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This page is for nominations to appear in the "Did you know" section on the Main Page.

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Instructions

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

DYK criteria

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How to list a new nomination

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

  1. Nom without image: {{subst:NewDYKnom | article= | hook=... that ? | author= }}
  2. Nom with image: {{subst:NewDYKnom | article= | hook=... that ? | author= | image= | caption= }}
    To include more than one new or expanded article in a single hook: |article2= |article3= |article4= | (etc)
    To include more than one author: |author2= |author3= | (etc)
    To include alternate hooks: |ALT1= |ALT2= | (etc)
    To add a comment: |comment=
    To add the article you reviewed: |reviewed=

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

An example of how to use the template is given below. Full details are at {{NewDYKnom}}: 

{{subst:NewDYKnom
 | article       = Example`
 | status        = new<!--(or) expanded-->
 | hook          = ... that this ] is an ''']''' ''(pictured)''?
 | author        = User
 | nominator     =
 | image         = Example.png
 | rollover      = An example image
 | comment       =
}}
  • Note that you should only use one of the above templates for the original hook. If you want to suggest a second, alternative hook for the same article submission, just type it in manually. The above templates output useful code for each submission and if you employ them for alternative hooks, you will mess up the page formatting.
  • When saving your suggestion, please add the name of the suggested article to your edit summary.
  • Please check back for comments on your nomination. Responding to reasonable objections will help ensure that your article is listed.
  • If you nominate someone else's article, you can use {{subst:DYKNom}} to notify them. Usage: {{subst:DYKNom|Article name|January 13}} Thanks, ~~~~

How to review a nomination

Any editor who was not involved in writing/expanding or nominating an article may review it by checking to see that the article meets all the DYK criteria (long enough, new enough, no serious editorial or content issues) and the hook is cited. Editors may also alter the suggested hook to improve it, or may suggest new hooks.

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

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

Please consider using {{subst:DYKproblem|Article|header=yes|sig=yes}} on the nominator's talk page, in case they do not notice if there is an issue.

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Where is my hook?

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

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Candidate entries

Articles created/expanded on August 11

George Taylor Morris

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 00:26, 11 August 2009 (UTC)


Harvard-Navy lacrosse game of 1941

Articles created/expanded on August 10

Terrance Knighton

5x expanded by Bender235 (talk). Self nom at 00:17, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

Hugh Murray

Florida class battleship

USS Florida

5x expanded by Parsecboy (talk). Self nom at 23:31, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Clerk of Assize

Quarter wave impedance transformer

Created by Spinningspark (talk). Self nom at 22:26, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Greg Middleton

Created by Giants27 (talk). Self nom at 21:47, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Weston Golf and Country Club

Created by Golfnut11 (talk). Nominated by Smashville (talk) at 20:55, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Ludwig Plagge

SS-Oberscharführer Ludwig Plagge

Created/expanded by WilliamH (talk). Self nom at 19:34, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Bob's Game

Created by MuZemike (talk). Self nom at 20:15, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Jantina Hellingmolen, Aalden

  • Comment: Created by Dr. Blofeld, expanded 5x by Mjroots

Created by Dr. Blofeld (talk). Nominated by Mjroots (talk) at 17:15, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

The hook is verified by the Molens.nl database, which I believe authoritative on this subject. The article is long enough/expanded enough. The article, however, needs some revisions for sentence combination and general readability before I can give it the 'tick.' Drmies (talk) 18:01, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
-- good to go, IMO. Drmies (talk) 18:09, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

A Shot in the Dark (Homicide: Life on the Street)

Created by Hunter Kahn (talk). Self nom at 17:02, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Basnahira North cricket team

Created by Chanakal (talk). Self nom at 16:05, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

D'Anthony Smith

Created by Giants27 (talk). Self nom at 14:04, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Daniel Poole

Created by Spy007au (talk). Self nom at 12:06, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Geno Atkins

5x expanded by Giants27 (talk). Self nom at 02:17, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on August 9

Anne Wexler

5x expanded by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 17:55, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Arthur Jones (American football)

5x expanded by Giants27 (talk). Self nom at 16:13, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Bee-eater

  • ... that bee-eaters (White-fronted Bee-eater pictured) carefully remove the venom from bees and wasps by rubbing them on a branch before eating them?
  • ALT1:... that the social systems of some bee-eaters (example pictured) are the most complex of any bird and include four tiers – pair, family, clan and colony?

5x expanded by Sabine's Sunbird (talk). Self nom at 08:16, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Dexia Tower

The Dexia Tower from the south during a light show

Created/expanded by Oreo Priest (talk), Ssolbergj (talk). Self nom at 06:00, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

AnnArbor.com

Created by King of Hearts (talk). Self nom at 22:45, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

The West (documentary)

  • ... that the creators of the 1996 documentary film The West traveled over 100,000 miles (160,000 km) to gather footage and conduct research?

Created by MaxVeers (talk). Self nom at 22:03, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Larvik Fotball

Created by Geschichte (talk). Self nom at 22:02, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Caleb Francis

Created by Geschichte (talk). Self nom at 22:02, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Water Tower, Chester

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 21:01, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Okeanos Explorer

  • ... that the ROV on NOAA's new exploratory vessel, Okeanos Explorer, can descend nearly 19,000 feet and will provide real-time viewing of the ocean floor for scientists and the public?

Created by Mattisse (talk). Self nom at 19:53, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Reptar on Ice

Created/expanded by SuperFlash101 (talk). Self nom at 17:44, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Carvins Cove, Virginia

Created by Patriarca12 (talk). Self nom at 17:29, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Offline ref accepted in good faith. Length checks out, created today, no other issues. - ʄɭoʏɗiaɲ ¢ 18:33, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Gull River (Balsam Lake)

5x expanded by Floydian (talk). Self nom at 17:13, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Easton Corbin

Created by TenPoundHammer (talk). Self nom at 16:25, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Checks out in all aspects, hook verified... Although a comment if I may, perhaps a slight, slight rewording of the article, as it gives the reader the impression that Corbin co-wrote the single, while the source contains a quote of his which reads: "Even though I didn't write it, this song identifies who I am," preceded by the names of the co-writers: Don Polythress, Rory Lee Feek & Wynn Varble. - ʄɭoʏɗiaɲ ¢ 18:41, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Sandakada pahana

A sandakada pahana of the Anuradhapura period

  • ... that although the sandakada pahana (pictured) originally had carvings of a procession of elephants, lions, horses and bulls, the bull was later removed due to influences of Hinduism?

Created by Chamal N (talk). Self nom at 15:14, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Obesity in the People's Republic of China

Created by Dr. Blofeld (talk) and OOODDD (talk) . Self nom at 12:41, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

William Lyman (inventor)

File:Mid-Can-opener.jpg

  • ... that the first rotating can opener (modern version pictured) was invented by William Lyman in 1870?

5x expanded by Materialscientist (talk). Self nom at 11:48, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Meets all the requirements, online sources verified. - ʄɭoʏɗiaɲ ¢ 18:49, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Super Muñeco

Created by MPJ-DK (talk). Self nom at 11:02, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Madeleine Masson

Created by Nihil novi (talk). Self nom at 08:56, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Bank of New England

Created by MBisanz (talk). Self nom at 05:55, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

  • I can't find the explicit fact in the article. It says that they went bankrupt in 1991 but the tag should be in the article. It sounds as if the liquidation is still in progress as well - I may be wrong on that though. Smartse (talk) 20:43, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
  • I don't think that's too much of a stretch. (It says they went bankrupt in 1991, and the arithmetic isn't exactly challenging to do.)

    The other concern does need addressing, so I'd suggest:

My source for it is , which does say 18 years, I do like S Marshall's version as being a bit snappier. MBisanz 20:51, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
"go bust" is informal according to dictionary.com, so I suggest "bankrupt" instead of "bust". Art LaPella (talk) 21:35, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
Ok, changed. MBisanz 21:50, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Premiership of Lal Bahadur Shastri

Created by S h i v a (Visnu) (talk). Self nom at 05:21, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Rokuzan Ogiwara

Created by MChew (talk). Self nom at 04:53, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Sonnets on Eminent Characters 13 part nom

  • Comment: 194 characters from my count, all moved out and new. 13 part DYK. Grueling and I am tired from it.

