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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
December 18 1
December 24 1 1
December 25 1
December 26 1
December 29 2 1
December 30 1
December 31 1 1
January 1 2
January 2 1 1
January 6 1
January 7 2 1
January 10 1
January 11 1
January 12 3 1
January 13 2
January 14 3 2
January 15 3 2
January 16 1 1
January 17 1 1
January 20 2
January 21 2 1
January 22 1
January 23 4 2
January 24 1
January 25 2 1
January 26 6 2
January 27 5 1
January 28 3
January 29 4 1
January 30 2 2
January 31 7 5
February 1 5 5
February 2 4 1
February 3 7 3
February 4 3 1
February 5 9 5
February 6 10 3
February 7 8 4
February 8 6 1
February 9 9 1
February 10 8 8
February 11 8 5
February 12 10 4
February 13 7 4
February 14 9 3
February 15 6 3
February 16 5 1
February 17 11 3
February 18 12 4
February 19 8 3
February 20 11 3
February 21 6 1
February 22 17 5
February 23 11 1
February 24 7 1
February 25 5
February 26 8
February 27 1
Total 279 100
Last updated 11:27, 27 February 2024 UTC
Current time is 11:54, 27 February 2024 UTC [refresh]

Instructions for nominators[edit]

Shortcut

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

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Frequently asked questions[edit]

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).

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[edit]

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[edit]

How to promote an accepted hook[edit]

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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Older nominations[edit]

Articles created/expanded on December 18[edit]

Hardpoint (missile defense)

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A HiBEX test shot.
A HiBEX test shot.
  • ... that as part of the Hardpoint missile defense system, ARPA developed missiles able to hit 400 g of acceleration and reaction times in milliseconds? Source: Reed
  • ALT 1... that as part of the Hardpoint missile defense system, ARPA developed missiles able to hit almost 400 g of acceleration and reaction times in milliseconds? Source: Reed p3.1
    • Reviewed:

Created by Maury Markowitz (talk). Self-nominated at 22:23, 18 December 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Hardpoint (missile defense); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

  • @Maury Markowitz: I'm really struggling with this DYK. There seems to be a huge amount of cross over with the subject discussed at Sprint_(missile) to the point where I'm wondering if this article is superfluous? and other than HAPDAR I'm struggling to confirm in any of the sources provided that confirms the name of the system as Hardpoint. Wondering if you might be able to provide any guidance? Seddon talk 03:36, 22 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Seddon: I can't speak to the Sprint article, I'm not a primary author there. Given this was a completely different project, run by a different organization, built by different companies, with NOTE easily met, I'm not sure there's an issue to correct in this article. The Sprint article also talks about Thunderbird for some reason... the issue would appear to be on that side.
About the second part. If you mean "does the H in HAPDAR mean Hardpoint", then I would point to the IEEE article whose title is "Hardpoint Demonstration Array Radar" and there's any number of independent verifications like this one at MIT. But you mean "I can't verify this thing is called Hardpoint, I only see that in the title of the radar", then there are any number of independent works that verify it to one degree or another, including this one in Daedalus or this mention in the DOD annual report index. It is worth noting that ARPA referred to it both as "hard point" and "hardpoint" in the documents I've found (all linked within), both as the development effort and the overall concept, so it can be very confusing. It's a bit of the "Kleenex" problem.
@Maury Markowitz: hugely appreciate your response. Good enough for me. Will review later today. Seddon talk 15:59, 22 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[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: mostly just some comments about the image but we could skip on the image and needs a QPQ. Article could do with a quick copy edit. This was a reasonable number and dependaent are examples I found. Approved. All looks good! I cannot formally approve now since I'm proposing ALT1 to fix the issues raised by @AirshipJungleman29: to wrap this up. Seddon talk 14:28, 25 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

    • Sorry for my tardy reply @Seddon:, xmas time is busy! Excellent review. As to the image, my only concern with the one you suggest is that it is "busy", it's in the foreground but there's so much else going on. I think the solution might be to have someone "grey out" (or "white out" is more accurate) the rest of the image so that the missile stands out more. Let me ask over on the commons. Maury Markowitz (talk) 16:36, 24 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Z1720: Sorry, this also dropped off my radar. The image was (slightly) updated so the one suggested above could be used. QPQ is Thomas J. Wright (American scholar) Maury Markowitz (talk) 19:08, 3 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Seddon: Is this ready to be approved? If not, what needs to be done? Z1720 (talk) 15:08, 24 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Maury Markowitz:, I am unable to find the "able to hit 400g of acceleration" in the source. Is it derived from the "reached an axial acceleration of about 362g's and about 60g's lateral acceleration" on page 3-8? ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 18:34, 28 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@AirshipJungleman29: The previous page lists 377 g. The work "almost" has been removed at some point. Maury Markowitz (talk) 19:30, 28 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Maury Markowitz: I see "377 g" on page 3-7. Doesn't that mean that the currently proposed hook is not verified by this source? Rjjiii (talk) 23:48, 30 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Maury Markowitz have you seen the above issue? ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 12:01, 1 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Are we entertaining the possibility of changes to the hook to correct this? Maury Markowitz (talk) 16:51, 1 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Sure, but the hook needs to match the article, which needs to match the sources. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 23:35, 1 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@AirshipJungleman29: I think this is all fixed here. Seddon talk 12:47, 4 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Articles created/expanded on December 25[edit]

Zoé Clauzure, Cœur (song)

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Created by Moscow Connection (talk). Self-nominated at 23:00, 1 January 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Zoé Clauzure; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

  • Full review needed now that QPQs have been provided. BlueMoonset (talk) 00:12, 30 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • At 1382 bytes, Cœur (song) is too short for the DYK requirement. Moscow Connection, would you prefer to put the nomination on hold until it's expanded or to withdraw it and go with just the Clauzure article? --Paul_012 (talk) 15:15, 4 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    • Note that the IPA template in the lede causes unexpected (incorrect) results from DYK check in the form of about 200 extra characters to its count; the "Cœur" article is indeed short of the 1500 prose characters required and will need to be expanded further. BlueMoonset (talk) 00:33, 5 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • While we're waiting, I'll go ahead and review Zoé Clauzure, which can run alone if the expansion isn't forthcoming. The nomination was a few hours late, though it was New Year's, so some leeway can of course be given. Article prose is above minimum length, but there are some referencing issues. There are a few bare URLs, including a citation to RIA Novosti, which, reliability issues aside, isn't optimal in an English Wikipedia article about a French singer. And what is the purpose of the refn template added in this edit? Hook is within length and verified to the Eurovision press release, though it doesn't capture interest. Maybe consider something that touches on the song's subject of bullying? --Paul_012 (talk) 18:25, 18 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    • The song article is over 1650 characters now if I counted correctly. (I'm not happy with it and I'm going to work on it some more. But I'm probably done for today and will return tomorrow.) --Moscow Connection (talk) 08:19, 25 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
      • As it stands, some 540 bytes of text are shared between the two articles. I could subtract it off the longer article, which would leave both just barely above the 1,500 mark, but that's too close for comfort in my view. The lyrics quote is presented without context or analysis and doesn't quite satisfy WP:NFC, so I'm inclined to discount its length in addition to the policy issue. Unless you have time for significant work on the song article, I'd suggest going with the Zoé Clauzure article alone, and focus on addressing the referencing issues raised above. --Paul_012 (talk) 09:17, 26 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]


Articles created/expanded on December 26[edit]

Euan Duthie, Lord Duthie

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Created by TheBishopAndHolyPrince (talk). Nominated by Storye book (talk) at 18:04, 29 December 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Euan Duthie, Lord Duthie; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

  • Per WP:DYKLEN, the minimum length for an article to be eligible for DYK is 1500 characters. This article only barely scrapes by (1503 using my character counting tool). This count includes the rather substantial number of titles he's held, which accounts for a large proportion of the prose. I would appreciate, if possible, even just one more sentence about him that describes what he was doing at these positions or if anyone expressed thoughts about his performance. If not, we can proceed–the article indeed narrowly clears the bar. ~ Pbritti (talk) 17:49, 13 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Thank you, Pbritti. I have added some more facts (with citation), and according to DYK Check, the article now has 2379 characters. (I had hesitated to add those facts previously, because they are so depressing). Storye book (talk) 16:48, 14 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • @Storye book: Upon review, I have BLPCRIME concerns about the addition. Earwig came back good, so I say you just need to consider some other addition to the article. However, work has suddenly precluded me from further reviewing. My sincerest apologies for leaving you here. ~ Pbritti (talk) 16:52, 15 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • There was actually nothing wrong with the addition that you are talking about, since no names were mentioned. BLPCRIME refers to individuals whose names are mentioned in the article, but my addition did not mention names. The link in the citation gives only newspaper headlines, which do not contain names. In order to find out those names, you would have to pay a subscription to get beyond the paywall - which is not our concern. However, I have replaced my edit with a general list of typical offences encountered by the sheriff. Our next reviewer will therefore have nothing to worry about. Storye book (talk) 09:11, 16 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@TheBishopAndHolyPrince and Storye book: Lots to whinge about here I'm afraid. For starters, Who's Who is listed at WP:RSP as generally unreliable, so would need to be replaced. Refs 2 and 3 are blatant violations of WP:BLPPRIMARY, and so would need to come out. Pbritti was right to yeet the additions discussed above, but for a different reason; search results are not permitted as references, although I can't find the policy to that effect. More seriously, however is that a) removing the aforementioned would take this well below 1500 characters, b) there are multiple short sections that would need to be expanded per WP:DYKCOMPLETE, and c) I'd even go so far as to suggest that as written this article deserves {{notability}}, but solving the rest should kill two birds with one stone, at which point I will review this in full.--Launchballer 19:09, 25 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Launchballer: I have removed and replaced the Who's Who ref. I have removed the refs which you called 2 and 3, though my multiple edits have now changed the ref numbers (please kindly give ref source names rather than numbers for clarity next time?). Please let us know which "multiple short sections" you believe to need expansion? The current character count is 1671 characters. Storye book (talk) 20:11, 25 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Business certainly, and to a lesser extent Military and possibly the first paragraph of Law (although that could easily be knocked into the next one). With hindsight, I suspect the problem lies in separating them. (You definitely need a cite for his marriage if you plan on leaving it in the article.)--Launchballer 14:51, 26 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Launchballer: I have un-separated the paras as per your request. DYK check gives 1629 characters of readable prose. Storye book (talk) 17:22, 26 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Much better. Okay, long enough, new enough. No neutrality issues found, no maintenance issues found, Earwig only picks up titles. QPQ done. I am not happy about using a reference with /tag/ in the URL (Courier & Evening Telegraph, currently ref #4) as you should really cite each article, but I still can't find the policy to that effect and it probably isn't a DYK issue anyway, so you're off the hook. Both hooks short enough, though I find ALT1 more interesting (just), both should probably start "the Scottish judge", and I'd want to see a better source anyway (it's on this page as Who's Who).--Launchballer 11:07, 27 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I have adjusted ALTs 0 and 1 as you requested, and added ALT2 because "officer" appears in the citations. I have not struck ALTs 1 and 2, because I still believe that it is likely to be true, and that there must be a better citation out there somewhere - just need to find it. So at the moment I'm recommending ALT2. Storye book (talk) 11:54, 27 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]


Articles created/expanded on December 29[edit]

Dora and the Fantastical Creatures

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5x expanded by Zingo156 (talk). Self-nominated at 06:05, 29 December 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Dora and the Fantastical Creatures; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

  • This is my first time reviewing a DYK nomination, so I would like a second opinion on this.
    • According to DYKcheck, you started 5x expanding on December 28, 2023. You nominated the article for DYK the day after, so it passes newness in this case.
    • Article is long enough (4601 characters).
    • The current hook you have proposed (ALT0) is not really interesting. I'd recommend that you come up with a new one.
    • The article needs some work, especially in the "Reception" section. It uses the "X said Y" format, which is discouraged. See this essay for ideas.
    • Earwig detected quotes used in the article that are properly cited to their sources.

Davest3r08 >:) (talk) 15:55, 18 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Zingo156 have you seen the above? ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 15:11, 25 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Davest3r08 AirshipJungleman29 apologies for not answering speedily. Yeah, I will address the articles problems before the end of January. Zingo156 (talk) 07:41, 26 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Zingo156: Have the issues been resolved, and thus this is ready for a review? If issues are not resolved soon, this nomination might be closed as unsuccessful. Z1720 (talk) 16:22, 5 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Z1720: Yeah I just attended to them. Sorry for the wait. Zingo156 (talk) 15:21, 6 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Davest3r08: Per the above, this nomination is ready for you to continue your review. Z1720 (talk) 18:25, 10 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Thank you @Z1720. (courtesy pinging @Zingo156)
Anyways:
  • Going to fail this nomination. While Zingo did address the issues from the article, they did not change the hook and have not edited this page in seven days. Feel free to renominate this if you consider this as a mistake. Davest3r08 >:) (talk) 16:44, 24 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Articles created/expanded on December 30[edit]

Madeleine Steere

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Created by CeeGee (talk). Self-nominated at 05:50, 6 January 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Madeleine Steere; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[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: Done.

Overall: Nice work on this article! I only have a couple small issues that need addressing before I can pass this: the lead section is too short, it should really be expanded given the amount of information in the text of the article; and the first "a" in the "australia women's" section should be capitalised. Grnrchst (talk) 12:35, 11 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

  • @Grnrchst: Thank you for your review. The said issues are addressed. Please check. CeeGee 09:36, 12 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Thanks for seeing to it! I still think the lead could be a bit longer, but am happy to pass this review the now. Nice work :) --Grnrchst (talk) 09:39, 12 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Thank you for approving. You are free to expand the lede. CeeGee 06:59, 13 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • It's not interesting to me, but I don't know anything about college sports either. Why is "2018 All-American team" in scare quotes? What in particular makes this interesting? They have an all-american team every year. What makes this person being selected to it special? Grammar nit: shouldn't it be "selected for" instead of "selected in"?
  • CeeGee I don't think this hook meets the interestingness criterion. Is it possible for you to find a better one? ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 19:45, 25 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • I have also tagged it as needing copyediting; there are numerous odd errors ("She capped in 67 international matches", "She enjoyed her team's champions title", etc.). ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 19:47, 25 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Copyedited accordingly. I can not locate "etc." Thanks for your check. CeeGee 06:40, 26 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • You have not. CeeGee, it might be good for you to nominate this article at WP:GOCE. In any case, you have not provided a new hook; unless you propose a new one which meets the criteria, this nomination will be rejected. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 17:02, 1 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • The sources do not support the hook (no mention of Steere "helping" her team, just her name in a roster—WP:SYNTH), which is in any case of the simple "person does job"-type. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 18:21, 23 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]


Articles created/expanded on January 1[edit]

Lissandro

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Created by Moscow Connection (talk). Self-nominated at 23:57, 1 January 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Lissandro; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

@Moscow Connection: Reping due to a typo. With that said, how do the following hooks sound?
ALT1 ... that 2022 Junior Eurovision winner Lissandro earned the nickname "Elvissandro" due to his love of Elvis Presley?
ALT2 ... that 2022 Junior Eurovision winner Lissandro has done voice-overs for several television series and animation films?
The article is also a bit on the shorter side so if possible I'd like to see it beefed up more. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 07:08, 7 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
If there's a desire to keep some level of mystery and encourage clicks, we could also have ALT1a ... that 2022 Junior Eurovision winner Lissandro has the nickname "Elvissandro"?, but I'd leave it to the reviewer to decide. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 23:49, 7 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I donated a qpq. BuySomeApples (talk) 01:53, 14 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@BuySomeApples: Thank you so much! I did another QPQ, so you should use yours for another review, in order to save your time and effort.. :-) --Moscow Connection (talk) 04:19, 15 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Narutolovehinata5: Sorry. I'm back and I promise I won't disappear again. (Btw, I had a very good excuse last year. But this time it is just that I was a bit distressed after an AfD discussion. And I switched to a computer that feels uncomfortable to work on. I've tried to do a QPQ. And I'm trying now.) --Moscow Connection (talk) 23:23, 14 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I will search for more sources tomorrow. I'm sure I can expand the article.
I like ALT1 the most. --Moscow Connection (talk) 04:19, 15 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[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: Done.

