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===Articles created/expanded on January 25===
===Articles created/expanded on January 25===
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====[[Cobblestone Path]]====
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====[[Chamkar Leu District]]====
====[[Chamkar Leu District]]====
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This page is for nominations to appear in the "Did you know" section on the Main Page.

Instructions

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= }}
  2. Nom with image: {{subst:NewDYKnom | article= | hook=... that ? | author= | image= | caption= }}
    To include more than one new or expanded article in a single hook: |article2= |article3= |article4= | (etc)
    To include more than one author: |author2= |author3= | (etc)
    To include alternate hooks: |ALT1= |ALT2= | (etc)
    To add a comment: |comment=
    To add the article you reviewed: |reviewed=

Do not wikilink the article title, or the author username field; the template will wikilink them automatically. Do wikilink the article title in the hook field, however.
Do not add a section heading if you are using the template; the template will add one for you.
Do not include a signature (~~~~) after the template.
Do not use non-free images in your hook suggestion.

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 =
 | image     = Example.png
 | 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.
  • When saving your suggestion, please add the name of the suggested article to your edit summary.
  • 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
{{subst:DYKtickAGF}} Yes Article is ready for DYK, with a foreign-language or offline hook reference accepted in good faith
{{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.

Backlogged?

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 25

Cobblestone Path

Template:DYKsuggestion at 15:43, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Chamkar Leu District

Template:DYKsuggestion at 15:31, 25 January 2009 (UTC)


Derek Forster

Template:DYKsuggestion at 15:24, 25 January 2009 (UTC)


General Aircraft Hamilcar

Template:DYKsuggestion at 15:15, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

S. Muthiah Mudaliar

Template:DYKsuggestion at 14:20, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Little Wattlebird

Template:DYKsuggestion at 12:40, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

München RFC

Template:DYKsuggestion at 12:33, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Wickland Wickland (Shelbyville)

Template:DYKsuggestion at 12:28, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Gresham, Norfolk

Hawthorn Farm

Template:DYKsuggestion at 09:46, 25 January 2009 (UTC)


Views on Ramakrishna

Template:DYKsuggestion at Nvineeth (talk) 08:59, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

alt *... that Bengali saint, Ramakrishna (pictured) could enter samadhi several times a day, when he showed all signs of death, in that doctors could not find a pulse or heart beat?
suggestion to blend hook into one sentence and focus the point. Julia Rossi (talk) 09:11, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
correction *... that Bengali saint, Ramakrishna (pictured) could enter samadhi several times a day, during which he showed all signs of death, and doctors could not find a pulse or heart beat?
I have made a correction, pls check it and let me know for possible corrections. --Nvineeth (talk) 09:53, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Article not linked. Article was started in oct 08. --Redtigerxyz Talk 13:55, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Victor Vacquier

Template:DYKsuggestion at 06:51, 25 January 2009 (UTC)


Notes on Nationalism

Template:DYKsuggestion at 04:37, 25 January 2009 (UTC)


Little White Lie (TV drama)

Geology of Saskatchewan

Template:DYKsuggestion at 03:50, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Gun Court

Template:DYKsuggestion at 02:24, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Oops! Thanks for the notice. (I've suggested ALT hooks 1-4 below). --Amble (talk) 06:53, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]


Template:DYKsuggestion at 15:35, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Franklin Knight Lane

Template:DYKsuggestion at 01:12, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on January 24

List of awards and nominations received by Amy Winehouse

Template:DYKsuggestion at 07:10, 25 January 2009 (UTC)


Burayr

Template:DYKsuggestion Al Ameer son (talk) 05:53, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]


Constance Cook, Franz Leichter, George Michaels

Template:DYKsuggestion at 03:48, 25 January 2009 (UTC)


SS Dzhurma

Template:DYKsuggestion at 02:35, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Stephen Neill

Template:DYKsuggestion at 01:44, 25 January 2009 (UTC)



Brough Superior Austin Four

Template:DYKsuggestion Thruxton (talk) 21:15, 24 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]


Use It or Lose It


Sedgeley

Template:DYKsuggestion at 20:51, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Hostage (TV series)

DSV 78/08 Ricklingen

Template:DYKsuggestion at 16:47, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Xipe Totec

Template:DYKsuggestion at 16:17, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

SS Irma (1905), SS Henry

Template:DYKsuggestion at 15:15, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Gory, Mali

Template:DYKsuggestion at 15:15, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Digigraphics

Template:DYKsuggestion at 14:44, 24 January 2009 (UTC)


