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Please use one of the strings below to post your DYK nomination, using the "author" and "nominator" fields to identify the users who should receive credit for their contributions if the hook is featured on the main page.

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Articles created/expanded on February 14

Pleasure Dissociative Orgasmic Disorder

... that people who suffer from Pleasure Dissociative Orgasmic Disorder are unable to feel pleasure from an orgasm?

Reviewed: Battle of Quebec (ice hockey)

Created by Ktr101 (talk). Self nom at 10:14 pm, 13 February 2011, Sunday (13 days ago) (UTC−5)

All checks out. --TIAYN (talk) 8:51 am, 14 February 2011, Monday (12 days ago) (UTC−5)

Returned from Prep 4 per concerns on DYK discussion page. - Dravecky (talk) 6:58 am, 23 February 2011, last Wednesday (3 days ago) (UTC−5)

I'm tackling the issues right now. I forgot to reply here on this but I had to wait until the weekend until I could find some actual time to improve this article. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 23:44, 26 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comment This submsission was removed here and then restored by the nominator. SpinningSpark 13:13, 27 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I forgot to reply here after replying on the Wikipedia talk page for this process. Therefore, it looked as though I had no interest in improving it. I didn't realize this until it was removed so I added it back in as I wanted to continue improving it. I have added a few things at the moment and am awaiting a copyedit from a friend as well as adding of symptoms within the next day or so by me. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 22:39, 27 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I would oppose this going on the main page for now. The references do not, for the most part, meet WP:MEDRS. While the authors of the "Institute for Sexual Medicine" may be experts or practitioners in their field, it does not seem that their website is appropriately peer-reviewed. This does not seem to be a very reliable source, though I could be wrong. Ref #4 is written by someone who is a professor emeritus of psychology at Fuller Theological Seminary, hardly a reliable medical source. This page needs to be reviewed and possibly rewritten by the good folks of the Medicine Wikiproject. NW (Talk) 00:11, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Here is the WT:DYK thread relating to this nomination:

please check the last article Pleasure Dissociative Orgasmic Disorder - I am slightly worried by its sources and capitalization. Materialscientist (talk) 00:08, 23 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I note that the only instance of the article's title in the literature seems to come from the cited Perelman article, published in the 14th of this month. It may therefore not be a suitable title, even if the content is acceptable. --EncycloPetey (talk) 01:06, 23 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The term is unknown to Web of Science or Scopus. Materialscientist (talk) 01:17, 23 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I published the article on the 14th, but I'm assuming that you're sayint that the source was also published on this date? Kevin Rutherford (talk) 14:48, 24 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Presently sexual anhedonia redirects to this article. I suggest this is backwards – the article should be at "sexual anhedonia" and "pleasure dissociative orgasm disorder" should be the redirect. This is not only because anhedonia is the natural parent article but also because some variant on sexual anhedonia is, I suspect, the common name for the condition.
The article needs a decent copy-edit, it is not main page ready IMO. For example, the sentence "There are a number of treatments available for those who suffer from this disorder, should it cause personnal distress."... leaving aside the spelling, this seriously minimises how distressing (and embarrassing) this condition can be. People fail to seek treatment for this condition out of embarrassment, not because they are not distrissed by it. Later, we have "Additionally, blood testing might help determine levels of hormones and other things in the bloodstream that might inhibit pleasure. Finally, treatment with drugs that increase dopamine, such as oxytocin, and other drugs."... the former sentence is poorly expressed and, I think, misleading; the latter sentence is not a sentence.
The article is obviously incomplete. One very major source of this condition is as a side effect of SSRIs and other anti-depressant medications, yet this is not even mentioned in the text.
There must be better references for this. How about:

Comprehensive Textbook of Sexual Medicine
A chapter on sexual anhedonia
Kaplan & Sadock's concise textbook of clinical psychiatry uses the term orgasmic anhedonia
Google books searches for anhedonia, sexual anhedonia, SSRI and anhedonia provide plenty of hits.

EdChem (talk) 11:51, 23 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Working apparently simultaneously, Materialscientist has pulled it from Prep 4 and I have returned it to the discussion page. - Dravecky (talk) 12:00, 23 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I have addresses some of the issues now, but I'll get back to it later on today. I'll have a friend look over the article later but I may be delayed in any action on this until at least the weekend. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 14:48, 24 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

EdChem (talk) 08:59, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I have pretty much done all of the above except completing the side effects of the drugs part. The copy edit was performed last night and the better citations were added the night before. I'll search for better ones soon but I am quite against one of them above as it really diminished the causes of the disorder on those who have it. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 22:43, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Please see my comment above about the sources. NW (Talk) 21:43, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on February 18

Gary J. Aguirre

~~... that Gary Aguirre was fired from the SEC for trying to do his job?~~

ALT1:~~... that Gary Aguirre, who predicted the 2008 financial crisis, was fired from the SEC?~~
ALT2:~~... that former SEC investigator Gary Aguirre says the SEC has gone from protecting the public from Wall Street to protecting Wall Street from the public?~~

Created by Marrante (talk). Self nom at 16:23, 19 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewed: Arthur Cheetham and Cinema of Wales —Marrante (talk) 17:04, 19 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

full of insight! I prefer ALT1, the first hook requesting to understand SEC without context, ALT2 a bit too complex (extra comma removed). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:56, 19 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: I would like to put a hold on this article going on the main page. The article involves a few legal points that need to be stated precisely. At the time I submitted the nomination, I was not aware that I had made some factual errors, which I am in the process of correcting, but have not yet finished. I will probably need a few days yet. Though I know sometimes articles sit here for days before they're moved to the queue, it would be great if I didn't have to worry about it moving to the main page before these changes are made. Thanks in advance. Marrante (talk) 21:35, 20 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Article has been deleted. Schwede66 20:32, 21 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It should be easy to re-create it. To find out what happened, please see User talk:Marrante. --PFHLai (talk) 04:29, 22 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The article is restored but I think we should respect the hold of the author. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:27, 22 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Gerda. I would like to continue to hold this article for a short period. I am in the process of making sure there are no factual errors in the article. I hope to be able to finish that process in a day or two. Marrante (talk) 14:18, 22 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I'm still checking the factual accuracy of this article and hope to have some idea tomorrow (Saturday, Feb 26) as to its suitability for the main page. In the meantime, here are two more alt hooks to consider.

ALT3:~~... that Gary Aguirre, who predicted the 2008 financial crisis, was fired from the the very agency set up by the U.S. Congress to prevent such things?~~
ALT4:... that Gary Aguirre was fired by the SEC while investigating a large hedge fund for insider trading, found the evidence after he was fired, and had to force the SEC to file charges in the case?

— Marrante (talk) 13:09, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

ALT5:... that Gary Aguirre, who predicted the 2008 financial crisis, was fired from the SEC, the agency set up by the U.S. Congress to prevent such things? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:44, 26 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Still slogging away on the corrections to this article, though I believe the end is really now in sight. I had high hopes for the weekend, but that proved to be too difficult. On the upside, the article has expanded to include important information. I have fixed most of the problems, but the section on the SEC still has mistakes, which I am now correcting. Hopefully, the article will be ready tomorrow (or even today, with a little luck). In the meantime, here is one more hook to consider. I like this hook best because it goes to the core issue and is shorter and less convoluted, as well.

ALT6:... that Gary Aguirre, who predicted the 2008 financial crisis, was fired by the SEC for trying to investigate Wall Street elite? —Marrante (talk) 10:19, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I agree, just signal here, when you are ready, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:17, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on February 19

Anne Sharp

... that Scottish coloratura soprano Anne Sharp performed in Britten's Albert Herring in both the premiere in 1948 and the first recording?

Created/expanded by Morag Kerr (talk). Nominated by Gerda Arendt (talk) at 11:05, 24 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Date, length OK. However, some paragraphs lack inline citations. I also don't see the hook fact stated explicitly in the text, though that may be because I don't understand the terminology. I wonder what you think of this alt:
ALT1: ... that even in her thirties, Scottish coloratura soprano Anne Sharp was able to pass as a teenager, performing the role of Emmie Spatchett in Albert Herring at the first Aldeburgh Festival? Yoninah (talk) 17:03, 24 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Like it, thank you. I had looked for an online ref and found it for the recording, which refers to the premiere, but the ALT is supported by the pic, smile. It's the author's first article, as far as I know, let's try to help. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:50, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Well, only now I realize something happened to the pic, removed "pictured". You saw it, though, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:56, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yesterday the image was removed from the article, so I removed it here. Glad you like the alt. However, the article still lacks inline citations on some paragraphs. Yoninah (talk) 10:05, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

To clarify (I didn't make this nomination, but fine), Anne Sharp played the smaller part of Cis in Albert Herring in the premiere, but switched to playing Emmie after only a few performances. She is Emmie in the recording. So it is correct to say she was in both the premiere and the recording (which was a live recording of a performance), but she had different roles. That recording has most of the original cast in it. Morag Kerr (talk) 14:52, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

About the photo. I do not understand why it was deleted. It is a photo which appeared in opera programmes - the little biographies of the cast they have at the back, which are accompanied by photos. I'm not even sure it's "non-free content", but I was trying to be as correct as possible by crediting the photographer. Morag Kerr (talk) 14:52, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on February 20

Grammy Award for Best Americana Album

... that American multi-instrumentalist Levon Helm won the first Grammy Award for Best Americana Album in 2010 for the album Electric Dirt?

Created by Another Believer (talk). Self nom at 19:59, 20 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The article falls very slightly short of the 1500 character requirement (I don't think the footnote can be counted as "readable prose"). decltype (talk) 14:06, 23 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm, I must not understand the character count tool then, as I generated a count of 2,000 characters for the lead alone. --Another Believer _(Talk) 21:36, 23 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ahh, I don't know which tool you are using, but the discrepancy probably arises from the pull quote. To the best of my knowledge, those do not count as readable prose for the purposes of DYK. Could the article possibly be expanded a little bit? decltype (talk) 13:46, 24 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

DYK check gives 'Prose size (text only): 1522 characters (246 words) "readable prose size"', excluding the blockquote and footnotes. - PKM (talk) 01:12, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, but that is including the Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year., which is technically a footnote. decltype (talk) 06:27, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry. I respect if it is decided that the hook does not qualify to appear on the Main Page. However, I will not be adding additional characters to the article just for the sake of MP appearance. If exceptions can be made for newly-created lists just shy of the requirement (even though I think the quote is also relevant), it would be appreciated. If not, I understand. --Another Believer _(Talk) 05:14, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I expanded the article a little (by adding information that I would want to see in such an article), so it now meets the DYK length criteria. --Orlady (talk) 05:16, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The hook needs an inline citation. Other than that, it looks good. --E♴ (talk) 05:27, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Looks great! Thanks for the additions to the article, Orlady! --Another Believer _(Talk) 16:19, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I inserted an inline citation for the hook. I believe everything is good now. --Orlady (talk) 19:42, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on February 21

While Europe Slept: How Radical Islam is Destroying the West from Within

... that Bruce Bawer's While Europe Slept: How Radical Islam is Destroying the West from Within has been described both as a "well written and well informed" and one that uses "wildly exaggerated statistics"?

Reviewed: Lorene Cary
Comment: Although the edit history looks like the article was created on March 5, it is not the case. The article was created on February 22, 2011 The history is misleading because the article was moved from my user space with the old history of absolutely different article I wrote there.

Created by Mbz1 (talk) and Ironholds (talk). Self nom at 07:11, 22 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comment According to the article's history, you started working on it on February 21. User:Ironholds deleted the older revisions of your user subpage and subsequently restored your recent work. Is that right? --Vejvančický (talk | contribs) 12:27, 22 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Yes, but I worked on it in my user space. It was moved to the main space on February 22, and it is considered the day of the creation of the article.--Mbz1 (talk) 13:33, 22 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  - I see. Ironholds deleted the article after you moved it to the main space, and he restored 44 revisions going back to February 21 (the beginning of your work on this topic). Both the dates are OK for the DYK requirements and your nomination can be simply moved to February 21. Is the date (February 22) important for you? Vejvančický (talk | contribs) 14:04, 22 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

- - - Actually Ironholds by my request moved the article from my user space to main space after he did some work on it in my user space. The date (February 22) is very important for me for personal reasons, but of course this importance has nothing to do with DYK nomination, and that's why I will move the nomination to February 21 as you requested. Thanks.--Mbz1 (talk) 16:03, 22 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  - In any case, it is a good, balanced and well written piece of information and a very interesting article. I checked both the reviews cited in the hook, the online version of the article published by the Economist is available here. Thanks for your work, Mbz. --Vejvančický (talk | contribs) 16:53, 22 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, but I think this one needs some work. The "critical reception" section is all over the shop and needs a cleanup. The "Summary" section is also not much of a summary. On topics as sensitive as this, we need to get things right. Gatoclass (talk) 16:50, 24 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

What exactly do you suggest to change? I think the article presents various contrasting opinions and reviews regarding this sensitive topic/book. It is a new work and it isn't perfect, but I can't find any significant bias or imbalance in the article. --Vejvančický (talk | contribs) 21:57, 24 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Besides positive and negative reviews are mixed in the original sources, and it is all, but impossible to separate those, and the article was edited by the users with a different backgrounds.--Mbz1 (talk) 23:33, 24 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Just looking at one source, the Boston Globe review as currently treated in the article seems to be mis-represented; the quote used is the reviewer's summary of Part I of the book. The reviewer discusses Part II separately and with much stronger criticism. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 23:58, 24 February 2011 (UTC) Now expanded to cover this. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 00:40, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I'm currently working on this article. I will leave a note here when I'm done. Gatoclass (talk) 04:51, 26 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

With respect, Gatoclass, your objections to this article don't seem to be grounded in the DYK criteria. I'm going to mark this as

. If there are issues with the article's suitability for DYK, then let's discuss them on the talk page. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 17:07, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I thought I'd made myself clear, but apparently not. I have NPOV concerns about this article. That is most certainly a "DYK criteria", in fact it's our most important. I have requested some time to NPOV this article, I'll try to get that done in the next day or two. Regards, Gatoclass (talk) 04:36, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yokozuna Memorial Show

... that The Headshrinkers, who had last wrestled in the World Wrestling Federation in 1994, were reunited at the Yokozuna Memorial Show in 2001?

