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Count of DYK Hooks
Section	# of Hooks	# Verified
February 5	1	1
February 8	1	1
February 11	1
February 12	2	1
February 13	1
February 15	1
February 16	1
February 19	1
February 20	1
February 21	2
February 22	1	1
February 23	1
February 25	3
February 28	1
March 2	1
March 7	2
March 8	1
March 9	6	4
March 10	6	5
March 11	1	1
March 12	4	2
March 13	6	6
March 14	2	2
March 15	2	1
March 16	8	5
March 17	3	2
March 18	3	3
March 19	9	8
March 20	4	4
March 21	11	9
March 22	8	8
March 23	9	6
March 24	23	15
March 25	10	7
March 26	10	8
March 27	9	7
March 28	10	5
March 29	10	8
March 30	9	6
March 31	7	2
April 1	5
April 2	8
April 3	4
April 4	4
April 5	6
April 6	4
April 7	1
Total	224	128
Last updated 07:28, 7 April 2025 UTC Current time is 07:36, 7 April 2025 UTC [refresh]

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

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

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

Easter Sunday

Carl James Joseph

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James Joseph, known as the Jesus Guy

• ... that the Jesus Guy (pictured) is not portraying Jesus, nor does he claim to be Jesus?

• Source: d'Avillez, Filipe (February 28, 2025). "Meet Jerusalem's 'Jesus Guy'". The Pillar.

• ALT1: ... that the Jesus Guy (pictured) has been living in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for the past ten years? Source: d'Avillez, Filipe (28 February 2025). "Meet Jerusalem's 'Jesus Guy'". The Pillar.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Little Current, Ontario

Moved to mainspace by Darth Stabro (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 31 past nominations.

~Darth Stabro^{Talk • Contribs} 16:26, 1 March 2025 (UTC).

• Hi @Darth Stabro: I can't see the citation for the first hook in the source you've provided (or the source in the article)?
  • Hi @Tenpop421:, sorry, got a few things mixed up. Should be fixed now. ~Darth Stabro^{Talk • Contribs} 00:56, 3 March 2025 (UTC)
    • Checks out for me now. This article, moved to mainspace on March 1, is long enough, new enough, well-sourced, and presentable. No BLP or copyvio issues. QPQ done. I prefer ALT0, which is in body, and the citation for which checks out. Good to go. Tenpop421 (talk) 01:07, 3 March 2025 (UTC)
      • Reopening for SOHA.--Launchballer 12:10, 3 April 2025 (UTC)

April 23

Prince Louis of Wales

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Prince Louis in 2024

• ... that Prince Louis of Wales (pictured) is the first British prince to be ranked behind an elder sister in the line of succession?

• Source: BBC News
  • Reviewed:
  • Comment: Could this nomination be featured on the Main Page on 23 April for Louis' 7th birthday?

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

MSincccc (talk) 10:01, 2 April 2025 (UTC).

• Article has achieved Good Article status. No issues of copyvio or plagiarism. All sources appear reliable. Hook is interesting and sourced. QPQ is not needed. Looks ready to go. Thriley (talk) 19:35, 3 April 2025 (UTC)

May 11

Tyler Bilodeau

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• ... that UCLA basketball player Tyler Bilodeau's father was a first-round NHL draft pick, but he said his mother "is who I look up to. She’s the reason I play basketball"?

• Source: "In between two UCLA baskets from forward Tyler Bilodeau in the second half, the Footprint Center video board featured back-in-the-day poses from his parents, Brent Bilodeau and Cass Bauer-Bilodeau. Brent was shown in a Montreal Canadiens hockey uniform, having been a 1991 first-round NHL pick ..." Tucson.com "'My mom is who I look up to. She’s the reason I play basketball,' Bilodeau said Wednesday at Pac-12 media day." OregonLive.com

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Paul Shorten
• Comment: Request special occasion post on May 11, U.S. Mother's Day (WP:IAR for one-week extension on the usual six-week limit).

5x expanded by Bagumba (talk) and Butters.From.SouthPark (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 113 past nominations.

—Bagumba (talk) 18:56, 21 March 2025 (UTC).

• New enough, long enough, sourcing is reliable and used appropriately. Neutral tone, no CV concerns, no other policy issues. QPQ ticks off the relevant criteria and is sufficient.
  Now for the bad news. I think the hook needs to be revised before this can run. Right now, the hook has too much information with too little context. It mentions Bilodeau's NHL-player dad, but omits the fact that Bilodeau played both hockey and basketball before picking basketball, making the mention of the hockey-playing dad feel irrelevant. On the flip side, it mentions his respect for his mother, but fails to note the that she was a professional basketball player! This changes the context of his sugary "I look up to my mom" quote completely. Without that context, it sounds like he's just a good ol' boy who loves his momma, not a young man following in the footsteps of another athlete.
  I would suggest either rewording it to remove the dad entirely and focus on him following in his mom's footsteps, or rewording to focus on his choice to pick one parent's sport over another. Since you're wanting to hold this for mother's day, I would suggest the former. I'm not going to suggest alts because that'll put me in a position where I can't be the reviewer. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 20:18, 21 March 2025 (UTC)

  @Premeditated Chaos: Thanks, those are fair points which I had also pondered. What would you think of not mentioning his mom's background, as hopeful enticement to click on the article for more context? I wonder if saying his mom was a pro basketball player says all some readers need, without wanting to find out more?

  ALT1 ... that UCLA Bruins player Tyler Bilodeau said his mother "is who I look up to. She’s the reason I play basketball"?—Bagumba (talk) 22:05, 21 March 2025 (UTC)

  Absent the context of his mom being a pro basketball player, it sounds like the kind of space-filling platitude you'd expect any college kid to say in an interview. It's the mom being a pro that makes it significant in the first place. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 22:56, 21 March 2025 (UTC)

  I'd agree that many male players might say they look up to their mom, but I don't think many call them "the reason I play basketball". If you don't agree, I offer:

  ALT2 ... that UCLA Bruins player Tyler Bilodeau cited his mother, who played in the WNBA, as "the reason I play basketball"?—Bagumba (talk) 08:53, 22 March 2025 (UTC)

  @Premeditated Chaos: Oops, forgot to ping.—Bagumba (talk) 08:54, 22 March 2025 (UTC)

  Approving on ALT2, striking the others for promoters' sake. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 18:34, 22 March 2025 (UTC)

June 1

June

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• ... that today is not June?

• Source: https://nist.time.gov/

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Cleo (mathematician)
• Comment: It funny

Improved to Good Article status by LunaEatsTuna (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 12 past nominations.

❧ LunaEatsTuna (talk), proudly editing since 2018 (and just editing since 2017) – posted at 01:28, 28 February 2025 (UTC).

• ALT1: ... that no other month starts with the same day as June? (Apologies to @Jens Lallensack:, for some reason I thought it was trying to say that this was only the case for that month.)--Launchballer 14:50, 28 February 2025 (UTC)
• I wouldn't approve ALT0 but ALT1 is interesting, new enough (promoted to GA yesterday), long enough (xtool says 15,124 bytes), QPQ done, earwig doesn't flag anything. Questions? four Olifanofmrtennant (she/her) 21:54, 28 February 2025 (UTC)

Reopened per WT:DYK.--Launchballer 17:28, 22 March 2025 (UTC)

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Articles created/expanded on February 5

2023 Selma tornado

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• ... that Selma, Alabama, known for the 1965 Civil Rights marches that were attended by Martin Luther King Jr., was heavily damaged by an EF2 tornado just eight days before Martin Luther King Jr. Day?

• Source: https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2024/01/15/selma-tornado-recovery

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Shirley A. Pomponi
• Comment: Will do QPQ tomorrow, as it's getting relatively late over here. Feel free to reword hook. I wass initially going to go with "...that a historic tornado caused historic damage in a historic town?" but sadly couldn't find refs to back up the "historic tornado" part.

Created by EF5 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 19 past nominations.

E_F⁵ 00:44, 6 February 2025 (UTC).

• Eight days? That's out of the window of a week and I don't see any connection beyond that in the source, beyond it happening "ahead of" the holiday. Can you find any other sources further connecting these events? Departure– (talk) 00:52, 6 February 2025 (UTC)

@Departure–: Not sure what you mean; Selma was a prominent civil rights town that MLK frequented. But alas, sure: An MLK Day Reflection In The Aftermath Of Selma’s EF2 Tornado, Residents in Selma, Ala., commemorate MLK day while recovering from tornadoes and Tornadoes rattle historic civil rights community of Selma, Alabama. Take your pick. :) E_F⁵ 00:56, 6 February 2025 (UTC)

@EF5: Alright, #1 is from a Forbes contributor (generally unreliable) and #3 doesn't connect much, but I do think that you can get a good hook from #2:

...that a 2023 tornado in Selma, Alabama that struck days before Martin Luther King day was described as bringing together the historically racially divided community that had been at the heart of the Civil Rights movement?

This goes over the prose limit for DYK, but if you approve of a hook in the same manner as this, we can get this condensed. Departure– (talk) 01:12, 6 February 2025 (UTC)

Ooh, that sounds great. E_F⁵ 01:15, 6 February 2025 (UTC)

@Departure–: Are you still reviewing? E_F⁵ 17:47, 13 February 2025 (UTC)

@EF5: Yes, but I'm waiting for you to finish your QPQ. Finish that up and I'll go on with my review. Departure– (talk) 17:51, 13 February 2025 (UTC)

Finished. E_F⁵ 17:52, 13 February 2025 (UTC)

@EF5: Other than that, the article is new enough, QPQ now done, long enough and seems neutral and well-sourced. The fact just needs to be put in the article. If you're using the one I suggested, it's the PBS source that I took it from. I can condense it down to:

... that Selma, a racially divided community and the origin of the Civil Rights era marches to Montgomery, was described as being brought together by a 2023 tornado that stuck days before MLK day?

Barring any objection, we can go with this. Departure– (talk) 18:11, 13 February 2025 (UTC)

Added. :) E_F⁵ 18:25, 13 February 2025 (UTC)

@EF5: Well, by adding it to the article, I didn't exactly mean copy and pasting the hook into there. It still needs attribution to who said it, and it should be cleaned up a bit in general. Departure– (talk) 18:29, 13 February 2025 (UTC)

I think I've fixed it, but please tell me if I'm wrong. E_F⁵ 18:32, 13 February 2025 (UTC)

Seems fine, but forgive me for not checking before, but there were three marches. It's marches, plural. Change it there and then we'll be good to go. Departure– (talk) 18:36, 13 February 2025 (UTC)

Fixed. E_F⁵ 18:37, 13 February 2025 (UTC)

Here's your checkmark: good to go, on the hook ... that Selma, a racially divided community and the origin of the Civil Rights era marches to Montgomery, was described as being brought together by a 2023 tornado that stuck days before MLK day?

@EF5 and Departure–: In the article "brought together" is in quotes, but I don't see that phrase in the cited article. Also, how is the article describing the tornado as bringing the town together? Rjjⁱⁱⁱ (talk) 00:59, 5 March 2025 (UTC) Question icon dropped as unrelated hooks have been approved. MOS:SCAREQUOTE issues can be resolved in the article and are not a dealbreaker for DYK. 03:01, 7 April 2025 (UTC)

Can I get a second opinion on whether the original hook I suggested looks fine? The approved one is also creating issues at the GAN; it would have been much easier if the original was approved; the Forbes source is from a person with a PhD in meteorology. E_F⁵ 12:47, 11 March 2025 (UTC)

Also pinging @Departure–:. E_F⁵ 12:55, 11 March 2025 (UTC)

(that's a whole lot of indents, but) Yeah, I do think the Forbes source is accessible. Per RSP, Editors show consensus for treating Forbes.com contributor articles as self-published sources, unless the article was written by a subject-matter expert, which we have now proven he is. I think the first and original hook is factual but a bit lacking in the DYKINT elements, whereas the second one is a bit long-winded and would need more elaboration in the article than we've gotten so far. Departure– (talk) 16:02, 11 March 2025 (UTC)

@Rjjiii: is this resolved? Just passed GA. E_F⁵ 21:35, 24 March 2025 (UTC)

@EF5: Where is "brought together" in the cited source? Rjjⁱⁱⁱ (talk) 02:15, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

Rjjiii, I was asking if the original hook proposed (the MLK one) is good-to-go. Other hooks proposed are creating issues and that one's the most solid. E_F⁵ 19:59, 28 March 2025 (UTC)

At 192 characters, that hook is on the long side and very close to the 200-character limit. Could that be shortened? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 05:19, 29 March 2025 (UTC)

@Narutoolovehinata5: "... that Selma, Alabama, known for the Civil Rights marches that were attended by Martin Luther King Jr., was damaged by a tornado just eight days before MLK Day?" How's that look? E_F⁵ 13:22, 29 March 2025 (UTC)

Repinging @Narutolovehinata5: since I screwed up the last one. E_F⁵ 13:23, 29 March 2025 (UTC)

It's a lot shorter but still a bit too wordy for my tastes. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 13:33, 29 March 2025 (UTC)

This is one of those hooks where removing any more info (I personally think it's fine as being well below the limit) would compromise interestingness and the ability to clearly understand the hook. You could remove the "Civil Rights" and "just", but other than that it's as short as I can get it. E_F⁵ 13:37, 29 March 2025 (UTC)

We can probably go with that, perhaps with some kind of piped link for "marches". Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:46, 30 March 2025 (UTC)

• @Departure– and EF5: The nomination times out tomorrow, is this good to go or are there still other issues (apart from the hook)? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 08:40, 5 April 2025 (UTC)

Almost to the airport back home (it’s a connection flight, though) so assuming my flight isn’t delayed a horrendous amount like last time (8 hours!?) I can probably get to any comments today, and maybe even using mobile if I want to suffer enough. :) E_F⁵ 09:50, 5 April 2025 (UTC)

@EF5 and Narutolovehinata5: Hopefully the flight goes smoothly. Following up from above ↑ the hook fact still seems to have wrong source cited in the article. Rjjⁱⁱⁱ (talk) 13:43, 5 April 2025 (UTC)

I see this only now. A hook was proposed above and found too long, I give it a number:

ALT0a: ... that Selma, Alabama, known for the Civil Rights marches that were attended by Martin Luther King Jr., was damaged by a tornado just eight days before MLK Day?

It could be trimmed further:

ALT0b: ... that a 2023 tornado damaged Selma, Alabama, known for Civil Rights marches attended by Martin Luther King Jr., just eight days before MLK Day?

building on Departure's review. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:07, 6 April 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on February 8

Ich komme

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• ... that Erika Vikman made "a song structured like an orgasm"?
  • Reviewed:
  • Comment: for April Fools' Day. is "Erika Vikman is coming" with "coming" linking to the "Ich komme" page good enough?

Created by Fixer88 (talk) and ImStevan (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Blueberrypastry (talk) 14:16, 17 February 2025 (UTC).

• Belatedly transcluding to T:TDYK per tipoff at User talk:Shubinator. Full review needed (possibly way too late to request that this run on the day of Eurovision, but if you don't buy a ticket and all that...).--Launchballer 04:41, 3 April 2025 (UTC)
• @Blueberrypastry: The donkey work for this article was done by @Fixer88: with one sentence added by @ImStevan: (which I just copyedited), so I have updated the credit, and this is long enough and (just!) new enough. Earwig picks up content from [3] but I think they copied us and I see no other reason why this might deserve a maintenance template. As I just copyedited the hook sentence, I'm going to ask for a second opinion as to whether this checks out and I also suggest ALT1: ... that the 69th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest features "several" tracks "laden thick with double entendre" including "Ich komme"?--Launchballer 13:15, 3 April 2025 (UTC)

Checks out (Milkshake Man and Ich komme) — IмSтevan ^talk 13:31, 3 April 2025 (UTC)

On second thoughts, I can see from here that the ALT0 quote isn't in the article, so striking. ALT1 remains available to review. (This is quite close to two months but I think some allowance can be made given this has been on T:TDYK less than a week.)--Launchballer 20:15, 6 April 2025 (UTC)

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

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

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

QPQ: None required.

Overall: Looks good to me! Congratulations on your first DYK hook. Hopefully we can displace an existing hook for the eurovision-date scheduling. Aaron Liu (talk) 03:33, 7 April 2025 (UTC)

Thanks, although I'd actually done most of this review already. As this has to go through a semi-final, my request would be for that date, i.e. 15 May.--Launchballer 03:41, 7 April 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on February 12

St. George Utah Temple

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The cannon used as a pile driver

• ... that a cannon used by Napoleon in his Russian Campaign (pictured) was later repurposed as a pile driver to create the foundation of the St. George Utah Temple?

• Source: https://www.deseret.com/2010/4/26/20111193/st-george-failed-as-a-western-cotton-capital/

"The St. George Temple, completed in 1877, was a study in pioneer ingenuity...

An old cannon, one that was taken by Napoleon for his siege of Moscow, and which had found its way out west, was used as a piledriver... and then dropped upon the rock fill to solidify it into a strong base(foundation)"

• • ALT1: ... that Brigham Young altered the architecture of the St. George Utah Temple (pictured) from the afterlife?

The St. George Utah Temple

*Source: https://www.deseret.com/2003/7/11/19734272/temple-burns-151-but-not-angel/ "In the case of the St. George Temple, the fire became a local legend. Brigham Young had never liked the short, squat original temple steeple, and when the fire occurred — after his death — officials sighed and concluded that President Young was directing temple architecture from the afterlife. The new, taller steeple was built according to his stated desire."

• • ALT2: ... that the St. George Utah Temple's baptismal font, modeled after a live ox and supported by twelve iron-cast oxen, was transported by oxen? (pictured)

Ox Team That Hauled the Font from St. George

• Source: https://issuu.com/utah10/docs/uhq_volume63_1995_number2/s/165459

"He began the Davis Foundry in 1872, and one of his first orders was to make the baptismal font and the twelve oxen to support it for the St George Temple.... Searched for a perfect ox... (it was) used as a live model...The rest of the way it was transported in three specially built oxen-drawn wagons"

• • Reviewed: N/A
  • Comment: I put the hooks in order of those I thought would be most intriguing for the recent GA grade for the St. George Utah Temple, a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Since I felt the first was strongest, I put that as the default photo. If we want to make the hook for #1 more of a surprise, I would say instead: "The cannon used" so it is more of a surprise.

Each hook I've listed would go best with a different photo. I couldn't find any rules against having a possibility of different images, so I added links to Wikimedia commons for clarity.

Hook 1 image: The one shown (St. George Temple Visitors Center Cannon.jpg)

Hook 2 image (A front view of the building): St. George Utah Temple 2023-10-02.jpg Caption: The St. George Utah Temple

Hook 3 image: Ox Team that Hauled the Font to St. George Temple, 1874.png Caption: Oxen that hauled the baptismal font

For those checking the validity of the source, Deseret News is considered generally reliable as a source, per the Latter Day Saint Wiki project movement.

I went back through this nomination template after the date it was nominated several times and added a few things to make the nomination more clear. March 1st I added some links to images to clarify things. However, the nomination itself was done within 7 days per the DYK rules, which is shown in the edit history of this template. This is my second DYK, so I'm not perfectly familiar with the rules, but I wanted to make things clearer while also showing that I am complying with the time rule.

Improved to Good Article status by Itsetsyoufree32 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Itsetsyoufree32 (talk) 02:43, 16 February 2025 (UTC).

• Will take shortly.--Launchballer 15:11, 9 March 2025 (UTC)

@Itsetsyoufree32: Long enough, new enough. No QPQ necessary. You're going to need to add any images to this nomination for me to be able to consider them; I can tell you that ALT0 would require an end-of-sentence citation. However, there is a fair amount of close paraphrasing in the article and that would need remedying before primetime.--Launchballer 17:16, 9 March 2025 (UTC)

@Launchballer: Hi, thanks for reviewing my DYK nomination for the St. George Utah Temple.

As far as it goes with the close paraphrasing- the user that did the GA said there was no close paraphrasing, but he mentioned that Earwig picked up to 35.5% similarities, but that it was mostly proper nouns. I looked at the report, and I found a few phrases that were very close, but I rephrased those sentences. Otherwise it is mostly just things like names of the organization (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, titles of leaders (president of the Quorum of the twelve apostles), etc. Do you see specific spots where there are close paraphrasing sections that I can address- or were you specifically referring to something else besides Earwig?

The only phrase I wasn’t sure I could replace was "Two days and two nights." I could say 48 hours, but since that isn’t verified (it could be 47 hours, 49, etc), then it would amount to original research. I’m curious about your opinion of that.

I did some more research on the origins of the cannon- there are various reports that the cannon came from different places, so I may need to add more information and citations to the article. I’ll continue to do some research on that and ping you (hopefully within a few days). For now, I added that citation to the relevant part of the article. I’ll add the images here as well.

Itsetsyoufree32 (talk) 22:53, 10 March 2025 (UTC)

Whatever close paraphrasing I found before I now can't, so nice one. Looking at the hooks/images in more detail, I could approve ALT0 and ALT2, but the oxen image is of technically poor quality (I wouldn't have known they were oxen if you hadn't told me) and the cannon probably shouldn't be obstructed. The source for ALT1 attributes officials, so the hook should as well.--Launchballer 12:22, 14 March 2025 (UTC)

Great—the paraphrasing issue is resolved, and I've upgraded to a better-quality oxen image. Let me know your thoughts.

Regarding the cannon photo, I've looked into clearer images, but they’re extremely scarce—especially now that the cannon isn't publicly displayed since the recent renovation. Wikipedia’s manual of style advises using the best available image to illustrate the subject clearly, even if it's imperfect. Although the bottom of the cannon is partly obscured, the current photo clearly shows that it's a cannon and effectively illustrates the subject. Cropping can help remove distractions, but the bottom part would still remain hidden.

I'll still reach out for a better shot, but realistically, this may be the best available image within our nomination timeframe. Alternatively, we could default to the temple’s front photo—but the cannon image uniquely captures readers’ interest. Let me know your preference.

Also, what do you think of this refined hook for ALT1?

ALT3: ... that Brigham Young altered the architecture of the St. George Utah Temple (pictured) from the afterlife, according to Latter-day Saint officials?

Itsetsyoufree32 (talk) 17:07, 17 March 2025 (UTC)

I was thinking very roughly in terms of ALT4: ... that Mormon officials interpreted architectural tweaks to St. George Utah Temple (pictured) as posthumous instructions from a former president of the church?--Launchballer 13:10, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

I like your wording of this sentence better, it seems to flow well and make sense.

