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Nominations

Older nominations

Articles created/expanded on November 16

Hey, Jeannie!

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 22:31, 17 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

... that English actress Jeannie Carson's attempt at series television, on CBS and in syndication, failed with her 1956-1958 sitcom Hey, Jeannie!?
Can you complete ref. 2 please? Materialscientist (talk) 23:33, 17 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Reference 2 completed. Billy Hathorn (talk) 04:58, 27 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It's also a problem with hook 1 that no mention is made of the guest stars appearing early in their careers. It's a problem with hook 2 that the article does not mention this is "Jeannie Carson's attempt at series television." Not clear in the article if she made any other attempts. --La comadreja formerly AFriedman RESEARCH (talk) 06:16, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on November 18

Heraclius (brother of Tiberius III), Heraclius (son of Constans II), Tiberius (son of Constans II)

Created by Oatley2112 (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 00:39, 20 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, PM800. But right now, I'd like to nominate Heraclius (brother of Tiberius III) and make a triple-DYK hook. Let me think.... :-) --PFHLai (talk) 23:11, 20 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Created by Cplakidas (talk) & Oatley2112 (talk). --PFHLai (talk) 03:38, 21 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Agree that the original hook is better and more interesting. There is also really no basis for a comparison between the cases of Tiberius and Heraclius the co-emperors and TIberius III and his brother, as the latter had actually usurped the throne. Constantine 14:20, 25 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • I agree the original hook was best too. However I'm not all that keen on the fact that two new articles have been created - one about each brother - with almost identical text; it seems unnecessary duplication. If all the pertinent facts about them are applicable to both, then I would have thought that a single merged article was to be preferred (per WP:Merging). For that reason I have put merge templates on each page, and opened discussion at Talk:Heraclius (son of Constans II)#Merge discussion. DavidWard talk 21:42, 25 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Well, I find it quite interesting that two unrelated pairs of brothers with the same two names had eerily similar fates a generation apart, except that the violence has escalated over time. But if no one else finds this interesting, never mind. How about this (based on John's):
I don't mind the merge. Just please don't do this merging while the pages are linked from MainPage. It's better to merge them before they go on DYK-Q or after they go off MainPage. Thanks. I'll try to come up with a new hook for the other Heraclius. --PFHLai (talk) 14:01, 26 November 2010 (UTC) I am unable to come up with any interesting hook material for the other Heraclius to have a single hook, so I hope someone else besides me find my triple-hook interesting. Otherwise, please ignore this other Heraclius and use the double-hook. Thanks. --PFHLai (talk) 13:44, 27 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on November 19

The Ford Show

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 20:42, 23 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • The ALT1 hook is better and is verified through the cite given and Google Books, and the creation date is okay. But much of the article size is taken up with a very long list (strangely formatted) of guest stars. This is inappropriate content based on WP:NOTADIR. This long list needs to be removed from the article, and replaced by something that summarizes what kind of guest stars the show attracted. The "Program Notes" section of the article also suffers from mostly not being about this program, but other programs. Wasted Time R (talk) 13:41, 26 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • The "Other guest stars" section needs to be removed completely. The "Program procedures" section should come first, before the "Selected guest stars" section. The "Miscellany" section should be retitled "Scheduling" or something like that. Wasted Time R (talk) 01:25, 27 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Death panels (political term)

Sarah Palin

  • ... outrageous, nuts, startling, make believe, a lie, and politics were words used to describe what Sarah Palin (pictured) found, after she called it like she saw it, and saw death panels?

Created by Jesanj (talk). Self nom at 04:03, 22 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Sorry, don't mean to be rude, but the hook makes no sense to me. Further (i) regular DYK hooks should not be misleading, as some news titles, (ii) Palin was surely called by many dozens of terms and words. It is unclear why should they be repeated in this hook (personal opinion of unclear notability). Materialscientist (talk) 06:15, 22 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • I'm not sure as to what exactly you find misleading. Perhaps it was that she "saw" as in physically. That is a figure of speech she used in a October 2010 Newsmax interview. I was trying to make it interesting and weird so people would click on it. By the way, these descriptors are for death panels, not Palin herself. Must the notability of the descriptors be defined in the hook, although they are already established in the article? Jesanj (talk) 18:23, 22 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Blatantly POV hook. - The Bushranger Return fireFlank speed 06:28, 22 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I should note there seems to have been a debate in the past whether this article should exist. see Talk:Death panel.--Milowenttalkblp-r 14:36, 22 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Yes, I noticed those discussions after I wrote the page. It appears that was before publications/papers that discuss the term and its problems/repercussions etc., were being cited (as some hadn't been published) such as:
Brendan Nyhan (2010). "Why the "Death Panel" Myth Wouldn't Die: Misinformation in the Health Care Reform Debate" (PDF). The Forum. 8 (1). Berkeley Electronic Press. doi:10.2202/1540-8884.1354.
Kettl P (2010). "One Vote for Death Panels". JAMA. 303 (13): 1234–5. doi:10.1001/jama.2010.376. PMID 20371773. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
Corn BW (2009). "Ending end-of-life phobia — a prescription for enlightened health care reform". N. Engl. J. Med. 361 (27): e63. doi:10.1056/NEJMp0909740. PMID 20018960. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help) Jesanj (talk) 18:23, 22 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
The previous existence of the article "Death panel" (here) might be a factor in determining whether it belongs at DYK. However, that article content is long gone, it seems to have focused on the concept of death panels while the new article focuses on the term, and the new article is about 4x longer. --Orlady (talk) 21:30, 22 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Here's a possible ALT hook derived from the lead of the article. It focuses on the term, not the person:
I've moved this from the prep queue back here for further discussion, per talk page concerns. 28bytes (talk) 16:55, 25 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I do have some concerns about this one, however I don't have time to outline them now, I will have to return to this tomorrow. However I will say that one of my concerns is that the article appears to be taking a position on the topic instead of just quoting reliable sources. Gatoclass (talk) 17:24, 25 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
WP:NOTCENSORED. Put it back. Choyoołʼįįhí:Seb az86556 > haneʼ 17:37, 25 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry, I have to agree with Gatoclass here. The article does have a bit of a slant to it. Once that's resolved there shouldn't be any problem promoting it again. (And WP:NOTCENSORED doesn't apply here. DYK may not be FA, but we do have some discretion here what gets promoted and when.) 28bytes (talk) 19:45, 25 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Hello. I am looking forward to hearing suggestions and making improvements. I suppose the abstract of this review published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine sums up the POV I think is reflected in the article—that "the existence of 'death panels', can easily be dismissed". (Desai M, Rachet B, Coleman MP, McKee M (2010). "Two countries divided by a common language: health systems in the UK and USA". J R Soc Med. 103 (7): 283–7. doi:10.1258/jrsm.2010.100126. PMID 20595532. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)) I think this POV is probably reflected in the article because it reflects mainstream scholarship and professional opinion on the issue. Thus my multiple citations from Health Affairs publications. Also, do a quick google search on what Uwe Reinhardt or Gail Wilensky have said on this issue. They are mainstream experts on health care reform. I think their opinions should be added but I have yet to get there. Thanks. Jesanj (talk) 04:07, 26 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I'll wait for Gatoclass to chime in with his specific concerns before getting too in-depth here, but I'll just note that using the words "myth" and "lie" in the headers is one symptom of the article's POV problem, IMO. Additional reliable sources are welcome, of course, but I think the primary concern is that the article appears to "endorse" the existing sources. It will take a little work to fix that, but I think it's quite doable. 28bytes (talk) 04:28, 26 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
The more I look at the article, the more it looks to me to be irredeemable. It presents the information from a particular perspective instead of taking a neutral stance and simply presenting what various sources have said and allowing the reader to make up his own mind. I'm happy to see what 28bytes can come up with, but I have my doubts the article is fixable with just a tweak here and there. Gatoclass (talk) 05:04, 26 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not going to say that the article isn't POV (it is, and it has too many quotes), but if the claim is/was verifiably a myth, I don't see a problem with that being reflected in the article. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 05:09, 26 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
If I came to this article knowing nothing about the topic, I would not leave it enlightened as to how the term is "verifiably a myth". I just see competing claims, albeit presented in a one-sided manner. Apart from which, NPOV requires that information is presented neutrally, we are not supposed to be taking sides. I think that's especially important when it comes to major political debates. I don't want to be giving conservatives more ammunition to be attacking Wikipedia as a supposedly biased "liberal" enclave, I think we have to try and be scrupulously neutral when it comes to a debate like this. Gatoclass (talk) 05:44, 26 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
OK, I've redone the lead section. I'm going to tackle the rest of it tomorrow. Suggestions/comments/improvements are welcome, although those should probably be made at Talk:Death panels (political term) rather than here. Incidentally, is there any reason why the article is not at Death Panels? It probably ought to be moved there, and the history merged. 28bytes (talk) 07:46, 26 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I don't understand why this edit is neutral because both[1][2](p. 8) sources use the word false. Jesanj (talk) 14:10, 26 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
As I mentioned above, the article appears to strongly "endorse" the views of the sources rather than simply present them. I wouldn't worry overmuch about that specific diff, since that whole paragraph is going to get redone. There are just way too many cases of the article saying something is "false", "a myth", "a lie", etc., which makes Wikipedia appear to take sides rather than be an disinterested observer. I'm going to attempt to fix that later today. 28bytes (talk) 18:35, 26 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Brazil–Portugal relations

