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Candidate entries

Articles created/expanded on March 5

Expansion, self nom:

Apastovo

• ... that the Apastovsky Museum in Apastovo, Tatarstan contains archaeological and paleontological finds such as ancient tools, bone needles, stone hammers, a skull of a rhinoceros and mammoth teeth?

Created by Himalayan Explorer (talk) and Ezhiki (talk). Nominated by Himalayan Explorer (talk) at 21:33, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

Indian Camp

• ... that Indian Camp (published in 1925) was the first Ernest Hemingway short story to feature the character Nick Adams?

5 x expanded by Truthkeeper88 (talk). Nominated by Truthkeeper88 (talk) at 21:18, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

Rob Bickhart

• ... that Republican National Committee official Rob Bickhart wrote a PowerPoint presentation for a meeting of Republican fundraisers which depicted Nancy Pelosi as Cruella de Vil?

Created by Stonemason89 (talk). Nominated by Stonemason89 (talk) at 21:01, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

Fox Bunny Funny

• ... that Andy Hartzell created his graphic novel Fox Bunny Funny without a single line of text?

Created by Jujutacular (talk). Self nom at 20:25, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

Copán

• ... that the royal dynasty at the great Maya city of Copán in Honduras was founded by a warrior sent from the distant city of Tikal?

5x expanded by Simon Burchell (talk). Self nom at 18:56, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

• The hook is referenced in the first few sentences of the K'inich Yax K'uk' Mo' section. Simon Burchell (talk) 19:03, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

• Expansion & Date verified. Sources accepted in good faith. Image verified by FlickreviewR robot and confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0. Searched web for notability, found several sources, Might I suggest adding a couple of online citations? --TitanOne (talk) 20:26, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

Hampton-on-Sea

• ... that the last inhabitant of drowned settlement Hampton-on-Sea was retiree Edmund Reid, previously Metropolitan police head of CID who investigated the Jack the Ripper case?

Created by Storye book (talk). Nominated by Storye book (talk) at 18:44, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

Dhumavati

A green-skinned woman wearing a yellowish sari with red stripes, holding a winnowing basket and sits on a golden chariot with bird motif.

• ... that the Hindu widow goddess Dhumavati (pictured) is offered liquor, meat, cigarettes and bhang, an intoxicating hashish drink?

5x expanded by Redtigerxyz (talk). Nominated by Redtigerxyz (talk) at 17:07, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

• Reference at end of para. --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 17:48, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

Figure skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics - Men's singles

• ... that brothers Hayes Jenkins and David Jenkins won gold and bronze in the men's figure skating competition at the 1956 Winter Olympics?

Created by H1nkles (talk). Self nom at 16:58, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

SMS Hela

• ... that the German aviso SMS Hela was torpedoed and sunk by the British submarine HMS E9 during World War I, but only two of her crew died?

5x expanded by Parsecboy (talk). Self nom at 14:57, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

• An alternate hook could be "...that the aviso SMS Hela was the first German ship to be sunk by a British submarine in World War I?"
• That might be a bit more interesting. Parsecboy (talk) 22:20, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

Diepkloof Rock Shelter

• ... that in the Diepkloof Rock Shelter, a rock cave in South Africa, some of the earliest evidence of human symbolism has been found upon water containers made out of ostrich eggshells?

Created by LittleHow (talk). Nominated by LittleHow (talk) at 13:48, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

Steve Williams (rugby player born 1982)

• ... that Australian rugby union player Steve Williams was selected to play for the German national rugby union team while backpacking around Europe?

Created by Calistemon (talk). Nominated by Calistemon (talk) at 10:20, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

• Prose size: 982 characters, while the prose size needed should be no less than 1500 characters.--MaxEspinho (talk) 12:04, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

The Mars Project

• ... that The Mars Project, written by Wernher von Braun in 1948, has been regarded as "the most influential book" on manned missions to Mars (artist's conception pictured)?

Created by Bruce1ee (talk). Self nom at 10:01, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

• Verified. Gatoclass (talk) 11:53, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

Avukana Buddha Statue

• ... that the 5th century Avukana statue, a large stone figure of the Buddha, is believed to be the result of a competition between a sculpting master and student?

5x expanded by Chamal N (talk). Self nom at 09:27, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

• "Believed" seems to be a bit strong given the secondhand source. Wouldn't it be more appropriate to refer to this as a legend? Gatoclass (talk) 09:34, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

How does this sound?

• ALT1: ... that according to legend, the 5th century Avukana statue, a large stone figure of the Buddha, is the result of a competition between a sculpting master and student?

This is the best I could come up with. Any alternative suggestions? ≈ Chamal ^talk ¤ 11:23, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

• ALT verified. My one criticism of the article is that I think I preferred the original image rather than the cropped version, as the little people below give a much better idea of its scale. The cropped image is good for the reduced DYK image though. Gatoclass (talk) 12:04, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

Dinopanorpidae

• ... that the fossil specimens of Dinopanorpidae scorpionflies sometimes have preserved dark with light to clear color patterning?

Created by Kevmin (talk). Self nom at 08:26, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

Pinki Pramanik

• ... that Asian Games gold medallist Pinki Pramanik fell victim to a group youths who attempted to frame her for possession of a firearm?

Created by Sillyfolkboy (talk). Self nom at 07:32, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

• "A group of youths" doubtless intended.--Wetman (talk) 20:25, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on March 4

Congregation B'nai Israel Synagogue

• ... that Congregation B'nai Israel Synagogue (pictured) in Fleischmanns, New York, is unique among Catskill synagogues in having an exposed truss ceiling in its sanctuary?

• Comment: This is a fivefold body text expansion

5x expanded by Daniel Case (talk). Nominated by Daniel Case (talk) at 21:58, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

Umar al-Aqta

• ... that in the 840s, the emir of Malatya, Umar al-Aqta, gave refuge to the Paulicians who were being persecuted by the Byzantine Empire, and gave them territory where they founded their own state?

Created by Cplakidas (talk). Self nom at 21:48, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

Sera Monastery & Chupzang Nunnery, Garu Nunnery, Negodong Nunnery & Nenang Nunnery

• ... that the great Sera Monastery (pictured) in Lhasa, Tibet has 19 affiliated hermitages, including 4 nunneries: Chupzang Nunnery, Garu Nunnery, Negodong Nunnery and Nenang Nunnery?

5x expanded by Nvvchar (talk), Himalayan Explorer (talk). Nominated by Himalayan Explorer (talk) at 15:21, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

The Black Forest Clinic

• ... that the 1980s German television series The Black Forest Clinic was so popular that it was once dubbed "the epitome of German television bliss"?

Created by Big Bird (talk). Self nom at 14:54, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

• 
  ALT1:... that the Glotterbad Clinic (pictured) in Glottertal was the setting for the fictional hospital in the popular German 1980s television series The Black Forest Clinic‎?

Lake Muhazi

• ... that the Kingdom of Rwanda was founded in the 14th or 15th centuries on the shores of Lake Muhazi?

Created by SteveRwanda (talk). Self nom at 09:16, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

Perchance to Dream (novel)

• ... that The Big Sleep sequel Perchance to Dream by Robert B. Parker gets its title from Hamlet by William Shakespeare?

Created by Dravecky (talk). Self nom at 05:37, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

Frank Dekum

• ... that Frank Dekum, a 19th-century banker who was president of the German Songbird Society and who lived in Portland, Oregon, imported Thrushes, Starlings, Nightingales, and other German songbirds to Oregon?

Created by Finetooth (talk). Self nom at 04:43, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

Additional note by Finetooth: The claim is supported by the in-line citation to the Gaston book, which is linked in the "Works cited" section. The last paragraph of the Gaston article (found on page 309) supports the claim.

Anna de' Medici

• ... that according to one contemporary source, Barbara Strozzi showed off a bejeweled necklace she received from Anna de' Medici by placing it between her two breasts?

Created by Ruby2010 (talk). Nominated by Ruby2010 (talk) at 23:03, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Herman Phaff

• ... that during his career Herman Phaff collected 6400 strains of yeast creating a collection containing 400 of the 700 identified species of yeast?

Created by Smartse (talk). Nominated by Smartse (talk) at 22:13, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Note Created in userspace on 14/2, moved to main space today. Smartse (talk) 22:13, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Vizsoly Bible

The Vizsoly Bible

• ... that the Vizsoly Bible, the first complete Hungarian translation of the Bible was published in 1590?

5x expanded by Alensha (talk). Nominated by Alensha (talk) at 21:42, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Haverfordwest Castle

• ... that in 1648, Oliver Cromwell sent letters to Haverfordwest Castle in west Wales and threatened to have the townsfolk imprisoned unless the castle was destroyed?

5x expanded by Himalayan Explorer (talk). Nominated by Himalayan Explorer (talk) at 20:32, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

• Expansion and source verified. Bradjamesbrown (talk) 21:35, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Church of St Lawrence, Alton

• ... that in 1686 a thunderstorm damaged the Church of St Lawrence, Alton, blasting a hole in the tower (pictured) and singeing the vicar's eyebrows?

Created by Ericoides (talk). Self nom at 18:57, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

• Should be ok. BejinhanTalk 02:35, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

Museo de la Estampa

• ... that the Museo de la Estampa, along with the Museo Nacional de Arte, manages Mexico's largest collection of graphic arts including works by José Guadalupe Posada (La Catrina pictured)?

Created by Thelmadatter (talk). Self nom at 15:02, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Toluvila statue

• ... that the National Museum of Colombo identifies the Toluvila statue as the "most significant" sculpture of ancient Sri Lanka that it possesses?

5x expanded by Chamal N (talk). Self nom at 14:07, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Crucifixion (song)

• ... that when U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy heard Phil Ochs sing "Crucifixion", tears came to his eyes?

• ALT1:... that Joseph Byrd's arrangement of Phil Ochs's "Crucifixion" has been described as "one of the great moments of experimentation in all of 1960s pop music"?

Created by Malik Shabazz (talk). Self nom at 05:35, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

• I prefer the first hook. The second is WP:WEASELish. You might add US Senator before Robert F. Kennedy since you can't expect non-American readers to who Kennedy was.--Carabinieri (talk) 06:40, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Done. — Malik Shabazz ^Talk/_Stalk 18:38, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Beating Heart Cadaver

• ... that doctors must regulate the blood pressure of a Beating Heart Cadaver to keep the organs alive?

Created by E2eamon (talk). Nominated by E2eamon (talk) at 03:50, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

• Why is Beating Heart Cadaver capitalized in the hook and in the title, but not in the body of the article?--Carabinieri (talk) 05:12, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

• I am fairly new- what is wikipedia policy on capilalization? I would think that this should not be capitalized, and would just change the hook to be not capitalized. But, does the article need to be moved or can it keep it's capitalized title? E2eamon (talk) 05:30, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

• ALT 1- ...that doctors must regulate the blood pressure of a""beating heart cadaver"" to keep the organs alive? E2eamon (talk) 05:30, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

• You can read about Wikipedia's policy on capitalization here and here.--Carabinieri (talk) 05:41, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

• ALT 2- ...that doctors must regulate the blood pressure of a beating heart cadaver to keep the organs alive? E2eamon (talk) 05:30, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

• acording to wp:mos, it should be moved, so I did that. Will fix all links to the page tomorrow. Alt 2 links properly. E2eamon (talk) 05:54, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

• I fixed all the redirects, so now all links to the article are good. (Although I left the links in the original hook and Alt 1 linking to the redirect). Alt 2 links properly to the moved page. E2eamon (talk) 15:13, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Interactive Museum of Economics

• ... that the Interactive Museum of Economics in Mexico City is the first museum in the world dedicated exclusively to economics?

Created by Thelmadatter (talk). Self nom at 02:58, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

• As I am unable to read Spanish I added a cite that validates that it is the world's first children museum. Also while attempting to ascertain if it was the world first overall museum dedicated to economics I came across another [1]. Believe addressing it such, as it appears from the article and others that it indeed an interactive children museum. Calmer Waters 08:37, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

The first sentence of the article from La Jornada (reference 1)states "Es el primer museo del mundo dedicado a la economía." (It is the first mueum in the world dedicated to economics.) I dont known where you found children's museum although it does have exhibits geared towards kids.Thelmadatter (talk) 13:41, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Good to have an English language source though... thanks I didnt expect to find one.Thelmadatter (talk) 13:44, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Ouvrage Rochonvillers

• ... that the name of Ouvrage Rochonvillers of the Maginot Line was a state secret until 1971?

5x expanded by Acroterion (talk). Nominated by Acroterion (talk) at 02:30, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

• The hook is referenced at ref #32. Acroterion _(talk) 02:32, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

• This really should have been nominated on 16 February when the expansion started, but since you're new around here and 16 Feb is still on the page, I'll overlook that this time. Article verified but I was unable to verify the image. Gatoclass (talk) 13:49, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

What do you mean about being unable to verify the image? Do you mean that you're unsure that it's a photo of Ouvrage Rochonvillers? Nyttend (talk) 17:37, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

No, I mean I'm unable to determine that the image is not copyright. Gatoclass (talk) 11:43, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

I'm hardly new here, but I found the item that gave me the hook yesterday, among five volumes of French documentation. In any case it's a 10x expansion. The image is clearly indicated on Commons as Rochonvillers, and it checks out with my published sources and with online sources. I suppose I could apply the hook to any expanded article on Maginot positions, but this is probably the most interesting one, given its history with Germany, NATO and subsequent re-use by France. Acroterion _(talk) 20:16, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Yes, the expansion is there, but you should have nominated it for Feb 16 when the expansion started, not on March 5 when you finished it. Gatoclass (talk) 11:43, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

I had no hook material or reference for it on February 16th. Article expansions don't necessarily develop to suit DYK rules, and I wasn't aiming for a DYK when I started. I'm fine with dropping this one as outside the parameters of DYK, in any case: I was under the impression that the end of expansion was a more logical point of departure than the beginning, but this point did lag a bit after the main portion. Acroterion _(talk) 13:11, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

An article is supposed to be nominated within five days of being created or within five days of the start of a x5 expansion. In practice, it tends to be a little longer because of the "Older nominations" tail on this page. Strictly speaking, your article should have been disqualified, but since I haven't seen your nic before I decided to give you the benefit of the doubt, and I don't intend to withdraw the verification now. However, if you add a late nomination next time, don't be suprised if it gets disqualified because the reviewer is fully entitled to do so. Gatoclass (talk) 15:44, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

German submarine U-1065

• ... that the German submarine U-1065 was sunk after only six days at sea by rockets from 10 de Havilland Mosquitos?

Created by Coldplay Expert (talk). Nominated by Coldplay Expert (talk) at 01:49, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

• References checks out however article is short of the minimum 1500 prose size. Currently it's at 1393 B (240 words) "readable prose size". Dr. PDA's page size counter-tool was used for the prose measures. --TitanOne (talk) 12:32, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

I've fixed the size issue. It's now at about 1512 B.--Coldplay Expért ^{Let's talk} 21:31, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

• Length, Date and sources verified. Good to go. --TitanOne (talk) 18:45, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

Holy Family Catholic Church (Frenchtown, Ohio)

• ... that rapid construction of an earlier building of Holy Family Catholic Church (pictured) in Frenchtown, Ohio, won its builders two gallons of whisky?

• Comment: I'm planning to create a stub on Frenchtown well before this will reach the Main Page.

Created by Nyttend (talk). Nominated by Nyttend (talk) at 00:22, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Great Britain at the 1992 Winter Paralympics

• ... that Matthew Stockford won three bronze medals for Great Britain at the 1992 Winter Paralympics?

Created by Basement12 (talk). Self nom at 16:46, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

• Can't see any problems. Smartse (talk) 22:16, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on March 3

Bang (The Good Wife)

• ... that Alan Cumming (pictured) guest starred in the "Bang", an episode of the CBS drama series The Good Wife, as a political consultant commentators said mirrored Rahm Emanuel?

Created by Hunter Kahn (talk). Nominated by Hunter Kahn (talk) at 23:58, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Fordicidia

• ... that the ancient Romans sacrificied pregnant cows to celebrate Fordicidia, the festival of fertility?

Created by Cynwolfe (talk). Nominated by Carabinieri (talk) at 07:10, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

• Length and date verified. --Mcorazao (talk) 16:34, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Smallscale archerfish

• ... that the smallscale archerfish does not need brackish water like other members of genus Toxotes, and is thus sometimes sold as a "freshwater archerfish"?

Created by Intelligentsium (talk). Self nom at 00:13, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

HMS Adamant (1780)

• ... that with most of the British fleet immobilised by the mutiny at the Nore, HMS Adamant was one of only two two-decker warships available to blockade the Dutch fleet in 1798?

Created by Benea (talk). Self nom at 00:09, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

• Verified. Gatoclass (talk) 13:54, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Rudy La Scala

• ... that singer-songwriter Rudy La Scala began his musical career with a band named Las Explosiones de Goma?

