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Suggestion: Date of feature

I can't understand why featured articles aren't given a 'date-stamp' next to the bronze star. It's an obvious enhancement to an article for readers to be able to know how recently or how long ago it was presented on Misplaced Pages's front page. There must have been some thought given to this already, surely? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Paul White (talk • contribs) 21:59, 13 November 2012 (UTC)

Check the article's talk page. The promotion date is there. Raul654 (talk) 22:17, 13 November 2012 (UTC)

Question (out of curiosity)

Given that featured articles are held to higher standards than good articles, is it safe to say that a "featured article" is a good article, automatically? Would an FA promoted from, say, A-or-B class without a GA review (though this would be unlikely), then delisted, revert to GA status? I was just wondering this out of curiosity based on a quick perusal of FARs and GARs. dci | TALK 02:05, 2 December 2012 (UTC)

No, when an FA is delisted, it does not automatically acquire GA status, even if it was previously a GA. Delisted FAs frequently have deteriorated in quality to such an extent that they no longer fulfill even the GA criteria. Ucucha (talk) 03:51, 2 December 2012 (UTC)

Might that be a reason or a factor in why we should have featured articles more often permanently semi-protected? Or maybe we should have some inbetween permanent full protection and permanent semi-protection, where only those who have demonstrated competency in being able to maintain FA standards can handle edit requests. Biosthmors (talk) 18:53, 2 December 2012 (UTC)

List of most viewed featured articles

I would love to see a list of the most viewed featured articles. Does one exist? Thanks. Biosthmors (talk) 18:47, 2 December 2012 (UTC)

One that ignores main page appearance (days or months?) would be optimal, in my opinion. Biosthmors (talk) 20:40, 2 December 2012 (UTC)

See also: User talk:West.andrew.g/Popular pages. Thanks. Biosthmors (talk) 23:50, 2 December 2012 (UTC)

Multiple page changes

I have reverted several page changes here:

1. See Misplaced Pages talk:Featured articles/Archive 8; "Mysticism" was arrived at after long and difficult discussion led to consensus. Please discuss changes.
2. I see no divide by zero error; please explain.
3. Churches are in many different categories because some articles about churches are about buildings that no longer have a congregation (art or architecture), while others may be about active congregations.

Please discuss proposed changes here. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 14:44, 7 December 2012 (UTC)

Mauna Loa

I'm busy shining this oldie from 2006, and I was wondering if there is any prior precedent on rewriting old FAs before putting them through FAR? Leaving a comment here because the FAR talk page seems inactive (as it logically would be). ResMar 04:32, 16 December 2012 (UTC)

D'oh, guess this page is no better huh. ResMar 01:30, 24 December 2012 (UTC)

Bedtime For Bonzo???

Altho Reagan was the star of Bedtime For Bonzo, surely it was not a 'notable' film, as stated in the intro. It certainly doesn't begin to compare to Knute Rockne or Kings Row, both distinguished features. In fact, it was such a weak film that supporters of the 1984 Democratic candidate, Walter Mondale, would hold up signs stating, "It's bedtime for Ronzo." This reference should be deleted. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 177.43.87.117 (talk) 12:42, 1 January 2013 (UTC)

Mental health

Several mental health topics have been listed under "Health and Medicine". I think these topics should be moved to the "Psychology" section. These include Asperger syndrome Austism Major depressive disorder Schizophrenia Tourette syndrome

In addition, "Philosophy and psychology" should be divided into two sections, because Philosophy relies upon rational argument and Psychology relies upon empirical data. To avoid making sections that are too narrow, "psychology" could be combined with other social sciences, such as "anthropology" and "sociology." Kim Barchard (talk) 22:10, 11 February 2013 (UTC)

Integrated GA reviews

Before I outline the proposal, here's some background: People always whine about the lack of FA and GA reviewers. Many editors feel humiliated by their FAs failing or being delisted. Some of these even leave Misplaced Pages in despair.

So to improve these two situations, which are what is currently grinding the FA and GA processes down, FAR reviewers should get the option to delist an article to GA (instead of stripping it completely of every rank, as they do now), provided the article still meets GA, but not FA, requirements. Furthermore, in the regular FAC process, a reviewer who opposes the FA status of an article could instead say promote as GA. This would create a steady steam of GAs, save reviewer energy (since new GARs wouldn't have to be opened if a former GA was delisted from FA), and be less humiliating for nominators (Misplaced Pages would become a friendlier place, with less rivalries).

It's practically a win win, unless you're the sort of person who wants the two processes being arbitrarily separated at any cost, including the demise of both. It will also become much less "evil" to be an FA reviewer, as one can still hand out the GA status if the FA requirements are not met, and I'm sure it would become much more enjoyable to be a reviewer when nominators don't hate you afterwards. For the discussion that created the idea, see here: And just to make it clear, no, I'm not suggesting the GA process should be replaced, I'm simply saying FA reviewers should also be given the option to promote to GA, if an article does not meet FA criteria. Yes, that is sidestepping the regular GA process, but seriously, who cares? What matters is that the criteria are met, not how the article reaches its status. FunkMonk (talk) 22:14, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

In what sense is removing an article's FA status a promotion to GA? George Ponderevo (talk) 22:32, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

It is not about promoting or demoting it is about assessing the article's overall quality and assigning the corresponding class label FA, GA, B, C or start class.·ʍaunus·snunɐw· 00:21, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

You're confusing things. In a regular FAC review, one could oppose promotion to FA status, but support promotion to GA status instead. This is a new proposal, seperate from the FAR delisting issue. FunkMonk (talk) 22:36, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

I suggest giving notice of this proposal / these proposals to WT:FAC, which will be on more watchlists than this page. Bencherlite 22:39, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

So you're expecting the diminishing pool of reviewers to assess an article simultaneously against two different criteria? I pity the poor nominator who has to go through that Hell. George Ponderevo (talk) 22:51, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

Are you seriously suggesting it is "hell" to remember the very simple GA criteria, which are basically just laxer versions of the FA criteria? And yet again, it would be optional, not required. FunkMonk (talk) 22:53, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

Have you ever taken an article to FAC? I have, Little Moreton Hall, and I found myself almost overwhelmed by demands for floor plans, and explanations of architectural terms such as "arch-braced truss". So much so that I had to spend a great deal of time adding content and illustrations to the timber roof truss article, which true to form is already degrading into the usual Misplaced Pages grey goo. To have to deal with comments from both FA and GA reviewers simultaneously would have been a nightmare. George Ponderevo (talk) 23:08, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

In little over six months I've taken five FAs and nine GAs through reviews, and reviewed several of either, so yes, I know what I'm talking about, and that it is possible. And there is no difference between a "GA reviewer" and an "FA reviewer" during a FAC, all FA reviews are GA reviews by default. FunkMonk (talk) 23:20, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

This isn't a particularly good idea, as this will move the backlogs to FAC, which is not designed for that much strain; it will encourage people to skip GA, also not something that we want. --Rschen7754 22:48, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

This does not follow, how do you propose that someone would skip GA and gfo straight to a FAR? To be at FAR the article needs to first go through FAC which is a much much harder process than GA. How do you imagin that anyone would first go to FAC in order to be nominated for FAR and then given GA status? Read the proposal, it is not proposing to replace or skip GA only to allow reviewers demoting current FA articles to assess the article for the GA criteria within the FAR process.·ʍaunus·snunɐw· 00:43, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