Created by Lihaas (talk). Self nom at 01:42, 20 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • The proposed hook is obvious and dull, and should be replaced by something readers won't know. The article has at least two challenge tags ([citation needed], [where?]) that need to be fixed before it hits the main page. The references have short-form book cites (Bethel, Alden, etc) with no long-form base entry anywhere. Some of the other references are nearly bare ("Gringoes", "Portugal - Brazil and East Timor"). Wasted Time R (talk) 12:23, 24 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Would it be less obvious and dull if the hook says "except in 1894, ..."? --PFHLai (talk) 03:31, 27 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • I don't think we can take the Portugese government's word that it has a "privileged" relationship with Brazil, as it could be taken as self-serving. I think either an independent source would be required or a new hook found. Gatoclass (talk) 05:49, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
The refs are formatted using reflinks, should be good. The offline refs were done by another editor, who i just notified of the update/cleaning needed. Fact tags are now clean, and the "where" tag is cleaned.Lihaas (talk) 09:55, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Or something along those lines. --Esemono (talk) 04:20, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Page is ready to go now, but think the 2 alternatives are too long-winded. Perhapts:
ALT3 doesn't parse – "move" is in there twice. ALT2 is the best of these, but I think it needs a comma after "the French invasion of Portugal". Wasted Time R (talk) 11:54, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
good point:

Articles created/expanded on November 20

Ludvig Karsten, The blue Kitchen

Blue kitchen

Self portrait by Ludvig Karsten

5x expanded by Hauganm (talk), Oceanh (talk). Nominated by Oceanh (talk) at 21:51, 23 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

2010–11 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season

Created by Editorofthewiki (talk). Self nom at 01:20, 23 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Who is this Kevin Anderson? His fans may find this hook interesting, but ... who is this guy? Does he deserve a wikibio? --PFHLai (talk) 05:07, 27 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Kevfin Anderson is quite notable. Go ahead and start his article; it's on my to-do list. Some sources predict he will be a second-round choice in the 2011 NBA Draft. ~EDDY (talk/contribs)~ 22:02, 29 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Francis Wingfield

Created by Rich Farmbrough (talk). Self nom at 02:42, 21 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

If anyone can improve the wording - great. Rich Farmbrough, 02:42, 21 November 2010 (UTC).[reply]
doesn't appear to meet 1500 characters, when the entire article is only 1228, and 854 of that is a block quote. Worm 14:27, 25 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Hm I must have gone on bytes... there is more material on the talk page, and I'm visiting the Museum tomorrow, to see what they have. Rich Farmbrough, 17:17, 29 November 2010 (UTC).[reply]

Nels Johnson, Century tower clocks

Milwaukee City Hall tower clock example pictured

Created by Doug Coldwell (talk). Self nom at 23:14, 20 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • This doesn't directly affect the DYK nomination, but I note that Johnson died in 1915 and most of his clocks were built more than 100 years ago. It would be nice if one of these articles went into detail about how many of the clocks actually lasted 100 years (or, if they didn't, what happened to them; one can't blame Johnson if a building was torn down before his clock stopped working). --Metropolitan90 (talk) 18:34, 22 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Good comment! I know that several of his clocks, most built around 1900 plus or minus 10 years are STILL going. I'll have to research this and add to the article, as that would be interesting information. One such tower clock is the Mason County courthouse tower clock. It was installed in 1906, but originally built in 1892 and installed originally in a church. It is about 3 blocks from where I live and I hear it "bong" every hour accurately, day in and day out 24-7-365. Interestingly, lately it has been "bonging" 13 times for 1 o'clock, day or night! That started around Halloween.--Doug Coldwell talk 23:17, 22 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Assuming you don't want to change anything re the above comment (100 years on), Date and length verified for both articles, offline sources accepted on good faith (especially due to the title!)--Worm 10:37, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Added Gallery of "Nels Johnson tower clocks over 100 years old".--Doug Coldwell talk 13:41, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

tkWWW

Created by Mabdul (talk). Self nom at 19:58, 20 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • The problem with the online cite in the article to the fact in the hook ("was the first X11 HTML editor") is that this claim is made by the author of the software, not an independent source. Is there an independent cite for this fact? - Tim1965 (talk) 01:48, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
another reference is visible at google books (the second book: "Managing Internet information services"). Is this enough or do I need for more? mabdul 13:06, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • That works for that cite. There appears to be a broader issue with the article, though, regarding verifiability and lack of neutral third-party sources. DYK general rule five requires that articles meet general Wikipedia guidelines on verifiability before being approved for DYK. That would need to happen in order for the hook to be approved. - Tim1965 (talk) 14:38, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 19:57, 20 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • I still can't agree with the hook as revised. There is no source provided that says what the hook currently says. I know that Donny & Marie were younger than Pat Boone when they had their variety show, but how do we know someone younger than Boone didn't host a variety show between 1957 and 1976? The source provided, which is Pat Boone's own web site, only says, "Boone became the youngest person to have his own weekly musical variety show". But if whoever wrote the biography didn't know about Donny & Marie or the Keane Brothers, maybe there were other young hosts they didn't know about either. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 18:28, 22 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]


ALT:... that ABC's The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom (1957-1960) invited numerous African American singers to perform, including Pearl Bailey, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, Johnny Mathis, and The Mills Brothers?

Articles created/expanded on November 21

Mao's Great Famine: The History of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-62

