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This page holds approved nominations that are waiting to appear in the "Did you know" section on the Main Page. Following DYK approval, nominations are processed and moved into a Prep area, and from there, prep sets are promoted to a queue, and then to the main page.

To create a new nomination or to see those that are yet to be approved, see Template talk:Did you know. For the discussion page see WT:DYK. Click on the link to go directly to the Special occasion holding area.

  If some of the nominations are not showing up properly at the bottom of the page, these alternative pages can be used to view a subset of the most recent nominations.
Count of DYK Hooks
Section # of Hooks # Verified
February 26 1 1
March 7 2
March 9 1 1
March 10
March 12 2
March 15 1
March 16 1
March 21 1 1
March 22 1
March 23 2
March 24 4
March 25 1
March 26 1 1
March 27 1
March 28 1
March 29 3
March 30 3
April 2 5 1
April 3 2 1
April 4 2 1
April 5 3 3
April 6 4 1
April 7 2 2
April 8 5 3
April 9 11 5
April 10 1
April 11 7 5
April 12 8 6
April 13 13 9
April 14 8 5
April 15 5 3
April 16 9 7
April 17 6 1
April 18 16 9
April 19 11 8
April 20 11 6
April 21 20 13
April 22 11 10
April 23 15 7
April 24 14 6
April 25 11 6
April 26 10 4
April 27 15 9
April 28 18 4
April 29 3
April 30 6
May 1 4
May 2 9 1
May 3 4
May 4 3
May 5 6
May 6 4
May 7 7 1
May 8 1
Total 316 141
Last updated 16:05, 8 May 2025 UTC
Current time is 16:37, 8 May 2025 UTC [refresh]

Instructions for nominators

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This page is for those nominations that have already been approved and are waiting to be promoted. If yours has been approved but has not yet been run on the main page, it should either be on this page or will soon be moved here, or already promoted to a Prep area or Queue ahead of an appearance on the main page.

If you wish to create a new nomination, please go to the Template talk:Did you know page; there are instructions there in a section similar to this one on how to nominate an article for DYK.

Frequently asked questions

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Backlogged?

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This page is often backlogged. As long as your submission is still on the page, it will stay there until someone promotes it to a preparation area. To alleviate this problem, if the approved page has more than 120 approved hooks, then sets will change twice per day (every 12 hours) instead of once per day (every 24 hours). When the backlog falls below 60 approved nominations set frequency returns to once a day.

Where is my hook?

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If you can't find the nomination you submitted to the nominations page, and it also isn't on this page, in most cases it means your article has been approved and is either in one of the prep areas, has been promoted from prep to a queue, or is on the main page.

If the nominated hook is in none of those places, then the nomination has probably been rejected. Such a rejection usually only occurs if it was at least a couple of weeks old and had unresolved issues for which any discussion had gone stale. If you think your nomination was unfairly rejected, you can query this on the DYK discussion page, but as a general rule such nominations will only be restored in exceptional circumstances.

Instructions for other editors

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How to promote an accepted hook

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  • See Wikipedia:Did you know/Preparation areas for full instructions.
  • In one window, open the DYK nomination subpage of the hook you would like to promote.
  • In another window, open the prep set you intend to add the hook to.
  • In the prep set...
    • Paste the hook into the hook area (be sure to not paste in that that)
    • Paste the credit information ({{DYKmake}} and/or {{DYKnom}}) into the credits area.
    • Add an edit summary, e.g., "Promoted [[Jane Fonda]]", preview, and save
  • Back on DYK nomination page...
    • change {{DYKsubpage to {{subst:DYKsubpage
    • change |passed= to |passed=yes
    • Add an edit summary, e.g., "Promoted original hook to Prep 3", preview, and save

How to remove a hook from the prep areas or queue

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  • 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 the nominations 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 the nominations 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.

Nominations

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Special occasion holding area

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Shortcut
Do not nominate articles in this section—nominate all articles in the nominations section on the regular nominations page, under the date on which the article was created or moved to mainspace, or the expansion began, or it was listed as a Good Article; be sure to indicate in the nomination any request for a specially timed appearance on the main page.
Note: Articles intended to be held for special occasion dates should be nominated within seven days of creation, start of expansion, or promotion to Good Article status. The nomination should be made between at least one week prior to the occasion date, to allow time for reviews and promotions through the prep and queue sets, but not more than six weeks in advance. The proposed occasion must be deemed sufficiently special by reviewers. The timeline limitations, including the six week maximum, may be waived by consensus, if a request is made at WT:DYK, but requests are not always successful. Discussion clarifying the hold criteria can be found here: [1]; discussion setting the six week limit can be found here: [2].
April Fools' Day hooks are exempted from the timeline limit; see Wikipedia:April Fool's Main Page/Did You Know.
Note for promoters: please be sure to add an "invisible" comment after a hook when you've placed it in prep, noting that it's a special occasion hook and including the date it is supposed to run. This should keep the hook from being moved after promotion, as sometimes happens to hooks when a queue needs a slot filled or a prep set needs to be made more balanced by swapping hooks between preps.

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June 1

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June

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  • ... that today is not June?
Improved to Good Article status by LunaEatsTuna (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 12 past nominations.

❧ LunaEatsTuna (talk), proudly editing since 2018 (and just editing since 2017) – posted at 01:28, 28 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Reopened per WT:DYK.--Launchballer 17:28, 22 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • It took me a little while to understand what ALT1 was trying to say. Maybe we could specifically mention "day of the week" instead of just "day" to be more easily understandable: ALT2: ... that every year, no other month ever starts on the same day of the week as June? Mz7 (talk) 05:59, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Approved nominations

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Articles created/expanded on February 26

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The World's Biggest Gang Bang III – The Houston 620

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Converted from a redirect by Launchballer (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 280 past nominations.

Launchballer 10:35, 26 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

@AirshipJungleman29: Is it just the subject matter or is there something I need to fix?--Launchballer 13:15, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The former. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 14:16, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@RoySmith: Why did you reject the nomination outright rather than give it a question mark tick for further discussion? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 12:20, 8 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
It seemed to reflect the consensus at WT:DYK, but if somebody thinks this can be salvaged, I won't object, so adding . RoySmith (talk) 12:24, 8 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I took the liberty of retranscluding this at T:TDYK. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I saw two yeses, one yes-with-a-different-hook, one not-for-me-but-DYK-is-not-censored, and the original poster, whose last comment was "keep working on the hook". That's a loose consensus to run at least the nomination, if not the hook. There is a second hook in this already (ALT1) but I can also suggest:
ALT2: ... that The World's Biggest Gang Bang III was the "Top Selling Release" of 1999?
ALT3: ... that Houston underwent labiaplasty after filming The World's Biggest Gang Bang III – The Houston 620?
ALT4: ... that preparation for The World's Biggest Gang Bang III involved "a lot of running and a lot of dildos"?--Launchballer 13:05, 8 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
ALT5: ... that The World's Biggest Gang Bang III has been compared to "watch[ing] 47 football games on the weekend"?--Launchballer 13:47, 8 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I struck the ones recently removed from the article.--Launchballer 05:42, 9 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The above just rotated off WT:DYK and is now at Wikipedia talk:Did you know/Archive 205#Porn hook. I suggest one further hook – ALT6: ... that The World's Biggest Gang Bang III was so popular it crashed the server? – and request another reviewer.--Launchballer 14:47, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Launchballer: New reviewer for this DYK. I'm a bit concerned about the source, since the source used will to describe the server being broken, implying that the server did not crash by the time this article was written. Is there any stronger source to back up the hook? Other than the sourcing, the hook is short and interesting enough. Sammi Brie has assessed the article's quality and mainpage feasability, and my checks seem to align with hers. Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 03:12, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The article was set in February but published in August. This doesn't seem like a prediction or a warning, I think they can be sure it happened.--Launchballer 07:35, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Jeromi Mikhael: Has your concern been resolved?--Launchballer 14:44, 6 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Launchballer: Deep inside I feel that something's still a bit off, but for the sake of DYK I'll AGF on your interpretation. Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 16:23, 6 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on March 9

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Lope Martín

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  • ... that for having become the first pilot to complete the west–east return voyage from Asia to the Americas, Lope Martín was ordered to be executed?
  • Source: For first voyage: Reséndez 2022, p. 157; Sharp 1961, p. 55.
For execution: Reséndez 2022, p. 170.
    • ALT1: ... that Lope Martín's reward for having become the first pilot to complete the west–east return voyage from Asia to the Americas was execution? Source: For first voyage: Reséndez 2022, p. 157; Sharp 1961, p. 55.
      For execution: Reséndez 2022, p. 170.
    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Mount Leona Fire
5x expanded by Kimikel (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 31 past nominations.

Kimikel (talk) 15:52, 9 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

This has been pulled from the queue per Wikipedia talk:Did you know#Queue 1 (12 April 00:00). SL93 (talk) 03:55, 9 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Proposing new hooks. Sorry for the delay.

Kimikel (talk) 01:42, 16 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

ALT3 fails WP:DYKINT and ALT2 needs end of sentence citations.--Launchballer 03:03, 2 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Launchballer: end of sentence citations done Kimikel (talk) 14:00, 3 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Looks good to me.--Launchballer 12:49, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on March 21

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Andrée Dumon

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Andrée Dumon
Andrée Dumon
5x expanded by Atlanquetzl (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 289 past nominations.

Launchballer 15:52, 28 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: Yes
  • Interesting: Yes
  • Other problems: Yes
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: @Atlanquetzl: I made a few edits to the page to improve the lead and parts of her life. The hook is very interesting, but I suggest that it be reworded to "... that Belgian Resistance member Andrée Dumon was recommended for the United States' Medal of Freedom for "assisting directly in the recuperation and repatriation of about 100 Allied airmen"?" Jon698 (talk) 00:29, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Atlanquetzl, Launchballer, and Jon698: are we sure about the free status of this image? It looks like a fairly old photo and the uploader claims it's their own work, which I'm inclined to doubt.~Darth StabroTalk • Contribs 02:09, 29 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Genuinely no idea, I assumed it had been through VRT when it was uploaded. Images are not my stong point, and that's putting it pretty mildly.--Launchballer 02:31, 29 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
See https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Deletion_requests/File:Andr%C3%A9e_Dumon.jpg RoySmith (talk) 22:30, 29 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on March 26

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2015 Islamic State killing of Christian migrants in Libya

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Created by Chomik1129 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Chomik! (talk?) 01:54, 28 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: Yes
  • Interesting: Yes
  • Other problems: Yes
QPQ: Done.

Overall: @Chomik1129: As you have done less than 5 DYKs you do not need a QPQ and the page was created two days before its DYK nomination. A quick check of the sources shows that all of them are from reputable sources. The first hook isn't interesting, but ALT1 is and I would suggest that is the one that is used. Jon698 (talk) 23:57, 29 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds good, thank you! Chomik! (talk?) 02:04, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on April 2

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List of Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Opening Day starting pitchers

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Created by TBJ10RH (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

TBJ10RH (talk) 01:42, 4 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • New enough and indeed long enough. Nominator is QPQ-exempt. Hook fact checks out and is in article. I've made some tweaks to the hook, TBJ10RH to bold the correct page, correct the streak length (2000, not 2007) and add a bit of context that's in the source. No textual issues. Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 06:35, 10 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Victor L. King

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  • ... that Victor L. King employed only black people from the South in 1917 at his new chemical plant in New Jersey to "prevent the entrance into the organization of any enemy aliens" during World War I?
  • Reviewed:
Created by Engineerchange (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Engineerchange (talk) 13:24, 2 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]


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: There is a 'citation needed' tag that needs to be resolved before the nomination can be approved. The quote that is used in the hook needs a reference immediately after it. I checked the source and it is accurately represented. Usually I would fix it myself, but I'll leave it to you, User:Engineerchange, as the three references may refer to different parts of the preceding text and I didn't want to break the attribution by duplicating just the one.

The bit about King getting two PhDs was a little unclear to me; perhaps it would be worth changing the order of the information so that you say he got two PhDs first and then where from. That's a minor bit and isn't holding up the nomination.

A spot check against the 'Who's who', the obituary in The Courier-News, and Dyes Made in America didn't turn up any problems with copyright etc or WP:V. I noticed that 'Who's who' and the obituary contained two different given names for his wife: Mary Ruegger (WW) and Eugenie (nee Ruegger) (obit). I'm guessing it's the same person as they have the same surname and in different situations she went by Mary or Eugenie. Is this addressed by any of the sources you've come across? It might be worth mentioning the different in a footnote even if there isn't a solution at the moment. Similarly, it would be interesting to note how Mary/Eugenie was related to Charles R. Ruegger – again that isn't holding up the nomination, just something that would be good to address at some point.

I have made two small edits to the article which you may like to check. Overall, an interesting article and well researched. Richard Nevell (talk) 20:25, 3 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Richard Nevell: I've resolved most of your comments: removed citation needed given I actually found that Wood-Ridge is a place (the father-in-law was from there, so makes sense); clarified the citations around the quotation as requested; cited marriage and father-in-law full name (I think "Mary" is wrong in the one cite, not sure if a footnote is necessary for one cite, but wouldn't mind some help there if you disagree). I'm stuck on the two PhDs thing, I haven't done extensive research to find an additional cite to clarify, but I do think I've combed the lion's share of available sources. Thanks for reviewing and the kind words! Cheers, --Engineerchange (talk) 14:20, 4 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Error seems likely, so trusting the obituary as it's more focused seems reasonable. All clear here, so I'm marking this as approved. Richard Nevell (talk) 20:25, 4 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]


Articles created/expanded on April 3

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Charles Smith (basketball coach)

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  • ... that Charles Smith has worked as a basketball coach at the same high school for the past 50 years?
Moved to mainspace by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 327 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:46, 10 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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: New enough and long enough. Well-sourced. Passes Earwig's. Hook is interesting and sourced. QPQ done. Looks good to me. Riley1012 (talk) 01:16, 18 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]


Articles created/expanded on April 4

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Norman Lykes House

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The Norman Lykes House
The Norman Lykes House
Created by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 716 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 15:37, 4 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: Yes
  • Interesting: Yes
  • Other problems: Yes
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: @Epicgenius: This article was made one day ago so it clearly meets the newness requirement. QPQ is met. I made a minor edit to your hooks just to wikilink Frank Lloyd Wright. An overview of the sources shows no problems with them and I can't find any major problems stopping this from becoming a DYK. The first hook is not too interesting since most people wouldn't know that this hospital visit would be shortly before his death. All of the other hooks are intersting and good though. Jon698 (talk) 16:26, 4 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on April 5

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Little House (EP)

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

CatchMe (talk · contribs) 00:53, 6 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Done the suggested change. "Tiny house" is not mentioned in the sources so I would leave it like that. CatchMe (talk · contribs) 12:00, 8 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
, great, then let's call this good to go. The Interior (Talk) 12:29, 8 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Formation (song)

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Improved to Good Article status by Bgkc4444 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Bgkc4444 (talk) 13:53, 7 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article was nominated within 7 days of passing GAR. Article is adequately sourced, neutral, and copyvio free. No concerning pings on Earwigs. Hooks are cited, short enough for DYK, and interesting; I personally think ALT1 is the best of the given options. Nominator is QPQ exempt. Morgan695 (talk) 01:49, 9 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Rosa Parks

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Rosa Parks in 1955
Rosa Parks in 1955
  • ... that Rosa Parks did not refuse to surrender her seat because she was physically tired, but because she was "tired of giving in"?
  • Source: "People always say that I didn't give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn't true. I was not tired physically, or no more tired than I usually was at the end of a working day. I was not old, although some people have an image of me as being old then. I was forty-two. No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in." (Parks & Haskins, p. 116)
  • ALT1: ... that Rosa Parks did not refuse to surrender her seat on a Montgomery bus because she was physically tired, but because she was "tired of giving in"? Source: "People always say that I didn't give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn't true. I was not tired physically, or no more tired than I usually was at the end of a working day. I was not old, although some people have an image of me as being old then. I was forty-two. No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in." (Parks & Haskins, p. 116)
  • Reviewed:
  • Comment: Former reads a little bit better to me, latter gives a bit more context. Not sure if it's necessary, given Parks's fame, but maybe.
Improved to Good Article status by Spookyaki (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Spookyaki (talk) 18:30, 6 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: Yes
  • Interesting: Yes
  • Other problems: Yes
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: @Spookyaki: Thank you for upgrading such an important article to GA status. It was upgraded to GA status recently and a quick scan of the article shows no problems stopping it from becoming a DYK. Both of the hooks are fine. Jon698 (talk) 08:57, 7 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Spookyaki and Jon698: Would you like to submit an image with this nomination?--Launchballer 19:16, 26 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The image in the infobox can be used since it is public domain. Jon698 (talk) 19:32, 26 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I added it. This would make an excellent Juneteenth hook, but I'll let a promoter make that decision since that's well over six weeks away.--Launchballer 19:36, 26 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I think if I were to select an image, it would be that one or this one, since the statue depicts Parks sitting on the bus. Neither would be a bad choice, I think. Spookyaki (talk) 19:41, 26 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, and sorry, as for Juneteenth, that sounds fine. At some point, I'm planning to submit this article for FA, so I'm not entirely sure how the timelines will line up, however. Spookyaki (talk) 19:44, 26 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
It has been brought up in the Peer Review for this page that the PD status for the selected image may by questionable, so may be better do use a different image. Spookyaki (talk) 13:03, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I suggest organising a crop of File:President Bill Clinton presents Rosa Parks with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in the Oval Office.jpg; the rest are side profiles.--Launchballer 13:10, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Seems reasonable to me! Spookyaki (talk) 13:13, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]


Articles created/expanded on April 6

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The Perfect Prince Loves Me, His Rival?!

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

lullabying (talk) 09:07, 13 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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: The article was created on April 6 and this was nominated 7 days later, on April 13, making this article new enough. The article contains 3001 character, which passes the minimum of 1500 characters for DYK. The hook is cited and interesting; when translating the article to English, it seems to confirm the hook. The article's sole image has proper fair use rationale. No copyvio found on Earwig. QPQ is done. Looks good to go! Locust member (talk) 03:05, 3 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on April 7

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Easter Oratorio

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Nikolaikirche, Leipzg, in 1749
Nikolaikirche, Leipzg, in 1749
  • ... that the first known collaboration of Bach and Picander resulted in the Shepherd Cantata and, mostly with the same music, the future Easter Oratorio, first performed at St. Nikolai (depicted) for Easter 1725? Source: several
    • Reviewed: Carl Vincenti
    • Comment: I would like this for Easter, 20 April. It's taken by a GA reviewer but not yet GA, but we can already think about it.
Created by Gerda Arendt (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 2141 past nominations.

Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:20, 7 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • The currently proposed hook is somewhat complicated and hard to read. May I suggest a shorter and simpler hook?
ALT1 ... that in contrast to Bach's Christmas Oratorio, his Easter Oratorio has no Evangelist narrator providing Biblical text?
One of my other concerns with the original hook is that it is also reliant on knowing who Picander is; Bach is obviously a well-known name even to the general public, but Picander is less so. I'm trying to come up with a shorter/simplified version of ALT0 that's also less reliant on knowing who Picander is, but I'm drawing a blank, so if you don't mind, I'm asking 4meter4 or CurryTime7-24 to propose a shorter/simplified version of ALT0 for the benefit of the reviewer. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:40, 8 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
We would miss 1) the quirkiness that Bach found the same music suitable for shepherds male and female exchanging pleasantries and Biblical characters facing the empty tomb, 2) the 300 years anniversary, and 3) the first collab with Picander, the author of the St. Matthew Passion and probably the Christmas Oratorio, so good to know, - I didn't know. Also: ALT1 has no music whatsoever, just a dry formal aspect. Interesting? It also tells much more about the Christmas Oratorio than the other to those who didn't know that, and almost nothing to those who knew that already. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:26, 8 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
In ALT0, you might skip the church, of course, especially as it was performed in the other the same day, but it forms the link to the image. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:30, 8 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Narutolovehinata5: Let me read this article over later tonight or maybe tomorrow afternoon. Honestly, I don't think the quirkiness really comes through in the prolix ALT0. —CurryTime7-24 (talk) 02:26, 9 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@CurryTime7-24: How do these wordings sound?
ALT0a ... that Johann Sebastian Bach and his frequent collaborator Picander wrote an oratorio for Easter?
ALT0b ... that Johann Sebastian Bach and his frequent collaborator Picander wrote an oratorio for Easter, which premiered at Leipzig's St. Nikolai church (depicted) in Easter 1725?
If they don't work out, maybe we will need to move on from this particular angle. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 07:52, 9 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Both factually wrong, sorry. How about reading the article (which isn't even GA yet)? Bach had no idea about any oratorio until 10 years after this happened. This piece was named oratorio 13 years later (and it's debatable if it even is one, - not much changed from the cantata is was in 1725, just the name and a bit of scoring). Collaboration wasn't yet frequent, and their greatest work together came three years later. This is the beginning! Which I believe is interesting! More interesting that they did something very clever: use the same music for both a scenic dinner entertainment about shepherds here and an Easter cantata there! This cleverness should show, and if you can word it better than I could you can make me happy. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:07, 9 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Narutolovehinata5 and Gerda Arendt: Before this nomination can continue, I need to point out an issue with this article. While working to add new information, I discovered that the article conflates two related, but separate pieces of music: the Easter Cantata and the Easter Oratorio. The article appears to be about the latter, but the "History" is devoted solely to the former (and its secular model). If it's OK with Gerda, I may need to substantially modify the "History" section. —CurryTime7-24 (talk) 19:05, 10 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Firstly: those two pieces are not very different. Secondly: it is mentioned in lead and history that in 1738, Bach wrote a new score, with a few modifications, and then called it Oratorio. The article title is the latter for several reasons: most recordings use that, it's less German, and it was the title when I met the article. - Go ahead, but please don't tell me it's conflating. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:14, 10 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Well, Gerda, they still are two different scores, composed for separate occasions, and with separate performance/reception histories. It's not me saying this (I'm, admittedly, not too familiar with a lot of Bach's music)—it's Christoph Wolff. While he does say that the modifications Bach made were relatively few, the ones he did make were, according to Wolff, "quite remarkable" and that it changed the character of the music from theatrical to devotional. —CurryTime7-24 (talk) 19:24, 10 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
"from theatrical to devotional": that is his interpretation of Bach in 1938 omitting the names of characters and just assigning voice parts, which is in the article. Dürr says about the same. It doesn't change the music. It's still dance music. - There is no reception history of the cantata, as for practically all his church cantatas. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:29, 10 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Again, I'm just the messenger. Please kindly convey your disagreement in written form to Dr. Wolff, c/o W. W. Norton & Company. :) —CurryTime7-24 (talk) 20:22, 10 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
No ;) - I found and added a source that everybody can see, by Wolff, 2010, about a "trilogy of oratorios". It has the dates of two of them wrong (saying 1735 instead of current state of the art 1738). Bach Digital (not I) corrected Mr. Wolff. His ideas are interesting, but need to be put in perspective. As I tried to say: that Bach omitted the names is fact, that it means from theatrical to devotional is interpretation which I avoided. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:37, 10 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@CurryTime7-24 What exactly is the issue here? Are you saying that Gerda is engaging in WP:SYNTH? Or are you saying the history section is WP:UNDUE or in error? If what Gerda is saying is true, then Bach merely recycled an older work and made modifications to it. This happened a lot in the baroque and classical eras, and we often cover pieces like this together in history sections in order to provide context. For example the article on the aria "Lascia ch'io pianga" also covers the earlier aria " "Lascia la spina, cogli la rosa" because they have almost identical music (some minor instrumentation differences), but different text, and it covers the even earlier instrumental sarabande from Almira from which the melody originated. This seems like a similar situation where an earlier piece was reworked and put in a new context. The newer piece evolved from the older one, and the history section should cover this. One can't understand the later work properly if one doesn't have the context of the older work from which it was taken. I'm not convinced that the history section as presented is either inaccurate or undue or original synthesis. Lastly, Gerda is extremely well read in Bach literature/scholarship, and is active performer in a Bach ensemble. Much of our coverage on Bach and his works has been written by her (particularly the many Bach cantata articles). So if she's saying something in a text is outdated or in error when it comes to a Bach related article I at the very least would stop, listen, and look at the evidence. Bach is her area of expertise.4meter4 (talk) 16:11, 12 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

it's GA now --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:11, 13 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comment. @Narutolovehinata5 and Gerda Arendt I think too many facts are thrown into the original, and that the alt hooks unfortunately are inaccurate because they miss the nuances of the way this work evolved over time and the extant to which Picander was involved with the work at different stages. I don't think mentioning the church is needed because its inclusion is not adding interest and is distracting from the article being featured. For classical musical buffs, we all know about Bach's lengthy tenure at the St. Nicholas Church and St. Thomas Church, Leipzig so it seems extraneous, and for those who aren't classical music buffs it seems trivial. I would oppose using this photograph as well because the image has nothing to do directly with the oratorio. The painting dates to nearly 25 years after the composition premiered, and is very nominally relevant to the oratorio. I propose the following hook below.4meter4 (talk) 21:46, 13 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Alt0c ... that the Easter Oratorio (1734) recycled music from the Shepherd Cantata which was the first known work produced by Johann Sebastian Bach with his frequent collaborator Picander?
I'm confused with the above 4meter4: so basically, the article is just fine and there's nothing to worry about the issues CT raised, and instead the main issue here is the hook? Having said that, ALT0c sounds okay. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 22:39, 13 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
ALT0C is factually wrong because there was no Easter Oratorio in 1725. Bach's earliest oratorio dates from 1734. As the article says. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:18, 13 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Gerda Arendt Than the info box in the article is either in error or confusing and needs to be fixed to say the premiere was in 1734. If you want to make a distinction with the cantata you need to make a clear differentiation in the infobox which is about the oratorio. @Narutolovehinata5 It just passed a GA review. I, nor the GA reviewer, am not seeing a problem. CT hasn't replied back here, and honestly I don't think that CT has truly read all of the literature here and is not necessarily forming an opinion based on all of the materials. The issue appears to be based on a single scholar's work, which apparently has been corrected as being in error in newer materials used by Gerda that has better more accurate scholarship. Best.4meter4 (talk) 00:38, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
In any case, given the concerns raised with ALT0, I've struck it. Both commenters have suggested that a snappier wording is needed, possibly one that only mentions the essential details. @4meter4: Is the only issue with ALT0c what Gerda raised, or it's actually correct and it's the article that's currently wrong? If this is resolved, we can probably request a new review for ALT0c (or whatever revision to it). Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 05:47, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
(edit conflict) I thought the development of the oratorios was clear now but will have to expand it further, also the infobox. It was the Christmas Oratorio, Bach's first oratorio, that premiered in 1734. The Easter Oratorio, under this name - well, actually in Latin - was premiered in 1938. However, the cantata premiered in 1725 was basically the very same music, which Bach was able to repurpose to the oratorio concept without major changes because, as the Shepherd Cantata, it had been theatrical from the start, and so was Bach's earliest oratorio (just not named so), before the St Matthew Passion even, with that same Picander.
Dropping the pic wish (motivated by the wish for both more prominence and a clear placement at a glance in the 18th century):
ALT0d: ... that the first known collaboration of Bach and Picander resulted in the Shepherd Cantata and, mostly with the same music, the future Easter Oratorio, first performed for Easter 1725?
The following might be clearer regarding the 1725 event being the future Easter Oratorio, but would miss saying that the 1738 music was still "mostly the same":
ALT0e: ... that the first known collaboration of Bach and Picander resulted in 1725 in the Shepherd Cantata for a birthday and for Easter, mostly with the same music, the future Easter Oratorio?
I thought about including that it was Picander who would write the St Matthew Passion, to clarify why he is important, but wasn't able to do that on top of the complexity that comes from three stages of the Easter music (well, actually four stages, the last with no more chorus, so more oratorio style even, not mentioned).
That's as concise as I can get including three stages of one music, important per music history and a high holiday and a centenary, and saying something about the early beginnings (two years before the St Matthew Passion) of Bach and Picander working together cleverly and the future Easter Oratorio. All sources call underrated. It should be known more. Improvement of hooka ia welcome, but not shortening to being wrong. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:19, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I think the issues with ALT0d/ALT0e are: 1. they require familiarity with Picander; again, while Bach is reasonably well-known, Picander is less so, so at least some context as to who Picander is would be necessary, and 2. they don't exactly flow very well. It might be hard to understand for you as English is not your first language, but the grammar is a bit on the clunky side and also long. I still think ALT0c (assuming it has no more remaining factual issues, or is otherwise modified to address them) flows better and largely gives the same idea. @4meter4: can you please modify ALT0c to address any remaining factual issues, or perhaps you can edit the article to address any remaining concerns? Both CT and 4meter4 expressed concerns about hooks being too wordy, and ALT0c at least strives to address that concern. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 08:42, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
ALT0c is wrong as it's written because there was no idea of any oratorio by Bach in 1725. Misleading. - You and I will not agree that any hook requires to be already familiar with anything linked, here Picander, just the opposite: he is mentioned to arouse interest in him, the person without whom we would not have the St Matthew Passion. (Did you see how many clicked on Pavarotti yesterday?) There is a link. Many will already know the name as he is supposed to have written the Christmas Oratorio also. The early collaboration, before all of the other masterworks, and then with the clever plan to use the music for both Shepherds' flattery and followers' missing of Jesus, is interesting, and for me the most surprising and good-to-know news there is about this piece. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:12, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Alt0f ... that the 1738 Easter Oratorio recycled music from the 1725 Shepherd Cantata, the first known joint work produced by Johann Sebastian Bach and his frequent collaborator Picander?--Launchballer 21:23, 15 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I like the approach. I fixed the year to 1738. However, "recycled" isn't quite right to express that it seems to have been planned from the start that two very different texts should suit the same music for very different occasions, both in 1725, the year of the first collaboration. It's a problem that, while the Easter Oratorio was basically again the same music in 1738, it was already heard without that name for Easter 1925, which is the anniversary, not the other. - Any hook: we should pipe to Bach or J. S. Bach. Compare:
ALT0g: ... that the first known collaboration of Bach and Picander resulted in 1725 in two works with mostly the same music, the Shepherd Cantata for a birthday and the future Easter Oratorio? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:04, 16 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I still think Launchballer's wording is better: it flows better, it puts the Oratorio's name at the start, and "recycled" isn't inherently wrong since it doesn't necessarily mean he copied everything, just that he copied. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 10:57, 16 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I am not surprised. Could you perhaps also let others comment? Launchballer, for example. There was no "recycling", and certainly not in 1738, when Bach just wrote a new score. But even in 1725, there was no "recycling" (as I understand the word) but a clever plan from the start to use the music for two mightily different purposes. The oratorio has no tricentenary this year but in 2038, - saying 1738 only is misleading, especially regarding the beginning of the collaboration. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:28, 16 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Trying to please:
ALT0h: ... that in 1725, J. S. Bach used the same music for the future Easter Oratorio and the Shepherd Cantata for a Duke's birthday, helped by librettist Picander in their first known collaboration? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:49, 16 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Re ALT0e. Content OK, but not snappy, and does not run smoothly.
Re ALT0f. Thanks for that, Launchballer, it might have been OK, but in this context "recycled" has a connotation of shabbiness or laziness. Can you find another word?
Re ALT0g. That would be OK, but it's a bit long and not snappy. Can we just list the new works and leave out the birthday and future?
Re ALT0h. That would run nicely and smoothly if you missed out "in their first known collaboration". The readers can get that bit when they read the article; they don't need it in the hook.
ALT0i: ... that in 1725, J. S. Bach and librettist Picander used the same music for the future Easter Oratorio and the Shepherd Cantata for a Duke's birthday? Storye book (talk) 18:02, 16 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
ALT0j: ... that the 1738 Easter Oratorio reused music from the 1725 Shepherd Cantata, the first known joint work produced by Johann Sebastian Bach and his frequent collaborator Picander? Interpolated would work also.--Launchballer 16:41, 16 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
(commenting here at Gerda's invitation). I think the reason this is tricky is because we're trying to squeeze in a lot of interesting info into one hook. I think of all the options, I like this latest by Launchballer (Alt0j, tho I do not understand the numbering system here!) the best. It is the easiest to parse (i.e. not as clunky as some of the options), and does a good job of keeping the most important/interesting information, as well as efficiently clarifying who Picander is. The unincluded info is, IMHO, also interesting, but there's just too much of it (if DYK was 2 sentences I'd say include it, but it isn't). I don't really like the formulations that refer to Easter Oratorio as a relative "future" work; it's the targeted article. I prefer this formulation. FWIW. --Floquenbeam (talk) 20:27, 16 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
ALT0j has a few problems:
  1. Bach comes too late or would you think people would be interested in some Easter Oratorio without composer?
  2. 1738 comes too soon to understand it's 300 years, which was the only reason to expand that article now.
ALT0i has the problem that Picander can't be a subject for the verb "used the same music". Per your suggestion:
ALT0k: ... that in 1725, J. S. Bach used the same music for the future Easter Oratorio and the Shepherd Cantata for a Duke's birthday?
ALT0l: ... that in 1725, J. S. Bach used the same music for the future Easter Oratorio and the Shepherd Cantata for a Duke's birthday to poetry by Picander?
I like ALT0h better because the "first" hints at Picander becoming a regular collaborator. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:09, 16 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I don't think 1725 coming after 1738 is a big enough problem that we should refer to the targeted article as a future work. That said, ALT0m: ... that the 1738 Easter Oratorio reused music from the 1725 Bach and Picander collaboration Shepherd Cantata, their first of many?--Launchballer 13:12, 17 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
You don't think ... but I know that the article expansion happened only because Easter 2025 is 300 years after the first performance of the Easter music, not the Shepherd cantata, and that is missing in ALT0m. Instead, we are made believe that the oratorio was composed in 1738, but it was composed in 1725, - only renamed in 1738, which makes it the earliest-composed of Bach's 3 oratorios, and even earlier than the St. Matthew Passion. Which is interesting, I think. You are good in phrasing: can you try? - Any admin around? WT:DYK#Good Friday needs attention even sooner, like in a few hours. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:41, 17 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I think the main issue with these new proposals, particularly ALT0k and ALT0l is that they don't give any context as to who Picander is. It's been a recurring issue with your proposals and is something that isn't ideal, especially when neither Picander nor his frequent collaborations with Bach are necessarily well-known among the general public. For reference, WP:DYKHOOKSTYLE states Make sure to provide any necessary context for your hook; don't assume everyone worldwide is familiar with your subject. What may be obvious to you or indeed other classical music experts may not be common knowledge to the general public. I don't see what the issue is with ALT0j: to me at least, the opposition to it feels more like nitpicking rather than any actual hook errors. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 14:14, 17 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
It's a recurring issue that you don't understand that if there is a link, readers don't have to know but can find out. We will have many readers who know who Picander is (or won't care anyway): why bore them in the few characters we have with who he is? It's not sure that he wrote the text for the music heard on Easter Sunday 1725, only most likely. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:52, 17 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I don't see the harm in at least explaining, even briefly, who Picander is, as part of introducing him. If the point of the hook is to introduce who Picander is, at least mentioning how he is relevant to Bach seems more ideal than just mentioning his name without context; not saying who he is would make readers care less about him. If it isn't sure that he wrote the music for the 1725, wouldn't that put the entire hook's viability into question? Asking 4meter4 again regarding the above claim to clarify if there are indeed concerns about if Picander was involved or not. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 22:54, 17 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
(I see how well you read by saying "If it isn't sure that he wrote the music" talking about Picander.) I came with a good unusual story, the original hook, which tells everybody without special knowledge that 1) there was a great piece performed for Easter 1725 (actually to become one of three oratorios by one of the most celebrated composers ever), 2) that there was some beginning of collaboration of two people, 3) that the piece shared music with another piece of different character, - I think that is interesting information enough, without needing to know who precisely these two people were. - I came to tell a good story for Good Friday (today) about Johannes-Passion (Gubaidulina). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:56, 18 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
To be honest, had you agreed to ALT0f or even ALT0j, the hook would probably already be in Queue right now since multiple editors were fine with it and were ready to agree to it. The apparent nitpicking regarding hook wording, rather than going with an option that already had multiple editors open to it (ALT0j/ALT0f) is what is causing the nomination to get delayed. If the hook ultimately fails to run on Easter, it is not through the fault of editors who did their best to propose and discuss hooks that would have appealed to the general public while also not being too overly detailed or complicated. Considering how it is becoming less likely the nomination will be approved in time: 1. would you be open to agreeing to ALT0j given editor openness to it, so that the hook can run on time, or 2. would you be open to the hook running on any day other than Easter? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 07:06, 18 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I don't like a hook that is factually wrong. Nothing was recycled or reused in 1738, it happened in 1725. You could still approve j, if you don't see that. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:24, 18 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • I was about to approve ALT0j, but right now there's an issue with the article. Actually multiple. Firstly, I can't actually see any sentence in the article, apart from the lede, that outright says the Oratorio reused music from the Shepherd Cantata. Instead, if my understanding is correct, Bach reused the Shepherd Cantata's music for the 1725 Easter Cantata (not Oratorio), which was then reused for the Oratorio. As such, the reuse actually seems to be indirect in this case rather than direct.
In addition, the "Oratorio (1738)" section also does not directly mention that he reused the Shepherd Cantata's music for the Easter Oratorio, but rather he reused the Easter Cantata for that purpose. The sentence stating this, "For Easter 1738, Bach could use the 1725 Easter cantata basically at it was." also lacks a footnote. There's also an inconsistency between the lede and the article: the lede claims that the Easter Oratorio was different from Bach's other oratorios in lacking an Evangelist narrator, but the article only compares it to the Christmas Oratorio and not in general.
Given the issues with the Shepherd Cantata/Easter Cantata angle, we may have to move away from that one. Depending on how the article and lede are reconciled, we could revisit ALT1 and have something like:
ALT1a ... that unlike his other oratorios, Bach's Easter Oratorio does not feature an Evangelist narrator?
If that's not feasible, we may have to go with a completely different angle. I don't think we could go with the Duke's birthday angle as it's still ultimately tied to the Shepherd Cantata. ALT2 might not pass scrutiny as it's technically a hook about song lyrics, a hook format that has been discouraged at DYK due to the association with WP:DYKFICTION. Inviting 4meter4, CurryTime7-24, Launchballer, and Floquenbeam for feedback regarding possible new hook angles/wordings, as well as to address the concerns raised above. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:02, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Forgot to ping Grimes2 as well. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:02, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Given the concerns raised above, I've struck all hooks reliant on the Shepherd Cantata angle; they can be revisited and unstruck on an individual basis once the issues I raised are resolved. ALT2 is left unstruck as it remains open as an alternative, especially if others disagree with the "use of lyrics in a hook" objection. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:17, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Please read the article again. The music for the oratorio is the same (with minor scoring differences) as the cantata. Happy Easter - I celebrate until Tuesday. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:07, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I did, and other than the lede the connection between the Shepherd Cantata and the Easter Oratorio is indirect at best. That has to be made clearer in the article, that that the Oratorio used the Shepherd Cantata's music, rather than the current version where it says so in a roundabout way (it used the Easter Cantata as a basis, which itself used the Shepherd Cantata as a basis). Even if that was resolved, one of the sentences that verifies that fact, "For Easter 1738, Bach could use the 1725 Easter cantata basically at it was," lacks a footnote. Now that I think about it, several of the variations of ALT0 are unsuitable since they actually seem to be more about the Easter Cantata than the Oratorio itself, and generally we want to avoid hooks where the bolded article is only tangentially related to the main hook fact. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 07:56, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
"For Easter 1738, Bach could use the 1725 Easter cantata basically at it was." - In the table of the music, how many changes are there, things in brackets that indicated differences to earlier versions? (... and one of the changes relates to a change in the 1740s, after oratorio) - I will try clarification, but not today or tomorrow. Church, going outoors and company. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:57, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Back to work. After we missed the chance to point at this work on the anniversary we can of course say things unrelated to the anniversary. I gave it a rewrite, with better sourcing. Pick what you like. Most beautiful score. "No Evangelist, no Biblical text, no chorale" if you have to say what it is not. I should probably unwatch ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:11, 22 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • Given the above, right now only ALT1a and ALT2 should remain in consideration as the concerns regarding the Shepherd Cantata angle remain unaddressed. I should point out that the Evangelist angle also still lacks direct referencing in the article, so that will need to be addressed before this is ready for a new review; pinging Grimes2 and Thoughtfortheday to address these concerns. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 23:36, 22 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    I don't know what you expect. That there is no Biblical text includes that there is no Evangelist (who would report Biblical text). Do you need a ref for the other oratorio's having an Evangelist? That could be copied from the other articles. I just find poor to only say what it is not.
    ALT3: ... that the autograph manuscript that J. S. Bach made in 1738 of music he had composed in 1725, calling it Easter Oratorio, has been described as one of his most beautiful scores?
    ALT4: ... that J. S. Bach performed his St John Passion and his Easter Oratorio in 1749, the year before his death?
    He must have loved these two pieces. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:02, 23 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
ALT3a: ... that J. S. Bach's 1738 autograph manuscript of his 1725 Easter Oratorio has been described as one of his most beautiful scores? Storye book (talk) 10:11, 23 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for trying, but in 1725, there was no oratorio. (I guess it's the fifths time I write that in this thread.) It's remained the same music but the name came only in 1738, with that copy. I guess I'll have to write a still different lead. Or should I rename the article? See Ascension Oratorio which is only a redirect. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:19, 23 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Beginning of the soprano aria, with the end of the first recitative
Beginning of the soprano aria, with the end of the first recitative
ALT3b: ... that J. S. Bach's 1738 autograph manuscript of his Easter Oratorio has been described as one of his most beautiful scores (page pictured)?
Thank you, modified for caution, quoting from the article. I don't think that someone not knowing what score means will find an answer in sheet music ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:31, 23 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for the modification. I linked "score(s)" to sheet music because the WP definition includes both handwritten and printed music in that - but mainly because I thought the great unwashed would probably think "score" meant sport/gaming scores, and would not connect it with the autograph manuscript at all. ;-) Storye book (talk) 11:37, 23 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I like ALT3b, but I think it would be for the best for this to get a review from an uninvolved and unpinged/non-messaged editor. Having said that, among the available hooks, ALT3b is my favorite. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 12:26, 23 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Article is still in need of a full review, ideally from a non-messaged uninvolved editor. ALT3b in particular needs a checking. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:09, 24 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Grow up, Naruto. You frequently message CurryTime7-24, 4meter4 and others, openly on Gerda's nominations, for comments which may possibly back up your views, for example views on wordiness. So please stop making snidy, veiled aspersions about other people getting messaged. Note: I have no personal objection to Curry Time and 4meter4, or to their contributions, but if you block people messaged by Gerda, then in principle you are also blocking people messaged by yourself. Therefore I suggest that you withdraw the above comment about messaging. Storye book (talk) 08:38, 24 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    take it easy, - I didn't even read it this way, I just grinned about generously inviting independent reviewers after having made a personal selection of possible hooks. Who knows, a different independent reviewer might have approved ALT0. Imagine ... --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:55, 24 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Here's the thing: when I pinged 4meter4 and CurryTime to this nomination, I made it clear that it was only for hook suggestions, and not to review the hooks. Indeed, when I asked for a "non-messaged uninvolved editor", this includes both 4meter4 and CurryTime (as well as Launchballer for that matter), meaning someone who hasn't commented on the nomination yet and wasn't specifically invited to review the nomination. This is to ensure an impartial review regardless of what hook is ultimately picked; it's also one reason I begged off from giving a review myself. In any case, I suggest you modify your comment above as others may consider it as uncivil. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 14:12, 24 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    What modification do you wish from me? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:17, 24 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Apologies Gerda: my comment was directed towards Storye book and not towards you. I'm happy with ALT3b and would endorse it being approved if another reviewer says so. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 14:18, 24 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    How could I see that it was for Storye book when you indented as a reply to me? I won't fix it now or my question would look silly. I fixed the bullet though, or my comment below looks silly. There's no rush. Once we missed the 300 years, a day more or less doesn't matter, - Eastertide until Ascension Day. I made my story today about Werner Thissen instead of the Johannes-Passion DYK which should have come on Good Friday, only to find out that his funeral was today, - good timing once in a month, per chance. The clergy was dressed for Easter. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:31, 24 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    I guess it could be inferred from context, but my intention was for the comment was to have the same indention as your comment that said "take it easy". I guess I accidentally inserted another colon. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 14:35, 24 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    You are all invited to leave comments about what could be improved in the FAC. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:54, 24 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    I added an image which shows more than 1000 words. I know that sheet music is not ideal but this one looks interesting even when small, and would hopefully invite to look at it, which might be more educational than looking at the article. The caption is too long, feel free to trim. I took the liberty to add it next to ALT3b, and fix the ALT. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:33, 25 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Article now GA. Images are both good. Support ALT3b as that is agreed upon by all. Thriley (talk) 22:11, 29 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • I was going to promote this because I think File:Nikolaikirche Leipzg 1749 (Kupferstich) Foto H.-P.Haack.JPG is a great image and wanted to use it. But I see ALT3b is the only hook approved and that uses a different image; one which I think won't work well at all on the main page. Also, I'm currently reviewing this for FAC; I don't think that disqualifies me from promoting it, but instead I'll just leave my comments and hope somebody can find a way to use the better image. RoySmith (talk) 14:04, 30 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    • ALT3c: ... that J. S. Bach's 1738 autograph manuscript of his Easter Oratorio, first performed at St. Nikolai (pictured), has been described as one of his most beautiful scores? (155 characters excl. ellipsis and pictured). Storye book (talk) 15:57, 30 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
      • I like it. I'd drop the "J.S." unless you think somebody would confuse him with P.D.Q. RoySmith-Mobile (talk) 18:11, 30 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
      • sorry (I meant to unwatch ...) to spoil the fun. ALT3c has the same problem that some earlier hooks had: when this music was first performed at that church (1725) it was not yet named an oratorio (1738), nor had Bach written anything named oratorio (1734). This would be good to know, but can't be seen in the short hook, and even could get us to ERRORS. Minor: when we have a pic of the church, I believe we can have its name (shorter) in German (also a little indication of where this plays, and perhaps include Leipzig). I try to avoid "St." for Protestant churches (as a little indication that this is Lutheran). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:10, 1 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I.B. Donalson

