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<center><big>'''These are the candidates for <u>Translation of the week.</u>'''</big></center>
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* You may [[Translation of the week/Removed|remove a candidate]] from the list, if it has
** more opposing votes than supporting ones after two weeks, <u>or</u>
** no vote other than the nominator after two weeks, <u>or</u>
** an equal number of opposing votes and supporting votes after one month, <u>or</u>
** more of 1/3 oppose votes after two months.
* Valid vote = ''Support'' - ''Oppose''. Otherwise you may simply abstain from the vote, or you may add a comment under a heading ''Comments''.
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* include '''pronunciations''' for terms left untranslated, such as proper names and foreign terms, for the sake of languages that will want to transliterate them.
* copy all relevant graphics to [[Commons:|<font color="#888888">Commons</font>]] and give the link to the resources</div>
 
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== Two-thirds majority in favour ==
Sorted by net support (number of support votes minus number of oppose votes).
 
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'''64''' ''(4-0)''
 
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'''54''' ''(5-1)''
 
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'''43''' ''(3-0)''
=== [[:en:Petites Heures of Jean de France, Duc de Berry]] ===
 
{{TOTW-candidate
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|Language=en
'''3'''
|Title=Petites Heures of Jean de France, Duc de Berry
 
|Stub_or_first_paragraph=The Petites Heures of Jean de France, Duc de Berry is an illuminated book of hours commissioned by John, Duke of Berry between 1375 and 1385–90. It is known for its ornate miniature leaves and border decorations.
=== [[:en:Merchants of Doubt]] ===
|Votes_support=3
'''{{TOWCandidates|Support = 3|Oppose = 0}}'''
|Support=
A 2010 book by the American [[w:History of science|science historians]] [[w:Naomi Oreskes|Naomi Oreskes]] and [[w:Erik M. Conway|Erik M. Conway]]. It identifies parallels between the [[w:climate change debate|climate change debate]] and earlier controversies over [[w:tobacco smoking|tobacco smoking]], [[w:acid rain|acid rain]] and the [[w:ozone hole|hole in the ozone layer]]. Oreskes and Conway write that in each case "keeping the controversy alive" by spreading doubt and confusion after a scientific consensus had been reached, was the basic strategy of those opposing action. In particular, they say that [[w:Fred Seitz|Fred Seitz]], [[w:Fred Singer|Fred Singer]], and a few other [[w:contrarian|contrarian]] scientists joined forces with conservative [[w:think tank|think tank]]s and private corporations to challenge the [[w:scientific consensus|scientific consensus]] on many contemporary issues.
# --[[User:Shizhao|Shizhao]] ([[User talk:Shizhao|talk]]) 02:46, 30 June 2025 (UTC)
 
# [[User:Mickey83|Mickey83]] ([[User talk:Mickey83|talk]]) 10:16, 7 July 2025 (UTC)
'''Support'''
#A good article which has no other language editions. Also the article is very interesting.--[[User:RekishiEJLvova|RekishiEJLvova]] ([[User talk:RekishiEJLvova|talk]]) 0611:4308, 1620 OctoberJuly 20122025 (UTC)
|Last_support=20 July 2025
#--[[User:Shizhao|Shizhao]] ([[User talk:Shizhao|talk]]) 09:27, 25 October 2012 (UTC)
|Votes_oppose=0
#--[[User:Gce|Gce]] ([[User talk:Gce|talk]]) 15:39, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
'''|Oppose'''=
|Comment=
 
}}
'''Comment'''
 
=== [[:en:Singapore strategy]] ===
'''{{TOWCandidates|Support = 4|Oppose = 1}}'''
A naval defence policy of the [[w:British Empire|British Empire]] that evolved in a series of [[w:Military operation plan|war plan]]s from 1919 to 1941. It aimed to deter aggression by the [[w:Empire of Japan|Empire of Japan]] by basing a fleet of the[[w:Royal Navy|Royal Navy]] in the [[w:Far East|Far East]], able to intercept and defeat a Japanese force heading south towards India or Australia. To be effective it required a well-equipped base; [[w:Singapore|Singapore]], at the eastern end of the [[w:Strait of Malacca|Strait of Malacca]], was chosen as the most suitable ___location in 1919; work continued on a naval base and its defences over the next two decades.
 
'''Support'''
#A featured and somewhat important article which only has four language editions. Also for some Wikipedias just translating the lead is sufficient, though the article is kind of long.--[[User:RekishiEJ|RekishiEJ]] ([[User talk:RekishiEJ|talk]]) 14:59, 18 November 2012 (UTC)
#--[[User:Shizhao|Shizhao]] ([[User talk:Shizhao|talk]]) 00:56, 19 November 2012 (UTC)
#Despite length an important article --[[User:Bazsola|Bazsola]] ([[User talk:Bazsola|talk]]) 05:11, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
#--[[User:Tn4196|Tn4196]] ([[User talk:Tn4196|talk]]) 13:33, 18 February 2013 (UTC)
 
'''Oppose'''
#TOO long! --[[User:Gce|Gce]] ([[User talk:Gce|talk]]) 00:52, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
 
'''Comment'''
* The length could be a problem, but the summary on its own is also worth to be translated. [[User:Bazsola|Bazsola]] ([[User talk:Bazsola|talk]]) 05:11, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
 
=== [[:en:Agriculture in Thailand]] ===
'''{{TOWCandidates|Support = 4|Oppose = 1}}'''
Important topic, not covered by many Wikipedias.
 
'''Support'''
# [[User:Ranan|Ranan]] ([[User talk:Ranan|talk]]) 16:41, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
#--[[User:Shizhao|Shizhao]] ([[User talk:Shizhao|talk]]) 11:16, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
#--[[User:Gce|Gce]] ([[User talk:Gce|talk]]) 20:35, 28 October 2012 (UTC)
#--[[User:Tn4196|Tn4196]] ([[User talk:Tn4196|talk]]) 08:16, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
 
'''Oppose'''
# [[User:Gotanda|Gotanda]] ([[User talk:Gotanda|talk]]) 13:01, 1 September 2012 (UTC)
 
'''Comment'''
 
=== [[:en:City Palace, Jaipur]] ===
'''{{TOWCandidates|Support = 4|Oppose = 1}}'''
City Palace, Jaipur, which includes the Chandra Mahal and Mubarak Mahal palaces and other buildings, is a palace complex in [[:w:Jaipur|Jaipur]], the capital of the [[:w:Rajasthan|Rajasthan]] state, India. It was the seat of the Maharaja of Jaipur, the head of the [[:w:Kachwaha|Kachwaha]] [[:w:Rajput|Rajput]] clan.
 
'''Support'''
#[[User:Tomer T|Tomer T]] ([[User talk:Tomer T|talk]]) 10:23, 23 October 2012 (UTC)
#--[[User:Shizhao|Shizhao]] ([[User talk:Shizhao|talk]]) 09:28, 25 October 2012 (UTC)
#--[[User:Bazsola|Bazsola]] ([[User talk:Bazsola|talk]]) 18:08, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
#--[[User:Tn4196|Tn4196]] ([[User talk:Tn4196|talk]]) 16:23, 7 February 2013 (UTC)
 
'''Oppose'''
#A bit longer --[[User:Gce|Gce]] ([[User talk:Gce|talk]]) 00:54, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
 
'''Comment'''
 
=== [[:en:Lumpers and splitters]] ===
'''{{TOWCandidates|Support = 5|Oppose = 2}}'''
A common academic dispute.
 
'''Support'''
#--[[User:Luuva|Luuva]] 18:43, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
#:<del>--[[User:Shizhao|Shizhao]] 12:23, 8 June 2010 (UTC)</del>
# [[User:Torne|Torne]] 19:49, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
#--[[User:Barcelona|Barcelona]] 20:52, 6 February 2011 (UTC)
#--[[User:Gce|Gce]] ([[User talk:Gce|talk]]) 18:02, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
#--[[User:RekishiEJ|RekishiEJ]] ([[User talk:RekishiEJ|talk]]) 12:49, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
 
'''Oppose'''
#--[[User:Gotanda|Gotanda]] 13:33, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
#[citation needed]--[[User:Shizhao|Shizhao]] ([[User talk:Shizhao|talk]]) 09:32, 25 October 2012 (UTC)
 
'''Comment'''
 
===[[:fr:Haggis sauvage]]/[[:en:Wild haggis]]/[[:sco:Wild haggis]]===
'''{{TOWCandidates|Support = 3|Oppose = 0}}'''
Fictional creature said to be native to the Scottish Highlands. The article was candidate TOTW in 2006.
 
