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

To create a new nomination or to see those that are yet to be approved, see Template talk:Did you know. For the discussion page see WT:DYK. Click on the link to go directly to the Special occasion holding area.

  If some of the nominations are not showing up properly at the bottom of the page, these alternative pages can be used to view a subset of the most recent nominations.
Count of DYK Hooks
Section # of Hooks # Verified
December 1 1
December 2 1
December 13 2
December 16 1
December 21 1
December 25 1
December 27 1
December 28 1
December 29 1
December 30 1
January 1 1
January 2 2
January 3 3
January 5 2
January 6 7 3
January 8 7 4
January 9 16 14
January 10 13 8
January 11 10 9
January 12 18 14
January 13 5 3
January 14 9 8
January 15 10 6
January 16 7 5
January 17 8 7
January 18 11 7
January 19 14 10
January 20 12 8
January 21 16 9
January 22 17 10
January 23 13 8
January 24 9 6
January 25 8
January 26 7
January 27 2
January 28 13
January 29 1
January 30 8
January 31 2
Total 262 139
Last updated 18:50, 31 January 2025 UTC
Current time is 19:05, 31 January 2025 UTC [refresh]

Instructions for nominators

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This page is for those nominations that have already been approved and are waiting to be promoted. If yours has been approved but has not yet been run on the main page, it should either be on this page or will soon be moved here, or already promoted to a Prep area or Queue ahead of an appearance on the main page.

If you wish to create a new nomination, please go to the Template talk:Did you know page; there are instructions there in a section similar to this one on how to nominate an article for DYK.

Frequently asked questions

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Backlogged?

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This page is often backlogged. As long as your submission is still on the page, it will stay there until someone promotes it to a preparation area. To alleviate this problem, if the approved page has more than 120 approved hooks, then sets will change twice per day (every 12 hours) instead of once per day (every 24 hours). When the backlog falls below 60 approved nominations set frequency returns to once a day.

Where is my hook?

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If you can't find the nomination you submitted to the nominations page, and it also isn't on this page, in most cases it means your article has been approved and is either in one of the prep areas, has been promoted from prep to a queue, or is on the main page.

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

Instructions for other editors

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How to promote an accepted hook

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  • See Wikipedia:Did you know/Preparation areas for full instructions.
  • In one window, open the DYK nomination subpage of the hook you would like to promote.
  • In another window, open the prep set you intend to add the hook to.
  • In the prep set...
    • Paste the hook into the hook area (be sure to not paste in that that)
    • Paste the credit information ({{DYKmake}} and/or {{DYKnom}}) into the credits area.
    • Add an edit summary, e.g., "Promoted [[Jane Fonda]]", preview, and save
  • Back on DYK nomination page...
    • change {{DYKsubpage to {{subst:DYKsubpage
    • change |passed= to |passed=yes
    • Add an edit summary, e.g., "Promoted original hook to Prep 3", preview, and save

How to remove a hook from the prep areas or queue

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

Nominations

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Special occasion holding area

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Shortcut
Do not nominate articles in this section—nominate all articles in the nominations section on the regular nominations page, under the date on which the article was created or moved to mainspace, or the expansion began, or it was listed as a Good Article; be sure to indicate in the nomination any request for a specially timed appearance on the main page.
Note: Articles intended to be held for special occasion dates should be nominated within seven days of creation, start of expansion, or promotion to Good Article status. The nomination should be made between at least one week prior to the occasion date, to allow time for reviews and promotions through the prep and queue sets, but not more than six weeks in advance. The proposed occasion must be deemed sufficiently special by reviewers. The timeline limitations, including the six week maximum, may be waived by consensus, if a request is made at WT:DYK, but requests are not always successful. Discussion clarifying the hold criteria can be found here: [1]; discussion setting the six week limit can be found here: [2].
April Fools' Day hooks are exempted from the timeline limit; see Wikipedia:April Fool's Main Page/Did You Know.
Note for promoters: please be sure to add an "invisible" comment after a hook when you've placed it in prep, noting that it's a special occasion hook and including the date it is supposed to run. This should keep the hook from being moved after promotion, as sometimes happens to hooks when a queue needs a slot filled or a prep set needs to be made more balanced by swapping hooks between preps.

February 19

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Antimonumento +65

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Antimonumento +65
Antimonumento +65
  • Source: [3] "Ya está puesto el +65 con los nombres de los fallecidos calados en la cruz. El soldador sube a dar los últimos toques para que el antimonumento quede firme." (The +65 is already in place, with the names of the deceased engraved on the cross. The welder climbs up to give the final touches to ensure the antimonument is secure.) Page 62.
  • ALT1: ... that the Antimonumento +65 (pictured), dedicated to the miners who were trapped in the Pasta de Conchos mine disaster 19 years ago today, is complemented by a cage filled with hard hats buried in coal? Source: [4] Pero también traen una gran jaula [...] Uno a uno, los deudos se acercan a la jaula. Cada quien trae un casco que lleva escrito el nombre del familiar atrapado dentro de la mina y un pedazo de carbón mineral extraído en Coahuila [...] La jaula queda llena de cascos amarillos, blancos y azules. Llena también de grandes trozos de carbón que se deshacen, sueltan ceniza. (But they also bring a large cage [...] One by one, the relatives approach the cage. Each one carries a helmet with the name of the family member trapped inside the mine and a piece of coal extracted from Coahuila [...] The cage fills with yellow, white, and blue helmets. It also fills with large pieces of coal that crumble and release ash.) Page 67.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Langar Ki Masjid
  • Comment: Special occasion requested date: 19 February
Created by Tbhotch (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 51 past nominations.

(CC) Tbhotch™ 03:01, 12 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

The second hook is at 200 characters. (CC) Tbhotch™ 19:39, 17 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

February 22

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Statue of George Washington (Trenton, New Jersey)

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George Washington
George Washington
  • Source: Mill Hill reference "This statue was initially displayed at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876." "It was relocated to Douglas Place in 1976 as part of a bicentennial project "
Created by Zeete (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 50 past nominations.

Zeete (talk) 14:16, 15 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Epicgenius (talk) 14:29, 16 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]


Approved nominations

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Articles created/expanded on January 6

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Sanity Code

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Created by JJonahJackalope (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 61 past nominations.

JJonahJackalope (talk) 15:11, 8 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article is new enough, well sourced, seems neutral, Earwig shows 30% but no copyvio, hook verifies (using Google Books). Good to go on ALT1, which I consider the most interesting. Great work! Departure– (talk) 16:35, 31 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Deval Masjid

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  • Source: Eaton, Richard M. (2011). "Muhammad bin Tughluq and Temples of the Deccan, 1321-26". In Haidar, Navina Najat; Sardar, Marika (eds.). Sultans of the South: Arts of India's Deccan Courts, 1323-1687. Metropolitan Museum of Art. p. 180. ISBN 978-1-58839-438-5. Locally known as the "Deval Masjid" in Urdu, or the "Vanda-stambhala-gudi" (hundred-pillared temple) in Telugu, the structure had originally been a temple, built in the late twelfth or early thirteenth century in the Kakatiya style
    Yazdani, Ghulam (1916). Annual report of the Archaeological Department of His Highness the Nizams Dominions, 1323-24 F. (1914-15 A.D.). Baptist Mission Press. p. 3. The great mosque popularly known as the Deval Masjid was originally a Buddhist or Jaina temple, for the seated images of Buddha or of Tirthankaras are carved on several stones. Later it seems to have fallen into the hands of Hindus, whose religious symbols can also be traced on the building.
Created by AmateurHi$torian (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 13 past nominations.

AmateurHi$torian (talk) 17:43, 6 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

it is perhaps preferrable to define for our readers what a "masjid" is. Therefore, I would prefer the following DYK:

  • ALT1:... that the Deval Masjid (a 14th-century mosque) was originally a Hindu temple?

Otherwise, the article is new enough and long enough, and the article is adequately sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems, to the best of my knowledge. The hook is interesting and has been verified by provided inline citation. Moreover, the image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear.Davidbena (talk) 16:46, 9 January 2025 (UTC) QPQ: Done.[reply]

Thanks for the review. ALT1 is fine by me; I'd also suggest ALT2:"... that the Deval Mosque was originally a Hindu temple?" towards the same end, but a bit more concise. -AmateurHi$torian (talk) 10:15, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Victor Cordella, Church of St. Casimir (Saint Paul, Minnesota)

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The Church of St. Casimir in St. Paul, Minnesota
The Church of St. Casimir in St. Paul, Minnesota
Created by Darth Stabro (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. Nominator has 19 past nominations.

~Darth StabroTalk • Contribs 04:16, 7 January 2025 (UTC). Both articles:[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Epicgenius (talk) 16:01, 9 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Top Gun: Maverick

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Improved to Good Article status by Lankyant (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 7 past nominations.

Lankyant (talk) 09:36, 7 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Is there anything else that can work as a hook? The current hook relies on people already knowing who Lewis Hamilton is. SL93 (talk) 01:51, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Pinging Lankyant. SL93 (talk) 23:46, 30 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on January 8

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Yamada-den Amida Triad

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the Yamada-den Amida Triad (Hōryūji Treasure N-144)
the Yamada-den Amida Triad (Hōryūji Treasure N-144)
Created by NeverBeGameOver (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

NeverBeGameOver (talk) 06:27, 10 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: New enough, long enough. Hook fact is cited, though the site was down when I tried accessing it. Earwig showed no issues with paraphrasing. Image is free, looks good at small resolutions. AGF on the source that is temporarily not working.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:14, 16 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Woljeonggyo

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On the bridge Woljeonggyo
On the bridge Woljeonggyo
  • ... that Woljeonggyo was an 8th-century bridge that was recreated in 2018? Source: This source isn't used in the article (the sources in the article are mostly Korean-language), but it supports the hook [5].
Created by Seefooddiet (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

seefooddiet (talk) 12:48, 9 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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

Image eligibility:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Reviewing each of the links, they are free of bias, direct from the Cultural Heritage Administration. The reconstruction of an 8th century bridge backed by historical record is a worthy add-on to the DYK front page. Appreciate the topic!


NeverBeGameOver (talk) 06:43, 10 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Fancy molly, Poecilia sphenops

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Lyretail black mollies
Lyretail black mollies
  • Source: "Allerdings: gibt es ihn überhaupt, 'den' Black Molly? Oder ist es nicht vielmehr so, dass es eine ganze Reihe von schwarzen Molliensern gibt, mit ganz unterschiedlichen Stammeltern? Letztere Situationsbeschreibung trifft sicher eher zu, als 'den' Black Molly als 'schwarze Zuchtform des Spitzmaulkärpflings, Poecilia sphenops' zu definieren, wie es in zahl­reichen Aquarienbüchern gehandhabt wird." [6]
Created by Surtsicna (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. Nominator has 196 past nominations.

Surtsicna (talk) 11:00, 9 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Prior to expansion Poecilia sphenops was at 626B and it's now at 6032B, so it's been expanded by 5X recently enough. Fancy molly was created recently enough. Both pages are long enough. Two reviews have been done, so QPQ is good. None of the sources seem unreliable to me, but I have to AGF on the German source because I cannot read German. Tropical Fish Hobbyist Magazine is a hobbyist magazine but that doesn't necessarily mean it's unreliable, especially on the subject of tropical fish breeds. WP:EARWIG says both articles are fine in terms of potential plagiarism. The hook is fun and interesting, and I agree that it's probably better without the image. Overall, it seems good to me! Di (they-them) (talk) 02:31, 10 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hodierna of Jerusalem

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Rudel dying in Hodierna's arms
Rudel dying in Hodierna's arms
  • ... that according to legend, troubadour Jaufre Rudel fell in love with Countess Hodierna of Tripoli without ever having seen her, sailed to Tripoli to meet her, and promptly died in her arms (pictured)?
Improved to Good Article status by Surtsicna (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 195 past nominations.

Surtsicna (talk) 12:35, 8 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • An absolutely remarkable article, hook, and image. With everything appropriately cited, QPQ'd, and recent, I'm eager to see this run on the main page. Absolutely outstanding work. ~ Pbritti (talk) 01:21, 9 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on January 9

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1939 New York World's Fair

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Improved to Good Article status by Epicgenius (talk). Nominated by Bebo12321 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Bebo12321 - Talk 18:56, 9 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: Yes
  • Interesting: No - ALT0 isn't particularly interesting, but the rest do hold up.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: In terms of interest, I prefer ALT3 or a reworded version of ALT2 ("second season" instead of "1940" would flow better), followed by ALT4 and ALT5. SounderBruce 01:38, 31 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Miles of Plancy

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Murder of Miles as imagined centuries after
Murder of Miles as imagined centuries after
  • ... that a contemporary chronicler does not dare say who assassinated Miles of Plancy (pictured), but a later source implicates an in-law?
Improved to Good Article status by Surtsicna (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 198 past nominations.

Surtsicna (talk) 20:16, 13 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • This article, promoted to GA on the 9 January, is long enough, new enough, and well-cited. Image in the public domain. QPQ done. Offline source for ALT0 accepted in good faith; source for ALT1 checks out; however, the nominator probably should have added Barber 2012, p. 265 as a source for ALT2 (as the quote "of degenerate morals" is given there). My favourite hook is ALT0. Good to go. Tenpop421 (talk) 01:12, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Alien Mus

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Created by Jeromi Mikhael (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 66 past nominations.

Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 12:36, 10 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

This does not even have to be saved for 1 April. They are normal hooks, just very good. Surtsicna (talk) 15:24, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Death Angels (A Quiet Place)

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  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Fancy molly
  • Comment: I do not think this hook is a WP:DYKFICTION issue because "Death Angels" and "Happy" are both real-world nicknames, and the hook is stating that they are both used for the same creatures. That being said, I am open to alternative hooks if a better one can be thought of.
Created by Di (they-them) (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 32 past nominations.

Di (they-them) (talk) 02:46, 10 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Verified hook. QPQ done, new enough at time of nom, long enough, no copyvio (non free image used and licensed appropriately), article is good and no subjective problems with it. I think the hook is eyecatching and can't think of issues with it. Nice work! seefooddiet (talk) 07:26, 27 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ívar Bárðarson

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  • Source: Bergland, Joel (2000). "The Farm Beneath the Sand". In Fitzhugh, William W.; Ward, Elisabeth (eds.). Vikings: the North Atlantic Saga. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press. pp. 295–304. pp. 302–303: Ivar Bardarson was sent to the Western Settlement to contact the people there, since in the more southerly and larger Eastern Settlement no on had heard from them for many years. He found no people, only empty farms and stray farmy animals. The quantities of animal manure that lay in all rooms in this abandoned farm appear to confirm the story of untethered domestic animals.
Moved to mainspace by Rjjiii (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 9 past nominations.

Rjjiii (talk) 05:06, 13 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • New, long, comprehensive, well-sourced, and I love the haunting vibe of the hook. I shall propose another hook just for the fun of it:
    ALT1: ... that Ívar Bárðarson's 14th-century reports of feral livestock inhabiting a failed Greenlandic colony were corroborated by the discovery of a frozen goat and animal feces inside an abandoned home?
    If you like ALT1, it will have to be approved by another editor. Surtsicna (talk) 12:58, 15 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    • I am fine with that ALT hook and generally with an ALT hook that talks about the archaeological work in the Western Settlement. Thanks for the feedback and the ALT. And yes another reviewer will have to take a look, Rjjiii (talk) 03:06, 16 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Paris, Linn County, Kansas

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

Aneirinn (talk) 17:04, 16 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • This article is new enough, long enough, and well cited. Hooks interesting and in article, with offline sources accepted in good faith. I think ALT1 is better, as the first hook is only tangentially about the town. Best, Tenpop421 (talk) 20:30, 18 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Census Designated

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  • Comment: I'm sorry for the one day late submission, I hope it is not an issue.
Improved to Good Article status by Locust member (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Locust member (talk) 12:41, 17 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • I think one day is ok for the submission (although a reviewing admin may veto my view). Otherwise, no problems here, outside the minor issue of the body using "near-death experience" (with a hyphen), unlike the hook. GA status is confirmed, hook seems reasonably interesting. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 14:05, 18 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    • I just added the hyphen, good catch! I understand if an admin vetoes it, but I unfortunately was not able to submit this the day prior.

Zhang Jingsheng

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Dr. Sex (Zhang Jingsheng)
Dr. Sex (Zhang Jingsheng)
  • ... that "Dr. Sex" (pictured) called for a "Big Breast Renaissance"?
5x expanded by Generalissima (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 105 past nominations.

Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 00:54, 13 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • A 5x expansion has been accomplished. QPQ has been done, although I'd suggest making sure that the provided QPQ is more complete as the review only said it was "in great shape as a GA" and didn't explicitly check for close paraphrasing. Since the sources are largely offline, I am assuming good faith for the referencing in the article. The hook itself is cited inline and verified in the thesis link: however, given that the hook mentions his Dr. Sex nickname, it might be a good idea to put a footnote in the sentence that mentions the nickname per WP:DYKHFC. I'm also not sure if Dr. Sex needs to be in quotation marks or not since it's a nickname, so I will leave that to the promoter. I do not see the hook as excessively gratuitous or sensational, although if there is pushback against the current wording we can just swap out "Dr. Sex" with "Zhang Jingsheng", or go with something like "that Zhang Jingshen, nicknamed Dr. Sex." Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 03:24, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I was actually thinking that the reference should go after "He was given various epithets and nicknames by tabloid press, notably including "Dr. Sex" (性博士; Xìng Bóshì)", the current location of the reference is confusing and it doesn't seem to the best place for it. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 05:15, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you, I think those should resolve my concerns (both the incomplete QPQ and the referencing). Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 08:44, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

WMRT

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5x expanded by Sammi Brie (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 736 past nominations.

Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 19:36, 10 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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

Overall: Article is still a stub, is it possible to lengthen it more? Sammi Brie Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 22:48, 11 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

La Querida (mansion)

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  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/WPEC
  • Comment: If possible, I would like for this hook to appear on the main page on January 20 (Inauguration Day in the United States) due to the Winter White House in Palm Beach bit
Improved to Good Article status by 12george1 (talk) and NitoNun (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 45 past nominations.

12george1 (talk) 04:54, 10 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Recent GA, long enough, no other eligibility issues. Fully sourced with no article issues. The hook is not clearly stated with citation in the article, though (the phrase "Winter White House" appears only in the lead section and not in the fully cited body). The hook is interesting should be fine for Inauguration day, although I am not sure we can currently guarantee such date requests. I have removed a link from the hook to avoid MOS:SEAOFBLUE and also because JFK is quite well known. QPQ has been done. Overall but should be an easy fix. —Kusma (talk) 16:53, 11 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Portraits of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Portrait of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (c. 1763)
Portrait of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (c. 1763)
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Moved to mainspace by NeoGaze (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

NeoGaze (talk) 00:44, 10 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

What an interesting and thorough article! Review below.

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

Overall: The article has been revised to address my concern, and it is now good to go. Unfortunately, I see some too-close language from this source. They say The Mozart scholar Volkmar Braunbehrens points out that, while Mozart did stay in Munich in 1790, there is no mention in his letters of any portrait of him being commissioned by the Elector or anyone else during his short visit to the city, nor does the name Edlinger occur anywhere in his correspondence. Indeed, Mozart writes that he only intended to stay for 1 day in Munich but was persuaded by the Elector to stay for 6 days to entertain his court guests; during this time he also busied himself by visiting his many friends. and the article says The composer wrote in a letter that he only intended to stay for one day, but was persuaded by the Elector to stay for six days to entertain his court guests, also visiting many of his friends. [...] On the other hand, scholar Volkmar Braunbehrens pointed that, while Mozart did stay in Munich in 1790, there is no mention in his letters of any portrait being realised, nor does the name Edlinger appear. Please revise this section to avoid close paraphrasing. But the other Earwig hits all look like quotes and unproblematic phrases, so I think you're OK after you tidy up that one. Please ping me when it's ready for a second look. ~ L 🌸 (talk) 06:05, 10 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Stride (bus rapid transit)

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Converted from a redirect by SounderBruce (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 246 past nominations.

SounderBruce 06:13, 10 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

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

Overall: Can you specify when "will" is? Besides that, everything is looking good. Wolverine X-eye (talk) 18:52, 10 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tudor City

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A building in Tudor City
Improved to Good Article status by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 694 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 15:50, 9 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

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

Overall: The article is pretty long yet it does a good job of staying focused and faithful to its sources. I didn't notice any glaring issues so this is a straightforward pass. I suggest you go with alt2 as the four other hooks seem rather bland in comparison. Wolverine X-eye (talk) 19:09, 10 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tornado outbreak of November 2–5, 2024

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  • Comment: I'll admit I had hoped to move this to mainspace when it was ongoing, but it got abandoned in draftspace until today. Up to mainspace quality in my opinion, bringing it to DYK because I'm not letting this fact go un-DYKed. Not counting formatting, the second blurb is below 200 characters.
Created by Departure– (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Departure– (talk) 15:42, 9 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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

Overall: Earwig's Copyvio checker indicates that it is unlikely that the article has any copyright violation issues. Furthermore, the article is new enough and long enough for DYK and is neutral in its coverage of the events. The hooks are both interesting and sourced appropriately. For the purposes of phrasing, I would prefer using ALT1. All in all, I see no reason not to approve this DYK submission. JJonahJackalope (talk) 14:50, 10 January 2025 (UTC) @JJonahJackalope: I've adjusted the alt hook because after a search I found that they weren't found in their vehicle (and I don't fancy a third hook of mine being sent to Errors). Please review the new hook and let me know what you think. Thanks. Departure– (talk) 15:07, 10 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The edited hook looks good. -JJonahJackalope (talk) 15:08, 10 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Roof-end Tile with Human Face Motif

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  • ... that a South Korean Treasure was only returned to Korea from Japan 27 years after the end of the colonial period? Source: [7]
    • ALT1: ... that the logo of South Korean company LG was based off an ancient roof tile? Source: [8] "그리고 LG의 출범과 함께 제정된 새 심벌마크가 ‘신라의 미소’로 통하는 ‘얼굴무늬 수막새’(보물 제2010호)에서 영감을 얻어 탄생했다는 사연이 소개됐다." -> "Upon LG's rebranding, it was announced that their new logo was inspired by the "Silla smile", "Roof-end Tile with Human Face Motif".
    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Blue Bendy
    • Comment: I think ALT1 is a less interesting story than the orig hook but LG would resonate with more people. Also I had more than 5 DYKs on a previous account so I need to do QPQs
Created by Seefooddiet (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

seefooddiet (talk) 13:02, 9 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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

Overall: QPQ has been satisfied. The article is new enough and long enough. Earwig's Copyvio tool indicates that it is unlikely that there are any copyright violations. Both hooks are interesting and sourced appropriately. Overall, I see no reason not to approve this article. JJonahJackalope (talk) 21:51, 9 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on January 10

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Kit Nascimento

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

Spiralwidget (talk) 17:07, 10 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Long enough, created on the day it was nominated, Earwig finds no issues. Tone is neutral and sources seem overall high-quality. Hook is well-sourced - source is primary but since the hook is about his opinions that seems unobjectionable; "spokesperson" is sourced elsewhere. Hook is interesting, though almost all the interest lie in the existence of the proposals in the first place rather than Nascimento's objection to them. I'd write "that Kit Nascimento, spokesperson for the government of Guyana after the Jonestown massacre, opposes proposals to turn the former Jonestown site into a tourist attraction?", but that's a quibble. Rusalkii (talk) 04:04, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

A Foreign Sound

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

Cathodography (talk) 20:36, 10 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough

Policy compliance:

  • Adequate sourcing: No - Per the guidelines at WP:GENREWARRIOR, the genres in the infobox, MPB and world music, should either be supported by prose in the article, or by a citation in the infobox itself. "Love Me Tender" being listed as a "bonus track in the digital download" seems to be unsourced. The fact in the Legacy section also doesn't seem to be affirmed by the citation (it doesn't say that it was the first book published); I'd honestly suggest getting rid of the section altogether (since I'm not a big fan of one-sentence paragraphs/sections), but it should be okay as long as a different citation is added.
  • Neutral: Yes
  • Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Yes
  • Other problems: No - WP:DYKCOMPLETE notes that an article that is to appear on the front page should be "reasonably complete", so I'm going to be a bit picky (though hopefully not unreasonably so) and ask that a Personnel section be added into the page. All of the recent DYKs of albums include one, after all, and this site currently used in the article includes an full listing.

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: Yes
  • Interesting: Yes
  • Other problems: No - While I really like the content of this hook, I think that it should probably be re-phrased to put more emphasis on the fact that these songs are included on A Foreign Sound itself; as the hook currently stands, it reads more like he's simply giving critique on these two songs in a context unrelated to the album. See my overall comment for a bit more.
QPQ: None required.

Overall: For your first DYK nomination, this is a great job! Earwig shows 34.2% similarity, which is rather high but is considered "violation unlikely"; it could probably be reduced with a bit of work on the reception section (see WP:RECEPTION), but I'm not going to let that stop the DYK from proceeding. However, I have listed a few sourcing concerns which need to be addressed, and the hook may benefit from a bit of a re-write to emphasize the album itself (perhaps something along the lines of ALT0A: "... that A Foreign Sound includes a song that Caetano Veloso called "a fake American song written by a Brazilian" and a song he called "a fake Brazilian song written by Americans"?).

That could also work. Cattos💭 21:28, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I also request that a personnel section be added to the article, in the spirit of WP:DYKCOMPLETE. I do understand that it's going to be quite a bit of work, so I'm not going to let this be the *only* thing which stops the article from moving forward if it comes to that, given that DYK articles are allowed to be of a lower quality than GA or FA. However, I believe it's a reasonable ask, because a personnel section is something which any album article is expected to have, and per WP:PERSONNEL the entire thing does not need to be included if it truly ends up being excessive. Sorry if this is a lot, but I have confidence that you can resolve these issues in a timely manner, and I hope that you're up for it! Leafy46 (talk) 04:36, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Leafy46: In editing the problems raised, I kept the Legacy section and replaced it with another reliable source that emphasizes that this is the first book in the series. I would also consider the Personnel section to be a pretty decent size and not excessive. Lastly, the genres in the infobox have been supported by references in the Musical style section. Cattos💭 21:28, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Cathodography: Having looked through your edits, I believe that you've satisfactorily addressed my concerns. I have removed "rock" as a genre in order to better reflect the source (as he merely called it an influence on his music as a whole), but feel free to undo it if you think it's not an improvement. Approving both the original hook and my minor adjustment above, which I've retroactively marked ALT0A (allowed per Note D in WP:DYKG, given that it is simply a restructuring of the original hook). Thank you for your fast work, and, once again, great job on your first DYK nom :) Leafy46 (talk) 05:59, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wet Hot American Bummer, Last Refuge (Legends of Tomorrow)

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Moved to mainspace by OlifanofmrTennant (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. Nominator has 19 past nominations.

Questions? four Olifanofmrtennant (she/her) 23:12, 10 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article is long enough and the draft was moved on the same that it was nominated for DYK so it passes the criteria. The hook fact is very very interesting and sourced - it was very interesting and funny to find this out! :) I think Hook 1 makes the most sense but it does not matter too much to me. QPQ has been done. I checked the article on Earwig and there is no copyright violation or anything close. Article is good to go in my opinion.DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 12:35, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sam Matlock, Wargasm, Dead!

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Matlock in 2023
Matlock in 2023
Improved to Good Article status by Launchballer (talk), Georgeykiwi (talk), and Issan Sumisu (talk). Number of QPQs required: 3. Nominator has 268 past nominations.

Launchballer 21:33, 12 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Nominations by a veteran DYK contributor, including a GA, make for some of the easiest DYK reviews. The Matlock and Dead! articles are new, long enough, and well-sourced. The GA is recent. The image looks very good. I see neither neutrality nor copyright concerns in any of the articles. Could you remind me of the DYK rule allowing for orthography bending outside of April's Fools hooks, Launchballer? I see that the band is often called DEAD! in the cited sources. Perhaps such all caps would be better than either dead! or Dead! in ALT0. Would it be fun and semantically appropriate to replace "formed" with "had" or "has"? The separate alternative hooks are all very interesting too, though it might be kinder to let Sam shine in his own right. I do love the meta element in ALT3. Surtsicna (talk) 11:45, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry to keep you waiting on this; I hit a wall shortly between nominating and your comment. (I put Dead! and Sam Matlock together quite quickly.) I don't see anything at WP:DYKG regarding capitalisation but WP:DYKAPRIL suggests it can only be done for hooks on that day. There are some interesting hooks in [9] such as "that Sam Matlock of Wargasm and Dead! has likened paid meet and greets to prostitution", but I'd need to add them to the article. For now, I can suggest ALT3a: "that Wargasm, featuring Dead! guitarist Sam Matlock, have been described as "looking like the Wikipedia definition of modern rock stars"?"--Launchballer 15:35, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I still like ALT0 best, Launchballer. It is concise and very punchy. The sense of urgency created by the interrobang is irresistible. It drew me in despite the topic being outside my normal zone of interest. What do you think about replacing dead! with DEAD!, as I see it written in some sources? ALT0a: ... that Sam Matlock (pictured) formed Wargasm with a woman who photographed DEAD!? Surtsicna (talk) 15:08, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Fine by me. I added a note to the lead.--Launchballer 16:18, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'm new to the QPQ process, but as far as I can see, this looks good to go. I think the hook ALT0a is the strongest. Jno.skinner (talk) 01:01, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Missinaibi Lake

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Pictographs on Fairy point, Missinaibi Lake
  • Source: Ref #3 (Missinaibi Provincial Park Management Plan)
5x expanded by P199 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 38 past nominations.

P 1 9 9  ✉ 22:05, 13 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Very interesting! Great to have the picture with this hook too. I would suggest a different wording which you can optionally use, just reversing the presentation of information- "Did you know that there are over 100 aboriginal pictographs rock paintings on a cliff face in Missinaibi Lake?" GraziePrego (talk) 05:10, 18 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your review. Yes, I support the better flow in your suggestion: ALT0a: ... that there are over 100 aboriginal pictographs rock paintings (pictured) on a cliff face in Missinaibi Lake? -- P 1 9 9  ✉ 15:00, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Afşin-Elbistan power stations

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Improved to Good Article status by Chidgk1 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 40 past nominations.

Chidgk1 (talk) 17:09, 10 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough

Policy compliance:

  • Adequate sourcing: Yes
  • Neutral: No - The phrasing was approved, despite public opposition and apparent contradiction with Turkey’s bid to host the 2026 climate change conference I think goes beyond the line. There's plenty of irony in the situation, which makes it a hooky hook, but there's no direct contradiction in a strict logical sense. That makes it an opinion, something we'd need to attribute to a source rather than putting in wikivoice.
  • Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Yes
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Only apparent copyvio issue comes from a source copying Wikipedia, so we're fine. The phrasing in the lead needs to be made neutral, and overall I worry a little that the article focuses so heavily on criticism of the plant rather than more mundane aspects of its operation. (Also, why isn't there a link to its official site in the external links?) Once this has been addressed, it'll be good to go. Sdkb talk 02:16, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The links to the official sites are in the infoboxes. I have rewitten the lead to add more history technology and employment. If I can find more positive details I will add them - for example if the company decides to buy the more modern "supercritical" type units for the expansion they will presumably write on their website details of how they are better than than the existing units.
ALT1 ... that Human Rights Watch has criticised Turkey bidding to host the 2026 climate change conference whilst approving expansion of a coal-fired power station?
@Sdkb: is it ok now? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chidgk1 (talk • contribs)
@Chidgk1: Sorry, I should have been clearer that I think the attribution change needs to be in the article lead, not the hook. I'm rather surprised that BigChrisKenney had nothing to say on neutrality during the GA review — this is clearly a controversial facility, so strict scrutiny needs to be paid there.
For the hook itself, if we use a neutral phrase like "while also" rather than a more loaded/opinionated one like "despite," I don't think we'll need attribution in the hook, since we'll just be describing facts. So how about:
ALT2 ... that Turkey approved the expansion of a coal-fired power station while also bidding to host the 2026 United Nations Climate Change Conference?
Cheers, Sdkb talk 15:47, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Sdkb: Oh I see - you are right - I have now changed the lead to source the criticism. Also I deleted a couple of sentences of criticism and added benefit to the current account to make the article more balanced. Re ALT1 or ALT2 I don't mind which. Chidgk1 (talk) 16:38, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Looks sufficient to me. for ALT2. Cheers, Sdkb talk 03:44, 14 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Albis Tunnel

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"Swiss-Express" leaving the Albis Tunnel as seen from Sihlbrugg railway station
  • ... that the Albis Tunnel (built 1894) was the second-longest railway tunnel in Switzerland at its time?

Source: "Der Bau kam planmässig voran und der Durchstich des damals zweitlängsten Tunnels in der Schweiz (!) wurde am 15.5.1894 in Baar gehörig gefeiert." Stuber, Martin (21 August 2020). "Rückblick - Wie der Kanton Zug zum Eisenbahnknoten wurde". Zuger Zeitung (in German). CH Media. Retrieved 10 January 2025.. Non-paywalled copy at: [10]

    • ALT1: ... that the Albis Tunnel in Switzerland has been described as a bottleneck of railway services? Source: "Es gibt aber zwei Nadelöhre, die eine Erweiterung des Bahnangebots verunmöglichen. Eines ist der einspurige Albistunnel bei Sihlbrugg, das andere der Knoten Thalwil." Kälin, Adi (24 March 2022). "Zimmerberg-Basistunnel: Viertlängster Bahntunnel der Schweiz". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in Swiss High German). NZZ Mediengruppe. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
    • Reviewed:
    • Comment: First DYK, so let me know if I messed anything up. Happy to run it without the image as well. ALT1 is for if a fact about the present railway traffic is preferred over the historical fact.
Moved to mainspace by YuniToumei (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

YuniToumei (talk) 21:32, 10 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Armstrong House (Britt, Iowa)

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Created by SL93 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 422 past nominations.

SL93 (talk) 03:06, 10 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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Johann Reinhold Forster

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The Forsters in the South Sea
The Forsters in the South Sea
5x expanded by Kusma (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 58 past nominations.

—Kusma (talk) 16:33, 11 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • I don't have access to the source, but I'm most interested in ALT0. Could you get a short passage from the book to help verify? It's not clear what was the mistake here, was it Forster's participation in the voyage, or the voyage itself? That January 11 expansion was one hell of an edit. The article is otherwise new enough. Earwig shows 51% for copyvio, but this appears to be excerpts from Forster's journal which is unambiguously public domain by now. I'll complete the rest of the review once you address the hook issue. Departure– (talk) 17:58, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    • @Departure–, thank you for the review! Embarrassingly I actually misquoted this, fixed now. A more extensive quote is "But who is going to envy John Reinhold Forster? We have come to one of the awkward beings of the age, the patently conspicuous phenomenon of the voyage. Let us admit at once, where we can, the virtues of Forster, his learning, the width of his interests, his perceptiveness in some things, the fact that, sunk deep beneath the surface, there was said to be some geniality. Let us admit that the surface itself must have been, at first sight, sometimes impressive—or how else could he have taken in, temporarily, so many excellent persons? Let us concede, as a mitigating factor, that for ocean voyaging no man was ever by physical or mental constitution less fitted. Yet there is nothing that can make him other than one of the Admiralty's vast mistakes. From first to last on the voyage, and afterwards, he was an incubus." The "mistake" here in Beaglehole's eye is to hire Forster as the expedition's scientist. —Kusma (talk) 17:29, 30 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Kusma: Most of Earwig shows nothing I'd consider a copyvio. From there, everything looks sourced, QPQ done, but before we go, I'd advise changing the hook a bit for proper attribution etc. What do you think of the blurb...

