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This page transcludes a subset of the nominations found on the page of all the approved nominations for the "Did you know" section of the Main Page. It only transcludes the nominations filed under dates of the third-most recent week. The page is intended to allow editors to easily review recent nominations that may not be displaying correctly on the complete page of approved nominations if that page's contents are causing the page to hit the post-expand include size limit.

Glossa ordinaria (Accursius)

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A page from the Codex Iustinianus with the Glossa ordinaria
A page from the Codex Iustinianus with the Glossa ordinaria
  • ... that some scholars contend that the author of the Glossa ordinaria (pictured) participated in extortionate dealings with his students and accepted gifts during examinations? Source: "Seinen Reichtum soll er u. a. durch Wuchergeschäfte mit Studenten und durch Annahme von Geschenken in Prüfungsverfahren erworben haben. Ob dies zutrifft und inwieweit ein solches Verhalten lediglich dem damals Üblichen entsprach, bedarf noch näherer Prüfung." Translates to: "He is said to have acquired his wealth, among other things, through usurious transactions with students and by accepting gifts in examination procedures. Whether this is true and to what extent such behaviour merely corresponded to what was customary at the time requires further investigation." Source
Created by WatkynBassett (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 30 past nominations.

WatkynBassett (talk) 18:58, 9 May 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: No - 1 QPQ is done. Additional 1 QPQ required due to backlog.
Overall: Checked for ALT1, which is hookier and without image Redtigerxyz Talk 06:23, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Good to go.Redtigerxyz Talk 15:52, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yeti (Doctor Who)

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A Yeti costume as seen on display at the Doctor Who Experience.
A Yeti costume as seen on display at the Doctor Who Experience.
  • ... that the roar of the Yeti (Yeti costume pictured) from Doctor Who was made by slowing down the sound of a flushing toilet?
  • ALT1: ... that prior to the second appearance of the Yeti (Yeti costume pictured) in Doctor Who, a special trailer featuring series lead Patrick Troughton was aired warning child viewers of a scarier Yeti design?
Improved to Good Article status by Pokelego999 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 7 past nominations.

Magneton Considerer: Pokelego999 (Talk) (Contribs) 15:25, 8 May 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • New GA, long enough and well-written. No copyvio issues - the one 20% hit is clearly taken from this article. QPQ is done. I would recommend against use of the image; I don't think it is particularly valuable at this scale. Additionally, copyright of costumes is complicated and it's not clear whether freedom of panorama in the UK extends to paid exhibitions and non-permanent exhibitions; given that, I would be hesitant about including it on the front page.
For the hook, ALT0 and ALT1 are both okay but bland; I don't think the series needs to be mentioned. (The purpose of the hook is to entice a reader to look at the article, not to tell them everything.) I would suggest trimming ALT0 to something like "the roar of the Yeti was made by slowing down the sound of a flushing toilet?" or even "the roar of the Yeti was made from a flushing toilet?" Pi.1415926535 (talk) 07:22, 11 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Pi.1415926535: I mention the series primarily because it would be misleading otherwise. Removing it would imply a "real" Yeti of some kind sounded like that, or perhaps one of the many other usages of the term may be implied instead. Our job is not to confuse, but to inform, so avoiding any misinterpretation is for the best.
I am fine with not using the image per your above. Magneton Considerer: Pokelego999 (Talk) (Contribs) 22:03, 11 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I tend towards the cheekier side, but it's fine that you don't. Good to go for ALT0 without the image. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 23:01, 11 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Grand Prix of Finland

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Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps of Canada, the reigning Grand Prix of Finland champions in pair skating
Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps of Canada, the reigning Grand Prix of Finland champions in pair skating
  • Reviewed:
  • Comment: Please let me know if there is anything else you need, as I have never submitted one of these before.
Improved to Good Article status by Bgsu98 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Bgsu98 (Talk) 13:46, 8 May 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • The article is long enough, new enough (promoted to GA on 8 May), and well-written. The hook is good and supported by reliable citations. The picture is properly licenced and tagged. No QPQ needed as this is the first DYK nomination by the nominator. Basically, everything is fine. I wonder though, if it would be possible to include a short sentence in the article on the fact that no competition took place 2019-2022? It is implicit, and spelled out in the lists, but not mentioned in the prose text. It would give coherence to the narrative. Otherwise, this should be ready for the main page. Yakikaki (talk) 20:46, 8 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Yakikaki, I have edited the article. Please let me know how it looks. Bgsu98 (Talk) 23:48, 8 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Perfect, very neat! Good to go. Yakikaki (talk) 14:52, 9 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