'''Support'''
#--[[User:Gce|Gce]] ([[User talk:Gce|talk]]) 22:36, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
#--[[User:Shizhao|Shizhao]] ([[User talk:Shizhao|talk]]) 02:59, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
# [[User:Lvova|Lvova]] ([[User talk:Lvova|talk]]) 21:06, 25 February 2013 (UTC)
 
'''Oppose'''
 
'''Comment'''
 
=== [[:en:Busójárás]]/[[:hu:Busójárás]] ===
'''{{TOWCandidates|Support = 4|Oppose = 1}}'''
'''''Busójárás''''' is an annual celebration of the Šokci (Croats) living in the town of Mohács, Hungary, held at the end of the Carnival season ("Farsang"), ending the day before Ash Wednesday. These traditional festivities have been inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of the UNESCO in 2009.
It has only seven language editions.
 
'''Support'''
#--[[User:Bazsola|Bazsola]] ([[User talk:Bazsola|talk]]) 20:40, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
# A bit localistic, it has seven edition, but the argument is interessant at global level and it has the right lenght to became a TOTW. --[[User:Gce|Gce]] ([[User talk:Gce|talk]]) 15:37, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
#--[[User:Timar Gabor|Timar Gabor]] ([[User talk:Timar Gabor|talk]]) 21:55, 10 February 2013 (UTC)
# [[User:Lvova|Lvova]] ([[User talk:Lvova|talk]]) 21:09, 25 February 2013 (UTC)
 
'''Oppose'''
#--[[User:Shizhao|Shizhao]] ([[User talk:Shizhao|talk]]) 01:23, 21 January 2013 (UTC)
 
'''Comment'''
 
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'''23''' ''(4-1)''
=== [[:en:Kheshig]]/[[:ru:Кэшик]] ===
'''{{TOWCandidates|Support = 3|Oppose = 1}}'''
'''''Kheshig''''' were the Gengis Khan's imperial guard, so a historically very important emperor's guard. The voice is covered only in 2 big Wikipedias: Russian and English.
 
===[[:en:Consolations (Liszt)]]===
'''Support'''
{{TOTW-candidate
#--[[User:Tn4196|Tn4196]] ([[User talk:Tn4196|talk]]) 16:23, 7 February 2013 (UTC)
|Language=en
#--[[User:Gce|Gce]] ([[User talk:Gce|talk]]) 22:30, 11 February 2013 (UTC)
|Title=Consolations (Liszt)
# [[User:Lvova|Lvova]] ([[User talk:Lvova|talk]]) 21:17, 25 February 2013 (UTC)
|Stub_or_first_paragraph=The Consolations, S. 171a/172 (German: Tröstungen) are a set of six solo piano works by Franz Liszt. The compositions take the musical style of nocturnes with each having its own distinctive style.
|Votes_support=4
|Support=
# --[[User:Shizhao|Shizhao]] ([[User talk:Shizhao|talk]]) 03:38, 26 August 2024 (UTC)
# --[[User:Brunnaiz|Brunnaiz]] ([[User talk:Brunnaiz|talk]]) 23:48, 26 August 2024 (UTC)
# [[User:Lvova|Lvova]] ([[User talk:Lvova|talk]]) 07:58, 15 September 2024 (UTC)
#[[User:Gce|Gce]] ([[User talk:Gce|talk]]) 12:51, 5 October 2024 (UTC)
|Last_support=5 October 2024
|Votes_oppose=1
|Oppose=
#[[User:Estrellato|Estrellato]] ([[User talk:Estrellato|talk]]) 22:08, 12 September 2024 (UTC) A bit on the long side, and way too many sources to expect people to bother with this.
|Comment=
}}
 
'''Oppose'''
#cleanup tag--[[User:Shizhao|Shizhao]] ([[User talk:Shizhao|talk]]) 14:01, 16 February 2013 (UTC)
 
=== [[:en:Pacific Scandal]] ===
'''Comment'''
{{TOTW-candidate
 
|Language=en
===[[:zh:李佳军]]/[[:en:Li Jiajun]]===
|Title=Pacific Scandal
'''{{TOWCandidates|Support = 3|Oppose = 1}}'''
|Stub_or_first_paragraph=The Pacific Scandal was a political scandal in Canada involving large sums of money paid by private interests to the Conservative party to cover election expenses in the 1872 Canadian federal election in order to influence the bidding for a national rail contract. As part of British Columbia's 1871 agreement to join the Canadian Confederation, the federal government had agreed to build a transcontinental railway linking the seaboard of British Columbia to the eastern provinces.
Chinese short track speed skater who has won 5 Olympic medals - two silver and three bronze. The article was candidate TOTW in 2006.
|Votes_support=4
 
'''|Support'''=
#Important scandal that led to the resignation of Canada's first prime minister {{w|John A. Macdonald}}. --[[User:GceSahaib|GceSahaib]] ([[User talk:GceSahaib|talk]]) 2216:2703, 317 JanuaryMarch 20132025 (UTC)
# --[[User:Tn4196Estrellato|Tn4196Estrellato]] ([[User talk:Tn4196Estrellato|talk]]) 1603:2304, 715 FebruaryMarch 20132025 (UTC)
# [[User:Lvova|Lvova]] ([[User talk:Lvova|talk]]) 21:1156, 254 FebruaryApril 20132025 (UTC)
#[[User:Gce|Gce]] ([[User talk:Gce|talk]]) 17:59, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
 
|Last_support=27 April 2025
'''Oppose'''
|Votes_oppose=1
#BLP sources--[[User:Shizhao|Shizhao]] ([[User talk:Shizhao|talk]]) 02:55, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
|Oppose=
 
# I would really like to favor this candidate, but there's still some information missing references to back it and make it verifiable. --[[User:Brunnaiz|Brunnaiz]] ([[User talk:Brunnaiz|talk]]) 00:19, 21 April 2025 (UTC)
'''Comment'''
|Comment=
 
}}
=== [[:en:Prize (law)]] ===
'''{{TOWCandidates|Support = 3|Oppose = 1}}'''
A term used in [[w:admiralty law|admiralty law]] to refer to [[w:equipment|equipment]], [[w:vehicle|vehicle]]s, [[w:Marine vessel|vessel]]s, and [[w:cargo|cargo]] captured during armed conflict. The most common use of prize in this sense is the capture of an enemy [[w:ship|ship]] and its cargo as a [[w:prize of war|prize of war]]. In the past, it was common that the capturing force would be allotted a share of the [[w:Prize money|worth]] of the captured prize. Nations often granted[[w:letters of marque|letters of marque]] which would entitle private parties to capture enemy [[w:property|property]], usually ships. Once the ship was secured on friendly territory, it would be made the subject of a prize case, an [[w:in rem|in rem]]proceeding in which the court determined the status of the condemned property and the manner in which it was to be disposed of.
 
'''Support'''
#Only has four language editions.--[[User:RekishiEJ|RekishiEJ]] 10:23, 22 December 2010 (UTC)
#--[[User:Shizhao|Shizhao]] 09:34, 28 December 2010 (UTC)
#--[[User:Gce|Gce]] ([[User talk:Gce|talk]]) 18:02, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
 
'''Oppose'''
# [[User:Gotanda|Gotanda]] ([[User talk:Gotanda|talk]]) 12:58, 1 September 2012 (UTC)
 
'''Comment'''
#An interesting topic but it's difficult to be translated as it's backed by history <s>and it's long</s>.--[[User:Lakokat|Lakokat]] 14:12, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
::Well, maybe not as long.--[[User:Lakokat|Lakokat]] 14:13, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
 
=== [[:en:Education in Cuba]]/[[:es:Educación en Cuba]] ===
'''{{TOWCandidates|Support = 3|Oppose = 1}}'''
Though Cuba is not an affluent country, its education is undoubtedly better than that of the U.S.A.
 
'''Support'''
#Only has two language editions.--[[User:RekishiEJ|RekishiEJ]] ([[User talk:RekishiEJ|talk]]) 15:02, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
#[[User:Rogidomain|Rogidomain]] ([[User talk:Rogidomain|talk]]) 01:10, 30 August 2012 (UTC)
#About the fact that it's better of the US education it's only a supposition of the proposer; in every case the voice deserves to be a TOTW. --[[User:Gce|Gce]] ([[User talk:Gce|talk]]) 20:32, 28 October 2012 (UTC)
 
'''Oppose'''
#[citation needed]--[[User:Shizhao|Shizhao]] ([[User talk:Shizhao|talk]]) 16:29, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
 
'''Comment'''
 
===[[:en:Capital punishment in South Korea]]===
'''{{TOWCandidates|Support = 3|Oppose = 1}}'''
How the death penalty is used in South Korea; there are only five edition of this voice (and the English version is the only in an indo-european language).
 
