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===Articles created/expanded on December 9===
===Articles created/expanded on December 9===
{{*mp}}...that the '''[[Kāmaʻo]]''', or '''Large Kauai Thrush''', was once observed to be the most common bird on the Hawaiian Island of [[Kauai]], but is now considered probably extinct?
*[[Kāmaʻo]] from Dec 9 (self-nom) {{User|Pmeleski}}
:*nice DYK but doesn't qualify, not expanded 5x, just 2x. Nice article, though. [[User:Archtransit|Archtransit]] ([[User talk:Archtransit|talk]]) 16:32, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

*...that '''[[Lawrence Turner]]''', who presented a [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliamentary]] petition calling for [[W. S. Gilbert]]'s [[copyright]] on the [[libretto|libretti]] of [[Gilbert and Sullivan]] [[opera]]s to be extended indefinitely, was the grandson of comic actor [[George Grossmith]] who starred in them? (self-nom) [[User:Sam Blacketer|Sam Blacketer]] ([[User talk:Sam Blacketer|talk]]) 14:25, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
*...that '''[[Lawrence Turner]]''', who presented a [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliamentary]] petition calling for [[W. S. Gilbert]]'s [[copyright]] on the [[libretto|libretti]] of [[Gilbert and Sullivan]] [[opera]]s to be extended indefinitely, was the grandson of comic actor [[George Grossmith]] who starred in them? (self-nom) [[User:Sam Blacketer|Sam Blacketer]] ([[User talk:Sam Blacketer|talk]]) 14:25, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
[[Image:Kraina Mriy Ukraine folk costume flower wreath.jpg|100x100px|right|Ukrainian flower wreath]]
[[Image:Kraina Mriy Ukraine folk costume flower wreath.jpg|100x100px|right|Ukrainian flower wreath]]
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*...that the expression '''[[Crazy for God (expression)|"Crazy for God"]]''' has been used both favorably and unfavorably? self nom [[User:Steve Dufour|Steve Dufour]] ([[User talk:Steve Dufour|talk]]) 10:41, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
*...that the expression '''[[Crazy for God (expression)|"Crazy for God"]]''' has been used both favorably and unfavorably? self nom [[User:Steve Dufour|Steve Dufour]] ([[User talk:Steve Dufour|talk]]) 10:41, 9 December 2007 (UTC)


*...that [[U-boat]] commander [[Reinhard Hardegen]] deliberately placed his [[Unterseeboot 123 (1940)|boat]] in danger during the sinking of the '''[[SS Gulfamerica|SS ''Gulfamerica'']]''' by refusing to risk hitting civilians onshore? self nom, [[User:Benea|Benea]] ([[User talk:Benea|talk]]) 01:53, 9 December 2007 (UTC)


*...that the '''[[Kāmaʻo]]''', or '''Large Kauai Thrush''', was once observed to be the most common bird on the Hawaiian Island of [[Kauai]], but is now considered probably extinct? (self-nom) [[User:Pmeleski|Pmeleski]] ([[User talk:Pmeleski|talk]]) 00:05, 9 December 2007 (UTC)


*...that '''[[Ryan Holle]]''' is serving a [[Sentence (law)|prison sentence]] of [[Life imprisonment|life without the possibility of parole]] for letting his roommate borrow his car? (self nom) -- [[User:Kendrick7|Kendrick7]]<sup>[[User_talk:Kendrick7|talk]]</sup> 02:08, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
*...that '''[[Ryan Holle]]''' is serving a [[Sentence (law)|prison sentence]] of [[Life imprisonment|life without the possibility of parole]] for letting his roommate borrow his car? (self nom) -- [[User:Kendrick7|Kendrick7]]<sup>[[User_talk:Kendrick7|talk]]</sup> 02:08, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
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*...that only eight of the planned 296 miles of the '''[[Indiana Central Canal]]''' ''(pictured)'' were built, due to [[Indiana]] being [[bankrupt]]ed by the [[Panic of 1837]]? -- self-nom--[[User:Bedford|Bedford]] ([[User talk:Bedford|talk]]) 02:58, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
*...that only eight of the planned 296 miles of the '''[[Indiana Central Canal]]''' ''(pictured)'' were built, due to [[Indiana]] being [[bankrupt]]ed by the [[Panic of 1837]]? -- self-nom--[[User:Bedford|Bedford]] ([[User talk:Bedford|talk]]) 02:58, 9 December 2007 (UTC)