Created by Ottava Rima (talk), Juliancolton (talk). Self nom at 03:31, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

White Cyclone

Created by IronGargoyle (talk). Self nom at 02:08, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

The Island God

Gian Carlo Menotti

Created by DragonflyDC (talk). Self nom at 01:02, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on August 8

Al-Majdal, Tiberias

Created by Tiamut (talk), Huldra (talk). Self nom at 22:47, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Kunjin virus

Created by Belovedfreak (talk). Self nom at 15:32, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

  • Someone else has already nominated this article for DYK just a few posts below and I approved the tag you've given as ALT1. I think this tag is better than the one you've suggested as well which is pretty unrealistic - it reminds me of the plot in I am Legend (film). Smartse (talk) 01:32, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

Konstantin Jovanović

Created by TodorBozhinov (talk). Self nom at 07:06, 10 August 2009 (UTC)


Babette March

5x expanded by TonyTheTiger (talk) and Zagalejo (talk · contribs). Self nom at 02:57, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

  • Pluralized "ventures" and removed two unnecessary words. "Partook in assorted business ventures" reads very clunky as does "initially retired to farming". Otto4711 (talk) 13:56, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Live! Go for What You Know

5x expanded by Drmies (talk). Self nom at 19:23, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Charles D. Baker, Jr.

5x expanded by Designate (talk). Self nom at 19:17, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Siege of Namur (1695)

Siege of Namur (1695) by Jan van Huchtenburg

  • Comment: Alternatively, the hook could mention that van Coehoorn designed the defences of Namur, commanded the the defence in the 1692 siege, and directed the siege against the city in the 1695 siege

Created by Oreo Priest (talk). Self nom at 06:50, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Kunjin virus

Created by Belovedfreak (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 03:13, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Charles Boyd Homestead Group

Created by Orygun (talk). Self nom at 00:59, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Edith Luckett Davis

Created by Happyme22 (talk). Self nom at 00:20, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

I'm Alive (Kenny Chesney and Dave Matthews song)

Created by TenPoundHammer (talk). Self nom at 23:29, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Spiderhunter

5x expanded by Sabine's Sunbird (talk). Self nom at 23:27, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Lucky Bastard

Created by Otto4711 (talk). Self nom at 23:06, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Chindia Tower

  • ... that after the English archeologist Edmund Chishull visited the Chindia Tower (pictured), he said that it is comparable to towers from the civilized christianity?

5x expanded by Mario1987 (talk). Self nom at 20:09, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

we don't usually like quotes as hook, and I doubt he did say exactly that, as it is not idiomatic English ("the" is superfluous). This whole article needs a language polish.
Concerning the first variant: the hook relies on a quote which is supposed to have been in English, but it is actually translated back from Romanian. The problem is that the final version of that statement is ungrammatical - so it's probably no longer able to reflect the original quote. I've combed the text and decided to shorten the quote down to "civilized Christianity", while paraphrasing the rest ("civilized Christianity", note the capital letter!, is the only part of the quote which is very unlikely to have been affected by the back and forth).
The problem with Johnbod's alt is that the article currently says that it is very probable (still...) that the tower was begun under Vlad's rule, but it also mentions that the building was only completed later, parts of it in the 19th century. Also, technically, there's no citation for that exact fact in the text (presumably, the detail is to be found in the sources used, but they were not cited for this fact). So how about:
ALT 2: ... that the Chindia Tower (pictured) in Târgovişte, Romania probably takes its name from medieval curfews? Dahn (talk) 10:00, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Jennifer Zeng

Created by John Carter (talk). Self nom at 18:54, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

  • (checked using DYKcheck) Hook is at appropriate length (140 characters), as is the article (2,279 bytes of prose). The first source for the hook checks out OK, but you seem to need an account to get onto the site being used as the second source. However, I will assume that it is a good source. --Dylan620 (contribs, logs) 22:25, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Uncinate fasciculus

5x expanded by LittleHow (talk). Self nom at 18:46, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Juri Gilsher

Created by LGF1992UK (talk). Self nom at 18:31, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

No homo

Created by Lampman (talk). Self nom at 16:41, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

  • Hook is very confusing. According to the article, both "no homo" and "pause" are terms used to assert that the speaker is not homosexual. But when you simply say "no homo" means the same as "pause," most readers will think of "pause" in terms of its usual defintion. As a result, they incorrectly will think "no homo" is the same as a short period of inaction, a temporary stop, or a hesitation or interruption, which isn't the case. MovieMadness (talk) 17:49, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
  • ALT2: ... that in hip hop music, "no homo" and "pause" both mean that the speaker disclaims any gayness?
The previous hooks don't mention what interesting about the phrase, that the singer/speaker disclaims any gayness. — Becksguy (talk) 20:56, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

List of earthquakes in Taiwan

Created by Taiwantaffy (talk). Self nom at 15:50, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Please note that there are twelve new or expanded articles listed in this hook. Aside from the new article list of earthquakes in Taiwan which contains the hook citation, there are the ten earthquakes listed, plus the article on the CWB. Central Weather Bureau, 1964 Baihe earthquake, and 921 earthquake (1999 Jiji) are fivefold expansions, whereas the remaining eight are all new articles. Taiwantaffy (talk) 15:50, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for looking them over. You're probably not aware that the 200 character hook limit does not apply in cases of multiple nominated articles. On the article length, I have counted the bullet-points under "damage" towards the total, but if that's not cool, I'll add some text. I can get those four to 1,500 not including those lists in a day or so. I still want to submit these as one hook. Thanks! Taiwantaffy (talk) 17:17, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
Ah, OK! In that case, I've changed my "no" to a "maybe," and I'll continue the review tonight; right now I want to focus on helping out with Shinedown-related articles. Cheers, Dylan620 (contribs, logs) 17:34, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
Appreciate it! I've fixed up the four offending articles, reformatting to put the list information into prose and satisfy the 1,500 character lower limit. Hopefully they should all be fine now. Cheers! Taiwantaffy (talk) 17:41, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
I will review now. :) Cheers, Dylan620 (contribs, logs) 19:48, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Equivalent impedance transforms

Created by Spinningspark (talk). Self nom at 15:04, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

  • Can do if you insist, but DYK has accepted hooks in the past which start with a different word. Indeed, in the past, reviewers seem to have been positively pleased with the variety. SpinningSpark 15:17, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
  • Well DYKcheck certainly doesn't seem to be positively pleased! :P In any event, the article checks out. Book refs accepted in good faith, article is of appropriate length (13,887 bytes of prose), and the hook comes in at just under the length limit. --Dylan620 (contribs, logs) 16:23, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
  • Maybe I'm alone here, but to me, "Did you know how many...?" does not sound grammatically correct under these circumstances. "Did you know that...?" makes sense to me; "did" being past tense because you tell the person the fact in the same clause. But "Did you know how many...?" is asking a rhetorical question, before answering in the next sentence. The tense seems wrong to me. Phrased that way I would think it would properly be "Do you know how many...?", and of course we don't have latitude to change that first word... Sorry, I certainly don't mean to pick on you, but I'd like to hear another opinion. Strikehold (talk) 02:36, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
  • This is easily reworded to comply of course;
but I think it makes a less striking hook. SpinningSpark 12:00, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Lawrence Halsted

Created by Benea (talk). Self nom at 15:01, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

"naval captain" would be better. Johnbod (talk) 21:54, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Alonso Edward

Created by Sillyfolkboy (talk). Self nom at 12:53, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

SMS Nassau

5x expanded by Parsecboy (talk). Self nom at 12:16, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

  • I will assume that the book cited contains reference to the proposed hook. In any event, the page meets the criteria; it has been expanded well above 5x, it has a sufficient amount of prose (8,120 bytes worth), and the hook is at appropriate length (98 characters). Checked using DYKcheck. --Dylan620 (contribs, logs) 14:48, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Lorryia formosa

Created by Sasata (talk). Self nom at 10:24, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Whitetip reef shark

5x expanded by Yzx (talk). Self nom at 09:12, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

List of the largest single day Jeopardy! prizes

Created by Staxringold (talk). Self nom at 07:07, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Ball Park (UTA station)

  • ... that then governor of Utah, Jon Huntsman Jr., used Ball Park station as a backdrop to support Prop 3, a measure that included 33 unidentified projects?
  • ALT1:... that Ball Park station was used as a backdrop by Jon Huntsman Jr. to support a proposition that included 33 unidentified transit projects?

