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::*[[File:Symbol possible vote.svg|18px]] Article has no structure. If it's fixed in 24 hours or so I can verify, but if not we might as well just lose it, as it's getting old. <b class="Unicode">[[User:Rjanag|r<font color="#8B0000">ʨ</font>anaɢ]]</b> <small><sup>[[User talk:Rjanag|talk]]</sup>/<sub>[[Special:Contributions/Rjanag|contribs]]</sub></small> 13:57, 27 February 2009 (UTC) |
::*[[File:Symbol possible vote.svg|18px]] Article has no structure. If it's fixed in 24 hours or so I can verify, but if not we might as well just lose it, as it's getting old. <b class="Unicode">[[User:Rjanag|r<font color="#8B0000">ʨ</font>anaɢ]]</b> <small><sup>[[User talk:Rjanag|talk]]</sup>/<sub>[[Special:Contributions/Rjanag|contribs]]</sub></small> 13:57, 27 February 2009 (UTC) |
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:::*Also, the tone of the French online source doesn't sound very professional, which detracts from its credibility. The end of the first paragraph, for example, says something like "and then the resistance was born..." [[User:Awadewit|Awadewit]] ([[User talk:Awadewit|talk]]) 14:11, 27 February 2009 (UTC) |
:::*Also, the tone of the French online source doesn't sound very professional, which detracts from its credibility. The end of the first paragraph, for example, says something like "and then the resistance was born..." [[User:Awadewit|Awadewit]] ([[User talk:Awadewit|talk]]) 14:11, 27 February 2009 (UTC) |
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:*But the article doesn't explain what his involvement was. --[[User:Metropolitan90|Metropolitan90]] [[User talk:Metropolitan90|(talk)]] 15:08, 17 February 2009 (UTC) |
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::Wasn't expecting this stub to get nominated! More explicit now and with refs too. Size is also above 1500 chars [[User:Victuallers|Victuallers]] ([[User talk:Victuallers|talk]]) 22:51, 17 February 2009 (UTC) |
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::*I agree with Metropolitan. The nature of the "involvement" should be explained and tied to a source. I looked at the book on the Lumumba assassination, and saw a chilling passage where Munongo endorsed the assassination, but I am still not clear on what his "involvement" was. [[User:Cbl62|Cbl62]] ([[User talk:Cbl62|talk]]) 15:46, 26 February 2009 (UTC) |
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:::*[[File:Symbol possible vote.svg|18px]] The hook is vague, the article does not clarify the involvement. - [[User:Dravecky|Dravecky]] ([[User talk:Dravecky|talk]]) 19:27, 27 February 2009 (UTC) |
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Articles created/expanded on February 28
Alpirod
- ... that the Alpirod, a 1,000 kilometres (621 mi) European sled dog race, was the longest competition of its kind outside of North America?
Created by JKBrooks85 (talk). Self nom at 10:45, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
Arthur MacDonald
- ... that General Sir Arthur MacDonald's career in the Australian Army spanned forty years and included service during the Second World War, Korean War and Vietnam War?
Created by Abraham, B.S. (talk). Self nom at 09:29, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
243 Ida
- ... that images of 243 Ida (pictured) returned from the space probe Galileo, and processed on 17 February 1994, provided the first confirmation of a moon orbiting an asteroid?
5x expanded by Wronkiew (talk), Reyk (talk). Nominated by Reyk (talk) at 08:13, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
Yi Wu Suo You
- ... that at the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, Chinese rock musician Cui Jian gained notoriety for performing Yi Wu Suo You while wearing a red blindfold?
- ALT1: ... that Chinese singer Cui Jian's 1986 song Yi Wu Suo You combines traditional Chinese instruments with rock elements, and classical Chinese tropes with revolutionary lyrics?
Created by Rjanag (talk). Self nom at 07:59, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
1999 PBA All-Filipino Cup
- ... that a bench-clearing brawl in Game 2 of the semifinals series between the Shell Turbo Chargers and the Barangay Ginebra Kings in the 1999 PBA All-Filipino Cup generated the second-greatest amount of fines in league history?
Created by Howard the Duck (talk). Self nom at 04:43, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
Elmer Lach
- ...that Elmer Lach retired as the National Hockey League's leading scorer in 1954?
5x expanded by Maxim (talk). Self nom at 02:35, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
Líder
Did you know that Líder supermarkets sold Cuban rum at half price to eliminate it from stock after being purchased by Wal-Mart, causing a controversy in Chile?
—Preceding unsigned comment added by Troyster87 (talk • contribs) 09:12, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
Dominic of Evesham
- ... that the historian David Knowles felt that Dominic of Evesham (d. before 1145) was the author of the deathbed account of Abbot Æthelwig of Evesham in the Chronicon Abbatiae de Evesham?
Created by Ealdgyth (talk). Self nom at 01:51, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
Articles created/expanded on February 27
Will Sessoms
- ... that when Template:City-state Mayor Will Sessoms was Vice Mayor, he was supported by both Democratic and Republican officials?
Created by TonyTheTiger (talk). Self nom at 05:41, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
Balch Hotel
- ... that the brick walls in the historic Balch Hotel in Dufur, Oregon are 18-inches thick and keep the hotel’s interior rooms cool during the hot summer months?
Created by Orygun (talk). Self nom at 04:32, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
- I'm almost certain that for compound adjective noun groups only are there hyphens in measurements (WP:MoS#Hyphens). Thus: "18 inches thick". Otherwise, length, ref, history good. CB...(ö) 06:00, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
Henry Wrigley
- ... that Captain (later Air Vice Marshal) Henry Wrigley (pictured) piloted the first trans-Australia flight, from Melbourne to Darwin, in 1919?
Created by Ian Rose (talk). Self nom at 23:30, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
London to Lewes Way (Roman road)
- ... that parts of the Roman road from London to Lewes were built of iron slag?
Created by Charlesdrakew (talk). Self nom at 23:11, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
Mannie Garcia
- ... that Mannie Garcia, the journalist who shot the photo of Barack Obama that was later used uncredited by artist Shepard Fairey as the basis of Fairey's Barack Obama HOPE poster, was nearly killed while shooting the Ramstein airshow disaster in 1988?
Created by Sixpackbuzz (talk). Self nom at 22:22, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
- This article currently isn't long enough for Did You Know. Please see C1 for more details. Art LaPella (talk) 23:17, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
Permanent Secretary to the Lord Chancellor's Office
- ... that despite the office existing for 118 years only nine individuals ever served as Permanent Secretary to the Lord Chancellor's Office? New article, over 1500. Ironholds (talk) 16:12, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
Red triangle slug
- ... that the largest native land slug species in Australia is the red triangle slug, which can be yellow, cream, pink, red, grey or olive green (pictured)?
Created by Invertzoo (talk), Snek01 (talk). Self nom at 15:31, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
Viper's Creed
- ... that Viper's Creed's creation and production was led by Shinji Aramaki, despite being named as the chief director and not the show's main director?
OR
- ... that Shinji Aramaki has created the show Viper's Creed as the chief director?
Created by Ominae (talk). Self nom at 12:44, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
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- Not sure what "chief director" and "main director" mean. What's the diff? --74.13.130.165 (talk) 15:10, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
ALT HOOK: ... that Viper's Creed was created by Shinji Aramaki, who was not named as the show's director. Ominae (talk) 04:46, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
Jones reductor
- ... that a Jones reductor can be used to prepare solutions of ions, such as chromium(II), Cr2+, which are immediately oxidized on contact with air?
Created by Petergans (talk). Self nom at 09:07, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
Not All Dogs Go to Heaven
- ... that the entire original cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation will appear in "Not All Dogs Go to Heaven", a seventh season episode of Family Guy?
Created by Matthewedwards (talk). Self nom at 09:01, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
- Shouldn't the link in the hook be to Not All Dogs Go To Heaven? Gonzonoir (talk) 13:01, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
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- Thank you. Yes, that's what it's supposed to be. Oops! Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 04:35, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
Ross Memorial Park and Alexandre Stadium
- ... that Ross Memorial Park and Alexandre Stadium, Washington & Jefferson College's combined lacrosse, baseball, and soccer facility, is the largest continuous artificial playing surface in the world?
Created/expanded by User:Jwilkinsen (talk). Self nom at 08:32, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
- Comment: Two refs for this fact: "Ross Memorial Park/Alexandre Stadium". Washington & Jefferson College.Phil, Axelrod (2004-04-21). "District Roundup: Cal coach candidate for new job". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. PG Publishing Co., Inc.
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- Comment: Two refs for this fact: "Ross Memorial Park/Alexandre Stadium". Washington & Jefferson College.Phil, Axelrod (2004-04-21). "District Roundup: Cal coach candidate for new job". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. PG Publishing Co., Inc.
Arie Posin
- ... that film director Arie Posin's father did not allow him to watch television as a child despite being a professional filmmaker himself?
Created by 97198 (talk). Self nom at 07:02, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
- Eliminating the coonection assumed by "despite" and making another link would give: "... that film director Arie Posin's father, a professional filmmaker, did not allow him to watch television as a child?" --Wetman (talk) 15:56, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
Drosera zonaria
- ... that the Western Australian carnivorous plant Drosera zonaria (pictured) was first witnessed flowering in 1954, 106 years after it was first described as a new species?
Created by Rkitko (talk). Self nom at 04:06, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
- Oddly enough, the article fails to mention (& thus reference) that D. zonaria is carnivorous. CB...(ö) 21:09, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
- All members of the genus Drosera are carnivorous. I figured that was common knowledge enough that it doesn't require a citation. As I've been creating these short articles for Drosera species, I've not been mentioning their carnivory for the same reason (a topic best dealt with on the genus article). I can, however, try to work a mention of it into the lead... --Rkitko (talk) 22:10, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
Ranga Ediriwickrama
- ... that Ranga Ediriwickrama could become the first Australian Football League player of Sri Lankan descent?
Created by Reyk (talk). Self nom at 03:23, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
Harts of the West
- ... that CBS's Harts of the West featured Beau Bridges and his father, Lloyd Bridges, in a comedy/western set at the fictitious Flying Tumbleweed Dude Ranch in Nevada?
- ALT1: ... that more than a decade before he joined the CBS's NCIS, Sean Murray appeared as young Zane Grey Hart on the comedy/western, Harts of the West? Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 07:53, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
Articles created/expanded on February 26
Fred Albert Shannon
- ... that American historian Fred Albert Shannon won the 1929 Pulitzer Prize for History for his two-volume book The Organization and Administration of the Union Army, 1861-1865?
Created by AdjustShift (talk). Self nom at 21:39, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
Australodelphis
- ... that the extinct Pliocene dolphin Australodelphis from the Vestfold Hills of Antarctica has been described as an example of convergent evolution with whales?
Created by kevmin (talk). Self nom at 19:45, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge
- ... that the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon is one of only ten urban National Wildlife Refuges in the United States?
5x expanded by Aboutmovies (talk). Self nom at 09:08, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
ASEAN Treaty of Amity and Cooperation
- ... that the United Nations General Assembly has endorsed the ASEAN (seal pictured) Treaty of Amity and Cooperation for its provisions on regional cooperation?
Created/expanded by Joriki (talk). Nominated by 23prootie (talk) at 03:26, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
- 1429 characters of prose. Please expand. Shubinator (talk) 01:31, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
Dry Creek Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California
- ... that the Dry Creek Rancheria was once 86,400 acres, but after being flooded by Lake Sonoma by the construction of the Warm Springs Dam, is only 75 acres today?
Created by Uyvsdi (talk). Self nom at 02:12, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
Garda ar Lár
- ... that the Irish TV series Garda ar Lár focused on an incident which preceded Minister for Defence Paddy Donegan's "thundering disgrace" remarks and President Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh's resignation? (new article, self-nom, with the President's pic) --Candlewicke ST # :) 00:59, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
Moissaye Joseph Olgin
- ... that Moissaye Joseph Olgin (pictured), a member of the communist Workers Party of America, translated several books including Jack London's Call of the Wild, Friedrich Engels’ The Peasant War in Germany and John Reed’s Ten Days That Shook the World into Yiddish?