Overall: ALT1 and ALT1b are cited and interesting enough. The article is new enough (at the time of nom) and just barely long enough but there's a couple source problems. The article includes his birth date but this source only seems to include his birth year. Also, the information about "Oh Maman!" being released as a single is sourced to Apple Music, are there any secondary sources we can use? BuySomeApples (talk) 14:25, 24 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I have found a source [12], but I will search for a better one tomorrow. --Moscow Connection (talk) 16:49, 26 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I couldn't find a better source for the complete sentence ("On 28 October 2022, the song was released as a single"), but I have found a source for the song being released as a single by MCA, see my edit: [13]. (The Parisien article is partially behind a paywall, so I added a Google snippet quote.) I hope it is enough, the release date is still sourced from Apple Music. --Moscow Connection (talk) 23:22, 29 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Thank you @Moscow Connection: I removed the birth date and left the year, and changed the date of the single's release to the month of release so everything is cited now. I think this one is ready. BuySomeApples (talk) 21:58, 3 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
information Note: The article is very short, at only 1570 bytes of prose, and with lots of possibilities for concision. I am unwilling to promote such a borderline article; other promoters may disagree. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 05:41, 13 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
OK, I'll expand it tomorrow. --Moscow Connection (talk) 03:10, 15 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • After recent copyediting (for concision?), the article is now down to 1250 prose characters, nowhere near enough. Moscow Connection, it's been five days and that expansion you said you'd do remains undone. Please complete the now-required expansion in the next couple of days if you wish to continue pursuing this nomination. Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 20:52, 20 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Gallery (New Orleans)

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Iron galleries in New Orleans
Iron galleries in New Orleans

Created by Z22 (talk). Self-nominated at 02:38, 8 January 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Gallery (New Orleans); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

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

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: No - The linked document does not explicitly state that galleries are wider than balconies at the stated page number.
  • Interesting: Yes
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Need some source clarification. SounderBruce 02:17, 30 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The source does not explicitly say they are wider but it says the widths cover the entire sidewalk in comparison to 3-4 feet for balconies. If we should not imply by using general knowledge that sidewalk is 4+ feet, then we can have another hook like:
ALT1: ... that in New Orleans, galleries (example pictured) differ from balconies in that galleries extend over the sidewalks and have supporting posts?
Or something else that you may want to suggest. Z22 (talk) 05:29, 30 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
The new hook is clunky and has an unnecessary repeat of the word "gallery". Upon a second look at the article, there's quite a bit of copyediting that is needed; passages like "the fashion had moved on with the time to catch up with the modern architecture" are really hard to parse. SounderBruce 05:03, 31 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Is it easier to read just to say something like these instead?
ALT2a: ... that in New Orleans, galleries (example pictured), unlike balconies, feature supporting posts?
ALT2b: ... that in New Orleans, galleries (example pictured) distinguish themselves from balconies through the addition of supporting posts?
ALT2c: ... that in New Orleans, galleries (example pictured) differ from balconies because they feature supporting posts?
Or you are thinking that we need something completely different? Any suggestions are appreciated. Z22 (talk) 02:07, 1 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
BTW, I had some edits to improve readability. Let me know if you still spot the parts that require more work. Thanks. Z22 (talk) 03:16, 1 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@SounderBruce: Not sure if there are things that we should still improve. Let me know your feedback. Thanks. Z22 (talk) 19:19, 11 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
It's still in pretty rough shape, with passages such as "to support the Confederate", "The later is notable", "The destruction also happened", and "left the city unscratched" all needing to be fixed up among other examples. I don't think this is suitable unless a full copyedit is completed. SounderBruce 07:28, 13 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Thank you for your patience on this. I made a few revisions, really putting in the effort to edit the whole page. Not just the things you mentioned. I tackled the entire piece. I think it should be in good shape now, but if you're not feeling it, we could use another pair of eyes from another editor to help with copyediting? Z22 (talk) 22:06, 13 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Articles created/expanded on January 6[edit]

South Africa v. Israel (Genocide Convention)

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The International Court of Justice
The International Court of Justice

Created by Onceinawhile (talk). Self-nominated at 22:29, 6 January 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/South Africa v. Israel (Genocide Convention); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

New article, long enough, fully supported by both primary and secondary source provided, and is interesting. No problems facing the bold-linked articles. QPQ has been done. The hook is neutral and factual and does not hold any opinions. The nomination is good to go. Makeandtoss (talk) 12:58, 12 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I oppose that User:Makeandtoss will review this nomination he is involved in this WP:CTOP WP:ARBPIA area we need another reviewer that is not involved in the area. Suggest NPOV hook

There is no such thing as you oppose my review, which is based on WP guidelines, nor is there such a thing as requiring another reviewer who is not involved in the area. The original hook is factual and does not have opinions in it, unlike the one you suggested. Makeandtoss (talk) 10:59, 13 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
The WP:DYKRR is clear "use common sense here, and avoid even the appearance of conflict of interest." you edited this article and other articles in the WP:CTOP area. The original hook gives only prominence of South Africa POV so there is nothing neutral in it --Shrike (talk) 11:09, 13 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I've had people edit an article of mine before and edit in the topic area in question and still approve my nomination. It's not really that bit of a deal, so long as they are properly going through the requirements of approval. By the way, your proposed ALT is way more biased than the original hook and, considering you publicly state on your account that you are from Israel, you're the one that looks like they have a conflict of interest here and really should not be proposing such a hook. SilverserenC 16:25, 13 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
ALT1 is grammatically incorrect. starship.paint (RUN) 12:18, 14 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Oppose original formulation and ALT1. The original proposal throws in the apartheid allegation, which is out of scope of the Genocide Convention and will not be adjudicated by the ICJ. ALT1 also cites an emotive and non-substantive "blood libel" rebuttal rather than the actual reasons that Israel denied the charges at the ICJ, namely that they are acting in self-defense and that the official directives of the authorities conducting the war do not show any genocidal intent. ALT3 seems to be best alternative, as it is a NPOV statement of fact that gets at the heart of the issue that the ICJ has been asked to rule on (in the short term). --Chefallen (talk) 17:12, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

ALT2: ... that during South Africa's genocide case against Israel, the Israeli legal team argued that the International Court of Justice had no jurisdiction over the war in Gaza? Source: Haaretz starship.paint (RUN) 12:40, 14 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Seems to me as a good suggestion though in my opinion the article is not stable yet Shrike (talk) 13:47, 14 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Hi @Starship.paint: no objection in principle, and the proposed hook is entirely factual. My concern is that the statement leads a reader to assume that by jurisdiction we mean something it doesn’t mean. Shaw’s argument on the topic of jurisdiction was: (1) a procedural question about whether SA had given Israel enough time to discuss ahead of the case, and (2) whether there really is enough evidence to confirm the proposed facts of the case and the intent required therein. Plus none of this technical argument is currently explained in the article. Onceinawhile (talk) 15:28, 14 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Thank you, I'll have to look into this once I am free. I think we have time as the article will stabilize in the meantime. starship.paint (RUN) 23:06, 14 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
You're right Onceinawhile, I found a source giving a description that roughly matches (1), whether there was an actual dispute between South Africa and Israel regarding their responses to each other. In that case ALT2 is potentially misleading. I've withdrawn it in the meantime. starship.paint (RUN) 06:06, 15 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

ALT3: ... that South Africa's genocide case against Israel is aimed at persuading the International Court of Justice to order a ceasefire in Israel's war in Gaza? Source: Haaretz starship.paint (RUN) 09:44, 15 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Support this version. NPOV statement of fact that gets at the heart of the issue that the ICJ has been asked to rule on, unlike original and ALT1. --Chefallen (talk) 17:15, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Chefallen and Shrike: - would either of you like to approve ALT3 then and mark this nomination as ready? I mean, the opposition to original hook and ALT1 is clear, surely the DYK promoter would not choose those. starship.paint (RUN) 15:00, 24 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
As the court rejected the cease fire demand we need to reflect this in hook [18] --Shrike (talk) 17:58, 26 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
ALT3 is factually incorrect taking a strict view. And its given source is dated Jan 11, well before the recent Order with detailed discussion, so the source is speculative. South Africa did not ask for a two sided "ceasefire". Going to the ICJ judgement, it records that South Africa asked for "The State of Israel shall immediately suspend its military operations in and against Gaza" (page 3). SA actually asked for a one-sided "suspension", not a "ceasefire". So a DNY claiming something that is demonstrably not in the actual Order is a pretty silly. The ICJ did in fact order a provisional measure that Israel prevent the commission of "(a) killing members of the group (b) causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group", (measure 1 on pages 24-25) where "group" is roughly the Palestinian population of Gaza, so did in fact order something approximating to what SA asked. (As Palestine (or Hamas) is not a State Party to the Convention, I doubt that ICJ can actually order either of them to do things, hence SA did not ask for that.) Rwendland (talk) 21:29, 26 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Agreed. ALT3 is simply not correct - the case is aimed at stopping an actual or potential genocide, depending on your point of view. Onceinawhile (talk) 22:18, 26 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Struck. starship.paint (RUN) 02:18, 27 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
What was wrong with the original main hook again? It was completely factual per the ICJ filing by South Africa and is interesting because apartheid isn't as much discussed about the filing as compared to the genocide aspect. SilverserenC 02:24, 27 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

ALT4: ... that during South Africa's genocide case against Israel, the International Court of Justice initially ordered Israel to "punish the direct and public incitement to commit genocide" against Palestinians in Gaza? Source: ABC News starship.paint (RUN) 02:47, 27 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

ALT4 is short enough, interesting, and cited, though the site is down and you will need this archived link. Anyone who wants to come at me with why I should approve a different hook may do so. I personally choose not to promote articles in the throes of a requested move to avoid risking having a redirect on the main page, but while we're waiting:
Refs 78 and 135 are malformed (78 uses a [1] for a title, 135 has a bare URL).
Ref 184 is cited to TASS and refs 64, 138, 185, 220 are cited to Anadolu Agency, which are both listed at WP:RSP as being unreliable, and ref 181 claims to cite Anadolu Agency when it instead cites A.com.tr, instead of Aa.com.tr. Can these be remedied?--Launchballer 03:10, 21 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Articles created/expanded on January 7[edit]

Gebhard Schädler

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Created by TheBritinator (talk). Self-nominated at 22:22, 7 January 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Gebhard Schädler; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

  • ALT1 checks out. That said, I suggest that the words "academically trained" aren't necessary, hence the hook could be simplified. I haven't done the other DYK checks; hence no tick. Schwede66 20:23, 1 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Full review needed now that an alternative hook has been suggested. Thank you. BlueMoonset (talk) 21:48, 1 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    Ready to review. User:TheBritinator, User:Schwede66, I think ALT1 is too ambiguous - unclear on first reading what "for 12 years" means, - "12, not 10?", I thought. Put it at the beginning please or rephrase differently. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:33, 21 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    Having looked closer, I don't think the whole duration thing is worth pursuing, - the first source I read has "einige Jahre" (several years), no precise 12, and I don't see 12 in the article either. How about the first smallpox vacc and/or the midwives' training, instead of just a time? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:41, 21 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    We could also say that he treated the poor and the court officials for nothing, probably had to for the latter. Landesphysicus - no idea how that would translate, sort of State Physician. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:47, 21 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    I believe that this document should be part of the article. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:52, 21 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    The article is practically written on one source which we will have to accept, as it is a solid encyclopedia. I'd like a bit of a summary in the lead, and think we can't just say master's degree for the historic Magister which was rather an equivalent to today's doctorate (which needs to be explained). Waiting for a hook or two, and these changes. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:46, 21 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]


Articles created/expanded on January 10[edit]

Stefano Černetić

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Created by BuySomeApples (talk). Self-nominated at 02:27, 20 January 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Stefano Černetić; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

  • The DYK is certaily interesting, and the sources cited support the statement. I'm IAR'ing the 9/10 days, given the AfD and the very interesting hook, so no problems there. I can't find the corresponding source and body text for the fact he falsely claimed to be a prince of Macedonia, so that BLP issue needs to be sorted. I'll need to do a further spot-check still for BLP/copyvio. Earwig is clean, QPQ is done. —Femke 🐦 (talk) 18:56, 17 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • I've done spot checks on four paragraphs, showing good text-source integrity and no copyvio/transvio :). Minor point: What make Wine Spectator a reliable source? This may be subjective, but this seems a bit too close to gossip to me? —Femke 🐦 (talk) 20:39, 17 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]


Articles created/expanded on January 11[edit]

Myanmar Photo Archive

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Created by Munfarid1 (talk). Self-nominated at 20:14, 16 January 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Myanmar Photo Archive; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

  • The article was nominated within a week of creation, so is new enough. It is more than long enough. In-line citations are properly used throughout the article and the only things the copyvio detector brings up are the quotes, which are fine. All of the hooks are good and are cited in-line. Not sure which one is the best, I like ALT2, but perhaps it's too coy? Either way, they're all good. The QPQ has been done. Looks good to go! SilverserenC 03:43, 24 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    • As noted on the talk page, I have tagged the article for over-quotations and close paraphrasing. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 21:50, 25 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
      • As noted on the talk page, I have just deleted several quotations and changed the sections avoiding close paraphrasing. Waiting for guidance in order to delete the hatnotes. Munfarid1 (talk) 19:49, 26 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Articles created/expanded on January 12[edit]

HorsegiirL

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5x expanded by Launchballer (talk). Self-nominated at 23:52, 12 January 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/HorsegiirL; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

  • Hook is not accurate, because it wasn't an actual horse. Gatoclass (talk) 19:49, 20 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
ALT1: struck for privacy reasons, see history
ALT2: ... that the British DJ Arielle Free was suspended from BBC Radio 1 for a week after criticising horsegiirL's "My Barn My Rules" live on air?
ALT3: ... that horsegiirL's "My Barn My Rules" appeared on Dazed's "20 best tracks of 2023" list?--Launchballer 22:24, 20 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[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: Done.

Overall: All three alts verified; my preference is for alt1. Gatoclass (talk) 15:14, 21 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

  • Pulled over BLP privacy concerns. There is no ironclad secondary RS about the real name, and mentioning it seems to be against the subject's wishes. We definitely should not run ALT1, and I don't think we should have the subject's real name in the article at all. —Kusma (talk) 09:19, 7 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • A BLP privacy concern is a DYK showstopper. Schwede66 09:26, 7 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Thank you for picking that up, Kusma. In reviewing the nomination, it never even occurred to me that the nominator might not have an ironclad link for so basic a fact as the identity of the artist, so did not check that particular hook fact. It seems from this point I cannot even rely on nominators to know the identity of their own subject, and I am really pissed about that because it just made all my future reviewing that much harder. Gatoclass (talk) 09:57, 7 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Gatoclass, I would have likely missed this too, but fortunately Bernzrdo asked the right question on the talk page (after you had approved the nom). Also, I think the identification of the subject's name is likely correct, but it is all WP:SYNTH and not usable on a BLP, certainly not against the subject's wishes, and doubly certainly not on the Main Page. —Kusma (talk) 10:03, 7 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Thank you Kusma, and yes, I very much agree, it's lucky that this was caught before it went to the MP. Gatoclass (talk) 10:22, 7 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I've expanded this slightly, although I'm slightly worried about the number of quotes in her early life - although arguably in this case, they really should be attributed.--Launchballer 11:56, 9 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Gatoclass: Have the above concerns been addressed? Z1720 (talk) 18:28, 17 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Another ping to Gatoclass: should this be closed, or has the BLP issue been dealt with in a satisfactory manner, in which case perhaps a new icon is appropriate so the nomination can proceed? Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 16:41, 26 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

2024 College Football Playoff National Championship

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5x expanded by PCN02WPS (talk). Self-nominated at 01:48, 12 January 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/2024 College Football Playoff National Championship; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

  • Oppose ALT1 or any hook describing the 1948 national championship as "consensus". Cited article states "first outright national championship since 1948" but ALT1 hook changes this to "...consensus...". On the topic of national championships, "consensus" has several meanings. One is agreement between the two wire service polls (AP Poll and Coaches Poll), which the 1997 title fails (AP only). But the 1948 title didn't have agreement between those polls either... the Coaches Poll started in 1950. Another meaning of "consensus", the one used in the NCAA records book, is any national championship after 1950 awarded by one or more of the Big 4 selectors (AP Trophy, Coaches' Trophy, Grantland Rice Award, and MacArthur Bowl). The 1997 title meets that criteria with 3/4 of the selectors; the 1948 title does not (as it is pre-1950). PK-WIKI (talk) 03:20, 12 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

full review needed. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 02:05, 1 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

  • Note: striking the original hook; as we cannot predict the future, we don't know that there will never again be a four-team format championship; all we know is that the plan is that there won't be one next year or going forward a few years at most. BlueMoonset (talk) 06:13, 24 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]


Articles created/expanded on January 13[edit]

Jade Armor

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Created by BuySomeApples (talk). Self-nominated at 03:19, 22 January 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Jade Armor; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

  • @BuySomeApples: New enough and long enough. QPQ present. Minor rewording of hook done to avoid ending on a preposition. Issues identified: Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 06:26, 15 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    • The Crimson Lord as a character is uncited.
    • The Señal News piece does not claim the martial artists were Wushu, only the stunt coordinator. These scenes were choreographed by Kung Fu stunt artists, all former French Kung Futeam members. This creates problems for the hook and the article text.
    • Nor is it claimed by either article that the stunts are the same ones used later. WP:SYNTH issue.

