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Joseph Redding ... that opera composer and librettist Joseph Redding (pictured) was also a chess expert and lawyer who argued a landmark decision before the United States Supreme Court? ... that the 1920–1922 Tashkent wall newspaper Rost was the first Bukharian-Jewish Soviet newspaper? ... that Kooraban National Park has provided a habitat for more than twenty vulnerable animal species, including koalas? ... that a bust of the notorious slave trader Isaac Franklin was placed on the prow of his slave ship, the Isaac Franklin? ... that the video game Manor Lords was wishlisted more than three million times on Steam after its developer had estimated it would receive around 14,000? ... that Walid Daqqa wrote several works of prison literature, including a children's novel about a boy who uses magical olive oil to visit his imprisoned father? ... that the production team of the TV series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier created a digital highway more than five miles (8 km) long to capture visual effects for a truck action sequence for the episode "The Star-Spangled Man"? ... that prior to becoming a royal reporter for Fox News, English journalist Neil Sean released a cover of Cliff Richard's "We Don't Talk Anymore" with his mother? Archive Start a new article Nominate an article

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Using a DYK suggestion string (see below examples), list new suggestions in the candidate entries section below under the date the article was created or the expansion began (not the date you submit it here), with the newest dates at the top. Any user may nominate a DYK suggestion; self-nominations are permitted and encouraged. Thanks for participating and please remember to check back for comments on your nomination.

DYK criteria

Official criteria: DYK rules
Unofficial criteria: LaPella's unwritten rules

• DYK evaluation includes:

• Length - The Article should contain at least 1,500 characters in main body text (ignoring infoboxes, categories, references, lists, and tables). This is a mandatory minimum; in practice, articles having more than 1,500 characters of prose still may be rejected as too short, at the discretion of the selecting administrators.
• Verification - The DYK hook fact in the article needs an inline cite at the end of the sentence and the article in general should use inline, cited sources.
• Date - The new article should be no more than five days old and the expanded article should be expanded at least fivefold with new text within the last five days.

• Length

• DYK qualifying characters: To count the number of characters in a piece of text, you will need to use a JavaScript extension like User:Dr pda/prosesize.js (instructions on the talk page), a free website like this, or an external software program that has a character-counting feature. For example, if you are using Microsoft Word, select the text from the article page (or, in the case of "Did you know" nominations, this Talk page) – not the edit page containing Wikitext – then copy and paste it into a blank document. Click "Tools" ("Review" in Office 2007), then "Word Count", and note the "Characters (with spaces)" figure. Other word processing programs may have a similar feature. For Mac users, Apple has a Word counter widget available for Mac OS X 10.4 or later. Note: The character counts indicated on "Revision history" pages are not accurate for DYK purposes as they include categories, infoboxes and similar text in articles, and comments and signatures in hooks on this page.
• Lists: Proposed lists need 1,500+ characters of prose text. The listed items themselves are not counted as part the the 1,500 DYK qualifying characters

• Verification

• Suggested facts (the 'hook') should be:
  1. interesting to draw in a variety of readers,
  2. short and concise (fewer than about 200 characters, including spaces),
  3. neutral,
  4. definite facts that are mentioned in the article, and
  5. always cited in the article with an inline citation.
• Please note that hooks are subject without notice to copyediting as they move to the main page. The nature of the DYK process makes it impractical to consult users over every such edit. In particular, hooks will be shortened if they are deemed too long: the 200-character limit is an outside limit, not a recommended length. Also, watch the suggestions page to ensure that no issues have been raised about your hook, because if you do not respond to issues raised your hook may not be featured at all.
• Articles on living individuals must be carefully checked to ensure that no unsourced or poorly sourced negative material is included. Articles and hooks which focus unduly on negative aspects of living individuals should be avoided.

• Other issues

• Pictures: Pictures accompanying the DYK hook should be:
  1. freely licensed suitably and freely (PD, GFDL, CC etc) licensed (NOT fair use) because the main page can only have freely licensed pictures;
  2. suitable, attractive, and interesting at a 100x100px-wide resolution;
  3. already in the article; and
  4. relevant to the article.

• Sounds: Sounds accompanying the DYK hook should have similar qualities to pictures, and should be formatted using {{DYK Listen|filename.ogg|Brief description}}

Sample DYK suggestion strings

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.

1. Nom without image: {{subst:NewDYKnom | article= | hook=... that ? | author= }}
2. Nom with image: {{subst:NewDYKnom | article= | hook=... that ? | author= | image= | caption= }}

   To include more than one new or expanded article in a single hook: |article2= |article3= |article4= | (etc)

   To include more than one author: |author2= |author3= | (etc)

   To include alternate hooks: |ALT1= |ALT2= | (etc)

   To add a comment: |comment=

   To add the article you reviewed: |reviewed=

Do not wikilink the article title, or the author username field; the template will wikilink them automatically. Do wikilink the article title in the hook field, however.
Do not add a section heading if you are using the template; the template will add one for you.
Do not include a signature (~~~~) after the template.
Do not use non-free images in your hook suggestion.

An example of how to use the template is given below:

{{subst:DYKsug
 | article   = Example
 | hook      = ... that this [[article]] is an '''[[example]]''' ''(pictured)''?
 | creator   = Jimbo Wales
 | expander  = 
 | nominator =
 | image     = Example.png
 | comment   =
}}

• Note that you should only use one of the above templates for the original hook. If you want to suggest a second, alternative hook for the same article submission, just type it in manually. The above templates output useful code for each submission and if you employ them for alternative hooks, you will mess up the page formatting.
• When saving your suggestion, please add the name of the suggested article to your edit summary.
• Please check back for comments on your nomination. Responding to reasonable objections will help ensure that your article is listed.
• If you nominate someone else's article, you can use {{subst:DYKNom}} to notify them. Usage: {{subst:DYKNom|Article name|May 7}} Thanks, ~~~~

Symbols

If you want to confirm that an article is ready to be placed on a later update, or that there is an issue with the article or hook, you may use the following symbols (optional) to point the issues out:

Symbol	Code	DYK Ready?	Description
	{{subst:DYKtick}}	Yes	No problems, ready for DYK
	{{subst:DYKtickAGF}}	Yes	Article is ready for DYK, with a foreign-language or offline hook reference accepted in good faith
	{{subst:DYK?}}	Query	DYK eligibility requires that an issue be addressed. Notify nominator with {{subst:DYKproblem|Article}}
	{{subst:DYK?no}}	Maybe	DYK eligibility requires some additional work. Notify nominator with {{subst:DYKproblem|Article}}
	{{subst:DYKno}}	No	Article is either completely ineligible, or else requires considerable work before becoming eligible

Please consider using {{subst:DYKproblem}} on the user's talk page, in case they do not notice if there is an issue.

Current status

The next update will be produced from queue 3. There are five queues; Queue 1 Queue 2 Queue 3 Queue 4 Queue 5

Count of DYK Hooks Section # of Hooks # Verified February 28 1 March 14 1 March 19 1 March 25 1 March 30 1 April 2 April 4 1 April 5 1 April 7 1 1 April 13 3 1 April 14 3 1 April 15 3 2 April 16 3 2 April 17 4 2 April 18 7 4 April 19 7 4 April 20 5 5 April 21 8 6 April 22 5 4 April 23 7 5 April 24 13 10 April 25 8 3 April 26 11 5 April 27 11 5 April 28 13 9 April 29 10 2 April 30 15 4 May 1 12 6 May 2 5 May 3 4 1 May 4 6 4 May 5 9 3 May 6 9 3 May 7 9 Total 198 92 Last updated 22:42, 7 May 2024 UTC Current time is 23:07, 7 May 2024 UTC [refresh]

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Where is my hook?

If you can't find the hook you submitted to this page, in most cases it means your article has been approved and is in the queue for display on the main page. You can check whether your hook has been moved to the queue by reviewing the queue listings at the bottom of this page.

If your hook is not in the queue or already on the main page, it has probably been deleted. Deletion occurs if the hook is more than about eight days old and has unresolved issues for which any discussion has gone stale. If you think your hook has been unfairly deleted, you can query its deletion on the discussion page, but as a general rule deleted hooks will only be restored in exceptional circumstances.

Articles created/expanded on January 4

Yuan Zi

Template:DYKsuggestion at 05:38, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

M.C. Burton, Jr.

Template:DYKsuggestion at 00:59, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Pat Fleming (billiards)

Template:DYKsuggestion — RyanCross (talk) 01:15, 4 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Operation Windsor

Template:DYKsuggestion at 04:47, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on January 3

Mass finishing

Template:DYKsuggestion at 05:15, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Joseph Leavitt

Template:DYKsuggestion at 04:09, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Schulze Baking Company Plant

Template:DYKsuggestion at 03:45, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

• Verified. Ref 3 checks out. — RyanCross (talk) 03:49, 4 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

William Murphy (tennis)

Template:DYKsuggestion at 00:50, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Daniel Forfang

Template:DYKsuggestion at 22:06, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

• Template:DYKalt Art LaPella (talk) 03:43, 4 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Rayat ash-Shaghilah

Template:DYKsuggestion at 21:48, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

Du Huangshang

Template:DYKsuggestion at 19:49, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

Zofia Baniecka

Template:DYKsuggestion at 19:16, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

• • I suggest the following revision: ... that together with her mother, Polish resistance member Zofia Baniecka (pictured) saved over 50 Jewish families from the Holocaust between 1941–1944, hiding them in a Warsaw apartment?

