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Count of DYK Hooks
Section	# of Hooks	# Verified
March 15	1
March 16	1
March 21	1	1
March 22	1
March 23	1
March 24	3	2
March 25	1
March 26	1	1
March 27	1
March 28	1
March 29	2
March 30	5
April 2	3
April 3	1
April 4	1
April 6	3
April 7	1	1
April 8	3
April 9	6
April 11	2
April 12	2
April 13	5	2
April 14	2
April 15	3	2
April 16	4	3
April 17	6	3
April 18	11	5
April 19	6	3
April 20	8	3
April 21	16	9
April 22	9	8
April 23	15	7
April 24	14	7
April 25	11	6
April 26	10	5
April 27	13	9
April 28	25	15
April 29	6	4
April 30	15	11
May 1	11	8
May 2	11	6
May 3	9	8
May 4	6
May 5	6
May 6	4
May 7	8
May 8	4
May 9	5
May 10	7
May 11	3
May 12
May 13
May 14
Total	294	129
Last updated 00:04, 14 May 2025 UTC Current time is 00:14, 14 May 2025 UTC [refresh]

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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.

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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.

June 1

June

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• ... that today is not June?

• Source: https://nist.time.gov/

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Cleo (mathematician)
• Comment: It funny

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).

• ALT1: ... that no other month starts with the same day as June? (Apologies to @Jens Lallensack:, for some reason I thought it was trying to say that this was only the case for that month.)--Launchballer 14:50, 28 February 2025 (UTC)
• I wouldn't approve ALT0 but ALT1 is interesting, new enough (promoted to GA yesterday), long enough (xtool says 15,124 bytes), QPQ done, earwig doesn't flag anything. Questions? four Olifanofmrtennant (she/her) 21:54, 28 February 2025 (UTC)

Reopened per WT:DYK.--Launchballer 17:28, 22 March 2025 (UTC)

• 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)

June 19

Rosa Parks

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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).

• General eligibility:
• New enough:
• Long enough:
• Other problems:

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing:
• Neutral:
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:
• Other problems:

Hook eligibility:

• Cited:
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Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: 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)

@Spookyaki and Jon698: Would you like to submit an image with this nomination?--Launchballer 19:16, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

The image in the infobox can be used since it is public domain. Jon698 (talk) 19:32, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

Seems reasonable to me! Spookyaki (talk) 13:13, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

Assuming we've got the licensing resolved, I like File:Rosaparks.jpg the best, but I'd take a closer crop. I know that's King in the background, but for the purpose of a Parks biography, that's just a distraction. The photos of sculptures probably won't pass copyright review. And the one with Clinton is a strange perspective, not to mention that a contemporary photo would be much better. I agree with running this on Juneteenth. RoySmith (talk) 22:45, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

It is not resolved, unfortunately. It seems like the photo is not PD and maybe not even fair use (though I've tried my best to argue for the latter). I guess maybe the next next next best photo that I am pretty sure is PD would be this one. Spookyaki (talk) 01:08, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

Approved nominations

Articles created/expanded on March 21

Andrée Dumon

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Andrée Dumon

• ... that Andrée Dumon was recommended for the US Medal of Freedom for "assisting directly in the recuperation and repatriation of about 100 Allied airmen"? Source: https://www.thetimes.com/uk/obituaries/article/andree-dumon-obituary-comet-line-agent-who-helped-allied-airmen-7jnh6583j
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Waeta Ben Tabusasi
  • Comment: Driveby nom per tipoff on the unmentionable site. I did actually consider expanding this myself for International Women's Day.

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

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

• General eligibility:
• New enough:
• Long enough:
• Other problems:

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing:
• Neutral:
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:
• Other problems:

Hook eligibility:

• Cited:
• Interesting:
• Other problems:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: 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)

• BTW I suggest that you improve the formatting of the references and have wikilinks to the sources' Wikipedia pages. Jon698 (talk) 00:30, 30 March 2025 (UTC)

@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 Stabro^{Talk • Contribs} 02:09, 29 April 2025 (UTC)

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)

See https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Deletion_requests/File:Andr%C3%A9e_Dumon.jpg RoySmith (talk) 22:30, 29 April 2025 (UTC)

@Annwfwn: The image is at XFD and so probably can't be used. I'm happy to wait until they reach a decision.--Launchballer 10:26, 9 May 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on March 24

Soumen Mitra

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• ... that whilst acting as a police superintendent under the West Bengal Police, Soumen Mitra developed a reputation for starting welfare and development projects in areas where he was posted?

• Source: https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/calcutta/mitra-returns-as-city-police-chief-replaces-anuj-sharma/cid/1805932

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/John Boyer (software engineer)

Improved to Good Article status by Sohom Datta (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

7kk (talk) 00:17, 31 March 2025 (UTC).

•  Reviewing... Flibirigit (talk) 18:40, 5 April 2025 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing: - ?
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• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

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• Cited: - ?
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QPQ: Done.

Overall: The article achieved GA status on 24 March, and nominated for DYK one week later. Length is adequate. Sourcing is good, but the infobox has a full birth date, whereas the citation in the prose in only for the year 1961. Please clarify. The article is neutral in tone, and no plagiarism was detected. The proposed hook is interesting, but could be said in fewer words. The corresponding prose in the article that supports the hook needs a citation directly at the end, as per WP:DYKHFC. No images are used in the article, and the QPQ requirement is complete. Overall, the article is well written and a welcome contribution to Wikipedia. Flibirigit (talk) 18:58, 5 April 2025 (UTC)

Fixed both. Sohom (talk) 20:15, 5 April 2025 (UTC)

The birth date concern is resolved. The hook now has a cited, but I struggle to verify it. The source says:

Known for his knack to spruce up buildings where he is posted, some of his colleagues recalled how Mitra had been pivotal in the renovation of the traffic building in Lalbazar, setting up the Calcutta police traffic museum and re-decorating parts of Bhabani Bhavan during his stint at the state CID.

Someone who knows Mitra from his younger days shared with Metro how he had turned a boat seized with a large quantity of illicit liquor into a barb wire shelter for birds during his first posting as the SDPO Barrackpore.

Another officer, who has done multiple assignments with Mitra, said his speciality has been his “human touch for the force and his eye for their welfare”.

As the superintendent of police in Murshidabad, Mitra has started several developmental and welfare projects —some for the constabulary and some for the development of backward pockets known for notorious activities.

“He started the Chandradip Mela in Hariharpara (one of the police station areas in Murshidabad that was infamous of violence and ganglord killings) as an annual developmental project that changed the entire area,” said a senior officer in the force.

Nowhere in this source can I find the word "reputation", which is a subjective term. It appears he "was known" for development projects, but I cannot see where he was "known for" welfare projects. It is verified that he started several welfare projects, but I cannot see a reputation. One officer quoted as saying Mitra had an eye for welfare, but that does not mean he was "known for" it, rather it seems like one person's opinion. Please clarify. Best wishes. Flibirigit (talk) 21:15, 5 April 2025 (UTC)

Reminders for this nomination posted today for the nominator and the original author. Flibirigit (talk) 02:02, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

Should the hook be rewritten? The hook could be changed to read that Mitra was known for his welfare projects, the source says he was "Known for his knack to spruce up buildings where he is posted". 7kk (talk) 13:36, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

Yes, a new hook should be proposed. The corresponding prose in the article needs to be updated accordingly. Flibirigit (talk) 15:25, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

Another two reminders have been given to the nominator. Flibirigit (talk) 14:02, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

@Flibirigit, how about

• ALT1 ... that Soumen Mitra helped restore one of India's first mental asylum?

Referenced to [3] and [4]. Sohom (talk) 00:56, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

ALT1 is grammatically incorrect. Asylums should be plural in this case. The hook seems to say that the institution remained a mental asylum after it was restored. Rather, the building was restored and repurposed. A better wording is needed here. Also, the dubious mention of a "reputation" for starting development projects needs to be resolved. Flibirigit (talk) 12:12, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

Flibirigit, I have reworded the "development and welfare" sentence to be a exact literal interpretation of the source. Regarding ALT 1, what are your thoughts on,

• ALT2 ... that Soumen Mitra helped restore the Kolkata Police Training School building, which had previously housed one of India's first mental asylums?

Sohom (talk) 12:39, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

Approving ALT2. It is the best option of the proposed hooks. It is verified, cited, and somewhat interesting. I have struck ALT0 and ALT1 as per my concerns listed above. The wording concern about "reputation" have been resolved. No other issues remaining. I am open to other hoosk if proposed. Flibirigit (talk) 18:42, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

Downstate (play)

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• ... that Ted Cruz accused the play Downstate of celebrating pedophilia? Source: "After the Washington Post critic Peter Marks posted a link on Twitter to his favorable review, conservatives, including Senator Ted Cruz, attacked him. They claimed that the play and by extension the review were sympathetic to pedophiles." The New York Times
  • ALT1: ... that the theatre which premiered a play about sex offenders had to hire additional security for its run? Source: "So inflammatory are its themes that Steppenwolf, having received threats, had to hire additional security for the show’s run." The New York Times
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Nawala Al-Mutawalli
  • Comment: I think ALT0 is stronger, but including ALT1 in case others disagree. The expansion tag in the synopsis section is just since it's been a few months since I've seen it and I don't trust myself to remember the full plot, but it's "reasonably complete" for the DYK standard, and if you find it an issue we could reasonably just remove it.

5x expanded by Sdkb (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 45 past nominations.

Sdkb ^talk 06:03, 24 March 2025 (UTC).

• I'm pretty certain that WP:PLOTCITE only applies to published works such as films and there's no indication this has made it out of the theatre, so the Synopsis and Characters need sourcing.--Launchballer 12:58, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

  Launchballer, thanks for taking a look! My understanding of WP:PLOTCITE is that it applies to all published works of fiction, and I would consider this a published work in that the script is available for purchase (ISBN: 978-1-63852-403-8). I haven't found a plot summary published online, so I wouldn't have anything to cite beyond the play itself (which is what PLOTCITE says doesn't need to be cited), and looking to precedents like Wicked_(musical)#Synopsis (a GA) I'm not seeing plots cited there either. For the character descriptions, though, because describing their personalities is a form of inference, I can see more of a need for citations, and they're available in the reviews so I've added them. I hope that helps address your note; please let me know if you need anything else to complete the review! Cheers, Sdkb ^talk 00:37, 26 March 2025 (UTC)

I didn't say I was doing a review, and wouldn't anyway while that tag was still deserved. (I have a firm policy of doing my QPQs oldest first.)--Launchballer 04:04, 26 March 2025 (UTC)

No worries (the use of the reviewer slash icon was what gave me the impression you were).

Per above, this is open for anyone who wants to take it up. Sdkb ^talk 05:27, 26 March 2025 (UTC)

I'll review this one in the morning. (Did say I wouldn't while the tag's deserved, but the alternative's United States government group chat leak...)--Launchballer 02:15, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

Long enough, new enough. Earwig is clean and the QPQ is valid. I took the tag off myself and can see no reason why this might deserve a dispute tag; this is {{lead too short}} borderline and could use an infobox, but these are not disqualifiers. As for the hooks, only ALT1 checks out as ALT0 requires knowledge of Cruz and therefore fails WP:DYKINT.--Launchballer 15:49, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

Thanks for the review, Launchballer! Regarding ALT0, Ted Cruz is such a popular figure that I'd say he's recognizable to almost all Americans and some portion of non-Americans. But if it'd help to pass WP:DYKINT, we could use introduce him as a U.S. Senator in ALT0a: that U.S. Senator Ted Cruz accused the play Downstate of celebrating pedophilia? That way, even for readers who don't know Cruz, the fact that an off-Broadway play attracted attention from a national politician should be of interest. Sdkb ^talk 18:20, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

I've pulled this from the queue after discussions about the suitability of the hook at Errors. Schwede66 09:29, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

This is an article about a play. The hook should be about the play. By cherry-picking the one negative review, we've turned this into a hook about Ted Cruz, not about the play. RoySmith (talk) 13:10, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

@RoySmith: Is there a reason why we can't just go with ALT1? That was the reviewer's original preference and also the hook that was originally promoted. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 14:38, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

Pinging also @SL93:.--Launchballer 15:03, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

ALT1 looks good to me. RoySmith (talk) 15:07, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

This should probably go back into prep/queue.--Launchballer 15:18, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

I'm fine with ALT1 running at this point. (I'm not fully persuaded by the problems others seem to have with ALT0 here and here, but I don't want to put up a fuss about that, and based on the feedback my own judgement that ALT0 was more interesting may have been wrong.) Sdkb ^talk 00:55, 12 May 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on March 26

2015 Islamic State killing of Christian migrants in Libya

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• ... that none of the Christian migrants executed by the Islamic State in Libya in April 2015 were from a country militarily aligned against the group?

• Source: Time

• ALT1: ... that the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church recognized around 30 Ethiopians killed by the Islamic State in Libya as martyrs? Source: Borkena
• ALT2: ... that clashes during a protest against the 2015 killing of Ethiopian Christians led to over 100 arrests? Source: DW
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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).

• General eligibility:
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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)

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

• Apologies for my intrusion, but I do have some concerns. If this is all the sourcing that there is I am really not sure this is notable per WP:NEVENT? This is a very severe event and the coverage is somewhat in depth, but every source cited is in a time period of less than a month, failing WP:LASTING. Is there nothing else? Because if there isn't, should we really have an article on something that made the news for less than a month and then was never mentioned again? And, if the sources do exist but are not here, then I do not think we are getting a complete picture of the event as required for WP:DYKCOMPLETE. PARAKANYAA (talk) 07:49, 1 April 2025 (UTC)
  • Searching on Google Scholar there is quite a bit. So it's notable but I have concerns over WP:DYKCOMPLETE. PARAKANYAA (talk) 04:01, 10 April 2025 (UTC)
    • I passed on promoting this for the same reason as above. A few notes: The background section is all written in present tense as it uses sources from 2015, but more recent sources about IS say "Libya was to be the second province in ISIS's caliphate, but by 2019 the group has been defeated militarily and eliminated as a political force." A large chunk of the article is the summary of the video. The "Reactions" section also seems to all be the immediate reactions citing the primary source news coverage of the event. Even if the subject meets WP:NEVENT, the article still seems strangely incomplete as it lacks information in the more recent sources. Rjjⁱⁱⁱ (talk) 00:18, 27 April 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on April 7

Easter Oratorio

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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).

• 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)

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)

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)

@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)

@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)

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)

@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)

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)

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)

"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)

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)

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)

@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)

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

• 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)

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)

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)

@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)

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)

(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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

(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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

(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)

• Alt2: ... that Bach's Easter Oratorio from 1725 includes a race of the disciples to the tomb of Jesus. Grimes2 (talk) 06:24, 18 April 2025 (UTC)

  Thanks for the offer but - besides formatting - in 1725 their was no "oratorio" name attached to it. The whole idea of oratorios occurred to Bach only in 1732, when mourning for the elector interrupted his normal work for a year, and he had time to think about new things. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:33, 18 April 2025 (UTC)

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)

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)

• 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)

Forgot to ping Grimes2 as well. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:02, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

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)

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)

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)

"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)

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)

• 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)

  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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

• 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)

  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)

  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)

  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)

  What modification do you wish from me? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:17, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

  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)

  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)

  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)

  You are all invited to leave comments about what could be improved in the FAC. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:54, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

  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)

• Article now GA. Images are both good. Support ALT3b as that is agreed upon by all. Thriley (talk) 22:11, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
• 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)
  • 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)
    • 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)
    • 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)
      • If we being pedantic over the current name being ahistoric to the time of a separately-specified manuscript, could the hook add "what became known as" - I too come here having wanted to promote the hook with the Nikolaikirche image (a lovely image for MP) and seeing it held up on technicality. Kingsif (talk) 01:03, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
        • We could, please word it. I was trained to keep things short, and would much like to illustrate the hook with what it talks about than a connection that's far-fetched and unfair - the same music was played in the other church also, the same day. We could run the church image some other day with some other piece. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:52, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on April 8

Charles Moses (sprinter)

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• ... that after having fabricated claims of participation at the 1980 Summer Olympics, Charles Moses actually competed at the 1984 Olympics?

• Source: story on fabricating Olympic participation, actual participation at '84 Olympics

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Fortnight (song)
• Comment: To complete QPQ within 24 hours. Two days late, hoping for an IAR exemption per WP:DYKG: The seven-day limit can be extended for a day or two upon request.

