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Articles suggested here must already be Featured Articles. Articles do not have to be suggested to appear on the main page. Requests must be for dates within the next thirty days that have not yet been scheduled. There may be no more than five requests on this page at any time.

Requests are not the only factor in scheduling Today's Featured Article; the final decision rests with the Featured Article Director (Raul654). Please confine date requests to this page, and remember that community endorsement on this page does not mean the article will appear on the requested date.

Points are awarded per article according to the following criteria:

Age:
  • Promoted over a year, but less than two, ago: 1 point
  • Promoted two or more years ago: 2 points
Timing:
  • Date relevant to article topic: 1 point[1]
  • Decennary anniversary (10 years): 2 points
  • Semicentennial anniversary (50 years): 4 points
  • Centennial anniversary (100 years): 6 points
Importance
Diversity

If another article is already suggested for your ideal date, you may nominate the article under the same date giving an explanation of how the points are awarded and the total. Reviewers will debate to determine which article best fits the date. Please nominate only one article at a time.

Notes

  1. ^ For example Earth on Earth Day.
  2. ^ A "notable topic" is considered to be basic subject matter for a twelve-year old using Wikipedia for a school project.

Contents

[edit] Requests

[edit] June 19

The Superman film series is a film franchise that consists of five superhero films based on the fictional DC comics character of the same name. The series was conceived in 1973 under producers Alexander and Ilya Salkind. Between these and other producers, five films were made as of 2006. The original four Superman films starred Christopher Reeve in the title role. Distributor Warner Bros. picked up production rights in 1993, and a series of unsuccessful attempts to either film The Death of Superman story or reboot the series followed. For 19 years, the series was stuck in development hell, with Warner Bros. constantly looking for new ideas, producers, and directors. Tim Burton, who directed Batman and Batman Returns, and Nicolas Cage were once attached to the series for production of Superman Lives, a canceled film that created many rumors and tension for the studio. After Superman Lives was canceled and several unsuccessful attempts were pitched, Bryan Singer directed Superman Returns in 2006, a semi-sequel to the first two Reeve films. (more…)

Gets one point; June 19 was the date that Superman II, one of the most popular films in the series, was released in the US. Limetolime talk to me • look what I did! 23:04, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

  • Support, per Limetolime (talk · contribs), though it is vulnerable to being bumped off this nom page due to the one point thing and the fact that it's relatively close to the Jurassic Park date, above. Cirt (talk) 23:09, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
    • Don't forget Judy Garland. All three are very obivous examples of commercial, film-related Americana. On top of that Ran was the very first article to be featured this month. Peter Isotalo 10:18, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
      • Ah, all good points. Cirt (talk) 10:22, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
  • Oppose This would be the 4th movie related article to be featured this month. Maybe we can put it on hold for a few months and use this date for some more varity. Tavix (talk) 19:22, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
  • Oppose, but you should for try July 24, which was when Superman IV: The Quest for Peace was released. –thedemonhog talk • edits 08:01, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
  • Oppose Sorry, nothing again the article myself, but wrong time to nominate, as already said above. Noble Story (talk • contributions) 14:04, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
  • Oppose I just can't support another film article right now. Wrad (talk) 14:10, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
  • Oppose No more film articles...Juliancolton Tropical Cyclone 16:00, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
  • Oppose - Ran, Jurassic Park, possibly Judy Garland. I think that's more than enough film articles in one month. Gran2 19:00, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
  • Oppose please, a moratorium on film articles.--Wehwalt (talk) 01:50, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
  • Oppose as with other comments, we've had a glut of film articles lately. Adacore (talk) 14:29, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] June 22

Judy Garland plays Dorothy Gale in 1939's Wizard of Oz

Judy Garland was an American Academy Award-, Tony Award-, Grammy Award-, and Golden Globe-winning actress (film and stage) and singer. Through a career that spanned 45 of her 47 years, Garland attained international stardom as an actress in both musical and dramatic roles, as a recording artist and on the concert stage. After appearing in vaudeville with her sisters, Garland was signed to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as a teenager. There she made over two dozen films, including nine with Mickey Rooney, and the film with which she would be most identified, The Wizard of Oz (1939). After 15 years, Garland was released from the studio but gained renewed success through record-breaking concert appearances, including a critically acclaimed Carnegie Hall concert, a well-regarded but short-lived television series and a return to film acting beginning with A Star Is Born (1954). Despite her professional triumphs, Garland battled personal problems throughout her life. Insecure about her appearance, her feelings were compounded by film executives who told her she was unattractive and overweight. Plied with drugs to control her weight and increase her productivity, Garland endured a decades-long struggle with addiction. Garland was plagued by financial instability, often owing hundreds of thousands of dollars in back taxes. Married five times, four of her marriages ended in divorce. She attempted suicide on a number of occasions. Garland died of an accidental drug overdose at the age of forty-seven, leaving children Liza Minnelli, Lorna Luft and Joey Luft. (more…)

