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* ...that ] ''']''' is the father of modern ]? (self nom) --] <sup>]</sup> 14:38, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
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* ''''']''''' is a national grant scheme in the ], operated completely by ]? (self-nom) ]<font color="#009933">]</font>] <sup><font color="#FF917F">]</font></sup> 23:42, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
* ... that the ''']''' is the largest game preserve in the world. -- ] 02:05, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
*...that ]n labour activist ''']''' established the first women's division of the ].--] 02:08, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
*...that ''']''' was a utopian settlement founded in ] in 1893 by discontents of the ]? --] 03:57, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
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*...that ''''']''''' are dolls, traditionally carried on the backs of ] women who want to ]? -- created by ], nominated by ] 06:45, 25 July 2006 (UTC)


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*... that each ''''']''''' character piece is either the good or evil Gamoja of a set of twins? (self nom, sorry for the dodgy wording) ]<font color="#009933">]</font>] <sup><font color="#FF917F">]</font></sup> 08:36, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
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*... that ''']''' was an ] resistance leader who was involved in a series of battles with white settlers in the 1830s in ] ]? -- ] 14:29, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
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*... that the ''']''' was the biggest ground battle in the entire Far East Theatre of the ]? --AQu01rius 14:50, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
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*... that ''']''', a ] which started with only $147 of donations, created the ] program which has sold over 1.3 million copies since 1986? (self nom + image) ] 16:00, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
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*... that ''']''' was an American screenwriter and producer whose work included '']'' and '']''? (self nom, my first one so forgive me if it doesn't meet criteria... expanded up on Jul 24) ] 13:35, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
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*... that ''']''' the elephant, ''(pictured)'' toured many European countries in the 17th century, performing feats of 'intelligence', and was sketched by ] several times? -- article by ], translated from de: from a suggestion by ], nom by ++]: ]/] 15:37, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
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*...that one of the world's most easily recognizable ]s, "''']'''", traces its history to drunk children crossing a road in ]?
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::Note:In my opinion, this is high-impact DYK. — ] (]) 17:54, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
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:::I agree that it would be a great DYK, but do you have any references to back up the Shiprock, NM story? ] 17:58, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
::::I only ask because returns 2 results, neither of which back this up. ] 18:03, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
:::::I don't think Reader's Digest keeps all its articles online. I have cited my source. Initially it was placed at wrong place, now I have moved it to correct place. — ] (]) 18:05, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
::::::I am not sure of the publishing policies of Reader's Digest, but if it is of simultaneous release in all languages, then this can also be found in July 1992 edition of Reader's Digest. Quoting that would be better considering the fact that this is enwiki. The exact name of the story may be slightly different as I have just translated it from Hindi to English. — ] (]) 18:20, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
::Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. This is a pretty large claim, and a single reference in Readers Digest from 1992 is hardly a gold-plated, copper-bottomed citation. At the very least, I would have expected ] to claim to be the origin, whether not the claim has a reputable origin. -- ] ] 20:39, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
*... that when ''']''' won the ] pageant, ], with five wins in total, became the second most successful state to compete at ]? -- <font color="#DE3163">]</font> • <small><font color="#660066">]</font> | <font color="#FF4F00">]</font> | <font color="#2E8B57">]</font></small> 04:18, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
**Miss Universe is already on ITN; second most successful isn't really notable either.--] 08:25, 25 July 2006 (UTC)


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*...that the ''']''' made ] history by being the first team to ever win the ] as time ran off the clock?
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*...that the ''']''' (pictured) occupies the ] 19th-century edifice of the former royal palace? Self-nom, '']]]'' 20:48, 23 July 2006 (UTC)


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*...that the ''']''' during the Chinese ] involved more than one million troops? --AQu01rius 22:19, 23 July 2006 (UTC)
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*...that ] offers a chartered flight from ''']''' to ] on every fourth Wednesday of the month?] 14:12, 23 July 2006 (UTC)
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*...that ''']''' is a former ] ] coach and is the only person to have coached and later competed at the ]? (expanded stub, image available - self-nom) -- ] 16:00, 23 July 2006 (UTC)
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*...that ''''']''''' was the longest-running musical stage production ever until the ], with an initial run of 931 performances? (self-nom) --] 08:15, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
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*...that the ] heavyweight ] ''']''' was a condidate on the ] but got only 0.02% of the vote? - by ] and ] 02:52 -- nominated by ]
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*...that ''']''' (pictured) are often coated with ] compounds, to prevent tissue proliferation and blockage when placed into arteries? -- article by ], nom by ] <small>]</small> 09:06, 23 July 2006 (UTC)
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**Depending on what level of technical wording is desired, something like "...that ''']s''' are devices used to open blocked ]? — ] ] 21:05, 23 July 2006 (UTC)
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***I've updated the last 3 and haven't included this one because I nomed it -- but it would make a great DYK! -- ] <small>]</small> 00:12, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
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*...that ''']''' caused 625 deaths and $2.5 billion (2006 ]) in damage to the ], ], and ], making it the most damaging storm of the ] so far? (self-nom) --''']]]''' <small>]</small> 04:19, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
*...that the ''''']''''' manga, by Kagemaru Himeno, explains the stories behind the artwork that Himeno did for the '']''? (self-nom) ]<font color="#009933">]</font>] <sup><font color="#CF5440">]</font></sup> 11:42, 22 July 2006 (UTC)


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I proposed that the following ''should'' be included, unless a good reason can be found to exclude it. None of the objections below seem valid (as objections to DYK inclusion, although of course they are valid as suggestions for article improvement) ] 18:55, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
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*...that the ''']''' ] (''Decticus verrucivorus'') obtained both its ] and ] names from a ] practice of using the cricket to bite ]s from the skin? ] 13:07, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
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**Very short and limited in its scope - only discusses Britain.--] 07:44, 23 July 2006 (UTC)
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***Not ''quite'' accurate, the distribution and conservation sections only cover Britain, but they form only a small part of the article. You've rightly marked the article up with the worldwide view tag - I've also added the section-stub tag to those two sections. It sounds as though we might have different ideas about the type of article which could be included in DYK - are there some guidelines on this? ] 15:21, 23 July 2006 (UTC)
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****Did you read ]? The taxobox or template aren't generally included in any calculation of article length. You may also want to look at the guidelines for when subheadings are useful .--] 00:04, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
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*****Yes I did read that, and I've also read the guide to layout, but thanks for mentioning that. Thanks also for pointing out that the taxobox doesn't count as part of the size calculation - I'd not realised that. However, I'm still not sure I understand why you think this doesn't qualify - if it's the size, how many characters short of the 1000 character threshold do you think the article is currently? I couldn't see any other reason in the DYK criteria why this might not qualify - the section-stub/lack of worldwide view issue isn't mentioned as far as I can see. ] 00:17, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
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******I currently see it as about 50 characters short of 1000. So really, only like one or two more sentences would be required. I'll try and see what I can come up with. ;-) --] <sup><font color="#3D9140">]</font></sup> 19:06, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
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**(de-indent some)How's it looking now? ] 19:17, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
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***Well, it's over 1000 characters now. And I think the limited scope comes from the insect being limited to Britain. And I'm pretty sure that can be corrected. What better way to draw a wider audience than to feature it in DYK? ;-) --] <sup><font color="#3D9140">]</font></sup> 20:41, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
***FYI, I've added some more facts to it (from a couple papers found on JSTOR)
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****I'm a little concerned about how much the article resembles . It's not quite copy-and-paste, though I think I'd still consider it close enough to be bordering on copyright infringement. Wiser/more experienced users may disagree with this assessment; it's not always easy to rewrite work. — ] ] 04:31, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
*****That's interesting, as I didn't use that as a principal source. The source I used was the book listed in the references section of the article, by Marshall & Haes, and initially I only added ARKive as an external link. For one or two of the more recent additions, I used ARKive ''as well as'' the original source, but I'm sure that I've not plundered it to the extent that I infringed copyright. Perhaps ARKive itself is the potential copyrgiht infringer? it does seem to contain text that is lifted out of Marshall & Haes in places. If there are specific passages you are worried about can you flag them up, and I'll see what I can to rework them. ] 14:47, 25 July 2006 (UTC)


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  5. Hook must be stated in both the article and source (which must be cited at the end of the article sentence where stated).
  6. Hook should make sense grammatically.
  7. Try to vary subject matters within each prep area.
  8. Try to select a funny, quirky or otherwise upbeat hook for the last or bottom hook in the set.
Steps to add a hook to prep
  • In one tab, open the nomination page of the hook you want to promote.
  • In a second tab, open the prep set you intend to add the hook to.

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  1. For hooks held for specific dates, refer to "Local update times" section on DYK Queue.
    • Completed Prep area number sets will be promoted by an administrator to corresponding Queue number.
  2. Copy and paste the hook into a chosen slot.
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  3. If it's the lead (first) hook, paste the image where indicated at the top of the template.
  4. Copy and paste ALL the credit information (the {{DYKmake}} and {{DYKnom}} templates) at the bottom
  5. Check your work in the prep's Preview mode.
    • At the bottom under "Credits", to the right of each article should have the link "View nom subpage" ; if not, a subpage parameter will need to be added to the DYKmake.
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Closing the DYK nomination page
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    • Also paste the same thing into the edit summary.
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  4. Save.

For more information, please see T:TDYK#How to promote an accepted hook.

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How to remove a rejected hook

  • Open the DYK nomination subpage of the hook you would like to remove. (It's best to wait several days after a reviewer has rejected the hook, just in case someone contests or the article undergoes a large change.)
  • In the window where the DYK nomination subpage is open, replace the line {{DYKsubpage with {{subst:DYKsubpage, and replace |passed= with |passed=no. Then save the page. This has the effect of wrapping up the discussion on the DYK nomination subpage in a blue archive box and stating that the nomination was unsuccessful, as well as adding the nomination to a category for archival purposes.

How to remove a hook from the prep areas or queue

  • Edit the prep area or queue where the hook is and remove the hook and the credits associated with it.
  • Go to the hook's nomination subpage (there should have been a link to it in the credits section).
    • View the edit history for that page
    • Go back to the last version before the edit where the hook was promoted, and revert to that version to make the nomination active again.
    • Add a new icon on the nomination subpage to cancel the previous tick and leave a comment after it explaining that the hook was removed from the prep area or queue, and why, so that later reviewers are aware of this issue.
  • Add a transclusion of the template back to this page so that reviewers can see it. It goes under the date that it was first created/expanded/listed as a GA. You may need to add back the day header for that date if it had been removed from this page.
  • If you removed the hook from a queue, it is best to either replace it with another hook from one of the prep areas, or to leave a message at WT:DYK asking someone else to do so.

How to move a nomination subpage to a new name

  • Don't; it should not ever be necessary, and will break some links which will later need to be repaired. Even if you change the title of the article, you don't need to move the nomination page.

Nominations

Older nominations

Articles created/expanded on November 2

Oscar Goodman (basketball)

( ) Moved to mainspace by TonyTheTiger (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 366 past nominations.

TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 20:23, 5 November 2024 (UTC).

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

Overall: Covered for newness, length, sourcing, neutrality, is plagiarism-free, and the hook is cited and interesting. QPQ done. Good to go on this one! Sims2aholic8 (talk) 18:03, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

  • What's a "global basketball tournament 1st team all-tournament honoree"? theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 08:22, 8 November 2024 (UTC)
    • Goodman has participated in three FIBA sanctioned tournaments. The first was just a regional competition for countries in Oceania. The second was a tournament for countries in Asia (and/including Oceania). The third was for countries around the world. I use the term global to mean a tournament open to worldwide/global contestants. Such tournaments select honorary teams to recognize the best performers in the tournament. These teams are called all-tournament teams and the players chosen are honorees. Sometimes the tournament will select a best five (the first team) and a next best five (the second team).-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 05:05, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
This has likely not been promoted because the "global ... honoree" bit is pretty indecipherable. TonyTheTiger, would it be possible for you to compose a new hook? ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 14:56, 25 December 2024 (UTC)
would changing global to worldwide be satisfactory?-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 02:37, 27 December 2024 (UTC)
Haven't checked the article, but the above wording should address the ambiguity given the context provided. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 05:35, 31 December 2024 (UTC)
@TonyTheTiger: Since the nomination is already two months old (meaning DYKTIMEOUT could apply to this nomination) and there have been concerns about "obscure US sports terminology" on DYK, maybe you can reword ALT1 slightly to make it clear what "all-tournament honoree" means? I can imagine that reviewers, and maybe readers, might have a hard time understanding what "all-tournament" means, so a more generalist wording might be in order here. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 09:58, 5 January 2025 (UTC)
The article itself is approved, just not the hook. ALT2 is not suitable as it includes a phrase in parentheses, which is discouraged per WP:DYK200. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 13:54, 5 January 2025 (UTC)
Frankly, that doesn't really appear to address the interest concerns ("all-tournament"? "top 5 team honoree"?) Maybe another editor can suggest a workshopped wording. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 14:33, 5 January 2025 (UTC)
Normally I'd think it was okay, but given how close Australia and New Zealand are (both geographically and historically), it seems less interesting than it normally would. Maybe AirshipJungleman29 or Sims2aholic8 could chime in? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:14, 6 January 2025 (UTC)
I get your point, but also from Canberra to New Plymouth it's about 1,400 miles (2,250km), so it's not exactly "close". It's not exactly the same as the span of the United States or Europe but it's comparable, and I think living that far away from home as a teenager is fairly impressive. I'm happy to defer here though if there is strong feeling elsewhere that this fact is not interesting enough. Sims2aholic8 (talk) 13:20, 6 January 2025 (UTC)
I suppose ALT6 or ALT7 are safer options. I don't think ALT5 really solves the issue: normally ALT4 by itself would have been fine, it's just that Australia and New Zealand are so close culturally and politically that it doesn't seem as surprising. It's like saying an American spent some time in Canada. If it had been instead, for example, Brazil to the US or vice-versa, maybe. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 07:06, 8 January 2025 (UTC)
Having grown up in Buffalo, New York, I don't really buy the America-Canada comparison. This is more like a teenager who grew up in Puerto Rico and had to go back and forth to train his skills in Miami at age 15. However, ALT7 makes a similar point to many of the rejected alts (up to ALT3) above.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 17:59, 8 January 2025 (UTC)
While ALT7 and ALT8 are okay to me (I'm not sure to other reviewers), I have to be frank in that ALT6 doesn't seem interesting to broad audiences. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 05:43, 10 January 2025 (UTC)
If 7 & 8 are OK, are we good to go?-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 05:59, 10 January 2025 (UTC)
Yeah, ALT6 is pretty boring. Unless he joined the national basketball team at 9-years-old or something, ALT7 is also not that interesting (this recent age-related hook got just over 1700 views, so general audiences probably won't care about this hook). ALT8 is kinda just meh, I don't see it getting huge numbers. It might be best to just cut our losses and DYKTIMEOUT this one. – 🌻 Hilst (talk | contribs) 14:32, 11 January 2025 (UTC)
I have listed dozens of American basketball players with less interesting hooks. I don't think I have ever done an Asian before and definitely not a Kiwi. I have heard about American bias. As an American who writes mostly about Americans, I never really paid much attention. I feel bad for the folks down under. I will go back to American basketball players where I can list any smoe without problem.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 15:09, 11 January 2025 (UTC)
I would've said the same things had this been a nomination for an American player. It's weird for you to bring up an American bias when at least half of the people involved in this discussion are not American. – 🌻 Hilst (talk | contribs) 15:30, 11 January 2025 (UTC)
I have surely nominated over 100 American basketball players, many with less interesting hooks than this. The American bias is not a statement about the reviewers, but rather about the content that is favored on ENG wikipedia. Misplaced Pages favors American content like news shows favor stories about Trump. It does matter whether the news station is pro Trump or anti Trump.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 18:03, 11 January 2025 (UTC)
I have to agree with Hilst here. It's not about an American or non-American bias, but rather if it's a hook that is likely to attract general readership regardless of location. For what it's worth, when I review hooks for interest, if I feel that the hook will only appeal to Americans, I bring that up. There's also been a pushback against hooks that focus on "obscure American sports terminology" so that's also another factor. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:07, 12 January 2025 (UTC)
Well, if it all about expected viewership, this guy would have been in the 1-2k range, IMO, with most of these hooks, which counts against him. Personally, I don't see a lot of Kiwi hooks on the main page since most of my DYKs are basketball. Although I would expect him to get fewer views than a similarly accomplished American basketball player, I would expect that he would be more likely to get the Kiwi clickthrough, which would broaden WPs impact. I have gotten a lot of hooks through with the expectation of low page views. We may be in a new era or something. We get a lot of US, UK, and Southeast Asian (former UK colony) region hooks. Australia is also fairly well-represented. I viewed this hook as a subject of interest to a different set of readers. I have never written a page that has been edited by so many New Zealand editors (User:Alexeyevitch, User:Gadfium, User:Schwede66, User:Panamitsu, maybe User:Lukraun) I would expect this article to generate the same kind of clickthrough where New Zealanders have a chance to read about one of their own. I think I have put hundreds of basketball hooks through DYK. I am up around 900 or so DYKs and maybe as many as half of my DYKs are basketball. So lets say I have had 400 basketball DYKs and at most 2 timed out. For this guy to time out it means it is in the bottom 0.5% of interest level. I don't buy it. I check page views. I know this guy is not going to get me 20k views, but I think New Zealand readers would have an astounding interest much like New Zealand editors have had an unusually strong participation rate in editing this article. I may have had one or two time out in the past I dont recall. I wonder if these New Zealand editors find the hook mentioning New Zealand as boring as you guys all do.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 07:45, 12 January 2025 (UTC)


Articles created/expanded on November 15

Retelling

( ) Created by Piotrus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 533 past nominations.

Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 01:38, 18 November 2024 (UTC).

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

Overall: Overall, the article meets all the criteria for warranting a DYK blurb, and QPQ has been satisfied, but I'm concerned that your proposed hook, in my opinion, doesn't seem that interesting or attention-grabbing. Do you think there's something else interesting you could bring up about retelling aside from how common it is? JJonahJackalope (talk) 21:15, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

Piotrus, that definitely sounds more interesting, though if I could make an edit to the phrasing, maybe something like:
  • ... that the feminist retelling of stories can focus on previously nonexistent or marginalized female characters?
Let me know if this sounds good to you. JJonahJackalope (talk) 13:24, 22 November 2024 (UTC)
@JJonahJackalope: Sound good. I've named it ALT2 and the previous ALT1, and I am fine with your ALT2, I think it represents the main point in a simple and elegant way. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 00:32, 10 January 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on November 17

Muhammad bin Abdul Wahhab Al Faihani

( ) Muhammad bin Abdul Wahhab Al FaihaniMuhammad bin Abdul Wahhab Al Faihani Created by Faldi00 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Faldi00 (talk) 19:35, 19 November 2024 (UTC).

Same refs etc. Bit spicier. Johnbod (talk) 21:10, 24 November 2024 (UTC)

I prefer this one. The sentence structure and lexicons are way better. Faldi00 (talk) 06:24, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
Take it from a native speaker; they're not. But whatever. Johnbod (talk) 13:09, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
  • The article was nominated two days after creation. It is long enough and appears comprehensive. Google Translate allows for a basic inspection of the sources, and I see nothing of concern. ALT1 is superior indeed, both in sentence structure and hookiness. In fact, the original hook is hardly interesting, but the same fact is framed well in the alternative hook. --Surtsicna (talk) 11:17, 31 December 2024 (UTC)
It is difficult for me to tell with certainty because of the language/script barrier, but you might be right. Unfortunately these are the sources for the hook and for the identity of the man in the photograph. I did a reverse image search and could not find another source confirming that the man in the photograph is the subject of the article. Yusuf Asar Yathar, Faldi00, can we get a better source? --Surtsicna (talk) 10:50, 1 January 2025 (UTC)


Articles created/expanded on November 18

Raul Meza Jr.

( )
  • ... that serial killer Raul Meza Jr. began using drugs at age eight?
  • Reviewed:
Created by Swinub (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Swinub★ 04:18, 18 November 2024 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: None required.