5x expanded by Admrboltz (talk). Self nom at 04:51, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Nano Ganesh

Created by Priyanath (talk). Self nom at 03:22, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Muskrat Ramble

Created by Jafeluv (talk). Self nom at 02:18, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

1907–1908 New Zealand rugby tour of Great Britain

Tour organiser Albert Henry Baskiville

Created by Mattlore (talk). Self nom at 00:13, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

  • Article has only one inline citation right now, and is above all still under construction. In addition, I could not verify the hook; if I missed something, could someone please go through the article and check for any source within the article that supports the above hook? --Dylan620 (contribs, logs) 01:01, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
  • Hi, there is currently one reference in the 1907_in_Australia section about the movement in Sydney, which might have not been there when you first checked and their are citations for New Zealand being involved in the first ever rugby league test match. Would it be better to wait until the article's other sections are completed? Mattlore (talk) 01:33, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Sounds from a Town I Love

  • Comment: This is my second attempt at getting a DYK to the main page. Hopefully it works!

Created by Artichoke-Boy (talk). Self nom at 00:08, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

  • You're slightly under the requirement of 1,500 bytes worth of prose (the article currently has 1,134 bytes worth). Also, while the article is classified as a stub, I'm not concerned about that. --Dylan620 (contribs, logs) 00:28, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
I'm sorry if I sound like a bit of an ignoramus right now, but how do you determine how many bytes worth of prose an article has?  ARTICHOKE-BOY  (Talk) 15:35, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
I use DYKcheck. Note that prose is different from Wiki-text. --Dylan620 (contribs, logs) 15:49, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
I find it's easier to Google search "character count" and copy-paste the prose into a free character counter. Oreo Priest 17:16, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
I expanded the article some more...does it have the appropriate amount now?  ARTICHOKE-BOY  (Talk) 15:43, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
Not yet, still 312 prose characters short. Keep trying, though! --Dylan620 (contribs, logs) 15:49, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
Article is shorter now. I had to rewrite it to meet Film Project guidelines, which can't be ignored in order to pad an article so it can meet the DYK length requirement. The film doesn't even meet notability requirements but that's another issue. MovieMadness (talk) 16:43, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Holby City Woman

Created by Francium12 (talk). Self nom at 21:09, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on August 7

Kazimierz Papée

Created by Savidan (talk). Self nom at 22:08, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Live Trax Vol. 16

Created by Darry2385 (talk). Nominated by Dream out loud (talk) at 19:46, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Metropolitanate of Lithuania

Created by Renata3 (talk). Self nom at 17:04, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Fountains in Paris

Fontaine des Innocents, Paris, France

Created by SiefkinDR (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 15:14, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Anthony Impreveduto

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 03:00, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Merced Theatre

Merced Theatre

  • ... that when it opened in 1933 the Merced Theatre (pictured) had ventilators that produced clouds to float across its star bespeckled ceiling?

Created by Lvklock (talk), Doncram (talk). Self nom at 01:30, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Harap Alb

Created by Dahn (talk). Self nom at 07:54, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

St. Thomas of Villanova Church

St. Thomas of Villanova Church

Created by MusicMaker5376 (talk). Self nom at 01:12, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

The Tale of Peter Rabbit

5x expanded by Kathyrncelestewright (talk). Self nom at 23:19, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

  • Expansion is far less than 5x. Before you expanded the article, it had 2,337 bytes worth of prose. 2337 x 5 = 11 , 685 {\displaystyle 2337x5=11,685} , and the article currently has 6,256 bytes worth of prose. This leaves over 5,400 bytes of prose before the article is suitable for DYK. Are you ready to undertake such an expansion? --Dylan620 (contribs, logs) 23:35, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Alex Cusack

5x expanded by Nev1 (talk). Self nom at 23:02, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Rika's Landing Roadhouse

Created by Lar (talk). Self nom at 23:00, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Toney Douglas

5x expanded by Dabomb87 (talk). Self nom at 22:07, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

  • Length of both the hook (174 characters) and the article (4,128 bytes of prose) are appropriate, the hook has been verified, and the expansion is well over 5x (around 12x based on my calculations). Checked using DYKcheck. --Dylan620 (contribs, logs) 23:22, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Acanthoplus discoidalis

Created by Smartse (talk). Self nom at 19:41, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Note: One of the common names listed in the article could be used instead of the latin if anyone thinks it is better and so long as it is ok to have a redirect on DYK. Smartse (talk) 19:41, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
I added a convert template to also show the distance in inches. Sasata (talk) 20:04, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
  • Although "toxic" is used by the BBC report, there doesn't seem to be any evidence of the haemolymph being anything more than unpalatable to a couple of lizard species (the Beeb also described the insect as "fat", so precise use of language doesn't seem to have been a priority). Long Shrift (talk) 22:36, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
Ok toxic is perhaps a little unfounded so I've scored through it. Smartse (talk) 14:04, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Face the Ace

Created by Gary King (talk). Self nom at 18:58, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

  • I just started DYK reviewing this evening, so please correct me if I have made a mistake, but the article checks out from my understanding – the article is at readable prose length (1,676 bytes) and the hook is verified. Also, the hook is at an acceptable 159 characters. Checked using DYKcheck. --Dylan620 (contribs, logs) 22:11, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Colt Anderson

Created by Strikehold (talk). Self nom at 18:25, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Simón Susarte

Route up the Rock of Gibraltar taken by 500 soldiers of the besieging Spanish Army led by the goatherd Simón Susarte

Created by Gibmetal77 (talk). Self nom at 18:21, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

  • The length of the article is appropriate at 3,848 bytes worth of prose, and the hook has been verified. I do, however, have one concern: the hook (which is 259 bytes worth of prose long) is well above the general limit for hook length (200 bytes of prose). Do you think it's possible that you could shorten the hook? Cheers, Dylan620 (contribs, logs) 22:48, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Bill Humble

Created by David Underdown (talk). Self nom at 16:48, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Bob Stewart
Fixed refs for you. Bare urls are not legitimate as refs. Avoid blogs and google cache. Otherwise, date, refs and hook are Ok. Materialscientist (talk) 01:40, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
Expanded bit more. Added infobox. Added Books ref section in addition to online refs/notes. siarach (talk) 02:34, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
I added UK to the hook, to make it clear which Conservative Party we're talking about. I think this makes sense under WP:EGG. Oreo Priest 20:51, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Estrella Blanca

Created by MPJ-DK (talk). Self nom at 13:08, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

looks good, length and date okay Dincher (talk) 00:11, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

LRC (train)

5x expanded by Maury Markowitz (talk). Self nom at 12:30, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Prose > 5x, infobox and refs make it look smaller. I'm on vacation for a week, if there's any problems could someone ping me in e-mail? My "Contact" link on my page is hooked up? Maury Markowitz (talk) 12:30, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Kam Chancellor

Created by Strikehold (talk). Self nom at 10:12, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Army Gold Medal

Created by Gwinva (talk). Self nom at 05:25, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

William Thompson Lusk

Created by NuclearWarfare (talk), Dylan620 (talk), Headbomb (talk), Leonard^Bloom (talk), and Soap (talk. Self nom at 03:49, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Uncle Sam (diamond)

  • ... that the Uncle Sam diamond, the largest diamond ever discovered in the United States, was named after the person who found it?

