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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.

Rika Hayashi

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Moved to mainspace by Miraclepine (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 78 past nominations.

ミラP@Miraclepine 02:06, 28 March 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: Article was moved into mainspace within the first 7 days of nomination. Article has more than 1,500 characters in prose. Article is properly sourced. Earwig picked up an unlikely copyright violation of 2.9%, as most of the article's sources are in Japanese. Any similarities picked up are titles of shows Hayashi was in. A QPQ is done. The hook is interesting and sourced. Currently, the article takes on a promotional tone as it talks in depth about how she did not know what Tonbo! was but later read to the latest chapter, which isn't something notable to list as part of career. In addition, her hobbies seem to be promotional and are not notable. lullabying (talk) 04:11, 29 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Lullabying: Just noting that I have acknowledged the issue. I am currently busy on family vacation and can't immediately reach my laptop atm, so I can't reply until tomorrow at the least (and even then I’m not really sure when—afternoon or evening?), but I’ll try to address the issue at my best convenience. ミラP@Miraclepine 01:38, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Lullabying: And I'm back. Well, I'm pretty sure the "didn't know about Tonbo" part would fit in the work's production page, but yeah I've removed it and the other just to be safe. ミラP@Miraclepine 16:21, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Looks good. Good to go. lullabying (talk) 07:58, 9 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Walter Hackett

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  • Source: "Death of "Long Run" Hackett". The Gloucestershire Echo. January 22, 1944. p. 1.
5x expanded by 4meter4 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 110 past nominations.

4meter4 (talk) 21:58, 28 March 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 - My only issue with the with the hook is in the nickname. Typically, the shorthand John "The Best" Doe means that John is known as The Best, not The Best Doe. The source says Death of "Long Run" Hackett. Perhaps recasting the hook to neatly avoid this ambiguity would work: ... that American playwright Walter "Long Run" Hackett earned that nickname for his many long-running plays staged in London's West End?
  • Interesting: Yes
QPQ: Done.

Overall: One other thing: It was assessed as a stub; I have fixed that. And a massive thank you for your work on this article; you definitely improved it markedly :) Best, HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 05:48, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Andrée Dumon

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Andrée Dumon
Andrée Dumon
5x expanded by Atlanquetzl (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 289 past nominations.

Launchballer 15:52, 28 March 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: @Atlanquetzl: I made a few edits to the page to improve the lead and parts of her life. The hook is very interesting, but I suggest that it be reworded to "... that Belgian Resistance member Andrée Dumon was recommended for the United States' Medal of Freedom for "assisting directly in the recuperation and repatriation of about 100 Allied airmen"?" Jon698 (talk) 00:29, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

John J. Beckley

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  • Source: Berkeley, Edmund S.; Berkeley, Dorothy S. (1975). "The First Librarian of Congress: John Beckley". The Quarterly Journal of the Library of Congress. 32 (2). JSTOR 29781617. pages 434–435
Berkeley, Edmund; Berkeley, Dorothy Smith (1973). John Beckley: Zealous Partisan in a Nation Divided. p. 4
5x expanded by Generalissima (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 113 past nominations.

Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 22:11, 26 March 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 reviewed this article for its GA nomination. Everything is still is line and fine for DYK. However, I would like to propose this hook to you @Generalissima: "... that John J. Beckley, the first Librarian of Congress, leaked Alexander Hamilton's extramarital affair to the press? Jon698 (talk) 12:15, 27 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Jon698: My apologies. This is a good review, but per WP:DYKRR you can't review a DYK nomination if you've reviewed it for GA, so this will need a second opinion. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 17:06, 27 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I think the hook is interesting enough and is well-cited, with reliable sources used. It also just passed GA and the user has done their QPQ, so passed.--ZKang123 (talk · contribs) 10:07, 29 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

F. B. J. Kuiper

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

ThaesOfereode (talk) 00:55, 22 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

I am currently doing the GA review of this article and I was wondering if we couldn't come up with an interesting hook that is based on his research. – Editør (talk) 14:47, 7 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

WFRV-TV

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Improved to Good Article status by Sammi Brie (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 752 past nominations.

Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 19:54, 22 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Sentot Prawirodirdjo

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Drawing of Sentot
5x expanded by Juxlos (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 244 past nominations.

Juxlos (talk) 02:53, 21 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Passes DYKCheck and Earwig, accepting non-english sources in good faith. hook cites to reliable source, image is public domain. Hook is short enough and interesting in concept. I would propose *** ALT1 "...that throughout the Java War, rebel commander Sentot Prawirodirdjo (drawing pictured) reportedly had eight horses he was riding killed beneath him in battle? Source: Carey 2015, p649: "Dipanagara told me that Senthot had lost eight horses shot from under him during […] the war, that he was often wounded and that he […] had the calling to die as a commander in battle just as his father [had done] during the period of Marshal Daendels’." to accentuate the interesting parts of the article. Maximilian775 (talk) 12:24, 21 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Dark Domain

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  • ... that the short story "In the Compartment," included in Stefan Grabiński's The Dark Domain, eroticizes train travel in an unsettling, modernist style? Source: Clute and Stableford as cited, among others
    • ALT1: ... that The Dark Domain, widely considered to be its author's debut in English six decades after his death, has been praised as evidence placing him "within the canon of supernatural greats"? Source: quote from Brian Stableford, cited in article. For widely considered issue, see footnote, and note all other sources call this his debut. Note all reviews I've seen or references to them have been very positive, so the quote is not cherry picked.
    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Xiao Yedan
    • Comment: ALT0 might be more hooky due to "erotic", but ALT1 is more informative. Shrug.
Created by Piotrus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 555 past nominations.

Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 03:10, 27 March 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 assume good faith on the references that I can't access. Either hook works. SL93 (talk) 22:33, 31 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

IDARB

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

RenkoTheBird (talk) 16:41, 24 March 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: This is a well-written and well-sourced article, RenkoTheBird. Spotchecked sources 8, 17, and 26 and found no issues. I like the hook, it is hilarious, and the quote is both included in the article and cited inline. Earwig shows no copyvio. (There is a 35.9% similarity with the Wired article but that is mainly due to direct quotes.) QPQ not required. Good to go! —👑PRINCE of EREBOR📜 10:54, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wall Street Plaza

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Wall Street Plaza in 2025
Wall Street Plaza in 2025
Created by SnowFire (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 19 past nominations.

SnowFire (talk) 19:33, 29 March 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: This is a well-composed and well-sourced article. Spotchecked sources 8 and 16 and found no issues. I like the hook, (would have made a great April Fools' hook if it had been nominated a bit earlier) and it is both supported by source and cited inline. Earwig shows no copyvio. QPQ done. Good to go! —👑PRINCE of EREBOR📜 09:59, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Mitsubishi G6M

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  • ... that the Mitsubishi G6M was intended to be a escort gunship, but is best known as one of the transport aircraft that carried the Japanese surrender delegation to Iejima?
  • Source: Ferkl, Martin (2002). Mitsubishi G4M "Betty". Ostrava: REVI Publications. p. 51. ISBN 80-85957-09-4.
Created by Oliwiasocz (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 240 past nominations.