Created by Arilang1234 (talk). Self nom at 07:50, 21 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • The book and topic are quite worthy of main page mention, but there are significant problems. The article is only 925 B readable prose size, short of the required 1500. The last sentence of the article is largely a copyvio from one of the reviews. The hook needs work as well, since many people have long considered Mao a monster on par with Hitler and Stalin and given that the book has only recently come out, it's premature to say whether it will affect public opinion (in the West or in China) on Mao. Wasted Time R (talk) 14:47, 21 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • objection to the hook: the book was released two months ago. It's too early to pass judgements about its influence. And say it frankly: didn't you know it (about Mao) before? East of Borschov 21:20, 21 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • No, unfortunately, it isn't. The article still has a copyvio in it. The expansion of the article is with a bullet points list, which doesn't count in the readable prose stats. You have removed the old hook instead of showing an alternate, which makes this discussion hard to follow. And your new hook reads as though it is about the famine, when the hook needs to be about the book. Wasted Time R (talk) 00:30, 22 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • ALT2 ... that 2010 book Mao's Great Famine: The History of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958–62 states that 2–3 million Chinese were buried alive, tortured, or beaten to death during the famine?
  • This will keep the point of your ALT1 hook but be about the book rather than the famine itself. But you still have a copyvio problem that has to be fixed before this can go on the main page. Consider this text from one of the book's reviews: "In terms of Mao's reputation this book leaves the Chairman for dead, as a monster in the same league as Hitler and Stalin - [...] It is a mark of the historical darkness that still envelops China that many Chinese blame the famine on the Soviet Union, which, they maintain, snatched food from the mouths of starving Chinese by insisting that Beijing export grain to repay Moscow's loans." Now look at this prose (not quoted) from your article: "thus putting Mao Tse-tung in the same league as Adolf Hitler and Josef Stalin; and yet many Chinese still blame the famine on the Soviet Union, since they falsely believe that it was Soviet Union who was snatching food from the mouths of starving Chinese by insisting that Beijing export grain to repay Moscow's loans." Way too similar. Wasted Time R (talk) 01:49, 23 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • I have returned this one from the queue as it's clearly not ready for mainpage exposure. Apart from the fact that most of the paragraphs are uncited, this article leaves the impression that Mao and the communists deliberately set out to murder tens of millions of their own people, a claim which appears to be contradicted by the book itself. Gatoclass (talk) 14:05, 27 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • The footnote 3 applies to all the paragraphs in the "Key arguments of the book", not just the last one. I okayed this after a lot of changes had been made because the topic is so important, but upon reflection, you're right that it's still not ready. Unfortunate. I'll ping the nominator again. Wasted Time R (talk) 14:40, 27 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • I will probably want to do some editing of this article myself as IMO it needs substantial work. Although really, I think it's time we started disqualifying POV articles outright. I'm tired of trying to bring other people's substandard articles up to scratch, I've got my own articles I want to write. Gatoclass (talk) 15:11, 27 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • I don't think it's a "POV article" per se. It isn't the Great Chinese Famine article, it's an article about a book about the famine. The article just has to accurately reflect the book's contents and the reactions to the book. Now I don't really know if it does that, not having read the book and not having looked for a lot of reactions. It would be especially useful to include the reaction of people in China (the government, historians, dissidents, etc) to the book, or whether the book even has any visibility there. Wasted Time R (talk) 15:35, 27 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

But I will add that I think it is also going to need a new hook. The statement made by the author of the book on his website that "2 to 3 million Chinese were buried alive ..." during the famine strikes me as sensationalist, probably made to help sales of the book. I say this because not one review of the book I have read mentions people being "buried alive", although they all mention the other killings. This suggests to me that evidence for this claim in the actual book is either flimsy or else there were only isolated cases of such crimes. I can't imagine that reviewers would fail to note such a horrific method if it had been a widespread practice. Gatoclass (talk) 07:08, 28 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

NLRB v. Fansteel Metallurgical Corp., NLRB v. Columbian Enameling & Stamping Co., National Labor Relations Board v. Sands Manufacturing Co.

Created by Tim1965 (talk). Self nom at 02:40, 23 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ireland – South Africa relations

Created by Candlewicke (talk). Self nom at 03:31, 22 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • The picture would have to be in the article, to be used on the main page. I can't say it's a very interesting hook... Article created in March 2008, less than 500 chars, then redirected. Now approx 6k chars, even after large removal, therefore passes 5x, and date. Hook is sourced. --Worm 10:45, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Rainer Rene Graf Adelmann von Adelmannsfelden

Created by Calistemon (talk). Self nom at 14:44, 21 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thomas Fairfax (Walton) created by La comadreja formerly AFriedman RESEARCH (talk). Thomas Fairfax (Gilling) created by User:Martinvl on November 20 and 5x expanded by La comadreja formerly AFriedman RESEARCH (talk). Self nom at 6:17, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

National Docks Secondary

Created by Djflem (talk). Self nom at 09:04, 25 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • I can't find the hook fact in the article, it mentions the tunnel but not the time taken or the cost. Regarding the cost - 'twice as much' as what, originally estimated? The article is fine otherwise, date and length are OK. Mikenorton (talk) 10:38, 29 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sentence in article w/ info now reads: When finally completed in 1897 the 450 ft (140 m) long tunnel under Pennsylvania's Waldo Avenue yards had cost $750,000, twice what had been projected.

The construction date start is in paragragh's first sentence. Hence, hook could read:

or

  • OK, thanks for clarifying and the hook ref is now fine too, but I'm sorry that your two alternative hooks are well over 200 characters. Can I suggest
ALT3... that the National Docks Secondary freight rail line uses a short tunnel that took eight years to build at twice the originally estimated cost, because of a frog war with the Pennsylvania Railroad? Mikenorton (talk) 23:14, 29 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Looks good to me (is the comma needed?) Thanks for your helpDjflem (talk) 23:30, 29 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on November 22

Siradiou Diallo

Created by Dr. Blofeld (talk), Rosiestep (talk). Nominated by Rosiestep (talk) at 05:17, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Bill Naito

Created by SJ Morg (talk). Self nom at 10:29, 26 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comment: Hook length is under 200 characters, barely. It could be shortened by deleting the words "age" or "same". If reviewer feels the last phrase needs a wikilink, one option would be to make "same city's" into a second, piped link to Portland, Oregon (i.e., keeping "same city's" or "that city's" as the only visible text there). SJ Morg (talk) 10:39, 26 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note that an image of the subject is available (newly uploaded and taken by the nominator; see article's infobox), but I was hesitant to note it in the suggested hook, because if a reviewer counted "(pictured)" in the character tally the hook would definitely exceed 200, and it's my impression that some DYK nom reviewers count "(pictured)" and some do not. SJ Morg (talk) 10:56, 26 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

List of special elections to the Philippine Congress

A big, white building.

Created by Howard the Duck (talk). Self nom at 20:13, 24 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • The "House of Representatives" section doesn't need one since it's a summary of what was said at the "scheduling" section, and the individual sections for the "Senate" section are not needed since they're templated. The "Thirteenth senator" section uses the reference at the end it'll be redundant to ibid them at every bullet point. –HTD (ITN: Where no updates but is stickied happens.) 15:35, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Medieval Mayhem, The Video Game Critic

Screenshot of the Atari 2600 video game Medieval Mayhem featuring a yellow and red dragon

Created by 28bytes (talk), Theornamentalist (talk). Self nom at 16:32, 23 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Yanar Dag

Yanar Dag - Flaming Hillside, Azarbaijan

5x expanded by Nvvchar (talk). Self nom at 13:27, 25 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Following Alt hook is also suggested. -- N.V.V. Char Talk . 13:27, 25 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Alt Hook... that even on the surface of streams near Yanar Dag (pictured) in Azerbaijan, flames of fire could be ignited artificially with a match stick on fire, which are called Yanar Bulaq or “burning spring”?

Benjamin Harrison IV

Created by Location (talk). Self nom at 07:42, 22 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on November 23

2009–10 Zimbabwean cricket season

Created by Harrias (talk). Self nom at 16:59, 24 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Yeah, I can see that. How about:

Anika Moa discography

Woman with her hair clipped back smiling in front of a painting

5x expanded by Adabow (talk). Self nom at 23:28, 23 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]


First Battle of Yeonpyeong

Rather timely in the light of today's news! It would be nice if we could get this on the main page quickly while the story is still in the news. Expanded by Prioryman (talk) 20:10, 23 November 2010 (UTC) [reply]

Civilian casualty ratio

Created by Jalapenos do exist (talk). Self nom at 19:11, 23 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Concerns have been raised regarding the use of the word "terrorism" and the POV slant of the article which reads like an ISraeli MFA communique. While the article will likely be kept to be improved, these concerns also apply to the hook being proposed. Any alts for us to consider? Tiamuttalk 10:21, 29 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Guinean constitutional referendum, 1958

Created by Number 57 (talk). Self nom at 13:36, 23 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Just William (2010 TV serial)

Created by 03md (talk). Self nom at 17:59, 23 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Articles created/expanded on November 24

Nürnberger Platz (Berlin U-Bahn)

Created by Yngvadottir (talk). Self nom at 20:32, 28 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Venues of the 1984 Summer Olympics

Created by Miller17CU94 (talk). Self nom at 21:10, 27 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Neon lighting

Created by Easchiff (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 17:29, 27 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

On the basis of the anniversary, I propose:
Ideally, the queue used should allow it to be December 3 for most of the planet, so maybe the 12 noon in London slot. EdChem (talk) 14:47, 28 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The Nutcracker in 3D

Created by 1Matt20 (talk). Nominated by Bobamnertiopsis (talk) at 07:37, 26 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Also, before it goes live, it should have its stub status removed.