Created by 72.74.226.25 (talk). Self nom at 21:55, 21 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Date, length OK. But where is the reference for the hook fact? Yoninah (talk) 12:55, 27 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The Mouse Problem

... that the Monty Python sketch "The Mouse Problem", a mockumentary about men who want to be mice, parodies 1960s television exposés on homosexuality?

ALT1:... that the Monty Python sketch "The Mouse Problem", broadcast in 1969, is considered to have prefigured furry fandom?
Reviewed: Lament of Edward II

Created by Roscelese (talk). Self nom at 06:03, 21 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

That is a brilliant sketch, but the main chunk of the text is currently an unreferenced plot, without which there is not much content. Is there anything else you can add? SmartSE (talk) 14:29, 22 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I could just cite the plot to the text of the sketch, which is linked - would that be good? (Though per Wikipedia:When to cite, it is generally presumed that the fictional work itself is the source.) Roscelese (talk ⋅ contribs) 21:25, 22 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Isn't that link problematic as a non-sanctioned transcript of the copyrighted material (WP:COPYLINK)? - Brianhe (talk) 22:24, 23 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reply to self -- I removed the external link, and added a citation to The Complete Monty Python's Flying Circus: All the Words (an authorized book with the scripts). — Brianhe (talk) 00:03, 24 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry for the late reply. I'm never too sure about whether plots need cites or not - my main concern if they don't is that it is OR. Can I leave this to someone who knows more about it? FWIW, the hook is confirmed. SmartSE (talk) 09:43, 24 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on February 22

Merrythought

... that Merrythought is the last remaining teddy bear manufacturer (product pictured) in the United Kingdom?

5x expanded by Dpaajones (talk) and Simply south (talk). Nominated by Simply south (talk) at 14:40, 27 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Alt 1... that teddy bear manufacturer Merrythought produced Mr Whoppit, the mascot for Donald Campbell's land speed and water speed world record attempts?

Alt 2... that the English teddy bear company Merrythought has been selected to produce the official teddy bears of the London 2012 Olympic games?

5x expansion verified. Date, length, hook refs verified. I prefer the first hook for its simple punch, but I leave it to the administrator to decide. Good to go. Yoninah (talk) 01:04, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Heh, you beat me to it. But I agree, both with the verification and with the preference for the first hook. Roscelese (talk ⋅ contribs) 02:46, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the reviews and for doing the references properly! Is the proposed image good to go too? Dpaajones (talk) 10:20, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The image is OK, but it's too small and detailed to be seen in a thumbnail image on the Main Page. I think the image of the teddy bear would work better in this case. Yoninah (talk) 11:46, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

~~... that Merrythought is the last remaining teddy bear (example pictured) manufacturer in the United Kingdom?~~ 5x expanded by Dpaajones (talk) and Simply south (talk). Nominated by Simply south (talk) at 14:40, 27 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Is that better? Simply south...... 12:17, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It is a good photo, but I'm just wondering if there's an issue with using it on the Wikipedia homepage as it comes from flickr? (There probably isn't - but I'm sure someone will have a more definite answer.) David (talk) 13:14, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Also, would "...last remaining teddy bear manufacturer (product pictured) in the..." be allowed/is better? David (talk) 14:32, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I cleaned up the nomination by replacing the image of the shop with the image of the teddy bear. The image of the shop was from Geograph.co.uk; is that any better than flicker? Yoninah (talk) 16:16, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

As far as I'm aware, the geograph image of the shop is completely free to use, whilst the flickr photo of the bear has some reservations. Check their wikimedia files for the full licensing details. David (talk) 16:35, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I have just checked through the DYK archives and flickr photos with the same licensing have been on the DYK homepage portal. So the teddy bear photo I think is good to go. David (talk) 18:20, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

How about these images?

or

Simply south...... 18:59, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The shuttered factory is kind of depressing and doesn't reflect the hook. I still think the teddy bear image is best for a thumbnail image. Yoninah (talk) 19:08, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Neither are particularly clear at that size and the shop photo is better than them. I suggest we stick with the teddy bear. David (talk) 19:11, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. I recommend the teddy photo. It's perfectly fine that the photo is from Flickr. It is also, in fact, more freely licensed (CC-BY) than Wikipedia's default license of CC-BY-SA. --KFP (contact | edits) 22:45, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

ProtectMarriage.com

... that the Yes on Proposition 8 campaign was "the single largest, most powerful grassroots movement in the history of American ballot initiative campaigns" according to Ron Prentice of ProtectMarriage.com?

Created by Lionelt (talk), Binksternet (talk). Nominated by Lionelt (talk) at 19:54, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewed George C. Kimble Lionel (talk) 19:55, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Article is classified as a stub on its talk page... must be Start class or better for DYK. The last paragraph is solely about Proposition 8, not about the organization. Removing it would bring the article down to about 1700 characters; not too short to disqualify the article for DYK. Binksternet (talk) 01:54, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It was assessed right after I created it. It looked like this, and only had primary sources. Since then I've expanded it and added 10 independent sources. Among other things it satisfies "fundamental content policies such as notability" and is in no "danger of being speedily deleted." It is now properly a Start class. WP:WikiProject_Council/Assessment_FAQ#Quality_scale Lionel (talk) 02:19, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hook is currently a tad over the 200 bytes at 207. Can we trim it down with an Alt? Agne^Cheese/^Wine 02:28, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I know the page itself has to do with a controversial topic, but I think we can do with a more neutral hook than that. We can provide information about the group's influence without hijacking DYK to praise their campaign. Something like "ProtectMarriage.com spearheaded the Yes on 8 ballot initiative that removed the right of same-sex couples to marry in California"? Or "...spearheaded the $Xmillion Yes on 8 campaign..."? Roscelese (talk ⋅ contribs) 02:30, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Good point. How different is this from a company declaring their product to be "the best ever", etc? Agne^Cheese/^Wine 04:41, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Lionelt, can you put together one or more ALT hooks with somewhat less promotional tone? The Prop 8 wikilink should be pipe linked to its full version: California Proposition 8 (2008). Binksternet (talk) 02:37, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
~~Also, the new article was a total orphan until I wikilinked it at the Prop 8 page. It needs two further links in other articles to keep it from being tagged as an orphan.~~ Article has been wikilinked in a handful of other articles—no longer an orphan. Binksternet (talk) 05:36, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I don't see any neutral and really useful message in the hooks or the article yet. A technical note is that refs need to be reformatted (they are either bare urls or title-only, which is not good for news pages). Materialscientist (talk) 04:48, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I should remove myself as reviewer—I have more than doubled the article's text, including a history section and a description of the group's role in court cases. Binksternet (talk) 21:19, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1: ... that the political advocacy coalition ProtectMarriage.com was formed in 2005 from the California-based Proposition 22 Legal Defense and Education Fund? Binksternet (talk) 21:44, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
ALT2: ... that ProtectMarriage.com formed the defense in the California lawsuit Perry v. Schwarzenegger? Binksternet (talk) 21:44, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
ALT3: ... that ProtectMarriage.com was formed to pass California Proposition 8, a voter initiative measure? Binksternet (talk) 21:44, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I think the new hooks are better, but curiously lacking in description of any of these laws or cases. Is there a way to include a description of Prop 22, Prop 8, or Perry v. Schwarzenegger without going over the length limit? Or at the very least we should try and include information on the group's aim, ie. opposing same-sex marriage. (Also, we don't have an article on the Prop 22 LDEF, so perhaps Prop 22 should be wikilinked.) Roscelese (talk ⋅ contribs) 23:35, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. The new hooks are definitely better but are a little unclear. Somewhere Same-sex marriage should be linked and adding the phrase "opposition to same-sex marriage" to any of the hooks only adds 31 bytes. Agne^Cheese/^Wine 01:13, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

ALT4: ... that the political advocacy coalition ProtectMarriage.com was formed in 2005 to eliminate the possibility of same-sex marriage in the California Constitution? Binksternet (talk) 01:34, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

That's slightly inaccurate..."possibility" implies that same-sex marriages were never legal, like in other states. Roscelese (talk ⋅ contribs) 02:26, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I think a slight modification of ALT3 would be the way to go. Agne^Cheese/^Wine 02:42, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

ALT5: ... that ProtectMarriage.com was formed to pass California Proposition 8, a voter initiative against same-sex marriage?

That's good, very straightforward (not to pun...) Binksternet (talk) 03:01, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

ALT5 doesn't encompass the fact that the amendment also prohibited polygamy. The All of the ALTs are somewhat boring: "make it hooky... short, punchy, catchy, and likely to draw the readers in to wanting to read the article." If I get 5000 views I get a banana sundae: work with me people. What about:

ALT6: ... that ProtectMarriage.com gathered 1,120,801 signatures and spent 40 million dollars to pass California Proposition 8? Lionel (talk) 02:14, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict)I don't think anyone really believes that polygamy was an issue in the vote. May I suggest adding "a referendum against same-sex marriage" or "which removed the right of same-sex couples to marry" to the end of your hook, per my above recommendation that we provide context? Does that make it too long? Roscelese (talk ⋅ contribs) 02:49, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I believe that ALT6 is inaccurate. The source says that $40 million was raised by all proponents, not by this group alone.[1] Will Beback talk 02:47, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

There is nothing about polygamy in the article, so its absence from the hook is appropriate. Californians were not concerned about polygamy... Neither Prop 22 nor Prop 8 arguments touched upon it. The argument about polygamy is a red herring. Binksternet (talk) 16:29, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Shapeshifting (album)

... that Young Galaxy and producer Dan Lissvik of Studio collaborated across the Atlantic using Skype to produce their new album Shapeshifting?

Reviewed: Garden of Earthly Delights (film)[2]

Created by The Interior (talk). Self nom at 10:40, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Can you please fix ref 2. It's pointing to a page of Google hits and I can't find the Alex Hudson article (November 11, 2010) on Exclaim.ca. —Bruce1ee^talk 13:55, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed. The Interior (Talk) 19:53, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Length, date and hook refs verified. —Bruce1ee^talk 06:48, 26 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

With quoted text removed (as it is supposed to be), this article has less than 1500 characters of prose.4meter4 (talk) 13:34, 26 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

"A2: The prose portion of the article, which must be 1500 characters, excludes (in addition to categories listed in the rules) block quotes."(my bold) Quotes within paragraphs are usually considered part of the prose, I believe. I know this is short, but it's a new album without many reviews yet. I was careful to get over the 1500 limit. The Interior (Talk) 16:08, 26 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The article is a little short at 1529 characters of prose, but technically rule A2 is satisfied. The quoting is not excessive and there are no block quotes. —Bruce1ee^talk 07:55, 27 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Heinrich-Heine-Straße (Berlin U-Bahn)

... that the Heinrich-Heine-Straße U-Bahn station in Berlin is a protected architectural landmark because its years as a ghost station preserved it almost unchanged?

ALT1:... that the unusual narrowness of the Neanderstraße meant that Berlin U-Bahn stations built under it in the 1920s, such as Heinrich-Heine-Straße, were the first to have entrances built into buildings?