    ...that John Beaglehole described the decision to bring Johann Reinhold Forster and his son Georg on the second voyage of James Cook as "one of the Admiralty's vast mistakes"?

    Attribution to a name and a more concise blurb would be excellent here. Let me know where you stand on the blurb I propose and we'll be ready to go. Great work! Departure– (talk) 16:15, 31 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thank you! Perhaps it is better to change this to
  • Beaglehole actually liked Georg Forster (whether he's Georg or George is another debate also held on Talk:Georg Forster; usually he is "George" in the Cook-related literature but "Georg" in the literary/philosophical/French revolution related literature; he was German but actually baptised "George" after an English ancestor), so we should not extend the criticism to the son. Departure–, what do you think? —Kusma (talk) 17:08, 31 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, let's shave off a few characters.

If this needs shortening further, "described ... as" could become "called". —Kusma (talk) 17:46, 31 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • Not going to bother asking for the removal of "the" before Cook (unless we're calling explorer James Cook by the awesome cognomen The Cook, which would be a better nickname than anything I could come up with) as it's obviously not a controversial change, but that hook is otherwise good to go from here. Departure– (talk) 18:13, 31 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Diana Vicezar

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Diana Vicezar
Diana Vicezar
  • ... that recycled housing for street dogs, a recruitment platform for international students and a podcast about Latin-American students in Ireland were all created by Diana Vicezar (pictured)?
Created by Lajmmoore (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 114 past nominations.

Lajmmoore (talk) 14:54, 11 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Which sources are being used to establish notability for this article? Sdkb talk 05:01, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

General eligibility:

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

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

Overall: Can we clear up the date of birth issue? And provide a QPQ? Hawkeye7 (discuss) 19:59, 27 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Lambrini Girls, Who Let the Dogs Out (Lambrini Girls album)

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Lambrini Girls in 2024
Lambrini Girls in 2024
Moved to mainspace by Launchballer (talk), Starklinson (talk), Chchcheckit (talk), and Cordless Larry (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. Nominator has 272 past nominations.

Launchballer 04:37, 20 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • I just love how you make proper encyclopedic articles out of source material as unserious as "having cum on my shirt" or "doing a poo at your friend’s house". The articles are newish, long, comprehensive, well-sourced. The photographs look good and are free to use. I am particularly impressed by the quality of the sources. This will be fun. Surtsicna (talk) 23:04, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Santa Ynez Reservoir

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  • Source: "The Santa Ynez Reservoir, a 117-million-gallon water resource near the Pacific Palisades, was under renovation and empty when fires tore through the Los Angeles neighborhood last week and firefighters quickly depleted available water resources, city officials said.

The reservoir is intended to provide water storage "for domestic use and fire fighting purposes in the Pacific Palisades area" according to city documents."

CBS News
Created by Thriley (talk), GeorgiaHuman (talk), Darth Stabro (talk), Silver seren (talk), and AManWithNoPlan (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 158 past nominations.

Thriley (talk) 22:39, 15 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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

Overall: Looks good. Nice work. BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:33, 18 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Compton Swap Meet

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  • ... that a North Korean refugee became the "godfather of gangsta rap" by selling records at the Compton Swap Meet?
  • Source: [11] Wan Joon Kim didn't intend to become the godfather of gangsta rap; in the beginning, his son Kirk says, he just wanted to support his family. Kim escaped North Korea on a fishing boat, [...]
Moved to mainspace by Vigilantcosmicpenguin (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 26 past nominations.

— Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 01:25, 12 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • New enough (created Jan 12). Long enough (4,712 characters). Contains a dozen refs mostly from major media outlets, two scholarly articles. The hook is short enough and interesting and is supported by an NPR article, but there's a small inconsistency in whether Wan Joon Kim was an immigrant or a refugee. The article does not call him a refugee, but the hook does. This needs to be addressed. QPQ done. Sadly no images. --Երևանցի talk 16:27, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    • The article says that he "fled the country" (as the source says he "escaped North Korea"), which I would consider to mean the same thing as being a refugee. However, I'd be fine with changing the phrasing in the hook:
ALT0a: ... that a North Korean immigrant became the "godfather of gangsta rap" by selling records at the Compton Swap Meet?
— Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 18:40, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
That makes sense. I guess escaped/fled the country does equal to being a refugee, especially considering it's North Korea. I'm okay with both refugee and immigrant. --Երևանցի talk 08:28, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Battle of Preston (1648)

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Oliver Cromwell
  • ... that historians have described Oliver Cromwell's (pictured) decision in 1648 to launch the attack which became the Battle of Preston as an enormous gamble and hardly credible?
  • Source: "enormous gamble" Wanklyn, Malcolm (2014) [2006]. Decisive Battles of the English Civil War. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Pen & Sword. ISBN 978-1-78346-975-8. Page 199.
  • "hardly credible" Bull, Stephen; Seed, Mike (1998). Bloody Preston: The Battle of Preston, 1648. Lancaster: Carnegie. ISBN 978-1-85936-041-5. Page 60.
Improved to Good Article status by Gog the Mild (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 79 past nominations.

Gog the Mild (talk) 23:35, 11 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Excellent article, new GA within the nomination timeframe, detailed, well-written, and well-referenced. Hook is interesting (personally prefer the ALT0 variant), in the article, and referenced (AGF on offline sources). Image is in the article and appropriately licensed (dispute notwithstanding). Took the liberty to bold the article in ALT0 and add the ''(pictured)'' in both. QPQ done, so good to go. Constantine ✍ 14:40, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks Constantine. For the record, I prefer ALT1, as being a little hookier; but ALT0 attributes explicitly. Gog the Mild (talk) 15:15, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]


Marriage in the United Arab Emirates

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

jolielover♥talk 13:48, 11 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • I'll have a look at this one. Gog the Mild (talk) 11:09, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Created by nominator yesterday, long enough, well sourced, fully referenced, accessible sources, passes EarWig, well written. (I hope this is heading to GAN.)
  • QPQ looks good.
  • Both hooks are sourced to the BBC, are interesting, hooky, and short.
  • Strictly the article refers to loans taken out by men. I think not specifying that in the hook is probably allowable at DYK, but let's see if we can work it in.
  • I much prefer ALT1, but could I suggest a slight tightening up and the inclusion of "men", to give:
ALT2 ...that a government intervened after 80% of personal loans taken out by men were to cover wedding expenses?; or
ALT3 ... that a government intervened after 80% of men's personal loans went to cover wedding expenses?
  • @Gog the Mild: Hi there! Thanks for the review, much appreciated; though I personally prefer ALT0, I do not mind the second hook; I think ALT3 is works nicely as being short and concise. The only slight issue though, "wedding expenses" being the boldened text implies an article about wedding costs, hence why I made it the alternate hook. I wasn't sure on how to frame it differently. If you don't think that is an issue, then I'm fine with it being the hook. Thanks! jolielover♥talk 14:57, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I think we are allowed to be a little cheeky to create a catchy hook. The hook information is in the article and directly relevant to it. Let's see if we get any objection, if not, ALT3 it is. Gog the Mild (talk) 15:12, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Nigel (gannet)

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Moved to mainspace by Panamitsu (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 61 past nominations.

―Panamitsu (talk) 07:01, 11 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough

Policy compliance:

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

Overall: New enough (moved from draftspace on 11 January); Long enough (4388 characters); Sourced and neutral; No plagiarism concerns (Earwig - 2.9%); Hook is cited and interesting; QPQ has been provided. The article seems to be in good shape apart from a few presentability issues:

  • The full form of DOC needs to be made known and wikilinked before using the abbreviation.
  • "and would communicate with it" -> "and would try to communicate with it", surely he wasn't actually communicating with a concrete statue.
  • "the island after DOC moved" -> "the island after the DOC moved" (same goes for every other mention of the DOC)
  • We do not know what "Friends of Mana" is, it needs to be elaborated that it is a volunteer group.
  • It'd be nice for readability if the second sentence of the "Background" section was split into two. AmateurHi$torian (talk) 11:13, 11 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Panamitsu: I've made some minor edits to the page including adding author names to the citations; Seems good to go once the issues above get resolved. AmateurHi$torian (talk) 11:28, 11 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@AmateurHi$torian: Thanks for the review and feedback. I've incorporated all these changes, except for the "the DOC" one. For some reason sources usually do not have the "the" before DOC, e.g. this one. ―Panamitsu (talk) 22:28, 11 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Good to go AmateurHi$torian (talk) 08:29, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in 2024
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in 2024
Improved to Good Article status by TenPoundHammer (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 13 past nominations.

Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 20:23, 11 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Good to go. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 03:10, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]


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Festival Internacional da Canção

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Milton Nascimento at the II Festival Internacional da Canção
Milton Nascimento at the II Festival Internacional da Canção
  • ALT1: ... that Caetano Veloso and Os Mutantes were booed and pelted with food at the III Festival Internacional da Canção? Source: Dunn, Christopher (2010). "It's Forbidden to Forbid: FIC 1968". Brutality Garden: Tropicália and the Emergence of a Brazilian Counterculture. University of North Carolina Press. pp. 129–138. ISBN 978-0-8078-4976-7.
  • ALT2: ... that twelve musicians, including Vinicius de Moraes, Antônio Carlos Jobim, and Chico Buarque, were arrested for refusing to perform at the V Festival Internacional da Canção? Source: Cabral, Sérgio (2016). Antonio Carlos Jobim: Uma Biografia (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lazuli Editora. pp. 298–299. ISBN 978-85-7865-108-4. Resultado: a polícia, tendo à frente o seu próprio chefe, general França, e o inspetor Sena, da polícia política, saiu em campo e conseguiu deter 12 dos compositores envolvidos, inclusive o próprio Jobim.
  • Reviewed:
  • Comment: There are many, many interesting facts about this festival that could work. Let me know which you prefer or if there are any others that catch your eye while looking over the article. If the first one is chosen, I would love for this awesome photo of Nascimento to be used. If not, then potentially the poster in the infobox, designed by Ziraldo, could be used.
Created by Why? I Ask (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Why? I Ask (talk) 06:32, 12 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • New enough, long enough, no copyvio detected, article is presentable, images in article appear to be correctly licensed (seems like Brazil has pretty generous copyright laws; anything commissioned by a govt organization), article is well-sourced and presentable. AGF on foreign-language hook, although google translate tells me it's accurate. I prefer the orig hook to the alts. Wording and length of hook is fine. Nice work! seefooddiet (talk) 11:29, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

2023 Aston by-election

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  • ... that the 2023 Aston by-election was the first time in more than 100 years that a government had won a seat from the opposition at an Australian by-election?
Improved to Good Article status by GraziePrego (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

GraziePrego (talk) 03:15, 17 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

John Moores Painting Prize

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5x expanded by Jonathan Deamer (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 16 past nominations.

Jonathan Deamer (talk) 20:34, 12 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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

Overall: Looks good. Nice work. I think it might be better if the hook were to say "10 times" instead of "ten times" but I'll leave it optional. BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:28, 16 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Walter III Brisebarre, Helena of Milly, Lordship of Beirut, Beatrice Brisebarre

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Created by Surtsicna (talk). Number of QPQs required: 3. Nominator has 198 past nominations.

Surtsicna (talk) 20:21, 13 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • @Surtsicna: Had the pleasure of reading these articles, all of which are well-sourced and well-written. Dates and lengths are fine. There's one citation (Mayer 1985) in Lordship of Beirut that is missing the source in the Bibliography, unless this was a typo for Mayer 1990 which should be corrected. Other than that, you have 2 additional QPQ's that need to be done (you are showing 1 out of the required 3 currently) then we are good to pass this nom.
As an aside, I am glad someone started Lordship of Beirut; it would be good to incorporate some information there about Beirut's immediate neighbors in the hills, the Buhturids, with whom the Lordship both cooperated and fought against for much of its existence. Al Ameer (talk) 21:04, 15 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
That Mayer mistake is well spotted, Al Ameer. I have no idea what I wanted to cite there. I replaced it with another citation. I see now that Nickerson writes about Beirut's neighbors in the cited article. It would be a good addition. The QPQ shown is a triple hook, which neatly covers this triple hook. Surtsicna (talk) 21:53, 15 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Surtsicna: Excellent. Happy to pass and looking forward to more. Regards Al Ameer (talk) 14:54, 16 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Al Ameer, I am adding another article to the nomination: Beatrice Brisebarre. The QPQ is Ívar Bárðarson. It's a quick read. I hope you can give it a go :) Surtsicna (talk) 10:13, 17 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

With new QPQ done, the additional nominated article is good to go (length and sourcing all check out and no issues of note detected). —Al Ameer (talk) 19:06, 17 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

KYUR

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Improved to Good Article status by Sammi Brie (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 737 past nominations.

Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 07:36, 13 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • The article is a newly-promoted GA and meets requirements for length and close paraphrasing. A QPQ has been provided, but the given review forgot to check for inline citation (only that it was "in the article"), so that will need correction. Not exactly a DYK issue, but the provided review also gave a green tick, even though my understanding of the situation is that it should be at least a question tick since there's an unresolved concern regarding the blue links. KBYR-TV never being built needs a citation. Both of the hooks are cited inline and verified, but ALT1 is very confusing, and would probably baffle non-American readers, so I would suggest going with the first hook. It is a "first" hook, but given contemporary reports say so, it probably satisfies the burden of proof requirement here. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 02:58, 15 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    • Let me respond to each of these, Narutolovehinata5.
      KBYR-TV drops off the table right after they get the permit, as in by the end of 1960. I can't find proof of the permit being deleted, which is unusual. I've reworded to be a little clearer while still having an inline citation. (The fact Anchorage still lacked a "third" TV station by the mid-60s indicates that channel 13 never got going.)
      I felt that the linking issue, not affecting verbiage or the hook fact itself but merely linking, is not something that should forestall approval; I added a comment there.
      ALT1 would really be a quirky, but with the Super Bowl within a month, it might fit there, or it could be rewritten like this:
      ALT1a: ... that Alaska's SuperStation withheld broadcast of two Super Bowls to the Alaskan Bush? Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 04:58, 15 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Frankly, I don't think this Super Bowl angle is working out, especially when there's a more interesting alternative already proposed. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 12:02, 15 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment — The main hook kind of borders on word salad. More importantly, the GAN reviewer raised concerns about whether the manner of Bill Harpel's death is really so relevant to the overall context that it merits such a prominent mention. Choosing to ignore that advice and finding another venue to push it further confirms what I said about this being a hat-collecting exercise, rather than a sincere attempt to collaborate with fellow editors who have also been involved with building this article over the years.
The alt hook wins points for trying to be clever, but it also forces the reader to click on the article and read the whole thing in order to have the first clue of what it refers to. Items appearing on the Main Page should appeal to the broadest possible audience. A long-ago historical anomaly regarding television programming in a small handful of television markets sharing the same time zone may not be easily understood by a general audience no matter how hard you try. If you really want to go there, explaining the two-week tape delay might be a better way to go, since it had a much broader and longer-lasting impact on the station's history. RadioKAOS / Talk to me, Billy / Transmissions 16:13, 15 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@RadioKAOS and Narutolovehinata5: I've gone to that well with KTNL-TV and a little less directly KUAC (FM) and WSZE-TV, so I am not going back there despite the well-intentioned suggestion. Let me try some new ALTs if you'd like, though ALT2 might be a bit BLP-issue-y: Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 20:04, 15 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
ALT2: ... that the mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, resigned after admitting to an "inappropriate messaging relationship" with a news anchor at a local TV station?
ALT3: ... that an Alaska TV station used home movie cameras to shoot newsfilm?
Thanks. I think we can go with ALT3 as an interesting hook, one that is cited inline, and verified in the linked newspaper clipping. ALT2 should be rejected on BLP grounds (and is probably too sensational for DYK anyway). Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 02:24, 16 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Born in the U.S.A.