Port of Jakarta

Template:DYKsuggestion at 13:27, 24 January 2009 (UTC)


List of Chrome Shelled Regios episodes

Template:DYKsuggestion at 11:10, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

2002 Gator Bowl

Template:DYKsuggestion at 11:09, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Blond Bombers, Rip Hawk, Swede Hanson (wrestler), Brute Bernard, Skull Murphy

Template:DYKsuggestion at 07:05, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

List of Atlanta Hawks head coaches

Articles created/expanded on January 23

Greaser Petroglyph Site

Template:DYKsuggestion at 17:49, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Sri Ponna

Template:DYKsuggestion at 16:29, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

1993 amendments to the Constitution of Malaysia

Template:DYKsuggestion at 10:33, 24 January 2009 (UTC)


Fountain of Time

Template:DYKsuggestion at 08:12, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Willow Creek/Southwest 185th Avenue Transit Center

Template:DYKsuggestion at 08:02, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Stephen Etnier

Template:DYKsuggestion at 03:47, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Gilbert Slater

Template:DYKsuggestion at 02:18, 24 January 2009 (UTC)



Thriller – Live

Template:DYKsuggestion at 01:22, 24 January 2009 (UTC)


Callianassa subterranea

Template:DYKsuggestion at 00:37, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Khadambi Asalache

Template:DYKsuggestion at 23:47, 23 January 2009 (UTC)


The Bold Canadian

Template:DYKsuggestion at 22:08, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Salvia fruticosa

Template:DYKsuggestion at 22:05, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Bradenstoke Abbey

Template:DYKsuggestion at 21:27, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Washington Talking Book & Braille Library

Template:DYKsuggestion at 20:56, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Kısmetim-1 incident

Template:DYKsuggestion at 20:55, 23 January 2009 (UTC)


List of Empire ships - A

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

Halle Jørn Hanssen

Template:DYKsuggestion at 19:58, 23 January 2009 (UTC)


New Imperial Model 76

Template:DYKsuggestion Thruxton (talk) 19:08, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Johann Phillip Fabricius

Template:DYKsuggestion at 18:38, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Diamond darter

Template:DYKsuggestion at 17:27, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Ramadan Abdel Rehim Mansour

Template:DYKsuggestion at 17:10, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Łańcut Synagogue

Template:DYKsuggestion 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Papal election, 1130

Template:DYKsuggestion at 13:36, 23 January 2009 (UTC)


Ahmadiyya Jabrayilov

Template:DYKsuggestion at 13:12, 23 January 2009 (UTC)


Harmon Northrop Morse

Template:DYKsuggestion at 12:11, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Kanchipuram in the pre-Pallava period

Template:DYKsuggestion at 08:48, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

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

Wayob

Template:DYKsuggestion at 15:20, 25 January 2009 (UTC)


Guyana Sugar Corporation

Template:DYKsuggestion at 15:09, 24 January 2009 (UTC)


Trailanga Swami

Template:DYKsuggestion at 04:06, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

  • I looked at a few of the references cited. The one by McDermott looks more like a book typo (number 7 printed instead of 8). The second one (by Nair) describes how Swami revived a corpse at a burial, but not a word about his record age. The third one by Noble is an unrelated story with a line about Swami being "more than a hundred"… that's all. --Poeticbent talk 09:31, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Joseph Sadler

Template:DYKsuggestion at 22:24, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Though User:69.255.118.198's edits didn't vastly increase the page's size, s/he put in substantial copyediting and citation adding work to make this a decent article, and deserves recognition if the hook makes the main page. Hope I've credited appropriately in the template. Gonzonoir (talk) 22:30, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Barashnûm

Template:DYKsuggestion at 09:21, 23 January 2009 (UTC)



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]
Wow, I didn't know about that particular rule. That's a garbage rule that should be thrown out. Tempshill (talk) 19:42, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Wikipedia talk:Did you know is the place to debate the rules. Art LaPella (talk) 20:17, 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]
But it still meets DYK requirement. Alientraveller (talk) 10:32, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
What happened to the "No Ads" clause in the Unwritten Rules? --74.14.21.155 (talk) 20:23, 24 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Now it's Additional Rule F10. Art LaPella (talk) 03:28, 25 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)

See Double-DYK ALT in #Residences of the Danish monarch below. --74.14.21.155 (talk) 21:01, 24 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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)


List of New York Yankees managers

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

Articles created/expanded on January 21

Mike Murphy (trainer and coach)

Template:DYKsuggestion at 00:44, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Joseph Alexander Cooper

