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This page holds approved nominations that are waiting to appear in the "Did you know" section on the Main Page. Following DYK approval, nominations are processed and moved into a Prep area, and from there, prep sets are promoted to a queue, and then to the main page.

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Count of DYK Hooks
Section	# of Hooks	# Verified
May 30	1
June 2	1	1
June 3	1
June 13	1
June 14	1	1
June 15	2
June 17	1
June 20	1	1
June 21	1
June 22	2
June 23	3
June 24	2
June 25	1
June 26	5	2
June 27	1
June 28	5	1
June 29	1
June 30	1
July 1	5	2
July 2	2	2
July 3	5	3
July 4	5	2
July 5	7	2
July 6	6	5
July 7	4	2
July 8	7	3
July 9	6	4
July 10	10	8
July 11	7	6
July 12	7	5
July 13	11	5
July 14	9	5
July 15	8	4
July 16	12	11
July 17	11	6
July 18	7	5
July 19	13	9
July 20	4	3
July 21	12	6
July 22	9	6
July 23	9	6
July 24	9	3
July 25	18	2
July 26	7	3
July 27	10	2
July 28	18	7
July 29	7
July 30	4
July 31	3
August 1	3
August 2
August 3
Total	286	133
Last updated 21:56, 3 August 2024 UTC Current time is 21:56, 3 August 2024 UTC [refresh]

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Do not nominate articles in this section—nominate all articles in the nominations section on the regular nominations page, under the date on which the article was created or moved to mainspace, or the expansion began, or it was listed as a Good Article; be sure to indicate in the nomination any request for a specially timed appearance on the main page.

Note: Articles intended to be held for special occasion dates should be nominated within seven days of creation, start of expansion, or promotion to Good Article status. The nomination should be made between at least one week prior to the occasion date, to allow time for reviews and promotions through the prep and queue sets, but not more than six weeks in advance. The proposed occasion must be deemed sufficiently special by reviewers. The timeline limitations, including the six week maximum, may be waived by consensus, if a request is made at WT:DYK, but requests are not always successful. Discussion clarifying the hold criteria can be found here: [1]; discussion setting the six week limit can be found here: [2].

April Fools' Day hooks are exempted from the timeline limit; see Wikipedia:April Fool's Main Page/Did You Know.

Note for promoters: please be sure to add an "invisible" comment after a hook when you've placed it in prep, noting that it's a special occasion hook and including the date it is supposed to run. This should keep the hook from being moved after promotion, as sometimes happens to hooks when a queue needs a slot filled or a prep set needs to be made more balanced by swapping hooks between preps.

Non-Olympics requests

August 8

Sarah Gibson (composer)

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Hocket piano duo, 2020

• ... that Sarah Gibson, who formed a piano duo with Thomas Kotcheff (both pictured), composed warp & weft inspired by the art of Miriam Schapiro, played today by the BBC Philharmonic at The Proms? Source: several
  • Reviewed: Morgan Library & Museum
  • Comment: (Sorry for a misclick when filling the template that published it unfinished.) This article, begun by me and improved by many, found already interest when in the RD section. Can we say a bit more? The hook would be true on 8 August, otherwise would need rephrasing such as "is scheduled to be played" or "was played". --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:34, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

Created by Gerda Arendt (talk), ForsythiaJo (talk) and CurryTime7-24 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 2111 past nominations.

Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:22, 26 July 2024 (UTC).

• I shall review this. Storye book (talk) 08:33, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Thank you to all three people who contributed to this article, and completed it so efficiently after Gibson's untimely death. She deserves this recognition.

• I carried out a minor copyedit in the article; that does not affect the DYK review. Content is unchanged.
• Earwig only finds proper names, so no problem there.
• Hook is cited with three inline citations, following the relevant sentences in the article.
• I have added here, the image which is mentioned in the hook.

This nom is good to go. Request for 8 August 2024 (the "today" date in the hook). Storye book (talk) 09:11, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt, ForsythiaJo, CurryTime7-24, and Storye book: I was about to promote this before I realised that there have been some major changes. Given the prep for the 8 August is the next in the queue these would need to be updated and reviewed quickly if we are to meet the special occasion request. Particular issues I spotted:

• Hook facts are not cited at the end of sentences, as described in WP:DYKHFC, e.g. the fact of the duo being formed or the inspiration of warp & weft need citations at the end of the sentences giving these facts.
• The list of compositions is uncited. Do we have a justification for citations not being needed here? CSJJ104 (talk) 19:29, 3 August 2024 (UTC)

@CSJJ104: Your first bullet point is resolved. There are now citations next to those two facts.

If citations cannot be found for the list of works in time, then I suggest that the list be put on the talk page (so it is not forgotten). It can partly or fully be returned to the article when citations are found. That should clear the way for a DYK on the requested date. Storye book (talk) 19:48, 3 August 2024 (UTC)

The works were added after the approval. I told one editor who added to add references for DYK purposes. Only now did I see that more works were added by a different editor. I told them the same. I agree with Storye book. We could also comment out what is not referenced. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:33, 3 August 2024 (UTC)

August 24

Aoi Koga

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• ... that Aoi Koga's decision to pursue voice acting was partly inspired by a childhood desire to "become friends with dolls"? Source: [3] ("小さいとき、お人形たちと仲良しになりたいって思ったのが、こういった道に進んだきっかけでした。")
  • ALT1: ... that voice actress Aoi Koga has an interest in manhole covers? Source: [4] (私、実はマンホールが好きで、地方に行くとよく“ご当地限定マンホール”をチェックしているんですが、鎌倉ですごく可愛いマンホールを見つけたんです。大きいマンホールの真ん中に“鎌”ってデザインされているやつで、見つけた瞬間携帯のシャッターを切っちゃいました（笑）。マンホールって地方によって柄が全然違ったり、キャラクターデザインのマンホールもあったりするので、普段から見落とさないように注意深く歩いています（笑）。)
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Kikunosuke Toya
  • Comment: Requesting a special occasion request for August 24 (her birthday). Given that today is just outside the six-week requirement, I already requested an IAR exemption at WT:DYK.

Improved to Good Article status by Narutolovehinata5 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 106 past nominations.

Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:12, 10 July 2024 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Everything checks out! Skyshiftertalk 04:37, 10 July 2024 (UTC)

• Hey, I just wanted to apologize for promoting this earlier than requested. I verified the hook but I missed the comment. Someone pointed out my mistake at WT:DYK and I just wanted ot let you know I've unpromoted this, so that it can be held in the approved area to run for her birthday (unless of course a DYK admins wants to override me). Hey man im josh (talk) 11:44, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

Summer Olympics, July 26 through August 11

Please see Wikipedia talk:Did you know#Olympic hooks table for potential timing changes.

August 7

August 8

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Approved nominations

Articles created/expanded on June 2

David Fishwick

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Dave Fishwick on James English's Anything Goes podcast

• ... that David Fishwick became the biggest minibus supplier in Britain after finding he could not afford a chip butty for lunch? Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/fame-fortune/like-big-banks-hate-do-nothing-help-public/
  • ALT1: ... that David Fishwick founded "Bank on Dave" after big banks abruptly stopped lending his customers money? Source: https://www.theguardian.com/money/2012/jul/06/bank-of-dave-small-business-finance-dave-fishwick
  • ALT2: ... that David Fishwick presented the 2018 Channel 4 series How to Get Rich Quick? Source: https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio-web/how-to-get-rich-quick-can-you-hear-it-ka-ching-1.3574894
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Toro de fuego

Created by Launchballer (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 232 past nominations.

Launchballer 12:01, 2 June 2024 (UTC).

• Will be reviewing this. 🌙Eclipse ^{(talk) (contribs)} 13:06, 2 June 2024 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Good to go! 🌙Eclipse ^{(talk) (contribs)} 21:49, 2 June 2024 (UTC)

I call false positive as that quote is fully attributed and therefore not a copyright violation.--Launchballer 22:19, 2 June 2024 (UTC)

Approving ALT0. 🌙Eclipse ^{(talk) (contribs)} 22:32, 2 June 2024 (UTC)

• pulled at request of nominator. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 22:04, 21 June 2024 (UTC)

For context, The Times published a piece yesterday morning that directly contradicted my hook, which meant it wasn't accurate (he could afford a chip butty, just a slightly smaller one than usual). I also noticed that the Telegraph did not mention lunch, probably because it was in fact dinner. I will propose some more hooks later, but for now, I got severely carried away expanding the article, meaning that around only three eighths of this has actually been reviewed. This will definitely require a new reviewer. (Incidentally, that "Fighting Against the Elite" video is actually Creative Commons, so I have uploaded it to this nomination.)--Launchballer 20:04, 22 June 2024 (UTC)

ALT3: ... that David Fishwick went from a £27.50 a week pebbledashing job to becoming the biggest minibus supplier in Britain?

ALT4: ... that David Fishwick used to stuff his wallet with paper to appear richer to prospective sellers?

ALT5: ... that David Fishwick married his wife after she told him his music was rubbish?

ALT6: ... that David Fishwick decided he no longer wanted to be poor following an incident involving a chip butty?

ALT7: ... that a Times reviewer of Channel 4's Bank of Dave opined that David Fishwick "could have been one of the best comedy characters of 2012"?

... and if "200 characters" wasn't a thing, I'd propose "that David Fishwick's How to Get Rich Quick "encourages people of modest means to pursue equally modest dreams in the very modest hopes, several weeks of hard work later, of doubling their modest investments"?.--Launchballer 10:15, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

ALT8: ... that when a writer contacted David Fishwick to express interest in making a film about his bank, he insisted that it was shot in Burnley?--Launchballer 13:27, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

@LunaEclipse: As the original reviewer, please indicate which ALTs above, if any, are approved and if this article is approved. Z1720 (talk) 01:33, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

This article has tripled in size since LunaEclipse's original approval. This should probably get another review. With the benefit of a few weeks, my preference is ALT6 as closest to the original struck hook.--Launchballer 07:01, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

Let's make a new review. I prefer the ALT1 hook

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

• Cited:
• Interesting:
• Other problems: - If I understood it correctly, the bank's name is Burnley Savings and Loans, with "Bank of Dave" being just a slogan. If so we should call the bank by its actual name. Also, the previous sentence is 4 lines long.

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Cambalachero (talk) 19:27, 25 July 2024 (UTC) As pointed, ALT1 needs a bit of fixing. Cambalachero (talk) 19:27, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

I've cut that long sentence in half; if you see any others like it, point 'em out, because it is a bad habit of mine and this is at GA, so I will be pulled up on them. ALT1a: ... that David Fishwick founded Burnley Savings and Loans after big banks abruptly stopped lending his customers money?--Launchballer 20:04, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

Article is ready, with the amended hook. Cambalachero (talk) 00:01, 30 July 2024 (UTC)

@AirshipJungleman29: This is now two months old. Please forgive my antsiness, but you've clearly seen this article and have promoted since, and I'd really rather this didn't time out. What else do I have to do for this to be promoted (preferably to the image slot as we have a Creative Commons video and might as well use it)?--Launchballer 17:10, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

The only articles I've promoted since this nom's approval are Olympic-related. I had not noticed it, and previously had no opinion on its promotion-worthiness; now, it's a little boring—seems like it's relying more on "ooh, there's a video!" rather than an interesting hook. Still, some other active promoter might like it more than me. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 23:54, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

No worries. I only pinged you as I saw you edited the article on 30 July. Out of interest, were there any other hooks on this page you preferred?--Launchballer 07:09, 3 August 2024 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on June 14

Birthday of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

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Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1950s

• ... that the Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League ordered a 55-pound (25 kg) cake on Bangladeshi president Sheikh Mujibur's 55th birthday?

• Source: https://www.banglatribune.com/national/840278/%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8B-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8

• ALT1: ... that the birthday of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was declared a public holiday in Bangladesh in 1972 to commemorate a visit from Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi? Source: https://www.kalbela.com/ajkerpatrika/joto-mot-toto-path/73707
• ALT2: ... that Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, founder and first president of Bangladesh, had to experience his birthday in jail eight times? Source: https://www.banglatribune.com/national/840278/%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8B-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/1909-S VDB Lincoln Cent
• Comment: If you can please do copy edit for the article. I already requested in WP:GOCE but they take longer time to respond.

Created by Mehedi Abedin (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 9 past nominations.

Mehedi Abedin (talk) 17:42, 14 June 2024 (UTC).

• Comment I have done some copyediting of the hooks. I will also give the article a basic copyedit. Therefore, I will leave the reviewing to someone else. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 19:09, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

@Mehedi Abedin and Trainsandotherthings: Much to whinge about here I'm afraid. Only ALT2 passes WP:DYKINT and it would need an end-of-sentence citation in any event. This could still do with a robust copyedit, which I see it's been waiting for. (I tried, but I physically can't read WP:PARAGRAPHs of that length.) Also, big dislike on using a two year old QPQ when we have a heavy backlog, but WP:QPQ specifically states that QPQs do not expire, so I'll take it. This is also long enough, new enough, copyvio-free, and the image is Creative Commons. I think the first two things you need to do are a) give ALT2 an end-of-sentence citation, and b) break up the paragraphs into smaller chunks.--Launchballer 10:29, 30 July 2024 (UTC)

I find Alt1 to be the most interesting. I find Alt2 to be confusing. What does Indira Gandhi have to do with the birthday of Rahman? VR _{(Please ping on reply)} 13:18, 30 July 2024 (UTC)

@Launchballer: Done. Please check the article now. I made the paragraphs smaller except "Bangabandhu's perspective" and "Observances" sections because they are already small. Added end-of-sentence citations for all hook. Let me know if there is anything left to do. Mehedi Abedin 14:55, 30 July 2024 (UTC)

I've given the History section a trim mostly for concision, but this should be good to go.--Launchballer 12:31, 3 August 2024 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on June 20

Orca Shipwreck

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• ... that the Orca Shipwreck, dating from the Late Bronze Age and recently discovered in the eastern Mediterranean, is the earliest deep-sea shipwreck ever found?

• Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cedd0l1wk8qo

• ALT1: ... that the Orca Shipwreck, the earliest deep-sea shipwreck discovered, was recently found near Israel? Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cedd0l1wk8qo
• Reviewed:

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

Owenglyndur (talk) 13:30, 20 June 2024 (UTC).

• According to DYK-check, "Article has not been expanded 5x since it was created". (I haven't checked for copy-right violations). Also, I would have liked to know why it is called the Orca Shipwreck? Huldra (talk) 22:37, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

This article was created 4 days ago and on the same day i nominated it for DYK. The reason for the name derives from the news articvle staitng it was found next to Israels' Orca gas field. Here is the quote from the article: "While scanning the seabed ahead of developing Israel's Orca natural gas field , Energean observed an anomaly that would change our understanding of ancient navigation skills" Owenglyndur (talk) 07:37, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

• New enough and long enough. Hook fact checks out. Nominator was QPQ-exempt. They have been indefinitely blocked for copyvio issues, though Earwig gives a clean bill of health to the existing sources in page, at least in English. Given the nominator's block, I would like this to be double-checked by someone with Hebrew fluency before approval to see if there is copyvio to the Hebrew-language source in this page. I will manage any changes necessary. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 19:52, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

• I agree that given the circumstances, a copyvio check of other language sources is essential. Without that, this should not go any further. Schwede66 17:01, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

• If the nominator has been blocked for copyright violations, and no one has stepped forward to offer to check the sources, then I think it's time to close this as unsuccessful. We have enough nominations that this does not have to run. Z1720 (talk) 23:14, 23 July 2024 (UTC)

• I reviewed it and while I didn't see any copyvio I also in an abundance of caution edited it and added a number of google-translated sources. ALT1 is shorter so punchier and my preference. 2603:7000:2101:AA00:45CF:48FA:4F1F:A7EF (talk) 05:31, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on June 26

Joni (song)

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• ... that a scrapped song from SZA's second album was supposed to be on her next one, but when the song was leaked she had to scrap it again?

• Source: * "'Joni' is on it. Well, they leaked it, so I wasn't gonna put it on there. I guess I should still… but they leaked it already." (Variety); "'So we'll make this really simple. Y'all leaked 3 songs from the deluxe. Atp y'all can keep the throw aways and leaks,' she tweeted, as reported by Variety. 'I'll be starting LANA from scratch do not ask me about it again.'" (Complex)

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Apple (song)
• Comment: Clarifying that it was scrapped from the third album; latest updates from SZA suggest "Joni" might be on the second album's deluxe. Open to any suggestions.

Moved to mainspace by PSA (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 22 past nominations.

PSA 🏕️🪐 (please make some noise...) 00:20, 3 July 2024 (UTC).

• Page is long enough, new enough, hook is cited, and the hook is interesting. This all seems good, except I don't see a QPQ done. A review of another DYK is still needed! Di (they-them) (talk) 04:21, 22 July 2024 (UTC)
• @PSA: pinging in case you missed this :) theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 06:16, 29 July 2024 (UTC)
  • It has been over a week since the QPQ was requested without it having been completed, which is by itself grounds for closure; it's also been four weeks since the nomination was made. Hope PSA completes it very soon if they want this nomination to proceed! BlueMoonset (talk) 20:06, 31 July 2024 (UTC)
    • @BlueMoonset @Di (they-them) @theleekycauldron, you're all champs for putting up with the nom. Apologies for not attending to this sooner... i lost a lot of my mental fortitude for editing while preparing for a national exam. There should be a qpq now :) Elias / PSA 🏕️🪐 ^{[please make some noise]} 05:52, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

A review has been done, should be good now! Di (they-them) (talk) 05:56, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

Ling Nam

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• ... that the founder, Tomas Fung, founded the predecessor of the restaurant Ling Nam with only 3,000 Philippine pesos?

• Source: Ravenholt 1968, p. 38, [5]

• Reviewed:

Created by Vortex3427 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

TheNuggeteer (talk) 02:30, 26 June 2024 (UTC).

• @TheNuggeteer: New enough and long enough. Nominator is QPQ-exempt. Can't view the source. I do have an issue with the wording in the hook. Article says he founded Wa Yan with 3,000 pesos, sold it, and then founded Ling Nam (no peso number given). This needs reconciling with the hook fact. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 19:04, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

Fixed, though it sounds less interesting. 🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 02:50, 16 July 2024 (UTC)

@Sammi Brie: Does the above satisfy your concerns, and is this approved? If not, what else needs to be done? Z1720 (talk) 23:20, 23 July 2024 (UTC)

New reviewer needed unless Sammi Brie returns. Z1720 (talk) 19:58, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

My apologies — I have had a hectic month, and small items are especially prone to just falling off the table. It's...okay, though I feel it is something of a stretch. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 00:59, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on June 28

Ken Goldin

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• ... that Ken Goldin has sold over US$1.3 billion in collectibles?
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Oliver Golden
  • Comment: I'm a few days tardy with the nom because I forgot to get it done before going out of town for the weekend, but it got to size in the time period.

Created by Muboshgu (talk), Pasdue (talk), Alansohn (talk), and TulsaPoliticsFan (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 535 past nominations.

– Muboshgu (talk) 01:13, 7 July 2024 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

• Cited:
• Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Can you identify the source(s) for the hook and cite the relevant excerpt(s). Very likely I missed it among the multiple cites for that sentence. Thanks. —Bagumba (talk) 19:18, 9 July 2024 (UTC)

• I will look at this today. I didn't write that part of the article and I didn't check it before my nom. I may have to rewrite and provide a new hook. – Muboshgu (talk) 15:40, 10 July 2024 (UTC)
• Updating you here Bagumba, I should have taken more time to verify this myself before nominating, but I was traveling over July 4. Not an excuse. His website says as collectors ourselves who have sold over $2B in collectibles, which of course won't verify our hook. I can't otherwise find "$2 billion". I will rewrite the article this weekend, culling low quality sources and adding a couple of better ones I've found, and propose a solid hook. – Muboshgu (talk) 16:04, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

• Okay, I cut cruft. This source says he has sold $1.3 billion, so I'm changing the hook to that Bagumba. – Muboshgu (talk) 00:10, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

  @Muboshgu: The lead conflicts, saying that it's the company with $1.3B: ... his company, Goldin Auctions, which has sold $1.3 billion in memorabilia related to sports, history, and pop culture. The body is also ambiguous with "Goldin" (i.e. Ken Goldin or Goldin Auctions?) whether it's him or the company w/ $1.3B: In 2012, Goldin established Goldin Auctions.[ Goldin has auctioned more than $1.3 billion worth of collectibles, including sports memorabilia and historical artifacts.—Bagumba (talk) 22:27, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

  @Bagumba: apologies for the delay, I've been a bit distracted lately. I'm correcting the lead to make it clear that it covers his entire career. Patch says Throughout his career, Goldin has sold more than $1.3 billion in sports, history and pop culture memorabilia. Also this source (not in the article yet but I'll add it) says Goldin himself has sold more than $ 1.3 billion in memorabilia, so I think it passes V. – Muboshgu (talk) 19:26, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

  Hook is now consistent with the article text and cited sources.—Bagumba (talk) 10:15, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on July 1

Alex Chilowicz

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• ... that in December 2023, former Major League Soccer referee Alex Chilowicz began officiating in the English Football League after relocating to England?

• Source: https://www.efl.com/news/2023/december/12/former-mls-referee-alex-chilowicz-becomes-efl-official/

• Reviewed:

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

US Referee (talk) 01:05, 1 July 2024 (UTC).

• The third paragraph under Career needs a citation at the end. The LinkedIn source can only be used if it specifically references who referred to him as playing the saxophone within the article. However, that is clunky, and I recommend removing the source entirely. Why do you need four references for that one fact? It can be knocked down to one source. Otherwise, the article is long enough, new enough, and neutral with no copyright violations. SL93 (talk) 22:10, 25 July 2024 (UTC)
  • Thanks for the feedback. I agree with your criticism and I'll make those changes accordingly. US Referee (talk) 19:54, 26 July 2024 (UTC)
  • In the third paragraph under Career, I relied on sources within the linked articles, i.e. match reports for the matches Chilowicz refereed. His name appears in the linked articles next to a "Report" link that I figure to be the sources for these statements. I suppose I can just use those same sources in this article, but I thought that would likely be superfluous. US Referee (talk) 20:36, 26 July 2024 (UTC)
    • US Referee It looks good except for one issue. The source does not say that he "refereed his first competitive match between senior national teams". If that cannot be sourced, it can also be removed from the article and then I can approve it. SL93 (talk) 21:01, 26 July 2024 (UTC)
      • SL93 I thought this could be inferred by the fact that Chilowicz's international experience was strictly with CONCACAF and there is no counter-example, but I understand your point. Chilowicz's page at Soccerway (heretofore linked in External links) does indicate that this was his first and only such match. I've added it as a reference after that sentence. US Referee (talk) 21:16, 26 July 2024 (UTC)
        • Thank you. SL93 (talk) 21:21, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

Lewis Worthington Smith

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• ... that Lewis Worthington Smith received royalties from his textbook The Mechanism of English Style for 20 years?

• Source: "Smith, Lewis Worthington". ArchivesSpace at the University of Iowa. Retrieved July 1, 2024.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Margaret Carroux

Created by SL93 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 409 past nominations.

SL93 (talk) 00:56, 1 July 2024 (UTC).

• Hook is interesting and appropriately sourced. Article is both long and new enough. No copyvio concerns. QPQ done. I'd wager that The Mechanism of English Style is either suitable as a redirect or an article. Great work! ~ Pbritti (talk) 15:50, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on July 2

2024 MLS All-Star Game

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• ... that Inter Miami CF will have four players making their all-star debuts in the 2024 MLS All-Star Game? Source: ESPN
  • ALT1: ... that the 2024 MLS All-Star Game will be the third to feature an all-star team from Liga MX? Source: ESPN
  • Reviewed: Lahug Airport

Converted from a redirect by SounderBruce (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 237 past nominations.

SounderBruce 02:07, 2 July 2024 (UTC).

• Article is newly created (converted from redirect) and long enough. QPQ has been done. The six sources in the article are reliable (ESPN) or from official press releases. But there are a couple of copyvio concerns, especially phrases like "selected by MLS commissioner Don Garber", "was created on May 13", "appeared in at least 50 percent" which can be further reworded. Personally I find the ALT1 hook more interesting, especially on its focus on the bolded article.--ZKang123 (talk) 02:33, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
  • @ZKang123: Some of those phrases are common descriptors that cannot be reworded without misleading readers. I reworded the "May 13" one, but the others are criteria that are very difficult to reword without changing their meaning. SounderBruce 19:25, 17 July 2024 (UTC)
    • I will pass this then.--ZKang123 (talk) 01:52, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

• @ZKang123: Since the All-Star Game has been played, the hooks need to be changed to reflect who actually played. SounderBruce 05:09, 2 August 2024 (UTC)
  • ALT1a: ... that the 2024 MLS All-Star Game was the third to feature an all-star team from Liga MX? Source: ESPN
  • ALT2: ... that Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez were picked for the 2024 MLS All-Star Game but unable to play due to their injuries? Source: USA Today

Riley Gale

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Riley Gale in 2019

• ... that a critic compared vocalist Riley Gale (pictured) to a "rabid wolf"?

• Source: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/22891-power-trip-nightmare-logic/

• ALT1: ... that after his death, heavy metal vocalist Riley Gale (pictured) was memorialized by Fox News host Greg Gutfeld? Source: https://www.nme.com/news/music/fox-news-host-greg-gutfeld-pays-tribute-to-riley-gale-of-power-trip-2739223
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Converted from a redirect by Kimikel (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

Kimikel (talk) 01:21, 3 July 2024 (UTC).

• Kimikel Article meets DYK standards – well-sourced, neutral, and free of plagiarism (the article is a defo must-read, pretty nice writing for a short article). The source comes from a reliable source which is... the bare minimum but yeah it works! The image supplied works as well, pretty nice quality. Original alt works. Arconning (talk) 15:42, 3 July 2024 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on July 3

John Henry Hirst

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• ... that architect John Henry Hirst was found at the bottom of the stairs at home, with a broken neck?

