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

Edoardo Tiretta

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  • Source: Around 1783, Tiretta was granted permission to construct a ‘puckabazaar’, which spread over nine bighas and eight cottahs of ground, ‘withconvenient shops, surrounded with a colonnade veranda’. In 1788, themarketplace was valued at Sicca Rupees 1,96,000 and given away as first prize ina lottery. Its ownership changed over time but in the popular imagination, thebazaar continues to be referred to as Tiretta’s, or some variant thereof.” - https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/bowing-out/articleshow/68747124.cms

** ALT1: ... that Casanova's friend Edoardo Tiretta was known to make love six times a night?

  • Source: I went with my friend, and as soon as the harebrain saw us she fell on Tiretta’s neck, calling him dear Count “Six-times”—a name which stuck to him all the time he was at Paris.
    “What has gained my friend so fine a title, madam?”
    “His erotic achievements. He is lord of an honour of which little is known in France, and I am desirous of being the lady.” - https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/2981/pg2981-images.html
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Created by WoodElf (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

User:WoodElf 06:24, 19 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Self-Portrait (Ellen Thesleff)

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  • Crabbe, Gilee (2019). "Hidden Influences". FNG Research. 4. Finnish National Gallery. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
Quote, p. 3: "Thesleff was known to have practised automatic drawing...Thesleff continued working on the piece however, and when it was shown again – she dated it twice – the artist had worked on it further in sepia ink, giving it a deeper chiaroscuro, a technique resembling the sepiatone spirit photographs that were popular among esoteric circles at the time. 'The way the head emerges from the dark background makes it seem like an immaterial spirit in the process of materialisation,' said Lahelma. 'This processual method resembles the surrealists' quest to liberate the creative imagination by using experimental methods based on psychic automatism and trance states. Before the surrealists turned this into a conscious artistic method, this kind of technique was used in mediumistic art.' In Thesleff's piece, Lahelma continued, 'the introspective attitude is manifest both in technique and in the facial expression and the artist appears to be in some kind of creative trance. And this is a significant point, here it is not only the content or the subject matter that is connected to esoteric ideas but also the technique – not only what has been represented but how it has been represented. Perhaps here we can think of art as an esoteric practice.'"
  • Lahelma, Marja (2014). Ideal and Disintegration: Dynamics of the Self and Art at the Fin-de-Siècle. (PhD thesis). University of Helsinki. pp. 148-179. ISBN 9789521097287. OCLC 897998723.
Created by Viriditas (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 31 past nominations.

Viriditas (talk) 05:30, 26 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Extremely cool hook—absolutely love it. Appropriate sourced in the article with a citation at the end of the sentence. Article is solid with no issues jumping out at me about copyvio. Painting is well into the public domain so I say we run it (especially since it's a woman's self portrait, which we lack representation on). Thanks for overdoing it on the QPQs! ~ Pbritti (talk) 23:53, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thanks, User:Pbritti. I feel that in the interests of openness and transparency, I should mention that it's possible to make the hook even better. I neglected to do this because I was working on too many articles at once, but if you are interested in keeping this nom on your watchlist, I may be able to add an even better hook. It wouldn't change the current hook all that much, but it would add one additional component, namely that Thesleff was trying to evoke the style of a spirit photograph. As you can see, I only got as far as adding a see also link to the composition section. But I could probably work it in by tomorrow and update the hook if you like. I haven't figured out how to word it just yet, but it could read something like "... that art historians believe Self-Portrait may have been drawn by Ellen Thesleff in a trance-like state to resemble a spirit photograph?" Not sure how to do it, but it's something I've been thinking about. Just a note, there was one missing element that I was unable to track down. The Finnish language Wikipedia has an article that makes a curious claim. It says "Thesleff's father had died a couple of years earlier, and the gaze of the self-image of grief is thought to be due to the death of [her] father." I was able to confirm that her father had died (and I need to add that to the article, so I'm glad I'm having this discussion now), but I couldn't confirm anything about the relationship between the death of her father and this work, which could also add additional light on the nature of the spirit photograph. Was she trying to communicate with her dead father? We don't know any of this. But I did make a source request that is attempting to get to the bottom of this. For what it's worth, the Finnish Wikipedia claim is somewhat odd, as I could not find a single source that says this image is one of "grief". Viriditas (talk) 02:54, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

