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Christopher George Latore Wallace (1972–1997), best known as ''']''', was an American ]/] artist. He was also known as Biggie Smalls (after a character in the 1975 film '']'') and Frank White (after the main character of the 1990 film '']''). Wallace was raised in the ] borough of ]. The release of Wallace's debut album '']'' in 1994 made him a central figure in the ] and increased New York's visibility in the genre at a time when ] artists were more common in the mainstream. While recording his second album, Wallace was heavily involved in the ] dominating the scene at the time. On March 9, 1997, Wallace was killed by an unknown assailant in a ] in ]. His double-disc set '']'', released 16 days later, hit No. 1 on the U.S. album charts and was certified ] in 2000 (one of the few hip hop albums to receive this certification). Wallace was noted for his "loose, easy flow", dark semi-autobiographical lyrics and ] abilities. Since his death, a further two albums have been released. In 2012, '']'' ranked him No. 3 on their list of the ''Top 50 Lyricists of All Time''. He has certified sales of 17 million units in the United States. (])</div></div>
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4 points: +2 featured since 2007, +2 widely covered. I'm still uncertain what constitutes a "similar article", but I don't remember ever seeing a hip-hop article on the main page.--] (]) 07:57, 8 December 2012 (UTC)
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''''']''''' was the world's first ] ship to be designed and built as an ], and the first aircraft carrier of the ] (IJN). Commissioned in 1922, the ship was used for testing aircraft and equipment, and to evaluate operational methods and tactics. She provided valuable lessons and experience for the IJN in early carrier air operations. ''Hōshō'' and her aircraft participated in the ] in 1932 and in the opening stages of the ] in 1937. During those two conflicts, her aircraft supported ] ground operations and engaged in combat with aircraft of the ]. The small size of the ship and her assigned airgroups (usually around 15 aircraft) limited the effectiveness of her contributions. As a result, the carrier was placed in reserve after her return to Japan from China and she became a training carrier in 1939. During ], ''Hōshō'' participated in the ] in June 1942 in a secondary role. After the battle, the carrier resumed her training role for the duration of the conflict and survived the war with only minor damage. She was used as a repatriation transport after the war and was ] in 1946. (])</div></div>


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Two points for the 90th anniversary of her commissioning and 19 interwiki links. It's been over a month since the last warship TFA so no deductions there.--] (]) 21:07, 2 December 2012 (UTC)
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*'''Support''', good date, also educational, encyclopedic, and historic value. &mdash; ''']''' (]) 00:41, 3 December 2012 (UTC)
*'''Support'''. - Good month: Pearl Harbor, good day: 90th anniversary. ] <sup>(]|])</sup> 04:37, 3 December 2012 (UTC)
*'''Support''', good for anniversary, moved another pending battleship to later, --] (]) 19:11, 4 December 2012 (UTC)
*'''Support''' solid article, good to have something on an Eastern power.&nbsp;—&nbsp;] (]) 07:37, 5 December 2012 (UTC)


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====Vidya Balan====
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''']''' (born 1978) is an Indian film actress, who appears in ], ] and ] language films. At age sixteen, Balan landed her first acting role in the ] '']'' (1995). After making several unsuccessful attempts to start a career in film, she acted in television commercials and music videos. In 2003, Balan made her feature film debut with the independent Bengali drama '']'' and in 2005, she garnered praise for her first Hindi film, '']''. Her subsequent portrayal of glamorous characters in the films '']'' (2007) and '']'' (2008) met with negative comments from film critics. She later portrayed five consecutive roles to wide critical acclaim in '']'' (2009), '']'' (2010), '']'' (2011), '']'' (2011), and '']'' (2012). These roles have fetched her the tag of a "female hero" and established her as a leading contemporary actress of Hindi cinema. Balan has received one ], four ] and four ]. She initially drew criticism for her weight and dress sense, but was later credited in the media for retaining her individuality and breaking stereotypes of a Hindi film heroine. (])</div></div>