Created by Jaespinoza (talk) 23:00, 3 March 2010 (UTC). Self nom at 22:59, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

ALT1: that singer-songwriter Rudy La Scala had the best-performing Latin single of 1990 in the United States?

• This article is based primarily on the subject's own website.--Carabinieri (talk) 04:05, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

That is the reason I did the ALT version of the hook. The ALT is based in the Billboard Year-end charts of 1990.Jaespinoza (talk) 06:37, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Elarbi Khattabi

• ... that Moroccan Elarbi Khattabi won five medals in team competitions at the World Cross Country Championships, including Morocco's first such medal, the silver in 1994?

Created by Geschichte (talk). Self nom at 22:51, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

Ramahurmuzi

• ... that Abū Muḥammad al-Rāmahurmuzī was one of the first authors to write a comprehensive book of hadith terminology? Created by Supertouch (talk). Self nom at 21:38, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

• Considered by whom? This is a WP:WEASEL word.--Carabinieri (talk) 04:07, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

• Yes it is indeed a weasel word, I was trying to make this hook brief and the answer to your question is well-documented in the article. I changed the wording above to reflect another source and have avoided using a weasel word.--Supertouch (talk) 11:34, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

• "From the first"? Confused. Nyttend (talk) 12:47, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

• Meaning a number of authors wrote books during the same era therefore they were all the first to do so, and Ramahurmuzi being one of them is from the first. I found an additional source and plan to add to this section soon. I changed the hook (again) so hopefully this meaning is more apparent now.--Supertouch (talk) 15:01, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

William Milman

• ... that Rev. William Milman who was a rowing champion and president of the Union at Oxford University wanted to wear the Mark of the Beast?

Created by Motmit (talk). Self nom at 21:32, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

• Though this is an eye-catching hook it seems misleading from the article and the reference. --Mcorazao (talk) 23:29, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Mildred "Micky" Axton

• ... that Mildred "Micky" Axton, who was the first woman to fly a B-29, died on February 08, 2010 before she could receive the Congressional Gold Medal on March 10, 2010?

Created by FloNight (talk). Self nom at 21:05, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

• Date, length, refs, and hook OK.--MaxEspinho (talk) 09:48, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

History of vice in Texas

• ... that when law enforcement officials cracked down on vice in Texas during the 1940s and 1950s, some of Texas' most notorious crime figures moved to Las Vegas to help establish major casinos such as the Sands Hotel?

Created by Mcorazao (talk). Self nom at 20:34, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

Girdap

Former Girdap headquarters in Ruse, Bulgaria

• ... that Girdap, established in Ruse in 1881, was the first privately-owned bank in Bulgaria?

Created by TodorBozhinov (talk). Nominated by TodorBozhinov (talk) at 19:25, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

• Length and date verified; AGF for Bulgarian-language sources. Nyttend (talk) 12:48, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

St. John the Baptist Catholic Church (Maria Stein, Ohio)

• ... that St. John the Baptist Catholic Church (pictured) in Maria Stein, Ohio lies near the center of the Land of the Cross-Tipped Churches?

Created by Nyttend (talk). Nominated by Nyttend (talk) at 18:38, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

Sotir Peçi

• ... that Sotir Peçi published the first Albanian-language newspaper in the United States of America?

Created by KengaJone (talk). Self nom at 18:31, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

• Date, length, refs, and hook OK.--MaxEspinho (talk) 10:14, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Kesha Rogers

• ... that Kesha Rogers, who won the 2010 Democratic primary for Texas's 22nd congressional district, is a follower of the LaRouche movement and has called for the impeachment of President Barack Obama?

Created by Stonemason89 (talk). Self nom at 18:21, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

Figure skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics - Ladies' singles

• ... that Tenley Albright won the gold medal in ladies' figure skating competition at the 1956 Winter Olympics despite sustaining a serious leg injury two weeks before the Olympics?

Created by H1nkles (talk). Self nom at 17:54, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

• Date, length, refs, and hook OK.--MaxEspinho (talk) 10:10, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

This Too Shall Pass

• ... that the video for OK Go's single, "This Too Shall Pass" features a giant Rube Goldberg machine that took 60 takes to complete correctly?

Created by Masem (talk). Self nom at 17:23, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

Revolution 1 (Take 20)

• ... that the bootlegged song Revolution 1 (Take 20) by the British rock band The Beatles acts as a "missing link" between the seemingly unrelated Revolution 1 and the avant-garde Revolution 9?

Created by Jgera5 (talk). Self nom at 17:07, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

• Hook is 284 characters, while it should be less than 200 characters.--MaxEspinho (talk) 10:02, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Friends of Cathedral Music

• ... that the Friends of Cathedral Music was formed in 1956 by Revd. Ronald Sibthorp after the Provost of Southwell Minster abolished Saturday choral services to allow the choir men to watch local Association football matches at Newark-on-Trent?

Created by Andrewrabbott (talk). Self nom at 16:06, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

• Prose size is only 832 characters while 1500 characters are needed for DYK. Hook is 240 characters, while it should be less than 200 characters.--MaxEspinho (talk) 09:58, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Louis Jordan (American football)

• ... that Louis Jordan was the first University of Texas All-American football player and the first Texas officer killed in action in World War I?

Created by Cbl62 (talk). Nominated by Cbl62 (talk) at 16:02, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

Makauwahi Cave

• ... that the Makauwahi Cave has been described as “…maybe the richest fossil site in the Hawaiian Islands, perhaps in the entire Pacific Island region”?

Created by Maias (talk). Self nom at 13:26, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

• "has been described" is a typical WP:WEASEL phrase. Besides, "maybe the richest", "perhaps" make the statement very vague.--Carabinieri (talk) 14:17, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

ALT1 ... that the traditional name of the Makauwahi Cave was ressurected from a high school student's essay written more than a century before?

• Yeah, that looks better.--Carabinieri (talk) 04:13, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

• They are not "weasel words" when the speaker is identified in the article itself, and the quote itself appears to come from professionals in the field, so given that the original hook is by far the more informative, I have verified it. Gatoclass (talk) 11:16, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Israeli art student scam

• ... that scammers pretending to be Israeli art students have been reported all over the world, selling cheap Chinese paintings as original art by up-and-coming talents?

Created by Factsontheground (talk). Nominated by Factsontheground (talk) at 08:06, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

• Why are the lead and body of the article about apparently very different subjects? Ucucha 08:16, 3 March 2010 (UTC)
• Comment: This article was previously deleted on 1 March 2010. See here. --Bruce1ee^talk 08:32, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

• Can't comment on the previous article, but I do remember reading about this at the time and I think it's probably a legitimate topic for an article, although the current version may need a little work. Gatoclass (talk) 09:32, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

• The article was deleted as Israeli Art Students controversy and Israeli art students starting in August 2006, salted as a redirect in May 2009. Israeli art student scam was deleted March 1 and recreated March 2. That leaves me worried that this is just an attack page. Hekerui (talk) 09:44, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

• I'm not convinced it's simply an "attack page", although the article may need some work. It appears to be well sourced and this very odd alleged "spy scandal" garnered quite a bit of publicity at the time. Gatoclass (talk) 11:13, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

The 1 March deletion was an inappropriate speedy delete, so it should not be a reason to reject this DYK. It is unlikely that such a delete will occur again, since I asked several admins whether it was an appropriate application of CSD#G4 and they agreed it was not and offered to restore. You can read more about the issue here. Factsontheground (talk) 11:32, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

I have created an afd for it.--Peter cohen (talk) 13:57, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Wolf Haven International

• ... that Ed Andrews, whose Wolf Country Foundation would later become Wolf Haven International, had to relocate three times before finding acceptance in Olympia, Washington??

• ALT1:that Wolf Haven International replaced most of its staff and board of directors after the USDA began investigating whether a dying wolf endured prolonged suffering before it was euthanized?
• ALT2:that the 80-acre refuge at Wolf Haven International shelters 47 wolves that would otherwise have no homes and is visited by over 20,000 people a year?

5x expanded by Collectonian (talk). Self nom at 07:55, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

Loharinag Pala Hydro Power Project & G. D. Agrawal

• ... that work on the Loharinag Pala Hydro Power Project was stopped after Dr. G. D. Agrawal came close to dying on the 38th day of a fast in protest of the damming of a source of the sacred Ganges River?

5x expanded by Marcus334 (talk). Self nom at 07:47, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

• Article needs to be copyedited and wikified.--Carabinieri (talk) 14:21, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

Wikified lists to prose, copyedit-Marcus334 (talk) 23:00, 3 March 2010 (UTC).

• I added link to New Article G. D. Agrawal, so this is now a double hook DYK.-Marcus334 (talk) 01:57, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

• The Agrawal article has serious problems with its tone, bordering on POV. The Loharinag Pala Hydro Power Project article for the most part lacks inline references.--Carabinieri (talk) 04:24, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Jose Peralta

• ... that New York State Assembly member Jose Peralta received the endorsement of U.S. Representative Joseph Crowley in his candidacy for the New York State Senate?

5x expanded by Cirt (talk). Self nom at 04:45, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

• Date, length, and hook OK. However, I suggest changing "United States Congressman" to "U.S. Representative" as official and more widely adopted description. Hekerui (talk) 09:38, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

• How is this fact unusual?--Carabinieri (talk) 14:20, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

Done. Changed to "U.S. Representative", as per suggestion above by Hekerui (talk · contribs). As for the comment by Carabinieri (talk · contribs), it is unusual, as the Congressman had previously supported Peralta's opponent. However, I would be more than willing to entertain other hook suggestions (though I think this one is fine). Cheers, Cirt (talk) 14:24, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

• ALT1: ... that New York State Assembly member Jose Peralta was the first Latino student body president at Queens College, City University of New York?

Alt hook, proposed. Cirt (talk) 14:42, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

• I think the alternative hook is better.--Carabinieri (talk) 04:27, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

• ALT1 verified. Gatoclass (talk) 11:21, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

• ALT2: ... that Jose Peralta was the first Latino elected to the New York State Assembly from Queens, New York?

Alt hook, proposed. Cirt (talk) 22:36, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

June 18, 2001, tornado outbreak

• ... that on June 18, 2001, a tornado outbreak spawned an F3 tornado that destroyed multiple structures in Siren, Wisconsin, including a brand new hockey arena?

Created by Marcusmax (talk). Self nom at 02:18, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

• Isn't it quite common for a tornado to destroy buildings?--Carabinieri (talk) 04:24, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

• Well yes actually but it pretty much leveled Siren, and I thought the part about the hockey arena was interesting. But, I could come up with an alt if you would prefer? -Marcusmax(speak) 22:03, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

• ALT1:that during a tornado outbreak on June 18, 2001, police in Siren, Wisconsin shouted warnings at local residents to take cover when the village's tornado siren malfunctioned?

Articles created/expanded on March 2

Richard Charlton (Hawaii)

• ... that during the 1824–1842 term of Richard Charlton as the first British consul to the Kingdom of Hawaii he was involved in a military occupation and controversial land claim?

• Comment: Moved to main space March 2 after being developed in user space

Created by W Nowicki (talk). Nominated by W Nowicki (talk) at 18:02, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

Skene Memorial Library

• ... that some of the architectural elements of the Skene Memorial Library in Fleischmanns, New York (pictured), suggest contemporary train stations in the Catskill region?

5x expanded by Daniel Case (talk). Nominated by Daniel Case (talk) at 04:43, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

Dusios

• ... that the main characteristic of the continental Celtic deity Dusios was its ability to impregnate animals and women, often by surprise or force?

Created by Cynwolfe (talk). Nominated by Carabinieri (talk) at 07:45, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

George Sitwell (Sheriff)

• ... that George Sitwell so expanded his Derbyshire iron mines using vertical integration that he was exporting a rolling mill in the 17th century?

• Comment: ref in lede, ODNB subscrip. required

Created by Victuallers (talk). Self nom at 17:09, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

• Suggested ALT1:

• ... that 17th-century ironmaster George Sitwell's vertically integrated business was so successful he exported a rolling mill to the West Indies?

• Hook verified either way. Gatoclass (talk) 11:32, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Cornwallis in Ireland

• ... that Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis (pictured) resigned his offices in Ireland over King George III's failure to support Catholic emancipation?

Created by Magicpiano (talk). Self nom at 14:59, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

The Chase (Desperate Housewives)

• ... that actor Samuel Page of the AMC drama series Mad Men started a string of ongoing guest appearances in the ABC comedy-drama Desperate Housewives, starting with the episode "The Chase"?

5x expanded by Hunter Kahn (talk). Nominated by Hunter Kahn (talk) at 03:09, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

• How is this fact unusual? Couldn't a more interesting fact be found in the article?--Carabinieri (talk) 04:25, 3 March 2010 (UTC)
  • My understanding is there is no rule that a hook has to be unusual. I suppose we could do a hook about the subplot with Katherine exploring lesbianism, although the hook for the last article sort of touched on that already... — Hunter Kahn 01:55, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

List of Olympic medalists in baseball

• ... that the Cuban national baseball team won the gold or silver medal at every Summer Olympics where baseball was an official Olympic sport?

5x expanded by Staxringold (talk). Nominated by Staxringold (talk) at 02:39, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

• Date, length of expansion, and hook verified Calmer Waters 07:34, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

My Best Days Are Ahead of Me

• ... that Danny Gokey's record label withdrew a song co-written by two members of Lady Antebellum to release his single "My Best Days Are Ahead of Me"?

• Comment: Created by another user as a redirect. I made it into an article.

Created by TenPoundHammer (talk). Nominated by TenPoundHammer (talk) at 01:51, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

• This fact doesn't sound very unusual to me. Couldn't a more interesting one be found in the article?--Carabinieri (talk) 04:51, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

• I think just the fact that a popular act such as Lady Antebellum wrote a song for a newcomer is interesting enough, never mind that Lady A's song was turned down for a different song. Singles aren't usually withdrawn like that on country radio. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • ^{(Many otters • One bat • One hammer)} 21:10, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

• Though the hook doesn't strike me as very unusual despite your explanation, I'll leave this decision up to someone else.--Carabinieri (talk) 04:46, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

• @Hammer, it's a bit esoteric though isn't it? I doubt many people will "get" what is supposed to be unusual about this event. Why not just a hook saying it will be the first single for Gokey? Gatoclass (talk) 06:01, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

• Okay, how about "…that American Idol season 8 finalist Danny Gokey's best days are ahead of him?" Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • ^{(Many otters • One bat • One hammer)} 19:27, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

Old City Hall (Zagreb)

• ... that the Old City Hall in Zagreb has a plaque which commemorates Nikola Tesla's proposal put forward to the city council in 1892 to build an alternating current power station?

Created by Timbouctou (talk). Self nom at 23:31, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

• Date, length, and AGF for foreign language offline hook. added Image Calmer Waters 03:35, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

• Article mostly lacks inline references.--Carabinieri (talk) 04:28, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

Sanajeh

• ... that the Late Cretaceous madtsoiid snake Sanajeh (model pictured) preyed on hatchling sauropod dinosaurs at nesting sites in India?

Created by ErikHaugen (talk). Nominated by Smokeybjb (talk) at 23:43, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

• Server not found, for either the hook statement cite or the image. Gatoclass (talk) 12:29, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

• Do you mean the DOI link? I'm not sure why that's not working, but I've linked the PLoS Biology article in the citation. Smokeybjb (talk) 19:46, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

• Working now. Verified both article and image. Gatoclass (talk) 11:41, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

West Street Baptist Church, East Grinstead

• ... that the "restrained and dignified" Zion Chapel (pictured) is the oldest Nonconformist church in East Grinstead—a West Sussex town with a long history of Protestant Nonconformity and alternative religion?

• Comment: Refs are [28] for "restrained and dignified", [7]/[8] for first Nonconformist church (third para of History) and [21]/[22]/[23] for EG's unusual diversity of religion (near end of History section). Hook is 193 characters sans (pictured); English can replace West Sussex to save some space.

Created by Hassocks5489 (talk). Self nom at 22:43, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

• The East Grinstead article does not describe any history of Protestant Nonconformity and alternative religions while it seems it should. Not sure if the West Street Baptist Church article's mention of such near East Grinstead suffices, but there may be more. Hard to evaluate, as i don't understand many of the terms. --doncram (talk) 23:35, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

The "Religious organisations" paragraph in East Grinstead covers it to some extent (although is unreferenced at the moment); essentially it needs to be expanded and turned into prose. I'll work on this tonight. Hassocks5489 (tickets please!) 08:46, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

Substantially expanded w/ refs (diff). Hassocks5489 (tickets please!) 20:35, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

Fernando Krahn

• ... that Fernando Krahn had his cartoons published in magazines such as Esquire, The New Yorker, The Atlantic (then The Atlantic Monthly) and The Reporter?