As for the word Mormon, generally members of the Church oppose the use of the word Mormon in reference to it’s membership or theology.

The manual of style says that “It is usually best to follow the predominant form found in the sources used for a particular Wikipedia article.” It also mentions using the full name of the Church in first reference, but since hooks are meant to be under 150 characters that may prove difficult. Since the sourcing we’re using refers to members as “Latter-day Saints”, and even has an article on the side that reads “Latter-day Saint Leaders” in a title, that would be preferred. Here is the improved hook:

ALT4a: ... that Latter-day Saint officials interpreted architectural tweaks to the St. George Utah Temple (pictured) as posthumous instructions from a former president of the church?

“Church officials” would also work to keep it snappier.

Once we’ve gotten this hook buttoned up, are there any other steps we need to do to get this nomination approved?

Itsetsyoufree32 (talk) 14:47, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

Yes, I need another reviewer for the fact that Brigham Young was "president of the church".--Launchballer 14:52, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

No problem—another reviewer stepping in is fine with me. We can easily adjust the hook by replacing "president of the church" with "Brigham Young," as originally suggested:

ALT4b: ... that Latter-day Saint officials interpreted architectural tweaks to the St. George Utah Temple (pictured) as posthumous instructions from Brigham Young?

If you prefer, I can also add more citations to this nomination clarifying Young’s role as church president during the temple’s construction.

Thank you again, Launchballer, for your quick reply and all your help with DYK!

Itsetsyoufree32 (talk) 15:28, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

I don't think that would pass WP:DYKINT as it would require knowledge of who Brigham Young is.--Launchballer 05:47, 22 March 2025 (UTC)

I appreciate you taking the time to reply and give me feedback so far. I'd like to clarify a few points directly, as some questions I've asked haven't yet been addressed.

I suggest we revert to your earlier recommendation of using 'president of the Church' for this article. However, I still firmly believe the original hook mentioning Brigham Young is appropriate, particularly since the current DYK on Wikipedia's main page references individuals such as Zhou Enlai, Vince McMahon, and Eskimo Joe—figures not universally known. Their lesser-known status didn't disqualify them; in fact, it made their hooks intriguing, as users can easily click or hover for context.

According to the guidelines you shared, hooks must be intriguing and understandable without special knowledge or interest. Referring to "Brigham Young" or, more simply, the "president of the Church," clearly meets these guidelines. The idea of a religious organization having a president isn't obscure or controversial and shouldn't confuse general readers.

Additionally, the DYK rules simply require reliable sourcing for the claim made in the hook. Here are two clear citations confirming that Brigham Young was president of the Church during the temple's construction:

“President Young took a personal interest in the temple construction and basically moved to St. George to supervise construction.”

“President Brigham Young lived in this home in St. George, Utah… While living here, he continued his regular work of administering to the Church, including overseeing the construction of the St. George Temple.”

Given this clarification, can you please confirm:

- Is there a specific reason we're unable to use either "Brigham Young" or "president of the Church" in the hook?

- How close is this DYK nomination to receiving a full review?

Thanks again—I look forward to resolving these questions soon. Itsetsyoufree32 (talk) 22:21, 22 March 2025 (UTC)

The relevant guideline is WP:DYKINT, specifically the part about how hooks must be written in such a way that they must not be reliant on specialist or niche information. That is, even if a hook mentions an unfamiliar name, the hook must be phrased in such a way that knowing who the person is, is not necessarily central to the hook's interestingness. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm assuming you are a Latter-day Saint. If this is the case, then I may have to note that LDS figures are not as well-known to the general public as Pope Francis is, for example. Indeed, may not even know who Joseph Smith is, or if they do, it's only a passing knowledge (possibly through the Book of Mormon musical or through South Park). It's even more so with Brigham Young, who I imagine may not be well-known among many non-Mormons apart from being the namesake of Brigham Young University.

In the case of ALT4b, I'm actually fine with mentioning Young by name, I'm just explaining what the argument against mentioning him is. With that said, I don't think ALT4b works because it begs the question of "Who is Brigham Young, and why should I care?" At the very least, some kind of identifier is needed, which I get may go against WP:DYKTRIM, but in some cases it's necessary to make the hook more understandable. We could also go with ALT4 instead as a compromise: I understand Nelson doesn't like the word "Mormon" all that much, but even among Mormons themselves the reaction to the move away from the term is mixed, and in any case "Mormon" is still the familiar term among the general public rather than Latter-day Saint. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 03:10, 24 March 2025 (UTC)

Those are good points about Brigham Young, thank you for explaining that more fully. It sounds like explaining it would be a lot of extra work and would be really inconvenient to add more information about using Brigham Young’s name. I think it would work just fine without it, like using “president of the church” or “former leader”, as that is shorter and shouldn’t be confusing, as I mentioned earlier. Here’s a few more ideas on ways that we could reformat that would make it work:

ALT4C... that architectural changes to the St. George Utah Temple (pictured) were viewed by Church officials as posthumous instructions from a former leader?

ALT4D…that a lightning strike was seen by Church officials as beyond the grave architecture changes from a former leader for the St. George Utah Temple? (pictured)

As an aside about using the word Mormon- In my experience, real people I've met who called Latter-day Saints “Mormons” often had no idea what members of the Church actually believe. The correct name of the Church is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (showing that members actually believe in Jesus Christ as their Savior). Despite being more well known, using “Mormon” to refer to members promotes misinformation and disinformation- as it is really not the actual name of the Church (and even historically, the origin and use of the word “Mormon” to describe members was used as an epithet).

In addition, the Latter-day Saint Wiki, as I mentioned earlier in this discussion, states that while the word Mormon can be used, it is better to use the sources that are primarily written for the article (which use the term Latter-day Saint, not LDS or Mormon, etc). The other options I’ve put forward should avoid the much lengthier “Latter-day Saint leaders”, so I feel these hooks should work as a better compromise for every party here, while also meeting the character limit. If you want to remove “Church” from the statement, I think it still works, since it mentions a former leader, it could be assumed to mean officials from the Church.

I am a member. With that, I hope is that in good faith I will not be unfairly accused of not being neutral. Itsetsyoufree32 (talk) 18:05, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

The issue I have with ALT4c/ALT4d is that "Church" becomes too generic. Like, what specific denomination? We can go with "LDS church" in the hook while linking to the article on the church. Something like "LDS church". The hooks themselves are interesting even to those unfamiliar with the denomination, so at least that particular concern is resolved. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 06:25, 26 March 2025 (UTC)

It's great these hooks are interesting, and are one step closer to being ready to go. What you said makes sense, I could see how just using “Church” being unclear to a certain denomination is confusing. From what was said, while there are less problems with using LDS over Mormon, the Church’s stance on using the abbreviated “LDS” in reference to their members has been asked not to be used as much as “Mormon”, which comes from a released Style Guide.

My thought on why is that the term “LDS Church” is not clear on what the Church believes, as mentioned before. Using the name Latter-day Saints is encouraged, because it connects being a Latter-day Saint as being a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, clarifying a belief in Jesus Christ. “LDS Church” is better, but it is still not clear what “LDS Church” is connected to in belief, and as far as an unfamiliar general audience is concerned, it could still misinform. This connects back to the Church’s belief that it is the actual Church of Jesus Christ on the earth today, connecting to a sincerely held belief of the faith.

With what you’ve suggested are great good faith edits that we can use to work towards a common solution. I tried to come up with something alliterative to make the hooks more poetic and interesting, while still fitting the character limit. I think what you said with linking would work well to help clear up confusion on the denomination. Latter-day Saint, instead of “LDS” should still be clear as long as it is linked (like you’ve said). Here are the refined hooks:

ALT4E... that architectural changes to the St. George Utah Temple (pictured) were viewed by Latter-day Saint leaders as posthumous instructions from a former president?

ALT4F ... that a lightning strike was seen by Latter-day Saint officials as beyond-the-grave design changes from a former leader for the St. George Utah Temple (pictured)?

Using the term “Leaders” instead of “officials” should communicate the same idea- while making it a little lighter on characters. I tried a few options. It’s not a stretch that someone who knows what “LDS” means to use instead “Latter-day Saint”, which is clear and respectful, especially when it links the denomination, like you suggested. As long as it fits the character limit, I believe it should serve the same purpose. I reworded ALT4F, and I think it works a bit better grammatically:

ALT4G…that a lightning strike to the St. George Utah Temple (pictured) was seen by Latter-day Saint officials as beyond-the-grave design changes from a former leader?

The best solution seems to be to link and use the term Latter-day Saint, while shortening other elements to make a more engaging and concise hook. Itsetsyoufree32 (talk) 17:15, 26 March 2025 (UTC)

Note: I've just removed the bolding for "Latter-day Saint" in the most recently proposed ALT hooks, since it isn't a nominated article, just a wikilink, and put "(pictured)" in italics, as is required. Grammatically, "beyond the grave" should be hyphenated before "design changes", so I've edited that as well. BlueMoonset (talk) 15:53, 31 March 2025 (UTC)

Thank you for the help with the formatting and grammar! I appreciate the quick feedback and your being bold in fixing things.

Something else I want to mention is that I am not opposed to using “LDS”, it is preferable if the hooks would work with the alternative “Latter-day Saint” (or not mentioning it by name)- as requested by the religion and their name style guide.

Other users have not responded to me about what else specifically to fix, the original user doing the review hasn’t commented in about 9 days, given that the review expires in 2 weeks it is making me nervous, as I’m doing what I can, but the hook review doesn’t seem to be progressing. You seem to have lots of experience with DYK- may I request that you @BlueMoonset: do the full review on the hooks?

I would welcome additional feedback or opportunities on how I could improve additional hooks. I also edited and added information to the Wikipedia page about the cannon corrections. Here’s are some alt ideas for the cannon hook:

ALT0A...that one source reports a cannon used by Napoleon in his Russian Campaign (pictured) was used to create the foundation of the St. George Utah Temple?

ALT0B...that according to folklore, a cannon used by Napoleon in his Russian campaign (pictured) was used to pile drive the foundation of the St. George Utah Temple?

The other hooks that would be best to use are ALT4F and ALT2 (there are also other variations throughout the article). Itsetsyoufree32 (talk) 22:34, 31 March 2025 (UTC)

Apologies for dropping this. Unless @Narutolovehinata5: objects, I'd like to approve ALT4F.--Launchballer 20:26, 6 April 2025 (UTC)

My preference is actually also ALT4F so no issues with that. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 22:07, 6 April 2025 (UTC)

Let's roll.--Launchballer 22:09, 6 April 2025 (UTC)

To avoid confusion, I've struck every hook except for ALT4F, and fixed the ellipsis and added a space after it on that one. BlueMoonset (talk) 03:02, 7 April 2025 (UTC)

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Pop (Gas album)

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• ... that pop music originated from German techno?

• Source: Intended as an April Fools' hook

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Leibel Bergman

5x expanded by Lazman321 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 16 past nominations.

Lazman321 (talk) 07:54, 11 February 2025 (UTC).

• Hi @Lazman321:, since this article was promoted to GA on 22/02/2025, it qualifies for DYK. The GA review saw no problems and the QPQ is done, so almost everything is okay for DYK. The only worry I have is the wording pop music. "Pop music" may be misunderstood by many readers as the well-known popular genre. So I propose a more precise expression for the bold-faced link before giving it a green light. Munfarid1 (talk) 09:58, 6 March 2025 (UTC)

• @Munfarid1: Well, this is meant to be an April Fools' hook, so the intent is to mislead the reader. How about:
• ALT1: ... that pop originated from German techno? Lazman321 (talk) 18:14, 6 March 2025 (UTC)

, ALT1 is ok for me and review finished. The promoter may choose which one they prefer for April Fool's Day. ;)

@Lazman321 and Munfarid1: I can't find the hook in the article, can you help me find it?--Launchballer 13:12, 24 March 2025 (UTC)

Hi, @Lazman321 and Launchballer: I understood the following phrase to mean the same as in ALT1: "...wanting to create a "pop sound" for his subculture of German techno..." - I admit it's not exactly the same wording as in the hook. If you think, we need a closer paraphrase for the hook, Lazman321 would probably have to formulate one. Munfarid1 (talk) 18:23, 24 March 2025 (UTC)

That would need a source.--Launchballer 18:32, 24 March 2025 (UTC)

@Launchballer: The hook is meant to be a play on the fact that Wolfgang Voigt, the maker of this album, was part of the German techno scene, which is cited in the article. Maybe you would prefer:

• ALT2: ... Pop's creator was part of the German techno scene? Source: Berlin flourished as a natural home to Techno but so too did other German cities, not least Cologne, where Voigt released a number of 12”s under a dizzying array of monikers...The four albums Voigt would release as Gas...consist of Gas (1996), Zauberberg (1997), Königsforst (1999) and Pop (2000). Lazman321 (talk) 02:06, 26 March 2025 (UTC)

Why didn't you respond before April 1st? Now the April Fools hooks are up. Lazman321 (talk) 15:35, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

@Launchballer: Pinging. Lazman321 (talk) 15:36, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

• Since all of the hooks were written with April Fools in mind, and the nomination wasn't promoted for that day, a new hook will be needed. To start things off, recasting ALT2 very slightly so it isn't misleading, while striking all previous hooks as unsuitable for regular DYK sets:

• ALT2a: ... that Pop's creator was part of the German techno scene?

Also, since the original review gave the article a pass based on the GA review, which is never supposed to be the case—DYK reviews need to be done independently because GA reviewers make mistakes—this needs a new reviewer to check not only the new ALT but also the entire article. Other new ALTs are also welcome, if Lazman321 has additional ideas. Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 00:09, 3 April 2025 (UTC)

• ALT3: ... that the records of an acclaimed ambient music project, including Pop, were out of print for years? [4]

Thanks for the help. Here's a potential hook. Lazman321 (talk) 02:55, 3 April 2025 (UTC)

I actually reviewed this in full when I went to approve this and found no issues other than the hook (this is still long enough, new enough, copyvio free, complete with QPQ, and undeserving of any maintenance template); I prefer ALT2a on WP:DYKMAJOR grounds. Also, my apologies for dropping this; I went through GARC for a DYK and the GA I was reviewing took a lot out of me.--Launchballer 20:39, 6 April 2025 (UTC)

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Xiao Yedan

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Xiao Yedan

• ... that Yi chieftain Xiao Yedan (pictured) and a Chinese Red Army military leader established an alliance by drinking chicken blood?

• Source: Traditional Chinese Folk Customs

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Gold Top Nuts

Created by Toadboy123 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 49 past nominations.

Toadboy123 (talk) 09:07, 9 March 2025 (UTC).

• The nomination's subject is somewhat outside my comfort zone so I am only doing a partial review and leaving the final check to another editor. I can confirm that the article is new enough (created and nominated on the same day) and is long enough. The provided QPQ is a little incomplete (no QPQ check for example or checking for interestingess), but in the interest of moving this nomination forward I can let it slide, with a note to the nominator to check these in the future. The hook is cited inline and verified in the Chinese-language source. I would advise against using the image as it appears to be low quality. The main reason I am deferring final approval to another editor is that the article is largely dependent on Chinese government websites, and I am unsure if they would be considered reliable or suitable for the purposes of the article. The article also has a minor typo: "stituaion". Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 15:17, 9 March 2025 (UTC)
• @Narutolovehinata5: "in the interest of moving this nomination forward" I'll finish this, with kudos to NLH5 above, who did most of the work already. The typo has been fixed and no others are present, as far as my spellcheck can tell. Regarding the hook, it appears neutral and interesting, and regarding sourcing, I don't detect any red flags for neutrality or bias. It is totally possible there is some patriotic whitewashing or such, but that is normal worldwide. Of course, China is more guilty of it than many other places (given that any dissent is simply quashed, and scholars self-censor or emigrate), but unless someone can find sources that would suggest the narrative here is biased, I think we should AGF and let such sources be used (unless they are considered unreliable for any all claims, which I see no indication here). PS. I do note that at least one book is cited without a page range, and citations are poorly formatted - no translated title is given, authors are not always listed, and publishers are not always written out (instead, website urls are used in names). But AFAIK those are not DYK-level concerns - although I'd advice the author to c/e such issues in the future, per best practices. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 02:54, 27 March 2025 (UTC) :PPS. Pinging author User:Toadboy123 so they can notice the comments above. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 02:56, 27 March 2025 (UTC)

Leucocrinum

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Close up of flowers growing in Pawnee National Grassland, Colorado

• ... that the spring blooming wildflower common starlily develops its seeds underground?

• Source: Heil, Kenneth D.; O'Kane, Steve L. Jr.; Reeves, Linda Mary; Clifford, Arnold (2013). Flora of the Four Corners Region: Vascular Plants of the San Juan River Drainage, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah (First ed.). St. Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. p. 630. ISBN 978-1-930723-84-9. ISSN 0161-1542. LCCN 2012949654. OCLC 859541992. Retrieved 9 March 2025.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Novvot
• Comment: QPQ in progress

5x expanded by MtBotany (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 10 past nominations.

🌿MtBotany (talk) 21:29, 11 March 2025 (UTC).

• Starting review--Kevmin § 16:57, 12 March 2025 (UTC)
  • Article expansion new enough and long enough. All paragraphs well cited, no copyvio issues identified in spot checks, prose presented in a neutral manner. Hook cited and verified. Image is main page compliant and distinct as a thumb. No issues that I'm seeing, looks good to go.--Kevmin § 19:00, 12 March 2025 (UTC)
    • @Kevmin: Thank-you for the review. I'm mildly hopeful that the species will be starting to bloom about the time it will reach the front page. First observation on iNaturalist was 24 March last year. 🌿MtBotany (talk) 15:29, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

Aquilegia vulgaris subsp. nevadensis

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Aquilegia vulgaris subsp. nevadensis flowers

• ... that Aquilegia vulgaris subsp. nevadensis (pictured) has remained genetically distinct from other columbines despite frequent hybridization within the genus?

• Source: Garrido, Jose L.; Alcántara, Julio M.; Rey, Pedro J.; Medrano, Mónica; Guitián, Javier; Castellanos, María C.; Bastida, Jesús M.; Jaime, Rafael; Herrera, Carlos M. (November 2017). "Geographic genetic structure of Iberian columbines (gen. Aquilegia)". Plant Systematics and Evolution. 303 (9): 1145–1160. JSTOR 44853787.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Wayne Davenport
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Created by Pbritti (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 71 past nominations.

Pbritti (talk) 02:49, 10 March 2025 (UTC).

• This article, moved to mainspace on 10 March, is new enough, long enough, well-sourced, and presentable. No copyvio issues. With regards to verifying the hook, @Pbritti: the article says the columnine is among the better defined taxa of the genus, which is a weaker claim than that in the hook. Similarly, Garrido et al says it's one of the better defined taxa outside the Northeast (p. 1556), though its a dense article and I might be missing something. Tenpop421 (talk) 20:09, 10 March 2025 (UTC)
  • @Tenpop421: I think I phrased things in a way that were 1.) a bit off from the source and 2.) phrased in a convoluted manner. I have rewritten the hook to account for this. ~ Pbritti (talk) 23:17, 10 March 2025 (UTC)
    • Thanks @Pbritti: the hook is in the article, interesting, cited, and the citation checks out. Image is in the article, free, and legible at low res. GTG. Oops, awaiting QPQ. Tenpop421 (talk) 23:20, 10 March 2025 (UTC)
      • @Tenpop421: Thanks for the review! QPQ done! ~ Pbritti (talk) 12:44, 11 March 2025 (UTC)
        • GTG Tenpop421 (talk) 12:45, 11 March 2025 (UTC)

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Hitler during his fortress confinement in Landsberg Prison

• ... that Adolf Hitler was sentenced to Festungshaft (fortress confinement) for his participation in the Beer Hall Putsch? Source: Sueddeutsche (in German)
  • ALT1: ... that Adolf Hitler received more than 300 visitors during his Festungshaft (fortress confinement) in Landsberg Prison? Source: Sueddeutsche (in German)
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Doban (review ongoing)

Created by WatkynBassett (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 28 past nominations.

WatkynBassett (talk) 19:26, 9 March 2025 (UTC).

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

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

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

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: The article flagged for possible plagiarism by Earwig is fine - the findings relate to quotes and the like. Some citations are in German or I cannot see them - I assume good faith as to those. The QPQ was made; it noted open issues, which have yet to be addressed, but for these purposes I believe what has been done is sufficient. I believe either hook works, though Alt1 may be slightly hookier .. I leave that decision to whoever promotes this. Nice job. Interesting.2603:7000:2101:AA00:C22:2CD8:7276:F08B (talk) 23:40, 9 March 2025 (UTC) 2603:7000:2101:AA00:C22:2CD8:7276:F08B (talk) 23:00, 9 March 2025 (UTC)

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Couldn't Wait to Tell You

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• ... that Liv.e wrote and recorded her debut album Couldn't Wait to Tell You whilst she was working in Urban Outfitters?

• Source: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/aug/15/one-to-watch-live-olivia-williams-couldnt-wait-to-tell-you

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• Comment: This is technically just over the time limit for newness by a few hours. However, I only learned about the DYK rules just now. For the authorship, I expanded the article 5x and added the text of the DYK, although if 'author' means strictly the creator of the article I'm happy for them/someone else to take credit instead of me.

5x expanded by Krimzonmania7078 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Krimzonmania7078 (talk) 11:24, 18 March 2025 (UTC).

• This article, 5x expanded on 10 March, is new enough and long enough. @Krimzonmania7078: I've marked some missing citations that need to be added before this is good to go. Best, Tenpop421 (talk) 17:03, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
• I've made the changes you've highlighted to the citations. Thank you for your input @Tenpop421:, hopefully this is now in good enough shape to go. All the best, Krimzonmania7078 (talk) 15:08, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
  • Looks good to me. Hook interesting, in article, cited, and citation checks out. GTG. Tenpop421 (talk) 18:24, 21 March 2025 (UTC)

Gannon Golden Knights football, 1949–1950

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• ... that the Gannon Golden Knights football team was abolished due to fan "apathy" despite going undefeated and shutting out six of eight opponents in its first year?

• Source: * "football was abolished owing to the apathy of fans"
• "Gannon Ends 1st Season With Undefeated Record"

• Reviewed: Annel Silungwe

Created by Cbl62 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 381 past nominations.

Cbl62 (talk) 13:54, 17 March 2025 (UTC).

