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

Mindar[edit]

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Created by Gobonobo (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 117 past nominations.

gobonobo + c 16:23, 28 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Great article! Both hooks would work but approving the original for a more compelling link description. Good on length, recency, no copyvio issues. Spaghettifier (talk) 01:47, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Deir ed Darb[edit]

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The facade of Deir ed Darb, a monumental Jewish tomb from the Second Temple period
The facade of Deir ed Darb, a monumental Jewish tomb from the Second Temple period
  • Source: Raviv D., 2013, "Magnificent Tombs from the Second Temple Period in Western Samaria - New Insights", In the Highland's Depth - Ephraim Range and Binyamin Research Studies, Vol. 3, Ariel-Talmon ,pp. 109-142. (Hebrew); Peleg-Barkat, Orit; Raviv (2019). "שלושה פריטים ארכיטקטוניים מן התקופה הרומית הקדומה מאזור הכפר קרוות בני חסן" (PDF). במעבה ההר. 9: 43–58; Palmer, H (1881). "The survey of western Palestine". p. 228.
  • Reviewed:
Created by Owenglyndur (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

Owenglyndur (talk) 13:24, 22 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Policy compliance:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation

Image eligibility:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: Mariamnei (talk) 11:18, 23 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Mariamnei: Did you mean to post a "maybe" status (purple slash) instead of an "again" status (red arrow)? The again status is for DYK that need another new reviewer, while the slash is for indicating that there is a concern with the article/nomination. Z1720 (talk) 23:27, 23 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Z1720: Hey there! This DYK overall looks pretty good, but since it's my first time doing a DYK review, I thought it'd be better to get another view. What do you think? Mariamnei (talk) 18:32, 25 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Mariamnei: Since you outlined some concerns above, I'll let the nominator, Owenglyndur, address them. Z1720 (talk) 19:57, 25 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, thank you for your comments and help to get the DYK right. I did not know i'm not allowed to copy some sentances from another Wikipedia article, especialy whemn it is so relevant for the article i wrote. I will not do it again in the future. Owenglyndur (talk) 07:18, 27 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hey @Owenglyndur:, thanks for explaining that! Awesome, I see the pic is up on the article too. Looks like we're good to go! Mariamnei (talk) 08:39, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Minnesota State Highway 36[edit]

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  • Reviewed:
Improved to Good Article status by NotDragonius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

NotDragonius (talk) 03:04, 23 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Reviewing this now. Nice GA~ Recently promoted, no need for QPQ. Earwig turns out fine. The hook is on history section. I duplicated the citation so that the hook is directly cited. Otherwise it's good to go Nyanardsan (talk) 03:24, 27 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ "St. Croix Crossing". Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 2, 2017. Archived from the original on January 18, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2017.

William Henry Harrison Seeley[edit]

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  • Reviewed: [[]]
  • Comment: For the source, note that there are two newspaper sources that I couldn't get to as it seems that the access through The Wikipedia Library is down currently.
Improved to Good Article status by CommissarDoggo (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

CommissarDoggoTalk? 10:50, 22 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Comments by Tbhotch

General eligibility:

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: Yes
  • Interesting: Yes
  • Other problems: Yes
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: An article that was recently promoted to GA. No picture to review. No QPQ is needed, this is your fourth nomination. No copyright issues on text and files. The hook is interesting and sourced. The article is sourced and I assume good faith on the inaccessible sources. (CC) Tbhotch™ 04:54, 25 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Lois E. Trott[edit]

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Lois E. Trott c.1893
Lois E. Trott c.1893
Created by Xoak (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 13 past nominations.

X (talk) 14:59, 22 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: Yes
  • Interesting: Yes
  • Other problems: Yes
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: The article was created on 22 May 2024. It has a readable prose size of 3211 characters. QPQ not yet done. WP:EARWIG shows now copyvios. More comments later.