James M. Goodhue

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James Goodhue
James Goodhue
  • Source: "Bloody Affray in Minnesota". The Baltimore Sun. St. Paul Chronicle. February 14, 1851. p. 1. Retrieved November 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
Improved to Good Article status by Darth Stabro (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 36 past nominations.

~Darth StabroTalk • Contribs 15:22, 8 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: Article was nominated for DYK shortly after GA promotion—congratulations on that—and is certainly long enough. Earwig found no instance of plagiarism. The hook is cited and interesting; my two cents for its prose would perhaps be "called a judge an 'absentee' office holder" or just "an 'absentee'"—however, the existing hook is already pretty straightforward as is. The picture is in the public domain, used in the article's infobox, and is clear even at a smaller size. Submitter fulfilled their QPQ obligation. Everything looks great to me! Phibeatrice (talk) 20:36, 8 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]


WSIL-TV

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Improved to Good Article status by Sammi Brie (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 768 past nominations.

Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 20:26, 13 May 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Problem is, I checked the original source, and it's not clear whether the station ever actually did this, or if it was a general perception as "the sort of thing those cheapskates might do", or if it was a phrase that Mackie Nicholes came up with while talking to Ed Bean, or if it was a phrase that Ed Bean came up with by himself. "It takes a long time to change people's viewing habits, Nicholes admits. The perception of Channel 3 as a station that illustrates a flood by showing its audience a hand-drawn picture of a lake in the corner of the screen, rather than sending a film crew to the scene, may not die easily. Did they mean this literally? DS (talk) 16:59, 15 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
ALT0a: that a newspaper columnist described an Illinois TV station as one that would "illustrate a flood by showing its audience a hand-drawn picture of a lake in the corner of the screen"?
Ah, sorry about not pinging. ALT0a will work; I'll do the rest of the review in the morning. DS (talk) 04:52, 20 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Actually, no, I don't feel up to reviewing this one, sorry. Thank you for taking into account my issues with the hook. Someone else take over? DS (talk) 06:10, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ayman Hassouna

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  • ... that Ayman Hassouna led a student expedition to investigate archaeological sites in Gaza?
Created by Richard Nevell (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 13 past nominations.

Richard Nevell (talk) 22:19, 13 May 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 - see comment below
QPQ: Done.

Overall: I am not sure, if your source for the hook - a blog by friends of birzeit university - is a reliable source. As far as I know, it would need its own WP article to qualify. Maybe you can find out, if this blog is really acceptable, or use another source and corresponding, more interesting hook. Munfarid1 (talk) 17:17, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Munfarid1, thank you for reviewing the article and your thoughtful question. I've doubled up the Honor Frost Foundation reference which says "The surveys [referring to those at Tell es-Sakan and Tell Ruqeish] were conducted by 10 students guided by Dr Ayman Hassouna (Islamic University of Gaza)".
Hopefully that addresses the issue, but I thought it might be helpful (even just to myself) to lay out my thinking on the use of the Friends of Birzeit University (FoBU) as a source. FoBU is a registered charity in the UK and its aim is to "promote the advancement of education of Palestinians seeking educational opportunities at higher and tertiary education institutions and/or through educational, community or cultural programmes". Its board consists largely of academics. They don't have any staff, according to the Charity Commission website, so they are reliant on their board. I think they they would count as subject matter experts on higher education in Palestine. The information about Hassouna leading student fieldwork comes from a page containing an interview with Hassouna. It is not the interview itself, but the preliminary biographical information about the subject of the interview. Part of that might have been confirmed by Hassouna. So I think that though it is a blog, that is a reflection of the format and the content is reliable. Richard Nevell (talk) 19:10, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hi @Richard Nevell:, yes, the new source for your hook is acceptable. You now just have to delete the source by Friends of Birzeit University above and insert the new one as the source for the hook, and I can give it the green light.Munfarid1 (talk) 05:44, 20 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Munfarid1: now done! Richard Nevell (talk) 18:17, 20 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Munfarid1 (talk) 12:11, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Acres