Overall: Article meets all the relevant guidelines, hook is cited to a brand of MSNBC which is considered reliable by consensus. Hook is interesting, nice work! It is a wonderful world (talk) 22:17, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

  • I have pulled the hook over WP:DYKBLP concerns. Regardless of the fact that he is primarily known for negative reasons, unduly focusing on a negative aspect about a living person violates the rule (it would be due to have a hook about his murders, but not about something he did as a kid and what he wasn't known for). A new hook will need to be proposed. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:58, 15 December 2024 (UTC)
ALT1: ... that when the serial killer Raul Meza Jr. was asked if he was apologetic, he asked: "What's the use if a person will not accept it?"?--Launchballer 18:57, 15 December 2024 (UTC)
Sounds better. @It is a wonderful world: Can you please check ALT1? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 16:44, 16 December 2024 (UTC)
I like that hook a lot, but I think "he stated" would be better than "he asked", to avoid the repetition of "asked". Also, I don't think it needs a double question mark? It is a wonderful world (talk) 17:03, 16 December 2024 (UTC)
ALT1a: ... that when the serial killer Raul Meza Jr. was asked if he was apologetic, he replied: "What's the use if a person will not accept it?".--Launchballer 17:15, 16 December 2024 (UTC)
Probably ready for a new check. Courtesy ping to Swinub in case they weren't aware of the above discussion and the new hook. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 02:19, 28 December 2024 (UTC)
This one is better. Swinub★ 06:12, 7 January 2025 (UTC)


Articles created/expanded on November 19

2019 NFC Divisional Playoff game (Seattle–Green Bay)

( ) Moved to mainspace by Gonzo fan2007 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 51 past nominations.

« Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 15:36, 21 November 2024 (UTC).

  • Question: A few refs say that they were retrieved in 2020. I'm assuming this had a longer draft history than what I'm seeing here, but is there another explanation? ~ Pbritti (talk) 16:13, 21 December 2024 (UTC)
Pbritti just reused some references from Packers-Seahawks rivalry. I can change the access dates if you would like. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 17:47, 21 December 2024 (UTC)
I hate to be saying this so late after you've nominated this article, but I have notability concerns. A cursory review of WP:NEVENT suggests that the coverage ranging from only within a month of when the game was played raises concerns regarding whether it merits an article. If there's a localized standard/guideline that permits divisional playoff games to have a presumed notability (I wouldn't be surprised, as I guess that makes sense), then please let me know. Thanks for the clarification. ~ Pbritti (talk) 16:31, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
Pbritti, I have added three sources from a few years out. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 23:05, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
@Gonzo fan2007: Long enough, new enough. Earwig checks out and so does the QPQ. I don't find the hook interesting at all - what else have you got?--Launchballer 17:53, 3 January 2025 (UTC)
Launchballer ALT1: ... that the Seattle Seahawks' loss to the Green Bay Packers in their 2019 Divisional Playoff game continued a growing rivalry between the two teams, who met in the playoffs four times in 16 years up to that point? SL93 (talk) 03:18, 7 January 2025 (UTC)
Sorry Launchballer, don't know how I missed this. I think nine straight losses, especially in the NFL, is an interesting statistic. For generally any sports fan, that many straight losses is unexpected and unique. Do you have any suggestions? I'm not sure i find SL93 that "hooky". « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 04:17, 7 January 2025 (UTC)
I'll be honest, I missed completely that that was what the hook was trying to tell me. I've taken the liberty of adding a clause from ref #21 as I think it adds interest, and would suggest inverting ALT0 as some variant of ALT2: ... that the Green Bay Packers' 2019 National Football Conference victory against the Seattle Seahawks was their ninth at Lambeau Field in 20 years?, though you'll need another reviewer for 'in 20 years'.--Launchballer 00:59, 8 January 2025 (UTC)
Launchballer, I am good with ALT2. Thanks! « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 14:08, 8 January 2025 (UTC)

Sun Haven (video game)

( )
  • ... that players can marry the leader in Sun Haven?
"Lucia is Sun Haven’s enthusiastic and magically gifted leader." and "To romance Sun Haven’s Lucia, opt for fiery and magical gifts." Moved to mainspace by JuniperChill (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 9 past nominations.

JuniperChill (talk) 00:29, 20 November 2024 (UTC).

  • Note: this may be suitable to run on 30 November, the day after the game is on the Switch as its scheduled to release on 29 Nov at 0700 PST (1500 UTC) according to this Reddit post, which was posted by one of the developers (see the username). I totally forgot about the special hook occasion and only just realised. If not, the 29th will do. JuniperChill (talk) 22:40, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
    • Also ALT0a: that players can marry Lucia, the leader of Sun Haven?
  • Pretty well-written and interesting article. Both the length and citation quality are alright, however I am of the view that the proposed hooks might potentially be in violation of the rule that "If the subject of the hook is a work of fiction or a fictional character, the hook must be focused on a real-world fact." (WP:DYKFICTION). Would be great if you could propose some other alternatives. Cheers, KINGofLETTUCE 👑 🥬 10:56, 2 December 2024 (UTC)
I would disagree with saying that ALT0 definitely meets WP:DYKFICTION because it's about marriage and the concept of marriage is a real-life fact. Plenty of things that happen in real life, such as births, deaths, marriages, going to school, etc. happen in works of fiction. The real issue here based on WP:DYKFICTION is if ALT0 is to be interpreted as a game mechanic or as a plot point: if it's the former, it might meet the guideline, but if it's the latter, it may not. Game mechanics are among those edge cases where it's not clear if DYKFICTION is met or not. At the very least, a reword may be needed. If not, maybe a different angle is needed. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 06:10, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
I'll hope for the best for this one then. I think i've learnt that DYK hooks shouldn't talk about the game and talk about the real word associated with it. JuniperChill (talk) 08:36, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
ALT2: "that Sun Haven did not gain a lot of attention until full release in 2023?"
ALT3: "that only a few games combine farming RPG like Sun Haven does?"

Sources: https://www.thegamer.com/best-farming-games-ranked/ "This indie gem has flown under the radar for a surprisingly long time, not gaining much attention until it had its official 1.0 release in early 2023" and https://www.thegamer.com/sun-haven-worth-it/ "Few games blend farming RPG mechanics, casual slice-of-life interactions, and high fantasy styles like Sun Haven does" for ALT2 and 3 respectively

@Kingoflettuce: Pinging for a return to the nomination. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 14:58, 15 December 2024 (UTC)
I'd hate to be that guy, but I really don't find ALTS 3 and 4 interesting at all. Maybe others might? The article is rather well written and the other DYK criteria aren't an issue. KINGofLETTUCE 👑 🥬 13:44, 16 December 2024 (UTC)
Thinking about this, I would have to agree. ALT2 is very vague (it is not uncommon for early access games to not gain traction until much later, let alone full release games), while ALT3 as currently written is also pretty vague and not very hooky. Taking a look at the article, I'm actually not sure if the article is even a good fit for DYK as there doesn't really seem to be any hook material in it, not even in the Reception section. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 16:21, 16 December 2024 (UTC)
  • The only remaining options I can see in the article could be either of the following:
ALT4 ... that the 2023 life simulator Sun Haven has been compared to Stardew Valley?
ALT5 ... that a reviewer described the game Sun Haven as similar to Stardew Valley, but more magical and fantastic?
Stardew Valley is a very popular and well-known game (saying as someone who's yet to play it), but I'm not actually sure if the angles would work if readers don't know Stardew Valley. In addition, JuniperChill has a notice on their talk page saying they are on Wikibreak until the end of the month: should the nomination continue in their absence? Pinging Kingoflettuce again for input, or possibly other editors like RoySmith and Launchballer regarding the latter question. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 10:50, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
Yeah, im on a christmas holiday rn which is why I made almost no edits this month. As my talk page says, I will be back sometime around 30 Dec. I would think alt5 is the way to go because it adds more info than alt4, but I should put this nom on hold until at least new year. JuniperChill (talk) 06:22, 18 December 2024 (UTC)
WP:DYKTIMEOUT suggests we should keep this alive until Jan 20th. RoySmith (talk) 16:08, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
@Kingoflettuce, Narutolovehinata5, and RoySmith: I'm home now. Does anyone have an optionion on alt4-5? I think we can work with alt4-5 since this game has often been compared with Stardew (well, Fields of Mistria too given the influx of new farm sims from 2023). A little bit unfortunate that I was on a long holiday wikibreak but at least Tiny Glade (nom) was reviewed just days before that started. — Preceding unsigned comment added by JuniperChill (talk • contribs) 12:16, 30 December 2024 (UTC)
Redoing pings to @Kingoflettuce, Narutolovehinata5, and RoySmith:, which wouldn't have gone through because original post was not signed. BlueMoonset (talk) 01:56, 2 January 2025 (UTC)
Yeah, I must have forgotten that I need to manually sign posts here due to lack of reply feature and especially due to my wikiholidaybreak. I'm quite used to the reply feature as it automatically appends my signature. I only forgotten to sign my comment a few times and it was all by accident. I was about to leave a followup comment cause I would've expected a reply within 24 hours. JuniperChill (talk) 02:19, 2 January 2025 (UTC)
As the proposer of ALT4-5, I'm probably not the best person to ask regarding them. As a gamer I might find them somewhat interesting, but I'm not sure if either hook would appeal to non-gamers. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 04:40, 2 January 2025 (UTC)


Articles created/expanded on November 21

Doug Hamlin

( ) Moved to mainspace by Queen of Hearts (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 13 past nominations.

charlotte 23:30, 25 November 2024 (UTC).

If this is not acceptable, I withdraw this nomination. charlotte 02:01, 12 January 2025 (UTC)


Articles created/expanded on November 22

Sugya

( )
  • ... that the composition of a sugya, or passage in the Babylonian Talmud, has multiple layers, with the latest edited with an anonymous voice?
  • ALT1: ... that a sugya, or passage in the Talmud, may be read as folklore, philosophy, proto-feminist, or legal virtuosity? Source: Folklore -- Stein, Dina (2019). "Linguistic Liaisons: Wives and Vows in the Babylonian Talmud (BT Nedarim 66a-b)". Nashim: A Journal of Jewish Women's Studies & Gender Issues (35). Philosophy: Lévinas, Emmanuel; Aronowicz, Annette; Lévinas, Emmanuel (1990). Nine Talmudic readings. Bloomington: Indiana Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0-253-20876-7. Proto-feminist: Hauptman, Judith (1998). Rereading the rabbis: a woman's voice. Boulder, Colo.: Westview Press. ISBN 978-0-8133-3400-4. Conceptual "virtuosity: -- Moscovitz, Leib (2003). ""Designation is Significant": An Analysis of the Conceptual Sugya in bSan 47b–48b". AJS Review. 27 (2): 227–252. Let me know if quotes from sources would be helpful.
  • ALT2: ... that anonymous editors may create a sugya, or passage in the Talmud, by rewording quotations by earlier rabbis? Source: Moscovitz, Leib. "'The Holy Blessed One Be He... Does Not Permit the Righteous to Stumble': Reflections on the Development of a Remarkable BT Theologoumenon." In Rubenstein, Jeffrey L., ed. Creation and Composition: the Contribution of the Bavli Redactors (Stammaim) to the Aggada. Mohr Sieback, 2005, p126 "Second, the anonymous BT redactors contributed to the Talmud by reformulating amoraic dicta, not just by adding to their statements." Friedman, Shamma (2005). "A Good Story Deserves Retelling – The Unfolding Of The Akiva Legend" in same book: see p.72 "anonymous voice in the sugyot... original and creative rather than simply preserving or transmitting"
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Tony Pajaczkowski
  • Comment: Open to suggestions with the hook, trying to avoid insider jargon. Also, please help with my faulty template use in the QPQ. Btw, "proto-feminist" isn't quite parallel structure.
Created by ProfGray (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 9 past nominations.

ProfGray (talk) 04:43, 24 November 2024 (UTC).

  • @ProfGray: Long enough, new enough. QPQ done and Earwig picks up nothing. I added a {{cn}} tag that needs addressing. More serious, however, is the fact that I don't find any of the hooks to meet WP:DYKINT and I can't see anything in the article that would make a good hook, though the latter may because this is extremely technical.--Launchballer 15:26, 7 January 2025 (UTC)
Thanks for the feedback. How about this? ... that only in the 20th C. were scholars able to prove when a sugya, or passage in the Babylonian Talmud, was invented as if written by earlier authors?
Trying to avoid the plural form, sugyot. "Invented" in the article, could say "composed" in the hook. It's kind of pseudoepigraphic. This finding was crucial to the historical study of Talmud vs the religious. ProfGray (talk) 19:36, 7 January 2025 (UTC)
I'm sorry, I still don't find that interesting.--Launchballer 14:28, 12 January 2025 (UTC)

Noel Hilliam

( )
  • ... that shipwreck hunter Noel Hilliam claimed to find a sunken U-Boat off the coast of New Zealand?
  • Source: In 2008 The Underwater Heritage Group (of which Noel Hilliam was vice-president) announced that they had discovered a German U-boat off the Kaipara Coast. Hilliam claimed the submarine had been 'observed seven times' and three divers had been to it – however, no photographs exist and it has not since been seen.
  • Reviewed:
Moved to mainspace by Petersmeter (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Petersmeter (talk) 07:06, 26 November 2024 (UTC).

  • I'll give this a review. Schwede66 08:24, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
  • Some content issues first. The date and place of birth are unreferenced, and you either need to reference those or remove the info. There is an unreferenced section (same thing; either reference it or remove the info). Misplaced Pages use quotation marks (") rather than apostrophes ('); please change this throughout the article. I've fixed up numerous stylistic issues myself. Now to the DYK criteria. The article was new in mainspace when it was nominated. It's long enough. Apart from the parts listed above, it's suitably referenced. Hilliam was a controversial chap, but I'm happy that it's written in a neutral way. Earwig is clean; all it finds are direct quotes. This appears to be the nominator's second DYK nomination, hence a QPQ is not required. The grammar of the hook is off; it would need to be "claimed to have found". The hook fact itself is referenced. Once the above issues are sorted, this is good to go. Schwede66 09:33, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
  • Thanks for your help with this article Schwede66 - I think I have corrected all the quotation marks, added references for the unreferenced section and added a reference for birth place/date. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Petersmeter (talk • contribs) 13:41, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
  • Thanks - I have trawled through papers past and online am unable to find any other references. So have removed the date and location of birth. Petersmeter (talk)

References

  1. "U-196 found off New Zealand ?". Uboat.net.
  2. "German U-boat found in Northland waters, group claims". RNZ. 7 November 2008.


Articles created/expanded on November 26

Alessandra Rojo de la Vega

( )
  • Alt 1: ...that in the 2024 electoral campaign for the Cuauhtémoc borough in Mexico City then candidate Alessandra Rojo de la Vega was accused of political gender violence for referring to her opponent by her last name?
  • Alt 2: ...that in the 2024 electoral campaign for mayor the Cuauhtémoc borough in Mexico City Alessandra Rojo de la Vega defeated the daughter of a previous holder of the same office?
  • Alt 3: ...that during the 2024 electoral campaign for the Cuauhtémoc borough in Mexico City the parked vehicle of then candidate Alessandra Rojo de la Vega was shot 5 times to "give her a scare"?
  • Alt 4: ...that after winning the election for the Cuauhtémoc borough in Mexico City and moving into the mayor's office Alessandra Rojo de la Vega found two hidden phones potentially for spying?
    • Created by Alan Islas (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 10 past nominations.

    Alan Islas (talk) 15:43, 1 December 2024 (UTC).

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

    Hook eligibility:

    QPQ: No - Not done
    Overall: Notwithstanding Tbhotch's comment, QPQ has yet to be done. KINGofLETTUCE 👑 🥬 11:20, 12 December 2024 (UTC)

    • @Alan Islas: You need to review another article, and you also need to consider hooks that are not unduly negative for this living person per Tbhotch's suggestion. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 18:18, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
      • @Sammi Brie: Thanks everybody for looking into my submission. Apologies for the delay in replying, I was not able to work on this due to external circumstances. Completed review of Template:Did you know nominations/Marzēaḥ.
        About the hook, it is not intended to be negative, as Rojo de la Vega showed resiliency to overcame all the obstacles. In the end her case prevailed in the electoral courts and she was confirmed as the winner of a very contested election. However, I do see how it can be interpreted differently. I have to go to work now, but I'll get back to this tonight, edit the original hook and add alternatives. Alan Islas (talk) 14:53, 27 December 2024 (UTC)


    Articles created/expanded on December 1

    Qvadriga

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

    hahnchen 00:04, 6 December 2024 (UTC).

    Tellus (app)

    ( ) Created by Red-tailed hawk (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 24 past nominations.

    — Red-tailed hawk (nest) 06:38, 1 December 2024 (UTC).

    • This is not a review but rather than a comment, but ALT0 and ALT3 will probably have to be rejected due to both WP:DYKINT concerns (reliance on specialist terms that may not be easily understood by non-financial savvy readers, especially outside the US) and for also sounding rather promotional. ALT2 might be the only suitable option at this point. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:44, 2 December 2024 (UTC)
      I understand how one could read Alt0 to be promotional (though I disagree and don’t see why non-insured demand deposit accounts are appealing but for their higher rates, which isn’t in the hook). But I’m really not sure how Alt3 could be seen that way—it’s highlighting that they don't purport to offer mortgage-backed securities even though they make what appears (to at least some professors cited in the body) be some sort of securitized loan offering without registration. That being said, I do take your point that people who don’t know much about managing their finances through investment could find these two hooks’ nuances hard to understand.Separately, I had been considering a book about the mysterious non-existent partnerships with banks that are mentioned in the article and were the subject of Senate scrutiny, but I couldn’t figure out a way to write it concisely in hook form without oversimplifying. I’ll take a crack at that over the next couple days with a clear head. — Red-tailed sock (Red-tailed hawk's nest) 16:10, 2 December 2024 (UTC)


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

    Overall: Thank you for this carefully-detailed article about financial wheeler-dealing. Contrary to above comments, it would seem to me that any intelligent person can smell he stink emanating from that dodgy company, no matter what country they are in. So well done for alerting us to it, and well done for writing hooks which may guide readers to take a good look at the article. I could tell from the hooks alone that there was something very unsafe about the company's handliing of money, so I would certainly not take the hooks as obscure or uninteresting.

