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===Articles created/expanded on April 20===
===Articles created/expanded on April 20===


====Tremellaceae====
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<small>5x expanded by [[User:RunningClam|RunningClam]] ([[User talk:RunningClam|talk]]). Nominated by [[User:Sasata|Sasata]] ([[User talk:Sasata|talk]]) at 17:14, 21 April 2010 (UTC)</small>
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====Great Britain at the 2006 Winter Paralympics====
====Great Britain at the 2006 Winter Paralympics====

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Candidate entries

Articles created/expanded on April 21

Carlton Hill (Erie Railroad station)

Created by Mitchazenia (talk). Nominated by Mitchazenia (talk) at 17:07, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Elenore

Created by Ghmyrtle (talk). Self nom at 16:59, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Tlacolula de Matamoros

5x expanded by Thelmadatter (talk). Self nom at 16:42, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Star and Garter Hotel, Richmond

Chateau-like building with trees on a hilltop

Created by Carcharoth (talk). Self nom at 15:47, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

J. Denis Summers-Smith

Created by Innotata (talk). Self nom at 15:43, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hardanger Line

Singe train car operating out of a small station with mountainous background

5x expanded by Arsenikk (talk). Nominated by Arsenikk (talk) at 15:35, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Colorado State Highway 58

Created by Pzoxicuvybtnrm (talk). Nominated by Pzoxicuvybtnrm (talk) at 15:17, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

RightNetwork

Created by Phoenix and Winslow (talk). Self nom at 15:13, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Bit more content required. 1500 chars of pure text (ie not counting large quotes) and with 3rd party refs Victuallers (talk) 17:05, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Matthew Elderfield

Created by GainLine (talk). Nominated by GainLine at 14:44, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Rustock botnet

Created by Excirial (talk). Self nom at 12:31, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Brian Punter

Created by Struway2 (talk). Self nom at 12:12, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Both hooks verified but I prefer the first. Gatoclass (talk) 14:25, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Schwanenwerder

Column from Tuileries Palace, Paris, on Schwanenwerder

Created by G-41614 (talk). Nominated by G-41614 (talk) at 08:20, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • I took the liberty of tweaking the hook just a bit - I believe it reads better, and it was missing a (pictured) - which I hope I added in the right place. Dahn (talk) 14:27, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Men at Work: The Craft of Baseball

Created by Gary King (talk). Nominated by Gary King (talk) at 07:24, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Kabandha

a blue monster without a head and with a big face on his chest. Two men holding swords seated on his two arms

  • ... that the demon Kabandha (pictured), from the Hindu epic Ramayana, is described to be as big as a mountain, without a head and with eight mile long arms?

5x expanded by Redtigerxyz (talk). Nominated by Redtigerxyz (talk) at 06:02, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]


McMillan Hall (Washington & Jefferson College)

5x expanded by GrapedApe (talk). Nominated by GrapedApe (talk) at 05:12, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Serpula

Calcareous tubeworm

Created by DiverDave (talk). Self nom at 04:41, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]


History of Texas forests

  • ... that in the early 1900s logging in Texas' forests was so successful that the state had become the third leading lumber producer in the U.S.?

Created by Mcorazao (talk). Self nom at 03:10, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

SMS Prinz Eugen and SMS Tegetthoff

5x expanded by Buggie111 (talk). Nominated by Buggie111 (talk) at 01:11, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    • Not twelve torpedoes but four tourpedo tubes on each ship.
    • Most (if not all) battleships (pre- and post-dreadnought) had torpedo tubes. Nothing unusual here. NVO (talk) 08:18, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

List of Survive This episodes (Season Two)

Created by Tim1965 (talk) 00:59, 21 April 2010 (UTC). Self nom at 00:58, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

SMS Babenberg, Habsburg and Árpád

5x expanded by White Shadows (talk) Buggie111 (talk). Nominated by Buggie111 (talk) at 00:33, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

All that hook really says is that all four ships had about the same number of watertight compartments. Really not very interesting, I think you will need to come up with another hook. Gatoclass (talk) 14:37, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Gallifrey Base

Created by Josiah Rowe (talk). Self nom at 06:07, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on April 20

Tremellaceae

5x expanded by RunningClam (talk). Nominated by Sasata (talk) at 17:14, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Great Britain at the 2006 Winter Paralympics

5x expanded by Basement12 (talk). Self nom at 21:42, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Eastern Bank

Created by Grk1011 (talk). Nominated by Grk1011 (talk) at 20:36, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Deposits of only $5 million? That sounds pitifully small. Sure you haven't made a mistake? Gatoclass (talk) 14:40, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • According to the source, yea. I think that's only Massachusetts though. BofA had 38 million so its not like it's too hard to believe. Grk1011/Stephen (talk) 15:31, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Bob Hutchinson

Created by BigDom (talk). Self nom at 20:26, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Bernese Fassnacht (Carnival)

Bernese Fassnacht (Carnival)

Created by Mbz1 (talk). Self nom at 18:20, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Thanks for featuring my photo, but I'm not sure whether this is DYK-ready yet. I've moved the article to a more recognizable name, Carnival in Bern, and the hook should reflect that. I've also copy-edited the lead, but the rest of the text still needs copyediting, and is so tagged. I also recommend that the section "Famous medieval plays and authors" be either rewritten in a manner that makes more clear what (if anything) that text has to do with the carnival (it's not apparent to me even after reading the fragmentary references, and I am Bernese) or removed. More generally, writing a viable article on this topic using only English-language sources strikes me as very difficult. It might be advisable to develop this article with content from the German article, de:Berner Fasnacht, and with content from the sources reproduced here. The most comprehensive online scholarly source on the carnival is likely this article from a Bernese historical journal, Berner Zeitschrift für Geschichte und Heimatkunde.  Sandstein  20:28, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

St Martin's Church, Brampton

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 18:10, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Edward Alphonso Goldman

Created by Ucucha (talk). Self nom at 18:08, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ortgies 7.65mm Semi-Automatic Pistol

Expanded by User:Drhoehl (talk:Drhoehl). Self nom (Started expansion on 4/19 and finished on 4/20; if this should go in the 4/19 queue, please move there.)

