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

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

  If some of the nominations are not showing up properly at the bottom of the page, these alternative pages can be used to view a subset of the most recent nominations.
Count of DYK Hooks
Section # of Hooks # Verified
May 2 1
May 10 1
May 12 3 1
May 14 1 1
May 16 2
May 17 2
May 20 3
May 21 2
May 22 3
May 25
May 26 1
May 27 2
May 28 1
May 29 1
May 30 2
June 2 1
June 3 2
June 5 1 1
June 6 1
June 7 2
June 8 1
June 9 6 2
June 10 1 1
June 11 1
June 12 6 5
June 13 7 6
June 14 5 2
June 15 4 3
June 16 5 5
June 17 7 4
June 18 7 5
June 19 3 2
June 20 5 3
June 21 9 4
June 22 11 7
June 23 13 5
June 24 11 3
June 25 13 7
June 26 11 4
June 27 6 3
June 28 8 3
June 29 5 2
June 30 6
July 1 12 3
July 2 5 1
July 3 8 3
July 4 5 1
Total 213 87
Last updated 16:20, 4 July 2024 UTC
Current time is 16:37, 4 July 2024 UTC [refresh]

Instructions for nominators[edit]

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

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

Frequently asked questions[edit]

Backlogged?[edit]

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

Where is my hook?[edit]

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

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

Instructions for other editors[edit]

How to promote an accepted hook[edit]

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

How to remove a hook from the prep areas or queue[edit]

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

Nominations[edit]

Special occasion holding area[edit]

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

Non-Olympics requests[edit]

July 17[edit]

Pure Japanese

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  • Source: The movie's trailer and poster
Improved to Good Article status by Murasakihitsuji (talk). Nominated by Nineteen Ninety-Four guy (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

Nineteen Ninety-Four guy (talk) 08:21, 27 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

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

Overall: GA DYK on approval day, satisfactory GAR, enough said. I prefer ALT0. BTW ALT2 and ALT3 aren't written in compliance with WP:DYKFICTION; ALT2 should clarify it is part of the production process, not the plot, and ALT3 is part of the plot. ミラP@Miraclepine 02:09, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Summer Olympics, July 26 through August 11[edit]

Please see Wikipedia talk:Did you know#Olympic hooks table for potential timing changes.

July 23 (pre-Olympics hook)[edit]

Toby Olubi, Can't Touch This (game show)

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5x expanded by Launchballer (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 231 past nominations.

Launchballer 13:13, 1 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

@48JCL: Which article are you referring to? This is a double nomination.--Launchballer 14:42, 3 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Launchballer: Both. 48JCLTALK 15:23, 3 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I personally like ALT1 or ALT0, but ALT1 my preference. 48JCLTALK 15:28, 3 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]


July 24 (pre-Olympics hook)[edit]

Philippines at the 1924 Summer Olympics

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The Philippine delegate holding the two flags for the opening ceremony
The Philippine delegate holding the two flags for the opening ceremony
5x expanded by Arconning (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

Arconning (talk) 16:03, 28 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

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

Image eligibility:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: I prefer ALT 1 TheNuggeteer (talk) 04:57, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Once approved, please place this nomination in the Olympics: Special occasion holding area

July 25[edit]

July 27[edit]

Fathimath Dheema Ali

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Created by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 192 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 19:33, 20 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough

Policy compliance:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation

QPQ: No - Not done
Overall: Created seven days before nom and prose is 2909 B. BeanieFan11, do the QPQ and fix the sourcing issue, and you're good to go. ミラP@Miraclepine 01:16, 21 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Can I please suggest that we run this hook on 27 July, which is when the single women's table tennis preliminary round starts? See Wikipedia talk:Did you know#Olympic hooks table for background. Schwede66 04:44, 23 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]


July 31[edit]

Dylan Travis

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  • ... that in nine years, basketball player Dylan Travis played for nine head coaches?
  • Source: USA Basketball ("In nine years of playing basketball beyond the high school level, he played for nine different coaches.")
Created by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 191 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:34, 18 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Hi BeanieFan11, review follows: article moved to mainspace on 11 June and exceeds minimum length; article is generally well written (I couldn't parse "was named first-team All-State, All-Metro and to the Lincoln Journal Star's Super-State Team" but might just be my ignorance of basketball?); sources cited look to be reliable enough, though I am not familiar with them; I didn't pick up any issues with overly close paraphrasing from a spot check; hook fact is interesting enough for me, mentioned in the article and checks out to the source cited. My first review for a good few months but looks fine to me except that a QPQ is awaited - Dumelow (talk) 15:19, 20 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@BeanieFan11: Following up on the QPQ. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 13:20, 24 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Dumelow: QPQ done; sorry for the delay. (Also, in the sentence you mention, those things mentioned are different all-star teams.) BeanieFan11 (talk) 14:51, 24 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, looks good to me - Dumelow (talk) 16:06, 24 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]


August 4[edit]

2022 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres, 2022 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles

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400 metres hurdles final
400 metres hurdles final
2022 European Athletics Championships
  • Source: Dutch source "Missie geslaagd. Femke Bol heeft vrijdagavond in München voor een unieke dubbelslag op een groot titeltoernooi in de atletiekwereld gezorgd. Het 22-jarige supertalent liep naar de Europese titel op de 400 meter horden. Twee dagen eerder was ze al Europees kampioene op de 400 meter zonder hindernissen geworden. Geen enkele vrouw deed dat eerder." English source alternative
5x expanded by Editør (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. Nominator has 12 past nominations.

Editør (talk) 10:59, 23 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

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

Image eligibility:

  • Freely licensed: Yes
  • Used in article: Yes
  • Clear at 100px: No - Personally I feel at 100px the current image is too wide to be useful for this nomination. I would suggest changing it for either the Brossier/Bol photo from the 400m semi or the Lehikoinen/Bol photo from the 400m hurdles final, but I will also leave this up to the promoter if they feel differently.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Both articles' prose meets 5x expansion. Readable prose on both also surpasses the target. Generally well sourced and well written, hook is also cited and interesting. Images are free, however some issues regarding the selected image (see above). 2 QPQs done to match the double bold articles. Besides potentially swapping the image out for another I'm happy to pass the DYK for these articles. Great job! Sims2aholic8 (talk) 09:56, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your review. I would prefer the Lehikoinen/Bol photo as alternative. – Editør (talk) 10:27, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Or a cropped version of the originally proposed photo if that is an option (cropped to a square, centered on Bol). – Editør (talk) 10:34, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I've added a crop of the above. Not a square; this looks better (I looked at a square crop first). Schwede66 02:51, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you, I'd prefer your crop. I think the hook and image caption should be changed to:
Femke Bol in the 400 metres hurdles final
Femke Bol in the 400 metres hurdles final
... that Femke Bol (pictured) won the women's 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles in an unprecedented double victory at the 2022 European Athletics Championships?
– Editør (talk) 08:06, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Once approved, please place this nomination in the Olympics: Special occasion holding area

August 9[edit]

Manizha Talash

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Moved to mainspace by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 193 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 19:44, 20 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • New enough and long enough. QPQ has since been supplied. All hook facts check out and are interesting in various ways, especially ALT0/ALT1. Dunno if we need quotes on the quote from the headline. No textual or other issues. Fine for the 9 August Olympic suggestion. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 02:29, 28 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]


Approved nominations[edit]

Articles created/expanded on May 12[edit]

Lillie Shockney

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  • ... that Lillie Shockney is a co-founder of the Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators?
Moved to mainspace by Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 81 past nominations.

Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 17:18, 12 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Articles created/expanded on May 14[edit]

Saleh Manaf

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

Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 12:00, 14 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

New reviewer required. Z1720 (talk) 17:24, 10 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]


General: Article is new enough and long enough

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

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

Overall: As noted above, the lede should be beefed up before this hits the main page. Also, given the recent RFC, I'm not sure focusing on the negative aspects of this BLP (i.e., the goat head protest), is going to fly on the main page. It's a very interesting fact, and supported by Liputan6, but something else may work better in the current climate.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:16, 12 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Crisco 1492: I've expanded the lede of the article, but I might need some help finding interesting part of the article other than the BLPed hook. Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 12:32, 13 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Unpromoted per WT:DYK. New review needed for ALT2. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 22:58, 26 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Jeromi Mikhael: Where is it in the article?--Launchballer 17:50, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Launchballer: It was not mentioned explicitly previously, but there was a discussion regarding this in here. I've copyedited the article to make the fact in the hook more explicit. Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 18:00, 28 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
That is not what an underdog is (someone expected to lose), and in either case you'd need an end-of-sentence citation for it.--Launchballer 18:37, 28 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Launchballer: Alright then, change of hook. ALT4: "... that the regent of Bekasi, Saleh Manaf, was protested by his own local environment service?" quote from: this one, ref no. 14 Beberapa waktu yang lalu, Dinas Kebersihan Kabupaten Bekasi sebenarnya sudah mengirimkan surat protes kepada Bupati Bekasi, meminta pertanggung-jawaban bupati terhadap dampak lingkungan dan akibat sampah yang dibuang truk pengangkut sampah. (Some time ago, the Bekasi Regency Environment Service actually sent a letter of protest to the Regent of Bekasi, asking the regent to be responsible for the environmental impact and consequences of the waste thrown by the waste trucks.)
Looks good to me.--Launchballer 06:10, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
"was protested" seems clunky, but I can't quite think of a better phrasing. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 16:11, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'll take a look at this when I get back. My initial gambit is ALT4a: ... that Bekasi's local environment service protested its own regent?--Launchballer 16:17, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on June 5[edit]

Nathan Steuer

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Nathan Steuer in 2024
Nathan Steuer in 2024
https://web.archive.org/web/20210513172806/https://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/gpsd15/magical-futures-2015-08-09 "We used to tease him about the ‘13 and up' on Magic packaging until he cracked back ‘It's just recommended'." https://magic.gg/news/the-week-that-was-the-greatest-steuer-ever-told
Moved to mainspace by GRuban (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 43 past nominations.

GRuban (talk) 14:00, 5 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • @GRuban: QPQ is done. Article is long enough and moved to mainspace same day as DYK submission. Hooks are both interesting and sourced correctly; I prefer ALT1. Article is presentable and free from copyvio. I have two minor issues with the article's citations: 1) I added a citation needed tag, and 2) the article uses X as a source. Other than those two things, there's nothing else needed for approval. Kimikel (talk) 01:13, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]


Articles created/expanded on June 9[edit]

H. J. Lovink Pumping Station

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The H. J. Lovink Pumping Station
The H. J. Lovink Pumping Station
  • Source: "Gemaal H.J. Lovink" [H.J. Lovink Pumping Station]. Rijksmonumentenregister (in Dutch). Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. Archived from the original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 665 past nominations.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 16:40, 9 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Approving both hooks. Article is long enough and created on the day of DYK nomination. Article is presentable, well-sourced, and copy-vio free. Both hooks are interesting and well-sourced. Image meets criteria. QPQ done. Overall nothing to comment on from me. Thank you for your nomination Chris Woodrich! Kimikel (talk) 02:33, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sydnie Christmas

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Created by Launchballer (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 234 past nominations.

