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Wells Cathedral
It's too late to do much about it now, but I think Wells Cathedral has issues which mean it shouldn't have been made TFA; I've raised some of these in a discussion on its talk page. It doesn't look like a vast amount of discussion took place here, and although @750h+ and @Serial Number 54129 mentioned issues and @Z1720 resolved to fix them, nobody seems to have checked that this had been completed before the article was approved.
The intent of this isn't to blame any editors in particular, and in fact I think a lot of work did go into the article in the run-up to today. It just seems worth flagging up this as an example of an article that wasn't quite up to scratch slipping through the cracks. A.D.Hope (talk) 22:22, 23 October 2024 (UTC)
- That's a bit doubtful; imo the main problem was Z1720 extremely brutal "fixing", which the main author rather understandably reverted wholesale. If you're working on this sort of subject, you need to grasp the difference between art/architectural criticism and "promotional language". Some editors have difficulty doing this. Johnbod (talk) 18:23, 4 November 2024 (UTC)
- @Johnbod: My edits to the article were reverted before this was TFA. It is not my version of the article that the editor thinks was not "up to scratch", so it's hard for me to agree that my edits caused the concerns. Z1720 (talk) 22:45, 4 November 2024 (UTC)
- Ok, I didn't check the chrono, so apologies if this is the case. Johnbod (talk) 03:22, 5 November 2024 (UTC)
- @Johnbod: My edits to the article were reverted before this was TFA. It is not my version of the article that the editor thinks was not "up to scratch", so it's hard for me to agree that my edits caused the concerns. Z1720 (talk) 22:45, 4 November 2024 (UTC)
New coordinator
Obvious snow closure. Welcome SchroCat!--Wehwalt (talk) 01:40, 7 November 2024 (UTC)The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
As some of you may be aware, Dank has had to step back for health-related issues. We're hopeful that he can come back. In the interim, SchroCat has helped us, scheduling October and writing a large number of blurbs, and we'd like the community's approval to make him a coordinator. Dank will continue to be a coordinator, though somewhat on sabbatical right now. If he can return, we will each schedule a month in four, which would be welcome because it's a fair amount of work, if not, we'll either continue on with three schedulers or see if we can find someone else. Do we have the community's approval for SchroCat to join us as a coordinator? Wehwalt (talk) 17:54, 2 November 2024 (UTC)
- Support thanks for stepping up SchroCat. Z1720 (talk) 17:56, 2 November 2024 (UTC)
- Support, October was a fine job. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:58, 2 November 2024 (UTC)
- Appointments are retroactive nowadays, Wehwalt. SerialNumber54129 17:59, 2 November 2024 (UTC)
- I've always felt strongly that the community needs to give approval, whether initially, or when being given permanent status. Wehwalt (talk) 18:20, 2 November 2024 (UTC)
- Agreed. - Dank (push to talk) 21:49, 2 November 2024 (UTC)
- I've always felt strongly that the community needs to give approval, whether initially, or when being given permanent status. Wehwalt (talk) 18:20, 2 November 2024 (UTC)
- Support, they are doing good work. Hog Farm Talk 18:22, 2 November 2024 (UTC)
- Support, great quality work. Stephen 22:27, 2 November 2024 (UTC)
- Support, thanks Schro. Graham Beards (talk) 11:18, 4 November 2024 (UTC)
- Support, with thanks to SchroCat. Schwede66 14:52, 4 November 2024 (UTC)
- Support SC has been an asset across the featured content processes, no concerns. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs 15:47, 4 November 2024 (UTC)
- Support. SchroCat is definitely an eminent, prolific and highly-respected Wikipedian, familiar with FA norms. — Amakuru (talk) 15:58, 4 November 2024 (UTC)
- Support – Sorry to hear that Dank has health problems, and I hope he'll be on the mend soon. SchroCat is a valued personal friend of mine in real life, but I think I can with clear conscience add my support here. I don't envy him (or his colleagues) the role of coordinator, but he can be relied on to be clear-eyed and fair. Tim riley talk 17:15, 4 November 2024 (UTC)
- Support - a very full appreciation of all aspects of the FAC process makes SchroCat a very suitable candidate. Best wishes to Dank for a swift recovery. KJP1 (talk) 18:14, 4 November 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks, Tim and KJP. I'm out of danger, but I won't be running marathons anytime soon. - Dank (push to talk) 15:29, 5 November 2024 (UTC)
- Dear me! This sounds dreadfully serious. My very best wishes, Dank, for your return to match fitness. Tim riley talk 15:39, 5 November 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks, Tim and KJP. I'm out of danger, but I won't be running marathons anytime soon. - Dank (push to talk) 15:29, 5 November 2024 (UTC)
- Support. Thanks for the good work! -- Ssilvers (talk) 18:17, 4 November 2024 (UTC)
- Support! Panini! • 🥪 18:40, 4 November 2024 (UTC)
- Support They have already started doing it and I haven't seen any problems. QuicoleJR (talk) 20:27, 4 November 2024 (UTC)
January TFAs
The January 2025 schedule can now be found here. Nominations are still welcome; changes can still be made if necessary. - SchroCat (talk) 09:41, 22 November 2024 (UTC)
moratorium on Alexander McQueen collections
(OK, trying a different venue; is this the right one?)
Can we please stop sending up articles on individual Alexander McQueen collections as TFA? At least for a while? It seems like a super-niche area and we've seen a bunch of them recently; not sure how to efficiently collect stats, but I feel like today's is at least the third in a year or so. --Trovatore (talk) 04:42, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
- TFA selection is tricky enough as it is without binding our hands any further. We struggle to show sufficient variety as it is and nance gluts if unused FAs in some areas (milhist and modern music) and a dearth in multiple areas (See here for the large areas of shortfall). Sure, we can ignore new, fresh FAs from an under-represented topic and run more milhist or music, or we can rerun even more older FAs (which carries with it a whole set of other risks and problems), but that’s going to lead to many more complaints. It would also be unfair on the editors involved in getting these to FA if we deliberately ignore them without a good rationale. (BTW, I’ve already scheduled another McQueen article for late January). - SchroCat (talk) 05:06, 13 December 2024 (UTC)