Yet again, the GA process is not replaced. I've already made this clear. Nominators obviously cannot sidestep the GAR, since they know that the FA criteria are stricter. Someone who has reviewed an article for FAC would already be able to tell whether it could be a GA instead, since there are no GA requirements that are not already inherent in the FA requirements. There is no "strain" involved, unless one has the mind of a four-year-old, which I doubt most reviewers have. FunkMonk (talk) 22:55, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

No, it would encourage people to send their ill-prepared articles to FAC and they would have no reason not to since they would get a GA as a consolation prize. With the backlogs at FAC that is not something we want to do. --Rschen7754 22:59, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

Then you don't have much faith in your fellow editors. In any case, your concern is entirely hypothetical (not to say dubious), and could only be demonstrated to be true in practice. And remember, these are two separate proposals, please consider either separately instead of just making blanket statements that do not apply to both. One is about FAC, the other about FAR. FunkMonk (talk) 23:02, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

Can you address the substance of my concern rather than dismissing it because it is "dubious"? --Rschen7754 23:09, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

If the articles they want to nominate do not reach the FA requirements, they already know it will not pass if they have half a brain. So why should they take it to FAC, instead of GA, knowing how long this usually takes? They won't gain anything, they will waste their own time as well. However, those who think their articles do reach the FAC requirements are also those who are most likely to nominate an article that actually does so. And those are the people who we could benefit from optional GA passing during FACs. FunkMonk (talk) 23:18, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

The sad thing is that there are plenty of ill-prepared FACs that hit the page every single day. And now the delegates can't quickly close the nominations but have to sit there and let them go to GA? This idea keeps getting worse and worse. --Rschen7754 23:20, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

No, because an article that does not meet FA criteria does meet GA criteria more often than not (GA reviews are inherent in FA reviews). So the failed FA can quickly be promoted to GA instead, and then kicked out of the backlog. Problem solved, everyone is happy. If the article doesn't meet GA criteria either? Well, then you do as you always do, fail it. FunkMonk (talk) 23:22, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

• Support GA consideration within FAR, but Oppose GA consideration embedded within FAC. I think it is relatively easy for FAR folks to determine that an article should be delisted from FA but that it retains its old GA status, or that it now meets GA requirements. On the other hand, I do not think we should embed GA considerations within the FAC process, or the GAN process will be abandoned. I prefer having a fairly standardized two-step assessment procedure, from whatever to GA, then from GA to FA. Binksternet (talk) 23:26, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

  I think the GA process would almost certainly be abandoned if any proposal such as this came to pass. But who cares about that? Isn't this all about prizes? George Ponderevo (talk) 23:55, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

Every FA I've ever written is a former GA. Have I abandoned the GA process? No, I use the the GA process as a springboard for the FA process. It is one continuous process for me and many others. FunkMonk (talk) 23:58, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

It should also be pointed out that a GA review is already inherent in an FA review, since all GA criteria are inherent in the FA criteria. This means that the FAR reviewer wouldn't have to do an "extra" review (though some people here seem to believe so). So to spell it out: if you've FA reviewed an article, you've already GA reviewed it. This means that you do have the judgement to promote it to GA, without further work. FunkMonk (talk) 23:29, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

It should really be pointed out that a GA review is in no sense a subset of an FA review, but it appears that very few are listening. George Ponderevo (talk) 23:46, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

It is not a subset of it, it is embedded within it. All GA criteria are inherent in the FA criteria. An FA review is already a GA review by default. FunkMonk (talk) 23:54, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

I'm not really certain which planet you're broadcasting from, and your use of the word "inherent" is rather confusing. George Ponderevo (talk) 23:58, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

Ok, so tell me this: is there even a single GA criterion which is not also an FA criterion? FunkMonk (talk) 00:00, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

Let me ask you this. You used the word "inherent". Do you understand what that means? George Ponderevo (talk) 00:03, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

Yes: "existing in someone or something as a permanent and inseparable element". Do you? FunkMonk (talk) 00:08, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

In other words you don't have a clue. I'm done here. George Ponderevo (talk) 00:27, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

And you are very incivil I hope you don't act like this when you review articles.·ʍaunus·snunɐw· 00:47, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

And now you add an unwarranted charge of "incivility"? This is intolerable. George Ponderevo (talk) 00:50, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

Asking someone about whether they understand the meaning of everyday English vocabulary and then calling them clueless is the very definition of incivility. Let me say it squarely: You have being extremely rude and condescending throughout this discussion. That is intolerable, and for a reviewer it is inexcusable.·ʍaunus·snunɐw· 00:54, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

You need to check your facts Maunus, as I've never reviewed any GA. And maybe you could explain what "extremely rude" means on your planet, because it doesn't compute on mine. George Ponderevo (talk) 01:08, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

So if you admit to never even having reviewed a GAN, why exactly are you contributing to this discussion? How does it affect you? And isn't it a bit ironic since you questioned my credentials earlier? Only nominating but not reviewing GAs is considered bad etiquette, not to say selfish, you know. FunkMonk (talk) 01:15, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

Calling other people clueless is extremely rude on my planet. If it is not on yours then I will make sure to stay away from there in the future.·ʍaunus·snunɐw· 01:12, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

But on your planet calling someone "narrow minded" is OK? That's one crazy mixed-up planet. George Ponderevo (talk) 01:18, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

That's a fair cop. That was rude of me to make that characterization and I apologize. ·ʍaunus·snunɐw· 01:24, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

I repeat: is there even a single GA criterion which is not also an FA criterion? Please address the question instead of all this useless emotion. FunkMonk (talk) 00:31, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

This selfish attempt to press FAC and GAN together would perhaps have been more kindly received had it been more honestly presented. George Ponderevo (talk) 01:02, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

And you would perhaps be taken more seriously if you could defend your arguments instead of just complaining. Answer the question, if it is so obvious. FunkMonk (talk) 01:04, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

The question has been answered many times. That you are unable to read it, understand it, or rationally discuss it, is not my problem. George Ponderevo (talk) 01:13, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

Then please help out this poor dimwit and point out exactly where. FunkMonk (talk) 01:16, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

• Support a move towards an integrated review process beginning with GA consideration within FAR. This is clearly the best for both reviewers and for content writers. The aim should be to use benchmarks to improve articles in collaboration between reviwers and nominators, not to have a culture of antagonism between reviewers and nominators.·ʍaunus·snunɐw· 00:23, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

• I think this belongs at VPP, with notices to GA and FA/FAC/FAR, rather than hashing it out in threads here, here , and here. Maralia (talk) 01:11, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

It seems there is quite some support for the FAR proposal, but not the FAC proposal, and this page is a mess, so yes, I will try to post the former proposal there. FunkMonk (talk) 09:21, 19 February 2013 (UTC)

• The FAC proposal isn't practical. With long waits at GAN, people will come to FAC with articles that can't pass, hoping for a faster route to GA. - Dank (push to talk) 02:02, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

I will repost my previous rebuttals to that argument here: If the articles they want to nominate do not reach the FA requirements, they already know it will not pass if they have half a brain. So why should they take it to FAC, instead of straight to GA, knowing how long the former usually takes (longer than GANs, in my experience)? They won't gain anything, they will waste their own time as well. However, those who think their articles do reach the FAC requirements are also those who are most likely to nominate an article that actually does so. And those are the people who we could benefit from optional GA passing during FACs. An article that does not meet FA criteria does meet GA criteria more often than not (GA reviews are inherent in FA reviews). So the failed FA can quickly be promoted to GA instead, and then kicked out of the backlog. Problem solved, everyone is happy. No more work is needed, so why let the FA reviews go to waste if they demonstrate the article is already ready for GA? If the article doesn't meet GA criteria either? Well, then you do as you always do, fail it. Your concern is entirely hypothetical (not to say dubious), and could only be demonstrated to be true in practice. It also shows you don't have much faith in your fellow editors FunkMonk (talk) 02:06, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