.zip (top-level domain)

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  • ... that despite security concerns about the top-level domain .zip, researchers found it contained slightly less malicious usage than the general internet?
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Moved to mainspace by Bobby Cohn (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Bobby Cohn (talk) 01:53, 19 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Not a review, but the hook rather buries the lede somewhat. Assuming they check out, I suggest ALT1: ... that the release of the .zip top-level domain was condemned by cyber security experts?--Launchballer 02:04, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    This was a case where I was steeped in the source material and after reading nothing but negativity about the subject, it was the fact that made me go "huh, actually less you say?" But I agree, this is an appropriate summary of the article. I may have also been trying to avoid the pitfall of being too negative, something that came up in my last DYKN. Nonetheless, though I'm not familiar with the process, I endorse the ALT1 in addition to my own phrasing. Bobby Cohn (talk) 02:09, 19 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
QPQ: None required.

Overall: ALT1 works better in my view, as it reads better to a general audience. Article looks god to go. SounderBruce 06:03, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Grapefruit

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Grapefruit
Grapefruit
Improved to Good Article status by Chiswick Chap (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 81 past nominations.

NØ 13:10, 23 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: Yes - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
  • Interesting: Yes
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: JuniperChill (talk) 23:07, 29 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nicola Gratteri

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  • ... that Italian anti-Mafia prosecutor Nicola Gratteri survived three assassination attempts within three weeks?
Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 912 past nominations.

Dumelow (talk) 19:31, 19 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • I'll be reviewing this. SilverserenC 04:36, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Article was moved to mainspace on the 19th, so is new enough. At around 3000 characters, it is long enough. The article is written neutrally, properly uses in-line citations, and shows no issues from the copyvio detector. Both hooks are interesting, are cited in-line, and their source checks out. The QPQ has been properly done. Looks good to go! SilverserenC 04:59, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

2022 Andover tornado

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The 2022 Andover tornado, as seen at EF3 intensity
The 2022 Andover tornado, as seen at EF3 intensity
  • ... that despite damaging over 1,000 buildings, the 2022 Andover tornado (pictured) only injured three people?
Created by EF5 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 11 past nominations.

EF5 20:03, 19 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

The tornado seen from Andover City Hall
  • Hi @EF5:, review follows: article created 19 November and exceeds minimum length; article is well enough written and generally cited throughout, I've tagged a few instances where it is not; I am no tornado expert but the sources used look to be reliable for the subject; I noted that the "Meteorological synopsis" section is copy pasted from the source, but that this is from the federal NOAA so is PD; hook fact is interesting, stated in the article and checks out to sources; a QPQ has been carried out; image is OK but I wonder if the video could appear instead; they tend to do well at DYK. If you can address the citations needed I think this should be good to go - Dumelow (talk) 09:54, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I was actually just about to upload that video, but it appears that someone got to it first. Yes, that video would be much better. I’ll get to the citations in a bit. EF5 13:02, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Dumelow: All CNs have been addressed. The stuff in the lede is cited in the main prose, same goes with infobox content. EF5 13:36, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks @EF5:. Looks good to go - Dumelow (talk) 13:45, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Pula Nikolao Pula, Pulu Ae Ae Jr.

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Created by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 4. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 275 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:20, 27 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough

Policy compliance:

  • Adequate sourcing: No - Only a few issues. For Pula: ref doesn't say "for several months in 2014" but "intermittently"; maybe "a second time"?; first Republican governor isn't supported by source. For Pulu: Ref doesn't mention Maʻopūtasi County.
  • Neutral: No - Only one issue: not sure calling him an "important figure" is due since the extraordinary claim is sourced to his campaign site, maybe "involved" is preferred.
  • Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Yes
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Whoa, the whole Pula-Pulu thing is catchy! I'm preferring ALT0. Pula is 3312 and Pulu is 2705; Pula moved to mainspace and Pulu created, both on 20 Nov (a week before nom). Earwig gives Pulu Ae Ae Jr. a 41.2% score, but it's mostly quotes. Everything else is good. @BeanieFan11: fix these issues and you're good to go. ミラP@Miraclepine 20:58, 30 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@BeanieFan11: Everything else is good, but yeah, I don't feel comfortable citing the "important figure" superlative stuff to what's technically promotional content, so I'd prefer adding that cited info from the Leone article to the article as a compromise. ミラP@Miraclepine 04:37, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Miraclepine: Does this work? BeanieFan11 (talk) 04:40, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@BeanieFan11: That's good enough. I'm AGFing that source so ALT0 approved. ミラP@Miraclepine 04:42, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Jane Fenmore Barnes

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  • ... that while sailing to California to begin film work, actress Jane Fenmore Barnes's ship was caught in a hurricane?
Created by Silver seren (talk) and FloridaArmy (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 134 past nominations.

