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Candidate entries

Articles created/expanded on April 2

Pseudocolus fusiformis (history)

File:Pseudocolus fusiformis.jpg

... that the stinkhorn fungus Pseudocolus fusiformis (pictured) is commonly known as the stinky squid?

Created by sasata (talk). Self nom at 20:04, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Old Crows / Young Cardinals (history)

... that during the recording of their new album Old Crows / Young Cardinals, Alexisonfire recorded seven tracks in seven days?

Created by SteelersFan_UK06 (talk). Self nom at 18:41, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (history)

... that the Prince of Wales Museum (pictured), Mumbai was used as a Children's Welfare Centre and a Military Hospital in the First World War?

5x expanded by Redtigerxyz (talk). Self nom at 13:42, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Alternate image: (artefact pictured)--Redtigerxyz ^Talk 13:56, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Neal, James, Fordyce and Down

...that Neal, James, Fordyce and Down was a Scottish banking house which collapsed in 1772 precipitating the collapse of almost every private bank in Scotland? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Moonlight Mile (talk • contribs) 11:17, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Article is too short and there are no references. Please see the DYK rules. --Bruce1ee^talk 11:25, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on April 1

Mamakating Park Historic District (history)

... that while Mamakating Park (house, pictured) near Wurtsboro, New York, was built as a summer resort community, the grid layout of its original plan is closer to that of religious camp meetings of the era?

Created by Daniel Case (talk). Self nom at 06:47, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

National Track & Field Hall of Fame (history)

... that legendary athlete Jim Thorpe was inducted into the National Track & Field Hall of Fame in 1975?

Created by Dashiellx (talk). Self nom at 3:46, 2 April 2009 (UTC)

I like nothing more than to see track-related articles hit the front page, but unfortunately this one appears to have pretty much no references other than its own website or closely affiliated website. Is there any other third-party coverage? (On a side note, if the article does become eligible we still may need a new hook; the current hook is not that interesting, given that I would entirely expect Thorpe to be in the hall of fame. On another side note...the article says nothing about the history, opening, etc., of the museum. This isn't a Good Article review or anything, but nevertheless, that seems to be a somewhat glaring omission.} rʨanaɢ ^talk/_contribs 03:43, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well, the armory building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places ("Fort Washington Armory"), but that alone probably wouldn't make a good hook, either. But we could check the NRHP application (although I'm not sure how long the HoF has been there, and we may well want a separate article on the building). Daniel Case (talk) 06:47, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

First, I added a history section to the article which includes other third-party coverage. Second, the reason I used Thorpe as the hook was that most people know of him as a football player not really a track star. I will suggest an alternate hook. --dashiellx (talk) 18:19, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1:... that former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver and 2009 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Bob Hayes was inducted into the National Track & Field Hall of Fame in 1976? --dashiellx (talk) 18:23, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Cooperative eye hypothesis (history)

... that the cooperative eye hypothesis is an explanation for the distinctive coloring of the human eye?

Created by EronMain (talk). Self nom at 23:36, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hemming (monk) (history)

... that the medieval English monk Hemming is considered the historian V. H. Galbraith the first archivist in English history?

Created by Ealdgyth (talk). Self nom at 22:41, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1:... that the historian V. H. Galbraith considered the medieval English monk Hemming to be the first archivist in English history? Art LaPella (talk) 00:45, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That's fine. I suck at writing hooks. (grins). Ealdgyth - Talk 14:40, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hemming's Cartulary (history)

... that Hemming's Cartulary is the first surviving medieval English cartulary?

Created by Ealdgyth (talk). Self nom at 22:39, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Billy Jervis (history)

... that the only Football League match in which Billy Jervis played was abandoned due to bad light after his team turned up late?

Created by ChrisTheDude (talk). Self nom at 21:32, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Donna Kossy (history)

... that Donna Kossy's 1994 book Kooks provided the first biography of cult conspiracy theorist Francis E. Dec?

5x expanded by The Little Blue Frog (talk). Self nom at 20:27, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1: ... that Donna Kossy's 2001 book Strange Creations was reviewed by both Fortean Times and New Scientist?
ALT2: ... that Donna Kossy "boldly blazes new trails in the vast intellectual wilderness of American writers, thinkers and philosophers who were or are completely nuts"?
ALT3: ... that Donna Kossy was the "curator and founder of the first Kooks Museum in history"?
ALT4: ... that Donna Kossy is "an expert on kooks [who] has a genuine, if sometimes uncomfortable, affection for her subjects"?
ALT5: ... that Donna Kossy, an Oregon writer, specializes in "crackpotology and kookology"?
ALT6: ... that Donna Kossy, a publisher and writer, published her first magazine in sixth grade?

— The Little Blue Frog (ribbit) 20:27, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Alexandre Étienne Choron (history)

... that during the Siege of Paris (1870–1871), famed chef Alexandre Étienne Choron cooked up many of the animals in the Jardin d'acclimatation's menagerie?

Created by Carlossuarez46 (talk). Self nom at 17:39, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The article has only 908 characters of prose and no inline citations. Shubinator (talk) 05:56, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

La Minerve, Quebec (history)

... that La Minerve, Quebec, named after the historic La Minerve newspaper, has only a population of 1295 but swells to nearly 15,000 in the summer?

Created by P199 (talk). Self nom at 17:29, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length & creation date verified, French references and Canadian census accepted on good faith. I was able to read part of ref #3 (the bottom), which mentioned the 15,000 visitors, but I don't see the "summer" fact with it. I'm assuming it's true (and that the fact is in there somewhere), but could you please confirm? Thank you. Jamie^☆S93 01:29, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

List of Silver Slugger Award winners at catcher (history)

... that Joe Mauer won a Silver Slugger Award at catcher and a batting title in 2006?

Created by Killervogel5 (talk). Self nom at 17:17, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Please note that I used a template to link to the MLB season, but it can be removed. KV5 (Talk • Phils) 17:17, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Rodney Taylor (history)

... that Vice Admiral Rodney Taylor was one of the last officers to join the Royal Australian Navy as a 13-year-old cadet?

Created by Abraham, B.S. (talk). Self nom at 13:09, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length, creation date, and fact referencing verified. Jamie^☆S93 01:33, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Escaramuza (history)

... that escaramuza is an equestrienne display of choreographed patterns that was established as the tenth official event of charreada in 1992?

Created by Buttermilk1950 (talk). Self nom at 12:17, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

- ref is fine, age is fine, but only 1433 characters. Can it be expanded? Victuallers (talk) 19:30, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Article has now been expanded. Jamie^☆S93 01:36, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Oppo-site.com (history)

... that according to the humorous science website Oppo-site.com, the opposite of a spoon is a spoon?

Created by ISD (talk). Self nom at 10:04, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thomas Van Scoy (history)

... that Thomas Van Scoy (pictured) was the president of three universities, but only Willamette University still exists?

Created by Aboutmovies (talk). Self nom at 08:43, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bernard Kirk (history)

... that Michigan end Bernard Kirk (pictured), who Knute Rockne called the "apple of my eye," died from a fractured skull days after being named an All-American in December 1922?

Created by cbl62 (talk). Self nom at 06:39, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hotel toilet-paper folding (history)

... that many hotels fold toilet paper to assure guests the bathroom has been cleaned?

Created by Noroton (talk). Nominated by ErikTheBikeMan (talk) at 05:13, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

God, we are scraping the bottom of the ... never mind.--Wehwalt (talk) 10:46, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ritchie Coliseum (history)

... that Maryland head coach Bud Millikan complained that many high school arenas were more adequate than Ritchie Coliseum and ended its long-standing tradition of basketball–boxing doubleheaders?

Created by Strikehold (talk). Self nom at 05:12, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

ChristianCinema.com (history)

... that ChristianCinema.com gives filmmakers a place to submit screening copies of their work with the possibility of being distributed and promoted by the website?

Comment: There are other facts in the article that can be used, I just chose this one quickly.

Created by American Eagle (talk). Self nom at 05:02, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Currently tagged as a stub by the creator. Shubinator (talk) 05:37, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That was a mistake, I added it before expanding, and forgot to remove it. Now removed. TheAE talk/sign 15:00, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Get Satisfaction _(history)

... that the support website Get Satisfaction was created after its founders realized that on the Internet, when people had issues with companies, other people were often willing to help out?

Created by Gary King (talk). Self nom at 01:40, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length, date and source for hook verified. —Mattisse (Talk) 02:53, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Charles W. Lyon _(history)

File:Lyon0002soft.JPG

... that in 1938, California Assemblyman Charles W. Lyon won both primaries to win reelection, defeating Murray Chotiner in the Republican contest and Robert A. Heinlein in the Democratic?

5x expanded by Wehwalt (talk). Self nom at 00:45, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length (5x expansion - needed 4180; attained 4188!) and date verified. Accept PDF document on good faith, as the link does not work for me. —Mattisse (Talk) 01:20, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Jeez, I thought I had about 50 to spare. It didn't work because it is a pay service, you have to buy an article pack.--Wehwalt (talk) 01:31, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on March 31

Traumatic insemination (history)

... Traumatic insemination (pictured) is the mating practice in invertebrates wherein the male pierces the female's abdomen with his penis and injects his sperm through the wound into her abdominal cavity.

Comment: Expanded by me starting on March 31. I think this very well could be the most viewed DYK ever. Raul654 (talk) 19:08, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Created/expanded by Raul654 (talk). Self nom at 19:08, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick! ;^) Binksternet (talk) 19:50, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

National Women's Rights Convention (history)

Lucy Stone in the 1850s

... that, at the National Women's Rights Convention in Cincinnati in 1855, Lucy Stone responded to a heckler, saying "...disappointment is the lot of woman"?

Created by Binksternet (talk). Self nom at 18:48, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Amar Kutir (history)

... that Amar Kutir, in West Bengal, India, once a place of refuge for independence movement activists has been turned into a society for the promotion of arts and crafts?

Created by Chandan Guha (talk). Self nom at 15:28, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

G. T. Boag (history)

... that British civil servant and Acting Governor of Orissa, G. T. Boag inaugurated the first session of the Orissa Legislative Assembly on August 29, 1938?

Created/expanded by Ravichandar84 (talk). Self nom at 14:01, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Cherry Springs Airport

... that Cherry Springs Airport in Potter County, Pennsylvania, was closed because the starlight there was too bright?

ALT ... that Cherry Springs Airport in Potter County, Pennsylvania, was closed because the night sky there was too dark?

Self nom by User:Ruhrfisch The hook is verified here on page 12 DCNR completed the acquisition of the Cherry Springs airport to expand the overall Dark Sky observation area and allow for increased programming opportunities. The airport was tiny with a grass runway and next to no traffic, and was adjacent to Cherry Springs State Park, one of the best places in the eastern US for stargazing and amateur astronomy, so they closed it for the stargazers. I am open to another alt hook and just created this~~, so it could go in the regular queue if needed~~. Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 04:39, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Verified, ~~please use this as an alternative if problems are found with one of the other hooks~~. Royalbroil 02:14, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I nominated this for the April Fools hooks and have now moved it here to the regular queue (as it was not selected for the April Fools DYK). I struck the parts above that applied only when it was on the April Fools page. Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 02:07, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Tourism in Orissa (history)

... that the only known population of Irrawaddy dolphins in India is along the coast of Orissa?

Created by Dr. Blofeld (talk). Nominated by Another Believer (talk) at 01:17, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

H. Clay Earles (history)

... that H. Clay Earles, founder of the Martinsville Speedway, the only of NASCAR's original tracks still in use, awarded grandfather clocks to race winners, with Richard Petty earning a dozen of them?

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 23:57, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Laurence Madin (history)

... that Woods Hole scientist Laurence Madin discovered that jellyfish poo is causing global warming?

Created/expanded by User:Bearian (talk). Self nom at 16:17, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

First, I5 requires the link to the article to be in bold print, so is your article Laurence Madin or Salp? More importantly, neither article meets the requirements summarized here. Laurence Madin isn't long enough. Salp isn't a new article, and it doesn't appear to qualify for any of the exceptions. Art LaPella (talk) 16:57, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I repaired the bolding and other error: it's about Madin. Oh well, I tried. Bearian (talk) 17:52, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bearian, you have to remove stub templates - it's not allowed for DYK articles. On the other hand, this is almost clear stub... --Vejvančický (talk) 19:06, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The article in question doesn't even mention jellyfish poo, either. I suppose it may be mentioned in one of the references, but the hook should be something specifically mentioned in the article. ···日本穣^{? · Talk to Nihonjoe} 18:31, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

California Agricultural Labor Relations Act (history)

... that the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act establishes collective bargaining for farmworkers in that state?

Created by Tim1965 (talk). Self nom at 14:24, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length and date verified. Book and offline newspaper sources for hook accepted on good faith. —Mattisse (Talk) 21:40, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Arthur William Murphy (history)

... that on 31 March 1921, Arthur "Spud" Murphy became "Airman No. 1" on the roll of the newly established Royal Australian Air Force?

Created by Ian Rose (talk). Self nom at 12:54, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Handkea utriformis (history)

... that the mosaic puffball mushroom (pictured) can bioaccumulate the trace metals copper and zinc?

