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===Articles created/expanded on January 23===
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====[[The Hunters of Kentucky]]====
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| hook = ... that '''''[[The Hunters of Kentucky]]''''', which commemorated the [[Battle of New Orleans]], was used as [[Andrew Jackson]]'s 1828 campaign song?
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*{{DYKmake|The Hunters of Kentucky|Bedford}}
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====[[Howard Norman]]====
====[[Howard Norman]]====

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Did you know?
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This page is for nominations to appear in the "Did you know" section on the Main Page.

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Using a DYK suggestion string (see below examples), list new suggestions in the candidate entries section below under the date the article was created or the expansion began (not the date you submit it here), with the newest dates at the top. Any user may nominate a DYK suggestion; self-nominations are permitted and encouraged. Thanks for participating and please remember to check back for comments on your nomination.

DYK criteria

Official criteria: DYK rules and additional guidelines

Sample DYK suggestion strings

Please use one of the strings below to post your DYK nomination, using the "author" and "nominator" fields to identify the users who should receive credit for their contributions if the hook is featured on the main page.

  1. Nom without image: {{subst:NewDYKnom | article= | hook=... that ? | author= }}
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    To include more than one new or expanded article in a single hook: |article2= |article3= |article4= | (etc)
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An example of how to use the template is given below: 

{{subst:DYKsug
 | article   = Example
 | hook      = ... that this [[article]] is an '''[[example]]''' ''(pictured)''?
 | creator   = Jimbo Wales
 | expander  = 
 | nominator =
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 | comment   =
}}
  • Note that you should only use one of the above templates for the original hook. If you want to suggest a second, alternative hook for the same article submission, just type it in manually. The above templates output useful code for each submission and if you employ them for alternative hooks, you will mess up the page formatting.
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  • Please check back for comments on your nomination. Responding to reasonable objections will help ensure that your article is listed.
  • If you nominate someone else's article, you can use {{subst:DYKNom}} to notify them. Usage: {{subst:DYKNom|Article name|November 9}} Thanks, ~~~~

Symbols

If you want to confirm that an article is ready to be placed on a later update, or that there is an issue with the article or hook, you may use the following symbols (optional) to point the issues out:

Symbol Code DYK Ready? Description
{{subst:DYKtick}} Yes No problems, ready for DYK
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{{subst:DYK?}} Query DYK eligibility requires that an issue be addressed. Notify nominator with {{subst:DYKproblem|Article}}
{{subst:DYK?no}} Maybe DYK eligibility requires additional work. Notify nominator with {{subst:DYKproblem|Article}}
{{subst:DYKno}} No Article is either completely ineligible, or else requires considerable work before becoming eligible

Please consider using {{subst:DYKproblem}} on the user's talk page, in case they do not notice if there is an issue.

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This page often seems to be backlogged. If the DYK template has not been updated for substantially more than 6 hours, it may be useful to attract the attention of one of the administrators who regularly updates the template. See the page Wikipedia:Did you know/Admins for a list of administrators who have volunteered to help with this project.

Where is my hook?

If you can't find the hook you submitted to this page, in most cases it means your article has been approved and is in the queue for display on the main page. You can check whether your hook has been moved to the queue by reviewing the queue listings.

If your hook is not in the queue or already on the main page, it has probably been deleted. Deletion occurs if the hook is more than about eight days old and has unresolved issues for which any discussion has gone stale. If you think your hook has been unfairly deleted, you can query its deletion on the discussion page, but as a general rule deleted hooks will only be restored in exceptional circumstances.

Candidate entries

Articles created/expanded on January 23

The Hunters of Kentucky

Template:DYKsuggestion at 06:25, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Howard Norman

Template:DYKsuggestion at 04:33, 23 January 2009 (UTC)


Sholto Johnstone Douglas

Articles created/expanded on January 22

Palácio de Ferro

Template:DYKsuggestion at 01:17, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Itek

Template:DYKsuggestion at 01:53, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Before anyone complains about the "length delta", go back in the article history to the last major version - it consists entirely of text copy and pasted from another source. The current version is completely new, in spite of the original being created recently. Maury Markowitz (talk) 01:53, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The expansion is enough, but it isn't because "the last major version ... consists entirely of text copy and pasted from another source" (see Additional Rule A4). It's because that version consists mainly of a block quote, which isn't considered "prose" requiring expansion (Additional Rule A2), a list, and references, which also aren't "prose" (WP:DYK#Selection criteria 2.) Art LaPella (talk) 05:22, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]


Griffin v. California

Template:DYKsuggestion at 23:21, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Frederick Seddon

Template:DYKsuggestion at 22:35, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Vilhelm Andreas Wexelsen

Template:DYKsuggestion at 22:33, 22 January 2009 (UTC)


Agriculture in Guyana

Template:DYKsuggestion at 18:21, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Battle of Tipton's Island

Template:DYKsuggestion at 18:14, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Henry Alfred Krishnapillai

Template:DYKsuggestion at 17:37, 22 January 2009 (UTC)


Coffee production in El Salvador

Template:DYKsuggestion at 17:10, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Palkuriki Somanatha

Template:DYKsuggestion at 15:16, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Alisia Dragoon

Template:DYKsuggestion at 14:36, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Star Trek: Countdown

Template:DYKsuggestion at 14:13, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Currently on the market? Fine for a new article: I agree that it's not so good for the Main Page.--Wetman (talk) 02:45, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Charles Langbridge Morgan (engineer)

Saturday Club (BBC radio)

Template:DYKsuggestion at 12:10, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Château de Cayx

Template:DYKsuggestion at 10:32, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Niepołomice Forest

Template:DYKsuggestion at 06:03, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Balanadarajah Iyer

Template:DYKsuggestion at 03:42, 22 January 2009 (UTC)


Light-mantled Albatross

Template:DYKsuggestion at 03:27, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Beaver Creek State Park

Template:DYKsuggestion at 03:22, 22 January 2009 (UTC)


List of New York Yankees managers

Template:DYKsuggestion at 02:58, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on January 21

Typhoon Wayne (1986)

Template:DYKsuggestion at 05:38, 23 January 2009 (UTC)


Haskel Lookstein and Joseph Lookstein

Template:DYKsuggestion at 05:39, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Astrohippus