SilverserenC 00:44, 21 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • The article was moved to mainspace on time and is new enough and long enough. Everything is adequately source and there are no uncited materials (I need an account to see the DOB reference so AGF). Both hooks are interesting, cited inline, and verified in their respective snippets, although I have a preference for ALT1 as I think it's more unusual or intriguing. However, it may need rewording since neither the article nor the source call her a "California actress" and they still consider her to be from Massachusetts. A full QPQ has been done and verified. My main concern at the moment is WP:DYKCOMPLETE: the article does not mention anything between her ending her acting career and her death, even though the cited obituary says that she became a columnist after her career. Her post-acting career stuff will need to be expanded before this nomination is approved. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 06:32, 28 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you. The Newspapers.com snippet about her post-acting life has only one page that's accessible to me, so I'd just like to confirm if the rest of the article confirms the other stuff like her writing columns. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:56, 29 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The reference should have the second page linked under the pages part of the reference, the D3 in this case, Narutolovehinata5. But here's a link to it directly for convenience. SilverserenC 01:00, 29 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you, that should work. Approving ALT1. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:26, 29 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oh Hee-ok

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

seefooddiet (talk) 07:30, 22 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
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Looks good. Nice work. BeanieFan11 (talk) 01:46, 28 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

1991 Andover tornado

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The tornado at F4 intensity on the grounds of the McConnell Air Force Base
The tornado at F4 intensity on the grounds of the McConnell Air Force Base
Created by EF5 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 12 past nominations.

EF5 17:33, 20 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • @EF5: Please provide a QPQ ASAP. Current QPQ rules require one to be provided at the time of the nomination, and noms can be closed without warning if one is not provided quickly. As it has been almost a week since the nom and no QPQ has been provided, the nomination will be closed if a QPQ is not provided soon. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 03:32, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Narutolovehinata5: Done. I don't remember this rule existing earlier this year, when was this set into motion? EF5 13:33, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It's a new rule that was only introduced about a month or two ago following a WT:DYK discussion. Normally I would have just closed the nomination given the length of time that has passed, but given that you may not have been aware of the new rule I decided to ping instead and give a reminder. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 13:48, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

As Long As You're Mine

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Converted from a redirect by Bogger (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 29 past nominations.

Bogger (talk) 16:38, 20 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Not a fan of ALT0a due to WP:SEAOFBLUE concerns. Might be better to stick to ALT1. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 09:29, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I believe ALT1 can have the tick.--NØ 22:46, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Brian Higgins (trade unionist)

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  • Source: "Although blacklisting was illegal, many construction companies vetted workers through a clandestine database that identified union members or activists as “troublemakers” ... Brian said: “I started to see it was getting harder to find work. There was plenty of construction work going on, but I was getting knocked back.” He was without work for more than 25 years until his retirement in 2006." from: Pounds, Chris (25 June 2019). "Brian Higgins obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 913 past nominations.

Dumelow (talk) 09:01, 20 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
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Source says "He was without work for more than 25 years until his retirement in 2006", which supports hook. Article says "unable to work in the industry at all from 1981; being supported on the wage of his wife until his retirement in 2006". Accepting per WP:2+2=4. Jonathan Deamer (talk) 14:03, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Transatlantic cables incident

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USS Roy O. Hale underway in 1959
USS Roy O. Hale underway in 1959

, and Incidents at Sea: American Confrontation and Cooperation with Russia and China, 1945–2016

Created by Chetsford (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 153 past nominations.