M-Beat

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5x expanded by Launchballer (talk). Self-nominated at 13:26, 13 January 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/M-Beat; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

  • Do I understand it correctly that Junior Hart stated that he first met M-Beat by accident in 1989 and helped him because of being impressed by his drumming, while actually Junior Hart is M-Beat's father? (Just a question, I'm not planning to review the article yet.) --Moscow Connection (talk) 02:15, 15 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Not quite, Music Week asserted in its own words that that was how they met. I've been working on the principle that he disappeared for several years.--Launchballer 07:14, 15 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Unlikely he had disappeared. He was about 13 in 1989. And he played in a school group. And according to the next section, he still lived with his parents at 21. (No, I'm not reviewing this.) --Moscow Connection (talk) 12:23, 15 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Right. Well, for any future reviewer, 'disappeared' was the wrong word, and I meant Junior in any case - he could very well have not found out Marlon was his until later.--Launchballer 12:50, 15 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Reviewer needed. Z1720 (talk) 02:27, 12 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]


Articles created/expanded on January 14[edit]

Perihan Çınar

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Created by CeeGee (talk). Self-nominated at 10:17, 17 January 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Perihan Çınar; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

  • (Not a review) The hook is pretty boring, even if it were to be formatted to make it more idiomatic. Reading the article, I don't see anything more interesting. Please watch for typos; I corrected two just giving the page a quick glance. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 06:17, 15 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • General eligibility:
  • New enough: Yes
  • Long enough: Yes
  • Other problems: No - The article contains numerous typos and errors. I have tagged it as needing copyediting.
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems

Hook eligibility:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Current DYK guidelines which the article does not meet: WP:DYKINT and WP:DYKCOMPLETE. A new hook is needed, along with a copyedit for the article ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 01:37, 19 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

  • Modified a little. Sportspeople need license to perform a sport in a club. CeeGee 09:40, 19 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • @AirshipJungleman29: You must be joking. A sport license is not a subject for sale. Do I have to explain how a license is obtained? CeeGee 06:05, 24 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • That is neither an explanation of how a license is obtained or a link to a relevant page on the Turkish hockey website, CeeGee. Please do not be obstructive. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 02:25, 25 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • I don't know who is obstructive. What do you mean whit a link to Turkish hockey. That was the link as I understood your request. For the license obtaining I advise you maybe ask someone you know who is familiar with sports. CeeGee 06:09, 25 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • The link you have provided shows that her getting a license is not intriguing in the slightest—it might as well say "her parents filled out some forms when she was eleven". Since no interesting hooks have been nominated in the last week, I am marking this as rejected. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 21:19, 25 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • I guess you misunderstand the fact. At age eleven, she is able to fill out any forms. How do you know that her parents have filled out the forms. Besides, what does make the obtaining of the license not important. Do you try to fabricate reasons to block the nomination? I am sure someone would pay attention to your action. CeeGee 09:35, 26 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Because I read the link you provided but clearly did not read yourself, which states that any license application from a person under eighteen needs parental permission. You are welcome to ask for wider attention at WT:DYK; I would however suggest you don't accuse others of acting in bad faith. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 18:29, 26 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Isn't clear that minors need parental consent to enter into legal contracts. The fact is, however, she obtained the license to perform hockey in a clubata t her age eleven. The problem is that you come with unlogical arguments. CeeGee 06:10, 27 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]


Articles created/expanded on January 15[edit]

Hermann Collitz

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5x expanded by Wugapodes (talk). Self-nominated at 04:16, 15 January 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Hermann Collitz; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

(alternative hook which I found interesting) ALT1: ... that the German linguist Hermann Collitz had studied four languages at school by the age of 13, in addition to two more he encountered at home? ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 23:34, 31 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems

Hook eligibility:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: That review was pleasantly straightforward, and also informative. Very nice text expansion, balanced and reasonable, cited quite well. No earwig issues. Just one thing then - the rules for citation of the hook fact(s) are quite specific, and are not yet met. I don't think it will be a problem, but the hook fact(s) must appear in the article, and be cited "no later than the end of the sentence" - so Bryn Mawr for the subject needs a repeat cite, and I think that the points re. Thomas and Wilson need to be mentioned (and cited) in-article. I will be standing by. The ALT is mildly interesting but not maybe so exceptional - I know several bilingual kids who have also studied three further languages in school. SeoR (talk) 00:17, 24 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]


Articles created/expanded on January 20[edit]

Jo-anne Wilkinson

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Created by Panamitsu (talk). Self-nominated at 10:15, 23 January 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Jo-anne Wilkinson; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

  • Comment: Dingle wasn't knighted until 2017, and the leak occurred in 1992–1993, so he was just plain Graeme Dingle at the time of the incident on the Bering Sea. Paora (talk) 09:15, 24 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Thanks Paora, I will keep that in mind in future. —Panamitsu (talk) 09:51, 24 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Wentworth–Bland flag

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Electoral flag used by Wentworth and Bland
Electoral flag used by Wentworth and Bland

Created by Willthorpe (talk). Self-nominated at 05:38, 20 January 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Wentworth-Bland flag; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

  • Comment. This is less about the DYK eligibility, and I'm sure this is fine as an independent article, but... practically nothing in this article is about the flag. It's almost all about the background of the flag's creators and some events that happened contemporaneously with the flag's usage. The cited source, [29], doesn't even sound sure that the banner was used during the events discussed: "This banner was probably created for Australia’s first ‘national’ political elections held on 15 June 1843." (Of course, maybe they mean it was potentially created earlier.) A decent amount of the article seems like it'd really have a better home at 1843 New South Wales colonial election, and then prominently link that, perhaps? SnowFire (talk) 23:47, 31 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    • SnowFire The source further down has several mentions of the banner and the 1843 election, and the former's use during the latter. I previously cited two sources on this nomination. Cheers, Will Thorpe (talk) 06:18, 1 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
      • Fair enough. I'm... still not sure that this information isn't really better treated elsewhere, or that the statement in the lede that "The banner is notable for its role in early Australian electoral democracy" is fully supported by the text. Again, it's good content, it's great to be on Wikipedia somewhere, but with the exception of the "Legacy" section, it really seems like the article is actually about 1843 New South Wales colonial election, Sydney. The flag was present during these riots, sure, but I'm not sure it was really the focus - presumably the rioters ire was aimed at Wentworth and Bland personally, not merely their flag. (But yes, this is DYKN, not RM. But I'd consider refactoring or moving the article on the above grounds, or else having more content on the flag - the "Legacy" section has some, but it's just two sentences.) SnowFire (talk) 19:44, 5 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Articles created/expanded on January 21[edit]

John Blair (surgeon)

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Created by Whispyhistory (talk), Philafrenzy (talk), and Iainmacintyre (talk). Nominated by Whispyhistory (talk) at 09:18, 27 January 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/John Blair (surgeon); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

  • Not a very interesting hook IMO. Can't you come up with anything better? Gatoclass (talk) 05:53, 29 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
A bit mean, but I agree. How about:
  • ALT1... that the Scottish surgeon John Blair received his degree in surgery for a thesis on the "Slipperiness of Human Fat"?
  • ALT2... that the Scottish surgeon John Blair was the only head boy at his school to receive his gold medal in the presence of his wife and child? (I think this was what Whispyhistory was actually getting at)
  • ALT3... that a shortage of gold meant that it was 60 years before the Scottish surgeon John Blair received his gold medal for being head boy at his school? (Whispyhistory to check the exact number of years) Philafrenzy (talk) 10:20, 29 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Ah, much better, thanks! I will return a little later to complete the review. Gatoclass (talk) 11:55, 29 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Actually, "head boy" won't work because it differs from dux. Gatoclass (talk) 11:09, 31 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Would "best student" be better? Whispyhistory (talk) 12:10, 31 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
"Top student" perhaps ... Gatoclass (talk) 12:22, 22 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • ALT3a... that a shortage of gold meant that it was 60 years before the Scottish surgeon John Blair received his gold medal for being top student at his school? Whispyhistory (talk) 18:01, 22 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Seriously, why aren't we going with the slipperiness of human fat??? Philafrenzy (talk) 19:29, 22 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]


Articles created/expanded on January 22[edit]

Walker Keith Baylor

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  • ... that Walker Keith Baylor voted in favor of a bill entitled "an act to more effectually prevent Sabbath breaking"? Source: Journal of the Alabama House of Representatives of the State of Alabama, begun and held at the town of Cahawba, on the third Monday in Nobember, 1825, Being the Seventh Annual Session of the General Assembly of Said State. Cahawba: William B. Allen, State Printers. 1826. pp. 100–101 – via the Wayback Machine.
    • Reviewed:

Created by Aneirinn (talk). Self-nominated at 23:07, 27 January 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Walker Keith Baylor; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]


Articles created/expanded on January 23[edit]

Leeds 2023

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Leeds 2023's opening event
Leeds 2023's opening event

Created by Lajmmoore (talk). Self-nominated at 21:24, 29 January 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Leeds 2023; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

  • Comment: @Lajmmoore: I like your hook, but the variant or dialect of English (British English?) reads oddly to my American ear. This reminds me of the "in hospital" style we see in British and Australian English (maybe Canadian, too?) that throws me off every time I see it. As an American, I almost expect "a" European Capital of Culture or "the" European Capital of Culture, but I think I get that you don't do this in your variant. Also, referring it to as a "scheme" made this dumb American very confused (I know, it's easy to do that to us). I also don't know what an "independent year of culture" is, but I assume it's not European based on the post-Brexit prompt. I wonder if you can dumb this hook down for us yanks across the pond. Viriditas (talk) 19:26, 18 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • ALT1...that people exchanged their artworks for tickets to attend the opening of Leeds 2023 (pictured)?https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/jan/10/i-get-knocked-down-leedss-year-of-culture-rises-from-the-ashes-of-brexit
    Thanks very much Viriditas for the comments - please don't talk down about yourself! It's my bad for not thinking globally in the first place. Hopefully this hook is better? Cheers Lajmmoore (talk) 13:20, 21 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    Interesting hook! Per the source, should you clarify that they didn't actually exchange artworks, but photos (or images) of art in exchange for tickets? I was confused by the hook until I read the source. Viriditas (talk) 19:40, 22 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    ALT1a...that people exchanged images of their artworks for tickets to the opening of Leeds 2023 (pictured)?https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/jan/10/i-get-knocked-down-leedss-year-of-culture-rises-from-the-ashes-of-brexit
Thanks for pointing out the need for clarification Lajmmoore (talk) 22:24, 22 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I like what you are trying to accomplish! I tried to read about Leeds 2023 to find out more about it, but it is difficult for me to put it in words. I find this very strange. There must be a single, unifying term that explains or describes it, and I was hoping you could add this term to the hook to prompt the reader. The only word that I could come up with is showcase but I suspect that even that word doesn’t do it justice. Whatever Leeds 2023 is supposed to be, it sounds admirable and good. I just wish there was a way to describe it in your hook using just one or two words. Viriditas (talk) 09:48, 23 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Viriditas, yeah it's tricky. I think the phrase in Europe is "year of culture", but that doesn't seem to have meaning with you. I'm going to try and come up with a different hook this week, if you don'tmind hanging on to review? Lajmmoore (talk) 22:04, 24 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Claire Guichard

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Created by Moondragon21 (talk). Self-nominated at 18:12, 23 January 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Claire Guichard; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

  • @Moondragon21: Based on DYKcheck: prose size fulfills criteria (2569 characters), article is recent enough. Suggest changing future to current in the hook.
    Suggestion
    ALT1:... that parliament member Claire Guichard once played in the miniseries Entre terre et mer? Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 23:51, 29 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • @Moondragon21: Multiple short, uncited paragraphs in the Political career section need citations before this can be approved. ALT1 hook fact does not check out in supplied source. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 04:56, 22 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    • @Sammi Brie: I have now added citations. Moondragon21 talk 06:38 22 February 2024 (UTC)
      • @Moondragon21: The paragraph "In the National Assembly, she sits..." is still devoid of any citations. The Entre terre et mer fact is still not checking out to that source. ALT0 needs a minor rewording, probably the delinking of "French Prime Minister" and changing to "prime minister", to avoid a WP:SEAOFBLUE issue. Note: Your ping did not work: please sign your name normally with ~~~~ in the same edit as the ping. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 18:44, 26 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]


Articles created/expanded on January 24[edit]

Demise and revival of compulsory figures

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Sonja Morgenstern from Germany skates a compulsory figure, 1971
Sonja Morgenstern from Germany skates a compulsory figure, 1971

Created by Figureskatingfan (talk). Self-nominated at 23:59, 24 January 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Demise and revival of compulsory figures; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

The hook still seems quite complicated and hard to read. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 12:42, 13 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Narutolovehinata5: let's do some cutting then. ALT4: ... that a revival of compulsory figures began in 2015, when the first World Figure Championships occurred in Lake Placid, New York? Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 16:37, 13 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Narutolovehinata5: Could we have some movement on this, please? Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 21:45, 26 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Not a review of the article, but not really a fan of the hook since compulsory figures may not be a concept that's easily understandable by non-specialist readers. I'll ask for help for any possible hook suggestions because I think the current direction isn't working out. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 23:38, 26 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • I asked for some suggestions on Discord and someone suggested the following:
ALT5 ... that professional figure skating did not require its namesake figures for 25 years?
@Figureskatingfan: How does it sound? To me at least it solves the issues with specialism that the previous proposals had. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:49, 27 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Narutolovehinata5: ALT5 doesn't describe what the article is about, which is the demise and revival of compulsory figures. Plus, there are no sources in the article that support it. Also, the World Figure Championships isn't a professional event and the sport still doesn't require compulsory figures. One of the reasons for an interesting hook is to motivate the reader to click the link and learn about a new article. ALT4 has the potential of the reader thinking, "What are compulsory figures and what's the reason for its revival?" and go to the article to find out. Re:specialism: I could point to DYKs on the main page on any given day and make the same interpretation. Believe me, I've come across this objection about almost every figure skating article I've put up for assessment and it's not a strong argument. I don't think we should remove the technical aspects about figure skating from a DYK hook, either. Consequently, I ask that you approve ALT4. Thanks, Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 04:51, 27 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
It is in the rules: a hook has to avoid being reliant on specialist knowledge, especially without context. If you have an issue with those other hooks, that would be worth raising on WT:DYK, but WP:OSE is not an argument when it comes to why such a hook could be allowed that time but not this. As for the article itself, it meets requirements and a QPQ has been done, but ALT4 as currently written won't work per WP:DYKINT (a hook should be "likely to be perceived as unusual or intriguing by readers with no special knowledge or interest"). The article relies on quotes from the CBS Sportsline quote: most are correctly attributed, but a few are unattributed paraphrases, so that needs to be addressed. My suggestion would be to workshop ALT5 further to address the issues about accuracy or sourcing, but ALT4 won't do. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 05:33, 27 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]


Articles created/expanded on January 25[edit]

Olivetti Valentine

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Olivetti Valentine typewriter (1969)
Olivetti Valentine typewriter (1969)

Created by 842U (talk). Nominated by Cl3phact0 (talk) at 13:14, 29 January 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Olivetti Valentine; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough

Policy compliance:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: I agree that ALT1 is the preferable hook. Nice article, but there a couple of sourcing issues that need to be addressed: I have added one citation needed tag, and have tagged three unreliable sources (blogs and Tumblr) which should probably be removed. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 14:51, 15 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

  • Comment: Thanks, AirshipJungleman29! I'll have a look at the tags (as I'd guess will 842U) and try to help resolve any sourcing issues. I've also struck out the first hook above for clarity, as ALT1 seems to be the preferred option. Cheers, Cl3phact0 (talk) 15:17, 15 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Comment: I've resolved 2 of the 3 unreliable sources and am wondering if we should somehow preserve the third, as it contains a photograph of Dieter Rams actually typing on his Valentine (or if not, whether it's possible to upload the image to Commons for posterity)? I'm also wondering if there's a better way to resolve the advertising spot references (most of which are on youtube) – perhaps a notelist that groups these together? -- Cl3phact0 (talk) 09:41, 17 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Articles created/expanded on January 26[edit]

Georgetown football, 1874–1889

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Created by BeanieFan11 (talk). Self-nominated at 01:14, 3 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Georgetown football, 1874–1889; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

  • Article was newly written before it was nominated and is long enough and has sources where they're needed. Neutrally written, Earwig detects shared text but they are quotes that are attributed. I'd rather you rewrote the according to HoyaSaxa.com than copy that. Hooks are interesting. Sources indicate that Georgetown's first game was forfeited. Problem with that hook is that the HoyaFootball source is the only one there and all it says is that Georgetown beat Alexandria, 2-0. It doesn't say the game wasn't played. Censors hook is solid. – Muboshgu (talk) 04:24, 27 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Line of Duty (series 3)

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  • ... that Jed Mercurio almost let "The Caddy" live? Source: [31] and [32] Quotes: "Dot’s escape was a bloody affair, and ended with him riddled with bullets, recording his dying declaration for Kate Fleming before passing away" and "Also, at the end of season 3, I seriously considered keeping the Caddy hidden from the rest of the team. Cottan came up with lots of plausible denial, framed Steve and continued within AC-12. But I knew people were desperate for justice."
    • ALT1: ... that Jed Mercurio almost let "The Caddy" live in series 3 of Line of Duty? Source: Same sources as above
    • Reviewed: N/A: First nomination
    • Comment: This is a work of fiction, but the fact considers real-world production information by sourcing a quote from the creator/writer. I believe that should allow it to pass DYKFICTION. I also came up with an alt hook In case the first would be considered an Easter Egg link. This is my first nomination, so I shouldn't need to review another article. I might also be able to try another alt if neither pass DYKFICTION.

5x expanded by TheDoctorWho (talk). Self-nominated at 04:53, 1 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Line of Duty (series 3); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Tapir!

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Created by Suntooooth (talk). Self-nominated at 19:00, 26 January 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Tapir!; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Raoul Augereau

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Created by Lettler (talk). Self-nominated at 16:34, 26 January 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Raoul Augereau; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]


Articles created/expanded on January 27[edit]

Sodankylä Old Church

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The Sodankylä Old Church in 2019
The Sodankylä Old Church in 2019

Created by Juustila (talk). Self-nominated at 18:10, 27 January 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Sodankylä Old Church; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

  • Starting the review now. Updates to follow. Ktin (talk) 04:02, 4 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[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 meets eligibility criteria. New. Long enough. No concerns with Earwig nor with tone. Some amount of copy edits might be required. Will note them below. Image is a nice one. Image seems to have been uploaded as "own work" with geo-location enabled. So, no concerns there. QPQ not needed. Ktin (talk) 04:55, 4 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

  • Hook
    • Hook says that the church is "one of Finland's oldest and well preserved wooden churches". The source however says [the church] ... is one of Finland’s oldest preserved wooden churches. So, basis this source, the first part of the hook is quoted and the latter part (i.e. "well preserved") is a subjective opinion that is not born by the quote. Furthermore, when we say the statement in the latter part of the hook, we should quote it to a source that is independent. Currently, the source links to the city's tourism website if I understand it correct -- that might not be the best source.
    • Consider retaining the first part and remove the subjectivity in the second part unless we are able to source it to a reliable independent source. e.g. "the church is one of the oldest preserved wooden churches"

Article feedback below. The article is largely good with some improvement feedback below.