Date she was born and date she died, respectively. Buc (talk) 10:35, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

  • Comment June 10 is already taken, so the date should be the 22nd. Also, one point for being a relevant day. Noble Story (talk) 10:46, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Support the 22nd, per Noble Story (talk · contribs). Cirt (talk) 15:38, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Support June 22 is a good date. Juliancolton Tropical Cyclone 15:40, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Support and blurb box has been added. –thedemonhog talk • edits 00:19, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Support well, it is her death date. I'm an Editorofthewiki[citation needed] 00:17, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
  • Support as I think it is a relevant day. Noble Story (talk • contributions) 02:06, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
  • Weak support there has been too many movie focused articles recently, the date is relevent noting though 2009 would be 40 years since she passed. Gnangarra 08:57, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] June 27

Morris "Moe" Berg (March 2, 1902, New York, New York – May 29, 1972, Belleville, New Jersey) was an American professional baseball player who later served as a spy for the Office of Strategic Services during World War II. He spent 15 seasons in Major League Baseball and was better known for being "the brainiest guy in baseball" than for anything he accomplished in the game. A graduate of Princeton University and Columbia Law School, Berg spoke several languages and regularly read 10 newspapers a day. His reputation was fueled by his successful appearances as a contestant on the radio quiz show Information, Please!. As an agent of the United States government, Berg traveled to Yugoslavia to gather intelligence on resistance groups the government was considering supporting. His is the only baseball card on display at the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency. (more...)

Moe Berg made his Major League Baseball debut on June 27, 1923 (85 years ago) (1 point). It was promoted April 30, 2005 (2 more points). I estimate 3 points (Halgin (talk) 00:37, 8 June 2008 (UTC))

  • Support per date relevancy. –thedemonhog talk • edits 03:52, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
  • Support Good date. Still in fairly good shape after being promoted so long ago. Juliancolton Tropical Cyclone 22:35, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
  • Comment Article now has been spoken through Spoken Wikipedia project. This may or may not affect the support for the article. PopularOutcast talk2me! 05:23, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
Several (about 30) Spoken Wikipedia project have been the featured artilces on the Main Page. See WP:SPAR. It is unclear by the list if all of them were Spoken articles before being on the main page. However, both Oil shale and the Confederate government of Kentucky were put the Main page after becoming spoken articles in the last couple of weeks. So I don't see why this should negatively affect support for this article. (Halgin (talk) 02:01, 10 June 2008 (UTC))
LOL. I recorded those. Per the SW guidelines, I try to record articles that are on the docket to be the FA of the day. In this case, none on the docket interested me, so I recorded one that is wanting to be on the docket. It could be a help, but if I'm not very good at what I do, it might be a hinderance! ;o) PopularOutcast talk2me! 05:09, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
  • Support Lookin' good. Noble Story (talk • contributions) 08:30, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
  • Support Good article with a good date selection. Adacore (talk) 14:30, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
  • Support A sports article that ties into a war article and vice versa. Interesting topic. Dincher (talk) 01:36, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
  • Support Good article that has been an FA for a long time. --TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 16:18, 14 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Any date available in June

Bradley Joseph (born 1965, Willmar, Minnesota) is an American composer, arranger, and producer of contemporary instrumental music. His compositions include works for orchestra, quartet, and solo piano, with his musical style ranging from "quietly pensive mood music to a rich orchestration of classical depth and breadth". Active since 1983, he played various instruments in rock bands throughout the Midwest until 1989 when Greek composer Yanni hired him for his next tour, sight unseen, based on a tape of his own compositions. He was a featured concert keyboardist with Yanni through six major tours and appeared in the 1994 multi-platinum album and video, Yanni Live at the Acropolis. He also spent four years as musical director and lead keyboardist for Sheena Easton, including a 1995 performance on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Joseph joined with Yanni in 2003 for the 60-city Ethnicity tour. In 1994, Joseph's solo career began when he independently released Hear the Masses, featuring many of his Yanni bandmates. This debut release was followed by Rapture, an instrumental album recorded with a 50-piece orchestra, in which Joseph wrote and conducted all of the scores. It was released on the Narada label and reached NAV's "Airwaves Top 30". He has produced 15 albums, DVDs, and numerous piano books under his own record label, Robbins Island Music. Two of these albums, Christmas Around the World and One Deep Breath, also held positions on NAV’s Top 100 radio chart. His music is included in numerous various-artist compilation albums, most recently the 2008 release of The Weather Channel Presents: Smooth Jazz II. (more…)