Created by Gothbag (talk). Nominated by Gothbag (talk) at 22:33, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

• Why is this unusual?--Carabinieri (talk) 04:29, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

• Because not too many cartoonists get published in prestigious journals? Gatoclass (talk) 09:39, 3 March 2010 (UTC)::::

• The hook could be: ... that Chilean cartoonist and plastic artist Fernando Krahn had to leave his country in order to escape from the 1973 coup d'état? Gothbag (talk) 20:51, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

• Article is currently 16 chars too short. Gatoclass (talk) 10:51, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

• Fixed. Gothbag (talk) 12:11, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

• Article could use a copyedit, any volunteers? Gatoclass (talk) 14:14, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Ann Baumgartner

• ... that Ann Baumgartner was the first American woman to fly a United States Army Air Force jet aircraft when she flew the Bell YP-59A jet fighter at Wright Field as a test pilot during World War Two?

5x expanded by FloNight (talk). Self nom at 22:21, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

• Verified. Would make a good Women's Day hook. Gatoclass (talk) 12:34, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

Sylvester C. Simpson

• ... that Sylvester C. Simpson was the first Superintendent of Public Instruction in Oregon and worked to get a book authored in part by his brother selected as the state's reader?

Created by Aboutmovies (talk). Nominated by Aboutmovies (talk) at 22:14, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

50P/Arend

• ...that Long-term motion studies conducted by Brian G. Marsden on the comet 50P/Arend renders the comet’s orbital eccentricity at 0.5 which makes it relatively undisturbed by Jupiter?

Created by TitanOne (talk). Nominated by TitanOne (talk) at 19:14, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

• One of the main sources in the article, cometography.com, appears to be a personal website.--Carabinieri (talk) 14:24, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

Hook has 4 references main source of which is the SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS), Astronomical Journal v.113, p.1433. With regard to the site it only outlines the historical references but not sourced entirely through this reference alone. Please let me know if you think it needs more citations? I didn't place all of them at one time due to several instances in the past has led to other editors to comment that I've done citation overkill per this article as an example. --TitanOne (talk) 12:10, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Savilian Professor of Geometry

• ... that the requirement to teach geometry was removed from the duties of the Savilian Professor of Geometry at Oxford so that Edward Titchmarsh could be appointed to the post in 1931?

• Comment: Sandbox version moved to mainspace today.

5x expanded by Bencherlite (talk). Self nom at 18:46, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

• I'm a little confused as to how an article moved from mainspace could be a x5 expansion, but either way, it's still eligible. Gatoclass (talk) 14:19, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

• To answer your confusion, there was a previous version with virtually no prose. I worked on a sandbox version in my userspace, then moved the sandbox version over the original version, deleting it in the process and then undeleting (a history merge, in other words). That keeps all the previous edits as well as my edits, so we have an 5x expansion using a move. Bencherlite^Talk 20:02, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

Romualdas Marcinkus

• ... that multifold football champion Romualdas Marcinkus (pictured) was the only Lithuanian pilot to serve in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War?

• Comment: version moved from sandbox on 2010-03-02

5x expanded by M.K (talk), Dr. Dan (talk), Novickas (talk). Nominated by M.K (talk) at 17:20, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

• Please add alt text to the image, per the red text. Gatoclass (talk) 12:37, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

Fixed, M.K. (talk) 21:21, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

• "Football" should actually link to association football, I'm guessing? And what does "multifold" mean? Never heard the word before in my life..... -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 13:29, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

multifold > many, numerous; direct link applied.M.K. (talk) 21:21, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

I don't think 99.9% of people will know what that word means. What are you trying to express? That he won lots of football championships? -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 08:59, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Yes more or less, that he was many times the champ. BTW, even google gives the same translation to LT word [2]. Feel free to propose better expression . M.K. (talk) 12:14, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

I think "three-time Lithuanian football champion" would be fine. "Multifold" seems to be an extremely obscure English word and I honestly think that hardly anyone (other than Google's bot :-) ) would know what it meant..... -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 15:13, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Thomas Rutherford Bacon

• ... that Thomas Rutherford Bacon, a 19th century Congregational minister in New Haven, Connecticut, was called "the original mugwump of Connecticut"?

Created by Drmies (talk). Nominated by Drmies (talk) at 16:37, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

• "was called" is a WP:WEASEL term.--Carabinieri (talk) 14:27, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

• Yes. It is. I am sorry.

• ALT1:... that The New York Times called Thomas Rutherford Bacon, a 19th century Congregational minister in New Haven, Connecticut, "the original mugwump of Connecticut"? Drmies (talk) 20:58, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

• That's better. No objections on my part.--Carabinieri (talk) 04:31, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Edward Woolsey Bacon

• ... that Edward Woolsey Bacon, son of abolitionist Congregational minister Leonard Bacon and later a minister himself, served in the American Civil War and led the 29th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry (Colored) into Richmond, Virginia, in 1865?

Created by Drmies (talk). Nominated by Drmies (talk) at 15:43, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

• Length, references and dates checked and look good. But, I wanted to bring up that the hook makes his leadership of black soldiers sound heroic while the article...not so much. The article points out that he was probably pushed into the military leadership of colored troops by his father and that his own attitude was 'patronizing'. That term brings a negative connotation for me. I was hoping to get another opinion from other editors as I am a newbie at DYN verification... Sabiona (talk) 16:17, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

• Sorry, no such connotation was intended, and I also did not mean to intend that he was "pushed" by his father--far from it. His attitude was indeed patronizing, same as with most Connecticut whites of the time. If other editors also feel this needs tweaking, we'll get to work on it. Thank you. Drmies (talk) 16:32, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

Battle of Solachon, Kardarigan (6th century)

• ... that because the Sassanid commander Kardarigan ordered his army's water supplies destroyed prior to the Battle of Solachon, many of his men died of thirst and water poisoning after the battle?

Created by Cplakidas (talk). Self nom at 13:50, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

• Looks good. Sabiona (talk) 16:28, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

Reedy Lake

• ... that Reedy Lake was drained to kill off its carp?

Created by Maias (talk). Self nom at 13:30, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

• Verified. Gatoclass (talk) 14:30, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

Lenyadri

• ... that the prominent Hindu Ganesha cave temple at Lenyadri (pictured) is located in vicinity of about 30 Buddhist caves?

5x expanded by Redtigerxyz (talk), Nvvchar (talk). Nominated by Redtigerxyz (talk) at 12:17, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

• See the red writing under the image. Gatoclass (talk) 14:31, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

• But personally I think you should use the original image, it's more interesting. Gatoclass (talk) 14:34, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

• Added Alternate img. --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 16:24, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

• Please check alt text.--Redtigerxyz ^Talk 18:27, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

• Verified, images verified as CCA. Gatoclass (talk) 13:27, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

Olvir Rosta

• ... that according to the Orkneyinga saga, after Olvir Rosta's failed attempt at gaining half of the Earldom of Orkney, his grandmother was burned to death, and he was last heard of making for the Hebrides?

Created by Brianann MacAmhlaidh (talk). Self nom at 12:16, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

• I don't understand this sentence.--Carabinieri (talk) 14:31, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

• Whoops. How about now? I was missing an "after". The saga records of how both Olvir and his grandmother attempt to take the earldom of Orkney by force. Later, they get attacked by followers of the earl, on their own lands. In this attack, the grandmother and her attendants get boxed into their house, which is then burned to the ground; Olvir flees the scene, never to be heard of again.--Brianann MacAmhlaidh (talk) 05:53, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Harold Ballin

Harold Ballin

• ... that Hall of Fame tackle Harold Ballin (pictured) was "the hardest-hitting player" ever faced by fellow Hall of Famer Charles Brickley and the last Princeton player to play without a helmet?

5x expanded by Cbl62 (talk). Nominated by Cbl62 (talk) at 08:32, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

Leonard Woolsey Bacon

• ... that 19th century white churchman Leonard Woolsey Bacon caused controversy when, as a pastor in Savannah, Georgia, he reportedly said wouldn't mind his daughter marrying an African-American man?

5x expanded by Drmies (talk). Nominated by Drmies (talk) at 03:09, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

• Note: I think I have achieved five-fold extension, if I don't count the original bibliography. Thanks, Drmies (talk) 03:11, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

• Expansion is good, but the source doesn't say that. Harden said Bacon said those things; the NYT source doesn't have a confirmation by Bacon. Second; the source talks about Savannah- and indeed, an Independent Presbyterian is well-known in the Savannah area, I'm not finding any other evidence of one in Charleston, SC. This also indicates he was pastor at IPC Savannah. Bradjamesbrown (talk) 10:17, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

• Eh, ahem, I said Charleston? Surely not! (oops--this is what happens when one writes an article and keeps it on ice for months. sorry.) How about adding a "reportedly" in the hook? (I just did--see what you think.) Drmies (talk) 13:44, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

• That works. I went ahead and changed the hook to read "Savannah" instead of "Charleston" as well.

• Thanks. I'm sorry--that was just sloppy on my part. Drmies (talk) 14:37, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

Calf's Liver and Bacon

• ... that a recipe for Calf's Liver and Bacon is found in the White House Cookbook?

Created by Drmies (talk). Nominated by Drmies (talk) at 02:55, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

• Length, date, and hook check out... though I'll pass on the taste test of this one! Bradjamesbrown (talk) 16:26, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

• Yeah, I wasn't going to stink up the house even for a photograph. I remember the smell of liver. Brrr. Drmies (talk) 03:47, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

Commentarii de Bello Civili

• ... that the book Commentarii de Bello Civili, written by Julius Caesar, is staple reading among students of Latin?

5x expanded by Charles Edward (talk). Nominated by Charles Edward (talk) at 01:04, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

• Verified. Gatoclass (talk) 12:09, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

• The title of the book needs to be in italics per WP:MOSTITLE. This needs to be changed both in the hook and in some parts of the article.--Carabinieri (talk) 04:35, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Albertina Dias

• ... that three-time Olympian Albertina Dias was the first Portuguese woman to win at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships?

5x expanded by Sillyfolkboy (talk). Self nom at 00:41, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

• I'll give this the green light if the winning of team medals is cited. As to "general references", I've found that they only confuse the reader, really: "where did the writer find that, and that?" - especially over time when multiple editors edit an article, inserting various claims. Geschichte (talk) 09:12, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

• Fixed most of the citations, but there is another question: the hook fact "must be mentioned in the article" (WP:DYK), but the article doesn't mention that she was the "so far only". Nor is that covered by the reference, which only goes up to 2006. Want to tweak the hook? Geschichte (talk) 09:17, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

• I thought it was pretty evident from looking at the past champions list. I've added a citation and removed the "so far only" part. The general references style is widely used and accepted (per guidelines) when the article is short and material is unlikely to be challenged. I believe a simple, brief list of medals in a career (as on the Dias article) falls within this type of information. Sillyfolkboy (talk) (edits)^{Join WikiProject Athletics!} 02:36, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

• Not with regards to team medals, because the actual standings in the team competitions (who scored, who didn't etc.) are very hard to come by. Geschichte (talk) 16:39, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

• Green light. Geschichte (talk) 16:42, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on March 1

Whitney Avenue Historic District

• ... that Whitney Avenue Historic District (pictured) in New Haven, Connecticut features over 1,000 buildings' Queen Anne, Shingle, Colonial Revival and Tudor Revival architecture?

5x expanded by Doncram (talk), Polaron (talk). Self nom at 19:41, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

• The hook fact is not supported by the article text. The article indicates that there are 1084 contributing buildings in the district and it says that the district includes "locally outstanding examples of Queen Anne, Shingle, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, and other styles", but it nowhere indicates that there are over 1000 buildings with Queen Anne, Shingle, Colonial Revival, and Tudor Revival architecture -- and, in fact, this seems unlikely to be the case.
  Additionally, the entire article is very rough. It appears that an attempt has been made to insert reference links using {{rp}}, but the template has not been used properly so it is not clear that these are reference citations. Many parts of the article appear to be only half-written. For example, the statement in the lead that says "there were a total of 1113 buildings in 19xx" causes me to think that I am reading an outline for an article, and not an actual article. The article section called "Apartments" that contains only the single sentence "There are apartment buildings in the district." looks like someone started to write something, but forgot to finish it. I don't know what to make of the "Institutional buildings" section, which consists of the sentence "There are ten churches in the district, four of which are contributing," followed by a colon and a list that contains just two items, neither one of which is a church. There are several parenthetical references to photos that do not appear anywhere near the text that calls them out -- and at least one of which isn't even in the article. Much needs to be improved before this article is ready to be featured in the DYK section of the main page. --Orlady (talk) 19:47, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

Garry Schyman

• ... that video game music composer Garry Schyman prefers the video game industry to television and film in part because the people in it are "nice people whose egos were in check"?

• Comment: The quote is in the "Musical style and influences" section, and is sourced to an interview he gave recently.

5x expanded by PresN (talk). Nominated by PresN (talk) at 20:01, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

• Verified. Thanks for the directions :) Gatoclass (talk) 12:20, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

Harold Pogue and Perry Graves

• ... that lumbermen Harold Pogue and Perry Graves became the University of Illinois' first first-team College Football All-Americans in 1914?

Created by Cbl62 (talk). Nominated by Cbl62 (talk) at 08:22, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

• • Length and date are fine, but how does this hook fit in with the source mentioning All-Americans as early as 1901? Bradjamesbrown (talk) 10:29, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

• The Illinois All-Americans prior to 1914 were not "first-team" All-Americans. (The key at the bottom of the source shows that the -2 or -3 next to all of the pre-1914 designations means they were second or third team selections. In 1914, Pogue and Grave each received at least one "first-team" recogniction. That was the first year in which any Illinois players received the honor. This was stated in the articles, but not clear in the hook. I've now added "first-team" to the hook. Cbl62 (talk) 19:34, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

Frederick Bradlee

Frederick Bradlee

• ... that Harvard's All-American halfback Frederick Josiah Bradlee (pictured) was a member of a Boston Brahmin family and the father of Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee?

Created by Cbl62 (talk). Nominated by Cbl62 (talk) at 08:12, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

Laurence Irving (set designer)

• ... that the 1930s Hollywood set designer and art director Laurence Irving was the grandson of the Victorian era actor Sir Henry Irving ?

Created by Jack1956 (talk). Nominated by Jack1956 (talk) at 07:59, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

Alcabala

• ... that resentment of the sales tax called the alcabala triggered several revolts in Spain's colonies, even though rates there were lower than in Spain itself?

5x expanded by Jmabel (talk). Self nom at 04:17, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

• Alacabala needs to be in italics per WP:MOSTEXT since it's a word being as a word.--Carabinieri (talk) 04:42, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

St. Augustine's Catholic Church (Napoleon, Ohio); and First Presbyterian Church (Napoleon, Ohio)

• ... that downtown Napoleon, Ohio is bracketed by the prominent and contrasting architecture of First Presbyterian Church (pictured) and St. Augustine's Catholic Church?

Double nomination; both articles created by Nyttend (talk) — St. Augustine on 27 February and First Presbyterian on 1 March. Nominated by Nyttend (talk) at 00:32, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

• Sorry that both photos have cloudy skies; the day I got them was the only time I've ever been to this city. Nyttend (talk) 00:40, 2 March 2010 (UTC)
• "Skies I can fix, but the articles are somewhat light for a lead. Materialscientist (talk) 01:32, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

Priscus (general)

• ... that the Byzantine general Priscus managed to survive the violent depositions of two successive Byzantine emperors, and retain high office under their successors?

Created by Cplakidas (talk). Self nom at 21:07, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

Postmasters General of Ireland

• ... that the Act of Parliament establishing the post of Postmasters General of Ireland was not repealed until 31 years after the Act of Union had united the countries in 1800?

Created by Ww2censor (talk). Self nom at 17:00, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

List of New York Legislature members expelled or censured

• ... that members of the New York Legislature have been expelled for reasons including criminal charges of fraud, soliciting bribes, and misdemeanor assault?

Created by Cirt (talk). Self nom at 16:44, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

I notice Schermerhorn was never actually censured, in which case I don't think he should be in the list. Gatoclass (talk) 14:43, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

Done. Okay. I removed that entry. Cirt (talk) 16:38, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

 Verified Hook and article look great. J Milburn (talk) 14:06, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

As I said to Cirt, I have some concerns about promoting an article emphasizing negative facts about BLP's like this to the mainpage. Gatoclass (talk) 15:53, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

• ALT1: ... that in 1781, New York State Senator Ephraim Paine was expelled from the Senate for neglect of duty?

Alternate hook, proposed. This hook is about a fact regarding a person that died in 1785 - which is over 200 years ago. Cirt (talk) 22:05, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

Outer Trial Bank

Outer Trial Bank, a man-made island situated in The Wash, approximately 2 miles off the East Anglian coast in the UK

• ... that the Outer Trial Bank (pictured), a nature reserve in East Anglia, UK, was originally built as part of a failed government scheme to barrage the Wash and create a reservoir?