Template:DYKsuggestion at 01:28, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

JUPITER trial

Template:DYKsuggestion at 00:00, 22 January 2009 (UTC)


Tivi Etok

Template:DYKsuggestion at 22:48, 21 January 2009 (UTC)


Port of Tokyo

Template:DYKsuggestion at 22:33, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

  • This article is totally based on primary sources (information from the Port authorities in the Tokyo Government). Wikipedia is based on the principles of mostly using secondary sources removed from the subject (WP:V). This should be so especially for information that could be contested such as claims of being the first as per this case. A search on Google books, bring up independent sources such as these, that should be used to build the article (and source for the hook) instead. Jappalang (talk) 01:03, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thamizhaga Munnetra Munnani

Template:DYKsuggestion at 21:24, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

Shigeo Fukuda

Template:DYKsuggestion at 21:05, 21 January 2009 (UTC)


List of foreign-born United States Cabinet Secretaries

Template:DYKsuggestion at 20:01, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

This needs rephrasing not to sound daffy: none of the Founding Fathers was born inside of the United States.--Wetman (talk) 06:48, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
If you still think this hook is not perfect, can you suggest an alternative?—Chris! ct 21:01, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
ALT 1: ... that Alexander Hamilton was the first Cabinet member to be born outside of the United States?—Chris! ct 21:06, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

{{Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (Urdu: نصرت فتح على خاں, October 13, 1948 – August 16, 1997), was a Pakistani musician, primarily a singer of Qawwali, the devotional music of the Sufis (a mystical tradition within Islam). He featured in Time magazine's 2006 list of 'Asian Heroes'.[1] Among other honorary titles bestowed upon him, Nusrat was called Shahenshah-e-Qawwali, meaning The Emperor of Qawwali. Nusrat reached out to Western audiences through his collaborations with Canadian musician, Michael Brook and his work with Pearl Jam lead singer Eddie Vedder in 1995 on the soundtrack to Dead Man Walking. He went on to gain popularity in the West through his contributions to the soundtracks of The Last Temptation of Christ and Natural Born Killers, together with his friendship with Peter Gabriel. Nusrat was unhappy with the use of his vocals on the Natural Born Killers soundtrack, stating that the nature of the film was contrary to the beliefs and the ideals conveyed in his work.]) 06:48, 22 January 2009 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Amirkhan thekhan (talk • contribs) 10:57, 22 January 2009 UTC (UTC)

Housecleaning

Template:DYKsuggestion at 19:59, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

  • Also, the hook is pretty lackluster. Housecleaning is a basic and common thing; of course it has books published on it. We'll need a different hook suggestion before we can proceed (and actually, the merge discussion will have to be completed before we can proceed with that, anyway). Politizer talk/contribs 20:30, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Let's not put that cutesy little image on the Wikipedia main page.--Wetman (talk) 06:50, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Tropical Depression Ten (2005)

Schackenborg Castle

Template:DYKsuggestion at 19:09, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

Filipinos in Qatar

Template:DYKsuggestion at 17:14, 21 January 2009 (UTC)


Providence Newberg Medical Center

Template:DYKsuggestion at 13:19, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

Appomattox Court House National Historical Park and Old Appomattox Court House and McLean house and Clover Hill Tavern and New County Jail and Jones Law Office and Woodson Law Office and Plunkett-Meeks Store and Bocock-Isbell House and Peers House and Mariah Wright House and Charles Sweeney Cabin and Sweeney-Conner Cabin and Sweeney Prizery and Appomattox Court House National Historical Park ruins and Appomattox Court House National Historical Park cemeteries

... that the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park (pictured), an antebellum village containing the Old Appomattox Court House, McLean house, Clover Hill Tavern, New County Jail, Jones Law Office, Woodson Law Office, Plunkett-Meeks Store, Bocock-Isbell House, Peers House, Mariah Wright House, Charles Sweeney Cabin, Sweeney-Conner Cabin, Sweeney Prizery, various park ruins and park cemeteries, is where the American Civil War ended? 16 article hook, all new articles. self nom by --Doug Coldwell talk 13:06, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yikes! Alt: ... that the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park (pictured) is an antebellum village containing 13 historical buildings along with cemeteries and various ruins? Maury Markowitz (talk) 15:04, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose to the ALT because I would like to get all 16 articles in the same hook, a record DYK for the Wikipedia:Did you know/Hall of Fame. All 16 articles are new articles that qualify. --Doug Coldwell talk 16:38, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
As I see it, the whole idea of DYK is to show new articles to readers. In this case a reader who is really interested in all 16 articles will find them all by reading the first. Even if that is not the purpose of DYK, I do know that the purpose of DYK does not include writing hooks in odd ways solely to get on a "hall of fame". Maury Markowitz (talk) 18:10, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Would all of them even withstand an AfD? Grsz11 17:45, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
IMO, this game of trying to cram the largest possible number of articles into a single hook is contrary to the purpose of DYK. The original hook proposed here is much too large to have any useful value in attracting attention to interesting new articles. If this is what Wikipedia:Did you know/Hall of Fame leads to, then perhaps the Hall of Fame should be abolished. --Orlady (talk) 18:02, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Second Orlady's comment. We have already been subject to some nasty criticism for perceived award-collecting behavior, and putting an overlinked mass on the Main Page just for one user's gratification would not be appropriate and would subject us to more unneeded wikidrama. (No intention there to offend you, Doug Coldwell—you've done impressive work here and, no matter what happens with this hook, we will still remember that you were able to write and nominate 16 articles at once—it's just that this kind of hook would not be beneficial for the DYK project or for readers.)
Besides, if you break this up into a couple hooks (assuming that a few of these article subjects are notable enough to be in a hook independent of Appomattox Court House National Historical Park), your articles would get more airtime and more attention.
Personally, I believe it would be better to merge all those sub-articles into Appomattox Court House National Historical Park (that might even make it a good candidate for FL or FA), but this is not the appropriate venue for that discussion; it might be worth discussing at that article's talk page, though. That kind of merge, though, would make the ALT hook fine. Politizer talk/contribs 18:38, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Suggest the below alternate hook of 14 articles which I believe would receive much airtime for all the articles involved, especially if it were to be the first hook in the Queue with its pictute. It isn't anything different than what has already been done for the 8, 9, and 11 article DYKs in the Wikipedia:Did you know/Hall of Fame.
Alt 2 ... that the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park (pictured), where the American Civil War ended, contains period structures of the Old Appomattox Court House, McLean house, Clover Hill Tavern, New County Jail, Jones Law Office, Woodson Law Office, Plunkett-Meeks Store, Bocock-Isbell House, Peers House, Mariah Wright House, Charles Sweeney Cabin, Sweeney-Conner Cabin and the Sweeney Prizery? 14 new articles, self nom by --Doug Coldwell talk 09:53, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Doug, you need an interesting fact to make a good DYK hook. The end of the American Civil War has nothing to do with most of your hook! --74.14.22.20 (talk) 16:35, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Each of the period (Civil War) structures says in each article of that particular structure that the National Park Service says the structure is significant because it was in the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park (then the village of Appomattox Court House) at the time General Lee surrendered to General Grant. The end of the American Civil War has everything to do with each of these structures. The National Park Service has restored each of these structures because of this significance and they are all part of this history (the end of the American Civil War). Some have more important significance than others. For example: the McLean house is where Lee and Grant signed the surrender papers (picture of replica tables in the article). The Clover Hill Tavern is where the pardons (picture in the article of a typical parole) were printed for the Confederate soldiers, so they could return home with no hassle from others. --Doug Coldwell talk 19:46, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Arthur Khamidulin