  • Lede
    • "The church is considered one of the best preserved wooden churches in Finland" -- According to whom? Can we tie that statement to Finnish Heritage Agency? If so, this can be a compelling statement. However, if we are saying "According to Visit Lapland, the church is considered one of the best preserved wooden churches in Finland," that might not be compelling enough
  • History
    • Some amount of copyediting might be required here across the section.
    • You could start with when construction began and when it was completed, rather than starting with when construction was completed and then coming back three sentences later to say when construction might have started.
    • "Valuable persons" -- consider rewording this phrase. Prominent people? Consider adding a few examples of these prominent people
    • "is best preserved as a mummy" -- reword this phrase
    • "renovated again in 1979–1980 and 1992–1995" -- if you are giving a range of dates consider using "between" instead of "in"
  • Structure
    • "Medieval tradition" -- is there further qualification that can be added here? e.g. Medieval tradition of xxx
    • "Exceptional way" -- I do not know the architectural concepts here, but, are we trying to say the planking is different from normal rafter structure. If so, consider rewording
  • Other Notes
    • Can we add any notes on what the church is used for currently? The Visit Sodankyla website says it is not open for visitors currently.[1] Any details that you can add?

Handing this back to the nominator. Ktin (talk) 04:55, 4 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

References

  1. ^ "Sodankylä Old Church". Visit Sodankylä. 2023-01-10. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
@Juustila: Please address the above. Z1720 (talk) 02:35, 12 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Ktin: Does the above address your concerns? Z1720 (talk) 18:31, 17 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

  • Thanks for the nudge @Z1720:. I made a few copyedits on the article. I am going to make a minor edit to the hook.
If this is alright, I will go ahead and mark this approved. Thanks. Ktin (talk) 01:46, 18 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I'm okay with this. Thanks. Juustila (talk) 02:59, 19 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Approved. Ktin (talk) 04:00, 19 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Reopening per concerns at WT:DYK – some more reliable sources for the hook (and excising the non-reliable sources) would be good before re-approval. Thanks :) theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 21:37, 25 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Copying my note from WT:DYK.I agree with @Theleekycauldron:'s note in spirit. In fact I had noted that in my review. That said, the revised hook is a very basic one which is hard not to prove. The hook basically says, the church is one of the oldest preserved wooden churches. The fact is so-basic, that the mere existence of the church (in whatever active capacity) is sufficient to prove the hook. And, the tourism department website proves its existence, in my opinion. That said, if folks want to get a WP:RS source other than the tourism department website, and the nominator is willing, I will not stand in the way. Cheers.
  • Copying my note from WT:DYK. Another issue is that the final paragraph, from "The church does not have roof chairs" appears to be an uncredited machine translation of the Finnish article. TSventon (talk) 10:12, 26 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
The preceding paragraph, from "Stylistically, the church represents" also appears to be an uncredited machine translation of the Finnish article. TSventon (talk) 21:40, 26 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Thanks for the note and the findings TSventon. I am tagging @Juustila: to address some of these. Ktin (talk) 01:34, 27 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
In parallel, wanted to ask about the specific guidance we should be sharing with the nominators on this topic. I am somewhat unclear, because in the latest Vector 2022 skin, there seems to be a push to translate Wikipages to multiple languages using machine translations as a starting action. I am assuming that the skin / workflow asks folks to do their edits / checks after the machine translation is generated? Ktin (talk) 01:47, 27 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

San Rafael Falls

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5x expanded by Shannon1 (talk). Self-nominated at 18:42, 29 January 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/San Rafael Falls; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

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

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: No - Article says that the waterfall retreated upstream and disappeared over a few months, rather than just in February. A direct citation is also needed (the mention in the lead is ideal for hook eligibility).
  • Interesting: Yes

QPQ: No - Pending
Overall: An interesting and tragic article; I would like to see the hook issue cleared up, but otherwise the article looks great. SounderBruce 05:00, 31 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Shannon1: Can you please confirm how many DYK nominations you have so far? If it's more than five, you need to provide a QPQ for this nomination to proceed. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 23:39, 11 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Per the new tool I can confirm that Shannon1 has less than five nominations and thus does not need to do a QPQ. However, Shannon1 is currently on Wikibreak, so unless they return soon and address the issues, the nomination may have to be closed. Given that their userpage indicates a short wikibreak, the nomination may be marked for closure if there is no response or activity by the 22nd (one week after this comment). Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 04:25, 15 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Hi, I'm sorry I've been off Wikipedia for a bit and also busy working on another article so I forgot about this nomination. I'll add the citations to the lead. Would it be better if we changed the wording to "collapsed in February 2020 and disappeared within a few months"? Thank you, Shannon [ Talk ] 17:55, 18 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Tidy Trax

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Created by ResonantDistortion (talk). Self-nominated at 10:20, 29 January 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Tidy Trax; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Hiss (song)

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Created by BeyPolite (talk). Nominated by MaranoFan (talk) at 19:45, 28 January 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Hiss (song); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

  • That's much longer, and I think the law's name being the same as the rapper adds to both catchiness and interestingness.--NØ 07:15, 31 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Articles created/expanded on January 28[edit]

Intermission (Hopper)

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Created by Viriditas (talk) and Tryptofish (talk). Nominated by Viriditas (talk) at 21:51, 3 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Intermission (Hopper); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

  • Comment to Viriditas: thanks for providing so many QPQs! Most of them check out, but No Rome is not a full review as required by a QPQ guidelines, so I've struck it. I'm shaky on Weaponization of antisemitism, as it's also not a full-review, but given the depth of the quickfail, I'm inclined to say that's okay. Good luck with this nom, looks great! :) theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 00:42, 16 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    • Looks to me like Bogger holds both credits for doing both reviews, in case they don't know that they're entitled to use that nom a second time :) theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 00:43, 16 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
      • @Theleekycauldron: Thank you. I completely missed that. Viriditas (talk) 01:52, 16 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
        • I updated it with a third hook. Will update with a fourth shortly. I removed the other two since it still shows up in what links here and that could throw people off. Viriditas (talk) 00:22, 17 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Kenneth Raisbeck

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Created by 4meter4 (talk). Self-nominated at 21:34, 28 January 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Kenneth Raisbeck; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

  • This is not a full review, but I have some reservations about the hook. If a reader is unfamiliar with Wolfe or his novel, the hook doesn't really stand out, making the hook somewhat reliant on specialist knowledge. Can a more broadly understandable hook be proposed here? Although morbid, I wonder if a hook regarding the dispute regarding the circumstances of his death could work. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 12:50, 13 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • @4meter4: I was asking for some feedback off-Wiki regarding this nom and Pretzelles offered this alternative wording:
ALT1 ... that despite falling out with its author, Kenneth Raisbeck was the basis for a character in the novel Of Time and the River?
Personally I think it's better than the original hook since it's less reliant on specialist knowledge. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:09, 14 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Narutolovehinata5 I am fine with the alternative hook provided Wolfe is named in the text. I don't necessarily think specialist knowledge is needed. Thomas Wolfe is a major American novelist. He was required reading when I went to high school (I read Look Homeward Angel in 11th grade English) and college (I read 'Of Time and the River in freshman English lit). It would be like not knowing who Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Edgar Alan Poe, or Mark Twain are when it comes to American Lit. It would be rare to take a course in classic American lit in high school or college without reading Thomas Wolfe. He's a central writer, and is not exactly an esoteric topic. There is a whole slew of CliffsNotes and other study materials made for high school and college students for the novel Of Time and the River because it is a regularly assigned novel in English lit courses. The typical American will have studied Wolfe in school. I suppose global audience may not be as familiar with Wolfe, but certainly he is read in the UK. The Brits made a 2016 biopic film Genius which is about the writing of Of Time and the River so its not like this novel hasn't been in the broader public consciousness recently. I would oppose not including Wolfe's name in the hook because Wolfe's name is the immediate draw that make's it hooky in the same way other famous novelists like Twain, Poe, Dickens, Austen, etc. would be a draw. And yes Wolfe is in that class of major well known novelist (which is why we have things like biopic films being made on him). 4meter4 (talk) 00:18, 14 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I suppose global audience may not be as familiar with Wolfe. This is really the issue here. Per WP:DYKINT: don't assume everyone worldwide is familiar with your subject. What we could do, as a compromise, could be ALT1a ... that despite falling out with its author, Kenneth Raisbeck was the basis for a character in the Thomas Wolfe novel Of Time and the River?, but it should still be noted that hooks should not be US centric (maybe it's me not being an American, but I have never heard of Wolfe before though I know who Twain, Poe, and Dickens are, and I imagine they're far more well-known internationally). Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:01, 14 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Agreed. One can't always know if something is US centric if you are yourself American and lack an outsiders perspective. I think the alt hook with the addition of Wolfe's name would be fine.4meter4 (talk) 01:07, 14 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Umrao Singh Sher-Gil

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5x expanded by Ktin (talk) and Whispyhistory (talk). Nominated by Ktin (talk) at 07:38, 28 January 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Umrao Singh Sher-Gil; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]


Articles created/expanded on January 29[edit]

Sukadji Hendrotomo

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Created by Jeromi Mikhael (talk). Self-nominated at 23:52, 29 January 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Sukadji Hendrotomo; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Andrew Carnegie Mansion

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The Andrew Carnegie Mansion
The Andrew Carnegie Mansion

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 15:19, 29 January 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Andrew Carnegie Mansion; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

  • @Epicgenius: 5x expanded and long enough. Comprehensive article and Earwig is 27% and only alerts to titles. QPQ is done and article is referenced, cited correctly and neutral. The image is free and renders well at this size. Under Site In a spot check of citations I am unable to confirm the 1902 date in this sentence "the mansion was near the north end of Fifth Avenue's Millionaires' Row when it was finished in 1902". I spot checked twenty other citations that matched.
  1. AlT0 slight inconsistency - the source says begged for "the" job, but our hook says "a" job.
  2. ALT1 states several doorways were shortened but we only list one shortened doorway in our article "The doorway to the office was only 6 feet (1.8 m) high"
I prefer those hooks if we can correct them and make them line up with our article. Bruxton (talk) 04:45, 2 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Epicgenius: I see you corrected the 1902 issue Special:Diff/1202352925, and I will adjust the hooks above. Let me know if they are a good interpretation of the sources.
  • ALT0a: ... that the Andrew Carnegie Mansion in New York City was designed by "the only architects in the city who had not begged for the job"? Source: Ewing, Heather P. (2014). Life of a Mansion: the Story of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Cooper Hewitt. pp. 20, 23.
  • ALT1a: ... that a doorway in the Andrew Carnegie Mansion was shortened to draw attention away from Carnegie's short stature? Bruxton (talk) 18:25, 2 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    • @Bruxton: Thanks for the review. I have no problem with the content of these hooks, though they will need a third editor to look at them, so I will mark these hooks as needing review. Epicgenius (talk) 18:52, 2 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Epicgenius: If you had corrected them first.... it is my fault for being too quick. Good article EG and I am excited to review this as a GAN. Bruxton (talk) 19:24, 2 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Mosque of Ulmas al-Hajib

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Muqarnas vault at the Mosque of Ulmas al-Hajib
Muqarnas vault at the Mosque of Ulmas al-Hajib
  • ... that the Mosque of Ulmas al-Hajib has the first "flat" muqarnas vault (pictured) in Cairo? Sources: 1) O'Kane, Bernard (2016). The Mosques of Egypt. American University of Cairo Press, p.92: "The portal itself is also the first to be vaulted with an array of flat muqarnas, paralleled later in the Mosque of Bashtak."; 2) Behrens-Abouseif, Doris (2007). Cairo of the Mamluks: A History of Architecture and its Culture. The American University in Cairo Press, p. 182: "The portal consists of a deep recess roofed with a flat stone muqarnas, which was a novelty in Cairo that was repeated twice later, [...]"

Created by R Prazeres (talk). Self-nominated at 06:25, 29 January 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Mosque of Ulmas al-Hajib; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Articles created/expanded on January 31[edit]

Head Harbour Lighthouse

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East Quoddy Head Light, a.k.a. Head Harbour Lighthouse
East Quoddy Head Light, a.k.a. Head Harbour Lighthouse
  • ... that there's an East Quoddy Head Lighthouse (pictured) and a West Quoddy Head Lighthouse across the bay from one another (in matching colors!) but that one is in Canada and the other is in the United States? Source: https://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=1022
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    • Comment: East Quoddy and West Quoddy are an adorable pair of lighthouses in the Bay of Fundy between Maine, USA and New Brunswick, Canada. They're both painted a bright red and white, (with America's in patriotic stripes and Canada's with a classic St. George's Cross,) and are just a delightful twin site. I noticed there wasn't an article for East Quoddy (a.k.a. Head Harbour Light), so I wrote one up and am submitting this now, hopefully you like it!

Created by Garnet Moss (talk). Self-nominated at 03:32, 4 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Head Harbour Lighthouse; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

  • I'm not sure this qualifies as a reliable source, it appears to be the self-published work of an amateur. nableezy - 16:27, 6 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • It's a thorough, secondary source for information about many lighthouses, which further cites primary sources. I'm happy to submit other links to more authoritative sources, but I chose this one because it included info about both East and West Quoddy in the same body of text, so it seemed most relevant. (Also, sorry if this is bad protocol, this is my first DYK!) Garnet Moss (talk) 23:12, 8 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    It is secondary sure, but it is self-published and I dont see anything indicating the author has academic works on the topic to make it a usable self-published source. So yes, please do include some other source for the statement. Thanks, nableezy - 14:17, 12 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    Sure thing; I'll note the "statement" is essentially just that this pair of lighthouses exists on the bay. If a simple tourism page would work, there's this one from the New Brunswick tourism department's website, noting that the lighthouse is twinned with West Quoddy. If something more 'serious' would be preferred, I'd have to cite a pair of pages, like this one from the official Canadian Register of Historic Places website, in conjunction with this one from the offician American National Register of Historic Places website. These don't reference one another, but they site the location in the same bay. Hopefully one of these options would work! Garnet Moss (talk) 03:29, 13 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    Im sorry, maybe I just dont have enough background here, but the tourism site just says It is the older sister light of West Quoddy Light in Lubec, Maine. It doesn't support the matching colors, which I know you can see from photos, but I dont know if this really rises to supported by a reliable source for the hook. nableezy - 16:19, 13 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Herwig Gössl

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Created by Modussiccandi (talk). Self-nominated at 10:03, 1 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Herwig Gössl; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]


Articles created/expanded on February 2[edit]

Itutumba Ka ng Tatay Ko

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Created by RapMonstaXY (talk). Self-nominated at 13:14, 2 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Itutumba Ka ng Tatay Ko; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

  • Even as someone familiar with Gibbs, the hook probably won't appeal to those outside the Philippines, so a new hook is probably needed here. Maybe a hook about the connection with his late father would be better? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 13:12, 8 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Thanks, that sounds okay. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 08:41, 11 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • The article was new enough and long enough at the time of the nomination and is free of close paraphrasing. ALT1 is cited inline and verified in the source. No QPQ has been given, please confirm if you have over five nominations, because if this is the case then you will need to provide a QPQ for this nomination to proceed. I think the Production section could use some copyediting. Once these issues are addressed the nomination will be approved. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:48, 13 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Alfred de Laage de Meux

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De Meux, ca. 1915–1917
De Meux, ca. 1915–1917

Created by Tails Wx (talk). Self-nominated at 15:36, 2 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Alfred de Laage de Meux; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]


Articles created/expanded on February 3[edit]

Sean Jackson (basketball)

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Created by TonyTheTiger (talk). Self-nominated at 05:45, 10 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Sean Jackson (basketball); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

This is a peculiar date request. I was initially going to request this run on the date that Princeton's postseason game is to occur. However, it is looking like Princeton will not appear in either the 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament or 2024 National Invitation Tournament. As a result, I will tentatively request March 16 to coincide with the 2024 Ivy League men's basketball tournament. But I would like to reserve the right to reevaluate the prospect following the games of March 2nd to say whether I would like to change to betting on a later date.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 05:54, 10 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Ali Ahmed Karti

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5x expanded by Crispulop (talk). Self-nominated at 17:12, 9 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Ali Ahmed Karti; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Fursan al-Aqsa: The Knights of the Al-Aqsa Mosque

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Created by BuySomeApples (talk) and Thisisarealusername (talk). Nominated by BuySomeApples (talk) at 05:27, 7 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Fursan al-Aqsa: The Knights of the Al-Aqsa Mosque; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

  • Comment The article may not be notable at all, violating the notability requirement of WP:DYK, as it uses several unreliable sources, including Hooked Gamers, one of the sites that reviewed the game. Additionally, even if it were notable, if all a game is known for is a controversy, then the controversy itself would be notable rather than the game. There are also some WP:UNDUE issues with the writing, as the article describes the perpetrators as "freedom fighters" without clarifying it is a fringe viewpoint. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 02:06, 8 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I tweaked the dev's quotes to fix the UNDUE concerns, but I'm pretty sure this meets notability requirements. We have Haaretz, Jerusalem Post and Ynet articles about it, and some games do become notable mostly because of controversy. I don't think having a standalone page about the controversy would be better than the current page. Hooked Gamers wouldn't be enough to meet notability requirements on its own, but it seems reliable enough to include (it seems to have editorial standards and Metacritic counts it). BuySomeApples (talk) 02:19, 8 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Metacritic counts numerous websites that are considered (by Wikipedia) to be unreliable. It does have metrics where it counts smaller sites less, but we don't have said metrics, it's all or nothing. Hooked Gamers blatantly states they are "volunteer-run" and it does not mention editors, only contributors. It is clear that they are not experts, I don't see why they should be taken any more seriously than someone's blog. It's not mentioned in WP:VG/S, but if it were it would likely be strictly in the unreliable column.
The reason why a solely controversial game cannot be encyclopedic in the absence of reviews is that WP:INDISCRIMINATE requires something to demonstrate its "development, design, reception, significance, and influence". Said game would have no influence, and would fall under WP:NOT. Having influence is demonstrated by some kind of commentary on the substance of the game and not just its broad themes. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 04:47, 8 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
If you really have a problem with Hooked Gamers, the source can be removed but it's by far not the only or best ref supporting the article. Take the page to AfD if you're still worried about notability, it's the only way to get consensus. BuySomeApples (talk) 06:04, 8 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Lianxing Temple

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  • ... that the White Dagoba at the Lianxing Temple in Yangzhou was not built by Iranian nomads 1000 years ago? Source: Snow, Edgar; et al. (10 August 1929), "Journeying through Kiangsu: From Shanghai to the Capital via the Shanghai Nanking Railway", China Weekly Review, vol. XLIX, Shanghai: Millard Publishing Co., p. 568, for the fact that some people used to believe that. Every other source in the article and world for the fact that it's wrong.
    • ALT1: ... that the White Dagoba at the Lianxing Temple in Yangzhou was probably not originally made of an enormous pile of salt? Source: Morris, Edwin T. (1983), The Gardens of China: History, Art, and Meanings, New York: Scribner, p. 122, for the fact that it's a traditional story in China. "White Pagoda", Official site, Yangzhou: Slender West Lake Scenic Spot, 2023, for it probably being wrong in the opinion of the site's caretakers and official historians.
    • ALT2: ... that the Taiping rebels destroyed most of Yangzhou's Lianxing Temple but left its White Dagoba alone so it could be used as a watchtower? Source: Olivová, Lucie B. (2009), "Building History and the Preservation of Yangzhou", Lifestyle and Entertainment in Yangzhou, NIAS Studies in Asian Topics, No. 44, Copenhagen: Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, p. 17.
    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Barley
    • Comment: Kindly do not add extraneous links to the hooks. DYK is here to promote the newly created articles and readers can click through if interested.