    However, it is unclear from the article whether it was 50 people or 50 families, the latter being what you imply here.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 20:22, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• The hook and the article speak of "over 50 Jews" i.e.: "numerous Jewish families → over 50 persons in total." Any suggestions? --Poeticbent talk 20:41, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Aha. I suggest then: ... that Polish resistance member Zofia Baniecka (pictured) and her mother hid over 50 Jews in their Warsaw apartment during the Holocaust between 1941 and 1944?--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 20:55, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Eleventh Doctor

Template:DYKsuggestion at 18:40, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

• If I can get Matt Smith to be eligible as a five-times expansion (tables don't count, I think), can we run this as a double hook? Sceptre ^(talk) 22:57, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Iraqi Partisan movement, 1979-1988

Template:DYKsuggestion at 17:49, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

• Should have an en dash in the year range: Iraqi Partisan movement, 1979–1988. 71.145.128.146 (talk) 01:32, 4 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

AJS Model 16

Template:DYKsuggestion Thruxton (talk) 17:26, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The 39 Steps (2008 film)

Template:DYKsuggestion at 16:01, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

Watercliffe Meadow

Template:DYKsuggestion at 15:55, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

• length OK however none of the refs actually use the phrase "political correctness gone mad" although they come close e.g. "there is this whole political correctness agenda" in the Daily Mail article (you can always trust the Mail to come up with that sort of comment) Nancy ^talk 16:03, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Just wondering - if the point is that the school has changed its name should that not be reflected in the title of the article? Nancy ^talk 16:00, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• I've made the changes to remove the phrase "political correctness gone mad" and have moved the article to "Watercliffe Meadow". ISD (talk) 19:21, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• hook now supported by the references. Nancy ^talk 21:05, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Eadulf Rus

Template:DYKsuggestion at 14:21, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

"Shine, Shine, My Star"

Template:DYKsuggestion at 13:52, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

2008 Humanitarian Bowl

Template:DYKsuggestion at 13:51, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

Brian Johnson (quarterback)

Template:DYKsuggestion at 13:35, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

BBC Sports Personality of the Year Overseas Personality

Template:DYKsuggestion at 13:07, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

• ALT1: ... that Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt (pictured) is the most recent recipient of the Overseas Personality award, part of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year? Chamal ^talk 13:07, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Singer (motorcycle)

Template:DYKsuggestion Thruxton (talk) 10:36, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Tropenhaus Frutigen

Template:DYKsuggestion at 10:26, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

The Price of Silence (EP)

Template:DYKsuggestion at 09:55, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

WLWI (AM)

Template:DYKsuggestion at 07:17, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

• ALT1: ... that radio station WLWI in Montgomery, Alabama, was co-founded in 1930 (as WSFA) by future governor of Alabama Gordon Persons? (another option, if you need balance one way or the other) - Dravecky (talk) 07:32, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Edward I. Schalon

Template:DYKsuggestion at 05:28, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

Harold Nichols

Template:DYKsuggestion at 05:21, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

Bounty jumper

Template:DYKsuggestion at 05:19, 3 January 2009 (UTC) ALT1 ... that a bounty jumper, Adam Worth (pictured), became the inspiration for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Moriarty?

King Mojo Club

Template:DYKsuggestion at 02:36, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

The Champ

Template:DYKsuggestion at 02:33, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

County Route 74 (Rockland County, New York)

Template:DYKsuggestion at 02:08, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

Mel Boozer

... that African American civil rights activist Mel Boozer was the first openly gay person nominated for the office of Vice President of the United States? - new article, self nom. Otto4711 (talk) 02:04, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Summer 1981 hunger demonstrations in Poland

• ... that widespread economic crisis and food shortages resulted in several Summer 1981 hunger demonstrations in Poland, with the biggest one taking place in Lodz? Self nom by Tymek (talk) 01:46, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Saturday Night Fiber

Template:DYKsuggestion at 01:42, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

• Wikilinked Morrissey and added the word "the" before "headliner." Otto4711 (talk) 02:31, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Franciacorta (wine)

Template:DYKsuggestion at 00:37, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

The House Behind the Cedars

• ... that the Virginia Board of Censors found the 1927 race film The House Behind the Cedars "so objectionable, in fact, as to necessitate its total rejection"? (new article, self-nom) Ecoleetage (talk) 02:03, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Verified. New Year new DYKs! — RyanCross (talk) 06:27, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Body and Soul (1925 film)

• ... that Paul Robeson's contract for the 1925 race film Body and Soul included a $100 per week salary plus three percent of the gross after the first $40,000 in receipts? (5x expansion, self-nom) Ecoleetage (talk) 03:04, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Verified. — RyanCross (talk) 06:21, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on January 2

Washington Park Court District

Template:DYKsuggestion at 03:55, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Cape Wolstenholme

Template:DYKsuggestion at 01:32, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Patrie (airship)

Template:DYKsuggestion at 23:40, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

• Combination of refs support: mainly [5], [10] and [14]. Ref formatting may need work, which I'll do soon. Hassocks5489 (tickets please!) 23:42, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Alice May

Template:DYKsuggestion at 17:34, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

Draggin' the Line

• ... that since Tommy James' 1971 single "Draggin' the Line" reached #4 on the Top 40 Mainstream chart, it has appeared on at least 41 separate albums and in numerous media works, from Austin Powers to a documentary on the pornographic film Deep Throat? New article, self nom by--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 09:16, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Voltage doubler

• ... that Heinrich Greinacher invented his voltage doubler circuit in 1913 because the 110 volt power supply in Zurich was insufficient for his newly invented ionometer which required 200 volts? self-nom new article (was redirect) by SpinningSpark 01:55, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• For the convenience of reviewers, the hook ref is available online here. I will create at least a stub for that redlink in the hook before it gets to the top of the queue. SpinningSpark 02:04, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Turnpike trusts in Greater Manchester

Template:DYKsuggestion at 23:45, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

Sharon Tandy

Template:DYKsuggestion at 23:28, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

Geastrum fornicatum

Template:DYKsuggestion at 22:28, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

Joconde

Template:DYKsuggestion at 22:23, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

Pane ticinese

Template:DYKsuggestion at 18:58, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

Diane Geppi-Aikens

Template:DYKsuggestion at 17:07, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

A. P. Patro

File:Appatro.jpg

• ... that A. P. Patro (pictured) inaugurated the Loyola College in Chennai in 1925?-New article, self nom -Ravichandar_{My coffee shop} 16:56, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Charles Hawksley

• ... that Charles Hawksley was elected President of the Institution of Civil Engineers in 1901, exactly 30 years after his father, Thomas Hawksley, was elected to the position? - new article, self nom - Dumelow (talk) 16:22, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bat Motor Manufacturing Co. Ltd

Template:DYKsuggestion Thruxton (talk) 15:13, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Tadodaho

Template:DYKsuggestion at 14:11, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

Catherine Wilson and John Barnard Byles

Template:DYKsuggestion at 10:26, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

NB. John Barnard Byles was created by me on January 3rd. Malick78 (talk) 16:08, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Democratic July 14 Movement

Template:DYKsuggestion at 10:26, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

• I like it but it is only 2200 characters. Please expand it.--Thomas.macmillan (talk) 15:31, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Actually it's about 1780 characters, which is long enough according to criteria. Punkmorten (talk) 15:37, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The first hook didn't work out, as the reference doesn't back up the claim 'nationalist' explicitly. proposal for a new hook: "that the Iraqi Democratic July 14 Movement tried to rally opponents of Saddam Hussein's Baathist government, recalling the legacy of the July 14 revolution of 1958?" --Soman (talk) 19:32, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Interim Self Governing Authority

Template:DYKsuggestion at 06:29, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

Terminal Arcade

Template:DYKsuggestion at 05:34, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

Verified, offline hook reference accepted in good faith. AdjustShift (talk) 13:58, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Offline hook reference has also been verified. AdjustShift (talk) 14:05, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

1981 Warning strike in Poland

• ... that the 1981 warning strike in Poland was the biggest strike in the history of the Soviet Bloc, with 12 to 14 million participants? self-nom by Tymek (talk) 04:35, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Zheng Xunyu

Template:DYKsuggestion at 04:31, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

• Go for a triple: Zheng Xunyu + Wei Zhiyi + Wang Shuwen !!! --74.13.125.109 (talk) 16:12, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Since Wei Zhiyi is now complete, it's added to this nomination. Wang Shuwen will have to wait at least several more days, though, depending on my schedule, so not at the moment. --Nlu (talk) 03:15, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on January 1

Nizar Rayan

Template:DYKsuggestion at 02:01, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Uno (motorcycle)

Template:DYKsuggestion at 18:01, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

Bob Osgood

Template:DYKsuggestion Cbl62 (talk) 05:38, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Stephen Haggard

Template:DYKsuggestion at 03:20, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

Charles Leigh

Template:DYKsuggestion at 02:44, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

• ALT1: ... that Charles Leigh played six seasons as a National Football League running back despite never playing college football? Rlendog (talk) 02:44, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• ALT2:... that running back Charles Leigh played six seasons in the National Football League without any previous training in college football? --74.13.125.109 (talk) 16:15, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thomas Zereske

Template:DYKsuggestion at 23:29, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

• Too short at 919 characters of prose. It needs 1500. The bracketed results could easily be spelled out. Punkmorten (talk) 10:34, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Article expanded per request. It should be enough to earn the DYK. Chris (talk) 15:21, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Now long enough and all that. Others may think that the hook should focus less on Gille and more on Zereske. Punkmorten (talk) 15:35, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• alt. hook ... that sprint canoer Thomas Zereske's life was dedicated by his former teammate Christian Gille's gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the C-2 1000 m event? Chris (talk) 21:13, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Jesaya Nyamu

Template:DYKsuggestion at 22:11, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

Johan Remen Evensen

Template:DYKsuggestion at 20:07, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

• ALT1: "... the top three in only his fourth ..." Art LaPella (talk) 04:24, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Brough Superior SS80

Template:DYKsuggestion Thruxton (talk) 17:35, 1 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Bolded subject; Reference Verified; Length verified Imperat§ r^(Talk) 20:50, 1 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Texas Hold 'Em Poker (video game)

Template:DYKsuggestion at 17:21, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

• Hmm...maybe an alt of "... that the Nintendo DS video game Texas Hold 'Em Poker allows players to mimic certain nuances such as a player's tell? Cheers. Imperat§ r^(Talk) 20:53, 1 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• I don't like the alt. It assumes the reader already knows the game. - Mgm|^(talk) 11:07, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Darleen Ortega

Template:DYKsuggestion at 12:37, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

Hershey Creamery Company

Template:DYKsuggestion at 09:29, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

2008 Music City Bowl

Template:DYKsuggestion at 07:16, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

The Dark Defender

Template:DYKsuggestion at 05:19, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

HMAS Jeparit

Template:DYKsuggestion at 05:11, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

Jeff Moronko

Template:DYKsuggestion.