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Nominated by {{user|Smarojit}} in . 1 point for date relevance (birthday), 1 point for nominator's first TFA (nominator only has one FA credit), 1 point for no actor/actress biographies since ]. '''3 points''' ]] 09:42, 5 December 2012 (UTC)


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*'''Support''' (not read) Long interval since last actor, & since the last Bollywood one, who knows... ] (]) 17:19, 5 December 2012 (UTC)
*'''Support''' Nice to encourage cultural diversity on Main Page. --] (]) 00:42, 6 December 2012 (UTC)
*'''Support'''. - Diversity ... long interval ... etcetera. ] <sup>(]|])</sup> 07:54, 6 December 2012 (UTC)
*'''Support''': An impressive article of an iconic figure in Indian cinema, who is gaining attention from the global media. <font face="Batik Regular">] <b>·</b> ]</font> 09:52, 8 December 2012 (UTC)


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''']''' (1898–1943) was a ] aviator and a ] general who had a significant influence on the development of airpower doctrine. Walker graduated from the ] in 1929, then served as an instructor there. He supported the creation of a separate air organization, not subordinate to other military branches and was a forceful advocate of the efficacy of ], publishing articles on the subject, and becoming part of a clique known as the "]" which argued for the primacy of bombardment over other forms of military aviation. He advanced the notion that ], and participated in the Air Corps Tactical School's development of the doctrine of ], which called for precision attacks against carefully selected critical industrial targets. In 1942, during ], Walker was promoted to ] and transferred to the ]. He frequently flew combat missions over ], for which he received the ]. On 5 January 1943, he was shot down and killed while leading a daylight bombing raid over ], for which he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. (])</div></div>
'''3 points''': Two points for date relevance, being the 70th anniversary of the battle in which he won his medal of honour, and one point for being promoted in July 2011. ] (]) 21:06, 29 November 2012 (UTC)


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*'''Support'''. A fine article, suitable for Main Page representation on the suggested date unless there is an American military biography featured previously with too little separation in time. ] (]) 21:21, 29 November 2012 (UTC)
*'''Support''', agree with analysis by {{user|Hawkeye7}}, above, as well as date relevance. &mdash; ''']''' (]) 01:37, 30 November 2012 (UTC)
*'''Support''', convincing --] (]) 14:07, 30 November 2012 (UTC)
*'''Comment''', there's a US aviator who also won the Medal of Honor scheduled for December 4. Don't know how that influences "points" but looks like a run on "US aviators who won the Medal of Honor". ] (]) 21:31, 2 December 2012 (UTC)
:* See the TFAR page instructions at the top of this page-- the date requested is more than a month from the last one. Still, considering the similarity and how few of same we (might?) have, I agree it's unfortunate that they can't be spaced out more; there must be other significant dates. ] (]) 21:36, 2 December 2012 (UTC)
* '''Support'''. Per Cirt and Binksternet. ] <sup>(]|])</sup> 04:42, 3 December 2012 (UTC)


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==== Stephen Hawking ====


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''']''' (born 1942) is a British ], ], and author. His significant scientific works to date have been a collaboration with ] on ] in the framework of ], and the theoretical prediction that ]s should emit radiation, often called ]. He was the ] at the University of Cambridge between 1979 and 2009. Subsequently, he became research director at the university's Centre for Theoretical Cosmology. Hawking has a ] related to ], a condition that has progressed over the years. He is almost entirely paralysed and communicates through a ]. He is an ] of the ], a lifetime member of the ], and a recipient of the ], the highest civilian award in the United States. Hawking has achieved success with works of ] in which he discusses his own theories and cosmology in general; his '']'' stayed on the British '']'' best-sellers list for a record-breaking 237&nbsp;weeks. (])</div></div>


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* Widely covered physicist on his 70th birthday, 6 points or more --] (]) 10:10, 7 December 2012 (UTC)
**71st birthday, not 70th (1); vital article (4); no scientists in 6 months (2); total '''<s>7 points</s>''' '''''8 points''' (see below)''.]] 10:26, 7 December 2012 (UTC)
:::Thank you for the corrections, I should stay away from math ;) --] (]) 11:34, 7 December 2012 (UTC)
*'''Support''' Looks good! A quick skim of the article shows no major changes since the version featured back in September. ] (]) 11:00, 7 December 2012 (UTC)