Created by Pepsi2786 (talk). Self nom at 23:36, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
- 252 character hook. Shubinator (talk) 01:33, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
- ... that Moissaye Olgin (pictured), a member of the communist Workers Party of America, translated several books including Jack London's Call of the Wild and Friedrich Engels’ The Peasant War in Germany into Yiddish?
- There's a shorter option, but still slightly over the 200 character limit. I feel the "communist" and "of America", parts are important to making the hook interesting, but removing either would take it under 200 characters. If that exact limit is set in stone, then I suppose the following would be best.. PEPSI2786talk 04:54, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
- ... that Moissaye Olgin (pictured), a member of the communist Workers Party, translated several books including Jack London's Call of the Wild and Friedrich Engels’ The Peasant War in Germany into Yiddish?
Claud Schuster
- ... that Claud Schuster served as Permanent Secretary to the Lord Chancellor's Department for a record 29 years under 10 different Lord Chancellors? Fivefold expansion by moi. Ironholds (talk) 21:18, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
Nonnie Moore
- ... that Nonnie Moore, a woman who had been fashion editor at Mademoiselle and Harper's Bazaar, was hired by GQ in 1984 in a move that was called an "an odd choice, but... was actually the perfect choice"?
5x expanded by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 19:13, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
Eric Kabera
- ... that Rwandan film-maker Eric Kabera was inspired to start a career in film after losing 32 family members in the Rwandan Genocide?
Created by Big Bird (talk). Self nom at 18:54, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
Al-Firdaws Madrasa
- ... that Al-Firdaws Madrasa, established in 1236 under the patronage of Malik az-Zahir's wife, Dayfa Khatun, is the largest and best known of the Ayyubid madrasas in Aleppo?
Created by Zozo2kx (talk), Al Ameer son (talk). Self nom at 18:22, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
- Who's Dayfa Khatun? --74.13.130.165 (talk) 15:16, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
- She was the wife of Aleppo's Ayyubid governor. We don't have enough info for an article on her, but she is described summarily in the article's "History" section. I clarified in the hook, but it could be reworded. --Al Ameer son (talk) 18:02, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
Saint-André-d'Argenteuil, Quebec
- ... that Canada's first paper mill was built in Saint-André-d'Argenteuil, Quebec, in 1803?
Created by P199 (talk). Self nom at 17:50, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
Celestina (novel)
- ... that Jane Austen's novel Sense and Sensibility is a critique of Charlotte Turner Smith's novel of sensibility Celestina?
Created by Awadewit (talk). Self nom at 15:27, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
Mirza Khazar
- ... that the 1983 translation of the Gospel into Azerbaijani by Mirza Khazar has been republished five times in subsequent years?
Created by Brandmeister (talk). Self nom at 11:36, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
- Date and referencing all fine (my knowledge of Russian was enough to verify the info from the source), but the article is just a bit below our requirement of 1,500 characters of prose: DYK check reports 1,441 bytes. Consider adding a few sentences, I'm sure you can come up with a few other facts just to meet that requirement :) Todor→Bozhinov 09:11, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
Missy Rayder
- ... that Elite Model Management opened up a new division to service its top fashion models such as Missy Rayder?
Created by TonyTheTiger (talk). Self nom at 09:01, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
Centruroides limbatus and Centruroides bicolor
- ... that Centruroides limbatus (pictured) and Centruroides bicolor are Central American bark scorpions belonging to the same species group?
Created by Boston (talk). Self nom at 07:34, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
Yukon Quest
- ... that the Yukon Quest is the toughest sled dog race in the world?
- ALT1: ... that the Yukon Quest is considered the toughest sled dog race in the world?
- ALT2: ... that musher Sebastian Schnuelle won the 2009 Yukon Quest, considered the toughest sled dog race in the world?
5x expanded by JKBrooks85 (talk). Self nom at 05:46, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
Bangladeshi nationality law
- ... that the Citizenship Order of 1972 describes Bengalis facing obstacles over returning to Bangladesh from Pakistan after the Bangladesh Liberation War as permanent residents eligible for Bangladeshi citizenship?
Created/expanded by S h i v a (Visnu) (talk). Self nom at 04:33, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
Douglas Hamilton
- ... that big-game hunters, Colonel Douglas Hamilton and Sir Victor Brooke, shot the largest elephant (pictured) ever killed in South India? It was Template:Ft to m tall at the shoulder with a tusk Template:Ft to m long.
The Road West
- ... that NBC's The Road West featured Andrew Prine and Brenda Scott as a brother and sister though the pair had been briefly married to each other prior to the series debut in 1966?
- ALT1: ... that George C. Scott, four years before Patton, guest starred on the premiere episode "This Savage Land" of NBC's The Road West series with Barry Sullivan?
Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 07:53, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
Articles created/expanded on February 25
Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus
- ... that the Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus shows Pontius Pilate making a gesture to avert the evil eye (pictured, right) during his trial of Jesus?
5x expanded by Johnbod (talk). Self nom at 06:06, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
Aquaculture in New Zealand
- ... that the aquaculture industry in New Zealand has targeted itself to achieve one billion NZ dollars in annual sales by 2025?
Created by Geronimo20 (talk). Self nom at 12:52, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
- Added link to New Zealand dollar. --74.13.130.165 (talk) 15:18, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
- ALT: "that the aquaculture industry in New Zealand aims to achieve annual sales of NZ$1 billion by 2025?" XLerate (talk) 02:29, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
Miragaia (dinosaur)
- ... that the stegosaurid (plated dinosaur) Miragaia had more neck vertebrae than almost all of the sauropod dinosaurs, known for their long necks?
Created by Crazyharp81602 (talk). Nominated by J. Spencer (talk) at 04:32, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
Typhoon Conson (2004)
- ... that Typhoon Conson of the 2004 Pacific typhoon season was the first of the record ten typhoons to impact Japan that season?
Created by Cyclonebiskit (talk). Self nom at 01:33, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
Black-headed Spider Monkey
... that the Black-headed Spider Monkey population has declined by more than 80% over the past 45 years?
5x expanded by Rlendog (talk). Self nom at 00:00, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
- HOWEVER, I think the hook needs adjustment to show the population decline is estimated and to express the (mostly human) causes. Length, ref, history, etc. verified. CB...(ö) 20:52, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
- ALT suggestion ... that the Black-headed Spider Monkey, a New World monkey, is estimated to have declined by more than 80% over the past 45 years due to human encroachment on its habitat? —Mattisse (Talk) 01:52, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
Frankie Rayder
- ... that international supermodel Frankie Rayder has posed with her sisters for Gap holiday ads?
5x expanded by TonyTheTiger (talk), Sky83 (talk). Nominated by TonyTheTiger (talk) at 23:06, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
- Her sister Missy Rayder is also a DYK candidate. Double-DYK hook? --74.13.130.165 (talk) 03:44, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
- I was contemplating a double, but one was created and one was expanded. The new system is confusing me and I don't know how to do the templates for such a nom.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 08:54, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
2009 Women's Lacrosse World Cup
- ... that a Haudenosaunee women's lacrosse team, whose early attempts to play internationally were thwarted by clan mothers' protests, will make their first World Cup appearance with the 2009 World Cup?
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- ALT hook suggestion: ... that the Haudenosaunee women's lacrosse team will be the first team of women to represent the indigenous peoples of the Americas in the 2009 Women's Lacrosse World Cup? —Mattisse (Talk) 02:20, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
- ... that Captain Thomas Dundas's ship HMS Naiad towed HMS Belleisle to Gibraltar (pictured) after the Battle of Trafalgar?
Makoto Kanoh
- ... that Japanese video game designer Makoto Kanoh worked on the first three Metroid games, a video game series that has gone on to sell over thirteen million copies?
Created by Gary King (talk). Self nom at 21:09, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
Potomac Creek Bridge
- ... that the Potomac Creek Bridge (pictured) was rebuilt in just nine days under the supervision of Herman Haupt after being destroyed by the retreating Confederate Army?
Created/expanded by BaomoVW (talk). Self nom at 20:45, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
- Length, Hook, Offline Ref. Perhaps add a few talk pages before this is moved to the update? ∗ \ / (⁂) 20:48, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
- I think the hook is awkward. I would suggest the following:
- ALT1 that after being destroyed by the Confederate Army, the Potomac Creek Bridge (pictured) was rebuilt in just nine days? rʨanaɢ talk/contribs 21:26, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
- I added the talk page, and am fine with the alternate hook.BaomoVW (talk) 22:25, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
Nassau class battleship
- ... that the Nassau-class battleships (Westfalen (pictured), laid down in 1907, were the first class of German dreadnoughts?
5x expanded by Parsecboy (talk).
Nur al-Din Madrasa
- ... that the Nur al-Din Madrasa, built in 1167 by Zengid ruler Nur al-Din, is the first royal madrasah complex in Damascus?
Oscar Nissen
- ... that in 1887, Norwegian Labour Party politician and physician Oscar Nissen stated that only 10% of women had libido?
Created by Punkmorten (talk).
SS Dronning Maud (1925)
- ... that in 1940 the unarmed Norwegian steamship Dronning Maud (pictured) was sunk by German aircraft while she was flying Red Cross flags and carrying a company of medical personnel?
Douglas I. McKay
- ... that New York City Police Commissioner Douglas I. McKay was so successful in reviving the use of the police lineup that the police department kept it on a permanent basis?
Created by 72.74.202.124 (talk). Nominated by Tnxman307 (talk) at 17:44, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
Solar power in Romania
- ... that solar power in Romania has, as of 2007, an installed capacity of 0.81 megawatts?
Created by Mario1987 (talk). Self nom at 17:26, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
1930 Salmas earthquake
- ... that a foreshock before the 1930 Salmas earthquake caused residents of the town to sleep outside, saving thousands of lives from the actual earthquake?
Created by Ceranthor (talk). Self nom at 15:25, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
Ivaylo Traykov
- ... that at #425 on the ATP Singles Rankings, Ivaylo Traykov (pictured) is the second-highest ranked Bulgarian tennis player?
Created by Acb4341 (talk), Backslash Forwardslash (talk). Self nom at 12:39, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
Marcus Adam
- ... that Marcus Adam, who competed in three sprint events at the 1992 Summer Olympics, later shifted to bobsleigh and competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics?
Created by Punkmorten (talk). Self nom at 10:28, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
Bill Ralston
- ... that New Zealand journalist Bill Ralston was shot at a Soweto school in South Africa in 1986?
Created by XLerate (talk). Self nom at 09:12, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
- Date, length and hook ref verified. Perhaps the last part of the hook could be reworded to: ... was shot at a Soweto school in South Africa in 1986? --Bruce1eetalk 13:29, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
Gurdwara Shaib of El Sobrante
- ... that San Francisco Bay Area community leader and teacher Ajmer Singh Malhi was murdered at the Gurdwara Shaib of El Sobrante in 2000?
- self nomination, expanded on the 25th
- With about 1,035 characters, this article is too short. Also, half of what the article says (holding services, being open, visitors must cover their hair etc) is probably true to every gurdwara. Also, regarding the nomination, what is a "community leader"? Punkmorten (talk) 10:35, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
Charles Scherf
- ... that Australian flying ace Charles Scherf was credited with 14½ aerial victories from 38 operational sorties during the Second World War, with an additional nine aircraft destroyed on the ground?
Created by Abraham, B.S. (talk). Self nom at 03:37, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
Yellow Jackets (Indiana)
- ... that Yellow Jackets gained their name by having dyed bright yellow cuffs and fringes on their buckskins and wool coats?
Created by Charles Edward (talk). Nominated by Bedford (talk) at 01:32, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
- What the Yellow Jackets actually were should probably be clarified. Cheers, Abraham, B.S. (talk) 05:50, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
- I'm waiting to see if CE can see if the Yellow Jackets were part of the Indiana Rangers; if so, I'll amend the hook to reflect that. Otherwise, we might have an April Fool's Day hook.--King Bedford I Seek his grace 02:39, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
Interstellar comet
- ... that Jupiter is the only planet capable of pulling an interstellar comet into a Sun-centered orbit?