Chetsford (talk) 01:18, 21 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Hi Chetsford, great idea for an article. Review: created 21 November and exceeds minimum length; sources used look generally reliable (I am not sure about destroyerhistory.org but it is only used to cite the complement of the destroyer involved); article is fully cited inline; I don't have access to all the sources but didn't pick up on any issues with overly close paraphrasing in a spotcheck; Earwig score is high but only because of the quoted article form the convention (which is PD and appropriate); image is PD (source states from Department of Defense); I can't access the sources cited for the hook but it is stated in the article so I will AGF; QPQ awaited but otherwise looks good - Dumelow (talk) 21:58, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, Dumelow - QPQ now done! (For Destroyer History - I did some research on it a couple years ago and posed a question at RSN [2]. It didn't get much interest/response, unfortunately.) Chetsford (talk) 22:15, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Looks good. I think the additional info you've provided at RSN helps demonstrate reliability - Dumelow (talk) 06:15, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Itim

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  • ... that the 1976 Philippine film Itim was described as "one of the most remarkable debuts in cinema history"?
Improved to Good Article status by Mushy Yank (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 80 past nominations.

NØ 12:38, 23 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article is of a substantial length and was made a GA on November 21. It was nominated in the proper time frame, and is within policy. No copyright violations detected. The hook length is fine, and the fact is interesting and verified to the cited source. The only issue is that we need to attribute the quote in the hook to the Museum of Modern Art. Once that is fixed I can approve the hook. Best.4meter4 (talk) 01:00, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I've had several of my hook proposals held up in the past when I've done quotes; particularly when they make exceptional claims like the one in this hook. Personally I think attributing the quote to MOMA makes it more hooky not less. But that's just me.4meter4 (talk) 22:36, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hello and thank you for that nomination, MaranoFan and thanks for notifying me and for your concern, 4meter4. Rather busy at the moment, sorry. How would you wish to have it phrased if it's attributed? "by XX" seems impossible, as the name of the person is not known only the insitution (by the MoMa does not sound right) ;"in a presentation for a screening at the MoMa"? Not too long?21:07, -Mushy Yank.3 December 2024 (UTC)

Alt1... that the 1976 Philippine film Itim was described as "one of the most remarkable debuts in cinema history" at a 2022 retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art?

@Mushy Yank Here is my suggested alt. I'll have to get another reviewer to promote it since I wrote it. Best.4meter4 (talk) 21:55, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@4meter4 I don't think there was any exhibition stricto sensu, though; it was a retrospective (https://www.moma.org/calendar/film/5516). Thanks. -Mushy Yank. 22:03, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Mushy Yank I modified it to retrospective.4meter4 (talk) 22:36, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Need a hook review of Alt 1.4meter4 (talk) 21:55, 3 December 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
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Taking on this review. The article was nominated two days after GA promotion, so it falls within the seven-day timeframe. Since it was already a GA, I will skip the copyright and source spotchecks. I believe ALT1 sufficiently meets DYKDEFINITE and is verifiable with the source. QPQ done. Good to go! —Prince of Erebor（The Book of Mazarbul） 06:25, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Eurovision Song Contest 1984

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  • Source: Luxembourg 1984 Herrey's gladde winnaars festival (in Dutch) "De enige juiste beslissing van al die jury's was de afstraffing van Engeland dat met puur pikwerk van The Supremes hoog wilde eindigen. [...] Maar toen zij gezongen hadden klonk er in de zaal en luid boe-geroep."
Improved to Good Article status by Sims2aholic8 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 23 past nominations.

Sims2aholic8 (talk) 11:42, 21 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Good work! Uriahheep228 (talk) 16:48, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

George K. Teulon

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

Aneirinn (talk) 05:26, 25 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article was nominated within the relevant window and is long enough (extensive quotations do make that a bit hazy, but they're used appropriately). Earwig suggest that there was likely a problem regarding copyright, but a manual check suggested that it was all appropriate quotations and names giving false positives. No images (I think you could add the Texas star in there somewhere!). Not a barrier to running, but the infobox accepts his death as being in Calcutta despite the possibility that it was in Hong Kong; consider providing both possibilities there. Overall, a swell little article—good work! Preference is for ALT1 on basis of it being more interesting to me. ~ Pbritti (talk) 22:07, 6 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Bronx General Post Office

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The Bronx General Post Office
The Bronx General Post Office
5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 686 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 15:00, 21 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Hi Epicgenius. This well-written article, expanded about 12x, is long enough, new enough, and well-sourced. ALT1 is certainly the most interesting. It is cited to a map which identifies the top floor as a "target range". Other hooks are also cited (could not check main hook or ALT3, but assuming good faith). Image free and legible at low resolution. QPQ done. Best, Tenpop421 (talk) 18:43, 30 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Goro Takahashi

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

Sonovawolf (talk) 05:18, 25 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
QPQ: None required.

