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<small>Created by [[User:Concertchorale|Concertchorale]] ([[User talk:Concertchorale|talk]]), [[User:Flyer22|Flyer22]] ([[User talk:Flyer22|talk]]). Nominated by Flyer22 at 10:25, 27 April 2009 (UTC)</small>
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Candidate entries

Articles created/expanded on April 27

Wes Schulmerich

5x expanded by Aboutmovies (talk). Self nom at 08:47, 27 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]


Christopher Bauman

5x expanded by NiciVampireHeart (talk). Self nom at 07:27, 27 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]


Law & Order: Criminal Intent (season 8)

Created by Matthewedwards (talk). Self nom at 03:48, 27 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ida Henrietta Hyde

5x expanded by Silver seren (talk) 2:44, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on April 26

Influenza-like illness

Created by Una Smith (talk). Self nom at 04:16, 27 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Amalia Mesa-Bains

Military history of Australia during the Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation

Created by Nick-D (talk). Self nom at 02:35, 27 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • Australia and Indonesia were never formally at war and the operations were conducted under conditions of extreme secrecy and not admitted until 1996, which is a bit unusual. I've just tweaked the nomination to highlight this. Nick-D (talk) 02:45, 27 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • I like this new hook. Only problem is I don't see an inline citation for it; the sentence "Official acknowledgement of Australian involvement in Claret missions only occurred in 1996" has no footnote. Could one be added? (or am I just looking in the wrong place?) rʨanaɢ talk/contribs 02:52, 27 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Hm...the first sentence doesn't seem to flow logically into the second (one is about the acknowledgment in the 90s, the other is about the end of the conflict in the 60s) and I would not have necessarily assumed they were taken from the same reference. It probably wouldn't hurt to add another footnote after the specific sentence (even if it's redundant) or to reword the two to make the relationship clearer (for example, something along the lines of "the conflict ended in 1966 with a peace treaty signed in Bangkok bla bla bla, but the Australian army did not officially acknowledge its involvement until 1996"). rʨanaɢ talk/contribs 03:10, 27 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • OK, I've added a specific citation to an article which discusses the war's secrecy in some depth and explains the circumstances in which the operations were acknowledged. Nick-D (talk) 07:33, 27 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Southwestern Sri Lanka rivers and streams

a stream in Horton Plains National Park

Created by Chanakal (talk). Self nom at 02:34, 27 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Galapagos shark

  • ... that the Galapagos shark (pictured) is often the most abundant shark around oceanic islands?

5x expanded by Yzx (talk). Self nom at 02:15, 27 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

List of current United States first spouses

Created by Scanlan (talk). Self nom at 01:07, 27 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Davidic dynasty in Bible prophecy

Created by Jorfer (talk). Self nom at 00:25, 27 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yellow Star (book)

  • ... that the book Yellow Star is based on the true story of one of twelve children who survived the Lodz Ghetto?

5x expanded by Jclemens (talk). Self nom at 00:18, 27 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Stephen Cepello

Created by GaryColemanFan (talk). Self nom at 23:43, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Spray-on condom

Created by Synergy (talk), Jake Wartenberg (talk). Self nom at 23:37, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Nathaniel Henry Hutton

Nathaniel Henry Hutton

Created by PKM (talk). Self nom at 23:34, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Pop Idol (UK series 1)

Created by 03md (talk). Self nom at 22:47, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

HMS Cleopatra (1779), HMS Milan (1805), Sir Robert Laurie, 6th Baronet

Created by Benea (talk). Self nom at 20:17, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Cothelstone Manor

Created by Rodw (talk). Self nom at 17:13, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

2008 Bandar Abbas earthquake

Created by Ceranthor (talk). Self nom at 16:12, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yana Gorskaya

Created by 97198 (talk). Self nom at 14:05, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The source for this fact is not reliable: "hollywoodfirm.com, LLC (limited liability corporation) is an international talent management & advertisement company for actors, actresses, models, singers, voice-overs, dancers and other performers. Our purpose is to promote you to major casting directors, entertainment networks, production companies and talent agencies." Awadewit (talk) 20:49, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

John Dolphin

Created by Thruxton (talk). Self nom at 12:46, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The source for the information on Station IX in the article appears to be a WP:SPS. Is there a reason to believe this is reliable? Also, the section of the article on the atomic bomb seems to be based on primary sources instead of secondary sources. Awadewit (talk) 20:59, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I've no opinion on the Station IX stuff, but it seems to me that virtually everything in the atomic bomb stuff can actually be derived from teh record description published by The National Archives, and the short summary of the record (also produced by TNA) published when the record was opened to the public. Neither of those mention the specific reason for the rejection of his claim, which does need the original documents, perhaps this could be clarified by noting that the reason is a quote from teh original document? David Underdown (talk) 11:02, 27 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Breaking the Spell: My Life as a Rajneeshee and the Long Journey Back to Freedom

Created by Cirt (talk). Self nom at 11:35, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Fatma Aliye Topuz

Created by CeeGee (talk). Self nom at 10:22, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir

5x expanded by Vantine84 (talk). Self nom at 08:38, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ward Van Orman

Created by NVO (talk). Self nom at 08:08, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Oriental carpets in Renaissance painting

Created by PHG (talk). Self nom at 07:40, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The Green Child

Created by Malleus Fatuorum (talk). Self nom at 04:36, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Usually, we ask that articles be a tad more well-rounded than this one, which is almost entirely plot summary. See D6. I saw lots of material in the Google Books preview of the Barker book that could be used. Awadewit (talk) 21:20, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on April 25

Stacey Castor

  • ... that part of what helped the criminal case against convicted murderer Stacey Castor was the evidence of calcium oxalate crystal growth in the kidneys of her deceased victims via antifreeze poisoning?

