Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests
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.
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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Currently accepting requests from June 17 to July 17.
Date | Article | Points | Notes | Supports† | Opposes† |
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Mar 1 | Posting system | 2 | Promoted over a year ago, anniversary | 1 | 0 |
† Tally may not be up to date; please do not use these tallies for removing a nomination according to criteria 1 or 3 above unless you have verified the numbers.
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9 February
In the "Black Friday" air attack of World War II a force of Allied Bristol Beaufighter aircraft suffered heavy casualties during an unsuccessful attack on German destroyer Z33 and her escorting vessels on 9 February 1945. The German ships were sheltering in a strong defensive position in Førde Fjord, Norway, forcing the Allied aircraft to attack through heavy anti-aircraft fire. The Beaufighters and their escort of North American P-51 Mustang fighters were also surprised by twelve German Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighters. In the resulting attack the Allies damaged at least two of the German ships for the loss of seven Beaufighters shot down by flak guns. Another two Beaufighters and one Mustang were destroyed by the Fw 190s. Either four or five German fighters were shot down by the Allied aircraft, including one flown by an ace. Due to the losses suffered in this raid the Allied anti-shipping force adopted new tactics which placed a lower priority on attacking warships. (more…)
2 points - the article was promoted on 15 December 2010 and this will be the anniversary of the battle. I'm not sure when the last article on a World War II battle was the TFA, but I think that this is one of very few concerning aerial battles, which may also be worth another one or two points. Nick-D (talk) 06:57, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
- Minus one point. I would say that this is similar to John Lerew, TFA very recently, as being about WWII aviation. So one point date connection (65th anniversary, 1 pt), minus two.--Wehwalt (talk) 13:23, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
- I'm inclined to say let it run anyway, regardless of negative points. The two recent WWII TFAs were on a battle between the US and Japan in New Guinea, and a biography of an Australian pilot; while this is "similar" in the strict sense, it's different enough to avoid the "Wikipedia is obsessed with XXX this week!" issue, and has a clear date significance. Support. – iridescent 17:38, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
- Raul rejected the battle, saying it was too similar to the pilot ...--Wehwalt (talk) 18:01, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
- Not quite—he rejected it because he ran Guadalcanal Campaign on the 15th and (rightly) said the battle (part of said campaign) was too similar to that. There isn't the same degree of similarity here. – iridescent 19:54, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
- Raul rejected the battle, saying it was too similar to the pilot ...--Wehwalt (talk) 18:01, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
- Support Interesting article, It is short and easy to read. Paulista01 (talk) 18:04, 26 January 2011 (UTC)
13 February
The Whitechapel murders are eleven unsolved brutal murders of women, committed in or near the impoverished Whitechapel District in the East End of London between 3 April 1888 and 13 February 1891. At various points some or all of the killings have been ascribed to the notorious, but elusive, individual known as Jack the Ripper. Most, if not all, of the victims were prostitutes. The Metropolitan Police Service, City of London Police, and private organisations such as the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee were involved in the search for the killer or killers. Despite extensive inquiries and several arrests, the culprit or culprits evaded identification and capture. The murders drew attention to the poor living conditions in the East End slums, which were subsequently improved. The enduring mystery of who committed the crimes has captured the imagination of writers to the present day. (more…)
2 points as 120 (multiple of 10) anniversary of the final Whitechapel murder. The last crime-based FA was 1962 South Vietnamese Independence Palace bombing on December 15, so no points either way on the "similar topics" front. GeeJo (t)⁄(c) • 11:39, 29 January 2011 (UTC)
March 1
March 1st marks the end of the posting system's 11th posting period and the article was promoted over 1 year ago---Total: 2 pts. I really like this article. I think it's a good mix of sports and culture and is a relatively unknown part of baseball. --TorsodogTalk 06:16, 27 January 2011 (UTC)