5x expanded by Yngvadottir (talk). Self nom at 22:27, 23 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I reviewed Richard Watson (singer): diff --Yngvadottir (talk) 18:49, 24 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The hook fact is not cited as such, & the first (and better) hook needs a rewrite - you can't use "landmark" as a verb. The lead could clarify the period it has been in use too. Johnbod (talk) 23:59, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps an American usage has crept in with that use of "landmarked"; "is preserved as an architectural landmark" might make the hook too long? And the German declaration uses the same word. Maybe "is a protected structure"? I'm not quite sure what you mean about the lack of referencing for the hook: the first hook is referenced to ref. 3 (at the end of that sentence, at the end of the article), which is the landmark listing, and the same ref is also used for the landmarking of the building the remaining original entrance is in. Within that reference, the key sentence is, at the end of the listing: Die mit dem Mauerbau zwischen 1961 und 1990 geschlossene Station beeindruckt durch die Fülle der überlieferten Ausstattungsdetails, zu denen neben den drei Bahnsteighäuschen auch die Richtungsanzeiger, Stationsschilder, hölzernen Reklametafeln und die schmiedeeisernen Absperrgitter der Ausgänge gehören. ALT1 has references 5 and 6. - I don't believe the lead para needs to state when the station was built, since that's right there in the next sentence following.--Yngvadottir (talk) 01:40, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I am a native speaker of American English. I don't consider "landmark - landmarked - landmarking" to be a valid verb. --Orlady (talk) 00:34, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

OK, changed it in the hook and the article.--Yngvadottir (talk) 02:35, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Like Johnbod, I like the first hook better, but unfortunately it isn't explicitly supported by the article. It's very reasonable to think that years as a ghost station helped to preserve its architectural integrity, but (this is based solely on my reading of the German sources -- I easily may have missed something) I did not see that stated explicitly in any of the cited sources. Also, I did not see an indication in the article that the station owes its landmark status to its years as a ghost station. It's an interesting topic -- it's just a matter of creating a good hook that is clearly supported by the sources. --Orlady (talk) 05:37, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, what the landmark documentation actually says is that it's remarkable in the degree of preservation because of the almost 30 years as a ghost station - I quoted the relevant bit above. Implicit is that that's why they made it a protected landmark (and the otherwise undistinguished building because it preserves the remaining in-building entrance), but they don't come right out and say "protected because . . ." That's why I provided ALT1; I'd say go with that. Yngvadottir (talk) 17:50, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

John M. Bacon

... that after a skirmish with the Pillager Band of Chippewa Indians at the Battle of Sugar Point (1898), Brig. gen. John M. Bacon was reported killed, with a hundred of his men?

Created by Drmies (talk). Self nom at 22:08, 23 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I'll review something later today, or maybe tomorrow. If approved, I'd like this held for Bacon Day, 1 March--bacon keeps very well. Also, if any of you (Bushranger, maybe?) who write regularly on military matters can have a look at the article--I'm not familiar with military topics and can use all the help I can get. Thanks in advance, Drmies (talk) 22:10, 23 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reading the hook and the article, I was confused about whether or not the men were killed. After investigating the topic, I concluded that the most interesting thing about the article topic is that it was widely reported that Bacon and 100 men had been massacred by the Indians, when in fact only a few men were killed (not including Bacon) -- and he didn't have as many as 100 men in the first place. --Orlady (talk) 00:40, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

UAAP Season 51 men's basketball tournament

... that a gun was fired during a melee on an 1987 basketball game between Ateneo de Manila University and the University of the Philippines?

Comment: Question: I've submitted four suggestions this week. How many suggestions should I review?

Created by Howard the Duck (talk). Self nom at 18:02, 22 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Answer: since, according to your user page, you've created/expanded 48 DYKs, you are not a "new nominator", and are required to review one entry for each one of your own, i.e. 4 in total. GregorB (talk) 20:02, 24 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Boohoo. LOL. OK, 4 it is. –HTD (ITN: Where no updates but is stickied happens.) 06:10, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It turns out I'll only need to review three as my earlier nominated went to the queue w/o a accompanying review. Anyway, I reviewed Island of Peace massacre. –HTD (ITN: Where no updates but is stickied happens.) 13:45, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: I'm willing to review a fourth article to correct the mistake. –HTD (ITN: Where no updates but is stickied happens.) 13:45, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Date, length, and ref all check out. --E♴ (talk) 05:31, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on February 23

Colin Hatch

... that convicted murderer Colin Hatch on 22 February 2011 died in an incident at Full Sutton prison in the East Riding of Yorkshire?

--BabbaQ (talk) 22:39, 26 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Length, history and references verified. However, this is a dull hook. People, notable or not, get killed in prison all the time (see Larry Davis, for instance). Maybe we could research this more and find a better one? Daniel Case (talk) 15:56, 27 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I think I stay with that hook if no one else gives a better suggestion. Thanks for the review.--BabbaQ (talk) 17:20, 27 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Article is at AFD. Yoninah (talk) 23:00, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Stielgranate 41

... that the Wehrmacht used "stick grenades" (pictured in gun barrel) for its PaK-36 anti-tank guns?

Created by Felis domestica (talk). Self nom at 15:48, 26 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hook verified AGF book source, article is ready and prose is 1752 per DYKcheck, img is good! Rcej (Robert) - talk 06:09, 27 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Bicycle helmet laws

... that thirteen U.S. states have no state or local bicycle helmet laws at all?

Created by Suzanne10 (talk). Nominated by Mike Christie (talk) at 02:24, 26 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I haven't reviewed another nom as I haven't nominated five DYKs; I may review one later but wanted to get this nom in first. Mike Christie (talk – library) 02:24, 26 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Not to worry -- that requirement is only for people who nominate their own articles. It doesn't apply to nominations of other people's articles. :-) --Orlady (talk) 03:15, 26 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Regarding the nominated article, the article looks like a fine contribution, but it sports a "globalize" template right now, and in reviewing the article I had some other concerns.

Starting with the lead, I think the statement "The majority of states in the U.S. have laws requiring children under the age of sixteen to wear helmets" is inaccurate, since the article indicates that fewer than half of the states have such laws, although there are local laws in some of the states. That should be revised to state that (for example) 22 U.S. states have these laws and some municipalities and counties in other states also have them.
Another editor has fixed this. Mike Christie (talk – library) 14:43, 26 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Excellent phrasing, now used. Thanks! NebY (talk) 15:27, 26 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I think that the article has too many direct quotations when the quoted content is simply a statement of a fact. For example, it should be able to present the hook fact without surrounding it with quotation marks.
I've slightly rephrased that sentence though much of it is a list so can't really be rephrased. I have proposed an alternate hook below based on the new version of the sentence. I'll suggest to the primary author that she rephrase some of the other quotes too. Mike Christie (talk – library) 14:43, 26 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
The first sentence under "Facts" is unsourced and looks like an opinion.
I've cut it; I don't think it was necessary. Mike Christie (talk – library) 14:43, 26 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

As for that "globalize" template, I've already found two references about British Columbia's helmet law. I bet there are others... --Orlady (talk) 03:15, 26 February 2011 (UTC) Or the article could be retitled "Bicycle helmet laws in the United States." --Orlady (talk) 03:52, 26 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I'll go see if I can fix these points; obviously your comments are going to improve the article. However, can you tell me for future reference if nominated DYK has to also meet some minimum quality standards that I should be aware of? I thought the only requirements were a certain length and that the hook should be supported with an inline reference. Is there anything else that needs to be done -- e.g. do tags such as the globalize tag mean it can't be supported? Or is it just that the higher quality an article is, the more likely it is to get support? Thanks. Mike Christie (talk – library) 14:32, 26 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

In response to your "future reference" question, see Wikipedia:Did you know/Additional rules#Other additional rules for the article. While there's no expectation that articles featured in DYK be "perfect," there's a general expectation that they should not have obvious problems. That section of the "additional rules" identifies several specific items that reviewers look for, but there's a tendency to view those rules a bit broadly. It's common for reviewers here to identify concerns with a nominated article -- and often (as in this case) to work with the creator(s) and nominator(s) to resolve those concerns. It is very rare for the kinds of concerns I identified to become a basis for totally rejecting a nomination; instead they usually lead to improving the article before its DYK hook reaches the main page. --Orlady (talk) 16:14, 27 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

That sounds more than fair. Please let me know of anything other changes that would be useful to make to the article. I should add that since I posted here, two editors have made a great many improvements to the article. Mike Christie (talk – library) 16:53, 27 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1: "... there are 39 U.S. states that have no state-wide bicycle helmet laws?" Mike Christie (talk – library) 14:43, 26 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Actually the source gives 21 states with state-wide laws and there are 50 states in the Union. If I've got my arithmetic right that leaves 29 without and I have edited the article to conform to the following suggestion:

ALT2: "... there are 29 U.S. states that have no state-wide bicycle helmet laws?" Richard Keatinge (talk) 17:43, 26 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oops. Yes, my bad arithmetic. Thanks for fixing that. Mike Christie (talk – library) 13:19, 27 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

William Martin (naturalist)

... that William Martin's Petrificata derbiensia, the first scientific study of fossils in English (see illustration), said that his fossils were not the remains of small crocodile tails?

Comment: Grammy Award for Best Female Rap Solo Performance reviewed Victuallers (talk) 16:20, 23 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

5x expanded by Victuallers (talk). Self nom at 16:05, 23 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The article doesn't actually say this. It says that the uncles and cousins thought that they were tails, but not that he said the remains were not tails. — KV5 • Talk • 02:47, 24 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I have added a quote to the ref. Martin says what each fossil is - whether it is considered to be grass, vegetable or a shell - he notes that others used to say they were crocodile tails - Do you think we need to change the hook? Victuallers (talk) 17:44, 24 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Environmental issues in Russia

~~... that among Russia's many environmental issues is water pollution, which affects 75% of the country's surface water?~~

Created by Slon02 (talk). Nominated by Nyttend (talk) at 02:53, 23 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewed - suggested reword, "... that a top environmental issue in Russia is water pollution, affecting 75% of the country's surface water?" CycloneGU (talk) 07:03, 23 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Or "... that water pollution, which affects 75% of the country's surface water, is a major environmental issue in Russia"? Ericoides (talk) 19:11, 24 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Both of these hooks are better than my original one. Admin, when you move this to the queue, be sure to replace the DYK nom template that links to me with a template that links to Ericoides or CycloneGU. Nyttend (talk) 20:44, 24 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I believe you still get credited, we just try to help with better rewordings. =) CycloneGU (talk) 05:06, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Glee: The Music, Volume 5

... that Glee: The Music, Volume 5 includes two original songs written specifically for the series?

Created by CycloneGU (talk). Self nom at 07:11, 23 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

This is being proposed for inclusion on March 8, when the soundtrack comes out. The article itself will get significant expansion up to March 8 and beyond, when reception is covered. This can be reworded if need be, and I'll happily participate in that process to find a better wording. Please keep in mind the March 8 proposed inclusion when considering article length and observe future work on the article before dismissing it. CycloneGU (talk) 07:12, 23 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It's more appropriately sized now. Awaiting review and possible ALTs. CycloneGU (talk) 05:03, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I have noticed a holding area for March 8 as International Women's Day and several holding requests for that. If it turns out March 8 is impossible, it might be possible to try for March 15 as that is the air date of the episode using the songs I refer to in the hook. In such a case, the hook would need rewriting to refer to "tonight's episode of Glee". CycloneGU (talk) 00:58, 24 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Regardless of the date, this is good to go. The length, refs and date (of creation) are all good.--E♴ (talk) 00:28, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Český Šternberk Castle

... that Český Šternberk Castle (pictured) appears several times in the Albanian-Czech movie The Sorrow of Mrs. Schneider, where then castle's owner Jiří Sternberg is portrayed by the Italian actor Michele Placido?

Created by Empathictrust (talk). Self nom at 19:03, 24 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewed: Employees' State Insurance ([3]])
Hook is too long, can I suggest

ALT1 ... that Český Šternberk Castle (pictured) appears in the Albanian-Czech movie The Sorrow of Mrs. Schneider, in which Michele Placido plays the castle's owner? Mikenorton (talk) 22:20, 27 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, your suggestion is pretty fine to me. Hope you'd review the article as well if you can. As for the only foreign language reference, it's translatable and the last paragraphs mention the last part of the hook. With respect, Empathictrust (talk) 09:45, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

All checks out for Alt1. I have shortened the hook slightly, but I guess it could be even sharper. Moonraker2 (talk) 10:42, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Moonraker2, the hook is quite shortened but the essence is the same, also thanks for your review. Empathictrust (talk) 21:13, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on February 24

George Washington Harris

... that humorist George Washington Harris's comic character Sut Lovingood, who figured in tales attacking Abraham Lincoln and other politicians, has been described as "Huck Finn on amphetamines"?

5x expanded by Bms4880 (talk). Nominated by Orlady (talk) at 16:18, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Joanne Siegel

... that Joanne Siegel (pictured) was the original model for Lois Lane and later married Superman's co-creator?

Created/expanded by Cbl62 (talk). Self nom at 02:35, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

length, date, refs and hook verified. Nanobear (talk) 14:50, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Commission for Polish Relief

... that Commission for Polish Relief, providing food and medical supplies for occupied Poland during WWII, was eventually shut down due to the British naval blockade?