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*'''Oppose''' The article has ''citation needed'' tags, has information in the introduction not mentioned below, and could use some copyediting. ] (]) 13:14, 7 December 2012 (UTC)


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*'''Support''': The cn tags are all in one sentence, placed on separate clauses by a user with a contribs history that shows an obvious POV to push- an put there only a week after the article was promoted; apparently the lead editors haven't gone back and cleaned them up. This is an extremely minor nitpick. The TFA is appropriate, and any minor copyediting can and undoubtably will be completed prior to the main page appearance ]<sup>]</sup> 21:03, 7 December 2012 (UTC)
::Good faith should indicate that an established user, who says that an assertion is not in the cited source, is familiar with that source. Good faith should also make us reluctant to accuse established users of pushing a POV. Articles appearing on the main page should be free of such concerns. Has anyone active on the article, or this nomination, contacted the user who added the tags? ] (]) 21:22, 7 December 2012 (UTC)
*Hi everybody, I was the editor who took the article though GA and it's various FA stages (which I couldn't have done without the help and support of a large number of other editors) - and it is really extremely gratifying to find out that it is being considered for front-page status. Thank you so much for the nomination. For some general information, the editor who added the citation tags is an admin, and so it should probably be taken seriously. I'd really appriate it if a senior editor would have a go at straightening those sections out. I can certainly put some time into any other concerns raised - Kablammo - can you give me some examples of sections were copyediting would be particularly useful? SandyGeorgia has raised some issues on the talk page and I'm going to potter down and respond to them now. :) ] (]) 21:58, 7 December 2012 (UTC)
::I would be happy to, Fayedizard. I cannot today, but will post them to article talk page, or (if you wish) copyedit myself. Nudge me if you don't hear from me soon. Regards, ] (]) 22:05, 7 December 2012 (UTC)
:::That's great - looking forward to working with you. By the way - I'm( I believe) the significant contributor to the article, and I've never had a front-page before - does that mean we get another point? (I'll be honest, I'm a bit out of my deapth with the process...) ] (]) 22:40, 7 December 2012 (UTC)
:::: Normally, the easy answer would be yes, but there was just a change to the instructions about the nominator point that is still Greek To Me, so I asked for clarification on talk. With 7 points, you won't likely need any more :) ] (]) 22:42, 7 December 2012 (UTC)
::::: The easy answer is still yes. You can claim the point, but no-one can claim it on your behalf - that's not changed. '''8 points'''. ]] 13:05, 8 December 2012 (UTC)
*'''Support''': Saw Hawking at the Paralympic Games in London. Wonderful idea to put him on the front page. Well done Fayedizard and everyone who brought the article to this point. ] (]) 03:50, 8 December 2012 (UTC)