• Source: "The late Mr J. H. Hirst". Western Daily Press. 8 July 1882. p. 5 col.8. "(Inquest report:) Death resulted from an accident at his residence ... Death was the result of a dislocation of the neck caused by an accidental fall downstairs".

• Reviewed: Anna Smith Spark
• Comment: Moved to mainspace on 3 July 2024.

Moved to mainspace by Storye book (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 107 past nominations.

Storye book (talk) 09:23, 8 July 2024 (UTC).

• New enough in mainspace and plenty long enough. QPQ present. Must AGF on British Newspaper Archive hard-paywall reference. No quoting issues. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 01:53, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

Environmental impacts of artificial intelligence

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• ... that training the model for ChatGPT used the equivalent energy footprint of driving 123 gasoline-powered passenger vehicles for a year?

• Source: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-computer-scientist-breaks-down-generative-ais-hefty-carbon-footprint/

• ALT1: ... that using a model like ChatGPT on every Google search could use the same yearly energy as 1.5 million residents from European Union? Source: https://www.vox.com/climate/2024/3/28/24111721/ai-uses-a-lot-of-energy-experts-expect-it-to-double-in-just-a-few-years
• ALT2: ... that artificial intelligence could use 0.5% of all current energy usage by the year 2027? Source:https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/10/climate/ai-could-soon-need-as-much-electricity-as-an-entire-country.html
• Reviewed:
• Comment: Made this article today, thought it was cool.

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

Bluethricecreamman (talk) 03:58, 3 July 2024 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: awkwafaba (📥) 16:04, 10 July 2024 (UTC)
@Bluethricecreamman: Thank you for your hard work. Please fix copyvios and sourcing issues and then we can proceed.

• I think allglobal.net is a spam site. I'm fairly certain they plagiarized the lede from wikipedia, not the other way around. Bluethricecreamman (talk) 16:17, 10 July 2024 (UTC)

• Actually I'm fairly certain they do plagiarize from Wikipedia. I looked at other niche articles and they steal our words. Bluethricecreamman (talk) 16:18, 10 July 2024 (UTC)
• Didn't have time, but here's an example: https://allglobal.net/info/Barack-Obama steals very directly from Wikipedia, as does https://allglobal.net/info/Artificial-intelligence. The site is clearly using wikipedia info and monetizing it with ads, and attempting to optimize with keywords for Search engine optimization to take traffic. Bluethricecreamman (talk) 21:45, 10 July 2024 (UTC)

Ok, i've updated the template with the corrected source for the first one (I guess I mixed up the two scientific american articles, I think they bothy say that GPT-3 releases 552 metric tons of Co2, but only one talks about the comparison to cars. Thanks for catching that! Also fixed ALT1, thanks for fixing that as well! Apologies for incorrect info, I'll try to read a bit slower with these articles. Bluethricecreamman (talk) 21:45, 10 July 2024 (UTC)

I didn't dig to hard on that spammy site earlier, sorry. I agree that they stole from enwiki and not the other way around. All three hooks are good to go. I think ALT0 is the most compelling. awkwafaba (📥) 01:05, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

• Is this true? jp×g🗯️ 22:59, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

• Yes. The sourcing for the release of CO2 by a lot of AI models is well established, and it was a news item last week that Google's emission had increased by 50% or something cuz of their big AI push. Bluethricecreamman (talk) 23:03, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

Specifically, I am a little concerned that statistics-heavy topics like this, when they're directly related to buzzwordy trending topics in the news cycle, tend to be very ill-suited to being patched out from headlines. That is to say, writing the shark attack and dog attack based solely on news coverage would give the impression that these were both uncommon things that do happen every once in a while, when in reality the yearly rates are eighty versus several million. This article quotes a bunch of figures from news stories back-to-back, and there doesn't really seem to be much attempt at comparison or context. For example, there is a paper cited that projects 85-143 TWh of global power consumption from neural networks by 2027, based on a conjectural optimistic scenario where NVIDIA/TSMC transition their entire manufacturing output to A100s (all of which are installed in data centers and used for nothing but LLM inference). By comparison, this paper estimated that video gaming consumed 34 TWh/year in the United States alone in 2019; this document from the DoE says that aluminum production in the US in 2000 consumed a total of 279.2 TWh/yr. The US consumes about 16% of the world's electricity, so a very rough approximation here would give a ballpark estimate of 212.5 TWh for gaming (the US does about 2% of aluminum production worldwide, giving us around 13960 TWh yearly for global aluminum production). It also seems like there is a lot of ambiguity between training (a fixed cost, as models are only trained once) and inference (the process that happens when running the model, which typically requires billions or trillions of times less computation). I am somewhat worried about having this on the front page. jp×g🗯️ 23:45, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

you are literally using us energy gov stats to WP:SYNTH a whataboutism argument… by the same logic, the criticism section of any industries environmental impact can be called misleading because theres always another more polluting industry you can point to. the comparison you suggest is “missing” is literally that training ChatGPT training took as much energy as 123 gasoline powered cars yearly footprints. and suggesting that including examples from news articles headlining the carbon footprint is a bad thing for wikipedia is inane. most articles on here use secondary souces such as news articles. and most DyK hooks are eyecatching Bluethricecreamman (talk) 00:34, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

For the specific task of literally writing an encyclopedia article about a topic, I would say that answering questions like "why is this statistic relevant" or "what does this number mean" is probably its most important purpose. I gave a couple examples to illustrate what this looks like, obviously there is no reason why aluminum manufacturing in particular is more relevant than anything else. The most appropriate source here would likely be something like a textbook or monograph about electrical consumption by various industries, and how this related to environmental concerns in general. Since this is a subject of rather large significance, it is important that our writing on it be accurate, and not news. I am opposed to running stuff on the main page where vague insinuations are made by factoids of unexplained significance -- e.g. what's a terawatt-hour? what's a gram of CO2? why are some figures given in one and some as the other, and still others given in folksy derivative units like average midsize sedan gasoline consumption rates over average suburban commutes? jp×g🗯️ 01:06, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

Moreover, ALT0 is not supported by the source. Indeed, OpenAI's well-known sleazy refusal to be transparent about any of its operations or research means that the source cannot say that, because the source does not know. The figure claimed as fact in this hook is, in the source, carefully and explicitly presented as an approximate figure derived by estimation (it's from https://arxiv.org/abs/2104.10350 -- note the methods they are using). jp×g🗯️ 01:16, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

I'm not arguing these bad faith arguments after this. The source link is literally right there for anyone to read. There are three links I cite with the 552 metric tons figure in the article. Most of the "environmental impacts of" are similar collections of "factoids" discussing various industry leaders. And by your logic of WP:NOTNEWS, we should remove most news articles discussing long term trends in any industry. WP:NOTNEWS specifically states no original reporting on wikipedia (we don't report the news ourselves, we cite it), and calls for enduring notability of information (we don't do an article if its just one or two articles). if you find a reputable source arguing that this is a false number or a false comparison, feel free to edit the article. I respect your work as an admin, and your experience, but this is silly. Bluethricecreamman (talk) 01:35, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

William P. Dole

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• ... that before becoming Lincoln's Commissioner of Indian Affairs, William P. Dole (pictured), was only known to have encountered Native Americans once in his life?

• Source: Kelsey, Harry (1979). "William P. Dole (1861–1865)". In Kvasnicka, Robert M.; Viola, Herman J. (eds.). The Commissioners of Indian Affairs, 1824-1977. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. pp. 139-140

William P. Dole, 1860s

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Asphendou Cave petroglyphs

Created by Generalissima (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 58 past nominations.

Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 19:26, 3 July 2024 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Epicgenius (talk) 15:21, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on July 4

Abdul Ali Deobandi

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• ... that Abdul Ali Deobandi stipulated that women were prohibited from learning reading and writing, even at home?

• Source: https://www.afintl.com/en/202406177603

• Reviewed:

Created by Faldi00 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

Faldi00 (talk) 08:12, 6 July 2024 (UTC).

• Article is new, long enough and neutral. It cites sources inline. "Earwig's Copyvio Detector" reports very few text similiarity commenting "violation unlikely". The hokk is well-formatted and interesting. Its length is within limit. Its fact is accurate, however, a reference is needed directly at the end of the sentence in the article. No QPQ is required for the nominator. I will approve after the reference issue is addressed. CeeGee 15:19, 9 July 2024 (UTC)

• I added the missing citing by myself because there wa no reaction in couple of days, and the issue was minor. I guess the issue was not understood. Anyway, it is now fine. Good to go. CeeGee 03:22, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

Bengisu Avcı

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• ... that Bengisu Avcı could not complete her fifth swim of the Oceans Seven series in Hawaii due to intense burning after jellyfish contact?

• Source: "En son Hawaii’deki Ka’iwi (Molokai) parkurunu yüzmeye çalıştım,", "Her açık deniz yüzücüsünün hayali olan Okyanus 7’lisinin 5. parkurunda Portekiz Man o'War denizanasına temas edince büyük acı duyan Bengisu, parkuru tamamlayamadı." (in Turkish) [6]

• ALT1: ... that Bengisu Avcı is the first Turkish woman who has received the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming award? Source: "Bu başarılarıyla Dünya Açık Su Yüzme Federasyonu tarafından verilen 'Üçlü Tacı' elde eden ilk Türk kadını unvanını kazandı." (in Turkish) [7]
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Abdul Ali Deobandi

Created by CeeGee (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 221 past nominations.

CeeGee 15:51, 9 July 2024 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Great work! I'm currently in Turkey and I enjoyed reading and reviewing the article, and it looks like it has no obvious issues from what I can see. I'm partial to the second hook but open to either hook being used depending on the final decision of the closing reviewer. --Sky Harbor ^(talk) 16:56, 10 July 2024 (UTC)

• Thank you very much for your review and your nice comment. Enjoy your stay in my country. Cheers. CeeGee 16:06, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on July 5

Africa Express Presents... Terry Riley's In C Mali

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• ... that the pulse stops during the soliloquy of In C Mali?

• Source: [8], [9]

• ALT1: ... that Damon Albarn of Blur plays alongside West African musicians on In C Mali?

• Source: [10], [11]

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Truncated icosahedron

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

— PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 19:59, 5 July 2024 (UTC).

• Kommentar regarding the article title – MOS:ELLIPSIS says: Generally, use a non-breaking space before an ellipsis, and a regular space after it. The article title does not have a space before the ellipsis and I see no good reason why the space should not be there. Let's clear this up before it goes to the main page; wouldn't want to see this being moved whilst it is on the main page. Schwede66 05:23, 7 July 2024 (UTC)

@Schwede66: I would assume that MOS:ELLIPSIS is referring to how to write prose, not article titles. I can't find precedent that we conform ellipsis spacing to the MOS in titles. Here are some examples I found:

• Endtroducing....., Let It Be... Naked, Oops!... I Did It Again (song), ...And Justice for All (album)

All sources use the "... " form. [12], [13], [14] (except Rolling Stone, which unspaces the ellipsis). Spacing the ellipsis in a way that no sources do would fail the "Naturalness" part of WP:CRITERIA. — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 16:11, 7 July 2024 (UTC)

• @Schwede66: Does the above address your concerns? Z1720 (talk) 01:56, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

• I suppose so. If it's done quite commonly, we have a perfect rebuttal if somebody moans about it at Errors. Schwede66 02:00, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

Concern above has been resolved. New reviewer needed. Z1720 (talk) 02:09, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

@PerfectSoundWhatever: Please supply a QPQ. Z1720 (talk) 23:27, 23 July 2024 (UTC)

Now done. — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 17:27, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

General eligibility:

• New enough:
• Long enough:
• Other problems:

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing:
• Neutral:
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:
• Other problems:

Hook eligibility:

• Cited:
• Interesting:
• Other problems:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: PerfectSoundWhatever The Personnel section needs to be referenced. Everything else is fine. SL93 (talk) 19:06, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

• Thanks for the review. It is sourced, to Tangari 2015 (pitchfork). It is not common practice nor practical to have an inline citation on every personnel entry. I thought keeping it in plain-text rather than a citation allowed for better legibility. Let me know if there is a policy that disallows this formatting. — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 19:11, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

There isn't. I missed the citation while reviewing. This is ready. SL93 (talk) 19:16, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

Fred Thomas (British politician)

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• ... that British politician Fred Thomas was called a "real life Walter Mitty in Plymouth" because he allegedly exaggerated his military record?

• Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/06/21/johnny-mercer-labour-rival-fred-thomas-walter-mitty-claim/

Alt1... that before Fred Thomas became Member of Parliament for Plymouth Moor View, he was the Royal Marines' light heavyweight boxing champion?

• Source: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/aug/13/fred-thomas-former-marine-chosen-by-labour-to-stand-against-johnny-mercer-in-plymouth

Alt2... that before Fred Thomas became Member of Parliament for Plymouth Moor View, he learned to read and write in Arabic and studied abroad in Egypt?

• Source: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/aug/13/fred-thomas-former-marine-chosen-by-labour-to-stand-against-johnny-mercer-in-plymouth

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/2024 Rose Bowl

Created by Sahaib (talk) and Gaia Octavia Agrippa (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 29 past nominations.

Sahaib (talk) 13:44, 6 July 2024 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: I am concerned about the hook for WP:BLP focusing on the negative aspects of his career. Can you share some alternatives? AnotherColonialHistorian (talk) 15:15, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

Y Much better and more interesting! Approve Alt1. AnotherColonialHistorian (talk) 16:42, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

• @AnotherColonialHistorian: done. Sahaib (talk) 16:36, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

• Adding green tick for AnotherColonialHistorian as DYKbot did not pick it up. Z1720 (talk) 01:55, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on July 6

Anna DeShawn

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• ... that Anna DeShawn started E3 Radio to help educate others about Black women she did not learn about in grade school?

• Source: https://www.thereckoningmag.com/the-reckoning-blog/the-qube-creator-anna-deshawn-is-creating-a-space-for-lgbtq-podcasters-to-thrive#gs.bb0iar The work of pioneering Black women like Ella Baker and Fannie Lou Hamer inspired DeShawn. These were women she hadn’t been taught about in any of her grade school studies, and she wanted other people to know about them. She thought, “I can do PSAs about these women and syndicate them to college radio stations, and then we can have a college radio network. That's how [E3 Radio] started.”

• ALT1: ... that Anna DeShawn was inducted into the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame for her work celebrating "the overlooked and underrepresented"? Source: https://chicagolgbthalloffame.org/anna-deshawn/ She [DeShawn] was inspired to create a platform to center and celebrate the overlooked and underrepresented.
• ALT2: ... that Anna DeShawn said she fell in love with radio because she could "talk to thousands of people and make an impact while wearing sweatpants"? Source: https://chicagoreader.com/city-life/meet-anna-deshawn-of-e3-radio-and-the-qube/ She eventually found her niche when, as a student at Drake University, she landed an internship for the popular radio show Tom Joyner Morning Show. “I realized I could talk to thousands of people and make an impact while wearing sweatpants. I thought, ‘This is the life.’ And so I fell in love with radio.”
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Created by CaptainAngus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

CaptainAngus (talk) 20:35, 7 July 2024 (UTC).

•  Reviewing... Thebiguglyalien (talk) 01:57, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

• All three hooks are acceptable, I prefer ALT0.
• Nominated one day after creation
• Long enough
• Well sourced, couldn't find any copyright violations
• CaptainAngus, it should be good to go. I personally prefer ALT0 because it gets right to the most interesting aspect. I'm personally not a fan of "a person said something" style hooks. And side note, while this isn't a DYK issue, you might also consider reformatting the "career and activism" section a little bit so it doesn't seem like a timeline. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 02:39, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

Marie Breen

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• ... that Marie Breen retired from the Australian Senate to care for her husband, who had been badly injured in a car accident?

• Source: https://biography.senate.gov.au/breen-marie-freda/

• ALT1: ... that Australian Senator Marie Breen advocated for Australian involvement in the Vietnam War? Source: https://biography.senate.gov.au/breen-marie-freda/
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/LS Power
• Comment: 1501 B of prose > 8329 B of prose, hence 5x claim

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

Kimikel (talk) 22:14, 6 July 2024 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Good to go with main or ALT - both verified. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 20:21, 24 July 2024 (UTC)

Richard Beale Davis, Chivers' Life of Poe

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• ... that Richard Beale Davis first published Chivers' Life of Poe almost 100 years after it was written?

• Source: Chivers' Life of Poe, p. 15. "The state of Chivers' manuscript would suggest that he continued to revise the work at least through 1857, the year he died."

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/William Beck (Wisconsin politician)

Improved to Good Article status by Pretzelles (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

Pretzelles (talk) 21:19, 12 July 2024 (UTC).

• For Richard Beale Davis:

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: Promoted to GA on 5 July. The following sentence lacks an inline citation: "In 2010, Lofaro published Southern Manuscript Sermons before 1800: A Bibliography, dedicating the work to Davis and noting him as one of four contributing editors."

• For Chivers' Life of Poe:

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: Moved to mainspace on 12 July. The synopsis doesn't need citations. For this DYK nomination, only one QPQ is needed, as the nominator had four nominations beforehand. Skyshiftertalk 23:41, 16 July 2024 (UTC)

@Skyshifter: thanks for giving this a look! Sorry about the delay in fixing it, had some issues come up offwiki, but I should be able to get on with this very soon! Pretzelles (talk) 07:33, 30 July 2024 (UTC)

Hey @Skyshifter:, I sorted that reference for Richard Beale Davis, so it should all be good now. Pretzelles (talk) 12:18, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

Good to go! Skyshiftertalk 13:16, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

Cultybraggan Camp

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Cultybraggan Camp

• ... that the area of Cultybraggan Camp (pictured) has been a royal hunting ground, a prison for fervent Nazis and the site of a underground bunker intended for use in a nuclear war?

• Source: *Excerpta e libris domicilii Domini Jacobi Quinti regis Scotorum (Edinburgh, 1836), pp. 230-231, appendix p. 32, citing National Records of Scotland E32 series.
• Historic Environment Scotland. "Comrie, Cultybraggan Former Cadet Camp, Huts 19 and 20 (Guard's Block) and 44, 45, 46 (Category A Listed Building) (LB50471)". Retrieved 22 March 2019.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Mariesa Crow
• Comment: I reviewed this article (nominated by Pahunkat) and advised the nominator to put it up for DYK. They haven't done so but I thought it would be a shame to miss this interesting a subject so am nominating it myself. I will complete a QPQ when I get time over the next couple of days.

Improved to Good Article status by Pahunkat (talk) and Shipsview (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 10 past nominations.

Llewee (talk) 01:59, 12 July 2024 (UTC).

• Llewee, review follows: article promoted to GA on 6 July' article is well written and cited inline throughout to reliable sources; I didn't pick up any issues with overly close paraphrasing in a spotcheck; image is properly sourced and licensed; hook fact is interesting and mentioned in the article, the latter parts check out to the sources cited, I will have to AGF on the hunting part as I can't read Latin; this should be good to go once a QPQ is provided - Dumelow (talk) 08:41, 12 July 2024 (UTC)
• Thanks for nominating this Llewee, I've done the QPQ for you. I like the hook. The latin part was mentioned in the GA review, there's other things in the article it could be replaced by if it isn't permissible here (e.g. self-catering holiday accomodation). Pahunkat (talk) 13:23, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

Hi Pahunkat, thanks for the QPQ. I am happy to assume in good faith that the Latin source supports what's in the article and pass this review - Dumelow (talk) 14:55, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

@Dumelow and Llewee: the key Latin sentence seems to be "Item misse versiis Collybrathane ad venationes Regis iij' xl panes [Also sent to Collybrathane to the King's hunting expeditions, 40 loaves of bread - via Google translate]". @Unoquha: you added the sentence to the article here, do you have a source that identifies Collybrathane and Cultybraggan? TSventon (talk) 12:45, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

The placename spelling is somewhat eccentric in this old (1836) edition of the manuscript Latin (appears twice). I can't find it spelled exactly like that elsewhere. There is no reason to think of anywhere else though, in easy reach of Stirling and Perth. Apparently, the place belonged to a royal official called Reddoch or Redeheuch.Unoquha (talk) 13:52, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

Libotonius

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Libotonius pearsoni fossil

• ... that some of the first likely Libotonius (pictured) fossils collected are lost at the Smithsonian?

• Source: Wilson 1978 doi:10.1139/e78-075 "Since then Pearson's collection was forwarded to, but never accessioned in, the Smithsonian Institution. and it cannot now be located.
  Wilson 1979 doi:10.2307/1443214 "Pearson's specimens cannot be located, but they probably included specimens of the new species described here, rather than a species of the similar Erismatopterus"

• ALT1: ... that Libotonius (pictured) are small fish, with adults ranging between just 10.6–40.0 mm (0.42–1.57 in)? Source: Wilson 1977 Page 44 L. blakeburnensis GENERAL FEATURES Summary statistics for the species are given in Table 5. The known specimens (Fig. 13) represent only a small size range, from about 30 to possibly 40 mm
  Wilson 1979 doi:10.2307/1443214 L. pearsoni Description.-All specimens small compared with other Eocene percopsiforms, ranging from 10.6–20.8 mm (0.42–0.82 in) standard length

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Schoenoplectus triqueter
• Comment: 5x expansion in draft space, moved to live on July 6

Moved to mainspace by Kevmin (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 354 past nominations.

Kevmin § 15:00, 8 July 2024 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

• Cited:
• Interesting: - ALT0 is interesting, ALT1 isn’t super thrilling for me, but I would let the readers decide.

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: I like ALT0 the best, but both are cleared awkwafaba (📥) 02:41, 9 July 2024 (UTC)

• • I got access to the remaining source and it checks out. awkwafaba (📥) 15:13, 9 July 2024 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on July 7

Eilish Cleary

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• ... that Eilish Cleary's role as Chief Medical Officer of Health in New Brunswick was controversially terminated while studying glyphosate, a herbicide that is widely used in the province's industries?

• Source: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-former-nb-chief-medical-officer-eilish-cleary-was-a-fearless-defender/ & https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/eilish-cleary-health-settlement-1.4191543

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Myinsaing
• Comment: I'm not totally confident in the hook, so feel free to offer feedback or suggestions on whether it can be used or not. Thanks!

Created by B3251 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 17 past nominations.

B3251_(talk) 21:11, 7 July 2024 (UTC).

• The article is long enough, new enough, and is neutral with no copyright violations. A QPQ has been completed. I think that the hook is fine. SL93 (talk) 22:14, 24 July 2024 (UTC)

Mary Jane Patterson

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• ... that Mary Jane Patterson, descendant of previously enslaved mother, was the first African American woman to gain a BA degree, having taken a 'gentleman's course'?

• Source: Blakemore, Erin (2017-05-23)' How the Daughter of a Slave Became the First African American to Earn a Bachelor's Degree.' Time

• ALT1: ... that Mary Jane Patterson was the first Black principal of a famous high school in Washington DC? Source: Stewart, A (2013) First Class: The legacy of Dunbar, America's first Black Public School. Chicago. Ill: Lawrence Hill Books p 32
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Improved to Good Article status by Balance person (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

Balance person (talk) 11:52, 8 July 2024 (UTC).

• Article was promoted to Good Article within the last couple of days, is easily long enough, well written and copiously referenced. In my opinion the original hook, about being the first to get a BA degree, is best - very interesting indeed. The fact is cited immediately after it, in the lead introduction, to a page hosted on the university website. If I was being picky I'd say the info about achieving a BA degree should be included in the main body of the article too, because the lead intro is normally a summary of the main article. But the GA reviewers didn't have an issue with this, so I'm happy to say good to go to the next stage. Sionk (talk) 17:59, 9 July 2024 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on July 8

Fănuș Neagu

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Neagu in 1964

• ... that writer Fănuș Neagu (pictured) claimed to have spent the Romanian floods of May 1970 stranded with a feral wolf on the roof of a cannery?

• Source: Ion Butnaru, "Actualitatea culturală bucureșteană. Între proză, film și dramaturgie — Interlocutor Fănuș Neagu", in Informația Bucureștiului, 7 February 1987, p. 5: Lucrez în prezent la două piese: „Casa de la miezul nopții", pentru „Bulandra“, și „Golful de plumb", pentru „Nottara“. Cea dintîi e o poveste de dragoste [...]. Cealaltă e o dramă care mi s-a întipărit in minte în timpul marilor revărsări de ape din deceniul trecut, cînd am trăit cîteva zile și nopți pe acoperișul Fabricii de Conserve Zagna-Vădeni; jur-împrejur pluteau milioane de cutii de conserve. Siretul curgea pe o lățime de 17 kilometri [...]. Eram împreună cu un inginer, cu zece muncitori, care încercau să salveze ce se mai putea salva, precum și cu niște indivizi, aruncați acolo de-o luntre spartă, și cu un lup azvîrlit de ape, care tremura de frica noastră. -- "I am presently working on two plays: 'A Midnight Home' for Bulandra, and 'A Gulf of Lead' for Nottara. The former is a love story [...]. The other is a drama that got stuck in my mind during the great floods of the preceding decade, when for a few days and nights I lived on the roof of Zagna-Vădeni Cannery; millions of cans were floating all around. The Siret had widened to 17 kilometers [...]. There was me, alongside an engineer, and ten workers, who were working on salvaging all that could be salvaged, as well as some fellas that had been thrown there out of a wrecked boat, and a wolf that had been discarded there by the waters, all trembling with fear at the sight of us."