Overall: WOW. There is a lot that is honestly blurbable here, including him being the first Native American silversmith in Japan, the Buddhist priest compelling him to continue his work, and even more. Wonderful work on this article Sonovawolf! There's a lot to work with here frankly. The most glaring issue I see at the moment is that the "In 1972...", "In return, Goro bartered...", and "In 1967..." portions are currently unsourced. It's new enough, long enough, and neutral. I'll try and run it through Earwig once I resolve some issues with it. In the meantime, I would advise that you address the concerns above when available! Ornithoptera (talk) 08:36, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Following up, since I was able to run it through Earwig. 9.9% similarity with some longer segments being similar but those check out. The unsourced sections have now been addressed. I think everything looks good on my end, cheers Sonovawolf! Ornithoptera (talk) 19:27, 28 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Flora Hommel

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

CaptainAngus (talk) 22:48, 23 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
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article is new enough, long enough, well sourced and neutral. No plagiarism - earwig picks up the long names organisations. Hook is cited and interesting. QPQ is done. Lajmmoore (talk) 16:56, 28 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Amalberga of Temse

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Saint Amalberga of Temse, shown with the sturgeon
Saint Amalberga of Temse, shown with the sturgeon
Created by Figureskatingfan (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 52 past nominations.

Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 03:27, 21 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
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article looks good, was interesting to read. Think it could do with some copyediting, as some of the sentences are quite long and loose, but it's still readable. Only things flagged by Earwig's tool are clear, attributed quotes. The hooks are also interesting, although I think the ALT0 hook twists the story a bit and doesn't make it clear that this is a fantastical story from a hagiography. I prefer ALT1. Grnrchst (talk) 16:31, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  • Grnrchst I would suggest that the hook (and the article) should make it clear that the Charlemagne incident is also a legend: the Cureus source refers to the legend of the assault inflicted upon her by Charlemagne.
TSventon (talk) 17:08, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Jacob Frolich

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5x expanded by Dwkaminski (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 22 past nominations.

Dwkaminski (talk) 19:48, 22 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • GTG. New and long enuf (expansion checks out); seems neutral. well-written, all 3 hooks check out. Personally I like ALT1 best, but all are good. Pic ok to use, but very low quality. Earwig finds nothing. Johnbod (talk) 18:13, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

SpongeKnob SquareNuts

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Created by Di (they-them) (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 28 past nominations.

Di (they-them) (talk) 05:34, 21 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
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Nice hook and it's cited. The article is in good shape as well, and QPQ is provided here. No copyright violation concerns. The article is definitely...interesting! ~ Tails Wx 06:58, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Siege of Ak-Mechet

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  • ... that during the siege of Ak-Mechet, bored soldiers began stealing watermelons from gardens outside the enemy fortress?
  • Source: * Abaza, Konstantin Konstantinovich (1902). Завоевание Туркестана [Conquest of Turkestan p=59] (in Russian). Saint Petersburg: Publishing House of Mikhail Stasyulevich.
  • ALT1: ... that during the siege of Ak-Mechet, poor placement of Russian artillery batteries caused them to shoot into each other? Source: * Terentyev, Mikhail Afrikanovich (1906). Историю завоевания Средней Азии [The history of the conquest of Central Asia] (in Russian). Vol. 1. Saint Petersburg. p. 123.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • ALT2: ... that after the siege of Ak-Mechet, a commander raised his handkerchief over the conquered fortress because he didn't have a Russian flag? Source: * Terentyev, Mikhail Afrikanovich (1906). Историю завоевания Средней Азии [The history of the conquest of Central Asia] (in Russian). Vol. 1. Saint Petersburg. p. 126.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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Created by CitrusHemlock (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

CitrusHemlock 15:10, 22 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: Yes - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
  • Interesting: Yes
QPQ: None required.

Overall: Earwig got weirdly intense about the long quote in the middle, but I don't see any issue here. I have made a small grammatical adjustment, but please feel free to change it if the intended meaning has been disrupted. A small note is that the Venyukov source is in the sources section, but there is no footnote indicating its use. Consider either removing or citing as appropriate. All sources accepted AGF, recommend promoter choose either ALT0 or ALT1. Thanks for your contribution to DYK and Russian military history! ThaesOfereode (talk) 23:43, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I Care So Much That I Don't Care at All

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Improved to Good Article status by Locust member (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 79 past nominations.

