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Instructions

Using a DYK suggestion string (see below examples), list new suggestions in the candidate entries section below under the date the article was created or the expansion began (not the date you submit it here), with the newest dates at the bottom. 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. Every approved hook will appear on the main page.

DYK criteria

Official criteria: DYK rules and additional guidelines Unofficial Guide: Learning DYK

How to list a new nomination

For a simplified version of these instructions, see User:Rjanag/Quick DYK.
For a step-by-step guide to filling out the {{NewDYKnom}} template, see Template:NewDYKnomination/guide.

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

1. Nom without image: {{subst:NewDYKnom | article= | hook=... that ? | author= }}
2. Nom with image: {{subst:NewDYKnom | article= | hook=... that ? | author= | image= | caption= }}

   To include more than one new or expanded article in a single hook: |article2= |article3= |article4= | (etc)

   To include more than one author: |author2= |author3= | (etc)

   To include alternate hooks: |ALT1= |ALT2= | (etc)

   To add a comment: |comment=

   To add the article you reviewed: |reviewed=

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

An example of how to use the template is given below. Don't forget to fill out the rollover text, so people know what the image is of! Full details are at {{NewDYKnom}}:

{{subst:NewDYKnom
 | article      = Example
 | status       = new<!--(or)  expanded (or) BLP expanded-->
 | hook         = ... that this [[article]] is an  '''[[example]]''' ''(pictured)''?
 | author       = User1
 | nominator    = User2
 | image        = Example.png
 | rollover     = An example image
 | alttext      = Description of the image
 | comment      =
 | reviewed     = Article you reviewed
 | revieweddiff = diff link to the article review
}}

• Note that you should only use one of the above templates for the original hook. If you want to suggest a second, alternative hook for the same article submission, just type it in manually. The above templates output useful code for each submission and if you employ them for alternative hooks, you will mess up the page formatting.
• When saving your suggestion, please add the name of the suggested article to your edit summary.
• Please check back for comments on your nomination. Responding to reasonable objections will help ensure that your article is listed.
• If you nominate someone else's article, you can use {{subst:DYKNom}} to notify them. Usage: {{subst:DYKNom|Article name}}

How to review a nomination

Any editor who was not involved in writing/expanding or nominating an article may review it by checking to see that the article meets all the DYK criteria (long enough, new enough, no serious editorial or content issues) and the hook is cited. Editors may also alter the suggested hook to improve it, suggest new hooks, or even lend a hand and make edits to the article which the hook applies so that the hook is supported and accurate. For a more detailed discussion of the DYK rules and review process see the additional rules.

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, please use the following symbols to point the issues out:

Symbol	Code	DYK Ready?	Description
	{{subst:DYKtick}}	Yes	No problems, ready for DYK
	{{subst:DYKtickAGF}}	Yes	Article is ready for DYK, with a foreign-language or offline hook reference accepted in good faith
	{{subst:DYK?}}	Query	DYK eligibility requires that an issue be addressed. Notify nominator with {{subst:DYKproblem|Article}}
	{{subst:DYK?no}}	Maybe	DYK eligibility requires additional work. Notify nominator with {{subst:DYKproblem|Article}}
	{{subst:DYKno}}	No	Article is either completely ineligible, or else requires considerable work before becoming eligible

Please consider using {{subst:DYKproblem|Article|header=yes|sig=yes}} on the nominator's talk page, in case they do not notice that there is an issue.

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Nominations

Bensusan Restaurant Corp. v. King

• ... that the Blue Note jazz club located in Greenwich Village, New York, helped define personal jurisdiction in the cyberlaw context?

Created by Ma michelle (talk). Self nom at 04:36, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

Older nominations

Articles created/expanded on February 23

Colin Hatch

• ... that convicted murderer Colin Hatch on 22 February 2011 died in an incident at Full Sutton prison in the East Riding of Yorkshire?

--BabbaQ (talk) 22:39, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

• Length, history and references verified. However, this is a dull hook. People, notable or not, get killed in prison all the time (see Larry Davis, for instance). Maybe we could research this more and find a better one? Daniel Case (talk) 15:56, 27 February 2011 (UTC)

I think I stay with that hook if no one else gives a better suggestion. Thanks for the review.--BabbaQ (talk) 17:20, 27 February 2011 (UTC)

• Article is at AFD. Yoninah (talk) 23:00, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

Bicycle helmet laws

• ... that thirteen U.S. states have no state or local bicycle helmet laws at all?

Created by Suzanne10 (talk). Nominated by Mike Christie (talk) at 02:24, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

I haven't reviewed another nom as I haven't nominated five DYKs; I may review one later but wanted to get this nom in first. Mike Christie (talk – library) 02:24, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

• Not to worry -- that requirement is only for people who nominate their own articles. It doesn't apply to nominations of other people's articles. :-) --Orlady (talk) 03:15, 26 February 2011 (UTC)
• Regarding the nominated article, the article looks like a fine contribution, but it sports a "globalize" template right now, and in reviewing the article I had some other concerns.

• Starting with the lead, I think the statement "The majority of states in the U.S. have laws requiring children under the age of sixteen to wear helmets" is inaccurate, since the article indicates that fewer than half of the states have such laws, although there are local laws in some of the states. That should be revised to state that (for example) 22 U.S. states have these laws and some municipalities and counties in other states also have them.

  Another editor has fixed this. Mike Christie (talk – library) 14:43, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

  Excellent phrasing, now used. Thanks! NebY (talk) 15:27, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

• I think that the article has too many direct quotations when the quoted content is simply a statement of a fact. For example, it should be able to present the hook fact without surrounding it with quotation marks.

  I've slightly rephrased that sentence though much of it is a list so can't really be rephrased. I have proposed an alternate hook below based on the new version of the sentence. I'll suggest to the primary author that she rephrase some of the other quotes too. Mike Christie (talk – library) 14:43, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

• The first sentence under "Facts" is unsourced and looks like an opinion.

  I've cut it; I don't think it was necessary. Mike Christie (talk – library) 14:43, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

As for that "globalize" template, I've already found two references about British Columbia's helmet law. I bet there are others... --Orlady (talk) 03:15, 26 February 2011 (UTC) Or the article could be retitled "Bicycle helmet laws in the United States." --Orlady (talk) 03:52, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

I'll go see if I can fix these points; obviously your comments are going to improve the article. However, can you tell me for future reference if nominated DYK has to also meet some minimum quality standards that I should be aware of? I thought the only requirements were a certain length and that the hook should be supported with an inline reference. Is there anything else that needs to be done -- e.g. do tags such as the globalize tag mean it can't be supported? Or is it just that the higher quality an article is, the more likely it is to get support? Thanks. Mike Christie (talk – library) 14:32, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

In response to your "future reference" question, see Wikipedia:Did you know/Additional rules#Other additional rules for the article. While there's no expectation that articles featured in DYK be "perfect," there's a general expectation that they should not have obvious problems. That section of the "additional rules" identifies several specific items that reviewers look for, but there's a tendency to view those rules a bit broadly. It's common for reviewers here to identify concerns with a nominated article -- and often (as in this case) to work with the creator(s) and nominator(s) to resolve those concerns. It is very rare for the kinds of concerns I identified to become a basis for totally rejecting a nomination; instead they usually lead to improving the article before its DYK hook reaches the main page. --Orlady (talk) 16:14, 27 February 2011 (UTC)

That sounds more than fair. Please let me know of anything other changes that would be useful to make to the article. I should add that since I posted here, two editors have made a great many improvements to the article. Mike Christie (talk – library) 16:53, 27 February 2011 (UTC)

• ALT1: "... there are 39 U.S. states that have no state-wide bicycle helmet laws?" Mike Christie (talk – library) 14:43, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

Actually the source gives 21 states with state-wide laws and there are 50 states in the Union. If I've got my arithmetic right that leaves 29 without and I have edited the article to conform to the following suggestion:

• ALT2: "... there are 29 U.S. states that have no state-wide bicycle helmet laws?" Richard Keatinge (talk) 17:43, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

  Oops. Yes, my bad arithmetic. Thanks for fixing that. Mike Christie (talk – library) 13:19, 27 February 2011 (UTC)

• When nominated, the article was a reasonably objective discussion of bicycle helmet laws in the United States. There were some issues with the article, though. In its current form, much of the original content has been removed and replaced with POV against helmet laws. The relatively minor issue of a U.S. focus was resolved, but the article is no longer actually about helmet laws and there is a POV issue. The article needs cleanup (probably including restoration of some of the deleted original content) before any hook based on it can be featured on the main page. --Orlady (talk) 06:12, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on February 24

Dayr al-Shaykh

• ... that the shrine of a famous medieval shaykh in the currently depopulated village of Dayr al-Shaykh became a place of pilgrimage for locals following his death in the 13th-century?

5x expanded by Al Ameer son (talk), Huldra (talk), Tiamut (talk), and Zero0000 (talk). Self nom at 23:34, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

• Removed Zero0000 and Tiamut from credits - sorry, don't see their recent contribution to this article. Materialscientist (talk) 21:48, 27 February 2011 (UTC)

• Good article with a small POV problem, will be happy to promote it, when the issue is resolved. Cheers.--Mbz1 (talk) 02:34, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

I responded to your concern at the talk page. I don't believe there's really a POV problem. --Al Ameer son (talk) 00:06, 1 March 2011 (UTC)

• Some POV issues.--Mbz1 (talk) 13:35, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

• Sorry, but I don't see any issues which are beyond resolution on the article's talk page. There's plenty of time before this nom expires, and plenty of time to resolve what looks like a pretty minor issue to me. The article is otherwise well sourced and well written. Gatoclass (talk) 14:06, 6 March 2011 (UTC)
• Agree with Gatoclass. Johnbod (talk) 15:52, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

• Add me as a third in agreement with Gato and John. I don't see any major POV issues that should otherwise hold up this nom. A few minor language tweaks at most. Agne^Cheese/^Wine 18:51, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

I agree with all of you, but those "minor issues" should be fixed. I first started the discussion at the article's talk page on February 26. Today is March 6, and there are still the same problems there. Gatoclass, maybe you could address some concerns expressed by me at the article's discussion page please? Thanks.--Mbz1 (talk) 20:12, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on February 25

Sydenham Heritage Church

• ... that the Sydenham Heritage Church (pictured), twice threatened by demolition since 1997, was purchased by a community trust for its preservation?

• ALT1:... that the Sydenham Heritage Church (pictured), twice threatened by demolition since 1997, was demolished after the 2011 Christchurch earthquake?
• Reviewed: Architonnerre (on 15 Feb)
• Comment: Another listed heritage building lost in the 22 Feb 2011 earthquake. ALT1 is more interesting, but at this point, I haven't been able to track down a reference for the demolition (when it's not worth reporting that a category II heritage building has been lost, you get a sense of the scale of the destruction). There's tons of photos of this on Twitter, Facebook and Flickr, but technically speaking that doesn't qualify as a reference. There's also a demolition photo in the article. I leave it to others to decide.

Created by Melburnian (talk), Schwede66 (talk). Self nom at 19:10, 1 March 2011 (UTC)

• Ah, now it's been reported in the news, but for all the wrong reason. It's been demolished without the owner knowing anything about it, and the authorities who can order the demolition have both said that they didn't order it.
• ALT2:... that the Sydenham Heritage Church (pictured), twice threatened by demolition since 1997, was demolished without authorisation after the 2011 Christchurch earthquake? Schwede66 22:57, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

Date, size, and all three hooks check out. I prefer ALT2 myself. --Avenue (talk) 10:28, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings

• ... that the Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings (pictured), substantially damaged in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, contain a building that is regarded as Benjamin Mountfort's most impressive achievement?

• Reviewed: MXR Dyna Comp (diff)

Created by Schwede66 (talk). Self nom at 04:21, 25 February 2011 (UTC)

• I've found a photo of the Stone Chamber itself, which is the "most impressive achievement" referred to in the hook. I've added it here, but note that I've put a rename request on the file (to File:Canterbury Provincial Council Stone Chamber.jpg), as 'Church' is wrong (renaming has been done already). Schwede66 21:05, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

• Date, length, hook ref all verified. With all the hooks that have been nominated for buildings destroyed in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, I'm wondering if we could leave that fact out of this hook and write instead:
• ALT1: ... that the interior of the Stone Chamber (pictured) in the Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings is regarded as New Zealand architect Benjamin Mountfort's most impressive achievement? Yoninah (talk) 21:42, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

• I'm happy with ALT1. I've since seen a photo of the Stone Chamber, and in the article, somebody is quoted as it having been "flattened". That description is unfortunately correct; there's nothing left standing of the Stone Chamber. I thus wonder whether the use of past tense is more appropriate.
• ALT2: ... that the interior of the Stone Chamber (pictured) in the Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings was regarded as New Zealand architect Benjamin Mountfort's most impressive achievement? Schwede66 22:45, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

• Sounds good. ALT2 good to go. Yoninah (talk) 23:45, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on February 26

Emilia Carr

• ... that Emilia Carr, a mother of four, is presently one of two women on death row in Florida?