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

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

• Thank you for nominating this as I didn't do it in time. I'm not sure if it would be a conflict for me to review it because I did the expansion? --Habst (talk) 22:09, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
  • Yeah, given that you expanded it, it'd be considered a conflict to review it. BeanieFan11 (talk) 22:35, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
• Article is new enough (given a 2-day leeway on the seven day criterion), long enough, article looks good on quality and presentation, hook is cited, short enough, and interesting. QPQ done. My only question is around the licensing of the image - it was uploaded based on the lack of copyright notice, and indeed there doesn't appear to be one on the page the image is from, but there is one on the first page of the newspaper. I'm not well versed enough in that specific license template to know if this qualifies that particular image as being copyrighted, so I'll see if I can get a second opinion. Sam Walton (talk) 11:41, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
  • Asked on Commons. Sam Walton (talk) 16:33, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
    • The answer on Commons is that this image is, in fact, copyrighted, and therefore needs to be removed from the article before this DYK can proceed. Sam Walton (talk) 17:38, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
      • Cut the image. BeanieFan11 (talk) 21:58, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
        • Thanks, in that case this looks good! Sam Walton (talk) 09:38, 21 April 2025 (UTC)
      • My mistake on the image, I did not see that copyright notice on the front page. Thank you for catching that.--Habst (talk) 18:43, 21 April 2025 (UTC)
• Highlighting his untruthfulness violates WP:DYKHOOKBLP. Isn't there something more positive we can say about him? RoySmith (talk) 15:28, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
  • I'm not sure it unduly ("to an unwarranted degree; inordinately") focuses on a negative aspect; (i) it mentions that he did later compete at the Olympics, and (ii) the majority of significant coverage of him was related to his Olympic claims (given that he's arguably best "known" for that, I don't think its necessarily undue to have a hook based on it). Can you think of a better hook? BeanieFan11 (talk) 15:45, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
    • Reading the article, I don't see anything obvious that would make a better hook. Which leads me to believe we should just pass on running this one. We've got more nominations than we can handle; no need to contort ourselves to run marginal articles. RoySmith (talk) 18:48, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
      • What do you mean "contort ourselves to run marginal articles"? I don't think its fair to just fail articles because "we've got more than we can handle". BeanieFan11 (talk) 19:29, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
        • I would like to run the subject but not before the actual article itself is given a good check in line with sources. With every other sentence in the article saying "claimed" or similar, it does read like Wikipedia believes Moses to be a perpetual liar and - at that point - what would we even have a bio for. There are probably quite a few of these statements that can be written as factual or at least written with attribution (and importantly without the wikivoice hedging). Also see WP:CLAIMED. Like, yeah, if information is only attested in one source it may seem 'safer' to hedge, but if it's presented as truth, and the source is sound, we can treat the information as V. As written, I would not be happy to put the article on MP, as much as the subject seems suitable. Kingsif (talk) 02:10, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

3D mousepad

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3D mousepads for sale in Tokyo

• ... that mousepads resembling breasts and buttocks (example pictured) have been sold for over $200?

• Source: "Dead or Alive Xtreme: Venus Vacation's $200+ Mousepads Will Keep Your Wrist Very Comfy"

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Formation (song)

Created by Morgan695 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 169 past nominations.

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

• 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)
  • There is currently a discussion about merging this article into mousepad at: Talk:Mousepad#Proposed_merge_of_3D_mousepad_into_Mousepad, Rjjⁱⁱⁱ (talk) 03:33, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
• Just sending this to unapproved pending resolution of merge discussion. Kingsif (talk) 01:04, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on April 9

Sunset Dunes

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• ... that San Franciscans voted to replace an oceanfront roadway with a park?

• Source: https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/propk-great-highway-sf-19895246.php (A ballot measure to close a 2-mile stretch of San Francisco’s Great Highway passed with 54% of the vote in returns released Saturday afternoon. The controversial proposal, known as Proposition K, will ban vehicles on the city’s westernmost coastal boulevard between Lincoln Way and Sloat Boulevard.)

• 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).

• 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)

• • @Noleander: Added QPQ. Thank you for the review! BaduFerreira (talk) 16:29, 17 April 2025 (UTC)

Noleander (talk) 02:10, 17 April 2025 (UTC)

• Putting this on hold until the {{merge to}} is resolved. RoySmith (talk) 14:22, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on April 12

Iblis

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Iblis (right) guards the Divine Garden.

• ... that due to the similarities in function between Iblis's web and the Hindu concept of māyā, the seventeenth-century Mughal Dara Shikoh sought to reconcile the Upanishads with Sufi cosmology?

• 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).

• 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)
  • 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)
    • Johnbod, this doesn't really strike me as a "yes". I agree the hook is unclear to the average reader. I think a clearer one should be promoted, and the image is not clear at displayed size. ꧁Zanahary꧂ 05:04, 18 April 2025 (UTC)
      • It was a yes, but a clearer/snappier hook might be better. I don't feel qualified to suggest one, but as always, anyone else may do so. I can probably understand it better than many of our readers as I know what the Upanishads are, and who Dara Shikoh was. Johnbod (talk) 03:16, 19 April 2025 (UTC)
        • Not sure if I missed something, but what is the consensus about the hook now? is it fine or do I need somethign else to do?VenusFeuerFalle (talk) 12:41, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
          • I'm not sure either. It passed review as far as I'm concerned. Perhaps one of those who like fiddling with hooks at the last minute will find a better hook after promotion. Zanahary? Johnbod (talk) 16:11, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
            • Just noting that the image is poor at thumb size, which is disappointing as it's a nice image overall and of a different art style than usually featured. If it's possible to isolate Iblis with a crop, that may make it clearer i.e. usable. Kingsif (talk) 01:06, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
• VenusFeuerFalle I'd like to double-check the hook fact. Could you send me a copy of the appropriate page from Barry 2004? I can get it on inter-library loan, but it would probably be a lot faster if you could send me a scan. Thanks. RoySmith (talk) 17:42, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
  • Sure. I have been back to the library yesterday to take a photo of the page. Would you mind telling me how I sent it to you?

Articles created/expanded on April 13

Liechtenstein at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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• ... that when Liechtenstein sent athletes to compete at the 1968 Summer Olympics, they only sent athletes who competed in athletics?

• Source: https://www.olympedia.org/countries/LIE/editions/17

• Reviewed: Will Thorpe (talk) 13:46, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

5x expanded by History6042 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

History6042😊 (Contact me) 15:05, 13 April 2025 (UTC). I like this hook very much; it is clever in its wordplay, and interesting. The article is of sufficient length and the source is reliable (as explained here). It appears to be well written. For the reasons stated, I approve it. Will Thorpe (talk) 13:46, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

May I jump in here and suggest instead of linking to Athletics, which is rather ambiguous, it would make more sense to link to athletics or more specifically track and field? Annwfwn (talk) 21:17, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

 Done History6042😊 (Contact me) 21:38, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

A proper was never added, so this never made it to the approved queue. Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 00:13, 12 May 2025 (UTC)

Thank you. History6042😊 (Contact me) 00:16, 12 May 2025 (UTC)

Sounder commuter rail

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A Sounder train

• ... that one Sounder line carries 0.6 percent of the system's riders on weekdays but 32 percent on weekends? Source: Sound Transit (p. 22)
  • ALT1: ... that Sounder (pictured) can take you to Sounders games? Source: Sound Transit
  • ALT2: ... that 170 trips on Sounder commuter rail (pictured) were cancelled in the winter of 2012–2013 due to mudslides? Source: Everett Herald
  • Reviewed: Marshall Islands National Olympic Committee

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).

• Article is a recent GA. QPQ completed. Copyvio not detected and referencing is adequate. All hooks verified in the sources and cited inline. Good to go - prefer ALT2. Something tells me you like the word "Sounder", but I can't quite say what. Juxlos (talk) 02:11, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
  • Just a coincidence. Excuse me while I hide my paper trains. SounderBruce 04:09, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
    • I was going to promote this, noting my preference for alt1 as written but the reviewer's preference for alt2. In checking the article, I think we can make alt2 a bit more interesting without getting weird:

• ALT3: ... that Sounder commuter rail (pictured) has been frequently disrupted by mudslides, with a seasonal record for cancelled trips reaching 170 in winter 2012–2013?

Kingsif (talk) 01:11, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

Don't mind the switch, though ALT3 is a bit wordy. Also proposing a new image since, per the FAC, the current one is a bit unclear. SounderBruce 05:58, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

A better crop of the image, but I don't think either is going to work on the MP, so I suggest running without an image. RoySmith (talk) 18:48, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

A Sounder train

I disagree that the crop is an improvement, it's worse - I generally dislike making photos unconventional dimensions, and especially so when it's to isolate the subject from its background/context when doing so is unnecessary (often, actually, having 'breathing room' around the subject is better). I think either of the current (original) proposed image or the previous one (now in the article under "Added trips and 2010s improvements") would be good for MP. The train's shape, rather unusual (and perhaps unique to the northern US states and Canada in my experience), as well as the wave design on it, is interesting. The current proposal also has some very pretty water in it that kinda matches up with the design on the train, so that's neat. Kingsif (talk) 22:08, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

The problem is that in the original image, you can't even recognize that it's a train. I agree with you that my crop doesn't work either, so my labeling it as "a better crop" wasn't really accurate. How about File:Sounder-consist-full.jpg?

RoySmith (talk) 23:17, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on April 15

Pandora (2002 novel)

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• ... that Britart and the Turner Prize are both lampooned in the Jilly Cooper romance novel Pandora ? Source: "The backdrop for Pandora is the contemporary art scene, a setting which allows Cooper to take some rather successful swipes at the Saatchi-fuelled excesses of Britart. The superbrat Sienna, for example - all piercings, pouty lips and ripped denim - manages to get Turner Prize-shortlisted for her work 'Tampax Tower', an edifice 'built of used tampons sent her by women of substance'." https://www.theguardian.com/books/2002/may/05/fiction.features2
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Bechbretha
  • Comment: The linked QPQ is for a multi-article nomination, the specific review for this is for Bretha Déin Chécht

Created by Lajmmoore (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 131 past nominations.

Lajmmoore (talk) 07:16, 16 April 2025 (UTC).

• New enough and long enough. QPQ present. No textual issues but one hook issue: I'd suggest changing "bonkbuster" to "romance novel" because I'd ask for a link to bonkbuster, in the middle of two other links. Is this an acceptable change, Lajmmoore? Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 00:21, 12 May 2025 (UTC)

• That's a good call Sammi Brie thank you - I changed it in the hook Lajmmoore (talk) 09:22, 12 May 2025 (UTC)

• Then we are ready. Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 15:15, 12 May 2025 (UTC)

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?

• Source: 追忆母亲蒙素芬(下) (Remembering My Mother Meng Sufen Part 2)

• ALT1: ... that during a rural visit, Chinese politician Meng Sufen breastfed a hungry stranger's infant while still nursing her own?Source: 追忆母亲蒙素芬(下) (Remembering My Mother Meng Sufen Part 2)
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/2017 Asian Winter Games medal table

Created by Toadboy123 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 51 past nominations.

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

• Toadboy123 Article's well written enough, created article, ALT1 is my go to. Still waiting on that QPQ. Arconning (talk) 09:18, 16 April 2025 (UTC)
  • @Arconning Completed QPQ. Toadboy123 (talk) 09:32, 16 April 2025 (UTC)
  • Oh wow that's me, passing. Arconning (talk) 09:39, 16 April 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on April 16

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

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Yoshinori Yamaguchi
• Comment: To do QPQ within 24 hours.

5x expanded by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 338 past nominations.

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

• 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)

Wicked!

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• ... that the first Jilly Cooper bonkbuster to have a character wear a condom during sex is the 2006 novel Wicked!? Source: Page, Benedicte. "Jilly and the shagsaga: Jilly Cooper talks to Benedicte Page about changing sexual mores and her latest romp, Wicked!" The Bookseller, no. 5218, 24 Feb. 2006, pp. 20 (https://www.thebookseller.com/author-interviews/jilly-and-shagsaga)
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Bechbretha
  • Comment: The QPQ is from a multi-article nomination, and the article in question for this QPQ is Recholl Breth

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).

• Article is neutral, free from copyvio, suitably referenced, and meets the length and newness criteria—converted from a redirect on 16 April, the day before this nomination. The hook is interesting (possibly the first hook I've reviewed that uses the word "condom"), succinct, neutral, and verifiable—though I would consider mentioning (if not here then there) that it was the copyeditor who insisted on the inclusion of a condom, which makes the story even more interesting. QPQ is done. This is good to go! – Rhain ☔ (he/him) 13:29, 21 April 2025 (UTC)

• @Rhain and Lajmmoore: per WP:DYKMOS, this hook doesn't work as written. No two non-boldlinks can be next to each other.~Darth Stabro^{Talk • Contribs} 04:20, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

Good catch, thanks. Here's an alternative:

• ALT1: ... that Jilly Cooper's first bonkbuster to have a character wear a condom during sex is the 2006 novel Wicked!?

– Rhain ☔ (he/him) 04:39, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

• Thanks Darth Stabro - I forgot this guideline when I did the nom, would you be able to review Rhain's very kind ALT? It works as far as I am concerned Lajmmoore (talk) 19:38, 27 April 2025 (UTC)

That seems to meet the rules if Rhain wants to tick it again. ~Darth Stabro^{Talk • Contribs} 01:14, 29 April 2025 (UTC)

Happy to—it's practically identical, after all. – Rhain ☔ (he/him) 01:16, 29 April 2025 (UTC)

@Rhain, Darth Stabro, and Lajmmoore: how do the hooks above meet WP:DYKFICTION? Rjjⁱⁱⁱ (talk) 20:24, 12 May 2025 (UTC)

My comment was about the sea of blue and I have no comment about the rest of the article or hook's eligibility or appropriateness. ~Darth Stabro^{Talk • Contribs} 20:27, 12 May 2025 (UTC)

...ALT2 ... that Jilly Cooper first wrote a sex scene where a character wears a condom in the 2006 novel Wicked!?

I think this is better - it's more about her writing the scene, rather than the internal plot of the novel. I'm quite new to nominating books, so have tripped on this previously, thanks for catching it Rjjiii Lajmmoore (talk) 20:37, 12 May 2025 (UTC)

@Lajmmoore: I've struck the objection above, and that does seem better but still feels rooted in fiction. If someone else approves it, I won't object though. You might also try posting to WT:DYK to get some feedback and ideas from regulars. Good luck, Rjjⁱⁱⁱ (talk) 00:58, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

Selby rail crash

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• ... that a car driver's insurers paid out £30m after the Selby rail crash?

• Source: "£30m paid out after the Selby train crash" [5]

• 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." [6]
• 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).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

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)

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Robert Allen Norris

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• ... that Robert Allen Norris wrote his PhD dissertation on the brown-headed nuthatch (Sitta pusilla) and the pygmy nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea), making it "A Tale of Two Sittas"?

• Source: [7][8]

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Blue Origin NS-31

Moved to mainspace by Hawkeye7 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 444 past nominations.

Hawkeye7 (discuss) 22:34, 17 April 2025 (UTC).

•  Comment: @Hawkeye7: Earwig's Copyvio Detector shows 37.9% similarity to fn2 (Crawford, Robert L. (2010) In Memoriam: Robert Allen Norris," Oriole: 75 (3).) While is says "Violation unlikely", even before running the tool, some key phrases stuck in my mind as being nearly the same as the "In Memoriam" piece. Some minor editing should easily address this. — ERcheck (talk) 22:18, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

• I reworded the sections in question. — ERcheck (talk) 22:59, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
• Fascinating individual. Thanks for creating this biography. — ERcheck (talk) 23:58, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

  Thanks for your changes! I came across him while improving the article on the Savannah River Plant and decided to create an article on him (and Frank Golley). Hawkeye7 (discuss) 00:52, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Good to go. NOTES: (1) Disclosure. I made some minor rewording edits to the article to make a few phrases less similar to the sources. (2) The nomination had a single hook, which works, though not all readers may be familiar with A Tale of Two Cities, I've made a suggestion for ALT1 below. — ERcheck (talk) 16:12, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

• @Hawkeye7: Suggestion for an alternative hook:
  ALT1: "DKY ... that ornithologist Robert Allen Norris had his first peer-reviewed paper published in the Georgia Ornithological Society's journal Oriole at age 16?" Source: fn2 - "At age 16 he published the first of scores of papers in the Oriole." — ERcheck (talk) 16:12, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

Fred Borak

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• ... that NFL player Fred Borak once played basketball against the Harlem Globetrotters?

• Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - I think the Globetrotters are pretty well-known

• ALT1: ... that football player Fred Borak was "a demon on defense"? Source: quote from this
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Mickey Volcan
• Comment: To do QPQ within 24 hours.

5x expanded by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 339 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:43, 24 April 2025 (UTC).

•  Doing... ミラP@Miraclepine 00:22, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: 7118 B and GA three days before nom. I also fixed some close paraphrases and an excess quote, which the GA review apparently missed. Otherwise, no copyvios or other issues, prefer ALT0, and GA review checks out. (And can you not believe this was expanded from what was originally a mass redirect? This is why BEFORE helps.) ミラP@Miraclepine 02:10, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

Darko Pešić

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• ... that Darko Pešić ran the 100 metre race at the 2024 Summer Olympics with a broken foot?

• Source: Canadian Running

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Charles Smith (basketball coach)

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

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

• 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)

Articles created/expanded on April 18

James Ashcroft

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• ... that New Zealand director James Ashcroft's latest movie, The Rule of Jenny Pen, features a man who terrorises elderly people with a puppet?