• Well then! New enough and long enough. QPQ present. Hook fact checks out and is in article. @Cbl62: There's a citation needed for other disbandings of programs toward the end. I also have a comment: the Lake Shore Visitor is a Catholic newspaper, not the main newspapers in Erie, which Newspapers.com does not have (they are in GenealogyBank). Almost there if we can get the citations in re: San Francisco and Loyola. Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 18:41, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

@Sammie Brie: Thank you for the review. I added the missing citations. Cbl62 (talk) 21:07, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

There we go. Sorry for missing your ping; check my name spelling next time. :) Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 01:33, 20 March 2025 (UTC)

Hail Larry

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• ... that during the Hail Larry game, Aaron Rodgers completed his second Hail Mary pass of the 2015 NFL season?

• Source: SI.com

• Reviewed: Joe Biden's presidential campaigns

Improved to Good Article status by Gonzo fan2007 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 66 past nominations.

« Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 14:37, 11 March 2025 (UTC).

• This article, promoted to GA on 11 March, is new enough, long enough, well-sourced, and presentable. QPQ done. No copyvio issues. @Gonzo fan2007: I don't find the hook particularly interesting. Is it very rare for a player to complete two Hail Marys in a season? Tenpop421 (talk) 17:20, 11 March 2025 (UTC)
  • Tenpop421, it is very rare! Likely never happened before. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 17:57, 11 March 2025 (UTC)
    • @Gonzo fan2007: fair enough! ALT0 could run, but we'd need to include some sort of stat that says that it is rare (e.g. "the first time this had happened in X years") so it's hook-y to people who don't necessarily know American football. Tenpop421 (talk) 18:02, 11 March 2025 (UTC)

Tenpop421 ALT1: ... that during the Hail Larry game, Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jeff Janis recorded 145 of his career total of 345 receiving yards and 2 of his 3 career touchdowns? « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 20:22, 12 March 2025 (UTC)

Works for me! Hook is short enough, interesting, in article, and cited. Good to go. Tenpop421 (talk) 21:10, 12 March 2025 (UTC)

Donald Trump's letter to Ali Khamenei

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• ... that Ali Khamenei, in response to Trump's letter, stated that his goal is dominance rather than problem-solving?

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• ALT1: ... that Trump wrote a letter to Ali Khamenei in an effort to initiate new nuclear negotiations with Iran? Source:
• Reviewed:

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

GolsaGolsa (talk) 12:38, 12 March 2025 (UTC).

• Looks fine WRT newness, neutrality, etc, no plagarism, passes DYKcheck. ALT1 looks to be the best of the 2 options. Maximilian775 (talk) 13:47, 12 March 2025 (UTC)

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Haniwa horse from Kamichūjō

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Sixth-century horse-shaped haniwa (ICP)

• ... that a haniwa horse (pictured) in Tokyo National Museum is of particular significance due to its horse trappings?

• Source: https://bunka.nii.ac.jp/heritages/detail/548743

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Erlitou
• Comment: QPQ a double hook (second use after Template:Did you know nominations/Doban); thank you,

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

Maculosae tegmine lyncis (talk) 18:16, 10 March 2025 (UTC).

• This article, created on 10 March, is new enough, long enough, well-sourced, and presentable. No copyvio issues. QPQ done. Image free and legible at low res. Hook in article, cited, citations checks out. Hook is interesting and short enough. Good to go. @Maculosae tegmine lyncis: should "Haniwa" be italicised in the article title as well? (not that it would hold up the nom). Tenpop421 (talk) 22:39, 10 March 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on March 11

Novvot

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Novvot (nabat) crystals in a bowl

• ... that novvot, a type of rock candy popular in Uzbekistan and Iran, is traditionally believed to be a heathy snack? Source: see sources cited, all open access, that said I am a bit uneasy about this one because of WP:MEDRS
  • ALT0a: ... that novvot, a type of rock candy popular in Uzbekistan and Iran, is believed in local tradition to be a heathy snack? Source: see sources cited, all open access, that said I am a bit uneasy about this one because of WP:MEDRS
  • ALT1: ... that novvot, a rock candy popular in Middle East and Central Asia, is one of Uzbekistan's intangible cultural heritages? Source: https://archive.unesco-ichcap.org/eng/ek/sub2017_7/
  • ALT2: ... that novvot, often served with tea, has roots in Persian cuisine, and is a popular traditional candy in Middle East and Central Asia? Source: claimed as popular and used with tea by multiple open access sources, including academic papers; see section Cultural significance
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Fatema Al Harbi

Created by Piotrus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 552 past nominations.

_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 02:52, 11 March 2025 (UTC).

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

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

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

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Overall, good. I think the first hook is fine with the "traditionally believed". Though I think a slight rewording to something like "believed in local tradition to be..." is a good idea to get some space between the two links. Unless there are objections I think we can go with it. Of the alts I think ALT2 is the most hook-y. 🌿MtBotany (talk) 19:12, 11 March 2025 (UTC)

@MtBotany: Thank you for finding a more reliable source for the "Persian sugar" name - I've switched it. I a fine with your rewording for the hook (updated above as ALT0a). --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 05:59, 12 March 2025 (UTC)

@Piotrus: I think we're good to go once the QPQ finishes. I'll keep an eye on that. Also give some time for others to weigh in if they have concerns about WP:MEDRS regarding ALT0a. 🌿MtBotany (talk) 15:40, 12 March 2025 (UTC)

MtBotany, the QPQ has been been promoted. BlueMoonset (talk) 04:18, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

Thanks for the ping. We are good to go. 🌿MtBotany (talk) 15:10, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on March 12

Church of St Thomas, the Apostle and Howard-Flaget House

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Saint Thomas Church in Bardstown, Kentucky

• ... that the Church of St Thomas, the Apostle and Howard-Flaget House was the site of the first Roman Catholic seminary on the American frontier?

• Source: https://www.archindy.org/criterion/local/2008/05-23/s-bardstown.html

• ALT1: ... that the Church of St Thomas, the Apostle and Howard-Flaget House, in addition to being the home of a seminary, was also the site of a convent and orphanage? Source: https://saintthomasbardstown.org/history
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Donald Trump's letter to Ali Khamenei

Created by Maximilian775 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 12 past nominations.

Maximilian775 (talk) 13:43, 12 March 2025 (UTC).

• I will take a look at this @Maximilian775: el.ziade (talkallam) 12:19, 13 March 2025 (UTC)

• Source Review. All accessible sources check out; the Simpson 2012 one is accepted in GF.el.ziade (talkallam) 12:55, 13 March 2025 (UTC)

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

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

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article was nominated as Created (was created in 2009), but was in fact more than 5x expanded (from ~97 to ~880 words). The first hook ref checks out. I recommend that the hook, which only appears in the lead, is also included in the body of the article and that the citation be moved to the body instead of the lead as per Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Lead_section#Citations this recommendation. Both hooks are cited and are interesting. The floating seminary would have made a nice addition also. The tone conforms to the guidelines. Source review done (see comment above). This one is good to go. Nice, concise and informative. Thanks Max. el.ziade (talkallam) 13:16, 13 March 2025 (UTC)

Thanks for reminding me of the flatboat bit -- Was going to include it in one of the hooks. Am therefore proposing ALT3 ... that the Church of St Thomas, the Apostle and Howard-Flaget House was the site of the first Roman Catholic seminary on the American frontier, which had been founded on a flatboat?

• Source: https://www.archindy.org/criterion/local/2008/05-23/s-bardstown.html https://saintthomasbardstown.org/history

Maximilian775 (talk) 14:16, 13 March 2025 (UTC)

Prunus cathybrownae

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Prunus cathybrownae flower

• ... that the fossil plum-relative Prunus cathybrownae (pictured) was named for three different Catherines?

• Source: Benedict, DeVore, & Pigg 2011 page 950 etymology section - The species epithet cathybrownae is named in honor of three generations who bear this name.

• ALT1: ... that a Prunus cathybrownae (pictured) fossil was gold-coated for study? Source: Benedict, DeVore, & Pigg 2011 page 949 materials and methods section - Anther fragments from the inner whorl yielded clumps containing many very small grains. These were coated with ~20 nm of gold coating, mounted on stubs, and viewed...
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Phedimus spurius
• Comment: 5x expansion moved from draft space to live in 12 Mar 2025.

5x expanded by Kevmin (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 367 past nominations.

Kevmin § 17:26, 12 March 2025 (UTC).

• This article, 5x expanded on 12 March, is new enough, long enough, well-sourced, and presentable. QPQ done. No copyvio. Both hooks in article, cited, and citation checks out. I prefer ALT0. GTG. Tenpop421 (talk) 17:45, 12 March 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on March 13

Gil Hovav

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Hovav in 2021

• ... that Gil Hovav (pictured) cooked shrimp in orange sauce, because that was served at the Last Supper?

• Source: Laura Blum October 9, 2013). "Israeli Cuisine: Interview with Gil Hovav". ujajcc.org. "Q: Tell us about your new TV show. GH: It's called "Meals That Made History." It's like an interesting history lesson. At the end you ask, ok, so what were they having when history happened? And you cook the food of the meal that took place when it happened. The Last Supper... Q: What were they eating ... at The Last Supper? GH: In the very famous painting of The Last Supper, what were they having on their plates according to Leonardo da Vinci? Shrimp in orange sauce. I think it might be a Tuscan delicacy.....'"

• ALT1: ... that after the 9/11 attack,Gil Hovav (pictured) cooked a breakfast of shakshuka for 500 firefighters working at Ground Zero? Source: Amy Klein (February 5, 2015). "FOOD FOR THOUGHT; Exploring Israel's 'ethnic' cuisine," New Jersey Jewish News, "Hovav told a story of coming to New York after 9/11 to film his show, but instead being recruited to cook breakfast for 500 Ground Zero workers at 5:30 a.m. in conditions he said were more rustic than his days in the Israeli army. After feeding shakshuka to the hungry hordes, the sated workers marveled, “How interesting that in Israel you eat Mexican food for breakfast!” “It’s Moroccan!” Hovav wanted to tell them." and Dan Pine (April 9, 2010). "Funny Israeli TV star wont be using a non-shtick pan when stirring the pot at S.F. restaurant," The Jewish News of Northern California. "... he cooked for 500 firefighters working at the site of the downed World Trade Center shortly after 9/11. Even at that dark time, he wanted to brighten their day with shakshuka, a popular spicy egg dish in Israel.... “I wanted to serve them the ultimate Israeli breakfast,” Hovav recalled. “They said, ‘How interesting.’ For them it was huevos rancheros.”"
• ALT2: ... that Gil Hovav (pictured) once accidentally marched with a sign that said “I'm a proud lesbian!”? Source: Dan Pine (April 9, 2010). "Funny Israeli TV star wont be using a non-shtick pan when stirring the pot at S.F. restaurant," The Jewish News of Northern California. "He once grabbed a sign at a pro-LGBT protest in Jerusalem, chanting slogans as he marched with the sign overhead. It was only later he looked at the sign, which read “I’m a proud lesbian!”
• ALT3: ... that members of Gil Hovav's (pictured) family walked from Yemen to Palestine? Source: Dorothy Kalins (2021). The Kitchen Whisperers: Cooking with the Wisdom of Our Friends. " “My family walked all the way from Yemen to Palestine [in the late nineteenth century]"
• ALT4: ... that Gil Hovav (pictured) reads the announcements at Ben Gurion Airport for free because he was annoyed by previous small grammatical errors? Source: Sapir Peretz (February 15, 2015). "New poster at Terminal 3 at Ben-Gurion Airport: Gil Hovav," Globes. "New announcer at Terminal 3 at Ben-Gurion Airport : Gil Hovav. The next time you fly, you will hear two recorded messages (in Hebrew and English) from the new announcer every half hour: "Hello, this is Gil Hovav, and this is a security message. Please do not leave items unattended"; and "Please note. This is Gil Hovav, the licensed taxi rank is located off the curb. The public is asked not to use unlicensed taxis."" and Florina Pîrjol (July 8, 2016). "Scriitorul Gil Hovav: „Bucătarii din ziua de astăzi sunt adevărate staruri rockm"", Adevărul. "Currently, I'm the voice of Ben Gurion... the airport that bears his name! When you hear that annoying person saying, “Don’t leave your bags unattended,” know it’s my voice. The story is this: I always heard these ads in Hebrew and I noticed that they had grammar mistakes, small mistakes, but this thing was getting me out of the village! So I called the airport and I said, “It’s Israel’s boarding gate, you can’t make language mistakes!” And they said, "Then, come and read the ads," and I told them they were coming. Then they said, “But be careful that we don’t pay you.” And I said, "But who wants money for that? “ So I'm reading the ads now on the Ben Gurion Airport."
• ALT5: ... that Gil Hovav (pictured) met his husband in the army when they were both straight? Source: Ciara Dwyer (March 19, 2017). "Gil Hovav: 'I started cooking the day my grandmother died - I wanted to remember her'," Irish Independent. "I live in Tel Aviv with my partner, Danny. He was my officer in the ... army. We have a 13-year-old daughter, Naomi. As she pointed out when she was four years old, 'Danny was Gilly's officer in the army, and Gilly is Danny's officer in life'..... When I first met Danny, we were both straight."
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Remember Monday
• Comment: Nominated on behalf of an IP editor who has also provided the QPQ. The article was translated / written in draft space by User:Relspas.

Moved to mainspace by Schwede66 (talk), Relspas (talk), and 2603:7000:2101:AA00:B988:8BEF:5DBE:59F6 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 171 past nominations.

Schwede66 18:45, 16 March 2025 (UTC).

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

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

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

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: I like ALT2 and ALT4, both seem well-cited and supported by the text. ALT0 implies that this food was actually served at the Last Supper, rather than in the painting.

• Thank you. I am happy with whatever is decided. Personally, I like ALT0 the most, and think that it is within the realm of what is ok for a hook. But whatever is decided. 2603:7000:2101:AA00:1C1E:73E6:4490:54BC (talk) 23:01, 25 March 2025 (UTC) Rusalkii (talk) 22:09, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

Norwich Historic District

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A young Roanoke Cotton Mills employee

• ... that some mill workers (example pictured) in a historic district in Virginia gave their ages as fourteen despite appearing much younger?

• Source: "Due to increased scrutiny in the mills, when questioned, children routinely stated they were fourteen to avoid punishment. But the photographs Hine took indicate the children were likely far younger." Talley, Cassandra; Cook, Katie; Candela, Lillian (March 2024). "Norwich HD 2024 NRHP Nomination Final" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Page 43

• ALT1: ... that early residents of a historic district in Virginia were "disowned and neglected by both" the county and nearby city where they resided? Source: "The little settlement lay in the county, but the government of that political division looked upon Norwich as a problem of Roanoke City so the Norwichians were disowned and neglected by both." Barnes, Raymond P. (1968). A History of the City of Roanoke. Commonwealth Press, Inc. Page 242 - No online version but can provide a scan if necessary
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Beaver engineered dam in the Czech Republic
• Comment: Image only applies to ALT0

Moved to mainspace by DrOrinScrivello (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 16 past nominations.

DrOrinScrivello (talk) 20:35, 13 March 2025 (UTC).

• New enough (Mar 13), long enough (8100 B), cited to reliable sources, no copyvio (Earwig says 37.9% but only proper nouns). Both hooks are interesting. ALT0 verified in source; AGF on sourcing for ALT1. Image is high-quality and used in article. I'm not sure if it really looks good when scaled down, but I'll approve it to run with ALT0. Good work. — Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 23:38, 24 March 2025 (UTC)

Thanks for your review, Vigilantcosmicpenguin! I admittedly share your concerns about the image at a small size, but it really makes ALT0 hit home so I hope it can be used. Thanks again. DrOrinScrivello (talk) 13:10, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

@Vigilantcosmicpenguin: sorry for the additional ping, but I just realized that it looks like you forgot to add the DYKtick template with your review, so this is still in the Awaiting approval queue. Just throw that bad boy on here when you get the chance, thanks! DrOrinScrivello (talk) 13:34, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

ope here ya go — Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 19:42, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

Frank Elbridge Webb

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• ... that when running for American president in 1928, the Farmer-Labor candidate published pamphlets entitled "Who the hell is Webb?"?

• Source: This remark was embraced by the party, with Webb and the Farmer–Labor Party issuing pamphlets with the remark and including it in party bulletins.

• ALT1: ... that the reason Frank Elbridge Webb refused to have J. Thomas Heflin as his vice presidential nominee in his 1928 presidential run was that Heflin attended cheap burlesque shows? Source: Webb refused to run alongside Senator J. Thomas Heflin of Alabama because Webb believed Heflin went to cheap burlesque shows.
• ALT2: ... that Senator James A. Reed said "Who the hell is Webb?" when he was nominated to serve as his vice presidential nominee? Source: Senator James A. Reed of Missouri was nominated as the party's candidate for vice president, however he declined, remarking "Who the hell is Webb?"
• ALT3: ... that besides its support of prohibition, Frank Elbridge Webb's platform in the 1932 United States presidential election was described as very similar to Franklin D. Roosevelt's proposed New Deal? Source: The platform of the Liberty Party, with the exception of its first plank, was thought to be very similar to Franklin D. Roosevelt’s proposed New Deal.
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• Comment: the first one's punctuation is so awkward

I was thinking of having one saying something along the lines of "... that Frank Elbridge Webb ran for president in two elections, under three parties, and six different vice presidential nominees?", but I don't think its allowed because it's just something I noticed and wasn't mentioned in any source (granted, there is almost nothing written about him after 1932).

Moved to mainspace by 1brianm7 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

1brianm7 (talk) 02:38, 14 March 2025 (UTC).

• Will review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 22:44, 20 March 2025 (UTC)

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

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

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

QPQ: None required.

Overall: Article looks alright. Hooks are cited and interesting; I prefer either ALT0 or ALT2. No QPQ needed. Should be good to go. BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:37, 20 March 2025 (UTC)

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Consistometer

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A Bostwick consistometer measuring barbecue sauce

• ... that consistency is measured differently than viscosity?

• Source: Mouquet, Claire; Greffeuille, Valerie; Treche, Serge (2006). "Characterization of the consistency of gruels consumed by infants in developing countries: assessment of the Bostwick consistometer and comparison with viscosity measurements and sensory perception". International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition. 57 (7–8): 459–469. doi:10.1080/09637480600931618. ISSN 1465-3478. OCLC 110455362. PMID 17162325. Retrieved 14 January 2024.

• ALT1: ... that ketchup in the US must be measured with a consistometer (pictured) to be graded? Source: United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service Fruit and Vegetable Division Processed Products Branch (27 January 1992). "United States Standards for Grades of Tomato Catsup" (PDF). USDA Agricultural Marketing Service. Washington, D.C.: USDA. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Battle of Lengkong (1826)
• Comment: Open to other suggestions

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

awkwafaba (📥) 02:16, 18 March 2025 (UTC).

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

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

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

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Never heard of this device! Nice addition to WP. Great job. AGF of pay-walled source. Both hooks are approved. Note though that ALT0 hook is a synthesis of the first sentence of the 2nd paragraph. I have no problem with that, but if it is, ALT1 is also fully compliant. P 1 9 9  ✉ 15:23, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

Godfrey Hattenbach

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• ... that Godfrey Hattenbach is said to be the "father" of Sioux City, Iowa's Jewish community?

• Source: Quinlan, John (May 23, 2004). "Making an impression". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved March 13, 2025. - Above left is a portrait of Godfrey Hattenbach, regarded as the "father" of Sioux City's Jewish community, and at right is Edwin R. Kirk, self-proclaimed "king of the Jews."

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Alex Garfin
• Comment: I did what I could with pre-internet sources.

Created by SL93 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 431 past nominations.

SL93 (talk) 00:01, 14 March 2025 (UTC).

• Article new and just long enough. Took some squinting but the hook factoid is verified in the newspaper. Referencing is adequate. Earwig flags at 0% - I assume it didn't compare with the offline newspaper but I will AGF that there is no copyvio. QPQ is done, so good to go. Juxlos (talk) 04:00, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

Manchurian hare

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Lepus mandshuricus

• ... that unusually among hares, the Manchurian hare (pictured) is a forest dweller?

• Source: Caravaggi, Anthony (2022), "Lagomorpha life history", in Vonk, Jennifer; Shackelford, Todd K. (eds.), Encyclopedia of Animal Cognition and Behavior, Cham: Springer International Publishing, p. 3830, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-55065-7_1206, ISBN 978-3-319-55065-7, retrieved 2025-03-12, Most hare species favor an open landscape featuring sufficient cover for rest and offering protection from predators. There are a number of exceptions, including the Manchurian hare (L. mandshuricus) which inhabits forests in northeastern China and Russia

• ALT1: ... that the Manchurian hare's (pictured) meat is "very savory"? Source: Ognev, Sergey Ivanovich (1966). Mammals of Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. Vol. 4. Jerusalem: Pub. for the Smithsonian Institution and the National Science Foundation. p. 236. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.46316. LCCN 63060427. OCLC 863241.
• ALT2: ... that a melanistic form of the Manchurian hare (pictured) appeared often in southern Manchuria and has been compared to forms of the European hamster? Source: Ognev, Sergey Ivanovich (1966). Mammals of Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. Vol. 4. Jerusalem: Pub. for the Smithsonian Institution and the National Science Foundation. pp. 234–236. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.46316. LCCN 63060427. OCLC 863241.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Gu Jiegang

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

Reconrabbit 15:11, 14 March 2025 (UTC).

• Article is a recent GA. Length and referencing adequate, and hook facts are cited and mentioned in the article. The meat factoid mentioned "very savory" in the source - went ahead and changed ALT1. Copyvio not detected and QPQ is done, so good to go. Juxlos (talk) 01:26, 15 March 2025 (UTC)

  Thanks for taking a look. I wasn't sure which of these were more interesting. I also originally took the "very savory" line from the 19th-century source which had it translated differently so that was my memory screwing with me. Do you think an image would be appropriate? Reconrabbit 03:51, 15 March 2025 (UTC)

  @Juxlos I'll promote when you can inquire on image possibilities. Tarlby ^{(t) (c)} 04:54, 21 March 2025 (UTC)

  Don't see why not. Went ahead and added it to the nom; it's license-appropriate at CC-BY-4.0. Juxlos (talk) 05:34, 21 March 2025 (UTC)

  Thanks. I changed the caption to the binomial name as this is typical of species DYKs. Reconrabbit 13:32, 21 March 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on March 14

Miroslav Kvočka

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Kvočka at the ICTY

• ... that Miroslav Kvočka (pictured) was convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity against non-Serb detainees at the Omarska concentration camp during the Bosnian War?