Created by BabbaQ (talk), KimChee (talk). Nominated by KimChee (talk) at 11:55, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: Pipe Dream (musical) [1]. Please note that the article is presently under an AfD which first needs to be resolved, but I am nominating it now before the window to do so closes. KimChee (talk) 12:00, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

Checks out, pending AFD which looks like it will close as a keep. Age, length and hook length are fine and hook is cited to a reliable source. The only potential problem is "focus[ing] unduly on negative aspects of living individuals", but as the negative aspects of her biography are the only reason the person is notable, I guess it's not a problem. Not been following DYK for a while, so not sure how this will go, but apart from that issue, this is good to go. --BelovedFreak 16:46, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

• The article shouldn't be featured until its AfD is closed. (See rule R1.) It seems to be going downhill... LittleMountain5 16:38, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Rabatment of the rectangle

• ... that Renaissance artists and architects used rabatment of the rectangle (example pictured) as a compositional tool in their work?

• Reviewed: Highweek ([2])

Created by Mattdm (talk), Binksternet (talk). Nominated by Binksternet (talk) at 19:54, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

• Length, date, and hook reference are all good. One quibble (does not effect DYK eligibility) is the large number of external links. Aesthetically, as bare urls they look ugly (this is an article on composition!), and a few look to be redundant. If possible, they should be winnowed down to those with the best info, and formatted. Thanks, The Interior (Talk) 18:38, 27 February 2011 (UTC)

• I will take care of your concern. Thanks! Binksternet (talk) 18:53, 27 February 2011 (UTC)

Great, the composition is now more harmonic. Cheers, The Interior (Talk) 19:31, 27 February 2011 (UTC)

iLoo

• ... that the iLoo was a cancelled Microsoft project by British subsidiary MSN UK to develop a Wi-Fi-enabled Internet portable toilet for summer festivals?

• Reviewed: Mothers' Bus

5x expanded by Smallman12q (talk). Self nom at 15:14, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

• Description section needs at least one ref. Otherwise ok - maybe hold for April fools' glory?? As it is the article leaves an air of mystery - maybe re-adding the old pre-expansion first line would be good? Was it really a serious proposal? 2 lls in cancelled. Johnbod (talk) 00:33, 1 March 2011 (UTC)

Some say it was a serious proposal and got scrapped because they might have been sued by the inventor of the toilet roll browser. Others simply say it wasn't very serious, but either way it got a lot of attention either way. I know cancelled is spelled with 2 ll's, but firefox spell checker kept telling me otherwise. Feel free to keep for April fools...there are plenty of jokes to be made about this one=P. Anyhow, I'd like to get this to GA/FA now that I have the April 30th press release.Smallman12q (talk) 02:02, 1 March 2011 (UTC)

Collective leadership

A man with greying hair, in military uniform with five medals

• ... that collective leadership was seen as the ideal form of governance by Soviet ideologists during the rules of Nikita Khrushchev and Leonid Brezhnev (pictured)?

Created by --TIAYN (talk) 13:42, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed M-46 (Michigan highway) --TIAYN (talk) 13:48, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

Length, date and hook are fine. My only query would be the formating of the references. These seem strange to me. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:59, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

What's wrong with how the references are formatted? --TIAYN (talk) 13:06, 1 March 2011 (UTC)

Comment: In the caption for Lenin's picture, where it says "extolled in", do you mean "excelled in" or "extolled"? A. Parrot (talk) 00:42, 1 March 2011 (UTC)

I ment excelled. --TIAYN (talk) 13:06, 1 March 2011 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on February 27

Operation Moolah

• ... that Operation Moolah was an attempt during the Korean War by the United States Air Force to capture a fully operational Russian MiG-15 (pictured)?

• Reviewed: Peter Cleary ([3])

Created by Maltedmilkshake (talk). Nominated by Bruce1ee (talk) at 06:52, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

• Date, length, and hook verified. Good to go for DYK. OCNative (talk) 14:31, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

Aspen City Hall

• ... that Colorado's Aspen City Hall (pictured) has previously been used as a roller rink, an armory, and a concert venue?

• Reviewed: Lake Sonfon ([4])

Created by Daniel Case (talk). Self nom at 17:13, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

• • I would have taken the plaque citation at face value anyway, but a little search found a supporting statement from the Guide to Colorado historic places on Google Books. If you can use that book as a direct (and more easily checkable) citation then we are good to go. However, perhaps you might like to throw in some more contrasting usages to enhance the hook? e.g. ...had previously been used a roller rink, a place for military maneuvers, and a concert venue? SFB 23:33, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

Will do. I should have thought to search on Google Books ... I have a bunch of Aspen NRHP listings in my queue and the NPS has yet to put those app forms online. This looks like a good source for tidbits about the other ones. Daniel Case (talk) 04:57, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

 Done Reworded slightly ... better to say it was originally an armory. Daniel Case (talk) 05:08, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

Yep, good choice. All right and ready for the main page! SFB 21:27, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

Robert Stoepel

• ... that American composer Robert Stoepel wrote Hiawatha on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's epic poem The Song of Hiawatha?

Created by Kosboot (talk). Nominated by Gerda Arendt (talk) at 08:24, 1 March 2011 (UTC)

• Good to go! You could separate notes from citations! Makes the notes easier to read. MisterBee1966 (talk) 11:19, 1 March 2011 (UTC)

• Pic added, suggestion forwarded to the author, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:11, 1 March 2011 (UTC)

• ALT 1... that the 1859 symphonic work Hiawatha composed by Robert Stoepel (pictured) is based on Longfellow's epic poem The Song of Hiawatha?

I'd strongly suggest using this ALT hook. The other one is potentially confusing. If nothing else the orginal hook needs "based on" or "inspired by". A composition isn't "written on", in the sense intended here. Voceditenore (talk) 09:29, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

• Agree, learning, crossed out the other, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:16, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

• ALT1 verified. LittleMountain5 16:46, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Victoria Clock Tower

• ... that the clock of the Victoria Clock Tower (pictured) spent the first three years inside a tower, where only its chime could be heard but its face could not be seen?

• Reviewed: Juliusz Słowacki (on 13 Feb)
• Comment: I think this one has survived the latest earthquake.

Created by Melburnian (talk), Schwede66 (talk). Self nom at 19:07, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

• Looks good to me. I wonder though why the article does not mention the 2 miles you hear the chimes. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:30, 1 March 2011 (UTC)

• Will add Have added it. Thanks, Gerda. Schwede66 01:02, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

The Chieftains in China

• ... that in 1983 The Chieftains were the first ever Western musical group to play a concert on the Great Wall of China, resulting in an album:The Chieftains in China?

Created by Mike Searson (talk). Self nom at 04:06, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed Barry Jones (boxer)

I'd ask that this be used on March 17 for St Patrick's Day if at all possible.--Mike - Μολὼν λαβέ 04:06, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

• Date, length OK. First part of the hook confirmed by Ref 1; the rest AGF. But how about tightening the hook (and maybe making it more accurate) as:

ALT1 ... that in 1983 The Chieftains were the first Western band to perform on the Great Wall of China, leading to the album The Chieftains in China? --Peter I. Vardy (talk) 16:51, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Works for me as far as the hook. Sometimes I write a decent hook, but I don't usually work on these types of articles (music, I'm normally a gun and knife kind of guy) so my wording was not as tight as yours was. Let me know if you need anything else!--Mike - Μολὼν λαβέ 17:45, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Actually, with regard to the rest of the source. I have the actual book, but I do believe that page range can be seen via Google Books, unfortunately I cannot get to google books right now due to a firewall issue. I can in about 12 hours if you need a URL, though.--Mike - Μολὼν λαβέ 17:48, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Link added for verification, firewall let me through today.--Mike - Μολὼν λαβέ 18:17, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

• for ALT1. I didn't get direct access to the second part of the hook, but that's no problem as far as DYK is concerned - AGF. --Peter I. Vardy (talk) 09:32, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

Thanks, this should lead to it[5]--Mike - Μολὼν λαβέ 21:40, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

Tim Hardaway, Jr.

• ... that shooting guard Tim Hardaway, Jr., who is the son of National Basketball Association All-Star Tim Hardaway, was the first Michigan Wolverines freshman to score 30 points in a game in 8 years?

Created by TonyTheTiger (talk). Self nom at 05:54, 27 February 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: four hook multi-hook Batman topic from Feb 12 (one hook moved to April 1) covers Rose Catherine Pinkney as well as this.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 05:57, 27 February 2011 (UTC)

Date, length, and scoring statistics in hook verified. However, there is no source cited in the article for the fact that Jr. is the son of the elder Hardaway. KimChee (talk) 11:21, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

Added a ref and a little more content.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 16:32, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

Hook length and ref all check out. Good to go now. KimChee (talk) 17:06, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

Good to go. Nice page. Plot Spoiler (talk) 04:05, 1 March 2011 (UTC)

Please do not put this on the main page before March 8 because he is expected to be named Big Ten All-Freshmen on the 7th.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 20:21, 1 March 2011 (UTC)

Comment: Does the hook really need the "who is"? I think those words can be left out without a problem. – ukexpat (talk) 02:30, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on February 28

Waterbury Municipal Center Complex

• ... that several buildings of Cass Gilbert's Waterbury Municipal Center Complex (Chase Building, pictured) use quotations from Abraham Lincoln as decorative motifs, despite Lincoln's lack of connection to that Connecticut city?

• Reviewed: Netball in the Cook Islands ([6])
• Comment: I think the transwiki link is appropriate here

Created by Daniel Case (talk). Self nom at 15:03, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

• 5x expansion verified. Date, length, hook ref all verified. I removed the links to "decorative" and "motif" because it was getting to be all blue. Good to go. Yoninah (talk) 20:50, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

HMS Petard (G56)

• ... that on her way back to Singapore, HMS Petard ran into a tornado, resulting in thousands of disoriented birds using the ship as a temporary perch?

• Comment: article was expanded with the help of "Harper, Stephen (1999). Capturing Enigma: How HMS Petard Seized the German Naval Codes. Sutton Publishing ", the hook is from pages 152 and 153. This is my first DYK, so please be gentle with me.

Created/expanded by RASAM (talk). Self nom at 22:12, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

• Dear RASAM: The "inline citations" tag on the article means that you need to provide a reference in the text for every fact you quote. This may mean one inline citation at the end of a paragraph, or several citations within the paragraph if the information comes from different sources. You can see a good example of how different pages are quoted from reference books here. Yoninah (talk) 11:47, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for your review, I've added inline citations to the article (and managed to forget to remove the tag!) Do I have to do the same here? If so, how, and more importantly, where? RASAM

Wow, you did a good job sourcing everything. Now, why is the entire article based on one source? Aren't you able to quote from the 3 other books in the bibliography? Yoninah (talk) 00:30, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

There's an old British army saying - "If it doesn't move, paint it". So, I slightly modified the saying, i.e. "If its a fact, cite it"! To answer your question, I only had one source - and that was until about three hours ago, when I returned the book to the library! I will be able to cite from another book in the bibliography, but not straight away. RASAM

Lernaeocera branchialis

• ... that a young Lernaeocera branchialis is an ectoparasitic crustacean on the gills of a flounder or lumpsucker, and it moves on to cod or related fishes after it has matured and mated? (infested gills of a whiting pictured)

Created by Epipelagic (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 07:57, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

• Did some minor spelling and tyops. Most of the sources look good but couldn't check all of them. Size, date ok. Image ok (and very, very cool; hope it will make place 1 in DYK!). However, according to my count, the hook is too long. How about:

ALT1 ... that the Lernaeocera branchialis is a parasitic crustacean that attaches to a cod’s gills (infested gills of a whiting pictured), sucks its blood and produces offspring at the same time?

If all the ''s and [[s don't count for the 200 limit, that should be ok. But feel free to suggest something else. Anyway, very cool article! -- Zoeperkoe (talk) 05:38, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for the review. I thought we don't count "(...pictured)", so I counted my hook's length as 184 characters. If ALT1 is to be used, please mention "or related fishes" in the hook, 'coz a whiting is categorized in the same family as cods but it is not a cod. --PFHLai (talk) 05:59, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

Ah, ok. I am never sure whether that counts or not and I always make my hooks so short that it doesn't matter. If the (pictured...} doesn't count, then the original is ok and let's stick to that. Removed "a" before cod so that both cod and "related fishes" are plural. Otherwise, good to go!