    Good to go, with a preference for ALT3, even though it has 199 characters (i.e. close to the max of 200). Please do not prune ALT3, because this kind of financial detail is important and should not be messed about with. Thank you. Storye book (talk) 13:58, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

    Red-tailed hawk, am I right to read "and is not FIDC-insured" as only indirectly relevant to the rest of the hook? ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 11:58, 16 December 2024 (UTC)
    @AirshipJungleman29: I am going to give a long-winded answer for posterity’s sake, but the short answer is that it is directly relevant.
    The way that the fractional-reserve banking systems works (in a very simplified way) is that banks receive deposits from customers and pool those funds to make loans, while keeping only a minimal small fraction of deposits as actual cash on hand. Banks receive interest payments from the loans they have made, and in turn provide customers with interest in their deposit accounts. In the U.S., banks are required to be FDIC insured—this keeps confidence in banks and prevents a bank run.
    Tellus, however, is not a licensed bank. As such, it doesn’t answer to the banking regulators. It also doesn’t hold FDIC insurance, as non-bank financial firms aren’t eligible for it.
    There is another to pool money from several individuals in order to issue a loan—securitization. In the mortgage industry, it is common for mortgage issuers to sell mortgages to other banks and Qualified institutional buyers, who would collect the interest in the long run. A mortgage-backed security is a financial instrument that is backed by these sorts of mortgages (alone or pooled with others); the security is broken into shares which are then distributed to other parties. Unregistered securities exist, and can even be sold between third-party banks and other QIBs under SEC rule 144A, but the big rule is that you can’t sell them to ordinary people because.
    The way that Tellus boost/reserve works (based on their January 2023 Boost ToS) is that deposits are general obligation debts of Tellus to its account holders, and represents only a debt from Tellus to the account holders. Tellus says that the cash accounts are not mortgage-backed securities because they are not; in fact, they’re backed only by Tellus’s future income as a firm—there is no specific asset backing them.
    So, you’ve got something here that they say is not a mortgage-backed security. And they also aren’t claiming that it’s a demand deposit backed by a specific asset, while also claiming in advertising that one can withdraw money (for boost accounts) whenever one would like. So one’s left with concluding that that they’re essentially securing private, apparently callable (in advertising but not in the actual customer agreement), interest-bearing debt financing to themselves from a set of people that apparently includes non-accredited investors. And the company is using that money (based on public statements) for commercial lending of its own.
    So, yes, the FDIC part matters, since it indicates that the firm is not acting like a bank would. And the MBS part matters, as it indicates that there is no specific asset backing the deposits. It’s its own thing, and it’s a unique and unusual model for a consumer-facing business’s finance arm.
    — Red-tailed sock (Red-tailed hawk's nest) 17:19, 16 December 2024 (UTC)
    • The hook has been pulled from Prep owing to concerns about the original hook (which is now struck). Per the discussion at WT:DYK, there are two possible options: ALT2, and a hook proposed by RoySmith (labeled as ALT4 here):
    • ALT2: ... that California-based startup Tellus pivoted from being a property management app to a consumer-facing financial services company?
    • ALT4 ... that while Tellus uses non-FDIC insured consumer deposits to make real-estate loans, it states that it does not offer mortgage-backed securities?
    While one editor also said ALT2 is suitable, discussion leaned more towards either of these two, so a new reviewer is needed to make a final decision. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:07, 1 January 2025 (UTC)
    No, the discussion did not determine that, nor strike those hooks. Please do not strike my comments against the guidance of WP:TPO and please self-revert, as you have become WP:INVOLVED here. — Red-tailed hawk (nest) 22:38, 1 January 2025 (UTC)
    I did not strike your comments, only some of the hooks above. Striking hooks is a common practice on DYK regarding hooks that are deemed to no longer be under consideration. For what it's worth, there did seem to be (emphasis on "seem" here, so correct me if I'm wrong) loose consensus that the original hook was problematic, so that's probably out of the question now, though the discussion didn't rule out RoySmith's rewording of it. That's why there's the request for a previously uninvolved reviewer, to make sure the final decision is impartial. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:17, 2 January 2025 (UTC)
    For the benefit of any new reviewers, the abovementioned discussion about this nomination is at Misplaced Pages talk:Did you know#Tellus (app). Storye book (talk) 10:21, 2 January 2025 (UTC)
    Now archived at Misplaced Pages talk:Did you know/Archive 203#h-Tellus_(app)-20241229093500. ~Darth Stabro 17:16, 9 January 2025 (UTC)

    Articles created/expanded on December 2

    Recategorization

    ( )
    • ... that in 2003, Rwanda adopted a constitution that recategorized Rwandans of Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa ethnicities into one identity, banyarwanda?
    • Source: Beyond Conflict and Spoilt Identities: How Rwandan Leaders Justify a Single Recategorization Model for Post-Conflict Reconciliation

    Authored by Sigrun Marie Moss and published in the Journal of Social and Political Psychology in 2014. PDF available at: Quotes: "Since 1994,the Rwandan government has attempted to remove the division of the population into the ‘ethnic’ groups (ubwoko) Hutu, Tutsi and Twa and instead encourage people to think of themselves only in terms of a common national Rwandan identity. This approach can be classified as recategorization of social identities– a process where subordinate identities are replaced with a shared or superordinate identity in order to improve intergroup relations." ...

    "This comprehensive recategorization approach is based on a meta-narrative that essentialises Rwandan unity and de-essentialises ethnic identities, in a context where alternative narratives are not permitted. The 2003 constitution forbids genocide ideology, and a 2008 addition further limits identity discussions. These strict genocide ideology laws ban everything seen as divisionism, implying limited freedom of speech on topics of identity, political power and representation."
      • Reviewed:
    Created by Paradox38 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Paradox38 (talk) 19:37, 8 December 2024 (UTC).

    • @Paradox38: Welcome to DYK! New enough in mainspace (moved December 2) and long enough. Nominator is QPQ-exempt. The hook fact checks out. This is a promising page but needs action to proceed:
      • All paragraphs beyond the lead section need to end in an inline citation. The paragraph beginning in The challenges facing might be fine since it's basically a summary of the cited paragraphs, but I see three paragraphs that have uncited portions. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 14:19, 19 December 2024 (UTC)
        • I've indicated them with tags. From what I understand the first two seem to be clarifying sentences, so could be removed if needed. The third one has additional content that would be more of a shame to remove. CMD (talk) 17:02, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

    Influencer

    ( ) Cavinder Twins in actionCavinder Twins in action Adrien Nunez as a basketball playerAdrien Nunez as a basketball player Moved to mainspace by TonyTheTiger (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 369 past nominations.

    TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 06:38, 9 December 2024 (UTC).

    Articles created/expanded on December 6

    Articles created/expanded on December 10

    2024 MLS expansion draft

    ( ) Created by Demt1298 (talk) and Motdattan (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Demt1298 (talk) 00:50, 13 December 2024 (UTC).

    @SounderBruce, BeanieFan11, and Gonzo fan2007: Is it okay if any of you propose alternate hooks, if it is possible? Also pinging Demt1298 and Motdattan for their input. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:10, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
    Both hooks are pretty boring, even to this soccer fan. How about this ALT2: ... that the 2024 MLS expansion draft took place at a shopping center? Source: San Diego Union-Tribune SounderBruce 00:29, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
    Maybe ALT3 ... that the 2024 MLS expansion draft featured only five selections? – the next would need to be added, but perhaps ALT4 ... that the 2024 MLS expansion draft featured the selections of a Norwegian, a Senegalese, a German, a Japanese, and a Brazilian – and no one else? BeanieFan11 (talk) 01:07, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
    I like SounderBruce's suggestion the most. Just waiting for a response from the nominator before proceeding. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 03:09, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
    I mean as a soccer fan, I don't know why the fact it was at a shopping mall would make it interesting, but I also understand my suggestions were boring, so I don't know I should be the one who defines what is interesting to soccer fans. Demt1298 (talk) 19:58, 28 December 2024 (UTC)
    • Article is new enough, long enough, and adequately sourced. QPQ not needed for a nominator with less than five nominations. The hook is supported in-text, but the relevant sentences lack a footnote: this will need to be fixed before the nomination is approved. More worryingly, the "Format" section appears to be a very close paraphrase of the source. The paraphrasing will need to be addressed for the nomination to succeed. If you need any assistance, don't hesitate to ask a copyright expert. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 02:19, 4 January 2025 (UTC)
    Pinging nominator Demt1298 or our resident MLS expert SounderBruce for help on the close paraphrasing issue. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 07:11, 8 January 2025 (UTC)
    Rulesets cannot avoid paraphrasing due to the need to explain the exact rules and not misrepresent the subject. FWIW, Earwig only has 7.5% confidence and most of the hits were specific terms or names of mechanisms that cannot be changed; the one outlier is "end of the season", which could be tweaked. SounderBruce 07:17, 8 January 2025 (UTC)
    @Nikkimaria: Given the above, does the article have close paraphrasing to you, or would the wording slide per WP:LIMITED? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 14:30, 8 January 2025 (UTC)
    Earwig checks only direct copying, not close paraphrasing. I think what's present goes beyond LIMITED, but there is also the option of quoting directly if necessary. Nikkimaria (talk) 01:04, 9 January 2025 (UTC)


    Articles created/expanded on December 11

    Step by Step (Braxe + Falcon song)

    ( )
    • ... that for their debut single "Step by Step", the French touch music duo Braxe + Falcon created a "downtempo ballad with acoustic drums" in divergence from the traditional French house club-style music?
    • Source: https://www.musicradar.com/news/braxe-falcon-interview – "We finished Step By Step first and that was an important song for us because it’s a downtempo ballad with acoustic drums. We didn’t want to come back with your typical French house 125bpm format – we’ve done that already and are not excited by that type of music anymore, so we felt it was crucial to push this kind of track as part of our first collaborative project."
    • Reviewed:
    Improved to Good Article status by BarntToust (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    BarntToust 14:16, 11 December 2024 (UTC).

    • I'll take on this one, to pay it forward on how quickly my first DYK nom got reviewed.
    General: Article is new enough and long enough

    Policy compliance:

    • Adequate sourcing: No - Need to source the genre (per WP:EXPLICITGENRE). The personnel section should also be cited, whether if it is to an online listing of the song or the EP's liner notes.
    • Neutral: No - Wish I could give a check mark with comments, but this template does not allow that. I'd like to see a little more about the song's lyrical content, if you could find information on it? No worries if not.
    • Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Yes
    • Other problems: No - When I first ran Earwig on the article, it gave it a copyvio score of 62.9%. While a second run reduced it down to an acceptable 21.3%, I think that the overquoting in the article's reception section should be addressed before it is promoted to DYK. I'd suggest taking a look at WP:CRS for tips on how to consolidate things, but the key is to try and link quotes together by their subject like you did in the article's lead (e.g. "Critics praised the song for its "breezy" instrumention.")

    Hook eligibility:

    • Cited: Yes
    • Interesting: No - I'm not convinced of this hook's interesting-ness. Per WP:DYKINT, a hook needs to be intriguing to a person with "no special knowledge or interest", but this hook requires a reader to be familiar with the conventions of "traditional French house club-style music". The information about the music video seems pretty interesting though, perhaps "...that the music video for "Step by Step" stars a 12-year old professional skateboarder?" or something in that vein?
    QPQ: None required.

    Overall: Article is new enough and was promoted to GA within the past week. However, there are few issues with the article's prose: "French touch" being the song's genre must be sourced, the personnel section lacks a citation, and there's a bit of WP:OVERQUOTE in the article reception section. The given hook is also not particularly interesting in my opinion; I've suggested an alternative idea, but a new hook should be created in any case. In any case, good job on your first GA and your first DYK nomination, as far as I can tell :) Leafy46 (talk) 16:17, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

    Any mistakes in the GA review are mine, sorry. // Chchcheckit (talk) 12:58, 15 December 2024 (UTC) (the reviewer)2

    @Leafy46 and BarntToust: any person who proposes a hook cannot approve it, so another reviewer is needed for ALT1 and ALT1a. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 14:30, 31 December 2024 (UTC)
    • @AirshipJungleman29 and BlueMoonset: Terribly sorry about that, I didn't realize that was a rule. Could ALT1a at least be moved forward then, given that it was written by the nominator themselves? I don't want to hold this nomination back simply because of an error on my part given that it's been in the limbo for quite a bit, and I have otherwise completed a review of the article's prose. Leafy46 (talk) 18:21, 31 December 2024 (UTC)
    I personally wouldn't approve ALT1a as it's a rather complex hook with too many details. It mentions too many names and seems to lack focus on what it actually wants to focus on: the 12-year-old skateboarder, or Onodera being the youngest athlete to sign with Nike. If the nominator likes ALT1 itself, then it can be approved. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:07, 3 January 2025 (UTC)
    @Narutolovehinata5: They have approved of ALT1 here. I'm a bit baffled that this was unapproved given that ALT1 was essentially my paraphrasing of what the nominator wrote (which is what I have listed as ALT1a), but I understand that DYK is a bureaucracy that has its own regulations for quality's sake. Leafy46 (talk) 17:40, 4 January 2025 (UTC)
    @Narutolovehinata5:, can confirm, I give wholehearted approval. You're good to pass if there are no other concerns, which in that case do ping me and I will address them. BarntToust 18:46, 8 January 2025 (UTC)
    ALT1 is almost ready (I've struck the other hooks). The sentence that mentions Onodera just needs a footnote per WP:DYKHFC, and this will be good to go. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 08:10, 10 January 2025 (UTC)

    1,10-Decanediol

    ( ) 3D model of 1,10-Decanediol3D model of 1,10-Decanediol
    • Reviewed:
    Created by 金色黎明 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    金色黎明 (talk) 12:20, 11 December 2024 (UTC).

    General: Article is new enough and long enough
    Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
    Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
    • Cited: Yes - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
    • Interesting: Yes
    Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
    QPQ: Done.

    Overall: Hey 金色黎明, so nice see you here on enwiki! First, the DYK hooks should follow the same format as on zhwiki and wrap the eligible article in bold markup. I have made those adjustments for you and added a link to nitrification, so no worries there. Most of the sources are offline academic references, and I will AGF regarding them. Image is freely licensed. The Google Patents source backs the hook fact, although I am not a 100% sure if it is a reliable source. It is also just moderately interesting imo, but since the rest of the article is much more technical, I do not believe a better hook can be formulated, so I will get it a pass. This is your second DYK nomination, so no QPQ is needed. Good to go! —Prince of Erebor（The Book of Mazarbul） 13:09, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

    金色黎明, as Prince of Erebor notes, this hook is only moderately interesting; perhaps it could be made more interesting if it goes into more detail about what inhibiting soil nitrification does. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 14:54, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

    Articles created/expanded on December 12

    Mark Hearld

    ( )
    • ... that a Christmas card featuring "a hand-coloured winter thrush" by artist Mark Hearld was included in a 2021 exhibition of Christmas greetings by modern British artists?
    • Source: "How to get my ho-ho-ho mojo back? In their print room, Pallant House in Chichester have mounted an exhibition, Christmas Greetings by Modern British Artists. Here are more than a hundred offerings from Edward Bawden, Ben Nicholson, John Piper and John Craxton. There is a marvellous David Jones engraving of a candlelit mass and Emily Sutton’s cat that got the Christmas pud. Ed Kluz, whose architectural drawings lean towards the gothic (follow him on Instagram), gives us a lovely, lonely city church with a Star of Bethlehem above. Ben Nicholson’s Christmas card of 1939 is a marbled, modernist grid with coolly geometric snowballs, while Gary Hume, once a YBA, moulds a snowman of minimal spheres. Barnett Freedman goes wassailing in his lithographic Christmas card of 1953, Edward Bawden’s linocut lion rampages through the presents and Mark Hearld’s hand-coloured winter thrush rings the round robin changes. There’s a bookmark-shaped Christmas card by Enid Marx wishing recipients not Merry Christmas, but a Happy New Year. Perhaps she was running even later than I am." The Spectator
    Created by Thriley (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 155 past nominations.

    Thriley (talk) 20:35, 17 December 2024 (UTC).

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

    Hook eligibility:

    • Cited: Yes
    • Interesting: No - Not concise enough; see below.
    QPQ: Done.

    Overall: Moved from draftspace five days before nom and sized at 2012 B. Page is reliably sourced and everything is verified. The lede is short, but consider this fix optional. Wasn't sure if the "thrush" was intriguing, but the weirdness and linking of the word helps. However, the hook doesn't feel concise enough and I'm having trouble making a hook that doesn't duplicate "Christmas card" and isn't short, but these two fit the bill enough:

    • ALT1: ... that one of the designs shown at an all-Christmas card exhibition was "a hand-coloured winter thrush" by artist Mark Hearld? Source: Same as ALT0
    • ALT2: ... that "a hand-coloured winter thrush" by artist Mark Hearld appeared on one of the Christmas cards for a specialised exhibition?Source: Same as ALT0

    Oh, and I found another one while checking at Earwig, it's more interesting and this is in case it's not done in time for Christmases Eve or Day.

    @Thriley: Thoughts? ミラP@Miraclepine 00:23, 21 December 2024 (UTC)

    Jack Browning

    ( )
    • Source: SDSU website ("Also earned first-team all-MW accolades at punter by Pro Football Focus, Phil Steele Magazine and College Football Network, and as a kickoff specialist by College Football Network, and a fourth-team honoree at kicker by Phil Steele Magazine")
    Moved to mainspace by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 276 past nominations.

    BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:39, 12 December 2024 (UTC).


    Articles created/expanded on December 13

    Madagascar banana

    ( )
    • Source: "Only five mature individuals of E. perrieri have been previously identified in the whole of Madagascar, and a recent survey has suggested that now only three of these may be left (Analavelona, Ampefy and Maintirano areas)." https://www.kew.org/read-and-watch/madagascan-banana
    • ALT1: ... that the Madagascar banana is critically endangered? Source: https://www.kew.org/read-and-watch/madagascan-banana
    • Reviewed:
    • Comment: No QPQ required as Laffuble will own this DYK as you can see from talk page. I (Chidgk1) just put it in for them and will deal with any questions they might be unsure about being relatively new to Misplaced Pages
    Created by Laffuble (talk).

    Chidgk1 (talk) 16:13, 16 December 2024 (UTC).

    General: Article is new enough and long enough

    Policy compliance:

    Hook eligibility:

    QPQ: None required.

    Overall: Hello Laffuble, welcome to DYK, I hope you have a wonderful time here! I have a few concerns regarding the article which I will outline below, and will ping Chidgk1 since there are outstanding inquiries about the state of this article:
    ALT0 is truthfully the most interesting of the two hooks proposed. Plenty of things out there are critically endangered, it is a conservation category onto itself. The severely restricted population serves as a much better hook. However, the hook as it stands right now is not supported by the material within the article and the source, which states there are five mature individuals rather than three. I will strike ALT1 from consideration.
    iNaturalist is not a good source for the plant's morphology, nor is Rarepalmseeds, which is a site with commercial interests. A much better source for that information is either a study or the original description, if it can be located. iNaturalist's image gallery being a source falls into WP:OR. Google Scholar is a helpful source for finding research papers regarding Ensete perrieri, if you're stuck finding trustworthy sources.
    Earwig detects no copyvio issues, long enough, and new enough. I hope this can be of help to you! Ornithoptera (talk) 07:26, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

    @Ornithoptera: We have made some changes - is it ok now?

    Chidgk1 My apologies but I see that you have simply replaced the problematic sources for the “Description” section, rather than consulting the source and making the necessary changes to the article using the information presented there. That will not be enough to allow for the article to pass scrutiny. Would you be able to take a look at the source rather than simply replacing the original citations? In addition, the hook has not been updated per my request, since it is not supported by the article text. Ornithoptera (talk) 19:02, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
    I've taken a look at the cited article and the description for E. perrieri is as follows: Ensete perrieri (Claverie) comb. nov. ; Musa perrieri P. Claverie in Comptes Rendus Acad. Sci. Paris 140 (1905), 1612, nomen, et in Ann. us. Colon. Marseille ser. 2, vol. 7 (1909), p. 74, descr. cum ic. t. 8., this will not serve as a viable source for the passage. I would be most ideal to first consult with the source before using it in the article. I noticed that you and Laffuble had issues with accessing sources, the Misplaced Pages library at WP:LIB, if you have made enough edits, can be a great resource since it has institutional access to several journals that can be of use. Ornithoptera (talk) 19:16, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

    @Ornithoptera: Thanks for explaining Misplaced Pages Library. Have added quote for hook - is hook OK now? If there are any remaining problems with the description please could you comment in the talk page section below this as it is easier to reply.Chidgk1 (talk) 08:02, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

    Hi, Chidgk1, I really want to emphasize to you and Laffuble that you should both read the issues I have outlined with the article. Only a few significant edits that I have outlined have been addressed properly, I will break the issues down line by line so that it can be easier to guide you in going about the necessary edits.
    1. The text in the original description section has not been changed to match the source. The source was simply replaced, with the passage's text not significantly changed to address the new source. On top of this, Annales du Muśee colonial de Marseille does not explicitly identify this as E. perrieri. Unless the source is beyond a reasonable doubt that it is E. perrieri, it is not the most ideal. I would emphasize that it is most ideal to have the entire section re-written and updated to reflect sources that explicitly include a description of E. perrieri.

    Laffuble Are you able to deal with this? If you are at uni maybe the librarian there can advise? I don't think there is any rush now so if you cannot fix it please contact me after Xmas and I will root around in the Misplaced Pages library mentioned above.

    1. iNaturalist is not a reliable source. It is a social media site that provides valuable insight, but the information cannot be considered reliable as anyone can upload an observation and provide faulty information.

