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Today's featured article for January 5, 2025
Cyfeilliog or Cyfeiliog (probably died 927), was a bishop in south-east Wales. The location and extent of his diocese is uncertain, but lands granted to him are mainly close to Caerwent, suggesting that his diocese covered Gwent, possibly extending into Ergyng (now south-west Herefordshire). He is recorded in charters dating from the mid-880s to the early tenth century. In 914 he was captured by the Vikings and ransomed by Edward the Elder, King of the Anglo-Saxons, for 40 pounds of silver. Edward's assistance is regarded by historians as evidence that he inherited the overlordship of his father, Alfred the Great, over the south-east Welsh kingdoms. Cyfeilliog is probably the author of a cryptogram (encrypted text) which was added as a marginal note to the ninth-century collection of poetry known as the Juvencus Manuscript. The twelfth-century Book of Llandaff records his death in 927, but some historians are sceptical as they think that this date is late for a bishop active in the 880s. (Full article...) Recently featured: Liza Soberano Albona-class minelayer Benjamin Jackson (sailor) Archive By email More featured articles About view – talk – edit – history – watch
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2012 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Charles the Bold (maintenance), One Day International (maintenance)
Omitted: François Villon (ineligible—maintenance), Nellie Tayloe Ross, Battle of Bardia (ineligible—just appeared as TFA on January 3), 1991–1992 South Ossetia War, Wood Green ricin plot
Included: Robert-François Damiens (first appearance), Reavey and O'Dowd killings/Kingsmill massacre (first appearance for both), Yahya Ayyash (first appearance), Georgian presidential election, 2008 (first appearance)

--howcheng {chat} 18:11, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

2013 notes

Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Battle of Bardia
Omitted: Reavey and O'Dowd killings/Kingsmill massacre; Yahya Ayyash; Georgian presidential election, 2008
Included: Nellie Tayloe Ross (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Prague Spring (9th appearance, last in 2010); Tasman Bridge disaster (3rd appearance, last in 2010); Wood Green ricin plot (2nd appearance, last in 2010; 10th anniversary)
Repeats: Robert-François Damiens (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

—howcheng {chat} 19:01, 4 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

2014 notes

Omitted: Twelfth Night (holiday) (ineligible—maintenance); Nellie Tayloe Ross; Prague Spring; Tasman Bridge disaster; Wood Green ricin plot
Included: German Workers' Party (first appearance); Battle of Bardia (2nd appearance, last in 2011); 1991–92 South Ossetia War (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Eris (dwarf planet) (5th appearance, last in 2010)
Repeats: Robert-François Damiens (3rd consecutive appearance, 3 total)

—howcheng {chat} 04:53, 4 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

2015 notes

Omitted: Battle of Bardia; 1991–92 South Ossetia War; Eris (dwarf planet)
Included: Prague Spring (10th appearance, last in 2012); Yahya Ayyash (2nd appearance, last in 2012); Georgian presidential election, 2008 (2nd appearance, last in 2012)
Repeats: Robert-François Damiens (4th consecutive appearance, 4 total); German Workers' Party (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

—howcheng {chat} 06:57, 3 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

2016 notes

Omitted: Prague Spring; Yahya Ayyash; Mikheil Saakashvili/Georgian presidential election, 2008
Included: Battle of Bardia (3rd appearance, last in 2014; 75th anniversary); Reavey and O'Dowd killings/Kingsmill massacre (Killings: 3rd appearance, last in 2013, moved from January 4; Massacre: 2nd appearance, last in 2012; 40th anniversary); Operation Eastern Exit (first appearance; 25th anniversary)
Repeats: Robert-François Damiens (5th consecutive appearance, 5 total); German Workers' Party (3rd consecutive appearance, 3 total)

—howcheng {chat} 06:35, 4 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

2017 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Tasman Bridge disaster (maintenance); Yahya Ayyash (maintenance)
Omitted: Battle of Bardia; Reavey and O'Dowd killings/Kingsmill massacre; Operation Eastern Exit
Included: Fair Deal (first appearance); 1991–1992 South Ossetia War; Wood Green ricin plot
Repeats: Robert-François Damiens (6th consecutive appearance, 6 total); German Workers' Party (4th consecutive appearance, 4 total)