Created by LlywelynII (talk). Self-nominated at 20:13, 3 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Lianxing Temple; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Articles created/expanded on February 4[edit]

Paleoallium

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Paleoallium billgenseli scape and floretes
Paleoallium billgenseli scape and floretes
  • ... that propagation in the fossil amaryllis relative Paleoallium (pictured) may have been with floods or pollinators? Source: Pigg, Bryan, & DeVore 2018 "Why Produce a Combination of Bulbils and Flowers? paragraphs 2 & 3"
    • ALT1: ... that while named for alliums, the fossil Paleoallium (pictured) was not specifically named as directly related to any allium species? Source: Pigg, Bryan, & DeVore 2018 "Establishment of New Taxon: For our model, we illustrate Allium cepa var. proliferum, known as the Egyptian walking onion (figs. 1I, 2E, 3A, 4F); however, we do not imply a direct relationship to this or another particular modern species."
    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Crassispira incrassata

Created by Kevmin (talk). Self-nominated at 03:01, 4 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Paleoallium; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Articles created/expanded on February 5[edit]

Allenbya collinsonae

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  • ... that only one fruit but several thousand seeds were known when Allenbya collinsonae was named? Source: Cevallos-Ferriz and Stockey 1989 page 207 "Material and methods" "One fruit and several thousand seeds have been found in chert blocks near Princeton, British Columbia. These seeds are some of the most common fossils in the chert."
    • ALT1: ... that Allenbya collinsonae waterlily seeds are some of the most common Princeton Chert fossils? Source: Cevallos-Ferriz and Stockey 1989 page 207 "Material and methods" "One fruit and several thousand seeds have been found in chert blocks near Princeton, British Columbia. These seeds are some of the most common fossils in the chert."
    • ALT2: ... that the waterlily Allenbya is named for the same ghost town as a rock formation? Source: Cevallos-Ferriz and Stockey 1989 page 208 ETYMOLOGY. The genus is named after the abandoned mining town of Allenby from which the Allenby Formation also takes its name
    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Ephelcomenus
    • Comment: Article started by @Conan Wolff: on 5 February 2024, expanded by Kevmin from there

Created by Kevmin (talk) and Conan Wolff (talk). Nominated by Kevmin (talk) at 20:18, 10 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Allenbya collinsonae; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Paula Arai

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** ALT1: ... that Paula Arai experienced racial and sexual discrimination as a scholar because she embedded herself in the lives of the Japanese Sōtō Zen women she studied? Source: Tsomo, Karma Lekshe. (2021). "Paula Kane Robinson Arai: Navigating Cultural Intimacy and Scholarly Authority". In Challenging Bias against Women Academics in Religion; Colleen Hartung, ed., p. 194-196.

Created by Figureskatingfan (talk). Self-nominated at 21:12, 5 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Paula Arai; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough

Policy compliance:

  • Adequate sourcing: Yes
  • Neutral: No - Some descriptions of the subject's books include non-neutral direct quotations from the subject; this is the case for Women living Zen and The Little Book of Zen Healing. Moreover, the often laudatory tone of a main source (Tsomo, Karma Lekshe, 2021. "Paula Kane Robinson Arai: Navigating Cultural Intimacy and Scholarly Authority") is perhaps not sufficiently toned down for an encyclopedia, especially because of the numerous direct quotations. Besides, the Tsomo paper often cites personal communication with the subject as its source, and for this reason its reliability as a source is perhaps not perfect.
Can you point out the specific examples of non-neutral quotations? Are you talking about the LSU staff page in the case of Women Living Zen and Arai's webpage for Zen Healing? The use of quotations, or rather the overuse of them, is debatable, I think, but I could go through and paraphrase them if you like. And a source using interviews and oral history doesn't make it unreliable.

Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 22:54, 25 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Yes, these are the ones: The quotation from an author-affiliated website that she "changes the face of Zen scholarship", and the one from her own website that mentions how the practices she describes bring about "gratitude that melts fear and anger" don't strike me as absolutely neutral. Would I mind them in, say, a featured article? I think so. Are they reason to dismiss the dyk nomination? Possibly not; a more experienced reviewer should tell.NikosGouliaros (talk) 23:21, 25 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: Yes
  • Interesting: Yes
  • Other problems: No - I dare say the hook may benefit from some tweaking: it repeats 'Buddhist studies' as 'study Buddhist'; and the phrase 'use ethnography' sounds (to my ears, as a user of English as second language) not great.
No, it states that Arai studied Buddhist laywomen and nuns and using a field of study to conduct research is common use. Is this better? ALT0: ...that Paula Arai, , a Buddhist studies scholar, used ethnographic data to research the lives of Buddhist laywomen and nuns? Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 22:54, 25 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
How about 'that Paula Arai, a Buddhist studies scholar, conducted ethnographic research on Buddhist laywomen and nuns?' Or perhaps (quoting from Tsomo, page 196) 'lived for more than a year at Japan’s leading Sōtō Zen monastic training center, conducting ethnographic research?' NikosGouliaros (talk) 16:32, 26 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I'm fine with your revision of ALT0. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 21:43, 26 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
QPQ: Done.

Overall: NB: The alternative hook is not properly cited: it is a bold statement that is not nearly found in the source as it is written; one could perhaps accept it if 'because' (which just needs more context to be understood) is changed to 'when'. Still, one feels a bit unsure of the neutrality of the source.

Okay, then let's make that change, although I suspect that we're gonna use ALT0 anyway: ... that Paula Arai experienced racial and sexual discrimination as a scholar because she embedded herself in the lives of the Japanese Sōtō Zen women she studied? Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 22:54, 25 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I'm afraid I don't see how a phrase as strong as 'racial and sexual discrimination' can be gathered from the source. A more experienced reviewer should contribute here. NikosGouliaros (talk) 16:32, 26 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Since it looks like we're gonna go with ALT0, I withdraw ALT1, so an additional reviewer doesn't seem to be necessary. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 21:43, 26 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I note this is my first DYK review. NikosGouliaros (talk) NikosGouliaros (talk) 21:04, 25 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Porij

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5x expanded by Launchballer (talk). Self-nominated at 11:44, 5 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Porij; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

"Cuts their parts" is puzzling and sounds like self-harming or something. Suggest you rephrase that. Gatoclass (talk) 01:08, 6 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

It was my understanding that 'cut' meant the same as 'record'. ALT3: ... that the members of the British band Porij record their parts in their bedrooms?--Launchballer 19:08, 6 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Okay, a few issues. Firstly, ALTs 1 and 3 won't work because the source dates to 2020 and we don't know if they still record their parts in their bedrooms, secondly, I really like ALT2 and if I had my druthers would run it as is, but it has two issues, firstly that all sources but one appear to refer to the singer as "Eggy" rather than "Egg", and secondly it may attract the MOS police because of the lack of capitalization; and thirdly, the original hook is not very interesting. Any chance of coming up with a different hook or two? Gatoclass (talk) 08:13, 7 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Egg appears to be Moore's most recent stage name per their record label (and umpteen rewritten press releases such as NME, Line of Best Fit, Stereogum), is the name used when remixing per Spotify, and is the name they use on their own Facebook account; my guess is that their stage name began as Eggy and then found itself shortened. (It's a crying shame their first EP Breakfast doesn't meet notability guidelines.)
ALT4: ... that Porij called their record label Oat Gang because DistroKid wanted a label name? (Source: https://diymag.com/interview/porij-baby-face-ep-august-2021-interview)
ALT5: ... that the lead singer of Porij uses they/them pronouns? (Source: https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/porij-band-manchester-interview-outlines-live-radar-3307357)
ALT6: ... that Piri pilfered Porij's guitarist for her own band after matching with him on Tinder? (Source: per ALT5, plus https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/piri-and-tommy-meet-the-rising-stars-of-pop-xbsjrwl8t for Tinder)
There's probably a really quirky hook in ALT6 involving lots and lots of alliteration ("plank-spanker" is a synonym for guitarist per NME and, well, Piri's other activities...), but I need to head out.--Launchballer 10:11, 7 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I'm not keen on either ALTs 4, 5 or 6 for different reasons. Gatoclass (talk) 12:37, 22 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

There's probably a good paragraph in the fact that they supported Coldplay on their Music of the Spheres World Tour, although I am too frazzled right now to actually write it. I'll come back to you when I've done so.--Launchballer 12:52, 22 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Well not quite a paragraph, but anyway.
ALT7: ... that the British band Porij went from rehearsing in a decrepit mill to performing at the City of Manchester Stadium?
ALT8: ... that the lead singer of Porij once described supporting Coldplay on their Music of the Spheres World Tour as "good craic"? (I'm minded not to put the date in, given it's already been extended once.)
ALT9: ... that the British band Porij received "a bottle of bubbly" for supporting Coldplay on their Music of the Spheres World Tour?--Launchballer 11:02, 24 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Billy Fitzgerald (lacrosse)

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Created by Giants2008 (talk). Self-nominated at 02:32, 5 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Billy Fitzgerald (lacrosse); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

ALT0 is incorrect (he was voted second best Canadian player) and excessively wordy. Suggested alt:

  • ALT1: ... that a journalists' poll rated Billy Fitzgerald the second best Canadian lacrosse player of the first half of the 20th century? Gatoclass (talk) 09:49, 5 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    • Can't believe I missed that in the source. Thanks for the catch; it's been fixed in the article now. ALT1 definitely looks better than the first blurb. Giants2008 (Talk) 02:16, 8 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Reviewer needed for ALT1. Gatoclass (talk) 12:45, 22 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

  • Actually, a full review is needed, because only the original hook has been reviewed here thus far. Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 02:44, 26 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]


Articles created/expanded on February 6[edit]

Salar del Huasco

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Salar del Huasco
Salar del Huasco

5x expanded by Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk). Self-nominated at 12:37, 12 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Salar del Huasco; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Is This Band Emo?

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Created by PantheonRadiance (talk). Self-nominated at 01:00, 10 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Is This Band Emo?; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Juniperus scopulorum

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5x expanded by MtBotany (talk). Self-nominated at 18:10, 7 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Juniperus scopulorum; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

References

  1. ^ Phillips, Frank J. (1910). "The Dissemination of Junipers by Birds". Forestry Quarterly. Cambridge, Massachusetts. 8: 62. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  2. ^ Arno, Stephen F. (1977). Northwest trees. Seattle, Washington: Mountaineers. p. 134. ISBN 978-0-916890-50-6. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  3. ^ Olsen, Mary; Young, Deborah. "True Mistletoes" (PDF). University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. Department of Plant Sciences, University of Arizona. Retrieved 5 February 2024.

Run (meme)

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Created by PetraMagna (talk). Nominated by BuySomeApples (talk) at 05:34, 7 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Run (meme); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

  • Article is new enough and long enough. What makes this a reliable source? Where does #9 say that the meme had an enthusiastic reception? Gonna wonder if the Chinese government had anything to say (or do) about this thing. Didn't notice any copyvio or plagiarism. I'd go for ALT1. QPQ seems OK. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 08:18, 7 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
The site claims that they are established by Hong Kong University's Journalism and Media Studies Centre. I found confirmation of that claim on JMSC's site. There are older archives such as [35] and [36] whose domain name indicate that the project was a part of Hong Kong University. My speculation is that China Media Project became independent from Hong Kong University at some point, changed their domain, and moved to the US and Taiwan, which is not surprising considering the fate of other news services in Hong Kong (those are my guesses, though). An article from the Guardian quoted the director (Bandurski) in 2019 and stated that CMP is affiliated with HKU. I can keep digging for other sources, but I think this is good enough for establishing credibility. Bandurski is still the director and wrote the source quoted in the article, at least according to the China Media Project site, and I don't see indications of the site becoming an inferior source after becoming independent from HKU.
The "enthusiastic reception" sentence might be an extrapolation on my part. I will look around the source to see what made me think that and rewrite it if I can't find anything. As for governmental responses, I remember seeing some sources speculate that the term was invented to circumvent censorship, and search engines were preventing users from accessing internet search trends because of spikes in emigration-related queries. I can expand it in this respect in the next few days when I'm available. PetraMagna (talk) 17:29, 7 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Most of the content concerns have been addressed. As for censorship, I added that the term was created to circumvent censorship. I don't believe the term is censored in China as of now, though I can still add censorship of immigration-related search result later. One remaining issue with the article is that the sections seem to blend together to me. Perhaps there's a way to better organize the article. PetraMagna (talk) 08:20, 8 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

List of accolades received by The Last of Us (TV series)

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Created by ZooBlazer (talk) and Rhain (talk). Nominated by ZooBlazer (talk) at 05:14, 7 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/List of accolades received by The Last of Us (TV series); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Gorontalo (city)

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Created by Nyanardsan (talk). Self-nominated at 14:38, 6 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Gorontalo (city); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

R. Ames Montgomery

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Montgomery c. 1924
Montgomery c. 1924

Moved to mainspace by PCN02WPS (talk). Self-nominated at 05:36, 6 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/R. Ames Montgomery; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]


Articles created/expanded on February 7[edit]

Oakwood Cemetery (Montgomery, Alabama)

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Created by Drmies (talk) and Uncle G (talk). Nominated by Drmies (talk) at 23:26, 10 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Oakwood Cemetery (Montgomery, Alabama); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Elmwood Tower

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Improved to Good Article status by Etriusus (talk). Self-nominated at 04:31, 8 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Elmwood Tower; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Comets in fiction

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Halley's Comet
Halley's Comet

Improved to Good Article status by TompaDompa (talk). Self-nominated at 21:06, 7 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Comets in fiction; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Articles created/expanded on February 8[edit]

Jumalan teatteri

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Created by JIP (talk). Self-nominated at 11:24, 11 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Jumalan teatteri; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Canada All-Stars

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Moved to mainspace by BeanieFan11 (talk). Self-nominated at 18:35, 9 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Canada All-Stars; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

PHerc. Paris. 4

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  • ... that it took a particle accelerator and machine-learning algorithms to extract the charred text of PHerc. Paris. 4 without unrolling it? Source: First passages of rolled-up Herculaneum scroll revealed [37]

Created by NeverBeGameOver (talk), Ifly6 (talk), and StarTrekker (talk). Nominated by NeverBeGameOver (talk) at 05:34, 9 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/PHerc. Paris. 4; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

  • I would not use the first one related to Nat Friedman. It sounds too much like an endorsement or promotion thereof. The second, noting the discovery of a work by Philodemus, is reasonable and is sourced reliably (Nature). Ifly6 (talk) 05:55, 10 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Songs from Suicide Bridge

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Colorado Street Bridge in Pasadena, California
Colorado Street Bridge in Pasadena, California

Created by DigitalIceAge (talk). Self-nominated at 18:19, 8 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Songs from Suicide Bridge; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[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 - See below.
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article is new and long enough. QPQ done. Earwig detects "possible violation", but this is only because of material properly quoted within article. ALT0 is good to go. ALT1 needs a little work. Instead of piping in "Pasadena's...", it would be better for clarity if the syntax was modified to note that the suicide spot is in the city. Also, "notorious" needs to be cut per MOS:PEACOCK and MOS:LABEL. However, if the description were attributed to a source, then it could be used. —CurryTime7-24 (talk) 02:54, 27 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Beebo the God of War

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Improved to Good Article status by OlifanofmrTennant (talk) and Kailash29792 (talk). Nominated by OlifanofmrTennant (talk) at 05:43, 8 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Beebo the God of War; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

  • This isn't a review but a comment, but I would suggest dropping ALT1 per WP:DYKFICTION (a hook about a work of fiction has to be primarily about the real world), and also because it seems very specialist and may not appeal to non-fans. Personally I think ALT2 is the best hook among the three proposals but I will let the reviewer decide. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 13:15, 8 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    I feel as this isnt the case as it talks about the character being recast. Questions? four Olifanofmrtennant (she/her) 06:19, 25 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Articles created/expanded on February 9[edit]

Weird Faith

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Created by Voorts (talk). Self-nominated at 01:38, 15 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Weird Faith; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Art of the Jewish people

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  • ... that following the emancipation, there was a rise in Jews engaging with the arts leading to a cultural resurgence in Jewish culture and art in the Europe? Source: https://yivoencyclopedia.org/article.aspx/painting_and_sculpture
    • ALT1: ... that following the Russian revolution, Jews were emancipated and free to engage in the arts leading to a resurgence in Jewish art? Source: Rebecca Assoun, Jewish artists in Montparnasse Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. European Jewish Press, July 19, 2005. Accessed February 12, 2006.
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    • Comment: Link to article can be in:" Jewish culture and art " and in ALT1 in "Jewish art"

Created by Homerethegreat (talk). Self-nominated at 10:42, 12 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Art of the Jewish people; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Ancient Jewish art

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  • ... that ancient Jewish art in late antiquity is epitomized by the biblical themed murals of the Dura-Europos synagogue in Syria? Source: Rachel, Hachlili (1998). Ancient jewish art and archaeology in the diaspora. Brill. ISBN 978-9004108783. OCLC 470279305. https://search.worldcat.org/title/470279305
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Created by Homerethegreat (talk). Self-nominated at 19:22, 14 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Ancient Jewish art; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: QPQ not needed. The article contains significant uncited material, and the hook fact is not itself cited in the article. These issues need to be resolved Homerethegreat. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 22:02, 18 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Eretnid dynasty

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Silver dirham minted in the name of Eretna in 1351 in Erzincan. It includes an inscription in the Uyghur script that reads sultan adil.
Silver dirham minted in the name of Eretna in 1351 in Erzincan. It includes an inscription in the Uyghur script that reads sultan adil.