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''']''' (1913–1994) was the ], serving from 1969 to 1974. After completing his undergraduate work at ], he graduated from ] in 1937, and returned to California to practice law. He served in the ] during ]. Nixon was elected to the ] in ] and to the ] in ]. He served for eight years as vice president, from 1953 to 1961, and waged an unsuccessful presidential campaign in ], narrowly losing to ]. In 1968, ] for the presidency and was ]. Nixon initially escalated the ], but ended U.S. involvement in 1973. Nixon's ] to the People's Republic of China in 1972 opened diplomatic relations between the two nations. Though he presided over ], he scaled back manned space exploration. He was ] in 1972. Early in his second term, a continuing series of revelations about the ] cost Nixon much of his political support, and on August 9, 1974, he resigned as president. In retirement, Nixon's work as an ], authoring several books and undertaking many foreign trips, helped to rehabilitate his public image. (])</div></div>
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*'''11 points''' Centennial of birth (6) level 4 vital article (4) 1 year FA (1).--] (]) 07:03, 6 December 2012 (UTC)
* '''Support'''. - Obviously. ] <sup>(]|])</sup> 07:51, 6 December 2012 (UTC)
* '''Support''' 100th birthday! <span class="nowrap"><font color="purple">Canuck</font><small><sup><font color="purple">89</font> ]</small></sup> <small>08:34, December 6, 2012 (UTC)</small></span>
* '''Support'''. - Obviously. --] (]) 09:33, 6 December 2012 (UTC)
* '''Support''' important topic. --''']]]''' 09:55, 6 December 2012 (UTC)
*'''Comment''' blurb is about 1,570 characters, or 25% over the standard target length of 1,200 - Wehwalt, would you mind trimming it when you get a chance? Thanks, ]] 10:00, 6 December 2012 (UTC)
::I've cut it some.--] (]) 16:14, 6 December 2012 (UTC)
*'''Support''': No question. Points probably irrelevant here, but does the 20-day rule for noms with 5+ points not apply? ] (]) 11:00, 6 December 2012 (UTC)
**Yes, but the rule is 20 ''unscheduled'' days, not 20 days. At the time of writing, the next unscheduled day is 22nd December, and the 20th unscheduled day is 11th January, so this high-scoring (record score?) nom is legit. ]] 11:07, 6 December 2012 (UTC)
*'''Support'''; very much looking forward to seeing such a prominent article featured. ] (]) 11:34, 6 December 2012 (UTC)
*'''Support''': Centennial is a one-time opportunity not to be missed, topic timely and interesting. Plenty of time to fix any minor glitches, none of which are significant to the issue of this excellent article being TFA for the date stated. ]<sup>]</sup> 20:37, 7 December 2012 (UTC)
{{hat|Suggestion made, suggestion answered. Hatting to ensure that nobody accidentally says something that someone else might regret. ]] 02:51, 7 December 2012 (UTC)}}
Please audit the prose; a search reveals 16 instances of the word "however" in (See and for discussions of the overuse of however.) Although this issue was brought to Wehwalt's attention in ] after DCGeist copyedited an article and among other improvements, reduced the uses of "however" from 12 to 3, the overuse of "however" persists. Several of Wehwalt's recent FAs have improved on this score, but the older ones should be audited; it shouldn't require more than a few moments to review each FA. ] (]) 16:29, 6 December 2012 (UTC)
: Additionally, captions need to be audited for final punctuation throughout. The oversized images throughout will likely get objections when it runs on the mainpage (I see no reason for them to be oversized-- this isn't an article about art, for example, where there is a need to examine images closely since the article is about them). A bigger concern (back on prose) and an indication that a prose review is called for: see the image in ] and the caption: "Nixon chats with a future voter at the Washington Senators' 1969 Opening Day, with Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn (to the right of Nixon), Senators owner Bob Short and Nixon aide Jack Brennan (in uniform)." The caption misidentifies several people (and the reference to a child as a "future voter" is unnecessarily cutesy and unencyclopedic). <p> Another sample, the opening blurb: "In retirement, Nixon's work authoring several books and undertaking many foreign trips helped to rehabilitate his public image as an elder statesman." Why "many"; what does that add? Why not just "rehabilitated his image"? His image problem that needed rehab wasn't about being an "elder statesman". Also, "Although Nixon initially escalated America's involvement in the ], he subsequently ended U.S. involvement in 1973." "Subsequently" is another overused word-- the 1973 seems to cover it. ] (]) 18:49, 6 December 2012 (UTC)
:: The article below (]) also has 16 instances of "however" in . It's a new FA (August 2012) Should all articles be checked for these issues? ] (]) 21:20, 6 December 2012 (UTC)
::: All articles (here and at FAC) should be checked for lots of things, so I'm not sure I understand the question. Other than to say, "of course"; lots of stuff is sliding through. ] (]) 21:54, 6 December 2012 (UTC)
::::Just as a note I've looked over ] and reduced the ''however''s to five. I will read over my changes tomorrow to see if I've changed the meaning. Looking at the links above it seems the problem is misuse and overuse - I don't think it's now mis-used or overused in that article. However,{{sic}} I don't think a simple word count is helpful. ] (]) 22:21, 6 December 2012 (UTC)
:::::I will of course check the article before it runs, and will give Sandy's suggestions the respect they deserve. (and yes, I'm aware that Sandy's trying to provoke conflict here, so the mild snarkiness in the last comment is the most she's going to get out of me)--] (]) 02:03, 7 December 2012 (UTC)
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The ''']''' opened the world's first underground line on 10&nbsp;January 1863, connecting the mainline railway termini at Paddington, Euston and King's Cross to London's financial heart in ] using gas-lit wooden carriages hauled by steam locomotives. The railway was soon extended and completed the ] in 1884, but the most important route became the line to {{stnlnk|Verney Junction}} in Buckinghamshire, more than 50&nbsp;miles (80&nbsp;kilometres) from London. Electric traction was introduced in 1905 and by 1907 ] operated most of the services. The Railway developed land for housing and after World War I promoted housing estates near the railway with the "]" brand. On 1&nbsp;July 1933, the Metropolitan Railway was amalgamated with the railways of the ] and the capital's tramway and bus operators to form the ]. (])</div></div>


