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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].
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.
Interesting: - Ehh... I mean, this hook is okay, but not that exciting. I'm sure there are other interesting things at a literal UFO festival, right? Maybe the "Alien Abduction Dash 5K" or something?
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Overall: Article needs expansion, but is otherwise good to go. IMO the hook should be swapped for something more interesting, but if there are none, this one is fine. '''[[User:CanonNi]]''' (talk • contribs)00:50, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
... that according to Vice, David Wilcock's 2018 film Above Majestic makes the case that space aliens "occupy large swaths of Antarctica ... [and] are massing for an invasion"?
Overall: If I'm reading the history correctly, Kate Nash was promoted on June 21, 9 Sad Symphonies Tour and Butts for Tour Buses were moved from userspace on June 21, and the expansion for 9 Sad Symphonies happened in May but got uncommented on June 21. Seems fine to me, but it might be good to clarify if workarounds like these are actually needed for multi-article hooks (at least, I'd like the DYK requirements to be flexible enough that they aren't!).
Source: "As the 10 billion baguettes sold each year in France indicates, some cultural clichés stem from reality. The French truly do have bread at every meal; it’s the most fundamental element of sitting down to eat, whether you’re invited to someone’s for dinner, or ordering lunch at a bistro. But it was still remarkable to see, on a recent gray spring afternoon in Paris, a line of boulangers snaking up the stairwell to the second floor of the Chambre Professionnelle des Artisans Boulangers-Pâtissiers, all carrying what they hoped would be awarded this year’s Grand Prix de la Meilleure Baguette de Paris — otherwise known as the official “Best Baguette in Paris” competition. Held annually since 1994, the competition is a badge of honor and warrants serious bragging rights. Moreover, the contest carries real consequences: The winner provides baguettes to the French president for the calendar year, gets a 4,000 Euro prize, and — perhaps most important — sees a lasting bump in business." Grub Street
@Thriley: Note that July 14 is over six weeks after May 16, or more specifically it's over eight weeks. As such, per WP:DYKSO you will need to make an IAR exemption request at WT:DYK for the special occasion hook to be allowed to run. Otherwise, are you okay with it running as a regular non-SO hook? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 04:15, 16 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The page was created as a draft in 2022 but was not moved to mainspace until May 13, 2025, so it meets the newness guidelines. It is also long enough. A QPQ has been done. I'm getting a 55.9% Earwigs hit with this link, although it's mostly to do with the list of awardees. Moreover, the list uses French quotation marks instead of English ones, so that will need to be fixed. The hook is also not directly supported in the article: nowhere in the article says it is "yearly", only the fact that the competition exists and has a jury. A new hook will be needed.
As a note to the promoter: unless this nomination gets an exemption at WT:DYK, please do not hold it until July 14. However, if such an exemption is granted, then by all means put it in the Special occasions section. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:31, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Nikkimaria:This is the link in question, and according to Earwig the main hits involve the names repeating in both lists. Should that be okay or not? I did notice though that the Wikipedia list includes items with French quotation marks. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:11, 20 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I really can't say whether it's okay or not - an Earwig result is only a marker, you'd have to assess the source phrasing either way, and in this case I cannot. Nikkimaria (talk) 00:18, 20 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Nikkimaria: Oh, I see what you mean now. From what I can tell, I think the list in the article was directly copied, word-for-word, from the link (although another editor has since edited the list so that the French quotation marks were replaced with English ones). The question I have is if this would still count as a copyvio or at least close paraphrasing, or if it might be allowed per WP:LIMITED. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:25, 20 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Are you talking about this 2021 article:[3]? If you look at the edit history of the French Wikipedia article which I got the list from, it existed before that 2021 article was published. Thriley (talk) 00:33, 20 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Given that there has been no response to the hook and sourcing concerns despite a ping and a talk page message as well as activity elsewhere, marking this for closure. The nomination can resume if those are addressed. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:21, 24 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment, I don't think any of the proposed ALTs are interesting enough - the first two basically say DYK that a song was popular, and the third isn't about the song, but the singer. Any alternatives? Eddie891TalkWork10:11, 25 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
To me, this hook has a similar problem of interest- What is interesting about the fact that a singer performed one of their songs at a concert? Eddie891TalkWork06:31, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Royiswariii: Long enough, new enough. None of the first four hooks meet WP:DYKHOOKSTYLE and upon further inspection my ALT4 doesn't check out either (refs 19 and 20 do not explicitly say that they are the final issues). I can call for another reviewer on ALT4a: ... that "Dilaw" topped the first two weeks of two singles charts? or you can propose me a hook about its parody.--Launchballer11:28, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: It being the first song to top the relaunched Billboard Philippines seems interesting enough. Maybe something like along the lines of ALT5a: "...that "Dilaw" debuted at number one on the relaunched Billboard Philippines Hot 100, making it the first song to top the chart since its revival?" Though it could be argued that the emphasis kinda shifts towards the charts. — Eugh jei♥Kaorin05:37, 21 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Could the hook be simplified to: ALT5b: ... that "Dilaw" was the first song to top the Billboard Philippines Hot 100 after its relaunch? It is a "first" hook, but it should be one that's easy to verify. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:02, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Source: ["An artist whose official portraits of former President Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton are set for unveiling Monday says he felt a special connection to Clinton because the two men grew up poor in the South. Mr. Clinton grew up in Hot Springs, Arkansas; Simmie Knox is self-taught and was born in 1935 in Aliceville, Ala., to a family of black sharecroppers. "I used to chop cotton," said Knox of his sharecropper days, "Go out there early in the mornings and all of the family was out there in the field, working." Talking about the former president, Knox said he believes Mr. Clinton "knows how it feels to have lived a certain life and to have been deprived of things... I knew the day he came into office, if I ever have the chance to paint a president, I think this is the one. Somehow I felt that." https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bill-hillary-back-at-white-house/, Bill & Hillary Back at White House, 15 June 2004, CBS News]
QPQ is done. Article is new enough and long enough and within policy in regards to referencing, neutrality, etc. Earwig did detect a possibility of close paraphrasing but this was due to quoted text in the article which was properly attributed and to some lengthy official names which really can't be changed so I think it's fine. The original hook does not work as it pipes to something completely unrelated to the bolded text, and doesn't feature the subject of the article. However, the alt hook proposed by Antony-22 solves this problem, and is both interesting and verifiable to the cited reference. Hook Alt1 may be promoted.4meter4 (talk) 17:25, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Source: ["She asked Judge Robinson’s secretary for the name of the artist who had done the painting, and was handed Simmie Knox’s business card. After Knox painted Justice Ginsburg, she brought him to the attention of President Clinton's staff when they were looking for someone to do his official portrait. The competition for the commission was stiff, and Knox sat for several interviews before he was finally selected." https://www.neh.gov/humanities/2012/julyaugust/statement/see-face, To See a Face, July/August 2012, Henry Wiencek, Humanities]
New enough and long enough. QPQ present. Hook fact checks out and is in article. No textual issues. Good to go. Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 09:48, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
ALT1 ... while Meg White's drumming initially drew mixed reactions, it earned retrospective praise and she is considered a key figure in the garage rock revival of the 2000s?
Created by ProfessorKaiFlai (talk) and Cielquiparle (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 74 past nominations.
Overall: Article looks good. Nice work. I think Robeson and Poitier are probably well known enough that this can work. Approved. BeanieFan11 (talk) 21:19, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Overall: Thank you for an interesting article. I have three comments that I think should be addressed. 1. The external link for the patent goes to a page that says access 'unauthorized'. There is a Wikipedia template for patents (see page here [4]) and that would be a good option for the external link. 2. The article could also use more categories related to her education, for example alumni of MIT and Stanford. 3. The final point I am not sure how to handle. Right now the bold is to Mabel MacFerran, but that is actually a redirect to Mabel MacFerran Rockwell. The DYK guidelines indicate that the hook cannot include a redirect. I see two options, but I don't know which is the better choice in terms of what name she is mostly commonly known by. I think you can either (i) change the bold text to Mabel MacFerran Rockwell, or (ii) move the pages so that the primary page is Mabel MacFerran.
Nice job on the article. DaffodilOcean (talk) 20:37, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I have responded to your suggestions and added additional content to the page. I think it should be good to go. Thank you for all of your help -- this was my first article for Wikipedia. TheEngineerHistorian (talk) 17:40, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks to @TheEngineerHistorian: for making the changes to the article and nomination. All issues have been resolved and this is ready to go. DaffodilOcean (talk)
@TheEngineerHistorian and DaffodilOcean: the claim in the hook only exists, uncited, in the lead. Per WP:DYKHOOKCITE, it needs to occur in the body of the article with an end-of-sentence citation. It seems the claim is specifically made on page 95 of the source, and this should be specifically cited as the page in the article text. It also says "the only woman to have an active part in the electrical installations" which is a little bit different than the hook, which claims she worked on designing them. Happy to promote the hook once these issues are resolved. ~Darth StabroTalk • Contribs15:33, 19 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Darth Stabro and DaffodilOcean: I have added the claim into the body of the article and added an end of sentence citation. I actually used a different reference than the other part of the paragraph because it says explicitly that she was the only woman involved in the design and installation of the power generating machinery for Hoover Dam. Then, while I was at it, I added this information to the main Hoover Dam article under the section Labor Force. I figure that people are more likely to go looking for info on Hoover Dam, and then they can discover Mabel! Thanks again for all of the help in getting my debut article in shape!TheEngineerHistorian (talk)
@Darth Stabro and DaffodilOcean: not a nag at all because it was a question I had when I was making the revision and didn't know Wikipedia's policy on it. I have seen the exact same sentence multiple places on the internet, including Mabel's entry on the Engineer & Technology History Wiki. (https://ethw.org/Mabel_MacFerran_Rockwell) When you see the same sentence multiple times, when does it become "common knowledge" versus plagiarism? Other variations on the sentence include "She was the only woman to have an active part in the electrical installations at Boulder Dam." (Goff) or "the only woman to participate in the creation of the electrical installations at the Hoover Dam." (Tietjen) Regardless, I have gone ahead and re-worded the sentence so that it is not exactly the same as any other one that I have come across. Hopefully it is now good to go. TheEngineerHistorian (talk) 20:12, 20 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: The QPQ template is for a multi-article nomination and the specific QPQ is for Molly Kochan. Diffs for expansion are between here and here for word count
5x expanded by Lajmmoore (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 144 past nominations.
Article is new enough and long enough (5x expansion on the day of submission per DYKcheck tool). Article is well-sourced and neutral. Earwig score is low (2%) and spot check confirms direct quotes are minimal and cited appropriately. (The only thing was that a few of the references were misformatted, including 2 articles accessed via Gale General OneFile and 1 archived link to The Times via the Internet Archive; I've now fixed these but in general I would recommend using the visual editor citation tool for references like these. For Gale you have to copy the link to the page separately to avoid problems with the missing "https://".) The article looks tidy. ALT0 is cited to two reliable sources within the article itself (including archived The Times article which actually names the novel by title); ALT1 is cited to an academic journal article. Both hooks are short and interesting. Two QPQs have been completed; I just added the link to the second one above so there is no confusion. Both hooks are good to go. Good expansion and apparently a topic of a lot of interest. Cielquiparle (talk) 03:40, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hello Cielquiparle there's been some discussion about the frequency of these Jilly Cooper nominations so I'm trying to remove nominations to her from the hooks, please could you review this ALT1a?
I also noticed I'd accidentally put the wrong title in ALT0 - it did say Riders but I changed it to Rivals. Also, I'm sorry I forgot to thank you for the Gale advice, THANK YOU! Lajmmoore (talk) 17:45, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Note:@Lajmmoore: I don't find the hook that interesting, as very many books are "one of" someone famous's favourite books; as DYK slots are currently under high demand, I won't be promoting it. Other promoters may disagree. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 14:59, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
... that Justina Jeffreys was the inspiration for the character of Anthelia in the 1817 novel Melincourt?
Source: [5] "She is believed to be the model for the accomplished and unconventional Anthelia, and Edward Scott for her father Sir Henry Melincourt in Thomas Love Peacock's 1817 novel of that name."
Reviewed:
Created by Spiderpig662 (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.
First off, no QPQs are required so that looks good. The article is long enough, new enough (created May 19), and NPOV. There's no image. The hook is interesting in an oblique way. By itself I thought "whatever" but it piqued my curiosity enough that I had to click through and then came upon this fascinating article about Jeffreys. The source is the Dictionary of Welsh Biography which is RS, however, was offline when I attempted to check it. That said, I was able to separately verify the content through mirror sites. Earwig returns 0.0% on a copyvio check. Looks good! Chetsford (talk) 19:42, 25 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Improved to Good Article status by Sammi Brie (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 771 past nominations.
Comment: I find ALT0 to be more fun and hooky, but submit ALT1 as a backup.
Converted from a redirect by Darth Stabro (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 40 past nominations.
Overall: Everything looks good here. Partial to ALT0 just because the second one is kind of a self-report by the Vatican. Either would probably be fine though since it's NYT we're talking about. Great work as usual! ThaesOfereode (talk) 20:11, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Overall: Since DYK is currently in backlog mode, one more QPQ is required. Otherwise, everything else checks out. Scratch that, I misinterpreted that message. Alright, everything's good now. Cat's Tuxedo (talk) 00:07, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Launchballer, is this set now for QPQs? If so, please add an icon below to reflect that your objection has been satisfactorily addressed, and the nomination is eligible to be promoted. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 03:13, 20 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Apologies. Yes, the QPQ checks out. I recommend adding that this is a tabletop game, as I assumed this was a video game, for which the hook would not meet WP:DYKINT (there are tons of racing video games).--Launchballer03:19, 20 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
... that tornado sirens failed to activate during the 2025 St. Louis tornado, which caused the worst residential damage in the U.S. since the Joplin tornado over a decade ago?
Comment: I think both of these claims in tandem will be interesting, especially given the year. This happened less than two weeks ago but I found enough sources for an article.
Converted from a redirect by Departure– (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 10 past nominations.
@Panamitsu: If it's not too much trouble, could you approve the image I've added? Good chance it doesn't run but I think it's one of the best free tornado images of the past decade, and I'd love to see it on the main page with this. Departure– (talk) 15:22, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Improved to Good Article status by Sammi Brie (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 772 past nominations.
Overall: Article is in good condition, long enough, fulfills the criteria. Hook is cited and interesting. Pic is not used, QPQ complete. Splendid! Regards, Jeromi Mikhael06:12, 24 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
So, the source is offline. While I can't verify the content I can verify that it is RS (a quick JSTOR search finds Historia de las letras paraguayas cited in several articles on the topic of Paraguayan history) and since the article just passed GA I'll AGF the hook is representative of the text. No QPQs are needed and there's no image. Article was recently promoted to GA, is long enough, and NPOV. Earwig shows 22.5% on a copyvio check, indicating violation unlikely. Looks great! Chetsford (talk) 19:57, 25 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Source: "Poland’s Justyna Swiety-Ersetic produced a stunning performance to snatch gold in the dying strides of the women’s 400m, the 25-year-old clawing back Greece’s Maria Belibasaki to win in 50.41, mere inches in front of Belibasaki’s 50.45 national record." (link)
Comment: An alternative photo could be used as (medalists pictured) instead:
Maria Belimpasaki, Justyna Święty-Ersetic, and Lisanne de Witte
Improved to Good Article status by Editør (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 22 past nominations.
