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This page transcludes a subset of the nominations found on the page of all the approved nominations for the "Did you know" section of the Main Page. It only transcludes the nominations filed under dates of the third-most recent week. The page is intended to allow editors to easily review recent nominations that may not be displaying correctly on the complete page of approved nominations if that page's contents are causing the page to hit the post-expand include size limit.

Organic Law on the Integrity of Political Parties and Candidates

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Created by Chipmunkdavis (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 59 past nominations.

CMD (talk) 15:19, 22 July 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Date, length, hooks check out. QPQ done. Earwig says copyright violation likely, but at a closer look it is quotes from the legislation that would be unavoidable. I prefer ALT0 or ALT2. --Soman (talk) 16:09, 2 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ian Matakis

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A World Series of Poker Bracelet
A World Series of Poker Bracelet
  • ALT1 ... that Ian Matakis won World Series of Poker Player of the Year only playing No-Limit Texas hold 'em and Pot-Limit Omaha hold 'em events?-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 22:16, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    • Created by TonyTheTiger (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 377 past nominations.

    TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 22:00, 17 July 2025 (UTC).[reply]

    • Neither hook meets DYKINT as I do not see how either hook as currently written appeals to non-poker fans, or to people unfamiliar with poker terminology. Please suggest new hooks: I have struck both. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 08:15, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
      • User:Narutolovehinata5, I don't argue that this article would not get a lot of pageviews. Unless you are a conventionally attractive female poker player who is pictured in the set, there is not likely to be a high viewership. Poker players have comparatively boring bios. A huge percentage of their articles just say they won $X at Y tournament, they won XX event at YY tournament. They often talk about how many bracelets they have won. This seems very mundane. It is very difficult to get significant biographical sketch and just as difficult to find DYK-worthy facts. I can try to rephrase, but there just are not very interesting facts for poker player bios in general.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 21:04, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    • This cannot be emphasized enough: not every article is a good fit for DYK, and not every article has information that can work as a hook. There is no shame in not nominating an article if you do not think that there's anything hook-worthy in it. If a page is unlikely to have any DYKINT-compliant information, it is better to just put time and resources into another feasible article than to try and force it into DYK. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 22:11, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    • Not only is the new hook way above the 200 character limit, but it does not at all address the issues with interest that I mentioned above. Please suggest a new hook with a completely new angle; if you are unable to do so, I suggest you just let this one go. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 22:43, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    If that is the point, then it's difficult to parse it from the hook. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 13:40, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    One event was online on his phone and the other was live at a casino. He was competing live at the casino while competing online on his phone in another tournament. I'd love help rephrasing from the perspective of someone who does not know poker.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 13:10, 21 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    • TonyTheTiger, I think it is for the best if we just move away from that particular hook fact. If a proper wording, particularly one that is non-specialist, cannot be proposed, then it would be better to redirect energy towards something more feasible. Looking at the article, the only thing that might be interesting is the fact that he started gambling at 18, taking into advantage Minnesota's gambling laws regarding its minimum age. However, writing an accurate hook based on that is tricky, and in any case I feel it might fall afoul of BLP if unintentionally. Otherwise, I just don't see this article as a good fit for DYK and I would not oppose this being marked for closure. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 12:49, 25 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    After giving this some thought, I don't see this nomination having a path forward given the lack of suitable hook options, so I am marking it for closure. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 13:02, 25 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    • User:Narutolovehinata5, I am not use to the new world where DYK only picks the good hooks. I do concede that poker players rarely get a lot of page views. It seems to me that his winning online while sitting a live tournament is part of a big issue for the world of poker. He placed in the money in a lot of online tournaments that year enabling him to win player of the year. There is no source supporting my supposition, but it seems like the next year the rules were changed to limit the impact of online success on the Player of the Year scoring. Starting in 24 your top 10 scoring tournaments count toward player of the year with maximum of one online tournament being included. So his winning while sitting at a live tournament is very encyclopedic. It does not make poker players in general any stronger of an interest for main page viewers, but it is a very significant fact.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 14:06, 25 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    It is not about poker players having less interest among readers compared to other topics. Plenty of hooks about "obscure" or niche topics still get decent readership from readers, as long as the hook is hooky. The main concern here is simply about the hook meeting DYKINT. Is the hook fact likely to interest readers unfamiliar with poker? That is the million dollar question here. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 06:57, 28 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    I am just saying that I have not gotten a lot of page views with most of my poker player hooks: Owen Crowe • Shaun Deeb • Ben Lamb • Mitch Schock • Mikhail Lakhitov • Chris Moorman • Sam Stein • Matthew Jarvis (poker player) • Owais Ahmed • Joe Ebanks • David ODB Baker • Andrew Brokos • Tristan Wade • Elio Fox • Konstantin Puchkov • Viacheslav Zhukov • Greg Merson • Athanasios Polychronopoulos • Marco Johnson • Matthew Ashton • Michael Gathy • Matt Perrins • Loni Harwood • Christian Harder • Ronnie Bardah • Loren Klein • Ian Matakis. I only recall getting a lot of views with poker sex symbol Vanessa Rousso and Joe Cada (both of which had the picture slot). None of the rest have been among my best.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 22:05, 28 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    P.S. I don't think you would have passed either of my two top ones as hooky hooks even though they both had 10K views in 6 hour runs:
    ... that at 21 years old, Joe Cada (pictured) is the youngest person to win the World Series of Poker main event?
    ... that 26-year-old Vanessa Rousso (pictured) is among the top five females in career earnings in poker history?--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 22:13, 28 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    (edit conflict) Tony, I suggest you just let this one go. There is no shame if the article never runs on DYK, just writing the article is already an accomplishment. Not all articles are good fits for DYK, we do not need to force them if they lack suitable material. To answer your question though, I probably would have actually, as long as they met WP:DYKHOOKCITE (since both are considered superlative claims). The issue with those two hooks was not interest, but rather possible accuracy (a strong claim like "in the top five" would likely be questioned by other editors). Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 22:27, 28 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Reopened per WT:DYK; full review needed for ALT2a: that Ian Matakis once won a poker tournament while competing in two simultaneously?.--Launchballer 04:28, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Appealed at Wikipedia talk:Did you know#DYKINT feedback.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 10:55, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    • For context, the hook that was proposed at the appeal was:
    ALT3 ... that Ian Matakis once won a poker tournament while competing in two simultaneously?--Launchballer 04:28, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    If that was the idea that you were going for, that is a lot better and I am more than happy to let the withdrawal be reversed. With that said, the advice remains the same: do not cram too much into hooks, or you risk running afoul of the DYKINT police.
    Given how the discussion happened above, I'd like to request a different reviewer to sign off ALT3, although I'm happy to give it my support. Courtesy ping to Launchballer. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 04:51, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    ALT4... that Ian Matakis once won a World Series of Poker tournament while competing in two tournaments simultaneously?-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 10:38, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    ALT5... that Ian Matakis once won a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet (pictured) while competing in two WSOP tournaments simultaneously?-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 10:38, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    My advice to you Narutolovehinata5 would be to not pretend that the idea was somehow hard to see when Tony clearly outlined it and you openly acknowledged it. Rather, accept the mistake and move on. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 11:18, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    My apologies to Tony for what happened. I had found the original hook complicated and found it difficult to understand what the intended point was. In hindsight, I should have asked for help in proposing a simplified version of the hook that got the point across. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:26, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    My preference remains ALT3. It is the most concise, and I do not think that mentioning the actual tournament by name is important to the hook fact. I also think that linking to the WSOP will just direct views away from Matakis's article. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 10:43, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    General: Article is new enough and long enough
    Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems

    Hook eligibility:

    Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
    QPQ: Done.