Created/expanded by Mattgirling (talk). Self nom at 15:55, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

Kennaquhair (horse)

• ... that Kennaquhair was a notable Australian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse that won the Sydney Cup (in record time) and the AJC Metropolitan Handicap?

Created by Cgoodwin (talk). Nominated by Cgoodwin (talk) at 06:26, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

List of Sri Lankan Test cricket records, List of international cricket centuries by Mahela Jayawardene

• ... that Mahela Jayawardene (pictured) holds several batting records in Test cricket for Sri Lanka, including the most centuries?

• Comment: I'm working on another article that could go with this hook, so please give me two or three days. It looks like DYK check is not showing the expansion for List of Sri Lankan Test cricket records, but the version before expansion has 516 characters while the version at the time of nomination has 4577 characters.

5x expanded by Chamal N (talk). Self nom at 06:08, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

• Added List of international cricket centuries by Mahela Jayawardene as well. Split from Mahela Jayawardene, 5x expanded. ≈ Chamal ^talk ¤ 06:53, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

• ALT1... that Sri Lankan cricketers holds the highest partnerships records for the second, third, fourth, and sixth wickets in Test cricket? Slightly interesting hook only for the first article.--Chanaka L (talk) 12:25, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

• I'd prefer both articles to go together, but I'll leave the decision for the reviewer. ≈ Chamal ^talk ¤ 04:45, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

Muroid molar

• ... that at least twelve different nomenclatures have been proposed for features of the molar in muroid rodents?

• Comment: The true number is considerably higher, but most if not all other nomenclatures are for smaller groups only, and any definite number would probably be OR. This hook is supported by Reig's explicit statement that eleven nomenclatures had been proposed before him, the twelfth he proposed himself, and the cited statement that at least for the muroids there are other nomenclatures.

Created by Ucucha (talk). Self nom at 01:31, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on February 28

Majorca Sheepdog

• ... that the Majorca Sheepdog (pictured) can tolerate the high temperatures of the Mediterranean climate, and they have been exported to Brazil where they have been successfully used to protect private property?

• Comment: Bejnar wrote this page, (page was going to be reported for copyvio, but he wrote an article on the dog, independent from the copyvio)

Created by Bejnar (talk). Nominated by NativeForeigner (talk) at 01:04, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

Alexander McLeod

• ...that Lord Palmerston threatened "immediate and frightful" war against the United States if they would not repatriate Alexander McLeod, a Canadian accused of killing an American sailor? (five-fold) Sherurcij ^{(speaker for the dead)} 16:28, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Wyandanch (sachem)

• ... that Wyandanch, the sachem of the Montaukett, in 1659, sued Jeremy Daily in the colonial court in one of the first trials in North America with an English defendant and a Native American plaintiff?

5x expanded by Radeksz (talk). Nominated by Radeksz (talk) at 08:13, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Emil Stang (born 1882)

• ... that Emil Stang was a delegate to the Founding Congress of Comintern in Moscow in 1919?

Created by Oceanh (talk). Self nom at 19:31, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

Vic Halligan

• ... that Nebraska's first All-American Vic Halligan (pictured) was called "The premier punter of the West, A master of the forward pass, A tackler equal to the best"?

Created/expanded by Cbl62 (talk). Nominated by Cbl62 (talk) at 16:09, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

Balsam Mountain (Ulster County, New York)

• ... that one common route up New York's Balsam Mountain (pictured) follows the steepest section of trail in the Catskills?

5x expanded by Daniel Case (talk). Nominated by Daniel Case (talk) at 18:29, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

Vernon Prichard

Vernon Prichard

• ... that Gen. Vernon Prichard (pictured) was Dwight Eisenhower's quarterback at West Point and commanded the 1st Armored Division for Eisenhower during the Italian Campaign in World War II?

Created by Cbl62 (talk). Nominated by Cbl62 (talk) at 08:05, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

• It doesn't actually say in the article that Prichard served under Ike in Italy. Gatoclass (talk) 13:52, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

• Since Ike was the Supreme Commander of all US forces in the European Theater, Gen. Prichard as commander of the 1st Infantry in Italy was serving under and for Ike. Is your concern that Prichard was not a "direct report" to Ike? That is correct as a matter of technical chain-of-command, but the comments from Ike about his prediliction for selecting football players for command positions, identifying Prichard as one of his generals who "measured up" during the war, and the personal correspondence between the two men, partially reflected in the article, also supports the statement that Prichard was commanding the 1st Infantry for Ike. If you still think the wording is problematic, let me know if there's an alternate phrasing that you think would be better. Cbl62 (talk) 19:54, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

• Personally, I think the football analogies in the article are overdone, but I'm not going to quibble about that. My point is that if Prichard was a subordinate to Ike, that should be stated and cited in the article per our normal rules for the hook. Gatoclass (talk) 08:51, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

Tiger Raj Singh

• ... that professional wrestler Tiger Raj Singh had a try-out match for World Wrestling Entertainment in December 2009 and was signed to a developmental contract  ?

Created by Nikki311 (talk). Nominated by Nikki311 (talk) at 02:50, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

Banksia novae-zelandiae

• ... that the recently-discovered fossil Banksia novae-zelandiae from Southland District in South Island, New Zealand is the first banksia material found outside Australia?

• Comment: before anyone notes about lack of inline referencing, the whole newly-described species is from one recent paper. I guess we can tag each paragraph..what do folsk think?

Created by Hesperian (talk). Nominated by Casliber (talk) at 22:58, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

• Yes, I think you should tag the paragraphs - with page numbers if possible. Gatoclass (talk) 13:54, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

French battleship Jean Bart (1911)

• ... that the French battleship Jean Bart was hit by the Austro-Hungarian submarine U-12 in the Adriatic in 1914 with one torpedo in the wine store just in front of the forward magazine?

• ALT1:... that the French battleship Jean Bart was renamed Océan in 1936 to free her name for use by the new Richelieu-class battleship Jean Bart then beginning construction.

5x expanded by Sturmvogel 66 (talk). Nominated by Sturmvogel 66 (talk) at 19:23, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

2009–10 PBA Philippine Cup Finals

• ... that due to the intensity of the game, an Alaska Aces fan suffered a heart attack at Game 2 of the 2009–10 PBA Philippine Cup Finals?

5x expanded by Howard the Duck (talk). Nominated by Howard the Duck (talk) at 14:29, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

Frente Popular (Goa)

• ... that the Communist-led Frente Popular polled just 1.82% votes in the 1963 Goa elections, despite putting up candidates in labourer-dominated areas because the Church backed a rival Catholic-led party?

Created by Deepak D'Souza (talk). Self nom at 12:46, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

• Alternate short hook: ... that the Communist-led Frente Popular lost all labourer-dominated areas it contested in the 1963 Goa elections because the Church backed a rival Catholic-led party? --Deepak D'Souza (talk) 12:49, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

List of number-one albums of 2008 (México)

• ... that the number-one album MTV Unplugged by Julieta Venegas is the first album of the series to be recorded outside the United States?

Created by Jaespinoza (talk) 08:58, 28 February 2010 (UTC). Self nom at 08:57, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

Greene v Associated Newspapers Ltd

• ...that in Greene v Associated Newspapers Ltd, the Court of Appeal of England and Wales held that the test for granting interim injunctions in defamation cases was inflexible but applied it anyway? Ironholds (talk) 06:17, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

George Peek

• ... that George Peek's 1933 forced resignation from the U.S. Agricultural Adjustment Administration was described as "the coolest political murder that has been committed since Roosevelt came into office"?

5x expanded by Tim1965 (talk). Nominated by Tim1965 (talk) at 04:57, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

• ...described by whom?--Wetman (talk) 07:17, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

• It's in the article, which is enough ("one reporter", from Pittsburgh). But some don't like quotes in hooks. Johnbod (talk) 04:11, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

If it's just some reporter, might be better to find another hook, as the opinion might well be marginal. Gatoclass (talk) 05:16, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

• ALT: ...that George Peek was the first Administrator of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration and the first President of the two banks that would become the Export-Import Bank of the United States? - Tim1965 (talk) 18:06, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Wedding cord

• ... that the variant of the wedding cord known as God’s knot or cord-of-three-strands is used as a substitute for unity candles?

Created by AnakngAraw (talk). Self nom at 02:14, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

• Good to go. Fixed red link for you as well :)--Coldplay Expért ^{Let's talk} 02:17, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. - AnakngAraw (talk) 02:35, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

• Sorry to halt the approval however I've checked the sources and they all seem to be sourced through wedding blog/shop/specialty store (weddingunitycoins.com, filipino-dating.com , etc.) hardly any of which are notable citations. I would need to raise issues on the reliability of the sources. --TitanOne (talk) 13:04, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

::Nom withdrawn. - AnakngAraw (talk) 13:30, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Strike comment. Will let you decide on this. - AnakngAraw (talk) 00:11, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

German submarine U-162 (1941)

• ... that it took three British destroyers, HMS Vimy, HMS Pathfinder and HMS Quentin, to sink U-162 on 3 September, 1942?

Created by Coldplay Expert (talk). Nominated by Coldplay Expert (talk) at 02:00, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

• No problems, ready to go. Moonraker2 (talk) 23:04, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

• This hook seems to imply that there was something unusual about the fact that three destroyers took part in the sinking of a single Uboat, the 'it took three...' especially implies that it was something to do with U-162's resilience. It was fairly common for a number of warships to join together, sometimes with air support as well, to prosecute an attack on a submerged Uboat to maximise the chances of sinking it. I'd prefer a hook that doesn't focus on this as if it were an extraordinary occurrence. How about:

• ... that after his capture following the sinking of U-162, her commander, Jürgen Wattenberg, broke out of the prisoner of war camp at Papago Park and spent over thirty days on the run?

• ... that Jürgen Wattenberg twice escaped from captivity, at first after the scuttling of the pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee, and then after the sinking of U-162? Benea (talk) 00:33, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

I like the last nom of yours Benea. But if it's going to be a double nom then you need to get credit was well.--Coldplay Expért ^{Let's talk} 00:40, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

Older nominations

Articles created/expanded on February 27

British Library, Add. 14448

• ... that British Library, Add. 14448, manuscript of Peshitta, was brought from Nitrian Desert to England ?

Created by Leszek Jańczuk (talk). Self nom at 06:29, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

Gloria in excelsis Deo, BWV 191

• ... that Johann Sebastian Bach wrote an X for "Christ", similar to Xmas, in the title of his cantata for Christmas Gloria in excelsis Deo, BWV 191?

Created by Gerda Arendt (talk), Eusebeus (talk). Self nom at 20:18, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

• Umm, that is extremely common and extends back to the earliest period of Christianity. --Eusebeus (talk) 22:58, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

• The fact about the early Christians having used that symbol is true, but to mention it also in the hook would make it too long, right? Also it is not part of this article, the first one about a Bach cantata with the new format for the article name, adding the number to the German (or, as in this one and only case, Latin) title. - I doubt, by the way, that the hook fact is so commonly known. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:08, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Trema orientalis

• ... that the tree Trema orientalis (leaves pictured) is used to make paper and pulp products, rope, charcoal and fodder, and its bark extract has been shown to lower blood sugar levels in diabetic animals?

Created by Michaelwild (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 12:10, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

Paul Des Jardien

Paul Des Jardien

• ... that College Football Hall of Fame center Shorty Des Jardien (pictured) played in the NFL for the Chicago Tigers and in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians?

5x expanded by Cbl62 (talk). Nominated by Cbl62 (talk) at 07:54, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

Charley Barrett

Charley Barrett

• ... that Hall of Fame quarterback Charley Barrett (pictured) died of an illness contracted in an explosion on the USS Brooklyn in Yokohama Harbor during the World War I?

5x expanded by Cbl62 (talk). Nominated by Cbl62 (talk) at 07:45, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

Stan Pennock

Stan Pennock

• ... that College Football Hall of Fame inductee Stan "Bags" Pennock (pictured) was killed in an explosion that wrecked the chemical plant he opened in an abandoned New Jersey slaughterhouse?

5x expanded by Cbl62 (talk). Nominated by Cbl62 (talk) at 07:35, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

Huntington Hardwick

"Tack" Hardwick

• ... that Football Hall of Famer Huntington "Tack" Hardwick (pictured) was called "a big, fine-looking aristocrat from blue-blood stock" who "loved combat -- body contact at crushing force -- a fight to the finish"?

5x expanded by Cbl62 (talk). Nominated by Cbl62 (talk) at 07:21, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

• Note: If the "(pictured)" is not included, the hook comes in under 200 characters. Cbl62 (talk) 07:27, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

Ola Bauer

• ... that Norwegian author Ola Bauer wrote a novel about his involvement with the Provisional IRA, to correct what he felt was a slanted view of The Troubles in the Norwegian press?

5x expanded by Decltype (talk). Self nom at 22:09, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation

• ... that in Eastern Orthodox Christian tradition, the spring (pictured) inside the Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth is believed to be where the Virgin Mary first heard the voice of the archangel Gabriel?

5x expanded by Tiamut (talk). Nominated by Tiamut (talk) at 17:12, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

• alt1: the spring (pictured) inside the Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth served as the local water supply for some 3,000 years? Tiamut^talk 22:21, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

Friary Church of St Francis and St Anthony, Crawley

• ... that Lord Alfred Douglas—Oscar Wilde's lover "Bosie"—is buried in the grounds of the 'Friary Church of St Francis and St Anthony' (pictured) in Crawley, West Sussex?

Created by Hassocks5489 (talk). Self nom at 21:15, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

William McEwan

• ... that Margaret Greville bequeathed Polesden Lacey (pictured) in Surrey to the National Trust in 1942 in memory of her father, Scottish brewer William McEwan?

5x expanded by Mattbr (talk). Self nom at 17:27, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

Excubitors

• ... that in the 6th century, three Byzantine emperors held the post of commander of the Excubitors' bodyguard before their accession to the throne?

5x expanded by Cplakidas (talk). Self nom at 16:00, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

Treaty of Altranstädt (1707)

• ... that counter-reformation in Silesia was dispensed in the Treaty of Altranstädt (1707)?

Created by Skäpperöd (talk). Nominated by Skäpperöd (talk) at 14:15, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

Treaty of Altranstädt (1706), Treaty of Thorn (1709)

• ... that Augustus the Strong (pictured) lost the Polish crown in the Treaty of Altranstädt (1706), but regained it after the Treaty of Thorn (1709)?

Created by Skäpperöd (talk). Nominated by Skäpperöd (talk) at 14:00, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

Niall McCrudden

• ... that Niall McCrudden became known as the "optician to the stars" after selling a pair of sunglasses to Jim Corr?

Created by Candlewicke (talk). Self nom at 04:31, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

Ronald Levy

• ... that Dr. Ronald Levy became the first Jew to be awarded with the King Faisal International Prize that some have called the "Arab Nobel Prize"?

5x expanded by Mbz1 (talk). Nominated by Mbz1 (talk) at 18:05, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

• Comment: "ever" is redundant, you are either first or you are not. – ukexpat (talk) 22:15, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

removed. Thank you.--Mbz1 (talk) 22:40, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

Pepper v Hart

• ...that the English case of Pepper v Hart, at first accepted by the judiciary, has "been reduced to such an extent that the ruling has almost become meaningless", while the dissenting judge has "turned out to be the better prophet"? fivefold expansion. Ironholds (talk) 16:21, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

Tanner Springs Park

• ... that Portland, Oregon's 'Tanner Springs Park' (pictured) was described as "a sort of cross between an Italian piazza and a weedy urban wetland with lots of benches"?

Created by Another Believer (talk), Tedder (talk). Nominated by Tedder (talk) at 09:12, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

Fort Conger

• ... that Fort Conger, on Ellesmere Island, was the site of the first major northern polar region scientific expedition?

Created by Rosiestep (talk). Self nom at 06:28, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

• ALT1: ... that upon arrival at Fort Conger in 1899, several of Robert Peary's toes broke off due to frostbite? --Rosiestep (talk) 17:20, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
  • ALT2 ... that 1880s scientific research at Fort Conger included pendulum observations? --Rosiestep (talk) 04:48, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

Oryzomys albiventer

• ... that although much of its habitat has been destroyed, isolated populations of the Mexican rice rat Oryzomys albiventer (pictured) likely still survive?

• Comment: Suggestions for a better-phrased, or even entirely different, hook welcome. The source for this hook is Carleton and Arroyo-Cabrales 2009 [3], p. 115.

Created by Ucucha (talk). Self nom at 03:07, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on February 26

South Park Blocks

• ... that the South Park Blocks have been called the "extended family room" of Portland, as Pioneer Courthouse Square is known as the city's "living room"?