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On 10 January it will be the 150th anniversary of the opening of London Underground's first line by the Metropolitan Railway between Paddington and Farringdon. There are four points for the anniversary, and one point as I am a significant contributor and I have not previously had a TFA. I'm not claiming any 'similar article' points as we had ] on 13 November&nbsp;— although that's placed in the ''Geography and places'' section on ] and the previous article to appear from the ''Transport'' section was ] on 25 August&nbsp;— therefore '''5 points'''. ] (]) 12:59, 5 December 2012 (UTC)


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*'''Support''' Wonderful choice, given the anniversary, historical aspects, iconic stature of subject, and face it, Trains to Underground was a significant step. ]<small><sup>]</sup></small> 13:24, 5 December 2012 (UTC)
*'''Support''', excellent date selection, educational, encyclopedic, high value for the site. &mdash; ''']''' (]) 17:14, 5 December 2012 (UTC)
*'''Support''' Global significance & per above ] (]) 17:18, 5 December 2012 (UTC)
* '''Support'''. An excellent choice. ] <sup>(]|])</sup> 08:00, 6 December 2012 (UTC)
* '''Support''' ....for all the trainspotters out there....] (] '''·''' ]) 19:36, 6 December 2012 (UTC)
*'''Support''', per Cirt, - moved another train article to later, --] (]) 08:00, 7 December 2012 (UTC)
*'''Support''', timely, major centennial, major technology innovation, highly significant. ]<sup>]</sup> 20:50, 7 December 2012 (UTC)


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The ''']''' was the revelation to the press of a dressing-room incident during the third ] ] of the "]" series. During the course of play on 14 January 1933, the Australian Test captain ] was struck over the heart by a ] by ]. On his return to the dressing room, Woodfull was visited by the England manager ] who enquired after Woodfull's health, but to Warner's embarrassment, the latter said he did not want to speak to him owing to England's Bodyline tactics. The matter became public knowledge when someone present leaked the exchange to the press.; such leaks were practically unknown at the time. Many people at the time assumed that ], a full-time journalist, was responsible. Fingleton later wrote that ], Australia's star batsman, disclosed the story. Bradman always denied this, and continued to blame Fingleton. Woodfull's earlier public silence on the tactics had been interpreted as approval; the leak was significant in persuading the Australian public that Bodyline was unacceptable. (])</div></div>


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Two points for 80th anniversary of the incident, one point for promotion over a year ago (February 2011). However, last sports article scheduled is for 22 December, so loses two points (the last cricket article was October 13). So that makes '''1 point''' I think. ] (]) 23:27, 7 December 2012 (UTC)
*'''Support''': Good anniversary, and the Dec 22 article is much different from this one.--] (]) 01:00, 8 December 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.