    Overall: Article itself is good; image should definitely not be used per WP:DYKIMG. I find the phrasing of "competing in two simultaneously" slightly confusing, because does it mean two others or two inclusive. As it is the latter, I'd suggest the relevant parts to "competing in another at the same time".

    ALT4 on its own is not interesting, because simply the name of the tournament does not convey anything, but the mention of the bracelet in ALT5 has potential. I'm thus approving only the two following adjusted hooks:

    ALT3a: ... that Ian Matakis once won a poker tournament while competing in another at the same time?
    ALT5a: ... that Ian Matakis once won a World Series of Poker bracelet while competing in another tournament at the same time? ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 11:50, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Lindsay de Sausmarez

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    • Source: ITV ("De Sausmarez only decided she was running for the position less than a week ago")
    Moved to mainspace by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 393 past nominations.

    BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:34, 24 July 2025 (UTC).[reply]

    • QPQ is done. Article is new enough, long enough, and within policy. No copyright violations detected. Both hooks check out to cited sources and are interesting. The promoter may choose the hook they prefer.4meter4 (talk) 01:01, 31 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    KTAB-TV

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    Improved to Good Article status by Sammi Brie (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 789 past nominations.

    Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 20:29, 20 July 2025 (UTC).[reply]

    Goodenough Bay

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

    CMD (talk) 15:01, 22 July 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: User Chipmunkdavis (CMD) made a great job creating this article. The DYK nomination satisfy all the DYK eligibility criteria. I prefer the first (initial) version of the DYK, but probably I would add a word to it: "... that a bay in Papua New Guinea is called Goodenough?". For me it is an immediately catchy DYK and I prefer it over more complex ALT1 and ALT2 versions, but these alternative DYK versions are also good, so I think it is up to the DYK nominator to choose which one he prefer for the main page. I would definitely check the article if I saw the first (initial) DYK in the main page. -- Pofka (talk) 20:32, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    No objection, might also suggest along that idea that "considered" may fit the same purpose. CMD (talk) 12:16, 23 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Alberic II of Spoleto

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    • Source: Pages 46 and 47 of Rome in the Tenth Century: A History in Art for Pope John XII being his son
    Page 112 of Tiber: Eternal River of Rome and page 105 of Saints and Sinners: A History of the Popes for the five popes appointed by Alberic
    5x expanded by Jon698 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 101 past nominations.

    Jon698 (talk) 04:51, 19 July 2025 (UTC).[reply]

    • QPQ checks out, hook is sourced and interesting, article passes Earwig. Article does not at this time meet 5x expansion requirements, however, as it has 4299 characters and 736 words; pre-expansion it was 1028 characters and 179 words, requiring either 5140 characters or 895 words. Jon698, I imagine bumping it up to be a little longer shouldn't be to terribly difficult; let me know when you've completed this, and then the nomination can pass. ~Darth StabroTalk • Contribs 22:56, 21 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    @Darth Stabro: Done. Jon698 (talk) 04:33, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Nihil obstat ~Darth StabroTalk • Contribs 17:29, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Ardian Wicaksono

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

    Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 23:31, 18 July 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) 00:21, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Max-Emmanuel Mader

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    Mader in 1917
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    • ... that German-born French Foreign Legion soldier Max-Emmanuel Mader volunteered to fight against his countrymen when they invaded France in the First World War?
    • Source: "Mader was a German ... he was allowed to volunteer to serve on the western front in France against the Germans" from: Lepage, Jean-Denis G. G. (18 April 2016). The French Foreign Legion: An Illustrated History. McFarland. p. 106. ISBN 978-0-7864-6253-7.
    • ALT1: ... that German-born Max-Emmanuel Mader became the most-decorated non-commissioned officer in the French Foreign Legion during the First World War? Source: "the most decorated NCO in the Legion during the First World War was Adjutant-Chef Mader" from: Holmes, Richard (1986). Acts of War: The Behavior of Men in Battle. Free Press. p. 293. ISBN 978-0-02-915020-7.
    • ALT2: ... that after losing an arm in battle in 1918 Max-Emmanuel Mader recovered consciousness while the last rites were being administered? Source: "His right arm and shoulder were blown away by a German shell. As the last rites were being administered to him in the base hospital, and his imminent death was being mourned by his devoted colleagues, he regained consciousness" from: Gilbert, Martin (5 June 2014). The First World War: A Complete History. Rosetta Books. p. 528. ISBN 978-0-7953-3723-9.
    • ALT3: ... that French Foreign Legion veteran Max-Emmanuel Mader pretended to be a deaf mute when France was occupied by Nazi Germany so that he couldn't be identified by his German accent? Source: "After the war the discharged, amputed and married ex-legionary Mader worked as a warden in the Palace of Versailles. All his life, he spoke French with a very strong German accent and, during the occupation of France (1940-1944), pretended to be deaf and dumb to avoid problems with the Nazi police." from: Lepage, Jean-Denis G. G. (18 April 2016). The French Foreign Legion: An Illustrated History. McFarland. p. 106. ISBN 978-0-7864-6253-7.
    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Harry Potter (TV series)
    Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 930 past nominations.

    Dumelow (talk) 16:36, 18 July 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: Nominated the day after creation, is long enough, is adequately sourced, and is neutral. QPQ done. Earwig says 2.9%. Image works at small resolution and is properly licensed. All hooks are interesting, though all are missing "(pictured)". I cannot access any of the sources but the quotations are listed so I will AGF. I think ALT3 is the best hook. PizzaKing13 (¡Hablame!) 🍕👑 05:50, 5 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    George Short (athlete)

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    • ... that sprinter George Short first started training at age 17, then two years later competed in the Olympics?
    5x expanded by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 394 past nominations.

    BeanieFan11 (talk) 21:43, 25 July 2025 (UTC).[reply]

    Grape surgery

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    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Tolentine College
    • Comment: I am aware that this page is one day past the seven-day limit, but I would like to request an exception to the rule because the page was at AFD and was thus unable to be nominated during that time frame. I would also like to request that this hook be saved for April fools day.
    Created by Rathfelder (talk) and Ethmostigmus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 18 past nominations.

    ArtemisiaGentileschiFan (talk) 17:54, 26 July 2025 (UTC).[reply]

    • Article seems to be in good shape, no evidence of copyvio. Hook is cited in article (in several locations), checks out, and the QPQ looks good. Seems like it'll be a great April Fools hook! Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 15:56, 27 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Oemleria janhartfordae

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    • ... that the fossil osoberry Oemleria janhartfordae was described from a single flower just starting towards fruiting?
    • Source: Benedict et al 2011 Oemleria janhartfordae description last paragraph page 952 "Androecia
    and petals are lacking; the flower is presumably postanthesis" (postanthesis = late flower maturity/early fruit development)
    Moved to mainspace by Kevmin (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 373 past nominations.