• ALT: ... that Jeff Moronko had four at bats but no hits on his Major League Baseball debut? — RyanCross (talk) 04:35, 1 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Verified. Either hook works. Ecoleetage (talk) 22:06, 1 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

St. Augustine in the American Civil War

Template:DYKsuggestion at 03:17, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

This took place on January 7, 1861, so January 7 would make the best date for this to be featured.--Gen. Bedford ^{his Forest} 03:53, 1 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Barry Foote

Template:DYKsuggestion. — RyanCross (talk) 02:54, 1 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• The word "baseball" in there could be handy for those who aren't familiar. :) —97198 (talk) 13:37, 1 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Verified. Feel free to insert "baseball" where you sit fit. Ecoleetage (talk) 22:33, 1 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

 Done. Added "Major League Baseball player" instead. — RyanCross (talk) 01:59, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

List of Dallas Stars head coaches

• ... that there have been four head coaches for the Dallas Stars, an American professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas? Self-nom, 5x expanded -- _{signed by} SRE.K.Annoyomous.L.24 _{(spell my name backwards)} at 02:53, 1 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

There are better hooks available, if a bit of research is done to add a few sentences and references to this article. For example, general manager Bob Gainey fired himself as head coach in 1996. See here and here and here and here and here. - Dravecky (talk) 13:05, 1 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I will certainly add that into the article. I will make the alternate hook that I think you suggested after I finish adding the Bob Gainey firing himself sentence. Thanks and happy new year. -- _{signed by} SRE.K.Annoyomous.L.24 _{(spell my name backwards)} at 01:51, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Done adding it to the article. Below is the alternate hook. -- _{signed by} SRE.K.Annoyomous.L.24 _{(spell my name backwards)} at 02:06, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1 ... that in the middle of the 1995–96 National Hockey League season, Bob Gainey, who was the general manager and the head coach of the Dallas Stars, an American professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas, fired himself as the head coach and replaced himself with Ken Hitchcock, who won the Stanley Cup with the Stars in the 1998–99 National Hockey League season? Kind of long, but can be shortened. -- _{signed by} SRE.K.Annoyomous.L.24 _{(spell my name backwards)} at 02:06, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• The inline cite for this statement in the article goes to an article which says Gainey fired himself as head coach in the 1995-96 season, not 1996-97. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 08:52, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, wrote the wrong season. -- _{signed by} SRE.K.Annoyomous.L.24 _{(spell my name backwards)} at 09:57, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

ALT2: ... that Bob Gainey fired himself as head coach of the Dallas Stars in the middle of the 1995–96 National Hockey League season? - (the article explains he was also the team's general manager, the tiny bit of mystery in the hook will get more people to read this article) Dravecky (talk) 10:45, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Kelly Paris

Template:DYKsuggestion. First nomination of the year for DYK! :-) — RyanCross (talk) 00:50, 1 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• The word "baseball" in there could be handy for those who aren't familiar. :) —97198 (talk) 13:37, 1 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Verified. Welcome to 2009 in DYK-land, Ryan! Ecoleetage (talk) 22:09, 1 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for verifying, Ecoleetage. 97198, I've added a link. — RyanCross (talk) 02:02, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Jon Aaraas

Template:DYKsuggestion at 22:32, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

AGF verified for Norwegian source. Ecoleetage (talk) 22:34, 1 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on December 31

Science and technology in Mexico

Template:DYKsuggestion at 08:33, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

Kappe Residence

Template:DYKsuggestion Cbl62 (talk) 21:37, 1 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Robert Eric Wone

Template:DYKsuggestion at 19:30, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

* Oppose. The article is currently being addressed at AfD. Little Red Riding Hoodtalk 18:45, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Washington Park Subdivision

Template:DYKsuggestion at 16:13, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

David Logan (Oregon politician)

Template:DYKsuggestion at 11:14, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

Iminoglycinuria

Template:DYKsuggestion at 01:09, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

1941 Florida hurricane

• ... that despite producing 123 mph (198 km/h) winds, rainfall from the 1941 Florida hurricane reached only 0.35 in (8.9 mm) at Miami, Florida? –Juliancolton ^{Tropical Cyclone} 00:09, 1 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Artes (magazine)

Template:DYKsuggestion at 22:29, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

• Length and date good, Swedish language hook refs accepted in good faith. --Bruce1ee^talk 13:19, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Why the weasel words "is said to have"? Either it did or it didn't. - Dravecky (talk) 05:09, 4 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Charles Bennett Ray

Template:DYKsuggestion at 19:46, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

• I've added the article creator from here. --Bruce1ee^talk 13:04, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Length, date and hook ref verified. --Bruce1ee^talk 13:11, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

M47 bomb

Template:DYKsuggestion at 19:18, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

Length, date (December 31), and hook (online ref) all verified. --IvoShandor (talk) 00:53, 4 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• ALT1:... that the American M47 bomb had a steel cover just 1/32 of an inch thick, causing it to leak when it carried sulfur mustard? --IvoShandor (talk) 00:53, 4 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The ALT is fine with me. VX!^~~~ 03:20, 4 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Carl Fredriksens Transport

Template:DYKsuggestion at 18:26, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

In and Out scandal

Template:DYKsuggestion at 17:43, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

• Hook is uncited in article. - Dravecky (talk) 13:14, 1 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sure it is, ref 12. I've added another too. Maury Markowitz (talk) 17:03, 1 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Great article but I'm still not finding a specific sentence with a citation that says what the hook says. The sentence cited by ref 12 appears only tangentially related. - Dravecky (talk) 10:10, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• The ref is supposed to cover the paragraph, not just the sentence. I have no opinion on whether it actually does. - Mgm|^(talk) 11:05, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• See Wikipedia:Did you know#Selection criteria "3. Cited hook" for how text must be cited for all Did You Know hooks. - Dravecky (talk) 11:21, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

All of the statements in the hook are directly and specifically cited in a reference in the article. In the particular case under discussion, the Globe and Mail, in reference 13, specifically states that the election was called as a direct result of the "in-and-out" scheme. Click here and see the second and third paragraphs. Maury Markowitz (talk) 18:14, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

All Women Shortlists

Template:DYKsuggestion at 17:03, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

1963 Benin coup d'état

Template:DYKsuggestion at 16:20, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

• Moved to mainspace date. ~EDDY ^{(talk/contribs/editor review)}~ 16:20, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Shouldn't this be 1963 Dahomey coup d'état instead? There was no country called "Benin" till 1975. --74.13.129.148 (talk) 14:08, 1 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Suvi Raj Grubb

Template:DYKsuggestion at 15:50, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

Lowfield Heath, St Michael and All Angels Church, Lowfield Heath

Template:DYKsuggestion at 15:30, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

• Length and refs fine Victuallers (talk) 16:20, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Carl Fredrik Wisløff

Template:DYKsuggestion at 15:27, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

Gillender Building

• ... that the 20-storey Gillender Building, built in 1897, was demolished only thirteen years later to make way for the 14 Wall Street? -- new, self nom NVO (talk) 14:47, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Date and length of the article OK, references accepted. Nsk92 (talk) 23:08, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Charles H. Black

• ... that Indianapolis claims Charles H. Black as the inventor of the first internal combustion engine automobile, although his vehicle's ignition called for a kerosene torch? - new, self-nom. by Xn4 (talk) 09:52, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Walter L. Dodge House

Template:DYKsuggestion Cbl62 (talk) 07:49, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Gao Ying

Template:DYKsuggestion at 06:40, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

Playnormous

Template:DYKsuggestion at 00:40, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

• I have promotional and COI concerns. ChildofMidnight (talk) 02:40, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sierra Highway

Template:DYKsuggestion at 23:19, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on December 30

Dan Marsh

Template:DYKsuggestion at 22:03, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

• alternate hook: ... that World Wrestling Federation referee Danny Davis was stripped of his referee duties and subsequently wrestled as "Dangerous" Danny Davis? — 5x expansion by User:GaryColemanFan (talk) Self nom at 22:00, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Juan Davis Bradburn

Template:DYKsuggestion at 20:54, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

• Source is fine. Quote checks out. It is using only one source, which should be changed to ensure that there is more diversity, however, right now there is not a problem because the source relies on a wide range of points of views and source material that are quoted through the single source. Perhaps some of the sources could be quoted directly (such as Houston Telegraph and Texas Register), but as of now there should not be a problem. Ottava Rima (talk) 21:37, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bolko I

Template:DYKsuggestion at 20:14, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

• Sources seem to check out. Page is a little skimpy, but no problem. Barely meets the 1,500 character count, but still meets it. I would recommend a possible double nom with Henry V the Fat if someone can come up with one. Ottava Rima (talk) 21:41, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Henry V the Fat

Template:DYKsuggestion at 20:02, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