Launchballer 21:58, 9 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Review: Newly expanded article from a redirect meeting the required length size of prose. BLP is notable to exist as a standalone article now passing WP:ARTIST. No apparent copyvios. QPQ done. Rest article seems fine. Problem comes with only the fact that this is a synthesis and hence not perfectly verifiable. Do we have any another source mentioning her to be the first woman winner without a dog? Or else, do we have anything else from the article to a new hook? §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {Talk / Edits} 04:52, 13 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It's in HuffPost, which I've added back to the article.--Launchballer 08:42, 13 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Great! All set to go. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {Talk / Edits} 05:02, 14 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'm unsure what "credited" means in the hook. Were the women of Attraction (group) (series 7) not credited Launchballer? ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 00:39, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Their names don't appear in the act's name in the same way that, say, Ashleigh appears in Ashleigh and Pudsey.--Launchballer 00:46, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I don't think "credited" can be used that way. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 09:56, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I can't see that source. Googling 'credit define' gives one definition of 'publicly acknowledge a contributor's role in the production of (something published or broadcast)' - is there not a similar definition in the OED source? And if not, how would you convey this information? (HuffPost, the piece used in the article, says "the only solo woman to ever triumph on BGT without the aid of a dog sidekick", but I would argue that "Ashleigh and Pudsey" is quite clearly a double act.)--Launchballer 10:10, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on June 10[edit]

Infested

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  • ... that with the horror film Infested, the French director Sébastien Vaniček wanted to show how not frightening but "complex and beautiful" spiders are?
Converted from a redirect by Cavarrone (talk). Nominated by Nineteen Ninety-Four guy (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

Nineteen Ninety-Four guy (talk) 22:48, 13 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article new and long enough at the time of nomination. Length and referencing adequate ("Plot" isn't but that's MOS). No copyvio per Earwig aside from the block of interview quote. Hook interesting, cited inline. Good to go. Juxlos (talk) 16:12, 17 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on June 12[edit]

Nederlandsche Kultuurkamer

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Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 667 past nominations.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:44, 12 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Approving all hooks on good faith. Article is long enough and created day before DYK nomination. Article is presentable, well-sourced, and free from copyvio. All hooks are interesting and sourced, though in Dutch. QPQ done. Good to go, thank you for your nomination Chris Woodrich! Kimikel (talk) 19:36, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

J. D. Arteaga

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

TarheelBornBred (talk) 16:34, 12 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • @TarheelBornBred: Article is long enough and created same day as DYK nomination. Article is well-sourced, presentable, and copy-vio free. No QPQ needed. Hook-wise, I prefer ALT0, although I would edit it for contextual sake, and to better reflect the article's content:
ALT2: ... that J. D. Arteaga, a close friend of MLB All-Star Alex Rodriguez, did not foresee Rodriguez's talent?
Please let me know your thoughts. Kimikel (talk) 03:00, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

How to Be Perfect

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  • ... that in his book How to Be Perfect, Michael Schur sought to "wade into some deeply confusing and painful applications of moral philosophy ... but in a fun way"?
  • Source: "...Schur makes good on his promise to 'wade into some deeply confusing and painful applications of moral philosophy, stretching and straining and chewing on really tough questions that plague us in our daily lives, that cause us anxiety and anguish and often lead to loud arguments with our closest friends and family. But in a fun way!'" Kirkus Reviews
  • ALT1: ... that cast members of The Good Place read parts for the audiobook version of Michael Schur's ethics text How to Be Perfect?
    • Moved to mainspace by DrOrinScrivello (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 11 past nominations.

    DrOrinScrivello (talk) 13:47, 14 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • Approving both hooks, with preference to ALT0. Article is long enough and moved to mainspace 2 days before DYK submission. Article is presentable and copyvio-free; if possible, I would recommend adding URLs for the sources that don't have them. Hooks are interesting and sourced well; I think ALT0 is more interesting. QPQ done. Other than that, nothing to comment. Thank you for your submission DrOrinScrivello! Kimikel (talk) 02:33, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Music Sounds Better with You

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

    lunaeclipse (talk) 21:33, 14 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

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

    Overall: Since I am a relatively new user (est Dec2023), I am not sure if ALT0 violates NPOV. But regardless, I prefer ALT1 JuniperChill (talk) 22:08, 18 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Tobie Goedewaagen

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    Tobie Goedewaagen
    Tobie Goedewaagen
    Created by Crisco 1492 (talk).

    Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 668 past nominations.

    Post-promotion hook changes will be logged on the talk page; consider watching the nomination until the hook appears on the Main Page.

     — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:19, 12 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

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

    Overall: I am assuming in good faith that the Dutch refs adequately support the text and that there is no plagiarism. I've done a general search myself as to the subject of the bio in English sources. There were some deletions made to the article of the word Nazi here; restoring the word would help make this properly neutral in accuracy, and I would be happy then to pass this final item of the qpq. 2603:7000:2101:AA00:FD8F:5C17:CABB:9E61 (talk) 20:25, 12 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    @DYK admins: I started working on this, but my comments so far are not showing up .. am I doing something wrong in format? 2603:7000:2101:AA00:FD8F:5C17:CABB:9E61 (talk) 20:29, 12 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Thanks. Looks good. 2603:7000:2101:AA00:900D:526B:7A29:78AD (talk) 02:06, 14 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Articles created/expanded on June 13[edit]

    1899–1900 peasant unrest in Bulgaria

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    • Source: Bell, John D. (2019). Peasants in Power: Alexander Stamboliski and the Bulgarian Agrarian National Union, 1899-1923. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-65544-4, p. 45: "By dawn of the following day, the balance of forces had so shifted that the peasants decided to challenge the troops by marching to Ruse. When they approached the troops the commander gave the order to open fire. The soldiers, however, refused to shoot into the peasants and fired two volleys into the air. The commander himself drew his revolver and fired at the peasants, who rushed at him and made him prisoner. Some of the soldiers allowed their weapons to be taken and the rest retreated."
    • Source 2: Hristov, Hristo (1962). Селските вълнения и бунтове 1899–1900 [Peasant Disturbances and Rebellions 1899–1900] (in Bulgarian). Izdatelstvo na Natsionalnia Savet na Otechestvenia Front: "Постигането на първите успехи повдигна духа на селяните и положението на стражарите и войниците стана критично. За да сломи нападателния дух на селяните, командирът на войсковия отред даде заповед за стрелба. Но войниците отказаха да стрелят в своите бащи и братя. Не беше изпълнена също така и заповедта „На нож!“. Войската се колебаеше."
      • Translation from Bulgarian: "The achievement of the first successes raised the spirits of the villagers and the situation of the guards and soldiers became critical. To break the offensive spirit of the villagers, the commander of the military detachment gave the order to shoot. But the soldiers refused to shoot their fathers and brothers. The order "On a knife!" was also not carried out. The army hesitated."
  • Reviewed:
    • Moved to mainspace by Anonimu (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

    Anonimu (talk) 14:11, 20 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Harriette Cooke

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    • ... that Cornell College professor Harriette Cooke started the Cornell’s Ladies Battalion in 1889, and the women held drills in skirted uniforms while using wooden wands in the place of rifles?
    5x expanded by SL93 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 406 past nominations.

    SL93 (talk) 09:40, 13 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • Approving ALT1. Article is long enough and 5x expanded on the day of DYK submission. Article is presentable, well-sourced, and copyvio-free. QPQ done. Both hooks are interesting and sourced; however, I feel ALT0 is a little verbose and could be worded in a way that flowed better. Other than that, all good to go. Thank you for the nomination SL93! Kimikel (talk) 19:49, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Ghost in the Machine (song)

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    • Source: American Songwriter: " For most of the track, SZA smoothly croons about the disheartening taste in the music industry. As she notices the growing influence of artificial intelligence on the pop landscape, evident in the Robot got future, I don't lyric, she looks to her lover to distract her from her worrisome reality."
    Improved to Good Article status by PSA (talk) and Dylan620 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 21 past nominations.

    PSA 🏕️🪐 (please make some noise...) 01:35, 20 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • Approving nomination. Article is long enough and passed GA review 7 days prior to DYK nomination. Article is presentable, well-sourced, and copy-vio free. The hook is interesting and sourced well. QPQ is done. Nothing else to comment on from me. Thank you for the submission PSA and Dylan620! Kimikel (talk) 03:48, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Narragansett Pier Railroad

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    A Narragansett Pier Railroad train in 1936
    A Narragansett Pier Railroad train in 1936
    Improved to Good Article status by Trainsandotherthings (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 29 past nominations.

    Trainsandotherthings (talk) 20:10, 17 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • Approving on good faith. Article is long enough and promoted to GA four days before DYK nom. Article is presentable, well-sourced, and free from copyvio. Hook is interesting, source is acceptable on good faith. Image meets criteria. QPQ done. Nothing else to comment on from me. Thank you for your nomination Trainsandotherthings! Kimikel (talk) 03:34, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Chicken of Tomorrow Contest

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    A white rock chicken, the winning purebred of the contest
    A white rock chicken, the winning purebred of the contest
    • Source: "rbor Acres White Rocks’ white feathered birds beat the competition in the purebred category, but Red Cornish crosses from the Vantress Hatchery definitely outperformed them. And as it happens, those two breeds would eventually be crossed and become the Arbor Acre breed – whose genetics now dominate poultry farms worldwide."

    "Before long, Arbor Acre’s parent stock had supplied all the major broiler companies in America."

    Modern Farmer
    Created by Thriley (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 135 past nominations.

    Thriley (talk) 02:54, 24 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • Newly created in mainspace on 13 June, the day of nomination, by moving from Draftspace.
    • Length is acceptable, at just over 2,000 bytes. Correctly rated Start-class.
    • No obvious close paraphrasing or copyvio noted in spot-checks of sources, but I tweaked a couple of phrases which could have been considered too close to the source.
    • The image is PD because copyright has expired. If used, the hook would need to have something like (White Rock chicken pictured) appended. It is used in the article, so no issues there.
    • Sourcing and referencing is fine: everything is referenced, and to decent-quality sources.
    • No issues with neutrality, POV etc.
    • The hook fact is sourced and interesting – in fact quite remarkable. Length of the hook is fine.
    • QPQ review has been done.

    An interesting story. Verified and good to go. Hassocks5489 (Floreat Hova!) 19:11, 28 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Luna (Feid and ATL Jacob song)

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    • ... that the Colombian singer Feid collaborated for the second time with an American hip hop producer in "Luna", and it was called "an effort to take the genre to the global level"?
    Improved to Good Article status by Pollosito (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

    Santi (talk) 04:48, 13 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

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

    Overall: Nom is three days after GA promotion, passed a GA review, all good. ミラP@Miraclepine 16:33, 16 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    • @Miraclepine: That's what I meant, only for me adding another alt and having it approved is equivalent to changing it in some way. I'm sorry for making you think I was literally going to change what's above. Well, here it goes:
      ALT1: ... that the Colombian singer Feid performed "Luna" as the only song at the 2024 Copa América opening ceremony, but there were several technical issues in the transmission? Santi (talk) 20:24, 21 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    18th Lok Sabha

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  • ALT: ... that according to the Indian Women's Reservation Bill, 2023, 33% of women MPs will be required although Lok Sabha formed in 2024 has only 14%?
    • 5x expanded by Dharmadhyaksha (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 66 past nominations.

    §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {Talk / Edits} 03:42, 13 June 2024 (UTC). General eligibility:[reply]

    Policy compliance:

    Hook eligibility:

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

    Overall: Approved only for ALT hook proposed by me. Mehedi Abedin (talk) 11:43, 15 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Articles created/expanded on June 14[edit]

    Ryan Warsofsky

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    • ... that ice hockey coach Ryan Warsofsky was the youngest active head coach in the ECHL, then was the youngest in the AHL, and now is the youngest in the NHL?
    • Source: WCSC ("fifth youngest coach in ECHL history. He is currently the youngest active coach in the league."); The Charlotte Observer ("Warsofsky, 31, will be the youngest current head coach in the AHL"); ESPN ("Warsofsky, who at 36 is now the youngest coach in the NHL")
    Created by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 195 past nominations.

    BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:09, 21 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Benjamin Jackson (sailor)

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    • Source: Pages 197 and 198 of this book detail how Benjamin Jackson enlisted in the Union Navy in May 1864 as a substitute for a US citizen named Lewis Saunders, who was drafted, but had the opportunity to pay for a substitute to take his place. The fee Jackson received was likely at least $300. Because Jackson served as a substitute, he was enlisted under the Saunders name.
    5x expanded by Dugan Murphy (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 14 past nominations.

