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

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How to list a new nomination

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

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{{subst:NewDYKnom
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 | hook          = ... that this [[article]] is an '''[[example]]''' ''(pictured)''?
 | author        = User
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If you want to confirm that an article is ready to be placed on a later update, or note that there is an issue with the article or hook, you may use the following symbols (optional) to point the issues out:

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{{subst:DYKno}}	No	Article is either completely ineligible, or else requires considerable work before becoming eligible

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Candidate entries

Articles created/expanded on July 10

Joey (Bob Dylan song)

... that Bob Dylan's song "Joey" is a sympathetic portayal of real-life gangster Joey Gallo?

Created by Rlendog (talk). Self nom at 02:48, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

HAWAII Overprint Note

... after July 15, 1942, over $200 million in US currency was burned at both a crematorium and the Aiea Sugar Mill in Hawaii due to being redeemed for HAWAII Overprint Notes ($20 Note pictured)?

Comment: Taken from user sandbox and is a new article.

Created by 293.xx.xxx.xx (talk). Nominated by Self (talk) at 01:48, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Les Fêtes Chinoises

... that threats of war between Britain and France led to riots in which the first English production of Noverre's Les Fêtes Chinoises was destroyed in November 1755?

Comment: The file depicts a French chinoiserie cartoon of 1740 by Boucher.

Created by Kathyrncelestewright (talk). Self nom at 01:09, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

327 character hook. Art LaPella (talk) 01:45, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Have reduced characters in the hook. Kathyrncelestewright (talk) 01:56, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on July 9

SS Ferret

... that the SS Ferret was stolen from Scotland and reappeared several months later in Australia under a new name?

Created by SatuSuro (talk). Nominated by Moondyne (talk) at 02:53, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Brown lanternshark

... that almost a quarter of the brown lanternsharks found in Suruga Bay, Japan, are hermaphrodites?

5x expanded by Yzx (talk). Self nom at 02:44, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Domhnall Gleeson

... that Domhnall Gleeson, son of Brendan and cast as Bill Weasley in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, has also played a randy young farmer who falls in love with a call girl?

Created by Candlewicke (talk). Self nom at 23:06, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Might be suitable for the 15th - July (release date of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince) --can dle •wicke 00:42, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Nikita Zotov, The All-Joking, All-Drunken Synod of Fools and Jesters

... that the tutor of Peter the Great (pictured), Nikita Zotov, became the "Prince-Pope" of "The All-Joking, All-Drunken Synod of Fools and Jesters"?

Created by NuclearWarfare (talk). Self nom at 21:34, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No categories. Personally I don't think we should accept articles without them. Johnbod (talk) 00:15, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

While I have never seen that (and personally have not applied that rule while reviewing DYKs), I have now further categorized the articles. NW (Talk) 01:01, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It isn't a rule, but see Wikipedia_talk:Did_you_know/Archive_45#Proposed_additional_DYK_rules. Shubinator (talk) 01:28, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Caroline Anthonypillai

... that Caroline Anthonypillai helped found the Lanka Sama Samaja Party with her brother Philip?

Created by Pectore (talk). Self nom at 21:05, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I think this hook should mention Sri Lanka or Ceylon; we can't guess otherwise. Art LaPella (talk) 23:46, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

J. Marvin Hunter

... that in 1925 the journalist and historian J. Marvin Hunter published a posthumous autobiography of John Wesley Hardin?

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 20:52, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Frontier Times Museum

... that in 2009 the Frontier Times Museum in Bandera, Texas, named the late J. Frank Dobie to its first ever Texas Heroes Hall of Honor?

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 21:00, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Lod Mosaic Archaeological Center

... that the magnificent Lod mosaic is thought to be an ex-voto of gratitude for rescue from a shipwreck?

Created by Historicist Self nom (UTC)

I'm sure it is magnificent, but it is WP:PEACOCK to say so in a hook & it doesn't seem to be referenced. Things you could usefully say are "Roman, 3rd century, in Israel.....etc". I'm getting increasingly peeved by articles here that are lazily categorized here. Did it not occur to you that we might have a Category:Mosaics?? There should be "see also"s in both directions between this & Early Byzantine mosaics in the Middle East. Johnbod (talk) 00:22, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Dark class fast patrol boat

... that the exhaust fumes from the diesel engines caused the ships to get so dirty, that the hulls had to be painted black?

Created by Miyagawa (talk). Self nom at 19:08, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Currently not long enough as described by C1 (infoboxes and tables don't count). Also, the article should be linked according to I4. Art LaPella (talk) 19:44, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Mountain Mayhem 2009

... that the 2009 Mountain Mayhem 24 hours mountain bike race, held on 19–20 June in Herefordshire, England, was won by Team Scott?

Created by Andyo2000 (talk). Self nom at 17:47, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Which article? The one in the header isn't even there... --can dle •wicke 22:29, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

D. Mark Hegsted

... that research done by D. Mark Hegsted in the 1960s on the effects of diet on cholesterol levels led to recommendations to reduce consumption of the saturated fats found in meat and eggs?

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 17:17, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Roof-top synagogue

... that the octagonal Roof-top synagogue was built as a replica of the Dome of the Rock Muslim shrine?

Created by Historicist Self nom (UTC)

Salomons Museum

... that the bench from which David Salomons rose to become the first Jew ever to speak in Parliament is preserved in the Salomons Museum?

Created by Historicist Self nom (UTC)

Erotes (mythology)

... that the presence of the Greek mythological Erotes in non-sexual images, such as of two women, has been interpreted to indicate a homoerotic subtext?

Created by Yobmod (talk). Self nom at 15:42, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Alt hook: "... the ancient Greek goddess Aphrodite's retinue included the Erotes, representing different aspects of love and homoerotic desire?"

Hikkaduwa National Park

... that three sea turtles, including critically endangered Hawksbill turtle (pictured) visit the Hikkaduwa coral reef?

Created by Chanakal (talk). Self nom at 13:29, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Selvage

... that a selvage is the edge of a piece of woven or knitted fabric that won't fray or come unraveled?

5x expanded by Loggie (talk). Self nom at 13:05, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Neodymium(III) chloride

... that neodymium(III) chloride changes color from purple to yellow under fluorescent light?

5x expanded by Materialscientist (talk). Self nom at 11:19, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

6268/1870 = 3.4x prose expansion. Please continue expanding. Shubinator (talk) 01:13, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Jones House (Pontiac, Illinois)

... that the Jones House (pictured) is Pontiac, Illinois' second oldest brick house and a good example of Gothic Revival architecture that is unique to its local area?

Comment: There is an alternative image in the article:

Created by IvoShandor (talk). Self nom at 10:51, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

William Walkley

... that in 1953 after his company had struck oil, William Walkley stopped traffic in the middle of Sydney, Australia wearing a red ten gallon hat?

Created by Hack (talk). Self nom at 09:49, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Livingston County Courthouse (Illinois)

... that although the design of the Livingston County Courthouse (clock tower pictured} was chosen in part for its fireproof qualities, the building was called "hardly fireproof" in 1915?

Created by IvoShandor (talk). Self nom at 07:16, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Libertarian Party UK

... that the United Kingdom Libertarian Party is fielding the youngest ever candidate for a seat at the British parliament at the Norwich North by-election? - self nom An Siarach (talk) 17:46, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on July 8

Lebanese Uruguayan

... that the Lebanese are the most numerous community in Uruguay after the Spanish and Italians?

Created by Aymatth2 (talk). Nominated by BorgQueen (talk) at 21:09, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

1432 characters of prose. Please expand to at least 1500. Shubinator (talk) 01:15, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ven House

... that Jasper Conran bought the 18th century Ven House (pictured) in rural Somerset and complained about plans to extend a slurry pit and install polytunnels close to the land?

Created/expanded by Rodw (talk). Self nom at 14:04, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Flash-lamp

... that the electric flash-lamp, a photographer's light source, was first used as a mine detonator fuse?

Created by Doug Coldwell (talk). Self nom at 13:26, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Heritage Christian School (Oregon)

... that the now defunct Heritage Christian School in Hillsboro, Oregon, once held a chariot race?

Created by Aboutmovies (talk). Self nom at 08:27, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Oscar F. Mayer, Oscar G. Mayer, Sr., Oscar G. Mayer, Jr.

... that Oscar Mayer, maker of hot dogs and processed meats, was led by three generations of Oscar Mayers as chairmen, founder Oscar F. Mayer, his son Oscar G. Mayer, Sr. and grandson Oscar G. Mayer, Jr.?

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 05:11, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Squatina squatina

... that the Canary Islands are one of the few places left where there are still substantial numbers of angelsharks (pictured), once common all around Europe?

5x expanded by Yzx (talk). Self nom at 02:58, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Augustinas Povilaitis, Kazys Skučas

... that the first point of the 1940 Soviet ultimatum to Lithuania demanded to put Kazys Skučas, Minister of the Interior, and Augustinas Povilaitis, Director of the State Security Department, on trial?

Created by Renata3 (talk). Self nom at 01:02, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Agaricus arorae

... that the cuticle of Agaricus arorae, which was first described in Santa Cruz, turns yellow in KOH when cut?

Created by ImperatorExercitus (talk). Self nom at 21:48, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It should be Santa Cruz County, California or some piped abbreviation. Art LaPella (talk) 19:44, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Moire (fabric) and Calendering

... that moire is a type of fabric that looks lustrous and feels thin, glossy and papery due to its finishing process called calendering?

Created by Loggie (talk). Self nom at 20:26, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sam Young (basketball)

... that in summer 2008, future Memphis Grizzlies draft pick Sam Young, then a player for the University of Pittsburgh, slept for a month at the school's basketball arena?

Comment: Original prose roughly 1100 characters, now pushing 6000. Article originally created by Superbowlbound.

5x expanded by Dale Arnett (talk). Self nom at 20:13, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bloody Panda

... that the doom metal band Bloody Panda was described by College Music Journal as "Yoko Ono-meets-Black Sabbath"?

