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This page is to nominate fresh articles to appear in the "Did you know" section on the Main Page with a "hook" (an interesting note). Nominations that have been approved are moved to a staging area and then promoted into the Queue. To update this page, purge it.

Count of DYK Hooks
Section # of Hooks # Verified
September 27 1
October 8 1
October 9 1
October 13 2
October 15 2
October 18 3
October 19 3 2
October 20 2
October 22 2
October 23 1
October 24 2 1
October 25 2 1
October 27 1 1
October 28 3 1
October 30 1
October 31 4 1
November 1 2
November 2 4 2
November 3 5 3
November 4 8 5
November 5 7 4
November 6 2 2
November 7 8 5
November 8 4 1
November 9 3 2
November 10 7 3
November 11 5 4
November 12 2
November 13 5 4
November 14 4 3
November 15 7 5
November 16 5 3
November 17 5 3
November 18 14 13
November 19 10 6
November 20 8 7
November 21 12 9
November 22 10 6
November 23 2 2
November 24 5 3
November 25 6 4
November 26 6 2
November 27 10 8
November 28 5 4
November 29 10 5
November 30 6 6
December 1 11 8
December 2 2 1
December 3 2
December 4 3
December 5 5 1
December 6 4
December 7 2
December 8 4
December 9 3
Total 254 141
Last updated 19:25, 9 December 2024 UTC
Current time is 19:44, 9 December 2024 UTC [refresh]

Instructions for nominators

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If this is your first nomination, please read the DYK rules before continuing. Further information can be found at the DYK guidelines.

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Frequently asked questions

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How do I write an interesting hook?

Successful hooks tend to have several traits. Most importantly, they share a surprising or intriguing fact. They give readers enough context to understand the hook, but leave enough out to make them want to learn more. They are written for a general audience who has no prior knowledge of or interest in the topic area. Lastly, they are concise, and do not attempt to cover multiple facts or present information about the subject beyond what's needed to understand the hook.

When will my nomination be reviewed?

This page is often backlogged. As long as your submission is still on the page, it will stay there until an editor reviews it. Since editors are encouraged to review the oldest submissions first, it may take several weeks until your submission is reviewed. In the meantime, please consider reviewing another submission (not your own) to help reduce the backlog (see instructions below). Because of WP:DYKTIMEOUT, a nomination should be reviewed within two months since the reviewer/promoter may agree to reject and close an unpromoted hook after that time has passed.

Where is my hook?

If you can't find the nomination you submitted to this nominations page, it may have been approved and is on the approved nominations page waiting to be promoted. It could also have been added to one of the prep areas, promoted from prep to a queue, or is on the main page.

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

Instructions for reviewers

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Any editor who was not involved in writing/expanding or nominating an article may review it by checking to see that the article meets all the DYK criteria (long enough, new enough, no serious editorial or content issues) and the hook is cited. Editors may also alter the suggested hook to improve it, suggest new hooks, or even lend a hand and make edits to the article to which the hook applies so that the hook is supported and accurate. For a more detailed discussion of the DYK rules and review process see the supplementary guidelines and the WP:Did you know/Reviewing guide.

To post a comment or review on a DYK nomination, follow the steps outlined below:

  • Look through this page, Template talk:Did you know, to find a nomination you would like to comment on.
  • Click the "Review or comment" link at the top of the nomination. You will be taken to the nomination subpage.
  • The top of the page includes a list of the DYK criteria. Check the article to ensure it meets all the relevant criteria.
  • To indicate the result of the review (i.e., whether the nomination passes, fails, or needs some minor changes), leave a signed comment on the page. Please begin with one of the 5 review symbols that appear at the top of the edit screen, and then indicate all aspects of the article that you have reviewed; your comment should look something like the following:

    Article length and age are fine, no copyvio or plagiarism concerns, reliable sources are used. But the hook needs to be shortened.

    If you are the first person to comment on the nomination, there will be a line :* <!-- REPLACE THIS LINE TO WRITE FIRST COMMENT, KEEPING  :* --> showing you where you should put the comment.
  • Save the page.
  • After the nomination is approved, a bot will automatically list the nomination page on Template talk:Did you know/Approved.

If there is any problem or concern about a nomination, please consider notifying the nominator by placing {{subst:DYKproblem|Article|header=yes|sig=yes}} on the nominator's talk page.

Advanced procedures

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How to promote an accepted hook

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At-a-glance instructions on how to promote an approved hook to a prep area
Check list for nomination review completeness
  1. Select a hook from the approved nominations page that has one of these ticks at the bottom post: .
  2. Check to make sure basic review requirements were completed.
    • Any outstanding issue following needs to be addressed before promoting.
  3. Check the article history for any substantive changes since it was nominated or reviewed.
  4. Images for the lead slot must be freely licensed. Fair-use images are not permitted. Images loaded on Commons that appear on the Main Page are automatically protected by KrinkleBot.
  5. Hook must be stated in both the article and source (which must be cited at the end of the article sentence where stated).
  6. Hook should make sense grammatically.
  7. Try to vary subject matters within each prep area.
  8. Try to select a funny, quirky or otherwise upbeat hook for the last or bottom hook in the set.
Steps to add a hook to prep
  • In one tab, open the nomination page of the hook you want to promote.
  • In a second tab, open the prep set you intend to add the hook to.

Wanna skip all this fuss? Install WP:PSHAW instead! Does most of the heavy lifting for ya :)

  1. For hooks held for specific dates, refer to "Local update times" section on DYK Queue.
    • Completed Prep area number sets will be promoted by an administrator to corresponding Queue number.
  2. Copy and paste the hook into a chosen slot.
    • Make sure there's a space between ... and that, and a ? at the end.
    • Check that there's a bold link to the article.
  3. If it's the lead (first) hook, paste the image where indicated at the top of the template.
  4. Copy and paste ALL the credit information (the {{DYKmake}} and {{DYKnom}} templates) at the bottom
  5. Check your work in the prep's Preview mode.
    • At the bottom under "Credits", to the right of each article should have the link "View nom subpage" ; if not, a subpage parameter will need to be added to the DYKmake.
  6. Save the Prep page.
Closing the DYK nomination page
  1. At the upper left
    • Change {{DYKsubpage to {{subst:DYKsubpage
    • Change |passed= to |passed=yes
  2. At the bottom
    • Just above the line containing

      }}<!--Please do not write below this line or remove this line. Place comments above this line.-->

      insert a new, separate line containing one of the following:
      To [[T:DYK/P1|Prep 1]]
      To [[T:DYK/P2|Prep 2]]
      To [[T:DYK/P3|Prep 3]]
      To [[T:DYK/P4|Prep 4]]
      To [[T:DYK/P5|Prep 5]]
      To [[T:DYK/P6|Prep 6]]
      To [[T:DYK/P7|Prep 7]]
    • Also paste the same thing into the edit summary.
  3. Check in Preview mode. Make sure everything is against a pale blue background (nothing outside) and there are no stray characters, like }}, at the top or bottom.
  4. Save.

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

Handy copy sources:

  • To [[T:DYK/P1|Prep 1]]
  • To [[T:DYK/P2|Prep 2]]
  • To [[T:DYK/P3|Prep 3]]
  • To [[T:DYK/P4|Prep 4]]
  • To [[T:DYK/P5|Prep 5]]
  • To [[T:DYK/P6|Prep 6]]
  • To [[T:DYK/P7|Prep 7]]

How to remove a rejected hook

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

How to remove a hook from the prep areas or queue

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

How to move a nomination subpage to a new name

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

Nominations

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Older nominations

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Articles created/expanded on September 27

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Phoebe Plummer

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

Launchballer 03:13, 2 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

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

Overall:   Ooh, a quadruple hook. All of the articles are new enough, long enough, and well cited. There are a few places where phrasing could be a bit more neutral (I feel like inspired would be better than empowered, for example), but those may also be stylstic considerations. Earwig isn't happy, but it's the large block quote that speaks to Plummer's inspiration in that instance. Ideally Hehir's article would have a bit more on his early life, but if the sources aren't talking about it, rather difficult. (Minor quibble: the source says "unfortunately" rather than "unfortunate", but I think it works here).  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 19:27, 9 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

This has been sitting near the top of Approved for over a week. What else do I have to do to get this promoted? (For the record, I believe "unfortunately" --> "unfortunate" is covered by MOS:SIC.)--Launchballer 02:04, 17 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
Not entirely sure that Holland in particular meets the independent notability standards of WP:CRIMINAL. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 16:03, 20 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
She's a lot more borderline than Plummer, I'll admit that. From memory, there's significant coverage of her role in Politico at least and this Prospect piece was what clinched it for me, but I will of course take another look later.--Launchballer 16:30, 20 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
Since we are dealing with a BLP, I think we should veer on the side of safety as described in WP:CRIMINAL. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 17:02, 20 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
I've had another look and I believe Holland meets WP:CRIMINAL#unusual crime.--Launchballer 00:16, 21 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
I'll wait for another promoter's opinion. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 14:44, 21 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
@AirshipJungleman29: This nomination is over two months old. I still believe Holland meets WP:CRIMINAL, but is it worth posting at WT:DYK (though arguably this'll get another review when it's queued anyway)?--Launchballer 14:30, 2 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
Sure, why not? ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 20:12, 2 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
Posted there.--Launchballer 03:00, 3 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

I have started an AfD. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 13:29, 3 December 2024 (UTC)Reply


Articles created/expanded on October 8

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Diane Leather

  • ... that Diane Leather was the first woman to run a mile in under five minutes?
5x expanded by Oldelpaso (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Oldelpaso (talk) 22:24, 14 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

  • Can we do better than this? If any woman has run the mile in under 5 minutes, someone had to be the first, and the hook doesn't provide any more information. (t · c) buidhe 23:51, 20 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
Are you saying a world record isn't notable and/or hook worthy? Or are you asking for more context such as a link to Mile run world record progression? I was trying to keep the hook as succinct as possible. Oldelpaso (talk) 02:01, 22 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
Another issue is that the hook proposed is a "first" hook, which per WP:DYKHOOK usually needs exceptionally strong sourcing given the exceptional claim involved (how are we sure that no other woman before Leather ran a mile in under five minutes?) Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:21, 22 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
The article includes cites describing her in those terms from the World Athletics website (the organisation that ratifies world records in the discipline, formerly known as the IAAF)[1], the BBC [2], Guardian [3], NYT [4], Washington Post [5] and others. Oldelpaso (talk) 21:37, 22 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
I could work in some reference to Roger Bannister in the hook, as his far more well-known first sub-four minute mile occurred the same month and thus they are frequently compared, but I'd rather not. It was how overlooked Leather's achievement was compared to the male equivalent that prompted me to expand the article in the first place! Oldelpaso (talk) 21:55, 22 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
A bit of a late comment, but ALT1 is probably a lot better because it's not a "first" hook and is thus more likely to be accurate. Plus it's also arguably more intriguing than a simple "first" hook. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:16, 15 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
@Oldelpaso: Please address the above. For the record, I'd truncate ALT1 at "world record".--Launchballer 00:58, 29 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
  There are multiple sentences or paragraphs where the sourcing is unclear. Please see the {{citation needed}} tags added. Also, it appears that this article has not yet had a full review. Does any other user commenting here intend to? Flibirigit (talk) 22:36, 4 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
I notice that the nominator has not edited since October 22. This nomination might need adoption if it will succeed. Flibirigit (talk) 12:34, 5 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
Actually, with six days elapsed since my "Please address the above" comment, I would have threatened to say "I will close this in 24 hours if there is no progress on this".--Launchballer 12:42, 5 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
I posted a message at WT:DYK. Let's see if anyone adopts this. I don't have the time to commit to it myself. Flibirigit (talk) 01:38, 6 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
  • I found one missing reference, but having trouble with the others. But lets please put to bed this silly idea that we need better sourcing for being the first woman to run a 5 minute mile. It only took a few minutes of searching to find dozens of high quality sources for this fact. There is no reasonable doubt that it's true. And that's from somebody who complains about "first" hooks more than almost anybody. RoySmith (talk) 14:36, 6 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
Fine by me, however I'm slightly uneasy about ALT0 per WP:FIRSTWOMAN and I'd truncate ALT1 at "world record".--Launchballer 15:11, 6 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

(ec) Just to make this more official, here's a formal review:

  • Article is long enough.
  • Article was 5x expanded between 2024-10-08 (3066 prose) and 2024-10-15 (15411 prose)
  • This has appeared on OTD twice, most recently on May 29, 2023. I'n not a fan of rerunning material, but this does technically meet the requirement of WP:DYKNEW.
  • Earwig reports no copyright or close paraphrasing issues.
  •   There are 5 "citation needed" tags which need to be resolved before this can be promoted.
  • ALT0 is verified and interesting and thus approved, pending the resolution of the missing citations.
  • I reject the WP:FIRSTWOMAN argument. That's valid for many things, but athletic records are always kept separately for men and women.
  • Oh yeah, QPQ exempt
  • RoySmith (talk) 15:37, 6 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

In addition to the message I left on Oldelpaso's talk page, I sent them an email. Between that and the wikiproject request, I think we've done our due dilgence. So as not to be a total roadblock, how about we give it a week to see if any of those bear fruit, and if nothing happens by then, we can call it a day? RoySmith (talk) 22:03, 6 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

That sounds fair, but just to make things clear, the nomination will time out anyway on the 14th, which is a day after one week from December 6. Regardless of what happens, marking the nom for closure on the 13th or 14th if issues remain unaddressed and no one adopts this/the nominator doesn't return seems fair. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 08:23, 9 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
Thanks for the email. I'm only an occasional visitor, and had assumed this had been and gone. I'll look for cites. All things I remember reading, I just have to figure out where. The London Olympiades one in particular is one that can be found easily in less robust sources, but is implied without the neat explicit phrasing in the better ones I've tried so far. Is it me or has Google gone way downhill in the decade since I was a regular editor? Oldelpaso (talk) 16:25, 9 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
Thanks for coming back to work on this. I'm not usually a sports fan, but this one caught my eye as something interesting/significant that we should put some extra effort into promoting. RoySmith (talk) 16:39, 9 December 2024 (UTC)Reply


Articles created/expanded on October 9

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Musa al-Gharbi

 
Musa al-Gharbi
  • ... that Musa al-Gharbi has argued since the 2016 election of Donald Trump that media outlets including The New York Times opinion page and MSNBC have failed to understand his supporters?
  • Source: "For the past four years, Al-Gharbi tried to tell anyone who would listen that Trump supporters did not in fact fit the sociological profile offered on The New York Times opinion page or on MSNBC’s nightly pearl-clutching roundtables." Tablet
Created by Thriley (talk) and Oganguly (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 148 past nominations.

Thriley (talk) 07:16, 18 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

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

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited:  
  • Interesting:   - ?
QPQ: Done.

Overall:   Regards, Aafi (talk) 15:57, 12 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

Although all checks are okay, I am not happy with how the proposed hook is worded? 183 characters is quite close to 200. Could you please suggest a few more hooks? Regards, Aafi (talk) 15:57, 12 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

@Thriley: Please address the above.--Launchballer 12:20, 22 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

@Aafi: is there something wrong with the hook aside from its length? Thriley (talk) 17:01, 22 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

At a glance, I'd lose "including The New York Times opinion page and MSNBC" and "since the 2016 election of Donald Trump" for concision, obviously replacing "his" with "Donald Trump's". (I wouldn't wikilink "his supporters" per MOS:EGG.)--Launchballer 21:26, 24 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
Per WP:DYKTRIM, I was thinking along the lines of ALT1a: ... that Musa al-Gharbi has argued that media outlets have failed to understand supporters of Donald Trump?.--Launchballer 22:26, 1 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
I am good with Launchballer proposed Alt1a, if Thriley doesn't have any objections to this, I would be glad to pass this one. Regards, Aafi (talk) 07:28, 2 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
Alt1a is not accurate. He is calling out specific media outlets. Thriley (talk) 12:41, 2 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
What if we tweak it to something like, "several media outlets", which could make the case easily? Regards, Aafi (talk) 12:54, 2 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
ALT1b: ... that Musa al-Gharbi has argued that several media outlets have failed to understand supporters of Donald Trump?--Launchballer 12:57, 2 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
This hook is too broad. He is specifically calling out liberal media outlets. Thriley (talk) 13:04, 2 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
The source doesn't mention that either The New York Times or MSNBC are liberal and I think their leanings are extraneous and would qualify for trimming.--Launchballer 03:08, 3 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
Right. I would also suggest removing the image until we have permissions. Regards, Aafi (talk) 12:31, 3 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
Both of the outlets are part of the class of "symbolic capitalists" al-Gharbi describes in his book. To specify the outlets is essential. There's probably a better hook I can come up with. Will add it in the next 12 hours. Thriley (talk) 16:30, 3 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

Thriley Its been 3 days since your comment, "Will add it in the next 12 hours". Regards, Aafi (talk) 08:43, 6 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

ALT2 ... that Musa al-Gharbi argues that the U.S. is dominated by "symbolic capitalists"?
ALT3 ... that Musa al-Gharbi argues that "symbolic capitalists" support social justice movements to amass social currency?
ALT4 ... that one-time aspiring Catholic priest Musa al-Gharbi later converted to Islam?
ALT5 ... that Musa al-Gharbi once wrote that U.S. presence was worse for the Middle East than ISIS?
ALT6 ... that Musa al-Gharbi was too qualified to manage a store's shoe department? Bremps... 16:50, 6 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
And use   as the image hook; it is indisputably free. Bremps... 16:36, 6 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
@Bremps: Thank you for the alt hooks. They are all ok, but I want to run something that details his work a bit more and draws readers. Thriley (talk) 22:31, 6 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
User:Thriley, the hook must comply with WP:DYKBLP (no hooks dedicated solely to unduly negative aspects of a person's character) and WP:DYKHOOKCITE, as there's nothing on K. Harris in the article. This hook won't fly. Also, I'd caution against your first proposed hooks, as they're pretty common political sentiments. Bremps... 01:15, 7 December 2024 (UTC)Reply



Articles created/expanded on October 13

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Anastasia Somoza

Created by Innisfree987 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 40 past nominations.

Innisfree987 (talk) 09:30, 13 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

  •   Article is new enough, long enough, and within policy. No copyright violation detected. The hook however is not usable. “Mainstreaming” is an American special education term that only educators from the United States and American parents of special needs students are likely to be familiar with. As such it fails WP:DYKCRIT/ WP:DYKHOOKSTYLE for requiring specialized knowledge and not targeting a global audience. Additionally it is not at all clear the twin sisters are themselves disabled so the hook even to an American audience is confusing. We need a different hook.4meter4 (talk) 17:01, 28 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
Ok. I still think it is a term not familiar to most people and requires specialized knowledge.4meter4 (talk) 22:36, 28 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
I'm from England and we use it over here. I think this passes WP:DYKINT.--Launchballer 12:07, 29 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
Philippines here and while I do agree the use of "mainstream" is rather specialist (and I'm not sure if we use that word in that sense here), the context should be rather clear given the earlier mention of "mainstream". It's possible a different word to "mainstream" could be used, but the intended meaning seems accurate at least. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 03:54, 30 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

  Given, my difference of opinion with two editors, I will allow a new editor to review this.4meter4 (talk) 15:09, 30 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

Would changing "mainstream" to "normal" or "regular" address concerns, or are such terms considered loaded or pejorative in this context? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:11, 4 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
For what it's worth, even if you don't understand the precise technical meaning of "mainstream", I think from context it's clear that the sister is educated separately and the subject is fighting that. Would it help to have the hook say "her special needs sister" to provide additional context? I think "normal" or "regular" comes off pejorative in this context. ♠PMC(talk) 07:36, 4 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
@PMC, how about,
  • ALT1 ... that as a nine-year-old, disability rights advocate Anastasia Somoza lobbied U.S president Bill Clinton for her twin sister, who attended a special-education classroom, to be allowed to join her in a regular classroom? Source: Desert News
This is closer to the sourcing given and it removes ambiguity. TarnishedPathtalk 11:04, 7 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
It does, it's 218 characters, and I strongly recommend going shorter anyway. There's no need to tell the whole story in a hook; you want to leave enough to entice the reader.--Launchballer 13:06, 7 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
  • ALT2 ... that as a nine-year-old, Anastasia Somoza lobbied U.S president Bill Clinton for her twin sister to be allowed to join her in a mainstream classroom?
It lacks context, but I guess the point would be to make people find out why she lobbied? As in, it hooks possible readers? Or is the lack of context detrimental in this case? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 22:32, 7 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
That works for me, thank you for the idea! Or even,
Shorter and more hooky still? I’d be fine with either. Innisfree987 (talk) 02:34, 8 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

Nazi crimes against children

Created by Piotrus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 530 past nominations.

Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 06:09, 13 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

  •   Hellow Piotrus, review is as follows: article created within 7 days of nomination, hook is good, article is well-written, QPQ done, offline source accepted in good faith. Nihil obstat. ~Darth StabroTalk  Contribs 02:41, 28 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    •   Piotrus, I don't think this meets WP:DYKCOMPLETE, it seems generally focused on Poland. I would expect more coverage of children from other occupied territories too. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 16:42, 29 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
      • @AirshipJungleman29: I thought it was generally focused on euthanasia (of disabled or sick children)? About half of the article is about that, Poland is primarily covered under shorter 'collective punishment'. Based on sources I found this seems to be due, and I think I link to all subarticles. Based on my lit review for this (note I am not aiming to get this to GA, too depressing) the sources focus primarily on euthanasia, with plight of Jewish and Polish children discussed by fewer sources; anything else seems to be pretty fringe (or at least, I did not find any sources focusing on other topics, nor Wikipedia articles to summarize in relevant subcategories). PS. I see there was also one more paragraph mostly about Poland in 'other crimes', but I stand by my view that this reflects what the sources say. That said, I realized I forgot to write up about Nazi child soldiers - I've added a paragraph. I expect more could be said, but this seems very poorly researched; it took me half an hour before I found a reliable source with some data on this (I couldn't even locate a single academic article that would cover this...). PS. I've added a bit more content, mostly about non-Polish topics. I expect more could be added, but I cannot locate sources (for example, surely Nazis used collective punishment in USSR and murdered children there, but I am unable to locate any work covering this - perhaps it requires a Russian speaker to query Russian or other Cyrillic sources). --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 01:59, 30 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
  • Comment. In my opinion the article is currently at a C class on the content-assessment scale which is perfectly fine for a DYK nom. I agree that this would be incomplete per a GA or FA review standard, but it gives a reasonable overview of the topic and has an excellent sampling of more than 40 high quality academic sources within the literature. This shouldn't be held up under a WP:DYKCOMPLETE rationale.4meter4 (talk) 16:36, 9 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

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Common fixed point problem

  • Source: "The purpose of this paper is to answer Dyer's question in the negative by the construction of a pair of commuting functions which have no fixed point in common. [...] This paper is a condensation of the author's 1967 doctoral dissertation", from a paper by Boyce . "It has been conjectured that any two continuous functions f, g mapping the closed unit interval into itself which commute under composition [...] must have a common fixed point [...] Chapter 2 defines a pair of functions which show that the conjecture is false", from Huneke's 1967 PhD dissertation.
  • Reviewed:
  • Comment: If the reviewer doesn't have ProQuest access, I can provide a copy of Huneke's dissertation over email.
Created by WillisBlackburn (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

jlwoodwa (talk) 19:15, 16 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

  • Starting review...
  • Article is new enough and long enough
  • Sources all appear to be WP:RS and for the most part, adequately cited with in-line citations. There are however   two {{citation needed}} tags which need to be addressed.
  • Earwig calls out a few phrases here and there but they all look like technical terms which can't be rephrased, so no problems there.
  • Extra brownie points for taking an exceptionally technical article and writing a hook which will appeal to most readers. RoySmith (talk) 22:16, 13 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

@Jlwoodwa: just want to make sure you saw this. RoySmith (talk) 01:18, 18 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

@RoySmith: Thanks for the ping. I've removed the first statement tagged with {{citation needed}} (since WillisBlackburn said on the talk page that it turned out to be false), and added a citation for the other statement. jlwoodwa (talk) 01:58, 18 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
Looking at this closer, I see that there's still some statements that need citations. I've added some more {{citation needed}} tags. My apologies for not picking up on this the first time. RoySmith (talk) 02:06, 18 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
@Jlwoodwa: please see the above. RoySmith (talk) 14:21, 22 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
Looks like the claim in the hook is sourced to the dissertations themselves, so there's no source actually saying they were independent, which sounds like a WP:SYNTH problem to me. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 11:16, 28 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
Secondary sources agree that Boyce and Huneke came up with their solutions independently. For example, from the Brown article: "It seems appropriate that a question that independently occurred to more than one person should have been answered independently by two people." The McDowell article: "The Dyer/Shields/Dubins/Isbell conjecture (hereafter referred to as the common fixed-point conjecture) was independently settled in the negative by William M. Boyce [7] and Huneke [22] in 1967." The McCrosky dissertation: "Finally, in 1967, the unit interval was shown to not have the common fixed point property by two men working independently on their dissertations." And of course Huneke's published paper (separate from his disseration) says "Simultaneous to and independent of the author's preceding work, W. M. Boyce [1], [2] constructed essentially the same solution." WillisBlackburn (talk) 22:33, 28 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

Ratnākara

  • ... that Ratnākara may have invented the poetic device of vakrokti ("verbal distortion")?
  • ALT1: ... that Ratnākara's Vakroktipañcāśikā contains fifty verses of dialogue between Śiva and Pārvatī, employing the poetic device of vakrokti ("verbal distortion")?
  • ALT2: ... that a now-lost chronicle of the kings of Kashmir, covering two "gaps" in Kalhaṇa's Rājataraṅginī, is attributed to Ratnākara?
  • Reviewed:
Created by TryKid (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

TryKid[dubiousdiscuss] 07:48, 15 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

  It might be better to just focus on ALT2 as ALT1 still seems to rely on specialist knowledge and not something that's self-evident from a reading. ALT2 is still slightly specialist but it's at least more understandable. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 12:02, 3 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

  The nominator has been given well over a month to propose a usable hook. The current hooks require specialized knowledge and fail the WP:DYKHOOKSTYLE guideline. Given how much time has passed since this issue was pointed out by Narutolovehinata5 to TryKid, it is time to pass on this nomination.4meter4 (talk) 18:01, 28 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

4meter4, my understanding was that Narutolovehinata5 had passed on the review for someone else to do it, not that I was being asked to make a new hook! That's not what I expected "Symbol redirect vote 4" to mean. It's fine if it's too late to salvage this, but Narutolovehinata5 and other reviewers, please be clearer about this stuff, and clearly state what is expected from the nominators. TryKid[dubiousdiscuss] 18:44, 28 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
 @TryKid I'm happy to hold off on a rejection if you still wish to try and propose a usable hook. Narutolovehinata5 has raised a WP:DYKHOOKSTYLE objection, which I agree with. You need to propose a hook that anyone can understand which means contextualizing the term "Ratnākara" (most people won't know what or who this is; ie its not clear this is even a person in the current hooks). I also would avoid using too many foreign language terms or names. "Kalhaṇa's Rājataraṅginī" for example will have no obvious context or meaning to the average English speaking person. You need to try and find a hook fact that someone who knows nothing about India or its history or its literature or its languages can understand. Best.4meter4 (talk) 18:56, 28 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
@TryKid here is an example of a hook that would be understandable to an English reader: ...that the poet Ratnākara is credited with authoring a now-lost chronicle of the kings of Kashmir that fulfills two gaps in the historical chronicle of the north-western part of Indian sub-continent? Best.4meter4 (talk) 19:19, 28 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
4meter4, I thank you for the suggestion, and for allowing the nom more time despite the initial miscommunication. How about ALT 0a: ... that the poet Ratnākara may have invented the Sanskrit-language poetic device of "willful misconstrucal" (vakrokti)?
I understand it's not immediately clear what "willful misconstrucal" is to a non-specialist audience, but it would be something that draws the audience in, rather than all of the interesting information being in the hook. The phrase is from the Bronner and McCrea, p.436: "This device, vakrokti – “verbal perversion” or, more literally, “distortive-talk” – is traditionally defined as one speaker’s willful misconstrual of what has been said by another."
If this still fails the "specialised knowledge" criterion, feel free to reject the nomination as you initially intended, I can't really think of anything much better. Articles like this might not be cut-out for DYK. There's a "longest extant Sanskrit mahākāvya" hook, but that already ran with Haravijaya itself. regards, TryKid[dubiousdiscuss] 20:22, 28 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
@TryKid I think it reads weirdly but a slight modification based on that quote would be better: ALT 0b: ... that the poet Ratnākara may have invented the Sanskrit-language poetic device of "verbal perversion" (vakrokti)? I think this is hookier because the language is much more provocative. It will grab a reader's attention.4meter4 (talk) 21:17, 28 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
@4meter4 I don't think putting up suggestive stuff or innuendos even in a "bait and switch" contexts is a good DYK practice. Any of the other phrases from the paper—distortive talk, willful misconstrucal, intentional misinterpretation, verbal distortion—would be better. regards, TryKid[dubiousdiscuss] 21:38, 28 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
@TryKid That's fair. Based on that I think this would work: ALT 0c: ... that the poet Ratnākara may have invented the Sanskrit-language poetic device of "verbal distortion" (vakrokti)?
I am going to have another editor look at this alt since arguably I helped write Alt Oc.4meter4 (talk) 21:47, 28 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

  Just need an editor to approve of Alt Oc.4meter4 (talk) 21:47, 28 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

ALT0c fails WP:DYKDEFINITE as it is not a definite fact and would require attribution anyway.--Launchballer 12:13, 29 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
Launchballer, are attributed statments allowed on DYK? How about ALT 0d: ... that according to Yigal Bronner and Lawrence McCrea, the poet Ratnākara may have invented the Sanskrit-language poetic device of "verbal distortion" (vakrokti)?
Alternatively, a simpler version of alt2: ALT2b: ... that a now-lost chronicle of the kings of Kashmir is attributed to the author Ratnākara?
Even ALT1b: ... that the Sanskrit-language poem Vakroktipañcāśikā, authored by Ratnākara, employs the poetic device of "willful misconstrucal"? I believe these should be understandable by a lay Western audience. regards, TryKid[dubiousdiscuss] 16:06, 29 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

Articles created/expanded on October 18

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The rent strike in Independence, Missouri

2024 Kansas City metropolitan area rent strike

Moved to mainspace by LunaEclipse (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 14 past nominations.

💽 LunaEclipse 💽 ⚧ 【=◈︿◈=】 00:15, 18 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

Luo Shiwen

 
Luo Shiwen
  • Source: * Li Jingya (李惊亚) (4 April 2024). 探访息烽集中营旧址,追寻先烈们的热血与信仰 [Visit the Site of Xifeng Concentration Camp and Trace the Passion and Faith of the Martyrs]. Xinhua Daily Telegraph (in Chinese). Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on 14 October 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024. (existence of the secret cell and its power is also confirmed by Mühlhahn, Klaus (2009). Criminal Justice in China: A History. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. p. 144. ISBN 978-0-674-05433-2.)
Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 691 past nominations.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 16:06, 18 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

General: Article is new enough and long enough

Policy compliance:

  • Adequate sourcing:   - Much of the article is cited to sources like "Devoting One's Efforts to the Party and the People is the Least of One's Worries——Deeds of Martyr Luo Shiwen", which doesn't speak well to their reliability. There is no consensus that Chinese government published sources are reliable for heroic deeds of party members (see, eg, WP:XINHUA).
  • Neutral:   - Unclear, see above
  • Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:   - ? Unable to evaluate translation copyvio from Chinese language sources

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited:  
  • Interesting:   - Hook could use improvement. Such underground groups developed in so many locations that political prisoners are jailed together

Image eligibility:

QPQ: Done.

Overall:   (t · c) buidhe 04:59, 19 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

  • Hi Buidhe. Thank you for taking a look at this article, though I note that you are supposed to notify the article's creator if you find issues.
Referring to WP:XINHUA, which you mentioned in your review, the quorum mentioned there reads "Caution should be exercised in using this source, extremely so in case of extraordinary claims on controversial subjects or biographies of living people. When in doubt, try to find better sources instead; use inline attribution if you must use Xinhua." Little mentioned in the Luo Xinhua article crosses the bar of "extraordinary claims", and what does cross that bar is specifically attributed to the source (with an indication that it is state-owned). He lived, he did something, he was detained, he was executed. Where these government sources have been used, I have been careful not to use their description of persons whom the CCP has no reason to like (for example, the conflict with Zhang Guotao is cited to Howard rather than the decidedly less neutral CCP sources, and discussion of Xifeng is cited predominantly to a Harvard University Press book). Likewise, I have deliberately excluded politically charged claims such as Luo's father being bankrupted by the high ROC taxes.
As per WP:PARTISAN, "reliable sources are not required to be neutral, unbiased, or objective." WP:CONTEXTMATTERS clarifies that "Each source must be carefully weighed to judge whether it is reliable for the statement being made in the Wikipedia article and is an appropriate source for that content." In this case, the sources are used specifically for basic statements of biography. Where statements were extraordinary, such as Mao and Zhou specifically asking for Luo's release, it has been attributed to the source with an indication of the source's potential bias.
As for the hook, I am deliberately avoiding claims that are sourced exclusively to state-media. How do you feel about:
ALT1 ... that Luo Shiwen (pictured) led a secret cell of the Chinese Communist Party that negotiated better conditions for inmates at their concentration camp?
That ALT is supported entirely by Mühlhahn. Regards,  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:28, 19 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
Xinhua is, according to consensus, generally reliable for factual reporting except in areas where the government of China may have a reason to use it for propaganda, but this topic is exactly one where the Chinese government would have an interest in distorting its own history in order to make the CCP look better. Perhaps other reviewers would have a different opinion, but I don't think that Chinese government published sources should be cited so heavily. (In case you are looking for additional sources, this one is accessible via TWL and seems to mention the article subject). (t · c) buidhe 00:48, 20 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
  • I think I have Wakeman sitting around somewhere. I'll cite that for a few points, and I can cite some more to the pithy provided by Howard. That being said, a blanket prohibition against mainland Chinese sources (we've been talking about Xinhua, but Sichuan Annals are cited more prevalently, and both the original books and the web edition have the same government ties) for a figure of little interest to KMT historians does seem counter-productive. It may be best to have a third opinion. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:39, 20 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
I also don't think there should be a ban on CCP sources for uncontroversial statements. I'll investigate further when my head's a bit clearer.--Launchballer 10:55, 8 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
Or indeed, any Chinese government-backed sources; claims should be assessed on their merits. (They probably aren't making up "son of a saltmonger", for example.) @Buidhe: what specific sentences are you objecting to?--Launchballer 13:06, 8 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
My interpretation (see above) is that there is a consensus that the Chinese government sources are not reliable where they have an incentive to lie for propaganda purposes. When it comes to the heroic deeds of a Communist party member, there is an obvious incentive for propaganda. This does not apply to basic biographical information that does not reflect positively or negatively on the subject (t · c) buidhe 02:12, 9 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
@Crisco 1492: Are you able to find other, more reliable sources to verify the information? Z1720 (talk) 15:48, 17 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
  • Hi Z1720; as I mentioned above, I have attributed all extraordinary claims to non-Party sources, or made it explicit that sources may be biased in the running text. The remainder is, to the best of my assessment, basic biographic data (for example, "At the time, following the May Fourth Movement and in the midst of the New Culture Movement, he and his cousins had begun reading communist publication", cited to the Sichuan Annals). One might object to "inciting more [peasant] uprisings", but given that was the standard MO of the CCP in the 1930s, I don't feel that it meets the extraordinary or heroic threshold.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 16:00, 17 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
Looking at the article, I don't think any of the claims sourced to refs 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 13, 17, 18, or 19 meet the criteria outlined at WP:EXCEPTIONAL.--Launchballer 01:18, 19 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

  Requesting a reviewer. Right now we seem to be at an impasse.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:22, 25 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

White Party (Sean Combs)

Created by No Swan So Fine (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 122 past nominations.

No Swan So Fine (talk) 21:17, 23 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

  •   Hello No Swan So Fine: article created within a week of nomination; QPQ checks out; hook is interesting; no copyvio detected; source checks out. My only question: would it be better to call Mr. Combs by his more well known name of P. Diddy or Diddy? I'm not sure if I'd click on the DYK if it said Sean Combs, I'd be much more likely to do so if it said Diddy, given the recent news and memes. My only thought. ~Darth StabroTalk  Contribs 05:12, 19 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
@Darth Stabro: I think we should respect the name he currently goes by ... but P. Diddy is certainly better for views! No Swan So Fine (talk) 19:05, 30 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
  No Swan So Fine sounds good! Nihil obstat. ~Darth StabroTalk  Contribs 04:38, 4 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
  @Darth Stabro and No Swan So Fine: I have MOS:EGG concerns regarding the hook, in that no-one will know where the bolded link goes. Any way to rephrase? ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 23:52, 7 December 2024 (UTC) Reply

Articles created/expanded on October 19

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Izvestiya Soveta rabochikh i soldatskikh deputatov goroda Askhabada

  • Source: А. А Росляков. Большевики Туркменистана в борьбе за власть Советов. Туркменское государственное изд-во, 1961. p. 328
Created by Soman (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 406 past nominations.

Soman (talk) 17:35, 19 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

  • Comment: We've had issues with hooks about "firsts", particularly when it comes to newspapers. It's best to avoid superlatives that are difficult to substaniate, but it's also not that interesting. Also, why not have the title in English? RoySmith is working on an essay that explores the idea: First is worst. Viriditas (talk) 20:28, 21 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
  • I think there are a few different issues here. I see the argument that RoySmith is trying to make in the draft essay, but at the same time that's a draft essay and not a policy at this stage. Blanket avoidance of any superlatives will have a pretty big impact on the entire DYK process, and whilst I think it fair to reflect on the issues linked to claims of 'first', 'biggest' etc I would not agree to that it should be enforced as a strict rule.
  • One say to perhaps make the hook slightly more interesting would be to rephrase Transcaspian Oblast (unknown to most readers) to 'present-day Turkmenistan'. It is slightly different than to say 'first Bolshevik newspaper in Pskov', it illustrates that the political organization of the movements of the Russian revolution covered what is today many different countries and societies.
  • Another approach for ALT could be to focus on the role of the newspaper in the tensions inside the Ashkhabad Soviet, that the newspaper supposedly published by the Soviet frequently attacked the leadership of the Soviet. But I find it more difficult to construe the sourcing to explicitly state that the newspaper was indeed the organ of the Soviet (in spite of the name), it seemingly was a Bolshevik party organ de facto.
  • In regards to the name, I generally think translating newspaper names is a bad idea. We refer to Le Monde as Le Monde, not The World. We refer to Pravda as Pravda, not Truth. And so forth. With Chinese newspapers there are some cases where it possible to argue to that names like People's Daily could be considered WP:COMMONNAME, although I think that is gradually becoming an anachronism. --Soman (talk) 09:44, 22 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
Surely, the paper was known by a nickname that can be used? It seems unlikely that anyone would say, "Hey comrade, did you read the News of the Council of Workers and Soldiers Deputies of the City of Askhabad this morning?" Viriditas (talk) 09:29, 23 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
I find 'Известия Асхабадского Совета' being used in some sources. --Soman (talk) 01:07, 24 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
@Soman: That's a good step forward. Can it be added to the article with the English translation? And can we use the shortened format in the hook? Viriditas (talk) 09:05, 24 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
How about ALT1 - "... that Izvestiya Askhabadskogo Soveta was the first Bolshevik newspaper published in present-day Turkmenistan? The alt name added in article now. --Soman (talk) 00:28, 5 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

Articles created/expanded on October 20

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Mwene Muji

  • ... that Mwene Muji was a polity in the Congo Basin which declined in the late 19th century, and when the Belgians collected traditions in 1926, grand claims of its once imperial status were dismissed?
  • ALT1 ... that Mwene Muji was a polity in the Congo Basin, and when the Belgians collected traditions in 1926, grand claims of its once imperial status were dismissed?
  • ALT2 ... that the grand claims from the ruler of Mwene Muji of them once having imperial status were dismissed by Belgian colonial authorities?
  • Reviewed:
Created by Kowal2701 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Kowal2701 (talk) 19:48, 20 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

@Kowal2701: I've also checked the article and right now it's less than 1500 characters long. DYK requires a minimum of 1500 characters of prose to be accepted. If you can expand the article further so that it meets the guidelines then less us know, but if that is not feasible then unfortunately the nomination will have to be rejected. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:20, 21 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

@User:Narutolovehinata5 the hook is 197 words long, and it gives context the fact which is that their grand claims were dismissed. I wouldn't say it summarises the article, just the last few sentences. I can expand it further, I think at the moment it's at 1200 words. Are you sure the hook isn't okay?

Yes, the hook is far too long for DYK, even if it is slightly under the character limit. Perhaps another editor like Launchballer can give some advice on what makes a good hook, especially one that isn't too long. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 12:50, 21 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
@User:Narutolovehinata5 but surely if it's under the character limit then the length is okay?
I’ve added alts, I think I know what you were getting at, that the initial hook had too much information in it and wouldn’t entice the reader to click on the article. I think ALT2 is okay? Kowal2701 (talk) 13:18, 21 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
  Yes, ALT2 would work. Since the original issues about length and hooks are now addressed this is ready for a full review. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:42, 22 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

Głos Kolejarzy Ewakuowanych — Golos Evakuirovannykh Zheleznodorozhnikov

  • Source: Ludwik Bazylow, Jan Sobczak. Encyklopedia Rewolucji Październikowej. Wiedza Powszechna, 1987. p. 118
Created by Soman (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 408 past nominations.

Soman (talk) 12:08, 20 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

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Revant Himatsingka

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  • Comment: I think this is quite an interesting feat on the part of the influencer that a viral video was able to get Cadbury to reduce added sugar in Bournvita (marketed as children's health drink in India) by almost 15%, even as they sent legal notices and filed lawsuits against him. Also, I am new to DYK, and not sure if the hook could be made better than this. Thanks!
Moved to mainspace by CX Zoom (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

CX Zoom[he/him] (let's talk • {CX}) 20:22, 26 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

National Gingerbread House Competition

 
2008 competition entries
  • Reviewed:
Created by Hkeely (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Hkeely (talk) 15:55, 22 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

Thanks Hkeely. The length is now fine, article was created on time (22 October), sources used look to be reliable for the content and I found no issues with overly close paraphrasing, image is good (I trimmed the caption quite a bit). A couple of questions on sourcing:
  • I couldn't see in the Fox Carolina source where it said this was the only time the event had been cancelled?
  • Can you add a citation in the article for the last sentence of the first paragraph about the TV channels it has been broadcast on?
Apart from that I think this is good to go - Dumelow (talk) 07:32, 23 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
Thanks Dumelow. Thank you for checking this and trimming the caption. I've added a citation for the TV channel coverage. The cancelation information is because the contest started in 1992 and this would have been the 32nd annual event. Since there were 31 events prior, that adds up mathematically. I did include new information about the public display portion being canceled during the Covid pandemic in 2020, though judging did continue that year. - Hkeely (talk) 17:47, 23 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
Hi Hkeely, if the first event was held in 1992 and it was held every year then 2024 would have been the 33rd event. There are 32 years between the first and last event but 33 events (see fencepost error) - Dumelow (talk) 08:28, 24 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
@Hkeely: Please address the above. Z1720 (talk) 15:54, 17 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
@Z1720: The competition hosts themselves say that the event started in 1992 and that 2024 would have been the 32nd annual competition. https://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/asheville-grove-park/things-to-do/national-gingerbread-competition I presume this is the case because the first year wasn't actually judged. Hkeely (talk) 19:37, 17 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
@Hkeely and Z1720: Sorry for delay in replying. I am not sure that is enough for us to assume it is the first time, but happy if another reviewer thinks it is. Is there an alternative wording we can look at? - Dumelow (talk) 10:22, 24 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
@Hkeely: Going purely off what's on this nom, the hook is not accurate and should be replaced.--Launchballer 13:04, 2 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
ALT1 ... that despite its name, the National Gingerbread House Competition (pictured) has featured gingerbread clock towers, ocean liners, and giant pandas?
Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 14:48, 2 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
ALT2: ... that despite its name, the National Gingerbread House Competition (pictured) has featured gingerbread merry-go-rounds, sea monsters, and even the Statue of Liberty?
  Hi all. Merry-go-rounds, sea monsters, and the Statue of Liberty proposed in (what I have labelled) ALT2 are not mentioned in the article. "clock towers, ocean liners, and giant pandas" are mentioned in the article but not the source cited there - Dumelow (talk) 18:43, 2 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
@Hkeely: Just for clarification, you should not have replaced the original hook (ALT0) with the new one (ALT2), as this could cause confusion regarding the nomination history. I've restored the original hook to its place (albeit struck out to show that it is no longer under consideration), and moved ALT2 to later in the discussion. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 05:07, 3 December 2024 (UTC)Reply


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Foreign policy of the Masoud Pezeshkian administration

Created by Sportsnut24 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Sportsnut24 (talk) 13:45, 23 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

@JuniperChill: WP:PRESSTV policy is itself based on a deprecated source. Ergo, there is no policy.Sportsnut24 (talk) 12:25, 18 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
I'm confused with what your saying, or you got confused with what you said. While this isn't a full review, deprecated sources are almost never used in articles (Daily Mail is a notable example, and so is Press TV), and are likely not permitted for DYK and you even pointed it out to yourself. I suggest removing them. Another user will give a proper review. JuniperChill (talk) 18:56, 18 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

 Let's make it clear I'm requesting a review from another user. JuniperChill (talk) 10:29, 22 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

@Sportsnut24: Please address the above.--Launchballer 12:17, 29 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
  The nominator has not edited since the 24th and has not responded to the above concerns. Marking for closure, without prejudice against the nomination resuming if they return or the nom is adopted. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 22:34, 7 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

Articles created/expanded on October 24

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A Nail Clipper Romance

Created by Prince of Erebor (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 22 past nominations.