Article is certainly long enough and passed GA three days ago. Quality is not an issue, sourcing looks good. Hook fact is present in article, cited, and directly attributed which is also good to see. No problems with the hook for me, both images are free to use (the action shot is especially cool), Earwig raises no concerns (all proper nouns or direct quotes), and both QPQs are done. Nice work! PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 15:47, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
... that as mayor of Depok, Indonesia, one of Supian Suri's announced priority programmes involved repairing school toilets? Source: [6]: "Untuk program kedua, Supian akan menggerakkan toilet layak di seluruh sekolah negeri di Kota Depok."
Overall: Sources look fine enough and seem to check out with Google translations; AGF beyond that. I can't access Berita Satu but it might just be a temporary issue. The hook is interesting and seems to be supported by the source, although it's a bit vague since the automatic translation I get is "decent toilets", which I don't know if it means constructing new toilets or just improving existing ones. Is there any other source that is more explicit (or is it actually clear if you know the language?) Uriahheep228 (talk) 20:35, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Alright, I'll just AGF then. Berita Satu is still down for me but I was able to check the article with Archive.org. Passing this now, good job! Uriahheep228 (talk) 14:11, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres
Source: "Grenot won back-to-back European titles over 400m in Zurich 2014 and Amsterdam 2016, becoming the first athlete since world record-holder Marita Koch in 1986 to successfully defend their 400m title." (link)
Improved to Good Article status by Editør (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 21 past nominations.
ALT2: ... that the Ennis House was described as "a ruin under excavation" when it was being completed? Source: Hawthorne, Christopher (July 3, 2005). "Hubris on the hill". Los Angeles Times. p. E29.
ALT3: ... that to deter youth from congregating at the Ennis House, its owner printed leaflets? Source: Kanner, Diane (March 23, 1980). "A First Peek Inside Wright House". Los Angeles Times. p. J1.
I checked the primary hook as that seems to be the most interesting (especially when coupled with the image). Image is correctly CC-BY-3.0 licensed. Both QPQs are done. The article was 5X expanded on May 24 and is long enough and NPOV. The hook is correctly and inline cited to the Los Angeles Times, which is RS. Earwig returns 24.8% on a copyvio check (violation unlikely). A spot check fails to find any close paraphrasing. Overall, looks great! Chetsford (talk) 04:55, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
... that William R. Ferguson received a two year prison sentence for selling a quack medical device that was claimed to cure disease through "a force unknown to science"?
Source: The Health Robbers: A Close Look at Quackery in America, p. 328-329. quote: "Inside were two plastic tubes containing "Zerret Water." Ferguson said this produced the "Z- ray, a force unknown to science." To have his diseases cured, a patient had only to sit holding the dumbbell, one ball in each hand, for at least thirty minutes at a time.... "The medical con man Ferguson was sentenced to two years in federal prison."
Overall: Congrats on the GA! Article is in good shape, the hook is cited and interesting, and no issues with copyright and whatnot exist. One suggestion: the article includes a image of one of the "Zerret Applicators", could that be used as a pic for this DYK? Anyhow, this is good to go IMO. '''[[User:CanonNi]]''' (talk • contribs)01:13, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I've added the image above, which will be shown if it's the first hook of its set. (the order is decided by the promoter, so we'll see if it actually ends up being featured...) Either way, great work! '''[[User:CanonNi]]''' (talk • contribs)08:27, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
... that in 2020, Stavatti Aerospace's only known facilities were a "one-person office suite", a "machine shop ... slightly larger than a basketball court", and the CEO's house?
New enough and long enough. Double QPQ present. Hook fact somewhat checks out but it also mentions a house that is missing in hook and in article. Chetsford, this isn't required for DYK, but consider clipping your Newspapers.com citations for accessibility by non-registered users (and in some cases clipping all pages of multi-page citations). Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 17:55, 1 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Chetsford:, the source says And its only known business addresses until now consist of two post office boxes, a one-person office suite in Cheektowaga, Beskar's family home in Minnesota and a machine shop that is just slightly larger than a basketball court. The family home isn't mentioned, and omitting it feels like an error. Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 18:29, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hey -- I believe they're saying the one-person office suite is located in Cheetowaga, which is the location of Beskar's family home. I don't think they're saying the company is doing business out of his family home. This is the unfortunate curse of the refusal by some journalists to use the Oxford comma. Chetsford (talk) 18:33, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Overall: I have adjusted the article a little, to ensure that the hook fact for ALT0 matches the source precisely. This adjustment should avoid hassle later.
I am not comfortable with Rucker not being named in his hook. He did a good job, so why not credit him? What about an ALT0a, which says something like: ... that Nicolas Cage was trained by award-winning chef Gabriel Rucker for one of his films?
Thank you, ArtemisiaGentileschiFan. Please would you kindly add the ALT1 to this nomination yourself, because I am not permitted to approve my own hook? Then I can approve your hook and give the green tick. Apologies for the hassle.Storye book (talk) 07:12, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Storye book: You wouldn't be able to approve ALT0 as it introduces new information. I can tell you that ALT0 would probably get more views than ALT0a, so if I assess this I'll be approving that one only.--Launchballer12:31, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Launchballer: Please forgive me, I'm not sure that I understand your comment about new information? I have corrected the above and added more sources on this template (which are also in the article next to the hook facts). If I understand correctly, you are saying that I may not approve the above? If so, please would you kindly assess the above and let us know if we need to do more to complete this nom. Thank you. (Note: I have changed the name of the second hook from ALT0a to ALT1, but otherwise that hook is unchanged). Storye book (talk) 15:15, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Technically ALT1 introduces Rucker's name, although I suppose you could argue it either way because of the title of the article. I'll approve both, with a strong preference for ALT0.--Launchballer15:27, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Overall: Thank you for this careful and balanced article on a controversial subject.
Citation needed for the last sentence of the Death section. (Note: Bearing in mind that this is an important and controversial subject, we cannot link the article on the Main Page unless it is fully cited). It looks as if citation no.11, Arkat (2025) might be appropriate?
Earwig finds only common phrases, so no problem with plagiarism.
@Storye book: Thanks for reviewing this, you are right that a source is probably necessary in such a controversial topic. I've added the Arkat source as suggested. It is clear in the source that the BEI investigation was open on the 26th of May.Boynamedsue (talk) 16:44, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Overall: @Grnrchst: Both facts are backed up by the sources. The article is a little over 1,000 bytes short of an exact five-fold expansion, but it's close enough. Earwig reports no copyright issues (~12.3%). Personally, I think ALT1 is more interesting than the initial hook. QPQs have been done. This looks good to go. If there's anything I've overlooked, do let me know. Amanuensis Balkanicus (talk) 17:18, 1 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: Article likely requires some polishing before being ran because this article was moved to mainspace (forcing me to nominate) before I was completely satisfied with it.
Created by AlphaBetaGamma (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 10 past nominations.
QPQ: - Not done Overall: Waiting on QPQ, but looks good. I think another hook about the fact that a few of the predictions seemingly came true would also work as an option, but this one's fine; the tourism decreases weren't entirely from China, but I'm not sure how that could be shoehorned into the hook without making it a little too drawn-out. AdoTang (talk) 23:29, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Of course here's a modified ALT, * ... that a Japanese manga mentioning a the author's dream predicting the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and a future disaster led to decrease in the number of tourists from China?
Well now the modified ALT seems a bit too drawn-out. I would go with something like:
"... that a Japanese manga's supposed prediction of a future disaster caused a notable decrease in tourism to Japan?"
@AlphaBetaGamma: Oooh, wait, hold on. Somehow I missed some of these in my initial comb-through:
The AsianNight source is from Medium, which isn't a reliable source.
I am not entirely sure of the reliability of Dreamer Joe as a source. That it's a blog about dreaming or whatever aside, it also seems to be AI-generated, because of course it is.
"Dreams vis-à-vis events" might need more entries if there are sources to support additional entries; COVID-19 and the death of Princess Diana are mentioned earlier in the article, perhaps they could be added?
Also in "Dreams vis-à-vis events": take a look at what can be done regarding that translation notice. It looks fine, though. I think you could remove it, since the wording looks like it's been mopped up enough.
I'm not sure if these were added before or after my initial check, but at least they didn't slip by, right? I've done some copyediting and have gone ahead and removed the Medium source, but I'll need you to look over the rest. AdoTang (talk) 20:53, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
If you look at the version this draft was moved to mainspace, I didn't mention that, and on the version I last made a major edit, that article didn't have any mediums or AI blogs. Pinging @Kencf0618: so this concern can go right for them to see as well. AlphaBetaGamma (Talk/report any mistakes here) 22:04, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@AdoTang: "might need more entries if there are sources to support additional entries; COVID-19 and the death of Princess Diana are mentioned earlier in the article, perhaps they could be added?" Might try soon for this.
However, yeah unreliable sources were thrown at the article but I was kinda reluctant to instantly delete Kencf's inputs because that would be WP:OWN (and their flow refining was helpful). I'll try to keep the content while deleting the blogs and AI slop source off, but I'm not sure how far I can go. AlphaBetaGamma (Talk/report any mistakes here) 08:02, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Eh, alright, looks good now. Sources in "Dreams vis-à-vis events" would be nice but I'm pretty sure that as the contents of the work the article is about, you don't need to cite it. AdoTang (talk) 00:59, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Well, I sourced the two claims of deaths. (I feel like making an ALT that fits special occasion would inevitably violate WP:NOTCRYSTALBALL...) The murder case was likely a minor one with minor TV coverage that no longer remains assuming webpages from 1990s are mostly lost media. When I try to look for such a case, a different, far worse crime keeps coming up, so I don't think there's coverage of that surviving to this date. AlphaBetaGamma (Talk/report any mistakes here) 21:40, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Converted from a redirect by Lajmmoore (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 145 past nominations.
Just adding a note for promoters, there's been recent discussion about over-frequency of hooks related to Jilly Cooper's works, so please could you space this one out? Many thanks
That's a new phrase for one. Regardless, QPQs have been provided (one is technically not done but it's very close to being so). Hook fact verified in source, certainly interesting. Article's referencing is adequate. Copyright violation has not been detected - Earwig has a 20% score due to a direct quotation. Good to go then. Juxlos (talk) 03:33, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Source: Frank, Russell (1992-11-22). "Bingo — $5 billion a year business across U.S. Waiting, hoping, daubing in vain" (pages 1 and 2). The Modesto Bee. Archived from the original (pages 1 and 2) on 2025-05-26. Retrieved 2025-05-26 – via Newspapers.com.
The article notes: "I never even came close. And sometime during my fourth hour of Chicken Ranch Bingo, I concluded that losing at bingo is profoundly boring. ... The lobby and the gift shop feature a curious mix of Indian and bingo-related items. On one wall is a display of 600 arrowheads."
Overall: Expanded from 580 B to 5780 B in the past three days. Even if we count the 556 B in the bulleted list, expansion meets the 5x standard. The hookiness is that the unfamiliar will have some impression that the sharp objects are pointing away from the wall. I noticed a discrepancy of $1.4m (ref 1) and $1.6m (ref 3), but the latter covers not just construction, but also paying employees. Otherwise, nothing worth writing home about. We'll have to wait for the AFD to close before this can be approved. ミラP@Miraclepine15:42, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Improved to Good Article status by PCN02WPS (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 88 past nominations.
2 QPQs done for backlog mode. GA status confirmed, hook is meh for me but presumably of some interest to someone who cares about this topic. Copyvio spotcheck, neutrality, etc. all GTG. Still, I'd ask for a more interesting hook. Even if I frame it in terms of stuff I care about, I can't start to care that some minor event had poor viewership in a few years frame. Can't we say anything more interesting? I don't want to hold this over my subjective view of what's interesting, but if possible, please suggest more hooks. (Hint: ChatGPT is decent at coming up with ideas - and I doubt it can do worse than what we have here, TBH). --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here07:03, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Approving now. I honestly don't consider the new hooks much better, but I don't want to veto this based on my subjective feeling; it may be that I just don't find the topic that thrilling and I can't appreciate trivia that someone else will find interesting. The closing admins can choose the hook they like the best, if any. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here03:53, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
... that after the sinking of the Dutch destroyer HNLMS Kortenaer(pictured), ethnic tensions between survivors on lifeboats arose, which required an officer to beat sailors with a paddle to restore order?
Source: "Three large rafts, all damaged, almost immediately popped to the surface. Lieutenant-Commander Kroese ordered them tied together. One raft contained a single Dutch officer, two Eurasians and a number of Indonesian seamen. The Indonesians were in a surly mood and began to accuse the Dutch of colonial exploitation. Disorder continued to fester until the Dutch officer beat several of them with a paddle to restore order." - Page 227 and 228 of The Allied Defense of the Malay Barrier, 1941-1942 by Tom Womack
The article is new enough (promoted to GA on 26 May 2025), is long enough (9814 characters of prose), has no sourcing or copyright issues (per GA review), and is presentable (per GA review and readthrough). The hook is cited, short enough, and interesting. I think "ethnic ten[s]ions (...) rapidly deter[i]orated" doesn't work. The word "rapidly" shouldn't be used, because it is editorializing and not in the source; the same probably goes for "only". I think it should be either 'ethnic relations deteriorated' or 'ethnic tensions arose'. The source says order was restored by the beating, but doesn't say anything about the effect it had on the tensions. Could you adjust the hook based on these comments? The image is freely licensed, looks great at a diminished size, and is used in the article. I think the image could be slightly cropped though. QPQ is done. –Editør (talk) 19:41, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Editør: Thanks for the feedback! How does it read now?
Overall: @Luis7M: The hook is verified, but it's on the border for me if it's "interesting". I'll mark it down as such since leading a team to 2 titles is notable. The article does not read neutrally/encyclopedic. I know that the tone of sports articles is different on Wikipedia, but this one sounds too promotion in my opinion. I think it should be rewritten to be more neutral. PizzaKing13 (¡Hablame!) 🍕👑 00:10, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Launchballer: I thought the beginning of the second paragraph of the club career section sounded to promotional, but I went ahead and copyedited it myself to make it more neutral. I believe the article is ready for DYK, though I suggest that Segunda División should be linked. PizzaKing13 (¡Hablame!) 🍕👑 17:19, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
ALT1: * ... that having been told that girls were "stupid and couldn't do maths", Carmel Naughton has supported girls (and boys) through a STEM scholarship fund since 2017? same
Overall: Thank you for this interesting article about a philanthropist. Yes, some of us remember the misogyny of yesteryear. My sister and I wanted to join the British Navy, but were told, "the only thing that you will be navigating, my dears, will be a desk" (I later became a SCUBA diving instructor with RYA qualifications, and ran my own dive boat. Hah.) Girl power! Storye book (talk) 16:14, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Note: I have given the article a minor copyedit for Standard English. That does not affect DYK.