5x expanded by Materialscientist (talk). Self nom at 02:01, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

  • The article does not mention that it was named after the founder, but after the founder's nickname. That hook would lead someone to believe that the founder was named "Uncle Sam". Change it. You need +200 to reach the 5x expansion. --Alarichus (talk) 09:49, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
  • 5x expansion of prose has been achieved (2392/421=5.68). Checked using DYKcheck. --Bruce1ee 10:01, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
    I can't judge myself whether a nickname qualifies to "named after" and thus propose (though dislike its phrasing and can't find right words for it)
ALT1 ... that the Uncle Sam diamond, the largest diamond ever discovered in the United States, was named after the nickname of its finder? Materialscientist (talk) 10:14, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
It should be "finder" rather than "founder" (an error made in one of the sources too). Only one of the references states the association with "Uncle Sam" as a fact, the other two suggest it is legend. Long Shrift (talk) 10:26, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
BruceLee start counting from 923 or 962 not from 421, and you'll see that the article needs about 4600 to reach 5x expansion. --Alarichus (talk) 10:34, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
Expansion is computed using the prose character count, not the total article byte count as shown in the revision history. See DYK rules. --Bruce1ee 10:47, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
Fixed finder. Regarding the legend, it depends whom you listen; if number of refs is an argument, I can provide several more saying its not. I should add that though this diamond must be american pride, so little is known about it that a full day of searching was needed to produce this short article. Materialscientist (talk) 11:49, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
FWIW, I think the name/nickname issue is nonsense, & the original hook fine from that point of view, whereas the revised version reads less well. Johnbod (talk) 21:52, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
I agree with Johnbod. Oreo Priest 06:55, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
ALT2 ... that the name for the Uncle Sam diamond, the largest diamond ever discovered in the United States, comes from the nickname of its finder? Should read better and be less ambiguous. Oreo Priest 13:15, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

420 chars of prose -> 2400 is a 5x expansion. Oreo Priest 13:15, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on August 6

Treaty of Stettin (1630)

5x expanded by Skäpperöd (talk). Self nom at 22:02, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Richard Henry Boyd

  • Comment: I'm still not done adding to this article, but I think it's ready to be nominated.

Created by Orlady (talk). Self nom at 15:48, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Drayton Boucher

Created y Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 13:38, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

House of Neville

Arms of the House of Neville

Created by Yorkshirian (talk). Self nom at 02:39, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

William Howard Hoople

William Howard Hoople

Created by Smjwalsh (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 15:38, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Ctenomorphodes chronus

Ctenomorphodes chronus

Created by Ruigeroeland (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 04:48, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Maišiagala

Bona Sforza

Created by Renata3 (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 04:14, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Now "class=Start".... --PFHLai (talk) 12:19, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Murder of Brian Stidham

  • ... that two county attorneys were sued for not reporting the plot by a jealous eye doctor to murder another eye doctor, who later lost his eyesight in prison?

Acme Plumbing (talk) 05:00, 6 August 2009 (UTC) (187 characters)

Do we really need to dumb down to 'eye doctor'? \ Backslash Forwardslash / {talk} 02:35, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
Feel free to re-write the DYK phrase and use "opthalmologist" Acme Plumbing (talk) 03:39, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
. Article much improved. I would not recommend using "opthalmologist" because the correct spelling is "ophthalmologist". User F203 (talk) 20:00, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

This article was 5x expanded on 6 August 2009. It is now approx 8x expanded. Acme Plumbing (talk) 03:43, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Including punctuation, I believe that this comes in at 202 characters. If no leeway is allowed, please state opinions on dropping either "Arizona", "renowned", "pediatric", or "bitterly" from the hook. This article was originally nominated for DYK on August 3rd by Acme Plumbing (see below) but I believe it has been sufficient reworked since then. Although I've contributed quite a bit to the article, the story has many facets and I still feel the article is rough around the edges in detailing all of them. I will admit that it also needs quite a bit of work in getting the cites properly noted. I'll leave it up to others to evaluate its quality and determine if and/or when it should go up on DYK. Location (talk) 05:08, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
If you have to drop 2 words, drop "renowned" and "Arizona". It doesn't have to be in the hook, but the odd thing is now the optometrist who planned the murder is blind in one eye after a prison fight.Acme Plumbing (talk) 06:01, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
I personally support the hook at the top of the section, with the wording of "eye doctor" changed to "ophthalmologist" (and I was personally about to send the hook to T:DYK/P1 until I saw the added comments to the discussion). --Dylan620 (contribs, logs) 16:57, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
I think the reference for the assertion that Schwartz lost his eyesight in prison needs to be checked: . Location (talk) 00:49, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
See reference 46 in the article. It's this one. http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/ss/byauthor/112931 His injuries included fractured eye sockets that have left him blind in one eye and a broken nose, Storts said. "He's got very severe, permanent injuries," Storts said. Acme Plumbing (talk) 05:13, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
(For whatever reason, I can only open a cached version of that link.) According to Schwartz's attorney - the same one who said he did not murder Stidham - he is blind in one eye. It very well may be true, however, there have been no other independent sources to back it up nor is there any other news regarding his suit against the Arizona Department of Corrections. And if it is true, then he has lost some eyesight while in prison - which is different than what the hook implies (i.e. that he cannot see at all). In my humble opinion, that part of the hook is too iffy to go on the front page of Misplaced Pages. Location (talk) 08:25, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Ivan Stranski

Created by TodorBozhinov (talk). Self nom at 12:05, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Length and date good, hook verified. But I must admit, this particular hook doesn't, er, hook me very much.

How about:

A much better hook, although using the word "prominent" seems a little peacockish. --Allen3  00:54, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
Sure, that sounds engaging. For me, the more curious fact was his ancestry, but I can imagine that wouldn't be so exciting to most people :) "Prominent" is a bit peacockish and I wouldn't mind removing it. I added it because the guy really is one of the most influential Bulgarian scientists ever and surely the most influential Bulgarian physical chemist, which required some emphasis with the first hook. Todor→Bozhinov 14:12, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Battle of Wolgast, Treaty of Lübeck

5x expanded by Skäpperöd (talk). Self nom at 09:28, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Linc Energy

Created by Beagel (talk). Self nom at 09:06, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Sarah A. Bowman

Sarah Bowman (center) as proprietor of the American House

Created by Allen3 (talk). Self nom at 20:09, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

History of Bali

Created by PHG (talk). Self nom at 07:41, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

  •  Done Thank you for pointing this out! Phg (talk) 11:48, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
    Date, length, refs verified. A potential GAN. I just wonder why "in turn" is placed in the hook? Another thought, there are several google books on Bali, why not adding them into references? BTW I'm not sure "Bali Museum notice" ref is reliable source. Even if it is, it needs some explanation. Materialscientist (talk) 12:18, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
  • Thanks. Please remove or replace "in turn" from hook if problematic: I meant a chronological sequence. I have already added a few Google Books upon your suggestion. By "Bali Museum notice" I mean the explanatory notes displayed in the museum besides the artifacts. I can provide photographs of the notes to anyone interested. Is there a better way to mention these? Best regards (thanks for your improvements to the article!). Phg (talk) 23:33, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

I thought an alternative would be ... the history of Bali (island pictured) dates back at least 200,000 years, with evidence of paleolithic tools such as hand axes found in Sembiran and Trunyan villages? (alternate hook) Casliber (talk · contribs) 14:30, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Thomas N. Schroth, Frank D. Schroth

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 04:42, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Seo Hui

Created by Historiographer (talk), Caspian blue (talk). Self nom at 03:22, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

  • I don't think English references are required as articles with foreign language references regularly pass, but "his achievement in" is redundant, Khitan links to a disambiguation page, and I'm not sure you can drive away something by negotiation; maybe "... that, in 993, Seo Hui, a Korean diplomat in the Goryeo period, prevented an invasion by Khitan troops?" Long Shrift (talk) 10:05, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
I'm asking for an english reference so we can verify the hook. If we cant verify the hook, then we cant accept the nomination. --Alarichus (talk) 10:39, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
Alarichus, that's not how things go here. There are Korean speaking editors on en.wikipedia. We can ask them to verify the hook. AdjustShift (talk) 14:52, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
I've asked BorgQueen to verify the hook. AdjustShift (talk) 15:01, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
The hook fact, length and date verified. Btw, this history stuff almost put me to sleep. My goodness, zzz --BorgQueen (talk) 15:11, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
Thanks, BorgQueen. I think Long Shrift's hook is better. AdjustShift (talk) 15:25, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
Well, I did not expect that a review would be done this early since non-English subjects tend to be out of attention. However, I added plenty of English sources and I found this topic is interesting to expand the article. Thank you for everyone who proofread the article, and helped to check and checked the Korean sources for the DYK entry.--Caspian blue 21:51, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Alt 1*... that Seo Hui, a Korean diplomat in the Goryeo period is best known for his tactful diplomatic skill that led the Khitan troop of 800,000 soldiers evacuated from Goryeo without a battle? --Caspian blue 21:51, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

The Chapters

  • ... that The Chapters entertained two hundred people on a train as part of the twenty-fifth anniversary celebrations of the DART?