Template:DYKsuggestion at 18:48, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Jean-Jacques Démafouth

Template:DYKsuggestion at 20:54, 23 January 2009 (UTC)


Japanese destroyer Kamikaze (1922)

Template:DYKsuggestion at 14:26, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

After more than 20 years, what do you expect? I'm amazed that she survived the entire WW2. --74.14.21.155 (talk) 20:34, 24 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I would suggest an alternate hook: "...that the Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer Kamikaze was one of the only large Japanese warships to survive the Pacific War without significant damage?" Cla68 (talk) 06:44, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

List of World Series of Poker Ladies Champions

Template:DYKsuggestion at 07:23, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

I wish I could tell you, I can't find anything that says what her race was, but I can find numerous sources that say "of color." I found one picture that claims to be of her, if it is, then I would have to guess Native American or Hispanic, but the page the picture is on would not be considered to be reliable.---Balloonman PoppaBalloonCSD Survey Results 18:27, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
ALT1: ... that the 2005 World Series of Poker Ladies Champion was nominated for an Academy Award in 1994?---Balloonman PoppaBalloonCSD Survey Results 18:27, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Might as well link to Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Don't give it away with a link to the film, though. :) --74.14.17.102 (talk) 19:36, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Actually, you could list the film... the person who won the Best Supporting Actress was in the same film ;0---Balloonman PoppaBalloonCSD Survey Results 19:52, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The hook isn't mentioned in the prose. -- SRE.K.Annoyomous.L.24 anyone? 07:48, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Never mind. ;p -- SRE.K.Annoyomous.L.24 anyone? 07:49, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
ALT2: ... that a 1994 Academy Award nominee won the 2005 World Series of Poker Ladies Championship and is known to poker players as the Unibombshell?---Balloonman PoppaBalloonCSD Survey Results 18:27, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The people at the FLC asked me to take out the section that verified this fact.---Balloonman PoppaBalloon 07:05, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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)

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]
ALT2: ... that former Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton was the first Cabinet member to be born outside of the territory that would become the United States? (too wordy but less confusing - none of Washington's cabinet was born in the United States, just places that would become a part of the United States) - Dravecky (talk) 07:19, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
We could avoid Hamilton entirely, and go with something like ALT 3:"... that President George W. Bush appointed three Cabinet members who had been born outside of the United States, the most of any president?" or ALT 4:"... that five past United States Treasury Secretaries were born outside of the United States?" Shimgray | talk | 19:48, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I like ALT 3.—Chris! ct 19:56, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Tropical Depression Ten (2005)

Schackenborg Castle

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

  • Length and >1500 characters verified. Article is, however, created from a single source, a primary one at that, the Danish Royal House. A search on Google reveals quite a few publications (secondary sources) that can back up the hook and other data in the article.[1] Jappalang (talk) 07:15, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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]
Then put these interesting things in the hook(s), Doug! Neither of your proposed hooks explain what each item has to do with the American Civil War! Let's forget about the record and opt for hook quality, okay? --74.13.126.178 (talk) 07:26, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The hook isn't thrilling, but it's far from the dullest ever. This is, after all, a mighty effort by Doug. Xn4 (talk) 08:46, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, ALT 3 looks excellent to me also. No, I do not believe each building is in the NRHP. --Doug Coldwell talk 16:43, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I have found this NRHP for the Park. Could a better info box template be used for Appomattox Court House National Historical Park? --Doug Coldwell talk 17:03, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Why not save all 16 articles for 16 hooks in a special DYK (2 queues?) on April 9th, the anniversary of the end of the ACW? Getting 16 articles on the main page on a single day (UTC) will probably be a record. --74.14.21.155 (talk) 20:48, 24 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

As far as I am concerned, this sounds like an excellent idea. It would be neat to be in 2 queues then, with the associated picture.--Doug Coldwell talk 22:11, 24 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Arthur Khamidulin

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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)

This is taking longer than I expected. Schuym1 (talk) 01:53, 24 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Additional Rule G1. Art LaPella (talk) 06:58, 24 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
While the hook is in the article, it is not directly cited to a reference. Per Wikipedia:Did_you_know#DYK_rules, please add a footnote at the end of the sentence. Thanks. --maclean 21:50, 24 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Actually, that was something that I read on Amazon. I doubt that source is acceptable. Schuym1 (talk) 22:07, 24 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
How about ... that Robert Dallek researched JFK for five years by tapping National Security Archives, oral histories, White House tapes, and medical records to write An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963? Schuym1 (talk) 22:20, 24 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
. Looks good. Date, length, hook verified. maclean 22:55, 24 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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