    Dugan Murphy (talk) 22:35, 14 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

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

    Overall: Can't find any mention of 300 dollars in the book, accepted in good faith. TheNuggeteer (talk) 07:28, 25 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Articles created/expanded on June 15[edit]

    Braver Angels

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    • Source: Doherty, William J., and Tai J. Mendenhall. "Braver Angels: Counteracting political polarization." In W. J. Doherty & T. J. Mendenhall, Becoming a citizen therapist: Integrating community problem-solving into your work as a healer (pp. 93–111). American Psychological Association. https://doi-org.proxy.lib.miamioh.edu/10.1037/0000378-008
    • ALT1: ... that conservative and liberal participants in Braver Angels Red/Blue depolarization workshops understand each other better if they share political views with their own group first? Source: Oliver-Blackburn, Bailey M., and April Chatham-Carpenter. "‘But I don’t know if I want to talk to you’: strategies to foster conversational receptiveness across the United States’ political divide." Journal of Applied Communication Research 51, no. 1 (2023): 55-71.
    • Reviewed:
    • Comment: June 27-29 is their national convention, so that'd be great timing for a DYK. I'm part of a WikiEdu course on 2024 US elections and I will continue improving this article over the coming week(s). I'd especially welcome advice on the ordering and naming of sections. I'm in touch with the organization and hope to get some images for Wiki Commons and the article.
    5x expanded by ProfGray (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

    ProfGray (talk) 00:35, 15 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • @ProfGray: QPQ not needed. Article is long enough and recently expanded. Article is copyvio-free. ALT0 is interesting and well-sourced; I fell that ALT1 is too general. The article has one issue: there is a paragraph that lacks citations, which I tagged. Once that is fixed, the hook can be approved. Kimikel (talk) 01:55, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you, @Kimikel:, for working on this DYK. I fixed the citation and removed the tag. (The ref was actually the same as the previous sentence, must have gotten moved around during revisions, thanks for catching that.) Please let me know if any other concerns. ProfGray (talk) 20:50, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Approving ALT0. Thank you for your nomination ProfGray - Kimikel (talk) 01:30, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Joan (Alexander McQueen collection)

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    • ... that the flaming finale of Joan by Alexander McQueen has been read as an image of violence, transcendence, resurrection, and resilience?
    • Source:
      • Bethune, Kate. "Encyclopedia of Collections". In Wilcox (2015), pp. 303–326. (Violence)
      • Spooner, Catherine. "A Gothic Mind". In Wilcox (2015), pp. 141–158. (Transcendence/Resurrection)
      • Fairer, Robert; Wilcox, Claire (2016). Alexander McQueen: Unseen. (Violence/Resurrection)
      • Wilson, Andrew (2015). Alexander McQueen: Blood Beneath the Skin. (Resilience)
    Created by Premeditated Chaos (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 53 past nominations.

    ♠PMC♠ (talk) 23:51, 15 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • The article is long enough, new enough, and neutral. The hook is directly cited. I assume good faith on the references that I cannot read. A QPQ has been completed. Ready. SL93 (talk) 00:26, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
      • Thanks for the review. I can send screencaps of anything if anyone does want to check the sources (GBooks has Unseen and Blood Beneath, I think). I just tweaked firery -> flaming as I think it flows more nicely. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 00:53, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Timeline of Partygate

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    Boris Johnson's 56th birthday party
    Boris Johnson's 56th birthday party
    • Source: "Mr Johnson is the first serving PM to be sanctioned for breaking the law." BBC News
    Moved to mainspace by A Thousand Doors (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 25 past nominations.

    A Thousand Doors (talk | contribs) 20:44, 15 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • Comment not review As this is an article featuring election candidates, it should not appear on the main page until after 4 July, see WP:DYKELECT. TSventon (talk) 21:19, 15 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    • New enough and long enough. QPQ present. This is a unique contribution to DYK as it is three paragraphs and a list; even though one paragraph does not end in an inline citation, I am treating it as a lead-section paragraph. All the list bullet points contain at least one inline citation. The hook fact checks out and is included. Image is OGL-licensed and acceptable for the Main Page. Good to go after 4 July per above. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 04:49, 20 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Articles created/expanded on June 16[edit]

    Pharos (crater)

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    Created by FormalDude (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

    ––FormalDude (talk) 05:59, 16 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    General: Article is new enough and long enough

    Policy compliance:

    Hook eligibility:

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

    Overall: Article promoted to GA (though the nomination template says "created") on 7 June, and is well beyond the required minimum length. All sources are, as far as I can tell, reliable for the material they are cited for. There are no obvious neutrality issues. Earwig reveals no copyvio, and I didn't spot any instances of unacceptably WP:Close paraphrasing. The hook is interesting, but see below about the sourcing. I don't think the meaning of "the moon itself" is unclear, but it could optionally be replaced with "Proteus itself" if others feel differently. There is no image in the nomination, but File:Proteus_(Voyager_2).jpg could be used as it is public domain (by NASA), used in the article, and clear (enough) at the resolution used on the WP:Main page. QPQ has been done. Some comments about the content:

    • I have, to the best of my ability, added inline page numbers for the relatively lengthy sources. Please check if I got it right.
    • a diameter of around 250 km (160 mi) in diameter – redundant.
      Fixed -Ark
    • a small moon orbiting unusually close to Proteus – should probably clarify that it orbits Neptune unusually close to Proteus, as opposed to orbiting Proteus at an unusually close distance.
      Rephrased as ... a small moon whose orbit is unusually close to Proteus's. -Ark
    • Pharos was first discovered in the Voyager 2 spacecraft's flyby of Neptune and its system of moons in 1989, being one of the first identifiable features on Proteus. – going by the source, Proteus itself seems to have been discovered at this time too, no? That should probably be mentioned in some way.
      Good catch! Briefly mentioned Proteus's discovery just ~2 months prior per its discovery announcement in an IAU circular. -Ark
    • The impact basin was provisionally named in a 1992 paper by Steven K. Croft after the island of Pharos – I don't find this in the cited source? It says that the largest basin-like structure on Proteus has been provisionally named Pharos (Croft, 1992), but doesn't seem to mention anything about the etymology.
      Etymology attributed to the USGS/GPN source at the end of paragraph, duplicated to end of sentence as well. -Ark
    • With a calculated diameter of 255 ± 12 km (158.4 ± 7.5 mi), Pharos is by far the largest known impact structure on Proteus. – I don't find this in the cited source?
      Sloppy attribution on my part, the latter portion should be attributed to Stooke 1994 p. 47 The largest crater or basin, Pharos (Figure 9), is really one of the facets already described.... I realized I'd omitted apparently varying estimated diameters between Stooke 1994 and Croft 1992, so I've changed it to With a diameter between 230 and 267 kilometres... with an explanatory efn. -Ark
    • this makes Pharos over half the size of the satellite itself – I don't find this in the cited source, either. On the one hand, this size comparison is a WP:Routine calculation. On the other however, this comparison really needs to come explicitly from the sources if it is to be used for the hook.
      Attributed to Croft 1992 p. 410 table on crater diameter to object radius ratio; it gives a D/R ratio of 1.22 for Pharos. -Ark
      Right, but do any of the sources point this out explicitly? It's verifiable from the sources, which is fine for the article as such, but if we are to use it for a DYK hook we need to be a bit stricter. TompaDompa (talk) 19:46, 23 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
      To clarify, I understand what you're getting at: a crater diameter to object radius ratio above 1 is equivalent to the crater being more than half the size of the object. Which is of course true, but (to my eye, at least) not the kind of sourcing we should base DYK hooks on. If this remains the sole point of contention when we're done with the rest, I suggest we request a second opinion on this specific issue. TompaDompa (talk) 20:10, 23 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
      In this case, I'll refer to DYK nominator FormalDude on whether or not they wish to request a second opinion. -Ark
      @ArkHyena and TompaDompa: I'm gathering that the concern is that the source doesn't explicitly say it is over twice the size and that it may violate our policy on WP:OR to say that. If the source determines a ratio of size between the objects and we can use basic math to determine that it's at least twice the size, I am sure that is not WP:OR nor WP:SYNTH and we're more than fine to say that. There's no extrapolation on our part, we're just saying the same thing in a different way. Happy to get a third opinion from someone not involved though if you're still concerned TompaDompa. ––FormalDude (talk) 09:41, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    • Pharos is a relatively degraded crater [...] bringing Pharos's total diameter to between 500 and 550 km (310 and 340 mi). – I have been unable to access the cited page (694) of one of the two sources cited here. Roughly the second half (from A series of depressions to the end of the paragraph) appears to come from the source I am able to access, suggesting that the rest (up to a peak-ring impact basin.) is from the other one. Could you provide page 694 from Neptune and Triton for verification?
      Should include material from p. 693, this is now fixed. The particular excerpt is The most remarkable aspects of this impact basin are the roughly concentric structures of indeterminable morphology which occur at radii of up to 250 krn from the center (Fig. 5). Although these structures have been interpreted variously by different workers 694 P. C. THOMAS ET AL. (compare Croft 1992; Smith et al. 1989), there is little question that a series of approximately concentric markings is present. Also from the other source: Several depressions surround Pharos, particularly... -Ark
      I don't see how that verifies Pharos is a relatively degraded crater, bound by an outer incomplete scarp interrupted by subsequent impacts. The floor of Pharos appears to be domed, but nevertheless lacks a clear central peak that characterizes central-peak impact craters. However, there may be a peak-ring structure with a diameter approximately half that of Pharos's outer rim.? TompaDompa (talk) 23:11, 19 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
      Largely from p. 694 of Neptune and Triton: Based on the shape model and on shadowing relations, topography within the large impact depression extends over at least 10 km. There is no evidence of a central peak, but there are suggestions of a peak-ring of a diameter about 1/2 that of the outer walls. and from Fig. 10 of Stooke 1994, with the caption using "rim segments" to outline Pharos. -Ark
      Alright, this seems to be at the point where I will simply have to WP:Assume good faith. TompaDompa (talk) 20:33, 23 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    • bringing Pharos's total diameter to between 500 and 550 km (310 and 340 mi). – that would be larger than the diameter of Proteus itself (a point also made by the cited source). Further explanation seems warranted.
      Mentioned, and additionally clarified that this suggestion is unconfirmed. -Ark
    • a cryovolcanic origin is unlikely – the source does not specify cryovolcanic, it says volcanic.
      Proteus is an icy body (per Proteus: Geology, Shape, and Catastrophic Destruction: Thus Proteus is a transitional object in the irregular-spherical shape spectrum for icy satellites...), therefore any volcanic activity automatically falls under cryovolcanism. However, since it's not explained in the source, an efn or a change to the more general "geological activity" may be warranted. Which option would be more preferable? -Ark
      Well, the source says The description of this as a dome does not imply a volcanic origin. Volcanism would not be expected on an object the size of Proteus, particularly since its non-spherical shape suggests it has never experienced significant heating. Negating "geological activity" would be making a stronger statement than the source does inasmuch as it would rule out things the source does not explicitly (not that I would expect anybody to suggest that it's the result of plate tectonics, but still). TompaDompa (talk) 23:11, 19 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
      Well, alternatively other sources utilize the term "cryovolcanism" instead of simply "volcanism", and make no mention of silicate volcanism, incl. Croft 1992: Neither probable cryovolcanic structures such as the coronae on Miranda nor smooth areas suggestive of cryovolcanic resurfacing are discernable on Proteus. Would this be sufficient for an efn? -Ark
      This is a bit outside of my wheelhouse, but that sounds like synthesis to me. TompaDompa (talk) 20:33, 23 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
      Alright, changed to volcanism to be safe. -Ark
    • As the valley appears to extend beyond the terminator in Voyager 2 imagery, it likely is longer. – this is a much stronger statement than the cited source makes (It may extend further north along the terminator.).
      Changed to As the valley appears to extend along the terminator in Voyager 2 imagery, it may continue further north. -Ark
    • As violent impacts were more common early in the Solar System's history, Pharos is likely several billion years old. – this is not what the cited source says. It says because the impactor flux was higher early in the solar system's history, Hippocamp is most likely at least a few Gy old., which has here apparently been combined with the source's We hypothesize that a large impact, perhaps the Pharos event itself, released debris from Proteus into orbit around Neptune. Some of this debris settled into a stable orbit perhaps 1,000–2,000 km (a few Hill radii) interior to Proteus, and accreted into Hippocamp. by way of WP:Improper editorial synthesis to generate the statement in the article.
      Addressed; moved into the "Effects on other Neptunian moons" subsection. -Ark
    • Nevertheless, that Pharos's structure is relatively well-preserved – this seems to contradict the earlier Pharos is a relatively degraded crater.
      Addressed, additionally mentioning the point about resurfacing from the source Proteus was brought near the point of significant disturbance of its preexisting surface. -Ark
    • A system of possible tectonic faults and fractures both concentric and radially oriented to Pharos – maybe I'm missing something, but this seems to seriously overstate the confidence either cited source places in there being real (as opposed to illusory/artefactual) linear structures radial to Pharos. They speak a fair deal about concentric structures, on the other hand.
      Addressed, attributing caution to Croft 1992 p. 407 -Ark
    • Due to Triton's retrograde—or backwards—orbital motion, fragments would impact at velocities of roughly 7.5 km/s (17,000 mph) relative to Triton – the cited source does not say that this is the reason the impact velocity would be of this magnitude.
      Addressed. -Ark
    • Not a DYK requirement, but WP:NOTSEEALSO suggests avoiding repeating links from the body in the "See also" section.
      Removed Hippocamp from the See also section. -Ark

    Ping DYK nominator FormalDude, GA nominator ArkHyena, and GA reviewer Cocobb8. TompaDompa (talk) 00:35, 17 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    • Thanks for the review, TompaDompa! I'm going to give some time for ArkHyena and Cocobb8 to respond first. If these issues aren't resolved in a few days, I'll take a crack at it myself. ––FormalDude (talk) 10:21, 17 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
      • Thanks for the ping TompaDompa! I think that the hook is interesting indeed, but I personally thing it should be "Proteus" itself instead of "the moon", so as to not have confusion with Earth's satellite. I agree with the comments for improvements you listed above! Cocobb8 (💬 talk • ✏️ contribs) 13:38, 17 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    • Hello, I appreciate all the feedback! I've addressed a couple minor points. Unfortunately, I will be flying out later today, so I myself won't be able to do much more until Tuesday (UTC-7:00). Apologies if this delay causes any issues. ArkHyena (talk) 18:35, 17 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
      TompaDompa, most major points above should be addressed now (with two awaiting reply) :) Again, apologies for the delay, it's been a busy week for me. ArkHyena (talk) 00:32, 23 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Second opinion requested regarding the sourcing for the hook (see above). I'll also for the record propose the slightly rephrased ALT1:

    TompaDompa (talk) 16:33, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    WP:Routine calculations are not original research. If that's the only aspect of this nomination that requires attention, I should be able to tick it off.--Launchballer 07:02, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    AppleToo

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    Converted from a redirect by 74.89.25.100 (talk).
    General: Article is new enough and long enough
    Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
    Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
    QPQ: None required.