5x expanded by Cannibaloki (talk). Self nom at 17:39, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Jason et Médée

... that some audience members fainted while others fled the 350-seat Grand Ducal Theatre in Stuttgart at the first appearance of the Furies in Jean-Georges Noverre's (pictured) 1763 ballet Jason et Médée?

Created by Kathyrncelestewright (talk). Self nom at 17:17, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It's "Médée", not "Medée". I've fixed it and moved the article. Circeus (talk) 01:40, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Some of my sources said one thing and others something else! 01:40, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

Hutchinson County Historical Museum

... that the Hutchinson County Historical Museum is known as "Boom Town Revisited" because a 1920s oil boom led to the founding of Borger, Texas?

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 17:10, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Leonardo Carrera

... that Leonardo Carrera who wrestles as Damián 666 is nicknamed "The Beast of the Apocalypse"?

Comment: Original prose approx 1,500 bytes, new prose approx 10,800

5x expanded by MPJ-DK (talk). Self nom at 16:32, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Foreign support in the Winter War

... that thousands of foreign volunteers received military training during the Winter War, but only a few involved actual combats before the war was over?

Created by Peltimikko (talk). Self nom at 12:39, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No new content whatsoever, just a cut-paste job from the Winter War article. Manxruler (talk) 20:58, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Battle of Aidabasalala

... that during the during the 1999 East Timorese crisis at the Battle of Aidabasalala a six-man reconnaissance patrol from the Australian Special Air Service Regiment was surrounded by pro-Indonesian militia, and that over the period of one-and-a-half-hours fought their way to a landing zone, killing five of their attackers before being successfully extracted by Blackhawk helicopter?

Created by Anotherclown (talk). Self nom at 10:55, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

383 character hook. Shubinator (talk) 00:21, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Howiesons Poort

... that Howiesons Poort, a Middle Stone Age culture in South Africa, shows evidence that humans used symbolism in the form of ground ochre 25,000 years before the start of the Upper Paleolithic?

Comment: The Howiesons Poort period is dated to have existed between roughly 65,800 BP and 59,500 BP (date with Science citation source in article); the Upper Paleolithic is dated to start around 40,000 BP.

Created by LittleHow (talk). Self nom at 10:44, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

James Yoshimura

... that James Yoshimura wrote the Homicide: Life on the Street episode "Subway", about a dying man pinned between a subway car and a train platform?

5x expanded by Hunter Kahn (talk). Self nom at 06:01, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Jennifer Griswold

... that Jennifer Griswold was listed as Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minessota's most eligible bachelorette by Forbes magazine? --TitanOne (talk) 05:28, 8 July 2009 (UTC). Self nom.[reply]

Article requires considerable expansion before becoming eligible. Right now it reads like a puff piece written by her publicist. I even question the notability of the subject. MovieMadness (talk) 13:55, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've changed your comment to a DYK? rather than a no right away. If you've been that active here in DYK, you should know by now that I do not create articles outside of my project pages, this is an exception since her article was the only one missing in the Forbes list. By the way I want to stress two points:

The article does not need considerable expansion as you know DYK rules suggest that it should be at least 1500 characters of prose, article tallies at 1821 excluding headers or ref guides.
When experiencing issues like these in DYK, normal protocol is to tag it as before shunning it down right? As courtesy to the editor who created the article and to give that person time to edit/improve the article.

Article is in AfD right now, let's have the others asses the article and not to conclude that I'm her publicist. --TitanOne (talk) 23:38, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comment First and foremost, if you disagree with another editor's tag and wish to question it, feel free to do so, but under no circumstance should you ever change it to one you prefer. As for DYK rules suggesting an article should be at least 1500 characters of prose, that prose should be more substantial than triviliaties like she has a cat or doesn't mind cold weather. I could create an article with 10,000 words of nonsense; just because it was long wouldn't make it eligibile. A lot more than length needs to be considered. And please note I never said you were her publicist, I said the article "reads like a puff piece written by her publicist," which it does. MovieMadness (talk) 14:26, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Vita Ædwardi Regis

... that some historians believe Goscelin of St Bertin may have been the author of the anonymous Life of King Edward?

Created by Deacon of Pndapetzim (talk). Self nom at 04:42, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Robert E. L. Taylor

... that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court reversed Robert E. L. Taylor's 1963 contempt conviction for refusing to reveal sources in a corruption case as his actions were protected by the state's shield law?

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 04:36, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Jynx (Pokémon)

... that the skin colour of the Pokémon Jynx was modified because of complaints that the original design was racist?

Created by Kung Fu Man (talk), Bws2cool (talk. Nominated by MelicansMatkin (talk) at 02:05, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

List of Men's World Ice Hockey Championship players for Canada (1977–present)

... that with 38 goals, 24 assists and 62 points, Dany Heatley is the highest scoring Canadian player at the Ice Hockey World Championships since 1977?

Created by Scorpion0422 (talk). Self nom at 00:21, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I suppose a different hook could be used, if this one isn't interesting enough. -- Scorpion⁰⁴²² 00:21, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on July 7

Tatsuo Kamon

... that singer-songwriter Tatsuo Kamon began studying with rakugo master Tsuruko Shōfukutei beginning in 1975, while he was still in high school?

Created by Nihonjoe (talk). Self nom at 23:05, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

World Uyghur Congress

... that the government People's Republic of China considers the World Uyghur Congress a terrorist organization?

ALT1:... that the World Uyghur Congress's activities have been described as "cyber-separatism"?
Comment: This is related to the controversial and still-developing situation of the July 2009 Urumqi riots, so keeping hooks NPOV and verifiable is extra-important.

Created by Midway (talk). Nominated by Rjanag (talk) at 16:49, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Computer Bismarck

... that before Strategic Simulations, Inc.'s first game, Computer Bismarck (screenshot pictured), most computer games were packaged in zipper storage bags?

ALT1:... that the first 2000 boxes of Strategic Simulations, Inc.'s premier game, Computer Bismarck (screenshot pictured), were stored in founder Joel Billings' bedroom?
Comment: Image note- Strategic Simulations, Inc. is a subsidiary of Ubisoft, which is under a free license. See commons:User:Avatar/Ubisoft.

5x expanded by Guyinblack25 (talk). Self nom at 16:34, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bifrenaria

... that although a species of Bifrenaria (B. steyermarkii, pictured) likely does not belong to that genus, it has yet to be placed in a different one?

Created/expanded by Phn229 (talk). Nominated by Circeus (talk) at 15:29, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: If Citizendium imports are not considered valid expansions, then just remove the nomination. Circeus (talk) 15:29, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Actually, it turns out to be more complicated than that. The material is actually the pt:Bifrenaria article, by Dalton Holland Baptista (talk · contribs), who then translated it (not very well) to English on Citizendium, from whence it was subsequently ported back to en:wp by Phn229 (talk · contribs). Wow. Circeus (talk) 01:38, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ina Coolbrith

... that Ina Coolbrith (pictured) was the first woman who was granted honorary membership in the Bohemian Club, a private men's club?

ALT1:... that Ina Coolbrith (pictured) was the first California Poet Laureate, a title she held from 1915 to her death in 1928?

5x expanded by Binksternet (talk). Self nom at 09:39, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

How about combining the two? "that Ina Coolbrith (pictured), the first California Poet Laureate, was also the first woman who was granted honorary membership in the Bohemian Club?" or "that Ina Coolbrith (pictured), the first woman who was granted honorary membership in the Bohemian Club , was also the first California Poet Laureate?" Geschichte (talk) 17:32, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I like those better! Binksternet (talk) 19:19, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

ALT2:... that Ina Coolbrith (pictured), the first woman who was granted honorary membership in the Bohemian Club, was the first California Poet Laureate?

ALT3:... that Ina Coolbrith (pictured), the first woman granted honorary membership in the Bohemian Club, was the first California Poet Laureate? Newportm (talk) 14:34, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yes! Fewer words = Good thing. Binksternet (talk) 00:54, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hardin Bigelow

... that mayor Hardin Bigelow served the city of Sacramento for only seven months, although a flood, multiple fires, a riot, and a cholera epidemic all afflicted the city during his term?

Created by Starstriker7 (talk). Self nom at 04:52, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

- Minor phrasing suggestion: that although mayor Hardin Bigelow served the city of Sacramento for only seven months, a flood, multiple fires, a riot, and a cholera epidemic all afflicted the city during his term?

Alfa Romeo (yacht)

... that on July 9, 2009, the racing yacht Alfa Romeo II broke the Transpac record for miles sailed in one day, by sailing 431 nautical miles in 24 hours?

Created by Newportm (talk). Self nom at 04:38, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Just created; 3001 characters of prose using User:Shubinator's script. Newportm (talk) 19:05, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Whitehead Memorial Museum

... that the Whitehead Memorial Museum in Del Rio, Texas, contains the graves of legendary Justice of the Peace Roy Bean and his son, Sam?

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 02:41, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

1138 characters of prose. Please expand to at least 1500. Shubinator (talk) 00:29, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Museum of Western Art (Kerrville, Texas)

... that the Museum of Western Art in Kerrville, Texas, features the works of living artists in the genre of Remington and Russell?

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 02:47, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Togo Tanaka

... that Togo Tanaka publicly called Japan's government "stupid" the day after Pearl Harbor for starting an unwinnable war but was one of 10,000 Japanese Americans forcibly relocated to the Manzanar camp?

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 21:19, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Darney

... that the first Czechoslovakian flag was handed over by the French President in the small Vosges town of Darney?

5x expanded by Saalstin (talk). Self nom at 19:50, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The clean-up tag regarding the citation style needs to be resolved. Geraldk (talk) 00:30, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks - I've converted all the references to {cite-web} template and removed the clean-up tag in question? --Saalstin (talk) 01:10, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Aubrey Epps

... that Aubrey Epps of the Pittsburgh Pirates had three hits in four at bats in the final game of the 1935 season, but never played another major league game, ending his career with a .750 batting average?

5x expanded by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 18:01, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Isaac Blackford

... that Chief Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court Isaac Blackford wrote an eight volume work on the court decisions that earned him the nickname "Indiana Blackstone"?