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Articles created/expanded on January 20

Stephen Farrell (track and field)

Template:DYKsuggestion at 06:42, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Étienne-Émile Baulieu

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Brenton Butler case

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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]
  • While I totally agree with Punkmorten that the DYK no longer requires online sources, and that books are more reliable than newspaper articles, the newspaper Adresseavisen had an article on this in 2005. However, this has been removed from the online section, and is now only available through the paid service Atekst (that I, and perhaps also Punkmorten, have access to through our universities). The article was called "Trikken — elsket og hatet". So, with all due respect, the current DYK rules say that if all the other criteria are met, you have to except in good faith (unless you belive it to not be correct), especially from established authors. Arsenikk (talk) 18:44, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I think Rosie meant "the article has only a single ref. Is one enough? Can we have more refs? How about some news articles online that would be easy to access?" It's always good to have more supporting materials. --74.14.21.155 (talk) 20:53, 24 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Steven Hoefflin

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Residences of the Danish monarch

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Konstantin Sokolenko

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Al-Maquar

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

Automatic Language Translator

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Yohannan Hormizd

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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

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Wolf Popper Synagogue

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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

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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

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Trondheim Tramway controversy

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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

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Nijaguna Shivayogi

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Sumbha and Nisumbha

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Asa Butterfield

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

Now fully referenced. - Mgm|(talk) 11:46, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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]


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

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Theodor Peterson, Johan Henrik Paasche Thorne

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K pattern flamethrower

Template:DYKsuggestion at 08:49, 25 January 2009 (UTC)


Expiring noms

Articles created/expanded on January 19

Thomas Paine Cottage

Template:DYKsuggestion at 06:35, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

  • Ok, not sure how to intrepret that. Is there a high water mark for each article and the 5X is of that? The text you provide the diff for had been reverted several times by admins and editors due to the involvement of sockpuppet Jvolkblum. After enough grumbling, I rewrote the article by going back to the sources and finding more to add. I'll defer to the groups wisdom as to whether I should withdraw the entry .... dm (talk) 07:40, 24 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

NCAA Season 85

Template:DYKsuggestion at 06:51, 23 January 2009 (UTC)


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)

Thanks for the green tick, Jappalang. Who was massacred? Some survivors of the shipwreck decided to kill other survivors.... Maybe it's too gruesome. (There was also raping, but...) Maybe massacre is not the right vocabulary. I've removed that word "massacre" from the hook to keep things simple. --PFHLai (talk) 23:32, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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]
Verified. I added some much needed headers, you shouldn't just throw a slab of undifferentiated text at readers. Gatoclass (talk) 14:06, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bob May (actor)

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Controlled substances in Oregon

Template:DYKsuggestion at 01:05, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

Marcia P. Sward

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India-Mongolia relations

Template:DYKsuggestion at 15:47, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

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

Tab show

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Indiana Rangers

Template:DYKsuggestion at 07:49, 20 January 2009 (UTC)


KSGF (AM)

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Oslac of York

Template:DYKsuggestion at 05:49, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

Jean Gagné

Template:DYKsuggestion at 03:57, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

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)

Template:DYKsuggestion at 23:25, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

Charles Powell Hamilton

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Jaws (novel)

Template:DYKsuggestion at 22:54, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

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

Template:DYKsuggestion at 21:15, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

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


NWA Hall of Fame

Template:DYKsuggestion at 20:58, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

  • 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

Template:DYKsuggestion Thruxton (talk) 20:38, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

MV Domala

Template:DYKsuggestion at 20:34, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

Jagannatha Dasa

Template:DYKsuggestion at 18:14, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

McKinley Climatic Laboratory

Template:DYKsuggestion at 17:56, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

2009 Tour of California

Template:DYKsuggestion at 09:10, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

Charles B. Moores

Template:DYKsuggestion at 08:51, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

Devanahalli Fort

Template:DYKsuggestion at 08:00, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

The Greatest Pharaohs

Template:DYKsuggestion at 07:42, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

  • 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

Template:DYKsuggestion at 06:37, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

  • 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

Template:DYKsuggestion at 04:43, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

Evelyn O'Rourke


Articles created/expanded on January 18

Hydramacin-1

Template:DYKsuggestion at 10:50, 23 January 2009 (UTC)


Prague Aviation Museum, Kbely

Template:DYKsuggestion at 23:51, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Australian contribution to the Allied Intervention in Russia 1918–1919