*...that a '''[[Lindemann mechanism]]''' is used to calculate the [[rate equation]] of reactions such as the [[chemical decomposition]] of [[dinitrogen pentoxide]]? (Self nom.) [[User:Shalom|Shalom]] ([[User talk:Shalom|Hello]] • [[Special:Contributions/Shalom|Peace]]) 03:18, 9 December 2007 (UTC)


*...that the under the [[People's Republic of China|Sino]]-[[Portugal|Portuguese]] '''[[Joint Declaration on the Question of Macau]]''', [[Communist China]] would guarantee complete [[autonomy]] and [[democracy|democratic self-government]] in [[Macau]] up to [[2049]]? [[User:Shiva Evolved|Shiva Evolved]] ([[User talk:Shiva Evolved|talk]]) 18:10, 9 December 2007 (UTC)



*...that [[Peter Carl Fabergé]]'s invoice for the '''[[Karelian Birch (Fabergé egg)|Karelian Birch egg]]''' addressed the recently abdicated [[Nicholas II of Russia]] as "Mr. Romanov Nikolai Aleksandrovich" instead of the previous "Tsar of all the Russias"? (self-nom) --[[User:Hemlock Martinis|Hemlock Martinis]] ([[User talk:Hemlock Martinis|talk]]) 20:18, 9 December 2007 (UTC)


*...that the Polish [[rock band]] '''[[Czerwone Gitary]]''' reached the heights of its popularity in the 1960s, and was known as the Polish [[Beatles]]? --self-nom by <sub><span style="border:1px solid #228B22;padding:1px;">[[User:Piotrus| Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus]]|[[User_talk:Piotrus|<font style="color:#7CFC00;background:#006400;"> talk </font>]]</span></sub> 05:49, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
*...that the Polish [[rock band]] '''[[Czerwone Gitary]]''' reached the heights of its popularity in the 1960s, and was known as the Polish [[Beatles]]? --self-nom by <sub><span style="border:1px solid #228B22;padding:1px;">[[User:Piotrus| Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus]]|[[User_talk:Piotrus|<font style="color:#7CFC00;background:#006400;"> talk </font>]]</span></sub> 05:49, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
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*...that '''''[[Ostomachion]]''''' is a [[mathematics|mathematical]] [[treatise]] attributed to [[Archimedes]] on a 14-piece [[tiling puzzle]] ''(pictured)'' similar to [[tangram]]? -- new article started by {{user|Meisenstrasse}}, nom. by [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] ([[User talk:PFHLai|talk]]) 00:57, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
*...that '''''[[Ostomachion]]''''' is a [[mathematics|mathematical]] [[treatise]] attributed to [[Archimedes]] on a 14-piece [[tiling puzzle]] ''(pictured)'' similar to [[tangram]]? -- new article started by {{user|Meisenstrasse}}, nom. by [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] ([[User talk:PFHLai|talk]]) 00:57, 12 December 2007 (UTC)


*...that [[college football]] [[running back]] '''[[Butch Woolfolk]]''' was named [[MVP]] of both the [[Rose Bowl (game)|Rose Bowl]] (Jan. 1981) and the [[Bluebonnet Bowl]] (Dec. 1981) in the same year? (article expanded by [[User:cbl62]]) 10 December 2007 (UTC)


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[[Image:Top Cottage.jpg|100x100px|right|Franklin D. Roosevelt's Top Cottage]]
*...that [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]'s '''[[Top Cottage]]''' ''(pictured)'' was the first [[accessible]] structure designed by a [[disability|disabled]] person?
*[[Top Cottage]] from Dec 8 self-nom {{User|Daniel Case}}, expanded 5 fold by {{User|Mrs.EasterBunny}} and {{User|Daniel Case}}
:Lets be more specific... I cannot believe that everyone in the middle ages who designed a hut or house they could use had perfect vision, limbs and ears.... can this claim be more credible? Are we saying that every disabled person who designed a structure before this date made them inaccessible? [[User:Victuallers|Victuallers]] ([[User talk:Victuallers|talk]]) 13:13, 12 December 2007 (UTC)