• ALT1: ... that Romanian novelist Fănuș Neagu (pictured) once appeared on screen as a heavy-drinking Soviet general—a role which "fit him like a glove, according to the more spiteful of commentators"? Source: Gabriel Dimisianu, "Amintiri cu Fănuș Neagu", in România Literară, Issue 13/2002, pp. 12–13: A doua zi apăru, într-adevăr, Fănuș Neagu [...], o namilă blondă cu alură izbitoare de rusnac. De pe urma acesteia s-a ales, peste ani, cu un rol într-un film de Andrei Blaier, acela al generalului Susaikov, trimisul rușilor în Comisia aliată de control, mare petrecăreț și frecventator asiduu, cum reiese din film, al caselor de plăcere din Crucea de piatră. Fănuș l-a interpretat cu mult aplomb, potrivindu-i-se rolul ca o mănușă, cum au susținut unii comentatori malițioși. -- "On the second day, we were indeed greeted by Fănuș Neagu [...], a blond-haired giant that perfectly resembled a Russki. Thanks to this he would much later be cast by Andrei Blaier in a film role as general Susaikov, a Russian member of the Allied Control Commission, a heavy drinker and, as the film suggests, a habitual client of the Crucea de piatră bordellos. Fănuș stepped into the role with great confidence, since it fit him like a glove, according to the more spiteful of commentators."
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Camil Doua

Created by Dahn (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 111 past nominations.

Dahn (talk) 19:53, 13 July 2024 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Only thing I'm unsure about is the excessive genres in the infobox, but that's minor. ALT0 is excellent. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 14:31, 24 July 2024 (UTC)

Poozeum

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Barnum

• ... that the Poozeum holds the fossilized dinosaur feces known as Barnum (pictured)?

• Source: "Barnum, world's largest coprolite from a carnivore, is part of the collection"

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/National Casket Company

Created by Gobonobo (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 122 past nominations.

gobonobo ^{+ c} 05:35, 12 July 2024 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article is great. It is new enough, long enough, well courced, neutral, plagiarism free and a QPQ is done. The image is ree, used in the article and clear. I had two queries: first, could you pop the citation in where I added ? Secondly, I think the hook could be hookier - maybe mention the T-rex, or indeed that its named after a person? Otherwise all good! Lajmmoore (talk) 18:19, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

• ALT1 ... that fossilized dinosaur feces (pictured) from the Poozeum was named for Tyrannosaurus discoverer Barnum Brown?
• ALT2 ... that the Poozeum holds the largest known fossilized dinosaur feces (pictured), which may have come from a T. rex?
• ALT3 ... that fossilized dinosaur feces (pictured) which may have come from a T. rex is held in the Poozeum?

  @Lajmmoore: I've added the citation. Hooks are always the hardest part for me. I've added some alts above. gobonobo ^{+ c} 02:49, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

  @Gobonobo: I totally know wha you mean - they are so hard! I think ALT1 and ALT3 work pretty well now. Thank you! Lajmmoore (talk) 06:55, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

  @Gobonobo and Lajmmoore: I think we should use an independent source would be needed to verify that the feces come from a T. rex, instead of citing the museum itself. Is such a source out there? theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 04:23, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

  @Theleekycauldron: I've added a couple independent sources to verify the language we're using there. gobonobo ^{+ c} 08:35, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

Alexander Langmuir

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• ... that Alexander Langmuir created the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service to send epidemiologists across the world and combat biological warfare?

• Source: "In 1949, Dr. Langmuir created a corps of epidemiologists at what is now the Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. The corps was ready to fly anywhere immediately to investigate reports of an epidemic or an unusual cluster of cases. Known as the Epidemic Intelligence Service, the program played a crucial role in turning what was then an obscure and fledgling operation into a large Federal agency. [...] When the possibility of biological warfare was raised during the Korean War, scientists looked to epidemiology as the first line of defense. But the country was not prepared. Dr. Langmuir seized the opportunity to strengthen disease surveillance and his program." [15]

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• Comment: I feel that initializing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is appropriate for readability, given that the hook specifically focuses on Langmuir's work with its subsidiary Epidemic Intelligence Service. However, if others feel that the full agency name needs to be listed, that still fits within the 200 character limit (147 vs 186).

Improved to Good Article status by BluePenguin18 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

BluePenguin18 🐧 ( 💬 ) 19:19, 8 July 2024 (UTC).

• Article was promoted to GA on 8 July, is well cited, and the hook is interesting. Hook is also cited. Copyvio detector shows high percentages, but it's mostly due to long names of people and institutions. QPQ is not needed. Nice article, happy to approve it for dyk! Artem.G (talk) 18:14, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

Verna Osborne

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• ... that San Francisco voice teacher Verna Osborne retired at the age of 101?

• Source: Marianne Costantinou (April 30, 2006). "Verna Osborne -- opera singer, vocal coach, 102". San Francisco Chronicle.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Hunter River Railway Company
• Comment: Moved to main space on July 8

Created by 4meter4 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 85 past nominations.

4meter4 (talk) 18:13, 8 July 2024 (UTC).

• Will review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 15:57, 9 July 2024 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Looks mostly good. Nice work. The only issue I see, @4meter4:, is that there appears to be excessive citations in the second paragraph of the body. Is it necessary to include 16 references for the statement She had her own regular radio program on WOR, Verna Osborne, Songs, from 1933-1936? BeanieFan11 (talk) 16:03, 9 July 2024 (UTC)

Yes, because each reference is just covering a single program. I provided a representative sampling across time to demonstrate that it was a recurring program. There are many more of this kind. I couldn’t find a source talking about the program in a long term way to replace these. Best.4meter4 (talk) 16:36, 9 July 2024 (UTC)

OK. I'm not an expert with this, so I'll let it pass. BeanieFan11 (talk) 16:42, 9 July 2024 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on July 9

Barry Melbourne Hussey

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• ... that Argentine admiral and Falklands War veteran Barry Melbourne Hussey was the uncle of Romeo and Juliet actress Olivia Hussey?

• Source: "my uncle was Captain Barry Melbourne Hussey of the Argentine Navy" from: Hussey, Olivia (31 July 2018). The Girl on the Balcony: Olivia Hussey Finds Life after Romeo and Juliet. Kensington Books. p. 18. ISBN 978-1-4967-1721-4. and "Hussey counted among his English relatives the film actress Olivia Hussey , who played Juliet in the 1968 film of Romeo and Juliet" from: Bound, Graham (1 January 2007). Invasion 1982: The Falkland Islanders' Story. Casemate Publishers. p. 98. ISBN 978-1-84415-518-7.

• ALT1: ... that Argentinian naval officer Barry Melbourne Hussey played a key role in establishing negotiations for the Argentine surrender in the Falklands War? Source: A little long, but summarised in the last paragraph of the "Falklands War" section of the article and taken from Ramsey, Gordon (30 March 2009). The Falklands War: Then and Now. After the Battle. p. 540. ISBN 978-1-3990-7632-6.
• ALT2: ... that Argentine naval officer Barry Melbourne Hussey was known as El Ingles ("the Englishman") by his comrades? Source: "Captain Barry Melbourne Hussey, another fluent English speaker, who was known in the Navy as 'El Ingles'" from: Bound, Graham (1 January 2007). Invasion 1982: The Falkland Islanders' Story. Casemate Publishers. p. 98. ISBN 978-1-84415-518-7.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Tulbaghia acutiloba

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 853 past nominations.

Dumelow (talk) 10:07, 9 July 2024 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Good to go. Main, and both ALTs verified. No infobox Hawkeye7 (discuss) 20:35, 24 July 2024 (UTC)

Symphony for Strings

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Sviridov circa 1940

• ... that after hearing the Symphony for Strings, Dmitri Shostakovich called its composer Georgy Sviridov (pictured) the hope of Soviet music?

• Source: Sviridov, Georgy (2002). Belonenko, Alexander (ed.). Музыка как судьба [Music as Destiny] (in Russian). Moscow: Молодая гвардия [Young Guard], p. 88

• ALT1: ... that after 1943, the Symphony for Strings by Georgy Sviridov (pictured) was not played again until 2000? Source: [16], p. 41
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Roberto Quintanilla
• Comment: QPQ coming later today. Done.

Created by CurryTime7-24 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 47 past nominations.

CurryTime7-24 (talk) 21:16, 10 July 2024 (UTC).

• Article was created on the day of the nomination and is long enough for DYK standards. Given that all of the sources are offline and/or in Russian, I am unable to check each statement individually and so AGF here; however, if possible, I'd like to request a brief excerpt for the relevant statements supporting both hooks. A QPQ has been done and I didn't find any close paraphrasing. Either hook can be used (both are cited inline and AGF on their verification and sourcing), although I do have a slight preference for ALT1. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 13:34, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for the review! Give me a few minutes to find the book for ALT0 in my stacks. Be right back! —CurryTime7-24 (talk) 02:43, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

OK, here's the source quote for ALT0 with my translation. It comes from Sviridov's personal jottings that were intended for an essay about Shostakovich published in 1976:

Когда я играл в Союзе Лен<инградских> комп<озиторов> свою Стр<унную> симфонию, он выступил на обсуждении и говорил: «Свиридов—это наша надежда» и еще несколько раз так говорил. (When at the Len[ingrad] Union of Comp[osers] I played my Str[ing] Symphony, [Shostakovich] spoke up at the conference and said "Sviridov is our hope" and repeated this several more times.)

—CurryTime7-24 (talk) 03:04, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

As for ALT1, here's the quote with translation:

Одной из причин того, что она выпала из поля зрения исследователей, стал тот факт, что после 1943 г. симфония покинула концертный репертуар. [...] Тем не менее симфония не была забыта автором. [...] Вполне очевидно, что Георгий Васильевич хотел дать своему незаслуженно забытому сочинению новую жизнь. Это произошло в 2000 г., уже после кончины композитора. 28 июня 2000 г. в Большом зале Санкт-Петербургской филармонии с успехом прошла повторная премьера Симфонии в исполнении камерного ансамбля «Солисты Москвы» под управлением Юрия Башмета. (One of the reasons [the Symphony for Strings] fell from favor with researchers is the fact that after 1943 it was dropped from the repertoire. [...] Even so, it was not forgotten by its composer. [...] Clearly, Georgy Vasilyevich wanted to breathe new life into his unjustly forgotten work. After the composer's death this came to pass in 2000. The successful second premiere of the Symphony took place on June 28 at the Large Hall of the Saint Petersburg Philharmonia, played by the Moscow Soloists chamber ensemble conducted by Yuri Bashmet.)

—CurryTime7-24 (talk) 03:39, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

Dov Noy

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• ... that Dov Noy founded the Israel Folktale Archives, which have collected more than 25,000 Jewish folk tales? Source: "... it contains over 25,000 folktales", earlier source, "...it contains 24,400 folk narratives", "...has col­lect­ed more than 25,000 sto­ries oral­ly"
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Alexander Langmuir

Created by Artem.G (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 15 past nominations.

Artem.G (talk) 13:05, 9 July 2024 (UTC).

• Created July 3, not July 9, but as of the July 9 nomination date that was still current enough. Long enough and adequately sourced. QPQ done. Earwig is overloaded and unavailable but spot-checking found no likely copyvio. Hook interesting and within rules. Both hook claims are almost sourced by the "Doyen" footnote, except their number is slightly under 25,000. "Over 25,000" is however in the Storytelling, Self, Society footnote. I don't think we can read anything from the publication dates of those two sources, which are both obituaries of Noy from roughly the same time. Different web sources have different numbers and the archives itself [17] does not appear to provide a current number. If we want to be cautious, we could say "approximately 25,000". I'll leave it up to the hook-builder, but other than that quibble this is good to go. —David Eppstein (talk) 18:43, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

Mary Owens (Abraham Lincoln fiancée)

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• ... that Abraham Lincoln felt obliged to propose to Mary Owens  (see image) – a woman he did not want to marry – but was rejected, not once but several times?

• Source: Coates, Ta-Nehisi (May 14, 2011). "Lincoln in Love". The Atlantic. Retrieved July 9, 2024.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Hannibal von Degenfeld

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

Clarityfiend (talk) 10:31, 10 July 2024 (UTC).

• New enough, within policy, QPQ done. It contains a lot of quotes but by my count the prose section is just long enough. The hook is great (and unusually, kind of a summary of the article), and the facts in it supported by reliable sources (though I cannot access the article in The Atlantic it is AGF). No image. The article should be good to go. Yakikaki (talk) 19:42, 10 July 2024 (UTC)
  • @Yakikaki: There is now an image in the article, but I'm not quite sure how to add it to this DYK.

• Hi Clarityfiend, I also don't know how to include it post-nomination. I've had a look at it and it appears to me to be usable, i.e. no copyright restrictions, but it is a bit grainy and I'm not sure it would be a perfect fit for the main page in any case. But formally it should be OK, if someone more savvy can find a way to include it in the nomination. Kind regards, Yakikaki (talk) 19:09, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on July 10

Jan Kryst

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• ... that Home Army soldier Jan Kryst, being terminally ill, made a fatal assassination attempt on Gestapo men in Warsaw's Adria restaurant, during the German occupation of Poland?

• Source: Königsberg, Wojciech (2023). "Akcja w Café Adria" (PDF). Biblioteka Polska Zbrojna Historia. 1.: Jan Kryst "Alan," a soldier in the Home Army, killed several Germans on May 22, 1943, in a retaliatory action at Warsaw's Café Adria. [...] Following the information provided by "Szyna," a meeting took place between the commander of Kedyw and his deputy and Kryst. The latter, explaining his fatal illness, expressed his readiness to carry out the most fatal mission against the representatives of the occupying forces. A different version on the motivation of "Alan" was indicated by his brother Zenon. He claimed that the illness did not threaten Jan's life, and explained his decision by his intention to take revenge on the Germans, which he had been carrying out since the outbreak of the war. It is possible that the exaggeration of the condition may have been a ploy to obtain permission to carry out a risky mission. [...] He received permission from the command to liquidate Gestapo men at the notorious Café Adria premises, and then, under the protection of two conspirators, was to make a breakaway from the scene of the action. [...] When another performance began on the dance floor, he drew his pistol and opened fire on the people sitting in front of him.

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

Marcelus (talk) 21:12, 11 July 2024 (UTC).

• Date, size, refs, hook, neutality, copyvio spotcheck, QPQ (not required) - all good. But WP:ORPHAN tag needs to be resolved first (shouldn't be hard). Please ping me when this is done and I'll approve this. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 13:32, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

  @Piotrus: Erledigt Marcelus (talk) 08:27, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

  One link added. User:Marcelus, a tip: check what links here on pl wiki: [18]. Maybe add a link from Bohdan Wodiczko? Other articles don't have en wiki versions yet. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 10:03, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

Samsung and unions

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• ... that the first employee strike action ever at Samsung Electronics by the Samsung trade union is now an indefinite strike?

• Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/06/business/samsung-first-strike-chips.html

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Samoan branch of the Nazi Party

Created by Shushugah (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

~ 🦝 Shushugah (he/him • talk) 16:01, 11 July 2024 (UTC).

• Date, size, refs, hook, copyvio spotcheck, all GTG. I do have minor concern over the wording "is now", which might become not true at any moment. Ping User:AirshipJungleman29 for his 2c here. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 13:44, 26 July 2024 (UTC)
  • Yeah, might be a month or more before this appears on the Main Page, and who knows what might have happened by then. Might be best to change to "became" or "became on [date]" or similar. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 13:46, 26 July 2024 (UTC)
  • ALSO, "Samsung was sued by Samsung Electronics Service Workers trade union for stealing the corpse of a dead worker." why isn't the hook about that?????? ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 13:48, 26 July 2024 (UTC)
    • I removed this claim that Samsung was sued, because the lawsuit was over union-busting and not directly related to body snatching. I expanded from two different sources, about the context of suicide and body snatching by police. I will see if there are more sources, and a potential hook from that. ~ 🦝 Shushugah (he/him • talk) 12:14, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

Suleiman of Germiyan

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• ... that the Ottomans annexed much of western Anatolia in 1381 as part of the dowry payment made by Suleiman of Germiyan for his daughter Devletşah Hatun's marriage to the Ottoman prince Bayezid?

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• Varlık, Mustafa Çetin (1974). Germiyan-oğulları tarihi (1300-1429) (in Turkish). Ankara: Sevinç Matbaası. p. 61. OCLC 6807984. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
• Mélikoff, I. (1965). "Germiyān-Og̲h̲ullari̊̊". In Lewis, B.; Pellat, Ch. & Schacht, J. (eds.). The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition. Volume II: C–G. Leiden: E. J. Brill. OCLC 495469475.

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Improved to Good Article status by Aintabli (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

Aintabli (talk) 08:24, 12 July 2024 (UTC).

• This looks an interesting article in a underrepresented field, worthy of being a DYK.
• The article is new enough, having been promoted to GA on the same day as nomination, and long enough, with 669 words of readable prose. It is reliably sourced, free of copy violation and presentable, as confirmed by the GA review.
• The hook is interesting and sourced. However, it is long at 190 characters, which is close to the limit for a DYK of 200 characters, with many wikilinks. I suggest reviewing this to make it more pithy and engaging, and seeking to include, at most, three wikilinks, including one to Suleiman of Germiyan.

@Aintabli: Having reviewed one of your other articles for GA, I thought it would be interesting to undertake this DYK. Plesse take a look at my comments above and ping me when you would like me to look again. simongraham (talk) 12:13, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

Alt1 ...that Suleiman of Germiyan allowed the Ottoman annexation of much of his territory to pay his daughter's dowry?

@Simongraham:, I hope this is much better. Aintabli (talk) 23:05, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

That looks excellent. I believe this is ready to go, but would just like confirmation from a more experienced reviewer. simongraham (talk) 12:09, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

@Aintabli and Simongraham: Needs an end-of-sentence citation (and actually, spelling out the word 'annex' in the article wouldn't go amiss). Otherwise, nice work. (The GA in question simongraham refers to is Talk:Ali of Dulkadir/GA1, so his review doesn't fall foul of WP:DYKRR.)--Launchballer 15:19, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

@Launchballer: Thank you for the comment. I'm unsure what you meant by end-of-sentence citation, since I have already provided a source here. Sorry for the confusion. I have only a few DYK nominations, so this might be something obvious that I'm not getting at the moment. Aintabli (talk) 19:11, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

Looking at it again, I guess you might have assumed this was a new piece of information, which is actually a shorter version of the first hook. I've added much of to the alternative hook when describing his territory that was annexed, because it sounds as if "all" of his territory was taken by the Ottomans. Otherwise, the article itself details what part of his territory was lost to the Ottomans as part of the dowry payment. Aintabli (talk) 19:15, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

The facts of the hook in the article should be cited no later than the end of the sentence in which they appear.--Launchballer 14:22, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

@Launchballer: Okay, thank you. I have separately cited page 61 in the article, and changed the citation here to match that. (It was initially a range.) Aintabli (talk) 07:48, 24 July 2024 (UTC)

Which is cited to a Turkish source, so AGF approve.--Launchballer 08:25, 24 July 2024 (UTC)

@Launchballer: To be honest, I got a bit lazy, as this book is one of if not the most comprehensive source on the subject. But this info is also mentioned by all the other relevant sources, specifically the English-language source (Encyclopedia of Islam) found in the Wikipedia article. I have now added that ref here as well. Aintabli (talk) 10:19, 24 July 2024 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: simongraham (talk) 07:02, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

Charles De Geer

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Drawing of an aphid by Charles De Geer

• ... that entomologist Charles De Geer made all the illustrations for his main, eight-volume work himself (example pictured)? Source: Alsemgeest 2019, p. 354.
  • ALT1: ... that Charles De Geer was not only an accomplished scientist but also one of the richest men in Sweden? Source: Here (in Swedish)
  • ALT2: ... that one of the most notable accomplishments by 18th-century scientist Charles De Geer was to bring the importance of insects as pollinators to the attention of the scientific community? Source: Bryk 1952, p. 120. (Not available online)
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Mary Owens (Abraham Lincoln fiancée)

Improved to Good Article status by Yakikaki (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 137 past nominations.

Yakikaki (talk) 19:51, 10 July 2024 (UTC).

Substantial interesting GA of a Swedish-Dutch person writing in French, on fine sources, offline sources accepted AGF, no copyvio obvious. I like the original hook best because it includes the image of his work, which is licensed and gives an idea of both the period and his main topic. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:56, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

Cuisine of Jerusalem

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Jerusalem kugel, a casserole typical of Jerusalem cuisine

• ... that dishes typical to cuisine of Jerusalem include the Jerusalem mixed grill, Jerusalem bagel, Jerusalem kugel and kubbeh?

• Source: https://asif.org/en/the-jewish-kitchen-of-jerusalem-in-modern-history/
  https://www.ynetnews.com/culture/article/h1tbqsgla
  https://asif.org/he/%D7%9E%D7%AA%D7%9B%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%9D/%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%92%D7%9C-%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%A9%D7%9C%D7%9E%D7%99/
  https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/20/magazine/jerusalem-grill-chicken-recipe.html

• ALT1: ... that the cuisine of Jerusalem reflects a blend of Jewish culinary traditions, including Sephardic, Kurdish, Ashkenazi, as well as Palestinian Arab traditions? Source: https://asif.org/en/the-jewish-kitchen-of-jerusalem-in-modern-history/
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Created by PeleYoetz (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

PeleYoetz (talk) 08:23, 10 July 2024 (UTC).

PeleYoetz, I don't think having the word "Pictured" is needed. The picture is fine, but I would remove the pictured, sicne it is very specific. Personally I like alt1 better, but it is not cited in the article. This is a great article, keep up the good work! 48JCL 12:33, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

Thank you, 48JCL! I removed mentions of the word "pictured" and also trimmed the image caption. I added the info from alt1 to the article together with the source so it is now cited. Is everything else okay? PeleYoetz (talk) 20:48, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

PeleYoetz This is a great article, I think nominating it for WP:Good Article status would be a plausible option. Passing ALT1. 48JCL 21:13, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

Dead Pony

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Anna Shields performing in London in 2024

• ... that Dead Pony (vocalist pictured) renamed themselves after a track expressing how they felt after being told that Santa Claus was fictional? Source: https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/discovery/dead-pony-everything-is-easy
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Jump (Tyla, Gunna and Skillibeng song)

Moved to mainspace by Launchballer (talk) and Georgeykiwi (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 238 past nominations.

Launchballer 12:03, 10 July 2024 (UTC).

• Article moved to mainspace within 7 days. Article is adequately sourced with inline citations, Earwig detects no issues with copyvio. QPQ provided. Nice work. B3251_(talk) 17:25, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

The American Pigeon Museum & Library

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• ALT0: ... that The American Pigeon Museum & Library is the world's first and only pigeon museum?

• Source: "The world's only pigeon museum is right in NE OKC". KFOR. February 16, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2024.; "Pigeon Museum To Open". Sunday Life. The Daily Oklahoman. May 25, 2014. p. 1D. Retrieved July 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

• ALT1: ... that The American Pigeon Museum & Library documents the history of domesticated pigeons? Source: Soto, Daniel (February 4, 2019). "The American Pigeon Museum & Library". KOKH-TV. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
• ALT2: ... that The American Pigeon Museum & Library keeps a flock of hundreds of pigeons for public viewing? Source: Gore, Hogan (November 18, 2021). "Did you know OKC is home to a pigeon history museum? Here's what you'll find there". The Oklahoman. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Anderson's Grocery
• Comment: Alt hooks provided in case we don't want to make such a bold claim in ALT0.

Created by TCMemoire (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 12 past nominations.

– TCMemoire 18:14, 11 July 2024 (UTC).

• Comment not review @TCMemoire:, claiming "first and only" in a hook is risky: apparently the de:Deutsches Taubenmuseum (German Pigeon Museum) in Nuremberg opened in 1992. Admittedly its scope is different. TSventon (talk) 18:49, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

@TSventon: Good spot, thank you. Funny how they both seem to claim to be the first/only. I will remove the claims from the article and strike the first hook. – TCMemoire 21:28, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

• New enough, long enough, and properly sourced. QPQ done. Interesting enough hooks, verified. Earwig is still unavailable but spot-checking found no copyvio. I agree with the removal of ALT0; "first" hooks are often problematic and this seems to be no exception. I like ALT2 better than ALT1, but both are ok; this can be decided at a later stage of DYK preparation. —David Eppstein (talk) 00:00, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

Tropical Storm Chris (2024)

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Satellite image of Tropical Storm Chris on July 1

• ... that Tropical Storm Chris (pictured) in July 2024 overflowed bodies of water in Ciudad Madero, Mexico, resulting in crocodile sightings at beaches?

• Source: https://www.milenio.com/estados/afectaciones-chris-en-tamaulipas-hoy-1-julio-en-vivo-ultimas-noticias

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Tropical Storm Chris (2024)

Created by IrishSurfer21 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

IrishSurfer21 (talk) 22:13, 10 July 2024 (UTC).

The article fulfills all the standards for a DYK, being new, long, and interesting enough. I'll accept it. OhHaiMark (talk) 12:10, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

@IrishSurfer21 and OhHaiMark: looks like it was just one croc sighting at the beach? also, i know we can't make up graphics, but it's criminal that we couldn't have one with a croc in beach shorts with sunglasses and a piña colada with a straw... theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 10:13, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

Ravenswood standing stone

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Ravenswood standing stone

• ... that the 4,000-year-old Ravenswood standing stone (pictured) now lies in a cul-de-sac in a 1970s Scottish housing estate?

• Source: " It was moved from this position in about 1971 when a new housing scheme was built. The stone is being re-scheduled now to afford it protection in its new location in a modern urban setting. The stone is set into the pavement on the NW side of the cul-de-sac at the E end of Ravenswood Avenue and is surrounded by metal railings. The stone was first erected probably about 4,000 years ago." from: "Liberton, standing stone, east end of Ravenswood Avenue, Liberton/Gilmerton, City of Edinburgh". ancientmonuments.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2024.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Frederick Perceval, 11th Earl of Egmont

Created by Dumelow (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 854 past nominations.