The article says that at an unnamed school, nuns told Naughton that girls were stupid etc. The article also happens to mention the name of a school (St Louis Monaghan) that Naughton attended. If the school with nuns and insults was not St Louis Monaghan, then that should be made clear, for obvious reasons.
ALT0 has 186 characters. That is not beyond the 200-character limit for DYK hooks, but it still looks a bit wordy. Can you suggest a shorter, punchier hook?
Thank you, Bogger. Your correction in the article is fine. Please could you now also look at my above concern about the length of the hook? Could we remove "Naughton Foundation's", for example, so that the hook reads "a STEM scholarship fund"? If you want to change the hook wording, please give us an ALT1, so that I can approve it. Storye book (talk) 10:19, 12 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Overall: Thank you for a useful article about schizophrenia.
I have given the article a major copyedit for formatting/markup. WP has its own markup; it is more user-friendly than html. One useful feature of the WP citation system is that you can see at a glance how many times a certain citation has been used in the article. Also, you don't have to program paragraphs when editing, you just hit return. Note that on WP, punctuation goes before citations, not after citations. If you have any problems with WP markup, please ask me.
The ALT0 hook citation is offline, but taken in good faith.
Just one point: I have tried, but cannot remove the "sarcastic" emoji in the centre of the article. I have applied to the WP help desk in the hope that someone can do that for us.
Comment: The footage is PD because the guy did not try to copyright it until 2011, and in fact the citation also verifies it was published in 1988 and not held until later. Too late.
Improved to Good Article status by Sammi Brie (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 775 past nominations.
New enough (promoted May 27), long enough (9800 B), no copyvio (Earwig says 6%, and no close paraphrasing detected), well-sourced. Hook interesting and verified in source. Approving the image, but I'm not sure if I'd suggest running it with the hook, as an image of what just looks like some explosion probably won't draw in viewers. — Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs)05:24, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Overall: Thank you for this interesting article about a bear's behaviour, and about copyright. That tells us a lot about our civilisation, doesn't it. I don't know whether admin can keep the article until April Fool's Day 2026, but that is not up to me. The hook would be fine on any other day, anyway, if admin decides not to use it that way. Meanwhile, I like the article, and as far as I am concerned, it is good to go, whenever.
Just in case there is hassle about the hook being too April-Fool-ish for regular use, how about adding an ALT1, saying something like "... that in 2013, a Twitter user and an animal sanctuary became involved in a copyright dispute over a bear named Meatball?" Storye book (talk)
... that at the end of the Okipa, Bull Dancers of the Mandan tribe (example pictured) had ritual sex with married women and then smoked a "pipe of reconciliation" with their husbands?
Cloventt Well written article. The hook matches the source and article. QPQ not needed. I was thinking that a more interesting hook would be about it only British films. What do you think? ―Panamitsu(talk)07:37, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I'd agree but I don't have much detail to back up why it became "All-British", or when it stopped being "All-British", it was something to do with an imperial conference? So I'd rather go with something a bit more undebateable. It also has the secondary benefit of getting a home page mention for a fairly obscure silent film. Hopefully someone might notice and expand the article. David Palmer//cloventt(talk)08:15, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Moved to mainspace by Miraclepine (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 84 past nominations.
. Very interesting article! I've got one nitpick about WP:TSI: ALT0 speaks of a single holiday, rather than a series of summers, whereas the source speaks of a longer period of time. I wonder if the sentence can be rephrased to work in BrEng as well, as vacation more strongly implies leisure in the UK than in the US if I'm not mistaken. Family summer trips? Maybe sounds less interesting, so feel free not to change this. I find AL0 the most interesting. Article meets all the necessary quality criteria. —Femke 🐦 (talk) 06:21, 22 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Femke: Assuming the don't assume everyone worldwide is familiar with your subject part to WP:DYKINT expands to English varieties, how's this?
Overall: Article looks good. Nice work. However, I can't seem to find the hook's statement in the provided source – could you provide a quote from the source verifying it @MallardTV:? Thanks. BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:16, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
So that verifies the Dutch part. As for the first sighting in England, in the provided source I only see "Taraxacum akteum Soest & Zevenb. – a dandelion. VC4, Morchard Bishop, 2016, LT det. AJR. First county record" – is there something in that that I'm missing? Would "first county record" mean the first time found in Britain? BeanieFan11 (talk) 02:09, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The distribution map is rather misleading for the same reason. Whole countries are highlighted instead of specific parts of them. Surtsicna (talk) 07:23, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Source: " he learnt the Burch colposuspension which was originally described by the American gynaecologist John Burch, itself a modification of the Marshall Marchetti Kranz procedure a retropubic urethropexy. His research and influence popularised this surgery so that it became the most popular procedure for urinary stress incontinence worldwide" International Continence Society
Overall: A newly created article that is long enough. Nominated within 7 days. The article is sourced and neutral, although the phrase "the City of London School which was created for poor children but is now one of the best schools in the country" is unsourced. Earwig marks two sources as Violation unlikely with over 20% of similarity, but it is just the names of people and institutions. The hook is sourced and interesting. (CC)Tbhotch™23:53, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Tbhotch: It's not quite clear what the issue is but, supposing that it's the point about the school, I have rewritten that bit and added a citation, ok? Andrew🐉(talk) 10:01, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Overall: New enough and long enough. Interest factor is not the greatest, but it works. Don't see any issues with paraphrasing, but AGF on Spanish. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:36, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
ALT1: ... that multiple world record runner Jeannie Rice has the VO2 max of a woman fifty years younger than her?
Source: Cimons, Marlene (2025-04-20). "At 77, she's as fit as a 25-year-old. What her body tells us about aging". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
ALT2: ... that runner Jeannie Rice is setting world records past seventy years of age?
New enough (mainspace May 27), long enough (2500 B), well-sourced (sources are niche but appear reliable for the subject of running), no copyvio (Earwig says 6.5%). Striking ALT0 and ALT1 as uninteresting as the average reader will not understand the term VO2. ALT2, ALT3, ALT4 verified in sources and approved. I think ALT3 is the most interesting as it has just enough information to interest a reader. ALT5 would work for the quirky slot, but I think it less likely to draw readers than ALT3. — Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs)23:54, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
... that when the aircraft operating Western Air Lines Flight 34 crashed in Wyoming, it took searchers three days to find the crash site?
Source: The Casper Tribune-Herald, Monday, March 1, 1954, page 1, "Searchers Find Nine Aboard; All Are Dead" .. "The downed plane, missing since Friday, was found on the Keeline Ranch in Campbell County..." and "on the third flight [on Monday morning] they relocated the splattered airliner one half to three-quarters of a mile southwest of Bacon Creek."
... that within 90 years, ownership of a two-story house(pictured) changed seven times among four countries? Source: Various sources in the article. Pretty much the entire History section.
Article is new enough and long enough. Hook fact is verified in the sources for 0 and ALT2 - rejecting ALT1 as the source reads “1.2 亿元” - 120 million; not as impressive. QPQ has been provided. No copyvio detected, as expected when all sources are in Chinese. Image is… clear enough at that size, and adequately licensed. Good to go. Strongly prefer ALT2. Juxlos (talk) 09:02, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
... that the authors of The Zelensky Effect analysed material from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's entertainment career in the context of the development of civic national identity in Ukraine?
Source: The Zelensky Effect, p29 and 30 (pages freely available via Google Books in chapter 1 "Global Hero", although Google Books doesn't show page numbers):
"Throughout, we provide a nuanced analysis of the content of Zelensky's Kvartal 95 concert performances and Servant of the People television series, which wind up yielding considerable insight into the Zelensky Effect at the core of our account."
And "First, we employed extensive qualitative data and conducted detailed discourse and content analysis of the following: Kvartal 95 skits and songs (in original language); Servant of the People television series transcripts (in original language as well as translations)..."
Extra source for civic national identity: [12] "It explains what happens when a leader works creatively and consistently to shore up what social scientists call ‘civic national identity’, an inclusive version of who belongs to the nation, and links it to democratic, pro-European and liberal values."
Reviewed:
Comment: Earwig shows a high similarity percentage mainly because of the authors' job titles and quoted reviews of the book.
I welcome scrutiny of the summary section - this is my first book article and I couldn't find much guidance on summarising a book's contents while avoiding close paraphrasing (especially since one of the tips for avoiding close paraphrasing is to use multiple sources, which doesn't work for a summary of a single book). I tried to avoid excess detail and summarise in my own words while preserving the most important points. Thanks!
Moved to mainspace by Helpful Cat (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.
The hook itself seems fine, interesting enough, decently written, long enough, new enough. This is more of a subjective comment but I don't think this article includes enough non-book contents material, edging on this being a problem with WP:DYKCOMPLETE given how long the contents summary is (which is good, but needs more stuff to balance it). We're only citing one review and a book blurb for the reception, which while probably from a normal review is a bit problematic. Can you add a few more reception bits? The publisher page indicates the existence of a lot more reviews. I think that would even it out. Also, I would add a cover of the book as an NFCC image but that's not really a problem just a suggestion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by PARAKANYAA (talk • contribs) 05:37, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@PARAKANYAA: Thank you for looking at this and for the feedback! I've added several more reviews (academic and otherwise), plus a short "Release details" section. I've also added a cover image. Helpful Cat🐈(talk)13:12, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Improved to Good Article status by Yue (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 34 past nominations.
Overall: QPQ is met and the article was promoted to GA on May 30. The hook is rather interesting as I did not know that they had an esports team. No major issues with the article. Jon698 (talk) 04:14, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Appreciate the addition of the sources and further expansion. New and long enough, QPQ still not required, copyvio is not detected by earwig (it flagged the journal article title, doesn't count). Inline citations are provided. Good to go. Juxlos (talk) 12:25, 1 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@CanonNi: Article is new enough and -just- long enough. QPQ has been provided, copyvio not detected (and unlikely due to Taiwanese-only sources). The hook, though, states that Lü is "the longest-serving leader", a factoid which is not mentioned in the article (or in the thenewslens.com article, which was published well before him being leader). Could you provide a mention and a source for that claim? Juxlos (talk) 04:12, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@CanonNi: Zhwiki is not an acceptable WP:RS; could you get another source supporting that claim? Maybe the party's website or somesuch. Also, the claim needs to be within the article - the average reader would not be wandering over to zhwiki. Juxlos (talk) 08:06, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Failing that, you could go with an alternate hook:
... that Hanahaki disease, a fictional illness where a person coughs up flowers due to unrequited love, is often used in queer fan fiction to symbolize repressed desire?
ALT2: ... that in fan fiction, Hanahaki disease can be cured by mutual love or by surgery that removes the flowers along with the character's feelings?
Approved. Article is new enough, long enough and fully cited: some citations (e.g. note 4, a guide to writing fan fiction) may be questionable under WP:RS, but I think they're good enough at the level we need. No evidence of copyvio or any other concerns (e.g. BLP). Could an image perhaps be added -- though I acknowledge that might be tricky with fan-fiction based on copyrighted IPs? QPQ is done. I would suggest using ALT0: the other two don't really give any sense of what the "disease" actually is, and I think few readers are likely to have come across it already. We don't have a source given for the hook in the nomination, but it does appear in the article and the citation (note 3 as at time of writing) confirms it. UndercoverClassicistT·C17:39, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Great hook. Article is new enough (May 30), NPOV, and hook is inline cited to Nankai University which I GF affirm as I don't read Chinese. I think Nankai is RS for an interesting, but not extraordinary, claim such as this. No image. Earwig returns 0.0% on copyvio check. Ping me when the QPQs are done - otherwise, good! Chetsford (talk) 06:00, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Article recently expanded, with a sufficient length and just-enough expansion. Hook fact is cited in the Olympedia article and the other sources seem to back up everything (didn't mention the wedlock, but regardless). QPQ has been provided. Copyvio check has a somewhat high score but that's due to long titles, so good to go. Juxlos (talk) 00:46, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Couldn't access Bollinger, Gowaseb or Putz/Von Egidy/Caplan references - but AGF
Not quite sure what to make of the Dag refrence - page 36 is a list of footnotes. I don't see any mention of his chairmanship on this page. It is redundant with reference 7 so might not be needed.
SWANU chair, imprisonment and exile section - ref 1 does not support the months - "In August 1966 he attempted to re-enter South West Africa through the Caprivi strip" and "On September 7, 1966 he was transferred to Pretoria Central Prison." - either add reference to support or remove months from article
@Soman:Just minor changes above - please make those changes and I'll approve - well sourced although I could not access several of them - hook is interesting however the story about being left in the wilderness to fend for himself would also be an interesting hook. Dwkaminski (talk) 15:29, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Dag reference backs up the claim that "Mamugwe helped edit the newspaper South West News - Suidwes Nuus" ("One of the young men helping Ngavirue and Veii with the editing of SWN was Werner Mamugwe."). The Angula reference clearly mentions the dates August 14, 1966 and September 7, 1966. --Soman (talk) 23:17, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
... that governor of North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Yulius Selvanus used his parents' clan names for "personal branding"? Source: [13]: "'Jadi saya mau pakai Lumbaa atau Komaling selama beradminstrasi ya pakai sesuai KTP dan itu personal branding saja,' jelasnya": "'So whether I use Lumbaa or Komaling, I use KTP [his legal name] for administrative purposes, and that's just for personal branding', he explained"
Overall: Article moved to mainspace. QPQ done. Well-written and engaging hook, properly cited. Meets all criteria with prep from GA status. GTG. Toadboy123 (talk) 02:48, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Overall: I am approving the first hook which seemed the most hooky. I took the liberty of adding a picture as it seems to help. This is cropped from a picture in the article to show the pedestrian bridge. Andrew🐉(talk) 11:20, 1 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Improved to Good Article status by Sammi Brie (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 776 past nominations.