Created by Stor stark7 (talk), Nick-D (talk), MyMoloboaccount (talk), and Piotrus (talk). Nominated by Piotrus (talk) at 01:28, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Dates and lengths are fine, but there seems to be some controversy (visible on the article talk page and in inline tags in the article) over the substance of the article. Do all of the major contributors to the article (the 4 named here plus Woogie10w) now agree on the hook fact and the main points of the article, or is there ongoing contention? --Orlady (talk) 20:41, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The tags in the article, as far as I can tell, are only about page number requests. I don't think there is any disagreement on the hook; the talk discussion is about Churchill's role - something that the hook does not mention at all. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 20:47, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Introduction and Allegro (Ravel)

~~... that the Melos Ensemble recorded Maurice Ravel's Introduction and Allegro for harp, flute, clarinet and string quartet twice with Osian Ellis as the harpist?~~

Created by JackofOz (talk), Gerda Arendt (talk). Nominated by Gerda Arendt (talk) at 23:31, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewed: Wouri estuary. (Didn't check if I had to as the second author.) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:39, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
this appeared, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:05, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Date, length OK. What do you think about this alt hook:
ALT1: ~~... that Maurice Ravel wrote his Introduction and Allegro for harp, flute, clarinet and string quartet to show off the expressive range of the Érard double-action pedal harp?~~ Yoninah (talk) 10:23, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

To be honest, I don't think so. That direction [skip if too long]:

ALT2: ... that Maurice Ravel wrote his Introduction and Allegro for harp, flute, clarinet and string quartet on a commission of the Érard company to show off [the expressive range of] its double-action pedal harp? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:02, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

OK, here's a smoother version:
ALT3 ... that the Érard company commissioned Maurice Ravel to write his Introduction and Allegro for harp, flute, clarinet and string quartet to show off the expressive range of its double-action pedal harp?
Hook ref verified. ~~ALT3 good to go.~~ Yoninah (talk) 13:20, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, reading that again, I find the company and its "its" to far away from each other, also I don't know if the title was prescribed by the company (as ALT3 seems to suggest to me) or if the composer was free:

ALT4: ... that on a commission of the Érard company to show off the expressive range of its double-action pedal harp, Maurice Ravel composed Introduction and Allegro for harp, flute, clarinet and string quartet? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:58, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Even better! ALT4 good to go. 14:31, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Dayr al-Shaykh

... that the shrine of a famous medieval shaykh in the currently depopulated village of Dayr al-Shaykh became a place of pilgrimage for locals following his death in the 13th-century?

5x expanded by Al Ameer son (talk), Huldra (talk), Tiamut (talk), and Zero0000 (talk). Self nom at 23:34, 26 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Removed Zero0000 and Tiamut from credits - sorry, don't see their recent contribution to this article. Materialscientist (talk) 21:48, 27 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Good article with a small POV problem, will be happy to promote it, when the issue is resolved. Cheers.--Mbz1 (talk) 02:34, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I responded to your concern at the talk page. I don't believe there's really a POV problem. --Al Ameer son (talk) 00:06, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Beta (plasma physics)

... while exploring Beta in tokamak fusion power designs, studies suggested they would never be able to build a practical reactor?

5x expanded by User:Maury Markowitz (talk). Self nom at 14:26, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewed Donald S. Sanford below.

Good to go.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 16:45, 26 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comments: Is the hook too technical for general readers of MainPage? Who's Troyon? (How about "the exploration of..." instead?) --PFHLai (talk) 22:26, 27 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Works for me, editing... Maury Markowitz (talk)

The hook is incredibly dense, and will probably not attract any clicks. The article is equally difficult to understand, and lacks inline citations on many paragraphs. The best line for a hook --Beta can be thought of as a ratio of "money in" to "money out" for a nuclear reactor. -- isn't even sourced. Yoninah (talk) 01:21, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thunderbolt (interface)

... that Intel's newly released Thunderbolt interface uses Apple's Mini DisplayPort connectors to support both data and displays at the same time?

5x expanded by Maury Markowitz (talk). Self nom at 14:01, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewd article below Maury Markowitz (talk) 14:01, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Maury Markowitz is referring to Seara (newspaper). I'm just specifying this because the order in the queue may shift (Seara may get picked up before Thunderbolt), and the meaning of "article below" will hence be lost. Dahn (talk) 11:49, 26 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Seara (newspaper)

... that, in its Great-War-era campaign against Romania's alliance with the Entente Powers, Seara newspaper employed conservatives, socialists and anarchists as contributors?

Reviewed: Zayd Mutee' Dammaj

Created by Dahn (talk). Self nom at 13:08, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

This is a great article! Hook is well supported. However, I'm not sure "1910s" means anything to the average reader; perhaps "Great War-era" might be suitable replacement? Maury Markowitz (talk) 14:01, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! I was thinking of something along the lines of "World War I" myself, but wanted to avoid the impression that this happened as Romania was fighting in the war, when in fact it came during the time when Romania was neutral - i.e. these guys weren't treasonous, they were just part of an open debate. But maybe I'm being too cautious, in which case please feel free to tweak the hook. Dahn (talk) 14:26, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I see what you mean, but I think "war era" should be OK - I think it will lead to less confusion than "1910s", which I read to be "1910" and then went hunting for the ref. Maury Markowitz (talk) 14:34, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Okay then, tweaked accordingly. Dahn (talk) 14:39, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Of course its a damn good article, Dahn the guru of Romanian literature wrote it!♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:41, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

My good doctor, you're too kind. Dahn (talk) 22:17, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Domaine Jean-Luc Colombo

... that Rhône winemaker Jean-Luc Colombo lamented the competition from California wines, describing their rise as "losing civilisation and vulgarising wine"?

Reviewed: Khor Virap
Comment: Online Decanter ref (FN#5) in the Winemaking philosophy section

Created by Agne27 (talk). Self nom at 02:05, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ready to go, but only after I chopped a bit on his education that wasn't in any source. Your referencing style is confusing: by citing two sources at the same spot (end of the second paragraph), you make it impossible to tell what comes from what source. It's not enough to disqualify this from DYK, but it's enough to make me quite uncomfortable; could you please separate the referencing for that paragraph? Nyttend (talk) 15:44, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I apologize for the confusion, but I did have a cite right after the quote that hook is using (and I noted in my comment above which source was use to facilitate any reviewing). Also, considering that it is an online source, I'm not sure why this needed an AGF tick? To my knowledge, the Decanter article is not even behind a paywall. In the grand scheme of things, it's not a big deal but I fret that you may have made this review harder on yourself than what it really should have been. :) Agne^Cheese/^Wine 02:00, 26 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

What's the point of the AGF tick? I assumed it was meant for cases in which the article had one or more sources that weren't available to the reviewer; I used it because you have a couple of print sources. As well, I'm not complaining about the hook citation: I'm talking about citations 1 and 3 being used adjacent to each other after "Châteauneuf-du-Pape estate Les Cailloux." Sorry for causing confusion. Nyttend (talk) 05:01, 26 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Typically the AGF hook is used when you can't personally verify the sources relating to the hook (since that is what is being featured on the main page). But again, in the grand scheme, it is no big deal. :) As for the confusion about FN#1 and FN#3 next to each other at the end of lead, I did that because FN#1 is an offline book source which covers the entire paragraph while FN#3 is an online source that corroborates several of the details in that paragraph (organic vit, extended maceration, 100s of clients, his influence, work with Chapoutier and Chateau Fortia, etc). I had an idea for a potential hook (which I ultimately didn't use) and wanted to make sure that I had a secondary online ref to assist in verification if I used it. While FN#1 covered it all, having a secondary online ref can be useful. But again, it's alright :) I appreciate you taking the time to review my nom. Agne^Cheese/^Wine 18:10, 26 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Adoption of Ala'a Eddeen

... that an American soldier, who was deployed to Iraq, adopted an Iraqi boy who could not walk because of cerebral palsy?

Reviewed: Bicycle Race

Created by Mbz1 (talk). Self nom at 16:09, 24 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

While the date, length, and sources check out, the article does not sound very encyclopedic. It sounds more like a newspaper article. I think another opinion is needed before it's submitted to the queue. Also, I removed a comma after "boy". Ruby2010 talk 03:00, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Well, about coma it could be either way I believe. About the article being "not very encyclopedic", do you have any particular suggestions? This is a notable story that was reported in many sources, and IMO should be represented on Wikipedia also. I am sure wikipedia have many other articles that as you say "sound more like a newspaper articles". If you believe the article to be not encyclopedic, you may nominate it on deletion, but as long as it stays on wikipedia there's no valid reason to prevent it promotion for DYK.--Mbz1 (talk) 04:26, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I did, article at AfD. Yazan (talk) 05:34, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

St Augustine's Church, Norwich

... that the brick tower of St Augustine's Church (pictured) in Norwich is the only one of its kind in the city?

Reviewed: AA.20

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 12:12, 24 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewed, Good to go: hook, refs, image copyright all good; suggesting alternative hook which may be more interesting:

ALT1 - ... that St Augustine's Church (pictured) in Norwich has a monument to a textile manufacturer, raised by 600 weavers?

-- Longhairandabeard (talk) 14:11, 24 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The original hook is more "important". ALT1 maybe more "interesting". Not sure which is the better; leave it to the PTB (powers that be). --Peter I. Vardy (talk) 20:43, 24 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I would tend to agree with LHaAB. I totally understand Peter's view that the tower fact is more important, but at a glance it isn't as enticing to me as "600 weavers" is. danno 22:26, 26 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Lee Crooks

... that former Manchester City footballer Lee Crooks will soon be serving on the frontline in the War in Afghanistan?

5x expanded by MickMacNee (talk). Self nom at 07:43, 24 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewed Ralph LaPointe. MickMacNee (talk) 07:43, 24 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Date and source verified. However, as expansion goes, its only roughly 4x in size. Personally, I would let it pass regardless. One thing I would like to suggest is to rephrase the hook to is due to be serving on the frontline rather than will, as circumstances could still change. Calistemon (talk) 04:24, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Are you sure about the length? Using this, even when excluding headers and infoboxes, I get 6,988 characters versus 1,039. Agreed on due/will though. MickMacNee (talk) 15:18, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

No, you are right, looking at it that way, it qualifies as a 5x expansion. I just looked at the 3,772 bites versus 14,889, didn't know about that fancy tool! Good to go now.Calistemon (talk) 01:01, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

NP. MickMacNee (talk) 15:05, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Parapinnixa affinis

... that the California Bay pea crab is one of only two marine crustaceans to be included on the IUCN Red List of endangered species?

Reviewed: Robert Morrison ([4])

5x expanded by Stemonitis (talk). Self nom at 06:50, 24 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Expansion, date, and hook ref okay. However, to me as a non-biologist it would be more interesting to read that a crab lives inside a worm, so how about:

ALT1... that the California Bay pea crab lives commensally in the tubes of worms? --Pgallert (talk) 10:20, 24 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I've never heard the phrase "ringed worm" (="segmented worm" ="annelid"?), so I'd change that to "bristle worm", "tube-dweling worm", or just "worm" (there is also the potential for confusion with ringworm), but apart from that, I'm happy with either hook. It's a shame we haven't got an article on or a picture of Terebella. --Stemonitis (talk) 09:38, 24 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The annelid article says so, that's where I got it from. Changed to "worms". all good, both hooks check out. --Pgallert (talk) 10:12, 24 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation

... that a First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation has to be nominated by the Prime Minister and later appointed by the President to take office?

Created by TIAYN (talk) 10:08, 24 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewed Black Thunder (chocolate bar) --TIAYN (talk) 10:11, 24 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

AGF on foreign language sources, but the prose size is barely 268 chars, it needs to be at least 1500. Yazan (talk) 18:58, 24 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Zayd Mutee' Dammaj

... that Zayd Mutee' Dammaj was a Yemeni politician and writer whose 1984 novel The Hostage was selected by the Arab Writers Union as one of the 100 best Arabic novels of the 20th century?

created by Peripatetic (talk). Self nom on 24 February 2011 (UTC)

The source for the hook is a blog, which puts a strain on WP:RS. I'm sure an info of this magnitude can be referred to better sources, both Anglophone and Arabophone. Dahn (talk) 12:56, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Disi Water Conveyance Project

... that due to the Disi Water Conveyance Project currently under construction, citizens of Amman, Jordan may soon be drinking extremely radioactive water?

Reviewed: Jeff Krogh ([5])

Created by E2eamon (talk). Self nom at 00:23, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

This doesn't seem very NPOV based on the article. The article cites one study that tested existing wells in the aquifer, but I'm not seeing citations that describe tests of the actual water to be delivered by the project. Maybe an alternate hook that just says they are building this massive project and there are concerns about radioactivity in the aquifer? Zachlipton (talk) 22:18, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. I have seen some somewhat misleading hooks on DYK before (things that make puns, etc), and thought that this would be acceptable because, technically, it does say that they "may be drinking" radioactive water. If, however, there are concerns, I understand, and thus propose an alternate. --E♴ (talk) 23:39, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

ALT 1: ... that there are concerns about radioactive water in the aquifer supplying the Disi Water Conveyance Project?