Dumelow (talk) 11:15, 10 July 2024 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Consider providing the link to housing estate in the dyk that I have provided in the article; it has different connotations in different places in the world. 2603:7000:2101:AA00:C039:9FFC:332E:C66 (talk) 18:38, 10 July 2024 (UTC)

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Amy Sawyer

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Amy Sawyer

• ... that artist Amy Sawyer (pictured) was the only woman to illustrate a work by H. Rider Haggard during his lifetime?

• Source: Holterhoff, Kate (2023). "Romance fiction, folk tales, and poetry: Amy Sawyer and the Arts and Crafts movement". Nineteenth-century women illustrators and cartoonists. Manchester University Press. https://www.jstor.org/stable/jj.3078856 p 201: "This commission is remarkable in the graphic history of Rider Haggard. Well over one thousand unique illustrations were commissioned to accompany the approximately sixty romance fictions Haggard published during his lifetime, but of these only eighteen can be attributed to a woman artist – all by Sawyer for Heart of the World."

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Jenya Kazbekova

Created by Gamaliel (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 58 past nominations.

Gamaliel (talk) 19:49, 11 July 2024 (UTC).

• This hook is good! I think it would be better if we pointed out how much Haggard (never heard of him!) has been illustrated. Suggest:
  • ALT1: ... that of over a thousand illustrations created for H. Rider Haggard's works during his lifetime, Amy Sawyer (pictured) was the only woman to contribute?

Hope that works for you, Gamaliel :) theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 06:08, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

theleekycauldron I like it, it really highlights how unusual her contribution was. I made a few minor tweaks to ALT1. Gamaliel (talk) 19:49, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

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• Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
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Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
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QPQ: Done.

Overall: H. Rider Haggard wrote King Solomon's Mines. Article is barely long enough, but good to go. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 22:34, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

Hey Sensei, Don't You Know?

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• ... that Fumika Baba had to learn how to draw for her role in the live-action drama adaptation of Hey Sensei, Don't You Know?

• Source: https://thetv.jp/news/detail/213582/

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Oriana Skylar Mastro 2

Created by Lullabying (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 52 past nominations.

lullabying (talk) 00:56, 12 July 2024 (UTC).

• BlueMoonset, you've been around for longest and would know: what do we do with the question marks? Me thinks the second one is superfluous and we'll just nuke it. Schwede66 02:24, 12 July 2024 (UTC)
  • Schwede66, definitely nuke it. (Indeed, I've done so.) The hook only needs to end with a question mark, and this won't be the first time that said question mark was part of an article name. BlueMoonset (talk) 20:58, 12 July 2024 (UTC)
• The article is long enough, new enough, and neutral. I assume good faith on the references. A QPQ has been completed and the hook is directly cited. SL93 (talk) 21:02, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

Mercer Art Gallery

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Mercer Art Gallery

• ... that Harrogate's Mercer Art Gallery (pictured) inherited the archives of historian Malcolm Neesam, and exhibited historical items from it?

• Source: Harrogate Advertiser: Legendary Harrogate historian's treasure trove of town's past to be revealed in major exhibition

• ALT1: ... that Harrogate's Mercer Art Gallery (pictured) rediscovered little-known artist Eva Leigh, and exhibited her work? Source: North Yorkshire Council: Exhibitions at the Mercer Art Gallery
• Reviewed: Wandering Souls (novel)
• Comment: Moved to mainspace on 11 July 2024.

Created by Storye book (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 108 past nominations.

Storye book (talk) 09:38, 14 July 2024 (UTC).

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General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: [19] is an WP:SPS, but there are other reliable sources cited in that paragraph which is all the criteria requires. voorts (talk/contributions) 23:26, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

Norsk Soyamelfabrikk

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• ... that during World War II an armed resistance group was based at the Norwegian Soy Flour Plant in Larvik?

• Source: Rolf Berg, Peder Lindhjem. Norge og den 2. verdenskrig: Militaer motstand i Rogaland og Vestfold. Universitetsforlaget, 1972. p. 157

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Soviet Red Army Monument, Harbin

5x expanded by Soman (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 391 past nominations.

Soman (talk) 15:25, 13 July 2024 (UTC).

• Since I was the one who previously nominated this for Speedy Deletion I think it would be appropriate to review the article. I'll review it in a bit. GamerPro64 05:31, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

Ok so it got restored as an article after being deleted and by now the article has been expanded nearly 10 times as much as it was before. The hook is interesting and is from a Norwegian source. I say overall this gets a pass. GamerPro64 03:50, 23 July 2024 (UTC)

Samoan branch of the Nazi Party

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• ... that the Samoan branch of the Nazi Party derived much of its support from the mixed race residents of the Territory of Western Samoa?

• Source: "support for Nazi Socialism and the NSDAP leader Matthes was, in the opinion of the Administration, strongest among the 'mixed-blood' Germans ... Matthes and the men that followed him were on the margins of the brotherhood of whiteness" from:

• ALT1: ... that in 1938 the Samoan branch of the Nazi Party made plans to seize power in the Territory of Western Samoa? Source: "At the time of the Munich crisis in 1938 , when war seemed a distinct possibility , the Samoan Nazi planned to seize principal government institutions and broadcast the Nazi message to the Pacific" from: Field, Michael (1991). Mau: Samoa's Struggle for Freedom. Polynesian Press. p. 217. ISBN 978-0-908597-07-9.
• ALT2: ... that non-white Samoan people were permitted to join the local branch of the Nazi Party in the 1930s? Source: "German settlers included their Samoan wives in a small local Nazi Party branch in the 1930s, again on the basis of shared Aryanism. This may be the world's only case of black Nazis" from: Belich, James (28 February 2002). Paradise Reforged: A History of the New Zealanders From the 1880s to the Year 2000. University of Hawaii Press. p. 238. ISBN 978-0-8248-2542-3.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Andy Barat

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 855 past nominations.

Dumelow (talk) 08:35, 11 July 2024 (UTC).

• Hello Dumelow, I am reviewing your DYK nomination.

Article was written recently and meets DYK raw prose size requirement.

Y There is a QPQ. in Your Quid Pro Quo review, please note at Template:Did you know nominations/Andy Barat that they also need to complete a Quid Pro Quo.

Article is well written. Please do change formatting of the Flickr primary source used, the publisher isn't Flickr, rather it's the Adminstration/Police of Apia. Flickr is merely a webhost.

Merge duplicate source of Field Michael (1989); Reed p.219

Y I personally find ALT2 hook the most punchy and precise. Specifying the years is important because this was before WW2 started, but still in formal days of Nazi rise to power. ~ 🦝 Shushugah (he/him • talk) 15:59, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

Hi Shushugah, thanks for the review. Good spot on that ref, I have merged it into a single citation. I removed "Flickr" from that other ref. Let me know if there is anything else you would like me to do - Dumelow (talk) 06:37, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

this DYK is ready and nominator addressed all my concerns ~ 🦝 Shushugah (he/him • talk) 22:53, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

Roberto Quintanilla

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• ... that Bolivian intelligence officer Roberto Quintanilla was responsible for cutting off Che Guevara's hands?

• Source: "Quinanilla, Roberto (colonel in the Bolivian intelligence service who ordered Che's hands to be cut off for fingerprints..." from: Harris, Richard L. (18 November 2010). Che Guevara: A Biography. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 206. ISBN 979-8-216-05935-6.

• ALT1: ... that Bolivian consul-general Roberto Quintanilla was assassinated in his Hamburg, Germany, office by Monika Ertl? Source: "por eso la hace pasar a su despacho ... En esos cinco segundos que ambos han quedado a solas, la joven saca un revólver Colt modelo Cobra calibre .38 SPL de su cartera y le pega tres balazos que ingresan por debajo de la tetilla derecha del desgraciado cónsul. ... Él está mortalmente herido y se va muriendo de a poco. Ella se llama Monika Ertl" which Google translates as "he invites her into his office ...In those five seconds that they were alone, the young woman took a Colt Cobra model revolver, caliber .38 SPL, from her purse and fired three shots that entered below the right nipple of the unfortunate consul. ... He is mortally wounded and is slowly dying. Her name is Monika Ertl" from: Di Genova, Facundo (26 January 2022). "Vivió entre nazis y fue emboscada por un amigo de su padre: Monika Ertl, la joven que mató al verdugo del Che Guevara". La Nacion (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 July 2024.
• ALT2: ... that the death of Bolivian intelligence officer Roberto Quintanilla by assassination has been attributed to a curse resulting from his involvement in the killing of Che Guevara? Source: " In the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra another team of Cuban doctors restored the eyesight of Mario Terân, the soldier whose superiors ordered him to shoot Guevara point-blank. Terân was one of the men beset by Che's curse. This stigma is also said to have punished La Higuera with drought. Serrano explains it as Che's vengeance on the town that turned him in. The curse has also delighted in bedeviling Gary Prado Salmon, the general who headed the mission to capture Guevara and ordered his execution. Prado spends his old age in a wheel chair. Honorato Rojas, the peasant who alerted authorities to the whereabouts of the guerrilla band, was murdered. René Barrientos, who was president of Bolivia at the time, burned to death in a freak helicopter crash in 1969. Juan José Torrez, the army chief of staff, was killed by paramilitaries in Buenos Aires. And intelligence chief Roberto Quintanilla was shot to death by a Bolivian guerrilla fighter while serving as consul in Germany" from: Ugarte, Álex Ayala; Thompson, Chandler; Creutzmann, Sven (2009). "Che Sat Here: THE MAKING (AND MARKETING) OF A MARTYR". The Virginia Quarterly Review. 85 (1): 78. ISSN 0042-675X.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Pinxton Castle

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 856 past nominations.

Dumelow (talk) 14:06, 11 July 2024 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Interesting article. QPQ done; no Earwig problems. ALT0 is hampered by MOS:EGG, while ALT1 isn't compelling to readers unfamiliar with the subject. So my approval goes to ALT2. —CurryTime7-24 (talk) 19:09, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for the review CurryTime7-24, I do quite like ALT0 but agree the link was a bit eggy, perhaps ALT3 is OK? - Dumelow (talk) 20:57, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

• ALT3... that Bolivian intelligence officer Roberto Quintanilla was responsible for cutting off Che Guevara's hands?

Great work modifying the hook! That's better than ALT2. Approval for ALT3 and ALT2, in order of preference. —CurryTime7-24 (talk) 21:09, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on July 12

Víctimas del Vaciamiento

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• ... that thrash metal band Hermética received the gold certification for Víctimas del Vaciamiento on-stage during a concert?

• Source: Feijoo, Sebastián (1994). "Ayer deseo, hoy realidad". Madhouse. No. 48. Argentina: Editorial Llamoso. p. 34.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Jane Wallis Burrell

5x expanded by Cambalachero (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 118 past nominations.

Cambalachero (talk) 16:56, 12 July 2024 (UTC).

• New enough and long enough. QPQ present. Must AGF on offline source (the Rolling Stone source checked out since I ran into it). I made some copyedits to make it more idiomatic in English. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 16:34, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

2022 North Lanarkshire Council election

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• ... that Labour lost control of North Lanarkshire Council at the 2022 election only to regain control three months later?

• Source: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/in-your-area/lanarkshire/snp-take-control-north-lanarkshire-27013247

https://news.stv.tv/west-central/snp-loses-control-of-north-lanarkshire-council-after-emergency-meeting

• • ALT1: ... that the British Unionist Party (BUP) won their first elected representative in a "devastating upset" at the 2022 North Lanarkshire Council election? Source: https://www.thenational.scot/news/20120116.british-unionist-party-take-seat-tories-north-lanarkshire/
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Improved to Good Article status by Stevie fae Scotland (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

Stevie fae Scotland (talk) 10:22, 13 July 2024 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

• Cited: - WP:DYKHFC states that hook facts must be cited by the end of the sentence in which they appear. If the original hook is to be used then the first sentence in the Aftermath section needs a citation.

Alt1 fails in its current form as the article does not seem to state this is the BUP's only representative, just that they are the first. Possibly this can be reworded?

• Interesting:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: @Stevie fae Scotland: Currently both hooks have slight issues. If you are able to fix one or both of these and ping me I would be happy to perform a second review. CSJJ104 (talk) 00:28, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

@CSJJ104: Thanks for the review. I have tweaked both points per your recommendations so they should be suitable now. Anything else though, just let me know. Stevie fae Scotland (talk) 11:40, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

@Stevie fae Scotland: The issue with Alt1 is that the sources do not state that the BUP still only have one elected representative. I would be happy if the article and hook both stated they won their first elected representative here. CSJJ104 (talk) 15:29, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

@CSJJ104: No worries. I don't mind which way we do it so if that is the best option, I'm happy to go with that. Updated article to reflect that. Stevie fae Scotland (talk) 15:42, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

Updated Alt1 to replace the word "only" with the word "first" as discussed above. No further issues found and I am approving this nomination. CSJJ104 (talk) 20:49, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

Mammoth Solar

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• ... that the United States' largest planned solar plant is named for mastodon fossils in Indiana rather than its mammoth size? Source: https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/solar/mastodon-skulls-homemade-beer-and-the-largest-solar-project-in-america-a-mammoth-update/
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Carl Friedrich Gauss

Created by Reywas92 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 7 past nominations.

Reywas92^Talk 01:09, 15 July 2024 (UTC).

• I will review this in the coming days! WatkynBassett (talk) 17:32, 24 July 2024 (UTC)
• The article was moved to main space on 11 July 2024‎ and nominated on 15 July 2024. It is thus eligible.
• The article is sourced, the quality of the sources could be better, but I think they are good enough for DYK. I did three spot checks and the references checked out.
• The article is written in a neutral and non-promotional tone.
• Earwig did not pick up anything noteworthy.
• QPQ done.
• Hook review: The hook is short enough and it is "hooky". I think the only issue I have with it is that Renewable Energy World does not seem to be a quality source. I thus added a further cite to The Guardian where this fact is also referenced ("A ripple of excitement was felt in nearby Fulton county in 1978 when the partial skeleton of a hulking mastodon was discovered in a drainage ditch, exquisitely preserved in peat. It was this 10,000-year-old specimen that would give the Mammoth project its name"). This article also lists the project as the largest in the US ("When proposals for the largest solar plant ever conceived for US soil started to gather pace [...]"
• Conclusion: I approve this nomination! Thank you for creating valuable free knowledge!) WatkynBassett (talk) 20:40, 26 July 2024 (UTC)
  • Thank you for the review! I've reverted your change though. I certainly trust the interview in that magazine, and the Smithsonian does in fact have a mammoth from Pulaski County https://www.si.edu/object/nmnhpaleobiology_3447796. While The Guardian cites a journal article that a mammoth was found in Fulton County, that must be a different one and the developer specifically references the museum's.
  • Thanks for checking this again and I accept the text as it is now. If a future promoter questions the reliability of the source: The Guardian article can also be used to verify it as the text in the article is now unspecified again ("mastodon fossils that were unearthed in the region of the solar project"). Reticked . WatkynBassett (talk) 06:20, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

2009 Dusky Sound earthquake

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• ... that despite being New Zealand's biggest earthquake in 78 years, the 2009 Dusky Sound earthquake caused only minor damage?

• Source: Biggest earthquake magnitude since 1931. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/nine-years-ago-nzs-forgotten-magnitude-78-monster-quake-struck-fiordland/E6HDU4UUBRDSKIXOZ7Y5HROE3I/

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Emily Ausmus

Improved to Good Article status by Panamitsu (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 42 past nominations.

―Panamitsu (talk) 00:09, 12 July 2024 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: No huge problems, although the hook says 78 years while the source and the article does not exactly say it. Also waiting for the QPQ. 🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 12:04, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

• QPQ done now. I was thinking that this year number is fine per WP:CALC. What do you think about this? Having a hook with both 1931 and 2009 seems a bit awkward to me and I think it dilutes the interesting-ness. ―Panamitsu (talk) 00:30, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

Good to go. 🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 08:26, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

Tax Heaven 3000

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• ... that American art collective MSCHF released a dating simulator dedicated to preparing the player's income taxes?

• Source: https://www.businessinsider.com/tax-heaven-3000-dating-simulator-game-mschf-criticizes-turbotax-2023-3

• ALT1: ... that Tax Heaven 3000, a dating sim released by American art collective MSCHF, prepared the player's income taxes?
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Dead Pony
• Comment: QPQ pending, will do one tomorrow. ALT1 if using the game's name would be better for the hook. QPQ done.

Converted from a redirect by B3251 (talk) and ReaderofthePack (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 19 past nominations.

B3251_(talk) 03:21, 12 July 2024 (UTC).

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Okay, satisfies requirements. I'm sad that there's no plot section. I'd drop the art collective name from the hook, so we can have something like ALT2: ... that you can do your American taxes with a dating simulator? Bremps... 05:47, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

@Bremps: Thanks for the review. I'm not sure about that ALT because the game does specify that it was only made for filing 2022 federal income taxes. Let me know, thanks! B3251_(talk) 17:27, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

ALT3: ... that you could have done your American taxes for 2022 with a dating simulator? Bremps... 17:45, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

That suggestion is alright. Would you be open with leaving these hooks here and just seeing whichever one the organizer finds more suitable? B3251_(talk) 17:49, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

I'd be fine with it, but the first two hooks divert the pageviews of the target article to other pages. Bremps... 17:56, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

I suppose. I'm open with whichever one the organizer picks. B3251_(talk) 17:59, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

Bremps... 18:09, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

Nosy Komba

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• ... that although Nosy Komba is a center for ecotourism, environmental regulations on the island are essentially unenforced?

• Source: https://www.salamandra-journal.com/index.php/contents/2014-vol-50/352-hyde-roberts-s-c-daly/file pp. 18-19

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/No kid zone

5x expanded by Generalissima (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 61 past nominations.

Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 08:34, 13 July 2024 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Got verification of hook at exactly page 18 of cited source, thanks. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 10:04, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

• @Generalissima and Vanderwaalforces: while the cited source verifies both that Nosy Komba is a well-trafficked ecotourism destination and a well-trafficked logging site for unscrupulous companies, it doesn't explicitly use one claim to undermine the other – I'm concerned that this hook would unfortunately fall afoul of WP:SYNTH as a result. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 10:19, 31 July 2024 (UTC)
  • @Theleekycauldron: That's a good point. What if I rephrase it to "that environmental regulations are essentially unenforced on Nosy Komba, a center for ecotourism?" Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 15:11, 31 July 2024 (UTC)
    • Seems better :) maybe a little punchier if it were ALT0b: ... that Nosy Komba is a destination for both ecotourism and illegal logging? Will leave to Vanderwaalforces to decide. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 21:22, 31 July 2024 (UTC)
      • Ooh yeah that's real good. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 23:03, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on July 13

Jarrett Robertson

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• ... that Major General Jarrett Robertson joined the United States Army as an officer because a sergeant told him he would be drafted anyway, so he might as well be an officer? Source: Conley, Jim (1987-07-12). "Cavalry Has New Leader". El Paso Times. p. 3B. Retrieved 2024-07-13 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ALT1: ... that Major General Jarrett Robertson earned the nickname "Desert Fox" by having similar skills in battle to German field marshal Erwin Rommel, who held the same nickname? Source: Ledbetter, Kitty (2022-11-10). "Remembering 'Superb Soldier' Maj. Gen. Jarrett Jackson Robertson". Ozark County Times. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  • ALT2: ... that Major General Jarrett Robertson died in the 1993 crash of a Black Hawk helicopter when its fuel control value failed and the aircraft's weight became imbalanced? Source: Moag, Jeffrey (1993-06-24). "Blackhawk Crash Blamed on Failed Fuel Control Valve". Inside the Pentagon. 9 (25). Inside Washington Publishers: 1–2. Retrieved 2024-07-13 – via JSTOR.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/The Strip (book)
  • Comment: Happy to provide a PDF of the JSTOR source for ALT2 by email as needed. It's also available via TWL.

Moved to mainspace by Bsoyka (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 9 past nominations.

Bsoyka (t • c • g) 18:25, 13 July 2024 (UTC).

• Bsoyka, I'm not reviewing but I believe that this photo is almost certainly in the public domain as a US government work. Maybe consider making this an image hook? Bremps... 23:47, 16 July 2024 (UTC)
  • @Bremps: I completely agree and am almost certain it is too, but even after searching I haven't actually found a source that says it's his official photo. I didn't want to technically assume it was PD though, so I just went with fair use hoping to later find proof it was government work. I don't think it'd be a good choice for a Main Page photo at this time because there's no definitive answer that it's freely licensed. Bsoyka (t • c • g) 00:00, 17 July 2024 (UTC)
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QPQ: Done.

Overall: Everything checks out, and the promoter can choose the hook unless the nominator chooses a main preference. SL93 (talk) 01:42, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

• I have a slight preference for ALT0 but I think they'd all be good. Promotor's choice! (By the way, SL93, if you leave the |eligibilityother=, |policyother=, and |hookother= params in the review empty, it cleans things up a bit. I believe those specific ones are only meant to be used if there is an issue. Thanks for reviewing!) Bsoyka (t • c • g) 02:28, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

Josef Hoop

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Josef Hoop

• ... that under the premiership of Josef Hoop (pictured), the Progressive Citizens' Party was the first party to hold an absolute majority in the Landtag?
  • ALT1: ... that Josef Hoop (pictured) visited Berlin in 1939, the first official diplomatic visit to Germany by Liechtenstein?
  • ALT2: ... that during a 1940 lecture in Stuttgart, Josef Hoop (pictured) showed respect for the German armies?
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Tupou VI
  • Comment: This is what I got. Feel free to suggest alternate hooks.

Improved to Good Article status by TheBritinator (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 11 past nominations.

TheBritinator (talk) 22:41, 14 July 2024 (UTC).

• Article has achieved Good Article status. No issues of copyvio or plagiarism. All sources appear reliable. QPQ is done. Hooks are interesting and sourced. I think ALT1 is best. Looks ready to go. Thriley (talk) 05:06, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

• • ALT3: ... that Josef Hoop (pictured) was the longest-serving Prime Minister of Liechtenstein?
  • ALT4: ... that Josef Hoop (pictured) is best known for his efforts to retain the neutrality and independence of Liechtenstein during World War II? Thriley (talk) 17:30, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

Baltimore Museum and Gallery of Fine Arts

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Street view of Museum

• ... that one of the items on display at the Baltimore Museum and Gallery of Fine Arts (pictured) was George Washington's shaving brush?

• Source: Mitchell, Charles (2024). The Golden Age of Baltimore Theater: A History from Shakespeare to Vaudeville. The History Press. p. 49. ISBN 9781467154482.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Marcedes Walker

Created by 4meter4 (talk) and TSventon (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 86 past nominations.

4meter4 (talk) 14:36, 19 July 2024 (UTC).

• Will review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 01:32, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Looks good. Nice work. AGF on the hook / source. @4meter4: The only thing I'd say to change is the link to James Murdock (actor), as that appears to have been a different actor from 100 years later. BeanieFan11 (talk) 01:41, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

@BeanieFan11 and 4meter4: I have corrected James Murdock (actor) to James Edward Murdoch (also spelt Murdock) per Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia link. TSventon (talk) 22:21, 23 July 2024 (UTC)

Ocean Parkway (Brooklyn)

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Ocean Parkway

• ... that horse and sleigh racing once took place on Ocean Parkway? Source: "Ocean Parkway Malls Highlights : NYC Parks". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.
  • ALT1: ... that though 10,000 cyclists attended the opening of a bike path on Ocean Parkway in 1895, few people even knew about the path a century later? Source: Cooper, Michael (June 18, 1995). "Neighborhood Report: Central Brooklyn; Bike Path, Once Grand, Is Now Ignored". The New York Times
  • ALT2: ... that in the 21st century, houses on streets parallel to New York City's Ocean Parkway were much cheaper than houses on the parkway itself? Source: Selin-Davis, Lisa (December 29, 2017). "Mansion – the Market: Where Teardowns Sell for Millions – for Some Brooklyn Buyers, Ocean Parkway is the Only Option". The Wall Street Journal. p. M.3.
  • ALT3: ... that New York City's Ocean Parkway was once called "the finest drive in the world"? Source: "The Ocean Drive and Its Future". Times Union. November 20, 1876. p. 2.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/SiegedSec
  • Comment: I am not finished with my expansion, but I'm nominating it before the 7-day deadline for a fivefold expansion.

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 663 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 20:58, 13 July 2024 (UTC).

• I like the ALT0. Source checks out and is cited in-article. Article is eligible via 5x and in good shape. Great work here! It'll be nice to see road GAs that aren't highways and freeways, lol. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 05:07, 14 July 2024 (UTC)
  • Thanks Generalissima, I'm glad you liked it. By the way, I forgot to do a QPQ before; I've now done a QPQ. Epicgenius (talk) 18:19, 14 July 2024 (UTC)
    • we're good to go here! Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 17:47, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

The Strip (book)

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• ... that The Strip documents how the gangster Meyer Lansky would walk his Shih Tzu near the pool while visiting a casino?

• Source: Miller, Keith (2017-09-27). "Quintessence of lust: The shabby glamour of a postmodern city". The Times Literary Supplement. No. 5974. p. 14. Archived from the original on 2024-07-13. Retrieved 2024-07-13 – via Gale.

  The article notes: "En route, we survey a dismal period when Sin City tried to pass itself off as a kind of Disneyland (this is the word that is spat out by Robert De Niro's Ace Rothstein a character strongly based on the real-life mobster Meyer Lansky, one of the great crooked visionaries behind modern Las Vegas--in Martin Scorsese's Casino) ... Even if Stefan Al doesn't show much sign of being really interested in such things, there is a wealth of incidental human detail on show: ... to Lansky (De Niro played him, too, in Donnie Brasco) walking his shih tzu to his regular poolside slot at the Riviera, ..."

• ALT1: ... that The Strip documents how a gangster would walk his Shih Tzu near the pool while visiting a casino?
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/WYOU

Created by Cunard (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 78 past nominations.