I'm not familiar with this field, but I think the bolded text in this source verifies the hook. The source notes: "Lynn DuVal of WGBH tells us WGBX (Channel 44) is indeed the only station in the country to carry the signal and has been doing so since Aug. 1, 1986, under special license from the Federal Communications Commission. Ch. 44, she explains, takes a raw radio signal, feeds It through a pulse code modulator and encodes the signal into "square snow," or digital audio (stereo), which cannot be heard on regular receivers. The station then combines the stereo signal with a regular monaural radio signal. About 100 persons in the Ch. 44 broadcast area have pulse-code modulators. When they receive a visual signal on a videotape, to which they have connected their PCMs, they can decode the signal into clear, pure stereo audio, free from the usual hiss and other distractions, as it was originally fed into the Ch. 44 PCM." Cunard (talk) 10:28, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Overall: @Jolielover: QPQ is met, hook is mildly interesting, article was upgraded to GA on June 2, and I cannot find any problems in the article stopping it from being a DYK. Jon698 (talk) 04:11, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
AirshipJungleman29 Hi there, I tried twice and it didn't work out. First, Sydney Sweeney wearing the dress as distributed by Vogue Taiwan; ultimately, a Commons discussion on the copyright status of such images determined they were not suitably licensed, and hence the image deleted (1). I also tried Jolie herself wearing the dress back in 2004, however, all the photos I found were press releases and deemed inappropriate and in violation of NFC (2). I'm ultimately not very versed in copyright laws and such, so if there is a loophole I've missed, or if there is an image with appropriate licensing, please feel free to add it :) although I have tried without luck to get the image, maybe there's something I missed. jolielover♥talk18:23, 18 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
Interesting:
QPQ: - Awaiting QPQs Done. Overall: @Jon698: Article is new enough (freed from redirect on 6/3) and long enough. Hook is interesting, though I'll have to AGF on its source since I don't have 165 bucks to spend on the book. (I probably have access through the Wikipedia Library, though...) 2 QPQs are needed since DYK is in backlog mode again, but other than that, this nomination is good to go. '''[[User:CanonNi]]''' (talk • contribs)08:13, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Overall: Impressive expansion! Article looks good, nice work. I like ALT0, which stood out to me among new DYK nominations. Appears good to go. BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:06, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Reviewing this! Been recently dipping my toes back into DW after a little while away, so figure it's a good start. It's my first review, so apologies if I goof anything up.
Overall: On one hand, I lean towards ALT1 as it's less technical/DW knowledge-based than the original hook, but on the other, the original hook is also a bit more positive/"fun," to say the least. Otherwise, not seeing any issues - Earwig didn't pick up anything besides the attributed quotes, the article is extremely well-written (being a new GA), and the original hook + ALT1 are interesting facts to the average reader. Congrats! TheKip(contribs)23:45, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Lbal:@The Kip:Comment, but as the one who promoted this to GA in the first place I do oppose the usage of ALT1. The Junkee source is the only source that's saying this in the article; using it as a blanket statement as if every critic was saying the same is just inaccurate, and citing only one critic's opinion just isn't really interesting and can show potentially UNDUE weight towards one specific idea. This criticism of the character is valid, but when it's the only source actually saying this, I feel touting it by itself as if it's the only point being said just doesn't really work no matter how you slice it.
ALT5: ... that Fugitive Doctor actress Jo Martin was not told she would be playing the character until the role was offered to her after her audition for science-fiction television series Doctor Who? Source: Cook, Emily (March 2020). "Ruthless". Doctor Who Magazine. No. 549. Tunbridge Wells, Kent: Panini Comics. pp. 14–17.
Can obviously be trimmed or adjusted a little bit but I do believe at least one of these could serve as a replacement to ALT1; I'm similarly a bit iffy on ALT2 since the whole timeline thing kinda hinges on you caring about said timeline in the first place, so hopefully these will be helpful in that regard if you're still iffy on it. Magneton Considerer: Pokelego999 (Talk) (Contribs) 03:39, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I do quite prefer ALT3 and ALT4, I'd be willing to have those replace ALT1 and ALT2.
... that during the 1363-64 Balsha-Thopia war, Blasius Mataranga tried to seize Durrës, but Karl Thopia defended the city and captured his ally Gjergj I Balsha?
^Fine, Jr, John V. A. (1994). The Late Medieval Balkans A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest. University of Michigan Press. p. 371-372. ISBN978-0-4720-8260-5. ...In the 1363-64 Balsic-Thopia war the Matarangos were allied to the Balsici. One would expect the Balsici to be opposed to the Matarangos if, in fact, the Matarangos were trying to establish themselves in this northern region. Thus, if the Matarangos did indeed have both northern lands and an alliance with the Balsici, one might conclude they were clients or vassals of the Balsici for these lands. However, it makes more sense to see Matarango involvement in the war as resulting from a Matarango-Thopia quarrel to the south. This view is confirmed by the fact that the citizens of Durazzo supported the Thopias. Possibly Blaz Matarango had attempted to take that town and Karlo Thopia had gone to the defense of the Angevin city with which he was allied. In the spring of 1364 in the course of a skirmish Karlo Thopia took George Balsié prisoner and held him captive until 1366 when Dubrovnik mediated peace and procured his release...
... that the mountain cottontail(example pictured) is abundant in the Hanford Site, a decommissioned nuclear production complex?
Source: Beever, Erik A.; French, Johnnie (2018). "Sylvilagus nuttallii (Bachman, 1837) Mountain cottontail". In Smith, Andrew T.; Johnston, Charlotte H.; Alves, Paulo C.; Hackländer, Klaus (eds.). Lagomorphs: Pikas, Rabbits, and Hares of the World. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 147–149. doi:10.1353/book.57193. ISBN978-1-4214-2341-8. LCCN2017004268. "The mountain cottontail is abundant on the 1,400 km² Hanford Site (U.S. Department of Energy; state of Washington), where there is no farming, grazing, or predator control." Rickard, William H.; Poole, Linda D. (1989). "Terrestrial Wildlife of the Hanford Site: Past and Future". Northwest Science. 63 (4): 183–193. "The large buildings associated with nuclear materials production are clustered at widely spaced locations on the Hanford Site."
Article is new enough, having passed GA on 4 June and nominated for DYK on 9 June. Article is well long enough. BLP doesn't apply; article is well sourced; article is neutral. Spotcheck on copyvios on ref 10 appear OK. Article is presentable. I was able to verify the hook on the Google Books preview, which is reliable. Info about the site itself verified to NW source. Hook is short enough. Hook is interesting. QPQ done. Do you have any proof the image is actually made by a federal government employee, with for instance a link to a government website? I would find it odd if a government employee would just upload it straight to Wikipedia, as is currently suggested on the image on the Commons. Therapyisgood (talk) 20:07, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
That was something I went back and forth on for ages trying to figure out. It certainly would be nice if it was the case that User:I1justin was Justin Wilde, researcher at U.S. Department of Energy Hanford, depicted as still working at the facility last year. I am inclined to believe that is the case because he is involved with the environmental monitoring program, but haven't found the image anywhere else (that isn't obviously taking it from Commons). I don't have a LinkedIn or Researchgate account so I can't figure out if he has an email address or other contact. -- Reconrabbit20:24, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Overall: @Ippantekina: Article is new enough (moved to mainspace on 6/4), long enough, and a QPQ has been done. My only concern is the hook - the article doesn't mention the song being "dedicated" to Ethel Kennedy, only that it was inspired by her romance with RFK. Does the WSJ source say that it was dedicated to her? The article is behind a paywall and I can't access it. '''[[User:CanonNi]]''' (talk • contribs)13:59, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
QPQ is done. Earwig turns up 33% but it's mostly a direct quote. Both hooks are verified in the provided source. Medium is normally not a reliable source, but in this case it's an interview so it can be used as a primary source. I think the first hook is really interesting and I think that any mention of porn on the main page is basically guaranteed lots of clicks. Prior to expansion the page was 1075 B of readable prose and it is currently 6398 B, so 5x expansion has been reached. I think this looks good to go! ArtemisiaGentileschiFan (talk) 18:43, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: A Pride Month special; hope to run this during June 2025.
Moved to mainspace by Miraclepine (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 86 past nominations.
Overall: Everything is in good condition and passes standards. Next time, provide the quote for the hook. I believe the relevant quote for the hook, based on the source, is: "As for the name, a few years before, a friend who did booking at a Nashville club said they needed to pick a name to get on an advertisement. At the time, Reynolds was watching The Simpsons. Homer's big ambition was to get a job at bowling alley setting the pins. Thus, the name Pinmonkey." Regards, Jeromi Mikhael05:02, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Source: The Patriot Ledger - "While working as a paraprofessional aide at Canton High and later a history teacher at Archbishop Williams, he was brought on as an assistant at Milton Academy by head coach Paul Cannata. 'I was actually at the open house for Suffolk (University) Law, and made my decision there,' Muse said. 'I love teaching, I love coaching – I want to teach hockey.'"
ALT1: ... that Dan Muse offered to coach college ice hockey for free? Source: USA Hockey - "I think I emailed every college coach I could and told them that I would work for free."
Bundoo Girls, Sierra Leone, by Alphonso Lisk-Carew, 1911
... that in 1920, an observer said: "There is probably no establishment in Freetown that is visited by more passengers from the steamers than that of Messrs. Lisk-Carew Bros."?
Source: In 1920, an observer said: "There is probably no establishment in Freetown... See ref. 3: Geary, Christraud M. (2018). Postcards from Africa: Photographers of the Colonial Era: Selections from the Leonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive. Boston: MFA Publications. ISBN 978-0-87846-855-3, p. 21.
Comment: @Munfarid1: I'm happy to review this nom, as I always enjoy your articles, and this one more so, but I did notice that 1) you've got a stray HTML tag ("mark") that is used to highlight The red book of West Africa and 2) you've got an appendix like "Publications" in the middle instead of the end of the article. See MOS:LAYOUT. Viriditas (talk) 19:43, 18 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hi @Viriditas:, thanks for your positive remarks and useful observations. I just corrected the two issues you mentioned. When you comment on the hooks, please let me know, if something should not correspond to WP:DYKCRIT, as sometimes a promotor has found some inconsistencies that I might have overlooked. Also, it would be useful for you to say, which of the hooks you approve of. Enjoy reading the article and regarding its images. Munfarid1 (talk) 20:05, 18 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
It's unclear if File:Studio of Lisk-Carew Bros., Freetown.jpg is actually in the public domain for several reasons. I updated the commons page to note that the photo is held by the Myrta and Emory Ross Collection of African Photographs at Syracuse University.[14][15] As far as I can tell (and I'm just guessing based on the info I found), the collection was bequested to SU by the estate of Estelle Muriel Linzer (1918–1997) just before or after she passed away. I've noticed that the bequest dates are often a year off from the death date, indicating that the legal arrangements were made in 1996 before Linzer died (I think). This indicates to me that the photo was never published until 1996. I'm not familiar with copyright law as much as others, but I do wonder if it is in the public domain based on the above. Viriditas (talk) 10:23, 19 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, thanks for your helpful corrections on the article page and for this remark. As Geary (2018) p. 21 mentions the year of 1938 for this photograph, I think this is a reliable source for the date it was taken. In any case, it was taken in Freetown, so Sierra Leone copyright applies, which is only 25 years after the death of the unidentified photographer. Unfortunately, this site of Syracuse University does not give me any information. Further, the document for the Zurich exhibition says: "Alphonso Lisk-Carew’s studio in Freetown with postcards on the signboards, Freetown, Sierra Leone, 1938, Reproduction, 2022, Emory and Myrta Pearson Ross." So this seems to indicate the original date again, and its 2022 reproduction by the Emory and Myrta Pearson Ross collection for the exhibition. - What do you think we should do? Munfarid1 (talk) 13:51, 19 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Probably nothing for now. What I personally do when I run into this kind of thing is I nominate my own photo uploads for deletion on Commons and argue against myself. That tends to work best for generating discussion and resolution, but that kind of style doesn't appeal to everyone. Also, as you are likely aware, Commons has a totally different approach to deletion arguments than we do here. Viriditas (talk) 22:28, 19 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Your paragraphs in the "Scholarship about Lisk-Carew's work" subsection could be cut in half for readability. While I don't mind the size of your paragraphs (and actually prefer it), I've been informed repeatedly that younger people have far different reading habits and prefer paragraphs half the size. It's up to you, but I did want to point this out as I've only become aware of it recently. Viriditas (talk) 10:39, 19 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for this, too. I recently discovered a WP add-on for readability. But when I applied it, the suggested changes were much too truncated for this kind of articles. Also, the WPF has recently published a questionnaire about the idea of introducing an AI-generated short summary for certain articles. - In my view, WP as an encyclopedia presenting reliable information should not tend towards the lowest common denominator we already see in many so-called social media. Probably, readers who prefer shorter texts will mainly turn to AI, which already gives short and rather reliable summaries of WP articles. - Anyway, I will look at the lenght of paragraphs again and make reasonable changes. Munfarid1 (talk) 13:51, 19 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Overall: Article is new enough and expanded just under 11x from 31 May (620 chars) to 5 June (6587 chars); it is long enough. It is sourced and neutral and free from plagiarism. Hooks are cited. I prefer ALT1, although ALT0 could be reworked and rewritten without a quote to show that Lisk-Carew had a good business selling postcards to tourists and running a store. I'm uncertain if you need to attribute ALT1, but if you do, art curator Julie Crooks could be linked as she is notable. If you do go with ALT0, you should consider using one of the postcard images instead. If you go with ALT1, I think the Bundoo Girls image still works, but the caption might need to be changed to indicate it is Lisk-Carew's photo. Not really a fan of the other hooks, so I won't comment on them. ALT1 really sticks out for me as the best, but I think ALT0 has potential if it isn't quoted and paraphrased instead per the source.[16] I questioned the free license of File:Studio of Lisk-Carew Bros., Freetown.jpg up above, but I don't think that should hold up this nom. I made a series of minor copyedits.[17] I do notice two issues: the birth date of Alphonso Silvester Lisk-Carew might be 1883 (not 1887) per Geary 2018. I assume the 1883 date is a typo? Also the Duke visited in 1910, which means the Souvenir album of Freetown source has the wrong date. Viriditas (talk) 12:00, 19 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for this, too. I have just made the necessary changes you indicated and deleted this image from the article. As for ALT1, let us wait which one the promotor prefers, and I will make any necessary changes according to that. Munfarid1 (talk) 13:51, 19 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
... that Oduwa's son was discovered through a "mother’s dish test" after, according to a legend, royal wives gave birth to creatures like a monkey and a lizard? Source: Ọmọregie, Osarẹn Solomon Boniface (1997). Great Benin: The age of Ogiso Reform (1050–1130 AD). Neraso Publishers. ISBN 978-2734-47-0. OCLC 634055155. page 83.
ALT1: ... that under the reign of Oduwa, cowries became so widespread as currency in Igodomigodo that nobles stitched them into their clothes—causing runaway inflation? Source: Ọmọregie, Osarẹn Solomon Boniface (1997). Great Benin: The age of Ogiso Reform (1050–1130 AD). Neraso Publishers. ISBN 978-2734-47-0. OCLC 634055155. page 80.
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
Interesting:
QPQ: Done.
Overall: Good article promoted four days before nomination with a coveted 0.0% by Earwig. Heavily suggest promoting ALT1 over ALT0 as the latter is kind of convoluted and unclear. Great work on this page. Good to see more African history pages get GAs. ThaesOfereode (talk) 20:43, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
... that former University of Indonesia deputy rector Nurtami Soedarsono was involved in the disaster victim identification operation of the 2012 Sukhoi crash? Source: Mânica, Scheila; Mânica, Giselle; Pandey, Hemlata; Rodrigues, Lívia Graziele; Santiago, Bianca Marques; Silva, Rhonan Ferreira (2022-05-04). "THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN FORENSIC ODONTOLOGY". Revista Brasileira de Odontologia Legal. 9 (1): 14. doi:10.21117/rbol-v9n12022-425. ISSN 2359-3466. " Dr. Handayani along with Dr. Nurtami Soedarsono are among the first women forensic odontologists in Indonesia and were deployed for identifying human remains in DVI operation during Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ-100) air crash in May 2012."