'''Support'''
#--[[User:Gce|Gce]] ([[User talk:Gce|talk]]) 22:53, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
#--[[User:Bazsola|Bazsola]] ([[User talk:Bazsola|talk]]) 18:08, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
#--[[User:Shizhao|Shizhao]] ([[User talk:Shizhao|talk]]) 01:12, 28 January 2013 (UTC)
 
'''Oppose'''
# Localistic --[[User:Tn4196|Tn4196]] ([[User talk:Tn4196|talk]]) 14:57, 14 February 2013 (UTC)
 
'''Comment'''
 
=== [[:en:Algonquin Round Table]] ===
'''{{TOWCandidates|Support = 3|Oppose = 1}}'''
An interesting and quite important article.
 
'''Support'''
# [[User:Tomer T|Tomer T]] ([[User talk:Tomer T|talk]]) 10:46, 10 October 2012 (UTC)
#Only has two langauge editions. Also the English edition is a GA.--[[User:RekishiEJ|RekishiEJ]] ([[User talk:RekishiEJ|talk]]) 15:34, 10 October 2012 (UTC)
#--[[User:Tn4196|Tn4196]] ([[User talk:Tn4196|talk]]) 14:35, 28 January 2013 (UTC)
 
'''Oppose'''
#Too long --[[User:Gce|Gce]] ([[User talk:Gce|talk]]) 15:45, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
 
'''Comment'''
 
=== [[:en:Off-by-one error]] ===
'''{{TOWCandidates|Support = 2|Oppose = 0}}'''
Interessant and useful topic, medium length and only from 6 Wikis covered.
 
'''Support'''
#--[[User:Tn4196|Tn4196]] ([[User talk:Tn4196|talk]]) 14:35, 28 February 2013 (UTC)
#--[[User:Gce|Gce]] ([[User talk:Gce|talk]]) 13:18, 11 March 2013 (UTC)
 
'''Oppose'''
 
'''Comment'''
 
=== [[:en:Plant rights]] ===
'''{{TOWCandidates|Support = 2|Oppose = 0}}'''
'''Plant rights''' are [[w:rights|rights]] to which [[w:plant|plant]]s may be entitled. Such issues are often raised in connection with discussions about [[w:animal rights|animal rights]] or [[w:Biocentrism (ethics)|biocentrism]].
 
'''Support'''
#A somewhat important and interesting article which only has one language edition.--[[User:RekishiEJ|RekishiEJ]] ([[User talk:RekishiEJ|talk]]) 13:05, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
#--[[User:Gce|Gce]] ([[User talk:Gce|talk]]) 13:27, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
 
'''Oppose'''
 
'''Comment'''
 
=== [[:en:Uncle Tom]] ===
'''{{TOWCandidates|Support = 2|Oppose = 1}}'''
The title character of [[w:Harriet Beecher Stowe|Harriet Beecher Stowe]]'s 1852 novel, ''[[w:Uncle Tom's Cabin|Uncle Tom's Cabin]]''.
 
The phrase "Uncle Tom" has also become an epithet for a person who is slavish and excessively subservient to perceived authority figures, particularly a [[w:black people|black person]] who behaves in a subservient manner to [[w:white people|white people]]; or any person perceived to be a participant in the oppression of their own group. The negative epithet is the result of later works derived from the original novel.
 
'''Support'''
#Only has eight language editions.--[[User:RekishiEJ|RekishiEJ]] ([[User talk:RekishiEJ|talk]]) 13:05, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
#--[[User:Gce|Gce]] ([[User talk:Gce|talk]]) 13:31, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
 
'''Oppose'''
#Low-importance--[[User:Shizhao|Shizhao]] ([[User talk:Shizhao|talk]]) 00:54, 25 March 2013 (UTC)
 
'''Comment'''
 
===[[:en:Central Cross-Island Highway]]/[[:zh:中橫公路]]===
'''{{TOWCandidates|Support = 3|Oppose = 0}}'''
One of three highway systems that connect the west coast with the east of Taiwan. The article is present only in English and Chinese and was candidate TOTW in 2006.
 
'''Support'''
#--[[User:Gce|Gce]] ([[User talk:Gce|talk]]) 13:45, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
#Weak support. It would be much better if the English edition contains more details.--[[User:RekishiEJ|RekishiEJ]] ([[User talk:RekishiEJ|talk]]) 16:33, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
#--[[User:Shizhao|Shizhao]] ([[User talk:Shizhao|talk]]) 00:55, 25 March 2013 (UTC)
 
'''Oppose'''
 
'''Comment'''
 
===[[:en:Students for a Free Tibet]]===
'''{{TOWCandidates|Support = 2|Oppose = 1}}'''
A global grassroots network of students and activists working in solidarity with the Tibetan people for human rights and freedom. The article is present only in English, Chinese, French and Dutch and was candidate TOTW in 2006.
 
'''Support'''
#--[[User:Gce|Gce]] ([[User talk:Gce|talk]]) 13:45, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
#--[[User:RekishiEJ|RekishiEJ]] ([[User talk:RekishiEJ|talk]]) 16:33, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
 
'''Oppose'''
#Low-importance --[[User:Shizhao|Shizhao]] ([[User talk:Shizhao|talk]]) 00:56, 25 March 2013 (UTC)
 
'''Comment'''
 
===[[:en:Chunyun]]/[[:zh:春运]]===
'''{{TOWCandidates|Support = 2|Oppose = 0}}'''
A period of travel in China with extremely high traffic load around the time of the Chinese New Year. The article is present only in English and Chinese and was cadidate TOTW in 2006.
 
'''Support'''
#--[[User:Gce|Gce]] ([[User talk:Gce|talk]]) 13:45, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
#A crucial topic when talking about PRC.--[[User:RekishiEJ|RekishiEJ]] ([[User talk:RekishiEJ|talk]]) 16:33, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
 
'''Oppose'''
 
'''Comment'''
 
===[[:en:Coupled cluster]]===
'''{{TOWCandidates|Support = 2|Oppose = 0}}'''
A numerical technique used for describing many-body systems. The article is present only in English, French, Italian, Japanese and Chinese and was cadidate TOTW in 2006.
 
'''Support'''
#--[[User:Gce|Gce]] ([[User talk:Gce|talk]]) 13:45, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
#Though highly technical, there are many Wikipedians expert in natural sciences.--[[User:RekishiEJ|RekishiEJ]] ([[User talk:RekishiEJ|talk]]) 16:33, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
 
'''Oppose'''
 
'''Comment'''
 
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'''13''' ''(5-2)''
 
=== [[:en:ABlack Key to Uncle Tom's CabinDiaries]] ===
{{TOTW-candidate
'''{{TOWCandidates|Support = 1|Oppose = 0}}'''
|Language=en
A book by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. It was published to document the veracity of the depiction of slavery in Stowe's anti-slavery novel ''Uncle Tom's Cabin'' (1852). First published in 1853 by Jewett, Proctor & Worthington, the book also provides insights into Stowe's own views on [[w:slavery|slavery]].
|Title=Black Diaries
|Stub_or_first_paragraph=The Black Diaries are diaries purported to have been written by the Irish revolutionary Roger Casement, which contained accounts of homosexual liaisons with young men. They cover the years 1903, 1910 and 1911 (two) and were handed in to Scotland Yard after his capture in April 1916.
|Votes_support=5
|Support=
#Mid-importance Crime and Criminal Biography created in 2012, in no other languages. --[[User:Sahaib|Sahaib]] ([[User talk:Sahaib|talk]]) 12:59, 15 September 2024 (UTC)
#[[User:Estrellato|Estrellato]] ([[User talk:Estrellato|talk]]) 22:12, 16 September 2024 (UTC)
#I support this, but I do think the last paragraph should be either sourced or deleted. --[[User:Brunnaiz|Brunnaiz]] ([[User talk:Brunnaiz|talk]]) 14:15, 22 September 2024 (UTC)
#I am a bit worried about how large the details section is but other than that it seems good.-[[User:FusionSub|FusionSub]] ([[User_talk:FusionSub|talk]]) 17:15, 27 September 2024 (UTC)
#[[User:RucolaSpacecat|RucolaSpacecat]] ([[User_talk:RucolaSpacecat|talk]]) 20:30, 4 November 2024 (UTC)
|Last_support=4 November 2024
|Votes_oppose=2
|Oppose=
#[[User:Gce|Gce]] ([[User talk:Gce|talk]]) 10:13, 5 October 2024 (UTC)
#--[[User:Holapaco77|Holapaco77]] ([[User talk:Holapaco77|talk]]) 21:32, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
|Comment={{Reply|Brunnaiz}} done. [[User:Sahaib|Sahaib]] ([[User talk:Sahaib|talk]]) 18:26, 23 September 2024 (UTC)
}}
 