The Bushranger One ping only 05:52, 28 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

General eligibility:

Policy compliance:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
  • Cited: Yes - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
  • Interesting: Yes
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Variants section is unreferenced Hawkeye7 (discuss) 19:48, 29 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Carlos y José

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Moved to mainspace by Kimikel (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 33 past nominations.

Kimikel (talk) 00:21, 23 March 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: AGF on the Spanish source. I do not believe the current hook is interesting. 🌙Eclipse (she/they/all neos • talk • edits) 14:30, 23 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • @LunaEclipse: ALT1: ... that nearly 50 years after the formation of the norteño duo Carlos y José, Carlos and José's grandsons, also named Carlos and José, formed a norteño group called Carlos y José Jr.?
Kimikel (talk) 03:42, 24 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Maybe would be clearer as " ALT2: ... that nearly 50 years after the formation of the norteño musical duo Carlos y José, Carlos and José's grandsons, also named Carlos and José, formed a norteño group called Carlos y José Jr.? " as not all readers may immediately know that norteno is a musical genre? Maximilian775 (talk) 12:57, 24 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
GTG. 🌙Eclipse (she/they/all neos • talk • edits) 18:12, 24 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Both the original version and this new hook seem very long. Maybe trim it down further and focus on just the grandsons rather than the genre? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 05:05, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
ALT 3: ... that nearly 50 years after the formation of Carlos y José, their grandsons, also named Carlos and José, formed Carlos y José Jr.?
ALT 4: ... that nearly 50 years after the formation of the musical duo Carlos y José, their grandsons, also named Carlos and José, formed Carlos y José Jr.?
@Narutolovehinata5: Kimikel (talk) 00:34, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I get repetition is part of the hook's appeal, but it does seem redundant. Would you mind "Carlos and José's grandsons" being shortened to just "their grandsons"? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:39, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
No, I would not mind that. Kimikel (talk) 12:35, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you. I've modified both hooks. Pinging LunaEclipse for another look. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 13:58, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
GTG. I prefer ALT3 as it is more concise. 🌙Eclipse (she/they/all neos • talk • edits) 14:02, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Richmond Tunnel

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Created by Transpoman (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 711 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 00:39, 23 March 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 to me! While all are interesting, I'd say ALT1 or ALT0 are the most interesting. charlotte 👸♥ 01:47, 24 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thomas J. Humes

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5x expanded by Jon698 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 82 past nominations.

Jon698 (talk) 16:47, 22 March 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: 5x expanded since 19 March, no paraphrasing issues, hook interesting and cited; GTG. Makeandtoss (talk) 17:34, 22 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Robert J. O'Brien

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  • ... that despite owning a saloon and being elected as alderman by a district containing over 250 bars, Robert J. O'Brien said he did not drink alcohol?
Created by Maximilian775 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 14 past nominations.

Maximilian775 (talk) 21:52, 23 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Claiming this one. I'll review in the next 24 hours. ~ Pbritti (talk) 03:19, 2 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    • The article is long enough, new enough, and sourced well enough. The hook is interesting and appropriately long with a supporting citation located in the correct location. QPQ is done. The image is in the public domain. I would like to see a prominent advocate for the well-beings of orphans adjusted to sound less like puffery, but that's not a barrier to the DYK. Sorry for taking a bit longer than 24 hours to get to this. ~ Pbritti (talk) 13:07, 3 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Eaea

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  • ... that "Eaea" is "aggressively Spanish"?
Improved to Good Article status by Nascar9919 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

7kk (talk) 18:52, 30 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • No QPQ required, so good here. I don't approve ALT1, as I'm a stickler for not attributing quotes to works rather than the authors. I also prefer ALT0 for how short and goofy it is. It's appropriately sourced and cited. The article got GA'd recent enough. It's certainly long enough. No copyright issues. Great work! ~ Pbritti (talk) 22:01, 31 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Façade (video game)

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

7kk (talk) 18:32, 30 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • New and long enough, within policy (fair-use images are used appropriately), Earwig finds no copyvios. @7kk: Please confirm you have fewer than five previous DYK nominations. The hooks aren't interesting; I'd include the fact that an AI "chatbot" was being used in a game in 2005. Antony–22 (talk⁄contribs) 20:24, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Antony-22: I just included that the game was made in 2005 and that they are "chatbots". I personally think the hooks are very interesting, relationship advice is a strange thing for an AI to ask a human for especially since these days with use of services like ChatGPT the roles would be switched, the idea of an AI saying it has had an affair is also really unusual. Just wanna know your thoughts. How can I confirm I have fewer than five previous DYK nominations? It says I do in the nomination thing but if there's something I have to do, I'll do it. Best regards, 7kk (talk) 20:49, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The hooks are now interesting enough and within policy; I made a tweak for precision. I just wanted to double-check on the QPQ, I'll take your word for it. Antony–22 (talk⁄contribs) 22:43, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

David Griffin (athlete)

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  • ... that journalist David Griffin was known as "lucky" by colleagues, since "no matter what happened, he seemed to come out on top"?
5x expanded by Flibirigit (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 160 past nominations.

Flibirigit (talk) 22:12, 23 March 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: Great job writing the article, good to go, and thanks for your double QPQ. My preference is ALT1. Yeshivish613 (talk) 15:31, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

J. J. Walser Jr. House

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The J. J. Walser Jr. House
The J. J. Walser Jr. House
5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 712 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 23:34, 23 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Interesting article about a neglected masterwork, on plenty of fine sources, offline sources accepted AGF. I like the original hook and ALT1. The image is licenced and a must imho. In case it is not taken, we should add the famous architect's name that can be concluded from the image. I wonder if File:Walser House 1.JPG would be the better image option, looking more like spring ;) - In the article, I'd say about the last owners, instead of "respective deaths", just "after they died" and follow with the deterioration. I don't think it's lead material that he died before her. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:21, 24 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Aquilegia vulgaris

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Aquilegia vulgaris flowers
  • ... that Aquilegia vulgaris (pictured) was associated with a fertility goddess in ancient Greece, symbolized sacredness for Flemish painters, and was an omen of death in Hamlet?
  • Source: Nardi, Enio (2015). Il Genere Aquilegia L. (Ranunculaceae) in Italia/The Genus Aquilegia (Ranunculaceae) in Italy: Aquilegia Italicarum in Europaearum conspectu descriptio. Translated by Coster-Longman, Christina. Florence: Edizioni Polistampa. ISBN 9788859615187.

