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Requests

Please place new requests at the TOP of the list. The order should be newest requests (top) to oldest requests (bottom). New additions should be at the top, so they're easier to spot.

Dumbarton Oaks Conference

August 21st will be a great date for it because it is when it occured. The Dumbarton Oaks Conference (or Washington Conversations on International Peace and Security Organization), held beginning in August 1944 in a Washington, DC mansion (Dumbarton Oaks), was where the United Nations was formulated and negotiated. Discussions on the make-up of the UN included which states would be invited as members. The conference was attended by representatives of the United States, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the Republic of China. Discussions included the formation of the Security Council and the right of veto that would be given to its permanent members.

The conference was followed up by a San Francisco Conference, where the Security Council veto powers were established.

Isaac Brock

October 6 would be a nice date, the aniiversary of his birth. However, I'm not particular about the date; just seeing the article on the main page would be a real treat!--Scimitar parley 19:39, 9 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Rebecca Clarke

For 27 August, if possible, the anniversary of her birth. Otherwise I don't care whether it goes up soon or not. (Yes, I'll beef up the lead a bit.) Mindspillage (spill yours?) 17:23, 9 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Commodore 64

One of the most notable, and most recognized, computers in the world; no design has yet to touch its sales. It's kind of surprising it hasn't been on the front page yet... Almafeta 21:49, 4 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]


Space opera in Scientology doctrine

This will make the second SCN-related article on the front page. It's an admirable example of how quickly a small group of editors working together can assemble an article and get it up to Wikipedia's highest standards, especially given such unusual source material to work from; I think it deserves a highlight as much for that as for its startling content. -- Anonymous, 12:11 PM MST 3 Aug 2005


USS Missouri (BB-63)

Self-nom -- I would like to see this featured on September 2nd, scince Missouri hosted the surrender of the Japanese to the Allies on that date. TomStar81 22:50, 2 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

USS Missouri
USS Missouri

USS Missouri (BB-63) is a United States Navy battleship, notable as both the last battleship to be built by the United States, and as the site of the Japanese surrender at the end of World War II. Missouri was one of the Iowa-class "fast battleship" designs planned in 1938 by the Preliminary Design Branch at the Bureau of Construction and Reapir. After commissioning Missouri was dispatched to the Pacific Theatre to safegaurd U.S. aircraft carriers and to conduct shore bombardments against Japanese positions. After the Second World War she remained on active duty in the Atlantic fleet until the battleship was transfered to the Pacific fleet for use in the Korean War. Missouri was placed in the Pacific Reserve Fleet in 1955, and would remain there until she was reactivated in 1984 under the 600-ship Navy plan put forth under the Reagan Administration. In 1991, Missouri and her sister ship Wisconsin became the last battleships to ever participate in a foriegn war by launching the first Tomahawk missiles of the Gulf War. Shortly after the Gulf War Missouri was decommsioned for the last time, and struck from the Naval Vessel Register. After her decomissoning she was placed on donation hold and ultimatly awarded to Hawaii in 1998, where she opened as a museum ship in 1999.

X Window System

Self-nom. X11 release 1 was September 15, 1987, so September 15 would be a nice day. Here's an attempt at a very shortened version of the lead section. - David Gerard

In computing, the X Window System is the standard basis for graphical user interfaces on Unix, Unix-like operating systems and OpenVMS, and is available on most other modern operating systems. X does not mandate the user interface — this is handled by individual programs. As such, the visual styling of X-based environments varies greatly; although, e.g., the KDE and GNOME desktop environments present familiar user interfaces, programs may present radically different interfaces.

X is based on a client-server model. An X server communicates with various client programs. The server accepts requests for graphical output (windows) and sends back user input (keyboard, mouse, touchscreen). X's usage of the terms "client" and "server" is the reverse of what people often expect, in that the "server" is the user's local display rather than a remote machine.

X features network transparency: the machine where application programs run need not be the user's local machine. In most cases, an application will work the same wherever it is displaying to.

African American literature

This is a self-nom. African American literature became a FA at the beginning of July and has been very stable for a while now.--Alabamaboy 18:42, 21 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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The Color Purple by Alice Walker

African American literature is literature written by, about, and sometimes specifically for African Americans. The genre began during the 18th and 19th centuries with autobiographical slave narratives and works by writers such as poet Phillis Wheatley and orator Frederick Douglass, reached an early high point during the Harlem Renaissance, and continues today with authors such as Toni Morrison and Maya Angelou being ranked among the top writers in the United States. Among the themes and issues explored in African American literature are the role of African Americans within the larger American society, African American culture, racism, slavery, and equality.

  • Support. Great work Alabamaboy! - Darwinek 12:46, 3 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. We are short on good articles on African American topics. This is one of the best. Also, it is one of the successes of WP:CSB: it went from zero to featured in less than 3 months. -- Jmabel | Talk 17:27, August 3, 2005 (UTC)

Caulfield Grammar School

Self-nom. This became a FA in the first week of July, and I understand if Wikipedia doesn't want to be seen promoting any one high school, no matter its article's status. But the article is very good, there's a good blurb below, and I don't care when it appears on the front page. Thanks for considering the nomination, and I'm open to comments about the summary paragraph below. Harro5 07:57, July 20, 2005 (UTC)


Caulfield Grammar School is a coeducational independent school in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The school is a member of the Associated Public Schools of Victoria (APS), and is of Anglican denomination. It was founded in 1881 as a boys' school, and began admitting girls exactly one hundred years later. Caulfield has three day campuses in Victoria, Caulfield (Years 7–12), Wheelers Hill (Kindergarten–Year 12), and Malvern (Kindergarten–Year 6). It has an outdoor education campus at Yarra Junction, and a student centre in Nanjing, China — the first international campus for any Australian high school. Caulfield Grammar School now has over 2,500 students throughout its three day campuses. The school has a biannual cricket and tennis tour to the United Kingdom, and regular theatre and music world tours.

Anschluss

Self-nom. This article has just achieved feature article status, and its intro seems to meet requirements. Buffyg 12:23, 18 Jun 2005 (UTC)



Please place new requests at the TOP of the list. The order should be newest requests (top) to oldest requests (bottom). New additions should be at the top, so they're easier to spot.

Old FAs

Hey Raul, I have taken the liberty of making a list of the FAs that were not on the Main Page as of August 18, 2004 and have still not been there, and are still listed. I sincerely hope you are giving priority to these.

-- Earl Andrew - talk 05:00, 10 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I know people like to have recent FAs on the front page, but can we recognise some more of these old ones too, please? -- ALoan (Talk) 18:44, 9 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]
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