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.

Well, International Dance Day will be on April 29. My FAC for Dance the Night is in an extremely early stage, but I imagine it will be promoted by then in case this is an interesting idea.--NØ 08:04, 18 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Isn't that just a song, rather than a dance? (Not saying it can't go up there, but it's a bit tenuous!) - SchroCat (talk) 08:14, 18 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

That's true, and the nomination is not being promoted for reasons currently unknown to me. I will try to make a run for the artist's 30th birthday on August 22 instead!--NØ 15:57, 13 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

MaranoFan, it could still go in, if it's promoted in time. I have one of 'my' FAs in there at the moment which can easily be swapped out if it's promoted in time - any time before about 25 April would still work. Cheers - SchroCat (talk) 16:03, 13 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• @SchroCat: Thanks for putting this list together. There are many re-runs in this set, most of which seem to have no corresponding significance to the scheduled date. WP:TFA/R says, "The TFA coordinators may choose to fill up to two slots each week with FAs that have previously been on the main page, so long as the prior appearance was at least five years ago." Is there a change to this requirement? Also, a re-run means the article would never run on the Main Page again. My preference is that an article runs on a date of significance to the article, like birthdays and aniversaries, especially for a re-run.

I didn't nominate re-runs this month because in December @Gog the Mild: questioned if some noms should re-run here and here because of the large amount of FAs that have yet to appear on the Main Page. Should I adjust if I nominate re-runs based on who I think the coordinator is? I don't like spending Wiki-time writing blurbs for articles that won't run.

I did not include Warfare because usually there's something Military History related nominated, but I'm happy to go through that list, too. I hope this helps TFA co-ords reserve articles with a special date request (birthday, deathday, anniversary) for their specific date. Thanks for considering this and for all of your hard work. Z1720 (talk) 15:23, 18 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Given the shrinking pot of articles we have to put on the FP, I am fine with the slightly number of reruns for just one month. Using up a few of them here in one hit gives more flexibility further down the line for all the coords. I am less concerned about pinning as many articles to specific dates as possible (as are, I think, my fellow coords), and a degree of flexibility on the point is a sensible path. Skimming through the lists above, there are a lot that are not suitable for MP appearance at any point and several that are borderline not being suitable as FAs (the supposed "large amount" that haven't been on the MP is not as large as that page suggests); there's also at least one that's already scheduled above. - SchroCat (talk) 15:57, 18 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@SchroCat: If there are articles that are not suitable for the Main Page due to not meeting the FA criteria, I encourage editors to note that on the talk page, and consider bringing it to WP:FAR. If someone comes along and fixes it, we might be able to feature it. Z1720 (talk) 16:57, 18 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• While we are chatting generally can I put in that I have nothing against reruns in principle, but may be parsimonious compared with others. I scheduled 4 months last year which included 12 reruns - I don't know how that compares. I sometimes find the anniversaries suggested a little unconvincing or strained. We probably need more than I schedule, as last year we averaged fewer than 24 new FAs a month. That said, I personally have yet to struggle to fill a month without any recourse to reruns. And in the first 50 days of this year we have 54 new FAs! So far as "my" months are concerned I would encourage Z1720 to submit 2 - 4 rerun nominations a time. They are honestly appreciated, I am very much aware of how much work must go into them and I overlook any of them with reluctance. Gog the Mild (talk) 17:55, 18 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• @Gog the Mild: Thanks Gog for the clarification. I just don't want to spend wiki-time on fruitless tasks, like rejected TFA requests, but also want to see articles running on significant days for them, as it might encourage readers to check in to see what occasion we are celebrating for a specific day. I already disregard any re-runs for video games, association football and Military History because there are many of them in WP:FANMP. I will be a bit more stingy on which re-runs I propose, looking for anniversaries that are multiples of 25. Z1720 (talk) 20:17, 18 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @TFA coordinators could we remove the Notorious B.I.G.? he is a pretty iconic rapper and i'd like to save his re-run for a better date, like his birthday on March 9? Thanks, and no worries if not. 750h+ 11:25, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

His birthday was on 21 May; 9 March was very much the opposite of his birthday. His last appearance on the MP was on a 28 December, which was also unconnected as, more often than not, we don't run articles on birthdays or anniversaries. Still, I've swapped it out. - SchroCat (talk) 15:17, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Oops, don’t know how i made that mistake. Thanks, even though. 750h+ 01:43, 22 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]