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Frequently asked questions

Q1: Why is [Insert event here], an event that is "more important and significant" than all the others that are currently listed, not posted?: A1: Relative article quality along with the mix of topics already listed are often deciding factors in what gets posted. Any given day of the year can have a great many important or significant historical events. The problem is that there is generally only room on the Main Page to list about 5 events at a time, so not everything can be posted.

As stated on Wikipedia:FAQ/Main Page, the items and events posted on the Main Page are chosen based more on how well they are written, not based on how much important or significant their subjects are. It is easier for admins to select a well-written, cited, verifiable article over a poor one versus trying to determine objectively how much a subject is important or significant.

Keep in mind that the quality requirements only apply to the selected bolded article, not the other links. Thus, an event may qualify for multiple dates in a year if there is an article written in a summary style and an article providing detailed content; if one of those pages have cleanup issues, the other page can be bolded as an alternate.

Another criterion is to maintain some variety of topics, and not exhibit, just for example, tech-centrism, or the belief that the world stops at the edge of the English-speaking world. Many days have a large pool of potential articles, so they will rotate in and out every year to give each one some Main Page exposure. In addition, an event is not posted if it is also the subject of this year's scheduled featured article or featured picture.

Q2: There are way too many 20th-century events listed. Why aren't there more events from the 19th century and before?

A2: The short, basic reason is the systemic bias of Wikipedia. There are not enough good, well-written articles on 19th-century and earlier events for all 365 days in the year. Currently, a majority of users seem to be generally more interested in writing articles about recent events. If you would like to further help mitigate the systemic bias in Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:WikiProject Countering systemic bias.

Q3: This page seems to be biased toward events based in [Insert country or region here]. What can be done about it?

A3: This again is attributed to the systemic bias of Wikipedia. Many users are generally more interested in working on good, well-written articles pertaining to their home country. Since this is the English Wikipedia, there will be more English-speaking users, and thus more articles pertaining to English-speaking countries. And if there are more users who are from the United States, there will probably be more well-written articles about events based in the United States. Again, if you would like to further help mitigate the systemic bias in Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:WikiProject Countering systemic bias.

Q4: Why is the birthday/death anniversary of [Insert name here] not listed?

A4: There are only four slots available for birth and death anniversaries. As with the events, article quality and diversity in time period, geography, and reason for notability are all contributing factors in whether an article gets selected for inclusion.

Q5: Are the holidays/observances listed in any particular order?

A5: Yes, there is a specified order: International observances first, then alphabetically by where observed.

Q6: Some of the holidays/observances that are listed have dates in parentheses beside them. What do they mean?

A6: There are two reasons that some holidays/observances have dates next to them:

Non-Gregorian-based holidays/observances are marked with the current year as a reminder to others that their dates do in fact vary from year to year.
National Days, Independence Days, and other holidays celebrating the nationhood of a country are generally marked by the year of the significant historic date being observed.

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2012 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Kappa Kappa Psi (TFA for 2012); Baby Face Nelson (maintenance)
Omitted: Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland; Battle of Washita River; Kurdistan Workers' Party; Helen Clark; HD 209458 b
Included: Clovis I (first appearance); Jerusalem's Church (first appearance); Battle of Cape Spartivento (first appearance); Moscone–Milk assassinations (3rd appearance, last in 2010); 2009 Nevsky Express bombing (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 07:11, 26 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

2013 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Battle of Washita River (maintenance)
Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Kappa Kappa Psi; Colonial Williamsburg
Omitted: Clovis I (ineligible—maintenance); Jerusalem's Church (deleted—not notable enough); Battle of Cape Spartivento; Moscone–Milk assassinations; 2009 Nevsky Express bombing
Included: Great Storm of 1703/Eddystone Lighthouse (both: first appearance); Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland (3rd appearance, last in 2011); Jilava Massacre/Nicolae Iorga (both: first appearance); Kurdistan Workers' Party (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Face transplant (3rd appearance, last in 2010)

—howcheng {chat} 06:47, 26 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

2014 notes

Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Ross McWhirter
Omitted: Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland; Jilava Massacre/Nicolae Iorga; Kurdistan Workers' Party; Face transplant
Included: Alfred Nobel (7th appearance, last in 2010; rescued from Ineligible); Colonial Williamsburg (4th appearance, last in 2007); Moscone–Milk assassinations (4th appearance, last in 2012); Helen Clark (3rd appearance, last in 2011)
Repeats: Great Storm of 1703/Eddystone Lighthouse (both: 2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

