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==Date requests (5 max)== ==Date requests (5 max)==
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''']''' is a ] in ], ], United States. The stadium was designed for both ] and ]. It serves as the home field for the ] of the ] (NFL) and ] of ] (MLS). Sounders FC have hosted and won two ] championship matches at CenturyLink in ] and ], setting an attendance record for the tournament final each time. The venue also hosts concerts, trade shows, and consumer shows along with sporting events. Located within a mile&nbsp;(1.6&nbsp;km) of Seattle's central business district, it is accessible by multiple freeways and forms of mass transit. It was built between 2000 and 2002 after voters approved funding for the construction in a statewide election. This vote created the ] to oversee public ownership of the venue. CenturyLink Field is a modern facility with views of the skyline of ] and can seat 67,000&nbsp;people. (])</div></div>

Four points I think, maybe five. Two points because it's been over two years since the article was promoted. Two points because there are 20 versions of the article in various languages. There's a weak chance it could get one last point for date relevance because I'm nominating it to appear on the same day that one of it's tenants (Sounders FC) competes for a ] in the U.S. Open Cup final (though not at CenturyLink this time). Related U.S. Open Cup records are mentioned in the blurb. I've contacted the main contributor (who now has a retired banner on their user page) to discuss the nomination, but have not received a response. Having worked with him before he retired, I believe he would have approved of this nomination. --]<sup>'']''</sup><sub style="margin-left:-1.0ex;">'']''</sub> 01:59, 20 July 2012 (UTC)
*<s>'''Comment''': Ref #3 is a bare URL; it's the only thing keeping me from supporting the nomination.</s>--] (]) 02:10, 22 July 2012 (UTC)
:*Nice catch. I've fixed the ref. --]<sup>'']''</sup><sub style="margin-left:-1.0ex;">'']''</sub> 21:50, 22 July 2012 (UTC)
::Thanks; '''support''' for a well-structured, well-sourced venue article.--] (]) 00:03, 23 July 2012 (UTC)00:01, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
*'''Support''' - Not a Seahawks nor Sounders fan, but this is quite a detailed and well-sourced page. '''<span style="text-shadow:#808080 0.2em 0.2em 0.2em">]]]</span>''' 15:54, 1 August 2012 (UTC)

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Here the community can nominate articles to be selected as "Today's featured article" (TFA) on the main page. The TFA section aims to highlight the range of articles that have "featured article" status, from Art and architecture through to Warfare, and wherever possible it tries to avoid similar topics appearing too close together without good reason. Requests are not the only factor in scheduling the TFA (see Choosing Today's Featured Article); the final decision rests with the TFA coordinators: Wehwalt, Dank, 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.

  • 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.

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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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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 Misplaced Pages: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===
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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.

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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).

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Currently accepting requests from March 1 to March 31.

Shortcuts The TFAR requests page is currently accepting nominations from March 1 to March 31. Articles for dates beyond then can be listed here, but please note that doing so does not count as a nomination and does not guarantee selection. Before listing here, please check for dead links using checklinks or otherwise, and make sure all statements have good references. This is particularly important for older FAs and reruns.