    @Ornithoptera: You are right that most info on iNaturalist is from members of the public so should not be cited, however the few photos which they classify as "research grade" are reliable in my opinion. If you disgree I will be happy to start a discussion at Misplaced Pages:Reliable sources/Noticeboard so we can get more thoughts on it. Chidgk1 (talk) 06:32, 21 December 2024 (UTC)

    I really want to assist this DYK make it through, but I really would like to have all necessary edits be done before I am alerted to allow for it to pass. Ornithoptera (talk) 03:47, 21 December 2024 (UTC)
    Hi Laffuble and Chidgk1, has there been any adjustments to the article since we have had our last conversation? I don't believe there has been any activity since the 30th. In terms of the iNaturalist comment, "research grade" is a meaningless designation exclusive to the site, and has little bearing in many circles outside of that. Compare that concept with "reddit gold" or "subtweet." While it is important in some circles, I don't think it would be a meaningful piece of content for the article, and a statistic that can be in flux if the status of the observations is changed or if another is found. Ornithoptera (talk) 06:44, 9 January 2025 (UTC)
    Hello @Ornithoptera:. I am busy now with a GA of mine which is being reviewed. Pretty sure no one else but me will be interested in writing about that coal-fired power plant here in Turkey. Totally guessing but Laffuble might be a student so perhaps busy with studies. Whereas I am surprised no one from the plants project seems to be interested in this - I will ask there one more time. Otherwise I might have time to look at this next week. If none of us have done anything by the end of next week feel free to close it off as out of time. Even if that happens your comments are still useful for the future so I don't think your time has been wasted. Chidgk1 (talk) 07:40, 9 January 2025 (UTC)
    I think that the statements about saving the Cavendish banana are mostly hype. Resistance factors potentially can be obtained from any species of Musa or Ensete, including members of the Musa acuminata AAA cultivar group.
    Also, elsewhere I have seen complaints that research grade at iNaturalist is too easily obtained, and can't be relied upon. Lavateraguy (talk) 16:18, 9 January 2025 (UTC)

    Decolonization is Not a Metaphor

    ( )
    • Source: Combination of Indigenous sovereignty was never ceded, and the continued presence of settlers is essentially illegitimate. and which explains how "Decolonization is Not a Metaphor". The paper itself as a primary source also supports the first part of the hook.
    • Reviewed:
    Created by Chess (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Chess (talk) (please mention me on reply) 05:29, 13 December 2024 (UTC).

    Thus far, I have been unable to verify that the paper "calls for the return of the United States to indigenous sovereignty." Neither of the two sources you cite above appear to support the statement, they just say the paper calls for a stricter interpretation of the meaning of the word "decolonization", which is a very different thing. Gatoclass (talk) 22:28, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

    @Gatoclass: That's a very good point. What about "views the United States as fundamentally illegitimate?" Chess (talk) (please mention me on reply) 22:39, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
    Again, you would need a source for that statement. Gatoclass (talk) 22:47, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
    @Gatoclass: This is very verbose, but what about that the title of a paper describing the continued presence of non-indigenous in the United States as being illegitimate has become a slogan for pro-Palestinian protestors? The claim that settler presence in the United States is supported by the source, the only thing I've done is explained "settler" as being "non-Indigenous" because the average person would be more likely to understand that. Chess (talk) (please mention me on reply) 05:46, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
    Again, a quote from a source confirming the hook statement would be required at minimum. But these suggestions thus far all look a little tortured to me. How about keeping it simple and straightforward, something like:
    ALT4: ... that the title of a 2012 academic paper, "Decolonization is Not a Metaphor", has been adopted as a slogan by pro-Palestinian protestors? Gatoclass (talk) 06:20, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
    @Gatoclass: Sure, that works. Chess (talk) (please mention me on reply) 06:22, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

    Having looked a little more closely at the article, I'm not sure your interpretation of the paper is accurate. Certainly, it's a difficult text to come to grips with - at least for me, as it contains a lot of academic jargon that tends to obscure the authors' meaning to a non-professional in the field. But for example, you state: "Tuck argues that ... because the existence of settlers on stolen land is illegitimate must be redressed by decolonization". Did he really say that? Because I would have thought that if he had, the paper would be more notorious than merely influential. On the other hand, if he is only saying that that's what decolonization must mean, he is simply defining a term rather than arguing in favour of it, and there is a world of difference between the two.

    However, since most of the article is sourced directly to the paper itself, without clarifying quotes, it's hard to know whether your interpretation is accurate. I'm not even entirely sure if the paper itself doesn't count as a primary source here, which might also be problematic.

    So, is there any chance you could provide some actual quotes from the paper, or better still perhaps, reliable secondary sources that have written about it, in order to clarify the point? Because I think it's obviously an important distinction to get right. Cheers, Gatoclass (talk) 06:54, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

    @Gatoclass: The article is far from perfect and I welcome suggestions to improve it as I'm less experienced than I should be with writing from scratch.
    I looked into this when you raised it the first time. The closest thing in the text I can find right now is We don’t intend to discourage those who have dedicated careers and lives to teaching themselves and others to be critically conscious of racism, sexism, homophobia, classism, xenophobia, and settler colonialism. We are asking them/you to consider how the pursuit of critical consciousness, the pursuit of social justice through a critical enlightenment, can also be settler moves to innocence - diversions, distractions, which relieve the settler of feelings of guilt or responsibility, and conceal the need to give up land or power or privilege. (emphasis mine)
    So, the authors explicitly acknowledge a need for settlers to give up land. Likewise, page 10 of the paper criticizes decolonial scholars that enable "settler moves to innocence". I will likely have to make the article more directly explain what Tuck and Yang said, with better inline citations.
    Also, Eve Tuck is a woman with she/her pronouns (at least on her website). Chess (talk) (please mention me on reply) 07:51, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

    @Gatoclass: This is a bit of a drive-by comment (I haven't looked closely at the wiki article itself), but as someone from this academic discipline who has often seen this article cited/discussed in the field, I'd say it's completely accurate to say that "Tuck argues that ... because the existence of settlers on stolen land is illegitimate must be redressed by decolonization", that the article "views the United States as fundamentally illegitimate", and that "the return of the United States to indigenous sovereignty" is what "decolonization" ought to mean. The impact of the article is more like "let's stop saying we're decolonizing when we're just close-reading a novel" than it is "let's decolonize the US for real immediately!" but I haven't seen any exaggerations or misinterpretation of its argument here. I do think ALT4 is the clearest and best hook, though. ~ L 🌸 (talk) 04:52, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

    Sorry, but we can't base content-related decisions on the testimony of wikipedia editors, we need reliable sources to verify content. So again, either clear quotes from the article that the authors are actually endorsing decolonization of the US, or critiques from reliable secondary sources supporting such an interpretation (although other interpretations would also have to be included if they exist to provide balance). Gatoclass (talk) 07:13, 29 December 2024 (UTC)

    I have to agree with Gatoclass on this; plus I have some other concerns. What we have here is a summary of the paper, but not anything that meaningfully demonstrates why this topic is encyclopedic. A one sentence line saying the paper is influential isn't going to cut it. We need details on how it is influential and who is claiming it is influential. Additionally, we need to see different critical responses to this paper through quotes in published reviews, both positive and negative to meet our WP:POV policies. The current text relies too heavily on the paper itself which is inappropriate as the paper is the subject and is therefore a primary document in this case. Additionally, it isn't clear that the summation of the paper is entirely accurate and is not an original analysis of the paper which would run afoul of WP:SYNTH. What we need here is more reliance on critical analysis and reviews of the paper, and text which more closely aligns with the meaning in the sources without being so close as to be considered plagiarism. The use of clarifying quotes from the paper could also assist in this (ie let the paper speak for itself in key places). It's a difficult line to walk. Additionally, the current text of the article lacks any meaningful critical engagement with the text; to the point that I would consider this incomplete (ie fails WP:DYKCOMPLETE).

    In short, we need a decrease in reliance on the paper itself as a cited reference and an increase in reliance on secondary sources about the paper with more critical engagement highlighted. A significant amount of work is needed before this can pass a DYK review. Aside from this, I think Alt4 is a good hook that is usable. It is verified to the cited reference and is interesting. I think these issues are solvable. Ping me when the article has been improved and needs a second look.4meter4 (talk) 20:38, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

    Update. In just doing a cursory look in google scholar, SAGE and JSTOR, there are many articles that cite and summarize Tuck and Yang's paper which could be used to source the summary. There are also multiple publications which respond to the work, both affirming and questioning the limits of its praxis. This type of critical commentary is exactly what is needed in this article. I suggest the nominator rewrite the summary based on these types of secondary sources, and create a critical reaction section. 4meter4 (talk) 04:02, 1 January 2025 (UTC)
    @4meter4: Can you link some of those or provide the search terms you are using? Chess (talk) (please mention me on reply) 08:22, 10 January 2025 (UTC)
    I gathered some sources for you and put them on the talk page of the article.4meter4 (talk) 09:13, 10 January 2025 (UTC)

    Articles created/expanded on December 15

    The Man in the Yellow Tie

    ( ) Created by OlifanofmrTennant (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 18 past nominations.

    Questions? four Olifanofmrtennant (she/her) 03:08, 16 December 2024 (UTC).

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

    Overall: Great hooks! I think ALT1 and ALT2 are most interesting, though I recommend removing "the The Flash episode" from each for concision/more of a surprising effect. I am approving ALT2 as properly cited as-is. The "two years" claim in ALT1 isn't entirely verified by the currently cited source, but (from the article) does verify it, so I'll say that's also approved.

    I am requesting another reviewer take a look at this, since this is my first DYK review. By the way, OlifanofmrTennant, you are free to dispense commas more liberally throughout your (article) prose, which I have done for you here :) Toadspike 18:52, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

    Giving a second review as requested above. Verifying that the nomination was done on time, the article was long enough, and is free of close paraphrasing. The done QPQ, however, is slightly incomplete. OlifanofmrTennant forgot to also check for the article's newness (according to DYK requirements) and length. She also forgot to verify the hook and to check if it was cited inline. Given the issues, I would suggest replacing the provided QPQ with a more complete review of another article. More pressingly for this nomination, however, is the sentence verifying ALT2 (the only hook I'd personally approve) lacks a footnote: the relevant footnote is instead located in the next sentence. The ref has to be duplicated for DYK verification purposes. Otherwise, Toadspike did a pretty good job for a first review and I hope he takes the above second review for tips in their future reviews. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 04:55, 2 January 2025 (UTC)
    I've been holding onto a few other QPQs so here is another: Template:Did you know nominations/Thomas (goose) I have taken your advise and rechecked the nomination and everything checks out Questions? four Olifanofmrtennant (she/her) 05:31, 2 January 2025 (UTC)
    Please make it clear in the original review, making sure to check all the DYK criteria listed in WP:DYKRI. Regarding Thomas (goose), the provided QPQ did not check for article length, only newness, so that has to be corrected for that QPQ to count as well. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 09:23, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

    @Narutolovehinata5: amended Questions? four Olifanofmrtennant (she/her) 11:57, 2 January 2025 (UTC)

    @Narutolovehinata5: is it good to go? Questions? four Olifanofmrtennant (she/her) 23:15, 10 January 2025 (UTC)
    No, given how the requested re-review that checked all the criteria was still not done. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:31, 11 January 2025 (UTC)
    Actually, given the difficulties, I am pinging assistance from an editor like Launchballer, RoySmith, or Theleekycauldron regarding how to assist you in performing more complete DYK reviews. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:33, 11 January 2025 (UTC)

    Narutolovehinata5 it's not clear to me what the issue is here; could you clarify that? RoySmith (talk) 15:43, 11 January 2025 (UTC)

    @RoySmith: The provided QPQ for Template:Did you know nominations/Jack Browning was an incomplete review, as it did not take into account all of the DYK criteria, particularly with regards to article age or referencing/verification. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:13, 12 January 2025 (UTC)
    Meh. It looks like this was Toadspike's first review. Let's not get all bent out of shape because they didn't do everything right. My suggestion is to just move on and chalk this up as a learning experience. Who among us didn't screw things up the first time we reviewed an article? RoySmith (talk) 01:03, 12 January 2025 (UTC)
    @RoySmith: The comments were meant for OlifanofmrTennant, not for Toadspike. OlifanofmrTennant had a number of other similar reviews, so I was hoping that some assistance and guidance could be given to them. If you want, I can re-add the tick, although it might still be a good idea to help assist OlifanofmrTennant so that their future reviews can be more complete. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:13, 12 January 2025 (UTC)
    Ah, I think I understand now. Maybe what makes sense is the next time OlifanofmrTennant does a DYK review, they ping a more experienced reviewer to look over their review and give them additional advice if needed. RoySmith (talk) 01:27, 12 January 2025 (UTC)

    Silicon Island

    ( ) Silicon Island as of December 2024Silicon Island as of December 2024
    • Source: "BIG, Hijjas, and Ramboll were selected as winners of Penang State Government’s international competition to design a master plan for Penang South Islands in Malaysia." -
    "He said 70 acres (28 hectares) of the planned 2,300-acre island have been reclaimed to date." -
      • Reviewed:
      • Comment: This is my first DYK nomination. Appreciate your feedback on this. Thanks.
    Created by HundenvonPenang (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    hundenvonPG (talk) 02:45, 15 December 2024 (UTC).

    Article is long enough and new enough; no sourcing or content issues were found. Hook has good source and meets length and format criterion. QPQ is not required because nominator has less than 5 previous nominations. Image is original work of editor, released to Creative Commons under Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license; rollover tag is good.Orygun (talk) 03:35, 15 December 2024 (UTC)
    @Orygun and HundenvonPenang: I personally don't find this hook very interesting; there's nothing very unusual about architects winning a design contest for buildings. Could another hook please be suggested? Thanks, ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 18:46, 5 January 2025 (UTC)
    Thanks for the feedback!
    @AirshipJungleman29: I'm not imaginative by any stretch, but sure, I'm giving another try.
    1. Did you know that the Silicon Island in Penang was originally proposed to fund the upcoming Mutiara LRT?
    2. Did you know that a plan to reclaim three islets in Penang was scaled down to just one—Silicon Island—after an intervention by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim?

    hundenvonPG (talk) 05:17, 6 January 2025 (UTC)

    Articles created/expanded on December 16

    Dubai chocolate

    ( )
    • ... that Dubai chocolate has become so expensive, it is being smuggled and sold on the black market?
    • Reviewed:
    Created by Killarnee (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Killarnee (talk) 15:44, 21 December 2024 (UTC).

    • Comments by Tbhotch

    General eligibility:

    Policy compliance:

    Hook eligibility:

    • Cited: Yes
    • Interesting: Yes
    • Other problems: No - See below
    QPQ: Done.

    Overall: A newly created article that is long enough. No QPQ required. No copyvio issues.

    • The hook is interesting, but the source in the article says "secondary market", not black market.
    • There is a contradiction. The first section starts with "Fix Dessert Chocolatier was founded in Dubai in September 2022". Immediately below it says "Sarah Hamouda, who founded the company Fix Dessert Chocolatiers in the Emirate of Dubai in 2021, claimed to be the inventor of the Dubai chocolate". Ignoring the "Chocolatier(s)" inconsistency throughout the page, this first needs to be fixed.
    • I added a few maintenance tags that need to be solved as well. (CC) Tbhotch 02:51, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

    @Tbhotch: I've gone ahead and fixed several problems with the article, please have a look now. Thanks, jolielover♥talk 08:33, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

     Reviewing... (CC) Tbhotch 20:18, 31 December 2024 (UTC)
    @Jolielover: We're missing the secondary market / black market thing. The cited source trademagazin says "The special candy can be bought for up to 250 thousand forints on the secondary market, according to a report by Pénzcentrum." I'm not an economist but the secondary market doesn't sound similar to the black market. (CC) Tbhotch 22:23, 4 January 2025 (UTC)
    @Tbhotch: There is a primary market where stocks are rated and sold by the listed company itself and a secondary market where stocks are rated and sold at the stock exchange by the listed company independent traders like you and me. And there is a black market where illegal goods, goods without paying taxes, etc. are sold. I think the difference is quite clear.
    I have no idea why some newspapers use secondary market as a synonym for black market, maybe because of the word "black" like the controversy about the black in blacklist, e.g. . In this case, black market or at least when using secondary market linking that word to the article black market and not the article secondary market, is right. Btw, in German media, black market (Schwarzmarkt) is predominant.
    Thanks for your work on that. Killarnee (talk) 03:07, 5 January 2025 (UTC)
    Thanks for the explanation. My concern would be WP:DYKHOOK since the hook says "it is being smuggled and sold on the black market", which was what hooked me to review this article. When I reviewed the article it did say that it was smuggled and sold on the black market, but the coupled source (mentioned above) was saying "secondary market", which makes it less illegal and attractive for the general audience (i.e. "The hook should be likely to be perceived as unusual or intriguing by readers with no special knowledge or interest in the topic"). The other sources linked on top of this page just say this: "The smuggling operation unfolded over two separate incidents at the Nickelsdorf", "customs officials at the German-Swiss border stopped a man who was attempting to smuggle around 45 kilograms of the coveted 'Dubai chocolate' into Germany", "products from other brands with both the original Dubai chocolate and its many variations fetching high prices on the resale market", "Limited-edition bars are commanding exorbitant prices, with some enduring long queues and even resorting to smuggling", and the most relevant statement, "Dubai doesn't ship to the U.S. and there is a black market for these chocolate bars now, at exhorbitant prices" from this source that is not used in the article. Both the hook and the article must be in synchrony to be approved. (CC) Tbhotch 03:34, 5 January 2025 (UTC)
    I think the hook is an overbording claim if it remains without an indication as to where this would be- the German Swiss border, maybe....! In fact checking how "expensive" it is, it isnt any more in Germany, and the claim apperas to be sensationalizing and not neutral.Wuerzele (talk) 18:29, 5 January 2025 (UTC)
    I was going to make a similar comment to Wuerzele here, the article reads slightly promotional, with sentences like "She aimed to create chocolate bars that combined unique textures and flavors, focusing on the filling to set her company apart from competitors." There are other prose issues, such as not specifying which border is meant both times the word is used and never explaining what kadayif is. This source , which appears to be unreliable per WP:FORBESCON (written by a "Brand Contributor"), also does not verify the statement that bars are 100g, which is contradicted by the paragraph right above it. Taken together, I am not sure if this article is presentable enough for the main page at the moment. Toadspike 20:17, 6 January 2025 (UTC)
    Why not include the photo in the hook? Surtsicna (talk) 11:16, 8 January 2025 (UTC)

    2014–15 College Football Playoff

    ( ) Improved to Good Article status by PCN02WPS (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 82 past nominations.

    PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 23:41, 16 December 2024 (UTC).

    • Should it be specified to be American history? The current wording is vague and doesn't state if it was worldwide or just in the US. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 04:35, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
      • @Narutolovehinata5: the source wording is a little vague as well: Ohio State’s 42-20 victory over Oregon at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas – averaged 33,395,000 viewers and an 18.2 US household rating, according to Nielsen, delivering both the largest audience and highest rating in cable television history. The Nielsen rating is definitely US-only and I think the same is true for the viewers but it's not explicitly stated one way or the other. PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 23:45, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
    Given that it is an exceptional claim and given with the circumstances it will almost certainly find scrutiny on WT:DYK and/or WP:ERRORS, it may be for the best to propose a new hook using a totally different angle. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:49, 18 December 2024 (UTC)
    Full review needed now that additional hooks have been proposed; as this is the oldest nom on T:TDYK, I may take this on myself if Lily Phillips is kept.--Launchballer 15:33, 8 January 2025 (UTC)
    Long enough, new enough. QPQ is done and I see nothing that would demand a maintenance template. I don't find ALT1 interesting (the playoff is always going to comprise teams from somewhere) and ALT2 would need an end-of-sentence citation and depends on knowing what the Rose Bowl is. I saw the word 'controversy' in the article; perhaps you could propose a hook based on that?--Launchballer 21:18, 10 January 2025 (UTC)


    Articles created/expanded on December 18

    Vĩnh Điện River

    ( )
    • ... that the Vĩnh Điện River is called Tứ Câu after Tứ Câu bridge, Cổ Mân in Cổ Mân village, and Mân Quang in Mân Quang village?