Template:DYKsuggestion at 13:27, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

Coelosimilia

Template:DYKsuggestion at 10:12, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

  • Hook explicitly stated and cited now. Another source added, although I don't see where having one source for a short article is a problem, especially if that source happens to be one of the top, peer-reviewed scientific journals in existence. Anyway, I'll stick the original taxon description in when/if I find it. Seems like a much older, rather obscure taxon. Shrumster (talk) 09:39, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Steven Joyce

Template:DYKsuggestion at 08:53, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

Goneplax rhomboides

Template:DYKsuggestion at 08:42, 21 January 2009 (UTC)


Letharia vulpina

Template:DYKsuggestion at 08:06, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania vs Walter Walkins

Template:DYKsuggestion at 07:56, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963

Template:DYKsuggestion at 03:13, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

Lucques, Aglandau, Salonenque, Picholine, Olivière, Tanche, Bouteillan, Cailletier, Grossane, Germaine, Cayon, Sabine

Template:DYKsuggestion at 02:21, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on January 20

Étienne-Émile Baulieu

Template:DYKsuggestion at 22:32, 22 January 2009 (UTC)


Brenton Butler case

Template:DYKsuggestion at 16:37, 22 January 2009 (UTC)


George Webb Restaurants

Template:DYKsuggestion at 06:11, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

  • I love this hook but the source article seems dubious that any such law existed and the article describes two contradictory reasons for the two clocks. The hook needs rewording to make clear that this is "according to employees" or some other mild but acceptable weaseling. - Dravecky (talk) 08:56, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

TT Class 8

Template:DYKsuggestion at 23:52, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

  • All the citations are from one reference, a foreign-language book, unavailable online. I was wondering if the TT Class 8 was also mentioned in other sources, for example, the news? Rosiestep (talk) 20:33, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Steven Hoefflin

Template:DYKsuggestion at 19:35, 21 January 2009 (UTC)


Residences of the Danish monarch

Template:DYKsuggestion at 19:32, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

Konstantin Sokolenko

Template:DYKsuggestion at 09:20, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

Al-Maquar

Template:DYKsuggestion at 00:00, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

Automatic Language Translator

Template:DYKsuggestion at 22:28, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

Yohannan Hormizd

Template:DYKsuggestion at 22:22, 20 January 2009 (UTC)


Frisian-Frankish Wars

Tamil National Party

Template:DYKsuggestion at 21:34, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

ALT... that in 1962, because of differences in the demands for a separate nation called Dravida Nadu, India's Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party split and a short-lived Tamil National Party was formed?
You are right. The original hook was indeed too vague. Does the alt look OK? Wiki San Roze †αLҝ 22:47, 20 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]


Sorgenfri Palace

Template:DYKsuggestion at 19:51, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

Siemens Viaggio Light

Template:DYKsuggestion at 19:44, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

Wolf Popper Synagogue

Template:DYKsuggestion at 19:29, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

James Scott Cooper

Template:DYKsuggestion at 18:35, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

  • DYK Rules No. 3. "The hook fact must be cited in the article with an inline citation, ... The hook fact must have an inline citation right after it since the fact is an extraordinary claim, ..."; this is not done in this article for this hook. Jappalang (talk) 15:25, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • [[Image:Symbol confirmed.svg|18px]] Hook's length, article's >1500 characters, and sources (reliability and inline for hook) verified. Note that article is, however, tagged with multiple issues (lack of citations, need for copyediting, and peacock terms). Jappalang (talk) 08:47, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
DYK Rules No. 3 also says "The hook should include a definite fact that must be mentioned in the article." The hook can't say "may have". Something "may have" happened is not a definite fact. --74.14.22.20 (talk) 16:50, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
In light of this, should this hook be a {{DYK?no}} or {{DYKno}}? Jappalang (talk) 05:19, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
ALT1: ... that noted Canadian bootlegger and businessman James Scott Cooper was reported by his wife to have drowned after going overboard on a transatlantic voyage in 1931, but no body was ever found? --Jayron32.talk.contribs 05:25, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Brett Queener

Template:DYKsuggestion at 18:33, 20 January 2009 (UTC)


John Maitland (Royal Navy officer)

Template:DYKsuggestion at 18:04, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

  • Interesting. This might be banal but Anderson spelled "Doctor" in full, so since the quote uses the abbreviated form, did it come from The Gentleman's Magazine (which requires a volume number)? Jappalang (talk) 00:59, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Stilk v Myrick

Template:DYKsuggestion at 16:44, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

Trondheim Tramway controversy

Template:DYKsuggestion at 15:17, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