Created by Reyk (talk). Self nom at 00:18, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
Augustine Band of Cahuilla Indians
- ... that the Augustine Band of Cahuilla Indians is the smallest Indian tribe in the US, with only eight members?
5x expanded by Uyvsdi (talk). Self nom at 19:25, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
- Currently tagged as a stub. Shubinator (talk) 01:44, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
The Chisholms
- ... that the first episodes of the CBS western miniseries The Chisholms were filmed about Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site along the Arkansas River of Colorado?
- ALT1: ... that actors Brian Kerwin and Brett Cullen both appeared as Gideon Chisholm in the 1979–1980 CBS western miniseries The Chisholms?
Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 02:28, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
Elena Udrea
- ... that less than three years after joining the Democratic Party, Romanian politician Elena Udrea became a cabinet minister for the successor party, and that she plans a significant increase in tourism revenue during her term?
Created by Biruitorul (talk). Self nom at 05:22, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
- This hook is too long (200 characters is the maximum limit, but even so this should be well under that). You could shorten it by lopping off the unnecessary second half, but the hook is also pretty dull; can you dig up a more interesting fact? rʨanaɢ talk/contribs 05:51, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
- Otherwise, length and date have been verified. Todor→Bozhinov 10:48, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
- How about,
- ALT: ... that, during a television interview, Romanian politician Elena Udrea made reference to a "President of Norway", apparently unaware that the country is a monarchy? Dahn (talk) 21:16, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
- All good, hook length is fine and source verified with Google Translate ;) Todor→Bozhinov 07:18, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
- How about,
Articles created/expanded on February 24
Care (Law & Order: UK)
- ... that "Care", the first episode of Law & Order: UK, is a remake of an original Law & Order episode from 1992?
Created by pd THOR (talk). Nominated by Dravecky (talk) at 00:03, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
Topoxte
- ... that the archaeological site of Topoxte (pictured) in Guatemala has the best surviving example of Postclassic Maya architecture in its region?
5x expanded by Simon Burchell (talk). Self nom at 20:28, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
Gail Trimble
- ... that Gail Trimble, captain of the winning team on BBC TV's University Challenge, has been said to have divided Britain like no other figure since Margaret Thatcher?
Created by Bingo99 (talk). Nominated by Ghmyrtle (talk) at 10:51, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
Order of Saint James of Altopascio
- ... that the Emperor Frederick II exempted the hospitaller Order of Saint James of Altopascio from taxes?
Created by Srnec (talk). Self nom at 08:02, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
Rothschild Prayerbook
- ... that the Rothschild Prayerbook has been since 1999 the most expensive illuminated manuscript ever sold at auction?
Created by Johnbod (talk). Self nom at 02:05, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
- begun from this bit removed from Book of hours, though little is left. Hook ref is at the end of the article. Johnbod (talk) 02:07, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
Gloster Gannet
- ... that the Gloster Gannet which was originally built solely to compete in the Lympne Trials, never flew at the event due to engine troubles, although it later flew at air shows with a re-designed engine?
Created by TSRL (talk). Nominated by Mifter (talk) at 23:19, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
Gloster Survey
- ... that the Gloster Survey which was a 1920s British photo-survey biplane only had two prototype models made before production of the model was discontinued?
Created by MilborneOne (talk). Nominated by Mifter (talk) at 23:10, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
Checkerboard Inn
- ... that the former Checkerboard Inn (pictured) in Monroe, New York, got its name because an early owner painted it in a checkerboard pattern to attract travelers? Self-nom Daniel Case (talk) 17:53, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
Lazarus (The X-Files)
- ... that the birthday of FBI Special agent Dana Scully, as revealed in the first season episode of "The X-Files", "Lazarus (The X-Files)", was February 23?
Created/expanded by Figureskatingfan (talk). Self nom at 14:35, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
- Comment: Created article previously merged.Figureskatingfan (talk) 14:35, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
Victory Team
- ... that with 51 Class 1 victories under its belt, United Arab Emirates' Victory Team is considered to be one of the most successful offshore powerboat racing team in history?
Created/expanded by Donnie Park (talk). Self nom at 12:55, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
- That "fact" comes from the Victory Team's own website; we'll need a hook that is sourced to reliable, third party sources. Also, the refs need cleaned up; we can't accept nominations with bare URLs visible. Please clean up the refs by adding author/title/publisher/date/etc. info, using citation templates or doing it manually. rʨanaɢ talk/contribs 13:04, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
- ALT1: ... that with eight world titles in Class 1 offshore powerboat racing, the Victory Team is considered to be have the most championship titles in history? Created by Donnie Park (talk). Self nom at 14:46, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
- Considering this and that as sources, the latter said eighth title and the former accounts the lot as 8 titles, although as driver names. The trouble is I'm not a total expert on powerboat racing and judging by the amount of articles, I don't think the majority of editors are. Donnie Park (talk) 14:46, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
- The problem isn't the number of wins, it's the claim that they're "considered one of the most successful." It's not in either of the sources you just gave—I only see it on Victory's own website—and is a bit too peacocky for a hook. rʨanaɢ talk/contribs 15:33, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
- In ALT1, should "most team" be "most successful team"? Art LaPella (talk) 23:18, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
- I have replaced the source, dropping the official source's claim to one by a 3rd party which I hope will help and corrected the typo error. Donnie Park (talk) 15:07, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
Steve Dodd
- ... that Indigenous Australian actor Steve Dodd worked as a stockman before going on to appear in twenty Australian films spanning more than fifty years?
Created by User:Hamiltonstone (talk).
- Less than 1,500 characters of prose (filmography doesn't count). Ceranthor 16:24, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
- Could someone revisit this please? I had not been aware the filmography would be excluded but it is now, in any case, over 1500 characters in the substantive text. Thank you. hamiltonstone (talk) 23:55, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
Now meets length. Ceranthor 00:54, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
Wai khru
- ... that the wai khru ceremony, in which students pay respect to their teachers, annually takes place on a Thursday, the day of Bṛhaspati, near the beginning of the school year in most Thai schools?
Created by Paul_012 (talk). Self nom at 09:59, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
- The current hook doesn't let you know where this is until too late, and is still vague; I'd suggest the following rewording:
- ALT1: ... that Thai students pay respect to their teachers in the wai khru ceremony near the beginning of every school year?
- Also, we often frown on articles with unexpanded sections. Could you either quickly write up the unexpanded section in this article, or remove it for now? rʨanaɢ talk/contribs 13:10, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
- I'd meant to remove the section for the time being myself, but forgot; done now. I also like the more concise alt hook better, thanks. --Paul_012 (talk) 13:35, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
- I can't read the two Thai sources, but the one English one gives me the impression that wai khru can be performed any time ("Paying respect to the musical teachers may be performed every day at bedime") and that there are "official" ceremonies on Thursdays but it sounds like they're not necessarily a one-time thing. Is this source misleading, or should the hook be changed? rʨanaɢ talk/contribs 14:10, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
- The English source is specifically discussing the ceremony for classical music (I've added the section now), which is rather different from that held in schools and universities. The information in the hook is described by the National Culture Commission source (in Thai), and is also available from [Daoruang, Panrit (8 July 2002), "Wai Khru Ceremony", Bangkok Post], which I wasn't sure was suitable as a source. --Paul_012 (talk) 15:28, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
Umpqua Bank Plaza
- ... that the Umpqua Bank Plaza (pictured), a high-rise in Portland, Oregon, remained named for a failed savings and loan for 15 years until adopting the present moniker?
Created by Aboutmovies (talk). Self nom at 06:58, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
Scarlet Robin
- ... that Scarlet Robins (male pictured) defend a territory not only from rivals of their own species but also from those of the related Flame Robins?
5x expanded by Sabine's Sunbird (talk). Self nom at 05:37, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
Hurricane Fausto (2008)
- ... that Hurricane Fausto of the 2008 Pacific hurricane season produced hurricane-force winds on Socorro Island despite being 115 mi (185 km) away from the island?
Created by Cyclonebiskit (talk). Self nom at 03:23, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
Whispering Smith (TV series)
- ... that the 1961 series Whispering Smith represented the only attempt by Audie Murphy, a film star and World War II hero, to break into network television?
Created by Billy Hathorn (talk).
Nevill Maskelyne Smyth
- ... that Sir Nevill Smyth won the Victoria Cross at the Battle of Omdurman?
5x expanded by Kernel Saunters (talk). Self nom at 00:18, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
- A bit more detail would be nice, about this Smyth character and/or how he won the VC at Omdurman. As it is now it doesn't say much and isn't particularly catchy. Manxruler (talk) 01:35, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
- Hell of a name though. Sabine's Sunbird talk 05:40, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
- How about something like:
- ALT1 ... that Sir Nevill Maskelyne Smyth was awarded the Victoria Cross during the Battle of Omdurman for saving the lives of two war correspondents? Cheers, Abraham, B.S. (talk) 06:01, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
Moravian Duets
- ... that the Moravian Duets by Antonín Dvořák were the main base for the composer's entering the world scene?
Created by Vejvančický (talk), Hrdinský (talk).
- Self-nom --Vejvančický (talk) 14:31, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
ALT ... that the Moravian Duets was the starting point for subsequent works which propelled Antonín Dvořák to international fame? --Vejvančický (talk) 14:31, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
Barbara Tuge-Erecińska
- ... that Barbara Tuge-Erecińska, the Republic of Poland Ambassador to United Kingdom, became Poland's first female Deputy Foreign Minister in 1999?
Created by Poeticbent (talk). Self nom at 18:15, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
Peter N. Myhre
- ... that Peter N. Myhre was the first leader of the Youth of the Progress Party, from 1978 to 1984?
Granby Consolidated Mining, Smelting and Power Company, Limited, Phoenix Mine
- ... that the 700 ton per day smelter the Granby Consolidated Mining, Smelting and Power Company, Limited built in Grand Forks, British Columbia, for the Phoenix Mine was the largest in the British Empire?
- ALT1: ... that the 700 ton per day smelter the Granby Consolidated Mining, Smelting & Power Company built in 1900 in Grand Forks, British Columbia, for the Phoenix Mine was the largest in the British Empire?
Created by kelapstick (talk).
- ALT2... that in 1900 the Granby Consolidated Mining, Smelting & and Power Company built a 700 ton per day smelter, the largest in the British Empire, in Grand Forks, British Columbia, for the Phoenix Mine?
- The first hook is 202 characters, I took out limited for the ALT in case it is too much.--kelapstick (talk) 16:29, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
Charly Manson
- ... that Mexican professional wrestler Charly Manson was injured so badly that a surgical steel plate on his femur bent more than 20 degrees and had to be replaced?
Ludvig Meyer
- ... that Ludvig Meyer, the defender of writer Hans Jæger during the high-profile censorship case in 1886, later became the leader of the Norwegian Labour Party?
Created by Punkmorten (talk). Self nom at 14:46, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
Gersony Report
- ... that the "'Gersony Report", the controversial finding by United Nations contractors that the new government in post-genocide Rwanda had carried out systematic killings of civilians, was never actually written?
Created by BanyanTree (talk). Self nom at 14:46, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
- In my opinion, the sources do not hold up. The main source is Human Rights Watch, an advocacy organization. There is not a confirmation from another source that nothing was ever written. —Mattisse (Talk) 04:11, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
- There are three other sources cited in the article, besides Alison Des Forges's research for HRW, directly dealing with the existence and purported findings of the "Gersony Report", as well as contemporary mention in the New York Times of the UNHCR findings, though it doesn't mention Gersony by name. This should be easily enough to lay the foundation for an article on the topic. Besides Des Forges, Gerard Prunier's book, from which I footnote a discussion with Gersony, and the purported leaked memo (also linked) also state explicitly that the findings were never put in a report because of the political sensitivities. If you had to ask 100 people who know the field to name the top two names in contemporary Rwanda scholarship, I would be willing to bet that the majority would name Des Forges and Prunier, so you'll forgive me if I'm incredulous at this 'lack of credibility' argument. - BanyanTree 09:57, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
- In my opinion, the sources do not hold up. The main source is Human Rights Watch, an advocacy organization. There is not a confirmation from another source that nothing was ever written. —Mattisse (Talk) 04:11, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
Derrell Palmer
- ... that a winner of a championship in both the All-America Football Conference and NFL with the Cleveland Browns, Paul Brown called Derrell Palmer one of the two best defensive tackles he ever coached?
