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For instructions on how to nominate an article, see Template:DYK nomination header § Instructions for nominators.
"Template:Did you know nominations" redirects here. For the list of approved nominations, see Template talk:Did you know/Approved.

This page is to nominate fresh articles to appear in the "Did you know" section on the Main Page with a "hook" (an interesting note). Nominations that have been approved are moved to a staging area and then promoted into the Queue. To update this page, purge it.

Count of DYK Hooks
Section # of Hooks # Verified
August 25 2
August 28 1 1
August 30 1
August 31 1 1
September 3 1
September 4
September 5 1
September 6 1 1
September 7 2 1
September 8 1
September 9 2
September 11 3
September 12 4
September 13 1
September 15 2
September 16 2
September 18 1
September 19 2 1
September 20 6 1
September 21 1
September 22 2 1
September 23 6 3
September 24 5
September 25 2
September 26 3 1
September 27 5 3
September 28 3 1
September 29 1
September 30 5 2
October 1 3
October 2 4 1
October 3 5 2
October 4 6 1
October 5 6 2
October 6 3
October 7 7 4
October 8 6 4
October 9 10 5
October 10 9 4
October 11 9 4
October 12 6 4
October 13 13 6
October 14 4 4
October 15 8 2
October 16 8 3
October 17 8 5
October 18 10 3
October 19 12 9
October 20 7 2
October 21 6 5
October 22 18 5
October 23 8 3
October 24 6 3
October 25 10 3
October 26 8
October 27 7 3
October 28 8 2
October 29 4
October 30
Total 286 106
Last updated 01:41, 30 October 2024 UTC
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Instructions for nominators

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If this is your first nomination, please read the DYK rules before continuing. Further information can be found at the DYK guidelines.

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Frequently asked questions

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How do I write an interesting hook?

Successful hooks tend to have several traits. Most importantly, they share a surprising or intriguing fact. They give readers enough context to understand the hook, but leave enough out to make them want to learn more. They are written for a general audience who has no prior knowledge of or interest in the topic area. Lastly, they are concise, and do not attempt to cover multiple facts or present information about the subject beyond what's needed to understand the hook.

When will my nomination be reviewed?

This page is often backlogged. As long as your submission is still on the page, it will stay there until an editor reviews it. Since editors are encouraged to review the oldest submissions first, it may take several weeks until your submission is reviewed. In the meantime, please consider reviewing another submission (not your own) to help reduce the backlog (see instructions below). Because of WP:DYKTIMEOUT, a nomination should be reviewed within two months since the reviewer/promoter may agree to reject and close an unpromoted hook after that time has passed.

Where is my hook?

If you can't find the nomination you submitted to this nominations page, it may have been approved and is on the approved nominations page waiting to be promoted. It could also have been added to one of the prep areas, promoted from prep to a queue, or is on the main page.

If the nominated hook is in none of those places, then the nomination has probably been rejected. Such a rejection usually only occurs if it was at least a couple of weeks old and had unresolved issues for which any discussion had gone stale. If you think your nomination was unfairly rejected, you can query this on the DYK discussion page, but as a general rule such nominations will only be restored in exceptional circumstances.


Instructions for reviewers

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Main page: Wikipedia:Did you know/Reviewing guide

Any editor who was not involved in writing/expanding or nominating an article may review it by checking to see that the article meets all the DYK criteria (long enough, new enough, no serious editorial or content issues) and the hook is cited. Editors may also alter the suggested hook to improve it, suggest new hooks, or even lend a hand and make edits to the article to which the hook applies so that the hook is supported and accurate. For a more detailed discussion of the DYK rules and review process see the supplementary guidelines and the WP:Did you know/Reviewing guide.

To post a comment or review on a DYK nomination, follow the steps outlined below:

  • Look through this page, Template talk:Did you know, to find a nomination you would like to comment on.
  • Click the "Review or comment" link at the top of the nomination. You will be taken to the nomination subpage.
  • The top of the page includes a list of the DYK criteria. Check the article to ensure it meets all the relevant criteria.
  • To indicate the result of the review (i.e., whether the nomination passes, fails, or needs some minor changes), leave a signed comment on the page. Please begin with one of the 5 review symbols that appear at the top of the edit screen, and then indicate all aspects of the article that you have reviewed; your comment should look something like the following:

    Article length and age are fine, no copyvio or plagiarism concerns, reliable sources are used. But the hook needs to be shortened.

    If you are the first person to comment on the nomination, there will be a line :* <!-- REPLACE THIS LINE TO WRITE FIRST COMMENT, KEEPING  :* --> showing you where you should put the comment.
  • Save the page.
  • After the nomination is approved, a bot will automatically list the nomination page on Template talk:Did you know/Approved.

If there is any problem or concern about a nomination, please consider notifying the nominator by placing {{subst:DYKproblem|Article|header=yes|sig=yes}} on the nominator's talk page.

Advanced procedures

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How to promote an accepted hook

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At-a-glance instructions on how to promote an approved hook to a prep area
Check list for nomination review completeness
  1. Select a hook from the approved nominations page that has one of these ticks at the bottom post: .
  2. Check to make sure basic review requirements were completed.
    • Any outstanding issue following needs to be addressed before promoting.
  3. Check the article history for any substantive changes since it was nominated or reviewed.
  4. Images for the lead slot must be freely licensed. Fair-use images are not permitted. Images loaded on Commons that appear on the Main Page are automatically protected by KrinkleBot.
  5. Hook must be stated in both the article and source (which must be cited at the end of the article sentence where stated).
  6. Hook should make sense grammatically.
  7. Try to vary subject matters within each prep area.
  8. Try to select a funny, quirky or otherwise upbeat hook for the last or bottom hook in the set.
Steps to add a hook to prep
  • In one tab, open the nomination page of the hook you want to promote.
  • In a second tab, open the prep set you intend to add the hook to.

Wanna skip all this fuss? Install WP:PSHAW instead! Does most of the heavy lifting for ya :)

  1. For hooks held for specific dates, refer to "Local update times" section on DYK Queue.
    • Completed Prep area number sets will be promoted by an administrator to corresponding Queue number.
  2. Copy and paste the hook into a chosen slot.
    • Make sure there's a space between ... and that, and a ? at the end.
    • Check that there's a bold link to the article.
  3. If it's the lead (first) hook, paste the image where indicated at the top of the template.
  4. Copy and paste ALL the credit information (the {{DYKmake}} and {{DYKnom}} templates) at the bottom
  5. Check your work in the prep's Preview mode.
    • At the bottom under "Credits", to the right of each article should have the link "View nom subpage" ; if not, a subpage parameter will need to be added to the DYKmake.
  6. Save the Prep page.
Closing the DYK nomination page
  1. At the upper left
    • Change {{DYKsubpage to {{subst:DYKsubpage
    • Change |passed= to |passed=yes
  2. At the bottom
    • Just above the line containing

      }}<!--Please do not write below this line or remove this line. Place comments above this line.-->

      insert a new, separate line containing one of the following:
      To [[T:DYK/P1|Prep 1]]
      To [[T:DYK/P2|Prep 2]]
      To [[T:DYK/P3|Prep 3]]
      To [[T:DYK/P4|Prep 4]]
      To [[T:DYK/P5|Prep 5]]
      To [[T:DYK/P6|Prep 6]]
      To [[T:DYK/P7|Prep 7]]
    • Also paste the same thing into the edit summary.
  3. Check in Preview mode. Make sure everything is against a pale blue background (nothing outside) and there are no stray characters, like }}, at the top or bottom.
  4. Save.

For more information, please see T:TDYK#How to promote an accepted hook.

Handy copy sources:

  • To [[T:DYK/P1|Prep 1]]
  • To [[T:DYK/P2|Prep 2]]
  • To [[T:DYK/P3|Prep 3]]
  • To [[T:DYK/P4|Prep 4]]
  • To [[T:DYK/P5|Prep 5]]
  • To [[T:DYK/P6|Prep 6]]
  • To [[T:DYK/P7|Prep 7]]

How to remove a rejected hook

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  • Open the DYK nomination subpage of the hook you would like to remove. (It's best to wait several days after a reviewer has rejected the hook, just in case someone contests or the article undergoes a large change.)
  • In the window where the DYK nomination subpage is open, replace the line {{DYKsubpage with {{subst:DYKsubpage, and replace |passed= with |passed=no. Then save the page. This has the effect of wrapping up the discussion on the DYK nomination subpage in a blue archive box and stating that the nomination was unsuccessful, as well as adding the nomination to a category for archival purposes.

How to remove a hook from the prep areas or queue

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  • Edit the prep area or queue where the hook is and remove the hook and the credits associated with it.
  • Go to the hook's nomination subpage (there should have been a link to it in the credits section).
    • View the edit history for that page
    • Go back to the last version before the edit where the hook was promoted, and revert to that version to make the nomination active again.
    • Add a new icon on the nomination subpage to cancel the previous tick and leave a comment after it explaining that the hook was removed from the prep area or queue, and why, so that later reviewers are aware of this issue.
  • Add a transclusion of the template back to this page so that reviewers can see it. It goes under the date that it was first created/expanded/listed as a GA. You may need to add back the day header for that date if it had been removed from this page.
  • If you removed the hook from a queue, it is best to either replace it with another hook from one of the prep areas, or to leave a message at WT:DYK asking someone else to do so.

How to move a nomination subpage to a new name

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  • Don't; it should not ever be necessary, and will break some links which will later need to be repaired. Even if you change the title of the article, you don't need to move the nomination page.

Nominations

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Older nominations

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Articles created/expanded on August 25

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2024 Ohio Issue 1

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  • ... that the Republican-led Ohio Ballot Board was sued because its official summary for Ohio Issue 1, designed to improve redistricting, stated instead that the initiative would require gerrymandering?
  • Source: the Board's summary "describes the amendment, which is specifically intended to prevent partisan gerrymandering, as specifically requiring it."
https://apnews.com/article/ohio-gerrymandering-redistricting-bd589ead234436f1b113b35d28c71cc7#
Created by ProfGray (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

ProfGray (talk) 17:35, 26 August 2024 (UTC).[reply]

No reason not to review it now; if it gets approved, it can be placed in the special occasion section set up for election hooks to run after the November election in the US. BlueMoonset (talk) 17:50, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Starting review:

  • As noted above, this should be held until after the upcoming elections
    • That will in turn require updating wording like to be voted upon in the November 2024 election. It would be useful to mark this up with {{Update after}} reminders now, but I'll leave that for somebody else.
    • Obviously, if we run this after the election, it will need to be updated with the outcome and probably reactions.
  • New enough (created August 25, nominated the next day)
  • Long enough
  • QPQ exempt
  • Earwig calls out lots of text duplication, but it's all properly attributed quotes, so no worries there.
  • Since this is a controversial issue, I gave the sources a close look. For the most part, they appear to be WP:RS. I do see a few duplicated sources, which WP:REFILL can help fix, but that's not a DYK criterion.
  • The Official arguments section does a good job of hewing to WP:NPOV.
    • I am, however, somewhat concerned about the Support section. The large "Yes" box duplicates much of the preceding paragraph, is not balanced by a "No" box, probably violates MOS:EMBED, and is almost certainly incomplete today and at risk of going out of date at any point in the future. I'd drop it.
    • I'm also unconvinced that the Polling section is useful and probably violates WP:NPOV since it only lists one poll.
  • I pretty much agree with Andrevan about the hooks. Although they all get under the 200 character official limit, they're all excessively wordy, and not very interesting.
  • RoySmith (talk) 14:29, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the review. I agree with some of your concerns, mostly about edits since my DYK submission, eg the Yes box (blown up from a more selective prose text) and the Polling. If (or: since) the DYK can't be run at this stage, I will wait to edit and update until after the election, ok? Given the timing, does the "new enough" criterion still a pass? After the vote, perhaps an better DYK hook will be apparent. Thanks for your review and for everyone's input here. ProfGray (talk) 21:32, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Don't worry about the timing; as long as you get the nomination in on time, you're good. If we hold it up because of our rules, that's on us. RoySmith (talk) 17:45, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
RoySmith, ProfGray, I'm not nearly so sanguine that this one won't be closed on October 25 or 26 when it hits two months. If it's approved and in the special occasion section for nominations waiting for the election to be over, then there isn't a problem. If it's still not approved at the end of the coming week, there probably will be. I would respectfully suggest that ProfGray do whatever is necessary to get the article and/or hooks into such shape that the nomination can be passed during the coming week; any post-election edits can be made per whatever new information is relevant. BlueMoonset (talk) 01:47, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
In response to points above -- the Polling section has been removed. The "Yes" support section has been balanced by a "No" opposition section. (I didn't happen to create this section, but I added a few opposing orgs and now it does seem balanced.) I adjusted some language to be more NPOV and I welcome any other concerns about the article. I will think about the hook, since it'd be great to run the DYK. I hadn't known about the two months conern.ProfGray (talk) 15:27, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
OK, the article looks better now. The only thing left is to work on the hooks. In general, short snappy hooks are better than long complicated ones. RoySmith (talk) 15:33, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. It'd be great to get help with the hook. Personally, I find it interesting (fascinating, ironic, clever) that both the proponents and opponents claim to be against gerrymandering and both blame the other side for gerrymandering. The zany redistricting context is also interesting to me. But if these are not interesting, what would folks recommend for the hook? ProfGray (talk) 16:11, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I would question whether a broad audience would know what gerrymandering was. Assuming it checks out, I suggest something less specific, like "that in the lead-up to the 2024 election, the summary of 2024 Ohio Issue 1 was a flashpoint for legal action".--Launchballer 12:26, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
That's an interesting point. My first thought was, "No, that's dumb. Of course everybody knows what gerrymandering is". But then as I read a bit of Gerrymandering I realized it's only an issue in places which use an election system similar to what we have in the US. If you are electing people based on total vote count across the entire electorate, it's not a thing. I don't honestly know enough about election systems around the world to know how many places it is a thing. RoySmith (talk) 14:40, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Actually, my concern was that knowing the word took knowing a fair bit about politics. (I have limited interest in the subject and only know the term because I was reading about Tesco, whose founder's daughter was behind the homes for votes scandal.)--Launchballer 15:18, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I guess I should ping @ProfGray:.--Launchballer 11:42, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, I added your suggested hook as ALT3. Btw, IMO gerrymandering would be fine for the hook and a link to the gerrymandering article goes to a clear definition. ProfGray (talk) 00:52, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Self-Ish

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Created by Koopastar (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

Koopastar (talk) 07:11, 31 August 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Some new hooks:

Also notable that Self-Ish was recently moved by a user to SELF-iSH, so I've created the hooks with this new stylization as redirects aren't allowed. Hopefully these new hooks work for DYK. Koopastar (talk) 00:21, 25 October 2024 (UTC

@Koopastar: Not ALT0a per WP:DYKHOOKBLP; I would have taken ALT2 personally, but a similar hook was declined offhand recently at It's OK I'm OK and I want to hear their reasoning first, as it is more interesting than ALT3. While you're waiting, I recommend expanding the lead section.--Launchballer 13:06, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on August 30

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İzlem Gürçağ Altuğra

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Moved to mainspace by Miraclepine (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 56 past nominations.

ミラP@Miraclepine 15:33, 4 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • The article is new enough. Although WP:DYKLEN does not address this, I am not happy when an article just barely meets the length requirements thanks to repeating a significant portion of its content in the lead pararaph or lead section. Without said repetition, this article contains about 1350 characters of prose. I also do not think that a minister opening a chess championship is particularly interesting. Surtsicna (talk) 12:17, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Surtsicna: Well, the thing is, it is what a lede is supposed to do, to summarize the basics, and while I try to keep the lede as necessarily short as possible, in this case the lede just happened to summarize the entire body in only a third of its size. And to be honest, I just found it unusual for a health minister to open a national chess championship during their tenure, which is why it felt interesting to have as a hook. ミラP@Miraclepine 22:32, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Just wanted to note since this page is now at 1394 B (below the 1500 B minimum) due to MOS:LEADSTUB cleanup that I would like to expand the article on Friday or Saturday (when I have more time) or earlier in case it's possible to find a sufficiently interesting hook from there. ミラP@Miraclepine 03:55, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, I've expanded this article to 2322 B and this is the most hooky I can get, but it's borderline and 199 characters, so if ALT0 to 2 aren't enough, I can withdraw this nom.
Hope this help. ミラP@Miraclepine 01:12, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The article looks much more substantial now. There is some fluff, however. I do not think it is encyclopedically vital to note that she congratulated someone on election, or that she attended a memorial service. The bit about her donating money might be seen as promotional. And what was she congratulated for at the chess championship? ALT1 is an improvement, but I wonder if something could be done with the counterfeit prescription scandal. That sounds intriguing. Surtsicna (talk) 18:54, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Surtsicna: If it helps, at the least they were covered by national mainstream media outlets. And the congratulation was at a different meeting, not the chess championship. I've expanded more on the counterfeit prescription scandal, but I gotta sleep now before I can cover the rest. ミラP@Miraclepine 04:11, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Surtsicna: @Miraclepine: has done some more work on this. Would you able to check back into this?--Launchballer 15:46, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Surtsicna: I've added more on the meeting with the Turkish health minister and the scandal. Not sure on this, but here's ALT3:
ALT3: ... that Northern Cypriot Minister of Health İzlem Gürçağ Altuğra wanted the country to have its first qualified pharmaceutical facility because "if we do not produce, we will be destroyed". Source: “Kendi ülkemizde, nitelikli, işe yarayan ilaç fabrikası görmek istiyorum. Çağrımı yineliyorum” vurgusunu yapan ... Altuğra, “Üretmezsek yok oluruz; kendi ülkemizde ilaç fabrikamızı kurmak zorundayız” dedi./Emphasizing that “I want to see a qualified, working pharmaceutical factory in our own country. I reiterate my call,” Altuğra ... said, “If we do not produce, we will be destroyed; we have to establish our own pharmaceutical factory in our own country.”
Hope this helps. ミラP@Miraclepine 17:43, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Did the opposition have anything to say about her in the context of the scandal? Political biographies can easily veer off into bias. And I think I have a good hook:
ALT4: ... that Northern Cypriot Minister of Health İzlem Gürçağ Altuğra warned that her country would be destroyed unless it started producing drugs?
What do you think? Surtsicna (talk) 19:24, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Surtsicna: I couldn't find any such sources even in Turkish, so what should I remove, maybe the "witnessed the scandal's investigation with sadness" part? Oh, and the ALT4 looks good. ミラP@Miraclepine 00:24, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on September 3

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Svayamvara

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The Svayamvara ceremony of princess Damayanti by Warwick Goble, 1913
The Svayamvara ceremony of princess Damayanti by Warwick Goble, 1913
  • ... that in ancient Indian literature, princesses would select their husbands from a lineup of suitors or through public contests in the distinctive matrimonial tradition called Svayamvara (pictured)?
  • Source: A Dictionary of Hinduism, Oxford Publications "For the daughter of a royal or a kṣatriya family, a way of selecting a husband which takes the form of either of a public contest between her suitors, or an assembly at which the bride-to-be simply chooses between them. Perhaps the best-known instances occur in the Mahābhārata, where Arjuna wins Draupadī by this method, and Damayantī prefers Nala to any of the assembled gods."
  • Brockington, John L (2006). "Epic Svayaṃvaras, Voice of the Orient: a Tribute to Prof. Upendranath Dhal". Academia.edu: 35–42.
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5x expanded by Seyamar (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

Seyamar(245CMR)💬📜 06:05, 3 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • : Seems new and long enough, almost entirely written by nominator; I have a few very minor problems with the sourcing that I think can be resolved by just copying some nearby sources, which I tagged: specifically, I think there should be a citation for the 1st paragraph of "Svayamvara in the Rg Veda" and one place in the 1st paragraph of "Damayantī's Svayamvara". Also, I think it would be more clear if the source at the end of the last paragraph of the lead were duplicated to the first two paragraphs as well if it applies to them, and per the DYK guidelines, I think that the source given has to be present at the end of the sentence giving the claim present in the hook. Don't see any neutrality issues. Article is (listing criteria) presentable, image & hook seem good, no other complaints. As for copyvio, not sure what the standards are on manual "spot-checks", so I'm leaving that for a second reviewer. Mrfoogles (talk) 04:59, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@User:Mrfoogles, done what you have suggested.Seyamar(245CMR)💬📜 06:23, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
checkY Citation problems seem resolved, all that's left is a copyright check. Mrfoogles (talk) 16:53, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I was hoping someone else would also double-check my copyright checking (which is done, but I’m new), but that doesn’t seem to be happening anytime soon, so I’ll approve it. Mrfoogles (talk) 14:52, 17 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Mrfoogles: Is the review completed?Seyamar(245CMR)💬📜 18:26, 17 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The green check in the circle means yes (it's a special DYK one that means it was accepted). Mrfoogles (talk) 18:34, 17 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Z1720 Any update, it has been passed quite a long ago.Seyamar(245CMR)💬📜 17:03, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Seyamar: The article is at WP:DYKNA: it will be moved into a prep set when there is an open spot. Z1720 (talk) 18:13, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Unpromoted due to this discussion at WT:DYK—extensive sourcing problems with significant information not verified by sources. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 01:52, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Seyamar and Mrfoogles: Please address the above.--Launchballer 12:30, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Launchballer: already responded at the talk page of Talk:DYK, slowly Changing all ref to sfn for clarity, might take some time as currently not as free.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Seyamar (talk • contribs)

Articles created/expanded on September 4

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Articles created/expanded on September 5

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Moses da Rieti

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Created by Andrevan (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

cc @User:GordonGlottal Andre🚐 19:31, 7 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Or you could just replace "terza rima" with "rhyming verse form" in the hook. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 12:14, 10 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Sure. Andre🚐 18:31, 10 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • A drive-by comment: this has the perennial form of "first" hooks, that even though we may have sources calling them first, there's a high likelihood of WP:ERRORS when someone notices the hook and remembers the existence of someone else using terza rima in Hebrew at an earlier date, overlooked by our source. To forestall this, can we maybe rewrite the hook to avoid the word "first"? Something like
—David Eppstein (talk) 23:58, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I don't mind that, but I think it's rather unlikely that someone will find another example of it, since Dante died in 1321 and Moses was born in 1388, and there are precious few remaining manuscripts from that time to begin with, though I suppose it's not entirely out of the question that a cache of codices will be found in some Vatican annex basement or a Dead Sea caves situation. For reference, the source (Dvora Bregman) says Rieti was, in fact, the first Hebrew poet to use this form, and through his influence it was incorporated into Hebrew poetry by his successors. Andre🚐 00:20, 14 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewer needed. Z1720 (talk) 22:52, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I will say that although deserving {{lead too long}} isn't technically a disqualifier, I would politely suggest that having three quarters of the article up there is taking the mickey. Whether by expanding the rest or moving what's there, this should be fixed.--Launchballer 23:53, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
That is fair. There's a version of the article at User:GordonGlottal/sandbox that should address that. Andre🚐 00:22, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]


Articles created/expanded on September 7

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Flag of Falcón state, Monument to the Venezuelan Federation

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Flag of Falcón state
Flag of Falcón state
Created by Soman (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 398 past nominations.