• 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).

• Comment: There are WP:DYKFICTION concerns. Bremps... 17:21, 22 April 2025 (UTC)
• Comment: Hi, I forgot DYK was supposed to be about real world facts. I can't really see anything else that might be suitable, so happy to withdraw this. Do I have to delete it?

• ...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)

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)

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)

• 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)

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?

• Source: "In 2015, a photograph of her covering a border protest went viral. Lacking safety equipment, she made a helmet out of a cooking pot and a vest from a blue plastic bag. She scrawled “TV” and “press” on them to identify herself as a journalist." https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/07/world/gaza-photographer-samar-abu-elouf-cnnphotos/

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Jump!
• Comment: User:ForsythiaJo put significant work into the article as well - I'd be very happy to include them as a co-nom if they would like. Done.

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).

• Working on review.  Bait30  ^{Talk 2 me pls?} 03:03, 29 April 2025 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall:  Bait30  ^{Talk 2 me pls?} 03:11, 29 April 2025 (UTC)

Hazel Vincent Wallace

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• ... that Hazel Vincent Wallace was the first woman to build a new theatre, the Thorndike, in Britain?

• 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).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

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)

Hal Hanson (American football, born 1905)

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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.")

• Reviewed: Mirsada Burić

5x expanded by Cbl62 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 382 past nominations.

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

• The image is very high res. If someone was able to upload a crop of the image focusing on head and shoulders, it could be quite compelling. Cbl62 (talk) 23:53, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

• Cited:
• Interesting:
• Other problems:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: 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)

Tan Jin Sing

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• ... that Tan Jin Sing was "no longer a Chinese, not yet a Dutchman, a half-baked Javanese"? Source: Carey, P. B. R. (2015). The Power of Prophecy: Prince Dipanagara and the End of an Old Order in Java, 1785-1855. p. 400.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Darko Pešić
  • Comment: -

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

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

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

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)

Food House

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• ... that the musical duo Food House was named for their frequent use of Uber Eats?

• Source: Taylor, Trey (March 9, 2021). "Hyperpop: Why American Music Isn't Boring". The Face. Photography by Eddie Whelan. Archived from the original on March 9, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2025.

• 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).

• Will review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 20:08, 18 April 2025 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

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)

@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)

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)

Articles created/expanded on April 19

Bergebyløpet N70

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A Bergebyløpet N70 musher

• ... that the Bergebyløpet N70 is the only long-distance sled dog race whose course remains entirely north of the 70th parallel north?

• Source: https://www.bergebylopet.no/next/p/74438/om-bergebylopet

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Selby_rail_crash

Created by Annwfwn (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 13 past nominations.

Annwfwn (talk) 13:24, 22 April 2025 (UTC).

• Will review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 20:39, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article looks good. My only concern is that it seems the only citation for the claim is from the website of the organization itself. Are there any independent sources that mention this? BeanieFan11 (talk) 00:27, 23 April 2025 (UTC)

Yes, here's three news articles that could also be used to cite the hook:

• https://www.nrk.no/tromsogfinnmark/_-det-flotteste-langdistanselopet-i-norge-1.13351983
• https://www.nrk.no/tromsogfinnmark/ma-sove-med-hundene-pa-sjekkpunkt-1.12011082
• https://www.nationen.no/bergebylopet-n70/fastlandshundelop/finnmarkslopet/65-mils-hundelop-har-startet-i-ost-finnmark/s/23-148-131095

Thanks! Annwfwn (talk)

pinging @BeanieFan11: Annwfwn (talk) 00:43, 9 May 2025 (UTC)

Oops, sorry for missing this. Taking a look, it does appear to be verified, so BeanieFan11 (talk) 00:45, 9 May 2025 (UTC)

Leo Franciosi

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• ... that butcher Leo Franciosi was also a four-time Olympian?

• Source: LA Times / Olympedia

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Meitetsu Okoshi Line
• Comment: To do QPQ within 24 hours.

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

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

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

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)

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).

• 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)

Swamp rabbit

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Sylvilagus aquaticus

• ... that the swamp rabbit (pictured) is both territorial and a great swimmer?

• 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.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Desert musk shrew

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).

• . 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)

  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)

• Per nom comment. Kingsif (talk) 01:22, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
• For clarity, happy with the new hook. —Femke 🐦 (talk) 12:58, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on April 20

Lux (Doctor Who)

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• ... that the Doctor Who episode "Lux" was described as having the same "kind of mind-bending prediction you'd expect from The Simpsons "?

• Source: https://www.ign.com/articles/doctor-who-planting-leaks-meta-marketing

• ALT1: ... that following the Doctor Who episode "Lux", it was suspected that internet leaks were intentionally planted for marketing? Source: https://www.ign.com/articles/doctor-who-planting-leaks-meta-marketing
• ALT2: ... that two songs featured in the Doctor Who episode "Lux" were not released until after the episode takes place? Source: https://mashable.com/article/doctor-who-season-2-episode-2-lux-easter-eggs
• ALT3: ... that the Doctor Who episode "Lux" is set in Miami, Florida, despite being filmed in Penarth, Wales? Source: https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/tv/bbc-doctor-who-season-2-31411035 and https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-ncuti-gatwa-discusses-darkness-lux-newsupdate/
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Jason Grote

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).

• Article is neutral, free from copyvio, suitably referenced, and meets the length and newness criteria—moved to mainspace on 20 April, within seven days of this nomination. The hooks are interesting, succinct, neutral, and verifiable—I removed the redirects from ALT0 and ALT3 per MOS:DYKPIPE, and slightly rephrased ALT1 and ALT2 for brevity. QPQ is done. This is good to go! – Rhain ☔ (he/him) 23:31, 28 April 2025 (UTC)

Turns All Year

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A popular summer skiing destination

• ... that climate change is threatening the "obsessive-compulsives" who ski every month of the year (pictured)?
  • ALT1: ... that an estimated few thousand "zealots" in the United States ski every month of the year (pictured)?
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Abramo Colorni

Created by Buidhe (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 256 past nominations.

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

• 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)

Erotic Probiotic 2

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• ... that Nourished by Time recorded Erotic Probiotic 2 while sick with COVID-19 in his parents' basement?

• Source: https://crackmagazine.net/article/profiles/nourished-by-time-cover-story-interview/

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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).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ:
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)

Articles created/expanded on April 21

1990 United States Senate election in Tennessee

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• ... that after winning the 1990 Senate election Al Gore became the final Democratic Senator from Tennessee?

• Source: https://nashvillebanner.com/2024/11/05/marsha-blackburn-re-elected-senate-seat/

• ALT1: ... that a candidate in the 1990 United States Senate election in Tennessee ran even though he knew he would probably lose? Source: https://www.newspapers.com/image/1003716686/
• ALT2: ... that one of the main candidates in the 1990 United States Senate election in Tennessee had $3,000 in campaign funds, while the other had $1 million?
• ALT3: ... that the 1990 United States Senate election in Tennessee was boring? Source: https://www.newspapers.com/image/283809298/
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Through the Valley (The Last of Us)

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

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

• @Bremps: I have striked one of the hooks you added as it isn't true. Hawkins spent 3,000 in the primary while Gore began the general with one million as he didn't have a primary challenger. Olliefant (she/her) 18:02, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

• Cited:
• Interesting: - 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)

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)

A reworked ALT2 could be:

• ALT2a: ... that one candidate in the 1990 United States Senate election in Tennessee began the campaign with $3,000 in campaign funds, while the other began with $1 million?

Also a possible option could be

• ALT4: ... that a candidate in the 1990 United States Senate election in Tennessee labeled his campaign a failure two weeks before the election was held?Source: https://www.newspapers.com/image/594651122/

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)

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)

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).

• ALT1: ... that the longest night at the North Pole lasts 179 days from September to March? Source: Mulvaney, Kieran (20 April 2024). "What is polar night?". National Geographic. Retrieved 20 April 2024. The closer to the poles, the longer polar night lasts: at the North Pole, for example, the Sun sets a few days after the autumnal equinox in mid-September and does not rise again until mid-March, giving the top of the world a polar night of 179 days.[9]
• ALT2: ... that during during a night on the moon, the planet Earth appears 50 times brighter than a full moon appears from Earth? Source: Plait, Phil (July 21, 2023). "Earthshine Lights up the 'Dark Side' of the Moon". Scientific American. But Earth is four times the diameter of the moon and, therefore, more than 15 times its area in the sky, so it appears much brighter. Not only that, on average Earth is also about two to three times more reflective than the moon, so overall it can be as much as 50 times brighter in the moon's sky than the full moon is in ours. From the moon's point of view, Earth is bright.
• ALT3: ... that during a night on the planet Mercury, the temperature can drop by over 1,000 °F (538 °C)? Source: Bolles, Dana, ed. (2024a). "Mercury: Facts". NASA Science. Retrieved 14 February 2024. Because the planet is so close to the Sun, day temperatures can reach highs of 800°F (430°C). Without an atmosphere to retain that heat at night, temperatures can dip as low as -290°F (-180°C).
• ALT4: ... that in the absence of artificial lighting, people typically wake during the night and sleep in two phases? Source: Ekirch, A. Roger (April 2001). "Sleep We Have Lost: Preindustrial Slumber in the British Isles". American Historical Review: 357. doi:10.1086/ahr/106.2.343. Until the close of the early modern era, Western Europeans on most evenings experienced two major intervals of sleep bridged by up to an hour or more of quiet wakefulness [...] The Tiv even employ the terms "first sleep" and "second sleep" as traditional intervals of time. [...] In attempting to recreate conditions of "prehistoric" sleep, Dr. Thomas Wehr and his colleagues at NIMH found that human subjects, deprived at night of artificial light over a span of several weeks, eventually exhibited a pattern of broken slumber—astonishingly, one practically identical to that of pre-industrial households [...]
• ALT5: ... that during the night, cacti and many night-blooming plants store up to 99% of the carbon dioxide they use in daily photosynthesis? Source: "In obligate Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM), up to 99 % of CO2 assimilation occurs during the night, therefore supporting the hypothesis that CAM is adaptive because it allows CO2 fixation during the part of the day with lower evaporative demand, making life in water-limited environments possible ... In perennial obligate CAM plants, such as cacti, up to 99 % of CO2 assimilation occurs during the night ..." & In Agave deserti (Asparagaceae), a nocturnally pollinated CAM plant,"
• ALT6: ... that many night scenes in silent films were filmed during the day on monochromatic film and soaked in acidic dye that tinted the scene blue? Source: Edwards, Nina (2018). Darkness: A Cultural History. Reaktion Books. p. 180. ISBN 978-1-78023-982-8. During the era of silent film, the difficulty of producing night scenes meant that films were often shot in daylight and then tinted blue to create the impression of the dark., "Tinting silent films could either be literal (blue for night, gold for candlelight, red for flames, etc.)", & "Tinting, as carried out by film laboratories, is a simple process. Dissolve an acid dye in some water with a small addition of acetic or citric acid to acidify the solution and soak a print in the solution. Remove after a few minutes, wash the surface dye solution off the film, and dry it."
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Whoops (song)

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).

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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)

@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)

Okay. Thank You Good To Go! Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 22:18, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

Tornadoes in Chicago

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• ... that Chicago has been struck by 22 tornadoes?

• 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).

• 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)

@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)

I can verify Alt2 comes from Grazulis’ book 1680–1991 Significant Tornadoes. The Weather Event Writer (Talk Page) 21:14, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

@Soulbust: Do you mind taking a second look at this before this gets promoted? Departure– (talk) 14:36, 7 May 2025 (UTC)

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)

Maybe something like:

• ALT1: ... that Chicago's tornado siren has been described as creepier than the city's actual tornadoes?

Feel free to cross it out if not interested, Rjjⁱⁱⁱ (talk) 20:42, 12 May 2025 (UTC)

• That could work. The main reason I oppose this was that the source has one foot in unreliability - having it in the article is one thing but backing up a hook is another. I'm going to bring this to WT:DYK because this is a good hook either way. Departure– (talk) 23:59, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
  • Sounds like a good idea. More reliable sources call the siren eerie and spooky, which is a good deal less over the top, but still on the same track, Rjjⁱⁱⁱ (talk) 00:52, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

• The issue then becomes, is a passing mention in the title of a The Independent article (Newsweek is generally unreliable) enough to base a DYK hook on? Departure– (talk) 01:03, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

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."

• ALT1: ... that meteorologist Walter Ben Hare was also a playwright who became rich through his stage plays? Source: Same as above; but many other sources in the article also have this content
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Miss Behave's Mavericks
• Comment: Moved from draft space on 20:24, 21 April 2025

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).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Epicgenius (talk) 20:36, 25 April 2025 (UTC)

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?

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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."

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Bode Ioiô

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

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

• Comments by Tbhotch

General eligibility:

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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)

Wanderstop

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• ... that Wanderstop took so long to develop that "cozy game" became a swear word?

• Source: The Verge

• Reviewed:

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).

• 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)

Alt1:

• ... that cozy game Wanderstop took so long to develop, according to director Davey Wreden "cozy game" became a swear word?

• Source: The Verge

@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 [10]. 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.

Alt2:

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

• Source: NYT

BarntToust 21:01, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

• • approving ALT1 and ALT2, strong preference for ALT1. I'll let you work with the prep builders on wording if they have any issues. As far as I'm concerned this is good to go, very nice work. PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 02:27, 23 April 2025 (UTC)

Kitty Marion

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Kitty Marion

• ... that Kitty Marion (pictured) was force-fed over 200 times during a hunger strike?

• Source: Woodworth, Christine (2012). "The Company She Kept: The Radical Activism of Actress Kitty Marion from Piccadilly Circus to Times Square". Alabama Review. 65 (3). Alabama Historical Association: 80–92. ISSN 2166-9961. Retrieved February 18, 2025.

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

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Henry Quincy Alexander

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).

• 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)

• @Noleander and Juxlos: For a biography, we really should go with an image of the person, so how about:
  • ALT1: ... that Kitty Marion (pictured) was force-fed over 200 times during a hunger strike?

RoySmith (talk) 23:28, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

@RoySmith: Agree the headshot photo is better. I changed it above. If I'm not permitted to do that, or if the size needs to be adjusted, go ahead. Noleander (talk) 00:10, 14 May 2025 (UTC)

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?

• Source: The Art Of Wing Leadership And Aircrew Morale In Combat

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Erotic Probiotic 2

Created by Toadboy123 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 52 past nominations.

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

• Will review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 13:14, 21 April 2025 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

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)

• • @User:BeanieFan11 I have completed the QPQ. Regarding the source closely phrased from On July 13, 1944, it is based on his Distinguished Service Cross citation which is in public domain as award citations are made by United States military personnel are considered public domain works. I have added the PD label for the source to reflect it accordingly. - Toadboy123 (talk) 14:25, 21 April 2025 (UTC)
    • OK, BeanieFan11 (talk) 14:28, 21 April 2025 (UTC)

Steve's Lava Chicken

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• ... that "Steve's Lava Chicken" recently became the shortest song to enter the UK Top 40?
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/List of Gwinnett Stripers Opening Day starting pitchers
  • Comment: Driveby nom; was planning on writing this after I'd finished with Dying for Sex, but NegativeMP1 beat me to it. Might see if Spider Pig (song)'s notable and run this as a double nom.

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

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

• Will review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 14:02, 21 April 2025 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

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

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Miles Turpin

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• ... that NFL player Miles Turpin wrestled alligators when young, calling it "a lot of fun"?

• Source: Orlando Sentinel (p2)

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Tom Farris
• Comment: To do QPQ within 24 hours.

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).

• 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)

Battle of Shangi

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• ... that the Battle of Shangi ended when the Congo Free State commander personally shot the leader of the opposing Rwandan army?

• 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."

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Haridas Mitra

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

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

• New cool article, long enough, very presentable; hook interesting and AGF verified; QPQ done; no other issues -- good to go. Dahn (talk) 17:06, 30 April 2025 (UTC)

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?

• Source: jail, NFL

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Rhino Boy Chris
• Comment: To do QPQ within 24 hours.

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).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

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)

• @TheDoctorWho: Added QPQ. Fine with ALT1 as well. BeanieFan11 (talk) 22:09, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
  • Approving, nice work! TheDoctorWho (talk) 22:11, 28 April 2025 (UTC)

Mount!

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• ... that guests as the launch of the bonkbuster Mount! were given polo mints to feed to a white stallion? Source: "The party was also attended by a rescued white stallion, who dined on Polo mints offered by guests." https://web.archive.org/web/20241106051645/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/09/08/jilly-coopers-real-life-rupert-campbell-blacks-assemble-to-toast/
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Bechbretha
  • Comment: The QPQ is a multi-article nomination, and the article specific to this QPQ is Cethairṡlicht Athgabálae

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

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

• 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)

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?

• Source: https://www.1011now.com/2022/01/10/winning-city-lincoln-flag-design-announced/

“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.”