    Cũng như nhiều sông khác, sông Vĩnh Điện chảy qua địa phương nào thì mang tên địa phương đó: sông Tứ Câu (đoạn sông từ cầu Tứ Câu xuống hạ lưu); sông Cổ Mân (đoạn qua làng Cổ Mân, phường Hòa Xuân, quận Cẩm Lệ); sông Mân Quang (đoạn qua làng Mân Quang, phường Hòa Quý, quận Ngũ Hành Sơn).

    Like many other rivers, the Vĩnh Điện river carries the name of whatever locality it flows through: Tứ Câu river (the stretch of the river downstream of Tứ Câu bridge); Cổ Mân river (the stretch passing Cổ Mân village, Hòa Xuan ward, Cẩm Lệ district); Mân Quang village (the stretch passing Mân Quang village, Hòa Quý ward, Ngũ Hành Sơn district).
      • Reviewed:
    Moved to mainspace by MuDavid (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    MuDavid 栘𩿠 (talk) 03:48, 19 December 2024 (UTC).

    Essentially, the hook as currently written is not "hooky". That is, it doesn't give a good reason for readers of the main page to click on the article to find out more. It doesn't catch attention, is a bit hard to understand, and doesn't seem to be very interesting if at all. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 10:17, 26 December 2024 (UTC)
    Narutolovehinata5 MuDavid ALT1 ... that the Vĩnh Điện River is a canal that was dug in the 1820s on the order of emperor Minh Mạng of the Nguyễn dynasty?
    ALT2 ... that the Vĩnh Điện River was used to transport sugar and cinnamon for international export in the 1840s? SL93 (talk) 00:27, 31 December 2024 (UTC)
    ALT2 is a better hook and closer to what we are looking for. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 02:17, 1 January 2025 (UTC)
    Okay, if you think that’s more interesting. MuDavid 栘𩿠 (talk) 02:00, 7 January 2025 (UTC)

    Articles created/expanded on December 20

    Articles created/expanded on December 21

    Sigma Boy

    ( )
    • ... that the song "Sigma Boy" is effective as an alarm tone?
    Created by Moscow Connection (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 40 past nominations.

    Moscow Connection (talk) 23:58, 28 December 2024 (UTC).

    • @Moscow Connection: In case you weren't aware, DYK rules changed a few months ago to require QPQs at the time of the nomination, rather than up to a week after. As such, please provided a QPQ promptly, as the nomination may be closed without further warning if one isn't given. Thank you. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 23:03, 29 December 2024 (UTC)
    • The article was fresh when nominated and it meets the length requirements. I see plenty of citations, a bit too many in fact. I do not think that we need 18 citations for a single sentence. Funnily enough, there is also a citation needed tag in the article. The article needs a bit of copy-editing to look more encyclopedic (e.g. "don't"→"do not", "guys with fluffy hair"→possibly "young men with a broccoli haircut"). Is one anonymous video game player's mocking of a haircut encyclopedically notable? I see nothing about an alarm tone in the article and the proposed hooks do not strike me as interesting anyway, but there is plenty of material in the article for very interesting hooks. For one thing, the fact that the performers are 11 and 12 years old is attention-grabbing. Then there is the bit about brain rot and the use of "sigma boy" to catch the attention of non-Russian speakers. Moscow Connection, it is unfortunate that you did not nominate Betsy (Russian singer) for DYK alongside this nomination. I would suggest creating an article about Maria Yankovskaya, if she meets Misplaced Pages's notability standards, and adding it to this nomination. Surtsicna (talk) 15:21, 10 January 2025 (UTC)
      The part about an alarm tone was deleted by an IP editor, I've just reverted it back in: . --Moscow Connection (talk) 20:17, 10 January 2025 (UTC)
      Frankly saying, I was afraid the Betsy article was not good enough for a DYK. As for Maria Yankovskaya (or Maria Iankovskaia; that is the spelling she uses), she does meet the notability criteria but she is not as famous as Betsy. And she is more of an actress / TV presenter than a singer, her article will be harder to create. (There's a biography on VokrugTV.ru . And now "Sigma Boy" entered the charts, so she is notable. But other than that, she wasn't in the news much yet.) --Moscow Connection (talk) 20:17, 10 January 2025 (UTC)
      I will look into it. --Moscow Connection (talk) 20:17, 10 January 2025 (UTC)
      I have changed "don't" to "do not" and "guys" to "young men". But "fluffy hair" is basically the name of the meme. And it is not the same is a "broccoli haircut". --Moscow Connection (talk) 22:20, 10 January 2025 (UTC)
      Okay, I will create an article for Maria Yankovskaya. Give me a few days.
      It won't really matter if she or Betsy are nominated for DYK or not. We can still add links to them, they just won't be in bold font. --Moscow Connection (talk) 12:35, 11 January 2025 (UTC)

    Articles created/expanded on December 22

    2025 Seattle Sounders FC season

    ( ) Moved to mainspace by SounderBruce (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 245 past nominations.

    SounderBruce 05:11, 22 December 2024 (UTC).

    You have a point, but most casual fans will not get the significance of this or the intricacies of schedules. It's reliant on rather specialist information (specialists in this case being dedicated soccer fans), and not all soccer fans are like that. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 03:57, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
    I'm honestly not sure but I'm leaning towards it being marginal at best. It probably has wider interest than the original hook, but I imagine that it won't do all that well if this is the wording that gets featured on the main page. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 10:19, 26 December 2024 (UTC)
    What about ALT2: ... that after winning the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League, the Seattle Sounders qualified to play in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup in their upcoming season? « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 22:56, 30 December 2024 (UTC)
    I think this would work better: ... that the upcoming season for Seattle Sounders FC includes a tournament that they qualified for in 2022? SounderBruce 05:32, 31 December 2024 (UTC)
    That sounds a lot better, although I might suggest removing the link to the FIFA Club World Cup given that too many links may divert readers away from the bolded link. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 02:21, 1 January 2025 (UTC)
    Why not bold link the whole thing, which would remove a pointless link (to the soccer team itself) while still retaining the link to the tournament, which would help readers understand the hook better:
    ALT3: ... that the upcoming season for Seattle Sounders FC includes a tournament that they qualified for in 2022? « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 18:17, 2 January 2025 (UTC)
    That works for me. @Narutolovehinata5: Will you finish the review? SounderBruce 02:09, 3 January 2025 (UTC)
    • The article was new enough and long enough at the time of the nomination. I couldn't find any close paraphrasing. The QPQ was done and is a complete review. Only ALT3 is approved as being likely to be interesting to non-specialist readers. The only concern is relatively minor: the sentences that support the hook don't have the referencing footnote; instead, they're located in the subsequent sentences. That will need to be addressed for DYK verification purposes. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 10:23, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

    Articles created/expanded on December 24

    2024 drone sightings

    ( )
    • ... that news outlets reported drone sightings in August 2024 over US military bases in Germany, well before the major wave of sightings in the US in December 2024?
  • C/1975 T2 (Suzuki–Saigusa–Mori)
    • Comment: major overview article for drone sightings worldwide; just began article today.
    • Created by Sm8900 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

    Sm8900 (talk) 15:00, 24 December 2024 (UTC).

    @Pbritti:, I appreciate your valuable feedback. I have revised the article, and added citations from reliable sources, as you requested. I would welcome any comments on the revised version. thanks. --Sm8900 (talk) 16:41, 24 December 2024 (UTC)
    @Sm8900: At the minimum, you must also appropriately link and bold the article you are nominating in both proposed hooks. Please do that and I'll look over the article again. ~ Pbritti (talk) 16:53, 24 December 2024 (UTC)
    @Pbritti:, ok, sounds fine.  Done thanks. --Sm8900 (talk) 17:01, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

    @Sm8900: Sorry to be a grinch, but there are still outstanding issues. I have, as a courtesy, bolded the link in your hook. The other issues will be listed below:

    1. Citations are awkwardly spaced. Since you are an experienced editor (if not necessarily an experienced DYK nominator), I will ask you to fix this substantial formatting issue.
    2. The scope of the final section is, with the exception of the California arrest, fully overlapping with the other drone sightings article. That portion ought to be summarized more succinctly.
    3. Cutting down on redundant coverage may cause a length issue; consider adding further content on the German sightings and more clearly tying them and the UK sightings to the US events.
    4. You oscillate between "US" and "USA" within your hooks. Please pick one for consistency.

    Please let me know if you require further guidance. ~ Pbritti (talk) 17:08, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

    @Pbritti:, ok, as requested; 1) fixed spacing between refs. let me know if further work is needed. 2) made section on US events more concise. 3) added signficant additonal facts and details to section on Germany. 4) used US consistently. I hope thats helpful. Please free to continue your helpful feedback. --Sm8900 (talk) 17:39, 24 December 2024 (UTC)
    Sm8900, seems fine to me. is in no way an adequate QPQ review, so I have struck your inclusion of Template:Did you know nominations/Boxheim Documents above. You need to do a complete review of an article (Boxheim Documents, which is all done except for a hook disagreement, is not appropriate), and be sure to address all of the DYK criteria (newness, meets size requirement, hook interestingness and sourcing and length, article sourcing, etc.). See the reviewing instructions and the guidelines for further information. Best of luck! BlueMoonset (talk) 21:24, 24 December 2024 (UTC)
    ok, no problem, glad to help. reviewed. C/1975 T2 (Suzuki–Saigusa–Mori). thanks! --Sm8900 (talk) 21:57, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

    Formally requesting a second opinion due to the uncertainty about this article. ~ Pbritti (talk) 01:25, 9 January 2025 (UTC)

    Articles created/expanded on December 25

    Scientific Research Institute of Medicine of the Ministry of Defense in Sergiyev Posad

    ( )
    • Source: Leitenberg, Milton; Zilinskas, Raymond A.; Kuhn, Jens H. (2012). The Soviet biological weapons program: a history. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-04770-9 page 96
    • ALT1: ... that the staff of Sergiyev Posad-6 were banned from using Moscow libraries? Source: Leitenberg, Milton; Zilinskas, Raymond A.; Kuhn, Jens H. (2012). The Soviet biological weapons program: a history. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-04770-9. page 88
    • ALT2: ... that Zagorsk-6 had the capacity to produce viral and rickettsial bioweapon agents on the small scale, but not in industrial quantities? Source: Leitenberg, Milton; Zilinskas, Raymond A.; Kuhn, Jens H. (2012). The Soviet biological weapons program: a history. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-04770-9. page 98
    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Håkon Balstad
    Created by Le Loy (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 11 past nominations.

    ©Geni (talk) 04:34, 31 December 2024 (UTC).

    • @Ле Лой and Geni: Long enough, new enough. Only ALT1 passes WP:INT and I have struck the others. QPQ done and Earwig is clean. I have absolutely no idea what "Buildings 18 and 78: Research and Development" and "Building 5: Information Analysis department" are supposed to be and these will need to be cleaned up per WP:DYKCOMPLETE. I also strongly recommend remedying the {{lead too short}} tag before this runs, though this is not a DYK issue.--Launchballer 14:50, 12 January 2025 (UTC)

    Scorsese Baby Daddy

    ( ) Moved to mainspace by PSA (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 24 past nominations.

    Elias 🦗🐜 07:41, 26 December 2024 (UTC).

    Di (they-them) (talk) 11:56, 26 December 2024 (UTC)
    General: Article is new enough and long enough
    Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems

    Hook eligibility:

    • Cited: No - While the hook seems true, the source attached here doesn't explicitly support some of the facts. It doesn't verify that Scorsese is known for crime films (just films in general) nor that SZA didn't expect him to find about it (just that his daughter (and potentially him) found out about it). It's possible his daughter posted the story without sharing the song with him. "SZA was shocked after she received the Scorsese family's blessing." could be partially implied to mean this, but I'd still prefer a more direct statement to confirm.
    • Interesting: Yes
    QPQ: Done.

    Overall: Overall, the article presents no problems. Reliable sources exist, the paragraphs are cited, it's new enough, long enough, and there's no copyvio. ALT2 reads as more interesting to me, but it would also need a valid source as the linked one doesn't support the "emotionally unstable boyfriend" portion. I'd be more than happy to approve if this part is resolved. TheDoctorWho (talk) 19:29, 10 January 2025 (UTC)

    Articles created/expanded on December 26

    Crabs for Christmas

    ( ) Created by Queen of Hearts (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 15 past nominations.

    charlotte 06:12, 26 December 2024 (UTC).

    • Hi. Made a copyedit here before my review; feel free to revert some of the changes if you don't agree with them
    General: Article is new enough and long enough
    Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
    Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
    • Cited: Yes - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
    • Interesting: Yes
    QPQ: Done.

    Overall: AGF on all the offline sources. Baltimore Sun review has no citation though so you would want to fix that. ALT2 is interesting, but a bit misleading -- it does not convey the jocular nature of the writer's comments. The rest are also fine, although I recommend rewriting them as well to bring out more of their hookiness. Elias 🦗🐜 07:22, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

    @PSA: thank you for the copyedits. I'm unsure what you mean by the review being unsourced; the quotation is in the cited source ("His Christmas record won't make him crabby"), although it is a stretch to call it positive, so I removed that from the lead. I've replaced "said" with "joked" in ALT2 and would welcome any copyedit on the hooks. charlotte 04:17, 27 December 2024 (UTC)
    Hm, first off my bad for the "unsourced" comment. Second, my issue with ALT0 right now is that it is a bit too wordy. Perhaps you can trim the hook so that it just focuses on "a song about crabs as a Christmas gift". That's all I have for now Elias 🦗🐜 05:53, 30 December 2024 (UTC)

    Articles created/expanded on December 27

    2024 Estlink 2 incident

    ( ) M/S Hessu, ordered to do the job on New Year's EveM/S Hessu, ordered to do the job on New Year's Eve

    Kyseiset huoltotoimet kestävät arviolta kaksi päivää.

    – Tyhjennykset tapahtuvat tämän päivän aikana, ja huomenna viedään vesi.
      • ALT1: ... that the nomination wizard doesn't have an option to delete alt hooks? Source: a
      • Reviewed: no previous DYK's
    5x expanded by NotAGenious (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    NotAGenious (talk) 17:55, 2 January 2025 (UTC).

    • Hi @NotAGenious: nice work on your first DYK. This article, over 5x expanded from 775 to 11062 characters, is new enough, long enough, well-sourced, and copyvio-free. QPQ not needed. The hook is interesting and sourced to the Finnish newspaper Iltalehti (which checks out, per Google Translate), however per WP:DYKHOOK the claim in the hook also has to be in the article. Can you add this fact somewhere in the article?
    The hook also flows flows a little awkwardly. Might I suggest
    Best, Tenpop421 (talk) 01:42, 9 January 2025 (UTC)
    I don't know how long this procedure typically takes, but I feel sorry for the guy who has to inspect all that bilge and sewage. kencf0618 (talk) 16:00, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

    Articles created/expanded on December 28

    Special Operations Brigade (PLA Navy Marine Corps)

    ( ) 7th Marine Brigade members conducting an excercise7th Marine Brigade members conducting an excercise
    • ... that on May 5, 2017, the 7th Marine Brigade (pictured) captured three Somali pirates and handed them in to the Somali authorities?
    • Reviewed:
    • Comment: The draft was made by me, User:Buckshot06 published it for me

    Additionally 7th Marine Brigade is an alternate name for the Special Operations Brigade (PLA Navy Marine Corps), also known as the Jiaolong commandos as of nominating it for Dyk, the article was published exactly 7 days ago so if i have to may I request the 7 day limit be extended

    Created by Thehistorianisaac (talk) and Buckshot06 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Thehistorianisaac (talk) 13:01, 4 January 2025 (UTC).

    • Note: I have replaced the word "police" in Thehistorianissac's potential hook with the word "authorities." There is no single Somali Police - most are a bunch of clan militia; most are a total mishmash of various feuding armed groups. The information available is not sufficient to even guarantee that the persons concerned were handed over to the Somali Federal Police, the bunch that exploits and rapaciously profits from the security needs of the inhabitants of Mogadishu. Buckshot06 (talk) 21:05, 4 January 2025 (UTC)
    • Comment: Buckshot06 or Thehistorianisaac, the link in the hook should be in bold text. Also, if this hasn't been reviewed by Friday next week, ping me and I'll review it. Toadspike 16:03, 11 January 2025 (UTC)

    Helvis of Ramla

    ( )
    • Source: Hans E. Mayer, "Carving up Crusaders: The Early Ibelins and Ramlas", in Outremer: Studies in the History of the Crusading Kingdom of Jerusalem Presented to Joshua Prawer, ed. Benjamin Z. Kedar, Hans E. Mayer, and R.C. Smail (Yad Izhak Ben-Zvi Institute, 1982), p. 111.
    • Reviewed:
    Created by Adam Bishop (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Adam Bishop (talk) 23:40, 2 January 2025 (UTC).

    • For a long time I have been considering creating this article. Helvis is mentioned rather frequently by the leading historians of the crusades, especially by Mayer. The reason I did not create the article, however, is that I could not find evidence of in-depth coverage. All I could gather was genealogical information, and this is all I see in the article now: a list of her family (parents, brothers, husbands, sons) in which she is covered as a link between various men. Is anything known about Helvis's actions? Surtsicna (talk) 13:22, 4 January 2025 (UTC)
      • I was thinking about creating it for a long time as well, and I had the same problem. I wasn't sure I should list it here, since you're right, there's not much about her aside from genealogy. The most that seems to have been written about her is by Hans Mayer, about the possible dates of her birth and marriages. I will see if I can squeeze any more information about the sources I have at hand. Adam Bishop (talk) 23:13, 4 January 2025 (UTC)

    Articles created/expanded on December 29

    Their Highest Potential: An African American School Community in the Segregated South

    ( ) Created by SL93 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 420 past nominations.

    SL93 (talk) 01:22, 29 December 2024 (UTC).

    Articles created/expanded on December 30

    San Jose State Spartans women's volleyball

    ( ) Created by Yngvadottir (talk) and BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 263 past nominations.

    Launchballer 17:03, 1 January 2025 (UTC).

    • Comment: ALT1 reads a bit clunkily, I suggest revising to something along the lines of:
    ALT1a: ... that while San Jose State University has a varsity women's volleyball team, men's volleyball is a non-varsity sport at the university?
    SammySpartan (talk) 20:05, 3 January 2025 (UTC)
    We could go even tighter than that. ALT1b: ... that San Jose State University has a varsity women's volleyball team but not a men's?--Launchballer 20:10, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

    Article is new enough, long enough, and within policy. No copyright violations detected. The original hook doesn't stike me as interesting but I think Alt1B is interesting. My only issue is I am having a hard time verifying the hook. The cited reference is a main page for the team but without any text/prose. What am I looking for here? Maybe this is something obvious to someone who understands sports teams but I'm not seeing the term non-varsity used anywhere. Do we have a source that verifies this using that language? If so where?4meter4 (talk) 01:18, 12 January 2025 (UTC)

    • I'll leave the varsity part to others (since I didn't add that part), but I think if we were to clarify in the article, we could make ALT0 more interesting. The team won 14 games and per ESPN, 6 were by forfeit. We could then do a hook of ALT2 ... that nearly half of the wins of the San Jose State Spartans women's volleyball team in 2024 were by forfeit?, which I think is interesting. BeanieFan11 (talk) 01:31, 12 January 2025 (UTC)
    @BeanieFan11 I think that Alt2 would work. The entire hook fact is better supported in this source: https://apnews.com/article/san-jose-state-volleyball-d00b36355c69f48de712339821682b52 I think we would need the hook fact stated more explicitly with an inline citation in the 2024 season section. Once that is done ping me.4meter4 (talk) 02:28, 12 January 2025 (UTC)
    That's a good point. I'm striking it as rejected per this assessment. Alt2 is the better choice. @BeanieFan11 Please let me know when the Alt2 hook fact has been added to the article with an inline citation.4meter4 (talk) 17:28, 12 January 2025 (UTC)

    20–50 club

    ( )
    • Source: "Became the first AL player to hit 20 home runs and swipe 50 bases ..." (ESPN)
    Created by Bagumba (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 112 past nominations.