Soman (talk) 14:16, 8 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Articles created/expanded on September 8

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Jewish dairy restaurant

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Created by Andrevan (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Andre🚐 09:28, 8 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Not a full review, but the interesting thing about the article is the fact that Jewish dairy restaurants even exist in the first place, considering kosher laws. I'd suggest proposing hooks that focus specifically on that aspect, as least as possible options for the promoter, as the mere concept of the Jewish dairy restaurant is the elephant in the room here. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 10:49, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    • Could you elaborate what you mean? Dairy restaurants are kosher. That is the entire point of them. The laws say not to mix milk and meat, that's why there isn't any meat at a dairyrestaurant. Andre🚐 12:47, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
As a non-Jew myself, I just thought that the actual concept was interesting by itself. It might not be as obvious to observant Jews of course since they may take it for granted, but especially to people from places where Jews are not very visible it might be unusual. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 14:02, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, yes, I see what you mean. Yeah maybe there could be an ALT1 like:
A bit long perhaps? Andre🚐 14:05, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Per WP:DYKTRIM it could be shortened to something like "... that Jewish dairy restaurants specialize in food that accommodate the kosher Jewish dietary rules on milk and meat?" Would that be okay with you? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:49, 19 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Sure sounds good. Andre🚐 00:50, 19 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • I do think the original hook is interesting, I only mentioned the suggestion above so that it could be offered as an option. It's probably best for a reviewer to make the final decision. I've slightly modified the original hook to give Trotsky's full name since not all readers may know who he is. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 12:39, 19 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It might be safer to leave it to another editor to do the actual review of the article content, although you can probably do some of the more technical aspects like article creation, hook interest, etc. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 23:42, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, I thought that was part of the review! Andre🚐 01:05, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
On the one hand, I disagree with Narutolovehinata5, as I think they could have done the review themselves just as much as I could. But, on the other hand, I admire someone who takes the neutrality principle to such an extreme, and you have to respect that even if you personally disagree with it. With that said, such a position can also have unintended consequences, such as leading to the timing out of this nom due to such high-minded principles. Viriditas (talk) 01:14, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Would it help if I review some DYKs that are in the backlog? Andre🚐 01:58, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
You're very much encouraged to do so, especially since any review can be used in the future once you are required to provide QPQs. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 23:19, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I did a few! Andre🚐 23:36, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • To clarify Viriditas's concern, the reason I asked for a new review is more out of check-and-balance reasons. Personally I have a preference ALT1 (the straightforward hook), but others may disagree and think that the Trotsky angle is more interesting (and personally I do also find it interesting). Normally what I could have done is to approve both hooks and leave it to the promoter, but given how torn I am over the options I thought bringing in a third-party editor to give their own opinion would also help reach a proper consensus. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 02:55, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • You’re not wrong; both hooks are good. Although I have only managed to vet ALT0. If you can vet ALT1, do the review, pass both, and let the approver decide on which hook to use. Viriditas (talk) 03:10, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    • Thank you both. I think we'd probably be able to verify ALT1 using the Ben Katchor book, The Dairy Restaurant, which I have in physical form. It's a surrealist trip, complete with lots of old menus and ads for dairy restaurants. I'll check and see if there's a succinct definition that we can use and what page that is on. Andre🚐 23:34, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
      • Or actually, the NYT review of the book should do it: The subjects of Mr. Katchor’s new book, “The Dairy Restaurant” (Schocken, $29.95), were community cornerstones: cheap, filling refuges that made it possible for Jewish immigrants in New York to eat out according to kosher laws, by keeping milk and meat strictly separated, with fish, eggs and vegetables as neutral go-betweens. Good enough? If not, I'll check the book, though I can't do it tonight. Andre🚐 23:37, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm really torn about what to write here. As a resident of the Bronx, I find ALT0 to be a wonderful hook. I had no idea Trotsky ever lived in the Bronx. The idea that I've literally walked down the block where he ate his meals just blows my mind. BTW, I found an ad for the Triangle Dairy Restaurant in the Daily Worker, https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1929/1929-ny/v05-n344-NY-feb-08-1929-DW-LOC.pdf, page 3, rightmost column. And a photograph. But, WP:DYKHOOKSTYLE says avoid hooks that are primarily about an incident the subject is only tangentially related to which would seem to rule out the Trotsky hook. Still, it's such a great hook, I'd say WP:IAR and use it. RoySmith (talk) 23:19, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, very cool finds. "Comrades, Patronize The Triangle Dairy Restaurant." Love it. Andre🚐 23:27, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I added a fact to the article, from a cited NYT review of the book, which could make a good hook: ... that growth of Jewish dairy restaurants was aided by better commercial refrigeration and periodic "meat strikes" against the high cost of kosher butchers? ProfGray (talk) 04:52, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It is an interesting tidbit, but it feels like it would be hard to properly explain within the space of a hook, the meat strikes I mean. The refrigeration thing is also interesting. I mean I guess it's a hook that pulls you in and says, what the heck do you mean, meat strikes? But then we don't really explain what they actually did or were in the article ... yet..., but it may be difficult to do so. I'll have to see what Katchor says about it in the full text. Andre🚐 05:29, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Andrevan, what about going after the quirky angle that emphasizes the unique pluralism of America and the distinct melting pot culture of New York? Something along the lines of "...that one of the few, last remaining Jewish dairy restaurants in New York's East Village is run by an Egyptian Muslim and Polish Catholic couple?" Of course, that would require updating the article.[1][2] Viriditas (talk) 20:25, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
That is a great fact, though it's more about B&H Dairy. While I did include it in that article, I omitted it from this one, though not intentionally. We could shove it into this article but I'm not sure that I like it better than the Trotsky hook or the Narutolovehinata5 special edition straightforward hook. Also, ProfGray figured out about the meat strikes, they were the 1902 kosher meat boycott. That could make that fact usable. Andre🚐 23:18, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
OK, I found a place to sneak it into the article and it went in easier than I thought, so you have a Viriditas special edition pluralistic ALT4.[1] Andre🚐 23:38, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Based on my reading of the above, I think this article is ready for a full review. Z1720 (talk) 22:55, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, the article is ready for review. ProfGray made some improvements and I also added the info Viriditas suggested for ALT4. Please let me know if we should spell out ALT4 or if it's clear enough from the earlier conversation. Andre🚐 23:26, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ "Jewish dairy restaurant: Difference between revisions - Wikipedia". en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved 2024-10-13.

Articles created/expanded on September 9

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Alison Creagh

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Alison Creagh
Alison Creagh
Created by Hawkeye7 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 431 past nominations.

Hawkeye7 (discuss) 19:09, 9 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Comment (not a review). The COI banner on the article (with circumstances detailed on the article talk page) needs to be resolved before this can feature in DYK. Cleanup banners are not intended as a permanent mark of shame for articles, but rather to indicate that something can and should be cleaned up. The question then becomes: do the circumstances described on the talk page mean that there is a COI that should be cleaned up? What must be done to the article to clean it up so this banner can be removed? —David Eppstein (talk) 00:07, 14 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    WP:WTRMT: neutrality-related templates such as {{COI}} (associated with the conflict of interest guideline) or {{POV}} (associated with the neutral point of view policy) strongly recommend that the tagging editor initiate a discussion (generally on the article's talk page) to support the placement of the tag. If the tagging editor failed to do so, or the discussion is dormant, and there is no other support for the template, it can be removed. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 20:38, 14 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Do you dispute the COI? Or should I have placed a "paid editor" tag instead? This DYK should siomply be closed, as we shouldn't have such "scratch my back and I'll scratch yours" promotion. To quote from a question (not from me) from your 2019 RfA: "In one of the arbitration cases which resulted in a finding against you, there was a finding involving an undisclosed conflict-of-interest that resulted in serious subversion of the FA process. " We here have the same editor with an undisclosed COI at DYK. Here you start wikiwlawyering about the tag (even though I started a discussion about it on the talk page right away, where you haven't responded). Fram (talk) 07:38, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    There was no such finding, and there was no undisclosed COI. What there is is an editor pursuing a pattern of harassment that got them blocked. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 09:49, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Are you really claiming that you have no COI wrt this article now? Or that the finding (passed 10 to 0) that " Hawkeye7 (talk · contribs) has a previously undisclosed conflict of interest [...]" didn't exist? Or both? Fram (talk) 10:40, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    There was no undisclosed conflict of interest. I have never edited for pay. I was an unpaid Wikipedian in Residence with Paralympics Australia. I have only met the brigadier twice: at the Boccia, where the Chef de Mission introduced us and we talked about our work at Paris 2024, and at the Rowing three days later, when I asked for a photograph, which I took and is used in the article. Please cease the personal attacks on myself and David Eppstein, who was only posting a comment. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 18:02, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    An organisation offers you all kind of help so you can write better or more articles about an event they are heavily involved in, and you then write an article about the CEO of that organisation. How is that not a blatant COI? And I have not made any personal attacks about you, and I haven't made any comment whatsoever about David Eppstein, so I have no idea where you see any personal attacks on them. Anyway, I'll raise this at the COIN board. Fram (talk) 18:30, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Without getting into whether or not this should run, WP:DYKTAG explicitly allows articles with COI tags.--Launchballer 23:11, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
For context, reviewers should be aware of Wikipedia:Conflict of interest/Noticeboard#Alison Creagh.--Launchballer 04:33, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Engelbrecht !Nawatiseb

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  • Source: "Former Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Technology Engel Nawatiseb has parted ways with the Landless People’s Movement (LPM) after joining the party a mere month ago." -[3]
  • ALT1: ... that Engel Nawatiseb left the Landless People's Movement due to disagreements about who should drive during the party's fifth anniversary celebration? Source: "The source further claimed that these party members felt threatened by Nawatiseb’s position in the party. “People felt why is it only Nawatiseb driving the car and not them?” the source said. Following the complaints, the party allegedly took the car from Nawatiseb.", and "Another party source said Nawatiseb was insulted by a powerful young leader in the party about the usage of the car. “Apparently he wasn’t sharing the car with others. But once a car is assigned to you, it’s difficult to share, because once it is broken it becomes your responsibility,” another party source said. The source said the car was taken away a day after the party’s fifth anniversary. “On Sunday morning when they took the car, they embarrassed and insulted the man,” the source said." [4]
  • Reviewed:
Created by Samoht27 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

-Samoht27 (talk) 23:04, 11 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • I may review this nomination later today, but a quick comment is that while the source goes into detail about why !Nawatiseb was chosen to drive the car, why other party leaders were supposedly upset, and ostensible explanations as to why the car was reassigned, the article itself only talks about !Nawatiseb's embarrassment over the car being taken. I really like the second hook, but the disagreements should be detailed (or at least mentioned explicitly) in the article for the nomination to pass. Yue🌙 17:05, 12 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    • Also, I think it should be "a celebration of the party's fifth anniversary", because to my understanding he was to drive for the celebration in a specific part of Namibia, as he was the only person qualified in that area. Yue🌙 17:09, 12 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: None required.

Overall: References were spot-checked for verification; no issues arose. Both hooks are verified, but I prefer ALT1. However, I propose to the promoter this rewording of ALT1, which incorporates ALT0:

ALT2: ... that Engel Nawatiseb reportedly left the Landless People's Movement just a month after joining because of disagreements over who should drive during the party's fifth anniversary celebration?

The sources are the two already given. Yue🌙 20:13, 12 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry to butt in, but the article isn't good enough for DYK. At first, I intended to remove the stub tag (we don't run stubs at DYK) but it's arguably still a stub. There is nothing outside of his political career; no early life, education, or what he did before politics. The article therefore fails WP:DYKCOMPLETE. Secondly, the date and place of birth are both unreferenced and that's a violation of WP:BLP. Thirdly, about half the article deals with controversies and that feels unbalanced; hence it fails WP:NPOV. There's a lot more work required to get this ready. I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news. Schwede66 08:17, 23 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Samoht27 did you see the above? ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 14:19, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
AirshipJungleman29 Yes, I did, I addressed the issues within the article and informed Schwede66 about the changes.-Samoht27 (talk) 15:58, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, they did, AirshipJungleman29. It’s the last item in my talk page archive 46. I did not understand why the note was not placed here and me being informed via a ping as it hardly makes sense to to start a conversation in a separate place. Either way, I replied that I would leave it to the reviewer to assess. But now I see that the reviewer doesn’t know anything about this as there isn’t anything here about the matter. Which just demonstrates why discussions ought to be kept in one place! Schwede66 16:48, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Schwede66: Is there anything else that needs to happen before this is approved? If not, are you willing to approve this hook, or should we ping the original reviewer? Z1720 (talk) 22:58, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]


Articles created/expanded on September 11

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It's OK I'm OK

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Created by MaranoFan (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 74 past nominations.

NØ 07:31, 16 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]


New hooks provided above. Ping to Sarvagyana guru in case you are interested in continuing the review.--NØ 09:33, 11 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Sarvagyana guru: Do you have a WP:DYKG-based reason for declining ALT0, because a similar hook's been suggested at Self-Ish? (My understanding is that while it is perfectly common for songstresses to wear little while promoting their music, it's unusual for them to wear nothing.) Also, @MaranoFan:, I did get your talk page message, but I was too overwhelmed to respond to it and I have a policy of reviewing oldest first anyway.--Launchballer 12:19, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
No worries about any delays in your response, Launchballer. It is a bit sad that a nomination with multiple perfectly good hooks would have to wait for almost two months, though, when the DYK feature is intended to showcase newly improved content. I will note the first reviewer has not edited in 10 days.--NØ 09:38, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I hear you. I've been waiting over a month for someone to tick off a reviewer's hook at Gigi Perez.--Launchballer 16:38, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Shin Iza Gawna

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Statue of Shin Iza Gawna.
Statue of Shin Iza Gawna.
Created by Hteiktinhein (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Hteiktinhein (talk) 09:58, 11 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

agreed! Thanks for new hook but full review needed. Hteiktinhein (talk) 20:36, 17 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Wait, please... I have an image of the monk's statue, and I’m trying to find it in my iCloud. I will upload it to Wiki Commons soon. Thanks! Hteiktinhein (talk) 21:23, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Photo added. It's good time to full review. Hteiktinhein (talk) 16:00, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation

Image eligibility:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: New enough and long enough. AGF on hook fact locked behind Snippet View and written in Burmese; also AGF on paraphrasing. Image should not be used, unless we can ascertain that the statue is public domain. Per commons:COM:FOP Myanmar, there is no FOP in Myanmar; consequently, although the image may have been freely licensed in good faith, the statue may preclude it from being true.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 17:30, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Pabhāvatī

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Created by Hteiktinhein (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Hteiktinhein (talk) 11:45, 11 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • The article is new enough and long enough, no QPQ is needed. The article seems mostly sourced to the primary source, but having a quick search I am satisfied the subject has further coverage. While the source given in this nomination is non-English and without a page number, the hook is sourced in the article to the primary source which does support it. The article would be improved by the use of page numbers for sources. I am unsure about the image copyright, I do not think it can be own work as it is a photograph of an artwork. CMD (talk) 09:25, 17 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    • @Chipmunkdavis:, Thank you for reviewing my first DYK submission. The 'ancient-buddhist-texts' English source is a primary source, but I added it mainly for clarity and better understanding in English. The article is fully supported by the Burmese source, and even without the 'ancient-buddhist-texts' reference, it remains comprehensive. The Burmese source, Kutha Zatdaw (PDF), Myanmar Alin (in Burmese), 16 June 2005, p. 10, is sufficient to cover the entire article. An article from the Myanmar Academy of Arts and Science is also an additional reference that can be used to verify the entire content of the article. If you're unable to verify the Burmese source, please feel free to seek assistance from other Burmese-speaking editors. And I added more English source and page numbers.
Regarding the image, the Buddhist temple artwork is not copyrighted, which is a common case in Myanmar. Buddhist Jataka tales are often depicted in many temples and monasteries across Myanmar. For instance, File:071 The Defeat of Alavaka (9022063790).jpg is an example. In Myanmar and Thailand, temple arts of Buddha cosmology are generally not subject to copyright. Thanks! Hteiktinhein (talk) 20:06, 17 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
No problem, it is an interesting article. On the sources, there is no specific issue with non-English sources (although the English backup is appreciated), but as a general point I would suggest including page numbers next to specific claims for all languages. Would you have a link for more information about that copyright situation? CMD (talk) 14:53, 19 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
As I’m not an expert on copyright, I’m not sure how to explain it very well. I do know that Myanmar is not a freedom of panorama country, but the Aung Myin Dipa Temple in Patheingyi was established around 1880 by Min Dipa, a minister and court official in King Thibaw's court. The paintings in the temple seem old, but there is no indication of the year they were made or the owner’s name. So, they could be considered under the PD-Myanmar license. However, I don’t want to delay or cause any arguments, so it’s fine to promote my DYK without the photo. I’m withdrawing the photo for now. Pls kindly review. Thanks! Hteiktinhein (talk) 02:59, 20 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Good to go. CMD (talk) 05:44, 20 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Issues with tone remain, see discussions at WT:DYK and the teahouse. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 14:42, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on September 12

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Charles Biasiny-Rivera

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Created by Thriley (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 143 past nominations.

Thriley (talk) 20:13, 19 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough

Policy compliance:

  • Adequate sourcing: Yes
  • Neutral: Yes
  • Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: No - My one concern would be that the article sentence about driving the Volkswagen around the neighborhoods is a close paraphrase of the source sentence. I'm not sure how big of an issue it is or how else it could be worded though, so I'll defer to what someone with more experience than me says.
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Would appreciate someone else taking a look as this is my first DYK review. ~Darth StabroTalk/Contribs 15:21, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Cannonball (MILW train)

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The Cannonball in Milwaukee, 1966
The Cannonball in Milwaukee, 1966
  • ... that Milwaukee, Wisconsin, had a commuter train nicknamed the Cannonball operating between suburban Watertown until 1972?
  • Source: Sanders, Craig (2006). Amtrak in the Heartland. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. p. 184. ISBN 978-0-253-34705-3
  • Reviewed:
Created by Central Corridor (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Central Corridor (talk) 19:16, 18 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Hi @Central Corridor:, and welcome to DYK. I'm not doing a full review, but I will provide you with some feedback to help out. Firstly, I have tagged some uncited statements in the article that will need to be cited before this article can pass DYK per WP:DYKCITE. Second, I think the proposed hook will not meet the interesting requirement. It simply states a basic fact that even I, someone obsessed with trains to the point they're in my username, do not find particularly interesting. Fortunately, there are some things in the article that we can use to support a better hook. I was drawn to the sentence "The Cannonball gained a reputation for parties that frequently occurred on the Friday night train outbound from Milwaukee. Passengers brought aboard drinks to share, a band played, and the train often held at intermediate stops to replenish beer and ice."
Based on that sentence, here's my proposed hook: "... that despite being an ordinary commuter train, the Cannonball was often the site of parties with a live band and drinks on Friday nights?"
One other idea would be a hook about how 89% of riders on the pilot program said they would keep riding the train, yet it still wasn't restored. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 21:19, 11 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Central Corridor: Please respond to the above. Z1720 (talk) 22:59, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The nominator has not edited since October 7, 2024. This nomination may need to be adopted to move forward. Flibirigit (talk) 23:01, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Benjamin Franklin Shumard

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Oak species named after Benjamin F. Shumard
Oak species named after Benjamin F. Shumard
  • ... that an assistant to Texas chief geologist Benjamin Franklin Shumard named an oak species in his honor, but then foiled his reinstatement after he was let go by newly-elected Governor Sam Houston?
  • Source: in his honor: Buckley, Samuel Botsford (1860). "Description of Several New Species of Plants". Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia. 12 (published 1861): 443–445 – via JSTOR. got him fired, see page 7, line 4 of this source: Roessler, A. R. "Reply to the charges made by SB Buckley, State Geologist of Texas, in his official report of 1874, against Dr. BF Shumard and AR Roessler." (1875). https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/bc3d474b-4e53-4980-8240-9b48ba20b33d/content see also: p.144 (p2 of pdf): Young, Keith (1994-01-01). "The Shumards in Texas". Earth Sciences History. 13 (2): 143–153.
Created by ProfGray (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

ProfGray (talk) 18:18, 12 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Comment: Hello, professor! I like what you are trying to do, but we want to avoid writing a cell phone novel. Let's also try to drill down and figure out what is interesting. First thing that caught my eye was that this man was a practicing geologist and a practicing physician! That's unusual and interesting, don't you think? He was a State Geologist for Texas and a professor of obstetrics at the University of Missouri! That kind of thing would be unheard of today. Further, you mention he was involved in several geological controversies and his research was expanded upon by others. I feel that you are not giving us the most interesting parts of the article. :-) Viriditas (talk) 22:59, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • This shortens it. Try something similar to this:
  • … that an assistant to Texas chief geologist Benjamin Franklin Shumard named an oak species after him, but then sabotaged his reinstatement by Governor Sam Houston?

