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Revision as of 22:49, 22 September 2008

Here the community can nominate articles to be selected as "Today's featured article" (TFA) on the main page. The TFA section aims to highlight the range of articles that have "featured article" status, from Art and architecture through to Warfare, and wherever possible it tries to avoid similar topics appearing too close together without good reason. Requests are not the only factor in scheduling the TFA (see Choosing Today's Featured Article); the final decision rests with the TFA coordinators: Wehwalt, Dank and Gog the Mild, who also select TFAs for dates where no suggestions are put forward. Please confine requests to this page, and remember that community endorsement on this page does not necessarily mean the article will appear on the requested date.

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

If you have an exceptional request that deviates from these instructions (for example, an article making a second appearance as TFA, or a "double-header"), please discuss the matter with the TFA coordinators beforehand.

It can be helpful to add the article to the pending requests template, if the desired date for the article is beyond the 30-day period. This does not guarantee selection, but does help others see what nominations may be forthcoming. Requesters should still nominate the article here during the 30-day time-frame.

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How to post a new nomination:

I.
Create the nomination subpage.

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


II.
Write the nomination.

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

Your nomination should mention:

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

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

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

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

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

Scheduling:

In the absence of exceptional circumstances, TFAs are scheduled in date order, not according to how long nominations have been open or how many supportive comments they have. So, for example, January 31 will not be scheduled until January 30 has been scheduled (by TFAR nomination or otherwise).

Summary chart

Currently accepting requests from September 24 to October 24.

The chart will be updated regularly by editors who follow this page:

Date Article Points Comments
Sep 30 Silent Hill 4: The Room 1 or 0 Sequel release (points disputed)
Oct 3 noitulovE 2 or 4 Anniversary (points disputed)
Oct 4 Tyrone Wheatley 3 or 1 or 0 University of Michigan homecoming (points disputed)
Oct 15 USS New Jersey (BB-62) 2 Anniversary of museum opening
Oct 18 James Robert Baker 3 Birthday

Requests

September 30

Silent Hill 4: The Room is the fourth installment in the Konami Silent Hill survival horror series. The game was released in Japan in June 2004 and in North America and Europe in September of that same year. Silent Hill 4 was released for the Sony PlayStation 2 and the Microsoft Xbox consoles as well as the PC. A soundtrack release was also made at the same time. Unlike the previous installments, which were set primarily in the disturbed town of Silent Hill, this game is set in the fictional town of South Ashfield, and is focused on the character of Henry Townshend attempting to escape from his locked-down apartment. He explores a series of supernatural worlds and finds himself in conflict with an undead serial killer. Originally intended as a spinoff from the main series, Silent Hill 4 features an altered gameplay style with first-person navigation and plot elements taken from previous installments. Upon its release the game received a mostly positive critical reaction despite mixed opinions to the deviations from the original Silent Hill style. (more…)

I tried this earlier, and it was replaced. The one point is disputed for whether or not SH4 can be counted as THE sequel to Silent Hill: Homecoming (release date September 30).--Lenin and McCarthy | (Complain here) 01:56, 17 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Additionally, if anyone wants to use this opportunity to instate a rule agianst this sort of thing, I'll probably support it. --Lenin and McCarthy | (Complain here) 01:57, 17 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Support the article, that is. I see no need for a rule to bar a reinstatement, if someone is abusive with it, it will probably attract a lot of oppose votes. I still think it is a zero point article, that the release date of the new one, number six, really has nothing to do with this article, which is about number four.--Wehwalt (talk) 02:01, 17 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I think that it is fine to bring an article back after it was replaced as long as the rules are followed. However, I think that the date connection is much too tenuous here, and I'd give it 0 points for the date. Karanacs (talk) 18:15, 17 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I looked at it. I don't think the complaints against the article are serious, and they seem to have been comprehensively responded to. I would not let it affect our consideration of this article. With 0-1 points, it may not be here long, but who knows?--Wehwalt (talk) 21:17, 20 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