• Although there is only one directly cited reference, there appears to be many references used for the page. The DYK hook is directly cited and is in a foreign language. AGF for it to contain the information that it is said to contain. Ottava Rima (talk) 21:45, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• He had a much more interesting life then that; could we use one of the other facts (battles, intrigues, imprisonment, etc.) for the hook instead? --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 12:57, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• For sure, but it's about the most interesting thing that can be cited to the NDB (it's not that boring either, as fostering shows that his family had entered an intimate relationship with the Bohemian monarchs, which in turn sheds light on lots of the politics of the era). The rest is a translation of pl. wiki. If you could find a citation to a cooler fact, that'd be great! Deacon of Pndapetzim (Talk) 14:30, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

John Keats's 1819 odes, Ode on Melancholy, Ode to a Nightingale, Ode to Psyche, To Autumn

Template:DYKsuggestion at 19:40, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

• See User talk:Ottava Rima#Odes for the mathematics behind the expansion. These numbers do not include any indented or blocked in numbers, so there should be no controversy. Any questions or concerns, please contact me or Mrathel directly. We are constantly expanding and working on the pages, so things may change. Ottava Rima (talk) 19:40, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Edward Stirling Dickson

Template:DYKsuggestion at 23:16, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

• Hook from the Gentleman's Magazine obituary checks out (p. 538 on the Google Books citation). Ottava Rima (talk) 21:49, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Marble Mountain Wilderness

Template:DYKsuggestion at 14:40, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

• Information from Conifers of California accepted in good faith. Everything checks out. Ottava Rima (talk) 21:52, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

1933 Treasure Coast hurricane

Template:DYKsuggestion at 17:14, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

• This isn't necessarily an unusual occurrence. Many Category 4 storms attain winds of or greater than 140 mph. –Juliancolton ^{Tropical Cyclone} 14:56, 1 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Cullen Performance Hall

Template:DYKsuggestion at 04:06, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

Battle of Same

Template:DYKsuggestion at 04:06, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

Montana State Prison

Template:DYKsuggestion at 03:53, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

AGF verification for off-Wiki source. Ecoleetage (talk) 03:39, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle

Template:DYKsuggestion at 03:34, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

• OR ... that according to legend, a tunnel leads from the Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle to the Khotyn Fortress which is 20 km (12 mi) away?

• An interesting article, but unfortunately completely ineligible for DYK. This is not a new article; in fact, the initial version of the article is dated February 2008. On Dec 31, 2008 the article had a slight extension, but it was far less than a fivefold expansion (not even two-fold) compared with its previous version, dated Dec 13, 2008. Sorry, but completely ineligible for DYK according to WP:DYK#DYK rules. Nsk92 (talk) 04:39, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• I disagree. The article written in user space, and moved to main space here. "Unwritten" Rule D7. Art LaPella (talk) 05:05, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Please look at the full history log of the article. The article was initially created in mainspace on February 27, 2008[1] and was gradually expanded in mainspace over the next 9 months. Here is the diff[2] comparing the current version with the version of December 13, 2008. The fact that the revision provided in your diff was prepared in user space does not make this a new article (because a previous version of the article already existed in mainspace), nor does it make it a 5x+ expansion compared with the previous operative version of December 13, 2008. Nsk92 (talk) 05:34, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Oops, I take it back. I see that the article was moved from userspace into mainspace using an actual pagemove rather than traditional paste-in, so the history log portion I was looking at actually referred to the time when it was still a user subpage. So it does qualify as a new article. Nsk92 (talk) 05:43, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Hmmm, now I am really confused. I don't see anything relevant in the move log but I do see a creation of a brand new manual redirect from a user subpage to the mainspace article on Dec 31[3]. Could someone else please take a look at this and try to figure out what exactly is going on? Nsk92 (talk) 05:57, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I thought this is the move log, which shows a move, and therefore I thought the article's previous version couldn't have existed in main space or it would have prevented the move. A move automatically creates a redirect from the "from" page to the "to" page. But others are certainly welcome to look. Art LaPella (talk) 06:05, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I think you are right. I was looking for the record of this move by clicking on "View logs for this page" in the history page of the article itself, but for some reason the move does not show up there[4]. However, it does show in the log section for the Sandbox page, as you pointed out. So it seems that everything is Ok with the date of the article after all and that it was created in mainspace on Dec 31, 2008 and so the article is DYK eligible as a new article. Nsk92 (talk) 06:21, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Tualatin Valley Junior Academy

Template:DYKsuggestion at 03:33, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

Template:DYKalt

• ALT2: ... that Ring of Fire handbell choir students from Tualatin Valley Junior Academy performed at both inaugurations of President George W. Bush in 2001 and 2005? Art LaPella (talk) 04:18, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Caitlin Sanchez

Template:DYKsuggestion at 00:33, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

• Date, length, and verification all accounted for. However, the article has currently been prodded for deletion. Until this deletion issue is resolved, the DYK nom shouldn't pass. Terrakyte (talk) 03:29, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Prod tag was removed. Clear claim of notability and ample sources should make an AfD rather unlikely. Alansohn (talk) 23:12, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Prod removed. Everything accounted for. Terrakyte (talk) 12:35, 1 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

General Instrument CP1600

Template:DYKsuggestion at 20:51, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

• I know what both of these things are, and used them both, but other readers may not. May I suggest (ALT 1) *... that General Instrument's CP1600 microprocessor saw little use in its intended role in the PDP-11 minicomputer, but millions were produced for use in the Intellivision video game console? Alansohn (talk) 00:41, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I like it! Maury Markowitz (talk) 18:31, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

IR-40

Template:DYKsuggestion at 19:53, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

• produce 10 kg per what? I don't believe the reactor will disappear after converting Pu... Maury Markowitz (talk) 21:06, 30 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• There we go. ErikTheBikeMan (talk) 21:07, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed! Maury Markowitz (talk) 18:31, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

A Life of Her Own

Template:DYKsuggestion at 18:20, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

• Note: Hook does not link to the article. ErikTheBikeMan (talk) 19:55, 30 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• That was corrected by Maury Markowitz. Art LaPella (talk) 21:50, 30 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Removed non-free image File:LifeOfHerOwn.jpg. Please see the rules above. --Bruce1ee^talk 10:40, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Looks good. ErikTheBikeMan (talk) 21:07, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• WTH is the "Breen office"? Do we have a relevant link; otherwise it should be explained? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Johnbod (talk • contribs) 15:12, 1 January 2009 UTC (UTC)

• I think it refers to the office of film censor Joseph I. Breen. I've added this link to the hook. --Bruce1ee^talk 06:15, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ready to go. MovieMadness (talk) 17:41, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Siege of Constantinople (1203), Siege of Constantinople (1204) and Siege of Constantinople (1235)

• ... that the city of Constantinople was besieged three times in less than 35 years, namely in 1203, 1204 and 1235?

:* Unfortunately, all of the articles are older than 5 days, and none have been expanded 5x in the last 5 days. Unless 5x expansion occurs, none of the articles can pass. Terrakyte (talk) 16:23, 30 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• After re-examining the articles, I have determined that the level of expansion required is so great as to warrant an outright fail of the noms. Terrakyte (talk) 04:57, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Jean-Baptiste Hachème

Template:DYKsuggestion at 15:47, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

Willie McCartney

Template:DYKsuggestion at 13:57, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

• ALT1: ... that Willie McCartney replaced his father as manager of Heart of Midlothian F.C.? Jmorrison230582 (talk) 17:01, 30 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

FN-6

Template:DYKsuggestion at 11:22, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

• ALT1: ... that the FN-6, a third generation Chinese MANPAD, was specifically designed to be used against targets flying at low and very low altitudes? Chamal ^talk 11:22, 30 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

White-faced Heron

Template:DYKsuggestion at 10:19, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

• The hook is too long at 222 characters. You need to reduce it to not more than 200. --Bruce1ee^talk 11:21, 30 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Not sure exactly what to count but it should be around 195 now. Noodle snacks (talk) 11:45, 30 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• That's fine. Expansion, date and hook ref verified. --Bruce1ee^talk 11:59, 30 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yanna McIntosh

Template:DYKsuggestion at 08:42, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

Rob MacCachren

Template:DYKsuggestion at 02:35, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

Alexander John Scott

Template:DYKsuggestion at 01:38, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

• Length of hook and article verified. Date of creation checked. Offline reference source accepted in good faith. - Mgm|^(talk) 11:12, 30 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

List of Canadian Idol finalists

• ... that there has never been a Canadian Idol finalist from Prince Edward Island nor the Canadian territories? New article, self-nom -- _{signed by} SRE.K.Annoyomous.L.24 _{spell my name backwards} at 00:53, 30 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on December 29

Battle of Sio

Template:DYKsuggestion at 10:52, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

Polyamino carboxylic acid

Template:DYKsuggestion at 11:23, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

Kangirsuk, Quebec

Template:DYKsuggestion at 16:35, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

Rugby-Bundesliga 2007-08

Template:DYKsuggestion at 09:05, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

• Could a (small) article on SC Frankfurt 1880 be made? That would make the hook look better. Punkmorten (talk) 12:05, 30 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm planning to but it will have to wait a week or two the least, sadly, no time right now. The hook could be used then if not good enough now. EA210269 (talk) 12:39, 30 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hal Fryar

Template:DYKsuggestion at 07:32, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

• Unless the hook's grammar is a self-referential joke, I recommend a correction such as "... because of the grammatically incorrect title of the movie The Outlaws Is Coming? Art LaPella (talk) 08:49, 30 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• OK, how about ALT1... that because of the grammatically incorrect title of the movie The Outlaws Is Coming, a number of English teachers expressed displeasure with Harlow Hickenlooper? Spy007au (talk) 09:13, 30 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Or ALT2 ... that Hal Fryar received a number of complaints from English teachers because he appeared in a movie with the grammatically incorrect title The Outlaws Is Coming? --Metropolitan90 (talk) 09:42, 1 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Kelley Point Park

Template:DYKsuggestion at 06:12, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

• Confirmed, paper ref accepted in good faith. — Preceding unsigned comment added by MacGyverMagic (talk • contribs) 10:50, 2 January 2009 UTC (UTC)

• ALT 1: ... that Kelly Point, where the Willamette River meets the Columbia River in Oregon, was part of the former Pearcy Island?
• ALT 2: ... that Kelly Point, where the Willamette River meets the Columbia River in Oregon, was once part of former Pearcy Island?