Created by luridiformis (talk). Nominated by sasata (talk) at 09:04, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length, date and source for hook verified. —Mattisse (Talk) 21:46, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Minori Kimura _(history)

... that Minori Kimura made her professional manga artist debut at the age of 14 in the 1964 Spring Special issue of Ribon, a magazine published in Japan by Shueisha?

Created by Nihonjoe (talk). Self nom at 01:41, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length and date verified. Source for hook looks unprofessional, although since it is in Japanese, I can't tell for sure. But is looks like a personal blog or personal website of some sort. —Mattisse (Talk) 02:58, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I added two more sources. ···日本穣^{? · Talk to Nihonjoe} 08:45, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Larry Scott (sports administrator) _(history)

... that Larry Scott, Chairman and CEO of the WTA, put together the largest sponsorship in the history of women's athletics, a six-year, $88-million deal with Sony Ericsson?

Created by Lowellian (talk). Self nom at 01:00, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The article has 1337 characters of prose. Please expand to at least 1500. Shubinator (talk) 01:04, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- I expanded it some more. Should be more than long enough now. —Lowellian (reply) 03:16, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Gus Cifelli _(history)

... that Gus Cifelli won three college football national championships at Notre Dame and an NFL championship with the Detroit Lions before being elected as a judge, where he served for over 20 years?

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 23:53, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length, date and source for hook verified. —Mattisse (Talk) 00:36, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Broad Street, Reading _(history)

... that Broad Street – the main shopping street in Reading, England – was the site of the Battle of Reading (1688) and crucial to the Earl of Essex's Siege of Reading, but is now a pedestrianised shopping street?

Created/expanded by Cycle~ (talk). Self nom at 22:55, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length, date and sources for hook verified. —Mattisse (Talk) 00:39, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
However, hook is currently 210 characters, over the 200 character limit, so I suggest:
alt ... that Broad Street in England, the site of the Battle of Reading (1688) and crucial to the Earl of Essex's Siege of Reading, is now a pedestrianised shopping mall? - (remove redundencies, now 162 characters) —Mattisse (Talk) 00:50, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
alt ... that Broad Street in Reading, England – the site of the Battle of Reading (1688) and crucial to the Earl of Essex's Siege of Reading – is now a pedestrianised shopping street? (Specify the location ("Broad Street in England" is way too ambiguous for the MP) and change "mall" to "street") – 173 characters. Cycle~ (talk) 01:10, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Just trying to prevent so much repetition of "street", "Reading" etc. in the hook. It is usually more interesting to have a variety of words, and not be repetitious, if possible. Also, it is confusing to the general reader, so much "Reading"! —Mattisse (Talk) 20:29, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Just saying "Broad Street in England" is far too vague, though. At least eight major towns in England appear to have a "Broad Street", judging from Google Maps. It would be equivalent to saying "....that Main Street in the USA has etc etc". It's also the name of a village in Suffolk, which would lead to quite a bit of confusion as people speculated on how an entire village became a pedestrianised shopping centre :-) -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 08:24, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Another ALT ... that Broad Street in Reading, England – the site of a 1688 battle and crucial to the Earl of Essex's siege – is now a pedestrianised shopping street? Maybe a way to reduce the number of Readings? — Bellhalla (talk) 18:41, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Anathon Aall (history), Kristian Birch-Reichenwald Aars (history)

... that philosopher Anathon Aall biographed his former brother-in-law Kristian Aars in the biographical dictionary Norsk biografisk leksikon?

Created by Punkmorten (talk). Self nom at 22:15, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

St Mary the Virgin Church, Brighton (history)

... that St Mary the Virgin Church (pictured) in Brighton, England, stands on the site of a former church—designed as a replica of the Greek Temple of Nemesis—which collapsed in 1876?

Comment: I'll try for a better piccy on Saturday. An awkward church to photograph; wish me luck!

Created by Hassocks5489 (talk). Self nom at 22:11, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Jessie Webb (history)

... that Jessie Webb, an Australian academic and historian, was the first female teacher at the University of Melbourne?

Created by Stephen Bain (talk). Nominated by Another Believer (talk) at 21:41, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

SM UB-10 (history)

... that World War I German U-boat UB-10 was credited with sinking 23 ships in a 13-day span in July and August 1915?

5x expanded by Bellhalla (talk). Self nom at 21:30, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Jacob Rigg (history)

... that Jacob Rigg, a speechwriter and voluntary member of the Barack Obama presidential campaign, was the lead writer for his 'Unity' address in January 2008 and prepared a defeat speech had Obama lost the election?

Created by MasterOfHisOwnDomain (talk). Self nom at 21:06, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The article has only 670 characters of prose. Please expand to at least 1500. Also, the hook needs to be shortened; it's currently at 277 characters. Shubinator (talk) 23:39, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Note: Changed "him" to Obama for clarity. Cheers. I'^mperator 20:47, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

KWVR-FM (history)

... that in 1986 KWVR-FM of Enterprise, Oregon, became the smallest-market radio station to win a Gracie Award from the American Women in Radio and Television?

Created by Dravecky (talk). Self nom at 20:51, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length and date verified. Verified that it was the smallest to win an award from the American Women in Radio and Television but not that the award is called the Gracie Award. —Mattisse (Talk) 00:59, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've reworded the description to better match the cited article and added a new reference that describes the awards given annually by the AWRT at that NYC banquet as the Gracie Award. - Dravecky (talk) 04:49, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

John F. Henning (history)

... that while Under Secretary of Labor in the U.S. Department of Labor from 1962 to 1967, John F. Henning (pictured) was instrumental in preventing restaurants from counting tips as wages under minimum wage laws?

Created by Tim1965 (talk). Self nom at 16:33, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length and date verified. Hook is verified but it and the sentence following it in the article are copied word-for-word from the source: "He was instrumental, for example, in securing organizing rights for California's farm workers, in preventing restaurants from counting tips as wages under minimum wage laws, and in encouraging the labor movement to take strong stands for civil rights." —Mattisse (Talk) 16:45, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Text in the Congressional Record is in the public domain, which is why it was (almost) copied word-for-word from that source document. - Tim1965 (talk) 16:49, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It is still plagiarism and cannot go on the main page. PD info must be credited and must be in quotes if it is copied word for word. —Mattisse (Talk) 19:55, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
But it is not copied word for word, and it is correctly sourced. Therefore, it is not plagiarism, because it is not represented as my own work. - Tim1965 (talk) 14:16, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I have to agree with Mattisse here. The entire phrase "was instrumental in preventing restaurants from counting tips as wages under minimum wage laws" is a word for word copy. Any teacher (including myself, a former teacher) would say it still counts as plagiarism, sourced or not. The article and hook should be re-written to change this. KV5 (Talk • Phils) 19:56, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
As a teacher, I would disagree. - Tim1965 (talk) 00:22, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Polycap (history)

... that a 2009 study found that Polycap—a five-in-one polypill combining three high blood pressure medications, a cholesterol reducer and aspirin—could cut heart attack and stroke risk in half for many?

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 15:55, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length, date and source for hook verified. —Mattisse (Talk) 17:24, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sir George Collier, 1st Baronet (history)

... that George Collier (pictured) was shipwrecked, rescued, and then taken prisoner when his rescuer was captured by a privateer?

Created by Benea (talk). Self nom at 15:45, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

KGBR (history)

... that former KGBR disc jockey Tom Lyons advised his son against a career in radio by saying "Sell coke, run guns ... but don't ever go into radio."?

Created by Dravecky (talk). Self nom at 13:33, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length, date and source for hook verified. —Mattisse (Talk) 19:52, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The Case of the Hooded Man (history)

... that The Case of the Hooded Man was so called because the defendant was made to wear a black hood when travelling to and from the court?

created by Ironholds (talk), self-nom at 12:35, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Otago Regional Rescue Helicopter (history)

... that the Otago Regional Rescue Helicopter (pictured) flew about 815 km (506 mi) off the coast of New Zealand's South Island to winch an injured crewman off the MS Bremen?

Created by XLerate (talk). Self nom at 10:50, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Is this amazing? The hook sounds routine Victuallers (talk) 10:56, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The rescue is out at the hairy end of its range, leaving precious little time to hoist the passenger aboard. Any unforeseen delays could make for an emergency landing or a ditching at sea. Binksternet (talk) 14:05, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

ALT:... that the Otago Regional Rescue Helicopter (pictured), had about 20 percent fuel remaining when it arrived at the MS Bremen in the Subantarctic to winch off an injured crewman?

Fredrik Georg Gade (history)

... that Fredrik Georg Gade, a tuberculosis and cancer researcher, himself died of bronchial cancer?

Created by Punkmorten (talk). Self nom at 09:26, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length and date verified. Norwegian language source accepted in good faith. —Mattisse (Talk) 20:37, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Agaricus placomyces (history)

... that unlike many other Agaricus species, Agaricus placomyces fruits from mid to late winter rather than during the typical late spring, summer and early fall?

Created by ImperatorExercitus (talk). Self nom at 02:48, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length and date verified. Book and journal sources for hook accepted on good faith. —Mattisse (Talk) 20:08, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Marguerite Rawalt (history)

... that Marguerite Rawalt was the first woman ever to be elected as president of the Federal Bar Association?

Created/expanded by Spidern (talk). Self nom at 02:13, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length and date verified. Offline journal and newspaper sources for hook accepted on good faith. —Mattisse (Talk) 20:12, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Wildlife Protection Society of India (history)

... that the Wildlife Protection Society of India maintains a network of undercover agents and Informants who gather intelligence to combat wildlife poaching and the illegal trade of wildlife parts?

Created by Marcus334 (talk). Self nom at 01:16, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length, date and source for hook verified. —Mattisse (Talk) 20:19, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Battle of Warsaw (1705) (history)

... that in the Battle of Warsaw in 1705, a Swedish force of 2,000 defeated a five times as strong Polish-Lithuanian-Saxonian force and captured its commander?

Created by Piotrus (talk) and H8erade (talk). Self nom at 20:49, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on March 30

Harald Gram (history)

... that Harald Gram served as secretary general for the Conservative Party of Norway for 22 years, and later as stipendiary magistrate in Oslo for 21 years?

Created by Oceanh (talk), Punkmorten (talk). Self nom at 00:18, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Avraham Yaski (history)

... that Israel Prize recipient Avraham Yaski founded the largest architecture firm in Israel?

5x expanded by DVD R W (talk). Self nom at 21:24, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

R. G. Chandramogan (history)

... that R. G. Chandramogan is the Chairman and Managing Director of Hatsun Agro Product Ltd, manufacturer of branded milk and Arun Ice Cream and the largest private dairy in India?

Created by Docku (talk). Self nom at 19:20, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length, date and source for hook verified. —Mattisse (Talk) 20:41, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Alt ... that R. G. Chandramogan, an enterpreneur from Sivakasi, is the head of Hatsun Agro Product Ltd, the largest private dairy in India? - (shorter and contains sourced information from the article) —Mattisse (Talk) 20:47, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Franco-Ottoman alliance _(history)

... that the Franco-Ottoman alliance of 1536 between the king of France Francis I and the Turkish ruler Suleiman the Magnificent has been called "the first nonideological diplomatic alliance of its kind between a Christian and a non-Christian power"?

Created by PHG (talk). Nominated by Another Believer (talk) at 01:46, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

246 character hook. Shubinator (talk) 02:32, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

... that the Franco-Ottoman alliance of 1536 between Francis I and Suleiman the Magnificent has been called "the first nonideological diplomatic alliance" between a Christian and a non-Christian power? Better? It takes out some of the detail, but still makes for an interesting hook. --Another Believer _(Talk) 02:38, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, that's better. Could you disambiguate alliance? I would do it myself, but I can't find an article that fits. It could also be unlinked. Also, you've got a stray " in the alt hook. Shubinator (talk) 06:24, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Glad you caught that. The ALT hook now has correct punctuation. In this case, I think the link for alliance fits--the F-O alliance is linked to, and the quoted term is meant in a general sense. When one clicks on the link, it more or less defines an alliance as an "agreement between two or more parties, made in order to advance common goals and to secure common interests" and lists some notable alliances in history. Thanks again! --Another Believer _(Talk) 07:18, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Southern Nevada _(history)

... that Las Vegas, Southern Nevada, serves as world headquarters for the world's two largest Fortune 500 gaming companies, Harrah's Entertainment and MGM Mirage?

Created by Meridethmyers (talk). Nominated by Another Believer (talk) at 01:37, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Tabor-Wing House (history)

... that the Tabor-Wing House in Dover Plains, New York, has an unusual amount of exterior ornamentation for a Federal style rural home, leading to speculation that it was built by a cabinetmaker?

Created by Daniel Case (talk). Self nom at 22:50, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Clarification and stabilization of wine (history)

... that egg whites, fish bladders and powder made from dried blood have been used as finings to clarify wine?

Comment: Oxford ref in Fining section (footnote #5) is the primary ref for whole hook. Included an extra online ref for the dried blood powder (FN#6) but it can also verify the others. Wish I had a picture of the dried blood powder :p

Created by Agne27 (talk). Self nom at 22:13, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Clermont (Alexandria, Virginia) (history)

... that Clermont, an 18th-century plantation in Fairfax County, Virginia, was the birthplace of the Confederate cavalry general Fitzhugh Lee?