=== [[:en:Censorship in the Czech Republic]] ===
'''Support'''
<small>''([[:cs:Cenzura v Česku]])''</small>
#A somewhat important article which only has two language editions.--[[User:RekishiEJ|RekishiEJ]] ([[User talk:RekishiEJ|talk]]) 13:05, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
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|Language=en
'''Oppose'''
|Title=Censorship in the Czech Republic
 
|Stub_or_first_paragraph=Censorship in the Czech Republic had been highly active until 17 November 1989 and the fall of Communism in the former Czechoslovakia. Czech Republic was ranked as the 13th most free country in the World Press Freedom Index in 2014.
'''Comment'''
|Votes_support=5
 
|Support=
=== [[:en:The Clansman]] ===
# --[[User:Gce|Gce]] ([[User talk:Gce|talk]]) 19:31, 19 October 2024 (UTC)
'''{{TOWCandidates|Support = 1|Oppose = 0}}'''
#--[[User:Shizhao|Shizhao]] ([[User talk:Shizhao|talk]]) 02:41, 21 October 2024 (UTC)
A novel published in 1905. It was the second work in the [[w:Ku Klux Klan|Ku Klux Klan]] trilogy by Thomas F. Dixon, Jr. that included ''[[w:The Leopard's Spots|The Leopard's Spots]]'' and ''The Traitor''. It was influential in providing the ideology that helped support the revival of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). The novel was immediately adapted by its author as a play entitled ''The Clansman'' (1905) and by D. W. Griffith as the groundbreaking 1915 [[w:silent movie|silent movie]] ''The Birth of a Nation''.
# An Interesting read, long but not too long.-[[User:FusionSub|FusionSub]] ([[User_talk:FusionSub|talk]]) 10:48, 21 October 2024 (UTC)
 
# --[[User:Brunnaiz|Brunnaiz]] ([[User talk:Brunnaiz|talk]]) 15:39, 27 October 2024 (UTC)
'''Support'''
# [[User:Estrellato|Estrellato]] ([[User talk:Estrellato|talk]]) 11:14, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
#The article is important since this novel was adapted to a highly notable silent movie - ''The Birth of a Nation''. Also the article has no other language editions.--[[User:RekishiEJ|RekishiEJ]] ([[User talk:RekishiEJ|talk]]) 13:05, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
|Last_support=3 December 2024
 
|Votes_oppose=2
'''Oppose'''
|Oppose=
 
# [[User:Lvova|Lvova]] ([[User talk:Lvova|talk]]) 17:25, 17 November 2024 (UTC)
'''Comment'''
#--[[User:Holapaco77|Holapaco77]] ([[User talk:Holapaco77|talk]]) 21:38, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
 
|Comment=
=== [[:en:Advanced Format]] ===
}}
'''{{TOWCandidates|Support = 1|Oppose = 0}}'''
A generic term pertaining to any sector format used to store data on the magnetic disks in [[w:hard disk drive|hard disk drive]]s that exceeds 512 to 520 bytes per [[w:Disk sector|sector]]. Advanced Format is also considered a milestone technology in the history of hard-drive storage, where data has been processed in 512-byte increments since the inception of the hard-disk drive in 1956. Changing the sector format convention to larger data sectors, such as the 4,096-byte structure used in the first generation of Advanced Format technologies, uses the storage surface area more efficiently for large files but less efficiently for smaller files, while enabling the integration of stronger [[w:Error detection and correction|error correction]] algorithms to maintain data integrity at higher storage densities.
 
'''Support'''
#A highly important article which only has four language editions.--[[User:RekishiEJ|RekishiEJ]] ([[User talk:RekishiEJ|talk]]) 13:05, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
 
'''Oppose'''
 
'''Comment'''
<!--NOTE:DO NOT ADD NEW CANDIDATES IF THERE ARE ALREADY MORE THAN 200. -->
 
== Between 50% and 2/3 support ==
Ordered by net support.
 
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'''32''' ''(2-0)''
 
=== [[:it:Ttongsul]] ===
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<small>''([[:ja:トンスル]])''</small>
'''2'''
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=== [[:en:Aceh War]]/[[:nl:Atjeh-oorlog]] ===
|Language=it
'''{{TOWCandidates|Support = 4|Oppose = 2}}'''
|Title=Ttongsul
An armed military conflict between the [[w:Sultanate of Aceh|Sultanate of Aceh]] and the [[w:Netherlands|Netherlands]] which was triggered by discussions between representatives of Aceh and the U.S. in [[w:Singapore|Singapore]] during early 1873. The war was part of a series of conflicts in the late 19th century that consolidated Dutch rule over modern-day [[w:Indonesia|Indonesia]], concurrent with the [[w:Dutch intervention in Bali (1906)|1906]] and the [[w:Dutch intervention in Bali (1908)|1908]] interventions in [[w:Bali|Bali]].
|Stub_or_first_paragraph=Il ttongsul (똥술), o vino di feci, è una tradizionale preparazione medicinale coreana con gradazione alcolica al 9% a base di feci, solitamente umane e preferibilmente di bambino. Nato probabilmente traendo spunto dalla medicina tradizionale cinese, nelle credenze popolari il vino di feci avrebbe proprietà benefiche per molti tipi di malesseri: sarebbe un rimedio per dolori muscolari, ustioni, infiammazioni, epilessia e fratture ossee.
 
Sebbene alcuni media occidentali abbiano in passato riportato che questa bevanda sia diffusa tra la popolazione coreana, al giorno d'oggi un numero molto limitato di persone ne fa uso, dopo aver subito un declino di popolarità nei secoli scorsi, tanto che la maggioranza dei giovani coreani non ne ha mai sentito parlare.
'''Support'''
|Votes_support=2
#A somewhat important article when talking about history of Aceh, however it only has ten langauge editions.--[[User:RekishiEJ|RekishiEJ]] ([[User talk:RekishiEJ|talk]]) 14:37, 27 July 2012 (UTC)
|Support=
# [[User:Lvova|Lvova]] ([[User talk:Lvova|talk]]) 09:14, 30 July 2012 (UTC)
#A bit disgusting, but very fascinating --[[User:GotandaPapaYoung89|GotandaPapaYoung89]] ([[User talk:GotandaPapaYoung89|talk]]) 1321:2330, 110 SeptemberJune 20122025 (UTC)
#-- [[User:Tn4196Mickey83|Tn4196Mickey83]] ([[User talk:Tn4196Mickey83|talk]]) 1617:2345, 716 FebruaryJune 20132025 (UTC)
|Last_support=16 June 2025
|Votes_oppose=0
|Oppose=
|Comment=
}}
=== [[:en:Diksam Plateau]] ===
 
{{TOTW-candidate
'''Oppose'''
|Language=en
#Low-importance--[[User:Shizhao|Shizhao]] ([[User talk:Shizhao|talk]]) 11:55, 30 July 2012 (UTC)
|Title=Diksam Plateau
#Long, ten edition are too much for candidating an article (in my opinion) to became a TOTW. --[[User:Gce|Gce]] ([[User talk:Gce|talk]]) 15:47, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
|Stub_or_first_paragraph=The Diksam Plateau or Dixam Plateau (Arabic: دكسم) is a limestone plateau in Socotra, Yemen. The Firmihin forest, located east of the Dirhur canyon within the plateau, has the highest concentration of Dragon's Blood Trees on the entire island.
|Votes_support=2
|Support=
# --[[User:Shizhao|Shizhao]] ([[User talk:Shizhao|talk]]) 07:50, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
# [[User:Sahaib|Sahaib]] ([[User talk:Sahaib|talk]]) 09:58, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
|Last_support=13 May 2025
|Votes_oppose=0
|Oppose=
|Comment=
}}
 
=== [[:en:Ringling brothers]] ===
'''Comment'''
 
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=== [[:en:Metaheuristic]] ===
|Language=en
'''{{TOWCandidates|Support = 4|Oppose = 2}}'''
|Title=Ringling brothers
In [[w:computer science|computer science]], '''metaheuristic''' designates a computational method that [[w:optimization (mathematics)|optimizes]] a problem by [[w:iterative method|iteratively]] trying to improve a [[w:candidate solution|candidate solution]] with regard to a given measure of quality. Metaheuristics make few or no assumptions about the problem being optimized and can search very large spaces of candidate solutions. However, metaheuristics do not guarantee an optimal solution is ever found. Many metaheuristics implement some form of [[w:stochastic optimization|stochastic optimization]].
|Stub_or_first_paragraph=The Ringling brothers (originally Rüngling) were five American siblings who transformed their small touring company of performers into one of the largest circuses in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
 
|Votes_support=2
Other terms having a similar meaning as metaheuristic, are: derivative-free, direct search, black-box, or indeed just heuristic optimizer. Several books and survey papers have been published on the subject
|Support=
 