Each paragraph has a source. Some parts of the lead and the section "Early life and education" sound very similar to the text in Moulton 1893, p. 722. This needs to be rewritten to avoid WP:CLOSEPARAPHRASE. I didn't check the rest of the article so please make sure that the problem is not found in other parts as well. The hooks are interesting and supported by the source. Both hooks are too long: they should be below 200 characters and ideally below 160 characters. The picture is freely licenced, used in the article, and clear. Phlsph7 (talk) 13:44, 23 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Phlsph7: thanks for your evaluation. Some parts of the lead and the section "Early life and education" sound very similar Because they are similar. I've used it as a source material, and "the article merely presents standard facts for a topic like this in standard sequence. The article does not copy any creative words or phrases, similes or metaphors." And a direct comparison with the Moulton source shows no violation. However, all of these becomes irrelevant here because the dictionary is in public domain and properly attributed in the source section. Regardless PD or not, the article does not closely paraphrase, rather presents standard facts in an orderly sequence. WP:LIMITED exists. Although redundant, I've now added a PD template as well in the ref section (which is usually done if it's a case of somewhat direct copy-paste, although this isn't the case here). Re the blurb's lentgh, while nominating I made sure they are under 200 characters. And yes shorter blurbs would be better. We may simply remove the "American educator" bits: ALT0b ... that Lois E. Trott (pictured) ran the first lodging house for homeless girls in America, providing shelter and support for over 1,000 girls annually, all without receiving any payment? ALT0c... that Lois E. Trott (pictured) ran the first lodging house for homeless girls in America, providing shelter and support without receiving any payment?

Let me know which one you prefer or if have your own opinion. Regards. X (talk) 07:24, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The template should solve the close-paraphrase problem. I wasn't aware that the phrase "(pictured)" does not count towards the character limit (per WP:DYK200), which means that the original hooks pass the test. I think all that remains is the QPQ. Phlsph7 (talk) 07:55, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
QPQ Done. Thanks. X (talk) 08:14, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Looks good. Phlsph7 (talk) 08:52, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Mel Carnahan[edit]

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Carnahan's official portrait c. 1997
Carnahan's official portrait c. 1997
Improved to Good Article status by FountofInterestingInfo (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

FountofInterestingInfo (talk) 14:10, 22 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • (for original hook, which is most interesting) GA status, date, close paraphrase check ok. No qpq needed. Image free on Commons. --Soman (talk) 19:37, 23 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Keaton Bills[edit]

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  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Detroit Lions draft history
  • Comment: Apologies for being one day late (had to expand a little bit so that it met the length requirement); requesting IAR per Wikipedia:Did you know/Guidelines, which states The seven-day limit can be extended for a day or two upon request. I think this would make a good quirky hook.
Moved to mainspace by BeanieFan11 (talk), Butters.From.SouthPark (talk), and Dogloverr16 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 185 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 17:06, 31 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Darn good sports hook. I think purely for that alone it deserves a bit of leeway in terms of the timing here. Article is just over the minimum length, but is fully sourced. Hook checks out, as does the QPQ. Seems good to me! Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 03:27, 1 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Soumane Touré[edit]

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  • ... that the Burkinabé trade union leader Soumane Touré was sentenced to death in 1987?
  • Source: James Genova. Making New People: Politics, Cinema, and Liberation in Burkina Faso, 1983–1987. MSU Press, 2022. pp. 30, 35, 93, 128, 146, 165
Moved to mainspace by Soman (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 388 past nominations.

Soman (talk) 19:41, 23 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Comment — I would probably add one or two supporting details to the hook to make it more interesting. A lot of people get sentenced to death, what makes Touré's sentence special? You could give the specific reason(s) or emphasize the fact that Touré, who served as an elected member of Burkina Faso's parliament, had previously been sentenced to death. Thus, despite a previous sentence, he went on to represent his country. Yue🌙 18:50, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
How about ALT1, "... that the Burkinabé trade union leader Soumane Touré was sentenced after being accused of collaboration with counter-revolutionaries, but his life was saved through the intervention of then President Thomas Sankara?" --Soman (talk) 09:45, 27 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Soman: I think that is a very good hook. I will do the review later today if nobody else has by then. Yue🌙 21:05, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I noticed some missing details with ALT1, presumably because including those details would exceed the character limit. I propose this adaptation of your hooks, ALT2:
"... that the execution of Burkinabé trade union leader Soumane Touré was prevented by the intervention of his friend Thomas Sankara, the then president of Burkina Faso?"
The source from the article is: Harsch, Ernest (15 October 2017). Burkina Faso: A History of Power, Protest, and Revolution. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 104. ISBN 978-1-78699-137-9. For the specific claim that they were friends, see: Harsch, Ernest (2013). "The legacies of Thomas Sankara: a revolutionary experience in retrospect". Review of African Political Economy. 40 (137): 361. ISSN 0305-6244. I have already done a review of the article and its sources, but I cannot approve the adaptation of your hook without your input. Yue🌙 07:42, 31 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Ok for ALT2. Notably, the really interesting hook would have been to state that whilst Sankara saved Toure's life, Toure joined the pro-government side after the killing of Sankara. But I can't find a ref that back that narrative up. --Soman (talk) 19:48, 31 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I looked through a couple English- and French-language sources as well and could not find a passage(s) saying exactly that. Yue🌙 21:51, 31 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Interesting article about a prominent figure in Burkinabé labour history. The article was copy-edited by myself for minor grammatical errors and sentence structure. Two-thirds of the citations given (both in English and in French) were checked for plagiarism and close paraphrasing; no issues arose. The original and alternative hooks are verified by the sources given for each, but I believe ALT2 fulfills WP:DYKINT the best. Yue🌙 21:51, 31 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Morris Villarroel[edit]

