVDfutue.com - Boondock Saints: Unrated Edition URL accessed 2006-11-28

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[1] Jukes, Geoffery. Ivan Khristoferovich Bagramyan in Stalin's Generals. Ed. Harold Shukman. Phoneix, Arizonia: Phoneix Press, 2001 p. 25 ISBN 1-8421-2513-3

[2] Walker, Christopher J. Armenia: Survival of a Nation. London: Routledge, 1990 p. 356 ISBN 0-4150-4684-X

[3] Germany Foreign Direct Investment Magazine. January 5, 2005. Retrieved 2006, 12-07.

[4] Levy, Jack S. 1983. War in the Modern Great Power System, 1495–1974. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky.

[5] Singer, J. David, and Melvin Small. 1972. The Wages of War, 1816–1965: A Statistical Handbook. New York: John Wiley and Sons.

[natgeo2006-6] National Geographic Collegiate Atlas of the World. Willard, Ohio: RR Donnelley & Sons Company. 2006. pp. 257–70. ISBN Regular:0-7922-3662-9, 978-0-7922-3662-7. Deluxe:0-7922-7976-X, 978-0-7922-7976-1. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: invalid character (help); Check date values in: |date= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

[subjects-7] David G. Chandler, The Campaigns of Napoleon. p. 732.

[8] Frazier, p. 708

[An38-9] Angell, p. 38

[L32-10] Livingstone, p. 32.

[L158-11] Lippard, p. 158.

[ArtHistory-12] Stokstad, p. 1130

[W307-13] Bourdon p. 307

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[David_Carter-17] Carter, David. "Savage Cinema". Savage Cinema. Retrieved 2006-09-06.

[Paly-18] Sheldon, Sam. "A savage allegory". The Paly Voice. Retrieved 2007-01-23.

[FB-19] - Filmbreak.bu - review of "Overnight" documentary on the filming of "The Boondock Saints" URL accessed 2006-11-28

[DB-20] - Detroitbuzz.com - Cult Corner - Boondock Saints URL accessed 2006-12-14

[21] Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times, wrote in his review of Overnight that The Boondock Saints has become a "cult favorite on DVD".
Rogerebert.suntimes.com - Roger Ebert review of Overnight

[RT-22] - RottenTomatoes.com - Overnight" and "The Boondock Saints URL accessed 2006-11-28

[DVDfutue.com-23] - DVDfutue.com - Boondock Saints: Unrated Edition URL accessed 2006-11-28

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[25] Rock the vote video, Youtube. Retrieved September 29, 2006.

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+<div>'''''Campbell's Soup Cans''''' (sometimes referred to as '''''32 Campbell's Soup Cans''''')<ref>Frazier, p. 708</ref> is the title of an [[Andy Warhol]] [[work of art]] produced in [[1962 in art|1962]]. The individual paintings were produced with a semi-mechanised [[silkscreen]] process, using a non-[[painterly]] style. ''Campbell's Soup Cans''' reliance on themes from [[popular culture]] helped to usher in [[pop art]] as a major [[art movement]].
+For Warhol, a commercial [[illustrator]] who became a successful [[author]], [[painter]] and [[film director]], the work was his first one-man [[art gallery|gallery]] exhibition as a [[fine artist]].<ref name="An38">Angell, p. 38</ref><ref name="L32">Livingstone, p. 32.</ref>  This exhibition marked the [[West Coast of the United States|West Coast]] debut of pop art.<ref name="L158">Lippard, p. 158.</ref>  The combination of the semi-mechanized process, the non-[[painterly]] style, and the commercial subject initially caused offense, as the work's blatantly mundane commercialism represented a direct affront to the technique and philosophy of [[abstract expressionism]].
+Today, the Campbell's Soup cans [[Theme (visual arts)|theme]] is generally used in reference to the original set of paintings as well as the later Warhol [[drawing]]s and [[painting]]s depicting Campbell's Soup cans.  As a result of the eventual popularity of the entire series of similarly themed works, Warhol's reputation grew to the point where he was not only the most-renowned American pop art artist,<ref name="ArtHistory">Stokstad, p. 1130</ref> but also the highest-priced living American artist.<ref name="W307">Bourdon p. 307 </ref>  '''([[Campbell's Soup Cans|more...]])'''</div>
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