Roland Harper

Template:DYKsuggestion at 03:38, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

Alvah Chapman, Jr.

Template:DYKsuggestion at 02:27, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

• Hook sentence needs direct citation. - Dravecky (talk) 08:23, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Sentence has been explicitly sourced. Alansohn (talk) 23:43, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Fritz Otto Bernert

Template:DYKsuggestion at 22:57, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

• I like this hook! Good enough for the next April Fools' Day special? --74.13.128.83 (talk) 02:17, 30 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Pity he didn't survive to the Second World War when he could have been matched against our no-legged pilot. SpinningSpark 14:57, 30 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thimpu principles

Template:DYKsuggestion at 22:29, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

• I can't find a ref in the article for the hook. ErikTheBikeMan (talk) 20:34, 30 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

ALT 1... that the Thimpu principles were put forward by Sri Lankan Tamil delegates at Thimpu, Bhutan? Taprobanus (talk) 04:32, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Bryan Lobb

Template:DYKsuggestion at 22:14, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

Scottish Six Days Trial

Template:DYKsuggestion Thruxton (talk) 21:07, 29 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Length and dates good, added second cite for certainty, ready to go. - Dravecky (talk) 08:14, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Operation Parthenon, Operation Boris, Operation Finery, Operation Shed, Plan Giralda

• ... that Operations Parthenon, Boris, Finery, Shed and Plan Giralda were all British plans for military intervention in Zanzibar following the 1964 revolution? - new articles, self nom - Dumelow (talk) 18:22, 29 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• All five articles check out for length, cites, and dates. - Dravecky (talk) 08:06, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

MC-1 bomb

Template:DYKsuggestion at 14:29, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

• That image is weird, surely there is a better one somewhere, I will keep my eyes open for one. An alt follows.
• ALT1: ... that although the U.S. MC-1 chemical bomb was designed to fit the F-4 Phantom II, it could not fit that plane's successor, the F-16?

Battle of Suez

Template:DYKsuggestion at 09:19, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

• Dates and length good, offline cite accepted as AGF. - Dravecky (talk) 08:02, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Averill Park Central School District

Template:DYKsuggestion at 06:23, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

• Dates, length, and cite all good to go. - Dravecky (talk) 08:00, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on December 28

Quick Fuck

Template:DYKsuggestion at 16:34, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

• ALT1: ... that the Quick F**k cocktail shooter, named for shock value, is made using Midori liqueur and Baileys Irish Cream and is a form of Pousse-café? Cabe6403 ^{(Talk•Sign!)} 16:34, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Kinda fun, no doubt but the two refs aren't even describing the same drink. In addition, the "shock value" part isn't even sourced and is preceded by "appears", which is fancy English for "guess".--Wehwalt (talk) 16:48, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• On a closer look, there is no source to say that it is a form of pousse-cafe either. There are no references except for the ingredients, so the page might not actually make it through a deletion nomination in its current state. Ottava Rima (talk) 17:16, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Ref's fixed. Also, pousse-cafe is a form of drink where the ingredients are layered. Do we need a reference to source that steel is a form of metal? pousse cafe is simply the technical classification of a layered drink. Also, weasel words removed. Cabe6403 ^{(Talk•Sign!)} 21:34, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

LGBT people in prison

Template:DYKsuggestion at 10:23, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

• ALT1: ... that according to Just Detention International, 67% of all LGBT people in prison report being assaulted? Bruce1ee^talk 10:23, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Harlan Estate

Template:DYKsuggestion at 15:52, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

• Hook fact needs a direct inline citation, hook sentence and other parts of the articles need typo corrections. - Dravecky (talk) 07:56, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Indeed. Please mention other typos I may have missed. MURGH ^disc. 10:10, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Teletubbies say Eh-oh!

Template:DYKsuggestion at 01:02, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

• Before Colonel Warden started his expansion of the article on December 30, the article contained 546 characters of prose. Atm, it contains 2132, which is not a 5x expansion. The article needs to get to 2730 characters, at least, before this DYK nom can pass. Terrakyte (talk) 03:18, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• But if you move the article to December 28, it was a new article on that date, except for a redirect. Art LaPella (talk) 04:12, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Ah, it wasn't clear to me whether the date was the start or end-point for the expansion. I'll move it to the date that Art suggests, if that's ok. Colonel Warden (talk) 09:45, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Amanitore

Template:DYKsuggestion at 22:35, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

• The article only mentions this fact (the listing) in the reference without mentioning it in the prose. - Mgm|^(talk) 13:48, 30 December 2008 (UTC) Made explicit as closing sentence, Mgm Victuallers (talk) 10:09, 31 December 2008 (UTC) <== reffed as well Victuallers (talk) 14:13, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• ALT1: ... that Nubian Queen Kandake Amanitore (pictured) was buried in her own pyramid in Meroe?

E61 anthrax bomblet

Template:DYKsuggestion at 05:57, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

Du You

Template:DYKsuggestion at 03:45, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

Trois petites Liturgies de la Présence Divine

Template:DYKsuggestion at 03:22, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

• ALT: ... that music critic Claude Rostand described Olivier Messiaen's Trois petites Liturgies de la Présence Divine as a "work of tinsel, false magnificence and pseudo-mysticism"? Hermione1980 18:36, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Richard Martin (Lord Mayor of London), Richard Martin (Recorder of London)

Template:DYKsuggestion at 23:59, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

• Alt hook without death dates: ... that Richard Martin who was Lord Mayor of London in 1589 and 1594 is not the same as Richard Martin (pictured) who was “thrashed” by the poet John Davies in the Hall of the Middle Temple in 1598? - PKM (talk) 18:16, 29 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Alt hook 2 (shorter): ... that Richard Martin , Lord Mayor of London in 1589 and 1594, is not the Richard Martin (pictured) who was “thrashed” by the poet John Davies in the Hall of the Middle Temple in 1598? - PKM (talk) 21:33, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

E23 munition

Template:DYKsuggestion at 21:50, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

• ALT1:.. that the American E23 munition was made of cardboard?

• This alternate hook depends upon which hook is used for another of my suggestions below, the E14 munition. If the alternate about that munition being made of cardboard is used, then this one, obviously, should not be used, so make sure you check the archives before using this one. --IvoShandor (talk) 21:52, 28 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Stability constants of complexes

Template:DYKsuggestion at 20:07, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

• The reference doesn't cover the whole hook on its place in the article. I've asked Peter for clarification. - Mgm|^(talk) 10:41, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• I've moved the reference two sentences down. Is that what was wanted? Regarding references at the end of each paragraph, I am following WP:SCG which states that references are not required for material that can be considered to be "common knowledge". The unreferenced parts of this article are covered in detail in the general references 2 and 3 and can also be found in many chemistry text-books at first-year University level. Petergans (talk) 11:54, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Franks Hall

Template:DYKsuggestion at 17:29, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

• suggest replacing ", Horton Kirby" by ", in Horton Kirby," or by ", in Horton Kirby, Kent,". Otherwise it seems ungrammatical to me. doncram (talk) 18:11, 28 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Done! Mjroots (talk) 18:41, 28 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

La Nativité du Seigneur

Template:DYKsuggestion at 15:57, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

E14 munition and possibly E86 cluster bomb

Template:DYKsuggestion at 11:47, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

• ALT1: ... that the American E14 munition was made of cardboard?--IvoShandor (talk) 11:53, 28 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• ALT2: ... that after the American E86 cluster bomb was canceled its E14 sub-muntion was altered to deliver yellow fever mosquitoes and rat fleas?

This alternate hook could go two ways, it could be a double hook, but you'd probably have to let E86 cluster bomb slide, because by my count its only about 1,480 characters, and I really don't think I can get any more out of it without being wordy and ridiculous. Unless someone else has another source, of course. Alternatively, this hook could be used without E86 cluster bomb bolded as one of the hook articles like so:

• ALT3:... that after the American E86 cluster bomb was canceled its E14 sub-muntion was altered to deliver yellow fever mosquitoes and rat fleas?