Peter Cleary

• ... that the Cork Examiner described the killing of Peter Cleary, the first person to be killed by the Special Air Service in Northern Ireland, as "an act of utter folly"?

Created by Jeanne boleyn (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 03:32, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

• Length and date verified, offline refs accepted in good faith. —Bruce1ee^talk 08:11, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

Rose Historic Chapel

• ... that the Rose Historic Chapel (pictured) was the first church designed by the Luttrell brothers, who subsequently became the unofficial architects of the Diocese of Christchurch?

• Reviewed: Ford Ecostar
• Comment: Another Christchurch earthquake victim. The fact that it was the Luttrells' first church is stated in the heritage register entry, and that they became the diocese architects is mentioned in their DNZB bio.

Created by Melburnian (talk), Schwede66 (talk). Self nom at 19:09, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

• Date, length, hook ref all verified. Tweaked hook and it's good to go. Yoninah (talk) 21:53, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

Château Fortia

• ... that Baron Le Roy, owner of the Châteauneuf-du-Pape estate Château Fortia, helped guide the creation of the Appellation d'origine contrôlée system that became the basis of French wine laws?

• Reviewed: Grammy Award for Best Americana Album
• Comment: Primary ref is offline Chateauneuf (FN#1) in lead and in the Baron Le Roy section. However, some of the online refs can assist in verification.

Created by Agne27 (talk). Self nom at 01:51, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

• Hook verified AGF print source, article date and size confirmed! Rcej (Robert) - talk 06:04, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

Le dernier sorcier

• ... that Johannes Brahms conducted the chamber opera Le dernier sorcier, written by Pauline Viardot (pictured), in Baden-Baden?

Created by Kosboot (talk), Voceditenore (talk). Nominated by Gerda Arendt (talk) at 09:31, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

• ALT1: ... that Johannes Brahms conducted the chamber opera Le dernier sorcier, written by Pauline Viardot (pictured) to a French libretto by Ivan Turgenev? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:41, 2 March 2011 (UTC)
• ALT2:' ... that in 1869 Johannes Brahms conducted a gala performance in Baden-Baden of Le dernier sorcier, a chamber opera composed by Pauline Viardot (pictured)? Voceditenore (talk) 11:02, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

I've suggested ALT2 because it's clearer, more concise, and gives the time context. As a general point, it's confusing to readers who are unfamiliar with the subject to refer to a musical work as "written by" someone, especially an opera. Voceditenore (talk) 11:02, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

• I think the hook could be even more hook-y:
• ALT3: ... that an 1869 gala performance of Le dernier sorcier, a chamber opera composed by Pauline Viardot (pictured) and conducted by Johannes Brahms, inaugurated a new theatre opened by Viardot in her Baden-Baden villa? Yoninah (talk) 18:40, 7 March 2011 (UTC)
• Note: I don't see the hook fact (about the performance inaugurating the theater) in the source provided. Yoninah (talk) 18:50, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

• No that won't work. I've clarified the point in the article and added a second ref. The inaugurating performance was on August 13th and Brahms was in the audience. He returned for another gala performance 10 days later (August 23rd) which he conducted himself. Also the theatre wasn't in her villa, it was in a separate building on the grounds. ALT 3 could be changed to
• ALT4... that an 1869 gala performance of Le dernier sorcier, a chamber opera composed by Pauline Viardot (pictured) inaugurated a new theatre opened by Viardot in the garden of her Baden-Baden villa?

  Voceditenore (talk) 19:21, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

• comment: when I nominated I thought that mentioning Brahms would add something familiar and notable to an otherwise unknown fact, plus for many readers set kind of a time frame even without a date. I don't see "gala performance" serving the same function, and don't find the small private theatre worth mentioning. If more "hookiness" is wanted, why not follow ALT1, the composer and her lover? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:47, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Oho, this is getting interesting! But there are precious few inline citations in the section "Background and first performance". Do you really have a source that says they were lovers? Then I would suggest:

ALT5: ... that Le dernier sorcier (The Last Sorcerer) is a chamber opera in two acts with music composed by Pauline Viardot (pictured) to a French libretto by her lover, Ivan Turgenev? Yoninah (talk) 21:19, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

• Well, the word is understood differently now, therefore I am a bit reluctant. The relationship doesn't belong into the opera article, imo. The source in the composer's article says: "... and Turgenev had so much of a thing for her that he practically lived with the Viardots in their later years." His article says (without a source) "... often in proximity to the family of the celebrated singer Pauline Viardot, with whom he had a lifelong affair". I would ask the author also. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:59, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Hannah (1849 shipwreck)

• ... that on April 29, 1849, the ship's master and two officers fled the Hannah in the only lifeboat after the brig was holed by ice, abandoning the passengers and remaining crew?

• Reviewed: 1965 Skyways Coach-Air Avro 748 crash

Created by Clarityfiend (talk). Self nom at 02:44, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Date, length, and ref all check out. --E♴ (talk) 01:22, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

Date and ref check out. Expanded with ship infobox and info about sailing career. Should this article be renamed and/or have a redirect from Hannah (brig), and differentiated from the brig Hannah on the 1860 page? Djembayz (talk) 00:51, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

Agriculture in Sierra Leone

• ... that agriculture in Sierra Leone (rice farmer pictured) accounts for about 50 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product?

• Reviewed: The Stanley Clarke Band

5x expanded by Kaly99 (talk). Self nom at 17:49, 1 March 2011 (UTC)

• Length, date and 5x expansion confirmed, hook verified as well. — Toдor Boжinov — 08:15, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Papyrus Rylands 458

• ... that Papyrus Rylands 458 (pictured) is the oldest known manuscript of the Septuagint?

• Reviewed: University of Redwood (University of Redwood)

Created by Leszek Jańczuk (talk). Self nom at 17:02, 1 March 2011 (UTC)

• Everything checks out- length, date, refs. I am no expert on this subject, but it seems to me that the hook should read "of The Septuagint" instead of "of Septuagint" Other than that, it's good to go. --E♴ (talk) 03:19, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

• OK. Leszek Jańczuk (talk) 11:29, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

• Is there a word missing from this sentence? It's from the section titled "Description".

The words are not divided – written continuously, but writer regularly leaves a space at the end of sentence or clause – colometrical system.

You are right: "the words are not divided by spaces". Leszek Jańczuk (talk) 19:51, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

This article is not ready for DYK. The English has a number of mistakes and needs to be corrected. Marrante (talk) 20:02, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

I think I have  Fixed them. – ukexpat (talk) 20:21, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

North Reef Light, Flat Top Island Light

• ... that at 24 metres (79 ft) and 6 metres (20 ft), North Reef Light and Flat Top Island Light (plans shown in scale) are the tallest and the shortest of Queensland's timber framed iron clad lighthouses?

• Reviewed: Old Bavarian Donaumoos ([7])
• Comment: claim can be easily verified here, page 4

Created by Muhandes (talk). Self nom at 13:14, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

• Nice job on these! Everything looks good- date, refs and length. I might suggest changing the hook slightly (adding "respectively" and making the d at the end of timber framed a part of the link to read:

ALT1: ... that at 24 metres (79 ft) and 6 metres (20 ft) respectively, North Reef Light and Flat Top Island Light (plans shown in scale) are the tallest and the shortest of Queensland's timber framed iron clad lighthouses?

--E♴ (talk) 03:13, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

I agree it's better, but hook length might be a problem. Also, I removed the redundant word "the" from both hooks. --Muhandes (talk) 06:08, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

• ALT1's length is fine per rule L1. Everything else checks out as well. Great job! LittleMountain5 16:59, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Scorhill

• ... that on Midsummer's Eve the sun sets over the tip of the largest stone in the Scorhill Stone Circle (pictured), indicating the circle may have had a purpose in Archaeoastronomy?

• Reviewed: Glee: The Music, Volume 5 ([8])
• Comment: I realize that the article is classified as a stub, but I disagree with that classification, and hope this can be accepted on DYK.

Created by Paul Bedson (talk). Nominated by E2eamon (talk) at 00:57, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

• The article needs additional reference citations. For example, it's likely that the last two paragraphs are sourced to one of the references cited earlier in the article, but without footnotes, the reader doesn't know where to look for verification. Similarly, the fact "It is an English Heritage scheduled monument" is not sourced where it appears in the lead -- and it is not repeated elsewhere in the article. It should be pretty straightforward to supply a citation for that. --Orlady (talk) 19:36, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

The author has added some additional inline citations- hopefully solving the problem. --E♴ (talk) 02:50, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

Yes, sourcing looks much better. Also, length and dates are fine, but I now have a new issue. I delved into the source for the hook, and I am doubtful of the factual basis for the statement about the sun setting over the tallest stone. The source is offline, and it seems to be a travel book, which does not place it in the highest ranks of reliable sources. I looked for confirmatory information on the alignment, and I have found (typical of these archaeoastronomical alignments, I fear) that it is not reported by very many of the online sources I found (mostly travel guides and stone-circle fan sites), and when reported it often is treated as a traditional claim of unknown veracity. This page, quoting the same source that article cites, says: "It has been said (Hayward, 1991, p.65) than at about 10 pm on midsummer's eve the sun sets behind the tallest of the standing stones at Scorhill." Moreover, I even found an alternate story on the alignment: this source states "the 2.4m (8-foot) pillar at the NW is set radially to the perimeter of the circle and [is aligned] with the most northerly moonrise from the centre of the circle." I'd prefer an alternate hook that does not state the alignment as fact -- or refers to some other aspect of the circle. To wit:

• ALT1 ... that on Midsummer's Eve the sun is said to set over the tip of the largest stone in the Scorhill stone circle (pictured), suggesting the circle may have had a purpose in archaeoastronomy?
• ALT2 ... that the Scorhill stone circle (pictured), which has been called Devon's finest stone circle, has marks of vandalism by stonecutters? --Orlady (talk) 04:07, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

Well, both of those ALTs look nice to me, although I think ALT1 is more interesting than ALT2. --E♴ (talk) 06:10, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on March 1

Castle Park, Bristol

• ... that the ruined church in Castle Park, Bristol acts as a memorial to those who died in the Bristol Blitz in 1940?

Created by RedSquirrel (talk). Nominated by Simply south (talk) at 17:36, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

• ALT1 ... that Castle Park was built on what was the old city centre of Bristol until 1940? Simply south...... 17:39, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

• article, sourcing, date all look good to me. I prefer the first hook as more precise. English isn't my first language, it sounds a bit strange to me that a ruined church can "act", also I would like to see its name, suggested:

ALT2 ... that the ruins of St Peter's Church, Bristol, in Castle Park are a memorial to the victims of the Bristol Blitz in 1940? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:25, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

How to Train Your Dragon: Music from the Motion Picture

• ... that John Powell's film score for the animated film How to Train Your Dragon was nominated for an Academy Award and a BAFTA award, and won an Annie Award and an IFMCA award in 2011?

Created by Robber93 (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 03:05, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

• DYK criteria met. Most readers will be unfamiliar with these awards, so I recommend to rephrase the end of the hook as "... and won two other awards", which might trigger the reader's interest in what these awards were. The many "and"s also don't work well, IMHO.  Sandstein  21:36, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

2011 Malawian Air Fouling Legislation

• ... that the Minister of Justice claimed that the 2011 Malawian Air Fouling Legislation bill made farting in public illegal, but later retracted his statement?

Created by Aymatth2 (talk), Dr. Blofeld (talk). Nominated by Dr. Blofeld (talk) at 11:26, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed Qiemo Town♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:34, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

Everything looks good. --E♴ (talk) 23:29, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

Cyanea superba, Cyanea truncata, Cyperus trachysanthos

• ... that on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, the rare and endangered flowers Cyanea superba and Cyanea truncata are threatened by feral pigs and rats, while feral goats are threats to Cyperus trachysanthos (pictured)?

Created by IceCreamAntisocial (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 04:18, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

• Lengths, dates and hook refs all OK, image OK, but perhaps a little blurred. Mikenorton (talk) 13:10, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

Papyrus Fouad 266

• ... that Papyrus Fouad 266 is the second oldest manuscript of Septuagint?

• ALT1:... that Papyrus Fouad 266 is the oldest known manuscript of the Septuagint, which used theTetragrammaton?
• ALT2:... that it is believed Papyrus Fouad 266 is a result of an early recension of the text of Septuagint towards the Masoretic Text?
• Reviewed: Henry Martyn Whitney ([Henry Martyn Whitney])

Created by Leszek Jańczuk (talk). Self nom at 00:56, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

• AFG on all 3 hooks. The article barely makes the cut for size. Date and NPOV are fine. I marked one statement as needing attribution, as well as a citation: "The age gives to it a special interest." – VisionHolder « talk » 09:56, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Harry Whitney

• ... that Harry Whitney (pictured) was at the center of the Peary-Cook controversy over who had reached the North Pole first?