June 15. Has been more than a year since promotion, notable topic, noncontroversial, stable (has never beenn vandalized). ♫ Cricket02 (talk) 17:54, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

  • Comment: This nomination receives one point for being promoted over a year ago. –thedemonhog talk • edits 18:38, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
  • Question Why? His page doesn't even have the word "June" in it. —OverMyHead 18:42, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
    • With the introduction of the points system, requests no longer need to have a date connection. Cricket02 might have a personal reason. –thedemonhog talk • edits 18:47, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
No, there is no date connection, nor is there a June connection. I just happened to come by this page for once with less than five entries and decided to add it. Reasons stated above, promoted over a year ago. I picked the 15th because it was the next available open date (Raul has chosen through the 14th so far), although I did note that any day in June would be fine too. And if not June, I'll just wait patiently as I've been all along. ♫ Cricket02 (talk) 19:46, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
  • Oppose I don't see any reason why it should be on this date. Juliancolton Tropical Cyclone 22:37, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
  • Oppose I don't see any particular reason why it should be featured article of the day.--Wehwalt (talk) 01:46, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
  • Comment We've had TFAs that are less deserving, with equally irrelevant date connecitons and certainly about infinitely more obscure topics. This kind of request is a perfectly legitimite way of dealing with the rather arbitrary tyranny of date connections. Peter Isotalo 04:19, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
  • Weak Support/Neutral I would support, but then again there is no date, at all. However, it's still a good article. This will probably be up to Raul's judgement. Noble Story (talk • contributions) 08:32, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
  • Comment I have no objection to not having a date connection, however I think a definite date should be proposed, rather than a generic "any day this month" nomination. Adacore (talk) 09:16, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
  • Support. Since my question above has been answered, I support this. I see this nomination as a way to get a FA on the main page. I can't really think of any other way to have Raul take notice of any particular article. This nomination page seems to be the best/only way. —OverMyHead 19:29, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
  • 'Support - There's no need for a date connection, though I agree with Adacore. Nousernamesleftcopper, not wood 01:43, 14 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] July 3

Winfield Scott Hancock (February 14, 1824 – February 9, 1886) was a career U.S. Army officer and the Democratic nominee for President of the United States in 1880. He served with distinction in the Army for four decades, including service in the Mexican-American War and as a Union general in the American Civil War. Known to his Army colleagues as "Hancock the Superb," he was noted in particular for his personal leadership at the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863. One military historian wrote, "No other Union general at Gettysburg dominated men by the sheer force of their presence more completely than Hancock." His military service continued after the Civil War, as Hancock participated in the military Reconstruction of the South and the Army's presence at the Western frontier. After the Civil War, Hancock's reputation as a soldier, dedication to conservative constitutional principles, and noted integrity made him a quadrennial Presidential possibility. This nationwide popularity led the Democrats to nominate him for President in 1880. Although he ran a strong campaign, Hancock was defeated by Republican James Garfield by the closest popular vote margin in American history. (more...)

I request July 2 or 3 because Hancock became famous for his actions at the Battle of Gettysburg on those dates. This, plus his notablility gives him 2 points, I think. Coemgenus 14:05, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

  • Support, but this nomination should only have one point as I have never heard of him so I doubt that this is basic subject matter for a twelve-year old. –thedemonhog talk • edits 18:36, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
It may be only 1 point, I don't know. What do twelve-year-olds get taught these days? Coemgenus 21:57, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
Maybe it's because I'm Canadian. –thedemonhog talk • edits 22:49, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
  • Support, important figure in the history of the Civil War, and in an election year, also a timely discussion of a past Democratic nominee. I'd give it the notable point, but then, they USED TO teach 12 year olds about the Civil War, back in my day, anyway. Montanabw(talk) 04:19, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
  • Support would have been a great link into the events of saturday passed, oh well missed op. Prefer July 2 rather than July 3 as this might cause confusion with John Hancock for people learning about July 4, though it'd be a good lesson as well.... Gnangarra 09:08, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
  • Support This kind of history article isn't too common on the main page. Noble Story (talk • contributions) 10:06, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
  • Support Good date, interesting article, although I'm not sure if it's too close to the last historical biography. Should be fine. Juliancolton Tropical Cyclone 12:31, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
  • Support, though I'm fairly sure it should be one point - I am a twelve year old, and have never heard any mention of, or indeed even anything relevant to, this particular person. Nousernamesleftcopper, not wood 01:45, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
If you're an American 12-year-old, your history teachers are doing you a disservice! If not, it's probably understandable. Either way, I hope you enjoy the article. Coemgenus 14:37, 14 June 2008 (UTC)