    —Bagumba (talk) 01:20, 31 December 2024 (UTC).

    • Maybe additional context and/or a rewording is needed for the benefit of non-North America/East Asia readers, as well as for non-baseball fans? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 02:34, 1 January 2025 (UTC)
      @Narutolovehinata5:: Is there formal guidance on this, as hooks always seem across the board w.r.t. providing context. Randomly looking at the current set, "... that Shō Sen'i was overthrown in favor of his thirteen-year-old nephew?" doesn't say who this person is, where it happened, or when. I always took this as a DYK standard to give creative liberty on how much/little context might draw interest to the hook. Still, "baseball" can be fit in somewhere, if needed. But is there benefit beyond "OK, I still don't understand this, but it's a sport I don't care about"?—Bagumba (talk) 03:57, 1 January 2025 (UTC)
    Recently, there has been some pushback against hooks that rely on "obscure US sport terminology" (to quote AirshipJungleman29), and the hook as currently written may be too reliant on American readership in this case. I understand baseball is a fairly popular sport in parts of the world, which is why the hook angle itself isn't unsalvageable. It's just that it might need some slight rewording for the benefit of audiences. It could be as simple as adding "baseball player" before Henderson's name, or perhaps something else. Anything to encourage readers to click on the bolded link, while also not being too technical to turn away readers. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 09:20, 1 January 2025 (UTC)
    @Narutolovehinata5: In this case, "20–50" is not basic baseball terminology either, so the goal is to get curious readers—even American baseball readers—to click because they did not already know what it was. Here's an ALT w/ baseball:
    ALT1 ... that Rickey Henderson was the first American League baseball player to join the 20–50 club?—Bagumba (talk) 10:02, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

    Chauburji (Agra)

    ( ) ChauburjiChauburji
    • ... that the Chauburji (pictured) might have been the original place of burial of the Mughal emperor Babur?
    Created by AmateurHi$torian (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 9 past nominations.

    AmateurHi$torian (talk) 08:31, 30 December 2024 (UTC).

    Articles created/expanded on December 31

    List of things named after Julius Caesar

    ( ) Julius CaesarJulius Caesar
    • Source: Britannica, Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient World by Mary Beard (ISBN:9781631494109), page no - 38
    • Reviewed:
    5x expanded by TheAstorPastor (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    The AP (talk) 13:32, 6 January 2025 (UTC).

     Done The AP (talk) 15:51, 6 January 2025 (UTC)
     Done The AP (talk) 03:07, 8 January 2025 (UTC)

    Antoinette Lubaki

    ( ) Antoinette: Deux hommes trinquant (Two Men Drinking)Antoinette: Deux hommes trinquant (Two Men Drinking)
    • ... that Antoinette Lubaki is considered to the first artist in Congo to create works on paper?
    Created by MumphingSquirrel (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    MumphingSquirrel (talk) 13:04, 4 January 2025 (UTC).

    • Hello I will review this. New enough and long enough. Please could you check the edits I made.

    I cannot find the original and ALT1 hooks in the cite above. Re ALT2 source says 'It is said that ...." so ALT2 would have to be modified but I would still find it interesting. Would you like to suggest an ALT3 based on ALT2 or shall I? Chidgk1 (talk) 15:55, 10 January 2025 (UTC)

    Nice article - awaiting your response to above and my edits Chidgk1 (talk) 16:56, 10 January 2025 (UTC)

    Hi, thannks! would below work for an alt 3. ALT3: ... that it is said that Congo's first woman artist Antoinette Lubaki painted her watercolours by candlelight at night, as no stories were allowed to be told during daylight? Source: https://awarewomenartists.com/en/artiste/antoinette-lubaki/ MumphingSquirrel (talk) 19:50, 12 January 2025 (UTC)

    Julier Pass

    ( ) One of the Roman columns beside the modern pass road.One of the Roman columns beside the modern pass road. 5x expanded by Toadspike (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Toadspike 15:49, 31 December 2024 (UTC).

    • There are several other images in the article which might be interesting as an image hook – if the reviewer thinks the engraving of the Roman columns is more interesting than the photograph, then we could go with that one. Alternatively, perhaps a hook could be made about the theater tower, which has a heap of cool photos on Commons. Toadspike 15:51, 31 December 2024 (UTC)
    • A way to phrase "meters above sea level" more concisely would be appreciated. Toadspike 15:52, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

    Articles created/expanded on January 1

    Penstemon harringtonii, Harold Harrington

    ( Comment or view )( Article history links: )
    • ... that despite collecting plant specimens not to identify new species, Harold Harrington was the first to collect a species that would be named for him?
    • Source:
    Created by Pbritti (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. Nominator has 62 past nominations.

    Pbritti (talk) 21:29, 6 January 2025 (UTC).

    WLOK (Ohio)

    ( ) Created by Nathan Obral (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Nathan Obral • he/him • t • c • 03:23, 4 January 2025 (UTC).

    ALT1: ... that staffers of an Ohio radio station learned it had been sold on the same day its owner died? ( + )
    Yup. ALT1 should be more broadly interesting compared to the original. ALT0 has been struck. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:10, 6 January 2025 (UTC)

    Bridget Jones: Mad about the Boy (novel)

    ( )
    • Source: McClurg, Jocelyn (1 June 2013). "Helen Fielding opens up about new Bridget Jones book". USA Today. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
    • Reviewed:
    • Comment: This is timely as the movie based on this book is going to be released in February 2025.
    Created by Blackballnz (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Blackballnz (talk) 05:59, 2 January 2025 (UTC).

    • It is quite surprising that it took us 12 years to get this article, but it is timely indeed. It is new and long enough. Earwig warns of a "likely" copyright violation but I do not see it. Perhaps rephrase a bit just in case. I do not see any bias either. I think that, given the ample coverage, we can have secondary source citations for the entire Plot section despite it not being required per MOS:PLOTSOURCE, and of course the Film adaptation section needs another citation for the last paragraph. I also think that far more interesting hooks can be produced from this article, spoilery and non-spoilery. Surtsicna (talk) 12:20, 8 January 2025 (UTC)
    • ALT1: ... that the 1990s romcom heroine Bridget Jones is widowed in the Mad about the Boy novel, with a film to be released in February 2025?
    • ALT2: ... that a revelation about the 1990s romcom heroine Bridget Jones in the 2013 novel Mad about the Boy caused an outcry among the fans?

    I think either of these would attract more interest. Surtsicna (talk) 12:33, 8 January 2025 (UTC)

    Thanks @Surtsicna. I also was surprised that there was no article about this novel, and I was prompted to write it by the upcoming film. I will make those changes that you suggest. I'm not sure about calling Bridget Jones a "1990s" romcom heroine, as she seems to be better known in the films which started in 2001. How about combining the death of Darcy & the upcoming film -

    I can add a sentence to the film page about fans being shocked about Darcy's death, as it isn't currently there and there are plenty of references.(Actually, the film page refers to Darcy appearing as a ghost, which isn't supported at all, so I will fix).

    I've made those changes - is there anything else I need to do now? Blackballnz (talk)Blackballnz (talk) 21:02, 12 January 2025 (UTC)

    Pantropiko

    ( ) Bini at Billboard Korea's K Power 100 eventBini at Billboard Korea's K Power 100 event
    • ALT1: ... that despite being released in November 2023, "Pantropiko" by Bini (pictured) became a sleeper hit summer anthem in the Philippines by 2024? Source: Rappler
    • Reviewed:
    Improved to Good Article status by AstrooKai (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    AstrooKai (Talk) 12:37, 1 January 2025 (UTC).

    Fossils of Finland

    ( ) https://www.jstor.org/stable/4522937?searchText=finland&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3Dfinland%26so%3Drel%26efqs%3DeyJkaXNjIjpbImNHRnNaVzl1ZEc5c2IyZDVMV1JwYzJOcGNHeHBibVU9Il19&ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_gsv2%2Fcontrol&refreqid=fastly-default%3A2c878dedc2455159322a47ff806482bf Created by DogWorldLive64 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    DogWorldLive64 (talk) 10:16, 1 January 2025 (UTC).

    • Hello and welcome to DYK. Right now, Fossils of Finland is only 235 characters long, far below the 1,500 character minimum requirement. The article's wording is also in need of a copyedit. As this appears to be your first nomination and English doesn't seem to be your first language, we can be lenient and give the article a week to be brought up to standards. If you need any assistance, please do not hesitate to ask for advice over at WT:DYK. Good luck! Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:12, 1 January 2025 (UTC)
    It has been almost a week since the nomination, but the article has not made any edits to the article, nor did they properly respond to the above. As the article is nowhere near a state appropriate for DYK and also now has a notability tag, this nomination is marked for closure. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 14:24, 7 January 2025 (UTC)
    @GeorgiaHuman: has beefed this up to 899 characters. Would you be interested in expanding further?--Launchballer 11:56, 9 January 2025 (UTC)
    @Launchballer: I see that you proposed the article for deletion (which DogWorldLive64 then removed). Maybe an AFD is needed to address the notability concerns? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 12:50, 9 January 2025 (UTC)

    Articles created/expanded on January 2

    Dirini

    ( ) Table Mountain Beauty (Aeropetes tulbaghia)Table Mountain Beauty (Aeropetes tulbaghia)
    • ... that the relationship between the Dirini (Aeropetes tulbaghia pictured) and its closest relative has been described by researchers as "odd"?
    Created by Ornithoptera (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 50 past nominations.

    Ornithoptera (talk) 06:29, 9 January 2025 (UTC).

    Klerykal fiction

    ( )
    • ... that the Polish subgenre of speculative fiction known as klerykal fiction emerged in the 1990s as a response to societal fears of church influence in politics? Source: see sources cited at the end of the sentence: " its period of popularity is attributed to the first half of the 1990s. In Poland, this period was characterized by, among other things, a decline in public trust in the church, combined with the church's entry into politics, which led to the emergence of anti-church movements."
      • ALT1: ... that Polish klerykal fiction has been described as both a critique of institutionalized religiosity and an artistic response to neoconservative views? Source: Mazurkiewicz, Adam (2014). "Fantastyka religijna jako zjawisko osobne (rekonesans)". In Leś, Mariusz M.; Stasiewicz, Piotr (eds.). Motywy religijne we współczesnej fantastyce (in Polish). Białystok: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku. pp. 33–50
      • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Di Algemeyne Entsiklopedye
      • Comment: Disclaimer & trivia. I asked ChatGPT to generate hooks as an experiment, feeding it DYK guidelines on hooks and the article's text. I think these two turned out nicely (I just needed to match the claims with the sources).
    Improved to Good Article status by Piotrus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 541 past nominations.

    Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 03:53, 9 January 2025 (UTC).

    Roller disco

    ( ) 1979 disco skaters in New York, likely at the Sheepshead Bay Roll-A-Palace1979 disco skaters in New York, likely at the Sheepshead Bay Roll-A-Palace
    • ... that Cher, Prince, Grace Jones, Madonna, and Olivia Newton-John all participated in the 1979 roller disco craze?
    • Source: "Undiscarded: Stories of New York: Ep7 – Rollerskate". The City Reliquary. 2023-05-17. Archived from the original on January 3, 2025. Retrieved 2025-01-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20250103154034/https://www.cityreliquary.org/undiscarded-rollerskate/ -- " Mr. Charisma’s (another moniker for Mr. Butler) stylish tricks and effortless skating style (Brooklyn Bounce, Wobbly Duck) made the rink a HOT destination and drew storied celebrities away from the snooty uptown clubs (Studio 54) down to the warm & accepting Brooklyn Rink. Most famously Cher herself" ............. Other celebrities source: Reaven, M., Zeitlin, S. (2006). Hidden New York: A Guide to Places That Matter. Rutgers University Press, 114. Ortiz, Lori. (2011) Disco Dance. ABC-CLIO, 127.
    • ALT1: ... that The Kalamazoo News described the "Disco Dip" as "the pioneering roller disco record" of 1979? Source: "Faster Than Sound". Kalamazoo News. 15 November 1979. p. 16. Retrieved 2025-01-02. "The “Disco Dip," created by Ed Chalpin of PPX Enterprises, has until now been credited as the pioneering roller disco record. But according to A stound-A Sound Productions, a small New Jersey-based company, its “Roller Palace”.beat out Chalpin's product by one day.....Squabble, squabble. Everybody wants to be credited for jumping on the bandwagon first."
    • ALT2: ... that at the height of the roller disco craze of 1979, there were an estimated "5,000 roller rinks in the U.S.," attracting "more than 28 million young American skaters"? Source: "Brooklyn Sees New 'Disco Dip'". Billboard. 1979-02-17. p. 70. https://books.google.com/books?id=LSUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT97&dq=%22disco+dip%22+wktu&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj0h4mh89eKAxUVvokEHTbsDzEQ6AF6BAgHEAI#v=onepage&q=%22disco%20dip%22%20wktu&f=false "There are an estimated 5,000 roller rinks in the U.S. They reportedly attract more than 28 million young American skaters. According to Chalpin, 99.9% of these rinks are already programming disco music either in whole or in part."
    • ALT3: ... that during the roller disco craze of 1979, Mr. Charisma's "stylish tricks" made the Empire Roller Disco "a HOT destination"? Source: "Undiscarded: Stories of New York: Ep7 – Rollerskate". The City Reliquary. 2023-05-17. Archived from the original on January 3, 2025. Retrieved 2025-01-03. https://www.cityreliquary.org/undiscarded-rollerskate/ "Mr. Charisma’s (another moniker for Mr. Butler) stylish tricks and effortless skating style (Brooklyn Bounce, Wobbly Duck) made the rink a HOT destination and drew storied celebrities away from the snooty uptown clubs (Studio 54) down to the warm & accepting Brooklyn Rink. Most famously Cher herself"
    • Reviewed:
    5x expanded by Evedawn99 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Evedawn99 (talk) 15:00, 8 January 2025 (UTC).

    • This is good work, Evedawn99, but the article has not been expanded fivefold. The article has the potential to produce very good hooks, however. Perhaps you should aim for improving it to GA status and then nominate it again. Surtsicna (talk) 00:30, 9 January 2025 (UTC)
      • To be more precise, the article previously had 2219 prose characters, so a 5× expansion would require 11095 prose characters, and currently has just under half that, at 5418. Unless it can be expanded by another 5677 prose characters, and very quickly, it will not qualify for DYK. Surtsicna's recommendation may be the best way for it to become eligible. Best of luck! BlueMoonset (talk) 00:03, 11 January 2025 (UTC)

    Roll-A-Palace

    ( ) Disco skaters at the Roll-A-Palace, 1979Disco skaters at the Roll-A-Palace, 1979
    • ... that Brooklyn's Roll-A-Palace was "the front-runner of the roller-disco craze"?
    • Source: "What's Hot? What's Not?". Cue: The Weekly Magazine of New York Life. Cue Publishing Company. 1979. " ... the front - runner of the roller - disco craze , a fabulous $ 2 million roller disco in a former movie theater that has been earning its $ 4 ( including skates ) admission price for the past two years . "
    https://www.google.com/books/edition/Cue/ogkwAQAAIAAJ?hl=en

    And,

    Riedinger, Bob Jr. (1979-03-03). "Going Back to the 1870s: Skating To Music". Billboard. pp. 48, 57. https://books.google.com/books?id=KyUEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22roll-a-palace%22&pg=PT56#v=onepage&q=%22roll-a-palace%22&f=false

    And,

    Riedinger, Bob Jr. (1979-03-03). "Going Back to the 1870s: Skating To Music". Billboard. pp. 48, 57. https://books.google.com/books?id=KyUEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22roll-a-palace%22&pg=PT56#v=onepage&q=%22roll-a-palace%22&f=false

      • Reviewed:
    Created by Evedawn99 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Evedawn99 (talk) 14:41, 8 January 2025 (UTC).

    Chinese sanctions

    ( )
    • ... that China has sanctioned over 100 foreign individuals and entities with asset freezes and other restrictions due to alleged interference with China's sovereignty?
    • Source: https://iclg.com/practice-areas/sanctions/china
      Sanction reasons included interference with sovereignty, selling weapons to Taiwan and imposing unilateral sanctions related to Xinjiang and Hong Kong. Until August 2024, over 100 individuals and entities have been placed on the list.
    Created by Haha169 (talk) and The Account 2 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

    haha169 (talk) 16:40, 6 January 2025 (UTC).

    Fatima Payman

    ( ) Payman in 2022Payman in 2022 Improved to Good Article status by GraziePrego (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 7 past nominations.

    GraziePrego (talk) 07:19, 6 January 2025 (UTC).

    @Pbritti does my edit at Special:Diff/1268309867 suffice to satisfy your concern? TarnishedPath 04:16, 9 January 2025 (UTC)
    @TarnishedPath: Looks good! I'm going to do a quick review of the article when I have fresh eyes and should have this approved by the end of the day UTC. Thanks! ~ Pbritti (talk) 04:35, 9 January 2025 (UTC)
    @Pbritti: lol on your edit at Special:Diff/1268313206. Actually I was almost going to do this DYK review because I have some articles coming up in the future that I will need QPQ for, but then I realised that I couldn't because I had edited the article a bit. Anyway when I was going to review it, I did a bit of googling about another Australian politician named Pauline Hanson to determine if she was the first female to wear a hijab because a number of years ago in an act of racist belligerence she's decided to wear a Burqa in parliament. Anyway I was glad at the time to see that Hanson wasn't the first to female to wear a hijab in parliament. TarnishedPath 05:11, 9 January 2025 (UTC)
    Hi TarnishedPath, just wanted to double check if were you intending to follow through on reviewing Payman's article? If so, I'll leave you to it, but if not, I would love to take a look at it when I have the time to this week! Ornithoptera (talk) 18:03, 9 January 2025 (UTC)
    @Ornithoptera as I wrote above, I can't because I've edited the article. Also I think Pbritti is already in the middle of reviewing it. TarnishedPath 23:03, 9 January 2025 (UTC)

    Elisheva Biernoff

    ( )
    • ... that Elisheva Biernoff paints recreations of found vintage snapshot photographs, including details like lens flare and overexposure? Source: The New Yorker: "Working from found photographs—snapshots—Biernoff creates works that match, in size, scale, and color, what she sees in the original images." Artforum: "For more than a decade, Elisheva Biernoff has painted exquisitely uncanny trompe l’oeil re-creations of vintage found photographs. Taken as a group, the snapshots on which she bases her works are of no great distinction. Some feature a failure of some kind—overexposure, lens flare, water damage, the accidental intrusion of a foot into the frame, or the glaring reflection of a flash on glass or mirror."
    5x expanded by Jonathan Deamer (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 15 past nominations.

    Jonathan Deamer (talk) 19:54, 2 January 2025 (UTC).

    Articles created/expanded on January 3

    Jailson Mendes

    ( )
    • ... that Jailson Mendes had to gain weight for his first porn film?
      • ALT0a: ... that a bear had to gain weight for his first porn film?
      • ALT1: ... that Jailson Mendes entered the porn industry after a couple randomly approached him?
      • ALT2: ... that a porn star's "hysterically bizarre performance" became one of the most widely spread memes in Brazil?
      • ALT3: ... that a porn star received the nickname "Family Man"?
      • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Sugya
      • Comment: Driveby nom. ALT0a is intended for April Fools' Day.
    Improved to Good Article status by Skyshifter (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 266 past nominations.

    Launchballer 15:38, 7 January 2025 (UTC).

    Tanzania. Masterworks of African Sculpture

    ( ) Makonde mask from TanzaniaMakonde mask from Tanzania
    • Source:
    Created by Munfarid1 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 25 past nominations.