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The Eppstein House, one of the houses in the Acres
The Eppstein House, one of the houses in the Acres
  • ... that residents of the Acres (one house pictured), a housing cooperative in rural Michigan, bought the site on a gardener's recommendation? Source: Benedetti, Marti (June 1, 1980). "Wright spirit lives in Galesburg". Battle Creek Enquirer. pp. B1, B10.
    • ALT1: ... that residents of the Acres (one house pictured) built their own houses' concrete blocks after failing to find a contractor that would build the blocks? Source: Rose, Phyllis (November 1, 2004). "Frank Lloyd home". The Kalamazoo Gazette. pp. 1, 6.
    • ALT2: ... that though residents of the Acres (one house pictured) hired Frank Lloyd Wright to design their houses, they became frustrated and never rehired him? Source: Watson, Rachel (January 23, 2025). "Another Frank Lloyd Wright Usonian home near Kalamazoo hits the market". Crain's Grand Rapids Business. Vol. 41, no. 4. p. 10.
    • ALT3: ... that financial institutions were reluctant to loan money to the Acres housing cooperative (one house pictured) because of the houses' unusual design? Source: Rose, Phyllis (May 3, 2004). "Homes by Wright near historic status". The Kalamazoo Gazette. pp. B2, B3
    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/KSRN
5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 722 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 13:56, 9 May 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Hey, nice work 🙂 AGF because I don't have access to the orig sources. QPQ done, 5x expanded by nom date (9 May), article is presentable, long enough, well-sourced, images are properly licensed, no significant issues with article, no copyvio. Hooks are contained in body of article. Of the given hooks, I think ALT2 is the most interesting so I'd promote that. My second choice is ALT3. seefooddiet (talk) 19:06, 10 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hiskia Ndjoze-Uanivi

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Moved to mainspace by Soman (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 435 past nominations.

Soman (talk) 20:36, 9 May 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Sucking louse

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  • ... that sucking lice have two stylets (also known as "stabbers") that penetrate mammal skin, and are used to regurgitate saliva inside of their host whilst sucking their blood?
Improved to Good Article status by Sophisticatedevening (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Sophisticatedevening🍷(talk) 01:59, 10 May 2025 (UTC).[reply]

(orginal ALT source is a little more specific about this) Sophisticatedevening🍷(talk) 19:41, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Approve ALT0a and ALT1a. IMO, both are much better...precisely because they are less "complete" as factoids (so the reader will click to read the article to learn more). They also make the reader squirm. I have taken the liberty of naming and fixing the punctuation around your ALT hooks to make it easier for another editor to promote whichever one they prefer. Nice job. Cielquiparle (talk) 19:49, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

2023 EFL League Two play-off final

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  • Source: [1] - Carlisle beat Stockport (2023); [2] - Carlisle relegated to National League (2025); [3] - Stockport failed to be promoted to the Championship so are now continuing to play in League One (2025)
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/The Oslo Study
  • Comment: I was hoping to add the extra nugget that Stockport were still seeking promotion to the Championship, had they won their match against Leyton Orient, but that wasn't to be. It's still an interesting fact (I think) that since Carlisle's win they have gone right down, while Stockport have gone up
5x expanded by Amakuru (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 17 past nominations.