Prince of EreborThe Book of Mazarbul 06:17, 24 October 2024 (UTC). Reply

Sources
  1. ^ 羅偉強 (16 April 2017). "【指甲刀人魔】彭浩翔關智耀專訪 拆解人魔由來". HK01 (in Chinese). Retrieved 24 October 2024. 《指甲刀人魔》雲集兩岸三地演員,而香港代表僅得鄭伊健一人。在戲中作為唯一香港演員,卻不融入一眾內地與台灣演員中一起說普通話,到底為什麼有這樣的安排呢?莫非導演想令《指甲刀人魔》保留多一點香港氣息?原來導演與監製別有心思。「我們想演員以他最熟悉的語言去演繹,會令他以最自然的狀態去完成演出。」關智耀這樣說。而一旁的彭浩翔則從夏威夷的角色出發,他說:「我們在夏威夷所見的,就是很多華人根本就是廣東話與普通話夾雜。他們有一部分人從香港來,亦有部分從內地台灣來。因此我們覺得鄭伊健說廣東話,而其他人說普通話是很夏威夷的一件事。」無論原因是何,作為香港人的大家在戲中聽著伊健講廣東話,都會有多一分親切感吧。 [The film A Nail Clipper Romance features a cast from China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, with only Ekin Cheng representing Hong Kong. As the sole actor from Hong Kong, he does not speak Mandarin alongside the Chinese and Taiwanese actors. Why is this arrangement in place? Could it be that the director wants to retain a bit of Hong Kong’s essence in A Nail Clipper Romance? It turns out the director and producer have their reasons. "We want the actors to perform in the language they are most comfortable with, as it allows them to present their most natural state", says director Jason Kwan. Meanwhile, Pang Ho-cheung reflects on the Hawaiian context, stating, "What we see in Hawaii is that many Chinese people mix Cantonese and Mandarin. Some come from Hong Kong, while others come from the mainland and Taiwan. Therefore, we felt that having Ekin Cheng speak Cantonese while the others speak Mandarin is very representative of Hawaii". Regardless of the reason, as Hong Kongers, hearing Ekin speak Cantonese in the film adds a sense of familiarity and warmth.]
  2. ^ Ku, Daniel (6 April 2017). "愛情奇幻喜劇《指甲刀人魔》,張孝全、周冬雨夏威夷浪漫談情". Vogue Taiwan (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 October 2024. 到2010年,彭導與網路大電影合作,拍了名為《4夜奇譚》的網路短片系列,其中一夜就是由曾國祥和尹志文執導的《指甲刀人魔》,女主角更是找來周迅。當時影片獲得極高評價,大家都想知道故事的後續發展,因此彭導便有延伸為長篇電影的計畫,只是沒想到計畫一擱就是七年。 [By 2010, director Pang [Ho-cheung] collaborated with an online production company to create a series of web shorts called 4+1 Project, one of which is A Nail Clipper Romance, directed by Derek Tsang and Jimmy Wan, starring Zhou Xun as the female lead. At the time, the film was positively received, and everyone wanted to know what happened next in the story. As a result, Pang decided to expand it into a feature film, although the project ended up being put on hold for seven years.]
  3. ^ "鄭伊健去夏威夷拍戲勁開心 周冬雨讚張孝全性格夠獨特". Sing Tao Daily (in Chinese). 9 March 2017. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2024. 由於全片在夏威夷取景,周冬雨因此愛上衝浪,她更透露跟監製彭浩翔一起衝浪有無比的榮耀感,彭浩翔學了七八節課,但她學了兩節就追上了。 [Since the entire film is shot in Hawaii, Zhou Dongyu falls in love with surfing. She also reveals that she was proud to surf with producer Pang Ho-cheung, as Pang took seven or eight lessons, while she only took two lessons before catching up to him.]
  4. ^ 翁新涵 (25 November 2016). "尷尬了╱阮經天緋聞女友 來台喊許瑋甯「奶奶」". Nownews (in Chinese). Retrieved 21 October 2024. 根據周冬雨表示,她主演的新片《指甲刀人魔》,有邀請許瑋甯客串 [According to Zhou Dongyu, in her new film A Nail Clipper Romance, [she] did invite Tiffany Ann Hsu to make a cameo appearance.]
  5. ^ Wong, Silva (16 March 2017). "'Love Off The Cuff' director talks Hong Kong festival opener". Screen Daily. Retrieved 24 October 2024. Despite his busy schedule as a writer/director, Pang takes time out to produce for new filmmakers such as Wan, Luk and Jason Kwan, the DoP on both Love In A Puff and Love In The Buff. The latter's directorial debut A Nail Clipper Romance, starring Zhou Dongyu and Joseph Chang, opens on April 14.
  • Comment: @Prince of Erebor: A few things stand out to me: the poor critical reception/box office performance? is played down in the lead section in a somewhat ingenious way, by emphasizing the positive reviews of the short film it is based upon. I think you should fix that as it presents a neutrality issue. In other words, summarize the reception in the lead, not the previous work. The other thing I noticed is that the article says the film took place in the state of Hawaii several times. While it’s fine to say that at least once, subsequent mention should specify it was filmed specifically on the island of Oahu in and around the city of Honolulu, if the sources can support that. There are also opportunities to link to specific articles about the Chinese population in Hawaii. Leaning towards ALT2 at the moment although I wonder if it can be made more interesting than it is with other details. More later. Viriditas (talk) 18:10, 27 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    • Hi Viriditas! Thanks a lot for taking up the review, but I beg to differ with both of your current suggestions. The "positive reviews" in the lead refer to the short film, which explains why a full-length feature was developed afterward, and this is supported by multiple sources. I do not find this description to be faulty. Meanwhile, I have not found any sources that comment on or summarize the critical reception and box office performance. From the current reviews listed, I do not believe it is conclusive that the film was poorly received, as some critics have given it 3.5/5 and expressed various positive opinions on the premise, themes, and performances. Regarding box office performance, it is also subjective to judge whether it is positive or negative, as arthouse films like this one typically gross less than blockbusters. I would summarize the box office performance as poor only if supported by multiple sources, like in Miss Shampoo or The Invincible Dragon. For your second suggestion, I have only mentioned the film being shot in Hawaii once in the filming section. The other mentions focus on different topics, like casting choices or creative decisions based on the demographics of Hawaiians. There are no specific references to the filming locations in Hawaii, so I cannot specify which part of Hawaii the film was shot in. I am also unsure if mentioning the specific location has any bearing on why the crew chose to film there or why Ekin Cheng was willing to join the project. —Prince of EreborThe Book of Mazarbul 18:40, 27 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
I think you might have misunderstood me. By emphasizing the positive review of a different film in the lead, and ignoring the poor critical reception (3.5 is pretty mediocre, and there are other poor reviews and apparently bad box office results) that presents a neutrality issue. You will want to very briefly note the critical reception of this film in the lead, regardless of the positive reception of the other film. As for Hawaii, there are eight islands in the state. The film industry is in Oahu, but not all films are shot there. Given what we know so far, this entire film was shot on Oahu in and around Honolulu. This should be easy to source. I’m sorry we disagree. Viriditas (talk) 18:46, 27 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
Viriditas, I believe we are on the same page. My point is that the characterization of the film's box office performance and critical reception as "poor" is not supported by sources and is purely subjective. I see this as a form of OR. But I understand your concerns, and perhaps it would be better to remove the mention of positive reviews for the short film from the lead instead? Regarding the filming location, could you please provide me with the source that confirms the film was shot in Oahu? I conducted a research quite thoroughly while writing the article and do not recall seeing this mentioned in any English or Chinese RS. Please let me know if I am mistaken or have overlooked any sources. —Prince of EreborThe Book of Mazarbul 19:05, 27 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
Let's take it one topic at a time; my old brain doesn't multitask as well as it should. First things first: can you briefly summarize the critical reception in the lead? Viriditas (talk) 19:10, 27 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
Viriditas, my answer is no, because I do not see a conclusive consensus among the reviews. Summarizing the box office performance and a handful of critics' opinions subjectively and labeling the film as "poorly received" is a form of WP:SYNTH in my opinion. But if you find the phrase "positive reviews" in the lead to be misleading, I am fine with removing the mention of the short film's reception. —Prince of EreborThe Book of Mazarbul 19:25, 27 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
Hi, I think we might be speaking past each other. Is there any reason you cannot summarize the critical reception section you've written in the body of the article and add it to the lead, to the best of your ability? Just in case you don't know, we summarize "mixed reviews" in the lead all the time. Maybe check out other articles with similar reception? Perhaps you aren't aware of this, which would explain the back and forth. There's several ways to do it, but the most common involve characterizing the type of review in the first part of the sentence ("The film received mixed reviews from critics"), and then in the second part, describing the box office results ("and became a box office bomb"). These are just examples. Viriditas (talk) 19:34, 27 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
Viriditas, I believe we are still on the same page. I am aware that mixed reviews exist, I have used this term in another recent article of mine (Get the Hell Out). In that case, the inclusion was based on a cited Rotten Tomatoes score of 5.9, so it does not involve original research. Many film articles lack a summary of critical reception exactly because of WP:SYNTH. An example that come to mind is Deadpool and Wolverine, where editors voted not to include a critical reception summary in the lead due to concerns about SYNTH. There are also no sources indicating that the film failed at the box office. While it may not have grossed enough to make the list of top grossing films in 2017, that does not equate to it being a box office bomb, and I still see the assertion as a form of OR. —Prince of EreborThe Book of Mazarbul 19:53, 27 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

I am sorry, but it appears that you are still misreading me. Please summarize the critical reception to the best of your ability (as I described above) and place it in the lead section. The specific decision and rationale not to include a critical reception section in Deadpool and Wolverine does not apply here. Further, that film received mostly positive reviews, so the dispute in that particular instance isn't really relevant. We know D&W received a positive, critical reception. One of the problems here is how accurate or inaccurate Metacritic scores are in this regard, and that led to the perception that D&W received a less than positive reception. That's really getting into the weeds, and there's no similar problem here. However, you could ask, did this film receive mostly positive reviews, did it receive mixed reviews, or did it receive poor reviews? Whatever your answer is, please briefly mention it in the lead. By describing a different film as "positive" and ignoring the critical reception in the lead, you are giving readers a false impression of what the reception was actually like. This is a problem. Viriditas (talk) 20:04, 27 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

  • Viriditas, sorry but I believe you are also misreading me. I have already acknowledged your concern that the term "positive reviews" could mislead readers regarding the reception of this film, and I proposed removing the mention of the short film's reception. (But if you find the phrase "positive reviews" in the lead to be misleading, I am fine with removing the mention of the short film's reception.) This should have already addressed your concerns about neutrality or misleading information. The reason a summary was not included in the D&W article is the same rationale for why I am not adding one now. Adding a summary (positive, mixed, negative, whatever) you are suggesting is purely original research and a synthesis of the sources. If there are no sources or review aggregators to support the claim that the article is generally viewed as positive, divisive, or negative by critics, then adding my own assessment of their opinions would be considered SYNTH. I am also somewhat puzzled by this conversation, as identifying OR should be WP editing 101 and my concerns about WP:V should be quite clear. —Prince of EreborThe Book of Mazarbul 20:35, 27 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
  • The reason a summary was not included in the D&W article is the same rationale for why I am not adding one now. No, it's actually quite different. It is not OR to summarize or to state the critical reception for this film in the lead and there's literally no connection to the arguments made in the D&W article, which received overwhelmingly positive reviews. This is why ignoring the critical reception in the lead for D&W is the default, as it received mostly positive, not negative feedback. I can assure you, if D&W had received a negative reception, the default would have been to mention that. By not mentioning it in D&W, the reader is not given information about negative reception. Do you see how this works? The opposite is true here. You are free, of course, to do what you like, but priming the reader with mentioning a "positive" review of an altogether different film while ignoring the poor to mediocre, to mixed reviews (and box office performance) of this film is a neutrality issue. I'm once again sorry that we see this so differently. Perhaps you will find others to agree with your position. Viriditas (talk) 20:42, 27 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
  • Viriditas, I must respectfully disagree with you. The editors who participated in the survey for the D&W article specifically discussed issues related to synthesis. While the film may seem overwhelmingly positive to you, there are also negative reviews out there. In fact, all four wording options discussed in that survey addressed the non-positive, divisive reviews. By not mentioning it in D&W, the reader is not given information about negative reception. The current critical response section also included negative reviews from like San Francisco Chronicle, The Hollywood Reporter, and one-star review from The Irish Times. So no, that is not the case. It is because reviews from an opposite stance exist, a positive/mixed reception summary would not be appropriate. This echoes my point that adding a subjective summary suggesting that the film underperformed based on what you and I think, constitutes original research. I have also repeatedly acknowledged your concern that the positive reception of the short film in the lead is misleading and have offered to remove that line. (I have rephrased it just now and I hope this address your concerns.) So I do not really see a reason to continue adding a summary of the reception and box office performance. —Prince of EreborThe Book of Mazarbul 20:54, 27 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
  • That's definitely an improvement, but I do want to say that I see zero relationship between the argument made in the D&W discussion, which defaults to the absence of negative critical commentary in the lead based on all of the available evidence, as well as an indication that the critical reception was first and foremost controversial, and this article, which did not receive a positive reception and where the critical reception was not controversial. There's literally no comparison. I get that you are making this comparison, but it doesn't exist, IMO. Now, if you think the critical reception of this film was controversial, I am happy to review the matter, and if true, that is indeed, a supporting argument for keeping it out of the lead. But as far as I can tell, the critics and the audiences didn't like this film and it performed poorly at the box office. By keeping this out of the lead, it gives the impression of a neutrality problem. Now, with all that said, the question becomes, does it need to be in the lead? Aside from obvious controversies where representing the critical reception is difficult or disputed (i.e. D&W), I would say yes, but with the additional caveat that local consensus, as we've seen with D&W, can override this, particularly in instances where the default position doesn't deviate from the overall reception. It might help to get clarification from the film project talk page on this. They are usually pretty active, even during the holidays. The NPOV noticeboard might even be a better place, I don't know. However, keeping it out of the lead does not appear neutral to me at all. More so, if the sources emphasize that the film was received poorly with critics and the box office. So we are still divided on this subtopic. I would prefer to work towards an agreement on this with you, but I don't think that's going to happen. One other thing: have you added critical reception to the lead before in your other film articles that notes a poor, mediocre, or mixed reception status? If so, what makes this article different than the others? If not, why not? Your careful reasoning and answer to those two questions could conceivably bring me over to your side, leading me to drop this. Viriditas (talk) 21:20, 27 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
  • Viriditas , sorry, but I still only see you asserting that critics and audiences didn't like this film and that it performed poorly at the box office. Based on what is currently in the article, there are at least some positive to mediocre reviews, and the total gross exceeds the film's budget. It is hardly accurate to describe it as having a negative reception or being a box office bomb. Labeling the film in this way is just your subjective judgement based on what you have seen about the film and it truly harms the article's neutrality. While if the reception is mixed and the box office performance is merely average, whether or not to mention these is unrelated to neutrality and I do not see the urge to add such phrases. I am generally open to adding or removing content from articles, like I would be happy to include the precise filming locations you mentioned if sources are available, but this just seems like original research to me. I also do not see the necessity to escalate this, as again, I think this is WP editing 101. But I would not object to seeking a third opinion.
  • Regarding your final question, yes, I certainly do. Examples include positive reviews for Mongrel (2024 film), mixed reviews for Get the Hell Out, and negative reviews for The Invincible Dragon. My rationale for adding a summary is based on the existence of a conclusive consensus among critics' opinions. For these articles, there are Rotten Tomatoes scores, which aggregate all critical reviews and can be interpreted as the consensus of the majority of critics. There are exceptions, like 18×2 Beyond Youthful Days, where multiple reputable sources describe the film as both a box office and critical success. But in this case, there is neither a consensus summarized by review aggregators nor multiple reliable sources. —Prince of EreborThe Book of Mazarbul 21:52, 27 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
  • Was this film a box office success or a box office bomb? In other words, did it break even by a large amount? When you look at the budget and compare it to the raw, unadjusted revenue, it looks like the film made US $34,000 dollars. Perhaps I'm reading this wrong? Also, your own source says it did poorly at the box office and implies it lost money because in that market romantic films do poorly. We're still not on the same page. I have not fully analyzed the critical reviews just yet so I'm keeping that separate until later. But it appears that in terms of the box office, the sources say it did not do well. Viriditas (talk) 22:18, 27 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
  • @Viriditas: Yes, you have read things wrong. The film had a budget of USD$386,000 (HKD$3 million) excluding government funding, and grossed approximately USD$620,000 (RMB$4.49 million). I would not classify it as a box office success, and I am not well-versed in the film industry and cannot determine how much profit or loss the production company made based on these figures. However, it is common sense that a gross greater than the budget would not typically qualify as a box office bomb. Regarding the translated source, it refers to Zhou Dongyu's other film The Breaking Ice (燃冬), not this one (A Nail Clipper Romance; 指甲刀人魔). I am the one who added that source so of course I know what was written there... I have found no sources indicating that this film was a "box office failure". Please share any you might find. To be honest, I am starting to find this discussion somewhat pointless, as neither of us seems able to convince the other. —Prince of EreborThe Book of Mazarbul 22:31, 27 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
  • 4.9 million including government funding, 3 million excluding. Do you really think I do not know what I typed in the article??
  • Okay Viriditas, let me be clear. I believe your request to add a subjective summary labeling the film as poorly received and a box office failure constitutes blatant original research and violates WP:V. Your concerns about WP:NPOV have already been addressed with the removal of the short film's reception (which was actually sourced) from the lead. Even if a summary were included, it would only reflect "mixed reviews" and "average box office performance", which does not relate to your concerns about misleading or sugarcoating the film's actual reception. Since not adding a summary would no longer have anything to do with WP:NPOV, but adding one could impact both verifiability and neutrality imo, I refuse to include these policy-violating claims in the article. So we can either continue the review and set this issue aside, as your concerns have been adequately addressed, or you may choose to seek a third opinion, though I believe that is totally unnecessary. —Prince of EreborThe Book of Mazarbul 22:55, 27 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

I don’t know why you think summarizing the critical reception in the lead is a policy violation. That is an extremely unusual idea. Last comment to address the previous ones I ignored: "If a film released in theatres fails to break even by a large amount, it is considered a box-office bomb." List of biggest box-office bombs lists dozens of films that made more than their budget. That is neither here nor there. To address your previous point, you said I was citing material about a different film, but looking at it again after your criticism, it appears to be referring to this film. Here’s the material I was referring to: 和关智斌、张孝全等人主演的《指甲刀人魔》票房449.9万元。事实证明,演员能不能扛票房真的不好说,有运气和选剧本的能力左右,比如吴京主演的《巨齿鲨2》票房不如第一部,还有沈腾演出的《超能一家人》票房才3亿多,所以没有演员敢拍着胸膛说自己主演的电影票房一定大卖。当然周冬雨主演票房很低的电影,其实制作成本可能也不是很高,但绝对都亏损。周冬雨很少演出商业大片,所以她的票房都不怎么样,爱情片的票房本身就不是很高,特别偏文艺片的电影。If that means something else, let me know. My reading of this (当然周冬雨主演票房很低的电影,其实制作成本可能也不是很高,但绝对都亏损。周冬雨很少演出商业大片,所以她的票房都不怎么样,爱情片的票房本身就不是很高,特别偏文艺片的电影) is that it is referring to both films. Also, throughout this discussion you have insisted that I have wanted to add a qualitative statement to the lead, but you ignored the original question mark in my initial comment, identifying that I don’t know what that statement should actually be. I’ve tried to explain this to you, but you keep repeating the same thing for some odd reason. The questions remain: "how did critics receive this film and how well did it do at the box office?" As the reader, I wanted to know the answer. When I read the lead, I expected to find out, only to discover than an altogether different film received a positive reception, not this one. That is my last and final comment on this matter. Viriditas (talk) 23:15, 27 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

  • Viriditas, yes, I have already mentioned that the source did not address this. The source lists the box office grosses of Zhou Dongyu's entire filmography, ranging from A Fangirl's Romance at USD 329,000 to Embrace Again at USD 129 million. Even if you are viewing it through Google Translate, you can still see the listings and it is separated into different paragraphs. So the statements you quoted obviously do not refer to A Nail Clipper Romance, otherwise the $129 million gross would also become a box office failure. And no, I did not ignore your statements. I have repeatedly mentioned that mixed reviews fall under SYNTH as well, but you have repeatedly focused on the poor reception you perceive in your replies, which is why I feel the need to address it more often than the other potential stances. —Prince of EreborThe Book of Mazarbul 23:37, 27 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
  • I said I wasn't going to revisit the above, so I won't. The problem of synth in regards to critical reception in lead sections was a specific, local consensus problem for D&W, not for other film articles. This was because of the unique set of circumstances regarding the sources. This was made clear in the responses by the participants. You are extrapolating the result of an article content page RFC out to all film leads. That's not how an article-specific RFC works at all. See WP:LOCALCONSENSUS. It may be wise to get some input from the larger film community over at their project page. Viriditas (talk) 23:59, 27 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
  • Viriditas, this will be my final response on this issue as well, as I do not find this conversation progressing in a meaningful way. The reason I mentioned D&W is that you brought up "other articles". Just in case you don't know, we summarize "mixed reviews" in the lead all the time. Maybe check out other articles with similar reception? Therefore, I raised another article that also has a divisive reception and involved thorough discussions among editors regarding the decision to omit the reception summary, that aligns with the rationale I am proposing here. My intention was to provide a noteworthy example, one that is more high-traffic and has a relatively large number of participants in the RFC, to ensure we are on the same page and that the summary is not left out for other reasons or merely reflecting the consensus of a handful of random editors. Of course, I understand if you view the concerns raised by the editors in that RFC as specific to that article and reflective of a mere local consensus, as context always matters. I only hope this gives you a clearer picture of my and at least some editors' perspectives about the potential SYNTHiness in the lead reception summary. D&W is just an example, synthesis is my main point, and I have explained my rationale on adding these summaries as well. Perhaps we have different interpretations of the definition of OR, which is perfectly fine, as editors often have varying views on WP guidelines. I have already offered to remove the potentially NPOV-violating weasel words that has disturbed you multiple times (since my second reply), in hopes of truly addressing the issues. However, you have ignored this and instead continue to push for the addition of a summary that you deem necessary, without fully addressing why you believe SYNTH does not apply to the reception summary in this case, convincing me that the poor reception is supported by RS rather than personal opinions, or providing a new rationale after the NPOV concerns have been addressed. Therefore, as I said, while I would not object to seeking a third opinion to move this review forward, I still find it unnecessary because, to me, this is a clear case of SYNTH, and I do not find it beneficial to continue wasting time on it.
  • Regarding the source, Sino-Cinema.com appeared to be a WP:RSPWORDPRESS blog to me. But upon checking the author, I would not object that Derek Elley may be considered a SME due to his career at Variety, and the filming locations are not controversial claims that would require the best, reputable sources, so I will treat this as a SPS. It is a nice addition, as it even details the filming period as late 2014, while the Screen Daily source only vaguely suggested the timeframe. I have added it to the article. Thanks for your finding!! —Prince of EreborThe Book of Mazarbul 04:55, 28 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

  Second opinion requested. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 11:28, 28 November 2024 (UTC)Reply


Articles created/expanded on October 25

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Boxheim Documents

 
SPD poster for the 1932 Prussian state election using these documents to attack the NSDAP
  • Source: Press and Politics in the Weimar Republic. OUP Oxford. pp. 186–187.
Created by Jean Po (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Jean Po (talk) 15:40, 25 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

  •   The article was made on the 25th, so is new enough. At many times the required length, it is long enough. The article reads neutrally and properly uses in-line citations. The copyvio detector finds nothing outside of explicit quotes in the article. Both hooks are interesting and cited in-line and utilized properly from the listed sources. The suggested image is in the public domain and visibly identifiable. No QPQ needs to be done. Looks good to go! SilverserenC 01:20, 5 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
@Jean Po, Silver seren, and Crisco 1492: I have pulled this hook on interestingness grounds. There is nothing whatsoever unusual about Nazis treating Jews poorly.--Launchballer 21:46, 18 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
Okay, what about the original hook? I think that the Nazis were planning a full out coup, rather than their (admitted coerced through other events) political victory later, is interesting, particularly the effects that had at the time of the reveal of this plan. SilverserenC 22:11, 18 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
  No comment on interestingness, but I have tagged uncited material in the article. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 16:17, 21 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
@Jean Po: Please address the above.--Launchballer 01:25, 29 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
Citations added. --Jean Po (talk) 17:40, 2 December 2024 (UTC)Reply


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Gilopez Kabayao

  • Source: "As the first Filipino violinist to perform at the prestigious Carnegie Hall in New York in 1950, Gilopez Kabayao broke new ground and brought pride to the nation." —Philippine Daily Inquirer / Inquirer.net; "He performed in prestigious venues, including Carnegie Hall in New York in 1950, making him the first Filipino violinist to do so." —SunStar
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Anatolii Brezvin
  • Comment: Many sources state that Kabayao's Carnegie Hall performance in 1950 was done when he was 19 years old, but this is impossible if he was born in 1929 so I omitted this from the article and therefore the hook. This error might affect the hook under WP:EXCEPTIONAL and especially since a different source (Manila Bulletin) says, "Kabayao is widely believed to be the first Filipino to play at the prestigious Carnegie Hall in New York City".
Created by Seav (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

seav (talk) 23:53, 3 November 2024 (UTC).Reply

  • Considering the exceptional claim of him being the first, and thus the related uncertainty, maybe we could go with a different hook angle here. How about:
ALT1 ... that Filipino violinist Gilopez Kabayao was nicknamed the "Mozart to the Barrios"?
No opinion on the state of the article itself, although admittedly it is rather lacking in hooky material. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 04:04, 30 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
  Article was new and long enough for DYK at the time of nomination. The opening paragraph reads a little puffy to me, with the nicknames and the virtuoso quote, especially since we don't say who gave him all these impressive sounding nicknames (ie, the press in general through his career? One guy one time and it stuck?). Is there a way to tone it down a bit, perhaps by giving them some context - he was given those names because he went to unusual places to play, and that's not even mentioned in the article.
Otherwise, no concerns about CV, all similar phrases are basic facts or proper nouns. No other policy concerns. NLH's suggested hook is present and referenced and reasonably interesting. No QPQ required, no other concerns. Pinging Seav to advise. ♠PMC(talk) 03:53, 9 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

Chromakopia

  • ... that the physical version of Chromakopia contains an extra song?
  • ... that Tyler's album-related truck could be seen in Tyler?
  • 5x expanded by MontanaMako (talk).
    • Reviewed:
    Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    MontanaMako (talk) 21:50, 30 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

    @Narutolovehinata5; just added a new one. Is it any better? MontanaMako (talk) 16:38, 12 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    @Narutolovehinata5: Please respond to the above. Z1720 (talk) 16:08, 17 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    Will leave the decision to another reviewer, but it's better than the original. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 18:05, 17 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

     New reviewer needed. Z1720 (talk) 15:08, 24 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

    • @MontanaMako: Page is new enough and long enugh, nominator QPQ exempt, hook fact checks out. I can't approve yet, as I need a citation on Music critics characterized Chromakopia as an early midlife crisis album revolving around the concerns young adults have over their newfound adulthood. Its protagonist, St. Chroma, is introduced on the opening track of the same name. ALT1 is the only way this gets done possibly with a different wording (as an option): Sammi Brie (she/her • tc) 05:44, 7 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
    ALT1a: ... that trucks in Tyler promoted Tyler's latest album?
      Placing a DYK? icon to indicate that a review has been done. Flibirigit (talk) 06:35, 9 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

    Articles created/expanded on October 30

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    Karl Thielscher

    Improved to Good Article status by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 268 past nominations.

    BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:55, 6 November 2024 (UTC).Reply


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

    Hook eligibility:

    • Cited:  
    • Interesting:  
    QPQ: Done.

    Overall:   Article meets eligibility criteria. Was promoted to GA and nominated within 10 days of the promotion. Strange that no one has picked up this review for over 30 days. All good there, nevertheless. Adequately sourced. No issues with tone or neutrality. Earwig shows no issues with copyvio. QPQ done.

    Re: the hook, it seems like the interestingness stems from the fact that a player turned officiator (umpire / referee) within a year of retirement, albeit in this case as a backfill for an injured officiator. That said, I want to check if we can identify any other interesting hook. Happy to go with the current one if the nominator believes that this is a sufficiently uncommon occurrence and hence is interesting.

    Re: the usage of the hook, the article needs to be updated to include the hook's content directly in the article. Can easily be done by updating the sentence in the article. Once done please include the source at the end of that sentence(s).

    The source for the hook is a synthesis of two sources, one showing the retirement from a database and the officiating story from a newspaper archive. Which is perfectly alright. Please include as noted in the above paragraph.

    Returning back to the nominator. Ktin (talk) 17:17, 8 December 2024 (UTC) Ktin (talk) 17:17, 8 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

    @Ktin and BeanieFan11: I was about to suggest the following:
    ALT1 ... that former player Karl Thielscher was thrust into becoming a referee for the American Professional Football Association when one of the regular referees was injured? (Note: I tried including the "within a year of retiring" aspect, but doing so put it above the 200 character limit)
    However, it seems to contradict the article. The article suggests that he was already a referee a month after retiring, meaning he was already had refereeing experience when the injury backfill happened. In which case, maybe the following would work better for clarity purposes?
    ALT2 ... that Karl Thielscher began refereeing American football games less than a month after retiring from playing the sport professionally?
    The issue I think is that the mention of "All-American" and the relevant context in the original hook may be confusing to a non-American football fan, even though the bones of a good hook fact are there. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 08:42, 9 December 2024 (UTC)Reply


    Articles created/expanded on October 31

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    Gifted (2022 novella)

    • ... that in 2022, all five book nominations for the Akutagawa Prize were written by women, including former Japanese adult actress Suzumi Suzuki, who wrote Gifted after her own experiences?
    • Source: (Translated from Japanese to English)

    Suzuki Suzumi, whose book "Gifted" (Bungeishunju) was nominated for the 167th Akutagawa Prize, says that while her unexpected background has attracted attention, it has also led to prejudice and labelling.

    For the first time in history, only female writers have been nominated for the 167th Akutagawa Prize, which will be announced on July 20th. Among them, Suzuki Suzumi, who was nominated for "Gifted," made her AV debut while studying at Keio University. After that, she worked for a newspaper company and graduated from the University of Tokyo, and is now active as a writer and columnist, which has attracted attention for her unusual career.

    Source: Oricon News (https://www.oricon.co.jp/special/59840/)
      • ALT1: ... that former adult film actress Suzumi Suzuki pivoted to writing literature in 2022 with her novel, Gifted, which became one of five books nominated for the Akutagawa Prize that year? Source: Same as first source
      • Reviewed:
    Created by Phibeatrice (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Phibeatrice (talk) 00:51, 4 November 2024 (UTC).Reply

    • If anything, the fact that the writer of the novel is a former adult film actress is the interesting part here, not the award (which not all readers may recognize, even if it's prestigious). Suggesting a far simpler hook:
    ALT3 ... that the 2022 novel Gifted was written by a former adult film actress?
    Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 09:51, 6 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    ALT4 ... that former Japanese adult actress Suzumi Suzuki's book Gifted was nominated for the Akutagawa Prize in 2022? Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 20:08, 11 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    @Mary Mark Ockerbloom: WP:DYKTRIM is the relevant guideline. Oftentimes, but not always, the shortest and simplest hooks are the best. There are times when hooks do need additional context, but generally speaking, we tend to target the widest audience possible with hooks that require the least amount of specialist information. The issue I have with the prize angle is that readers may not know that it is a prestigious award or even be familiar with it, making the angle less accessible. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 07:22, 13 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    Presumably then, they will have an added incentive to click through and find out. Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 15:37, 13 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

     Numerous ALT hooks have been proposed: a reviewer is needed to ensure that they and this article are approved. Z1720 (talk) 15:12, 24 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

    Details Cannot Body Wants

    Created by Imbluey2 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Imbluey2. Please ping me so that I get notified of your response 06:29, 2 November 2024 (UTC).Reply

    General: Article is new enough and long enough

    Policy compliance:

    Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
    • Cited:  
    • Interesting:  
    Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
    QPQ: Done.

    Overall:   @Imbluey2: Article is new enough. Hook is interesting. I made a few minor copyedits to the article. The article doesn't actually say anything about how the police were involved, so that should be added. The reader will be looking for the police connection. Also, the copyvio detector is at violation possible 49.5% with one of the sources, so some of the stuff highlighted in red there will need to be revised first. Just one more minor thing, I don't think Singapore needs to be bolded in the hook. I think it looks better as "that Singapore's first R-rated play was performed despite the police finding it "offensive"?" Nice work on the article! ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 21:00, 5 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

    Zhu Baosan

     
    Zhu Baosan
    • ... that the fortune left by Zhu Baosan (pictured) was reported to have been greatly diminished by his philanthropic activities?
    • Source: "The Mourning Ceremonies for Mr. Chu Pao-san". The North-China Herald. 6 November 1926. p. 257. "Although Mr. Chu Pao-san was a successful merchant and had such numerous business interests, friends believe that he left only a small fortune, as his contributions to charity were so large."
    • ALT1: ... that the business interests of Zhu Baosan (pictured) ranged from banking and insurance to shipping and coal mining? Source: "The Mourning Ceremonies for Mr. Chu Pao-san". The North-China Herald. 6 November 1926. p. 257. "He promoted the Commercial’ Bank of China, the Ningpo Commercial Bank, the Chekiang Industrial Bank and the Chung Hua Commercial. and Savings Bank. He was an organizer of the Wah An Fire and Marine Insurance Company, the Wah Sing Insurance Company, and the China United Assurance Society. He was a director of the Liu Kiang and Chang Hsin Mining Companies. He was interested in the Nantao Tramway Company, the Tinghai Electric [Construction “Company” and the Chousan Electric Company. He was a director of the Chousan Steam Navigation Company, the Yung An Steamship Company, the Yung Leo Shipping Company, 'the Chang Ko Navigation Company, the Ta Tah Navigation Company and in several other shipping interests. He was a prominent shareholder in many cotton and flour mills, pap factories and other industrial enterprises."
    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Flag of Falcón state (1 of 2)
    Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 700 past nominations.

     — Chris Woodrich (talk) 22:58, 31 October 2024 (UTC).Reply

    General: Article is new enough and long enough

    Policy compliance:

    Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
    • Cited:  
    • Interesting:  
    Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
    QPQ: Done.

    Overall:   This review focuses on ALT0. Although ALT1 would pass, I find ALT0 to be more interesting because having business interests in multiple industries is not something I consider uncommon.

    I have a couple of suggestions for the article that are unrelated to the nomination:

    1. The sentence "As discussions were ongoing to ban prostitution in Shanghai in 1920, Zhu wrote the Municipal Council to advocate for active campaigns" could be more clear about Zhu's position on prostitution. The cited China Philanthropy Times article states that Zhu petitioned for "an active campaign to ban prostitution", which should ideally be stated more explicitly in the article text.
    2. Grammatical variants of the word establish are used in the article eight times. Perhaps replacing some of those words with synonyms would improve the word variation.

    Overall, good work on the article. Thanks for contributing this well-researched piece to Wikipedia. — Newslinger talk 03:52, 9 December 2024 (UTC)Reply


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    Museiliha inscription

    • Source: de Ruggiero 1893, p. 443.
      Louvre Museum, 2024
    • ALT1: ... that the Museiliha inscription, a boundary marker from the first century AD, helped delineate ancient territories between the citizens of Caesarea-ad-Libanum and the Gigartans? Source: Renan 1864, p. 149.
      Mommsen, Hirschfeld & Domaszewski 1873, p. 31, insc. 183.
      Louvre Museum, 2024
    • ALT2: ... that the Museiliha inscription, a boundary marker from the first century AD, is considered a rare ancient example of a documented border dispute? Source: de Ruggiero 1893, p. 443.
      Louvre Museum, 2024
    • ALT3: ... that the Museiliha inscription, a boundary marker from the first century AD, includes carefully erased names, likely of Roman officials? Source: Mancini 1884, pp. 71–72.
      Louvre Museum, 2024
    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Abu Sulayman Da'ud
    Created by Elias Ziade (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 38 past nominations.

    el.ziade (talkallam) 10:12, 6 November 2024 (UTC).Reply

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

    Hook eligibility:

    • Cited:   - ?
    • Interesting:  
    QPQ: Done.

    Overall:   The article was created on November 1, and nominated for DYK on November 6. Length and sourcing are adequate. The article is neutral in tone, and I found no plagiarism concerns. All of the proposed hooks are reasonably interesting to a broad audience. ALT0 states "Roman legal judgment", but I cannot locate the word Roman anywhere in the "Discovery history and interpretation" section. ALT1 is confusing because a boundary marking would deliniate the line between territories rather than citizens. I cannot locate the text nor citation for ALT2 anywhere in the article. ALT3 implies" likely of Roman officials", but I cannot find this wording anywhere in the article to verifty the citation. No images are used in the article, and the QPQ requirement is complete. Flibirigit (talk) 14:41, 9 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

    Tel al-Sultan attack

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

    Personisinsterest (talk) 12:25, 1 November 2024 (UTC).Reply

  • Smallangryplanet (talk) 09:24, 2 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
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    Naz Arıcı

    * ... that several-times international champion adult figure skater Naz Arıcı started ice skating from scratch at the age of 29?

    • Source: "İkiz gibi büyüdüğü arkadaşı ölünce kararını verdi! 29 yaşında başladı, 5 kez şampiyon oldu", "29 yaşında sıfırdan başladığı buz pateninde 32 yaşında yetişkinler artistik buz pateni dünya şampiyonu oldu." [11]
    • ALT1: ... that electrical/electronics engineer Naz Arıcı quit her profession at the age of 34 to devote herself to competitions of adult figure skating she started when she was 29? Source: "... Naz Arıcı,“İlk şampiyonluğumdan sonra 2016 da katılacağım yarışma için işimi bıraktım ..." [12]", "29 yaşında sıfırdan başladığı buz pateninde 32 yaşında yetişkinler artistik buz pateni dünya şampiyonu oldu." [13]
    • ALT2: ... that Naz Arıcı paved the way to the establishment of the adult figure skating branch in Turkey in 2016? Source: " Yetişkinler dalını 2015 yılında dünyada aldığı ilk şampiyonlukla (15 ülkeden 38 kişinin katıldığı Naz’ın ilk yarışması) Türkiye’ye getirdi ve 2016 yılında ülkemize yeni bir dalın açılmasını sağladı." [14]
    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Arthur France
    Created by CeeGee (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 223 past nominations.

    CeeGee 11:43, 7 November 2024 (UTC).Reply

    General: Article is new enough and long enough

    Policy compliance:

    Hook eligibility:

    • Cited:   - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
    • Interesting:  
    • Other problems:   - n
    QPQ: Done.

    Overall:   I was excited to see this bio at DYK, since I work on figure skating articles, too, and I value creating and improving fs articles, especially ones about women skaters. Such a beautiful story about adult figure skating in Turkey. However and unfortunately, I don't think that this bio is ready for the main page. The bio uses, for example, overly promotional and puffery language, such as most of the third paragraph in the "Early life" section. Much of the prose also suffers from awkward wording in English as well. The hooks for this DYK suffers from similar issues; all hooks are worded awkwardly. It's awkward in English, for example, to state that one starts something from scratch. Rather, it should read something like this: ALT3:... that several-times international champion adult figure skater Naz Arıcı, with no previous experience, first learned how to figure skate the age of 29? Since I don't know Turkish and depend entirely on Google Translate, I'm AGF that the sources are accurately cited and worded and that there's no plagiarism. I think that if you worked on the article's prose, improving the hooks would be an easy fix. Please understand that I'm not being disrespectful, but I'm coming from a place of valuing the sport of figure skating on WP. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 04:18, 21 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

    ALT3: ... that several-times international champion adult figure skater Naz Arıcı, with no previous experience, first learned how to figure skate at the age of 29?

    Eastern Venus

     
    Eastern Venus at Kobe
    • ... that on the ship Eastern Venus (pictured), the "Modern" suite is not in modern style?
    "The largest cabins onboard Pacific Venus are 4 Royal Suites (65 m2) located behind the bridge, named "Archaic" (1001), "Modern" (1002), "Elegant" (1003), "Noble" (1004). They are decorated in two styles, with "Modern" and "Archaic" in traditional Japanese style, "Noble" and "Elegant" being more contemporary."
      • Reviewed:
    Created by Memer15151 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    UserMemer (chat) Tribs 21:03, 3 November 2024 (UTC).Reply

    I have removed the aforementioned self-published sources and found better citations; all unsupported claims were removed. In addition, I removed "Castles of the Seas" as it is obviously self-published too. UserMemer (chat) Tribs 22:29, 2 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

    Articles created/expanded on November 3

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    Moe's Books

    • ... that in 2016, two thieves stole a van filled with $350,000 worth of rare books in Oakland, California, and tried to sell first editions of William Faulkner and Cormac McCarthy to Moe's Books nearby?
    • Source: He’s been in the book dealing business for more than 15 years, but Lawrence Van De Carr said he’d never come across such a jewel of a title: a mint copy of Isaac Asimov’s 1950 classic “I, Robot” valued at $8,500.

    That novel, once a prized possession of Van De Carr’s, is now gone, along with around 400 of his other books worth well over $350,000. Someone stole his van while it was parked outside a friend’s Oakland home this week.

    Joshua Anderson, 30, went to Moe’s Books in Berkeley shortly after the bookseller’ association sent out an alert. He and an alleged accomplice had four books, valued around $14,000, that they were trying to sell, said John Wong, manager at the store.

    Among the classic first-editions they were trying to deal were “A Hornbook for Witches: Poems of Fantasy” by Leah Bodine Drake, one of only 563 known copies; “No Country for Old Men” by McCarthy, “Always Comes Evening” by Robert E. Howard, and “Pylon” by William Faulkner.

    Source: SFGate (https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Van-filled-with-350-000-rare-books-stolen-in-6843521.php)
      • Reviewed:
    Converted from a redirect by Phibeatrice (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Phibeatrice (talk) 23:41, 3 November 2024 (UTC).Reply

    2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres

     
    Femke Bol wins the 400 m
    • Source: "1 49.26 Femke BOL 23 FEB 2000 NED 1 Omnisport, Apeldoorn (NED) (i) 19 FEB 2023 1269" / "3 49.85 Femke BOL 23 FEB 2000 NED 1 Ataköy Arena, Istanbul (TUR) (i) 04 MAR 2023 1245" / "4 49.96 Femke BOL 23 FEB 2000 NED 1f3 L'Anneau-Halle d'athlétisme de Metz, Metz (FRA) (i) 11 FEB 2023 1240" (link)
    5x expanded by Editør (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 14 past nominations.

    Editør (talk) 11:14, 3 November 2024 (UTC).Reply

    ALT1 ... that Femke Bol won the women's 400 metres at the 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships (final pictured) successfully defending her 400 metres indoor title from 2021?
    Source: "While Warholm likes to inflict his damage over the opening 200m, Bol’s trademark is tearing her rivals to shreds over the latter half. That was again the case here, the defending champion opening broad daylight between her and her rivals down the back straight and looking magnificently majestic as she strode to the finish in 49.85, with Klaver winning silver in 50.57 and Poland’s Anna Kielbasinska taking bronze in 51.25." (link)
    – Editør (talk) 10:59, 20 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    This DYK may be scheduled during the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships, with round 1 for this event on 7 March 2025. – Editør (talk) 15:25, 22 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    @Editør: Given how that the date is way beyond the six-week limit for special occasion requests, it is very unlikely the request will be granted. You could request a special occasion request at WT:DYK, but given things like WP:DYKTIMEOUT and the fact that it's several months away from now, more likely the nomination will have to run as a regular hook. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 08:48, 6 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
    Thank you for your reply. I don't mind either way. I came up with the suggestion when I noticed the review was taking a while, not realizing there was a time limit. – Editør (talk) 10:04, 6 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

    Articles created/expanded on November 4

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    Peanut (squirrel)

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

    Launchballer 22:08, 4 November 2024 (UTC).Reply

    ALT1... that the death of a squirrel named Peanut was a Republican rallying cry in the last days before the 2024 United States presidential election? Source: Washington Post Thriley (talk) 20:15, 12 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

    Grammar! "a" squirrel Johnbod (talk) 21:22, 24 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

    ALT2... that Peanut the squirrel was taken from his home by New York State and euthanized soon after? Johnbod (talk) 21:22, 24 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

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

    Overall:   Oh, that squirrel... I followed this when it was at ITN and in the pre-election hullaballoo. Article is new enough and long enough. Hook facts are all cited and interesting, though my preference is for ALT0. Earwig flags a fair bit, but they seem to be properly attributed quotes. Good to go.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:54, 30 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

    • I'd appreciate it if the alt1 hook runs. Far more consequential than making money for the owner. It was the hook I was going to use as the article creator before this drive by nomination was made. Thriley (talk) 21:41, 1 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
    Maybe it's me being tired of American politics, but going with a politics-related angle feels cheap at this point. It's like all those previous hooks about COVID: just because a hook is about COVID or US politics does not automatically make it interesting, especially when there's oversaturation both on and off-Wikipedia. Endorsing ALT0 instead as more likely to get readership interest, especially to those not interested in politics. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 06:20, 3 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
    •   Due to concerns raised at WT:DYK, the nomination has been pulled for now. Consensus is leaning against ALT1 (the promoted hook); however, a concern has been raised that ALT0 (the hook consensus was leaning in favor of) may not be accurate or supported, and thus may need revision. The discussion did not discuss ALT2. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 23:09, 5 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
    My bad, I changed the Express Tribune and New York Post with the Telegraph and misread it. The sentence now ends with just the Express Tribune. Should be supported now.--Launchballer 23:18, 5 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
    I don't think ignoring a citation to an in-depth article from a reliable source and instead using a four paragraph summary of a NYPost article from a random Pakistani newspaper which doesn't actually reflect the source just for the sake of a DYK hook is what editors should be doing. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 15:22, 6 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
    I skimmed WP:RSN for "Express Tribune" and saw nothing of concern nor any indication in the article it came from the New York Post, but I've put the Telegraph back. Hmm, "helped steer viewers to its owner's OnlyFans account", cited to Vanity Fair...--Launchballer 16:22, 7 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

    Clifton House School, Harold Styan

    Created by Storye book (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 110 past nominations.

