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This page is the list of featured articles that were promoted in 2008, listed by the month in which they were promoted. This list includes the date the article was featured on the main page (see Wikipedia:Today's featured article) and the nominating user(s). Articles removed from featured status (see Wikipedia:Former_featured_articles) are indicated in strikethrough font. This page is used as input for Wikipedia:List of Wikipedians by featured article nominations.
[edit] Promoted in June 2008
- See logs at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Featured log/June 2008
[edit] Promoted in May 2008
- See logs at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Featured log/May 2008
[edit] Promoted in April 2008
- See logs at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Featured log/April 2008
[edit] Promoted in March 2008
- See logs at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Featured log/March 2008
| Article |
Main page date |
Nominator |
| Diocletian |
|
Geuiwogbil |
| Jacques Plante |
|
Maxim & Risker |
| Irreplaceable |
|
Efe |
| Anarky |
|
Cast |
| Cannon |
May 19, 2008 |
AndonicO & Grimhelm & Keilana & Bibliomaniac15 & Anonymous Dissident & J-stan |
| Komodo dragon |
|
Bibliomaniac15 |
| Spyro: Year of the Dragon |
|
David Fuchs |
| Ima Hogg |
April 1, 2008 |
Karanacs |
| Ancient Egypt |
|
Jeff Dahl |
| Double Seven Day scuffle |
|
Blnguyen |
| SS Christopher Columbus |
|
Lar & Maralia |
| Silverchair |
|
Dihydrogen Monoxide |
| Ernie Toshack |
|
Blnguyen |
| Flag of Germany |
May 10, 2008 |
52 Pickup |
| Grim Fandango |
|
Masem |
| Timor Leste Defence Force |
|
Nick Dowling |
| Choe Bu |
|
PericlesofAthens |
| University of California, Riverside |
|
Amerique |
| USS Bridgeport (AD-10) |
|
Bellhalla |
| Genetics |
|
Madeleine_Price_Ball |
| Giants: Citizen Kabuto |
|
Jappalang & FightingStreet |
| Clem Hill |
|
Mattinbgn |
| Tropical Storm Vamei |
|
Hurricanehink |
| This Charming Man |
March 5, 2006 |
WesleyDodds & Ceoil |
| D. B. Cooper |
May 30, 2008 |
Nishkid64 |
| Æthelred of Mercia |
|
Mike Christie |
| Opeth |
|
Burningclean |
| Elderly Instruments |
May 21, 2008 |
Laser brain |
| Bone Sharps, Cowboys, and Thunder Lizards |
|
David Fuchs |
| HMAS Melbourne (R21) |
|
Saberwyn |
| Tomb of Antipope John XXIII |
April 6, 2008 |
Savidan |
| Song Thrush |
|
Jimfbleak |
| Super Smash Bros. Melee |
May 14, 2008 |
Ashnard |
| Damageplan |
|
M3tal H3ad |
| 1984 Rajneeshee bioterror attack |
|
Cirt |
| Rokeby Venus |
|
Ceoil & Johnbod |
| Effects of Hurricane Ivan in the Lesser Antilles and South America |
|
Hurricanehink |
| Discovery Expedition |
May 1, 2008 |
Brianboulton |
| Defense of the Ancients |
|
David Fuchs |
| The Guardian of Education |
|
Awadewit |
| Jack Warner |
|
Twelsht |
| Rotavirus |
April 7, 2008 |
GrahamColm |
| French Texas |
|
Karanacs |
| noitulovE |
|
GeeJo |
| Neptune |
|
RJHall & Serendipodous |
| Final Fantasy XI |
|
Judgesurreal777 |
| Barthélemy Boganda |
|
Nishkid64 |
| England national football team manager |
|
The Rambling Man & Dweller |
| The Last Temptation of Krust |
|
Cirt |
| Tyrone Wheatley |
|
TonyTheTiger |
| In Rainbows |
|
Atlantik |
| Royal Blue (B&O train) |
May 15, 2008 |
JGHowes |
| Pattern Recognition (novel) |
|
Maclean25 |
| Odyssey Number Five |
|
Dihydrogen Monoxide |
| Soprano Home Movies |
|
Funkyvoltron |
| Bernard Fanning |
|
Dihydrogen Monoxide |
| Typhoon Paka |
|
Hurricanehink |
| Lessons for Children |
|
Awadewit |
| Grover Cleveland |
|
Coemgenus |
| Huldrych Zwingli |
May 4, 2008 |
RelHistBuff |
| Trafford |
|
Nev1 |
| Neilston |
April 2, 2008 |
Jza84 |