October 3

Replaced U2 which was requested for 25 September and had two points point...here

noitulovE is a British television and cinema advertisement launched by Diageo in 2005 to promote Guinness-brand draught stout. The sixty-second piece formed the cornerstone of a £15M advertising campaign targeting men in their late twenties and early thirties. The commercial follows three patrons of a London pub on a journey back through time, showing the group "de-evolving" through a number of forms, from ape, to lizard, to mudskipper. The commercial was handled by the advertising agency Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO, and was directed by Daniel Kleinman. It debuted on British television on 3 October 2005. It is the fifth piece in the Good things come to those who wait series, and its premiere marked the end of a four-year hiatus. The advert was a critical and financial success, receiving over thirty awards from organisations in the advertising and television industries, and was the most-awarded commercial of 2006. The impact of the campaign was such that during a period in which the UK beer market experienced a substantial decline in revenue, Guinness reported that its earnings within the region had noticeably increased. At the same time, Guinness achieved its highest ever volume and value shares and became the market leader within the region. This was attributed in no small part to the positive reception garnered by noitulovE. (more…)
Four points. noitulovE would be the first article on an advertisement in any medium to make the Main Page (two points). October 3 is the anniversary of its first broadcast, and this would be the first article by the primary contributor to make it through, making for a total of four points. GeeJo (t)⁄(c) • 21:26, 25 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Better prepare yourself for that one. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 00:11, 26 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • support this date or hold until St Patrick's day 2009 Gnangarra 05:43, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • oppose this seems a little random by having first broadcast date. Perhaps an award date? Something dealing with Guinness date? I like the St Patrick's day idea. People wont know the date for this ad, but would see a connection with something Guinness/Irish drinking related. Ottava Rima (talk) 16:23, 29 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • The date of the original broadcast is listed in the suggested blurb, so I don't buy "people won't know the date for this ad". María (habla conmigo) 17:27, 29 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
It may say it on the page, but I am talking about outside of the page. People wont see a connection until reading it, unlike other things. I would rather a more obvious connection. Ottava Rima (talk) 17:57, 29 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
A minimal amount of reading is essential in any case, wouldn't you say? This being an encyclopedia and all. Not many people know off hand the flight numbers of the planes that crashed on 9/11 but once they read "9/11" in the blurb and recognize that it's the anniversary of 9/11, the connection is made clear. Like a film article TFA on the anniversary of the film's premiere date, this article has an explicit date connection. I don't think we can ask that all requested date connections be somehow intuitive. What about birthdays? Who knows off the top of their head what day Mary Shelley was born? María (habla conmigo) 18:18, 29 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I can't be persuaded by your great comparisons, because this is a commercial, verse notable people or things involved in notable events. If it was a big drinking day, then I could see the connection, but I would have to see a theme relationship and not a time relationship. Thats just me. Ottava Rima (talk) 19:05, 29 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
So, if it were instead an advertisement for toilet paper, rather than beer, then would the date connection be appropriate? If so, why should this be any different? If not, what date would you propose that a toilet paper advertisement article be shown? How about if this were a feature length film instead of a commercial (say, Critical Assignment)? I just don't see why first broadcast dates should matter for films, television programmes, and radio shows, and not advertisements. GeeJo (t)⁄(c) • 23:27, 29 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
If it was toilet paper, then I wouldn't say any date would be appropriate, unless there was some sort of national defecation day. Then, even still, I wouldn't like it. I would also not see the first broadcasting date work for a film, or anything like that. If it was the date of the Academy awards and it won an Academy award, sure. Golden globes? Maybe. Ottava Rima (talk) 00:08, 30 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Is there an insinuation (or outright statement) that Irish people drink a lot or St. Patrick's Day is a celebration of binge drinking? My Irish half is trying to get offended, and is considering challenging those who are saying these things to a fight. My drunken Irish half would rather you pass another pint. --Moni3 (talk) 00:31, 30 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