    Overall: The article does not seem neutral, considering the biased words rarely use quotations, the article also does not seem plagiarism free, with 10 percent of plagiarism, Good enough for DYK. TheNuggeteer (talk) 03:49, 25 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    TheNuggeteer a comprehensive DYK review would give more specific feedback. Which words are biased or WP:WEASEL? Can you give examples so that the nominator can make the relevant improvements? And regarding copyright violation, a percentage doesn't say much. Checking earwig, I checked several examples and determined them to be false matches, or appropriately used, e.g an attributed quote. If you have specific copyright violations in mind, please explicitly mention which ones. The tooling and percentages are meant to guide the search but are not a substitute for in-depth analysis. ~ 🦝 Shushugah (he/him • talk) 10:47, 25 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Shushugah According to WP:CONTENTIOUS "racist" and "sexist" (and probably others: racial discrimination, ableism, assault) are words to watch, considering they are not confirmed (regarding the ongoing 2024 lawsuit). I recommend (also according to WP:ALLEGED) to add alleged and to put quotes beside the alleged words. TheNuggeteer (talk) 11:05, 25 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Also, regarding the copyright, I've changed the checklist from blank to yes. Considering the mistake. TheNuggeteer (talk) 11:05, 25 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    TheNuggeteer, can you check the changes? Thank you 2603:7080:AF03:34A4:3487:F0AC:7F1D:1643 (talk) 19:33, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Added alleged to spots where it was missing and reworded lawsuit to also use alleged. 24.169.15.170 (talk) 06:11, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    YMCA Building (San Diego)

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    • ... that the San Diego YMCA served over 125 million military personnel?
    • Reviewed:
    • Comment: This is my first DYK nomination; any pointers on how to do better are always welcome!
    Created by RevelationDirect (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

    RevelationDirect (talk) 21:50, 22 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Review:

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

    Hook eligibility:

    • Cited: Yes
    • Interesting: Yes
    • Other problems: No - Sources are for this building specifically, maybe change to something like "... that the San Diego YMCA building served over 125 military personnel?" (add "building")?
    QPQ: None required.

    Overall: I'm a new DYk reviewer, so requesting fresh review. GoldRomean (talk) 19:54, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    @RevelationDirect: Review complete (requesting second review, though). GoldRomean (talk) 20:00, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    You can get a handy template right here.

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    Impressive 0.0% on Earwig's copyvio detector. It stretches belief a bit to say the YMCA served the equivalent of the entire population of Japan or Mexico, but I'll chalk it up to it having been operating for a long time. Bremps... 06:25, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    A Stroke of the Pen: The Lost Stories

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    • ... that early in his career Terry Pratchett had published short stories in newspapers, which remained unknown until they were posthumously discovered and republished in the 2023 book A Stroke of the Pen?
    Created by Al83tito (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

    Al83tito (talk) 04:34, 19 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • Article - Created 16 June, nominated 19 June: 4688 words: sources reliable, including source of hook: article is presentable. Hook - meets criteria of verifiability, interest and format. Good to go.Smerus (talk) 13:11, 19 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Oen Boen Ing

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    • ... that Dr. Oen Boen Ing used his own money to pay for some patients' prescriptions?
    Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 671 past nominations.

     — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:04, 16 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

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

    Overall: Earwig marked ~40% for the Wacana PDF, but a spot check indicates that it's probably due to the foreign language element and particular phrasing like "fun fairs"; I didn't see any serious issues. Promoter, feel free to double-check my work; this is my first QPQ review. ThaesOfereode (talk) 21:16, 16 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Articles created/expanded on June 17[edit]

    Frances Darlington

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    Frances Darlington
    Frances Darlington
    • ... that although sculptor Frances Darlington was known for her painted relief panels, she also designed a railway poster?
    • Reviewed: Max Weil
    • Comment: Created over some months in userspace, then moved to mainspace 17 June 2024
    Created by Storye book (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 106 past nominations.

    Storye book (talk) 10:03, 19 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • New article, well written and high quality (likely suitable for a GA nomination). No copyvio issues found. Hook is interesting, cited in the article, and of appropriate length. My one concern is the licensing of the image. Without the photographer's identity and thus death date, and without proof that it was first published prior to 1929, the claimed license is not valid. PD-old-assumed would be valid given that the image is >120 years old, but an appropriate US copyright tag would still be needed. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 06:10, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Fireze by Darlington (detail)
    • Thank you for your comment. Here is the image that you requested as a second option.
    • Note: I always do my best to cooperate on DYK templates, whether as reviewer, creator or nominator. However I also claim the right to an opinion. In this case, you will see that I am doing my best to cooperate. However, in the (nearly) 20 years that I have been a WP contributor, I have never seen a 120-year-old UK photo refused at DYK on those grounds. This image was a carte de visite, as were most photographs in the UK in 1897. They were purchased in batches and used as visiting cards, and were left at the addresses of acquaintances and businesses in the way that we leave our contact details today. Unlike our contact details today, cartes de visite were expected to be shared around by those who received them, because privacy was not an issue in the way that it is today, and cartes de visite were used as a form of advertisement. If that is not a form of publication, I don't know what is. Storye book (talk) 09:03, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    • @Storye book: If it's a carte de visite, then I would consider it to have been published. I do think the fireze might be more interesting as a DYK image, since there are a lot of portraits there, but either image is just fine. Great work! Pi.1415926535 (talk) 21:56, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    1969 Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick leadership election

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    Created by B3251 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 16 past nominations.

    B3251(talk) 13:58, 17 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • Approving hook. Article is long enough and created the same day as DYK nomination. Article is well-sourced, copyvio-free, and presentable. Hook is interesting and well-sourced, not sure if there's a better way to word it. QPQ done. Nothing else to comment on from me. Thank you for your nomination B3251! Kimikel (talk) 04:27, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Band of Angels (novel)

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

    MattMauler (talk) 03:37, 17 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    General: Article is new enough and long enough
    Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
    Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
    • Cited: Yes - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
    • Interesting: Yes
    QPQ: None required.

    Overall: Looks good, thanks for expanding the article! I'm partial to the initial hook, but either of the ALTs will work too. ThaesOfereode (talk) 23:12, 20 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Kho Ping Hoo

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    • ... that Kho Ping Hoo, despite writing numerous stories based on wuxia, could not read Chinese?
    • Source: Sawega, Ardus M. (22 July 1994). "Asmaraman Kho Ping Hoo: "Saya Telah Iklas Pergi ..."" [Asmaraman Kho Ping Hoo: "I've Accepted My Departure ..."]. Kompas (in Indonesian). Jakarta. p. 20.
    Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 672 past nominations.

     — Chris Woodrich (talk) 19:08, 17 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Articles created/expanded on June 18[edit]

    Oey Kim Tiang

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    Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 673 past nominations.

     — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:13, 18 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • Long enough. New enough. Inline citations throughout. AGF as the sources are not online. No copyright issues (5% to 8% similarity per Earwig). Both hooks are cited but I find ALT1 more interesting (as someone who grew up reading Burmese translations of the Condor Trilogy and many other wuxia novels and as a fan of Spaghetti Westerns.) Problem is: ALT1 is not clearly stated in the article itself. Is Oey An Siok supposed to be the second man with no name? Please clarify. Hybernator (talk) 23:57, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    • Hi Hybernator. The article has "[Oey Kim Tiang] used a variety of pseudonyms, with ... Boe Beng Tjoe ("the man with no name"), ... attested during this period. Footnote C adds "Oey An Siok also published several translations by himself, borrowing the pseudonym Boe Beng Tjoe". I avoided including the translation twice, but it's the same pseudonym.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:04, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Traceable Radiometry Underpinning Terrestrial and Helio Studies

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

    Ennegma (talk) 11:28, 18 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • Not a review, but "that many reports and academic publications were produced by Fox and collaborators in order to obtain both scientific and financial support for truths?" would make a cracking April Fools' hook.--Launchballer 13:14, 26 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
      • very clever Launchballer, that would indeed be a fun suggestion thank you! And, if we were closer to April now I would have liked to recommend it. But on balance I’d prefer to have this published sooner rather than later - this is my first proposal for a DidYouKnow after all. Ennegma (talk) 08:35, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    No worries. Full review needed.--Launchballer 08:38, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Hello user:Kimikel. I have made some minor adjustments to sections that were highlighted in the report you linked. However, there are several things that the Earwig tool highlights which are technical terms (e.g. "a primary standard cryogenic radiometer"; official names/proper nouns (e.g. "Cryogenic Solar Absolute Radiometer (CSAR)"; or direct quotes to either scientific descriptions (e.g. "constrain and improve retrieval algorithms") or important but non-encyclopedic-style phrases (e.g. "the heart of the calibration system"). Most importantly, there is a blockquote which describes the two primary objectives of the whole satellite - and because these sentences are scientifically specific, I didn't think it would be appropriate to paraphrase them or abridge them more than I already have. I note that User:CFA left a note on the article's talkpage two weeks ago that says "Note to future editors: Earwig scores high because of the large block quote in the Science section. There are no actual copyvios." I hope that is sufficient adjustment and explanation for this review process. Thank you.

    Ennegma (talk) 12:00, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Approving hook. I was aware of the block quote and scientific names contributing to the earwig, but your latest edit removed some of the phrasings that I was talking about. This article is now good to go. Thank you for you nomination Ennegma - Kimikel (talk) 12:29, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Steve Elcock

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    • ... that Steve Elcock's Symphony no. 6 is dedicated to "the everlasting execration of self-serving politicians, the obscenely rich and the system that allows them to remain so"?
    • Source: Whitehouse, Richard (2021). "A Symphonic Odyssey", in Musical Opinion, issue 1528 (July-September 2021), p.8
    Created by Smerus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 42 past nominations.

    Smerus (talk) 13:57, 18 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • @Smerus: Article is long enough and created same day as DYK nomination. Article is well-sourced and copyvio-free. The hook is interesting and sourced, although the source is inaccessible. QPQ done. There is an issue with the article; namely, the lead section is insufficient for an article of this length. Once this is fixed, the hook is approvable. Kimikel (talk) 01:28, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Helianthus devernii

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    Red Rock sunflower in bloom
    Red Rock sunflower in bloom
    Created by Mezbalogh (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

    Classicwiki (talk) If you reply here, please ping me. 04:05, 23 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • Thanks all, changes made look good. Classicwiki, I will complete the DYK review: Article created 18 June and is of good length; sources used look to be reliable for the content cited; I don't have access to all the sources but didn't find any issue with overly close paraphrasing in a spotcheck; hooks are interesting and stated in the article (I amended ALT0 to "around two desert springs" as there is a third cluster nearby), AGF on sourcing to journal I don't have access to; image is good and properly licensed; a QPQ is not required in this case. Should be good to go. I just had one remaining query on a part of the text that discusses recreational use of the area and links this to invasive weeds, which I couldn't find in the source. Once this is sorted it will be good to go - Dumelow (talk) 08:19, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
      • @Dumelow, I added some citations that these noxious weeds are a problem in Spring Mountains and Clark County area, where the plant is located. Tweaked the sentence. Let me know if there is anything else I need to address. Thx, --Classicwiki (talk) If you reply to me here, please ping me. 05:45, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Hi Classicwiki, I've given it a tick. I removed a bit about recreation that I couldn't find in the source, feel free to re-add if you can support it - Dumelow (talk) 07:33, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Fu Wuji

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    • ... that Fu Wuji's Fuhou gujin zhu includes information on everything from astrological signs to the dimensions of imperial tombs?
    • Source: B.J. Mansvelt Beck, "The Treatises of Later Han" pp.129-130
    • Reviewed:
    Created by Kzyx (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

    Kzyx (talk) 21:11, 23 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    General: Article is new enough and long enough
    Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
    Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
    • Cited: Yes - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
    • Interesting: Yes
    QPQ: None required.