• Oppose both proposals – I'd say that most FARs that get demoted don't meet the GA criteria anymore, usually because of sourcing deficiencies. I'd hate to see reviewers give those articles a free pass to still have GA status that isn't deserved, which is a possibility. I'd also hate to see people recommend delisting in favor of GA status because an article doesn't "have the look" of an FA; this has nothing to do with FA criteria, but reviewers might say that anyway, and I want to avoid this type of implied threat. As for FAC, please don't assume that all reviewers consider both sets of criteria; I don't, and if I was an expert in the GA criteria I would review there as well. If an article is made GA but not FA under this proposal, and the nominator wants the star, then it wouldn't really make them happy, would it? If an FA nom fails, I don't see how getting a GA out of the deal makes it less "embarrassing". Also, I don't think most people who have failed nominations know that their articles fail to meet FA standards; I see issues raised at FAC all the time that people with strong knowledge of the standards would have caught beforehand. You'd be amazed at some of the things that GAN fails to detect. Honestly, if this proposal comes because one of your FAs needs more specific page ranges, I'd recommend just adding/modifying the ranges to that article and cutting off the issue at the pass. Then you won't have to worry about an FAR. Overall, I don't think that this would be in the best interests of the FA process, and I agree with Dank over what would happen at FAC. Giants2008 (Talk) 02:43, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

Two things: GA criteria are inherent in FA criteria, so there a no "both" to consider. No more work is needed, so why let the FA reviews go to waste if they demonstrate the article is already ready for GA? Secondly, there will be no "free passes", a failed FA does not automatically become a GA, only if it is judged to reach the requirements during the FAR. That is part of the very proposal. FunkMonk (talk) 02:52, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