Improved to Good Article status by Aintabli (talk). Self-nominated at 19:07, 10 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Eretnid dynasty; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Battle of Carrizo

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Created by Lbal (talk). Self-nominated at 18:40, 10 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Battle of Carrizo; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Pantheon ad Lucem

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Created by Premeditated Chaos (talk). Self-nominated at 16:53, 10 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Pantheon ad Lucem; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

2024 Netball Nations Cup

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Created by Djln19 (talk). Self-nominated at 16:06, 10 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/2024 Netball Nations Cup; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

  • Hello, @Djln19: The first things I've noticed is that the article is not long enough for DYK. But this is easily fixed by converting the list under "Debuts and milestones" into prose form. I will begin my full review shortly. ~~lol1VNIO (I made a mistake? talk to me) 17:15, 16 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Sources should be given for the match officials' associations. In addition to prosifying the milestones as above, basic organizational information should be summarized in the lead, such as The group stage consists of three rounds, the first two of which were held 20-21 Jan in OVO, London; and the third one, playoffs, and grand final were held 27-28 Jan in the First Direct Arena, Leeds. In the hook, "for New Zealand in the same team" sounds a little redundant, would it be possible to cut it down to
    ALT1: ... that at the 2024 Netball Nations Cup, Georgia and Kate Heffernan became the first sisters to play for New Zealand at the same time?
  • Article: new enough, neutral, BLP-compliant, copyvio-free according to Earwig, complete and presentable; Hook: cited, interesting, QPQ not required. Best wishes, ~~lol1VNIO (I made a mistake? talk to me) 20:21, 16 February 2024 (UTC); edited 16:06, 17 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Thanks @Lol1VNIO: for your feedback. I'm not sure the article can be expanded any further. I could not find any other references for the match officials other than one included. Plus, I don't think we need a long winded explanation on how group stages work. They are widely used in numerous sports, they don't really need explaining. Possibly could add more about the venues. Your version of the hook is ok with me. Djln Djln19 (talk) 20:17, 24 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

References

  1. ^ "Silver Ferns fall to Australian Diamonds in Nations Cup opener". stuff.co.nz. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Australia defeat Silver Ferns in Nations Cup opener". www.silverferns.co.nz. 21 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Steel's Heffernan makes Silver Ferns debut as team's preparations begin". stuff.co.nz. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Newest Silver Fern shocked by call-up against world champs". www.rnz.co.nz. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.

May O'Flaherty

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Created by Bogger (talk). Self-nominated at 14:25, 10 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/May O'Flaherty; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]


Articles created/expanded on February 11[edit]

Gary Bossert

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Created by TonyTheTiger (talk). Self-nominated at 20:31, 14 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Gary Bossert; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

  • I was suppose to nominate this by the 12th I think, but I got distracted and forgot to. If it is too late, I can nom at GAN and come back later.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 20:33, 14 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • I created the page in my sandbox on 2/5, but I did not move it to main space until 2/11. So this in time. I am going to move it to the Feb 11 section.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 02:31, 15 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • The hook as currently written is a bit complicated and hard to read. My suggestion would be to split the hook into two separate hooks (one for the three-point shots, the other for the free throws). Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 12:34, 17 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
The issue here is the hook, not the article, so how it is presented in the article is irrelevant to my specific concern. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 13:53, 17 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
User:Narutolovehinata5, I am just trying to understand why it is so confusing. It is almost the exact same text as the WP:LEAD opening paragraph. Is that some sort of wild mess or something. Is it not possible to say two things in a hook if they make sense. The scale of his uniqueness is not well represented by either single point.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 00:49, 18 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@TonyTheTiger: Think of a hook as a run-on sentence. It's trying to say two things at once without break, and the flow of how that is presented can be tiring. A regular reader who reads the hook may feel tired from reading it all at once. This isn't about how impressive his work is, it's about the interest of the reader. This is why I was suggesting splitting it into two separate hooks; personally, I think either by itself is impressive enough, but it's also more "bite-sized" that would be more likely to keep a reader's attention than something more winded. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:56, 18 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I also just realized that the hook is 201 characters and thus cannot be used. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 03:54, 18 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Well the limit is 200 right?-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 04:52, 18 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
ALT1 * ... that Gary Bossert has made the most single-game consecutive three-point shots and second most single-game free throws without a miss?
The limit is indeed 200, but the new hook not only doesn't address my original concern, but also introduces an error because it now lacks the "NCAA Division I" qualifier, making the hook appear to be a general hook. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 05:52, 18 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
One could make the argument that removal of the qualifiers adds intrigue and makes the hook less cluttered and confusing.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 15:23, 18 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
It would also make the hook inaccurate and even a factual error, so as written ALT1 would also not pass either a trip to WP:ERRORS or a sanity check at WT:DYK. I'm not sure what's so difficult about splitting the hook into two separate hooks as that would essentially solve the main issues with the hook regarding both accuracy and ease-of-reading. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:01, 19 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
ALT2 * ... that Gary Bossert is in record books for consecutive three-point shots and free throws without a miss?-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 04:58, 19 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
That hook doesn't address the accuracy issue either because it seems to vague about the "record books" in question. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 06:28, 20 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Please clarify what is inaccurate. He is in at least 4 record books (3 linked as refs — NCAA, America East, and Niagara — and a fourth in the prose — High School) for these two activities. For brevity I just say record books than name all 4.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 04:48, 21 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
It's the same issue as the above. The record books in question are not specified, so it is unclear what those records are in the hook (they're NCAA records, but at first glance they're too vague to have any meaning). It might be easier to just go with my earlier suggestion of split hooks; I cannot understand why there is an apparent insistence of including both despite the issues. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 05:25, 21 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

2023–24 College Football Playoff

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5x expanded by PCN02WPS (talk). Self-nominated at 23:41, 12 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/2023–24 College Football Playoff; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[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: Done.

Overall: Everything looks good, but there is a merge discussion still active. It would probably be best to wait until that is closed before this is approved. BeanieFan11 (talk) 01:44, 16 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]


Articles created/expanded on February 12[edit]

Matt Rempe

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Created by Rlendog (talk). Self-nominated at 22:11, 18 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Matt Rempe; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Modi'in (ancient city)

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A Jewish burial cave found at Khirbet Midiyeh, one of the proposed sites for the ancient city of Modi'in
A Jewish burial cave found at Khirbet Midiyeh, one of the proposed sites for the ancient city of Modi'in
  • ... that ancient Modi'in was home to a monumental mausoleum of the Hasmonean family, built in the 2nd century BC by Simon Thassi, the brother of Judas Maccabeus, but it remains undiscovered to this day? Source: Zissu, Boaz; Perry, Lior (2015). "Hasmonean Modi'in and Byzantine Moditha: A topographical-historical and archaeological assessment". Palestine Exploration Quarterly. 147 (4): 316–337. doi:10.1179/0031032815Z.000000000137. ISSN 0031-0328
    • ALT1: ... that Modi'in, an ancient Jewish city mentioned in the Books of the Maccabees, was the hometown of the Hasmonean family, who led the successful Maccabean Revolt? Source: Zissu, Boaz; Perry, Lior (2015). "Hasmonean Modi'in and Byzantine Moditha: A topographical-historical and archaeological assessment". Palestine Exploration Quarterly. 147 (4): 316–337. doi:10.1179/0031032815Z.000000000137. ISSN 0031-0328
    • ALT2: ... that the exact location of ancient Jewish city of Modi'in, hometown of the Maccabees, remains debated among scholars, with several proposed sites all located near modern Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut? Source: Zissu, Boaz; Perry, Lior (2015). "Hasmonean Modi'in and Byzantine Moditha: A topographical-historical and archaeological assessment". Palestine Exploration Quarterly. 147 (4): 316–337. doi:10.1179/0031032815Z.000000000137. ISSN 0031-0328
    • Reviewed:
    • Comment: No comment

Created by Mariamnei (talk). Self-nominated at 13:48, 18 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Modi'in (ancient city); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Shelton Tappes

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  • ... that Shelton Tappes compared his work on discrimination claims for the UAW to a fire station, saying "when the bell rings, we run to put out the fire"? Source: Korstad, Robert; Lichtenstein, Nelson (1988) doi:10.2307/1901530 " 'We are a fire station' admitted Tappes, who served in the department during the 1950s and 1960s, 'and when the bell rings we run to put out the fire.'
    • ALT1: ... that the UAW's 1941 union contract with the Ford Motor Company included a then-unique antidiscrimination clause negotiated by Black foundryman Shelton Tappes? Source: Lichtenstein, Nelson (2013). A Contest of Ideas: Capital, Politics, and Labor p 116 "Foundryman Shelton Tappes.. helped negotiate a then unique antidiscrimination clause into the first UAW-Ford contract. Bates,2012, p. 255 "the antidiscrimination clause, was the handiwork of Shelton Tappes"
    • Reviewed:
    • Comment: I am working on reviewing my QPQ

Created by HouseOfChange (talk). Self-nominated at 05:16, 18 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Shelton Tappes; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Laufey (singer)

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Improved to Good Article status by Arconning (talk). Nominated by MaranoFan (talk) at 17:18, 15 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Laufey (singer); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Texas Hold 'Em (song), 16 Carriages

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Created by ModulationBend (talk). Nominated by MaranoFan (talk) at 08:21, 15 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Texas Hold 'Em (song); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

WFOR-TV

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Improved to Good Article status by Sammi Brie (talk) and Nathan Obral (talk). Nominated by Sammi Brie (talk) at 06:08, 15 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/WFOR-TV; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Articles created/expanded on February 13[edit]

Marcelino Gutiérrez

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Created by AlejandroFC (talk) and 2x2leax (talk). Nominated by 2x2leax (talk) at 22:03, 20 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Marcelino Gutiérrez; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Rosenheim Mansion

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The house in 2014
The house in 2014

Created by DarkNight0917 (talk). Self-nominated at 05:40, 20 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Rosenheim Mansion; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Ladislav Burlas

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Created by Gerda Arendt (talk). Self-nominated at 22:59, 19 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Ladislav Burlas; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]


Articles created/expanded on February 14[edit]

Çöpler mine disaster

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Created by CeeGee (talk). Self-nominated at 10:27, 19 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Çöpler mine disaster; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Aisling (book series)

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Created by Bogger (talk). Self-nominated at 12:48, 18 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Aisling (book series); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Adrian Ward-Jackson

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Created by No Swan So Fine (talk). Self-nominated at 23:36, 16 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Adrian Ward-Jackson; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Hypericum sect. Androsaemum, Aniculus aniculus

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Created by Fritzmann2002 (talk). Self-nominated at 17:45, 14 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Hypericum sect. Androsaemum; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

  • Comment: I'm afraid this hook just won't work. It plays with technical knowledge on too many levels, and is utterly confusing to the general reader even after they've read both articles. I had to spend a minute or so to figure out that it's playing on differences in botanic and zoologic nomenclature rules, where tautonyms are acceptable in the latter but not the former. --Paul_012 (talk) 15:15, 18 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • @Paul 012: what about a simplified ALT1: ... that double names are allowed for animals like Aniculus aniculus, but "forbidden" for plants like Androsaemum androsaemum? Fritzmann (message me) 20:56, 18 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    • That does make it more understandable to DYK readers, but it still needs to be better explained in the articles. The Androsaemum article, for example, only says, "A publication on botanical tautonyms by Ernst Huth in 1893 rejected the name Hypericum androsaemum, which meant that the new and invalid name Androsaemum androsaemum would take priority," which isn't nearly enough context. Why was it rejected? Why was it invalid? Why was this possible? What happened next? The sources also barely mention these specific examples (not at all in the case of Aniculus, as the source is just touching on the concept). While it's simple logic and I wouldn't regard it as violating WP:SYNTH, I don't think it's acceptable under DYK's rules. --Paul_012 (talk) 21:17, 18 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Thanks Paul for the comments, they're very helpful. I would appreciate a second opinion, preferably as part of a full review, so I'm able to assess whether the required changes are fully necessary and if so, if they are feasible or if I should drop the hooks. Fritzmann (message me) 23:58, 18 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Prince Karl Aloys of Liechtenstein

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Prince Karl Aloys
Prince Karl Aloys
  • ... that in 1920 Prince Karl Aloys (pictured) presented a draft for a new constitution of Liechtenstein, but it was rejected? Source: "Ein von Karl im April 1920 vorgelegter Verfassungsentwurf, der sich eng an die monarchistische Staatsauffassung von 1862 anlehnte, spielte in den weiteren Verhandlungen keine Rolle." https://historisches-lexikon.li/Liechtenstein,_Karl_von_(1878–1955)
    The source doesn't exactly say that it was outright rejected, but "played no role in further negotiations" strongly implies that. Given that the draft presented by Wilhelm Beck and Josef Peer later presented was accepted instead, the hook holds true.
    Here is the source of the latter just to verify: "1920 veröffentlichte Beck in den ON einen Verfassungsentwurf für eine konstitutionelle Monarchie auf demokratisch und parlamentarischer Grundlage mit Verankerung der Staatsgewalt in Fürst und Volk, Verantwortlichkeit der Regierung gegenüber dem Landtag und dem Recht auf Initiative und Referendum auf Gesetzes- und Verfassungsebene. Im September 1920 konnte Beck seine Vorstellungen in Verhandlungen auf Schloss Vaduz weitgehend durchsetzen. Die daraus resultierenden Schlossabmachungen vom 20.9.1920 und ein von Regierungschef Josef Peer als Regierungsvorlage präsentierter Verfassungsentwurf bildeten die Grundlage der neuen Verfassung vom 5.10.1921." https://historisches-lexikon.li/Beck,_Wilhelm
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    • Comment: Image is optional.

5x expanded by TheBritinator (talk). Self-nominated at 17:14, 14 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Prince Karl Aloys of Liechtenstein; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Jaroslav Záruba

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Created by Chetsford (talk). Self-nominated at 06:38, 14 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Jaroslav Záruba; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]


Articles created/expanded on February 15[edit]

Xebec Corporation

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Created by DigitalIceAge (talk). Self-nominated at 09:15, 21 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Xebec Corporation; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Akshayapureeswarar Temple

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Temple entrance
Temple entrance

Created by Redtigerxyz (talk). Self-nominated at 04:09, 19 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Akshayapureeswarar Temple; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Biodiversity Impact Credit

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Created by Pinkchiken (talk). Self-nominated at 11:03, 15 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Biodiversity Impact Credit; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Articles created/expanded on February 16[edit]

Mikolo (film)

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  • ... that after 6 years and more than 4,700 films for older audiences, Nollywood released a children's film, Mikolo, in 2023?
    Source: Medium: Titiloye, Ladipo (24 August 2023). "Why Niyi Akinmolayan's Mikolo is Nigeria's Most Important Film of the Year". "from the 2nd quarter of 2017 to the 1st quarter of 2021, Nigeria produced 4,730 movies and none were for children. Two years after 2021, there were still no Nigerian films for children."
    • ALT1: ... that a critic called family film Mikolo the most important Nigerian film of 2023, after Nollywood released no child-friendly films over 6 years?
      Source: Medium: Titiloye, Ladipo (24 August 2023). "Why Niyi Akinmolayan's Mikolo is Nigeria's Most Important Film of the Year". - quotes:
      (Re. "most important"): "Nollywood has something for the kids, and that’s why it is the most important film of the year. With this film, we can look forward to a new beginning where Nigerian stories are not for adults alone or stuck in PG16."
      (Re. volume:) "from the 2nd quarter of 2017 to the 1st quarter of 2021, Nigeria produced 4,730 movies and none were for children. Two years after 2021, there were still no Nigerian films for children."
    • ALT1a: ... that a critic called family film Mikolo the most important Nigerian film of 2023, after Nollywood released no child-friendly films over 6 years in which thousands of films were produced?
      Source: Medium: Titiloye, Ladipo (24 August 2023). "Why Niyi Akinmolayan's Mikolo is Nigeria's Most Important Film of the Year". - quotes:
      (Re. "most important"): "Nollywood has something for the kids, and that’s why it is the most important film of the year. With this film, we can look forward to a new beginning where Nigerian stories are not for adults alone or stuck in PG16."
      (Re. volume:) "from the 2nd quarter of 2017 to the 1st quarter of 2021, Nigeria produced 4,730 movies and none were for children. Two years after 2021, there were still no Nigerian films for children."
    • Reviewed: Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Matt_Stoller
    • Comment: Created on the 16th, and today's the 23rd, so meets (just) the timing requirement, and for strict measure of hours, I trust we can flex for this case - it will introduce some readers to not just an article on an interesting hybrid format film but also to a massive (but little-known-in-the-North) film source, Nollywood, the 2nd biggest in the world by number of productions - and the film itself is one of a very small number from vast Africa on the global streaming platforms.