U Wasawa

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Created by Hteiktinhein (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Hteiktinhein (talk) 09:51, 12 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Hello Hteiktinhein! DYK is user driven, with various incentives to review hooks such as to complete their QPQ, interest, or simply goodwill. Predominantly foreign-language sourced articles or longer articles tend to take time to review due to the necessity to verify the various points. It is important to understand that, because sometimes it can take hours or even months, with no guarantee on the article being reviewed as soon as you want it to. Patience is important, and it is important to keep in mind there is no inherent rush for the nomination to move forward once it has been put out there. Ornithoptera (talk) 03:03, 2 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on September 13

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Virginia Beach Police Department

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Created by SSBelfastFanatic (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Erin (SSBelfastFanatic) (talk) 16:44, 17 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Promising factoid, but with no provided citation to back it up here. Article was created 15 days ago (on September 3)—a week and change beyond the normal eligibility deadline—but became an AFC graduate on the 13th, so at least we're good here. Said article also has a {{more sources needed section}} banner, which fails WP:DYKCOMPLETE and might as well be addressed ASAP. To the editor now known as @PhoenixCaelestis: As far as your DYK skills are concerned, you're starting to get there, and with two go-rounds in this arena so far, I'll forgive you for that. Wishing you luck next time, and best of editing! --Slgrandson (How's my egg-throwing coleslaw?) 12:15, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Slgrandson: I have solved the tag by yeeting the whole section and several others, that one per WP:DUE.--Launchballer 14:08, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Slgrandson: Is this approved? If not, what does @PhoenixCaelestis: have to do? I note that your review makes no mention of a copyright check and I think you should do one.--Launchballer 21:02, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Czarodziejski okręt

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Created by Piotrus (talk) and Oliwiasocz (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 521 past nominations.

Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 15:08, 24 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Full review needed.--Launchballer 18:07, 26 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nathania Ong

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Created by Kingoflettuce (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 171 past nominations.

KINGofLETTUCE 👑 🥬 13:49, 17 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

@Narutolovehinata5: that's a reasonable point, though this was what I deemed to be the most interesting "factoid" in the article. And even if it really were the case (that this is "actually not uncommon"), how many times have such hooks appeared on DYK? It sure can't beat the river-related hooks of yesteryear 😆 KINGofLETTUCE 👑 🥬 14:15, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]


Articles created/expanded on September 16

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Krzyż i półksiężyc

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Created by Piotrus (talk) and Oliwiasocz (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 524 past nominations.

Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 15:20, 24 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Krwawy chleb

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Created by Piotrus (talk) and Oliwiasocz (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 523 past nominations.

Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 15:17, 24 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

WP:QPQ: A nomination which doesn't include a QPQ (and is not from an exempt nominator) may be closed as "incomplete" without warning.--Launchballer 00:19, 26 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Piotrus: Per a recent rule change as a result of this discussion, the old rule where QPQs must be provided within a week of the nomination has been phased out. Instead, QPQs should be provided at the time of the nomination, and any nomination that does not immediately provide a QPQ is liable for closure. Doing the QPQs "later this week" is no longer sufficient: they have to be given at the time of the nomination, and you must provide them as soon as possible if you do not want your nominations to be closed. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 02:07, 26 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    • @Launchballer and Narutolovehinata5: Thanks for the heads up. I am not very happy with this change. I've always done my QPQs on time, with submission (and I've done hundreds of them), but just recently someone translated a bunch of my articles form pl wiki without heads up, and I am trying to rescue some of them for DYKs within the time period - and I am a bit busy IRL so for the first time I delayed QPQ. And then this happens. Sigh. You know you can trust me do to my QPQs, no? It's not like I will drop noms here and run. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 02:16, 26 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Launchballer already gave an ultimatum for your open nominations: provide a QPQ within 24 hours of the messages, or they will be closed. If you do not think it will be feasible to complete them all in time then it may be better to just let them go for now and try to avoid this repeating in the future. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 02:23, 26 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Just noting that a QPQ was provided for this nom, so it needs a full review.--Launchballer 21:30, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on September 18

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The United States of America (album)

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  • ALT1: ... that the title of the 1968 album The United States of America was intended to be a political statement akin to "hanging the flag upside down"?
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    • Comment: Had to find an alternate source that I could easily link to as the article uses a book source
Improved to Good Article status by Iostn (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Iostn (talk) 21:45, 23 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

It would be brilliant. But add the italics and the quotation marks and it should work reasonably well on any day. Surtsicna (talk) 20:02, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • The article was promoted to GA status 5 days before the DYK nomination. It is, unsurprisingly, also long enough and it meets the sourcing, neutrality, and copyright requirements. The hooks proposed by Iostn are fine, but there is a clear potential for something much grander. See Launchballer's suggestion. We rarely get such gems in the rough, Iostn, but let me know if you cannot bother and I will approve your original hook. Surtsicna (talk) 20:13, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, Surtsicna, I think I'm going to hang on with this nom and wait for the April Fools' proposal, if possible Iostn (talk) 15:51, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Iostn: While quirky, I do not think this hook fits the spirit of the type of hooks used in the April Fools DYK set. Z1720 (talk) 23:06, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Chauncey Archiquette

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  • Source: Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe (Thorpe said "[Archiquette] was my football idol and in our scrub games with the homemade football I always tried to emulate him") / Carlisle Vs. Army ("[Thorpe] was particularly taken with the team's star runner, an Indian boy named Chauncey Archiquette ... One day, Thorpe told himself, I'm going to be as tough as Chauncey ... [Thorpe, after watching practice] raced back and forth over the empty field, zigging here, zagging there, trying to emulate his idol.")
Moved to mainspace by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 247 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 16:56, 19 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

I'll probably have to cite WP:DYKHOOKSTYLE here: don't assume everyone worldwide is familiar with your subject. And for what it's worth, I made a bit of an informal survey about this on Discord, and the three editors who responded said they didn't know who Thorpe is. Note that my thoughts about the hook are independent of the survey; in fact, I made the survey because I wanted to know if American editors might find the hook interesting and to check my own thoughts. As for the nomination itself, the safest option here is probably to try a completely different angle. While ALT1 is arguably a better option, as you said, it loses some of the punch with the additional context. Thorpe is no Lionel Messi or Michael Jordan to warrant the angle, methinks. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 23:43, 20 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'm rather stunned at the idea that Thorpe isn't well known enough. I don't really see any other good options with the article as well. Would changing the hook so that it does not mention Thorpe, but still has that aspect, work? – I.e. something like ALT2 ... that the "greatest athlete in the world" was inspired by Chauncey Archiquette? (I'd need to add the quote to the article, but Thorpe has widely been called that.) BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:54, 20 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I think that's a better hook, but I'm not sure if it will pass scrutiny. DYK usually wants quotes in quote hooks to be attributed whenever possible, but adding an attribution to the hook would probably weaken the article's punch. It might be a good idea to seek opinions from other editors who are experts on wordsmithing like RoySmith, Theleekycauldron, or Launchballer. In any case, I'd suggest dropping any hook that directly mentions Jim Thorpe per WP:DYKHOOKSTYLE and either having only ALT2 for consideration for now, or trying a different angle. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:01, 21 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I also have never heard of Jim Thorpe, although that may be because I know little about sports in general. I quite like ALT3: ... that tacklers "bounced off" Chauncey Archiquette "as if he were a brick wall"?.--Launchballer 15:46, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
That works. BeanieFan11 (talk) 15:49, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]


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Alfredo Arreguín

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  • ... that Alfredo Arreguín has been called the "dean of Latino art in the Pacific Northwest"?
  • Source: Marmor, Jon (September 2001). "For Alfredo Arreguin, art blooms from adversity". University of Washington Magazine.
  • ALT1: ... that Alfredo Arreguín has represented both the United States and Mexico in the international art world? Source: Brown, Quinn Russell (2023-05-07). "Alfredo Arreguín, Painter of Myth and Memory, Dies at 88". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
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5x expanded by ProfessorBeaver (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

ProfessorBeaver (talk) 18:33, 24 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Hi ProfessorBeaver, just a reminder on this. If I don't hear back I will presume further expansion is not possible and will close the nomination as unsuccessful - Dumelow (talk) 08:39, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Kesaria Abramidze

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Kesaria Abramidze in 2020
Kesaria Abramidze in 2020
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  • Comment: Very popular Georgian trans model who has been murdered the day after the country's parliament passed an anti-LGTBI propaganda law, shocking the country. Article was created 3 days ago and is short, but have 2,027.
Created by Alsoriano97 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.
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Gitmo playlist

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5x expanded by Based5290 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Based5290 :3 (talk) 04:02, 23 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Khun Tan (mystic)

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Created by Hteiktinhein (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Hteiktinhein (talk) 06:34, 20 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

ALT1-a: ... that, in hopes of gaining good luck, six girls from the Alantaya area were married to Khun Tan, a layman who claimed to be the future Buddha?

ALT1-b: ... that Khun Tan, a young guy, is worshipped as a bodhisattva in the Alantaya religious area?

ALT1-c: ... that girls in the Alantaya religious area believe that marrying the layman Khun Tan would bring blessings? Hteiktinhein (talk) 18:52, 21 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Genocide in the Hebrew Bible

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Created by Buidhe (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 252 past nominations.

(t · c) buidhe 05:50, 20 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • I don't see the hook in the article. It is OR to interpret labelling one's enemy "Amalek" as applying biblical command to "spare no one". I haven't checked the sources, but the article does not support the hook. Srnec (talk) 17:14, 21 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Well, the original hook I was thinking of is ALT1 below but I wasn't sure if it would be accepted either.
  • ALT1: ... that genocide in the Hebrew Bible has been cited as an inspiration by the Crusaders, Rwandan Hutu, and Israeli leaders? (t · c) buidhe 02:55, 22 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • I'll take a stab at this. I trust Buidhe to be the subject expert and do good research, but I concur that the section on "Justification for violence" here is a bit underdeveloped for the hooks proposed. I can't find the text of the article clearly confirming ALT0. As for ALT1, I'd ask "justification for what"? Carrying genocide? But that is not clear from the short quote about Pope Urban in the 11th century and then... Martin Luther? Did Luther called or tried to justify some genocide? I'd ask for that section to be expanded, clearly stating who said what, and in particular, who might have tried to justify genocide. The second paragraph in that section is more clear, and perhaps an ALT2 about "Genocide in the Hebrew Bible being used by Israeli leaders to justify their actions in the Israel-Hamas war" might be fine, and would probably draw more views too. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 05:06, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    • Alt1 isn't about justification, rather inspiration. Leaving aside Luther's arguably genocidal stated beliefs about Jewish people, something along the lines of your hook may be better. (t · c) buidhe 03:43, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • ALT2 ... that Israeli leaders have described their enemies in the current Gaza war as targets of divinely commanded genocide?

(t · c) buidhe 03:43, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Jeya Wilson

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  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Sunny Choi
  • Comment: DrThneed wrote the bio but she's a tad busy, hence she's asked me whether I would like to see this through the DYK process. I'm only too happy to oblige as Jeya Wilson is such a fascinating person. If you have time, I suggest you watch her opening speech at the Oxford Union debate, which is linked from the source above. And if you want to be in for a treat, wach David Lange's speech (second-to-last speaker) – an absolute stunner of a performance. Almost every New Zealander knows one of the lines that he delivered in that speech.
Moved to mainspace by Schwede66 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 162 past nominations.

Schwede66 09:03, 21 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]


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Barquq Castle

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Barquq Castle
Barquq Castle
  • ... that the front façade, gateway, mosque and minaret of Barquq Castle in the Gaza Strip were still standing until 2024?
  • Source: Abu Khalaf 1983, p. 182: "Nowadays the Khan is almost demolished, but the front part, which consists of the fac;ade including the gateway and the Mosque with its minaret still stands."
Created by Onceinawhile (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 79 past nominations.

Onceinawhile (talk) 00:03, 23 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Thanks for letting me know. I have done the QPQ now. Onceinawhile (talk) 06:04, 23 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on September 23

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Korzeniacy, czyli Jesień wsamrazków

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Created by Piotrus (talk) and Oliwiasocz (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 527 past nominations.

Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 05:32, 1 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Muthkwey

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  • ... that məθkʷəy̓ was not harvested or walked over, because it had grown from the droppings of a two-headed serpent?
  • Reviewed: Noken system
  • Comment: Will work on the QPQ shortly, thank you to the reviewer in advance! Done the QPQ!
Created by Ornithoptera (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 43 past nominations.

Ornithoptera (talk) 23:02, 30 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Hi Narutolovehinata5, the "weird spelling" in question is the Americanist phonetic notation that is used for Indigenous North American languages. Like many terms in the languages of the Pacific Northwest Coast, məθkʷəy̓ is not "romanized" in the traditional sense because they still use Latin characters and contemporary inclusions of the notation are often unedited, such as "ʔálʔal Café" rather than "All-all Cafe" I will provide some examples of such:
For further reading, here is a quote from the University of British Columbia on the matter: "In the 1970’s, the Musqueam community began their journey towards language revitalization, and formally adopted the North American Phonetic Alphabet (NAPA). NAPA allows the sounds of hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ to be more accurately conveyed in writing. The symbols that may be unfamiliar to you, including ə, q̓, θ, xʷ, and more have corresponding phonetics that you can learn in order to pronounce written hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓."
There is no "standard" transliteration, most English language sources refer to the plant as məθkʷəy̓ with no alteration. The article title was based on the one that Wayne Suttles employed in his 2004 Musqueam Reference Grammar, but there are multiple ways to transliterate this term without a standardized form, nor is there much of a need to, as the base of the notation are Latin characters. I thought it would be ideal to use the term with no alteration as many other sources have before. Ornithoptera (talk) 21:04, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I see. I was asking because, from what I remember, DYK usually doesn't use non-Latin characters in hooks. I'm pretty sure there was a guideline about it (I think using the language template?) Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 22:24, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
To my understanding Narutolovehinata5, the Americanist phonetic notation is (to a degree) the Latin alphabet, and I'm sure there have been instances where letters such as Þ or ð have made their way into DYK before. For the record, I am comfortable with adjusting it if at the end of the day it is in violation of DYK guidelines, but I thought it might be good to have my thoughts on the matter before jumping the gun. I do hope that there isn't a double standard for some non-standard characters from certain languages over others. Ornithoptera (talk) 00:12, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sonya Friedman

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Created by Silver seren (talk) and Thriley (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 129 past nominations.

SilverserenC 23:42, 24 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]


Articles created/expanded on September 24

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Sankar Montoute

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  • ... that Sankar Montoute was the first NFL player from Trinidad and Tobago?
5x expanded by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 251 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:42, 1 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Pleasure Garden (painting)

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Pleasure Garden by Frances Hodgkins
Pleasure Garden by Frances Hodgkins
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Mayors in New Zealand
  • Comment: The article was written by Manymanydogs; I merely did a bit of tidying up. A very nice piece of work and the hook would go rather well with the striking image. It's worth talking about the painting's copyright status because this may well come up. The uploader's user name is "TimJonesCAGTPoW" and that would be Tim Jones from the Christchurch Art Gallery. He's been there forever and as you can see in his profile, he has responsibility for the archives of the Robert McDougall Art Gallery. When Tim says that they (the gallery) own the copyright, and he's happy to release it under a free license, he knows exactly what he's doing. Tim works quite a bit with Wikipedians (that's how I've met him before) and he has his head around copyright.
Created by Schwede66 (talk) and Manymanydogs (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 163 past nominations.

Schwede66 04:18, 28 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Ye Gongchuo

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Ye Gongchuo
Ye Gongchuo
  • ... that Ye Gongchuo (pictured) worked for emperors, warlords, and republicans, before leaving politics to focus on art?
  • ALT1: ... that Ye Gongchuo (pictured) dealt duck head pills in Shanghai? Source: Yan Jiasen (严家森) Ma Xiao (马潇) (5 August 2003). "[祖孙篇 叶衍兰 叶恭绰] 进则为达官，退亦是名士" [[Grandparents and Grandchildren: Ye Yanlan and Ye Gongchuo] If You Advance, You Will Be a High Official; If You Retreat, You Will Be a Famous Scholar]. Southern Metropolis Daily (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2024. (他曾极力推动成立上海博物馆，后来还把重金购得的稀世珍品——晋朝王献之的《鸭头丸帖》真迹，慨然捐献给了上海博物馆。; "He had strongly promoted the establishment of the Shanghai Museum, and later donated the rare treasure he had purchased at a high price, the original copy of the "Duck Head Pills" by Wang Xianzhi of the Jin Dynasty, to the Shanghai Museum.")
  • ALT2: ... that, when China needed to standardize its railway terminology, it sent for a poet? Source: Powell, J. B., ed. (1925). Who's Who in China. Shanghai: Millard's Review.; Yan Jiasen (严家森) Ma Xiao (马潇) (5 August 2003). "[祖孙篇 叶衍兰 叶恭绰] 进则为达官，退亦是名士" [[Grandparents and Grandchildren: Ye Yanlan and Ye Gongchuo] If You Advance, You Will Be a High Official; If You Retreat, You Will Be a Famous Scholar]. Southern Metropolis Daily (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2024. (via Guangdong Library)
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/1961 Pittsburg State Gorillas football team
  • Comment: Yes, I know ALT1 is a bit out there. It might be worth an April Fools slot.
Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 682 past nominations.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 21:58, 24 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Expandable card game

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Created by Piotrus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 519 past nominations.

Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 13:43, 24 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

How You Get the Girl

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Taylor Swift performing "How You Get the Girl" on the 1989 World Tour in 2015.
Taylor Swift performing "How You Get the Girl" on the 1989 World Tour in 2015.
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Converted from a redirect by Brachy0008 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

brachy08 (chat here lol) 09:37, 24 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: None required.

Overall: Article is well balanced, sourced and written from a neutral point of view. It is new enough, as it has been moved from draftspace within the last 7 days and the earwig tool found no signs of copyright violation or plagiarism. The hooks are interesting enough and the sources provided are reliable. Well done, Wolverine XI (talk to me) 10:19, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

personally, i feel that the original hook is suitable (because of the image) also bc i have less than 5 dyk noms, qpq doesn't really apply to me (yet) brachy08 (chat here lol) 10:41, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
If that's the case, then you should probably remove the second hook. Wolverine XI (talk to me) 10:46, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

removed brachy08 (chat here lol) 11:14, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Brachy0008 and Wolverine XI:, I can't find where the sources verify that the choreography was inspired by Singin' in the Rain—while the Independent says "there is a mass “Singing in the Rain”-style choreographed dance sequence to “How to Get the Girl”", which isn't quite the same thing. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 21:39, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
tweaked. @AirshipJungleman29: brachy08 (chat here lol) 00:45, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I don't think "styled from" makes sense. The best you can do at present is something like "that one reviewer said the choreography is like Singin' in the Rain". You don't have a quote from anyone who actually knows about what the inspirations were. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 00:54, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
tweaked again. how does it look? @AirshipJungleman29: brachy08 (chat here lol) 00:56, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@AirshipJungleman29: Have your concerns been resolved? If so, is this ready to approve? Z1720 (talk) 23:13, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Dalibor Riccardi

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  • Source: San Marino RTV mentions (translated) "Passionate about sports, he played football at a competitive level"; Soccerway has 71 matches in national football league
5x expanded by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 252 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 02:15, 3 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Kazimierz Sakowicz

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5x expanded by Piotrus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 525 past nominations.

Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 14:31, 25 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]


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Culinary Class Wars

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Senior judge Paik Jong-won is a celebrity chef in Korea.
Senior judge Paik Jong-won is a celebrity chef in Korea.
  • ALT1 ... that the judges of the Culinary Class Wars suffered from eating so much but Paik Jong-won (pictured) still ate his packed lunch too?
    • Created by Andrew Davidson (talk) and Windershaker (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 131 past nominations.