Cunard (talk) 12:23, 13 July 2024 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article was an interesting read! All looks good to me on this one. I prefer ALT0, although maybe take out "the" before "gangster"? Bsoyka (t • c • g) 18:12, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on July 14

Titiou Lecoq

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Titiou Lecoq

• ... that according to Titiou Lecoq (pictured), femicides are committed "by men who kill women because they believe they should belong to them"?

Source: https://www.lemonde.fr/police-justice/article/2019/01/03/meurtres-conjugaux-plus-de-200-femmes-tuees-en-deux-ans-selon-le-recensement-de-liberation_5404787_1653578.html

• ALT 1:... that Titiou Lecoq (pictured) only realized that "women did not rule the universe" after she left her home?

Source: https://www.letemps.ch/suisse/titiou-lecoq-rire-revolution

• ALT 2:... that Titiou Lecoq (pictured) was called by Le Monde a representative of "the feminist galaxy of 2017"?

Source: https://www.lemonde.fr/m-moyen-format/article/2017/12/26/la-galaxie-feministe-qui-a-marque-2017_5234433_4497271.html

• Reviewed: Papua New Guinean art

Created by Munfarid1 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 21 past nominations.

Munfarid1 (talk) 19:58, 16 July 2024 (UTC).

• Article new enough (July 14), long enough (5100 B), looks well-sourced. ALT0 and ALT1 are verified in the sources. I think ALT2 is iffy because it's citing Le Monde about a quote from itself. Approving ALT0 and ALT1. I like ALT1 better. — Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 05:12, 30 July 2024 (UTC)

Break room

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Employee break room in the United States

• ... that the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) does not require workplaces to have employee break rooms?

• Source: https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/standardinterpretations/1976-06-22

• ALT1: ... that Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards do not require workplaces to have a break room or lunch room for their employees? Source: https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/standardinterpretations/1976-06-22
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Created by Bohemian Baltimore (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

Bohemian Baltimore (talk) 10:10, 14 July 2024 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: Article was nominated on day of creation. It is fleshed out with neutral coverage and reliable sources formatted with inline citations. Earwig shows no copyright violations, with the only results being quotations that are followed up by references in the prose. The hook is very informative and frankly important to share. ALT0 breaks the tiebreaker for me as it is more concise but not leaving out important information. Hook claim is backed by a reliable, primary source in the prose. Image is suitable for use in this nomination. No QPQ requirement needed here. Good to go! Aria1561 (talk) 23:19, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

Island

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• ... that islands are home to 50% of land species at risk of extinction?

• Source: [20] page 2045

• ALT1: ... that animals can colonize islands by riding tropical cyclones? Source: [21]
• ALT2: ... that Polynesian navigators discovered new islands without the use of navigational instruments? Source: [22]
• Reviewed: [[]]

Improved to Good Article status by ForksForks (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

ForksForks (talk) 14:19, 14 July 2024 (UTC).

• As a Good level article, this automatically passes several of the criteria, such as length and very obviously using in-line referencing properly and all of that. The nomination was passed yesterday, making this new enough. All three hooks are good and their refs check out for the info and for in-line usage in the article for the information. I'm more partial to the first two than the third one, personally, as the most interesting. No QPQ needs to be done as this is your first nomination. Looks good to go! Silverseren^C 21:52, 15 July 2024 (UTC)
  • @Silver seren: per the DYK criteria, a GA pass is not sufficient for DYK purposes – the DYK reviewer has to re-verify that the article meets DYK criteria, even on the same points. A bit cumbersome, unfortunately, but would you mind taking a look for me? (Also, ALT1 fucking rules. Animals can ride tropical cyclones???) theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 10:22, 31 July 2024 (UTC)
    • Apologies for my lack of clarity in my response above, theleekycauldron. I did check for those anyways, it's just that length was very apparent and I looked through for in-line referencing, copyvio, and the rest anyways. I was just making a generalized statement about it being a Good article. I did still check those criteria. So, still Silverseren^C 21:05, 31 July 2024 (UTC)
      • I don't know if this kind of comment matters, but I would be happy to use ALT1 if people prefer it. No preference from me. Someone suggested "....that an island is land" for an alt as well, which is pretty funny to me. ForksForks (talk) 13:11, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

Tupou VI

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• ... that King Tupou VI was crowned in 2015 by an Australian minister, Reverend D'Arcy Wood to respect Tongan traditions?

• Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-07-04/tonga-formally-crowns-king-tupou-vi-in-lavish-coronation/6595288

• ALT1: ... that King Tupou VI was crowned in 2015 by Australian minister, to respect the taboo on native Tongans touching the King's head? Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-07-04/tonga-formally-crowns-king-tupou-vi-in-lavish-coronation/6595288
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Improved to Good Article status by History6042 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

History6042 (talk) 02:41, 14 July 2024 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: First hook looks good. Article is well sourced and is new enough. Gotta say I appricate Tongan history so good job on getting this to GA.

Though might I suggest changing the hook to ALT2: ... that Tupou VI was crowned by an Australian minister, in order to respect the tradition of native Tongans touching the King's head? TheBritinator (talk) 22:30, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

Zou Heng

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• ... that Chinese archaeologist Zou Heng was forced to work as a chicken farmer during the Cultural Revolution?

• Source: pp. 183–184 Zou Heng, 1927-2005 Lothar von Falkenhausen https://www.jstor.org/stable/25261846

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/RV Kaharoa

Created by Generalissima (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 62 past nominations.

Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 05:04, 14 July 2024 (UTC).

• Article is new enough (moved to mainspace July 14) and long enough. Article is well-sourced and neutral. No copy-vio issues flagged by Earwig or a manual spot-check of sources. QPQ is complete. Hook is interesting and cited to a reliable source -- but I notice the source doesn't specify Zou raised chickens (only "fowl", which could mean other domestic birds). I suggest changing "chicken farmer" to "poultry farmer" in the hook, just for accuracy. Alanna the Brave (talk) 14:08, 14 July 2024 (UTC)
  • @Alanna the Brave: Good point. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 16:43, 14 July 2024 (UTC)
• ... that Chinese archaeologist Zou Heng was forced to work as a poultry farmer during the Cultural Revolution?

Perfect! Happy to approve edited hook. Best, Alanna the Brave (talk) 17:09, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

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Dollar Mountain Fire

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Sherman Creek watershed after the Dollar Mountain Fire

• ... that during the 1929 Dollar Mountain Fire (char pictured), 65 firefighters survived overnight being surrounded by fire by sheltering under a ledge?

• Source: https://www.doukhobor.org/pn-details56d0.html?rec=260 ...found themselves cut off and encircled by flames. They found refuge underneath an overhanging rocky ledge where they huddled...

https://lessons.wildfire.gov/incident/dollar-mountain-fire-multiple-incidents-1929 " On August 8, 1929, a crew of 65 of these firefighters was entrapped and spent the night in the black before all returned safely to camp the next morning"

• • ALT1: ... that fire behavior during the 1929 Dollar Mountain Fire (char pictured) was highly unpredictable? Source: Kurtz, M.V. (1941). "History of Colville National Forest History of the Colville National Forest Part II Page II-22 middle paragraph on Dollar mountain fire
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Oxtongue River

Moved to mainspace by Kevmin (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 355 past nominations.

Kevmin § 17:08, 15 July 2024 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing:
• Neutral:
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:
• Other problems: - Some grammar problems in the lead, the second paragraph of background, both paragraphs of the fire section, and the aftermath section.

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: The hook seems a little too long, probably better like: "... that during the 1929 Dollar Mountain Fire (pictured), 65 firefighters survived overnight by hiding under a ledge?" But it's okay if you don't want to apply that. 🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 03:03, 16 July 2024 (UTC)

The shortened version removes that they were surrounded by wildfire flames, and thus makes the hook much more mundane. In this case the flames were bad enough in the area the men were that everyone outside that area assumed no one could survive them.--Kevmin § 16:38, 16 July 2024 (UTC)

The hook already states that it's a fire, but if you like, I'm also going to check if you fixed the grammar problems. 🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 03:35, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

@TheNuggeteer: An event taking place in a 94,000–142,000 acres (147–222 sq mi) fire zone is not the same as an event like this happening at the fire line itself, having the "surrounded by fire" portion is important context. What grammar issues are you specifically seeing? (you know you are allowed to fix minor problems in articles you review right?) If you feel they are major, then inform the talk page or me so I can address them. Grammar (unless its completely unreadable English) is not a criteria that DYK noms are reviewed on, FYI.--Kevmin § 17:02, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

Request new reviewer as @TheNuggeteer:has not responded for over 10 days.--Kevmin § 23:55, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

@Kevmin: Was going to tick this off, however I physically cannot read WP:PARAGRAPHs of that length. Please split them up.--Launchballer 18:24, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

@Launchballer: I've sliced up the two biggest paragraphs in as sensible manner as I was able to. Take a read now.--Kevmin § 19:15, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

Looks better, although each paragraph requires a cite and I've moved a couple back. I want to take a look at this with fresh eyes first. I do know that I can't see where the article spells out that all 65 crew survived, and that ref #6 is giving a 403 error.--Launchballer 14:45, 3 August 2024 (UTC)

Im not getting a 403 error with ref 6 which is the wildlands fire center, I was able to pull it up without any problem just now. I've added even more clarifying wording to the sentence stating all 65 walked out alive.--Kevmin § 16:52, 3 August 2024 (UTC)

It's in the two sources I can see, so let's roll.--Launchballer 17:53, 3 August 2024 (UTC)

Historia Divae Monacellae

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• ... that the Historia Divae Monacellae attributes miracles to wild hares? Source: https://hdl.handle.net/10107%2F1271085 (see p. 40)
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Highest averages method

Improved to Good Article status by Sawyer777 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

... sawyer * he/they * talk 01:26, 18 July 2024 (UTC).

• Comment – I will review this nomination. – Editør (talk) 10:45, 25 July 2024 (UTC)
• Review – The article is new enough (became a good article on 15 July 2024), is long enough (8133 characters of prose), has no detected copyright issues (per Earwig check and GA review), and is presentable (per readthrough and GA review). The hook is cited to a reliable source and interesting. QPQ was done. However, I think the Latin title might require some explanation for the average English speaker. What do you think of ALT1? – Editør (talk) 11:17, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

  ALT1 – ... that the Historia Divae Monacellae is a medieval hagiography that attributes miracles to wild hares?

• Editør i hear you about contextualizing the title, but i think ALT1 is just slightly clunky - how about this? thanks for the review :) ... sawyer * he/they * talk 03:44, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

  ALT2 - ...that the Historia Divae Monacellae, a medieval hagiography, attributes miracles to wild hares?

  Pass ALT2. – Editør (talk) 08:49, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

  @Sawyer777 and Editør: hey! quick thing- in the absence of a distinction, i think the hook should make it clear that the book doesn't say that all miracles are caused by hares, only that hares did perform miracles. (and next on "sentences I never thought I'd type"...) theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 10:29, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

  Looking at the source, maybe it can be changed like this?

  ALT3 – ...that the Historia Divae Monacellae, a medieval hagiography, attributes miracles of different kinds to wild hares?

  Or perhaps Sawyer777 can come up with something better. – Editør (talk) 20:04, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

  i'll be real, i'm not convinced this is a significant issue - i can't imagine the average reader interpreting my hook as the text attributing all miracles to hares. at least to me, the obvious meaning here is that it's attributing specific miracles to hares. not a huge fan of ALT3, since it doesn't really change the part that leeky is objecting to. however, in the interest of compromise, see ALT4. (btw, it's not really a book, it's like two pages long) ... sawyer * he/they * talk 21:12, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

  ALT4 – ...that the Historia Divae Monacellae, a medieval hagiography, tells of wild hares performing miracles?

  I'm good with that if Editør is :) theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 21:20, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

  I like how ALT4 seems to fix the issue that Theleekycauldron saw. But another thing, the source speaks of miracles "through" the hares, which sounds more like passive divine instruments than the active performers that ALT4 seems to make them. I am not sure this is an issue, but I thought I should mention it. I believe this is the relevant sentence in the source: "This virgin Monacella most pleasing to God lived a solitary life, as mentioned before, in the same place for thirty-seven years and the hares, wild little animals just like tame or gentle beasts, were friends with her every day throughout her life, through whom' even, with the assistance of divine clemency, miracles of different kinds are not lacking to those invoking help and the favour of good-will with the deepest feeling of heart." – Editør (talk) 22:53, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

i don't think this is an issue; that's pretty standard language for hagiography & miracle legends. one could say "Saint Catherine of Siena posthumously performed a miracle by transporting her severed head to her hometown" or "through Saint Catherine of Siena's intercession, her severed head was miraculously transported to her hometown" and it would mean the same thing, theologically. ... sawyer * he/they * talk 23:37, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

If that's the case, ALT4 is alright with me too. Thanks for explaining. – Editør (talk) 08:13, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

Moain Sadeq

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• ... that Moain Sadeq led excavations at Tell es-Sakan in the Gaza Strip, the oldest known ancient Egyptian fortification to have been excavated?

• Source: "Under the joint direction of P. de Miroschedji ... and M. Sadeq (Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, Department of Antiquities of Gaza), several soundings were conducted at the site." and "These fortifications are the oldest Egyptian fortifications presently known from excavations." de Miroschedji, Pierre; Sadeq, Moain (2008). "Sakan, Tell es-". The New Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land. Vol. 5: Supplementary Volume. Israel Exploration Society/Biblical Archaeology Society (BAS). Retrieved 15 July 2024 – via BAS Library.

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• Comment: The wording might need some tweaking, but I've got a cold and this is as good as I can manage at the moment!

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

Richard Nevell (talk) 22:13, 16 July 2024 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: Hook fairly interesting. All cited and neutral. QPQ not needed. Good to go; just link to the Gaza Strip and maybe add "ancient" before Egyptian. Makeandtoss (talk) 10:14, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

Good suggestion, I've added a link and added ancient. Richard Nevell (talk) 11:22, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

Isaac Coe

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Portrait of Isaac Coe, c. 1822

• ... that a founder of Indianapolis, American frontier physician Isaac Coe (pictured), is credited with saving the town from an 1821 outbreak of malaria?

• Source: The Indianapolis Anthology

• Reviewed:

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

AnotherColonialHistorian (talk) 17:39, 15 July 2024 (UTC).

• New enough and long enough. Nominator is QPQ-exempt. Hook fact checks out to source. No textual issues. (Suggestion to nominator: avoid four references in a row in article where possible.) Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 16:56, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

Nature-positive

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• ... that over 90 world leaders have commited to the Leaders' Pledge for Nature; to nature-positive policies, reversing biodiversity loss and full nature recovery by 2050?

• Source: https://explore.panda.org/newdeal/leaders-pledge-for-nature

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

Battleofalma (talk) 12:29, 15 July 2024 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Interesting topic and extensive article, earwig picks up some phrases but these are just long names for government departments and names of agreements. I slightly copyedited hook for length, its a bit long but within WP:DYKTRIM rules. QPQ not needed —John Cummings (talk) 21:16, 16 July 2024 (UTC)

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Sammy Virji

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• ... that by May 2024, Sammy Virji had "scored a bit of a reputation as 'that DJ who's always smiling'"? Source: https://planetwoo.itv.com/posts/36-questions-sammy-virji-profile
  • ALT1: ... that Sammy Virji pranked Salute after making "Peach" with them? Source: https://djmag.com/features/sammy-virji-global-garage-phenomenon-interview
  • ALT1a: ... how Sammy Virji pranked Salute after making "Peach" with them? (seeing as last month's most successful hook was a non-'that' hook)
  • ALT2: ... that Sammy Virji's father played trombone on "one of the most critically and commercially successful albums in both neo soul and popular music"? Source: per ALT1
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Voluntary war

Created by Launchballer (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 239 past nominations.

Launchballer 15:34, 16 July 2024 (UTC).

• I shall review this. Storye book (talk) 08:57, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Thank you for this enjoyable article. I am impressed with the tables, all fully cited, and easy to understand.

• I have given the article a minor copyedit, which does not affect this DYK nom.

This nomination is good to go. All the hooks are fine and cited inline in the article. ALT1a preferred, because it is fun. Storye book (talk) 09:11, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

Which hooks are you approving @Storye book:?--Launchballer 18:07, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for the prompt for that. I have added that info to the review above. Good luck and well done. Storye book (talk) 19:04, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

Until Then

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• ... that the adventure game Until Then blends 2D pixel art sprites together in a three-dimensional space?

• Source: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/until-then-is-the-only-visual-novel-game-ive-truly-enjoyed ("... the 3D interwoven with the 2D adds some surprising - besides the literal - depth.")

• ALT1: ... that the adventure game Until Then has an in-universe version of Facebook, where the player can like and comment on other characters' posts? Source: https://www.ign.com/articles/until-then-wants-to-become-a-portal-to-filipino-culture-for-everyone ("Facebook, ..., is the main social media used in the story. You scroll through your timeline, liking and commenting on your friends’ posts")
• ALT2: ... that the adventure game Until Then was recognized for its strong Filipino representation? Source: https://www.eurogamer.net/until-then-review-friendships-fears-and-filipinos ("The game wears its Pinoy Pride badge on its sleeve, and Polychroma Games is eager to showcase the Philippines to a wider audience. This is full-on Pinoy representation...")
• ALT3: ... that artists for the adventure game Until Then relied on Google Earth and memory for inspiration due to COVID-19 travel restrictions? Source: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/how-until-then-showcases-the-beauty-of-filipino-culture/1100-6523531/ ("Until Then's development started during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. [Demanawa] says that the team couldn't physically visit places for inspiration, so they had to rely on things like Google Earth and their own memories in order to recreate them.")
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Created by Chlod (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

Chlod (say hi!) 01:42, 23 July 2024 (UTC).

• Just getting into the week time limit, long enough. First nomination, no QPQ needed. ALT3 seems the most interesting hook, if that doesn't work ALT1. Article looks sourced, will do some more specific checks in a bit. Lead could use a short summary of the "Reception" section. CMD (talk) 07:52, 23 July 2024 (UTC)

   Added a summary of the reception in the lead. Still waiting for more critical reviews of the game owing to how recently it was released; I'll expand it further as needed. Chlod (say hi!) 12:55, 23 July 2024 (UTC)

  ALT3 and ALT1 are interesting, appropriately sourced, and not copyvios. No wider copyvio found either. Good to go. CMD (talk) 13:55, 23 July 2024 (UTC)

Hendrik Wortman

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• ... that Hendrik Wortman oversaw the early development of the Zuiderzee Works, which dammed off the Zuiderzee to create arable land in the Netherlands?

• Source: Horn-van Nispen, Marie-Louise ten (2004). "Hendrik Wortman". Tijdschrift voor Waterstaatsgeschiedenis. 13 (2). Vereniging voor Waterstaatsgeschiedenis: 60–68.

• ALT1: ... that Hendrik Wortman promoted the use of peat as a construction material? Source: Horn-van Nispen, Marie-Louise ten (2004). "Hendrik Wortman". Tijdschrift voor Waterstaatsgeschiedenis. 13 (2). Vereniging voor Waterstaatsgeschiedenis: 61.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Raid on Chesconessex Creek

Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 676 past nominations.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 21:03, 16 July 2024 (UTC).

• Article is long enough and moved from userspace within the window. QPQ is done. ALT0 checks out, and I think is a much better hook than ALT1, though that one checks too. File:Hendrik Wortman (1859-1939).jpg doesn't look to be PD in the United States, as it's a 1929 publication; we can't use it under fair use as File:Portret van Ir, SFA022800407.jpg (I've tidied up the licensing on that one) is a reasonable substitute. Easy enough fix -- just move that second portrait up and get rid of the first (you might put an External Media link to it, since it'll almost certainly be PD next year, and can then be brought in). No copyvio, BLP or other concerns with the text -- we should be good to go once the images are sorted. UndercoverClassicist ^T·C 10:04, 22 July 2024 (UTC)
  • Hi UndercoverClassicist, I've moved the images - good catch. This also gave me an opportunity to add the image of the Wortman Pumping Station, which I've done.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 11:32, 23 July 2024 (UTC)
    • And that checks, so Approved, with preference for ALT0. Nice work. UndercoverClassicist ^T·C 11:45, 23 July 2024 (UTC)

Abortion in Sierra Leone

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• ... that a plan to reform Sierra Leone's abortion law was announced by President Julius Maada Bio soon after the United States overturned its constitutional right to abortion?

• Source: [23] “At a time when sexual and reproductive health rights for women are either being overturned or threatened, we are proud that Sierra Leone can once again lead with progressive reforms,” said President Bio, referring to the US supreme court’s decision to overturn the constitutional right to abortion, which has drawn criticism around the world.

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Moved to mainspace by Vigilantcosmicpenguin (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

— Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 04:46, 17 July 2024 (UTC).

• Actually, I just thought of this hook that I like better:
  ALT1: ... that Sierra Leone is the only country where a British law from 1861 still bans abortion?

• Source: [24] Sierra Leone is one of several former British colonies that inherited England’s 1861 Offences Against the Person Act, but it is the only one where that code is still in effect.

— Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 15:29, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

Length date, hook ok. Earwig flagged possible violation, but basically all blockquotes of statements. No QPQ needed. I prefer ALT1. --Soman (talk) 12:10, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

Max Greyserman

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• ... that PGA Tour golfer Max Greyserman's mother competed in a golf tournament 13 years after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis?

• Source: "His mom, Elaine, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis 15 years ago, competed in the inaugural U.S. Adaptive Open at Pinehurst No. 6 two years ago in the neurological impairment division."

or ALT1:

• ... that PGA Tour golfer Max Greyserman and his brother Reed are the first brothers to win the New Jersey Amateur Championship?

• Source: "Reed and Max are the first set of brothers to win the Amateur in NJSGA history."

or ALT2:

• ... that a year before golfer Max Greyserman earned his first PGA Tour card, he considered a different career path?

• Source: "in 2022, Greyserman briefly considered alternative career paths" and October 2023 article: "Max Greyserman has earned his first PGA TOUR card"

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 2603:7000:2101:AA00:A91E:FA5D:EAB2:D6B0 (talk) 08:56, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

• • Reviewed: Masada myth
  • Comment: Nominated on behalf of an IP editor who will, as usual, provide the QPQ.

Moved to mainspace by Schwede66 (talk) and 2603:7000:2101:AA00:A91E:FA5D:EAB2:D6B0 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 150 past nominations.

Schwede66 08:39, 20 July 2024 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: 8 of the 16 citations were checked for verification and close paraphrasing; no issues arose. I prefer ALT2 because the focus is on the subject of the article. ALT1 may mention a record being set, but the PGA Tour is more prestigious than the New Jersey Amateur Championship, so I still prefer ALT2. Yue🌙 17:57, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

H. Wortman Pumping Station

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• ... that the pumps for the H. Wortman Pumping Station were acquired through the Marshall Plan?

• Source: "Gemaal Wortman" [Wortman Pumping Station]. Flevoland Heritage (in Dutch). Fleurbaaij Kunst & Cultuur. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2024.

• ALT1: ... that the H. Wortman Pumping Station has four pumps, but is only used in exceptional circumstances? Source: "Waterschap Zuiderzeeland staat Paraat voor Hoogwater: 'Maar Geen Zorgen'" [Zuiderzeeland Water Authority Ready for High Water: 'Don't Worry']. Omroep Flevoland (in Dutch). Lelystad. 25 December 2023. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Ahhotep I

Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 675 past nominations.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 16:36, 16 July 2024 (UTC).

• Hi Chris Woodrich, review follows: article created 16 July and exceeds minimum length; sources are all in Dutch but have the appearance of reliable sources; AGF on close paraphrasing that I am unable to check; hooks are interesting enough, AGF on sourcing but Google translate suggest they support it; a QPQ has been carried out. Looks fine to me, my only note is that the source you list as "Omroep Flevoland 1983" should be "2023", I think? - Dumelow (talk) 14:21, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
  • Thank you, Dumelow. Fixed.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 16:31, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

Tokamak de Fontenay aux Roses

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TFR shortly after construction was completed

• ... that shortly after it was completed, the Tokamak de Fontenay-aux-Roses burned a hole through itself in the first example of a "disruption"? Source: Electrons and/or Arnoux for the event details and Asia Times for the terminology
  • Reviewed: Bryan Revilla

5x expanded by Maury Markowitz (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 199 past nominations.

Maury Markowitz (talk) 13:49, 16 July 2024 (UTC).

• The article was expanded 5x starting on July 16, so it's eligible. Copyvio detector is offline, but the article looks good, and few spot-checks didn't show copyvio. The hook is interesting, though the source for the "hole" part is in French, and is poorly scanned, but Asiatimes tells about both hole and disruption. The photo is good, but I can't see where it's stated that the photo is under CC-BY-SA-2.5; will assume good faith on this. Qpq done. Nice article, good to go! Artem.G (talk) 16:17, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

Pavonia praemorsa

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Pavonia praemorsa

• ... that the flowers of Pavonia praemorsa (pictured) bloom and die within the same day?

• Source: [25]

• ALT1: ... that despite growing mainly in the subtropics, Pavonia praemorsa (pictured) can withstand temperatures as low as −9.4 °C (15.1 °F)? Source: [26], [27]
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs

Created by Kimikel (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

Kimikel (talk) 01:46, 17 July 2024 (UTC).

• Hi Kimikel, review follows: article created 16 July and exceeds minimum length; article is well written and cited inline throughout to what look to be reliable sources for the subject; I didn't pick up any overly close paraphrasing in a spotcheck; image is good and is a freely licensed work by the uploader; I think ALT0 is the better hook and I am not sure on the definition of "minimum hardiness zone" in the source as it is a band from -6.7 to -9.4oC; ALT0 is mentioned in the article and checks out to the source cited; a QPQ has been carried out. Looks fine to me - Dumelow (talk) 08:47, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

North Korean Defectors' Day

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• ... that South Korea has a day to celebrate North Koreans?
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Kubrick stare

Created by Di (they-them) (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 11 past nominations.