• Source: Prosecutor v. Miroslav Kvočka, Milojica Kos, Mlađo Radić, Zoran Žigić and Dragoljub Prcać, 2 November 2001, p. 205 accessible via [5]

• ALT1: ... that Miroslav Kvočka (pictured) was convicted of the persecution, murder and torture of non-Serb detainees at the Omarska concentration camp during the Bosnian War? Source: Prosecutor v. Miroslav Kvočka, Milojica Kos, Mlađo Radić, Zoran Žigić and Dragoljub Prcać, 2 November 2001, p. 205 accessible via [6]
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Fishmonger (album)
• Comment: QPQ now done.

Improved to Good Article status by Peacemaker67 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 28 past nominations.

Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 08:58, 15 March 2025 (UTC).

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

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

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

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 14:52, 20 March 2025 (UTC)

Cort Theatre (San Francisco)

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Interior of Cort Theatre

Exterior of Capitol Theatre

• ... that the Cort Theatre (pictured) was the venue where the San Francisco Symphony performed its first concert on December 8, 1911?

• Source: "San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Wins Big Triumph: Hadley's Players Please Great Audience At the Cort". San Francisco Chronicle. December 9, 1911. p. 18.

• ALT1: ... the multiple dancers were arrested at the Capitol Theatre (pictured) in San Francisco for allegedly not wearing bras during strip tease numbers?

Source:"Optical Illusion Dancer in Court: Strip Teaser Denies Act Was Indecent Show". The San Francisco Examiner. January 13, 1939. p. 19.

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Toledo Progressive Party
  • Comment: Moved to main space on 05:16, 14 March 2025. Note on images: The alt hook could use the exterior image and the original the interior image. Due to remodeling projects they probably shouldn't be interchanged.

Created by 4meter4 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 109 past nominations.

4meter4 (talk) 16:55, 15 March 2025 (UTC).

• OK, it's long enough, it's new enough, it's well-written and well-verified. The ALT hook is fine and more general and of broader interest than the first one, and so we should go with the exterior image. I don't see any plagiarism (and neither does Earwig). I don't really like all the bold names in the lead, but they make sense. Well done, 4meter4. Drmies (talk) 22:06, 17 March 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on March 15

Xavier Molyneux

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• ... that actor Xavier Molyneux was a contestant on the reality television series Big Brother during the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia?

• Source: [7] and [8]

• ALT1: ... that actor Xavier Molyneux worked as an event paramedic in-between acting roles? Source: [9][10], plus the offline source in Inside Soap. No. 2. (Hearst Magazines UK). 13–19 January 2024. p. 48.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Daniel A. Gilbert

Created by Raintheone (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 54 past nominations.

Rain the 1 22:23, 15 March 2025 (UTC).

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

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing:
• Neutral: - n
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article was nominated within 7 days of creation and has over 1,500 characters in prose. Article is properly cited. Hook is interesting and properly cited. QPQ is done. Earwig picked up an unlikely violation of 17.4%, but the line about John Raftopoulos is too closely paraphrased to the source. I also have concerns about the neutrality of the article as it discusses the plot and production of the series that the subject is involved in, but is not necessarily about the subject himself. lullabying (talk) 23:26, 15 March 2025 (UTC)

• • Also, forgot to mention this: ALT1 seems to be a better hook than the ALT0. lullabying (talk) 23:30, 15 March 2025 (UTC)
    • I have addressed the the concerns about John Raftopoulos, I agree it was too close to the source but I believed the source said it best short of a quotation. I have changed it. In regards to your concerns about neutrality - The article discusses key points in a concise manner about the roles the actor secured. I really do not think they they spill over into too much into the realms of in-universe fiction. A concise run-down of the show's plot if the corresponding role was significant and an explanation of the role is generally accepted. For the most part I kept it toned down to key events relevant to Molyneux himself. If you have any suggestions I am happy to work with you on this.Rain the 1 23:47, 15 March 2025 (UTC)
    • By talking in depth about what news articles and publicists have said about his casting in various projects, it comes off as WP:PROMOTION. lullabying (talk) 20:06, 16 March 2025 (UTC)
      • @Lullabying:Hey. I have cut some statements from the article and it sticks more to the core facts. Is it okay now?Rain the 1 19:30, 17 March 2025 (UTC)
        • Thanks for making the edits. I am still not seeing the importance of including how he cried upon receiving a role and detailed descriptions of the roles/plots of the projects he has appeared in. lullabying (talk) 04:14, 20 March 2025 (UTC)

• • • • • • @Lullabying:No worries. I have removed the part about him crying and removed sourced content about his Byron role. Would you consider it passable for DYK credit now?Rain the 1 20:28, 20 March 2025 (UTC)
            • Seems good to go. lullabying (talk) 01:43, 22 March 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on March 16

2024 Men's T20 World Cup

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• ... that India became the first team to win the T20 World Cup undefeated throughout the tournament in 2024? Source: https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/cricket/news/india-history-first-ever-team-win-t20-cricket-world-cup-undefeated/f3fed7d806c1ff72a325c807
  • Reviewed:

Improved to Good Article status by Vestrian24Bio (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Vestrian24Bio 04:26, 17 March 2025 (UTC).

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

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

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Vestrian24Bio A QPQ is not needed. I see the hook in the lead, but that is unreferenced. It might be cited somewhere in the article, but I can't find it. SL93 (talk) 01:34, 2 April 2025 (UTC) @SL93:

added now. Vestrian24Bio 15:17, 6 April 2025 (UTC)

Thanks. SL93 (talk) 20:07, 6 April 2025 (UTC)

Alan MacMasters hoax

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• ... that a British student once created a Wikipedia article falsely claiming his friend had invented the toaster?

• Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/the-reporters-63622746

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Improved to Good Article status by B33net (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

🐝 B33net 🐝 22:08, 16 March 2025 (UTC).

• I'll review this. It's hilarious that my local museum (Hagley) once wrote about this joke as fact. BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:47, 16 March 2025 (UTC)

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

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

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

QPQ: - pending
Overall: @B33net: QPQ pending. I'm a little unsure of Wikipediocracy as a source, but since the GA reviewer allowed it I guess it might be okay. While the current hook is fine, I think better hooks could be written about the fake inventor of the toaster, no? E.g. ALT1 ... that Alan MacMasters was not the inventor of the toaster? / ALT2 ... that the fictitious subject of a hoax Wikipedia article was a nominee to be on an English £50 note? / ALT3 ... that Scottish Government-funded organizations cited a hoax Wikipedia article as evidence of how an independent Scotland could succeed? / ALT4 ... that newspapers, encyclopedias, government agencies and a U.S. museum perpetuated the fictitious subject of a hoax Wikipedia article as the inventor of the toaster? Thoughts? BeanieFan11 (talk) 01:20, 17 March 2025 (UTC)

• I think we should change it to that the fictitious subject of a hoax Wikipedia article was a nominee to be on an English £50 note?. It’s more interesting than the current hook. I will also get a QPQ done soon. 🐝 B33net 🐝 1:24, 16 March 2025 (UTC)
• I did a QPQ at Template:Did you know nominations/Wampanoag-class frigate 🐝 B33net 🐝 10:33, 17 March 2025 (UTC)

@BeanieFan11: please follow this up, thanks. Yeshivish613 (talk) 15:37, 21 March 2025 (UTC)

With the QPQ done. It should be good to go. However, as I proposed the one hook (ALT2), I believe that someone else is needed to review that. BeanieFan11 (talk) 16:59, 21 March 2025 (UTC)

ALT2 checks out. Not a DYK issue, but the BBC source mentions that Scott Smith cooked a dish for him on Great British Menu and I think this should be mentioned.--Launchballer 12:28, 23 March 2025 (UTC)

Sourcing needs to be improved. GA status of article and notability are being questioned, so article is not stable enough yet for DYK. Cielquiparle (talk) 04:18, 29 March 2025 (UTC)

I'm satisfied that the article has improved significantly. Cielquiparle (talk) 06:40, 29 March 2025 (UTC)

While this is open for discussion again anyway, I think a funnier hook could be chosen, especially if this is to be an April Fool's Day hook. The fact about Scott Smith seems like it would be a more entertaining hook. Something like ...that the hoaxed inventor of the toaster had a dish cooked in his honor by a chef on the cooking show Great British Menu? silviaASH (inquire within) 06:58, 29 March 2025 (UTC)

Joseph Pearman

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• ... that at a preparatory school, Joseph Pearman played American football with F. Scott Fitzgerald?

• Source: https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-record-heel-and-toe-artist/168052219/

• ALT1: ... that Joseph Pearman shook hands with King Albert I of Belgium at the 1920 Summer Olympics? Source: https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-record-at-random-in-sportdom/168062714/
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5x expanded by 1ctinus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

-1ctinus📝🗨 14:09, 16 March 2025 (UTC).

• article expanded 5x, no QPQ needed, article looks good, source for ALT0 checks out. I'm not sure if ALT1 is hooky enough but a promoter may disagree. Nihil obstat. ~Darth Stabro^{Talk • Contribs} 20:16, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

Donald Pearlman

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• ... that the efforts of oil industry lobbyist Donald Pearlman to prevent the adoption of the Kyoto Protocol were dramatized in the 2024 play Kyoto?

• Source: [11] [12]

• Reviewed:
• Comment: DanielMichaelPerry is the article's primary author. I came across the article in the new page's queue and decided to help co-nom at DYK since I find the subject interesting.

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

Zeibgeist (talk) 20:03, 18 March 2025 (UTC).

• QPQ not required (3rd DYK nom). Article is well-referenced and the hook factoid is verified in the source(s). No copyvio detected by Earwig, flags primarily a direct quotation. Article's tone is neutral as it gets. Good to go. Juxlos (talk) 03:50, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

Wampanoag-class frigate

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Lead of her class, USS Wampanoag c. 1869

• ... that despite being embroiled in the American Civil War, the Union Navy built the Wampanoag-class frigates (pictured) for a planned war against Great Brittain?

• Source: "By by 1863...[the] U.S. Navy looked to commerce raiding as the best means for neutralizing potential British involvement. Congress authorized the construction of a fleet of large, fast steam cruisers—the Wampanoag and her seven siblings."

https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2016/april/historic-ships-wampanoag-germ-idea-battlecruiser

• ALT1: ... that despite being the fastest steamships in the world at the time, the fastest Wampanoag-class frigate was only in service for a few months?

Source: "In February 1868, the USS Wampanoag sped across rough water at a record-breaking speed of 17 knots. That feat made her the fastest steam screw-driven warship afloat...The active life of the Wampanoag, however, was measured in months..."

https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2002/august/wampanoag-goes-trial

Source: "By the time Wampanoag steamed into Hampton Roads on 17 February, she was the fastest ship in the world." https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2016/april/historic-ships-wampanoag-germ-idea-battlecruiser

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

GGOTCC (talk) 23:31, 16 March 2025 (UTC).

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

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

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

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: @GGOTCC: The article looks good, it is properly sourced, it is neutral, it is new, and there seems to be no instances of plagiarism. The image is properly licensed, it is clear, and is used in the article. Congratulations! The article is ready for further DYK development! 🐝 B33net 🐝

Articles created/expanded on March 17

Johannes-Passion (Gubaidulina)

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Gubaidulina in 1981

• ... that for her 2000 Johannes-Passion, composer Sofia Gubaidulina (pictured) combined the Passion narration by John with text from the Book of Revelation? Source: [13] and others
  • Reviewed: J. J. Walser Jr. House
  • Comment: best on Good Friday, 18 April.

Created by Gerda Arendt (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 2137 past nominations.

Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:01, 24 March 2025 (UTC).

• This article, created on 17 March, is new enough, long enough, well-sourced, and presentable. Hook interesting and in article, with a citation that checks out. QPQ done. Image is nice, but probably can't run per WP:DYKDIVERT. Tenpop421 (talk) 15:55, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

  Thank you for the review. I like the image and believe that no image is closer related to the subject than the face of its creator. A bit of sheet music would not have the same emotional impact. Also, when she died, a blurb - likely with this image - was suggested but not done. DYK could do better ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:32, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

Saint Hripsime Church

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St. Hripsime Church

• ... that the architecture of St. Hripsime Church has been replicated in Armenian churches in Manhattan and Texas?

• Source: "Armenia!". metmuseum.org. 16 October 2017. https://www.metmuseum.org/press-releases/armenia-2018-exhibitions "One of the landmark church buildings of New York City, the cathedral was modeled after the seventh-century church of St. Hripsime in Armenia." (St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral)
  "Saint Sarkis Church and Community Center". aiany.org. American Institute of Architects New York. https://www.aiany.org/architecture/featured-projects/view/saint-sarkis-church-and-community-center/
  "the Church of Saint Sarkis is constructed to the precise scale and proportions of the ancient Church of Saint Hripsime"

• ALT1: ... that St. Hripsime Church, standing for 1,400 years, has many earthquake-resistant devices? Source: Armen, Garbis (Summer 1983). "Structural Innovations to Combat Earthquake Movement in Ancient and Medieval Armenia". The Armenian Review. 36 (2): 91–96 "One such building remarkable for its time, location, and architectural and quake-proofing innovations is the church of St. Hripsime. Built by the Catholicos Komitas in 618 in Echmiadzin ... it marked an assertive return to truly Armenian forms and significantly extended the vocabulary of quake-resisting devices as follows..."
  Kouymjian, Dickran. "Saint Hrp'sime". Index of Armenian Art: Armenian Architecture. California State University, Fresno. "St. Hrip`sime has survived many earthquakes thanks to the quake-resistant devices."
• ALT2: ... that St. Hripsime Church contains the second earliest Armenian inscription? Source: Stone, Michael E. (2006). "Armenian Inscriptions of the Fifth Century from Nazareth". Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, and Armenian Studies: Collected Papers. Volume II. Leuven: Peeters Publishers. p. 772. ISBN 9789042916449. The Armenian script, traditionally invented in 404 C.E. [...] The oldest dated Armenian inscription surviving is the Tekor inscription of the end of the fifth century. The next one is the dedication of S. Hripsime Church of 618 C.E.
• Reviewed: Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party

Improved to Good Article status by Yerevantsi (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 75 past nominations.

--Երևանցի ^talk 16:20, 17 March 2025 (UTC).

• Brought to GA recently enough. Thorough, well-written, image copyright checks out. All the hooks check out to sources, but my favorite is ALT1. ALT0 could be improved with a mention that it's an Armenian church. Great work! Ping me when the QPQ is done and I'll accept. ꧁Zanahary꧂ 18:14, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

@Zanahary: QPQ done. I've also reworded ALT0 a bit. --Երևանցի ^talk 18:07, 20 March 2025 (UTC)

ALT1 is the winner. Nice work!꧁Zanahary꧂ 18:34, 20 March 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on March 18

Electoral history of Joe Biden

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• ... that Unites States President Joe Biden began his political career by unseating an incumbent County Councilman?

• Source: https://www.delawareonline.com/story/opinion/2020/11/27/how-joe-biden-changed-delawares-and-americas-politics/6421726002/

• ALT1: ... that all of Joe Biden's senatorial campaigns were managed by his sister? Source: https://www.vogue.com/article/meet-the-joe-biden-whisperer-his-sister-valerie-biden-owens
• ALT2: ... that Joe Biden was elected to the United States Senate seven times between 1972 and 2008? Source: https://www.politico.com/story/2009/01/biden-says-goodbye-to-the-senate-017514
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Lope Martín
• Comment: My third Joe Biden nomination, something something liberal bias

5x expanded by OlifanofmrTennant (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 22 past nominations.

Questions? four Olifanofmrtennant (she/her) 18:34, 18 March 2025 (UTC).

• Hey, OlifanofmrTennant! I'm planning on reviewing this nom, but I had a rules question first that I've posted to WT:DYK – see here. Hopefully that gets cleared up and I can do the rest of the review! :) theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 19:28, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
• This article, 5x expanded between 4 and 18 March, is (per leeky's inquiry) new enough, long enough, well-sourced, and presentable. QPQ done. No copyvio or BLP issues. I like ALT0, which is in the article, cited, and citation checks out. GTG. Tenpop421 (talk) 18:23, 29 March 2025 (UTC)

WKOZ

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• ... that Cy Bahakel credited his experience as salesman and founder of a Mississippi radio station with teaching him business fundamentals? Source: https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-news-turners-brash-bahak/84064663/
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Gannon Golden Knights football, 1949–1950
  • Comment: AfD rescue

5x expanded by Sammi Brie (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 750 past nominations.

Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 18:45, 18 March 2025 (UTC).

• (not a full review) AfD hasn't closed yet charlotte ^👸♥ 18:52, 18 March 2025 (UTC)
• A qpq has been done, it long/new enough. Earwig doesn’t flag any problems, I do worry the hook does require you to know who Clyde Bakahel is, also a bit of bureaucracy is I belive the AFD will close keep but I would rather wait until then to approve it Questions? four Olifanofmrtennant (she/her) 01:49, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
• Ready for a new review as the AFD was closed as keep. I have to agree though that the hook is uninteresting as currently written. Do you have any other angles? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 02:15, 27 March 2025 (UTC)
• @Narutolovehinata5: What about... Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 03:39, 27 March 2025 (UTC)

ALT1: ... that the founder of a Mississippi radio station compared selling advertising time to campaigning for political office?

Sounds much better. @OlifanofmrTennant: Thoughts? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 03:42, 27 March 2025 (UTC)

Questions? four Olliefant (she/her) 02:38, 28 March 2025 (UTC)

Church of Saint John of Kronstadt (Hamburg)

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Exterior view

• ... that the Episcopal Church of Grace became the Church of Saint John of Kronstadt (pictured) after it was sold for one euro to a Russian Orthodox congregation to maintain its status as a church?

• Source:

• ALT1: ... that from 2004-2007, a Russian Orthodox congregation transformed a Lutheran church into the Church of St. John of Kronstadt (pictured), in part by adding an iconostasis and five small onion domes? Source:
• Reviewed:

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

Rufus the Unqualified (talk) 02:37, 22 March 2025 (UTC).

• New enough and long enough. QPQ present. Hook facts are in source and cited, AGF on German. Image is PD (but it is from 2004... I wish one more recent were available to show the changes). No issues. Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 19:54, 22 March 2025 (UTC)
  • @Sammi Brie Actually, I hadn't noticed that that one is from 2004. Here's another image from the page, though this one from April 18, 2012. Any chance this one could be used instead? Rufus the Unqualified (talk) 00:56, 25 March 2025 (UTC)
    • Yes. I went ahead and replaced File:Gnadenkirche-2.jpg with what you sent. (Refactored the comments a bit for clarity.) Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 02:06, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on March 19

Robert Van Damme

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• ... that Robert Van Damme played for the Czech ice hockey team LHK Jestřábi Prostějov before pursing a career in gay pornography?

• Source: 1

• Reviewed: Rita (chimpanzee)

Created by Morgan695 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 168 past nominations.

Morgan695 (talk) 23:33, 19 March 2025 (UTC).

• Don't really think the mention of the ice hockey team is all that important. How about:

ALT1 ... that Robert Van Damme played ice hockey professionally before pursing a career in gay pornography?

Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 09:07, 20 March 2025 (UTC)

• I have no problem with that. Morgan695 (talk) 21:51, 20 March 2025 (UTC)

• I reviewed ALT1, as I concur with Narutolovehinata5 on shortening the hook. It is interesting enough and short enough. The claim is cited to a reliable source, but I don't read Czech, so it's an AGF on that. The article is long enough, new enough, and appropriately sourced. The images are clear of copyright, and there appear to be no plagarism concerns. Good work! ~ Pbritti (talk) 21:54, 31 March 2025 (UTC)

Vladimir Herța

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Side view of the Herța villa

• ... that the villa (pictured) of a former street musician was used for Chișinău's high-society gatherings before the Russian Revolution?

• Source: Iurie Colesnic, "Istoria noastră. Vladimir Hertza, adept al Unirii și primar de Chișinău", in Funcționarul Public, Issue 20/2014, p. 9: După ce s-a căsătorit, fără învoirea tatălui său, tânărul a dus în Italia o viaţă de cântăreţ ambulant. ("After he got married, without his father's approval, the young man [Herța] established himself in Italy as a street musician.") And "Casa Hertza, victimă a nepăsării autorităților", in Adevărul Moldova, 13 January 2012: Vila de vară a lui Vladimir Hertza, fost primar de Chişinău, era la începutul secolului trecut locul de întâlnire al nobililor. Aici se puneau la cale afaceri şi se consumau scene romantice dintre cuconaşi şi cuconiţe, în timpul balurilor organizate de proprietar. ("The summer villa of Vladimir Hertza, former mayor of Chișinău, was at the beginning of the last century a meeting place of the nobility. It was here that business transactions were carried out, and that romantic scenes could be consumed between young gentlemen and ladies, during balls organized by the owner.")

• ALT1: ... that Vladimir Herța's Chișinău villa (pictured) was also where, in 1917, he formed a coalition against Bessarabia's annexation by Ukraine? Source: George Tofan, "Cum s-a alcătuit Sfatul Țării", in Transilvania, Issues 3–4/2008, p. 5: prin luna lui iulie, când, aşa din senin, a venit la Zemstva gubernială a Basarabiei o telegramă de la Rada ucraineană din Kiev, în care se cerea comisarului gubernial al Basarabiei să ia parte la sfatul comisarilor ucraineni - ceea ce însemna că Rada socoteşte Basarabia ca o parte a Ucrainei, mai mulţi fruntaşi din Partidul Naţional, precum şi din alte organizaţii din Chişinău, au simţit că a sosit vremea ca ţara să-şi spună pe faţă dorinţele şi să purceadă la înfăptuirea lor. Ideea Sfatului Ţării atunci s-a pus într-o formă mai concretă. S-au ţinut în casa dlui Vladimir Herţa câteva consfătuiri la care au luat parte reprezentanţii tuturor naţionalităţilor şi s-a hotărât alcătuirea Sfatului Ţării, având să fie reprezentată în el fiecare naţionalitate în proporţia procentului ei de locuitori (moldovenii 70%). ("around July [1917], when a telegram from the Ukrainian Rada in Kiev was suddenly received by Bessarabia's gubernial zemstvo, with demands that that the gubernial commissar of Bessarabia should take part in the council of Ukrainian commissars - meaning that the Rada saw Bessarabia as a part of the Ukraine - several leaders of the National Party, as well as of other organizations in Chișinău, felt that the time had arrived for that land to make its wishes clear, and then that it should proceed to materialize them. Several meetings were held in Mr Vladimir Herța's home, joined by representatives of all nationalities, and a decision was made to establish Sfatul Țării, in which all nationalities would be represented in proportion to their share of the population (with Moldavians at 70%).")
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Seraglio of Baabda
• Comment: I realize that it is a tad frowned upon to combine sources for the same hook, but it is by no means unprecedented.