• • ALT1: ... that the flag of Lincoln, Nebraska (pictured) uses line imagery to represent both the state capitol building and the center of town? Source: https://www.lincoln.ne.gov/City/Mayor/City-Communications/City-Flag
  • Reviewed:

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).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ:
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)

• Do we have proof that the flag image is in the public domain? This would be a great top-billed hook, I'd think, but right now the upload license is disputed and is set for deletion. ~Darth Stabro^{Talk • Contribs} 04:16, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

• Per discussion on User_talk:Hurstbergn, this has been resolved. ~Darth Stabro^{Talk • Contribs} 21:59, 29 April 2025 (UTC)

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?

• Source: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/324983106

"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)."

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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).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: None required.

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

Any Austin

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• ... that Any Austin studied the hydrology and power grids in video games?

• Source: https://www.polygon.com/q-and-a/538684/any-austin-unremarkable-odd-youtube-interview

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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).

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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)

• 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)
  • 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)

Tarmidi Suhardjo

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• ... that Tarmidi Suhardjo was fired from his party's leadership roles because he ran for governor? Source: [11]
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Kitty Marion
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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).

• Article is new and long enough, well sourced, BLP-compliant and interesting. Earwig found no copyvio. Hook is short and interesting. Munfarid1 (talk) 11:52, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on April 23

Hester Leggatt

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• ... that MI5 secretary Hester Leggatt wrote convincing fake love letters for the WWII deception mission Operation Mincemeat, despite never marrying herself?

• 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."
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Created by Engrigg22 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

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

• 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)

Chill Guy

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A wood carving of the Chill Guy meme

• ... that an unapproved cryptocurrency of the meme Chill Guy reached a half-billion dollar market cap, was promoted by the President of El Salvador, and caused the meme's original creator to be doxxed? (Source)
  • ALT1: ... that a drawing of a dog caused an unaffiliated song to debut on the TikTok Billboard Top 50, was promoted by the President of El Salvador, and had it's original creator doxxed? (song source, other two claims source (same as above))
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/1990 United States Senate election in Tennessee

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).

• 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)
  • 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)
    • @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)
    • 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)
    • 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)

Homo rodans

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Homo rodans

• ... that Remedios Varo's only sculpture, Homo rodans, is accompanied by a satirical anthropological manuscript? Source: Balikci, Laura (2023). "Homo Rodans". In Caitlin Haskell; Tere Arcq (eds.). Remedios Varo: Science Fictions. Art Institute of Chicago. pp. 108–113. ISBN 9780300273212. (offline - i have a physical copy)
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Gust Zarnas
  • Comment: open to other hook suggestions

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).

• 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)

Hwanhaejangseong

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• ... that the Hwanhaejangseong coastal wall covering much of the coast of Jeju Island was rebuilt in 1845 following the appearance of a single British ship offshore? Source: "이상한 모양의 배라는 뜻인 이양선(異樣船)의 출현은 조선 후기에 환해장성을 확대ㆍ복구하는 결정적인 계기가 됐다...1845년(현종 11), 영국 군함 사마랑(Samarang)호는 우도에 도착, 이 섬을 기지로 삼아 40일 동안 제주에 머물렀다."
  • ALT1: ... that the Hwanhaejangseong coastal wall covering much of the coast of Jeju Island was mostly destroyed during the construction of a coastal road? Source: "돌 하나하나에 제주의 역사가 스며있던 방어유적은 대부분 사라졌다. 1970년대 일주도로 181㎞ 전 구간 포장과 맞물려 환해장성은 도로 기반용 잡석으로 깔렸다."
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Priamurye Governorate-General
  • Comment: I was debating nominating this alongside Template:Did you know nominations/Historic Site of Anti-Mongolian Struggle, however I couldn't come up with a clear hook that felt as interesting to readers that covered both articles. However, it seems worth mentioning in case a reviewer feels it would be better.

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

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

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Epicgenius (talk) 20:34, 25 April 2025 (UTC)

Tackle!

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• ... that Gareth Southgate gave Jilly Cooper a signed football shirt to congratulate her on the publication of the bonkbuster Tackle!? Source: " she does note that “many years later”, Southgate was kind enough to send her a signed England shirt, together with a note congratulating her on having finally finished writing her book." https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/nov/12/tackle-jilly-cooper-review-football
  • ALT1: ... that Jilly Cooper invented a fictional product called Glittoris in her 2023 novel Tackle! which was type of sweet-tasting paint to be applied to a clitoris? Source: " But those sections are as sweetly raunchy as ever, and kudos for her invention of the concept of Glittoris, “a sweet-tasting silver liquid which a girl painted over her clitoris to enable her suitor to locate it”. https://inews.co.uk/culture/tackle-by-jilly-cooper-review-author-ignoring-metoo-2736590
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Bechbretha
  • Comment: Bechbretha was a multi-article nomination, and the individual QPQ for this is for the article Berrad Airechta

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

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

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

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• Other problems: - 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)

John C. Raaen Jr.

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• ... that John C. Raaen, Jr., who earned a Silver Star for his heroic actions during the World War II D-Day landings, later received a master's degree in nuclear physics from Johns Hopkins University?

• 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

• ALT1: ... that John C. Raaen Jr., recipient of a Silver Star for heroic actions in World War II, was awarded four Legion of Merit medals for his "exceptionally meritorious conduct" during the Vietnam War? Source: "Raaen...landing on Omaha Beach on D-Day, 6 June 1944, where he earned a Silver Star.."Army Ordnance Hall of Fame; and, see Hall of Valor - Legion of Merit (4)
• ALT2: ... that at age 103, retired Major General John C. Raaen Jr. is believed to be the last surviving officer from the D-Day landings in Normandy? Source: "OMAHA BEACH: Last Living 1st Wave D-Day Officer on Storming Normandy John C. Raaen....'I was born at Fort Benning, Columbus on April 22, 1922.' " American Veterans Center
• ALT2b: ... that at age 103, retired Major General John C. Raaen Jr. is believed to be the last surviving US Army Ranger officer from the first D-Day assault wave on Omaha Beach? Source: "OMAHA BEACH: Last Living 1st Wave D-Day Officer on Storming Normandy John C. Raaen....'I was born at Fort Benning, Columbus on April 22, 1922.' " American Veterans Center
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Drymaeus poecilus
• Comment: MajGen Raaen had his 103rd birthday on April 22, 2025. He is living in Florida and continues to give interviews about his D-Day experience. Article created on July 24, 2024 by User:82298NATE. Expanded > 5x on April 22, 2025 (April 23, 2025 on Wikipedia clock).

5x expanded by ERcheck (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

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

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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)

• @Hawkeye7: I edited ALT2 --> ALT2b (see above) to address your comment. — ERcheck (talk) 04:00, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

• That should do it. ALT2b preferred hook. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 04:13, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

  Should we hold for 6 June? Hawkeye7 (discuss) 20:26, 28 April 2025 (UTC)

• 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)

Taraxacum mongolicum

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Taraxacum mongolicum flower in bloom

• ... that the flower Taraxacum mongolicum (pictured) has shown potential anti-cancer effects?

• Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33716082/

• ALT1: ... that Taraxacum mongolicum (pictured) was first mentioned in writing in the Xinxiu bencao as a medicinal plant in 659 AD? Source: https://www.imjournal.com/resources/web_pdfs/0409_yarnell.pdf
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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).

• 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)

Articles created/expanded on April 24

Elizabeth Ellis Hoyt

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• ... that economist Elizabeth Ellis Hoyt has a library in Paradise View, South Africa, named after her in recognition of her work in Africa?

• Source: https://www.newspapers.com/image/325241647/?match=1&terms=%22elizabeth%20hoyt%22%20economist She received a Fulbright award in 1950-51 to study Africa and out of that association grew a correspondance between Miss Hoyt and eventually more than 150 African libraries. A library in Paradise View, just north of Pretoria, South Africa, was named for her in 1970.

• ALT1: ... that Elizabeth Ellis Hoyt is considered to have created the Consumer Price Index which is used to gauge the cost of living? Source: https://historicexhibits.lib.iastate.edu/20thWomen/Listpages/hoyt1.html Elizabeth Ellis Hoyt (1893-1980) was a Professor of Economics (1915-1970) at Iowa State. She is best known for her association with early efforts that led to the creation of the Consumer Price Index, which is now used to gauge inflation and the cost of living.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Paddy Higson

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

CaptainAngus (talk) 22:18, 26 April 2025 (UTC).

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

Overall: The Works section needs to be cited. CaptainAngus SL93 (talk) 01:30, 7 May 2025 (UTC)

@SL93: Citations added, thank you! CaptainAngus (talk) 00:44, 9 May 2025 (UTC)

Thanks. This is ready. SL93 (talk) 21:51, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

Auldbrass Plantation

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Old Brass plantation house

• ... that after Frank Lloyd Wright's design for Auldbrass Plantation was modified by his client's wife, Wright wrote, "All hope lost"? Source: Lee, Matt; Lee, Ted (November 30, 2003). "Auldbrass Wasn't Rebuilt In a Day". The New York Times.
  • ALT1: ... that a gun club once allegedly parked boats in the living room of a plantation house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright? Source: Sutro, Dirk (October 29, 1992). "Carving a Niche With Wright Name". Los Angeles Times. pp. E1, E8.
  • ALT2: ... that while restoring Auldbrass Plantation, the film producer Joel Silver bought two vehicles so he could examine their paint colors? Source: Lee, Matt; Lee, Ted (November 30, 2003). "Auldbrass Wasn't Rebuilt In a Day". The New York Times.
  • ALT3: ... that after local residents called Auldbrass Plantation "the crazy house", its owner banned people from visiting or taking photographs? Source: De Long, David Gilson (2003). Auldbrass: Frank Lloyd Wright's Southern Plantation. Rizzoli. p. 115
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Queen's Road, Brighton
  • Comment: More hooks to come. Thanks to Rusalkii for suggesting the ideas for ALT0 and ALT1.

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

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

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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)

Dimitar Agura

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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.")

• ALT1: ... that Ferdinand I of Bulgaria once described historian Dimitar Agura (pictured) as having "the eyes, gaze and head of a cat"? Source: Dobri Ganchev, Спомени за княжеско време, p. 79. Sofia: Fatherland Front, 1983
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Pope Donus II

5x expanded by Dahn (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 114 past nominations.

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

• Will review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 20:06, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: 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)

Luther H. Richmond

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• ... that fighter pilot Luther H. Richmond kept his P-51 Mustang shiny silver finish without camouflage, to tempt enemy fighters into aerial combat?

• Source: To Command the Sky: The Battle for Air Superiority Over Germany, 1942-1944 (cited as McFarland & Newton 2006, pp. 165)

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Flag of Lincoln, Nebraska

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

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

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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)

El Apóstol

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• ... that El Apóstol is the first animated feature film?

• Source: Finkielman 2004, Rist 2014, Sisterton 2017, Bendazzi 2017, Hoggan 2021

• ALT1: ... that the first animated feature film is lost? Source: Rist 2014, Sisterton 2017, Bendazzi 2017
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Laurence Sterne's correspondence with Elizabeth Draper

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).

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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 [12]. 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)

• @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)

I Don't Wanna Live Forever

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• ... that Taylor Swift and Zayn Malik reportedly caused damage and set fire to a hotel room while filming the music video for "I Don't Wanna Live Forever"?

• Source: NME

• Reviewed: Sašo Bertoncelj

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).

• As the original reporting for the cited fact was done by The Sun (UK), which is a WP:DEPS source (cf. WP:THESUN), I'm marking this as "maybe". The base article seems fine, but the hook needs reworked to cite a reliable source. Maximilian775 (talk) 16:05, 24 April 2025 (UTC)
  • @Maximilian775: I'm proposing a few ALTs below. Lmk which one would be fine:
    • ALT1: ... that Taylor Swift and Zayn's "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" is the highest-charting Fifty Shades song on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart? (Source: Billboard)
    • ALT2: ... that Taylor Swift's surprise live performance of "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" at a March 2024 concert in Singapore was live streamed via her Instagram? (Source: Billboard)
    • ALT3: ... that Taylor Swift and Zayn's "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" was not nominated at the Academy Awards despite being pushed by Universal Pictures? (Sources: Billboard, Variety) Ippantekina (talk) 03:54, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
      • @Maximilian775: nudge, Ippantekina (talk) 02:47, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
        • New enough, long enough, well-cited and sourced, ALT1 seems interesting enough. Maximilian775 (talk) 03:24, 29 April 2025 (UTC)

Sašo Bertoncelj

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Bertoncelj at the 2015 European Games

• ... that Sašo Bertoncelj (pictured) competed on MasterChef Slovenia during his gymnastics career?

• Source: Svet24 (in Slovenian), International Gymnastics Federation

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Jim Coffeen

5x expanded by Riley1012 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 39 past nominations.

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

• Article is new enough, long enough, hook is interesting and cited by reliable sources. Good to go! Ippantekina (talk) 07:07, 25 April 2025 (UTC)

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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"?

• Source: Schultz, Rob (March 26, 1987). "Off the cow field and into the NFL". The Capital Times. p. 21, 26 – via Newspapers.com. / PFR (verifying he played in a game)

• ALT1: ... that before playing in the NFL, Greg Jensen was out of football for six years and was world cow dung throwing champion? Source: same as above
• ALT2: ... that Greg Jensen went from world cow dung throwing champion to playing in the NFL? Source: same as above
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Julian Yacoub Mourad
• Comment: To do QPQ within 24 hours. Definitely one of the most unusual NFL stories I've came across.

5x expanded by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 352 past nominations.

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

• 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)

Mickey Volcan

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• ... that Mickey Volcan shares the distinction of being the first active National Hockey League player to officiate an NHL game?

• Source: Volcan, Howatt made NHL history 30 years ago "Thirty years later, they still occasionally talk about being the only players in NHL history to serve as emergency on-ice officials in an NHL game."

• ALT1: ... that while a member of the Hartford Whalers, Mickey Volcan officiated one of their games? Source: Volcan, Howatt made NHL history 30 years ago
• ALT2: ... that defenceman Mickey Volcan played over 150 games in the National Hockey League despite being drafted 50th overall? Source: https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/77001/michael-volcan
• ALT3: ... that due to a snowstorm, Mickey Volcan and Garry Howatt became the first active players to officiate a National Hockey League game? Source: Volcan, Howatt made NHL history 30 years ago
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Wincest

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).

• Will review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 22:36, 25 April 2025 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

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

@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)

@Narutolovehinata5 and BeanieFan11: my apologies, I was unaware. I have completed my QPQ. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 02:54, 28 April 2025 (UTC)

BeanieFan11 (talk) 15:44, 28 April 2025 (UTC)

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).

• Starting review of this DYK nomination. Article passed GA on March 25, 2025. — ERcheck (talk) 17:10, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

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)

Goetsch–Winckler House

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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).

• 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)

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)

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)

Makoto Nishimoto

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Nishimoto in 2022

• ... that Makoto Nishimoto (pictured) tried to run in the 2020 Tokyo gubernatorial election as his nickname "Super Crazy-kun"?

• 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。]

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Night

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).

• General eligibility:
• New enough:
• Long enough:
• Other problems: - n

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: 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)

@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)

Good to go then. AlphaBetaGamma (Talk/report any mistakes here) 09:16, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

Miss Behave's Mavericks

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• ... that Miss Behave's Mavericks, a Las Vegas variety show, urges audience members to toss balled up one-dollar bills at performers?

• 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."

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Donato Ogliari

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

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

• 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)

Articles created/expanded on April 26

John Papadimitriou

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• ... that when John Papadimitriou was promoted to a senior role in the Greek Archaeological Service, newspapers both praised and criticised him for being a communist?

• Source: Petrakos, Vasileios (1997b). Ιωάννης Κ. Παπαδημητρίου [John K. Papadimitriou]. Έπαινος Ιωάννου Κ. Παπαδημητρίου [Praise of John K. Papadimitriou] (PDF). Library of the Archaeological Society of Athens (in Greek). Vol. 168. Archaeological Society of Athens. p. 37. ISBN 960-7036-70-0.

• ALT1: ... that junior archaeologists used to ask John Papadimitriou to walk over their sites for good luck? Source: Picard, Charles (1963). "J. Papadimitriou (1904–1963)". Revue Archéologique (in French). 2: 206. JSTOR 41753196.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Goetsch–Winckler House

Improved to Good Article status by UndercoverClassicist (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 32 past nominations.

UndercoverClassicist ^T·C 14:18, 26 April 2025 (UTC).

• I claim this and will review this article either today or on the weekend. WatkynBassett (talk) 17:58, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
• The article was promoted to GA on 26 April 2025 and nominated on the same day. It is thus eligible.
• The article is (very) well-sourced. I did two spot checks and they checked out.
• The article is written in a neutral and non-promotional tone.
• QPQ done.
• Concerning the hooks, I love the second one. It is interesting, sourced and funny. I approve ALT1. Thank you for creating free knowledge, I learned a lot from reading the article. WatkynBassett (talk) 18:42, 9 May 2025 (UTC)

The Well (Doctor Who)

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• ... that the script for "The Well" had to be partially rewritten after Rose Ayling-Ellis, a deaf actress, was cast in the Doctor Who episode?