Jeromi Mikhael you haven't provided a 2nd QPQ. This is currently required due to the unreviewed backlog mode. This nomination may be marked for closure within a few days if one hasn't been provided by that time. JuniperChill (talk) 09:29, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
"During his studies, between 1886 and 1887, he was President of the Medical Students' Debating Society." needs a reference
Career section:
"Thompson became a member of the Royal College of Surgeons on the 23rd of July, 1886, followed by becoming a fellow on the 13th of June, 1889." needs a reference
Article states, "Beginning in 1891, Thompson served as the University of Texas Medical Branch's inaugural Chairman of Surgery, holding the position until 1917" but reference 1 says "In 1891 Thompson moved to the United States and became professor and first chairman of the Department of Surgery at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, remaining in that position until his death." Reference 3 says he took the position in 1891 and held it for 26 years - therefore 1917. Which is it? 1917 or 1927?
Earwing's copyvio detector shows 21.3% - violation unlikely. Most of score is proper nouns. Could be some slight re-writing but not significant.
Less than 5 DYK submission so no qpq required
@Sailing427alt: Please see my review comments above. I struggled with the hook if it was interesting enough. I landed on yes, but do you want to propose any alternatives? I see you resolved the 1917/1927 issue on the page. Could you add the other references and we should be good.
@Sailing427alt: Thank you for adding the requested references and proposing an ALT hook on my wikipedia home talk page. Next time you can add any conversation or alternatives right here on the review template page. Let's go forward with ALT0. Approved for ... that Dr. James Edwin Thompson was a founding member of the American College of Surgeons and their first vice president in 1913?
Source: "The Lions thrashed the Sydney Swans by 60 points in Saturday's grand final at the MCG to win the club's first AFL flag since 2003.", "Their September campaign was not without drama, as they appeared set for a semifinal exit when they trailed by 44 points against GWS in Sydney, before fighting back to win by less than goal.", AFL grand final 2024: Chris Fagan proud of Brisbane Lions after outclassing Sydney Swans to win premiership
Berington; Chadwick, E.; Cole, H.; Graham, Peter; Mechi, J. J.; Morley, Samuel; Nicholay, J. A.; Travers, J. Ingram; Le Neve Foster, P. (9 July 1858). "Journal of the Society of Arts". The Journal of the Society of Arts. 6 (294): 537. ISSN2049-7865. JSTOR41323670 – via JSTOR.
@Marshelec: thanks for the review and for your comments. I've ever so slightly changed ALT1 to use the possessive so its more concise. If alt 2 remains your preference then I'm more than happy with that. Thanks again, JacobTheRox(talk | contributions)11:28, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
... that the goal of "peace" may mean different things to Israelis and Palestinians?
Source: Sambaraju & McVittie 2018, p. 116: “There remains the question of what is to be, or indeed can be, done about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. One useful starting point would be to reconsider the use of talk of peace and violence in this context. If the term ‘peace’ is indeed nothing more than ‘an attractive but empty box’ (Gavriely-Nuri, 2010, p. 566), into which anyone can place and argue for what is to count as peace, then it can achieve little to retain this as the most desirable description of an outcome. Equally, where it becomes bound up with expectations (or lack of expectations) of international actors, then ‘peace’ potentially does little more than add layers of misunderstanding to existing complexities and to obscure what is at issue.”
Comment @Onceinawhile, I'm not sure about the hook: it's probably passable, but I think something more specific, such as peace vs. justice or the resulting miscommunications might be better? FortunateSons (talk) 08:13, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
OK, how about:
ALT1: …that because the goal of "peace" can mean different things to Israelis and Palestinians, it adds layers of misunderstanding?
I think those are better, with 1 being more factual and 2 being more interesting in my opinion. I’ll leave the full review to someone more experienced and less involved, but feel free to ping me if there is no timely review available. FortunateSons (talk) 19:48, 12 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Onceinawhile ALT2 is more interesting, however I don't see 'security maintained through oppressive military control – has not proven sustainable' or similar explicitly stated in the article. Am I missing something? TarnishedPathtalk05:39, 21 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@TarnishedPath: the first part is in there: Supporters of Israel, particularly those on the right-wing, primarily advocate for a negative peace or oppressive peace, where peace means security for Israelis with continuing control over, oppression of, or subjugation of Palestinians. I have just added two more sources, with quotes, to support the sentence.
@Onceinawhile, it was specifically the "has not proven sustainable" bit that I was having trouble finding in the article. While that might be SKYBLUE to you and me I think someone might pick it up during the review process. TarnishedPathtalk23:45, 21 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Overall: Article created 7 June and nominated the same day. Earwig comes up as 52.2%%, however this is a consequence of usage of quotes in references. Both ALT1 and ALT2 are interesting and supported by sources. I have a preference for ALT2 which I think is more interesting but either of the ALTs are good. QPQ done. Good to go. TarnishedPathtalk08:57, 23 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
A few issues stand in the way of approving this. One is the sourcing: where does the scanned page "The winter of 1917-18 was one of the severest in many years" come from? It looks to be part of a book, but there's no indication of this in the citation. Is it reliable? Does it contribute to notability? Another is that the hook raises the question of whether this ice bridge was unusual–something that the article doesn't answer. Further, the article is improperly named: please move it to Winter of 1917–18 in the United States. ~ Pbritti (talk) 16:41, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Pbritti: "one of the severest in many years" refers to the current time of the article's time of publishing: 1918, when the winter was still publicly relevant. Its part of a volume of Geographical Review, a peer-reviewed academic journal, and is written by Charles Franklin Brooks, founder of the American Meteorlogical Society, so yes it’s reliable, and establishes notability, for its one of the most in-depth sources on the topic. And I’m not sure the specifying of the country is correct, because Winter of 1886–87 and Hard Winter of 1880–81 don’t specify the United States.
and you’re correct about the interestingness of the fact itself. Consider this alternative instead.
I think The issue is that you have a scanned page of uncertain provenance in the article. Please correct the citation in the article to indicate where the scanned page comes from. Further, while some American-centric articles do not indicate the place in question, most do: see Winter of 2009–10 in Europe, Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom (a GA), and 1976 European heatwave. The unspecified American articles probably need a move. Additionally, a 1918 source (even if it is peer-reviewed) might pose some limitations towards establishing notability. I think we clear GNG here, but it's close. Once the citation is fixed, I'll be comfortable passing this. ~ Pbritti (talk) 16:57, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
As for moving the articles, 1917–18 and 1880–81 are moved/in the process, but I think the hard winter is fine as is because of the “hard” label separating it from the other places.
Article is new enough (passed GA six days before nomination), long enough, and well-sourced. Earwig screamed bloody murder, and one site it flagged (womenfitness.net) has a byline stating their article was written by the site's "Editor-in-Chief" so I was a bit wary, but a lot of the material that Earwig flagged was already in our article before the date of the womenfitness.net byline. I was already pretty sure they'd copied from us rather than the other way around (it doesn't seem like a site with pristine journalistic standards), and that seems to cinch it. A spot check showed no further copyvio concerns.
The hook is interesting and cited in the article even though no source was provided here. I'm not familiar with the MyNewsLA source, but it seems reputable enough, and anyway this isn't a controversial claim as a Google search shows. QPQ done. Image looks good and has a proper license. Nice work to Riley1012 for the GA and Launchballer for the nom. My one very small quibble is that the article seems to be written in American English, which typically uses "modeled" rather than "modelled", so my preference would be for,
ALT0a: ... that gymnast Gabby Douglas(pictured) has a Barbie doll modeled after her?
Article is new enough and long enough and earwig returns a low probability of copyvio. I cannot access the sources so I will assume good faith on that. The hook is definitely interesting in my opinion. The main issue I see with the page is the inconsistency between "sf" and "SF" but that's a minor thing that can be fixed with copyediting and I have no issue with doing that myself. I think this should be good to go. ArtemisiaGentileschiFan (talk) 21:26, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I was going to review this but Artemisia beat me to it by a few seconds, lol. In any case I have some comments already typed out: New enough, long enough, well sourced and quite interesting. I have some questions over the first half of the hook, if it is the first, which is a reoccurring issue at DYK. It does seem to be well cited and science fiction had a relatively recent emergence. Do the sources seem confident it is the 'first' or is there any question (it also might be worth redlinking the story)? Have you searched to see if there is any other work people claim is a first work of Korean sf? If that is not so it should be fine - just gotta be very careful with "first" hooks. PARAKANYAA (talk) 21:29, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Source: [18]The United States allied with the Vatican, Iran, Libya, Syria, and Sudan in opposing women's access to abortion information and services... [19][The Catholic Church] sought alliances with unlikely partners such as Libya and Iran, countries which also aimed to reduce access to abortion.
Created by Vigilantcosmicpenguin (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 39 past nominations.
Source: https://www.laprovence.com/article/sports/29214417248193/miss-martini-cette-marseillaise-sera-la-premiere-drag-queen-a-porter-la-flamme-olympique?id=29214417248193 - "Miss Martini, une artiste drag-queen marseillaise, a été choisie pour porter la torche à Digne lors du relais olympique dans la région ce week-end. [...] Minima Gesté, désignée par la Ville de Paris, portera aussi la flamme lors de son passage les 14 et 15 juillet." (English: "Miss Martini, a drag queen from Marseille, was chosen to carry the torch to Digne at the Olympic relay in the region this weekend. [...] Minima Gesté, appointed by the City of Paris, will also carry the flame during her visit on July 14 and 15.")
... that when Dutch ships reached China for the first time, 17 of the Dutch crew were executed by the Portuguese?
Source: Wills (2010), p. 46: "In 1601, when the first Dutch ship to appear in Chinese waters anchored near Macao, the Portuguese captured a party sent to sound the coastal waters and executed seventeen of the twenty Dutch captives."
Overall: Looks good, no copyvio issues afaict. Scribd link leads to a scan of a journal article so that's fine. Recommend a minor change to hook as:
ALT1: ... that when that when Dutch ships reached China for the first time, seventeen out of the twenty members of Dutch crew were executed by the Portuguese?
Or something to that effect. Either way would be fine, but I find this much more engaging, having the reader asking what happened to the other three. Interesting episode of Dutch colonial/Chinese history. Great work! ThaesOfereode (talk) 11:53, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you! I agree with your adjustment to the hook and have struck mine out. To the closer: go with ALT1 please! _dk (talk) 21:22, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The article is solid, new enough, long enough, and QPQs done. The source says what we are citing it for. My only issue is I find the way the hook is written to be a bit weaselly. "Was described"? Might be useful to say by who - a newspaper? A reviewer? Etc. In this case it's The Guardian, which seems more important than if it was a small town paper. PARAKANYAA (talk) 21:16, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
ALT1 ... The Guardian described a writing style as "puns-and-needles" in response to this novel? same source as above
... that in 12th-century Igodomigodo, KingOhuede proposed allowing women to inherit the throne in the absence of male heirs? Source: Ọmọregie, Osarẹn Solomon Boniface (1997a). Great Benin: The Age of Ogiso Reform (1050-1130 AD). Neraso Publishers. ISBN 978-2734-47-0. OCLC 634055155. page 75.
ALT1: ... that KingOhuede of Igodomigodo often retreated to his estate to smoke a long pipe, leaving his kingdom to run itself? Source: Ọmọregie, Osarẹn Solomon Boniface (1997a). Great Benin: The Age of Ogiso Reform (1050-1130 AD). Neraso Publishers. ISBN 978-2734-47-0. OCLC 634055155. page 73.
Overall: i like this - interesting topic, and easily meets all criteria. i'm AGF-ing on the offline source. slight preference for ALT0, but i think they're both good hooks. ... sawyer * any/all * talk00:32, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Overall: Note that this is my first DYK review so patience is appreciated. Most of the requirements have been met, I suggest getting rid of the "designed by an American" for ALT0 since it doesn't really have any significance imo. I prefer ALT0 over ALT1 since it's more interesting but am willing to change if needed. Also, even though earwig shows 25.9%, it's a bit high for my fancy. If you plan on arguing for ALT1, I would suggest adding Wikilinking "first Black Canadian King's Counsel" to Delos Davis. @Crisco 1492Icepinner (formerly Imbluey2). Please ping me so that I get notified of your response 05:43, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Icepinner. Designed by an American is a deliberate inclusion as it highlights the interconnectedness of Canadians and Americans; the contrast works toward the interest factor. For Earwig, the number is not the only factor you are looking at; also look at what is being flagged. In this case, there are two correctly attributed quotes and several specific names ("the City of Windsor" is flagged despite being the legal name of the owner, for example). I have reworked one sentence, though that might have arguably been under WP:LIMITED. As for the FOP question, FOP is only required where copyright subsists; there is no copyright on a 170-year-old building.
That being said, I have added ALT2 and ALT3, in case the promoter agrees with you:
... that Elyn Saks won a MacArthur Fellows Program "Genius Grant" after publication of her book The Center Cannot Hold, a memoir about her life with schizophrenia?
Source: Keryell, Jacques (2010). Mary Kahîl: une grande dame d'Égypte: 1889-1979. Paris: Geuthner. p. 12: "En 1920, elle rentre au Caire et participe activement à la fondation du Mouvement de l'Union féministe égyptienne avec Houda Chaaraoui. Elle travaille comme secrétaire et animatrice dans l'œuvre musulmane de bienfaisance 'Mohammed Ali'."
Reviewed:
Comment: No further comment—I think I have everything lined up and there shouldn't be any hiccups with sourcing.
Created by M.A.Spinn (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.
An easy pass. Long enough, new enough, and well sourced. Clears NPEOPLE (it looks like English sources aren't that prevalent). The hook is interesting and appropriately sourced. No copyright concerns observed. I don't have access to Moore 2021, but I get the sense "intimate" isn't being used euphemistically. Glad to see another fun article by M.A.Spinn on the crossroads of 20th-century Islam and Christianity. ~ Pbritti (talk) 13:03, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@AirshipJungleman29 and Pbritti: To be more precise, what if we changed the hook to "was a cofounder of one of the earliest organized women's movements in the Arab world" since that's what is least ambiguous and most verifiable? As far as I can tell it is in fact the oldest in Egypt but verifying that directly is tricky in this moment. M.A.Spinn (talk) 21:47, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Pbritti: Not a euphemism, although my private scholarly opinion (WP:ORIGINALRESEARCH) is there was perhaps a strongly codependent aspect to their correspondence which seems to have come at the cost of straining Massignon's marriage. Moore 2021 does also mention there is no evidence of anything sexual (though given Louis Massignon's homosexuality it was unlikely to come up). M.A.Spinn (talk) 20:20, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
... that after years of working as an illustrator of books and magazines, Fletcher Ransom authored and illustrated a book of satirical cartoons about Theodore Roosevelt titled My Policies in Jungleland?