--IvoShandor (talk) 13:15, 28 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Silk Engineering

Template:DYKsuggestion Thruxton (talk) 10:25, 28 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Qi Kang

Template:DYKsuggestion at 07:09, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

List of Tampa Bay Rays managers

• ... that there have been four managers for the Tampa Bay (Devil) Rays, a Major League Baseball franchise based in St. Petersburg, Florida? new article, self-nom -- _{signed by} SRE.K.Annoyomous.L.24 _{spell my name backwards} at 03:19, 28 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Might as well mention that none of them has a winning record. BTW, the first three were actually managers for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. --74.13.128.83 (talk) 14:17, 29 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

How about this. Your suggestion is at the bottom. -- _{signed by} SRE.K.Annoyomous.L.24 _{spell my name backwards} at 16:31, 29 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1 ... that all four of the managers for the Tampa Bay (Devil) Rays, a Major League Baseball franchise based in St. Petersburg, Florida, have never had a winning percentage with the (Devil) Rays? -- _{signed by} SRE.K.Annoyomous.L.24 _{spell my name backwards} at 16:31, 29 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

ALT2 ... that none of the managers of the Tampa Bay (Devil) Rays, a Major League Baseball team based in St. Petersburg, Florida, has ever had a winning record with the team? - (still not quite perfect, but I think this is closer) Dravecky (talk) 21:48, 29 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

'ALT3 ... that the Tampa Bay (Devil) Rays, a Major League Baseball team located in St. Petersburg, Florida, has had a losing record under each of its four managers?--Wehwalt (talk) 02:01, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Samuel Fryar

Template:DYKsuggestion at 03:04, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

Carabane

Template:DYKsuggestion at 02:54, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

• The article itself doesn't state those people invented the tool. I've asked Neelix for clarification. - Mgm|^(talk) 14:47, 28 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• • My original hook isn't going to work; the kayendo is unique to Basse Casamance, but not specifically to the island of Carabane. It's possible that it originated on the island, but that is not certain. Here is an alternate hook that would be more appropriate: Neelix (talk) 22:21, 28 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1 ... that Captain Aristide Protet was shot with a poisoned arrow on the island of Carabane, where he was subsequently buried standing up? (grave pictured)

Perhaps this would be better as a double nomination:

ALT2 ... that the Jola, the majority ethnic group in Carabane (scenery pictured), are very distinct from other major ethnic groups in Senegal by their language, egalitarian society, freedom from political hierarchy, and lack of slavery? Neelix (talk) 19:09, 1 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Pocahontas Island, Virginia

Template:DYKsuggestion at 19:58, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

• Length, date, hook and citations OK. Changed "in the 1860 South" to "in the 1860 Southern United States" and "antebellum" to "antebellum" for the benefit of non-US readers.  Sandstein  08:13, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Prehistoric evidence of... what? - Dravecky (talk) 09:13, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

First Baptist Church (Petersburg, Virginia)

Template:DYKsuggestion at 20:27, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

This article currently isn't long enough for Did You Know. Please see #Instructions for details. Art LaPella (talk) 21:50, 30 December 2008 (UTC)Lengthened. Art LaPella (talk) 04:12, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Gillfield Baptist Church, Virginia

Template:DYKsuggestion at 20:27, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

• ALT1: ... that Gillfield Baptist Church, Virginia, the second oldest black congregation in Petersburg, in 1829 resisted a consolidation with the white congregation at Market Street Church? Parkwells (talk) 20:27, 30 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• ALT2: ... that Rev. Henry Williams, called in 1865 as the first black pastor at Gillfield Baptist Church, Virginia, since 1831, served until 1900 and also was elected to the Petersburg City Council?

This article currently isn't long enough for Did You Know. Please see #Instructions for details. Art LaPella (talk) 21:50, 30 December 2008 (UTC)Lengthened. Art LaPella (talk) 04:12, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Art, I've found more material for the article and it's now over 2500 characters.--Parkwells (talk) 02:41, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on December 27

Friedrich Ritter von Röth

Template:DYKsuggestion at 02:28, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

• Length and date OK, but the citation is not properly formatted as {{cite web}}, and is moreover to a forum of a website that is itself of unclear reliability. That's not front page material, sorry.  Sandstein  08:02, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No problem; I have added a citation of book by same author I quoted from the forum. You now have a source that fulfills your reliability requirement.

FYI, http:www.theaerodrome.com's forum contains informative dialogue by the authors of the Osprey series of books about World War I aviation, as well as other experts on the subject. So long as I consider the individual, I can find reliable info in these forums, as well as leads to books. Admittedly, I also find much to question or ignore.

Georgejdorner (talk) 08:44, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Offline ref now present.  Sandstein  10:01, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I've done a bit of cleanup but this article still has lots of bare url references which must be cleaned up before this can pass to the front page. - Dravecky (talk) 04:06, 4 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

M. Bhaktavatsalam

Template:DYKsuggestion at 18:51, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

Paul Verner

Template:DYKsuggestion at 17:27, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

• I think it's interesting that he lived in exile (from the nationalists) and fought in the Spanish Civil War. I would go with: " that East German communist Paul Verner (pictured) spent years in exile and fought as a volunteer in the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War?" I might even leave out the International Brigades. I don't think most people know what that is. You could even say he fled the nationalists in Germany and fought against Franco's nationalist forces in Spain. Interesting article. A lot of interesting history in there. The intro needs to be expanded to summarize the rest of the article.ChildofMidnight (talk) 05:53, 28 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Thanks. I think 'spent years in exile' is a good addition. I think we should keep International Brigades in the hook though, its rather notable. I have expanded the intro somewhat now. --Soman (talk) 08:45, 28 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• what about: ... that Paul Verner (pictured) fled Germany's nationalists and fought as a volunteer in the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War?

My worry is that saying East German is strange since we're talking about what is now Germany and what was Germany when he was fighting for Spain. Eastern Germany was inbetween. Can't they read the article to find out that he was an East German politician? I'm okay with adding he's a socialist too, although the "International" birgades is a bit of a tip off. Plus I like people going to the article to learn more. What do you think? Am I over complicating matters? My hook would need to be wikified properly. ChildofMidnight (talk) 07:16, 29 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• International Brigades is a relevant fact, and a wellknown unit in the war. As per East Germany, Verner had his political career and became notable in the GDR. --Soman (talk) 15:49, 29 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Zhao Zongru

Template:DYKsuggestion at 09:17, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

I like the hook. Short and catchy. I also think it's notable that all six emperor names end in zong. What are the odds on that? :) ChildofMidnight (talk) 05:34, 28 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

-zong is commonly used in the Temple name of Chinese emperors. May I suggest not showing the word "Emperor" six times? --74.13.128.83 (talk) 14:31, 29 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• • OK, let's change it to ...
  • ... that the Tang Dynasty official Zhao Zongru served under six emperors—Emperors Dezong, Shunzong, Xianzong, Muzong, Jingzong, and Wenzong? --Nlu (talk) 04:31, 30 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Galician slaughter

Template:DYKsuggestion at 00:27, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

• This hook seems a little long and complicated. Are you trying to key in on the impact the uprising had in undermining Polish unity and opposition to the partition? Because if not, saying ... that the slaughter of Polish nobles in a peasant uprising in 1846 became known as the Galician slaughter? works for me and is quite a bit simpler. ChildofMidnight (talk) 07:42, 29 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• I think that the fact that it was encouraged by the Austrian government in order to weaken the anti-government nobility is the most interesting.--_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 12:58, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on December 26

Cape Grim massacre

Template:DYKsuggestion at 09:35, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

• Hook, citation, date and length OK.  Sandstein  07:41, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• The fight over the women and the incident where four shepherds killed an undetermined number of aborigines (is it 6, 30, or "about 30"?) are not the same incident in the article nor is the hook fact clearly stated in a coherent way in the article. - Dravecky (talk) 08:24, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• The fight over the woman was what sparked (caused) the massacre a few months later. The first sentence of the "Massacre" section of the article states that 30 aborigines were killed, and this is backed up by reference 7. --Bruce1ee^talk 08:50, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I am the writer of the article. Bruce Lee is correct. The fight over use/abuse of aboriginal women is what caused an escalation of violence leading to a massacre of 30 aborigines. The generally accepted view of most historians familiar with this incident (see Historical skepticism section) is that George Augustus Robinson's account that 30 people were killed in the massacre is accurate, this being an estimate based upon his investigation. One controversial historian disputes Robinson's account and estimate of number killed. I have detailed this in the Historical skepticism section to ensue the article has a neutral POV.--Takver (talk) 09:49, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I have clarified the first paragraph in the article to state over 30 aborigines attacked, 30 killed, an unknown number escaping.--Takver (talk) 10:17, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, but my question about the timeline and the direct connection of the "fight over women" still stands. The article says the incident with the women took place in December 1827 and one aborigine was shot dead. Then at some point later, the tribe drove a flock of sheep over a cliff. Then in February, a "punitive expedition killed twelve Aborigines in response." Only after that do we get to the massacre but the detail emphasized is how the bodies were thrown over the same cliff the sheep had been driven over—making it seem far more about the sheep than the aboriginal women. I don't doubt that these events took place as described it's just that the article doesn't clearly and directly connect the original fight over the women to the massacre, rather it makes the massacre seem a bloody escalation in an terrible, ongoing genocide. - Dravecky (talk) 18:07, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

But the events are connected. Reference 7, under the heading "Cape Grim Massacre", describes the sequence of events, beginning with the molestation of the aboriginal women and ending with the massacre of the 30 aborigines. --Bruce1ee^talk 07:25, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Esix Snead

Template:DYKsuggestion at 21:54, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

• I think a tweak may be needed because four is a lot in "two brief appearances" and the "only" seems to minimize the achievement. In fact I would suggest (ALT 1)... that baseball player Esix Snead had 507 stolen bases in nine minor league seasons and four more in two brief appearances in the major leagues with the New York Mets? Four is a lot in two appearances, but he's no Mookie Wilson. ChildofMidnight (talk) 07:49, 29 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• I was trying to emphasize that he had a very substantial number of stolen bases in the minors, but never really made it as a major leaguer. The "but only" was intended in comparison to the number stolen in the minors not to minimize stealing 4 bases in 18 major league games, which would be about 35 in a full 162-game season. I wonder if "and" instead of "but only" loses that hookiness? Alansohn (talk) 21:58, 29 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• How about something like (ALT 2)... that baseball player Esix Snead had 507 stolen bases in nine minor league seasons compared with four in two brief appearances in the major leagues with the New York Mets? faithless (^speak) 23:23, 29 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• That captures more of what I was looking for, but how about reversing it as (ALT 3)... that baseball player Esix Snead had four stolen bases in two brief appearances in the major leagues with the New York Mets, but stole 507 bases in nine minor-league seasons? Alansohn (talk) 18:30, 30 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• I agree that switching them around makes it read better. I do have a minor quibble, though; the word "but" still makes it read as though we're passing some sort of judgment on his accomplishments, IMHO. To me it reads like, "...Snead wasn't very good in the majors, but he did really well in the minors!" I think using "compared to" takes our opinion out of it entirely and lets the reader make up their own mind (lets them make the comparison for themselves, if you will). So my suggestion would be (ALT 4) ... that baseball player Esix Snead had four stolen bases in two brief appearances in the major leagues with the New York Mets compared to 507 in nine minor-league seasons? faithless (^speak) 19:33, 30 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