5x expanded by Dahn (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 113 past nominations.

Dahn (talk) 10:49, 20 March 2025 (UTC).

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

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

Hook eligibility:

• Cited:
• Interesting:
• Other problems: - Minor quibble: the hook calls the city "Chișinău", but the text near the hook context calls it "Kishinev". I don't have a strong opinion on which one it should be but they should probably be consistent.

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Assuming good faith on non-English and/or offline sources. Personally I'm happy with the sourcing, if there's some DYK convention to avoid multi-source hooks I'm unaware of it. I like ALT0 personally. Rusalkii (talk) 20:55, 27 March 2025 (UTC)

• Thank you kindly, Rusalkii! Concerning the quibble: the reason why the article doesn't use a consistent spelling is because the city changed names while VH was alive, which creates a bit of an anomaly. I preferred C rather than K in the hook only because this is the current name of the city, and the villa is still there -- granted, the K version would have had its own merits, since the high-society mentioned in ALT0 was Russian, but I figured not having the antiquated Russian version linked on the mainpage would have spared all of us some geopolitical controversy. That said, I do not hold strongly to any version. Dahn (talk) 04:36, 28 March 2025 (UTC)

Giselle Mather

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• ... that in 2004 the Wasps Women's coach Giselle Mather waited until the end of a match to go to hospital despite going into labour before half-time?

• Source: from https://www.therugbyjournal.com/rugby-blog/giselle-mather (published in print also Alex Mead, "Giselle Mather profile", Issue 12, The Rugby Journal, 2020, ISBN 9772516473005): Completing the trilogy of babies/bumps and rugby stories, to make her life really difficult, Giselle had her third child, Barny, while still coaching Wasps – and in now typical style, he almost arrived pitch-side. “We were playing Richmond and we had to win to have any chance of the league,” she recalls. “But the day before had been the Grand National and, half-way through, it felt like things were kicking off [with contractions] and I’d made calls saying I might not be at the game. Things calmed down though, I went to bed and in the morning, no baby, so I rang up at 9am to say I was coming to the game.

“By game time, the contractions were coming good and strong, but I was still saying ‘no, I’m alright, it’s fine’. I remember half-way through the team talk having a massive contraction and having to stop talking – none of the girls had had kids, so they were, ‘oh my God, we can’t cope with this’.”

Barny held in there though and Wasps duly won, to set up another league title. “A friend of mine came up to me when the game finished and said, ‘look, I’m a midwife and do you know child three can go from what you’re doing to birth in three or four minutes? It’s my day off, so please can you go to hospital so we don’t have to do this pitch-side?”

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

Kwib (talk) 15:28, 23 March 2025 (UTC).

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

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing: - Many paragraphs are completely unsourced: last half of Playing Career, and all of Coaching Career.
• Neutral:
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

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

QPQ: None required.

Overall: Love the hook, but the sourcing issues need to fixed before this can run. Generally speaking, DYK looks for at least one citation per paragraph minimum. Rusalkii (talk) 23:38, 24 March 2025 (UTC)

Thank you for reviewing the nomination and highlighting the sourcing gaps. I believe I have addressed these now.Kwib (talk) 10:08, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

@Kwib, there are still some uncited sections, I've tagged them for you. Also, for the hook, the article has "Mather went into labour with her third child, Barny, whilst coaching Wasps in an April 2004 league match against Richmond but didn't leave for hospital until the match finished", which doesn't say anything about her going in labor before half-time - everything in the hook needs to be in the article. Rusalkii (talk) 21:42, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

@Rusalkii, Thanks for being so clear as to where the remaining citations are needed. I have now added these. I have also addressed the observation about the hook. Kwib (talk) 10:39, 27 March 2025 (UTC)

Looks good to go! Rusalkii (talk) 16:18, 27 March 2025 (UTC)

Shlomo Levinger

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Shlomo Levinger

• ... that magician Shlomo Levinger has performed for both Ben Shapiro and the Los Angeles Dodgers?

• Source: VIN News MLB.com

• ALT1: ... that Shlomo Levinger's career took off after performing card tricks in the Angel Stadium parking lot for Mike Trout and other baseball players? Source: VIN News MLB.com
• ALT2: ... that a magician's career took off after baseball player Mike Trout followed him on Instagram? Source: VIN News MLB.com
• ALT3: ... that a yeshiva student turned magician went from practicing card tricks in his free time to performing for major league baseball teams? Source: VIN News
• Reviewed:
• Comment: Anyone is welcome to suggest a better hook or mix any of them. The image is awaiting confirmation from VRTS, there are also other images which may be used listed on the talk page.

Created by Yeshivish613 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Yeshivish613 (talk) 21:36, 22 March 2025 (UTC).

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

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

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

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Looks good. All hooks are interesting besides ALT 0. Gonna leave the descision up to promoter. Also AGF on the VRTS ticket wrt to the image (since I cannot see it). Sohom (talk) 14:10, 24 March 2025 (UTC)

Oval Office Swedish ivy

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Barack Obama with the Oval Office Swedish ivy

• ... that no one knows where the Oval Office Swedish ivy (pictured) came from?

• Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/2025/03/18/oval-office-swedish-ivy-obama-plant-trump-missing-kennedy-gold-mantel/

• ALT1: ... that propagations of the Oval Office Swedish ivy (pictured) are a common gift to White House staffers? Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/2025/03/18/oval-office-swedish-ivy-obama-plant-trump-missing-kennedy-gold-mantel/
• ALT2: ... that Donald Trump replaced the Oval Office Swedish ivy (pictured) with a collection of gold objects? Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/2025/03/18/oval-office-swedish-ivy-obama-plant-trump-missing-kennedy-gold-mantel/
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Mały Brzostek

Moved to mainspace by Wasianpower (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

🌸⁠wasianpower⁠🌸 (talk • contribs) 02:39, 20 March 2025 (UTC).

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

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

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

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Moved to mainspace as new same day as nomination. Long enough, sourced, neutral, and plagiarism-free. Hooks are cited and interesting. Image is freely licensed and clear for viewing. QPQ complete. My only "complaint", if you could call it that, is some of the most important information about the plant is missing from the "Plant" section. In other words, in addition to being a mystery as to how it got into the White House in the first place, it's also a mystery how the plant itself came to be known as Swedish ivy, as it's neither Swedish (it's native to South Africa) nor ivy (it's related to mint and sage).[14] Andersen's original 1984 piece for Time also goes into more detail that could be used in the plant section: it's low maintenance (it needs little care); it loves to be close to the light (the window facing the Rose Garden is to the left of it); it gets watered every day in the morning and gets fertilizer (20-20-20) once a month and is misted every six weeks; no insecticide is needed; it gets pruned back on top occasionally to preserve the visual sight of the Charles Wilson Peale painting of Washington hanging above it (is the painting still there?) Despite all of this, the plant is not the only one, and is rotated with another, but both are eventually replaced after some time (five years? It's unclear).[15] No real preference on the hooks, but I like ALT0 and ALT2. Viriditas (talk) 21:57, 22 March 2025 (UTC)

Thanks for the thorough review @Viriditas! I'll do a pass tonight to incorporate these suggestions. 🌸⁠wasianpower⁠🌸 (talk • contribs) 23:05, 22 March 2025 (UTC)

Robert Maxfield

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• ... that ROLM co-founder Robert Maxfield, without ever having access to a computer, built a rudimentary computer (a two-bit adder) from aviation relays as a high school science project?

• Source: Computer History Museum see p.3

• ALT1: ... that while Silicon Valley start-up ROLM's first product was a military computer, Robert Maxfield was the only one of the four co-founders who had any computer experience? Source: Roundtable: "ROLM Corporation, Competing with Giants": from 26:35 to 27:50

• ALT1A: "... that while ROLM's first product was a military computer, co-founder Robert Maxfield was the only one of its four founders with computer experience?

• ALT2: ... that after retiring from ROLM, co-founder Robert Maxfield developed and taught Stanford University's first business course for engineers? Source: Palo Alto online: "He developed and taught Stanford’s first course in 'Business Management for Engineers'"
• ALT3: ... that Eugene Kleiner turned down ROLM for start-up funding in 1969, and, ironically, 20 years later, ROLM co-founder Robert Maxfield joined Kleiner Perkins as a venture partner? Source: Computer History Museum see p.16 and Rice News
• ALT4: ... that while in high school, ROLM co-founder Robert Maxfield competed in swimming events in the Junior Olympics? Source: Computer History Museum see p.3
• ALT5: ... that ROLM co-founder Robert Maxfield turned down a swimming scholarship to the University of Texas, opting to attend Rice University, the alma mater of all of the ROLM founders? Source: Computer History Museum see p.4
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Yugoslav_corn_scandal
  • Comment: The history of the start-up of ROLM and the stories of its co-founders are engaging. Robert Maxfield's post-ROLM career is as storied as his time with ROLM.

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

— ERcheck (talk) 00:56, 21 March 2025 (UTC).

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

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing: - The first paragraph in the "Biography" section is unsourced, and the same goes for some of the paragraphs in the "New professional and intellectual pursuits" section.
• Neutral:
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

• Cited:
• Interesting:
• Other problems: - While I really like the content of ALT1, I think that it should be rephrased due to a WP:SEAOFBLUE issue present in the hook. See overall comment for more.

QPQ: Done.

Overall: @ERcheck: New enough (created March 19), article is long enough, NPOV and QPQ is done. Earwig shows 37.1% similarity, but it mostly cites the author's works. While the article is well-researched overall, I noticed that the first paragraph in the "Biography" section is unsourced, along with some paragraphs in the "New professional and intellectual pursuits" section. Everything else appears to be sourced. I prefer ALT1, but original hook has a WP:SEAOFBLUE issue due to the consecutive links to Silicon Valley, start-up, and ROLM. To improve readability, I suggest removing the unnecessary links and simplifying the phrasing slightly (perhaps something along the lines of ALT1A: "... that while ROLM's first product was a military computer, co-founder Robert Maxfield was the only one of its four founders with any computer experience?). Cattos^💭 22:30, 21 March 2025 (UTC)

• @Cathodography: Thanks for the review and suggestions. I provided citations for the first paragraph of the Biography section ✓ and for the the "New professional and intellectual pursuits" section ✓; also removed wikilinks from ALT1 ✓. I'm fine with your ALT1A suggestion and moved it up into the main ALT section. — ERcheck (talk) 23:36, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
  • Good to go. Cattos^💭 01:01, 22 March 2025 (UTC)

Paul Shorten

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• ... that Canadian football player Paul Shorten played college football after his pro career?

• Source: https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-toronto-star/168386980/

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Andrew Hughes (political staffer)

5x expanded by WikiOriginal-9 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 14 past nominations.

~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 00:55, 20 March 2025 (UTC).

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

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

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: —Bagumba (talk) 09:09, 20 March 2025 (UTC)

1966 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware

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• ... that after losing reelection in 1966 Harris McDowell became the last Democrat to represent Delaware in the United States House of Representatives?
  • ALT0a: ... that after losing reelection in 1966 Harris McDowell became the last Democrat to represent Delaware in the United States House of Representatives until Tom Carper in 1982?

• Source: [16], [17]

• ALT1: ... that in 1966 United States Representative Harris McDowell lost reelection a second time? Source: [18]
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/The End of the World With You
• Comment: First hook may be a slight case of Synth but I think it should be fine. Expanding stubs is fun

5x expanded by OlifanofmrTennant (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 34 past nominations.

Questions? four Olliefant (she/her) 08:54, 19 March 2025 (UTC).

• Let's do this, been a while for me! Article was expanded fivefold in the last week; it's long enough, well-sourced (U.S. Congress biodict is technically non-independent but the statements aren't controversial), and neutral; an Earwig check comes up clean and a QPQ's been done. ALT0 doesn't really check out, there's something off with the wording; she wasn't the last Democrat in that seat, since there's been two since (Carper and Rochester). ALT1 does check out, but I'll suggest a bit of a rewording:
  • ALT1a: ... that U.S. Congressman Harris McDowell lost reelection to the same seat twice?

Should be good to go with either ALT1 or ALT1a – nice job, OlifanofmrTennant! Fun read, good hook :) theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 20:07, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

@Theleekycauldron: I had intended to write that McDowell would be the last democrat until Tom Carper, but for some reason I just didn’t. That’s the what the synth comment was in relation to. I have alter the hook now. Questions? four Olliefant (she/her) 20:10, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

Hope you don't mind, I've moved that to ALT0a so the original's there for posterity :) ALT0a checks out factually – I honestly don't think it's too unusual, seats change partisan polarity all the time, but if the promoter wants it I don't mind. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 20:16, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on March 20

Luis Corvalán

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Corvalán (pictured, foreground) with Erich Honecker in 1977

• ... that the anti-Pinochet dissident Luis Corvalán (pictured) had his appearance surgically altered by Soviet doctors before returning to Chile?

ALT1:... that, in 1975, the KGB planned an attack on Chile's Dawson Island to rescue the anti-Pinochet dissident Luis Corvalán (pictured)?

ALT2:... that, when KGB officers presented a plan for a Soviet invasion of Chile to rescue Luis Corvalán (pictured), Kremlin leadership looked at them as if they were crazy?

• Source: "The Soviets also assisted top PC leaders in returning to Chile, providing Corvalán (a well-known public figure) with plastic surgery, and helping in the development of documentation and in the logistics of their return." [19]

"Shmelev’s story is also surrounded by speculation: he’s been called the USSR’s “secret plastic surgeon”, suspected of working for the country’s secret services, and his unexplained death in 1986 (from blunt force trauma to the head) was rumoured to have been connected to the plastic surgeries which Shmelev had carried out for the KGB. Several journalistic investigations have also claimed that it was Shmelev who carried out the rumoured plastic surgeries on prominent Chilean communist Luis Corvalan when the latter found refuge in USSR after being freed from the jails of Augusto Pinochet." [20]

"Corvalan lived in Moscow with his wife and daughters until 1988 when Russian secret service agents helped him get back to Chile clandestinely via Argentina, after plastic surgery and with a false name and CV. The restoration of democracy the following year allowed him to come out in the open." [21]

Source for Dawson Island: [22]

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Tribuna da Imprensa

5x expanded by Chetsford (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 161 past nominations.

Chetsford (talk) 01:57, 21 March 2025 (UTC).

• Article is long enough. The hook is interesting and cited in the text but there are several citation needed tags throughout the prose that need to be addressed. Additionally, this article is too old to fall under the "new enough" criteria. It could meet the "expanded fivefold" criteria, but isn't quite there yet. The article was at 5,149 bytes at the beginning of expansion and would need to be at 25,745. It is currently at 24,735 bytes, so it's not far off; maybe an expansion on the early life section? Krisgabwoosh (talk) 06:19, 21 March 2025 (UTC)

• Krisgabwoosh - thanks very much! I've made these updates to the article. Please let me know if I've missed anything. (Also, I added one alt hook). Chetsford (talk) 06:56, 21 March 2025 (UTC)

• Looks good now! Krisgabwoosh (talk) 22:48, 29 March 2025 (UTC)

Bill Chisholm (businessman)

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• ... that Bill Chisholm's announced $6.1 billion purchase of the Boston Celtics is the largest amount ever paid for a North American sports team?

• Source: NBC Sports

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Indian Packing Company
• Comment: To do QPQ within 24 hours.

Created by BeanieFan11 (talk) and Weloveresearch (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 323 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:00, 27 March 2025 (UTC).

• Article is new enough, long enough, and cited to reliable sources throughout. No copyright violation detected. QPQ is done. Hook fact is interesting and verified to the cited source. One minor suggestion would be to include the date of the announcement, March 2025, at the beginning of the hook sentence, but this is optional as the original hook works well. I will leave it to BeanieFan11 to decide whether or not to modify the hook above. This hook can be promoted.4meter4 (talk) 21:52, 28 March 2025 (UTC)

Saint Gregory Seminary

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The Institutum Divi Thomae taught graduate-level science to both religious sisters and lay people at St. Gregory.

• ... that scientists of the Institutum Divi Thomae (pictured) raised silkworms at Saint Gregory Seminary during World War II as a form of economic warfare against Japan?

• Source: https://www.newspapers.com/image/762317572/?match=1&terms=%22gregory%20seminary%22

• ALT1: ... that a priest at Saint Gregory Seminary raised a flock of 250 pet birds in a spare room and taught them Latin, Greek, and French phrases? Source: https://www.newspapers.com/image/101066540/
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Sentot Prawirodirdjo

Created by Maximilian775 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 13 past nominations.

Maximilian775 (talk) 12:31, 21 March 2025 (UTC).

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

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

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

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Recently created, well-written, no paraphrasing issues, and ALT1 is a very interesting hook. GTG. Makeandtoss (talk) 12:00, 24 March 2025 (UTC)

Rita (chimpanzee)

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Rita and her mate holding rifles

Rita dressed as a soldier

• ... that the Japan used a chimpanzee (pictured) for propaganda during wartime?

• Source: As the war cast a dark shadow, Rita became a propaganda icon, presented in military garb with a rifle to lift the public's spiritsKurihara, Mayuko. "Japan's Tennoji Zoo celebrates 110 years with 'animal first' upgrades". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 2025-03-20.

• ALT1: ... that Japan's celebrity chimpanzee Rita (pictured), who dressed as a geisha and smoked cigarettes, became a wartime "propaganda icon"?

• Source: As the war cast a dark shadow, Rita became a propaganda icon, presented in military garb with a rifle to lift the public's spiritsKurihara, Mayuko. "Japan's Tennoji Zoo celebrates 110 years with 'animal first' upgrades". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 2025-03-20.

Rita became a national celebrity.[...]Rita was made to walk around on her hind legs in an upright position, wearing a kimono and a heavy wig, looking like a geisha girl. She was even made to pose, smoking a cigarette.Itoh, Mayumi (2010), Japanese Wartime Zoo Policy: The Silent Victims of World War II, New York: Palgrave Macmillan US, doi:10.1057/9780230117440_9, ISBN 978-1-349-29183-0, OCLC 615338421, retrieved 2025-02-22, page 59.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Sing-Song Girl Red Peony
• Comment: Image notes: Rita died in 1940, so the picture was easily taken before 1947 and thus has fallen into public domain in Japan and did not have its copyright restored by the URAA.

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

GreenLipstickLesbian💌🦋 08:54, 20 March 2025 (UTC).

• Article is new and long enough. Article is well-sourced and neutrally written. No pings for copyvio on Earwigs. Hooks are cited, interesting, and short enough for DYK; AGF on paywalled sources. QPQ has been completed. Image is properly licensed, per nominator rationale. I quite like the image and would recommend whoever promotes this using it, but I think File:リタ１９３８年.png might reproduce better at thumbnail size. I also think ALT1 is the stronger hook of the two options. Morgan695 (talk) 22:07, 20 March 2025 (UTC)
  • I've added the second image (appears on the left) for easier consideration. It's PD for the exact same reasons as listed above. GreenLipstickLesbian💌🦋 04:18, 21 March 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on March 21

Kiribati at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, Ongiou Timeon

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• ... that at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, Kiribati made their debut, with the International Paralympic Committee being impressed with their sole athlete's eye mask?

• Source: [23] [24]

• ALT1: ... that at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, Kiribati impressed the International Paralympic Committee through it's sole athlete's eye mask? Source: [25] [26]
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/F. B. J. Kuiper
• Comment: Template:Did you know nominations/Hive city

5x expanded by Arconning (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. Nominator has 15 past nominations.

Arconning (talk) 15:46, 24 March 2025 (UTC).

• Will review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:17, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

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

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

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Looks good. Nice work. BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:54, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

Admirável Chip Novo

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• ... that Pitty recorded Admirável Chip Novo with a band hastily assembled from Salvador musicians after rejecting Rio de Janeiro's session musicians because it felt "strange"?

• Source: https://www.vice.com/pt/article/pitty-entrevista/ "Eu contrabandiei a banda inteira. Não queria ficar sozinha lá e tinha feito até testes com outros músicos no Rio, e eu pensava: "Gente, não, essa banda tem que ser a galera de Salvador, tá estranho, tá esquisito." "

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Robert Maxfield

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

Cattos^💭 22:31, 21 March 2025 (UTC).

• New enough and large enough expansion. QPQ present. Hook fact checks out (as far as being in source and article). Translation I'll accept. @Cathodography: Not a DYK issue but there's still some awkward wording to clean up and one untranslated phrase in the Personnel section. Try "Credits adapted from album liner notes." for the opening sentence. Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 06:57, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

Walter Hackett

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• ... that American playwright Walter "Long Run" Hackett earned that nickname for his many long-running plays staged in London's West End?

• Source: "Death of "Long Run" Hackett". The Gloucestershire Echo. January 22, 1944. p. 1.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Bill Chisholm (businessman)

5x expanded by 4meter4 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 110 past nominations.

4meter4 (talk) 21:58, 28 March 2025 (UTC).

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

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

Hook eligibility:

• Cited: - 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:

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)

• @ HouseBlaster Thank you so much for the review and the kind words. I actually prefer your hook wording over mine. I have swapped out my hook wording for yours above, and altered the lead text to mirror this way of presenting the information. Thanks again.4meter4 (talk) 16:27, 30 March 2025 (UTC)

  Awesome –  passed for the modified ALT0 :) HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 17:02, 30 March 2025 (UTC)

Andrée Dumon

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Andrée Dumon

• ... that Andrée Dumon was recommended for the US Medal of Freedom for "assisting directly in the recuperation and repatriation of about 100 Allied airmen"? Source: https://www.thetimes.com/uk/obituaries/article/andree-dumon-obituary-comet-line-agent-who-helped-allied-airmen-7jnh6583j
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Waeta Ben Tabusasi
  • Comment: Driveby nom per tipoff on the unmentionable site. I did actually consider expanding this myself for International Women's Day.

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

Launchballer 15:52, 28 March 2025 (UTC).

• General eligibility:
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• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:
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Hook eligibility:

• Cited:
• Interesting:
• Other problems:

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

• BTW I suggest that you improve the formatting of the references and have wikilinks to the sources' Wikipedia pages. Jon698 (talk) 00:30, 30 March 2025 (UTC)

John J. Beckley

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• ... that John J. Beckley, the first Librarian of Congress, came to America as an indentured child servant?