; Kandeler, Riklef; Ullrich, Wolfram R. (April 2009). "Symbolism of plants: examples from European-Mediterranean culture presented with biology and history of art: May: Columbine". Journal of Experimental Botany. 60 (6): 1535–1536. doi:10.1093/jxb/erp087 – via academic.oup.com.

5x expanded by Pbritti (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 72 past nominations.

Pbritti (talk) 18:45, 23 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Not doing a full reivew, but I wonder if it'd be possible to shorten the hook to make it sound less multi-part. Something like "has symbolized fertility, sacrednes, and death"? Sdkb talk 05:43, 24 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Substantial article on fine sources, offline sources accepted AGF, no copyvio obvious. I like the many facets of the hook! For an image, I suggest File:Aquilegia_vulgaris_100503c.jpg, to recognize it more easily. Both are licensed and show well even in stamp format. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:45, 24 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Carl Vincenti

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Young Maasai man
Created by Munfarid1 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 29 past nominations.

Munfarid1 (talk) 22:38, 29 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Interesting life and work, on fine sources, no copyvio obvious. I prefer the original, as closely connected to the image which is licensed and gives a good idea of what he did. I suggest to add a year, to place it in time. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:37, 7 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Richmond Landon, Alice Lord (diver)

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Richmond and Alice Landon in 1921
"On the ship going to Antwerp, Alice Lord met Dick Landon, and the high-jumper and the diver were married two years later in a burst of publicity over their Olympic romance."
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5x expanded by 1ctinus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

-1ctinus📝🗨 18:46, 24 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Both articles:

General eligibility:

  • New enough: Yes
  • Long enough: No - The Alice Lord article went from 535 to 2806 characters, just barely over a fivefold expansion. The Richmond Landon article was previously 448 characters and is now 2237 characters, just short of the 5x threshold (literally three characters). I'm not going to nitpick over this, but I just want to confirm that these meet WP:DYKCOMPLETE and aren't just being expanded to the bare minimum required.
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: None required.

Overall: @1ctinus: Nice work on the articles. I have a question about the completeness of the articles, however, given how both pages just barely seem to meet the fivefold expansion threshold. Epicgenius (talk) 14:58, 28 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Epicgenius: I will try to scrap by any relevant biographical information for Landon. I am unfornutately busy and will not be able to edit for the next few hours. I believe that the articles are complete to my abilities for relevant biographical information. What do you believe is missing in either articles? Lots of the contempory information is primarily fluff peices on their marriage. -1ctinus📝🗨 16:17, 28 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I was wondering if there were any other details about Alice's personal life or Richmond's career, since these sections are short relative to the rest of these respective articles. If not, that's fine, but I wanted to confirm that there aren't any pertinent details missing. You can take your time - I will be busy for the next few days. Epicgenius (talk) 16:28, 28 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Epicgenius: The Richmond Landon article is now long enough to match the quota. Early Olympians typically did not have long, sustained, careers, so that's why the "career" section is not very long. Additionally, lots of the "contemporary" coverage of their relationship is gossip fluff that's essentially impossible to use in an encyclopedic tone. I believe that these articles are rounded enough to meet WP:DYKCOMPLETE. Alice was mostly a housewife (I'll incorperate it somewhere), so that's why her "personal life" may not be so detailed. Richmond has less coverage on him due to the fact that he lived a much shorter life, and that Alice was one of the first female Olympians. I hope this clears some things up as to why some sections seem short. Cheers, -1ctinus📝🗨 12:53, 4 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Sounds good enough to me - since this is DYK and not GAN/FAC, it's fine if there's not a lot of info on them. I'll approve this DYK nomination. Epicgenius (talk) 13:32, 4 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wyatt Hendrickson

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  • ... that American wrestler Wyatt Hendrickson's defeat of an Olympic gold medalist at the 2025 national championship was described as the "biggest upset in NCAA history"?
Created by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 324 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 22:37, 31 March 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: This is ready. SL93 (talk) 23:53, 3 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Gymnastics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic individual all-around

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Improved to Good Article status by Riley1012 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

7kk (talk) 19:04, 30 March 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 was promoted to GA status within one week of its nomination. It is long enough and Earwig does not show that copyright violations are probable. QPQ not required, as this is one of your first five submissions. The hook is interesting and cited. Overall, I see no reason not to approve this submission. JJonahJackalope (talk) 13:30, 2 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

John Boyer (software engineer)

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Created by Legoktm (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 10 past nominations.

Legoktm (talk) 20:05, 30 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • The boldlinked article is new enough, long enough, well-sourced, neutral, BLP-compliant, Earwig detected it as copyvio-free and it is presentable. The hooks are cited to a reliable source, short enough and interesting (I personally find the main hook more interesting than the alternative). There are no images in the boldlinked article, so image-related issues aren't a concern. QPQ has been done. From what I can tell, there are no subjective issues. @Legoktm: Interesting article, good job! 7kk (talk) 23:46, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Official White House portraits of Hillary and Bill Clinton

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  • Source: ["An artist whose official portraits of former President Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton are set for unveiling Monday says he felt a special connection to Clinton because the two men grew up poor in the South. Mr. Clinton grew up in Hot Springs, Arkansas; Simmie Knox is self-taught and was born in 1935 in Aliceville, Ala., to a family of black sharecroppers. "I used to chop cotton," said Knox of his sharecropper days, "Go out there early in the mornings and all of the family was out there in the field, working." Talking about the former president, Knox said he believes Mr. Clinton "knows how it feels to have lived a certain life and to have been deprived of things... I knew the day he came into office, if I ever have the chance to paint a president, I think this is the one. Somehow I felt that." https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bill-hillary-back-at-white-house/, Bill & Hillary Back at White House, 15 June 2004, CBS News]
Created by No Swan So Fine (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 126 past nominations.

No Swan So Fine (talk) 22:54, 26 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • QPQ is done. Article is new enough and long enough and within policy in regards to referencing, neutrality, etc. Earwig did detect a possibility of close paraphrasing but this was due to quoted text in the article which was properly attributed and to some lengthy official names which really can't be changed so I think it's fine. The original hook does not work as it pipes to something completely unrelated to the bolded text, and doesn't feature the subject of the article. However, the alt hook proposed by Antony-22 solves this problem, and is both interesting and verifiable to the cited reference. Hook Alt1 may be promoted.4meter4 (talk) 17:25, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Avi Yemini

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Yemini in 2022
Yemini in 2022
Improved to Good Article status by TarnishedPath (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 7 past nominations.

TarnishedPathtalk 07:23, 25 March 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: promoted to Good Article status on 2025-03-24, sufficient length, Earwig 26.5%, this is ok and many of these were proper names and quotes. AGF on the hook citation as its behind a paywall. Pic correctly licensed on Flickr. Good to go! Annwfwn (talk) 15:40, 29 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Flag of Angola

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Flag of Angola
Improved to Good Article status by Yue (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 32 past nominations.