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I.B. Donalson
I.B. Donalson
Created by Toadboy123 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 50 past nominations.

Toadboy123 (talk) 06:33, 7 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

That's the exact opposite of what I suggested; are you sure you read it correctly? DS (talk) 03:37, 8 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@DS Apologies. How about now? "...that fighter pilot I.B. Donalson (pictured) was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his actions while commanding a boat?" - Toadboy123 (talk) 04:38, 8 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]
Better, yes. Elsewhere - article is both new enough and long enough. QPQ is done. Earwig says 72%, but that's because you quoted Donalson's presidential citation. I'm not thrilled with you having cited Free Republic; the original is still accessible via archive.org. Text in every paragraph is supported; hook is hook-y. Content is neutral. References seem generally okay, although in future I'd recommend using {{rp}} to indicate pages within a source. In sum, . DS (talk) 20:04, 8 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@DS Thank You. Regarding Free Republic, I wasn't aware of its prior history. I have removed it and placed the archived link of the obituary from Wayback. - Toadboy123 (talk) 06:42, 9 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Articles created/expanded on April 8

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Charles Moses (sprinter)

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5x expanded by Habst (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 330 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 22:06, 17 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Agustín Remiro

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  • Source: Ballarín Aured, Manuel (March 2011). "To the British Secret Service he was Agent 3004, Augustin Remiro". KSL: Bulletin of the Kate Sharpley Library (65). Translated by Sharkey, Paul. ISSN 1475-0309.
5x expanded by Grnrchst (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 52 past nominations.

Grnrchst (talk) 11:39, 10 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Starting review. Zeete (talk) 12:04, 12 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    • Expanded 5 times, from 1,133 to 7,135 (~6 times per DYK check), starting April 7, 2025, cited, neutral, Earwig reported violation unlikely (23.7%), QPQ done. Hook interesting, cited.
    • @Grnrchst: Should "MI6" be changed to "British Secret Service", both in the hook and the article? Shows contrast from Spanish to British, and matches the reference title. Thanks, Zeete (talk) 12:25, 12 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
      • @Zeete: I think "MI6" is commonly understood to be the British intelligence agency, in the same way we don't have to clarify that the CIA is the intelligence agency of the United States. The cited source also uses the term MI6, saying "[Salazar’s PIDE secret police] knew that he was agent No 3004 and working for Britain’s MI6". --Grnrchst (talk) 12:31, 12 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    • Interesting biography. Has Spanish sources. Good to go! Thanks, Zeete (talk) 12:42, 12 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

3D mousepad

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3D mousepads for sale in Tokyo
3D mousepads for sale in Tokyo
Created by Morgan695 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 169 past nominations.

Morgan695 (talk) 17:01, 8 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Overall, the article is new enough (created on 8 April), is long enough, is NPOV, hook is cited to a RS and QPQ is done. Earwig shows a "violation unlikely" result with 2.0% similarity. Interesting article/subject and one that I would've thought would have been covered on Wikipedia a long time ago already. Cattos💭 01:14, 10 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hideaki Kobayashi (cosplayer)

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Kobayashi in 2016
Kobayashi in 2016
  • ... that Hideaki Kobayashi (pictured) cosplays as a schoolgirl despite being in his 60s?
Created by Miminity (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 14 past nominations.

Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 13:06, 8 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Articles created/expanded on April 9

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Uncus dzaugisi

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Artist's interpretation of U. dzaugisi
Artist's interpretation of U. dzaugisi
  • ... that Uncus dzaugisi is the oldest ecdysozoan, a group that contains arthropods, tardigrades, and nematodes, ever found?
  • Source: Hughes et al., 2024 [3]
  • Reviewed:
Improved to Good Article status by ZKevinTheCat (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

ZKevinTheCat (talk) 18:58, 9 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]


Jim Coffeen

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Created by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 329 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:21, 16 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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: New enough (both created and promoted to GA, impressive!) and long enough. Well-cited and neutral. Passes Earwig's. Hook is interesting and sourced. QPQ done. I prefer ALT0. Riley1012 (talk) 21:11, 24 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Teen Week

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  • ... that Jane Remover's school counselor made sure they felt okay after their classmate wrote an essay about lyrics from Teen Week?
Improved to Good Article status by Locust member (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

Locust member (talk) 01:27, 13 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

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

Overall: The article achieved GA status on April 9, and was nominated for DYK four days later. Length is adequate, and the article is neutral in tone. There are multiple quotations used without a citation directly at the end of the sentence. Cites are needed as per WP:DYKCRIT. Once the sourcing is improved, I will revaluate for plagiarism. The hook is confusing as to who "they" refers. "They" could be Remover, the counselor, or the person who wrote the essay. I suggest rewording to avoid pronouns, since gender fluidity is not apparent in a hook. The corresponding text in the article to support the hook is uncited, as per WP:DYKHFC. The QPQ requirement is complete. Overall, the article is in decent condition, but needs work to adhere to DYK criteria which differ from GA criteria. Best wishes. Flibirigit (talk) 02:23, 19 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • Thank you for the review! My wiki-friend Chchcheckit fixed the citation problems in the article. I understand the need to put them at the end of each sentence for DYK reasons but I just want to clarify that no content in the article was actually uncited, I was following WP:REPCITE. Regardless, all issues should be fixed as I also changed the hook to not include pronouns. Locust member (talk) 21:53, 19 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • When proposing a new hook, please start a new line and a new ALT number (see below), instead of overwriting the previous hook. It is essential for other reviewers to follow the conversation. I have fixed this for you, and will continue the review shortly. Flibirigit (talk) 22:00, 19 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • The article's sourcing now complies with WP:DYKCRIT. I found no plagiarism concerns, since each quote is now properly attributed and cited. I have struck ALT0 as per my previous comments. The revised hook ALT1 is an improvement, and is now properly cited. The only remaining concern is that the interview reviews to the artist as "Zeke", where "dltzk" = "delete zeke". For the sake of anyone who has to check this review, a footnote is needed to explain that Remover was also known as Zeke/dltzk. The citation for this hook could also go inside of the footnote. Please see WP:FOOTNOTE for guidance, or ask any questions here. Best wishes. Flibirigit (talk) 23:07, 19 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • This is already in the article: The EP was self-released on February 26, 2021, under their former name Dltzk, before they came out as a trans woman in 2022. Is a footnote after the DYK hook really necessary? It is already stated in the article twice (lead and body) and I believe an admin can look at both Remover's page and the Teen Week page and see they went by a different name. I also don't think it should be mentioned in the article a third time considering that's a deadname. Locust member (talk) 23:20, 19 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • I requested the footnote to make it easier to verify for those who review this. In other words, putting all necessary information in the same place makes it easier to see, and the the nomination will be less likely to be challenged. I do not see anywhere in Teen Week where "Zeke" is mentioned. Please note that DYK has some peculiarities different from GA status. Once the article has been on the main page, these DYK fixes could be removed. Flibirigit (talk) 23:44, 19 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Approving ALT1. I hope the footnote is sufficient to explain the difference in name used in the source compared to the article, and that this does not get challenged. Best wishes. Flibirigit (talk) 01:06, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sunset Dunes

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  • ALT1: ... that San Francisco's newest park is located on an oceanfront road that is now permanently closed to cars? Source: https://sfrecpark.org/1555/Sunset-Dunes (In April 2020, the Great Highway was closed to vehicles from Lincoln to Sloat to provide recreational opportunities and social distancing space during the COVID-19 pandemic. In August 2021, the Great Highway reopened to vehicular traffic on weekdays while retaining the weekend park usage. In December 2022, the Board of Supervisors passed legislation establishing the Great Highway Pilot, a hybrid usage plan that closed the road to vehicles on holidays and weekends and, during which, traffic and visitor data was collected on the Great Highway’s use as both a roadway and park. In November 2024, San Francisco voters approved the passage of Proposition K, which transforms the Upper Great Highway to a permanent 24/7 recreational public park for walking, biking, rolling and more.)
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Choquei
  • Comment: I'll do the QPQ later today.
Created by BaduFerreira (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 7 past nominations.

BaduFerreira (talk) 23:24, 16 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Review by Noleander
  • Overall - Passed review.
  • New: Okay: Article was created 9 April 2025, nominated 16 April.
  • Hook: Fairly interesting: in USA it is rare to replace a road with a park; and this particular park location is very noteworthy. Primary hook is superior to Alt2 hook, in my judgement.
  • Hook length is under 200 characters
  • Verifiable: All important facts in article have citations. I did a spot check of about half the cites, and they are valid.
  • Size: tool shows size is 2910 B (476 words) ... which meets the DYK requirements, I believe.
  • Source for hook: Yes, a source is provided, and I looked at it.
  • Plagiarism - I ran the Earwig copyvio tool and max % was 16%, which is within tolerances.
  • POV: Article is neutral and factual.
  • Images: article has one image, and it contains appropriate free use justification.
  • Quid Pro Quo - Nominator says they have NOT done it yet; Cannot approve DYK until that is completed.
@BaduFerreira: Can you ping me when you've done the QPQ? Thanks. Noleander (talk) 02:41, 17 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Noleander (talk) 02:10, 17 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Blu Fiefer

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Created by Elias Ziade (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 47 past nominations.

el.ziade (talkallam) 10:07, 9 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Joe Matesic

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5x expanded by Sammi Brie (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 758 past nominations.

Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 07:05, 10 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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: A very interesting subject. Article looks good, hook is interesting. I think this should be good to go. BeanieFan11 (talk) 13:05, 11 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]


Articles created/expanded on April 11

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Herbert and Katherine Jacobs First House

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The Herbert and Katherine Jacobs First House
The Herbert and Katherine Jacobs First House
5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 717 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 18:21, 11 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Will be claiming this for review and will work on it within the next few days. Personally I think ALT3 is the most interesting hook as it's not uncommon for houses to charge admission for entry, and the others seem somewhat more specialist. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 06:46, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    I looked at this to review for a qpq but see that it is already occupied. I dislike ALT3 because it says nothing special about the subject, just about building laws. (It may be misnumbered above.) My favourite is ALT1, but I'd add a link to the architect, who for some readers might be the only thing interesting. All hooks need a pictured-clause. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:50, 15 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thinking about this again, I might be more open to ALT1 if it's slightly reworded so that the focus in on the "paying the architect's fee" aspect rather than simply the charging for admission aspect. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 13:26, 16 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Narutolovehinata5: Thanks for taking a look. I've proposed ALT1A accordingly. As to Gerda's comment, I've added "pictured" to the hooks. Epicgenius (talk) 00:58, 17 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Apologies for the delay in doing this! Real life matters suddenly caught up. I'll get to it tomorrow. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 14:41, 25 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Mountain lions in the Santa Monica Mountains

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Title - Lions in the Santa Monica Mountains "Los Angeles is one of only two megacities in the world (the other is Mumbai) that have big cats living within the city limits."

https://sentinelcolorado.com/uncategorized/big-cats-in-urban-jungle-la-mountain-lions-mumbai-leopards/ Title - Big cats in urban jungle: LA mountain lions, Mumbai leopards

"Los Angeles and Mumbai, India are the world’s only megacities of 10 million-plus where large felines breed, hunt and maintain territory within urban boundaries."
    • Reviewed:
Created by Gb321 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Gb321 (talk) 04:25, 18 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

... that mountain lions in the Santa Monica Mountains of Los Angeles are one of only two examples of wild big cats living in a megacity?

Let me know what you think of this (in my eyes) improved hook. Departure– (talk) 13:51, 25 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • the revised hook sounds good to me! (Gb321 (talk) 15:57, 25 April 2025 (UTC))[reply]
    • @Gb321: Alright then, from there we're good to go on the ALT I proposed, sourced to AP. The article is new enough (extending the deadline some hours), sourced well enough, no copyvio, and the hook is verified and interesting. Good work! Also, please sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~) when commenting; on DYK templates, this will not be done automatically. Cheers! Departure– (talk) 15:54, 25 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Mehmed Skender

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  • ... that when weightlifter Mehmed Skender was contacted to join Bosnia and Herzegovina's first Olympic team, he was in a trench manning a machine gun?
5x expanded by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 331 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 20:05, 18 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • New enough and large enough expansion. QPQ present. Hook fact checks out to article and is quite interesting. ALT2 I think is the best of the three options of basically the same hook. No textual issues. Good to go. Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 16:59, 21 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Anja Margetić

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5x expanded by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 333 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:06, 18 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Xing Xing

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  • ... that a wild, one-armed Chinese monkey named Xing Xing knows how to peel seeds and fruit, drink from straws, and operate faucets?

乖巧独臂猴走红网络

http://nh.cnnb.com.cn/system/2022/10/10/012387424.shtml
Created by PrimalMustelid (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 11 past nominations.

PrimalMustelid (talk) 13:04, 11 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Articles created/expanded on April 12

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Thelma Adams (farmer)

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Moved to mainspace by Miraclepine (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 80 past nominations.

ミラP@Miraclepine 23:12, 15 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • New article, long enough. All statements in the article are sourced with inline citations, the sources used are reliable and I see no neutrality issues. Earwig returns no evidence of copyvio. Both hooks are short enough, well-sourced and interesting; I prefer the Cleopatra hook, although based on the striking image included in the source she was wearing a full costume and makeup not just the wig! QPQ is done so good to go, thanks User:Miraclepine. I T B F 📢 04:26, 27 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Gust Zarnas

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5x expanded by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 335 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 21:17, 19 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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: @BeanieFan11 pretty straightforward; no issues identified. new GA + 5x expanded, interesting enough hook. good work & go packers! ... sawyer * any/all * talk 15:50, 25 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Iblis

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Iblis (right) guards the Divine Garden.
Iblis (right) guards the Divine Garden.
  • Source: Barry, M. A. (2004). Figurative art in medieval Islam and the riddle of Bihzad of Herat (1465-1535). Flammarion.: 246
  • Reviewed:
Improved to Good Article status by VenusFeuerFalle (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

VenusFeuerFalle (talk) 14:49, 14 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Please read the rules - there are NO LINKS!!! - you need at least 4 here. Put them in & I'll finish the review. Johnbod (talk) 21:00, 15 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    • Ok, you have now done so. GA, AGF on hook fact/ref (the hook is virtually a quote from the article). The hook is not very clear, but nor is the article, frankly. No qpq needed. The pic is ok, if rather tall, but the caption waaaay too long! You won't get more than say "Iblis (right) guards the Divine Garden. Johnbod (talk) 01:48, 17 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Abbot of Drimnagh

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  • ... that a man is transformed into a woman for seven years in the medieval tale of The Abbot of Drimnagh, an uncommon example of gender-shifting in European folktales?
  • Source: Hillers, Barbara (1995). "The Abbot of Druimenaig: Genderbending in Gaelic Tradition". Proceedings of the Harvard Celtic Colloquium. 15: 175–197. ISSN 1545-0155. https://www.jstor.org/stable/20557303.
  • Reviewed:
Created by Hobbitina (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Hobbitina (talk) 21:58, 14 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article is new enough and long enough. Sourcing looks good. Earwig says copyvio unlikely. No QPQ required. Hook fact is in the article and the source and is interesting. Srnec (talk) 00:04, 15 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • While additional "endorsement" is somewhat unnecessary, FWIW I also support the hook/article's promotion to prep area. (Article is new enough, long enough and doesn't contain any citation/copyvio issues. Nom is QPQ exempt. Hook is cited/interesting/policy-compliant.) Guliolopez (talk) 12:06, 15 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Marshall Islands National Olympic Committee

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5x expanded by Arconning (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 18 past nominations.