    Andrew🐉(talk) 20:52, 2 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • At the time of nomination the article was exactly 7 days old (which fits I guess), and the length seems to fit standard. There are some good English sources and a lot of Korean coverage, so I don't doubt that this is notable. Earwig says no copyvios, but the article is a bit messy. (Why does the "endless cooking hell" section have nothing in it, for one?) Most importantly, the hook is also little bit vague, and I don't think it would capture much attention. Good day, Wuju Daisuki (Talk? 뭐 그까이꺼 대충!) 17:11, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    * @Z1720: The article looks in better shape now, but the alt you provided is not well written, nor would it be very interesting if it was. Good day, Wuju Daisuki (Talk? 뭐 그까이꺼 대충!) 02:22, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Hanif Kureshi

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    Ktin (talk) 01:27, 28 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]


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    Slop (artificial intelligence)

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    “Shrimp Jesus” is a commonly cited example of AI slop
    “Shrimp Jesus” is a commonly cited example of AI slop
    • ... that slop emerged in 2024 over “pollution”, “garbage” and “dross” as the preferred term to describe low-quality AI-generated material?
    • Reviewed: N/a
    • Comment: First own DYK nomination. I like this one because a lot of people contributed (images, categorizations). Feels very fresh.
    Created by Jenny8lee (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Jenny8lee (talk) 20:39, 4 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    General: Article is new enough and long enough
    Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems

    Hook eligibility:

    Image eligibility:

    QPQ: None required.

    Overall: Welcome to DYK Jenny8lee, I hope you have a wonderful time here, and I hope I can help facilitate your entry the best I can! Created and nominated within a week, long enough, sourced and neutral. QPQ not required because of the nominator being below 5 nominations. I have some questions regarding the hook, since the original article's wording was as such:
    "One increasingly intuitive answer is “garbage.” The neuroscientist Erik Hoel has called it “A.I. pollution,” and the physicist Anthony Aguirre “something like noise” and “A.I.-generated dross.”"
    It seems like these terms were used by one or two people, rather than being in use beyond those individuals quoted within the article. I believe it might be a good idea to re-word the hook(something along the lines of "AI slop has been referred to as "garbage", "pollution", and "dross"), or find something else altogether. The quotes within the lead of the article should be attributed to their sources as well. In addition, I'm not entirely sure whether the AI generated image is free (regarding the copyright of a derivative work, this is a fairly new policy as well). I'm going to ping @Theleekycauldron: to see what they think regarding the matter. Ornithoptera (talk) 02:34, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Phoebe Plummer

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    Created by Launchballer (talk) and Folkezoft (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 253 past nominations.

    Launchballer 03:13, 2 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]


    Articles created/expanded on September 28

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    Old City of Gaza, Old City of Nablus

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    Church of Saint Porphyrius and the Katib al-Wilaya Mosque
    Church of Saint Porphyrius and the Katib al-Wilaya Mosque
    • Source: Awad, Jihad (2017-01-15). "Conserving the Palestinian Architectural Heritage". International Journal of Heritage Architecture: Studies, Repairs and Maintenance. 1 (3): 454. doi:10.2495/ha-v1-n3-451-460. ISSN 2058-833X. The old city of Nablus has suffered, probably more than any other Palestinian city, from the massive invasion by Israeli forces during the second uprising which started in 2000. Many restoration projects were previously completed by the municipality but unfortunately destroyed by the Israeli bombing of the old city. Many buildings were heavily damaged by Israeli rockets during April 2002. A project was carried out by UNDP and funded by the Japanese government to rebuild the houses. Then in December of 2003, many houses were again damaged during Israeli military activity. This kept recurring: buildings were repaired and then damaged.
      Mraffko, Clothilde; Forey, Samuel (2024-02-14). "Israeli bombs are wiping out Gaza's heritage and history". Le Monde.fr. Retrieved 2024-09-29. Whether the Israelis act intentionally or not, "the result is effectively the erasure of a heritage and a history. Symbolically, this is important because this is one of the ways in which people are attached to their territory," warned Benoît Tadié, former cultural adviser to the French consulate general in Jerusalem between 2009 and 2013. He takes as an example the Old City of Gaza, which, like much of the north of the enclave, is now a vast field of ruins. "It wasn't just a site, it was also the heart of today's city. The hammam and the Pacha's Palace were extremely popular places. The museum also served as a place of education for schoolchildren," explained Tadié.
    Created by Onceinawhile (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. Nominator has 80 past nominations.

    Onceinawhile (talk) 09:57, 29 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Thanks Launchballer. All the sources are in the bibliography - let me add in-line citations throughout where they have been missed. I will confirm when done.
    On the Jihad Awad source, I am confident that it is reliable - Professor Awad is full professor of architecture, currently head of architecture department at Ajman University, and this paper (a conference submission) is cited in his official University biography page. He subsequently published an article covering a similar topic here. The statement is not difficult to source elsewhere if needed. Onceinawhile (talk) 20:05, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Fine by me. Full review needed.--Launchballer 03:19, 2 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds

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    Improved to Good Article status by PanagiotisZois (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 9 past nominations.

    PanagiotisZois (talk) 18:04, 28 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    @Launchballer: Thank you for contributing to the discussion. :) Taking that into account, would ALT0 work as "that Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds focusing on a gay man who pretends being straight to seduce another man came from writer-director Phillip J. Bartell's desire to invert the first film's premise?"? I can come up with a few alternatives if needed. PanagiotisZois (talk) 22:16, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    ALT2 still violates that policy I'm afraid, and I still think ALT1 is more interesting. I would however suggest a slightly shorter version of ALT1 per WP:DYKTRIM, ALT1a: ... that a scene in Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds caused many actors to drop out?. Full review needed.--Launchballer 20:43, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @Launchballer: I fear that if ALT1 is trimmed, it will end up becoming less interesting. On the one hand, it can be argued that it creates a sense of mystery. As in, "why did many actors drop out?". But on the other hand, the idea that actors dropped out of a role because the character has sex in a portable toilet is definitely unique and will also catch people's attention; I think. PanagiotisZois (talk) 21:42, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I can see arguments either way, I'll let a reviewer/promoter decide.--Launchballer 22:10, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    PanagiotisZois, this is not a review either, but I'm afraid retaining ALT1's bit about sex in a toilet would be borderline "excessively sensational or gratuitous" as per WP:DYKINT; concealing the scene in question through ALT1a should arguably make for an "Intriguing hook that leaves the reader wanting to know more". Nineteen Ninety-Four guy (talk) 16:39, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @PanagiotisZois: Please respond to the above. Z1720 (talk) 23:16, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I don't think this requires PZ's attention as there is still a valid hook on this page, i.e. ALT1a. This needs a reviewer.--Launchballer 23:20, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Articles created/expanded on September 29

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    Eddie Sheldrake

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    • ... that before selling KFC and pies, the 5-foot-9-inch (1.75 m) Eddie Sheldrake played basketball under coach John Wooden and broke UCLA's single-game scoring record?
    • Source: "Polly’s Pies will hop back in time this week as the a local comfort food and pie chain ... Her grandfather, Eddie Sheldrake, co-founded the chain with his brother Don with their first restaurant in Fullerton in 1968 after they decided to expand from being Kentucky Fried Chicken franchisees to opening an original restaurant" (Press-Telegram) "This Angeleno is something of an oddity in basketbalL, as it is played these days, for he is a little runt of five feet-nine" (Press-Telegram) "Eddie Sheldrake, a longtime friend of Wooden, was a sophomore in his first year on the Bruins varsity the season the coach arrived." (John Wooden : An American Treasure) "The five-foot nine-inch forward broke the Southern Division basketball scoring record for a single game when he tallied 38 points in leading his team to a 90-67 triumph over Stanford Saturday night. Sheldrake’s total also broke the UCLA school record held Jointly by Don Barksdale and Bill O’Brien, with 30 points." (Citizen-News)
    Created by Bagumba (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 108 past nominations.

    —Bagumba (talk) 16:43, 29 September 2024 (UTC).[reply]


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    Wasswa Serwanga

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    • ... that Wasswa Serwanga and his twin brother were the first two NFL players from Uganda?
    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies
    • Comment: Could expand his twin brother's article (Kato Serwanga) to add to the hook if needed. Might also work to have a hook on the aspect of his wealthy father narrowly surviving an attempted murder from Idi Amin and selling his possessions in exchange for a plane ticket to bring Wasswa to the U.S. (not sure how it'd be best worded though...). Also, the QPQ will be done within 24 hours.
    5x expanded by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 258 past nominations.

    BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:15, 7 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Roger Farmer (American football)

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    • ... that Roger Farmer was the first NFL player from Barbados?
    Improved to Good Article status by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 257 past nominations.

    BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:08, 7 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    General: Article is new enough and long enough
    Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems

    Hook eligibility:

    QPQ: Done.

    Overall: Article meets eligibility criteria. Recently promoted to GA status. No issues with tone / neutrality nor with plagiarism. Hook is reasonably attractive. Sourced to a NFL record sheet / database. At some point I thought DYK frowned upon hooks like "the first x from y". But, I am not able to find that discussion. Nevertheless, I am happy to mark this hook approved. That said, if the nominator wants to attempt a different hook, I am available for a review. Handing this back to the nominator. QPQ done. Ktin (talk) 15:39, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    This hook fails the interestingness check in my view. Someone is going to be the first NFL player from Barbados, and so all this is really telling me is that it's a guy named Roger Farmer; there's zero element of surprise. Sdkb talk 04:11, 14 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Will see if I can come up with an alt hook tomorrow. BeanieFan11 (talk) 02:18, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Could do something like: ALT1 ... that Roger Farmer was among the first two NFL players to come from his high school, to come from his college, and to come from his country? (refs 14/15/16) BeanieFan11 (talk) 02:43, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Might be me, but, this is hard to follow as a statement and I personally don't think it is adding to the 'interestingness'. Ktin (talk) 04:39, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    There have also been several of these "first NFL player from X" hooks proposed lately. Given the recent pushback against "first" hooks, it might be safer to go with a completely different angle here. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:16, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @Ktin, Narutolovehinata5, and Sdkb: Maybe something like ALT2 ... that Roger Farmer made the NFL despite playing in college for small schools that mainly had "terrible records"? ("he went to Eastern Arizona, which had terrible records both years he was there ... In 1976 ... he came to Baker along with several Arizona recruits from junior colleges ... While Farmer started, Baker had a terrible 1976 record") BeanieFan11 (talk) 01:03, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Yup, that works. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:24, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @BeanieFan11: There are two things that I am not comfortable with -- 1. What is a "small school"? There is no objective agreed definition and I do not think we should send that phrase to the homepage. 2. Though I see your attempt to add terrible records within double quotes, it still comes across as WP:WIKIVOICE and imo that phrase should not go to the homepage. Ktin (talk) 04:22, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Negussie Roba

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    Improved to Good Article status by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 256 past nominations.

    BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:05, 7 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]


    Articles created/expanded on October 1

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    Disputes on Wikipedia

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    • Source: Mayfield, Elijah, and Alan W. Black. "Analyzing wikipedia deletion debates with a group decision-making forecast model." Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction 3, no. CSCW (2019): 1-26. See 13-14 "early voters"
    • ALT1: ... that the longest "edit war" sequence among disputes on Wikipedia involved 20 editors making 108 reverts of the article on Turkey's first president, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk? Source: Chhabra, Anamika, Rishemjit Kaur, and S. R. S. Iyengar. "Dynamics of edit war sequences in Wikipedia." In Proceedings of the 16th International Symposium on Open Collaboration, pp. 1-10. 2020. see section 4.2 "Longest Edit War Sequence"
    • ALT2: ... that editors often line up in rival camps during contentious disputes on Wikipedia and the winning side typically cites encyclopedic policies to favor their biased viewpoint? Source: Morris-O'Connor, Danielle A., Andreas Strotmann, and Dangzhi Zhao. "The colonization of Wikipedia: evidence from characteristic editing behaviors of warring camps." Journal of Documentation 79, no. 3 (2023): 784-810. There are other sources on rival camps.
    • ALT3: ... that editors tend to exacerbate disputes on Wikipedia when they greet each during discussions, use 2nd-person pronouns, or take turns speaking? Source: de Kock, Christine; Vlachos, Andreas (April 19–23, 2021). "I Beg to Differ: A study of constructive disagreement in online conversations".
    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Genesis (Lebrun)
    • Comment: Timing -- I created this early in term for my presentation at Wiki Conf NA, even though I couldn't edit for three days due to religious reasons. So please forgive the late submission. I see various potential hooks, let me know what seems most appealing. Will do a QPQ, I now see that's required.
    Created by ProfGray (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

    ProfGray (talk) 18:31, 11 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Pablo Barragán

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    Created by Gerda Arendt (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 2119 past nominations.

    Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:57, 8 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Eunus

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    Bronze alloy coin minted by Eunus under the name of King Antiochus. On the obverse is the head of Demeter, while the reverse shows a grain ear.
    Bronze alloy coin minted by Eunus under the name of King Antiochus. On the obverse is the head of Demeter, while the reverse shows a grain ear.
    • Source: Urbainczyk, Theresa (2014). Slave Revolts in Antiquity, pp. 52, 56. Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017, USA: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-84465-101-6.
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    Improved to Good Article status by Harren the Red (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Harren the Red (talk) 18:49, 2 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    General: Article is new enough and long enough
    Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
    Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation

    Image eligibility:

    QPQ: Done.

    Overall: Article is new enough, well sourced, hook is interesting and QPQ is completed. I don't see anything that would hold this back from DYK, so I approve. Only thing I will say is that I don't think this image should be used, as I don't find it particularly informative, and the caption is also quite long. However, if anyone disagrees, feel free. TheBritinator (talk) 22:42, 2 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    On a second look, it would appear that the website the image is sourced from declares that the image is published under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license, which would make it incompatible with commons. If I am missing something, please feel free to correct me. TheBritinator (talk) 22:49, 2 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I can certainly edit the caption to be shorter (more concise), but from what I gather the image is a no go? I am not the original uploader of it to Commons, nor am I super familiar with copyright, so I will defer that judgement to you, though the image on commons itself says CC 4.0 international license. Also, would I edit the caption here, submit a new entry, or something else? How does the process work exactly? Thank you! Harren the Red (talk) 23:16, 2 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @Harren the Red:, no need for a new nomination, we'd just not use the image. Is that good for you? TheBritinator (talk) 13:33, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @TheBritinator:, yes, certainly! Thank you for the help :) Harren the Red (talk) 15:39, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Sounds good, then I approve of the hook. TheBritinator (talk) 16:15, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    The proposed hook has two non-bolded links next to each other, which is discouraged by WP:DYKMOS. Since "slave" is linked to the more specific page Slavery in ancient Rome, I think it's better to unlink "Syrian". jlwoodwa (talk) 05:52, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @Jlwoodwa: I'm perfectly fine with unlinking Syrian. Harren the Red (talk) 16:48, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @TheBritinator and Harren the Red:, you cannot be "king of a war", right? ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 16:18, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @AirshipJungleman29: hi, the verbage is a bit of an oversimplification. Eunus became king of the revolting slaves; so I guess it could be that he "rose to become leader and king of the First Servile Revolt", but the name of the article on the war is First Servile War, so it reads a bit strangely. It can certainly be edited toward that end. Harren the Red (talk) 16:45, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @AirshipJungleman29: Does the above satisfy your concerns? Z1720 (talk) 23:17, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]


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    Henri Claireaux

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    • Source: [6] ("Mais, plus importante fut l'introduction, pour la première fois, d'une représentation directe au Parlement français ... De 1947 à nos jours, Saint-Pierre et Miquelon a eu trois sénateurs : Henri Claireaux (1947-1968)... [But more important was the introduction, for the first time, of direct representation in the French Parliament ... From 1947 to the present day, Saint-Pierre and Miquelon has had three senators: Henri Claireaux (1947-1968)...]."); see also List of senators of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
    Moved to mainspace by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 259 past nominations.

    BeanieFan11 (talk) 22:50, 9 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • Hi BeanieFan11, review follows: article moved to mainspace on 2 October and exceeds minimum length; article is cited inline throughout to what look to be reliable sources; the sources are either in French or paywalled so not much I can check on paraphrasing but Earwig is clear; QPQ has been carried out; I've struck ALT1, although it is supported by the source the overall length of his tenure was just shy of 22 years; on ALT0 the source and article don't say "first French senator from Saint Pierre and Miquelon" but first to represent the place in the Senate. Unlikely I know but it leaves open the possibility that someone from there was elected to the senate as a representative of somewhere else. Perhaps AL2 below works? Happy to consider alternatives. - Dumelow (talk) 17:12, 11 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    • ALT2: that Henri Claireaux was the first representative for Saint Pierre and Miquelon elected to the French Senate?
    Thanks, I think it technically needs another reviewer to approve - Dumelow (talk) 05:47, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Genesis (Lebrun)

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    Genesis (1960)
    Genesis (1960)
    • ... that Rico Lebrun refused to provide the Pomona College Board of Trustees with sketches for approval of the Genesis mural (pictured) they commissioned from him? Source: Art Journal "The president of Pomona then suggested that a committee of trustees should see sketches for approval. Both Selz and Lebrun objected on the grounds that the work of a well-known artist should be evaluated on the basis of his accomplishments. The donors took the same position. After a year's delay, while Lebrun was at Yale, the president and trustees agreed to give the artist a free hand."
      • ALT1: ... that Genesis (pictured) is "a religious painting created during a non-religious age"? Source: Benton Museum of Art "In the words of art historian Peter Selz, 'by and large, he stands as a controversial and solitary figure, and the Genesis mural, a religious painting created during a non-religious age, remains a unique act.'"
      • ALT2: ... that Rico Lebrun's preparatory drawings for Genesis (pictured) covered most of the tables in the Pomona College dining hall where he painted it? Source: The History of Pomona College, 1887-1969 Lebrun had planned to paint the mural during the summer of 1960 and arrived in June with drawings so extensive that they covered most of the tables of Frary Hall.
      • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Rabbit
      • Comment: Given that the subject is a mural, an inherently visual topic, I would much prefer this to appear with the image (even if it means having to wait longer for a slot to open).
    Created by Chirpy-slirpy-BURPY (talk) and Sdkb (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 42 past nominations.

    Sdkb talk 06:34, 8 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    General: Article is new enough and long enough

    Policy compliance:

    Hook eligibility:

    • Cited: Yes
    • Interesting: Yes
    • Other problems: Yes
    Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
    QPQ: Done.

    Overall: Great to see this article! One issue with the hook: it is worded fine, but the article text currently says that the Board asked for sketches, whereas the source says it was the President. Since creator requests use of image, let's get another opinion on clarity. Maybe a better image can be obtained from Pomona? This is my first DYK review, so would welcome comments or a second review. ProfGray (talk) 03:43, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Genesis (1960)
    Genesis (1960)
    Detail of Genesis (1960)
    Detail of Genesis (1960)
    Thanks for taking a look and doing the review, ProfGray! My understanding from the sources is that the president suggested there be a review, but that the actual review would have been done by the trustees' Buildings and Grounds committee, which is why I used the wording I did.
    Agreed with you that the alt hooks are significantly less interesting, so let's focus on ALT0.
    Also, good catch that the details are a little hard to make out at 100px. Pomona hasn't ever responded when I've asked them to donate images in the past, but luckily since the work itself is PD we don't need their permission to have some options. One is to crop the existing image a bit to zoom in. And the second is to use a detail from the center of the mural rather than trying to capture the full thing. Lmk which you prefer!
    Cheers, Sdkb talk 21:07, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Image looks better on my computer! In terms of President vs Board, I'm happy to trust your understanding of the sources, just be sure that the hook and article wording are consistent.Cheers, ProfGray (talk) 01:45, 14 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @ProfGray: Are there any other concerns with this hook? If not, is this approved? Z1720 (talk) 23:19, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Hi. The proposed hook still needs to be rephrased, so that "sketches for approval" does not need to be in quotes. For example: that Rico Lebrun refused to provide sketches for the Pomono College Board of Trustees to sign off on the Genesis mural they commissioned?
    Afaik, this can be approved even though the ALT hooks are weak.@Sdkb:@Z1720: ProfGray (talk) 01:28, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Criminals (Meghan Trainor song)

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    Moved to mainspace by MaranoFan (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 76 past nominations.

    NØ 20:27, 7 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Articles created/expanded on October 3

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    Diaspora Revolt

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    • ... that a festival commemorating the victory over the Jews in the Diaspora Revolt of 115–117 CE was still being celebrated 80 years later in the Egyptian city of Oxyrhynchus?
    • Source: Pucci Ben Zeev, Miriam (2006). "The Uprisings in the Jewish Diaspora, 116–117". In Katz, Steven T. (ed.). The Late Roman-Rabbinic Period. The Cambridge History of Judaism. Vol. 4th. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-77248-8. pp. 96–98. "At Oxyrhynchus, the victory over the Jews was commemorated by a festival that was still observed some eighty years later."
    • ALT1: ... that Trajan's suppression of the Diaspora Revolt of 115–117 CE led to the near-total annihilation and displacement of Jewish communities in Cyrenaica, Cyprus, and much of Egypt? Source: Kerkeslager, Allen (2006). "The Jews in Egypt and Cyrenaica, 66–c. 235 CE". In Katz, Steven T. (ed.). The Late Roman-Rabbinic Period. The Cambridge History of Judaism. Vol. 4th. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-77248-8. pp. 61–62. "Trajan was compelled to divert troops under Q. Marcius Turbo from the Parthian front to suppress the uprising. [...] he appears to have charged Turbo with the extermination of all Jews in the affected areas. [...] The campaign of ethnic cleansing appears to have been a devastating success. A gap in the extant evidence for Jews in Cyrenaica confirms that the area was essentially emptied of Jews by their migration into Egypt and the subsequent Gentile massacres of stragglers. Few if any Jews survived anywhere in Cyprus. Papyri and inscriptions testify to the annihilation of entire Jewish communities in many parts of Egypt. Only in remote areas on the fringes of Roman control could any Jews have remained alive in the affected regions."
    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences
    • Comment: The previous nomination was declined two months ago due to missing QPQ. I’m resubmitting now after the article achieved good article status on October 3.
    Improved to Good Article status by Mariamnei (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 9 past nominations.