    Overall: The article is okay, and the hook is interesting, the source is a book source but accepted. TheNuggeteer (talk) 11:21, 25 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    WUEC

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    5x expanded by Sammi Brie (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 691 past nominations.

    Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 06:45, 18 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

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

    Overall: Looks good. Nice work. BeanieFan11 (talk) 19:24, 20 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Articles created/expanded on June 19[edit]

    Melani Budianta

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    • Source: Hartiningsih, Maria; Pambudy, Ninuk M (4 February 2006). "Persona: Melani Budianta Mendobrak Batas-batas" [People: Melani Budianta, Breaking Barriers]. Kompas (in Indonesian). p. 12.
    Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 674 past nominations.

     — Chris Woodrich (talk) 15:39, 19 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • Approving ALT1 and ALT2 on good faith, pref. ALT2. Article is long enough and new enough. Article is presentable, well-sourced, and free from copyvio. QPQ done. Hooks are sourced; in my opinion, ALT2 is the most interesting and accessible for a casual reader. Hooks are all sourced with Indonesian sources. Overall good to go, thank you for your nomination Chris Woodrich - Kimikel (talk) 13:17, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Judy Kellogg Markowsky

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    Created by SL93 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 407 past nominations.

    SL93 (talk) 23:34, 19 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

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

    Overall: Looks good. Nice work. BeanieFan11 (talk) 03:20, 22 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Articles created/expanded on June 20[edit]

    Gerhard Klingenberg

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    Klingenberg in 2010
    Klingenberg in 2010
    5x expanded by Gerda Arendt (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 2109 past nominations.

    Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:09, 23 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • The article is new enough and long enough. Sourcing is proper; everything is in German so generally AGF on the sources. QPQ is still pending. I did not find any close paraphrasing. Article was on ITN's Recent Deaths section so it remains eligible for DYK. The issue is the hook: it fails WP:DYKINT as it is reliant on specialist information that general audiences may not have (a reader who doesn't know that the Burgtheater is Austria's main theater might not get the importance, and why is Camille singled out?). It's also too complicated and has too many facts; ideally it should focus on only one primary fact. There's also the issue raised by 4meter4 in the past that these "actor stepping into roles" instances are not actually that interesting or unusual as that's what understudies tend to do. Given that WT:DYK is not a fan of these "people doing their job" hooks, here are some possible alternatives; I've struck the original hook due to the issues raised above.
    ALT1 ... that Gerhard Klingenberg took on his stage name due to a prohibition on students at his school taking up acting?
    ALT2 ... that during his tenure as the manager of Austria's Burgtheater from 1971 to 1976, Gerhard Klingenberg often directed plays with analogies to a divided Europe?
    Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 13:31, 28 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    ALT1 - in my humble opinion - is trivia which neglects his importance in the theatre world, and focuses on the Austrian bureaucracy. A you aware that this man recently died?
    ALT2 has it, but is very general in the second fact. Why not mention the precise play, which is unusual? Stepping in at 18 seems more interesting to me than the analogies, and more interesting than taking on a stage name.
    I hate to name a play in English that was played in German, but for our crowd's sake:
    ALT0a: ... that Gerhard Klingenberg (pictured), who stepped in at Vienna's Burgtheater at age 18 to play Camille in Büchner's Danton's Death, managed the theatre from 1971 to 1976? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:10, 28 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    The issue with ALT0 isn't whether or not the play's title is in German or English, but rather the nature of the hook itself. Multiple editors within the DYK community have objected to these "performer plays role" hooks as they're basically about these people doing their job, which isn't what DYK is looking for. ALT0/ALT0a, as mentioned earlier, also fails WP:DYKINT because, again, the hook is heavily reliant on specialist information or context and thus general readers won't get it. I have struck ALT0a as well for the same reasons. You need to propose a completely different angle here, or agree to ALT1/ALT2, because otherwise the nomination will be failed for lack of a suitable hook. To answer your question about Klingenberg's death, him dying recently does not change the issues with the proposal. Just because he died recently doesn't mean a hook about him should be exempt from DYKINT. Is there a problem if ALT1 is "trivia"? Because when you think about it, DYK hooks are supposed to be trivia: that's why they're called hooks. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 23:09, 28 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    We will have to disagree. ALT1 boils down to "he took a stage name" which is trivial and nothing personal, no achievement. Better no DYK than that. I learned "only good about the dead", and I understand that it is "Did you know ...? interested in passing knowledge. I also claim that a play title such as "Dantons Death" is interesting, and that ALT0b is less interesting.
    ALT0b: ... that Gerhard Klingenberg (pictured), who stepped in at Vienna's Burgtheater at age 18, managed the theatre from 1971 to 1976? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:40, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    There seems to be a fundamental disagreement about DYK's purpose because how DYK hooks are meant to be written, per DYKINT, is if they are interesting to a broad audience. That is, if they are likely to be perceived as interesting by non-specialist readers. Highlighting a person or subject's achievements or even claim to fame is at best a secondary reason but not a primary one and definitely not something that is explicitly or even implicitly suggested by the guidelines. The opposition to "trivia" here is surprising considering that, in practice, DYK is intended to promote "trivia". That's why there's so much emphasis on highlighting unusual or eye-catching facts, even if that isn't what the subject is best known for. There is a reason why DYK nominators and reviewers generally prefer hooks that go "DYK that Winston Churchill was an amateur bricklayer?" and not "DYK that Winston Churchill was a British Prime Minister?"
    In any case, ALT0c is rejected for the same reason as ALT0a and ALT0b: it is reliant on specialist knowledge and the average readership will not get why it is unusual or interesting ("why is it important that Klingenberg managed the Burgtheater for five years?", "how is his tenure significant or unusual in any way?", "what's the Burgtheater and why is it important?", "what does "step in at age 18 mean?", or "is stepping in at age 18 even unusual or interesting?") If you would prefer the nomination fail rather than agree to a hook that targets general readership then that's your prerogative but ALT0's hook fact by itself simply does not meet DYKINT and thus cannot be used. If you cannot propose a completely different angle from ALT0 and/or accept ALT1/ALT2, then the nomination will be marked for closure. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:23, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Before having read your replay I asked an independent user t look into this. I have no time today, travelling. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:16, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    After reading AirshipJungleman29's talk page, maybe an alternate wording of ALT2 could work as well. At the very least I'm certain it will attract more attention to the article than any hook involving him stepping in for a role or any hook about any of his specific roles. Such an angle could work given that the context involved (history) is a lot more accessible than European theatre. If the goal is to promote Klingenberg and allow more readers to click on the article, this angle might do the trick:
    ALT3 ... that Gerhard Klingenberg, who decided to leave East Germany following the construction of the Berlin Wall, directed plays with analogies to a divided Europe?
    It does lose the mention of the Burgtheater but that is to prevent information overload and allow a direct focus on the main point; I could propose a slight revision that includes it if you wish. I really don't think the "stepped in" angle is going to withstand scrutiny given how WT:DYK has often raised complaints about role hooks. My main concern with this angle is the context of "analogies to a divided Europe"; the wording is rather vague if the plays themselves were the ones that had analogies, or he directed them in such a way that he incorporated said analogies, but I guess that can be worked out in the article itself. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:56, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you for the offer, but the greater miracle in his career was that Brecht made this Austrian come to East Berlin, and on that background, the way back seems less dramatic, just a way home more or less, not - as the hook would make me believe - as an East German dissident. I am also not sure that he directed these plays, - he was great - as almost all obituaries say in other words - in attracting the most wanted European directors of the time to do the actual directing job. I see coming that you say that our readers don't know these directors, if you think that they don't know the most important drama house for the German language, and would not be willing to look it up.
    ALT4: ... that after a career as actor and director at Austrian theatres, Gerhard Klingenberg (pictured) followed Bertolt Brecht's invitation to work for his Berliner Ensemble in East Berlin? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:24, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    The issue here again is always the reliance on specialist information. Most readers do not know who Brecht or the Berliner Ensemble are and thus would not have the required context to appreciate the hook. It's been repeated to you many many many times already, but what keeps happening is that you insist on hooks that primarily appeal to you and not to the general public. You are an expert in European classical music and theatre and most readers are not, so the goal is to appeal to the lowest-common denominator and target the widest audience, not the smallest. ALT3 is probably not the ideal option (I actually somewhat prefer ALT1 myself), but it would almost certainly get more attention than ALT4. I understand you deeply care about these people and their circumstances, but the way things are going, you are really just writing hooks for yourself and not for others, something that AirshipJungleman29 noted in your discussion with him. In any case, I have struck ALT4 for failing to meet WP:DYKINT as relying too much on knowledge or context that the vast majority of readers do not have. Again, I get your goal is to educate readers about these subjects, but again, that's the goal of the article, not the hook. The hook's goal is to attract readers to read the article, and then they will learn. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 12:35, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @AirshipJungleman29: Pinging again due to a typo. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 12:37, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Well of coure ALT3 is more interesting. If Gerda really wants, she can post ALT3 and ALT4 at WT:DYK and ask which one is more interesting, but like with Anna Nekhames we all know how that will go, for probably the thirtieth time at this point. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 12:48, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I have come in to bang heads together, as usual (that expression means making two children shake hands and make friends), and to support one of the hooks.
    Firstly, Narutolovehinata5 and Gerda Arendt: the DYK hook process, as you know, is primarily about truth, then about appropriateness as a hook, and then about compromise. Most of what you both say, here, is about a reluctance to compromise. Compromise takes two to tango. You are as bad as each other. Everyone has to compromise, not just the other guy.
    So I suggest ALT2, (with picture if promoter agrees) because (1) Narutolovehinata5 proposed it, and (2) Gerda Arendt accepted its truth, and did not totally dispute it. Also, to move this nom on, I offer one of my spare reviews: Jake Bates. Storye book (talk) 15:18, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Storye book, I understand your intentions and want to help Gerda as much as possible. However, you tend to comment on her nominations whenever they encounter issues and particularly after Gerda messages you (see for example her message inviting you to this nomination). This can give an impression, whether fairly or unfairly, of canvassing to other editors, especially when it is known around DYK circles that you are the editor closest and most sympathetic to Gerda. My suggestion would be that, to avoid concerns about canvassing, you avoid commenting on her nominations if Gerda specifically asked you to do so; however, it might be safer for you to do so out of your own volition, as in commenting on her noms independently of any ping or message. To Gerda, I would also suggest avoiding messaging Storye book specifically regarding your nominations, again to avoid concerns about canvassing. Asking for a second opinion from other editors is not inherently problematic, but when it's usually the same editor, and one known to be sympathetic towards you, that could give others the impression of canvassing, which we'd really want to avoid.
    In addition, the QPQ donation is appreciated, but I would advise refraining from doing so in the future except as a last resort. As Gerda is DYK's most prolific editor, she should be very much aware that DYK requires a QPQ within a week of the nomination and a message about it. She should be allowed to fulfill the request on her own, and donating QPQs whenever she forgets to do so could be seen as unfair to other nominators whose nominations get stuck or rejected due to a lack of QPQ. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 15:37, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Please note that I said "just look" in my last message to Storye book. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:51, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    The comment wasn't about just this nomination but rather the general pattern. Over the years it has been common for you to message Storye book in particular whenever other editors have concerns regarding your nominations and hooks. If it was just a one-time instance, it probably would have been okay, but it wasn't just a one-time thing, and it's a pattern that it's Storye book specifically that you message rather than messaging no editor in particular or even messaging a variety of editors. I understand both of you have good intentions and Gerda wants help from someone knowledgeable, but the focus on Storye book specifically can lead to the impression, whether fair or not, that canvassing is involved. This is especially considering Storye book tends to be more sympathetic towards Gerda's hooks and nominations compared to other DYK regulars.
    To be on the safe side, my suggestion for Gerda would be that, whenever you want a second opinion or help, you message multiple editors or at least a variety of them rather than just Storye book (the earlier ping to B was a good start, but B may not have been the best option given he is not a DYK regular and has been largely inactive lately). For Storye book, again my suggestion would be to avoid whenever possible commenting on a Gerda nom if she specifically asked you to do so; it might be safer to comment on them independently regardless of any pings or message if desired. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 16:06, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    We had an edit conflict, and I have no time to read your last comment, sorry. There's real life. - What I wrote:
    I reviewed Template:Did you know nominations/Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch. - Klingenberg, an article nominated for deletion after he died (!), found some interest already, and it was perhaps crazy of me to hope for a bit more interest via DYK. RD has a way of review (by multiple people, looking for referencing and facts) that works better for me. Today is Kafka's birthday. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:15, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Approving ALT2 (with image if promoter agrees).Storye book (talk) 17:38, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @Narutolovehinata5: Your above long and detailed comment is wholly inappropriate. As you have yourself acknowledged, I have not responded in this instance on Gerda's behalf. It was your ALT2 which I chose, and I recommended it as it stood, unaltered. So, how dare you ask me to get off Gerda's nominations? In no way have I on this occasion sided with her. It was quite clear that I asked you both, equally, to compromise. We are all here to move these nominations along. That is what I was trying to do, for the sake of WP, and that is what you should be doing, instead of attacking other people and pretending that people are ganging up on different sides. What on earth is wrong with ALT2? You wrote it. I have approved it. Why not accept it, and move on to another nom. Storye book (talk) 17:15, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Giado concentration camp