Created by Concertchorale (talk), Flyer22 (talk). Nominated by Flyer22 at 10:25, 27 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Note: Article was a stub before I significantly expanded it. I was originally going to create the article, but was "beaten to the punch" due to not wanting it to simply be a stub or very mediocre. Flyer22 (talk) 10:25, 27 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

American System-Built Homes

5x expanded by Freekee (talk). Self nom at 03:58, 27 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Samuel Escue Tillman

Created by BusterD (talk). Self nom at 17:16, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • At 218 characters, the first hook's too long. However, the second hook is kind of confusing: was he found using said flying device, or did he invent it? If it's the first, I hardly think "was discovered" is the appropriate term. Everything else checks out, though. Just brush those things up, and it'll be fine. :) Cheers. I'mperator 23:19, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

A Push and a Shove: A Novel

Created by Zigzig20s (talk). Nominated by Benjiboi (talk) at 14:01, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Violet goby

  • ... that the Dragon Goby, which looks like a tiny dragon, is actually almost blind and totally harmless?

Created by Drew R. Smith (talk). Self nom at 10:34, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Persian embassy to Europe (1599–1602)

Created by PHG (talk). Self nom at 07:52, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hamby Park

Created by Aboutmovies (talk). Self nom at 07:41, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Smalltooth sand tiger

5x expanded by Yzx (talk). Self nom at 03:57, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Trout Creek Mountains

Created by Orygun (talk). Self nom at 01:32, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Aksel Gresvig

  • ... that track cyclist Aksel Gresvig started a bicycle shop in 1901, which later developed into the largest chain of sports shops in Scandinavia?

Created by Oceanh (talk). Self nom at 00:01, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

War of Laws

Created by Silver seren (talk). Self nom at 22:50, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

St Joseph's Church, Brighton

St Joseph's Church

Created by Hassocks5489 (talk). Self nom at 22:35, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Richard Peek, Loddiswell

Richard Peek as High Sheriff

Created by Victuallers (talk). Self nom at 22:30, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Frank Grouard

Created by Jack1956 (talk). Self nom at 20:15, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Tandberg Storage

5x expanded by Arsenikk (talk). Self nom at 19:29, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • Length (5x expansion) and date verified. Unsure about sources, as most of article is sourced by company website. Although the sources for hook are probably OK, is it all right to have an article that is primarily sourced by the company website? Also, the hook gives no information as to why this fact is interesting or intriguing. —Mattisse (Talk) 01:04, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

James D. Hutton

Created by PKM (talk). Self nom at 19:21, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bobby Cowell

5x expanded by 03md (talk). Self nom at 19:04, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • I have removed the stub tag that I forgot was on there. How much more do I need to expand the article as my sources of relevant information are limited? 03md 23:02, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • I've added two further references and the hook is now cited. It is very difficult to find reliable sources (google mostly shows up links to Simon Cowell) and, as I'm not a Newcastle fan, I don't own any books with details about the player. 03md 10:35, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Puyehue-Cordón Caulle

View from Puyehue's summit into its crater

  • Comment: The Puyehue-Cordón Caulle Volcanic Complex is unique in many aspects; for explame morphology, geochemistry, geothermal activity and eruptive style

Created by Dentren (talk). Self nom at 17:02, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Prevailing winds

  • ... that the prevailing winds at any particular location are dependent upon the latitude of a location, the presence of nearby mountains, and the presence of a nearby water body?

5x expanded by Thegreatdr (talk). Self nom at 16:54, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • According to the history page, the article was 2.2kb before my edits. It was 13.5 kb (a 6x expansion) when submitted for DYK, and now it's up to 14.8kb (nearly a 7x expansion). I don't see the issue, unless you're computing the article size differently than wikipedia automatically does. If so, let me know how much more it needs to be expanded to make your 5x cutoff. Thegreatdr (talk) 19:01, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • A problem is that this article has incorporated at least one other article to create the expansion. For example, wind rose is copied word for word into this article. It has also copied, word for word, the first paragraph of trade winds and Polar easterlies. I added to the article a little to get the word count up, but then I noticed this problem. The expansion is supposed to include only material new to Wikipedia to count, I believe. —Mattisse (Talk) 20:25, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Wow. Good luck determining that. Some articles, such as prevailing winds, are parent articles to others such as trade winds, westerlies, polar easterlies, and to some degree sea breeze. It has been a common method of mine in filling out stub/start articles where the research was already done within other articles with the already-researched information. There is new content being added, however, so it's not all old material to Wikipedia. Thegreatdr (talk) 16:41, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Perfluorooctanesulfonamide

Created by Shootbamboo (talk). Self nom at 16:19, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Gerontion

  • ... that Gerontion is a poem by T. S. Eliot that was first published in 1920 which relates the opinions and impressions of a gerontic, or elderly man?

5x expanded by mrathel (talk). Self nom at 02:51, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on April 24

Dorothy Bridges

Created by Scanlan (talk). Self nom at 01:50, 27 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]


Johanson-Blizzard syndrome

Created by Rcej (talk). Nominated by Another Believer (talk) at 20:00, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Saint Serapion

Created by Ceoil (talk). Self nom at 18:27, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Upper and Lower Table Rock

Created by ZabMilenko (talk), Little Mountain 5 (talk). Nominated by Aboutmovies (talk) at 08:51, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Wordy, suggest this one:
Works for me. Aboutmovies (talk) 05:06, 27 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Wendelin Grimm Farmstead

Created by Elkman (talk). Self nom at 04:46, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Poses (album)

5x expanded by Another Believer (talk). Self nom at 02:51, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Leonard T. Schroeder

Created by JGHowes (talk). Self nom at 15:18, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Daniel Gravius

Engraving of Daniel Gravius

  • ... that the linguistic works of Daniel Gravius (pictured) are used by modern scholars to shed light on the society of the 17th-century Siraya people of Taiwan?