Windsor Swastikas

black and white photo of a mens hockey team

Created by User:Esemono (talk:Esemono). Self nom at 09:40, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Interesting article, but it contains too little about the actual games and championships contested by the team. The leagues it participated in is only mentioned in the infobox. Also I don't understand the sentence "Since at the time the car had taken over the transportation industry the team moved by train from town to town". Geschichte (talk) 15:32, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Its a start article not a GA candidate. For the car sentence, I meant to say there were no cars at the time so they used the train to tour -- Esemono (talk) 21:15, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Joseph H. Albers

[File:Joseph H. Albers was awarded the Silver Star for bravery and valor as a chaplain; was the first bishop of Lansing, Michigan; and was present at the opening session of the Second Vatican Council with two men destined to wear this mitre, the second and fourth bishops of Lansing. 7&6=thirteen (talk) 12:56, 20 April 2010 (UTC) Stan[reply]

Brian Eaton

Head-and-shoulders informal portrait of dark-haired man wearing flying jacket

  • ... that RAAF fighter pilot Brian Eaton (pictured) was shot down three times in ten days in 1943, but went on to become his squadron's commanding officer and eventually retire as an Air Vice Marshal?

Created by Ian Rose (talk). Nominated by Ian Rose (talk) at 03:20, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Verified, image verified as PD. Lead article candidate. Gatoclass (talk) 08:06, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]



White House, Bishkek

Protestors break through a locked gate. The gate is black and around ten feet tall.

Created/expanded by Ktr101 (talk). Nominated by Ktr101 (talk) at 03:00, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Westcott railway station

Created by Iridescent (talk). Self nom at 02:09, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Chris Cameron (gymnast)

Created by Cbl62 (talk). Nominated by Cbl62 (talk) at 02:07, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Lambertia formosa

greenish horned fruit
Add alt-text!

  • Comment: flower image is prettier but less informative - will let folks decide, look on commonscat page

5x expanded by Casliber (talk). Nominated by Casliber (talk) at 01:41, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • The source does not confirm that the plant gets its name from the shape of its fruits. Gatoclass (talk) 08:15, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • D'oh. Meant to add this source which does. Casliber (talk · contribs) 13:24, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]


1958 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Created by Maple_Leaf (talk). Self nom at 04:24, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Only 500 bytes long, articles must have 1500 chars of main body text minimum to qualify. Gatoclass (talk) 13:56, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on April 19

Walter Dieminger

5x expanded by Stone (talk). Self nom at 05:13, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Daifukuji Soto Zen Mission

Japanese Buddhist temple

  • Comment: (moved from user space on April 19)

Created by W Nowicki (talk). Self nom at 21:26, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • length, date, hook verified, —innotata 21:46, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Pat Barrett (Texas firefighter)

ALT: ... that firefighter Pat Barrett helped to organize the rescue and emergency team known as Texas Task Force 1, which quickly responds to disasters?

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 03:29, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hired armed cutter Princess Augusta, Hired armed cutter Queen Charlotte

Created by Acad Ronin (talk). Self nom at 02:43, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Indian Mound Cemetery

First Confederate Memorial

5x expanded by Caponer (talk). Nominated by Caponer (talk) at 17:10, 19 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • The hooks look too long and clunky. Pare it down abit perhaps?--293.xx.xxx.xx (talk) 05:30, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Barry Hutchinson

Created by Struway2 (talk). Self nom at 17:09, 19 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Micah Jesse

Created by Wikitini (talk). Nominated by Chzz (talk) at 05:06, 19 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Katey Stone

Created by Maple_Leaf (talk). Nominated by Maple_Leaf (Maple_Leaf) at 20:10, 19 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on April 18

Volcanism of New Zealand

Submarine Kermadec arc volcanoes

Submarine Kermadec arc volcanoes

Satellite view of a roughly triangular lake, with scalloped indentations around the northwest coast.

  • ALT1:... that New Zealand's volcanism has produced several supervolcanoes (one pictured) and the densest concentration of young rhyolitic volcanos in the world?
  • Comment: Expanded from 1917 bytes (readable prose) to over 10K. The video is for the first hook; the lake picture is for the alternative hook.

5x expanded by Avenue (talk), Snori (talk). Nominated by Avenue (talk) at 02:44, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Henri-Étienne Beaunis

  • ... that psychologist and physiologist Henri-Étienne Beaunis published novels under the pseudonym "Paul Abaur"?

Created by Jean-Francois Gariepy (talk). Nominated by Innotata (talk) at 21:42, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ravi River

5x expanded by Nvvchar (talk), Dr. Blofeld (talk). Nominated by Dr. Blofeld (talk) at 21:12, 19 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Verified. Gatoclass (talk) 08:23, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Maybe it's just me, but I don't find the hook particularly interesting DYK-wise: it just says that the river had three names, which is quite common. It is interesting that the Ancient Greeks had a name for it, but the hook does not even state that outright (and the article is ambiguous about it) - even so, it is common knowledge that the post-Alexander Greeks set up polities in the region. Glancing over the article, I found a lot of info on the Indian-Pakistani dispute over the Ravi waters, but the text is pretty complex and the details hard to follow for a novice like me. The very issue seems very interesting (and well-researched by the author), so might I suggest writing a hook from some info in that part of the article? I would have also suggested an alt here, but I don't know where to start. And hey: how about a pic to go with the hook? Dahn (talk) 12:40, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Eighty Mile Beach

5x expanded by Maias (talk). Nominated by Maias (talk) at 04:09, 19 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Nice hook but unfortunately only a x3 expansion. Gatoclass (talk) 08:26, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Nature fakers controversy

Black and white portrait of an older, bearded man wearing a suit and a hat

  • ... that naturalist John Burroughs (pictured) began the nature fakers controversy in 1903 after publishing an essay titled "Real and Sham Natural History" which lambasted popular nature writers of the day?

Created/expanded by Yllosubmarine (talk). Nominated by Yllosubmarine (talk) at 03:52, 19 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Interesting article but only a 3.7 expansion. Gatoclass (talk) 09:14, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Connie Yori

Created by Jrcla2 (talk). Self nom at 00:49, 19 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

ALT: ...that Connie Yori, the current Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball head coach, is a two–time inductee into the Iowa Girls' High School Athletic Union Hall of Fame—once as a basketball player, the other as a softball player?