Created by Caponer (talk). Nominated by Another Believer (talk) at 22:15, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Note: Birthplace citation located under the ' Birthplace' section. Thanks! --Another Believer _(Talk) 22:15, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Academy of San Carlos (history)

... that the Academy of San Carlos, founded in 1781, was the first major art academy and the first art museum in the Americas?

Created by Thelmadatter (talk). Nominated by Another Believer (talk) at 22:06, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Note: Citations are located in the History section. Thanks! --Another Believer _(Talk) 22:06, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

A Colour Symphony (history)

... that Arthur Bliss' first major work for orchestra, A Colour Symphony, was dedicated to the conductor Adrian Boult?

Created by JackofOz (talk). Nominated by Another Believer (talk) at 21:52, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (history)

... that the parody novel Pride and Prejudice and Zombies combines Jane Austen's 1813 classic, Pride and Prejudice, with elements of zombie fiction?

Created by Omhseoj (talk). Nominated by Another Believer (talk) at 21:48, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This article contains two references that provide evidence for the hook. --Another Believer _(Talk) 21:48, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Zubayr Al-Rimi (history)

... that after Saudi authorities listed al-Qaeda member Zubayr Al-Rimi as a conspirator in the Riyadh compound bombings, he wrote a personal letter to George W. Bush insisting he was innocent?

5x expanded by Sherurcij (talk). Self nom at 21:39, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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H. Vasanthakumar (history)

... that H. Vasanthakumar is the founder and owner of Vasanth & Co, a renowned consumer durables and electronics chain and Vasanth TV, an entertainment TV channel in Tamil Nadu?

Created by Docku (talk). Self nom at 16:09, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length, date and sources for hook verified. —Mattisse (Talk) 20:35, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

alt ... that H. Vasanthakumar is a MLA in India, owner of an entertainment channel, Vasanth TV, and of Vasanth & Co, one of the largest electronics chains in Tamil Nadu? (remove "renowned" as POV) —Mattisse (Talk) 20:44, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

alt... that H. Vasanthakumar is a MLA in India, owner of an entertainment channel, Vasanth TV, and of Vasanth & Co, one of the largest electronics retail chains in Tamil Nadu? ("electronics" to "electronics retail"). --Docku: What's up? 20:49, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I think "retail" can be assumed, unless otherwise stated. —Mattisse (Talk) 20:56, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Shouldn't it be "an MLA", as we're not typing out the full "Member of..." title? Cycle~ (talk) 00:33, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Don't follow your reasoning on this issue. Usually "an" comes before a vowel. —Mattisse (Talk) 20:56, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Because "M" is pronounced "em", so the vowel is "e". I believe the rule depends on whether we expect the reader to think "MLA" or "Member of the Legislative Assembly". Probably "MLA" because that's how it's written, so "an MLA". Art LaPella (talk) 21:03, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, OK. Going by my "looks funny" test, an MLA looks funny.I think the pronounciation test only applies in dealing with "h". I have never known it to be used with "m", but you could be right. —Mattisse (Talk) 23:57, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I think I am right![1] —Mattisse (Talk) 00:08, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I think I am more right than wrong. [2] [3] [4] Art LaPella (talk) 00:45, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

One British English and two irrelevant links. I think I'll bow out of this! I'm done. —Mattisse (Talk) 01:51, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Jaroslav Ježek (designer) (history)

... that the porcelain set Elka (pictured) by the Czech designer Jaroslav Ježek, presented at the Expo '58 in Brussels, was awarded the Grand Prix?

Created by Vejvančický (talk), Haploidavey (talk). Nominated by Vejvančický (talk) at 10:46, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length, date, and source for hook verified. —Mattisse (Talk) 20:59, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

alt ... that the porcelain set Elka (pictured) by the Czech designer Jaroslav Ježek was awarded the Grand Prix in design at the Expo '58 in Brussels? —Mattisse (Talk) 21:16, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Agree with alt hook, thank you Mattisse. --Vejvančický (talk) 18:51, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

SM UB-12 (history)

... that World War I German U-boat UB-12 was credited with sinking her final ship two months after she disappeared in the North Sea?

5x expanded by Bellhalla (talk). Self nom at 05:53, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Wacław Micuta (history)

... that Wacław Micuta (pictured) was a Polish resistance fighter who liberated the Gęsiówka concentration camp and a UN diplomat who promoted renewable energy in developing countries?

Created by Radeksz (talk). Self nom at 04:32, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Savannah (1818) (history)

... that Savannah (pictured), which in 1819 became the world's first steamship to cross the Atlantic, was converted into a sailing ship on returning from her historic voyage?

5x expanded by Gatoclass (talk). Self nom at 04:08, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Expansion and date verified, offline hook refs accepted in good faith. --Bruce1ee^talk 14:12, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Christopher Hansteen (jurist) (history)

... that Supreme Court Assessor Christopher Hansteen turned down an offer to become Prime Minister of Norway in 1892?

Created by Punkmorten (talk). Self nom at 22:40, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Adam Kennedy (actor)

... that the former actor Adam Kennedy wrote the screenplay for the 1977 Gene Hackman film, The Domino Principle, about a convict turned assassin?

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 22:40, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Zaida Ben-Yusuf (history)

... that 1890s portrait photographer Zaida Ben-Yusuf's influence upon fine art photography went unacknowledged for nearly 100 years, possibly due to gender discrimination? 5x expanded by Mabalu (talk). Self nom at 22:02, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Maybe an alt-hook would be better? I think she's certainly an interesting figure. Hope I've calculated the expansion correctly. Also, maybe a cropped version of pic would work better?

ALT1: ... that a photograph of Virginia Earle taken by Zaida Ben-Yusuf won third place at the at the 67th National Academy of Design-hosted Annual Fair of the American Institute? ←Spidern→ 03:23, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

ALT2: ... that Frances Benjamin Johnston and Zaida Ben-Yusuf's exhibition on American women photographers in 1900 travelled to Paris, Saint Petersburg, Moscow, and Washington, DC?
Comment I like the other one too, but this might be a bit more interesting because it's about women's achievements at this early date. Mabalu (talk) 13:18, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Edited to improve link to photography so it went to a more appropriate page.

Verified the first hook, don't like either of the others. I think the photo is fine as it is. Gatoclass (talk) 08:43, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Coprophilous fungi (history)

... that coprophilous fungi (pictured) are species of fungi that feed on animal feces?

Created by J Milburn (talk). Self nom at 21:55, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length, date, and source for hook verified. Interesting stuff. decltype (talk) 18:07, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Wheelock G. Veazey (history)

... that in 1890-91, Wheelock G. Veazey served simultaneously as an Interstate Commerce Commissioner and as Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic?

Created by Wehwalt (talk). Self nom at 20:12, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Salad Bowl strike (history)

... that the Salad Bowl strike of 1970–1971 caused the price of iceberg lettuce to triple overnight, and thousands of acres of lettuce were plowed under as crops spoiled on the ground?

Created by Tim1965 (talk). Self nom at 18:51, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length and date verified. Offline sources for hook accepted on good faith. —Mattisse (Talk) 20:45, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Third-person shooter (history)

... that Tomb Raider is credited with popularizing the third-person shooter genre of video games?

5x expanded by A Nobody (talk). Self nom at 18:23, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Article has not been expanded 5x. By my count, it has been expanded by around 200 since March 30. It was created in 2005, I believe, so it's not new either. Sorry, Genius 101^Guestbook 20:09, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

SingStar ABBA (history)

... that SingStar ABBA is the first band-specific SingStar video game?

5x expanded by A Nobody (talk). Self nom at 18:18, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry, but you are 12 characters short! Also, the hook is not sourced. Thanks, Genius 101^Guestbook 20:22, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Since when have 12 characters stopped a DYK nom from going through? I'd say "close enough". The hook not being sourced is a different, more serious, matter... —Ed 17 ^{(Talk / Contribs)} 00:48, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hook is now sourced. Sincerely, --A Nobody^{My talk} 00:52, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The article is only 1215 characters, so it is 275 characters lacking. Can you add to it? —Mattisse (Talk) 00:54, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I have added a new section. Is that sufficient? Best, --A Nobody^{My talk} 01:01, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Long enough. Art LaPella (talk) 05:22, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Excellent! Sincerely, --A Nobody^{My talk} 20:46, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Date, length and ref verified. Good game too :) —97198 (talk) 06:09, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Computer tan hoax (history)

... that the computer tan hoax, a website which promised users a year-long suntan from their computer screens, received over one million hits in its first two months?

Created by Tomblackhall (talk), StaticVision (talk), Toon05 (talk). Nominated by Toon05 (talk) at 18:16, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length, date and source for hook verified. —Mattisse (Talk) 21:04, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ted Hough (history)

... that when Ted Hough was signed by Southampton Football Club in 1921, his transfer fee was a round of 52 pints of beer?

Created by Daemonic Kangaroo (talk). Self nom at 18:05, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length and date verified. Book sources for hook accepted on good faith. (I changed the date in the hook to match the article: 1931 to 1921.) —Mattisse (Talk) 18:14, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Suggest putting "transfer fee" in quotation marks, as it was clearly an informal sort of thing and not registered with the FA.--Wehwalt (talk) 18:25, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Indianapolis Street Car Strike of 1913 (history)

... that the 1913 Street Car Strike in Indianapolis, Indiana, lasted eight days and left four dead and hundreds injured?

Created by Charles Edward (talk). Self nom at 15:54, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

See first paragraph of aftermath section for exact statement and references. Charles Edward (Talk) 15:54, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length and date verified. Book sources for hook accepted on good faith. —Mattisse (Talk) 18:18, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Nocturnes Op. 27 (history)

... that Frédéric Chopin's Nocturne in D-flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2 (pictured) was used in the James Bond movie, The Spy Who Loved Me?

5x expanded by NocturneNoir, La Pianista (talk). Self nom at 15:35, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length (5x expansion), date and source for hook verified. Added (pictured) to hook. —Mattisse (Talk) 18:25, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

John J. Esch (history)

... that I.C.C. Commissioner John J. Esch was accused of switching his vote in a case to secure renomination by President Coolidge and the Senate refused his confirmation, 39–29?

5x expanded by Wehwalt (talk). Self nom at 12:30, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This hook is probably difficult to understand for non-Americans. Punkmorten (talk) 13:35, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I wikilinked some of the words in the hook. —Mattisse (Talk) 14:06, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1 ... that I.C.C. Commissioner John J. Esch was accused of switching his vote in a case in hopes of being reappointed, and the Senate refused to confirm him for another term, 39–29?--Wehwalt (talk) 14:25, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length and date verified. Book sources for hook accepted on good faith. —Mattisse (Talk) 18:56, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Cladonia furcata (history)

... that extracts of the lichen species Cladonia furcata (pictured) can kill leukemia cells?

Created by Sasata (talk). Self nom at 05:06, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length and date verified. Offline journal source for hook accepted on good faith. —Mattisse (Talk) 18:59, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'm Your Captain (Closer to Home) (history)

... that Grand Funk Railroad's epic 1970 song "I'm Your Captain (Closer to Home)" about a troubled sea voyage, is most commonly associated with emotions surrounding the Vietnam War?

5x expanded by Wasted Time R (talk). Self nom at 02:34, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length (5x expansion) and date verified. Book sources for hook accepted on good faith. —Mattisse (Talk) 19:05, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Tougher Than the Rest (history), Spare Parts (song) (history)

... that although the songs "Tougher Than the Rest" and "Spare Parts" by New Jersey musician Bruce Springsteen were not released as singles in the United States, each became a Top-20 single in Europe?

Created by Rlendog (talk). Self nom at 02:23, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Poland–Czechoslovakia relations (history)

... that despite historical border disputes, Poland–Czechoslovakia relations were good, and during WWII their governments-in-exile considered forming a confederation?

Created by Piotrus (talk). Self nom at 03:00, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Given that both countries were occupied and subdivided by the Nazis at the time, perhaps the hook is a bit misleading ...--Wehwalt (talk) 12:35, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
How so? Both had functioning governments-in-exile... Shimgray | talk | 20:14, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Suggest saying "governments" or better "governments-in-exile" instead of "countries", if it won't push you over the 200 character limit, and maybe end with "after the war" or "after they were liberated".--Wehwalt (talk) 20:16, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Sure, makes sense. I've revised the hook accordingly. Btw, you want to avoid using the word liberated in the context of countries that were occupied for half a century by the Soviet Union... it is quite not-neutral :) --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 20:38, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Well, it's from their perspective. No one told them they wouldn't be liberated ...--Wehwalt (talk) 20:50, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Elizabeth Lee Hazen (history)

... that Elizabeth Lee Hazen developed the world's first useful antifungal antibiotic, Nystatin?