Review: Images are free-use. Nominator performed a QPQ review (I validated the review, linked above). CopyVio tool does not show any issues. Article is neutral, and uses citations and reliable sources. Article meets minimum size requirement (contains 427 words and 2600 characters). Article is new: created June 10, 2025, nominated on the same day. The hook is interesting, and the citation is valid and supports the fact in the hook. I took the liberty of updating the original hook by adding the title of the book. (Nominator: if you prefer the original wording, feel free to revert, and I can add the other wording as an Alternate hook.) All DYK criteria are met, passing this. Noleander (talk) 17:37, 21 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Overall: I'm iffy about ALT2 cause the PCGamer article does not explicitly mention randomly generated evidence and will not be approving it, however, ALT1 and ALT0 are good to do. Sohom (talk) 14:05, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@AirshipJungleman29:, ALT 1 doesn't fall afoul of that requirement (since it is a comment on the game itself -- the fact is "that <GAME> was described"). ALT 0 appears to fall afoul of WP:DYKFICTION as written (I missed the change where we decided to indiscriminately include every creative work). Sohom (talk) 14:44, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The article meets DYK requirements: it is new enough, long enough, and adequately sourced. It is free from close paraphrasing, and a QPQ has been done. The article appeared on Recent deaths so it remains DYK eligible.
There are, however, multiple issues with the hook as currently written. The first is that it is hard to understand: the mention of "after the Fall of the Berlin Wall" is vague. Is it referring to a performance during the actual destruction of the Berlin Wall, immediately after the wall's fall, or is it referring to a time period? Second, the hook is very complex: it is hard to see the point here. What is the relation between him performing Tannhäuser and performing the Ninth Symphony? One doesn't lead to another, and it is unclear what is even the main hook fact. Even the mention of Bernstein seems irrelevant to the hook, if the intention is to focus on König. The hook as written is not only hard to understand, but it is in dire need of a trimming.
The third, and perhaps the biggest issue, is hook interest. As currently written, the hook fails DYKINT: it is unlikely to be perceived as interesting to a non-specialist reader. The layperson reader would not find it interesting that an opera performer performed Tannhäuser or Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. This is what the regulars at WT:DYK would call a "boring" hook, and it would be very unlikely to survive scrutiny at WT:DYK. I have struck the hook due to these issues: please propose a new one (do not unstrike, as unstriking does not resolve any of the three concerns I have raised), and ideally a completely different direction. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:41, 20 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
We could split the hook in two only: DYK has only one sentence for him. We could end at that he was the tenor called to portray Tannhäuser at some of the greatest opera houses in the world. But then we'd miss that not only was he great in concert, but he took part in this truly legendary performance right after the border between the Germanies was opened (where for the first time the word "Freude" was replaced by "Freiheit" (Freedom}, which was done again in a Soladarity concert for Ukraine in Frankfurt in April 2022}. Some people may remember, and remember better when Bernstein is mentioned who stood for that. To say only that would leave him a concert singer while he was one of the few heldentenors in opera at the time, but of the Tannhäuser type, not the Siegfried type, - the roles are given to distinguish, like you wouldn't only say about a sports person that they played with balls, but say if tennis or baseball. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:03, 20 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The issue here Gerda is that the context you are giving is simply not information that the average reader knows. The average reader is not going to know about how big of a deal Tannhäuser is, or what a heldentenor is. You are an expert on classical music and opera, but the average person will know almost nothing if not nothing about it. If anything, your explanation only further shows why the hook does not meet DYKINT. If you want something simple, maybe a hook about his background as a house painter and decorator would work. At the very least, it would require less knowledge from the average reader. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 14:13, 20 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Given the lack of a suitable hook, I am marking this for closure. If you want the nomination to continue, instead of asking for a second opinion or reverting this edit, please propose a new hook instead. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 14:23, 20 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Nothing hooky stands out. The article lacks a compelling biographical narrative and is a bit too WP:RESUME like at the moment. It's hard to come up with something hooky when all you have is a bunch of repertoire/venue lists and reviews that lack anything particularly striking. It's the personalization of content that makes a biography hook stand out, and at the moment the article doesn't really capture what makes Klaus König different from other operatic tenors of a similar stature. You don't get the sense of who he is as human being or what made him unique as a singer, although you can tell what kind of tenor he was if you know opera. But knowing someone's fach/repertoire isn't really all that interesting. The problem is honestly in the content. You'll need to dig around to find a fact that is compelling and add it to the article, because currently there is nothing there suitable for DYK.4meter4 (talk) 22:09, 20 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I'd rather withdraw. He had attention when among the Recent deaths. The chance that DYK potentially offers is to say something defining about him. I wouldn't be surprised if that memorable concert to liberty was among his proudest moment, and doubt that the training as a housepainter was. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:57, 21 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Gerda Arendt No Gerda. Please read WP:DYKHOOKSTYLE. DYK's purpose is not to say something defining but something surprising or attention grabbing. The Symphony No. 9 concert was important and it is interesting but it takes more than a paragraph to really explain its significance. There's not really a way to distill what made that concert special into a single sentence. You have to remember that many readers who were not alive during the Cold War may not be familiar with the division of Berlin or the Berlin Wall, and Symphony No. 9 concert was unique because of it's deliberate bringing together of international artists from across political divides to perform instead of an "ode to joy" an "ode to freedom". The article itself doesn't really do a good job at contextualizing the concert and its significance either. Regardless, that fact isn't really about König but more about the concert. König was only one of hundreds of musicians who participated. The best biographical hooks are centered on the individual, and are about them. 4meter4 (talk) 15:52, 21 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Alt 2 ... that opera singer Klaus König has been described as "one of the most important tenors of his generation, especially in the heroic tenor repertoire"?
ALT2 is acceptable. I'd like it better without the initial "opera singer", - we can't help that the quote is repetitious (tenor). It's also not clear how much authority the unnamed source has to declare such a thing. I believe that most readers knowing what a heroic tenor is will expect some Siegfried, not Tannhäuser (the by far more interesting character). But acceptable, thank you. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:54, 21 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Gerda Arendt You have to remember that the majority of English speakers, particularly in the United States, are fairly ignorant about opera. Most have never been to an opera performance, and are not familiar with the terminology used in voice type/fach classification. Most readers won't know what a "heroic tenor" is and won't automatically associate the word "tenor" with an opera singer. Americans will think of school or church choirs and the tenor section when they hear the term. Opera literacy is not imbedded within the American consciousness as a whole and Wagnerian opera is staged for the most part only in New York, San Francisco, Chicago, and Houston. It rarely gets performed outside of those cities because the company's don't have the resources. Americans make up the largest percentage of readers and editors on the English wiki, so we do need to consider what is "specialized knowledge" in relation to the general public on the English wiki.4meter4 (talk) 21:26, 21 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I am aware of this. Only, If they know "tenor" from choir singing they know enough to understand the hook without "opera singer", and "heroic" invites to investigate further. Those who don't may not know "opera" either, or be not interested at that early point.
(edit conflict) I don't think this is going anywhere, so I am approving only ALT2. ALT3 and ALT4 do not resolve 4meter4's concerns regarding readers' familiarity with opera roles; in fact, they are only doubling down on the issues he raised about how niche opera is among the general public. ALT2 is cited inline and verified in the source. It is admittedly not the most spectacular hook, but I can't approve ALT1 myself since I proposed it, so ALT2 it is. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 05:29, 22 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Those who don't may not know "opera" either, or be not interested at that early point. That is exactly what we are trying to avoid with DYK hooks. If a DYK hook is explicitly only targeted to those who may be interested in the hook, no matter how small that group is, that goes against DYKHOOKSTYLE/DYKINT. ALT3 and ALT4 are rejected. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 05:31, 22 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I don't think you understood what I tried to say.
regarding ALT2: I can see people not interested in opera, who would not read ALT2 to the end because the term "opera singer" drives them away.
I wrote ALT3 especially for everybody: about a person with a stamina to make whatever debut at age 59, but find it only fair to say precisely what that debut was. Critic Tim Page found him "vital and credible" in the role (of a lover loosing his girl to someone more attractive), which could be added for extra quirkiness. I think to say exactly that he sang a supporting role at the Met at that age gives him a much more precise (not vague and exaggerated) position than any "has been described" stamp. What do you think, 4meter4? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:54, 22 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I do not think you understood what 4meter4 said about people's ignorance about opera. The hooks you proposed still require being at least knowledgeable about opera, which probably 90% of Wikipedia's readership are not. The average reader will not know who or what Erik, Der fliegende Holländer, Tannhäuser, or the Teatro Massimo Bellini are. That does not mean that we cannot have hooks about things readers are unfamiliar with, but it does mean that a hook has to be easily understood or appreciated by someone unfamiliar with the topic. The point has to be easy to get even if a reader does not know the names involved. A hook about the subject being important because he performed at the Teatro Massimo Bellini, a place that maybe over 95% Wikipedia readers have never heard of, let alone know the significance of, is exactly the kind of hook that DYKINT discourages. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 09:18, 22 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Basically Gerda, a good rule of thumb is this: if a hook's interestingness requires the nominator explaining why the hook fact is interesting on the nomination page, then that hook does not meet DYKINT. You having to explain ALT4 here, instead of letting the hook speak for itself, shows exactly why it is not a suitable hook. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 10:09, 22 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Normally I might be okay with ALT3a, but review quote hooks have done poorly in the past, so it might be better to move on from it. Gerda, I think you need to be more open to hook wordings that aren't specifically your own wordings, because in many cases, the wordings you propose are not the best option. You have to accept that, sometimes, reviewers and promoters will prefer wordings by other editors and not your own, and that's okay. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 12:40, 22 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I'd prefer ALT3a because 1) ALT2 is also a reviewer hook, 2) it's vague and exaggerated (as said before), 3) it's not credited to someone or an organization while Tim Page is a person with an article whom you can trust more, 4) it misses the quirkyness of vitality for a debut at age 59. Please try to look objectively at hooks, disregarding where they come from.
This has been a recurring thing of yours for years where you are hesitant to allow or accept hook wordings that you did not write yourself, even if the ideas came from other editors. It has to be specifically your wording, and if other editors reword or modify them, you object.
Anyway, ALT3a as written is unsuitable for multiple reasons: it is wrong (he did not debut as a performer at the age of 59, but rather as Erik). It does not even mention Erik; even if the hook was modified to an ALT3b that did mention Erik, unless a reader is familiar with the role (and to parallel what 4meter4 mentioned above, probably over 95% of our readers do not know Erik), it is not clear as to why it is a big deal that he debuted at such a role at that age. ALT2 may also be a reviewer hook, but at least it does not require the reader to be familiar with opera roles. ALT2a is not ideal because it is not clear in the hook that he is an opera singer: as 4meter4 said, even the word "tenor" is not limited to opera. Personally though, I still think that ALT1 is the best option given how it does not require any knowledge of opera to understand.
Gerda, your hooks have been questioned on interest grounds for years, so please follow the guidelines on interestingness and propose a hook that is accessible to a broad audience, or at least agree to a hook that does not require the deep expertise on opera that you have. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 13:20, 22 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Another suggestion: if you want to avoid another long discussion (this discussion is already longer than the article itself), a sensible option would be to agree to ALT2 and wait for a promoter to promote it. Once the article has its run on the main page, that's it. You already said earlier in the discussion that you were fine with ALT2, so if you can just agree to it instead of continuing to object and prolonging the discussion, then König will be featured on DYK sooner rather than later. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 13:23, 22 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I said earlier in the discussion that ALT2 is acceptable, which is a lot because many are not. However, it is a vague and exaggerated claim, and said so at the same time. ALT3a doesn't claim it was his debut as performer, and it wasn't as Erik (that was much earlier) but at the Met, but aren't we requested to not tell it all? Can't readers find out which debut, raising curiosity? He made some debut at 59 and was regarded as vital, that's much funnier than the general praise that says about nothing. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:16, 22 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I think alt3a is misleading. The term debut is usually interpreted to mean the first professional performance by an artist in their career. It could end up at WP:ERRORS. I'm scratching it. A "house debut" is qualified through context, and a hook doesn't have space to do that. 4meter4 (talk) 17:21, 22 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Narutolovehinata5 I suggest leaving it up to the promoter to choose between ALT2 and ALT2a. They both have the same fact and are clearly verified. It's now just a matter of WP:DYKHOOKSTYLE preference, and we can trust the promoter to make a good decision.4meter4 (talk) 17:27, 22 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I find ALT1 really good at generating interest, and while I might not be on the same side as Narutolovehinata5 all the time, I really like their hook. Viriditas (talk) 21:33, 23 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I said it before: I'd rather withdraw than run ALT1. Can someone please tell me how anybody would be interested in a person who trained as a housepainter? I'd accept ALT2, or better shorter ALT2a. We talk about a person who recently died. To say no word about what made him one of the greatest, but spend characters on something he left behind early in life, seems not to do justice to him, sorry. His article had c. 5k views while on the Main page (sadly not for long). You can help him to a few more by accepting ALT2. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:31, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Can you please tell me what you find interesting in ALT1, because I can't understand. Viriditas, AJ, N.? And perhaps also why you'd find it more interesting than a "vital" house debut at age 59?
Because it is a wonderful story. A blue collar house decorator who took evening classes when already thirty years old, and fifteen years after that became an internationally renowned performer for twenty years, while still maintaining his decorating business (not that you'd know that last bit from the article—of course he couldn't have been "proud" of something like that). As for "vital" and "credible", so meaningless I've removed it from the article. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 14:45, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
If I were writing this nomination, it would be something like ALT4: ... that Klaus König, who worked as a painter for over thirty years, played lead operatic roles at major venues in Vienna, London, Milan, Paris, and New York? (Paris not in the article but easily added.) ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 14:56, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Good idea, thank you, but a long list of capital cities is too much quantity for my taste, and painter might be misunderstood as another Van Gogh. Better something specific perhaps?
ALT4a: ... that tenorKlaus König, who worked as a house painter for over thirty years, made his house debut at the Metropolitan Opera [in New York City] at age 59?
ALT4b: ... that Klaus König, who worked as a house painter for over thirty years, made his debut at the Royal Opera House [in London] as Wagner's Tannhäuser in 1984.
Others possible. I'd prefer ALT4b because it's a lead role, an interesting complex character, and Royal sounds good to some. By naming the role, you not only define the voice type (tenors can be so different) but also get access to an interesting story, and there's no requirement to know any of it before if reader is curious enough to explore. Will get the duration of his shop (he was the boss, - not sure that he did much painting in the 30th year) to the article. I am aware that - having to deal with Alfred Brendel (a giant) and Gorai (emotionally tough) - I neglected him a bit. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:14, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
"Made his debut" will typically be interpreted as "gave his first performance overall, not just at one place"; if that is what "made his house debut" is intended to address, no-one will get that. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 16:18, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
ALT4c: ... that Klaus König, who worked as a house painter for over thirty years, first appeared at the Royal Opera House [in London] as Wagner's Tannhäuser in 1984.