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  • ... that for several years, Morris Villarroel wore a camera on his chest that took 1,200 photos a day?
Created by Panamitsu (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 40 past nominations.

―Panamitsu (talk) 08:46, 23 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

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

Overall: Looks good. Nice work. Awaiting QPQ. BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:35, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Dazed and Confused (film)[edit]

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  • Source: Maerz, Melissa (2020). Alright, Alright, Alright: The Oral History of Richard Linklater's Dazed and Confused. HarperCollins. pp. 313-324
  • ALT1: ... that Richard Linklater's original concept for Dazed and Confused took place entirely within a car as its characters listened to ZZ Top? Source: Spitz, Marc (December 26, 2013). "An Oral History of Dazed and Confused". Maxim. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  • Reviewed:
Improved to Good Article status by Lbal (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

Lbal (talk) 02:34, 23 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • I like the first DYK idea, especially how the studio forced a protest to bring attention to the movie. It's also reasonably sourced. Yoshiman6464 ♫🥚 14:04, 23 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Approved ALT0, ALT1: Article is new enough (nominated the day it became a GA), long enough, well-cited to reliable sources, presentable, and with no policy issues detected (a relatively high Earwig score due to quotes from interviews, reviews, and soundtrack lists). QPQ waived. Hooks are formatted, of good length, cited in article and interesting (verified source for ALT1, AGF for offline source for ALT0). Good work! – Reidgreg (talk) 20:46, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    • BTW, the two non-bolded articles in ALT1, Richard Linklater and ZZ Top, have refimprove tags... it'd be nice if those were addressed before this ran, though it is not a requirement. – Reidgreg (talk) 20:46, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Southern chivalry[edit]

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Abolitionist caricature of the caning of Charles Sumner
Abolitionist caricature of the caning of Charles Sumner
Created by Orchastrattor (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

Orchastrattor (talk) 18:26, 26 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • This wasn't an article until now?? Long enough for sure, no signs of copyvio, eligible in terms of newness and presentable. For ALT0: Interesting and the source checks out (ooh, Genovese, nice), and the image is nice and relevant too. No QPQ needed here; seems good to go. :) Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 23:27, 27 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Metaphysics[edit]

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  • ... that metaphysics may have received its name by a historical accident?

References

  1. ^
  2. ^ Griffin 2013, pp. 383–385
  3. ^
    • O’Connor & Franklin 2022, Lead Section, § 2.4 Compatibilist Accounts of Sourcehood
    • Timpe, Lead Section, § 3c. Compatibilism, Incompatibilism, and Pessimism
    • Armstrong 2018, p. 94
Sources
Improved to Good Article status by Phlsph7 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 20 past nominations.

Phlsph7 (talk) 13:02, 23 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • AGF on the source for ALT0, which I do not have access to. However, it is cited within the article which is good. (The sentence itself needs to be cited per DYK rules, but I did that myself to save time.) Hook itself is interesting, QPQ checks out, article eligibility and length (obviously) is good. Seems like we're good to go here. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 23:32, 27 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Youn Sung-ho[edit]

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

– robertsky (talk) 17:23, 23 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Good to go. Article is new enough, just long enough, and has the proper sourcing. Earwig tool shows a very low copyvio%. The article is presentable, and the hook is both sourced properly and particularly interesting. QPQ is unnecessary here. Should be all good. Soulbust (talk) 15:23, 25 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • New to DYK. Article looks fine but the hook is a bit awkward - maybe try ...that "NewJeansNim," a DJ[ing] monk, was credited with reviving interest in Buddhism among South Korean youth[s]? (Bracketed parts are ones I might add or remove.) Also the guy's nickname is NewJeansNim (not NewJeanNim) and the article uses his real name as the title (though I've seen a fair amount of DYKs that were TV Tropes-style potholed). Wuju Daisuki (talk) 00:46, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Clark House (New Zealand)[edit]