Arconning (talk) 15:08, 12 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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: ALT0 is the most interesting, while ALT1/ALT2 aren't particularly captivating. Article looks good. SounderBruce 19:20, 13 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Appassionata (novel)

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Created by Lajmmoore (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 129 past nominations.

Lajmmoore (talk) 21:22, 12 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Starting review. Zeete (talk) 10:49, 13 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    • New, moved to main space on April 12, 2025, long enough (over 4,000 per DYK check, but contains several quotes), cited, neutral, Earwig reported violation unlikely (3,8%), QPQ done. Both hooks interesting, cited.
    • @Lajmmoore: Should "orchestral" be "orchestral life" in the hook? What is the reference for (a pun of "sex and shopping") in the article? Should "bonkbuster" have a direct reference? Should the article be linked in Rutshire Chronicles? Thanks, Zeete (talk) 11:29, 13 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Gustavo Santaolalla

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

BarntToust 20:05, 12 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Author's third nom, so QPQ exempted. Article just freshly came off GA. Earwig has a 26% score, but that is due to direct quotations. Hook is interesting and confirmed in the source, cited inline. Referencing in the article is satisfactory and the images are appropriately licensed. Good to go. Juxlos (talk) 03:52, 13 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on April 13

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Contradiction: Spot the Liar!

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  • Source: Wireframe: "While Follin says he's thankful for the success of Contradiction , he now feels like he's languishing in the second wave of FMV interest that he helped create"; CBR: "Her Story and Contradiction Brought FMV Back To Gaming"; Kotaku: "As FMV, or full-motion video, has come back into vogue with games like Contradiction: Spot the Liar, Obduction, and the re-release of Night Trap..."
  • ALT1: ... that the FMV game Contradiction was made on such a low budget that its creator learned how to code instead of hiring a programmer? Source: Cliqist interview: "Around the same time I decided I’d better learn how to program too, since having worked with programmers in the past, I knew I wouldn’t be able to ask someone to do it without paying them."
  • Reviewed: [[]]
Improved to Good Article status by Shapeyness (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Shapeyness (talk) 11:15, 15 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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: This is ready and a QPQ is not needed. I am only approving ALT1 because the original hook would require having some knowledge of full motion video. SL93 (talk) 00:25, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tina Packer

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  • ... that despite feeling she lacked a voice in her original career as an actress, Tina Packer called her next job as stage director "a sedentary occupation"? Source: Fliotsos and Vierow 2008, p. 330: "Packer recalls, "I wanted power because I couldn't bear not having a voice. As a mere actor in the theater world, you have no voice. You're cast based only on what you look like, and you begin to lose all sense of who you really are.... "" + Fliotsos and Vierow 2008, p. 333: "into the new century she has continued to act from time to time as well, taking a break from directing. "Directing is such a sedentary occuраtion," Packer observed. "You sit there with all your emotions and tensions and have no way of letting them out, where as an actor gets to go through the cathartic experience night after night. That's the one thing I miss about acting" (Epstein 1985, 113)."
    • ALT1: ... that stage director Tina Packer has hired Black and Asian actors in traditionally-White Shakespearean roles? Source: Fliotsos and Vierow 2008, p. 334: "From the beginning, Packer has been a proponent of color-blind casting, giving opportunities to gifted actors of color who rarely were cast in Shake-speare's major roles, particularly in the 1970s and early 1980s. ... Natsuko Ohama, a founding company member, agreed, stating that she would never have the opportunities to play roles traditionally cast as Caucasian roles in other Shake-speare companies." + Merlin: "her actors included Asian-American Natsuko Omaha, African-American Gregory Cole + Her 2016 cast for The Merchant of Venice included four African-American actors, one Indian-American actor, an Israeli, a Canadian, two Brits and several white Americans."
    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Puna mouse (Puna mouse)
Moved to mainspace by Miraclepine (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 81 past nominations.

ミラP@Miraclepine 03:19, 16 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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: The promoter can choose the hook. SL93 (talk) 02:23, 27 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Bernardo de Opuo

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  • Source: "this soldato Siciliano ... it was not certain death that troubled him, but the plight of his wife and daughters. He knew only too well what would happen if they were dragged away to slavery in a foreign land. So, he stabbed them one after another and was soon afterwards killed himself while fighting the Turks." (Source: Bezzina, Joseph (2021). "Bernardo De Opuo: Fact or fiction?" (PDF). The Gozo Observer (44): 9–14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 April 2025.)
Converted from a redirect by Xwejnusgozo (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 35 past nominations.

Xwejnusgozo (talk) 13:28, 19 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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: Article looks good and hook is interesting. Approving. BeanieFan11 (talk) 21:09, 19 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@BeanieFan11: Thanks for the review. I just completed the QPQ and added it above. Also, seeing this with fresh eyes today, may I also suggest a minor revision to the hook to also indicate the location where this occurred (although I'd still be happy with the previous hook as well)?

Xwejnusgozo (talk) 19:28, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

2017 Asian Winter Games medal table

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Converted from a redirect by Arconning (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 19 past nominations.

Arconning (talk) 07:28, 13 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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: The article has been created from a redirect. It passed the Earwig plagiarism. The lead is engaging, properly cited within the text, and the information has been verified. Overall good to go. Toadboy123 (talk) 09:29, 16 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

John P. Metras

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  • ... that John P. Metras held all-night recruitment parties including a bathtub full of ice and beer?
Created by Flibirigit (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 164 past nominations.

Flibirigit (talk) 00:30, 13 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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: Very nice article! Passes the minimum phrase threshold, no signs of copyvio based on Earwig, and hook cited a reliable source that supports it. All good! Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 23:12, 15 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Liechtenstein at the 1976 Summer Olympics

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  • ... that 1976 was the first year that Liechtenstein sent women to the Summer Olympics?
  • Reviewed:
5x expanded by History6042 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

History6042😊 (Contact me) 20:02, 13 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Comments by Tbhotch

General eligibility:

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: Yes
  • Interesting: Yes
  • Other problems: Yes
QPQ: Done.

Overall: A 5×-expanded article. It is long enough, the hook is interesting. Some comments before its approval. No copyvios, neutral, and I couldn't find reports of olympedia.org being unreliable.

Other than this, I fixed other issues, including a repeated source. I just need this to be clarified. (CC) Tbhotch™ 05:05, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Tbhotch: sorry I did an incorrect ping. History6042😊 (Contact me) 19:48, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for the correction. Good to go. (CC) Tbhotch™ 09:28, 15 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Robot Revolution

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Moved to mainspace by TheDoctorWho (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 11 past nominations.

TheDoctorWho (talk) 05:17, 14 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Sounder commuter rail

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Sounder trains
Sounder trains
Improved to Good Article status by SounderBruce (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 254 past nominations.

SounderBruce 19:11, 13 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Krui, Pesisir Barat Regency

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Converted from a redirect by Juxlos (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 250 past nominations.

Juxlos (talk) 03:42, 13 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Articles created/expanded on April 14

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Killing of Samir Flores Soberanes

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  • Source: * La Jornada: [9] "En 2019 se volvió activar la acción del gobierno federal para impulsar el PIM. La amenaza de una simulación de consulta y la acción de desinformación del gobierno en foros en diferentes partes del estado de Morelos, fueron la antesala del asesinato de Samir. Un día antes de su asesinato, Samir encaró con argumentos contundentes al Superdelegado del Gobierno Federal Hugo Erick Flores sobre los impactos negativos que traerá este proyecto hacia los pueblos. (In 2019, the federal government resumed efforts to promote the PIM. The threat of a simulated public consultation and the spread of government misinformation at forums across Morelos set the stage for Samir’s murder. Just one day before he was killed, Samir confronted Federal Government Delegate Hugo Eric Flores with strong arguments about the negative impacts the project would have on local communities.)"
Created by Tbhotch (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 53 past nominations.

(CC) Tbhotch™ 05:21, 14 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Henry Quincy Alexander

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  • Source: His nomination came as a shock, as Alexander had never been affiliated with the Farmer–Labor Party in any way whatsoever.[1]
  • ALT1: ... that one of the reasons Henry Quincy Alexander accepted the Farmer–Labor Party's nomination for vice president was that Senator James A. Reed[disambiguation needed] had refused it in a rude way? Source: He accepted the nomination for four reasons: in a spirit of protest of the major party platforms; out of respect for the Farmer–Labor Party's effort to improve the conditions of farmers and laborers; out of appreciation for the offer itself; and because he believed Senator Reed had refused it in a rude manner.[2]
  • ALT2: ... that becoming the Farmer–Labor Party's vice presidential nominee led Henry Quincy Alexander to enthusiastically support the Democratic presidential nominee Al Smith? Source: After withdrawing as the Farmer–Labor Party's vice presidential nominee, Alexander became an active supporter of Al Smith, co-leading an organization, the La Follette musketeers, intended to get La Follette voters to back Smith.[3][4][5]
  • ALT3: ... that as the Farmer–Labor Party's vice presidential nominee, Henry Quincy Alexander repeatedly endorsed the Democratic presidential nominee Al Smith? Source: Despite accepting the nomination, he still intended to vote for Al Smith.[6][7]
  • ALT4: ... that Farmers’ Union leader Henry Quincy Alexander opposed American entry into World War I, causing many union members to quit? Source: His anti-war stance was widely criticized across the state and led to the departure of many union members…[8]
  • ALT5: ... that Henry Quincy Alexander quit as the Farmer–Labor Party's nominee for vice-president after a week?
  • ALT6: ... that Henry Quincy Alexander said his twin daughters were more important than becoming the Farmer–Labor Party's vice-presidential nominee? Source: Not presently in article, but it could definitely be there and Tar Heel quotes him on it.
  • ALT7: ... that there was an attempt to abolish North Carolina’s Board of Agriculture because Henry Quincy Alexander was a member of it?Source: In 1919, an unsuccessful effort was made to remove Alexander from the State Board of Agriculture due to his opposition to the war. The effort would've entailed the abolition of the board, and then the creation of a State Board of Agriculture whose sole difference was Alexander not being a member.[9]
  • Reviewed:
  • Comment: The entire reason I decided to make this article was the 1928 stuff, so it may be blinding me a little, but I think it is easily the most hooking info about him, even if it was only a week or two long.
Moved to mainspace by 1brianm7 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

1brianm7 (talk) 02:09, 16 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • @1brianm7: Everything looks good, except the hooks are kind of boring. I created hook Alt4 above. 1brianm7: can you look at hook 4 and see if you like it? If not maybe hook 1 would be acceptable. Hooks 0,2,3 are pretty boring. Noleander (talk) 16:31, 21 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Noleander: Sorry if this is formatted weirdly, it's not letting me reply in visual and I'm not the best with wikitext. I think ALT4 is fine, I got the sense researching him that he was against the war because he didn't think the U.S. had a reason to be in it and was suspicious of the motives of those pushing it (thinking they were bought by war manufacturers and whatnot), but that's honestly a pointless subtle distinction. My philosophy when writing the DYK was "a fact so confusing that they can't help but click on the article to make sense of it" because I couldn't really find one that went "a fact so interesting that they can't help but click on the article to learn more about them ". I do probably like ALT1 better, though that may be a bit bias coming from the fact that I just had a DYK about the exact same thing. My thoughts with 0, 2, and 3 were that it is very unusual to endorse another party's candidate and to be nominated by a party without ever talking to them. I added ALT5 and ALT6 for other options. 1brianm7 (talk) 03:43, 22 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@1brianm7: Okay, I approved this for DYK. Regarding the hook: it looks like we both think ALT4 is acceptable (I still think all the others are too boring). I removed "pacifist" from ALT4 since the sources do not say he was a pacifist by nature, but rather was opposed specifically to WW I. If you decide you want another hook, I think there is a process you can use, after today, to change the hook again, but I'm not a DYK expert, so I do not know what that process is. Congratulations on the DYK! Noleander (talk) 14:42, 22 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Noleander: Okay, thanks. I fixed up the formatting of ALT4 a bit to give the promoter an easier job.1brianm7 (talk) 17:41, 22 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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: Reviewer & nominator both think ALT4 is acceptable. Noleander (talk) 16:12, 21 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ "Tar Heel Country Doctor Learns Suddenly That He Is Candidate For Vice Presidency of Nation". The Salisbury Post. 1928-09-19. p. 5. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  2. ^ Alexander, Henry (September 15, 1928). "The Doctor Tells Why He Accepted and Why He is for Smith". The Charlotte Observer. p. 8. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
  3. ^ "Farmer-Laborite to Back Smith". The New York Times. September 26, 1928.
  4. ^ "Jimison Working To Secure Voters For Democrats". The Charlotte News. October 18, 1928. p. 12. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  5. ^ "Another Al Smith Movement Started". News and Record. October 26, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  6. ^ "Tar Heel Country Doctor Learns Suddenly That He Is Candidate For Vice Presidency of Nation". The Salisbury Post. 1928-09-19. p. 5. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  7. ^ Alexander, Henry (September 15, 1928). "The Doctor Tells Why He Accepted and Why He is for Smith". The Charlotte Observer. p. 8. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
  8. ^ Loomis, Charles (October 1930). "Activities of the North Carolina Farmers' Union". The North Carolina Historical Review. 7 (4): 443–462. JSTOR 23515092.
  9. ^ Dickson, G. G. (February 11, 1919). "The Legislature May Legislate Alexander Out Of State Office". News and Record. p. 1. Retrieved April 3, 2025.

Carl Jorgensen (American football)

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  • Source: PFR (which names him as Bud Jorgensen)
Improved to Good Article status by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 334 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 21:12, 19 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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: Article is a recent GNG, long enough, sourced and passes an earwig check. The hook is interesting imo. I'm assuming that pro-football-reference.com is a reliable source on this, so the only thing left is the qpq. BuySomeApples (talk) 21:59, 19 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Central New York Psychiatric Center

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

Apocheir (talk) 00:12, 16 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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: Concise writing and great research. Maybe ALT1 is the most hooky yet least lurid. No Swan So Fine (talk) 07:43, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hamengkubuwono III

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5x expanded by Juxlos (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 251 past nominations.

Juxlos (talk) 02:18, 14 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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: Article looks good. Nice work. AGF on the foreign-language source. Approved. BeanieFan11 (talk) 21:41, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on April 15

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Paddy Higson

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  • ... that Paddy Higson was known as the "mother of Scottish film”?
Created by Drchriswilliams (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 20 past nominations.

Drchriswilliams (talk) 04:07, 22 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Passes DYKcheck, the main hook looks good, though I'm partial to ALT1 myself. Article was created on 15 April 14:21 and submitted on 22 April 04:07, so within the 7-day limit. Article in good shape. Submitter included necessary QPQ. CaptainAngus (talk) 22:14, 26 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Meng Sufen

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  • ... that Chinese politician Meng Sufen led a 1993 investigation in Guizhou's Mashan region, sparking a donation campaign raising over 1.6 million yuan for poverty alleviation?
Created by Toadboy123 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 51 past nominations.

Toadboy123 (talk) 09:06, 16 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Score! (novel)

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Created by Lajmmoore (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 130 past nominations.

Lajmmoore (talk) 12:25, 15 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • The article is new enough, long enough, well-sourced and presentable. The source is offline, but accepted in good faith. The hook is short and interesting. The image used has the correct user requirements. The user has also carried out their QPQ. I'm happy to pass it. ISD (talk) 16:31, 15 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on April 16

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St Catherine's Chapel, Lydiate

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  • Source: Manning, Stephen W. (1992). Riches & Religion: The story of three buildings in Lydiate. ISBN 0951020455: "The chapel had probably ceased to cater for the souls of the living in the mid-16th century ... Nonetheless, several Jesuit priests were secretly interred there, the first, reputedly, in 1589." Also Lydiate Hall & Its Associations from page 181.
5x expanded by Samwalton9 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 20 past nominations.

Sam Walton (talk) 22:52, 16 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • @Samwalton9: Full review here. Although the article is long enough, DYKCheck indicates that the article hasn't received enough expansion. There has been deletion of promotional and vanity text prior to the expansion. Assuming that the aforementioned deleted text wasn't counted as part of the original text, I compared the version prior to your expansion and the current version and found that the article has expanded six-fold (776 to 4631). Earwig check indicates no copyright problem and the article is in a good condition. Regarding the hook, it is short and interesting enough and verified by the quote provided. All-and-all the main problem is the article expansion. I'd reckon adding more relevant and verifiable information regarding the chapel to resolve the problem. Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 03:51, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Jeromi Mikhael: Thanks for the review! I'm not sure I'm following the issue with the page size. I didn't delete promotional or vanity text prior to expansion, my first edit was a net addition to the page. DYKcheck tells me the page was 861B as of before I started and 4327B now, which is over the required 4305. Am I missing something? Sam Walton (talk) 11:13, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Samwalton9: After re-checking the diffs it seems that the article has been expanded five times. I sincerely apologize for this mistake in determining the article version for judging newness. I therefore approve your nomination. Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 16:53, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Buster Maddox

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  • ... that despite being named in college as the best at his position in the U.S., football player Buster Maddox only appeared in one NFL game after getting injured in practice for an all-star game?
  • Source: All-American (which means "best at his position in the U.S." - I figured that international readers would benefit from having it explained in the hook), injury, one game
5x expanded by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 338 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:51, 23 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Newly-promoted GA, meets the minimum size requirement. Sources are reliable, no concerns with POV or CV. Hook is interesting (poor guy!), cited, and present in the article. QPQ complete. Good to roll here. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 23:06, 29 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wicked!

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Converted from a redirect by Lajmmoore (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 132 past nominations.

Lajmmoore (talk) 07:24, 17 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Good catch, thanks. Here's an alternative:
– Rhain ☔ (he/him) 04:39, 26 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
That seems to meet the rules if Rhain wants to tick it again. ~Darth StabroTalk • Contribs 01:14, 29 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Happy to—it's practically identical, after all. – Rhain ☔ (he/him) 01:16, 29 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Selby rail crash

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  • Source: "£30m paid out after the Selby train crash" [11]
  • ALT1: ... that a car driver falling asleep led to the Selby rail crash? Source: "a jury decided that he had fallen asleep at the wheel of his Land Rover before it plunged off the M62, causing the rail crash last February." [12]
  • Reviewed: [[]]
Improved to Good Article status by FozzieHey (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

FozzieHey (talk) 15:21, 20 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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: new Good Article, well sourced. I personally find ALT1 more interesting but I'm ok with ALT0 as well. Good to go! Annwfwn (talk) 21:29, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yaelokre

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Created by Arconning (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 20 past nominations.

Arconning (talk) 09:21, 16 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Pass Dracophyllum 12:40, 19 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Silent Parade

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


Note that the Earwig copyvio tool will produce two false positives:

1) https://copyvios.toolforge.org/?lang=en&project=wikipedia&oldid=1285996040&action=compare&url=https%3A%2F%2Fbeinecke.library.yale.edu%2F1917NAACPSilentProtestParade

2) https://copyvios.toolforge.org/?lang=en&project=wikipedia&oldid=1285996040&action=compare&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.boweryboyshistory.com%2F2017%2F07%2Flistening-silent-parade-1917-forgotten-civil-rights-march.html

Those were reviewed during the GA review, and they do not indicate plagiarism or even close paraphrasing. One is a block quote from a leader of the parade (a primary source). The other is a list of parade leaders' names.