5x expanded by Charles Edward (talk). Self nom at 17:51, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Lots of interesting things this could say, perhaps someone could come up with somethign better. —Charles Edward ^{(Talk | Contribs)} 17:51, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

16913/4504 = 3.8x prose expansion. Please continue expanding. Shubinator (talk) 23:47, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Please check again, from here[1] (5,059 characters) to the present version. (25,654) characters. I beleive it is long enough now. —Charles Edward ^{(Talk | Contribs)} 14:19, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - (checked using DYKcheck) It's long enough now. Offline source accepted in good faith. Here's an alt:

ALT1: ... that former Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Isaac Blackford described the court's decisions in an eight-volume work that earned him the nickname "Indiana Blackstone"? Shubinator (talk) 00:41, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Alma College (St. Thomas)

... that historic Alma College (St. Thomas) was said to be haunted by a ghost named Angela, until its eventual destruction by a fire last year?

5x expanded by Ottawa4ever (talk), Bhs itrt (talk) . Self nom at 15:30, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The prose size has not significantly increased in the month of July. Shubinator (talk) 23:51, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ive made a significant revision of expanded text and edits this evening to address this. Please let me know if this is sufficent. thanks Ottawa4ever (talk) 02:03, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You're at 12240/5410 = 2.3x prose expansion now. Our rules say that the prose should be expanded fivefold for DYK consideration. Since the article is already long, I'd recommend GA instead of DYK. Shubinator (talk) 00:46, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I think your right. Ive tried to expand it but i think im sacrificing quality. Thanks for the advice. Ill push it towards that direction Ottawa4ever (talk) 13:53, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Campaign for Unmetered Telecommunications

... that the Campaign for Unmetered Telecommunications was cited as "a major driving force" behind the introduction of unmetered Internet access in the United Kingdom?

Created by Steve (talk). Self nom at 15:21, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Udawatta Kele Sanctuary

... that Udawatta Kele Sanctuary (pictured with the Temple of the Tooth) contains a 200–300 years old giant Entada rheedii liana?

Created by Chanakal (talk). Self nom at 12:36, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Professor Anuradha Seniviratne, the author whose book I used to write this article primarily, has died today (9th) [2]. I hope this would be a tribute him.--Chanaka L (talk) 15:08, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Town of Mt. Pleasant v. Chimento

... that a recent court case in South Carolina dealt with an 1802 law that makes Sorry! (pictured) and Monopoly illegal?

Self-nominated by Balloonman (talk) at 06:39, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Polyozellus

File:Polyozellus multiplex 34001.jpg

... that the edible fungus Polyozellus multiplex (pictured) has attracted research interest as a possible chemopreventative agent against stomach cancer?

Created by Sasata (talk). Self nom at 04:51, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bovista aestivalis

... that Bovista aestivalis is so similar to Bovista dermoxantha that a microscope is required to differentiate the two fungi based on their spores?

Created by ImperatorExercitus (talk). Self nom at 01:41, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - I added italics to B. dermoxantha. Ladyof Shalott 04:07, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on July 6

Muhammad Abu-Nabbut

... while governor of Jaffa in the early 19th century, Muhammad Abu-Nabbut initiated numerous building projects in the city including its fortification, the erection of two public fountains, and renovation of the Mahmoudiya Mosque?

Created by Al Ameer son (talk) 00:16, 10 July 2009 (UTC). Joint nomination with Huldra. [reply]

Mahmoudiya Mosque

... that much of the Mahmoudiya Mosque in Jaffa was built during the Ottoman era using construction materials acquired from Roman columns?

Created by Al Ameer son (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 05:28, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Rowland G. Hazard

... that Rhode Island industrialist Rowland G. Hazard helped win the release of nearly 100 African-Americans who were being held as slaves in the pre-Civil War American South?

Created by Orlady (talk). Self nom at 02:30, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Van de Passe family

... that the Van de Passe family who made an engraving of the Gunpowder Plot (pictured) were descended from Crispijn from Zeeland?

Created by Johnbod (talk), Victuallers (talk). Self nom at 20:51, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

If you can suggest an "alt" then please do. There is also an imagemap version of the picture but I'm not sure they get noticed on the main page Victuallers (talk) 09:28, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The ref is the National portrait gallery one (or here) - as the image is a template, i don't think a note can be added there. Johnbod (talk) 14:22, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Presidential Museum and Leadership Library

... that the Presidential Museum and Leadership Library in Odessa, Texas, is uniquely dedicated to the presidential office, rather than specific presidents?

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 02:30, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Robert Leiber

... that Robert Leiber, Jesuit adviser to Pope Pius XII, told Bishop Alois Hudal of his "ratline" plan to "look at the mission as a crusade"?

5x expanded by Savidan (talk). Self nom at 00:38, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The DYKcheck tool says this one fails the 5x expansion criterion. However, if it's not a 5x expansion it's probably a 4.95x expansion, and the article is vastly improved. --Orlady (talk) 16:46, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Shed (weaving)

... that the weaving term shedding refers to the action of creating a shed, which is a temporary separation in warp threads so the shuttle with the weft can go through?

5x expanded by Loggie (talk). Self nom at 17:03, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Um... I have no idea of what this article is about... warps and shuttles? Star Trek? Ok, it looks like something to do with weaving, but... Plus it violates the first rule of a definition, "the term shedding referst to ...creating a shed".---Balloonman ^{NO! I'm Spartacus!} 22:08, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Would this hook be preferable?

... that a shed is a weaving term for the temporary separation in warp threads so the shuttle with the weft can go through?

I've attempted to explain a bit more in the article, which does assume some basic knowledge of woven fabric, but I'm not sure how much clearer I can be. Where exactly is the confusion? Is it with the whole concept? Loggie (talk) 23:57, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I looked at the article, and while I understand what it is, I'm not sure what a good hook would be for this one... perhaps somebody else could give us ideas.---Balloonman ^{NO! I'm Spartacus!} 01:12, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The Hanging Chapel

... that the 13th century Hanging Chapel in Langport has been a town hall, grammar school, museum and armoury before becoming a masonic hall?

Created/expanded by Rodw (talk). Self nom at 09:22, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Dominant Factor Test

... that it has been proven that poker is not gambling?

Created by Balloonman (talk). Self nom at 00:08, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

ALT: ... that the Dominant Factor Test proves that poker is not gambling? --can dle •wicke 00:24, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I can go with that... but I prefer to keep it past tense, that it has been proven (in at least one court) becomes part of the hook. People will wonder how it was proven and who/what had the authority to declare it proven:

alt2: ... that the Dominant Factor Test has proven that poker is not gambling?---Balloonman ^{NO! I'm Spartacus!} 02:59, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Rolando 2: Quest for the Golden Orchid

... that the levels in the iPhone video game Rolando 2: Quest for the Golden Orchid are in 2.5D while the characters remain in 2D?

Created by MuZemike (talk). Self nom at 00:02, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Art Mahaffey

... that in his Major League Baseball debut on July 30, 1961, pitcher Art Mahaffey gave up two singles but picked off each of those baserunners at first base?

5x expanded by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 20:48, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Prechae Rodriguez

... that in Marcel Bellefeuille's head coaching debut, wide receiver Prechae Rodriguez had 198 total yards to help Bellefeuille record his first win?

5x expanded by Giants27 (talk). Self nom at 20:35, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Catherine Bernard

... that in 1696 Catherine Bernard established the aesthetic principle of the literary conte de fées popular in the late seventeenth century salons (pictured) with the dictum: "the [adventures] should always be implausible and the emotions always natural"?

Created by Kathyrncelestewright (talk). Self nom at 14:44, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Operation Pegasus

... that after their defeat at the Battle of Arnhem, 138 men were able to escape German occupied territory in Operation Pegasus?

5x expanded by Ranger Steve (talk). Self nom at 19:37, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Whose defeat? Geschichte (talk) 20:39, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The 138 men... British paratroopers. Grammatically that doesn't make any difference to the sentence here, "their" is the 138 men mentioned. But an alternative hook could be "after the British defeat at the Battle of Arnhem...." Ranger Steve (talk) 21:12, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

8034/1956 = 4.1x prose expansion. Shubinator (talk) 00:50, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The Plague (EP)

... that an ode to Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil (pictured) is featured in the Nuclear Assault's EP The Plague?

5x expanded by Cannibaloki (talk). Self nom at 17:03, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

James Hamilton of Bothwellhaugh

... that James Hamilton of Bothwellhaugh was the first assassin to use a gun?

5x expanded by Rosser1954 (talk). Self nom at 15:00, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Władysław Heinrich

... that Polish philosopher Władysław Heinrich (1869–1957) wrote the first report in experimental psychology to be presented to the Polish Academy of Learning (1898)?

Created by Nihil novi (talk). Self nom at 08:35, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Cyneweard of Laughern

... that around 1069 Cyneweard of Laughern, last Anglo-Saxon sheriff of Worcestershire, lost his office to the Norman incomer Urse d'Abetot?

Created by Deacon of Pndapetzim (talk). Self nom at 05:11, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Tropical Storm Dottie (1976)

... that 1976's Tropical Storm Dottie was compared to a mere thunderstorm by local officials? –Juliancolton | ^Talk 04:44, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sandra Warfield

... that Sandra Warfield met future husband James McCracken when they sang the leads in Samson and Delilah, the same opera in which the couple performed in her Metropolitan Opera farewell performance?

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 03:50, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

State of Uttar Pradesh v. Raj Narain

... that the conviction of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in State of Uttar Pradesh v. Raj Narain was formally overturned by the Supreme Court of India on November 7, 1975?

Created by S h i v a (Visnu) (talk). Self nom at 02:34, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Michael Bigg

... that Canadian researchers led by Michael Bigg discovered that many killer whales (pictured) travel primarily with their mothers throughout their lives?

Created by Clayoquot (talk). Self nom at 03:01, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on July 5

Gravity Games Bike: Street Vert Dirt

... that IGN's Chris Roper compared Gravity Games Bike: Street Vert Dirt unfavorably to E.T. for the Atari 2600, which is often considered one of the worst video games of all time?