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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.


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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.

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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):
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Summary chart

Currently accepting requests from March 1 to March 31.

Date Article Notes Supports Opposes
Nonspecific 1 All-American Bitch 0 2
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Nonspecific 3 Leroy Chollet 100th birthday March 5. NAIA National Championship is March 20 to March 25. 1
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March 2 Hughie Ferguson 130th birthday 1
March 6 Les Holden 130th birthday 1
March 10 Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number 10th anniversary of release 1
March 12 2020 Seattle Sounders FC season 5th anniversary of suspension 1
March 25 Flotilla (video game) 15th anniversary of release 1
March 30 Your Girl 20th anniversary of release 1

Tally may not be up to date. The nominator is included in the number of supporters.

Nonspecific date nominations

Nonspecific date 1

All-American Bitch

Rodrigo performing "All-American Bitch"Rodrigo performing "All-American Bitch"

"All-American Bitch" is a song by American singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo from her second studio album, Guts. Lyrically, it is satire and explores Rodrigo's concerns about society's double standards and contradictory expectations for women. Rodrigo co-wrote the song with its producer, Dan Nigro, and believed it captured feelings she had repressed since the age of 15. It begins as a folk song and transitions into pop-punk during the chorus, incorporating influences of punk, rock, grunge, and pop rock. "All-American Bitch" was viewed as a successful opening track that appealed to Generation Z by music critics, who praised Rodrigo's vocals and the production. The song reached number 13 in the US and the top 10 in Australia, Ireland, and New Zealand. Rodrigo performed it on Saturday Night Live, where she stabbed a red-colored cake at a tea party and splattered it on her face; the performance received positive reviews. She also included the song on the set list of the 2024–2025 Guts World Tour. (Full article...)

Coordinator comment I confess to feeling a bit dubious about this one because of the name. If I am to run it, I'd like to see a strong consensus. Wehwalt (talk) 17:40, 28 December 2024 (UTC)
While this is a fine article for some other day, I am not comfortable with the song article for that particular day. I remember that SusunW had a suggestion closer related to women's rights and international relevance. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:12, 29 December 2024 (UTC)
How about this song for 20 February, the singer's birthday, NØ, Gog the Mild? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:15, 29 December 2024 (UTC)
MF has just pulled it from a February slot, but - right now - I could reinstate it on the 20th. Gog the Mild (talk) 11:36, 29 December 2024 (UTC)
I will let you three take a call. I mean, it doesn't necessarily need to go on on a special occasion since the last Rodrigo TFA was a long long time ago. WP:TFAP for March looks largely empty, so I am fine with it getting the day prior to Women's Day.--NØ 11:49, 29 December 2024 (UTC)
I think a similar objection would attend running it on March 7 or 9, given time zones. I can offer another March date if February 20 is no good.--Wehwalt (talk) 14:39, 29 December 2024 (UTC)
Based on my understanding, Gerda Arendt just prefers the article SusunW had suggested for IWD. It is not because of an issue with the song title being inappropriate for the occasion. This is a feminist song, so that would not make sense imo.--NØ 14:51, 29 December 2024 (UTC)
It may be "a feminist song", but there are plenty of women who feel uncomfortable with the label "bitch", given how often it is used as an insult. - SchroCat (talk) 08:38, 30 December 2024 (UTC)
The line in the song is "I'm a perfect all-American bitch" and it is clearly reclaimed and used in a positive context by Rodrigo, who is a woman herself. It would be an insult to the intelligence of our readers for us to assume they are going to be offended by it. Anyways, I will take Wehwalt up on the offer of a random March date and withdraw this. Please close it. Thanks.--NØ 09:48, 30 December 2024 (UTC)
I'll leave it open on a non-specific date so I know where to find it. Further comments are welcome, and what is the article that SusunW thinks would be good for March 8? I'm starting to put together the March schedule.--Wehwalt (talk) 14:56, 30 December 2024 (UTC)
No-one is insulting anyone's intelligence. It's a contentious term, end of story. Same way that other terms that have been reclaimed by a group or community are still offensive to many while being acceptable to others. It doesn't matter if this is claimed to be "a feminist song" or not: some people will be offended that we've decided to mark International Women's Day by using an article whose title includes the word "bitch", however supposedly positive the message behind it.No problem running it on another day in the month, as long as it's a few days away from the 8th. - SchroCat (talk) 15:10, 30 December 2024 (UTC)
I am not sure what putting it in direct quotes again and again is supposed to accomplish, but this is most certainly a feminist song. I only emphasize this so no one misunderstands my initial intentions in nominating it for IWD. Another date in March sounds good to me, though, Schro.--NØ 16:08, 30 December 2024 (UTC)
I put it in quotes because I was quoting your words. - SchroCat (talk) 16:12, 30 December 2024 (UTC)
What article is that?--Wehwalt (talk) 20:26, 29 December 2024 (UTC)