Created by Another Believer (talk), Tedder (talk). Nominated by Another Believer (talk) at 17:54, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

Tuanaitau F. Tuia

• ... that Tuanaitau F. Tuia, the longest serving legislator in the American Samoa Fono (pictured), served a combined 49 years in both the House of Representatives and the Senate?

Created by Scanlan (talk). Nominated by Scanlan (talk) at 04:05, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

Burleigh Cruikshank and Haps Benfer

• ... that 1914 College Football All-Americans Burleigh Cruikshank of Washington & Jefferson and Haps Benfer of Albright College went on to become Presbyterian and United Evangelical ministers?

Created by Cbl62 (talk). Nominated by Cbl62 (talk) at 07:15, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

Director Park

• ... that Director Park in Portland, Oregon, was designed by Laurie Olin, who also designed Bryant Park in New York City?

Created by Another Believer (talk), Tedder (talk). Nominated by Another Believer (talk) at 18:53, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

Andrew Birch

• ... that Andrew Birch collated many manuscripts housed in several European countries?

5x expanded by Leszek Jańczuk (talk). Self nom at 13:30, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

Henry Barron (judge)

• ... that Justice Henry Barron, the first Jew appointed to the Supreme Court of Ireland, also granted Ireland's first divorce in the same year?

Created by Candlewicke (talk). Self nom at 04:29, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

• Whose Supreme Court? Gatoclass (talk) 13:00, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

• I removed the pipe, so it should be clear now, and clarified the first divorce part too. – ukexpat (talk) 22:19, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

• The article is poorly written, with lots of simple sentences in the format of "He did x. He did y." It reads almost like a "See Spot run" elementary reader. I think you can do better than that. Gatoclass (talk) 08:35, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

• including "... in the same year" is a bit confusing IMO, since the hook doesn't mention a date anywhere. ≈ Chamal ^talk ¤ 10:38, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Islamic marital practices

• ... that Islamic matrimonial negotiations of the Filipino Tausug people (example pictured) are composed of arranged marriages, bride abduction game, and elopement?

Created by AnakngAraw (talk). Self nom at 14:47, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

• Entire article uses a single source, http://wwww.zawaj.com, of questionable reliability. Ucucha 06:36, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Nom withdrawn. - AnakngAraw (talk) 13:32, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Administration (British football)

• ... that association football clubs entering administration are deducted fewer points in the Premier League than in the Football League because they play fewer games?

Created by Rambo's Revenge (talk). Self nom at 23:09, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

• Comment: The link in the hook leads to a disambiguation page and should be corrected to the Administration (football) article. Other than that, length, date and references verified. Timbouctou (talk) 23:20, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

• Now fixed. Thanks for pointing that out, and thanks for verifying the hook. Rambo's Revenge (talk) 23:29, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

ALT: ... that English football clubs entering administration have fewer points deducted in the Premier League than in the Football League because they play fewer games? - grammar, clarity, located. Could be made a little clearer maybe. Does the article cover Scottish football too? Johnbod (talk) 04:06, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

• Comment: Whichever hook is selected, it should be "fewer" rather than "less". Not only is this grammatically correct, but it's also a pet peeve of mine. – ukexpat (talk) 22:23, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

• Yes, I've amended the first hook with respect to that. Rambo's Revenge (talk) 18:35, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

Po James

• ... that former New Mexico State running back Po James set an NCAA freshman record for rushing yards in 1968 with 1,291 yards before Pittsburgh running back Tony Dorsett broke his record in 1973?

• ALT1:... that after finishing his four-year career in the National Football League with the Philadelphia Eagles, Po James was shot six times on April 7, 1993 in a YMCA in Bridgeport, Connecticut?

Created by Eagles247 (talk). Self nom at 20:34, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

Turning Home

• ... that country music singer David Nail's single "Turning Home" was co-written by Kenny Chesney?

Created by TenPoundHammer (talk). Nominated by TenPoundHammer (talk) at 18:19, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

Xeros Ltd.

• ... that Xeros Ltd. is developing a washing machine that will use nylon chips instead of water to clean clothes?

Created by E2eamon (talk). Nominated by E2eamon (talk) at 05:18, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

• Comment: The article reads like an advertisement, but it may be just my opinion. Timbouctou (talk) 05:25, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

Agreed. I have tried to make it less so with wording like "claims to", "attempts", etc. It is still not perfect- if someone else could help, I would appreciate it. I still think it is a good canidate for DYK, though. —Preceding unsigned comment added by E2eamon (talk • contribs) 05:40, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

• Slightly improved article, seems to show some notability through 3 external sources. --TitanOne (talk) 10:11, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

With recent changes by Titan One, could someone re-evaluate this page for DYK?E2eamon (talk) 14:37, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

• ALT1:..that the cleaning technology that Xeros Ltd. is designing, has been developed over a 30 year period? --TitanOne (talk) 15:59, 26 February 2010 (UTC)
• ALT2:..that the cleaning technology that Xeros Ltd. is designing, has been developed over a 30 year period by Leeds University professor Stephen Burkinshaw? --TitanOne (talk) 15:59, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

at least not in its current state. The article still needs copyedit (e.g. it says the technology is being developed, but later that it has been developed), however, the major point is this: the article is about commercial work in progress, thus featuring it would look like promotion of that company. An article about the principles behind the technology might be acceptable, but this would require renaming and major rewrite. Materialscientist (talk) 12:42, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

I agree that it's a little spammy. It also has some unverified claims and speculation/original research. – ukexpat (talk) 22:29, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

J.W. Knapp Company Building

• ...that the J.W. Knapp Company Building, one of the finest intact examples of Streamline Moderne architecture in the Midwest, is faced with huge plates of enamel-covered concrete called Maul Macotta and prismatic glass block?

Created by Nyttend (talk). Nominated by Fladrif (talk) at 18:25, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

• I listed this as a new article, but it probably should be listed as an expansion. It was spun off from J.W. Knapp Company, by Nyttend, which I had expanded considerably in the last couple of days. Prior to the expansion, the parent article contained a single sentence relating to the building. The spun-off article far exceeds 5-fold expansion of the relevant text.[4] Fladrif (talk) 18:55, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

• If this is approved, I shouldn't be created as the author, since Fladrif did all the work. Nyttend (talk) 23:44, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on February 25

John Virginius Bennes

• ... that John Virginius Bennes's architectural work included the Geiser Grand Hotel in Baker City, Oregon, and 35 buildings on the Oregon State University campus?

Created by ChildofMidnight (talk). Nominated by ChildofMidnight (talk) at 03:55, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

Gaius Iunius Bubulcus Brutus

• ... that Gaius Iunius Bubulcus Brutus, a three-time Roman consul in the 4th century BCE, was the first plebeian to build a temple in the Roman Republic?

Created by Cynwolfe (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 03:20, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

List of Academy Award Winning Families

• ... that, with 84 nominations, composers Alfred, Lionel, and Emil Newman, Alfred's sons David and Thomas Newman, and their cousin Randy Newman are the Family with the Most Academy Award Nominations  ?

Created by Klantry01 (talk). Self nom at 17:16, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

• Please compose a hook that includes a link to the nominated article, "List of Academy Award Winning Families", and please include references in the article. Thank you. --PFHLai (talk) 03:37, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

Unfortunate events in the front seats of the ring of Madrid, and the death of the Mayor of Torrejón

• ... that Francisco Goya's etching Unfortunate events in the front seats of the ring of Madrid, and the death of the Mayor of Torrejón records an event from 1801 when a Spanish politician was impaled and killed after a bull crashed through the barriers at a Madrid bullfight?

Ceoil ^sláinte 22:51, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

List of Jewish Nobel Prize Winners

• ...that of the 802 individual Nobel Prize winners, at least 162 (20%) were of Jewish ethnicity.

• ALT1: ...that the oldest ever Nobel Laureate Leonid Hurwicz experienced persecution by both the Bolsheviks and Nazis?

Created by Mbz1 (talk), Avenue (talk),Mike Cline (talk) and Nableezy (talk) . Self nom by user:Mbz1 at 20:39, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

Oppose This article has been recently recreated even though it was deleted in the past. I have resubmitted it for AfD. I think it's better not to have an article listed for DYK while it's unclear whether it will be kept on Wikipedia or not. --BomBom (talk) 03:49, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

You well aware I have only 5 days to submit the article for DYK. I consider the vote unfair.--Mbz1 (talk) 04:11, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

Comment I changed my oppose vote because I understand it can be frustrating for the nominator to have his article declared ineligible after spending a vast amount of time on it. It's up to the administrators to decide whether or not the article should appear on the main page. As far as DYK rules are concerned, please try to find a better source than about.com to back up the 22% statistic. Once this is sorted out, I'm ready to support. --BomBom (talk) 19:05, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

I did.--Mbz1 (talk) 22:31, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

• COMMENT: Articles that are likely battlefields for edit wars should not be featured on the main page. Pls have your differences sorted out soon. --74.13.128.28 (talk) 07:42, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

As I have explained earlier I have only 5 days to nominate at article for DYK. If the article is kept, I am sure no edit warring would be going on there (there's nothing to edit war over), and besides we have some feature articles with rather bad edit warring going on. It does not make them any less valuable.--Mbz1 (talk) 18:50, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

• It should be noted that it looks like the outcome of the AFD is very likely to be keep pretty overwhelmingly. Hence there's no reason not to promote it provided other standard DYK criteria are met (which they appear to be now that reliable sources have been added). But the list nomination/title in the hook needs to be bolded.radek (talk) 22:52, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
• I hope, I've done it right, if I did not, please do feel free to change it. Thank you.--Mbz1 (talk) 22:57, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

Changed it slightly.radek (talk) 02:50, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

We need better refs for 22% - of three provided, one is about.com, another is by M. Schreiber published by Schreiber Pub. and little is known about the third one (www.jinfo.org) Materialscientist (talk) 11:46, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

Three references are provided, one of which is from published book. I have nominated quite a few DYK before, and they were confirmed although never before I supported them with the references as solid as the references for this DYK.--Mbz1 (talk) 14:48, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

Comment The number four reference is added.--Mbz1 (talk) 16:15, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

Here's three more refs for the 162 and the 22 numbers: [5], [6], [7]</ref>

References are better, though sill not bullet-proof (@ Mbz - read my comment on those books .. another problem is that the sources are from Israel-biased sources, thus COI). We'll have to wait for AFD, which will likely be closed as keep. Materialscientist (talk) 04:54, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

Thank you, Materialscientist. I would not have called the sources "Israel-biased sources". Jewish library and Jewish encyclopedia not necessarily have bias towards Israel, they are sources for Jewish history. Anyway I added alternative hook. --Mbz1 (talk) 17:53, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

Slug (Passengers song)

• ... that U2's experience in Shinjuku, Tokyo (pictured) at the conclusion of the Zoo TV Tour was the inspiration for the Passengers' song "Slug"?

Created by User:MelicansMatkin (talk). Nominated by MelicansMatkin (talk) at 00:28, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

Barbarian II: The Dungeon of Drax

• ... that the animations of characters in 1988 video game Barbarian II: The Dungeon of Drax were based on late 19th-century photographer Eadweard Muybridge's motion captures of humans (pictured)?

5x expanded by Jappalang (talk). Self nom at 22:40, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

• ALT1: ... that the box cover art for 1988 video game Barbarian II: The Dungeon of Drax was created from photos of a barbarian, a topless model and a creature made of Plasticine? Jappalang (talk) 22:45, 25 February 2010 (UTC)
• ALT2: ... that while posing for the box cover art of video game Barbarian II: The Dungeon of Drax, Maria Whittaker suffered comedic Carry On-like moments as the links of her metal bikini armour snapped? Jappalang (talk) 22:45, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

5x expansion from 1170 bytes (203 words) to 12 kilobytes (1926 words).[8] Jappalang (talk) 22:45, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

Russian Standard

• ... the IMPERIA version of Russian Standard vodka is filtered four times through charcoal and twice through crystal quartz?

5x expanded by CrystalQuartz (talk). Nominated by CrystalQuartz (talk) at 14:22, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

• The prose has not been expanded 5x (3120/1675=1.8x). --Bruce1ee^talk 15:35, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

Kallina House, Hönigsberg & Deutsch

• ... that Kallina House designed by Vjekoslav Bastl for the Hönigsberg & Deutsch studio is one of the finest examples of Secessionist-style street architecture in Zagreb?

Created by Timbouctou (talk). Self nom at 19:53, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

• "Secession style" is the clearer, more usual designation, emphasizing the alternative salon and not the act of secession.--Wetman (talk) 04:35, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

• I'm glad you pointed that out. I've made a mistake when I was writing the hook, it should read "Secessionist-style", like it says in the referenced quote and in the article. Timbouctou (talk) 04:49, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

Jan de Jong

• ... that Jan de Jong, the ice master at Thialf, an ice rink in Heerenveen, Netherlands, manipulated the ice cleaning schedule in the 1981 World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men so that Eric Heiden would lose?

Created by Drmies (talk). Nominated by Drmies (talk) at 06:04, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

Dams in Burma

• ... that the total installed Hydroelectric generating capacity of the Dams in Burma in 2010 is at least 2,449 MW, only 6% of estimated potential?

Created by Marcus334 (talk). Self nom at 00:06, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

Warren, Michigan

• ... that Warren, Michigan, is one of the largest Polish American enclaves among cities over 100,000 in the United States?

5x expanded by JacobS (talk). Nominated by JacobS (talk) at 08:13, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

• "Is" equates the whole city with its Polish neighborhood. Not intended, I think. "Includes"? "contains"? --Wetman (talk) 04:38, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

• What about "has one of the largest ..."? --Bruce1ee^talk 09:44, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

• had 9030 prose before expansion and now haves 11090. Would need over 45000 prose to 5x expand this article. Calmer Waters 21:51, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on February 24

Kemper Nomland

• ... that American architect Kemper Nomland was a pacifist who spent World War II at Civilian Public Service camps in Oregon along with several other artists and writers?

Created by ChildofMidnight (talk). Nominated by ChildofMidnight (talk) at 03:44, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

Gächinger Kantorei, Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

• ... that Helmuth Rilling conducted the Gächinger Kantorei and Bach-Collegium Stuttgart in the first recording of Bach's complete cantatas and oratorios?

Created by Gerda Arendt (talk). Self nom at 14:43, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

• ALT1: ... that conductor Helmuth Rilling, Gächinger Kantorei and Bach-Collegium Stuttgart completed the recording of Bach's cantatas and oratorios on the composer's 300th birthday, 21 March 1985?

suggesting to post it on the composer's 325th birthday, still celebrated ("Old Style Date") 21 March. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:57, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

George Fielding Eliot

• ... that George Fielding Eliot's military analysis was part of the nine-hour CBS TV news coverage of the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7, 1941, which was the first extended television coverage of a major breaking news event?

Created by Edison (talk). Self nom at 23:29, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

• Please include "George Fielding Eliot" in the hook. --74.13.125.24 (talk) 03:55, 25 February 2010 (UTC)
• Thanks for adding. --74.13.128.28 (talk) 07:09, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

Augochlora leptoloba

• ... that the legs and abdomen of the extinct sweat bee Augochlora leptoloba possess a coating of short gold-colored hair?

Created by Kevmin (talk). Self nom at 23:21, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

• Not very interesting. How about a hook re the species being known from only one specimen? Gatoclass (talk) 08:04, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

I have avoided that hook as it is applicable to almost all the extinct insect taxa articles i have been writing. Out of curiosity what is not interesting about the fuzzy hook?--Kevmin (talk) 20:23, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

What is not interesting about it is that it doesn't make clear that this is an exceptional characteristic for a bee. How do I know that all bees don't have short hairs on their legs? Gatoclass (talk) 08:40, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

alt1 that the extinct sweat bee Augochlora leptoloba is known from a single specimen now in a private collection in Turin, Italy?

--Kevmin (talk) 05:54, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

Couldnt confirm from source, could you give a page number please? Gatoclass (talk) 16:01, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

The type information for the species is on page 81 which notes the specimen is in the "MACT" collection. The abbreviations section on page 9 notes MACT is the Morone Amber Collection, Turin, Italy, E. Morone and the Engel 1995 reference has been added which notes the collection is a private collection of E. Morone.--Kevmin (talk) 21:02, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

Houserville Site

• ... that work with Bald Eagle Jasper at the Houserville Site in Pennsylvania may have begun ten millennia ago?

Created by Nyttend (talk). Nominated by Nyttend (talk) at 23:09, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

• ... that Early Archaic peoples used the Houserville Site in Pennsylvania ten millennia ago?

Revised hook; I misread the source for the original statement. Nyttend (talk) 02:50, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

Svetlana Shkolina, Meike Kröger

• ... that high jumpers Svetlana Shkolina and Meike Kröger cleared 2.00 metres for the first time in February 2010, and for Kröger this was seven centimetres better than her pre-2010 result?

