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Revision as of 13:32, 5 January 2016
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, Gog the Mild and SchroCat, 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.
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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Featured article candidates (FAC) Today's featured article (TFA):
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How to post a new nomination:
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 February 1 to March 3.
Date | Article | Notes | Supports† | Opposes† |
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Nonspecific 1 | John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan | 1 | 1 | |
Nonspecific 2 | Bristol | 2 | 0 | |
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January 24 | A Weekend in the City | Ninth anniversary of release | 2 | 0 |
January 30 | Romney Literary Society | founded on 30 January | 1 | 0 |
February 15 | Chester A. Arthur | 2 | 0 |
† Tally may not be up to date. The nominator is included in the number of supporters.
Nonspecific date nominations
Nonspecific date 1
John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan
- This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page unless you are renominating the article at TFAR. For renominations, please add
{{collapse top|Previous nomination}}
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at the bottom, then complete a new nomination underneath. To do this, see the instructions at {{TFAR nom/doc}}.
The result was: not scheduled by — Chris Woodrich (talk) 09:00, 23 January 2016 (UTC)
Richard John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan (born 18 December 1934), commonly known as Lord Lucan, a British peer suspected of murder, disappeared without trace early on 8 November 1974. Once considered for the role of James Bond, Lucan was a charismatic man with expensive tastes; he raced power boats and drove an Aston Martin. In 1963 he married Veronica Duncan, with whom he had three children. When the marriage collapsed late in 1972, he moved out of the family home at 46 Lower Belgrave Street, in London's Belgravia, to a property nearby. A bitter custody battle ensued, which Lucan lost. He began to spy on his wife and to record their telephone conversations, apparently obsessed with regaining custody of the children. This fixation, combined with his gambling losses, had a dramatic effect on his life and personal finances. On the evening of 7 November 1974, the children's nanny, Sandra Rivett, was bludgeoned to death in the basement of the Lucan family home. Lady Lucan was also attacked; she later identified Lucan as her assailant. The Corsair was later found abandoned in Newhaven, its interior stained with blood and its boot containing a piece of bandaged lead pipe similar to one found at the crime scene. A warrant for Lucan's arrest was issued a few days later, and in his absence the inquest into Rivett's death named him as her murderer. (Full article...)
- Most recent similar article(s): Ancestry of the Godwins (November 22, 2015)
- Main editors: Parrot of Doom
- Promoted: July 14, 2012
- Reasons for nomination: Always interesting with a good crime read.
- Support as nominator. BabbaQ (talk) 01:17, 26 December 2015 (UTC)
- Comment: Since this article was promoted there has been a major study by Laura Thompson (published in 2014: A Different Class of Murder) which presents some new angles and insights into the Lucan affair. I have recently finished reading it – very good value. I think it might be premature to schedule this article as TFA before some revision to take account of this important new source. At present, Thompson's book is only listed as "further reading", which is not really adequate. Brianboulton (talk) 13:00, 26 December 2015 (UTC)
- Seconded -- no shortage of potential TFAs and our best articles should be as up-to-date as possible. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 00:28, 27 December 2015 (UTC)
- I appreciate your efforts, but oppose per above. No date connection, no reason why this should not be updated before getting on the main page. sst✈ 19:02, 28 December 2015 (UTC)
- Comment: there's plenty of time to update it and nominate it again for a date in November when it would be more timely. Jonathunder (talk) 02:37, 5 January 2016 (UTC)
Nonspecific date 2
Bristol
- This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page.
The result was: scheduled for Wikipedia:Today's featured article/March 7, 2016 by Brianboulton (talk) 00:19, 18 February 2016 (UTC)
Bristol is a city, unitary authority and county in South West England with an estimated population of 442,500 in 2015. It is England's sixth and the United Kingdom's eighth most populous city, and the most populous city in Southern England after London. Iron Age hill forts and Roman villas were built near the confluence of the Rivers Frome and Avon, and around the beginning of the 11th century the settlement was known as Brycgstow (Old English "the place at the bridge"). Bristol received a royal charter in 1155 and was in Gloucestershire until 1373, when it became a county. From the 13th to the 18th century, Bristol was among the top three English cities after London (with York and Norwich) in tax receipts. Bristol was a starting place for early voyages of exploration to the New World. On a ship out of Bristol in 1497 John Cabot, a Venetian, became the first European since the Vikings to land in North America. In 1499 William Weston, a Bristol merchant, was the first Englishman to lead an exploration to North America. Bristol's modern economy is built on the creative media, electronics and aerospace industries, and the city-centre docks have been redeveloped as centres of heritage and culture. In 2014 The Sunday Times named it as the best city in Britain in which to live, and Bristol also won the EU's European Green Capital Award in 2015. (Full article...)
