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Andrew, Bazza, Black Kite (to ping just the first 3 commenters): about what's going on at WP:ERRORS/TFA today, I'm only speaking for myself, but I think we've probably reached the point where I need to say something about how this impacts my job at ERRORS and at the monthly TFA talk pages (such as WT:Today's featured article/April 2024) going forward. All three of you have made vital contributions to TFA blurbs over the years; thanks much. And I'm not remotely suggesting that there's anything wrong with this discussion in particular. My point is that, given how people tend to overreact more these days to what they see as insensitive language (I blame social media, mostly), and given how much more discussion there is these days about language, including at the monthly TFA pages, I'm probably going to wind up saying less going forward. I still don't know after 10 years what the TFA coord job entails ... it's probably glorifying it to even call it a job ... but there is some expectation that I'm supposed to stay neutral, so as the total level of discussion goes up, my participation has to decrease, to some extent, so that I don't lose that valuable perception of at least an attempt at neutrality. (I don't want to get too deep into the linguistic weeds here, but since people are going to ask if I don't say something: I know that many copyeditors have insisted on "immigrate to, emigrate from" for decades. The problem is, this isn't a settled issue at all. Some think it's just blindingly obvious and comes directly from the Latin prefixes, while others think that slavish devotion to Latin prefixes is a bad thing. Not only is it not settled, but in the 2020s, these discussions can potentially become heated, because of the perceived dehumanization of using words that evoke animal migration for some readers, and because of the politicization of all things involving immigrants.) I suggest that we "migrate" more of these discussions to the monthly TFA talk pages, where everyone can (theoretically) have a shot at input; if we don't, then I'm going to have to cut back on my own input. Thanks again. - Dank ( push to talk) 17:25, 30 March 2024 (UTC)
Does anyone else sense a disconnect between the picture and the blurb text? The text talks of men marching but the memorial apparently includes women and children, is the memorial depicting a part of the the March (the start?, the end?), or is there some other explanation? Alanscottwalker ( talk) 16:35, 31 March 2024 (UTC)
Unreviewed featured articles/2020 (URFA/2020) is a systematic approach to reviewing older Featured articles (FAs) to ensure they still meet the FA standards. A January 2022 Signpost article called "Forgotten Featured" explored the effort.
Progress is recorded at the monthly stats page. Through 2023:
Entering its fourth year, URFA is helping to maintain FA standards; FAs are being restored via FAR and improvements initiated on talk pages. Nine editors received a FASA for restoring seven articles to meet the FA criteria. Many articles have been rerun as Today's featured article, helping increase mainpage diversity.
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There remain almost 4,000 old and very old FAs to be reviewed. Some topic areas and WikiProjects have been more proactive than others in restoring or maintaining their old FAs. As seen in the chart below, the following have very high ratios of FAs kept to those delisted (ordered from highest ratio):
and others have a good ratio of kept to delisted FAs:
Kudos to editors who pitched in to help maintain older FAs!
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Noting some minor differences in tallies:
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Reviewing our oldest featured articles ensures that our best articles are up-to-date, helps maintain diversity at WP:TFA, and ensures that our articles are still following the featured article criteria.