    Mariamnei (talk) 05:47, 5 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Brick by Brick: How Lego Rewrote the Rules of Innovation

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    Created by Piotrus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 528 past nominations.

    Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 06:22, 6 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Light Weight Air Warning Radar

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    LW/AW Mark 1A
    LW/AW Mark 1A
    • ... that the Australian Light Weight Air Warning Radar was designed to break down into waterproof containers that fit in the Douglas DC-2, were taken ashore from a trawler in canoes, and in one case manpacked up 200 foot cliffs? Source: Minnett and Briton both detail the waterproof aspect and DC-2, Minnett relates it being brought ashore by canoe and quotes the cliffs
    Created by Maury Markowitz (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 201 past nominations.

    Maury Markowitz (talk) 13:47, 3 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

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    Maria Muntañola Cvetković

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    Moved to mainspace by Miraclepine (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 59 past nominations.

    ミラP@Miraclepine 19:32, 10 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    History Instructing Youth

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    History Instructing Youth
    History Instructing Youth
    • ... that the 1896 History Instructing Youth (pictured) is a US one-dollar bill featuring a woman on the obverse and the reverse?
    Moved to mainspace by Bruxton (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 158 past nominations.

    Bruxton (talk) 15:29, 9 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Richard Alan Masters

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    2020 Quarter for National Park of American Samoa
    2020 Quarter for National Park of American Samoa
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    Created by Hyungsubshim (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Hyungsubshim (talk) 18:30, 5 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    The current hook is far above the 200-character limit and thus cannot be used. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 12:14, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @Hyungsubshim: Please suggest alternative hooks that are below the 200 character limit. Z1720 (talk) 23:20, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Leonardo da Vinci (Isaacson book)

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    Created by Panamitsu (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 50 past nominations.

    ―Panamitsu (talk) 03:30, 5 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Fawzia Amin Sido

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    Created by Galamore (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Galamore (talk) 09:15, 4 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • The sources used (VoA & BBC) don't even mention any involvement of Israeli forces except a spokesperson saying: "The Israeli military said Ms Sido was eventually freed during a "complex operation coordinated between Israel, the United States, and other international actors" and taken to Iraq via Israel and Jordan". … Iraqi foreign ministry official Silwan Sinjaree told Reuters that several earlier attempts to rescue her over the course of about four months failed because of the security situation in Gaza.

    So according to the sources, Israel was certainly involved and probably partly enabled her escape, but also the security situation in Gaza had actually delayed her rescue.

    That this is a remarkably heartbreaking story is not disutable, that she was rescued as a result of Israeli army actions seems pure spin based on these sources.Pincrete (talk) 14:02, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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    Sanewashing

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    • Source: Tornoe, Rob (2024-10-01). "The 'sanewashing' phenomenon". Editor and Publisher. Retrieved 2024-10-05. So, how do you avoid sanewashing Trump or any other politician? The first thing you can do is employ a 'truth sandwich' in your coverage. Developed by author and linguist George Lakoff and promoted by New York University professor and author Jay Rosen, it basically means to surround a lie or misstatement with the truth.
    5x expanded by Soibangla (talk), Jonathan Deamer (talk), and Superb Owl (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

    Jonathan Deamer (talk) 08:22, 12 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • 2 bits of jargon readers are unlikely to know is too many for a hook. I would try another one that focuses on sane washing specifically without introducing other terms. (t · c) buidhe 23:57, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
      • ALT2: ... that Will Bunch, columnist at The Philadelphia Inquirer, believes sanewashing "has all but clinched Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year for 2024"? The Philadelphia Inquirer: "I think sanewashing has all but clinched Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year for 2024 — not just for its cleverness, but because finding the right language may be having a positive impact on our politics and our future."
      • ALT3: ... that according to Urban Dictionary, the word sanewashing was coined in a Reddit forum for neoliberals in 2020? Columbia Journalism Review: "The term itself actually isn’t new, and it wasn’t born in media-criticism circles, per se; according to Urban Dictionary, it was coined in 2020 on a Reddit page for neoliberals (which Linda Kinstler wrote about recently for CJR), and meant “attempting to downplay a person or idea’s radicality to make it more palatable to the general public."
    @buidhe Thanks for the feedback! Fair point. I've added two alternatives above. I'm trying to keep it about language/journalism rather than go into an (even more) political territory for DYK purposes. Jonathan Deamer (talk) 17:26, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    ALT2 doesn't seem like a hook unless it happens, the etymology mentioned in ALT3 is not particularly noteworthy for 21st century neologisms. I feel like you should have some good material in the article, maybe a hook focusing on a particular alleged instance or in relation to the main political figure to which it's applied (i.e. trump) would be better. (t · c) buidhe 14:10, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Neknampur Lake

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    • ... that Neknampur Lake restoration has been recognised as a role model in the ‘watershed development’ category' along with four other projects in India?
    • ALT1: ... that the restoration of Neknampur Lake was recognised as the best model of lake restoration in India? Source: * [5] [6] [7]
    • Reviewed:
    Created by Sarvagyana guru (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

    Sarvagyana guru (talk) 06:05, 7 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    References

    1. ^ "Neknampur Lake Restoration Gets NITI Aayog Recognition".
    2. ^ "Rejuvenated Neknampur lake wins Niti Aayog laurels".
    3. ^ "Neknampur lake gets Niti Aayog's recognition".
    4. ^ "Once a dumpyard, this Hyderabad lake is now a hub for eco-friendly events".
    5. ^ "Neknampur lake: Private entity's sustainable restoration earns recognition from CSE".
    6. ^ "Neknampur lake garners accolades for restoration".
    7. ^ "Restoration of Neknampur Lake receives praise".

    Jurong East MRT station

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    • ... that it was proposed for the Jurong East MRT station in Singapore to have a recurring disco to increase its vibrancy?
    • Reviewed:
    • Comment: Add wikilinks for 'Jurong East MRT station'
    Improved to Good Article status by ZKang123 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Imbluey2 . Please ping me so that I get notified of your response 14:17, 5 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • Claiming this for review and hope to get to this within the next few days. For what it's worth I like the hook and think it's interesting. I've made some copyedits to the hook such as linking and bolding. Given that the nominator is Imbluey2 and not ZKang123, no QPQ is necessary. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:43, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    The article was promoted to GA status on time and I didn't find any close paraphrasing (the 34.6% figure Earwig gives is a false positive). No QPQ is needed for Imbluey2 as nominator (had ZKang123 done the nom, a QPQ would have been required). The hook is interesting and cited inline. My only concern is a minor one: the article/hook and the source do not fully agree. The article says that Yao proposed discos, but the newspaper source said a disco. That may need to be clarified. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:54, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    The newspaper said a reoccurring disco in the station. It should be added to the hook as "it was proposed for the Jurong East MRT station in Singapore to host a reoccurring disco party to increase its vibrancy?". Maybe modify the "reoccuring" part since it doesn't really flow well imo. Imbluey2. Please ping me so that I get notified of your response 13:49, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Hello @Narutolovehinata5? Can we continue with the DYK nomination? Imbluey2. Please ping me so that I get notified of your response 23:56, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I'm still waiting for the discrepancy to be resolved. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 02:00, 11 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @Narutolovehinata5 fixed the DYK hook to "a recurring disco" since the newspaper source said that it was proposed for people to host a disco. Yeo's quote of justifying his proposal implied that the disco would recurring ("maybe in the evenings", evenings in this context implies reccurance imo). Imbluey2. Please ping me so that I get notified of your response 10:49, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I don't know. The source doesn't outright say "recurring", and while one could argue that the meaning is implied, the lack of a direct support from the source probably makes that specific wording unsafe. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:19, 22 October 2024 (UTC) Note: I did not promote it to GA status, it was ZKang123. I just did some minor edits including the disco one.[reply]

    Articles created/expanded on October 6

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    John Hawks (architect)

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    5x expanded by Generalissima (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 86 past nominations.

    Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 00:00, 13 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Middle East International

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    Created by Padres Hana (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Padres Hana (talk) 15:50, 9 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    ZIZ

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    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Typhoon Virginia (1957)
    • Comment: It all started last weekend when I Googled up "Caribbean broadcasting call signs" while browsing results for various regional TV stations on a whim. A GBooks result offered a tidbit on an entity called VP2LO, a shortwave outlet that in the years ahead evolved into the Kittitian national broadcaster--a topic I broke ground on back in my early days on WP. (I was lucky to save it from A7 during its December 2007 launch--barely.) Face it, WP is still in dire need of better and more extensive coverage on Caribbean media.
    Apologies if I used a thesis here, but regrettably, it's the only source mentioning this factoid--anywhere--as far as Google's aware (WP:AGF). Meanwhile, as I type, Doc Taxon at WP:RX has been taking care of the last three bits we need to get this finished.
    First of two DYK candidates of mine before Milton approaches my home area; see you in another couple of hours with the next one.
    P.S. Wonder if there are any established editors from Saint Kitts and Nevis itself? (I myself hail from Dominica.)
    P.P.S. As always, special greetings to Barbados' CaribDigita (talk · contribs) and Trinidad's Guettarda (talk · contribs)--along with SafariScribe (talk · contribs), who approved one of my recent go-rounds at AFC, The Right and the Wrong.
    5x expanded by Slgrandson (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 13 past nominations.

    Slgrandson (How's my egg-throwing coleslaw?) 23:52, 8 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Articles created/expanded on October 7

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    The Children's Book of Virtues

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    Moved to mainspace by Slgrandson (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 14 past nominations.

    Slgrandson (How's my egg-throwing coleslaw?) 03:16, 9 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    I was wondering why I got pinged to a random DYK, now I know! :D SirMemeGod  12:20, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @Sir MemeGod: Sorry, I mixed up my reviewers days ago; see above for correction. (You actually approved Children's, while Bkissin approved Compass.) --Slgrandson (How's my egg-throwing coleslaw?) 20:24, 14 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Texas and Pacific 610

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    • Source: Heinecke, Harry (January 28, 1951). "City, Show and T&P Officials Help 'Bed Down' Old 610 in Its Last Stall". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Vol. 17, no. 362. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
    • "T&P Steam Locomotive, Gift to City Will Keep Iron Horse Memories Alive". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Vol. 17, no. 353. January 19, 1951. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
    • Reviewed:
    • Comment: I honestly only want to know what earning the DYK nomination is like, after successfully nominating two pages the Good Article grade. I just wasn’t sure which fact is the most interesting in No. 610’s page.
    Improved to Good Article status by Someone who likes train writing (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Someone who likes train writing (talk) 20:50, 7 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Comment I think this would be a better hook:
    I'm not certain which sources in the article support this, but I'm sure you can provide them, @Someone who likes train writing:. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 21:07, 11 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Comment That actually sounds better. Thank you, @Trainsandotherthings:. Here are a couple of sources that back this fact up.:
    • Marrs, Jim (February 25, 1976). "Hundreds Due to Greet Engine 610". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
    • Boyd, Jim (February 1978). "Tales of a lanky Texan". Railfan. Vol. 2, no. 2. Carstens Publications. p. 31.
    Someone who likes train writing (talk) 21:59, 11 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    LaTasha Barnes

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    • ... that one of the most popular places to learn swing dance and lindy hop is in Malmo, Sweden?
      • Reviewed:
    Created by Wroliver (talk).


    Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Wroliver (talk) 18:17, 7 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • Hi Wroliver, the article says onyl that the "Herrang Dance Camp is one of the most popular places in Europe to learn swing dance and Lindy Hop" and is sourced to its Wikipedia article. This wouldn't be acceptable and would need an independent source. Additionally it doesn't seem to have much to do with the subject of the article LaTasha Barnes, a hook focussing on her would be preferred. Finally, the article has been tagged for promotional tone and unclear citations that needs resolving before it can be posted - Dumelow (talk) 09:38, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Hi Wroliver, just a reminder on this. If I don't hear back in the next couple of days I will close the nomination as unsuccessful. All the best - Dumelow (talk) 21:18, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I'd propose ALT1: ...that jazz dancer LaTasha Barnes began her career as a sergeant in the U.S. Army? Sdkb talk 05:29, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Marking for closure as article continues to have significant citation issues. It has also been tagged for promotional content - Dumelow (talk) 08:40, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Wroliver has requested to keep this open for another day or so. There is significant work to be done here to address the tags on the article though - Dumelow (talk) 22:56, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Alt DYK proposed for LaTasha Barnes article: DYK that dancer/choreographer LaTasha Barnes began her career as a sergeant in the U.S. Army? [1]

    Note: I have made some revisions to the article to address concerns mentioned, including removing the Wikipedia reference and replacing it with a better reference. I've attempted to keep a neutral tone throughout, and changed some of the language for that purpose. Please let me know if any other changes are needed.Wroliver (talk) 21:31, 29 October 2024 (UTC) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaTasha_Barnes[reply]


    Articles created/expanded on October 8

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    Diane Leather

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    • ... that Diane Leather was the first woman to run a mile in under five minutes?
    5x expanded by Oldelpaso (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Oldelpaso (talk) 22:24, 14 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • Can we do better than this? If any woman has run the mile in under 5 minutes, someone had to be the first, and the hook doesn't provide any more information. (t · c) buidhe 23:51, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Are you saying a world record isn't notable and/or hook worthy? Or are you asking for more context such as a link to Mile run world record progression? I was trying to keep the hook as succinct as possible. Oldelpaso (talk) 02:01, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Another issue is that the hook proposed is a "first" hook, which per WP:DYKHOOK usually needs exceptionally strong sourcing given the exceptional claim involved (how are we sure that no other woman before Leather ran a mile in under five minutes?) Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:21, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    The article includes cites describing her in those terms from the World Athletics website (the organisation that ratifies world records in the discipline, formerly known as the IAAF)[7], the BBC [8], Guardian [9], NYT [10], Washington Post [11] and others. Oldelpaso (talk) 21:37, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I could work in some reference to Roger Bannister in the hook, as his far more well-known first sub-four minute mile occurred the same month and thus they are frequently compared, but I'd rather not. It was how overlooked Leather's achievement was compared to the male equivalent that prompted me to expand the article in the first place! Oldelpaso (talk) 21:55, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Amaury du Closel

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    Du Closel in 2015
    Du Closel in 2015
    • ... that conductor and composer Amaury du Closel (pictured) founded the Forum Voix Etouffées to revive the music of composers whose voices were silenced by totalitarian regimes of the 20th century? Source: [12]
    Created by Jmanlucas (talk) and Gerda Arendt (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 2121 past nominations.

    Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:44, 14 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • The article was new enough and long enough at the time of the nomination. I didn't find any close paraphrasing. A QPQ has been fully completed. As the article was only featured on RD rather than as a blurb, it is still eligible for DYK. The image is properly licensed and is suitable at its resolution.
    The hook doesn't meet WP:DYKCITE at this time as the footnote supporting it comes later in the paragraph than it should. The hook is referenced to a French source so AGF, although a Google Translate translation seems to verify the information. Apart from the sourcing, my only real concern (since the hook is interesting) is the language in both the hook and the article might not meet the guidelines on words to avoid in articles, specifically WP:PEACOCK since they're arguably more flowery. Rather than using "silenced", or the lead section's current wording, perhaps it may be toned down a little more to suit the guidelines. The nomination will be approved once those wording and citing issues are addressed. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 14:20, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you for reviewing. I duplicated the references to a sentence earlier. I tried to translate the name of the organization and his book: "Erstickte Stimmen", which was originally in German. I understand that "erstickt" means "suffocated" and believe that "silenced" is almost too harmless compared to that. Other options from my translator are "suppressed" and "stifled", the latter being a word I never heard before and therefore hesitate to use. If you say it is better, I'll believe you. Or what would you suggest? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:41, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    The current hook is also really long, at 183 characters, so it might be a good idea to shorten it a bit. If that can be done while making the hook/article meet WTW, that might help. Perhaps Launchballer or CurryTime7-24 can propose such revisions to ALT0? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 15:44, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Knowing Gerda's strong feelings on DYK hooks, I'm not sure I can be of help here. However, I do agree that this hook is a mouthful and would benefit from a trim. Also, the phrase "whose voices were silenced" ought to be modified per WP:SUBJECTIVE, MOS:EUPHEMISM, and possibly MOS:CLICHE. It would be clearer to say "to revive the music of composers suppressed by totalitarian regimes". —CurryTime7-24 (talk) 19:51, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    CurryTime7-24, did you read (just above) that I tried to translate the name of the organization in a more elegant way than putting it in brackets? I believe that you could help with that. Voix Etouffées, Erstickte Stimmen, what is it best in English? It's their program. I would seriously like to find out even if we don't use it for the hook. - In an earlier hook, we said "music banned by the Nazis" which is of course shorter but too narrow. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:02, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    It seems to be officially known by its French name, so I'd stick with that. Sometimes organizations are internationally known by their native name (e.g. Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde). For what it's worth, "etouffée" translates to "stifled", "smothered", or "muffled". —CurryTime7-24 (talk) 20:22, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I am sorry that I was not precise: of course I didn't want to replace the French name of the organization, but translate it for those who don't know French. All three words are new to me, so I can't tell what would be best. Or give up the idea? Then what would you suggest? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:42, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Trying without "voices":
    ALT0a ... that conductor and composer Amaury du Closel (pictured) founded the Forum Voix Etouffées to revive music that was suppressed by totalitarian regimes of the 20th century?
    Trying simple translation:
    ALT0b ... that conductor and composer Amaury du Closel (pictured) founded the Forum Voix Etouffées (Stifled voices) to revive music suppressed by totalitarian regimes of the 20th century? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:49, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Didn't grasp what you were telling me at first; I'm sorry for my pedantic reply. :) Although these are not literal translations, I think "suppressed", "persecuted", or even "oppressed" better convey the intended spirit of "etouffée" in the context of the organization name. Both ALT0a and ALT0b seem great to me! —CurryTime7-24 (talk) 22:06, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I like ALT0a. As long as the wordings in the article are also fixed we should be good to go with it. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:25, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    In the hook, we have no space. In the article, I replaced a duplicate "persecuted" in the lead by "suppressed", but in the prose used "voices stifled" (in quotation marks) to make the connection to the name. It appeared there only for the Nazi regime. If you have better ideas please try. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:25, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @CurryTime7-24: Are you okay with the way "voices stifled" is used in the article, or do you think it should be rephrased? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 13:43, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]


    Articles created/expanded on October 9

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    Musa al-Gharbi

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    • ... that Musa al-Gharbi has argued since the 2016 election of Donald Trump that media outlets including The New York Times opinion page and MSNBC have failed to understand his supporters?
    • Source: "For the past four years, Al-Gharbi tried to tell anyone who would listen that Trump supporters did not in fact fit the sociological profile offered on The New York Times opinion page or on MSNBC’s nightly pearl-clutching roundtables." Tablet
    Created by Thriley (talk) and Oganguly (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 148 past nominations.

    Thriley (talk) 07:16, 18 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Church of the East in Sichuan

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    • ... that the ruins of the East Syriac church Pearl Temple are the subject of Du Fu's poem "The Stone Shoots: A Ballad"?
    • Source: Duan, Yuming (1993). "云南景教考" [A Study on East Syriac Christianity in Yunnan]. Journal of Yunnan Nationalities University (Social Sciences Edition). p. 59; Enoki, Kazuo (1947). "成都の石筍と大秦寺" [Bamboo-shoot-like Menhir in Chêng-tu and Nestorian Church]. Journal of the Research Department of the Toyo Bunko. pp. 108–109.
    • Reviewed:
    Created by Uriel1022 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Uriel1022 (talk) 13:54, 15 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    MrBeast Lab

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    • ... that the MrBeast Lab toy line first debuted in a pop-up store in the shape of an overturned tanker truck carrying toxic waste?
    Created by Johnson524 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 19 past nominations.

    Johnson524 17:08, 12 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Manga and anime fandom in Poland

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    Created by Piotrus (talk) and Oliwiasocz (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 529 past nominations.

    Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 06:57, 10 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites (song)

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    Improved to Good Article status by Skyshifter (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 16 past nominations.

    Skyshiftertalk 14:13, 9 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    @Skyshifter: Please provide a QPQ as the nomination is liable to be closed without further warning if one isn't provided during or immediately after the nomination. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 02:58, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @Narutolovehinata5: I thought one could be provided in a week. In that case, I will provide it in a day maximum. Skyshiftertalk 03:03, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @Skyshifter: The rules recently changed per a WT:DYK discussion as part of an anti-backlog campaign and to prevent QPQ-less nominations from languishing without a QPQ indefinitely. Now, a QPQ must be given when or shortly after the nomination is created, and a nomination without a QPQ may be closed without warning if none is provided immediately. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 03:15, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @Narutolovehinata5: done! Skyshiftertalk 01:37, 11 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I want to ask that if/when this hook is approved, it be set for October 31 to go with the Halloween set (Wikipedia talk:Did you know#Halloween set). Di (they-them) (talk) 03:23, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @Di (they-them): I support this! Skyshiftertalk 01:37, 11 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Articles created/expanded on October 10

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    Dan Rossi

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    Created by Thriley (talk) and ThadeusOfNazereth (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 149 past nominations.