 — Amakuru (talk) 22:10, 16 May 2025 (UTC).[reply]

@Amakuru: Looking at the article, the fact that stands out the most to me is that Carlisle's manager Paul Stockton's son Jake was part of the coaching staff for their opponents Stockport. Maybe you can propose a hook based on that? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 10:15, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Haven't heard back from Amakuru so proposing these suggestions:
ALT1 ... that during the 2023 EFL League Two play-off final, Paul Stockton managed Carlisle, while his son Jake was part of the coaching staff for their opponents Stockport County?
ALT2 ... that manager Paul Stockton and his son Jake were part of opposing teams' coaching staff during the 2023 EFL League Two play-off final?
How do these sound? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:26, 24 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Some additional suggestions from Toadspike (ALT3/ALT4) and Bremps (ALT5) respectively on Discord (slightly modified):
ALT3 ... that after winning the 2023 EFL League Two play-off final, Carlisle United were relegated twice in two years?
ALT4 ... that the 2023 EFL League Two play-off final saw a father-son duo on opposing coaching sides?
ALT5 ... that the 2023 EFL League Two play-off final featured the Simpsons?
Thoughts on the above? Given the issues with the original hook I've struck it. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:59, 24 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Narutolovehinata5: apologies I'm away for a few days and likely to be only on patchily. I'd be fine with any of these suggestions, thanks for looking into this. Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 11:31, 24 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you. Also striking ALT1 and ALT2 as superseded by the other suggestions. Full review needed. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 12:21, 24 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 good. Nice work. Preference for ALT3 or 4; ALT5 feels too misleading. BeanieFan11 (talk) 01:10, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

FWIW, I have a slight preference for ALT4 as I think that it's less reliant on being an association football fan compared to ALT3. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 06:03, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Translations of Ulysses

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Created by Artem.G (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 19 past nominations.

Artem.G (talk) 19:34, 17 May 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • ​ Article is neutral, free from copyvio, suitably referenced, and meets the length and newness criteria—created on 10 May, within seven days of this nomination. The hook is interesting, succinct, neutral, and verifiable—there are three different versions of the word "translate" but it seems unavoidable considering the subject. Here's are two slightly shorter, alternative options (ALT2 is snappier but a little riskier without attribution for the quote):
Just waiting on QPQ—once that's done, this should be good to go. – Rhain ☔ (he/him) 00:28, 20 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Rhain thank you for review! qpq is done now. I'm fine with both ALTs. Artem.G (talk) 15:06, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks! QPQ done—this is good to go. – Rhain ☔ (he/him) 21:26, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ "CEATL presents 'Translating the Untranslatable'". CEATL. September 30, 2022.

Joe Eddins

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

HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 01:52, 11 May 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • @User:HouseBlaster Hello! Concerning the hook, I believe there is a NPOV problem. It seems a tad bit outside of neutrality to imply that he was the one person who "got Oklahoma to" enact this policy. I don't feel like this NPOV issue could be fixed by using ALT1, as ALT1 also has similar issues with wording, to me, the word "fixed" carries positive connotations, something i'd like to avoid for the sake of neutrality. As such, I wanted to propose the following rewording as ALT2

...That Joe Eddins helped Oklahoma enact universal preschool?

It gets across the same message, but with a slightly more neutral tone. I wanted to know your thoughts on this suggestion. -Samoht27 (talk) 16:26, 16 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the review :) Would ALT3: ... that Joe Eddins helped conservative Oklahoma enact universal preschool? work? (I realize that ALT0 does not have that adjective, but coming back to this nomination I think it aids understanding why this is "special".) With my hat as an occasional reviewer of DYKs, for the {{DYK checklist}}: you should add a value to the |status= parameter, and throw in a |picfree=NA to make sure it understands that part is not required. Thanks, HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 22:08, 16 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry to get back to this a bit late! I really like ALT3 because it addresses the neutrality concerns and would be more interesting to someone unfamiliar with where Oklahoma tends to fall politically. -Samoht27 (talk) 17:47, 18 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: None required.

Overall: My first time doing a DYK review, would enjoy a second opinion. -Samoht27 (talk) 17:05, 15 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres

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Medalists Lieke Klaver, Femke Bol, and Alexis Holmes
Medalists Lieke Klaver, Femke Bol, and Alexis Holmes
  • Source: "Dutch runner Femke Bol rewrote her own world record in the indoor 400 metres on Saturday, while Britain's Josh Kerr steamrolled to victory in the men's 3,000 to the delight of the home crowd at the world indoor athletics championships. The 24-year-old 400 hurdles specialist made it look effortless, leading from the gun to clock 49.17 seconds and beat the previous mark of 49.24 she set two weeks ago at the Dutch national championships." link
Improved to Good Article status by Editør (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 16 past nominations.