Noleander (talk)

  • Great job with this. With the false positives discarded, no sign of copyvio, well sourced, and recently promoted GA. Source checks out and is cited in article. I fixed one minor innacuracy I spotted about the Dawson Film Find, but beyond that everything looks ok! Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 00:50, 18 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thank-you so much! Noleander (talk) 01:21, 18 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Nothofagus menziesii

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

Alexeyevitch(talk) 23:10, 16 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article is eligible for DYK (long enough and recent GA). QPQ not needed. Earwig's is clear. Both hooks are interesting. I think ALT1 is more interesting but it's your choice. ALT0 matches the article and source (which says "It is also the most cold-tolerant, and slowest growing of the New Zealand Nothofagus"). You should probably reword this to avoid a copyright violation. ALT1 matches the article and source (which says "Kaka: In the North Island. kaka (Nestor meridionalis) deeply scar branches and trunks while seeking larvae of Aenetus Virescens.") ―Panamitsu (talk) 03:33, 17 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the review! I agree that ALT1 is the better choice, and I will rephrase ecology section accordingly. Alexeyevitch(talk) 04:49, 17 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on April 17

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Darko Pešić

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5x expanded by Riley1012 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 38 past nominations.

Riley1012 (talk) 01:21, 18 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article recently expanded. Referencing is adequate, hook fact is interesting, cited inline, and verified in source. QPQ is provided. Earwig check clears, so good to go. Juxlos (talk) 07:36, 18 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on April 18

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James Ashcroft

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  • Source: James Ashcroft
The Rule of Jenny Pen
    • Reviewed:
Created by Blackballnz (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Blackballnz (talk) 04:10, 20 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • ...New Zealander James Ashcroft enjoys “playing in the dark” and has directed two psychological horror films based on short stories by kiwi writer Owen Marshall.

Here's another version. How's this?Blackballnz (talk) 02:47, 25 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

As currently written, that doesn't meet WP:DYKINT. I'd personally shorten it to just: ... that New Zealander director James Ashcroft enjoys "playing in the dark"? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 03:28, 29 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

That's fine by me. This is the source of the quote: https://thespinoff.co.nz/pop-culture/19-03-2025/i-enjoy-playing-in-the-dark-inside-james-ashcrofts-latest-nightmare Blackballnz (talk) 06:01, 29 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • Review New enough, long enough, sourced well enough. Copyvio free according to Earwig (only quotes are copied). Article doesn't have an infobox but is still presentable, though would recommend splitting into sections and merging paragraphs. Hook is cited and interesting. (something like ALT1: ... that James Ashcroft wants to "stick something serious down [the audience's throats]"? also works) No images, so none to review. No QPQ required. Congratulations, pass. Bremps... 17:23, 1 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Samar Abu Elouf

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  • ... that Palestinian photojournalist Samar Abu Elouf once improvised protective gear from a cooking pot while documenting a protest?
Created by Richard Nevell (talk) and ForsythiaJo (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 12 past nominations.

Richard Nevell (talk) 23:35, 25 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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:  Bait30  Talk 2 me pls? 03:11, 29 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Vincent de Groof

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De Groof's flying machine
De Groof's flying machine
Created by StatelyElms (talk) and BuySomeApples (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 45 past nominations.

BuySomeApples (talk) 10:48, 23 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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: No - Not done
Overall: While the QPQ still needs to be fulfilled, this is a strong and interesting hook. CJ-Moki (talk) 05:53, 25 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the review @CJ-Moki: I added a qpq! BuySomeApples (talk) 10:26, 26 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@BuySomeApples: In case you are not aware, QPQs now need to be provided at the time of the nomination and may be closed without further warning if one is not provided. Please provide a QPQ promptly or else this will be closed. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 10:47, 25 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Narutolovehinata5: My bad, I added a qpq. BuySomeApples (talk) 10:26, 26 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Alright, the DYK should be good to go now. Always fulfill the QPQ before submitting a DYK nomination. CJ-Moki (talk) 14:35, 26 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hazel Vincent Wallace

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  • Source: Times obituary subhead reads "Indomitable spirit who with the backing of Dame Sybil Thorndike became the first woman to build a new theatre in Britain." https://archive.is/JgL6t

Two 1969 sources from when the theatre opened, which are in the British Newspaper Archive (paywalled) https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000560/19690917/140/0017

https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0001180/19690807/138/0015
    • ALT1: ... that in 1969 actor-manager Hazel Vincent Wallace became the first woman to build a theatre in Britain? Source: as per first suggestion
    • Reviewed:
Created by EEHalli (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

EEHalli (talk) 20:11, 22 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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 is new, long enough, and well sourced. WP:DAILYMIRROR is no consensus for reliability, but an uncontroversial article from 1969 seems safe enough. The hook is an exceptional claim but it seems to be well supported by reliable sources, and it is interesting. qpq is not required because the nominator has less than 5 previous noms. BuySomeApples (talk) 10:26, 26 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Strawberry Newspaper

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  • Source: "While next to Hello Kitty, the text states how there are conflicts in Afghanistan, Somalia, Ukraine, and mentions the problem of terrorism. “Even though everyone should want peace, the truth that is that somewhere on Earth, there is a war.”" Hello Kitty Doesn't Want to die in War
  • Reviewed:
Created by Siawase (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Siawase (talk) 17:17, 18 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article is new enough, created on April 18. Length looks good. The hook is of a good length, and the citation looks good. Earwig finds very little chance of plagiarism. There's a copyrighted image under fair use, which I don't believe is a problem here, as its a visual example of the magazine. No QPQ required. This looks good overall, my only note would be that there should be a comma before "Hello Kitty," as you're starting with a prepositional phrase. Fix that and you'll be good to go I think. (copied this review and response from talk page) Lbal (talk) 17:26, 23 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for the feedback! Comma has been inserted as suggested. Siawase (talk) 18:10, 23 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Awesome! Approved.

Fatma Hassona

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  • ALT1: ... that Fatima Hassouna wrote "If I die, I want a loud death" shortly before she was killed?
  • ALT2: ... that Fatima Hassouna wanted a loud death – and got one?

Source: Ellis-Petersen, Hannah (18 April 2025). "'If I die, I want a loud death': Gaza photojournalist killed by Israeli airstrike". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 19 April 2025.

Created by Thriley (talk), Οἶδα (talk), Afonso Dimas Martins (talk), and Calmira90 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 30 past nominations.

Munfarid1 (talk) 09:31, 22 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

@Munfarid1: So far as I can tell, this has only been on In the News as a recent death and is still eligible. Had I seen this, I would have almost certainly driveby nominated it (probably with the hook "that Fatma Hassona wanted a loud death - and got one"). Are you sure you want to withdraw this?--Launchballer 17:22, 27 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hi @Launchballer:, thanks for pointing this out. According to WP:DYKCRIT, I had understood that the mention at ITN disqualifies this article for DYK. So I maintain this nomination and have changed the comment above. Also, there is now an ALT2 with your hook.Munfarid1 (talk) 21:08, 27 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, I tidied it up a bit. Full review needed.--Launchballer 21:12, 27 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hal Hanson (American football, born 1905)

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University of Minnesota star football guard Harold Hanson
University of Minnesota star football guard Harold Hanson
  • ... that Hal Hanson (pictured) "made brave men wince"?
  • Source: here: "There was a shattering quality in his blocking and tackling which made brave men wince.")
5x expanded by Cbl62 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 382 past nominations.

Cbl62 (talk) 23:51, 20 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]


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

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: Yes
  • Interesting: Yes
  • Other problems: Yes
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: I'm not a huge fan of quotes that are not WP:INTEXT attributed in the hook, but I accept that this is a DYK norm. Re: the image, considering the hook, he's more strapping in the uncropped version. —Bagumba (talk) 08:18, 22 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tan Jin Sing

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Moved to mainspace by Juxlos (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 252 past nominations.

Juxlos (talk) 07:38, 18 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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: Article is new and long enough, cites multiple sources. Spot checks indicate good neutrality and a clear structure. Negligible similarity with sources. Article is balanced, no excessive editorializing. Nice job! Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 20:06, 21 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Javier Domínguez

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Domínguez in 2025
Domínguez in 2025
  • Source: https://www.magic.gg/news/love-of-the-game-propels-world-champ ""I guess I just like to play Magic more than I like to win," he confessed. "I knew what could happen, but competing and winning was never my biggest motivation. Two weeks after Worlds I made the Top 8 of a Grand Prix, and I was just as excited."
5x expanded by GRuban (talk) and Sandman1142 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 46 past nominations.

GRuban (talk) 17:54, 18 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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: Looks mostly good. The only thing @GRuban: is that at the end of the article, below the references section, there is a few unsourced paragraphs from what appears to be before the expansion – I assume that was meant to be removed? Let me know and I'll approve this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:40, 18 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ack! Yes you are quite right, they're gone now. Thank you! --GRuban (talk) 05:11, 19 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
BeanieFan11 (talk) 13:54, 21 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Food House

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

Averageuntitleduser (talk) 14:02, 18 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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: Looks good. Nice work. No QPQ required as the nominator has under five nominations. @Averageuntitleduser: The original hook is fine, though, reading the article, this struck me as a potential option as well: ALT1 ... that music by Food House has been described as "3OH!3, SpongeBob SquarePants, Nicki Minaj, metal, and original Twitter put into a musical blender by the Joker"? Let me know if you like that or if we should just go with the original hook. BeanieFan11 (talk) 20:30, 18 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@BeanieFan11: Thanks. I like both but slightly prefer the alt1 hook you suggested, which is more punchy. Averageuntitleduser (talk) 20:48, 18 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
OK, given that I suggested it, I think we'll need another user to approve that one. BeanieFan11 (talk) 20:50, 18 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Fortnight (song)

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  • ... that Google searches for the word "fortnight" in the US increased by 868% on the release day of the song "Fortnight" by Taylor Swift?
Improved to Good Article status by Ippantekina (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 12 past nominations.

Ippantekina (talk) 02:15, 18 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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: Looks good. Nice work. BeanieFan11 (talk) 19:59, 18 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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KWHY

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Improved to Good Article status by Sammi Brie (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 761 past nominations.

Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 08:20, 24 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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: Earwig only complains about some stuff covered by WP:LIMITED. Plagiarism spot checks as of Special:Permalink/1288286502: ref 5 is clear; ref 12 is clear; ref 26 doesn't mention Riklis, but not everything requires an inline citation and it supports the second half of the sentence without copyvio (I really hope that Riklis realized how much he lived up to his name); 39 is clear; 49 is clear. Great work :) HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 17:51, 1 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Daniel Kokotajlo (researcher)

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  • ... that artificial intelligence researcher Daniel Kokotajlo predicts that fully autonomous AI agents will be better than humans at "everything" by the end of 2027?
  • Source: ""The project is led by Daniel Kokotajlo, a former OpenAI researcher who left the company last year over his concerns that it was acting recklessly...The result is “AI 2027,” a report and website released this week that describes, in a detailed fictional scenario, what could happen if A.I. systems surpass human-level intelligence — which the authors expect to happen in the next two to three years.“We predict that A.I.s will continue to improve to the point where they’re fully autonomous agents that are better than humans at everything by the end of 2027 or so,” Mr. Kokotajlo said in a recent interview."" NY Times
Created by Thriley (talk) and Alenoach (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 171 past nominations.

Thriley (talk) 18:12, 27 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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: This is ready. SL93 (talk) 06:54, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Leo Franciosi

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5x expanded by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 341 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:53, 26 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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: Article was recently expanded and meets the 5x expansion requirement. No apparent issues such as copyright concerns, though the format of the sources makes it hard to confirm the whole article with Earwig. The LA Times clipping was a bit blurry as I can't get access to Newspapers.com, but I think I was able to find mention of the hook facts in that article (pg 19) and the Olympedia source. I wouldn't normally find this aspect of an athlete's career interesting enough for DYK, but the cheeky wording makes it in this case. Thank you for expanding this. Best, Bridget (talk) 01:52, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Malacrianza (bull)

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  • ... that a bull named Malacrianza killed two men and loved mangos?
Created by ArtemisiaGentileschiFan (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

ArtemisiaGentileschiFan (talk) 13:14, 20 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article is new enough, long enough, and generally in good shape. QPQ is done. There are however a few bits of WP:CLOP of this source which should be addressed before it runs. In several cases, the structure of the source text appears to have been largely retained, with a few words or phrases swapped out for synonyms. See (source article, then our article):
  • Malacrianza went on to perform in festivals for nine years, much longer than most other bulls, completing his final ride on his home turf, at the Playa Garza town festivals in 2013. versus Malacrianza competed for nine years, much longer than most other fighting bulls in Costa Rica, and retired after the Playa Garza town festivals in 2013
  • He debuted in 2004 at the Los Angeles de Nicoya bull festival, where his bravado earned him the monicker, Malacrianza — a Spanish word which translates to “badly raised.” versus The bull made his bullfighting debut in 2004 at the Los Angeles de Nicoya bull festival. He was originally named Tigrillo, but his ferocity and strength earned him the name Malacrianza, roughly translating to "bad parenting" or "poorly raised".

Perhaps this one too, from here:

  • ASK A REGULAR rodeo attendant what it is about Malacrianza that makes him so beloved, and you might hear about his style and grace. Ask anybody else why Malacrianza is famous, and the answer is different. "He killed people," versus Among dedicated fans of bullfighting he was noted for the style and grace with which he performed, while others knew of him because of the deaths he caused. Separately, I'm not sure the source really supports the strength of the phrasing in our article.

On another note: Malacrianza killed Juan Carlos Cubillo in an accidental fall: this sounds as though we're saying that the bull didn't mean for him to fall! I think we can take as read that the rider didn't mean to fall off.

On a third note, the fair-use rationale requires that we show that reasonable efforts have been taken to track down any free-use image that may already exist, not simply that we can't currently go to Costa Rica and make one.

UndercoverClassicist T·C 17:20, 21 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@UndercoverClassicist: Thanks so much for the feedback. I believe I have fixed the paraphrasing issues and the phrasing of the Cubillo sentence. Additionally, I did search for free images of the bull (using the Creative Commons search functions of Google, Flickr, and YouTube) and could not find any. ArtemisiaGentileschiFan (talk) 21:05, 21 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Great stuff. I'll take another look: in the meantime, could you add the efforts made to find free-use images to the image's page? UndercoverClassicist T·C 06:27, 22 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
This all looks good now: switching to Approved. I'm going to note here that I consider "Costa Rica's most famous bull" an alternative name/established epithet for Malacrianza, rather than a fact that requires robust verification. UndercoverClassicist T·C 20:14, 25 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Bode Ioiô

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The taxidermied body of a goat
Bode Ioiô's taxidermied body
Created by Marissa TRS (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 44 past nominations.

BuySomeApples (talk) 21:48, 19 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Jean-Mohammed Abd-el-Jalil

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  • ... that Jean-Mohammed Abd-el-Jalil, a Moroccan Franciscan friar, was permitted by the Pope to keep Muhammad as his baptismal name and had Quran verses on his priestly ordination card?
  • Source: Basetti-Sani, Giulio; Verderio, Matteo (2005). Musulmano e Cristiano: La storia del francescano Giovanni-Maometto. Milan: Ancora. p. 54. ISBN 8851402957. "Il papa [Pius XI], come ispirato da Dio, seppe darmi una risposta che merita davvero di essere considerata provvidenziale, oltre che importantissima per tutti coloro che desiderino convertirsi dall'islam alla fede cristiana: « [...] E noi vi autorizziamo a mantenere anche da cristiano il nome di Muhammad. »
Massignon, Louis; Abd-el-Jalil, Jean-Mohammed; Jacquin, Françoise; Borrmans, Maurice (2007). Massignon - Abd-el-Jalil: parrain et filleul, 1926-1962. Paris: Éditions du Cerf. p. 110
    • Reviewed:
    • Comment: If the page number is needed for the second fact I will supply it—on that, would scanning the picture in the book of said card (from 1935) be fair use?
5x expanded by M.A.Spinn (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

M.A.Spinn (talk) 02:42, 20 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article is new enough, long enough, appropriated sourced, and clear of copyright issues. The hook is fascinating, cited in the article (AGF on a portion of the verification), and short enough. A promoter can use their discretion to remove the second half of the hook if the length is too much. Otherwise, good to go—nice job! ~ Pbritti (talk) 16:28, 21 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

HNLMS Java (1921)

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HNLMS Java several years prior to her sinking
HNLMS Java several years prior to her sinking
  • ... that when HNLMS Java (pictured) was sunk, her crew struggled to access the ship's life vests because the vests were locked away in a hard to reach compartment?
  • Source: "...Captain van Straelen gave the order to abandon ship. Initially there was no panic in the veteran crew of the Java, but that changed because of a very questionable policy; the cruiser’s life vests had been locked in a room. The room had one door, and the rush to get in and out through that one door became a panicked mob." - Page 317, Rising Sun, Falling Skies: The disastrous Java Sea Campaign of World War II by Jeffrey Cox
  • Reviewed:
Improved to Good Article status by GGOTCC (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

GGOTCC 20:58, 19 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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 eligibility:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: New enough (promoted to GA status yesterday) and long enough. Article is well-written and appears neutral (my only comments would be that I think the word "Miraculously" can be removed from the second paragraph of the "Dutch East Indies Campaign" section, and in the last paragraph of the "Sinking" section I think there is a typo where the word "mod" should read as "mob"). Appears to be plagiarism-free (Earwig stands at 8.3%). Hook is OK and cited in an offline source so I'm assuming good faith in this case. I would slightly alter its wording to read as follows:

  • ALT1: ... that when HNLMS Java (pictured) was sunk, her crew struggled to access the ship's life vests because they were locked away in a hard to reach compartment?

Pic is freely-licensed but I don't think it would be the best choice for the main page given the lack of contrast between the ship and the sky in the B&W photo. The pic in the main infobox is much better, but since it shows the ship in its pre-1937 configuration I understand why it wasn't chosen for this nomination given that the hook relates to the ship's sinking. Perhaps File:Hr.Ms. kruiser Java (1921) in camouflagekleuren tijdens de oorlog met Japan (2158 005320).jpg can be used as an alternative, since it also shows the ship in its final configuration (but it is not currently used in the article)? Almost good to go - @GGOTCC: waiting for your thoughts on the revised hook and my other comments above. Xwejnusgozo (talk) 19:20, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    • @Xwejnusgozo: Thank you for the input! I made the changes you mentioned, and I agree with ALT1. I was going to use that as the innitial hook, but I thought someone was going to object to the use of 'they' as the term could refer to the life vests or the sailors. Would it okay to use File:Java cruiser SLV H91.325 284.jpg instead, even though it was taken before her 1937 refit? Also, should I update the origonal hook or remake it in a reply to this convo? Best, GGOTCC 21:16, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@GGOTCC: Now that you mention it I understand your point. I know it's nitpicking, but perhaps if we just change the word "they" to "these" it would avoid all ambiguity?
HNLMS Java in her original configuration
HNLMS Java in her original configuration
  • ALT1a: ... that when HNLMS Java (pictured) was sunk, her crew struggled to access the ship's life vests because these were locked away in a hard to reach compartment?
File:Java cruiser SLV H91.325 284.jpg is in the public domain so it should not be an issue to use it. Ideally a post-refit image would be better, but given that this does indeed appear to be the best available image we have and considering that the refit did not completely alter the ship's appearance I have no objection to use it. I have taken the liberty of adding it to ALT1a above, and I believe there's no need for you to update the original hook. If you have no objection to ALT1a I'll mark this as good to go. Xwejnusgozo (talk) 22:48, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Xwejnusgozo: No objections here, thanks for the help! Only thing I would mention is that the image caption could be changed to something such as, "HNLMS Java as built" or something like that. GGOTCC 23:01, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Image caption updated as requested. Good to go using ALT1a above. Well done! Xwejnusgozo (talk) 23:22, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Swamp rabbit

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Sylvilagus aquaticus
Sylvilagus aquaticus
  • Source: Schai-Braun, S. C.; Hackländer, K. (2016). "Family Leporidae (Hares and Rabbits)". In Wilson, D.E.; Lacher, T.E.; Mittermeier, R.A. (eds.). Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Vol. 6. Lagomorphs and Rodents I. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. p. 119. ISBN 978-84-941892-3-4.
Improved to Good Article status by Reconrabbit (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 9 past nominations.

-- Reconrabbit 14:32, 20 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • . Just reviewed this article for GA, so happy on all the content checks. QPQ done. I do not have access to the source, but did do a spot checking for the GA review, so trust it supports the statement. I think it's interesting to say a rabbit is a great swimmer. Maybe less interesting that they're territorial? A shorter DYK might be punchier, but up to you. While a lot of rabbits do it, I still find it interesting that they eat their droppings. —Femke 🐦 (talk) 19:04, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    I guess the cite template that I used doesn't support the quote parameter; it's "One study suggested that males were non-territorial in January-June because home ranges overlapped considerably; otherwise Swamp Rabbits are considered territorial. Swamp Rabbits are excellent swimmers". How about:
  • ALT1: ... that the swamp rabbit (pictured) is a great swimmer?
    -- Reconrabbit 19:41, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Jason Kwan

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  • ... that Pang Ho-cheung frequently collaborates with cinematographer Jason Kwan, who he described as having a "keen-eyed observation on acting performances"?
Improved to Good Article status by Prince of Erebor (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 38 past nominations.