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    The Giado concentration camp in Libya's Nafusa Mountains
    The Giado concentration camp in Libya's Nafusa Mountains
    • ... that Libyan Jews and Arabs traded and bartered with each other at the fence of the Giado concentration camp (pictured)? Source: Hoppe, Jens (2018). "The Persecution of Jews in Libya Between 1938 and 1945". In Boum, Aomar; Abrevaya Stein, Sarah (eds.). The Holocaust and North Africa. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9781503607064-003
    • ALT1: ... that prisoners at the Giado concentration camp (pictured) in Libya made a makeshift synagogue in one of their barracks?
    Created by Zanahary (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 9 past nominations.

    ꧁Zanahary꧂ 06:27, 20 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

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

    Overall: The article is eligible for a copyright violation, therefore instantly making it ineligible for DYK, a large amount of direct paraphrasing is stated in the blockquotes, (I suggest changing the wording). TheNuggeteer (talk) 07:42, 25 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    In the blockquotes? Those are directly quoted (non-paraphrased) survivor testimony. Are they excessive? ꧁Zanahary꧂ 12:55, 25 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Sorry about my mistake, I accepted it, I could not read WP:BLOCKQUOTE.TheNuggeteer (talk) 23:59, 25 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Dorothy Dworkin

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    Dorothy Dworkin
    Dorothy Dworkin
    • Source: Lesley Barsky, From Generation to Generation: A History of Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital pages 9–10: "The first nurse in charge of the dispensary was Dora "Dorothy" Goldstick, who was to become a driving force behind Mount Sinai Hospital. Born in Windau, Latvia, in 1890, Goldstick had gone ... to train in midwifery. After receiving her diploma from the Medical State Board of Ohio in 1909, she returned to Toronto" and page 131 "with the assembly of hospital matriarch Dorothy Dworkin and a group of escorts"
    Improved to Good Article status by Reidgreg (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 22 past nominations.

    Reidgreg (talk) 13:24, 20 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • Comment I will review this nomination. – Editør (talk) 14:36, 22 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    • Review – The article is new enough (promoted to GA on 20 June 2024), is long enough (8000+ characters of prose), has no copyright issues, and is presentable (both per Talk:Dorothy Dworkin/GA1). The hook is cited and interesting. Although the linked source is not available without an account, I was able to confirm the information by other sources [13] [14], so I don't see an issue here. The image is properly licensed, clear in a smaller size, and used in the article. I thought the most remarkable fact from the article are the thousands of people that she helped immigrate from Europe to Canada to escape the Holocaust, did you consider this for the hook? – Editør (talk) 16:02, 22 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
      • I did, but I wasn't sure that 'helped' was strong enough for a good hook. (Her husband and brother-in-law also participated with the travel business, though she is usually singled out as the "rainmaker" who 'made things happen'). Anyways, I thought someone might have a problem with independent sources being a little weak on the specifics. Following is one I'd considered (using 'hundreds' for the 1930s, probably needs some rephrasing). – Reidgreg (talk) 23:19, 24 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
      • ALT1: ... that during the 1930s, immigrant midwife Dorothy Dworkin (pictured) ran a labour hall, raised funds for a hospital expansion, published a newspaper, and helped hundreds of European Jews escape the Holocaust?
        I see, thanks. I think ALT1 lacks focus, so I prefer the original hook.
        pass the original hook – Editør (talk) 00:00, 25 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Articles created/expanded on June 21[edit]

    185 Montague Street

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    185 Montague Street
    185 Montague Street
    Created by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 659 past nominations.

    Epicgenius (talk) 15:49, 21 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

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

    Overall: Good work overall. Of these hooks, I prefer ALT3 (the contrast of being nearly full in a high-vacancy area stands out) and ALT1 (the connection may be clearer with an explicit mention of Art Deco style). Epicgenius, did you still want to propose additional hooks for consideration? Complex/Rational 15:36, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    @ComplexRational: Thanks for the review. On further thought, I don't think I have any other hooks in mind. Epicgenius (talk) 15:41, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    181 Montague Street

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    181 Montague Street
    181 Montague Street
    Created by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 658 past nominations.

    Epicgenius (talk) 15:43, 21 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

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

    Overall: TheNuggeteer (talk) 12:06, 25 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Charlemagne

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    • Source: Paul E. Dutton, Charlemagne's Mustache: And Other Cultural Clusters of a Dark Age, pp. 59-61
    • Reviewed:
    Improved to Good Article status by Seltaeb Eht (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

    Seltaeb Eht (talk) 23:43, 22 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

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

    Overall: The hook and the article have no problems; this is my second review, so take my opinion with a grain of salt. TheNuggeteer (talk) 03:20, 25 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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    • Source: "The book stuck with Smith, a local dentist, for so long that a few weeks ago, at age 62, he climbed the Matterhorn himself." [15]
    • ALT1: ... that Banner in the Sky was inspired by the first ascent of the Matterhorn? Source: "In 1865, an Englishman by the name of Edward Whymper became the first man to climb the ... Matterhorn. ... Ullman took inspiration from this real-life account when ... [writing] Banner in the Sky." [16]
    • ALT2: ... that before writing Banner in the Sky Ullman climbed the Matterhorn with his son? Source: "Ullman has come up with a superb mountain-climbing story for young readers. The author and his son recently climbed the Matterhorn" [17]
    • Reviewed:
    Converted from a redirect by Andrewa (talk) and TipsyElephant (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

    TipsyElephant (talk) 12:10, 22 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    General: Article is new enough and long enough
    Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
    Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
    • Cited: Yes - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
    • Interesting: Yes
    QPQ: None required.

    Overall: The source stated at both the dyk and the article needs a specific login to a school/institution. This is my third review, so take my opinion with a grain of salt. TheNuggeteer (talk) 03:32, 25 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Articles created/expanded on June 22[edit]

    Asphendou Cave petroglyphs

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    Created by Chipmunkdavis (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 38 past nominations.

    CMD (talk) 14:26, 22 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • Ooh, I've never read anything about Paleolithic Crete before! I like this a lot. I like the first hook; it checks out from the source, and the article seems in good shape (eligible, long enough, no evidence of copyvio.) QPQ checks out. Seems GTG! Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 19:21, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    James Alison Glover

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    • Source: "his findings that ‘spacing-out’ of beds prevented military epidemics of cerebro-spinal fever " [18][19]
    Created by Whispyhistory (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 199 past nominations.

    Whispyhistory (talk) 06:03, 29 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • @Whispyhistory: QPQ done. Article is long enough and created 7 days before DYK nomination. Article is presentable and copyvio-free. Hook is interesting and well-sourced. Article has an issue with sourcing: there is an unsubstantiated claim in the lede that is not mentioned anywhere else in the article. Once this is fixed, the nomination can be approved. Kimikel (talk) 02:52, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    @Kimikel: please check now. Whispyhistory (talk) 19:04, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    WZZM

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    The WZZM weatherball
    The WZZM weatherball
    5x expanded by Sammi Brie (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 693 past nominations.

    Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 02:53, 24 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

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

    Overall: Article nominated two days after promotion to GA. Passes Copyvio check. Picture is free use. QPQ done. AGF on ALT0 offline source. I prefer ALT0, it's more interesting. Riley1012 (talk) 21:56, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Aid climbing

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    The Nose climbing route on El Capitan
    The Nose climbing route on El Capitan
    • Reviewed:
    Improved to Good Article status by Aszx5000 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

    Aszx5000 (talk) 13:45, 23 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • Approving nomination. Article is long enough and promoted to GA 1 day before DYK nom. Article is well-sourced, presentable, and copyvio-free (excluding quoted section). Hook is interesting and well-sourced. Image meets criteria. QPQ not needed. Good to go. Thank you for you nomination Aszx5000! Kimikel (talk) 02:35, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Jacob Geller

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    • ... that Jewish video essayist Jacob Geller cited Jewish traditions of study and scholarship as an inspiration behind his analysis of popular culture?
    • Reviewed:
    Created by Orchastrattor (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

    Orchastrattor (talk) 20:53, 22 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • Article is long enough and published a day before DYK submission. Article is presentable, well-sourced, and copyvio-free. Hook is interesting and sourced. QPQ not needed. Good to go. Thank you for your nomination Orchastrattor! Kimikel (talk) 02:26, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Supernovae in fiction

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    Artist's impression of a supernova
    Artist's impression of a supernova
    • ... that in fiction, supernovae (pictured) are induced to serve as weapons, power sources for time travel, and advertisements?
    Improved to Good Article status by TompaDompa (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 21 past nominations.

    TompaDompa (talk) 21:59, 22 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • article was recently promoted, is long enough and is within policy. Hook is short enough and interesting. QPQ is complete. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 16:49, 25 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Georg Kareski

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    Created by Buidhe (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 246 past nominations.

    (t · c) buidhe 05:54, 22 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • Hi Buidhe (talk), review follows: article created 22 June; article is on the shorter side but exceeds minimum length; sources look to be reliable for the information cited; a QPQ has been carried out; hook fact is interesting and stated in the article. I don't have access to the academic sources cited but happy to assume they support the statement, the JTA contemporary source reports the fact. I didn't spot any overly close paraphrasing from the sources I could access. Looks fine to me, interesting article/subject - Dumelow (talk) 12:11, 22 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Articles created/expanded on June 23[edit]

    Red (Taylor's Version)

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    Taylor Swift
    Taylor Swift
    • Source: "Speaking of Taylor Swift, we must thank her for originating the season. Last November, the singer-songwriter put a name to “Sad Girl Autumn” when she released a re-recorded version of her album Red" (The Independent)
    Improved to Good Article status by Ippantekina (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 7 past nominations.

    Ippantekina (talk) 12:20, 26 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • Article was promoted to GA and nominated here within the relevant window. Article is long enough and has no copyvio concerns. Hook is sourced appropriately but I would recommend removing the inline attribution to The Independent. One reason is that the article is by a writer with The Independent (rather than an editorial by The Independent). Additionally, the claim that Red (Taylor's Version) spurred "Sad Girl Autumn" is not exclusive to Meredith Clark's article in The Independent. I would recommend altering it to read "that the Taylor Swift album Red (Taylor's Version) was credited with creating the 'Sad Girl Autumn' popular culture phenomenon?" Otherwise, outstanding work. Looking forward to approving upon reply. ~ Pbritti (talk) 15:59, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Wong Sau Ying

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    Wong Sau Ying wearing her hair in a bob cut
    Wong Sau Ying wearing her hair in a bob cut
    • ... that after Wong Sau Ying attempted to assassinate a British colonial official, the police and press began to associate the bob cut with anarchism?
    Improved to Good Article status by Grnrchst (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 37 past nominations.