:P Is Guinness no longer Irish? I prefer Smithwicks, so, you can say it isn't. :) I can't think of any other Irishy dates, unless you want to get political. I don't think politics and alcohol mix, or only as a way in order to try to overcome/ignore politics. :) Ottava Rima (talk) 01:37, 30 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
The article is not about Guinness, it's about an advert. The advert premiered on October 3, 2005. This day is mentioned in the blurb and in the first paragraph of the article. The advert won numerous awards on multiple days; these days are clearly not notable because they are not exclusive to the advert. The date connection is not tenuous or far fetched -- it's right there and it follows in the steps of many TFAs that coincided with premiere/broadcast anniversaries for not only films and TV shows but also albums, video games, etc. Okay, I'm done beating this horse after its untimely demise, but such an oppose irks me. I would lose what little faith I have left in this new TFA system were this request replaced simply because one baffling opinion tipped the "approval percentage" scales. María (habla conmigo) 03:30, 30 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support: One of my favorite commercials and one that I wouldn't have seen if it hadn't been for this article. The date connection is, as I said above, quite obvious. St. Paddy's day would also be fitting, but with four points this has a fair chance. María (habla conmigo) 17:27, 29 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Just because Guinness is an Irish product, doesn't mean it has to be featured on St. Paddy's Day. Would a commercial for Coors have to be featured on the Fourth of July?--Wehwalt (talk) 01:41, 30 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose because we had an advertising article on August 21.--Wehwalt (talk) 23:52, 8 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Since it is directed towards me - Labor day, Memorial day, etc, are just fine. :) Ottava Rima (talk) 02:29, 30 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support The first broadcast date seems significant enough to me. –Juliancolton Tropical Cyclone 13:49, 31 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - But not with that image, which doesn't even appear in the article. --Dweller (talk) 13:27, 2 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - Its first broadcast date is more than relevant enough. Also, great to see an article about an advert of such high standard. Gran2 09:42, 4 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - Relevant date of course, but it's also a great subject and advertising is a unique artform. Alientraveller (talk) 16:26, 4 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment - This probably shouldn't have an image. When films or TV shows are TFA, they often don't have an image (like Diary of a Camper on August 25) or have some logo that is public domain, like The Power of Nightmares on July 22. Sometimes they have PD images of lead actors, but I'm not sure you could classify Guinness (whose star power and deliciousness is undisputed) as an actor in the ad.--Patrick Ѻ 00:16, 7 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    • Comment shrug. I'd rather have an image available than not. Raul can always choose not to use it. His call.--Wehwalt (talk) 00:19, 7 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • I suppose it depends. If an article on an actor was featured, would that preclude both television series and film articles from appearing for the next few months? GeeJo (t)⁄(c) • 15:08, 10 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
This is much narrower a field than that. And we don't preclude articles from appearing, we evaluate points.--Wehwalt (talk) 16:13, 10 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Alright, let's narrow it. If an actor who had only appeared in a couple of television series was featured, would all television series articles be impacted? There are far more *potential* articles on television advertisements than on televison series, so I feel it's a fair comparison. GeeJo (t)⁄(c) • 22:15, 12 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Most TV commercials aren't notable, thanks be to God.. But I don't see your point, there are millions of potential articles on everything. As for the television actor, if he was best known as a television actor, say he had appeared in two as a well known actor, then died, then yeah, I would say that a TV series would be similar.--Wehwalt (talk) 22:30, 12 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Tally. Including nominator, eight Supports and three opposes = 27% Oppose.

