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Festivus

Moved from WP:ERRORS [1] Zzyzx11 (talk) 06:14, 12 December 2009 (UTC)

Really? . . . Seriously? . . . Truly? --Nricardo (talk) 02:54, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

You have got to be kidding. 17:15, 23 December 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.163.90.174 (talk)

So... what do you want us to do? Remove it, or perhaps you are enjoying the kidding? --BorgQueen (talk) 17:45, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

Well, we certainly don't think fictional holidays have a place the Main Page. Maybe we can save this stuff for April 1. --Nricardo (talk) 22:12, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

I agree with you. I don't think fictional holidays should be on the main page either. Mfield (talk) 22:25, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

Perhaps there should be a "April Fools day cancelled" note on April 1. Other than this, made-up stuff shouldn't end on the front page. Otherwise we have a case for putting for example fictional historical events in the same box. --Vuo (talk) 23:19, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

2011 notes

• New observances: Festivus (actually this was here as late as 2007, but was removed)—temporarily was included but moved to Ineligible for maintenance reasons
• Moved to Ineligible: Tokyo Tower
• Swapped out: A Visit from St. Nicholas, Vincent van Gogh, kidney transplantation, Ian Craig, History of Slovenia
• Swapped in: War in the Vendée (first appearance), Battle of Magdhaba (first appearance), coelacanth (first appearance), Rutan Voyager (4th appearance, last in 2009), 2008 Guinean coup d'état (first appearance)
• Left in: Byzantine–Arab Wars (780–1180) (3rd consecutive appearance, 3 total)
• Total: 6 items appearing due to a long TFA blurb

--howcheng {chat} 18:42, 23 December 2011 (UTC)

2012 notes

• Omitted: Byzantine–Arab Wars (780–1180); War in the Vendée; Battle of Magdhaba; Coelacanth; Rutan Voyager; 2008 Guinean coup d'état
• Included: Vincent van Gogh (7th appearance, last in 2010); Ian Craig (2nd appearance, last in 2010); Tokyo Tower (first appearance; rescued from Ineligible); Immaculate Reception (3rd appearance, last in 2005; 40th anniversary); History of Slovenia (5th appearance, last in 2010)
• And Festivus is back: Let the airing of grievances begin!

—howcheng {chat} 00:46, 22 December 2012 (UTC)

2013 notes

• Omitted: Ian Craig; Tokyo Tower; Immaculate Reception; History of Slovenia
• Included: War in the Vendée (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Federal Reserve Act (first appearance; 100th anniversary); Coelacanth (2nd appearance, last in 2011; 75th anniversary); Kidney transplantation (2nd appearance, last in 2010)
• Repeats: Vincent van Gogh (2nd consecutive appearance, 8 total; 125th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 07:04, 22 December 2013 (UTC)

2014 notes

• Omitted: War in the Vendée; Vincent van Gogh; Federal Reserve Act; Coelacanth; Kidney transplantation
• Included: A Visit from St. Nicholas (8th appearance, last in 2010); Constantinople Conference (first appearance); Battle of Magdhaba (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Tokyo Tower (2nd appearance, last in 2012); 2010–11 Queensland floods (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 07:45, 21 December 2014 (UTC)

2015 notes

• Omitted: Constantinople Conference; Battle of Magdhaba; Tokyo Tower; 2010–11 Queensland floods
• Included: Night of the Radishes (first appearance); Byzantine–Arab wars (780–1180) (4th appearance, last in 2011); Vincent van Gogh (9th appearance, last in 2013); Ian Craig (3rd appearance, last in 2012); History of Slovenia (6th appearance, last in 2012)
• Repeats: A Visit from St. Nicholas (2nd consecutive appearance, 9 total)

—howcheng {chat} 08:15, 21 December 2015 (UTC)

2016 notes

• Moved to Ineligible: Federal Reserve Act (maintenance); Immaculate Reception (maintenance)
• Omitted: Byzantine–Arab wars (780–1180); A Visit from St. Nicholas; Vincent van Gogh; Ian Craig; History of Slovenia
• Included: Yohl Ik'nal (first appearance); War in the Vendée (2nd appearance, last in 2013); Battle of Magdhaba (3rd appearance, last in 2014; 100th anniversary); Coelacanth (3rd appearance, last in 2013); Rutan Voyager (4th appearance, last in 2011; 30th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 08:40, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