Orig Williams

Created by FruitMonkey (talk). Nominated by FruitMonkey (talk) 22:53, 18 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hangleton Manor Inn

A long, low, flint building in low sunlight, with many square- and round-headed windows

  • ... that Hangleton Manor (pictured), the oldest secular building in Hove, England, has a cursed dovecote reputedly haunted by ghost pigeons?

Created by Hassocks5489 (talk). Self nom at 20:36, 18 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Sherds (novel)

F. Sionil José, author of the novel Sherds.

Created by AnakngAraw (talk). Self nom at 19:09, 18 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Map of the Philippines

ALT 1: ... that the topics dealt with in F. Sionil José's novel Sherds makes it a cogitation on what is wrong with the Philippines (map pictured) as a nation? - AnakngAraw (talk) 19:20, 18 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • I took the liberty of removing some excessive links that add nothing to the hook and are quite common terms. Additionally: it is my understanding that hooks about works of fiction need to somehow relate to the real world, not just to the fictional plot. Dahn (talk) 23:40, 18 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Kingdom of Lithuania (1918)

A man with uniform

5x expanded by Renata3 (talk). Nominated by M.K (talk) at 18:55, 18 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • There's something quite ungrammatical about the hook: "presented to a German noble Wilhelm, 2nd Duke of Urach" just doesn't make any grammatical sense, as far I can discern. I think the phrase can be remedied with "the German noble". Dahn (talk) 23:30, 18 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
The article doesn't say this, as far as I can see. Ucucha 23:47, 18 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Exactly that part you failed to find in text? In any case possible ALT: "...that the election of German nobleman Wilhelm, 2nd Duke of Urach (pictured) as King of Lithuania rifted the Lithuanian Council?"
The part that says he had to know Lithuanian to occupy the throne. ALT1 is in the article. Ucucha 20:39, 19 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

O.H. "Ike" Harris

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 18:27, 18 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Gap Yah

  • ... that the satirical video Gap Yah, describing the experiences of fictional rah Orlando during his gap year, became a viral hit with around 50,000 unique views a day?

Created by Toon05 (talk). Self nom at 18:18, 18 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Everythings good to go but you need to add 66 more characters into the text. right now it's at 1434 and you need 1500.--White Shadows you're breaking up 19:00, 18 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    • Okie doke, I've added a little about the group and get 1525 now. Should "Gap Yah", as a sketch, be in italics? – Toon 19:21, 18 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Septic abortion

  • ... that a septic abortion may spread to other parts of the body in the woman suffering from it, potentially threatening her life if not treated quickly and effectively?

Created by Mikael Häggström (talk). Nominated by Mikael Häggström (talk) at 17:02, 18 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • On second thought, there's probably too much text in the form of lists to justify its length. Mikael Häggström (talk) 04:05, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

German submarine U-450

  • ALT1:... that U-450 went on three war patrols, but did not sink any ships?

Created by NerdyScienceDude (talk), White Shadows (talk), and Buggie111 (talk). Nominated by Buggie111 (talk) at 14:30, 18 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Articles featuring in the DYK should not be marked as stubs.--The Phantom In Church (talk) 21:31, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed.--White Shadows you're breaking up 21:37, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Halfdan Bryn

Created by Geschichte (talk). Self nom at 10:18, 18 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hook is a bit weak, as we could make a long list of great scholars who held no doctorates... Isaac Newton, Johannes Kepler, &c. Moonraker2 (talk) 07:47, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

St Catharine's Church, Scholes

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 09:26, 18 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

No.10 (Inter-Allied) Commando

Created by --Jim Sweeney (talk) 09:00, 18 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Unless this is going to be held over for next year's April Fool's, I don't think these hooks are appropriate. Gatoclass (talk) 09:18, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • And I don't think it's appropriate to hold an article for a year. Geschichte (talk) 15:41, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
OK maybe if you explained why they are not appropriate--Jim Sweeney (talk) 11:45, 21 April 2010 (UTC) ?[reply]

Rhynchonkos

A long-bodied, short=legged amphibian, pinkish-brown with dark brown spots on its side

5x expanded by Smokeybjb (talk). Nominated by Smokeybjb (talk) at 02:57, 18 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • A page number from cite 3 would be useful. Gatoclass (talk) 09:01, 18 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Rhynchonkos is discussed in pages 359-60. Smokeybjb (talk) 15:00, 18 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Cambridge Water Co Ltd v Eastern Counties Leather plc

Articles created/expanded on April 17

Nora Okja Keller

  • ... that Nora Okja Keller wrote the novel Comfort Woman, about Koreans used as sex slaves by the Japanese army in World War II, after she heard a lecture by a former victim?

Created by Alawa (talk). Nominated by Self (talk) at 22:00, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Length, date and hook refs verified. --Bruce1eetalk 06:43, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Lisa McPherson Trust

5x expanded by Panyd (talk). Self nom at 01:33, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Iceberg Theory

Created/expanded by Truthkeeper88 (talk). Nominated by Truthkeeper88 (talk) at 14:36, 19 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Expansion and date verified, offline hook refs accepted in good faith. I added "the" in front of "Iceberg Theory" in the hook. Please correct me if I'm wrong. --Bruce1eetalk 07:34, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Frederick A. Speik

Press photograph of Fred Speik in 1909

Created by Cbl62 (talk). Nominated by Cbl62 (talk) at 06:23, 19 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Henry Torney

Created by Cbl62 (talk). Nominated by Cbl62 (talk) at 05:25, 19 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Two problems with this hook, (a) it fails to mention that he was a footballer, and (b) he wasn't a millionaire at the time of his arrest. So I think the hook will at least need a tweak. Gatoclass (talk) 09:22, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Not sure it's necessary for the hook to note that he was a footballer (his football days pre-date the arrest by six years), but point taken on the timing of his millionaire status. Here's an alternative:
  • Seems to me his fame is due to his footballing career, so I still think that should be in the hook. Gatoclass (talk) 02:27, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Actually, Torney's New York Times obit focused on his engineering career/wealth as his main claim to fame. Including reference to his having played football in college is OK with me, but it makes the hook longer than it already is. Cbl62 (talk) 14:25, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • How about something like the following to cover Gato's concern:

1973–74 Buffalo Braves season

5x expanded by TonyTheTiger (talk). Nominated by TonyTheTiger (talk) at 03:31, 19 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Old Main (Washington & Jefferson College)

5x expanded by User:GrapedApe (talk). Nominated by User:GrapedApe (talk) at 03:08, 19 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Darrell Floyd

  • ... that Darrell Floyd, a two–time NCAA Division I men's basketball scoring champion in 1955 and 1956, never played a single game of professional basketball?