#Is currently a level-5 vital article and rated high importance to WikiProject Circus. --[[User:Sahaib|Sahaib]] ([[User talk:Sahaib|talk]]) 09:55, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
'''Support'''
#--[[User:RekishiEJShizhao|RekishiEJShizhao]] 14([[User talk:Shizhao|talk]]) 02:1233, 1819 May 20112025 (UTC)
|Last_support=13 May 2025
# [[User:Lvova|Lvova]] 12:15, 19 May 2011 (UTC)
|Votes_oppose=0
#-[[User:Shizhao|Shizhao]] 07:51, 9 June 2011 (UTC)
|Oppose=
#--[[User:Gce|Gce]] ([[User talk:Gce|talk]]) 14:25, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
|Comment=
 
}}
'''Oppose'''
#[[User:Tomer T|Tomer T]] ([[User talk:Tomer T|talk]]) 15:45, 2 August 2012 (UTC)
#--[[User:Tn4196|Tn4196]] ([[User talk:Tn4196|talk]]) 14:57, 14 February 2013 (UTC)
 
'''Comment'''
 
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'''12''' ''(3-1)''
=== [[:en:John Martin Scripps]] ===
'''{{TOWCandidates|Support = 3|Oppose = 2}}'''
An [[w:English people|English]] [[w:spree killer|spree killer]] who murdered three tourists—Gerard Lowe in[[w:Singapore|Singapore]], and Sheila and Darin Damude in [[w:Thailand|Thailand]]—with another three unconfirmed victims. He posed as a tourist himself when committing the murders, for which British [[w:Tabloid (newspaper format)|tabloid]]s nicknamed him "the tourist from Hell". He cut up all his victims' bodies, using butchery skills he acquired in prison, before disposing of them.
 
'''Support'''
#A somewhat important article which only has six language editions. Also the English edition is featured.--[[User:RekishiEJ|RekishiEJ]] ([[User talk:RekishiEJ|talk]]) 05:24, 1 September 2012 (UTC)
#[[User:Tomer T|Tomer T]] ([[User talk:Tomer T|talk]]) 07:20, 1 September 2012 (UTC)
#--[[User:Shizhao|Shizhao]] ([[User talk:Shizhao|talk]]) 06:35, 11 September 2012 (UTC)
 
'''Oppose'''
#Not so important to become a TOTW, too long. --[[User:Gce|Gce]] ([[User talk:Gce|talk]]) 19:42, 28 October 2012 (UTC)
# [[User:Lvova|Lvova]] ([[User talk:Lvova|talk]]) 21:07, 25 February 2013 (UTC)
 
'''Comment'''
 
===[[zh:香港書展]] / [[en:Hong Kong Book Fair]]===
'''{{TOWCandidates|Support = 2|Oppose = 1}}'''
International book fair. The voice has only three editions (Chinese x2, English and Italian) and was candidate in 2006.
 
'''Support'''
#--[[User:Gce|Gce]] ([[User talk:Gce|talk]]) 14:32, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
# --[[User:Tn4196|Tn4196]] ([[User talk:Tn4196|talk]]) 16:23, 7 February 2013 (UTC)
 
'''Oppose'''
#Low-importance--[[User:Shizhao|Shizhao]] ([[User talk:Shizhao|talk]]) 01:13, 28 January 2013 (UTC)
 
'''Comment'''
 
=== [[:en:Grexit]] ===
'''{{TOWCandidates|Support = 3|Oppose = 2}}'''
A slang term introduced in 2012 in world business trading. It is a [[w:portmanteau|portmanteau]] combining the words'''''Greek''''' Euro Area '''''exit''''', referring to the possibility that Greece could leave the [[w:Eurozone|Eurozone]], and thus possibly readopt its old currency, the [[w:Greek drachma|drachma]]. The term was introduced by [[w:Citigroup|Citigroup]]'s Chief Analysts Willem H. Buiter and Ebrahim Rahbari on 6 February 2012.
 
'''Support'''
#A crucial article which only has six language editions.--[[User:RekishiEJ|RekishiEJ]] ([[User talk:RekishiEJ|talk]]) 14:59, 18 November 2012 (UTC)
#--[[User:Shizhao|Shizhao]] ([[User talk:Shizhao|talk]]) 00:58, 19 November 2012 (UTC)
#--[[User:Bazsola|Bazsola]] ([[User talk:Bazsola|talk]]) 05:15, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
 
'''Oppose'''
# Recentistic and term not used in all the world. --[[User:Gce|Gce]] ([[User talk:Gce|talk]]) 00:50, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
#--[[User:Tn4196|Tn4196]] ([[User talk:Tn4196|talk]]) 18:51, 11 February 2013 (UTC)
 
'''Comment'''
 
=== [[:en:Adenanthos obovatus]] ===
'''{{TOWCandidates|Support = 3|Oppose = 2}}'''
A shrub of the [[w:plant|plant]] [[w:family (biology)|family]] [[w:Proteaceae|Proteaceae]] [[w:endemism|endemic]] to [[w:Southwest Australia|Southwest Australia]].
 
'''Support'''
#A featured and somewhat important article which only has four language editions.--[[User:RekishiEJ|RekishiEJ]] 12:32, 5 December 2011 (UTC)
# [[User:Lvova|Lvova]] 11:13, 7 December 2011 (UTC)
#--[[User:Gce|Gce]] ([[User talk:Gce|talk]]) 18:02, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
 
'''Oppose'''
#Low-importance--[[User:Shizhao|Shizhao]] ([[User talk:Shizhao|talk]]) 13:31, 21 February 2012 (UTC)
#--[[User:Tn4196|Tn4196]] ([[User talk:Tn4196|talk]]) 18:51, 11 February 2013 (UTC)
 
'''Comment'''
 
=== [[:en:Soviet Railways]] ===
'''{{TOWCandidates|Support = 3|Oppose = 2}}'''
The [[w:state owned|state owned]] national rail carrier of the [[w:Soviet Union|Soviet Union]], headquartered in [[w:Moscow|Moscow]]. The railway started operations in December 1922, shortly after the formation of the USSR. It operated until the [[w:dissolution of the Soviet Union|dissolution of the Soviet Union]] in December 1991. The Soviet Railways were the largest unified railway in the world and the backbone of the USSR's economy. SZD greatly upgraded and expanded the Russian Imperial Railways to meet the demands of the Union. The railway was directly under the control of the '''[[w:Ministry of Railways (Soviet Union)|Ministry of Railways in the Soviet Union]]'''.
 
'''Support'''
#A somewhat important article which has only two language editions (not including Russian edition).--[[User:RekishiEJ|RekishiEJ]] 16:33, 29 October 2011 (UTC)
# --[[User:Bazsola|Bazsola]] 22:56, 31 October 2011 (UTC)
# [[User:Lvova|Lvova]] 11:18, 7 November 2011 (UTC)
 
'''Oppose'''
#Too short --[[User:Gce|Gce]] ([[User talk:Gce|talk]]) 14:25, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
#I agree, interessant topic but too short --[[User:Tn4196|Tn4196]] ([[User talk:Tn4196|talk]]) 18:51, 11 February 2013 (UTC)
 
'''Comment'''
 
=== [[:en:United States Office of War Information]] ===
'''{{TOWCandidates|Support = 3|Oppose = 2}}'''
The United States Office of War Information (OWI) was a [[w:USA|U.S.]] [[w:U.S. government|government]] agency created during [[w:World War II|World War II]] to consolidate government information services. It operated from June 1942 until September 1945. It coordinated the release of war news for domestic use, and, using [[w:poster|poster]]s and [[w:radio broadcast|radio broadcast]]s, worked to promote patriotism, warned about foreign spies and attempted to recruit women into war work. The office also established an overseas branch which launched a large scale information and [[w:propaganda|propaganda]] campaign abroad.
 