5x expanded by Candlewicke (talk). Self nom at 02:44, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Search for Alan Goulden

Created by Kingpin13 (talk). Self nom at 23:51, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

It's one of those "obvious" unwritten rules. Articles for deletion cannot be made DYK. --Alarichus (talk) 10:36, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
Well, what if the article is kept, surely it could be placed on DYK after that? - Kingpin (talk) 10:40, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
It can be, but it won't be passed while the tag is there. \ Backslash Forwardslash / {talk} 10:42, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
May we put this {{onhold}} then? - Kingpin (talk) 10:44, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
OK --Alarichus (talk) 22:27, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

 On hold while page is at AfD - Kingpin (talk) 23:37, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Genetic Studies of Genius

Created by Cassmus (talk). Self nomination 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Óbuda Synagogue

Óbuda Synagogue

  • ... that the copper roof of the Óbuda Synagogue (pictured) was melted down to make weapons during World War I?
    ALT1... that the Óbuda Synagogue (pictured) was built in a suburb because Jews were not permitted to live in Buda?

Created by User:Historicist (talk). Self nom , 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Done.Historicist (talk) 12:20, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
Refs. date, length Ok. Materialscientist (talk) 12:40, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Cyclone Orson

Created by Cyclonebiskit (talk). Self nom at 22:59, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Reference 1 says it was one of the most intense, not "the third most intense". Reference 2 does not mention "cyclone orson" at all. --Alarichus (talk) 09:14, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
  • I've changed it to the best track reference, although there is a little bit of clicking involved, you'll find that it's the third most intense. I can't do any better than that so I hope this reference works Cyclonebiskit (talk) 15:27, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Last Post (poem)

Henry Allingham

Created by Bencherlite (talk). Self nom at 22:22, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Buy, Buy Baby

Created/expanded by ThinkBlue (talk), Theleftorium (talk). Self nom at 21:42, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

  • IMDb is not a reliable source. Anyway, the Red Eye and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette articles have been accessed with NewsBank, an online newspaper archive. I can send them to you via email or post screenshots. Theleftorium 08:15, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
Just add the links, because the 2 current references do not verify the hook. --Alarichus (talk) 09:23, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
Yes, they do. I can't post links because you need a library code to access them. Here's a screenshot of one of the articles: Theleftorium 09:30, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
OK, let's move on. Det är bra. --Alarichus (talk) 09:38, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
You speak Swedish? :-) Theleftorium 15:17, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Richard Nixon presidential campaign, 1968

Created/expanded by William S. Saturn (talk). Self nom at 21:16, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Puget Sound Shore Railroad

Created by NE2 (talk). Self nom at 21:12, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Brian Belo

Created by DJ. Self nom at 21:51, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Date, length, hook, references verified.--Alarichus (talk) 21:18, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

References 1 and 15 lead to Misplaced Pages pages and Misplaced Pages pages which don't exist at that. --candle•wicke 22:31, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

No they don't. It's the cite episode template that has been badly formatted. DJ 22:38, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
Mislinks Candlewicke. The article is ok. --Alarichus (talk) 22:48, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
OK, just noticed and thought I'd say. --can

dle•wicke 01:07, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Ok, let's move on.--Alarichus (talk) 09:18, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

John McClannahan Crockett

Created by AdjustShift (talk). Self nom at 17:50, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Too small for me, and the hook does not seem interesting at all. If someone else wants to allow for DYK, let him allow it. --Alarichus (talk) 09:17, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
The article may be too small for you, but it qualifies for DYK. You've been here on en.wikipedia only since July 20, 2009; you should probably get some more experience before vetting other contributors' DYK suggestions. AdjustShift (talk) 14:15, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
The hook points that Crockett was both the second mayor of Dallas (it is one of the major cities of Texas) and the Lieutenant Governor of Texas (it is the second-highest executive office in the government of Texas). AdjustShift (talk) 14:35, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Sapta Badri

  • ... that according to a Hindu legend, when evil transcends the world, the route to the sacred Badrinath Temple (pictured) will be blocked and god Vishnu, the presiding deity of Badrinath, will appear at the Bhavishya Badri temple and be worshipped there?
  • ALT1:... that since early times the approach to Badrinath, Uttarakhand, India, was along a bridle path of a forest of berries, and hence the word "Badri" (berry) got suffixed to Sapta Badri temples (Badrinath – central temple pictured)?

Created by Nvvchar (talk), Redtigerxyz (talk). Self nom at 14:02, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Ernesto Basile

Ernesto Basile

Created by Alarichus (talk). Self nom at 12:52, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

  • Date and length good. The image has problems at Commons. Regarding the hook: Basile did not "build" the Palazzo Montecitorio, he designed a major renovation. The reference provided, Terry Kirk's 2005 book "The Architecture of Italy" has nothing about Basile doing this work. Instead, a reference such as this should be used. Binksternet (talk) 15:56, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
  • Read the book carefully . The Palazzo del Parlamento passage from where it says "in 1881 Crispi..". About the image: Even if the one who uploaded it didnt provide a source, that does not affect its copyright status since it was taken at least 77 years ago(Basile diead in 1932). About the hook: I changed it as you pointed out, it was his father who started it, and Basile continued/completed it.--Alarichus (talk) 16:15, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
  • Thanks for the google books link—I can see now that Kirk does indeed talk about Basile. My earlier search within the book turned up nothing, a situation I can't explain. I believe I have found a URL source for the image. Binksternet (talk) 16:40, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
Same thing happened to me, when I searched for "ernesto basile". Then I searched for "Ernesto Basile", and I got the correct result. It probably was case-sensitive.--Alarichus (talk) 17:58, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

George W. Woodruff

Created by Disavian (talk). Self nom at 08:49, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

List of tallest buildings in Bucharest

Created by Mario1987 (talk). Self nom at 06:11, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Puño Airlines

  • ... that 14 American fugitives showed up at the phony Puño Airlines counter to claim their prize, after authorities sent phony congratulations on winning a free trip to the Bahamas?

Created by Sherurcij (talk). Self nom at 03:52, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

  • Checks up fine. Interesting fact. I'm not sure "phony" is the best wording though. Another comment, it is really frustrating to keep clicking refs 1-4 and getting into irrelevant WP articles and only on ref. 5 reaching the source. Could you please (i) delink the publishers in ref. 1-4; (ii) look for other web-accessible refs ? Materialscientist (talk) 05:29, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Ras Ibn Hani

Created by Zozo2kx (talk). Self nom at 03:34, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

  • Good to go, length, date and referencing all okay. In this case, the only source cited is pretty authoritative and good enough, but in the future it would be better if you use at least a few unrelated sources, just to have the information cross-referenced and make it more reliable. It's more of a recommendation than an actual rule though. Todor→Bozhinov 14:41, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Wu Gang

  • ... that Wu Gang had to chop down a tree on the moon that always healed itself, forcing him to keep trying forever?

