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One of the greatest feelings on Wikipedia is the feeling you get when an article that you have either created or substantially contributed to spends the day on our main page as "Today's Featured Article." Often the culmination of months of hard work and research, the appearance of an article on the main page is an honor bestowed to those who have the endurance needed to go the distance required to get their article up on the main page.
The basic criteria for the main page appearance remains the same: the article selected to appear on the main page must first be featured. Until 2007, requesting a main page appearance was comparatively easy, but the introduction of a new system in 2007 intended to help the featured article director better handle the ever increasing demand for a main page appearance has since severely hampered the ease with which one may now request a main page appearance. At present, the 2007 system is still in use as the method by which editors may make requests for a main page appearance, but as demand for article appearances is high, it is important that you understand how the current system works.
In difference to the need for editors to understand all parts of getting an article to the main page and what you can expect of the article while it is on the main page this course will serve as walk through on which articles qualify for main page appearances, how to go about requesting a main page appearance, and what to expect when your article is up on the main page.