Created by Sandahl (talk). Self nom at 14:51, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length and date verified. First part of hook verified, but there is no reference for "from a soil sample found at a friend's dairy farm". Rather, this source [5] says she collaborated with Rachel Fuller Brown in the development of the world's first useful antifungal antibiotic —Mattisse (Talk) 22:56, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed. I added an online verification for the book that the sample was found on the dairy farm.—Sandahl (talk) 00:49, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

How does that fit in with the collaboration, which your added source verifies, as confirmed by the MIT website?[6] —Mattisse (Talk) 01:00, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I removed the "dairy farm" part from the hook. —Sandahl (talk) 15:37, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
OK. Would "developed" be more accurate? —Mattisse (Talk) 16:06, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

alt ... that Elizabeth Lee Hazen developed the world's first useful antifungal antibiotic, Nystatin? (minor changes) —Mattisse (Talk) 16:06, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Developed works :)—Sandahl (talk) 16:16, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Altered the hook per your suggestion. Thanks.—Sandahl (talk) 16:43, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Independent Students Union (history)

... that Independent Students Union was the student arm of Polish opposition movement Solidarity?

Created by Tymek (talk). Nominated by Piotrus (talk) at 20:34, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I changed "aim" to "arm", I assume that's what you meant? Lampman (talk) 23:51, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Length (5x expansion) and date verified. However, I do not see the hook in the article, and am not sure if it correctly summarizes the relationship between Independent Students Union and Solidarity. —Mattisse (Talk) 16:12, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Concert Allegro (Elgar) (history)

... that Concert Allegro, the only piano work Edward Elgar composed for concert performance, has been called a "marriage between Bach and Liszt"?

Created by JackofOz (talk). Nominated by Another Believer (talk) at 01:33, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Moved here from March 29. --Bruce1ee^talk 11:01, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length, date and hook ref verified. Splitting the article up into a lead and sections would be nice. --Bruce1ee^talk 11:06, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on March 29

Gello (history), aetites (history)

... that according to the magico-medical text Cyranides, miscarriages caused by female demons such as Gello can be prevented by wearing an aetite as an amulet?

Comment: Gello created on March 29; aetites expanded 5x on March 29

Created/expanded by Cynwolfe (talk). Nominated by Bruce1ee (talk) at 10:32, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Muhammad Habibullah (history)

... that Muhammad Habibullah, who served as the Diwan of Travancore from 1934 to 1936, was a member of the Arcot royal family?

Created/expanded by Ravichandar84 (talk), Manu rocks (talk). Nominated by Ravichandar84 (talk) at 11:50, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Jack Grout (history)

... that Jack Grout, a PGA Tour competitor from 1931 to 1953, was the first and only teacher of successful professional golfer Jack Nicklaus?

Created by Dickgrout (talk). Nominated by Another Believer (talk) at 22:31, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length and date verified, offline hook ref accepted in good faith. --Bruce1ee^talk 11:18, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Carolina in My Mind (history)

... that James Taylor's song "Carolina in My Mind" was written in London and on the Mediterranean islands of Formentera and Ibiza?

Created by Jcaddell (talk), Wasted Time R (talk). Nominated by Another Believer (talk) at 22:25, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

ALT: "... that "Carolina in My Mind", James Taylor's song about North Carolina, was written in London and on the Mediterranean islands of Formentera and Ibiza"? --Another Believer _(Talk) 02:02, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

CORRECTION: First, I've added myself to the credit list, because I've written about half the article now, and am still working on expanding it (I was planning to nom it for DYK once I was done in the next day or two, but ...) More importantly, the proposed hook is incorrect; he wrote the song in part on those islands, not recorded it. My proposed hook ALT: ... that "Carolina in My Mind", James Taylor's nostalgic 1968 song about growing up in North Carolina, was written in London and on the Mediterranean islands of Formentera and Ibiza? Wasted Time R (talk) 02:18, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

First of all, I apologize for not crediting you. Sometimes I forget to add users who expand articles, noting only the article creator. I appreciate the correction, and I have changed "recorded" to "written" in the original hook. Much appreciated! --Another Believer _(Talk) 02:25, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. I think my hook's addition of the year and the fact that he grew up in North Carolina and the song was nostalgic about that make the hook stronger, but we'll see what the judges think. Wasted Time R (talk) 02:41, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

List of Olympic men's ice hockey players for Canada (history)

... that ice hockey player Harry Watson scored 36 goals at the 1924 Winter Olympics, making him the highest scoring male Canadian Olympic ice hockey player?

Created by Scorpion0422 (talk). Self nom at 18:03, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

List of Olympic women's ice hockey players for Canada (history)

... that every female ice hockey player who played for Canada at the Winter Olympic Games has won at least one medal?

Created by Scorpion0422 (talk). Self nom at 18:03, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

NOTE: The page was created April 2, but it was split off from the List of Olympic men's ice hockey players for Canada, which was created March 29. -- Scorpion⁰⁴²² 13:54, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

White House Christmas Tree (history)

... that the tradition of a theme for the White House Christmas Tree was started in 1961 by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (pictured, with JFK and tree)?

Comment: ALT hook (if picture not used): ... that there is no evidence that Abraham Lincoln ever displayed a White House Christmas tree?

Created/expanded by IvoShandor (talk). Nominated by Ruhrfisch (talk) at 16:05, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Evan Vaughan Anwyl (history)

... that Evan Vaughan Anwyl, born 1943, has proven patrilineal descent back to Owain Gwynedd who claimed to be King of Wales?

Comment: The coat of arms of the Anwyl Family are: Vert, three eagles displayed in fess Or

Created/expanded by James Frankcom (talk). Nominated by Geaugagrrl (talk) at 03:49, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Are you sure the seal is not copyrighted? I get the feeling the image tag is incorrect and should either be PD-old, or isn't free. If the uploader does indeed own the copyright, I think we'd need an OTRS. Shubinator (talk) 04:03, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The licensing states, "I grant anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law." ~Geaugagrrl^talk 13:53, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, that's what it says, but who put the licensing tag there? How do we know that commons user:Thomas de Vernet has the copyright for the image? For example, if I upload Wal-Mart's logo and say anyone can use it, that doesn't mean it's true. The coat of arms is likely copyrighted, and people rarely allow such broad use for seals, shields, logos, etc. Shubinator (talk) 16:25, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The licensing tag was placed on the image by the person who uploaded it. The image is a recreation of the coat of arms attributed to Owain Gwynedd in approximately 1611. ~Geaugagrrl^talk 02:08, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

For DYK purposes I think this is pretty much moot; the image will probably not be used, as it's only tangentially related to the article subject (it's not a picture of her, and not a picture of the famous person she is related to, but is a picture of the seal of a person she is related to) and I think DYK generally tries to avoid using seals, flags, etc. when there are other images available. Discussion could continue at the image's talk page, though, if there's still a concern about copyright. If the uploader drew and vectorized this image himself as an approximation of the actual shield, then I don't know if the derivative works stuff applies or not...my intuition is that it wouldn't since this image seems to be quite a simplification of what the actual shield would have looked like. But I don't know a whole lot about this; my recommendation would be to just remove the image from this DYK nom and continue discussion at the image talk page if there is still a concern. rʨanaɢ ^talk/_contribs 02:49, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Done BTW, Evan is a he. ~Geaugagrrl^talk 03:17, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Oops...I must have thought it said "Eva" or something. Thanks for correcting me, rʨanaɢ ^talk/_contribs 03:26, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

(checked using User:Shubinator/DYKcheck) Length, history good. References are offline or subscriber; I verified with these sources instead. Shubinator (talk) 03:42, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

G. A. Natesan (history)

... that Mahatma Gandhi stayed at the house of publisher and journalist G. A. Natesan during his first visit to Madras on returning from South Africa in 1915?

Created/expanded by Ravichandar84 (talk). Self nom at 02:59, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length, date and source for hook verified. —Mattisse (Talk) 20:13, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

KMBD (history)

... that radio station KTIL in Tillamook, Oregon, was renamed KMBD in honor of longtime talk show host Mildred Berkey Davy, known as "the voice of Tillamook County"?

Created by Dravecky (talk). Self nom at 20:40, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Date, length and refs verified. Nice work! —97198 (talk) 06:21, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ayya Nadar (history)

... that Ayya Nadar along with Shanmuga Nadar is credited for transforming the small village of Sivakasi in Tamil Nadu, India, into a thriving industrial town?

Created by Docku (talk). Self nom at 16:40, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length, date and source for hook verified. —Mattisse (Talk) 20:09, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Chablis wine (history)

... that Chablis was so devastated by spring time frost that the whole region only produced 11 cases of wine during the 1957 vintage?

Comment: Frank Wine Spectator ref (footnote #8) in Viticulture section

5x expanded by Agne27 (talk). Self nom at 05:55, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This one bugs me. This is supposed to be an expansion of the wine article, but the hook makes it sound like Chablis is being used as a place name. Suggest a different hook.--Wehwalt (talk) 20:25, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It is used that way because Chablis is a place name of the wine region--which the article is about. I'm not sure what the issue is. Agne ^Cheese/^Wine 02:29, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No question. Then why is the article called "Chablis wine"? Surely "Chablis wine" is not a proper place name. Perhaps Chablis (region)?--Wehwalt (talk) 11:22, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Also, I'm not sure there is a 5x expansion, since it looks like Agne27 cut the article back by about 2K on 24 March (I avoided the word "pruned") and surely the amount of expansion should be measured from there? It looks like only about 4x, can someone check this?--Wehwalt (talk) 11:36, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Any discussion about wine will naturally include discussion about the terroir and region where it comes form since unlike any other beverage in the world, wine is a testament to people and place where it comes from. In French wine, wines are named after the region and not the wine (see for instance Bordeaux, Burgundy, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Sauternes, Beaujolais, etc). A Chablis (region) article would be be about the political municipality of Chablis while a Chablis wine article would be about region and wine. Hope that clears things up. Further more, as to the expansion, on Feb 20th, 2009-the last edit before I even touched the article-the article was (according to prosesize) 3475 bytes of prose which would make a 5x expansion 17,375 bytes. Today the article is over 19,000 bytes of prose. Clear 5 five fold expansion. Agne ^Cheese/^Wine 17:53, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length and date verified. Subscription source for hook accepted on good faith. —Mattisse (Talk) 19:51, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sylvia Cecil (history)

... that soprano Sylvia Cecil joined and left the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company three times during her career?

Created by Ssilvers (talk). Self nom at 04:02, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length and date verified. Is the hook stated as a fact in the article with a reference at the end of the sentence, per DYK Rules for hooks? —Mattisse (Talk) 19:56, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The article describes how she joined and left the company at three different times during her career, but each instance is described in a different paragraph in the article. However the references are cited in each case, and the information is clearly supported by footnote number 2. If that doesn't work for you, let me know, and we can try to come up with a new hook. Thanks. -- Ssilvers (talk) 05:59, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Salutat (history)

... that Salutat (pictured) is an 1898 Thomas Eakins painting of a boxer, considered one of Eakins' finest achievements in figure-painting?

Created/expanded by Raul654 (talk). Self nom at 01:14, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length and creation date verified, offline hook refs accepted in good faith. --Bruce1ee^talk 14:50, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

George Georgescu (history)

... that George Georgescu, who took over the New York Philharmonic as an unknown from ailing Arturo Toscanini in 1926–27, was in the United States on a whim of Queen Maria of Romania?

Created by Drhoehl (talk). Self nom at 00:48, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Jimmy Cicero (history)

... that a 1997 wrestling event at Chantilly High School was canceled because of the "cartoonish" sterotypes portrayed by such wrestlers as "Wiseguy" Jimmy Cicero?

5x expanded by GaryColemanFan (talk). Self nom at 23:00, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length, date and source for hook verified. —Mattisse (Talk) 19:17, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

U.S. Custom House (Charleston, South Carolina) (history)

... that the U. S. Custom House in Charleston, South Carolina, was built without the dome in the original design by Ammi B. Young?

ALT1:… that Ammi B. Young modeled the U. S. Custom House in Charleston, South Carolina, after the U.S. Custom House in Boston, Massachusetts?

Created by KudzuVine (talk). Self nom at 21:57, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length and date verified. However, the hook is not a fact stated in the article, per DYK Rules for hooks. At least I could not find it. —Mattisse (Talk) 19:23, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I rewrote the main hook to eliminate the reference to the porticoes. There is a conflict in various references. Some say the north and south porticoes were not built; one says that the were built after the earthquake in 1886 earthquake. I did see a picture on the web or in a book that I have returned to the library it claimed was from the 1870s that had office instead of porticoes. But the picture would have to be scanned and loaded and I am not sure about the copyright. In addition, the date could have been wrong! So out with the porticoes! But I do still show the conflicting statements in the article with slight preference toward no porticoes were built on the north and south sides. The lack of dome can be verified in reference 3, page 2, 3rd paragraph. The alternative hook cannot probably can't be verified online. Thanks for your question! KudzuVine (talk) 22:54, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That is much better but it still does not say what the article does. To say that one resembles the other does not necessarily mean that the architect made them alike intentionally. Maybe he tried to make them different but that is all he knows how to design, for example. —Mattisse (Talk) 23:31, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The offline sources to the following hooks are accepted in good faith:

alt2 ... that the U. S. Custom House in Charleston, South Carolina, resembles the U.S. Custom House in Boston, Massachusetts, designed by the same architect, Ammi B. Young?
alt3 ... that another architect replaced the dome designed by Ammi B. Young for the U. S. Custom House in Charleston, South Carolina, with skylights?