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Date Article Reason Primary author(s) Added by (if different)
2025:
March 1 Meurig ab Arthfael Why Dudley Miles Sheila1988
March 18 Edward the Martyr Why Amitchell125 Sheila1988
April 1 Bart Simpson (rerun, first TFA was April 19, 2015) Why 750h+ Xeroctic
April 12 Dolly de Leon Why Pseud 14
April 15 Lady Blue (TV series) Why Aoba47 Harizotoh9
April 18 Battle of Poison Spring Why HF
April 24 "I'm God" Why Skyshifter
April 25 1925 FA Cup final Why Kosack Dank
May 21st Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Skanderbeg (re-run, first TFA was May 14, 2015) Why Peacemaker67
May 6 Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories Why Harizotoh9
May 10 Ben&Ben Why Pseud 14
May 11 Valley Parade Why Harizotoh9
May 11 Mother (Meghan Trainor song) Why MaranoFan
May 17 Bad Blood (Taylor Swift song) Why Ippantekina Jlwoodwa
June The Combat: Woman Pleading for the Vanquished Why iridescent Harizotoh9
June 1 Namco Why Harizotoh9
June 3 David Evans (RAAF officer) Why Harizotoh9
June 5 Jaws (film) Why 750h+
June 6 American logistics in the Northern France campaign Why Hawkeye7 Sheila1988
June 8 Barbara Bush Why Harizotoh9
June 20 Flight Pattern Why Z1720
June 23 Battle of Groix Why Jackyd101 Jlwoodwa
June 26 Donkey Kong Land Why TheJoebro64 Jlwoodwa
July 1 Maple syrup Why Nikkimaria Dank
July 7 Gustav Mahler Why Brianboulton Dank
July 14 William Hanna Why Rlevse Dank
July 26 Liz Truss Why Tim O'Doherty Tim O'Doherty and Dank
July 29 Tiger Why LittleJerry
July 31 Battle of Warsaw (1705) Why Imonoz Harizotoh9
August 4 Death of Ms Dhu Why Freikorp AirshipJungleman29
August 23 Yugoslav torpedo boat T3 Why Peacemaker67
August 25 Born to Run Why Zmbro Jlwoodwa
August 30 Late Registration Why Harizotoh9
September 2 1905–06 New Brompton F.C. season Why Harizotoh9
September 6 Hurricane Ophelia (2005) Why Harizotoh9
September 20 Myst V: End of Ages Why Harizotoh9
September 30 Battle of Morlaix Why Gog the Mild
September 30 or October 1 Hoover Dam Why NortyNort, Wehwalt Dank
October 1 Yugoslav torpedo boat T4 Why Peacemaker67
October 3 Spaghetti House siege Why SchroCat Dank
October 10 Tragic Kingdom Why EA Swyer Harizotoh9
October 16 Angela Lansbury Why Midnightblueowl MisawaSakura
October 18 Royal Artillery Memorial Why HJ Mitchell Ham II
October 27 How You Get the Girl Why Medxvo
October 29 John Bullock Clark Why HF
November 1 Matanikau Offensive Why Harizotoh9
November 19 Water Under the Bridge Why MaranoFan
November 20 Nuremberg trials Why buidhe harizotoh9
November 21 Canoe River train crash Why Wehwalt
December 25 Marcus Trescothick Why Harizotoh9
December 30 William Anderson (RAAF officer) Why Ian Rose Jlwoodwa
2026:
January 27 History of the Jews in Dęblin and Irena during World War II Why Harizotoh9
February 27 Raichu Why Kung Fu Man
March 13 Swift Justice Why Harizotoh9
March 22 Chris Redfield Why Boneless Pizza!
May 5 Me Too (Meghan Trainor song) Why MaranoFan
May 30 Bejeweled (video game) Why Lazman321
June 1 Rhine campaign of 1796 Why harizotoh9
June 8 Types Riot Why Z1720
July 1 Mount Edziza Why User:Volcanoguy Sheila1988
July 23 Veronica Clare Why Harizotoh9
September 6 Assassination of William McKinley Why Wehwalt czar
September 20 Persona (series) Why Harizotoh9
November The Story of Miss Moppet Why Harizotoh9
November 11 U.S. Route 101 Why SounderBruce
October 15 Easy on Me Why MaranoFan
November 20 Tôn Thất Đính Why Harizotoh9
December 21 Fredonian Rebellion Why Harizotoh9
December 22 Title (song) Why MaranoFan
2027:
June 1987 (What the Fuck Is Going On?) Why
August 25 Genghis Khan Why AirshipJungleman29
October 15 The Motherland Calls Why Joeyquism


Date Article Points Notes Supports Opposes
Nonspecific 1 Olympic Games 7 2 age, Date 1, 1000 vital 4, widely covered 2, -2? proximity 8 2
Nonspecific 2
August 8 CenturyLink Field 4 2 age; 2 widely covered 3 0
August 11 South Side, Chicago 2 2 age 3 0
August 14 DNA nanotechnology 4 1 for first TFA; 1 for underrepresented topic; 2 no similar TFA in six months 4 0
August 15 Manhunter 2 1 for first TFA (primary authorr); 1 for date relevance 3 0
August 30 Simon B. Buckner 2 2 for age; 2 for date relevance; -2 for similar article within 1 month 2 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. The nominator is included in the number of supporters.