—👑PRINCE of EREBOR📜 15:42, 20 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • DYK nomination made same day as GA nomination passed. Sources look good, and nothing is left without a footnote; QPQ done. I recommend approving this with ALT2 or ALT1; first and fourth hooks are comparatively unremarkable. Thank you for providing translations to quotes in each source for verification! I also look forward to seeing more of your work, since I recall seeing Peg O' My Heart on the front page and found it very well written. -- Reconrabbit 15:28, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thank you so much for reviewing and appreciating my work, Reconrabbit! I am glad that the articles I wrote did not go unnoticed. (I still have a couple of DYK noms pending, so feel free to consider reviewing those as well if you need more QPQs XD.) I personally like ALT1 the most and I think we can go with it! —👑PRINCE of EREBOR📜 03:56, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ 戴嘉達 (14 March 2017). "【影視博覽】彭浩翔轉戰電視劇 《會撒嬌的女人》望年內開拍". HK01 (in Chinese). Retrieved 19 May 2024. 關智耀曾是彭浩翔工作伙伴，從攝影指導換了導演的崗位，他說「最唔習慣的是，以前由佢嗌cut變咗做我嗌，佢嗌action變咗做我嗌，在片場上有很多地方都要由佢提點。」而彭浩翔則大讚關智耀「在《志明與春嬌》及《春嬌與志明》合作時，我發覺關智耀對演員演出有細膩觀察 [Jason Kwan was once a working partner of Pang Ho-cheung, transitioning from cinematographer to director. He said, "The most unfamiliar part is that he used to call "cut", and now it is me who calls it; I used to hear "action" from him, and now it is me calling it. There are many aspects on set that I need him to guide me on." Pang Ho-cheung praised Jason Kwan, saying, "During our collaboration on Love in a Puff and Love in the Buff, I realized that Kwan has a keen-eyed observation of acting performances."]
  2. ^ 羅偉強 (16 April 2017). "【指甲刀人魔】彭浩翔關智耀專訪 拆解人魔由來". HK01 (in Chinese). Retrieved 19 May 2024. 《指甲刀人魔》其實是改篇自彭浩翔的短篇小說《破事兒》。/ 有原作者做監製，首任導演的關智耀會否倍感壓力？ [A Nail Clipper Romance is actually adapted from Pang Ho-cheung's novella Trivial Matters. / With the original author as producer, will first-time director Jason Kwan feel increased pressure?]
  3. ^ Hong Kong Film Archive; Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild. "關智耀 Jason KWAN (1964-)". The Ultimate Guide to Hong Kong Film Directors (in Chinese). Hong Kong Film Development Council. Retrieved 19 May 2024. 同年在余偉國執導的劉德華MV《練習》擔任攝影師，用16毫米菲林拍攝。2002年在余偉國推薦下，到馬來西亞在華裔導演蘇宗興執導的馬來語電影《金山公主》（2004）中，首度任劇情長片攝影師。影片2003年完成，2004年公映。首部在香港任攝影師的電影是余偉國執導，劉德華主演的《再說一次我愛你》（ 2005 ）。 [In the same year, he worked as a cinematographer on Andy Lau's music video "Practice", directed by Daniel Yau, shooting on 16mm film. In 2002, under Daniel Yau's recommendation, he went to Malaysia to serve as the cinematographer for the Malay-language film Puteri Gunung Ledang (2004), directed by Chinese director Saw Teong Hin. The film was completed in 2003 and released in 2004. His first project as a cinematographer in Hong Kong was All About Love (2005), directed by Daniel Yau and starring Andy Lau.]
  4. ^ 林艷虹 (10 February 2022). "培英中學 撻着學生鬥志". Hong Kong Economic Journal (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024. 憑《追龍》及《無雙》兩次奪得香港電影金像獎最佳攝影獎的關智耀，也是培英校友，中一加入攝影組，於當時校內黑房學沖菲林，慢慢將興趣變成專業，成就今天事業。 [Jason Kwan, who won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Cinematography twice for Chasing the Dragon and Project Gutenberg, is also an alumnus of Pui Ying Secondary School. He joined the photography club in his freshman year, learned to develop film in the school's darkroom, and gradually turned his interest into a profession, as well as a career.]

Lux (Doctor Who)

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Moved to mainspace by TheDoctorWho (talk) and Pokelego999 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 12 past nominations.

TheDoctorWho (talk) 05:08, 23 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

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  • Source: New York Times critics Janet Maslin and Vincent Canby severely panned the film, with Maslin writing that "Mr. Lynch's taste for brain-dead grotesque has lost its novelty". [18] Canby quote box: "It's not the worst movie ever made; it just seems to be." [19] Following Lynch's death in 2025, Esther Zuckerman (The New York Times) called the film "revered." [20]
  • ALT1: ... that while directing Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, David Lynch gave himself a hernia by laughing too hard? Source: In addition, Lynch himself was dealing with a hernia "during the entire shoot"; he had injured himself while laughing too hard at something funny that Angelo Badalamenti did. (Lynch, David; Rodley, Chris (1997). Lynch on Lynch. Faber and Faber. p. 184-85. ISBN 0571178332.)
  • ALT2: ... that David Lynch's film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me was such a box-office bomb that its sequel was cancelled and its deleted scenes were not released for another 22 years? Source: Lynch teased a sequel film that would follow up on Annie's message. However, the film's disappointing box-office performance meant that no such film was ever made. (Hughes, David (2001). The Complete Lynch. London: Virgin. p. 180. ISBN 9780753505984.) The deleted scenes were not released until 2014, when Lynch, MK2, and CBS Home Entertainment compiled them into a feature film called Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces to accompany the 2014 Blu-Ray version of Fire Walk with Me. [21]
  • Reviewed:
Improved to Good Article status by Namelessposter (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Namelessposter (talk) 17:05, 20 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • This film premiered on May 16, so that seems like an appropriate day to run the hook.

General eligibility:

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: Yes
  • Interesting: Yes
  • Other problems: Yes
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: @Namelessposter: Recently promoted to GA, no grammar or spelling problems, and all of the hooks are interesting. I suggest that ALT1 be used. No QPQ is required as you have had less than five nominations. Jon698 (talk) 23:12, 23 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • Many thanks for the review, @Jon698:. I'll defer to the DYK team on which hook to use, but I like the original better since it alludes to a grander story. I do want to learn the tricks of the trade, so I'd love to hear your take on why ALT1 is better - is there a shortage of funny hooks for the anchor position? Or is the original hook too wordy? Namelessposter (talk) 01:08, 24 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Turns All Year

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A popular summer skiing destination
A popular summer skiing destination
Created by Buidhe (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 256 past nominations.

(t · c) buidhe 03:25, 21 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • On reviewing this article- it is new enough, long enough, cites a range of sources (which includes some offline, some blog and startup news pages) which have all published articles on this topic over a period spanning 20 years. The article is neutral, does not need to be BLP-compliant, and appears to be copyvio-free. There is an image on the page which appears appropriate. QPQ credit is listed. I can see no issues with the article. The language from both hooks is from articles in Ski Magazine. Both hooks are interesting, but I prefer the ALT1 hook which is much more specific and this appears appropriate given that the sources are all from one continent. I should note that I have had a long break since my last DYK review. Drchriswilliams (talk) 03:41, 22 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Erotic Probiotic 2

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

मल्ल (talk) 23:27, 20 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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: Unknown
Overall: Article 5x expanded. QPQ is not required as nominator has less than 5 nominations. Passes earwig, hook is interesting, cited inline, and verified. Good to go. Toadboy123 (talk) 14:19, 21 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

2023 Singareni Collieries Company Limited union representative election

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Moved to mainspace by Soman (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 431 past nominations.

Soman (talk) 22:33, 20 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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: Good article - well done! Onceinawhile (talk) 01:59, 21 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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WLIO

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Improved to Good Article status by Sammi Brie (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 760 past nominations.

Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 07:43, 22 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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: Hook is complete, interesting, and cited. Article has no issues from my read. Well done. SounderBruce 21:45, 30 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

1990 United States Senate election in Tennessee

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5x expanded by OlifanofmrTennant (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 25 past nominations.

Olliefant (she/her) 20:41, 21 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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

Hook eligibility:

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

Overall: @OlifanofmrTennant: very nice 5x expansion! The article is sufficiently longer, well-cited, and neutral, leaving my only issues relating to the hooks themselves. The non-striked hooks are all cited (as a courtesy I added a citation for ALT3), but aren't necessarily interesting. I can't see ALT0 mattering to readers outside of the US, ALT1 is true for 90% of non-presidential elections that take place, and ALT3 is kind of the opposite of catchy (who wants to read about a boring election 🙃). If you could revise ALT2 and correct its inaccuracy, or maybe make an ALT4 touching on the fact that 'while the general election wasn't close, Hawkins only won the primary by a narrow margin', those could sound good. If you disagree with my assessment of ALT0, however, I'll pass the DYK for that hook, I just feel like the article has more potential. Thank you again for your contributions, and cheers! Johnson524 08:16, 27 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I think if the concern with Alt0 is being to America-centric then the primary thing won’t be work either because AFAIK other countries don’t have primary systems that same issue. I do belive I may be able to reword alt2 into something but I’ll do some digging for more facts. Olliefant (she/her) 16:05, 27 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
A reworked ALT2 could be:

Also a possible option could be

Apologies if you feel these also don't meet DYKINT it was quite a boring campaign. Olliefant (she/her) 04:00, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Approving ALT0, ALT2a, and ALT4, with a preference towards ALT2a and ALT4. I actually quite like these new hooks! Thank you again for your contributions, and cheers from North Carolina 🙂 Johnson524 05:06, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Night

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  • ... that one night on the planet Venus lasts just over 58 full days on Earth?
  • Source: "Venus, Backwards Rotation and Orbital Period". Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy. n.d. Retrieved 22 April 2025. This means a little more than 2 complete solar days in one sidereal day! Venusian days and nights last almost 2 terrestrial months (58d 9h).
Improved to Good Article status by Rjjiii (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 11 past nominations.

Rjjiii (talk) 06:02, 22 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: Yes
  • Interesting: Yes
  • Other problems: Yes
QPQ: Done.

Overall: New (promoted to GA on April 20), long enough, well sourced and neutral, free from plagiarism. Hook is cited and interesting.

Though one question, your QPQ is way back in July 2024, did you have a backlog of reviews? Pinging @Rjjiii: for answers Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 14:59, 25 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Miminity: I thought that "QPQs do not expire and may be used at any time for a future DYK nomination. (WP:QPQ)", but if the age is a concern, I can do another one. Rjjiii (talk) 17:31, 26 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Okay. Thank You Good To Go! Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 22:18, 26 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tornadoes in Chicago

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  • Source: Synthesis of sources inside the article - strike if not acceptable
  • ALT1: ... that the sound of warning sirens in the city has been described as creepier than a tornado in Chicago? Source: This - it's a student newspaper, but I think it'll work
  • ALT2: ... that an 1876 Chicago Tribune article lamented the fact that a tornado in downtown Chicago "could not have been caught and pickled for scientific investigation"? Source: "Saturday's tornado. Where it came from, how it looked, and what it did", Chicago Tribune, 1876
  • ALT3: ... that Ted Fujita suggested that tornadoes in Chicago could not be ruled out, saying "[a] large, violent tornado might manage to smash through the Loop, damaging skyscrapers"? Source: Tornado patterns perplexing - Chicago Tribune, 1990
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Swen Swenson (politician)
  • Comment: Today is the 58th anniversary of the Oak Lawn tornado, the deadliest Chicago-area tornado, so I moved the page to mainspace today. I like ALT2 the most.
Moved to mainspace by Departure– (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 9 past nominations.

Departure– (talk) 20:38, 21 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Good to go for DYK. Article was moved to mainspace on April 21, so new enough. Article is comprehensive and definitely long enough. Article is well-sourced, with Earwig assessing a copyvio as unlikely (highest match is 9.1%). The article is presentable, the hooks are properly cited and interesting. QPQ has been completed. ALT1 is my preference here, but promoter may find issue with that particular hook being cited to a student newspaper. I think it should be fine (it's a student newspaper from School of the Art Institute of Chicago, which seems like a uniquely apt source for this specific article, as opposed to some totally unrelated or undue source); but I'll defer to the promoter. I think ALT1 could be also tweaked a bit, to make it have a smoother (in my opinion) flow; something like, (ALT1b): that the sound of tornado warning sirens in Chicago has been described as creepier than the actual tornadoes?
If ALT1 is not fine, I'd go with ALT0. This doesn't have an impact on this article's DYK candidacy, but suggestion/question for the article's list of tornadoes: why is the date column 4th and not 2nd? Currently, the event column is 2nd but there are quite a few (essentially) N/As in that column. Think this may be just a preference thing, and definitely not a make-or-break issue for the list at all. Soulbust (talk) 09:28, 26 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Soulbust: Yeah, my main problem with ALT1 was that there isn't a way to phrase it in a way that isn't awkward. ALT0 is synth-y as well. What's your opinion on ALT2? The source is available online in the Chicago Tribune archives, or in a book by Grazulis (pinging @WeatherWriter: who has the book to verify - thank you in advance if you choose to verify!).
As for the table, it's not easy to fix now that I made the table (easily spent 5 hours getting sources and writing the summaries for secondary prose) and I don't know if there's a tool to automatically swap two columns on a table over 100 entries. As of now, I still don't know if I missed any and some of the entries are half-baked but it's presentable enough. Standard practice on other tornado list articles is rating, location, county, state, coordinates, timestamp, path length, and width (see List of United States tornadoes in April 2025 for an example) - the nature of this table made me drop location to add to the summary, drop state and coordinates (as most don't have coordinates), and that led to a few issues early on that aren't the easiest to reverse. Departure– (talk) 14:44, 26 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I can verify Alt2 comes from Grazulis’ book 1680–1991 Significant Tornadoes. The Weather Event Writer (Talk Page) 21:14, 26 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Soulbust: Do you mind taking a second look at this before this gets promoted? Departure– (talk) 14:36, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hey sorry, I missed the ping for some reason on your initial reply from last week or so. ALT2 is nice. I don't think the ALT1b suggestion I made is too clunky, though I would defer to the promoter on that and if they can make a truly smooth/non-clunky reading of it then that would still be my pick to promote, but ALT2 is quite nice definitely and would go with that one if the promoter has any issue with the wording on ALT1. Also no worries on the table, I understand it would be quite the time-consuming endeavor to adjust it (not even "fix" it, as there's not anything actually wrong with it). Soulbust (talk) 14:46, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Walter Ben Hare

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  • ... that while dramatist Walter Ben Hare's plays were rarely performed professionally, his work as a playwright made him wealthy?
  • Source: "Dead Man Identified as Rich Playwright". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. July 4, 1950. p. 3. Quote- "Walter Ben Hare, a meteorologist who became wealthy from his stage plays that were seldom produced professionally."
Created by 4meter4 (talk) and FloridaArmy (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 112 past nominations.

4meter4 (talk) 16:06, 25 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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: Epicgenius (talk) 20:36, 25 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Formosa Chang

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  • ... that the Taiwanese restaurant chain Formosa Chang drew inspiration from McDonald's for its non-greasy atmosphere and corporate practices?
  • Source:
  1. Teng, Sue-feng 滕淑芬 (December 2010). "The Night-Market Money Tree". Taiwan Panorama. Translated by Williams, Scott. Archived from the original on 2025-04-21. Retrieved 2025-04-21.

    The article notes: "In his efforts to transform stewed minced pork over rice into a signature Taiwanese snack, Chang studied the operations of fast-food leader McDonald's closely. He came away deeply impressed by the industry giant's ability to run eateries that didn't have a greasy feel."

  2. "「鬍鬚張」超過一甲子老味道　從路邊攤起家成為連鎖企業" [「Formosa Chang」 Over 60 Years of Tradition: From a Roadside Stall to a Chain Business]. United Daily News (in Chinese). 2024-06-25. Archived from the original on 2025-04-21. Retrieved 2025-04-21.

    The article notes: "1984年，麥當勞進軍台灣市場，為本土餐飲業帶來衝擊。張炎泉之子張永昌受此啟發，決心將家族事業現代化。他積極引進企業管理模式。1987年，「鬍鬚張速食有限公司」正式成立在北台灣各地開設分店。儘管在90年代，曾因口蹄疫受到影響，鬍鬚張仍是屹立不搖，持續在台紮根。"

    From Google Translate: "In 1984, McDonald's entered the Taiwanese market, bringing an impact to the local catering industry. Inspired by this, Chang Yan-chuan's son Chang Yung-chang decided to modernise the family business. He actively introduced corporate management models. In 1987, "Formosa Chang Fast Food Co., Ltd." was officially established and opened branches throughout northern Taiwan. Although affected by foot-and-mouth disease in the 1990s, Formosa Chang still stands firm and continues to take root in Taiwan."

Created by Cunard (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 91 past nominations.

Cunard (talk) 23:14, 21 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Comments by Tbhotch

General eligibility:

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: Yes
  • Interesting: Yes
  • Other problems: Yes
QPQ: Done.

Overall: A new article that is long enough. The article is well sourced and neutral. There are no copyvios; Chinese text was adapted accordingly and match the citation content. I assume good faith in offline sources. The hook is interesting. QPQ done. (CC) Tbhotch™ 06:25, 24 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Jump!

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2) I'm not sure whether naming the critic in the hook is OK as I think they are still alive (thinking of BLP guidelines)

Converted from a redirect by Lajmmoore (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 133 past nominations.

Lajmmoore (talk) 10:55, 21 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • I'll review this either today or tomorrow. On the name of the critic, it's fine to include in the article but I'd go for the first hook to avoid turning the spotlight on someone who may not satisfy Wikipedia's notability criteria (I haven't checked, but seems like a good principle to me). Richard Nevell (talk) 18:16, 23 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]


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: All checks out. No issues with verifiability or copyright from the spot checks. I have a couple of small comments that don't need to be resolved but might enhance the article:

  • As it is the ninth book in the series, are there any recurring characters? Rupert Campbell-Black for instance.
  • Is the Laing review for the Guardian the same Guardian (Observer) review that is mentioned indirectly via Jarvis?
  • Purely a matter of preference for different styles, but instead of "Cooper spoke out about the difficulty she had in writing [some of the sex scenes]" could "Cooper later reflected on the difficulty..." be a suitable alternative? Richard Nevell (talk) 22:45, 23 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Jason Grote

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Jason Grote
Created by Dclemens1971 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

Dclemens1971 (talk) 14:09, 21 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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: The article was moved to the mainspace on 21 April, no copyvio concerns according to earwig and QPQ is done. If this picture is used, I'd suggest using this crop and adjustment that's used in the article, just because it's more visible. I also think the hook may actually be more interesting if we trim it slightly? Perhaps:

It leaves a little something more to be desired since the reason why isn't immediately given and would likely direct readers to the article better. Either way, nice work, happy to approve! TheDoctorWho (talk) 04:13, 23 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wanderstop

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

BarntToust 00:05, 22 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article is very impressive - passed GA yesterday so size/timing is no issue. Earwig shows up above 20% but basically all of it is either proper nouns or direct quotes so I'm not concerned about that. Sourcing looks solid as well and the hook fact is present in the article and cited. This is the 4th DYK nom by this user so no QPQ required. I will admit that it took me a couple of read-overs to understand what was meant by the hook (I presume it's "he spent so long working on a cozy game that the mere mention of the phrase 'cozy game' is irritating" or the like); perhaps amending slightly to give it a touch more context (either pointing out what the developer meant by this quote or pointing out that Wanderstop is a cozy game, or a combination of the two - could be beneficial. All in all this is really nice work and I'll be happy to pass with that minor concern addressed. PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 20:09, 22 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Alt1:

@User:PCN02WPS: Much of what Wanderstop director Davey Wreden has said in other interviews has impressed that cozy games have become a very saturated market in recent years, more so than when he began developing the game [23]. Wreden's line in the The Verge article is rather ambiguous, but I felt that it had oomph to it, considering that the game took an extended development time. BarntToust 20:56, 22 April 2025 (UTC) Alternatively, here's something about women and jiu-jitsu if this one works best.[reply]

Alt2:

  • ... that Wanderstop's story editor spoke with women practitioners of jiu-jitsu to inform the characterization of the player character?