Created by Taiwantaffy (talk). Self nom at 07:13, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Broke (The Office)

5x expanded by Hunter Kahn (talk). Self nom at 06:53, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • The source says: "written by Charlie Grandy and directed (I believe it's his directorial debut) by Steve Carell himself". The information is presented in the article and in the hook with more certainty than the source warrants. I would suggest doing a bit more research on this point. Awadewit (talk) 13:41, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • It seems like its probably true, especially since Carell has no directing credits to his name at IMDb, but you're right, at this point its not quite verifiable as I haven't found a stronger source. How about this Alt1: "...that "Broke", a fifth season episode of The Office, was directed by lead actor Steve Carell himself?"

Donald Featherstone (artist)

5x expanded by Found5dollar (talk). Self nom at 01:44, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

James Brown (Rin Tin Tin)

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk) 09:30, 25 April 2009 (UTC). Self nom.[reply]

  • Error: Too many parameters. DYKmake takes two parameters: one for the article title and one for the username.

Chorioactis geaster

5x expanded by Sasata (talk). Self nom at 22:32, 24 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've fattened up the article (like force-feeding ducks to make foie-gras), please have another look. Also, how about a catchier ALT hook:

... that the rare "Devil's Cigar" mushroom (pictured) releases a smoky cloud of spores with an audible hissing sound?

Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas

Created by User:Figureskatingfan (talk). Self nom by Christine (talk) 22:19, 24 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • We usually don't accept articles that are almost entirely plot summaries. See D6. If you can expand this a bit in the next few days with at least the beginnings of a "Reception" section, it should be fine. Awadewit (talk) 13:45, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Richard Farrell

  • ... that Richard Farrell, who died in a car accident in 1958, aged 31, has been described as "New Zealand's greatest classical pianist"?

Created by JackofOz (talk). Self nom at 21:54, 24 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This source, used for the quotation, does not look reliable. Note that the site is run by "a collection of people who are supporters of New Zealand music". Furthermore, this quote does not even appear on the page. The closest thing is "He's regarded by many as the 'greatest NZ classical pianist'", which is taken from a user comment on the website. Awadewit (talk) 13:49, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Carlos de Beistegui

Created by JackofOz (talk). Self nom at 21:27, 24 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • One of the opening sentences of the article was a copyvio from the New York Times (I have now removed it and left a note on the article's talk page). The entire article should be checked. Awadewit (talk) 13:55, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

John Roach

John Roach

Created/expanded by Gatoclass (talk). Self nom at 13:32, 24 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Brian McMenamin

5x expanded by Aboutmovies (talk). Self nom at 08:45, 24 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hamamatsu Chūnagon Monogatari

Woodcut of scene from Hamamatsu Chūnagon Monogatari

Created by Malkinann (talk), Bendono (talk), Fg2 (talk). Self nom at 08:31, 24 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on April 23

B-Boy

5x expanded by NiciVampireHeart (talk). Self nom at 04:56, 27 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]


Ellen Neel

Created by Avannupo (talk). Nominated by Another Believer (talk) at 19:46, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • The article and its reference make that claim but they can't know that. According to the totem pole article, even the origin of totem poles requires some guesswork, so any women carving totem poles centuries ago are unknown today. Art LaPella (talk) 21:30, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Perhaps it's impossible to know but NW tribes have very strict traditions regarding gender roles. I changed the article to read "first known professional female totem pole carver" with a new reference. At least that is provable. -Avannupo (talk) 23:51, 26 April 2009 (UTC)Avannupo[reply]

The Pilot (Will & Grace)

Created by Theleftorium (talk), ThinkBlue (talk). Self nom at 09:58, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Julie Wainwright

Created by Synergy (talk) and Jake Wartenberg (talk). Nominated by Jake Wartenberg (talk) at 23:05, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

William H. Lewis

Created by Cbl62 (talk). Self nom at 16:00, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Double aortic arch

Created by LDue (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 06:38, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Egil Eide

Egil Eide as Dr. Stockman in Henrik Ibsen's An Enemy of the People, 1915

  • ... that when Ibsen's play Brand was first staged in Norway, 38 years after it was published, Egil Eide played the title role?

Created by Lugnuts (talk), Punkmorten (talk). Self nom at 09:09, 24 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sami Callihan

Created by Czw217 (talk). Nominated by NiciVampireHeart (talk) at 06:24, 24 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Perry Lafferty

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 03:11, 24 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Desdemona, Texas

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 03:11, 24 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The Magnet (film)

5x expanded by Rodhullandemu (talk). Self nom at 02:12, 24 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Leo Wolman

Created by Tim1965 (talk). Self nom at 02:09, 24 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

New York City ethnic enclaves

5x expanded by Mynameinc (talk). Self nom at 01:24, 24 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • Thanks. I didn't do very well on some parts because I was trying to get done within the five day deadline. I will go back and fix those when I feel like it/get time. mynameinc 23:09, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

List of 81st Academy Awards In Memoriam tribute honorees

Created by TonyTheTiger (talk). Self nom at 00:17, 24 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Indian Fields Methodist Campground

Created by KudzuVine (talk). Self nom at 22:08, 23 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • I need some help. Do you mean that (1) I should move the reference number to the sentence in the introduction instead of the one after it or (2) do you mean that no one specifically said 160 years (actually 2009 - 1848)?KudzuVine (talk) 23:18, 23 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Gerhard Munthe (painter)

Gerhard Munthe, painted by Christian Krohg in 1885

Created by Punkmorten (talk). Self nom at 22:01, 23 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

David Shaw (writer)

5x expanded by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 20:33, 23 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Welbike

  • ... that the Welbike (pictured) was the smallest motorcycle ever used by the British Armed Forces?