Created by Nomader (talk). Self nom at 01:46, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

KARP-FM, KDUZ

... that the radio station now called KARP-FM was launched in 1968 as the FM sister station to KDUZ in Hutchinson, Minnesota?

Created by Dravecky (talk), RadioFan (talk). Self nom at 07:49, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Note: KARP-FM was created on July 3rd by RadioFan and 5x expanded by me starting July 5th. KDUZ was created by me on July 8th/9th.`So while the date of the KARP-FM expansion is the one I'm using for eligibility purposes, I've included a credit for RadioFan since he created the initial stub for that one article. - Dravecky (talk) 07:53, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

List of music releases from Popstars contestants

... that One True Voice split up in 2003 despite having success with their first two single releases?

Created by 03md (talk). Self nom at 07:37, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Three Men and Adena

... that the Homicide: Life on the Street episode "Three Men and Adena" was ranked by Entertainment Weekly one of the 100 greatest television moments?

Created by Hunter Kahn (talk). Self nom at 14:46, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bullfighter (rodeo)

... that Rob Smets suffered a broken neck three times before retiring for good from the sport of rodeo bullfighting in 2006?

Created by Frank (talk). Self nom at 14:28, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sam B. Thomas

... that Kentucky State Representative Sam B. Thomas coached fellow Army soldiers in Olympic basketball trials in Japan during World War II?

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 02:58, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Oskar Hasselknippe, Kaare Filseth

... that later Verdens Gang editor-in-chief Oskar Hasselknippe was a sub-editor in the newspaper Ringerikes Blad under editor Kaare Filseth before an intermezzo in Milorg?

Created by Geschichte (talk). Self nom at 15:26, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Crab Orchard and Egyptian Railroad

... that the Crab Orchard & Egyptian Railroad was the last railroad in America to use steam locomotives exclusively in common carrier freight service until 1986?

Created by TimberWolf Railz (talk). Self nom at 01:15, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Kraken: Tentacles of the Deep

... that the feature horror film Kraken: Tentacles of the Deep received its name as the result of a contest held in July 2006 by the Sci Fi Channel?

Comment: As a 206 word stub the article was prodded for possible deletion on June 7, 2009. Over several hours on July 4th and 5th, the article unerwent a 22x expansion becoming a well-sourced start-class.

5x expanded by Collectonian (talk), MichaelQSchmidt (talk). Self nom at 22:11, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Richard France

... that rough hits from Michigan's Richard France (pictured) induced Wisconsin star Pat O'Dea to slug France, leading to O'Dea's ejection from the 1899 Western championship game?

Created by Cbl62 (talk). Self nom at 20:39, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I see it looks like college football but the hook doesn't specify. Championship of what? Do we have an article to either that specific championship game, or the title it represented? Frank | talk 19:45, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Charles de Saulles

... that Charles de Saulles coached an undefeated football team of workers from a Kansas zinc smelting works that defeated the Carlisle Indians and was dubbed "the oddest football team in the country"?

Created by Cbl62 (talk). Self nom at 20:22, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

AVSnap

... that the freeware program AVSnap uses equipment icons to illustrate an A/V network similar to a computer network diagram?

Created by RandorXeus (talk). Self nom at 19:13, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Obesity in Australia

... that obesity in Australia was made a "national health priority" by the Australian Federal Government in April 2008, officially elevating awareness to the same level as other health risks like cancer, heart disease and diabetes?

Created by Mike Halterman (talk). Self nom at 04:13, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

1940 Soviet ultimatum to Lithuania

... that President of Lithuania Antanas Smetona (pictured) was ridiculed by Soviet propaganda for fleeing the country across the shallow Liepona rivulet in the aftermath of a Soviet ultimatum?

Created by Renata3 (talk). Self nom at 04:07, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Nuño Rasura

... that according to the fullest account of the legend, the first independent judge of Castile, Nuño Rasura, was from Catalonia?

Created by Marrtel (talk), Agricolae (talk), Srnec (talk). Self nom at 03:31, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ken Roberts (announcer)

... that radio and TV announcer Ken Roberts voiced the skit Love of Chair on the PBS show Electric Company, spoofing his decades-long run as announcer of the daytime soap opera Love of Life?

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 01:06, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Office of the Parliamentary Counsel (United Kingdom)

... that although tasked with drafting the bills of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel has only 61 draftsmen? Ironholds (talk) 22:56, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Opera Krakowska

Opera Krakowska, new House

... that the Opera Krakowska (pictured), one of the leading Polish opera companies founded in 1954, moved into its first permanent House only in the autumn of 2008?

Created by Poeticbent (talk). Self nom at 19:59, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Charles Boit

... that Charles Boit's unusually large enamel group portrait of the family of Emperor Leopold I (pictured) cracked after one of the Imperial princes accidentally sat down on it? --Hegvald (talk) 16:05, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Pencil bomb

... that Franz von Rintelen, a German spy living in New York during World War I, used pencil bombs to sabotage Allied shipping?

Created by Esemono (talk). Self nom at 11:19, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Kuwait–Russia relations

... that in 1901 the Emir of Kuwait, Mubarak Al-Sabah, asked the Russian Empire for protection, only two years after Kuwait became a British protectorate? 5x expanded by Russavia (talk). Self nom at 12:35, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Kuwait–Russia relations – Russavia (give) (tag)

Comment: I am continuing to work on the article, but basic expansion criteria is now met, and it is the Russian Empire/Soviet Union eras which provide the most interesting hooks as far as I can tell, hence bringing it here now.

Hauz-i-Shamsi; Jahaz Mahal

... that the location for building Hauz-i-Shamsi tank (pictured) in Delhi was revealed to Iltumish in 1230 by the Prophet Muhammad in a dream and Jahaz Mahal (Ship Palace) was built in the 16th century on its eastern edge?

Comment: Hook for two articles

Created by Nvvchar (talk). Self nom at 02:10, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Roll-off

... that roll-off is an electronic filter parameter of significance for removing muscle activity noise in electrocardiograph machines?

Created by Spinningspark (talk). Self nom at 02:02, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

William Henry Sheppard

... that William Henry Sheppard was the first Westerner to make contact with the Kuba Kingdom?

5x expanded by User:Recognizance and Recognizance and Leonard^Bloom (talk). Nominated by Recognizance (talk) at 03:19, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Older nominations

Articles created/expanded on July 4

John Baird (American football)

... that All-American fullback John Baird was forced to withdraw from Princeton in 1898 after playing a football game on a wet field while recovering from tonsilitis?

Created by Cbl62 (talk). Self nom at 20:12, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Jwala Ji

... that the shrine of the Hindu goddess Jwala Ji, located at an altitude of 3,710 metres (12,170 ft) in the Nepali village of Muktinath, is sacred to both Hindus and Buddhists?

Created by Hunnjazal (talk). Nominated by BorgQueen (talk) at 17:38, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Is this reliable? --can dle •wicke 00:28, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Two thousand lei (Romanian banknote)

... that Romania issued Europe's first polymer-plastic banknote as the Two thousand lei (Romanian banknote) to celebrate the total solar eclipse of August 11, 1999, the last of that millennium?

Created by SchnitzelMannGreek (talk). Self nom at 00:11, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1:... that Romania issued Europe's first polymer-plastic banknote as the two thousand lei banknote to celebrate the total solar eclipse of August 11, 1999, the last of that millennium? Art LaPella (talk) 00:44, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
References section again. Are there more than two as well? --can dle •wicke 18:38, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Can you improve it like you did with Zia above? --can dle •wicke 20:36, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Oh wait, it was done by someone else. Like this. --can dle •wicke 20:39, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

How is it now?SchnitzelMannGreek. 21:05, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

See here, particularly the sections "Information to include" and "Same ref used twice or more". It may help you. --can dle •wicke 21:20, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The refs could be a little better but its better now.--Giants27 (c|s) 01:04, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

There are numerous "Verification needed" tags in the article. (not by me) You will have to take care of the tagger's concerns first. --BorgQueen (talk) 10:26, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Just to clarify what my concerns are: four paragraphs are uncited, and of the four references used, only one (footnote 3) is reliable, independent, and published in what seems to be a reputable peer-reviewed source. The rest are a currency dealer, an amateur astronomers' site, and a personal web page. These all fail WP:SELFPUB, WP:RS and probably WP:NOR. In its current state, the article is unfit for the Main Page. - Biruitorul ^Talk 19:07, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Anchor Church Derbyshire

... that Anchor Church (pictured) in Derbyshire had its caves extended to be a summerhouse for Sir Francis Burdett?

Created by Tentheagle (talk). Nominated by Victuallers (talk) at 07:52, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Anthony Haswell (printer)

... that Anthony Haswell, Postmaster General of the Vermont Republic, was later convicted of seditious libel under the Alien and Sedition Acts?

Created by Agricolae (talk). Self nom at 06:20, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology

... that the wild type zebrafish is India's first vertebrate to have its whole genome sequenced, a task carried out at the Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology?

Created by Amityadavigib (talk). Nominated by Ekabhishek (talk) at 06:16, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The hook is somewhat ambiguous. Was the wild type zebrafish the first vertebrate native to India to have its genome sequenced? Or was it the first vertebrate to have its genome sequenced by an institution in India? --Cryptic C62 · Talk 16:15, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Your second option/interpretation is correct, as "previously, Indian scientists had only sequenced bacteria and plant genomes!" --Ekabhishek (talk) 08:06, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

ALT:... that the the wild-type zebrafish (pictured) is the first vertebrate to have its entire genome sequenced in India, a task carried out by the scientists at the Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology?--Ekabhishek (talk) 08:15, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length, date, and alternate hook all verified. --Cryptic C62 · Talk 16:18, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

NWA Wrestling Legends Hall of Heroes

... that, although the NWA Wrestling Legends Hall of Heroes has inducted three sets of "brothers", only George and Sandy Scott are actually related?

Created by GaryColemanFan (talk). Self nom at 02:18, 4 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on July 3

1972 Rose Bowl

... that the 1972 Rose Bowl was the last football game that Stanford University played using "Indians" as their nickname?