NØ 12:26, 23 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article has achieved Good Article status. No issues of copyvio or plagiarism. All sources appear reliable. Hooks are interesting and sourced. QPQ is done. Looks ready to go. Thriley (talk) 16:38, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Trembleuse

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Vienna porcelain trembleuse cup, c. 1730
Vienna porcelain trembleuse cup, c. 1730
  • ... that trembleuse cups and saucers enabled people with unsteady hands to drink hot beverages?
  • Source: Hillier, Bevis, Pottery and Porcelain 1700-1914: England, Europe and North America (series The Social History of the Decorative Arts), p. 63, 1968, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, ISBN 0297176684
5x expanded by Johnbod (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 242 past nominations.

Johnbod (talk) 21:11, 22 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

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

Overall: I can't verify the majority of these sources, but looks good to me. Good job on expanding the article. TheBritinator (talk) 01:25, 29 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Holiday Seasoning

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Converted from a redirect by 193.44.11.94 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 78 past nominations.

NØ 11:08, 23 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough

Policy compliance:

  • Adequate sourcing: No - Do we have a better source for the hook than the Spice House's own product page? This is a primary source, and I'm concerned that this might be pulled at WP:ERRORS because the current source may give off the impression that this hook/article is promotional.
  • Neutral: Yes
  • Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Yes
  • Other problems: No - The link to "holiday special" is currently a disambiguation page.

Hook eligibility:

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

Overall: @MaranoFan, thanks for nominating this article. The article looks mostly fine, though there is an issue with the hook source and with one of the links, which I've pointed out above. Epicgenius (talk) 16:53, 28 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Epicgenius: Done.--NØ 17:11, 28 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Looks good to me. Epicgenius (talk) 17:22, 28 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tyler Oliveira

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  • ... that YouTuber Tyler Oliveira apologized after trying to drain a pool with paper towels?
  • Reviewed:
Created by Based5290 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Based5290 :3 (talk) 01:07, 22 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
QPQ: None required.

Overall: Epicgenius (talk) 16:48, 28 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Edward W. Gantt

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Improved to Good Article status by Hog Farm (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 259 past nominations.

Launchballer 13:44, 23 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article promoted to GA on 22 November; article is cited inline throughout to reliable sources; sources are mostly offline but I found no overly close paraphrasing form the ones I could access; hook fact is interesting, stated in article, it is cited offline but checks out in the Encyclopedia of Arkansas source; a QPQ has been carried out. Looks fine to me - Dumelow (talk) 18:03, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Dumelow, the article can be accessed through the Wikipedia Library at https://muse-jhu-edu.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/pub/189/edited_volume/chapter/2024970 TarnishedPathtalk 01:34, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Might be worthwhile adding that link to the article rather than just here - Dumelow (talk) 07:44, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
 Done TarnishedPathtalk 08:43, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Bayonet Trench

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Graves at Bayonet Trench (1920)
Graves at Bayonet Trench (1920)
  • ... that a popular myth held that the French soldiers interred in Bayonet Trench (pictured) were buried alive with their rifles in their hands?
Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 914 past nominations.

Dumelow (talk) 20:48, 23 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Very nice work on a worthy topic. Article is new enough (moved to mainspace 11/23) and long enough (> 5000 characters of narrative text). Well written and sourced. Earwig raised an alert with this source but a closer review reveals nothing problematic. The hook is interesting, sourced, and short enough. QPQ satisfied. Image has PD tag, shows well at 100x100px, and is worthy of the lead/image slot. Cbl62 (talk) 16:03, 28 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sonya Friedman (opera)

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Created by Silver seren (talk) and Thriley (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 135 past nominations.