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

Heart (talk) 04:12, 12 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article has achieved Good Article status. No issues of copyvio or plagiarism. All sources appear reliable. Both hooks are interesting and sourced. QPQ is not needed. Looks ready to go. Great work!! Thriley (talk) 22:23, 15 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Chungjeong Apartment

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  • ... that an apartment building that once housed North Korean soldiers, the American CIA, and United Nations troops is set to be demolished? Source: [12] source on "set to be demolished". [13] source for North Korean and UN troops. [14] "한국전쟁 기간에는 미 중앙정보국 (CIA)의 합동고문단 본부로 사용되기도 했습니다." -> "During the Korean war period, it was also used as the headquarters of the American Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)'s Joint Advisory Group."
Created by Seefooddiet (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

seefooddiet (talk) 08:09, 13 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

French Letter (song)

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  • ... that the song "French Letter" was banned in all French territories due to its anti-nuclear message?
  • Source: Turner 2024, "Herbs played... in Tahiti, where “French Letter” had been banned, as in all French territories"
  • ALT1: ... that despite the song French Letter being banned in all French territories, the band Herbs performed it while playing in Tahiti? Source: Turner 2024, "Herbs played... in Tahiti, where “French Letter” had been banned, as in all French territories, but where British French Foreign legionnaires sang along to it when Herbs ignored the ban."
  • ALT2: ... that despite the song French Letter being banned in all French territories, members of the French Foreign Legion sang along when the band Herbs performed it while playing in Tahiti? Source: Turner 2024, "Herbs played... in Tahiti, where “French Letter” had been banned, as in all French territories, but where British French Foreign legionnaires sang along to it when Herbs ignored the ban."
  • ALT3: ... that New Zealand radio stations refused to play the song French Letter until it was renamed A Letter to France, due to the title's innuendo? Source: Bourke 1990, "But timid local radio stations could only see a sexual innuendo in the title, and wanted it changed to ‘A Letter to France’ before they’d play it."
  • ALT4: ... that the song French Letter has become a symbol of New Zealand's strong stance against nuclear weapons? Source: Turner 2024, "It is regularly used today to signal the theme of mainstream radio broadcasts about New Zealand’s strong stance on banning nuclear weapons and nuclear-powered ships"
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Jin (otter)
  • Comment: Alts 0 through 2 are variations of each other, while 3 and 4 are distinct. Haven't done a QPQ yet as it's late here, but will do one shortly and update this
Created by Turnagra (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

Turnagra (talk) 09:08, 13 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article looks good and Earwig's is clear. I'll only review ALT0 because I think it's the best. First of all I've added bolding to the link. I've also added speech marks because that's how I think songs are supposed to be formatted but do correct if I'm wrong. The hook matches the article. The source says it was banned but it doesn't say the ban was because of the anti-nuclear message. Do you have a source that does say this? Still waiting on a QPQ. ―Panamitsu (talk) 06:09, 14 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Hmm, fair point - could've sworn I'd read that but can't seem to find the source again. Perhaps one of the other alts would be better then, as I don't know how good "French letter was banned in all french territories" would be as a hook...
    And good shout on the QPQ, have done one and added to the nom. Turnagra (talk) 17:53, 14 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Well it could just say that it was banned in all French territories. ALT1: Interesting, matches source, matches article. ALT4: Interesting, matches source, matches article. ―Panamitsu (talk) 22:49, 14 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    I think I'd prefer ALT2 to ALT1 personally, and ALT4 is probably my least favourite - I put it in in case the other options weren't suitable. Turnagra (talk) 09:13, 15 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Oh ok. ALT2 matches the source and article so I approve that too. ―Panamitsu (talk) 10:10, 15 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Princess Mononoke

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Improved to Good Article status by TechnoSquirrel69 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

—TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 04:52, 13 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Recently upgraded to GA status, no major problems with the article, and QPQ is met. I made a minor edit to the hook to separate "didn't" into "did not". However, I have this proposed hook that might be better. "... that Hayao Miyazaki is estimated to have drawn or retouched nearly 80,000 of Princess Mononoke's 144,000 cels?" Jon698 (talk) 14:24, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Andu Masjid

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Created by AmateurHi$torian (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 16 past nominations.

AmateurHi$torian (talk) 22:15, 12 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Taliesin West

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The Taliesin West estate
The Taliesin West estate
5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 695 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 15:24, 12 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: New enough, long enough. Hook facts are interesting and cited. Earwig only pings titles. Image is freely licensed and used in the article. Good to go.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:54, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Fatimid coinage

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Fatimid gold dinar of al-Mu'izz, Palestine 969/70
Fatimid gold dinar of al-Mu'izz, Palestine 969/70
  • Source: Sanders 1994, p. 85
Created by Cplakidas (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 147 past nominations.

Constantine ✍ 14:51, 12 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Spring Willow Society

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  • Source: *Liu, Siyuan (2007). "Adaptation as Appropriation: Staging Western Drama in the First Western-Style Theatres in Japan and China". Theatre Journal. 59 (3): 411–429. doi:10.1353/tj.2007.0159. JSTOR 25070065. The significance of Lu's Othello also lies in the fact that it was most likely the first production of a full Shakespearean play in China, not a dramatization based on Lin Shu's influential rendition of the Lambs' Tales from Shakespeare.
Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 734 past nominations.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 16:36, 12 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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

Overall: Article passes content check, hook is interesting enough. Thank you Crisco. Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 18:37, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Henry (tuatara)

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Henry the tuatara
Henry the tuatara
  • ... that the tuatara Henry (pictured), who was named after Henry VIII, was planned "to have lots of wives"?
Moved to mainspace by Panamitsu (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 63 past nominations.

―Panamitsu (talk) 05:36, 12 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]


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Henry Symeonis

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  • ... that up to 1827, University of Oxford students had to vow never to reconcile with Henry Symeonis, although it appears that by the 1650s everyone forgot why or who he even was?
  • Source: "Even by that time, one suspects that the oath was of such antiquity that no-one knew anything about it and it was thought best to leave it be ... The oath against Henry Symeonis continued in the University’s statutes for centuries after the events of 1264. ... it was finally abolished five and a half centuries later. The records of the decision taken in 1827 are frustratingly brief and unenlightening."[15]
Created by Surtsicna (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 202 past nominations.

Surtsicna (talk) 11:56, 14 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Really interesting article! Well-sourced, long enough, and new enough. QPQ done. All hooks cited and in the article. Though quite long for DYK hooks, I think the subject deserves it. The first hook is the most interesting in my opinion, but maybe replace "1650s" with "17th century" to make it punchier and to hew it closer to the article. Best, Tenpop421 (talk)

Jin (otter)

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Created by Panamitsu (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 64 past nominations.

―Panamitsu (talk) 07:10, 13 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • I'll give this a look
General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Hook is fine, but I do wonder whether there's something more interesting that could be used? The article mentions Jin's escape being covered daily, inspiring cocktails, and a massive manhunt (or otter hunt, as it were) to try and capture her - not to mention the array of otter-related puns. Happy to sign off the current one if you really want but I reckon there are better options. Turnagra (talk) 17:51, 14 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Dollar slice

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

— Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 23:33, 13 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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

Overall: The article is neutral, new enough, long enough, and the Earwig tool does not indicate that copyright violations are likely to be present. The claim made in the hook, which is both short enough and interesting, is supported by a citation. Additionally, QPQ has been satisfied. Overall, I see no reason not to approve this DYK submission. JJonahJackalope (talk) 16:18, 14 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I was looking to move some hooks to the prep area when I came across this. I gotta say, I really don't think this meets WP:DYKINT. Two places competing with and lowering their price a bit isn't DYK worthy from my perspective, and I'd expect it to be one of the lower view counts of the month (possibly year) if accepted. Hey man im josh (talk) 19:54, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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1862 Brooklyn riot

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

JJonahJackalope (talk) 16:25, 14 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Maria Einsmann

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  • ... that Maria Einsmann lived under the identity of her husband Josef for 12 years and was only discovered after a work accident? Source: Weickart, p. 5
    • ALT1: ... that when Maria Einsmann registered the births of her partner Helene Müller's two children, she claimed to be her own husband Josef? Source: Weickart, p. 5
    • ALT2: ... that experts at the trial of Maria Einsmann disagreed on whether Einsmann was cross-dressing out of compulsion or for financial reasons? Source: See pp. 120–121 of the MVZ source, accessible e.g. here
    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Relations (philosophy)
    • Comment: Improvements and better hook ideas very welcome!
Created by Kusma (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 59 past nominations.

—Kusma (talk) 21:36, 14 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Recent, long, comprehensive, well-sourced, and very attention-grabbing. This is true DYK material, Kusma. All three hooks are fantastic, but what drew me in was ALT1. If I were to suggest a hook, it would be:
    ALT3 ... that in 1932 Maria Einsmann won the respect of both press and court after fraudulently living as a man for 12 years to provide for her female partner and their daughters?
    Or something along these lines because it is a heart-warming detail. But this, if you like it, would have to be approved by someone else. Surtsicna (talk) 12:11, 15 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Was assuming the identity of her husband not fraudulent? Surtsicna (talk) 12:35, 15 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Using his social security card probably was, but the only way that "assuming the identity" was covered in the trial was that Einsmann was in minor trouble for serving as witness (i.e. best man) in a civil wedding ceremony (but I haven't added that to the article so far). —Kusma (talk) 12:39, 15 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Wow. This article just keeps on giving. I have struck the word "fraudulently". I realize the hook works just as well without it. Surtsicna (talk) 12:49, 15 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I think that works, but you're probably right that ALT1 would perform best. —Kusma (talk) 13:25, 15 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Kusma, I'm unable to find where the article calls Müller Einsmann's partner. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 11:19, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@AirshipJungleman29: that is a simplification for the hook ("the female friend she lived with" would be more accurate). I do have a source that calls her "partner" (the PDF linked here) but perhaps it is better to avoid it to be more consistent with the rest of the article. We could go for "flatmate" or just go with "Helene Müller" without qualification? —Kusma (talk) 16:08, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

So to make this explicit:

  • ALT1a: ... that when Maria Einsmann registered the births of her flatmate Helene Müller's two children, she claimed to be her own husband Josef?
  • ALT1b: ... that when Maria Einsmann registered the births of Helene Müller's two children, she claimed to be her own husband Josef?

@AirshipJungleman29, Surtsicna: thoughts? —Kusma (talk) 07:39, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The hook is much weaker if Müller is not described at all, so either "partner" or "flatmate" works for me. "Girlfriend" might be even be best. I think placing this in the 1920s/1930s would make it even more interesting. Surtsicna (talk) 16:18, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I would really like to avoid using words that imply they had a romantic relationship. That can be the reader's conclusion upon reading the story, but it should be not in wikivoice. At a different place in the article, I have used "companion" to translate the sources's Lebensgefährtin. So here are new versions:
  • ALT1c: ... that when Maria Einsmann registered the births of her companion Helene Müller's two children, she claimed to be her own husband Josef?
  • ALT1d: ... that when Maria Einsmann registered the births of her companion Helene Müller's two children in 1921 and 1930, she claimed to be her own husband Josef?

How about these @AirshipJungleman29, Surtsicna?

"Girlfriend" does not imply a romantic relationship. "Female friend" is a common meaning (primary meaning listed by Merriam-Webster). I am fine with "companion" too. Surtsicna (talk) 13:03, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
OK. I thought more about ALT3, and in addition to "partner" which would need to be replaced by something occurring in the article like "companion" (as AirshipJungleman29 correctly noted), strictly speaking, the "providing" for Helene and the children is a slight interpretation of the facts and not fully covered by the article. I think it is best not to go with it. I have struck a few hook suggestions that have been superseded in the discussion; Surtsicna, do you think you can tick-approve the remaining hooks? —Kusma (talk) 21:41, 30 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Of course. All of them are splendid. Surtsicna (talk) 22:25, 30 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Weeping Angel

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A Weeping Angel as seen on display in 2008
A Weeping Angel as seen on display in 2008
  • ... that despite appearing as stone statues, the Weeping Angels are portrayed by actresses?
Improved to Good Article status by Pokelego999 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

Magneton Considerer: Pokelego999 (Talk) (Contribs) 01:46, 22 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Article is long enough and was improved to GA article 7 days prior so it is eligible. It is very well sourced and notable and and has no copyright violations. Both hooks are interesting but I think the main hook will draw in more people. QPQ has been done. I think it is good to go DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 14:28, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Raging Bull (roller coaster)

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

Plighting Engineerd (talk) 04:52, 19 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

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

Overall: Very nice article, well sourced throughout and well written. I changed the hook slightly to include "billed as" to provide more clarity. Ready to go. jolielover♥talk 09:29, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Małe zielone ludziki

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Improved to Good Article status by Piotrus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 542 past nominations.

Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 06:07, 15 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Long enough, promoted to GA on 14 January, well-written and within policy. No image. QPQ done. Both hooks are fine and supported by citations to reliable sources. Should be good to go. Yakikaki (talk) 14:18, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Chesty (mascot)

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  • ... that Private Chesty was given 14 days of extra duty for biting two corporals?
  • ALT1: ... that the dog Private Chesty was demoted from Private First Class for willful destruction of government property? Source: "He was cited for “willfully… ripping and tearing up a everlast striking bag, of value of about $176.80, military property of the United States.”, same source as above, quoting a rap sheet.
  • Reviewed: Do not need QPQ
  • Comment: We have articles on individual Chestys, i.e. Chesty XVI, but didn't have article about the mascot overall. I had a fun time with this one.
Created by Rusalkii (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Rusalkii (talk) 07:24, 15 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: The article is new enough and long enough. Source verifies hook. No copyvio detected. Hook is interesting and cited. QPQ not needed. I removed some cites from the lead. I don't see any other issues here. Both of these hooks work well in my opinion. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 08:45, 18 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hayes Manufacturing Company

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  • ... that a bulldog bought two-thirds of the letter "-H-" in 1971?
  • Reviewed:
Improved to Good Article status by CosXZ (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Cos (X + Z) 14:59, 15 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: Yes - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
  • Interesting: Yes
  • Other problems: No - Thank you for your work on the article! The hook is certainly interesting, but IMO it doesn't provide enough context to the reader, and the article doesn't mention the letter "-H-" anywhere. Are there any other possible hooks?
QPQ: None required.

Overall: '''[[User:CanonNi]]''' (talk • contribs) 13:12, 16 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • @CanonNi: the "-H-" is Hayes signature hood ornament.
    For example, take a look at the bullbar.
  • But if you want, I'll give you another hook:
ALT1: ... that the Hayes Manufacturing Company were the first logging truck manufacturing company to introduce diesel engines to their trucks in 1933.

Source: Holtzman, Stan (1995). American Semi Trucks. Osceola, Wisconsin: Motorbooks International. p. 46. ISBN 978-1610605731.

-Cos (X + Z) 15:13, 16 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Allbirds

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  • ... that Allbirds invited Amazon to copy its materials after look-alikes appeared on the site?
Improved to Good Article status by Oganguly (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Ornov Ganguly TALK 03:46, 15 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • The article is eligible for DYK (is long enough, recently became a good article and Earwig's is clear). I'm going to just review ALT0 because I think it's the most interesting one, but if you disagree I can review another hook. I can't actually find that fact in the source, but it is in that article and I have verified the Medium article that the article cites. (This one). ―Panamitsu (talk) 02:56, 16 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
panamitsu Great! Should I modify it in any way? Sorry about sourcing as well. I thought maybe it wouldn't read as notable if I put the primary source in. Ornov Ganguly TALK 13:56, 16 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Nah it's fine mate. ―Panamitsu (talk) 21:26, 16 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on January 15

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Mesklin

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  • ... that Mesklin, the first planet in fiction that was based on a suspected real-world detection of an exoplanet, appeared in 1953?
Improved to Good Article status by TompaDompa (talk).


Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 30 past nominations.

TompaDompa (talk) 20:38, 15 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • A bit bloated. How about:
    "The detection was in 1943" feels superfluous to the overall concept, which is that the interesting part here is "the (suspected) exoplanet detection occurred decades earlier than the reader expected", right? It's not "Mesklin was created in 1953", which is the essence of your original hook. So how about:

ALT1b:... that novelist Hal Clement created the planet Mesklin in 1953 based on the real-world suspected detection of an exoplanet? DS (talk) 19:16, 18 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1b works for me. My point was that ALT1a could be interpreted as saying that the suspected detection was in 1953, which is not the case. The interesting part is indeed that "the (suspected) exoplanet detection occurred decades earlier than the reader expected". TompaDompa (talk) 16:13, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Article was promoted to GA recently enough; article is long enough; hook is interesting, cited, and short enough; article is presentable; copyvio detector says 19.7%, which is fine; sourcing is good; article is neutral; QPQ is fine. We're good with ALT1b. DS (talk) 04:19, 26 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Humphrey III of Toron

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  • ... that in the early 1170s Humphrey III of Toron may have been the lord of Transjordan, but he also may have been dead?
  • Source: "It is not inconceivable that Beatrice predeceased Humphrey, which would have made Humphrey the lord-regent of Transjordan for a brief period, though nowhere is he documented as ever having assumed this position." (Fulton 2024, p. 43.)
5x expanded by Surtsicna (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 203 past nominations.

Surtsicna (talk) 21:58, 15 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • 5x expanded on 15 January (day of nom), long enough (2521 chars), no copyvio, hook is matched to given quote, although AGF on no access to source. Article is well-sourced and presentable. Hook is interesting. Well done! seefooddiet (talk) 04:27, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Jill Yager

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  • ... that Jill Yager discovered a venomous crustacean species in 1979 and named its class?
Created by SL93 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 423 past nominations.