Alexander Ross (engineer), Breydon Viaduct

  • Lengths are okay. But the main WP:V reference (for both articles) links to a pay-site. The other ref, mentioned at Breydon Viaduct (but not at Alexander Ross) does confirm his connection to the project by not his title. I'm AGF that the subscription site states it fully and correctly. ~ ωαdεstεr16«talkstalk» 05:44, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
For anyone interested the list of staff on the viaduct from the subscription site reads: "Mr. Alexander Ross, M. Inst. C.E., as Engineer-in-Chief, and Mr. William Marriott, M. Inst. C.E., District Engineer and Locomotive Superintendent to the Midland and Great Northern Railways Joint Committee, as executive Engineer, to whom Mr. Graham Gribble M. Inst. C.E., acted as Chief Assistant, and Mr. A. E. Glennie as Resident Engineer...". The article was written by Marriott and Gribble so hopefully they could remember the roles OK! Many thanks - Dumelow (talk) 12:37, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Rizal Avenue

Template:DYKsuggestion at 14:06, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

Nijaguna Shivayogi

Template:DYKsuggestion at 13:49, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

Sumbha and Nisumbha

Template:DYKsuggestion at 13:21, 20 January 2009 (UTC)


Asa Butterfield

Template:DYKsuggestion at 11:30, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

with thanks to User:MichaelQSchmidt. - Mgm|(talk) 09:23, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Juniper M-Series

Template:DYKsuggestion at 11:05, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

  • This claims comes from sources associated with the company. Third party sources do not state is as fact, but merely attribute it to the company. Also, the claim is about the core ASIC, not the whole router. Xasodfuih (talk) 20:33, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
ALT1: ... that Juniper Networks' first product M40 router Internet Processor ASIC was capable of forwarding packets at 40 Mpps, a capacity more than 100 times faster than that of any other available router architectures at that time?
Added a more precise hook with added new references -- Tinu Cherian - 06:44, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
That hooks seems over 200 chars. How about using fewer proprietary terms in it?
ALT2: ... that Juniper Networks' first product, the M40 router, had a forwarding plane ASIC designed for 40Mpps—a throughput 100 times faster than that of any core router available at that time?
Also, you haven't really improved the quality of the sources, just their quantity: more press releases, juniper web pages, CTO interviews, but not a single 3rd party hands-on assessment of the that statement. Some third party must have benchmarked the M40 in the past 10 years...
There seems to be some formatting error in the references of that section as well. Xasodfuih (talk) 00:20, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Citizen's Briefing Book

Template:DYKsuggestion at 08:52, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

Fred Shaw Mayer

Template:DYKsuggestion at 03:47, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

It's an obit in a scientific journal, so it's probably OK. That said, it's actually got the date of his appointment as an MBE wrong, it was 1971, not 1972 - I've added the official record of the appointment as an additional reference, I've tweaked the hook slightly, the usual "standard" seems to be to link the full grade and name of the honour. David Underdown (talk) 10:36, 20 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks to those who have improved the article. Maias (talk) 22:29, 20 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Cryptoheros septemfasciatus

Template:DYKsuggestion at 03:08, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

List of Miami Heat head coaches

I dunno, but doesn't everyone know this already? How about SVG being "traded" to the Magic for draft picks? Or is it not in the article? That's a pretty unconventional way of obtaining draft picks. –Howard the Duck 03:21, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I can't find a reference for that though. Here's an alternate hook...

ALT1 ... that Ron Rothstein was the first head coach of the Miami Heat, an American professional basketball team based in Miami, Florida? -- SRE.K.Annoyomous.L.24 review me 06:35, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This one's more interesting that the original. –Howard the Duck 06:21, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Andrew Jackson 1829 presidential inauguration

Template:DYKsuggestion at 14:23, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

Theodor Peterson, Johan Henrik Paasche Thorne

Template:DYKsuggestion at 10:09, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on January 19

Alstom Prima diesel locomotives

Template:DYKsuggestion at 04:08, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

East Wallabi Island

Template:DYKsuggestion at 16:11, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

West Wallabi Island

Template:DYKsuggestion at 15:53, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

George Goschen, 2nd Viscount Goschen

Template:DYKsuggestion at 16:33, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

Weberian apparatus

Template:DYKsuggestion at 08:51, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

Comment/explanation. Added a bunch of references on the 14th and 15th but actual article text expansion was begun on the 19th. Hope that's ok. Shrumster (talk) 08:53, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, it's OK, because we don't include references when counting characters of prose. So the 9x expansion figure is about the same whether you calculate it from the 14th or the 19th. Art LaPella (talk) 18:55, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bob May (actor)

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Egidio Duni

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Controlled substances in Oregon

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Marcia P. Sward

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India-Mongolia relations

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  • Shouldn't that be Soviet Bloc? - 17:15, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

Tab show

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Indiana Rangers

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KSGF (AM)

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Oslac of York

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Jean Gagné

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Desierto de los Leones National Park

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  • The article has not been expanded enough, so far it's been expanded 3.1x. Also, the hook is implied but not explicitly stated (the article does not explicitly say the park has no lions). Shubinator (talk) 00:25, 20 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
It (the hook) does now. (I hope) – Julia Rossi (talk) 07:51, 20 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Peterson (company)

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Charles Powell Hamilton

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Jaws (novel)

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That twenty could be 20. Julia Rossi (talk) 07:54, 20 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, didn't realise about Congon: it was a different fact, though. Last night, I finally decided to devote a couple of free hours to it. The JPStalk to me 09:47, 20 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]


Sam Stoller

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Fixed typo (yeas->years) and suggest the(se) only two Jews... Julia Rossi (talk) 07:57, 20 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

John Creed Moore

Template:DYKsuggestion Lordoliver Lord R. Oliver I His Lordship's Court 21:11, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

NWA Hall of Fame

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  • Article hasn't been expanded enough, only 3.5x now by my count. Unfortunately tables and lists don't count. Also, to me the hook was a bit confusing because I didn't know that the promotion refers to WWE. Rephrasing to due to his contract with WWE would help. Shubinator (talk) 00:42, 20 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Eh, I forgot to count. Your suggestion would work, but it makes no difference really since its not technically 5x.TRUCO 01:45, 20 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
There isn't really much more to add to the list in order to add 2,000 more characters of prose.--TRUCO 04:00, 20 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

BSA A7

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MV Domala

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Jagannatha Dasa

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McKinley Climatic Laboratory