Created by SeoR (talk). Self-nominated at 19:52, 23 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Mikolo (film); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Andrew Dakich

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Dakich dribbling

Created by TonyTheTiger (talk). Self-nominated at 00:42, 21 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Andrew Dakich; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Lapse (social network)

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Created by I'm tla (talk). Self-nominated at 08:36, 16 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Lapse (social network); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

  • Article length borders on the weak side and, more importantly, the hook fact is actually missing from the article itself. Shouldn't be a long way away from being good to go though! Cheers, KINGofLETTUCE 👑 🥬 16:56, 18 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Ultimate Team

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  • ... that Ultimate Team is a video game mode most popular among young people, but is also regularly criticized as a form of gambling?

Moved to mainspace by Kingsif (talk). Self-nominated at 00:09, 16 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Ultimate Team; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Articles created/expanded on February 17[edit]

John Blackinger

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Created by BeanieFan11 (talk). Self-nominated at 22:43, 21 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/John Blackinger; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Arch Wolfe

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  • ... that one of the duties of Arch Wolfe as an NFL general manager was to prevent his players from fighting the referees? Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch ("He even acted as a 'fight referee.' Once he hopped the rail and sped out onto the field to separate a fuming Cardinal from an official whose calls had proved highly irritating.")

Moved to mainspace by BeanieFan11 (talk). Self-nominated at 22:39, 21 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Arch Wolfe; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Petik and Sanos

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  • ... that influential Armenian merchants Petik and Sanos expanded the Armenian church, which was illegal to do in Ottoman Muslim Aleppo? Source: 1. Semerdjian, Elyse (2019). "Armenians in the Production of Urban Space in Early Modern Judayda", pp. 52-54:
    "In 1616 and 1639, the prayer space was expanded to accommodate more worshippers at the time the Julfan population was at its height. The expansion of the Forty Martyrs church was no small feat; new construction of Christian space contravened Ottoman building regulations, yet expanding and renovating Armenian space was orchestrated by Armenians who exerted exceptional influence in this period." (and further Bedik and Sanos are described).
    2. Masters, Bruce. Christians and Jews in the Ottoman Arab World: The Roots of Sectarianism (2004), p. 72:
    "In gratitude, the Armenian merchants financed the construction of the Church of the Forty Martyrs (Surp Karsunk) in 1616 to house their catholicos. The construction of new churches was, of course, a violation of the Pact of Umar and we have a hint that it cost the Armenians dearly to build their cathedral." (Masters cites Sanjian, who writes in that place about Petik and Sanos)
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Created by Smpad (talk). Self-nominated at 17:36, 20 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Petik and Sanos; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Robert Hooke

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Improved to Good Article status by JMF (talk). Self-nominated at 16:47, 20 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Robert Hooke; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Hubertus, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

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Created by Therealscorp1an (talk). Self-nominated at 22:43, 17 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Hubertus, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Imtiaz Qureshi

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Created by Ktin (talk). Self-nominated at 08:30, 17 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Imtiaz Qureshi; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

  • The article meets DYK requirements for newness and length. I didn't detect any close paraphrasing, and any quotes have been appropriately cited. The preference for ALT0 is noted, but personally ALT1 is probably the more interesting hook here given it's slightly less specialist and more eyecatchy; however, I would suggest modifying the hook to clarify that Bukhara is a restaurant brand, and that it's in Fahrenheit for the benefit of non-American/Liberian readers, perhaps with a Celsius conversion. I understand the quote used Fahrenheit, but the hook is not a direct quote anyway. A QPQ is still needed. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 12:30, 17 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Added QPQ. I feel 104-degree fever should be alright. Adding Fahrenheit will only make it verbose. Similarly with restaurant. Bukhara is wikilinked. Ktin (talk) 02:17, 18 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Ktin: We are writing for an international audience, and most of the world doesn't use Fahrenheit, including India. Readers outside the US and a handful of other countries who see the hook will just be confused. If there's a concern it will be verbose, just add the symbol, no need to include the full word (same with the Celsius conversion). The wikilink helps but may not be enough. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 03:36, 18 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Narutolovehinata5: I would agree with the need for units and conversions almost always. But, with a statement like 104-degree fever, it is hard to not think fahrenheit. Also, I do not agree with the assertion that India does not use Fahrenheit (specifically, for medical purposes). However, given our impasse, let's do this. I will write out both variants of the hooks. Let the promoting admin / editor take a call.
ALT0 ... that according to Indian chef Imtiaz Qureshi, who is credited with reviving the dum pukht cooking tradition, all biryanis are pulaos?
ALT1.1: ... that Indian chef Imtiaz Qureshi created the menu for the Bukhara overnight battling a 104-degree fever?
ALT1.2: ... that Indian chef Imtiaz Qureshi created the menu for the Bukhara restaurant overnight battling a 104-degree fahrenheit fever?
My first preference is for ALT0, and the second preference is ALT1.1. However, let the promoting admin take a call. ALT0 is actually the most interesting of these hooks. For contextualizing -- this is equivalent to the founder of the McDonalds burger saying that a burger is actually a sandwich. Ktin (talk) 04:19, 18 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Ktin: I think the issue here is that if a person isn't familiar with what biryanis are, they might not get the hook. Sure they're quite popular around the world, but we are aiming for the broadest audience, not the smallest one, and in my opinion, the fever angle is the one that's more easily understandable or self-evident. If there's a concern that using the full word "Fahrenheit" would make the hook more verbose, the symbol could probably be used, with it being left to the promoter if a conversion is necessary. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 04:24, 18 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Narutolovehinata5: It is fine for us to disagree. Let the promoting admin take a call. I am striking out the older hooks. My preference continues to remain the same. But, will defer to the promoting admin. Ktin (talk) 04:27, 18 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Narutolovehinata5: Please let know if we need a different reviewer for this nomination. Ktin (talk) 23:29, 24 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
My preference would be to approve only ALT0 and ALT1.2 (albeit with that hook using a symbol instead), and if ALT1.2 were to be used, I'd leave it to the promoter whether or not to include a conversion (since the WT:DYK discussion had mixed opinions). Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 03:19, 25 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Disagree and commit. I disagree that ALT1.2 does anything better to the hook than ALT1.1. I also disagree that the WT:DYK discussion had mixed opinions. It was clear as clear can be. I also, respectfully, think that the reviewer is holding on to the stick more than they should (see WP:DROPTHESTICK). That said, in the interest of moving on, I will commit to moving forward with an approval of ALT0 and ALT1.2, with the promoting admin / editor having a free reign to pick either of the hooks. Let's go build an encyclopedia. Ktin (talk) 04:18, 26 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thambi Naidoo

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Thambi Naidoo
Thambi Naidoo

Created by Ktin (talk). Self-nominated at 05:14, 17 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Thambi Naidoo; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Wyll Stanway

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Created by Kingsif (talk). Self-nominated at 02:54, 17 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Wyll Stanway; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]


Articles created/expanded on February 18[edit]

Gerald McGinnis

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  • ... that Gerald McGinnis's company Respironics created the first mass-produced CPAP Machines? Source: Pittsburgh Post Gazette
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    • Comment: Article is not ineligible because I created this last Sunday (February 18) and I am on Pacific Standard time, meaning that this article is still technically 7 days old. No QPQ needed as this is my second nomination. Any help with making sure it is medically accurate or expanding the lead section is welcome.

Created by HistoryTheorist (talk). Self-nominated at 03:53, 26 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Gerald McGinnis; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Ukrderzhnatsmenvydav

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Building on Czarnieckiego street (today Vynnychenka Street), that housed the Lviv branch of Ukrderzhnatsmenvydav
Building on Czarnieckiego street (today Vynnychenka Street), that housed the Lviv branch of Ukrderzhnatsmenvydav

Created by Soman (talk). Self-nominated at 12:06, 24 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Ukrderzhnatsmenvydav; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Aleksandra Waliszewska

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Untitled (2012-2013) by Aleksandra Waliszewska
  • ... that Polish painter Aleksandra Waliszewska, whose work has been compared to Bosch and Goya, has more than a hundred thousand followers on Instagram? Source: [42], "The work has garnered many admirers. (Waliszewska has over 115 thousand followers on Instagram)." Updated number is 154K but not sure how to include that. Also, [43] for comparison to Bosch and Goya.
    • ALT1: ... that contemporary Polish painter Aleksandra Waliszewska thinks art has been in decline since the 14th century? Source: ibed, "Generally, though, she believes art went downhill after the Quattrocento."
    • ALT2: ... that gothic painter Aleksandra Waliszewska works with The Vampire's Wife? Source: ibed, "Recently, Waliszewska collaborated with the Vampire’s Wife," for the gothic descriptor, [44], "... as she creates a new Gothic style ..."
    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Potiki
    • Comment: Image might be unusual for DYK, but at least it's not a sepia profile of some dead guy.

Created by Apocheir (talk). Self-nominated at 00:19, 24 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Aleksandra Waliszewska; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Abigail Larson

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  • ... that illustrator Abigail Larson does her sketching, linework, and base colors on paper before she finishes her coloring digitally? Source: [45]
    • Reviewed: none yet!
    • Comment: Hello! This is my first nomination (suggested by User:TSventon, thank you!) so I apologize if I did anything wrong. I read through the guidelines but wasn't completely sure how to format my source link (like if I'm supposed to be linking to the citation in the article or to the source that is cited in that citation). Anyway, let me know if there's any issues and thanks for your time! :)

Created by KRKwrites (talk). Self-nominated at 15:12, 23 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Abigail Larson; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Grounded (opera)

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  • ... that Grounded, an opera about drone warfare, was sponsored by General Dynamics, a major military contractor? Source: [1] [2]
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    • Comment: Though there was some back-pedalling by Washington National Opera after initial criticism of the sponsorship, General Dynamics were ultimately one of the sponsors thanked before the premiere. (Originally 'presenting sponsor', they were later listed as 'season sponsor')

Improved to Good Article status by Heavy Grasshopper (talk). Self-nominated at 11:57, 22 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Grounded (opera); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

References

  1. ^ Hernandez, Javier. "A Drone Opera, Brought to You by General Dynamics? A Company Clarifies". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  2. ^ Woolfe, Zachary (29 October 2023). "Review: An Opera About Drones Brings a Pilot's War Home". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 October 2023.

Gerald Willis (politician)

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5x expanded by Jon698 (talk). Self-nominated at 03:32, 22 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Gerald Willis (politician); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

References

  1. ^ "An uncommon dream". The Anniston Star. November 6, 1982. p. 4B. Archived from the original on February 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Willises open 'Hermitage' today". The Anniston Star. November 2, 1980. p. 20A. Archived from the original on February 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

Francis Fogarty (American football)

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Created by BeanieFan11 (talk). Self-nominated at 22:47, 21 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Francis Fogarty (American football); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Yuna Ogata

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Created by Miraclepine (talk). Nominated by Narutolovehinata5 (talk) at 03:01, 18 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Yuna Ogata; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

  • Oppose - a fairly useless chunk of knowledge; serves nothing but promotion by means of Wikipedia of a marginally notable person. Nothing to say other than being a daughter? Telling... - Altenmann >talk 23:36, 20 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • QPQ has been provided. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:23, 26 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]


Articles created/expanded on February 19[edit]

Skeleton panda sea squirt

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Colony of C. ossipandae near Kume Island

Created by Chaotic Enby (talk). Self-nominated at 11:56, 26 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Skeleton panda sea squirt; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

John Holahan

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  • ... that John Holahan was first called a "lunatic" by the Duquesne University president for his idea to help the football team, but after it worked, the president told him "I was the lunatic, not you"? Source: Pittsburgh Press ("When John Holahan wanted to put lights in Forbes Field and have Duquesne University play football at night, the president of the school, Father Hehir, called him a lunatic. That was in 1929. Holahan had been trying to move the Dukes into big-time football but just couldn't seem to get over the hump ... "I knew we had to do something drastic or quit football," ... "The next Friday night, Geneva agreed to play under the arcs. People were outside until the second quarter got under way trying to buy tickets and lines extended for a couple of hundred yards, "After the game Father Hehir came to me and said: 'John. I was the lunatic, not you.'"")

Moved to mainspace by BeanieFan11 (talk). Self-nominated at 18:01, 23 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/John Holahan; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Bombing of Gaza

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Collapse of Palestine Tower in October 2023
Collapse of Palestine Tower in October 2023

Created by CarmenEsparzaAmoux (talk). Self-nominated at 07:41, 22 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Bombing of Gaza; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Institutiones rei herbariae

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Created by Fritzmann2002 (talk). Self-nominated at 13:02, 21 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Institutiones rei herbariae; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

2020–2022 catalytic converter theft ring

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Moved to mainspace by Queen of Hearts (talk). Nominated by CommissarDoggo (talk), Queen of Hearts (talk), Epicgenius (talk), and Vami_IV (talk) at 21:05, 19 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/2020–2022 catalytic converter theft ring; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

@Queen of Hearts, CommissarDoggo, and Epicgenius: CommissarDoggo is qpq exempt but I have I donated a qpq anyway. The article was 5x expanded and the hook is interesting and cited in the article - in two separate spots. It is sourced, cited and neutral. No image has been offered here, Before I can continue with a review we need to address quite a bit of WP:CLOP see here. Lightburst (talk) 02:04, 20 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Lightburst: Thanks for pointing this out, over the past couple hours I managed to reduce similarity to 65% on the HuffPost source, most of which is now down to either quotes or facts. Same goes for another source used across the article, Bloomberg, which I reduced to 79%. At this point I'd welcome an independent editor to rewrite sections to reduce it further, as I'm drawing blanks on where else I can do so. CommissarDoggoTalk? 15:14, 20 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@CommissarDoggo: Will wait to hear from the other co-nominators. Lightburst (talk) 15:11, 20 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
With respect to my co-nominators, I think some sentences can be further rewritten. Although much of the text Earwig flagged is direct quotes, there are also phrases like "showed Curtis the ins and outs" and "in December 2019 the price of rhodium stood at $6,000" that aren't just stating simple facts. I'll have a go at rephrasing these later. Epicgenius (talk) 15:24, 20 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Some clop has been reduced for matches with the first two results. It only shows quote matches now. But the third source {Huffpost} shows some clop that needs attention. Lightburst (talk) 15:52, 22 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Finally sat down to try and get rid of a bunch, please re-check the sources at your leisure to see whether any further rewriting is necessary. CommissarDoggoTalk? 00:27, 26 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]


Current nominations[edit]

Articles created/expanded on February 20[edit]

Thomas S. Gathright

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Created by Aquabluetesla (talk). Self-nominated at 00:01, 26 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Thomas S. Gathright; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Peter Patton (basketball)

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Created by TonyTheTiger (talk). Self-nominated at 19:36, 25 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Peter Patton (basketball); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Frank Fitzgerald (American football)

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  • ... that Frank Fitzgerald was the general manager of an NFL team that went under four names in five years? Source: explained in the article - Boston Yanks in 1948, New York Bulldogs 1949, New York Yanks 1950-51, Dallas Texans 1952

Moved to mainspace by BeanieFan11 (talk). Self-nominated at 18:12, 23 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Frank Fitzgerald (American football); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Lemmon Petrified Wood Park & Museum

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Pyramids, Lemmon Petrified Wood Park
Pyramids, Lemmon Petrified Wood Park

5x expanded by TCMemoire (talk). Self-nominated at 00:38, 22 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Lemmon Petrified Wood Park & Museum; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Video Seven

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Created by DigitalIceAge (talk). Self-nominated at 09:28, 21 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Video Seven; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Todd Leslie

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Created by TonyTheTiger (talk). Self-nominated at 00:57, 21 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Todd Leslie; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Dickwhitea

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  • ... that the fossil fern Dickwhitea was described from a single block of chert? Source: Karafit et al 2006 Systematics Holotype hic designatus "Rhizome with attached stipe bases and adventitious roots, including slabs, slides, and peels from chert block P1080"
    • ALT1: ... that the roots of the fossil fern Dickwhitea have been compared to ginkgo and coast redwood? Source: Karafit et al 2006 pg725 Discission "Because each stipe has paired traces that are derived from adjacent cauline bundles, the vascular architecture of D. allenbyensis is particularly comparable to Ginkgo biloba (Gunckel and Wetmore 1946), Sequoia sempervirens (Namboodiri and Beck 1968a),
    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Catodontherium