5x expanded by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 14:46, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
- Dangling modifier. Who won the championships, Paul Brown or Derrell Palmer? If you meant Brown won both championships as coach, that isn't explicit in the article. Art LaPella (talk) 02:18, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
- Point well taken. How about (ALT 2) "... that Derrell Palmer won a championship in both the All-America Football Conference and the NFL with the Cleveland Browns, with Paul Brown calling him one of the two best defensive tackles he ever coached?" -- Alansohn (talk) 02:54, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
- I think Brown's opinion is more likely to draw views than the AAFC and NFC championship parts. I think the following short hook is more likely to draw views:
- alt 2 ... that Paul Brown of the Cleveland Browns called Derrell Palmer one of the two best defensive tackles he ever coached? Cbl62 (talk) 02:22, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
- Currently tagged as a stub. Shubinator (talk) 01:49, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
- Increased from 1,198 bytes on Feb. 19 to 3,979 bytes on Feb. 24. Not a five-fold increase. —Mattisse (Talk) 04:03, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
- The fivefold increase is fine. We go by prose length. 1804/215 = more than enough. (You can use prosesize or DYKcheck to easily count prose characters.) Shubinator (talk) 04:31, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
Jersey Act
- ... that although the Jersey Act of 1913 limited the registration of American-bred Thoroughbreds in the British General Stud Book, it wasn't actually a law?
Created by Ealdgyth (talk). Self nom at 14:46, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
Mosby Tavern
- ... that Mosby Tavern, a private residence, has served as the courthouse and jail for both Cumberland County and Powhatan County, Virginia?
Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma
- ... that even though the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma only has 519 members, they created the first and only eagle rehabilitation center in Oklahoma?
Created by Uyvsdi (talk). Self nom at 01:38, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
Articles created/expanded on February 23
List of Central American monkey species
- ... that Geoffroy's Spider Monkey (pictured) is the only Central American monkey species that occurs in all seven Central American countries?
Created by Rlendog (talk). Self nom at 20:42, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
John Beilein
- ... that when National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I basketball head coach John Beilein's son was a high school recruit, Beilein (pictured) was restricted from talking to him by NCAA rules?
Created by TonyTheTiger (talk). Self nom at 05:36, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
DeJuan Blair
- ... that University of Pittsburgh basketball player DeJuan Blair was once told that he was doing for Pittsburgh what Barack Obama was doing for the United States?
Created by Superbowlbound (talk). Nominated by Dale Arnett (talk) at 00:08, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
- ALT hook: ... that University of Pittsburgh basketball player DeJuan Blair grew up 600 yards (550 m)* from the university's campus? — Dale Arnett (talk) 00:08, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
Ramiro Garcés, Lord of Calahorra
- ... that the Navarrese prince Ramiro Garcés was betrayed and murdered at Rueda in 1083?
Created by Srnec (talk). Self nom at 08:01, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
New Writings in SF
- ... that New Writings in SF is the earliest of the notable science fiction anthology volumes published in the 1960s and 1970s?
Created by Padillah (talk), BPK2 (talk). Nominated by Rosiestep (talk) at 23:31, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
American Airlines Flight 6780
- ... that American Airlines Flight 6780 crashed on approach to Newark Airport in January 1952, killing all 23 aboard, including pilot Thomas J. Reid, with the plane crashing just blocks from Reid's home?
Created by LeadSongDog (talk). Nominated by Alansohn (talk) at 16:20, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
- Currently tagged as a stub. Shubinator (talk) 01:51, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
Kotomin House
- ... that Russian poet Alexander Pushkin stopped at Wolf and Beranget Confectionery located at historic Kotomin House before heading off to duel where he was mortally wounded?
- ALT1: ... that Literary Cafe functions today at the location of Wolf and Beranget Confectionery frequented by literati such as Alexander Pushkin, Mikhail Lermontov, Taras Shevchenko, Nikolai Chernyshevsky and Fyodor Dostoevsky in the historic Kotomin House?
Created by Wikiolap (talk). Self nom at 07:19, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
Bugaled Breizh
- ... that the fishing trawler Bugaled Breizh is considered to have been pulled under by a submarine that got caught in its lines?
Anguillan general election, 2005
- ... that at 25, the number of candidates who stood in the 2005 Anguillan general election was a record for Anguilla?
5x expanded by Davewild (talk).
- Currently tagged as a stub. Shubinator (talk) 01:55, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
Germs: Biological Weapons and America's Secret War
- ... that Judith Miller, co-author of Germs: Biological Weapons and America's Secret War, was the victim of an anthrax hoax within days after the book's release?
Chessman (wrestler)
- ... that Mexican wrestler Chessman took his name from criminal Caryl Chessman?
Created by MPJ-DK (talk). Self nom at 14:51, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
Land Rover engines
- ... that the Austin FX4, better known as the London Black Cab, used the same 2.5-litre, 68-bhp diesel engine as the Land Rover Ninety and One-Ten, Defender and Freight Rover 300?
Created by Jozg44 (talk). Nominated by Matthewedwards (talk) at 14:51, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
J. Max Bond, Jr.
- ... that though architect J. Max Bond, Jr. went on to oversee such projects as the museum at the National 9/11 Memorial, a Harvard faculty member tried to dissuade him from the field because of his race?
5x expanded by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 14:51, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
- alt 1 ... that J. Max Bond, Jr. ignored a Harvard professor's advice not to pursue a career in architecture due to his race and went on to oversee the museum at the National 9/11 Memorial? Cbl62 (talk) 02:33, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
List of woodlice of the British Isles
- ... that 35 species of woodlice are native to the British Isles? One of these species is believed to be extinct, and a further ten species have become naturalised through the importation of plants.
Created by Stemonitis (talk). Nominated by Matthewedwards (talk) at 14:51, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
Pékin Fine Arts
- ... that Courtyard, one of the first art galleries in China when it opened in 1998, was run by a Boston lawyer, Meg Maggio, now owner of the Pékin Fine Arts gallery in Beijing?
5x expanded by Tyrenius (talk). Self nom at 14:51, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
- Comment: Expanded 5 times from stub[1] after copyvio removed.
- Alternative, better I think: ... that in the first Gulf Art Fair in 2007, the Pékin Fine Arts gallery exhibited a Mini Cooper car painted with coloured spots by Damien Hirst? Ty 20:55, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
Polish American Museum
- ... that the portrait of Tadeusz Kościuszko (pictured) in the uniform of Brigadier General of the American Revolutionary Army is featured at the Polish American Museum in Port Washington, New York?
Created by Poeticbent (talk). Self nom at 14:51, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
The Concert Singer
- ... that The Concert Singer (pictured) was Thomas Eakins' first full-length portrait of a woman?
Created by Raul654 (talk). Self nom at 14:56, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
Asinara
- ... that the Italian island of Asinara, now a heavily protected National Park, was inhabited only by prisoners and wanderers for 110 years?
5x expanded by Resident Mario (talk). Self nom at 14:56, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
- I changed "a hundred and ten" to "110" according to MOS:NUM#Numbers as figures or words. Art LaPella (talk) 02:18, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
- 5x length, date and references verified. However, do note that it was inhabited by warders, no wanderers, and the link in "heavily protected" should be removed. I think the article offers more interesting hook facts though, how about " ... that the Italian island of Asinara is inhabited by a wild population of albino donkeys?" (same source). Todor→Bozhinov 11:35, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
- ... that the Italian island of Asinara is inhabited by a wild population of albino donkeys?" (same source). Todor→Bozhinov 11:35, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
Pakistani nationality law
- ... that although it was prohibited by a 1951 law, Pakistan now officially allows its citizens to hold dual citizenship with 16 other countries?
Created by S h i v a (Visnu) (talk). Self nom at 14:56, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
Ignace Michael III Jarweh
- ... that in the 18th century the Syrian bishop Michael Jarweh with a large number of his flock converted to Catholicism?
Created by A ntv (talk). Self nom at 14:56, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
Dùn Anlaimh
- ... that the Inner Hebridean crannóg of Dùn Anlaimh (pictured) was, according to local tradition, once the fort of a Norse chieftain who was defeated in battle nearby?
Created by Celtus (talk). Self nom at 14:56, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
Western Bowerbird
- ... that male Western Bowerbirds attempt to impress potential mates with bowers decorated with green and white objects, including gun casings, fruits, shells, pebbles and bones?
5x expanded by Sabine's Sunbird (talk). Self nom at 14:56, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
- Lacks inline citation, and hook needs rewording to make it seem less like gun casings are typically part of bower decoration. Once those are fixed, this article is Good Faith READY. Length, history verified. -- CB...(ö) 22:07, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
- How about (ALT1): ... that male Western Bowerbirds attempt to impress potential mates with bowers decorated with green and white objects, including fruits, shells, pebbles and bones, as well as man-made objects like glass and gun casings? Also, the fact is cited, it was cited at the end of the paragraph, as all the information I have on the breeding of this species came from the same source. It is still appropriate to put inline cites at the end of what is being cited, isn't it? Sabine's Sunbird talk 22:57, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
- I would love to agree, but the rules are explicit: "citing the hook fact at the end of the paragraph is not acceptable." The alt hook is ~215 characters...hmm...this one's just hard to express well. CB...(ö) 04:50, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
- Well then the rules are stupid. Not spectacularly suprising. I've put another inline in to pander to this arbitary rule. Better? I'm on holiday, hence the sock account, so I may not be able to respond to this quickly. If the alt is too long use the original, I can't imagine people who might think they have always used shell casings are smart enough to use the internet.The Sunbird of Sabine (talk) 05:29, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
- Length, ref, history OK. Surely the source meant bullet casings? ALT2: ... that male Western Bowerbirds attract potential mates with bowers decorated with green and white objects, including fruits, shells, and bones, as well as man-made objects like bullet casings and glass? CB...(ö) 07:18, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
St Michael's Church, East Peckham
- ... that the oldest bell in St Michael's Church, East Peckham (pictured) was cast in 1747?
Created by Mjroots (talk). Self nom at 14:59, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
Deaths of Phillip Esposito and Louis Allen
- ... that the deaths of Phillip Esposito and Louis Allen were one instance of only two publicly known cases of alleged fraggings involving United States military forces during the Iraq War?
Created by Cla68 (talk). Self nom at 14:59, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
Conservation reliant species
- ... that conservation reliant species, which require continuing wildlife management interventions for their survival, comprise 80% of endangered species in the U.S.A.?
Created by Marcus334 (talk). Self nom at 14:59, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
List of Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens chapters
- ... that the Japanese manga Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens went on a hiatus because the mangaka fell ill, though there was speculation that the hiatus was caused by a fan controversy over Nagi's virginity?