    Storye book (talk) 11:54, 9 November 2024 (UTC).Reply

    •   I'm not yet sure if I will give this a full review, so I'll just leave this as a comment for now. Although the angle provided meets DYKINT, I have reservations if it meets the guidelines. For one, both hooks may need a trimming (it might be better to focus on the "two attackers were knocked out" angle alone without mentioning the gymnast or music hall clauses). More importantly, I'm not sure if the hooks as currently written meet WP:DYKHOOKSTYLE, specifically the part about avoiding writing hooks where the bolded article is only tangentially related to the main hook fact (the hooks seem to be more about Styan than the school itself). Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 07:26, 13 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    • ALT0 is 155 characters. According to the link you provided about trimming, it is ideal length.
    • ALT1 is 180 characters. Being 180 characters is not a trimming issue by itself.
    • Styan was a big part of that school, as can be seen in the article. There is plenty of material about him in the article, because he was a big presence there. If our readers click on the bold link, they will read more about Styan there than anywhere else online. Therefore he is relevant to the hook.
    • Meanwhile I'll go and find an extra hook or two, anyway. Storye book (talk) 10:04, 13 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    • ALT2: ... Clifton House School formed a scout pack which received an award from Lord Baden Powell for "best pack the United Kingdom"? Source: Neesam, Malcolm (26 February 1999). "Lord Baden Powell on the Stray". Harrogate Advertiser and Weekly List of the Visitors. p. 7 col.4. Retrieved 30 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive. "Lord Baden Powell was in Harrogate for the special purpose of presenting Peter's Pole to the Clifton House School Pack, which had won the award of best pack in the United Kingdom, an exceptional commendation".
    • ALT0a: ... that sports teacher Harold Styan of Clifton House School played the music halls when young, and knocked out two attackers in his old age? Source as above
    • ALT0b: ... that Clifton House School's sports teacher Harold Styan played the music halls when young, and knocked out two attackers in his old age? Source as above Storye book (talk) 11:12, 13 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    One issue is that, while not an official rule or guidelines, it is usually discouraged to mention people without articles by name in hooks. I'm not sure how strict that practice is, but it's been brought up many times in the past. In any case, it might be necessary to remove Styan's name from the hooks. As for the trimming part, the wording I had was something like "... that a Clifton House School sports teacher knocked out two attackers in his old age?", which is more straightforward. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 13:19, 13 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    I don't think your suggestion is appropriate, because this was an expensive private school, and Styan had the Order of the British Empire for his youth work. In other words, he was a hero and teacher, not a gangster. The hooks that I gave suggest that he was a complicated and interesting character, but your hook suggests that he might be just some kind of felon or that he ultimately developed dementia. If there is no specific rule against using his name, then I don't see why we should remove it. However I shall look at that section of the article and see whether there is enough there to make Styan into a separate article, then the hooks will have his name in lights, and this nom will be a double nom. Storye book (talk) 16:52, 13 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    Update. I am separating the two articles, but it will take a day or two. Thank you for your patience. Please note that the Harold Styan link is currently a redirect to Clifton House School. I shall correct that when I publish his article. Storye book (talk) 18:03, 13 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    It's not a rule that's formally codified and thus not in the guidelines, but I remember it being discouraged before. I think Theleekycauldron might know about it. In any case, if the hook becomes a double nom then that particular issue becomes moot. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 23:09, 13 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    see WP:DYKG#C1 theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 23:13, 13 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    I am not sure what you are referring to, Leeky, but the redirect is temporary on this page as explained above, and not intended for publication on the Main Page. I have nearly finished Styan's own page, and hope to publish today or tomorrow (when the redirect will resolve to a direct link). Thank you for your patience. Storye book (talk) 12:09, 17 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    Sounds good to me! :) theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 08:36, 18 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

    Pro-Fatimid conspiracy against Saladin

    • Source: summary of the entire article
    Improved to Good Article status by Cplakidas (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 145 past nominations.

    Constantine 19:27, 4 November 2024 (UTC).Reply

    @Cplakidas: Please address the above.--Launchballer 01:27, 29 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    @Launchballer and Aafi: what am I supposed to address? If there is any specific criticism or suggestion for improvement, I'll gladly consider it, but 'can be made better' or 'not appealing enough' is little to go on. The fact that Muslims would make common cause with the Crusaders, or with a sect known as 'Assassins' of all things, is IMO plenty interesting, especially compared to many other hooks I have encountered in DYK in the past. Constantine 17:18, 29 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    as I said in my comment (not a review) but I do agree that the latter part "are said to have made common cause with the Crusaders and the Assassins?" is pretty much interesting. The initial part didn't appeal to me and I dropped a comment. Up to you or a reviewer, to work on this. This wasn't a serious review but a simple suggestions that this could be worked upon. Regards, Aafi (talk) 17:34, 29 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    Thanks Aafi for clarifying. How about ALT1 ... that the members of an abortive conspiracy to restore the Fatimid Caliphate are said to have asked the Order of Assassins for assistance in eliminating Saladin? Constantine 10:49, 30 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

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    Oasis (Minecraft clone)

    Created by Johnson524 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Loytra (talk) 13:36, 7 November 2024 (UTC).Reply

    • Comment The disambiguation is incorrect - if this is considered a video game, then per WP:NCVGDAB it should be (2024 video game) instead (since there is already a 2005 video game of the same name). That said, I am not sure I would consider it a video game, given that it does not work according to anything but dream logic, and is more of a vague approximation of a game. Therefore, (simulation) or (AI simulation) could be a better disambiguation. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ () 11:30, 8 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
      • If it's not clear exactly what Oasis is, then why would the disambiguation be considered incorrect? The software is most notable for being a clone of Minecraft, surely that should be mentioned in the title for clarity sake? Hell, half the time it's referred to as "AI Minecraft" rather than its actual name. Loytra (talk) 01:43, 9 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
        • It is incorrect because "Minecraft clone" is overly specific and therefore goes against disambiguation guidelines. It is like using (black dog with long fur and floppy ears) instead of (dog). It must be made more broad, whether by calling it "video game" or "simulation". Furthermore, calling it a "clone" may in fact be incorrect. It is literally Minecraft, as played by interpreting the game through an AI, whereas "clone" is typically used to describe games that are similar to, but not identical to another. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ () 06:42, 9 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
          • Most of the sources referenced in the article describe it as a "version of Minecraft" or simply "AI-generated Minecraft". It really isn't commonly referred to as "Oasis"; I don't think most people would recognise the software if it was under the title "Oasis (2024 video game)" or "Oasis (simulation)". Imo it has to have "Minecraft" in the title. I know naming conventions are pretty strict but I'd almost argue that this is an WP:IAR situation. Loytra (talk) 11:54, 9 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
            • I can confidently say it's not an IAR situation. After looking at the sources more, I am convinced that (AI model) is the best DAB for this as it is first and foremost a model that can be "played" using a game interface. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ () 18:43, 9 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    • Comment. I don't think arguing over the title should block this from DYK. Only truly egregiously wrong titles would cause that kind of problem, and the current title is clearly not that bad - as noted, the COMMONNAME is something like "AI Minecraft". (And I don't think the case is as open-and-shut as Zxc thinks it is, either.) Zxc, you should file a WP:RM and see what the community thinks IMO. SnowFire (talk) 19:21, 10 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
      • I agree. Its now time to keep discussion in this template related to DYK reviews and any discussion about the name of this article, should take place via an RM and any discussion about improving this article should take place at the relevant talk page. Article titles are outside the scope of a DYK review. side note: sounds like I'm a forum moderator at this point JuniperChill (talk) 16:19, 11 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

      A reviewer is needed for this nomination. Z1720 (talk) 15:16, 24 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

    General: Article is new enough and long enough

    Policy compliance:

    • Adequate sourcing:   - Forbes Sites is not a reliable source per past consensus; Decrypt Media seems a bit borderline, but regardless of reliability the link needs to not be directly to the CEO's article. Backdash seems to be a how-to website, so also in need of replacement. 80 Level seems to be a clickbait outlet for a jobs hiring platform.
    • Neutral:  
    • Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:  
    • Other problems:   - See above on sourcing.

    Hook eligibility:

    • Cited:   - Forbes Sites cannot be used for the citation. ALT2 (sourced to BoingBoing) is acceptable.
    • Interesting:  
    QPQ: None required.

    Overall:   Sourcing needs serious work. Once resolved, ALT2 should be good to go. SounderBruce 02:35, 9 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

    You pinged me on my talk page @SounderBruce: but this is not my nomination, I just created the article. I can take over the nomination if you'd like @Loytra: but that'd be up to you. Johnson524 03:44, 9 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
    Apologies, I didn't notice the separate byline here. SounderBruce 03:45, 9 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
    @SounderBruce: Since the concerns were sourcing based and not hook based, I figured it'd be fine do finish them. Good catch on Forbes, it has been removed from the article. As an added bonus, while finding alternative sourcing for Forbes in the article, I stumbled across a few instances of copyediting-gone-wrong, where the correct sources citing some sentences were accidently removed and replaced with the wrong citation. Those instances have been corrected as well! The Decrypt Media link has been fixed, and some of the wording on the about page for 80 Level did seem pretty concerning, hinting at little editorial oversight, and has likewise been removed. I am a little hesitant to remove the Backdash source though, as it appears to be a website dedicated publishing gaming articles, does not claim to be a blog, and has credited authors. I really don't see what the issue is. Do you think this DYK can pass now? Cheers! Johnson524 04:46, 9 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

    Abortion in Kyrgyzstan

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

    -Emily (PhoenixCaelestis) (talk) 15:41, 5 November 2024 (UTC).Reply

    • @PhoenixCaelestis:   The article looks good. No copyvios. QPQ not needed. Hook is interesting. I would add a link to haram. In the sources I was unable to find the part that said that it is haram, and that women refuse to do it for this reason. I see that part about that woman in Osh, but the source doesn't say the "haram" bit. Could you provide one that does say "haram" please? ―Panamitsu (talk) 05:14, 11 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    • @Panamitsu: I've added a link to haram, and here's a source for the part on whether or not abortion is haram. It is from the Australian National Imams Council, an organization of mosque leaders.

    https://www.anic.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/THE-ISLAMIC-POSITION-ON-ABORTION.pdf

    PhoenixCaelestis (talk) 07:26, 11 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

    • @PhoenixCaelestis: Thank you for working on this article. The source you suggest states the formal position as haram, but I do not see information in the article or the source you added to support the statement "that women refuse to do it for this reason". You need statistics if you want to support this claim. The only case mentioned is one woman doctor who says that she is now afraid to counsel people about abortion. Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 20:18, 11 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    • @Mary Mark Ockerbloom: I've added two more sources to the article to back the claim, and I will provide them here as well.

    https://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/Review/responses/KYRGYZSTAN-English.pdf https://europe.ippf.org/blogs/kyrgyzstans-cocktail-conservatism-and-apathy-bitter-draught-women

    -Emily (PhoenixCaelestis) (talk) 13:05, 12 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

    • @PhoenixCaelestis: The new sources generally talk about culture and issues in medical care for women, but I don't see that either one clearly presents either a claim or evidence that many women refuse to go through with abortion because it is considered haram. One source even comments (without data?) that women may be more likely to get abortions because contraception is costly. The sources are also not very current. I'm not trying to be difficult here, but I think you'll need to either rephrase the hook or find more explicit sources that clearly support what you state. Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 17:02, 12 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    The hook is very unlikely to be true. In addition to what Mary Mark Ockerbloom wrote, I should also note that the claim that abortion is haram is in itself either misleading or outright incorrect, as explained by Islam and abortion. Each of the four Sunni schools considers abortion permitted but under different circumstances, and the dominant school in Kyrgyzstan is the one that is most permitting regarding abortion. Surtsicna (talk) 23:12, 12 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    @PhoenixCaelestis: Please address the above. Z1720 (talk) 15:17, 24 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    Isn't that rather common even in some countries where abortion is legal? Even where it is legal, there is often a stigma around it. I don't see how that's limited to Kyrgyzstan. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:55, 25 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    @PhoenixCaelestis: Per my above comment, this probably needs a completely different angle. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:21, 28 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

    Gohobi

    Created by Narutolovehinata5 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 109 past nominations.

    Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:26, 5 November 2024 (UTC).Reply

    • @Narutolovehinata5:, Thanks for the article. This is a suggestion: could you expand the article slightly to give some idea of what it means to have a "tofu mentality"? For those of us who won't be able to read the original sources if we click through, the current Wikipedia article gives no explanation of the hook. Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 20:26, 11 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    For what it's worth, the sources regarding the band only use "tofu mentality" without further elaboration (other than it was a term they gave to themselves), so I can't really add more to the article without doing original research. Technically, in Japanese, the term "tofu mentality" means something similar to what English speakers would call a "snowflake", although the article uses a literal translation of "豆腐メンタル" rather than the translated version (which is probably still accurate since the literal meaning is correct in Japanese). The full explanation about what the term means would probably not work for the band's article since it would delve into original research or even WP:COAT, but that's the explanation for context. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:06, 12 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    jp:豆腐メンタル maps to Snowflake (slang), so maybe a piped link to Snowflake (slang) in the hook would suffice?
    have created redirect for tofu mentality, and updating hook below -Bogger (talk) 15:11, 18 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    ALT0A... that the Japanese band Gohobi describes themselves as having a tofu mentality? (same source) -Bogger (talk) 14:43, 18 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    I actually think the link would distract from the main article and divert clicks, so linking in the hook might not be a good idea. Should be fine for the article, though. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 04:00, 23 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    "tofu mentality" ..? -Bogger (talk) 09:37, 27 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    I mentioned in the original nomination comment that I'd leave it to the reviewer if "tofu mentality" should have quotes or not since I wasn't sure if they were necessary. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:44, 27 November 2024 (UTC)Reply


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    Organization of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    Moved to mainspace by John P. Sadowski (NIOSH) (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 43 past nominations.

    John P. Sadowski (NIOSH) (talk) 00:07, 8 November 2024 (UTC).Reply

    @John P. Sadowski (NIOSH): Pinging for a response. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:54, 7 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

    Petergofsky District

    • Source: M. Mitelʹman. Борьба партии большевиков за упрочение советской власти (1917- 1918 гг.). Политиздат при ЦК ВКП(б), 1940. p. 20
    Moved to mainspace by Soman (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 410 past nominations.

    Soman (talk) 23:33, 7 November 2024 (UTC).Reply

    Bunt sind schon die Wälder

     
    J. F. Reichardt
    Created by Gerda Arendt (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 2124 past nominations.

    Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:16, 7 November 2024 (UTC).Reply


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

    Overall:   Thank you for this interesting article. I would like to hear this one. A few comments:

    • Earwig finds only quotations and proper names. No problem there.
    • The hook citation (above) for ALT0 was not in the article, so I added it there. I also gave the article a very minor copyedit. That does not affect this DYK review.
    • One issue: The citation given above for ALT0 does not confirm popularity. Popularity is mentioned in the name of the website, but not in the main text of the website. Also, the website name says (if I understand correctly) "popular and traditional lieder", so according to that, this piece could be in traditional style (which does not imply popularity). So I think we need to EITHER find another citation OR another hook. Storye book (talk) 11:27, 9 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    @Storye book: Not really a fan of the proposed hook, since the context given does not seem to make it clear why it is important that it has remained popular, and the context of it remaining popular is not clear (what is intended by "remained popular"?). I was going to suggest a hook involving Schubert, but the meaning of "different setting" is not clear: does it mean he wrote another melody to the song, or that Reichardt's melody was later re-used by Schubert? If it's the latter then perhaps that could work as a hook. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 14:39, 11 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    The wording I had in mind was something like "... that the melody of "Bunt sind schon die Wälder" (Colourful are the forests already) by Johann Friedrich Reichardt (pictured) was later used by Franz Schubert?", but I'm not sure if that was the intended context of the "Schubert wrote a different setting" part. That suggestion could probably still be worked on, I just threw it out here for brainstorming purposes. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 15:42, 11 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    Thank you - both - for thinking. I am open to rewording. Grammar: in German, "und" says that something is both, both traditional and popular", - if it was only one, German would use "oder". As you will have seen, there were multiple melodies, before and after, but this is the one in most publications, recorded, sung. Take Hannes Wader, a singer-songwriter himself: singing that old melody. (yt at the bottom) - Schubert wrote a different setting (= different melody + different piano), which didn't become popular, - note that only one of the uses mentioned has his version, - it remained for art singers and higher school education. What word would you choose instead of "popular" for: is the one that people know and sing? Schubert is really only a side note here, his setting didn't get popular in any sense, it's not Erlkönig. I didn't know he wrote a melody, but now he wrote 700 (as DYK once informed us). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:35, 11 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    Would it help to add that it was recorded among the "80 most popular Volkslieder" [26]. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:39, 11 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    The new reference given by Gerda Arendt is satisfactory, and it explains the meaning of popularity in the article's context. Gerda, could you please give us an ALT1, and put the new sentence and citation in the article? Thank you. Storye book (talk) 08:16, 12 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    Storye bookYou mean a sentence about that collection? (In another nom, someone mentioned "promotional". Anyway, ref added, which supports "remained popular. Will search for more. As a little gift: a children's tv version ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:30, 12 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    I added two more indications of popularity, a 2011 poll and a 2017 collection. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:11, 12 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    ALT0a: ... that the Volkslied "Bunt sind schon die Wälder" (Colourful are the forests already) has remained popular with the 1799 melody by Johann Friedrich Reichardt (pictured)?
    to avoid the impression that only the melody remained popular. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:14, 12 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    Thank you, Gerda. The citation is now in the article, and I approve ALT0a, with image. Storye book (talk) 09:40, 13 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    •   Pulling this per this discussion. Jlwoodwa raised concerns that the hook was hard to understand. In addition, the hook at best probably borderline meets WP:DYKINT. Some possible alternative suggestions:
    Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 23:48, 16 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    for ALT 1 or 1a, subject to Gerda Arendt's approval. Storye book (talk) 09:47, 17 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    I am sorry that I wrote so misleading. Not true. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:58, 17 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    @Gerda Arendt: As far as I can see, you have not written anything misleading or untrue. Please explain? Thanks.
    Regarding the word, "popular", in the discussion someone appeared confused by the word, presumably because they lived in a world so narrow that they did not know that "popular music" is a subsidiary meaning of "popular", which has for hundreds of years just meant that a lot of people liked something. Storye book (talk) 10:19, 17 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    The poll had 20 suggestions without Herbstlied. IT was No. 2 of the additional ones. - Please word for me. A song with a 1799 tune is still popular. The song hast a longish title in German, which I thought was good to translate. The title could mean anything, so we have to say what it is if you ask me. As you will not have noticed the hook is a bit quirky because with a composed melody it's not what you'd expect a Volkslied to be. Why would we not credit the composer who won over Schubert in popularity? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:09, 17 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    ALT2 ... that the folk-style melody for "Bunt sind schon die Wälder" was composed long ago by Johann Friedrich Reichardt (pictured) and it is still liked by many?
    ALT1b .... that radio listeners voted "Bunt sind schon die Wälder" second in their suggested list of the most beautiful German folk songs? (See Gerda's comment above, regarding this one). Storye book (talk) 11:53, 17 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
      Third party required to approve ALT2 and/or ALT1b only. Storye book (talk) 11:53, 17 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    I think ALT1b would get us into trouble with ERRORS because it's more No. 22, and tough to explain with the 20 from the station. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:33, 17 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

      I really don't think ALT2 as currently written is going to work out. It's rather vague and basically says "did you know that this song written long ago is still popular?", which actually isn't all that uncommon. It would be like a hook saying "that the folk song "Yankee Doodle" from the 1700s remains popular?" I still think something about the poll would be the best option here, although if that really can't work out then either a completely different angle be suggested here, or the nomination be rejected for lack of a hook. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 09:23, 25 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

    And I really don't think that slamming down the hopes of a nomination which bores you (and bores you alone, so far) is a constructive way to contribute. If this subject matter bores you, go and contribute to a nomination about your own favourite music, sport or whatever, and leave us to work productively on this one. Thank you.
    Controversy about which tune is the "right" one for a favourite set of verses can be a powerful force, and can cause concerts to be spoiled or cancelled. For example, in the UK (and possibly Europe, I don't know), a favoured tune for Psalm 23 is Crimond. There are many competing tunes for it, including Brother James' Air, which allows more fancy choral settings. However, when some people (including me) hear that tune used instead of Crimond, they become very angry. There is nothing wrong with Brother James' Air, but Crimond is loved for sentimental reasons. I can assure you that the subject matter of ALT 2 is far from boring. Storye book (talk) 10:17, 25 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    ALT3 ... that the melody for "Bunt sind schon die Wälder", composed by Johann Friedrich Reichardt (pictured), is still preferred by many, even though the famous Franz Schubert wrote a tune for it? (176 characters)
      Third party approval still required for ALT2 and/or ALT3. Storye book (talk) 10:17, 25 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    We could go with some variation of ALT3 (we probably need to reject ALT2 however due to WP:DYKINT reasons). However, the issue with ALT3 is that it is not directly stated in the article or the source (there is nothing in the article that directly says that people prefer Recihardt's version, just that it exists and is popular while one by Schubert exists). If that could be addressed, ALT3 would be a suitable option.
    As for the "bores me" aspect, for what it's worth, Gerda's nominations and hooks have long had a reputation among several DYK regulars (not just me) for failing to meet the interestingness criterion, so it's not just me who has raised concerns. Other editors such as 4meter4 and CurryTime7-24 (incidentally both also classical music experts) have also raised concerns about her nominations and hooks in the past. While one could argue that DYKINT is by its nature a subjective criterion, the fact that Gerda's reputation exists, along with how the current wording of DYKINT was a direct response to one of her nominations, can't be discounted. For what it's worth, I have no issue with classical music as a topic itself and there have been plenty of acceptable hooks about the field from Gerda and other editors like 4meter4 and CurryTime among others. The issue has usually been the hooks themselves, not the field. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:10, 25 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    @Gerda Arendt: Are there any citations available, to support ALT3? Or is there any content in the existing citations, which could be added to the article in support of ALT3? Storye book (talk) 13:18, 25 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    @Narutolovehinata5: Broadly speaking, classical music is that European vocal and orchestral music composed mostly in the 17th and 18th centuries, the name being reflective of that era's interest in the classical arts, such as Palladian architecture. Classical music tends to be emotionally controlled, with certain formal rules. Then you get transitional composers such as Beethoven who take the mickey out of classical music and play with more emotional stuff. Full-blown 19th-century orchestral music, and music for trained singers at that time in Europe, is called Romantic music, partly because it breaks with the previous century's emotional control. So we are not dealing here on this nom with classical music. It is music from the Romantic era. The confusion arises from today's usage of the word, "classical", where it has come to mean "not pop music". That is to say, when used in that way, the word has little real meaning. Storye book (talk) 13:35, 25 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    (ec) Packing for return trip. Will be about a day. Hate editing mobile. - Sorry, Schubert takes us too far away. The 2 melodies don't compare. Schubert's is an art song, with no chance to become popular. The composer of such a successful thing deserves mentioning by name, imho. - After edit conflict: indeed, Not classical, but POPULAR. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:43, 25 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

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    Death of Milton King

    • Source: Source 1: Cobley, Alan Gregor (June 1992). "'Far from home': the origins and significance of the Afro‐Caribbean community in South Africa to 1930". Journal of Southern African Studies. 18 (2): 349–370. doi:10.1080/03057079208708318. Source 2: "West Indies Boycott South African Goods". Rand Daily Mail. Johannesburg, South Africa. October 10, 1951. p. 4.
    Improved to Good Article status by SunTunnels (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    SunTunnels (talk) 01:49, 15 November 2024 (UTC).Reply

    Canaanite ivory comb

    • ... that the Canaanite ivory comb that contains the earliest sentence in a phonetic alphabet was categorized as a miscellaneous artifact for five years before gaining significance as an important discovery?
    • Reviewed:
    • Comment: An image would be excellent for this entry. The images are there in the internet but I have been unable to find a suitable one that can be uploaded to commons with proper licensing. Please help me find/upload a picture for this artifact.
    Created by Raydann (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    ❯❯❯ Raydann(Talk) 20:21, 9 November 2024 (UTC).Reply

    • Comment: So, between 2004 and 2010 or so, I did a lot of reading about artifacts like this. It turns out that it is extremely common for items like this to be set aside for years, decades, perhaps even a century or more, before someone comes along and decides to give them a second look. I only bring this up because while I like your hook, I could see others objecting to it as mundane. Viriditas (talk) 23:35, 10 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    While I get the point of the hook, it's a bit hard to read. Maybe something along the lines of:
    ALT1 ... that the Canaanite ivory comb contains the earliest-known sentence in a phonetic alphabet?
    ALT2 ... that the Canaanite ivory comb was categorized as a miscellaneous artifact for five years before gaining significance as an important discovery?
    Basically, splitting the original hook into two separate hooks. ALT2 lacks context, but arguably it might encourage a reader to click and learn why it was an important discovery. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 03:25, 26 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

    Jim Rivaldo

    • Source: [27] Politics was as much a passion as a job for Jim Rivaldo, a veteran San Francisco political consultant who worked campaigns for candidates ranging from Harvey Milk and Ella Hill Hutch to Supervisor Bevin Dufty and District Attorney Kamala Harris.
    Moved to mainspace by Vigilantcosmicpenguin (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 20 past nominations.