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Adrienne de La Fayette

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2009 Tour of California

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Charles B. Moores

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Devanahalli Fort

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The Greatest Pharaohs

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  • 249 character hook. Also, the hook is not explicitly stated in the article. The article has been expanded much more than 5x though. Also (this has nothing to do with DYK), I'd recommend moving the "See also" (now called "More info") before the References section per WP:ALSO. Shubinator (talk) 02:51, 20 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oh gosh... I knew it's a lot more than 5x, but once I got started I wanted it to be worthy of Wiki and just kept going. I have moved the "See also" per your good advice. As for the hook... I was worried about that. I liked it, but in complete agreement with you, here's a shorter and more precise alternate:
Shubinator (talk) 03:27, 20 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

George "Two Ton" Harris

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  • Looking back over it, I don't like the repitition of "promised". If someone wants to reword it slightly when adding it to a queue, that's fine with me. Perhaps "guaranteed" to replace the first one, or "assured"/"told" for the second? GaryColemanFan (talk) 15:35, 20 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Maraimalai Adigal

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Evelyn O'Rourke

Articles created/expanded on January 18

Crested penguin

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Prague Aviation Museum, Kbely

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Australian contribution to the Allied Intervention in Russia 1918–1919

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Mariya Petrovykh

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Hans Knöll

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India 10 Rupees Mahatma Gandhi postage stamp

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Rowland Egerton-Warburton

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Gothic Revival should at least be the link, if not what the hook says. Johnbod (talk)
ALT hook: ... that the Cheshire landowner Rowland Egerton-Warburton wrote poetry and some of his rhymes are still present on signposts in his estate?

C. Natesa Mudaliar

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Charles B. Hoyt

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Cookeina

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This is the only example I've ever heard of a fungus being used as fish bait, thought that might warrant a DYK. Are any of the following more interesting to you? Sasata (talk) 16:35, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
ALT1 ... that Cookeina is a genus of cup fungus found in the tropics and subtropics?
ALT2 ... that Cookeina globosa, member of the fungal genus Cookeina, is known only from the Mbalmayo rain forest reserve in southern Cameroon?
ALT3 ... that Cookeina, a genus of tropical and subtropical cup fungi, have asci which mature simultaneously rather than in series?
In the original hook, does the offline source really mean a Malaysian town called "Peninsular"? It probably means Peninsular Malaysia (no comma, one link; it was once known as Malaya). The Peninsular link is about Spain. Art LaPella (talk) 02:24, 20 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Good catch, I've fixed the hook above. Thanks - Sasata (talk) 04:29, 20 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Joseph P. Williams

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Leonard Andrews and 1962 New York City newspaper strike

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  • Both articles still need some cleanup before promotion. Strike article has repeated phrases ("Workers at the Daily News settled their issues, accepting raises of $8 per week in talks mediated by United States Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz") and other grammar issues. - Dravecky (talk) 03:25, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thanks for catching the near-duplicate sentences. I have reviewed both articles and I think all issues have been addressed. Please let me know if you have any other questions regarding either article. Alansohn (talk) 05:02, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bocuse d'Or

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Amagi class battlecruiser/Tosa class battleship

Template:DYKsuggestion at 01:49, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

  • How about this:
"... that the Amagi class battlecruisers were to be canceled due to the Five-Power Treaty, but an exemption saved Akagi, which (after conversion to an aircraft carrier) took part in the attack on Pearl Harbor?"
Actually, see here for the most current version. Parsecboy (talk) 16:41, 20 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Alright; we expanded a second article. I know that this is long, but it is by far the best hook we could come up with:
... that the Error: {{sclass}} invalid format code: 6. Should be 0–5, or blank (help)s and Error: {{sclass}} invalid format code: 6. Should be 0–5, or blank (help)s were slated to be scrapped in accordance with the Washington Naval Treaty, but a special exception sought by the U.S. delegation saved both Kaga and Akagi, which (after conversions to aircraft carriers) later took part in the attack on Pearl Harbor?
Would "against the U.S." be needed at the end of the hook? —Ed 17 (Talk / Contribs) 00:04, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
215 characters, but the Tosa mention is 19-characters, so it should be a reasonable exceeding of the 200-byte guideline... Jappalang (talk) 05:24, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Common Bottlenose Dolphin

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Elliott Woods

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Yep! Nice work, but there were some errors; I've corrected them. AdjustShift (talk) 15:21, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Port of Livorno

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Temple of Human Passions

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Bob Ward (American football)

Template:DYKsuggestion at 16:02, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

ALT: ... that college football player Bob Ward is the only player to have been selected by the Associated Press as a first-team All-American in both an offensive and defensive position? Strikehold (talk) 16:02, 18 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Captivity of Mangalorean Catholics at Seringapatam

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St Luke's Church, Queen's Park, Brighton

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Russell Wilson

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Everyday I Write the Book

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In a statement like this, the date is always relevant.=--Wetman (talk)

Polhemus Memorial Clinic

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SS Benalbanach (1946)

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Dance party

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Great Saltpetre Cave

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Sam (army dog)

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Robert Leith-Macgregor

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Interstate 68

Template:DYKsuggestion Algorerhythms (talk) at 02:39, 18 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Peter Lewis (British Army officer)

Template:DYKsuggestion Ironholds (talk) 02:26, 18 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Leonard Goodwin

Template:DYKsuggestion Ironholds (talk) 01:35, 18 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • Multiple sourcing is good practice for any article - many of the ones you've submitted recently you could have quite easily verified details of their military service and/or honours using the London Gazette as I've since done for you. Obits have traditionally focussed on the good points of the deceased, so they may not present a fully-rounded picture - this is probably less true now than it has been in the past - and things like the ODNB do often use obits as sources, so this is not to say they shouldn't be sued, just try to find other sources too. David Underdown (talk) 12:13, 20 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Duly noted. I wasn't aware I'd used the ODNB for anything recently (other than some additional verification of details for the Lord Denning article. I didn't use the Gazette because I wasn't aware statements of fact need to be verified by multiple sources; yes, the Gazette says he was promoted to rank X, but so does the newspaper obit. With these three articles I did try and look for additional sourcing but could not find anything with what was available to me (the military and the sciences are two areas I don't deal with on a daily basis, leaving well, google).Ironholds (talk) 12:31, 20 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Sorry, I wasn't sayign that you had used ODNB recently, just trying to make the point that since they use obits as sources then they must be considered as a valid source for us to - but bearing in mind the possible issues. Obviously the gaette is factual only, but it's also definitive, I've seen obits which have got the dates and so on wrong, if you take the dates from the Gazette you've got the official record - it's the best possible source for those sorts of things - and at least it demonstrates that you ahve looked for other sources. David Underdown (talk) 13:53, 20 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