Feel free to add more that come from the article. —Mattisse (Talk) 23:31, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

List of Silver Slugger Award winners at shortstop (history)

... that Rich Aurilia leads National League Silver Slugger shortstops in home runs, yet Alex Rodriguez topped his total six times?

Created by Killervogel5 (talk). Self nom at 21:39, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length and date verified. However, hook is not in article and referenced per DYK Rules for hooks. —Mattisse (Talk) 19:12, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I beg to differ. "Other National League leaders include Larkin, who leads in batting average (.348, 1989) and on-base percentage (.410, 1996), and Rich Aurilia, who leads in slugging percentage (.572, 2001) and home runs (37, 2001).[16] Rodriguez also leads National Leaguers in this category, having hit 40 or more home runs in six of his seven seasons winning at shortstop.[5]" This is a direct quote from the article. It states both that Aurilia leads the NL in home runs during a winning season, and that Rodriguez topped his total of 37 six times. Both statements are referenced. Nowhere in the rules for hooks does it say that the hook should be verbatim from the article. KV5 (Talk • Phils) 20:17, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Nidaros Cathedral West Front (history)

... that the Nidaros Cathedral West Front sculpture of Archangel Michael (pictured) was based on Bob Dylan?

Created by Williamborg (talk). Self nom at 21:32, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length and date verified. Norwegian language source for hook accepted on good faith. —Mattisse (Talk) 19:06, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ice block expedition of 1959 (history)

... that the Norwegian ice block expedition of 1959 (pictured) drove three tons of ice from the Polar Circle to the Equator– with no refrigeration– and lost only around 11% of the original weight?

Created by Lampman (talk). Self nom at 21:23, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Age, length, ref for hook, refs in general all OK (but in Norwegian, which I don't read, so....) :-) hamiltonstone (talk) 02:32, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I've added an English source. Lampman (talk) 17:11, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That Lady in Ermine (history)

... that Otto Preminger completed the film That Lady in Ermine after Ernst Lubitsch died, insisting the original director get sole screen credit out of "respect and admiration for the departed master"?

Created by LiteraryMaven (talk). Self nom at 18:33, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length, date, and source for hook verified. Reworded hook slightly to get it below 200 characters and bolding title. —Mattisse (Talk) 19:26, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Arthur MacMahon (history)

... that Arthur MacMahon was one of the first scholars in the field of public administration?

Created by Cool3 (talk). Self nom at 18:21, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length and date verified. Book source for hook accepted in good faith. —Mattisse (Talk) 19:48, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Alt ... that Arthur MacMahon was one of the first political scientists to use empirical methods to study government? (sourced in article) —Mattisse (Talk) 19:56, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Norton P11 (history)

... that the Norton P11 desert racing motorcycle was launched in the US under the advertising slogan Dynamite on wheels?

Created by Thruxton (talk). Self nom at 18:08, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hook, source, and length verified. Genius 101^Guestbook 18:17, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Veiveriai and Veiveriai Teachers' Seminary (history)

... that despite intentions of the Russian authorities to turn the Teachers' Seminary in Veiveriai into a center of Russification, the seminary became a center of the Lithuanian National Revival?

Created by Renata3 (talk). Self nom at 17:36, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I think I messed up something when creating this double-nom. Can someone check and fix? Thanks and sorry. Renata (talk) 17:39, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed. Shubinator (talk) 17:42, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length and date verified for both articles. Lithuanian online and book sources for hook accepted in good faith. —Mattisse (Talk) 18:17, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Herb Treat and 1922 College Football All-America Team(history)

... that Herb Treat, unanimously selected as a 1922 College Football All-American, was hit by a car in 1943 and plunged nine stories from a hotel window in 1947?

Created by cbl62 (talk). Self nom at 17:19, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

1922 College Football All-America Team has only 831 characters of prose. Please expand to over 1500. Shubinator (talk) 17:33, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Cbl62 (talk) 15:18, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Conocybe rickenii (history)

... that the coprophilous mushroom Conocybe rickenii (pictured) may be found in very large numbers in gardens where horse manure has been used to enrich the soil?

Created by J Milburn (talk). Self nom at 15:17, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length and date verified. Book source for hook accepted on good faith. —Mattisse (Talk) 16:04, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Marvel Trading Card Game (history)

... that the video game Marvel Trading Card Game portrays the Vs System ruleset exactly the same as the physical playing card version?

5x expanded by Vantine84 (talk). Self nom at 14:04, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Source, length, and history verified. Genius 101^Guestbook 14:25, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

James Lawrence Fly (history)

... that FCC and ACLU head James Lawrence Fly's influence in opposing wiretapping led the FBI to start a file on him?

Created by Quadell (talk). Nominated by Jokestress (talk) at 15:24, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length, date and source for hook verified. —Mattisse (Talk) 16:10, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Gray Mouse Lemur (history)

... that the Gray Mouse Lemur (pictured) is one of the smallest primates in the world, weighing only 60 grams (2.1 oz)?

Created/expanded by Visionholder (talk). Self nom at 10:21, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length (5x expansion) and date verified. Book source for hook accepted on good faith. —Mattisse (Talk) 16:16, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Added (pictured) and {{convert}}. Great expansion and article! Jamie^☆S93 16:49, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Verda Welcome (history)

... that Verda Welcome was the first black woman to be elected to the United States Senate?

Created by Spidern (talk). Self nom at 09:08, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length, creation date, and fact referencing verified. Jamie^☆S93 16:07, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

. The hook and the introduction within the article are both incorrect and seem to reflect a mistaken confusion of two different governmental bodies. From reading the article, Verda Welcome was only elected to the Maryland state senate, which is completely different from and much less prestigious than the United States Senate. —Lowellian (reply) 20:12, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Charles Fremont West (history)

... that in 1922, Washington & Jefferson College's Charlie "Pruner" West became the first African American to play quarterback in the Rose Bowl?

Created/expanded by Jwilkinsen (talk). Self nom at 08:08, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length, date and source for hook verified. —Mattisse (Talk) 16:18, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Phillips Community College (history)

... that Phillips Community College's Pillow-Thompson House is noted for its Queen Anne Style architecture?

Created/expanded by MBisanz (talk). Self nom at 07:22, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length (just over 1500 characters), creation date, fact referencing and image license verified. The hook isn't incredibly exciting, but may be interesting to people who have an interest in architecture. Jamie^☆S93 16:14, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Dutch East Indies campaign (history)

... that the only American ship larger than a destroyer to survive the Dutch East Indies campaign was the light cruiser Marblehead (pictured)?

Comment: another good image could be File:USS Marblehead (CL-12)-San Diego.jpg

5x expanded by the_ed17 (talk), Chamal_N (talk). Nominated by the_ed17 (talk) at 14:49, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length (5x expansion) and date verified. Have you left a word out of the hook sentence in the article? I will add the word "survived" to article and accept book source for hook on good faith. —Mattisse (Talk) 16:28, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I probably did. :-) Thanks! —Ed 17 ^{(Talk / Contribs)} 01:10, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Walka Water Works (history)

... that the Walka Water Works was the first water pumping station in the Hunter Region of New South Wales and is now a recreation and wildlife reserve?

Created (after a period on my User Page) by Nomadtales (talk). Self nom at 04:25, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The article doesn't have any references. Please add references and inline citations, especially for the hook fact. Shubinator (talk) 04:34, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comment I have delved into the local library and managed to get some in print quotes and inserted them. Nomadtales (talk) 03:51, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ancient Egyptian creation myths (history)

... that in one of the major Ancient Egyptian creation myths, the creator god Atum was said to have sneezed and spat out his offspring?

Created by A. Parrot (talk). Self nom at 04:17, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length and history verified; offline ref accepted in good faith. Awadewit (talk) 05:21, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Mortuary Affairs (history)

... that Mortuary Affairs is a service within the United States Department of Defense Quartermaster Corps tasked with the retrieval, identification, transportation, and burial of deceased American and American-allied military personnel?

Created/expanded by Raul654 (talk). Self nom at 03:48, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Source, length, and history verified. Awadewit (talk) 05:24, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hook is 228 characters. Can you shorten it to 200 characters or under? —Mattisse (Talk) 16:35, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Alt ... that Mortuary Affairs, within the United States Department of Defense Quartermaster Corps, is tasked with the retrieval, identification, transportation, and burial of deceased military personnel (pictured)?

(191 characters) I added (pictured), but perhaps it does not fit. —Mattisse (Talk) 16:44, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That hook is fine with me. Raul654 (talk) 22:10, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

KCKX (history)

... that KCKX, known as "Ondas de Gozo", is the first Spanish-language Christian radio station in the state of Oregon?

Created by Dravecky (talk). Self nom at 03:11, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

(checked using User:Shubinator/DYKcheck) Length, history, reference good. Shubinator (talk) 03:16, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on March 28

David Dean Shulman (history)

... that David Dean Shulman, Renee Lang Professor of Humanistic Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, actively supports the Clay Sanskrit Library?

Created by Nishidani (talk). Nominated by NSH001 (talk) at 15:17, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Arieh Sharon (history)

File:AryehSharon.jpg

... that architect Arieh Sharon (pictured), who had been a beekeeper on a kibbutz, later led a 180 person commission to plan the development of Israel?

Created by Arielaloni (talk). Nominated by DVD R W (talk) at 22:24, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length, date, and part of hook verified. Book source for rest of hook accepted in good faith.—Mattisse (Talk) 18:56, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Li Fengji (history)

... that the Tang Dynasty chancellor Li Fengji had eight associates known by his detractor as the "eight passes"?

Created by Nlu (talk). Self nom at 19:57, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length and date verified. Book source accepted on good faith. I think the hook needs some elaboration though. —Mattisse (Talk) 18:48, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Alt ... that the Tang Dynasty chancellor Li Fengji's eight associates were known by his detractors as the "eight passes", as without going through them, no one could not meet Li Fengji? —Mattisse (Talk) 18:48, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Will Kane (history)

... that Will Kane is ranked fourteenth on Entertainment Weekly’s list of Top 20 Heroes of all time?

ALT: ... that Will Kane was Gary Cooper's second Academy Award winning role? 5x expanded by A Nobody (talk). Self nom at 18:20, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Do we allow fictional entities at DYK? Victuallers (talk) 20:46, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Currently tagged as a stub by the nominator. Yeah, we do allow fictional characters, although the hooks usually have to be clear that it's fictional. I'm sure there are many examples; one is Rufus (Street Fighter). Shubinator (talk) 04:25, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I have removed the stub tag and added a category and information about other actors who played as this character. Best, --A Nobody^{My talk} 04:47, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

(checked using User:Shubinator/DYKcheck) Length, history, references good. Shubinator (talk) 04:13, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ferdinand Christian Gustav Arnold (history)

... that the German lichenologist and taxonomist Ferdinand Christian Gustav Arnold had a personal herbarium of 150,000 specimens?

Created by Riffle (talk). Nominated by sasata (talk) at 06:54, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length, date and source for hook verified. —Mattisse (Talk) 18:35, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Louis Lomax (history)

... that Louis Lomax was the first African-American television journalist?

ALT1:... that Louis Lomax brought Elijah Muhammad, Malcolm X, and the Nation of Islam to the attention of white people?

Created/expanded by Malik Shabazz (talk). Self nom at 23:40, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length, date and source for first hook verified. Book source for ALT1 accepted on good faith. —Mattisse (Talk) 15:19, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Apolinary Hartglas (history)

... that Apolinary Hartglas was a leader of Polish Jews, a Zionist activist, and a deputy to the Polish Sejm during the interwar period?

Created by Radeksz (talk). Self nom at 10:15, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Please add inline citations to the article. Shubinator (talk) 17:03, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Done, although there's a few more sources I want to track down for the article.radek (talk) 03:37, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

(checked using User:Shubinator/DYKcheck) Length, history good. "Leader of Jews" and "Zionist activist" verified, offline source for "deputy to the Sjem" accepted in good faith. Shubinator (talk) 05:58, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Gustavo Brambila (history)

... that Gustavo Brambila, portrayed (somewhat inaccurately) in the 2008 movie Bottle Shock was one of the first Latin Americans to graduate from the UC Davis wine program?

Created by Dmadeo (talk). Self nom at 08:02, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length and date verified. Sources together verify hook. One says, "Though Brambila was the only Mexican enrolled in the UC Davis enology program at the time, he says that he did not notice any real discrimination." The other article say he graduated in 1976. The visimag interview with the actor quotes the actor, "Gustavo was the first Latin American to get a degree at UC Davis in viniculture.” —Mattisse (Talk) 18:32, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Alt ... that Gustavo Brambila, portrayed in the 2008 movie Bottle Shock, was one of the first Latin Americans to graduate from the UC Davis wine program? (remove "(somewhat inaccurately)" as people are almost always portrayed somewhat inaccurately in films) —Mattisse (Talk) 18:38, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'm ok with this. Re the 2 sources to prove the hook, I know its a bit odd, thank you for reading through them. I think he's an nteresting character. dm (talk) 04:02, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Cozy Coupe (history), Little Tikes (history)

... that the red and yellow molded plastic Cozy Coupe from Little Tikes was called the "world's best-selling car for much of this decade" by The New York Times in 1998, outselling the Honda Accord and Ford Taurus?