- Most recent similar article(s): Last city - Kent, Ohio on 27 December 2015. Last UK town/village Birchington-on-Sea on 29 August 2015.
- Main editors: Rodw, Jezhotwells, Steinsky
- Promoted: 31 December 2015
- Reasons for nomination: Since the previous nomination, which was archived (largely on prose grounds), the article has been copyedited by User:Corinne on behalf of the GOCE and has received edits or comments (which have been acted on) by Checkingfax, John, Dank, Baffle gab1978, Espresso Addict, Brianboulton and others.
- Support as nominator. — Rod talk 18:43, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
- Support. Sure, why not. sst✈(conjugate) 05:17, 9 February 2016 (UTC)
- Support. Danrok (talk) 10:56, 9 February 2016 (UTC)
- Support. yes please. big city - broad interest. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:20, 17 February 2016 (UTC)
Specific date nominations
January 24
A Weekend in the City
- This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page.
The result was: scheduled for Wikipedia:Today's featured article/January 24, 2016 by Brianboulton (talk) 23:17, 7 January 2016 (UTC)
A Weekend in the City is the second studio album by British indie rock band Bloc Party. It was recorded at Grouse Lodge Studios in Westmeath, Ireland, in mid-2006, and was produced by Jacknife Lee. The album was mixed later that year, and released on 24 January 2007, with Wichita Recordings as its primary label. The band aimed to create an album that distanced them from conventional guitar band music, incorporating more electronically processed beats and hiring a string sextet for certain tracks. Frontman and chief lyricist Kele Okereke (pictured) themed the lyrics on life in modern cities, including issues such as drug abuse, sexuality and terrorism, as exemplified respectively on the singles "The Prayer", "I Still Remember" and "Hunting for Witches". Critical reception was split on the band's new musical directions and more forthright lyrics. A Weekend in the City, named by The Guardian as one of "1000 Albums To Hear Before You Die", was re-released in November 2007 to coincide with Bloc Party's touring schedule. It peaked at number 2 on the UK Album Chart and Irish Album Chart, and at number 12 on the Billboard 200. (Full article...)
- Most recent similar article(s): Music: Falstaff (opera) 1 January 2016; Rock music: Canadian drug charges and trial of Jimi Hendrix 13 December 2015; Album: Rhythm Killers 24 November 2015. No album broadly construed as rock in the recent TFA list
- Main editors: Rafablu88
- Promoted: 13 September 2009
- Reasons for nomination: Ninth anniversary of release. Article exists in 15 other languages.
- Support as nominator. '''tAD''' (talk) 02:37, 21 December 2015 (UTC)
- Support - interesting.--BabbaQ (talk) 01:04, 26 December 2015 (UTC)
- Neutral/Comment: why not wait for another year? sst✈ 18:59, 28 December 2015 (UTC)
January 30
Romney Literary Society
- This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page.
The result was: scheduled for Wikipedia:Today's featured article/January 30, 2016 by Brianboulton (talk) 16:42, 14 January 2016 (UTC)
The Romney Literary Society existed from January 30, 1819 to 1886, in Romney, West Virginia. Established as the Polemic Society of Romney, it became the first organization of its kind in West Virginia, and one of the first in the United States. The society was founded by nine prominent Romney men with the objectives of advancing literature and science, purchasing and maintaining a library, and improving educational opportunities. The society debated an extensive range of scientific and social topics, often violating its own rules which banned religious and political subjects. The society's library began in 1819 and grew to contain approximately 3,000 volumes in 1861. The organization also sought to establish an institution for "the higher education of the youth of the community." During the Civil War the contents of the library were plundered by Union Army forces. Reorganized in 1869, the society took a leading role in Romney's civil development and built in 1870 the Literary Hall (pictured) to house meetings and the library. The organization used its influence to secure the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind for Romney, and offered the school its former campus. (Full article...)