Yue🌙 06:01, 25 March 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: Approved to GA, great article and compelling hook. ALT1 seems tighter, I think with 'machete' catching the eye. No Swan So Fine (talk) 22:28, 27 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

SpongeBob SquarePants Theme

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Moved to mainspace by Vigilantcosmicpenguin (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 35 past nominations.

— Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 23:39, 24 March 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: Everything looks good. The article is more than long and well-sourced enough. The hook is cited and certainly interesting. Earwig raised some plagiarism possibilities, but I looked at all of them, and they're either names or quotations; ergo, no copyvio issues at all. It should be good to go! Phibeatrice (talk) 02:43, 26 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Vin Burnham

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Lady Gaga wearing the Living Dress on the Monster Ball Tour.
Lady Gaga wearing the Living Dress on the Monster Ball Tour.
Created by FilmCostumes (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

FilmCostumes (talk) 16:30, 24 March 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: None required.

Overall: Image only used for ALT1. I would suggest restructuring the article slightly and trying to find more about him personally, as right now the article reads more like a "Work of Vin Burnham" article than about him specifically, but I don't think that needs to be done for DYK eligibility. ~Darth StabroTalk • Contribs 02:56, 26 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sanahin Bridge

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Sanahin Bridge
Sanahin Bridge
  • ... that the Sanahin Bridge (pictured) has stood intact for more than 800 years?
  • Source: Harutyunyan, Varazdat (1992). Հայկական ճարտարապետության պատմություն [History of Armenian Architecture] (in Armenian). Yerevan: Luys. pp. 350–351. "չնայած նորոգումներին, համարյա անաղարտ վիճակում պահպանվել է մինչև մեր ժամանակները" = "despite the renovations, it has been preserved almost in pristine condition to this day."
5x expanded by Yerevantsi (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 76 past nominations.

--Երևանցի talk 19:34, 24 March 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 has been 5 times expanded Munfarid1 (talk) 18:52, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

To Kill a Mongolian Horse

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  • ... that a scene in To Kill a Mongolian Horse was filmed during a snowstorm so cold that even the locals struggled to endure it?
Created by Prince of Erebor (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 35 past nominations.

—👑PRINCE of EREBOR📜 14:55, 24 March 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 1–3, 6–9, 20, and 21 randomly spot-checked for verification; no issues arose. All the hooks are mentioned and verified with the given sources in the article. In terms of which hook is the best, I would personally rank them in the order they're given in, from most interesting to least interesting, but maybe with ALT0 and ALT2 swapped (i.e. 2, 1, 0, 3, 4, 5). Yue🌙 03:13, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ 王静怡 (8 October 2024). "威尼斯日《一匹白马的热梦》专访：我们需要一种私人的"被看见"". The Paper (in Chinese). Retrieved 18 March 2025. 对于制片来说赶晨光或精准调度的室外拍摄和精准室内的室内拍摄，会不会是比较大的挑战？制片人/莫珠琳：当然，包括我们最难的那一场大雪暴的戏。寒冷程度就连我们土生土长在草原的男主都扛不住。 [For the production team, is it a significant challenge to capture the morning light during outdoor shoots or to schedule indoor shoots precisely? Producer/Mo Zhulin: Of course, especially with our most challenging scene involving the snowstorm. The coldness was so intense that even our male lead, who grew up locally on the grasslands, could not endure it.]
  2. ^ Corte, Laura Della (2 September 2024). ""To Kill a Mongolian Horse," interview with Director Xiaoxuan Jiang". FRED Film Radio. Retrieved 18 March 2025. "Saina's story captivated me," Jiang reveals, referring to her friend who turned to horseback performances to supplement his income. / Saina, who portrays himself in the film, constantly shifts between his role as a performer and the hardships of his daily life.
  3. ^ Scott, Mathew (20 October 2024). "Preserving Inner Mongolia's culture: How Jiang Xiaoxuan's debut film found its voice". New Straits Times. Retrieved 18 March 2025. During filming, Saina suffered a fall from his horse early on, casting uncertainty on his involvement. Surprisingly, this incident became a defining moment, enriching the film's emotional landscape.
  4. ^ Balaga, Marta (31 August 2024). "It Takes Time to Become a Hero in Venice Days Feature 'To Kill a Mongolian Horse'". Variety. Retrieved 18 March 2025. "They had to dress up and put on all this makeup in order to become heroic figures. It's not something that happens naturally. It takes time for you to put on the 'armor.' Even with Marvel superheroes, you see their 'normal' side and then you see them in costume. But how do they put them on?," Jiang says.
  5. ^ Scott, Mathew (20 October 2024). "Preserving Inner Mongolia's culture: How Jiang Xiaoxuan's debut film found its voice". New Straits Times. Retrieved 18 March 2025. When she was fine-tuning her script, Jiang also turned to Malaysia's own Tan Chui Mui — the force behind such acclaimed movies such as the martial arts mash-up Barbarian Invasion (2021). So impressed was Tan that she came on board as executive producer. / Also, her [online script] workshop was every morning at 8am for 20 straight days and that taught me to be disciplined, which I think is so important for a writer.
  6. ^ Scott, Mathew (20 October 2024). "Preserving Inner Mongolia's culture: How Jiang Xiaoxuan's debut film found its voice". New Straits Times. Retrieved 18 March 2025. Jiang grew up in the northern mining centre of Baotou, Inner Mongolia. / Returning to her roots, Jiang chose to make her first film a reflection of her own upbringing, particularly the horses integral to Inner Mongolian culture.

2024 Greenfield tornado

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  • Source: This for the existence of crops and their description as "volunteer crops", this American Meteorology Society blog (deemed reliable enough in this context) for the first claim - “We’re trying to give a range, which puts this event at 309–318 mph.” The two strongest known tornadoes, El Reno in 2013 and Bridge Creek in 1999, both had DOW-measured wind speeds within that range. I can get a better source if necessary.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Bargain Hunters
  • Comment: Just passed GAN, this is a great hook for WP:DYKAPRIL. "Volunteers" refers to crops planted by natural processes instead of humans and I don't think a tornado can be reasonably referred to as a human, and there's some double speak going on equating Greenfield, Iowa, with a literal agricultural field.
Improved to Good Article status by Departure– (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