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Johnson 1983: Malone 1984: Bird 1985: Abdul-Jabbar 1986: Bird 1987: M. Johnson 1988: Worthy 1989: Dumars 1990: Thomas 1991: Jordan 1992: Jordan 1993: Jordan 1994: Olajuwon 1995: Olajuwon 1996: Jordan 1997: Jordan 1998: Jordan 1999: Duncan 2000: O'Neal 2001: O'Neal 2002: O'Neal 2003: Duncan 2004: Billups 2005: Duncan 2006: Wade 2007: Parker 2008: Pierce 2009: Bryant 2010: Bryant 2011: Nowitzki 2012: James 2013: James 2014: Leonard 2015: Iguodala 2016: James 2017: Durant 2018: Durant 2019: Leonard 2020: James 2021: Antetokounmpo 2022: Curry 2023: Jokić 2024: Brown v t e NBA Most Valuable Player 1956: Pettit 1957: Cousy 1958: Russell 1959: Pettit 1960: Chamberlain 1961: Russell 1962: Russell 1963: Russell 1964: Robertson 1965: Russell 1966: Chamberlain 1967: Chamberlain 1968: Chamberlain 1969: Unseld 1970: Reed 1971: Alcindor 1972: Abdul-Jabbar 1973: Cowens 1974: Abdul-Jabbar 1975: McAdoo 1976: Abdul-Jabbar 1977: Abdul-Jabbar 1978: Walton 1979: M. 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Smith 1967: Barry 1968: Greer 1969: Robertson 1970: Reed 1971: Wilkens 1972: West 1973: Cowens 1974: Lanier 1975: Frazier 1976: Bing 1977: Erving 1978: R. Smith 1979: Thompson 1980: Gervin 1981: Archibald 1982: Bird 1983: Erving 1984: Thomas 1985: Sampson 1986: Thomas 1987: Chambers 1988: Jordan 1989: Malone 1990: Johnson 1991: Barkley 1992: Johnson 1993: Stockton & Malone 1994: Pippen 1995: Richmond 1996: Jordan 1997: Rice 1998: Jordan 1999: No game played 2000: O'Neal & Duncan 2001: Iverson 2002: Bryant 2003: Garnett 2004: O'Neal 2005: Iverson 2006: James 2007: Bryant 2008: James 2009: Bryant & O'Neal 2010: Wade 2011: Bryant 2012: Durant 2013: Paul 2014: Irving 2015: Westbrook 2016: Westbrook 2017: Davis 2018: James 2019: Durant 2020: Leonard 2021: Antetokounmpo 2022: Curry 2023: Tatum 2024: Lillard v t e NBA annual scoring leaders 1947: Fulks 1948: Zaslofsky 1949: Mikan 1950: Mikan 1951: Mikan 1952: Arizin 1953: Johnston 1954: Johnston 1955: Johnston 1956: Pettit 1957: Arizin 1958: Yardley 1959: Pettit 1960: Chamberlain 1961: Chamberlain 1962: Chamberlain 1963: Chamberlain 1964: Chamberlain 1965: Chamberlain 1966: Chamberlain 1967: Barry 1968: Bing 1969: Hayes 1970: West 1971: Alcindor 1972: Abdul-Jabbar 1973: Archibald 1974: McAdoo 1975: McAdoo 1976: McAdoo 1977: Maravich 1978: Gervin 1979: Gervin 1980: Gervin 1981: Dantley 1982: Gervin 1983: English 1984: Dantley 1985: King 1986: Wilkins 1987: Jordan 1988: Jordan 1989: Jordan 1990: Jordan 1991: Jordan 1992: Jordan 1993: Jordan 1994: Robinson 1995: O'Neal 1996: Jordan 1997: Jordan 1998: Jordan 1999: Iverson 2000: O'Neal 2001: Iverson 2002: Iverson 2003: McGrady 2004: McGrady 2005: Iverson 2006: Bryant 2007: Bryant 2008: James 2009: Wade 2010: Durant 2011: Durant 2012: Durant 2013: Anthony 2014: Durant 2015: Westbrook 2016: Curry 2017: Westbrook 2018: Harden 2019: Harden 2020: Harden 2021: Curry 2022: Embiid 2023: Embiid 2024: Dončić v t e NBA annual steals leaders 1974: Steele 1975: Barry 1976: Watts 1977: Buse 1978: Lee 1979: Carr 1980: Richardson 1981: Johnson 1982: Johnson 1983: Richardson 1984: R. Green 1985: Richardson 1986: Robertson 1987: Robertson 1988: Jordan 1989: Stockton 1990: Jordan 1991: Robertson 1992: Stockton 1993: Jordan 1994: McMillan 1995: Pippen 1996: Payton 1997: Blaylock 1998: Blaylock 1999: Gill 2000: Jones 2001: Iverson 2002: Iverson 2003: Iverson 2004: Davis 2005: Hughes 2006: Wallace 2007: Davis 2008: Paul 2009: Paul 2010: Rondo 2011: Paul 2012: Paul 2013: Paul 2014: Paul 2015: Leonard 2016: Curry 2017: D. Green 2018: Oladipo 2019: George 2020: Simmons 2021: Butler 2022: Murray 2023: Anunoby 2024: Fox Template:NBA minutes leaders v t e Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year 1954: Roger Bannister 1955: Johnny Podres 1956: Bobby Morrow 1957: Stan Musial 1958: Rafer Johnson 1959: Ingemar Johansson 1960: Arnold Palmer 1961: Jerry Lucas 1962: Terry Baker 1963: Pete Rozelle 1964: Ken Venturi 1965: Sandy Koufax 1966: Jim Ryun 1967: Carl Yastrzemski 1968: Bill Russell 1969: Tom Seaver 1970: Bobby Orr 1971: Lee Trevino 1972: Billie Jean King & John Wooden 1973: Jackie Stewart 1974: Muhammad Ali 1975: Pete Rose 1976: Chris Evert 1977: Steve Cauthen 1978: Jack Nicklaus 1979: Terry Bradshaw & Willie Stargell 1980: U.S. Olympic Hockey Team 1981: Sugar Ray Leonard 1982: Wayne Gretzky 1983: Mary Decker 1984: Edwin Moses & Mary Lou Retton 1985: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1986: Joe Paterno 1987: Bob Bourne, Judi Brown King, Kipchoge Keino, Dale Murphy, Chip Rives, Patty Sheehan, Rory Sparrow, & Reggie Williams 1988: Orel Hershiser 1989: Greg LeMond 1990: Joe Montana 1991: Michael Jordan 1992: Arthur Ashe 1993: Don Shula 1994: Bonnie Blair & Johann Olav Koss 1995: Cal Ripken Jr. 1996: Tiger Woods 1997: Dean Smith 1998: Mark McGwire & Sammy Sosa 1999: U.S. Women's Soccer Team 2000: Tiger Woods 2001: Curt Schilling & Randy Johnson 2002: Lance Armstrong 2003: David Robinson & Tim Duncan 2004: Boston Red Sox 2005: Tom Brady 2006: Dwyane Wade 2007: Brett Favre 2008: Michael Phelps 2009: Derek Jeter 2010: Drew Brees 2011: Mike Krzyzewski & Pat Summitt 2012: LeBron James 2013: Peyton Manning 2014: Madison Bumgarner 2015: Serena Williams 2016: LeBron James 2017: Jose Altuve & J. J. Watt 2018: Golden State Warriors 2019: Megan Rapinoe 2020: Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, LeBron James, Patrick Mahomes, Naomi Osaka, & Breanna Stewart 2021: Tom Brady 2022: Stephen Curry 2023: Deion Sanders 2024: Simone Biles v t e Sporting News Sportsman / Pro Athlete & College Athlete / Athlete of the Year 1968: Denny McLain 1969: Tom Seaver 1970: John Wooden 1971: Lee Trevino 1972: Charlie Finley 1973: O. J. Simpson 1974: Lou Brock 1975: Archie Griffin 1976: Larry O'Brien 1977: Steve Cauthen 1978: Ron Guidry 1979: Willie Stargell 1980: George Brett 1981: Wayne Gretzky 1982: Whitey Herzog 1983: Bowie Kuhn 1984: Peter Ueberroth 1985: Pete Rose 1986: Larry Bird 1987: None 1988: Jackie Joyner-Kersee 1989: Joe Montana 1990: Nolan Ryan 1991: Michael Jordan 1992: Mike Krzyzewski 1993: Cito Gaston & Pat Gillick 1994: Emmitt Smith 1995: Cal Ripken Jr. 1996: Joe Torre 1997: Mark McGwire 1998: Mark McGwire & Sammy Sosa 1999: New York Yankees 2000: Marshall Faulk & Kurt Warner 2001: Curt Schilling 2002: Tyrone Willingham 2003: Dick Vermeil & Jack McKeon 2004: Tom Brady 2005: Matt Leinart 2006: Dwyane Wade 2007: Tom Brady 2008: Eli Manning & Stephen Curry 2009: Mariano Rivera & Harrison Barnes 2010: Roy Halladay & Kyle Singler 2011: Aaron Rodgers 2012: LeBron James v t e USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year 1980: Thomas 1981: Boyle 1982: Rivers 1983: Jordan 1984: Jordan & Perkins 1985: Person 1986: Robinson 1987: Manning 1988: Majerle 1989: Johnson 1990: Mourning 1991: Laettner 1992: U.S. men's national team 1993: Finley 1994: O'Neal 1995: Allen 1996: Pippen 1997: Boykins 1998: Brand 1999: Payton 2000: Mourning 2001: Duhon 2002: Miller 2003: Duncan 2004: May & Paul 2005: Williams 2006: Anthony 2007: Kidd 2008: U.S. men's national team 2009: McAdoo 2010: Durant 2011: Parker 2012: James 2013: Gordon 2014: Irving 2015: Brunson 2016: Anthony & Durant 2017: Warney 2018: Hearn 2019: Hummel 2020: None 2021: Durant 2022: Flagg 2023: Peat v t e NBA Slam Dunk Contest winners 1984: Nance 1985: Wilkins 1986: Webb 1987: Jordan 1988: Jordan 1989: Walker 1990: Wilkins 1991: Brown 1992: Ceballos 1993: Miner 1994: Rider 1995: Miner 1996: Barry 1997: Bryant 2000: Carter 2001: Mason 2002: Richardson 2003: Richardson 2004: Jones 2005: Smith 2006: Robinson 2007: Green 2008: Howard 2009: Robinson 2010: Robinson 2011: Griffin 2012: Evans 2013: Ross 2014: Wall 2015: LaVine 2016: LaVine 2017: Robinson III 2018: Mitchell 2019: Diallo 2020: Jones Jr. 2021: Simons 2022: Toppin 2023: McClung 2024: McClung v t e Naismith Men's College Player of the Year 1969: Alcindor 1970: Maravich 1971: Carr 1972: Walton 1973: Walton 1974: Walton 1975: Thompson 1976: May 1977: M. Johnson 1978: Lee 1979: Bird 1980: Aguirre 1981: Sampson 1982: Sampson 1983: Sampson 1984: Jordan 1985: Ewing 1986: Dawkins 1987: D. Robinson 1988: Manning 1989: Ferry 1990: Simmons 1991: L. Johnson 1992: Laettner 1993: Cheaney 1994: G. Robinson 1995: Smith 1996: Camby 1997: Duncan 1998: Jamison 1999: Brand 2000: Martin 2001: Battier 2002: Williams 2003: Ford 2004: Nelson 2005: Bogut 2006: Redick 2007: Durant 2008: Hansbrough 2009: Griffin 2010: Turner 2011: Fredette 2012: Davis 2013: Burke 2014: McDermott 2015: Kaminsky 2016: Hield 2017: Mason III 2018: Brunson 2019: Williamson 2020: Toppin 2021: Garza 2022: Tshiebwe 2023: Edey 2024: Edey v t e John R. Wooden Men's Player of the Year Award winners 1977: M. Johnson 1978: P. Ford 1979: Bird 1980: Griffith 1981: Ainge 1982: Sampson 1983: Sampson 1984: Jordan 1985: Mullin 1986: Berry 1987: D. Robinson 1988: Manning 1989: Elliott 1990: Simmons 1991: L. Johnson 1992: Laettner 1993: Cheaney 1994: G. Robinson 1995: O'Bannon 1996: Camby 1997: Duncan 1998: Jamison 1999: Brand 2000: Martin 2001: Battier 2002: Williams 2003: T. J. Ford 2004: Nelson 2005: Bogut 2006: Redick 2007: Durant 2008: Hansbrough 2009: Griffin 2010: Turner 2011: Fredette 2012: Davis 2013: Burke 2014: McDermott 2015: Kaminsky 2016: Hield 2017: Mason III 2018: Brunson 2019: Williamson 2020: Toppin 2021: Garza 2022: Tshiebwe 2023: Edey 2024: Edey v t e Oscar Robertson Trophy winners 1959: Robertson 1960: Robertson 1961: Lucas 1962: Lucas 1963: Heyman 1964: Hazzard 1965: Bradley 1966: Russell 1967: Alcindor 1968: Alcindor 1969: Maravich 1970: Maravich 1971: Wicks 1972: Walton 1973: Walton 1974: Walton 1975: Thompson 1976: Dantley 1977: M. Johnson 1978: Ford 1979: Bird 1980: Aguirre 1981: Sampson 1982: Sampson 1983: Sampson 1984: Jordan 1985: Mullin 1986: Berry 1987: D. Robinson 1988: Hawkins 1989: Ferry 1990: Simmons 1991: L. Johnson 1992: Laettner 1993: Cheaney 1994: G. Robinson 1995: O'Bannon 1996: Camby 1997: Duncan 1998: Jamison 1999: Brand 2000: Martin 2001: Battier 2002: Williams 2003: West 2004: Nelson 2005: Bogut 2006: Morrison & Redick 2007: Durant 2008: Hansbrough 2009: Griffin 2010: Turner 2011: Fredette 2012: Davis 2013: Burke 2014: McDermott 2015: Kaminsky 2016: Hield 2017: Mason III 2018: Brunson 2019: Williamson 2020: Toppin 2021: Garza 2022: Tshiebwe 2023: Edey 2024: Edey v t e Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year 1931: Pepper Martin 1932: Gene Sarazen 1933: Carl Hubbell 1934: Dizzy Dean 1935: Joe Louis 1936: Jesse Owens 1937: Don Budge 1938: Don Budge 1939: Nile Kinnick 1940: Tom Harmon 1941: Joe DiMaggio 1942: Frank Sinkwich 1943: Gunder Hägg 1944: Byron Nelson 1945: Byron Nelson 1946: Glenn Davis 1947: Johnny Lujack 1948: Lou Boudreau 1949: Leon Hart 1950: Jim Konstanty 1951: Dick Kazmaier 1952: Bob Mathias 1953: Ben Hogan 1954: Willie Mays 1955: Howard Cassady 1956: Mickey Mantle 1957: Ted Williams 1958: Herb Elliott 1959: Ingemar Johansson 1960: Rafer Johnson 1961: Roger Maris 1962: Maury Wills 1963: Sandy Koufax 1964: Don Schollander 1965: Sandy Koufax 1966: Frank Robinson 1967: Carl Yastrzemski 1968: Denny McLain 1969: Tom Seaver 1970: George Blanda 1971: Lee Trevino 1972: Mark Spitz 1973: O. J. Simpson 1974: Muhammad Ali 1975: Fred Lynn 1976: Bruce Jenner 1977: Steve Cauthen 1978: Ron Guidry 1979: Willie Stargell 1980: U.S. Olympic Hockey Team 1981: John McEnroe 1982: Wayne Gretzky 1983: Carl Lewis 1984: Carl Lewis 1985: Dwight Gooden 1986: Larry Bird 1987: Ben Johnson 1988: Orel Hershiser 1989: Joe Montana 1990: Joe Montana 1991: Michael Jordan 1992: Michael Jordan 1993: Michael Jordan 1994: George Foreman 1995: Cal Ripken Jr. 1996: Michael Johnson 1997: Tiger Woods 1998: Mark McGwire 1999: Tiger Woods 2000: Tiger Woods 2001: Barry Bonds 2002: Lance Armstrong 2003: Lance Armstrong 2004: Lance Armstrong 2005: Lance Armstrong 2006: Tiger Woods 2007: Tom Brady 2008: Michael Phelps 2009: Jimmie Johnson 2010: Drew Brees 2011: Aaron Rodgers 2012: Michael Phelps 2013: LeBron James 2014: Madison Bumgarner 2015: Stephen Curry 2016: LeBron James 2017: Jose Altuve 2018: LeBron James 2019: Kawhi Leonard 2020: LeBron James 2021: Shohei Ohtani 2022: Aaron Judge 2023: Shohei Ohtani 2024: Shohei Ohtani v t e Adolph Rupp Trophy winners 1972: Walton 1973: Walton 1974: Walton 1975: Thompson 1976: May 1977: Johnson 1978: Lee 1979: Bird 1980: Aguirre 1981: Sampson 1982: Sampson 1983: Sampson 1984: Jordan 1985: Ewing 1986: Berry 1987: D. Robinson 1988: Hawkins 1989: Elliott 1990: Simmons 1991: O'Neal 1992: Laettner 1993: Cheaney 1994: G. Robinson 1995: Smith 1996: Camby 1997: Duncan 1998: Jamison 1999: Brand 2000: Martin 2001: Battier 2002: Williams 2003: West 2004: Nelson 2005: Redick 2006: Redick 2007: Durant 2008: Hansbrough 2009: Griffin 2010: Wall 2011: Fredette 2012: Davis 2013: Oladipo 2014: McDermott 2015: Kaminsky v t e NABC Division I Player of the Year 1975: Thompson 1976: May 1977: M. Johnson 1978: Ford 1979: Bird 1980: Brooks 1981: Ainge 1982: Sampson 1983: Sampson 1984: Jordan 1985: Ewing 1986: Berry 1987: D. Robinson 1988: Manning 1989: Elliott 1990: Simmons 1991: L. Johnson 1992: Laettner 1993: Cheaney 1994: G. Robinson 1995: Respert 1996: Camby 1997: Duncan 1998: Jamison 1999: Brand 2000: Martin 2001: Williams 2002: Gooden & Williams 2003: Collison 2004: Nelson & Okafor 2005: Bogut 2006: Morrison & Redick 2007: Durant 2008: Hansbrough 2009: Griffin 2010: Turner 2011: Fredette 2012: Green 2013: Burke 2014: McDermott 2015: Kaminsky 2016: Valentine 2017: Mason 2018: Brunson 2019: Williamson 2020: Toppin 2021: Garza 2022: Tshiebwe 2023: Edey 2024: Edey v t e Associated Press Men's College Basketball Player of the Year 1961: Lucas 1962: Lucas 1963: Heyman 1964: Bradds 1965: Bradley 1966: Russell 1967: Alcindor 1968: Hayes 1969: Alcindor 1970: Maravich 1971: Carr 1972: Walton 1973: Walton 1974: Thompson 1975: Thompson 1976: May 1977: Johnson 1978: Lee 1979: Bird 1980: Aguirre 1981: Sampson 1982: Sampson 1983: Sampson 1984: Jordan 1985: Ewing 1986: Berry 1987: D. Robinson 1988: Hawkins 1989: Elliott 1990: Simmons 1991: O'Neal 1992: Laettner 1993: Cheaney 1994: G. Robinson 1995: Smith 1996: Camby 1997: Duncan 1998: Jamison 1999: Brand 2000: Martin 2001: Battier 2002: Williams 2003: West 2004: Nelson 2005: Bogut 2006: Redick 2007: Durant 2008: Hansbrough 2009: Griffin 2010: Turner 2011: Fredette 2012: Davis 2013: Burke 2014: McDermott 2015: Kaminsky 2016: Valentine 2017: Mason III 2018: Brunson 2019: Williamson 2020: Toppin 2021: Garza 2022: Tshiebwe 2023: Edey 2024: Edey v t e UPI College Basketball Player of the Year Award winners 1955: Gola 1956: B. Russell 1957: Forte 1958: Robertson 1959: Robertson 1960: Robertson 1961: Lucas 1962: Lucas 1963: Heyman 1964: Bradds 1965: Bradley 1966: C. Russell 1967: Alcindor 1968: Hayes 1969: Alcindor 1970: Maravich 1971: Carr 1972: Walton 1973: Walton 1974: Walton 1975: Thompson 1976: May 1977: Johnson 1978: Lee 1979: Bird 1980: Aguirre 1981: Sampson 1982: Sampson 1983: Sampson 1984: Jordan 1985: Mullin 1986: Berry 1987: D. Robinson 1988: Hawkins 1989: Ferry 1990: Simmons 1991: O'Neal 1992: Jackson 1993: Cheaney 1994: G. Robinson 1995: Smith 1996: Allen v t e The Sporting News Men's College Basketball Player of the Year 1943: Phillip 1944: Hall 1945: Mikan 1946: Kurland 1947–49: None selected 1950: Arizin 1951: White 1952–57: None selected 1958: Robertson 1959: Robertson 1960: Robertson 1961: Lucas 1962: Lucas 1963: Heyman 1964: Bradley 1965: Bradley 1966: Russell 1967: Alcindor 1968: Hayes 1969: Alcindor 1970: Maravich 1971: Wicks 1972: Walton 1973: Walton 1974: Walton 1975: Thompson 1976: May 1977: M. Johnson 1978: P. Ford 1979: Bird 1980: Griffith 1981: Aguirre 1982: Sampson 1983: Jordan 1984: Jordan 1985: Ewing 1986: Berry 1987: D. Robinson 1988: Hawkins 1989: King 1990: Scott 1991: L. Johnson 1992: Laettner 1993: Cheaney 1994: G. Robinson 1995: Respert 1996: Camby 1997: Duncan 1998: Jamison 1999: Brand 2000: Martin 2001: Battier 2002: Williams 2003: T. J. Ford 2004: Nelson 2005: Brown 2006: Redick 2007: Durant 2008: Hansbrough 2009: Griffin 2010: Turner 2011: Fredette 2012: Davis 2013: Oladipo 2014: McDermott 2015: Kaminsky 2016: Hield 2017: Mason III 2018: Brunson 2019: Williamson 2020: Garza 2021: Garza 2022: Tshiebwe 2023: Edey 2024: Edey v t e 1983 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans First Team Dale Ellis Patrick Ewing Michael Jordan Keith Lee Sam Perkins Ralph Sampson Wayman Tisdale Second Team Clyde Drexler Sidney Green John Paxson Steve Stipanovich Jon Sundvold Darrell Walker Randy Wittman v t e 1984 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans First Team Patrick Ewing Michael Jordan Akeem Olajuwon Sam Perkins Wayman Tisdale Second Team Michael Cage Devin Durrant Keith Lee Chris Mullin Melvin Turpin Leon Wood v t e Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year 1954: Hemric 1955: Hemric 1956: Shavlik 1957: Rosenbluth 1958: Brennan 1959: Pucillo 1960: Shaffer 1961: Chappell 1962: Chappell 1963: Heyman 1964: Mullins 1965: Cunningham 1966: Vacendak 1967: Miller 1968: Miller 1969: Roche 1970: Roche 1971: C. Davis 1972: Parkhill 1973: Thompson 1974: Thompson 1975: Thompson 1976: Kupchak 1977: Griffin 1978: Ford 1979: Gminski 1980: King 1981: Sampson 1982: Sampson 1983: Sampson 1984: Jordan 1985: Bias 1986: Bias 1987: Grant 1988: Ferry 1989: Ferry 1990: Scott 1991: Monroe 1992: Laettner 1993: Rogers 1994: Hill 1995: J. Smith 1996: Duncan 1997: Duncan 1998: Jamison 1999: Brand 2000: Carrawell 2001: Battier & Forte 2002: Dixon 2003: Howard 2004: Hodge 2005: Redick 2006: Redick 2007: Dudley 2008: Hansbrough 2009: Lawson 2010: Vásquez 2011: N. Smith 2012: Zeller 2013: Green & Larkin 2014: Warren 2015: Okafor 2016: Brogdon 2017: Jackson 2018: Bagley 2019: Williamson 2020: Jones 2021: Wright 2022: Williams 2023: Wong 2024: R. Davis v t e ACC Athlete of the Year Athlete of the Year 1954: Shankle 1955: Hemric 1956: Sime 1957: Rosenbluth 1958: Christy 1959: Pucillo 1960: McGee 1961: Gabriel 1962: Chappell 1963: Heyman 1964: Mullins 1965: Piccolo 1966: Talbott 1967: Bryant 1968: Miller 1969: Quayle 1970: Scott 1971: McCauley 1972: Parkhill 1973: Thompson 1974: Waldrop 1975: Thompson 1976: Lucas 1977: Ford 1978: Ford 1979: Nehemiah 1980: Shea 1981: Shea 1982: Worthy 1983: Sampson 1984: Jordan 1985: Surhoff 1986: Bias 1987: Ingram 1988: Ferry 1989: Ferry Male Athlete of the Year 1990: Hines 1991: Laettner 1992: Laettner 1993: C. Ward 1994: C. Ward 1995: Childress 1996: Benson 1997: Duncan 1998: Jamison 1999: Brand 2000: Hamilton 2001: Battier 2002: Dixon 2003: Rotelli 2004: Rivers 2005: May 2006: Redick 2007: Dix 2008: Hansbrough 2009: Hill 2010: Crotty 2011: Makusha 2012: Kuechly 2013: Jenkins 2014: Winston 2015: Tomlinson 2016: Watson 2017: Watson 2018: Jackson 2019: Williamson 2020: Robinson 2021: Lawrence 2022: Pickett 2023: Lowder 2024: Kavanagh Female Athlete of the Year 1990: Higgins 1991: Staley 1992: Staley 1993: Hamm 1994: Smith 1995: Venturini 1996: Amonte 1997: Forbes 1998: Webb 1999: Parlow 2000: Adams 2001: Adams 2002: Bielik 2003: Beard 2004: Beard 2005: Dostal 2006: Infante 2007: Harding 2008: Tincher 2009: Nogueira 2010: Engen 2011: O'Donnell 2012: R. Ward 2013: Dunn 2014: Thomas 2015: Brian 2016: Seidel 2017: Kent 2018: Ogunbowale 2019: Hoffman 2020: Matson 2021: North 2022: North 2023: Tuohy 2024: Walsh v t e Chicago Bulls Founded in 1966 Based in Chicago, Illinois Franchise All-time roster Draft history 1966 Records Head coaches Seasons Current season Arenas International Amphitheatre Chicago Stadium United Center Personnel Owner(s) Jerry Reinsdorf President Michael Reinsdorf General manager Marc Eversley Head coach Billy Donovan G League affiliate Windy City Bulls Retired numbers 4 10 23 33 NBA championships 1991 1992 1993 1996 1997 1998 Rivalries Cleveland Cavaliers Detroit Pistons New York Knicks Culture and lore Broadcasters Air Jordan Jumpman Tommy Edwards Ray Clay Benny the Bull Disputed Foul Against Scottie Pippen "Sirius" "I Believe I Can Fly" "Sweet Home Chicago" Bill Swerski's Superfans Jordan Rules Triangle offense Ashland Green/Pink Line Station Tex Winter The Spirit (Michael Jordan statue) Phantom Buzzer Game The Shot NBA championship riots Bulls vs Lakers and the NBA Playoffs Bulls vs. Blazers and the NBA Playoffs Trent Tucker Rule The Calhoun Shot 72–10 Michael Jordan's last shot Space Jam The Last Dance v t e Charlotte Hornets Founded in 1988 Formerly the Charlotte Bobcats (2004–2014) Based in Charlotte, North Carolina Franchise History All-time roster Draft history 1988 2004 Records Head coaches Seasons Current season Arenas Charlotte Coliseum Spectrum Center Personnel Owner(s) Gabe Plotkin and Rick Schnall President Fred Whitfield General manager Jeff Peterson Head coach Charles Lee G League affiliate Greensboro Swarm Retired numbers 13 Culture and lore Broadcasters Buzz City George Shinn Hugo Charlotte Honey Bees "Grandmama" "Zo" Patrick K. Doughty Dancing Barry