Editør (talk) 01:29, 15 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: All looks good! This was improved the GA a few days before the DYK nomination; it is long enough, thoroughly sourced, neutral and free of plagiarism (Earwig only flags clearly attributed quotes and long organisation names[4]). The picture is clear, it is used in the article and it is released under a valid license. QPQ is done and the hook is interesting. My only (minor) note would be to make the hook even more interesting, to include the fact that she beat her own world record. In any case, excellent work on this article. Grnrchst (talk) 11:51, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the review. I struggle with incorporating the fact she broke her own record, it quickly makes the hook less clear, so I suggest to keep it this way. – Editør (talk) 11:55, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Story & the Engine

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Moved to mainspace by TheDoctorWho (talk) and Pokelego999 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 15 past nominations.

TheDoctorWho (talk) 06:17, 17 May 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article is neutral, suitably referenced, free from copyvio (Earwig is showing 78% for the plot, but it seems pretty clear that the website copied Wikipedia, not vice versa), and meets the length and newness criteria—moved to mainspace on 11 May, within seven days of this nomination. The hooks are succinct, neutral, verifiable, and interesting—I've removed redirects per WP:DYKMOS. The first hook is the most interesting to me, though I think it (and ALT1) could be a tad snappier:
QPQ is done. This is good to go! – Rhain ☔ (he/him) 23:19, 25 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Deportation of Soviet Germans (1941–1942)

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Destroyed Volga German village
Destroyed Volga German village
Created by Buidhe (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 259 past nominations.

(t · c) buidhe 23:03, 11 May 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Article created 11 May. No issues of copyvio or plagiarism. All sources appear reliable. Hooks are interesting and sourced. QPQ is done. Looks ready to go. Thriley (talk) 00:44, 16 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Robin Adair Harvey

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Moved to mainspace by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 364 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:47, 12 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: No - None submitted
Overall: I love the hook, it stood out among the new DYK submissions! The date the draft was moved into the mainspace makes newness good, length and sourcing are good, and I spot checked [2], [3], [4], and [8], and they all appear plagiarism free 🙂 Once you submit your QPQ you should be good to go. Thank you for creating this page, and cheers! Johnson524 03:17, 13 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Old Elm

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

Yelps ᘛ⁠⁐̤⁠ᕐ⁠ᐷ critique me 09:48, 13 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: None required.

Overall: The opening two sentences of the history section is almost identical to what Google Translate produces on this page; they need to be written and a reference provided. I only picked this up because of a spot check.

  • Comment: Rephrased the entire paragraph.
  • @Richard Nevell: rephrased again, I don't really know how to rephrase it more so this was the best I was able to do.

The statement about the age of the tree doesn't have a source – this should be relatively easy to fix as the first two references in the article give an age, though they do say 1,000 rather than 1,100.

  • Comment: the claim does have a source, it's just later in the article. Also, the tree is 1100 years old. The first two claims just state that it's over 1000 years, and the other sources do say it's 1100 years.

The statement "To stop any possible putrefactive processes or the breeding of microorganisms, the cavities have been filled with reinforcing filler, while openings for natural ventilation have been left" is not supported by the current reference.

  • Comment: couldn't find a supporting source and seems to be a misinformation in the Bulgarian wikipedia, which this was partially copied from. So removed it.

The phrasing of the last sentence of the "Conservation" is a bit too close to the source. Richard Nevell (talk) 19:17, 13 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comment: Rephrased.

Pinging @Richard Nevell: everything is done.

@Yelps:, I'll take another look at the article. Richard Nevell (talk) 22:11, 15 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Yelps: I've approved the article. I've also put the images into a gallery to reduce the amount of whitespace they were causing. Feel free to revert, but if you do I suggest dropping the image with the caption "Another angle of The Old Elm" to avoid crowding the article or creating white space. Richard Nevell (talk) 22:37, 20 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Richard Nevell: undid since in my opinion, the coat of arms image and the 2019 image is needed to visually understand what the article is talking about, grouping them all together doesn't make sense from a reader's perspective. Removed the "another angle" image as you said, though since I'm a mobile user, I don't actually know how much whitespace there actually exists, so feel free to make any adjustments to reduce the whitespace that I can't see.