T.I.'s Road To Redemption

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  • Note: Would prefer using the first hook and not the ALTs as the first hook contains two pieces of information—March sentencing to prison and reality show. The ALTs only have information on the show, but I just added those hooks there incase. If for some reason the first hook has a problem that needs fixing, go with ALTs. — RyanCross (talk) 09:19, 18 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Namsos Line

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Articles created/expanded on January 17

The Barque of Dante

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Georgia 300

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Jaroslav Krček

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Cortinarius mucosus

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Black president (United States)

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Poppy seed

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I think I added at least 207 charachters. And it has a couple photos now too, so it's extra handsome! ChildofMidnight (talk) 19:15, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
He added a lot more than 207, for a present total of 3538. Art LaPella (talk) 19:58, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Francesco Paolo Varsallona

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Hryhorii Epik

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  • I got the obviously wrong impression from this hook that Epik continued to write after being executed. Can the information in the hook be re-organized? Maybe some tweaking of the tenses would help, too. --PFHLai (talk) 16:37, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
That sure would be a good hook if true :) I added the years now so maybe it's clearer? Närking (talk) 20:41, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, that's much better and clearer! Thanks! Närking (talk) 09:28, 20 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Candy cap

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Alexander Scotland

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Osulf I of Bamburgh

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UNIO High School, Satu Mare

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Barack Obama's first 100 days

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The article has been nominated for deletion. There is significant support for deletion. I am merely reporting it here. I am not stating an opinion in the AFD or DYK. Chergles (talk) 19:35, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

List of New York Islanders award winners

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Singsaker Line

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Wanderers F.C. Rugby Club

... that three former Wanderers players and Ireland rugby internationals – Tom Crean, Robert Johnston and Frederick Harvey – were all also awarded the Victoria Cross? Crean and Johnston served with the British Army during the Second Boer War while Harvey served with the Canadian Army during the First World War[1] … I know article has not been expanded 5x but I believe this fact is particularly noteworthy and unusual. It has to be more interesting then trivia about wrestlers, surely !!! Djln--Djln (talk) 00:00, 18 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • Very disappointed . Above answer is a lot of waffle. I really cannot be bothered reading reams and reams of unwritten rules ! Should’nt the criteria for this section be simply that fact might encourage people to read the articles further and that is cross checked as true. It is my opinion that DYK section has been extremely poor lately. I hav’nt been inspired to read an article in this section for months. And now I understand why. It has become the preserve of trainspotters, wrestling fans and pedantics ! I really do not see the point in trying to nominate anything. Djln --Djln (talk) 20:51, 18 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Sorry you feel that way, but the main problem isn't the newly renamed "Additional Rules" (formerly "Unwritten Rules"). It's the Main Page description "Did you know ... From Wikipedia's newest articles" (emphasis added), and our bureaucratic rules only clarify that this isn't a new article. Art LaPella (talk) 21:15, 18 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Djln, quit complaining about how you "can't be bothered" to read the rules. First of all, the rule about expansion is prominently stated in the regular rules, not just the Additional Rules. Secondly, if you're too lazy to read the rules, then you really only have yourself to blame for not getting your article passed; people at DYK didn't force you to ignore the stnadards. Politizer talk/contribs 19:57, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • The whole point is to expand an article or create a new one, thus it's one of Wikipedia's "newest article" as stated on the Main Page. If all you do is add some stuff and come up with a catchy hook, how is it any special or interesting? Grsz11 20:07, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

County Route 35 (Warren County, New York)

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  • Indeed. But nothing wrong with being easily amused. Since you don't feel every article must be interesting to the masses, would you mind commenting on my nom, the one just below this? And again, it's comical from an insider's point of view: the inefficiencies of state and federal government is such that they can't get a list like this correct - tax $$ at work. (rolls eyes) ~ ωαdεstεr16«talkstalk» 04:22, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • This is the first time I've been compelled to edit DYK, and I don't have the foggiest idea what this hook is trying to say. Moreover, I don't even see any point in the article about it being a former I-87 bridge. Is this entire hook about this fact: "instead of marking it as County Road 35, the USDOT marked it as Old State Road 35"? Aaronw (talk) 22:16, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Then what does this say - "The United States Department of Transportation, who maintains a "National Bridge Inventory" has a listing of County Route 35's former bridge over the Northway. However, instead of marking it as County Road 35, the USDOT marked it as Old State Road 35." - Mitch32(Go Syracuse) 01:03, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • It's pretty straight forward. You read the hook, you have questions, so you go to the article, which successfully answers your question. The difference is "County Route" versus "State Route" (old in this case). Subtle, but significant (to where your taxes go). ~ ωαdεstεr16«talkstalk» 04:22, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Only significant if it made someone screw up and spend the wrong taxes, but the bridge is actually owned and maintained by the state (as it crosses over a state highway) and there's another field ("Maintenance Responsibility / Owner") in the NBI that correctly says so. (Aside: some New York State Routes are in fact county-maintained.) --NE2 04:43, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Tech Valley High School

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Tunku Abdul Majid

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Helga Hernes

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Robert Millar (marketer)

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BSA Hornet

Template:DYKsuggestion Thruxton (talk) 14:08, 17 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • The only reference for the statement brings you to a page at angelfire. While that page references an old Popular Science article (1966), the actual reference is more along the lines of an early blog. The whole page is basically a motorcycle fan page. Hopefully a more definitive reference can be found. ~ ωαdεstεr16«talkstalk» 05:35, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Robert Elliott-Cooper

Insert Subscriber Data

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Filipinos in the Netherlands

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Pipe rolls

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  • Great article, generally well sourced, but the rules do say that the hook fact must be directly followed by a reference in the text (I'm talking about the first hook here, which I prefer). Should be an easy fix. Lampman (talk) 14:38, 18 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • I prefer the first hook also, and I wasn't sure on the grammar of the second. I think either of the alternates Art gave are correct, but it's a very odd sentence. I'm fine with folks fixing it as they like. Ealdgyth - Talk 22:31, 18 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Expiring noms