Created by Wildcatman99 (talk). Nominated by Ukexpat (talk) at 15:00, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed California Shine the Light Law (S.B. 27). – ukexpat (talk) 15:18, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Size and date fine, picture is from US Library of Congress, hook is found several places such as a New York Times headline. Author might be considered to have a minor conflict of interest, but has handled it fine. The article needed a few wikilinks and citation fixes up I just took care of those. It turns out I think he was the fourth cousin onece removed of Henry Martyn Whitney which I nominated, and seems to be already in the queue. I added one suggested wikilink to the hook which should be relevant. W Nowicki (talk) 23:23, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

Great upgrades, thank you. – ukexpat (talk) 23:26, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

Phoenix Indian School

• ... that the Dining Hall and Memorial Hall at the National Register of Historic Places-listed Phoenix Indian School represent the first and last examples of Mission Revival architecture in Arizona?

Created by Raymie (talk). Self nom at 04:50, 2 March 2011 (UTC) There is a picture from Commons of Memorial Hall that could be used: File:Memorial Hall, Phoenix Indian School.jpg

• It's a new article and you've written something that's quite comprehensive. The article is a long way off from being DYK ready, though. One of the requirements is that you need to have at least one reference per paragraph. Two refs for 28 paragraphs means you have a bit of work to do. I wanted to have a look at the National Register of Historic Places ref, but using the search engine on that site results in an internal server error for me, so I can't comment on things like potential copyvios or hook facts at this point. Schwede66 06:38, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
• Arizona's NRHP records are still mostly in analog, but I got it photocopied and emailed to me. Finding references for something like this is probably a little hard (I'm sure there's a good book out there). Point taken. Raymie (t • c) 20:48, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

Léon Théry

Sculpture of Léon Théry at his tomb in the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris

• ... that Léon Théry was a French racing driver who won the Gordon Bennett Cup in 1904 and 1905?

• Reviewed: Maxberg specimen

new creation by Chienlit (talk). Self nom at 16:18, 1 March 2011 (UTC)

• Date, hook references verified, and wording checked. Ready to go. Regards, Cinosaur (talk) 07:19, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

• Thank you. Chienlit (talk) 08:01, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

No. 2 Flying Training School RAAF

• ... that "all-through jet training" on Macchis (pictured) at No. 2 Flying Training School RAAF was called "an expensive way of finding out that some pupils lacked the aptitude to become military pilots"?

• Reviewed: Walter Koch (Fallschirmjäger)

5x expanded by Ian Rose (talk). Self nom at 14:28, 1 March 2011 (UTC)

• 5x expansion verified. Date, length OK. Offline hook ref AGF. Good to go. Yoninah (talk) 14:11, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

====Calvin Tucker's Redneck Jamboree====:

• ... that Calvin Tucker's Redneck Jamboree is a Wii video game which features minigames based off of redneck activities?

• Reviewed: Zenga Zenga ([9])

Created by Nomader (talk). Self nom at 09:15, 1 March 2011 (UTC)

 Date and length (1695) Ok and I'll assume these review sites are adequately WP:RS for such a basic fact. Is "based off of" an attempt at redneck humour? "based on" would be grammatically correct dramatic (talk) 18:14, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

ALT1 ... that one of the minigames in the Wii video game Calvin Tucker's Redneck Jamboree involves dynamite fishing? - for a catchier hook? dramatic (talk) 00:04, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

Sorry I haven't been able to respond, I'm on my cell phone. I have no objection to using alt1. Just to clarify, consensus at WP:VG/RS (no way to do wikilinks on this sorry) has established that perticular review site as reliable. The game features a bunch of games "based on" redneck activities as percieved in what I consider to be poor taste popular culture- reading the reviews gives a pretty good indication of the fact that it aims at stereotypes. Either way, I prefer your alt, and thanks for the review. (Can't sign in here either apparently. Link to User:Nomader)

Abdallah Salim Bawazir

• ... that Abdallah Salim Bawazir, a prolific Yemeni short story writer, novelist and columnist, worked for 33 years as the manager of a commercial store in Aden?

Created by Peripatetic (talk). Self nom, 1 March 2011 (UTC)

• The article is not referenced properly, not even the hook is.... --TIAYN (talk) 15:30, 1 March 2011 (UTC)

• I've notified the author of the need to supply proper referencing. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 19:07, 1 March 2011 (UTC)

History of the Soviet Union (1964–1982)

• ... that the Brezhnev Era was at the start ruled by a collective leadership consisting of Leonid Brezhnev as General Secretary, Alexei Kosygin as Premier, Anastas Mikoyan as head of state (replaced in 1965 by Nikolai Podgorny), Mikhail Suslov as Chief Ideologue and Andrei Kirilenko as organisational secretary?

Created by --TIAYN (talk) 15:30, 1 March 2011 (UTC)

I reviewed the Abdallah Salim Bawazir page. --TIAYN (talk) 15:30, 1 March 2011 (UTC)

ALT1: ... that Leonid Brezhnev did not rule the Soviet Union in an autocratic manner, but instead through a collective leadership?

ALT2: ... that the Brezhnev Era was a period of declining economic growth which by Leonid Brezhnev's death, according to some historians, nearly come to a standstill?

• Date, length OK. Offline hook ref AGF. This is a well-researched article. I wonder what you think of this alt hook:
• ALT3: ... that the Brezhnev Era in the Soviet Union began with high economic growth and soaring prosperity, but ended with social, political, and economic stagnation? Yoninah (talk) 19:05, 7 March 2011 (UTC)
• Looks good! :) --TIAYN (talk) 19:26, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

• Thanks. ALT3 good to go. I don't think you really need a picture with this hook. Yoninah (talk) 21:24, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

William Isarn

• ... that William Isarn, a Spanish count, was assassinated while trying to regain what he claimed was his family's land?

• Reviewed: Papyrus Rylands 458 ([10])

Created by Srnec (talk). Nominated by E2eamon (talk) at 15:17, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

This hook is in the introductory paragraph, and there is no source by "assassinated while trying to regain what he claimed was his family's land". Billy Hathorn (talk) 06:02, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

From the section "Final campaign and death":

According to the Crónica de Alaón, when William tried to reclaim it in the name of his father and grandfather, Raymond II, apparently claiming that it had reverted to his line with the death of Atto, the inhabitants of the valley assassinated him.

Srnec (talk) 04:16, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

• Date, length OK. Offline hook ref AGF. I have a different question: You cite Martinez Diaz all through the footnotes, but don't give any details of the name of his book, publisher, etc. Yoninah (talk) 19:10, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

• That was an oversight. Fixed. Thanks. Srnec (talk) 21:48, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

• Thanks. I added a link to the hook and it's good to go. Yoninah (talk) 22:59, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Roman Catholicism in Greenland

• ... that the Catholic Bishop of Greenland in the 1300's sent money to the Crusades in the form of walrus teeth?

Created by Judgesurreal777 (talk). Self nom at 20:05, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

• The heavily used ref 2 does not link, & is apparently a blog - I'm not sure this is RS. Also I don't think walrus teeth can really be called money, and it was not "the 1300's" (ie 1300-1310), so
• ALT1; ... that a 13th century Catholic Bishop of Greenland sent walrus tusks and polar bear hides as a contribution to the cost of the Crusades? Johnbod (talk) 04:17, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

That would be better, thanks. I am still in the process of writing the article, but just by googling "catholic walrus", I got several hits from books over a hundred years old, so I think it is reliable. I will add another two rs's tomorrow. Would that make this satisfactory? Judgesurreal777 04:52, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

Ok, added two more references, got more details and confirmation, so it should be reliable. Also updated your revision with more detail, and also since the first contribution known was in 1281, I changed it back to 13th century. Judgesurreal777 00:33, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on March 2

Baird Mountains

• ... that the Alaskan Baird Mountains were named for the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution?

Created by MCarey11028 (talk). Nominated by GeeJo (talk) at 23:14, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

• Hook and length seem okay, however source for hook is offline. Would be good to find an online source, or one that explains why the mountains were named after Baird. Echoedmyron (talk) 23:37, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Capital Radio Malawi

• ... that in 2011 the Malawian Minister of Justice claimed on Capital Radio Malawi that a recent piece of legislation banned farting in public places.?

Created by Aymatth2 (talk). Nominated by GeeJo (talk) at 22:59, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

• ALT: ... that four journalists from Capital Radio Malawi were arrested in 2004 after broadcasting an interview with a spokesman for the Malawian opposition? GeeJo ^(t)⁄_(c) • 22:59, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

• I read the BBC News source as stating that the four arrested journalists were from another station that was shut down by the government. That needs to be clarified. -- Donald Albury 00:59, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

• I agree with Donald Albury's comment that the four journalists were from another station, MIJ 90.3, so the ALT does not work. Also see 2011 Malawian Air Fouling Legislation above: the legislation has already been nominated for DYK, although that nom did not mention Capital Radio Malawi. I get the sense that the Malawi government wishes the foreign press had not raised so much of a stink about the whole subject, and we should not make it worse. I intend to nominate a serious article on James Frederick Sangala for DYK as a gesture of atonement. Aymatth2 (talk) 01:36, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

Dominick Sarsfield, 1st Viscount Sarsfield

• ... that to secure a guilty verdict, Dominick Sarsfield, Chief Justice of the Irish Common Pleas, urged jurors to beat the lone dissenter into submission?

Created by Chrisdoyleorwell (talk). Nominated by GeeJo (talk) at 22:39, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

• Date, length OK. Offline hook ref AGF. But the article needs at least one citation per paragraph, per Rule D2. Yoninah (talk) 23:08, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

• Added a few more refs. GeeJo ^(t)⁄_(c) • 23:28, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

• Thanks. Good to go. Yoninah (talk) 23:56, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Ivor McMahon

• ... that as the second violin of the Melos Ensemble, Ivor McMahon played the Divertissement, dedicated by Jean Françaix to bassoonist William Waterhouse?

Created by Gerda Arendt (talk). Self nom at 13:01, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

• reviewed: #Beverly Wolff --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:17, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

• Date, length, hook ref all verified. Good to go. Yoninah (talk) 23:17, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

551 Beirut earthquake

• ... that movement on the newly discovered Mount Lebanon thrust is the most likely cause of the 551 Beirut earthquake and resulting tsunami, which left all the coastal cities of Lebanon in ruins?

Created by Mikenorton (talk). Self nom at 22:00, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed 'Cyanea superba, Cyanea truncata, Cyperus trachysanthos' [11]

• Article date OK. Article length OK. Hook length OK. Hook text OK. Hook facts OK, supported by refs. Article itself is fine. Good to go. Herostratus (talk) 01:05, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
  • (My only quibble is that I thought "551 Beirut earthquake" meant "Beirut earthquake #551" and it took a while to figure it out it meant "occurred in 551 AD", but that is article title and probably MOS so whatever.) (N.B.: Would think it should be "Mount Lebanon Thrust" (proper name of a specific entity) but source uses "Mount Lebanon thrust" so guess this is OK). Herostratus (talk) 01:05, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
    • (Thanks, it's not MOS but it is the standard form for earthquake articles - as to the Mount Lebanon thrust, for such things we go with the sources for capitalisation.) Mikenorton (talk) 13:19, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
      • Right, figured something like that. Also wish MOS allowed "551 AD..." or "551 CE..." title but MOS is MOS. BTW found the article quite interesting and want to emphasize to next passing reviewer that hook is in all ways good to go. Herostratus (talk) 18:42, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

Vickers Wellington LN514

• ... that in a British World War II propaganda exercise, a Wellington bomber was bult in under 24 hours, setting a new world record?

Created by MickMacNee (talk). Self nom at 18:54, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed: #Chris August, Starry Night (song) MickMacNee (talk) 18:54, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

• Length, date, hook, image, refs all OK.

Tecophilaea cyanocrocus

• ... that the Chilean blue crocus (pictured), native to the dry, stony slopes in the Andes mountains, was believed to be extinct in the wild until it was rediscovered in 2001?

Created by First Light (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 05:49, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

• Length (1602 char), dates, and references all check out and article seems from of overt close paraphrasing. I like this hook but perhaps a hook-ier hook could be built around the fact that the Chilean blue crocus is not a crocus. - Dravecky (talk) 10:50, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

• (like this?)... that the Chilean blue crocus (pictured) was believed to be extinct in the wild until it was rediscovered in the Andes mountains in 2001, and despite its name, it is not a member of the genus Crocus? --PFHLai (talk) 00:09, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

• How about this, to add more hookiness:

• ALT1:... that, despite its name, Chilean blue crocus (pictured), which was considered extinct until its rediscovery in the Andes mountains in 2001, is not a crocus? Cinosaur (talk) 02:02, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
• ALT2:... that, despite its name, Chilean blue crocus (pictured) is not a crocus? Cinosaur (talk) 11:41, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

Actually, I'd leave out the word "actually". It's somewhat chatty English. --PFHLai (talk) 00:54, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

Removed "actually" from ALT1 and ALT2. If minimalism is not of concern here, I like ALT2. Regards, Cinosaur (talk) 01:40, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

Smart Cover

• ... that the Smart Cover for the iPad 2 has microfiber inside that doubles as a screen cleaner?