Nonspecific date 1

File:2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony (8).jpg


The Olympic Games are considered to be the world's foremost sports competition and more than 200 nations participate. The Games are held biennially, with Summer and Winter Olympic Games alternating, so that each of these is held every four years. Originally, the ancient Olympic Games were held in Olympia, Greece, from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894, which is still the governing body of the games. The 20th and 21st centuries have seen several changes to the games, such as the creation of the Winter Games for ice and winter sports, the Paralympic Games for athletes with a physical disability, and the Youth Olympic Games. The Olympics have shifted away from the pure amateurism envisioned by Coubertin to allow participation of professional athletes. The growing importance of the mass media has created issues around corporate sponsorship and commercialization of the Games. World Wars led to the cancellation of the 1916, 1940, and 1944 Games. Large boycotts during the Cold War limited participation in the 1980 and 1984 Games. (more…)


Strangely, I can't see this has been nominated; apologies if it has. Main games start today. Per Ettrig on the talk page (modified): It was promoted in 2009 (2 for age), 2 for widely covered, Date related (1), A 1000 vital article (4). Minus 2 for proximity (plse check; does baseball count?). So, a total of 7 points. Can we get some decent photos of the stadium on Commons,now that it is finished please! Johnbod (talk) 01:28, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

  • Oppose. I'm sorry, but given the long-term notice about the games in ITN and the continual tide of olympic DYKs spread out over the coming days and weeks, I don't think we need another main page section taken up by the games. Any other time I'd be supportive of this but it's just overkill and needless saturation at this point. GRAPPLE X 01:52, 28 July 2012 (UTC)
    Addendum: With the Phelps story in ITN now, there's another piece of Olympics info already on the main page. At what point is it too much? GRAPPLE X 20:56, 1 August 2012 (UTC)
  • Oppose Since we can only use this once, I think it should be for an opening ceremony. I personally would prefer to use it for the larger summer olympics. Waiting 4 or at least 2 years beats just cramming on a random Olympic day.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 02:55, 29 July 2012 (UTC)
  • Support: We should still be able to hit the final day. --Nouniquenames (talk) 21:28, 30 July 2012 (UTC)
  • Support. Yes, missing the opening ceremony day is a missed opportunity, but the day of the closing ceremony would also make sense. Formerip (talk) 01:43, 1 August 2012 (UTC)
  • Support. Waiting two or four years is a bit harsh, as there's a nontrivial chance that it could be delisted within such a long time frame if standards change or if subsequent edits bring it out of alignment with the criteria. I would prefer the earliest date possible rather than the closing ceremony, because by then the Olympics will be done and it will be out of everyone's mind. Antony–22 (⁄contribs) 01:56, 1 August 2012 (UTC)
  • Support, though I'd much prefer to see this hit the main page in coincidence with an opening ceremony. I was going to add a request for it to run on 27 July several weeks ago, but I was quite busy and there were a few things about the request process that I couldn't figure out. Ideally, I think we should run this at the next available opportunity, preferably before the Games conclude. Evanh2008 02:23, 1 August 2012 (UTC)
  • Support - Putting this on the Main Page on the day of the closing ceremony makes a lot of sense. ZappaOMati 15:55, 1 August 2012 (UTC)
  • Support Waiting years likely won't do the article good - we should allow this to go on the main page before this is over and interest is still very high. It would speak to the relevance of WP, too, I think, to have a featured article ready. Hekerui (talk) 20:31, 1 August 2012 (UTC)
  • Support: I'm persuaded by the above arguments.--Chimino (talk) 01:15, 2 August 2012 (UTC)
  • Support, per Hekerui, could not say it better, day of the closing ceremony preferred once we missed the opening, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:27, 3 August 2012 (UTC)
ps: the blurb: "The Games are held biennially, with Summer and Winter Olympic Games alternating, so that each of these is held every four years." - I can't imagine a reader who doesn't know that. Could rather be said (later) that the four-years interval is an ancient tradition? Perhaps add a number of participating nations or athletes? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:32, 3 August 2012 (UTC)

Nonspecific date 2

Date requests (5 max)

August 11

The South Side is a major part of the City of Chicago. Regions of the city, referred to as sides, are divided by the Chicago River and its branches. The South Side of Chicago was originally defined as all of the city south of the main branch of the Chicago River, but it now excludes the Loop. The South Side has a varied ethnic composition, and it has great disparity in income and other demographic measures. The South Side covers 60% of the city's land area, with a higher ratio of single-family homes and larger sections zoned for industry than the rest of the city. Neighborhoods such as Armour Square, Back of the Yards, Bridgeport, and Pullman tend to be composed of more blue collar residents, while Hyde Park, the Jackson Park Highlands District, Kenwood, and Beverly tend to have middle, upper-middle class, and affluent residents. The South Side boasts a broad array of cultural and social offerings, such as professional sports teams, landmark buildings, nationally renowned museums, elite educational institutions, world class medical institutions, and major parts of the city's elaborate parks system. (more…)