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Leroy Chollet

Leroy Chollet

Leroy Chollet (March 5, 1925 – June 10, 1998) was an American professional basketball player. Chollet enrolled at Loyola University New Orleans and led the Loyola Wolf Pack to their first championship, but Louisiana schools were segregated. Chollet had an African American great-grandparent, and when this was revealed, he was pressured into leaving Loyola. He moved to New York and played three seasons for Canisius College. Chollet played for several professional teams, including the Syracuse Nationals. During the inaugural season of the National Basketball Association (NBA), Syracuse made it to the 1950 NBA Finals. An ankle injury limited Chollet's second year in the NBA. He married Barbara Knaus, and, after retiring from professional basketball in 1952, he moved to her hometown, Lakewood, Ohio. They had three children: Lawrence, Melanie, and David. In Lakewood, Chollet worked on the construction of St. Edward High School and became a teacher and varsity head coach. (Full article...)

  • Most recent similar article(s):
  • Main editors: Rjjiii
  • Promoted: 29 October 2024
  • Reasons for nomination: This is my first TFA, so let me know if I'm skipping anything. I see a lot of biographies are posted on a relevant date. Leroy Chollet was born March 5, married in June, and won the NAIA National Championship which this year will be from March 20 to March 25. I don't have a strong preference on date if those don't work or if a TFA is needed sooner.
  • Support as nominator. Rjj (talk) 01:58, 30 December 2024 (UTC)
March 5, 2025 would be the Centenary of his birth. That could work as a date. Harizotoh9 (talk) 19:02, 30 December 2024 (UTC)

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Specific date nominations

March 2

Hughie Ferguson

Hughie Ferguson

Hughie Ferguson (2 March 1895 – 8 January 1930) was a professional footballer. He was one of Scotland's most sought-after young players before signing for Motherwell F.C. to begin his professional career. He played as a centre forward and finished as the top goalscorer in the Scottish Football League on three occasions. His 284 league goals remains a club record and, by 1925, he was the highest-scoring player in the history of the Scottish League. In 1925, Ferguson moved to Cardiff City F.C.; he was the club's top goalscorer for four consecutive seasons. He scored the winning goal in the 1927 FA Cup final and scored in the 1927 FA Charity Shield. Ferguson returned to Scotland with Dundee F.C. in 1929, but struggled to reproduce his goalscoring form. Six months after his arrival, he lost his place in the team and committed suicide. He is one of only seven men in the history of the English and Scottish Football Leagues to have scored 350 league goals. (Full article...)

March 6

Les Holden

Les Holden

Les Holden (6 March 1895 – 18 September 1932) was a fighter ace of World War I. He joined the Australian Light Horse in May 1915, serving in Egypt and France. In December 1916 he volunteered for the Australian Flying Corps and qualified as a pilot. As a member of No. 2 Squadron he gained the sobriquets "Lucky Les" and "the homing pigeon" after a series of incidents where he limped back to base in bullet-riddled aircraft. He was awarded the Military Cross, achieved five aerial victories, and finished the war as an instructor with No. 6 (Training) Squadron in England, earning the Air Force Cross. After leaving the Australian Flying Corps in 1919, he became a manager at Holden's Motor Body Builders. He joined the part-time Citizen Air Force before establishing an air service as a commercial pilot. In 1929, he located Charles Kingsford Smith and Charles Ulm in the north-west Australian desert after the pair were reported missing. He was killed in a passenger plane crash in Australia. (Full article...)