Created by Jrcla2 (talk). Self nom at 01:13, 19 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Nexhip Draga

  • ... that Nexhip Draga played an important role in the Albanian uprising of 1912?

Created by ZjarriRrethues (talk). Self nom at 19:27, 18 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Verified, but it looks as if somebody needs to write an article about the Albanian uprising! Gatoclass (talk) 09:42, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
The hook basically states that a guy named x did something, which looks quite bland - any hook could be rephrased like that. I think the hook could benefit more from adding another detail from Draga's biography. How about:
ALT 1: "... that Nexhip Draga, a former Ottoman kaymakam, played an important role in the Albanian uprising of 1912?"
Or you could go with:
ALT 2: "... that Nexhip Draga, member of the Ottoman Parliament and opponent of the Young Turks, played an important role in the Albanian uprising of 1912?" Dahn (talk) 21:06, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

15 Broad Street

15 Broad Street

Created by Gryffindor (talk). Self nom at 15:44, 18 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Debra Lehrmann

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 01:02, 18 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

ALT:...that Debra Lehrmann, Republican nominee for the Texas Supreme Court, predicts that Texas Democrats will make her race their top target in the 2010 general election?

Manimahesh Lake, Manimahesh Kailash Peak

alt = Manimahesh Lake during Festive season

5x expanded by Nvvchar (talk). Nominated by Nvvchar (talk) at 22:30, 17 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comment: Double article Hook – Article 1 expanded by more than 5x and Article 2 is new.--Nvvchar (talk) 22:30, 17 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Annie Shepherd Swan

  • ... that in 1901, The Juridical Review reported that the female inmates in Irish prisons most favored the books of Scottish writer Annie Shepherd Swan?

Created by 72.74.196.169 (talk). Nominated by Fetchcomms (talk) at 17:33, 17 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sheikh Bureik, Lajjun

Sheikh Abreik shrine, February 2008

Created by Huldra (talk), Zero0000 (talk), Tiamut (talk). Nominated by Tiamut (talk) at 16:39, 17 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Grady Hazlewood

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 15:56, 17 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Tim Sullivan (British filmmaker)

Created by Bradley0110 (talk). Self nom at 13:00, 17 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

De Groene Molen, Joure

Photo of a Dutch windmill

Created by Mjroots (talk). Nominated by Mjroots (talk) at 06:32, 17 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]


The Vast Fields of Ordinary

Created by Tim1965 (talk). Self nom at 03:40, 17 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

British Inspiration Awards

Created by MickMacNee (talk). Self nom at 02:54, 17 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Antica Pizzeria Port'Alba

The doorway of a building with "Antica Pizzeria Port'Alba" in gold lettering above the door. Inside the door are a stack of chairs and a table with a white table cloth.

Created by Mm40 (talk). Self nom at 01:12, 17 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • One of the sources states considered to be the world's first pizzeria brings the question, by whom? As stated the hook can't say It is the world's oldest without a strong verifiable source stating it is, which would be unlikely, second part is fine. Calmer Waters 03:14, 17 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • I did do a quick search, as that part of the hook was not cited, and found a source that stated that it was considered to be the oldest; however, it was not as extensive of a search as yours has been. I brought this up, because the fact was not cited per rules, and as the fact has in the header section, and many wish to follow the MOS guidelines that inline citations should not be in the lead, I did not add one myself. The only problem is that the same fact is not also included within the body of the article with a citation that allows reader to easily verify this fact, as you have done. If the fact and citation is added to body of the article and cited or cited at where it is currently stated, the hook can be verified and later promoted. Calmer Waters 15:16, 17 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Citations added. Date, length, and hook verified. Calmer Waters 15:44, 17 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on April 16

200 (South Park)

  • ... that every celebrity ever made fun on of the animated television series South Park teamed up to file a class action lawsuit against the town in "200", the show's 200th episode?

5x expanded by Hunter Kahn (talk). Nominated by Hunter Kahn (talk) at 04:22, 19 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1: ... that every celebrity ever made fun of on the animated television series South Park teamed up to file a class action lawsuit against the town in "200", the show's 200th episode?
  • Swapped 'of' and 'on'. Schwede66 23:26, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Again, a simple synopsis of an episode isn't really catchy and seems more of a violation of WP:FICTION, more specifically, WP:SOAP. Can the hook be spiced up abit at least? The show had some very interesting aspects, can't those be played up instead?--293.xx.xxx.xx (talk) 08:30, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Henry Richard Webb, John Evans Brown, John Thomas Peacock

portrait photo of John Thomas Peacock, showing a grey-haired older man with full beard in formal clothes

  • Comment: 'John Evans Brown' expansion started on 16 April. 'John Thomas Peacock' created in userspace and moved into mainspace on 17 April. 'Henry Richard Webb' created in userspace and moved into mainspace on 18 April. 'Francis James Garrick' was created a while back and is thus not part of this nomination.

Created/expanded by Schwede66 (talk), Avenue (talk), Adabow (talk). Self nom at 19:29, 18 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]



Girls on the Run

  • ... that the pre-teen girls' running-and-wellness program Girls on the Run has its roots in its founder's climb out of alcoholism?