Created by Kayau (talk). Self nom at 10:08, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for adding context to the hook, but I must confess that I am not sure if "character" is the best word to use there. Perhaps "... that in Chinese mythology, Wu Gang had....?" ? --PFHLai (talk) 04:13, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Older nominations

Articles created/expanded on August 5

Medieval art

5x expanded by Johnbod (talk). Self nom at 03:47, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Therea petiveriana

an Indian domino cockroach (Therea petiveriana )

Created by Shyamal (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 18:19, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

August 31, 1982 demonstrations in Poland

Syrinx aruanus

Shell of Syrinx aruanus

  • ... that with a shell length of up to 91 centimetres (36 in), Syrinx aruanus (shell pictured) is the largest snail in the world?

Created by Snek01 (talk), Invertzoo (talk). Self nom at 13:41, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

  • Article says nothing about the height, only length (if they're the same in this case, please make it consistent). Also, can you merge the stubby sections and paragraphs? Dabomb87 (talk) 03:57, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
They are the same. Using more precise terminology, ALT1:

ALT1: ... that with a shell height of up to 91 centimetres (36 in), Syrinx aruanus (shell pictured) is the largest snail in the world? --Snek01 (talk) 09:38, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

I tidied up the look of the article in terms of headings and paragraphs. Invertzoo (talk) 12:43, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
Hook and article look good, use either hook. Dabomb87 (talk) 14:07, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Foreign relations of Pope Pius XII

General Mark Clark

Created by Savidan (talk). Self nom at 01:01, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Stealth technology as a pliable electromagnetic envelope

  • ... that optical transmission material in a state of anomalous dispersion causes group velocity to exceed the speed of light, so the output of a laser pulse, from the material, is observed before the input pulse, to the material?

Created by Ti-30X (talk). Self nom at 23:19, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

OK, I linked the article Ti-30X (talk) 06:15, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
  • ALT2 ... that a laser beam appears to exit resonant optical material before the input beam, at pliable electromagnetic resonant frequencies?
OK I have created a link in my entry (above) with part of the name of the article. I apologize that I did not understand how this goes. Ti-30X (talk) 12:39, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
Also, I prefer ALT2 to ALT1 because ALT2 conveys the essence of the phenomenom much better. Ti-30X (talk) 12:39, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
* Hold the nominatiion, please. We just did a "move" to change the article title. Sorry, about the delay. I will probably have to re-write entry to include the new title. Thanks for your patience. Ti-30X (talk) 15:00, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Joachim-Friedrich Huth

Created by MisterBee1966 (talk). Self nom at 13:33, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Project Kaisei

Tall ship Kaisei

Created by MickMacNee (talk). Self nom at 01:11, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Lengths, date, and ref verified. Haus 21:51, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Brown diamonds

Faceted brown diamond at Museum of Natural History

Created by Materialscientist (talk). Self nom at 01:30, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

  • Comment, I don't like the hook; it's like saying "Did you know that the inventors of Velcro were Caucasian?" - diamond-finding isn't an exclusively male activity; so this isn't terribly interesting (and reeks of unintentional sexism...) - can I suggest "... one of the world's largest brown diamonds was found by a young girl in a scrap heap?" or something similar? Sherurcij 04:00, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
    I would argue the opposite, i.e. diamond extraction has always been a male activity, and the mentioned finds were rarest exceptions, but I appreciate the alternative idea which I would put as:

Dutch intervention in Bali (1906)

Created by PHG (talk). Self nom at 00:52, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Cuba-Sri Lanka relations

Created by Pectore (talk). Self nom at 22:56, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

  • I see your point. How about?

Lyman Hall (academic)

5x expanded by Disavian (talk). Self nom at 22:22, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

Maurice Henry Pappworth

Created by Steve (talk). Self nom at 22:18, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

  • I just realised that the hook is cited to a source that isn't available to most editors. To clarify, a good portion of the piece is given over to his "vehement campaigning for patients' interests", but the quotes that pretty much cover it are "Pappworth's and Beecher's publications led eventually to strict codes for human experimentation—not merely a revision of the declaration of Helsinki but the establishment of research ethics committees ... to scrutinize all projects" and "Certainly, without his (and Beecher's) persistence ... the implementation of proper ethical standards for research would have been considerably delayed." Note that while the first quote says "strict"—rather than "stricter"—the wider context of the article makes it clear that these were either revisions to—or improvements on—the Nuremberg Code and first Declaration of Helsinki. All the best, Steve  09:55, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

W. Harry Vaughan

Created by Disavian (talk). Self nom at 20:52, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

Alfredo Figaro

Alfredo Figaro

5x expanded by Giants27 (talk). Nominated by Giants27 (talk) at 18:30, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

  • -Is Fernando Rodney really that famous? Are having cousins on the same team that unique?(Maybe this is my opinion) Could you provide an alternate hook?
  • It is rather uncommon for cousins to play on the same team at the same time and have one (Rodney) come in relief of him at least once, which is why I suggested it.--Giants27 (c|s) 19:16, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

Adnan al-Malki

Created by Zozo2kx (talk). Self nom at 17:29, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

1987 Hipercor bombing

Created by Valenciano (talk). Self nom at 11:01, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

Crypt Chambers

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 08:28, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

Ken Major

Created by Mjroots (talk). Self nom at 08:14, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

  • Comment This brings up the ton!
  • The article is mostly based on a "self-citation" source, i.e. the subject describing himself, which may not be used (the origin of that Word document is also unclear). Secondary sources are required. Materialscientist (talk) 12:24, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
  • I asked at Wikipedia_talk:BIOG#Guidance_please about the source and was told it was OK as a non-controversial subject. As and when third party sources become available I intend to use them to replace the first party source wherever possible. The hook itself is not referenced from the first party source. Mjroots (talk) 13:19, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
    Another issue remains: the article is based on an unconfirmed source (.doc file supposedly written by the subject). Bluntly speaking, someone could fabricate certain details of his life (for whatever reason) and upload to that server. Validity of the article is a part of the DYK nomination. Materialscientist (talk) 22:36, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

R.S.A.G.

  • ... that R.S.A.G., said to be "one of the most innovative and astonishing Irish musicians around", performs with a virtual band projected onto a screen in a style which has been likened to Gorillaz?

Created by Candlewicke (talk). Self nom at 03:10, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

Like.com

  • ... that the website Like.com allows users to highlight a part of a product image and search for similar-looking products based on the pattern, shape, and color of the highlighted part?

Created by Gary King (talk). Self nom at 00:48, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on August 4

Kornel Morawiecki

File:KornelMorawiecki1.jpg

Created/expanded by Radeksz (talk). Self nom at 23:36, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Gerald the Fearless

Created by Srnec (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk · contribs) at 17:56, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

  • The cited source says he became governor of Sus, and while the article states that Sus and Ceuta are different names for the same city, there is no cite for that claim. Gatoclass (talk) 01:35, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

Thiomethisosildenafil

Created by Meodipt (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 16:00, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

  • The hook is verified, but what I haven't been able to verify is that this particular compound is a "designer drug", which seems a rather important fact to get straight since most of the content of the article seems to depend upon this assertion. Gatoclass (talk) 01:52, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

Shen Bao

Created by Languagehat (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 15:19, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

  • I think there are too many quotes from sources in this one. It seems the author has taken shortcuts by just quoting from sources instead of putting the information in his own words. Gatoclass (talk) 01:21, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

Cambrai Homily

Created by Cynwolfe (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 14:09, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Takeo Kimura

  • Comment: I moved it from my drafting board too soon. I'll try to get it a little closer to 5x in the next couple days anyway.

5x expanded by Doctor Sunshine (talk). Self nom at 06:08, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Terminal Doppler Weather Radar

Created by 70.52.8.28 (talk), Atmoz (talk). Self nom at 16:54, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Vlasta Průchová

Created by Vejvančický (talk). Self nom at 16:04, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Prionochilus

5x expanded by Sabine's Sunbird (talk). Self nom at 06:58, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Charles McDonald (Canadian politician)

Created by Dogged mayor (talk). Nominated by Bobamnertiopsis (talk) at 22:08, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Albert Levitt

Created by Wehwalt (talk). Self nom at 16:52, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Leo Mintz

Created by Ghmyrtle (talk). Self nom at 07:19, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Panapasa Balekana

ALT1 ... that Panapasa Balekana co-wrote God Save Our Solomon Islands, the national anthem, as a prayer for the country after receiving inspiration in a dream?