Created by NocturneNoir (talk). Self nom at 14:59, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
- History, length, and hook check out fine. NuclearWarfare (Talk) 21:20, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
- 1115 characters of prose, and tagged as an incomplete list. Shubinator (talk) 02:00, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
- I've written summaries for all of the volumes that have been released. Frankly, I feel that the summaries should be included into the character count, because there is no way I can get to 1.500 characters otherwise. While they are part of the list, as a "Chapter list," it is not similar to the large majority of lists that do not include comprehensive data on the chapters. If I was linking to articles on the chapter, it would be a different story, but this is not the case. NOCTURNENOIR ( t • c ) 02:04, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
- For the record, I used a script to count the prose, then estimated that the chapter summaries would be enough to carry it over to the other mark. That would make sense, I believe, as the chapter summaries are readable prose, in my opinion. NuclearWarfare (Talk) 02:08, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
- There is a decent amount of readable text in the table. I'll leave this to the other DYK editors. Shubinator (talk) 02:20, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
British Indian passport
- ... that in 1922, Indian subjects of the British Empire were charged one rupee to be issued a British Indian passport? Shiva (Visnu) 02:30, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
- Everything checks out fine, but can you revise the hook please? It doesn't seem that interesting to me. NuclearWarfare (Talk) 21:17, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
- I'll try to come up with something soon, although I do maintain this is an interesting fact to know how much such a passport cost back then, what a value of a rupee was. Shiva (Visnu) 21:39, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
- Alternative suggestion: ... that the British Indian passport was seen as a symbol of colonialism and only valid for travel in the British Empire and seven other countries? Shiva (Visnu) 02:31, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
- Alternate seems good. NuclearWarfare (Talk) 01:08, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
John Thompson Productions
- ... that although John Thompson Productions pornographic films have won several awards; its titles have been banned in several countries? Willy turner (talk) 04:06, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
- Shouldn't that be a comma, rather than a semi-colon? Cheers, Abraham, B.S. (talk) 06:05, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
White Pine Series of Architectural Monographs, Stotham, Massachusetts
Template:DYKsuggestion at 23:48, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
- Stotham, Massachusetts has 1290 characters of prose and no inline citations. Shubinator (talk) 02:48, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
- True. It does have two solid references in the references section, though. What do you feel is wanting in the "number of characters" department? --Dystopos (talk) 03:45, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
- The rules say that nominations should have a minimum of 1500 characters of prose, and "the article in general should use inline, cited sources". At the least the hook fact must be cited with an inline citation. Shubinator (talk) 04:36, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
Pony Express (TV series)
- ... that the TV series Pony Express (1959–1960) roughly coincided with the centennial of the real Pony Express, operated from 1860 to 1861 by the freight company, Russell, Majors and Waddell?
Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 22:48, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
Early Slavs
- ... that earliest mention of the Slavs occurs in the 6th century, in De Bellis of Procopius?
Created by Hxseek (talk). Nominated by Piotrus (talk) at 19:07, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
Older nominations
- Nominations must be posted no more than five (5) days after the creation or the beginning of the expansion of each DYK candidate article.
Articles created/expanded on February 22
Haejangguk
- ... that haejangguk (example pictured) is all kinds of guk (soup) in Korean cuisine eaten as a remedy for hangovers?
5x expanded by Caspian blue (talk). Self nom at 17:21, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
- (checked using User:Shubinator/DYKcheck) Looks good. Here's an alternate hook, which I think is a little smoother:
- ALT1 ... that haejangguk (example pictured) refers to kinds of Korean guk (soup) eaten as a remedy for hangovers? rʨanaɢ talk/contribs 18:05, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
Cinema of Syria
- ... that the cinema of Syria was second to produce a film in the Arab world?
Created/expanded by Diaa abdelmoneim (talk). Self nom at 13:14, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
- Too many problems to pass this. 1) The article is tagged as under construction; 2) the article has no lead section; 3) this fact doesn't appear in the article); 4) the article is almost entirely unreferenced. rʨanaɢ talk/contribs 13:41, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
- Done. A question though: Isn't the most important criteria that it has more than 1,500 characters?--Diaa abdelmoneim (talk) 16:55, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
- ALT ... that "Hermon Film" was the first production studio in the Syrian cinema?
- In response to your question: no, the 1500-character minimum is just one criterion; we also require that articles are properly referenced and, in general, in good shape. Reviewers can exercise discretion in pointing out any sorts of problems, including bad sources or lack of sources, problems with POV, style or copyediting issues, etc. As for this article, I still believe the referencing is a problem; all you have really done is copy the same footnote at the end of each paragraph, which suggests that the article comes entirely from one source. It's preferable to bring in information from multiple sources, and to include footnotes directly after the relevant facts (rather than general footnotes at the end of paragraphs). rʨanaɢ talk/contribs 18:11, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
- added references--Diaa abdelmoneim (talk) 07:21, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
- In response to your question: no, the 1500-character minimum is just one criterion; we also require that articles are properly referenced and, in general, in good shape. Reviewers can exercise discretion in pointing out any sorts of problems, including bad sources or lack of sources, problems with POV, style or copyediting issues, etc. As for this article, I still believe the referencing is a problem; all you have really done is copy the same footnote at the end of each paragraph, which suggests that the article comes entirely from one source. It's preferable to bring in information from multiple sources, and to include footnotes directly after the relevant facts (rather than general footnotes at the end of paragraphs). rʨanaɢ talk/contribs 18:11, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
Liber feudorum maior
- ... that the frontispiece of the medieval Liber feudorum maior shows King Alfonso II of Aragon and his scribe selecting documents for inclusion (pictured)?
Created by Srnec (talk). Self nom at 08:00, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
- I thought the final paragraph, which begins "The first two images... In the first, Alfonso and Ramon, seated at equal levels, with a scribe at work in the background, gesture towards a pile of charters", and which paragraph is footnoted to "Kosto, 20" would be enough. But I have added more specific citations, including to the caption. Kosto's exact words, on page 17, are "the frontispiece showing Ramon de Caldes reading charters to Alfons I demonstrates the attentiveness of its artist to the content of the documents, as several of the charters are legible and may be matched to documents in the cartulary". Srnec (talk) 06:18, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
Siegmund Glücksmann
- ... that German socialist politician Siegmund Glücksmann initiated the first socialist protests against the Piłsudski government in Poland?
British Rail sandwich
- ... that despite being an object of ridicule in popular culture, over 8 million British Rail sandwiches were sold in 1993?
- ALT1: ... that the British Rail sandwich was made according to a precise recipe to maximise its visual appeal to the travelling public?
Created by WWB (talk). Nominated by EdJogg (talk) at 13:32, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
Busan-Geoje Fixed Link
- ... that when the tunnel on the Busan-Geoje Fixed Link in South Korea opens it will be the deepest immersed roadway tunnel on Earth?
Created by PennySpender1983 (talk). Nominated by Aboutmovies (talk) at 07:49, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
San Francisco congestion pricing
- ... that the city of San Francisco is proposing a congestion price to alleviate traffic congestion? If approved, it will be the first city in the United States to implement a congestion charge.
Created by Mariordo (talk). Nominated by Matthewedwards (talk) at 03:27, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
Treaty of Fort Wayne (1803)
- ... that the 1803 Treaty of Fort Wayne dictated that the U.S. give Indians up to 150 bushels of salt?
Created by Bkonrad (talk), Charles Edward (talk). Nominated by Bedford (talk) at 01:12, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
- All good to go, you beat me to basically the same nom/hook. Aboutmovies (talk) 07:08, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
The Salt Box
Template:DYKsuggestion at 06:24, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
White-capped Albatross
Template:DYKsuggestion at 01:07, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
Xiuhtecuhtli
Template:DYKsuggestion at 08:42, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
List of Vancouver Canucks captains
- ... that Stan Smyl was the longest-tenured Vancouver Canucks captain? New article, self-nom by -- [[SRE.K.A.L.|L.A.K.ERS]] 02:00, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
Alfred J. Kahn, Citizens' Committee for Children
Template:DYKsuggestion at 01:15, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
Joseph Ferguson Peacocke
- ... that Joseph Ferguson Peacocke, Archbishop of Dublin, was painted by Philip de László (sketch for portrait pictured)? new article self-nominated by Strawless (talk) 23:13, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
- This article needs to be rewritten as the some of the material is copied directly from the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. I've left a note on the article talk page. Awadewit (talk) 00:46, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
- Note: I've looked at this and also at the ODNB article online, and I did find one sentence under Early life which was more or less the same as in the ODNB. Having now edited the page to try to deal with the copyvio problem, it seems to me that if you only have about six short facts about an education (name of college, subjects read, prizes won, etc.) there aren't many ways to cut them! Anyway, I've rearranged the facts somewhat. Xn4 (talk) 02:08, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
Museums in Basel
Template:DYKsuggestion at 20:07, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
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- That does not prevent its inclusion, per Wikipedia:Did_you_know#Selection_criteria. Sandstein 16:15, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
- You may dispute Awadewit's judgment, but you seem unaware of Additional Rule D10. Also, your link says "Articles with good references and citations are preferred." Art LaPella (talk) 22:41, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
- That does not prevent its inclusion, per Wikipedia:Did_you_know#Selection_criteria. Sandstein 16:15, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
The Linguists
- ... that during the filming of The Linguists in the Andes Mountains, the cast and crew coped with altitude sickness by drinking tea made from coca leaves?
Created by Rjanag (talk). Self nom at 18:38, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
Tunnel Railway
Template:DYKsuggestion at 18:35, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
- ALT1: … that during World War II, the Tunnel Railway in Ramsgate, England, became part of an air-raid shelter capable of housing more than 60,000 people? – iridescent 18:35, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
- ALT2: … that the Tunnel Railway in Ramsgate, England, took fewer than three months to build? – iridescent 18:35, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
Yuen Poovarawan, Yong Poovorawan
Template:DYKsuggestion at 15:08, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
1967 Kayseri Atatürk Stadium disaster
Template:DYKsuggestion at 13:43, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
- This does not seem like a reliable source. Why is this foundation an expert on football? Also, note that the writing is extremely poor (is this the result of a poor translation?). Awadewit (talk) 01:39, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
- (Copied from my talk page) Maybe your question should start with "whether" rather than with "why". I really don't know whether the foundation is an expert on football or not, but its aim is declared as to contribute to peace in general. The article I created deals primarly with violence, even in relation with sports. And about the writing: Sorry for my not first-class English. Hoping a linguist wikipedian finds time to copyedit sometime. Cheers.CeeGee (talk) 19:16, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
- Reliable sources are supposed to come from experts in the field related to the article, so that is why I am asking about sports. I'm not sure what an expertise in peace would mean. Also, I was referring to the poor English of the source, which detracts from its credibility. Awadewit (talk) 14:48, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
Cheesecocks Patent
Template:DYKsuggestion at 12:55, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
- The article states that "As derived from Unami/Delaware (Algonkian) language, its source was formerly reported as unclear, [2] but William Bright, in Native American Placenames of the United States, suggests chiskhake, "land that has been cleared". This is incorrect. In Native American Placenames, Bight attributes the chiskhake derivation to Kraft and Kraft and notes that its derivation is unclear - see page 91. Awadewit (talk) 01:46, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
- Good point: My original, less assertive hook was monkeyed with: it read "... that the name of the 'Cheesecocks Patent of 1707, in the southern part of what became Orange County, New York State, seems to represent the Unami language chiskhake, "land that has been cleared"? The article Cheesecocks Patent has now been amended to read "suggests, for the related name Cheesequake (some miles south in New Jersey) chiskhake..." Bright in fact reports unclear derivation in Ruttenber 1906 and in Beauchamp 1907, and compares the name to Cheesequake's derivation in Kraft and Kraft 1985.--Wetman (talk) 07:43, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
- The version which is now listed first in this section is now a 259 character hook. Art LaPella (talk) 22:41, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
- Good point: My original, less assertive hook was monkeyed with: it read "... that the name of the 'Cheesecocks Patent of 1707, in the southern part of what became Orange County, New York State, seems to represent the Unami language chiskhake, "land that has been cleared"? The article Cheesecocks Patent has now been amended to read "suggests, for the related name Cheesequake (some miles south in New Jersey) chiskhake..." Bright in fact reports unclear derivation in Ruttenber 1906 and in Beauchamp 1907, and compares the name to Cheesequake's derivation in Kraft and Kraft 1985.--Wetman (talk) 07:43, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
Then how about ... that the name of the Cheesecocks Patent of 1707, in what became Orange County, New York State, seems related to Cheesequake (some miles south in New Jersey) from chiskhake, "land that has been cleared", in the Unami language? --Wetman (talk) 01:25, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
