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April[edit]

Just a quick note that April is filling up fast. There are 13 TFA requests at the pending page; April 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 21, 22, 24, 25, and 29 are already taken. The April 1 (April Fool's Day) request seems fine, but it's not uncommon for several articles to get suggested and voted on. Anyone who has a burning desire to get something date-relevant on the calendar for April might want to go ahead and sign up on the pending page. - Dank (push to talk) 18:20, 16 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Also: I'm going to be doing the scheduling about a week early this month, so if you have requests, please get them in soon. - Dank (push to talk) 21:51, 8 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
For a discussion about April 1, see Talk:Main Page#Order of Brothelyngham. - Dank (push to talk) 02:34, 9 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There is a discussion here which may be of interest to some members of this project. Gog the Mild (talk) 12:57, 3 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Commander of the British Empire[edit]

Today's FA's blurb says "Commander of the British Empire". This is a common usage mistake - it should be "Commander of the Order of the British Empire". I have corrected the article lede accordingly but it would be good for the blurb to be amended too. @WP:TFA coordinators Atchom (talk) 17:53, 4 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I've addressed it, editing the blurb elsewhere so as not to lengthen it. Wehwalt (talk) 18:55, 4 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
whoops! the erroneous instance in the blurb is entirely my fault. thanks for catching that, Atchom. also, thanks to Wehwalt for the quick fix. dying (talk) 18:59, 4 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Today's featured American or British article[edit]

Quite disappointing how much Today's Featured Article is basically ignoring countries other than the UK and the US, with a sprinkling of other western countries included. What about African topics? What about one of our biggest audiences in India? What about allowing readers from English-speaking countries to learn something about the rest of the world? AusLondonder (talk) 08:47, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah. But, if people don't write those articles, what ya gonna do? Also see: WP:WTAF. ——Serial Number 54129 11:57, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
We've got quite a few articles relevant to Australia and New Zealand coming up soon, and Flag of Canada and Maple syrup will appear on July 1 and 2, if that helps. - Dank (push to talk) 13:45, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Mike Christie: Way to suggest that Aussies, NZers and Canadians aren't from English-speaking countries... :D [FBDB] ——Serial Number 54129 14:41, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
As Serial says, this being TFA the coordinators are restricted to scheduling articles which have achieved featured status. That said, nominations for May are currently open and articles nominated or on the potentials page include a historical Indian empire, the Israeli law on citizenship, a tropical storm in Mexico, an Italian handbook on bomb making, a WW2 Japanese convoy to New Guinea, and a song by a Filipino band. Any editors who feel that any particular featured article deserves a day on the main page in May are encouraged to nominate it here. Any editors who feel that there are a lack of articles at featured level for any particular topic or area are strongly encouraged to work on improving some articles from that area and nominate them for featured status here. Gog the Mild (talk) 15:38, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
There is also a set o' pages up at WP:FAC that might join the available pool if they get reviews or work done. They include a Chilean volcano, a monastery in Kyiv, a fossil from Europe, a Palestinian dynasty, a Mexican bird, a Filipino band, a Chinese church, a Medieval European nobleman, a Yugoslav submarine, a Greek philosopher, a construction accident in Singapore and a German brand. A big part of the reason why TFA is so English-dominated is b/c the articles that can be nominated tend to be about American or British topics, so one has to work on the non-English ones. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 16:59, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Yes, FAs on these areas are relatively rare, and tend to be on the MP really quickly after promotion (like other topics such as art), so your basic premise that they are "ignored" is not only wrong, but the reverse of the truth. If you look at the 717 articles at Wikipedia:Featured articles that haven't been on the Main Page you will see this. Johnbod (talk) 17:10, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Can only repeat the above: people have to actually write the articles if they are to be featured, but this is the English Wikipedia, so it's just more likely that our pool of editors is knowledgable about subjects related to the Anglosphere. We'd all want more articles about more diverse subjects, but then we need the people who are able to write it. I'm saying that as someone from a non-Anglophonic country. FunkMonk (talk) 23:13, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]