*...that [[Australian wine|Australian]] and '''[[Vietnamese wine|Vietnamese winemakers]]''' are trying to cultivate grapes such as [[Cabernet Sauvignon]] on land that till recently was still covered with [[landmine]]s from the [[Vietnam War]]? -- (self nom) [[User:Agne27 |Agne]][[Special:Contributions/Agne27|<sup>Cheese</sup>]]/[[User Talk:Agne27|<sup>Wine</sup>]] 06:53, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
*...that [[Australian wine|Australian]] and '''[[Vietnamese wine|Vietnamese winemakers]]''' are trying to cultivate grapes such as [[Cabernet Sauvignon]] on land that till recently was still covered with [[landmine]]s from the [[Vietnam War]]? -- (self nom) [[User:Agne27 |Agne]][[Special:Contributions/Agne27|<sup>Cheese</sup>]]/[[User Talk:Agne27|<sup>Wine</sup>]] 06:53, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

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Articles created/expanded on December 12

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Articles created/expanded on December 11

File:800px-Madaba map.jpg
That image does not appear in the article, or am I missing something? athinaios (talk) 16:52, 11 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The image doesn't appear in the article, but seeing as it stars Hugh Laurie, I thought it was relevant. If it is not, then I'll remove it. ISD (talk) 21:48, 11 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not sure if there's a policy in that regard. Anyone? athinaios (talk) 08:13, 12 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Or:

Articles created/expanded on December 10

Much better. Well spotted JH, the circa is a tad silly indeed. Next thing I'll say what day of thze week is what made on... athinaios (talk) 08:27, 12 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
File:Natvers.jpg
Added link to film director. --74.13.124.235 (talk) 07:15, 12 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Original Sun-Maid Girl painting by Fanny Scafford, 1915
Original Sun-Maid Girl painting by Fanny Scafford, 1915
Portrait of Aline
Portrait of Aline
247-character alt.hook. Where's Art LaPella? :-) --74.14.21.59 (talk) 16:40, 11 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on December 9

  • ...that the Kāmaʻo, or Large Kauai Thrush, was once observed to be the most common bird on the Hawaiian Island of Kauai, but is now considered probably extinct?
  • Kāmaʻo from Dec 9 (self-nom) Pmeleski (talk · contribs)
Ukrainian flower wreath
Ukrainian flower wreath
Carolina dayflower
Carolina dayflower
Cape Fear Shiner
Cape Fear Shiner
Herrenberg Altarpiece
Herrenberg Altarpiece


Mostly keeps at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ryan Holle. --74.13.130.57 (talk) 06:07, 10 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Central Canal in Indy
Central Canal in Indy