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Clark House from behind
Clark House from behind
  • ... that Clark House (pictured) was used to host Cold War meetings?
  • ALT1: ... that Clark House (pictured) was constructed with hollow ceramic blocks? Source: https://clough.co.nz/monographs/clough_monograph3.pdf
  • Reviewed:
  • Comment: First time at DYK, I think the Cold War hook is more interesting to a general reader, although someone into architecture would be more interested about the hollow ceramic blocks (but most of that information is out of scope for the article).
Created by Abydocomist (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

Abydocomist (talk) 17:56, 23 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: None required.

Overall: Really nice inaugural article from new user Abydocomist about a historic house in West Auckland, New Zealand (hopefully many more to come!) Since I am taking the Clough & Associates reference on good faith (I had problems accessing it on my browser) I would rather stick with ALT0. I also removed a possibly promotional sentence which used an unreliable source. Havradim leaf a message 08:00, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Come, O thou Traveller unknown[edit]

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  • Source: The entry in the Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology: "Almost all commentators quote from John Wesley’s obituary of his brother at the Methodist Conference of 1788: ‘His least praise was his talent for poetry: although Dr Watts did not scruple to say, that “that single poem, Wrestling Jacob, was worth all the verses he himself had written”.’"
5x expanded by Mystery Merrivale (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

 Mystery Merrivale  (talk) 16:33, 29 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article is long enough and new enough. Earwig shows high percentage, but it's either the long names or the quote, that's properly attributed in text, so should be fine. The hook is interesting, and the only question I have is why there is no excerpt from the hymn there, given that it's in PD? I think that it'll be nice to actually see at list one stanza of the acclaimed hymn, that "worth all the verses" of the "father of English hymnody". Otherwise it's good to go, QPQ is done, and thanks for the nice article! Artem.G (talk) 15:26, 3 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Chinese characters[edit]

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Oracle bone inscription on an ox scapula, 11th century BCE
Oracle bone inscription on an ox scapula, 11th century BCE
  • ... that according to legend, the invention of Chinese characters (oracle bone pictured) caused grain to rain from the sky and ghosts and demons to wail in frustration? Source: According to one tradition, Chinese characters were invented during the 3rd millennium BCE by Cangjie, a scribe of the legendary Yellow Emperor. Cangjie is said to have invented symbols called 字 (zì) due to his frustration with the limitations of knotting, taking inspiration from his study of the tracks of animals, landscapes, and the stars in the sky. On the day that these first characters were created, grain rained down from the sky; that night, the people heard the wailing of ghosts and demons, lamenting that humans could no longer be cheated.[1][2]
    • ALT1: ... that the oldest known Chinese characters were recorded on oracle bones (example pictured)? Source: The oldest attested Chinese writing comprises a body of inscriptions produced during the Late Shang period (c. 1250 – 1050 BCE), with the very earliest examples from the reign of Wu Ding dated between 1250 and 1200 BCE.[3][4]
    • Reviewed:
Improved to Good Article status by Remsense (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

Remsense诉 04:25, 30 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • I really like that first hook. Article is in great shape and eligible (congrats on the GA, btw), and I was able to confirm the story through Google Books keyword searching. QPQ is not needed. Looks like we're good to go. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 03:05, 2 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ Yang, Lihui; An, Deming (2008). Handbook of Chinese Mythology. Oxford University Press. pp. 84–86. ISBN 978-0-195-33263-6.
  2. ^ Boltz 1994, pp. 130–138.
  3. ^ Boltz, William G. (1999). "Language and Writing". In Loewe, Michael; Shaughnessy, Edward L. (eds.). The Cambridge History of Ancient China: From the Origins of Civilization to 221 BC. Cambridge University Press. pp. 74, 107–108. ISBN 978-0-521-47030-8. Retrieved 3 April 2019 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Liu, Kexin; Wu, Xiaohong; Guo, Zhiyu; Yuan, Sixun; Ding, Xingfang; Fu, Dongpo; Pan, Yan (2021). "Radiocarbon Dating of Oracle Bones of the Late Shang Period in Ancient China". Radiocarbon. 63 (1): 155–175. Bibcode:2021Radcb..63..155L. doi:10.1017/RDC.2020.90.