Created by Mono (talk). Self nom at 22:24, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

• I've reviewed the submission below. Thanks. Mono (talk) 22:24, 2 March 2011 (UTC)
• Looks really good to me. Nice and timely info. Logan _Talk ^{Contributions} 22:54, 2 March 2011 (UTC)
• Actually, I made the hook a bit more interesting. I'll add the info about the microfiber in the article. Logan _Talk ^{Contributions} 22:58, 2 March 2011 (UTC)
• The information is already there, actually. Looks good, now. Logan _Talk ^{Contributions} 22:59, 2 March 2011 (UTC)
• This article and the hook both look remarkably similar to product advertisements. I pulled it back from the prep area because I don't think the main page should be used for advertising. I would like to see some additional opinions on it. --Orlady (talk) 05:40, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

• Agreed. Too promo-like. Regards, Cinosaur (talk) 02:05, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

Belinda Meuldijk, Wim Meuldijk, Pipo en de p-p-Parelridder

• ... that Belinda Meuldijk, whose father Wim Meuldijk created the Dutch TV character Pipo de Clown (pictured), continued her father's legacy with the 2003 movie Pipo en de p-p-Parelridder?

Created/expanded by Drmies (talk). Self nom at 03:02, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

• I'll review the nomination below, Pym. Drmies (talk) 03:14, 3 March 2011 (UTC)
• Oh, one more thing. It's a stretch, maybe, on a triple DYK--but Belinda is of the female persuasion, so holding it for 8 March is a possibility. We have an image (see her article) that could replace Pipo's. On the other hand, a picture of a clown on the front page, that ain't bad either. Drmies (talk) 03:34, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

• Lengths, dates and hook references for Belinda Meuldijk and Pipo en de p-p-Parelridder are verified. However, Wim Meuldijk lacks inline citations right after the sentence stating that he indeed created Pipo de Clown. I know it's a no-brainer, but rules are rules. Pending the citation(s), which I will have to accept in WP:AGF, the nomination is ready to go. Regards, Cinosaur (talk) 04:44, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

• Done. Thanks! Drmies (talk) 04:56, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

• Sorry for harping on this, but not quite: the statement "he created the character Pipo de Clown" must end in citation, which it still does not. Cinosaur (talk) 05:02, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

• Done. Drmies (talk) 05:23, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

Thank you. Issues resolved. Good to go. Cinosaur (talk) 05:41, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

Pym (novel)

• ... that it took author Mat Johnson nine years of writing, 16 drafts, and three deletion attempts to complete his 2011 novel Pym?

Created by DracoEssentialis (talk). Self nom at 22:35, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

• I hope author doesn't mind: I've changed "new" in the hook (recentism) to "2011." I'll review the rest later. Drmies (talk) 03:03, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

• OK, the article is really good--how good? I'm ordering the novel. I have only one problem, well, two: the first is, I don't like references without templates, but that's not a reason to halt the DYK process; I would like to see closing punctuation in the references, though.

  But my real issue is the hook. It should probably have an "according to Johnson" since it's based on his own claim. More importantly, it's sourced to Johnson's Twitter feed, and while I guess this kind of information could be reliably sourced to Twitter, I'm not sure if a DYK nomination should have that. I'd like other authors to weigh in. Perhaps other hooks can be pondered as well--the article is full of juicy bits that are hookworthy. Draco, thanks for writing this up! Drmies (talk) 03:27, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

  No, templates are not required at any WP level, but both hook referencing concerns are valid: (i) If true, these are his words, and he clearly has WP:COI because these words would promote his novel; (ii) I doubt (don't know though) twitter verifies identity. If not then we don't even know who posted that info there. Materialscientist (talk) 05:28, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

• Here's a hookier hook which doesn't rely on the Twitter ref... MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 05:36, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

*ALT1:... that a reviewer said that Mat Johnson's novel Pym "skewers Edgar Allan Poe, race in America, the snack-food industry, academia, landscape painting and abominable snowmen"?

• Thank you both for your input. References are now fixed. How about a small change to MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM's alternative hook, to avoid duplicate use of "that" and credit the author of the quote:

  ... that according to book critic Jennifer Kay, Mat Johnson's novel Pym "skewers Edgar Allan Poe, race in America, the snack-food industry, academia, landscape painting and abominable snowmen"? --DracoEssentialis (talk) 10:50, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

• ALT2 ... that according to critic Jennifer Kay, Mat Johnson's novel Pym "skewers Edgar Allan Poe, race in America, the snack food industry, academia, landscape painting and abominable snowmen"?
  • A minor tweak. Good to go. Thank you Draco for writing the article, and thanks to your sexy husband as well. Thanks also to Mandarax, gnome extraordinaire. I've crossed out the earlier hooks, for clarity's sake. Drmies (talk) 05:54, 7 March 2011 (UTC)
    • Hey Doc! I see you found my note on your talk page :) Damn, I like your style! Thank you very much for this finely polished hook and extremely handsome tick. And thank you Materialscientist for the input and Mandarax for taking the time to read the article and come up with a sparkly hook of your own. Thank you Jayen466, husband and love god, for helping with the formatting and uploading the picture. You guys rock!--DracoEssentialis (talk) 18:52, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

• Added links to the quote. Yoninah (talk) 21:32, 7 March 2011 (UTC)
  • Thanks, but note Wikipedia:MOSQUOTE#Linking, "As much as possible, avoid linking from within quotes, which may clutter the quotation, violate the principle of leaving quotations unchanged, and mislead or confuse the reader." I don't have strong feelings on it, but it may be more MOS-compliant to do without the wikilinks in the verbatim. --JN466 01:16, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

Ryan Singer (artist)

• ... that Diné artist Ryan Singer worked for the United States Forest Service before becoming a full-time artist?

Created by User:Missvain (talk). Self nom at 20:28, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

• Not clearly explained in article, no reliable source. Perhaps a different fact? Mono (talk) 22:24, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Created a different DYK...how about that? :) Missvain (talk) 05:03, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

• Date, length, hook ref all verified. Good to go. Yoninah (talk) 21:37, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

All Saints Church, East Horndon

• ... that All Saints Church, East Horndon, Essex (pictured) has been damaged by a bomb, a tramp, and vandals?

• Reviewed: The Chieftains in China

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 16:58, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Cool article, facts check out. Missvain (talk) 20:26, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Ford Ecostar

• ... that Ford's 1990s foray into electric vehicles ended after several of their Ecostar's sodium-sulfur batteries burst into flame during charging?

Created by Maury Markowitz (talk). Self nom at 16:51, 2 March 2011 (UTC)
Replaced 's with {{`s}} per rule C7. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 21:05, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed Sedmoi Kontinent below.

"First foray into electric vehicles" - I can't see where it states that in the article, hence I was unable to confirm this fact. There's no reference at the end of the sentence that describes the fires, which is a DYK requirement. The ref at the end of that paragraph does not appear to confirm the fires, but talks about battery life and the guarantees (unless I've overlooked something). It's long enough, new, and well referenced.

To make the article more readable for people outside of the US, I recommend that you use conversion templates (I for one have no concept what 600 Fahrenheit are). It would also be desirable if you could link this article from others, so that the orphan tag can be removed. These latter points are not DYK requirements, but would improve the article. Schwede66 19:47, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

Ok I used the convert tag in a bunch of places. I didn't convert torque though. Maury Markowitz (talk) 15:48, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

It's the Congress report... "Two of the Ford Ecostar vehicles have reported fires during charging." You're right, I didn't tag that sentence exactly, which I have now fixed. As to "first" you're right; none of the references bother stating this, although it is obviously true. I have removed "first" from the hook. Maury Markowitz (talk) 22:12, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

I found a better ref that says "burst into flame" directly. Maury Markowitz (talk) 22:29, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

Sedmoi Kontinent

• ... that Sedmoi Kontinent was the first Russian retail food company to make a public stock offering?

• Reviewed: Joanne Siegel

Created by Nanobear (talk). Self nom at 14:57, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

• Great article! Hook checks, other refs OK too. Good to go. I wish the Times didn't have a paywall though :-( Maury Markowitz (talk) 16:02, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

• Adding tick, also tweaked wording in hook. Yoninah (talk) 22:05, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Intel Extreme Masters

• ... that Season 5 of the Intel Extreme Masters eSports tournament has a prizepool of US$130,000 spread over Starcraft II, League of Legends, Counter-Strike, and Quake Live?

• Reviewed: Crash_Position_Indicator ([12])
• Comment: Event ends on the 5th, so would be cool to get it up before it ends.

Created by NativeForeigner (talk). Self nom at 03:43, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

• Sorry, the review comes too late to get in on the main page before it ends. But now that it is all over, results should be in the article. The referencing is a bit strange: Spread of the price money is documented by ref 5, not 3. Ref 3 covers last year's regulations. Please update. --Pgallert (talk) 18:59, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

• This is for the series of events as a whole. That sentence deals with the newest season, but the article deals with all of the 10 tournaments a year for 5 years. So results wouldn't really be justified. Also, if you read reference 3 you will find, (translated) "The game is played for the world championship title of the 2011 season and prize money of 130,000 dollars." "As games are Counter Strike 1.6, StarCraft 2 and Quake Live is used. For the first time there is also the League of Legends" NativeForeigner ^Talk/_Contribs 04:08, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

• All fine. Sorry, I was too fast with my comments, didn't see the article is about all seasons, and didn't realise the second heading in ref 3 still belongs to the Intel Extreme Masters. Length, date, hook ref all fine. --Pgallert (talk) 07:56, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

• Sorry for being so snappy, was operating on 3 hours of sleep. NativeForeigner ^Talk/_Contribs 00:19, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

United States v. Morris

• ... that Robert Tappan Morris was convicted of a crime for releasing a worm?

• Reviewed: Hannah (1849 shipwreck) ([13])
• Comment: I was thinking this could be an April 1 hook.

Created by Maxburkhardt (talk). Nominated by E2eamon (talk) at 01:24, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

• Length, date, conviction verified. I like it for April Fool's Day (I supposedly was "in charge" for several years). Maybe you could up it a bit with the hook ... that it cost up to $53,000 to clean up after Robert Tappan Morris' worm? Royalbroil 05:10, 3 March 2011 (UTC)
• Comment: I like the hook with monetary damage, but I think $53,000 was the maximum cost per site, not total. Any way of finding the total cost to fix all of the problems and use that? User:Tsegall 22:48, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Jones v. Dirty World Entertainment Recordings LLC

• that the Communications Decency Act provisions protecting speech on the Web cannot be used to evade personal jurisdiction, according to Jones v. Dirty World Entertainment?

Created by Foxiechick9 (talk). Nominated by Hottelie (talk) at 21:31, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

LVRC Holdings v. Brekka

• ... that authorization to use a computer is not automatically conditional on employees' motives or loyalty according to LVRC Holdings v. Brekka?

Created by Hottelie (talk). Self nom at 02:10, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

Current nominations

Articles created/expanded on March 3

Deepwater rice

• ... that Deepwater rice (pictured) can grow 25 cm (9.8 in) in a day, but only when underwater?

• Reviewed: St Andrew's Church, Walpole

Created/expanded by Kaly99 (talk). Self nom at 18:29, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

• Date, length, hook ref all verified. Good to go. Yoninah (talk) 22:21, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Frank Barbour

• ... that Frank Barbour (pictured), coach of the Michigan Wolverines football team from 1892–1893, later led Beech-Nut into the chewing gum business?

5x expanded by Cbl62 (talk). Self nom at 05:33, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

• 5x expansion verified. Date, length OK. Hook refs verified & AGF. Good to go. Yoninah (talk) 22:28, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Swift v. Zynga

• ... that Zynga, maker of hit games FarmVille and Mafia Wars faces the pending class action lawsuit Swift v. Zynga, based on allegedly deceptive ads that ran in its games?

Created by Igmcdowell (talk). Self nom at 01:17, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

• All checks out. Miyagawa (talk) 22:59, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Beverly Wolff

• ... that temperance activist Carrie Nation was the subject of a 1966 opera by Douglas Moore which starred mezzo-soprano Beverly Wolff?