<outdent> I'm a little confused. The original hook says 4 stolen bases in 2 brief appearances. Then there is mention of 18 games? How many games did he play in? If he stole 4 bases in 2 appearances I don't see a quibble, I think we just go with the original hook and replace the word "but" with the word "and". It's clear he didn't make it in the majors if he's only had 2 appearances. Isn't the whole point that he's notable for a zillion minor league and a few in the major league, why are we but-butting? I would also take out the word brief. Why were his appearances brief? The original hook is fine assuming he had 2 appearances, we just replace but with and. We don't have to explain why his career in the majors was short. People can read the article.ChildofMidnight (talk) 03:28, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I guess the question is what is meant by "appearances". Snead was called up to the majors twice, getting into 17 games the first time and one the 2nd. Appearances here doesn't (or shouldn't, anyway) mean games played. But I am not sure that the number of call ups to the majors he had is really relevant to the hook. So it seems to me that the following would appropriately contrast his major and minor league stolen base record without introducing confusion as to what is meant by "appearances", because 4 stolen bases in 2 games would be a lot: (ALT 5)... that baseball player Esix Snead stole 507 bases in the minor-leagues but had just four stolen bases in the major leagues? Or else maybe something like: (ALT 6)... that baseball player Esix Snead had four stolen bases in 18 major league games, but stole 507 bases in nine minor-league seasons? Rlendog (talk) 06:27, 1 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Johannes Scherg

Template:DYKsuggestion at 17:09, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

• ALT 1: ... that Johannes Scherg was awarded the Knight's Cross in October 1943 for his command of the 1st Company, 4th SS Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion during fights in Greece and Romania in World War II? - Mgm|^(talk) 14:55, 28 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Article length, date, and hooks' length check out, but what make either of the two sources used reliable? In addition, the sources should have last access dates and publishers in their citations. Dabomb87 (talk) 16:53, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Gordon Wood (rugby player)

• ... that rugby union players Keith Wood and his father Gordon both played for four of the same teams – Garryowen, Munster, Ireland and the British Lions (top level teams in their sport)? Djln--Djln (talk) 01:21, 27 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Bold the name of the article in the hook! mynameinc 03:35, 27 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• I bolded it for him, but the article is only expanded about threefold, not fivefold. Please see #Instructions. Art LaPella (talk) 04:12, 27 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• ALT1: ... that rugby union players Gordon Wood and his son Keith both played for four of the same teams – (rearranged to emphasize the hook article) - Dravecky (talk) 08:15, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

François Charles Archile Jeanneret

Template:DYKsuggestion at 21:14, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

Length, reference and history verified. Daniel Case (talk) 05:33, 4 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Operation Pleshet

Template:DYKsuggestion at 21:11, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

• Length and date good, but I'm not sure that this is the hook (which is properly referenced, I should add) is the one I would go for on this article. I would have preferred a hook about the operation itself, something like:

• ALT1: Operation Pleshet was an Israeli military operation during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War to capture Isdud and stop the Egyptian advance northwards?

• If it's important that the fighter planes are drawn into the hook, then I would emphasise the fact that this DYK is about the military action by wording it thus:

• ALT2: ... that the prelude to Operation Pleshet saw Israel use its first ever fighter plane, the Avia S-199 (pictured)? — BillC ^talk 23:46, 1 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I think one of the most important things about DYK is that the hook must be unique and interesting, and the fact that Operation Pleshet was an Israeli operation to capture Isdud is (IMO) neither. Feel free to use Alt2. The picture is also not the most important part of the hook, so if there is a style problem with having the word in the middle of the hook like that, feel free to ignore the picture. Thanks, Ynhockey ^(Talk) 01:06, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. They were of course stylistic comments, so: verified, offline hook accepted IGF. — BillC ^talk 01:17, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. On a side note, the hook is sourced to an online source (I specifically included it). It's in the book ref in 'bibliography' (due to Harward-style refs). -- Ynhockey ^(Talk) 12:08, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Joseph Dennie

Template:DYKsuggestion at 20:58, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

• (alternate hook) ... that Timothy Dwight IV referred to Joseph Dennie as "the Addison of America" and "the father of American belles-lettres"? faithless (^speak) 21:30, 26 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• (alternate hook) ... that Joseph Dennie was one of the foremost men of letters in the United States during the Federalist Era? faithless (^speak) 07:25, 28 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Length and history verified; offline ref accepted for third hook, which I think works best. Daniel Case (talk) 05:31, 4 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

futureU

Template:DYKsuggestion at 19:12, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

Checks out OK, but the fact is this hook is a bit ad-ish. Could we just focus on it being a test-prep game? Is this unusual enough? Daniel Case (talk) 05:30, 4 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

East Ghor Main Canal

Template:DYKsuggestion at 15:39, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

Length and history verified; offline ref accepted IGF. Daniel Case (talk) 05:27, 4 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Southworth House

Template:DYKsuggestion at 15:16, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

• WP:COMMA refers to the Comma article, whose "In geographical names" paragraph prescribes a comma after "Ohio" (which I have already added once). In the past, that guideline has been more popular at WP:ERRORS than on this page. Art LaPella (talk) 05:29, 27 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

So that's how the comma got there? I removed it because I thought it was a typo that I had made. Well, if that's the accepted pattern, no complaints; I've restored it. Thanks for explaining. Nyttend (talk) 21:11, 27 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

That comma looks ridiculous. Can we immediately reach consensus that random commas that serve no purpose aren't a good idea and revise the guideline? ChildofMidnight (talk) 04:42, 28 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I would love it if we can reach a consensus, any consensus, at WP:COMMA or Talk:Comma, or even that this particular sentence is an exception. Just tell me what the rule is, so I can apply it. At the moment, the best indication of a consensus is that WP:COMMA is in the Manual of Style. [5] may also be helpful. Art LaPella (talk) 06:01, 28 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• ALT: ... that the Southworth House has been a retirement home, a fraternity house, and an office building in Cleveland, Ohio? --74.13.128.83 (talk) 14:37, 29 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I don't like the comma either. I prefer the alternate hook to get rid of the comma :-) Nyttend (talk) 15:13, 29 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Orbiliaceae

Template:DYKsuggestion at 06:15, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

ALT: ... that some members of the fungal family Orbiliaceae can lasso nematodes using outgrowths of their hyphae? Sasata (talk) 16:08, 28 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The ALT is great. I don't even think lasso needs to be in quotes. Isn't that exactly what lasso means? I have to go read the article to find out more... good job! ChildofMidnight (talk) 08:55, 29 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Upon inspection I notice the lasso claim is uncited and seems a bit of a stretch (it's perhaps not exactly a lasso action). I think a cited bit supporting a carniverous fungi DYK hook would be just fine. ChildofMidnight (talk) 09:08, 29 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I've added another (online) citation (+ link to PDF of article) for the lasso action, and removed quotes from hook. Sasata (talk) 17:45, 30 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The citation does use the word lasso to describe the ring swelling action that traps prey (one of five methods) these nifty fungi use. It doesn't meet my definition of a lasso action (where's the throw?) but if you don't think carniverous fungi is exciting enough, I can live with it. :) Also, the introduction should be expanded to reflect teh article contents. It's kind of short.ChildofMidnight (talk) 05:55, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I've added another sentence so the lead section should be proportional to the length of the article. BTW, I did think the original hook was exciting enough, I added the ALT to satisfy another DYK editor who didn't think it was :) Cheers Sasata (talk) 17:26, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Tsarist autocracy

Template:DYKsuggestion at 13:54, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

• The second hook is better: you cannot use a guesswork as a hook in "DYK": it must be a fact. `'Míkka>t 20:36, 26 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Biased article, lot's of WP:SYN.DonaldDuck (talk) 10:39, 27 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Please explain your grievances on talk first. Majority of content is well referenced (and your recent additions are unreferenced, and removals, unexplained...). --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 12:11, 27 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• It would be better to use: ... that one of Russia's most famous writers, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, was a proponent of the Russian autocracy? --Admiral Norton ^(talk) 17:36, 29 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Sounds good to me. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 20:15, 30 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    • I've fixed the link to Fyodor Dostoyevsky and the double redirect at Russian autocracy. Olaf Davis | Talk 09:40, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Bernard McMahon

Template:DYKsuggestion at 16:59, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

• The source doesn't make it quite clear to me that Jefferson was responsible. It says McMahon was entrusted with the seeds, and then "Jefferson insisted that these new discoveries were the property of the expedition and of the federal government, so McMahon was forced, perhaps rightfully so, to grow these novelties under restriction in a quarantine-like situation." But this seems compatible with the reading that once he'd been given the seeds, Jefferson set the quarantine requirement on him. It's possible I've missed something from another part of the source, though. Olaf Davis | Talk 09:52, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I had thought "Beginning in 1806 McMahon was trusted with seeds and plants collected from the Lewis and Clark expedition" would be direct enough: I've added a second Monticello reference that also contains the statement. If the source didn't quite make it clear, perhaps the link wasn't clicked on; footnote text highlighted in purple can be clicked on to read on-line text, which is an intrinsic part of the footnote. --Wetman (talk) 14:37, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I did go to the link and the sentence you quote is clear - the only problem is the latter doesn't mention Jefferson. Could you point out where it says that it was Jefferson who was responsible for assigning McMahon the duty, please? (It's possible I'm missing it because I'm tired - I will go to sleep soon and come back to this next year!) Olaf Davis (talk) 23:44, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Howard K. Smith: News and Comment

Template:DYKsuggestion at 21:01, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

Suggest adding ", as it proved, " before premature.--Wehwalt (talk) 20:41, 30 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on December 25