Created by Scanlan (talk). Self nom at 01:03, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Shafiq al-Hout

Created by Al Ameer son (talk) 22:35, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

List of Chicago Cubs managers

Alfredo Figaro

5x expanded by Torsodog (talk). Self nom at 14:45, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

Emily Newell Blair

Created/expanded by Dranster (talk). Nominated by ImperatorExercitus (talk) at 14:32, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

How Sweet To Be An Idiot

Created by Rodhullandemu (talk). Self nom at 14:23, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper

Created by Warofdreams (talk). Self nom at 12:37, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie

5x expanded by Drmies (talk) and LadyofShalott (talk). Self nom at 05:10, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

The Infomatics

Created by Candlewicke (talk). Self nom at 03:03, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

SMS Bayern (1915)

  • ... that the battleship Bayern was the first German warship to mount 15 inch guns?

5x expanded by Parsecboy (talk). Self nom at 22:05, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

Length and dates verified. AGF on offline reference. Haus 21:45, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Oregon Eastern Railway

Created by NE2 (talk). Self nom at 20:06, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

Crosbie Castle and the Fullarton estate

Created by Rosser1954 (talk). Self nom at 21:00, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

Charles Lydiard

  • ... that Captain Charles Lydiard (pictured) died in the wreck of his ship when he became exhausted after trying to ensure that as many of his crew as possible were saved?

Created by Benea (talk). Self nom at 19:18, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

Lake Amara (Ialomiţa County)

Created by Mario1987 (talk). Self nom at 15:19, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

Acintya

Created by PHG (talk). Self nom at 13:10, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

Benson (fish)

Created by Dweller (talk). Self nom at 12:38, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

I can't see that stipulated in "the rules". I could rehash the quotes in my own voice, but it seems daft - surely including plentiful quotes ensures the highest levels of verifiability and NPOV? --Dweller (talk) 13:30, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

I looked at Misplaced Pages:Did you know/Additional rules, which removes blockquotes from the count, which in turn leaves the count lacking. Perhaps at least reformulate them to be "in the rules". Hekerui (talk) 14:26, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

The article's been substantially enhanced and expanded. Using this tool, it's now 2330 characters, excluding the block quotes. --Dweller (talk) 16:13, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

Date, length, and hook fine. Hekerui (talk) 17:20, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for your review and for the helpful edits to the article/talk page. --Dweller (talk) 20:09, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

  • Comment I'm surprised that people have commented on this hook without so far noticing three glaring issues. "Has died" is exceptionally dated, and does not read like a proper hook on DYK (more likely wikinews stuff). The hook rests on the fact that the fish has died which is neither uncommon nor interesting. Also, a statement like "best-loved" is subjective and relative (it's a claim about value, not a measure of value). Therefore:
    • ALT 1: ... that Benson, a common carp who was called Britain's "biggest and best-loved", is believed to have been poisoned?
  • I also think we can safely keep the following as a "cooky" April Fool's hook:
  • The alts don't sing like the original, which is funny, does. To address the subjectiveness, if we must, you could simply put quotation marks around the offending bits, like a virtual fig leaf: ... that Benson, Britain's "biggest and best-loved" common carp, has died? I can't agree that "has died" is a problem, although "is dead" doesn't suck: ... that Benson, Britain's "biggest and best-loved" common carp, is dead? The hook (no pun ...) is funny because how much can you love a carp? And its death, though sad, is not real, real sad. --Milkbreath (talk) 20:27, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
  • On a regular day, we don't aim for funny (certainly not by tweaking hooks to look funny), but for interesting. "If we must" - yes, we must (WP:ATTR etc.). My point was not and is not about things "offending", but about not making an exception for the sake of making an exception. Because we usually avoid timely references, and because we would never structure other hooks simply around the notion that someone or something is dead. Emily Newell Blair is a proposed hook on this page; how would you feel about a hook saying "... that Emily Newell Blair is dead?" Or, conversely, how would you have felt about one saying, some time ago, "... that Benson is not dead?" See my point? Now, unless carps are expected to live forever, the proposed hook is not what hooks are supposed to be. Dahn (talk) 21:08, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
  • This is starting to look like one of those things that can go round and round forever. I'll ignore your question where you contrive to introduce the notion of a dead human being. Two things, though, and then I'll ride off into the sunset forever mum: One, to ask whether we knew that the carp was dead is funny and interesting because we hadn't known such an uncommonly beloved bottom-feeder had been alive in the first place, and we want to know who she was; we're invited to love her too late. Quelle dommage. And, B, nobody needs serious citation for a "fact" like Benson's belovedness and bigness. It's obviously tongue-in-cheek, and any footnote had better be equally droll, or we look foolish for not realizing that it's all in fun. Ok, three things: There's nothing wrong with funny. --Milkbreath (talk) 21:25, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
  • Again, if you read my objections, you will note that I do not refer to anything morally objectionable about the info or how it is presented, so there is nothing insidious in my comparison with a human being - the point, which you miss over and over again, is that someone or something simply being dead does not make a hook, unless we expect that said someone or something live in perpetuity. The simple act of dying, that is, not even the circumstances of one's death. In fact, with my ALT 1, I tried to preserve the info about the death, in the only way that I could see how one could preserve it without making an exception for the sake of Benson. As for the rest: you continue to interpret a regular hook as if it were an April's Fool, a zinger or an epitaph. It is neither. Oh, and: no, I was not asking for a citation, even though attributing such quotes is, ideally, what should happen in hooks as well; I was asking, as you can see from my alt hook, that it be made into a quote, because otherwise it looks like wikipedia is here to transform opinions into facts. Now, it's bad enough that the article refers to it as a fact, as the one defining thing one can say about this fish, even if it is with the quote marks (it could do better than to prioritize an opinion, and clashes with other articles). It's worse that the hook drops the quote marks altogether. You yourself proposed variants with quote marks, advertising them as the solution - but that's probably because you did not read my alts. Dahn (talk) 21:39, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
My suggestion, FWIW (and trying to stay on the humorous side) is "... that Benson, a common carp, was known as "the people's fish"?" Tempted as I am to link that phrase to Diana, Princess of Wales for those who don't get the obvious reference (obvious to UK readers, at least, and I hope others), I won't. Bencherlite 22:54, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
I for one am fine with both Yorkshiresky and Bencherlite's alts. Dahn (talk) 08:40, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Indictments Act 1915

Fuckin' 'Ell It's Fred Titmus

Created by Chzz (talk). Self nom at 09:46, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

  • Suitable for main page? I realize that Misplaced Pages is WP:NOTCENSORED, but I think the final line is relevant: "Words and images that would be considered offensive, profane, or obscene by typical Misplaced Pages readers should be used if and only if their omission would cause the article to be less informative, relevant, or accurate, and no equally suitable alternatives are available." Alternative DYK entries are available, and not including this one would not do harm to the encyclopedia. GaryColemanFan (talk) 03:45, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
Personally, and in order to entice interest rather than any other reason, I prefer Alt: ... that the singer of a song about Fred Titmus had never even met the cricketer, "let alone greeted him in such an overfamiliar way"? Ghmyrtle (talk) 22:23, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

KFMR, KPSA-FM

KFMR 5x expanded by Dravecky, KPSA-FM created by Dravecky (talk). Self nom at 05:04, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

Ameliella

Created by Sasata (talk). Self nom at 02:43, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

The Spiritual Harmonizers

Created by Marylandstater (talk). Self nom at 01:35, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on August 3

Pacification of Ukrainians in Eastern Galicia (1930)

Created by Tymek (talk), Hillock65 (talk), Piotrus (talk), and Radeksz (talk). Self nom at 22:20, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Kan Mukai

Created by Dekkappai (talk). Self nom at 01:46, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Ernest Brooks (photographer)

Wounded soldiers heading to the rear during the Battle of the Somme, 1916; one of Brooks' most famous pictures

Created by Shimgray (talk). Nominated by Smallman12q (talk) at 18:58, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

Richard Nizielski

Created/expanded by YellowMonkey (talk). Self nom at 02:26, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

Epirus (ancient state)

Route of Pyrrhus of Epirus

  • ... that the forces of the ancient Greek state of Epirus reached the outskirts of Rome during the Pyrrhic War in 280 B.C.?

