Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/October 2024

Only TFA schedulers should make changes to the table immediately below. But please feel free to note any concerns, queries or thoughts below it. Thanks.

Date Article Topic FAC nominator Promoted FTopic? Rerun? Request? Notes
1 The Founding Ceremony of the Nation Art User:如沐西风; User:Wehwalt 2017 TFA/R
2 Tichborne case Hist user:Brianboulton 2012 June 1, 2013
3 Secretum (British Museum) Hist user:SchroCat 2024
4 Olmec colossal heads Art user:Simon Burchell 2012 August 23, 2012 TFA/RP 200th anniv. of adoption of the 1824 Constitution of Mexico
Level 5 vital
5 The Birds (Alexander McQueen collection) Fashion user:Premeditated Chaos 2023
6 Markham's storm petrel Birds user:FunkMonk; user:Jens Lallensack; user:Therapyisgood 2024
7 Thunderbirds (TV series) TV series user:SuperMarioMan 2015 September 30, 2015
8 Tony Hawk's Underground Video game user:Tezero 2014 January 15, 2015
9 River Parrett Geography user:Pyrotec; user:Rodw 2010 July 7, 2011
10 To Kill a Mockingbird Book user:Moni3 2008 July 11, 2008
11 Tomorrow Speculative Fiction Magazine user:Mike Christie 2024
12 Brighton hotel bombing Hist user:SchroCat At FAC Still at FAC
13 The Riddle of the Sphinx (Inside No. 9) TV user:Josh Milburn 2018
14 Shooting of Stephen Waldorf Hist user:HJ Mitchell 2023
15 Battle of Glasgow, Missouri Milhist user:Hog Farm 2022 TFA/RP 160th anniversary of the battle
16 New York Dolls (album) Music (album) user:Dan56 2014
17 Changi Airport MRT station Architecture user:ZKang123 2024
18 Galileo project Engineering user:Hawkeye7 2024 35th anniversary of it being delivered into Earth orbit
level-5 vital article
19 Bad Romance Music (single) user:FrB.TG 2022 TFA/RP 15th anniversary
20 Heavy metals Mineralogy user:Sandbh 2016 November 13, 2016
21 Takin' It Back Music (album) user:MaranoFan 2023 Takin' It Back &
Meghan Trainor albums
TFA/RP 2nd anniversary of release
22 The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes Video game user:PSA; user:ZooBlazer 2024 3rd anniversary of release/editor's first FA/TFA nom
23 Iron Man Comics user:Thebiguglyalien 2024
23 Wells Cathedral Architecture user:Rodw; user:Amandajm 2014 June 7, 2014 785th anniversary of its consecration
Alternate for that date; Iron Man to move to 22 or 24 if Wells can get up to scratch in time
24 Umbriel (moon) Astronomy user:Ruslik0 2010 April 3, 2011 TFA/RP 173 years since discovery
25 Fusō-class battleship Milhist user:Dank; user:Sturmvogel 66 2013 Battleships of Japan TFA/RP 80th anniversary of the sinking of both ships of the class in the Battle of Surigao Strait
26 Katy Perry Music (bio) user:SNUGGUMS; user:Samjohnzon 2014 October 25, 2014 TFA/RP 40th birthday
level-5 vital
27 Hadji Ali Culture user:Fuhghettaboutit 2011 October 24, 2012
28 Cucurbita Plants user:HalfGig; user:Sminthopsis84; user:Chiswick Chap 2015 October 31, 2015 TFA/RP gourd and pumpkin genus
level-5 vital article
29 1921 Centre vs. Harvard football game Sports user:PCN02WPS 2024 TFA/RP 103rd anniversary of the game
30 Tomb of Philippe Pot Art user:Ceoil 2023
31 The Raven Poem user:Midnightdreary 2007 December 6, 2007 A (v loose) nod to Halloween
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Discussion

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Hey, I'm a bit curious, but why put up Changi Airport MRT station for 17 October 2024? The date felt a little random in my opinion.--ZKang123 (talk) 01:40, 10 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

Not everything has to go on a ‘special’ date, given many dates have multiple events events happening on them. - SchroCat (talk) 06:22, 10 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

There was an attempt ...

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For October 12:

"an attempted assassination attempt" is the highlighted text. What, exactly, is this supposed to mean? How can you attempt to attempt something? Either you attempt something, or you accomplish it. There's no in-between, no qualifying an attempt (outside of sarcasm or humor) further as an attempt.

If this were slated for April 1, I suppose I could understand, although given the article subject that would be a very poor choice for that day. Otherwise the only reason to run it is to have people laugh at us.


I note that the article itself does not use that language, simply and clearly referring to it as "an assassination attempt". Either that or "attempted assassination" works. But by no means do we use both. Daniel Case (talk) 02:24, 27 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

Bird Week

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I really enjoyed the recent "Bird Week" (October 5-October 10). So I just want to say thank you to the schedulers for that. SCOTUS Operandi (talk) 00:22, 11 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

Thank you! I was glad someone noticed and appreciated it. Cheers - SchroCat (talk) 03:50, 11 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

Admin please

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Today's (24 Oct) TFA was moved from Umbriel (moon) to Umbriel. Its blurb was adjusted. Can an admin pls change the recently featured line on the now-protected 25 October blurb to fix the redirect? JennyOz (talk) 07:17, 24 October 2024 (UTC)Reply