Created by Esprqii (talk). Self nom at 16:48, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

David Braham

... that composer David Braham began playing the violin because he could not fit his harp on a stagecoach?

5x expanded by Cryptic C62 (talk). Self nom at 16:16, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Diorhabda sublineata, Diorhabda elongata & Diorhabda carinata

... that Diorhabda carinata (pictured) and Diorhabda elongata, two species of leaf beetle which feed on tamarisk trees in Eurasia, are used as biological pest control agents against invasive plants in North America?

Created by JamesLTracy (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 12:24, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Please add inline citations to the articles. Shubinator (talk) 00:57, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Citations are already inline, but parenthetical referencing is used. Anyway, I'm making this a triple-hook. --PFHLai (talk) 04:29, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

(Triple-nom.)... that Diorhabda sublineata (pictured), D. carinata and D. elongata, three species of leaf beetle in Eurasia and North Africa, are used as biological pest control agents against invasive tamarisk trees in North America?

Three articles created by JamesLTracy (talk). Triple-nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 04:29, 8 July 2009 (UTC). Hook shortened by PFHLai (talk) 03:17, 10 July 2009 (UTC).[reply]

I have a concern. These are three nice looking articles which have a lot of book refs but the principal one is by Tracy and someone. And you are called Tracy... and we can't see the article as its not on line. Can I be reassured that we have some 3rd party evidence for the articles. I am not assuming that there is anything wrong here, but I do feel that if we ask for a ref then it should be 3rd party. If the Tracy bit is coincidence then sorry for my assumptions. Victuallers (talk) 20:59, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The ref by Tracy & Robbins is indeed online. The link can be found in the "References Cited" section. In case you can't find it, here's the URL: http://www.mapress.com./zootaxa/2009/f/zt02101p152.pdf . And according to Zootaxa's website, this scientific journal is peer-reviewed. BTW, I think Mr. Tracy is a US govt-employed specialist on these bugs.--PFHLai (talk) 03:07, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Clinton Avenue Historic District (Albany, New York)

... that the Clinton Avenue Historic District has the greatest concentration of 19th-century rowhouses (pictured) anywhere in Albany, New York?

5x expanded by Daniel Case (talk). Self nom at 05:40, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

2009 hadrosaur chewing study

... that a 2009 study in the chewing habits of duck-billed hadrosaurid dinosaurs found they had a method of eating unlike any creature living today?

Created by Hunter Kahn (talk). Self nom at 21:15, 4 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

There's now an AFD discussion regarding this article, so I'd ask you to please wait until it is resolved. Thanks! — Hunter Kahn _(c) 00:52, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Chester Grosvenor and Spa, Simon Radley

... that the restaurant of the hotel Chester Grosvenor and Spa, overseen by executive chef Simon Radley, was awarded its 19th consecutive Michelin star in 2009?

Comment: Some assistance and information provided by User:Peter I. Vardy on the Chester Grosvenor and Spa article.

Created by Maedin (talk). Self nom at 17:01, 4 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Communism and homosexuality

... that homosexuality has been labeled by some communists as the product of the bourgeoisie, while others have argued that Gay Liberation is a key issue according to Marxist thought?

Created by VoodooIsland (talk). Nominated by BorgQueen (talk) at 03:54, 4 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I have looked through all but one of the sources for the word "bourgeoisie" or anything vaguely similar but cannot see it (one source appears dead to me). Am I missing something? --can dle •wicke 01:17, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Mary Castle

... that the glamorous American actress Mary Castle was once dubbed "more Hayworth than (Rita) Hayworth"?

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 02:29, 4 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hook doesn't coincide with the statement in the article. MovieMadness (talk) 16:08, 4 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

ALT: ... that the glamorous American actress Mary Castle was once dubbed more like Rita Hayworth than Hayworth herself? --can dle •wicke 23:40, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: How is the proposed alternate an improvement? The article says she was dubbed the "lady who looks more like Hayworth than Hayworth does," so why isn't that exactly what the hook says? MovieMadness (talk) 14:39, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I was being mindful of complete and utter plagiarism but very well.. --can dle •wicke 16:16, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Operation Panther's Claw

... that Operation Panther's Claw, or Panchai Palang, involved an airborne assault that the British Ministry of Defence described as "one of the largest air operations in modern times"?

ALT1:... that Lt Col Rupert Thorneloe, who died in 2009 during Operation Panther's Claw, is the highest-ranking British officer to be killed in action since Lt Col 'H'. Jones in the Falklands War?

Created by Black Falcon (talk). Self nom at 00:42, 4 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Echo Burning

... that Alice Amanda Aaron, a New York lesbian, vegetarian lawyer working in Texas in the Lee Child novel Echo Burning, was supposed to represent the diversity of America?

ALT1:... that Lee Child took inspiration for his novel Echo Burning upon seeing the grave of "the gentlemen gunfighter" Clay Allison?
Comment: Both are referenced, but I have added an alternate because the first one may be a little vague. Decided to play it safe.

5x expanded by Wisijane (talk). Self nom at 16:54, 3 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Walter Dean

... that Grambling State running back Walter Dean was nicknamed "American Express" in reference to the credit card company?

Created by Strikehold (talk). Self nom at 14:53, 3 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bjarne Thorsen; Theta (SIS radio group); Leif Utne

... that during World War II, Kristian Ottosen, Leif Utne and Bjarne Thorsen helped operate an illegal radio transmitter in Bergen codenamed "Theta"?

Created by Geschichte (talk). Self nom at 13:45, 3 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I might add more articles to this, so please don't run this right away. Geschichte (talk) 13:46, 3 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Added/bolded "Theta". Oceanh (talk) 00:21, 4 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

University Village, New York

... that the NYU University Village complex was designated a historic landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 2008?

Created by MBisanz (talk). Self nom at 03:30, 3 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Marxist sociology

... that Marxist sociology, despite Marxist influences on the Russian Revolution, has been suppressed in the Soviet Bloc, while flourishing in the West?

Created by Piotrus (talk). Self nom at 02:26, 3 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed spelling. Clarityfiend (talk) 18:10, 3 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Fixed other stuff. Art LaPella (talk) 22:23, 3 July 2009 (UTC) [reply]

J. Curtis Counts

... that J. Curtis Counts, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service director in the Nixon Administration, first met the future president when their respective girlfriends and future wives were roommates?

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 02:25, 3 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Dude, We're Getting the Band Back Together

... that the Phineas and Ferb episode "Dude, We're Getting the Band Back Together" was nominated for an Emmy award for the song "I Ain't Got Rhythm"?

Created by SuperFlash101 (talk). Self nom at 02:18, 3 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Note: Please tell me if I'd need to add the show name in it as well. The Flash ^{talk} 02:18, 3 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It only helps in providing context to name the series. Alansohn (talk) 02:25, 3 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, so would you suggest I do so? The Flash ^{talk} 02:39, 3 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I've added it. The Flash ^{talk} 03:05, 3 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on July 2

Bemus Pierce

... that Bemus Pierce, a guard for the Carlisle Indians football team, ran back three kickoffs for touchdowns in an 1896 game against the University of Illinois?

Created by Cbl62 (talk). Self nom at 20:31, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

alt 1 ... that Bemus Pierce, a Seneca Indian, was a star of the first professional football team to play a game in New York City? Cbl62 (talk) 20:32, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

St John the Evangelist's Church, Burgess Hill

... that in 1861, plans to build St John the Evangelist's Church closer to Burgess Hill town centre than first agreed caused local landowners to place a newspaper advert with their strong objections?

Comment: Alternatives or better wording welcomed. Nice church, but I can't find any fascinating facts.

Created by Hassocks5489 (talk). Self nom at 18:44, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Queer Liberaction

... that direct action group Queer Liberaction staged same-sex kiss-ins and a marriage ceremony to draw attention to same-sex marriage issues?

Created by Markg65 (talk), Benjiboi (talk). Self nom at 11:53, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Relevant content/sources - Queer Liberaction#Campaigns.2Factions. -- Banjeboi 11:55, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Andree Layton Roaf

... that Andree Layton Roaf was the first African-American woman to serve on the Arkansas Supreme Court, and was also the mother of 11-time NFL Pro-Bowler Willie Roaf?

Created by Arxiloxos (talk). Self nom at 07:06, 4 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1: ... that 11-time NFL Pro-Bowler Willie Roaf's mother was the first African-American woman to serve on the Arkansas Supreme Court?---Balloonman ^{NO! I'm Spartacus!} 15:47, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, I would drop the player's name. Willie Roaf may be an 11 time pro-bowler, but his name isn't really that familiar. By leaving it off, I think you create more interest as to who is.

ALT2: ... that an 11-time NFL Pro-Bowler's mother was the first African-American woman to serve on the Arkansas Supreme Court?---Balloonman ^{NO! I'm Spartacus!} 21:12, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Stories of the Century

... that the 1954 syndicated TV series Stories of the Century, starring Jim Davis as a railroad detective, was the first western to win an Emmy? status=new

Created/expanded by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 02:33, 4 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sean Bennett

... that despite being an All-American running back with the University of Evansville, Sean Bennett played fullback at Northwestern?

ALT1:... that after two straight All-American seasons for running back Sean Bennett, the University of Evansville disbanded their football program?

5x expanded by Giants27 (talk). Self nom at 01:36, 3 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The original hook doesn't work for me; technically, a fullback is a kind of running back (although apparently they are no longer used as running backs as much as they used to be). --Metropolitan90 (talk) 04:02, 4 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Techinally, it is but the fullback blocks more and runs a lot less.--Giants27 (c|s) 16:15, 4 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Zigzag Ranger Station

... that Zigzag district office (pictured) was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps and is one of nineteen historic buildings at the Zigzag Ranger Station in Oregon's Mount Hood National Forest?

Created/expanded by Orygun (talk). Self nom at 01:11, 3 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Shi Pei Pu

... that genderbending Chinese spy Shi Pei Pu, inspiration for M. Butterfly, had a sexual relationship with a French diplomatic worker who believed that he was a she and had given birth to their "son"?