    Thriley (talk) 19:35, 18 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Florentina Holzinger

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    • ... that Florentina Holzinger's work includes nude all-female casts, live sex, self-mutilation, dildo use, defecation, coprophagia and live piercing, leading to severe nausea for some theatregoers?
    • Source: "Eighteen theatregoers at Stuttgart’s state opera required medical treatment for severe nausea over the weekend after watching a performance that included live piercing, unsimulated sexual intercourse and copious amounts of fake and real blood." The Guardian etc
    Created by Edwardx (talk) and Deborahjay (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 336 past nominations.

    Edwardx (talk) 19:45, 17 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Santa Maria Maggiore, Venice

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    Created by Bogger (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 27 past nominations.

    Bogger (talk) 08:13, 15 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Teniky

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    Rock-cut niches litter the cliff faces of Teniky in southern Madagascar
    Rock-cut niches litter the cliff faces of Teniky in southern Madagascar
    Created by Zanahary (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 12 past nominations.

    ꧁Zanahary꧂ 03:09, 14 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • Sorry, I have fixed the lack of the NG article (I’ll add more citations as I expand the section on archaeology). One can access the article at archive.ph. Thanks Slgrandson! I took a long break, but I am easing back into wiki. ꧁Zanahary꧂ 23:33, 14 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    General: Article is new enough and long enough
    Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems

    Hook eligibility:

    • Cited: Yes
    • Interesting: Yes
    • Other problems: No - Listed below
    QPQ: Done.

    Overall: This is splendid work Zanahary. It is new enough, long enough, cited and neutral. The hook is VERY interesting, and I was immediately drawn to it. My one concern is that the citation used for the hook here is not used within the article it seems. It is a small detail but would be ideal to add it in, ping me when you're done and it should be all good. Ornithoptera (talk) 21:43, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    • The issue is resolved! Thanks very much for your review and kind comments. I am working on getting photos released from Schreurs' expedition; let's see if anyone is willing.꧁Zanahary꧂ 00:45, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Last Call BBS

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    Created by CanonNi (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    '''[[User:CanonNi]]''' (talk • contribs) 08:32, 10 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Articles created/expanded on October 11

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    Salmon n' Bannock

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    • ... that Salmon n' Bannock's notoriety led to the owner reconnecting with her long-lost family?
    Created by Ornithoptera (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 44 past nominations.

    Ornithoptera (talk) 02:55, 12 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Glomp

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    Two individuals glomping
    Two individuals glomping
    • ... that a "glomping circle" (practice pictured) in 2008 reportedly lasted for over seven hours?
    • Source: Geographical Aesthetics: Imagining Space, Staging Encounters
    Converted from a redirect by Morgan695 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 166 past nominations.

    Morgan695 (talk) 23:05, 11 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Anatolii Brezvin

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    Created by Flibirigit (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 156 past nominations.

    Flibirigit (talk) 21:52, 11 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Fengshan (general)

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    Fengshan
    Fengshan
    • Source: Zhu Jiang (朱江) (9 October 2010). "Bombs Fall" 炸弹落入 (in Chinese). Phoenix Television. Retrieved 11 October 2024. "后来一段时期，因“炸弹”与“炸蛋”同音，广州不少餐馆曾把这道菜叫做“凤山入城”。(Later, because "bomb" and "fried egg" have the same pronunciation, many restaurants in Guangzhou called this dish "Fengshan Enters the City)."
    Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 687 past nominations.

     — Chris Woodrich (talk) 21:38, 11 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Aaj Ki Raat (2024 song)

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    Created by KunalAggarwal95 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 7 past nominations.

    KunalAggarwal95 (talk) 16:44, 11 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Articles created/expanded on October 12

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    Hasan Ali (activist)

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    Created by Juxlos (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 230 past nominations.

    Juxlos (talk) 08:08, 14 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • The article was new enough and long enough at the time of the nomination. I did not find any close paraphrasing. Sources are mostly in Indonesian so assuming good faith for them, although the PhD dissertation is in English and the stuff it verifies is verified. I will leave the choice in hook to the promoter. There are just two issues, one for each hook. For ALT0, I'm not actually sure if a PhD dissertation is a suitable source in this case, although it's not giving an exceptional claim perhaps it might be usable. For ALT1, the sentence saying that it was finished in 2002 (and thus the dictionary took 24 years to finish) lacks a footnote, so right now it doesn't meet WP:DYKCITE. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 10:19, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Ragnvi Torslow

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    • ... that Ragnvi Torslow, a five-time Swedish figure skating champion in 1920s went on to be one of the founders of the Bilkåren voluntary defence corps, training 3000 women to drive during World War II?
    • Reviewed:
    Created by MumphingSquirrel (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    MumphingSquirrel (talk) 18:19, 13 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]


    Articles created/expanded on October 13

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    Elin Falk

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    Elin Falk
    Elin Falk
    • ... that Elin Falk revolutionised the teaching of gymnastics in Swedish schools in the early twentieth century?
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    Created by MumphingSquirrel (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    MumphingSquirrel (talk) 21:01, 17 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Gutidara

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    Created by FaysaLBinDaruL (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

    FaysaLBinDaruL (talk) 18:37, 16 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Chen Qiyou

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    • ... that Chen Qiyou, a would-be assassin, later became part of the Chinese Committee for World Peace?
    Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 688 past nominations.

     — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:45, 14 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Thokchom Chandrasekhar Singh

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    • Source: Who's who in the Manipur Legislative Assembly. Manipur Legislative Assembly Secretariat., 1964. p. 10
    Moved to mainspace by Soman (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 405 past nominations.

    Soman (talk) 15:15, 13 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    1957 Manipur Territorial Council election

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    • Source: V. Venkata Rao. A Century of Government and Politics in North East India, 1874-1980: Manipur. S. Chand, 1991. pp. 92-93, 194
    Moved to mainspace by Soman (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 404 past nominations.

    Soman (talk) 15:12, 13 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Anastasia Somoza

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    Created by Innisfree987 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 40 past nominations.

    Innisfree987 (talk) 09:30, 13 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Nazi crimes against children

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    Created by Piotrus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 530 past nominations.

    Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 06:09, 13 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Articles created/expanded on October 15

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    Common fixed point problem

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    • Source: "The purpose of this paper is to answer Dyer's question in the negative by the construction of a pair of commuting functions which have no fixed point in common. [...] This paper is a condensation of the author's 1967 doctoral dissertation", from a paper by Boyce . "It has been conjectured that any two continuous functions f, g mapping the closed unit interval into itself which commute under composition [...] must have a common fixed point [...] Chapter 2 defines a pair of functions which show that the conjecture is false", from Huneke's 1967 PhD dissertation.
    • Reviewed:
    • Comment: If the reviewer doesn't have ProQuest access, I can provide a copy of Huneke's dissertation over email.
    Created by WillisBlackburn (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    jlwoodwa (talk) 19:15, 16 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Song Zhenzhong, Song Qiyun, Xu Linxia

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    Song Zhenzhong
    Song Zhenzhong
    Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 3. Nominator has 694 past nominations.

     — Chris Woodrich (talk) 19:49, 15 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Bliss (photograph)

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    Improved to Good Article status by Vacant0 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 12 past nominations.

    Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 17:06, 15 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Yen and Ai-Lee

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    • ... that the director of Yen and Ai-Lee created the film to collaborate with his actress wife?
    Created by Prince of Erebor (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 21 past nominations.

    Prince of Erebor（The Book of Mazarbul） 14:34, 15 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    1. ^ Siebert, Brian. "From the Lindy Hop to Hip-Hop in One Improvising Body". New York Times. New York Times. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
    2. ^ Chou, Inna (4 October 2024). "《小雁與吳愛麗》入圍釜山影展、金馬8項大獎！劇情、上映日期、預告⋯電影資訊一覽". Vogue Taiwan (in Chinese). Retrieved 15 October 2024. 導演林書宇也進一步透露拍攝《小雁與吳愛麗》的靈感，就是來自於想要和妻子夏于喬一起拍一部電影 [Director Tom Lin Shu-yu further revealed that the inspiration for Yen and Ai-Lee came from his desire to make a film with his wife, Kimi Hsia.]
    3. ^ Liao, Yu-yang; Lai, Sunny (11 October 2024). "Taiwanese film wins top prize at Busan Int'l Film Festival". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 15 October 2024. Taiwanese film "Yen and Ai-Lee" (小雁與吳愛麗) won the Busan International Film Festival's (BIFF) top prize "Kim Jiseok Award" on Friday, marking the first Taiwanese film to receive the award.
    4. ^ 許瑞麟 (1 October 2024). "林書宇專訪／《小雁與吳愛麗》寫過最沒把握的劇本 接受自己的「工整」：這是我的天性". Yahoo! News (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 October 2024. 「一開始在寫劇本的時候，我只是想要看到一個更生人的夏于喬，同時我也想要看到另外一個在上表演課的夏于喬，但這兩個角色是怎麼一回事，其實寫的時候我不知道。」沒想到寫著寫著，便將片中「兩個夏于喬」連結在一起，為觀眾增添了一點驚喜。 ["At the beginning of writing the script, I just wanted to see a rehabilitated Kimi Hsia, while also wanting to see another Hsia taking acting classes, but I did not know how these two characters would connect." Unexpectedly, as he continued writing, he merged the "two Kimi Hsias" into one, adding a surprise for the audience.]
    5. ^ Howell, June (3 October 2024). "夏于喬、林書宇首度合作《小雁與吳愛麗》成金馬獎贏家，亮眼成績背後藏深刻夫妻相處之道：「下班就不要談公事！」". Tatler Asia (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 October 2024. 選擇黑白的視覺呈現方式，並非一個單純的美學決定，而是一種深刻情感的凝聚與放大。林書宇指出，這部電影並不是史詩般的宏大敘事，而是細膩捕捉母女之間複雜的情感流動。他認為，黑白影像能夠去除色彩的干擾，使觀眾更專注於演員的表演。 [The choice of a black-and-white visual style is not merely an aesthetic decision but a way to condense and amplify deep emotions. Tom Lin Shu-yu pointed out that this film is not an epic narrative, but rather delicately captures the complex emotional flow between a mother and daughter. He believes that black-and-white imagery removes the distraction of color, allowing the audience to focus more on the actors' performances.]
    6. ^ Scott, Matthew (10 October 2024). "It's all there in black and white in 'Yen and Ai-Lee'". Taiwan News. Retrieved 14 October 2024. First, the film deals with domestic violence, and Lin chose to shoot in black and white.
    7. ^ "平衡直覺與現實，在限制中找到自由──專訪《小雁與吳愛麗》導演林書宇". Filmaholic (in Chinese). 10 October 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024. 他親自開車到處尋找鄉鎮，一個個拍照、調成黑白看感覺，因景觀樣貌而非文化特性挑中了美濃。 [He (Tom Lin Shu-yu) personally drove around searching for towns, taking photos and adjusting them to black-and-white to gauge the feel, ultimately choosing Meinong based on its landscape rather than its cultural characteristics.]
    8. ^ "平衡直覺與現實，在限制中找到自由──專訪《小雁與吳愛麗》導演林書宇". Filmaholic (in Chinese). 10 October 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024. 本片令人印象深刻的長鏡頭開場，便是情急之下生出的靈光──原本林書宇安排很多分鏡，小雁會騎腳踏車經過夜市，鏡頭先帶到眾人看她的反應，才轉而見到小雁本人。景都勘好了，卻無奈碰上無法控制的雨，如果將就在有雨的狀況下拍了一顆，下一顆鏡頭便要考慮連戲問題，但又沒預算發水車⋯⋯。為此，林書宇連夜苦思後決定：改用一顆長鏡頭搞定，並利用多 roll 的空景時間拿來放片頭 credit。 [The film’s iconic long take opening scene was born from a moment of urgency—originally, Tom Lin Shu-yu had planned many shots where Yen would ride her bicycle through the night market, first showing the reactions of those watching before revealing Yen herself. The locations were scouted, but unfortunately, they faced uncontrollable rain; if they filmed in the rain for one shot, they would have to consider continuity for the next shot, but there was no budget for a water truck... As a result, after a night of contemplation, Lin Shu-yu decided to use a single long take to accomplish this and utilized the extra roll of empty scenery to display the opening credits.]

    Ratnākara

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    • ... that Ratnākara may have invented the poetic device of vakrokti?
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    Created by TryKid (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    TryKid [dubious – discuss] 07:48, 15 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    2018 Batman by-election

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    Improved to Good Article status by GraziePrego (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

    GraziePrego (talk) 03:11, 15 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    TarnishedPathtalk 06:38, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Articles created/expanded on October 16

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    He Fucked the Girl Out of Me

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    • Comment: Not sure if this is the best hook, so feel free to make suggestions
    Created by Vrxces (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Iostn (talk) 19:18, 18 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
    Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
    QPQ: None required.

    Overall: (t · c) buidhe 23:46, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Someone added the tag since I nominated this, despite it being in the lede and for material which is discussed further and cited in the same article. Iostn (talk) 22:44, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    @Buidhe: Are your concerns resolved, and is this approved? If not, what else needs to be done? Z1720 (talk) 23:27, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Looks like the citation needed tag is no longer there, so sure (t · c) buidhe 03:15, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Frank A. Kimball

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    Portrait of Frank Augustus Kimball.
    Portrait of Frank Augustus Kimball.
    Moved to mainspace by RightCowLeftCoast (talk), SDPLPauline (talk), Dasee8y (talk), and Thinkstationx220 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 36 past nominations.

    RightCowLeftCoast (Moo) 03:42, 17 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Lyncoya Jackson

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    • ... that the adoption of a Muscogee orphan Lyncoya by Andrew Jackson was framed by Jackson's political allies as a defense against charges that Jackson was a bloodthirsty Indian killer?
    5x expanded by Jengod (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 199 past nominations.

    KAVEBEAR (talk) 03:00, 17 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Susanne Craig

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    • ... that Susanne Craig was born in the same hospital as Ted Cruz a year apart?
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    Improved to Good Article status by Lisha2037 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Lisha2037 (talk) 00:23, 17 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    General: Article is new enough and long enough
    Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems

    Hook eligibility:

    • Cited: No - Hook doesn't appear to be supported by article. Cannot find mention of Cruz in edit history.
    • Interesting: No - Is there more context that can be given that signals why this is interesting, beyond coincidence? It looks like there might be at this article, but it's paywalled.
    QPQ: None required.

    Overall: Updated - see ALT1 and ALT2 below. Great work getting this article to GA status! It looks like this hook isn't in the article - please take a look at WP:DYKHOOK. Even if it were, I'm not sure it's the most interesting hook there could be for this article unless there's missing detail from the source. Please take a look and see if this one can be improved, or if there's another you'd suggest. Jonathan Deamer (talk) 09:08, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Jonathan Deamer it’s my first time nominating for DYK so I’m still getting used to what that entails regarding style and interest. If you would be done to suggest something? I think since elections are coming up maybe something related to that and the Trump a tax story? Lisha2037
    How about something on the fact they she received the first batch of tax return documents anonymously in her mailbox? The NPR source has some additional colour on this.
    The early career section could be expanded with some of the details on her time at the Guantlet from this piece. Pullitzer prize winner only started journalism to get free dinner theatre tickets could be a fun hook if you can find the right wording :) Jonathan Deamer (talk) 12:42, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @Jonathan Deamer I think the tax idea is better for the current events. Did you know the journalist who won the Pulitzer for breaking the story on Trump’s taxes received them anonymously in her mailbox? Lisha2037

    @Lisha2037 Thanks! I've taken the liberty of building on this with a couple of alternatives:

    • ALT1: ... that Susanne Craig won a Pulitzer Prize for her reporting on Donald Trump's taxes after receiving his tax records anonymously in her mailbox? NBC, 2016: ""I opened it up and there was three pages of Donald Trump's tax returns there and I just went 'No way!'" she said in an interview with NBC News on Monday. Craig said she was instantly intrigued but skeptical about the authenticity of the documents she’d received anonymously." Pulitzer.org: "The 2019 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Explanatory Reporting [...] David Barstow, Susanne Craig and Russ Buettner of The New York Times. For an exhaustive 18-month investigation of President Donald Trump’s finances that debunked his claims of self-made wealth and revealed a business empire riddled with tax dodges."
    • ALT2 (in case direct mentions of politicians is not desirable in DYK for the next few weeks): ... that Pulitzer Prize winner Susanne Craig advises her fellow reporters to check their snail mail? New York Times: "The whole experience has left me eager to share a bit of advice with my fellow reporters: Check your mailboxes. Especially nowadays, when people are worried that anything sent by email will leave forensic fingerprints, “snail mail” is a great way to communicate with us anonymously." Pulitzer.org: "The 2019 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Explanatory Reporting [...] David Barstow, Susanne Craig and Russ Buettner of The New York Times. For an exhaustive 18-month investigation of President Donald Trump’s finances that debunked his claims of self-made wealth and revealed a business empire riddled with tax dodges."

    I think either ALT1 or ALT2 is good to go, but to avoid approving "my own" hook, and given this is potentially a contentious subject right now, could another reviewer please take a look just at these two hooks? Thanks in advance! Jonathan Deamer (talk) 20:02, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    @Jonathan Deamer / I like the first hook better. Let me know what I need to do next! :)

    Liliget Feast House

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    Created by Ornithoptera (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 45 past nominations.

    Ornithoptera (talk) 22:16, 16 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Articles created/expanded on October 17

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    Derrick Harden

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    • ... that working at a post office was how Derrick Harden became an NFL player?
    • Source: Capital Times ("Another Wisconsin native is wide receiver Derrick Harden, a former Milwaukee South standout. Former Green Bay Packer Lionel Aldridge, who worked with Harden at a Milwaukee post office, recommended him to the Packers." - i.e. he became a Packer because he worked with Aldridge at a post office, since the latter was able to get him a tryout in the league)
    Improved to Good Article status by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 265 past nominations.

    BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:25, 24 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Port Mercer, New Jersey

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    Lbal (talk) 22:00, 17 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Anne Marie Armstrong

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    • ALT2: ... that in high school, professional basketball player Anne Marie Armstrong won three state titles in volleyball, three state titles in basketball, and four state titles in track and field?
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    Created by WikiOriginal-9 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 15:59, 17 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    General: Article is new enough and long enough
    Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems

    Hook eligibility:

    QPQ: None required.

    Overall: Nice work on the article about Armstrong, WikiOriginal-9! It is sufficiently long enough and was created on the same day as this nomination was, so that is not an issue. Same goes for copyright violations as well. The one concern I have is that I don't find the hook interesting – if I were to read this on the Main Page at the moment, I'd think to myself, "who is Armstrong and in which area or sport did she win 10 state titles in?". Thus, I think it needs a little more work in terms of context and clarity as noted above. The source for it is fine, though. Thanks! ~ Tails Wx 20:42, 19 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    @WikiOriginal-9: Please address the above.--Launchballer 12:30, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Added ALT2. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 17:32, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]


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    White Party (Sean Combs)

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    Created by No Swan So Fine (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 122 past nominations.

    No Swan So Fine (talk) 21:17, 23 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Griffin–Spalding County Airport

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    • Source: Despite the relatively short length of its then 3,100-long runway, Griffin's airport hosted various large piston aircraft including the Douglas DC-3 and the Aviation Traders Carvair, a cargo conversion of the DC-4 from the 1970s until the 1990s.
    Created by Mccunicano (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 49 past nominations.

    ❯❯❯ Mccunicano☕️ 18:29, 23 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Rada Dyson-Hudson

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    Moved to mainspace by Miraclepine (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 60 past nominations.

    ミラP@Miraclepine 21:28, 22 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Kenneth Creer

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    • Comment: Interesting fact snippet on a page I just made.
    Created by Helge Kragh (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Spiralwidget (talk) 12:09, 20 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    References

    1. ^ Kragh, Helge (29 November 2019). "Varying Constants of Nature: Fragments of a History". Physics in Perspective. 21: 257–273.

    Luo Shiwen

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    Luo Shiwen
    Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 691 past nominations.

     — Chris Woodrich (talk) 16:06, 18 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    General: Article is new enough and long enough

    Policy compliance:

    • Adequate sourcing: No - Much of the article is cited to sources like "Devoting One's Efforts to the Party and the People is the Least of One's Worries——Deeds of Martyr Luo Shiwen", which doesn't speak well to their reliability. There is no consensus that Chinese government published sources are reliable for heroic deeds of party members (see, eg, WP:XINHUA).
    • Neutral: No - Unclear, see above
    • Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: No - ? Unable to evaluate translation copyvio from Chinese language sources

    Hook eligibility:

    • Cited: Yes
    • Interesting: No - Hook could use improvement. Such underground groups developed in so many locations that political prisoners are jailed together

    Image eligibility:

    QPQ: Done.