    Kevmin § 17:05, 18 July 2025 (UTC).[reply]

    Barbenheimer

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    Improved to Good Article status by Nub098765 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    nub :) 22:54, 18 July 2025 (UTC).[reply]

    Article has achieved Good Article status. No issues of copyvio or plagiarism. All sources appear reliable. Hooks are interesting and sourced. QPQ is not needed. Looks ready. Thriley (talk) 22:06, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Coupvolution

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

    Grnrchst (talk) 10:37, 18 July 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 created on July 18, so new enough. Also long enough at 1,056 words and 16,171 bytes. All three hooks seem to have sufficient support in the sources. My preference is for Alt 2. No copyvio that I can see. No images. QPQ satisfied. Everything looks good to me. Spookyaki (talk) 06:09, 20 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Abortion in Rwanda

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    • ... that beginning in 2012, legal abortions in Rwanda required court orders, but there had only been five such court cases by 2018?
    • Source: [2] For comparison purposes, officials told The New Times that from 2012 to 2018, only 5 women went to court to seek approval for a legal abortion.
    Moved to mainspace by Vigilantcosmicpenguin (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 46 past nominations.

    — Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 22:31, 18 July 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: Citations 3, 4, 15, 16, and 54 randomly spot-checked for verification; no issues arose. I think ALT1 is more eye-catching. @Vigilantcosmicpenguin: Fix the one citation and the article is good to go. Yue🌙 19:51, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Victor Hall (American football)

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    • ... that Victor Hall, who died twice in 1986, is still alive?
    5x expanded by WikiOriginal-9 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 20 past nominations.

    ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 03:42, 19 July 2025 (UTC).[reply]

    • @WikiOriginal-9: Article is new, long enough, has no sourcing issues, and is presentable. The hook is cited to a reliable source, short enough, and is interesting. QPQ has been carried out. My only concern is that you should indicate who Victor Hall is. Most aren't going to be aware of who he is unless they are really into American Football. On a more personal note, it's kinda surreal (for lack of a better word) that I'm reviewing your hook, considering you were the one who reviewed my first independent DYK hook. Icepinner (formerly Imbluey2). Please ping me so that I get notified of your response 07:38, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    • ALT1: ... that American football player Victor Hall, who died twice in 1986, is still alive?
    • Added ALT1. Adding American football player to the front kind of makes it less hooky though, in my opinion. The hook doesn't have anything to do with him being a football player. I bet the article would get more clicks if we left it vaque. The promoter can decide though. Thanks. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 07:58, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    • @WikiOriginal-9 and Icepinner: I've reworded the section about the crash and surgery so that it more closely follows guidelines, citing a new source that states he clinically died. ~Darth StabroTalk • Contribs 20:39, 21 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    College GameDay Emmy scandal

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    Created by JJonahJackalope (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 75 past nominations.

    JJonahJackalope (talk) 14:29, 18 July 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: Verified the sources and the DYK formality, all good! Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 23:28, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Willie Culpepper

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    • ... that American football player Willie Culpepper was fined for dropping a pass in practice?
    5x expanded by WikiOriginal-9 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 19 past nominations.

    ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 04:20, 18 July 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: Very interesting article and hook; checked the sources and verified the hook, article length and newness ok. All good! Regards, Jeromi Mikhael

    The Best Sleepover in the World

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    Improved to Good Article status by DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 28 past nominations.

    DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 16:08, 19 July 2025 (UTC).[reply]

    • - This article was reviewed and passed as a good article as stated. The article is long enough. No concern regarding copyvios, I ran the earwig tool and it returned a Violation unlikely at 32.9%. The infobox image of the book cover has a lengthy fair use rationale provided on the file page. I prefer ALT1 out of the two hooks used. The sources cited in the article are from reputable outlets and have a fair range in the mix, no over reliance on a single source. The original hook checks out to this source [8] and is correctly cited in the article itself. The alt hook is cited to this source [9], and checks out - but is only allowed to be read twice for free as it is a paywalled source. Good to go.Rain the 1 19:01, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    The Wandering Village

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

    Toadspike [Talk] 21:48, 24 July 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: I support ALT1. Sources are good. No copyright vios detected. The length is enough IMO. But I'm a new reviewer and I maybe would like a second opinion. —Juustila (talk) 14:36, 26 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Nice work on this article, Toadspike, and thanks for reviewing, Juustila! I agree with the majority of your review. However, I'm doubting whether either of these hooks are interesting enough to run, ALT1 especially. Every work of art is inspired by something, so the game taking inspiration from Nausicaä (even though it is among my favorite films) is not inherently interesting. You could make the argument that the contrast between "city-builder" and "ruthless" could be intriguing, but I wonder if there's a catchier way to phrase that. I'm going to mark this as a maybe. —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 04:38, 27 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    @TechnoSquirrel69 Thanks for the review. I thought those hooks were good enough, but I'll try to do better:
    This is an adaptation of ALT0 that may run afoul of WP:DYKFICTION. I really wish the "ruthless" quote had been in the same article as this factoid, but it isn't, and I don't want to get into synth territory. A slightly less DYKFICTION-violating version is:
    ALT1 can also be made stronger. Having played the game a little, I can confirm that the resemblance is striking, almost a Palworld/Pokemon situation, and I am surprised that the devs haven't been sued yet (even though I don't wish that upon them). Here's a slightly stronger version; not sure if I need to put quotes around "heavy":
    Please let me know if you think any of these are better. Toadspike [Talk] 12:26, 27 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    @Toadspike: I think ALT3 is exactly what we're looking for here; the fact that that feature was added due to community input sidesteps the DYKFICTION issue you correctly brought up for ALT2, and makes the hook a lot catchier. Consider rephrasing "city-builder" to "city-building game", like you did in ALT0, to make the hook more comprehensible to a general audience. The only other thing that needs doing is to add the "wholesome" quote to the article with a citation per WP:DYKHOOKCITE. I have the same issues with ALT4 as I did with ALT1, so if the sources don't say anything more about the game's connection to Nausicaä, it might be better to focus on the other hook. —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 23:55, 27 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    @TechnoSquirrel69 Thanks for the feedback. I've updated the article and made a modified ALT5. Toadspike [Talk] 10:00, 28 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks for working with me on this! Your changes look good — ALT5 is accepted. —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 15:32, 28 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Hadiza Bazoum

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    Hadiza Bazoum
    Hadiza Bazoum
    Created by Scanlan (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 43 past nominations.