Created by User:Piledhigheranddeeper (talk). Self nom at 23:46, 16 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Dates, length and sources all good. --Allen3 talk 17:04, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Charles Perry (Texas politician)

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 22:43, 16 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District

Created by Aboutmovies (talk). Nominated by Aboutmovies (talk) at 21:29, 16 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ivan the Russian

Created by TodorBozhinov (talk). Nominated by TodorBozhinov (talk) at 20:13, 16 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1: ... that medieval Bulgarian military leader Ivan the Russian defended Plovdiv in a four-month Byzantine siege only for the citizens to let the Byzantines in while he was away?
ALT2: ... that after being invited to guard the Great Palace of Constantinople, medieval Bulgarian military leader Ivan the Russian was involved in a failed Bulgarian plot to capture the Byzantine emperor? Todor→Bozhinov 20:13, 16 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Walter Woon

A large grey building with an orange tiled roof and the coat of arms of Singapore on the front, with a driveway in front of it lined with palm trees

5x expanded by Truth'soutthere (talk). Nominated by Truth'soutthere (talk) at 19:54, 16 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Only 4.3X expanded, keep going! ErinM (talk) 04:40, 17 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oops, OK. — Cheers, Truth's Out There (speak the truth) 05:26, 17 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Am still working on the article, but have a look and see if a five-time expansion has been achieved. — Cheers, Truth's Out There (speak the truth) 18:13, 18 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • The hook is 224 characters and needs to be less than 200, how about:
.. that Walter Woon, former Attorney-General of Singapore, was the first Member of Parliament (Parliament House pictured) since Singapore's independence to have a private member's bill become a public law?
It's still 206 but '(Parliament House pictured)' takes up a lot of characters. Mikenorton (talk) 22:21, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

John Macklin

Created by Cbl62 (talk). Nominated by Cbl62 (talk) at 13:46, 16 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster

A man standing, wearing a red and white cloak, and white trousers and stockings

5x expanded by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 12:12, 16 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Dates and expansion both good. AGF of offline source. --Allen3 talk 17:06, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Tommy Cheetham

Created by Struway2 (talk). Self nom at 08:45, 16 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame

Created by BRMo (talk). Self nom at 03:35, 16 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Mine Workers' Union of Canada

Created by Soman (talk). Self nom at 01:57, 16 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Pender Hodge Cudlip

Created by 72.74.196.169 (talk). Nominated by Fetchcomms (talk) at 00:25, 16 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Older nominations

Articles created/expanded on April 15

Eastern Michigan Eagles football

5x expanded by Cmadler (talk). Nominated by Cmadler (talk) at 13:36, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Verified length, age. Regarding the hooks:
  • I didn't see a direct cite for the first hook.
  • For ALT1, I saw a citation for the undefeated seasons but not the bowl game.
  • ALT2 verified.
  • ALT3 verified. I adjusted the percentage from 27% since 61/221 is 27.6%, rounding up to 28%. –Grondemar 16:29, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Lauren Ebsary


Add alt-text!
Add rollover text!

Created/expanded by YellowMonkey (talk). Self nom at 08:22, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]


GA nom YellowMonkey (vote in the Southern Stars and White Ferns supermodel photo poll) 08:22, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

William Channing Woodbridge

  • ... that in the 1820's, several books on geography were written in collaboration by William Channing Woodbridge and Emma Willard, but the latter had to publicly assure readers that they were entirely written by Woodbridge so they would be taken seriously?

Started by Elkmilok (talk), expanded and edited by Sheeana (talk). Self nominated by Sheeana Talk 06:29, 19 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • {subst:DYKtick}}Dates, expansion, and source all good. --Allen3 talk 17:09, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

2009 International Bowl

Donald Brown

5x expanded by Grondemar (talk). Self nom at 06:25, 19 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Dates, expansion, and sources all good. --Allen3 talk 17:11, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Storm-Adriance-Brinckerhoff House

Created by Daniel Case (talk). Nominated by Daniel Case (talk) at 17:23, 17 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • length, date verified, but sources blocked by my browser. —innotata 23:47, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Dubgaill and Finngaill

  • ... that when the black foreigners arrived in Dublin they made a great slaughter of the white?
  • Comment: The suggested hook might be more suitable for April 1st, so ALT suggestions are very much appreciated

Created by Finnrind (talk). Nominated by Finnrind (talk) at 13:19, 17 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Extreme 19th

  • ... that at the Extreme 19th, the world's highest and longest par 3 golf hole, a tee shot takes almost 30 seconds to land?

Created by Steamroller Assault (talk). Self nom at 01:41, 17 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Should the name of the hole be capitalized or not? The article uses both. ErinM (talk) 04:44, 17 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Also, only 1109 characters, keep going! ErinM (talk) 04:45, 17 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Since the owners of the course capitalize 'Extreme', I've applied it to the article, and the hook should be altered to that format as well. I've also expanded the article. Steamroller Assault (talk) 06:46, 17 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • DYK check shows 1625 characters -- Esemono (talk) 11:44, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Length, date and hook ref OK, I capitalised extreme in the hook. Mikenorton (talk) 22:10, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wicked Summer

Created by Ktr101 (talk). Nominated by Ktr101 (talk) at 14:26, 16 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • IMO No. This is speculation at best at worst it is us getting suckered in to some show's viral marketing. Maybe there is more to it, but the article mentions a facebook vote as detail on the story. Wikipedia should be more than this Victuallers (talk) 10:17, 18 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Fine, I'll axe that after some more information comes out. I could also change the hook to be more neutral. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 15:56, 18 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Kristian Schreiner, Alette Schreiner

Created by Geschichte (talk). Self nom at 21:11, 15 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Tony Dunkin

Created by Jrcla2 (talk). Self nom at 19:29, 15 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Adelsteen Normann

Normann's painting of a fjord

Created by Victuallers (talk). Self nom at 19:28, 15 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Date and length check out. Offline citation accepted AGF for hook (appears to be online but isn't). Just one query: as I understand it, the image should have a copyright-expired licence, but it's on a PD-self licence. It is a free image as far as I can see - it just needs the correct licence.--Storye book (talk) 16:20, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Thx. Changed license as requested/needed - this is definitely 70 years after he died rather than cleverly loaded by his ghost. Victuallers (talk) 16:35, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • All OK now. Thanks for sorting out the licence.--Storye book (talk) 17:05, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Domonic Brown

A dark-skinned man in his early twenties wearing a blue baseball jersey and holding a baseball bat

5x expanded by Killervogel5 (talk). Nominated by Killervogel5 (talk) at 14:46, 15 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • No... he's a minor-league baseball player, and images are hard to come by. I was lucky to get the ones in the article to begin with, and I thought this was the better of the two. It's not essential to the hook passing, after all. KV5 (Talk • Phils) 20:51, 18 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Please don't make assumptions like that. I simply asked if better pictures were available.--293.xx.xxx.xx (talk) 05:10, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Um... assumptions like what? I just wanted to answer your question. KV5 (Talk • Phils) 11:49, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Black Virgin Mountain