Articles created/expanded on January 16

Chesley Sullenberger

Template:DYKsuggestion at 13:23, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

  • Dates, length, and ref check out but sorting the "make" credits for this one will be a bit of a nightmare. Do we want to give this article a day or two to settle down before promoting it? Given the backlog, even it were promoted right now it wouldn't appear on the home page for about a day and a half. Perhaps by then the article will have been filled out and the editing will start to settle down. - Dravecky (talk) 13:33, 16 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment I think it is a really good hook. Unfortunately, the DYK criteria says "Articles that have appeared on the main page's In the News section are not eligible" to be a DYK nom. Flight 1549 is currently featured on the In The News section. Therefore, I don't think we can have the double hook offered by Matthewedwards. I suggest we remove the Flight 1549 as a DYK nom in the alternative hook, but keep the rest of the alternative hook the same.Terrakyte (talk) 11:04, 17 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, I would hold this hook for as long as possible. People who are in the news may have more that is yet to be revealled. He may have hidden notable saintly (or otherwise) qualities which have yet to surface. Victuallers (talk) 12:28, 18 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

ALT 3: ... that C.B. "Sully" Sullenberger, who successfully landed an Airbus A320 in the Hudson River in 2009, operates a safety consulting firm?

Note that there are perhaps hundreds of people who expanded the article. I will notify them for DYK credit if this passes. These people should get credit, not only Jrsamples.

Also, my suggested hook doesn't restate what everyone knows, i.e. that Sully landed the plane. It highlights that he has a safety consulting firm (so he might really be a safety expert who safely landed the plane in the water) Chergles (talk) 19:30, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comment I agree that more people beside myself, as nominator, and Jrsamples, should gain credit. I apologise that I did not add some more people as collaborators. I don't think everyone who edited the article should be given DYK credit, though. Please don't think that I'm being selfish, or ungratful, I just think that most editors did relatively very minor work, such as correcting grammar, and do not warrant DYK credit. Looking at the revision history of the article, I suggest User:ERcheck, User:Chergles, User talk:75.73.218.164, User:Geo Swan, User:Space cadet65, User:Terrakyte, as well as the creator User:Jrsamples, should receive DYK criteria. Having said that, my suggestions take into account only those who have made more than 5 non-minor edits to the article. One person could have made but one edit, but it was really consequential. I will look through the edit history to find more people who could deserve DYK criteria. I believe the hook offered by Chergles can be improved; I believe less people will recognize "C.B. "Sully" Sullenberger", than Chesley Sullenberger or Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger. I also think that when Mjroots said that US Airways Flight 1549 couldn't be "bolded" in the hook, I don't think that meant it couldn't be included in the overall hook, though I could be wrong. I think US Airways Flight 1549 should be stated, since I believe more people will recognize the flight if the hook says something like "Flight 1549 in the Hudson River", than "an Airbus A320 in the Hudson River". I also think the image at the top of this discussion should be included with this hook, since hooks with pics seem to generally attract more attention. I also think that a lot of people, as you said Chergles, know now that he landed the plane. I think though a lot of people already know that he owns a safety consulting firm, though, and I don't think a lot of people know that he had "had gained the IQ necessary to join Mensa International at the age of 12", and that he "was an accident investigator for the USAF and NTSB". Terrakyte (talk) 23:23, 20 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]



Tricholoma ustaloides

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Olive Cotton

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The fact is implied in the article. She only became a national "name" with a retrospective at the australian centre for photography in '85, and when the book came out in 1995. I'll summarise it in the introduction. She was "pioneer" because women in their own right were overlooked in the professions in that era but in a way she did make a career of it. Hope this makes sense, otherwise Xn4's alt is very helpful. Julia Rossi (talk) 23:08, 18 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
PS if you use the first, please check my maths, I dated her relative anonymity from 1930s. Otherwise the second is cool. Thanks guys, Julia Rossi (talk) 23:17, 18 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I added a comma to the hook to explain that better. Art LaPella (talk) 23:20, 18 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks so much, Julia Rossi (talk) 00:08, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Superstars of Dance

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Jonathan Battishill

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Catch My Soul

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Dalsenget fire

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Fabio Barraclough

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Mark Donaldson

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The article was initially created as a stub by Woody, tweaked by several others, and then I expanded it to meet DYK guidelines. The history probably needs a review to determine if anyone else should qualify for DYK credit. David Underdown (talk) 16:15, 16 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hedda Berntsen, Ingrid Berntsen

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  • Why would one expect sisters to compete in the same events? Many siblings are polar-opposites of each others. Then, there are people like Venus and Serena Williams who avoid each other in most tourneys, except Grand Slams. --74.14.16.143 (talk) 02:39, 20 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The Agnew Clinic

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Improved the image and added an imagemap Victuallers (talk) 23:19, 17 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
AProfessor D. Hayes AgnewDr. J. William WhiteDr. Joseph Leidy - taking pulseDr. Ellwood R. KirbyDr. Frederick H. MillikenThomas Eakins - The artistMary U. Clymer - NurseJ. Allison Scott, M.DCharles N. Davis, M.DJohn T. Carpenter, Jr., M.DJohn Bacon, M.DBenjamin Brooke, M.D.J. Howe Adams, M.DWilliam C. Posey, M.DHenry Toulmin, M.DCharles C. Fowler M.D.John S. Kulp, M.DAlfred Stengel, M.DClarence A. Butler, M.D.Joseph P. Tunis M.D.Frank R. Keefer, M.DNathan M. Baker, M.DGeorge S. Woodward M.D.John W. Thomas, M.DArthur Cleveland, M.DHerbert B. Carpenter, M.DGeorge D.Cross M.D.William Furness, 3rd, M.DWalter R. Lincoln, M.DHoward S. Anders, M.DOscar M. RichardsMinford LevisClick button to enlarge or use cursor to investigate
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Please suggest an improvement. As it says ...the painting "depicts" him being watched by the painter..this is quite unusual - usually painters do not depict themselves in paimtings. Can you suggest a way to make it less ambiguous? Victuallers (talk) 22:42, 18 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
It's not usual but it happens as in Las Meninas which would make the alt hook okay (he was there and he painted it, and shows himself in the scene). It doesn't always follow an artist was present in order to paint a scene. Fwiw, Julia Rossi (talk) 06:00, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Thx for noticing JR. The imagemap on Las Meninas was also my work (and that was a featured article). I have added "(use cursor)" to the hook ... do you think that is sufficient to get the imagemap noticed? Victuallers (talk) 16:15, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
To my eye yes it's fine as it is – don't know but if its really needed, would it take too many strokes to add "for names" or something like that? congratulations on the FA btw. Good work, Julia Rossi (talk) 22:06, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The New Phil Silvers Show