Triumph Bonneville T120
Template:DYKsuggestion Thruxton (talk) 12:41, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
Christ Church (Episcopal) and Churchyard
Template:DYKsuggestion at 12:02, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
- Page was renamed Christ Church (Greenville, South Carolina) by User:Circeus KudzuVine (talk) 20:15, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
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- In view of the change of the page name, it could be: ... that Christ Church in Greenville, South Carolina, has a stained glass window depicting the Last Supper dedicated to Confederate general and bishop Ellison Capers? KudzuVine (talk) 02:58, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
Charlie Sillett, SS Corvus and German submarine U-1018
Template:DYKsuggestion at 08:01, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
- I realise that the U-boat article is too short on its own to qualify for DYK, but is included for the sake of completeness. If approved, is there any possibility of the hook going on the main page on the anniversary of the sinking, 27 February? Daemonic Kangaroo (talk) 08:04, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
Cyclone Arthur (2007)
Template:DYKsuggestion at 06:19, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
Battle of Rudau
Template:DYKsuggestion at 05:36, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
- This legend is relayed in an 1876 history of the battle. How reliable is this history? It was written before the strict peer-review and fact-checking process adopted by modern historians. Awadewit (talk) 02:45, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
- I have three separate refs for that. I left two that are available online. That history book is actually quite reliable. In any case, it's qualified as "a legend" - it might not have actually happened, but people believed it and built some monuments to this Hans guy. Renata (talk) 15:50, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
- I only saw two (ref 8 and 10), both from 1876. Some legends are repeated by modern historians and some are not. For example, the legend of King Arthur has been greatly investigated by modern historians. If this legend is only repeated in nineteenth-century sources, one of which is a magazine for women, we can start to worry. Awadewit (talk) 13:20, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
Robert Robideau
Template:DYKsuggestion at 05:34, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
Drosera erythrorhiza
Template:DYKsuggestion at 05:09, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
- Source, length, and history verified. (The publisher of the website has published a book on the topic, so technically this website meets WP:SPS, however the tone of the page is casual and personal. A better source would make Wikipedia look better.) Awadewit (talk) 02:54, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
- Thanks. The author of the website was also the editor of the Carnivorous Plant Newsletter and is considered a respected source in the International Carnivorous Plant Society. One could also, for this hook, cite the paper in which the the author split and defined the new subspecies, where it's clear why the species were split (leaf morphology and distribution, though not explicitly stated as such). I'll go ahead and add that citation to that sentence. Rkitko (talk) 03:46, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
Joseph W. Revere
Template:DYKsuggestion at 00:07, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
- alt1: ... that Joseph W. Revere (pictured), grandson of Paul Revere, was knighted by Queen Isabella II of Spain in the Order of Isabella the Catholic for rescuing Spanish citizens while he was in the Mexican Army? Lord R. Oliver I His Lordship's Court 00:10, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
- alt1:... that Joseph W. Revere's grandfather Paul Revere was famous for saying "The British are coming", while Joseph is known for yelling "Rearward" during a battle which led to him resigning? Lord R. Oliver I His Lordship's Court 13:17, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
When you see the edit history it shows many past edits from other articles since I moved the article from my Sandbox to the Mainspace. This was an accident but I'm not sure how to fix it, the article was created 22 February 2009, but the edits go back to February 7, from other articles. Lord R. Oliver I His Lordship's Court 15:19, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
i see, the article was moved to mainspace on February, 22 so this article is eligible for DYK. --General Lafayette (talk) 00:59, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
I think I will also put this article up for a April Fool's DYK. Lord R. Oliver I His Lordship's Court 13:17, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
The Marshal of Gunsight Pass
Template:DYKsuggestion at 14:05, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
The Oregon Trail (TV series)
Template:DYKsuggestion at 21:53, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
Tajne Wojskowe Zakłady Wydawnicze
Template:DYKsuggestion at 22:48, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
Articles created/expanded on February 21
IL i BUL
- ... that the sports club Idrottslaget i Bondeungdomslaget i Oslo has been co-organizer of the track and field event Bislett Games from 1966?
Created by Oceanh (talk), Punkmorten (talk). Self nom at 23:41, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
Charles Hoff
- ... that Charles Hoff was the first Norwegian to set a world record in a track and field event?
5x expanded by Punkmorten (talk). Self nom at 21:20, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
- Hook fact sentence is not directly cited in the article. There is a citation at the end of the paragraph but as it's in Norwegian I cannot say whether or not it's relevant to the hook fact sentence. - Dravecky (talk) 07:30, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
- This has been seen to. Punkmorten (talk) 10:35, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
Manchester computers
- ... that a small team working at Manchester University in England between 1947 and 1977 produced the world's first stored-program computer, the world's first transistor computer, and the world's fastest computer?
Created by Malleus Fatuorum (talk). Self nom at 01:47, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
- The new article needs to be linked and bolded in the hook. There are probably several ways you could work it in; one possibility is this:
- ALT1 ... that the Manchester computers, which included the world's fastest computer and several other firsts, were all built by a small team at Manchester University between 1947 and 1977? rʨanaɢ talk/contribs 02:16, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
- ALT2 ... that a series of innovative computers, including the first transistor computer and the world's fastest computer, were produced by a small team working at Manchester University between 1947 and 1977? --Malleus Fatuorum 02:38, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
- ... that in 1917, a fleet of 47 naval drifters, used by the British to blockade the Otranto Straits, were attacked by the Austro-Hungarian Navy?
Created by Geronimo20 (talk). Self nom at 05:15, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
- alt hook ... that in 1917, a fleet of 47 naval drifters, used by the British to blockade the Otranto Straits, were attacked by the Austro-Hungarian Navy, leading to Joseph Watt receiving the Victoria Cross?
- VCs are rather rarer than naval abttles in general, so I think this makes it a bit more attention-grabbing. David Underdown (talk) 16:40, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
2008–2009 Irish financial crisis
- ... that, upon hearing they were to be laid off, 100 Waterford Crystal workers occupied the plant, accompanied by a Sinn Féin politician? (new article, self-nom) --Candlewicke ST # :) 04:15, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
Mario Duschenes
- ... that Mario Duschenes was the widely admired conductor of young people's orchestral concerts across Canada?
Created by Slp1 (talk). Self nom at 03:11, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
Oviri (Gauguin)
- ... that Paul Gauguin described the Tahitian goddess he sculpted in 1894, Oviri (pictured), as "monstrous and majestic, drunk with pride, rage and sorrow"?
Created/expanded by Ceoil (talk). Self nom at 00:09, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
Release the Stars
Template:DYKsuggestion at 23:51, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
Tricholoma terreum
Template:DYKsuggestion at 22:59, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
- ALT1: ... that the grey knight is a small, edible mushroom, that could be confused with the larger and poisonous dirty trich? Law shoot! 23:19, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
- Date, size, and hook ref all check out. Image is fine. Law shoot! 23:09, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
- Hah, yeah, I like getting the dirty trich in there :) Casliber (talk · contribs) 23:24, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
- April fools? ALT2: ... that the grey knight could be confused with a dirty trich? CB...(ö) 07:02, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
Mount Zion Temple
Template:DYKsuggestion at 22:36, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
List of Washington Senators Opening Day starting pitchers
Template:DYKsuggestion at 19:40, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
- ALT1: ... that baseball pitcher Camilo Pascual made two Opening Day starts for each of the two American League Washington Senators franchises? Rlendog (talk) 19:40, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
Will v. Michigan Dept. of State Police
Template:DYKsuggestion at 16:15, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
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- Fixed.--Cdogsimmons (talk) 00:44, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
- 247 character hook. Maybe you can dumb it down? It's a bit hard to read now. Shubinator (talk) 03:10, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
- Hmmm. I was thinking it might be long. The problem is that it's a pretty specific ruling. All I can think of is "... that the U.S. Supreme Court held in Will v. Michigan Dept. of State Police that state officials acting in their official capacity are not considered a "persons" when sued for monetary damages under the Civil Rights Act of 1871?"--Cdogsimmons (talk) 03:43, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
- ALT2: ... that the U.S. Supreme Court held in Will v. Michigan Dept. of State Police that state officials acting in their official capacity are not considered "persons" that can be sued? Shubinator (talk) 04:47, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
- Except that they are considered persons when the plaintiff is suing for an injunction. That's the problem. It's a narrow ruling but an important one. I already left out the fact that this case was decided the way it was in large part because it was brought in state court rather than federal court. I'd rather have it be accurate than short. Otherwise it might be misleading.--Cdogsimmons (talk) 06:03, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
Peter of Canterbury
Template:DYKsuggestion at 01:23, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
A. R. Bowman Memorial Museum
Template:DYKsuggestion at 01:00, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
- Refs, length, date good. Aboutmovies (talk) 06:35, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
Fitzwilliam Sonatas
Template:DYKsuggestion at 21:29, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
Trinitron
Template:DYKsuggestion at 18:49, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
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- Please post on the nominators page as a courtesy - I almost missed this. Cited now. Maury Markowitz (talk) 22:33, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
Village of Monroe Historic District
- ... that the Monroe, New York, historic district includes the factory where Velveeta was first made and the oldest Masonic lodge in the state (pictured)? Self-nom Daniel Case (talk) 18:15, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
Hilo Massacre
Template:DYKsuggestion at 17:48, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
World's Largest Cedar Bucket
Template:DYKsuggestion at 14:58, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
- Please move the "(pictured)" after "Bucket" if it makes more sense. Royalbroil 15:02, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
- Length and cite acceptable.--King Bedford I Seek his grace 21:33, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
Triumph Bonneville 790
Template:DYKsuggestion Thruxton (talk) 08:17, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
Gregg Palmer
Template:DYKsuggestion at 22:07, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
Helen Vincent, Viscountess D'Abernon
Template:DYKsuggestion at 20:35, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
Articles created/expanded on February 20
Kōmyō-ji
Template:DYKsuggestion at 06:34, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
Animo
Template:DYKsuggestion at 06:45, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
Phnom Srok District
Template:DYKsuggestion at 18:28, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
- While both are technically correct, "was" is ambiguous here, and "is" would be better: "Was" implies that it used to be, but then they were all shot or something. Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 21:18, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
Old Icelandic Homily Book
Template:DYKsuggestion at 00:11, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
- Refs could use a tidy up in future, but they're as sound as I can tell for offline stuff. Interesting discussion. hamiltonstone (talk) 00:26, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
Bezbozhnik
Template:DYKsuggestion at 23:40, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
- I think the hook is pretty bland, considering that one can arguably find the same reasoning in virtually all propaganda outlet of the Soviet Union and other communist states. For me, what stood out was what Bezbozhnik alleged about the Jewish community. Also, I think the hook could include a bit more detail on what the magazine was. Therefore, allow me to suggest:
- ALT: "... that the Soviet atheist magazine Bezbozhnik (cover pictured) accused some rabbis of having organized anti-Jewish pogroms in the Russian Empire?" Dahn (talk) 00:25, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
List of Coupe de la Ligue winners
Template:DYKsuggestion at 14:48, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
Cortinarius caperatus
Template:DYKsuggestion at 05:51, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
Wilbur Wright und seine Flugmaschine
Template:DYKsuggestion at 03:58, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
- Only 1090 characters of prose. Shubinator (talk) 06:22, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
- Not much else to go on beyond the history in the film archive in a few different languages, but i think it may be OK now. Can you take a peek? --PMDrive1061 (talk) 00:03, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
- (checked using User:Shubinator/DYKcheck) Length, history, reference good. Shubinator (talk) 01:45, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
Gunnar Reiss-Andersen
Template:DYKsuggestion at 03:52, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
Science and technology of the Han Dynasty
Template:DYKsuggestion at 02:37, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
- There are many citations in the article for this; you could look to page 1050 of Rafe de Crespigny's A Biographical Dictionary of Later Han to the Three Kingdoms (2007), published by Koninklijke Brill (based in Leiden), ISBN 9004156054.--Pericles of AthensTalk 02:37, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
- Length and history verified; offline source accepted in good faith. Awadewit (talk) 14:00, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
- Thank you, that's good to hear. Cheers.--Pericles of AthensTalk 06:33, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
List of Los Angeles Kings head coaches
ALT1 ... that Barry Melrose is the Los Angeles Kings' all-time leader for the most playoff-game wins (13), and the highest playoff winning percentage (.542), which is the only one out of all Kings head coaches that is over .500? Needs grammar check.