Departure– (talk) 14:14, 24 March 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 reached Good Article status within 7 days of nomination. It has over 1,500 characters in prose, sourced, and neutral. Earwig shows an unlikely copyright violation of 24.8%. Hook is interesting and cited. Good to go! lullabying (talk) 02:04, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Lullabying: What's your opinion on this as an April 1 hook? Should it be rephrased to get there? That's the primary reason why I did this GA. Departure– (talk) 03:25, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Lullabying and Departure: just to comment narrowly on "Earwig shows an unlikely copyright violation of 24.8", you need to look at more than just the big number at the top of the report. Read through the report and look at the matches. In this case, most of them are proper nouns (Doppler on Wheels, National Weather Service) or direct quotes ("No matter what the wind speed ..."), so they're fine. You also need to look in the other direction, for places where text from the source has undergone trivial modifications to avoid detection by Earwig. This is called close paraphrasing. You also need to look at the sources beyond just the top one in the report. In this case this source has the direct copy of received new golf clubs from Callaway and TaylorMade, and he also received an invitation to play in the John Deere Classic mini Pro-Am. That should either be rewritten or at least quoted and attributed. RoySmith (talk) 12:22, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Fix @Departure–: RoySmith (talk) 12:23, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@RoySmith: Done. Departure– (talk) 14:37, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I think it might need to be rephrased for the April hook. As someone who doesn't know much about this topic, maybe the part including "volunteers" might make it a little confusing and technical. Maybe ALT1: ... that a tornado estimated to be one of the strongest on record helped plant maize crops in a green field? lullabying (talk) 02:38, 29 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Lullabying: Sorry for the late response. Volunteer is a very technical term but it contributes to the joke I'm trying to make on this hook. It works fine either way. Either way, it's linked as the correct terminology in the article, and will almost certainly get readers interested in the term of volunteering, if only to understand this hook. Departure– (talk) 19:59, 3 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment As this is now unlikely to be an April 1 hook, it's ready to be promoted in a standard prep area, barring any issues with the hook. Departure– (talk) 19:59, 3 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Greater bamboo bat

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5x expanded by Rusalkii (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 11 past nominations.

Rusalkii (talk) 07:34, 24 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  1. Article was nominated right after expansion, so it passes the newness check.
  2. Article is exceeds 1,500 bytes, so it passes the minimum length check. Number of characters in current version's prose is five times greater than the prose prior to expansion, so it satisfies the fivefold expansion criterion.
  3. The academic articles used in this article look reputable and are used appropriately for each sentence in the prose. Earwig shows no obvious plagiarism.
  4. Hook only has one bolded link, so the presentability rule does not apply here. Hook is concise and adequately cited with two sources, although the second source of them are paywalled. I can access the second source via my university or Sci-Hub, so I can confirm they are accurate to the quote and citation here.
    1. I do have one minor issue though. I think it would be helpful to provide a link for the first source of the hook citation, as well as italicized the first source's title link you did for the second source. Would this link work? (https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/398/835)
  5. The article's image is public domain, licensing is accurate to its source, and is recognizable at low resolution.
  6. Looking at the article, I see no glaring errors in the prose. Prose reads clearly.
  7. I see no other issues other than the source link for the hook citation and your upcoming QPQ (QPQ is done). Good work! I look forward to passing this one once these are out of the way. Nrco0e (talk • contribs) 00:06, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, that's the right link! Sorry, you can even see where I left two commas in a row planning to paste the link between them and then forgot. QPQ has been done, Template:Did you know nominations/Giselle Mather.
@Rusalkii: Alright, I'll just put the link in the hook citation since that's easy enough to do. Approving this, you're all set! Nrco0e (talk • contribs) 02:27, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Blood on the Silver Screen

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

voorts (talk/contributions) 01:10, 24 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Ruben A. Valdez

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5x expanded by Jon698 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 83 past nominations.

Jon698 (talk) 05:02, 24 March 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 looks great, interesting hook, and is properly sourced. -- RickyCourtney (talk) 06:20, 24 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Re-Logic

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Improved to Good Article status by Vacant0 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

7kk (talk) 01:13, 31 March 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 was promoted to GA on March 25, 2025. It has a readable prose size of 3953 characters. Every passage in the body of the article is sourced. The article does not use promotional or overly negative language. WP:EARWIG shows no copyvios. The hook is cited and interesting. The picture is free, used in the article, and clear. QPQ was done. A few minor points:

  • The article uses the pronouns they/their/them and it/its for Re-Logic as a company. I suggest using only the pronouns it/its for the company and leaving the pronouns they/their/them only when explicitly referring to employees.
  • Google reached out to Re-Logic about the account shutdown and provided transparency around the situation and restored their accounts the two "and"s sound odd. I suggest replacing the first "and" with a comma.
  • I'm not sure that the image adds much to the nomination. Have you considered a nomination without the image? Phlsph7 (talk) 16:44, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Martha Burgess

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Moved to mainspace by Miraclepine (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 79 past nominations.

ミラP@Miraclepine 02:13, 28 March 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 - This definitely can't run in wikivoice. Perhaps "that to an LGTB historian, the vandalism of Martha Burgess's lesbian sculpture was "indicative of how contentious gay-straight relations remained on Staten Island in the 1990s"?". Another option is "to Gale Harris", but that doesn't explain who that is or why we should care and they don't appear to have an article. Those barely squeak by under the character limit, so you could go with something else altogether, maybe "...that Martha Burgess's 1993 sculpture of two female World War II personnel kissing was inspired by the V-J Day in Times Square photograph?"?
QPQ: Done.

Overall: @Miraclepine: Not relevant to DYK, but "having lived in the state since 1984" makes it sound like Manhattan is a state. Rusalkii (talk) 21:30, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • @Rusalkii: I actually considered ALT2 but wasn't sure it was hooky; but now that you brought it up, I'm fine with that so added. I've also added ALT0B and ALT1B to use "deemed" because it clarifies it's opinion while shorter than "to an LGTB historian" or "to Gale Harris". Also when using the checklist, please mark the "status" as "?" if there's a minor issue. ミラP@Miraclepine 21:57, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Happy to accept either of the ALTXBs, I think for ALT2 it would need another reviewer since I suggested it. Marking as reviewed but if you prefer ALT2 you should probably add the second opinion symbol. Rusalkii (talk) 22:04, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Rusalkii: Yes, ALT2 needs another reviewer per WP:DYKRR and I prefer ALT0B/ALT1B over ALT2. ミラP@Miraclepine 02:56, 2 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Colorado State Capitol portrait of Donald Trump

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Created by No Swan So Fine (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 127 past nominations.