Please update as needed. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 20:07, 12 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Who are the three opposes ? SandyGeorgia (Talk) 00:26, 13 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Me, Ottava Rima, and Prom.--Wehwalt (talk) 00:29, 13 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]


October 15

USS New Jersey (BB-62), ("Big J" or "Black Dragon") is an Iowa-class battleship, and was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the U.S. state of New Jersey. Among the four completed Iowa-class battleships New Jersey is notable for having earned the most battle stars for her combat actions, and for being the only battleship of the class to have served a tour of duty in Vietnam during the Vietnam War.

During World War II, the New Jersey shelled targets on Guam and Okinawa, and screened aircraft carriers conducting raids in the Marshall islands. During the Korean War she was involved in raids up and down the North Korean coast, after which she was decommissioned in to the United States Navy reserve fleets, better known as the "mothball fleet". She was briefly reactivated in 1968 and sent to Vietnam to support U.S. troops before returning to the mothball fleet in 1969. Reactivated once more in the 1980s as part of the 600-ship Navy program, New Jersey was modernized to carry missiles and recommissioned for service. In 1983, she participated in U.S. operations during the Lebanese Civil War.

New Jersey was decommissioned for the last time in 1991, having earned a Navy Unit Commendation for service in Vietnam and a total of 19 battle and campaign stars for combat operations during World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Lebanese Civil War, and service in the Persian Gulf. After a brief period of retention in the mothbal fleet she was donated to the Home Port Alliance in Camden, New Jersey, 15 October 2001 for use as a museum ship. (more…)

Anniversy of the opening of the battleship as a muesum in Camden. I've never had to score under this current system, but if I have done my math right then its 1 point for date relevence, 1 point for age, and depending on specificuty 1 point for main page representation (the last military ship according to a quick check of the logs was HMS Cardiff on June 20). That should be three points, unless I have miscalculated something. TomStar81 (Talk) 22:16, 19 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Have you ever nominated an article before? That would be another point. Is this date in the article?--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 22:20, 19 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I have nominated articles before, but that was prior to the introduction of the five point system. This is the first time I have ever had a shot at getting the article here on this date without removing someone else's article or going over the five article limit. Not sure how exactly your counting "first nom", but I hope this info helps :) TomStar81 (Talk) 22:23, 19 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
The system is retroactive, so it is a two point article, date relevance and age. We had The Glorious First of June as well as that Francis Harvey article, so I don't think it gets a point for main page representation.--Wehwalt (talk) 22:42, 19 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
That's why I added the qulifier about specificty. If you look at this in the broad context of military history, then no, this article gets no points, but if you narrow down the parameter to an article on a single ship then I get a point because the last ship I saw was HMS Cardiff back on June 22. If you want to get even more specific and look just at the battleships then I think I get two points becuase (if memory serves) we haven't had a battleship article up for over six monthes. I am not going to whine or complain becuase I trust that everyone else has a better idea of how the system works. Also, Tony, I apologize for not having the source needed in hand immediately to prove that the 15th is the anniversy date, but I did find the link and that info is now making its way into the article. TomStar81 (Talk) 22:49, 19 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Well, there is tendency to want to split things infinitely finely to get those bonus points. What I look at is, would it make it possible to have a long string of very similar articles without Raul's intervention? I'd tend to separate land and air military history out, but we've still had three articles at least impacting naval military history (counting Alanya's last minute thing to get the main page by claiming the 400th anniversary of a minor naval engagement) in the last three months. I'd suggest you put the October 15 date in the lede, if you can.
Support, by the way.--Wehwalt (talk) 22:56, 19 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Noted and adressed. And Thanks :) TomStar81 (Talk) 23:11, 19 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

October 18

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 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…)

Keep in mind I've never nominated an article before so bare with me. Age (since promotion to featured article): 1pt, Timing (relevance to main page date request): 1 pt (subject's birthdate), Importance: 1pt (notable topic?), Contributor history: 1 pt. I am not the significant contributor, that person - User:Jeffpw, recently passed away. Diversity: 1pt (there are very few LGBT related FAs). So 4 pts? The Bookkeeper (of the Occult) 04:06, 21 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Support, in honor of Jeffpw. I'm not sure on the points; notable doesn't get a point here. I think it's 3 points, but others should check. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 04:10, 21 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Point count (three) looks solid, except that I'm not sure if Jeffpw was a significant contributor to any other TFAs, just that this is the only "star" he's given credit for. Looks good to me.--Wehwalt (talk) 10:52, 21 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Note that if another author is scheduled, the article could lose points on similarity grounds.--Wehwalt (talk) 18:15, 22 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Kinda oppose if even the picture was removed due to copyright. Nergaal (talk) 07:28, 22 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. Underrepresented topic and a nice gesture remembering a fine Wikipedian. —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 21:34, 22 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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