Di (they-them) (talk) 17:20, 16 July 2024 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: The hook needs a source. Good enough for DYK! 🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 03:41, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

@TheNuggeteer: Apologies! I had a citation originally but the submission messed up and I had to rewrite the hook (I think I might’ve made a formatting mistake) and I forgot to add the citation back! Here it is: https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/15/world/south-korea-north-korea-defector-day-hnk-intl/index.html - Di (they-them) (talk) 03:44, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

Changed the review, accepted.🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 08:13, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

Raid on Chesconessex Creek

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• ... that in 1814 a British officer requested permission to raid a US fort in Virginia after its commander boasted of its capabilities?

• Source: "Lieutenant James Scott had led many of these raids and Captain John Joynes was outraged at his conduct. In powerful language for the era Joynes told Scott "[I will] blow you to hell if you put your foot within a mile of my command ... Scott could not resist this challenge ... Scott had conseuqnecy gained permission to test Joynes' outburst with a raid" from Taylor, Matthew (30 May 2024). Black Redcoats: The Corps of Colonial Marines, 1814-1816. Pen and Sword Military. p. viii. ISBN 978-1-3990-3405-0.

• ALT1: ... that an 1814 British raid on a fort in Virginia was guided by an escaped slave of the American garrison commander? Source: "Scott secured Cockburn's position to attack Joynes' battery at Chesconessex Creek in a raid guided by one of his former slaves" from: Taylor, Alan (9 September 2013). The Internal Enemy: Slavery And War In Virginia 1772-1832. W. W. Norton & Company. p. 276. ISBN 978-0-393-07371-3.
• ALT2: ... that during a British raid on a US fort in Virginia in 1814 the American commander fled wearing only his nightshirt and boots? Source: "proud Captain John Joynes fleeing unarmed, in jhis sleeping shirt and boots" from:Taylor, Matthew (30 May 2024). Black Redcoats: The Corps of Colonial Marines, 1814-1816. Pen and Sword Military. p. viii. ISBN 978-1-3990-3405-0.
• ALT3: ... that the American commander of a fort captured by the British in 1814 complained that his coat and hat were given to a black Colonial Marine? Source: "leaving behind his cherished sword, feathered hat, and uniform coat. Scott kept the sword byt gave the clothing to a 'sergeant of the Black Marnes'. in an angry letter to Scott, Joynes denounced 'the dishonour I had put upon him by making over his military attire, cocked-hat, sky-scraper feathers and all, and allowing them to be worn by a 'G[o]d d[amned]d black nigger'" from: Taylor, Alan (9 September 2013). The Internal Enemy: Slavery And War In Virginia 1772-1832. W. W. Norton & Company. p. 276. ISBN 978-0-393-07371-3.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Ri Jong-yol

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 858 past nominations.

Dumelow (talk) 14:44, 16 July 2024 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall:

Bryan Revilla

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• ... that politician Bryan Revilla's car caught on fire in the middle of Manila's EDSA highway?

• Source: Philstar

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Carlos Bandeirense Mirandópolis hoax
• Comment: Created by my alternate account.

Created by TheNuggeteer-alt (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 07:03, 16 July 2024 (UTC).

• Long enough (barely), new enough, cited. I have added the word "Manila" to the hook because most readers will have no idea what the EDSA is. Maury Markowitz (talk) 13:54, 16 July 2024 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on July 17

Bardi (surname)

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• ... that though Donatello was a Bardi, he wasn't a Bardi?
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Liverpool Women's Hospital bombing
  • Comment: Probably qualifies as a quirky hook. Yes, source in article.

Created by Kingsif (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 128 past nominations.

Kingsif (talk) 03:47, 17 July 2024 (UTC).

• I will take a look at this. simongraham (talk) 15:45, 17 July 2024 (UTC)
• This looks good. The article is new enough (written on 17 July), long enough (3,786b of prose), has no copyright violations (Turnitin and Earwig report 0% likelihood) and seems well-sourced. The hook is quirky and I feel is interesting. Is there a reference for the assertion? Coonin 2018 p. 18 states that he "was probably not closely related to the famous Bardi family". simongraham (talk) 14:41, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

• @Simongraham: We know Donatello's immediate family was not the Bardi bankers (Coonin p.17 establishes this I believe), and then Coonin p.18 says that it's not likely they were extended family, either, but distant - I suppose given the focus in that part of the article is on how intertwined the Bardi branches were or weren't, that's why I only cited p.18. But, yeah, we could add p.17 to the reference. Kingsif (talk) 23:49, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

Expanded reference in article. Kingsif (talk) 22:59, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

@Kingsif: Does the hook need the caveat "probably" as per the source? simongraham (talk) 04:28, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

@Simongraham: I don't think the hook needs it; the source establishes his immediate family was not the famous bankers, which I would feel comfortable to say confirms that "he wasn't [one]". The sentence in the article about how distant that relation is, might warrant it, though other sources speak more firmly (e.g. [28]). Kingsif (talk) 11:12, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

@Kingsif: Seems reasonable. That looks good to me. simongraham (talk) 07:23, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: simongraham (talk) 07:23, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

WP:EASTEREGG: I have no idea where links are going before I click them. Rollinginhisgrave (talk) 10:20, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

It certainly has some eggy quality to it, but I think it's fine for the quirky slot, where we encourage a bit of sillyness. RoySmith (talk) 13:45, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

Besides that, EASTEREGG is when you expect one thing and it goes to another - like saying "Jack and his friend" and having "friend" link to "Jane" (Jack's friend) instead of an article about the concept of friends. Both links here say "a Bardi" and take you to an article on the subject of Bardis - you may not know where the links are going because you don't know what "a Bardi" is, but the expectation then is surely that the link will lead to an explanation for you, which they do. It's not eggy, and to be any more (needlessly) specific would significantly reduce if not nullify the effectiveness of the hook. Kingsif (talk) 22:14, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

I would certainly be surprised if friend linked to Jane because everybody knows Jack's friend is Jill. Jane was Dick's friend. RoySmith (talk) 02:32, 30 July 2024 (UTC)

WKBS-TV (Philadelphia)

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• ... that a Philadelphia TV station shut down because of a family feud? Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20140808043818/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20086550,00.html + https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-channel-48-to/67763519/ https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-channel-48-to/67763452/
  • ALT1: ... that the communications school at the University of Pennsylvania, per its dean, "needed a money-losing television station like we needed a hole in the head"? Source: https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-penn-rejected/139072744/
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Ruby Remati

Improved to Good Article status by Sammi Brie (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 700 past nominations.

Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 18:13, 17 July 2024 (UTC).

• Will review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 01:19, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Looks good. Nice work. Either hook works. BeanieFan11 (talk) 01:27, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

Costello's

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• ... that Ernest Hemingway broke a blackthorn cane over John O'Hara's head in Costello's, a New York City Irish bar?

• Source: Batterberry, Michael; Batterberry, Ariane (1999) [First published 1973 by Scribner: New York]. On the Town in New York: The Landmark History of Eating, Drinking, and Entertainments from the American Revolution to the Food Revolution (25th anniversary special ed.). New York: Routledge. p. 275. ISBN 978-0-415-92020-9 – via Google Books; Bruccoli, Matthew J. (1995) [First published 1975]. The O'Hara Concern: A Biography of John O'Hara. University of Pittsburgh Press. p. 172. ISBN 978-0-8229-5559-7 – via Google Books.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Abortion in Liberia

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

voorts (talk/contributions) 01:39, 18 July 2024 (UTC).

• The article, being a Good Level article, is long enough and properly uses in-line citations. It was passed today, so is new enough for requirements. The hook is interesting and is nominally referenced, but I run across a problem with it and your second reference used. According to The O'Hara Concern, the interaction with Hemingway ended with "Hemingway took the bet and said, "Not only that, but I'm going to break it over my own head". So he didn't break the blackthorn staff over O'Hara's head, but his own. Perhaps you misunderstood the line just after where it said O'Hara was "painfully pounded", but that was referring to Hemingway pounding him on the back when he walked over. Silverseren^C 22:10, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
  • @Silver seren:: I believe The O'Hara Concern is the only source that tells the story that way. Every other source states that Hemingway broke the cane over O'Hara's head. I've moved that into a footnote. Thank you for bringing that up. voorts (talk/contributions) 22:42, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
    • Okay, that looks good. And the QPQ has been done already. Everything's good to go! Silverseren^C 22:52, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
• Alternative hook with added detail that adds more color to the story: ... that Ernest Hemingway broke a blackthorn cane over John O'Hara's head in Costello's, a New York City Irish bar, and that Costello's owner displayed the broken cane over the bar? The wording could probably use some workshopping. voorts (talk/contributions) 23:01, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

Hayari Miyake

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Hayari Miyake

• ... that Japanese surgeon Hayari Miyake (pictured) cured Albert Einstein of a tropical fever?

• Source: https://www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/s-2001-16335

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Sizzle Ohtaka

Created by Oliwiasocz (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 413 past nominations.

SL93 (talk) 02:04, 18 July 2024 (UTC).

• Will review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 20:20, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

  BeanieFan11 I'm not sure how far you are with the review, but I replaced the second reference because the link was dead. SL93 (talk) 00:08, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Looks good. Nice work. BeanieFan11 (talk) 17:56, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

Reduced Gravity Walking Simulator

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Astronaut training in the Reduced Gravity Walking Simulator. This position meant that a person's legs experienced only one sixth of their weight, which was the equivalent of being on the lunar surface.

• ... that Apollo astronauts walked on walls (pictured) before walking on the Moon? Source: [29]: "A person lies sideways, supported by slings around their waist and rib cage, which are attached to very long cables connected to a mounting point somewhere above them. Instead of touching the floor, their feet actually touch a wall that is slightly tilted, so it’s not exactly perpendicular to the floor. This gives them a fake “ground” to practice walking, running, and jumping on without feeling the full force of Earth’s gravity."
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Tokamak de Fontenay aux Roses
  • Comment: The photo was promoted for FP, and the hook wouldn't make sense without it.

Created by Artem.G (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 16 past nominations.

Artem.G (talk) 16:23, 17 July 2024 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image eligibility:

• Freely licensed:
• Used in article:
• Clear at 100px: - I wonder if we should extract a cropped version of the photo for use in DYK just to remove the negative space around the people. We only get 100px here, so I think it might be worth it to zoom in a bit. Thoughts?

QPQ: Done.

Overall: It took me a minute to find where the hook is mentioned in the article, and I think that's because the article mentions the walls instead as a surface "9.5° angle from horizontal". Should this be "9.5° angle from vertical" instead, since it's almost vertical? Other than these couple of questions, looks good to me. @Artem.G Bsoyka (t • c • g) 03:54, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

• • Hey Bsoyka, thanks for the review! I'll think about the crop, or maybe css crop can be used? Will experiment with it a bit later from a laptop. Regarding the vertical or horizontal angle, this is from a source If we want a simulated gravitational field (and free-fall acceleration) of 1.63 m/s2, then the person and floor would need to be leaning 9.6 degrees from being completely horizontal. I think 9.5 is from a 1965 paper, will check it again. Let me know if it's confusing, and I will think about better phrasing. Artem.G (talk) 10:11, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
    • @Artem.G: Not sure CSS cropping can be done here since we have to use the {{Main page image/DYK}} template—probably easier to just extract a new version solely for DYK, more details on that here. Now with the phrasing, I understand it more with that source because it says the person is almost horizontal, which makes much more sense. I think the relevant sentence in the article needs to be adjusted to say that, because it doesn't make sense to just say the walkway is almost horizontal. Bsoyka (t • c • g) 14:29, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
      • @Bsoyka:, paraphrased a bit, let me know if it's still confusing, though I don't think I'd understand it without a photo. What do you think about the cropped variant? Artem.G (talk) 17:22, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
        • @Artem.G: Still maybe a little confusing, but better. And I think the cropped photo is perfect. Calling this one good on my end—thanks for the changes! Bsoyka (t • c • g) 17:27, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

No Obligation

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• ... that the Linda Lindas have No Obligation? Source: none. it's an album
  • Reviewed:

Moved to mainspace by The Sharpest Lives (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

– The Sharpest Lives (💬•✏️•ℹ️) (ping me!) 03:13, 17 July 2024 (UTC).

• The hook is just a play on words with the band and the name of their album. Not an appropriate hook, see here. Propose something else. In the meantime, let's check the other criteria

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

• Cited:
• Interesting:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: Cambalachero (talk) 02:00, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

I will complete the review once a proper alternative hook is proposed. Cambalachero (talk) 01:51, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

@Cambalachero: whoops! I'll try some new hooks.

• ALT1: ... that a song from No Obligation was written from the perspective of a fictional character? Source: exclaim
• ALT2: ... that the Linda Lindas wrote No Obligation, their second album, during breaks from school? Source: altpress, spin
• ALT3: ... that the Linda Lindas will tour alongside Green Day, the Smashing Pumpkins, and Rancid before the release of No Obligation in October? Source: altpress, spin
• ALT4: ... that the Linda Lindas will tour alongside Green Day for The Saviors Tour before the release of No Obligation in October? Source: altpress, spin

I hope one of these fits! Also, thanks for reviewing. – The Sharpest Lives (💬•✏️•ℹ️) (ping me!) 02:42, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

ALT2 seems to be a good one. Cambalachero (talk) 13:57, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

@Cambalachero: Should I take this as passed, or do you need anything else? – The Sharpest Lives (💬•✏️•ℹ️) (ping me!) 16:27, 24 July 2024 (UTC)

The green tick means that it's all ready. Our part in this is complete, now someone will eventually find that this DYK nomination is approved, move it to a temporary location, and then place it on the main page once it's its turn in the queue. Only waiting remains. Cambalachero (talk) 16:33, 24 July 2024 (UTC)

Perfect, thanks! – The Sharpest Lives (💬•✏️•ℹ️) (ping me!) 16:46, 24 July 2024 (UTC)

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Meghri (river)

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• ... that locally endangered Eurasian otters along the Meghri river have become a nuisance to local fish farmers?

• Source: Buzzard, Paul J.; Gyonjyan, Andranik; Kaloyan, Gor; Aghasyan, Levon (2020). "Update on the Status of the Eurasian Otter Lutra lutra in Armenia" 196–202

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Metropolitan Club (New York City)

Created by Generalissima (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 64 past nominations.

Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 05:35, 25 July 2024 (UTC).

• New enough (July 18), long enough (just over 1500 B), well-sourced. Hook fact verified in source and cited inline. Hook interesting. Approved. — Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 02:04, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

David Yong

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• ... that David Yong's interest in K-pop started after he took his younger brother to a Twice concert in 2017? Source: https://www.tnp.sg/entertainment/music/singaporean-lawyer-ceo-david-yong-makes-k-pop-debut-signs-mamamoos-agency
  • ALT1: ... that Singapore-born businessman and K-Pop singer David Yong invested 10 billion won ($7.5 million USD) to an entertainment agency that faced a legal dispute with its only artist? Source: https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20240303050161
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Blinking Sam

Created by Tails Wx (talk) and Jeraxmoira (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 23 past nominations.

~ Tails Wx 00:23, 18 July 2024 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: - Not done
Overall: I want to suggest linking "an entertainment agency" and "its only artist" to their respective articles, but not sure if that would be overlinking. Just a thought—otherwise all looks good. I prefer ALT0, just waiting for QPQ now. Bsoyka (t • c • g) 01:45, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

• I did consider linking those terms, but ultimately decided not to because of the aforementioned reason. QPQ now done. Thanks for the review, Bsoyka! ~ Tails Wx 20:06, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
  • Works for me—here's the beautiful green stamp of approval. Great work here! Bsoyka (t • c • g) 21:50, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

KTLE

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• ... that an Idaho TV station lost its network affiliation after less than two years on the air but did not permanently close for another decade? Source: Loss in 1960, affiliation in 1959, 1971 closure
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Logan Edra

Created by Sammi Brie (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 701 past nominations.

Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 16:25, 20 July 2024 (UTC).

• Will review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 18:59, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Always impressed at how well you write television station articles. This one looks good. Approved. BeanieFan11 (talk) 19:10, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

Joan Ruth

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Joan Ruth

• ... that soprano Joan Ruth (pictured) rejected a marriage proposal because her suitor wanted her to abandon ambitions of a singing career?

• Source: "When Joan Ruth Said No to Love". Ogden Standard Examiner. December 28, 1924. p. 22.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Filomenaleonisa Iakopo
• Comment: Moved to main space on July 18 from my sandbox in user space

Created by 4meter4 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 87 past nominations.

4meter4 (talk) 15:11, 19 July 2024 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: All looks good to me! Interesting hook, AGF on the source. Thanks for a great article! Bsoyka (t • c • g) 16:59, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

John S. McCain Sr.

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John S. McCain and his son John S. McCain Jr. in September 1945. Admiral McCain died a few days after this photo was taken.

• ... that John S. McCain Sr. and John S. McCain Jr. (pictured) were the first father and son pair to achieve the rank of four-star admiral? Source: "McCain Jr. and his father were the first father-son duo to attain the rank of four-star admiral." Stars and Stripes [30]
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/The boys of Pointe du Hoc

Improved to Good Article status by Hawkeye7 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 428 past nominations.

Hawkeye7 (discuss) 20:55, 18 July 2024 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: All looks good to me. Rarely see an Earwig report at 0.0%—wow! Bsoyka (t • c • g) 03:33, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on July 19

Erika Podest

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• ... that Panamanian earth scientist Erika Podest joined NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to use remote sensing to study how climate change has been affecting soil moisture around the world?

• Source: "La mujer panameña en las ciencias" - Panama America

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Costello's

Created by Silver seren (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 124 past nominations.

Silverseren^C 22:18, 19 July 2024 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: It would add length to the hook, but would you consider adding "[...] Jet Propulsion Laboratory to use remote sensing to study how [...]" (or similar)? Personally, this would make it more interesting and would clearly link her work with NASA. Otherwise everything is good. Gaia Octavia Agrippa ^Talk 13:46, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

Done, Gaia Octavia Agrippa. And it looks like it's still within the hook character limit at 185 characters. Silverseren^C 17:11, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

Then, as everything else is good, this is ready to go! Gaia Octavia Agrippa ^Talk 18:29, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

Gene Camarena, Yolanda Camarena

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• ... that Gene and Yolanda Camarena were inducted together into the Kansas Business Hall of Fame? Source: Jones, Shayndel (2024-04-25). "Kansas Business Hall of Fame announces 2024 inductees". WIBW. Emporia, Kansas: Gray Television. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  • ALT1: ... that Gene and Yolanda Camarena gave $1 million to Wichita State University, with over half that amount designated for scholarships for Hispanic and Black students? Source: Leiker, Amy Renee (2020-09-01). "$1M gift to help students of color at WSU". The Wichita Eagle. pp. A1, A5 – via Newspapers.com.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/John S. McCain Sr. and Template:Did you know nominations/Reduced Gravity Walking Simulator
  • Comment: Thanks for the review!

Created by Bsoyka (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 11 past nominations.

Bsoyka (t • c • g) 17:22, 19 July 2024 (UTC).

• Will review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 14:22, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Nearly there. Only need a source in Gene's article for the statement After attending KU, Camarena moved to Wichita, Kansas, where he has lived since, except for his two years spent at Harvard. BeanieFan11 (talk) 16:00, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

@BeanieFan11: Ah, good catch, thanks! Added. Bsoyka (t • c • g) 05:26, 23 July 2024 (UTC)

@BeanieFan11: Hey, just following up here! Bsoyka (t • c • g) 23:55, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

Oops. Apologies for the delay. BeanieFan11 (talk) 00:49, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

No worries—thanks again for the review! Bsoyka (t • c • g) 16:57, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

Carey Wright

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• ... that Carey Wright implemented literacy reforms that led to the "Mississippi Miracle"?

• Source: https://www.governing.com/magazine/education-miracle-worker-seeks-success-in-a-second-state

• Reviewed:

Created by Y2hyaXM (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

Y2hyaXM (talk) 23:29, 19 July 2024 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: Interesting hook! All looks good to me, here's my stamp of approval. Bsoyka (t • c • g) 14:54, 24 July 2024 (UTC)

Robert Turner (soldier)

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Robert Turner at his post in Fort Belvedere

• ... that Robert Turner (pictured) remained in post for around 30 years after being described as "the oldest soldier in the Royal Artillery"?

• Source: "Master Gunner Robert Turner, Windsor, Berkshire, 1880 (c) Photograph, 1880 (c). ... At the date of this photograph he was said to have been the oldest soldier serving in the Royal Artillery." from: "Master Gunner Robert Turner, Fort Belvedere, Windsor Park, 1880 (c)". National Army Museum, London. Retrieved 19 July 2024. and "on monday last week there passed away at Fort Belvedere, Windsor Park, the oldest soldier wearing the uniform of the British Army" from: "Death of Acting Master-Gunner Turner". Windsor and Eton Express. 2 July 1910. p. 8.

• ALT1: ... that Robert Turner (pictured) was visited at Fort Belvedere by Queen Victoria and Edward VII? Source: "he was appoitne din charge there as a servant ofQueen Victoria. Her Majest often called at the Fort in her summer drives ... and she always made kindly enquiries of the old and faithful soldier. After ascending the thone the late King also several time visited the spot and graciously entered into conversation with its custodian regarding his health" from: "Death of Acting Master-Gunner Turner". Windsor and Eton Express. 2 July 1910. p. 8.
• ALT2: ... that when the cannons used for royal salutes at Fort Belvedere wore out elderly gunner Robert Turner (pictured) continued to mock fire them every noon on royal birthdays? Source: "the guns which were of an old type and mostly captured from enemies became dangerous from exposure and disuse. The practice was then discontinue much to the regret of the younger generation of this district who, cnsidered it an unfailing source of attraction to go up to Fort Belvedere at noon on the queen's and other royal birthdays to witness the unusual spectacle of mimic warfare. Then the veteran soldiers ... passed from piece to piece in the performance of his duty" from: "Death of Acting Master-Gunner Turner". Windsor and Eton Express. 2 July 1910. p. 8.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Alison McGregor

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 860 past nominations.

Dumelow (talk) 21:58, 19 July 2024 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting:

Image eligibility:

• Freely licensed:
• Used in article:
• Clear at 100px: - n

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Picture is a little fuzzy at main-page size, so wouldn't recommend using it. Otherwise, all good; ALT0 is the best hook IMO. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 14:21, 24 July 2024 (UTC)

Gabriel Navarrete

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• ... that Gabriel Navarrete tried to prevent the Battle of Rapido River, which led to 2,128 American casualties during World War II? Source: The Rapido River Crossing: Hearings Before the Committee on Military Affairs. Washington, D.C.: House of Representatives, Seventy-Ninth Congress, Second Session, United States Government Printing Office. 1946-03-18. p. IV.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Milk Drop Coronet

Created by Bsoyka (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 12 past nominations.

Bsoyka (t • c • g) 21:41, 19 July 2024 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Good to go! 🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 12:58, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

Jeff Ruby

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• ... that Jeff Ruby has a "steaks" race named after him?

• Source: https://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/dining/2018/01/25/spiral-stakes-jeff-ruby-steaks/1065326001/

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Created by Jumpy542 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

Jumpy542 (talk) 01:33, 19 July 2024 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: Some suspicions of COI, but accepted nevertheless. 🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 12:37, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

R/nosleep

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• ... that police were called several times in 2014 about a fictitious post on r/nosleep?

• Source: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/11/12/mammoth-arizona-target-internet-hoax/18901727/

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Justiniano Borgoño

Moved to mainspace by Di (they-them) (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 12 past nominations.

Di (they-them) (talk) 00:22, 20 July 2024 (UTC).

• Will review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 01:08, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
• (comment) Article is long enough and moved to mainspace recently enough. Earwig says "violation unlikely". Interesting hook that is well-cited and mentioned in the article body, although maybe mentioning that the post was fictitious could highlight the unusual aspect better? Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 01:16, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
  • @Chaotic Enby: Since you already did the review whereas I haven't started yet, I'm fine if you 'take' the review. BeanieFan11 (talk) 01:17, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
    • Thanks, in this case it's approved! Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 01:49, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

I don't know if I'm allowed to edit the hook post-approval, but I just added the word "fictitious" per Chaotic Enby's suggestion. I hope that's OK. Di (they-them) (talk) 03:58, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

Justiniano Borgoño

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Justiniano Borgoño

• ... that after being held as a prisoner of war for three months, Justiniano Borgoño's (pictured) release was brokered by an enemy general?

• Source: Grandes Forjadores del Perú (in Spanish) pp. 80–81.

• ALT1: ... that a bust of former President of Peru Justiniano Borgoño (pictured) was stolen from its pedestal by thieves? Source: https://rpp.pe/peru/la-libertad/trujillo-alameda-de-los-heroes-luce-deteriorada-y-sucia-noticia-1045116
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/M/T Petar Hektorović

5x expanded by Kimikel (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 7 past nominations.

Kimikel (talk) 02:54, 19 July 2024 (UTC).

• The page had 649 B of readable prose prior to expansion, and currently has 8755, so it has been successfully expanded over 5 times. WP:EARWIG says "Violation Unlikely". QPQ is done. Hooks are interesting. However, there is a problem with this nomination. The first hook is cited to a Google Doc that I cannot access. I don't know what the document is or if it's even reliable. With a better source this should be good to go. Di (they-them) (talk) 18:33, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

• [31] I'm not sure why it didn't work the link didn't work the first time; it's not working for me either. This link is just the only available online upload, it is a real book with ISBN 9789972625503 (just so you know it's not just a random google file) Kimikel (talk) 22:08, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

• Thank you, good to go! Di (they-them) (talk) 00:16, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

Milk Drop Coronet

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Milk Drop Coronet, taken by Doc Edgerton in 1957

• ... that Ian Stewart and Marty Golubitsky used the photograph Milk Drop Coronet (pictured) to illustrate symmetry breaking?