ALT2 ... that Rogatien Vachon, who was the head coach of the Los Angeles Kings for three non-consecutive stints, is the Kings' all-time leader for the least regular-season games coached?
5x expansion, self-nom by -- [[SRE.K.A.L.|L.A.K.ERS]] 02:04, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
Thomas Burch (circuit rider)
Template:DYKsuggestion at 23:48, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
- The article states "Of those circuit riders assigned to the Canadas in 1812, only Burch and Robert Hibbard managed to get across the border, and Hibbard drowned in the Saint Lawrence River soonafter." - The hook says "riders assigned" and the article focuses on the riders assigned who made it to Canada (a smaller subset). There is some confusion here. The source only mentions the two, Burch and Hibbard, so I'm not sure how amazing it is that Burch survived and Hibbard died. Awadewit (talk) 14:11, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
- Aww, crap, I was probably tired & crazy. I should write a proper hook. WilyD 14:24, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
Crawley Hospital, West Green, West Sussex
- ... that Nikolaus Pevsner, writing in 1965, described the recently built Crawley Hospital in the town's West Green neighbourhood as "easily the best building in Crawley up to date"?
Created by Hassocks5489 (talk). Self nom at 22:57, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
- Comment: More Crawley-related knowledge-enhancement. I'm trying to expand and de-stub West Green by 5x to make this a double-nom... bear with me for a couple more days! Better hook suggestions are welcome, but there are thin pickings here.
- Update: have added West Green as a 5x expansion. Hassocks5489 (tickets please!) 19:36, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
List of winners of the Chicago Marathon
Template:DYKsuggestion at 21:27, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
John Ordronaux (doctor)
Template:DYKsuggestion at 20:27, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
- 257 character hook. Art LaPella (talk) 03:28, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
- (Adding back my Alt hook):... John Ordronaux, Civil War army surgeon, went on to become a professor at Columbia Law School and expert on medical jurisprudence, mental health and U.S. constitutional law? – ukexpat (talk) 03:45, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
- OK I suggest: "... that Dr John Ordronaux, the son of the 1812 privateer, was a Civil War surgeon, a law professor, a pioneer ofmental healthcare, and gave more than $1,000,000 to charity?" Wfm495 (talk) 15:45, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
- PS I have added an external links section (His books online) since you first saw the article. Wfm495 (talk) 12:42, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
- PPS Sincere apologies for the incorrect way I have edited this page. I am very new to Wiki. Wfm495 (talk) 16:26, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
- "$1,000,000 dollars" is redundant. Art LaPella (talk) 07:15, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
- Sorry! I only mention the figure because that sum in 1908 is worth billions today, so he was a giver of Bill Gates proportions. Without that, and mention of his famous father, his life was essentially that of an academic, and though very productive, unlikely to make a catchy news hook. If you like the article, I would be quite happy for you to write the hook or use ukexpat's. Many thanks for your time. Wfm495 (talk) 11:07, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
- PS - Sorry I misunderstood you. Yes take out the word dollars. I am a Brit and unused to working on US currency!! Wfm495 (talk) 11:11, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
- "dollars" removed. Art LaPella (talk) 02:15, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
- Thanks, Wfm495 (talk) 20:08, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
- I would like to pay tribute to the nominator, ukexpat, who has been hugely helpful in showing me how to comply with Wiki protocol e.g. numbering refs,, setting up text boxes and creating internal and external links. He has given a lot of time and commitment in support. Wfm495 (talk) 11:22, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
- PS - Sorry I misunderstood you. Yes take out the word dollars. I am a Brit and unused to working on US currency!! Wfm495 (talk) 11:11, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
- Sorry! I only mention the figure because that sum in 1908 is worth billions today, so he was a giver of Bill Gates proportions. Without that, and mention of his famous father, his life was essentially that of an academic, and though very productive, unlikely to make a catchy news hook. If you like the article, I would be quite happy for you to write the hook or use ukexpat's. Many thanks for your time. Wfm495 (talk) 11:07, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
- "$1,000,000 dollars" is redundant. Art LaPella (talk) 07:15, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
- PPS Sincere apologies for the incorrect way I have edited this page. I am very new to Wiki. Wfm495 (talk) 16:26, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
- PS I have added an external links section (His books online) since you first saw the article. Wfm495 (talk) 12:42, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
- OK I suggest: "... that Dr John Ordronaux, the son of the 1812 privateer, was a Civil War surgeon, a law professor, a pioneer ofmental healthcare, and gave more than $1,000,000 to charity?" Wfm495 (talk) 15:45, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
Above the Limit
Template:DYKsuggestion at 19:43, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
- 18 characters short of 1500 at 1482 characters of readable prose. Shubinator (talk) 06:26, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
- Okay.. its now at 1555. Thanks for catching this. Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 07:39, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
Bob O'Farrell
Template:DYKsuggestion at 17:06, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
- Note it was a three sentence stub before expansion, and most of the content was because of the infobox in the article. Should be considered a 5x expansion. Secret account 17:06, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
- This version had five sentences with 638 characters, not counting the infobox. So I confirm Shubinator's figures. Art LaPella (talk) 23:17, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
- 2590/638 = 4.1x expansion. Shubinator (talk) 06:31, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Baltimore Branch Office
Template:DYKsuggestion at 02:26, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
- Article title not in hook. Problem there.--Wehwalt (talk) 23:43, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
- I'll add it.*thinks*Smallman12q (talk) 00:31, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
- Fixed.Smallman12q (talk) 00:38, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
- The picture is very small and fuzzy, I don't think we can use it. rʨanaɢ talk/contribs 19:07, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
- I have changed the picture to a graph, but its not an actual picture of the building. It's very hard to find any pictures on the federal reserve bank branches. Is a picture required for a dyk?Smallman12q (talk) 00:47, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
- No, a picture is not required unless you want to be the first DYK. WP:DYK#Images Art LaPella (talk) 02:15, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
- I'm not wild about this hook. The same can be said of every employee of every branch. The hook should be about something specific to this branch, not something that can be filled in the blank for every FRB branch.--Wehwalt (talk) 05:53, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
- How about now?(This is my first DYK...I'm trying ^.^)Smallman12q (talk) 01:02, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
- I'm not wild about this hook. The same can be said of every employee of every branch. The hook should be about something specific to this branch, not something that can be filled in the blank for every FRB branch.--Wehwalt (talk) 05:53, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
- No, a picture is not required unless you want to be the first DYK. WP:DYK#Images Art LaPella (talk) 02:15, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
- I have changed the picture to a graph, but its not an actual picture of the building. It's very hard to find any pictures on the federal reserve bank branches. Is a picture required for a dyk?Smallman12q (talk) 00:47, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
- The picture is very small and fuzzy, I don't think we can use it. rʨanaɢ talk/contribs 19:07, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
- Fixed.Smallman12q (talk) 00:38, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
- I'll add it.*thinks*Smallman12q (talk) 00:31, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
(outdent) Are they the only ones so supporting? Can't you think of anything having to do specifically with this branch that the reader would find interesting?--Wehwalt (talk) 19:35, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
- What I am looking for is why this Federal Reserve Bank branch is different from all others of its kind, so that this hook can't be used for (fill in the blank) branch of the (rubber stamp) Federal Reserve Bank.--Wehwalt (talk) 20:05, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
- Well idk, the branches are pretty similar...you have any suggestion?Smallman12q (talk) 20:14, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
- Well, I'd advise something having to do with the building, or its founding or something historical. Something interesting. You have the sources, I don't. If you can't think of anything interesting about this bank branch, then I don't much see the point of a freestanding article. Might as well have one about all the branches, or maybe the branches of Richmond.--Wehwalt (talk) 20:19, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
- Well idk, the branches are pretty similar...you have any suggestion?Smallman12q (talk) 20:14, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
- Changed hook again. Is it better now?Smallman12q (talk) 21:35, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
- I played with it myself.--Wehwalt (talk) 21:43, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
- Thanks! This is my first DYK so please forgive me when I couldn't come up with a hook. Smallman12q (talk) 01:31, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
- Especially if this is your first DYK, you'll understand our rules more easily using my explanation that starts here. Art LaPella (talk) 02:18, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
- Thanks! This is my first DYK so please forgive me when I couldn't come up with a hook. Smallman12q (talk) 01:31, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
- I played with it myself.--Wehwalt (talk) 21:43, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
- Changed hook again. Is it better now?Smallman12q (talk) 21:35, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
- Thanks, its very helpful. Perhaps it can be merged with the official one.Smallman12q (talk) 23:51, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
- Hear, hear! Can I get you to say that here? Art LaPella (talk) 00:42, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
- Sure.Smallman12q (talk) 20:41, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
- Thank you! Art LaPella (talk) 22:31, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
- Sure.Smallman12q (talk) 20:41, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
- Hear, hear! Can I get you to say that here? Art LaPella (talk) 00:42, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
Gigantotomy
Template:DYKsuggestion at 01:07, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
- Note that significant amounts of material were adapted from the Cerne Abbas giant and Long Man of Wilmington articles as well as the Firle Corn article (the latter was just created, however). Please indicate if this is a problem so I can expand it accordingly so as to be eligible. Also, "File:Long Man of Wilmington.png" is available if a less-phallic photo is desired, we only have to replace "Cerne Abbas giant" in the hook with "Long Man of Wilmington".--Boston (talk) 01:30, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
- hmmm ... how about a April Fool of DYK... that the enormous size of this man (pictured) is due to gigantotomy? Victuallers (talk) 17:50, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
Dave Lewis (musician)
Template:DYKsuggestion at 07:24, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
Ann Tyrrell
Template:DYKsuggestion at 21:42, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
Pirate Party (United States)
Template:DYKsuggestion at 14:28, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
SS Cavalry Brigade
- ... that the SS Cavalry Brigade, created after the German invasion of Poland, was used for internal security, most infamously in the Pripyat swamps punitive operation?
- ALT... that the SS Cavalry Brigade was involved in the mass execution of the Jewish population of the Soviet Union during World War II?
Created by Jim Sweeney (talk). Nominated by Piotrus (talk) at 19:21, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
David Edgar (playwright)
- ... that English playwright David Edgar was the first pupil in Oundle School's 300-year history to be permitted to direct a school play?
Created/expanded by Cottonshirt (talk). Self nom at 04:58, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
- Comment: It's actually 400 years but I can only quote what the source says.Cottonshirtτ 04:58, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
- "Oundle School" normally uses a capital S [2] [3], so my usual habit would be to capitalize the S without saying anything. But in this case, the piped link doesn't accomplish anything except to uncapitalize the S. So is that intentional and correct? Art LaPella (talk) 06:08, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
- It is intentional, whether it is correct or not is another matter. I'll take a bet on the school knowing what they call themselves and change the link. Cottonshirtτ 17:49, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
Articles created/expanded on February 19
Eigil Knuth
Template:DYKsuggestion at 22:17, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
- Don't you mean he unearthed said ruins? The way the hook is phrased now is that investigations led to the ruins being built. - Mgm|(talk) 14:00, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
- Here's a re-write: ALT1: ... that Eigil Knuth's archaeological investigations in Peary Land and adjacent areas of High Arctic Greenland are the basis for the world's northernmost excavated ruins? 21:33, 22 February 2009 (UTC)Rosiestep (talk)
Ted Pickett
Template:DYKsuggestion at 21:38, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
St.GIGA
Template:DYKsuggestion at 19:42, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
Cymbalista Synagogue and Jewish Heritage Center
Template:DYKsuggestion at 23:11, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
- Suggest mentioning location in the hook. --74.14.20.41 (talk) 15:20, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
- ... that the towers of the Cymbalista Synagogue and Jewish Heritage Center (pictured) at Tel Aviv University are an architectural squaring of the circle?