    Grnrchst (talk) 09:54, 24 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • @Orchastrattor: Here's a couple excerpts from the text. It goes further into this in preceding and subsequent paragraphs:

      The colonial public was chilled by her [Wong Sau Ying's] exacting premeditation. The ‘bobbed-hair woman’ had arrived in Kuala Lumpur only that morning. Some reports said that she came from Canton; others that she was from Penang, and fluent in Malay. They were, above all, obsessed by the way she looked. [...]
      The year 1925 was when the ‘Modern Girl’ became a global phenomenon, and in this the women of Asia took the lead. [...] There were stories of ‘bobbed-hair riots’ as far away as Mexico City, of rival ‘anti-bobbed-hair leagues’ and ‘bobbed-hair defence leagues’. [...]
      The ‘Modern Girl’ was increasingly linked to a dangerous, disordered modernity; to nihilism and to anarchism. As one expatriate journal put it: ‘The now notorious “bobbed-haired” lady might just as well have turned up in Venezuela or Tibet for all the relation that her “mission” had to events in Malaya... Politics virtually do not exist in this country.’ The Straits Times brayed for a system of ‘identity tickets’ to indicate who was a loyal subject of His Majesty King George V and who was not. There were suddenly other sightings of ‘strange’ young women in Kuala Lumpur. [...]
      At the root of the case was her ‘new style’.

      --Grnrchst (talk) 09:32, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    A9 dualling project

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

    JuniperChill (talk) 10:10, 24 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Ascension Island Marine Protected Area

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    Created by Chipmunkdavis (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 39 past nominations.

    CMD (talk) 14:47, 23 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

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

    Overall: Looks good. Nice work. BeanieFan11 (talk) 14:49, 24 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Cobra Crack

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    Climber standing at the distinctive 'Cobra' silhouette groove at the start of the Cobra Crack
    Climber standing at the distinctive 'Cobra' silhouette groove at the start of the Cobra Crack
    Improved to Good Article status by Aszx5000 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

    Aszx5000 (talk) 13:57, 23 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • Article has achieved Good Article status. No issues of copyvio or plagiarism. All sources appear reliable. Hook is interesting and sourced. QPQ is done. Looks ready to go. Thriley (talk) 03:01, 24 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Articles created/expanded on June 24[edit]

    ML Buch

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    • ... that a video accompanying ML Buch's debut album showed viewers her inner self—literally?
    Created by BanjoZebra (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

    BanjoZebra (talk) 14:31, 25 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • Article is new enough, long enough, and within policy. Hook fact is verified and presented in what I think is an entertaining manner. For once this is a case where the word "literal" isn't being misused.4meter4 (talk) 17:20, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Crown Building (Manhattan)

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    The Crown Building
    The Crown Building
    5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 660 past nominations.

    Epicgenius (talk) 13:18, 24 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • 5x expansion confirmed by DYK check tool. Article is appropriately sourced, no issues with CV, neutrality, etc. Hook suggestions are all in the article and appropriately cited to reliable sources. I'm partial to ALT1 or ALT4, but promoter is free to pick any of the hooks, they're all decent. Photo is free, used in the article, and looks good at a small size. QPQ completed. No issues, looks good to me. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 23:08, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    East House mass shooting

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    • Source: "Two brave police officers who disarmed a man with a gun who opened fire, killing three people in a Sheffield pub, have been honored for their actions ... Despite only having truncheons and knowing that Mohamed Ismail had a gun, the men called for him to come out. When he refused, they kicked the door through, disarmed Ismail and 'potentially prevented further death'" from:Horrobin, Natalie (26 June 2023). "True crime: Cops honoured for disarming man with gun who killed three in Sheffield pub". The Star (Sheffield). Retrieved 24 June 2024.
    Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 846 past nominations.

    Dumelow (talk) 12:08, 24 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    General: Article is new enough and long enough

    Policy compliance:

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

    Overall: (t · c) buidhe 00:46, 25 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi buidhe, thanks for the review. I was going by the sources which use "murder", but see your point. I have switched out the wording in the article - Dumelow (talk) 04:59, 25 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Articles created/expanded on June 25[edit]

    Kelvite sounding machine

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    • ... that the Kelvite sounding machine used a chemical reaction to determine the depth of water in which a ship was sailing?
    Created by AntientNestor (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

    AntientNestor (talk) 09:03, 25 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

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

    Overall: AGF on the offline sources, but the sourcing frequency is adequate and the online sources are acceptable. I might add to the hook that the device was invented in 1872, and perhaps that it continued to be used through the 20th century, as I think that's an interesting detail. There's a freely-licensed diagram that could be used as a hook image, although the small text labels may be undesirable at 120px. GorillaWarfare (she/her • talk) 17:14, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    KEYE-TV

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    Improved to Good Article status by Sammi Brie (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 695 past nominations.

    Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 02:36, 28 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

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

    Overall: Good to go. Ergo Sum 15:13, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Eurovision Song Contest 1989

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    Improved to Good Article status by Sims2aholic8 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 19 past nominations.

    Sims2aholic8 (talk) 13:02, 26 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

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

    Overall: Recent GA, well written and well referenced, appears to be a complete coverage of the topic, and I couldn't find any obvious issues (it even gets the Greek names of two songs right!). Hooks are in the article, sourced and interesting. Personal preference is clearly for ALT1. QPQ done. Good to go! Constantine ✍ 16:35, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Coon Rapids Dam

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    Created by Darth Stabro (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 50 past nominations.

    Pbritti (talk) 04:22, 26 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    General: Article is new enough and long enough

    Policy compliance:

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

    Overall: @Darth Stabro and Pbritti: Nice work on this article. There are just a few issues that need to be fixed. Epicgenius (talk) 15:04, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    @Epicgenius: Thanks for the review! I think the issues have been addressed. ~ Pbritti (talk) 16:06, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Looks good to go now. Epicgenius (talk) 16:13, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Catherine G. Williams

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    Created by SL93 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 408 past nominations.

    SL93 (talk) 02:30, 25 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • Hi SL93, review follows: article created 25 June and exceeds minimum length; article is well written (I made some minor changes, feel free to revert if you want); article is cited inline throughout to reliable sources for the content cited (I don't think the claims cited to the funeral home exceed that allowed by WP:ABOUTSELF); I didn't pick up anything too worrying on a check for close paraphrasing (NB: Earwig is thrown off by the long quote and proper names); hook is interesting enough for me, mentioned in the article and checks out to source cited; a QPQ has been done. I have one query regarding the hook "award-winning" is listed at Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch, I wonder if "... that Iowa Social Worker of the Year" Catherine...) might be a good way to combine award-winning, location and occupation? Let me know - Dumelow (talk) 09:48, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    No problem, ALTa good to go - Dumelow (talk) 07:36, 28 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Ashin Munindabhivamsa

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    Created by Battlesnake1 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 10 past nominations.

    Htanaungg (talk) 10:08, 25 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

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

    Overall: The article appeared in the news before, and the hook does not seem interesting because these types of killings are common. Considering the reply of the nominator. I feel life ALT2 is more interesting. TheNuggeteer (talk) 00:52, 26 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    @TheNuggeteer: Thank you for the review. Per WP:DYKNEW, I’ve mentioned in the comment that the subject is listed only in RD section of the ITN, not bold link.
    Although this type of killing may be common elsewhere, it is a rare case in the highly religious country that a prominent religious figure was shot dead by the ruling junta’s soldiers. Plus, it is very few that the junta apologized publicly; he would never show his weakness in public.
    I’d like to nominate another ALTs:
    Regards, Htanaungg (talk) 03:36, 26 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Software maintenance

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    Improved to Good Article status by Buidhe (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 247 past nominations.

    (t · c) buidhe 00:41, 25 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • The article is new enough (promoted to GA yesteday).
    • The article is long enough.
    • The article is well-sourced, neutral, BLP-compliant, and copyvio-free. Earwig at 4.8%, copyvio unlikely.
    • The article is presentable.
    • The hook is cited to a reliable source (I assume Ref9 in the article), the source is not linked in the DYK.
    • Images are in public domain.
    • QPQ done.

    Looks good to me. Vacant0 (talk) 11:58, 25 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Articles created/expanded on June 26[edit]

    Whoops (song)

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    • ... that while announcing her song "Whoops", Meghan Trainor clarified that it was not about infidelity from her husband?
    Created by MaranoFan (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 67 past nominations.

    NØ 00:17, 26 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • @Rjjiii: These seem like good options to me, and I will open to suggestions as well. If the cheating theme has to be thrown out altogether, I could create a hook about the Tonight Show performance but this is way more interesting. Thanks.--NØ 05:19, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    • ALT2 works. I don't see ALT1 in the article. The song's about cheating, so that's fine; I was wary of a hook that could be easily misread to imply something about a living person. WP:EARWIG is busted, so I did plagiarismdetector.net and quetext.com, and they both say it's all from Wikipedia. I spot-checked three sources,[21][22][23] and they all verified the article content. Looks good, and thanks for the quick reply, Rjjiii (talk) 05:43, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    WIAT

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    Improved to Good Article status by Sammi Brie (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 694 past nominations.

    Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 20:21, 26 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Windy Zhan

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    Zhan in 2024
    Zhan in 2024
    • Reviewed:
    Created by Will629 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

    Will629 (talk) 19:13, 26 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • Hello, Will629. The nomination is timely and the article is long enough with no copyvios detected. Several entries in the Discography table, as well as the Awards and nominations table, appear unsourced, though. These would require references. I think it can use some tweaking for catchiness; how about this?--NØ 19:35, 26 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
      • ALT1: ... that Windy Zhan (pictured) of the Hong Kong girl group After Class has been learning and practising vocal music since the age of five?
        • MaranoFan, thank you very much for your prompt review. I have corrected the issues and your question suggestion is very good, thank you! May I ask what do I need to do for using your ALT1 suggestion, as I am new for DYK in English Wikipedia. Thank you!--Will629 (talk) 19:52, 26 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
          • I have struck the first hook so ALT1 will be considered by the promotor, no further action required. Thank you for correcting the issues so quickly. Foreign-language reference accepted in good faith, this is good to go. Welcome to the English Wikipedia and best of luck here!--NØ 20:02, 26 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Ianto's Shrine

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    Ianto's Shrine in 2024
    Ianto's Shrine in 2024
    • ... that a shrine (pictured) dedicated to the fictional character Ianto Jones is visited by people from around the world?
    Moved to mainspace by Suntooooth (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

    Suntooooth, it/he (talk/contribs) 02:06, 26 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

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

    Overall: Good job! TheNuggeteer (talk) 06:06, 26 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Articles created/expanded on June 27[edit]

    Jenny Hurn

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    Jenny Hurn
    Jenny Hurn
    • ... that Jenny Hurn (pictured) in Lincolnshire, England, is said to be haunted by a boggart that crosses the River Trent in a dish propelled by oars the size of teaspoons?
    • Source: "boggart-haunted Jenny Hurn Bend ... 'Jenny' was a long-lived Trentside legend, a water sprite called a 'boggart,' diminutive but dangerous, here 'described' by the pioneering folklorist Ethel Rudkin (1893-1985) .... occasionally crosses the river from the western side, embarked in a small craft resembling a large pie-dish. The pygmy propels the dish rapidly across the stream by means of a minute pair of oars, the size of teaspoons" from: Turner, Derek (7 July 2022). Edge of England: Landfall in Lincolnshire. Hurst Publishers. p. 293. ISBN 978-1-78738-887-1.
    Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 848 past nominations.

    Dumelow (talk) 12:17, 27 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

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

    Overall: Article is new enough, long enough, well sourced and neutral. It's plagiarism free (Earwig 0%) and the hook is cited and interesting. (It might be nice to hyperlink boggart, and/or perhaps add in pie before dish, but neither is neccessary.) The picture used is under free licence, it is clear. QPQ is done. Lovely article. Lajmmoore (talk) 07:04, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Buq Buq labor camp

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    • Source: Roumani, Maurice M. “The Changing Fortunes of Libyan Jews under Italian Colonialism.” Jews of Libya: Coexistence, Persecution, Resettlement, Liverpool University Press, 2021, pp. 33–34. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv3029jsr.9. Accessed 27 June 2024.
    Created by Zanahary (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 10 past nominations.