    Scanlan (talk) 18:47, 23 July 2025 (UTC).[reply]

    • @Scanlan: Article is new, long enough, has no sourcing issues, and is presentable. The hook is cited to a reliable source, short enough, and is interesting. Image is within the public domain as it's a publication from the US government. QPQ has been carried out. No other issues on my part. Good work! Icepinner (formerly Imbluey2). Please ping me so that I get notified of your response 14:37, 24 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    • @Scanlan: interested? A discussion here is trying to find an article(s?) that might feature on August 5th on the front page and at Wikiwomen in Nairobi. Victuallers (talk) 08:10, 27 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Mesola red deer

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    • ... that after World War II, as few as ten Mesola red deer were still alive?
    Created by Theriocephalus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Theriocephalus (talk) 14:48, 19 July 2025 (UTC).[reply]

    article is new enough and long enough. hook is cited and verified, true to source, the close wording has been reworked to avoid copvio or paraphrase issues. Article is neutral and well cited. Looks good to go.--Kevmin § 16:02, 23 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Siege of Shaizar (1157)

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    Miniature depiction of the siege of Shaizar
    • ... that after an earthquake wiped out Shaizar's ruling family and an opportunistic successor fell critically ill, the crusaders tried to capture the city (pictured) but quarreled and left?
    • Source: "... Shaizar, where the whole household of its Arab princes, the Banü-Munqidh, perished ... Here he was attacked by a severe illness ..." (Gibb 1958, p. 521) "... most inopportune controversy over the disposition of the newly conquered territory stalled the Latin attack ... Unfortunately for the Franks this quarrel became so serious that the siege had to be abandoned." (Baldwin 1958, p. 542)
    Created by Surtsicna (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 238 past nominations.

    Surtsicna (talk) 17:09, 19 July 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: Yes
    Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
    QPQ: Done.

    Overall: The article is new (created on 19 July 2025) and is long enough, at 598 words (3,708 characters) of prose. It is fully sourced and broadly neutral, although it would be good if the author did a check for words to watch. A spotcheck of Barber revealed no copyright violation, but it's a bit too closely-paraphrased for comfort, so I would advise a rewrite. The hook is cited and verified by the citations, and it is interesting, although it could be more concise in order to grab the reader. The picture has an acceptable PD rationale and is clear at a small size. QPQ has been fulfilled. I think this nomination still needs a bit of work before I can pass it. Feel free to ping me if you have updates and/or questions. Grnrchst (talk) 11:40, 20 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    That was prompt, Grnrchst. Thank you! I have reworded some parts I thought you might have found too similar to Barber's text. I do not understand the neutrality concern, though; what are the offending words? I can see how the hook might seem a bit loaded, but the earthquake killing off the ruling family is a very interesting bit to me. Perhaps it can still be salvaged:
    ALT1: ... that after an earthquake killed Shaizar's ruling family and their successor fell ill, the crusaders tried to take the city—only to abandon it in a quarrel?
    Surtsicna (talk) 17:10, 21 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    @Surtsicna: Thanks for the rewrite! It looks better now. The notice about words to watch was just for you to check over, it wasn't a major issue. On a look at the rewritten text, I only found one left over, which I trimmed. For me, the thing that impedes the flow of the hook is the bit about the Shaizar family's successor falling ill. It's necessary to tell in the full history, but for a hook it seems wedged in between two far more interesting details. --Grnrchst (talk) 18:22, 21 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Ok, we can do without that bit, Grnrchst. It adds to the notion that the city was somehow cursed, but it is by no means essential.
    ALT2: ... that after an earthquake wiped out Shaizar's ruling family, the crusaders tried to seize the city (pictured) but quarreled and left?
    Surtsicna (talk) 23:05, 21 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Looks good! Approved ALT2. Nice work. --Grnrchst (talk) 08:01, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Ann Perkins (historian)

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    Created by Miraclepine (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 92 past nominations.

    ミラP@Miraclepine 16:18, 21 July 2025 (UTC).[reply]

    The Cat Mummy

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    • ... that a reviewer found the children's novel The Cat Mummy "really quite disturbing"?
    Improved to Good Article status by DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 29 past nominations.

    DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 17:21, 25 July 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: Promoted GA. ALT0 is interesting and cited. QPQ done. Nice work. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 18:08, 28 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Rhene hexagon

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    The Rhene hexagon paratype male
    • ... that the spider Rhene hexagon (pictured) gets its name from the unusual hexagonal shape of one of its principle body parts?
    • Reviewed:
    5x expanded by Simongraham (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.
    simongraham (talk) 07:58, 22 July 2025 (UTC).[reply]
    • Article new enough and long enough. Article referenced however the hook does not match the source. The etymology in the paper is specific that "hexagon" is a reference to the hexagonal outline of the carapace as a whole and not a pattern on its abdomen. The article correctly follows the source text. Additionally the source is compatible, can we get an image from the source?--Kevmin § 16:53, 23 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
      • @Kevmin: Excellent spot. Please take a look at the amended hook above. As the work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0). I have uploaded an image of a male paratype to Wikimedia with the title "Rhene hexagon paratype ♂ (ZFMK 2885)" and added it to the article. I feel this illustrates the shape well. Do you know if we use this in the DYK too please? simongraham (talk) 00:09, 24 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Article new enough and long enough. hook now matches the article and source. Article is fully cited and neutrally written, no close copyvios identified in spotchecking. Image is main page licenced. Looks good to go.--Kevmin § 15:23, 24 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Hermitage and chapel of Saint-Thibaut

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    Hermitage and chapel of Saint-Thibaut
    Created by Yakikaki (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 153 past nominations.

    Yakikaki (talk) 20:06, 20 July 2025 (UTC).[reply]

    • Hi Yakikaki, review follows: article created 20 July and exceeds minimum length; two sources cited, one offline, the other looks to be reliable for the subject matter (local municipality site); hook fact is interesting, mentioned in the article and looks to be supported by the French-language online source; happy to AGF no copyright vioaltion from the offline of foreign language source (Earwig shows no problems); image is appropriately licensed by the photographer; a QPQ has been carried out. Looks fine to me - Dumelow (talk) 08:24, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Woodstock Letters

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    • ... that the printed edition of the Woodstock Letters runs almost 50,000 pages, which covers nearly 13 feet of shelving?
    • Source: "Woodstock Letters". jesuitarchives.org. May 21, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2025.
    • Reviewed:
    • Comment: My first DYK!
    5x expanded by Coulomb1 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Coulomb1 (talk) 00:23, 21 July 2025 (UTC).[reply]

    Frederick E. Bakutis

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    Frederick E. Bakutis
    • ... that the then commander of the United States Naval Support Force in Antarctica Frederick E. Bakutis (pictured) remarked that Antarctica would "remain the womanless white continent of peace" ?
    Created by Toadboy123 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 60 past nominations.

    Toadboy123 (talk) 10:27, 20 July 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) 23:10, 20 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Anacaona

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    • ... that Anacaona, a 16th-century Taíno cacica, was the subject of a popular salsa song centuries after her death?
    • Source: "One of the earliest songs to reintroduce Anacaona was the salsa piece 'Anacaona,' written by Tite Curet Alonso and popularized in the United States by Cheo Feliciano in the 1970s. As Eliana Ortega writes, this song had a large influence on Puerto Rican female poets in the United States." (Tracy 2018, p. 107)
    Improved to Good Article status by Spookyaki (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

    Spookyaki (talk) 06:11, 20 July 2025 (UTC).[reply]

    • Promoted to GA on 17 July, so new enough, and long enough. The article is well-written and provided with reliable inline citations throughout. The style is neutral. The hooks are good, I personally prefer the second one that is punchier, but both work and are supported by reliable inline citations. No image. QPQ is done. Should be good to go. Yakikaki (talk) 20:04, 20 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Dots and Loops

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    • Source: [1] "The digital audio workstation was just then establishing itself as a studio necessity, and Pro Tools was quickly becoming the default option."
    • Reviewed:
    Improved to Good Article status by 100cellsman (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    웃OO 03:25, 20 July 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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

    QPQ: Unknown
    Overall: Converted to GA status by user. QPQ is not required as this is the first nomination of the user. Hook is cited in the intro and in the main body of the article. Good to go. Toadboy123 (talk) 15:11, 21 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    References

    1. ^ Harvey, Eric (23 July 2017). "Stereolab: Dots and Loops". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2017.