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 05:56, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hook is 209 characters; it should be under 200. —Mattisse (Talk) 18:40, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Length and date for both articles verified. However, the hook does not occur in either article. It should be easy to put it in one or both articles and reference it. Is this an April Fools hook? —Mattisse (Talk) 18:45, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Alt ... that the red and yellow molded plastic Cozy Coupe from Little Tikes was called the "world's best-selling car" at the time by The New York Times in 1998, outselling the Honda Accord and Ford Taurus? (197 characters) —Mattisse (Talk) 18:55, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The longer than 200 character hook was submitted under the terms of Wikipedia:Did you know/Additional rules "C3: A hook introducing more than one article is an exception to the hook length rule. If your hook introduces more than one article, you can do a basic calculation by subtracting the number of characters in the bolded character string for each additional new article beyond the first", though I have no objection to the proposed alternate hook and had been cogitating on a similar shortening. While I could add the exact sentence used in the hook to one of the articles, it has been customary to build hooks that include statements and facts from different parts of an article. Do we want to strictly enforce a policy on having the hook be a sentence taken almost word-for-word from an article? Alansohn (talk) 19:20, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I am for strict enforcement, as periodically there hooks for which the author expects the DYK editor to give close reading of the article and the sources and then deduce that the hook is verified when it is not clearly the case. In fact, lately I and others have been using DYK Rules to back us up. When you consider the hundreds of hooks that pass through here weekly, and the grief DKY editors get if something incorrect appears on the main page, I do not think it is too much to expect. In any case, Wikipedia policy mandates that a quote always be sourced. Always. But especially The New York Times on the main page! Especially as the hook is misleading, I have qualms about this anyway. —Mattisse (Talk) 20:11, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

A look at the Gustavo Brambila DYK that you approved above is for a hook that appears in different pieces across the article. I also question calling a direct quote from The New York Times "misleading". The entire article makes extensive comparisons between foot-powered toy cars and real cars, and the purpose of a hook is to draw people into an article. Rigid enforcement of rules is always a step in the wrong direction. While more experienced DYK submitters will adapt, new participants will only be further flummoxed by what appears to be a rule-book slowdown. Alansohn (talk) 04:18, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The Gustavo Brambila DYK did have a source that stated the hook directly. But since it was an interview, it needed support which the other sources provided. Regarding the quote from the The New York Times, as with any quote, it needs to be directly sourced adjacent to the quote in the article. The quote is not even in the article, so it should not be in the hook per DYK Rules. —Mattisse (Talk) 15:11, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The exact quote, word-for-word from the article in The New York Times to match the hook, already existed in the Little Tikes article, where it is directly sourced in the article adjacent to the quote. I have also gone out of my way to add the word-for-word quote in the Cozy Coupe article, to ensure that whoever goes searching for the quote will be able to find it in both articles, even though this will be difficult or impossible to do in many other multi-article hooks. Please let me know if your analysis of DYK rules finds any more issues, and I will do my best to ensure that are satisfied. Alansohn (talk) 23:37, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

But the implication of the hook (and in the article by having the reference note include that statement along with the direct quote) is that The New York Times is saying that Little Tikes was outselling the Honda Accord and Ford Taurus. That is not in the NYTimes article, and it is misleading to imply that it is, on Wikipedia's main page. —Mattisse (Talk) 18:31, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I read the nyt article with a bit of disbelief. The only two numbers are the 313,000 per year of the toy cars and 6 or 7 m over 19 years. Taken together, they roughly line up. For real cars, I found this reference which suggests last years number of cars (16.1 million per year) was the lowest since 1998. so the question is whether with the spread of car types, is the best selling car really only 5% of the market? So, let's back off this claim and just go with something to mark the two articles.
ALT2 ... that Little Tikes created the best selling red and yellow molded plastic Cozy Coupe toy car with over 6 million made since 1979? dm (talk) 06:05, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

(unindent) Or Alt3 ... "that the red and yellow molded plastic Cozy Coupe from Little Tikes was called the "world's best-selling car" for most of the 1990s by The New York Times?" which eliminates the Accord / Taurus issue and uses the "world's best-selling car" quote. While most real car manufacturers produce as many as dozens of models of vehicles, Little Tikes produced one. The article is written in tongue-in-cheek fashion, comparing toy car sales with real car sales and I have no reason to doubt the veracity of The New York Times, nor to question the sales of this toy car versus sales of single models of real cars. An article from the Akron Beacon Journal provides an annual sales figure of 500,000 for the Cozy Coupe in the early 1990s, exceeding the sales of the Accord and Taurus. The purpose of the hook is to attract readers to the article, and this is the purpose of my hook. A dry statement of the number of cars sold in total accomplishes none of this. Alansohn (talk) 16:07, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Don Rossiter

... that former professional footballer Don Rossiter served as mayor of Rochester, Kent, during the 1980s?

Created by ChrisTheDude (talk). Self nom at 22:14, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length and history verified; offline ref accepted in good faith. Awadewit (talk) 05:26, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Old Cathedral of Cuenca

... that the Old Cathedral of Cuenca (pictured) carries a memorial plate indicating that its belltower is more famous than the Egyptian pyramids?

Created by ekem (talk). Self nom at 21:39, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Also submitted for April 1 with a slightly modified hook.Ekem (talk) 03:22, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length and history verified; Spanish source accepted in good faith. Awadewit (talk) 05:30, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Dolway Walkington

... that Irish international rugby union captain Dolway Walkington sometimes played matches wearing a monocle, removing it only when needing to make a tackle?

Created by FruitMonkey. Self nom FruitMonkey (talk) 20:46, 28 March 2009 (UTC) [reply]

We just can't put that on the Main Page.--Wetman (talk) 04:28, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Why not, pray tell? -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 09:28, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Source, length, and history verified. Awadewit (talk) 05:33, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Eli Mintz

... that actor Eli Mintz portrayed the role of Uncle David in the television series The Goldbergs?

Created by Broadweighbabe (talk). Self nom at 20:29, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length and ref are fine, hook is ok, but see my ALT1 below. dm (talk) 15:52, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1 ... that actor Eli Mintz portrayed the role of Uncle David from The Goldbergs on stage, on televison, and in the movie, but not the original radio series? dm (talk) 15:52, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Alvin Powell

... that Alvin Powell was addicted to crack cocaine by his second year in the National Football League?

Created/expanded by Genius101 (talk). Self nom at 19:01, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: If anyone can come up with a better hook, please do so!Genius 101^Guestbook 19:01, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length, date, and source for hook verified. —Mattisse (Talk) 16:33, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
alt ... that Alvin Powell was addicted to crack cocaine as a player in the National Football League, but became a substance abuse counselor after? (supported by sources in article) —Mattisse (Talk) 16:41, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I prefer the alt1, so we should use that. Thanks, Genius 101^Guestbook 20:01, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Norton Dunstall

... that in 1968 Ray Pickrell secured 17 1st place race wins on a Norton Dunstall motorcycle?

Created by Thruxton (talk). Self nom at 17:13, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1: ... that Ray Pickrell secured 17 first-place race wins on a Norton Dunstall motorcycle in 1968? Just a slight rewording. Jamie^☆S93 02:06, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Norton Navigator

... that Harold Daniell entered a Norton Navigator motorcycle in a race at Siverstone race track where it recorded 163 kilometres per hour (101 mph) on the straight?

Created by Thruxton (talk). Self nom at 15:18, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: since this is a British motorcycle, the main speed unit in {{convert}} should be km/h; I just switched this in the hook, and also in the article.
Otherwise, length & creation date verified, offline reference accepted in good faith. Jamie^☆S93 18:41, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Margaret Lloyd

... that soprano Margaret Lloyd portrayed the role of Lightfoot McClendon in the world premiere of Carlisle Floyd's Cold Sassy Tree at the Houston Grand Opera in 2000?

Created by nrswanson (talk). Self nom at 14:39, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Source, length, and history verified. It would be nice if this article could be expanded a bit, as it is currently really just a list of her performances. Awadewit (talk) 15:45, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Pedlar of Swaffham

... that the Pedlar of Swaffham, a tale in English folklore, originated from Persia?

Created/expanded by Czar Brodie (talk) 13:58, 28 March 2009 (UTC), Nominated by Czar Brodie (talk) 13:58, 28 March 2009 (UTC) [reply]

742 characters (block quotations are not counted) - needs to be expanded to at least 1500 characters. I would also recommend that the article have a proper lead and body, where the lead summarizes the body per WP:LEAD. Awadewit (talk) 15:49, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Municipal Corporation Building, Mumbai

... that the Municipal Corporation Building, Mumbai, India is classified as a heritage building (pictured) by the Bombay Municipal Corporation?

Created/expanded by Nvvchar (talk). Nominated by Ravichandar84 (talk) at 10:16, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Added a picture.--Nvvchar (talk) 11:17, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1... that public hangings used to take place near the Municipal Corporation Building, Mumbai, India? Awadewit (talk) 16:16, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Can it made more specific by adding "before this building was constructed". Thanks--Nvvchar (talk) 16:03, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

5 times expansion good, hook for ALT1 ref good, if clarified as per Nvvchar suggestion. Interesting place. Possible tweak to take up the suggestion:
ALT2... that public hangings used to take place near the site of the Municipal Corporation Building, Mumbai, India? hamiltonstone (talk) 02:55, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The above hook is very fine.Thanks for addressing my view.--Nvvchar (talk) 03:07, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sri Lanka montane rain forests

... that owing to their rich biodiversity, Sri Lanka montane rain forests (pictured) are considered a super-hotspot within the endemism hotspot of global importance?

5x expanded by Chanakal (talk). Self nom at 09:36, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

alt1:... that Kelaart's Long-clawed Shrew, is only found in the mountains of Sri Lanka montane rain forests (pictured)?

I reworded hooks using words of references.--Chanaka L (talk) 13:59, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length (5x expansion), date and hook verified. I think hook needs rewording. First hook does not quite make sense to me, and second hook is not in article.
alt2 ... that due to their rich biodiversity, Sri Lanka montane rain forests (pictured) are a globally important super-hotspot with a large number of endemic species?

(how is this hook? Alternatively, alt1 hook could be added to the article.) —Mattisse (Talk) 17:04, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Go ahead with your hook, Mattisse. Cheers!--Chanaka L (talk) 03:02, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Centralia College

... that Centralia College is the oldest continuously operating community college in the state of Washington?

Created/expanded by MBisanz (talk). Self nom at 08:37, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1... that after being covered covered with plywood and stored due to their sexual content, Michael Spafford's murals, the Twelve Labors of Hercules, were transferred to Centralia College? Awadewit (talk) 16:22, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length, date and source for hook verified. Prefer ALT1 as it is sourced to an AP news article, while the first hook is sourced to the college's own website. Also, the ALT1 hook is certainly interesting! —Mattisse (Talk) 18:18, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bernice Cronkhite

... that at the age of 29, Bernice Cronkhite became the dean of Radcliffe College, making her the youngest person to become a dean in the United States?

Created by Spidern (talk). Self nom at 08:13, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Citation 3 is missing some information (name of the article, at least). Awadewit (talk) 16:25, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- The article has no title, and no author listed. I have updated the citation template accordingly. ←Spidern→ 16:59, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - Ok. Source, length, and history verified. Awadewit (talk) 01:56, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Dick Edell

... that former Maryland lacrosse coach Dick Edell retired in 2001 after seventeen NCAA Division I tournament appearances, the second-most of any head coach?

Created by Strikehold (talk). Self nom at 05:27, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Source, length, and history verified. Awadewit (talk) 16:28, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

City of Detroit III

... that the smoking room of the D&C steamer City of Detroit III (pictured) was put on display at a museum on Belle Isle in Detroit, Michigan, after the ship was dismantled?

Created by Dtbohrer (talk). Self nom at 04:12, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Source, length, and history verified. Awadewit (talk) 16:30, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Miniature Texas Longhorn

Miniautre Texas Longhorn

... that Texas Longhorn Cattle are now being bred in Miniature (pictured) all over the US?

Created by Trouble022 (talk). Self nom at 01:47, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The image has been posted online before at http://www.imranch.com/. We need an OTRS from the copyright holder to show the picture on the Main Page. Shubinator (talk) 03:20, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Length and date verified. However, I cannot find hook in the article. Also, the article has a somewhat informal tone and needs some copy editing. —Mattisse (Talk) 17:11, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Cross Seamount

... that Cross Seamount, a small underwater volcano southwest of Hawaii, is used by the NOAA to study tuna migratory patterns?

Created by Resident Mario (talk). Self nom at 00:49, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I know you didn't mean tuna distribution distribution, but did you mean tuna distribution or tuna distribution? The article is mainly about tuna, not distribution. Art LaPella (talk) 02:09, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

a.e. Migratory patterns. I've gone along and fixed it. ResMar 15:25, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length and date verified. Is the hook in the article? I can't find it. —Mattisse (Talk) 14:24, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK bit here, here. You're right, I should have been more specific in that the NOAA administrated the tagging effort. ResMar 14:32, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You say in the hook that it is "a small underwater volcano" but in the article you say that the geology is unknown. I admit the hook is difficult to word, but it needs to be a fact from the article. —Mattisse (Talk) 14:51, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Alt ... that Cross Seamount (pictured), a landform arising from the ocean floor southwest of Hawaii, is used by the NOAA to study tuna migratory patterns? (is this ok, ResMar?) —Mattisse (Talk) 14:51, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

OK. ResMar 20:41, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Older nominations

Articles created/expanded on March 27

Solveig Christov (history), Toril Brekke (history)

... that the writers Solveig Christov and Toril Brekke both have been awarded the Riksmål Society Literature Prize?

