Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests
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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 (Brianboulton, Crisco 1492 and Dank) (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 rules for nominations are relatively simple:
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 in the first instance. It can be helpful to add the article to the pending requests template up to 1 year before the requested date. This does not guarantee selection, but does help others see what nominations may be forthcoming. Requestors should still nominate the article here during the 30-day timeframe.
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Summary chart[edit]
Currently accepting requests from December 9 to January 8.
Date | Article | Notes | Supports† | Opposes† |
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Nonspecific 1 | Kent, Ohio | 1 | 0 | |
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December 9 | Infinity Blade | 5th anniversary of game release | 1 | 0 |
December 31 | Steve Bruce | 55th birthday | 1 | 0 |
† Tally may not be up to date. The nominator is included in the number of supporters.
Nonspecific date nominations[edit]
Nonspecific date 1[edit]
Kent, Ohio[edit]
Kent is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the largest city in Portage County. It is located along the Cuyahoga River in Northeast Ohio on the western edge of the county. The town is counted as part of the Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area and the larger Cleveland–Akron–Canton Combined Statistical Area. The population was 28,904 in the 2010 Census and 29,639 in the 2014 estimate. Part of the Connecticut Western Reserve, Kent was settled in 1805 and was known for many years as Franklin Mills, due to its water-powered mills along the Cuyahoga River. In the 1830s and 1840s, the village was on the route of the Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal. Franklin Mills was noted for its activity in the Underground Railroad, leading up to the American Civil War. Marvin Kent made the village the home of the Atlantic and Great Western Railroad maintenance shops. In 1864 the village was renamed Kent in honor of him. Today Kent is a college town best known as the home of the main campus of Kent State University (building pictured), founded in 1910, and as the site of the 1970 Kent State shootings. While historically a manufacturing center, education is now the town's largest economic sector. (Full article...)
- Most recent similar article(s): don't recall a town or city
- Main editors: JonRidinger
- Promoted: 2010
- Reasons for nomination: no settlement for a while
- Support as nominator. Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:46, 17 November 2015 (UTC)
- Support as main editor. November/December also coincides with the 110th anniversary of the first permanent settlers arriving. JonRidinger (talk) 13:13, 18 November 2015 (UTC)
- Comment - Was going to schedule this, but there are issues with dead links. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:05, 21 November 2015 (UTC)
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Specific date nominations[edit]
December 9[edit]
Infinity Blade[edit]
Infinity Blade is a fighting game developed by Chair Entertainment and Epic Games and released through the App Store on December 9, 2010. It is the first iOS video game to run on the Unreal Engine. In the game, the unnamed player character fights a series of one-on-one battles in a derelict castle to face the immortal God King. When in battle, players swipe the screen to attack and parry, and tap the screen to dodge and block enemy attacks. Upon victory or defeat, the player restarts the game as the character's descendant with the same items and experience level. Developed by a team of twelve people, the game was intended to demonstrate the new iOS version of the Unreal Engine. The game received four free expansions that added new equipment, endings, and game modes. The game was the fastest-grossing app in the history of iOS upon its release. It made US$1.6 million in its first four days, and over US$23 million by the end of 2011. Reviews heavily praised the graphics and compared the mobile game favorably to console games. Critics also praised the swipe-based combat system, but split opinions on the cyclical gameplay as either addictive or repetitive. (Full article...)
- Most recent similar article(s): Children of Mana (November 26)
- Main editors: PresN
- Promoted: May 4, 2014
- Reasons for nomination: 5th anniversary of game release
- Support as nominator. sst✈discuss 08:31, 15 November 2015 (UTC)
- Support per anniversary, as the main editor. --PresN 05:26, 16 November 2015 (UTC)
December 31[edit]
Steve Bruce[edit]
Steve Bruce (born 1960) is an English football manager and former player, who is currently the manager of Hull City. A defender, he began his professional career at Gillingham in 1979, and made over 200 appearances before transferring to Norwich City five years later. From 1987 to 1996, he played for Manchester United, where he won several domestic and European trophies and was their captain as they won The Double. He began his managerial career at Sheffield United, and in 2001 joined Birmingham City, whom he led to two promotions to the Premier League. He was hired by Hull in 2012 and helped them reach their first FA Cup final. (Full article...)
- Most recent similar article(s): Sport: George Macaulay, 7 December 2015. Football: Carrow Road, 31 August
- Main editors: ChrisTheDude
- Promoted: 4 October 2008
- Reasons for nomination: 55th birthday. Article is in many different languages, including FA in Arabic and Polish, GA in French
- Support as nominator. '''tAD''' (talk) 15:05, 22 November 2015 (UTC)