—howcheng {chat} 07:06, 26 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

2015 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Face transplant (maintenance)
Omitted: Alfred Nobel; Colonial Williamsburg (ineligible—maintenance); Moscone–Milk assassinations; Helen Clark
Included: Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland (4th appearance, last in 2013; 200th anniversary); Jilava Massacre/Nicolae Iorga (both: 2nd appearance, last in 2013; 75th anniversary); Ross McWhirter (2nd appearance, last in 2008; 40th anniversary); HD 209458 b (7th appearance, last in 2011)
Repeats: Great Storm of 1703 (3rd consecutive appearance, 3 total; Eddystone Lighthouse no longer eligible)

—howcheng {chat} 07:48, 25 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

2016 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Moscone–Milk assassinations (maintenance); Kurdistan Workers' Party (maintenance)
Omitted: Great Storm of 1703; Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland; Jilava massacre; Ross McWhirter; HD 209458 b
Included: Luxembourg Coup of 1856 (first appearance); Alfred Nobel (8th appearance, last in 2014); RAF Fauld explosion (first appearance); Helen Clark (4th appearance, last in 2014)

—howcheng {chat} 11:25, 26 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

2017 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Battle of Cape Spartivento (maintenance); Ross McWhirter (maintenance)
New articles (unused): James Pratt and John Smith
Omitted: Alfred Nobel; Jilava massacre/Nicolae Iorga; Helen Clark
Included: Great Storm of 1703 (4th appearance, last in 2015); Kappa Kappa Psi (first appearance); 2009 Nevsky Express bombing (2nd appearance, last in 2012); Horace (first appearance); Jacopo Mazzoni (first appearance); Georg Forster (first appearance)
Repeats: Luxembourg Coup of 1856 (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total); RAF Fauld explosion (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

—howcheng {chat} 17:53, 27 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

2018 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Alfred Nobel (maintenance)
Omitted: Great Storm of 1703; Kappa Kappa Psi; RAF Fauld explosion; 2009 Nevsky Express bombing; Horace; Jacopo Mazzoni; Georg Forster
Included: Battle of Caishi (3rd appearance, last in 2016; moved from November 26); James Pratt and John Smith (first appearance); Jilava massacre/Nicolae Iorga (both: 4th appearance, last in 2016); HD 209458 b (8th appearance, last in 2015); Charles A. Beard (first appearance); Jean Albert Gaudry (first appearance); May Gibbs (first appearance)
Repeats: Luxembourg Coup of 1856 (3rd consecutive appearance, 3 total)

—howcheng {chat} 16:48, 27 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

2019 notes

Deleted: Jawaharlal Nehru (moved to August 15)
Omitted: Battle of Caishi; James Pratt and John Smith; Luxembourg Coup of 1856; Jilava massacre; HD 209458 b; Charles A. Beard; Jean Albert Gaudry
Included: Alfred Nobel (9th appearance, last in 2016; rescued from Ineligible); Kappa Kappa Psi (2nd appearance, last in 2017; 100th anniversary); Helen Clark; (5th appearance, last in 2016; 20th anniversary) 2009 Nevsky Express bombing (3rd appearance, last in 2017; 10th anniversary); Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon (first appearance); William Bliss Baker (first appearance)
Repeats: May Gibbs (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total; 50th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 19:00, 28 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

2020 notes

New articles (unused): Increase Sumner
Omitted: Kappa Kappa Psi; Helen Clark; 2009 Nevsky Express bombing; Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon; William Bliss Baker; May Gibbs
Included: Battle of Caishi (4th appearance, last in 2018); Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland (5th appearance, last in 2015); Moscone–Milk assassinations (5th appearance, last in 2014; rescued from Ineligible); Rachel Brooks Gleason (first appearance); Ada Lovelace (first appearance); Phillip Hughes (first appearance)
Repeats: Alfred Nobel (2nd consecutive appearance, 10 total; 125th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 19:53, 28 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

2021 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Kappa Kappa Psi (maintenance)
New articles (ineligible): Arthur Sullivan (Australian soldier) (TFA for 2021-08-11)
Omitted: Battle of Caishi; Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland; Alfred Nobel; Moscone–Milk assassinations; Rachel Brooks Gleason; Ada Lovelace; Phillip Hughes
Included: Council of Clermont (8th appearance, last in 2010; rescued from Ineligible); Great storm of 1703 (5th appearance, last in 2017); Care International (first appearance); HD 209458 b (9th appearance, last in 2018; 20th anniversary); Increase Sumner (first appearance; 275th birthday); Jean Albert Gaudry (2nd appearance, last in 2018); Gary Speed (first appearance; 10th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 19:21, 28 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]