• Source: Atkinson, Richard (27 March 2025). "Preview - The Well". Doctor Who Magazine. No. 615. Panini Magazines. pp. 20–21.

• ALT1: ... that "The Well" ended up being an unintentional sequel to "Midnight", another Doctor Who episode that aired 17 years prior? Source: Behind the Scenes of The Well's Shocking Twist | Doctor Who (Behind the scenes featurette). 26 April 2025. Event occurs at 0:58–2:15. Retrieved 26 April 2025 – via YouTube.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Dustin McDonald

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).

• 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:

• ALT1a: ... that "The Well" is a sequel to a 17-year-old Doctor Who episode? Source: Radio Times

QPQ is done. This is good to go! – Rhain ☔ (he/him) 22:25, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

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"?

• Source: Journal and Courier

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Gannon Golden Knights football, 1949–1950
• Comment: To do QPQ within a day or two.

5x expanded by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 351 past nominations.

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

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Peaceray (talk) 21:16, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

• @Peaceray: QPQ added. BeanieFan11 (talk) 00:05, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

Meitetsu Okoshi Line

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• ... that the Meitetsu Okoshi Line was closed because there were too many users?

• Source: Tokuda, Koichi (2001). 名鉄の廃線跡を歩く (in Japanese). JTB. p.80

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Makoto Nishimoto

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).

• Will review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 21:55, 27 April 2025 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting:

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)

@BeanieFan11: Done. AlphaBetaGamma (Talk/report any mistakes here) 06:34, 28 April 2025 (UTC)

BeanieFan11 (talk) 19:32, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

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.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Contradiction: Spot the Liar!

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).

• date, length, hook, close paraphrase check ok. QPQ done. --Soman (talk) 10:57, 30 April 2025 (UTC)

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Just Say Yes (Ted)

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Scott Grimes

• ... that while auditioning for the first episode of Ted, Scott Grimes (pictured) was told to "[think of] All in the Family"?

• Source: https://www.thewrap.com/ted-scott-grimes-all-in-the-family-peacock/

• Reviewed:

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

Crystal Drawers (talk) 23:42, 27 April 2025 (UTC).

• New enough and long enough. Nominator is QPQ-exempt. Hook fact is in article and reasonably interesting (needed adjustment in hook presentation as the quote includes brackets from source). Image is appropriately licensed for Main Page use. Good to go. Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 20:31, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

Brian Satterfield

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• ... that before playing in the NFL, Brian Satterfield worked for United Parcel Service?

• Source: [13] - he quit the Redskins before playing, then worked for UPS, then joined the Packers and played

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Early Winters Ski Resort
• Comment: To do QPQ within a day or two.

5x expanded by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 355 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 22:48, 4 May 2025 (UTC).

• New enough GA. QPQ present. I don't see any hook fact issues (this is an unusual path for a player) or textual issues. Good to go. Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 19:58, 7 May 2025 (UTC)
• Forgot to put this in. Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 19:33, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

HNLMS De Ruyter (1935)

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HNLMS De Ruyter

• ... that the Dutch light cruiser HNLMS De Ruyter (pictured) was designed by a clandistine front company supported by Nazi Germany?

• 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?

• Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/16/three-dutch-second-world-war-shipwrecks-vanish-java-sea-indonesia

• 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).

• 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)
  • 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)
    • Thank you for your explanation of "designed" and about the timeline. I don't think the first hook should be selected, because I think it needs further explanation to be clear. – Editør (talk) 10:35, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
      • @Editør: ALT3 it is? GGOTCC 10:52, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

        Y – Editør (talk) 11:31, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

Looking Glass Girl

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• ... that Cathy Cassidy wrote Looking Glass Girl to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland?

• Source: [14]

• ALT1: ... that Cathy Cassidy considered her novel Looking Glass Girl to be a "darker" story than her other books? Source: [15]
• ALT2: ... that author Cathy Cassidy launched her novel Looking Glass Girl at Coventry Central Library in order to highlight the threat of 17 libraries in the city potentially closing? Source: [16]
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Keanu Taylor
• Comment: I am happy to tweak any of the hooks or provide another one. Please let me know if you have any questions or need anything.

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

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

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

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

• @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)
  • @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)
    • You are quite welcome, and yes that was a typo. ALT0 and ALT2 are both good to go, Rjjⁱⁱⁱ (talk) 02:42, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

Aquilegia paui

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• ... that the conservation of a goat might endanger the survival of Aquilegia paui?

• Source: Martinell, M. Carmen; López-Pujol, Jordi; Blanché, Cèsar; Molero, Julián; Sàez, Llorenç (2011). "Conservation assessment of Aquilegia paui (Ranunculaceae): a case study of an extremely narrow endemic". Oryx. 45 (2): 187–190. doi:10.1017/S0030605310001754 – via Cambridge University Press.

• ALT1: ... that a mistake led to Aquilegia paui not being considered a species? Source: ibid
• ALT2: ... that all Aquilegia paui plants are found within a few kilometers of each other? Source: ibid
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Amtrak Susquehanna River Bridge

Created by Pbritti (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 76 past nominations.

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

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

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)

@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)

Kirkby train crash

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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" [17]

• 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).

• General eligibility:
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Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
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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)

• @FozzieHey and Lullabying: wondering if this hook might run afoul of WP:DYKBLP. ~Darth Stabro^{Talk • Contribs} 02:12, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

  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)

  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)

  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)

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.

• ALT1: ... that athlete Yvette Greer-Albrecht was inducted into a hall of fame in 1995 and 2005? Source: Hersom, Terry (April 25, 2005). "Three inductees to enter GSAA Hall of Fame". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Tina Packer

Created by SL93 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 435 past nominations.

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

• : 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)

• 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)

• SL93 Appears that I read the wrong reference. I'll go ahead and mention that this is a go. I'll put this in good faith as I don't have access to the book. Ominae (talk) 07:09, 28 April 2025 (UTC)

Amtrak Susquehanna River Bridge

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• ... that opening the swing span of the Amtrak Susquehanna River Bridge requires more than 30 workers?

• Source: Environmental Assessment page 1-3

• ALT1: ... that the first version of the Amtrak Susquehanna River Bridge was heavily damaged by a tornado during construction? Source: History of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company pagea 310-311
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Ivan Petrovtsii

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).

• 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)

High and Low (1963 film)

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• ... that after the release of High and Low, director Akira Kurosawa told Donald Richie that he made the film because his friend's son was kidnapped?

• 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.
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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).

• I'll review this. Thriley (talk) 16:20, 27 April 2025 (UTC)

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)

@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)

I think that is possible. I'll make a request. Thriley (talk) 13:43, 8 May 2025 (UTC)

saw the request and response earlier, regardless, thank you for asking!--Plifal (talk) 09:44, 9 May 2025 (UTC)

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Regulations on children's television programming in the United States

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• ... that to comply with new FCC regulations, some American television stations claimed that Donahue, Hard Copy, and Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town were children's educational programs?

• Source: Hayes, Diane (March 1994). "The Children's Hour Revisited: The Children's Television Act of 1990". Federal Communications Law Journal. 46 (2): 293–328.

• ALT1: ... that The Weird Al Show unwillingly complied with American mandates for children's educational television programming so it could be picked up by CBS? Source: https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/features/the-weird-al-show-the-complete-oral-history-w501326
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Soliloquy
• Comment: I found the progression from tabloid talk shows to Rankin/Bass specials to be quite the hook.

Improved to Good Article status by ViperSnake151 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 80 past nominations.

ViperSnake151  Talk  04:13, 2 May 2025 (UTC).

• New enough GA. QPQ present. This is one I opted not to review at GA due to its size, but it's very close to my field (as you know). Hook facts check out and are reasonably interesting. ALT1 may be better for a global audience than ALT0. Good to go. Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 20:08, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
  • ALT2: ...that to comply with new broadcasting regulations, some American television stations claimed that tabloid shows and a Christmas special were educational programs for children?

Came up with another option. ViperSnake151  Talk  23:48, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

Natural Dis-tinction Un-natural Selection

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Minidresses from the collection with digitally-engineered prints

• ... that Alexander McQueen pioneered the use of digitally-engineered prints (examples pictured) in fashion with his collection Natural Dis-tinction Un-natural Selection (Spring/Summer 2009)? Source: Alexander McQueen: The Life and the Legacy p 253; Vogue on McQueen p 138; Lee Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse p 89
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Buster Maddox
  • Comment: Can provide alternate hooks and/or copies of refs on request

Moved to mainspace by Premeditated Chaos (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 62 past nominations.

♠PMC♠ (talk) 02:06, 29 April 2025 (UTC).

• I'll review this. Thriley (talk) 18:09, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
  • Hi Thriley, just a small nudge. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 08:51, 12 May 2025 (UTC)

Article created 28 April. No issues of copyvio or plagiarism. All sources appear reliable. Hook is interesting and sourced. QPQ is done. Looks ready to go. Thriley (talk) 17:13, 12 May 2025 (UTC)

Jeremy Crawshaw

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• ... that football player Jeremy Crawshaw was the only punter selected in the 2025 NFL draft?

• Source: USA Today

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/KUAT-TV
• Comment: To do QPQ within a day or two. It seems that I'm two days late, given that the article was partly expanded by another user before I did the full expansion. Requesting an extension per WP:DYKG: The seven-day limit can be extended for a day or two upon request.

5x expanded by BeanieFan11 (talk) and 62.57.120.243 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 360 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 21:55, 7 May 2025 (UTC).

•  Comment: — Accepting BeanieFan11 (talk)'s request for 2 day extension on newness. I'll do this DYK review. — ERcheck (talk) 15:52, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
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QPQ: Done.

Overall: Good to go. COMMENTS: Newness: Nominator requested a 2-day extension. Nomination for the expanded article within the extended time window. Hook Interest: While the hook is short, it is interesting - I was surprised he was the only punter drafted. — ERcheck (talk) 20:46, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

North Korean destroyer Choe Hyon

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• ... that the Korean Central News Agency claimed that the North Korean destroyer Choe Hyon was built at Nampo Shipyard for 400 days without any foreign assistance?

• Source: Noting that the sources on the article include the official KCNA article:

https://kcnawatch.org/newstream/1745631257-49158588/special-event-marking-significant-breakthrough-in-modernization-of-navy-in-new-era-ceremony-of-launching-destroyer-of-kpa-navy-takes-place-with-splendor/

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/north-korean-leader-kim-attends-ceremony-new-multipurpose-destroyer-kcna-reports-2025-04-26/

• • ALT1: ... that the North Korean destroyer Choe Hyon is meant to show unity in North Korea despite economic hardship? Source: https://www.donga.com/en/article/all/20250428/5573983/1
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Yvette Greer-Albrecht
  • Comment: Someone did the initial writeup, but I'm planning to expand this as much as I can up to 5x. But be warned that this may be exhausted soon enough since the destroyer was recently launched in the DPRK, so information is going to trickle in slowly. I'll otherwise continue to expand on the article.

Also am open to other references.

5x expanded by Ominae (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 17 past nominations.

Ominae (talk) 06:06, 28 April 2025 (UTC).

• Date, size, refs, neutrality, QPQ, copyvio spotcheck, ok. The hooks, however, are problematic. The first one is a pretty random trivia-like claim that does not sound very interesting (yes, it is my subjective view). The second one would be more interesting, if put in context (what's the average time for contstructing such ship these days?) and, crucially, if it was sourced to a RS, rather than a NK party official. I'd suggest making a simpler hook about how the "ship's construction is the largest vessel ever constructed in North Korea". Further, the lead of the article does not follow WP:LEAD - it contains a claim (by Lim Eul-chul) that does not seem to be present elsewhere in the article. Why is Lim Eul-chul and its institution not hyperlinked (see also WP:RED)? --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 11:50, 8 May 2025 (UTC)
  • @Piotrus: I can suggest another hook instead:
    • ALT2: ... that the North Korean destroyer Choe Hyon is the largest ship constructed for the Korean People's Navy?

For the WP:LEAD, I can double check and see where else I can put more info to back up Lim's assessment on the destroyer. As for Lim, I'm sure he has no article here in the wiki. Ominae (talk) 14:15, 8 May 2025 (UTC)

• • • • The hook is fine now. For the lead, Lim's claim should be moved to the body; instead, the lead should summarize key facts. I am getting good results having AI like ChatGPT summarize article for Wikipedia's lead - try it (of course, double check it, please). As for links, it is worth to check Korean Wikipedia and if it has articles, link them via {{ill}}. Anyway, these are minor concern, more for GA than DYK, so passing. Thanks for the article! --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 03:36, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
        • @Piotrus:: No prob. I did move Lim's assessment to the body. I'll go move the rest there. Ominae (talk) 05:08, 9 May 2025 (UTC)

Riverine rabbit

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Bunolagus monticularis

• ... that the riverine rabbit (example pictured) was once sought out by the curator of the Kaffrarian Museum for one pound sterling each, giving it the name pondhaas or "pound hare"?

• 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'.

• ALT1: ... that the riverine rabbit (example pictured) was thought to be extinct for over 30 years? Source: Ferguson, J.W.H. (July 1994). "The riverine rabbit saga". South African Journal of Science. 90. The riverine rabbit rates as one of the most conspicuous examples of rare and endangered wildlife in southern Africa. For more than 30 years in this century it was thought to be extinct.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Jason Kwan

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).

• Will review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 21:32, 7 May 2025 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

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

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?

• Source: Schlothauer, Andreas (2015). "Die Kamerun-Sammlungen von Gustav Conrau im ethnologischen Museum Berlin" (PDF). Kunst & Kontext (in German). 9. Vereinigung der Freunde Afrikanischer Kunst e.V.: 20–31. Retrieved 2025-04-30.

• ALT1: ... that German explorer Gustav Conrau acquired the African sculpture known as the "Bangwa Queen"? Source: https://www.academia.edu/104275146/THE_BANGWA_QUEEN_A_Journey_into_Art_History
• ALT2: ... that German explorer Gustav Conrau acquired masterpieces of traditional African art? Source: https://www.academia.edu/104275146/THE_BANGWA_QUEEN_A_Journey_into_Art_History p.5
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/1955 Pakistani Constituent Assembly election
• Comment: 19th-century German colonial trader and collector of African sculptures

Created by Munfarid1 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 31 past nominations.

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

• I will review this article in the coming days! WatkynBassett (talk) 08:24, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
• 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)

@WatkynBassett: Thanks for your help and positive feedback.Munfarid1 (talk) 07:38, 6 May 2025 (UTC)

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.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Formosa Chang

Created by Tbhotch (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 54 past nominations.

(CC) Tbhotch^™ 17:37, 29 April 2025 (UTC).

• What an embarrassing incident. New enough and long enough. Hook fact checks out. Not seeing any other issues. Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 23:06, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

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?

• Source: https://www.lavanguardia.com/mascotas/20240125/9505950/pompeya-llora-muerte-argo-ultimo-perro-vagabundo-pmv.html

• The guardian phrasing is in a few sources including: https://jhm-blogs.fr/pont-happy-argo-le-dernier-chien-gardien-de-pompei-qui-accompagnait-les-guides-et-les-touristes-est-decede/

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Driocephalus

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).

• Comments by Tbhotch

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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)

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)

Good to go. (CC) Tbhotch^™ 03:42, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

The Path (The Last of Us)

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The Last of Us production

• ... that characters' scars in an episode of The Last of Us were made of a paste-based appliance and a food mixer?

• Source: Variety

• ALT1: ... that a body double in an episode of The Last of Us was dressed in full makeup, despite not appearing on screen? Source: Los Angeles Times
• ALT2: ... that a house interior was built specifically for one episode of The Last of Us? Source: Max
• ALT3: ... that filming for an episode of The Last of Us featured a convoy of military vehicles in Downtown Vancouver (featured)? Source: Daily Hive & Vancouver is Awesome
• ALT4: ... that a reviewer called a scene "one of the most cinematic and visually striking moments that The Last of Us has ever achieved"? Source: TheWrap
• Reviewed: "Lux" (Doctor Who)
• Comment: File with ALT3 only; not sure if videos are permitted.

Converted from a redirect by Rhain (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 92 past nominations.

– Rhain ☔ (he/him) 23:53, 28 April 2025 (UTC).