Stand in the Schoolhouse Door
Template:DYKsuggestion at 22:04, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
- Of the two sources to support this hook, one is an apparent copyright violation, and the other is a mirror of our own George Wallace article, where it's equally unsourced; I think a second look at sourcing would be helpful. --Rodhullandemu 22:20, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
- Fixed.Bsimmons666 (talk) 01:16, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
- What does "popularized" mean? This incident happened more than 30 years before the film, and was widely publicized at the time. Ntsimp (talk) 04:20, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
- I guess I meant to say something like 'brought into popular culture'. Anyway, see the alt below. Bsimmons666 (talk) 18:41, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
- Alt1:... that the Stand in the Schoolhouse Door (pictured) was reenacted in the film Forrest Gump? Bsimmons666 (talk) 18:41, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
M7 grenade launcher
Template:DYKsuggestion at 21:20, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
- History and length look good. The hook is fine, but is unappealing. My alternate is below, though I don't like it either. NuclearWarfare (Talk) 21:55, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
- ALT1: "... that the '''[[M7 grenade launcher]]''' attachment ''(pictured)'' could fit onto the end of [[rifle]]s and launch [[fragmentation grenade]]s up to 350 metres?"
- Have edited mine as a kind of compromise. I'm ok with yours though.--Pattont/c 22:25, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
- - Original preferred. NuclearWarfare (Talk) 06:37, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
Robin Buckston
Template:DYKsuggestion at 20:18, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
- Is family website a reliable source for hook,"Obituary R. Buckston". www.archerfamily.org.uk. Retrieved 2009-02-19.? —Mattisse (Talk) 01:38, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
- The website quotes The Times obituary - highly reliable and verifiable - though this point has been removed. Motmit (talk) 08:31, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
- Then reference The Times' obituary—unreliable sources are not accepted unless they are convenience links. —Ed 17 (Talk / Contribs) 08:36, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
- I've verified The Times obit against their online archives (subscription only). I've left the link there at the moment, though in fact it's probably a copyvio, so we probably ought not to link to it. I've done some rewriting, the info on his war service, and post war cricket looked very close to a direct copy from the obit, I believe it no longer consistutes a potential copyvio. Despite the general reliability of The Times, given the records of his military career in the London Gazette, it would appear he left the army earlier than the obit indicated. David Underdown (talk) 12:36, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
Stanley Dancer, Su Mac Lad, Nevele Pride, Harness Horse of the Year, Keystone Ore
Template:DYKsuggestion at 19:45, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
- You are absolutely correct; the hook has been adjusted accordingly. Alansohn (talk) 05:04, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
Judge Roy Bean
Template:DYKsuggestion at 15:05, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
- Fact does not have an inline citation. Regardless, 4 of 5 sources used are pages from IMDb, which is not considered WP:RELIABLE - many a debate over this before. —97198 (talk) 06:40, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
Articles created/expanded on February 18
Palm Court (Alexandria Hotel)
Template:DYKsuggestion at 21:48, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
Ernst Lohmeyer
Template:DYKsuggestion at 02:44, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
- Additional Rule B1 requires the article to be linked from the hook. Also, I'm not sure that just (Lohmeyer) is enough to make the hook's opinion NPOV. So ALT1: ... that according to Ernst Lohmeyer, "the Christian faith is only Christian as long as it retains in its heart the Jewish faith"?
- Yes, it is better. Leszek Jańczuk (talk) 23:21, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
- Source, length, and date verified. Somewhere it says in the MOS that foreign-language quotations are supposed to be included in the footnote, so the christliche Glaube quote should be in a footnote, so that readers who know German can easily see the original. Awadewit (talk) 14:54, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
Tenente revolts
Template:DYKsuggestion at 07:29, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
Lewis J. Valentine
Template:DYKsuggestion at 02:28, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
Central Case Examination Group
Template:DYKsuggestion at 00:34, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
Travis (chimpanzee)
Template:DYKsuggestion at 22:11, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
- Sexy alternative 1: ... that Travis, a retired chimpanzee actor, died in a hail of gunfire as he tried to break into a police car? --Bobak (talk) 18:42, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
- Added a missing word in the alt hook. - Mgm|(talk) 12:45, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
- Seriously people, its a famous monkey that went on a psychotic rampage and got gunned down by the cops --how hasn't this been selected yet? ;-) --Bobak (talk) 22:17, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
- The short answer is, "No news is good news". The long answer is Additional Rule G1. Art LaPella (talk) 22:31, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
- Seriously people, its a famous monkey that went on a psychotic rampage and got gunned down by the cops --how hasn't this been selected yet? ;-) --Bobak (talk) 22:17, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
King Range Wilderness
Template:DYKsuggestion at 18:28, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
Some possible alternate hooks:
- ALT1 ... that the King Range Wilderness occupies a section of California's coastline where the landscape is considered too rugged for highway building?
- ALT2 ... that the King Range Wilderness rises from sea level to 4,000 ft (1,200 m) elevation in a distance of 3 miles (4.8 km)? --Orlady (talk) 05:25, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
- ALT3 ... that the King Range Wilderness in California comprises the longest undeveloped coastline in the contiguous United States? CB...(ö) 06:38, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
Triumph Bonneville T100
Template:DYKsuggestion Thruxton (talk) 17:11, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
- Length, date okay. Everything is fine up to: "and each one will be certified by John Bloor" which I couldn't confirm in the cited article. -Mitico (talk, contribs) 13:05, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
The Wallchart of World History
Template:DYKsuggestion at 01:56, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
- I have placed a notability tag on this article. All four references are to book catalogs (google, an online book seller, and the British library) none of which establish notability. Mitico (talk, contribs) 12:55, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
- I've added more references that are not book catalogs but are instead articles from Eugene Weekly and The Independent. I believe these new sources establish notability. ♠TomasBat 20:18, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
- I have placed a notability tag on this article. All four references are to book catalogs (google, an online book seller, and the British library) none of which establish notability. Mitico (talk, contribs) 12:55, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
Muzzammil Hassan and Bridges TV
Template:DYKsuggestion at 01:41, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
- I guess this next suggestion falls into the category of "focus unduly on negative aspects of living individuals should be avoided", but the real attention-getting hook would be ALT: "... that Muzzammil Hassan, the CEO of the American Muslim television network Bridges TV, was recently arrested for murdering and beheading his wife?" ---Boston (talk) 09:18, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
26 Men
Template:DYKsuggestion at 9:00, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
- Almost everything in the article is sourced to IMDB, an unreliable source. Please see our policy on reliable sources. Awadewit (talk) 14:24, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
Kentucky Jones
Template:DYKsuggestion at 9:07, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
Articles created/expanded on February 17
Juliusz Kossak
Template:DYKsuggestion at 20:02, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
Cornwall Friends Meeting House
- ... that Cornwall Friends Meeting House (pictured) is the oldest religious building in Cornwall, New York? Self-nom; text expanded by me over two days. Daniel Case (talk) 05:04, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
- Aside from the first paragraph that restates the hook, but no citation, is this mentioned and cited elsewhere in the article, and I'm just missing it? Rosiestep (talk) 23:55, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
- I put it in the body text and cited it both places it occurs. Daniel Case (talk) 15:37, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
- (checked using User:Shubinator/DYKcheck) Good to go. The NHRP guys need a better way to view those forms... Shubinator (talk) 03:52, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
Dennis Cross
Template:DYKsuggestion at 14:12, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
Polish resistance in France during World War II
- ... that the Polish resistance had dedicated organizations in France during World War II, cooperating with the French Resistance?
Created by T0hierry (talk). Nominated by Piotrus (talk) at 20:20, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
- The article should be linked and bolded in the hook. Additional Rule B1. Art LaPella (talk) 02:18, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
- Fixed formatting, linking. - Dravecky (talk) 19:59, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
Special occasion holding area
Articles created/expanded for Saint Patrick's Day 2009 (March 17)
On the Street Where You Live (TV series)
- ... that the TV documentary series On the Street Where You Live featured contributions from locals, historians and the Grand Marshall of the 2008 Saint Patrick's Day parade in Kilkenny? (new article, self-nom) --Candlewicke ST # :) 21:35, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
- I discovered a Saint Patrick's Day connection here so I thought it would be appropriate... --Candlewicke ST # :) 21:35, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
- This is the link that mentions it. --Candlewicke ST # :) 22:24, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
- I discovered a Saint Patrick's Day connection here so I thought it would be appropriate... --Candlewicke ST # :) 21:35, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
In the Name of the Grandfather
- ... that The Simpsons episode "In the Name of the Grandfather" is scheduled to debut March 17 on Sky One and will be the first episode of the show to air in Europe before airing in the United States? (new article, self-nom) -- Scorpion0422 22:51, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
- This is a episode that will air on St. Patrick's day in Ireland and will be Irish themed (whether or not it will be SPD-themed is yet to be seen), so I thought it belonged here. -- Scorpion0422 22:51, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
- Just after hearing of this and was going to do it if it hadn't already been done – and give this exact hook – it's perfect for the day! :D --Candlewicke ST # :) 09:13, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
- Perhaps specify "will air on St. Patrick's Day in Ireland before the United States?" or else say "... premiering on St. Patrick's Day 2009 in Ireland, The Simpsons episode "In the Name of the Grandfather" features a visit to Blarney Castle?" --Boston (talk) 21:27, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
- Really? Is Blarney Castle all that eye-catching from a non-Irish perspective? Isn't this the one with Glen Hansard? Or has everyone forgotten him already? Very hard to keep up with the latest trends... I had him inserted into a DYK hook myself only a few weeks ago... also bear in mind that when this goes on the Main Page it should read "today". It would be wonderful if we could co-ordinate it to say "airing right now"! :D --Candlewicke ST # :) 04:07, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
- I had no idea who Glen Hansard is before clicking his link. I figured Blarney Castle was a relatively general reference since the word blarney has entered the English language. I could also easily expand the Blarney Castle article 5x so we could "dark link" Blarney Castle. Just suggestions. --Boston (talk) 04:19, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
- Oh well... :( I had better get him to GA quick as he's a possible popular search topic for that day – and his current article leaves a lot to be desired. I see the point about Blarney Castle... --Candlewicke ST # :) 16:24, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
- The episode hasn't been officially announced through Fox's publicity website yet, so I'm not sure who is guest starring in the final version. A year ago, the EP said Kenneth Branagh would guest star as the pub owner, but recent interviews have said Colm Meaney, and none have said anything new about Hansard/Irglova. Once there is an official press release, the hook could include mention of the guest stars. -- Scorpion0422 22:15, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
- Oh well... :( I had better get him to GA quick as he's a possible popular search topic for that day – and his current article leaves a lot to be desired. I see the point about Blarney Castle... --Candlewicke ST # :) 16:24, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
- I had no idea who Glen Hansard is before clicking his link. I figured Blarney Castle was a relatively general reference since the word blarney has entered the English language. I could also easily expand the Blarney Castle article 5x so we could "dark link" Blarney Castle. Just suggestions. --Boston (talk) 04:19, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
- Really? Is Blarney Castle all that eye-catching from a non-Irish perspective? Isn't this the one with Glen Hansard? Or has everyone forgotten him already? Very hard to keep up with the latest trends... I had him inserted into a DYK hook myself only a few weeks ago... also bear in mind that when this goes on the Main Page it should read "today". It would be wonderful if we could co-ordinate it to say "airing right now"! :D --Candlewicke ST # :) 04:07, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
- Perhaps specify "will air on St. Patrick's Day in Ireland before the United States?" or else say "... premiering on St. Patrick's Day 2009 in Ireland, The Simpsons episode "In the Name of the Grandfather" features a visit to Blarney Castle?" --Boston (talk) 21:27, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
- Just after hearing of this and was going to do it if it hadn't already been done – and give this exact hook – it's perfect for the day! :D --Candlewicke ST # :) 09:13, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
- This is a episode that will air on St. Patrick's day in Ireland and will be Irish themed (whether or not it will be SPD-themed is yet to be seen), so I thought it belonged here. -- Scorpion0422 22:51, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
Articles created/expanded for April Fool's Day 2009 (April 1)
Please suggest hooks at Wikipedia:April Fool's Main Page/Did You Know, not here. Royalbroil 14:19, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
See also
- User:AlexNewArtBot/GoodSearchResult – This is an automated list of promising new articles generated by AlexNewArtBot (talk · contribs · logs).