5x expanded by Thruxton (talk). Self nom at 18:59, 23 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Johnny Madison Williams Jr.

Created by Jake Wartenberg (talk). Self nom at 17:34, 23 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Leonid Konovalov

Created by Cordovao (talk). Self nom at 16:43, 23 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Eivind Heiberg

Created by Punkmorten (talk). Self nom at 22:18, 23 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Disappearing Model

Created by TonyTheTiger (talk). Self nom at 16:27, 23 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • I am also not sure about this special case with an exclamation point. But I am sure that either the other hooks all need question marks even though rhetorical, or else I2 should be removed. Art LaPella (talk) 19:15, 24 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Let me clarify. There is no reason to remove I2 - rhetorical questions don't require question marks, but it is okay to use them as well. In this case, I say to use the exception to I2, and omit the question mark for stylistic reasons, while it still remains grammatically correct. Maybe we need someone with a degree in English here - something I do not have! Law shoot! 23:40, 24 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

John Wrench

Created by Uncia (talk). Self nom at 13:31, 23 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Benjamin Edwards (stockbroker)

Created by Alansohn (talk), Bongomatic (talk). Self nom at 13:27, 23 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The Emma

Created by Parrot of Doom (talk). Self nom at 13:20, 23 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The Grove (Ole Miss)

Created by Allstarecho (talk). Self nom at 09:29, 23 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Archie Roe

Archie Roe pictured in Gillingham colours in 1920

created by ChrisTheDude (talk), 5x expanded the following day by Struway2 (talk). Nominated by ChrisTheDude (talk) at 09:03, 23 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Caleb Huse

Caleb Huse circa 1904

Created/expanded by Trippz (talk). Self nom at 08:08, 23 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Does that work? Do I correct it here? --Trippz (talk) 02:07, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
It's under the limit, but it's still hard to follow. Would this work?

Conservative and Unionist Women's Franchise Association

Valentine Baker (pilot)

Created by Howcheng (talk). Self nom at 03:04, 23 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Gay class fast patrol boat, HMS Gay Viking, HM Motor Gun Boat 2007

  • Comment: Following on from the recent 'Lesbians going down' April Fools Day hook, and the usual banter about 'Gays in the Navy', would this do for 2010 April Fools?

Created by Benea (talk). Self nom at 03:01, 23 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on April 22

Jan Konopka

Created/expanded by Radeksz (talk). Self nom at 01:31, 27 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • Length and history verified, offline refs accepted in good faith. The hook is not the most exciting, but there's probably not a lot of crazy stuff to say about this individual so there's no need to force it. I added some links. rʨanaɢ talk/contribs 01:37, 27 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, the hook was hurriedly written to get this done in time. And there is some crazy stuff it's just too long for a hook.radek (talk) 01:41, 27 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Tea production in Sri Lanka

5x expanded by Dr. Blofeld and Chanakal Self nom at 17:39, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'll check... I'll replace it with this Dr. Blofeld White cat 21:27, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Then you have to change the 1870s to 1860s.--Caspian blue 21:40, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
good to go.--Caspian blue 06:20, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Steamed clams

Created by ChildofMidnight (talk), Bongomatic (talk). Nominated by Kelapstick (talk) at 15:21, 23 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • because the title of the article is "misleading". I recommend the editors working on the article change the title to "Steamer" or "Consumption of steamed clams in the United States and United Kingdom" or globalize the contents. French, Belgians are known for their steamed clam dishes. There are many "steamed clam dishes" in not only Chinese cuisine but also throughout in Asian cuisine.--Caspian blue 15:39, 23 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
You obviously have a VERY powerful search engine. I have internationalized the article and it is now a veritable United Nations of steamed clams. I hope that many more steamed clam dishes and cultures will be added and represented as more and more Wikipedians and clam loving people around the world take an interest in this important subject. I hope I have shelled out enough clams to satisfy your excellent point. ChildofMidnight (talk) 23:32, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
thank you for the globalized the article. The hook, date and article length are verified.--Caspian blue 06:23, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Charles Peebler, Pork. The Other White Meat, National Pork Board

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 02:18, 23 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Mark Steel's in Town

Created by ISD (talk). Self nom at 21:49, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • Sorry, but the article is currently too short. It is 1475 characters, while it must be at least 1500 characters in order for it to be eligible. Only 25 more characters, then the article would be long enough. I did not check the source, but it can't be accepted unless this minor problem is fixed. Thanks! The Earwig (User | Talk | Contributions) 23:09, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Stone Creek Jamboree

Created by ChildofMidnight (talk), Drmies (talk). Nominated by Kelapstick (talk) at 21:36, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Kimberly, Utah

  • ... that children in the high-altitude gold mining town of Kimberly, Utah, attended school from April through November to avoid the deep snows of winter?

Created by Ntsimp (talk). Self nom at 19:18, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thomas G. W. Settle

Created by NVO (talk). Self nom at 19:13, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Patrick Murphy Malin

  • ... that Patrick Murphy Malin was expected to become head of the family bank, but instead served as executive director of the ACLU?

Created by Wehwalt (talk). Self nom at 19:09, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Raymond Steed

Created by Myosotis Scorpioides. Self nom at 14:59, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Silene tomentosa

Created by Gibmetal77 (talk). Self nom at 11:57, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Doesn't endemic mean it only grows there? I got burned on that one once. Seems redundant to say "only grows in".--Wehwalt (talk) 19:10, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • Sorry, but there are a few problems with the article. It is classified as a stub (it has 1136 characters instead of the required 1500), and per the DYK rules, cannot become a Did you know? entry. While the hook contains one extra character than is allowed, this is not such a big problem. Most importantly the article is too short. Thanks for your submission! The Earwig (User | Talk | Contributions) 23:26, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Air well (condenser)

  • ... that an air well is a structure or device that collects water by promoting the condensation of moisture from air?