• 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

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Home of a Rebel Sharpshooter

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).

• General eligibility:
• New enough:
• Long enough:
• Other problems:

Policy compliance:

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

Hook eligibility:

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: I 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)

@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)

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)

F. B. J. Kuiper

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• ... that after he could no longer drive due to his failing vision, F. B. J. Kuiper underwent eye surgery and then immediately bought a BMW?

• Source: Witzel, p. 15

• ALT1: ... that F. B. J. Kuiper's students called themselves "little deer" hoping that he would protect them from the "lion of Sanskrit grammar"? Source: Witzel, p. 15
• ALT2: ... that F. B. J. Kuiper kept a portrait of his doctoral advisor on his desk? Source: Hinrichs, p. 290
• ALT3: ... that F. B. J. Kuiper was one of only two speakers at Nicolaas van Wijk's crowded funeral? Source: Hinrichs, pp. 269–270
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Origin of water on Earth

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

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

• Hook is interesting, article is 5x expanded, article seems to fit all criteria. Would definitely go for the first hook. Arconning (talk) 15:41, 24 March 2025 (UTC)

• Thanks for the review, Arconning! ThaesOfereode (talk) 20:38, 24 March 2025 (UTC)

KKCB

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• ... that a Minnesota radio station forbade its announcers from saying what songs they had just played? Source: https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-duluth-news-tribune-duluth-stereo-st/159399829/
  • ALT1: ... that after the program director of a Minnesota radio station complained that a competitor had taken half of its listeners, he changed jobs—to work for the competitor? Source: https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-duluth-news-tribune-the-seasons-chan/168551425/ + https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-duluth-news-tribune-tv-news-on-radio/168551511/
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Kabua Kabua

5x expanded by Sammi Brie (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 754 past nominations.

Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 23:23, 22 March 2025 (UTC).

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

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

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Neutral, well sourced, hooks are verified and my spotcheck turned up clean for accuracy and copyvios. I personally prefer ALT0, but ALT1 is interesting as well. Nice work! GreenLipstickLesbian💌🦋 05:59, 24 March 2025 (UTC)

WFRV-TV

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• ... that a Wisconsin TV station claimed the first-ever broadcast of a lunar eclipse, which it captured by moving a studio camera into its parking lot? Source: https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-post-crescent-wfrv-tv-marks-50-years/63694837/
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Church of Saint John of Kronstadt (Hamburg)

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).

• Passes DYKCheck and Earwig, cited newspaper in hook is reliable, hook is interesting, QPQ done. Looks good to me. Maximilian775 (talk) 21:47, 23 March 2025 (UTC)

Sentot Prawirodirdjo

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Drawing of Sentot

• ... that throughout the Java War, rebel commander Sentot Prawirodirdjo (drawing pictured) reportedly had eight horses he rode killed? 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’."
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Siphonochilus aethiopicus
  • Comment: -

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

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

• 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)

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Fred Verity

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Fred Verity

• ... that the ironmonger and inventor Fred Verity and his brother won first prize for machinery at Long Sutton Agricultural Show?

• Source: Verity, Fred (1897). Fred Verity & Son, builders' catalogue (5 ed.). Leeds: Whitehead & Miller Ltd. See Wikimedia Commons: Category:Fred Verity for pictures of the medals.

• ALT1: ... that the ironmonger and inventor Fred Verity and his brother won the "highest prize for building appliances" at the International Inventions Exhibition? Source: Verity, Fred (1897). Fred Verity & Son, builders' catalogue (5 ed.). Leeds: Whitehead & Miller Ltd. See Wikimedia Commons: Category:Fred Verity for pictures of the medals.
• ALT2: ... that Fred Verity and colleagues invented an automatic pivot or bearing for looking glasses? Source: "English patents". Burnley Express. 13 December 1884. p. 6 col.4. Retrieved 26 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.: "English Patents ... Edwin Verity and Joshua Marland Verity and Benjamin Banks, all of Leeds, for an automatic pivot or bearing, for looking glasses and other similarly pivoted articles; dated 17th July 1884".
• Reviewed: Found manuscript
• Comment: Moved to mainspace on 22 March 2025

Moved to mainspace by Storye book (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 112 past nominations.

Storye book (talk) 11:02, 26 March 2025 (UTC).

• Date, size, QPQ, hook, spotchecks, all GTG. The three hooks above are small variations on the same theme and are acceptable. There might be a better hook, however - I'll post a message to the author's talk page, and we may come back here with more suggestions (or not). --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 03:58, 3 April 2025 (UTC)

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).

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

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

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: I assume good faith on the references that I can't access. Either hook works. SL93 (talk) 22:33, 31 March 2025 (UTC)

IDARB

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• ... that during a Game Developers Conference showcase of #IDARB, people were "blown away by how stupid it was"?

• Source: https://www.wired.com/2015/01/how-twitter-built-a-game-idarb/

• ALT1: ... that the Twitch series Twitch Plays Pokemon inspired #IDARB's live integration with Twitter? Source: https://www.wired.com/2015/01/how-twitter-built-a-game-idarb/
• Reviewed:

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

RenkoTheBird (talk) 16:41, 24 March 2025 (UTC).

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

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

Hook eligibility:

• Cited:
• Interesting:
• Other problems:

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

Wall Street Plaza

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Wall Street Plaza in 2025

• ... that Wall Street Plaza (pictured) is not on Wall Street?

• Source: https://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/30/nyregion/nyc-blow-it-up-just-try-to-find-it.html "Wall Street Plaza is not on Wall Street. It is the fancy name for 88 Pine Street. Even some workers at the post office's Wall Street station, two blocks away, draw blanks when asked where it is."

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Carroll E. Stansbury
• Comment: Image is optional of course. Also happy to create a cropped version of the image if it'd help.

Created by SnowFire (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 19 past nominations.

SnowFire (talk) 19:33, 29 March 2025 (UTC).

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

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

Hook eligibility:

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: 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)

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.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Šediváčkův long

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).

General eligibility:

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

Policy compliance:

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

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

QPQ: Done.

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

• @Hawkeye7: Added references, good catch. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 20:00, 29 March 2025 (UTC)

• Good to go. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 20:09, 29 March 2025 (UTC)

Carlos y José

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• ... that over a 40-year period, the norteño duo Carlos y José released more than 80 recordings together?

• Source: [27], [28]

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Jacob Geller

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

Kimikel (talk) 00:21, 23 March 2025 (UTC).

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

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

Hook eligibility:

• Cited:
• Interesting: - n

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)

• @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)

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)

GTG. 🌙Eclipse (she/they/all neos • talk • edits) 18:12, 24 March 2025 (UTC)

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)

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)

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)

No, I would not mind that. Kimikel (talk) 12:35, 30 March 2025 (UTC)

Thank you. I've modified both hooks. Pinging LunaEclipse for another look. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 13:58, 30 March 2025 (UTC)

GTG. I prefer ALT3 as it is more concise. 🌙Eclipse (she/they/all neos • talk • edits) 14:02, 30 March 2025 (UTC)

Richmond Tunnel

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• ... that before the Richmond Tunnel was completed, Staten Island was the only New York City borough without a direct tunnel to the city's water supply system? Source: McSheehy, S. S. (June 18, 1957). "Test Borings Planned for Aqueduct Under Bay Direct from Watershed". Staten Island Advance.
  • ALT1: ... that before the Richmond Tunnel was completed, Staten Island residents had to use water from siphons? Source: McSheehy, S. S. (June 18, 1957). "Test Borings Planned for Aqueduct Under Bay Direct from Watershed". Staten Island Advance.
  • ALT2: ... that rock from the excavation of the Richmond Tunnel was supposed to join two New York City islands, but this was not done because of the rock's poor quality? Source: Whitford, James (January 22, 1967). "City Keeps Plans Alive for Hoffman-Swinburne Link". Staten Island Advance.
  • ALT3: ... that over one million pounds of cement had to be used to seal a crack discovered during the construction of the Richmond Tunnel? Source: "Tunnel Shaft Delayed By Seepage". Staten Island Advance. February 14, 1963
  • ALT4: ... that workers tried to use a tunnel boring machine to excavate the Richmond Tunnel but only dug 600 feet (180 m) in two years? Source: "Sandhogs to Finish Tunnel". March 11, 1965. pp. 1, 2.
  • Reviewed: Capote Falls (1st of 2 QPQs)
  • Comment: Transpoman did all of the work for the article; I am merely nominating it. More hook ideas are welcomed.

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

Epicgenius (talk) 00:39, 23 March 2025 (UTC).

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

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

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Looks good to me! While all are interesting, I'd say ALT1 or ALT0 are the most interesting. charlotte ^👸♥ 01:47, 24 March 2025 (UTC)

Thomas J. Humes

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• ... that Thomas J. Humes, the Mayor of Seattle, was missing for over 30 hours in 1902?

• Source: "Mayor Humes Lost In Woods". The Spokesman-Review. September 27, 1902. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Obe Wenig

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

Jon698 (talk) 16:47, 22 March 2025 (UTC).

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

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

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: 5x expanded since 19 March, no paraphrasing issues, hook interesting and cited; GTG. Makeandtoss (talk) 17:34, 22 March 2025 (UTC)

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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?

• Source: https://www.newspapers.com/image/33373340/

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/WFRV-TV

Created by Maximilian775 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 14 past nominations.

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

• Claiming this one. I'll review in the next 24 hours. ~ Pbritti (talk) 03:19, 2 April 2025 (UTC)
  • 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)

Eaea

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• ... that "Eaea" is "aggressively Spanish"?

• Source: https://www.vulture.com/2023/05/every-2023-eurovision-song-ranked.html

• ALT1: ... that Vulture called "Eaea" "aggressively Spanish"? Source: https://www.vulture.com/2023/05/every-2023-eurovision-song-ranked.html
• Reviewed:

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).

• 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)

Façade (video game)

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• ... that near the ending of the 2005 interactive storytelling video game Façade, two characters portrayed through AI chatbots ask the player for relationship advice?

• Source: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/the-story-of-facade-the-ai-powered-interactive-drama

• ALT1: ... that near the ending of the 2005 interactive storytelling video game Façade, a character portrayed through a AI chatbot confesses to the player that she has had an affair? Source: https://elmcip.net/sites/default/files/media/critical_writing/attachments/mateas_stern.pdf
• Reviewed:

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).

• 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)

@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)

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)

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"?

• Source: https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-toronto-star-griffin-1944/166937800/

• ALT1: ... that despite being known as "lucky" by colleagues, journalist David Griffin died in an airplane crash? Source: https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-toronto-star-griffin-1944/166937800/
• ALT2: ... that David Griffin provided the Canadian press with its limited information on Royal Canadian Air Force operations in Alaska? Source: https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-windsor-star-griffin-1943/167779332/
• ALT3: ... that David Griffin's posthumous book told of hardships endured by Canadians in Alaska? Source: https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-toronto-star-griffin-1944/167808097/ and https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-windsor-star-griffin-1944/167780598/
• ALT4: ... that journalist David Griffin was a Canadian 1 mile (1.6 km) race champion? Source: https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-windsor-star-griffin-1927/167778357/
• Reviewed: Patrick J. Hessian and James Michael Reardon
• Comment: I volunteer two QPQ credits for one nomination, to help reduce the backlog of nominations without reviews.

5x expanded by Flibirigit (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 160 past nominations.

Flibirigit (talk) 22:12, 23 March 2025 (UTC).

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

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

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Great 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)

J. J. Walser Jr. House

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The J. J. Walser Jr. House

• ... that Chicago's deteriorating J. J. Walser Jr. House has not been repaired because it is unclear who owns the house? Source: Rodkin, Dennis (July 1, 2024). "Stuck in foreclosure limbo, Frank Lloyd Wright house in Austin needs a rescuer". Crain's Chicago Business
  • ALT1: ... that the first owners of Chicago's J. J. Walser Jr. House lived there for no more than seven years, while its most recent occupant lived there for 49 years? Source: Walser, Joseph J., House (Report). National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service. April 23, 2013. p. 24; Jeffries, Ella (March 18, 2025). "Historic Frank Lloyd Wright Home Added to List of Endangered Architecture in Chicago". Smithsonian Magazine.
  • ALT2: ... that a Chicago organization asked television producers for help repairing the J. J. Walser Jr. House? Source: Lynch, La Risa (February 10, 2021). "More than just a landmark". Austin Weekly News.
  • ALT3: ... that a Chicago organization asked television producers for help repairing the J. J. Walser Jr. House after other attempts to repair the house failed? Source: Lynch, La Risa (February 10, 2021). "More than just a landmark". Austin Weekly News.
  • Reviewed: Aquilegia hinckleyana (2nd of 2 QPQs)

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

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

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)

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.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/2025 Sino-Metals Leach Zambia dam disaster

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

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

• 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)

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)

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Richmond Landon, Alice Lord (diver)

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Richmond and Alice Landon in 1921

• ... that Olympians Alice Lord and Richmond Landon (both pictured) later married after meeting each other on the ship ride to the 1920 Summer Olympics?

• Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2000/07/20/sports/alice-lord-landon-98-diver-and-pioneer-in-water-sports.html

"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).

Both articles:

General eligibility:

• New enough:
• Long enough: - 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
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

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

QPQ: None required.

Overall: @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)

@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)

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)

@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)

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)

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"?

• Source: CNN

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Kiribati at the 2024 Summer Paralympics (1/2)
• Comment: To complete QPQ within 24 hours.

Created by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 324 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 22:37, 31 March 2025 (UTC).

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

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

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: This is ready. SL93 (talk) 23:53, 3 April 2025 (UTC)

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

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• ... that an Olympic gymnast lost her gold medal after the women's artistic individual all-around because she used Nurofen, which contains pseudoephedrine, to treat her common cold?

• Source: https://www.espn.com/oly/summer00/news/2000/0925/776388.html

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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).

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

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

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article was 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)

John Boyer (software engineer)

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• ... that John Boyer was forced to train his own guide dog because the program could not support people who were both blind and deaf? Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
  • ALT1: ... that John Boyer, who was born blind and became deaf by age 10, created open-source software to translate text into braille? Source: Wall Street Journal
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Grim Reaper of Love

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

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

• 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)

Official White House portraits of Hillary and Bill Clinton

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• ... that artist Simmie Knox and President Bill Clinton both grew up in poverty in the American south?

• 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]

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Collection for the Holy Places

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).

• ALT1 ... that both Bill Clinton and the painter of his official portrait, Simmie Knox, grew up in poverty in the American south? Antony–22 (^talk⁄_contribs) 23:06, 29 March 2025 (UTC)

• 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)

Avi Yemini

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Yemini in 2022

• ... that Avi Yemini (pictured) is one of seventeen children who were raised in an ultra-Orthodox Chabad family? Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/caller-threatens-to-kill-melbourne-jewish-gym-owner/
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Sophie Rain

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

TarnishedPath^talk 07:23, 25 March 2025 (UTC).

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

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

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

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: 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)

Flag of Angola

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Flag of Angola

• ... that the machete in the flag of Angola (pictured) symbolizes peasants, agriculture, and the country's war of independence?

• Source: Annex I of "Constitution of the Republic of Angola" (PDF). Luanda: Government of Angola. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2025.

• ALT1: ... that the flag of Angola (pictured) features a machete symbolizing peasants, agriculture, and the country's war of independence? Source: Same as ALT0.
• ALT2: ... that a proposal to replace the flag of Angola (pictured) in 2003 featured a sun design based on ancient rock paintings? Source: "Features of New National Flag". Angola Press News Agency. 27 August 2003. Archived from the original on 5 January 2004. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
• ALT3: ... that the largest physical flag of Angola (pictured) weighs 20 tonnes and can withstand winds of up to 200 kilometres per hour? Source: "Içada Bandeira-Monumento no Museu da História Militar em Luanda" [Flag-Monument Hoisted at the Military History Museum in Luanda] (in European Portuguese). Embassy of the Republic of Angola in Portugal. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/To Kill a Mongolian Horse
• Comment: ALT2 and ALT3 do not require the image of the flag to be understood.

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).

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

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

Hook eligibility:

• Cited:
• Interesting:
• Other problems:

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

SpongeBob SquarePants Theme

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• ... that when writing the theme song to SpongeBob SquarePants, Stephen Hillenburg's "idea was to try to make the most annoying song you can"?

• Source: [29]

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Norwich Historic District

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).

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

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

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Everything 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)

• Might I propose ALT0a: "... that when writing the theme song to SpongeBob SquarePants, creator Stephen Hillenburg tried to make "most annoying song" he could?" ~Darth Stabro^{Talk • Contribs} 02:47, 26 March 2025 (UTC)

Vin Burnham

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Lady Gaga wearing the Living Dress on the Monster Ball Tour.

• ... that the same designer made the costumes for Batman and Boohbah?

• Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vin_Burnham

• ALT1: ... that Lady Gaga's Living Dress was designed by the creator of the Batsuit? Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vin_Burnham
• Reviewed:

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

FilmCostumes (talk) 16:30, 24 March 2025 (UTC).

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

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

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

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

QPQ: None required.

Overall: 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 Stabro^{Talk • Contribs} 02:56, 26 March 2025 (UTC)

Sanahin Bridge

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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."

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Padma Bandopadhyay

5x expanded by Yerevantsi (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 76 past nominations.

--Երևանցի ^talk 19:34, 24 March 2025 (UTC).

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

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

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

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article has been 5 times expanded Munfarid1 (talk) 18:52, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

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?

• Source:

• ALT1: ... that the lead actor of To Kill a Mongolian Horse is a real Mongolian horseback performer and portrays himself in the film? Source:
• ALT2: ... that the lead actor of To Kill a Mongolian Horse fell off a horse during filming and that moment was retained in the final cut? Source:
• ALT3: ... that the director of To Kill a Mongolian Horse compared the costumes of Mongolian horseback performers to those of Marvel superheroes? Source:
• ALT4: ... that Tan Chui Mui joined To Kill a Mongolian Horse as an executive producer after the director participated in her online workshop and impressed her with the screenplay? Source:
• ALT5: ... that Jiang Xiaoxuan set her debut film To Kill a Mongolian Horse in her homeland of Inner Mongolia? Source:
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Rutherford Chang

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).

• I will review this nomination shortly. Yue🌙 02:05, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

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

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

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: 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)

• Thanks a lot for reviewing the article, Yue!! I am happy to proceed with ALT2. —👑PRINCE of EREBOR📜 17:16, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

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2024 Greenfield tornado

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• ... that a tornado estimated to be one of the strongest on record helped out volunteers by planting maize crops in a green field?

• 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).

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

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

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article 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)

@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)

@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)

Fix @Departure–: RoySmith (talk) 12:23, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

@RoySmith: Done. Departure– (talk) 14:37, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

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)

@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)

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)

Greater bamboo bat

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• ... that up to forty greater bamboo bats will roost in a single bamboo shoot?

• Source: Comparative phylogeography of bamboo bats of the genus Tylonycteris (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) in Southeast Asia, https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/398/835, "Bamboo bats of the genus Tylonycteris ... are small-sized bats ... all species can often be found roosting within bamboo internodes in colonies of up to 40 individuals", while Roosting associations of flat-headed bats, Tylonycteris species (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in Malaysia, https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1972.tb01362.x clarifies that these "colonies" are roosting within one bamboo internode.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Giselle Mather
• Comment:

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

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

• @Rusalkii: Hi, I will be reviewing this article. Here are my comments below: Nrco0e (talk • contribs) 00:06, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

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)

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)

Blood on the Silver Screen

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• ... that Sasami changed her sound for a third time for her third album Blood on the Silver Screen?

• Source: Rigotti, Alex (2025-03-07). "Sasami: 'It felt edgy to do something that's cringy to me'". NME. Archived from the original on 2025-03-10. Retrieved 2025-03-14.

• ALT1: ... that Sasami studied pop music using her training in classical music before writing her first pop album Blood on the Silver Screen? Source: Rigotti, Alex (2025-03-07). "Sasami: 'It felt edgy to do something that's cringy to me'". NME. Archived from the original on 2025-03-10. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Sasradilaga rebellion

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).

• Date, size, refs, QPQ, spotchecks, all GTG, confirmed GA status. Just one concern for ALT0 - is "changed her sound" really good English? I'd say she changed her music style, but sound is too generic, IMHO, for this concept. I think ALT0 is more interesting than ALT1, but we need to work this detail out - the current wording made me wonder if the subject is an instrument, animal, or other thing that makes "sounds". --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 12:14, 24 March 2025 (UTC)
  • "Sound" is used colloquially to refer an artist's genre/style/vibe. You can change it to genre, though, since that's also correct. voorts (talk/contributions) 12:59, 24 March 2025 (UTC)
    • @Piotrus: see wikt:sound#Noun #3: "(music) A distinctive style and sonority of a particular musician, orchestra etc." voorts (talk/contributions) 19:22, 24 March 2025 (UTC)
      • Per above, with preference for ALT0 and nonetheless changing sound to genre for clarity. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 02:06, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

Ruben A. Valdez

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• ... that Ruben A. Valdez, a high school dropout, became Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives?

• Source: Presidents and Speakers of the Colorado General Assembly: A Biographical Portrait from 1876 (PDF). Colorado General Assembly. 2016.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Truce of Malestroit

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

Jon698 (talk) 05:02, 24 March 2025 (UTC).

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

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

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article looks great, interesting hook, and is properly sourced. -- RickyCourtney (talk) 06:20, 24 March 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on March 25

Re-Logic

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• ... that after its Google Account was suspended, independent video game developer Re-Logic cancelled the Google Stadia release of its game Terraria?

• Source: https://www.polygon.com/2021/2/8/22272284/terraria-google-stadia-canceled-developer-locked-out

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Statistics House

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).