Current nominations

Articles created/expanded on February 25

Sydenham Heritage Church

... that the Sydenham Heritage Church (pictured), twice threatened by demolition since 1997, was purchased by a community trust for its preservation?

ALT1:... that the Sydenham Heritage Church (pictured), twice threatened by demolition since 1997, was demolished after the 2011 Christchurch earthquake?
Reviewed: Architonnerre (on 15 Feb)
Comment: Another listed heritage building lost in the 22 Feb 2011 earthquake. ALT1 is more interesting, but at this point, I haven't been able to track down a reference for the demolition (when it's not worth reporting that a category II heritage building has been lost, you get a sense of the scale of the destruction). There's tons of photos of this on Twitter, Facebook and Flickr, but technically speaking that doesn't qualify as a reference. There's also a demolition photo in the article. I leave it to others to decide.

Created by Melburnian (talk), Schwede66 (talk). Self nom at 19:10, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ibrahim Mirza

... that after Prince Ibrahim Mirza was killed on the orders of his brother-in-law, Shah Ismail II of Persia, his wife destroyed his Persian miniatures by immersion in water (detail from survivor pictured)?

Created by Johnbod (talk). Self nom at 23:41, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewed Heinrich-Heine-Straße (Berlin U-Bahn) Johnbod (talk) 00:02, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Octavius Wigram

... that Octavius Wigram (pictured) was guarding a door of Westminster Abbey at the coronation of George IV when the Queen was turned away?

Reviewed: Český Šternberk Castle ([6])

Created by Moonraker2 (talk). Self nom at 10:51, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Offline line source accepted in good faith. Nice work Mr. Drax, good to go!♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:43, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ponhele ya France

... that Namibian trade unionist Ponhele ya France was an outspoken critic of the "Willing buyer, willing seller" land reform principle?

Reviewed All men are donkeys or men and donkeys are donkeys ([7], [8]) -- Still following this up.

5x expanded by Pgallert (talk). Self nom at 09:28, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: This is my 27^th DYK. Quite a number of contributors on this list haven't received their bling, either ;) --Pgallert (talk) 15:33, 28 February 2011 (UTC) Done by User:The Interior --Pgallert (talk) 09:33, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Durham Street Methodist Church

... that the Durham Street Methodist Church (pictured), destroyed in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, was the first stone church in Canterbury, New Zealand?

Reviewed: Daimler Reitwagen (on 12 Feb)
Comment: Another one of the Category I heritage buildings lost in Christchurch; sad writing these articles. Thanks to Melburnian for getting the stub going.

Created by Melburnian (talk), Schwede66 (talk). Self nom at 19:15, 27 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Date, length, hook ref verified. Good to go. Yoninah (talk) 23:23, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

George James Bruere

... that the House of Assembly of Bermuda appointed members to complain to King George III of the "tyranny and oppression" of Governor George James Bruere (pictured)?

Reviewed: Kathleen, Duchess of Newcastle

Created by Moonraker2 (talk). Self nom at 10:33, 27 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Lebia grandis

... that the ground beetle, Lebia grandis, can eat about 23 eggs (pictured) or three larvae of the Colorado potato beetle every day?

Reviewed: Collective leadership

Created by Cwmhiraeth (talk). Self nom at 19:11, 26 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Good one! Offline source accepted in good faith.--Mike - Μολὼν λαβέ 21:18, 26 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ndumbe Lobe Bell, Jantzen & Thormählen

... that King Ndumbe Lobe Bell of the Duala assigned his sovereign rights to the trading firm of Jantzen & Thormählen in 1884?

Reviewed: Gross Barmen, Carl Hugo Hahn, Franz Heinrich Kleinschmidt
Comment: Reviewed articles moved to the queue before this was submitted.

Created by Aymatth2 (talk). Self nom at 23:50, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings

... that the Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings (pictured), substantially damaged in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, contain a building that is regarded as Benjamin Mountfort's most impressive achievement?

Reviewed: MXR Dyna Comp (diff)

Created by Schwede66 (talk). Self nom at 04:21, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I've found a photo of the Stone Chamber itself, which is the "most impressive achievement" referred to in the hook. I've added it here~~, but note that I've put a rename request on the file (to File:Canterbury Provincial Council Stone Chamber.jpg), as 'Church' is wrong~~ (renaming has been done already). Schwede66 21:05, 26 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Transmission Electron Microscopy DNA Sequencing

... that transmission electron microscopy DNA sequencing is a promising new technology which allows sequencing of individual DNA molecules?

Created by Jmgrants (talk). Nominated by Jayron32 (talk) at 01:57, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Provisional - useful article, maybe somewhat overpromoting the involved companies and projects, but this is a small part which can be brushed up and is not that bad for this science area. I've tweaked the hook. This image won't do in 100x100px. Actual electron microscopy image of DNA would be nice. Materialscientist (talk) 11:49, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on February 26

Muriel a oranžová smrt

... that the Czech comic album Muriel a oranžová smrt reacted to the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968?

Reviewed: Hikmat Abu Zaid

Created by Vejvančický (talk), Haploidavey (talk). Self nom at 08:32, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Blake Geoffrion

... that upon making his National Hockey League debut, Blake Geoffrion became the first fourth generation player after his father Dan, grandfather Bernie and great-grandfather Howie Morenz?

5x expanded by Resolute (talk). Self nom at 04:39, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Emilia Carr

... that Emilia Carr, a mother of four, is presently one of two women on death row in Florida?

Created by BabbaQ (talk), KimChee (talk). Nominated by KimChee (talk) at 11:55, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewed: Pipe Dream (musical) [9]. Please note that the article is presently under an AfD which first needs to be resolved, but I am nominating it now before the window to do so closes. KimChee (talk) 12:00, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Campinas

... that the Metropolitan Cathedral of Campinas (original name Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora da Conceição) located in Campinas, built between 1807 and 1883 and also opened in 1883, is considered the building as the world's largest built in rammed earth, with 4000 m² area, and also one of the highest?

Created by Marlonsales (talk). Self nom at 18:52, 26 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The only relevant linked article (Campinas) is not new, nor has it been recently expanded. As there is no article for Metropolitan Cathedral of Campinas, I would recommend creating one. KimChee (talk) 11:49, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hello again, I removed your edits to Wikipedia:Recent additions as the article has not yet met the criteria to run on DYK. It is presently far short of the 5x expansion ratio required. I hope you understand. KimChee (talk) 19:12, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Gaililee (ship), Matthew Turner (shipbuilder)

... that the Galilee (pictured), a brigantine built by Matthew Turner in 1891, spent three years on charter to the Carnegie Institute of Washington as a magnetic observatory?

Created by Mikenorton (talk). Self nom at 21:20, 27 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewed Pauline Bebe, [10] Mikenorton (talk) 22:24, 27 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

That sentence isn't in the ship article with an inline citation. Also, are you submitting two articles with the same hook? Kirk (talk) 05:50, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yes this is double nomination and is formatted as such - multiple nominations are quite common here. The hook does not need to appear verbatim in the article (or in this case articles) but the information is in both articles with an inline citation following the relevant sentence. Mikenorton (talk) 08:09, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I was just double checking on both articles; I modified the Galilee to address my concerns. Image, date, length, hook verified. Kirk (talk) 16:36, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Patriarchal Cathedral of the Holy Ascension of God

... that the high medieval Patriarchal Cathedral (pictured) atop the Tsarevets hill in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria, has had its interior repainted in a modernist style?

Created by TodorBozhinov (talk). Self nom at 11:25, 27 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewed: N. D. Cocea
Date, length, image OK. Foreign language ref AGF. But the hook needs a citation directly at the end of the relevant sentence. (Selection criterion No 3 — The hook fact must have an inline citation right after it). --Peter I. Vardy (talk) 13:28, 27 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Done! Thanks for the heads-up :) — Toдor Boжinov — 13:31, 27 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

All fine now.--Peter I. Vardy (talk) 13:39, 27 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Maryland Route 24

... that Maryland Route 24 parallels Deer Creek through Rocks State Park?

Reviewed: Crotalaria avonensis

5x expanded by Viridiscalculus (talk). Self nom at 22:16, 26 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Rabatment of the rectangle

... that Renaissance artists and architects used rabatment of the rectangle (example pictured) as a compositional tool in their work?

Reviewed: Highweek ([11])

Created by Mattdm (talk), Binksternet (talk). Nominated by Binksternet (talk) at 19:54, 26 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Length, date, and hook reference are all good. One quibble (does not effect DYK eligibility) is the large number of external links. Aesthetically, as bare urls they look ugly (this is an article on composition!), and a few look to be redundant. If possible, they should be winnowed down to those with the best info, and formatted. Thanks, The Interior (Talk) 18:38, 27 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I will take care of your concern. Thanks! Binksternet (talk) 18:53, 27 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Great, the composition is now more harmonic. Cheers, The Interior (Talk) 19:31, 27 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Betty Jane Gorin-Smith

... that historian Betty Jane Gorin-Smith penned a 2006 study of Confederate General John Hunt Morgan's 1863 raids though central Kentucky?

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 16:57, 26 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

:Reviewed Howard C. Reiche School

iLoo

... that the iLoo was a cancelled Microsoft project by British subsidiary MSN UK to develop a Wi-Fi-enabled Internet portable toilet for summer festivals?

Reviewed: Mothers' Bus

5x expanded by Smallman12q (talk). Self nom at 15:14, 26 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Description section needs at least one ref. Otherwise ok - maybe hold for April fools' glory?? As it is the article leaves an air of mystery - maybe re-adding the old pre-expansion first line would be good? Was it really a serious proposal? 2 lls in cancelled. Johnbod (talk) 00:33, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Some say it was a serious proposal and got scrapped because they might have been sued by the inventor of the toilet roll browser. Others simply say it wasn't very serious, but either way it got a lot of attention either way. I know cancelled is spelled with 2 ll's, but firefox spell checker kept telling me otherwise. Feel free to keep for April fools...there are plenty of jokes to be made about this one=P. Anyhow, I'd like to get this to GA/FA now that I have the April 30th press release.Smallman12q (talk) 02:02, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

St Mary's Church, Redgrave

... that the entrance to a burial vault below St Mary's Church, Redgrave, (pictured) in Suffolk was accidentally discovered during a rehearsal for Quasimodo?

Reviewed: Ohinetahi

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 11:00, 26 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Length, date and multiple sources all check out. Good to go. FruitMonkey (talk) 11:42, 26 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

B96 Pepsi SummerBash

... that The Price is Right featured tickets to the 2009 B96 Pepsi SummerBash as a showcase showdown prize that year?

Created by Strikerforce (talk). Self nom at 04:47, 26 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

with respect to the nomination. I updated the hook to format the subject article in bold, put the game show name in italics, and use a better link for the game show. (The Price Is Right vs. The Price Is Right.) Have you reviewed another nomination here, or are you a new editor claiming the exemption? Second, you will want to reformat your references in the article so that they aren't bare URLs. Please add authors (if known), publishers, dates and access/retrieval dates for the sources used. Otherwise the article creation and source check out. Imzadi 1979 → 08:41, 26 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

This is my first attempt at DYK. I am headed off to bed in a few minutes, ~~so I will make the suggested improvements to the article later on today.~~ Thank you for your comments! Strikerforce (talk) 08:51, 26 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I went ahead and made the suggested changes while they were still fresh on my mind. Strikerforce (talk) 09:21, 26 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

with the recent updates to the article. In the future though, please note that you're claiming the exemption under the rules up front, or your nominations may not get reviewed and approved. Imzadi 1979 → 21:12, 26 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Collective leadership

A man with greying hair, in military uniform with five medals

... that collective leadership was seen as the ideal form of governance by Soviet ideologists during the rules of Nikita Khrushchev and Leonid Brezhnev (pictured)?

Created by --TIAYN (talk) 13:42, 26 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewed M-46 (Michigan highway) --TIAYN (talk) 13:48, 26 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Length, date and hook are fine. My only query would be the formating of the references. These seem strange to me. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:59, 26 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

What's wrong with how the references are formatted? --TIAYN (talk) 13:06, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: In the caption for Lenin's picture, where it says "extolled in", do you mean "excelled in" or "extolled"? A. Parrot (talk) 00:42, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I ment excelled. --TIAYN (talk) 13:06, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reuben Wells (locomotive)

... that for thirty years the Reuben Wells steam engine, now on display at The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, pushed train cars up the steepest railroad incline in the United States?

Created/expanded by Cfreed12 (talk). Nominated by HstryQT (talk) at 03:03, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewed Juneau-Douglas Bridge

Everything looks accurate. Article is ready to go.--KMSchmidt (talk) 03:13, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on February 27

Lake Sonfon

... that with an area of 8.2 km2 (3.2 sq mi) Lake Sonfon is Sierra Leone's largest inland lake?