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Overall: Earwig turns up 57% copyvio from this; could you just go back and check to make sure there isn't any/the possibility this is some kind of error? Here is the Earwig link. I think the imdb may be copying from Wikipedia, but just want clarity. As for the hooks, I think ALT1 is uninteresting, ALT2 is not really considering that many movies/shows build sets that are only used once, ALT4 would need attribution to the reviewer. I do like ALT0 and my favourite is ALT3. It would catch my attention on the front page (though I do get that, again, I suppose filming in mundane locations like Vancouver is pretty common). All cited. @Rhain: just provide clarity on the copyvio problem & which hook you prefer jolielover♥talk 19:18, 30 April 2025 (UTC)

Thanks for the review, Jolielover! IMDb is definitely copying from Wikipedia there; for instance, I wrote that sentence about additional photography back in September, whereas IMDb trivia is only written after an episode airs. (Looks like they've borrowed our information about other episodes as well, which I hadn't noticed before.) ALT0 and ALT3 are probably my favourites too. – Rhain ☔ (he/him) 21:00, 30 April 2025 (UTC)

• • Thanks for the clarification! Passing this then; ALT0 and ALT3 are both verified with inline sources, up to the discretion of the mover. jolielover♥talk 04:19, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

Haridas Mitra

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• ... that the Indian National Army intelligence organiser Haridas Mitra had his death sentence commuted after the intervention of Mahatma Gandhi?

• Source: Who's who 1972: General Election, March 1972. West Bengal Legislative Assembly Secretariat, 1974. pp. 50-51, Gopal Gandhi. A Frank Friendship: Gandhi and Bengal : a Descriptive Chronology. Seagull Books, 2007. p. 1953

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Emperor Yingzong of Ming

Moved to mainspace by Soman (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 433 past nominations.

Soman (talk) 11:36, 28 April 2025 (UTC).

• New article, long enough, no copyvio, neutral. The hook is sourced and interesting. QPQ is done. I made some fixes to the article, otherwise this is good to go. As I cannot access the hook's source, I accept in good faith. Applodion (talk) 21:50, 29 April 2025 (UTC)

Rhino Boy Chris

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Rhino Boy Chris in his rhinoceros costume after a marathon in 2022

• ... that Rhino Boy Chris has run 113 marathons wearing a rhinoceros costume to raise awareness for rhino conservation?

• Source: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/tigst-assefa-london-adele-roberts-peres-jepchirchir-merseyside-b1224584.html

• Reviewed:

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

Nayyn (talk) 12:20, 28 April 2025 (UTC).

• Will review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 22:05, 28 April 2025 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
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QPQ: None required.

Overall: Looks mostly good. The only issue I see, @Nayyn:, is that the article says both that Green has run more than 150 marathons in a rhinoceros suit to raise awareness for conservation initiatives. and As of the 2025 London Marathon, Green has run 113 marathons in the same 10kg rhino suit. – is it 113 or over 150? BeanieFan11 (talk) 22:08, 28 April 2025 (UTC)

• Thanks BeanieFan11 for reviewing. The world record refers to 113 marathons in this specific three dimensional suit. But he's done more than 150 in total for conservation purposes. Not all the marathons hes done were apparently counted for the record. I updated the lede so it was more clear with the text. Hope that makes sense. Thanks for reviewing! Nayyn (talk) 07:58, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
  • BeanieFan11 (talk) 14:16, 29 April 2025 (UTC)

Pope Donus II

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Fanciful illustration of Donus II from 1675

• ... that despite being praised for his honorable conduct by later historians, Pope Donus II (pictured) never existed?

• Source: "DONUS II. A man "never charged with any injustice or dishonourable action." from https://archive.org/details/bishopsoflindisf00mileiala/page/298/mode/2up?q=%22Donus+II%22

"Attention must now be called to the fact that no Pope of the name of Domnus (or Donus II.) had any existence at this time,"

from https://archive.org/details/popesearlymid04mannuoft/page/312/mode/2up?q=%22Donus+II%22

• • ALT1: ... that Pope Donus II (pictured) never existed? Source: "Attention must now be called to the fact that no Pope of the name of Domnus (or Donus II.) had any existence at this time," from https://archive.org/details/popesearlymid04mannuoft/page/312/mode/2up?q=%22Donus+II%22
  • ALT2: ... that papal historians accidently created Pope Donus II (pictured)? Source: Full context on page 313 https://archive.org/details/popesearlymid04mannuoft/page/312/mode/2up?q=%22Donus+II%22
  • Reviewed:

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

GGOTCC 01:24, 29 April 2025 (UTC).

• Newly expanded to slightly over 5X the stub, no copyright/close paraphrasing issues; well-sourced, neutrally voiced, presentable; very interesting even as a footnote, with hooks cited to good scholarly sources; image is public domain (the license should be completed with a PD art one, since the original image is from the Renaissance), but not exactly high quality (also consider uploading this alternative). No QPQ required from nominator. This article is a nice break from all the trite promotional articles about vapid and terminally online celebrities. Dahn (talk) 05:50, 29 April 2025 (UTC)

How does the new image look? Thanks!

Perfect! Dahn (talk) 12:14, 29 April 2025 (UTC)

Driocephalus

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• ... that Driocephalus cerebrinoxius is the only species of parasitic copepod known to penetrate the brain of its host?

• Source: Diebakate, Cheikhna; Raibaut, André; Kabata, Zbigniew (1997). "Thamnocephalus cerebrinoxius n. g., n. sp. (Copepoda: Sphyriidae), a parasite in the nasal capsules of Leptocharias smithii (Müller & Henle, 1839) (Pisces: Leptochariidae) off the coast of Senegal". Systematic Parasitology. 38 (3): 231–235. doi.org/10.1023/A:1005840205269.

• ALT1: ... that the parasitic copepod Driocephalus cerebrinoxius burrows into the brains of sharks through their noses? Source: Diebakate, Cheikhna; Raibaut, André; Kabata, Zbigniew (1997). "Thamnocephalus cerebrinoxius n. g., n. sp. (Copepoda: Sphyriidae), a parasite in the nasal capsules of Leptocharias smithii (Müller & Henle, 1839) (Pisces: Leptochariidae) off the coast of Senegal". Systematic Parasitology. 38 (3): 231–235. doi.org/10.1023/A:1005840205269.
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• Comment: Open to other suggestions for hooks, I think this topic has a lot of potential. ALT1 is more exciting, but a bit simplistic...

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

Ethmostigmus 🌿 (talk | contribs) 10:03, 28 April 2025 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Technically it looks like the sources say "nervous system" but if they're entering through the nose, it sounds like brain is accurate. AGF on hoof references, and the other refs seem to say the same. Article long enough and new enough with no copyvio. Either hook works, I leave it to the promoter's discretion. BuySomeApples (talk) 03:08, 29 April 2025 (UTC)

• Cheers BuySomeApples, I forgot that paper is paywalled - the publicly available abstract states The most characteristic feature of this copepod is its holdfast of numerous, profusely branching dendrites that penetrate the olfactory lobe of the host’s brain. This type of host-parasite relationship is unique among all known parasitic copepods, but if the promoter wants to double check (which I would certainly encourage!), the full text is accessible on Springer Nature Link via WP:TWL and discusses this in a bit more detail. Ethmostigmus 🌿 (talk | contribs) 04:07, 29 April 2025 (UTC)

• • • Thanks @Ethmostigmus: this nom looks good then! BuySomeApples (talk) 06:48, 29 April 2025 (UTC)

Tom Farris

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• ... that American football player Tom Farris thought he was a jinx for every team he played for, so he asked his coach to be traded to an opposing team to make them lose?

• Source: [18]

• Reviewed:

Improved to Good Article status by History6042 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

History6042😊 (Contact me) 00:17, 29 April 2025 (UTC).

• Will review this. I was actually going to suggest making this a DYK hook. BeanieFan11 (talk) 01:57, 29 April 2025 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: Newly-promoted GA, article looks good. No QPQ required. Personally, I probably add context in the hook to note that he's a football player (e.g. ... that football player Tom Farris thought...), but I'll leave it to you to decide if you want to do that. Either way, approved. BeanieFan11 (talk) 02:09, 29 April 2025 (UTC)

How to Stay Married (book)

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• ... that reflecting on the 2011 re-issue of her 1969 book How to Stay Married author Jilly Cooper described it as "terribly politically incorrect"? Source: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/sep/10/jilly-cooper-interview-mount
  • ALT1: ... that 42 years after How to Stay Married author Jilly Cooper described it as "terribly politically incorrect"? Source: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/sep/10/jilly-cooper-interview-mount
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Bechbretha
  • Comment: Bechbretha was a multi-article nomination; the QPQ for this specific nomination is Berrad Airechta

Created by Lajmmoore (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 136 past nominations.

Lajmmoore (talk) 12:07, 28 April 2025 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Valorrr ^{(lets chat)} 00:45, 29 April 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on April 29

Mee siam mai hum

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• ... that Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong's phrase "mee siam mai hum" was described by writer Gwee Li Sui as "Singlish for being out of touch"?
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Curtis Burrow

Created by Kingoflettuce (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 184 past nominations.

KINGofLETTUCE 👑 🥬 12:26, 6 May 2025 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: ZKang123 (talk · contribs) 15:22, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

QPQ done. Newly created article. Earwig mainly flags the quote from the speech cited in the article. The source for this DYK checks out.--ZKang123 (talk · contribs) 15:22, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

Julian Yacoub Mourad

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• ... that Julian Yacoub Mourad, the Archbishop of Homs of the Syriac Catholic Church, escaped from ISIS after being held captive for over four months?

• Source: 1. d'Avillez, Felipe (January 17, 2023). "Syria: From prisoner to archbishop". Aid to the Church in Need. Retrieved April 28, 2025. 2. de Fombelle, Grégoire (February 7, 2020). "Father Jacques Mourad, priest held hostage by Islamic State, reflects on what he learned". World Council of Churches. Retrieved April 29, 2025.

• Reviewed:

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

Romanov loyalist (talk) 22:25, 29 April 2025 (UTC).

• Will review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:04, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: Looks good. Nice work. No QPQ required. Approving. BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:18, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

Anyós

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• ... that from 2021 to 2022, 40% of the property acquisitions in the Andorran town of Anyós were by people from the Netherlands?

• Source: * "L'habitatge a Escaldes arriba a preus màxims de 9.000 euros el m2". El Periòdic d'Andorra. Archived from the original on 29 April 2025.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Luther H. Richmond

5x expanded by Jon698 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 93 past nominations.

Jon698 (talk) 13:18, 1 May 2025 (UTC).

• Will review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 22:28, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article looks good. Just awaiting QPQ. BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:11, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

@BeanieFan11: QPQ added. Jon698 (talk) 17:51, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

BeanieFan11 (talk) 20:03, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

Petre Cișmigiu

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Cișmigiu in 1966

• ... that Romanian sports shooter Petre Cișmigiu (pictured) demanded the elimination of a pension gap between Olympic champions and non-Olympic ones, including himself?

• Source: Andrei Dicu, "Antrenorul emerit de tir, octogenarul Petre Cișmigiu, întreabă: 'De ce Legea sportului tratează, în mod discriminatoriu, campionii mondiali și olimpici?'", in Curierul Național, 16 January 2001, p. 10 -- the whole article is dwells on that topic, so perhaps translating its title would serve the purpose: Octogenarian coach-emeritus in shooting, Petre Cișmigiu, asks: "Why does the law on sports discriminate between world and Olympic champions?".

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Battle of Shangi
• Comment: Perhaps consider featuring this on Cișmigiu's birthday, 12 June.

5x expanded by Dahn (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 115 past nominations.

Dahn (talk) 17:14, 30 April 2025 (UTC).

• Will review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 21:15, 30 April 2025 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Beautiful expansion! Article looks good, hook is interesting, AGF on the offline source. Appears good to go. BeanieFan11 (talk) 21:39, 30 April 2025 (UTC)

• Surely we can do better than this hook? "Dude wants more money" is not exactly earth shattering news. (t · c) buidhe 22:14, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
  • I thought the notion that Olympic champions got more money than all other champions is at least somewhat interesting. On a broader level, it may also be interesting for readers to explore how athletes in former socialist states came to rely on state pensions during their twilight years. Dahn (talk) 05:54, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
  • Anyway, I have rephrased the hook to make this issue stand out more clearly. Dahn (talk) 05:59, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on April 30

Cosas Four

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• ... that the first defendants indicted for the crime of apartheid have not faced trial yet?
  • ALT1: ... that the killing of three anti-apartheid activists in 1982 is the first in the world to be indicted as a crime of apartheid, in 2025?
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Slave-owning slaves

Created by Buidhe (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 257 past nominations.

(t · c) buidhe 18:16, 30 April 2025 (UTC).

• Article was recently expanded from a redirect. It is long enough for DYK and generally in reasonable shape, though I think it might be worth doing some basic polishing-up before it hits the main page. In particular:

• Could it be given e.g. a clearer structure, a short description, perhaps an image/infobox if appropriate?
• There are places where more details would help:

• I found the coverage of the actual killing a little brief, particularly in terms of who was on what side and where the state was involved: were Christiaan Siebert Rorich and Thlomedi Ephraim Mfalapitsa agents of the Security Branch?
• Why was there a charge of kidnapping, if the activists went to the place of their deaths willingly (albeit under false pretences)?
• Had the Security Branch previously prepared the place to blow up?
• Why did the TRC decide that the crime wasn't political?

QPQ is done and there are no evident plagiarism or BLP concerns, though this article does come within the BLP policies. I think ALT0 is an excellent hook and look forward to seeing it on the front page, once these (admittedly subjective and firmly cr. 10) issues are addressed. UndercoverClassicist ^T·C 15:23, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

• UndercoverClassicist I expanded and reorganized the article to make its structure make more sense. None of the sources give more insight into the kidnapping charge and the details provided about the actual killing are limited. Also, there is no reason that I can find that the TRC granted amnesty to some of the involved SB members but not others. (t · c) buidhe 05:52, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
  • Approved -- I'm happy that we're over the line for DYK. I added a small detail found in one of the sources (that Musi died in 2021, as a result of his injuries). UndercoverClassicist ^T·C 07:08, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

Vlado Paradžik

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• ... that due to the Bosnian War, judoka Vlado Paradžik trained for the Olympics in a basement on mattresses?

• Source: USA Today

• ALT1: ... that due to food shortages, judoka Vlado Paradžik, in his attempt to "bulk up" for the Olympics, lost 11 pounds (5.0 kg)? Source: same
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Teuku Karimoeddin
• Comment: To do QPQ within a day or two.

5x expanded by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 359 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 21:52, 7 May 2025 (UTC).

• Can confirm an expansion of over 5 times in terms of readable prose, hook is interesting, verified, and cited, no copyvio in the article, article is long enough for DYK. I'm all for ALT1 on interesting-ness. Just waiting on your QPQ to approve this. Departure– (talk) 19:30, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
  • @Departure–: QPQ added. BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:37, 9 May 2025 (UTC)

• From there, no obvious issues with the hook or article, good to go on ALT1 or ALT0 (I prefer ALT1, though). Departure– (talk) 00:27, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

Early Winters Ski Resort

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Ski touring in the area where the resort was proposed

• ... that a lawsuit against the Early Winters Ski Resort (location pictured) reached the United States Supreme Court?

• Source: https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19991214/3001450/no-peace-in-the-valley
• https://books.google.com/books?id=d1iwW1yfHuoC&pg=PA338&dq=early+winters+ski+resort&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiHk_Ly9oCNAxUsOjQIHc-QGLcQ6AF6BAgEEAM#v=onepage&q=early%20winters%20ski%20resort&f=false

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Transgender health care misinformation 2

Created by Buidhe (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 258 past nominations.

(t · c) buidhe 02:11, 1 May 2025 (UTC).

• Will review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 17:24, 6 May 2025 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article appears okay. Hooks is interesting and QPQ done. Should be good to go. BeanieFan11 (talk) 18:03, 6 May 2025 (UTC)

Eileen Niedfield

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• ... that doctors stationed in India, like Eileen Niedfield MD of the Medical Mission Sisters, trained nurses for Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity, and sometimes they trained each other's teams?
  • ALT1: ... that [Medical Mission Sisters
  • Reviewed:
  • Comment: I'm not sure if I'm supposed to include links and formatting, so I did. Thank you!

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

Oh-Fortuna! (talk) 02:37, 1 May 2025 (UTC).

• Willing to review but there's no hook Oh-Fortuna! (t · c) buidhe 03:20, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

• @Buidhe:I think the hook stripped out because I added formatting, so just now I put it back without formatting, and cut it down to one hook. If you want formatting I can send a version with that. Oh-Fortuna! (talk) 16:30, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
  • There's a ton of great DYK material in the article, I'm quite sure we can do better than that. Something about being invited to Bhutan, belonging to a Catholic religious order while helping Muslim and Christian women, etc. (t · c) buidhe 04:33, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
  • Okay, how about this? ... that Eileen Niedfield MD, a Medical Mission Sister in India from 1955-1992, treated rural Muslim women who could not afford care and whose fathers or husbands would not let them consult male doctors? Oh-Fortuna! (talk) 19:01, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
    • Shorter is better when it comes to hookiness. I see this is your first DYK so if you don't mind let me propose an alt. Also, please remember to boldface and link the article in question.
  • ALT1b ... that Catholic sister Eileen Niedfield treated many Muslim women whose fathers or husbands would not let them consult male doctors? (t · c) buidhe 03:23, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
    • @Buidhe:This looks fine to me. I'd just suggest adding one word, and change one other:
      • ALT1c... that Catholic sister Eileen Niedfield MD treated Indian Muslim women whose fathers or husbands would not let them consult male doctors? Oh-Fortuna! (talk) 11:41, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
        • ALT1d... that Catholic sister Eileen Niedfield MD treated Muslim women in India whose fathers or husbands would not let them consult male doctors?