• Source: Kastner, Ruth E. (April 28, 2022). The Transactional Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics: A Relativistic Treatment. Cambridge University Press. p. 76. ISBN 978-1-108-90849-8.

• ALT1: ... that Doc Edgerton created a stroboscope which he used to take high-speed photographs of bullets being shot, insects flying, and drops of liquid (pictured)? Source: https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780198662716.001.0001/acref-9780198662716-e-472
• ALT2: ... that NYT art critic Ken Johnson called Milk Drop Coronet (pictured) an "uncannily beautiful image"? Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/05/arts/art-in-review-dr-harold-edgerton.html
• ALT3: ... that Milk Drop Coronet (pictured) "proved that photography could advance human understanding of the physical world"? Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20161119052704/https://100photos.time.com/photos/harold-edgerton-milk-drop
• Reviewed:
• Comment: third nomination, here we go

Created by Howardcorn33 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

―Howard • 🌽³³ 13:38, 19 July 2024 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: I've italicized (pictured) in each hook per WP:DYKMOS. All looks good to me—an interesting read! Assuming good faith on ALT0, but I've verified all other hook sources. I prefer ALT1 and ALT2, but I'll leave all options open for the promoter. Nice article, and nice hooks! Bsoyka (t • c • g) 15:53, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on July 20

Jules Loh

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• ... that Malcolm X told the Associated Press journalist Jules Loh shortly before his assassination that he believed that "his own people would kill him"?

• Source: "Lords of the Earth Author Dies at Age 79". Portland Press Herald. Associated Press. August 30, 2010. Archived from the original on October 18, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2024; "Former AP Reporter, Features Writer Jules Loh Dies". The State Journal-Register. Associated Press. Archived from the original on July 20, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Jubilee Bridge, Tay

Created by Voorts (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

voorts (talk/contributions) 21:26, 20 July 2024 (UTC).

•  Doing... ミラP@Miraclepine 03:27, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Nominated on creation day, 3277 B as of now. Earwig reaches 21.3%, but this is due to quotes. Lifespan should be added per MOS:FIRSTBIO (same for a separation between a lede and the broader bio), but think of these as optional suggestions. ミラP@Miraclepine 03:56, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

CIVT-DT

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• ... that a Vancouver TV station was intended to stop the "$1,500 cup of coffee"? Source: https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-vancouver-sun-a-need-to-show-citys/112512034/
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Isaac Coe

Improved to Good Article status by Sammi Brie (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 702 past nominations.

Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 17:06, 20 July 2024 (UTC).

• QPQ is done. Page is long enough. Earwig returns a 0.0% chance of copyvios. Hook is quirky and interesting, and is verified in the source. I have no objections, this hook seems good to go! Di (they-them) (talk) 00:11, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

Blinking Sam

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Blinking Sam by Joshua Reynolds, c. 1775

• ... that Samuel Johnson didn't want to be depicted as "Blinking Sam" (pictured)?

• Source: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaophthalmology/fullarticle/416574

• ALT1: ... that Blinking Sam (pictured) has been considered to be the "best-known" portrait of Samuel Johnson? Source: https://doi.org/10.1093/camqtly/bfq006
• ALT2: ... that a portrait (pictured) of Samuel Johnson gained popularity as an internet meme in 2012? Source: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/art-behind-meme-samuel-johnson-joshua-reynolds-2453858
• Reviewed:
• Comment: User:Howardcorn33 created "Hook" and "ALT1 hook".

User:Sebbog13 created "ALT2 hook".

Created by Howardcorn33 (talk) and Di (they-them) (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

Sebbog13 (talk) 19:29, 20 July 2024 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: The article is in excellent shape and have no concerns about in terms of length and newness. The three hooks are all sourced but I prefer ALT0, mainly since ALT2 relies on an unreliable source for the hook information (Know Your Meme), and ALT0 seems to be most interesting between it and ALT1. No QPQ needed as the creator/nominator has less than 5 DYK nominations in the past. The picture I also approve since it's in the public domain, clear, and used in the article. I have no other concerns about the article or the hook. Good work on "Blinking Sam", the three of y'all! :P ~ Tails Wx 19:51, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on July 21

2024 anti-tourism protests in Spain

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• ... that although the Canary Islands is one of the most-visited tourist destinations in Spain, a third of its residents are at risk of poverty, a reason for mass anti-tourism protests?
  • ALT1: ... that wealth generated by tourism in Barcelona is claimed to be a reason for increased social inequality, causing activists to protest against overtourism?
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/2022 Challenge Cup
  • Comment: Sources in article

Created by Kingsif (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 129 past nominations.

Kingsif (talk) 22:56, 21 July 2024 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

• Cited: - Within the article WP:DYKHFC states hook facts need to be cited by the end of the sentence they appear in. Alt1 seems to fail for this reason as the sentence containing the phrase "wealth generated by tourism was not distributed" is not cited.
• Interesting:
• Other problems: - Currently the original hook reads as if residents of tourist destinations usually profit from tourism, which is not supported by the article.

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Currently when reading the sentence "Barcelona became the first city to ban short-term private room rentals" it is unclear if this means the first city in Spain or globally. In either case, and presuming the source - which I could not access - is unequivocal about this, then possibly this fact might make another interesting hook?

@Kingsif: Please let me know if you have any questions about this review. CSJJ104 (talk) 13:35, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

@CSJJ104: Dup'ed ref for the citation. For 'other problems', I suppose fair enough, though the implication is not stated in the hook nor does the hook rely on it. About the short-term private room rentals, I can't access the source either; between this and the archive date it looks like it's from some of the content that was copied over from related articles. If it doesn't meet V, it can be removed. Kingsif (talk) 23:39, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

@Kingsif: I had not realised content was copied from other articles, clearly an article I missed. The license used by Wikipedia requires that the original authors be attributed if content is copied. See Wikipedia:COPYWITHIN for more details. Can you please indicate if this attribution has been made? If not we will have to fail the nomination. CSJJ104 (talk) 14:33, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

@CSJJ104: Don't worry, attribution was made at the time the info was copied, as typical. Kingsif (talk) 21:30, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

Confirmed that article is long enough without copied material and attribution was given. Problems with Alt1 have been resolved. CSJJ104 (talk) 23:39, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

Abortion in Zambia

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• ... that even though abortion is legal in Zambia, most abortions are performed by illegal providers?

• Source: [32]

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Leonhard Kaiser

Moved to mainspace by Vigilantcosmicpenguin (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

— Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 01:46, 28 July 2024 (UTC).

•  Reviewing... Thebiguglyalien (talk) 05:46, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

• Nominated a few hours after the 7 day deadline, should be fine.
• The article is definitely long enough, the sources appear to be very high quality, and no copyvio detected.
• I do have concerns about the hook's source. First, I didn't see where it supported the claim. But more importantly, the source is 12 years old and can't be expected to give an accurate picture of the situation today. You're either going to need a new source or a different hook.
• Vigilantcosmicpenguin, the article is in good shape, but the source isn't sufficient for this hook. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 06:03, 28 July 2024 (UTC)
  • Oops, I accidentally copy-and-pasted the URL for the wrong source.
  • Source: [33] Although Zambia has among the most liberal abortion laws in sub-Saharan Africa, as many as 70% of the country’s abortions are considered “unsafe,” according to a 2016 study in Social Science & Medicine, an academic journal published in the Netherlands.
  • This source is from 2022 and supports my claim. Although I'm now thinking it'd be better to phrase the hook as "unsafe" rather than "illegal" since that's what it says in the article.— Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 15:48, 28 July 2024 (UTC)
    • Yeah, that source should be fine. And unsafe is probably more accurate, because it also seems to include legal but "substandard" facilities. Do you have any thoughts about alternate wording for the hook? I'm not sure if "unsafe providers" is the best way to describe it. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 20:02, 28 July 2024 (UTC)
      • I would phrase it as
      • ... that even though abortion is legal in Zambia, most abortions are performed unsafely?
      • That should more precisely reflect what the source says.— Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 21:10, 28 July 2024 (UTC)
        • Works for me. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 21:21, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

Iloilo Central Market

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A view of the Iloilo Central Market before the demolition

• ... that the demolition of the Iloilo Central Market (pictured) was criticized as being unlawful?

• Source: Manila Bulletin

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Gabriel Navarrete

Created by Merd123 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 12:52, 21 July 2024 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

• Cited: - The source doesn't actually use the word "unlawful" anywhere—is there another reference that supports that wording? Otherwise, I think removing the quotes in the hook would resolve this.
• Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Once we fix that minor quote/sourcing issue, all looks good to me! Bsoyka (t • c • g) 14:32, 24 July 2024 (UTC)

Fixed it, unlawful was my summary for the original comment, removed the quotes. 🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 11:07, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

Here's the stamp of approval—good work! Bsoyka (t • c • g) 13:59, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

Ecco2K

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• ... that Ecco2K created a fashion brand when he was just 16 years old by talking online with Chinese factory managers who didn't know his age?

• Source: Sobolik, Thomas (2019-12-02). "Ecco2K's second coming of age". The Face. Archived from the original on 9 December 2020. Retrieved 2024-01-05. + Borrelli-Persson, Laird (2016-09-02). "Is there anything he can't do? Meet Stockholm's stylish multi-hyphenate Zak Arogundade". Vogue. Archived from the original on 10 February 2017. Retrieved 2024-01-05.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Richard Beale Davis (2/2)

Improved to Good Article status by Skyshifter (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 15 past nominations.

Skyshiftertalk 19:55, 21 July 2024 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: One of the more interesting hooks I've seen lately. All looks good to me—nice work! Bsoyka (t • c • g) 14:41, 24 July 2024 (UTC)

Walter Kirchhoff

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Walter Kirchhoff as Faust

• ... that operatic tenor Walter Kirchhoff (pictured) was also a military officer in the cavalry division of the Imperial German Army?

• Source: Kutsch, K. J.; Riemens, Leo (2003). "Kirchhoff, Walter". In Rost, Hansjörg (ed.). Grosses Sängerlexikon. K. G. Saur Verlag. p. 2387.

• ALT1: ... that operatic tenor Walter Kirchhoff (pictured) was also a German military officer who served as an adjutant to Wilhelm, German Crown Prince during World War I? Source: Kutsch, K. J.; Riemens, Leo (2003). "Kirchhoff, Walter". In Rost, Hansjörg (ed.). Grosses Sängerlexikon. K. G. Saur Verlag. p. 2387.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Matthew Wright (triathlete)

• • Comment: Moved to main space on July 21. There is also a pic of Walter Kirchhoff in military uniform in the article that could be used if preferred. I have provided it here as well.

Walter Kirchhoff during World War I

Created by 4meter4 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 88 past nominations.

4meter4 (talk) 16:33, 21 July 2024 (UTC).

• Will review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 01:42, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Looks good. AGF on the offline source. BeanieFan11 (talk) 01:45, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

Headless priest

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• ... that a headless priest is said to have buried treasure in Costa Rica?

• Source: https://concedemoncho.com/leyenda-sobre-el-padre-perez/

• ALT1: ... that a headless priest is said to have cursed León Viejo with earthquakes? Source: https://www.el19digital.com/articulos/ver/titulo:146186-reinauguran-museo-de-mitos-y-leyendas-en-el-municipio-de-leon
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/CIVT-DT

Created by Di (they-them) (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 14 past nominations.

Di (they-them) (talk) 00:29, 21 July 2024 (UTC).

• I'll take this one. Queen of Hearts ^talk 00:39, 21 July 2024 (UTC)
  • @Di (they-them): new and long enough, copyvio checks return fine, hooks interesting, AGF sources my Spanish isn't good enough to verify, QPQ done. LGTM Queen of Hearts ^talk 20:02, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on July 22

1978 Gilbertese Chief Minister election, 1982 Kiribati presidential election, 1983 Kiribati presidential election, 1987 Kiribati presidential election

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• ... that President Ieremia Tabai of Kiribati was elected in 1978, 1982, 1983, and 1987 despite a term limit of three elections?

• Source: Somoza, Alexander (2001). "Kiribati". In Nohlen, Dieter; Grotz, Florian; Hartmann, Christof (eds.). Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook: Volume II: South East Asia, East Asia, and the South Pacific. Oxford University Press. p. 675. ISBN 9780191600012. "Before the presidential election a debate had open regarding Tabai's term of office, the question being whether he was running for his third or for his fourth term. The latter case would have been unconstitutional, since only three terms were possible. Finally, the High Court considered it to be Tabai's third term, as in 1978 he had been elected Chief Minister, and only in 1982 and 1983 President."

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/2024 Faisal Halim Acid Attack; Template:Did you know nominations/Anna DeShawn; Template:Did you know nominations/Rockstar North; Template:Did you know nominations/Abortion in Zambia
• Comment: 5x expanded all four within the last week. I'm open to changing the hook's wording if there's a clearer way to say this.

5x expanded by Thebiguglyalien (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 13 past nominations.

Thebiguglyalien (talk) 06:13, 28 July 2024 (UTC).

• Articles have been expanded 5 times and they are long enough. I've GAN reviewed one of these articles, so I know that they're well-sourced, neutral, and without copyvio (though I did have a look at other articles and the criteria has been met for other articles too). Articles are presentable. Hook is cited to a reliable source and is interesting. I don't see an image here but Tabai's image is freely licensed and could be used. QPQ for all four articles has been completed. Looks good to me. Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 12:34, 30 July 2024 (UTC)

Ka Esi Le Onye Isi Oche

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• ... that "Ka Esi Le Onye Isi Oche", a 1983 song by Mike Ejeagha, gained a resurgence in popularity in 2024 due to a social media sensation 41 years after its release?

• Source: Fasan, Yewande (2024-07-21). "Mike Ejeagha overwhelmed as song trends 41 years after release". The Nation Newspaper

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Nosy Komba

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

Vanderwaalforces (talk) 21:14, 25 July 2024 (UTC).

• I’ll be reviewing this. Best, Reading Beans 09:56, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: QPQ satisfied and no other issue. Similarities found by Earwig are just title of the song. Reading Beans 10:03, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

Alfred Biliotti

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Alfred Biliotti, pictured in 1897

Expanded 5x on 22-07-2024.

• ... that Alfred Biliotti (pictured) negotiated the end of the siege of Kandanos during the Cretan Revolt in 1897?

Source: *Barchard, David (2006). "The Fearless and Self-reliant Servant: The Life and Career of Sir Alfred Biliotti (1833–1915), an Italian Levantine in British Service" (PDF). Studi Miceni ed Egeo-Anatolici. 48: 29–30. ISSN 1126-6651. Retrieved 12 February 2020.

• ALT1: ... that Alfred Biliotti (pictured) excavated the first known examples of Mycenaean painted pottery in 1868?

Source: *Barchard, David (2006). "The Fearless and Self-reliant Servant: The Life and Career of Sir Alfred Biliotti (1833–1915), an Italian Levantine in British Service" (PDF). Studi Miceni ed Egeo-Anatolici. 48: 13–14. ISSN 1126-6651. Retrieved 12 February 2020.

• ALT2: ... that Alfred Biliotti's (pictured) duties as a British diplomatic official included archaeological investigations and investigating war crimes?

Source: *Barchard, David (2006). "The Fearless and Self-reliant Servant: The Life and Career of Sir Alfred Biliotti (1833–1915), an Italian Levantine in British Service" (PDF). Studi Miceni ed Egeo-Anatolici. 48: 13–14. ISSN 1126-6651. Retrieved 12 February 2020. (for excavations); * Rodogno, Davide (2011). Against Massacre: Humanitarian Interventions in the Ottoman Empire, 1815–1914. Princeton: Princeton University Press. p. 214. doi:10.23943/princeton/9780691151335.001.0001. ISBN 9780691151335. (war crimes)

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Hendrik Wortman

Created by UndercoverClassicist (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 24 past nominations.

UndercoverClassicist ^T·C 10:33, 22 July 2024 (UTC).

• This seems like an interesting article, I'd be happy to take on the DYK review. It's quite a long article so it will take me a bit longer than usual, but I hope to be able to get back with a full review tomorrow. Best, Yakikaki (talk) 20:43, 24 July 2024 (UTC)

So, here is the review: the article is substantially more than a 5x expansion, done recently enough. QPQ has been done and the image is properly licensed. The article is within policy. The hooks are fine, supported by inline citations, though the original hook might possibly be a bit misleading since the source merely says that Biliotti negotiated the safe conduct of the besieged, not the surrender, but I guess that is implied. But in any case I would prefer ALT2, which is both the most "hooky" and also a good summary of important parts of Biliotti's career. In any case the article is good to go for DYK. It is a high quality, fascinating read, I'm happy to be able to promote content like this to a main page appearance. If you haven't thought of it already, I would highly recommend you nominate it for GA status. Yakikaki (talk) 18:43, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for your review and your kind words. On the first hook, it says that Biliotti negotiated the end of the siege -- that is correct, as you can hardly besiege a town with nobody in it. UndercoverClassicist ^T·C 20:39, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

Lee Dong-hwan (pastor)

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• ... that a Korean church excommunicated their pastor for throwing flower petals?

• Source: Chai, Yoon-tae (2024-03-05). "Korean Methodists excommunicate minister for performing blessings at LGBTQ+ pride events". The Hankyoreh.: he was sentenced to be excommunicated from the KMC for violating Article 3(8) of the Korean denomination’s Book of Doctrines and Discipline..."the fact that [Lee] sprinkled flower petals and presided over a blessing ceremony for sexual and gender minorities amounts to ‘advocating or sympathizing with homosexuality,’” the tribunal found.

• ALT1: ... that a Korean church excommunicated a pastor after he performed a blessing at a queer festival?
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Created by GreenLipstickLesbian (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

GreenLipstickLesbian (talk) 02:25, 22 July 2024 (UTC).

• Article is long enough and new enough. WP:EARWIG says "Violation Unlikely". Hook is sourced and interesting. Personally I prefer ALT0 but both are good. Seems good to me! Di (they-them) (talk) 16:11, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

Alien Blue

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• ... that Alien Blue was the most popular Reddit app for iPhone and iPad at the time of its discontinuation?

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• ALT1: ... that Alien Blue was "unofficially" considered the official Reddit iOS app, due to its usage by some Reddit employees?

Source:

• ALT2: ... that discontinued iPhone Reddit client Alien Blue went on to inspire other developers and Reddit's own development team?

Source:

• ALT3: ... that discontinued Reddit app Alien Blue heavily inspired Reddit's current official iOS application?

Source:

References:

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Los Angeles League of Musicians

5x expanded by StewdioMACK (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 9 past nominations.

StewdioMACK (talk) 05:03, 22 July 2024 (UTC).

Review

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: The article could use some screenshots to illustrate the points made about the merits of the app's appearance and interface but that's not a show-stopper. The first hook seems reasonable (though I've copy-edited its links) while the ALTs are no better. Andrew🐉(talk) 10:02, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

Los Angeles League of Musicians

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• ... that LA LOM got their start performing in the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel?

• Source: https://www.latimes.com/delos/story/2024-06-05/la-lom-los-angeles-league-of-musicians-roosevelt-hotel

• ALT1: ... that LA LOM name many of their songs after various locations in Los Angeles? Source: https://www.latimes.com/delos/story/2024-06-05/la-lom-los-angeles-league-of-musicians-roosevelt-hotel
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Ludwig Krug

Created by Kimikel (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

Kimikel (talk) 00:23, 22 July 2024 (UTC).

• Page is new enough (created on July 21) and long enough. QPQ has been done. Article is presentable. Both hooks have a good source. I prefer the first hook. Good to go in my book. StewdioMACK (talk) 05:01, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on July 23

Zénith (balloon)

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Tomb of Joseph Crocé-Spinelli and Théodore Sivel.

• ... that the two victims of the 1875 Zénith balloon disaster are depicted on their tomb (pictured) holding hands, as described in testimonies from the day of their death?

• Source: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsnr.2019.0022

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-balloonists-of-pere-lachaise-cemetery http://vdujardin.com/blog/paris-lachaise-croce-spinelli-sivel/ https://tombes-sepultures.com/crbst_1106.html

https://www.aerosteles.net/stelefr-pere-lacahaise-croce

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

Global Donald (talk) 12:22, 23 July 2024 (UTC).

• The article is both long and new enough. Both the topic and the hook are interesting enough for the main page. Before going ahead, there are come in-line citation tags which need to be resolved. Also, the hook is backed by two sources, one being tagged as seld published and the other in Fr. Can you come back with a reliable source in English (though it is not mandatory)? --Mhhossein ^talk 07:48, 24 July 2024 (UTC)

Hello @Mhhossein, I added two English sources, including one from the Royal Society --Global Donald (talk) 08:14, 24 July 2024 (UTC)

Hello Global Donald . Thanks for the change, the sources are improved now, though there's still one section with no references. By the way, can this small scale incident be called a "disaster"? --Mhhossein ^talk 09:54, 24 July 2024 (UTC)

Probably not. Any idea of word that would be a better fit? / For the Odonomy section with a "citation needed" template, I couldn't find an article about this particular street name, but there is a photo (in the article) of the sign indicating the street and specifying that it is named after Mr. Sivel. I don't really get why a citation would be needed when the photo is in the article. There is a photo on Google Maps with exactly the same street sign to back it up: https://www.google.fr/maps/@48.8332968,2.327044,3a,15y,332.15h,91.06t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sZvSDhHRDyfoBLYXe9DDt2g!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?coh=205409&entry=ttu --Global Donald (talk) 10:28, 24 July 2024 (UTC)

You can name it an "incident" or whatever the reliable sources use. Please change the hook and the article text based on reliable sources. Remember not to alter the current hook, rather you need to isnert a new one called ALT1. As for your question, try to find sources talking about the two streets in Paris and consult RS for what constitutes a reliable source. Also visit WP:DYKCITE. --Mhhossein ^talk 04:53, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

Alright, it's done, I changed "disaster" with "incident", both in the article and the hook--Global Donald (talk) 08:41, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

• ALT1: that the two victims of the 1875 Zénith balloon incident are depicted on their tomb (pictured) holding hands, as described in testimonies from the day of their death?
• Good to go with ALT1. --Mhhossein ^talk 12:11, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

Motokare Retry

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• ... that the spin-off episode of the live-action adaptation of Motokare Retry was written to portray "conversations between men" and "male friendship"?

• Source: The Television (source)

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Untitled Jack White album

Created by Lullabying (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 53 past nominations.

lullabying (talk) 20:56, 25 July 2024 (UTC).

• Article is new and long enough, QPQ is met, the hook citation seems to check out based on machine translation, and the hook itself is strong without any issues, and as a hook for a fictional work possesses basis in the real world creative process. In lack of the ability to check the sources in detail, everything seems to check out and there's no obvious issues. The article is presentable; info on reception is lacking on reception but that's common for manga articles. I'll quibble that the audio drama voices and movie comic information would ideally find a more concrete source than a tweet, but they're basic enough facts that I don't think that's a major issue. Passing this, happy to see some shoujo at DYK. LittleLazyLass (Talk | Contributions) 07:34, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

Poll (parrot)

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• ... that a parrot reportedly screamed profanities at the funeral of Andrew Jackson?

• Source: https://www.snopes.com//fact-check/andrew-jacksons-swearing-parrot-funeral/

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Zhong Jingwen

Created by Di (they-them) (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 16 past nominations.

Di (they-them) (talk) 02:33, 26 July 2024 (UTC).

• - Age and length are fine. No copvio/plagiarism concerns (Earwig = 26% but it's a quote). The hook is entertaining, and reliably sourced. I think it's good to go. KJP1 (talk) 05:55, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?

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Kamala Harris asks "You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?" at a May 2023 White House event.

• ... that you exist in the context of all in which you live and what came before you?

• Source: https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/kamala-harris-coconut-tree-19588907.php

• ALT1: ... that the KHive is coconut-pilled? Source: https://www.npr.org/2024/07/21/g-s1-12556/kamala-harris-coconut-tree-meme-context-unburdened
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Patrick Gottsch
• Comment: not sure if the video would work here but it might be fun! ;,)

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

Spaghettifier (talk) 18:43, 24 July 2024 (UTC).

• Will take this up for review. PanagiotisZois (talk) 20:49, 24 July 2024 (UTC)

• All right. The article is both new enough (having been created just a few days ago) and long enough; more than 5.000 characters.
• The sources all are reliable and from mostly high-quality periodicals.
• A video is used within the hook, but it is in the public domain, having been created by the White House of America.
• Both hooks are properly cited, with sources that correspond to their location in the article.

Now to my "issues".

• From what I see, QPQ still needs to be done.
• For the hooks themselves, both of them could work. Admittedly, both are somewhat on the humorous side, but I guess that's the point. To hook the reader onto the article. The main hook especially is quite funny (subjective view) and takes advantage of the "Did you know that [XX]" portion of the DYK nominations. However, the second hook also brings up the word "coconut", which has become a meme of its own. Regarding this I'm curious, @Spaghettifier:, I don't suppose you have another hook in mind that uses the word "coconut tree" in it? Maybe "that Kamala Harris' mother asked her if she "just fell out of a coconut tree"?" or akin to that? PanagiotisZois (talk) 21:05, 24 July 2024 (UTC)

Hi @PanagiotisZois: thank you for the review! The QPQ is complete here. With regard to the hook, I'd prefer to make ALT0 work if possible — it's lighthearted but pretty widely recognizable at this point, and an iconic part of the article. If we need to go with something more straightforward/coconut-centric, another idea might be using this LA Times quote from the reception section:

ALT2: ... that Kamala Harris is "fully coconut"?