Created by Gaius Cornelius (talk). Self nom at 11:49, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • That's an incredible effort, but unfortunately DYK only accepts articles around 5 days since creation or expansion. The article was created in March and hasn't been expanded 5x. You can always shoot for GA. Shubinator (talk) 05:34, 23 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I did write the article over a few weeks, but during that time it was a user page where it was effectivly invisible. I really cannot write articles any more quickly! I only moved the article to the main space yesterday, dosn't this allow it to qualify? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gaius Cornelius (talk • contribs)
Yes, moving from userspace is the preferred method and the article still qualifies. - Mgm|(talk) 10:51, 23 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I have added a suitable citation.Gaius Cornelius (talk) 12:19, 23 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Length, history, reference verified. Here's a shorter alt.
ALT1:... that an air well (pictured) collects water by promoting the condensation of moisture from air? Shubinator (talk) 17:15, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Izuna 2: The Unemployed Ninja Returns

5x expanded by NocturneNoir (talk). Self nom at 05:47, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Older nominations

Articles created/expanded on April 21

Foothill Yellow-legged Frog

Foothill Yellow-legged Frog

5x expanded by Boylii12 (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 22:24, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Kenduli Sasan

Created by J1a2y3a4d5e6v7a8 (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 20:20, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

New American Tea Party

Created by Hmwith (talk). Nominated by Another Believer (talk) at 20:10, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I think that the information in this article needs to be presented more carefully. For example, the first sentence is "The New American Tea Party is a nonpartisan[1] political umbrella organization that protests the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009". The footnote for "nonpartisan" is linked to a FoxNews report. However, the article itself acknowledges that Fox, a partisan station, has come under fire for its promotion of these parties. As many reports of these tea parties are going to be highly politicized, I think we have take extreme care in how we present this information. We need to make readers very aware of who is saying what about these events and this organization. Awadewit (talk) 06:25, 27 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Proximity Hotel

Created by Nahe (talk). Nominated by Another Believer (talk) at 20:06, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Fantasy prone personality

Created by DragonsInFlight (talk). Nominated by Another Believer (talk) at 20:03, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Christian Schibsted

Created by EivindJ (talk), Punkmorten (talk). Self nom at 16:38, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Torstein Eckhoff

Created by Punkmorten (talk). Self nom at 11:14, 24 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ota Pavel

Created by Vejvančický (talk), Haploidavey (talk). Self nom at 06:27, 24 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length and history verified; Czech source taken in good faith. (So, is it "during" or "following"?) Awadewit (talk) 06:34, 27 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Wilco's 7th studio album

Created by Teemu08 (talk). Self nom at 15:26, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

John Henry Turpin, USS Bennington (PG-4)

Created/expanded by Bellhalla (talk). Self nom at 06:03, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Canvassing (Parks and Recreation)

Created by Hunter Kahn (talk). Self nom at 03:59, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Underwire bra

  • ... the history of the underwire bra dates back to 1893 when Marie Tucek patented a "breast supporter" that used metal or cardboard inserts to support the breasts?

5x expanded by LinguistAtLarge (talk). Nominated by ThaddeusB (talk) at 02:42, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Article expanded from sub-stub status to current form and thus saved from AfD deletion by LinguistAtLarge. (AfD is currently open, put I am 100% certain the end result will be keep). --ThaddeusB (talk) 02:42, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Panzer Badge

  • ... that the Panzer Battle Badge was awarded in a paper packet, with only the rank, name and signature of an officer to distinguish it?

5x expanded by Tartarus (talk). Self nom at 01:29, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • I'm having a hard time finding the sourced hook in the article. Also, does the paper packet distinguish it from other medals? I wasn't quite sure. Law (talk) 19:56, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Department of Central Eurasian Studies (Indiana University)

  • Comment: Xhancock created the article, I expanded/added refs.

Created by Xhancock (talk). Nominated by Otebig (talk) at 23:14, 21 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • There must be a better hook than that... right? How about something about its history (if a self reference is okay here) or about the languages offered? That might be cool and looks like it's well sourced. ChildofMidnight (talk) 07:05, 24 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
... that the Department of Central Eurasian Studies at Indiana University teaches many less commonly taught languages from Central Asia including Kazakh, Tajik, Uyghur, and Uzbek? Otebig (talk) 13:44, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

USS Beagle (1822)

  • ... that USS Beagle participated in an U.S. invasion of Puerto Rico in 1824, for which Commodore David Porter was later court-martialed?

Created by Jinian (talk). Self nom at 20:02, 21 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Marcus Lee Hansen

Created by AdjustShift (talk). Self nom at 19:57, 21 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

In fact, at 1334B of readable prose, the article isn't far off the 1500B of readable prose requirement (NB not word requirement), so the extra expansion required is not great. BencherliteTalk 00:11, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Deforestation in Costa Rica

Created by Dr. Blofeld (talk). Self nom at 19:25, 21 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Dan Pagis

Newly expanded article on the poet who wrote the most famous of all Holocaust poems. Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day. Historicist (talk) 15:57, 21 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Um....the article isn't long enough, you haven't provided a hook....please come back when you create a hook which can be verified and the article is expanded. BTW, next time you nominate an article, can you please use the templates above? Thanks! Cheers. I'mperator 16:07, 21 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
BTW, the article is currently classified as a stub; please fix that. Cheers. I'mperator 16:21, 21 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Protected areas of Sri Lanka

Created by Chanakal (talk). Self nom at 14:20, 21 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on April 20