Teuthidodrilus

Created by Klangenfurt (talk). Nominated by DiverDave (talk) at 22:52, 25 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Wonderful article about a great subject. Two issues: 1) The online citation to the 2007 collection by Woods Hole does not lead to the article cited. 2) The hook is slightly too long. Can we lose the "(Teuthidodrilus)"? Otherwise, article length is OK, timeliness of submission OK, online cites OK, and offline cite AFG. One a side note: The lead contradicts the text. The squidworm was collected in 2007 by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, but the lead says discovered by Scripps Institution of Oceanography in November 2010. Perhaps the issue is one of collected vs. described? This needs fixing. - Tim1965 (talk) 00:52, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Peter Shivute, Chief Justice of Namibia, Supreme Court of Namibia

Papyrus 6

Description of the image

5x expanded by Leszek Jańczuk (talk). Self nom at 23:09, 24 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Jacob B. Warlow

Created by 71.184.54.30 (talk). Nominated by Alpha Quadrant (talk) at 17:18, 24 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • ALT1: Some facts were verified with an inline citation in the article (offline hook), some were not. Commendation is verified, the fact that the riot was on the waterfront is not. Mentioning Warlow's age in the hook is problematic and unclear, because Warlow lived in the 19th century. At what point was he 45 years old? Hook would be stronger with this part removed, since it isn't necessary. Date and length verified. ALT1 hook is more than 200 characters and needs to be shortened. I think the hook is sufficient with just the commendation, and with the problematic aspects removed. However, it would be more interesting to a wider audience if the article had an inline-cited fact about which war the draft riots were in response to, and possibly why they occurred. --La comadreja formerly AFriedman RESEARCH (talk) 05:15, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I've added that information to the article. Here is ALT2:

Created by 71.184.54.30 (talk) and by La comadreja formerly AFriedman RESEARCH (talk) 05:57, 2 December 2010 (UTC). Nominated by Alpha Quadrant (talk) at 17:18, 24 November 2010 (UTC) [reply]

Article 12 of the Constitution of Singapore

Created by Soong Wen E (talk), Wangye123 (talk) and Smuconlaw (talk). Nominated by Smuconlaw (talk) at 16:56, 24 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hevisaurus

  • ... that the characters of Hevisaurus, a Finnish heavy metal band for kids, were hatched from metal eggs buried 65 million years ago?

Created by Shirt58 (talk), JIP (talk). Self nom at 12:10, 25 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Corrected capitalisation per MOS:MUSIC--Shirt58 (talk) 10:24, 26 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Notified Shirt58 that article is too short right now. -SusanLesch (talk) 00:15, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for the notification. The article also fails other DYK criteria, and I don't think it can be fixed to pass them. Räyh!--Shirt58 (talk) 11:39, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Shining Hearts

  • ... that the role-playing game Shining Hearts has a battle system where the player's allies' feelings towards the player will change depending on who the player chooses to perform a team attack with?

Created by Bloodios (talk). Nominated by Ike-bana (talk) at 23:01, 26 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Verified the hook, size and date. (Maybe try "with whom" instead of ending in "with".) -SusanLesch (talk) 00:25, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Anything less cumbersome? It took me a few minutes to understand the hook :-) Materialscientist (talk) 01:34, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • ALT2: ... that the role-playing game Shining Hearts features hearts, collectible and usable by the player, that represent the other characters' feelings about the player's actions?
The problem I see with ALT1 is that it may lead the reader into thinking that Shining Hearts is a multi-player game when it is a single-player game. --生け 00:21, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • ALT3: ... that the other characters of the role-playing game Shining Hearts will feel differently about the player based on who the player chooses to perform a team attack with?
  • ALT4: ... that the role-playing game Shining Hearts has a battle system where the other characters will feel differently about the player based on who the player chooses to perform a team attack with?
Here are some other options. Thanks for the feedback, everyone. --生け00:21, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

An Analysis of the Laws of England

At 226 chars, I think this hook is a bit too long... any alternative suggestions?--Worm 16:06, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on November 25

Rans S-11 Pursuit

Created by Ahunt (talk). Nominated by The Bushranger (talk) at 20:22, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Moss Airport, Rygge

5x expanded by Arsenikk (talk). Self nom at 12:19, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Frank G. Higgins, William M. Morrow, Elmer Beach, Frederic L. Smith, Royal T. Farrand, J. De Forest Richards, Edmond H. Barmore, Thomas Jesse Drumheller and Thomas H. McNeil

Photograph of Frank G. Higgins, lieutenant governor of Montana

Created/expanded by Cbl62 (talk). Self nom at 05:37, 29 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Edward Fanshawe (British Army officer), Hew Dalrymple Fanshawe

  • ... that after Lieutenant-General Hew Fanshawe was sacked from the command of the British V Corps in 1916, he was replaced by his elder brother Edward - who was himself sacked in 1918?
  • Comment: One created 25th, one created 28th. A third brother, Robert Fanshawe, is listed seperately for the 21st - if you want to hook all three together, feel free.

Created by Shimgray (talk). Self nom at 14:21, 28 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Maroutsaia School

Created by Alexikoua (talk). Self nom at 22:40, 27 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Alexander Sergeyevich Stroganov

Description of the image

Created by Leszek Jańczuk (talk). Self nom at 15:34, 26 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Durban III

Created by Jalapenos do exist (talk). Self nom at 23:58, 25 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I see your point. A hook should pique curiosity.
ALT1: ... that Canada has vowed to boycott the United Nations Durban III conference?
ALT2: ... that Canada has vowed to boycott the United Nations Durban III conference, calling it a "charade" and a "hatefest"?
Jalapenos do exist (talk) 17:33, 28 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Arthur Fell

  • ... that in 1906 the British MP Arthur Fell was told by a judge that he had escaped "by the skin of his teeth" from having his election declared void?

Created by BrownHairedGirl (talk). Self nom at 23:07, 25 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Coyoacán

  • ... that despite being enveloped by the urban sprawl of Mexico City, the borough of Coyoacán still has areas with the narrow winding roads of rural villages?

5x expanded by Thelmadatter (talk). Self nom at 17:21, 25 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

ECAC women's ice hockey

Jennifer Botterill

Source Created by Maple_Leaf (talk) 13:21, 25 November 2010 (UTC). Self nom at 13:21, 25 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Una Canción Me Trajo Hasta Aquí

Created by Jaespinoza (talk) 10:16, 25 November 2010 (UTC). Self nom at 10:16, 25 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

List of St. Louis Cardinals no-hitters

Ted Breitenstein

Created by BlueEarth (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 08:48, 25 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]



Smouldering Fires (film)

5x expanded by MichaelQSchmidt (talk), Koplimek (talk). Self nom at 08:37, 25 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on November 26

Furuset Line, Grorud Line

A metro train stopped at the platform of an underground metro station

5x expanded by Arsenikk (talk). Self nom at 18:07, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Walid Husayin

Created by Plot Spoiler (talk). Self nom at 02:40, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Rans S-12 Airaile

A bright red, high-wing, clear-nosed, pusher-engined aircraft, with yellow registration C-IXII on the tail, sits nose-high in a grassy field with a Piper Cub behind it..

  • ... that although the Rans S-12XL Airaile (pictured) was scheduled to go out of production in 2006, customer demand has kept the kitplane in production?