5x expanded by 4meter4 (talk). Self nom at 08:21, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

• I reviewed Nikolla bey Ivanaj. See here.4meter4 (talk) 08:33, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

• Impressive! Linked temperance activist in the hook - I had to look it up, please add that to the article. Unfortunately, the tool says it wasn't expanded 5* in the last days. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:16, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

I can't think of a way to add "temperance activist" to the article without having to significantly interrupt the flow of the prose. Is it really neccessary? If so I may just withdraw the nom, unless you can think of another hook. Also, what does the tool count say? I'm surprised it isn't 5xs. I believe you, I just want to know how short I am.4meter4 (talk) 14:39, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

• I could think of ways to include it, and regard it as derirable for the connection between hook and article. The tool has the version before you started as 2318 chars, the article is now counted as 11002. If you ask me, your expansion is about five times the minimum for a new article, but I would like a second opinion about ignoring the rule to honour qualified content. Suggested ALT, to give more prominence to the title of the opera:

ALT1: ... that Carrie Nation, a temperance activist, was the subject of a 1966 opera by Douglas Moore which starred mezzo-soprano Beverly Wolff? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:18, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

• I've expanded the prose enough that it should meet the requirements for 5x expansion. Remember to not iclude the recording sections from either article (since they are lists) when counting 5x expansion. Best.4meter4 (talk) 20:45, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

thanks for expanding. 2 ladies, the hero and her singer! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:56, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Medical Arts Building (Knoxville, Tennessee)

• ... that entrances (example pictured) to Knoxville's Medical Arts Building are decorated with terra cotta buttresses, pointed arches, and the building name in Celtic script?

Created by Bms4880 (talk). Nominated by Orlady (talk) at 17:31, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

• Whatever a non-specialist reference may say, that is nothing like Celtic script, as a look at that article will show. Johnbod (talk) 20:12, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

• Thanks for commenting on that item. I wondered about that -- and I don't have access to the source to know what it actually said. More accurately it seems to be a "Celtic-style" or "Gaelic-inspired" script. I was surprised not to find a Wikipedia article covering this particular type of stylized lettering. --Orlady (talk) 05:38, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

• The nomination form says "Celtic script," but the author of the form was a preservation specialist, and shouldn't be considered an authority on the subject. For what it's worth, the script looks more modern than anything ancient. Bms4880 (talk) 23:41, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

• I've removed the comment from the article until the script type can be verified. Bms4880 (talk) 18:53, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Mary Hynes (politician)

• ... that as soon as Mary Hynes was appointed to the Board of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, she was named chair of a committee to modernize its governance?

Created by Racepacket (talk). Self nom at 16:12, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed Sid Ferris

:Do county commissioners meet the political notability test? I have no problem with them being counted notable, particularly from a large metro area such as this. I have had politicians I believe more notable rejected. She is running for reelection this year. This hook does not say that Hynes is a county commissioner but chairman of a transit committee. The first paragraph is too long. There could also be included a box for officeholder. Billy Hathorn (talk) 22:54, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

There are three answers to the notability issue. First, she is on the Board of WMATA which runs public transportation for the Washington DC area. Second, she is one of five elected officials that run Arlington County (which does not have an elected Mayor). Arlington is a county rather than a city by historic accident and is an urban area with a population of over 200,000. She fits WP:POLITICIAN which includes, "members of the main citywide government or council of a major metropolitan city." Finally, she draws coverage in major newspapers, including the Washington Post. Racepacket (talk) 03:41, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

Is there anything further? Racepacket (talk) 17:38, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Sid Ferris

• ... that Sid Ferris was a 'one eyed' English cyclist who broke the records for Land's End to John O'Groats, 'Edinburgh to London', and '1,000-miles' in 1937?

Created by Chienlit (talk). Self nom at 09:00, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

Date, length, hook check out Racepacket (talk) 16:15, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

Mieczysław Jałowiecki

• ... that in the aftermath of World War I, Polish agronomist Mieczysław Jałowiecki lost his renowned estates in Lithuania?

Created by Piotrus (talk). Self nom at 06:40, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed Mosque lamp

Alt hook: ... that in the aftermath of World War I, Polish agronomist Mieczysław Jałowiecki worked with the American Relief Administration?

I wonder if the two hooks could be comined; I am not sure which is more interesting. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 06:40, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

To me, the original hook is not as interesting, it is somehow too logical at least for my understanding. I prefer the alt. In any case, length and hooks verified AGF. You should have nominated the article under the 4 March heading though :) — Toдor Boжinov — 12:40, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

Mosque lamp

• ... that three 14th century Mamluk mosque lamps in enamelled and gilded glass (similar example pictured) sold for a total of just under US$ 5 million in 2000?

Created by Johnbod (talk). Self nom at 04:05, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

• Date, hook, size all check out - ready to go! (But please add a talk page WP:ASSESS template) --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 06:32, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
• Roman Catholicism in Greenland reviewed Johnbod (talk) 04:31, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

SS Zealandic

• ... that the White Star Line ocean liner SS Zealandic was disguised as a decoy version of the British carrier HMS Hermes during WWII and was sunk by German submarine U-106?

Created by Fallschirmjäger (talk). Self nom at 00:24, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

• Date, size checks out, but sentence with hook is missing inline citation. Once those are added, the article should be good to go. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 01:02, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

•  Fixed Inline citation added. Fallschirmjäger ✉ 01:24, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

Edited hook to use {{SS}} and {{HMS}} per ship's name conventions. – ukexpat (talk) 16:08, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

• Hook ref verified. Good to go. Yoninah (talk) 22:34, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Iulia Olteanu

• ... that Romanian runner Iulia Olteanu won the 1999 European Cross Country Championships but lost her title because of a positive test for the steroid stanozolol?

Created by Sillyfolkboy (talk). Self nom at 23:14, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

• Be happy to review this but you first need to review someone else's DYK, according to the new rules... Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 13:42, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed Aspen City Hall

• Thanks -- Good to go, article age/length and hook ref/length check out. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 22:59, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

St Laurence's Church, Norwich

• ... that the west doorway of St Laurence's Church, Norwich, (pictured) in Norfolk contains carvings of "St Edmund being arrowed and St Lawrence being grilled"?

• Reviewed: Vickers Wellington LN514

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 21:10, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

• date, length, hook all check. Chienlit (talk) 09:01, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

Malcolm MacVicar

• ... that a hospital at Spelman College was named for Malcolm MacVicar (pictured), even though he had no direct association with the school?

Created by Cmadler (talk). Self nom at 19:47, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed Iztapalapa, Mexico City (diff). cmadler (talk) 19:59, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

• Date, length are fine. However, my quibble is with the hooks citation, which (besides being borderline WP:RS) doesn't seem to support the claim that Malcolm MacVicar had no direct association with the school. Regards, Cinosaur (talk) 06:52, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

• I'd argue first that a publication by the Spelman College Office of Communications (see About Inside Spelman) is generally reliable with regard to Spelman College. The association, according to that article, is "MacVicar [Hospital] was named for after Malcolm MacVicar, superintendent of education for the American Baptist Home Mission Society, who served as chancellor of McMaster University before his appointment as superintendent." I'd argue that this is not a "direct association". The American Baptist Home Mission Society sponsored the establishment of the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary, now Spelman College, in 1881, which was at least six years before MacVicar became superindendent, which we can deduce because he was superintendent after he was chancellor of McMaster, which wasn't established until 1887. cmadler (talk) 13:32, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

• Possible ALT (needs help with wording): ... that Malcolm MacVicar (pictured) headed five universities, including two of which he was the first head? It's tough to word because they used different titles (though all now call their head "president"): he was called "principal" at three, "chancellor" at one, and "president" at one. cmadler (talk) 21:10, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

How about this:

• ALT1 ... that from 1863 till his death in 1904 US educator Malcolm MacVicar (pictured) presided over five different universities, and for two of them he became their first head? Cinosaur (talk) 00:16, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

Yes, that works. cmadler (talk) 04:02, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

ALT1 good to go. Regards, Cinosaur (talk) 04:26, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

Iztapalapa, Mexico City

• ... that the borough of Iztapalapa in Mexico City hosts an annual passion play (participant pictured) that attracts 2 million spectators?

5x expanded by Thelmadatter (talk). Self nom at 19:29, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed Blake Geoffrion from February 26Thelmadatter (talk) 19:39, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

• Image is fine. Verified article length and expansion. I assume the source for this is #45, but that doesn't appear until a sentence later; it needs to be added directly after the claim. I'm fine with assuming good faith on the Spanish-language source, but I would appreciate someone else taking a look at this article, just due to the sheer length, to make sure there are no other concerns. cmadler (talk) 19:57, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

oops, didnt catch that. The two million number appears in several sources so I put them all after the sentence in question.Thelmadatter (talk) 20:11, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

• Looks good now, and AGF on Spanish sources. I'd still feel more comfortable if a second person would take a close look at the whole article, just to make sure there aren't any BLP problems lurking, or anything else odd. It's just a big article that deserves a second set of eyes to give it close scrutiny before it hits the main page. cmadler (talk) 21:20, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

St Mary at the Quay Church, Ipswich

• ... that since St Mary at the Quay Church, Ipswich, (pictured) in Suffolk closed for worship, it has been used as headquarters for the Boy's Brigade, and a venue for performing arts?

• Reviewed: Theo Berger

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 14:33, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

• Good to go with the image.--Mbz1 (talk) 14:59, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

Persoonia linearis, Persoonia rigida, Persoonia levis, Persoonia juniperina, Persoonia lanceolata

• ... that the geebungs of the eastern states of Australia can be narrow-leaved, lance-leaved, broad-leaved (pictured), prickly or stiff?

• Comment: hold off reviewing, I am trying to load this one up.... :)

5x expanded by Casliber (talk). Self nom at 13:47, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

Gilbert R. Tredway

• ... that the Civil War historian Gilbert R. Tredway refuted the claim that Democrats in his native Indiana were less supportive of the Union war effort than were their Republican neighbors?

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 05:27, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed William Isarn

• I cannot verify the hook on a quick reading of one source, nor can I find it in refs 3, 6 or 7 (which is his entire thesis) which all refer to the hook. The article is generally OK and otherwise qualifies, but that's all I can do without more detailed information on where the claim comes from (exact source & page no. etc). If it's an amalgamation, I suggest replacing the hook to one which relates directly to a more easily verifiable factoid. MickMacNee (talk) 18:32, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

Hook revised, with Note 8 as the direct source. Thanks for reviewing the article. Billy Hathorn (talk) 21:08, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

• Date, length OK. Hook ref AGF. Before this goes to the main page, could you please add citation(s) to the last paragraph of the article? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 22:42, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Chris August, Starry Night (song)

• ... that Chris August's 2010 song "Starry Night" was the first debut single to top the Billboard Christian AC Monitored chart in over three years?

Created by Royalbroil (talk). Self nom at 04:44, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: Momchil, United States v. Morris Royalbroil 04:58, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

• Everything's OK, although I'd just like a second opinion on whether the hook's sourceCMSpin is considered reliable. MickMacNee (talk) 18:49, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

That's a fair criticism. I thought it was a print source but I haven't done enough research to say for sure. So I'll offer an alternative instead. The Dove Awards are the Christian music version of the Grammy Awards. Royalbroil 13:25, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

• ...ALT1 that Chris August received five 2011 Dove Award nominations, including the Song of the Year nod for his debut single "Starry Night"?

Don't Hold Your Breath

• ... that the demo version of "Don't Hold Your Breath" was sung by Timbaland and Keri Hilson, and is distinctly different from the present version released by Nicole Scherzinger?

Created by Lil-unique1 (talk). Self nom at 04:32, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

• All checks out. Miyagawa (talk) 19:45, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

Russian battleship Poltava (1712)

• ... that the Russian battleship Poltava (pictured) was designed, built and sometimes commanded by Peter the Great?

5x expanded by Materialscientist (talk). Self nom at 09:02, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

• Checks out. Nice 20x expansion. Personally, I prefer the image on the right.--Epeefleche (talk) 13:16, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

Milgram v. Orbitz

• . . . that in Milgram v. Orbitz, the court held that where a website does not request or require fraudulent information, it is not liable for the actions of third party ticket sellers under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.

Created by stabotage (talk). Nominated by Kkemnitzer (talk) at 09:59, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on March 4

Charles Guillou

• ... that American naval surgeon Charles Guillou had a papal patient Pius?

• ALT1:... that American naval surgeon Charles Guillou was a witness at the court-martial trial of Charles Wilkes?
• Comment: Is that first hook too flippant? I can work on finding another.

Created by W Nowicki (talk). Self nom at 20:55, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Blakey v. Continental Airlines

• ... that an employer may be liable for harassment of an employee on a third-party blog?