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    The Heart Knows its Own Bitterness (Talmud)

    • Source: current footnote 12: Berger, Zackary; Cahan, Rabbi Joshua (2016). "Patient Autonomy in Talmudic Context: The Patient's "I Must Eat" on Yom Kippur in the Light of Contemporary Bioethics". Journal of Religion and Health. 55 (5): 1778–1785: "Here, we analyze a discussion in the Mishna, a foundational text of rabbinic Judaism, regarding patient autonomy in the setting of religiously mandated fasting, and commentaries in the Babylonian and Palestinian Talmuds, finding both a more expansive notion of such autonomy and a potential metaphysical grounding for it in the importance of patient self-knowledge."
    • ALT1: ... that a Talmudic passage, "The Heart Knows its Own Bitterness", has been used to justify a rabbinic law project by and for transgender Jews? Source: current fn #5: Soloman, Laynie; Pearce, Russell G. (2022). "'Nothing about Us without Us': Toward a Liberatory Heterodox Halakha". Touro L. Rev. 37: 1769–1836 – via HeinOnline: ""The heart alone knows its bitterness" is not simply a mantra about the essential power of individuals to dictate their medical needs when confronted with a disputing party. This statement, as we have seen, becomes an interpretive principle that we can utilize to articulate a truth at the center of a vision of a liberatory Heterodox halakha that attempts to center the needs, realities, experiences, and expertise of the community from which it emerges. (1830)... The approaches to Heterodox halakhathat we have described thus far are the ideologies that ground the Trans Halakha Project, a recent initiative that "aims to curate existing resources that have been developed for trans Jews and by trans Jews..." (1832)
    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Elin Falk
    • Comment: I'm very sorry, I lost track of the timing (because I put wrong creation date on my user page)! It's a few days over. But the hooks are short and clearly sourced, so hopefully easy to review.
    Created by ProfGray (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 7 past nominations.

    ProfGray (talk) 14:10, 19 November 2024 (UTC).Reply

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    Jill, Duchess of Hamilton

    Source: [29]
    Created by Surtsicna (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 186 past nominations.

    Surtsicna (talk) 21:12, 13 November 2024 (UTC).Reply

    General: Article is new enough and long enough

    Policy compliance:

    • Adequate sourcing:  
    • Neutral:   - I think consistently referring to Robertson as "the duchess", both in the title and throughout the article, despite her dislike for the title and her specific request for it to be removed from her byline, might cross the line of neutrality for me. Otherwise, it's all good.
    • Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:  
    Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
    • Cited:  
    • Interesting:  
    QPQ: Done.

    Overall:   The DYK submission itself looks good, I particularly like ALT0 and ALT1, and for the most part the article is quite good. But I can't help but feel like the use of the "duchess" title throughout the article and in the title crosses the line of non-neutrality, due to her explicit rejection of the title. This is really my main issue with it. Grnrchst (talk) 16:59, 18 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

    Grnrchst, by the time she reached the height of her career she had not been called Robertson for over 30 years. She did not reject the title. She merely asked that it be removed from her byline. The Guardian, for example, gives her byline as "Jill Hamilton" but still calls her "duchess of Hamilton" in the description; the Catholic Herald just sticks with "Jill, Duchess of Hamilton". "Jill, Duchess of Hamilton" remains by far the most common name for her in reliable sources, including the obituaries cited in the article. I am not opposed to substituting some of the duchesses with "Hamilton", however. Surtsicna (talk) 23:44, 21 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    @Surtsicna: Thanks for the clarification. Per WP:COMMONNAME, I've struck my concerns about the title. I think "the duchess" could safely be replaced in most cases with personal pronouns (she/her), as there's not any ambiguity introduced that requires us to continue repeating who we're talking about. --Grnrchst (talk) 10:47, 22 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

    Planting a Rainbow

    Created by Piotrus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 532 past nominations.

    Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 04:03, 13 November 2024 (UTC).Reply

    Nazareth Hall Preparatory Seminary

     
    The relocated altar and baldachin of Nazareth Hall
    Improved to Good Article status by Darth Stabro (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

    ~Darth StabroTalkContribs 14:51, 11 November 2024 (UTC).Reply

    • Not a review, but ALT0, while a catchy hook, is ineligible because the fact is not mentioned within the article for Naz Hall itself (and, beyond that, is not directly backed up by the included source). Leafy46 (talk) 15:58, 4 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

    Hold Your Hand (film)

    • ... that the film Hold Your Hand was based on the author's experiences after getting arrested in 2013?
    • Reviewed:
    Created by Miminity (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 10:11, 10 November 2024 (UTC).Reply

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    Artificial intelligence rhetoric

    Created by Jpalmer770 (talk) and Skvader (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 52 past nominations.

    paul2520 💬 15:55, 18 November 2024 (UTC).Reply

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    Alien: Romulus

     
    Sir Ian Holm in Edinburgh August 2004
    Improved to Good Article status by Lankyant (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

    Lankyant (talk) 03:19, 14 November 2024 (UTC).Reply

    • Review:   Article is long enough, hook is interesting, but the source (BBC) does not say that the film "starred" Ian Holm, but rather used a CGI image of him (this is also written in the article). Can we tweak the hook to reflect what the source exactly says? Ippantekina (talk) 04:07, 5 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

    2007 Greensburg tornado

    Created by EF5 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 10 past nominations.

    EF5 13:41, 13 November 2024 (UTC).Reply


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    Austin Staats

    • ... that lacrosse player Austin Staats' contract was suspended after he bit another player's finger?
    Created by SammySpartan (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    SammySpartan (talk) 23:16, 18 November 2024 (UTC).Reply

    • I don't think either hook would meet WP:DYKBLP given their negative tone and their arguably undue focus. A different angle is needed here. Maybe:
    ALT2 ... that lacrosse player Austin Staats works part-time as a firefighter?
    I understand that it's actually common for professional lacrosse players to have other jobs, but that knowledge may not be common to most readers and thus may still be considered intriguing or unusual. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 15:01, 27 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    I guess as a lacrosse fan, what's notable to me about him has been his anger issues on and off the field, but I totally get the need to be neutral. ALT2 works for me. SammySpartan (talk) 17:30, 2 December 2024 (UTC)Reply


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    Mother Solomon

    • Source: Marsh, Thelma R. (1984). Daughter of Grey Eyes: The Story of Mother Solomon. p. 41. OCLC 11815829. When John and Margaret arrived in their old village they had left twenty-two years earlier, there were only a few of the old buildings and sights as they remembered them.
    • Reviewed:
    Improved to Good Article status by Averageuntitleduser (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Averageuntitleduser (talk) 00:59, 21 November 2024 (UTC).Reply


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    Moses sees Rabbi Akiva (Menachot 29b)

    • Source: Zellentin, Holger (2023). Aras, Martina; Rizk, Charbel; Stosch, Klaus von (eds.). “Honour with Silence the Words of Your Creator” -- Moses’ Silence in bMenaḥot 29b in Light of its Jewish and Christian Context. Beiträge zur komparativen Theologie. Paderborn: Brill . "In my view, the Bavli’s typological reading of Aqiva comes as close as possible to the Christian model, without, however, overstepping the line: Aqiva is perhaps “the one,” but not a new Adam; he is a messianic figure, but not the Messiah; and he is martyred and his body consumed, but he is not yet resurrected."
    • ALT1: ... that Biblical and post-Biblical characters rarely meet in Talmudic stories, as when Moses sees Rabbi Aviva teach and be martyred? Source: Jeffrey Rubenstein, Stories of the Babylonian Talmud (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010), 182–20. "I know of no other story that bridges the typically impermeable break between the time of the bible and the time of the sages ...." In 2002, Rubenstein said, "The juxtaposition of these two characters violates the typically strict separation between the biblical and post-biblical times."
    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Oliver Hutchinson
    • Comment: This is a fictional work (story), so DYK facts are about the story's features or interpretation. Another hook: it can be seen as a "failed theodicy" since God tells Moses to be silent in the face of Akiva's torture. But the hook idea is hard to articulate within the time we have.
    Created by ProfGray (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 9 past nominations.

    ProfGray (talk) 20:24, 20 November 2024 (UTC).Reply

    Gruppentheorie und Quantenmechanik

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

    XOR'easter (talk) 00:23, 16 November 2024 (UTC).Reply

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    GNX (album)

    Created by Lk95 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 83 past nominations.

    NØ 13:56, 23 November 2024 (UTC).Reply

    Marzēaḥ

    • ... that an inscription from 243 AD for a leader of the marzēaḥ ends with blesses for his sons, the scribe, the person in charge of the cooking, the cupbearer and other assistants?
    • ALT1: ... that the relationship between the marzēaḥ and veneration of the dead is still debated among scholars, due to sporadic literary evidence?

    — Preceding unsigned comment added by TNM101 (talkcontribs) 17:51, 20 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

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

    TNM101 (chat) 07:21, 17 November 2024 (UTC).Reply

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    Muhammad bin Abdul Wahhab Al Faihani

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

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

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

    I prefer this one. The sentence structure and lexicons are way better. Faldi00 (talk) 06:24, 30 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    Take it from a native speaker; they're not. But whatever. Johnbod (talk) 13:09, 30 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

    De Worsten van Babel

    Moved to mainspace by Bogger (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 28 past nominations.

    Bogger (talk) 00:11, 18 November 2024 (UTC).Reply


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    HMS Unruffled

     
    HMS Unruffled
    • ... that a cat, Timoshenko, joined HMS Unruffled on twenty wartime patrols in 1942–43?
    • Source: Winton, John (1999). The Submariners: Life in British Submarines 1901-1999. Constable. pp. 135–136. ISBN 9780094788107. OCLC 40838991.
    • Reviewed:
    5x expanded by Heavywick (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Heavywick (talk) 15:31, 21 November 2024 (UTC).Reply

    • Comment: @Heavywick: You're missing a citation at the end of the fifth paragraph in the "Career" section. I also notice that you don't mention or link to ship's cat, military mascot, or military animal in the body of the article, provided at least one of those are relevant. I think Timoshenko qualifies as a ship's cat given his biography. Many ship's cats have similar origin stories. It's also unusual to have such a large section without subsection headings, not just for the accessibility of the reader, but also to group related material. Viriditas (talk) 09:14, 23 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    • @Heavywick: I just went through and fixed some typos, removed a duplicate source, and moved the other sources to a further reading holding pen you may want to change. You can see my edits here. Please check the dates of engagement in the "Career" section as they appear to differ from the dates in the "Successes" section. There may be a reason for this or it may just be a typo. Or it may be late and I'm seeing things. Either way, have a look. Aside from that, the only thing left for me to do is random spot checks of the sources. I will do that tomorrow as I'm half asleep at the moment and can barely type. Viriditas (talk) 10:43, 25 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    Initial review
    • The original article was expanded just slightly under 5x from a 1766 character article lacking inline sources[34] to a 8507 character article with additional inline citations, all within the relevant time frame.[35] Technically, 5x would amount to 8830 characters, a deficiency of 323. I'm willing to let that slide (and there's a possibility that the DYK check count is wrong and the 5x expansion was met, that has happened in the past). The issue at this time is not the 5x requirement but the use of James Gregan's well researched, but self-published book Burdened but Unruffled: The Story of a World War II Submarine and its Crew (2016),[36] which was published with the help of the Mereo Books publishing service, which primarily helps independent authors design and sometimes even ghostwrite their books. I see that Wikipedia uses a lot of books by Mereo as sources, but my guess is that most of them are established authors and relevant experts in their field. I have tried to confirm that James Gregan meets this qualification but I could not. I attempted to find book reviews, but could not. To argue both sides, I will note that the introduction of Gregan's book does contain a number of potential bona fides, and that could perhaps be used to argue for its inclusion. For example, in the introduction, Gregan names experts who helped him edit and revise his material. I don't have full access to the book at the moment, just snippets from Google Books, but some of the material I reviewed made me wonder if the author added fictionalized accounts or if it was just straight facts; this is unclear to me. Because the close to 5x expansion was accomplished solely using Gregan's work instead of the other sources already listed in the further reading section, this presents a dilemma, as Wikipedia articles must be primarily based on reliable secondary sources whenever possible. Per WP:SPS, "Self-published expert sources may be considered reliable when produced by an established subject-matter expert, whose work in the relevant field has previously been published by reliable, independent publications." It is entirely unclear if Gregan meets this bright line. Because I am a fan of this article (and ship's cats everywhere) and would love to see it progress further, I will hold out rejecting it outright for the moment while I give the nominator the benefit of the doubt and ask for additional input on the project talk page. Just to note, Earwig did not find anything objectionable, but it's not clear if it had access to the book content. Viriditas (talk) 20:42, 25 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

    Thank you for the feedback.

    For clarity, Gregan's book is entirely factual, and does not contain any fictionalisation. It draws primarily on Admiralty records, and on an interview with the boat's captain that is available online - as these are primary sources, I don't believe they can be cited directly? There simply aren't any other secondary sources on HMS Unruffled that cover it in depth approaching Gregan's work.

    From looking at other articles, uboat.net (which draws on the same admiralty records) seems to be accepted as a reliable source. The page for HMS Unruffled contains an essentially identical record of HMS Unruffled's career to Gregan's work, albeit with less details around non-operational matters (ie. the cat, the crew's celebration in Colchester, etc.)

    Heavywick (talk) 17:4, 27 November 2024 (UTC)

    @Heavywick: Do you know if Gregan is known as an expert in his field? Are there any book reviews or independent mentions of his work elsewhere by military historians? Is it safe to assume Gregan is an independent scholar, researcher or writer, who published this book himself? Or did he receive public funding from a reputable organization? For the book to meet SPS, we need answers to those questions. In one of the snippets that I saw, there was an unusual and fanciful account of the ship’s cat eating lobster that sounded embellished. That made me wonder about the rest of the book. Part of the problem here is we don’t know who the author is and don’t have much info about the book. OCLC doesn’t even have a full entry, just an auto generated listing with no details. And if OCLC doesn’t have it, that’s a real issue. So there are questions. Anything you can do to answer them would be great. I will also a file a noticeboard request in the appropriate place to get more opinions. Viriditas (talk) 18:34, 27 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    • Comment:@Viriditas: From what I can see this is Gregan's only work, and doesn't seem to have received public funding, so I suppose he wouldn't qualify as an expert. I was unaware Mereo was a self-publishing platform until today. I see what you mean with the passage mentioning the lobster, as an out-of-context snippet that could definitely give that impression; it's not a frequent occurence in the book, though it does note what the crew ate on a particular day every now and then. Heavywick (talk) 18:49, 27 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    @Heavywick: Got it. I wonder if we can triangulate some kind of reliability between uboat.net, the Admiralty records, and Gregan's book. In general, RS doesn't work that way, but I think given the solidity of the topic, there might a bit of leeway this way or that, I don't know. For example, you note above that Gregan's book mirrors other sources, primary or otherwise. If you had to make a rough guess, how much of the Gregan book that you currently use is found in some other source? Just take a guess. Would it be 80%, for example? Your answer will give me something to go on when I bring this to the RS board. Viriditas (talk) 19:07, 27 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    • @Viriditas: Yes, 80% or thereabouts sounds accurate for the amount of content that also appears on uboat.net. Ultimately they're both drawing on the same set of Admiralty records. Throughout the career section it's probably 90% or more, with the exceptions being odd bits of detail, and anything about Timoshenko, most of which I believe comes from the interview with Stevens, and there's a few bits that cite newspaper interviews with another crew member. Heavywick (talk) 11:45, 28 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    • I'm trying to think outside the box on this. Is there any way you can replace some of the material with reliable secondary sources, and some of the material with links to the primary sources such as the Admiralty records directly? That would go a long way towards solving most of the problem. If you can’t do that, can you note the relationship between Gregan and the experts he said he talked to and interviewed in the introduction? I realize that is reaching, as notability isn’t inherited and it’s still a SPS lacking expertise, but in my mind it qualifies as a kind of oral history if it is used carefully, in other words, a primary source. I think the key here is find more reliable secondary sources. It’s surprising there aren’t more out there. So far, I’ve asked for additional input and advice from both the DYK and military history project. I will pursue the RS noticeboard as well. Viriditas (talk) 00:34, 29 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    • I have tracked down some other references (some primary, some secondary) that verify the history of Unruffled and Timmo the cat, and have added these to the page. Hope this helps. Chaiten1 (talk) 00:02, 3 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

    @Heavywick: I think you can start replacing Gregan citations. I see that reference 1 (Gregan, 2016. Chapter One: Barrow-in-Furness) can be mostly replaced with Colledge 1969.[37] You'll have to cite the order date from somewhere else, but you can cite "for construction by Vickers Armstrong in Barrow-in-Furness" and "The boat was launched on 19 December 1941" and "was scrapped at Troon in January 1946" to Colledge 1969, p. 339. The less you use Gregan here, the better case you have. Viriditas (talk) 01:45, 3 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

    @Heavywick: I went ahead and added it for you.[38] Please try to do the same thing for the rest of the further reading section. There are also more potential sources listed here. Viriditas (talk) 02:00, 3 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
    @Viriditas: I've gone through and replaced all the Gregan citations. There were one or two small details that had to be trimmed, but not much. Uboat.net has replaced a lot of the citations, I believe this is an acceptable source as I had a look at some other submarine articles and it features on them, including articles with Good Article status (for example HMS Splendid (P228)). Heavywick (talk) 18:14, 4 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
    @Heavywick: Don't forgot to change out the source in the hook, or if necessary, to change or add new hooks and sources. You still have Gregan listed as the citation for ALT0. Viriditas (talk) 21:40, 4 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
    @Heavywick: Have you tried merging the sources in further reading into this article? It would be great if you do so. Given the recent removals, the 5x expansion may be called into question. I will also do a manual count of the expansion just in case, as that can often be more accurate and give you some extra room. But adding more material would be helpful. Viriditas (talk) 21:43, 4 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
    Update: no real difference with the manual count, so the relative count totals from the original review up above still hold. Viriditas (talk) 21:58, 4 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
    Update: I can find nothing about this topic in Hutchinson 2001 (Jane's Submarines: War Beneath the Waves from 1776 to the Present Day). Should it be removed? Also, why is there nothing there? Viriditas (talk) 22:21, 4 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
    I removed it. Viriditas (talk) 22:37, 4 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
    Update: It looks like Walters 2004 (The History of the British 'U' Class Submarine) has all of the information. Please try to get a copy of it or try to access it from Google Books. I wonder if this is the primary source for all the other sources (aside from Gregan). The book was originally published by Pen and Sword Books. They have EPUB versions for purchase[39] if you can't access the info on Google Books or find it at your library. This book would not only place you over the 5x expansion limit, but would likely fill in all the gaps. First thing, take a look at the Google Books version and see how much you can add. Viriditas (talk) 22:37, 4 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
    Just taking a guess, but I wonder if this article was originally created based on Walters 2004. Viriditas (talk) 22:40, 4 December 2024 (UTC)Reply


    @Heavywick: I made a book request for you here. Viriditas (talk) 23:20, 4 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

    A kind user forwarded me the relevant book pages. I would like to give them to you as well but you don't have email enabled. There are alternative ways to share, such as a file hosting service. Let me know what you want to do. Viriditas (talk) 01:57, 5 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
    @Viriditas: That's brilliant, thank you. I've enabled email on my account so please feel free to send it over and I'll use it to improve the article. Heavywick (talk) 10:05, 5 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
    Note, recent edits by several different users have vastly improved the accuracy and sources. Unfortunately, I believe the article is now (8089) well below the 5x expansion threshold (8830), whereas before it was just short (8507). I'm not sure I can pass it now as that is a much larger gap. The easiest solution is to expand it, but how easy that is to do is hard to say. Viriditas (talk) 10:07, 5 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
    I've gone through the book provided (thank you!) and used it to expand where possible. What does the character count now come in at? I'm unsure where to find this. Heavywick (talk) 12:03, 5 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
    10201! That’s great. It’s a script called DYK check, but you can also do it manually just by adding the text to a character/word counter. You can install the script by following the instructions up above on the right hand part of the screen where it says DYK check. Make sure to modify the source for your hook up above or consider adding new hooks. Viriditas (talk) 12:09, 5 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
    Thanks, I've re-cited the hook. Heavywick (talk) 12:29, 5 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
    @Heavywick: Wonderful. I will try to close this whole thing by end of day HST. If that doesn't happen, it's because I'm waiting on having all the people who helped work on this sign off on it, just to be safe. That might take an extra day. Also, please make the link/ref explicit in the hook up above. It doesn't currently say which cited source contains the information. Viriditas (talk) 21:07, 5 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
    @Heavywick: You need a RS in the hook spot. You also need to have the hook itself explicit in the article and cited. The current hook says Timoshenko did 20 patrols, but I think that's from Gregan. The source you cite says he did 29. Then, there's Winton 1999 (The Submariners) which says the cat was adopted from Gibraltar and "accompanied Unruffled on every one of her patrols" and was later released back to their home at the end of their patrols. Winton goes on to say that it was replaced with two more cats, Timoshenko II and Timoshenko III, but it sounds like this was after the war, but it's not clear. If you don't have the book, let me know and I'll email it to you, but we need to fix the hook, replace it with a definite fact, and add it to the article. Viriditas (talk) 09:44, 6 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
    @Viriditas:I don't have access to that book, thanks for offering to send it over. I'll use it to double-check the number of patrols and cite the hook. I believe the other Timoshenkos were in Bermuda, but I'm not 100% sure. Heavywick (talk) 09:56, 6 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
    @Heavywick: The full version of the book is on Internet Archive. Viriditas (talk) 10:02, 6 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
    @Viriditas:Thank you! I've added a couple of citations, and replaced the citation in the hook. Heavywick (talk) 11:16, 6 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
    @Heavywick: Does the source support the hook where it says "twenty wartime patrols in 1942–43" and does that appear in the current article? Those two things have to happen for me to close this out. Otherwise, you can offer new hooks and add new info. Viriditas (talk) 11:21, 6 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
    @Viriditas: Yes, the source supports that. It says Timoshenko went on "every one" of Unruffled's patrols between leaving Gibraltar and returning there. There were twenty such patrols, which I've added a note of in the article (supported by other sources in the article.) Heavywick (talk) 11:42, 6 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
    @Heavywick: Thank you. For myself, that's enough for me to close the nomination out, but please understand, that might not be enough for other reviewers, who will ask why isn't the hook fully present in the article? There's also the discrepancy that other sources, as we discussed up above, say it was 29 missions, which I can only assume includes Timoshenko II and III, not I. So what we want to do is eliminate the ambiguities and make the hook as clear and explicit in the body as we are able. You and I can clearly tell that that the hook refers to these things, but there's a good chance others will not. So the best way forward is to find a place, any place really, to add some variation of "Timoshenko joined HMS Unruffled on twenty wartime patrols in 1942–43", to the article, with enough sources making it easy to verify. Do that, and we are done. I realize this sounds unnecessary, but it's one of the DYK rules. Viriditas (talk) 20:48, 6 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
    General: Article is new enough and long enough
    Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems

    Hook eligibility:

    • Cited:  
    • Interesting:  
    QPQ: None required.