- Most recent similar article(s): don't recall any literary society
- Main editors: West Virginian
- Promoted: Oct 2015
- Reasons for nomination: founded on 30 January
- Support as nominator. Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:37, 4 January 2016 (UTC)
- Comment: Why not wait for the bicentenary, in 2019 (assuming TFA still exists then)?
- It was written recently, and it doesn't exist any more, so there will probably no big celebration in 2019. What does the author say? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:02, 5 January 2016 (UTC)
- The other thing to be borne in mind is that we already have two literature-related TFAs scheduled in January – this would make three. Brianboulton (talk) 19:37, 5 January 2016 (UTC)
- Gerda Arendt, thank you for your thoughtful nomination of the society article for a feature on the main page. I concur with your rationale, as there are likely to be no other commemorations of the society's anniversary. My article is one of the few memorials to this society, so it would be fitting if it is honored later this month on the main page on the anniversary of its establishment. It is truly a unique subject, therefore, I do not think there will be another article like it in the same month. I am currently on temporary leave from Wikipedia, so I sincerely apologize for the late response. -- West Virginian (talk) 07:18, 12 January 2016 (UTC)
- The other thing to be borne in mind is that we already have two literature-related TFAs scheduled in January – this would make three. Brianboulton (talk) 19:37, 5 January 2016 (UTC)
- It was written recently, and it doesn't exist any more, so there will probably no big celebration in 2019. What does the author say? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:02, 5 January 2016 (UTC)
- Oppose per Brian. sst✈ 05:28, 6 January 2016 (UTC)
- Support. Interesting article. I don't think starting January with a Shakespearean character and having a Maya Angelou book mid-month means we can't end the month with a library. There is variety there. Jonathunder (talk) 02:47, 8 January 2016 (UTC)
- Falstaff is an opera article, not a literature article. The two to which I refer are the Maya Angelou book and the Stella Gibbons biography. The library article, I agree, is not similar to these in nature, and I'm not saying it can't run on 30th. Only that we should be careful not to run through our slender stock of literature articles too quickly. Brianboulton (talk) 19:31, 8 January 2016 (UTC)
- Support Per the rationale of Gerda Arendt and Jonathunder and as the main author of this article, I hereby support it for inclusion. -- West Virginian (talk) 07:03, 14 January 2016 (UTC)
February 15
Chester A. Arthur
- This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page.
The result was: scheduled for Wikipedia:Today's featured article/February 15, 2016 by — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:33, 27 January 2016 (UTC)
Chester A. Arthur (1829–1886) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 21st President of the United States (1881–85); he succeeded James A. Garfield upon the latter's assassination. At the outset, Arthur struggled to overcome a slightly negative reputation, which stemmed from his early career in politics as part of New York's Republican political machine. He succeeded by embracing the cause of civil service reform. His advocacy for, and subsequent enforcement of, the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act was the centerpiece of his administration. (Full article...)
- Most recent similar article(s): Keen Johnson January 12, 2016 U.S. Governor, United States presidential election, 1880 November 3, 2015 last President of the United States was Andrew Johnson April 15, 2015
- Main editors: Coemgenus
- Promoted: September 27, 2011
- Reasons for nomination: February 15 is Presidents Day
- Support as nominator. Halgin (talk) 15:06, 3 January 2016 (UTC)
- February 15 is Washington's Birthday. Chester Arthur's birthday is October 5. I don't oppose running it that day, but I don't think it would qualify for anniversary points. Jonathunder (talk) 23:49, 4 January 2016 (UTC)
- TFAR stopped doing points a long time ago. BencherliteTalk 23:54, 4 January 2016 (UTC)
- Support. Great article. Jonathunder (talk) 02:33, 5 January 2016 (UTC)
- Support very detailed article Snuggums (talk / edits) 03:15, 22 January 2016 (UTC)