—howcheng {chat} 16:56, 4 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

2018 notes

Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Tasman Bridge disaster
New articles (unused): Kumar Ponnambalam
Omitted: Robert-François Damiens (ineligible—maintenance); German Workers' Party; Fair Deal; 1991–1992 South Ossetia War; Wood Green ricin plot
Included: Battle of Turckheim (first appearance); Nellie Tayloe Ross (3rd appearance, last in 2013); Battle of Bardia (4th appearance, last in 2016); Prague Spring (11th appearance, last in 2015; 50th anniversary); Georgian presidential election, 2008 (3rd appearance, last in 2015; 10th anniversary); Al-Mu'tasim (first appearance); Joseph Erlanger (first appearance); Deepika Padukone (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 08:57, 5 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

2019 notes

New articles (ineligible): Bradley Cooper (TFA for 2019)
Omitted: Battle of Turckheim; Nellie Tayloe Ross; Battle of Bardia; Prague Spring; 2008 Georgian presidential election; Al-Mu'tasim; Joseph Erlanger; Deepika Padukone
Included: Twelfth Night (holiday) (rescued from Ineligible); Robert-François Damiens (7th appearance, last in 2017; rescued from Ineligible); Palais Garnier (first appearance); German Workers' Party (5th appearance, last in 2017; 100th anniversary); Tasman Bridge disaster (4th appearance, last in 2013); Kumar Ponnambalam (first appearance); Simon Marius (first appearance); Henri Herz (first appearance); Deadmau5 (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 19:28, 5 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Eris

Observation: Eris is the second-largest known dwarf planet (after Pluto). The text is ambiguous about whether it refers to the present (after Pluto reclassification) or to the past. Maybe this could be clarified. --Julian (talk) 09:19, 5 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Changed to "most massive". —David Levy 16:31, 5 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

2020 notes

Omitted: Robert-François Damiens; German Workers' Party; Tasman Bridge disaster; Kumar Ponnambalam; Simon Marius; Henri Herz; Deadmau5
Included: Battle of Turckheim (2nd appearance, last in 2017); Waiting for Godot (first appearance); 1970 Tonghai earthquake (3rd appearance, last in 2016; 50th anniversary); Eris (dwarf planet) (6th appearance, last in 2014); George Johnston (British Marines officer) (first appearance); Konrad Adenauer (first appearance); Bradley Cooper (first appearance; rescued from Ineligible)
Repeats: Palais Garnier (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

—howcheng {chat} 17:10, 6 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

2021 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Prague Spring (maintenance); Deadmau5 (maintenance)
Omitted: Palais Garnier (ineligible—maintenance); Waiting for Godot; Eris (dwarf planet); George Johnston (British Marines officer); Konrad Adenauer; Bradley Cooper
Included: Robert-François Damiens (8th appearance, last in 2019); Battle of Bardia (5th appearance, last in 2018; 80th anniversary); Reavey and O'Dowd killings/Kingsmill massacre (Killings: 4th appearance; Massacre: 3rd; both last in 2016); 1991–1992 South Ossetia War (4th appearance, last in 2017; 30th anniversary);; Elizabeth of Russia (first appearance); Herbert Bayard Swope (first appearance); Deepika Padukone (2nd appearance, last in 2018)
Repeats: Battle of Turckheim (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total)

—howcheng {chat} 05:17, 7 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

2022 notes

Omitted: Battle of Bardia; Reavey and O'Dowd killings/Kingsmill massacre; 1991–1992 South Ossetia War; Elizabeth of Russia; Herbert Bayard Swope; Deepika Padukone
Included: Fair Deal (2nd appearance, last in 2017); Kumar Ponnambalam (2nd appearance, last in 2019); Philippa of England (2nd appearance, last in 2017; moved from June 4); Joseph Erlanger (2nd appearance, last in 2018); Edmund Herring (first appearance; 40th anniversary)
Repeats: Battle of Turckheim (3rd consecutive appearance, 4 total); Robert-François Damiens (2nd consecutive appearance, 9 total)

—howcheng {chat} 08:07, 6 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]