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 00:09, 3 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Prospero Colonna (cardinal)

... that Prospero Colonna, the cardinal-nephew of Pope Martin V, was excommunicated and deprived of all his benefices for rebelling against Pope Eugene IV?

Created by Savidan (talk). Self nom at 23:25, 2 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1: ... that despite being excommunicated by Pope Eugene IV, Prospero Colonna was the leading candidate to be Eugene's successor as Pope?---Balloonman ^{NO! I'm Spartacus!} 21:21, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ducati 98

... that the Ducati 98, called the racy motorcycle brand's "first true sporting model," was a hit in the Italian la passeggiata (street cruising scene) of the 1950s?

5x expanded by Dbratland (talk). Self nom at 21:53, 2 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Tidfrith of Hexham

... that after the death of Tidfrith, there were no more bishops of Hexham in the Middle Ages?

Created by Deacon of Pndapetzim (talk). Self nom at 18:00, 2 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1: ... that nobody knows what happened to the bishopric of Hexham after Tidfrith?---Balloonman ^{NO! I'm Spartacus!} 15:51, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Maithripala Sirisena

... that Sri Lankan Minister Maithripala Sirisena escaped an assassination attempt by a suicide bomber in 2008?

Created by Chamal N (talk). Self nom at 11:28, 2 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Jeffry Picower

... that investor and philanthropist Jeffry Picower is alleged to have profited more from Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme than Madoff himself?

Created by Clarityfiend (talk). Self nom at 09:42, 2 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

ALT:... that investor and philanthropist Jeffry Picower claimed to be one of the victims of the Madoff investment scandal, despite collecting $5.1 billion in profits? Clarityfiend (talk) 02:33, 3 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Tom Sawyer (1930 film)

... that the 1930 film adaptation of Tom Sawyer was the highest-grossing US film of that year?

Created by TitanOne (talk). Self nom at 06:19, 2 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Source goes back as far as 1980. --can dle •wicke 19:23, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Submitting ALY, box-office numbers exist but is currently blocked from where I am editting from. --TitanOne (talk) 01:41, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

ALT: ... that the 1930 film Tom Sawyer was one of over 700 Paramount Productions that were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution?

Nino Marcelli

... that Italian composer and American citizen Nino Marcelli led the San Diego High School orchestra to achieve a national reputation in the 1920s?

Created by Binksternet (talk). Self nom at 03:11, 2 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on July 1

Downtown Albany Historic District

... that every major street in New York's Downtown Albany Historic District (State Street, pictured) has a major building as a focal point?

5x expanded by Daniel Case (talk). Self nom at 13:45, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

South Dakota class battleship (1939)

... that the South Dakota-class battleships are considered to be the best "treaty battleship" ever built?

5x expanded by Parsecboy (talk), the ed17 (talk). Self nom at 18:50, 2 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Note - for prose expansion comparison, pre-expansion is 7.341 kb, and post-expansion is 38.294 kb, which is about 5.2x expansion. Parsecboy (talk) 18:55, 2 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You're confusing my poor brain with the links. ~~What I do see is a 5.65 expansion since July 1.~~ Ok I got it... So, offline ref accepted AGF, length fine and I'm moving the hook down to July 1. Chamal ^talk 02:26, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Nils Ušakovs

... that on July 1, 2009, Nils Ušakovs became the first Russian mayor of Riga since Latvia's restoration of sovereignty in 1991?

5x expanded by Óðinn (talk). Self nom at 00:31, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Popular Council

... that the Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Popular Council won the last round of the Christian elections in Iraq?

Created by Chaldean (talk). Self nom at 18:36, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Currently at AfD. Let us know when it's closed. Shubinator (talk) 01:00, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Closed as keep. ---Balloonman ^{NO! I'm Spartacus!} 22:20, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Too short at 1314 characters. BTW shouldn't that logo in the infobox be smaller? I don't think a copyrighted logo can be shown like that. Chamal ^talk 02:16, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Albert Sharpe (American football)

... that Albert Sharpe participated in football, basketball, baseball, gymnastics, rowing, and track and field, and was called "the greatest living all round athlete" in 1915?

Created by Cbl62 (talk). Self nom at 01:49, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Offline ref accepted AGF. Chamal ^talk 02:10, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Buildings at 744–750 Broadway

... that the four rowhouses at 744–750 Broadway (pictured) in Albany, New York, are the only ones left along that street in the city's Fifth Ward?

Created by Daniel Case (talk). Self nom at 17:36, 2 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

WNJR (FM)

... that theater students performed a series of 1950's radio dramas on WNJR (FM), Washington & Jefferson College's radio station?

5x expanded by GrapedApe (talk). Self nom at 02:21, 2 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Richard Bunger Evans

... that in 1973, composer Richard Bunger Evans wrote the classic work on prepared piano, entitled The Well-Prepared Piano, with a foreword by John Cage?

Created by Binksternet (talk). Self nom at 00:18, 2 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I assume you mean foreword, not "forward"? David Underdown (talk) 09:48, 2 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

LOL! Yes, you're right. I've corrected the hook, now. Thanks! Binksternet (talk) 14:01, 2 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

St Richard's Church, Haywards Heath

... that in 1937, members of a boy's club in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, demolished their own hut to allow St Richard's Church to be built on the site?

Comment: That could probably be worded more excitingly. There is a pic, but it's unclear and unsuitable for 100x100 size.

Created by Hassocks5489 (talk). Self nom at 21:54, 1 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Plymouth Synagogue

... that Plymouth Synagogue is the oldest synagogue built by Ashkenazi Jews in the English speaking world?

Created by Historicist (talk), Jolly Janner (talk). Self nom at 21:21, 1 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Oldest in the English-speaking world or "oldest English Ashkenazi synagogue"? --can dle •wicke 19:10, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It is the oldest Ashkenazi synagogue in any English-speaking country (this includes The British Isles including Ireland, the US, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Gibraltar and the Caribbean. There are older synagogues in these places, but they were all Sephardic.Historicist (talk) 20:37, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The citation said it was the oldest English one. --can dle •wicke 22:51, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

And it still does. "This is the oldest English Ashkenazi synagogue, and in a national context is a remarkable example which both predates and is more complete than any other synagogues. (The Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Devon: London: 1989-: 648)." This seems to be clear in its meaning that it is referring to England. --can dle •wicke 22:54, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Pevsner is reliable for many things, but on this we need to trust Sharman Kadish. Her article on Plymouth is labeled, "The oldest Ashkenazi synagogue in the English speaking world." an assertion that she repeats in the text. And, certainly, the oldest surviving Ashkenazi synagogue building in the US dates to 1849, Canada, 1863, Australia 1845, South africa 1863, and the old synagogues in Gibraltar, and the Caribbean are all Sephardic. So Kadish's assertion checks out. I'll fix the sourcing in the article.Historicist (talk) 23:46, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

A reliable online source. http://www.jewish-heritage-uk.org/sjbh/sjbh1.htm Historicist (talk) 00:23, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Moneymaker Effect

... that the Moneymaker Effect is the name of poker's sudden growth in popularity after amateur Chris Moneymaker won the 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event and claimed the US$2.5 million prize?

Created by Gary King (talk). Self nom at 21:10, 1 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Minor quibble: it should say first prize (otherwise it sounds like it was winner take all). Clarityfiend (talk) 02:38, 3 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I originally had the word "first" in there but then that would push the hook past the 200 character mark, so I just took it out. Gary King (talk) 20:57, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Tahitians

... that three hundred Tahitians (pictured) fought in the European theatre of World War II with the Free French Forces?

Created by Brandmeister (talk). Self nom at 20:49, 1 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

ALT: ~~... that the sexual intercourse among Tahitians (pictured) was being crowned with applause by spectators and by the concert of various instruments?~~ Brandt 20:49, 1 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The ALT is clearly more interesting, but needs to be cleaned up (maybe you're not a native English speaker, but "by the concert of various instruments" is very archaic writing, from a book over 200 years old, and there are other grammar errors). Here is an attempt:

ALT2: ... that 18th-century Tahitians were said to practice public sexual intercourse, cheered on by applause and musical instruments?

There are just two issues here. One is that it could be seen as derogatory and it's from a very old source; I've tried to allay that by saying "were said to..." to distance ourselves from the claim, but it might still be problematic. Not being a historian, I don't know how seriously Commerçon's work is taken now and I don't know whether or not this claim is universally accepted; someone else with more experience will have to clarify for me whether or not this hook could be problematic.

The other problem is the article. Someone (maybe me later, I'm just about to go right now) will need to check it for possible close paraphrasing or unintentional plagiarism from the sources. Your hook copies a sentence from Commerçon word for word without attributing it, and if you've done that in the hook then it's possible you did so in the article as well. We need to make sure the whole article is clean before promoting it. rʨanaɢ ^talk/_contribs 00:17, 3 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've browsed some other sources and they confirm this account. The hook is now fixed. Other accounts are cited directly to reflect the origin and avoid misinterpretation, but any further editing is naturally welcome. Brandt 09:47, 3 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Looks quite good now. Brandt 08:41, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It is best if you take care of the "dubious" tag in the lead first. --BorgQueen (talk) 11:42, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Addressed at talk as suggested. Brandt 23:10, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Alain Kashama, Fernand Kashama, Hakeem Kashama

... that Fernand, Alain and Hakeem Kashama have all played for the Calgary Stampeders?

5x expanded by Giants27 (talk). Self nom at 18:59, 1 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Liubo

... that when he was crown prince the future Emperor Jing of Han killed the Prince of Wu during an argument over a game of Liubo by throwing the game board at his opponent?

5x expanded by BabelStone (talk). Self nom at 18:46, 1 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters

... that the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters is responsible for the Abel Prize and the Kavli Prize?

Comment: Note that the pre-expansion version was a clear-cut copyright violation, only I forgot to remove it first. Compare the version before expansion with this page. The present version thus counts as sufficiently expanded, per additional rule A4.