The sources, though, use "made his debut at ...". - I found this with a lot of detail, but a blog (however educated). They cite a 1994 magazine entry that I can't find online. It could be referenced offline. What do you think. The business seems to have been Lackiererei, for cars. Not my vocabulary. Deepl suggests "car paint shop". ? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:48, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@AirshipJungleman29: Rather than listing a list of opera houses or places he performed, why not just simplify it and say that he was also an opera performer for several years? I do not think that any specific mentions of particular opera houses, places, or roles are necessary: just say that he was an opera performer, as I think that being an opera performer and a house decorator at the same time is already eye-catching as it is. Of course, this would require the part about him working both as an opera performer and as a house painter at the same time being at the article. I'm sorry, but I see ALT4a/b/c as too technical or specialist, and I agree that the original ALT4 is too complicated. The thing is: the interesting part here is that he was also a house decorator, so that has to be the focus of the hook and not whatever role he played or where he performed. We just need a simplified version of ALT4 based on above suggestion. For now, I've struck all of the current proposals as none of them seem to be viable. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:21, 25 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
... that the Japanese government responded to the rice riots of 1918, which involved up to 10 million participants, with a "candy and whip" policy?
Source: Lewis, Michael (1990). Rioters and Citizens: Mass Protest in Imperial Japan. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 16, 27. ISBN0-520-06642-1.
Reviewed:
5x expanded by Goszei (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.
5x expansion. Earwig's is clear. Hook is interesting and matches the article. I don't have access to the source so I can't check it. Approved under the assumption that it matches the source. ―Panamitsu(talk)23:17, 18 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Silver tetradrachm of Philip III Arrhidaeus struck under Perdiccas in Babylon, circa 323–320 BC
... that Perdiccas, regent of Alexander the Great's empire after Alexander's death, was proposed as king to great support but hesitated to accept the role?
Source: Anson, Edward M. (2014). p. 15. Alexander's Heirs: The Age of the Successors. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781444339628.
Reviewed:
Improved to Good Article status by Harren the Red (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.
article recently promoted to Good Article. NO QPQ needed. Hook is interesting and cited inline. Citation verified using Google Books preview. No copyvio detected. Image is properly licensed and works at small size. Nihil obstat. ~Darth StabroTalk • Contribs15:31, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
On eventual size: "In normal, nonpandemic times, Society staff work at the National Geographic headquarters, which sits on a nearly 900,000-square-foot campus only a few blocks north of the White House..." Fairbanks, Amanda M. (Winter 2022). "National Geographic Reinvents Itself". Stanford Social Innovation Review. Vol 20. no. 1. pp 16-23 (no link, but available through TWL)
Source: On original size: "Although modest in size (some 7,659 square feet), the building has a strong presence along 16th Street." Adams, Anne H.; Mellon, Jonathan (January 2023). "National Geographic Society Headquarters Nomination Form". National Park Service. (Form linked at the bottom of this page)
On eventual size: "In normal, nonpandemic times, Society staff work at the National Geographic headquarters, which sits on a nearly 900,000-square-foot campus only a few blocks north of the White House..." Fairbanks, Amanda M. (Winter 2022). "National Geographic Reinvents Itself". Stanford Social Innovation Review. Vol 20. no. 1. pp 16-23 (no link, but available through TWL)
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
Interesting: - @DrOrinScrivello: Are there any other hooks you can propose? If you're talking about floor area, then this is technically correct, but for a set of buildings with such a long history, surely there has to be something else that's interesting about the topic? If not, that's fine; I can just approve ALT1.
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Epicgenius, thanks for your review, and I understand your concern. While I do think it's interesting that the site has grown as much as it has, I agree that there should be a better hook somewhere in the article. What I've struggled with is coming up with something that focuses on the headquarters itself, rather than just the society (Alexander Graham Bell was its second president!) or something that happened at the site (Lady Bird Johnson made a video phone call from there!). I'm going to be offline more than on until Monday, but let me think on it and I'll ping you then after I've come up with an ALT or two. Thanks again. DrOrinScrivello (talk) 20:03, 14 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
ALT2: ... that the southern wing of a building (pictured) at the National Geographic Society Headquarters was constructed nearly two decades after the northern?
Source: "In 1912–13, the Society began by building the north wing of the building. In 1931, it completed Heaton's design by building the center pavilion and the wing that extends to its south, mirroring the north wing." Adams, Anne H.; Mellon, Jonathan (January 2023). "National Geographic Society Headquarters Nomination Form". National Park Service. (Form linked at the bottom of this page). Also, I'll note that the NRHP form is almost certainly incorrect about the year of the southern wing's completion: see this article from 1932.
ALT3: ... that a 1932 building (pictured) of the National Geographic Society Headquarters was constructed in part to house the group's collection of 300,000 photographs?
@Epicgenius: What do you think of the two above ALTs? And for the record, if it's decided to use either of ALTs 2 or 3, I'd prefer the use of the image to the right rather than the Stone Building pic (if, of course, it's decided to use an image at all). DrOrinScrivello (talk) 16:06, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Administration Building of the National Geographic Society Headquarters
@DrOrinScrivello: Thanks for coming up with these. As an architecture editor I might be a bit biased, but I don't think ALT2 is as interesting because it's actually fairly common for annexes to be constructed decades after the original building was completed. ALT1 and ALT3 seem reasonably interesting to me (a building constructed for 300,000 photographs isn't something you see every day), and the source and image both check out. Epicgenius (talk) 17:39, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hook is verified in source. Page was moved to mainspace recently enough and is long enough. Earwig finds no copyvio. QPQ is done. Hook is funny and interesting. Seems good to me! ArtemisiaGentileschiFan (talk) 20:44, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The article is new: developed in a sandbox and then moved to mainspace on 11 June, the date of the nomination.
Length is fine @ 4KB. Correctly assessed at B-grade.
Copyvio/close paraphrasing checked. I have reworded one sentence. Quotes have been used and correctly attributed where appropriate.
Sourcing is fine; four independent sources of good quality have been used, and sources published by the university itself are used sparingly and only for basic facts.
The article is neutral and well written.
Hooks: both hooks are supported by the source quoted here (while "art students" is not specifically stated, it is stated that the students in question are studying under the professor of art and design, so no quibbles there). I have added (pictured) to both hooks.
The image (from Flickr) is suitably licensed and is clear and engaging at thumbnail size.
Nice article on an interesting building. Both hooks are suitably interesting, but with my subject matter expert(ish) hat on I would like to point out that ALT1 is especially interesting because imagery that is explicitly traditionally Christian is not normally associated with Quaker buildings (although I appreciate that it is an interdenominational place of worship rather than a specifically Quaker one). Hassocks5489 (Floreat Hova!)21:20, 12 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
... that the fossil soapberry Bohlenia(pictured) was named for Oregon's 1972 "biology teacher of the year"?
Source: Wolfe and Wehr 1987 pg19 - Derivation of name. This genus is named for Anne Bohlen of Portland, Oreg. Miss Bohlen is an inspiring teacher in biology, as evidenced by her being named Oregon's High School Biology Teacher of the Year. She was also instrumental in guiding and encouraging the senior author's early training. The Oregonian on Dec. 19, 2006. obituaries - Anne Bohlen Anne was honored by being named Oregon's Biology Teacher of the Year in 1972. One of her students went on to study at Harvard... In honor of his teacher, Anne Bohlen, who encouraged him when he was a student at Franklin High School, he named the species Bohlenia Americana.
ALT1: ... that the fossil soapberry Bohlenia(pictured) had its seeds taken away? Source: McClain, A. M.; Manchester, S. R. (2001) Previous nomenclature "Because fossil Dipteronia fruits have never been found attached to any type of foliage, we restrict the name Bohlenia americana to the foliage upon which it is based." " Wolfe and Wehr (1987) established the new combination Bohlenia insignis (Lesquereux) Wolfe & Wehr for this species. In our opinion, the name Bohlenia should be applied exclusively to foliage."
Interesting detailed article, on plenty of fine sources, offline sources accepted AGF, no copyvio obvious. I prefer the original because the ALT looks like rather for insiders, - very cryptic to others. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:37, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Overall: I think ALT1 is the most interesting hook. (Note: The source provided in the DYK nom did not verify every fact, but I checked the sources in the article and every fact is verified with a footnote by the end of the sentence in which the claim appears.) Dclemens1971 (talk) 03:28, 14 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Love the boat song! Article is a newly promoted GA, hook seems very interesting! Article has no issues from my end, passing. Arconning (talk) 09:41, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Source: Gregory, Valerie (2000-12-08). "Creator of museum for native artifacts". National Post. p. 16. Retrieved 2025-06-10. "Because of UBC's nepotism rules, she could not work on staff"
ALT1: ... that Audrey Hawthorn's concept of visible storage meant showing pieces that would otherwise be stored out of the public eye? Source: Gregory, Valerie (2000-12-08). "Creator of museum for native artifacts". National Post. p. 16. Retrieved 2025-06-10. "Her philosophy of inclusion extended to the innovative concept of visible storage that allowed visitors access to the museum's entire collection in one vast room"
Comment I don't expect people to know that UBC is University of British Columbia, but that is the direct link to the museum's article. At the same time, I don't want to make the hook too long. DaffodilOcean (talk) 15:00, 14 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Interesting life and work on fine sources, no copyvio obvious. I like the first hook. The ALT is hard to understand without museum context. - In the article, I think you should link to the university in lead and body. Nice to meet you. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:01, 18 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks @Gerda Arendt: for the review. As suggested, I have edited the article to add a link to the University of British Columbia in the lead. Do you think it would make more sense to have the DYK hook as this:
Source: [21]Curiously, while Morocco sets a specific requirement regarding spousal authorization, the legislation does not make mention of the need for the woman herself to give her consent.
Other problems: - As a non-Japanese person, I would say that Nagoya is reasonably well known. I suggest either unpiping both Nagoya and Kyoto consistently, or piping both of them (i.e. referring to them as the fourth- and ninth-largest cities in Japan). However, the latter would require another source.
... that before he became a bishop, Canadian priest Chad McCharles moonlighted as a school bus driver?
Source: "When he initially got the call to let his name stand for bishop of Saskatoon, the Rev. Chad McCharles, a Manitoba priest and part-time school bus driver, said his first impulse was “a hard no.”... McCharles was elected bishop of the diocese of Saskatoon March 8. ... In his current parish, he also drives a school bus twice a day, supplementing his income to support two children in post-secondary school." https://anglicanjournal.com/the-rev-chad-mccharles-elected-bishop-of-saskatoon/
... that Paul Among the People treated the Pauline epistles as sources comparable to Homer, Aristophanes and Virgil on attitudes pervasive in the Greco-Roman world?
Source: "This is the first book about Paul I have ever read that treats him alongside Homer, Aristophanes, Plautus, Virgil, Hor ace, Ovid, Petronius, Juvenal, and Apuleius, among others—not as their literary equal (Ruden speaks teasingly of Paul’s “rough art”) but to convey a sense of attitudes and assumptions that were pervasive in the classical world, against which Paul’s message stands out in stark contrast." John Wilson, https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&AN=48988682&site=eds-live&scope=site
Great work! It's new enough (nominated on the day it was created), long enough, well-sourced, interesting, and written in a neutral tone. QPQ is done too. The only thing that needs adjusting is the hook. It’s currently at 206 characters, just over the 200 limit. I'd suggest trimming it slightly. Maybe reword or tighten the phrasing a bit? I like the rhythm of the three classical authors, so I wouldn't Aristophanes. Something like “comparing them to Homer, Aristophanes, and Virgil for insight into Greco-Roman cultural attitudes?” could work? Mariamnei (talk) 18:29, 14 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks Mariamnei for reviewing it. I aimed to keep it under 200, and my calculation is 177 characters including spaces (per WP:DYK200 the question mark and ellipsis are not included in the count). I'm not seeing where the 206 comes from? Don't mind a shorter one but if this one is otherwise compliant I hope it can be approved. Dclemens1971 (talk) 19:05, 14 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, you're right, I'm so sorry! I just double checked and it's definitely under 200 (and yep, I'm replacing my automated character counter, no doubt about it). Thanks for catching that, and also for writing the article, I really enjoyed reading it. We're good to go! Mariamnei (talk) 19:35, 14 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
New enough? Yes, created a few weeks ago, but expanded five-fold within the past few days.
Long enough? Yes, about 2,650 characters of main article text.
Well sourced/neutral/BLP-compliant/copyvio-free? All good. A bit cheery, but that reflects the cheeriness of the sources.
Presentable? Yes (but it would be nice to indicate how much bhat amounts to in dollars).
Hook cited/short enough/interesting? Yes, yes, and subjective, but I think it is.
Images licensed? There are no images (the article would benefit from one, but the subject is recent so a freely licensed image would be hard to come by); there is a set-out quote from a review that basically serves the function of an image.
QPQ done? Yes.
Other issues? Article was lacking categories, now added; no DYK issues.
... that eight poems to the sixth-century Brittonic king Urien Rheged may be among the oldest vernacular European literature?
Source: Williams, Ifor (1968). The Poems of Taliesin. Translated by Williams, J. E. Caerwyn. Dublin: Institute for Advanced Studies. pp. xxvi–xxviii.
ALT1: ... that eight poems to the sixth-century Brittonic king Urien Rheged may be some of the oldest European literature not in Latin or Greek? Source: Williams, Ifor (1968). The Poems of Taliesin. Translated by Williams, J. E. Caerwyn. Dublin: Institute for Advanced Studies. pp. xxvi–xxviii.
Reviewed:
Improved to Good Article status by Tipcake (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.
Article was promoted to GA status on June 15, satisfying the criteria of being new enough, reliably sourced, and presentable. Article is quite nice. Also long enough. Hooks are interesting, short enough, and properly sourced. I like both ALT0 and ALT1 about equally here, would probably go with ALT0. QPQ not applicable here. Very good job here on getting it to GA status. Should be good to go for the DYK section. Soulbust (talk) 07:44, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
... that four uninhabited islands triggered a dispute between the Indonesian provinces of Aceh and North Sumatra? Source: The entire article really. [24] for English source.
ALT1: ... that control over four uninhabited islands is a "matter of dignity" for Aceh? Source: [25]: "Jadi bagi Aceh, itu harga diri." -> "So for Aceh, that's a matter of dignity."
... that before designing the Millard House, Frank Lloyd Wright had designed the Millard House? Source: Sweeney, Robert Lawrence (1994). Wright in Hollywood: Visions of a New Architecture. Architectural History Foundation. p. 28.
ALT1: ... that the Millard House's construction contractor quit midway through the project, sued its owner, and was forced to pay $500 for "effrontery"? Source: Sweeney, Robert Lawrence (1994). Wright in Hollywood: Visions of a New Architecture. Architectural History Foundation pp. 37-38.