References

  1. ^ "Бряст на 1000 години обявен за "Дърво с корен" за 2013 г." bTV Новините (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  2. ^ "Символи на Сливен". reglibsliven.iradeum.com. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Field Elm 'The old elm' across from city center in Sliven, Sliven, Bulgaria". www.monumentaltrees.com. Retrieved 2025-05-13.

Feel Her Love

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Tati Gabrielle
Tati Gabrielle
  • Source: HBO: 50:53 
Converted from a redirect by Rhain (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 94 past nominations.

– Rhain ☔ (he/him) 22:59, 12 May 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Alena Veselá

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Veselá in 2013
Veselá in 2013
Created by Thief-River-Faller (talk) and Gerda Arendt (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 2143 past nominations.

Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:56, 19 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: I think we could drop the word "there", which seems superfluous and a little awkward, as it refers back to the academy. Munfarid1 (talk) 16:49, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Maude Simmons

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Created by ProfessorKaiFlai (talk) and Cielquiparle (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 74 past nominations.

Cielquiparle (talk) 04:28, 18 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: Article looks good. Nice work. I think Robeson and Poitier are probably well known enough that this can work. Approved. BeanieFan11 (talk) 21:19, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Frederick Rondel

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Created by Kimikel (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 34 past nominations.

Kimikel (talk) 03:09, 13 May 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Passes DYKcheck and Earwig, linked citations are legitimate, QPQ is done. Both hooks are very interesting. Well done!

Kedopok War

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Moved to mainspace by Juxlos (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 257 past nominations.

Juxlos (talk) 07:57, 12 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: Passes all check, including DYKCheck, hook is interesting and cited. All good! Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 11:33, 12 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Symphony No. 6 (Langgaard)

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  • Source: Viinholt Nielsen, Bendt (November 2016). "Langgaard SYMPHONY No 6". issuu.com. Wise Music Classical. pp. 12–13. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
Moved to mainspace by NeoGaze (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

NeoGaze (talk) 17:40, 13 May 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • My review (sorry if I've done this wrong):
General: Article is new enough and long enough

Policy compliance:

  • Adequate sourcing: No - Almost yes but there is one uncited sentence that I have tagged; I think this should be let off in the context of a 1700 word article.
  • Neutral: No - I have concerns about the use of phrases within the article such as "showing his spiritual concerns and mystical inclinations" and "the work then cemented its place as a major work in the Danish repertoire", of which only one source is given to back up the claim. Additionally, I discovered that the claim This was possibly done in order to present the symphony as a new work, dissociating it from the scandalous danish premiere was not actually backed up by the source it was cited from.
  • Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Yes
  • Other problems: Yes
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: None required.

Overall: All three hooks are cited and somewhat interesting, although I would say ALT1 is quite wordy. Personally, I would choose the original suggestion over ALT2 especially as that is what the nominator is suggesting is their preference. The barrier to this being accepted is the article itself; although it is well-cited, I would argue that it doesn't really represent a NPOV and reads more like an advertisement for the work or its composer. The non-neutral language is also not simply cited from critical interpretations, but seems to be the author's. JacobTheRox(talk | contributions) 16:16, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@JacobTheRox: Thank you for the review! I think I have fixed your concerns. The last statement is actually backed by the source and is in the same page, I quote:
"In the leaflet he announces that Symphony no. 6 will be performed 'for the first time in Copenhagen' at a concert on 11 April 1928. He pretended, then, that it was a different work from the scandal-tainted symphony that one could have heard in the city five years earlier (and which admittedly was called symphony 'No.5')."
If you think its still not neutral enough (or if there is any other issue), then please point me. NeoGaze (talk) 19:14, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@NeoGaze: I think the article is reasonably NPOV and sourced now, so I think that the nomination can be approved. I would appreciate if the person who moves this onto the next stage just gives the article a quick check to make sure they agree, as I myself have now been involved in editing it. Thanks. JacobTheRox(talk | contributions) 21:51, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Jerzy Broszkiewicz

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Jerzy Broszkiewicz, c. 1948
Jerzy Broszkiewicz, c. 1948
Improved to Good Article status by Piotrus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 559 past nominations.

Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 03:54, 13 May 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • I will review this nomination. – Editør (talk) 13:27, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • The article is new enough (GA on 12 May 2025), is long enough (6398 characters), has no copyright issues (per GA review), and is presentable (per GA review and readthrough). It is not clear to me from the two links to mostly Polish-language sources how the hook is supported by these, could you quote specific sentences? The hook is short enough and interesting, but it made me click on "louse-feeder" before "Jerzy Broszkiewicz", therefore it is probably not the most suitable hook to feature the boldlinked article in the DYK section. Could you come up with an alternative hook that draws more attention to "Jerzy Broszkiewicz" instead? QPQ is done. The image is used in the article, but it is a low-quality scan of a rasterized photo where parts of the face are cropped out, so I don't think it is suitable. – Editør (talk) 14:06, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    • @Editør: Regarding linking "a louse-feeder", I am not aware of a DYK rule that prevents us from linking other interesting articles (if there is one, we can delink it). Otherwise I don't see a problem if folks learn about this from the hook, although yes, if we want to maximize hook rather than all article views, I can see the issue. I am fine with it being delinked in promotion. I am not sure what is the problem with the sources otherwise. Him being a louse feeder is sourced to an English online source linked above ([11]). Him being "a youth literature and drama writer" after the war, which is a basic part of his bio, is also sourced to an English language source (his biography in [12]). --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 03:39, 25 May 2025 (UTC) PS. I noticed the second link is to a pl source; this is not a problem in the current era of two-click page translations in browsers, but in case it helps, here's an alt source in English: [13] (" Polish journalist and writer whose sf works for younger readers... he wrote several dozen dramas and novels). --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 03:41, 25 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
      I checked the DYK guidelines and it doesn't seem explicitly forbidden to purposefully direct readers to another article than the boldlinked one. However WP:DYKMAJOR says: "The boldlinked article should generally be the main or at least a major factor in the hook," and I was using the same reasoning as WP:DYKDIVERT about images: "Try to avoid images that divert readers from the bolded article into a side article (...) DYK wants to show readers its new and expanded content, and images can be detrimental to that purpose if not used carefully."
      The first source is mostly Polish, with some English, but doesn't contain the word "louse-feeder" or "louse", so here I still need a quote for that. The second source is entirely in Polish, but the quote from the third source supports the writer part, so that is alright. – Editør (talk) 10:42, 25 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Symphony in F major (Yamada)

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

NeoGaze (talk) 21:35, 13 May 2025 (UTC).[reply]

@Plifal: Thanks for your comment, and I understand your concerns. On the claim of ALT0, several other sources in the article also mention it being the first symphony written by a Japanese composer. About ALT1, in the article about the Kimigayo it is stated it was adopted as national anthem on 1888, which is confirmed when checking its reference. If there is a mistake or some sort of misunderstanding, please do tell me.NeoGaze (talk) 15:18, 23 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: I would rather not have another first hook. Not just because of the recent problems with them, but because they are usually not all that interesting. A QPQ is not needed. SL93 (talk) 22:08, 24 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Audrey Hobert

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Created by Meena (talk) and Launchballer (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 298 past nominations.

Launchballer 15:57, 16 May 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Article length and age are fine, no copyvio or plagiarism concerns, reliable sources are used. But the flagged cn needs to be taken care of. The source given for the UK charts is behind a paywall, but I AGF. Munfarid1 (talk) 17:11, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'm fairly sure discography lists are citable to the works themselves, but cited anyway. I recommend using Archive.ph to bypass paywalls.--Launchballer 19:07, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the citations and the tip to use Archive.ph. Munfarid1 (talk) 13:47, 24 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Eddie Marzuki Nalapraya

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Created by Jeromi Mikhael (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 79 past nominations.

Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 14:36, 13 May 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Washington University in St. Louis

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

Wozal (talk) 02:19, 16 May 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article passed a GA review on May 14 and was nominated two days later which is within the proper timeframe. Earwig detected no copyright violations, and the article is compliant with all wikipedia policies including citations to reliable sources throughout. The original hook and alts 1 and 2 all check out to the cited sources and are usable. Alt3, however, is not verifiable to the cited source. It calls the venue the oldest Olympic venue still in operation as a sports venue but does not make an evaluation as to the number of Olympic venues still in use (of which there are several, particularly among venues from more recent Olympics). The hook fact for Alt3 is also not in the article. I have scratched that one out. I will leave it to the promoter to select which of the other hooks they wish to put into the queue. Best.4meter4 (talk) 20:13, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Hi 4meter4: Thank you for your review! I'm leaning towards the original hook. Should it be clarified that this refers to the U.S. Declaration of Independence? Alt1 and Alt2 are close though, so happy to defer to either.

Wozal (talk) 23:54, 24 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Mabel MacFerran Rockwell

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  • Source: Goff, Alice C. (1946). Women Can Be Engineers. Youngstown, Ohio: Edward Brothers, Inc. pp. 94–112.
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Created by TheEngineerHistorian (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

TheEngineerHistorian (talk) 16:21, 15 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: None required.

Overall: Thank you for an interesting article. I have three comments that I think should be addressed.
1. The external link for the patent goes to a page that says access 'unauthorized'. There is a Wikipedia template for patents (see page here [14]) and that would be a good option for the external link.
2. The article could also use more categories related to her education, for example alumni of MIT and Stanford.
3. The final point I am not sure how to handle. Right now the bold is to Mabel MacFerran, but that is actually a redirect to Mabel MacFerran Rockwell. The DYK guidelines indicate that the hook cannot include a redirect. I see two options, but I don't know which is the better choice in terms of what name she is mostly commonly known by. I think you can either (i) change the bold text to Mabel MacFerran Rockwell, or (ii) move the pages so that the primary page is Mabel MacFerran.
Nice job on the article. DaffodilOcean (talk) 20:37, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sumahadi

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  • ... that forest minister Sumahadi was the only person in his cohort to graduate without a thesis? Source: Soedjono, Slamet (July 2012). "Rimbawan Senior: Ir. Sumahadi, MBA" [Senior Forester: Ir. Sumahadi, MBA] (PDF). Rimba Indonesia. Vol. 49. pp. 41–43. "Ia satu-satunya mahasiswa yang lulus Sarjana Fakultas Kehutanan UGM, tanpa menyusun “skripsi” berkat “laporan praktek manajemen”"
Created by Jeromi Mikhael (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 80 past nominations.

Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 10:40, 14 May 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article new and long enough. Hook fact interesting, confirmed in the PDF source, cited inline. Earwig score is around 13%, due to the long title names (e.g. "Director General of Forest Inventarization and Land Use") but is otherwise clear. Referencing is adequate, tone is neutral, image in the article is in the public domain. QPQ has been provided so good to go. Juxlos (talk) 15:07, 20 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ed Stone (baseball)

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  • ALT1: ... that Negro league baseball player Ed Stone was a native of Black Cat? Source: BR, though it isn't completely certain he was from there, so perhaps this wouldn't work
  • ALT2: ... that baseball player Ed Stone may have been born on January 2, 1909, or August 21, 22, or 23, 1909, or August 21 or August 22, 1910? Source: different documents have many different birthdates, as explained here (which is reliable as the author is a reliable source, since he also wrote the RS Delaware Today story)
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Frank Schofield
  • Comment: To do QPQ within a day or two.
5x expanded by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 367 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:50, 16 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: No - Not done
Overall: @BeanieFan11: Nice work on this article. Please let me know when you've done your QPQ, so I can approve this nom. Epicgenius (talk) 01:25, 17 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Opishnia decorative ceramics

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Opishnia decorated vessel, with kitten.
Opishnia decorated vessel, with kitten.
Created by Lajmmoore (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 142 past nominations.

Lajmmoore (talk) 17:56, 14 May 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article created 14 May. No issues of copyvio or plagiarism. All sources appear reliable. Hook is interesting and sourced. Image is perfect. QPQ is done. Looks ready to go. Thriley (talk) 22:01, 16 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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