No Swan So Fine (talk) 22:32, 27 March 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: This is a solid article, although it relies on only three sources to support the entire piece, which might raise concerns about WP:1R. But this is not a DYK issue, so I am still giving it a pass. The hook is interesting, with Trump's quote included in the article and cited inline. I checked source 2 and found no issues. Earwig shows a 64.8% similarity with the Times source and 42.5% with The Hill source, but I also checked that this is mostly due to the direct quotes. QPQ done. —👑PRINCE of EREBOR📜 10:23, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thin mouse shrew

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  • ALT1: ... that Myosorex tenuis may not be Myosorex tenuis? Source: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/110662121/22287436, "Taylor et al. (2013) described two new species from specimens previously assigned to these M. cafer populations: The Zimbabwe and Mozambique population are considered M. meesteri and the Limpopo lineage was tentatively assigned M. cf. tenius based on its small cranial size. However, it is unclear if the Mpumalanga specimen named M. tenuis by Roberts (1951) or the Mpumalanga records of M. cafer should be reassigned to M. cf. tenuis or remain M. cafer. Further vetting of museum records is needed to resolve the taxonomy. In order to finally resolve the suitability of M. tenuis as the correct name for the Limpopo lineage, further research is needed based on detailed comparisons of dental, morphometric, and molecular characters of the holotype of M. tenuis. Pending such analysis, Taylor et al. (2013) provisionally assigned the Limpopo populations to M. cf. tenuis. "
  • ALT2: ... that the thin mouse shrew is considered endangered despite a lack of any estimates of its population size? Source: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/110662121/22287436, "The abundance and population size of this species are not known, but is likely to be declining which is inferred from ongoing forest and grassland habitat loss.", source for "endangered" is the same page
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Gil Hovav
  • Comment: I suspect the second hook is too misleading to run, but I do think it's fun.
5x expanded by Rusalkii (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 9 past nominations.

Rusalkii (talk) 21:23, 27 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Cute little article about a cute little critter! Recently expanded, well-sourced, long enough, and seems to cover at least the basics if not everything known about the species. The major sources, including those for the hooks, are publicly available, and neither I nor Earwig see any copyright concerns. ALT1 is not good because it is not explicitly stated in the article, but the other two hooks work well and I have no preference. Thanks for expanding Wikipedia's species content! Surtsicna (talk) 07:54, 28 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Surtsicna: unfortunately the sources are pretty close to everything available, this is not a well-studied creature. There's presumably at least two offline sources I wasn't able to find (Thomas and Schwann 1905 and Roberts 1951), but of the digitized ones I think this is it. The description could be expanded some from the available sources, I think, I'm trying to work on that, but otherwise there's just not that much there. Rusalkii (talk) 17:53, 28 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: Binomial scientific names, such as in alt1, should be italicized. ArtemisiaGentileschiFan (talk) 02:45, 31 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Fixed. Rusalkii (talk) 06:33, 31 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

2024 (song)

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  • ... that Playboi Carti's song titled "2024" was actually first teased in 2023 and later officially released in 2025?
Converted from a redirect by Phibeatrice (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 9 past nominations.

Phibeatrice (talk) 02:49, 26 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

General eligibility:

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

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

Overall: The article is new enough (created on a redirect on the same day as nomination). long enough (1747 characters). well-sourced are reliable. Seems Neutral. Hook is cited, hook is interesting. QPQ is done.

The problems now is the article is 37.5% on Earwig, Quotation is too long imo, maybe paraphrase some of it?. Pinging @Phibeatrice: for response. Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 09:29, 26 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • Thank you for the review, and thank you for flagging the quotation issue. I've cut some of the unnecessary quotations while paraphrasing the more crucial ones. I've made sure to do this while keeping the page still long enough per requirement. Let me know how it looks now, Miminity! Phibeatrice (talk) 15:00, 26 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
okay good to go Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 06:46, 28 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Siege of Khujand

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  • Source: Mamadaliev, Inomjon (2014). "The defence of Khujand in 1866 through the eyes of Russian officers". Central Asian Survey. 33 (2): 170–179. doi:10.1080/02634937.2014.913903.
  • ALT1: ... that during the siege of Khujand, faulty siege ladders hindered the Russian attack? Source: Grebner, A. V. (1897). Осады и штурмы средне-азiятскихъ крѣпостей и населенныхъ пунктовъ [Sieges and assaults of Central Asian fortresses and settlements] (in Russian). Saint Petersburg: Printing House and Lithography of V. A. Tikhanov. p. 9.
  • Reviewed:
Improved to Good Article status by CitrusHemlock (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

CitrusHemlock 12:14, 25 March 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: Lovely article, a pleasure to read, my vote would be the first DYK hook, but the second is interesting too. Would it be relevant to add that Khujand is in Tajikistan, as Central Asia is not well known to the rest of the world? Annwfwn (talk)

Jeremy Allen White

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  • ... that before becoming an actor, Jeremy Allen White trained in ballet, jazz, and tap dancing?
Improved to Good Article status by Jolielover (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 15 past nominations.

jolielover♥talk 11:37, 26 March 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: Overall, the article is new enough (elevated to GA on March 25), long enough, and properly cited, with a neutral POV throughout. Both hooks are interesting and properly cited, both in the submission here and in the article. I would say though that an image would certainly improve this nomination, if one is available, but as it stands, I see no reason to not approve this nomination. JJonahJackalope (talk) 13:53, 26 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • Unfortunately, the only picture of Jeremy available for use is the one in the infobox which isn't particularly flattering/relevant, wish we could use a pic of the ad campaign since that definitely checks both criteria! If anyone disagrees, I don't mind the image being used :) jolielover♥talk 15:09, 26 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

George R. Dale

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George R. Dale (center) in 1926
George R. Dale (center) in 1926
  • Source: [4] He took to wearing a hat with a bullet hole, presumably to demonstrate the poor aim of a trigger-happy Klansman.
    [5] A showman not always committed to fact, Dale wore a hat with a hole he said had been made by a Klan bullet.
5x expanded by Vigilantcosmicpenguin (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 36 past nominations.

— Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 22:14, 31 March 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: Great hook! I wouldn't run this image with it, though, the hook makes you look for the hat, I had to open it at full size to confirm it wasn't there.

Ref spotcheck nitpick, not enough to hold back the nom: Smith has "He had been editor of weeklies that were credited with closing the saloons in nearby Hartford City and Montpelier.", wheras the article has "his reporting". I'm not sure "his reporting" is a reasonable extrapolation of him being the editor. Rusalkii (talk) 21:51, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

George R. Dale in 1929
George R. Dale in 1929
Eh, the hook really suggests that a hat is going to be pictured, this image is somewhat better but not by that much. I don't fundamentally object, if the promoter wants to run with the image consider it approved, but just my 2c. Rusalkii (talk) 06:20, 3 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Pride Nights

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Created by JJonahJackalope (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 70 past nominations.