    Munfarid1 (talk) 12:24, 6 January 2025 (UTC).

    References

    References

    1. Azhar, Kamarul (27 Aug 2020). "Cover Story: The long & winding saga of the Penang Transport Master Plan and its political fallout". The Edge. Retrieved 29 Mar 2024.
    2. Opalyn Mok (10 Dec 2024). "Land for Penang LRT depot on man-made Silicon Island to be ready end of 2025". Malay Mail. Retrieved 14 Dec 2024.
    3. Christopher Tan (11 May 2023). "Penang South Islands project scaled down to one island – Silicon Island". Buletin Mutiara. Retrieved 31 Mar 2024.
    4. Kerstin Volker (1995), "Tanzania: Masterworks of African Sculpture", African Arts, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 84–86, doi:10.2307/3337256, JSTOR 3337256
    5. Kecskési, Maria (1994), Jens Jahn, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin und Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, München (ed.), "Einleitung (introduction)", Tanzania: Meisterwerke afrikanischer Skulptur. Sanaa za Mabingwa wa Kiafrika. (in German and Swahili), München: Fred Jahn, pp. 17–18, ISBN 3-88645-118-6{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link)
    • @Munfarid1: I am looking closely at your article. Can you confirm that the image in the hook (Makonde mask from Tanzania) appeared at the Tanzania. Masterworks of African Sculpture exhibition? Viriditas (talk) 22:27, 12 January 2025 (UTC)
    • I want to congratulate you on covering such an important topic. One thing that stands out is the structure and composition related to this exhibition. Misplaced Pages has hundreds of such articles, covering some of the most popular as well as some of the most obscure art exhibitions in history. I would say that none of them are written in this style. Although your article doesn't diverge all that much from best practices, it does do a few things that are unusual that I can go into, but I think it would be more helpful for you to take a look at how other articles cover the subject. One way to do this is to explore Category:Art exhibitions by country. You will find some commonalities in the structure of sections. These include history, floor plan, exhibits, themes, legacy, list of artists, images, and other sections. Catalogues are generally used as sources, not as their own focus. I think the content you added here works, but the way you structure it should not be around the catalog as you do, but around the exhibition itself. It's a subtle change in focus that wouldn't require much modification. It would also take the focus off the authors and put it back on to the art exhibits. Viriditas (talk) 23:11, 12 January 2025 (UTC)

    Wielka, większa i największa

    ( ) Improved to Good Article status by Piotrus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 540 past nominations.

    Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 00:37, 4 January 2025 (UTC).

    Articles created/expanded on January 4

    Bertrand of Toulouse (son of Alfonso Jordan)

    ( ) Created by Borsoka (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 194 past nominations.

    Surtsicna (talk) 12:35, 8 January 2025 (UTC).

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

    Hook eligibility:

    • Cited: No - I don't have the source, so I could AGF, but from the preview Google does provide, the outrage was about Raymond seeking the assistance of Muslims in capturing 'Urayama, not about him helping the Muslims. Also, I believe the source claims the outrage was about the capture of the fortress, not about the capture of Bertrand. Finally, isn't the end of the hook a supposition made by historians?
    • Interesting: Yes
    QPQ: Done.

    Overall: This hangs on what an AGF source says. Either a clarification about it or a rewording of the hook to be more accurate will do. Muhandes (talk) 17:19, 11 January 2025 (UTC)

    Christian death metal

    ( )
    • ... that Christian death metal has been called the least likely musical development at the close of the 20th century?
    "Of all the unlikely musical developments that could have taken place in the closing years of the 20th century, the avant-tango movement is probably the second least likely (right after Christian death metal)." 5x expanded by 3family6 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 108 past nominations.

    3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 13:23, 7 January 2025 (UTC).

    Taur Ikhbeineh

    ( )
    • ... that at Taur Ikhbeineh in the Gaza Strip archaeologists found evidence of interactions between Egyptians and Canaanites in the 4th millennium BC?
    • Source: "The presence of both locally manufactured Egyptian and Canaanite wares undoubtedly implies that two potters' workshops operated respectively side by side at Taur Ikhbeineh or somewhere nearby and, consequently, as a result of close cultural interaction in that region, a distinctive local pottery repertoire ("Besor group") was augmented"
    Oren, Eliezer D.; Yekutieli, Yuval (1992). "Taur Ikhbeineh: Earliest Evidence for Egyptian Interconnections". In van den Brink, Edwin C. M. (ed.). The Nile Delta in Transition: 4th–3rd Millennium B.C. Tel Aviv: Israel Exploration Society. pp. 373–375. Created by Richard Nevell (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 7 past nominations.

    Richard Nevell (talk) 20:29, 5 January 2025 (UTC).

    Jama Masjid, Hyderabad

    ( )
    • Source: Campbell, A. C. (1898). Glimpses of the Nizams Dominions. pp. 168–169. Close to the Char Minar, on the left of the main r o a d, approached by a very narrow lane, is the Juma Musjid, erected by Sultan Mahomed Kuli in 1598. This is the oldest musjid in Hyderabad.
    • ALT1: ... that the Jama Masjid was the first mosque to be built in Hyderabad? Source: Campbell, A. C. (1898). Glimpses of the Nizams Dominions. pp. 168–169. Close to the Char Minar, on the left of the main road, approached by a very narrow lane, is the Juma Musjid, erected by Sultan Mahomed Kuli in 1598. This is the oldest musjid in Hyderabad.
    • ALT2: ... that the inscriptions of the Jama Masjid, Hyderabad "may compare favorably with the best calligraphic specimens of other countries"? Source: Yazdani, Ghulam (1921). Epigraphia Indo-Moslemica, 1917-18. Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India. p. 43. The bold sweeping curves and fine, crisp vertical and horizontal stroke of these inscriptions exhibit art of a high order and they may compare favourably with the best calligraphic specimens of other countries.
    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Emmanuel (emu)
    5x expanded by AmateurHi$torian (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 12 past nominations.

    AmateurHi$torian (talk) 15:52, 4 January 2025 (UTC).

    • The article falls short of a fivefold expansion even when I count the lead section, which repeats information from the rest of the article. Therefore it does not yet qualify for DYK. Surtsicna (talk) 16:51, 5 January 2025 (UTC)
    @Surtsicna: This version when I started the expansion had 789 characters (136 words), and the article now has 4154 characters (703 words), according to DYKCheck.AmateurHi$torian (talk) 17:27, 5 January 2025 (UTC)
    You are right. I only see 3442 characters when the lead is not counted, however. Would it be possible to add 500 more? I would also suggest improving the citation style; rather than putting all the citations at the end of the paragraph, try putting them right after the sentence to which they relate. I am looking forward to reading a bit more about the masjid. Surtsicna (talk) 22:52, 5 January 2025 (UTC)
    @Surtsicna: Article is now 4718 characters (will be approximately 4000+ when the lead is excluded) according to DYKCheck, and I've added inline citations within paragraphs.AmateurHi$torian (talk) 00:06, 6 January 2025 (UTC)
    Thanks a lot, AmateurHi$torian! I started with a source spot check. Citation #4 does not seem to cover the first paragraph of the first section (coincidentally where the hook comes from), unless I am missing something. It explicitly says the opposite, that it was not the first mosque, and it does not mention "congregational" at all. Surtsicna (talk) 23:22, 6 January 2025 (UTC)
    @Surtsicna: Ah, I've just noticed that Sherwani calls the prayer-hall in Charminar a "mosque". This interpretation would make the Jama Masjid the second mosque of the city, so I'll strike the first two hooks. I've altered the article to the same effect. The word "congregational" is used in the second paragraph, and the source for that is #5 (Bilgrami) already cited within the paragraph, who calls it an assembly mosque. AmateurHi$torian (talk) 00:10, 7 January 2025 (UTC)
    Alternate hooks can be ALT3: "... the short height of the minarets of the Jama Masjid, Hyderabad might have been deliberate, in order to emphasize the loftiness of the nearby Char Kaman and Charminar?" or ALT4: "...the the Jama Masjid was one of the first mosques to be built in Hyderabad?", the source for both these hooks being Sherwani p. 30 and 29 respectively.AmateurHi$torian (talk) 00:26, 7 January 2025 (UTC)
    Fixed the issue with the first paragraph and a couple other citation issues.AmateurHi$torian (talk) 00:27, 7 January 2025 (UTC)

    So far so good. The article is now clearly sufficiently expanded. It is certainly comprehensive and well sourced. I should also note that the expansion is recent enough and that I have not detected any close paraphrasing. I think there is an even more interesting hook hiding in the article:

    I believe this would be the most successful of the proposed hooks, but it should be approved by another reviewer. Your thoughts are obviously welcome, AmateurHi$torian. Surtsicna (talk) 13:29, 7 January 2025 (UTC)

    I don't have any issue with ALT5. Thanks for taking the time to review this :) AmateurHi$torian (talk) 16:26, 7 January 2025 (UTC)


    Articles created/expanded on January 5

    Red Weiner

    ( ) Weiner in 1934Weiner in 1934
    • ... that in between the innings of his high school baseball games, Red Weiner (pictured) would remove his equipment, travel over to his school's track, and compete for the track and field team?
    • Source: Star Ledger ("In between innings, he would shuck his catching togs and jog over to the nearby track, pick up a javelin and throw for the track and field team.")
    • ALT1: ... that Red Weiner was a "whale of a football player"? Source: Morning Call quote
    • ALT2: ... that in 1934, Red Weiner helped the Philadelphia Eagles defeat their opponent so bad that the they folded? Source: NBC ("The last Eagles quarterback to throw two TD passes in a game where he threw four or fewer passes was Reds Weiner in that historic 64-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds at Temple Stadium in West Oak Lane in 1934 ... The Reds folded a few days later.")
    • ALT3: ... that Red Weiner was the only person to kick a field goal for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1934? Source: PFR
    • ALT4: ... that Red Weiner was among the NFL's leaders in passing touchdowns despite throwing only six passes in the entire season? Source: PFR
    • ALT5: ... that in the same season, Red Weiner played for the Philadelphia Eagles against the Reading Keys, and for the Reading Keys against the Philadelphia Eagles? Source: discussed in "Professional career" section
    • ALT6: ... that a red weiner played for the Philadelphia Eagles? Source: numerous refs in article
    • ALT7: ... that football player Red Weiner accomplished a feat for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1934 that was not repeated until 2024? Source: see ref for ALT2
    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Amit Mekel
    • Comment: There's a lot of possibilities here. ALT6 could be a potential April Fools hook.
    Moved to mainspace by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 290 past nominations.

    BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:26, 12 January 2025 (UTC).

    Maurice Grau

    ( ) Maurice GrauMaurice Grau Created by 4meter4 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 103 past nominations.

    4meter4 (talk) 01:53, 12 January 2025 (UTC).

    Amit Mekel

    ( ) Amit Mekel, pictured in 2024Amit Mekel, pictured in 2024 Created by Muhandes (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 14 past nominations.

    Muhandes (talk) 17:22, 11 January 2025 (UTC).

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

    Hook eligibility:

    • Cited: No - minor
    • Interesting: Yes
    QPQ: Done.

    Overall: @Muhandes: Article looks mostly good. The only issue is that I'm not seeing Brussels in the source? Only that it was Belgium. Could you provide the quote verifying Brussels? Then it will be good to go. BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:11, 12 January 2025 (UTC)

    Ian Wolstenholme

    ( ) 5x expanded by Mattythewhite (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 26 past nominations.

    Mattythewhite (talk) 16:26, 11 January 2025 (UTC).

    Effects of Typhoon Yagi in Vietnam

    ( )
    • Reviewed:
    Moved to mainspace by Wolf20482 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    wolf20482 🐺 (talk) 02:53, 9 January 2025 (UTC).

    SEEK (conference)

    ( )
    • ... that SEEK, a Catholic young adult conference, drew 17,000 people to Salt Lake City this Janaury?
    Created by Arbitrarily0 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 19 past nominations.

    Arbitrarily0  02:29, 9 January 2025 (UTC).

    Darren Moore

    ( ) Darren Moore pictured in 2011Darren Moore pictured in 2011 Improved to Good Article status by EchetusXe (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 64 past nominations.

    EchetusXe 17:59, 6 January 2025 (UTC).

    Current nominations

    Articles created/expanded on January 6

    Hans Dieter Beck

    ( ) Beck in 2022Beck in 2022 Created by Thriley (talk), Grimes2 (talk), and Gerda Arendt (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 2130 past nominations.

    Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:11, 11 January 2025 (UTC).

    Thymbra spicata

    ( )
    • ... that although the herb spiked savory is protected under Israeli law, the leaves of the plant are foraged by the local population, in preparation for making a spice mixture?
    • Reviewed:
    • Comment: I have submitted two individual sources; one showing that the plant is protected under Israeli law, and the other showing how that it is foraged by the locals between April and June. I will also begin working on my QPQ, in the article Deval Masjid.
    Created by Davidbena (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 7 past nominations.

    Davidbena (talk) 16:26, 9 January 2025 (UTC).

    • Comment, typically for DYK the target article is bolded and usually a single name would be chosen rather than both the common name and the scientific name. In addition, per MOS:COMMONNAME, the common name is rendered in lowercase. Thus, the best approach would be to have it as "spiked savory" for the purposes of the hook. Ornithoptera (talk) 18:08, 9 January 2025 (UTC)
     Done--Davidbena (talk) 22:43, 9 January 2025 (UTC)

    Sanity Code

    ( ) Created by JJonahJackalope (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 61 past nominations.

    JJonahJackalope (talk) 15:11, 8 January 2025 (UTC).

    Johnny Gaudreau

    ( )
    • Source: Re: smallest: "Even last season, his 11th in the NHL, Gaudreau, all grown up, was all of 5-9, 163. Among the 1,022 players who appeared in the League, only 15 were shorter. Only five were lighter."
    Re: All-Star appearances: "In 2014-15, his first full season with Calgary, Gaudreau made the first of seven NHL All-Star Game appearances and was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team." Improved to Good Article status by The Kip (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    As I considered the GA pursuit as a form of honoring his memory, I figured I'd aim to celebrate him with the DYK and avoid something about his death/the aftermath. The Kip 07:57, 8 January 2025 (UTC).

    David Einhorn (poet)

    ( )
    • ... that the Yiddish poet David Einhorn criticized other Jewish writers who settled in Berlin as bourgeois and out of touch with their fellow migrants?
    • Source: Saß, Anne-Christin (2010). Estraikh, Gennady; Krutikov, Mikhail (eds.). Yiddish in Weimar Berlin: At the Crossroads of Diaspora Politics and Culture. Legenda. pp. 179–195. ISBN 9781906540708.
    Created by Generalissima (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 103 past nominations.

    Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 22:46, 7 January 2025 (UTC).

    I am not sure if it matters so much, but perhaps the hook can be reworded to read:

    • ALT1 ... that the Yiddish poet David Einhorn levelled criticism at other Jewish writers in Berlin whom he accused of being "bourgeois intellectuals" and out-of-touch with their fellow migrants?

    This seems to be more in keeping with your own statement in the article, namely, He frequented the Romanisches Café, which became a central meeting place for Jewish migrant intellecutals in Berlin, although began to strongly oppose the "coffee house culture" of many of the migrants, whom he decried as bourgeois intellectuals.Davidbena (talk) 17:28, 9 January 2025 (UTC)

    Another option might be to emphasize that this happened before WWII, during "pre-war Berlin".Davidbena (talk) 17:33, 9 January 2025 (UTC)

    • ALT2 ... that, prior to WWII, the Jewish poet David Einhorn levelled criticism at other Jews in Berlin whom he accused of being "bourgeois intellectuals" and out-of-touch with their fellow migrants?
    @Davidbena: Oh, sorry - I didn't see this until now! I'm okay with the first ALT hook, that is a bit more accurately phrased. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 05:35, 11 January 2025 (UTC)

    Reinstatement of capital punishment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

    ( )
    • Reviewed:
    Moved to mainspace by TNM101 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    TNM101 (chat) 06:48, 7 January 2025 (UTC).

    But since there is so much reporting about the reinstatement itself, I think a separate article is warranted. Although, I do not oppose a merge. TNM101 (chat) 13:27, 8 January 2025 (UTC)

    Blow Up (French TV series)

    ( )
    • ... that when the French web series Blow Up briefly aired on television in 2014, its allotted airtime was too short to fit some of its episodes?
    • Source: (in French) "'Blow Up' : les secrets de fabrication du webmag d'Arte" (transl. "'Blow Up': the secrets of the creation of the Arte webmag.") "Elle l'a diffusé une fois, en 2014, pendant six mois. C'était très intéressant, sauf qu'on m'avait imposé une durée de 4,10 minutes par vidéo. Pour certains formats, comme les 'Bio express', je pouvais m'en sortir. Mais pour les 'Top 5', il était impossible de comprimer les séquences." (transl. "It broadcast it once, in 2014, for six months. It was very interesting, except that I was given a duration of 4.10 minutes per video. For certain formats, like 'Bio express', I could get by. But for the 'Top 5', it was impossible to compress the sequences.")
    • Reviewed:
    • Comment: In the article, the fact is in the second paragraph of § Release. The citation is at the end of that paragraph.
    Created by CopperyMarrow15 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    –CopperyMarrow15 (talk – edits) 05:35, 7 January 2025 (UTC).

    Dorotea Wilson

    ( ) Created by Lajmmoore (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 112 past nominations.

    Lajmmoore (talk) 14:24, 6 January 2025 (UTC).

    The Befrienders

    ( )
    • ... that the pilot episode of The Befrienders was widely criticised for being too far-fetched?
    5x expanded by Cielquiparle (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 67 past nominations.

    Cielquiparle (talk) 06:48, 6 January 2025 (UTC).

    • Just saw the comment re: hook. Agree it is too generic. Here is one ALT to start.
    Sources are cited in the article in the Reception section. Can come up with others as needed. Cielquiparle (talk) 19:21, 11 January 2025 (UTC)
    General: Article is new enough and long enough

    Policy compliance:

    Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
    QPQ: Done.

    Overall: Expanded from 947 to 6649 in the four days up to nom, very few issues with sourcing, had to fix some close paraphrasing myself. @Cielquiparle: fix the issues and you're good to go. ミラP@Miraclepine 19:57, 11 January 2025 (UTC)

    Articles created/expanded on January 7

    Ard-al-Moharbeen necropolis

    ( ) Created by Richard Nevell (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

    Richard Nevell (talk) 16:14, 12 January 2025 (UTC).

    Olde Raleigh Distillery

    ( ) Created by Johnson524 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 23 past nominations.

    Johnson524 06:36, 12 January 2025 (UTC).

    Loyang Tua Pek Kong Temple

    ( )
    • Source: The Straits Times (URLs in article)
    Created by Kingoflettuce (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 177 past nominations.

    KINGofLETTUCE 👑 🥬 06:17, 10 January 2025 (UTC).

    The Catch II

    ( ) Improved to Good Article status by Gonzo fan2007 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 57 past nominations.

    « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 21:20, 9 January 2025 (UTC).

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

    Overall: Second time doing this ever. I also think a hook about the challenge system being implemented would also be interesting. Let me know if I missed anything during a second review Heart 03:07, 12 January 2025 (UTC)

    Christopher Trychay, The Voices of Morebath, Churchwardens' accounts

    ( Comment or view )( Article history links: )
    • Source:
    Created by Pbritti (talk). Number of QPQs required: 3. Nominator has 63 past nominations.

    Pbritti (talk) 01:04, 8 January 2025 (UTC).

    Shmuel Hurvits

    ( )
    • ... that the Yiddish poet Shmuel Hurvits quit his job as a teacher to become a street-paver due to an ideological appreciation for manual labor?
    • Source: Steinlauf, Michael C. (2003). "A. Litvin: Chronicler of Jewish Souls". In Steinlauf, Michael C.; Polonsky, Antony (eds.). Polin: Studies in Polish Jewry. Vol. 16. Liverpool University Press. pp. 371–412. doi:10.3828/liverpool/9781874774730.003.0020. ISBN 9781874774730.
    Created by Generalissima (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 104 past nominations.

    Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 22:52, 7 January 2025 (UTC).

    Articles created/expanded on January 8

    Directorate General of Higher Education

    ( ) Created by Jeromi Mikhael (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 67 past nominations.

    Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 18:38, 12 January 2025 (UTC).

    David of Sassoun (statue)

    ( ) David of SassounDavid of Sassoun
    • Source: 1) James R. Russell (2000). The Heroes of Kasht (Kašti Kʿaǰer). p. 34. "Ervand Koč‘ar’s bronze equestrian statue of David, brandishing his Lightning-Sword, stands in front of Erevan’s rail terminus. It and Mt. Ararat are perhaps the most widely-recognized emblems of Armenia."
    2) Basmadjian, Vartoug (1995). "Light in darkness: The spirit of Armenian nonconformist art". In Rosenfeld, Alla; Dodge, Norton T. (eds.). From Gulag to Glasnost: Nonconformist Art from the Soviet Union. New York: Thames & Hudson. p. 229. "When Kotchar's monumental work depicting the Armenian hero David of Sassoun was erected in Yerevan in 1959, it became, after Mount Ararat, the most powerful and popular symbol of Armenia." Improved to Good Article status by Yerevantsi (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 74 past nominations.

    --Երևանցի 16:28, 12 January 2025 (UTC).

    Temujin Kensu

    ( )
    • ... that although nine alibi witnesses placed Temujin Kensu over 400 miles from a shooting in Port Huron, Michigan in November 1986, he was convicted of murder and has been in prison ever since?
    Created by Michael D. Turnbull (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 11 past nominations.

    Mike Turnbull (talk) 15:17, 12 January 2025 (UTC).

    Abbott Elementary and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia crossover

    ( ) Moved to mainspace by TheDoctorWho (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 7 past nominations.

    TheDoctorWho (talk) 07:17, 11 January 2025 (UTC).

    • Comment: I think that ALT1 is a better hook than the proposed one. I feel iffy about making a DYK that links to penis on the Misplaced Pages home page, and I think the ALT1 hook is more interesting and easier to read, and will prompt more people to want to read the article for more information. (I haven't commented like this on a DYK nomination before, so please move this comment if I put it in the wrong place.) —Mjks28 (talk) 08:39, 11 January 2025 (UTC)

    Yamada-den Amida Triad

    ( ) the Yamada-den Amida Triad (Hōryūji Treasure N-144)the Yamada-den Amida Triad (Hōryūji Treasure N-144) https://www.tnm.jp/modules/r_exhibition/index.php?controller=hall&hid=16&lang=en Created by NeverBeGameOver (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    NeverBeGameOver (talk) 06:27, 10 January 2025 (UTC).

    Maria McDermottroe

    ( ) Created by Bogger (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 31 past nominations.

    Bogger (talk) 13:34, 9 January 2025 (UTC).

    Articles created/expanded on January 9

    Zhang Jingsheng

    ( ) Dr. Sex (Zhang Jingsheng)Dr. Sex (Zhang Jingsheng)
    • ... that Dr. Sex (pictured) called for a "Big Breast Renaissance"?
    5x expanded by Generalissima (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 105 past nominations.

    Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 00:54, 13 January 2025 (UTC).

    County of Champagne

    ( ) 5x expanded by Surtsicna (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 197 past nominations.

    Surtsicna (talk) 16:24, 10 January 2025 (UTC).

    • Article is generally in good nick, and reads well. It was expanded within the window; I have reassessed it so that it is no longer formally categorised as a stub. All material appears to be cited to good sources and I have no concerns about copyvio, plagiarism or BLP. The ALT0 hook is catchy indeed, but I am struggling to find it stated in the article, or directly stated in the source: could you please provide the quoted material on which it is based? ALT1 seems to be in the article; could you similarly provide the supporting text? QPQ is done. Strictly, File:Blason région fr Champagne-Ardenne.svg needs a licence tag to indicate that it's exempt from copyright as a heraldic rendering (I forget the specific term). Other images are OK for copyright (I have made some bureaucratic edits and additions to some of their licences on Commons). UndercoverClassicist 18:37, 10 January 2025 (UTC)

    Alien Mus

    ( ) Created by Jeromi Mikhael (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 66 past nominations.

    Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 12:36, 10 January 2025 (UTC).

    A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy

    ( ) Angelica Kauffman's 1779 painting of "Poor Maria", the model for Wedgwood's designsAngelica Kauffman's 1779 painting of "Poor Maria", the model for Wedgwood's designs
    • ... that one eighteenth-century reader was so offended by some chapters of Laurence Sterne's 1768 novel A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy that they glued the pages shut? Source: "The reader has struck through entire paragraphs of text—this required some effort—from the affected pages; it appears the reader first attempted to paste them together to render them inaccessible. But this not proving satisfactory, because of the imprecision of obliterating entire pages rather than specific lines or paragraphs, they opened them again, leaving ragged edges and staining from adhesive (Figure 4). The first occurrence of this treatment affects the chapter ‘The Rose. Paris’, which the reader subsequently returned to and annotated but is scathing about its content: "a very grose narrative & ought to be expunged, very beastly, & could have no other motive of being foisted there but to shew that even amongst the most polishd society, there are grose defects, like a spot in The Sun." In a second instance, the reader’s intervention is stronger still. The chapter ‘The Passport. Versailles’ has been treated similarly, but after reopening the pages, the reader boldly struck out paragraphs three to five leaving them all but unreadable -- Daniel Reed, ‘The Figure of the Old with the Pathetic Tenderness of the New’: An Early Reading of Sterne’s A Sentimental Journey (1768)
    5x expanded by LEvalyn (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 7 past nominations.

    ~ L 🌸 (talk) 05:41, 10 January 2025 (UTC).

    Death Angels (A Quiet Place)

    ( )
    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Fancy molly
    • Comment: I do not think this hook is a WP:DYKFICTION issue because "Death Angels" and "Happy" are both real-world nicknames, and the hook is stating that they are both used for the same creatures. That being said, I am open to alternative hooks if a better one can be thought of.
    Created by Di (they-them) (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 32 past nominations.

    Di (they-them) (talk) 02:46, 10 January 2025 (UTC).

    Henry A. Henry

    ( ) Created by Ploni (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 28 past nominations.

     Ploni  00:20, 10 January 2025 (UTC).

    @Ploni: Article is new enough (Created on 9 January) and long enough (3312 characters); No copyvio issues (Earwig returns "Violation unlikely"); Article is neutral in tone and sourced throughout (except for one sentence that I pointed out above); The hooks are cited and the first hook is interesting, but the second hook lacks some context in my opinion. It is not really apparent to the reader why he was banned at one place for giving a speech at the other, and both names mean nothing to the non-specialist. If it were specified that his speech at a reform congregation led to him being banned at the orthodox one, despite being orthodox himself, it'd be much more hooky. -AmateurHi$torian (talk) 22:43, 12 January 2025 (UTC)

    1939 New York World's Fair

    ( ) Improved to Good Article status by Epicgenius (talk). Nominated by Bebo12321 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Bebo12321 - Talk 18:56, 9 January 2025 (UTC).

    Fennec fox

    ( )
    • ... that the ear to body ratio of the fennec fox is the greatest in the canid family and likely helps in dissipating heat and locating prey?
    • Source:
    Improved to Good Article status by Wolverine X-eye (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

    Wolverine X-eye (talk) 17:35, 9 January 2025 (UTC).

    @Kingoflettuce: Completed QPQ. Wolverine X-eye (talk) 19:12, 10 January 2025 (UTC)

    Articles created/expanded on January 10

    Sam Matlock, Wargasm, Dead!

    ( Comment or view )( Article history links: ) Matlock in 2023Matlock in 2023 Improved to Good Article status by Launchballer (talk), Georgeykiwi (talk), and Issan Sumisu (talk). Number of QPQs required: 3. Nominator has 268 past nominations.

    Launchballer 21:33, 12 January 2025 (UTC).

    Wet Hot American Bummer, Last Refuge (Legends of Tomorrow)

    ( Comment or view )( Article history links: ) Moved to mainspace by OlifanofmrTennant (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. Nominator has 19 past nominations.

    Questions? four Olifanofmrtennant (she/her) 23:12, 10 January 2025 (UTC).

    Zhang Zhiyun

    ( )
    • ... that Zhang Zhiyun, crowned "movie queen" in 1926, is reported to have died homeless in Hong Kong?
    • ALT1: ... that Zhang Zhiyun found her first acting job after a journalist stole her picture? Source: *Jing Zhiyu (景智宇). 张织云：中国第一位电影皇后 (in Chinese). Huangpu District Archives. Archived from the original on 25 June 2024. 有万余张女子照片，却无一适合。有人举报，信箱曾被报馆内某记者私自开启。经交涉，记者交出10张取走的照片，其中有张织云的倩影。但照片失窃事件曝光，大中华公司借此大肆炒作。
    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Lily Phillips
    Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 733 past nominations.

     — Chris Woodrich (talk) 22:43, 10 January 2025 (UTC).

    A Foreign Sound

    ( )
    • Reviewed:
    Created by Cathodography (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Cathodography (talk) 20:36, 10 January 2025 (UTC).

    History of the National Hockey League (2017–present)

    ( )
    • Source: 1
    Improved to Good Article status by The Kip (talk) and Conyo14 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    The Kip 19:10, 10 January 2025 (UTC).

    Afşin-Elbistan power stations

    ( ) Improved to Good Article status by Chidgk1 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 40 past nominations.

    Chidgk1 (talk) 17:09, 10 January 2025 (UTC).

    Kit Nascimento

    ( )
    • Reviewed:
    Created by Spiralwidget (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Spiralwidget (talk) 17:07, 10 January 2025 (UTC).

    Alexey Davydov

    ( ) Created by JJonahJackalope (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 61 past nominations.

    JJonahJackalope (talk) 14:55, 10 January 2025 (UTC).

    Eurowhiteness

    ( ) Created by Buidhe (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 254 past nominations.

    (t · c) buidhe 09:55, 10 January 2025 (UTC).

    Articles created/expanded on January 11

    Antimonumento +65

    ( ) Antimonumento +65Antimonumento +65
    • Source: "Ya está puesto el +65 con los nombres de los fallecidos calados en la cruz. El soldador sube a dar los últimos toques para que el antimonumento quede firme." (The +65 is already in place, with the names of the deceased engraved on the cross. The welder climbs up to give the final touches to ensure the antimonument is secure.) Page 62.
    • ALT1: ... that the Antimonumento +65 (pictured), dedicated to the miners who were trapped in the Pasta de Conchos mine disaster 19 years ago today, is complemented by a cage filled with hard hats buried in coal? Source: Pero también traen una gran jaula Uno a uno, los deudos se acercan a la jaula. Cada quien trae un casco que lleva escrito el nombre del familiar atrapado dentro de la mina y un pedazo de carbón mineral extraído en Coahuila La jaula queda llena de cascos amarillos, blancos y azules. Llena también de grandes trozos de carbón que se deshacen, sueltan ceniza. (But they also bring a large cage One by one, the relatives approach the cage. Each one carries a helmet with the name of the family member trapped inside the mine and a piece of coal extracted from Coahuila The cage fills with yellow, white, and blue helmets. It also fills with large pieces of coal that crumble and release ash.) Page 67.
    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Langar Ki Masjid
    • Comment: Special occasion requested date: 19 February
    Created by Tbhotch (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 51 past nominations.

    (CC) Tbhotch 03:01, 12 January 2025 (UTC).

    2011 Ringgold–Apison tornado

    ( ) Created by EF5 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 16 past nominations.

    EF 02:07, 12 January 2025 (UTC).

    Compton Swap Meet

    ( )
    • ... that a North Korean refugee became the "godfather of gangsta rap" by selling records at the Compton Swap Meet?
    • Source: Wan Joon Kim didn't intend to become the godfather of gangsta rap; in the beginning, his son Kirk says, he just wanted to support his family. Kim escaped North Korea on a fishing boat,
    Moved to mainspace by Vigilantcosmicpenguin (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 26 past nominations.

    — Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 01:25, 12 January 2025 (UTC).

    • New enough (created Jan 12). Long enough (4,712 characters). Contains a dozen refs mostly from major media outlets, two scholarly articles. The hook is short enough and interesting and is supported by an NPR article, but there's a small inconsistency in whether Wan Joon Kim was an immigrant or a refugee. The article does not call him a refugee, but the hook does. This needs to be addressed. QPQ done. Sadly no images. --Երևանցի 16:27, 12 January 2025 (UTC)
      • The article says that he "fled the country" (as the source says he "escaped North Korea"), which I would consider to mean the same thing as being a refugee. However, I'd be fine with changing the phrasing in the hook:
    ALT0a: ... that a North Korean immigrant became the "godfather of gangsta rap" by selling records at the Compton Swap Meet?
    — Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 18:40, 12 January 2025 (UTC)

    Maluseu Doris Tulifau

    ( ) Created by Lajmmoore (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 115 past nominations.

    Lajmmoore (talk) 21:49, 11 January 2025 (UTC).

    Johann Reinhold Forster

    ( ) The Forsters in the South SeaThe Forsters in the South Sea 5x expanded by Kusma (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 58 past nominations.

    —Kusma (talk) 16:33, 11 January 2025 (UTC).

    Diana Vicezar

    ( ) Diana VicezarDiana Vicezar
    • ... that recycled housing for street dogs, a recruitment platform for international students and a podcast about Latin-American students in Ireland were all created by Diana Vicezar (pictured)?
    Created by Lajmmoore (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 114 past nominations.

    Lajmmoore (talk) 14:54, 11 January 2025 (UTC).

    Los Solidarios

    ( ) Improved to Good Article status by Grnrchst (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 48 past nominations.

    Grnrchst (talk) 12:36, 11 January 2025 (UTC).

    Articles created/expanded on January 12

    Li Minghui

    ( ) Li Minghui, 1926Li Minghui, 1926
    • ... that Li Minghui (pictured) faced accusations of being improperly sexual at age 12 after challenging Chinese stage conventions?
    • Source: Hao, Yuchong (3 September 2024). "How 1920s Shanghai Birthed the Modern Female Idol". Sixth Tone. Archived from the original on 4 September 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2025. In 1922, the stage of Shanghai's Central Theater witnessed a quiet gender revolution. It was the premiere of the spoken drama "Ms. Orchid," as produced by Shanghai Experiment Troupe, and an unlikely figure graced center stage as the eponymous heroine: a 12-year-old actress named Li Minghui. ... The appearance of a female performer in her biological sex challenged centuries of tradition of male impersonation in Chinese theater. ... Unsurprisingly, almost from the instant the youthful Li Minghui stepped onto the stage sporting a modern haircut, she was dragged into a swirl of controversies. Cultural conservatives fiercely condemned her performances in "Ms. Orchid" and other musicals directed by her father as licentious.
    • ALT1: ... that rather than play a role inspired by her experiences, Li Minghui (pictured) coached the film's follies? Source: Harris, Kristine (2012). "Two Stars on the Silver Screen: The Metafilm as Chinese Modern". In Henriot, Christian; Yeh, Wen-hsin (eds.). History in Images: Pictures and Public Space in Modern China. China Research Monograph. Vol. 66. Berkeley: Institute of East Asian Studies. pp. 191–244. ISBN 978-155729-155-4. The fictional protagonists of Two Stars, Li Xudong and Li Yueying, paralleled the famous real-life father-daughter musical team in 1920s China, Li Jinhui (1891–1967) and Li Minghui (1909–2003). ... Zhang, writing for Shanghai's popular press in 1929, signals his inside knowledge of these contemporary stars and trends, rhyming many of his characters and their experiences with real-life figures. Zhang renames Li Jinhui as Li Xudong, and Li Minghui as Li Yueyin. ... Li Minghui, who could have been a natural choice for the female lead, had already taken leave from motion picture acting in 1929,18 so instead, for this film, she was put in charge of training the UPS Follies for Lianhua.
    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Taliesin West
    Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 735 past nominations.

     — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:48, 13 January 2025 (UTC).

    Andu Masjid

    ( ) Created by AmateurHi$torian (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 16 past nominations.

    AmateurHi$torian (talk) 22:15, 12 January 2025 (UTC).

    John Moores Painting Prize

    ( ) 5x expanded by Jonathan Deamer (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 16 past nominations.

    Jonathan Deamer (talk) 20:34, 12 January 2025 (UTC).

    Taliesin West

    ( ) The Taliesin West estateThe Taliesin West estate 5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 695 past nominations.

    Epicgenius (talk) 15:24, 12 January 2025 (UTC).

    General: Article is new enough and long enough
    Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
    Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
    Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
    QPQ: Done.

    Overall: New enough, long enough. Hook facts are interesting and cited. Earwig only pings titles. Image is freely licensed and used in the article. Good to go.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:54, 13 January 2025 (UTC)

    Festival Internacional da Canção

    ( ) Milton Nascimento at the II Festival Internacional da CançãoMilton Nascimento at the II Festival Internacional da Canção
    • ALT1: ... that Caetano Veloso and Os Mutantes were booed and pelted with food at the III Festival Internacional da Canção? Source: Dunn, Christopher (2010). "It's Forbidden to Forbid: FIC 1968". Brutality Garden: Tropicália and the Emergence of a Brazilian Counterculture. University of North Carolina Press. pp. 129–138. ISBN 978-0-8078-4976-7.
    • ALT2: ... that twelve musicians, including Vinicius de Moraes, Antônio Carlos Jobim, and Chico Buarque, were arrested for refusing to perform at the V Festival Internacional da Canção? Source: Cabral, Sérgio (2016). Antonio Carlos Jobim: Uma Biografia (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lazuli Editora. pp. 298–299. ISBN 978-85-7865-108-4. Resultado: a polícia, tendo à frente o seu próprio chefe, general França, e o inspetor Sena, da polícia política, saiu em campo e conseguiu deter 12 dos compositores envolvidos, inclusive o próprio Jobim.
    • Reviewed:
    • Comment: There are many, many interesting facts about this festival that could work. Let me know which you prefer or if there are any others that catch your eye while looking over the article. If the first one is chosen, I would love for this awesome photo of Nascimento to be used. If not, then potentially the poster in the infobox, designed by Ziraldo, could be used.
    Created by Why? I Ask (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Why? I Ask (talk) 06:32, 12 January 2025 (UTC).

    Born in the U.S.A.

    ( ) Improved to Good Article status by Zmbro (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Heart 04:12, 12 January 2025 (UTC).

    Sparkles emoji

    ( ) The Twemoji sparkles emojiThe Twemoji sparkles emoji Created by Panamitsu (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 62 past nominations.

    ―Panamitsu (talk) 02:20, 12 January 2025 (UTC).

    • Reviewing. Cielquiparle (talk) 05:40, 12 January 2025 (UTC)
    • New enough (submitted within one day of creation), long enough (2894 characters). Well sourced (wasn't familiar with Emojipedia and wasn't able to find an editorial policy, but it appears to be regularly cited across emoji-related Misplaced Pages entries, Wall Street Journal, etc., and it seems prudent to call it out as a source as many articles do). Doesn't appear to be a problem with close paraphrasing or copyvio per Earwig and spot check via ProQuest. Tone is neutral (controversy regarding "co-optation" of the symbol is not discussed in this article yet but might surface in future if reliable sources are found). QPQ is done. That leaves the hook. It certainly got my attention but I'm stuck on the wording. @Panamitsu: What does "most major software companies" mean? Who decided what "the" set of "major" software companies are? Are we confident that we can back up the claim of "most" when challenged at WP:ERRORS? Cielquiparle (talk) 06:16, 12 January 2025 (UTC)
      @Cielquiparle: Thanks for the review. Well the I've taken that from the WSJ's reporting that 7/10 of the largest software companies by market capitalisation use the Sparkles emoji. But now that you bring it up I also have doubts about the wording. I think maybe we should change "major" to "largest" (I've modified the hook to reflect this) but I'm not sure if that solves everything. Any ideas? ―Panamitsu (talk) 06:25, 12 January 2025 (UTC)

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