Created by Nk89 (talk). Nominated by Ea0308 (talk) at 09:59, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Portingbury Hills, Leper Stone

• ... that there is a series of stone monoliths in Essex, including the Leper Stone, located 1,430 metres apart between Wandlebury and Portingbury Hills, forming a rhumb line?

Created by Paul Bedson (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 19:27, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

• Hook length and dates check out. Offline source accepted in good faith (google books serves as a courtesy link). I made a small edit to move what was clearly the citation closer to the article's hook statement, for DYK purposes, and will do a bit of cleanup on the source. —WFC— 20:44, 6 March 2011 (UTC)
• The aforementioned reformatting has now been done for both articles. —WFC— 20:52, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

Galerucella calmariensis

• ... that the black-margined loosestrife beetle (pictured) was introduced to North America for biological pest control against the invasive purple loosestrife?

Created by Cwmhiraeth (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 18:35, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

• I tweaked the hook a little, but it's good to go. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 23:01, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

Flying penguins

• ... that MSN included Flying penguins, a documentary made by BBC, as one of their 12 "hoaxes of the decade"?
• Alt1 ... that to make a BBC April Fools' Day's joke more believable two rival newspapers The Daily Telegraph and The Daily Mirror published a synchronized stories on the incoming BBC's documentary Flying penguins?

• Reviewed: St Mary at the Quay Church, Ipswich ([14])

Created by Mbz1 (talk). Self nom at 14:46, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

• All checks out - did a slight copy edit to the original hook. The hook could be potentially reworked to work for April Fools if wanted. Miyagawa (talk) 18:38, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Daphnopsis hellerana

• ... that the endangered Puerto Rican plant Daphnopsis hellerana is dioecious, with male plants bearing tubular flowers, while females bear bell-shaped flowers?

Created by IceCreamAntisocial (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 12:32, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

Council of Preslav

• ... that historians believe the 893 Council of Preslav established Old Bulgarian as the official language and Preslav as the capital of the First Bulgarian Empire?

• Reviewed: Mieczysław Jałowiecki

Created by Gligan (talk). Nominated by TodorBozhinov (talk) at 12:27, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

• Length and date checked, Bulgarian reference spot-checked (the words occur there at the indicated pages but I do not understand every word in there). Consider this a half-grey, half green tick ;) I posted a suggestion for improvement of the hook refs on the article's talk page, but the concern is not grave enough to deny promoting the hook. --Pgallert (talk) 17:21, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Netball in the Cook Islands

• ... that Netball in the Cook Islands features an Easter competition where boys dress in women's netball uniforms?

Created by LauraHale (talk). Self nom at 02:49, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

• Length and history verified; offline refs accepted AGF. Daniel Case (talk) 14:52, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

Est! Est!! Est!!! di Montefiascone

• ... that the Italian wine Est! Est!! Est!!! gets it unusual name from the story of a bishop's servant traveling ahead to Rome and marking Est on places were the best wine was found?

• ALT1:... that Hugh Johnson and Jancis Robinson have described the Italian wine Est! Est!! Est!!! as "the dullest white wine with the strangest name in the world."?
• Reviewed: Sophismata
• Comment: Primary refs for both hooks are offline sources but online (FN#7) from New York Times/Bangor Daily News can assist in verification of the first hook.

Created by Agne27 (talk). Self nom at 20:11, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

Leave It to Jane

• ... that although the Kern, Bolton and Wodehouse musical Leave It to Jane was written for Princess Theatre, it premiered elsewhere because another work by the same authors was already running there?

• Reviewed: Intel Extreme Masters ([15])

Created by Ssilvers (talk). Nominated by Pgallert (talk) at 19:09, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

Murad Pasha Mosque

• ... that Murad Pasha Mosque in Damascus, Syria, served as a center for the Naqshbandi sufi order?

Created by Zozo2kx (talk). Self nom at 12:21, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: Richard Santagati ([16])
• Date OK, hook OK, ref AGF. But length slightly too short (I make it 1474 characters). Can you expand it a little? --Peter I. Vardy (talk) 16:39, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

• Thanks, expanded a little. DYKcheck gives me 1600 now. Yazan (talk) 17:22, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

• That's fine now. Thanks. --Peter I. Vardy (talk) 20:11, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

May 1923 Air Union Farman Goliath crash, August 1923 Air Union Farman Goliath crash

• ... that due to accidents, French airline Air Union lost two Farman F.60 Goliaths during 1923, one in May and another in August?

Created by Mjroots (talk). Self nom at 11:30, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

• I reviewed 1940 Brocklesby mid-air collision. Mjroots (talk) 11:37, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewing--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 18:51, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

LSE Libya Links

• ... that Howard Davies, the director of the London School of Economics, resigned due to allegations over the school's links to the Libyan regime?

Created by Erikringmar (talk). Nominated by BorgQueen (talk) at 09:16, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

• bare urls need tidying Victuallers (talk) 15:25, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

• Thanks, I notified the creator. --BorgQueen (talk) 15:53, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

• ...and he couldn't care less. I will try to do it myself, sigh. --BorgQueen (talk) 00:22, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

Jemdet Nasr, Jemdet Nasr period

• ... that the 5000-year old settlement of Jemdet Nasr is the type site for the Jemdet Nasr period in ancient Mesopotamia?

• Reviewed: Lernaeocera branchialis
• Comment: double nom; all links to Jemdet Nasr period originally redirected to Jemdet Nasr, I turned it into its own page. Both articles necessarily have some overlap; hope that's ok.

Created by Zoeperkoe (talk). Self nom at 05:56, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

Did You Know People Can Fly?

• ... that Did You Know People Can Fly? is the first full-length album by Kaddisfly?

5x expanded by Cirt (talk). Self nom at 05:36, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

• Hook size, date, expansion, ref, all check out. (I will not say anything more this time :p) --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 03:55, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

Note: I reviewed Betty Jane Gorin-Smith. -- Cirt (talk) 05:36, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

Penguins–Islanders brawl

• ... that the February 11, 2011 National Hockey League game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Islanders featured two separate brawls and set combined penalty minute records for both teams?

• ALT1:... that following a brawl-filled game, team owner and Hockey Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux questioned whether he still wanted to be a part of the National Hockey League?

5x expanded by Leech44 (talk). Self nom at 05:17, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: No. 2 Service Flying Training School RAAF

1997 Central European flood

• ... that 1997 Central European flood was caused by some of the heaviest rains recorded in the world's history?

5x expanded by Piotrus (talk). Self nom at 02:47, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed Bushy Park Forest Reserve

Frankie & The Heartstrings

• ... that the band Frankie & The Heartstrings met at a calypso night in a Sunderland pub?

Created by Yorkshiresky (talk). Self nom at 20:08, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

Bion Barnett

• ... that although Bion Barnett retired from the board of Barnett Bank with 75 years of service, he still reviewed the bank's daily business report every evening?

• Reviewed: Robert W. Naylor ([17])

5x expanded by Mgreason (talk). Self nom at 17:34, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

• Date, length, and hook are all fine. Great job. Qrsdogg (talk) 05:16, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

1940 Brocklesby mid-air collision

• ... that on 29 September 1940, two Avro Ansons (pictured) collided in mid-air over Brocklesby, Australia, became locked together in "piggyback" fashion, and then successfully landed in a field?

• Reviewed: Wilhelm Sebastian von Belling

• Comment: Three PD images of this incident -- take your pick! Same rollover/alt as top one works for all...

Created by Ian Rose (talk). Self nom at 14:25, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

• Date, length fine. AGF on offline sources. Suggest using middle image, which is PD. Mjroots (talk) 11:35, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

Josh Jasper

• ... 2010 Consensus College All-American placekicker Josh Jasper kicked a 54-yard field goal when he was in high school?

Created by --Epeefleche (talk) 13:09, 4 March 2011 (UTC) Nominated by --Epeefleche (talk) 13:09, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: Russian battleship Poltava

• Article length and date, references and hook all check out. J04n(talk page) 04:44, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

Wilhelm Sebastian von Belling

• ... that General Wilhelm Sebastian von Belling prayed to God to grant him "a nice little war that he may better his condition"?

• Reviewed: Leif Rode ([18])

Created by HerkusMonte (talk). Self nom at 07:20, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

• Article length/age and hook length/ref check out -- minor copyedit for rank and quote. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 13:53, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

Bushy Park Forest Reserve

• ... that Bushy Park Forest Reserve, home to giraffe weevils, glowworms, and huhu beetles, also has a kiwi creche and a tree named Ratanui?

Created by Rosiestep (talk). Self nom at 07:07, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

• Date, size, ref check out. The article could really use an infobox, and a photo. Also, could you add a WP:ASSESS talk page template? Thanks. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 02:44, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed: Dana Claxton

Per request, added an infobox; also, on the talk page, added a wikiproject, assessment, and photo req. --Rosiestep (talk) 07:55, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

No. 2 Service Flying Training School RAAF

• ... that the German ancestry and strict discipline of its first commander earned No. 2 Service Flying Training School RAAF (Wirraway trainers pictured) the nickname "Scherger's Concentration Camp"?

• Reviewed: Iulia Olteanu

Created by Ian Rose (talk). Self nom at 00:31, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

Date checks out. Off line sources accepted in good faith. Image is in the Australian public domain and has alt text.
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Leech44 (talk • contribs) 05:17, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

Qiemo Town

• ... that although Qiemo Town is described in documents from the 1st century BCE to the 9th century CE, the ancient site has not yet been discovered in spite of four major expeditions searching for it?

Created by John Hill (talk). Self nom at 09:52, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: Ivy Alvarez

Date, length verified and hook accepted offline in good faith. Ooh lovely to see an article on a Chinese township. More please!!♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:31, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on March 5

Amber Coast

• ... that over 90% of world's amber production comes from the Amber Coast on Sambia Peninsula in Kaliningrad exclave?

Created by Hl1948 (talk), Piotrus (talk). Nominated by Piotrus (talk) at 19:31, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed Ullinish

Ullinish

• ... that during his stay in Ullinish, Samuel Johnson's views and denunciation of James Macpherson's Ossian were confirmed?

5x expanded by Dr. Blofeld (talk), Rosiestep (talk). Nominated by Rosiestep (talk) at 18:01, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

• Date, size, hook ref check out. But per WP:LEAD, move or copy the hook from the lead to the body. Lead should summarize the article, not contain unique claims. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 19:31, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed: St Mary's Church, Bungay

Per request, added hook info into body. --Rosiestep (talk) 20:10, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Women in America

• ... that the U.S. government report Women in America says that in 2009 at all levels of education, American women earned 75 percent as much as their male counterparts (chart pictured)?

Created by SusanLesch (talk). Self nom at 17:44, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed: Netball in South Africa

Comment: Does this go into International Women's Day? (The report is for Women's History Month, so it's okay for later.)

Netball in South Africa

• ... that in the 1930s, the New Zealand government complied with Netball in South Africa's request to leave Māori players at home when they competed against them?

Created by LauraHale (talk). Self nom at 08:53, 7 March 2011 (UTC)
Replaced 's with {{`s}} per rule C7. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 09:45, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

The article only says that the government stopped them from playing. I think you need to clarify that they didn't say to play at home. Thanks. -SusanLesch (talk) 17:56, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Ray Barnhart

Ray Barnhart

• ... that as director of the Federal Highway Administration from 1981-87, Ray Barnhart sought to streamline procedures and uphold the soundness of the Highway Trust Fund?

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 01:52, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

:Reviewed: Nassif Building

Nassif Building

• ... that when the Nassif Building in Washington, D.C., was renovated and renamed in 2006, security upgrades included steel-jacketed parking garage columns capable of withstanding an explosion?

5x expanded by Tim1965 (talk). Self nom at 20:33, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: Rob (dog)

Is this 2.5 times expansion, instead of 5? Billy Hathorn (talk) 02:08, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

The DYKcheck script confirms the 5x expansion. From the June 12, 2010 version, it is actually about 15x. --Pgallert (talk) 17:34, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Brachetto d'Acqui

• ... according to legend, Julius Caesar and Marc Anthony presented Cleopatra (pictured) with several gourds of vinum acquense, an early fore-bearer of the Italian wine Brachetto d'Acqui?

• Reviewed: Adoption of Ala'a Eddeen
• Comment: Online refs (FN#3 and FN#4) in History section

Created by Agne27 (talk). Self nom at 19:10, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

Deeringothamnus pulchellus, Deeringothamnus rugelii

• ... that despite their names, white squirrel banana and yellow squirrel banana are not bananas, but rare custard apples in Florida, and their fruits are berries?