ALT2: ... that Frank Lloyd Wright experimented with concrete blocks in the Millard House because he wanted to beautify a "despised outcast of the building industry"? Source: McCarter, Robert (1997). Frank Lloyd Wright. London: Phaidon Press. p. 163.
Comment: Though this article appeared on DYK in 2008, DYK renominations are allowed after five years per WP:DYKNEW. ALT4 is just a repurposing of the original hook, so if anyone has any other ideas for hooks, they would be much appreciated.
5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 729 past nominations.
Article's 5x expanded... the article doesn't have any issues at a first glance, seems to fit all criteria. The first hook seems interesting enough, passing. Arconning (talk) 09:22, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Source: González, Miguel (25 May 1995). "Cazas de España y EE UU atacan a los serbios de Bosnia" [Spanish and US fighter planes attack Bosnian Serbs]. El País (in Spanish).
ALT1: ... that the May 1995 Pale air strikes during the Bosnian War are considered "a military success but a political failure"? Source: Zenko, Micah (2010). Between Threats and War: U.S. Discrete Military Operations in the Post-Cold War World. Stanford University Press. ISBN 9780804775168, pp. 136–137.
@Arconning: The article was indeed 5x expanded and passes all the standard checks. The hook seems a little boring—it doesn't really tell a story of why that's impressive. We don't want to focus on him being the youngest athletics competitor at the 2024 Olympics and/or the U18 record? Ed[talk][OMT]04:47, 18 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@The ed17: It might insinuate that he competed at the Olympics at the age of fifteen, which he did not... + teenage and fifteen in the same sentence is a bit redundant. I think we should stick with the other hook or formulate another one, what do you think? Arconning (talk) 17:15, 18 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: I think this topic is interesting, though there are a number of difficulties in covering it well. Kind of classic Wikipedia content. Curious to hear other people's takes.
Created by Prezbo (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.
Passes DYKcheck and copyvio check, hook looks good and is interesting. Article was re-created (from being a redirect) on 16 June 2025 and submitted as an DYK on 19 June 2025, so within the 7-day limit. Article in good shape. No QPQ needed. CaptainAngus (talk) 01:10, 20 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The page has been expanded 5x recently enough. QPQ has been done. Earwig turns up fine. The main issue here is that the sources don't actually say that Giampaolo Mattei is both the president of Vatican Taekwondo and a Vatican News writer. The article linked is written by him, and the second link does say that he's the president, but to combine those sources is a WP:SYNTH issue. Per WP:SYNTH: Do not combine material from multiple sources to state or imply a conclusion not explicitly stated by any of the sources. Similarly, do not combine different parts of one source to state or imply a conclusion not explicitly stated by the source. If one reliable source says A and another reliable source says B, do not join A and B together to imply a conclusion C not mentioned by either of the sources. I think a new hook is needed, and I think that claim should be removed from the page itself as well. ArtemisiaGentileschiFan (talk) 00:13, 19 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
... that the editors of the first volume of Felix Klein's books on the history of mathematics omitted to mention the three women who had prepared the typescripts of the lecture notes? Source: Tobies 2021 [29], p. 537 The typewritten transcriptions of “Seminar Presentations on the History of Mathematics in the Nineteenth Century” were prepared by Klein’s widowed daughter Elisabeth Staiger (winter semester, 1914/15; summer semester, 1915) and by Käthe Heinemann and the Swiss mathematician Helene Stähelin (winter semester, 1915/16).55 These texts served as the foundation for the first volume of Klein’s posthumously published Vorlesungen über die Entwicklung der Mathematik im 19. Jahrhundert (1926) [...]. Richard Courant and especially Otto Neugebauer prepared this text for publication. [...] Nowhere in the book, however, is there any mention of the women who had prepared the original text.
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
Interesting:
QPQ: Done.
Overall: I definitely prefer ALT0. Munfarid1 (talk) 20:49, 18 June 2025 (UTC)
Hi, could you link "relativity" in the article, as there are several types of this concept? And I hope it was alright to add the red "subscription" tags, which were suggested by OAbot. Munfarid1 (talk) 20:49, 18 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Source: "Right Reverend Bishop Emmanuel Fanuel Magangani of the Anglican Diocese of Northern Malawi is the first prominent church leader to announce that he was recently circumcised as part of the country’s efforts to promote Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC).... 'HIV and AIDS continues to take many lives; we must try every possible way available to fight reduce further transmission.' ... Studies show that the procedure reduces the risk of female-to-male sexual transmission of HIV by approximately 60 percent." https://www.go2itech.org/2013/07/malawi-bishop-promotes-male-circumcision/
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
Interesting:
QPQ: Done.
Overall: @Soman: Article is new enough and long enough. Hook is interesting, though I'll have to AGF on the offline source. One small suggestion I have is to slightly rephrase it so that the links aren't adjacent to each other, per WP:SOB. Something like this could work: "... that Bal Krishna Kaul, the first Home and Finance minister of Ajmer State, had undertaken a 22-day hunger strike in Ajmer Jail?" Either way, this DYK is good to go. '''[[User:CanonNi]]''' (💬 • ✍️) 12:10, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Overall: Article is 5x within the time frame. No image to review. Hook fact is cited, and Earwig only shows 20% likelihood of issues; none of the highlighted phrases appear problematic. Hook is sufficiently interesting. Good to go! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 22:51, 20 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Source: Olav Teichert. Die Sozialistische Einheitspartei Westberlins. Untersuchung der Steuerung der SEW durch die SED. kassel university press GmbH, 2011.
Article new enough, long enough and in a decent condition. The hook is quite interesting and cited. I have changed the article's quality listing from stub to start. Llewee (talk) 13:38, 18 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
QPQ checks out, article recently promoted to GA, hook is interesting, sourced, and cited inline. No issues detected by Earwig. My one suggestion is that perhaps the hook should contain the name of the song, unless you're trying to spike intruige by not saying it. Nihil obstat ~Darth StabroTalk • Contribs16:42, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Newly expanded 5x (just), long enough and within policy. The hook is nice and supported by inline citations; the ones I could access checked out. No image, QPQ done. Should be fine, good to go. Yakikaki (talk) 19:05, 19 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
... that Little Benjamin the Ruler is buried in the churchyard of St Anne's Church, Lewes(pictured), but nobody knows who he was?
Source: Arscott, David (1991). Curiosities of East Sussex: a County Guide to the Unusual (p. 60) (current reference [5]). It is also described in reference [9] from the church's comprehensive website.
Article looks good. The hook is interesting and matches the article and reference [9]. That reference says that there is "a small stone commemorating Litle Benjamin the Ruler" but does not say that he was buried there. I trust that the other reference does say it though. Image is freely licensed. Everything looks good to me. ―Panamitsu(talk)23:08, 18 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Many thanks. I forgot to add a quote from the book (sorry!); here it is, confirming it as a tombstone and therefore that he is buried beneath it: "Close to the lychgate in the churchyard is a curious tombstone which nobody has ever been able to explain. It is 'Little Benjamin the Ruler', who died in 1747 at the age of 89. His name isn't in the church register." Hassocks5489 (Floreat Hova!)08:48, 19 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Source Encyclopedia Britannica online " And, once again, not one of his crew died of scurvy. Back in England, he was promoted to captain at last, elected a fellow of the Royal Society, and awarded one of its highest honours, the gold Copley Medal, for a paper that he prepared on his work against scurvy."
ALT1 ... that Captain James Cook and his crew were some of the first Europeans to witness and record Polynesians surfing?
Source: Thomas, Nicholas (2003). Cook: The Extraordinary Voyages of Captain James Cook. Walker & Co. p. 70. ISBN0802714129. Retrieved 3 June 2025. Their curiosity, at least, was compensated during the return trip by the sight of a 'truly surprizing' form of local amusement. In a high surf that, Banks judged, no European would have survived, a dozen Tahitians were swimming, and some riding the breaking waves on an old plank broken off a canoe. The 'incredible swiftness' with which they were rushed in was fantastic. 'We stood admiring this very wonderful scene for full half an hour,' Banks wrote, reporting the first European encounter with the Polynesian art of surfing.
@Panamitsu thanks for taking the time to do a bit of an investigation. Regarding stampaday, the fact that it appears that that wordpress page is copying us raises questions about its reliablity. This should be addressed now before this makes it to a prep/quo and it is discussed at WT:DYK. TarnishedPathtalk08:46, 22 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Haha that is one very interesting hook! The hook matches the article but I can't access the source so can't verify from there. Could you provide a quote from the offline source? The article was recently promoted to good article status. I'll investigate the paraphrasing. ―Panamitsu(talk)08:29, 22 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Panamitsu: I supplied quotes from the source(s) above. I tweaked the wording of the "surfing" hook (ALT1) to clarify that Cook himself may not have personally seen the surfing (it may have been only his scientist, Joseph Banks). I added another hook (ALT0) about a science medal Cook received. The science medal was for a paper Cook presented about preserving the health of the crews, which involved many actions (airing-out bedding etc) but eating malt to prevent scurvy was the most important part of the article. Noleander (talk) 13:50, 22 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Overall: Hook is indeed interesting since that's an oddly specific thing to inspire your interior design. I'll have to assume good faith with the citation as it is in German and I can't access it anyway. Article is long enough, new enough, is sources, is neutrally written. Earwig says article is originally written. I'd say this article is ready. PizzaKing13 (¡Hablame!) 🍕👑 04:52, 20 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
: The first hook referring to Dawn as the first Olympian is interesting. Nothing seems wrong with it (unless told). Ominae (talk) 14:11, 22 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Article is easily long enough and made GA on 21 June (congrats!). Hook fact is interesting, present in article, and cited (present in source exactly as written in article). Unsurprisingly, all article sourcing looks solid and Earwig looks good. QPQ is done. Looking good to me, nice work! PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 16:49, 23 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
This is an interesting hook that caught my attention. After seeing the word "niece" enclosed in quotation marks, I wanted to click on the article to undrstand what "really was just his niece" meant. Cunard (talk) 09:55, 23 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Jeromi Mikhael: I don't follow what you are saying - what is a quote needed for? Also, you are supposed to inform the nominator on their talk page when there is an issue with the nomination. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 16:31, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Pi.1415926535: My bad. I misinterpret WP:DYKCITE which basically says that quotations are only needed for offline source. I've found the hook mention in the source. Approved. Regards, Jeromi Mikhael
Nice article! I think that main hook and ALT2 are good and interesting, ALT3 is interesting but a bit too technical, and ALT1 tells me nothing (I'm not a linguist, and I don't know how surprising it should be). Artem.G (talk) 14:32, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the review, Artem! ALT1 is not terribly surprising if you're a linguist (Proto-Indo-European was probably from the Pontic Steppe region), but I thought it might be surprising to a layperson. ThaesOfereode (talk) 19:18, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
... that Mbah Suro did not consume anything except coffee and cigarettes in 1960?
Source:"Tak makan nasi sudah selama 2 tahun. Cuma rokok dan kopi.": [He] had not eaten rice for two years. Only cigarettes and coffee."[1]
ALT1: ... that Mbah Suro secured 100% votes in the village head election?
Source: Abdullah, Taufik; Abdurrachman, Sukri; Gunawan, Restu (2012). Malam Bencana 1965 Dalam Belitan Krisis Nasional: Bagian II Konflik Lokal. Jakarta: Yayasan Obor Indonesia. p. 208.:
"Tingkat karisma dan ketokohannya di lingkungan desanya itu sebenarnya sudah bisa teraba sejak dia terpilih sebagai Lurah, karena dalam pemilihan tersebut ia menang mutlak dengan dukungan suara 100%.":The level of his charisma and fame within the village had already been evident when he was elected as the Village Head, as he won the election with 100% of the votes."
Created by Faldi00 (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.
@Faldi00: Article new and long enough. Sources check out. QPQ not yet required. I'd recommend rewording the hooks a little:
ALT0a: ... that Indonesian mystic Mbah Suro reportedly did not consume anything except coffee and cigarettes in 1960?
ALT1a: ... that Indonesian mystic Mbah Suro was elected head of his village with 100% of votes?
Strongly prefer ALT0a since unanimous village head elections aren't that rare, all things considered. Ping me if you're okay with the changes to the hook. Juxlos (talk) 09:52, 23 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
East Island before (top) and after the hurricane (bottom)
... that East Island(pictured), once a vital nesting site for green sea turtles, was almost completely destroyed by Hurricane Walaka in 2018—but has since naturally recovered about 60% of its original size?
Overall: Looks good. Nice work. The hook is okay, but @SL93: it might be more hook-y if it was more simply like ... that baseball player Chuck Hockenbery had to refuse an offer to join an MLB team? What do you think? BeanieFan11 (talk) 18:19, 22 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
OK, this should be good to go (I don't think we'll need another reviewer since the hook I proposed is just a rewording of the original hook). BeanieFan11 (talk) 18:22, 22 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
... that a monument in Croatia(pictured) depicts a small red car triumphing over a T-55 battle tank?
Source: "The red Fiat received a monument in 2011 in Osijek, which permanently reminds of the event, symbolising the resolution and resistance of the small man against force and aggression. “Fićo Crushes a Tank” or “Red Fićo” is an art installation in Osijek. It symbolizes the Croatian victory over the Yugoslav Army and Serbian aggressor." from: "The Day when a Small Red Fiat became a Hero". Total Croatia. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
"Etymology: The comprehensive classification of the Brazilian phytogeographic regions proposed by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius (1840‑1869) divided the country into phytogeographic provinces named after nymphs from Greek mythology. The name Dryades was used to designate the region roughly corresponding to the current Brazilian Atlantic Forest. This biome has been reduced to about 15% of its original territorial coverage. The Vale do Ribeira region is the largest continuous reserve of this threatened biome, thus our inspiration for the specific epithet, which is used herein as a noun in apposition."[1]
Reviewed:
Comment: Recently promoted to GA. A very interesting fact related to Greek mythology that I believe warrants the attention of the general public.
Improved to Good Article status by Daniel Cavallari (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.
... that in Ivory Coast, some medical professionals run clinics dedicated to illegal abortions?
Source: [41][my translation] Attracted to the bargain, some health workers have gone as far as to open clandestine abortion clinics in populous neighborhoods of Abidjan.
The article notes: "On warm evenings, flocks of locals head to rooftop bar The Nest to share vodka-and-Courvoisier punch served from copper flamingos, or sip on locally brewed beers."
Article is new enough, only bold link is the Thompson Seattle, definitely long enough, Condé Nast Traveler is definitely acceptable source, hook is proper and interesting, QPQ has been done, I definitely think this is good to go for a DYK. Only shame is we don't have an image of the said flamingo containers! Andrzejbanas (talk) 10:34, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Overall: @Launchballer: The hook and the article imply that the album won an actual award for the "annoying delivery," although the cited source seems to jokingly describe such an award as a hyperbolic way of saying it was annoying. I am not sure the hook, in its current form, can be allowed on the main page as it doesn't seem to be exactly factual. The text in the article should probably also be changed to clarify that there was no actual award. Graearms (talk) 18:58, 23 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]