• Hello 7kk, happy to review this nomination. I hope to have my first comments ready soon. Phlsph7 (talk) 09:41, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

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

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

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

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: The article 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)
  • I'm not the DYK nominator, but the author who brought it to GA status. I've made changes you suggested to the article. I'll leave this DYK to the nominator. Cheers. (Also unrelated but good job for tackling History) Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 16:48, 1 April 2025 (UTC)
  • @Phlsph7: I just removed the image. Change "their" to "its" too. 7kk (talk) 22:33, 1 April 2025 (UTC)
    • Thanks for the changes, that takes care of the remaining concerns. I removed the expression "(logo pictured)" from the hook. Phlsph7 (talk) 08:40, 2 April 2025 (UTC)

Martha Burgess

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• ... that the vandalism of Martha Burgess's sculpture of kissing lesbian military personnel was "indicative of how contentious gay-straight relations remained on Staten Island in the 1990s"? Source: https://www.nyclgbtsites.org/site/sailors-snug-harbor/ The most critically acclaimed work of the Newhouse Center’s 1993 outdoor sculpture show, a commentary on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” by Martha Burgess, “On Leave,” depicted a WAVE kissing a civilian woman, inspired by the famous photo of a sailor kissing a woman in Times Square celebrating the end of the war. It is indicative of how contentious gay-straight relations remained on Staten Island in the 1990s that the work was vandalized and had to be withdrawn from exhibition.]
  • ALT0B: ... that the vandalism of Martha Burgess's sculpture of kissing lesbian military personnel was called "indicative of how contentious gay-straight relations remained on Staten Island in the 1990s"? Source: Same as ALT0A
  • ALT1: ... that the vandalism of Martha Burgess's lesbian sculpture was "indicative of how contentious gay-straight relations remained on Staten Island in the 1990s"? Source: Same as ALT0
  • ALT1B: ... that the vandalism of Martha Burgess's lesbian sculpture was called "indicative of how contentious gay-straight relations remained on Staten Island in the 1990s"? Source: Same as ALT1
  • ALT2: ...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? Source: The most critically acclaimed work of the Newhouse Center’s 1993 outdoor sculpture show, a commentary on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” by Martha Burgess, “On Leave,” depicted a WAVE kissing a civilian woman, inspired by the famous photo of a sailor kissing a woman in Times Square celebrating the end of the war.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Battle of Nanggulon
  • Comment: It's a little long (and I'm not sure attribution will fit), so open to other ideas.

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).

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

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

Hook eligibility:

• Cited:
• Interesting:
• Other problems: - 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)

• @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)

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)

@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)

Colorado State Capitol portrait of Donald Trump

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• ... that Donald Trump would "much prefer not having a picture than having this one"?

• Source: ["“Nobody likes a bad picture or painting of themselves, but the one in Colorado, in the State Capitol, put up by the Governor, along with all other Presidents, was purposefully distorted to a level that even I, perhaps, have never seen before,” Trump posted on Truth Social on Sunday night. “I would much prefer not having a picture than having this one.", Miranda Jeyaretnam, https://time.com/7271040/trump-portrait-colorado-state-capitol-polis-grantham-boardman-history-factcheck/, The Real Story Behind Colorado's 'Distorted' Portrait of Trump, Time (magazine)]

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Flag of Angola

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).

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

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

Hook eligibility:

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: 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)

Thin mouse shrew

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• ... that the African thin mouse shrew may have diverged from its nearest relative due to glacial cycles?

• Source: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42991-023-00377-0, section "Pleistocene projections for Myosorex varius and its subclades", unfortunately it isn't letting me copy the full quote

• 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).

• 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)

@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)

Comment: Binomial scientific names, such as in alt1, should be italicized. ArtemisiaGentileschiFan (talk) 02:45, 31 March 2025 (UTC)

Fixed. Rusalkii (talk) 06:33, 31 March 2025 (UTC)

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?

• Source: In case 30 new songs wasn’t enough, Playboi Carti has added four more to the new deluxe edition of his latest album, Music – Sorry 4 Da Wait, out today March 25 ... “2024” was released in 2023, while “Backr00ms” featuring Travis Scott dropped at the top of 2024; both of those songs appeared on Music – V2. (https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/playboi-carti-music-deluxe-edition-four-tracks-1235303445/ on March 25, 2025)

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/SpongeBob SquarePants Theme

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).

General eligibility:

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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)

• 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)

okay good to go Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 06:46, 28 March 2025 (UTC)

Siege of Khujand

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• ... that Khujand gained independence just a year before it was conquered by the Russian Empire?

• 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.
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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).

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

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

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

QPQ: None required.

Overall: 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?

• Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/the-bear-jeremy-allen-white-shameless-1235519770/

• ALT1: ... that Jeremy Allen White's underwear campaign with Calvin Klein earned $12.7 million in media exposure in less than 48 hours? Source: https://wwd.com/pop-culture/celebrity-news/jeremy-allen-whites-calvin-klein-campaign-miv-1236117526/
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/269 Justitia

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).

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

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

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: 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)

• 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)

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George R. Dale

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George R. Dale (center) in 1926

• ... that newspaper editor George R. Dale (pictured) wore a hat with a bullet hole, supposedly inflicted by the Ku Klux Klan?

• Source: [30] He took to wearing a hat with a bullet hole, presumably to demonstrate the poor aim of a trigger-happy Klansman.
  [31] A showman not always committed to fact, Dale wore a hat with a hole he said had been made by a Klan bullet.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/GOAT (sports culture)
• Comment: The image I selected might need to be cropped to appear in DYK, but I think it's a nice photo.

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).

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

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

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

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: 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)

George R. Dale in 1929

• @Rusalkii: Rephrased to "his newspapers". As for your concern about the image, perhaps it'd be better to to use the lead image instead, as it's a clear headshot that alleviates the hat problem. — Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 04:39, 3 April 2025 (UTC)

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)

Pride Nights

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• ... that Major League Baseball's first Pride Night came about after a lesbian couple were forcefully removed from a Los Angeles Dodgers game for kissing?

• Source: Dreier & Elias 2022, pp. 279–280

• ALT1: ... that the Texas Rangers are the only team in Major League Baseball to have never hosted a Pride Night? Source: Same as above
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Jeremy Allen White

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

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

• 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)

Aquilegia shockleyi

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Desert columbine flowers

• ... that raw desert columbine flowers (pictured) have a sweet taste?

• Source: "Aquilegia shockleyi - Eastw". pfaf.org. Plants for a Future. Retrieved 26 March 2025.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Nun danket alle Gott (Pachelbel), Template:Did you know nominations/Robert Van Damme, Template:Did you know nominations/Eaea

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

Pbritti (talk) 04:41, 28 March 2025 (UTC).

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

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

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

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Looks 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)

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)

@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)

@Pbritti: Received. I think that might be the best path forward. ThaesOfereode (talk) 12:31, 29 March 2025 (UTC)

@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)

@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:

• ... that the perennial flower Aquilegia shockleyi (pictured) was named after a mining engineer?

which seems more interesting to me as a non-botanist. ThaesOfereode (talk) 14:44, 29 March 2025 (UTC)

@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)

@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)

@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.

• ALT4 ... that mining engineer William H. Shockley found specimens used to described Aquilegia shockleyi (pictured) and Lupinus shockleyi?

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

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)

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)

Statistics House

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• ... that despite having once been assessed as not earthquake-prone, Statistics House partially collapsed in the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake?

• Source: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/341233/statistics-house-in-wellington-to-be-demolished "Dunning Thornton engineer Alistair Cattanach, the building's structural designer, assessed it in 2013 and 2016 as more than 90 percent of the new building standard under the current Building Code." (less than 34% is considered earthquake prone https://wellington.govt.nz/news-and-events/news-and-information/our-wellington/2021/02/earthquake-prone-buildings-part-2)

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Vivian Wilson

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

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

• 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)

2015 Islamic State killing of Christian migrants in Libya

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• ... that none of the Christian migrants executed by the Islamic State in Libya in April 2015 were from a country militarily aligned against the group?

• Source: Time

• ALT1: ... that the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church recognized around 30 Ethiopians killed by the Islamic State in Libya as martyrs? Source: Borkena
• ALT2: ... that clashes during a protest against the 2015 killing of Ethiopian Christians led to over 100 arrests? Source: DW
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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).

• General eligibility:
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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)

Sounds good, thank you! Chomik! (talk?) 02:04, 30 March 2025 (UTC)

• 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)

Šediváčkův long

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• ... that Šediváčkův long is considered one of Europe's most challenging dog sled races, with teams climbing over 7,500 meters (24,600 feet) during the event?

• Source: https://czechlongtrail.com/?page_id=1217&lang=en; https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/conquering-the-frost-edivkv-longs-27th-annual-dogsledding-spectacle/photostory/117530486.cms

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Siege of Khujand

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

Annwfwn (talk) 18:47, 26 March 2025 (UTC).

• Timing and size check out. Interesting hook, well-referenced. AGF on Czech-language sources. Looks like this should be good to go. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 05:44, 28 March 2025 (UTC)

Kai Hietarinta

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• ... that Finland won its first Olympic ice hockey medal under the leadership of Kai Hietarinta?

• Source: https://www.nhl.com/news/henrik-lundqvist-zdeno-chara-headline-iihf-hall-of-fame-class-of-2025

• ALT0a: ... that Finland won its first Olympic ice hockey medal in 1988, under the leadership of Kai Hietarinta? Source:https://www.nhl.com/news/henrik-lundqvist-zdeno-chara-headline-iihf-hall-of-fame-class-of-2025
• ALT1: ... that Kai Hietarinta used his business connections to Finland's advantage in international ice hockey? Source: https://jaakiekkomuseo.fi/hall-of-fame/hietarinta-kai/
• ALT2: ... that oil industry executive Kai Hietarinta became Finnish Ice Hockey Association president as an outside person to resolve internal problems? Source: https://jaakiekkomuseo.fi/hall-of-fame/hietarinta-kai/
• Reviewed: Rabbinic period and Devrani Jethani Temple Complex
• Comment: I volunteer two QPQ credits for one nomination, to help reduce the backlog of nominations without reviews.

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

Flibirigit (talk) 02:40, 26 March 2025 (UTC).

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

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

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: * 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)

Updates made and ALT0a proposed. I'd rather go without the year. Flibirigit (talk) 19:01, 27 March 2025 (UTC)

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)

Home of a Rebel Sharpshooter

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Photograph by Timothy O'Sullivan

• ... that Home of a Rebel Sharpshooter (pictured) was staged by moving a corpse?

• Source: The Case of the Moved Body from the Library of Congress, or really any of the sources cited.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Edmonds' Clock Tower
• Comment: I believe this is the first DYK nomination I have personally made since August 2023 and Template:Did you know nominations/CSS Beaufort. The Blogspot ref is OK because it's the official one of Gettysburg National Military Park and is written by the park's National Park Service historian. I think this has a strong case for an image hook, given the subject matter.

Created by Hog Farm (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 74 past nominations.

Hog Farm _talk 02:26, 26 March 2025 (UTC).

• 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)

Articles created/expanded on March 27

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."[32]

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Mitsubishi G6M

Created by Hawkeye7 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 443 past nominations.

Hawkeye7 (discuss) 19:53, 29 March 2025 (UTC).

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

Policy compliance:

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• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: - ?

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

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)

A few other observations

• he never saw the calutrons there until after the war do we need to explain "calutron"? As I understand it, they are devices used to enrich uranium, but better double check.

  That is correct. Added a few words of explanation. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 19:44, 4 April 2025 (UTC)

• Wilxcox replace with "Wilcox"

  Corrected. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 19:44, 4 April 2025 (UTC)

• He was a successively a research remove the first "a"

  Deleted. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 19:44, 4 April 2025 (UTC)

  Thanks, that takes care of the remaining concerns! Phlsph7 (talk) 07:58, 5 April 2025 (UTC) Phlsph7 (talk) 12:07, 4 April 2025 (UTC)

Battle of Siluk

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• ... that after the Battle of Siluk, the body of a rebel commander was identified by his diamond-adorned kris? Source: Carey, Peter B. R. (2015). The Power of Prophecy: Prince Dipanagara and the End of an Old Order in Java, 1785-1855. p. 657.: "The dead man was subsequently recognised as Pangéran Prabuningrat by his diamond-studded kris which was found by the local village inhabitants of Sélanangkul"
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Soemartini
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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).

• 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)

Solfrid Koanda

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Solfrid Koanda

• ... that Solfrid Koanda (pictured) was an electrician before becoming a full-time weightlifter?

• Source: [33]

• ALT1: ... that Solfrid Koanda (pictured) qualified for her first weightlifting competition a few days after starting the sport? Source: [34]
• ALT2: ... that weightlifter Solfrid Koanda (pictured) was born to a Finnish mother and Ivorian father yet represents Norway? Source: [35]
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Carlos Baxter

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).

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

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

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

Sanitary bin

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Sanitary bin, next to toilet

• ... that the an early patent for a 'sanitary waste disposal bin' was made in the USA in 1952? Source: Early patents included inventor George S. James “sanitary waste disposal bin”, patented in New York in April 1952 as “a convenient method of disposing of sanitary napkins.” https://www.technologystories.org/feminine-waste-only/
  • ALT1: ... that in 2019 sanitary bins were removed from railway stations in Japan to prevent terrorism? Source: "Sanitary boxes have disappeared from Tokyo station toilets as a result of the G20 summit? We asked railway companies how they are responding" https://nlab.itmedia.co.jp/nl/articles/1906/27/news121.html
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Fadel al-Utol

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).

• Will review this please.... interesting hooks, QPQ done, image free and clear. Whispyhistory (talk) 21:32, 27 March 2025 (UTC)

  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)

WTLV

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• ... that just two weeks after a Florida TV station began using a news helicopter, it crashed, killing two of three occupants? Source: https://www.genealogybank.com/newspaper-clippings/thousands-get-view-news-helicopter-crashes-riverside/lyuehavtbffjvnyvqkrpnlbijxgdweqs_ip-10-166-46-132_1742448843161
  • ALT1: ... that a Florida TV station's change in network affiliation turned out to be a "short-term help" in ratings and was "never accepted" by the market? Source: https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-nbc-affiliates-wra/150275462/ and https://www.genealogybank.com/newspaper-clippings/nbc-lures-wtlv-back-affiliate/yvsarkbpicxqmjwivbooklyfrwmqpwzh_ip-10-166-46-95_1731605703202
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Computer Mah-jong Yakuman

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).

• General eligibility:
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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)

Collection for the Holy Places

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The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem

• ... that each year on Good Friday, the Catholic Church takes up a a collection for Christians in the Holy Land?

• Source: "Vatican calls for urgent support to Holy Land Christians". LaCroix International. March 19, 2025. Archived from the original on March 22, 2025. Retrieved March 27, 2025.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/George Frazier Miller
• Comment: I would like this to be held for Good Friday (April 18).

Created by Darth Stabro (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 34 past nominations.

~Darth Stabro^{Talk • Contribs} 21:39, 27 March 2025 (UTC).

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

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

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)

George Frazier Miller

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• ... that George Frazier Miller raised and spent $10 during his campaign for a seat in the United States Congress in 1918?

• Source: "Spends $10 In His Race For Congress". The New York Age. November 23, 1918. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/WTLV

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

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

• {Article created today and clears Earwig. QPQ checks out. Sources seem reliable. Hook is interesting, but I might suggest adding "only" to the hook. Good to go though. . ~Darth Stabro^{Talk • Contribs} 21:37, 27 March 2025 (UTC)

• @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.

• @Darth Stabro: QPQ done. Jon698 (talk) 00:13, 28 March 2025 (UTC)

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1963 Mississippi House of Representatives special election in Lauderdale County

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• ... that a special election in February 1963 put the first Republican in four decades into the Mississippi Legislature?

• Source: https://www.newspapers.com/article/enterprise-journal-after-43-years-repub/169396290/

• Reviewed:
• Comment: First-ever DYK nomination.

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

LV ^{✉ ✎} 01:30, 3 April 2025 (UTC).

• Comment: Mistakenly listed creation date as March 28, 2025 in the nomination. Article was created at 22:25 UTC on March 27, 2025. LV ^{✉ ✎} 01:48, 3 April 2025 (UTC)
• Date (created 03:25 on March 28), hook, length, close paraphrase check ok. No qpq needed. --Soman (talk) 13:13, 6 April 2025 (UTC)

Kyai Maja

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Kyai Maja's grave

• ... that the grave (pictured) of Javanese spiritual leader Kyai Maja at his exile near Lake Tondano has become a site for pilgrimages? Source: [36]
  • ALT1: ... that descendants of 62 followers of Kyai Maja (grave pictured) during his exile near Lake Tondano has formed a village there? Source: [37]
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Cynthya Karam
  • Comment: -

Created by Juxlos (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 243 past nominations.

Juxlos (talk) 14:36, 31 March 2025 (UTC).

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

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

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

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Passed all checks. I prefer ALT1 since not everyday you'd see a village formed out of the followers of an exiled spiritual leaders. Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 07:46, 2 April 2025 (UTC)

• Note to promoter: if ALT1, it will probably be better to run it as a double hook with Template:Did you know nominations/Kampung Jawa, Minahasa

• ALT1: ... that descendants of 62 followers of Kyai Maja (grave pictured) during his exile near Lake Tondano has formed a village there?

Carlos Baxter

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• ... that Carlos Baxter was erroneously given 130 votes meant for his brother during the 1860 U.S. House of Representatives election?

• Source: "Members of Congress For Vermont - Official Canvas -". Vermont Watchman. November 2, 1860. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/2015 Islamic State killing of Christian migrants in Libya
• Comment: Could this hook appear on the same day as the one for his father, William Baxter (American politician), which I am about to nominate as a DYK

Created by Jon698 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 85 past nominations.

Jon698 (talk) 17:37, 29 March 2025 (UTC).

• @Jon698: The hook could be better worded as "... that Carlos Baxter was erroneously given 130 votes meant for his brother during the 1860 U.S. House of Representatives election?" would this be alright by you? The article seems in good shape, passes all criterion. Arconning (talk) 06:01, 30 March 2025 (UTC)

@Arconning: That hook is fine. Thank you for the review. Jon698 (talk) 06:07, 30 March 2025 (UTC)

Approving. Arconning (talk) 06:09, 30 March 2025 (UTC)

I don't think it would be allowed for the two hooks to run at the same time. Either they will have to run separately, or they will need to have a joint hook. @Jon698: If you're okay with the later, how about:

ALT2 ... that that Carlos Baxter, the son of Vermont state representative William Baxter, was erroneously given 130 votes meant for his brother during the 1860 U.S. House of Representatives election?

Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:34, 30 March 2025 (UTC)

@Narutolovehinata5: I'm okay with the hooks running on different days. Jon698 (talk) 16:35, 30 March 2025 (UTC)

Indian Packing Company

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• ... that because the Green Bay Packers were named after the a canned meat company, PETA called on the the team to change their name?

• Source: The Daily Oklahoman

• Reviewed: Heartburn

Improved to Good Article status by Gonzo fan2007 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 63 past nominations.

« Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 16:31, 28 March 2025 (UTC).

• Packers + Delaware? Have to review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 17:20, 28 March 2025 (UTC)

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

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

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Looks good. Nice work. BeanieFan11 (talk) 21:37, 28 March 2025 (UTC)

Bernard Schwartz House

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The Bernard Schwartz House

• ... that the Bernard Schwartz House's design was based on a drawing for a magazine? Source: Umberger, Mary (December 16, 2000). "Wright House Needs a Buyer With Bucks, Speed". Chicago Tribune.
  • ALT1: ... that the Bernard Schwartz House was built after Schwartz saw a plan by Frank Lloyd Wright in Life magazine? Source: Schwartz, Bernard and Fern, House (Report). National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service. February 19, 2019. p. 19
  • ALT2: ... that the Bernard Schwartz House was Wisconsin's most popular Airbnb listing by the late 2010s? Source: Nyman, Shane (June 3, 2019). "Most popular Airbnb in Wisconsin is Frank Lloyd Wright house in Two Rivers". Post-Crescent Media
  • ALT3: ... that Frank Lloyd Wright did not believe Wisconsin's Bernard Schwartz House would need repairs or catch fire? Source: National Park Service 2019, p. 27.
  • ALT4: ... that the designer of Wisconsin's Bernard Schwartz House did not believe it would need repairs or catch fire? Source: National Park Service 2019, p. 27.
  • ALT5: ... that the children of the Bernard Schwartz House's owner often invited strangers to see their home? Source: Sundberg, Anne (June 13, 2004). "Open and they will visit". Herald Times Reporter. pp. F1, F2.
  • Reviewed: Alice Lord (diver) (1st of 2 QPQs)
  • Comment: More hook suggestions welcomed

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 713 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 15:09, 28 March 2025 (UTC).

• QPQ is done. Article is in good shape, neutral, BLP-compliant; sources in general look reasonable. Length is good. Hook length is good, and hook statement is properly cited. 15X expansion is recent enough. Earwig says 46% similarity to the NHRP report, which is a little high but is explained by the many direct quotes and common phrases. (I decline to read that document in full, as it is a 73-page PDF.) I like ALT1, although I'd prefer that "its first owner" be instead "Schwartz". Epicgenius, you good with that? DS (talk) 16:31, 28 March 2025 (UTC)
  • DS, thanks for the review. That change to the hook sounds good to me and I have implemented it. Epicgenius (talk) 16:39, 28 March 2025 (UTC)
    • DS (talk) 18:16, 28 March 2025 (UTC)

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Más Notícias

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Más Notícias

• ... that a 1895 painting (pictured), depicting a woman clutching a crumpled letter, was described by a critic as "a list of disasters"?

• Source: https://imgur.com/a/xZ3Qhvl clipped from https://memoria.bn.br/docreader/DocReader.aspx?bib=030015_01&pagfis=5126

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Pholidoteuthis adami

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

Cattos^💭 15:10, 30 March 2025 (UTC).

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

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

Hook eligibility:

• Cited: - Not cited inline in the article itself, but that is an easy fix.
• Interesting:

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Great job with the article! I am not usually a painting connoisseur, but I enjoyed reading this one. Definitely think the hook is interesting. It might be even better without the appositive to get to the interesting part as fast as possible (e.g. ... that a 1895 painting (pictured) was described by a critic as "a list of disasters"?), but that is up to you! I was unable to do many plagiarism spot-checks, as I don't speak Portuguese, so I am certifying a lack of plagiarism on AGF. But otherwise, looking great, and a big thank you for your translation work! We always need more translators :) HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 02:20, 5 April 2025 (UTC)

Thanks for your positive review, @HouseBlaster:! You might've missed it, but it is cited in the article, no? It appears in the "Reception and legacy" section, before that one quote. Although I approve your suggested minor adjustment above. Cattos^💭 02:51, 5 April 2025 (UTC)

@Cathodography: Is ref 33, Moraes 1895, p. 1, the reference? The block quote doesn't contain the text "a list of disasters". Per Wikipedia:Did you know/Guidelines#Articles, The hook fact should be cited in the article, no later than the end of the sentence it appears in. Best, HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 02:55, 5 April 2025 (UTC)

@HouseBlaster: Yes, Moraes 1895, p. 1 is the reference. I did not notice that you were refering to that guideline. Do you think it is satisfactory now? Cattos^💭 03:06, 5 April 2025 (UTC)

Awesome work! for ALT0. Best, HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 03:16, 5 April 2025 (UTC)

A Polish Book of Monsters

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• ... that A Polish Book of Monsters features stories where the line between monster and human is blurred, reflecting what the editor saw as a quintessentially Polish view of monstrosity? Source: see reviews by Froggatt, Zechenter and Little
  • ALT1: ... that A Polish Book of Monsters was praised for showing that Polish speculative fiction goes far beyond the works of Stanisław Lem? Source: see reviews by Zechenter and Little
  • ALT2: ... that A Polish Book of Monsters contains an alternative translation of Andrzej Sapkowski’s The Witcher, rendered as a "Spellmaker"? Source: as discussed by Wodzynski and other sources
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Fred Verity

Created by Piotrus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 556 past nominations.