Created by Kaly99 (talk). Self nom at 20:16, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewed: St John the Baptist's Church, Yarburgh

Sehet, wir gehn hinauf gen Jerusalem, BWV 159

... that Picander used a Word of Jesus on the cross for an aria in Bach's cantata Sehet, wir gehn hinauf gen Jerusalem, BWV 159, for the last Sunday before Lent?

Created by Gerda Arendt (talk). Self nom at 20:39, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Bach wrote it for the last Sunday before Lent, in 2011 6 March, but it's perhaps too distant to the prevailing carnival mood, proposed therefore for Ash Wednesday 9 March or later. No more Bach cantatas for Lent, it was silent time in Leipzig. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:43, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
reviewed: #Victoria Clock Tower --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:37, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Robert Stoepel

~~... that American composer Robert Stoepel wrote Hiawatha on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's epic poem The Song of Hiawatha?~~

Created by Kosboot (talk). Nominated by Gerda Arendt (talk) at 08:24, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Good to go! You could separate notes from citations! Makes the notes easier to read. MisterBee1966 (talk) 11:19, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Pic added, suggestion forwarded to the author, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:11, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

ALT 1... that the 1859 symphonic work Hiawatha composed by Robert Stoepel (pictured) is based on Longfellow's epic poem The Song of Hiawatha?

I'd strongly suggest using this ALT hook. The other one is potentially confusing. If nothing else the orginal hook needs "based on" or "inspired by". A composition isn't "written on", in the sense intended here. Voceditenore (talk) 09:29, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Agree, learning, crossed out the other, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:16, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Victoria Clock Tower

... that the clock of the Victoria Clock Tower (pictured) spent the first three years inside a tower, where only its chime could be heard, but its face could not be seen?

Reviewed: Juliusz Słowacki (on 13 Feb)
Comment: I think this one has survived the latest earthquake.

Created by Melburnian (talk), Schwede66 (talk). Self nom at 19:07, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Looks good to me. I wonder though why the article does not mention the 2 miles you hear the chimes. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:30, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Will add it. Thanks, Gerda. Schwede66 01:02, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

5 Ronin

... that the Marvel Comics limited series, 5 Ronin reimagines superheroes; Wolverine, Psylocke, The Punisher, Hulk and Deadpool as masterless samurai in seventeenth century Japan.

Created by TriiipleThreat (talk). Self nom at 14:12, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewed: William Haggar and Desperate Poaching Affray.--TriiipleThreat (talk) 14:21, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Checks out. Miyagawa (talk) 21:32, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

St John the Baptist's Church, Yarburgh

... that around the west door of St John the Baptist's Church, Yarburgh (pictured) in Lincolnshire are carvings of a coat of arms, Adam and Eve and the serpent, a Paschal Lamb, and a pelican?

Reviewed: Anna Murray-Douglass

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 11:53, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Length, date and hook reference checked Kaly99 (talk) 21:13, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Margaret Creek

... that Margaret Creek in Ohio was named after Margaret Snowden, the first white woman settler in Athens County?

5x expanded by Rosiestep (talk), Dr. Blofeld (talk). Nominated by Dr. Blofeld (talk) at 11:41, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewed Octavius Wigram

Source, length, expansion and date are all fine. The only issue is that the article is currently at AfD, where it seems likely to be kept. Assuming that is the result, the hook is good to go once the AfD closes. Rlendog (talk) 18:13, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

All men are donkeys or men and donkeys are donkeys

... that sophisma "All men are donkeys or men and donkeys are donkeys" could result in both being truth and being false depending on the interpretation?

Reviewed: Dayr al-Shaykh

Created by Mbz1 (talk). Self nom at 04:35, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: "Sophismata" is plural; this should be changed in the article and in the hook. The singular would be sophisma, see the Stanford ref in the article. --Pgallert (talk) 08:40, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Will do, thank you!--Mbz1 (talk) 12:17, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed.--Mbz1 (talk) 12:21, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, that's okay now, and length and date are fine. I still have a few complaints: This sophisma cannot be true and false at he same time, so I believe "either...or" is the better wording, also supported by the Standford ref. The grammar is also still a bit strange; I suggest:

ALT 1... that depending on the interpretation, sophismata like "All men are donkeys or men and donkeys are donkeys" could either be true or false? --Pgallert (talk) 16:21, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

But there is also a more general concern: Considering that this problem has been solved more than a hundred years ago (Gottlob Frege was the first to consistently formalise propositional and predicate logic), this article reads a bit "in-universe": In modern logic, this sentence would have to be formalised to determine its truth value, and the formalisation would remove the ambiguity. But the article does not clearly say that this is a problem specific to medieval analytical philosophy, and that it cannot occur anymore. Requesting second opinion whether this is an issue or not. --Pgallert (talk) 16:21, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with the proposed alternative hook. Thank you for explaining this to me.But adding to the article the thing about the formalisation would mean to get engaged in original research. In any case this situation could be discussed at the article's talk page, and the hook should be promoted IMO.--Mbz1 (talk) 17:47, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

As stated, I would like to see a second opinion from a DYK regular. Don't want to decide that alone. I do agree with the WP:OR concern, though. --Pgallert (talk) 09:23, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I added a general sentence that sophismata are not used in modern logic. There's no single valid reason to deny this hook.--Mbz1 (talk) 18:54, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The Chieftains in China

... that in 1983 The Chieftains were the first ever Western musical group to play a concert on the Great Wall of China, resulting in an album:The Chieftains in China?

Created by Mike Searson (talk). Self nom at 04:06, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewed Barry Jones (boxer)

I'd ask that this be used on March 17 for St Patrick's Day if at all possible.--Mike - Μολὼν λαβέ 04:06, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Date, length OK. First part of the hook confirmed by Ref 1; the rest AGF. But how about tightening the hook (and maybe making it more accurate) as:

ALT1 ... that in 1983 The Chieftains were the first Western band to perform on the Great Wall of China, leading to the album The Chieftains in China? --Peter I. Vardy (talk) 16:51, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Works for me as far as the hook. Sometimes I write a decent hook, but I don't usually work on these types of articles (music, I'm normally a gun and knife kind of guy) so my wording was not as tight as yours was. Let me know if you need anything else!--Mike - Μολὼν λαβέ 17:45, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, with regard to the rest of the source. I have the actual book, but I do believe that page range can be seen via Google Books, unfortunately I cannot get to google books right now due to a firewall issue. I can in about 12 hours if you need a URL, though.--Mike - Μολὼν λαβέ 17:48, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Link added for verification, firewall let me through today.--Mike - Μολὼν λαβέ 18:17, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Juneau-Douglas Bridge

... that the CWA and the PWA provided grants and loans to assist with construction of the 1930s Juneau-Douglas Bridge, connecting Juneau, Alaska with Douglas Island across the Gastineau Channel?

Created by Rosiestep (talk), Michaelh2001 (talk). Self nom at 21:07, 27 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewed: All Saints Church, Thurgarton

Date of creation is good. Fact checked. Very well sourced article. HstryQT (talk) 03:06, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Damon R. Eubank

... that Kentucky historian Damon R. Eubank has penned a study of the family of U.S. Senator John J. Crittenden, whose sons fought on opposing sides in the Civil War?

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 15:22, 27 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewed: Oliver H. Lowry

Dates and references are correct. good to go.--Mo Rock...Monstrous (leech44) 22:17, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

All Saints Church, Thurgarton

... that All Saints Church, Thurgarton, (pictured) in Norfolk is notable for its medieval bench ends carved with poppyheads, an elephant, barrels, mythical beasts, a man, a lion, and fighting dogs?

Reviewed: Patriarchal Cathedral of the Holy Ascension of God

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 13:36, 27 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Length, date, hook's ref verified. --Rosiestep (talk) 21:19, 27 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Tim Hardaway, Jr.

... that shooting guard Tim Hardaway, Jr., who is the son of National Basketball Association All-Star Tim Hardaway, was the first Michigan Wolverines freshman to score 30 points in a game in 8 years?

Created by TonyTheTiger (talk). Self nom at 05:54, 27 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewed: four hook multi-hook Batman topic from Feb 12 (one hook moved to April 1) covers Rose Catherine Pinkney as well as this.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 05:57, 27 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Date, length, and scoring statistics in hook verified. However, there is no source cited in the article for the fact that Jr. is the son of the elder Hardaway. KimChee (talk) 11:21, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Added a ref and a little more content.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 16:32, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hook length and ref all check out. Good to go now. KimChee (talk) 17:06, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Good to go. Nice page. Plot Spoiler (talk) 04:05, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Please do not put this on the main page before March 8 because he is expected to be named Big Ten All-Freshmen on the 7th.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 20:21, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on February 28

Greg Goossen

... that after retiring from baseball, catcher Greg Goossen turned to acting, working as a stand-in for actor Gene Hackman?

5x expanded by MusiCitizen (talk). Nominated by Wizardman (talk) at 17:55, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Le dernier sorcier

... that Johannes Brahms conducted the chamber opera Le dernier sorcier, written by Pauline Viardot (pictured), in Baden-Baden?

Created by Kosboot (talk), Voceditenore (talk). Nominated by Gerda Arendt (talk) at 09:31, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1: ... that Johannes Brahms conducted the chamber opera Le dernier sorcier, written by Pauline Viardot (pictured) to a French libretto by Ivan Turgenev? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:41, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
ALT2:' ... that in 1869 Johannes Brahms conducted a gala performance in Baden-Baden of Le dernier sorcier, a chamber opera composed by Pauline Viardot (pictured)? Voceditenore (talk) 11:02, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I've suggested ALT2 because it's clearer, more concise, and gives the time context. As a general point, it's confusing to readers who are unfamiliar with the subject to refer to a musical work as "written by" someone, especially an opera. Voceditenore (talk) 11:02, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Momchil

... that the life of 14th-century Bulgarian brigand and local ruler of the Rhodopes Momchil has been retold both as an opera and as a comic book?

Reviewed: Agriculture in Sierra Leone

5x expanded by TodorBozhinov (talk), Cplakidas (talk). Nominated by TodorBozhinov (talk) at 08:07, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hannah (1849 shipwreck)

... that on April 29, 1849, the ship's master and two officers fled the Hannah in the only lifeboat after the brig was holed by ice, abandoning the passengers and remaining crew?

Reviewed: 1965 Skyways Coach-Air Avro 748 crash

Created by Clarityfiend (talk). Self nom at 02:44, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ernie Mills and Bill Paul

... that in 1937 Tandem bicyclists Ernie Mills and Bill Paul set a World record that stood for 63 years?

Reviewed: Malati Dasi

new creation by Chienlit (talk). Self nom at 19:49, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comment. How about adding the word "bicycle" to the hook? Clarityfiend (talk) 02:48, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Good idea. Done. Chienlit (talk) 07:56, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Date, length and hook check out. One of the refs (currently no. 8 at Ernest Mills) is a dead link, and Bill Paul (cyclist) has one broken reference. It would also be nice to see at least a tiny bit of prose in the "Commemoration" section of each article, even if it's just "Mills is commemorated in a number of awards". (Do these awards also commemorate Paul?) These issues should be simple to fix, and I will gladly tick this nomination off when that's done. --Stemonitis (talk) 17:51, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Agriculture in Sierra Leone

... that agriculture in Sierra Leone (rice farmer pictured) accounts for about 50 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product?

Reviewed: The Stanley Clarke Band

5x expanded by Kaly99 (talk). Self nom at 17:49, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Length, date and 5x expansion confirmed, hook verified as well. — Toдor Boжinov — 08:15, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Papyrus Rylands 458

... that Papyrus Rylands 458 (pictured) is the oldest known manuscript of the Septuagint?

Reviewed: University of Redwood (University of Redwood)

Created by Leszek Jańczuk (talk). Self nom at 17:02, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Everything checks out- length, date, refs. I am no expert on this subject, but it seems to me that the hook should read "of The Septuagint" instead of "of Septuagint" Other than that, it's good to go. --E♴ (talk) 03:19, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

OK. Leszek Jańczuk (talk) 11:29, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

University of Redwood

... that the University of Redwood is fiction based on a copying of the entire Reed College website, raising concerns that it could be used to collect admission application fees fraudulently?
Reviewed: Geometric stable distribution

Created by Racepacket (talk). Self nom at 02:39, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Length and hook are OK; well sourced. Leszek Jańczuk (talk) 16:56, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Luke Matheny

... that Luke Matheny, whose hair was described as "a vast black bouffant that makes him look like an untidy microphone", began his Academy Award acceptance speech by joking, "Wow, I should've got a haircut"?

Created by Cbl62 (talk). Self nom at 01:44, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Article length, sources and hook check out, very amusing hook! J04n(talk page) 03:38, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Beeldenstorm

... that the Beeldenstorm was a wave of riotous destruction of church art and property that spread across the Low Countries in August 1566?