2017 notes

• Deleted: Constantinople Conference (moved to January 20)
• Moved to Ineligible: A Visit from St. Nicholas (maintenance); Kidney transplantation (maintenance)
• Omitted: Yohl Ik'nal; Battle of Magdhaba; Coelacanth; Rutan Voyager (ineligible—maintenance)
• Included: Vincent van Gogh (10th appearance, last in 2015); Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919 (first appearance); Ian Craig (4th appearance, last in 2015; 60th anniversary); 2010–11 Queensland floods (2nd appearance, last in 2014); Pamheiba (first appearance); Jean-François Champollion (2nd appearance, last in 2015; normally appears on September 27); P. V. Narasimha Rao (first appearance)
• Repeats: War in the Vendée (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total)

—howcheng {chat} 19:38, 23 December 2017 (UTC)

2018 notes

• New articles (unused): George Washington's resignation as commander-in-chief; Anna J. Harrison
• Omitted: Vincent van Gogh; Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919; Ian Craig; 2010–11 Queensland floods; Pamheiba; Jean-François Champollion; P. V. Narasimha Rao
• Included: Constantinople Conference (3rd appearance, last in 2017; was moved to January 20, but I failed to see the note above); Coelacanth (4th appearance, last in 2016; 80th anniversary); Tokyo Tower (3rd appearance, last in 2014; 60th anniversary); 2008 Guinean coup d'état (2nd appearance, last in 2014; 10th anniversary); Carl Gustaf Wrangel (first appearance); Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol (first appearance); Quentin Bryce (first appearance)
• Repeats: War in the Vendée (3rd consecutive appearance, 5 total; 225th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 04:13, 24 December 2018 (UTC)

2019 notes

• New articles (ineligible): Arthur Gilligan (TFA for 2019)
• New articles (unused): Joseph Smith
• Omitted: The Emperor's Birthday (deleted—moved to February 23); War in the Vendée; Constantinople Conference (ineligible—appears elsewhere); Coelacanth; Tokyo Tower (ineligible—maintenance); 2008 Guinean coup d'état; Carl Gustaf Wrangel; Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol; Quentin Bryce
• Included: Yohl Ikʼnal (2nd appearance, last in 2016); George Washington's resignation as commander-in-chief (first appearance); Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919 (2nd appearance, last in 2017; 100th anniversary); Aeroflot Flight 3519 (first appearance); Francis Tresham (first appearance); Madam C. J. Walker (first appearance); Carla Bruni (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 17:00, 24 December 2019 (UTC)

2020 notes

• Deleted: 2010–11 Queensland floods (significance of date unclear)
• Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Arthur Gilligan
• New articles (unused): Gharib Nawaz (Manipur)
• Omitted: Yohl Ikʼnal; George Washington's resignation as commander-in-chief; Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919; Aeroflot Flight 3519; Francis Tresham; Madam C. J. Walker; Carla Bruni
• Included: Emma (novel) (first appearance); Vincent van Gogh (13th appearance, last in 2020; also appeared on July 29, his death anniversary); Battle of Magdhaba (4th appearance, last in 2016); Ian Craig (5th appearance, last in 2017); 1990 Slovenian independence referendum (first appearance; 30th anniversary); Joseph Smith (9th appearance, last in 2015; previously appeared on January 15); Constance Naden (2nd appearance, last in 2019; also appeared on January 24, her birthday); Joan Lindsay (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 04:34, 25 December 2020 (UTC)

2021 notes

• Moved to Ineligible: George Washington's resignation as commander-in-chief (POTD for 2021)
• Omitted: Emma (novel); Vincent van Gogh; Battle of Magdhaba; Ian Craig; 1990 Slovenian independence referendum; Joseph Smith; Arthur Gilligan; Joan Lindsay
• Included: Yohl Ikʼnal (3rd appearance, last in 2019); War in the Vendée (6th appearance, last in 2018); Coelacanth (5th appearance, last in 2018); Aeroflot Flight 3519 (2nd appearance, last in 2019); 2008 Guinean coup d'état (3rd appearance, last in 2018); Dost Mohammad Khan (first appearance); Edward Blyth (first appearance); Chryssa (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 09:01, 24 December 2021 (UTC)

2022 notes

• Rescued from Ineligible: George Washington's resignation as commander-in-chief; Tokyo Tower
• Omitted: Yohl Ikʼnal; War in the Vendée; coelacanth; Aeroflot Flight 3519; 2008 Guinean coup d'état
• Included: George Washington's resignation as commander-in-chief (pictured, 2nd appearance, last in 2019); Emma (novel) (2nd appearance, last in 2020); Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919 (3rd appearance, last in 2019; Tokyo Tower (4th appearance, last in 2018);

– Zeete (talk) 22:04, 23 December 2022 (UTC)