Kang Dae-ha

5x expanded by Dekkappai (talk), Caspian blue (talk). Self nom at 13:52, 24 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

1943 Liberator crash at Whenuapai

Created by XLerate (talk). Nominated by Bruce1ee (talk) at 09:09, 24 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Georg Andreas Bull

Krøderen Station

Created by Oceanh (talk). Self nom at 23:58, 23 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Fatbeard

Created by Chris Bulgin (talk). Nominated by Hunter Kahn (talk) at 15:33, 23 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Anyangcheon

Anyangcheon

Created/expanded by Jpbarrass (talk). Nominated by Caspian blue (talk) at 21:08, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

KSUH, KWYZ

Created by Dravecky (talk). Self nom at 20:40, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • Arbitron makes it deliberately difficult to deeplink to the Station Information Profiles so you'll need to click "Access SIP Profiles" then "Review Spring 2009 station information profiles" (both of which are the top link in the frame) then enter KSUH (or KWYZ) into the "Call Letter" box. The two articles from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer cited to those two sentences cover most of the actual facts--the Arbitron SIP just verifies branding, general format, service area, and contact information. - Dravecky (talk) 08:03, 23 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • The relevant text from the first SP-I article, which is pretty deep into the article, is: "Suh started the radio station to help the community adjust to life in America while remaining connected to its home country. The station broadcasts on two AM stations, KSUH 1450 and KWYZ 1230. In addition to playing popular Korean music, the station airs information on citizenship classes, home ownership, travel and domestic violence. There's a 20-minute "Let's Learn English" program twice a day, a youth program in English and Korean and several hours of talk radio, where the recent hot topic was the exclusion of Korean events from Japanese history books."" The relevant text from the second SP-I article is self-evident right off the top. - Dravecky (talk) 08:08, 23 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Daniel Gault

Created by Aboutmovies (talk). Self nom at 08:38, 21 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Forcipiger longirostris

Forcipiger longirostris

Created as new article from redirect by Howcheng (talk). Self nom at 22:59, 20 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Doc Blanchard

5x expanded by Allstarecho (talk). Self nom at 18:52, 20 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • Oh, sorry. We ask for a 5x expansion of prose content if the article is not brand new. Right now you're at 2x, so you'll need to expand it some more. Prose size and article size (article size is in the revision history) are not the same, as prose size only counts readable prose and doesn't include stuff like infoboxes, block quotes, tables, etc. There's more on counting characters here. Hope this helps, Shubinator (talk) 03:12, 21 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
OK, I've added a bit more since. I think the article is well at 5x. It went from this to its present state. Thoughts, opinions? - ℅ ✰ALLST☆R✰ echo 07:23, 21 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thoughts: As Shubinator points out, when the expansion began, the readable prose was 1997 (1998?) bytes. It is now at 5552 bytes. (cquotes are not counted). To fulfill the criteria the prose would have to be almost double in length. decltype (talk) 07:52, 21 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Opinions: For an editor like myself, making such an expansion in a couple of days would be a daunting task. I don't know about you. I would instead be focusing on MOS adherence, copyediting and sourcing rather than sheer volume, and try WP:GAN instead of DYK. decltype (talk) 07:52, 21 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
OK then, go on and kill this one. I've ran out of expansion material. - ℅ ✰ALLST☆R✰ echo 09:15, 21 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

SS Clan Alpine (1942)

Created by Mjroots (talk). Self nom at 16:33, 20 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

List of number-one singles of 2008 (Japan)

  • ... that last year TVXQ (pictured) became the first foreign artist to have four number-one singles on the Japanese single charts?

Created by Moon-sunrise (talk). Self nom at 13:55, 20 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1 ... that Ayumi Hamasaki is the only female artist to have a number-one single in Japan for 10 consecutive years?

Kevin Walton

Created by Jack1956 (talk). Self nom at 13:38, 20 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

ALT ... that Kevin Walton and Richard Butson, members of the British Antarctic Survey, were both awarded the British Albert Medal for separate acts of heroism in Antarctica?

Scolypopa australis

Scolypopa australis adult and nymphs

Created/expanded by Richard001 (talk). Self nom at 10:25, 20 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Duo Crommelynck

... that both members of Duo Crommelynck, a noted classical piano duo, committed suicide in 1994, the only known such case in classical music history? Created by JackofOz (talk). Self nom at 07:26, 20 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

CQC-6

Created by Mike Searson (talk). Self nom at 20:26, 20 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1 ... that the CQC-6 knife by Ernest Emerson was first developed for a US Navy SEAL Team, and went on to popularize the concept of the "tactical folding knife"?

Strange Invaders (animated short film)

Created by User:Gurkbuster (talk). Self nom at 20:38, 21 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on April 19

Islam and Protestantism

Created by PHG (talk). Self nom at 10:00, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Boeng Tonle Chhmar

  • ... that the flooded lake of Boeng Tonle Chhmar in Cambodia was home to many rare, vulnerable, or globally endangered species (example pictured)?

Created by Paxse (talk). Self nom at 10:02, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Studioteatret, Jens Bolling, Liv Dommersnes, Arne Thomas Olsen

Created by Oceanh (talk). Self nom at 00:00, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Rapp Road Community Historic District

Created by Camelbinky (talk). Nominated by Doncram (talk) at 03:16, 24 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

2009 WWE Draft

5x expanded by Truco (talk). Self nom at 02:56, 23 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Phelan Beale, Jr.