SL93 (talk) 21:11, 15 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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

Overall: Article is new enough, long enough, neutral and plagiarism free. Hook is cited and interesting - although I wonder if it might be 'hookier' if it was flipped i.e. ... that a venomous ... was discovered by Jill Yager? and put her at the end. I hesitated on the sourcing, as (although I not doubt her notability) it felt a little sparse on secondary material. There's a mention here & I think mentioning she has an eponymous species would be good to, see. I'd like to see a link in the article to her Wikispecies entry too (but that's just me being extra). Overall, great addition! Lajmmoore (talk) 20:31, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Lajmmoore I can add those later today, and I also found this. I'm not sure about flipping it, but I have no strong opinion either way. SL93 (talk) 20:48, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Lajmmoore I added more to the article. SL93 (talk) 02:18, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks so much SL93 looks real good to me Lajmmoore (talk) 13:23, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Pascale St-Onge

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St-Onge in 2022
St-Onge in 2022
  • ... that Canadian heritage minister Pascale St-Onge (pictured) was the bassist on an all-lesbian alternative rock quartet from Montreal in the early 2010s?
5x expanded by Patar knight (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

-- Patar knight - chat/contributions 07:25, 18 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Photo's fine, but a bit lackluster and awkward cuz she's visibly in the middle of saying something. I'd chop the hook down to something like
ALT1: ... that Canadian heritage minister Pascale St-Onge (pictured) was the bassist on an all-lesbian alternative rock quartet?
since the extra info at the end doesn't really add much interest and makes the hook a bit lengthy. AryKun (talk) 18:40, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Carlos Miguel Buela

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

~Darth StabroTalk • Contribs 02:57, 16 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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

Overall: Meets all the eligibility guidelines and the hook is interesting and sourced. Proper nouns led to one source having a 25% copyvio hitrate. Did two spot checks for plagiarism with The Pillar and the Crux source without issues. Two quibbles. The Pillar article [16] notes that the Vatican has recently taken over the administration of the IVE because it continues to revere Buela, but our articles ends the story with the continued pro-Buela stance, which leaves with the incorrect impression that the Vatican isn't doing anything about it when that's not the case. Hapy to approve this once resolved. Less importantly, if the French abbey Buela was supposed to be exiled to is Abbaye Sainte-Marie de la Pierre-qui-Vire [fr], than using an interlanguage link there would be nice. -- Patar knight - chat/contributions 05:13, 18 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Patar knight:! I think I've added what you're asking for. ~Darth StabroTalk • Contribs 20:53, 18 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, approved. -- Patar knight - chat/contributions 21:10, 18 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Marusankakushikaku

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"The Universe" by Sengai
"The Universe" by Sengai

ALT1 is just a reworded one. Felt like using the actual article name would confuse people reading the main page, and the title is a bit cluttered.

Created by AlphaBetaGamma (talk).

How about:

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

ABG (Talk/Report any mistakes here) 06:26, 15 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • What an intriguing article. Assuming good faith on the offline/Japanese sources, I think this is just about new and long enough. The proposed hooks are all very interesting, although I personally like ALT2 the most--how often are paintings named like so (and the reader is compelled to click, if only to find out what exactly it's a painting of...). QPQ not required. Great job ABG. KINGofLETTUCE 👑 🥬 10:39, 16 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Let's go with ALT2 ._. ABG (Talk/Report any mistakes here) 00:16, 17 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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State Emigrant Refuge and Hospital

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

DefeatingLine (talk) 17:49, 23 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: Yes
  • Interesting: Yes
  • Other problems: No - There is a minor discrepancy between the hook and article. The hook says that the hospital was "reportedly" the largest, and the main body of the article cites a historian as saying that it was the largest, which is fine. However, the lead of the article says "In the 1850s, the State Emigrant Refuge and Hospital was the largest hospital complex in the world", without specifying that it was reportedly the largest or that this was a claim made by a historian. I'd just add "reportedly" to the lead to fix this.
QPQ: None required.

Overall: @DefeatingLine: Nice work on this article. I just had one concern above, but everything else checks out. Epicgenius (talk) 15:14, 24 January 2025 (UTC) User:Epicgenius Hey, thanks for taking the time to review my nomination! Regarding the issue you identified, the sources cited in the article (including Gotham, pg. 738) all state as fact that the hospital was the largest. I wrote "reportedly" only because I have not myself verified this claim, which was as far as I can tell originally made by historian John Duffy. Following the sources, which all accept this claim, would it therefore be better to remove "reportedly" from the hook as too much of an editorial insertion by myself? I assume I should follow what the sources actually say, which is that it was the largest, even if I can't verify the claim myself with reference to primary sources. Let me know what you think. DefeatingLine (talk) 18:46, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

DefeatingLine, thanks for explaining your reasoning, I appreciate it. I would recommend one of two things. If modern sources all agree that this was the largest hospital complex in the world at the time, which seems to be the case here, then I would remove "reportedly". In a worst case scenario, I would say "that according to one author, from 1853 to 1855 the State Emigrant Refuge and Hospital on Wards Island in New York was the largest hospital complex in the world?" However, if modern sources disagree, I'd explain as such in the article. Epicgenius (talk) 19:48, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
User:Epicgenius Thank you for the feedback! The sources all agree in calling it the largest hospital in the world during the mid 1850s. Following the sources, therefore, I will remove "reportedly" from the hook. This is my first DYK nomination, so I appreciate you taking the time to help me with it. DefeatingLine (talk) 23:26, 30 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Happy to help. I will approve this nomination now. Epicgenius (talk) 23:27, 30 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Bill Pulte

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  • Source: Detroit Free Press ("Pulte calls himself the 'Inventor of Twitter Philanthropy' in his Twitter bio and presents the outward manner in real life of a man two decades older.")
Created by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 294 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 22:53, 23 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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

Overall: Sized at 2238 B and created seven days before nom. The 23.7% Earwig score is from a large quote. Made sure everything was verified. ミラP@Miraclepine 16:35, 26 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]


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WTVJ

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Improved to Good Article status by Sammi Brie (talk) and Nathan Obral (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 738 past nominations.

Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 22:12, 17 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

General eligibility:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article has achieved Good Article status. Hooks are interesting and sourced. Looks ready to go. Mgrē@sŏn (Talk) 15:33, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    • @Mgreason: I'd like a bit more commentary on the rejected ALT0/ALT2 hooks. I'd be fine with "ask" instead of "beg" on ALT1. Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 02:58, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
      • @Sammi Brie: ALT0 says that a relatively unknown news anchor eulogizes his boss. That doesn't grab my attention. I initially rejected ALT2 because it was early in Couric's reporting career; not a surprise she wasn't ready for anchor. If "later" was removed, it might be more interesting. We can go with whatever you choose. Mgrē@sŏn (Talk)
        • @Mgreason: Reworded ALT1. I can see how ALT0 is a recognizability issue. By the way, pings don't work without a timestamp. I do have an ALT3 idea now that might be a little lighter and more approachable: Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 03:42, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
ALT3: ... that the movies available to Florida's first TV station were so bad early on that the host called his show "The P.U. Club"? [17]

Judicial murder and George, Duke of Clarence

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  • Source: Hicks, M. A., False, Fleeting, Perjur'd Clarence: George, Duke of Clarence 1449–1478 (Gloucester, 1980), pp. 134–138, 140–141.
Moved to mainspace by Serial Number 54129 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 42 past nominations.

Serial (speculates here) 15:38, 17 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Yes, that's it, Serial Number 54129! Off we go! Surtsicna (talk) 13:42, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Story of Troy

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

_dk (talk) 05:37, 17 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: No - Issues, see below
  • Interesting: Yes

Image eligibility:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article is new enough and long enough. Earwig doesn't spot any issues. Hook fact is unfortunately not supported by the source; it only says that the Francisco Mascarenhas was governor during this time, rather than the tapestries being dated to that period. It's a logical inference, but still not supported. Image has issues; it's far too detailed to really do justice at 100px. I'd recommend running without it.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:34, 17 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on January 17

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Ridley (Metroid)

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  • ... that statements about the character Ridley's reasons for not being in the fighting game series Super Smash Bros. led to internet memes about the character's large size?

"Over the years, these words have been interpreted and re-interpreted by the community, which broadly settled on the notion that Ridley wasn’t playable because he was too big."

"When it became apparent that he wouldn’t be on Smash 4's initial roster, people mourned with an outpouring of half-ironic, half-sincere memes."

"For the past couple months, places like the Smash subreddit, Twitter, and Tumblr have seen new Ridley and Ridley-adjacent topics and memes on a near-daily basis. People comparing his size to Bowser and pondering why he couldn’t just be shrunken down a little—or even turned into a baby. People pre-mourning because they were certain Nintendo would skip Ridley again. People asking if the whole thing came from a place of sincerity, or if it was just a never-ending maze of memes"

"Ridley also took me about 20 or 25 days to model and texture."

Created by Pokelego999 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

Magneton Considerer: Pokelego999 (Talk) (Contribs) 17:46, 24 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article has no issues as far as I see and is in good shape. QPQ has been done. I think the first hook is more interesting but could potentially be shortened. I am a fan of the second hook too but I think maybe rewording it to something like "character artist Mike Sneath took "about 20 to 25 days" to model and texture Ridley's re-appearance in the game Metroid Prime?" Overall well done 😊 DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 15:12, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delivery After Raid

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Created by Viriditas (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 36 past nominations.

Viriditas (talk) 22:14, 23 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • QPQ done, no copyvio concerns, hook is verified, interesting, and short enough, and the article is new and long enough. Shame we can't make this a photo DYK. I do have concerns over original research in the article - especially the note that reads See Hayes 2011.[1] In spite of Hayes, there is no verifiable evidence indicating that the photo was actually published in the Daily Mirror or anywhere else during that time frame. It is possible the newspaper archives were destroyed during the war, the photo was published in an altogether different newspaper, or the relevant records are not available to the public. There isn't a reliable source to challenge this claim. In addition, a few paragraphs go an awfully long time before reaching their inline citation, especially in this section, so spreading them out more frequently would be greatly appreciated. Other than that, no concerns. Departure– (talk) 20:34, 24 January 2025 (UTC)
  • @Departure–: I've had multiple people try to track down the provenance of the initial photo when it was first published after 9 Oct. 1940. There's no evidence that it appears in the Daily Mirroror anywhere else for that matter. I don't think we should publish this claim without a footnote noting that the provenance is suspect. Reporters make mistakes, and while it is not our job to correct them, neither is it our job to act as unquestioning stenographers. It is claimed that the photo was published by Daily Mirror, but there is no public evidence to support this. How do you think we should note this? Occam's Razor would suggest that due to the complexity of the Hulton photo archive changing hands so many times, the paper trail was lost or distorted, resulting in this error. Viriditas (talk) 21:13, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Mammillaria prolifera

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Texas nipple cactus
Texas nipple cactus
  • ... that the Texas nipple cactus (pictured) is so easy to grow that connoisseurs look down on it?
  • Source: "Mammillaria prolifera is one of the most well-known, widespread, easy to cultivate Mammillaria species, almost looked down upon by the connoisseurs of the genus, but nonetheless one of the most rewarding in the genus to grow." (Pilbeam 2000)
5x expanded by Surtsicna (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 204 past nominations.

Surtsicna (talk) 16:11, 20 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Interesting plant, nice expansion on good sources. The image is licensed, great and attractive, showing what is special about the cactus: flowers and fruit together. Why the hook is using "look down" I don't know but if that's what you want to say I go along. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:49, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

South Arcade

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Moved to mainspace by Launchballer (talk) and Georgeykiwi (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 270 past nominations.

Launchballer 17:40, 17 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • I read the Kerrang! piece, and they made it sound exciting there, but this simplifies to "the band was ready to perform on schedule". What if we add more details (that aren't currently in the article), like the fact that they had to re-download the files for the performance, live, on stage, while the presenter was announcing them? DS (talk) 18:24, 17 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hooks are supposed to be tight, but I can suggest ALT1: ... that technical issues in the minute before their November 2024 BBC Radio 1 performance meant that South Arcade had to set up while the presenter was announcing them?--Launchballer 20:06, 17 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Length is good. Newness is good - moved out of draftspace. I'm not thrilled with source #1, as it's not independent, but it's only being used to support their year of formation, and you've properly established notability. I'm similarly <frown/> re: citing their "supporting tours" to their social media, and would be more pleased if you had some more non-them sources. Citing their discography to Spotify... that's pretty standard, I think? Earwig says 17%, which is fine. Hook is cited and hooky. No pic. QPQ is fine. If you can address those issues, we'll be good with ALT1. DS (talk) 22:37, 17 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I was under the impression there was significantly more latitude given to non-prose content, but I've replaced one ref and taken out three others.--Launchballer 15:44, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
There is, I was just being fussy. We're good with ALT1. DS (talk) 12:12, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Isabel Coursier

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Coursier making her jump at the Big Hill ski jump on Mount Revelstoke in 1922
Coursier making her jump at the Big Hill ski jump on Mount Revelstoke in 1922
  • Source: "From Isabel Coursier to Nels Nelsen: Revelstoke's pioneers on a pair of skis". Revelstoke Review., “Isabel Patricia Coursier was born in Revelstoke on March 21, 1906…At the Revelstoke Ski Tournament on February 7, 1922, over a month before her 16th birthday, Isabel participated in the Boy’s Class D Jump and came in third with 108.5 points, and a jump of 84 feet. This made her the women’s world champion ski-jumper.”
"Sliding, Gliding and Soaring: A history of skiing in Revelstoke, British Columbia". Revelstoke Museum & Archives. p. 18. “In 1922, at the age of 16, Isabel Coursier debuted on the Big Hill, jumping with the boys for a distance of 84 feet and setting a world record…In 1923, Coursier was presented with a Gold Medal by the Revelstoke Ski Club in appreciation of the skill and daring displayed by the only lady ski jumper in America.” (Note: Source rounded up her age)
    • Reviewed:
    • Comment: This is my first DYK nomination so feedback is greatly appreciated
Created by Pyropylon98 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Pyropylon98 (talk • contribs) 23:08, 18 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • I just realized that I moved the article to the mainspace today (Jan 18) and not yesterday (Jan 17). I guess it’s not too big of a deal, I just mindblanked on when I created the article when submitting this nom. —Pyropylon98 (talk • contribs) 23:47, 18 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Fang Rending

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  • ... that the artist Fang Rending was likened to caged chicken after rebelling against his teacher?
Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 737 past nominations.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:27, 17 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Cave Rock, Sumner

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

David Palmer//cloventt (talk) 00:59, 17 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • The article is new/long enough and Earwig's is clear. Both hooks are interesting. Although the Cave Rock link should be bolded in both of them so I've added the bolding. It matches the source and article so it is good. ALT1: I've added a comma after "New Zealand" to follow MOS:GEOCOMMA. The hook matches the source and article. Everything looks good to me. ―Panamitsu (talk) 22:20, 17 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on January 18

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Swen Swenson (politician)

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  • Source: "Swen Swenson emigrated from Hallingdal. Norway, in 1857, together with his parents. four brothers and a sister. [...] Mr. Swenson took a leading part in all matters pertaining to the development and the welfare of the community; in agriculture, drainage. road building. stock breeding" Gresham, William G., ed. (1916)." Gresham, William G., ed. (1916). History of Nicollet and LeSueur Counties, Minnesota (2 ed.). Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen & Company, Inc. pp. 470–472. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  • ALT1: ... that Swen Swenson was considered a pioneer in advocating for a drainage system in Nicollet County? Source: "Mr. Swenson took a leading part in all matters pertaining to the development and the welfare of the community; in agriculture, drainage. road building. stock breeding" Gresham, William G., ed. (1916). History of Nicollet and LeSueur Counties, Minnesota (2 ed.). Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen & Company, Inc. pp. 470–472. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  • Reviewed: [[]]
Created by Roc0ast3r (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

~/Bunnypranav:<ping> 08:00, 19 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article is new enough, no QPQ needed, no copyvio concerns, no neutrality / sourcing / other concerns (my only minor concern is the amount of redlinks, but it's not enough to stop the DYK). The hook is verified. However, I don't think it's interesting. How about...

    ...that Swen Swenson was born in Norway but pioneered a drainage system for Nicollet County while living in New Sweden?

    The link between born in Norway and settling in New Sweden, in conjunction with his apparent most notable work, likely satisfies WP:DYKINT. Departure– (talk) 16:45, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Departure–: Thanks for the interesting expansion to the hook. I've added it as the lead hook for this nomination with a quote to the source, and made the text of the last link to the original page name New Sweden, Minnesota. Just leaving it as New Sweden might be misleading to some people (Sweden). Since this is my first DYK nom, I'm not that sure of the norms, so please correct me: Is there any particular reason to not link to Norway?
  • @Bunnypranav: Norway shouldn't be linked because ITN doesn't require well-known terms and locations to be linked. In addition, the modern country of Norway didn't exist, and at the time of Swenson's birth it was in a union with Sweden. The Minnesota disambiguator after New Sweden probably isn't needed, as just New Sweden alone would bring up the hook's interest, while simultaneously not being misleading (New Sweden is in Nicollet County). New Sweden was an obscure failed colonial project, and New Sweden is a still-existing populated place in Minnesota, so there isn't too much chance of misleading readers.

Much less do I think that New Sweden (the colonial project) would be able to establish a system of governance like the USA's county system. Departure– (talk) 14:13, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • @Departure–: Noted, and I have removed the disambiguator. Thanks for clarifying!

Tabyana Ali

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

DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 12:15, 21 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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

Overall: All hooks are sourced, I don't think ALT1 is necessarily interesting so I would prefer to only pass ALT0, ALT2, and ALT3. A minor plagiarism issue in the article that can be fixed easily. All sources are placed after their respective sentences in prose. Prose is long enough. Locust member (talk) 21:15, 26 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

    • @Locust member: Thank you so much for the review! :) I have fixed the quote issue, though I am wondering whether to revert this revision [26] as I am worried that this is important to readers. I personally prefer ALT0 or ALT2. Thank you again :) DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 21:37, 26 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
      • Looks good now, DaniloDaysOfOurLives! I think that it is fine to keep it as you just edited because Luke and Laura's cultural impact is still mentioned in the next sentence. This looks good to go now! Passing ALT0, ALT2, and ALT3

Thank you so so much! :) DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 22:17, 26 January 2025 (UTC)[reply] 

Locust member (talk) 22:05, 26 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Butt of malmsey

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Created by Serial Number 54129 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 44 past nominations.