Schoenoplectus triqueter[edit]

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Schoenoplectus triqueter
Schoenoplectus triqueter
  • ... that the sedge Schoenoplectus triqueter (pictured) can grow up to 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) tall, on stems less than one-half centimetre (0.20 in) across?
Created by Cremastra (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

Cremastra (talk) 16:42, 26 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

First question/note on the article is that the species presence in North America is only mentioned in the lede, but not at all covered in the distribution section. Ideally there shouldn't be citations in the lede so the mention of the Columbia River basin should be covered in distribution and elaborated on (what part of the columbia as is a large basin that covers a number of biozones.--Kevmin § 22:59, 29 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, I'll look for more sources and expand the Distribution section tomorrow. Cheers, Cremastra (talk) 01:35, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Updates looking very good. article is new enough and long enough, with appropriate citations that are neutrally presented. No qpq done as of yet, that is still being waited on. The hook is cited and the citation matches the information as presented. With the hook, I would suggest changing the wording "..., but with stems..." to "... on stems..." as it feels like it flows better that way. thoughts?--Kevmin § 20:50, 31 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
At this point it looks like everything is ready to go.--Kevmin § 16:34, 1 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Battle of Stainmore[edit]

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  • ... that the events following the Battle of Stainmore have been called the end of the first Viking age in England?
5x expanded by CSJJ104 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 11 past nominations.

CSJJ104 (talk) 21:53, 24 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Expansion length and date, hook, qpq, close paraphrase check ok. --Soman (talk) 01:31, 27 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sam Kee Building[edit]

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Side view of the Sam Kee Building
Side view of the Sam Kee Building
5x expanded by Yue (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

Yue🌙 03:34, 24 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • I'm reviewing this. X (talk) 07:31, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: The fivefold is borderline met here as per my calculation. All other criteria are fulfilled. I've done some minor copy-editing. ALT0 is the most intriguing of the 3. X (talk) 08:10, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Leontius of Autun[edit]

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  • ... that the details about the life of Leontius of Autun can be summed up as, "July 1 – The burial of Leontius, bishop of Autun (Gaul), 5th century"?
5x expanded by Evrik (talk) and Polylerus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 119 past nominations.

--evrik (talk) 04:21, 25 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Fascinating little article about such an obscure figure! The source checks out, the article seems in good shape (just barely long enough, fully cited, no evidence of copyvio), and the QPQ checks out as well. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 03:01, 2 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Generalissima:, would you mind please dropping this in the Wikipedia:SOHA for July 1? Thanks. --evrik (talk) 16:35, 2 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Larrabee County, Iowa[edit]

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  • ... that Larrabee County was a proposed county in Iowa, however because it failed, Iowa remained a state with 99 counties?
  • Reviewed:
Improved to Good Article status by 48JCL (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

48JCL (talk) 11:39, 25 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article attained Good article status. No problems regarding copyright and referencing, and hook mentioned in the 'Proposal' section and is cited. Good to go. - Toadboy123 (talk) 02:59, 27 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ella Scoble Opperman[edit]

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Ella Scoble Opperman
Ella Scoble Opperman

* ... that American pianist Ella Scoble Opperman (pictured), the first dean of the Florida State College for Women, was praised for growing the college into a credible School of Music?

Created by SL93 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 401 past nominations.

SL93 (talk) 07:55, 25 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]


General: Article is new enough and long enough

Policy compliance:

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

Image eligibility:

  • Freely licensed: No - The documentation on this image is not really adequate (incorrect template used, no date given in the source linked); however this alternative source shows a portion of the same picture with a date given as circa 1920, and thus PD in the US, so I do believe it’s freely licensed but I’m not sure how we can adequately update the documentation; that probably does need to happen so it doesn’t wind up deleted on a technicality while on MP. Alternately, that site does have more pictures of her you could choose from, altho the organ is very nice.
  • Used in article: Yes
  • Clear at 100px: Yes
QPQ: Done.