Created by Oceanh (talk). Self nom at 23:40, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Malai District (history)

... that the current Governor of Malai District, Cambodia, is a former Khmer Rouge diplomat and aide to Pol Pot?

5x expanded by Paxse (talk). Self nom at 10:31, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length (5x expansion), date, and source for hook verified. —Mattisse (Talk) 18:08, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

National Museum of Cultures (history)

... that the National Museum of Cultures in Mexico City was once a mint for manufacturing coins and even housed the Supreme Court of Mexico?

Created by Thelmadatter (talk). Nominated by Another Believer (talk) at 21:19, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Note: Citations are located in lead as well as 'Colonial era mint' and 'Conversion to museum' sections. --Another Believer _(Talk) 21:19, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length and date verified. Spanish language source for hook accepted on good faith. —Mattisse (Talk) 18:03, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Michigan v. Jackson (history)

... that on March 27, 2009, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered lawyers to file briefs on whether it should overrule its decision in Michigan v. Jackson?

Created by Cdogsimmons (talk). Self nom at 15:55, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

:* alt ... that on March 27, 2009, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to reconsider its decision in Michigan v. Jackson assuring a suspect's right to counsel during a police interrogation? —Mattisse (Talk) 17:27, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length, date and sources for hook verified. Hook in not informative. —Mattisse (Talk) 17:53, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The alt you provided is not quite correct I'm afraid. The case does not assure a suspect's right to counsel during a police interrogation. That is done by the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The case provides that a waiver of the right to counsel would be invalid in a police initiated interrogation after an accused had previously claimed a right to counsel at a plea hearing or other court proceeding. Not quite the same thing. Although an important ruling, I thought that using the ruling of the case would be a little too difficult to phrase as a sound bite.--Cdogsimmons (talk) 15:06, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

OK, I struck it. Can you provide a hook that would be a little more informative to the reader as the current one is uninformative, and not an interesting or intriguing fact, as required by DYK Rules? —Mattisse (Talk) 17:53, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

alt ... that the U.S. Supreme Court is reconsidering its decision in Michigan v. Jackson which provided for the inadmissibility of a confession made during a a police-initiated interrogation after a Sixth Amendment request for counsel was made?--Cdogsimmons (talk) 20:51, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Grigor Nachovich (history)

... that Bulgarian conservative politician Grigor Nachovich served as minister of finance on six occasions?

Created by TodorBozhinov (talk). Self nom at 06:42, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length and date verified. Foreign language book sources accepted in good faith, although I cannot find the ISBNs as given. —Mattisse (Talk) 18:03, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Got it fixed, thanks for pointing it out :) Todor →Bozhinov 12:01, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

United States Congressional Baseball Game (history)

... that in 1993 United States representatives Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Maria Cantwell, and Blanche Lincoln became the first women to break into the Congressional Baseball Game starting lineup?

Created by Gang14 (talk). Nominated by Another Believer (talk) at 05:55, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Note: Citation for the hook is located in the Rosters section. Thanks! --Another Believer _(Talk) 05:56, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Length, date and source for hook verified. I would prefer to reword hook uses the same wording as the source article:

Alt ... that in 1993 United States representatives Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Maria Cantwell, and Blanche Lincoln became the first women to play in the starting lineup of the Congressional Baseball Game? —Mattisse (Talk) 17:50, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Richard Goldner (history)

... that Richard Goldner was the Australian violist that founded Musica Viva Australia in 1945, which became the world's largest entrepreneurial music organization?

Created by JackofOz (talk). Nominated by Another Believer (talk) at 05:32, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length and date verified. Source for hook accepted in good faith, as I was unable to open it. —Mattisse (Talk) 17:32, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Alt ... that an Australian violist Richard Goldner founded Musica Viva Australia in 1945, the world's largest entrepreneurial chamber music organization? (I don't think it is the largest entrepreneurial music organization.) —Mattisse (Talk) 17:41, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hydrogen disulfide (history)

... that in high concentrations, the inorganic compound hydrogen disulfide can cause dizziness, disorientation and ultimately unconsciousness?

Created by Wikiwayman (talk). Nominated by Another Believer (talk) at 05:25, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I added a few words to the article to get it over the 1500 character minimum. Date is verified. Book sources for hook accepted on good faith. —Mattisse (Talk) 17:18, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Barjas al-Hadid (history)

... that as a Jordanian tribal Shaikh, Barjas al-Hadid has been responsible for mediating blood feuds between tribe members in Jordan, Iraq and Saudi Arabia?

Created by Toon05 (talk). Self nom at 22:03, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length and date verified. Book source for hook accepted on good faith. —Mattisse (Talk) 16:57, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Kamal Naji

... that Kamal Naji, the PLO's deputy representative in Lebanon, was killed in a roadside bomb attack outside Mieh Mieh by unknown perpetrators?

Al Ameer son (talk) 16:57, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length, date and source for hook verified. —Mattisse (Talk) 16:53, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Fragment of a Crucifixion

... that Francis Bacon's painting Fragment of a Crucifixion (pictured) shows two dying animals in a scene influenced by the biblical Crucifixion and Aeschylus' The Oresteia?

Ceoil (talk) 22:48, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length and history verified; offline ref accepted in good faith. Awadewit (talk) 05:37, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Two Weeks (The Office)

... that The Office protagonist Michael Scott quits Dunder Mifflin, the paper company he works for throughout the series, in the episode "Two Weeks"?

5x expanded by Hgporto (talk). Nominated by Hunter Kahn (talk) at 21:20, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I don't watch The Office, so this doesn't make much sense to me. Could you write a hook that is accessible to a wider readership? Awadewit (talk) 05:39, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Better? — Hunter Kahn _(contribs) 01:43, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - Length and history verified; plot summary taken in good faith. :) Awadewit (talk) 01:59, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

ALT: ... that The Office protagonists Michael Scott and Pam Beesly quit Dunder Mifflin, the paper company they work for throughout the series, in the episode "Two Weeks"? Shubinator (talk) 02:41, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- I'm fine with the alt, if that one's better. It would be good to toss Pam in there. — Hunter Kahn _(contribs) 03:25, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Central High School (Tulsa, Oklahoma)

... that radio broadcaster Paul Harvey's career began at 14, when his teacher at Central High School (Tulsa, Oklahoma) took him down to a local station and insisted that Harvey ought to be on the radio?

ALT1:... that Tulsa's Art Deco landmark Boston Avenue Methodist Church (pictured) was designed by architect Bruce Goff and Adah Robinson, his former art teacher at Central High School (Tulsa, Oklahoma)?

Created by Arxiloxos (talk). Self nom at 20:51, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

ALT2:... that Tulsa's Art Deco landmark Boston Avenue Methodist Church (pictured) was designed by architect Bruce Goff and Adah Robinson, his former art teacher at Tulsa's Central High School? —Mattisse (Talk) 16:48, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length, date and sources for both hooks verified. I edited the first hook slightly to get it below the 200 character maximum. —Mattisse (Talk) 16:48, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Eamonn Collins (footballer)

... that in 1980, Eamonn Collins became the youngest player ever to turn out in a professional football match in England, when he played for Blackpool at the age of 14 years and 323 days?

Created by Daemonic Kangaroo (talk). Self nom at 08:18, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length, date and source for hook verified. —Mattisse (Talk) 16:22, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Pocholo Ramirez (history)

... that race car driver Pocholo Ramirez raced competitively into his 70s?

Comment: Nominating this to test the new template and see if Shubinator's updated DYKcheck can handle it.

Created by Anyo Niminus (talk). Nominated by Rjanag (talk) at 03:27, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length, date and source for hook verified. —Mattisse (Talk) 16:16, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Wallace Community College

... that Wallace Community College was the first comprehensive community college in Southern Alabama?

Created/expanded by MBisanz (talk). Self nom at 00:01, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: 5x expansion in one edit. 00:01, 28 March 2009 (UTC)MBisanz ^talk

Source, length, and history verified. Awadewit (talk) 03:22, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I Go to Extremes

... that during live performances of the song "I Go to Extremes", Billy Joel would often change the lyrics of the song to more humorous ones like "I go for ice cream"?

5x expanded by CarpetCrawler (talk). Self nom at 20:01, 27 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

2057/495 = 4.2x prose expansion. Shubinator (talk) 22:11, 27 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Shoot! Oh well, should I remove the nomination, then? CarpetCrawler (talk) 23:29, 27 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You can keep expanding it. You're in the gray area right now (4–5x); even if you don't do any more, a reviewer might IAR verify for a good sub-5x expansion. It's best to avoid the uncertainty and add a little though. Shubinator (talk) 00:19, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Alright, I'll see what I can do. Thank you! CarpetCrawler (talk) 04:03, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

OK, how does it look now? If the prose has been given 5x expansion, I will add an alternate hook, one which I think is better than the one above! CarpetCrawler (talk) 04:38, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

ALT ... that the hit Billy Joel song "I Go to Extremes" was originally written as an apology to his wife, Christie Brinkley, for his erratic behavior? CarpetCrawler (talk) 04:44, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

(checked using User:Shubinator/DYKcheck) Expansion, history, reference good for the ALT hook. Shubinator (talk) 04:54, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ed Hinton (actor)

... that the North Carolina-born actor Ed Hinton perished in 1958 at the age of thirty in an airplane crash on Catalina Island, California?

New article by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 15:45, 27 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This article does not use reliable sources. IMDB is not considered a reliable source for the detailed information in this article. —Mattisse (Talk) 16:12, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Haaken Hasberg Gran (history), Trygve Braarud (history), Nordal Wille (history)

... that researchers such as Haaken H. Gran and Trygve Braarud started their academic careers as research assistants at Oslo's University Botanical Garden laboratory, founded by Nordal Wille in 1895?

Created by Punkmorten (talk). Self nom at 21:33, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Alt ... that botanists Haaken H. Gran and Trygve Braarud began their academic careers as research assistants at Oslo's University Botanical Garden laboratory, founded by Nordal Wille in 1895?

Length and date for all three articles verified. Norwegian language sources for hook accepted on good faith. —Mattisse (Talk) 16:07, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Total Gambler

... that the gambling magazine Total Gambler was Britain's most widely circulated monthly men's magazine when it launched in August 2005, with an initial print run of 650,000 copies?

Created by Gary King (talk). Self nom at 18:54, 27 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length and date verified. Hook is not sourced at the end of the hook sentence per DYK rules. There is an article referenced later that says it "will be" the the most widely circulated when it is launched, but none that says it actually was when launched in 2005. I'm sure you can clear this up. —Mattisse (Talk) 15:45, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I added a ref for a trade publication's interview with the magazine's editor after the initial launch. Gary King (talk) 16:37, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Dorothy Liebes

... that Dorothy Liebes, known as "the mother of modern weaving", made fabrics out of feathers, bamboo, leather strips, plastic, and ticker tape?

Created by Mabalu (talk). Self nom at 18:00, 27 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length, date, and reference verified; offline source for nickname accepted in good faith. GaryColemanFan (talk) 02:21, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Adrian Cole (RAAF officer)‎

... that Australian fighter pilot Lieutenant (later Air Vice Marshal) Adrian Cole (pictured) was awarded the Military Cross in 1917 for attacking six enemy aircraft that were menacing Allied cavalry?

Created by Ian Rose (talk). Self nom at 15:16, 27 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Alt ... that Australian fighter pilot Lieutenant (later Air Vice Marshal) Adrian Cole (pictured) was awarded the Military Cross in 1917 for attacking six enemy aircraft menacing Allied cavalry? - (shortened to 174 characters) —Mattisse (Talk) 15:35, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length, date and source for hook verified. —Mattisse (Talk) 15:31, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Tks mate, no prob with the trim - my only additional thought is that the word "threatening" might be an improvement on the slightly theatrical "menacing"... Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 03:21, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Alt2 ... that Australian fighter pilot Lieutenant (later Air Vice Marshal) Adrian Cole (pictured) was awarded the Military Cross in 1917 for attacking six enemy aircraft threatening Allied cavalry? - How is that? —Mattisse (Talk) 03:32, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Perfect - tks! Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 05:03, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Happy99

... that Happy99 was the first computer virus to spread rapidly by email?

5x expanded by Spidern (talk). Self nom at 15:00, 27 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length and history verified; offline source accepted in good faith. Awadewit (talk) 03:03, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sun Ma Sze Tsang

... that the legendary Cantonese opera performer Sun Ma Sze Tsang was said to have a special license to smoke opium even after the Second World War?

Created by Geniustkw (talk) Self nom at 14:33, 27 March 2009 (UTC) [reply]

The article has no references. Shubinator (talk) 22:16, 27 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Liza with a Z

... that Liza with a Z was the first concert film to be specifically recorded for television?