5x expanded by Geschichte (talk). Self nom at 17:47, 1 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Elections Reform Support Group

... that the Quartet has supported election reform in Palestine through a UN sponsored Elections Reform Support Group?

Created by Sadads (talk). Self nom at 14:08, 1 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

... that Ambassador Jean Breteche of the EU became the Secretariat of the Elections Reform Support Group?

Japanese ammunition ship Kashino

... that the Japanese ammunition ship Kashino was specifically designed to transport the Yamato class battleships' main battery to the shipyards where they were being built?

Created by Nick-D (talk). Self nom at 10:34, 1 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Red palm mite

... that the red palm mite (pictured) is the biggest mite explosion ever observed in the Americas?

Comment: Did I get any of this right?

Created by Anna Frodesiak (talk). Self nom at 03:48, 1 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I uncapitalized "red". Capitalizing species is controversial (WP:MOS (capitalization)#Animals, plants, and other organisms) but capitalizing just because it's an article title is uncontroversially avoided (I6). The stub tag should ordinarily be removed (R5). I also copyedited the article. I do basic proofreading, but others will do a more subjective review in a few days. Art LaPella (talk) 05:52, 1 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Suggest changing the hook to ... that the spread of the red palm mite (pictured) is the biggest mite explosion ever observed in the Americas?--Anna Frodesiak (talk) 08:09, 1 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on June 30

Howard R. Reiter

... that Howard Reiter has been credited by some with developing the overhand spiral forward pass while playing for the 1902 Philadelphia Athletics of the original National Football League (1902)?

Created by Cbl62 (talk). Self nom at 20:59, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Traditional fishing boats

... that worldwide, in 2004, there were 1.8 million traditional fishing boats (pictured) including dugout canoes, reed boats, and coracles?

Created by Geronimo20 (talk). Self nom at 09:24, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Grace Knight

... that Australian jazz singer Grace Knight, ex-Eurogliders, organised a nude protest of 750 women against the 2003 invasion of Iraq?

Created/expanded by Shaidar cuebiyar (talk). Self nom at 08:42, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The picture's been removed because it's non-free. Fair use images are not allowed on the Main Page. Shubinator (talk) 01:02, 7 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Verified. Gatoclass (talk) 02:15, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sarafand al-Amar

... that during the early 20th century, the depopulated Palestinian village Sarafand al-Amar was the site of the largest British Army base in the Middle East?

Created by Al Ameer son (talk) 05:51, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Verified. Gatoclass (talk) 01:57, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347

... that after the destructive Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347, the treasury of the Byzantine Empire contained "nothing but the atoms of Epicurus"?

Verified the first hook only as I couldn't verify the second. I think this hook is better anyhow. Gatoclass (talk) 02:07, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
ALT1:... that in the Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347, John VI Kantakouzenos was supported chiefly by Turkish troops, including the Ottomans?

5x expanded by Cplakidas (talk). Self nom at 08:44, 3 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

St. Francis Raid

... that a priest refused quarter and perished in his burning church during the 1759 St. Francis Raid by Rogers' Rangers on an Indian village during the French and Indian War?

Created by Magicpiano (talk). Self nom at 17:36, 1 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The article is low on citations and all of them are to a single source. Shubinator (talk) 00:52, 2 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That doesn't matter. As long as the hook itself is referenced by at least one WP:RS, everything is hunky dory from DYKs point of view. A single source or low number of citations is not a reason to question or reject a DYK as long as the hook itself has an inline. Ironholds (talk) 07:01, 2 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

A few points:

None of the rules (or even the additional rules) says anything about the number of sources in the article. The only rules mention that the article should contain citations, and that the hook be specifically cited.
I lists three sources, even though I only cited from one.
One of the three is a freely-available online resource.
I will add cites from the other two sources.

-Magic♪piano 11:15, 2 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Agree with all your points, particularly the first one (as mentioned above). I'm not quite sure where Shubinator is getting this from. For future reference it is useful and good practice to put in inline citations from the other two as well, but not required for DYK. Ironholds (talk) 14:51, 2 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

There are over 10 paragraphs without inline citations. An informal guideline is at least one citation per paragraph. Another editor also noted the citations to a single source. While there are two other references, without inline citations it's hard to verify information from those sources (thanks for adding some inline citations to those refs). Rule E3 says you might be asked to provide more than one source.

DYK is about creating content for Wikipedia. As Wikipedia's standards rise, so do ours. Although there's no hard and fast rule about single sourcing, consensus is leaning towards such a rule. In the end, reviewers (not the rules) decide whether or not an article is showcased at DYK. Shubinator (talk) 00:57, 3 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Anyone who is going to verify the content I placed in the article is going to need to gain access to the books (other than Parkman, in the case of this article) in order to do so. I don't see how adding citations is going to assist much in the verifier's burden, especially when you consider that this is essentially a chronology and as such probably does not deviate widely from the order of presentation in its sources. Only someone doing a detailed verification of most of the article content might have cause to complain (in which case I will be happy to add additional citations, clarify my use of sources on the article talk page, or make corrections to the article). I don't have any reason to believe that level of inspection has happened to any article I've put through any other formal review process, almost all of which will require a trip to the library or bookstore to verify. (That includes multiple passed GA and FA reviews.)

I repeat: I provided more than one source. Anyone who bothers to look at the uncited sources can fairly quickly determine that the basic facts presented align with those works. That you (and the editor that tagged the article as "single source", I'm guessing in response to your initial comment) complain of single-sourcing without actually attempting to verify the content does not really do much to improve article quality. If you do in fact work to verify my content contributions, I welcome questions if there is any uncertainty about where specific content was sourced from. In the meantime, I've got more articles to destub. Magic♪piano 03:07, 3 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Magic: you know that I respect you and your work from my A-class reviews, but I have to side with Shubinator. These days, DYK articles have to fully cite their sources using in-line citations. That's not to say that some have passed with less than that (sort of like GAN, anyone can add a green check here and sometimes articles are not checked twice), but it is the current consensus. While no one does do a full verification, we request that you provide sources for where you got your paragraphs, and trust that you aren't making stuff up as you go along. —Ed (Talk • Contribs) 03:42, 3 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I understand the need for citation for other goals (B class, GA, FA). I find your statement to work against the goal of rewarding significant expansions of content within a limited period of time. Right now I don't have clarity about what in terms of sources and citations is sufficient for DYK (beyond the one required for the hook), and would thus have to cite a large part of the article (something I currently only do for articles I'm grooming for formal reviews). I find citation to be a time-consuming task, and (as noted above) not necessarily indicative of, or required for, article quality. As Shubinator notes below, this is probably a subject for a different forum. (Others can go to bat on the issue, since I'd rather work on improving content than argue about rules. If these are really the rules here and now, I won't be back. If this article does not satisfy the rules of DYK as it currently stands, I don't care.) Magic♪piano 00:59, 4 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Shubinator: I'd suggest checking out the section on the DYK additional rules containing '"Rules" sometimes invoked but lacking a consensus' - you'll find "Is one source for an article enough?" sitting there. If reviewers decide what is acceptable (not the rules) we'll have no hard-and-fast standard. You evidently think one source isn't enough - consensus, according to the additional rules, disagrees. But that's alright! Evidently consensus doesn't matter as long as the individual reviewer applies his standards to a hook. Ironholds (talk) 07:09, 3 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Um, did you read Ed's post? Anyways, if you wish to continue this discussion, start a thread a Wikipedia talk:Did you know, as it is a discussion on general DYK issues, not a particular nom (there are now inline citations to multiple sources in this article). Shubinator (talk) 18:41, 3 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

David Bowie discography

... that all twenty of David Bowie's solo studio albums from Hunky Dory (1971) to date have reached the top 10 of the UK Albums Chart?

5x expanded by JD554 (talk). Self nom at 18:24, 30 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The hook statement is not apparent in the article. Gatoclass (talk) 01:53, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yang Guangxian

... that Yang Guangxian became the head of the Chinese Bureau of Astronomy after having his predecesssor Johann Adam Schall von Bell sentenced to death for causing the death of Empress Xiao Xian?

Created by Fram (talk). Self nom at 12:12, 30 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Looks good length, hooks, everything. The citations could be improved, but they are adequate for DYK. That being said, the early Jesuit Missions to China are one of the areas of personal interest (one of my senior thesis in College was on Matteor Ricci.)---Balloonman ^{NO! I'm Spartacus!} 18:13, 30 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Alt1 ... that after arranging to have his predecesssor, Johann Adam Schall von Bell, sentenced to death for the death of Empress Xiao Xian, Yang Guangxian became the head of the Chinese Bureau of Astronomy?

Thanks, I prefer this alternative hook. Fram (talk) 13:36, 1 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Stylistically, I don't like the word "death" mentioned twice so close together. Clarityfiend (talk) 21:37, 2 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - I wrote the alt1 (just forgot to sign it) but I agree... how about:

Alt2 ... that after arranging to have his predecesssor, Johann Adam Schall von Bell, sentenced to death, Yang Guangxian became the head of the Chinese Bureau of Astronomy?

Alt3 ... that after Empress Xiao Xian died, Yang Guangxian became the head of the Chinese Bureau of Astronomy by arranging to make it look like his predecesssor, Johann Adam Schall von Bell killed her?

I can't tell from reading the article if he did it just to get the position, so I'm not sure about Alt3. How about:

Alt4 ... that after affixing blame for the death of Empress Xiao Xian on Johann Adam Schall von Bell, Yang Guangxian took his place as head of the Chinese Bureau of Astronomy? Clarityfiend (talk) 03:00, 3 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I like Clarity's suggestion, but would reword it "took ~~his~~ von Bell's place".---Balloonman ^{NO! I'm Spartacus!} 03:38, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on June 29

Bert Waters

... that Harvard All-American Bert Waters (pictured) was accused of jabbing a finger into a Yale player's eye in the 1893 football game that became known as "The Bloodbath in Hampden Park"?