Created by Ahunt (talk). Nominated by The Bushranger (talk) at 20:33, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Photothèque (Luxembourg)

Photothèque, Luxembourg City

Created by Ipigott (talk). Nominated by Elekhh (talk) at 20:23, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Alt: ... that the Photothèque (pictured) in Luxembourg houses some two million photographs taken between 1855 and the present day?


Bill Stein

5x expanded by Halvorsen brian (talk). Self nom at 00:55, 28 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Roman Romkowski

5x expanded by Stawiski (talk). Self nom at 17:46, 27 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • As the hook currently reads, it makes it sound like all three men received 15-year sentences. But Fejgin only received a 12-year sentence. Fejgin could be dropped from the hook, so it only mentions Romkowski and Różański. Or it could be reworded to say "to at least 12 years in prison". (I made some slight grammatical and punctuation changes to the existing hook.) - Tim1965 (talk) 18:22, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

William Henry Foster (Lancaster)

Created by BrownHairedGirl (talk). Self nom at 01:17, 27 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Trilokinath Temple at Tunde

Created by John Hill (talk). Self nom at 02:58, 28 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Lloyd K. Garrison

5x expanded by Tim1965 (talk). Self nom at 01:12, 27 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wuthering Heights (Herrmann)

  • ... that Bernard Herrmann's only opera Wuthering Heights was composed 1943-1951, recorded by the composer in 1966, but has yet to receive a staged complete performance (its sole staging, in 1982, was cut by some 40 minutes and a happier ending was substituted)?

Created by JackofOz (talk). Self nom at 00:20, 27 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm happy with that revised hook. -- Jack of Oz ... speak! ... 22:46, 27 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Booby Island Light

ALT1:... that although a recommendation to establish Booby Island Light was made in 1873, it was only constructed in 1890, the last major lighthouse to be constructed along the Queensland coast?

Created by Muhandes (talk). Self nom at 14:25, 26 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Matthew Passion/NBA BWV table

St. Matthew Passion manuscript.

Created by Woz2 (talk). Self nom at 00:59, 27 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! It's a pity text in tables doesn't count, but there you go. I guess I still have a few days to see if there's anything useful to add to prose section e.g. why did NBA think it necessary to invent a new numbering scheme? The BWV scheme seemed OK to me. What didn't they like about it? Woz2 (talk) 14:27, 27 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Current nominations

Articles created/expanded on November 27

Fodéba Keïta

  • ... that Guinean Fodéba Keïta was the founder of the first professional African theatrical troupe, Theatre Africain?

Created by Dr. Blofeld (talk), Rosiestep (talk). Nominated by Rosiestep (talk) at 05:11, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Olivia Shakespear

Olivia Shakespear

Created by Truthkeeper88 (talk). Self nom at 23:12, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Base Cation Saturation Ratio - William Albrecht

created by Chienlit (talk). Self nom at 11:13, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Uspenski Gospels

5x expanded by Leszek Jańczuk (talk). Self nom at 00:24, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Harihar Narayan Prabhakar

Created by Soman (talk). Self nom at 21:57, 29 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Lake Burton, Antarctica

Created by Nvvchar (talk), Dr. Blofeld (talk). Self nom at 09:07, 29 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Looks good. However, the hook is grammatically incoherent and kind of wordy. How about
ALT1: ... that fish have been sighted in Lake Burton, Antarctica?
Also, a picture for the article would be great, if that can be managed. Jalapenos do exist (talk) 11:56, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. Could not find any img of the lake in flickr.-- N.V.V. Char Talk . 04:03, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

List of Pittsburgh Pirates no-hitters

Created by BlueEarth (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 16:59, 28 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

List of Baltimore Orioles no-hitters

Created by BlueEarth (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 08:40, 28 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Car Town

Honda CR-Z hybrid

Created by Coop32 (talk). Nominated by MuZemike (talk) at 02:44, 28 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]


ALT 1 (if the above hook sounds a bit too promotional): ... that online Facebook game Car Town features pace cars used in the 2010 Indianapolis 500 and the 2010 Brickyard 400?

Drowning Ghost

BabbaQ (talk) 22:50, 27 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Not sufficiently expanded. Went from 1816 to 5362 characters, meaning another 3718 would be required for 5x expansion. Furthermore, the reference provided for the hook fact (in German, which I don't read) appears to make no mention whatsoever of the fact. MANdARAX  XAЯAbИAM 06:25, 28 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wachet! betet! betet! wachet! BWV 70

Created by Gerda Arendt (talk). Self nom at 22:43, 27 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

ZALA Aero

Created by Offliner (talk). Nominated by The Bushranger (talk) at 20:33, 27 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

My Brother, Borat

5x expanded by MichaelQSchmidt (talk). Self nom at 07:47, 27 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Moni Guha

Created by Soman (talk). Self nom at 00:48, 27 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Pisces IV

A white submarine is attached to a pole and ready to be dropped into the ocean.

  • ... that Pisces IV (pictured) has a specialized camera specifically for observing deep-sea organisms in a low-light setting?

Created by Resident Mario (talk). Self nom at 05:23, 27 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

May I suggest tweaking the hook? Right now it's dull and boring. Well of course it has a camera, and of course it's quite dark out there. The article mentions that "The low-power camera is used to record the activities of organisms that otherwise respond poorly to bright light" - they key is that it's specifically for the critters that will attack and eat intruders who indiscriminately flash their cameras :) East of Borschov 23:19, 27 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I'm looking in a bit into the sub's operational history, which should be more interesting. ResMar 21:52, 29 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Neil Page

Created by User:Spy007au (talk). Self nom at 05:54, 27 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • The word "modern" is a direct quote from the book by Joe Clark, A History of Australian Baseball: Time and Game (page 69). If the consensus thinks I should alter the hook, happy to do so. Spy007au (talk) 08:57, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on November 28

Cyrus Pitt Grosvenor

Created by Victuallers (talk). Self nom at 18:58, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the review - I've addressed those issues Victuallers (talk) 21:29, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It is unclear what the hook aims at. His number is wrong, and much better accuracy was achieved more than 1000 years go by many people, but not everyone would understand that. Thus what is the moral of it? He was not a matematician, thus could make a mistake. Year is missing in the hook. Materialscientist (talk) 01:51, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It struck me as quirky that a Baptist minister would be spending his spare time attempting to calculate the value of pi (rightly or wrongly). If that hook's a no-go, the fact that he tried to keep lamps from exploding might make for an interesting alternative. 28bytes (talk) 03:01, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
MS, does this work better? It seems "quirky" to me as well. - The Bushranger Return fireFlank speed 04:05, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Suggestion (very much unshaped)
This is getting very silly. He was not trying to get a perfect value for pi ... he was trying to square the circle. As a result (because it is now known to be impoosible) his calculated result for pi was not accurate - they couldnt be! ... its an irrational number - there is no true value!. The hook is intended to appeal to the numerate .... as it has. People still today try to get more accurate figures for Pi by this method. There are books about it. It may be interesting that there were more accurate numbers for Pi 1000 years ago (but wrong!).... but that is for another interesting hook and another article. Its your choice guys, but I think we are objecting just because its hooky and its drawing you lot in. There is nothing misleading or inaccurate about the hook.... and if he "miscalculated" then we will need to say that Newton miscalculated gravity and every sum you have ever done using circles was a miscalculation. Victuallers (talk) 08:30, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
My point was that he brought nothing either to the process of calculating pi or to the value of pi, that this part could be omitted, and the hook instead focused to either that a Baptist was deeply interested in math or that he's got an engineering patent. Materialscientist (talk) 08:46, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
And my point is exactly opposite. Squaring the circle is a problem that had defeated mathematicians for thousands of years. The best attempts that were reported in Maths journals were by this guy and Lewis Carroll (aka The Alice Guy - who was a prof. maths person). I think you have imagined him as a vicar playing at maths and making mistakes cos he was an amateur. Not true. We has working under the classic Euclidean restrictions of only using compasses and ruler - as defined by the problem of squaring the circle. The result obtained to that date was by Cyrus Pitt Grovesnor and it is still noted today as impressive (see ref). They didn't say "Aaaah bless" when he got that value but "Wow!". A much less hooky and more wordy hook is offered below. Victuallers (talk) 09:31, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
(alt3)... that the success of Cyrus Pitt Grosvenor, a Baptist abolitionist from Massachusetts, in Squaring the circle can be appreciated by the value of 3.142135 which he obtained for π?

