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For instructions on how to nominate an article, see Template:DYK nomination header § Instructions for nominators.

"Template:Did you know nominations" redirects here. For the list of approved nominations, see Template talk:Did you know/Approved.

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

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Count of DYK Hooks
Section	# of Hooks	# Verified
May 30	1
June 2	1	1
June 3	1
June 13	1
June 14	1
June 15	2
June 17	2
June 19	1
June 20	1	1
June 21	1
June 22	2
June 23	3
June 24	2
June 25	1
June 26	6	1
June 27	1
June 28	5	1
June 29	1
June 30	1
July 1	6	3
July 2	2	2
July 3	5	3
July 4	5	2
July 5	7	2
July 6	6	5
July 7	5	3
July 8	9	4
July 9	6	4
July 10	10	8
July 11	7	6
July 12	7	5
July 13	12	5
July 14	11	7
July 15	8	3
July 16	12	11
July 17	11	6
July 18	7	4
July 19	13	9
July 20	5	4
July 21	12	5
July 22	9	6
July 23	9	5
July 24	9	3
July 25	15	2
July 26	6	3
July 27	9	3
July 28	18	5
July 29	9	2
July 30	8	3
July 31	5	2
August 1
Total	297	139
Last updated 10:52, 1 August 2024 UTC Current time is 12:16, 1 August 2024 UTC [refresh]

Instructions for nominators

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

Nominate an article

Frequently asked questions

How do I write an interesting hook?

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

When will my nomination be reviewed?

This page is often backlogged. As long as your submission is still on the page, it will stay there until an editor reviews it. Since editors are encouraged to review the oldest submissions first, it may take several weeks until your submission is reviewed. In the meantime, please consider reviewing another submission (not your own) to help reduce the backlog (see instructions below).

Where is my hook?

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

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

Instructions for reviewers

Main page: Wikipedia:Did you know/Reviewing guide

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

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

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

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

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

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

Advanced procedures

How to promote an accepted hook

At-a-glance instructions on how to promote an approved hook to a prep area

See Wikipedia:Did you know/Preparation areas for details on verifying a hook's acceptability. Promoters should not promote their own nomination or their own review. When promoting hooks intended for a particular date, keep in mind that when the number of available approved nominations exceeds 120 we switch to two sets per day, and when that number drops below 60 we return to one set per day. Check list for nomination review completeness Select a hook from the approved nominations page that has one of these ticks at the bottom post: . Check to make sure basic review requirements were completed. Any outstanding issue following needs to be addressed before promoting. Check the article history for any substantive changes since it was nominated or reviewed. Images for the lead slot must be freely licensed. Fair-use images are not permitted. Images loaded on Commons that appear on the Main Page are automatically protected by KrinkleBot. Hook must be stated in both the article and source (which must be cited at the end of the article sentence where stated). Hook should make sense grammatically. Try to vary subject matters within each prep area. Try to select a funny, quirky or otherwise upbeat hook for the last or bottom hook in the set. Steps to add a hook to prep In one tab, open the nomination page of the hook you want to promote. In a second tab, open the prep set you intend to add the hook to. Wanna skip all this fuss? Install WP:PSHAW instead! Does most of the heavy lifting for ya :) For hooks held for specific dates, refer to "Local update times" section on DYK Queue. Completed Prep area number sets will be promoted by an administrator to corresponding Queue number. Copy and paste the hook into a chosen slot. Make sure there's a space between ... and that, and a ? at the end. Check that there's a bold link to the article. If it's the lead (first) hook, paste the image where indicated at the top of the template. Copy and paste ALL the credit information (the {{DYKmake}} and {{DYKnom}} templates) at the bottom Check your work in the prep's Preview mode. At the bottom under "Credits", to the right of each article should have the link "View nom subpage" ; if not, a subpage parameter will need to be added to the DYKmake. Save the Prep page. Closing the DYK nomination page At the upper left Change {{DYKsubpage to {{subst:DYKsubpage Change |passed= to |passed=yes At the bottom Just above the line containing }}<!--Please do not write below this line or remove this line. Place comments above this line.--> insert a new, separate line containing one of the following: To [[T:DYK/P1|Prep 1]] To [[T:DYK/P2|Prep 2]] To [[T:DYK/P3|Prep 3]] To [[T:DYK/P4|Prep 4]] To [[T:DYK/P5|Prep 5]] To [[T:DYK/P6|Prep 6]] To [[T:DYK/P7|Prep 7]] Also paste the same thing into the edit summary. Check in Preview mode. Make sure everything is against a pale blue background (nothing outside) and there are no stray characters, like }}, at the top or bottom. Save. For more information, please see T:TDYK#How to promote an accepted hook.