I am going to prepare on article on the "Bloodbath at Hampden Park," and will then amend this to make it a double DYK. Should be able to do this tonight. So please hold off in promoting this hook. Cbl62 (talk) 00:03, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Created by Cbl62 (talk). Self nom at 20:42, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Still waiting on the second article, and you haven't got much time left! Gatoclass (talk) 01:49, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Albany Pump Station

... that the pump station (pictured), built to supply Hudson River water to Albany, New York, is now home to a brewpub, planetarium and the city's visitor center?

Created by Daniel Case (talk). Self nom at 05:43, 1 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Length, date and hook verified.--Giants27 (c|s) 02:20, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Holmegaard bow

... that although the Holmegaard bows are over 8,500 years old, their design is still used for high performance flight archery bows?

Created by MartinFields (talk). Self nom at 21:51, 29 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Please add inline citations to the article. Shubinator (talk) 00:52, 30 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Inline citations are now included. Added references. MartinFields 04:35, 30 June 2009 (UTC

Ref 1 says Holmegaard bows are dated to about 8000 years ago. Ref 6, a blog, is not considered a reliable source. I can't see any mention of Holmegaard bows in flight archery competitions in ref 5. Shubinator (talk) 23:15, 3 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Balao halfbeak

... that although Balao halfbeaks (pictured) are mainly used as baitfish for sailfishes and marlins, they are also utilized as a food source in the West Indies?

Created by Ryan shell (talk). Self nom at 20:08, 29 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

~~No qualifying article, title is currently a redlink.~~ Mjroots (talk) 20:12, 29 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Presumably "normally" here means "by Americans"? Johnbod (talk) 14:37, 1 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Dunno, the ref was kinda vague- i tweaked it anyway, added "mainly" instead of "normally" Ryan shell (talk) 22:54, 2 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Verified with a slight tweak to the hook. Gatoclass (talk) 17:32, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Analogue filter

... that in designing a new analogue filter, Sidney Darlington found it remarkable that tables of the exact elliptic functions required were in an 1829 Latin paper by Carl Jacobi in the New York City Library?

Created/expanded by Spinningspark (talk). Self nom at 15:24, 29 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This article is a 50x times expansion from an insignificant stub, creation date now obscured by histmerge. For your convenience here is version prior to merge, and version at move from userspace. SpinningSpark 15:24, 29 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

New York Public Library is intended. There are many libraries in New York City.--Wetman (talk) 19:07, 29 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I expect you are right, I was following the wording in the source (Darlington). SpinningSpark 20:32, 29 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Shanhua Temple

... that the Shanhua Temple (pictured) in Datong, China, contains a wooden hall that is over 900 years old?

Created/expanded by Zeus1234 (talk). Self nom at 09:38, 29 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

"wonder hall" sounds unusual (try Googling the phrase, and note that most hits don't have that meaning). "hall of wonders" is better. "wonder" doesn't occur in the article at all, but it apparently refers to Daxiongbao Hall, with artifacts that could be called "wonders" if that isn't too WP:PEACOCKy. Art LaPella (talk) 00:08, 30 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The 'wonder' was typo. I meant 'wooden'.Zeus1234 (talk) 03:18, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately, the article doesn't mention that the hall is wooden. Gatoclass (talk) 01:55, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Monte Cervantes

... that the cruise ship Monte Cervantes known as "The Titanic of the South" shipwrecked on 22 Jan 1930 yet all 1200 passengers and 350 crew members were saved with only the captain lost?

Created by WikiBlackledge (talk). Self nom at 05:09, 29 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

There are many sections in the article without inline citations. Please add more. Also, the references should be formatted properly (see Wikipedia:Citing sources for an overview and Wikipedia:Citation templates for an easy way to format). Shubinator (talk) 00:58, 30 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Earthquake of 1348

... that the earthquake of 25 January 1348, centered in the South Alpine region of Friuli, was felt across Europe?

Created by Wetman (talk). Self nom at 03:55, 29 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Somewhat too short with approx. 1400 characters. 1500 needed. Geschichte (talk) 09:13, 29 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I added a few information from the web, it should bring the article over the 1500 marker. Article is now at 1637 characters of prose. --TitanOne (talk) 02:17, 30 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No citation for "was felt across Europe". --can dle •wicke 02:49, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on June 28

Reproductive system of gastropods

... that variability in the reproductive system of some gastropods (mating slugs pictured) is a common feature?

Created by Snek01 (talk), Invertzoo (talk). Self nom at 18:16, 2 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The hook is oxymoronic. Differences (variability) are by definition not held in common. Gatoclass (talk) 01:47, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

ATL1: ... that polymorphism of the reproductive system of some gastropods (mating slugs pictured) is common?

--Snek01 (talk) 18:13, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'm afraid that hook doesn't make much sense either. If it's only common to some gastropods, it's not really common. Gatoclass (talk) 18:22, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

ATL2: ... that polymorphism of the reproductive system of stylommatophoran gastropods (mating slugs pictured) is common?

--Snek01 (talk) 21:26, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

A little better, unfortunately I think there are still some problems with this article. Most of it is uncited, indeed the only cited bit seems to be that for the hook itself. I am also asking myself how much of this article is really original and how much may already exist in other articles on the various gastropod species. Gatoclass (talk) 01:47, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Davidson Ditch

... that Davidson Ditch was the first large-scale pipeline project in Alaska?

ALT1:... that Davidson Ditch was visited by engineers working on problems faced by the Trans-Alaska Pipeline?

Created by JKBrooks85 (talk). Self nom at 12:16, 28 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

There now is an image associated with the article (File:Davidson Ditch.jpg). I'm not sure how to add an image after the fact, so that's why it's not displayed here. JKBrooks85 (talk) 22:10, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The first hook is better, but you appear not to have any citation for it. Gatoclass (talk) 01:41, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Special occasion holding area

Note: Articles nominated for a special occasion should be nominated within five days of creation or expansion as usual (with the exception of April Fools'). Also, articles should be nominated at least five days before the occasion to give reviewers time to check the nomination.

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 :*There now is an image associated with the article ([[:File:Davidson Ditch.jpg]]). I'm not sure how to add an image after the fact, so that's why it's not displayed here. [[User:JKBrooks85|JKBrooks85]] ([[User talk:JKBrooks85|talk]]) 22:10, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
 ::*[[File:Symbol possible vote.svg|18px]] The first hook is better, but you appear not to have any citation for it. [[User:Gatoclass|Gatoclass]] ([[User talk:Gatoclass|talk]]) 01:41, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
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-<!-- Please add your suggestion to the TOP of this section using either the template provided or a level 4 header with the name of the new/expanded article. -->
-====Marilyn Vance====
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-{{*mp}}... that [[costume designer]] '''[[Marilyn Vance]]''' has received multiple award nominations for her work in films and won a [[Saturn Award]] for 'Best Costumes' for the film ''[[The Rocketeer]]''?
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-:*'''ALT1''':... that award-winning [[costume designer]] '''[[Marilyn Vance]]''' was once married to [[Kenny Vance]] of [[Jay and the Americans]]?
-:*'''ALT2''':... that award-winning [[costume designer]] '''[[Marilyn Vance]]''' is also a [[film producer]]?
-<small>Created by [[User:MichaelQSchmidt|MichaelQSchmidt]] ([[User talk:MichaelQSchmidt|talk]]). Self nom at 06:28, 26 June 2009 (UTC)</small>
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-*{{DYKmake|Marilyn Vance|MichaelQSchmidt}}
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-::*[[File:Symbol possible vote.svg|18px]] The first hook is too promotional, and I don't think refs 2 and 3 (used to source alts 2 and 1 respectively) are [[WP:RS|reliable sources]]. [[User:Shubinator|Shubinator]] ([[User talk:Shubinator|talk]]) 23:13, 5 July 2009 (UTC)
-:::*Here's a new hook that is not unduly promotional, is well sourced, and makes a connection between a costume designer and the founder of E! Entertainment. If this does not get the curious to read the article, I don't know what will...
-:*'''ALT3''' ... that [[Saturn Award]] winning [[costume designer]] '''[[Marilyn Vance]]''' once produced films with [[E!|E! Entertainment]] founder [[Alan Mruvka]]?
-::*Her awards are one of her major notabilities, but the phrase "Saturn Award winning" may be kept in the new hook or removed.  Whatever you think best. [[User:MichaelQSchmidt|MichaelQSchmidt]] ([[User talk:MichaelQSchmidt|talk]]) 08:01, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
-:::*[[File:Symbol possible vote.svg|18px]] The six references on the sentence support small pieces, but not the full sentence. Vance and Mruvka aren't mentioned together, except in credits as producers on one movie. Please remove references that aren't effective, and add references that are. [[User:Shubinator|Shubinator]] ([[User talk:Shubinator|talk]]) 00:42, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
-::::*Vance and Mruvka are indeed mentioned together in the [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117760157.html?categoryid=18&cs=1 ''Variety''] source. However, here are two simple and short hooks you may prefer:
-::::::*'''ALT4''' ... that '''[[Marilyn Vance]]''' won awards for [[costume designer|costume designing]]? [http://www.nytimes.com/1988/02/18/movies/surprises-in-the-academy-award-nominations.html?pagewanted=2], [http://www.bafta.org/awards-database.html?year=1987], [http://www.bafta.org/awards-database.html?year=1990], [http://www.saturnawards.org/past.html#costume], [http://www.alienpassages.com/Saturn/nominees.htm], [http://articles.latimes.com/2009/jan/14/entertainment/et-costume14], [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118000261.html?categoryid=1983&cs=1]
-::::::*'''ALT5''' ... that [[costume designer]] '''[[Marilyn Vance]]''' once [[film producer|produced]] films in partnership with [[E!|E! Entertainment]] founder [[Alan Mruvka]]? [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117760157.html?categoryid=18&cs=1]
-::::: I suppose I was trying to make a hook too interesting. [[User:MichaelQSchmidt|MichaelQSchmidt]] ([[User talk:MichaelQSchmidt|talk]]) 07:17, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
-::::::The eight references I looked at before are still in the article, and don't support the sentences they should. Please fix the article itself. [[User:Shubinator|Shubinator]] ([[User talk:Shubinator|talk]]) 01:01, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
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