    Overall: (t · c) buidhe 04:59, 19 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    • Hi Buidhe. Thank you for taking a look at this article, though I note that you are supposed to notify the article's creator if you find issues.
    Referring to WP:XINHUA, which you mentioned in your review, the quorum mentioned there reads "Caution should be exercised in using this source, extremely so in case of extraordinary claims on controversial subjects or biographies of living people. When in doubt, try to find better sources instead; use inline attribution if you must use Xinhua." Little mentioned in the Luo Xinhua article crosses the bar of "extraordinary claims", and what does cross that bar is specifically attributed to the source (with an indication that it is state-owned). He lived, he did something, he was detained, he was executed. Where these government sources have been used, I have been careful not to use their description of persons whom the CCP has no reason to like (for example, the conflict with Zhang Guotao is cited to Howard rather than the decidedly less neutral CCP sources, and discussion of Xifeng is cited predominantly to a Harvard University Press book). Likewise, I have deliberately excluded politically charged claims such as Luo's father being bankrupted by the high ROC taxes.
    As per WP:PARTISAN, "reliable sources are not required to be neutral, unbiased, or objective." WP:CONTEXTMATTERS clarifies that "Each source must be carefully weighed to judge whether it is reliable for the statement being made in the Wikipedia article and is an appropriate source for that content." In this case, the sources are used specifically for basic statements of biography. Where statements were extraordinary, such as Mao and Zhou specifically asking for Luo's release, it has been attributed to the source with an indication of the source's potential bias.
    As for the hook, I am deliberately avoiding claims that are sourced exclusively to state-media. How do you feel about:
    ALT1 ... that Luo Shiwen (pictured) led a secret cell of the Chinese Communist Party that negotiated better conditions for inmates at their concentration camp?
    That ALT is supported entirely by Mühlhahn. Regards,  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:28, 19 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Xinhua is, according to consensus, generally reliable for factual reporting except in areas where the government of China may have a reason to use it for propaganda, but this topic is exactly one where the Chinese government would have an interest in distorting its own history in order to make the CCP look better. Perhaps other reviewers would have a different opinion, but I don't think that Chinese government published sources should be cited so heavily. (In case you are looking for additional sources, this one is accessible via TWL and seems to mention the article subject). (t · c) buidhe 00:48, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    • I think I have Wakeman sitting around somewhere. I'll cite that for a few points, and I can cite some more to the pithy provided by Howard. That being said, a blanket prohibition against mainland Chinese sources (we've been talking about Xinhua, but Sichuan Annals are cited more prevalently, and both the original books and the web edition have the same government ties) for a figure of little interest to KMT historians does seem counter-productive. It may be best to have a third opinion. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:39, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Lizzie Esau

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    Created by Launchballer (talk) and Georgeykiwi (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 254 past nominations.

    Launchballer 09:03, 18 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    The rent strike in Independence, Missouri
    The rent strike in Independence, Missouri

    2024 Kansas City metropolitan area rent strike

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    Moved to mainspace by LunaEclipse (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 14 past nominations.

    💽 LunaEclipse 💽 ⚧ 【=◈︿◈=】 00:15, 18 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

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    Michel Klein (veterinarian)

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    Michel Klein in 1996
    Michel Klein in 1996
    • ... that in the 1950s, Michel Klein (pictured) opened one of the first veterinary practices in Paris?
    • Source: "Michel Klein, born in 1921 in Romania, studied at the veterinary school in Toulouse, a city where he joined the resistance before fleeing to Spain. Back after the war, he was one of the first to open a veterinary office in Paris in the 1950s."
    Le Parisien
    Created by Thriley (talk) and ForsythiaJo (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 150 past nominations.

    Thriley (talk) 22:29, 25 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Izvestiya Soveta rabochikh i soldatskikh deputatov goroda Askhabada

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    • Source: А. А Росляков. Большевики Туркменистана в борьбе за власть Советов. Туркменское государственное изд-во, 1961. p. 328
    Created by Soman (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 406 past nominations.

    Soman (talk) 17:35, 19 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Film Essay on the Euphrates Dam

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    Created by Zanahary (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 13 past nominations.

    ꧁Zanahary꧂ 07:38, 19 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • I'm not sure how this hook squares up against the rules to avoid hooks solely based on the content of works, but regardless of that, I am not sure how it's interesting or relevant that, basically, the filmmaker changed his mind about something... (t · c) buidhe 23:35, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    • That rule is: If the subject of the hook is a work of fiction or a fictional character, the hook must be focused on a real-world fact. This is a real-world fact about a nonfiction work. As for the fact, I think it's definitely unusual and remarkable for a filmmaker to make a film criticizing his own work. ꧁Zanahary꧂ 08:12, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Articles created/expanded on October 20

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    Kere (famine)

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    Created by Zanahary (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 14 past nominations.

    ꧁Zanahary꧂ 17:35, 27 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Mwene Muji

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    • ... that Mwene Muji was a polity in the Congo Basin which declined in the late 19th century, and when the Belgians collected traditions in 1926, grand claims of its once imperial status were dismissed?
    • ALT1 ... that Mwene Muji was a polity in the Congo Basin, and when the Belgians collected traditions in 1926, grand claims of its once imperial status were dismissed?
    • ALT2 ... that the grand claims from the ruler of Mwene Muji of them once having imperial status were dismissed by Belgian colonial authorities?
    • Reviewed:
    Created by Kowal2701 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Kowal2701 (talk) 19:48, 20 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    @Kowal2701: I've also checked the article and right now it's less than 1500 characters long. DYK requires a minimum of 1500 characters of prose to be accepted. If you can expand the article further so that it meets the guidelines then less us know, but if that is not feasible then unfortunately the nomination will have to be rejected. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:20, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    @User:Narutolovehinata5 the hook is 197 words long, and it gives context the fact which is that their grand claims were dismissed. I wouldn't say it summarises the article, just the last few sentences. I can expand it further, I think at the moment it's at 1200 words. Are you sure the hook isn't okay?

    Yes, the hook is far too long for DYK, even if it is slightly under the character limit. Perhaps another editor like Launchballer can give some advice on what makes a good hook, especially one that isn't too long. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 12:50, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @User:Narutolovehinata5 but surely if it's under the character limit then the length is okay?
    I’ve added alts, I think I know what you were getting at, that the initial hook had too much information in it and wouldn’t entice the reader to click on the article. I think ALT2 is okay? Kowal2701 (talk) 13:18, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Yes, ALT2 would work. Since the original issues about length and hooks are now addressed this is ready for a full review. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:42, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Harvey Tuckett

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    • ... that cavalry officer Harvey Tuckett retired from the British Army to become an actor, but was shot in a duel by his former commanding officer?
    • Source: Siddons, J. H. "Thespic Reminiscences". Demorest's Illustrated Monthly. Vol. 15, no. 1. p. 143. [19]
    Created by AntientNestor (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 7 past nominations.

    AntientNestor (talk) 14:19, 20 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Głos Kolejarzy Ewakuowanych — Golos Evakuirovannykh Zheleznodorozhnikov

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    • Source: Ludwik Bazylow, Jan Sobczak. Encyklopedia Rewolucji Październikowej. Wiedza Powszechna, 1987. p. 118
    Created by Soman (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 408 past nominations.

    Soman (talk) 12:08, 20 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Victoria Espinosa

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    Victoria Espinosa
    Victoria Espinosa
    Created by Lajmmoore (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 109 past nominations.

    Lajmmoore (talk) 11:35, 20 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    General: Article is new enough and long enough

    Policy compliance:

    Hook eligibility:

    • Cited: Yes
    • Interesting: Yes
    • Other problems: No - I think ALT0 could be rewritten, as currently the focus isn't on the subject. Something like "... that Victoria Espinosa (pictured) directed the first performance of The Public, almost 50 years after it was written?" would be better.
    Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
    QPQ: Done.

    Overall: Happy to pass this after the prose issues in the lead are fixed and ALT0 is rewritten to focus on the subject. Ping me when these are addressed. Grnrchst (talk) 11:18, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    • Thanks very much Grnrchst, I've fixed the lead, and another ALT is below:
    ALT3 ... that Victoria Espinosa (pictured) directed the first performance of The Public by Lorca, almost 50 years after it was written? Source: "One of her career highlights was directing the 1978 world premiere of the play “El público” (“The Audience”) by Federico García Lorca, a work that could not be released when it was written around 1930 because it frankly addressed homosexual issues." https://globalvoices.org/2019/07/12/victoria-espinosa-farewell-to-a-tireless-activist-for-puerto-rican-theater/
    Many thanks Lajmmoore (talk) 10:44, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]


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    Lova Rajaona

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    • ... that, after living in Norway for almost twenty years, Lova Rajaona returned to her hometown of Antanifotsy in Madagascar to run for mayor?
    Created by Yue (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 23 past nominations.

    Yue🌙 19:08, 21 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]


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    Shunten

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    • Source: Smits, Gregory (2019). Maritime Ryukyu, 1050–1650. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press. 154–155
    Improved to Good Article status by Generalissima (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 88 past nominations.

    Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 00:57, 30 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Lou Rash

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    • ... that in his first year in the NFL, Lou Rash was told he was released and began flying back home, but was told upon landing that the release was a mistake and he was to return?
    • Reviewed: to do
    • Comment: QPQ to be done within 24 hours. Open to other ways of wording the hook.
    Improved to Good Article status by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 266 past nominations.

    BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:49, 29 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Al-Shaykh Badr

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    5x expanded by Al Ameer son (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 177 past nominations.

    Al Ameer (talk) 17:06, 29 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Castlereagh–Canning duel

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    Improved to Good Article status by Michael G. Lind (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Michael G. Lind (talk) 22:14, 28 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Al LeBoeuf

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    Created by Muboshgu (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 537 past nominations.

    – Muboshgu (talk) 16:59, 28 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Oun Yao-ling

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    • ... that the weightlifter Oun Yao-ling was asked to compete in the South African Games, but the opportunity was swiftly rescinded once the organisers found out he was Chinese?
    • Source: Blutstein, Harry (2021). Games of Discontent: Protests, Boycotts, and Politics at the 1968 Mexico Olympics. Montreal: McGill–Queen's University Press. pp. 34–35. ISBN 978-0-2280-0675-6. Retrieved 2024-10-26 – via Google Books.

      This source verifies that Oun Yao-ling is also known as Günter Wu. The book notes: "To assure the white population that South Africa was held in high regard by the sporting world, it was important to have a large contingent of international competitors at the Bloemfontein Games. To this end, nearly 100 invitations went out to foreign athletes; white athletes. There were, however, some embarrassing slip-ups. Inadvertently, the organisers invited German weightlifter Günter Wu, who was Chinese, and New Zealand runner Kevin Ross, who was Maori. Both invitations were promptly withdrawn when this unforgivable mistake was discovered. In the months running up to the South Africa Games, Brutus lobbied athletes, asking them not to participate."

    • ALT1: ... that the weightlifter Oun Yao-ling was asked to compete in the South African Games, but the opportunity was swiftly rescinded once the organisers found out he was Chinese, not white? Source: Same source as the first hook.
    • ALT2: ... that Oun Yao-ling, who did not speak Mandarin Chinese, represented Taiwan at the 1964 Summer Olympics? Source: Ji, Cheng-jin 吉承進 (1964-10-12). "項耀林 惡補國語 拜師鐵人" [Oun Yao-ling Intensifies Mandarin Studies with the Help of a Mentor]. United Daily News (in Chinese). p. 3.

      This source verifies that he competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics. The article notes: "不會說國語的我國舉重選手項耀林，最近幾天困擾極了，因為每當隊伍集合時，他無法聽懂口令，常常有不知適從的感覺。"

      From Google Translate: "Oun Yao-ling, a Taiwanese weightlifter who cannot speak Mandarin, has been extremely troubled in recent days because whenever the team gathers, he cannot understand the commands and often feels at a loss."

    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Rich Romer
    Created by Cunard (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 87 past nominations.

    Cunard (talk) 07:39, 28 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Revant Himatsingka

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    • Comment: I think this is quite an interesting feat on the part of the influencer that a viral video was able to get Cadbury to reduce added sugar in Bournvita (marketed as children's health drink in India) by almost 15%, even as they sent legal notices and filed lawsuits against him. Also, I am new to DYK, and not sure if the hook could be made better than this. Thanks!
    Moved to mainspace by CX Zoom (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    —CX Zoom[he/him] (let's talk • {C•X}) 20:22, 26 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    2024 Talerddig train collision

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    Created by Mjroots (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 7 past nominations.

    JuniperChill (talk) 20:55, 23 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems

    Hook eligibility:

    • Cited: Yes
    • Interesting: Yes
    • Other problems: Yes
    QPQ: Done.

    Overall: The merge issue will need to be resolved before this can be approved — MaxnaCarta  ( 💬 • 📝 ) 12:09, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    @MaxnaCarta: that merge template is about history merging, not the one you would expect. JuniperChill (talk) 12:16, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @JuniperChill: ah, I see. Is that template not a barrier to passing? I wouldn’t have thought it’s okay for an article to appear on the main page while it has some sort of call to action template. Also, is your username referencing the Juniper Inn from Hotel Hell? — MaxnaCarta  ( 💬 • 📝 ) 13:25, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @MaxnaCarta: The reason why a history merge is being presented is because this page was (possibly) cut and pasted from Draft:Talerddig rail accident. And that will be accepted/declined well before it hits the main page anyway. And with regards where my username came from, I got it from my favourite plant. I also wanted to add a little chill to my username. I never watched Hotel Hell or even heard of it, but heard Gordon Ramsay. JuniperChill (talk) 16:51, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @JuniperChill: Consider the antepenultimate version of the draft, i.e. that before it was blanked and redirected, and also consider the version of the article as it stood at the same moment. There are significant differences; it is clear to me that there was no cut-and-paste. They were started independently, both in mainspace, although the one that is presently in draftspace was moved there by Discospinster (talk · contribs). I don't think that a histmerge would be useful. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 17:35, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Redrose64 is correct. There was no cut and paste involved, therefore there is no need for a history merge. I've removed the template. Mjroots (talk) 09:43, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    That's good to hear. Now we'll have to wait for the original reviewer to approve this. I would also note (as seen from my comment at the top) that I also created my own version of this crash, but since I realised one was already made, I redirected that. That's why I normally do DYKs on articles I created and don't really do drive-by nominations (in fact, most DYKs are self-noms). JuniperChill (talk) 11:01, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    We are all good to go, merge issue resolved Green tickY — MaxnaCarta  ( 💬 • 📝 ) 22:01, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    @MaxnaCarta: You're using the wrong checkmark for DYK. Its supposed to be {{subst:DYKtick}} JuniperChill (talk) 22:03, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Bern Shanks

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    Created by Chetsford (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 152 past nominations.

    Chetsford (talk) 22:53, 22 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Aaron Kennedy

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    Created by B3251 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 20 past nominations.

    B3251(talk) 21:26, 22 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    @Narutolovehinata5: Done. B3251(talk) 03:12, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    National Gingerbread House Competition

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    2008 competition entries
    2008 competition entries
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    Created by Hkeely (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Hkeely (talk) 15:55, 22 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Thanks Hkeely. The length is now fine, article was created on time (22 October), sources used look to be reliable for the content and I found no issues with overly close paraphrasing, image is good (I trimmed the caption quite a bit). A couple of questions on sourcing:
    • I couldn't see in the Fox Carolina source where it said this was the only time the event had been cancelled?
    • Can you add a citation in the article for the last sentence of the first paragraph about the TV channels it has been broadcast on?
    Apart from that I think this is good to go - Dumelow (talk) 07:32, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks Dumelow. Thank you for checking this and trimming the caption. I've added a citation for the TV channel coverage. The cancelation information is because the contest started in 1992 and this would have been the 32nd annual event. Since there were 31 events prior, that adds up mathematically. I did include new information about the public display portion being canceled during the Covid pandemic in 2020, though judging did continue that year. - Hkeely (talk) 17:47, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Hi Hkeely, if the first event was held in 1992 and it was held every year then 2024 would have been the 33rd event. There are 32 years between the first and last event but 33 events (see fencepost error) - Dumelow (talk) 08:28, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Robot Alley

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    Robot Alley and its creator
    Robot Alley and its creator
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    • Comment: Awaiting VRT clarification on the photo, shouldn't post until that's complete.
    Moved to mainspace by Dmartin969 (talk) and Another Believer (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    –DMartin 15:16, 22 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Henry Parnell, 5th Baron Congleton

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    War grave of Henry Parnell
    War grave of Henry Parnell
    Created by Moondragon21 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 9 past nominations.

    Moondragon21 (talk) 12:15, 22 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]


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    Articles created/expanded on October 23

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    Rust Red Hills

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    Created by Viriditas (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 28 past nominations.

    Viriditas (talk) 23:38, 29 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Jugtown Historic District

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    • ... that a brass band from the New Jersey community of Jugtown was rumored to have drank and fought the police instead of playing at Ulysses S. Grant's funeral?
    • ALT1: ... that an underground tunnel between two houses in what is now Jugtown Historic District was used to hide fugitive slaves? Source: Zink, Clifford (2024). Jugtown/Queenston: Jugtown Historic District. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton Landmark Publications, pp. 6-7
    • ALT2: ... that a pottery's presence in a New Jersey village gave it the name Jugtown? Source: Zink, Clifford (2024). Jugtown/Queenston: Jugtown Historic District. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton Landmark Publications, p. 4
    • Reviewed: Template:Did_you_know_nominations/The_Bear_season_2
    5x expanded by Lbal (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

    Not sure where or how to add the QPQ? I've reviewed another article but not sure if I did it correctly. Lbal (talk) 22:40, 24 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Abortion in Gabon

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    • Source: [20] The draft amendment to the Penal Code extends the right to voluntary termination of pregnancy to some extent, although it remains highly conditional. "It is not yet the right time" to liberalise it, Ms Ossouka Raponda said.
    Moved to mainspace by Vigilantcosmicpenguin (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 19 past nominations.

    — Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 22:45, 23 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Tiny Glade

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    • ... that Tiny Glade was the fourth most played demo on 2024's Steam Next Fest?
    Moved to mainspace by JuniperChill (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

    JuniperChill (talk) 20:46, 23 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Foreign policy of the Masoud Pezeshkian administration

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    Created by Sportsnut24 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Sportsnut24 (talk) 13:45, 23 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Articles created/expanded on October 24

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    Shuah Khan

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    Created by AbdulRahim2002 (talk). Moved to mainspace by TParis (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 51 past nominations.

    paul2520 💬 13:41, 28 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Jing Tsu

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    • ... that Jing Tsu's schoolteachers called her "female tiger" because their punishment had no effect on her?
    Created by Kimikel (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 20 past nominations.

    Kimikel (talk) 04:10, 25 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    A Nail Clipper Romance

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    Created by Prince of Erebor (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 22 past nominations.

    Prince of Erebor（The Book of Mazarbul） 06:17, 24 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    1. ^ 羅偉強 (16 April 2017). "【指甲刀人魔】彭浩翔關智耀專訪 拆解人魔由來". HK01 (in Chinese). Retrieved 24 October 2024. 《指甲刀人魔》雲集兩岸三地演員，而香港代表僅得鄭伊健一人。在戲中作為唯一香港演員，卻不融入一眾內地與台灣演員中一起說普通話，到底為什麼有這樣的安排呢？莫非導演想令《指甲刀人魔》保留多一點香港氣息？原來導演與監製別有心思。「我們想演員以他最熟悉的語言去演繹，會令他以最自然的狀態去完成演出。」關智耀這樣說。而一旁的彭浩翔則從夏威夷的角色出發，他說：「我們在夏威夷所見的，就是很多華人根本就是廣東話與普通話夾雜。他們有一部分人從香港來，亦有部分從內地台灣來。因此我們覺得鄭伊健說廣東話，而其他人說普通話是很夏威夷的一件事。」無論原因是何，作為香港人的大家在戲中聽著伊健講廣東話，都會有多一分親切感吧。 [The film A Nail Clipper Romance features a cast from China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, with only Ekin Cheng representing Hong Kong. As the sole actor from Hong Kong, he does not speak Mandarin alongside the Chinese and Taiwanese actors. Why is this arrangement in place? Could it be that the director wants to retain a bit of Hong Kong’s essence in A Nail Clipper Romance? It turns out the director and producer have their reasons. "We want the actors to perform in the language they are most comfortable with, as it allows them to present their most natural state", says director Jason Kwan. Meanwhile, Pang Ho-cheung reflects on the Hawaiian context, stating, "What we see in Hawaii is that many Chinese people mix Cantonese and Mandarin. Some come from Hong Kong, while others come from the mainland and Taiwan. Therefore, we felt that having Ekin Cheng speak Cantonese while the others speak Mandarin is very representative of Hawaii". Regardless of the reason, as Hong Kongers, hearing Ekin speak Cantonese in the film adds a sense of familiarity and warmth.]
    2. ^ Ku, Daniel (6 April 2017). "愛情奇幻喜劇《指甲刀人魔》，張孝全、周冬雨夏威夷浪漫談情". Vogue Taiwan (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 October 2024. 到2010年，彭導與網路大電影合作，拍了名為《4夜奇譚》的網路短片系列，其中一夜就是由曾國祥和尹志文執導的《指甲刀人魔》，女主角更是找來周迅。當時影片獲得極高評價，大家都想知道故事的後續發展，因此彭導便有延伸為長篇電影的計畫，只是沒想到計畫一擱就是七年。 [By 2010, director Pang [Ho-cheung] collaborated with an online production company to create a series of web shorts called 4+1 Project, one of which is A Nail Clipper Romance, directed by Derek Tsang and Jimmy Wan, starring Zhou Xun as the female lead. At the time, the film was positively received, and everyone wanted to know what happened next in the story. As a result, Pang decided to expand it into a feature film, although the project ended up being put on hold for seven years.]
    3. ^ "鄭伊健去夏威夷拍戲勁開心 周冬雨讚張孝全性格夠獨特". Sing Tao Daily (in Chinese). 9 March 2017. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2024. 由於全片在夏威夷取景，周冬雨因此愛上衝浪，她更透露跟監製彭浩翔一起衝浪有無比的榮耀感，彭浩翔學了七八節課，但她學了兩節就追上了。 [Since the entire film is shot in Hawaii, Zhou Dongyu falls in love with surfing. She also reveals that she was proud to surf with producer Pang Ho-cheung, as Pang took seven or eight lessons, while she only took two lessons before catching up to him.]
    4. ^ 翁新涵 (25 November 2016). "尷尬了╱阮經天緋聞女友 來台喊許瑋甯「奶奶」". Nownews (in Chinese). Retrieved 21 October 2024. 根據周冬雨表示，她主演的新片《指甲刀人魔》，有邀請許瑋甯客串 [According to Zhou Dongyu, in her new film A Nail Clipper Romance, [she] did invite Tiffany Ann Hsu to make a cameo appearance.]
    5. ^ Wong, Silva (16 March 2017). "'Love Off The Cuff' director talks Hong Kong festival opener". Screen Daily. Retrieved 24 October 2024. Despite his busy schedule as a writer/director, Pang takes time out to produce for new filmmakers such as Wan, Luk and Jason Kwan, the DoP on both Love In A Puff and Love In The Buff. The latter's directorial debut A Nail Clipper Romance, starring Zhou Dongyu and Joseph Chang, opens on April 14.