Created by Geschichte (talk) and Sillyfolkboy (talk). Self nom at 22:37, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

• Not a terrific hook, but there isn't really an alt hook in there that I can see. Gatoclass (talk) 08:11, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

• I added another article and tweaked the hook, so this will have to be reviewed again. Geschichte (talk) 18:26, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

• New double nom verified. Nice going :) Gatoclass (talk) 08:47, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

• I and Rjanag have concerns about low numbers here: 2.00 was cleared around 1980 (at least I saw an official 1981 indoors result above 2.00). This hook would sound strange as we all expect progress and personal one might not impress the audience. Maybe convert 2.00 numbers in terms of medals in the hook? Materialscientist (talk) 05:58, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

• I don't understand the last question. Geschichte (talk) 08:26, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

• Focusing on medals (if any) rather than height. Materialscientist (talk) 09:02, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

• You have read that Kröger has not won any medals, right (except silver and bronze on national level). Furthermore I don't quite see how 2.00 metres is a low result: in reading lists of medalists in Olympic Games, Worlds and World Indoors, it becomes clear that 2.00 normally is good enough for silver or even gold. Geschichte (talk) 20:03, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

• Oh dear, they (women) apparently jump even lower now than in 1980s .. No hard feeling at all, but the hook does read as a personal training progress, which I'm not happy to have on the main page. To me, it is like stretching the DYK notability acceptance a bit too far. Materialscientist (talk) 00:07, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

• That could be to do with tighter restrictions on technology - don't know much about high jumping but I seem to recall that certain types of poles were banned a while back. Gatoclass (talk) 11:02, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

• Blimey, I can tell you do not know much about jumping - you are confusing polevaulting and high jumping !?! LOL. Derek R Bullamore (talk) 14:56, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

• Oops, you're right, sorry :) Gatoclass (talk) 11:02, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

:*ALT1a: ... that high jumper Meike Kröger spent a period from 2005 to 2006 working in an orphanage in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan? Geschichte (talk) 14:32, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

• for ALT1a - confirmed, good ALT, thank you. (The fact that a German spent almost a year helping an orphanage in Kyrgyzstan is unusual for anyone who knows a bit about that country - well, she might go there for training purposes too ;-) Materialscientist (talk) 00:20, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

  Promoted ALT1a, leaving the second nom (Svetlana Shkolina) here. Materialscientist (talk) 12:54, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

Gyromancer

• ... that the video game Gyromancer was originally proposed as a joke by PopCap Games co-founder Jason Kapalka to Square Enix with the name Final Fantasy Bejeweled?

• Comment: 5x expanded; copied out of a sandbox today after being worked on yesterday and today. --PresN 18:44, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

5x expanded by PresN (talk). Nominated by PresN (talk) at 18:44, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

• I believe there is a big difference between bring up an idea as a "joke" and as "half-jokingly". To say it was a joke would imply that there was no real intent on the idea, as it appears that there was in both the article and source. Calmer Waters 00:27, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

• ALT1 ... that the video game Gyromancer was originally "half-jokingly" proposed by PopCap Games co-founder Jason Kapalka to Square Enix with the name Final Fantasy Bejeweled?

• How about this then? --PresN 15:27, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

Paul I, 1st Prince Esterházy of Galántha

• ... that in addition to his distinguished military career against the Ottoman Turks, Paul I, 1st Prince Esterházy of Galántha (pictured) was also an accomplished poet, harpsichordist, and composer?

Created by Caponer (talk). Nominated by Caponer (talk) 15:24, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

• I have added "(pictured)". Moonraker2 (talk) 23:44, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

The Cherryh Odyssey

• ... that an essay in The Cherryh Odyssey describes American science fiction author C. J. Cherryh as "a master of detail, tone, and emotional wallop"?

5x expanded by Bruce1ee (talk). Self nom at 13:17, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on February 23

List of National Basketball Association season rebounding leaders

• ... that Wilt Chamberlain has won the National Basketball Association rebounding title for a record eleven times in his career?

Created by Chrishomingtang (talk). Nominated by Chrishomingtang (talk) at 19:52, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

Mujir al-Din al-'Ulaymi

• ... that the most comprehensive history of Jerusalem in the Middle Ages was composed by Mujir al-Din al-'Ulaymi, whose tomb (pictured) lies at the base of the Mount of Olives?

Created by Tiamut (talk), Huldra (talk). Nominated by Tiamut (talk) at 13:21, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

Condition of averages

• ... that insurers use the condition of average to reduce insurance claims if they think you are underinsured?

Created by ML5 (talk). Nominated by ML5 (talk) at 22:33, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

Gertrude Simmons Burlingham

• ... that despite having a Ph.D. and being a foremost North American authority on the difficult mushroom genera Lactarius and Russula, Gertrude S. Burlingham only ever taught high school biology ?

Created by Circeus (talk). Self nom at 00:40, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

• Good for her... academia is overrated... but the article doesnt say she taught high school biology, only that she never taught at the college level.Thelmadatter (talk) 15:57, 26 February 2010 (UTC)
  • The full sentence in the first paragraph of the bio section clearly says "From 1898 to her retirement in 1934, she taught high-school biology in Binghamton and Brooklyn, but despite earning a Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1908, never taught at college level." Am I missing something obvious there? Circéus (talk) 16:55, 26 February 2010 (UTC)
    • I think Thelmadatter is saying that the hook makes it sounds like all she ever did in life was teach high school biology (it's somewhat ambiguous). Whereas the source simply talks about teaching. Jujutacular ^T · C 20:14, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
      • Oooh, I see the problem. How 'bout "only ever thaught at high-school level" ? or more bluntly "was never hired at any university"? Circéus (talk) 19:39, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

George Matthew Snelson, Mayor of Palmerston North

• ... that George Matthew Snelson, the first Mayor of Palmerston North, is regarded as the father of his city?

• Comment: Two new articles.

Created by Schwede66 (talk). Self nom at 18:40, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

• Regarded by whom? Where is this city? How about: ... that George Matthew Snelson is the first mayor of Palmerston North, New Zealand, and he died during his seventh term in office? --74.13.128.28 (talk) 07:16, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

• 74.13.128.28 please don't start this again, there's nothing wrong with saying that he is regarded as the father of the city in the original hook because it is sourced in the article. Only thing wrong with the nomination is that Mayor of Palmerston North is about 400 characters too short for DYK. -- BigDom 13:39, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

• ALT1...that George Matthew Snelson is the first mayor of Palmerston North, New Zealand, and he died during his seventh term in office? --74.13.128.28 (talk) 07:52, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

I've added about 450 characters to Mayor of Palmerston North, so it should now be long enough for DYK. That means that ALT1 can now have the second title in bold, too (shown as ALT2 below). That said, I much prefer the original hook, as being the first mayor and being regarded as the father of the city goes together quite well. Schwede66 10:09, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

• ALT2...that George Matthew Snelson is the first mayor of Palmerston North, New Zealand, and he died during his seventh term in office?

The Mayor of Palmerston North article is still about 50 characters of readable prose too short. Bullet points and lists are not counted as part of the prose. -- BigDom 19:09, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

Added 90 characters of readable prose. So this time, it should be fine. Schwede66 17:34, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

• ALT3...that George Matthew Snelson, the first Mayor of Palmerston North, New Zealand, is regarded as the father of his city?

• Comment: This is the original hook with the country inserted - this addresses the "where is the city" question above. Schwede66 17:40, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Sava Mutkurov

• ... that writer Zahari Stoyanov said of Bulgarian general, regent and Minister of War Sava Mutkurov that "by the time Mutkurov opened his mouth, the market would close up"?

Created by TodorBozhinov (talk). Nominated by TodorBozhinov (talk) at 07:40, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

• ALT: ... that Bulgarian general, regent and Minister of War Sava Mutkurov was one of only three recipients of the Order of Bravery 1st grade? Todor→Bozhinov 07:43, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

T in the Park 2010

• ... that the 2010 T in the Park music festival is to be headlined by Muse, Eminem and Kasabian, marking Eminem's first performance at a festival in the United Kingdom since 2001?

Created by SteelersFan UK06 (talk). Nominated by SteelersFan UK06 (talk) at 03:18, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

Variation of Trusts Act 1958

• ...that the Variation of Trusts Act 1958 allows the courts to alter trust documents to benefit a potential beneficiary, but prevents them from doing anything if they are a confirmed one? Ironholds (talk) 22:00, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

• Nominator and creator/expander info? BejinhanTalk 11:18, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

Eddie "Guitar" Burns

• ... that the American Detroit blues guitarist, singer and songwriter, Eddie "Guitar" Burns, was originally known as a harmonica player?

Created by Derek R Bullamore (talk). Self nom at 17:20, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

Nesagapostemon

Nesagapostemon moronei

• ... that the extinct sweat bee genus Nesagapostemon is known from a single 9.9-millimetre (0.39 in) female specimen?

Created by Kevmin (talk). Self nom at 06:48, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

Cream Holdings Ltd v Banerjee and the Liverpool Post and Echo Ltd

• ... that in Cream Holdings Ltd v Banerjee and the Liverpool Post and Echo Ltd, Lord Nicholls decided that the disputed test applied by the High Court judge was valid, but allowed the appeal anyway? Ironholds (talk) 03:16, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on February 22

M-52 (Michigan highway

• ... that southbound M-52 in downtown Adrian, Michigan carries both directions of the US 223 business loop in town?

• ALT1:... that southbound M-52 in downtown Adrian, Michigan carries both the north and southbound directions of the US 223 business loop in town?
• Comment: I've delayed this nomination a bit. There is a map being made to illustrate this strange highway routing that will be added to the article shortly. The first revision of this map is at File:Adrian MI road map.svg, but it will be updated to zoom in on the one-way street routings better before it added to the article.

5x expanded by Imzadi1979 (talk). Self nom at 06:30, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

• New map has been added. Imzadi1979 (talk) 00:08, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

• It took me a little while of rereading the explanation and looking at the map to get this. If I understand correctly, Church, Broad, Front, and Winter Streets function almost like a giant traffic circle or roundabout around the downtown? BUS 223N makes a 3/4 circle, of which the first part is concurrent with M-52 N and the second part concurrent with M-52 S. Do you think the wording in the article could be improved to better explain this? Thanks, cmadler (talk) 19:54, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

• Or maybe arrows or some additional markings on the map? cmadler (talk) 19:57, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

Simon Degge

• ... that Sir Simon Degge, a barrister in Derby, wrote about Glebes, Jure patronatus and the crime of Simony?

Created by Victuallers (talk). Self nom at 13:59, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

• No mention of "jus patronatus" in the cited reference. Gatoclass (talk) 10:27, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
• Ahh its called Jure patronatus in the ref. Happy to have that droppeed from hook.

• ... that Sir Simon Degge, a barrister in Derby, wrote about Glebes and the crime of Simony? Victuallers (talk) 18:32, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

Ferdinand Julian Egeberg, Egebergs Ærespris

• ... that chamberlain Egeberg established a sports prize that was regarded the highest achievement in Norwegian sports?

Created (1) and expanded (1) by Oceanh (talk). Self nom at 23:01, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

Light Attack/Armed Reconnaissance

• ... that the United States Air Force is procuring 100 new ground attack aircraft under the Light Attack/Armed Reconnaissance program?

Created by SidewinderX (talk). Self nom at 18:44, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

• Does "looking for" mean "shopping for", "trying to find sth lost/misplaced" or "hunting down and planning to destroy"? Pls rephrase. --74.13.125.24 (talk) 06:41, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

Replaced "looking for" with "procuring". Is this phrasing acceptable? -SidewinderX (talk) 14:36, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on February 21

Sri Lankan national referendum, 1982

• ...that Sri Lanka's first and so far only national referendum was held in 1982 to postpone parliamentary elections by six years?

Created by Snowolfd4 (talk). Nominated by Snowolfd4 (talk) at 20:13, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

José Lázaro Galdiano

• ... that by the time of his death in 1947 the Spanish financier José Lázaro Galdiano has amassed a collection of over 12,600 art works, mainly by European Old Masters?

Created and nomed by Ceoil ^sláinte 16:19, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

• Suggest "by his death in 1947" --> "by the time of his death in 1947", 'coz I don't think he amassed the collection by dying. --74.13.125.66 (talk) 04:56, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

Tweaked, thanks. Ceoil ^sláinte 20:47, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

Flag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

• ... that the state flag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (pictured), Germany, is used by state naval vessels?

Created/expanded by Grandiose (talk). Self nom at 13:52, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

• Suggest "the state flag (pictured) of the German state Mecklenburg-Vorpommern...". --74.13.127.98 (talk) 01:09, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

On reflexion, an improvement. (Thanks.) On another note, there should be time by the normal channels, but I would like to get this into this round of the WIkiCup. Grandiose (me, talk, contribs) 22:11, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

• There are separate state navyes in Germany? Never heard that. Very much doubtful. 213.161.172.98 (talk) 11:20, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

• I tracked down the source; it mentions police boats as an example. Gimmetrow 00:08, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

• My 2 cents would be that police boats are not naval ships. 88.90.88.107 (talk) 16:03, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

• Is Flags of the World a reliable source? cmadler (talk) 19:40, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

Well, I can reassure on those points. FOTW is widely accepted - as it was semioffically by WP:HV - as a reliable source. On the first point, you are correct that police boats are not "ships", but they are naval vessels - the redirect is somewhat misleading, as far as I know. Of course, "... state police boats?" would be an alternative in this respect. (I'd change the page as well.)Grandiose (me, talk, contribs) 21:15, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

I'd be much more comfortable with the alt. In my opinion the redirect is fully correct. After all naval means "Of or relating to a navy". The police is not part of the military, making it misleading to label the police's boats as naval vessels. 88.90.88.107 (talk) 22:04, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

Tofiri Kibuuka

• ... that Tofiri Kibuuka of Uganda was the first African to compete at the Winter Paralympic Games?

Created by Aridd (talk). Nominated by Aridd (talk) at 12:43, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

Alternately: ...that Tofiri Kibuuka of Uganda, later a successful Paralympian, was one of the first blind men to reach the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro?
Or, unless it's too long: ...that Tofiri Kibuuka, one of the first blind men to reach the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, was the first African to compete at the Winter Paralympic Games? Aridd (talk) 12:43, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

American Enlightenment

• ... that Thomas Paine's The Age of Reason is considered the defining link between the deism of European Enlightenment and the American Enlightenment??

• Comment: Still a bit rough around the edges, but overall it's pretty good, especially for a new editor. Thoughts? NW (Talk) 03:07, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

5x expanded by Tediouspedant (talk). Nominated by NuclearWarfare (talk) at 03:07, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

• "Considered" by who? By wikipedia? --74.13.127.98 (talk) 04:54, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

Considered by many historians of the history of ideas. For example Prof Kerry Walters "Revolutionary Deists: Early America's Rational Infidels" and Robbins, Caroline. "The Lifelong Education of Thomas Paine (1737-1809): Some Reflections upon His Acquaintance among Books." Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 127.3 (1983): 135–42. For many more references seeThe Age of Reason --Tediouspedant (talk) 14:02, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

Thats a pretty disparaging comment 74.13.127.98. Please make your comments straight forward when reviewing a hook to keep and encyclopedic atmosphere. --Brian Halvorsen (talk) 06:22, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

I think this hook is pretty vague. What is a "defining link"? "Considered" by whom?--Carabinieri (talk) 11:32, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

I don't see how the comment by the anonymous user above is disparaging. I think he's referring to WP:WEASEL.--Carabinieri (talk) 11:50, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

You could take our the word "considered" and the hook would be fine. In fact, that is how it is in the article. NW (Talk) 16:12, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

The IP did not need to be condescending and should have been straight forward, basic civility. The user is a self-described "new editor" so there is no reason to take that tone while reviewing a hook. --Brian Halvorsen (talk) 21:31, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

condescending? How? No such intent at all. Just wanna be brief. BTW, NW is an admin, not a new user. --74.13.125.66 (talk) 04:10, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

"'Considered' by who? By wikipedia?" is not needed, state the issue in a way that is more straight forward. It reads as condescending because obviously not Wikipedia. Also, the comment "...but overall it's pretty good, especially for a new editor." The new editor part made me think that the editor was new. --Brian Halvorsen (talk) 04:48, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

Wasn't referring to myself there. I was referring to User:Tediouspedant, who is indeed a new user. NW (Talk) 19:56, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

Putting these "considered as...", "regarded as...", "hailed as..." opinions/statements on Wikipedia's main page gives the wrong impression that it's Wikipedia's opinion/position. Let's keep them off the main page. --74.13.125.66 (talk) 05:08, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

That's what I mean't, straight forward. --Brian Halvorsen (talk) 05:27, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

Removing "considered" will make it sound as if we know it to be true without any possibility of a doubt. Since there's room for debate on the subject, we mustn't remove this word. We've often approved statements of this sort at DYK; for example, the hook for the Dunns Pond Mound reads "that the Dunns Pond Mound in Ohio may have been used for Native American burials for nine centuries?" Nyttend (talk) 22:05, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

Maybe a simple rewording would work: "Did you know that the link between the European Enlightenment and the American Enlightenment is considered to have been provided by Thomas Paine in his The Age of Reason? Truthkeeper88 (talk) 03:40, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

• Haven't taken a close look at this article yet but I'd be wary of promoting it, it is written in a very similar style to that of an article that was recently deleted as an OR essay, Moses as symbol in American history , written by a user who is now taking an interest in this article. Where, for example, are the basic references referring to an "American enlightenment"? I don't see them, and there seem to be few if any references to the basic concept in the article as a whole. Gatoclass (talk) 10:09, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
  • I can't find anything supporting the hooked statement on the webpage given as the source ([9]). Further, that webpage doesn't strike me as a reliable source, it seems to be a commercial page trying to sell copies of a particular printing of "The Age of Reason". cmadler (talk) 19:23, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on February 20

McKenny Union

• ... that Eastern Michigan University's McKenny Union, opened in 1931, was the first student union on the campus of a teachers' college?