    Overall:   Just need to tie up some loose ends now, starting with the sourcing with the hook which still has Gregan listed. Viriditas (talk) 12:15, 5 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

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    Jews in the Polish Army

    Created by Piotrus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 535 past nominations.

    Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 08:43, 23 November 2024 (UTC).Reply

    German atrocities committed against prisoners of war during World War II

    Created by Piotrus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 534 past nominations.

    Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 02:58, 22 November 2024 (UTC).Reply

    •   This is not a review, and given the topic this is far outside my comfort zone, I will the full review to another editor. However, the hook is kind of dull or at least obvious. Nazis doing atrocities to prisoners of war is kind of a "Well, duh" fact given their reputation. A completely different angle is probably needed here. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 06:07, 3 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

    2019 NFC Divisional Playoff game (Seattle–Green Bay)

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

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

    Sun Haven (video game)

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

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

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

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


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    Moturoa Island (Bay of Islands)

    • ... that in the 1980s when Moturoa Island lost all its endangered kiwi to pest, experts reintroduced seven birds – today there could be as many as 400 kiwis on the island?
    • Source: Kiwi were reintroduced to the island in 1984–85, with seven (including three breeding pairs) transported from Waitangi.[1][2] The reintroduction was very successful – Kiwi numbers today have soared. A local landowner said there was 'great debate' over how many Kiwi live on the island, but 'estimates range from 100–300'.[1]
    • Reviewed:
    5x expanded by Petersmeter (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Petersmeter (talk) 07:20, 26 November 2024 (UTC).Reply

    Thanks Kevmin, and thanks for the articles you suggested. I have spent a bit of time expending the article and you should see fairly substantial changes since you last checked. However, I haven't yet made any changes to the hook. I'm not too sure how this works - do you need me to update the did you know on this page now?Petersmeter (talk)

    References

    1. ^ a b "A Northland island has a very unusual problem... too many kiwi". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
    2. ^ Ralph, C John. "Annotated Checklist of the Birds of Moturoa Island, Bay of Islands". Sonic.net. Retrieved 20 November 2024.

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    Renildo José dos Santos

    • ... that Renildo José dos Santos, a Brazilian councilman, was tragically murdered in 1993 after publicly declaring his bisexuality, and his murderers only started serving their sentences in 2015?
    Created by MikutoH (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    --MikutoH talk! 23:48, 27 November 2024 (UTC).Reply

    @TheBritinator: it may not be. But is it? You didn't state your perspective in a concrete way. --MikutoH talk! 17:21, 29 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    I removed the apparent non-neutral POV~. Since it wasn't specified which part, now I think it's neutral. --MikutoH talk! 20:41, 1 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
    The hooks remain non-neutral and should be reworded. Full review would be left to TheBritinator or another editor:
    ALT2 ... that Renildo José dos Santos, a Brazilian councilman, was murdered in 1993 after publicly coming out as bisexual? ("Tragically" is commentary that should be avoided per WP:WTW, the second seems to be commentary that might also not meet NPOV).
    Tragic but sadly not uncommon, so I'm not sure if it's "unusual" enough to meet WP:DYKINT, so maybe other editor can chime in? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:40, 2 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
    @Narutolovehinata5: I would say ALT2 is good. TheBritinator (talk) 16:08, 2 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

    Á'a:líya Warbus

    • Reviewed: Goro Takahashi
    • Comment: Gonna work on the QPQ soon, (Edit: Done!) just wanted to put the finishing touches on the article as soon as I could. For the reviewer, I wanted to add this note, since it can be confusing as Warbus uses several names. Á'a:líya Warbus was born Theresa Point, she was the daughter of former Lieutenant Governor Stephen Point. Point would later marry Kalvin Warbus, and go by Theresa Warbus-Point (or the other way around in some instances), before switching to solely having her surname be Warbus. Within the last two years, she had her name changed to Á'a:líya. Thus, the sources can be here and there with her given name, but it is all her. Older sources call her Theresa Point, sources in the late 2010s-2020s call her Theresa Warbus-Point, Theresa Point-Warbus, or Theresa Warbus, and the most recent ones call her Á'a:líya Warbus. It all can be quite confusing.
    5x expanded by Ornithoptera (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 46 past nominations.

    Ornithoptera (talk) 07:59, 26 November 2024 (UTC).Reply

    Doug Hamlin

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

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

    • If you're referring to what I think you're referring to, then for me it's interesting enough that they went after him for something that happened that long ago. I therefore propose ALT1 ... that after Doug Hamlin was appointed CEO of the NRA in May 2024, anonymous employees called for his suspension over something that happened in 1979? which I believe sidesteps the negative bit.--Launchballer 16:35, 26 November 2024 (UTC)Reply


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    Noel Hilliam

    • ... that shipwreck hunter Noel Hilliam claimed to find a sunken U-Boat off the coast of New Zealand?
    • Source: In 2008 The Underwater Heritage Group (of which Noel Hilliam was vice-president) announced that they had discovered a German U-boat off the Kaipara Coast. Hilliam claimed the submarine had been 'observed seven times' and three divers had been to it – however, no photographs exist and it has not since been seen.[1][2]
    • Reviewed:
    Moved to mainspace by Petersmeter (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

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

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

    Sugya

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

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

    ILEA Educational Television Service

    • ... that a cable TV channel in the UK was still broadcasting primarily in black and white as late as 1979?
    • Source: "Both the ULAVC and ILEA had converted into colour production by 1980, however, the now old GPO VHF cable network was only just capable of transmitting high quality colour (it was originally designed for analogue black and white in 1967)."
    https://blogs.imperial.ac.uk/videoarchive/ilea-channel-7-network-1968-1979/
      • Reviewed:
    Created by Nylix4488 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Nylix4488 (talk) 01:03, 23 November 2024 (UTC).Reply

    Snow Globe Game

    Moved to mainspace by Gonzo fan2007 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 52 past nominations.

    « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 23:09, 22 November 2024 (UTC).Reply

    •   Not a full review, more of a comment, but per the old supplementary guidelines "Don't assume everyone worldwide knows what country or sport you're talking about." and perhaps more relevantly WP:DYKINT, a rephrasing or different angle may be in order. Most of the world might not understand the hook as currently written as it relies somewhat on specialist American football terminology. This is not to say the hook angle is itself unusable, just that it may need to be reworded for the benefit of international readers and/or non-sports fans. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 09:38, 25 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    I can respect that, and per your message I won't be participating in your nominations moving forward. However, I still think that the hook hard to read, and the interesting aspect is lost among all the details. Maybe if it is simplified to something like:
    ALT1 ... that in a snowy NFL playoff game, the Green Bay Packers went from losing 14-0 to winning 42-20? (thanks to Epicgenius for suggesting the wording).
    Of course, another editor can take a look. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 15:34, 26 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    For future reviewers, I'm open to rewording, but I don't agree that "fumble" or "touchdown" are specialist terminology, similar to how "tackle" and "goal" are fairly well understood words in the English language, regardless of ones understanding of football/soccer. American football is an international sport with over 400 million followers across the world. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 23:45, 27 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    Suggesting another hook idea that keeps the use of touchdowns (which I agree is legible in English-speaking contexts) and makes it a bit easier for non-NFL fans: ALT2 ... that the Green Bay Packers won a snowy NFL playoff game by scoring six straight touchdowns after they had been losing 14–0? SounderBruce 05:59, 7 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
    SounderBruce, I am good with ALT2. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 15:19, 7 December 2024 (UTC)Reply


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    Straight-tusked elephant

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

    Hemiauchenia (talk) 19:31, 30 November 2024 (UTC).Reply

    Bitcoin buried in Newport landfill

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

    CNC (talk) 17:35, 28 November 2024 (UTC).Reply

    Given that both hooks seem rather complicated, I wonder if we could just truncate both hooks at "2013", though the final decision could be left to the reviewer. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 10:55, 5 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
    Have added ALT2 for a shorter version. I think the £495m needs referencing as 8,000 Bitcoin is a meaningless number/value to most people, unless this is the purpose of an intriguing and deliberately vague hook though? Not sure. Have amended link placement, but happy for reviewer to tweak and improve as needed. Hooks are not my strong suit, thanks. CNC (talk) 12:02, 5 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

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    Nicolaas van Wijk

     
    van Wijk in 1913
    Created by ThaesOfereode (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

    ThaesOfereode (talk) 01:45, 26 November 2024 (UTC).Reply

    Frederick Warren Freer

     
    Frederick Warren Freer
    Moved to mainspace by Kimikel (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 26 past nominations.

    Kimikel (talk) 17:31, 25 November 2024 (UTC).Reply

    •   The article was moved to mainspace on time and a full QPQ has been performed. No close paraphrasing was found (the yellow result on Earwig is a false positive due to repeated mentions of institutions), and both hooks are cited inline and verified. Either hook can be used. The image is public domain so acceptable, but it is probably a bad fit for the Main Page owing to it not being that good quality (the eyes and facial features are not that good at that resolution). There's only one minor issue holding this back: ALT1 is supported by the source, but the current wording of the article does not suggest he studied medicine first before switching, but rather he studied art in lieu of medicine. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 15:40, 26 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
    Actually, a reword to the article would suffice in fixing ALT1's issue. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:37, 27 November 2024 (UTC)Reply


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    Family Stress Model

    • ... that the Family Stress Model helps explain how economic hardship impacts children and adolescents through family-level processes like interpersonal conflict between caregivers and disrupted parenting?
    • Source: "We consider the Family Stress Model (FSM) as a useful framework for understanding the family stress process and its potential impact on children’s lives. As illustrated in Figure 1, the FSM outlines a theoretical process by which economic hardships and pressures (Boxes 1 and 2) exacerbate child and adolescent maladjustment (Box 5) primarily through parents’ psychological distress (Box 3), interparental relationship problems (Box 4a), and disrupted parenting (Box 4b). Box 6 involves additional risk factors that may intensify and protective factors that may dampen the family stress process. Since proposed by Conger and his colleagues there have been at least three published reports that review systematically the extent of empirical support for the FSM." (Masarik & Conger, 2017; Stress and Child Development: A Review of the Family Stress Model, p. 85).
    • Reviewed:
    Moved to mainspace by MezLazYaz (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    MezLazYaz (talk) 23:37, 3 December 2024 (UTC).Reply

    Comment @MezLazYaz Not a review. The lead of the article needs work as it doesn't even acknowledge that the FSM is a theory. The very first sentence needs to define what the Family Stress Model is. The first seven words in the lead should/must say "The Family Stress Model is a theory..." You can talk about it growing out of something after you have given a succinct definition in the opening sentence. See Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lead section.4meter4 (talk) 15:05, 9 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

    Alessandra Rojo de la Vega

    • Reviewed:
    Created by Alan Islas (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 10 past nominations.

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

    Yvonne Francis-Gibson

    Moved to mainspace by Miraclepine (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 63 past nominations.

    ミラP@Miraclepine 00:38, 1 December 2024 (UTC).Reply

    Tjeerd van Andel

    • ... that after Tjeerd van Andel first saw life on the deep sea floor he described it as a 'little paradise in the ... sea floor desert'?
    • Source: Naomi Oreskes, quoting from Van Andel's diary in: Oreskes, Naomi (2021). "7. Painting Projects White: The Discovery of Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vents". In, Science on a Mission: How Military Funding Shaped What We Do and Don’t Know about the Ocean. University of Chicago Press. p. 328.' What they found has been described as “one of the most exciting developments since the beginning of the study of oceanography.”... Van Andel kept a personal diary, and just before turning in on the evening of February 17, 1977, he wrote: "In the middle of this ... barren vastness ... a small oasis ... What produced this little paradise in the ... sea floor desert?" https://doi.org/10.7208/9780226732411-008
    A couple more hooks to consider:
    • ...ALT1 ... that on their first dive to the Pacific ocean floor, oceanographer Tjeerd van Andel and colleagues were surprised to find giant clams living around hot springs?
    length, they are! They were in a little heap or dome on the seafloor
    • ...ALT2 ... that the discovery of life on the deep ocean floor by Tjeerd van Andel was described as 'one of the most exciting developments' in oceanography?
    • Source: Oreskes, Naomi (2021). "7. Painting Projects White: The Discovery of Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vents". 'What they found has been described as “one of the most exciting developments since the beginning of the study of oceanography.”.. https://doi.org/10.7208/9780226732411-008
    Created by Chaiten1 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 16 past nominations.

    Chaiten1 (talk) 22:20, 27 November 2024 (UTC).Reply


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    Carlisle Chang

    • ... that Carlisle Chang's mural The Inherent Nobility of Man, "possibly the most important work of art in the Caribbean", was destroyed during an airport expansion?
    • Source: Art historian Geoffrey MacLean describes it as having been “possibly the most important work of art in the Caribbean”...The Piarco mural was demolished in 1979, to public outcry, when the airport building was extended. [42]
    • ALT1: ... that "the most important work of art in the Caribbean", Carlisle Chang's mural The Inherent Nobility of Man, was destroyed during an airport expansion? Source: Art historian Geoffrey MacLean describes it as having been “possibly the most important work of art in the Caribbean”...The Piarco mural was demolished in 1979, to public outcry, when the airport building was extended. [43]
    • ALT2: ... that Carlisle Chang helped design both the flag and the coat of arms of Trinidad and Tobago? Source: "Eventually, Chang got down to work, doing designs at night and submitting them on mornings to the Ministry of Home Affairs whose officials would eventually fly to London where the final designs had to be vetted and approved by Herald’s College. Chang disclosed that the Coat of Arms contains one key input from then premier, Dr Eric Williams, first prime minister of independent Trinidad and Tobago. “He wanted Tobago on the top of it, and that’s what he got. The palm tree on the top is Tobago.”
      For the flag, Chang opted for blocks of red, white and black with very precise dimensions. In an interview with Banyan he explained that he was “determined that a child should be able to draw it with a ruler.”" [44]
    • Reviewed: pending
    Moved to mainspace by Guettarda (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 37 past nominations.

    Guettarda (talk) 04:33, 30 November 2024 (UTC).Reply

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

    Hook eligibility:

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

    QPQ:   - Not done
    Overall:   Taking on this review. Guettarda, the article is solid and well-sourced. All three hooks are interesting, but ALT0 and ALT1 refer to Chang's work as the most important of the Caribbean, which seems like a huge claim. It might be better to attribute this assertion to the sources in accordance with DYKDEFINITE. Earwig shows a 44.1% similarity to the sources, but I believe this is due to the numerous direct quotations. I performed a spotcheck on sources 1 and 3 and found no major issues, although source 1 notes that Chang's father actually originated from Canton, China, so you might consider adding this detail to the article. Also, there is a missing square bracket in the quotation "Tobago at the top of [the coat of arms" in the National symbols section. Please ping me once you have completed the QPQ and addressed the issues mentioned above. —Prince of EreborThe Book of Mazarbul 06:40, 9 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

    @Prince of Erebor: Thanks so much. I completely forgot about the QPQs. I'll get to that and the other stuff ASAP - I'll ping you as soon as I'm done. I ran it through Earwig's myself and was surprised how high it was, but it was the quotes. Guettarda (talk) 14:14, 9 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

    Mike Hasenfratz

    • Reviewed: Homer House and Republic Drug Store
    • Comment: I volunteer two QPQ credits for one nomination, to help reduce the backlog of nominations without reviews.
    5x expanded by Flibirigit (talk) and Pyropylon98 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 157 past nominations.

    Flibirigit (talk) 01:55, 28 November 2024 (UTC).Reply


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    Tema "Sacher"

    • ... that a critic called Benjamin Britten's Tema "Sacher" "a pathetic fragment which can only be explained by the desperate state of the composer's health at the the time"?
    Created by CurryTime7-24 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 53 past nominations.

    CurryTime7-24 (talk) 04:45, 28 November 2024 (UTC).Reply

    •   Two minor issues. The first is that the citation gives page 369 as the source of the wuote. Unless I'm mistaken, that appears to be incorrect. The second issue is that the citation must be repeated at the end of the sentence from which the hook is derived, meaning you need both the first and second sentences of the critical reception section to have citations at the end for ALT1. Otherwise, I think we're good to go. ~ Pbritti (talk) 00:00, 8 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

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    Ripken (dog)

    Created by Johnson524 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 20 past nominations.

    Johnson524 11:34, 5 December 2024 (UTC).Reply

    General: Article is new enough and long enough

    Policy compliance:

    Hook eligibility:

    • Cited:   - The Manual (misspelled as The Manuel) used for ALT0 seems to be a clickbait-like website run by Digital Trends, which I would disqualify as a reliable source. InspireMore (used for ALT1) also seems to have journalistic standards and an editorial staff, but is very low quality; surely there's better sources out there?
    • Interesting:  
    QPQ: Done.

    Overall:   Article need some work, especially in the sourcing department. ALT0 would be usable with some cleanup and a better source. SounderBruce 04:47, 7 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

    • @SounderBruce: Thank you for the review, and I'm sorry for submitting this article in such a poor state, I didn't realize how many things were wrong with it! I have removed The Manual source from the page, replaced the ALT0 source with a much better one from Golf Digest, and added a supporting source for ALT1. I'm really bad at copyediting, its something I wish I was better at, but I believe I've removed the worst of the informal wording from the page, so please feel free to tell me what other corrections I can do for the page. Thank you again, and cheers! Johnson524 18:51, 7 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

    Debra Toporowski

    5x expanded by Ornithoptera (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 47 past nominations.

    Ornithoptera (talk) 07:11, 2 December 2024 (UTC).Reply

    Well... They're done now, thanks for the heads up. Ornithoptera (talk) 11:44, 2 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

    Hefker

    • ... that hefker, unowned property in Talmudic law, came to express both personal freedom and societal abandonment in 20th C. Yiddish poetry?
    • Source: Brenner, Naomi. "Milgroym, Rimon and Interwar Jewish Bilingualism." Journal of Jewish Identities 7, no. 1 (2014): 23-48, including "in Yiddish modernism hefker becomes a new mode of poetic identity that at once celebrates and suffers from this lack of belonging" " In contrast to Bergelson and Markish’s freedom and movement, Stencl’s hefker-yung is no free modernist spirit, but rather a crucified Jesus" Murav, Harriet. "David Hofshteyn’s Poetry of Listening." Lyre–Studies in Poetry and Lyric 1 (2023) including: "This essay examines the multiple resonances of the Jewish term hefker (literally,“unclaimed, abandoned, or neglected property”)... The pogrom cycle, as a whole, is a journey through the broken time and space of antisemitic violence."
    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/René Vallon
    • Comment: While there are potential hooks from ancient Jewish law alone, the use of this dry legal principle in modernist Yiddish poetry is pretty amazing IMO and new to me. If we're concerned people won't know words like Talmudic and Yiddish, the hook can substitute 'Jewish' for either or both. Thanks.
    Created by ProfGray (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 10 past nominations.

    ProfGray (talk) 21:30, 29 November 2024 (UTC).Reply

    Gonna suggest an alt :)

    • ALT0a: ... that some 20th century Yiddish poetry incorporates the Talmudic concept of hefker?

    Mm, not quite. Trying to figure out how to emphasize the time disparity. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 14:06, 4 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

    Adrien Nunez

     
    Adrien Nunez in the number 0 jersey
    Moved to mainspace by TonyTheTiger (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 368 past nominations.

    TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 14:06, 29 November 2024 (UTC).Reply

    @Narutolovehinata5: That's a double nom.--Launchballer 15:51, 1 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
    I see, but it should have been mentioned in the nom to avoid confusion. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 23:02, 1 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

    Johannes Kaiser

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

    TheBritinator (talk) 01:26, 29 November 2024 (UTC).Reply


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    Aquilegia barykinae

    Created by Jacketpocket (talk) and Pbritti (talk) Number of QPQs required: 4. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 55 past nominations.

    Pbritti (talk) 22:25, 6 December 2024 (UTC).Reply

    Qvadriga

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

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

    •   This is my first DYK review so let me know if I made a mistake. QPQ has been done. Article long enough (5032 characters), images licensed correctly, Earwig null results, article is well-referenced and presentable. Hook is verified and cited to a reliable primary source. However, I do not think the hook is interesting. Why should regular reader care that a video game is inspired by another board game? Ca talk to me! 02:25, 9 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
      • Thanks, the reason I chose this hook is because there's a large gap in between the board game and the video game. I thought it was interesting to show the board game's legacy. I can suggest other hooks which refer to chariot racing, like the forty-three hippodromes and circuses, but I felt that less interesting because they are all just presented from a top down view. - hahnchen 15:22, 9 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

    George Bogaars

    Created by Kingoflettuce (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 172 past nominations.

    KINGofLETTUCE 👑 🥬 10:59, 2 December 2024 (UTC).Reply

    • Not a review but this is not an interesting hook IMO. The fact that a bureaucrat was one of first two to receive a degree from a particular university says nothing about his importance or achievements and doesn't entice me to click to find out more about him. Surely there must be something more interesting? Cbl62 (talk) 21:40, 2 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
    Good point, how about ALT1 ... that as head of Singapore's Secret Branch, George Bogaars oversaw the detention of more than a hundred suspected communist sympathisers? KINGofLETTUCE 👑 🥬 01:03, 3 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
    General: Article is new enough and long enough
    Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems

    Hook eligibility:

    • Cited:   - See below
    • Interesting:  
    QPQ: Done.

    Overall:   Good sounding article that was made within a week of nominating, is well sourced, and is good on plagiarism according to copyvio (this is assuming good faith for some sources that I can't access without a URL). The original hook as pointed out wasn't really interesting for such an interesting article, so ALT1 is definitely the better option. My one concern comes from the hooks citing, which after comparing with a digital copy of the cited news clipping, says that 114 were arrested, not 113. Minor, but still something that should be fixed before passing, which I'm happy to do after. Cheers! Johnson524 08:01, 5 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

    This caught my eye, so I had a quick look.. There is a degree of disagreement among sources, so it may be best to say '..over 100' rather a precise number: one contemporary source noted that 107 were detained initially ([[46]]), and others refer to 'more than 100' [[47]], [[48]], or a total of 133 by the end of the year (page 3, in [[49]]). Happy to drop these references into the article, if you want to tweak the hook. Chaiten1 (talk) 07:43, 6 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
    Hi all, I was aware of the discrepancy but didn't think it was necessary to throw about a bunch of numbers, so I just deferred to the number given in our own article (which happens to be the "official" number provided by the government). It's true that the cited source does say 114, so I don't mind changing it to that too. Best would be to clarify on the main Operation Coldstore page itself, the exact number doesn't make or break G.B.'s article. Also @John appreciate the thoughtfulness but I'm wary of hyperlinking to NLB's site. Per their T&Cs: "...You also may not, without the permission of NLB DIGITAL LIBRARY, insert a hyperlink to this website on any other website or "mirror" any Material contained on this website on any other server. NLB DIGITAL LIBRARY and its affiliates respect the intellectual property of others." Probably not very enforceable but I thought we ought to respect it all the same. Cheers, KINGofLETTUCE 👑 🥬 10:19, 6 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
    For now I have followed Chaiten's advice and tweaked the hook to read "more than a hundred". Many thanks KINGofLETTUCE 👑 🥬 10:22, 6 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

      For the now-edited ALT1. Also, good find on those T&C, I'd never heard of this before! Johnson524 13:53, 6 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

    Not sure why the bot didn't pick this acceptance yet, so trying again:
    •   Reviewers and editor agree on ALT1 as it currently stands: this hook is verified by the cited sources, and is cited appropriately in the article. All other aspects are fine: QPQ, length and newness, and tone. Good to go! Chaiten1 (talk) 13:23, 8 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

    Tellus (app)

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

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

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

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    Recategorization

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

    Authored by Sigrun Marie Moss and published in the Journal of Social and Political Psychology in 2014. PDF available at: [50] Quotes: "Since 1994,the Rwandan government has attempted to remove the division of the population into the ‘ethnic’ groups (ubwoko) Hutu, Tutsi and Twa and instead encourage people to think of themselves only in terms of a common national Rwandan identity. This approach can be classified as recategorization of social identities– a process where subordinate identities are replaced with a shared or superordinate identity in order to improve intergroup relations." ...