BarntToust 21:01, 22 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Kitty Marion

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Hunger strike medal awarded to Marion.
Hunger strike medal awarded to Marion.

Note on the image: I'm not certain how to set the size/width to conform to DYK requirements.

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

Noleander (talk) 18:18, 21 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article is a recent GA. Referencing is adequate. QPQ is provided but not completed, but it is not needed anyway. Copyvio has a fairly high score from a somewhat long quote, but it's good enough. I cannot access the specific sources used inline on the article, but a spot check on other sources online verifies. Hook interesting, so good to go. Juxlos (talk) 08:14, 22 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Through the Valley (The Last of Us)

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Pedro Pascal
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Ashley Johnson
Ashley Johnson
Kaitlyn Dever
Kaitlyn Dever
Gabriel Luna
Gabriel Luna
Bella Ramsey
Bella Ramsey
Converted from a redirect by Rhain (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 91 past nominations.

– Rhain ☔ (he/him) 13:52, 21 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Morton D. Magoffin

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  • ... that fighter pilot Morton D. Magoffin made pilots in his group to sprint around an airfield for not saluting him?
Created by Toadboy123 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 52 past nominations.

Toadboy123 (talk) 08:28, 21 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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: Article and hook look mostly good. There appears to be some copying in the paragraph starting On July 13, 1944, – is that public domain or no? If not, it needs to be redone. Secondly, awaiting a QPQ. BeanieFan11 (talk) 13:48, 21 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Steve's Lava Chicken

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Converted from a redirect by NegativeMP1 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 292 past nominations.

Launchballer 00:44, 21 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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: Article looks good and hook is interesting. Approving. BeanieFan11 (talk) 14:16, 21 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Margono Soekarjo, Djamaloeddin

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  • ... that Margono Soekarjo was honored with a golden scalpel? Source: "Biografi Singkat Prof. Dr. Margono Soekarjo". RS Margono Soekarjo.
Created by Jeromi Mikhael (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 75 past nominations.

Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 04:35, 29 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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: Articles look good. AGF on the offline source. QPQs done. ALT2 should be good to go. BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:30, 6 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Miles Turpin

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  • ... that NFL player Miles Turpin wrestled alligators when young, calling it "a lot of fun"?
Improved to Good Article status by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 343 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 22:25, 27 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Articles is new enough and long enough, well sourced, BLP compliant and found no evidence of copyvios. Hook is sinteresting, hort enough and reliably sourced. QPQ done. Rlendog (talk) 00:13, 2 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Battle of Shangi

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  • Source: Des Forges, Alison (2011). Defeat Is the Only Bad News: Rwanda under Musinga, 1896–1931. Madison, Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin Press, p. 15: "The Rwandans attacked twice more before Sandrart killed Bisangwa with a bullet through the head and thus dispersed the Rwandan troops."
Created by Applodion (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 66 past nominations.

Applodion (talk) 20:02, 28 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Dustin McDonald

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  • ... that NFL player Dustin McDonald was later a labor leader who led strikes and was jailed for fighting the police?
Improved to Good Article status by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 342 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 22:21, 27 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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: Everything seems to check out here, short and sweet article, no problems in sources, neutrality, or copy violations. The hook is interesting in its current state, however, similar to another recent DYKN I reviewed, I do think it would make it slightly more interesting to trim it slightly:

  • ALT1 ... that NFL player Dustin McDonald was once jailed for fighting the police?

It's not unusual for labor leaders to be arrested in a similar fashion, but this leaves a little more mystery behind it. Regardless of which hook is used, this just needs a QPQ before I officially approve it. I have this on my watchlist, but drop me a {{ping}} when you add it just in case. TheDoctorWho (talk) 04:51, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Mount!

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Created by Lajmmoore (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 134 past nominations.

Lajmmoore (talk) 18:43, 22 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article was moved to the mainspace on April 22 and nominated shortly after. It's long enough and well sourced. No issues with plagiarism. The hook is interesting, under 200 characters, and sourced. QPQ has been provided. Good to go! Sebbirrrr (talk) 17:58, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

William Arthur Ganfield

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Improved to Good Article status by PCN02WPS (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 86 past nominations.

PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 20:14, 22 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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: Newly-promoted GA. Article looks good, nice work. AGF on the hook source. I'm not sure about Wikitionary links either. ALT0 approved, and if the promoter knows if wikitionary-type hooks are allowed, then ALT2 could be promoted at the promoter's discretion as well. BeanieFan11 (talk) 01:02, 26 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Flag of Lincoln, Nebraska

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The flag of Lincoln, Nebraska
  • ... that the creator of Lincoln, Nebraska's flag (pictured) cites the city's skyline as an inspiration for his flag design?
“I began the process of designing a submission for Lincoln’s next city flag by reflecting on the emotions I felt when I drove into town the first time”, said Mejia. “Lincoln rises up out of the horizon, beaming with a sense of hope and optimism that is shared by both lifelong residents and recent refugees.”
Moved to mainspace by Hurstbergn (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Hurstbergn (talk) 01:45, 23 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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: Unknown
Overall: Moved to mainspace. QPQ is not required as nominator has less than 5 nominations. Clears Earwig check, hook is engaging, properly cited inline, and confirmed accurate. Ready to proceed. Toadboy123 (talk) 14:39, 24 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Drymaeus poecilus

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  • ... that the land snail Drymaeus poecilus is notable for the striking variety of colors and patterns on its shell?
"This species is extremely variable in colour pattern, as the vast type series shows (NHMUK 1854.12.4.152–157, 53 paralectotypes), with some slight variation in shell shape also occurring (Bonnet, 1864; Pilsbry, 1897; Breure & Ablett, 2014)."
    • Reviewed:
Improved to Good Article status by Daniel Cavallari (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Daniel Cavallari (talk) 13:41, 23 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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 promoted to GA on April 22, 2025. Ready to go. — ERcheck (talk) 22:57, 23 April 2025 (UTC) [reply]

Any Austin

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Created by Based5290 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Based5290 :3 (talk) 04:18, 23 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: Yes
  • Interesting: Yes
  • Other problems: Yes
QPQ: Done.

Overall: This article is new enough (created just a day before). Long enough (1578 characters (267 words)), Well-sourced, Neutral in tone. 4.8% in Earwig. Hook is cited and in the article. QPQ is not needed as nom as less than 5 noms. Good to Go!. Good to see that this guy has an article now. Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 04:38, 23 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comment I personally think it is dubious that he would pass WP:NYOUTUBER. He does have a lot of trivial mentions, but all of the sources used are about the particular thing he has found, and mention him as the discoverer in passing. He is not the developer of Skyrim, so it would only point to Skyrim itself being notable. In terms of significant coverage about him the person, there is next to nil. The Polygon article is the closest, but it's an interview and primary source, not a secondary one. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 13:48, 1 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    • The sources are more in line with "Any Austin found X" rather than "X was found", and coverage of the actions that a person does is evidence of notability for that person (or rather, a YouTube channel in this case). Based5290 :3 (talk) 17:58, 1 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tarmidi Suhardjo

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Created by Juxlos (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 253 past nominations.

Juxlos (talk) 08:08, 22 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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Hester Leggatt

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  • Source: Source: Ben Macintyre's book Operation Mincemeat (https://archive.org/details/operationminceme0000maci) (p 77) "Hester Leggett was certainly fierce and demanding. She never married, and she devoted herself utterly to the job of marshalling a huge quantity of secret paperwork. But into Pam’s love letters, she poured every ounce of pathos and emotion she could muster. These letters may have been the closest Hester Leggett ever came to romance: chattering pastiches of a young woman madly in love, and with little time for grammar." (p 78) "As the official report on Operation Mincemeat acknowledged, Hester Leggett’s effort ‘achieved the thrill and pathos of a war engagement with great success’."
  • ALT1: ... that fans of the musical Operation Mincemeat helped uncover the real-life contributions of MI5 secretary Hester Leggatt to the WWII deception operation of the same name? Source: Source: The Times article by Ben Macintyre titled "How musical fans forced MI5 to come clean" (https://www.thetimes.com/culture/books/article/how-musical-fans-forced-mi5-to-come-clean-0xsnrvwvz?region=global) Quote: "Musical theatre spawns a peculiarly obsessive fan base and this is particularly true of Operation Mincemeat: some have seen the show dozens of times, others dress up in costume and a few dive deep into the history. Hester plays a key role in the musical and a group of diehard fans, calling themselves “The Mincefluencers”, set out to track her down. Starting last June, they (“they” include teachers, solicitors, people in cybersecurity and Big Tech, a cancer research scientist, someone in the ambulance service, a barrister plus — as you’d expect — authors and creatives) began scouring the National Archives at Kew and the Imperial War Museum, conducting open-source investigations, attempting to locate potential relatives and pooling their research on a private server. They used the hashtag #FindingHester. They wrote to MI5, asking for confirmation that she had worked in the wartime security services. Gradually, the real woman took shape. It seemed that Hester was not Leggett, which was how Jean had spelt her name to me, but Hester May Murray Leggatt, with an “a”. She was born in India in 1905, to a family with a tradition of military service, attended Tormead and Wycombe Abbey schools, and played the piano. Surviving samples of her handwriting appear to match that of the “Pam” letters."
  • Reviewed:
Created by Engrigg22 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Engrigg22 (talk) 22:20, 29 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • This is a really well written and needed article, well done! Sourcing and earwig don't show any issues and QPQ isn't needed. I think either hook is fine but I prefer hook #1. I think the "despite never marrying herself" could be removed but I am not fussed if it stays. This is good to go, well done! DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 20:36, 1 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Chill Guy

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A wood carving of the Chill Guy meme
A wood carving of the Chill Guy meme
Improved to Good Article status by Johnson524 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 27 past nominations.

Johnson524 08:19, 27 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article was recently promoted to GA status, has no copyright issues or any other issues and is well-sourced. QPQ has been done so it is good to go. I think that the first hook is the best, but perhaps slightly too long - perhaps "reached a half-billion dollar market cap," could be cut from the sentence? But it is not a big deal either way. Well done on the article! :) This DYK is good to go DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 17:20, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    • Actually, after reading the source again, I am a bit confused by the "was promoted by the President of El Salvador" - the source seems to say that the meme was shared by the president, whereas the hook suggests that the president actively promoted the cryptocurrency rather than the meme. Could the hook be edited? DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 17:25, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
      • @DaniloDaysOfOurLives: Thank you for the review and kind words! 🙂 I am a little confused on your reasoning though, as by promoting the coin he by extension promoted the meme by posted the picture of Chill Guy to all of his followers? If you don't believe this does, however, how would you recommend rephrasing it? Cheers! Johnson524 18:04, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
      • Further information: the source shows that his tweet solely consisted of "an image of the Chill Guy in a grassy field for some reason and without comment." So it was more so people assuming he was promoting the coin (which he was), but all he really did was just post a picture of the meme with no comment, which I still feel like is promotion. Johnson524 18:07, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
      • I understand your reasoning and I agree. Hence, it should not be changed, and the hook is good to go ! :D Well done! DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 18:11, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Homo rodans

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Homo rodans
Homo rodans
Moved to mainspace by Sawyer777 (talk) and D Kirlston (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

... sawyer * any/all * talk 15:52, 25 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Length, date, hook, close paraphrase check ok. QPQ done. Image free on Commons, and by my reading should be ok in line with Commons:Public art and copyrights in the US. --Soman (talk) 15:04, 27 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hwanhaejangseong

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Created by Chipmunkdavis (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 56 past nominations.

CMD (talk) 13:18, 24 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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: Epicgenius (talk) 20:34, 25 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tackle!

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Created by Lajmmoore (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 135 past nominations.

Lajmmoore (talk) 18:54, 23 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: Yes
  • Interesting: Yes
  • Other problems: No - Unfortunately, ALT1 fails WP:DYKFICTION ("If the subject of the hook is a creative work, the hook must be focused on a real-world fact"), since Glittoris is presented in the article as a fictional substance.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Nice work on this article. ALT0 is good to go, but since ALT1 fails DYKFICTION, I've stricken it. Epicgenius (talk) 20:24, 25 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

John C. Raaen Jr.

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  • Source: "..Raaen participated in the initial assault onto Omaha Beach, Normandy, France. For his bravery and actions he received the Silver Star."AHOF Hall of Fame
5x expanded by ERcheck (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

— ERcheck (talk) 23:02, 23 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

General eligibility:

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: Yes
  • Interesting: Yes
  • Other problems: Yes
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Good to go with Main or ALT1. Although ALT2 is a much better hook, the source says that he is the last survivor of the first wave on Omaha Beach, so stricken Hawkeye7 (discuss) 19:21, 25 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • What a great idea! Posting it on June 6, 2025, 81 years after his landing at Omaha Beach, would be nice. If not June 6, then May 26, 2025 (Memorial Day USA, honoring those who gave their lives in service to the country. While Raaem is a survivor, approximately 777 American were KIA/MIA on Omaha Beach). — ERcheck (talk) 22:24, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Taraxacum mongolicum

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Taraxacum mongolicum flower in bloom
Taraxacum mongolicum flower in bloom
Created by MallardTV (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

MallardTV Talk to me! 00:58, 24 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Let's see:
New
created on April 23rd, 2025.
Long enough
way over 1,500 characters.
Cited hook
It's there, and it's referenced.
Within policy
No problems here.
Review requirement (QPQ)
Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Everything seems good. Daniel Cavallari (talk) 17:55, 25 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on April 24

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Auldbrass Plantation

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Old Brass plantation house
Old Brass plantation house
5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 718 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 15:13, 24 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: Yes
  • Interesting: Yes
  • Other problems: Yes
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: @Epicgenius: Everything looks to be in order. I would suggest that ALT1 be used as ALT0 sounds a bit generic (all artists have said something like that at some point). I see no major problems with the article. Jon698 (talk) 23:07, 2 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Dimitar Agura

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Agura in 1892
Agura in 1892
  • ... that Bulgarian historian Dimitar Agura (pictured) returned to Romania for an anniversary in 1911, whereupon he died in the same room where he had spent his youth in the 1870s?
  • Source: "†Dimitrie Agura", in Opinia, 4 October 1911, p. 1: Fericit că a putut revedea Iaşul, că-i a putut aduce, la bătrîneţe, prisosul său de recunoştinţă—Agura—minat de o boală ucigătoare—se stinge în oraşul seu iubit, moare, deştept profesor de Universitate, barbat de stat apreciat în ţara sa, moare în aceeaşi odaie în care locuise, ca pedagog al Institutului Academic, în oraşul seu adoptiv de altă dată. ("Content at having revisited Iași, to have been able to express, in his old age, his debt of gratitude to it, Agura—sapped by some deadly disease—has now expired in beloved city, as a smart University professor, as a statesman well-liked by his country [of Bulgaria], in the same room where he had lived, as a teacher of the Academic Institute, in what was once his adoptive city.")
5x expanded by Dahn (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 114 past nominations.

Dahn (talk) 12:59, 29 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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: Article looks good. Nice work. AGF on the offline sources. Appears good to go. BeanieFan11 (talk) 20:28, 2 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Luther H. Richmond

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Created by Toadboy123 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 53 past nominations.

Toadboy123 (talk) 14:20, 24 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: Yes
  • Interesting: Yes
  • Other problems: Yes
QPQ: Done.

Overall: @Toadboy123: Pretty interesting hook about a piece of aerial warfare history. Everything is sourced and I cannot find any grammatical or spelling mistakes. QPQ is met. Jon698 (talk) 17:50, 2 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

El Apóstol

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  • ... that El Apóstol is the first animated feature film?
Improved to Good Article status by Lazman321 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 17 past nominations.

Lazman321 (talk) 17:57, 28 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: Yes
  • Interesting: Yes
  • Other problems: Yes
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Recently promoted to GA, hook is cited and interesting, no other issues, qpq is done.

I think there is a copyvio here, the plot is verbatim copy of [25]. Copyvio report here. Kindly explain this and possibly rewrite the plot. Pinging @Lazman321: for answer. Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 08:38, 30 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • @Miminity: Actually, Letterboxd is the one plagiarizing Wikipedia. Letterboxd uses data from TMDB for its entries, and TMDB is user-generated, with each entry having its own edit history. Comparing the entry's edit histories between Wikipedia and TMDB, the plagiarism becomes obvious, as Wikipedia's plot section took on its modern form in November 2020, with a copyedit in January 2021, while the plot was added to TMDB in January 2025 (can't link because the site is blacklisted), which was, in turn, carried over to Letterboxd.
Okay - Approving Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 00:30, 2 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I Don't Wanna Live Forever

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Improved to Good Article status by Ippantekina (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 13 past nominations.

Ippantekina (talk) 12:24, 24 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Sašo Bertoncelj

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Bertoncelj at the 2015 European Games
Bertoncelj at the 2015 European Games
5x expanded by Riley1012 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 39 past nominations.

Riley1012 (talk) 21:16, 24 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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Greg Jensen

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  • ... that Greg Jensen played in the NFL after he watched a game on television and thought "I can do that"?
5x expanded by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 352 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 22:22, 2 May 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Promoted to GA status on April 28 and nominated here 4 days later. The article is long enough, well-sourced, and there are no issues with copyright. All hooks are sourced within the article and under the character limit. I think that ALT2 is the best hook. QPQ has been provided. Good to go! Sebbirrrr (talk) 21:18, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Mickey Volcan

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5x expanded by HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 86 past nominations.

HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 04:28, 25 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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: Interesting. Article looks good, nice work. Just awaiting QPQ. BeanieFan11 (talk) 22:44, 25 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@HickoryOughtShirt?4: QPQs are now required at the time of the nomination and noms can be closed without warning if a QPQ is not provided. The nomination will be closed within 24 hours if no QPQ is given within that timeframe. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:52, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Narutolovehinata5 and BeanieFan11: my apologies, I was unaware. I have completed my QPQ. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 02:54, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
BeanieFan11 (talk) 15:44, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Fear and trembling (biblical phrase)

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  • ... that the scriptural phrase "fear and trembling" has been used to celebrate hospitality, explore the nature of faith, and justify slavery?
  • Source: Berger, Klaus (2003) [1991]. Identity and Experience in the New Testament. Translated by Muenchow, Charles. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press. p. 139. ISBN 1-4514-1259-2. (hospitality; of the Corinthians to Titus); Carlisle, Claire (2010). Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling: A Reader's Guide. London: Bloomsbury Academic. p. 3. ISBN 978-1-84706-461-5. (explore the nature of faith; by Kirkegaard); Schipper, Jeremy (2022). Denmark Vesey's Bible: The Thwarted Revolt that Put Slavery and Scripture on Trial. Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press. p. 71. ISBN 978-0-691-19286-4. (justify slavery, by Lionel H. Kennedy)
  • ALT1: ... that a Biblical verse about "fear and trembling" was used both to support and to oppose American slavery? Source: Schipper, Jeremy (2022). Denmark Vesey's Bible: The Thwarted Revolt that Put Slavery and Scripture on Trial. Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press. p. 71. ISBN 978-0-691-19286-4.; Harrill, J. Albert (2000). "The Use of the New Testament in the American Slave Controversy: A Case History in the Hermeneutical Tension between Biblical Criticism and Christian Moral Debate". Religion and American Culture: A Journal of Interpretation. 10 (2): 155. JSTOR 1123945.
  • ALT2: ... that Paul the Apostle described his nerves about public speaking with a phrase commonly used in Jewish literature to describe the fear of seeing the acts of God? Source: Bockmuehl, Markus (2006). The Epistle to the Philippians. London: Bloomsbury Academic. p. 153. ISBN 0-8264-8107-8. (use in Jewish literature); Ciampa, Roy E.; Rosner, Brian S. (2020). The First Letter to the Corinthians. The Pillar New Testament Commentary. Lisle, IL: Inter-Varsity Press. ISBN 978-1-78974-014-1. (use by Paul)
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Voluta ebraea
Improved to Good Article status by UndercoverClassicist (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 31 past nominations.