'''Support'''
# [[User:Tomer T|Tomer T]] ([[User talk:Tomer T|talk]]) 07:04, 1 September 2012 (UTC)
#Only has 7 language editions.--[[User:RekishiEJ|RekishiEJ]] ([[User talk:RekishiEJ|talk]]) 16:59, 1 September 2012 (UTC)
#--[[User:Gce|Gce]] ([[User talk:Gce|talk]]) 21:13, 28 October 2012 (UTC)
 
=== [[:en:Paulo César Vinha State Park]] ===
'''Oppose'''
{{TOTW-candidate
#Low-importance--[[User:Shizhao|Shizhao]] ([[User talk:Shizhao|talk]]) 06:33, 11 September 2012 (UTC)
|Language=en
#--[[User:Tn4196|Tn4196]] ([[User talk:Tn4196|talk]]) 18:51, 11 February 2013 (UTC)
|Title=Paulo César Vinha State Park
|Stub_or_first_paragraph=The Paulo César Vinha State Park (Portuguese: Parque Estadual Paulo César Vinha) is a state park in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. It protects an area of dunes, lagoons and marshes along the Atlantic shore.
|Votes_support=3
|Support=
# --[[User:Shizhao|Shizhao]] ([[User talk:Shizhao|talk]]) 02:07, 3 March 2025 (UTC)
# [[User:Estrellato|Estrellato]] ([[User talk:Estrellato|talk]]) 03:04, 15 March 2025 (UTC)
#[[User:Gce|Gce]] ([[User talk:Gce|talk]]) 18:05, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
|Last_support=27 April 2025
|Votes_oppose=1
|Oppose=
# Quite short. --[[User:Brunnaiz|Brunnaiz]] ([[User talk:Brunnaiz|talk]]) 00:02, 21 April 2025 (UTC)
|Comment=
}}
 
=== [[:en:Basilica of St. James and St. Agnes, Nysa]] ===
'''Comment'''
{{TOTW-candidate
|Language=en
|Title=Basilica of St. James and St. Agnes, Nysa
|Stub_or_first_paragraph=The Basilica of St. James and St. Agnes is a Catholic Church parish church and basilica minor in the New Town area of Nysa, Opole Voivodeship, Poland. Built in the Late Middle Ages, it was the historically the cultural centre of the town and Nysa's largest sacramental building.[2] It is listed as a Historic Monument of Poland
|Votes_support=3
|Support=
# --[[User:Shizhao|Shizhao]] ([[User talk:Shizhao|talk]]) 02:12, 3 March 2025 (UTC)
# [[User:Estrellato|Estrellato]] ([[User talk:Estrellato|talk]]) 03:04, 15 March 2025 (UTC)
# Although it's short. --[[User:Brunnaiz|Brunnaiz]] ([[User talk:Brunnaiz|talk]]) 00:20, 21 April 2025 (UTC)
|Last_support=21 April 2025
|Votes_oppose=1
|Oppose=
#Too short, especially if compared with the Polish language edition. --[[User:Gce|Gce]] ([[User talk:Gce|talk]]) 17:52, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
|Comment=
}}
 
=== [[:en:ElectionUlas Day (politics)family]] ===
'''{{TOWCandidates|Support = 4|Oppose = 3}}'''
'''Election Day''' is the day when general elections are held.
 
{{TOTW-candidate
'''Support'''
|Language=en
# [[User:ChongDae|ChongDae]] ([[User talk:ChongDae|talk]]) 02:18, 31 October 2012 (UTC)
|Title=Ulas family
#[[User:Wildcursive|Wildcursive]] ([[User talk:Wildcursive|talk]]) 02:23, 12 November 2012 (UTC)
|Stub_or_first_paragraph=The Ulas family of 19 is from rural southern Turkey. Five of the family members (except for another, who has died) walk on all fours with their feet and the palms of their hands in what is called a "bear crawl". Their quadrupedal gait has never been reported in anatomically intact adult humans. The gait is different from the knuckle-walking quadrupedal gait of apes. In 2006, the family was the subject of a documentary: The Family That Walks On All Fours.
#--[[User:Bazsola|Bazsola]] ([[User talk:Bazsola|talk]]) 05:27, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
|Votes_support=3
# [[User:Lvova|Lvova]] ([[User talk:Lvova|talk]]) 21:18, 25 February 2013 (UTC)
|Support=
#Removed in 2010, there are so far only 2 editions. --[[User:Gce|Gce]] ([[User talk:Gce|talk]]) 10:25, 2 February 2025 (UTC)
# --[[User:Shizhao|Shizhao]] ([[User talk:Shizhao|talk]]) 12:32, 2 February 2025 (UTC)
# [[User:Estrellato|Estrellato]] ([[User talk:Estrellato|talk]]) 03:04, 15 March 2025 (UTC)
|Last_support=15 March 2025
|Votes_oppose=1
|Oppose=
# Too brief. --[[User:Brunnaiz|Brunnaiz]] ([[User talk:Brunnaiz|talk]]) 23:59, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
|Comment=
}}
 
=== [[:en:Heartland Institute]] ===
'''Oppose'''
<small>''([[:de:The Heartland Institute]])&#32;([[:it:Heartland Institute]])''</small>
# blank section --[[User:Shizhao|Shizhao]] ([[User talk:Shizhao|talk]]) 13:47, 31 October 2012 (UTC)
{{TOTW-candidate
# No sources, uncomplete sections, list (not acceptable in all Wikipedias) --[[User:Gce|Gce]] ([[User talk:Gce|talk]]) 00:33, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
|Language=en
#--[[User:Tn4196|Tn4196]] ([[User talk:Tn4196|talk]]) 16:23, 7 February 2013 (UTC)
|Title=Heartland Institute
'''Comment'''
|Stub_or_first_paragraph=The Heartland Institute is an American conservative and libertarian 501(c)(3) nonprofit public policy think tank known for its rejection of both the scientific consensus on climate change and the negative health impacts of smoking.
* It is really short. During translation, the country list and other informations could be gathered. -- [[User:ChongDae|ChongDae]] ([[User talk:ChongDae|talk]]) 02:18, 31 October 2012 (UTC)
 
Founded in 1984, it worked with tobacco company Philip Morris throughout the 1990s to attempt to discredit the health risks of secondhand smoke and lobby against smoking bans. Since the 2000s, the Heartland Institute has been a leading promoter of climate change denial.
=== [[:en:Gola Dzierżoniowska Castle]] ===
|Votes_support=3
'''{{TOWCandidates|Support = 2|Oppose = 1}}'''
|Support=
This article describes one of major renaissance castle of Poland. Already available in many languages but not Italian.
#Removed in 2009, there are so far 10 editions. --[[User:Gce|Gce]] ([[User talk:Gce|talk]]) 20:14, 26 January 2025 (UTC)
#--[[User:Felino Volador|Felino Volador]] ([[User talk:Felino Volador|talk]]) 00:11, 18 February 2025 (UTC)
# [[User:Estrellato|Estrellato]] ([[User talk:Estrellato|talk]]) 03:04, 15 March 2025 (UTC)
|Last_support=15 March 2025
|Votes_oppose=1
|Oppose=
# Already 10 languages, not really relevant worldwide, at least according to my understanding. --[[User:Brunnaiz|Brunnaiz]] ([[User talk:Brunnaiz|talk]]) 00:00, 21 April 2025 (UTC)
|Comment=
}}
 
=== [[:en:Egmont Prinz zur Lippe-Weißenfeld]] ===
'''Support'''
<small>''([[:it:Egmont Prinz zu Lippe-Weissenfeld]])''</small>
#--[[User:Mgendaj|Mgendaj]] ([[User talk:Mgendaj|talk]]) 15:18, 28 February 2013 (UTC)
{{TOTW-candidate
#[[:it:Castello di Gola Dzierżoniowska]], but I support... --[[User:Gce|Gce]] ([[User talk:Gce|talk]]) 18:44, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
|Language=en
|Title=Egmont Prinz zur Lippe-Weißenfeld
|Stub_or_first_paragraph=Egmont Prinz zur Lippe-Weißenfeld[Note 1] (14 July 1918 – 12 March 1944) was a Luftwaffe night fighter flying ace of royal descent during World War II. A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. Prinz zur Lippe-Weißenfeld was credited with 51 aerial victories, all of them claimed in nocturnal combat missions.
|Votes_support=3
|Support=
#Removed in 2009, there are so far 9 editions. --[[User:Gce|Gce]] ([[User talk:Gce|talk]]) 21:28, 26 January 2025 (UTC)
#GA at enwiki--[[User:Shizhao|Shizhao]] ([[User talk:Shizhao|talk]]) 01:35, 27 January 2025 (UTC)
# [[User:Estrellato|Estrellato]] ([[User talk:Estrellato|talk]]) 03:04, 15 March 2025 (UTC)
|Last_support=15 March 2025
|Votes_oppose=1
|Oppose=
# Already 9 languages. --[[User:Brunnaiz|Brunnaiz]] ([[User talk:Brunnaiz|talk]]) 00:24, 21 April 2025 (UTC)
|Comment=
}}
 
=== [[:en:Center for Organizational Research and Education]] ===
'''Oppose'''
<small>''([[:de:Center for Organizational Research and Education]])''</small>
# Low-importance--[[User:Shizhao|Shizhao]] ([[User talk:Shizhao|talk]]) 09:35, 1 March 2013 (UTC)
{{TOTW-candidate
|Language=en
|Title=Center for Organizational Research and Education
|Stub_or_first_paragraph=The Center for Organizational Research and Education (CORE), formerly the Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) and prior to that the Guest Choice Network, is an American non-profit entity founded by Richard Berman. It describes itself as "dedicated to protecting consumer choices and promoting common sense."
|Votes_support=3
|Support=
#Removed in 2009, there are so far only 3 editions. --[[User:Gce|Gce]] ([[User talk:Gce|talk]]) 16:51, 26 January 2025 (UTC)
#--[[User:Shizhao|Shizhao]] ([[User talk:Shizhao|talk]]) 01:38, 27 January 2025 (UTC)
# [[User:Estrellato|Estrellato]] ([[User talk:Estrellato|talk]]) 03:04, 15 March 2025 (UTC)
|Last_support=15 March 2025
|Votes_oppose=1
|Oppose=
# --[[User:Brunnaiz|Brunnaiz]] ([[User talk:Brunnaiz|talk]]) 00:23, 21 April 2025 (UTC)
|Comment=
}}
 