5x expanded by Johnbod (talk). Self nom at 00:49, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewed iLoo Johnbod (talk) 00:50, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Date and length verified. Sources are off-line, accepted in good faith. Calistemon (talk) 08:15, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Dash (spaniel)

... that Queen Victoria saved her pet spaniel Dash from a carriage accident?

Reviewed: 5 Ronin

Created by DrKiernan (talk). Nominated by Miyagawa (talk) at 21:37, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

So sweet. Date, length OK. Offline hook ref AGF. Good to go. Yoninah (talk) 23:36, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

North Reef Light, Flat Top Island Light

... that at 24 metres (79 ft) and 6 metres (20 ft), North Reef Light and Flat Top Island Light (plans shown in scale) are the tallest and the shortest of Queensland's timber framed iron clad lighthouses?

Reviewed: Old Bavarian Donaumoos ([12])
Comment: claim can be easily verified here, page 4

Created by Muhandes (talk). Self nom at 13:14, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Nice job on these! Everything looks good- date, refs and length. I might suggest changing the hook slightly (adding "respectively" and making the d at the end of timber framed a part of the link to read:

ALT1: ... that at 24 metres (79 ft) and 6 metres (20 ft) respectively, North Reef Light and Flat Top Island Light (plans shown in scale) are the tallest and the shortest of Queensland's timber framed iron clad lighthouses?

--E♴ (talk) 03:13, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I agree it's better, but hook length might be a problem. Also, I removed the redundant word "the" from both hooks. --Muhandes (talk) 06:08, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Old Bavarian Donaumoos

... that the surface level of the Old Bavarian Donaumoos, a former 180-square-kilometre (69 sq mi) bog, has dropped by 3 metres (9.8 ft) since drainage begun in 1790?

Created by Calistemon (talk). Self nom at 04:15, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewed: Lee Crooks
Size, date OK. Hook ref is in German, but if I understand Google Translate correctly, it is OK as well. --Muhandes (talk) 13:03, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Scorhill

... that on Midsummer's Eve the sun sets over the tip of the largest stone in the Scorhill Stone Circle (pictured), indicating the circle may have had a purpose in Archaeoastronomy?

Reviewed: Glee: The Music, Volume 5 ([13])
Comment: I realize that the article is classified as a stub, but I disagree with that classification, and hope this can be accepted on DYK.

Created by Paul Bedson (talk). Nominated by E2eamon (talk) at 00:57, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on March 1

Godley Statue

... that the Godley Statue (pictured), commemorating John Robert Godley as the "Founder of Canterbury, was the first portrait statue in New Zealand, and for almost 20 years the only one?

Reviewed: Yet to be done
Comment: Another earthquake victim, but this one is a good news story.

Created by Melburnian (talk), Schwede66 (talk). Self nom at 19:08, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Harry Whitney

... that Harry Whitney (pictured) was at the center of the Peary-Cook controversy over who had reached the North Pole first?

Created by Wildcatman99 (talk). Nominated by Ukexpat (talk) at 15:00, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewed California Shine the Light Law (S.B. 27). – ukexpat (talk) 15:18, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Phoenix Indian School

... that the Dining Hall and Memorial Hall at the National Register of Historic Places-listed Phoenix Indian School represent the first and last examples of Mission Revival architecture in Arizona?

Created by Raymie (talk). Self nom at 04:50, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

There is a picture from Commons of Memorial Hall that could be used: File:Memorial Hall, Phoenix Indian School.jpg

Al-Fadl ibn Salih

... that during the tenure of the Abbasid governor al-Fadl ibn Salih, the Egyptian cities of al-Fustat and al-Askar were merged into one large city?

Created by Al Ameer son (talk), Zozo2kx (talk). Self nom at 04:37, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Crash Position Indicator

... that shortly after it was introduced, the Crash Position Indicator was credited with saving the life of a critically injured airman?

Created by Maury Markowitz (talk). Self nom at 00:32, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Looks good. NativeForeigner ^Talk/_Contribs 03:36, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Jack Kirrane

... that 12 years after his team was disqualified Jack Kirrane returned to the Olympics and captained the United States ice hockey team to a gold medal?

5x expanded by Leech44 (talk). Self nom at 22:00, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewed: Damon R. Eubank

Jean Babilée ‎

... that dancer Jean Babilée's performance in the ballet Le Jeune Homme et la Mort included being hung by the neck on a gallows for one minute?

2x expanded and sourced (BLP) by Orlady (talk). Self nom at 16:27, 1 March 2011 (UTC). Reviewed Lament of Edward II; diff=[14][reply]

Date, length, hook references verified. Regards, Cinosaur (talk) 07:50, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Léon Théry

Sculpture of Léon Théry at his tomb in the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris

... that Léon Théry was a French racing driver who won the Gordon Bennett Cup in 1904 and 1905?

Reviewed: Maxberg specimen

new creation by Chienlit (talk). Self nom at 16:18, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Date, hook references verified, and wording checked. Ready to go. Regards, Cinosaur (talk) 07:19, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. Chienlit (talk) 08:01, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

No. 2 Flying Training School RAAF

... that "all-through jet training" on Macchis (pictured) at No. 2 Flying Training School RAAF was "an expensive way of finding out that some pupils lacked the aptitude to become military pilots"?

Reviewed: Walter Koch (Fallschirmjäger)

5x expanded by Ian Rose (talk). Self nom at 14:28, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Barcelona (song)

... that the song "Barcelona" by Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé is considered an illustrative example of difference between pop and classical singing?

Comment: See [15]. Might sound POVish, but the author is an authority in this field. Materialscientist (talk) 11:23, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

5x expanded by Materialscientist (talk). Self nom at 11:23, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Five times expansion checks out (1008 characters expanded to 5145), the source appears reputable (published by Cambridge University Press), hook is good. I did fix the spelling of Mercury's first name in the hook. J04n(talk page) 05:20, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

1965 Skyways Coach-Air Avro 748 crash

... that the accident that befell Skyways Coach-Air's Avro 748 G-ARMV at Lympne Airport on 10 July 1965 resulted in the first write-off of this type of aircraft?

Created by Mjroots (talk). Self nom at 10:13, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I reviewed USRC Virginia (1797). Mjroots (talk) 10:25, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

. I don't see anything in the references that supports the claim that the waterlogged runway caused the accident. Also, the intro has no references.

ALT1: that though the 1965 Skyways Coach-Air Avro 748 crash ended with the passengers hanging upside down in their seats, everyone survived. Clarityfiend (talk) 02:36, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

"Waterlogged" removed. Lede does not need refs, it is a brief overview of the article. Prefer my original hook, which Clarityfiend seems not to have checked for verifiability. Mjroots (talk) 05:43, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

There's no reference for "grass runway being unable to support the weight of the aircraft during a heavy landing" (which is mentioned only in the intro). All I see is "steeper than normal approach". Also, I'm not thrilled with the reference for the hook. The reader has to infer that it was the first from the results of a database search, and has to dig down one level to even find that the plane was written off. Clarityfiend (talk) 20:19, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Made a grammatical correction. Looks OK, personally, but this is something new for me. Raymie (t • c) 21:31, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Calvin Tucker's Redneck Jamboree

... that Calvin Tucker's Redneck Jamboree is a Wii video game which features minigames based off of redneck activities?

Reviewed: Zenga Zenga ([16])

Created by Nomader (talk). Self nom at 09:15, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Caccia Birch House

~~... that the historic Caccia Birch House in Hokowhitu includes a billiards room named after its temporary resident, the Governor-General of New Zealand, Lord Plunket?~~

Created by Rosiestep (talk). Self nom at 04:32, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewed: Claire Falkenstein

Hook references, date, and sources are fine. However, the hook is ambiguous – was Lord Plunket temporarily residing in the billiard (note the spelling) room, or the Caccia Birch House? Suggested rewrite: ... that the historic Caccia Birch House in Hokowhitu includes a billiards room named after the House's temporary resident, the Governor-General of New Zealand, Lord Plunket? Other than that, I see no issues with this nomination. Regards, Cinosaur (talk) 01:08, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Agree; ALT1 is the way to go. --Rosiestep (talk) 04:33, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
ALT1: ... that the historic Caccia Birch House in Hokowhitu includes a billiards room named after the Governor-General of New Zealand, Lord Plunket, who resided in the House temporarily?

ALT1 is ready to go. Regards, Cinosaur (talk) 06:30, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Zenga Zenga

... that the Libyan opposition has embraced Zenga Zenga, an Israeli-created auto-tuned song and viral YouTube video that parodies Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi?

Created by Plot Spoiler (talk). Self nom at 03:54, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewed Tim Hardaway, Jr.. Diff:[17] Plot Spoiler (talk) 04:07, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I was actually thinking about creating this article! Well done. That said, there's a couple of problems. Per D2, you should have at least one citation per paragraph outside of the lead, which you don't have right now, and your hook is not in the article and is not cited in the article. Nomader ^(Talk) 09:05, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I think I've addressed your concerns with a few edits. Please confirm. Plot Spoiler (talk) 16:11, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hrm, I don't think you have but you're almost there-- your hook says "that the Libyan opposition has embraced Zenga Zenga", but it doesn't say that anywhere in the article. That said, it's obvious that they have according to the NY times, so I'd just add a sentence in the body which says, "Zenga Zenga has been embraced by the Libyan opposition" or something of the sort, and add the NY times ref at the end of it. Nomader ^(Talk) 01:25, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Under the "Reception" section it already reads: "Reactions have been largely positive, presumably from members of the Libyan opposition who have embraced it for its mockery of Gadaffi" [followed by the NYT reference]. Is this sufficient? Plot Spoiler (talk) 20:07, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately, no-- the hook should be directly cited by a reference at the end of the sentence. But I figured I'd save us both some time and I added it to the end of it myself. It meets the new article requirements, the hook's referenced, and I'm happy to approve. Nice work, and sorry about all this minor details mess! Nomader ^(Talk) 21:39, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

No thanks and no worries. Just doing your due diligence. Excited for it to get over 5k hits! Plot Spoiler (talk) 22:19, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The Stanley Clarke Band

... that Stanley Clarke's album The Stanley Clarke Band won the 2011 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album?

Reviewed: Luke Matheny

Created by J04n (talk). Self nom at 03:44, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Length, date and hook reference checked. Kaly99 (talk) 18:17, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Abdallah Salim Bawazir

... that Abdallah Salim Bawazir, a prolific Yemeni short story writer, novelist and columnist, worked for 33 years as the manager of a commercial store in Aden?

Created by Peripatetic (talk). Self nom, 1 March 2011 (UTC)

The article is not referenced properly, not even the hook is.... --TIAYN (talk) 15:30, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I've notified the author of the need to supply proper referencing. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 19:07, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

History of the Soviet Union (1964–1982)

... that the Brezhnev Era was at the start ruled by a collective leadership consisting of Leonid Brezhnev as General Secretary, Alexei Kosygin as Premier, Anastas Mikoyan as head of state (replaced in 1965 by Nikolai Podgorny), Mikhail Suslov as Chief Ideologue and Andrei Kirilenko as organisational secretary?

Created by --TIAYN (talk) 15:30, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I reviewed the Abdallah Salim Bawazir page. --TIAYN (talk) 15:30, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

or...

... that Leonid Brezhnev did not rule the Soviet Union in an autocratic manner, but instead through a collective leadership?

or...

... that the Brezhnev Era was a period of declining economic growth which by Leonid Brezhnev's death, according to some historians, nearly come to a standstill?

William Isarn

... that William Isarn, a Spanish Count, was assassinated while trying to regain what he claimed was his family's land?

Reviewed: Papyrus Rylands 458 ([18])

Created by Srnec (talk). Nominated by E2eamon (talk) at 15:17, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on March 2

Smart Cover

...that the Smart Cover is an accessory for the iPad 2 tablet computer designed by Apple Inc.?

Created by Mono (talk). Self nom at 22:24, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I've reviewed the submission below. Thanks. Mono (talk) 22:24, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ryan Singer (artist)

... that Diné artist Ryan Singer cites Native American culture and science fiction as influences?

Created by User:Missvain (talk). Self nom at 20:28, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Not clearly explained in article, no reliable source. Perhaps a different fact? Mono (talk) 22:24, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Michael S. Gottlieb

... that Doctor Michael S. Gottlieb was instrumental in identifying AIDS and treated actor Rock Hudson for the disease?

Created by Scientizzle (talk). Self nom at 18:48, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Zosimus aeneus

... that the coral reef crab Zosimus aeneus contains deadly poisonous neurotoxins?

Reviewed: Ernie Mills and Bill Paul ([19])

Created by Stemonitis (talk). Self nom at 17:57, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Date, length, hook citations and wording verified. Ready to go. Wouldn't mind having an image of the deadly crab too. ;) Regards, Cinosaur (talk) 18:29, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

All Saints Church, East Horndon

... that All Saints Church, East Horndon, (pictured) in Essex has been damaged by a bomb, a tramp, and vandals?