• Comment: I think McKenny Union was also one of the first unions (maybe the first, I don't know) open to men and women, but I haven't been able to adequately source that claim and didn't want the article to miss DYK. If I find it in time, I'll add it to the hook.

Created by Cmadler (talk). Nominated by Cmadler (talk) at 20:17, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

James Arthur Flesher

• ... that James Arthur Flesher (1865–1930) held many public offices, including Mayor of Christchurch?

Created by Schwede66 (talk). Nominated by Ingolfson (talk) at 05:50, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

• ALT1:... that Flesher Avenue in Richmond, a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, is named after the family of a former mayor of Christchurch, James Arthur Flesher? --74.14.23.117 (talk) 06:57, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

ALT1 works for me - thanks for the suggestion! To comply with the DYK rules, one of the references would have to be shifted immediately after this fact, but that's easy to do. If some reviewer would like me to do so, please let me know (I'll keep an eye on this page). Schwede66 07:35, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

• Lots of streets are named after politicians.
• Suggest ALT2:
• ... that the residence of former Mayor of Christchurch James Arthur Flesher is now utilized as a community centre? Gatoclass (talk) 09:45, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

Julian Lawrence

• ... that Xeric grant winner Julian Lawrence edits a publication called Drippytown Comics that features a character resembling a drop of water?

Created by Jujutacular (talk). Self nom at 22:19, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

• Not convinced of notability here. All the sources are inhouse except for inkstud, which appears to be someone's personal website, and a student newspaper. Gatoclass (talk) 09:55, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

Michel Hansenne

• ... that in 1997, Director-General of the International Labour Organization Michel Hansenne called for the certification of countries that adhere to his organisation's labour standards?

Created by Arctic Night (talk). Self nom at 15:56, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

Melisa Cantiveros

• ... that Melisa Cantiveros, who became the Big Winner of Pinoy Big Brother: Double Up, was mistaken by people to be an adopted child during her childhood?

Created by FDJoshua22 (talk). Self nom at 02:44, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

• The length and date are fine but DYK generally requires one inline citation per paragraph. Is there any chance of you adding some more references to the article? -- BigDom 18:58, 20 February 2010 (UTC)
  • ALT1: ... that Melisa Cantiveros' victory as the Big Winner of Pinoy Big Brother: Double Up was thought by public to be planned by its crew?Created by FDJoshua22 (talk). Self nom at 02:44, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

Where in the article does it say that? Also I'd like to point out that most of the online sources came from the same company that produced the television show. Please expand inline citations from other reliable sources. --TitanOne (talk) 19:40, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

Several issues --> I also checked with the article Pinoy Big Brother: Double Up where most of the article created is already existing on the summary sections (Week on week). Cannot determine the exact prose size but the Melisa Cantiveros#Pinoy Big Brother: Double Up section is not new content. The article is not referenced correctly citing 2 sources from a blog and furthermore citing source as Wikipedia itself. --TitanOne (talk) 19:48, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

Did copy edit, lacks verifiable sources and some issues with sourcing through sites which were owned by the same entity who produced the show. Per WP:COI. --TitanOne (talk) 20:17, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on February 19

Minuscule 642

• ... that Minuscule 642, manuscript of the New Testament, is one of the manuscripts purchased by Joseph Dacre Carlyle, English orientalist?

Created by Leszek Jańczuk (talk). Self nom at 20:08, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

• Could you expand the hook a bit? Who is Joseph Dacre Carlyle? What is a Minuscule? Why are these scraps of writing important? Do they differ somehow from other versions of the New Testament? Abductive (reasoning) 08:29, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

• I apologize in advance as I assume you have a great knowledge of the intricacies of the many Minuscules that you work delinquently diligently creating articles on. With that said, the article states that the manuscript was brought from the monastery to England by Carlyle, not purchased by him. It also states that he was a professor of Arabic, not an English orientalist (someone who translated the writings of 'the Orient' into English if I'm correct). He may be both, but as of now is not stated in the nominated article. Either the hook or article would need to be clarified to address the facts presented in the offline reference and introduced in the hook. Calmer Waters 07:45, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

• Two quick points: you probably mean diligently, not delinquently; and Orientalist appears to be a perfectly fine description for a professor of Arabic. Carlyle's article also uses the description. Ucucha 07:52, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

• Yes, I had meant diligently and corrected. Typo, no need for the dictionary links ;) Calmer Waters 08:54, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Tickle Cock Bridge

• ... that it is believed Tickle Cock Bridge in England received its name because of what young men and women got up to beneath it?

Created by Malleus Fatuorum (talk). Self nom at 19:33, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

• The article only says that one person thought that might be the reason for the name. Perhaps something like "it is believed Tickle Cock Bridge..." -- BigDom 21:04, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

• That one person is the only local historian who has researched the derivation of the name, and the conclusion is attributed to him. "It is believed ..." would simply prompt the question "believed by whom"? --Malleus Fatuorum 21:14, 19 February 2010 (UTC)
• ... or are you talking about changing the hook to "It is believed ..."? If so, I agree with that and I've done it. --Malleus Fatuorum 21:16, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

• Ah, that was me not making myself clear – I simply meant changing the hook. -- BigDom 21:43, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

Can we have 'people' instead of 'boys and girls': boys and boys might just as well have got up to such shenanigans ...82.32.238.139 (talk) 16:37, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

I've added the word 'that' back to the beginning of the hook, as required. Remember, hooks are the latter part of a sentence that begins, "Did you know...," thus the requirement. Marylanderz (talk) 21:56, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

"Did you know it is believed that ..." works perfectly well. --Malleus Fatuorum 15:14, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

That they were males and females, not just "people", is significant. --Malleus Fatuorum 15:12, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

How about "beneath" instead of "underneath", the three syllables are a tad cumbersome? --Fred the Oyster (talk) 18:47, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

That seems like a reasonable suggestion, changed. --Malleus Fatuorum 20:00, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

• ALT1 ... that the Tickle Cock Bridge pedestrian underpass was built in 1890 and is used by 50,000 pedestrians each week?--Esemono (talk) 03:35, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

• You win first prize for the most boring hook I've ever seen. I absolutely reject that suggestion. --Malleus Fatuorum 18:34, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

• That seems like a definite ->-> Whoosh! to me. --Fred the Oyster (talk) 18:48, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

• Wow, you've managed to somehow miss the important fact that the bridge is notable mainly because children played doctors and nurses down there. Parrot of Doom 19:12, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

• ALT2 that local residents fought to preserve the name of Castleford's Tickle Cock Bridge after they learned Wakefield Council planned on changing the suggestive name? Circéus (talk) 20:06, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

I wonder if they were tipped off? --Fred the Oyster (talk) 21:04, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

• ALT3 ...that it is believed that Tickle Cock Bridge was so-named because of its use as a lovers' lane by young couples? Richerman (talk) 01:31, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

How about, purely to make middle Americans sit up and take note of course, Tickle Cock Bridge was so-named because of its popularity as a venue for mutual masturbation. That should get it noticed I would have thought! --Fred the Oyster (talk) 01:35, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

When one of these hooks is approved, how about reserving it for April Fool's Day? Imzadi1979 (talk) 15:41, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

I second April Fools Day.--Found5dollar (talk) 15:50, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

Alt3 is the strongest, imo, just work in the phrase lovers lane into the page. Never head of the phrase 'monkey run', its a horrible turn, but I like it. Ceoil ^sláinte 16:43, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

ALT3 is nice, but I'm afraid it's not accurate. I've added an explanatory note on the meaning of the British slang term "monkey run": "streets where groups of young people paraded up and down, usually at weekends, in the hope of 'clicking' with somebody". There was no impropriety, and certainly nothing like what goes on down "lovers lanes", despite the rather bawdy name. That's why I proposed the rather ambiguous "because of what young men and women got up to beneath it". --Malleus Fatuorum 00:46, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

ALT5 ...that Tickle Cock Bridge has been described as frightening to walk through? Calmer Waters 02:47, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

I think the April Fools suggestion is an extremely good one. Raul654 (talk) 02:50, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

Good to go IMHO. I like Calmer Water's hook and If we use this one, I vote that it be saved for April 1st.--Coldplay Expért ^{Let's talk} 23:54, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

I quite like Calmer Water's hook as well, and I'd have no objection to this being put into the queue for April 1. --Malleus Fatuorum 03:38, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

Jennie M. Forehand

• ... that Maryland State Senator Jennie M. Forehand owns her own antique store but has received low ratings from a Maryland business group?

5x expanded by Marylanderz (talk). Nominated by Marylanderz (talk) at 18:09, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

• Anything non-negative, please? --74.13.127.98 (talk) 23:39, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

• Have to concur with the IP; I'm against putting negative information about a BLP on the main page; especially when that person is currently standing for re-election. (Why not just "owns her own antique store." full stop.)? Bradjamesbrown (talk) 13:08, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

• Good point, didn't intend for it to read negatively, was just focusing on the contrast. This alt is fine:

ALT1... that Maryland State Senator Jennie M. Forehand owns her own antique store? Marylanderz (talk) 13:12, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

Politician owns own business? Stop the presses! Daniel Case (talk) 00:21, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

Also, given the age dynamics in the race, I'm worried the hook could be taken as a sort of backhand insult about her age. Marylanderz (talk) 23:26, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

• ALT2 (adapted from #Cheryl Kagan above, same author for both articles)... that Cheryl Kagan, currently running against Jennie M. Forehand for a seat in the Maryland State Senate, worked part-time as a substitute teacher while serving in the Maryland House of Delegates? --74.13.125.66 (talk) 04:49, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

• That works too. Marylanderz (talk) 23:25, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

This hook with Kagan is currently on Template:Did you know/Queue/6, but without Forehand. --74.14.23.117 (talk) 06:38, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

• ALT1... that in 2010, Jennie M. Forehand sponsored a bill limiting the ability of judges to sentence criminals to time in local jails if those jails aren't reimbursed by the state

Special occasion holding area

Note: Articles nominated for a special occasion should be nominated within five days of creation or expansion as usual (with the exception of April Fools' - see Wikipedia:April Fool's Main Page/Did You Know). Also, articles should be nominated at least five days before the occasion to give reviewers time to check the nomination.

Articles created/expanded for International Women's Day (March 8)

Ragna Nielsen

• ... that Ragna Nielsen was the first female headmaster of a secondary school in Norway?

Created by Oceanh (talk). Self nom at 22:18, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

• Would it be better to say that she was the first to headmaster a secondary school? As worded it appears to read that she was the first headmaster for a secondary school rather than the first of any of the secondary schools in Norway. Calmer Waters 04:15, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

• Agree with your comment, and suggest this alternative hook:
• ALT1: ... that Ragna Nielsen was the first woman to headmaster a secondary school in Norway?
• I am a bit uncertain whether the translation of the term (Norwegian: "gymnas") into "secondary school" is specific enough. The "gymnas" is/was a school qualifying for university study, not for a specific trade or profession. Oceanh (talk) 17:06, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Michele S. Jones

• ... that Michele S. Jones (pictured) was the first woman in the U.S. Army to attain the rank of command sergeant major before she retired to a military liaison position in the Obama Administration?

Created by Binksternet (talk). Self nom at 01:16, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

• Save for Women's Day on March 8th? --74.13.127.98 (talk) 04:55, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

• Actually, the source states that she was the first woman in the Army Reserve to attain such a rank. Gatoclass (talk) 04:57, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

• Yes, it says that. The next reference located here says she was "the first woman to serve as the CSM of any of the Army's Components, Active or Reserve." That is the reference I am using for the hook. Basically, she was the first CSM of the U.S. Army, but at that time she was not regular Army, she was Army Reserve. The hook stands if you consider the U.S. Army Reserve to be a component of the U.S. Army. It falls if you believe the Reserve to be completely separate. Binksternet (talk) 02:41, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

• Oops, sorry, my mistake, I looked at the wrong cite. Gatoclass (talk) 04:13, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

• Since this article has such a nice photo portrait available from the US Army, if the hook is not selected for the top hook position on one of the Women's Day queues, using its photo, can the hook be instead saved for a non-Women's Day usage? I just want to see the photo employed. :-)

Binksternet (talk) 19:48, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

Marion Donovan

• ... that by using a shower curtain and sewing machine, Marion Donovan developed what was to become the first waterproof disposable diaper?

Created by Calmer Waters (talk). Nominated by Calmer Waters (talk) at 08:38, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

• Length, date and hook ref verified. --Bruce1ee^talk 13:39, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

• Women's Day hook? Imzadi1979 (talk) 16:05, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

• Sure. That would be fine Calmer Waters 23:52, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

Benjamin Stillingfleet

• ... that the word Bluestocking meaning learned woman is said to have derived from a reference to Benjamin Stillingfleet (pictured)?

• Comment: obviously not for the same load as Richard Samuel below

Created by Victuallers (talk). Self nom at 14:43, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

• Everything checks out.--Coldplay Expért ^{Let's talk} 23:51, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Richard Samuel

• ... that the leading Blue Stockings of 1779 were painted as the Nine Muses (pictured) by Richard Samuel?

• Comment: alt hooks welcome

Created/expanded by Victuallers (talk). Self nom at 20:03, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

• Seems Ok, but "leading blue stockings" sounds as a kind of joke. Maybe ALT

• ... that the leaders of the Blue Stockings Society were painted in 1779 as the Nine Muses (pictured) by Richard Samuel? Materialscientist (talk) 08:32, 27 February 2010 (UTC) Thanks... "leading" was from the ref. I'm happy with either, but maybe its a misunderstaning owing to the meaning of the phrase "blue stocking". Victuallers (talk) 14:54, 27 February 2010 (UTC) Maybe ALT2

• ... that the leading learned women of 1779 (called Bluestockings) were painted as the Nine Muses (pictured) by Richard Samuel?

Wilma B. Liebman

• ... that Wilma B. Liebman, only the second woman ever to be Chair of the National Labor Relations Board, was named to the position by President Barack Obama on his first day in office?

Created/expanded by Tim1965 (talk). Nominated by Tim1965 (talk) at 19:26, 11 February 2010 (UTC)

• Here is an alternative image. ALT rollover: "Wilma B. Liebman testifying before the U.S. House of Representatives in 2007." It's a little less crisp, but much more "active" (if that makes sense). - Tim1965 (talk) 19:31, 11 February 2010 (UTC)

• The assertion that she was only the second woman to hold the office is unreferenced, so far as I can tell. It is only mentioned in the lead, and not in the portion of the article where the other part of the hook (the assertion that she was appointed on President Obama's first day in office) is referenced. Marylanderz (talk) 01:23, 18 February 2010 (UTC)

• Statement with citation has been added to the body of the article. -- Esemono (talk) 04:52, 18 February 2010 (UTC)

• Confirmed now. Agree with Tim that the second picture is better - less posed. Marylanderz (talk) 13:01, 18 February 2010 (UTC)

• Pardon my not paying attention, but I just noticed the International Women's Day (IWD) section (bottom of this page), coming up on March 8. If this makes it into the queue, it would be just fine with me if it were part of the IWD articles. It would add to the number of IWD articles, and it would allow another article to slip into the queue prior to that. - Tim1965 (talk) 14:24, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

• Moved to Women's Day. Ucucha 15:25, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

• I prefer the first image for 100 pixel width clarity. Binksternet (talk) 19:51, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

Masako Katsura

• ... that Masako Katsura's participation in the World Three-Cushion Billiards tournament of 1952 was the first time any woman ever competed in any billiards tournament for a world crown?