Created by Esemono (talk). Self nom at 02:39, 15 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Although the date, length and hook check out, this one has a couple of issues.
  1. The title of the article is a proper name, so it should all be capitalised; therefore it should be moved to a new title.
  2. This mountain is a major landmark which has always been there, and no doubt a lot of geographical and historical information is available about it. Yet most of the article is about its role in the Vietnam War. Some worldwide readers may see this disproportion as bias. Could it be balanced with more text about geography and local history?
NB I have copyedited it, so I guess someone else will have to do the final review.--Storye book (talk) 15:23, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Its a start article its history beside the Vietnam War will be expanded upon once it gets attention from the DYK. -- Esemono (talk) 21:14, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thanks Esemono for moving the article to the correct title.--Storye book (talk) 22:44, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thanks for the copyedit! Me no good at the grammer. -- Esemono (talk) 03:46, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I'd like to see more about the geography of the mountain.Thelmadatter (talk) 16:58, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on April 14

Corinne Malvern

Created/expanded by Dfoy (talk). Nominated by Karenjc (talk) at 18:59, 18 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

2010 Subway Fresh Fit 600

5x expanded by Nascar1996 (talk), NerdyScienceDude (talk). Nominated by NerdyScienceDude (talk) at 02:19, 19 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Article and supporting source indicate Newman made his pass on the last lap. Hook needs to be corrected. --Allen3 talk 16:46, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Rick Bauman

Created by Esprqii (talk). Nominated by Esprqii (talk) at 22:08, 14 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • length, date, hook verified. —innotata 16:16, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Walworth, County Durham, Walworth Castle

Huge stone-built castle with rounded towers and flags on top

5x expanded by Storye book (talk). Nominated by Storye book (talk) at 19:23, 14 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

either of these double hooks are good to go. Victuallers (talk) 10:49, 15 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
"Great big castle" is a quirky phrase here, but I can't find it in either article. Materialscientist (talk) 00:22, 16 April 2010 (UTC) I'm willing to take the picture as a ref... 08:38, 16 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • The size of the castle is clear enough on Google Earth and the other satellite maps. Also, photos on the castle's website e.g. here show the size of the castle relative to the people. I have tried not to use this website for citations more than necessary, in case it is taken as advertising, but I'll add it temporarily for the sake of the hook if you like. --Storye book (talk) 10:33, 16 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Well, lots of castles are large. Why should this one in particular be termed "great big"? Is it particularly known for its size? cmadler (talk) 13:23, 16 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • The point of the hook is that the size of this or any other castle would be disproportionate for a tiny village. This is a scattered village, in which the nucleus, which contains the castle, is a tiny hamlet. Even if all the dwellings of the village were put in one spot, it would still be a tiny village. Storye book (talk) 14:36, 16 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
My only problem with ALT2 is that it makes "castle" into a small-looking link that doesn't show up well, yet that's the one which would interest our readers most if they noticed it.--Storye book (talk) 23:11, 18 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
What about going in a whole different direction with the hook? The article doesn't give a population for the village, but it says that together with two other villages there were 167 people on the electoral roll in 2001. Supposing that the villages are roughly equal in size, and supposing that 50% of the population is on the electoral roll, that suggests a population of about 120. Maybe something could be mentioned along the lines of "the castle is capable of serving every village resident at one time" ([1] banquet capacity of at least 120). Obviously it would need sourcing, but that might be more interesting, and still make the point about the size of the castle relative to the size of the village. cmadler (talk) 15:25, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thanks for the suggestion, but it doesn't feel appropriate. Firstly, it would not be a hamlet if it had 120 people. I think that (excluding the castle and its gatehouse etc., and excluding farmbuildings which are not dwellings) there are probably 10 dwellings max in the hamlet, and the middle class inhabitants of this type of village don't live 12 to a house. Secondly, castles don't regularly serve their adjacent village with dinner or anything else, even if they are hotels and the locals drive BMWs. Thirdly, an expensive hotel like this one which has had, shall we say, variable restaurant reviews, is more likely to attract a long-distance clientele than the locals who know what the prices and food are like. Can't we just keep it tactful and simple and say that it's a hamlet with a castle in it?--Storye book (talk) 16:53, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • I was just guessing at population based on what the article says and trying to find another way to make your original point: that it's a little hamlet with a good-sized castle. cmadler (talk) 17:13, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I am Ok with ALT3 (but not with the "great big" hooks) Materialscientist (talk) 05:03, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This article had an approved hook already. There are no rules against claiming that castles are big and large ... no one is disputing this (i hope its implicit and theres a picture of a big large castle. Both of the first hooks are fine. They are true, well referenced, on time, etc etc. That is what we require of hooks. The fact that two people think the hook is fine and should be argument enough. Alt3 is true too ... and may be loaded just to avoid offending anyone ... (which is not my purpose). So lets go with alt3.. but IMO this is not the best hook. Victuallers (talk) 16:47, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Colorado State highway 263

Created by Buggie111 (talk). Nominated by Buggie111 (talk) at 01:11, 14 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • This doesn't strike me as at all unusual; many roads began as dirt or gravel and were later paved. Maybe another hook can be suggested? As a side note, the statement in the article that "The entire route is mainly located within the city limits of Greeley, in Weld County, Colorado" (my emphasis) is confusing. cmadler (talk) 17:05, 14 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
The sentance you mentioned was a result of me looking at a CDOT report aobut segments of the road. It said that the last segment of the road, from about 2.4 miles to 2.733 was "Exiting City Limits". Of course, I can interpret that as that it exits the city limits the moment it ends, and thus that sentance would become The entire route is located within the city limits of Greeley, in Weld County, Colorado". That would have been my first hook. So, here is my modified hook:


So, how is it? Buggie111 (talk) 21:19, 14 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I dont see this hook supported in the article.

Articles created/expanded on April 13

Otto Thott

Description of the image

  • ... that Otto Thott (pictured) possessed one of the largest private libraries in the 18th century?