| Duncan Edwards |
|
ChrisTheDude |
| Fanny Imlay |
|
Awadewit |
| If (magazine) |
|
Mike Christie |
| Flea (musician) |
|
Grim-Gym & NSR77 |
| Holden |
|
OSX |
| Paleolithic diet |
March 20, 2008 |
Phenylalanine |
| Sir Gawain and the Green Knight |
March 17, 2008 |
Wrad |
| Reactive attachment disorder |
April 20, 2008 |
Fainites |
| Oliver Typewriter Company |
April 4, 2008 |
elcobbola |
| Princess Helena of the United Kingdom |
|
PeterSymonds |
| The Beginning of the End (Lost) |
|
thedemonhog |
| Sea otter |
March 24, 2008 |
Clayoquot |
| Just Like Heaven (song) |
|
WesleyDodds |
| Smallville (season 1) |
|
Bignole |
[edit] Promoted in February 2008
- See logs at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Featured log/February 2008
| Article |
Main page date |
Nominator |
| Carlson's patrol |
|
Cla68 |
| ANAK Society |
|
MaxVeers & Disavian |
| Amanita ocreata |
|
Casliber |
| Tropical cyclone |
|
Thegreatdr |
| Ganymede (moon) |
|
Ruslik & Marskell |
| Portal (video game) |
|
Masem |
| Alanya |
|
Patrickneil |
| Metroid Prime |
|
igordebraga & Judgesurreal777 |
| Hurricane John (2006) |
|
Hurricanehink |
| Triton (moon) |
|
Serendipodous |
| Mana (series) |
|
Kariteh & Judgesurreal777 |
| William Hillcourt |
|
Rlevse |
| Harold Innis |
June 2, 2008 |
Bwark |
| Dover Athletic F.C. |
|
ChrisTheDude |
| History of Aston Villa F.C. (1961–present) |
|
Woody |
| Emily Dickinson |
|
Maria & Roger Davies |
| 2008 Orange Bowl |
|
JKBrooks85 |
| Her Majesty's Theatre |
|
Kbthompson |
| Coenwulf of Mercia |
|
Mike Christie |
| 2007 United States Air Force nuclear weapons incident |
|
Cla68 |
| Terra Nova Expedition |
|
Brianboulton |
| Wii Sports |
|
Guyinblack25 |
| Dwarf planet |
|
Nergaal |
| Atom |
|
RJH |
| History of Ipswich Town F.C. |
|
The Rambling Man |
| Tropical Storm Alberto (2006) |
|
Hurricanehink |
| Hockey Hall of Fame |
March 7, 2008 |
Scorpion0422 |
| Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll |
March 18, 2008 |
PeterSymonds |
| Edward VII of the United Kingdom |
|
DrKiernan |
| Halo Graphic Novel |
|
David Fuchs |
| Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow |
|
Sephiroth BCR |
| Glorious First of June |
|
Jackyd101 |
| Operation Camargue |
|
Roger Davies & SGGH |
| Lost: Missing Pieces |
|
thedemonhog |
| Battlefield Earth (film) |
May 12, 2008 |
Cirt & ChrisO |
| Ray Emery |
|
Maxim |
| Free Association of German Trade Unions |
March 29, 2008 |
Carabinieri |
| Ross Sea party |
|
Brianboulton |
| Joseph Szigeti |
|
K. Lastochka |
| Domestic sheep |
|
VanTucky |
| Transformers (film) |
|
Healthykid & Alientraveller |
| Aldfrith of Northumbria |
|
Mike Christie & Angusmclellan |
| Everglades National Park |
|
Moni3 |
| 2007 ACC Championship Game |
|
JKBrooks85 |
| Alice in Chains |
|
Burningclean |
| Birmingham campaign |
|
Moni3 |
| Hurricane Isis (1998) |
February 15, 2008 |
Hurricanehink |
| Radical Dreamers: Nusumenai Hōseki |
|
Zeality |
| Planet |
|
Nergaal & Serendipodous |
| Koli Point action |
|
Cla68 |
| Alien vs. Predator (film) |
|
M3tal H3ad |
| Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia |
|
maclean |
| Giovanni Villani |
|
PericlesofAthens |
| Robert Peake the Elder |
|
qp10qp |
| Oxygen |
March 14, 2008 |
mav & Nergaal & WikiProject Elements |
| Bath, Somerset |
September 25, 2005 |
Rod |
| Mumia Abu-Jamal |
|
DrKiernan |
| Super Mario 64 |
January 31, 2005 |
Guyinblack25 |
| House Martin |
|
Jimfbleak |
| The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson |
|
Xihix |
| 200 (Stargate SG-1) |
|
David Fuchs |
| Joseph Priestley House |
|
Awadewit & Ruhrfisch |
| Giant Otter |
|
Marskell |
| Le Père Goriot |
|
Scartol |