Serial (speculates here) 18:47, 22 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Hook is very interesting! Article looks good, and was created within 7 days of nomination. QPQ checks out. Offline source accepted in good faith. To be less wordy, might I suggest ALT1: ... that Edward IV had his own brother executed in the Tower of London, probably by drowning in a butt of malmsey?

WTVX

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Improved to Good Article status by Sammi Brie (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 739 past nominations.

Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 17:37, 19 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • @Sammi Brie: This is my first DYK hook review, so let me know if anything's improper with my assessment. Article was promoted to GA status in the last seven days, and is long enough. Cited hook is interesting, short enough, and verifiable by the source. QPQ has been done. My one issue is that the source used in this DYK hook isn't cited in the article at all from what I can see, and the claim is instead cited to a different source in the article. This needs to be changed per WP:DYKCITE, which requires the claim to be cited in the article body with the same source used in the article. Once this is remedied this should be good to go. Magneton Considerer: Pokelego999 (Talk) (Contribs) 01:09, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Fuzhou Road

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Fuzhou Road, 1927
Fuzhou Road, 1927
  • ... that Fuzhou Road (pictured) was once the centre of the Chinese publishing industry?
  • Source: 福州路文化街 [Fuzhou Road Cultural Street] (in Chinese). Huangpu District Government. Archived from the original on 18 January 2025. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 738 past nominations.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 19:42, 18 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • This is a new article, which is well written, well referenced to reliable sources, and of an appropriate length. There are no copyvio issues (confirmed by reading the sources in English-language translation). The image is in the public domain, and works at a small size. The two hooks are interesting, and verified by the source(s). Both would work, but ALT0 has the advantage of being shorter. QPQ has been done. Nice work! Chaiten1 (talk) 13:23, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Doctor Who series 13

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Improved to Good Article status by DoctorWhoFan91 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

DoctorWhoFan91 (talk) 21:31, 18 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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

Overall: New enough, long enough. Hook facts are cited and interesting. Earwig gives no issues. No QPQ required, but with your current rate that won't be true long. Good to go!  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 16:51, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Emmett Barrett

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Emmett Barrett
Emmett Barrett
  • ... that American footballer Emmett Barrett (pictured) wore glasses when playing?
5x expanded by WikiOriginal-9 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 10 past nominations.

~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 08:52, 18 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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

Image eligibility:

  • Freely licensed: No - The public domain status of the photograph is likely but not certain given the license.
  • Used in article: Yes
  • Clear at 100px: No - The details of the photograph's subject are not clear.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Approving the hook but not the accompanying image. The article is well-written and citations 1, 4, 5, 6, 13, and 14 were spot-checked with no issues arising.

The image provided for the hook is likely to be public domain in the U.S. and internationally, but this is not certain given the accompanying license and lack of publication details in the source provided. Regardless, the image itself is not of great quality due to the limitations of the photographer at the time. The shadows are intense to the point where the outline of Barrett's body is hard to make out. Not having the photograph may take away from the hook, but I don't think it's absolutely necessary. The promoter is welcome to disagree with this assessment.

Further, I personally find the hook interesting because it's apparent to me that playing high-contact sports with glasses is dangerous, but this might not be apparent to every reader and thus the hook might come off as unexceptional. If the promoter leans towards the latter assessment, then I suggest the nominator come up with an alternate hook that mentions the fact that he supposedly wore unshatterable glasses. Otherwise, the nomination passes without the accompanying image (under my assessment). Yue🌙 06:27, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]


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Jennifer Jones (curler)

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  • Source: Quote from article: In 2019, Jones was named the greatest Canadian female skip and overall curler in history by The Sports Network (TSN), the main television broadcaster of major curling events, following a poll of broadcasters, reporters and top curlers.[29]
Improved to Good Article status by Allthegoldmedals (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Allthegoldmedals (talk) 13:53, 20 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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

Overall: For ALT2, I used this reference [31] to verify the quote. I think the first two are more versatile/engaging to a broader audience but all three are "hooky." Please forgive me if I have missed something, I have not evaluated a DYK in a while. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 14:10, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Pengkalan Kempas, Pengkalan Kempas Historical Complex

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Megaliths at the Pengkalan Kempas Historical Complex
Megaliths at the Pengkalan Kempas Historical Complex
Created by Chipmunkdavis (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. Nominator has 50 past nominations.

CMD (talk) 06:49, 19 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • I love archaeology and locality articles outside of the Anglosphere, and this has both. Pengkalan Kempas just barely scrapes by 5x expansion fails on prose size but succeeds on word count; I'm inclined to give it here, but literally adding a couple words from a source could prevent problems here. Pengkalan Kempas Historical Complex is fine though. Both articles show no sign of copyvio and are in good shape. The hook checks out and is cited within Pengkalan Kempas (the same article is used in the archaeological site article but the hook fact is not explicitly stated - that might be good context to add.) QPQs are good. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 07:50, 26 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    @Generalissima: Very happy to add although I don't want to add just to add, so would appreciate your insight as a reviewer on what might be 1) currently missing in the lead 2) important enough to include in the summary of the megalith site? Thanks, CMD (talk) 14:05, 26 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Lustrous Pearls

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Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 739 past nominations.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 16:47, 19 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: No - See below.
  • Interesting: Yes
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article created on 19 January, and meets the length requirement. The sources are, as far as I can tell, reliable for the information they are cited for—but I would note that basing the entire article on the primary source and a single secondary source is not ideal. There are no obvious neutrality issues. Earwig reveals no copyvio and I didn't spot any instances of unacceptably WP:Close paraphrasing. Both hooks are interesting enough (though I find both borderline) but ALT0 is not properly sourced in the article (see below) and I would like to the "long shot" question (see below) to be resolved before I approve ALT1. QPQ has been done. Some comments about the content:

  • The film used few intertitles, though these were presented in both English and Chinese – I don't find this on page 152 of the cited source? Did you mean to cite some other page?
  • The intertitles were [...] presented in an ornate Art Nouveau style. – ditto.
  • Although the film is set in a rural fishing village, various markers of modernity are presented, including European-style riding breeches and concrete structures. – ditto.
  • Huaju had established a reputation for making such "modern costume dramas" – the exact quote from the source is "modern-costume romance".
  • It seems to me that the citation to pp. 187–188 should be to pp. 188–189 and the p. 188 one to p. 189.
  • obscured through long shots of movement and fighting – does the source mean "long shot" in the sense of a wide shot or a long take here? I've seen it used to mean both and it's not entirely clear to me from context which is meant (I would have thought that close-up shots with rapid cuts would be more effective at producing this effect?). An alternative here would be to make a vaguer reference of some kind (e.g. "the way the scenes are shot" or similar).

Ping Crisco 1492. TompaDompa (talk) 13:40, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  1. Intertitles: You're right, should have been page 187 (the bilingual intertitle cards in Lustrous Pearls are kept to a minimum,)
  2. Art Nouveau: Also 187
  3. Markers of Modernity: Ditto. Seems I lost track of my page when writing that paragraph.
  4. It's not a direct quote, but rather to indicate that the genre is non-standard (i.e., in contrast with contemporary producers of wuxia, who favoured traditional costumes). That being said, I have changed it to the exact quote.
  5. Pagination updated.
  6. Shot: Zhang meant wide shot in this instance. Cuts are not particularly long in the film. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:32, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • As for sources, unfortunately 夜明珠 is quite common on the Chinese internet in reference to pearls. The string thus brings back a lot of fluff, though this snippet suggests a staircase was borrowed from another film (not in the available snippet); and this one has some plot and a cast list, which is already available in English with Zhang. A lot of other sources referring to specific works seem to be making reference to a novel/story about a young man who becomes obsessed with a Shanghainese dancer, which is obviously a different work. In English, Bao mentions that Zhang showcased his swimming abilities in several films, including this one, which is not quite about the film and probably WP:UNDUE. This is already a solid review of the available literature that I can read. There would likely be reviews and whatnot in the archived copies of Shen Bao and other contemporary newspapers, but with OCR on Chinese not being the best in these archives as well as no specific date of release, looking for them would be a needle in a haystack. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:32, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ready, with either hook. TompaDompa (talk) 14:59, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Finja Church

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Romanesque murals in Finja Church
Romanesque murals in Finja Church
Created by Yakikaki (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 148 past nominations.

Yakikaki (talk) 14:22, 19 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article is new enough and long enough. The sources used are reliable and primarily academic, due to language/availability barriers I will assume good faith on the offline/Swedish sources. I see no neutrality issues or potential copyvios. The hook is interesting, short enough and sourced with an inline citation. I have added a link to Church murals in Sweden as it's a good article, although it might be too much of an easter egg to be linked to a single word so fine if it's removed. QPQ is done, the image is used in the article and is correctly licensed. Potentially either this or File:Finja detlaj av norra väggen.jpg could be alternative images that make the murals more visible at smaller resolutions. Thanks for the article Yakikaki! I T B F 📢 11:11, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hollyhock House

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Exterior of Hollyhock House
5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 696 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 01:34, 20 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • New enough, long enough, no copyvio in article, hook is properly sourced (found the article using Wikipedia Library), image is properly licensed to my understanding of the copyright of it. I fixed a typo in the main hook. I think I lean towards preferring the main hook, although the other hooks are also interesting. I haven't verified the ALT1 or ALT4 hooks though. seefooddiet (talk) 03:39, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Goodnight Chicken

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  • ALT1: ... that a Taiwanese livestreamer accidentally solved a missing person's case? Source: https://www.ettoday.net/news/20201109/1850439.htm "直播主「晚安小雞」於7日凌晨，至大同區廢棄醫院探險，赫然發現一具上吊屍體，且不知是否因懸吊時間過久，上、下半身更已風乾分離，警方獲報到場，比對出屍體為一失蹤男性，送往二殯後，也報請士林檢察官相驗；據直播主透露，家屬報了一年多失蹤，終於尋回家人，對此非常感激。" -> "The livestreamer "Goodnight Chicken" went to an abandoned hospital in Datong District to explore in the early morning of the 7th, and surprisingly found a hanged body. It was unknown whether the upper and lower body had been dried and separated due to being hung for too long. The police were reported to the scene. The body was found to be that of a missing man. After it was sent to the second funeral, it was also reported to the Shilin prosecutor for examination. According to the live broadcast host, the family members reported missing for more than a year and were finally found. They were very grateful for this."
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Yonggeumok
  • Comment: Lots of interesting things about this guy, he's most notable for faking his own kidnapping but I wasn't sure how to frame it exactly in a hook.
Created by Jolielover (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 7 past nominations.

jolielover♥talk 13:58, 19 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

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

Overall: The ALT0 is negative and against WP:DYKBLP, so ALT1 is the one I'm taking. The only problem is the controveries section, I suggest removing the "controveries" section header of the article. When that fixed, this is good to go. (Note: this is my first time reviewing, second opinion is open) Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 08:10, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Honey Revenge

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Honey Revenge in 2024
Honey Revenge in 2024
Improved to Good Article status by Launchballer (talk) and Georgeykiwi (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 271 past nominations.

Launchballer 17:18, 19 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article recently passed its GA nomination; all of its text is sourced and Earwig only flags minor instances of similar text.[32] The citations for the hooks can be found in the article (but please, in future DYK noms, provide the hooks in the DYK submission itself; it makes verification easier). I think ALTs 1 and 2 are interesting, but I can't say the same about ALT0 (it just doesn't strike me as a particularly unique factoid). Picture is freely licensed under the CreativeCommons by its creator, and is clear at a small size. QPQ has already been satisfied. I approve AL1 and ALT2. --Grnrchst (talk) 09:42, 21 January 2025 (UTC) Grnrchst (talk) 09:42, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]


Gandalf Big Naturals

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Created by Di (they-them) (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 33 past nominations.

Di (they-them) (talk) 21:45, 19 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article is long (1696 characters) and new enough (moved to mainspace yesterday). Hooks are cited with reliable sources with cooperate the claims, though I don't have any preferences between the two hooks. I think it's good to go! Zinderboff (talk) 20:26, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    • ALT0's claim is different from what is actually claimed in the gamespot article. "The mod is a reference" is not the same as having "resulted in" anything. ALT1's claim about someone having 'lost their own breasts' is presenting a POV that's not apparent in the article (that top surgery results in a 'loss' of anything). The last sentence in the history section's first paragraph should be cited to something. (Honestly I'm not convinced this is even notable based on the sources present.) Urve (talk) 23:01, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

George Rolph, Ancaster Incident

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George Rolph
George Rolph
  • ... that while George Rolph (pictured) sued six of his assailants in the Ancaster incident for ₤1000 each, the trial only awarded him ₤20 from two of the assailants?
  • Source: Petty, Ross (2022). "The 1826 Ancaster Tar and Feathers Outrage: Three Defendants' Perspectives"
Improved to Good Article status by Z1720 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. Nominator has 50 past nominations.

Z1720 (talk) 02:28, 20 January 2025 (UTC). Both articles:[reply]

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

Overall: Epicgenius (talk) 14:39, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yonggeumok

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Improved to Good Article status by Seefooddiet (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 7 past nominations.

seefooddiet (talk) 11:35, 19 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

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

Overall: I would tweak the hook slightly for little more clarity, ALT01: that in 1990, the North Korean prime minister ate at a restaurant in South Korea twice?
Slightly more clarity for which country it is in, and links to the Prime Minister's page. If you are fine with this, it'll be ready to go. jolielover♥talk 12:35, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comment: Personally I'm not sure what makes this an interesting hook / a pass of WP:DYKINT. Eating at a restaurant twice is pretty mundane and common, even for world leaders I'm sure. Hey man im josh (talk) 20:07, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    • I thought the point of interest was that these two countries are enemies with each other and typically never visit each other except for in a small room on their border. The fact that during an unusual, short diplomatic trip an important politician chose to eat at the same place twice is a little interesting I think.
    Alternate hook. ALT02: ... that North and South Korean politicians have expressed fondness towards Seoul's third-oldest restaurant?
    Sources: Third-oldest -> [34] (see list), [35] "1973년 남북회담에서 북측 대표로 참석한 박성철 부수상이 “용금옥은 아직 잘 있습니까”하고" ->"In a 1973 North–South conference, the [North Korean representative] asked "is Yonggeumok still doing well"?, [36] "고(故) 이만섭 전 국회의장도 용금옥 없이는 못 살았다" -> "Old speaker of the [South Korean] national assembly Lee Man-seop couldn't live without Yonggeumok." seefooddiet (talk) 01:56, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    @Hey man im josh pinging seefooddiet (talk) 21:13, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Hey man im josh: I felt like the hook was interesting for the reason seefooddiet has mentioned above. Nevertheless, I can see where you are coming from, so I will instead promote ALT02. jolielover♥talk 16:40, 27 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Mosawo

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  • ... that a Japanese male singer often sang in a female perspective?
Created by Miminity (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 14:02, 20 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • The article is new enough, long enough and the hooks are interesting, though I'm partial to ALT0. For that, I would appreciate more context as to how the subject sings "from a female perspective" as that doesn't appear in the article. The source is in Japanese so WP:AGF applies here, but if there is any additional context from the source that can be put in the article that would be great. Also, some slight polishing of the prose (there are some minor errors in grammar, such as missing articles or plurals) would be deeply appreciated before moving ahead. --Sky Harbor (talk) 22:57, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Sky Harbor: thanks for reviewing!, I added more context to the article about Mosawo's singing in female perspective, I also copyedited what I can think of as wrong, I'm not that fluent in English so, I might've missed a few.
Thank you for making those changes, Miminity. I think we're in a better place to see this approved now, so I'm glad to approve. --Sky Harbor (talk) 16:37, 30 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Kpop4planet

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  • Source: [37] Kpop4planet invited Melon to attend the Valentine’s Day dance; the company declined because of scheduling conflicts but agreed to meet for a private discussion. That’s when it made the promise to “move all the data to the cloud that does not emit any carbon emissions by 2030,” Lee says.
Created by Vigilantcosmicpenguin (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 28 past nominations.

— Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 00:54, 22 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • @Vigilantcosmicpenguin: Hook is interesting and cited in the article. Bit of a nitpick, but the cited quote doesn't say the dance was what convinced the company. It incited the discussion, but it wasn't the dance exclusively that led to the change, at least based off the quote and what the quote is implying. A more accurate summation would be something like "...that a planned dance by a group of K-pop fans opened talks with a company to commit 100% renewable energy?" Let me know on this but the hook as it stands is a bit misleading as a result. Magneton Considerer: Pokelego999 (Talk) (Contribs) 17:31, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Pokelego999: Good point, but your hook won't work either, since the source doesn't verify that it "opened talks". The source does make clear that the goal of the dance was to advocate for the change, so maybe this slight change will work:
ALT0a: ... that a group of K-pop fans performed a dance with the goal of convincing a company to commit to 100% renewable energy?
— Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 19:08, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Mammillaria vetula

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Thimble cactus
  • ... that thimble cactus (pictured) is one of the most commonly grown nipple cacti because it breaks into pieces at the slightest touch?
  • Source: "Because of its ease of growth and propagation, and its readiness to fall into pieces at the slightest touch, this is probably the most widespread Mammillaria in cultivation..." (Pilbeam 1999)
  • ALT1: ... that thimble cactus (pictured) is regularly seen at plant sale events, "except paradoxically at cactus-oriented events, where it would be ignominious to offer it"? Source: "... this is probably the most widespread Mammillaria in cultivation, featuring commonly at almost any event where plant sales occur, except paradoxically at cactus-oriented events, where it would be ignominious to offer it." (Pilbeam 1999)
  • ALT2: ... that one subspecies of Mammillaria vetula (pictured) is one of the least frequently grown nipple cacti, while the other is "probably the most commonly grown"? Source: "Now expanded to include the well-known M. gracilis as a subspecies, this species combines one of the least grown mammillarias with probably the most commonly grown." (Pilbeam 1999)
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Barbara Neumann
5x expanded by Surtsicna (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 205 past nominations.