    ꧁Zanahary꧂ 12:53, 27 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

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

    Overall: TheNuggeteer (talk) 01:32, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    • Zanahary, you wrote "which made the ordeal easier for the Jews"--can you explain whose opinion that was or how something was easier? Without such context it's kind of an odd statement. Thanks, Drmies (talk) 12:03, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Monumite

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    Monumite
    Monumite
    • Source: "Unilever, Marmite’s parent company, says the sculpture in Burton upon Trent will provide a place for fans to “congregate and worship” the salty spread" from: Baker, Rosie (19 October 2010). "Marmite unveils brand shrine". Marketing Week. Retrieved 27 June 2024.<
    Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 849 past nominations.

    Dumelow (talk) 16:34, 27 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Articles created/expanded on June 28[edit]

    Cannonball (LIRR train)

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    The Cannonball
    The Cannonball
    • Source: [24] The only named train operated by the L.I.R.R., the Cannonball first traveled these tracks in the 1890s as an express train between Long Island City and Southampton.
    Improved to Good Article status by ComplexRational (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

    Complex/Rational 14:29, 29 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

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

    Overall: for ALT1 as I think folks will want to click on parlor car and it meets the criteria. For ALT0, the name bit didn't really make me want to read more into it. I'm also not convinced that the source for ALT0 fully backs up the claim, as it says it's the only one known by a name, not necessarily that it is still known by the same name. Seems a bit synthy. Grk1011 (talk) 13:46, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    @Grk1011: Thanks for the review. There are a couple of other sources throughout the article indicating other named trains no longer run, plus the 2024 timetable and press release that mention the name, but I'm cool sticking with ALT1. Complex/Rational 14:38, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Sport in Vatican City

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

    Arconning (talk) 09:24, 28 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

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

    Hook eligibility:

    • Cited: No - See comment
    • Interesting: Yes
    QPQ: None required.

    Overall: Source 1 doesn't seem to mention the facts in the hook, and the second source seems somewhat partisan and I'm somewhat suspicious of the quality of an article starting with "Did You Know". Does the academic source mentioned in the same paragraph in this article ([30]) mention it in any way? That would be much better. Flemmish Nietzsche (talk) 06:42, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

      • @Flemmish Nietzsche: Sadly, the academic source doesn't back the claim up but it does back up the claim that an area in the Vatican was once a chariot racing track. Though I'm not sure what's Wikipedia's and the DYK's policy on "possibly statements" (i.e. ...that sport in Vatican City possibly started in the 1st century, when a chariot racing track was built in what was then ancient Rome?" I suggest using ALT1 instead if that's the case. Though I can make another hook if it isn't interesting enough. Arconning (talk) 06:27, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @Arconning I checked that journal I suggested, fand you're right about it not being definite that the chariot track ever actually existed there. ALT1 is not the most interesting, but I could accept it if there's nothing else better you can find. How about "... that sport in Vatican City began in the 16th century with the first ever match of calcio fiorentino, an early form of football?" This might not be the "start" of sport in the area that is now the Vatican, but it seems to be the first major event when that area was under the control of an independent Papal State, so I think it would pass. Flemmish Nietzsche (talk) 07:28, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @Flemmish Nietzsche For the hook that you suggested, I'm all for it but with some minor tweaks. Since we can't really determine when sport in Vatican City really started, I think we should put something like "governed by the nation", "started by the nation", or something shorter. (i.e. ... that sport in Vatican City started by the nation began in the 16th century with the first ever match of calcio fiorentino, an early form of football?"). Arconning (talk) 07:38, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @Arconning "started by the nation" seems somewhat iffy, as it could be confused with "nation" meaning a group of people sharing a common identity rather than a sovereign state; maybe "state-sponsored" or "officially" would be better? (... that state-sponsored sport in Vatican City began in the 16th century with the first ever match of calcio fiorentino, an early form of football?") Flemmish Nietzsche (talk) 07:45, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @Flemmish Nietzsche "Officially" works fine with me. Arconning (talk) 07:49, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    ALT2: ... that sport in Vatican City officially began in the 16th century with the first ever match of calcio fiorentino, an early form of football?" Flemmish Nietzsche (talk) 07:59, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    ABC Cinema, Brighton

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    The former ABC Cinema, Brighton, in 2016
    The former ABC Cinema, Brighton, in 2016
    • Source: Allen Eyles (2003), Brighton and Hove Cinemas, p.71. "At midnight on Thursday 8 January 1948, the world premiere of Brighton Rock took place at the Savoy (no other cinema was in the running, as it was made by ABC's associated production company)." (First sentence from a full paragraph about the premiere. The Savoy was the name of the cinema at the time, as noted in the article.)
    Created by Hassocks5489 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 99 past nominations.

    Hassocks5489 (Floreat Hova!) 19:20, 28 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Articles created/expanded on June 29[edit]

    Newton Lower Falls Branch

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    The "Ping-Pong" at Riverside station
    The "Ping-Pong" at Riverside station
    • Source: Boston Globe, April 6, 1909; Humphrey, Thomas J.; Clark, Norton D. (1986). Boston's Commuter Rail: Second Section. Boston Street Railway Association. ISBN 9780938315025.
    Improved to Good Article status by Pi.1415926535 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 60 past nominations.

    Pi.1415926535 (talk) 06:22, 29 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

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

    Overall: Looks good. Nice work. BeanieFan11 (talk) 20:51, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    National Coordination Committee Against Corruption and Crime

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    Created by Vinegarymass911 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 10 past nominations.

    Mehedi Abedin 03:00, 30 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • Interesting article. All parts of the article are cited with no problems with copyright. The stated hook is also mentioned in the article with proper sourcing. Good to go. Toadboy123 (talk) 14:34, 1 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Articles created/expanded on July 1[edit]

    Nihilism (Alexander McQueen collection)

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

    ♠PMC♠ (talk) 22:18, 1 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • I like the first hook a lot, and it seems to check out (AGF On the rust part). Article is eligible, long enough, and in generally good shape. QPQ checks out. Seems good to go! Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 19:12, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    TESCREAL

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    Moved to mainspace by Bluethricecreamman (talk), GorillaWarfare (talk), and JoaquimCebuano (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 21 past nominations.

    GorillaWarfare (she/her • talk) 17:16, 1 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • Was a draft until today so new enough and, as I now realise, also long enough. I can't see any problems in the article around copyvio, POV or OR. Sourcing looks good overall and the hook citations appear to be sound and reliable. The hook is certainly interesting because it caught my eye immediately when I was checking my own nomination. QPQ has been done. I think this is fine and it should be promoted. PearlyGigs (talk) 21:17, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    • Strong Oppose this nomination: An article on this subject was deleted 7 months ago because of weak sourcing. There haven't been any new sources added other than a paper by the two proponents of this theory and lots of other really weak sources. Wikipedia's job isn't to promote anti-vaxx conspiracy theories or other conspiracy theories, of which in my and other people's opinions, this is one. The only people claiming that ANYONE adheres to these multiple philosophies is Torres and Gebru. ---Avatar317(talk) 00:56, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Original admin who closed AfD undeleted it after i proposed appropriate changes. the AfD never came to consensus of conspiracy theory (just u), and deleted it due to lack of WP:N. if u want to delete this again, use AfD again or bug the original admin.Bluethricecreamman (talk) 01:12, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Agreed that that would be a conversation for AfD, not DYK. The article is neutral and adequately sourced. GorillaWarfare (she/her • talk) 01:57, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    The LEAD is well written and neutral, thanks for that.---Avatar317(talk) 03:34, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    • I was aware when I did the DYK review that the article is about ideologies, but I don't consider the article to be promoting those ideologies because it is neutral. The subject, in my opinion, is notable. I can't say I'm knowledgeable about TESCREAL but the article does appear to be adequately sourced. I've been reading it again and I still think the hook should be promoted. But, as I say, I am not an SME in this area so I will happily step aside if an SME is needed. Incidentally, the lead is the primary location of the hook material and its two sources. Thanks. PearlyGigs (talk) 09:55, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Lewis Worthington Smith

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    Created by SL93 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 409 past nominations.

    SL93 (talk) 00:56, 1 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • Hook is interesting and appropriately sourced. Article is both long and new enough. No copyvio concerns. QPQ done. I'd wager that The Mechanism of English Style is either suitable as a redirect or an article. Great work! ~ Pbritti (talk) 15:50, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]


    Articles created/expanded on July 2[edit]

    Riley Gale

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    Riley Gale in 2019
    Riley Gale in 2019
    • ... that a critic compared vocalist Riley Gale (pictured) to a "rabid wolf"?
    Converted from a redirect by Kimikel (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

    Kimikel (talk) 01:21, 3 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • Kimikel Article meets DYK standards – well-sourced, neutral, and free of plagiarism (the article is a defo must-read, pretty nice writing for a short article). The source comes from a reliable source which is... the bare minimum but yeah it works! The image supplied works as well, pretty nice quality. Original alt works. Arconning (talk) 15:42, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]


    Articles created/expanded on July 3[edit]

    Scott Jarvis (actor)

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    Created by 4meter4 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 83 past nominations.

    4meter4 (talk) 17:28, 3 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • This looks good! Long enough, eligible, no evidence of copyvio, QPQ done. Hook is cited in-article. I'll have to AGF on the source itself, but otherwise everything seems good. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 03:25, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Doreen Lofthouse

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    Fisherman's Friend lozenges
    Fisherman's Friend lozenges
    • Source: "the shape of the lozenge is based on the design of the buttons on one of the dresses Doreen Lofthouse wore to the office" from: Chrystal, Paul (30 June 2021). The History of Sweets. Pen and Sword History. pp. 63–64. ISBN 978-1-5267-7886-4.
    Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 850 past nominations.

    Dumelow (talk) 10:08, 3 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • Reviewing... New enough, long enough, QPQ provided, reads well, hooks are interesting. Will complete soon Whispyhistory (talk) 10:52, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
      ... Earwig's copyvio~10%, hooks are all in the article followed by citations to references containing the relevant hooks. All 3 hooks are interesting. The image is free. Another very enjoyable work by the author, thank you. Passing proposed hook as alt1 and 2 are too long. Whispyhistory (talk) 11:14, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Cocoa production in São Tomé and Príncipe

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    Cocoa harvested in São Tomé and Príncipe
    Cocoa harvested in São Tomé and Príncipe
    • Source: Drew, Keith (6 July 2023). "How the Chocolate Islands are rediscovering their roots". BBC. Retrieved 28 June 2024. The trees thrived in the rich volcanic soil, and by the early 1900s, São Tomé and Príncipe was the biggest exporter of cacao in the world, earning it the nickname of 'The Chocolate Islands'.
    • ALT1: ... that São Tomé and Príncipe was known as "the Chocolate Islands" in the early 1900s, when it was the world's top exporter of cocoa (samples pictured)? Source: Same as above.
    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Emmanuella Atora
    • Comment: Technically, São Tomé and Príncipe is a singular country (a Portuguese colony at the time mentioned in the hook). The hook should therefore use singular conjugations of verbs, but it sounded too odd upon my initial reading. I thus changed the verbs to their plural conjugations, as if the islands themselves are being described rather than the modern country or the former colony. I have nonetheless included my original wording as ALT1, in case the reviewer or promoter wants to compare the two.
    Created by Yue (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 9 past nominations.

    Yue🌙 07:35, 3 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • Hi Yue, review follows: article created 3 July and exceeds minimum length; I reworded one sentence slightly to move it further from the source, but otherwise I don't think there is an issue with overly close paraphrasing; article is cited inline throughout to what look to be reliable sources for the subject; hook fact is interesting, mentioned in the article and checks out to source cited (BBC); a QPQ has been provided; image is properly licensed and looks fine. I changed from single to double quotation marks in the hooks to match the article and, I think, our MOS. In terms of plurals I think English_plurals#Geographical_plurals_used_as_singular discusses this; either alternative sounds OK to me but British English tends to be a bit more flexible than US English on this (see eg. Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style#Plurals) - Dumelow (talk) 09:40, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @Dumelow: Thank you for taking the time to do this review! On second thought, maybe ALT1 is the better choice because ALT0 implies that there were two exporters instead of one. Yue🌙 02:53, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Articles created/expanded on July 4[edit]

    Kubrick stare

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    An example of a Kubrick stare
    An example of a Kubrick stare
    Created by Bremps (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 9 past nominations.

    Bremps... 10:05, 4 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • QPQ is done, article is new enough, article is long enough. WP:EARWIG says "Violation Unlikely". Personally I would not use the hook mentioning Trump's mug shot, because it would be a bit strange to mention it but then show an entirely different photograph. ALT3 is the one I think is best because it matches the photograph the most. Overall, good to go for ALT3. Di (they-them) (talk) 15:53, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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