Moved to mainspace by Kevmin (talk). Self-nominated at 01:09, 20 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Dickwhitea; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Bogalusa, Louisiana

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Created by Ktkvtsh (talk). Self-nominated at 00:55, 20 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Bogalusa, Louisiana; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]


Articles created/expanded on February 21[edit]

WWXL (Illinois)

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Created by Sammi Brie (talk) and LissajousCurve (talk). Nominated by Sammi Brie (talk) at 06:15, 23 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/WWXL (Illinois); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

George E. Mylonas

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Improved to Good Article status by UndercoverClassicist (talk). Self-nominated at 07:35, 22 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/George E. Mylonas; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Van Tran Flat Bridge

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Improved to Good Article status by Etriusus (talk). Self-nominated at 20:49, 21 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Van Tran Flat Bridge; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Book ref for the hook lacks page numbers. Gatoclass (talk) 13:05, 22 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Gatoclass: I don't follow. The source for the hook isn't a book ref. Unless you're referring to the New York State's Covered Bridges source, which I've added. 🏵️Etrius ( Us) 00:53, 27 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Frullania wairua

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Created by Fritzmann2002 (talk). Self-nominated at 14:21, 21 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Frullania wairua; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Rowan Parks

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Created by Iainmacintyre (talk). Self-nominated at 11:15, 21 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Rowan Parks; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]


Articles created/expanded on February 22[edit]

Harriet Island

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Created by Ominateu (talk). Self-nominated at 21:00, 26 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Harriet Island; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Shmap'n Shmazz

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5x expanded by 49p (talk). Self-nominated at 20:15, 26 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Shmap'n Shmazz; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Maggio di Accettura

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The uniting of trees during the Maggio di Accettura
The uniting of trees during the Maggio di Accettura
  • ... that the festival of Maggio di Accettura in Italy, which includes a ceremony where two trees are united, has been interpreted as blending a pagan ritual with the veneration of St. Julian? Source: Ferrarini, Lorenzo; Scaldaferri, Nicola (2020). Sonic Ethnography: Identity, heritage and creative research practice in Basilicata, southern Italy. Manchester University Press. pp. 21–23. ISBN 978 1 5261 5200 8. p. 24. "The uniting of two (gendered) trees at springtime has led a number of scholars to suggest that the Maggio represents a powerful atavistic rite of natural renewal. These interpretations often distinguish between a primordial layer, consisting of the pagan ritual of the marriage of the trees, and a much more recent addition in the form of the Christian cult of St Julian."
    • ALT1: ... that the festival of Maggio di Accettura in Italy, dedicated to the Christian martyr St. Julian, might have pagan origins or be linked to Langobard history? Source: Ferrarini, Lorenzo; Scaldaferri, Nicola (2020). Sonic Ethnography: Identity, heritage and creative research practice in Basilicata, southern Italy. Manchester University Press. pp. 21–23. ISBN 978 1 5261 5200 8. p. 24. "Whether its origins lie in an episode of Langobard history, are inspired by revolutionary liberty trees or derive from even earlier pre-Christian cults (Filardi 2001), the Maggio festival is clearly distinctive on account of its deliberate anachronism evident, for example, in the procedures used to raise the tree or in the way its components are transported to the village."
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Created by Mariamnei (talk). Self-nominated at 10:05, 26 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Maggio di Accettura; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Frank Saddler

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Created by 4meter4 (talk). Self-nominated at 01:36, 26 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Frank Saddler; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Cherry blossom

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  • ... that during World War II, the cherry blossom was used symbolically in Japanese propaganda, as in "falling cherry petals as young soldiers' sacrifice for the emperor"? Source: Emiko,Ohnuki-Tierney, Emiko (2002). Kamikaze, Cherry Blossoms, and Nationalisms. pp. 9–10. [49]
    • Reviewed:
    • Comment: Unsure if the source formatting is correct

Improved to Good Article status by Reconrabbit (talk). Self-nominated at 15:51, 25 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Cherry blossom; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Saturn (SZA song)

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Created by Lk95 (talk). Nominated by Your Power (talk) at 03:54, 25 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Saturn (SZA song); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Sydney asbestos mulch crisis

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Warning sign for asbestos-contaminated mulch in Sydney
Warning sign for asbestos-contaminated mulch in Sydney
  • ... that the Sydney asbestos crisis started when a child brought home handfuls of mulch from a playground? Source: "In January, an Australian child innocently brought home a couple of handfuls of garden mulch from near a playground in Sydney's inner west. Looking at the mulch, the child's parent was horrified to spot what looked like chunks of bonded asbestos. Their call to authorities has since revealed a contamination crisis..."[1]

Created by Jpatokal (talk). Self-nominated at 05:39, 24 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Sydney asbestos mulch crisis; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

References

  1. ^ Turnbull, Tiffanie (19 February 2024). "Sydney asbestos scare: How a mulch discovery has sent a city scrambling". BBC News. Archived from the original on 21 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.

Karsten Januschke

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  • ... that when Karsten Januschke conducted Offenbach's Die Banditen with a small orchestra and 22 soloists, 11 of them tenors, a reviewer noted that he played "a lean, dry, delicate Offenbach"? Source: hr2 FNP
    • ALT1: ... that a reviewer of Karsten Januschke conducting Offenbach's Die Banditen noted that "the marches and dances release great energy"? Source: FNP as above
    • ALT2: ... that Karsten Januschke conducted In 2024 the first production at the Oper Frankfurt of Offenbach's Die Banditen with a small orchestra and 22 soloists, 11 of them tenors? Source: hr2 as above
    • Reviewed: Jean Schwartz
    • Comment: This conductor's birthday - as I noticed when looking at the references - is on 4 March, therefore I believe that a DYK on that day would be a nice gesture. His contemporary achievements are perhaps more unique, but this great piece is also rarely played. The original title is in French, but it was given in a new German version, and the German title is closer to The Bandits, - a title that is interesting, I think.

Created by Gerda Arendt (talk). Self-nominated at 17:18, 23 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Karsten Januschke; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]


General: Article is new enough and long enough

Policy compliance:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Thank you for this useful article about a conductor. Just one issue, which will be easily dealt with:

  • The article is all sourced except for the sentence "At other houses ... among others". Please find a citation or remove the sentence.
  • I have given the article a very minor copyedit; that does not affect DYK. Storye book (talk) 10:43, 27 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Thank you. The article was originally translated from German. I hope to find a ref, but it wasn't as simple as using the next one following ;= - I commented it out until I find one. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:34, 27 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Singh v Canada

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5x expanded by Reidgreg (talk). Self-nominated at 14:29, 23 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Singh v Canada; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Hesperocyparis guadalupensis

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5x expanded by MtBotany (talk). Self-nominated at 04:00, 23 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Hesperocyparis guadalupensis; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

References

  1. ^ Wanderer, Emily Mannix (March 2015). "Biologies of Betrayal: Judas Goats and Sacrificial Mice on the Margins of Mexico". BioSocieties. 10 (1): 1–23. doi:10.1057/biosoc.2014.13. ISSN 1745-8552.
  2. ^ De La Luz, José Luis León; Rebman, Jon P.; Oberbauer, Thomas (2003). "On the urgency of conservation on Guadalupe Island, Mexico: is it a lost paradise?". Biodiversity and Conservation. 12 (5): 1073–1082. doi:10.1023/A:1022854211166. S2CID 10038493.
  3. ^ Watson, Sereno (1878). "Contributions to American Botany: Revision of the North American Liliaceæ; Descriptions of Some New Species of North American Plants". Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 14: 213, 300. doi:10.2307/25138538. JSTOR 25138538. Retrieved 17 February 2024.

WREP-LD

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5x expanded by Sammi Brie (talk). Self-nominated at 04:58, 22 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/WREP-LD; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Bangiales

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5x expanded by 2003 LN6 (talk). Self-nominated at 04:33, 22 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Bangiales; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Articles created/expanded on February 23[edit]

Mixtotherium

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Created by PrimalMustelid (talk). Self-nominated at 00:38, 26 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Mixtotherium; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

List of instruments used in endocrinology

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Schematic of Prader orchidometer
Schematic of Prader orchidometer

5x expanded by NikosGouliaros (talk). Self-nominated at 22:34, 24 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/List of instruments used in endocrinology; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Dariacore (album)

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Improved to Good Article status by Skyshifter (talk). Nominated by Davest3r08 (talk) at 18:52, 24 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Dariacore (album); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Waluigi

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Improved to Good Article status by Fieryninja (talk). Self-nominated at 10:19, 24 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Waluigi (2nd nomination); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

ALT1: ... that Waluigi inspired the name of a phenomenon in artificial intelligence known as the Waluigi effect? Source: https://www.wired.com/story/waluigi-effect-generative-artificial-intelligence-morality/ Fieryninja (talk) 16:13, 24 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Kevin Davis (police officer)

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Kevin Davis in 2017
Kevin Davis in 2017

Created by Tails Wx (talk) and Queen of Hearts (talk). Nominated by Tails Wx (talk) at 22:37, 23 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Kevin Davis (police officer); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Krisztofer Mészáros

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Mészáros at the 2022 European Championships
Mészáros at the 2022 European Championships

5x expanded by Riley1012 (talk). Self-nominated at 20:47, 23 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Krisztofer Mészáros; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Randy Travis

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Randy Travis
Randy Travis

Improved to Good Article status by TenPoundHammer (talk). Nominated by Lightburst (talk) at 16:28, 23 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Randy Travis; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]


Trumpet (ice cream)

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Created by Panamitsu (talk). Self-nominated at 09:54, 23 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Trumpet (ice cream); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

  • Alt1 ... that chocolate tips in the cone of Trumpet ice creams are a byproduct of a measure that prevents the cones from getting soggy? Suggestion from Schwede66 16:00, 24 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Balonem do bieguna

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Created by Piotrus (talk). Self-nominated at 02:51, 23 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Balonem do bieguna; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Andreas Kieber

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Andreas Kieber in uniform, pictured around 1935.
Andreas Kieber in uniform, pictured around 1935.
  • ... that Andreas Kieber was the last surviving member of the Liechtenstein military upon his death in 1939, of which was disbanded in 1866? Source: "Kieber war bei seinem Tod 1939 der einzige noch verbliebene Veteran und ging als «letzter Liechtensteiner Soldat» in die Geschichte ein."

https://historisches-lexikon.li/Kieber,_Andreas_(1844–1939)

"Am 12.2.1868 verfügte Johann II. die Aufhebung des Militärs. Seither unterhält Liechtenstein keine Streitkräfte mehr."

https://historisches-lexikon.li/Militär

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    • Comment: Image is optional.

Created by TheBritinator (talk). Self-nominated at 01:39, 23 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Andreas Kieber; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]


Articles created/expanded on February 24[edit]

Hidden Letters

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Converted from a redirect by Sdkb (talk). Self-nominated at 09:57, 25 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Hidden Letters; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Tupinizando

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Created by RodRabelo7 (talk). Nominated by Skyshifter (talk) at 00:46, 25 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Tupinizando; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Robin McLeod

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Created by Ktin (talk). Self-nominated at 23:20, 24 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Robin McLeod; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Henry Clay Frick House

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The Henry Clay Frick House
The Henry Clay Frick House

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 17:47, 24 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Henry Clay Frick House (2nd nomination); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Velma Whitman

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Created by Silver seren (talk) and FloridaArmy (talk). Nominated by Silver seren (talk) at 05:10, 24 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Velma Whitman; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Thorpe, North Yorkshire

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Created by The joy of all things (talk). Nominated by Bogger (talk) at 12:51, 25 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Thorpe, North Yorkshire; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

  • Not sure this wording works. It was (according to the article) Thorpe's seclusion that made the village a save haven from raiders. This wording makes it sounds like the strip lynchets (farming terraces) had some sort of defensive function, which they don't. Dave.Dunford (talk) 09:31, 26 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

References

  1. ^ Ellwood, Ken (2011). Skipton & the Dales through time. Stroud: Amberley Publishing. p. 53. ISBN 978-1-84868-562-8.
  2. ^ Speight, Harry (1892). The Craven and north-west Yorkshire highlands. Being a complete account of the history, scenery, and antiquities of that romantic district. London: E Stock. p. 293. OCLC 7219082.

Articles created/expanded on February 25[edit]

Self-immolation of Aaron Bushnell

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Created by HadesTTW (talk). Self-nominated at 21:18, 26 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Self-immolation of Aaron Bushnell; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

  • Comment: This looks good to me in terms of sourcing. Length and age are good, no copyvio. The fact is indeed very interesting, I was shocked when I read it. Two notes: 1. I’m not sure if this article meets stability requirements yet (hopefully it will soon), and 2. how about changing it so it says he self-immolated, and then you can link the article for self-immolation? Or just leaving the wording and linking self-immolation. Maybe some readers won’t know the term. Zanahary (talk) 22:04, 26 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Sobá

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Three bowls of sobá
Three bowls of sobá

Created by BaduFerreira (talk). Self-nominated at 13:38, 26 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Sobá; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Schönhardt polyhedron

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Improved to Good Article status by David Eppstein (talk). Self-nominated at 20:48, 25 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Schönhardt polyhedron; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks

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Improved to Good Article status by Ghosts of Europa (talk). Self-nominated at 07:29, 25 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

  • This DYK won't have enough context to make sense to an average reader, who won't know what Mr. Stupidhead is (though it's a funny title). Was there something else we can try? Shooterwalker (talk) 15:05, 26 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Canadian Dental Care Plan

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Moved to mainspace by Mindmatrix (talk). Self-nominated at 01:06, 25 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Canadian Dental Care Plan; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Articles created/expanded on February 26[edit]

Greenpeace v. Eni

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  • ... that Greenpeace v. Eni is the first climate change lawsuit ever filed against a privately owned company in Italy? Source: Translated and re-adapted from Il Post: "Environmentalist organizations Greenpeace Italia and ReCommon, as well as twelve Italian citizens, filed a lawsuit against oil company Eni and, as co-owners, the Italian Ministry of Economy and Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, for the "climate change-related", current and future damage. [...] This suit is the first of this kind to ever be filed against a privately owned company in Italy, but many have already taken place around the world.
    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Carla Ronci
    • Comment: First of all, thanks to Sadads for reviewing my draft and moving it to the mainspace! This is actually an ongoing court case (the hearings have started just this month), but I think it has already gained enough notability to have an independent article. On a side note, I honestly don't remember if I already spent my QPQ submission on a previous entry of mine, so please let me know if it's OK or if I have to change it...

Moved to mainspace by Oltrepier (talk) and Sadads (talk). Nominated by Oltrepier (talk) at 11:20, 27 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Greenpeace v. Eni; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Don Tait

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Created by CurryTime7-24 (talk). Self-nominated at 00:02, 27 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Don Tait; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Religion in South Ossetia

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Converted from a redirect by Sawyer-mcdonell (talk). Self-nominated at 21:28, 26 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Religion in South Ossetia; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Townsends

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Created by Mokadoshi (talk). Self-nominated at 21:10, 26 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Townsends; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Muckrach Castle

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Improved to Good Article status by Kj cheetham (talk). Self-nominated at 20:35, 26 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Muckrach Castle; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Anomalites

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Anomalites fugitivus quartz cast
Anomalites fugitivus quartz cast
  • ... that the shining leaf chafer Anomalites fugitivus (pictured) was first described on 7 March 1884, 140 years ago today? Source: Vorgetragen von Prof. Dr. Ant. Fric am 7.März 1884.
    • ALT1: ... that the shining leaf chafer Anomalites fugitivus (pictured) is a quartz cast in millstone? Source: Dies erklärt sich dadurch, dafs der Fund in Prag gemacht wurde, und zwar in der Mühlsteinfabrik des Herrn Gabriel Zizka in Prag. Der Arbeiter V. Spigl entdeckte beim Behauen des Sülswasserquarzes aus Nogent le Rotrou einen in einer kleinen Höble liegenden fossilen Käfer und wurde mir derselbe vom Fabriks-besitzer zur näheren Untersuchung anvertraut.
    • ALT2: ... that after discovery in Prague, the scarab fossil Anomalites fugitivus (pictured) was given to France? Source: Es mag auffallen, wie das kömmt, dafs man bei uns über einen einzelnen palaeontologischen Fund aus einem französischen Gestein berichtet. Dies erklärt sich dadurch, dafs der Fund in Prag gemacht wurde, und zwar in der Mühlsteinfabrik des Herrn Gabriel Zizka in Prag.
      Der Besitzer Herr Gabriel Zizka stimmte mit meinem Antrage überein und Anomalites fugitivus befindet sich bereits als Zierde der palaeontologischen Sammlungen Frankreichs in Paris.
    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Korowai gecko
    • Comment: Aiming for the Alt0 hook as a special occasion nomination on March 7th.

5x expanded by Kevmin (talk) and Ratnahastin (talk). Nominated by Kevmin (talk) at 18:31, 26 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Anomalites; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Ruth Gottesman

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Converted from a redirect by Muboshgu (talk) and Smallbones (talk). Nominated by Muboshgu (talk) at 18:04, 26 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Ruth Gottesman; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

2024 Charlotte FC season

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Created by SounderBruce (talk). Self-nominated at 07:13, 26 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/2024 Charlotte FC season; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Articles created/expanded on February 27[edit]

Ballast Island (Seattle)

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Moved to mainspace by Generalissima (talk). Self-nominated at 06:51, 27 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Ballast Island (Seattle); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.Reply[reply]

Special occasion holding area[edit]

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