JJonahJackalope (talk) 13:58, 26 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • The two hooks are cited from a book but I am prepared to accept them in good faith. I have confirmed the ALT1 hook from another cited source which is on-line (Conkite News 2023-07-19). I think the first hook is better as it is less likely to be read as a criticism for the team. It is a bit long, perhaps lose the word 'forcefully'? The article is new and shows evidence of wide research, reporting facts without too great bias towards one viewpoint or another. It is rather heavy on Major League Baseball and would benefit from similar detail in the other sports that are covered. Note that the link in the hook geos to Pride Nights but the page has been moved to Pride Night which is the term used in the hook. Geof Sheppard (talk) 16:56, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Aquilegia shockleyi

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Desert columbine flowers
Desert columbine flowers
Created by Pbritti (talk). Number of QPQs required: 3. Nominator has 73 past nominations.

Pbritti (talk) 04:41, 28 March 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 great, Pbritti! Give me a ping when that QPQ comes through and we'll pass this thing along. ThaesOfereode (talk) 14:38, 28 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]


I am not comfortable with this. Yes, there is WP:NOTTRUTH. And having a sweet taste is completely independent from whether or not something is toxic. But I don't think the article should be claiming that the plant is edible. I've long been aware that Plants for a Future cites sources that incorrectly claim toxic plant are edible. The cases I'm most aware of are Cicuta virosa and Conium maculatum, where there is a prominent "Known Hazards" section on PFAF, but they go on to show a 1 out of 5 edibility rating (not 0 out of 5), and have citations in the Edible Uses section followed by another disclaimer (which isn't cited, but shows that they know the source they are citing is incorrect).

While I would guess that nibbling on a few columbine flowers is pretty harmless, it is not something I would encourage. PFAF's source is is Schofield's Discovering Wild Plants: Alaska, Western Canada, the Northwest'. Schofield's account has the heading "COLUMBINE (Aquilegia species)", and goes on to give common names and distributions for three species, with 5 more species listed with out common name or precise distribution (including A. Shockley [sic]). PFAF's account for Aquilegia vulgaris has Known Hazards saying it is toxic, and goes on to cite Schofield under Edible Uses. PFAF's Aquilegia canadensis page has the same wording under Known Hazards as it does for A. shockleyi and goes on to cite Schofield under Edible Uses. Schofield does not mention either A. vulgaris or A. canadensis. So PFAF is apparently taking Shofield's "Aquilegia species" heading to apply Schofield's edibility claims to all Aquilegia species, not just the 8 listed by Schofield. But PFAF goes the other way for toxicity claims in their known hazards section. If any Aquilegia has had it's toxicity studied, it's going to be A. vulgaris. I would expect most Aquilegias (especially those with more limited ranges such as A. shockleyi) have not had their toxicity formally evaluated While PFAF is extending edibility claims beyond the species for which sources make an edibility claim, it is not extending toxicity claims beyond species that sources claim.

So let's look at what Schofield wrote for "Aquilegia species". Under Food Use, she writes "Columbine flowers are one of my favorite trail snacks. The nectar-laden tips are sweet and delightful on a hike. I also like to add the flowers to summer salads." Under Caution she writes "most parts of the plant contain a cyanogenic glycoside...Though I have eaten the blossoms on numerous occasions, I would not recommend eating large quantities of columbine flowers. In moderation, they appear to have no ill effects."

Schofield often gives sources (some of which are personal communication) in her accounts of uses of various plants, but she does make some claims that are unsourced. Her account of food uses of Aquilegia is more unusual as it is entirely written as personal experience. While A. Shockley is a species listed in her Aquilegia account, Schofield lives in Alaska, and it seems unlikely that A. shockleyi is a species she has personally experienced eating. Here is a blog post that questions PFAF's edibility claims for columbine. Plantdrew (talk)

Without getting too far in the weeds (pun intended), I'm aware of concerns regarding this. But the sourcing indicates that consumption of this species is not dangerous, and the phytochemicals associated with toxic Aquilegia are present in substantially lower numbers in all North American red columbines. With that in mind, I intentionally refrained from saying that they were safe to eat in the article. Speaking as someone who grew up eating columbines, and just as often A. chrysantha as A. coerula (the latter being objectively more dangerous), I am a little more comfortable with describing the flavor, given the sourcing. ~ Pbritti (talk) 21:51, 28 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@ThaesOfereode: I have added a QPQ. Per Plantdrew's concerns, I'll take a moment tomorrow to submit an ALT to ensure smooth sailing. ~ Pbritti (talk) 03:18, 29 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Pbritti: Received. I think that might be the best path forward. ThaesOfereode (talk) 12:31, 29 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@ThaesOfereode: Thanks for understanding. Let's try ALT1 on for size:
  • ... that the natural range of Aquilegia shockleyi (pictured) has been appraised as either a single Nevadan canyon or as having a "very natural range" that includes portions of California?
Best, ~ Pbritti (talk) 14:23, 29 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Pbritti: Seems a little hard to follow. How about ALT2 as:
  • ... that Aquilegia shockleyi (pictured) was first thought to live in a single canyon in Nevada, but was later discovered in California?
Alternatively, consider ALT3:
which seems more interesting to me as a non-botanist. ThaesOfereode (talk) 14:44, 29 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@ThaesOfereode: If you're willing to wait, I'm writing an article on said mining engineer (he was a prominent guy in several trades and the father of a co-inventor of the transistor). I could add it to ALT3. ~ Pbritti (talk) 15:08, 29 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Pbritti: Sure thing! That's a great idea. Just send me a ping when you're ready. (And another QPQ for a dual nom.) ThaesOfereode (talk) 15:11, 29 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@ThaesOfereode: I went a step further, creating William H. Shockley and expanding Lupinus shockleyi (Shockley's wife, who is why Silicon Valley is where it is, will get her due soon!). Shockley's article isn't completed, but it's good for now.

New QPQs are listed above. Thanks for your patience! ~ Pbritti (talk) 22:16, 31 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done, done, and done. Passing ALT4 as is. I hope you don't mind that I've added a fair use image to Shockley's page. Consider following the source rabbit hole; I suspect there may be a worthwhile PD image already, but I don't know enough about copyright to feel comfortable staking a claim there. Great work all around, Pbritti. ThaesOfereode (talk) 00:01, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for that, ThaesOfereode! That image is likely public domain, by the way, but I was going to splurge and upload a ~45 mb image of him once I had a half hour to process the image without compressing it on my cheap computer. Have a good day! ~ Pbritti (talk) 00:05, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Statistics House

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Moved to mainspace by Panamitsu (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 73 past nominations.