Here's how any editor can help:
More regular URFA and FAR reviewers will help ensure that FAs continue to represent examples of Wikipedia's best work. If you have any questions or feedback, please visit Wikipedia talk:Unreviewed featured articles/2020/4Q2023. Z1720 ( talk) 17:05, 31 March 2024 (UTC)
I can't remember if I've seen this or not, but is there a place to see an old FA, as it looked like the main page? Obviously, the history/preview, but more a way of seeing the snapshot as a whole? ——Serial Number 54129 16:22, 4 April 2024 (UTC)
Quick question: I've seen links to featured topics at the end of TFA blurbs when the article in question is a member of that topic, but does the same apply to good topics? I notice that the {{ TFAFULL}} template only has language for the former. — TechnoSquirrel69 ( sigh) 16:54, 8 July 2024 (UTC)
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Andrew, Bazza, Black Kite (to ping just the first 3 commenters): about what's going on at WP:ERRORS/TFA today, I'm only speaking for myself, but I think we've probably reached the point where I need to say something about how this impacts my job at ERRORS and at the monthly TFA talk pages (such as WT:Today's featured article/April 2024) going forward. All three of you have made vital contributions to TFA blurbs over the years; thanks much. And I'm not remotely suggesting that there's anything wrong with this discussion in particular. My point is that, given how people tend to overreact more these days to what they see as insensitive language (I blame social media, mostly), and given how much more discussion there is these days about language, including at the monthly TFA pages, I'm probably going to wind up saying less going forward. I still don't know after 10 years what the TFA coord job entails ... it's probably glorifying it to even call it a job ... but there is some expectation that I'm supposed to stay neutral, so as the total level of discussion goes up, my participation has to decrease, to some extent, so that I don't lose that valuable perception of at least an attempt at neutrality. (I don't want to get too deep into the linguistic weeds here, but since people are going to ask if I don't say something: I know that many copyeditors have insisted on "immigrate to, emigrate from" for decades. The problem is, this isn't a settled issue at all. Some think it's just blindingly obvious and comes directly from the Latin prefixes, while others think that slavish devotion to Latin prefixes is a bad thing. Not only is it not settled, but in the 2020s, these discussions can potentially become heated, because of the perceived dehumanization of using words that evoke animal migration for some readers, and because of the politicization of all things involving immigrants.) I suggest that we "migrate" more of these discussions to the monthly TFA talk pages, where everyone can (theoretically) have a shot at input; if we don't, then I'm going to have to cut back on my own input. Thanks again. - Dank ( push to talk) 17:25, 30 March 2024 (UTC)
Does anyone else sense a disconnect between the picture and the blurb text? The text talks of men marching but the memorial apparently includes women and children, is the memorial depicting a part of the the March (the start?, the end?), or is there some other explanation? Alanscottwalker ( talk) 16:35, 31 March 2024 (UTC)
Unreviewed featured articles/2020 (URFA/2020) is a systematic approach to reviewing older Featured articles (FAs) to ensure they still meet the FA standards. A January 2022 Signpost article called "Forgotten Featured" explored the effort.
Progress is recorded at the monthly stats page. Through 2023:
Entering its fourth year, URFA is helping to maintain FA standards; FAs are being restored via FAR and improvements initiated on talk pages. Nine editors received a FASA for restoring seven articles to meet the FA criteria. Many articles have been rerun as Today's featured article, helping increase mainpage diversity.
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There remain almost 4,000 old and very old FAs to be reviewed. Some topic areas and WikiProjects have been more proactive than others in restoring or maintaining their old FAs. As seen in the chart below, the following have very high ratios of FAs kept to those delisted (ordered from highest ratio):
and others have a good ratio of kept to delisted FAs:
Kudos to editors who pitched in to help maintain older FAs!
FAs reviewed at URFA/2020 through 2023 by content area
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Noting some minor differences in tallies:
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Reviewing our oldest featured articles ensures that our best articles are up-to-date, helps maintain diversity at WP:TFA, and ensures that our articles are still following the featured article criteria.
Here's how any editor can help:
More regular URFA and FAR reviewers will help ensure that FAs continue to represent examples of Wikipedia's best work. If you have any questions or feedback, please visit Wikipedia talk:Unreviewed featured articles/2020/4Q2023. Z1720 ( talk) 17:05, 31 March 2024 (UTC)
I can't remember if I've seen this or not, but is there a place to see an old FA, as it looked like the main page? Obviously, the history/preview, but more a way of seeing the snapshot as a whole? ——Serial Number 54129 16:22, 4 April 2024 (UTC)
Quick question: I've seen links to featured topics at the end of TFA blurbs when the article in question is a member of that topic, but does the same apply to good topics? I notice that the {{ TFAFULL}} template only has language for the former. — TechnoSquirrel69 ( sigh) 16:54, 8 July 2024 (UTC)