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: ALT1c approved (t · c) buidhe 04:49, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

Masanori Tanimoto

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• ... that Masanori Tanimoto was elected as Governor of Ishikawa Prefecture seven times?

• Source: Asahi

• ALT1: ... that Masanori Tanimoto which serve as Governor of Ishikawa Prefecture for seven terms was preceded by Yōichi Nakanishi which serve eight terms? Source: The Nikkei 1, The Nikkei 2.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/El Apóstol 2
• Comment: This is the article before I expand it (264 characters (48 words)). Due to the fact that nearly all news from RSs (The Nikkei, Asahi, Mainichi and some others) on Japan was dead link prior to around 2018 or so. The five terms was taken from his website and has no other information for it.

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

Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 08:42, 30 April 2025 (UTC).

• Yup 5x expansion according to DYK Check. Hook (ALT0) is interesting, matches source and matches article. QPQ done. Looks good to me. 📶Panamitsu (talk) 03:40, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

Crazy About One Direction

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• ... that a viral hoax claimed 42 people committed suicide after their homoerotic fan art was included in the film Crazy About One Direction?

• Source: Asquith, Daisy (14 July 2016). "Crazy About One Direction: Whose Shame Is It Anyway?" (PDF). In Bennett, Lucy; Booth, Paul (eds.). Seeing Fans: Representations of Fandom in Media and Popular Culture. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781501318450. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 January 2025.

• ALT1: ... that One Direction fans were not crazy about Crazy About One Direction? Source: * Asquith, Daisy (14 July 2016). "Crazy About One Direction: Whose Shame Is It Anyway?" (PDF). In Bennett, Lucy; Booth, Paul (eds.). Seeing Fans: Representations of Fandom in Media and Popular Culture. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781501318450. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 January 2025.

Julia, Jameson (19 December 2021). "'Story of My Life': Why One Direction fans are still participating". Southwestern Mass Communication Journal. 37 (1): 1–19. doi:10.58997/smc.v37i1.97.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/The Path (The Last of Us)
• Comment: ALT1 meaning: directioners (fans of one direction) did not like the film. could be a last hook.

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

jolielover♥talk 19:29, 30 April 2025 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing: - ?
• Neutral:
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: The article is new enough, long enough and no copyvio. Both hooks are cited and imo interesting. Leaning towards ALT0 because it might be easier to understand. The synopsis is uncited which is allowed per MOS:FILM, so no issues there. Everything else seems well sourced except for a few minor problems that I'll list below. BuySomeApples (talk) 07:02, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

• @Jolielover: Under reception, it says "The film faced backlash for addressing Larries," can you clarify that this was backlash from fans?
• In the line about Payne "claiming he "couldn't give a fuck" about Channel 4", per the source it seems like he was talking about the documentary not the channel. Once these are fixed I'll take another look. BuySomeApples (talk) 07:02, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

@BuySomeApples: Added clarity on who the backlash was from (it was from fans), and changed 'Channel 4' to 'the programme', I misinterpreted it and thought he said that about the channel. jolielover♥talk 08:31, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

Thanks @Jolielover: this nom looks ready! BuySomeApples (talk) 02:39, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

Església de Sant Serni de Canillo

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• ... that Església de Sant Serni de Canillo has the tallest bell tower in Andorra?

• Source: "Sant Serni de Canillo". Museus. Archived from the original on 30 April 2025.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
• Comment: Information in the source below is hidden behind clickable tabs named "Admire the interior" and "Look at the outside."

5x expanded by Jon698 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 94 past nominations.

Jon698 (talk) 13:23, 1 May 2025 (UTC).

• Hi Jon698, review follows: article more than 5x expanded from 30 April; I'm not an expert on Andorran or Catalan websites but the sources used look to be reliable; hook fact is interesting enough and checks out to source cited; sources are all in languages I can't read so AGF that there is no copyright violation from them, Earwig flags up nothing of concern; a QPQ has been carried out. Looks fine to me - Dumelow (talk) 06:14, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

You're Lost Little Girl

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• ... that the Doors' lead singer Jim Morrison received a blow job while recording a take of the song "You're Lost Little Girl"?

• Source: "When the producer then suggested getting a hooker in to give Morrison a blow job, while he did the vocal, things did not go so well though. 'We went with a later take', Densmore concludes diplomatically" - Wall; "According to the legend, Morrison's 'cosmic mate', Pamela Courson, gave him a blow job while he overdubbed the vocals for 'You're Lost Little Girl'". - Weidman

• ALT1: ... that the Doors' lead singer Jim Morrison received fellatio while recording a take of the song "You're Lost Little Girl"? Source: Same as above
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Miles Turpin
• Comment: The ALT is the same as the base if we think the terminology is more encyclopedic.

Created by Rlendog (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 103 past nominations.

Rlendog (talk) 00:24, 2 May 2025 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article is new enough, long enough, no apparent copyvio. The hook is kind of racy but doesn't break guidelines and it's well sourced. This nom looks good to go. BuySomeApples (talk) 04:02, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

On the other hand, @Rlendog: are there any althooks we can add just in case someone feels these hooks fail WP:GRATUITOUS? The guitarist might work. BuySomeApples (talk) 04:12, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

I think the ALT hook would address any issue with the original hook, but if there is an objection that can be discussed. Rlendog (talk) 13:28, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

Misato Haga

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• ... that Misato Haga went from being a race queen to a team director that almost got to Formula One?

• Source: https://www.motorsport.com/supergt/news/misato-haga-direxiv-drago-corse/6645529/

• Reviewed:

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

Road Atlanta Turn 5 (Talk) 20:17, 30 April 2025 (UTC).

• @Road Atlanta Turn 5: The article has been expanded more than 5 times in the last week, has no obvious errors, is fully cited, and the hook is cited. However, 'almost' is doing a lot of heavy lifting and seems almost like clickbait IMO. The article insinuates that she could have reached Formula One if the team was accepted, which it did not due to an unexplained reason. The current hooks seems like she was almost about to compete in Formula One, while according to the article, she did not even qualify to do so. Can my points be addressed in the hook and article? is it safe to assume this is your first time in DYK? I don't want to scare you off, and I am willing to stay around and help out to improve the article. Please ping me whenever you are ready. Cheers! GGOTCC 00:34, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

• @GGOTCC: Apologies for the mistakes, it's my first time in DYK but I have thought about a new hook that could maybe be better. If there is anything else I should fix don't hesitate to tell me. Thanks! "...that Misato Haga went from being a race queen to the founder of a team that attempted to join Formula One?

• • @Road Atlanta Turn 5: No need to apologize, that's why I am here :) ! You are clearly the expert on this topic; to my eyes as someone without a background in racing, I was most interested in her carrer path from a race queen to a team founder/manager. Do you think this could work as more intersting hook, such as:
• ALT2: ... that Misato Haga began her carrer as a race queen before she lead her own motor racing team?

GGOTCC 20:22, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

• • @GGOTCC: I think this one can do, i'd just fix the typo "carrer" to "career" and to me this suggestion looks fine. I thank you so much for the suggestion and help!
• ALT3: ... that Misato Haga began her career as a race queen before she lead her own motor racing team?

• • @Road Atlanta Turn 5: Thanks for catching my typo! No objects to ALT3, good to go. Congrats on your first DYK! I hope you stay around! GGOTCC 03:50, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

Soliloquy

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• ... that Hamlet's iconic “To be, or not to be” speech might not be a true soliloquy, but a calculated act meant to deceive?

• Source: https://www.noveltyjournals.com/upload/paper/Soliloquies%20in%20Hamlet%20Necessary%20or%20Unnecessary%20In%20the%20Context%20of%20the%20Play-211.pdf

• ALT1: ... that a character does not always have to be alone for a soliloquy to happen? Source: https://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/wlf/what-soliloquy-definition-and-examples
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5x expanded by MallardTV (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

MallardTV ^{Talk to me!} 11:29, 30 April 2025 (UTC).

• DYK compliance check:

Topic is encyclopedic

Article created November 20, 2003. Qualification for DYK is per 5x expansion.

Article is minimum length for DYK (2953 words)

Article is well-sourced, neutral, BLP-compliant, and copyvio-free.

Article is presentable

All hooks are cited to a reliable source

All hooks are short enough.

All hooks are interesting. I am veering towards the first because the wording gives it a mysterious quality.

Not applicable: hook does not have image

Not applicable: QPQ not required

RESULT: ViperSnake151  Talk  02:41, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

PWHL Seattle

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• ... that the colors for Seattle's new women's ice hockey team will be similar to their women's basketball team? Source: The Seattle Times
  • Reviewed: WLIO

Created by SounderBruce (talk) and Wasianpower (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 255 past nominations.

SounderBruce 17:23, 30 April 2025 (UTC).

• Possible ALT1: ... that Seattle's women's ice hockey team has an expected rival before they've even played their first game? Source: [19][20] Thanks for the nom/ping @SounderBruce! 🌸⁠wasianpower⁠🌸 (talk • contribs) 17:33, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
• Will review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 21:11, 30 April 2025 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article looks good. Either hook should work. Awaiting QPQ. BeanieFan11 (talk) 21:13, 30 April 2025 (UTC)

@BeanieFan11: QPQ added. SounderBruce 21:46, 30 April 2025 (UTC)

BeanieFan11 (talk) 19:33, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on May 1

Montages of a Modern Motherhood, Hedwig Tam

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Hedwig Tam

• ... that Hedwig Tam (pictured) gained 20 pounds to play a postpartum mother in Montages of a Modern Motherhood?

• Source:

• ALT1: ... that Hedwig Tam (pictured) practiced breastfeeding with fellow actress Jennifer Yu's baby to prepare for her role in Montages of a Modern Motherhood? Source:
• ALT2: ... that Hedwig Tam (pictured) is always at the center of the frame in Montages of a Modern Motherhood? Source:
• ALT3: ... that Hedwig Tam (pictured) performed a nude scene in Montages of a Modern Motherhood using prosthetics, as she had never given birth and could not create stretch marks on her skin? Source:
• ALT4: ... that Hedwig Tam (pictured), who has neither given birth nor has plans to, was cast as a postpartum mother in Montages of a Modern Motherhood? Source:
• ALT5: ... that Hedwig Tam (pictured) won a Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award for her role in Montages of a Modern Motherhood? Source:
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Barbeque Nation 2
• Commented: Second QPQ: Template:Did you know nominations/Peng Chi-ming

Created by Prince of Erebor (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. Nominator has 39 past nominations.

—👑PRINCE of EREBOR📜 16:04, 1 May 2025 (UTC).

• I will complete a review of this nomination today. Yue🌙 02:25, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Citations 1, 5, 10, 15, and 20 randomly spot-checked in both articles for verification; no issues arose. All the hooks are mentioned and verified with the given sources in Montages of a Modern Motherhood (primary article). This requirement is fulfilled by the primary article and not needed in the other article. Yue🌙 04:40, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

References

Terry Bussey

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• ... that American football player Terry Bussey accounted for 72 touchdowns in a season despite playing through a torn meniscus?

• Source: Texas Football

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Donnie Creek fire
• Comment: To do QPQ within a day or two.

Moved to mainspace by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 361 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:35, 8 May 2025 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing:
• Neutral:
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: - Veryyyy minor case of potential CLOP: led Timpson to an undefeated seems outside of WP:LIMITED, and is borrowed from [21]. Is that a sports term of art, or does it need to be in quotation marks/rephrased? The rest of Earwig's complaints are covered by LIMITED (e.g. 270 tackles and 24 interceptions). Random spotchecks for CLOP as of Special:Permalink/1289842174: 2a, 4a, 6, and 9 are all clear.

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: My reaction to the hook can be summarized with the word "ouch!", with a side of "I am very glad I am not a football player". But excellent work with this article; Bussey seems to be a really talented guy. Nicely done :) HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 05:47, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

• @HouseBlaster: Thanks for the review. I made a minor rewording of the one sentence (to helped Timpson compile an undefeated); does that work? BeanieFan11 (talk) 22:14, 12 May 2025 (UTC)

  Excellent; thank you so much :) Approved ALT0. Best, HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 22:18, 12 May 2025 (UTC)

Hurricane Larry

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Hurricane Larry on September 5, 2021

• ... that an Antiguan criminal escaped from custody in Canada and stole a yacht, only to sail directly into Hurricane Larry? Source: "Stolen Yacht Sent Distress Signal, Then Disappeared in Hurricane Larry". The Maritime Executive. September 14, 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2022. "Stolen sailboat sails into hurricane". Ocean Navigator. 16 September 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
  • ALT1: ... that an Antiguan criminal, Karin Marley Simons, escaped from custody in Canada and stole a yacht, Secret Plans, only to sail directly into Hurricane Larry? Source: "Stolen Yacht Sent Distress Signal, Then Disappeared in Hurricane Larry". The Maritime Executive. September 14, 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2022. "Stolen sailboat sails into hurricane". Ocean Navigator. 16 September 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
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  • Comment: Not sure whether to include the name of the boat and thief. Since Simons was, to my knowledge, never declared dead, it may violate BLP to have a non-notable criminal on the Main Page.

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

🐔 Chicdat  ^{Bawk to me!} 22:04, 1 May 2025 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

• Cited: - Is it actually confirmed that the Antiguan man was the one who stole the boat? According to the two articles cited, it seems the boat owner is merely speculating about that. Also, are we sure that the two sources are reliable? I have no view on reliability—I just haven't heard of either Ocean Navigator or Maritime Executive before, and they both seem like more niche publications outside of the mainstream media. We could potentially use CBC News instead: [22][23].
• Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: I'm thinking we can rescue this hook by being more clear both in the hook and the article that the connection between the missing man and the boat is speculative, and perhaps using the CBC News articles instead of the maritime sources (although I am okay with leaving the maritime sources if we insist). I would also err on the side of caution per WP:BLPCRIME and avoid naming the missing man directly and describe him as an "Antiguan man" instead of a "criminal". Mz7 (talk) 02:01, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

• • I hadn't seen the CBC sources. They seem to have the same information, so based on this, I propose an ALT2:
    • ALT2: ... that an Antiguan man who escaped from custody in Canada is suspected of stealing a yacht and sailing it directly into Hurricane Larry?
  • If those are the only issues, then the above would be fine, right? 🐔 Chicdat  ^{Bawk to me!} 11:48, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
  • @Mz7: 🐔 Chicdat  ^{Bawk to me!} 15:45, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
    • @Chicdat: Sorry for the delay in responding. ALT2 looks good to me. My last thought is whether we should remove the man's name from the article itself too per WP:BLPNAME. Yes, it's likely the subject is no longer living, but as of now his official status is missing and omitting his name wouldn't remove too much context from the article, I think. Mz7 (talk) 17:29, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
      • Done. 🐔 Chicdat  ^{Bawk to me!} 17:31, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
        • Thanks! ALT2 approved. Congrats on the successful GA nomination. Mz7 (talk) 19:52, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

KGAN

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• ... that an Iowa TV station paid its employees in two-dollar bills? Source: https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1953/BC-1953-10-12.pdf p66
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Manasse Malo

Improved to Good Article status by Sammi Brie (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 762 past nominations.

Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 22:53, 4 May 2025 (UTC).

• Will review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 02:01, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: I like it! Article appears good, a newly promoted GA, and the hook is interesting. Should be good to go. BeanieFan11 (talk) 02:22, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

Gammarelli

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• ... that Gammarelli, the official tailor of the Pope, is one of the oldest family-run businesses in Europe?

• Source: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/tailor-shop-of-popes-and-cardinals-has-been-in-business-for-more-than-two-centuries/article9404517/

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Opiki Toll Bridge

5x expanded by Maximilian775 (talk) and Darth Stabro (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 16 past nominations.

Maximilian775 (talk) 01:07, 4 May 2025 (UTC).

• I'll review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 18:26, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Looks good. Nice work. BeanieFan11 (talk) 18:35, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

Robert Brodribb Hammond

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• ... that the Sydney suburb of Hammondville grew out of a settlement founded by Robert Brodribb Hammond to house homeless families during the Great Depression?

• Source: "Hammond's most adventurous project aimed to provide a more long-term solution to the problem of the destitute families who had suffered, or were threatened with, eviction from their rented homes...by 1939 110 cottages had been built on a 225 acre settlement which had grown into the suburb of Hammondville." Stephen Judd and Kenneth Cable (1987), Sydney Anglicans, p.203

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Improved to Good Article status by MCE89 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

MCE89 (talk) 15:21, 3 May 2025 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: Article is a good article. I did a cursory glance to make sure that the article was suitable for DYK, but I am largely trusting Dclemens' review. Hook is interesting but I would like if you could find something more concise. If not, that's fine and what you have is acceptable. ❤HistoryTheorist❤ 15:24, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

Thanks HistoryTheorist, and apologies for the slow response! I'd also be happy with this slightly more concise version:

• ALT1: ... that Robert Brodribb Hammond established the Sydney suburb of Hammondville to house families made homeless by the Great Depression?