March 10

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number

The game's designer and programmer Jonatan Söderström at the Game Developers Conference in 2010The game's designer and programmer Jonatan Söderström at the Game Developers Conference in 2010

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is a 2015 top-down shooter game developed by Dennaton Games and published by Devolver Digital. A sequel to Hotline Miami, it focuses on the prelude and aftermath of that game's protagonist's actions against the Russian mafia in Miami. The player takes on the role of several characters throughout the game, witnessing the game's events from their perspectives. In each level of the game, the player is tasked with defeating every enemy through any means possible. The game was released on 10 March 2015 for Linux, OS X, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, and Windows. The game received positive reviews, with critics praising the soundtrack, though had divisive thoughts on its gameplay, level design and narrative. The game featured a scene depicting sexual assault, which triggered a mostly negative response from media outlets and led to the game being refused classification in Australia. (Full article...)

March 12

2020 Seattle Sounders FC season

The 2020 season for Seattle Sounders FC was their twelfth in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight of professional club soccer in the United States. It was the 37th season played by a professional team bearing the Sounders name. Seattle were the reigning MLS Cup champions and were expected to play 34 matches during the regular season, which began on March 1. The regular season was suspended on March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which had already caused reduced attendance at an earlier match. MLS play returned with a special tournament in July hosted at a bubble site; teams then hosted matches behind closed doors. The Sounders only played 22 regular season matches after several were canceled; the 2020 U.S. Open Cup was also canceled. Seattle qualified for the playoffs as the second-placed team in the Western Conference and won a second consecutive conference championship. They lost 3–0 in the MLS Cup against Columbus Crew SC. (Full article...)

March 25

Flotilla (video game)

Brendon Chung, the developer of FlotillaBrendon Chung, the developer of Flotilla

Flotilla is a 2010 turn-based strategy space combat video game developed by Brendon Chung (pictured) and his studio, Blendo Games. The game was released in March 2010 on Steam for Microsoft Windows and on Xbox Live Indie Games for the Xbox 360. Flotilla was designed with Microsoft's XNA tools, and its development was influenced by animals as well as board games such as Axis & Allies and Arkham Horror. The game takes the player on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy. Chung began developing Flotilla after the closure of Pandemic Studios, where he had worked as a designer. The new game used assets imported from Chung's early space combat prototype Space Piñata. Flotilla incorporates pieces of classical music in its score such as Frédéric Chopin's "Raindrop" prelude. It received mixed reviews from video game media outlets, scoring 72 out of 100 on review aggregate website Metacritic, and was included in Mike Rose's book 250 Indie Games You Must Play. (Full article...)

March 30

Your Girl

Mariah Carey, the artist of Your GirlMariah Carey, the artist of Your Girl

"Your Girl" is a song recorded by American singer Mariah Carey (pictured) for her tenth studio album, The Emancipation of Mimi. She wrote the track with Marc Shemer, who also produced it with her under the name Scram Jones. The lyrics of "Your Girl" are about confidently approaching a potential lover. To convey this sentiment, Carey employs belting in her vocal performance. The track was influenced by disco, gospel, jazz, pop, and soul, while sampling vocals and an acoustic guitar from the 2003 Adeaze song "A Life with You". Some reviewers considered "Your Girl" one of the best tracks on The Emancipation of Mimi; others criticized the vocals. Regretful that it was not issued as a single from the album, Carey later released two remixes featuring rappers Cam'ron, Juelz Santana, and N.O.R.E. as part of a 2021 digital extended play. She has performed the song live during the 2006 The Adventures of Mimi concert tour and the 2024 Celebration of Mimi concert residency in Las Vegas. (Full article...)

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