    Harvester Homecoming

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

    JackFromWisconsin (talk | contribs) 00:15, 24 July 2025 (UTC).[reply]

    Yi Kŭmch'ŏl

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    • ... that Yi Kŭmch'ŏl has written approximately one-fifth of all North Korean science fiction literature?
    Created by ArtemisiaGentileschiFan (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 17 past nominations.

    ArtemisiaGentileschiFan (talk) 19:32, 21 July 2025 (UTC).[reply]

    • New, long enough, no AI-generated text or copyvio, well-written, interesting and stable; QPQ done. The hook is not in fact an exceptional claim -- one can see that sort of point having merit were this about SF literature in general, but it actually refers to a very small set of works (SF literature in North Korea). It is verified by the sources, but the sample size is also why it needs some qualifying: this refers to 20 stories in all, and I think the hook should include that clarification; it could also use a date, tying it to the 2010s -- if some other guy showed up and published 10 stories that are not yet covered, Yi is no longer tied to the claim, as it is no longer a fifth of anything. @ArtemisiaGentileschiFan: please forgive me for not opening this query as a topic on your page, which seems quite redundant to this ping. Dahn (talk) 14:59, 2 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    @Dahn: How about: ALT1: ... that by 2010, Yi Kŭmch'ŏl had written approximately one-fifth of all North Korean science fiction literature? ArtemisiaGentileschiFan (talk) 15:21, 2 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Again, I would mention the total number of stories as well. Something like: "... that the twenty stories written by Yi Kŭmch'ŏl before 2010 constituted one fifth of all North Korean science fiction literature?" (Please fine-tune this suggestion as you see fit). Dahn (talk) 15:34, 2 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    I think that leaving that out makes the hook more hook-y and appealing. I don't really think it's necessary to clarify, because it's not untrue. ArtemisiaGentileschiFan (talk) 15:52, 2 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Joseph Buh

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    Msgr. Joseph Buh
    • ... that Joseph Buh, the first Catholic priest to hold religious services in White Earth, was called Meshi-dong or 'Long beard' by the Ojibwe?
    • Source: Nickname: Coleman, Bernard; LaBud, Verona (1972). Masinaigans-The Little Book: A Biography of Monsignor Joseph F. Buh, Slovenian Missionary in America, 1864-1922. Saint Paul, MN: North Central Publishing Company. p. 238. To [the Indians] Buh was affectionately called Meshi-dong (the Beard, the Long Beard, or the Bearded One).; Religious services at White Earth: "Father Buh Receives the Insignia of Monseignor Extended by Leo XIII". Duluth Evening Herald. 27 December 1899. p. 8. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Alberic II of Spoleto
    • Comment: This is, technically, a "first" hook that would require extraordinary sourcing, but the rather unextraordinary nature of the "first" and historical context would have me personally believe the source provided is sufficient.
    Moved to mainspace by Darth Stabro (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 48 past nominations.

    ~Darth StabroTalk • Contribs 22:58, 21 July 2025 (UTC).[reply]

    Interesting life, on good sources, offline source accepted AGF. The hook works for me, but I wonder if his Slovac origin wasn't more interesting than the "first" thing. Want to try, Darth Stabro? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:12, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    The image is licenses and adds life to it ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:14, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks, Gerda Arendt! So would you propose something like:
    ALT1 ... that Joseph Buh, a Slovak Catholic missionary priest in Minnesota, was called Meshi-dong or 'Long beard' by the Ojibwe?
    ? ~Darth StabroTalk • Contribs 17:32, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    I like that better, thank you. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:29, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Jake Larson

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    Larson in 2025
    Created by MoviesandTelevisionFan (talk) and DoublePendulumAttractor (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 310 past nominations.

    Launchballer 01:09, 27 July 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 created article. Hook is cited in the main body of the article. Image is in good resolution and in public domain as per PD-US (US Army). No plagiarism concerns and good to go. Toadboy123 (talk) 15:04, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Duckabush River

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    The Duckabush River within Olympic National Forest
    • Source: "Look for pillow structures in basalt (note 25) where the trail hugs cliffs and climbs from what looks to be the postglacial gorge of the Duckabush (note 20) to the upper glaciated valley."
    5x expanded by Mccunicano (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 52 past nominations.

    ❯❯❯ Mccunicano☕️ 21:26, 21 July 2025 (UTC).[reply]

    • Starting review--Kevmin § 16:26, 23 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
      • Article expansion new enough and long enough. Article is well cited, neutral in sourcing and wording. The hook is not fully found in the article however and this needs correction. The article does not specify if the river travels through/across the pillow lavas or just geographically near them, additionally water formation of pillow lavas is not noted in the article at all.--Kevmin § 15:58, 24 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
        • @Kevmin: Hello and thank you for the review! I have been away for a few days, but I hope the edits I recently made will be sufficient. ❯❯❯ Mccunicano☕️ 05:50, 27 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
          • The wording updates now provide the needed prose, the hook matches the article and the article is a summary of the provided points in the source reference. Article expansion new enough and long enough. Article is well cited, neutral in sourcing and wording. No copyvioloations or close paraphrasing are seen in the article. Image is main page appropriate. Looks good to go.--Kevmin § 13:44, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Vidal (martyr)

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    • ... that, according to tradition, after Saint Vidal was martyred, his body was separated into pieces but reassembled itself three times?
    • Source: (Since it's obscure:) Felipe de la Gándara - in an early Classical Spanish, end of page 300 (from "El Obispo Ubaldero...") and start of page 301 (to "...obrò el Cielo este prodigio.").
    Created by Kingsif (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 141 past nominations.

    Kingsif (talk) 22:41, 28 July 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 prose size (2686 characters excluding references) and age (started 2025-07-21) are satisfactory, with no concerns regarding copyright or plagiarism. Earwig copyvio detector shows violation unlikely. Reliable inline citations are used throughout. QPQ done. I support the nominator's hook. It is concise and will draw readers to the article. Οἶδα (talk) 08:36, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Abortion in Eritrea

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    • Source: [12] The abortion provisions of the Ethiopian Penal Code reflect those of the Swiss Penal Code in many respects. The Swiss abortion law […] in turn had been greatly influenced by the early French abortion laws. Eritrea inherited the Ethiopian Penal Code with minor amendments following its de facto independence in 1991 for the transitional period.
    Moved to mainspace by Vigilantcosmicpenguin (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 47 past nominations.

    — Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 01:49, 22 July 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: Interesting hook. I appreciate the italicized excerpt to make the source easier to find. JSTOR taken in good faith. I like how the hook links to legal systems of four countries. No issues that I could find. Someone may double check to make sure I didn't miss anything, but everything seems good to go. Thank you for you other recent DYKs as well! Scanlan (talk) 02:53, 23 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    KAIT

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    Improved to Good Article status by Sammi Brie (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 790 past nominations.

    Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 19:40, 21 July 2025 (UTC).[reply]

    • Article recently promoted to GA and looks to be in good shape. Article clears Earwig. Hook is interesting and sourced. My one concerns is that it would seem to violate MOS:SEAOFBLUE, with two non-boldlinks text to each other. Can you think of some other way to phrase the hook? Perhaps:
      ALT0a ... that before he was the voice of Squidward, in the 1970s Rodger Bumpass was an announcer, film processor, and cameraman at an Arkansas TV station?
    ~Darth StabroTalk • Contribs 04:01, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    I think this is compliant with that policy as "Squidward" and "Rodger Bumpass" are clearly different things. That said, might I suggest the April Fool's hook ALT1: ... that some viewers in Arkansas have been able to watch Kait since 1963?--Launchballer 17:05, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    @Darth Stabro and Launchballer: I'm fine with ALT0a (I didn't think a comma between the two terms would violate SEAOFBLUE, honestly) and ALT1 if the call sign is capitalized, but I also don't want this to sit until April Fool's Day. (If it were a market I had already covered, I might be singing a different tune.) Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 17:25, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    @Sammi Brie and Launchballer: I remove my objection. Good to go! ~Darth StabroTalk • Contribs 17:28, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Eduard von Lütcken

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    • ... that Olympic silver medallist Eduard von Lütcken captured a Russian general before being killed in an early action of the First World War?
    • Source: "An outstanding rider, he was selected to compete for the German side during the 1912 Olympic Games. Riding Blue Boy, he came eighth in the individual jumping event. However in the team event, together with Carl von Moers, Richard von Schaesberg-Tannheim and Friedrich von Rochow, he came second taking a silver medal, ... Fighting on the Eastern Front in Szumsk in Lithuania he captured a Russian general officer, staff captain and a number of Russian soldiers during a patrol. He was killed in action on 15 September 1914 while on patrol at Szumsk (Kowno)." from: >McCrery, Nigel (19 October 2016). The Extinguished Flame: Olympians Killed in The Great War. Pen and Sword. p. 1816. ISBN 978-1-4738-7800-6.
    5x expanded by Dumelow (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 931 past nominations.

    Dumelow (talk) 19:29, 21 July 2025 (UTC).[reply]

    Policy compliance:

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

    Overall: The article meets most of the requirements for DYK and checks out with the Earwig tool for copyvio, but further work must be done to make it eligible in getting it to at least "Start" classification. ❯❯❯ Mccunicano☕️ 21:20, 21 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    @Mccunicano: I believe that since Dumelow's initial expansion, it is no longer a stub and was inaccurately classified as such due to the templates at the bottom of the page and the Rater template on the talk page. It fully meets the length requirement. ~Darth StabroTalk • Contribs 22:48, 21 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    That would make sense. Looks like the classification reflects Dumelow's work now. ❯❯❯ Mccunicano☕️ 22:56, 21 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    OK-N, Champions of the Future

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    • ... that kart racing has crowned its first female champion in a global series since 1966 within its newly established OK-N category?
    • Reviewed:
    • Comment: Champions of the Future (2,736 words; created 11 days ago) and OK-N (1,685 words; created today) go hand-in-hand with this nomination, a lot of the written content is tabulated or footnoted for concision; OK-N was created to bolster accessibility in the sport and one year later crowned its first female champion.
    Moved to mainspace by Mb2437 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    MB2437 20:13, 21 July 2025 (UTC).[reply]

    General eligibility:

    • New enough: No - OK-N is eligible for DYK. Unfortunately, the Champions of the Future article was created 11 days ago, several days past the 7-day deadline for nominations. At least one of the articles is eligible for DYK, so I won't reject this, but I will tweak the formatting:
      • ALT0A: ... that kart racing has crowned its first female champion in a global series since 1966 within its newly established OK-N category?
    • Long enough: Yes
    Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
    Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
    QPQ: None required.

    Overall: @Mb2437: Please see my note above. This nomination is good to go, but with only one bold link. Epicgenius (talk) 22:15, 21 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    This isn't that far off, so I'd probably have IARed (it's not taking up any further room), but WP:GARC would make that article eligible again.--Launchballer 19:19, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    I'm okay with it moving forward without but will have a look at GARC for that article. MB2437 02:10, 23 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Aleksandras Olelka

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    • "1430–31 rėmė Lietuvos didįjį kunigaikštį Švitrigailą per šio kovą su pretendentu į Lietuvos Didžiosios Kunigaikštystės sostą Žygimantu Kęstutaičiu." (English: In 1430–31, he supported the Grand Duke of Lithuania Švitrigaila during his struggle against the pretender to the throne of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Sigismund Kęstutaitis; source);
    • "Vykdamas į derybas, Švitrigaila su palyda apsistojo nakvynei Ašmenos dvare. 1432 m. rugpjūčio 31 d. naktį iš Alšėnų sąmokslininkai užpuolė Ašmenos dvarą. Jie viską pagrobė: kanceliariją, regalijas. (...) Iš Žygimanto šalininkų, dalyvavusių tame užpuolime, buvo Alšėnų kunigaikštis Simanas (Sofijos Jogailienės dėdė), Kijevo kng. Aleksandras Olelka Vladimiraitis, rūmų maršalka Jonas Goštautas ir Naugarduko vietininkas Petras Mangirdas. (...) DLK Švitrigaila pabėgo į Polocką ir į Smalenską. Buvo Polocke jau rugsėjo 3 d. Žygimantas su savo šalininkais užėmė Trakus ir Vilnių." (English: On his way to negotiations, Švitrigaila and his entourage stayed overnight at the Ashmyany Manor. On the night of August 31, 1432, conspirators from Alšėnai attacked the Ashmyany Manor. They stole everything: the chancellery, the regalia. (...) Among the supporters of Sigismund who participated in that attack were the Duke of Alšėnai Simanas (Sofija Jogailienė's uncle), the Prince of Kiev Aleksandras Olelka Vladimiraitis, the Marshal of the Palace Jonas Goštautas and the Deputy of Novogrudok Petras Mangirdas. (...) GDoL Švitrigaila escaped to Polotsk and to Smolensk. He was in Polotsk already on September 3. Sigismund with his supporters captured Trakai and Vilnius; Vilnius = capital city of Lithuania; pages 21-22 in this source).
    Created by Pofka (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 12 past nominations.