Overall: For the image and the sourcing, just let me know when updated and I will update my review! Innisfree987 (talk) 03:32, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Innisfree987 I added more sources. I will just ditch the image. SL93 (talk) 04:13, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
ALT1: * ... that American pianist Ella Scoble Opperman, the first dean of the Florida State College for Women, was praised for growing the college into a credible School of Music?
Thanks for the quick turnaround! All set now. Innisfree987 (talk) 05:46, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Portrait of Cornelis van der Geest[edit]

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Portrait
Portrait
  • ... that for many years a painting (pictured) was attributed to a different painter and the person in the portrait was also misidentified?
Created by Bruxton (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 150 past nominations.

Bruxton (talk) 21:31, 26 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • I like the first hook best. Article is in good shape, great job on it. Seems fully sourced to reliable sources, and there's no evidence of copyvio. QPQ checks out. Hook checks out from the Google Books link. Good to go. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 03:26, 1 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Battle of Dollar[edit]

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  • ... that the Picts disappeared from history after the devastation suffered following the battle of Dollar?
5x expanded by CSJJ104 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 12 past nominations.

CSJJ104 (talk) 20:49, 27 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • 5x expansion checks out, article is complete in and of itself, provides adequate context for the non-expert, and is referenced throughout. Hook is interesting and in the article, AGF on paywalled reference, but a search in Googe Books verifies the facts mentioned here. QPQ has been done, good to go. Constantine ✍ 11:46, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Command information newspaper[edit]

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5x expanded by Cielquiparle (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 63 past nominations.

Cielquiparle (talk) 22:58, 28 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • 5x expanded, article is NPOV and reliably-sourced, hook is interesting, reliably-sourced in-article. Verified QPQ required in order to pass. ViperSnake151  Talk  23:32, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Amen break[edit]

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Waveform of the Amen break
Waveform of the Amen break
  • ... that the Amen break (waveform pictured) gained popularity because it offered an easy way to create jungle music?
Improved to Good Article status by LunaEclipse (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 10 past nominations.

🌙Eclipse (talk) (contribs) 00:28, 26 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Very good nom here! Love this topic and glad it's gonna be good to go for DYK. Recently passed GA review, so that covers its new enough, presentable, and well-sourced considerations. It is also long enough, and the hook is interesting and well-sourced as well. A lot of ALT hooks can be constructed for this one, but ALT0 is good. Good job on this one Soulbust (talk) 14:35, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Songbird (TV program)[edit]

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  • ... that in her musical show Songbird, Regine Velasquez picks out one lesser-known song to perform from the featured theme each week?
5x expanded by Pseud 14 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 39 past nominations.

Pseud 14 (talk) 00:04, 27 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Expansion date and length ok. QPQ done and close paraphrase ok. The source is not exactly independent (GMA, same as producing company) but the claim is hardly extraordinary. --Soman (talk) 01:36, 27 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

David Marchese[edit]

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Created by Spaghettifier (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 7 past nominations.

Spaghettifier (talk) 01:53, 30 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article looks good -- created within the window, long enough and generally in a good state. All statements are sourced and I can see no BLP or copyvio issues: the article does err on the positive side, and there might be some relevancy questions about e.g. the volume of his notes or his high-school disciplinary record, but none which represent serious problems or should prevent a DYK appearance. I do however think that His 2018 interview with Quincy Jones, in which the subject ... revealed an affair between Marlon Brando and Richard Pryor, went viral on social media needs a rephrase: revealed means that it was absolutely factual, whereas it seems that the claim is far more contentious and a serious matter to at least one living person. It hardly needs saying that ALT0 is the stronger hook: there's a WP:SELFPUB question-mark over it that would be solved by changing it to "once claimed to have..." or similar. UndercoverClassicist T·C 19:24, 31 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    • @UndercoverClassicist: Thanks for the review! In regards to the Brando/Pryor sentence, let me know if the phrasing (alluded to an alleged affair) looks more solid — I also added another reference to substantiate the whole topic a bit. Also cut the suspension sentence, I was wavering about whether to include it. To couch the hook a little bit, how's this below?
ALT2: ... that David Marchese once recalled accidentally posting a picture of a cat's testicles on Salon.com?
Cheers — Spaghettifier (talk) 01:38, 2 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Approved: all of that works well. UndercoverClassicist T·C 09:26, 2 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Solomon Islands at the 2020 Summer Olympics[edit]

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

Arconning (talk) 13:19, 27 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Qualifies through 5x expansion. Good sourcing on both the first hook and the article in general. No evidence of copyvio, article generally in good shape. Still needs a QPQ. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 03:24, 1 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    • Oops! I've seen you around so much I sort of assumed you needed a QPQ; this is good to go. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 03:49, 1 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Called by Name[edit]

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On June 16, 2019 in Skłody-Piotrowice, Aleksandra and Hieronim Skłodowski were commemorated as part of the "Called by Name" project of the Pilecki Institute through the pictured monument.
On June 16, 2019 in Skłody-Piotrowice, Aleksandra and Hieronim Skłodowski were commemorated as part of the "Called by Name" project of the Pilecki Institute through the pictured monument.
Created by Piotrus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 513 past nominations.

Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 09:46, 27 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Watamou Lamien, Revolutionary Military Organization[edit]

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  • Source: James Genova. Making New People: Politics, Cinema, and Liberation in Burkina Faso, 1983–1987. MSU Press, 2022.
Created by Soman (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 390 past nominations.

Soman (talk) 01:41, 27 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Both articles are in good shape, I don't see any evidence of copyvio or anything that would need fixing before running. AGF on the hook, but it's supported and cited in both articles. QpQs check off. Both articles are eligible in terms of length and newness. Seems good to go here. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 23:13, 27 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yazathingyan (14th-century minister)[edit]

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  • Source: Chronicle sources: (Maha Yazawin Vol. 1 2006: 278–279); (Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 184); (Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 400–401)
Academic sources: (Aung-Thwin 2017: 60–61); (Harvey 1925: 81); (Taw, Forchhammer 1899: 7)
Created by Hybernator (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 111 past nominations.

Hybernator (talk) 21:38, 1 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • The article was made on May 28th, so is new enough. It is more than long enough. The article reads neutrally and properly uses in-line citations. AGF on the offline sources and copyvio check, which finds no issues with the one online source. The hook is interesting, short enough, and cited inline. The QPQ has been done. Looks good to go! SilverserenC 02:36, 3 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Jude Law[edit]

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  • ... that English actor Jude Law is actually named "David", as a result of his parents naming their children after their best friends?
Improved to Good Article status by B3251 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 13 past nominations.

B3251 (talk) 23:50, 28 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

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

Hook eligibility:

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

Overall: Waiting for the QPQ. 🌙Eclipse (talk) (contribs) 23:05, 29 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@LunaEclipse: QPQ added. Thanks, B3251 (talk) 19:56, 31 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
GTG! 🌙Eclipse (talk) (contribs) 13:09, 2 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Detroit Lions draft history[edit]

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Moved to mainspace by Hey man im josh (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

Hey man im josh (talk) 15:53, 28 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Will review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 16:01, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Hey man im josh: Looking at the link, I see Wojciechowicz (1), Graham (2), Tittle (3), Karras (4), B. Sanders (5), Johnson (6), Stanfel (7), Biletnikoff (8), Barney (9), Lary (10), C. Sanders (11), Christiansen (12), Schmidt (13), Speedie (14) and Creekmur (15). Am I missing something? BeanieFan11 (talk) 16:59, 29 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • @BeanieFan11: Looks like it was me who was missing something. I believe I accidently counted Doak Walker, who wasn't actually drafted by the Lions. I've updated this nom and the article appropriately. I also updated the DYK statement's wikilinking (but not the wording outside of the number of players). Hey man im josh (talk) 17:10, 29 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: None required.

Overall: With the number issue being sorted out, this looks good to go. BeanieFan11 (talk) 17:01, 31 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Kēkerengū[edit]

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

Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 00:09, 28 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article was moved to mainspace on the 28th, so is new enough. At over 3000 characters, it is long enough. In-line citations are properly used, the article reads neutrally, and the copyvio detector found no issues. The hook is neutral, interesting, and cited in-line in the article. The QPQ has been done. Looks good to go! SilverserenC 23:24, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hindu Temple of Wisconsin[edit]

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  • Source: [1] The 22 acres that are home to the Hindu and Jain Temples of Wisconsin were situated in “the middle of nowhere” when they were built in 2001, according to Sarvesh Geddam, the secretary of the two congregations.
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Moved to mainspace by Vigilantcosmicpenguin (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk contribs) 17:01, 28 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article new and long enough, well-referenced generally. Hook interesting, cited inline and verified by source cited. No copyvio detected, and nominator has no QPQ requirements. Good to go. Juxlos (talk) 03:36, 29 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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