Created by HowardBerry (talk). Self nom at 13:27, 27 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

How is "concert film" being defined? Shouldn't Elvis Presley's '68 Comeback Special be considered a concert film? That was 4 years before Liza with a Z. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 14:06, 27 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The claim is Minnelli's own, but from reading the Elvis link, it appears that his concert was four separate concert recordings edited together. Minnelli's film is one self-contained performance recorded in one set as part of one single concert. I hope that clarifies. Howie ☎ 14:32, 27 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

ALT ... that concert film Liza with a Z was thought lost in the NBC vaults for almost thirty years, before its rediscovery and re-release in 2006? Howie ☎ 22:54, 27 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I prefer this alternative tag to the original I suggested. Plus, it's much easier to verify, over Minnelli's own personal claim. Howie ☎ 00:43, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length, date and source for ALT hook verified. —Mattisse (Talk) 15:24, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Vyadha Gita

... that in the Vyadha Gita, a part of the epic Mahabharata, a vyadha (butcher) imparts teachings to a sannyasin (monk) on dharma and the importance of work?

Created by Nvineeth (talk). Self nom at 08:24, 27 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Source, length, and history verified. Awadewit (talk) 02:42, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on March 26

Thma Puok District (history)

... that the 12th-century temple of Banteay Chhmar in Thma Puok District, Cambodia, covers more than half-a-million square feet?

5x expanded by Paxse (talk). Self nom at 17:08, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Source, length, and history verified. Awadewit (talk) 02:40, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I removed the hyphens from "half a million" because others don't use them, according to this Google Books search. Art LaPella (talk) 04:57, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It's a compound adjective - it should be hyphenated. I can't help it that some publications are poorly proofed. We should follow the rules of grammar. Awadewit (talk) 20:05, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well no, not just some publications; it's over 90% of the ones I listed, including the Chicago Manual of Style according to Compound modifier#Exceptions. When read carefully, Wikipedia's WP:HYPHEN also emphasizes readability rather than an absolute rule. So to further my role as this page's Chief Nitpicker, in what sense can there be a rule without followers and enforcers? Art LaPella (talk) 20:44, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Simple suspension bridge (history), Suspension bridge types (history)

... that, ignoring the possibility of pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact, there were at least two separate inventions of the ancestor of all modern suspension bridges, the simple suspension bridge?

5x expanded by Una Smith (talk). Self nom at 03:19, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Suspension bridge types has 1036 characters of prose; please expand to over 1500. Shubinator (talk) 03:34, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Now 1748. --Una Smith (talk) 04:21, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1 ... that, ignoring the possibility of pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact, the simple suspension bridge (earliest of all modern suspension bridges) was invented at least twice, in China and in South America? --Una Smith (talk) 05:07, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The reference says "a case has been made for the independent invention of the type in many regions", and cites a Greek example, so I prefer the original hook. Could you make the hook easier to read? I'm stumbling on "absent pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact". If it can't be reworded accurately, maybe you can move that part to the end of the hook instead of the start. Shubinator (talk) 06:11, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The hook is poorly written. The reference clearly discusses there are two theories: (1) independent invention and (2) export of the invention from China. The hook says "if we discount this one theory, then the other is true." This implies that this is the accepted origin. The reference does not do this. It says the theory of export from China is unlikely, presenting that author's views. To provide a more neutral point of view, I suggest that the information be referenced to multiple sources and rewritten to more clearly state that there is not uniform acceptance in these sources as to the true origins of suspension bridges. Also, there are other statements within the same section which remain unsourced. Is it good practice to post this to DYK before these are resolved? - ¢Spender1983 (talk) 14:08, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This is discussed in other sources; I will add some. (The Greek bridge may reflect a separate invention or an import of military technology from Han China.) The first hook puts more stress on the new pages, a point in its favor. --Una Smith (talk) 14:46, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Pointe des Almadies

... that Pointe des Almadies is the westernmost point on the continent of Africa?

Created/expanded by Durova (talk). Self nom at 01:38, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Source, length, and history verified. Awadewit (talk) 02:37, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

House of Jamalullail (Perlis)

... that the Raja of Perlis is the only hereditary Malay ruler in Malaysia that is accorded the title of "Raja"?

Created by Mr Tan (talk). Self nom at 17:38, 27 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length and date verified. Offline source for hook accepted on good faith. —Mattisse (Talk) 01:21, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Blackheath Proprietary School

... that in 1863, Blackheath Proprietary School was one of the founder members of the Football Association?

Created by Kwib (talk). Nominated by Daemonic Kangaroo (talk) at 06:45, 27 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

To add a little context, I think it should be "... English Football Association". --Bruce1ee^talk 07:46, 27 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

But there can be too much context. This is DYK. It's supposed to catch the reader's eye and I don't think the current phrasing is all that misleading. --can dle •wicke 19:59, 27 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Just my $0.02, but "Football Association" seems alright to me, since, without qualification to the contrary, in the English language, FA means the English FA. Strikehold (talk) 02:34, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length and date verified. However, the hook in the article is not sourced as required by DYK rules. Please add a reference citation to the article where the hook is. —Mattisse (Talk) 00:29, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The Gibbons book used as a reference is the source, as linked in the article. Daemonic Kangaroo (talk) 06:29, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Could you point out the hook in the article to me? Then I could see the inline citation at the end of the hook sentence, per DYK Rules. Sorry. But if I can't find it, then the main page general reader probably won't be able to find it. —Mattisse (Talk) 15:08, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
In the middle of the second paragraph of the Sport section. Although it's not "my" article, should it be mentioned in the lead, for clarification? --Daemonic Kangaroo (talk) 16:02, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Now done. --Daemonic Kangaroo (talk) 16:20, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Date and length verified. Offline refs and hook accepted in good faith.Broadweighbabe (talk) 19:36, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

LP III

... that a track on the Soviettes' LP III was included on Rock Against Bush, Vol. 1?

Created/expanded by Bobamnertiopsis (talk). Self nom at 04:07, 27 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length, history and reference verified. --can dle •wicke 19:56, 27 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Geoffrey Cornish

... that Geoffrey Cornish, a golf course architect, has designed a total 146 golf courses throughout his career?

Created by MCGD (talk). Nominated by FingersOnRoids (talk) at 00:57, 27 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length, date and reference for hook verified. —Mattisse (Talk) 01:42, 27 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Message to the Grass Roots

... that in his 1963 speech, "Message to the Grass Roots", Malcolm X (pictured) described the historic March on Washington as a "circus"?

Created/expanded by Malik Shabazz (talk). Self nom at 18:28, 26 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

- Length, Date, AGF on offline hook reference. ƒingers^on_Roids 02:31, 27 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Added an excellent featured picture to the nom. Royalbroil 19:58, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Norton Jubilee

... that the Norton Jubilee was the smallest capacity motorcycle ever made by Norton?

Created by Thruxton (talk). Self nom at 18:07, 26 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

- Length, Date, AGF on offline hook ref. ƒingers^on_Roids 02:34, 27 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Jodhpur Group - Malani Igneous Suite Contact

... that Jodhpur Group - Malani Igneous Suite Contact, a National Geological Monument at the Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur, India, represents last phase of igneous activity of Precambrian age?

Created/expanded by Nvvchar (talk). Self nom at 06:06, 26 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

--Nvvchar (talk) 06:06, 26 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

OK, I've tinkered with this article a bit, and I think I've checked all facts in the hook to one or other ref. Length OK. Age OK. Refs OK, though one gave a dead link and needs follow-up. hamiltonstone (talk) 03:32, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

...and that dead link is now fixed. All good. hamiltonstone (talk) 03:36, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much.--Nvvchar (talk) 07:56, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

SS Governor Cobb, USCGC Cobb (WPG-181)

... that SS Governor Cobb (pictured), built in 1906, was America's first turbine-powered steamship, and later, as USCGC Cobb, the world's first helicopter carrier?

Created by Gatoclass (talk). Self nom at 02:55, 26 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't want to tag the articles, but shouldn't these be consolidated into one article, since they are about the same ship? — Bellhalla (talk) 04:40, 26 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not at all. There is plenty of precedent for separating a ship's career into different articles when appropriate. Take, for example, the separation of Fairsky from HMS Attacker (D02), or SS Illinois from USS Supply (1873), or SS Normandie from USS Lafayette (AP-53). It becomes particularly appropriate when a ship has two widely divergent careers. In this instance, Governor Cobb underwent a major conversion into a helicopter carrier. I also felt that as the first American turbine-powered ship, Governor Cobb deserved its own article rather than ending up as an addendum to its short three-year career as a helicopter carrier. Finally, trying to merge two articles like this just ends up with a messy infobox, which is something I'm always keen to avoid. Gatoclass (talk) 10:18, 26 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length, date and sources for both articles verified. —Mattisse (Talk) 14:59, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on March 25

Kommissarische Reichsregierung (history)

... that there are currently several governments of the German Empire?

Comment: Slightly belated (created March 25) but...

Created/expanded by Sandstein (talk). Self nom at 06:04, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've moved this here from the April Fool's page. A new hook will need to be written. rʨanaɢ ^talk/_contribs 03:10, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Alt ... that the Kommissarische Reichsregierung is a label for multiple groups and individuals in Germany and elsewhere who assert that the German Empire continues to exist in its pre-World War II borders?Broadweighbabe (talk) 19:18, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Gerard Corley Smith

... that the world's most comprehensive collection of material about the Galápagos Islands is housed in the Corley Smith Library at the Charles Darwin Research Station?

Created by PJHaseldine (talk). Self nom at 13:03, 26 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Source, length, and history verified. Awadewit (talk) 02:54, 27 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comment. This is an interesting hook but I think a hook with the article's actual title would be much preferable. Can someone suggest something else please.Broadweighbabe (talk) 17:20, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on March 24

List of Chablis crus (history)

... that all of the Grand Cru vineyards of Chablis are located on a single, southwest facing slope overlooking the town?

ALT... that despite being located on the same southwest facing hill as all the Grand Cru vineyards of Chablis, La Moutonne is not an officially recognized Grand Cru?
Comment: Oxford ref (Footnote #1) in Grand Crus section for both hooks

Created by Agne27 (talk). Self nom at 02:35, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Date and length verified. Hooks and off-line ref accepted in good faith.Broadweighbabe (talk) 18:34, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bacon mania

... that especially in the United states, bacon mania is a fanaticism among bacon devotees seeking to develop novel dishes and to gather at bacon camps?

Created by ChildofMidnight (talk). Self nom at 01:03, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Surely that would just be "bacon is embraced by bacon fanatics"? If fanatics were embracing the use of bacon in popular culture (such as on tv) then that would be different; but that's not what you are implying here. Howie ☎ 01:23, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well, popular culture is one of those ambiguous phrases. But I agree on Wikipedia we use it to mean in TV and books and such, so I've retitled. ChildofMidnight (talk) 02:43, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with your hook now that the article has been re-titled. It makes much more sense now! Howie ☎ 02:46, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No. Way. No way! Please, merge this into bacon. Save us from an article about every individual episode of that TV series we can't even remember the name of. Tell me this is an April 1 entry. Must every wierd fad that draws the attention of a writer at Salon.com who is short on copy get a place in the Great Book of the Universe? Hmm? Well. maybe... Refs are a bit shabby, but they are there (kind of), the hook is ref'ed, the age is OK, the length is OK. I can't believe I'm doing this.

Yeech, someone scrape off the fat. :-) hamiltonstone (talk) 00:45, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Article is currently under a merge discussion. Lets wait and see what happens.Broadweighbabe (talk) 18:47, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Chupare stingray and Pacific chupare

... that the chupare stingray (pictured) and the Pacific chupare are the closest marine relatives of the South American river stingrays?

5x expanded by Yzx (talk). Self nom at 19:54, 24 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length and date of both articles verified. Where does it say in either article that it is related to the the South American river stingrays? —Mattisse (Talk) 20:04, 24 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Third paragraph: "amphi-American Himantura (defined a sentence earlier) are hypothesized to be the closest relatives of the river stingrays in the family Potamotrygonidae" -- Yzx (talk) 20:52, 24 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

OK. Length, date verified for both articles; offline sources for hook accepted on good faith. —Mattisse (Talk) 21:46, 24 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Special occasion holding area

Articles created/expanded for Orthodox Easter (April 19)

Anastasios Christodoulou

... that Greek Cypriot academic Anastasios Christodoulou, the Foundation Secretary of Britain's Open University, was the son of a cobbler?

Created by Jack1956 (talk). Self nom at 11:26, 4 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Alt ... that Greek Cypriot academic Anastasios Christodoulou was named 'Anastasios' ('Resurrection') by his parents as he was born on Easter Day? Jack1956 (talk) 11:30, 4 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Currently tagged as a stub by the creator. Shubinator (talk) 00:48, 5 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

My mistake...I substantially expanded the article but forgot to change the rating. Now corrected. Jack1956 (talk) 22:41, 6 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

If we were going to use the 2nd hook might we save this article for Orthodox Easter 2009 (April 19)? --Boston (talk) 01:47, 11 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Let's. That's the only way it would become interesting enough ... I'm sure he's not the only Anastasios in the world who got that name from being born on Easter. Daniel Case (talk) 15:19, 11 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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