Created by Alexikoua (talk). Self nom at 19:51, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

  • The Prehistory and Culture sections are forks from Epirus (region), together 2100 characters compared to 8300 now. Having said that, the prehistory section is just a useful reference as it isn't actually part of the ancient state, and this is a pretty good article, so I think bending the rules a touch wouldn't hurt. Oreo Priest 19:41, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
Alt hook: ... that inhabitants of ancient Epirus were variously described as both "barbarians" and Greeks? Oreo Priest 19:46, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Diego von Bergen

Created by Savidan (talk). Self nom at 01:24, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

Ion Creangă

5x expanded by Dahn (talk). Self nom at 22:14, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

  • There are several cited sources for this in the article, including two English-language one (see Solomon, Voinescu). The stories themselves, if you should want to read them, have English versions lked in the "External links" section, as published by a reliable source (The Tale of All Tales, The Tale of Ionică the Fool). The defrocking part is also discussed by several sources used (and cited with footnotes), but they are all in Romanian. Dahn (talk) 22:16, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

Jared Burton

Jared Burton

5x expanded by Giants27 (talk). Self nom at 22:08, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

Phineas and Ferb Get Busted

Created by SuperFlash101 (talk). Self nom at 21:31, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

Sulayman al-Nabulsi

Sulayman al-Nabulsi at his study in 1957

Created by Al Ameer son (talk) 20:08, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

Premiership of Morarji Desai

Created by S h i v a (Visnu) (talk). Self nom at 18:10, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

Władysław Turowicz

File:General braz.JPG

  • ... Air. Comm. Władysław Turowicz was Polish General who obtained Pakistani citizenship in 1960s. He is known to be "Rocket-Missile Man of Pakistan" due to his work on Pakistan's missile and space industry?

Created by Ironboy (talk). 10:13, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

Very interesting article, but some problems - nom is not formatted properly, the prose is very awkward in some places, some weird choices of words (... died peacefully in a car accident?), and Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 is not WP:NPOV. WP:FANCRUFT is also applicable through the article. Shiva (Visnu) 18:42, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
Needs link to find the article User F203 (talk) 22:37, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
Comment. The article was created on 30 July with under 1500 chars and expanded later. The article (and hook) does need work. I fixed some refs, but some are unreliable (blogs). Materialscientist (talk) 00:11, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

Phoenix Wright (character)

5x expanded by Zxcvbnm (talk). Self nom at 08:16, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

  • The article was mostly rewritten and was merged beforehand, so it wasn't like I just blanked the page and then expanded it. The page would have stayed a redirect indefinitely.--ZXCVBNM (TALK) 18:55, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

Wynnea, Wynnea americana

Created by Sasata (talk). Self nom at 06:26, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

I don't know... maybe the plain English hook makes it too obvious :) Try this then: "... that species in the fungal genus Wynnea (W. americana, pictured) have spore-making structures that are capped by a hinged lid?"

GreenSun Energy

  • ... that the Israeli company GreenSun Energy has a new process that can make cheap electricity from sunlight even on cloudy days?

Created by Historicist (talk). Self nom, 3 August 2009 (UTC)Historicist (talk) 00:39, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

  • I have had an unpleasant experience with the supporting ref. 6: That short news claimed that the new solar battery is 5x more efficient than usual ones (if so, major sources should pick up this news in no time), and then the site apparently launched a SPAM attack on my popup-blocking Firefox (no proof, could be something else). In other words, could you find something more reliable for refs. ? Materialscientist (talk) 09:24, 3 August 2009 (UTC
I removed the problematic reference. The article is sourced to Haaretz and The Economist.Historicist (talk) 12:13, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
Haaretz? I think that is the site which has also been attacking me and giving me unpleasant experiences... --candle•wicke 01:45, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
possibly so. It is a leading national newspaper and a reliable source. I fail to see what a website problem has to do with a DKY.Historicist (talk) 16:52, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
Well, the problem is this: I go to check the source, then little screens start appearing telling me about viral problems on my PC (and I also have pop-ups disabled, like Materialscientist), my browser screen got small and then big, and I couldn't leave the page, so I quickly shut down my PC--I've had similar-looking problems before, and ended up having to reformat my hard drive. That is a problem. In other words, I could not verify the information and I'm not going to try again. That site ought to be blacklisted. Drmies (talk) 17:01, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
A word of comment: the Haaretz site heavily uses all sorts of 3rd party animated adds (which probably cause the attack). No respectable newspaper would do that to such extend. Thus I support blacklisting the site and do not consider the source reliable. Materialscientist (talk) 22:37, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on August 2

St Mary de Haura Church, Shoreham-by-Sea, Erringham chapel, St Nicolas' Church, Shoreham-by-Sea

  • Comment: Three new articles: St Mary was started on 2nd, St Nicolas on 4th and Erringham on 5th.

Created by Hassocks5489 (talk). Self nom at 21:33, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

DYK Rule C3 is normally invoked here (multi-article hook). "Was rebuilt featuring" → "has" would remove ~20 if necessary. Hassocks5489 (tickets please!) 22:41, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Jakob von Washington

Created by Abductive (talk). Self nom at 16:11, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

Volodymyr Sterniuk

Created by Athenagoras (talk). Self nom at 02:23, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

  • There's some close paraphrasing in the article for example the hook fact.
    • Article: On August 19, 1990 he celebrated the first divine liturgy offered by a Greek-Catholic priest in the St. George's Cathedral since the Soviet liquidation of the Church.
    • Source: On August 19, 1990, Archbishop Sterniuk celebrated the first divine liturgy to be offered by a Greek-Catholic priest in St. George Cathedral since the Soviet liquidation of the Church in 1946.--Giants27 (c|s) 23:44, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Confidence Hall

Confidence Hall

Created by Bobak (talk). Self nom at 21:21, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

  • From Merriam-Websters: Company, 2(e): a firefighting unit. Was I wrong to assume people are familiar with this common definition in a DYK, especially after the words "fire brigade" were used in the same sentence? Do we follow the Simple English rules? --Bobak (talk) 16:39, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
  • From my perspective, it's unclear what the company was being renamed from, since it is not named in the hook. It's also not stated what it would be easier than. orangefreak 17:35, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
  • Or just " ... that Confidence Hall was named after a fire truck?" Says the same thing, but more concisely.
I agree though that it would be nice to try and work the fact about the engraving into the hook somehow, but I can't think of one. Gatoclass (talk) 01:05, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

Legend of the Parson and Clerk

Location of event, stacks are in the background

Created by Rosser1954 (talk). Nominated by Jolly Janner (talk) at 18:24, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

  • "They enjoyed a sumptuous repast and in the midst of the merriment the news arrived that the bishop was dead." I think you mean the priest and the clerk were turned to stone, not the Bishop...Cheers, I' 00:53, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Rana Chandra Singh

  • ...designed for his Pakistan Hindu Party a saffron flag bearing two ancient Hindu symbols - Om and Trishool...

Created by Yousaf465 (talk). Self nom at 12:53, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on August 1

Shen-kuang-szu Incident

Created by GnuDoyng (talk). Self nom at 08:53, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on July 30

Reflections on the Revolution In Europe

Created by Historicist (talk). Self nom, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

Special occasion holding area

Note: Articles nominated for a special occasion should be nominated within five days of creation or expansion as usual (with the exception of April Fools'). Also, articles should be nominated at least five days before the occasion to give reviewers time to check the nomination.

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