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    Every Night (Hannah Diamond song)

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    • ... that "Every Night", released ten years ago today, was called "the smartest dumb music out there"?
    Created by Skyshifter (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 18 past nominations.

    Skyshiftertalk 19:34, 27 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Trisha Stafford-Odom

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    Created by WikiOriginal-9 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

    ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 02:26, 26 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Light Vessel 95

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    Light Vessel 95
    Light Vessel 95
    Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 894 past nominations.

    Dumelow (talk) 20:46, 25 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Murder of Wang Lianying

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    Selection from Awakening from a Dream
    • ... that the murder of Wang Lianying was followed by a blitz of newspaper coverage, books, stage performances, a film, and songs (example pictured)?
    • Source: Everywhere in the article, but probably the best overview is
    He, Qiliang (2018). Newspapers and the Journalistic Public in Republican China: 1917 as a Significant Year for Journalism. New York, London: Routledge. pp. 224–245. ISBN 978-0-429-79669-2.
    Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 698 past nominations.

     — Chris Woodrich (talk) 17:22, 25 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Boxheim Documents

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    • Source: Press and Politics in the Weimar Republic. OUP Oxford. pp. 186–187.
    Created by Jean Po (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Jean Po (talk) 15:40, 25 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Interstate 59 in Alabama

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    • ... that in 2018, the I-59 and I-65 interchange in Birmingham, Alabama (Malfunction Junction) carried 160,000 vehicles instead of 80,000 as it was intended to hold?
    • Reviewed:
    Created by NoobThreePointOh (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    NoobThreePointOh (talk) 13:59, 25 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Voltairine de Cleyre

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    Voltairine de Cleyre (age 35)
    Voltairine de Cleyre (age 35)
    Improved to Good Article status by Grnrchst (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 43 past nominations.

    Grnrchst (talk) 11:42, 25 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]


    Articles created/expanded on October 26

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    Alan Rosen (restaurant owner)

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    Moved to mainspace by Schwede66 (talk) and Contributions/184.153.21.19 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 164 past nominations.

    Schwede66 03:25, 28 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Kim Ju-ae

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    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Xu Xinfu
    • Comment: I chose not to include the name "Kim Ju-ae" in this hook because her name has not been confirmed by either of the two Korean governments, as of the time of this nomination.
    Improved to Good Article status by Yue (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 24 past nominations.

    Yue🌙 04:17, 27 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • Comment I think having the hook be something like "... that the name of the daughter of North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un has not yet been confirmed by either Korea?" may be fun. Probably needs to be reworded to be less wordy though. seefooddiet (talk) 09:59, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
      • ALT1: ... that North Korean media has never referred to Kim Jong Un's daughter by name, only as his "respected", "precious" or "beloved" daughter?
    Sources:
    ALT2: ... that the name of Kim Jong Un's daughter has not been confirmed by either of the two Koreas?
    Source: Kang, Hyun-kyung (16 November 2023). "North Korean leader's daughter known by wrong name: expert". The Korea Times. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
    ALT3: ... that the name of Kim Jong Un's daughter is not publicly known?
    Source: Same as ALT2's.
    The descriptors "Supreme Leader", "North Korean leader" or "its leader" could be added by the promoter to any of the hooks if they are successful, but I personally do not think the descriptors are necessary. I am confident that most readers would know who Kim Jong Un is, or at least be able to make the connection with the context of North Korea already there. Having so many extra words just makes the sentence wordy and unnatural. Yue🌙 22:16, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I like ALT3. Punchy and concise. In my orig proposal the reason I mentioned "either Koreas" is because the nature of their confirmation would differ, which is somewhat interesting. It means that North Korea did not announce it and South Korea hasn't figured it out yet. I think it's hard to communicate that though, so maybe just not worth mentioning. seefooddiet (talk) 00:21, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Agreed. Yue🌙 00:25, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Your Girl

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    • Source: The New Zealand Herald: "A sample from their New Zealand number one single 'A Life With You' features in 'Your Girl' on her new album, The Emancipation of Mimi."
    Improved to Good Article status by Heartfox (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Heartfox (talk) 21:59, 26 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Ornithoprion

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    A skeletal restoration of Ornithoprion
    A skeletal restoration of Ornithoprion
    Improved to Good Article status by Gasmasque (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Gasmasque (talk) 18:58, 26 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    All-Russian Union of Assyrians "Khoyad-Atur"

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    • Source: Е. Н. Данилова. ДЕЯТЕЛЬНОСТЬ ВСЕРОССИЙСКОГО СОЮЗА АССИРИЙЦЕВ В 20-30-е ГОДЫ XX в. Э О , 2005 г., № 2
    Moved to mainspace by Soman (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 409 past nominations.

    Soman (talk) 12:00, 26 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Marina Kondratyeva2

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    Kondratyeva as Giselle in 1972.jpg
    Kondratyeva as Giselle in 1972.jpg
    Improved to Good Article status by Gerda Arendt (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 2122 past nominations.

    --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:42, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    The issue is that the hook does arguably fail both DYKINT and DYKTRIM. Yes the NYT is prestigious, but a hook about a person being praised for doing their job doesn't really work as a hooky hook. It would be like having a hook on DYK saying "DYK that Lionel Messi was praised in the press for his performance during the World Cup final?" Yes a good accomplishment, but not necessarily what DYK is looking for. The other, probably more salient point here, is DYKTRIM: the hooks has several details that may distract from the main point of the hook (that she was praised for her role). DYKTRIM states don't be afraid to trim hooks of extraneous information and clauses. Even if DYKINT is subjective, DYKTRIM is less so. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:10, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    For example, ALT0 could be simplified to simply "... that a New York Times headline praised Marina Kondratyeva's 1962 performance of Giselle with the Bolshoi Ballet?" Mostly the same idea but a lot shorter per WP:DYKTRIM. I'm still not a fan of that specific angle, but if you really want to go with that one, said wording may meet the guidelines better than the original. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:16, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    You are free to improve the hook, and I like the direction, but ALT0 could still play in Moscow, and the appearance of the complete Russian troupe on New York's most prestigious stage during the Cold War, which I found surprising to put it mildly, would be lost. Minor issues: I try to have the bolded subject in front, and not as a possessive, and I feel that "NYT headline" might be too sloppy for the Main page. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:58, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I really don't think ALT0 is going to work out or meet the guidelines, so I've struck it. I'm reproposing two of the hooks from the previous nomination below and offering them as options:
    ALT0a that a New York Times headline praised Marina Kondratyeva's (pictured) 1962 performance of Giselle with the Bolshoi Ballet?
    ALT1 ... that ballerina Marina Kondratyeva (pictured) was said to be "weightless, airy, poetic and spiritual"?
    ALT2 ... that ballerina Marina Kondratyeva (pictured) served the Bolshoi Ballet and its school for over 70 years?
    Is this okay with you, as a compromise? The choice in hook could be left to a different reviewer. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 12:11, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    You didn't answer my question: How about leaving the review to someone else? Remember? ALT0a: there's still no clue that this played in New York City (not Moscow), and not she is pictured, but she in the role. ALT1: That she appears as weightless and airy is well captured in the image, - no need to say it in quoted words. That she is a ballerina is also clearly visible. ALT2: The sheer length of time served doesn't say a word about that she was top both dancing and training, let alone being the chosen one for a U.S. tour.
    ALT0b: ... that when Marina Kondratyeva appeared as Giselle (pictured) with the Bolshoi Ballet at the Metropolitan Opera in 1962, she was praised in the headline of the New York Times?
    ALT0c: ... that when Marina Kondratyeva appeared with the Bolshoi Ballet at the Metropolitan Opera in 1962, the headline of the New York Times said that she excelled as Giselle (pictured)? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:59, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    The issue is WP:DYKTRIM and the hooks you proposed arguably do not meet it. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 13:29, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    To answer your question directly: I already offered to let someone else review the nomination if you agreed to ALT0a, since it met DYKTRIM. Given I technically proposed ALT1 and ALT2, I couldn't have reviewed the nomination anyway (nor can Storye book since those were originally her proposals). Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 13:31, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Floq, what do you think? I pinged you before to just take notice, but since, N. struck two more hooks that I believe are concise enough, and trimming further would reduce information. We claim "did you know", - saying that a ballerina was described as weightless is not passing knowledge, nor that someone served a notable organization for 70 years. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:51, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    With the caveats that (a) I'm not terribly familiar with the social mores of DYK, and (b) I'm responding to a ping, so I'm not uninvolved:
    • If I recall correctly, NLH brought GA to ANI because they felt GA's blurbs were routinely too long and not interesting. And received really strong negative feeback for doing so. It seems suboptimal for NLH to continue to review GA's blurbs and complain they are too long and not interesting. Surely there are enough reviewers for someone else to review?
    • Interesting, in particular, is in the eye of the beholder, and NLH received feedback that their eye does not seem to match the overall DYK community.
    • It appears a hook should be around 150-160 characters, with an absolute max of 200. This one is 163 or 195 (not sure if you folks count spaces). That seems within range if DYK typically doesn't count spaces, and maybe in need of a trim if DYK usually does.
    • Since I'm semi-involved, I won't try to propose a shorter hook myself. The current one doesn't seem confusing, though, which I would think is more important than simple length.
    • There might be other things I'm not aware of, so if I've ignored something the DYK community considers important, take this with a grain of salt.
    --Floquenbeam (talk) 17:30, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    The Christmas Invasion

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    • Source: this is the first story for Doctor Who clearly labelled as a Christmas special [Pixley, Andrew (9 November 2006). "Series Two Companion". Doctor Who Magazine. No. 14 – Special Edition. Page=13]
    • ALT1: ... that "The Christmas Invasion" was the first time Doctor Who had featured on the Radio Times Christmas edition cover in the show's forty-two-year history? Source: On 3 December 2005, the annual Christmas edition of the BBC's listings magazine Radio Times was released, featuring a Doctor Who cover to tie-in with "The Christmas Invasion".[24]
    • ALT2: ... that "The Christmas Invasion" was the first full episode starring David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor? Source: This special was the first full episode starring David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor.
    • Reviewed:
    Improved to Good Article status by DoctorWhoFan91 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    DoctorWhoFan91 (talk) 06:46, 26 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    GeoNet (New Zealand)

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    • ... that people have tried drawing phalluses on the earthquake monitoring website GeoNet?
    Created by Panamitsu (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 51 past nominations.

    ―Panamitsu (talk) 03:43, 26 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • Length, date, qpq, close paraphrase check ok. But is there a possibility for a second reference for the hook fact? The notion that 'certain appendage' is to be understood as a dick requires a bit of reading between the lines, but the ref also talks about this as an one-off incident. --Soman (talk) 11:49, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    • Hmm okay. I've had a look for another source but couldn't find one. Does this mean that I have to find another fact? I've at least changed the plurality of the hook to address that concern.
    ALT1:
    ... that people have tried drawing a phallus on the earthquake monitoring website GeoNet?
    ―Panamitsu (talk) 21:59, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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    Amalric of Nesle

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    Amalric divorces Agnes
    Amalric divorces Agnes
    • ... that Patriarch Amalric was snubbed at the royal court because of his role in a royal divorce (pictured)?
    • Source: Hamilton (1980) p. 76
    5x expanded by Surtsicna (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 184 past nominations.

    Surtsicna (talk) 22:44, 28 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Chiu Yuh-chuan

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    • ... that future Olympic weightlifter Chiu Yuh-chuan received a job offer in marketing after media coverage about his difficulty securing employment?
    • Source: "舉重國手邱毓川失業 北市一公司願提供工作機會" [Weightlifting Champion Chiu Yuh-chuan Unemployed: A Company in Taipei Offers Job Opportunity]. Min Sheng Bao (in Chinese). 1984-07-11. p. 10.

      The above source was published on 11 July 1984. Chiu Yuh-chuan competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics, which took place between 28 July and 12 August 1984. The article notes:

      屏東縣唯一入選一九八四年奧運國家代表隊的舉重國手邱毓川，五次打破全國紀錄獲頒多面中正體育獎章，但自省立體專畢業迄今一年多卻苦於一職難求，經報導後，台北市慶宜股份有限公司深表同情，昨日特打長途電話到本報屏東採訪辦事處，表示願主動提供工作機會，解決邱毓川就職問題，熱忱感人。

      台北市慶宜貿易有限公司進口科長李聰哲在電話中表示，該公司經營多種商品貿易，為一頗具規模公司，因閱報獲知舉重國手邱毓川一職難求困境，基於為國家培育選手立場，願提供推廣企劃工作機會，除每月待遇一萬八千元左右外，并有業績獎金制度，只要邱毓川願意屈就，該公司竭誠歡迎。

      From Google Translate:

      Chiu Yuh-chuan, the only national weightlifter from Pingtung County to be selected for the 1984 Olympics national team, broke national records five times and was awarded multiple Chiang Kai-shek Sports Medals. However, it has been more than a year since he graduated from the provincial three-dimensional college and he has been struggling to find a job. After reports, Taipei City Qingyi Co., Ltd. expresses its deep sympathy. Yesterday, it made a long-distance call to the Pingtung office of this newspaper to interview and expressed its willingness to proactively provide job opportunities to solve Chiu Yuh-chuan's employment problem. The enthusiasm was touching.

      Li Congzhe, the import section chief of Taipei City Qingyi Trading Co., Ltd., said on the phone that the company is engaged in the trade of a variety of commodities and is a large-scale company. After reading the newspaper, he learned that the national weightlifter Chiu Yuh-chuan was in a difficult position. Based on the stance of cultivating athletes for the country, The company is willing to provide marketing and planning work opportunities. In addition to a monthly salary of about 18,000 yuan, there is also a performance bonus system. As long as Chiu Yuh-chuan is willing to give in, the company wholeheartedly welcomes him.

    Created by Cunard (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 86 past nominations.

    Cunard (talk) 07:00, 28 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    History of Key West

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    A Key West street car on Greene Street in 1904
    A Key West street car on Greene Street in 1904
    • ... that Key West was one of the wealthiest cities in the United States per capita in the in the mid-19th century?
    • Reviewed:
    • Comment: Key West's wrecking, cigar, and salt manufacturing industries allowed it to become one of the wealthiest cities in the United States per capita.
    Created by Bronson Fotiadis1 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Bronson Fotiadis1 (talk) 00:03, 28 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Diana Edwards-Jones

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    Created by EnthusiastWorld37 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    EnthusiastWorld37 (talk) 20:26, 27 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]


    Articles created/expanded on October 28

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    Nocturna (band)

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    • Source: Stillnight, Rehn (January 2022). "Nocturna" (Interview). Interviewed by Jeffrey. Metalfan. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
    Moved to mainspace by Cambalachero (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 127 past nominations.

    Cambalachero (talk) 16:23, 29 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Zeng Laishun

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    Zeng, c. 1880s
    Zeng, c. 1880s
    • ... that Zeng Laishun (pictured) was the first Chinese person to attend college in the United States?
    • Source: Rhoads, Edward J. M. (2011) Stepping Forth into the World: The Chinese Educational Mission to the United States, 1872–81. Pg. 3
    Moved to mainspace by Generalissima (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 87 past nominations.

    Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 21:33, 28 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    KEXC

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    Improved to Good Article status by Sammi Brie (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 717 past nominations.

    Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 18:00, 28 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Taurus 09

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    Roping exercises during Taurus 09
    Roping exercises during Taurus 09
    • ... that Taurus 09 (exercise pictured) was the largest Royal Navy deployment in more than ten years?
    • Source: "Joining Alpha Company, 40 Commando Royal Marines, he took part in numerous exercises, most notably TAURUS 09, the largest Royal Naval deployment in over 10 years," from: "Marine Scott Gregory Taylor killed in Afghanistan". British Government. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
    • ALT1: ... that the Royal Navy's Taurus 09 deployment (exercise pictured) was featured in the TV series Warship? Source: "Visitors included the former and present First Sea Lords, Admiral Band and Stanhope respectively, a film crew from Granada TV producing the next series of Warship for channel 5" from: "A new experience for so many of us". Navy News. September 2009. p. 4.
    • ALT2: ... that as part of the Royal Navy's Taurus 09 deployment sailors from HMS Somerset rowed the length of the Suez Canal? Source: "on the way home through Suez, 81 Somerset officers and sailors 'rowed' the canal, each one rowing two kilometres as quickly as they could, achieving the distance in a total of 10 hours 40 minutes" from: "A new experience for so many of us". Navy News. September 2009. p. 4.
    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Herbert Smith (mineralogist)
    Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 897 past nominations.

    Dumelow (talk) 12:54, 28 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Nayib Bukele

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    Nayib Bukele in 2019
    Nayib Bukele in 2019
    Improved to Good Article status by PizzaKing13 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 7 past nominations.

    PizzaKing13 (¡Hablame!) 🍕👑 09:10, 28 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Lichfield War Memorial

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    Detail from Lichfield War Memorial
    Detail from Lichfield War Memorial
    • ... that the Lichfield War Memorial includes a life-size depiction of Saint George and a slain dragon (pictured)?
    Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 895 past nominations.

    Dumelow (talk) 07:06, 28 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    General: Article is new enough and long enough
    Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
    Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
    • Cited: Yes - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
    • Interesting: Yes
    Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.

    QPQ: No - ?
    Overall: The article was moved to the mainspace on October 28 and nominated the same day for DYK. Length and sourcing are adequate. The article is neutral in tone. No plagiarism was detected, and I note that Earwig highlights only proper nouns and directly attributed quotes which are not violations. The nominated image is freely licensed on the Commons, used in the article, and clear at a low resolution. The hook interesting, mentioned and cited in the article. I cannot access the sources, but will AGF and the image very clearly verifies the hook. The QPQ requirement at the moment only addresses the eligibility on size, not the other criteria yet. As per WP:DYKRR, this QPQ can be accepted when the full review is done. Thanks for the wonderful nomination! Flibirigit (talk) 18:40, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Articles created/expanded on October 29

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    Peel's Cut

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    Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 898 past nominations.

    Dumelow (talk) 17:24, 29 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Timeless Voyage

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    • ... that the author of the comic book Timeless Voyage was the leader of a UFO religion? Source: Abgrall, Jean-Marie (1999). "Sectes Ufologiques". Les sectes de l'apocalypse: gourous de l'an 2000 (in French). Paris: Calmann-Lévy. p. 95. ISBN 978-2-7021-2954-8. Troisième et dernier mouvement exclusivement ufologique répertorié dans le rapport parlementaire sur les sectes : le groupe Siderella, connu sous les appellations successives de Isozen, Futura, Galacteus, Euro-Culture, Italia, Résonances nouvelles, Azur Mieux-Ëtre, les Voyageurs intemporels et, enfin, Siderella. Fondé et dirigé par Jean-Paul Appel — de son nom de gourou Appel Guery [...]. Appel Guery est aussi l'auteur du scénario de la bande dessinée par Sergio Macedo, Voyage intemporel [...]
    Created by PARAKANYAA (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

    PARAKANYAA (talk) 05:56, 29 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Carrlyn Bathe

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    Created by Kimikel (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 22 past nominations.

    Kimikel (talk) 04:05, 29 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Sheetz–Wawa rivalry

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    • Source: "In 2020, noted Sheetz freak Sen. John Fetterman (then the state’s lieutenant governor) and U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle, an ardent Wawa fan, penned op-eds for The Inquirer debating the merits of each chain. In 2021, they participated in a Wawa vs. Sheetz debate on Zoom hosted by City & State Pennsylvania." Philadelphia Inquirer
    Moved to mainspace by Dan Leonard (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Dan Leonard (talk • contribs) 00:23, 29 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]


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    Special occasion holding area

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    See also: WP:SOHA

    The holding area is near the top of the Approved page. Please only place approved templates there; do not place them below.

    Do not nominate articles in this section—nominate all articles in the nominations section above, under the date on which the article was created or moved to mainspace, or the expansion began; indicate in the nomination any request for a specially timed appearance on the main page.
    Note: Articles intended to be held for special occasion dates should be nominated within seven days of creation, start of expansion, or promotion to Good Article status. The nomination should be made at least one week prior to the occasion date, to allow time for reviews and promotions through the prep and queue sets, but not more than six weeks in advance. The proposed occasion must be deemed sufficiently special by reviewers. The timeline limitations, including the six week maximum, may be waived by consensus, if a request is made at WT:DYK, but requests are not always successful. Discussion clarifying the hold criteria can be found here: Hold criteria; discussion setting the six week limit can be found here: Six week limit.
    April Fools' Day hooks are exempted from the timeline limit; see Wikipedia:April Fool's Main Page/Did You Know.
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