UndercoverClassicist T·C 17:43, 25 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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: Article passed GA on March 25. No copyvio issues. Main hook is interesting and preferred. — ERcheck (talk) 17:38, 26 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Goetsch–Winckler House

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The Goetsch–Winckler House
The Goetsch–Winckler House
  • ... that the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy once bought the Goetsch–Winckler House just two days before it was to be auctioned off? Source: Mack, Linda (January 2, 2005). "'Teardown city': Wrong address for Wright ; A conservancy works to save Frank Lloyd Wright houses from demolition". Star Tribune. p. 1F
    • ALT1: ... that a lanai was added to the Goetsch–Winckler House because one of its owners wanted to be secure? Source: Bandes, Susan J. (Fall 1990). "Affordable Dreams: Frank Lloyd Wright and Mid-Michigan". The Frank Lloyd Wright Quarterly. Vol. 1, no. 3. p. 6.
    • ALT2: ... that the Goetsch–Winckler House's owners rehired its architect to design a second house less than a decade after it was completed? Source: Tepfer, Diane (1991). "Alma Goetsch and Kathrine Winckler: Patrons of Frank Lloyd Wright and E. Fay Jones". Woman's Art Journal. 12 (2): 15. p. 16.
    • ALT3: ... that the Goetsch–Winckler House was designed for two members of a co-op that disbanded after failing to obtain construction loans? Source: Sergeant, John (1984). Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonian Houses: The Case for Organic Architecture. Whitney Library of Design. p. 78.
    • ALT4: ... that before the Goetsch–Winckler House was built, more than 50 financial institutions refused to give its owners loans due to its design? Source: Sergeant, John (1984). Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonian Houses: The Case for Organic Architecture. Whitney Library of Design. p. 78. (Technically, the owners were part of a co-op, and the rejected loans were intended to fund all the houses in the co-op, not just this one.)
    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/SZA
    • Comment: Hook suggestions welcomed
5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 719 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 21:10, 25 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Approved: Article is long enough, and generally in good shape. It's an old article, but expanded within the window. QPQ is done. I think ALT0 and ALT2 are the best of the hook: ALT1 is pretty opaque, to my reading, and I'm not sure how interesting ALT3 and ALT4 would be to a general audience. If using ALT2, I would be inclined to link Wright on "its architect". Those two hooks are cited and included in the article.
Freedom of Panorama law for buildings in the United States requires that the building be visible from a public place: looking at the map on the page, the images seem to be taken from the house's grounds and driveway, but by the very scientific method of looking on Google Street View, I think we're fine, as the Street View car was able to photograph the house from the road. That question aside, there are no evident copyvio or BLP concerns. UndercoverClassicist T·C 14:04, 26 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the review UC. (With regards to freedom of panorama, the building was completed prior to December 1, 1990, which according to c:COM:FOP US makes the building itself public domain except for the plans, regardless of whether it can be seen from a public place. At least, that's my understanding of the matter.) Epicgenius (talk) 18:15, 26 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Yup, looking at that page, I have the same understanding, so the point's moot in any case -- the building is PD for the purposes of photos. UndercoverClassicist T·C 18:27, 26 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Makoto Nishimoto

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Nishimoto in 2022
Nishimoto in 2022
  • Source: Asahi Shimbun, "He became a hot topic when he ran under the name Super Crazy-kun in the Tokyo gubernatorial election last July." [昨年7月の都知事選でスーパークレイジー君の名前で活動して話題になった。]
Created by Miminity (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 16 past nominations.

Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 14:59, 25 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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: Is it just me, or the prose reads a bit too funky? There are too many of them to list them all. Not a fan of one-line sections, either. AlphaBetaGamma (Talk/report any mistakes here) 04:50, 26 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@AlphaBetaGamma: Thanks for the review. I fixed what I can fixed. The "personal life" section is a only that short as it is the only available information. Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 06:02, 26 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Good to go then. AlphaBetaGamma (Talk/report any mistakes here) 09:16, 26 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Miss Behave's Mavericks

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  • Source: Miller, Ken (2022-08-05). "'Miss Behave's Mavericks' brings variety acts to downtown Las Vegas". Las Vegas Magazine. Greenspun Media Group. Archived from the original on 2025-04-25. Retrieved 2025-04-25.

    The article notes: "What really puts this experience over the top is, well, you. You are strongly encouraged to bring dollar bills along, which you are then strongly encouraged to crumple into tiny balls and throw at any performer you particularly like. It’s like making it rain, only it’s more like hail."

Created by Cunard (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 92 past nominations.

Cunard (talk) 08:20, 25 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • QPQ is done. All DYK criteria check out. No copyright violations detected. Article is new enough, long enough, and cited to reliable sources throughout. The hook fact is interesting and verified to the source with an inline citation. This hook can be promoted.4meter4 (talk) 15:37, 25 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on April 26

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The Well (Doctor Who)

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Moved to mainspace by TheDoctorWho (talk) and Pokelego999 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 13 past nominations.

TheDoctorWho (talk) 05:25, 28 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article is neutral, free from copyvio (Earwig shows 49.2% similarity but it's obvious the website copied from Wikipedia, and the phrasing is standard stuff anyway, like producer names), suitably referenced, and meets the length and newness criteria—moved to mainspace on 26 April, within seven days of this nomination. The hooks are interesting, succinct, neutral, and verifiable—I think ALT1 is my preference, but ALT0 may be more appealing for a general audience. Here's a slightly rephrased version of ALT1:
QPQ is done. This is good to go! – Rhain ☔ (he/him) 22:25, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Blane Smith

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  • ... that NFL player Blane Smith, one of 15 children, grew up in a two-room house in conditions like "sardines in a can"?
5x expanded by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 351 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 22:17, 2 May 2025 (UTC).[reply]


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: Peaceray (talk) 21:16, 3 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Meitetsu Okoshi Line

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  • Source: Tokuda, Koichi (2001). 名鉄の廃線跡を歩く (in Japanese). JTB. p.80
Created by AlphaBetaGamma (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 9 past nominations.

AlphaBetaGamma (Talk/report any mistakes here) 05:06, 26 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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: Article looks good. AGF on the offline source. The only issue is that the article currently has no categories. @AlphaBetaGamma: Would you be willing to add some categories to the article and then I can approve? BeanieFan11 (talk) 22:02, 27 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@BeanieFan11: Done. AlphaBetaGamma (Talk/report any mistakes here) 06:34, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
BeanieFan11 (talk) 19:32, 1 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I and my Chimney

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  • ... that the chimney in a work by Herman Melville has been described as a "a bastion of phallic, assertive, and aggressive masculinity"?
  • Source: Douglas, Ann (1977). The Feminization of American Culture. Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 0394405323.
Moved to mainspace by Rachel Helps (BYU) (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 436 past nominations.

SL93 (talk) 00:34, 28 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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HNLMS De Ruyter (1935)

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HNLMS De Ruyter
HNLMS De Ruyter
  • Source: "The most important German naval enterprise established in the Netherlands was the design firm of N.V. Ingenieurskantoor voor Scheepsbouw, or IvS (a front for AG Vulcan Stettin, AG Weser and Germaniawerft), founded in The Hague in 1922. Admiral Paul Behncke, commander of the post-war German Reichsmarine from 1920 to 1924, insisted that German naval design, particularly U-boat design, be continued clandestinely abroad and was the driving force behind the establishment of IvS...The Koninklijke Marine, through the association of its own personnel with these firms, received access to their technical developments while allowing the Reichsmarine and later Kriegsmarine to cover much of the financial investment."
    "DE RUYTER CLASS CRUISER DE RUYTER...The Koninklijke Marine turned to IvS to prepare the design of the new cruiser, intent on taking advantage of the firm’s access to recent German design developments." PG 10, 12, 18, 20 from The Royal Netherlands Navy of World War II by Ryan Noppen
  • ALT1: ... that an essay contest was held to determine the design of HNLMS De Ruyter (pictured)?
  • Source: "A Controversal Cruiser....A prize was offered for the best essay on the best type of cruiser for the Royal Netherlands Navy..."
    PG 75, Profile Warship: Her Netherlands Majesty's Ship De Ruyter by F.C. van Oosten
  • ALT2: ... that the shipwreck of HNLMS De Ruyter (pictured) went missing in 2016, with the wreck's imprint on the ocean floor still visable?
  • Reviewed:
  • Comment: ALT2: While interesting, I listed it last as it could serve as a good hook for an article that would be otherwise unremarkable
Improved to Good Article status by GGOTCC (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

GGOTCC 00:21, 1 May 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • The article is new enough (GA on 27 April 2025), long enough (15.771 characters), has no copyright issues (per GA review), and is presentable (per readthrough and GA review). QPQ is not required. The image is used in the article and its license seems in order. The first hook is interesting, but seems incorrect because the ship was ordered in 1932, and design started before that, and Nazi Germany was established in 1933. ALT1 is interesting, but also seems incorrect, only objections to an already proposed design emerged through the essay contest, according to the article. Therefore I prefer ALT2, but I noticed that the year 2016 that is not in the article text. From the source that covers the other elements, it is not clear when exactly the discovery was made, so I approve the shorter ALT3 version. – Editør (talk) 09:48, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    • ALT3 ... that the shipwreck of HNLMS De Ruyter (pictured) went missing, leaving only an imprint on the ocean floor?
    • @Editør: Thank you for the response! While I do not object to ALT3, I believe thw main hook is still factual. Ship design does not end when the vessel is laid down; instead, it is a continuous effort until (and even after) she enters service. De Ruyter entered service in 1936, well after IvS was directly influenced by Nazi Germany. Even by the most conservative definitions, only the concept design of De Ruyter was finished when she was ordered in 1932. The Kriegsmarine was founded in 1935, meaning there was a solid year when IvS was funded by the Kriegsmarine as the cruiser was still being worked on. What do you think of this? Best, GGOTCC 02:51, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Looking Glass Girl

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Created by DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 9 past nominations.

DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 17:32, 27 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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: See below for comments. Rjjiii (talk) 21:13, 3 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • @DaniloDaysOfOurLives: The article looks good. It was moved out of userspace at the end of April. The QPQ is good. The quote from the book's blurb is styled as a MOS:PULLQUOTE, and I don't think it meets WP:NPOV. A few quick solutions that come to mind would be to style it as a regular {{blockquote}}, to select a passage from the book that illustrates something about the writing rather than the promotion blurb (this would still go against MOS:PULLQUOTE but that's not a dealbreaker for DYK), to do both of the previous ideas, or remove the quote. If you have another better idea feel free to try that as well. I think the first hook looks solid. The ALT3ALT2 hook also passes, but do you think it could be phrased to more clearly indicate that it's about 17 libraries in Coventry? ALT1 does not meet WP:DYKHOOKSTYLE. No other issues. All quotes are clear and attributed with citations. {{Ping}} me whenever you're ready for me to take another look, or if you have any questions or concerns, Rjjiii (talk) 21:13, 3 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    • @Rjjiii: Thank you so so much for reviewing the article! I have removed the quote instead and used the ref to support the line about the book's theme. I slightly reworded ALT2 (I assume that's the one you meant), though I think ALT0 may be best. Please let me know if anything else is needed :) DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 23:34, 3 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Juberri

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5x expanded by Jon698 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 92 past nominations.

Jon698 (talk) 13:15, 1 May 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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: Looks mostly good. Awaiting QPQ. Also, the source says that it was "nearly four hundred" – should the hook say something like that it was "around 400" rather than just that it was "400"? BeanieFan11 (talk) 22:11, 2 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@BeanieFan11: QPQ done and I made that change you wanted to the hook. Jon698 (talk) 23:09, 2 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
BeanieFan11 (talk) 02:21, 3 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Aquilegia paui

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  • ... that the conservation of a goat might endanger the survival of Aquilegia paui?
Created by Pbritti (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 76 past nominations.

Pbritti (talk) 22:52, 27 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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: I'd prefer if the second paragraph were cited, but I suppose some would consider it part of the lede. All statements there are supported in the rest of the body, so not a deal breaker. I'm also curious what the Spanish common name is. ALT1 could be rephrased to be more interesting: Even just saying "mix-up" instead of "mistake" would punch it up. Still interesting enough as is. Likewise ALT0 is good. ALT2 is alright in a pinch. Great job. awkwafaba (📥) 00:46, 1 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Awkwafaba: Thanks for the review—always nice to see a nice and quick one! To clarify, MOS:LEAD explains that the lead is anything preceding the first heading. I generally refrain from citations in leads for plant articles as there's typically little room for controversy, but please let me know if you have specific facts you think ought to be directly verified in the lead! Best, ~ Pbritti (talk) 03:41, 1 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Kirkby train crash

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The aftermath of the Kirkby train crash
The aftermath of the Kirkby train crash
  • ... that the train driver in the Kirkby train crash (pictured) was found to have been using their mobile phone before the collision?
  • Source: "detectives found he’d sent a WhatsApp message at 6.51.34pm, 26 seconds before the crash" [29]
  • Reviewed: [[]]
Improved to Good Article status by FozzieHey (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

FozzieHey (talk) 20:54, 28 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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: None required.

Overall: Article reached Good Article status within 7 days of nomination. Article is more than 1,500 words in prose, sourced, and neutral. There is one source that is only accessible by paid subscription, and for that, I assume good faith. Earwig returned an unlikely violation of 37.9%. Most of what was flagged were names of certain organization and phrases that were not used in the same context as the source. The hook is interesting and sourced. Image is also found in article and is license-free. A QPQ is not needed at this time as the nominator has less than 5 nominations. lullabying (talk) 05:20, 29 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • @FozzieHey and Lullabying: wondering if this hook might run afoul of WP:DYKBLP. ~Darth StabroTalk • Contribs 02:12, 3 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    I don't think it is, though I can see how it possibly could be. @FozzieHey: do you have an alternate hook we could use? lullabying (talk) 05:39, 3 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    The RAIB report (paragraph 61) states The driver was using his mobile telephone while driving the train. Other paragraphs in the same report (e.g. paras 39, 62, 114) confirm that this mobile phone use was shortly before the collision. I don't see this as a BLP concern. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 10:15, 3 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    My understanding of WP:DYKBLP was that it was intended to prevent undue hooks on BLP articles like "... that John Doe committed xyz crimes?" The guideline mentions an "individual's wider life". In this hook, we're not naming the driver, and we're just explaining what led to the accident. Quite a lot of disasters (such as train crashes and airplane crashes) have human error as contributing factors, I don't think mentioning these in the hook violates the guideline. It'd be good to get other people's thoughts on this though. FozzieHey (talk) 18:57, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yvette Greer-Albrecht

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  • ... that Yvette Greer-Albrecht was named as the Female College Athlete of the Year by the South Dakota Sportswriters Association in 1979?
  • Source: Tillman, Jim (2023). The Journal of African American History Vol. 1 - Sioux City, Iowa. p. 45.
Created by SL93 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 435 past nominations.

SL93 (talk) 02:38, 27 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • : Had a read on the reference. Haven't seen anything on the reference to indicate her being named as such in 1979. Feel free to direct me to a reference to look it up if's it there. Thanks. Ominae (talk) 06:01, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Ominae I'm not sure how you managed to read the print reference. It says, "In 1979 the South Dakota Sportswriters Association named her as the Female College Athlete of the Year." SL93 (talk) 06:16, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wincest

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Created by Rusalkii (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 14 past nominations.

Rusalkii (talk) 23:20, 27 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: Yes
  • Interesting: Yes
  • Other problems: Yes
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Honestly surprised there wasn't already an article on this. While Earwig does flag the article for 25.9% similarity to dokumen.pub, the majority of it is due to a properly attributed quote. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 02:52, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Amtrak Susquehanna River Bridge

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Improved to Good Article status by Pi.1415926535 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 61 past nominations.

Pi.1415926535 (talk) 22:44, 27 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • I drive by where this with some frequency. A delightful area. Anyhow, QPQ done, nominated soon enough, and no copyright concerns. The hooks are sourced, cited, interesting, and short enough. No image attached to hook. If you want me to get a picture of the construction that is already underway, I'll be in the area sometime soon and can make a detour. Great work! ~ Pbritti (talk) 03:18, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

High and Low (1963 film)

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  • Source: Richie, Donald (1970). The Films of Akira Kurosawa (2nd ed.). Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 183. ISBN 0520017811.
  • ALT1: ... that after the release of High and Low, director Akira Kurosawa received telephone calls imitating his film that threatened to kidnap his daughter? Source: Kurosawa, Kazuko (2000). パパ、黒澤明 [Papa, Kurosawa Akira] (in Japanese). Tokyo: Bungei Shunjū. p. 30.
  • Reviewed:
Improved to Good Article status by Plifal (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Plifal (talk) 12:10, 27 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Article has achieved Good Article status. No issues of copyvio or plagiarism. All sources appear reliable. Hooks are interesting and sourced. QPQ is not needed. Looks ready to go. Thriley (talk) 18:03, 27 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Thriley, given the upcoming reinterpretation by spike lee, would it be possible to have this GAN coincide with the theatrical release of his remake on 22 august 2025?--Plifal (talk) 11:14, 8 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I think that is possible. I'll make a request. Thriley (talk) 13:43, 8 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Riverine rabbit

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Bunolagus monticularis
Bunolagus monticularis
  • Source: Ferguson, J.W.H. (July 1994). "The riverine rabbit saga". South African Journal of Science. 90. Subsequently, in 1947, Captain C.G. Shortridge, curator of the Kaffrarian Museum in King William's Town, collected some 20 specimens. He offered one pound sterling for each rabbit brought to him and, as a consequence, the animal came to be known as the 'pondhaas'.
Improved to Good Article status by Reconrabbit (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 10 past nominations.

-- Reconrabbit 15:42, 4 May 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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: Looks good. Nice work. BeanieFan11 (talk) 21:47, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Gustav Conrau

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  • ... that the German explorer Gustav Conrau shot himself in 1899 to avoid recapture, according to a later report by his local interpreter?
Created by Munfarid1 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 31 past nominations.

Munfarid1 (talk) 19:51, 3 May 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • I will review this article in the coming days! WatkynBassett (talk) 08:24, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • The article was created on 28 April 2025‎ and nominated on 3 May 2025. It is thus eligible.
  • The article is well-sourced. I did two spot checks and they checked out. The sources could, however, be much better organized if you intend to take the article to GA later (using Sfn-References helps a lot, in my opinion). But this is of no interest to DYK ... :-)
  • The article is written in a neutral and non-promotional tone. I did some copy editing, feel free to change back, if you dislike my changes.
  • Earwig picked up the quotes, which is - of course - perfectly fine.
  • QPQ done.
  • Hook review: I think the first hook is the best one. I added a "the" to avoid the false title and a "to avoid recapture" to make it more interesting. If you have concerns - feel free to discuss.
  • @Munfarid1: Thank you very much for this great work. It was a pleasure to read and very interesting. Original hook approved . WatkynBassett (talk) 19:26, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@WatkynBassett: Thanks for your help and positive feedback.Munfarid1 (talk) 07:38, 6 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Máximo Bistrot

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  • ... that after being denied a table at Máximo Bistrot, one diner prompted a temporary closure by raising concerns over the reservation system?
  • Source: * Quadratin: The Federal Consumer Protection Agency (Profeco) reported that the suspension seals have been removed from the restaurant “Máximo Bistrot Local” after the establishment addressed the cited issues. The restaurant had been shut down days earlier following a scandal involving the daughter of the agency's head, Humberto Benítez Treviño, who caused a scene when she was not given the table she wanted [...]
  • According to the document issued by the federal agency itself [...] At the time of the inspection, it was confirmed that the establishment offers restaurant services through a reservation system, without informing consumers—by any means or in any form—of the applicable policies and procedures, particularly regarding table assignments.
Created by Tbhotch (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 54 past nominations.

(CC) Tbhotch™ 17:37, 29 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Argo (dog)

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  • ... that a stray dog named Argo visited the ruins of Pompeii daily for 15 years and was considered its guardian until he died in 2024?
Created by 151.12.29.138 (talk) and BuySomeApples (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 46 past nominations.

BuySomeApples (talk) 06:56, 29 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Comments by Tbhotch

General eligibility:

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: Yes
  • Interesting: Yes
  • Other problems: Yes
QPQ: Done.

Overall: A new article. QPQ done. No copyvio issues. Long enough. Neutral. The sources back-up the statements excepting: "He joined school and tourist groups visiting Pompeii" - The source says "that he baceame a symbol between workers and visitors" and this source never mentions that Argo joined any groups. @BuySomeApples: (CC) Tbhotch™ 18:12, 29 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the review! I fixed that ref @Tbhotch: the ref for the school groups and tourists line should have been the same source as the guardian bit. BuySomeApples (talk) 19:18, 29 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Good to go. (CC) Tbhotch™ 03:42, 1 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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