Cheers — Spaghettifier (talk) 21:40, 24 July 2024 (UTC)

Alternatively, ALT3: ... whether you just fell out of a coconut tree?
Spaghettifier (talk) 03:51, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

@Spaghettifier: I'm crying. XD ALT #3 is great. Honestly, I do think both this one and the main hook are about equally good, so I'll leave the final decision up to you. With the GPQ done, this is all that remains.PanagiotisZois (talk) 06:49, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

Although one suggestion I do have is that for ALT3, it might be best to just omit the word "whether" altogether. PanagiotisZois (talk) 09:37, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

Maybe save this for an April Fool's hook? Bremps... 16:33, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

I will say I think this is gonna get more pageviews if it goes up before the election. I'm still gonna vote ALT0 or ALT3, up to whoever promotes. Spaghettifier (talk) 18:18, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

I agree. Waiting until next year is overkill. I will go with ALT3. It's catchy, and also includes much of the article's pagename within it. My only question is @Spaghettifier: if you wish to have it remain as is or remove "whether" from it; so that it will read as "Did you know... you just fell out of a coconut tree?".PanagiotisZois (talk) 19:15, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

I like the 'whether' because it a) messes with the form a little bit and b) doesn't automatically accuse the reader of having fallen out a coconut tree. Spaghettifier (talk) 19:21, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

All right then. ALT3 is approved as is .--PanagiotisZois (talk) 19:47, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

Metropolitan Club (New York City)

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The Metropolitan Club

• ... that New York City's Metropolitan Club once had a busybodies' club? Source: Porzelt, Paul (1982). The Metropolitan Club of New York. Rizzoli. p. 152.
  • ALT1: ... that when New York City's Metropolitan Club was established, there was another Metropolitan Club two city blocks away? Source: Porzelt, Paul (1982). The Metropolitan Club of New York. Rizzoli. pp. 22-23.
  • ALT2: ... that one prospective member of New York City's Metropolitan Club was rejected due to silver coins? Source: "Why Wolcott Was Blackballed: the Metropolitan Club of New York Objected to His Friendliness to Silver". The Washington Post. May 8, 1894. p. 5.
  • ALT3: ... that New York City's Metropolitan Club, once known as the "Millionaires' Club", almost sold its clubhouse due to financial troubles? Source: Dow, Jim (December 14, 2018). "Inside New York's most exclusive private clubs". Financial Times; "Metropolitan Club Members Stave Off Sale: 150 of 750 Agree to Save $2,000,000 5th Avenue Home With Own Funds". New York Herald Tribune. March 18, 1945. p. 22.
  • ALT4: ... that New York City's Metropolitan Club was once called "a splendid palace, fit for kings of industry"? Source: Sherman, Beth (March 22, 1990). "Walking White's New York". Newsday.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Frutiger Aero
  • Comment: More hooks later

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 664 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 03:41, 23 July 2024 (UTC).

• The article is eligible, and looks to be in good shape. I like ALT1; it checks out in the source and is cited in-article. I think the word "city" in "city blocks" is unnecessary, but that's up to taste. QPQ checks out. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 05:30, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

Advanced Tactical Fighter

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• ... that the Advanced Tactical Fighter program resulted in the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor?
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Created by Steve7c8 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

Steve7c8 (talk) 21:16, 23 July 2024 (UTC).

General eligibility:

• New enough:
• Long enough:
• Other problems:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: AGF on offline hook. Good to go. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 20:01, 24 July 2024 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on July 24

Galena Schoolhouse

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• ... that Galena Schoolhouse in South Dakota was once leased to a historical society for $1 annually?

• Source: "Galena School lease approved". Lead Daily Call. June 15, 1983. p. 1. Retrieved July 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Eilish Cleary

Created by TCMemoire (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 414 past nominations.

SL93 (talk) 22:20, 24 July 2024 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: @TCMemoire and SL93: Nice work. Optionally, I would include an inflation figure in the article, since $1 in 1983 is worth about $3.21 today (which is still a very good bargain though). However, that inflation figure isn't required for this nomination to be approved. Epicgenius (talk) 16:04, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

@Epicgenius: Thanks for the suggestion. I was today years old when I learned we have inflation templates, so I've added one per your suggestion. Thanks for the extremely quick turnaround and to @SL93: for seeing the value of this hook when I didn't give it a thought! – TCMemoire 20:24, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

I was also today years old when I found out about the inflation templates. SL93 (talk) 21:51, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

Henrik Johan Nauckhoff

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• ... that Swedish naval officer Henrik Johan Nauckhoff fought against the British in the American Revolutionary War? Source: Most easily available (and most recent source) here (in Swedish)
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Alfred Biliotti
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Created by Yakikaki (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 138 past nominations.

Yakikaki (talk) 20:47, 24 July 2024 (UTC).

• Hi Yakikaki, review follows: article created 24 July and is of good length; article is well written and cited inline throughout to what look to be reliable sources (mostly older Swedish language books); I checked against the only English language source (Benson 1926) and found no issue with overly close paraphrasing (though it is a PD source anyway), AGF on the others and noting that the Earwig search tool is down; hook fact is interesting, stated in article and checks out to sources; a QPQ is underway. Looks fine to me - Dumelow (talk) 06:50, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

Thanks Dumelow for the review! For the record I have now also done the QPQ. Yakikaki (talk) 18:45, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

The Hooded Man

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The Hooded Man being tortured at Abu Ghraib prison by U.S military

• ... that The Hooded Man (pictured) is as an iconic photograph of the Iraq war, known as a symbol of the torture at Abu Ghraib prison?

• Source: The New York Times

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Zénith (balloon)

Created by Mhhossein (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 63 past nominations.

Mhhossein ^talk 07:20, 24 July 2024 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Pic is a little pixel-y but looks okay at this resolution. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 20:12, 24 July 2024 (UTC)

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Józef Ignacy Kraszewski

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Józef Ignacy Kraszewski

• ... that 19th-century Polish writer Józef Ignacy Kraszewski (pictured) authored several hundred works, including over 200 novels, making him one of the most prolific writers in the world? Source: see https://books.google.com/books?id=R-MkT9vavwIC&q=The+History+of+Polish+Literature (p. 256, book available through Internet Archive as well) "the most prolific of Polish novelists left a work encompassing some seven hundren volumes - which must be reckoned among the highest outputs ever on the world scale" or https://books.google.com/books?id=9Tbed6iMNLEC&dq=%22J%C3%B3zef+Ignacy+Kraszewski%22+biography&pg=PA17 (page 17) "In the hands of [JIK], the historical novel assumed the proportions of a mass industry. In a liftetime of unpararelled productivity, Kraszewski wrote over five hundred works..." For the count of "over 200 novels", see sources cited in the first sentence and paragraph of section "Reception", where figure 223 is cited (I think we don't need a precise figure for the lead/hook)
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Jan Kryst

Improved to Good Article status by Piotrus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 515 past nominations.

_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 13:42, 26 July 2024 (UTC).

Interesting quality biography, on fine sources, offline and foreign sources accepted AGF, no copyvio obvious. I approve the hook but am not happy with saying only something about quantity. I am open to something less repetitive (200 novels seem impressive enough) which might include "historic" novels, or a title, or that he also illustrated, or that he wrote series in collaboration, or some biographical aspect. Your choice. In the article, I'd appreciate less sandwiching of text between images. His first name is used The image of him is licensed (and if taken we could drop 19th-century as given by how it looks) but it is rather pale. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:22, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt: Could you suggest hooks directly? As ALT1, 2, etc.? I like your ideas but I am not sure I fully grasp it. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 10:53, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

I could but not today, and then you'd need another reviewer. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:06, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

Morgan Library & Museum

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The Morgan Library & Museum

• ... that during the Panic of 1907, the presidents of New York City's banks and trust companies were locked in the Pierpont Morgan Library? Source: Roth, Leland (1983). McKim, Mead & White, Architects. Harper & Row. p. 410.
  • ALT1: ... that during some years, J. P. Morgan spent half his income on the Pierpont Morgan Library's collection? Source: Irwin, Will (April 10, 1927). "Morgan Island: On the Crest of Murray Hill Stands the One Perfect Great Thing on Manhattan Island-- The Morgan Library-- Whose Marble Walls Inclose Treasure More Valuable Than the Vault Contents of Most New York Banks". New York Herald Tribune. p. SM14.
  • ALT2: ... that until 1991, the Morgan Library & Museum was so small that parts of its permanent collection had to be hidden every time it hosted a temporary exhibit? Source: Forgey, Benjamin (October 13, 1991). "At Home With J.P. Morgan; Expansion Allows More Art to Go on Public View". The Washington Post. p. G01
  • ALT3: ... that until 1991, the Morgan Library & Museum's entire exhibition space consisted of two rooms and a corridor? Source: Lipson, Karin (October 1, 1991). "Expanded Facility Debuts Today a Bigger and Better Morgan Library". Newsday. p. 55.
  • ALT4: ... that the stone contractor for the Morgan Library & Museum nearly went out of business because the library's builders would not use stones with cracks? Source: Conklin, Emily (October 10, 2019). "AN Gets up Close with McKim, Mead & White at the Morgan Library Restoration". The Architect's Newspaper.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Galena Schoolhouse
  • Comment: I might come up with more hooks later.

Improved to Good Article status by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 665 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 15:11, 25 July 2024 (UTC).

Substantial exquisite article about an exquisite place, on 360 (!) sources, offline sources accepted AGF, no copyvio obvious. A GA on its way to FA, I assume. Of the present hooks, I prefer ALT1, but none is impossible. I'd just quote "I want a gem." ;) - The image is licensed and shows a gem, - please let's have it, and the hook doesn't matter. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:29, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

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William Hewett (British Army officer)

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William Hewett c. 1880

• ... that William Hewett (pictured) was the last surviving British Army officer to have fought at the Battle of Waterloo?

• Source: "Lieutenant-Colonel William Hewett of the 14th Foot was the last British Waterloo officer to die when he passed away in Southampton in October 1891" from: Foster, R. E. (3 February 2014). Wellington and Waterloo: The Duke, The Battle and Posterity 1815-2015. The History Press. p. 39. ISBN 978-0-7509-5480-8.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/H. Wortman Pumping Station

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 862 past nominations.

Dumelow (talk) 07:14, 26 July 2024 (UTC).

• I'll review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 20:07, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Looks good. Nice work. BeanieFan11 (talk) 00:52, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

Grant Nel

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Grant Nel

• ... that when he was nine, Grant Nel (pictured) switched from gymnastics to diving as a result of breaking both of his hands?

• Source: https://www.olympics.com.au/olympians/grant-nel/

"Nel switched from gymnastics to diving when he was nine, after he broke both his hands"

• ALT1: ... that at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Grant Nel (pictured) scored zero points on a dive where he slipped?

Source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/av/commonwealth-games/28583313 "Australian diver Grant Nel scores zero after slipping on the springboard and landing in the pool flat on his back in the men's 3m preliminary round"

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5x expanded by 1ctinus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

-1ctinus📝🗨 19:37, 26 July 2024 (UTC).

• Great expansion! Article is long enough to run. Earwig gives no copyright other than the names of events themselves so that's good. I like ALT0, which is confirmed by the source. ALT1 might be seen as too "negative" for a BLP by some, so I'd rather have ALT0 promoted. QPQ not needed. Styyx (talk) 08:57, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

Zhong Jingwen

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• ... that Zhong Jingwen co-founded China's first folklore society in 1927, and then another in 1983?

• Source: Liu, Xiaochan (2022). "A Centennial Overview of Folklore Studies at Sun Yat-sen University". Western Folklore. 81 (2/3): 163–176. https://www.jstor.org/stable/27152280. p. 164.

Zhang, Juwen (2018). "Folklore in China: Past, Present, and Challenges". Humanities. 7 (2). doi:10.3390/h7020035. ISSN 2076-0787. https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/7/2/35

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Big Duck

Created by Generalissima (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 65 past nominations.

Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 02:13, 26 July 2024 (UTC).

• QPQ is done, article is new enough and long enough, earwig returns a 0.0% chance of copying, and the hook is interesting. I don't have access to JSTOR right now so I will assume good faith on the sources. Seems good to me! Di (they-them) (talk) 02:29, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

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Rockstar North

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134B Nethergate, Dundee

• ... that Rockstar North opened its first offices above a former fish and chip shop in Dundee (pictured) in 1989? Source: "The Deep Sea was a widely popular chipper and Dundonians visited in their droves. The chipper closed in 1986 and moved permanently across the street. DMA Design moved into the building in 1989 and served as their first headquarters. David Jones', the head of DMA Design, father-in-law was in actual fact, the owner of the Deep Sea chipper on the site." ("The history of the Wee Pink Nethergate House in Dundee"; ref. #18 in the article)
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Durrës Expedition
  • Comment: Since the offices opened on 1 August 1989, I'm hoping there is a small slither of a chance that this DYK can appear on the Main Page on 1 August 2024, the 35th anniversary, if some elements from the Prep can still be moved around.

Improved to Good Article status by IceWelder (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 34 past nominations.

IceWelder [✉] 16:10, 27 July 2024 (UTC).

•  Reviewing... Thebiguglyalien (talk) 05:16, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

• IceWelder, the article is good but the hook's sourcing needs a closer look.
• Promoted to GA immediately before nomination.
• Long enough
• I wasn't sure about the YouTube source in the article, but I checked if the GA review addressed it and it seems acceptable.
• It's not clear whether the source actually supports the hook. It only says they "moved into the building", not that they opened offices above it. I'm also not sure whether Dundee Culture is a reliable source, as it resembles a blog.
• If the sourcing does get worked out, the hook and image should be good.
• Forgot to sign and ping IceWelder Thebiguglyalien (talk) 05:40, 28 July 2024 (UTC)
  • Cheers for the review, @Thebiguglyalien:. Dundee Culture, despite being written mostly by one person, has been highlighted by other reliable sources and apparently won a heap of awards.[34][35][36] The writer is an ambassador to the city,[37] and the site apparently had 100 million visitors as of last year.[38] I think the source is qualified to talk about local topics. As for the location within the building, source goes on to say that "The headquarters of DMA Design were located on the upper floor of the building whilst there were several different tenants on the lower floor of the building." Additionally, you can see images of the former shop (The Deep Sea) in the embedded images from the Dundee City Archive. Regards, IceWelder [✉] 08:56, 28 July 2024 (UTC)
    • Thank you for the clarification! Should be good to go then. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 19:52, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

Dogpool

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Peggy in costume as Dogpool

• ... that the character Dogpool was portrayed by "Britain's Ugliest Dog" (pictured)?

• Source: https://www.nbcnewyork.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/peggys-red-carpet-journey-from-britains-ugliest-dog-to-deadpool/5624332/

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Maximiliane Brentano

Created by Di (they-them) (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 17 past nominations.

Di (they-them) (talk) 12:28, 28 July 2024 (UTC).

• I am reviewing this shortly. Yue🌙 18:25, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Prose and references were checked and no issues arose. The photograph is a bit dark and it is kind of difficult to see Peggy because her Dogpool costume blends in with the red carpet. I am unsure if it's just me though, so I'll leave it to the discretion of the promoter. Yue🌙 18:34, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

• tagged for merging. Also note that the image has been tagged for deletion on Commons (and seems to be heading towards delete). Diverging Diamond (is Queen of Hearts's alt; talk) 13:04, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

Durkee Fire

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A Bureau of Land Management vehicle at the Durkee Fire on July 21

• ... that the Durkee Fire (pictured) was started by a lightning strike in Baker County, Oregon? Source: "Durkee Fire". InciWeb. United States Forest Service. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
  • ALT1: ... that the Durkee Fire (pictured) is classified as a megafire? Source: "Durkee Fire". InciWeb. United States Forest Service. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Joan Ruth
  • Comment: Thanks for the review!

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

Bsoyka (t • c • g) 04:23, 27 July 2024 (UTC).

• General eligibility:
• New enough:
• Long enough:
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Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing:
• Neutral:
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:
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• Cited:
• Interesting:
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Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: I googled how common fires caused by lightning strikes are and according to this source, they are responsible for 10% of global forest fires which makes it a bit less interesting. Sahaib (talk) 14:02, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

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Johann Joseph Dömling

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• ... that Johann Joseph Dömling suggested in 1803 that venous blood contained carbon monoxide? Source: Hopper et al. 2021: "Endogenous presence of CO in human blood first appeared in an article by Johann Doemling who suggested it to be a constituent of venous blood (1803) ", also [39] here
  • ALT1: ... that after Johann Joseph Dömling was given a free education paid for by the prince-bishop of Würzburg, he worked in Würzburg as professor of physiology and pauper's doctor? Source: Gerabek 2007: "Ein Armenstipendium des Fürstbischofs ermöglichte D. den Besuch der Höheren Schule in Würzburg, wo er auch sein Medizinstudium absolvierte, das er 1797 mit der Dissertation abschloß. ... In Würzburg wurde D. 1799 zum Prof. für Physiol. und zum Stadtarmenarzt ernannt." See p. 318 (TWL)
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Skandal im Sperrbezirk

Improved to Good Article status by Kusma (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 56 past nominations.

—Kusma (talk) 18:40, 28 July 2024 (UTC).

• The article is long enough and promoted to GA level less than days before the DYK nomination was done. The hook is also long and interesting enough. The article sourcing is fascinating though it is already a GA. QPQ criteria is met. However, the hook is not explicitly mentioned in text. --Mhhossein ^talk 13:00, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

@Mhhossein: Thank you for the review! I added a "venous"; is that enough? —Kusma (talk) 15:05, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

You're welcome. Can you show if the cited source uses "venous"? --Mhhossein ^talk 12:30, 3 August 2024 (UTC)

@Mhhossein: Essentially "venous blood" is a (shorter) synonym for "blood returning to the heart". I have added a citation to the other source [40] (TWL link), which explicitly says "venous blood". —Kusma (talk) 13:38, 3 August 2024 (UTC)

Good to go with the original hook. --Mhhossein ^talk 15:25, 3 August 2024 (UTC)

Three Girls Revitalizing Asia

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• ... that the fascist Empire of Japan created a girl group as propaganda?

• Source: https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/23/article/910021

• ALT1: ... that some of Japanese idol culture can be traced back to a girl group used to create fascist propaganda? Source: https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/23/article/910021
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• Comment: Discovered this recently, the article is a bit short but fully cited

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

Microplastic Consumer (talk) 23:58, 28 July 2024 (UTC).

• I'll gladly take this nomination as I am interested in idol culture. lullabying (talk) 05:35, 29 July 2024 (UTC)
  • General eligibility:
• New enough:
• Long enough: - n

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: Article was nominated within 7 days of creation. Unfortunately, it currently sits at 1,354 characters in prose and seems to be a stub, with all information crammed into the lead, so therefore it is too short to qualify for DYK. Earwig picked up an unlikely copyright violation of 1%. Nominator has less than 5 nominations so a QPQ is not required at this time. Should this pass, for a different variation of ALT1, I suggest, ALT2: "... that Three Girls Revitalizing Asia is credited with assigning a girl group member a representative role seen in modern Japanese idol culture?" lullabying (talk) 05:47, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

@Lullabying: I just checked the article with DYKcheck and it comes in at 1630 characters.--Launchballer 19:10, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

Thank you! I will change this to maybe. The article still seems like a stub. Is it possible it can be formatted so it can properly have a lead and a body? lullabying (talk) 20:31, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

Ask @Microplastic Consumer:.--Launchballer 21:40, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

It 100% can, I just don't have the time to do that at the moment, so please bare with me. Microplastic Consumer (talk) 22:10, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

• Sure thing. Ping me once you are done. lullabying (talk) 01:30, 30 July 2024 (UTC)

@lullabying It's done! Microplastic Consumer (talk) 03:33, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

• • Looks good! Just to make it more consistent with a lot of idol group articles, I think it would be nice if "Koa sannin musume" was renamed "Career" and the members list was moved below it. Also, Saiko Okuyama's name needs to be in Western order per MOS:JAPAN as she was born after the Meiji Restoration. lullabying (talk) 01:33, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

I've taken your suggestions and it should look better, after deciding what blurb to use it should be ready. Microplastic Consumer (talk) 02:20, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

• Good to go! lullabying (talk) 21:03, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

Cocoa smuggling

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• ... that cocoa smuggling in Ghana carries a maximum sentence of ten years in prison?

• Source: "Cocoa smuggling causes Ghana to lose nearly 200,000 metric tonnes of cocoa beans – COCOBOD". GhanaWeb. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2024.

• ALT1: ... that cocoa smuggling in Ghana carries a minimum sentence of five years in prison? Source: Same as ALT0.
• ALT2: ... that those found guilty of cocoa smuggling in Ghana face a sentence of five to ten years in prison? Source: Same as ALT0.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Dogpool

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

Yue🌙 19:41, 28 July 2024 (UTC).

• Article new enough (July 28), long enough (6000 B), well-sourced. Hooks verified in source. I think the hooks are interesting because they're about chocolate. ALT2 is my preference but they're mostly equivalent. Approving all hooks. — Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 01:53, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

Christopher Columbus (Zador)

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• ... that the opera Christopher Columbus was written by its Jewish composer in 1939 while he was sailing across the Atlantic Ocean to flee persecution from Nazi Germany?

• Source: Crawford, Dorothy Lamb (2009). A Windfall of Musicians: Hitler's Émigrés and Exiles in Southern California. Yale University Press. p. 19. ISBN 9780300155488.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Reggie Brown (wide receiver, born 1970)
• Comment: Special occasion holding area request: It would be cool to have this run on either October 8, 2024 (the 85th anniversary of the opera premiere) or on Columbus Day on October 14, 2024.

Created by 4meter4 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 90 past nominations.

4meter4 (talk) 15:59, 28 July 2024 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: @4meter4: I would support the special occasion request, but per WP:DYKSO those generally can't be made more than 6 weeks out without an exception at WT:DYK. Otherwise, all looks good to me (AGF on the book source). Bsoyka (t • c • g) 17:13, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

About People

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• ... that Der Spiegel described Juli Zeh's novel About People as a modern Heimatroman due to its portrayal of city and country life?

• Source: "Auch »Über Menschen« ist ein moderner Heimatroman. Das Genre lebt vom Prinzip der Unausweichlichkeit: Stadtluft macht frei, aber nervös; Landluft ist gesund, aber man muss sie mit immer denselben Leuten atmen." https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/literatur/juli-zeh-und-ihr-roman-ueber-menschen-nachbar-nazi-a-1ace1f15-b2f3-4454-8efd-2f5f5937a03a

• ALT1: ... that a scholar argued that the 2021 German novel About People, which is about the COVID-19 pandemic, encourages "sympathy with rightwing extremists"? Source: "Also in the context of the pandemic, Zeh has authored two novels that encourage sympathy with rightwing extremists, Über Menschen (2021) and Zwischen Welten (2023, with Simon Urban)." https://doi.org/10.1111%2Fgequ.12404
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Operation Matterhorn logistics

Created by Uriahheep228 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

Uriahheep228 (talk) 15:35, 28 July 2024 (UTC).

• ALT1b: ... that a scholar argued that the 2021 German novel About People, which is about the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, encourages "sympathy with rightwing extremists"? Source: "Also in the context of the pandemic, Zeh has authored two novels that encourage sympathy with rightwing extremists, Über Menschen (2021) and Zwischen Welten (2023, with Simon Urban)." https://doi.org/10.1111%2Fgequ.12404

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Sourcing looks good to me, but marking as AGF just because Google Translate is never perfect. Proposing ALT1b above, which has the linked "COVID-19 pandemic in Germany" instead of just "COVID-19 pandemic". Approving ALT0 and ALT1b—I prefer ALT1b. Good work! Bsoyka (t • c • g) 17:28, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza

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• ... that Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza grew in popularity through TikTok videos during the COVID-19 pandemic? Source: Bishop, Ben (2022-08-25). "How Dolphin Hat Made the Perfect TikTok Tongue-Twister Card Game". CBR. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  • ALT1: ... that players cannot flinch while playing Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza? Source: "Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza Instructions" (PDF). Dolphin Hat Games. 2021. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Iloilo Central Market
  • Comment: Thanks for reviewing!

Created by Bsoyka (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 18 past nominations.

Bsoyka (t • c • g) 00:51, 28 July 2024 (UTC).

• Page is new enough, long enough, and QPQ is done. WP:EARWIG says "Violation Unlikely". However, post-2016 CBR is considered an unreliable source per WP:VALNET, and ALT1 uses a primary source. Might I suggest a new hook with better sourcing? Di (they-them) (talk) 12:14, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

  @Di (they-them): Sure! Here are a couple more ideas:

  • ALT2: ... that Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza was the official game of the 2022 FIFA World Cup? Jones, Natalie (2022-11-28). "Dayton-area game maker featured on multiple national gift guides". Dayton.com. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  • ALT3: ... that Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza is based on Egyptian Ratscrew? Jones, Natalie (2022-11-28). "Dayton-area game maker featured on multiple national gift guides". Dayton.com. Retrieved 2024-07-21.

  Let me know if those work better—thanks for the review! Bsoyka (t • c • g) 14:49, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

  Yes, these are much better, everything looks good now! I like ALT2 the best. Di (they-them) (talk) 17:17, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

Maximiliane Brentano

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Brentano throws a snowball at Goethe

• ... that Goethe used his unrequited love to Maximiliane Brentano (both pictured) as inspiration for his novel The Sorrows of Young Werther? Source: [41]: "verliebte sich Goethe sofort in ihre Tochter", "In den „Leiden des jungen Werthers“ verschmolz er Maximiliane mit einer anderen frühen Geliebten zur dunkeläugigen, kinderlieben und charakterschönen „Lotte“."
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/1971 Swiss women's suffrage referendum
  • Comment: Other hook ideas welcome. As mother of Clemens Brentano and Bettina von Arnim, Maximiliane is "the mother of German Romanticism" but I don't want a hook focussing only on her children.

Moved to mainspace by Kusma (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 55 past nominations.

—Kusma (talk) 10:36, 28 July 2024 (UTC).

• Page is long enough, was moved to mainspace recently enough, and QPQ is done. WP:EARWIG says "Violation Unlikely". Hook is interesting. I cannot read German, so I will assume good faith on the source. Overall, seems good to me! Di (they-them) (talk) 12:23, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

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