Created by Leszek Jańczuk (talk). Self nom at 16:39, 16 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Reworded the hook (changed biggest to largest, pluralized library, changed "in the 18th" to read "of the 18th"). I did it in-place because in my opinion it is not an ALT, but just fixing what was already proposed. —ShinyG 04:49, 17 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    • It is done. Leszek Jańczuk (talk) 12:07, 17 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
      • Just to make this crystal clear, what I had re-written was:
ALT1: ... that Otto Thott (pictured) possessed one of the largest private libraries of the 18th century? —ShinyG 17:50, 17 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • The hook must be cited in the article. Jujutacular T · C 21:28, 19 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • ALT2: ... that Otto Thott (pictured) possessed one of the largest private libraries of the 18th century in Danmark?
Leszek Jańczuk (talk) 22:42, 19 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Cellach of Armagh

5x expanded by Finnrind (talk). Nominated by Finnrind (talk) at 19:20, 13 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Haiti economic reforms of 1996

Created by Piotrus (talk). Nominated by Piotrus (talk) at 16:49, 13 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • The only reform I see described is the Emergency Economic Recovery Plan, despite the article's title. Why not name this after the 1996 act?Thelmadatter (talk) 22:16, 17 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Because there was no "1996 act". Instead, there were several related reforms, from the Emergency Economic Recovery Plan (preceeding 1996) to reforms described in Myers Budgetary Reform in Haiti from 1996-98 article. I admit that the current name of the article may not be perfect, but as majority of those reforms did take place in 1996 (when they were passed, their implementation took several years, and I am not sure of the cut off date that Myers uses for 98 is the best) I think it is acceptable. Perhaps Haiti economic reforms of mid- and late 1990s could be better, but... it doesn't seem very MoS friendly. That said, I would be happy to discuss renaming suggestions on the discussion page of the article. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk 03:48, 18 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Can you make it clearer in the article that there were actions other than the Emergency Economic Recovery Plan?Thelmadatter (talk) 17:04, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Timothy Harris (writer)

  • ... that, despite having a prior award nomination for film writing, it was once said of Timothy Harris and Herschel Weingrod that their "resume reads like a catalogue of the past decade's most irritating films"?

Created by Big Bird (talk). Self nom at 16:12, 13 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

San Antonino Castillo Velasco

5x expanded by Thelmadatter (talk). Self nom at 15:47, 13 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Dates, expansion, and sources all check. --Allen3 talk 13:55, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

North Atlantic Oscillation (band)

Created by Nick Ottery (talk). Self nom at 14:08, 13 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Native American jewelry

Native American jewelry

Created by Bonnie.butterfield (talk). Nominated by Chzz (talk) at 02:28, 13 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Article was created on 9 April. —ShinyG 04:45, 17 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
ALT1: ... that beadwork on herbal bag Native American necklaces is believed to increase the healing power of Medicine Men? —ShinyG 04:42, 17 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note The article was moved to mainspace on 12 April [2] - I hope that this doesn't mean it has been overlooked for DYK; at the time this was posted, it was well within time constraints. Please reconsider it. In addition, there are now pictures on the article. I am happy with the alt; take your pick from the images, but perhaps the one I show here is the best?  Chzz  ►  10:17, 19 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Legacy of Pedro II of Brazil

a bronze bust of a bearded man sits atop a plinth inscribed with a dedicatory inscription

  • ... that an important legacy of Pedro II of Brazil is that the Emperor's reign was so instrumental in establishing Brazilian democratic institutions that it has even been called "a crowned democracy"?

5x expanded by Lecen (talk), Astynax (talk). Self nom at 19:17, 15 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on April 12

West Loch Disaster

Created by MickMacNee (talk). Self nom at 23:13, 12 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Date and length check out, and image has rollover text and copyright is good. However (a) image needs alt text and (b) article text doesn't support the hook. Would you care to try "is the only remaining wreckage' of the West Loch Disaster"? (If it were the only remaining evidence, it would be a pretty short article.) - DustFormsWords (talk) 03:54, 13 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • I don't like 'wreckage' because there is a whole bunch of wreckage dumped out to sea, and I would suspect there is still some in the Loch. I would prefer 'visible reminder', however there is of course a plaque too. If nobody can come up with anything better, I'd be fine with weckage I suppose. Not sure what you meant by alt text, I added 'alt=' to the image syntax, if that's what you meant. MickMacNee (talk) 11:42, 13 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1... that the hulk of LST-480 (pictured) is the only remaining evidence of the West Loch Disaster, the second tragedy to befall Pearl Harbor during World War II? (How about using hulk instead of wreckage?)--293.xx.xxx.xx (talk) 08:07, 14 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on April 11

Saw II (video game)

  • ... that Saw II, the video game sequel to Saw: The Video Game, has now included the ability for the player to kill enemies using the environment?

Created by GroundZ3R0 002 (talk). Nominated by GroundZ3R0 002 (talk) at 18:46, 11 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Ineligible per WP:CRYSTAL. Despite the well-sourced coverage there remains a significant chance with any unreleased videogame that it will, in fact, not be released, especially where the developer is a small studio like Zombie who aren't self-publishing. It's otherwise a good article, though; userfy it until August to prevent it getting hit by AfD and then bring it back into the mainspace when the game's released (or at least has a firmer release date than "August"). - DustFormsWords (talk) 02:40, 13 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • I don't think WP:CRYSTAL applies in this case. The article is hardly "unverified speculation." As required, it's verifiable, and it meets the requirement that "it would merit an article if the event had already occurred." cmadler (talk) 15:02, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on April 10

Archibald Montgomerie, 11th Earl of Eglinton

5x expanded by Lordoliver (talk). Self nom at 1:38, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

  • It's a fivefold expansion of prose, not of the total article size. I also have a problem with the hook; it's incredibly confusing. Ironholds (talk) 19:40, 12 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oh ok, I will continue to expand the article. Thanks and Have A Great Day! Here is an alternate Hook:
  • not expanded enough. —innotata 23:44, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
5x refers to the amount of readable prose, not total article size. I get 5193 characters in the expanded and 1243 for the non expanded version. Almost there.Thelmadatter (talk) 13:36, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I get 1240 --> 4575: not enough. And the expansion must be in five days, so it is too late. —innotata 16:14, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
It must be nominated within five days. If it had to be accepted in five days, almost no articles would be acceptable. If it gets expanded before this date is taken off the suggestion list, its fine.Thelmadatter (talk) 17:06, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Looming and similar refraction phenomena

Three frame image of Looming, Towering and mirage of Farallon Island

  • ... that distant objects (pictured) that are observed from the same place may appear to look elevated, lowered, stretched, or shortened depending on atmospheric refraction?