Created by Caponer (talk). Nominated by Another Believer (talk) at 21:52, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Jeffrey Zients

Created/expanded by SusanLesch (talk). Self nom at 02:40, 20 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. It is 1530 chars with spaces now. Also sorry I did use the template but was logged out. -SusanLesch (talk) 03:58, 20 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Could you shorten the hook? It's on the long side at 227 characters. (And the edit summary was more at the nom above yours :) ) Shubinator (talk) 04:43, 20 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Yes indeed it is shorter now. -SusanLesch (talk) 05:04, 20 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
(checked using User:Shubinator/DYKcheck) Length, history, reference good. Thanks for your quick responses! Shubinator (talk) 05:19, 20 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Our Bounties Ourselves

Created by Hunter Kahn (talk). Self nom at 04:04, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Kyshtym disaster

Created by Serge925 (talk). Self nom at 17:31, 21 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • Sorry, but the article does not actually support the hook. The article indicates "It measured as a Level 6 disaster on the International Nuclear Event Scale (Chernobyl disaster is the only accident listed as more serious than this one)"; that does not indicate that it is "comparable only to Chernobyl" (furthermore, it does not indicate what aspects it is comparable in). Kyshtym is an interesting story; although the article is still very minimal, it should be possible to find a different hook. --Orlady (talk) 14:06, 24 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • ... that the Kyshtym disaster was a serious nuclear accident from 1957, which resulted in permanent evacuation of about 10,000 people?

Caricature Museum, Mexico City

Portal of Caricature Museum

  • ... that the Caricature Museum of Mexico City is located in what was a 17th century college?

Created/expanded by Thelmadatter (talk). Self nom at 09:40, 20 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

alternate hook. ... that the Caricature Museum has featured cartoons and sketches by Frida Kahlo and Jose Clemente Orozco? (Reference #2 is in a website but Notimex is a news service like Reuters. The Universal article (ref 4) is a Notimex piece too. As for Ref 3, it is just a website but does not contain any controversial information. Closest thing to a website for the museum I could find) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Thelmadatter (talk • contribs) 16:43, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Battle of Yevenes

Lancers on patrol in Spain

Created/expanded by Belissarius (talk). Self nom at 03:58, 20 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Battles of Medieval Poland

Battle of Orsha

Created/expanded by Belissarius (talk). Self nom at 03:25, 20 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Obadiah Rich, William Rich

  • Comment: This would be a double nom, but William Rich is a bit too short.

Created by PKM (talk). Self nom at 02:07, 20 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

ALT: ... that Obadiah Rich was a diplomat and bibliographer specializing Latin American works whose younger brother William Rich was a botanist with the United States Exploring Expedition of 1838–1842? - double nom version - PKM (talk) 19:44, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Poricy Park

Created by Dmadeo (talk). Self nom at 17:12, 19 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Federal Works Agency

  • ... that the Federal Works Agency funded and supervised the construction of housing, public health facilities, and schools for communities (pictured) impacted by fast-growing defense industries during World War II?

Created by Tim1965 (talk). Self nom at 14:47, 19 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Otto Becher

Created by Abraham, B.S. (talk). Self nom at 13:22, 19 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • Length, hook (with slight variation below), refs are great. One question: This is a long article with one one edit, do you typically edit in a sandbox? dm (talk) 17:49, 19 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

First Baptist Church of Augusta

Created by Jayvdb (talk). Self nom at 09:01, 19 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Triumph Bonneville America

  • ... that in 2008 the Triumph Bonneville America was updated with electronic fuel injection to meet European legislation and had the fuel injectors concealed by dummy carburettors?

Created by Thruxton (talk). Self nom at 08:06, 19 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

La Porta

5x expanded by Wetman (talk). Self nom at 03:23, 19 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on April 18

Ohave Shalom Synagogue

Lars T. Platou

5x expanded by Punkmorten (talk). Self nom at 10:29, 21 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Joey Hamilton

5x expanded by Giants27 (talk). Self nom at 02:38, 21 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sameakki Mean Chey District

5x expanded by Paxse (talk). Self nom at 02:35, 21 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Mark Simpson (soccer)

Created/expanded by Mohrflies (talk). Nominated by ImperatorExercitus (talk) at 16:22, 20 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • I'm confused. Medial links to Anatomical terms of location, which has a thorough explanation of how left, right, lateral, medial, etc. are used. So to me the hooks makes as much sense as "Mark Simpson tore his right and later meniscus ...". Could you clarify? (Also, I've added a wikilink to indoor soccer for those unfamiliar with it) Shubinator (talk) 22:33, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I agree...it's too ambiguous. How about "... that Mark Simpson tore his lateral meniscus thirteen games into the 1996–1997 indoor soccer season while playing for the Buffalo Blizzard?" Cheers. I'mperator 00:40, 27 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Lovers and Lollipops

Created by Stetsonharry (talk). Self nom at 13:01, 20 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Kurt and Karl Von Steiger

5x expanded by MPJ-DK (talk). Nominated by GaryColemanFan (talk) at 02:06, 20 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • The article is confusing. I guess I'm most puzzled by The title change was thought up by Portland territory owner Don Owen and Mad Dog Vachon, who were close friends; what title change? The article could use a copyedit too, with phrases like The problem was that the Vachons had not gotten permission to lose the titles from American Wrestling Association (AWA) owner Verne Gagne to lose the titles to the Von Steigers. Shubinator (talk) 23:11, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The Georgian Chronicles

Created by Kober (talk). Nominated by Paxse (talk) at 18:06, 19 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Aiken Promotions, Stradbally Hall & Electric Picnic 2009

Pueblo Mountains

Created by Orygun (talk). Self nom at 03:15, 19 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Reorganization Act of 1939

Created by Tim1965 (talk). Self nom at 00:48, 19 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Dan Claitor

New article by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 00:14, 19 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • The hook seems fine; however, it's sort of hazy as to where this fact is actually shown in the article (ex. make a more direct line within the article). Otherwise, everything else checks out. Cheers. I'mperator 14:20, 19 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Be aware that "handily" in this context doesn't really make sense to en-gb readers - if you mean "easily" or "comfortably", use those in preference - or just drop the adverb altogether, it's a bit peacocky. Le Deluge (talk) 09:27, 20 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sterling Hill Mining Museum