    -- Pofka (talk) 21:26, 22 July 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: Nice article with a good hook, although there should probably be an "initially" in the first phrase and it could drop "personally" later on. Thanks for the quotes, meaning I don't have to accept the non-English sources in good faith! ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 23:32, 5 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Chocolate industry

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    • ... that as the US chocolate industry struggled without air-conditioning in early 20th century summers, at least one company made its chocolate confections at night to sell door-to-door the next morning?
    • Source: Allen (2010), page 229 (a note from page 35): "In the United States during the first half of the twentieth century, confectioners had to go to great lengths to deal with the absence of air-conditioning. For example, in the summer months during the 1920s the Peter Paul Candy Manufacturing Company made its Konbar - chocolate combined with coconut, fruits, and nuts - only at night and sold it door-to-door in its hometown of New Haven, Connecticut, early the next morning."
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    Created by Rollinginhisgrave (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Rollinginhisgrave (talk | contributions) 07:00, 24 July 2025 (UTC).[reply]

    • Article is new enough, long enough, well-sourced, no copyright violation. Hook is interesting, at 199 characters (although just within the 200 limit, you may wish to provide a shorter hook, but is not required), cited to a reliable source and mentioned in article. QPQ not required as nominator has less than 5 nominations. JuniperChill (talk) 14:55, 4 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Theater am Turm

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    Created by Gerda Arendt (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 2150 past nominations.

    Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:01, 29 July 2025 (UTC).[reply]

    General: Article is new enough and long enough

    Policy compliance:

    Hook eligibility:

    • Cited: No - n
    • Interesting: Yes
    • Other problems: No - The source does not support, despite the note in the comment, that the "premiere" was a "world premiere".
    QPQ: Done.

    Overall: How rare, a nomination with immediate potential. First of all though, the policy problems have to be worked on; then there is the issue with the hook sourcing. Finally, although I appreciate that this article was no doubt created after Claus Peymann's death, we don't actually have to mention him. Were all the issues worked out, I'd easily approve a hook such as ALT0a: ... that the Theater am Turm showed the world premiere of Peter Handke's play Offending the Audience in 1966? (in case you're confused, the interesting bit is the play's intriguing title and what that says about the theatre that shows it). You can even add the bit about the riot. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 12:26, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    You will know that I offered the play's intriguing title in the nom for Peymann, as part of that he promoted the works of the future Nobel Prize winner early and consistently for decades, which I thought was unusual and intriguing. This one was only nominated (last minute) in case of the emergency that the other may be rejected. I'll try to improve the sourcing, after improving the sourcing of today's little article, translated from de with - as unfortunately so often - practically no ref. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:48, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    I implemented one ref that has more context and detail, and found a second, but will add only later today or tomorrow. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:31, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    AirshipJungleman29, please check again. Expanded and more refs, but I coudn't find a good ref for the Rosa von Praunheim show, only the film of the same name.
    ALT1: ... that the Theater am Turm (TAT) in Frankfurt was the venue of the first production of Peter Handke's play Offending the Audience, directed by Claus Peymann, making theatre history in 1966?
    ALT2: ... that Günther Rühle called the 1966 production of Peter Handke's Offending the Audience, directed by Claus Peymann at the Theater am Turm in Frankfurt, "the beginning of modern theatre"? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:22, 2 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    I noticed at the Peymann nom you said that you might want to make this a double hook; do you still want to? ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 19:59, 3 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Yes. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:01, 3 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Approving ALT2a: ... that the 1966 production of Peter Handke's Offending the Audience, directed by Claus Peymann at the Theater am Turm, has been described as "the beginning of modern theatre"? (ALT1 is not viable—too vague) Have moved the credits over, so as not to inconvenience the promoter, and will close the Peymann nom shortly, where Claus Peymann received a full review. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 21:14, 3 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Rendon Labador

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

    AdobongPogi (talk) 12:45, 22 July 2025 (UTC).[reply] 

    General eligibility:

    Policy compliance:

    Hook eligibility:

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

    Overall: The article is on Good article. QPQ do not require to them. I prefer the ALT1 and please fix and bold, quote and wikilink the name (e.g: "Example") ROY is WAR Talk! 05:20, 26 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Thank you for your review. AdobongPogimasarap🍛 07:07, 27 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    How to Cook in Palestine, Erna Meyer

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    • Source: "Immigrant women are expected to overcome their reluctance towards Palestinian staples like eggplants, zucchini, olives and okra." (Alianov-Rautenberg 2023, p. 181) "... she points out the limits of the Europeans’ adaptation to the 'spicy food' of the 'native population'." (Müller 2024, pp. 182–183)
    Created by Surtsicna (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. Nominator has 239 past nominations.

    Surtsicna (talk) 00:15, 24 July 2025 (UTC).[reply]

    Oddly enough, Viriditas, the counter is confused by the two ndashes. It's 199 characters without them. Also, since it is a double hook, "How to Cook in Palestine" should not count (WP:DYK200) so we're down to 175 characters. Surtsicna (talk) 00:29, 25 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you. Who knew this was going to be an educational experience for me? I will review. Viriditas (talk) 00:38, 25 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    @Surtsicna: are you missing a second QPQ? Viriditas (talk) 00:40, 25 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    No, Viriditas, the reviewed hook is also a double hook. And I learned something too: to avoid typing out ndashes! I hope you'll enjoy the articles. I am in contact with a great-grandnephew who is trying to find some photos of Meyer for us. Too bad the book cover seems to be copyrighted however I try to cut it. Surtsicna (talk) 00:42, 25 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Excellent. So length and QPQ are good. Looking at your hook, two things come to my mind. I've personally written about foodways in many articles. As you well know, different disciplines have various jargon. Is "alien foods" an actual term in foodways? I've never heard it before, so I'm skeptical. I think you are combining terms from other disciplines in a unique way here, which is probably fine in creative writing or for an opinion piece but uncommon for the encyclopedia. It isn't clear what the appropriate term is here in foodways, but you have a large list to choose from: foreign foods, local foods, new foods, native foods, indigenous foods, unfamiliar foods, culturally foreign foods, etc. Also, why quote common words like "spicy food" and "native population" instead of paraphrasing (piquant or pungent; heavily seasoned; local inhabitants, indigenous communities, existing population, etc.) Viriditas (talk) 00:56, 25 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    This is my first time writing about foodways so I am happy to take your advice, Viriditas. I chose "alien" because it was shorter than "unfamiliar" (the character limit!) but also precisely because alien food turning out to be eggplants and olives sounded just a little bit funny. It's certainly not unheard of,[14][15] but I will not claim that it is an established term because I do not know. I decided to quote Meyer because the cited sources do so too; one of them does so when discussing how Meyer pointedly refuses to name the "native people". The quotation marks very subtly draw attention to this, I think. Of course, we can also do without them, or with just the second set. Surtsicna (talk) 02:08, 25 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    @Surtsicna: Those are pretty solid sources and credentialed authors, so that neutralizes my concern about the wording. I read through Erna Meyer and made a few copyedits. I'm currently reading through How to Cook in Palestine and this sentence slightly confused me: "To Meyer, European culinary habits were marked by minimal use of fresh dairy..." I find this confusing because you just finished explaining that "Meyer considered herself and her audience to be Europeans", so you are using this context on purpose, but when you say European habits made use of minimal fresh dairy it seems you are in fact alluding to halachic concerns and not the larger European consumption of dairy. I only bring this up because I recently wrote about Norwegians traveling to Hawaii in the 1870s, and one of the major points of contention was that Norwegians consumed far more dairy at home than they were provided in Hawaii, and this made its way into the literature. So, are you talking about the minimal use of dairy by Europeans in the 1930s or the minimal use of dairy by European Jews? Because, unless something happened between 1870 and 1930 that would limit dairy consumption, it seems questionable. Perhaps dairy consumption was reduced relative to other countries due to the impact of WWI and the lack of refrigeration? Still, it seems odd. Perhaps the author means consumption of dairy was minimal by European Jews and not Europe in general. Viriditas (talk) 09:59, 25 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    That's an excellent observation, Viriditas. The cited source does not state or at all imply that the "lack of consumption of fresh dairy products" was peculiar to the Jews; it just says that Meyer considered it a European habit. But she does otherwise often refer to the Jews' European habits and advises her readers to dispense with them, so it is perfectly possible that this is what she has in mind when she writes about dairy. On the other hand, the word "fresh" might be key here. Perhaps we can say "insufficient consumption" or "what Meyer deemed an insufficient consumption". Surtsicna (talk) 12:20, 25 July 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: Double nom: Erna Meyer was created new; How to Cook in Palestine was expanded more than 5x. Both are long enough. Meyer contains some minor matches over at Earwig, but these fall below any level of concern. There are only so many ways you can say x did y. Concerns about hooks discussed and answered above. Source material provided up above. Aside from the one concern I made note of about the ambiguity regarding the "minimal use of fresh dairy", everything looks good. The prose is professional and the hook is interesting. I do wonder why the hook uses the en dash instead of the em dash, but I think you are doing so based on your unique regional usage. However, I think it reads much better without dashes or commas. Great work. Viriditas (talk) 10:56, 25 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    I am very grateful for such a detailed review. If I continue working on this article, I'll definitely ask you for a GA review too. Surtsicna (talk) 12:20, 25 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    We have the photo! The quality is not splendid, but I think it does well in this size. Email confirmation is on its way. Surtsicna (talk) 11:54, 26 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Good news. I realize most people are against AI here, but that is one thing AI photo enhancement can do well. There's a guy on YouTube who restores old photos using AI tools and his work is incredible. In fact, it's so good, I really want to learn how to do it. Viriditas (talk) 00:23, 28 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Boogie Knight