Handy copy sources:

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

How to remove a rejected hook

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

How to remove a hook from the prep areas or queue

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

How to move a nomination subpage to a new name

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

Nominations

Older nominations

Articles created/expanded on April 29

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Articles created/expanded on May 9

• • • Hey look, I don't really have much of a personal value judgement to make about IntechOpen - as a platform, it does not seem that dodgy, and it seems to be electively sharing just a chapter here of what it claims is peer-reviewed material that appears to have been originally published on that platform, no biggie - all I am pointing out is that by entertaining a link on the page that is currently flagged as predatory, the content is being placed at risk, since an editor with a stronger position on predatory resources could easily come along and rip out the link and all of the associated material. My suggestion was simply to avoid this risk by inserting a less onerous link, and there is indeed a research gate link that does just that - it also, incidentally, has a doi that then links back to IntechOpen for anyone interested in following the trail of breadcrumbs. In fact, I've gone ahead and made that switch, as I think having a more benign link will be better for the stability of the encyclopedic entry in the long run, though you can revert it if you feel strongly about the issue.
      
      As for the other material, I mainly provided feedback just for your information, but as you say, it's largely by and by. I prefer the temptation theme and ALT0 overall, since ALT1 blends two factoids and arguably brushes over the more theologically significant one. For ALT0, however, I wonder if it could be fleshed out a little more, for instance by mentioning the association with a specific cave, and also possibly inserting "in Christian mythology" since this is the corpus in which the 4th century mentions appear. If you add the latter component, the first part could always be rewritten 'temptation of Jesus' to avoid the double use of 'Christ' - speaking of which, perhaps it is also worth inserting the explicit 'by Satan' note about the temptation from ALT1, to aid the uninitiated in the ins and outs of the gospels. Iskandar323 (talk) 06:10, 29 May 2022 (UTC)
      • @Iskandar323: If there aren't any problems with the hooks or articles, great, but you still need to sign on a particular one and use the subby {{DYKtick}} template so people know the review is over and it's ready for the front page. — LlywelynII 08:56, 5 June 2022 (UTC)
        • @LlywelynII: I raised some questions/made some suggestions pertaining to ALT0 - I was just awaiting a response/confirmation that you saw the feedback. Iskandar323 (talk) 09:10, 5 June 2022 (UTC)
          • @Iskandar323: But none of those questions/suggestions had anything to do with its eligibility. There are 5 other options if you still don't like it. — LlywelynII 11:41, 5 June 2022 (UTC)
            • @LlywelynII: I think the angle in ALT0 and ALT1 is correct; I just wondered if we couldn't have the best of both. I'm confused as to why your seem unwilling to even engage with my suggestions, even just to dismiss them. You said in your first comment that you appreciate people not just going through the motions, which I took as a sign of encouragement that you would be interested in some constructive feedback from a third party. However, if just going through the motions is what you would now prefer, I can do that too. Iskandar323 (talk) 11:58, 5 June 2022 (UTC)

Assessment:

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: ALT0 approved. Iskandar323 (talk) 08:25, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on May 17

• This is good to go, and the article itself explains the difference between the old and new Google Wallets, but I guess it won't fit inside the hook if you get into details such as those, because the hook itself is uninspiring. Howard the Duck (talk) 19:51, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

Current nominations

Articles created/expanded on May 24

• Hmm. Honestly, "The Osiris" sounds cooler to me, but I'm not too sure. @Merytat3n: what's your opinion on ALT1: ... that Tutankhamun's infant daughters are unnamed, being referred to only as "the Osiris" on their coffins? Source: Carter, Howard (2000). The Tomb of Tut.ankh.amen: The Annexe and Treasury. London: Duckworth. pp. 88–89 casualdejekyll 16:47, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

@Casualdejekyll: Yeah I like it! I reckon you are right, its more intriguing this way as readers will have to click through to the article to find out what is meant by 'the Osiris'. Merytat3n (talk) 22:31, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

Right! ALT1 is good to go, then!.. I just realized I'm not allowed to approve hooks I proposed myself. Oops. casualdejekyll 22:56, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

Special occasion holding area

The holding area has moved to its new location at the bottom of the Approved page. Please only place approved templates there; do not place them below.