(ec)No, I can't see that reference. I am fine to AGF that he made significant contribution to the problem of squaring the circle, but look, even for me it is hard to relate pi and his obtained value with that significance (if anyone sees it right away - go ahead and take any hook, I won't quarrel). Why not say it directly, e.g. as

I think the difference between the hook is less than .000543 which was the error Grosvnor got. Basically I think we have just gone around the houses. I guess someone is going to have to reapprove all these hooks and decide. I was happy with the Bushranger's opinion. Victuallers (talk) 11:42, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Shashti (goddess)

A sari-clad, crowned woman holding two children and standing on a cat

  • ... that initially described as devouring children on the sixth day after birth, today the Hindu goddess Shashti is worshipped on this day as the protector of children?
  • Comment: split from Shashti and 5x expansion of original text in Shashti. Still in construction. It will take another 2-3 days to complete the lead rewrite and add some more sections for a good coverage. Please do not put the article on main page till the underconstruction tag is not removed.

Created by Redtigerxyz (talk). Self nom at 17:24, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Edmund Royds

  • ... that the former country house of British politician Sir Edmund Royds was the subject of a Channel 4 television programme in 2009?

Created by BrownHairedGirl (talk). Self nom at 14:26, 29 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Röhss

Created by Hegvald (talk). Self-nomination at 01:20, 29 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Daniel D. Badger

Created by Wetman (talk). Self nom at 17:31, 28 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Iron ore mining in Western Australia

Created by Calistemon (talk). Self nom at 13:08, 28 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Cullen Wines

Created by Camw (talk). Self nom at 07:04, 28 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • When you say notable are you talking about the subject? There is plenty of significant coverage in reliable sources so it isn't relying on the carbon neutral fact for its notability. I don't really see the hook as being overly commercially promotional, but I'll see if I can find something else as an ALT hook. Camw (talk) 01:35, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Richard Herbert, 2nd Baron Herbert of Chirbury

Created by Moonraker2 (talk). Self nom at 07:01, 28 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Exercise Swarmer

  • ... that Exercise Swarmer was described as "the biggest step forwards since World War II"?

Created by The Bushranger (talk). Self nom at 06:34, 28 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Geriatric trauma

Created by Peter.C (talk), DiverDave (talk). Self nom at 00:24, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on November 29

William Wilson Talcott

Photograph of William Wilson Talcott taken from the 1901 University of Michigan yearbook

  • ... that ice cream manufacturer William Wilson Talcott (pictured) killed himself by jumping from an excursion steamer into Lake Michigan with rocks in his pockets after he was unable to extricate his wife from a "love cult" in 1922?

Created by Cbl62 (talk). Self nom at 07:49, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Russian ironclad Kniaz Pozharsky

Created by Sturmvogel 66 (talk). Self nom at 03:04, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Female sperm storage

A scanning-electromicrograph showing a club shaped, spiked penis

5x expanded by User:Margaretsarmy (talk), User:Shanana3475 (talk), User:Piltro (talk), User:ClashofAges (talk), User:Ethandegner (talk), User:Bjholm (talk). Nominated by Smartse (talk) at 15:06, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Ashbourne Hall

  • ... that in 1846, Ashbourne Hall and its Derbyshire estate, was withdrawn from a sale and sold later in 46 lots by a local solicitor?
  • Comment: new author

Created by Rushton2010 (talk). Nominated by Victuallers (talk) at 11:15, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Joseph Whittaker (botanist)

Created by Victuallers (talk). Self nom at 23:09, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • I can't access the reference for the 2000 plants - it goes to here which is certainly not right. I'm not quite sure that the references is an RS either, but I'll wait to see it before deciding. I'm also unsure about the reliability of reference 3 which is to a website of a parish council - it doesn't make it clear anywhere where the information has come from and they can't be considered to be well known for fact checking. SmartSE (talk) 14:26, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Venues of the 1988 Winter Olympics

Scotiabank (then-Pengrowth) Saddledome in 2005. This venue was under construction in 1981 when Calgary was awarded the 1988 Winter Olympics that year.

Created by Miller17CU94 (talk). Self nom at 16:17, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway

A large crowd standing in a deep railway cutting. On the railway tracks are three elaborately decorated carriages and a number of small locomotives. Elderly man in a military uniform Smartly dressed elderly man

Created by Iridescent (talk). Self nom at 11:47, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Suggest .. hooky? Victuallers (talk) 23:03, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
A bit reluctant, just because that's the one fact about the opening which is widely known. (The Manchester riots are generally blotted out of history, but every British schoolchild learns about Huskisson's death in primary school.) If ALT3 is used (or any variation thereof) it should be "Stephenson's Rocket"—"Stephenson's" isn't part of the name (we use it to disambiguate from other Rockets). – iridescent 23:09, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I like the alt. Even if it's slightly less appealing to British readers, that will definitely grab the attention of everyone else in the world and probably quite a few UK users too. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 15:15, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]


William Lai

Created by Taiwantaffy (talk). Self nom at 11:24, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Rudi Spring

Created by Gerda Arendt (talk). Self nom at 08:52, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Tell Fray, Dibsi Faraj

Created by Zoeperkoe (talk). Self nom at 02:11, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Walter Windsor

Created by BrownHairedGirl (talk). Self nom at 01:43, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Jake Gaudaur Veterans' Trophy, Mike McCullough (Canadian football)

A gridiron football player wearing a green jersey with his helmet tipped back on his head.

Created by Canada Hky (talk). Self nom at 00:22, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Black history and ice hockey


(ref: Jim Kelley. "First black inductee pleased to be role model". ESPN.com. November 3, 2003. Retrieved on September 10, 2008.) Created by Maple_Leaf (talk). Self nom at 13:16, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

History of viruses

Created by GrahamColm (talk). Self nom at 20:55, 29 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This is a great article. I really enjoyed reading it. I verified hook references, and the article is well cited. I am concerned though that this does not meet the required 5x expansion for articles that draw material from existing articles. The entirety of the history section in the virus article has something like 5000 characters of prose, and the history of viruses article has about 15,000 characters. Not all of the section in the virus article was copied though, and I am not sure what the policy is in that case. Could more seasoned DYK checkers can chime in? James McBride (talk) 02:37, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Arthur Priestley

5x expanded by BrownHairedGirl (talk), Sarastro1 (talk). Self nom at 20:46, 29 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Protactinium

A young lady in a 1900s dress and a hat facing the viewer and looking to the right A young lady in a 1900s dress and a hat facing the viewer and looking to the right

5x expanded by Materialscientist (talk). Self nom at 10:26, 29 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]


No. 76 Wing RAAF

Black-painted twin-engined high-wing military aircraft in flight

Created by Ian Rose (talk). Self nom at 07:53, 29 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Seagram's Distillery

Created by Shoy (talk). Self nom at 14:44, 29 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Yahweh (song)

5x expanded by Burningview (talk). Self nom at 20:00, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on November 30

Ole Carlson House

Ole Carlson House c.1900

Created by Bobak (talk). Self nom at 07:30, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Acochlidiacea, Euopisthobranchia, Panpulmonata

drawing of the slug

5x expanded by Snek01 (talk). Self nom at 01:36, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Frida Kahlo Museum (La Casa Azul)

A cobalt blue building which houses the Frida Kahlo Museum

5x expanded by Thelmadatter (talk). Self nom at 13:49, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Cancer Cells

A purple ball with warm-like features

  • ... that research has shown that the failure to recognize cancer cells is caused by the lack of particular co-stimulated molecules that aid in the way antigens react with lymphocytes(pictured)?