_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 11:31, 4 April 2025 (UTC).

• Date, length, hook, close paraphrase check ok. I prefer ALT0, better for a broader audience. --Soman (talk) 11:37, 4 April 2025 (UTC)

Soemartini

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Soemartini

• ... that Soemartini (pictured) was appointed as the chief of the National Archives of Indonesia after working in the agency for a year? Source: M, Fitrisia; Assegaf, Hasanuddin; Widiastono, Tonny D. (26 January 1992). "Lebih Jauh Dengan Dra Soemartini". Kompas.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Kyai Maja

Created by Jeromi Mikhael (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 72 past nominations.

Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 07:47, 2 April 2025 (UTC).

• I take it that you got the article from Kompasdata and I still don't have my national library number to access it, so I will AGF on the content. Otherwise, article appears well-referenced and the hook is interesting. QPQ done, I have no reason to believe in any copyvio as all the sources are in Indonesian plus Earwig returns nothing. Good to go. Took the liberty of wikilinking the Archive. Juxlos (talk) 15:46, 2 April 2025 (UTC)

EastEnders 40th Anniversary Week

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• ... that to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the BBC soap opera EastEnders, viewers were given the opportunity to vote on the outcome of a love triangle storyline?

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

FishLoveHam (talk) 06:19, 31 March 2025 (UTC).

• Page was promoted to GA recently enough. Page is long enough. Earwig finds no plagiarism. The source verifies the hook (although I will say that the source doesn't specifically use the phrase "love triangle", it's clearly describing one). Hook is interesting and short enough. QPQ is not necessary. Seems good to me. ArtemisiaGentileschiFan (talk) 20:11, 31 March 2025 (UTC)

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Cynthya Karam

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• ... that in addition to her stage and screen roles, Lebanese actress Cynthya Karam volunteers as a clown doctor in children’s hospitals? Source: Nemr 2025, Tueini 2025 (01:01:51–01:12:18)
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Cinema Toast

Created by Elias Ziade (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 46 past nominations.

el.ziade (talkallam) 18:25, 29 March 2025 (UTC).

• Article new and long enough. QPQ is complete, and the hook fact is both interesting and verified. Earwig didn't detect anything beyond long titles. Good to go. Juxlos (talk) 14:21, 31 March 2025 (UTC)

T. D. Bancroft

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Clipping featuring T.D. Bancroft and the program he donated

T. D. Bancroft

• ... that T. D. Bancroft was an eyewitness of Abraham Lincoln's assassination and donated a program from Ford's theatre with two drops of Lincoln's blood (pictured) to the Kansas State Historical Society?

• Source: "Lincoln's Blood. State Historical Society Receives a Priceless Relic. T. D. Bancroft Presents Two Drops of Blood. Fell From President. Was Carried From Ford's Theatre". The Topeka State Journal. January 16, 1901. p. 7.

• ALT1: ... that temperance activist T. D. Bancroft (pictured) was part of a Kansas militia protecting Washington D.C. during the American Civil War that was quartered in the East Room of the White House? Source: Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas. Historical and biographical. Comprising a condensed history of the state, a careful history of Wyandotte County, and a comprehensive history of the growth of the cities, towns and villages. Chicago: Goodspeed Publishing. 1890. p. 501.
• ALT2: ... that in an 1876 United States centennial publication T. D. Bancroft (pictured) was the first person to write about Abraham Lincoln's relationship with his dog Fido? Source: Kunhardt, Philip B.; Kunhardt, Peter W. (2008). "February 1909: Remembering Fido". Looking for Lincoln: The Making of an American Icon. Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 9780307267139.
• ALT3: ... that temperance movement activist T. D. Bancroft (pictured) witnessed Abraham Lincoln's assassination and later became a prominent lecturer about that event across America? Source: "Obituaries: BANCROFT—Dr. T. D.". Billboard. December 8, 1917. p. 66. and "Death of Dr. T. D. Bancroft". The Kansas City Times. November 24, 1917. p. 2.
• ALT4: ... that American Civil War veteran and temperance movement activist T. D. Bancroft (pictured) established many public libraries in Kansas, and the first public library in Hot Springs, Arkansas? Source: Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas. Historical and biographical. Comprising a condensed history of the state, a careful history of Wyandotte County, and a comprehensive history of the growth of the cities, towns and villages. Chicago: Goodspeed Publishing. 1890. p. 502.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Official White House portraits of Hillary and Bill Clinton

Created by 4meter4 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 111 past nominations.

4meter4 (talk) 17:53, 30 March 2025 (UTC).

• General eligibility:
• New enough:
• Long enough:
• Other problems:

Policy compliance:

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

Hook eligibility:

• Cited:
• Interesting:
• Other problems:

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: I have gone through the article and made some copyedits. QPQ is met and there are no problems in the article stopping it from becoming a DYK. The first hook and ALT2 are the best. Good job on making an article like this. Fun fact: One of my ancestors was present in Ford's Theater for Lincoln's assassination. @4meter4: Jon698 (talk) 23:24, 30 March 2025 (UTC)

Hume MRT station

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• ... that Hume MRT station is the first underground infill station built in Singapore?

• Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/hume-station-downtown-line-lta-sbs-transit-4938436

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/John J. Beckley

Improved to Good Article status by ZKang123 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 16 past nominations.

ZKang123 (talk · contribs) 06:09, 30 March 2025 (UTC).

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

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

Hook eligibility:

• Cited:
• Interesting:
• Other problems:

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: This is a well-written and well-sourced article, ZKang123. The article became GA on 29 March and was nominated on the following day, well within the 7-day period. Since it is a GA, I will skip the source spotchecks. Earwig shows no copyvio. QPQ done. I personally find the hook to be middling. While it is a "first of something" hook, I do not think that an infill station status is particularly interesting to a general audience. I understand why the nominator chose this fact, after reading the article, as much of the content is more technical. But I was considering that perhaps a hook about Andre Wee's artwork Continuity could be generated. I am not opposed to the current hook and will defer to the nominator to see if they wish to proceed with it. Another suggestion would be to consider adding one of the images used in the article to the nomination. —👑PRINCE of EREBOR📜 10:46, 30 March 2025 (UTC)

Hmm well, I would propose a few alts then regarding either the construction or the artwork.--ZKang123 (talk · contribs) 10:56, 30 March 2025 (UTC)

• ATL1: ... that Continuity by Andre Wee at Hume MRT station presents a stylised cross-sectional view of the historical Former Ford Factory?
  • Source: https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/getting_around/public_transport/a_better_public_transport_experience/art_in_public_transport/art_in_transit.html
• ATL2: ... that to complete the civil works for Hume MRT station, construction materials for the station had to be manually transported from Hillview station or Gali Batu Depot during limited engineering hours?
  • Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/hume-station-downtown-line-lta-sbs-transit-4938436

• Thanks for your swift response! ALT1 looks good to me! —👑PRINCE of EREBOR📜 12:43, 30 March 2025 (UTC)

Ivakkak

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Inuit mushers using a fan hitch and a qamutiik

• ... that the sled dog race Ivakkak features two mushers riding on the dog sled?

• Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/2016-ivakkak-underway-1.3518243

• ALT1: ... that the sled dog race Ivakkak is raced using traditional Inuit designs including a rope system called a "fan hitch" and a dog sled called a qamutiik? Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/2016-ivakkak-underway-1.3518243; https://mushing.com/culture/runners-mud-and-ice-historic-qamutiik/; https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/153-dogs-650-km-ivakkak-sled-dog-race-kicks-off-in-northern-quebec-1.4048014
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Avi Yemini

Created by Annwfwn (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 11 past nominations.

Annwfwn (talk) 15:57, 29 March 2025 (UTC).

• Should be good to go. I did some small copyedit/wikilink additions, and added a couple of third-party sources just to flesh out sourcing a tad but nominator did the work here in ensuring the article was new and long enough, and properly sourced and presentable. The hook is very interesting and properly sourced as well. Earwig shows low % for copyvio potential, and the QPQ has been completed. Soulbust (talk) 04:50, 30 March 2025 (UTC)

Thank you, the additions definitely improve the article. Annwfwn (talk) 13:01, 30 March 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on March 30

Avannaata Qimussersua

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• ... that only Greenland Dogs may race in Avannaata Qimussersua?

• Source: Race location:https://books.google.com/books?id=-CcKEQAAQBAJ&pg=PT104&dq=Avannaata+Qimussersua+history&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi94eTDubKMAxUilokEHepFIbEQ6AF6BAgLEAM#v=onepage&q=Avannaata%20Qimussersua%20history&f=false
• Sled Dog Zone: https://visitgreenland.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/pets.pdf
• Instance of dogs being banned from racing due to mixed breed: https://knr.gl/da/nyheder/s%C3%B8ndag-dyrl%C3%A6ge-det-har-vi-l%C3%A6rt-af-sl%C3%A6dehundesagen

• ALT1: ... that ... that only Greenland Dogs may race in Avannaata Qimussersua as other breeds are restricts from entering Greenland north of the Arctic Circle.?
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Klingenheben's law

Created by Annwfwn (talk) and WikiCheshireCat (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 13 past nominations.

Annwfwn (talk) 13:03, 5 April 2025 (UTC).

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

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

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Confirming that you're sure that it should be just "Avannaata Qimussersua" and not "the Avannaata Qimussersua"? Picking the first English-language source that named it, the NYT has it with "the".

Hook is cited, but does it really need 5 citations? Approved as is, but you may want to clean that up.

It'd be cute to run a picture of the dogs, and you have several good ones in the article, but that might fail WP:DYKDIVERT. Overall fun article, and newly relevant - great work! Rusalkii (talk) 21:05, 5 April 2025 (UTC)

Klingenheben's law

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• ... that although Klingenheben's law is usually referred to in the singular, it actually comprises four independent sound changes?

• Source: "Although KL is typically referred to in the singular, that is, 'Klingenheben’s Law', there are really four sound changes, which occurred in different manners and at different historical times." – Newman (2022), p. 15

• ALT1: ... that the coronal rule in Klingenheben's law is largely responsible for the distinction between the two "r" sounds in modern Hausa? Source: "The present-day phonemic contrast between the flap /r/ and the rolled /ř/ is to a great extent due to this rhotacism rule." – Newman (2022), p. 16
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Aquilegia shockleyi

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

ThaesOfereode (talk) 17:11, 31 March 2025 (UTC).

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

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

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: New article. Well cited, most of the citations are scholarly articles behind paywalls, so I assume good faith regarding copyvio. The hook is interesting to people with no linguistic background. The hook is in the article - I found it interesting that Klingenheben himself used a plural term in German, whereas a singular English term was coined. There's a few redlinks in the article, I don't see anything in the guidelines against this - I imagine even in the vast repository of Wikipedia, Hausa linguistic rules are still relatively obscure. I'm going to go ahead and approve ALT0. I think ALT1 requires too much specialized knowledge for the main page. Thanks! Annwfwn (talk) 12:50, 5 April 2025 (UTC)

Thanks for the review, Annwfwn! And yeah, there are some glaring blindspots not just on Hausa linguistic rules, but historical linguistics in general, so I'm trying to help. Agree that ALT0 is most accessible. Thanks again for the review. ThaesOfereode (talk) 01:46, 6 April 2025 (UTC)

RNLB Sir William Hillary (ON 725)

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• ... that Sir William Hillary was sent to Dover in case of aircraft crashes but did not save anyone from an aircraft in 10 years service with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution?

• Source: Wake-Walker (2007) The Lifeboats Story: 'Although the Sir William Hillary saw ten year's service at Dover, ironically, she was never called to a ditched aircraft'.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Pride Nights

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

Geof Sheppard (talk) 16:30, 1 April 2025 (UTC).

• Article is new enough (created 30 March), Earwig gives a "violation unlikely" result of 15.3%, QPQ is done. Hook is interesting and is cited in the article. My only concern is that there are three unsourced paragraphs; the first paragraphs of the "History", "Specification" and "Silver medal service" sections should be referenced for this hook to be eligible in the main page per WP:DYKCOMPLETE. Cattos^💭 00:34, 2 April 2025 (UTC)

These paragraphs share sources with the following paragraphs. I have repeated the citations to clarify this. Geof Sheppard (talk) 16:38, 2 April 2025 (UTC)

Good to go. Cattos^💭 01:08, 5 April 2025 (UTC)

St Peter's Cathedral, Likoma

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St. Peter's Cathedral pictured c. 1909

• ... that when the 3,400-square-meter St Peter's Cathedral was built on the tiny Likoma Island, just 18 square kilometers in Lake Malawi, it was believed to be the largest building in Central Africa?

• Source: "It is about four and one half miles long and two and one half miles wide. Likoma and neighboring Chizumulu, seven miles farther west, are the only significant islands in Lake Malawi" (page 85)... "Together with its chapel, library, chapter house and cloisters, the building's area exceeded some 37,000 square feet" (page 93)... "Even in the 1920s, the cathedral was believed to be 'the single largest building in Central Africa' (Dale 1925, 195)". (pages 93-94) From The Steamer Parish, by Charles Good: https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Steamer_Parish/8y8XSs9xIEIC

• Reviewed:
• Comment: An alternative color image is available at .

Created by Dclemens1971 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Dclemens1971 (talk) 01:22, 31 March 2025 (UTC).

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

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

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

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article meets expansion and length criteria. All sources are fine, a few more wouldn't hurt though. Earwig picks up one paragraph that needs a bit more rephrasing, but it does pass, please do rephrase this one section. I fixed a small grammar issue with the hook. The historical image is nice. Please expand a bit more if you're able to make completely sure it passes the expansion requirement, its very close to the limit. John Cummings (talk) 09:41, 31 March 2025 (UTC)

@Dclemens1971 and John Cummings: The current hook is 195 characters long and thus very close to the 200-character limit. Can hook be trimmed? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 10:29, 31 March 2025 (UTC)

@John Cummings and Narutolovehinata5: Thanks for the review! I tried to trim slightly but the wiki markup for superscript still takes up characters. This is two characters shorter: "that when the 3,400 m² St Peter's Cathedral was built on tiny Likoma Island, just 18 km² in Lake Malawi, it was believed to be the largest building in Central Africa?" I also looked at the Copvio Detector and everything it flagged was inside of three short quotations and thus should be in compliance with MOS:QUOT, but let me know if there was something specific you saw that wasn't in quotation marks. Dclemens1971 (talk) 12:44, 31 March 2025 (UTC)

That is still far too long. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 12:49, 31 March 2025 (UTC)

@Narutolovehinata5: The interestingness of the hook, to me, is in emphasizing the mismatch between the large size of the building and the small size of the island. Obviously we could trim the hook by eliminating the references to the sizes of the island and building, but I do think it loses a bit of the punch. The alternative would be ... that when St Peter's Cathedral was built on tiny Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, it was believed to be the largest building in Central Africa?, which is 140 characters. I will leave to you and @John Cummings: to decide if that is superior to the version that includes size figures. Whatever you decide is fine with me! Dclemens1971 (talk) 12:56, 31 March 2025 (UTC)

Pholidoteuthis adami

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• ... that the male pink scaled squid (Pholidoteuthis adami) mates upside down, and mates for longer than other species of squid?

• Source: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.1086/BBLv223n3p263

• Reviewed:
• Comment: Would be better if here was an image of the behavior, but the licensing is hard to find (citation has a NOAA image, but paper isn't open access)

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

Anthropophoca (talk) 11:08, 30 March 2025 (UTC).

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

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing: - You should address the "[verification needed]" and "[additional citation(s) needed]" templates per WP:DYKCITE. If you think these tags were a mistake, you may justify their removal.
• Neutral:
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

• Cited:
• Interesting:
• Other problems: - The hook should specify how much "longer" the pink scaled squid mates in comparison to other species of squid. As quoted in WP:DYKINT: The hook should be likely to be perceived as unusual or intriguing by readers with no special knowledge or interest

QPQ: None required.

Overall: @Anthropophoca: New enough (created March 30), article is long enough, NPOV, hook is cited to a RS and QPQ is not needed. Earwig shows a "violation unlikely" result with 7.4% similarity. However, there are a couple of issues that need to be addressed before it can meet the standards for DYK. The article includes a few claims that require additional sourcing, particularly the details about the prolonged mating behavior of the male squid and its comparison to other species. To meet WP:DYKCITE, the article should address the "[verification needed]" and "[additional citation(s) needed]" templates and ensure that all facts are properly referenced.

While the hook mentions that mating is prolonged, it could be clarified further ("mates for longer than other species of squid" is vague—how much longer?). Specifying how much longer this mating process lasts compared to other squid species would help eliminate any ambiguity and strengthen the hook. Additionally, the subject of the hook, "pink scaled squid", should be boldlinked to the article Pholidoteuthis adami for consistency with DYK guidelines. For example, may I suggest an alternative hook for ALT0A: "... that the male pink scaled squid mates upside down and holds the female for a prolonged period, much longer than other squid species?". Cattos^💭 15:05, 30 March 2025 (UTC)

@Cathodography: Is it not ok if the hook is vague, but the details are further explained in the article? The original source had this to say on the matter "During in situ observations with the ROVs, both pairs were encountered very close to the bottom but not resting on it. The bright lights of the ROV did not seem to disturb the mating pairs at all. The first pair was recorded for 18 s; the second for 1 min and 50 s", which to me sounds like they did not record the mating process in its entirety.

The comparison with other squid species is made here: "Because spermatangia have been found implanted seemingly nonselectively at various locations on some mated female deep-sea squid, mating is thought to happen quickly (1, 1). In P. adami, however, mating is not swift. The P. adami male was seemingly holding the female very firmly, and mating was prolonged. The opening of the terminal organ of the museum specimen is narrow and suggests that only one spermatophore is released at a time....The successful implantation of 15–20 spermatangia probably takes some time." The other squid species in question is Octopoteuthis deletron, whose page is explicitly linked in the relevant segment of the DYK candidate, and the page on O. deletron also mentions the mating behavior.

Hence, I do not think that the hook needs to explain the phenomena in its entirety, though I'm always open to differences in wording, and perhaps i should explain exactly how many spermatangia were implanted in the museum specimen. I will track down the additional citation needed, though i suspect that the second citation on that page already gives enough information. Cheers, Anthropophoca (talk) 15:51, 30 March 2025 (UTC)

I believe I've addressed the issue, though as stated in the hidden comments, I believe the article could use the recordings of the mating process, which should be in the Public Domain (Sourced from NOAA), but I couldn't verify the copyright at this time. Help to upload and verify this video would be greatly appreciated.Anthropophoca (talk) 16:29, 30 March 2025 (UTC)

You're right. Sorry for wasting your time. I believe that the nomination is good to go now. Cattos^💭 16:43, 30 March 2025 (UTC)

Jon Haukeland

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• ... that Jon Haukeland was central to establishment of the "Polar Bear model" in Norway?

• Source: https://www.hockey.no/nyheter/2024/Jon-Haukeland-valgt-inn-i-IIHFs-Hall-of-Fame/ and https://www.hockey.no/contentassets/9a2704fe10ab49bbab3e0a51038bf54f/engelsk-foreldrehandbok-komprimert.pdf

• ALT1: ... that Jon Haukeland established a "Polar Bear model" for Norwegian children? Source: https://www.hockey.no/nyheter/2024/Jon-Haukeland-valgt-inn-i-IIHFs-Hall-of-Fame/ and https://www.hockey.no/contentassets/9a2704fe10ab49bbab3e0a51038bf54f/engelsk-foreldrehandbok-komprimert.pdf
• Reviewed: Janet Panetta and Albert Bumgardner
• Comment: I volunteer two QPQ credits for one nomination, to help reduce the backlog of nominations without reviews.

Created by Flibirigit (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 162 past nominations.

Flibirigit (talk) 01:39, 30 March 2025 (UTC).

• @Flibirigit: An interesting fact about ice hockey. Approved. Moondragon21 (talk) 11:07, 30 March 2025 (UTC)

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

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

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

QPQ: Done.

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WMTV

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• ... that a Wisconsin TV station claimed to have the only revolving stage east of California when it went on the air in 1953? Source: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115072477/wmtv-creates-new-landmark/
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Admirável Chip Novo

Improved to Good Article status by Sammi Brie (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 755 past nominations.

Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 08:04, 3 April 2025 (UTC).

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

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

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Promoted to GA on 31 March. Long enough, well-sourced, and neutral. Passes Earwig's. Hook is reasonably interesting and sourced. QPQ done. Riley1012 (talk) 13:42, 6 April 2025 (UTC)

Dennis Walker (criminal)

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• ... that Dennis Walker acquired 250 World Series and Super Bowl rings, Babe Ruth's uniform, multiple items from Pete Rose, and other millions of dollar worth of sports memorabilia by defrauding investors?

• Source: "The curse that Ruth built". Tampa Bay Times. May 26, 1995. Archived from the original on March 31, 2025.

"Medford facility offers collection of memorabilia". The Oregonian. February 19, 1986. p. D12 – via Newspapers.com.

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/T. D. Bancroft
  • Comment: This is probably my first hook to ever use the maximum character limit of 200

Created by Jon698 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 87 past nominations.

Jon698 (talk) 02:53, 2 April 2025 (UTC).

• Article is long enough and moved into mainspace at the date. Referencing is adequate, and the tone is neutral. QPQ is done. The Oregonian article covers every sub-item of the hook except for the valuation, which is also cited inline and can be verified from the Tennesseean source. No copyvio detected. Good to go. Juxlos (talk) 15:49, 5 April 2025 (UTC)

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