Reviewed: The Chieftains in China

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 16:58, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Cool article, facts check out. Missvain (talk) 20:26, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ford Ecostar

... that Ford's first foray into electric vehicles ended after several of their Ecostar's sodium-sulfur batteries burst into flame during charging?

Created by Maury Markowitz (talk). Self nom at 16:51, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Replaced 's with {{`s}} per rule C7. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 21:05, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Sedmoi Kontinent

... that Sedmoi Kontinent was the first Russian food retail company to make an initial public offering?

Reviewed: Joanne Siegel

Created by Nanobear (talk). Self nom at 14:57, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Pierre Chambrin

... that Alice Waters lobbied the Clinton administration to appoint an American chef as a replacement for White House Executive Chef Pierre Chambrin?

Created by Yaksar (talk). Self nom at 07:48, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Date, hook references verified. Please consider slightly rewording the hook to move the main article's link more up-front to give it more prominence, like: ... that Alice Waters lobbied the Clinton administration to replace White House Executive Chef Pierre Chambrin with an American chef? Regards, Cinosaur (talk) 14:39, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

comment: American cuisine was linking to a dab page, I changed the link to Cuisine of the United States. J04n(talk page) 16:13, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Alt1:... that Alice Waters lobbied the Clinton administration to replace White House Executive Chef Pierre Chambrin with an American chef?

Is that what you meant? I'm new at this, it's my first. My only worry with this one is that it might be awkward having the word chef twice so close to each other, but I may be looking into it too much. If it's important that the bold link be close to the front, I guess this is better. Thanks!--Yaksar (let's chat) 18:15, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Never Can Say Goodbye: The Music of Michael Jackson

... that Joey DeFrancesco received a Grammy nomination for his tribute to Michael Jackson?

Reviewed: Barcelona (song)

Created by J04n (talk). Self nom at 05:25, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Date, length verified. However, the fact stated in the hook – that the album is indeed a tribute to Michael Jackson – is not supported by inline citations and thus borders on WP:OR. Also, per WP:DYK#The_hook, the name of the article should be explicitly mentioned in the hook; piping it to the word "tribute" may be misleading to the reader. Regards, Cinosaur (talk) 15:30, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Alt1:... that Joey DeFrancesco received a Grammy nomination for his tribute to Michael Jackson, Never Can Say Goodbye: The Music of Michael Jackson?

This ref calls it a tribute in the first sentence, I put it inline, thanks. J04n(talk page) 15:46, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Alt1 is fine. Thank you for providing the citation. Issue resolved. Regards, Cinosaur (talk) 16:06, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

California Shine the Light Law (S.B. 27)

... that California's Shine the Light Law was one of the first US laws to address the sharing of customers' personal information?

ALT1:... that California's Shine the Light Law requires companies either to provide an opt-out from personal information sharing or to disclose the data that they share?
Comment: FYI - Article was created as part of WP:WikiProject Cyberlaw 2011 Berkeley.

Created by Agreatnotion (talk). Nominated by Zachlipton (talk) at 03:56, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

: Prefer ALT1 which I have tweaked for grammar. – ukexpat (talk) 15:16, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Intel Extreme Masters

... that Season 5 of the Intel Extreme Masters eSports tournament has a prizepool of Template:Currency/Type130,000 spread over Starcraft II, League of Legends, Counter-Strike, and Quake Live?

Reviewed: Crash_Position_Indicator ([20])
Comment: Event ends on the 5th, so would be cool to get it up before it ends.

Created by NativeForeigner (talk). Self nom at 03:43, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Special occasion holding area

Do not nominate new articles for a special time in this section. Instead, please nominate them in the candidate entries section above under the date the article was created or the expansion began, and indicate your request for a specially-timed appearance on the Main Page.

Note: Articles nominated for a special occasion should be nominated within five days of creation or expansion as usual (with the exception of April Fools' Day 2011 - see Wikipedia:April Fool's Main Page/Did You Know). Also, articles should be nominated at least five days before the occasion to give reviewers time to check the nomination.

March 8 (International Women's Day)

Malati Dasi

... that, despite fierce opposition, a US-born ex-hippie Malati Dasi (pictured) in 1998 became the first international female leader of the Hare Krishna movement?

5x expanded and sourced (BLP) by Cinosaur (talk). Self nom at 15:25, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewed: Caccia Birch House ([21]) Cinosaur (talk) 01:14, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Given that this woman has managed to break one of the hardest glass ceilings for women in religious history, if passed, this DYK could be a worthwhile addition to the March 8 (International Women's Day) section. Regards, Cinosaur (talk) 15:29, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Looks good on all counts!-- Chienlit (talk) 16:10, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for reviewing. Regards, Cinosaur (talk) 18:07, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The nomination moved to March 8 holding area. --Vejvančický (talk | contribs) 09:30, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hikmat Abu Zayd

... that Hikmat Abu Zayd (pictured) was the first female cabinet minister in Egypt?

Created by BomBom (talk). Self nom at 22:47, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Request: I think it would be nice if this hook appeared on the Main Page on International Women's Day (8 March). --BomBom (talk) 22:56, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Date, length, citation for the hook and the image license look OK. Vejvančický (talk | contribs) 08:14, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Moved to March 8 holding area. --Vejvančický (talk | contribs) 08:21, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Claire Falkenstein

... that a critic described the work of abstract sculptor Claire Falkenstein as "a Jackson Pollock in three dimensions"?

Reviewed: Al Mar Knives ([22])

Created by Mandarax (talk). Self nom at 04:08, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Length, date, hook's ref verified. --Rosiestep (talk) 04:35, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Orla Kiely

... that Irish designer Orla Kiely has had her work featured on a range of Citroën DS3 cars, although she's better known for textiles?

Reviewed: A Darker Domain

5x expanded by Miyagawa (talk). Self nom at 14:01, 27 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Good to go. This would be a good DYK for International Women's Day, on 8 March; it would be nice to have the front page filled with articles celebrating women that day. --JN466 23:35, 27 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Anna Murray-Douglass

... that Anna Murray-Douglass helped her future husband, Frederick Douglass, escape slavery by giving him sailor's clothes and a part of her savings?

Created by Jayen466 (talk). Self nom at 23:12, 27 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

This might be a suitable candidate for International Women's Day (March 8th). --JN466 23:30, 27 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewed Orla Kiely. --JN466 23:37, 27 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

DYK criteria met. --Peter I. Vardy (talk) 11:45, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Moved to March 8 holding area. --JN466 12:25, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Pauline Bebe

... that Pauline Bebe was France's first female rabbi?

Created by Genevieve2 (talk). Nominated by Jayjg (talk) at 04:59, 27 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: Author would like this to appear on March 8 (International Women's Day). Jayjg ^(talk) 05:25, 27 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Length, date and hook ref all OK. Mikenorton (talk) 22:12, 27 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Rose Catherine Pinkney

... that Rose Catherine Pinkney has developed dozens of American television shows, including The X-Files and Girlfriends?

Created by TonyTheTiger (talk). Self nom at 19:41, 20 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewing: The Batman topic of Batı Raman oil field, Batman, Turkey, Batman Province and Batman River--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 20:28, 20 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

This one might be a good DYK for International Women's Day (March 8). Kaldari (talk) 23:12, 20 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

That is fine by me. Should I move it to that date?--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 00:08, 21 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, but after it is reviewed and approved. Thanks! Kaldari (talk) 02:38, 21 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Date, length, hook ref all verified. Good to go. Yoninah (talk) 19:41, 21 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Despina Storch

... that alleged German spy Despina Storch (pictured) was immortalized as "Turkish Delight", "Turkish beauty", and a "modern Cleopatra" in spy literature?

Reviewed: The Tip-Off

Created by Mbz1 (talk). Self nom at 21:11, 19 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Verified, nice work. Brandmeister t 00:18, 20 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Any chance you guys would want to hold this one for International Women's Day (March 8)? There's a holding space for the date in the special occasions section below. Kaldari (talk) 23:06, 20 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yep, no problem. Brandmeister t 08:46, 21 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Moved to March 8 holding area. Yoninah (talk) 20:05, 21 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Lorene Cary

... that author Lorene Cary (pictured) was the second African American girl accepted at the "elite" St. Paul's boarding school in New Hampshire, and in 1991 published a memoir of her experiences, Black Ice?

Created by Drmies (talk). Self nom at 04:38, 22 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Date, length and the hook check out. Good to go.--Mbz1 (talk) 04:59, 22 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comment I believe that this article could make a great hook for the March 8 International Women's Day. May it please be moved there? Thanks.--Mbz1 (talk) 05:55, 22 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Moved to March 8 holding area - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 06:11, 22 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

With thanks to Mbz1, I've added an image. Drmies (talk) 22:03, 23 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Image licensing verified. I suggest, however, that the hook be tweaked so that the appositive and antecedent match -- as it is, the antecedent of Black Ice is experiences; maybe .... in 1991 published Black Ice, a memoir of her experiences? --Mûĸĸâĸûĸâĸû _(blah?) 01:43, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

June 19

Rizal Day

... that Philippine town of Daet, Camarines Norte was the first place to celebrate Rizal Day with its construction of the first Rizal monument (pictured)?

Created/expanded by Howard the Duck (talk). Self nom at 05:42, 20 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Request: I suggest this appear either on June 19 (Rizal's birth), December 30 (Rizal's execution) or any date from June 15-24 (Daet's Pineapple Festival). –HTD (ITN: Where no updates but is stickied happens.) 05:46, 20 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Size and date are fine. However, the hook is unreferenced. There is a reference at the end of a paragraph containing the hook, several sentences in - this is unsatisfactory. Ideally, each sentence should be referenced; at the very least - the hook one should be. The problem is fixable, and once this is solved the article should be a "go" for DYKing. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 05:54, 20 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Please see references nos. 1 and 2. All paragraphs are referenced. It'll be pretty hard to read that thing when every sentence, even the hook, has a citation. –HTD (ITN: Where no updates but is stickied happens.) 05:57, 20 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I don't see why. On the other hand, in the case only a para has a ref, it is impossible to trust anything but the last sentence. Consider what will happen when somebody adds more content to the middle, or moves the current one around. I don't think an article with any unreferenced sentence can become a FA, and GA and DYKs require them for most sentences those days, too. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 07:07, 20 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You see, that only works if each sentence has a different reference than the previous one (such as FAs and some GAs). If I'd be reusing those two references on every sentence, it's repetitive and unsightly. Where's the DYK rule that every sentence has to be cited? The only relevant rule is rule D2 and it doesn't mention citing every sentence, especially if the entire paragraph is referenced on that/those reference/s.–HTD (ITN: Where no updates but is stickied happens.) 07:30, 20 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Just for the heck of it, I did just that, citing every sentence in the first section, and it now looks unsightly with those repetitive ^[1][2] after every sentence. I know we should be citing and stuff, but this is not the way to do it if there are only a few references. –HTD (ITN: Where no updates but is stickied happens.) 07:35, 20 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. One gets used to that after a while, it is a wiki-necessity. I also asked for clarification of inline citations and DYK rules here. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 08:01, 20 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewed Common Schools Act of 1871. –HTD (ITN: Where no updates but is stickied happens.) 06:00, 20 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Halloween

Rhacophorus vampyrus

... that the tadpole of the Vampire flying frog Rhacophorus vampyrus has two fang-like hooks in its mouth?

Created by Newone (talk), Ka Faraq Gatri (talk). Nominated by Ka Faraq Gatri (talk) at 14:59, 9 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comment If the article meets DYK criteria, suggest moving it to Special Occasions section and keeping for Halloween. The authors of the paper on which this article is substantially based have stated that they intend to publish a separate paper on the tadpoles of this species so the move would also allow time for any material from this paper (assuming it is published in time) to be incorporated. Ka Faraq Gatri (talk) 16:56, 9 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

That's confirmed. I agree that this should be kept for Halloween, especially as "A detailed description of the new tadpole will be published separately." which might be available by October. It's certainly an early start for the Halloween collection, does anyone think it is a problem to save it until then? SmartSE (talk) 23:41, 10 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

SUPPORT waiting till Halloween, esp. if we can get a good, free picture of the scary tadpoles. --PFHLai (talk) 04:06, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I've moved this as there were no objections. If someone wants to make a subpage for it, like we have for April Fools' nominations then feel free. SmartSE (talk) 12:46, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Halloween is just under 10 months away. I can't help thinking that if every vaguely ghoulish or spooky article is saved up that long, it will create a massive backlog (and a precedent for other days). After all, there are only 3-4 sessions of 6 or 7 hooks available for any particular day. Bob talk 22:26, 23 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comment I have a raised eyebrow over this. Essentially were promoting an article to DYK, which in over half a year will appear on the main page. Would not this article be substatiannnly different from the one reviewed giving that theres 7+ months between creation and DYK appearance? Ottawa4ever (talk) 15:14, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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