Created by Mbz1 (talk). Nominated by Mbz1 (talk) at 15:17, 11 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Parkside Middle School

Created by LGF1992UK (talk). Self nom at 16:34, 10 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Article needs references from reliable secondary sources. The whole article appears to be sourced to a history of the school put out by the school itself in its final year. Also, common practice at DYK is that an article should generally have at least one inline citation per paragraph. cmadler (talk) 15:55, 14 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Ive add some refs for some stuff but the body of the article is as cmadler describes - I cannot find alumni or notability and this is not a pure secondary school. No problem to ref every para to the one substantial ref. I'll let others decide. Victuallers (talk) 15:36, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on April 9

ISKCON Guru System

ISKCON Guru System initation

Wikidas© 09:00, 13 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Washington Initiative 692 (1998)

Created by Bluerasberry (talk). Nominated by Another Believer (talk) at 04:50, 12 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • At 1427 characters, the article is shorter than the required 1500 characters of readable text.

Minuscule 671

  • ... that the owner of the Minuscule 671 and the place of its housing officially is unknown?

Created by Leszek Jańczuk (talk). Self nom at 21:55, 10 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Dates and length both good. AGF of offline sources. --Allen3 talk 16:31, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on April 8

Differences between codices Sinaiticus and Vaticanus

Created by Leszek Jańczuk (talk). Self nom at 21:55, 10 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]


MovieLens

  • ... that to recommend products for consumers to purchase, Amazon.com originally used the technology behind MovieLens, a website that recommends films to its users based on their preferences?

Created by Gary King (talk). Nominated by Gary King (talk) at 07:27, 8 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • I have a minor concern about the cited sources. For online sources, a link should be given. For sources not available online, enough information should be given to enable someone to find the source; in this case (newspaper articles), I suggest that page numbers are needed. cmadler (talk) 14:13, 8 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Okay done for all the ones that have page numbers. Gary King (talk) 18:07, 8 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on April 6

Sacha Catharina Macfarlane

  • Comment: Does one also acknowledge IP users as authors? User:76.76.238.10 has written a bit.

Created by Stevenjgarner (talk) and by an anonymous user (User talk:76.76.238.10). Nominated by Schwede66 (talk) at 19:47, 7 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comment, sure no problem if you add him as a conom. Wikipedia is the encyclopedia anyone can edit!--Wehwalt (talk) 23:27, 7 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I've just prodded the article as it clearly fails WP:1EVENT. An article based on the incident rather than the victim might be another matter. dramatic (talk) 02:37, 8 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I placed {{prodwarning}}s on User talk:Stevenjgarner and User talk:76.76.238.10, just in case. —ShinyG 22:31, 9 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
The PROD has been declined. Schwede66 08:58, 15 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Now up for AfD. cmadler (talk) 13:58, 15 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Willis Glassgow

Created by Cbl62 (talk). Nominated by Cbl62 (talk) at 21:42, 6 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • I struggle with these US sports hooks, but for this one I couldn't find confirmation that he was ever part of something called the "Big Ten", although a couple of sources mention a "Big Nine". Gatoclass (talk) 12:36, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • The Chicago Tribune Silver Football is awarded to the most valuable player in the Big Ten Conference. This is supported by fn. 10 which is an online source. Here's another on-line source that confirms that the Silver Football award is given to the player chosen as the MVP in the Big Ten: [3] Cbl62 (talk) 14:59, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Banwell Castle

Stone building with embattlements

Created by Rodw (talk). Nominated by Rodw (talk) at 21:39, 6 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • In spite of the many mistaken statements found here and there on the net, it is not a folly; it's just eccentric. Mangoe (talk) 17:12, 8 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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I Got You (Leona Lewis song)

Created by Calvin999 (talk). Nominated by Tbhotch (talk) at 06:22, 6 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • a critic compared one song with another...isn't that what they do? If you can find a pop song that has never been compared then that is a great hook Victuallers (talk) 19:10, 6 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on April 4

Galilean cannon

Created by SteveBaker (talk). Nominated by SteveBaker (talk) at 03:52, 4 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • The article barely has any sources, we require at least one source per paragraph. Youtube is not a reliable source. Yazan (talk) 13:01, 4 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I tried to save this article as there should be one. However I couldn't find on line refs to "Galilean Cannon". Do think about how to save it. I have used this device - we need this article Victuallers (talk) 10:10, 11 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I found a catalogue from NTL a german scientific equipment supplier that sells what it calls a 'momentum cannon', [4]. Mikenorton (talk) 22:26, 12 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Nice find, however my problem is whether we are creating a neologism ... maybe the trade name or some evidence that one of these terms is in use by several people? Victuallers (talk) 13:06, 13 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
That device appears to be identical to the "Astro-blaster" I linked to in the article...same color, same everything.
The original name for this thing is a "Galilean Cannon" - and the concept is an ancient one - that is definitely not a neologism. I certainly saw a demo of the thing in physics class in high-school back in the early 1970's. Various educational toys have been made based around the original concept - sadly, with different trade names that are neologisms. For something that is such an important and compelling physics demonstration, it's completely amazing that (a) we didn't already have an article about it and (b) that there is almost no mention of it online. That makes it extremely hard to find more references - or more referenceable things to say about the device. I found a bunch of YouTube videos showing people in science classes demonstrating the idea - but again, nothing we can really use as a reference. What we really need is some Victorian-era physics text-books. I understand that this lack of references makes the article unsuitable for a DYK entry - but that's a shame because this is a classic example of an article that would gain from some exposure to a wider audience. SteveBaker (talk) 23:42, 19 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I agree Steve - however rules are rules ... um? if two admins care to agree with me then we'll do it anyway. I am familiar with this device but I only know it by its tradename. Otherwise then I regret we cannot proceed. Victuallers (talk) 16:48, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Special occasion holding area

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

See also

  1. ^ "1958 All-Star Game". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Sixteen Years Later, She's in First Place". ECAC Hockey. March 5, 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template_talk%3ADid_you_know&action=historysubmit&diff=357438697&oldid=357438008

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