Created by Fuhghettaboutit (talk). Self nom at 15:21, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

Longer alternate

• ... that Masako Katsura's participation in the World Three-Cushion Billiards tournament of 1952 was the first time any woman ever competed in any billiards tournament for a world crown, and only ten years after any woman competed in any men's professional billiard competition in the U.S.?

The "Longer alternate" is a 285 character hook. Art LaPella (talk) 05:32, 17 February 2010 (UTC)

• Convenience link giving diff of move to the mainspace.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 15:24, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

Save for Women's Day on March 8th? --74.13.126.52 (talk) 22:18, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

Not a bad idea at all. I wasn't aware of it. It might be listed as a good article by then.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 02:01, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

See #Articles created/expanded for International Women's Day (March 8) below. --74.13.126.52 (talk) 05:07, 16 February 2010 (UTC) Someone moved this here. --74.13.129.158 (talk) 02:37, 17 February 2010 (UTC)

Martha Matilda Harper

• ... that wealthy businesswoman and inventor Martha Matilda Harper spent 25 years as a domestic servant before starting her first hair salon in Rochester, New York?

Created by Marylanderz (talk). Nominated by Marylanderz (talk) at 03:21, 11 February 2010 (UTC)

• I don't want to quibble, but I'm not sure that reference #1 (the National Women's Hall of Fame) is a reliable source. While the nomination form for inductees requires sources of biographical information that are examined by judges from the Hall of Fame, we don't know how rigourous the judges are or what kind of sources were used for any individual biography, and (unlike PBS, the publisher of reference #2) the Hall of Fame isn't widely known as a reputable source. Nyttend (talk) 16:17, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

• ALT1...that the customers of Martha Matilda Harper's hair salons included Susan B. Anthony, Woodrow Wilson, Calvin Coolidge, and Jacqueline Kennedy. Marylanderz (talk) 10:47, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

Emma Roberto Steiner

• ... that Emma Roberto Steiner, one of the first American women to make a living from conducting, took a ten year hiatus from her musical career to prospect for tin in Nome, Alaska (pictured)?

Created by Marylanderz (talk). Nominated by Marylanderz (talk) at 01:26, 11 February 2010 (UTC)

Clara Campoamor

• ... that Spanish politician and feminist Clara Campoamor was one of three women elected to Spain's 1931 Constituent Assembly even though women were not allowed to vote in the election?

Created by Marylanderz (talk). Nominated by Marylanderz (talk) at 22:17, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

• Length and date verified. Offline source accepted in good faith. Bradjamesbrown (talk) 08:06, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

Florence Luscomb

• ... that Florence Luscomb, one of the first women to earn an architecture degree from MIT, later left that field to become a full-time women's suffrage activist?

Created by Marylanderz (talk). Nominated by Marylanderz (talk) at 20:32, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

• Length, date, and hook verified; assuming good faith for reference #1, which (as far as I can see) is unavailable online. Nyttend (talk) 01:41, 14 February 2010 (UTC)

Lore Agnes

• ... that the German socialist women's activist Lore Agnes was jailed in 1914 for having called on women to oppose the First World War during a March 8 rally?

Created by Soman (talk). Self nom at 21:59, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

*Perhaps this could be could be kept for a March 8 anniversary DYK? --Soman (talk) 22:01, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

• Length and date verified. German hook supported by Google Translate, though an actual speaker may want to double-check. Bradjamesbrown is travelling (Talk to my master) 11:30, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

Strobilanthes callosus

• ... that Strobilanthes callosus, a shrub found in the hill forests of India used in folk medicines, flowers only once in eight years before dying off, exhibiting a once in a lifetime mass flowering and mass seeding life cycle?

Created by Atulsnischal (talk). Self nom at 23:49, 24 January 2010 (UTC)

• Why should this be on Women's Day? Ucucha 01:49, 25 January 2010 (UTC)
  • Because women like flowers? Joe Chill (talk) 01:52, 25 January 2010 (UTC)

• It is not so far-fetched; in Eastern Europe it is actually quite common to give women flowers on March 8. Less so in the West, but aren't we trying to counter systemic bias? Lampman (talk) 21:30, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

• Without caring when it is run, length, date, and source for hook verified. Bradjamesbrown is travelling (Talk to my master) 11:26, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

Considering the hook content, the author's contribution history, and the nomination date, I wonder if this nom was meant for the section for Republic Day in India on January 26th (since removed), instead of Women's Day on March 8th. --PFHLai (talk) 07:20, 6 February 2010 (UTC)

May very well have been, but there's no rectifying it now. However, it might be correct, so may as well hold on to it at this point. Bradjamesbrown (talk) 22:08, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

I will leave it up to you all when to include it best. Thanks mrigthrishna (talk) 21:57, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

Black Chicks Talking

• ... that Black Chicks Talking is a book, film, play and art exhibition that explores issues related to Indigenous Australian women?

Created by Belovedfreak (talk). Self nom at 20:49, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

• Hook length, date, and source verified. Marylanderz (talk) 13:17, 11 February 2010 (UTC)

Evelina Haverfield

• ... that Evelina Haverfield, a British suffragette who was arrested after hitting a police officer in the mouth, threatened to "bring a revolver" next time?

Created by Belovedfreak (talk). Self nom at 14:00, 25 January 2010 (UTC)

• length, date, and hook verified. —innotata (Talk • Contribs) 01:43, 27 January 2010 (UTC)

Sugru

• ... that Jane Ní Dhulchaointigh invented Sugru, described as "the most exciting product since Sellotape or Blu-Tack"?

Created by Candlewicke (talk). Self nom at 05:29, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

• Why should this be on Women's Day? --74.14.19.14 (talk) 17:04, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
  • It describes itself as "a major day of global celebration for the economic, political and social achievements of women". Is this not an appropriate achievement? --candle•wicke 20:53, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
    • Your hook doesn't say that.... but if the plan is to load DYK up on Women's Day with achievements by women, I'm all for it. --74.14.19.14 (talk) 01:12, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

Cathy Kelly

• ... that fiction writer Cathy Kelly has sold over 1 million books in the UK, at one time displacing both Dan Brown and J. K. Rowling from the top of the country's bestseller list?

5x expanded by Candlewicke (talk). Self nom at 05:29, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

• Why should this be on Women's Day? --74.14.19.14 (talk) 17:05, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
  • It describes itself as "a major day of global celebration for the economic, political and social achievements of women". Is this not an appropriate achievement? --candle•wicke 20:53, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
    • Your hook doesn't say that.... but if the plan is to load DYK up on Women's Day with achievements by women, I'm all for it. --74.14.19.14 (talk) 01:12, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
    • The hook should probably say "fiction author", not "fictional author"; otherwise it sounds like she herself is fictional. rʨanaɢ ^talk/_contribs 21:21, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
      • Yes, and "knocked off" is probably not the most appropriate wording. Ucucha 21:34, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
        • ALT1:... that fiction author Cathy Kelly has sold over 1 million books in the UK and has unseated Dan Brown and J. K. Rowling from the top of the country's bestseller list? Eh... someone else could do better. Bradjamesbrown (talk) 22:06, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

Surplant? displace? --74.14.19.14 (talk) 03:08, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

"surplant" isn't in the dictionary. "supplant" is, but I prefer "displaced". Art LaPella (talk) 05:41, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

The hook (and even the article, with "outsold Dan Brown and J. K. Rowling abroad") makes it seem as though she has sold more books than Dan Brown and J. K. Rowling, when the fact (still notable) is only that she reached the top of some week's bestseller list. Shreevatsa (talk) 15:04, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

I disagree that the hook or article are misleading, but the article has many single-sentence paragraphs and that needs to be fixed. Gatoclass (talk) 17:31, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

Just to clarify: she reached the top in some week, not all of 2005. She was 77th in 2005 — not bad for a book released in September, but it's certainly false that 173,756 (the number of copies she sold in 2005) is greater than 2,860,101 (Rowling). But I take back my earlier opinion that the hook is misleading. "Bestseller list" is well-understood to be weekly, I guess. Shreevatsa (talk) 23:52, 12 February 2010 (UTC)

• Getting back to the point - I couldn't verify that she's sold over a million books. Gatoclass (talk) 14:27, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

The Times citation from the article details it by book at the bottom here. The precise figure was 1,433,032 in November 2005. --candle•wicke 16:45, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

• I see it now. Verified, with a tweak to the original hook per others' suggestions in the thread above. Gatoclass (talk) 04:52, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

Terri Scott

• ... that President of Institute of Technology, Sligo Terri Scott was the first woman to be awarded “IT Professional of the Year” by the British Computer Society?

Created by Candlewicke (talk). Self nom at 11:14, 12 February 2010 (UTC)

• Need better punctuation. Right now, "Sligo" appears to be Terri Scott's nickname. --74.13.130.232 (talk) 06:37, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

• That can be fixed easily, with ALT: ... that Terri Scott, the President of Sligo's Institute of Technology, was the first woman to be awarded “IT Professional of the Year” by the British Computer Society? Shreevatsa (talk) 12:26, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

minor change to hook Victuallers (talk) 16:42, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

Totka Petrova, Svetla Zlateva, Lilyana Tomova-Todorova, Rositsa Pekhlivanova, Nikolina Shtereva

• ... that the Bulgarian female runners Zlateva, Yordanova, Pekhlivanova, Shtereva, Tomova and Petrova all won medals in 800 metres at the European Indoor Championships in the 1970s?

Made by Geschichte (talk). Petrova and Shtereva are expanded; Zlateva, Tomova-Todorova and Pekhlivanova are new. Self nom at 12:05, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

• Just a quick comment, I don't see the need to mention the runners whose articles are not DYK submissions, I think it would be better if you just stuck to a list of three new articles. Gatoclass (talk) 09:40, 6 February 2010 (UTC)

• Well, if you ask me, the hookiness lies in the numbers, it's pretty interesting and unusual that six different runners who medals within a decade. If we remove the non-new articles, we're left with only three, which isn't that interesting. Geschichte (talk) 10:35, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

• Nikolina Shtereva lacks any references, so it cannot be confirmed. I, too, don't see why we're listing the additional (non-DYK-qualifying) runners though. Otherwise Zlateva, Tomova and Petrova have all been verified. Date, length and references are okay for those three. So long as you remove the additional subjects from the hook or add references to Shtereva, the hook would be ready. Todor→Bozhinov 08:52, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

• Expanded Pekhlivanova and Shtereva. Geschichte (talk) 10:14, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

• Shtereva is indeed a 5x expansion, and Pehlivanova is both new and long enough to be included. Whether it's feasible to include so many articles in one hook is not for me to decide, but all bolded articles have been DYK-verified. Todor→Bozhinov 11:27, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

• Save for Women's Day on March 8th (and avoid the Winter Olympics)? --74.14.19.14 (talk) 02:48, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

• I guess we could save it for women's day. I don't know why the given names of the runners are not listed though, I think it would be more appropriate if they were. Gatoclass (talk) 22:03, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

• They are not given, in order to make the hook shorter. I'm fine with them being given, though, as well as saving for 8 March. Geschichte (talk) 10:33, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

• The length isn't so important in a multi, so I think it's fine to include the given names. One shouldn't really refer to people only by their last names unless they are known by just that name, which is rarely the case. Gatoclass (talk) 16:07, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

So moved. --PFHLai (talk) 13:09, 14 February 2010 (UTC)

Zoste patrikia

• ... that the zoste patrikia was the only Byzantine title reserved specifically for women, and ranked as one of the highest court dignities?

Created by Cplakidas (talk). Self nom at 01:42, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

• Save for Women's Day on March 8th? --74.14.19.14 (talk) 02:36, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

• Fine by me, a nice idea! Cheers, Constantine ✍ 13:27, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

Length and date are okay, assuming good faith on offline references. Todor→Bozhinov 08:33, 12 February 2010 (UTC)

So moved. --PFHLai (talk) 13:58, 14 February 2010 (UTC)

Rawya Ateya

• ... that Egyptian officer Rawya Ateya (pictured) was the first female Member of Parliament in the Arab world?

Created by BomBom (talk). Nominated by BomBom (talk) at 00:14, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

• Save for Women's Day on March 8th? --74.14.19.14 (talk) 02:37, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

  Date, length verified, but Mr. Google suggests that she shared "the 1st prize" with Amina Shoukry. Comments? Materialscientist (talk) 09:49, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

  I'm OK with saving the hook for Women's Day. As for Amina Shoukry, the article already addresses the issue: "Ateya took her seat in Parliament on 14 July 1957. Although another woman (Amina Shukri) was elected in the 1957 elections, her victory was only announced on 22 July, thus making Ateya the first female parliamentarian in Egypt and the whole Arab world." This is backed up by Ref #2. --BomBom (talk) 21:54, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

  Allright with me. Materialscientist (talk) 03:40, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

  ALT ... that Egyptian officer Rawya Ateya (pictured) was the first woman to serve as a Member of Parliament in the Arab world? --BomBom (talk) 07:42, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

Deleted the redundant word "ever" from both hooks. This seems an excellent candidate to be featured on Women's Day. Ucucha 04:51, 11 February 2010 (UTC)

So moved. --PFHLai (talk) 14:06, 14 February 2010 (UTC)

Viola Gentry

• ... that Viola Gentry learned to fly an airplane in 1924, making her the first woman from North Carolina to fly? And in 1928 she set the first nonrefueling endurance record for women, flying for eight hours, six minutes, and thirty-seven seconds

Created by User:Ptcoronet (User talk:Ptcoronet). Nominated by User:Wifione (User talk:Wifione) at 04:11, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

▒ Wirεłεşş ▒ Fidεłitұ ▒ Ćłâşş ▒ Θnε ▒ _―Œ ^{♣Łεâvε Ξ мεşşâgε♣} 04:14, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

I assume the main article here is Viola Gentry, which is currently only 382 characters long. It needs to be at least 1,500 to qualify for DYK. Also, the hook is over the maximum of 200 characters. Timbouctou (talk) 04:18, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

Sure. Thanks ▒ Wirεłεşş ▒ Fidεłitұ ▒ Ćłâşş ▒ Θnε ▒ _―Œ ^{♣Łεâvε Ξ мεşşâgε♣} 05:32, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

• I can see that you now have it over 800 prose. there is still time to expand. If you can get it over 1500 and cite the article and hook, I see no reason to make it ineligible so early from the article's creation date. It can be nominated within 5 days from creation so you are still within the window. Please attempt to continue expanding if able. Kindly Calmer Waters 07:05, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the pointer. I'll try over the weekend. Regards ▒ ♪ ♫ Wifione ♫ ♪ ▒ _―Œ ^{♣Łeave Ξ мessage♣} 03:46, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

• I did some work with helping out on expanding the article, per my check it's now 1589 B (273 words) of prose. I also took off some of the weasel words. For peer DYK review. I also would like to suggest the hook below.--TitanOne (talk) 10:59, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

ALT1:...that in 1928, Viola Gentry flew 8 hours, 6 six minutes and 37 seconds straight which set the first non-refueling endurance record for women?

• Length, date, and ALT1 verified. Bradjamesbrown (talk) 22:56, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

I propose we move this to Special holdings area, specifically for Women's day? --TitanOne (talk) 20:13, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

So moved Bradjamesbrown (talk) 13:31, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

It's shrunk a little bit again and is now (according to DYKcheck) 1450 characters of prose.--BelovedFreak 13:37, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

Expanded again a bit with a revision of word redundancy in 1 sentence plus the expansion of Fédération Aéronautique Internationale. Article now at 1502 WOP. Please let me know if that'll do. --TitanOne (talk) 16:30, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded for March 9

Franjo Mihalić

• ... that Franjo Mihalić, winner of the 1958 Boston Marathon, never won a Yugoslav national marathon championship?

• ALT1:... that Franjo Mihalić, winner of the 1958 Boston Marathon, left cycling for athletics because of the many injuries sustained in riding accidents?
• ALT2:... that Franjo Mihalić, winner of the 1958 Boston Marathon, set his first Yugoslav record over 5000 m just several months after taking up athletics?
• Comment: The occasion is Mr Mihalic's 90th birthday (born March 9, 1920).

5x expanded by GregorB (talk). Self nom at 22:05, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

• I like ALT2, but pls specify the nation and the record in the hook. --74.14.23.117 (talk) 02:36, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

• Done. Dab link in the ALT2 hook (Yugoslavia) is intentional, Mihalic set records for both Kingdom of Yugoslavia and Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Article amended to clearly specify order (5k was the first), per source. GregorB (talk) 16:24, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded for Saint Patrick's Day (March 17)

Brian Jennings (journalist)

• ... that veteran Irish broadcaster Gay Byrne recognised Brian Jennings' ability to pronounce words well?

Created by Cargoking (talk). Nominated by Cargoking (talk) at 18:12, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

• Suggest St Patricks day appearance for this hook? Victuallers (talk) 17:22, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

• Yes. Moved it down. —  Cargoking  talk  18:04, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded for April Fools' Day (April 1)

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