―Panamitsu (talk) 22:27, 26 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • The boldlinked article is new enough, long enough, well-sourced, neutral, BLP-compliant, copyvio-free and it is presentable. The hooks are cited to a reliable source, short enough and interesting. There are no images in the boldlinked article, so image-related issues aren't a concern. QPQ has been done. From what I can tell, there are no subjective issues. @Panamitsu: Good job! 7kk (talk) 00:36, 31 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

2015 Islamic State killing of Christian migrants in Libya

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Created by Chomik1129 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Chomik! (talk?) 01:54, 28 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

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

Overall: @Chomik1129: As you have done less than 5 DYKs you do not need a QPQ and the page was created two days before its DYK nomination. A quick check of the sources shows that all of them are from reputable sources. The first hook isn't interesting, but ALT1 is and I would suggest that is the one that is used. Jon698 (talk) 23:57, 29 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds good, thank you! Chomik! (talk?) 02:04, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Apologies for my intrusion, but I do have some concerns. If this is all the sourcing that there is I am really not sure this is notable per WP:NEVENT? This is a very severe event and the coverage is somewhat in depth, but every source cited is in a time period of less than a month, failing WP:LASTING. Is there nothing else? Because if there isn't, should we really have an article on something that made the news for less than a month and then was never mentioned again? And, if the sources do exist but are not here, then I do not think we are getting a complete picture of the event as required for WP:DYKCOMPLETE. PARAKANYAA (talk) 07:49, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Kai Hietarinta

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Created by Flibirigit (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 161 past nominations.

Flibirigit (talk) 02:40, 26 March 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: * Earwig is within acceptable range. It's currently at 7.4%, but this is due in part to a couple of short quotes and wars with long names.

  • Can you rewrite this sentence? I think the word "when" is missing, but even with that addition, its hard to understand. I included a suggestion below.
    • "He became the FIHA president an outside person was needed to resolve internal problems, and used his business connections to Finland's advantage when it sought greater influence in internationally ice hockey."
    • "He became the president of FIHA at a time when an external figure was needed to address internal issues. With Kalervo Kummola as his vice president, Hietarinta leveraged his business connections to help Finland gain more influence in international ice hockey."
  • Would it improve interest if a year was added to ALT0? I was surprised that Finland did not win an Olympic medal in hockey until 1998.
  • Very interesting article, I very much enjoyed reading this article. Annwfwn (talk) 18:37, 27 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Updates made and ALT0a proposed. I'd rather go without the year. Flibirigit (talk) 19:01, 27 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Looks great! I'm approving this DYK. I'm open to either ALT - if you prefer Alt0, let's go with that. Annwfwn (talk) 20:06, 27 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Home of a Rebel Sharpshooter

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Photograph by Timothy O'Sullivan
Photograph by Timothy O'Sullivan
Created by Hog Farm (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 74 past nominations.

Hog Farm talk 02:26, 26 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Everything seems to check out here. Good quality article, no evidence of copyvio, and the hook checks out with the source (and is cited in-article). QPQ checks out too. Good to go! Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 22:10, 26 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

William Jenkins Wilcox Jr.

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  • ... that William Jenkins Wilcox Jr. was given a Citizen Archivist award at a symposium titled "Secret City in the Tennessee Hills: From Dogpatch to Nuclear Power"?
  • Source: "At the September 2012 National Archives of Atlanta symposium titled¨”Secret City in the Tennessee Hills: From Dogpatch to Nuclear Power,” Bill received a Citizen Archivist award."[6]
Created by Hawkeye7 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 443 past nominations.

Hawkeye7 (discuss) 19:53, 29 March 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: Hello Hawkeye7, happy to review this nomination. The article was created on March 27, 2025. It has a readable prose size of 3521 characters. All passages in the body of the article are sourced. The article does not use promotional or overly negative language. The hook is cited and interesting. QPQ was done.

WP:EARWIG shows potential copyvios with https://oakridgetoday.com/2013/09/05/william-jenkins-wilcox-jr/ . Some of the detections are unproblematic, like the use of standard job titles. Others are borderline cases, like He spearheaded the effort to collect oral histories on the Manhattan Project, which are kept in the Oak Ridge Public Library. in our article vs He headed the effort to collect oral histories on the Manhattan Project, which are housed at the Oak Ridge Public Library. in the source. I think it concerns primarily the paragraphs starting with "After the war, he...", "Wilxcox had a heart attack...", and "In retirement, Wilcox became..". To be on the safe side, it might be best to reformulate them to make sure that the word choice and structure of the texts are not too similar.

I have tweaked the wording in a few places to be on the safe side. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 19:44, 4 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

A few other observations

Battle of Siluk

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Created by Juxlos (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 245 past nominations.

Juxlos (talk) 16:02, 2 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • New enough and long enough. QPQ present. Kinda wild the guy was dead...with diamonds (can't take 'em with you, I guess). Hook fact is in article and appears to be in book via available preview/search. @Juxlos: Probably should be consistent on "keris" vs. "kris" in the hook and article, but that is not a factual issue. Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 06:31, 3 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Solfrid Koanda

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Solfrid Koanda
Solfrid Koanda
  • ... that Solfrid Koanda (pictured) was an electrician before becoming a full-time weightlifter?
Improved to Good Article status by Arconning (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 16 past nominations.

Arconning (talk) 06:07, 30 March 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: This article became GA on 27 March and was nominated on 30 March, well within the 7-day period. Since this is a GA, I will skip the source spotchecks. Earwig shows no copyvio. QPQ done. I personally prefer ALT1 and ALT2 over ALT0, as many athletes have transitioned into sports from other careers and it does not sound particularly interesting. Perhaps we can go with ALT1. —👑PRINCE of EREBOR📜 10:31, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sanitary bin

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Sanitary bin, next to toilet
Sanitary bin, next to toilet
Converted from a redirect by Lajmmoore (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 126 past nominations.

Lajmmoore (talk) 21:25, 27 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Will review this please.... interesting hooks, QPQ done, image free and clear. Whispyhistory (talk) 21:32, 27 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    to proposed hook and to ALT1. The article reads well, is new enough and long enough. The hook fact of proposed hook is in the article and followed by a source written by someone who has researched the topic in detail. No copyvio problems. Hooks are both interesting. ALT1 is referenced in a source of non-English language but AGF. QPQ provided. No issues with image. Several red links in article. Have made a couple blue but could do with converting others. Thank you for your efforts. Whispyhistory (talk) 15:34, 28 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

WTLV

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Improved to Good Article status by Sammi Brie (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 753 past nominations.

Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 18:06, 27 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

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

Overall: Recently upgraded to GA today. I see no major problems with the article. The hook is mildly interesting, but a lot of news helicopters crash. However, I cannot come up with a better hook so it is fine. Jon698 (talk) 00:13, 28 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Collection for the Holy Places

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The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem
Created by Darth Stabro (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 34 past nominations.

~Darth StabroTalk • Contribs 21:39, 27 March 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: Great article, surprised it's taken so long! Well researched citations. No Swan So Fine (talk) 21:45, 27 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

George Frazier Miller

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Created by Jon698 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 84 past nominations.

Jon698 (talk) 12:17, 27 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • @Darth Stabro: Thank you for the review. I need to get a QPQ though, as I did not know that the rules prohibited the same user reviewing GA and DYK noms.
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