Do not nominate articles in this section—nominate all articles in the nominations section above, under the date on which the article was created or moved to mainspace, or the expansion began; indicate in the nomination any request for a specially timed appearance on the main page.

Note: Articles intended to be held for special occasion dates should be nominated within seven days of creation, start of expansion, or promotion to Good Article status. The nomination should be made at least one week prior to the occasion date, to allow time for reviews and promotions through the prep and queue sets, but not more than six weeks in advance. The proposed occasion must be deemed sufficiently special by reviewers. The timeline limitations, including the six week maximum, may be waived by consensus, if a request is made at WT:DYK, but requests are not always successful. Discussion clarifying the hold criteria can be found here: [1]; discussion setting the six week limit can be found here: [2].

April Fools' Day hooks are exempted from the timeline limit; see Wikipedia:April Fool's Main Page/Did You Know.

Dr. Kevin Kennedy

Kevin Curtis Kennedy was born on July 28, 1953, in Sioux Falls, SD. He graduated from Beresford High School in 1972, received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Mount Marty University in 1976, his Master of Arts degree from the University of South Dakota in 1977. In 1984, Dr. Kennedy received his Doctorate of Education from the University of South Dakota/Vermillion. In 2022, he received an Honorary Doctorate in Philosophy from Abide University, Los Angles, CA. During his doctoral academic preparation he was a graduate assistant for the Center for Developmental Disabilities, School of Medicine-USD. He completed study at the Mott Foundation in Flint, MI in community education during a summer between working on his masters and doctorate degrees. Education was always in the forefront of his life and he exemplified this in his work and teaching skills.

 His academic background prepared him to be Executive Director of Southeastern South Dakota Activity Center (SEDAC), Resident Hall Director at Briar Cliff University, Dean of Kilian Community College, lecturer at USD, Governors State University, Graduate Advisor/Lecturer, Olivet Nazarene University, co-taught Federal Grant writing at Governors State University, University Park, IL and finally retiring from Florida Southwestern State College on June 30, 2015. His experience in higher education spanned over 30 years in higher education with his first job as admissions counselor for then Mount Marty College.

 He was involved in professional and community theater throughout much of his adult career taking acting classes at the Illinois Theater Center Drama School in Park Forest, IL under the direction of acclaimed actress Etel Billig. Kevin’s theatrical acting included Lewis & Clark Theater, Lamb Theater, Fake Shrubbery Theater, The Drama Group, Sarasota Players, Seminal Dinner Train, USD Theater, Illinois Theater Center and Vermillion Summer Theater. He acted in a couple equity theaters in Iowa and Illinois. He was a member of The Balladeers a singing group in Yankton, SD back in the ‘80’s. Kevin was involved in an acting group located in Sioux Falls who provided one-acts on suicide presented in communities in southeast SD and was featured on CBS evening news. His love and passion was the theater and acting. A dream one day of moving to NYC or LA which unfortunately never happened as his career path took a turn and on occasion he would say, “I need my creature comforts and not struggle living a starving actor’s life!”   Some of his many accomplishments included: Area Arts Council Board Member, Area Heart Association Corporate Board Member, State Special Olympic Board of Directors, State Association of Mental Retardation Executive Committee and Nominations Committee, Council Member, St. Agnus Catholic Church, Vermillion, SD. He raised money on a dancing dare for Muscular Dystrophy winning first place in the 24 hour dance competition. He volunteered his time at the Lee Co. Alliance for the Arts answering the phone, greeting visitors and assisting with fundraising activities. He became an avid runner and participated in Frontrunners, Sarasota and ran in the Gasparilla.

His Honors and Professional achievements were Outstanding Young Men in America, Who’s Who in the Midwest, Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, Alpha Phi Omega – National Honor Society, Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in Education, Who’s Who Among Professional Executives. Cooper 1959 (talk) 14:40, 28 May 2022 (UTC)