Created by Dmadeo (talk). Self nom at 19:54, 18 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Brassy trevally

Created by Kare Kare (talk). Nominated by Circeus (talk) at 16:36, 18 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

5x expanded by JKBrooks85 (talk). Self nom at 12:48, 18 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on April 17

Rolea B'ier District

5x expanded by Paxse (talk). Self nom at 12:24, 19 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Abbott Hall Brisbane

Created by Lisasmall (talk). Nominated by Paxse (talk) at 08:43, 19 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Heavy Competition

5x expanded by Hunter Kahn (talk). Nominated by Hunter Kahn (talk) at 08:01, 19 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Coat of arms of Colchester

Created by Grandiose2 (talk). Self nom at 18:45, 17 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Leucopaxillus giganteus

Created by Sasata (talk). Self nom at 17:32, 17 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Defendor

  • ... that the upcoming film Defendor was still significantly under its financial requirements after director Peter Stebbings donated all of his personal savings to the budget?

Created by 97198 (talk). Self nom at 15:25, 17 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on April 16

Henrik Bull

  • ... that architect Henrik Bull designed several churches (example pictured), but his most widespread works were coins designed for Norges Bank?

Created by Oceanh (talk), Punkmorten (talk). Self nom at 23:59, 21 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • Excellent hook, but there's no mention of it in the article (article says he designed coins, but not that they were more widespread or a bigger deal than his churches). As a side note, let's not use the image; the hook is about the coins, not the churches, and church images are boring anyway. If someone had a picture of one of his coins, that might be better; otherwise we can just do without. rʨanaɢ talk/contribs 00:58, 27 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thank you for the review. His coins are mentioned twice in the article, first shortly in the lead, and later a bit more detailed in the last sentence: "His most widespread works were the coins designed for Norges Bank in 1907 and in 1923-1924." This sentence is cited, and the reference says, "fikk størst allmenn spredning og nytte". Agree with your comment on the picture. I do not have detailed books on numismatics or design, and have also not been able to verify from online sources that Bull was the designer of the whole series of coins in circulation from 1908 to 1951 (nor the contrary). See this overview. Could not find images from the series on Commons either, the closest picture was this, File:5 ore 1955.jpg, which is from the series issued 1951-1957, a slightly revised design. Maybe someone else can help? Oceanh (talk) 11:30, 27 April 2009 (UTC).[reply]

Kampong Tralach District

5x expanded by Paxse (talk). Self nom at 19:09, 18 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • Thanks for picking that one up. My fault for being an idiot and not making it clear. Longveaek (different transliteration of Lovek) is actually still a commune within the district - see the administration table. I've added a ref to the Atlas which locates Ancient Lovek within the present day Longveaek commune :) Cheers, Paxse (talk) 02:33, 27 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Nocturnes Op. 37 (Chopin)

5x expanded by NocturneNoir (talk). Self nom at 23:32, 16 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on April 15

Love Like This (album)

  • Comment: The reviewer's original quote didn't upfront say that it did rival the likes of Rae, but more that it "would". It's probably a true enough statement in the hook, but I can tweak if necessary. Thanks, Jamie☆S93 13:38, 17 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

5x expanded by JamieS93 (talk). Self nom at 13:38, 17 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure on how expansion is measured for DYK purposes, but I'm not sure the article was expanded five times. mynameinc 03:22, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
This needs to be reworded - an album can't rival a person (an album can rival another album or a person another person). Awadewit (talk) 05:48, 27 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on April 14

Chausath Khamba

Created/expanded by Nvvchar (talk). Self nom at 12:21, 14 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • The "1623–24" part needs to be cited. One reference says "contains a grave inscribed 1623–24", but doesn't mention the actual construction. The hook is a little convoluted anyways, and that part could be cut.
  • ALT1: ... that the 64-pillared 17th century marble monument Chausath Khamba is a tomb for Mirz Aziz Koka? Shubinator (talk) 02:40, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thanks for the review and the alternative Hook. Hook as suggested is fine. I have added one more reference which states that all the tombs were built between 1623-24. In fact, the first reference also quotes reference 2 at the bottom of the text{ but mentions only 1623) which is from a book. I thought book reference would be more acceptable. The reference added now is [2]. --Nvvchar (talk) 08:25, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • What does "64-pillared" mean? Who is Mirz Aziz Koka? There is no context for this hook. Also, the article isn't in very good shape...from the lead:

It was built by Mirza Aziz Koka, or Kotaltash as mausoleum for himself with an impressive marble pavilion inside, during his life time itself, when Mughal Emperor Jehangir ruled from Delhi.

  • The lead leaves you in total wonderment as to who Koka is, and as a reader I wouldn't want to look through each line looking for that info. Also, what is Kotaltash? Grammar problem: "his life time itself"? Why was a grand thing like this built for someone who wasn't an emperor? —Ed 17 (Talk / Contribs) 02:45, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • I think Kotaltash is an alternate name for Mirza Aziz Koka, who is Ataga Khan's son (I've added that to the lead), but I'm not sure (this confusion is cause by lack of proper grammar and punctuation). I've tried fixing up the grammar some, but I have to leave that for better editors: some grammatical problems can only be overcome by an expert on the topic. I mean, this sentence, "It is located amidst the crowded, cobbled lanes, tombs, mosques and busy markets of Hazrat Nizamuddin Basti (predominantly Muslim village) of fourteenth century vintage," I can't make heads or tails of it, also since "Nizamuddin" is wikilinked to Nizamuddin Auliya, who is a person and not a town. Drmies (talk) 04:38, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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