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Ever wondered who chooses which article is going to be "Today's Featured Article" (TFA) on the main page? Well – with the assistance of the community at the TFA requests page, that'd be me as "TFA coordinator". If you have a query about a TFA that has already been picked, please ask away; if you have a query about a TFA that you'd like to be picked, or the TFA selection process, I'll do my best to help. I have limited time and ability to edit Misplaced Pages at weekends, so for anything urgent that's TFA-related you'll need to go somewhere else, such as WT:TFAR or WP:ANI.

Is it me or is it a bug?

Nominated Cutthroat trout for TFA on June 13. It's on the TFAN page, but not with a link to the subpage. Help?? Montanabw 16:04, 6 May 2014 (UTC)

Already fixed, by Nikkimaria (to whom my thanks) - it looks as though you put {{Cutthroat trout}} as the article's name, rather than Cutthroat trout, so that messed up the TFAR template... I'll try and tweak the instructions. It was you, in other words... ;-) Bencherlite 19:29, 6 May 2014 (UTC)

Brackets? The cut and paste of the lead added weird stuff that I didn't deliberately copy, that must have been where those came from. No worries adn thanks for the help! Montanabw 05:26, 7 May 2014 (UTC)

Upcoming TFA

Hi Bencherlite, I just noticed that SMS Emden (1908) has been scheduled for the main page on 30 May - I'd really rather not run the article now. The centenary of the ship's final battle is coming up on 9 November and I'd very much prefer to run it on that day if it's possible - as far as I can tell from the pending page there's no conflict for that date yet.

On a semi-related question - I've been working on SMS Scharnhorst to get it to FA by the centenary of her final battle, which will be 8 December - will that be too close to Emden, being only a month apart? Thanks. Parsecboy (talk) 12:22, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

OK, I'll rejig the queue. I don't have a problem with two centenary battles a month apart, really. Bencherlite 13:24, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, I appreciate it. Parsecboy (talk) 15:50, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

No problem. On the basis that one piece of German metalwork looks much like another, I've gone for the Derfflinger-class battlecruiser article instead - a "golden oldie" in comparison to the newer Emden article! Hope this is ok, Parsecboy. Bencherlite 23:14, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

A philistine, I see! After enough of them run across TFA, perhaps you will come to appreciate them like I do ;) I do need to knock some dust off that article, or at least just update the referencing - the Navweap.com citations were fine back in 2008-9 but standards have risen since then, and this is as good a reason to get around to fixing them as any. Thanks again. Parsecboy (talk) 12:11, 14 May 2014 (UTC)

Possible TFAs

On my talkpage I keep a "List of FAs not scheduled or projected as TFA". You are welcome, any time, to pick one of these as TFA—though I would prefer that you did not choose SY Aurora's drift as I am not too happy with this one. If you notify me in advance, I will happily do the blurb. I was a little surprised to learn from your recent statistical summary that less than half of TFAs are nominated by editors, and that you have to choose the rest. Once again, thanks for the burden of work you have undertaken, which is much appreciated. Brianboulton (talk) 23:29, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

Thank you, Brian, not only for your kind words but your offer. For understandable reasons, not every FA writer is keen to see their work as TFA, so to find such an accomplished and prolific author who not only volunteers his articles but offers to write the blurb too... what more could I ask?! If our paths ever cross, the drinks will be on me. Bencherlite 23:38, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

Just a thought, but would it work to let both date specific noms and non-date specific noms be proposed 6-8 weeks out instead of a month out? Thinking about the TFA/R for cutthroat trout, the lead editor is kind of nervous because he's going on a trip during the time it might be TFA, he'd never done a TFA/R before, etc., it's a bit daunting when you don't know how it works, and the window is kind of tight. Just an idea. Thoughts? Montanabw 03:42, 14 May 2014 (UTC)

A good plan, Montanabw. For FLs we occasionally have a list nominated that is then "found" an anniversary date and will sit in the nom queue for a few months before selection. It's a fairly different selection process, but we've found it useful to be (excessively) flexible with queuing times. - SchroCat (talk) 05:37, 14 May 2014 (UTC)

(ec - The editor of today's is on a trip and asks nicely to watch, - I replied that we will, as every day.) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:43, 14 May 2014 (UTC)

FA anniv coming up

Joel Brand - 50th anniv of his death in July. And it's a nicely "different" article. --Dweller (talk) 14:40, 15 May 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, Dweller. I've left a message for SlimVirgin, as I've tried running that article before, so we'll see what happens! Incidentally, Paul Collingwood is looking a little neglected and I wonder whether it could do with a bit of TLC with a view to a TFA appearance... Bencherlite 15:08, 15 May 2014 (UTC)

This is the answer I received a while ago, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:50, 15 May 2014 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Barnstar of Diligence
	For making >1000 edits on this project, and for keeping a professional-looking item on the Main Page from day to day. John (talk) 20:51, 15 May 2014 (UTC)