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

    JTtheOG (talk) 19:51, 23 July 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 creation. Sources verify hooks. Both hooks are interesting. Nice work! ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 12:42, 24 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    References

    1. ^ Straka, Dean (July 21, 2022). "College football: All-name team for the 2022 season". 247Sports.
    2. ^ Brown, Larry (November 22, 2021). "ULM WR has the best name in college football". Larry Brown Sports.

    Cathedral of Christ the King (Atlanta)

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    • ... that the dedication ceremony for the Cathedral of Christ the King (pictured) in Atlanta was attended by both the governor of Georgia and an imperial wizard of the Ku Klux Klan?
    Improved to Good Article status by JJonahJackalope (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 76 past nominations.

    JJonahJackalope (talk) 13:32, 22 July 2025 (UTC).[reply]

    • Passes DYKCheck and Earwig, hook cites a reliable source, hook is short and interesting, QPQ done, photo is good. Looks good to go to me. Great review, and one pertinent to interests of mine -- I'm happy I came across this by happenstance! Maximilian775 (talk)

    Caquetá Department

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    • ALT1: ... that the governor of Caquetá Department was killed within hours of his kidnapping in 2009?
    • Source: "On 21 December 2009, then Governor of Caquetá Department Luis Francisco Cuellar was kidnapped after a shoot out with his security; after a number of hours of military searches, his body was found with his throat slit."
    • http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8427582.stm
    • Reviewed: Even though this is the first response to the review, I still request a second reviewer instead of flat-out rejecting. The article was expanded to 3.5x, not 5x, but there are still three days remaining from the beginning of the expansion window (began July 23). If possible, it should he expanded further, or possibly another reviewer throws a bone. As for my opinions on the hooks themselves, ALT0 is alright, but I'd suggest a rewording to distance from the HDI number, as many don't know the meaning of a 0.708 (sounds bad to the uninformed, tbh); perhaps "... that despite its high Human Development Index score, Caquetá Department had a 44.8% poverty rate in 2021?" as for ALT1, I'd suggest mentioning his kidnapping first; something like "that the governor of Caquetá Department was kidnapped and murdered in 2009?" Roast (talk) 05:51, 27 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    @Guerreroast: I was going based off of the readable prose size of this version (472) and the current version (3787) did I measure it wrong? I will gladly expand it further if so. Thank you, Mason7512 (talk) 14:22, 27 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    @Mason7512: My fault. I checked the guidelines and you're right. My apologies for not understanding the guidelines too well. The article is eligible, but I still have the aforementioned issues with the hooks, and I'm letting you decide between the edited versions; if you want to edit those or make a new hook, feel free to. Roast (talk) 15:18, 27 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    @Guerreroast: Yeah, I think the ALT0 you proposed is good. I was nervous about reaching OR territory by describing it as just 'high' (not stated in source) instead of the specific number (stated in source), but giving insight into what that number actually means is important. Mason7512 (talk) 18:26, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    for ALT0; edited form. Roast (talk) 05:25, 30 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    5x expanded by Mason7512 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Mason7512 (talk) 16:32, 25 July 2025 (UTC).[reply]

    Amphioctopus marginatus

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    • ... that the coconut octopus walks on two legs in order to look like a floating coconut?
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    Improved to Good Article status by CoconutOctopus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    CoconutOctopus talk 22:15, 24 July 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: I think I wouldn't have to do much checking on the article's quality since it has already passes the GA, but the hook checks for the sourcing and wording indicates no problems! Good to go - and nice pun with your username! Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 07:20, 27 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Tolentine College

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    Created by Maximilian775 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 18 past nominations.

    Maximilian775 (talk) 20:16, 23 July 2025 (UTC).[reply]

    • QPQ is done. Page is new and long enough. Earwig says copyvio unlikely. The hook is not verified in the NYT source (it just mentions "an Illinois seminary for Augustinians" but does not name Tolentine College), which would be a big issue, but the Chicago Sun Times source mentions Tolentine by name and verifies it, so it's ok. I think this is good to go. ArtemisiaGentileschiFan (talk) 17:46, 26 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Samoa Samoa

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    Created by WikiOriginal-9 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 21 past nominations.

    ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 00:56, 24 July 2025 (UTC).[reply]

    • Hi WikiOriginal-9, review follows: article moved to mainspace on 24 July and exceeds minimum length; article is well written and the main text is largely cited inline, however some of the information in the infobox is not stated in the article and not cited so doesn't have a clear source, can you look to remedy this? Otherwise I picked up no issues with overly close paraphrasing in a spot check; hooks is simple, but effective, and checks out to article and source cited; a QPQ has been carried out - Dumelow (talk) 06:45, 24 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks WikiOriginal-9, looks good to me - Dumelow (talk) 14:32, 24 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Abortion in Somalia

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    • Source: [18] Three countries have specific constitutional provisions about abortion: Kenya, Swaziland and Somalia.
    Created by Vigilantcosmicpenguin (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 48 past nominations.

    — Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 23:47, 23 July 2025 (UTC).[reply]

    • Passes DYKCheck and Earwig, is well-sourced, hook citation is reliable, hook is interesting and short enough, QPQ is done. Maximilian775 (talk)
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