Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Kellie Loder

Kellie Loder
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 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page. 

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/October 10, 2013 by BencherliteTalk 10:19, 30 September 2013‎ (UTC)



Kellie Loder (born 1988) is an independent singer-songwriter from Newfoundland who plays drums, guitar and piano. Having written her first song at age 16 about a cousin who died in a traffic accident, Loder was studying nursing at the Grenfell Campus of Memorial University of Newfoundland when she released her first album, The Way, in August 2009. Later that year, she won a talent-search contest hosted by YC Newfoundland, a Christian youth conference. As part of the award, Loder was given time with music industry and production professionals who helped her with Imperfections & Directions, her second album, which was released at the 2010 YC Newfoundland. Loder's nursing studies hampered her ability to showcase Imperfections & Directions by touring. Loder was nominated as Female Artist of the Year at the 2010 MusicNL awards, and then as Gospel Artist of the Year in 2011. Imperfections & Directions was nominated as Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year at the 2012 Juno Awards. Loder has asserted that she chose to begin her career in Contemporary Christian music because it gives purpose to her music.

October 10, 2013 is the third anniversary of the release of Loder's Juno-nominated album, Imperfections & Directions. I believe this blurb therefore has 1 TFA point. Neelix (talk) 18:23, 22 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Actually, I believe the blurb has 2 points; there has never been a Contemporary-Christian-music-related article featured on the main page. Neelix (talk) 20:51, 22 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Just kidding. It's 3 points. "Never" is longer than six months ago. Neelix (talk) 22:54, 25 September 2013 (UTC)
 * "Similar" in this case would most likely be "Music", or maybe "singer". When you get too specific, the points mean nothing. "We've never had a Chinese-Malay writer on the MP, we've never had a point and click adventure game, we've never had a Creole cartoonist"... — Crisco 1492 (talk) 13:39, 26 September 2013 (UTC)
 * How about "Newfoundland"? There has never been a Newfoundland-related article featured on the main page before. Neelix (talk) 17:50, 27 September 2013 (UTC)
 * I know little about the allocation of slots for TFAs, but this looks like a very sensible suggestion. Tim riley (talk) 17:53, 27 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Support; for me the matter of points is somewhat trivial. I see no reason why this should not run if the space is free. I don't recall a Newfoundland-related TFA. —Cliftonian (talk) 17:58, 27 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Support nominator has done a fine job with the article and see no issue with date proposal. Lemonade51 (talk) 19:01, 27 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Support. I had the pleasure of reviewing this at FAC and I'm happy to add my name to this date too. - SchroCat (talk) 23:21, 27 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Support – per Lemonade51. The nom has done wonders with getting this little-known singer to FA status. I think readers would benefit no-end in digesting this if it appears on the front page. I have no issues with the date either. --   Cassianto Talk   08:54, 28 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Support – Per above. – Shudde  talk 10:01, 30 September 2013 (UTC)