Created/expanded by Venustas 12 (talk). Self nom at 20:13, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, this is not even close to a 5x expansion within the last 5 days. -- Zoeperkoe (talk) 23:18, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]


http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cancer_Cells&diff=prev&oldid=399812662

This article is only one day old (before that it was a workshop.) Venustas 12 (talk) 23:35, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

And it is still a workshop, and it is all your editing from the start. We require 5x expansion within 5-7 days, which is not seen here, but it can still be done, so good luck. Materialscientist (talk) 23:54, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I've quickly cleaned up formatting, but this should not mislead the reviewer - this article does need to be checked carefully, preferably by someone who knows this subject a bit. Materialscientist (talk) 00:27, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Jens Josef

Created by Gerda Arendt (talk). Self nom at 23:05, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Article 9 of the Constitution of Singapore

Created by Emmanuel Benedict Lee (talk), Josephine chee (talk), Shalini Jayaraj (talk), Viknesh2010 (talk), Yeenseen (talk) and Smuconlaw (talk). Nominated by Smuconlaw (talk) at 18:15, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

A7 (Croatia)

Trumpet interchange of two six-lane motorways

  • ... that 34.4-kilometre (21.4 mi) A7 motorway (pictured) in Croatia was built over a 33-year period?

5x expanded by Tomobe03 (talk). Self nom at 16:53, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Queen Vic Fire Week

Created by AnemoneProjectors (talk). Self nom at 15:16, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Daniel O'Brien (comedian)

5x expanded by Esemono (talk). Self nom at 14:58, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

1961 F-84 Thunderstreak incident

Created by Calistemon (talk). Self nom at 14:32, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Lynmouth Lifeboat Station

  • ... that in 1899 the Lynmouth Lifeboat was pulled over a 1,423-foot (434 m) hill by men and horses so that it could launch to the aid of a ship 15 miles (24 km) from Lynmouth?

Created by Geof Sheppard (talk). Self nom at 14:10, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant sarcophagus

Created by Twilight Chill (talk). Self nom at 12:08, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Walter T. Bailey

Created by IvoShandor (talk). Self nom at 07:47, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • An interesting read. I'd suggest a catchier hook, though. A couple suggestions:

Chase Aircraft

A bald-headed man with glasses, wearing a dark suit and tie, wears a confident smile.

5x expanded by The Bushranger (talk). Self nom at 05:34, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Geology of Masschusetts

Colors of ribbon run north to south over a map of the state of Massachusetts

Created by Ktr101 (talk). Self nom at 04:59, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • The article references different pages of one book multiple times. Tip: A cleaner way to do this is <ref name="bkname">{{cite book |...}}</ref>{{rp|1}} ... <ref name="bkname"/>{{rp|2}} .... See the help page for citation template for more details. hth. Looks good otherwise. Woz2 (talk) 13:55, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
To prevent duplicating information you can then use the <ref name= "Scott p. 777">{{harvnb|NAME|YEAR|p=777}}</ref> harvnb citing template. -- Esemono (talk) 14:57, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Guanajuato

  • ... that while Guanajuato's economy was traditionally based on mining and agriculture, today about 30% is based on industry?

5x expanded by Thelmadatter (talk). Self nom at 01:59, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Very impressive article with lots of good hook material. I'd opt for something focusing on the architecture or history. Maybe something like:


Brian Halligan

Brian Halligan (right) with co-author David Meerman Scott on the book toour for Marketing Lessons...

Created by Woz2 (talk). Self nom at 04:37, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed! Thanks! Woz2 (talk) 13:45, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Orang Asal

  • ... the indigenous people of Malaysia, known as the Orang Asal, were originally named as such by communist rebels seeking support during the Malayan Emergency?

Created by Chipmunkdavis (talk). Self nom at 11:18, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on December 1

Angelo Dibona

Aiguille Dibona

Created/expanded by Drmies (talk). Self nom at 06:18, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Coffee production in India

Coffee Plantation in India
Coffee Plantation in India

5x expanded by Nvvchar (talk), Dr. Blofeld (talk), Rosiestep (talk). Nominated by Rosiestep (talk) at 04:30, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The Kate Smith Show

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 03:17, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Temple Beth Israel (Sharon, Pennsylvania)

5x expanded by Jayjg (talk). Self nom at 01:05, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Paleoleishmania & Lutzomyia adiketis

Created by Kevmin (talk). Self nom at 15:34, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Bedsitcom

Created by A Thousand Doors (talk). Self nom at 14:10, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comment: I'm not entirely sure that that's the most eloquent hook that I could've written. Basically, Bedsitcom documented the lives of six young adults in London. Three of them thought that they were taking part in a standard reality TV series about six young adults living together in a flat, and were unaware that the other three were actually actors being directed by a team of writers in a separate room. These three actors would often manipulate the three genuine contestants into doing the sorts of crazy things that might normally occur on a sitcom. Sources: [6] [7]. Can, err, anyone think of a succinct way of expressing that premise in a hook? A Thousand Doors (talk) 14:26, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sarbufis

Created by Soman (talk). Self nom at 03:40, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sarbuksi

Created by Soman (talk). Self nom at 03:38, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

US Railcar

  • ... that despite being a builder of railroad rolling stock, US Railcar has no facilities with which to construct their products?

Created by C628 (talk). Self nom at 01:58, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on December 2

Platt-LePage Aircraft Company

5x expanded by The Bushranger (talk). Self nom at 03:57, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Iron Fist Campaign

Created by Cryptic C62 (talk). Self nom at 03:23, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • length and creation are good. Hook is referenced in article. Source is Marie Claire, perhaps not the best source of international news, but appears to be a good article. As this is surely a controversial topic, perhaps before moving to prep another reviewer could give a second opinion on the Marie Claire source. The Interior(Talk) 04:10, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Brock Reservoir

Created by Lvi56 (talk). Self nom at 09:00, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Special occasion holding area

Do not nominate new articles for a special time in this section. Instead, please nominate them in the candidate entries section above under the date the article was created or the expansion began, and indicate your request for a specially-timed appearance on the Main Page.
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' Day 2011 - see Wikipedia:April Fool's Main Page/Did You Know). Also, articles should be nominated at least five days before the occasion to give reviewers time to check the nomination.

For December 10

This nomination has an unusual history, having been nominated originally for a date-specific spot on October 28. The discussion WT:DYK#Hook with Oct 28 request date explains the situation. Pursuant to that discussion, Paralympiakos and I request that the two articles Magomed Sultanakhmedov and Rafał Moks that were moved to article space on 24 October, now be held for a December 10 hook. These two mixed martial arts fighters were due to face each other in a championship bout on October 28; their bout was postponed at the last moment. On December 10, there will be three bouts for inaugural global championship (different weight divisions) and our intention is for a 6-article hook for that date. EdChem (talk) 02:59, 30 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Original Nomination for October 28 - including a belated (and much appreciated) DYKtick from Strange Passerby

Jointly Created by Paralympiakos (talk) and EdChem (talk). Self nom at 17:03, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Please note: All 6 articles in this hook have been worked on by both nominators in user space, and were moved to article space today. For ease of checking, this link from M-1 Global confirms the match ups and the championships each fighter holds, this link confirms that Grishin was replaced due to injury. Suggestions for alternative (shorter) hooks most welcome, we had trouble coming up with something sufficiently short that mentioned all seven fighters (Taisumov is not a new article). EdChem (talk) 17:03, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
More compact hook to consider... EdChem (talk) 19:30, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
ALT1: * ... that today in St. Petersburg, M-1 Global's mixed martial arts world championships are being decided in the lightweight (Artiom Damkovsky vs. Mairbek Taisumov), middleweight (Magomed Sultanakhmedov vs. Rafał Moks) and heavyweight (Kenny Garner (replacing injured Maxim Grishin) vs. Guram Gugenishvili) divisions?
ALT2: * ... that today in St. Petersburg, MMA bouts will determine M-1 Global's lightweight (Artiom Damkovsky vs. Mairbek Taisumov), middleweight (Magomed Sultanakhmedov vs. Rafał Moks) and heavyweight (Kenny Garner (replacing injured Maxim Grishin) vs. Guram Gugenishvili) Champions?
ALT3: * ... that M-1 Global's lightweight (Artiom Damkovsky vs. Mairbek Taisumov), middleweight (Magomed Sultanakhmedov vs. Rafał Moks) and heavyweight (Kenny Garner (replacing injured Maxim Grishin) vs. Guram Gugenishvili) MMA Champions will be determined today in St. Petersburg?
In addition to EdChem's comments, I'd like to request the Oct 28, 1p.m. London time slot, due to the event starting at 11.30 EST that day. I think this would give the hook time to ....hook prior to the event starting and also cover a little bit during the event. Thanks. Paralympiakos (talk) 23:44, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Added ALT3 - shorter still, and brings the bolded names close to the start of the hook. I am comfortable with whichever of these the reviewers might feel is most suitable. EdChem (talk) 12:04, 25 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