Surtsicna (talk) 21:52, 20 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

DS, I have added the term to the article lead. Pinging nominator User:Surtsicna to ensure they approve of the change. Gatoclass (talk) 13:18, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
That looks great. Thanks, DS and Gatoclass. Surtsicna (talk) 13:23, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
  • Cited: Yes - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
  • Interesting: Yes
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: All three hooks AGF verified - thanks. Gatoclass (talk) 14:23, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

David and Gladys Wright House

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David and Gladys Wright House
David and Gladys Wright House
5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 697 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 14:33, 20 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • ALT2 is the best, I think, as it's both house-centric and unique (lots of houses become "overgrown and surrounded etc", nothing special there). QPQ is done, 5X expansion is recent enough, Earwig says 38.7% ("unlikely"), article is presentable, hook is cited, image is fine... we're good with ALT2. DS (talk) 18:51, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Morph (X-Men: The Animated Series)

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

PanagiotisZois (talk) 13:14, 22 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article is in great shape and is eligible as it was recently brought to GA status, and QPQ has been done. I think the ALT1 hook is more interesting, particularly to non-fans, though I am wondering if it may be good I think it is good to remove the quotation marks. It seems good to go to me :) DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 14:34, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Alt Llobregat insurrection

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Improved to Good Article status by Grnrchst (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 49 past nominations.

Grnrchst (talk) 09:51, 21 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
  • Cited: Yes - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
  • Interesting: Yes
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Really nice work here. Newly promoted GA, looks good. AGF on the sources for the hooks. Either of the hooks should work. BeanieFan11 (talk) 22:13, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Mammillaria matudae

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Thumb cactus
Thumb cactus
  • ... that the thumb cactus (pictured) crawls over other plants in cultivation–unless you grow it upside down?
  • Source: "...a creeping or sprawling plant, prepared to invade any space in cultivation, be there plants in the way or not. It can be conveniently grown by making a hole in the bottom of a hanging pot..." (Pilbeam 1999)
Created by Surtsicna (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 206 past nominations.

Surtsicna (talk) 11:21, 21 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • This is a new article, that is encyclopedic, neutral in tone and well sourced. There are no copyvio issues. The image is freely shareable and of good quality. The hook is delightful, and validated by the quoted source. QPQ has been done. Good to go! Chaiten1 (talk) 21:20, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Do Hollywood

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  • Reviewed:
Improved to Good Article status by Locust member (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Locust member (talk) 21:11, 20 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • A simple, charming hook. No QPQ required due to lack of prior nominations. Spot-check of GAN and article came back good. Fact is split up over a couple sentences but each is appropriately sourced and cited. Hook is short enough. Nice work! ~ Pbritti (talk) 22:10, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on January 21

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Grain Belt Beer Sign

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The Grain Belt Beer sign
The Grain Belt Beer sign
  • ... that after being renovated with LED lighting, the annual operating cost of the Grain Belt Beer Sign (pictured) dropped from $48,000 to $7,500?
Created by Darth Stabro (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 21 past nominations.

~Darth StabroTalk • Contribs 05:15, 22 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Done. Cool article on a local landmark. Article still needs minor copyedits (looks like one other editor gave it a try recently but more are needed). Earwig shows a few matches that could easily be cleaned up and rewritten. ALT0 also needs copyedits ("Did you know that after a renovation with LED lighting, the annual operating cost of the Grain Belt Beer Sign went from $48,000 to $7,500?" You could also modify it by using "dropped" or "decreased" from $48,000 to $7,500 in ALT0 instead of "went from" for a dramatic touch. Viriditas (talk) 22:08, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Howdy Viriditas, your concerns should be taken care of. Possible I missed some more copyediting things because it's my own text so it's easy to overlook but I found a few more things and fixed them. ~Darth StabroTalk • Contribs 02:36, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Darth Stabro: I'm not sure how strict WP:DYKIMG is enforced, and it's an odd thing because from an abstract POV, we already have an "image" of the sign in the article from different angles. However, DYKIMG seems to imply that we need this image in the article to use it in the hook. Not sure if that is true or if I'm reading it wrong. It might be a good idea to add it anyway to forestall any objections. I think it's a great image because it shows the LED lights in contrast with the backlight of twilight. If you look at the timestamps of the other signs, this is the only one that captures the twilight effect at the earliest (or latest, depending on how you look at it) time. I would just add it right-aligned to the see also section, but that's just me. I think the other two images are pretty good, so you might want to leave them, I don't know. But if it's ok to use this new hook image without having it in the article (not clear on that), then don't do anything. Viriditas (talk) 02:52, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Viriditas: Good catch, I've incorporated it into the infobox in the NRHP section. ~Darth StabroTalk • Contribs 03:14, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Approve both hooks. Image has been added. There were three editors working on this at the same time and unfortunately I encountered multiple edit conflicts. Please review the page history and restore anything you think deserves to be added back if I accidentally removed it. Good to go. Viriditas (talk) 03:32, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hennepin Avenue Bridge (1855)

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The original Hennepin Avenue Bridge
The original Hennepin Avenue Bridge
  • Source: Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof:
"First Bridge Park". Mississippi National River & Recreation Area. U.S. National Park Service.
"Grand Celebration, of the Opening of the First Bridge that Spans the Waters of the Mississippi". Saint Paul Weekly Minnesotian. 27 January 1855. p. 2. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
"Forded River in Early Days". The Minneapolis Journal. 5 October 1913. p. 12. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
Goodrich, E. S. (26 January 1855). "Opening of the Wire Suspension Bridge Across the Mississippi". The Daily Minnesota Pioneer. p. 2.
Reicher, Matt. "Father Louis Hennepin Suspension Bridge". MNopedia. Minnesota Historical Society.
Created by Darth Stabro (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 20 past nominations.

~Darth StabroTalk • Contribs 02:43, 22 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • New enough, hook verifies from the National Park source, Earwig does indeed register 87% but as it's a compatible license properly cited and attributed I think it can pass. Everything seems cited and the article is long enough and contains the hook, and everything else seems fine for DYK. I'd rephrase the hook a bit (that's just me though, it works as is) but I do think the hook itself is interesting. Good to go! Departure– (talk) 18:27, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Departure–, Thanks! And I'd open to hearing any hook rephrase suggestions. ~Darth StabroTalk • Contribs 21:29, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Darth Stabro: I was specifically thinking "...that the first bridge over the Mississippi River was the Hennepin Avenue Bridge in Minneapolis?" What are your thoughts on this? Departure– (talk) 21:51, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
sure, Departure– - throw in a picture, and we have ALT1: "...that the first bridge over the Mississippi River was the Hennepin Avenue Bridge (pictured) in Minneapolis?" ~Darth StabroTalk • Contribs 23:12, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Adjusted. I think most people would be interested in the first bridge over the most important river in the English-speaking world was, so it doesn't need to embellish facts or focus on anything else because it's independently interesting. Departure– (talk) 13:37, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Mammillaria albiflora

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Mammillaria albiflora
Mammillaria albiflora
  • Source: "Mammillaria albiflora is listed as Critically Endangered due to ... a continuing population decline as a result of illegal collecting that is also reducing its range. Its population has been diminished by an estimated 50% over the past 20 years, the decline in mature individuals is continuing. Although a portion of the site has recently been enclosed with a chain link fence to protect it, this did not prevent access to the site." (IUCN)
5x expanded by Surtsicna (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 207 past nominations.

Surtsicna (talk) 08:46, 22 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • The article was expanded 5x less than 7 days before the DYK nomination was done. It is long enough, and the hook is interesting enough for nomination. No copy-vio was observed. Maybe it is interesting to note that the one-line version of the page was created more than 14 years ago by a bot, and it's going to be featured on the main page now. I find ALT1 to be more clear than the original hook. --Mhhossein talk 11:49, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Main Street Vehicles

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Main Street Vehicles in Disneyland
Main Street Vehicles in Disneyland
  • Source: [38] "Care for the 15 geldings and three mares of Belgian, Clydesdale, Shire, Percheron and Brabant breeding at the Circle D is meticulous. ... Each horse at the Circle D works for three days a week at Disneyland, hauling the horse-drawn streetcar on Main Street..."
Improved to Good Article status by Jackdude101 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

Jackdude101 talk cont 18:35, 21 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]


General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Both hooks verified, and everything else looks fine - thanks. Gatoclass (talk) 11:48, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Otogirisō

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  • Source: Koyama, Yuhsuke (2023). History of the Japanese Video Game Industry, p. 58
Improved to Good Article status by Andrzejbanas (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

Andrzejbanas (talk) 18:55, 22 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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

Overall: New enough, long enough. Hook fact is cited and interesting. Earwig pings the longer quotes, which is unfortunate, but they do seem to be properly attributed. QPQ is done. Looks good to go!  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:56, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Cornelius Pass Road

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  • Reviewed:
Improved to Good Article status by TheTechie (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

TheTechie@enwiki (she/they | talk) 16:36, 21 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • passing ALT1.
    The article was nom the day after promotion to GA status. Article is obvs long enough, neutral and well-sourced. The hook is cited in the article (fn 14) and well within length at only 123 chars. There are no close paraphrasing issues (names, titles and quotes throw up the usual false positives). Hook is probably interesting, as while it's just a road, it's an old road. QPQ not required, lucky you. GTG. Serial (speculates here) 19:41, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

1989 visit by Boris Yeltsin to the United States

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Created by JJonahJackalope (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 63 past nominations.

JJonahJackalope (talk) 20:45, 21 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • JJonahJackalope Hello there, I'm here to check your article for the DYK criteria. Before I check though, there's one thing I'd like to ask: because I see that you clearly have GA aspirations for this article, have you consulted any Russian sources, or have you contacted anyone to help you edit with the addition of Russian-language sources? There should definitely be a lot about the visit written in Russian, particularly if it convinced Yeltsin that Bolshevism was nothing in comparison to capitalism? While I do not doubt the works of historians cited here, the article would definitely benefit from a Russian perspective if available (and I believe it should be there).
General: Article is new enough and long enough

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

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

Overall: Yeltsin also planned to visit several AIDS clinics, including the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City - did he actually visit it? Other than that, the article is impressive. Spot checks do not reveal any inconsistencies. While, as I said, the Russian perspective would be valuable, the article doesn't have to be perfect to pass DYK and it is definitely adequate for me as the reviewer (though if you aspire higher, I'd strongly suggest you consult non-English sources as well. As for the hook, ALT1 is better than the original proposal, though I'd suggest you take a look at

ALT1a: .. that when Boris Yeltsin saw the selection of goods available in a Texas supermarket during his US visit in 1989, he said that "even the Politburo doesn't have this choice. Not even Mr. Gorbachev"? Szmenderowiecki (talk) 09:40, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Olive Swezy

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Olive Swezy
Olive Swezy
Created by SL93 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 424 past nominations.

SL93 (talk) 22:00, 21 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Looks good. Nice work. BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:22, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Inquirer News Tonight

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Created by Sammi Brie (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 740 past nominations.

Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 19:12, 21 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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

Overall: The article is new enough and long enough to qualify for DYK. Additionally, it is sourced, neutral, and does not appear to have any egregious copyright violations associated with it. The hook is interesting and properly cited, and QPQ has been satisfied. Overall, I see no reason not to approve this submission. JJonahJackalope (talk) 20:36, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on January 22

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UserBenchmark

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  • ... that UserBenchmark unlocks free testing only if users can shoot down 13 ships?
  • ALT1: ... that before running a free benchmark test on UserBenchmark, users must first prove their skills by shooting down 13 ships? Source: "When there are free slots, users will have to complete a 3D captcha minigame where the goal is to shoot down 13 ships." Matthew Connatser (2024-02-17). Controversial benchmarking website goes behind partial paywall — Userbenchmark now requires a $10 monthly subscription. Tom's Hardware. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  • Reviewed:
  • Comment: If anyone feels the first is not properly sourced, the alt 2,3 are good enough options for me. Alt 2 mentions play a 3D minigame, while alt 3 mentions complete a unique 3D captcha minigame. Either one is fine for me, added two because the second one expicitly mentions captcha, but is slightly on the longer end.
Moved to mainspace by Bunnypranav (talk), Win8x (talk), and The internet is made by people like you (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

~/Bunnypranav:<ping> 07:06, 25 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

The article is new and well-written, but I do not see the information used for ALT0 in the cited source. Otherwise the sources are cited and they seem to be of high quality. I do find ALT1 more interesting anyway. How about we say that "before you can use UserBenchmark's free benchmark program, you must shoot 13 ships"? It seems punchier. Surtsicna (talk) 12:54, 30 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I was actually in the editing panel just about to change the hook to be more interesting, when I saw your mention in my email. I'll be right back with a more interesting hook. ~/Bunnypranav:<ping> 12:56, 30 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Surtsicna: I've replaced the previous hooks with two more versions, are they better and good to go? ~/Bunnypranav:<ping> 13:06, 30 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
How about we lose "in a 3D minigame"? Surtsicna (talk) 14:02, 30 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
 Done, and now that it has been removed, ALT1 seems like a better option to me, I'll leave it to you though. Thanks! ~/Bunnypranav:<ping> 14:16, 30 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I can approve both hooks, but prefer ALT0 because it is more concise. Let's see what the promoter picks. Surtsicna (talk) 14:25, 30 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

1947 Columbus mid-air collision

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Burning wreckage from the two planes involved in the 1947 Columbus mid-air collision
Burning wreckage from the two planes involved in the 1947 Columbus mid-air collision
  • Source: All nine people on board the two planes, including several Delta executives, were killed in the accident. [40]
Created by Mccunicano (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 51 past nominations.

❯❯❯ Mccunicano☕️ 21:34, 25 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

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

Overall: Good to go. The article was recently created and has no copyright issues picked up by Earwig. QPQ already done. The only minor thing I'd say regarding the article is that I'd recommend adding archives to your citations where possible, but the bot is currently backed up, so that won't prevent me from this supporting this. -- ZooBlazer 19:47, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Alf Jacques

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Wooden lacrosse sticks
Wooden lacrosse sticks
Created by SammySpartan (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

SammySpartan (talk) 19:20, 23 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Great article, SammySpartan. ALT0 is particularly interesting, and I believe the NAIAHF counts as a reliable source. I don't think that the source for ALT1 can be considered independant, though, so for that hook to run you'd need another source. Per WP:DYKIMG, any image to be included has to be in the article, so this image is ineligible. There are currently some copyvio issues - for example, the part about the GoFundMe seems to be directly directly out of the source without paraphrasing. Also, source [4] doesn't seem to be formatted correctly (sometimes the autofill doesn't get it right and needs correction). Overall, good and promising, but needs a little work before it can be approved.
Thank you for reviewing, Darth Stabro. I've changed the line mentioning the GoFundMe page and fixed source [4]. I've additionally added the photo to the article, though I did want to make clear that the sticks in the image weren't made by Jacques. If we end up needing to run the hook without the image, that's fine with me. -SammySpartan (talk) 17:16, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hi SammySpartan, the phrase "the art of making black ash wooden splint baskets" is also probably too close of a copy of the sentence, but beyond that I think things should be good. ~Darth StabroTalk • Contribs 18:38, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Darth Stabro -- I've gone and reworded that sentence. SammySpartan (talk) 21:20, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Ok, I think we are good to go here then. ~Darth StabroTalk • Contribs 01:20, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thomas Burdet

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  • ... that Thomas Burdet was said to have so many enemies in Wiltshire that had he been present at a 1477 riot, he would have been killed? Source: *Baker, J. H. (1989). "A French Vocabulary and Conversation-guide in a Fifteenth-century Legal Notebook". Medium Ævum. 58: 80–102, p. 84.
    • ALT1: ... that Thomas Burdet supposedly plotted treason against King Edward IV in 1477 after the King killed Burdet's favourite white deer while hunting? Source: * Hughes, J. (2002). Arthurian Myths and Alchemy: The Kingship of Edward IV. Stroud: Sutton, p. 289.
    • ALT2: ... that one modern historian has described 15th-century Warwickshire man Thomas Burdet as being a man with "little to lose", because he was already a loser? Source: * Carpenter, C. (1980). "Sir Thomas Malory and Fifteenth-century Local Politics". Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research. 53 (127): 31–43, p.35 +n.36..
    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Crabs for Christmas
Created by Serial Number 54129 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 47 past nominations.

Serial (speculates here) 13:28, 23 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • New, long, and excellent quality. I do like a good spin off. ALT1 is by far my favorite. It is wild. I took the bold step of striking the last two words, which I do not consider essential. It Surtsicna (talk) 23:39, 27 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

National Weather Service Quad Cities, Iowa/Illinois

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The Quad Cities forecast office during a severe thunderstorm
The Quad Cities forecast office during a severe thunderstorm
  • Reviewed:
Improved to Good Article status by Departure– (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Departure– (talk) 23:29, 22 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Hi Departure–, I've looked over this nomination for DYK. As was said in the GA review, there is a bit higher hit with Earwig for copyvio, but not high enough to say this article is a copy. It's a good read and nothing there discounts it from being featured on the main page for DYK. I think the proposed hook is great and is sourced from and within the article. The image is fine too. This is good to go. Cheers, ❯❯❯ Mccunicano☕️ 21:46, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Episode 6867

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Improved to Good Article status by DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 7 past nominations.

DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 02:15, 25 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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

Overall: I believe there was a word missing in your ALT0, so I added it. I like ALT2 best. Regards, IceWelder [✉] 11:42, 26 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Edward III's Breton campaign

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  • Source: Sumption, Jonathan (1990). The Hundred Years War 1: Trial by Battle. London: Faber & Faber. ISBN 978-0-571-13895-1. Page 407.
Created by Gog the Mild (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 80 past nominations.

Gog the Mild (talk) 18:55, 25 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
  • Cited: Yes - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
  • Interesting: Yes
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 21:45, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Mammillaria glassii, Charlie Glass, Bob Foster (horticulturist)

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Mammillaria glassii
Mammillaria glassii
5x expanded by Surtsicna (talk). Number of QPQs required: 3. Nominator has 208 past nominations.

Surtsicna (talk) 15:57, 22 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: @Surtsicna: Looks mostly good. My only concern is that I see in the Foster article Glass and Foster's shared passion for succulents led them on extensive expeditions. Between 1964 and 1974 they made 15 such trips to Mexico. However, in the article on Glass, it says Partnering with Robert Foster in 1968, the two undertook 18 expeditions to Mexico. – is it 15 or 18? Otherwise should be good to go. BeanieFan11 (talk) 04:25, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I wondered about that too, BeanieFan11, until I realized that there is actually no discrepancy. It's 15 expeditions between 1964 and 1974 and 18 altogether. Presumably there were three expeditions after 1974. Surtsicna (talk) 13:49, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I see. BeanieFan11 (talk) 17:24, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ankarette Twynho

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Created by Serial Number 54129 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 43 past nominations.

Serial (speculates here) 18:26, 22 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • QPQ done, hook is interesting and cited in the article (I've wikilinked cause celebre because I sure didn't know what it was), the article is neutral, new, copyvio-free, and long enough, but citation placement could use some improvement (more inline especially after the birth year) and a few things are phrased oddly for Wikipedia but are sourced and the article is written well enough for DYK. I don't have access to any of the sources listed so I'm going to AGF as to their verifiability and pass this. Good to go! Departure– (talk) 20:52, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ren Jinping

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  • Source: Sugawara, Yoshino (2022). "From Teahouse to Classroom: Educational Screen Practice in Republican Shanghai". Journal of Chinese Cinemas. 16: 9–24. doi:10.1080/17508061.2022.2120750. Note that Sugawara uses the term "new drama", which broadly refers to huaju (spoken-word drama) vis-a-vis traditional drama (i.e., Chinese opera)
Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 740 past nominations.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:49, 22 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]


General: Article is new enough and long enough

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: ALT1 looks fine. ALT0 has some issues - firstly, "spoken-word drama" is not mentioned in the text, but there is rather a link to "civilized drama". "Spoken-word drama" is also a rather puzzling term - does it mean he was involved in other kinds of drama instead? If "spoken-word drama" was linked in the hook to huaju, that would be acceptable to me, but then the article would also have to link to that, not to civilized drama. Gatoclass (talk) 10:50, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    • Hi Gatoclass. This is one of those things that requires a bit of specialized knowledge. Ren was in a Peking opera fan club, though based on the available sources he doesn't appear to have produced any himself. As for the distinction between huaju and civilized drama, it's a matter of degree and labelling; civilized drama was more syncretic than the later attempts at spoken-word drama (huaju), and dramatists from the later generation tended to dismiss people like Zheng Zhengqiu who had penned works that blended Chinese opera with Western-style spoken-word dramaturgy (cited in our civilized drama article with the sentence "Histories of Chinese theatre have generally neglected civilized drama, considering the genre little more than a transition."). I've piped civilized drama to "early spoken-word dramas" to better reflect the wording in the hook. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 11:47, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Chris, why not just use "civilized drama" in the hook? It would make it more intriguing. Gatoclass (talk) 12:10, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • No probs. Verifying ALT1 and ALT0a. Gatoclass (talk) 14:19, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • I was originally planning to review this, but since there's already an existing review, I'm leaving this as a comment. There are some odd things about the article. The lead says he flourished between 1910 and 1928, but the article also states he was born in 1896. Is this how it's usually done for articles on people with known years of birth but not dates of death? I haven't encountered a case like this before so I just wanted to know. And speaking of his death, is there really no known information about his life after 1928? Unless there really is none, the article as currently written might not meet WP:DYKCOMPLETE unless that's clarified. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 07:00, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    • Hi Narutolovehinata5, that is correct. He almost disappears from coverage after 1928; as cited in the article, "Little information about Ren remains; there are no surviving portraits of him, and his date of death is unknown." The last information about him dates to 1949, and appears to be cited to a passing reference in coverage of another film director's funeral.
    • Huang's 1896 is not supported by Sugawara, who did a bit more focused research; I don't know where Huang got that figure for her history of Mingxing, and given that Sugawara explicitly states that his date of birth is unknown (2015 article) or that he was born "sometime in the 1890s" (2022 article), fl. is the best approach to this.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:53, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    • If you want a copy of Sugawara's article to confirm, I can email it to you. As for the use of floruit, I've reviewed approximately 50 transclusions, and it seems the common approach is to just omit lifespan altogether for more recent biographies, though some (such as William Moore (mathematician)) do include rough periods. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:55, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Maybe just avoid mentioning years in the lede entirely to avoid confusion? Maybe the 1896 year can be kept in the article but it could be attributed to Huang, while also mentioning that Sugawara is more uncertain. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 10:44, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I don't have any remaining concerns. This can be returned to Gatoclass. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 05:42, 31 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Gyutto

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

Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 08:10, 22 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Comments: Added "in Japan" to the proposed hook. BorgQueen (talk) 08:31, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Review:
    • Article is new enough. checkY
    • Article is neutral. I re-phrased one bit about its popularity, but this feels like a very minor edit. Otherwise, everything seems fine. checkY
    • Article is long enough. Currently a start class, enough for a new article DYK. checkY
    • Checked, Billboard and the other site seem seem reliable, per their own wiki article. checkY
    • Hook is short enough, and seems timely in relevance to an interest level. Probably the most key bit of info outside just sales data within the article. I'm assuming good faith with the Japanese content on Billboard, but from my own minimal knowledge, there does not seem to be anything controversial here.
    • Author has given a thorough QBQ review of the other DYK article in question.
    • Generally, this seems fine for a DYK. Andrzejbanas (talk) 18:53, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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2023 Little Rock tornado

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Damage in the Walnut Valley area of Little Rock
Damage in the Walnut Valley area of Little Rock
Created by Departure– (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

Departure– (talk) 19:10, 23 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Good to go. The article was recently created and has no copyright issues picked up by Earwig. QPQ already done. Mgrē@sŏn (Talk) 15:18, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Grain Belt Brewery

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Grain Belt Brewery
Grain Belt Brewery
  • ... that Grain Belt Brewery (pictured) was built with four distinct architectural sections in homage to the four companies that combined to form it?
Converted from a redirect by Darth Stabro (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 23 past nominations.

~Darth StabroTalk • Contribs 05:07, 24 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: New enough (converted from redirect on 24 January); Long enough (5361 characters); Sourced, neutral; Free of plagiarism issues (Earwig returns "Violation unlikely", and I haven't found any on my spot checks); The hook is cited and interesting. While I cannot access page 10A of the newspaper, the book is sufficient as a source; The image is free, clear, and used within the article; QPQ checks out. This is good to go AmateurHi$torian (talk) 07:59, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the review AmateurHi$torian! NB: page 10A should be accessible by clicking the link in the pages section of the reference. ~Darth StabroTalk • Contribs 09:40, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Huh, I'd missed that. Cheers. -AmateurHi$torian (talk) 09:44, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Aquilegia kubanica

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  • ... that there are over 100 accepted species of columbines, but Aquilegia kubanica was identified as one of only four to live in the Caucasus?
  • Source: Vassiljeva, Irina Mikhailovna (1991). "Aquilegia kubanica (Ranunculaceae) - Новый Вид с Кавказа" [Aquilegia kubanica (Ranunculaceae) - A New Species from the Caucasus]. Botanicheskiĭ Zhurnal (in Russian) (12): 1765–1768. ISSN 0006-8136.
Created by Pbritti (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 65 past nominations.

Pbritti (talk) 23:54, 25 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
  • Cited: Yes - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
  • Interesting: Yes
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Prosesize broke when I used it on the article, so I did a Notepad estimate of 3066 B (including 15 ref notes). Article is otherwise good; created two days before nom and sources AGFed or verifiable. ミラP@Miraclepine 16:56, 26 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yuval Raphael

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Converted from a redirect by Launchballer (talk), Avigail56 (talk), and Pdhadam (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 273 past nominations.

Launchballer 15:54, 23 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • I have taken it upon myself to review this DYK nomination.Davidbena (talk) 14:11, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • One important comment that I have to make here is that the main article mentions her having "survived the blast by hiding under dead bodies inside a bomb shelter for eight hours," when the main article gives the impression that there were several blasts on that fateful day. Perhaps the article can be amended to read "...she survided the blasts," etc.Davidbena (talk) 14:24, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
What do you mean by main article?--Launchballer 03:16, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I simply mean in the article Yuval Raphael.Davidbena (talk) 19:59, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Apologies, I thought you meant the attack article. Raphael's one has been reworded a bit since I last looked at it but given that 'blasts' no longer appears in the article and the only applicable word I can see is 'grenades', I think your concern's been resolved.--Launchballer 04:54, 26 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, it looks good then. I, personally, think that the article is ready for DYK release, as the article is new enough, long enough, neutral and well-sourced. The hook is short-enough and is defintely "catchy." To the best of my knowledge, there are no copyright violations.Davidbena (talk) 11:45, 26 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tamang Panahon

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  • ... that the hashtag AlDubEBTamangPanahon set a Guinness World Records in 2015 with 40,706,392 uses in 24 hours, coinciding with the "Tamang Panahon" television event (leads pictured)?
Alden Richards (left) and Maine Mendoza (right)
Alden Richards (left) and Maine Mendoza (right)
Improved to Good Article status by Royiswariii (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

ROY is WAR Talk! 22:54, 23 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • @Royiswariii: I will review this nomination shortly. First thing I noticed though was the hook and the source given say "AlDubEBSaTamangPanahon", but the article itself says "AlDubEBTamangPanahon". Which hashtag was it? You should also add "in 2015" somewhere to make the timing of the record explicit and clear. Yue🌙 05:36, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Hi, Yue! I fix the source and the DYK blurb. I searched on X that they used AlDubEBTamangPanahon I think Rappler misinterpreted the hashtag. ROY is WAR Talk! 05:58, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Recently approved GA: Spot-checked sourcing again, but the GA reviewer was already quite thorough in their assessment. No issues arose. Yue🌙 07:11, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Drive-by Comment

Yue, Can I still add the pictures on the DYK blurb? I forgot to add the pictures of Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza, the main character of AlDub? ROY is WAR Talk! 07:52, 26 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Royiswariii: Yes, you can still add an image. I will adjust the review accordingly afterwards. Yue🌙 07:55, 26 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Yue I added the picture, I don't know if should be say (pictured). ROY is WAR Talk! 08:15, 26 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Royiswariii: Yes, you do need to add (pictured) next to the article's Wikilink in the hook. However, the image you choose has to be 1. Used in the article and 2. Directly relevant to the hook. So for example, if you mentioned the episode instead of the hashtag, then it would be "Tamang Panahon" (leads pictured). If you mentioned AlDub, it might be "AlDub" (pictured). Thus it's a bit tricky given your hook. Yue🌙 08:29, 26 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Yue, I fixed the blurb, you can check it and tell me if it's this okay or need to improve. ROY is WAR Talk! 09:47, 26 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Royiswariii: I think it's fine to keep your original hook around to give the promoter flexibility. You still need to add the image to the article though. Yue🌙 05:01, 27 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
ALT1: ... that, in 2015, the hashtag AlDubEBTamangPanahon set a Guinness World Records with 40,706,392 uses in 24 hours?
@Yue: Done see revision 1272115003. I wonder after the word AlDubEBTamangPanahon add the (lead picture). ROY is WAR Talk! 06:03, 27 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Royiswariii: Approving both hooks. I don't think the photo would fit with the original hook (ALT1), but ALT0 is the better hook anyways. Also, even if ALT0 is chosen by the promoter, the photo won't necessarily be displayed; it's up to the promoter. Yue🌙 06:16, 27 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Justus Trettel

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

~Darth StabroTalk • Contribs 02:12, 24 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

I'll take this one. Jonathan Deamer (talk) 21:02, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems

Hook eligibility:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Interesting article! Possibly a nitpick, but I genuinely don't know if the stills themselves were illegal, or just the alcohol produced with them. Is there a cite for them being illegal, or could the hook be changed to something like "helped make stills so farmers could manufacture illegal alcohol"? Jonathan Deamer (talk) 21:20, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Good point Jonathan Deamer - rephrased hook. ~Darth StabroTalk • Contribs 03:12, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Great, other than that the hook is in the article and cited inline so we're good to go. Jonathan Deamer (talk) 06:06, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Vampires Will Never Hurt You

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  • ALT1: ... that Gerard Way got dental work midway through the recording session for "Vampires Will Never Hurt You"? Source: Same as above
  • Reviewed:
  • Comment: Open to suggestions on how to make the hooks... punchier (har, har).
5x expanded by Leafy46 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Leafy46 (talk) 23:14, 23 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Very interesting hook - I think that the first hook is the best one. QPQ is not needed for this. I checked on Earwig and there does not seem to be any copyright issues. Article is long enough and is well sourced. I think it is good to go. DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 04:13, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Separation referendums in Illinois

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Created by Chipmunkdavis (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 51 past nominations.

CMD (talk) 14:05, 23 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article is new enough, no copyvio concerns, everything looks sourced and the article is of sufficient quality and neutral in nature. All hooks appear and are verified in the article and QPQ is done. I don't see anything wrong with any of the hooks you've brought, but I prefer ALT2. Good to go! Departure– (talk) 20:17, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Serpent's Walk

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

PARAKANYAA (talk) 03:18, 27 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • I'm looking at this--interesting and promising. Drmies (talk) 00:57, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • OK I think we're good. I went through all the sources (that's why this took a while), and made some minor corrections--put some numbers in order, put a few footnotes in slightly different places, corrected a page number and added a note number in one of the references. There is no plagiarism. The hook is verified. The article must have taken a while to research and develop, and it's fine--it's not a GA yet, but it doesn't lack for research to get there, only writing. It's long enough, new enough--good luck, PARAKANYAA--good work and I hope you get lots of hits. Drmies (talk) 22:42, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tkies-kaf

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  • ... that the 1924 film Tkies-kaf had no director until its lead actor volunteered?
  • Source: Hoberman, J. (1995). Bridge of Light: Yiddish Film Between Two Worlds. University Press of New England. ISBN 9781584658702. pp. 74–75; Goldman, Eric Arthur (1983). Visions, Images, and Dreams: Yiddish Film Past and Present pp. 18–19
Created by Generalissima (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 106 past nominations.

Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 07:39, 26 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

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

Overall: Though the sources of offline, I WP:AGF, New enough and long enough, and a very interesting hook, Earwig yield 19.4% result, no other issues, QPQ is done. It's good to go. also I moved the page so that it does not have the unnessesary disambiguator Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 15:32, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hanyang Park

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Hanyang Park monument
Hanyang Park monument
  • ... that a lost stone monument for a park in Seoul that closed in 1918 was discovered lying in the grass in 2002? Source: [45] "한양공원은 1918년 조선총독부가 그곳에 조선신궁을 건설하면서 폐쇄되었다. 한양공원비는 광복 이후 오랜 시간 사라졌다가 2002년 서울 중구 회현동 케이블카 승강장 인근의 공원 철조망 안쪽 6~7m 지점의 풀숲에서 발견되었다." -> "Hanyang Park was closed by the colonial goernment in 1918 to make way for Chōsen Shrine. The monument was lost after the liberation of Korea, but was rediscovered in 2002... found in the grass."
Created by Seefooddiet (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 9 past nominations.

seefooddiet (talk) 04:35, 25 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

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

Overall: I wonder why they didn't check the grass before. Hook is good to go. Sahaib (talk) 15:50, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Seokjojeon

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Exterior of Seokjojeon
Exterior of Seokjojeon
  • ... that the building Seokjojeon was meant to symbolize the Korean Empire's authority, but it was completed just months before Japan annexed Korea? Source: [46] "제국의 위세를 떨치려는 의도에서 확장과 중건을 거듭했지만... 대한제국 광무 원년(1897년)에 설계가 시작되었고 1910년 8월 경술국치 3개월여 뒤 완공되었다." -> "[The palace] was expanded with the intent of raising the authority of the [Korean] Empire... Work on [Seokjojeon] began in 1897 and it was completed three months before the August 1910 signing of the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910."
Created by Seefooddiet (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

seefooddiet (talk) 04:03, 25 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Citations 1–2, 8–10, 21, and 28–31 randomly spot-checked for verification. No issues arose. Yue🌙 07:34, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

University of Southwestern Louisiana basketball scandal

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Created by JJonahJackalope (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 64 past nominations.

JJonahJackalope (talk) 14:47, 24 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Inky (octopus)

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Moved to mainspace by Panamitsu (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 66 past nominations.

―Panamitsu (talk) 02:30, 24 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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

Overall: The article is new enough and neutral. After using Earwig's Copyvio tool, it does not appear that there are any major copyright violation issues with it. It is long enough and both the article and hook are properly cited. The hook is also interesting and QPQ has been satisfied. Overall, I see no reason not to approve this submission. JJonahJackalope (talk) 14:44, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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