SilverserenC 05:04, 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
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article is new and long enough. QPQ is done; Earwig detects no copyright problems. The hook is good and interesting. One small quibble: opera (barring some notable exceptions like The Magic Flute and the non-Guiraudified Carmen), is sung, not "spoken". I'll approve once this is fixed. —CurryTime7-24 (talk) 04:29, 28 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I've changed the hook, CurryTime7-24. SilverserenC 04:32, 28 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Beautiful. Great work! —CurryTime7-24 (talk) 04:39, 28 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The King of Comedy Visits Shanghai

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Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 712 past nominations.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 16:53, 24 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Superbly written and the coverage is probably as thorough as we can hope for (notwithstanding the one-liner "synopsis" which is somewhat amusing in itself---such a pity that the film is lost!!). Ticks all the boxes easily; no signs of copyvio as far as I can see. I like the original hook much better. Cheers, --KINGofLETTUCE 👑 🥬 07:06, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Shikairo Days

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  • ALT1: ... that Yuki Waga walked around his house repeating "Shikanoko nokonoko koshitantan" to create the earworm for "Shikairo Days"? Source: [5]
  • Reviewed:
Created by Miminity (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 05:01, 24 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • The article is sufficiently new, long enough and free from copyvio or other issues. It is appropriately sourced. QPQ is not required. ALT0 is negative in tone, so I wouldn't use this one. The second hook - ALT1 - is nearly there. It is supported by the source (video interview), but I wonder if ALT1 can be written a little more directly / a little shorter: for example
  • ALT1a : ... that Yuki Waga walked around his house repeating "Shikanoko nokonoko koshitantan" to create the earworm for "Shikairo Days"? or
  • ALT1b : ... that Yuki Waga created the earworm for "Shikairo Days" by walking around his house repeating "Shikanoko nokonoko koshitantan"? @Miminity: Chaiten1 (talk) 08:42, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Chaiten1: Thanks for reviewing. I'd change the ALT1 to ALT1b per your request. Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 09:04, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. Good to go with ALT1 as it now stands! Chaiten1 (talk)

Babak Ganjei

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  • ... that Babak Ganjei tried to sell a painting of his credit card to Barclays? Source: The Quietus: "Some major financial institutions, like Deutsche Bank and Bank of America, have whole art departments, swathes of liveried curators and indentured experts, to manage their art world acquisitions. The likes of Gerhard Richter will see the red carpet extended to them at JPMorgan, their works the very jewel in a collection going back decades, heavy with Picassos, Rauschenbergs, and Warhols. But when Babak Ganjei tried to sell his painting of a credit card, All the Power to Barclaycard, he didn’t get through to the corporate art department. He got Dan in Customer Services."
Created by Jonathan Deamer (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 9 past nominations.

Jonathan Deamer (talk) 19:03, 26 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Valencia Theatre

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The Valencia Theatre
The Valencia Theatre
5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 687 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 16:44, 28 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Pete Vann

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Pete Vann in West Point dress uniform
Pete Vann in West Point dress uniform
  • Source: Spinal meningitis (Vann was "afflicted by the dread spinal meningitis" in December 1950 and hospitalized until the end of January).
NCAA passing record ("he established the NCAA single season record (since broken) for most yards per completion at 23.2").
Created by Cbl62 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 378 past nominations.

Cbl62 (talk) 13:47, 28 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Ovalipes catharus

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  • Comment: There are other neat things like the way it uses its paddles to burrow or swim (we even have an extremely cool GIF of the former from iNaturalist), easily the most fascinating aspect is the prolific cannibalism – as much as 1/3 of their diet in some localities, as I recall.
Improved to Good Article status by TheTechnician27 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

TheTechnician27 (Talk page) 02:25, 27 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
QPQ: Done.

Overall: A QPQ is not needed. The article is long enough, has recently passed GAN, and has no copyright violations. ALT0a sounds better, but ALT0 is also fine. TryKid [dubious – discuss] 17:37, 28 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@TryKid: @Mandarax: The only thing that makes me hesitant to just call it the "paddle crab" with no species name is that Charybdis japonica is called the "Asian paddle crab"; to be specific, authors will sometimes refer to O. catharus as the "New Zealand paddle crab". In fact, paddle crab is disambiguated for that very reason. It's a bit messy, basically. TheTechnician27 (Talk page) 19:18, 29 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I just thought it read a little smoother, and didn't realize it might be ambiguous. I struck ALT0a. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 06:42, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Carol and Eric Hafner

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Eric Hafner's campaign announcement from prison
Eric Hafner's campaign announcement from prison
Moved to mainspace by GRuban (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 45 past nominations.

GRuban (talk) 16:06, 26 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
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Interesting subject. Looks good. Nice work. BeanieFan11 (talk) 03:29, 28 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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