Hopefully that hook is acceptable. MCE89 (talk) 12:22, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

No, worries! That hook works as well! At this point, the promoter of the hook is free to pick either one, although ALT1 is more to-the-point.

Flower

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• ... that a sunflower is not a flower?

• Source: https://archive.org/details/james-d.-mauseth-botany-an-introduction-to-plant-biology-2017-jones-bartlett-learning-libgen.li/page/227/mode/2up

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/December 2011 Christchurch earthquakes

Improved to Good Article status by Dracophyllum (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

Dracophyllum 05:13, 3 May 2025 (UTC).

• Another cheeky one; a sunflower is actually an inflorescence or group of many flowers. Dracophyllum 05:14, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

General eligibility:

• New enough:
• Long enough:
• Other problems:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Recent GA article checks out on sourcing, length, copyvio, etc. Next stop featured article? @Dracophyllum: It would be nice to include a photo, the sunflower in the gallery at the top of the page is very eye-catching. BuySomeApples (talk) 06:16, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

A sunflower inflorescence

• Cheers, if the prep makers would like, the following is a nice image. Dracophyllum 06:21, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

Sima de los Huesos hominins

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Elvis the Pelvis

• ... that Elvis the Pelvis got rickets from hibernating?

• Source: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anthro.2020.102797

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Native American Legends of the Great Lakes and the Mississippi Valley
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Created by Dunkleosteus77 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 7 past nominations.

Dunkleosteus77 (talk) 16:13, 1 May 2025 (UTC).

• Comment: Article is new enough (+85,978, no drafts???). Article is long enough. Earwig shows minimal similarity. Due to the amount of offline sources, I'm going to have to assume good faith that most claims are accurate to the source, though I see no claims needing a citation that doesn't have one. Article is presentable. Spotchecked four/five photographs, including hook one, licenses all check out. Hook's short enough. QPQ is done. No other issues.

• For the hook, specifically Still need some clarification. The provided source does not quote "Elvis" nor "pelvis" nor "1994", so I'm not sure we can confidently say that Elvis suffered like from rickets like the rest of his people. Bremps... 17:07, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
  • Nevermind, I'm stuck on the preview. Could you provide a quote from this so I can check this off? Bremps... 17:10, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

"The morphology of the cysts in the Pelvis 1 [Elvis] fits exactly the above description of brown tumours...the brown tumours here are pathognomonic of severe long-standing rickets" Dunkleosteus77 (talk) 17:34, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

Pass. Congratulations! And yes, I'd agree that this is good for WP:DYKAPRIL. It got a good chuckle out of me. Bremps... 04:38, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

• This is surely best kept for April Fool's, by the way.--Launchballer 17:33, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on May 2

Interface Interruption

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• ... that a commercial for a streaming service caused arguments in households?

• Source: https://www.businessinsider.com/tubis-super-bowl-commercial-prank-is-hot-topic-online-2023-2

http://miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article272466931.html

• • ALT1: ... that the CEO of Mischief wanted a company to appear to be a "troublemaker" in a commercial? Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/tubi-fakes-out-viewers-2023-super-bowl-ad-commercial-streaming-service-1235323451/
    https://tvline.com/news/tubi-super-bowl-prank-commercial-interface-interruption-1234932240/
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Created by Jessica3801 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Jessica3801 (talk) 16:28, 6 May 2025 (UTC).

• I think that original hook would go better as ALT0: ...that a 15-second commercial for a streaming service has been blamed for causing arguments and domestic violence? DS (talk) 18:09, 7 May 2025 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Going with the ALT 0 as mentioned by DS, sourced to [24] and [25] Sohom (talk) 12:22, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

Ratwita Gandasoebrata

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• ... that Ratwita Gandasoebrata pioneered the development of clinical pathology in Indonesia? Source: Shahab, Salim; Setiawan, Den (2013-09-03). Berbagi Obat Kehidupan: Mengenal Patologi Klinik Indonesia dan Marsetio Donosepoetro (in Indonesian). PT. Rayyana Komunikasindo. pp. 90–92. ISBN 978-602-14081-3-1.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/The World's Biggest Gang Bang III – The Houston 620

Created by Jeromi Mikhael (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 76 past nominations.

Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 03:17, 5 May 2025 (UTC).

• Article new and long enough. Referencing is adequate. No copyvio detected by Earwig (unsurprising considering there are no English sources), hook fact verified in the book source. Approval pending completion of QPQ review. Juxlos (talk) 12:05, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

• QPQ complete. Juxlos (talk) 01:27, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

Kentuck Knob

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Kentuck Knob

• ... that Frank Lloyd Wright claimed he could "shake a design out of my sleeve" when he was designing Kentuck Knob? Source: Uricchio, Marylynn (January 9, 2020). "Kentuck Knob". Pittsburgh Quarterly.
  • ALT1: ... that Kentuck Knob's second owner "fell in love with the outside" and wanted to see the inside so urgently that he decided to purchase it? Source: Levere, Jane (January 6, 2017). "Frank Lloyd Wright's Kentuck Knob house celebrates its 60th anniversary". The Architect's Newspaper.
  • ALT2: ... that Kentuck Knob's architect visited the site exactly once for three hours, then never returned? Source: "Western Pa. offering Wright 'trinity' tour". Lancaster New Era. Associated Press. September 3, 2007. p. 10.
  • ALT3: ... that Kentuck Knob has been called "a homily to the hexagon" and compared to a ship's prow? Source: Multiple; see article
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Elizabeth Harcourt Mitchell
  • Comment: Thanks to Narutolovehinata5 and Rusalkii for suggesting the ideas for ALT0 and ALT1 respectively. More hooks are also welcomed.

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 720 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 18:04, 2 May 2025 (UTC).

Interesting house and hooks, I love ALT1 about love, thank you User:Narutolovehinata5. I don't think, though, that the image makes clear why he fell in love, - how about the one with the stone facade? Review to be continued. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:32, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

Fine article, on excellent sources, offline sources accepted AGF, no copyvio obvious. The image is licensed, but see above. Small details I'd suggest in the article:

1. "The driveway is illuminated by a copper lamppost designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, who also designed the house." - made me smile, but I don't think it belongs in the section about "Geography and site usage".
2. Wright claimed he could "shake a design out of my sleeve" - I'm no friend of "he" in the sentence and "my" in the quote.
3. ref numbering 52-40 in "Facade" while ascending everywhere else that I saw. Epicgenius, what do you think about a different image for ALT1? Do you plan to write about the houses in the Usonia Historic District? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:22, 7 May 2025 (UTC)

Thanks for the review, Gerda Arendt. For (1), I moved that detail, and for (2), I changed it from third-person to first-person. For (3), I changed the ref numbers, and I can suggest File:Kentuck Knob 20190516 (28) - "Up In My Grille".jpg. Maybe I'll write about the Usonian district in the near future - I have a few more FLW projects on my radar. Epicgenius (talk) 15:39, 8 May 2025 (UTC)

Kentuck Knob detail

- ALT1 preferred. Thank you for the changes! I re-added the image I had in mind, - in stamp, size, resolution doesn't matter too much. Both images are properly licensed. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:58, 8 May 2025 (UTC)

Martin v. United States

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• ... that after the FBI accidentally raided the wrong house in 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court is currently deciding whether the family that lived there may sue the federal government?

• Source: https://www.npr.org/2025/04/29/g-s1-62787/supreme-court-law-enforcement-raid

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Hurricane Larry

Moved to mainspace by Mz7 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

Mz7 (talk) 02:05, 2 May 2025 (UTC).

• article is recently moved to mainspace, long enough and within policy. Hook is short enough and interesting to a general audience. Earwig was high but appears to mostly be quotes. QPQ is complete. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 18:19, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

Mobile Defence Corps

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• ... that the role of the British Army's Mobile Defence Corps was to carry out rescue work in the aftermath of a nuclear attack?

• Source: "In 1955 the MDC was intended to provide the able-bodied manpower to drive any post-attack rescue effort" from: Grant, M. (12 November 2009). After The Bomb: Civil Defence and Nuclear War in Britain, 1945-68. Springer. p. 129. ISBN 978-0-230-27404-4.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Beechcraft BQM-126

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 918 past nominations.

Dumelow (talk) 13:19, 2 May 2025 (UTC).

• Approved. Article was recently moved to mainspace, and is generally in good nick. It is fully cited to reasonable sources: some are primary rather than academic, which is not ideal, but they are all government or similarly official documents which meet the relatively low WP:RS bar required here. There are no evident plagiarism, BLP or copyvio concerns: at one point, our summary of Hansard tacks very closely to Hansard itself, but I think we're on the right side of the line. QPQ is done. The hook is cited and checks out; it is reasonably interesting, but perhaps some ALTs would be helpful. UndercoverClassicist ^T·C 17:07, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

1981 Brooklyn County District Attorney election

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Elizabeth Holtzman

• ... that Elizabeth Holtzman's opponent ran an ad saying "maybe I'd like to have her as a daughter, but not as a DA" before her election as the first female Brooklyn District Attorney?

• Source: Pages 25-26 of Conway, Jill; Bourque, Susan (1989). Learning About Women: Gender, Politics, & Power. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Press. ISBN 978-0-472-06398-7.

Page 68 of Le Veness, Frank; Sweeney, Jane (1987). Women Leaders in Contemporary U.S. Politics. Boulder, Colorado: Lynne Rienner Publishers. doi:10.1515/9781685859480. ISBN 978-0-931477-87-4.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Siege of Romorantin

Moved to mainspace by Jon698 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 95 past nominations.

Jon698 (talk) 23:04, 2 May 2025 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Recommend adding Holtzman's image. Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 16:44, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

@Vacant0: QPQ and image added. Jon698 (talk) 16:54, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

@Jon698 and Vacant0: Just noting that the image won't fly per WP:DYKDIVERT.--Launchballer 17:33, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

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Lucky Day (Doctor Who)

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• ... that two-thirds of the six-week budget allocated to filming the Doctor Who episode "Lucky Day" was used in only three days?

• Source: Powell, Steffan (presenter); Aiken, Jonathon (director) (3 May 2025). "Lucky Day". Doctor Who: Unleashed. Series 15. Episode 4. Event occurs at 10:44–10:53. BBC. BBC Three and BBC iPlayer. Retrieved 3 May 2025.

• ALT1: ... that the Doctor Who episodes "Lucky Day" and "The Robot Revolution" were filmed concurrently using a back-to-back filming technique? Source: Powell, Steffan (presenter); Aiken, Jonathon (director) (3 May 2025). "Lucky Day". Doctor Who: Unleashed. Series 15. Episode 4. Event occurs at 1:13–1:33. BBC. BBC Three and BBC iPlayer. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/List of Michelin-starred restaurants in Andorra

Moved to mainspace by TheDoctorWho (talk) and Pokelego999 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 14 past nominations.

TheDoctorWho (talk) 03:59, 5 May 2025 (UTC).

• New enough and long enough. QPQ present. Hook facts must AGF as I am not in the UK and cannot access at the provided link. ALT0 is stronger than ALT1. No textual issues. Good to go. Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 01:16, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

Bleat!

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• ... that Ananth Subramaniam came up with Bleat! after thinking of a pregnant goat?

• Source: Nawawi, Nikita (28 April 2025). "Ananth Subramaniam on Taking 'Bleat!' To Cannes Film Festival". Buro. Archived from the original on 3 May 2025.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/2024 Seattle International Film Festival

Created by Jon698 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 96 past nominations.

Jon698 (talk) 20:29, 5 May 2025 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Did both manual and DYK tool checks, article and hook passed all criteria. Hook is mentioned implicitly in the source and is very interesting (and gross? how did you come up with an image of a pregnant goat out of nowhere) Overall good job! Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 18:07, 9 May 2025 (UTC)

KUAT-TV

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• ... that the TV station at the University of Arizona broadcast from a studio that had once been a gymnasium and auditorium? Source: https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-daily-star-young-crew-staffs-you/105376401/
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Brian Satterfield

Improved to Good Article status by Sammi Brie (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 764 past nominations.

Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 20:02, 7 May 2025 (UTC).

• Will review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 21:28, 8 May 2025 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Looks good as usual. Don't see any issues with this newly-promoted GA. Approving. BeanieFan11 (talk) 03:03, 9 May 2025 (UTC)

KVEO-TV

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• ... that the chairman of the board of a Texas TV station was found to have died from drinking cyanide-laced cola? Source: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120947515/poison-drink-caused-attorneys-death/
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Máximo Bistrot

Improved to Good Article status by Sammi Brie (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 763 past nominations.

Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 19:47, 7 May 2025 (UTC).

• QPQ good, article recently promoted to GA, copyvios unlikely, hook is interesting and well-sourced. Nihil obstat. ~Darth Stabro^{Talk • Contribs} 20:26, 8 May 2025 (UTC)

Alfonsine Ordinances

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• ... that the Alfonsine Ordinances punished Jews and Muslims with enslavement if they disguised their identity with the intention of "sinning with Christian women"? Source: Soyer, François (2007). The Persecution of the Jews and Muslims of Portugal: King Manuel I and the End of Religious Tolerance (1496-7). Brill. doi:10.1163/ej.9789004162624.i-330. ISBN 978-90-04-16262-4.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Gustav Conrau

Created by WatkynBassett (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 29 past nominations.

WatkynBassett (talk) 19:32, 5 May 2025 (UTC).

• Article new and long enough with satisfactory referencing. Hook fact confirmed in page 62 of the inline cited source. QPQ has been provided and copyvio has not been detected, Earwig only flagged the book title used as source. Good to go. Juxlos (talk) 11:15, 6 May 2025 (UTC)

2024 Seattle International Film Festival

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• ... that the 2024 Seattle International Film Festival sold 18,000 pounds (8,200 kg) of popcorn? Source: https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/movies/siff-2024-wraps-with-an-attendance-bump-over-last-years-edition/
• ALT1: ... that 18,000 pounds (8,165 kg) of popcorn were sold during the 2024 Seattle International Film Festival? Source: The Seattle Times
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Wang Xiaolong (Chinese coast guardsman)
• Comment: The image in the Infobox is a non-free fair use image. There is also a .svg logo that is on Commons. If the non-free fair use image is a problem, it can be removed during the DYK display. I also request that this be scheduled for DYK on 2025-05-15, which is the opening day of 2025 Seattle International Film Festival.

Moved to mainspace by Peaceray (talk) and SounderBruce (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

Peaceray (talk) 22:08, 3 May 2025 (UTC).

• Added an ALT1. SounderBruce 22:11, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

General eligibility:

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Hook eligibility:

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QPQ: Done.

Overall: @SounderBruce: @Peaceray: Moved to mainspace on May 3, so it is new enough. QPQ is met and I can find no grammatical or spelling mistakes. Everything appears to be properly sourced. The hook is interesting and both variants of it are fine. Jon698 (talk) 20:28, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

Antimonumento 49 ABC

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Antimonumento 49 ABC

• ... that sculptures of children's shoes at the Antimonumento 49 ABC (pictured)—honoring those killed in a fire—were later stolen?

• Source: Infobae: "Seven of the 25 bronze pairs of shoes placed on June 5 at the Antimonumento 49 ABC —commemorating the tragic 2009 fire that claimed the lives of 49 children between the ages of 4 and 5— were stolen this Sunday.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Argo (dog)
• Comment: Special date: 5 June

Regarding the picture File:Antimonumento de la Guardería ABC 22.jpg might also work.

Created by Tbhotch (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 55 past nominations.

(CC) Tbhotch^™ 20:02, 3 May 2025 (UTC).

• Article new and long enough - background section is a bit long in proportion but article length is adequate even if it is removed anyway. Earwig score is nil - unsurprising since all the sources are in Spanish. QPQ done, hook fact is cited inline and verified in source via google translate. Image is appropriately licensed, clear enough at the size. Mexico has Freedom of Panorama for public installations so no issues there. Good to go. Juxlos (talk) 17:59, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

Frailty (Jane Remover album)

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• ... that Jane Remover used a screenshot from Google Maps as the cover art for their debut album?

• Source: Pitchfork

• ALT1: ... that the cover art for Jane Remover's debut album is a screenshot taken from Google Maps? Source: Pitchfork
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/The Perfect Prince Loves Me, His Rival?!

Improved to Good Article status by Locust member (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 9 past nominations.

Locust member (talk) 03:05, 3 May 2025 (UTC).

• Article recently promoted to GA. Referencing is adequate and the hook fact is both interesting and cited. Verified in the Pitchfork article. Earwig's copyvio score is quite high at 29%, but that is due to a somewhat large number of direct quotations of phrases, which is fine. QPQ has been provided, so it's good to go. Juxlos (talk) 12:14, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

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