A belated . Obviously now a new hook is needed though. Strange Passerby (talkcontribs) 10:59, 29 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Please see WT:DYK as myself and EdChem have laid out a proposal concerning this matter. Paralympiakos (talk) 13:29, 29 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Moved from Special Holding Area - see WT:DYK for details. EdChem (talk) 02:29, 30 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The goal 6-article hook would be something like:

* ... that M-1 Global's welterweight (Tom Gallicchio vs. Shamil Zavurov) middleweight (Magomed Sultanakhmedov vs. Rafał Moks), and light heavyweight (Tomasz Narkun vs. Vyacheslav Vasilevsky) MMA Champions will be determined at M-1 Challenge XXII today?

Magomed Sultanakhmedov and Rafał Moks Jointly Created by Paralympiakos (talk) and EdChem (talk). Self nom at 17:03, 24 October 2010 (UTC). Tom Gallicchio, Shamil Zavurov, Tomasz Narkun and Vyacheslav Vasilevsky Jointly Created by Paralympiakos (talk) and EdChem (talk). Self nom at TIME and DATE to follow.[reply]

Updating work on these articles will be completed over the next few weeks in user space; the four new articles will be moved into article space in early December. EdChem (talk) 02:59, 30 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

December 25 2010

Unto Us is Born a Son

A 16th century music book.

New article by Rob (talk) 22:43, 25 November 2010 (UTC) . It would be quite nice to see this up sometime on or after the 28th November (1st day of Advent), although any time in the Christmas period would be good.[reply]

  • A very nice well-referenced article with an offline citation accepted IGF. Just a little point; we need a reference to the image, something like (x pictured) — then it's fine. And, why not nominate it for Christmas Day itself (no nominations yet, and more appropriate than in Advent)?--Peter I. Vardy (talk) 18:06, 27 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks! I've added the little description. It would be quite nice to see it on Christmas day I suppose, although I assumed that because it's already written it wouldn't pass the "new article" criteria. (I thought it was more useful to post the article before Christmas than wait until nearer the day in case somebody looks it up for a carol service!) Is there a holding area for Christmas day I could add it to? Rob (talk) 23:26, 27 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Late December 2010

Circumcision of Jesus

"The Circumcision of Christ," painting by Fritz Herlen

Created by Raul654 (talk). Self nom at 22:18, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I was, so Victuallers (talk) 09:12, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Cincinnati Riot of 1853

Andrew McKinley, Leon Lishner

Created by 4meter4 (talk). Self nom at 01:23, 28 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • My plan is to make this a tripple nom with Aiken and Lishner. If reviewers could please hold off until those articles are also created, I would appriciate it. Also I would like this to be up at 7:00 PM New York City Time on Christmas Eve if possible, which is the place and time the original production was performed at its premiere.4meter4 (talk) 01:36, 28 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Mark Miodownik

Created by Christopher Connor (talk). Self nom at 23:30, 26 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

He will give the lectures, spanning a few days, in "late December". I think they usually start a few days before Christmas. 2009 event was 21–25 December. There'll be more info as the event approaches of course. Christopher Connor (talk) 23:30, 26 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

For January 1, 2011, Seal of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

Expanded and self-nominated by ChrisO (talk) 20:50, 13 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
This nomination is a bit of a special case. I originally nominated Seal of the Federal Bureau of Investigation on August 3 following a 5x expansion (see discussion above under #Articles created/expanded on August 3). Everyone accepted that it met the DYK criteria but the nomination was derailed by a political dispute over timing. I've put forward a compromise at User talk:Jimbo Wales#Compromise proposal, which involves passing this DYK now but scheduling its appearance on January 1, 2011, which is 60 years to the day since the seal was first used. This proposal has been generally welcomed so I'm putting it forward here for formal consideration. I'm aware that the timeframe is somewhat longer than would be usual for scheduled DYKs, but in the circumstances I think a some flexibility would be justified. I've put forward two possible hooks: the original one as proposed earlier, and a new alternative tying the DYK in more directly with the date. -- ChrisO (talk) 20:50, 13 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Interesting compromise. It completely flipped my opinion of the matter. However, prior to providing said opinion, I'd like some clarification: Are we nominating this (with whichever hook) sans image as you initially suggested on Jimbo's talk page?
    --K10wnsta (talk) 00:39, 14 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Appended: I see that you removed the image from inclusion in the original nomination, so I'll assume this post-dated nomination would not include the image either. However, this necessitates further clarification:
Are we excluding the image from this DYK solely because of the recent interaction with the FBI?
--K10wnsta (talk) 01:05, 14 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
In effect yes, but in my view it's a necessary evil if we're to reach a satisfactory compromise on this issue. -- ChrisO (talk) 01:16, 14 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • - Tentative Even if the motivation behind qualifying this article for DYK was questionable, I think you already achieved not just a satisfactory compromise, but a completely valid and justifiable use for it. In fact, it's use is so valid, refusing to use the image for no other reason than the recent hoobajoo with the FBI is blatantly (chilled) censorship...and I just can't get behind that. If we're going to censor it, we need to go whole hog or don't go at all.
    Could we put it up for 'On This Day' to avoid reasoning for exclusion of the image?
    --K10wnsta (talk) 01:51, 14 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • No opinion on whether to feature on the future date; however, it would be better if this hook didn't remain on the suggestions page for the intervening months, as it is bound to attract further discussion and the page is unwieldy enough as it is. Espresso Addict (talk) 01:55, 14 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Espresso's suggestion may be useful for more than just making this page leaner. A delay in nomination would lend to better perspective for those establishing consensus. In other words, removing it from discussion for a couple months would also put some time between recent events and the article (and hopefully image) being contemplated for a main page feature (unless such a delay would disqualify it from use in DYK section).
--K10wnsta (talk) 02:12, 14 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment This hook should not "disappear" for a few months. It is far better to leave it here to enable a wide input from editors on the issue. I think this is a good compromise that involves common sense, the proposal and special treatment of the timescale fitting nicely under WP:IAR. Mjroots (talk) 13:53, 15 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I do not support 1 January 2011. The DYK section is for new articles. There are exceptions like April Fools and Halloween; I do not see the point of making every day of the year a possible exception. Geschichte (talk) 20:28, 6 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Oppose Anniversary or not, a four-month wait at DYK is an overkill. The point of DYK is to present new or newly expanded articles, not to present "on this day". By then this article will be more than four months old. If this line of though is going to be followed, DYK is going to end up in a mess. The length of this entry is plain evidence for why keeping things around for almost five months is not a good idea. Arsenikk (talk) 13:55, 7 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • per IAR. I would count this as a valid use of IAR. This could have gone up for today. The only reason it isn't going up is for political reasons. I disagree with Jimbo and others on that matter and think we should run it now, but there is no need to reject it entirely on that basis. NW (Talk) 03:03, 8 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support as this would have been promoted in the usual time window if not for the decision to shelve it until the political heat was off. To kill it now because a delay was agreed to would be an egregious abuse of trust. - Dravecky (talk) 09:24, 9 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

See also