Was wondering what would be the normal recommendation for FA articles in regards to the amount of templates at the bottom of an article? Moxy (talk) 07:15, 9 March 2013 (UTC)

Leaking wikitext

There is wikitext leaking into the content at the top of this page. I was confused as to how to fix it. Can someone take a look and please take care of this? • Jesse V. 20:42, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

This edit vandalized a template used, and I've reverted it, restoring this page to its normal appearance. Imzadi 1979 → 20:55, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

Better edit summaries when updating please

Sometimes editors must go thru the edit summaries to look for something in particular. What makes it a daunting task is having to click on each and every edit when the summary says merely "add 1" or "add 2" - to what?. Just asking for a little more specifics to go by, if only to add which category a new FA is being added. Thank you. ♫ Cricket02 (talk) 16:09, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

Take your point but frequently we add more than one at a time in which case it'd be unwieldy or impossible to include all the FAC titles/links; the suggestion of simply noting the category (or categories) might be feasible... Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 21:13, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

Art, architecture and archaeology

Art, architecture and archaeology doesn't be together - must be separately — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.23.9.210 (talk) 10:47, 3 April 2013 (UTC) Yay and thanks for the tip! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.26.168.84 (talk) 03:00, 29 April 2013 (UTC)

Pre-FAN review

I'm making this post as I've just thought there appears to be an issue with the Peer Review system. I've noticed that many people reviewing don't often make comment on PRs requesting an opinion if an article is ready for FA meaning the PR often becomes stale and expires leaving people without any guide on how to improve it to reach FA standards. I was wondering if there could be a part of the Peer review system specializing in peer reviews for FA purposes somewhere around the FA project. I'm only asking as I had this happen to me when I asked about 2000 UEFA Cup Final riots getting a check before I took it to FA as I don't want it closed quickly and not be able to try again for 2 weeks. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 07:30, 6 May 2013 (UTC)

Confusion on star colours

Sorry if I've spent several years before noticing that featured articles on wp:en have a grey star on top right of their page instead of having the golden/yellow one. Moreover this uncorrect grey star also appears inside their Talk page. Both these errors are very confusing for a French reader/contributor which is used to read different/separate colours for these stars, to avoid mixing up the type of label.

I dunno when and how this practice has been decided/voted on wp:en and I also dunno how other language wp do regarding this matter (I can only speak Englsih), but a minimum of harmonization (matching) would be highly welcome, in order not to disturb both foreign readers and contributors. --Bibliorock (talk) 12:29, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

The star at the the upper right corner of the page on Featured Articles is generated by {{featured article}}, which uses File:Cscr-featured.svg, which is a golden or bronze color.

The star on the talk page generated by {{Article history}} is File:Featured article star.svg, which is the same color. Imzadi 1979 → 15:00, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for your answer, but on wp:fr, we have a very distinct/separate yellow or gold for featured articles (AdQ) vs. a grey for good articles (BA). No confusion is allowed and I cannot but say your colours are not at all as clear as ours are. --Bibliorock (talk) 01:10, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

Our good articles use a green plus sign, and only featured articles/lists/etc. use the star. Imzadi 1979 → 01:44, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

I think it would be better if English Misplaced Pages Featured Articles used a gold star (either or ) rather than the bronze star (). Rreagan007 (talk) 19:20, 7 July 2013 (UTC)

Franz Kafka all time top TFA!!!

768,586 hits

Misplaced Pages:Today's featured article/Most viewed

WP:TOP25

YEE HAW PumpkinSky talk 01:56, 4 July 2013 (UTC)

Random article

I was wondering whether the Random article option on the left hand side could be linked to random featured articles only. The number of small and specific articles in wikipedia is so great it is basically a useless function. However if we could introduce a random featured article option then a random article worth reading would be presented. What are your thoughts? 124.254.75.48 (talk) 02:56, 4 July 2013 (UTC)

Ads

While waiting for the bot to promote Drowning Girl, I saw that it just got tagged with {{wikipedia ads}}. What is that all about?--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 22:25, 15 July 2013 (UTC)

It's a banner used for displaying ads for WikiProjects. The user seemingly did not know that it is supposed to go only on select talk and user pages. --Laser brain (talk) 22:38, 15 July 2013 (UTC)

Good Articles in FA?

I have proposed that a limited number of newly-promoted Good Articles should appear below or within the Featured Article slot, i.e. to get a hook fact on the Main Page for a day. Comments would be welcome in the RfC. Prioryman (talk) 07:50, 29 July 2013 (UTC)

Just a point - the proposal actually is to get a link and definition (see the mockup).--Gilderien Chat|List of good deeds 10:07, 29 July 2013 (UTC)

Homosexual vs. gay in FA

I'm not sure if there is a style preference, but could someone comment on the merits of this edit to a FA, which changed the style. Thanks. Biosthmors (talk) 07:24, 31 July 2013 (UTC)

Well, it looks like a "find all/change all" change that introduced an error: one of the early names for AIDS was GRID (gay-related immune deficiency/disease). As for the style change, I've reverted this. The issue was discussed on the article's talk page in 2010, and the article appears to have consistently used both words since it was promoted as a FA. Removing the one term completely appears to be pushing a POV (some anti-gay activists refuse to "gay" and will only use "homosexual") and comes across as vandalism. Imzadi 1979 → 07:49, 31 July 2013 (UTC)

Thanks. It seems the revert was best. Thanks for making the edit. I'd only venture to quibble with the way the revert was done (no meaningful edit summary and it was marked as minor when I don't think it should be considered WP:Vandalism). It could have been good-faith attempt, I suppose. But we don't have unlimited time to be perfect around here. Best. Biosthmors (talk) 09:24, 31 July 2013 (UTC)

Missing categories

Most academic fields are covered in your listing but of the five major disciplines in the Social Sciences (Anthropology, Economics, History, Political Science and Sociology), you don't have areas for Anthropology and Sociology. I looked under "Culture and Society" but I don't see many articles there that are related to these two important fields.