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

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

    Articles created/expanded on December 3

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    Anthony E. Wills

     
    Anthony E. Wills
    • ... that it was only after his death at a relatively young age that several of Anthony E. Wills's plays were adapted into films?
    • Alt1 ... that films were made of plays written by Anthony E. Wills (pictured) after his death at a relatively young age?
    • Sources: Youth at time of death in 1912- "Anthony E. Willis Dies". Billboard. Vol. 24, no. 31. August 3, 1912. p. 6. "Despite his youth, Mr Wills had gained considerable of a reputation as an author and producer."
    Vitagraph Studios obtaining film rights in 1913 after his death: "Film Co. Feeling Around; Trying Hard to Be Friendly". Variety. 30 (12): 8. May 23, 1913.
    Two film reviews: ""Our Wives"". The Moving Picture World. 18 (1): 49. October 4, 1913., "Empire". Bridgeport Evening Farmer. June 23, 1913. p. 8.
    A third film covered in Erish, Andrew A. (2021). Vitagraph: America's First Great Motion Picture Studio. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813181219.
    Created by 4meter4 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 98 past nominations.

    4meter4 (talk) 02:07, 9 December 2024 (UTC).Reply

    2024 attack on the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in India

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    Created by Za-ari-masen (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Za-ari-masen (talk) 15:01, 4 December 2024 (UTC).Reply

    Articles created/expanded on December 4

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    Al-Moghraqa

    • ... that terracotta cones found at al-Moghraqa in Palestine are unique in the region but resemble artefacts from Ancient Egypt?
    • Source: "These artefacts are unique amongst the cultural assemblages of the Levant and are most closely paralleled by Egyptian funerary cones of the Eighteenth Dynasty from Thebes": Steel, Louise; Manley, Bill; Clarke, Joanne; Sadeq, Moain (2004b). "Egyptian 'Funerary Cones' from El-Moghraqa, Gaza". The Antiquaries Journal. 84: 319. doi:10.1017/S0003581500045856.
    Created by Richard Nevell (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

    Richard Nevell (talk) 19:29, 9 December 2024 (UTC).Reply

    Good Gravy! (roller coaster)

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

    Plighting Engineerd (talk) 05:25, 9 December 2024 (UTC).Reply

    1st Separate Airborne Brigade

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

    Romanov loyalist (talk) 21:29, 5 December 2024 (UTC).Reply

    Ly Singko

    Created by Kingoflettuce (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 173 past nominations.

    KINGofLETTUCE 👑 🥬 07:13, 5 December 2024 (UTC).Reply

    •   At the moment, I'm unsure if I will give this a full review or not, so for now this is just an inquiry: I'm really not sure what the connection is between her growing up in a Catholic household and working for the Kuomintang, to the primary hook fact (the "glamourising" aspect). I understand that there's supposed to be a contrast between the allegation despite him being involved with the Kuomintang, but I suspect that readers will not immediately get the connection. More importantly, the part seems to add unnecessary complexity to the hook: just saying he was imprisoned for "glamourising" should suffice per WP:DYKTRIM since that fact itself is already interesting and the part doesn't seem essential to the hook fact. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:18, 5 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
    I just realized that the hook is 198 characters, or just a hair below the 200-character limit, so it definitely needs trimming. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 12:40, 5 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
    At least a hundred other suspected communist sympathisers were imprisoned during this period, but I thought what made this especially interesting was that he (not she!!) was Catholic and had worked for the Kuomintang's news agency. The irony should be quite obvious (or so I thought)... And if something is under the limit, albeit just by 2 characters, shouldn't it technically still be permissible? 😅 (As opposed to being 2 characters over...) KINGofLETTUCE 👑 🥬 12:43, 6 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
    @Kingoflettuce: As mentioned per above, per WP:DYKTRIM, excessive detail and facts should be removed if they are not essential to the hook fact. According to the old rules (and also continued in spirit in the current guidelines), hooks slightly below the 200 character limit can still be rejected per editor discretion. Actually, I've gone ahead and struck it, so a new hook is needed. As for the misgendering, I apologize: the pronouns are now fixed. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 14:19, 6 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
    Well yeah but as I said I thought the details weren't excessive, rather they REALLY added to the "interestingness" of the charges. It'd be like if a Jan 6 participant was found to be a dedicated ActBlue donor or something. Oh well. I sure hope it's not just me who finds the irony much too obvious though! KINGofLETTUCE 👑 🥬 14:31, 6 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
    I did a bit of a mini-survey on Discord and all the responses said the original hook was too complex or detailed, so it wasn't just I who had similar views. In any case, please propose a new hook. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 22:40, 6 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
    Sure that's fine, how about ..."... that Chinese-language newspaper columnist Ly Singko was imprisoned for "glamourising the communist system"? Cheers, KINGofLETTUCE 👑 🥬 04:25, 7 December 2024 (UTC)Reply


    Articles created/expanded on December 5

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    Mawali (tribe)

     
    Mawali tribal sheikhs, 1880s
    • ... that the Mawali tribe dominated the Syrian steppe until the 18th century, when they were driven out to the Hama and Idlib regions, where their descendants remain to the present day?
    • Source: *Douwes, Dick (2000). The Ottomans in Syria: A History of Justice and Oppression, pp. 27, 31-32
    • Dukhan, Haian (2019). State and Tribes in Syria: Informal Alliances and Conflict Patterns, p. 1878
    • Reviewed:
    • Comment: QPQ Pending
    Moved to mainspace by Al Ameer son (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 178 past nominations.

    Al Ameer (talk) 18:19, 9 December 2024 (UTC).Reply

    Katerina Clark

    Moved to mainspace by Miraclepine (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 64 past nominations.

    ミラP@Miraclepine 16:37, 8 December 2024 (UTC).Reply

    Josie Brown Childs

    • ... that community activist Josie Brown Childs had the title of "Matriarch of the Movement"?
    Created by SL93 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 419 past nominations.

    SL93 (talk) 02:49, 8 December 2024 (UTC).Reply

    • Comment. Not a review, but in examining the article it relies heavily on primary materials. The History Makers source should probably directly link to the interview transcript (https://www.thehistorymakers.org/sites/default/files/A2013_248_EAD.pdf) and give credit to Larry Crowe as the interviewer. I would consider this a primary source. I added an independent obituary with a byline but it consisted mostly of quotes so I'm not sure how independent that is either. The Black Metropolis Research Consortium source should be replaced with the original at https://www.chipublib.org/fa-josie-brown-childs-papers/ These papers are housed at the the Chicago Public Library, Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection, Woodson Regional library and were processed/compiled by Elizabeth Loch and Emily Minehart who should be attributed as the authors/compilers of the file. Unfortunately neither of these two biographies have a named authors and they both have close attachments to primary materials (one being principally an interview with the subject with an attached non-bylined biography, and the other papers donated by the subject housed at a library with again a non by-lined biography). It's not clear how independent these sources are from Childs, although I don't doubt they are accurate. The article is also not compliant with MOS:CHRONOLOGICAL. I do think this person is notable, I'm just not certain if the sources currently in the article clearly demonstrate WP:SIGCOV which is a concern for promoting this to the main page.4meter4 (talk) 03:03, 9 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
      4meter4 As for chronological, are you only referring to the death being mentioned under the personal life and death section? SL93 (talk) 03:07, 9 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
    @SL93 Yes. Biographies should be presented in chronological order; ending with a person's death and maybe a legacy section covering after death significance if appropriate. Generally an "early life and education" section opens an article. Then a "career section". Then a "later life" section which includes a person's death as well as activities in retirement. If possible, it's best to interweave personal life information into the article's other sections and not separate it out in order to maintain chronological presentation. Best.4meter4 (talk) 03:17, 9 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
    4meter4 I did that with a death section until the point that editors whined about me having a short section with a few sentences or less. That caused me to not include death details in their own section for a few years up until you saying something about it. SL93 (talk) 03:20, 9 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
    How do these sources look? - [51], [52], [53], and [54]. SL93 (talk) 03:32, 9 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
    @SL93 I'll look at the sources and get back to you shortly on that point. It is true that short subsections are also problematic under WP:MOS guidelines. If there isn't enough content for a later life section, it's perfectly fine to have a single "Career and later life" subheading. You can bundle topics under one section. Likewise the opposite is true when writing on a person where there is more detail. In those cases you can extrapolate out more diverse subheadings if/when it is appropriate. There is flexibility to expand, remove, and combine subheadings as long you follow both the general MOS and the Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Biography guidelines. Every article isn't going to look the same, but biographies do need to present content in chronological order as much as possible. Best.4meter4 (talk) 03:42, 9 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
    @SL93 I think those sources look great, and would do a lot to help demonstrate SIGCOV. Please take the time to work those into the article, and also please make the adjustments to the extant sources that I mentioned above if you haven't already. Doing all of that should prevent any notability issues being raised while it is on the main page. The main thing is we don't want an article to get pulled when it is on the main page at DYK because somebody decides to take it to AFD. It's not a good look for the project. Having a good number of by-lined sources helps prevent that. Best.4meter4 (talk) 03:50, 9 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
    Thank you. I will leave a note here once I'm done. SL93 (talk) 03:53, 9 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

      I wasn't reviewing so someone else can review this. Best.4meter4 (talk) 03:52, 9 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

    Thomas Fenner (sea captain)

    Created by 4meter4 (talk), Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk), and Carlstak (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 97 past nominations.

    4meter4 (talk) 01:10, 8 December 2024 (UTC).Reply


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    The House of Bijapur

     
    The House of Bijapur
    • ... that The House of Bijapur (pictured) has been called a "painted curtain call" since the dynasty it depicts was overthrown only a few years later?
    Created by AmateurHi$torian (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    AmateurHi$torian (talk) 15:47, 8 December 2024 (UTC).Reply

    Saxophone sonata (Creston)

    • ... that the publishing of Paul Creston's saxophone sonata was delayed by a "rat with a toothbrush mustache"? Source: Morris, Willie (1996). The Development of the Saxophone Compositions of Paul Creston (DMA thesis). University of Missouri–Kansas City. OCLC 35239809. p 118. As quoted in article.
      • Reviewed:
      • Comment: Can supply other hooks if need be :)
    Moved to mainspace by UpTheOctave! (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    UpTheOctave! • 8va? 19:22, 6 December 2024 (UTC).Reply

    2025 San Diego FC season

    • ... that San Diego FC sent their first players on loan until their inaugural season began? Source: ESPN
      • Reviewed: [[]]
      • Comment: If possible, hold until the MLS regular season begins on February 23, 2025.
    Converted from a redirect by SounderBruce (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 243 past nominations.

    SounderBruce 05:16, 6 December 2024 (UTC).Reply

      This is a preliminary review as I'm still awaiting the QPQs. For now, there are a few issues. One is that the hook cannot be held until February 23, as that is far beyond the six weeks limit for special occasion hooks (six weeks after December 6 is January 17, 2025). Second, the hook as currently written is marginally interesting especially to non-football/soccer fans (a non-football fan might not understand the intricacies of player loans), so my suggestion is to propose additional hooks. The full review will follow once the QPQs have been provided and new hooks have been proposed. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:54, 6 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

    Prius Missile

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

    ABG (Talk/Report any mistakes here) 02:09, 6 December 2024 (UTC).Reply

    • Comment: @AlphaBetaGamma: Thanks for such an interesting article. I'm from California but I live in Hawaii. Both states have a lot of Priuses, so I was pretty confused by your hook when I read it, because in those two states, the Prius is not really known for crashes. (The joke around these parts is that it's usually a Nissan, but it's not exactly clear why that is). I read your article, and I see that it is mostly about a phenomenon in Japan involving older drivers, which makes a lot of sense and is quite interesting. I think this is the kind of hook (ALT0) that shocks readers (like myself) and increases traffic to your article, but I also wonder if it is somewhat misleading since the hook itself doesn't mention Japan or older drivers. In any case, it's a great hook, but I wonder if it is legit to shock the reader like this. If it is, it's highly effective and would probably get a lot of traffic. I'm not sure if we can trick readers like this, so I will ping a few people and see what they say: @Launchballer and RoySmith: Thanks. ABG, you are also missing the word "as" in ALT1. Viriditas (talk) 10:23, 6 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

    This seems like click bait. I wouldn't run it. RoySmith (talk) 13:59, 6 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

    @RoySmith: Thank you, that was one of my concerns. My other question is where is the red line? In other words, some of our most successful hooks approach clickbait, wouldn't you agree? How do you know when you've crossed that line? For me, this hook crosses it, as it doesn't let the reader know that the Prius is only considered accident prone in Japan due to the demographic of older drivers. Perhaps, if it just stopped there, it would be fine, but it doesn't. Reading further, we discover this is just a slang term, and that official data shows that Priuses are no more accident prone than other vehicles, which is what I suspected from the jump. For this reason, I am leaning into crossing out ALT0. Viriditas (talk) 21:15, 6 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
    Review
    General: Article is new enough and long enough

    Policy compliance:

    Hook eligibility:

    QPQ: None required.

    Overall:   Article is new enough and long enough and moved from draft to mainspace. Earwig shows no issues. It's not clear if the nominator is the author of the original article, which was created on ja.wikipedia in mid 2021. If not, I believe you're supposed to attribute when you copy over the material as a translation in your first edit, but you just wrote "start draft". In any case, you've got a fully formed, well written article over at ja, yet you only copied over (or wrote) a minor version of it here. I don't get why you did that. The current version here on en.wikipedia needs copyedits. However, I would encourage you to return to the ja article and import the majority of it back over here, as it makes much more sense and covers the entire topic in a comprehensive manner. As for your hooks, ALT0 is ragebait (see the discussion above), and you got me good! I was genuinely upset as to why the beloved Prius (official car of liberals in the US) was associated with crashes! I clicked so fast and hard that smoke came out of my mouse. It was then that I realized, I had been fooled. More so when I check the original article on ja. Then there's the image of the crashed vehicle. I recall seeing that image before, and I think it's from California. Have you considered using Japan-related images? So, you've got a lot of issues to deal with here, but I can walk you through them. First things first, why not copy over the entire article from ja? It's really well done and would clear up a great many things. Viriditas (talk) 21:51, 6 December 2024 (UTC) Viriditas (talk) 21:51, 6 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

    Not really, the paragraph
    Extended content
    According to Masaki Kubota [ja], the viral spread of the slang and the creation of the Prius's public image as a crash-prone car is thought to be caused by the extremely large amount of the car in use, the car being popular among older drivers, older drivers usually being overconfident in their driving skills, and the Prius's significance as a well-known car brand.

    Covered the entire "原因" paragraph. Not too sure how much I should cover beyond that. I hope the next ALT is more informing, because the lack of information causing "click bait" seems to be the issue here. ABG (Talk/Report any mistakes here) 22:12, 6 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

    • IMO, "referred to a missile" doesn't really work in English. Also, try rearranging your primary link so that it comes first; that tends to increase views. You may also want to work in the fact that this is a slang term or a meme, as that isn't made clear. As for the main ja article, I'm not clear on the disconnect based on your response. There's a lot of content in that article that didn't find its way here, and it more accurately describes the topic.[55] Viriditas (talk) 22:24, 6 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

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    Thomas P. Fenner

     
    Thomas P. Fenner
    Created by 4meter4 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 99 past nominations.

    4meter4 (talk) 15:41, 9 December 2024 (UTC).Reply

    Aquilegia gegica, Aquilegia colchica

  • Reviewing-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 05:43, 9 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
  • Both were created on December 7 and are over 1600 words.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 06:01, 9 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
  • Created by Pbritti (talk) and Jacketpocket (talk). Number of QPQs required: 4. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 58 past nominations.

    Pbritti (talk) 01:09, 9 December 2024 (UTC).Reply

    Articles created/expanded on December 8

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    Ted Weiss Federal Building

     
    The Ted Weiss Federal Building
    Improved to Good Article status by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 689 past nominations.

    Epicgenius (talk) 17:30, 9 December 2024 (UTC).Reply

    The Man Who Knew Too Much (Alexander McQueen collection)

    Created by Premeditated Chaos (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 58 past nominations.

    PMC(talk) 03:31, 9 December 2024 (UTC).Reply

    Fictional planets of the Solar System

     
    Schematic diagram of the orbits of the fictional planets Vulcan, Counter-Earth, and Phaëton in relation to the five innermost planets of the Solar System.
    • Source: See the sections "Vulcan", "Counter-Earth", and "Phaëton" in the article.
    Improved to Good Article status by TompaDompa (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 23 past nominations.

    TompaDompa (talk) 00:29, 9 December 2024 (UTC).Reply

    Aquilegia moorcroftiana

    • Source: Nold, Robert (2003). Columbines: Aquilegia, Paraquilegia, and Semiaquilegia. Portland, OR: Timber Press. ISBN 0881925888.
    Created by Pbritti (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 57 past nominations.

    Pbritti (talk) 00:27, 9 December 2024 (UTC).Reply

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

    Hook eligibility:

    • Cited:  
    • Interesting:  
    • Other problems:   - I would suggest changing the sentence in the article "named for William Moorcroft" to "named after William Moorcroft" to make the wording clearer, and likewise for the hook.
    QPQ: Done.

    Overall:   This is my first review so I would like a second opinion. jolielover♥talk 16:02, 9 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

      • @Jolielover: Thanks for the review—how fun that this was your first. Welcome to the club! I think that "named for" is an Americanism and "named after" is the preference in British English; as the most relevant Engvars in this case would be British, Pakistani, or Indian English, I've adopted the suggested phrasing. By my estimation, I think your review is decent, but let me know if you want any clarifications! ~ Pbritti (talk) 18:33, 9 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

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    James Alexander Ulio

     
    Western Union missing in action (MIA) telegram from James A. Ulio
    Improved to Good Article status by Hawkeye7 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 434 past nominations.

    Hawkeye7 (discuss) 19:31, 9 December 2024 (UTC).Reply

    Cancer (song)

    Improved to Good Article status by Leafy46 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

    Leafy46 (talk) 18:13, 9 December 2024 (UTC).Reply

    Boneghazi

    • Source: Tourjée 2016
    Moved to mainspace by Theleekycauldron (talk) and Tamzin (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 74 past nominations.

    theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 07:36, 9 December 2024 (UTC).Reply

    Papa (2024 film)

    5x expanded by Prince of Erebor (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 26 past nominations.

    Prince of EreborThe Book of Mazarbul 05:36, 9 December 2024 (UTC).Reply

    1. ^ Chak, Ashlyn (3 December 2024). "How Lau Ching-wan added subtlety to complex role as father of a killer in new film Papa". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 8 December 2024. The film is notable for its non-linear storytelling. "When you think back on [your past]," says Lau, "it's as if your memory has been rearranged. Like when someone sneaks a photo of you and you don't think it looks like you. It's quite magical." On the other hand, Yung thinks it is simply how memories work in the human brain. "Memory does not function linearly and can be in pieces," he says. "There is beauty in it – something will trigger you to [enter] another dimension in an abstract departure that is very much a stream of consciousness."
    2. ^ Chak, Ashlyn (3 December 2024). "How Lau Ching-wan added subtlety to complex role as father of a killer in new film Papa". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 8 December 2024. Along with Lau's tear-inducing performance, cotton tree flowers – omnipresent in spring in Hong Kong – have an important cameo role throughout Papa as a thread connecting its many fragmented flashbacks. However, they were not a part of the script. It just so happened that they were in blossom during filming. They "kept coming back into the shot", Yung says, and when he researched the symbolic meaning of cotton-tree flowers, it sent chills down his spine. "It was 'cherish the person in front of you'."
    3. ^ 凌梓鎏 (2 December 2024). "奇案是偽命題 翁子光:疏理痛苦是一種救贖". Hong Kong Feature [zh] (in Chinese). Retrieved 8 December 2024. 不過,除了兒子殺人後逃往的荃灣海濱公園,翁子光依案情在實地拍攝,戲內其他荃灣畫面,大部分卻在土瓜灣取景的。「因為我不想影響荃灣街坊,不論他們八卦或有陰影,我去當區拍攝重提舊事,都不好。」 [However, aside from the Tsuen Wan Riviera Park , where the son fled after the murder, director Philip Yung filmed other scenes in Tsuen Wan primarily in To Kwa Wan. "I did not want to affect the residents of Tsuen Wan, whether they are gossiping or recalling tragic memories, it wouldn’t be good for me to film in the area and bring up old matters."]
    4. ^ Yau, Bonnie (5 December 2024). "專訪電影《爸爸》主演劉青雲、導演翁子光,從最極端的悲劇,談最平常的無常". Vogue Hong Kong (in Chinese). Retrieved 9 December 2024. 他希望觀眾不易覺察攝影機的存在,還特易採用4:3的畫面,「這種平常的感覺好像看Home Video,甚至乎令你覺得不像是看大電影,很適合我們這部電影,好像在看別人家裏發生的事情。」 [[Yung] hopes that the audience will not easily notice the presence of the camera, which is why he chose a 4:3 aspect ratio. "This ordinary feeling makes it seem like you’re watching a home video, even giving you the sensation that it is not a feature film, which is perfect for our movie, as if you are witnessing events happening in someone else's household."]
    5. ^ "爸爸專訪|谷祖琳演產子場面太入戲 劉青雲:真係擔心佢生咗個仔出嚟". am730 (in Chinese). 30 November 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2024. 谷祖琳在電影中操得一口流利客家話對白,原來她從來未接觸過客家話,因為導演是客家人,找來翁導的表姐,花了三天時間立即速成。 [Jo Koo delivers her lines in fluent Hakka in the film, but she had never encountered the language before. Since the director is Hakka, he brought in his cousin to teach her, and she learned it in just three days.]
    6. ^ "劉青雲《爸爸》取材自荃灣倫常慘案 衝擊影帝之作 拆解喊位多過《破•地獄》之謎". Sing Tao Daily (in Chinese). 27 November 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024. 《爸爸》片名本來不能用?上世紀90年代,香港的奇案電影多以獵奇角度出發。《踏血尋梅》(根據2008年援交少女肢解案作藍本改編)寫成劇本時,當時投資方提議《碎屍案》、《沙井女屍》、《人肉私鐘妹》等片名。《爸爸》也曾被指不夠商業化,苦尋投資者不果。 [The title Papa was originally not allowed? In the 1990s, Hong Kong's crime films often approached topics from a sensationalist angle. When writing the script for Port of Call (based on the 2008 case of a dismembered escort), the investors suggested titles such as The Dismemberment Case, The Body in a Sandy Well, and Human Flesh Sex Worker. [The title] "Papa" was also criticized for being not commercial enough, struggling to find investors as a result.]
    7. ^ Lo, Zabrina (3 December 2024). "'Papa' star Sean Lau and director Philip Yung explore human emotions in a film based on true crime". Tatler Asia. Retrieved 9 December 2024. Papa is based on the murder case that took place in Tsuen Wan in 2010, when a teenager who suffered from schizophrenia murdered his mother and sister before turning himself in.

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