Two points for age. It was scheduled for May 5 and I requested that Raul654 (talk · contribs) postpone it to August 11 (the date of the Bud Billiken Parade and Picnic). He unscheduled it for that purpose.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 04:08, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

Support: probably one of the most important urban zones in the United States.--Chimino (talk) 06:23, 31 July 2012 (UTC)
Support white sox rule. just sayin' Casliber (talk · contribs) 14:17, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

August 14

DNA nanotechnology is the design and manufacture of artificial nucleic acid structures for technological uses. In this field, nucleic acids such as DNA are used as non-biological engineering materials for nanotechnology rather than as the carriers of genetic information in living cells. Researchers in the field have created static structures such as crystal lattices, nanotubes, polyhedra, and arbitrarily-shaped DNA origami; as well as functional structures including molecular machines and DNA computers. The conceptual foundation for DNA nanotechnology was first laid out in the early 1980s, and the field began to attract widespread interest in the mid 2000s. The field is beginning to be used as a tool to solve basic science problems in structural biology and biophysics, such as protein structure determination, and potential real-world applications in nanomedicine and molecular scale electronics are under development. (more…)

Four or five points:

  • One point for being my first TFA.
  • One point as an underrepresented FA category. (This is a non-biological use of DNA for applications in chemistry and materials science, so it is listed as a chemistry article rather than a biology one.)
  • Two points because no similar article as been TFA in the last six months. In that time frame there have been no nanotechnology TFAs (and in fact, this is the first nanotechnology FA ever), and no TFAs on biomolecular structure. The only chemistry TFA has been Psilocybin on February 29, which is dissimilar because it is an article about a single organic drug.
  • One point (maybe) for a significant date. This may or may not count, but this date is the first day of the DNA Computing conference, which I will be attending, and I've arranged for my faculty advisor to briefly mention the article in his plenary talk.

Antony–22 (⁄contribs) 19:44, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

August 15

Manhunter is a 1986 film based on Thomas Harris's novel Red Dragon. Written and directed by Michael Mann, it stars William Petersen as offender profiler Will Graham, Tom Noonan as serial killer Francis Dollarhyde—"The Tooth Fairy"—and features Brian Cox as Hannibal Lecktor. Manhunter focuses on the forensic work carried out by the FBI to track down the killer and shows the long-term effects that cases like this have on Graham, highlighting the similarities between him and his quarry. The film features heavily stylized use of color to convey this sense of duality, and the nature of the characters' similarity has been explored in academic readings of the film. Opening to mixed reviews, Manhunter fared poorly at the box office at the time of its release, making only $8.6 million in the United States. However, it has been reappraised in more recent reviews and now enjoys a more favorable reception, as both the acting and the stylized visuals have been appreciated better in later years. Its resurgent popularity has seen it labelled as a cult film. (more...)

1 point for being the first TFA for the primary author (me); 1 for date relevance (release date is August 15, 1986); for a total of 2 points I believe. GRAPPLE X 20:47, 15 July 2012 (UTC)

August 30

Simon B. Buckner in his Confederate officer's uniform Simon B. Buckner (1823 – 1914) was a soldier in the Mexican–American War and a Confederate lieutenant general in the American Civil War. He graduated from West Point and taught there for five years, with an interlude during the Mexican–American War. He left the army in 1855 to manage real estate he inherited in Chicago. In 1857, he returned to his native state (Kentucky) and was appointed adjutant general by Governor Beriah Magoffin. He attempted to enforce Kentucky's neutrality policy during the early days of the Civil War, but enlisted in the Confederate Army in September 1861. He was the first Confederate general to surrender an army, doing so in at the Battle of Fort Donelson] in 1862. He also participated in Braxton Bragg's failed attempt to invade Kentucky. On August 30, 1887, he was inaugurated governor of Kentucky. As governor, he worked to suppress the Hatfield-McCoy feud and the Rowan County War and ordered an audit that prompted the absconsion of state treasurer James W. Tate with $250,000 from the state treasury. He unsuccessfully sought a seat in the U.S. Senate in 1895 and the U.S. Vice-Presidency in 1896. (more...)

2 points Promoted in September 2009 (2 points), quinvigintennial date relevance (175-year anniversary of inauguration as governor; 2 points), similar to July 31 TFA Stephen Trigg (-2 points). Acdixon 18:10, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

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