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Mariya Petrovykh

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Hans Knöll

Template:DYKsuggestion at 23:57, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

  • Length, history, reference good. But I would recommend rewording the hook; it's a bit confusing now and I had to read it twice. How about this:
ALT: ... that microbiologist Hans Knöll defended the historic center of Jena, which was threatened by the construction of the Jen-Tower (pictured)?
Also, there's a much better picture of the Jen-Tower at File:Intershop Hochhaus.jpg. Shubinator (talk) 18:09, 24 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
No objection to the rewording. I know there's a fancier pic of the tower, but you cannot see how close the collegium is in that pic. Surroundings are important in this case. Xasodfuih (talk) 18:56, 24 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]



C. Natesa Mudaliar

Template:DYKsuggestion at 15:40, 20 January 2009 (UTC)


Cookeina

Template:DYKsuggestion at 11:08, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

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]


Leonard Andrews and 1962 New York City newspaper strike

Template:DYKsuggestion at 02:00, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

  • 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

Template:DYKsuggestion at 01:54, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

  • Very open to alternate hook suggestions, and wondering how proper it is to use words like "upcoming" since the article involves a biannual event that will take place now on January 27 and 28, soon losing much of its "current events" appeal for a while. MURGH disc. 01:09, 24 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]



Port of Livorno

Template:DYKsuggestion at 19:15, 18 January 2009 (UTC)



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

Template:DYKsuggestion at 15:57, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

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

Template:DYKsuggestion at 15:47, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

Russell Wilson

Template:DYKsuggestion at 08:33, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

Everyday I Write the Book

Template:DYKsuggestion at 15:00, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

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

SS Benalbanach (1946)

Template:DYKsuggestion at 08:05, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

  • Hmmm, this is tough. It's definitely a wiki; you can tell from the Recent changes page. It doesn't seem to be an open wiki though. In the About section it says "The project welcomes contributions from those interested in these subjects", but there isn't a link to create a new account. I'm not sure if it's enough of a closed wiki to be a WP:RS (open wikis are discouraged by WP:SPS). Can one of the other DYK editors look this over? Shubinator (talk) 07:03, 24 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]


Peter Lewis (British Army officer)

Template:DYKsuggestion Ironholds (talk) 02:26, 18 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

Template:DYKsuggestion at 19:52, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on January 17

Jaroslav Krček

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Hryhorii Epik

Template:DYKsuggestion at 07:27, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

  • 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]


UNIO High School, Satu Mare

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Singsaker Line

Template:DYKsuggestion at 00:08, 18 January 2009 (UTC)


County Route 35 (Warren County, New York)

Template:DYKsuggestion at 23:10, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

  • 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]

Tunku Abdul Majid

Template:DYKsuggestion at Mr Tan (talk) 16:29, 17 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No probs.Mr Tan (talk) 12:55, 24 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Can also. Mr Tan (talk) 07:01, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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]

I think ALT 3 or the unnumbered alt 4 are the best hooks. Chergles (talk) 18:15, 24 January 2009 (UTC) I agree with Terraktye that few know he was an accident investigator. Perhaps a hook that he was a former aviation accident investigator and operated a safety consulting firm? Chergles (talk) 18:16, 24 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Superstars of Dance

Template:DYKsuggestion at 01:16, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

Just to be clear, the prose expansion was well over the 5X req. --ThaddeusB (talk) 16:13, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The prose expansion seems to have consisted of writing overly-long, stylistically inappropriate (television episodes should be summarized in the past tense, not the present) and rather review-like recounts of the episodes. So tagged. Daniel Case (talk) 16:37, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Actually all of the prose, not just the episode info, was added. The tense can easily be changed, but how else would you suggest summarizing a judged competition other than describing what happened and how the audience and judges reacted to the performances? --ThaddeusB (talk) 20:23, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]


Fabio Barraclough

Template:DYKsuggestion at 16:28, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

I've added sections; how much expansion do you think it would need to become usable? Gonzonoir (talk) 10:43, 24 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Just put in some more detail on his informant activities too. Gonzonoir (talk) 16:52, 24 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I've just removed the {{expand}} tag, in case its very presence is what's causing your objection. At 2,600-odd non-space characters without references, the article considerably exceeds DYK's minimum length requirement, so while I'm sure it could benefit from expansion it's not sparse in its current state. I hope this doesn't constitute gaming the system, but am not entirely clear on the rules (do maintenance tags on the page by default disqualify an article from DYK?). Gonzonoir (talk) 09:49, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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