They are both underdeveloped areas on Misplaced Pages (Sociology, especially) but it doesn't help that they are not acknowledged in how you organize knowledge. At the very least, they should be mentioned as being in association with another category or, ideally, a separate category created. Right now, I see no place for FA in these academic disciplines. Newjerseyliz (talk) 20:33, 8 August 2013 (UTC)

Since Featured Articles are a very small subset of all Misplaced Pages articles, we keep them in broader categories to make browsing easier. If you take a look at Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Sociology/Assessment for example, you can see that there is only one Featured Article within the scope of WikiProject Sociology (W. E. B. Du Bois}. Since that is also a biography, it's categorized as such on this page. I'd be interested in hearing arguments for using narrower Featured Article categories. --Laser brain (talk) 21:28, 8 August 2013 (UTC)

4000th FA

I pinged Ian Rose‎ (talk · contribs) to announce this, but he seems to have opted not to. Before it is no longer timely, I wanted to relay that with this edit, Ian Rose promoted the 4000th FA when Stone Mountain Memorial half dollar, Boenga Roos dari Tjikembang (novel), Battle of Hastings, Quagga, Diamonds (Rihanna song), A Song Flung Up to Heaven, Confusion (album), and Jesus were all promoted. It seems that based on the order in which the FAC discussions were closed by Ian Rose, Boenga Roos dari Tjikembang (novel) has the strongest claim at being the actual 4000th when this edit occured. However, Confusion (album) also has a strong claim based on the order in which VoxelBot promoted the articles ( and ).--TonyTheTiger (T/C/WP:FOUR/WP:CHICAGO/WP:WAWARD) 15:19, 15 August 2013 (UTC)

• Fuck me, I was hoping it wouldn't be BRDTj. I don't want any articles I've written receiving any pseudo-recognition from an editor who reverts edits he disagrees with (note the edit summary, which directly contradicts Tony's own definition of the topic) then leaves patronising talk page messages claiming I "have not become acquainted with the FAQs of the project" when Tony himself gives contrasting definitions. This "milestone" should die a quiet death. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 15:43, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
  • I think you might be a tad confused, Crisco. Tony is referring to Misplaced Pages reaching it's 4000th FA, which is a notable milestone, not his Four Award concept. Resolute 16:42, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
    • I'm not confused, and I recognise that 4k could be considered a sizeable milestone. I'm well aware that an article must be the 4000th FA on Misplaced Pages, and have been worrying it would be BRDTj since I saw Tony's post on Ian's talk page. He knows better than to give me a FOUR "Award" for that one. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:37, 16 August 2013 (UTC)

• I think anyone who watchlists this page would probably have noticed we've ticked over to 4000. I daresay Ed (and of course Crisco) at the Signpost are aware of it too if they want to publicise. Given I promoted a bunch at the same time, which one was the 4000th is pretty arbitrary and probably not worth worrying about. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 23:14, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
  • Yup but all of the space in this issue is devoted to Wikimania. We may give it in-depth coverage next week. Ed  00:17, 16 August 2013 (UTC)
    • So long as there's no guesses which one was 4k, I'm all for it. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:35, 16 August 2013 (UTC)
      • I believe when we hit 3000 - all the articles promoted at that point were considered as part of the 3000th promotion - we didn't get down any finer than that. Ealdgyth - Talk 12:59, 16 August 2013 (UTC)
        • I'd be fine with that. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 13:17, 16 August 2013 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Four Award

See Misplaced Pages:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Four Award--TonyTheTiger (T/C/WP:FOUR/WP:CHICAGO/WP:WAWARD) 16:54, 15 August 2013 (UTC)

Featured Articles getting sloppy

This month I have been noticing things are getting sloppy at WP:FA. Suddenly, articles are getting promoted without their WP:PRs being incorporated into their T:AHs. I have seen about 2000 FAs as part of my FOUR duties, and I believe I just saw my first article where the article got promoted without having the GA and DYk in a T:AH (Wordless novel).--TonyTheTiger (T/C/WP:FOUR/WP:CHICAGO/WP:WAWARD) 07:37, 18 August 2013 (UTC)

The time volunteers have to give to this naturally wax and wanes. Tony if I didnt know you better this might seem like an attempt towards a power grab. But I do, so whatever. Still though....FOUR duties? Please. Ceoil (talk) 07:49, 18 August 2013 (UTC)

How would it be a power grab for me to point out that I am seeing my first FA without the GA and DYK in the T:AH. This nomination is so screwed up look at how the FAC closed. I have probably edited the talk pages of 1200-1500 of the current FAs. Do you think there are any diffs of me editing one without either the GA or the DYK incorporated in its T:AH in the last year?--TonyTheTiger (T/C/WP:FOUR/WP:CHICAGO/WP:WAWARD) 08:01, 18 August 2013 (UTC)

Guys, relax a little. A lot of that stuff was automated. GimmeBot used to convert all of the templates for wiki-wide stuff into entries in T:AH. However, GimmeBot isn't active anymore, so GAs, PRs, DYKs, etc aren't being merged into a T:AH on a regular basis. VoxelBot only seems to have taken over some of GimmeBot's old work load, not all of it. Imzadi 1979 → 08:14, 18 August 2013 (UTC)

Exacly. Tony, no offense meant towards you; I'm just defensive towards Gimme, who I see as a great unsung. Apologies for seeing conspitracy...you didnt deserve that charactisation. I see FA is now in good hands, with other bots taking up the work. Still miss Gimme, thats life. Ceoil (talk) 08:36, 18 August 2013 (UTC)

• From what I can tell VoxelBot (talk · contribs · count) has been closing FAC since February and updating article histories since February. Now in July all of a sudden no one is closing GAN/GAR/DYK/PR etc templates into T:AH. What is different about the procedures since July from the February to July procedures. Either VoxelBot was closing GAN/GAR/DYK/PR etc templates into T:AH from Feb to July or the FAC delegates were. Whoever was from February to July has stopped doing it.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 04:02, 20 August 2013 (UTC)
  • VoxelBot was never involved in that process. Merging GAN/GAR/PR/DYK information into T:AH isn't part of the FAC process, and frankly your tone here comes off as accusing people of failing to do a job, that isn't theirs, whether or not that is your intent. Imzadi 1979 → 04:34, 20 August 2013 (UTC)

Several July FAs never closed

I am just starting to investigate the Voxelbot era via Misplaced Pages:Goings-on. It seems that some older FAC were never closed. Here is what I have uncovered so far:

1. SMS Nassau
2. When God Writes Your Love Story
3. Banksia speciosa
4. William Hely

Will report more as I uncover it.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/WP:FOUR/WP:CHICAGO/WP:WAWARD) 18:49, 19 August 2013 (UTC)

O.K. Although it has become common not to incorporate WP:PRs into the T:AH of late, there don't appear to be cases where FACs were not closed too much prior to the abovementioned. However, I also saw another where the the {{GA}} and {{DYK talk}} were not incorporated into the T:AH at Gertie the Dinosaur (joining Wordless novel and Aleeta curvicosta). These cases have been frequent for the last month all of a sudden. I am not sure this is Voxelbot's fault. Don't the FA admins (delegates, directors and such) handle this part by hand. I doubt Voxelbot suddenly got lazy or lost functionality.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/WP:FOUR/WP:CHICAGO/WP:WAWARD) 19:07, 19 August 2013 (UTC)

We never have in the past, Tony. FYI, I left messages at the bot and bot admins' talk pages on these articles, and more, some time before you posted your first comment further above. Those guys are volunteers like everyone else here, in the past they've rectified issues reported. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 00:07, 20 August 2013 (UTC)

Tony, as I explained above, all of those tasks were handled by GimmeBot, and they were never the FAC delegates' "job". GimmeBot used to merge all closed GAN/GAR/DYK/PR etc templates into T:AH, but GimmeBot is no longer active. Imzadi 1979 → 02:40, 20 August 2013 (UTC)

So is any human or any bot going to close the FAs that never closed in July?--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 03:55, 20 August 2013 (UTC)

I'll nominate you to take on that task for now, unless or until some bot is set up and approved to relieve you. Imzadi 1979 → 04:34, 20 August 2013 (UTC)

WP:FOUR RFC

There are two WP:RFCs at WP:FOUR. The first is to conflate issues so as to keep people from expressing meaningful opinions. The second, by me, is claimed to be less than neutral by proponents of the first. Please look at the second one, which I think is much better.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 06:00, 20 August 2013 (UTC)