Hendrik Wagenvoort

Template:DYKsuggestion at 18:31, 25 December 2008 (UTC)

• Direct link to the reference Pax:Vobiscum (talk) 18:35, 25 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Length, date, and verification a-ok. However, I don't feel the hook would be interesting to many people who don't know how much of an accomplishment 38 doctoral dissertations is. How about:

ALT1: ... that classical scholar Hendrik Wagenvoort directed 38 doctoral dissertations during his career, an unusually high number in the field of classical studies? Terrakyte (talk) 04:40, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on December 24

Pennsylvania Route 237

Template:DYKsuggestion at 00:26, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

If this is unusual (and it might arguably be), we need to find a way to explain why. Daniel Case (talk) 21:39, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Reworded.Mitch32^{(Go Syracuse)} 22:06, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Dirty Epics

• ... that the Irish Independent praised the "scattergun screech" of Dirty Epics vocalist Sarah Jane Wai O'Flynn? (new article, self-nom) --➨♀♂Candlewicke _S^T _# :) 20:17, 26 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• The article doesn't say what the Irish Independent's opinion of the band was. The reference and the hook does – I think the article just needs to be tweaked a little. --Bruce1ee^talk 13:09, 30 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Coat of arms of Singapore

Template:DYKsuggestion at 02:24, 25 December 2008 (UTC)

Length and date are OK, and the article is interesting, but I strongly recommend writing another hook. The current hook is incomprehensible (and hence uninteresting) to me as a layperson because I don't know what the Darjah Utama Temasek and the Sijil Kemuliaan are, or what an "achievement" of a coat of arms is (presumably heraldic jargon?). Also, the verb "uses" is in the singular despite having two subjects; it should be in the plural ("use"). Maybe the following would work?

"... that the Singapore coat of arms is reproduced in full on two national awards, the Darjah Utama Temasek and Sijil Kemuliaan?"

But that doesn't sound like a very interesting fact, either. (And the article would have to be adopted accordingly.)  Sandstein  20:17, 28 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What would you suggest? What stands out in your mind? User:Zscout370 ^{(Return Fire)} 21:39, 28 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe: "... that only the government of Singapore is allowed to use the coat of arms of Singapore (pictured)?" That would need an inline citation in the article.  Sandstein  17:06, 29 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I Love Katamari

Template:DYKsuggestion at 03:46, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

Sounds a bit like an ad to me, and I can't seem to find where this statement is explictly made and cited in the article. Daniel Case (talk) 04:58, 30 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1: ... that the ball in the video game I Love Katamari can be rolled by tilting the iPhone/iPod Touch in the direction the player wants the ball to go? MuZemike (talk) 00:27, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Based on Apple's advertising, that's how practically all of the games on these models are controlled. It's about as remarkable as "this Atari 2600 game uses a joystick controller" and as much as I'd like to promote this it needs a better hook. - Dravecky (talk) 18:37, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on December 23

Golf House

Template:DYKsuggestion at 22:34, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

• No ref for the 1925 price. If it's the NYT article before that sentence I cannot access so will leave it for someone who can. --➨♀♂Candlewicke _S^T _# :) 16:58, 28 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• I've tried to find a non-fee source with no luck. It would be my pleasure to send you a .pdf of the article from The Times. Alansohn (talk) 04:25, 29 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• The sentence stating that the house was bought for around $3 million needs to be cited. If the source itself can't be accessed by the web, then an off-line reference will be ok. Terrakyte (talk) 16:05, 1 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Pennsylvania Route 368

Template:DYKsuggestion at 20:37, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

• Your reference for the 1928 creation is a 1928 map, which only means it was assigned by 1928. Similarly, we know that the new alignment is shown as complete on a 1935 map, which means it was complete by then if PennDOH didn't jump the gun. But its non-presence on the 1934 map means that, if PennDOH never forgot to add a minor realignment, it was opened in either 1934 or 1935. Also, unless the 1934 and 1935 maps are more detailed than the 1930 map, there's no basis for assuming that it used Perryville Road. Finally, this is not interesting. Roads are realigned all the time, and there's no evidence here that this was anything but a normal realignment, built about eight years after the route was designated (and some more years after the road was first added to the state highway system as LR 311). --NE2 21:04, 23 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  Its a bad wording. I guess I am an idiot at this too. I mean construction and paving, not realignments.Mitch32^{(Go Syracuse)} 21:09, 23 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  It's still extremely common for a route, in the early days of state highway systems, to have not been paved when it was first designated. Maybe you could say something about how it no longer meets its "parent" (better term for that?) due to a truncation that eliminated an overlap? --NE2 21:53, 23 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  Little more boring, but fine.Mitch32^{(Go Syracuse)} 14:38, 24 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

ALT: ... that the original alignment of Pennsylvania Route 368 is now a piece of Pennsylvania Route 58?Mitch32^{(Go Syracuse)} 00:04, 29 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Can you draw up a hook that would probably be more interesting to a wider audience than the current ALT hook? Terrakyte (talk) 15:55, 1 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Randy Boone

Template:DYKsuggestion at 13:57, 25 December 2008 (UTC)

• Article length and date check out, as does hook length. This fact needs an inline citation in the article immediately after the sentence. Dabomb87 (talk) 17:27, 29 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Citation was added with the sentence about the two 90-minute westerns as requested. The citation that was there was for the whole first paragraph, not just the particular sentence.Billy Hathorn (talk) 01:39, 30 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• OK the info about the westerns has been verified with the assumption of good faith, as it is an offline source. However, the information about Randy Boone's relations to Daniel Boone is sourced to a site with very questionable reliability, http://www.hollywoodteenmovies.com/PAT%20BOONE.html. I would find something a bit more reliable. If not, then you should probably remove the info from the hook; that would work, although the hook would not be as interesting. Dabomb87 (talk) 02:49, 30 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• BTW, it is critical that you find a better source for the Daniel Boone relation information, as it is WP:BLP material. If we cannot find a good source, then we have to remove the info, from the hook and the article. Dabomb87 (talk) 02:54, 30 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on December 22

Zimbabwe and the Commonwealth of Nations

Template:DYKsuggestion at 19:47, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

I don't find that point completely addressed in the article, and it seems a bit misleading.--Wehwalt (talk) 02:10, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not that it matters now, but it is in twice (now three times as I've made it more explicit). I don't see how it is misleading. Bastin 17:00, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

Given the evolving nature of the Commonwealth, the fact that Southern Rhodesia premiers were invited to conferences on an equal footing as other prime ministers, and the fact that the hook seems to be based on a comment by the tourism minister that got shot down by Sir Robert Menzies, I would say it was an oversimplification.--Wehwalt (talk) 17:10, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Maurice Kouandété

Template:DYKsuggestion at 22:40, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

The country was not known as Benin (but Dahomey) when Maurice was in charge. Did he take the title "President"? The wikipage List of heads of state of Benin didn't say so.

• (alt.hook)... that cousins Maurice Kouandété and Mathieu Kérékou were both former heads of state of the country currently known as Benin?--PFHLai (talk) 13:37, 24 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• The first hook's assertion that Kouandété was president is not inline-cited in the article. As for the second hook, the words "head of state" are not even in the article.  Sandstein  08:54, 27 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Click on "heads of state" in the hook, and you'll find Kouandété there. How Kouandété's wikibio is fixed is up to Editorofthewiki. --PFHLai (talk) 14:12, 27 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I guess I was a bit vague about that part. Will add. ~EDDY ^{(talk/contribs/editor review)}~ 21:03, 28 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on December 21

Ukrainian National Democratic Alliance

Template:DYKsuggestion at 15:58, 25 December 2008 (UTC)

What sentences in the article would support this statement? And frankly, I'm more comfortable with it being given as a quote because it's a very subjective statement otherwise ... who called them a voice of moderation (I didn't find that last word in the article, at least not using my browser's "find" function)? Or what was moderate about them compared to, say, other Ukrainian political parties of the era? Daniel Case (talk) 06:04, 29 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

They were certainly a moderate party when compared, as they are in the article, to the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists.--_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 12:38, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I think it's a good summary of the party. For example, "UNDO supported constitutional democracy and the "organic development" of Ukrainian society that would prepare it for independence once the opportunity arose" and "UNDO was essentially democratic in nature, guided by varying amounts of Catholic, liberal, and socialist ideology." The alternative in western Ukraine was the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists.Faustian (talk) 16:14, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on December 20

Canadian sovereignty

Template:DYKsuggestion at 17:49, 20 December 2008 (UTC)

• The article is very good and meets all our standards (the only minor thing it needs is work on the lead-in, which I mentioned at the talk page). But this hook seems a little dry. Are there any crazy little facts or anything that you could suggest as an alternate hook? —Politizer ^talk/_contribs 23:22, 20 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• It's not the most exciting subject ever. How about:
• ALT1: ... that the sovereignty of Canada has become an increasingly relevant issue in recent years as Arctic ice in Northern Canada has melted?

or something along those lines. I never was great at grammar. Oh, and I'm working on the intro right now. Bsimmons666 (talk) ^Friend? 17:00, 21 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• I think the new ALT is fine, and the lead-in section looks great now! Thanks, —Politizer ^talk/_contribs 06:40, 23 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• I verified this a moment ago, but I just realized we will have to check it a little more closely...since it was originally made mostly by combining other articles, I think we'll have to see how much of it really is "new" content. I'll try to take a look sometime soon, but if any other reviewers are reading this it would also help to have a second opinion, as always. —Politizer ^talk/_contribs 06:43, 23 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• I believe we have come to a solutionhere. I am implementing it now. Bsimmons666 (talk) ^Friend? 22:08, 24 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• See Talk:Canadian sovereignty. I think it's done. Bsimmons666 (talk) ^Friend? 15:35, 25 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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