| E. Urner Goodman |
March 28, 2008 |
JGHowes |
| Sirius |
|
Casliber |
| Judy Garland |
|
Otto4711 |
| Woody Guthrie |
|
Kmzundel & Dannygutters |
| Monkey Gone to Heaven |
|
CloudNine |
[edit] Promoted in January 2008
- See logs at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Featured log/January 2008
| Article |
Main page date |
Nominator |
| Hell Is Other Robots |
|
Cirt & Stardust8212 |
| Tarbosaurus |
|
Sheep81 |
| Kit (association football) |
|
ChrisTheDude |
| Lisa del Giocondo |
April 13, 2008 |
Susanlesch |
| Ernest Shackleton |
|
Lazulilasher |
| Reese Witherspoon |
March 22, 2008 |
PeaceNT |
| Ryan White |
|
JayHenry |
| John Michael Wright |
|
Doc glasgow |
| Introduction to evolution |
|
Filll & Random Replicator |
| Portman Road |
|
The Rambling Man |
| Hurricane Lane (2006) |
|
Hurricanehink |
| Matanikau Offensive |
|
Cla68 |
| Nottingham Panthers |
|
KimThePanther |
| Meerkat Manor |
|
Collectonian |
| Imagination (magazine) |
|
Mike Christie |
| The Simpsons Movie |
|
Gran2 |
| Silent Hill 4: The Room |
|
Lenin and McCarthy |
| Interstate 355 |
|
JA10 |
| Somerset |
|
Rodw |
| Prairie Avenue |
|
TonyTheTiger |
| Doomsday (Doctor Who) |
|
Will |
| Emma Watson |
|
Happy-melon |
| Niandra Lades and Usually Just a T-Shirt |
|
Grim-Gym & NSR77 |
| Metacomet Ridge |
|
Noroton & Pgagnon999 |
| Calgary Flames |
|
Resolute |
| Anodyne (album) |
|
Teemu08 |
| Halo 3 |
|
James086 |
| R.E.M. |
|
WesleyDodds |
| Stocksbridge Park Steels F.C. |
|
ChrisTheDude |
| U2 |
|
Wikipedia brown |
| The World Without Us |
|
Maclean25 |
| The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power |
|
Cirt |
| Offa of Mercia |
|
Mike Christie |
| PlayStation 3 |
|
Thingg |
| Northern Pintail |
|
Jimfbleak |
| Greatest Hits (Lost) |
|
thedemonhog |
| Battle of Musa Qala |
|
Marskell & Richard Harvey |
| 1983 Atlantic hurricane season |
|
Mitchazenia |
| Alpha Kappa Alpha |
|
Miranda |
| Ming Dynasty |
|
PericlesofAthens |
| Jimmy McAleer |
|
Twelsht |
| Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom |
|
PeterSymonds |
| Suleiman the Magnificent |
April 8, 2008 |
A.Garnet |
| Lead(II) nitrate |
March 8, 2007 |
Wimvandorst |
| Chiffchaff |
|
Jimfbleak |
| London congestion charge |
March 5, 2004 |
Regan123 |
| Joseph Johnson (publisher) |
|
Awadewit & WillowW |
| Treehouse of Horror (series) |
|
Scorpion0422 |
| 1988 Atlantic hurricane season |
|
Seddon69 |
| USS Illinois (BB-65) |
|
TomStar81 |
| Italian War of 1542–1546 |
|
Kirill Lokshin |
| David Lovering |
|
CloudNine |
| James Bowie |
|
Karanacs |
| Józef Piłsudski |
|
Piotrus |
| Exmoor |
|
Rodw |
| Archie Jackson |
|
Mattinbgn |
| Wormshill |
|
Rjgibb |
| Edgar Allan Poe |
|
Midnightdreary |
| Metallica |
|
M3tal H3ad |
| 1994 Black Hawk shootdown incident |
|
Cla68 |
| Western Chalukya architecture |
|
Dineshkannambadi |
| William Gibson |
|
Skomorokh |
| Stretford |
|
Malleus Fatuarum |
| Analytical Review |
|
Awadewit |
| Ununoctium |
|
Nergaal |
| Vampire |
July 13, 2004 |
Spawn Man & Casliber |
| I Don't Remember |
|
Rm w a vu |
| Andean Condor |
|
heyjude |
| Altrincham |
|
Nev1 |
| Sumatran Rhinoceros |
|
JayHenry |
| Las Meninas |
February 5, 2008 |
Ceoil & Johnbod |
| 2003 Atlantic hurricane season |
|
Hurricanehink |
| Sid Barnes |
|
Dweller |
| Europa (moon) |
February 26, 2008 |
Serendipodous |
| Storm botnet |
March 16, 2008 |
Lawrence Cohen |
| Slay Tracks (1933-1969) |
|
Brandt Luke Zorn |
| Radiohead |
|
Atlantik |
| Blackbird |
|
Jimfbleak |
| Hamlet |
January 27, 2008 |
Roger Davies & Wrad & AndyJones |
| 1080° Snowboarding |
|
Clyde Miller |
| George Jones (RAAF officer) |
|
Ian Rose |
| Zodiac (film) |
|
J.D. |