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Uses unreliable sources like imdb and tv.com.Nrswanson (talk) 20:41, 17 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Please note that IMDb is not inherently an unreliable source, as clarified in this debate. Furthermore, an entire article cannot be disqualified simply on the existence of an unreliable source, as long as the hook fact has proper sourcing. In this case the hook fact seems to be supported by a Penguin Books publication, which should earn it a . Second opinions welcome. Lampman (talk) 21:57, 18 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Seems proper argument for hook's verifiability; being slain for that 2-edged sword, imdb is perhaps harsh for an entertainment subject. Julia Rossi (talk) 05:25, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
But its not just imdb, also the article is currently tagged for unreliable sources.Nrswanson (talk) 21:43, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on January 15

John Parker (archbishop)

It's unclear in the hook if people remembered the food & drink while Parker was the archbishop and forgot after his successor took office, or people remembered the food & drink served during his time as the archbishop. I'm sure it's the latter, but the hook is a bit ambiguous. Is "while Archbishop of Tuam" associated with "remembered" or "served"? I don't know how to fix the hook, though. --74.14.16.33 (talk) 04:08, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Actually, I thought that was very clear: "Parker... was remembered", and "food and drink served"; "while Archbishop of Tuam" plainly refers to Parker, and not to a verb, as verbs can't become archbishops. But here is another hook which may be more interesting... Strawless (talk) 21:02, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Barnet Burns

Template:DYKsuggestion at 18:20, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

291 (Journal)

Template:DYKsuggestion at 04:24, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

  • Perhaps I'm wrong, but "Journal" shouldn't be capitalized, right? If anyone has AWB or some other automated system running, please fix the link and everything pointing there. - Mgm|(talk) 13:08, 16 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]


Madhu church shelling

Template:DYKsuggestion at 04:28, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on January 14

La Question

Template:DYKsuggestion at 22:56, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

La redlink est turnée bleue. :) --74.14.17.171 (talk) 15:17, 16 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • The fact is verifiable but the article is a difficult read due to non-native English being so apparent. Needs more copyediting. Also some "references" (not those for the hook though) are just parenthetical remarks not pointing to any obvious sources. Xasodfuih (talk) 00:26, 21 January 2009 (UTC) Apparently this is not one of the criteria for DYK. Xasodfuih (talk) 15:47, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • It's still fine to oppose/delay a DYK until it is copyedited. Regardless of official rules (although I thought there was a rule about this, but oh well), you can challenge any DYK if you think the article is unfit for being linked from the main page. Politizer talk/contribs 15:57, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Also, there is large overlap between this article and Henri_Alleg#La_Question_and_Censorship, a section which existed in its current form for at least a year. The fact in the DYK is mentioned there too. The narrative of the book is mostly covered at Henri_Alleg#Arrest as well. YMMV. Xasodfuih (talk) 18:12, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Since copy edited to include excerpts in article as per tag and linked to main article about Alleg. Will transfer more specifically book-related stuff to L.Q. article. Julia Rossi (talk) 22:16, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

BSA Lightning

Template:DYKsuggestion Thruxton (talk) 21:54, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • The two new sources are fan sites, one of which needs some grammar fixing of its own in the referenced article. I'm on the fence about this but, perhaps, if a book source could be provided or some other independent sourcing? There must be a dozen books about the making of this classic film. - Dravecky (talk) 06:27, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on January 13

Munkkivuori

Template:DYKsuggestion at 01:34, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

  • This is a new article from the 13th based on a Finnish language article so while dates can be skirted a bit under IAR, I can't determine how much of this article is "new" content vs how much is in the original Finnish. Also, while the whole article is nominated, the link goes to a specific section of the larger article... and neither the section nor the article have any part of their name in common with the title of the link. Further, while I can accept the Finnish languages in good faith, there is no reference cited directly on the hook fact sentence and I can't read Finnish to tell which of the four sources cited at the end of the paragraph might support this contention. - Dravecky (talk) 05:58, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oh, and not to pile on too much, but this article needs a good grammar cleanup by a native English speaker before this can be promoted. - Dravecky (talk) 06:20, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • OK, thanks for your feedback. At least 80% of the article is new. My purpose was to nominate only the section of the article, but I didn't find any information on how to do it. About the references: [4] is the main source, it is about the whole incident. Searching for word "ajoissa" (as in the campaign name) gives hits in four of the sources. I cannot provide you source in English language because Google seems to give only Finnish and Swedish sources. [5] is Finland's national broadcasting company talking about the accident and the campaign. [6] are the blueprints of the underpassage [7] has title: "Pysähdy ajoissa -kampanja palkittiin" == campaign was awarded. [8] talks about the sponsors of the campaign.
  • About grammar cleanup, I tried to find a template to request proofreading by a native English speaker but failed to find a template. Does such a template exist? If does, can you please link it for me?
  • Thank you very much for taking your time to read the section of the article.--Siipikarja ♫ 11:00, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Mountain Springs Hotel

Template:DYKsuggestion at 14:39, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

  • Someone is bound to trip over this one all the important words in this hook start with ho-. Hostel, hotel, hospital. Using those in quick succession with the word hosts makes it a tongue twister. Perhaps an alternative phrasing that gives the same fact would be better. - Mgm|(talk) 22:38, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I thought it was deliberate. Anyways, where's the hostel? A letter 's' is missing from the hook? --74.14.23.25 (talk) 17:31, 15 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
A lot of places are listed on the National Register, well over 80,000. That fact alone isn't unusual or interesting. Daniel Case (talk) 18:53, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

See also

  1. ^ www.timesonline.co.uk
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