=== [[:en:Skylines and Turnstiles]] ===
'''Comment'''
<small>''([[:es:Skylines and turnstiles]])''</small>
{{TOTW-candidate
|Language=en
|Title=Skylines and Turnstiles
|Stub_or_first_paragraph="Skylines and Turnstiles" is a song by the American band My Chemical Romance, released as the seventh track from their debut studio album, I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love (2002). A hardcore punk and pop-punk song whose lyrics focus on the September 11 attacks, Gerard Way initially wrote "Skylines and Turnstiles", his first song, after witnessing the attacks; subsequently, the song continued to be fleshed out as Way formed My Chemical Romance. The song was written by band members Frank Iero, Matt Pelissier, Ray Toro, Gerard Way, and Mikey Way, and was produced by Geoff Rickly.
|Votes_support=3
|Support=
# --[[User:Cactusisme|'''<span style="color:#0D98BA;">Cactus</span><span style="color:#013220;">🌵</span>''']] <sup>[[User talk:Cactusisme|<i style="color:green">spiky</i>]]</sup> <sup>[[Special:Contributions/Cactusisme|<i style="color:green">ouch</i>]]</sup> 08:27, 28 January 2025 (UTC)
# --[[User:Shizhao|Shizhao]] ([[User talk:Shizhao|talk]]) 11:39, 1 February 2025 (UTC)
#[[User:Gce|Gce]] ([[User talk:Gce|talk]]) 10:26, 2 February 2025 (UTC)
|Last_support=2 February 2025
|Votes_oppose=1
|Oppose=
# --[[User:Brunnaiz|Brunnaiz]] ([[User talk:Brunnaiz|talk]]) 00:23, 21 April 2025 (UTC)
|Comment=
}}
 
=== [[:en:Windows Metafile vulnerability]] ===
==50% or more against==
{{TOTW-candidate
===[[:en:Chinglish]]===
|Language=en
'''{{TOWCandidates|Support = 1|Oppose = 1}}'''
|Title=Windows Metafile vulnerability
Spoken or written English language that is influenced by the Chinese language; the article, that has 4 edition, was candidate for TOTW in 2006.
|Stub_or_first_paragraph=The Windows Metafile vulnerability—also called the Metafile Image Code Execution and abbreviated MICE—is a security vulnerability in the way some versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system handled images in the Windows Metafile format. It permits arbitrary code to be executed on affected computers without the permission of their users. It was discovered on December 27, 2005, and the first reports of affected computers were announced within 24 hours. Microsoft released a high-priority update to eliminate this vulnerability via Windows Update on January 5, 2006. Attacks using this vulnerability are known as WMF exploits.
 
The vulnerability was located in gdi32.dll and existed in all versions of Microsoft Windows from Windows 3.0 to Windows Server 2003 R2. However, attack vectors only exist in NT-based versions of Windows (Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003). Exploits taking advantage of the vulnerability on Windows NT-based systems facilitated the propagation of various types of malware, typically through drive-by downloads.
'''Support'''
#--[[User:Gce|Gce]] ([[User talk:Gce|talk]]) 00:32, 17 March 2013 (UTC)
 
Due to extreme impact, this bug won the 2007 Pwnie Award for "Mass 0wnage" and "Breaking the Internet".
'''Oppose'''
|Votes_support=3
#Low-importance --[[User:Shizhao|Shizhao]] ([[User talk:Shizhao|talk]]) 01:18, 18 March 2013 (UTC)
|Support=
#Removed in 2009, there are so far 6 editions. --[[User:Gce|Gce]] ([[User talk:Gce|talk]]) 17:18, 15 December 2024 (UTC)
#[[User:Sahaib|Sahaib]] ([[User talk:Sahaib|talk]]) 19:59, 28 December 2024 (UTC)
# --[[User:Brunnaiz|Brunnaiz]] ([[User talk:Brunnaiz|talk]]) 10:26, 30 December 2024 (UTC)
|Last_support=30 December 2024
|Votes_oppose=1
|Oppose=
#--[[User:Holapaco77|Holapaco77]] ([[User talk:Holapaco77|talk]]) 21:40, 19 January 2025 (UTC)
|Comment=
}}
 
=== [[:en:2012 Armenian–Azerbaijani border clashes]] ===
'''Comment'''
<small>''([[:az:Azərbaycan–Ermənistan sərhədində toqquşma (2012)]])&#32;([[:hy:Հայ-ադրբեջանական ռազմական բախում (հունիս, 2012)]])''</small>
{{TOTW-candidate
|Language=en
|Title=2012 Armenian–Azerbaijani border clashes
|Stub_or_first_paragraph=The 2012 border clashes between the armed forces of Armenia and Azerbaijan took place in early June. The clashes resulted in casualties on both sides.
|Votes_support=3
|Support=
# --[[User:Gce|Gce]] ([[User talk:Gce|talk]]) 21:18, 17 November 2024 (UTC)
# [[User:Lvova|Lvova]] ([[User talk:Lvova|talk]]) 06:30, 18 November 2024 (UTC)
# [[User:Estrellato|Estrellato]] ([[User talk:Estrellato|talk]]) 11:19, 3 December 2024 (UTC) AGF on non-english sources.
|Last_support=3 December 2024
|Votes_oppose=1
|Oppose=
# 9 languages already. --[[User:Brunnaiz|Brunnaiz]] ([[User talk:Brunnaiz|talk]]) 10:15, 30 December 2024 (UTC)
|Comment=
}}
 
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=== [[:en:Democratic Socialists of America]] ===
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'''{{TOWCandidates|Support = 1|Oppose = 1}}'''
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A [[w:democratic socialism|democratic socialist]] and [[w:social democracy|social-democratic]] organization in the [[w:United States|United States]] and the U.S. affiliate of the [[w:Socialist International|Socialist International]], an international federation of social-democratic, democratic socialist and [[w:Labour movement|labor]] political parties and organizations.
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=== [[:en:Walter White (NAACP)]] ===
{{TOTW-candidate
|Language=en
|Title=Walter White (NAACP)
|Stub_or_first_paragraph=Walter White was an American civil rights activist who led the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) for a quarter of a century, from 1929 until 1955. He directed a broad program of legal challenges to racial segregation and disfranchisement. He was also a journalist, novelist, and essayist.
|Votes_support=3
|Support=
#Level-5 vital article only in 7 languages. --[[User:Sahaib|Sahaib]] ([[User talk:Sahaib|talk]]) 07:56, 7 March 2025 (UTC)
#[[User:Estrellato|Estrellato]] ([[User talk:Estrellato|talk]]) 03:04, 15 March 2025 (UTC)
# --[[User:Brunnaiz|Brunnaiz]] ([[User talk:Brunnaiz|talk]]) 00:21, 21 April 2025 (UTC)
|Last_support=20 April 2025
|Votes_oppose=1
|Oppose=
#[[User:Gce|Gce]] ([[User talk:Gce|talk]]) 18:54, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
#--[[User:PapaYoung89|PapaYoung89]] ([[User talk:PapaYoung89|talk]]) 23:52, 20 July 2025 (UTC)
|Comment=
}}
 
=== [[:en:Competitive Enterprise Institute]] ===
'''Support'''
<small>''([[:fr:Competitive Enterprise Institute]])&#32;([[:es:Instituto de Empresas Competitivas]])''</small>
#Only has seven language editions.--[[User:RekishiEJ|RekishiEJ]] ([[User talk:RekishiEJ|talk]]) 13:05, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
{{TOTW-candidate
|Language=en
|Title=Competitive Enterprise Institute
|Stub_or_first_paragraph=The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) is a non-profit libertarian think tank founded by the political writer Fred L. Smith Jr. on March 9, 1984, in Washington, D.C., to advance principles of limited government, free enterprise, and individual liberty. CEI focuses on a number of regulatory policy issues, including business and finance, labor, technology and telecommunications, transportation, food and drug regulation, and energy and environment in which they have promoted climate change denial. Kent Lassman is the current President and CEO.
 