Articles created/expanded on December 8

Ostomachion tiling puzzle
Ostomachion tiling puzzle


Espace Léopold
Espace Léopold


"grapes like" --> "grapes such as"? --74.14.16.242 (talk) 23:51, 9 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
That does flow better. Change made. AgneCheese/Wine 15:37, 12 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Link is odd. Australia links to Australian wine ... which, I think, is grown in Australia. If the winewakers are Australian then link to Australia ... if they are trying to grow "Australian wine" in Vietnam, then thats a whole new hook. Victuallers (talk) 14:47, 12 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Typically when we are linking to articles about a collective nationality of winemakers we link to that country's wine article. This is mostly because there is no Australian winemaker article and the country wine article will best convey the general background and winemaking philosophy that the certain group of winemakers will have. I can see your point of confusion but I'm not sure as the best way to word it. Just linking to Australia wouldn't be helpful because that tells the reader nothing about the winemaking philosophy that these winemakers would be bringing to the table. But then while that it relevant in understanding that part of the article, I suppose that context is not really needed for a DYK nom. AgneCheese/Wine 15:37, 12 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Added some wikilinks. Please try to expand and add that a hundred or two hundred characters to meet the requirements. Thanks. --74.14.16.242 (talk) 23:51, 9 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
That's a guideline, not a requirement. And I've done my damndest to make this a decent article, there's simply not info out there from 1896. :-( So I think 1300 will do. :-) --Maxim(talk) 01:32, 10 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, it's merely a guideline, but other nominated articles that fit the requirements will be used ahead of yours. You still have days to expand, if you can. --74.13.130.57 (talk) 05:57, 10 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I've expanded it, and around 1500-1600 characters. Maxim(talk) 00:10, 12 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
National Library, Singapore
National Library, Singapore
  • Very nice article. Inclusion of these 3 libraries seems to be the Wikipedia editor's own opinion. Is this original research? There is a link to greenlibraries.org but the link doesn't work now (temporarily off-line?). The best alt hook I can think of is DYK...that the concept of green libraries was coined to describe environmentally conscious library building design? Mrs.EasterBunny (talk) 18:06, 9 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
How about "...are examples of Green Libraries?" ? Briefly explaining in the hook what Green Libraries are would be good, too. --PFHLai (talk) 22:30, 9 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Almond willow
Almond willow
Denny Regrade No. 1 in progress
Denny Regrade No. 1 in progress
  • The hook is has a reference. The reference is almost 60 years old. This was before the large land reclaimations in Dubai (Palm City) and Hong Kong. San Francisco also had large sections of the bay filled. If this hook is true, that's good! If it's not accurate, that's bad for the main page. What should we do? Research, anyone?Mrs.EasterBunny (talk) 23:34, 8 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    • Good question. That's exactly why I said "may" constitute (here and in the article). We could just say "up to that time" instead of "in history". Or we could find a different hook, but I think this is the single most interesting hook, especially because it is about the whole broad topic rather than about one of the 60 or so regrading projects. - Jmabel | Talk 09:06, 9 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I am for hook improvement, not "bad hook, throw it in the trash along with the hard work of others". Consider wording it so that the re-grade was the largest or one of the largest re-grading project. Mrs.EasterBunny (talk) 18:10, 9 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Cináed mac Ailpín
Cináed mac Ailpín
Regnier de Graaf
Regnier de Graaf

Articles created/expanded on December 7

Rhombic dodecahedron
Rhombic dodecahedron
Not a new article. The only "expansion" in this article made this month was adding pictures. --74.14.21.59 (talk) 17:15, 11 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Not a new article. The only edit in this article since October was wikifying. --74.14.21.59 (talk) 17:15, 11 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Expired noms

Articles created/expanded on December 6

Not a 5-fold expansion. [1] --PFHLai (talk) 07:07, 11 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
"most popular": WP:PEACOCK? --74.14.19.109 (talk) 16:44, 8 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Article has been nominated for deletion. --Stlemur (talk) 06:23, 10 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on December 5

"considered a major contribution": WP:PEACOCK? --74.14.19.109 (talk) 16:40, 8 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Actually the article states that An Apology for Poetry is the most important contribution to Renaissance literary theory. Since it's a good quality article from a veteran contributor, there is little reason to doubt that the statement is based on the supplied references, but I toned it down a little in any case. Gatoclass (talk) 12:07, 9 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The hook needs to mention that it is referring to the United States. The word "Retirement" after "Benefits" doesn't seem to belong there to me. Besides, the article is based entirely on primary sources. Since it's just an interpretation of laws and so on, I think it borders on original research, but I'll leave that up to others.--Carabinieri (talk) 15:31, 9 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The word "Retirement" afterwards was a pasting error, I thought I deleted it. But it's hardly OR, it's actually mainly from secondary sources, which is SSA's interpretation.KV(Talk) 15:20, 10 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on December 4

  • Is this just one textbook's idea? How about two phases? 1. Think, 2. Do? I am nt trying to be too critical but one textbook said reading is a 3 step process, 1. read, 2. review, 3. recite. Not everyone reads like that so you can't say "reading is a 3 step process". Is an alt hook...DYK...that a textbook has formulated a five step nursing process as a suggested care plan? Note that the references given in the article are 2 books written by the SAME author. Archtransit (talk) 17:16, 8 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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