According to the 2017 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report (Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program, University of Pennsylvania), CEI was number 59 (of 90) in the "Top Think Tanks in the United States".
'''Oppose'''
|Votes_support=4
#A bit long, localistic. --[[User:Gce|Gce]] ([[User talk:Gce|talk]]) 13:28, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
|Support=
#Removed in 2009, there are so far 5 editions. --[[User:Gce|Gce]] ([[User talk:Gce|talk]]) 21:05, 26 January 2025 (UTC)
#--[[User:Shizhao|Shizhao]] ([[User talk:Shizhao|talk]]) 01:36, 27 January 2025 (UTC)
# [[User:Estrellato|Estrellato]] ([[User talk:Estrellato|talk]]) 03:04, 15 March 2025 (UTC)
# [[User:Felino Volador|Felino Volador]] ([[User talk:Felino Volador|talk]]) 00:03, 10 April 2025 (UTC)
|Last_support=9 April 2025
|Votes_oppose=1
|Oppose=
# --[[User:Brunnaiz|Brunnaiz]] ([[User talk:Brunnaiz|talk]]) 23:57, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
#--[[User:Icedevis|Icedevis]] ([[User talk:Icedevis|talk]]) 11:58, 19 July 2025 (UTC)
|Comment=
}}
 
'''Comment'''
#Well, this article is somewhat useful as it lets readers know that though social democracy is not popular in the U.S.A., some persons living there still embraces it.--[[User:RekishiEJ|RekishiEJ]] ([[User talk:RekishiEJ|talk]]) 16:33, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
 
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=== [[:en:Thomas Dixon, Jr.]] ===
{{TOTW-group3-zero-net-support}}
'''{{TOWCandidates|Support = 1|Oppose = 1}}'''
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A [[w:Southern Baptist|Southern Baptist]] minister, [[w:playwright|playwright]], lecturer, [[w:North Carolina General Assembly|North Carolina state legislator]], lawyer, and author, perhaps best known for writing ''The Clansman'' &mdash; which was to become the inspiration for [[w:D. W. Griffith|D. W. Griffith]]'s film, ''[[w:The Birth of a Nation|The Birth of a Nation]]'' (1915).
{{TOTW-no-candidates}}
 
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'''Support'''
{{TOTW-group4-negative-net-support}}
#A B-rated article which only has three language editions.--[[User:RekishiEJ|RekishiEJ]] ([[User talk:RekishiEJ|talk]]) 13:05, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
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{{TOTW-no-candidates}}
 
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'''Oppose'''
{{TOTW-group5-new-candidates}}
#Localistic. --[[User:Gce|Gce]] ([[User talk:Gce|talk]]) 13:32, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
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=== [[:en:Pak Kum-chol]] ===
'''Comment'''
#Not that localistic if you consider the fact that the infamous film ''The Birth of a Nation'' was adapted from Thomas Dixon, Jr.'s novel ''The Clansman''.--[[User:RekishiEJ|RekishiEJ]] ([[User talk:RekishiEJ|talk]]) 16:33, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
 
{{TOTW-candidate
=== [[:en:Feedly]] ===
|Language=en
'''{{TOWCandidates|Support = 1|Oppose = 1}}'''
|Title=Pak Kum-chol
A ''[[w:news aggregator|news aggregator]]'' or ''RSS feed reader'' application for various [[w:Web browser|Web browser]]s and [[w:mobile device|mobile device]]s running [[w:iOS|iOS]] and [[w:Android (operating system)|Android]]. It compiles news feeds from a variety of online sources for the user to customize and share with others. First Released by DevHD in 2008, Feedly has had mostly positive reviews.
|Stub_or_first_paragraph=Pak Kum-chol was a North Korean politician. Having been a guerrilla during the anti-Japanese struggle, he became a high-ranking politician after the liberation of Korea. Pak aligned himself with his former guerrilla brothers in arms from the Kapsan Operation Committee to form a faction within the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) called the "Kapsan faction". This faction sought to replace Kim Il Sung with Pak. Kim retaliated by purging the faction in 1967 in what is known as the Kapsan faction incident.
|Votes_support=2
|Support=
#Notable for the {{w|Kapsan faction incident}}, not in any other European languages. --[[User:Sahaib|Sahaib]] ([[User talk:Sahaib|talk]]) 13:49, 18 August 2025 (UTC)
#--[[User:Shizhao|Shizhao]] ([[User talk:Shizhao|talk]]) 11:52, 24 August 2025 (UTC)
|Last_support=18 August 2025
|Votes_oppose=0
|Oppose=
|Comment=
}}
 
=== [[:en:Terra X]] ===
'''Support'''
#A somewhat important article which has no other language editions.--[[User:RekishiEJ|RekishiEJ]] ([[User talk:RekishiEJ|talk]]) 13:05, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
 
{{TOTW-candidate
'''Oppose'''
|Language=en
#Low importance. --[[User:Gce|Gce]] ([[User talk:Gce|talk]]) 13:34, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
|Title=Terra X
|Stub_or_first_paragraph=Terra X is a brand used by the German public broadcaster ZDF since 2008. Between 1982 and 2008, the brand name was ZDF Expedition. Some topics under the brand Terra X are documentaries about history, nature, archaeology and science. The documentaries are broadcast on ZDF. Repeats are also broadcast on ZDFinfo, ZDFneo, Phoenix, Arte and 3sat.
|Votes_support=1
|Support=
# --[[User:Shizhao|Shizhao]] ([[User talk:Shizhao|talk]]) 11:37, 24 August 2025 (UTC)
|Last_support=24 August 2025
|Votes_oppose=0
|Oppose=
|Comment=
}}
 
=== [[:simple:World Photography Day]] ===
'''Comment'''
#As it is a highly popular RSS reader, it ''is'' important.--[[User:RekishiEJ|RekishiEJ]] ([[User talk:RekishiEJ|talk]]) 16:33, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
 
{{TOTW-candidate
===[[:zh:北京社稷坛]]/[[:en:Beijing Shejitan]]/[[:de:Erntealtar]]===
|Language=simple
'''{{TOWCandidates|Support = 1|Oppose = 1}}'''
|Title=World Photography Day
A Confucian altar, located in the Zhongshan Park in Beijing. The article was cadidate TOTW in 2006.
|Stub_or_first_paragraph=World Photography Day is celebrated on August 19 every year. It is celebrated around the world through various events.
|Votes_support=1
|Support=
# --[[User:Shizhao|Shizhao]] ([[User talk:Shizhao|talk]]) 11:38, 24 August 2025 (UTC)
|Last_support=24 August 2025
|Votes_oppose=0
|Oppose=
|Comment=
}}
 
=== [[:en:External morphology of Lepidoptera]] ===
'''Support'''
#--[[User:Gce|Gce]] ([[User talk:Gce|talk]]) 13:45, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
 
{{TOTW-candidate
'''Oppose'''
|Language=en
#The English edition is a stub. Also it contains no "references" section.--[[User:RekishiEJ|RekishiEJ]] ([[User talk:RekishiEJ|talk]]) 16:33, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
|Title=External morphology of Lepidoptera
|Stub_or_first_paragraph=The external morphology of Lepidoptera is the physiological structure of the bodies of insects belonging to the order Lepidoptera, also known as butterflies and moths. Lepidoptera are distinguished from other orders by the presence of scales on the external parts of the body and appendages, especially the wings. Butterflies and moths vary in size from microlepidoptera only a few millimetres long, to a wingspan of many inches such as the Atlas moth. Comprising over 160,000 described species, the Lepidoptera possess variations of the basic body structure which has evolved to gain advantages in adaptation and distribution
|Votes_support=1
|Support=
#GA --[[User:Shizhao|Shizhao]] ([[User talk:Shizhao|talk]]) 11:39, 24 August 2025 (UTC)
|Last_support=24 August 2025
|Votes_oppose=0
|Oppose=
|Comment=
}}
 
=== [[:ru:Великое княжество Владимирское]] ===
'''Comment'''
<small>''Original: ([[:el:Πριγκιπάτο του Βλαντίμιρ-Σούζνταλ]])''</small>
{{TOTW-candidate
|Language=ru
|Title=Великое княжество Владимирское
|Stub_or_first_paragraph=Το '''Μεγάλο Πριγκιπάτο του Βλαντίμιρ''' (Вели́кое кня́жество Влади́мирское) — μέχρι το 1157 '''Πριγκιπάτο του Σούζνταλ''' (Су́здальское княжество) — ήταν ρωσικό πριγκιπάτο από τον 12ο έως τον 14ο αιώνα και έγινε πυρήνας του μετέπειτα ρωσικού κράτους.
|Votes_support=1
|Support=
#This article on the Grand Principality of Vladimir - a milestone in the development of the modern Russian state - was missing from the Greek Wikipedia. --[[:el:Χρήστης:Ma8ematiX|Ma8ematiX]] ([[:el:Συζήτηση_χρήστη:Ma8ematiX|talk]]) 18:03, 25 August 2025 (UTC)
|Last_support=25 August 2025
|Votes_oppose=0
|Oppose=
|Comment=
}}
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