Created by IceCreamAntisocial (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 11:41, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

• Article length and hook ref check out. Good to go . Chienlit (talk) 17:29, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

Pls note that this is not a self-nom., and IceCreamAntisocial (talk · contribs) is not a sockpuppet created to evade hook reviews. --PFHLai (talk) 17:48, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

• OK Chienlit (talk) 08:50, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

WFRF (AM)

• ... that Florida-based Christian radio station WFRF helped launch Imani Radio in Kenya and provided 2,500 solar powered radios to local villages, hospitals, and prisoners?

• Reviewed: Harry Halpern ([19])

5x expanded by Dravecky (talk). Self nom at 06:14, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

WFRF-FM

• ... that when Faith Radio Network bought the radio station now known as WFRF-FM in 2003, the previous owners included everything except their 1996 Chevy Astro van?

• Reviewed: Scorpion and Felix ([20])

Created by Dravecky (talk). Self nom at 05:56, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

2010–11 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team, 2010–11 Ivy League men's basketball season

• ... that the 2010–11 Ivy League season champion Harvard Crimson team was the first men's basketball team in school history to win a league championship since the Ivy League was formed in the 1956–57 season?

Created by TonyTheTiger (talk). Self nom at 04:45, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewing: May 1923 Air Union Farman Goliath crash, August 1923 Air Union Farman Goliath crash
• Date, length, and hook are good. This is ready for DYK. OCNative (talk) 01:34, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

Scorpion and Felix

• ... that Karl Marx in his youth wrote a comedic novel, Scorpion and Felix?

Created by Midnightblueowl (talk), Piotrus (talk). Nominated by Piotrus (talk) at 03:57, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed Did You Know People Can Fly?

Article is too short at 1463 characters of readable prose, and is an orphan with only one mainspace link to it at the moment. Dates are fine and sourcing is excellent. Just needs to be a paragraph or three longer. - Dravecky (talk) 05:46, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

I expanded the article a little, but there is not much more out there. The article is not a stub, hence I think it qualifies for a DYK; is there some minimum characters number rule for DYKs? If so, please link it to me. In future reviews, please consider notifying the creator/nominator with on their talk page, as suggested in the DYK review rules (this page is not great to check for comments through a watchlist). Thanks for the review. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 21:02, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Article is now at 1840 characters and even subtracting the long quotations is still over the 1,500 character minimum. Articles must have a minimum of 1,500 characters of prose (ignoring infoboxes, categories, references, lists, tables, etc.) Good to go now but please do work to resolve that orphan tag. - Dravecky (talk) 22:41, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Harry Halpern

• ... that Harry Halpern was a prominent Conservative rabbi who served for 49 years as the rabbi of the East Midwood Jewish Center in Brooklyn, New York

Created by NearTheZoo (talk). Nominated by Jayjg (talk) at 02:48, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

• Length, dates, and sourcing are all fine but there's one tiny thing keeping the green check at bay: he started at the EMJC in 1929 and retired in 1977 so he could have served nearly 49 years but not "for 49 years" as is stated in the article and the lede of that New York Times obit that sources this statement. Add in that one qualifier to both hook and article (or talk me out of it) and the check is ready. - Dravecky (talk) 06:05, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

Matthieu Borsboom

• ... that Dutch Vice Admiral Matthieu Borsboom (pictured), the current head of the Royal Netherlands Navy, previously served with the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan until he was succeeded by German Major General Richard Rossmanith?

Created by HJ Mitchell (talk). Self nom at 02:15, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

• I reviewed #IBM Award. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 05:01, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

• Nice work: . Long enough, verified, hook verified, etc. I got a cousin in that Navy, so I better approve this. Hey HJ, will you do me a favor, and look up, up on this page for Sonja Barend? I need a quick review. Thanks! Drmies (talk) 05:20, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

Lyttelton Timeball Station

• ... that Lyttelton Timeball Station (pictured), one of only five remaining time balls in working order worldwide, is to be demolished?

• Reviewed: Yet to be done.
• Comment: Another category I heritage item destroyed in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake. This one is of international significance.

Created by Melburnian (talk), Schwede66 (talk). Self nom at 21:20, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

Silver-tipped Myotis

• ... that female Silver-tipped Myotis bats are able to store sperm in their bodies for up to three months after mating?

• Reviewed: We All Had Doctors' Papers ([21])

5x expanded by Anaxial (talk). Self nom at 23:03, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

• Hmm...the article is fine, but the reference for the hook is less certain than the hook or the article, saying that "Ovulation, fertilization, and implantation occurred...about 1–3 months after copulation, indicating possible storage of sperm and delayed fertilization." I think article and hook can do with a modification, involving such words as "possibly" and "may be able." I wouldn't mind if the resident biologists on this page weigh in, of course. Drmies (talk) 05:44, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

How about: ALT 1 ... that female Silver-tipped Myotis bats may be able to store sperm in their bodies for up to three months after mating?

Wait--how about we add "promiscuous" and "sperm of different males"? That would be really funny to run on 8 March, International Women's Day. What do you say, DYKers? Drmies (talk) 05:58, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Fine by me... do you have a specific ALT2 in mind?

The Mickey Rooney Show: Hey, Mulligan

• ... that while still making Andy Hardy films, Mickey Rooney starred in The Mickey Rooney Show: Hey, Mulligan, a sitcom created by Blake Edwards?

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 22:44, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

:Reviewed Mary Hynes.

Edward Sainsbury, Somerset County Cricket Club in 1885

• ... that in 1885, Somerset County Cricket Club suffered two of their heaviest-ever defeats, under the captaincy of Edward Sainsbury?

• Reviewed: Church of St Cyriac and St Julitta, Swaffham Prior

5x expanded by Harrias (talk). Self nom at 21:58, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

Church of St Cyriac and St Julitta, Swaffham Prior

• ... that the Church of St Cyriac and St Julitta, Swaffham Prior, (pictured) in Cambridgeshire stands less than 100 feet (30 m) from the Church of St Mary, and both churches share the same churchyard?

• Reviewed: Lasse Eriksson

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 20:32, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

• Length, date, image and ref all check out. Quirky one this, nice! Harrias ^talk 21:56, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

Dry Fly Fishing in Theory and Practice

• ... that The New York Times in 1894 wrote that British author F. M. Halford's Dry-Fly Fishing in Theory and Practice was one of the best fly fishing books ever written?

• Reviewed: Herbert Fox

Created by Mike Cline (talk). Self nom at 20:03, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

Rob (dog)

• ... that parachuting military dog Rob's Dickin Medal may have been awarded due to a hoax?

• Reviewed: Don't Hold Your Breath

5x expanded by Miyagawa (talk). Self nom at 19:49, 5 March 2011 (UTC)
Replaced 's with {{`s}} per rule C7. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 21:44, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

• Timeliness of submission, article length, five-fold expansion all check out. Online checks out. Article is good to go. - Tim1965 (talk) 20:26, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

Lasse Eriksson

• ... that Lasse Eriksson (pictured) died on stage during the show Four happy men 2 at the Regina Theatre in Uppsala?

Created by Philaweb (talk). Self nom at 19:18, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

• Date OK, foreign language ref AGF, hook OK, but I make the length of the article short at about 1355 characters. Can you add some further material to bring it to 1500+? --Peter I. Vardy (talk) 20:23, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

• Article expanded to meet criteria. Thanks for having a look. ^Talk/♥фĩłдωəß♥\^Work 21:09, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

• That's fine now. Thanks. --Peter I. Vardy (talk) 10:51, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

St Peter's Church, Sudbury

• ... that the font in St Peter's Church, Sudbury, (pictured) was removed in the 17th century to be used as a horse trough, but was returned to the church when the horses refused to drink from it?

• Reviewed: Murad Pasha Mosque

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 16:47, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

• Hook source, length and date all check out. Picture is also good to go. FruitMonkey (talk) 20:14, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

Herbert Fox

• ... that Somerset amateur cricketer Herbert Fox edited a feature in the Westminster Gazette in which readers submitted Latin and Greek poetry?

Created by Harrias (talk). Self nom at 14:48, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: Now Is the Time (Jeff Lorber Fusion album)
• Hook source verified, length verified, creation timeframe verified. --Mike Cline (talk) 19:55, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

Rangaunu Harbour

• ... that Rangaunu Harbour in New Zealand is a wading bird habitat of international importance?

Created by Dramatic (talk). Self nom at 10:30, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

• • Reveiwed Calvin Tucker's Redneck Jamboree

• Reviewed by Purplebackpack89

The length and references seem to be fine; but I'm not sure if the hook is neutral. I noticed something about 15% of the mangrove forests in New Zealand being in and around this bay; I think that might be a better hook Purplebackpack89 16:04, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

ALT1 ... that Rangaunu Harbour contains 15% of the mangrove habitat in New Zealand?

Now Is the Time (Jeff Lorber Fusion album)

• ... that the Grammy nominated album Now Is the Time features the Blood, Sweat & Tears horn section on two of its tracks?

• Reviewed: Josh Jasper

Created by J04n (talk). Self nom at 04:53, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

• Length, date and referencing all checks out. Good to go. Harrias ^talk 14:51, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on March 6

Early life of L. Ron Hubbard

• ... that the early life of L. Ron Hubbard (pictured in 1950) has been compared to that of the young Jesus?

• Created and nominated by Helatrobus (talk) 01:45, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

Pensacola people

• ... that the name of the Pensacola people means "long-haired people" in both the Pensacola language and the closely-related Choctaw language?

Created by Donald Albury (talk). Self nom at 22:08, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed for date, length, and citation. #Pleurotus citrinopileatus --BlueCanoe (talk) 23:22, 7 March 2011 (UTC)
• Reviewed #Capital Radio Malawi -- Donald Albury 01:11, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

Vorwärts!

• ... that 1833 newspaper Vorwärts! edited by Karl Marx has been described as the "most radical" European newspaper of its time?

Created by Piotrus (talk), Piotrus (talk). Nominated by Piotrus (talk) at 20:52, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed Mymensingh Museum

Note quite long enough yet; comes in around 1400 characters. Date, and hook's ref verified. --Rosiestep (talk) 21:00, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Now, long enough. Good to go. --Rosiestep (talk) 21:26, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Zainul Abedin Museum

• ... that each year in December, the life and works of Abedin, who painted by the Brahmaputra River, are discussed at the Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin Sangrahashala art gallery?

5x expanded by Rosiestep (talk). Self nom at 19:57, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed: Amber Coast

• 5x expansion verified. Date, length, hook ref all verified. Good to go. Yoninah (talk) 23:24, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Mymensingh Museum

• ... that the Mymensingh Museum in Bangladesh contains Saraswati and Vishnu statues from a Muktagacha zamindar palace, and a huge shade used during hunting from a Gouripur zamindar palace?

Created by Rosiestep (talk). Self nom at 19:36, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed: Becky Morgan (politician)

• All check's out and ready to go! --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 20:47, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Monty the meerkat

Meerkat with a camera

• ... that in September 2007 a meerkat (pictured) made headlines in The Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Sun, and other leading newspapers for his purported ability to take pictures using a digital camera?

• Reviewed: 1924 Imperial Airways de Havilland DH.34 crash ([22])

Created by Mbz1 (talk). Self nom at 16:26, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

• Delightful! Date, length, hook ref all verified. Good to go. How about for April Fool's Day? Yoninah (talk) 23:34, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Thank you. I actually wrote it with April Fool's Day in mind, but the hook should be different, if it is to be used for this day.--Mbz1 (talk) 01:59, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

St Andrew's Church, Walpole

• ... that attached to the tower of St Andrew's Church, Walpole, (pictured) in Norfolk is a chamber that was probably an anchorite cell?

• Reviewed: Right hemisphere brain damage

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 10:01, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

• date, length and hook checked Kaly99 (talk) 19:30, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Ray Train

• ... that four different English football clubs achieved promotion to the top division while Ray Train was playing for them?

Created by WFCforLife (talk). Self nom at 09:28, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed Leper Stone & Portingbury Hills —WFC— 15:30, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Offline reference supports the statement directly, while enough other articles also support. References check out. I suppose you could add to the hook that a fifth team gained promotion while he was a coach if you so felt the need. Resolute 21:33, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Hugh Kennard

• ... that Hugh Kennard was shot down and wounded during World War II while leading a squadron of American fighter pilots from No. 121 Squadron RAF?

Created by HJ Mitchell (talk). Self nom at 22:53, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

• Length, date fine, hook ref verified. Mjroots (talk) 13:49, 7 March 2011 (UTC)
  • Note, any additions I made to this article were done after I had approved the hook. Mjroots (talk) 17:10, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

List of Olympic venues in athletics

• ... that several Olympic athletic venues have hosted FIFA World Cup matches, three Major League Baseball All-Star Games, two Super Bowls, and six IAAF World Championships in Athletics as of 2011?

• Reviewed: Ágnes Farkas

Created by Miller17CU94 (talk). Self nom at 22:53, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

Peter Graeme

• ... that English oboist Peter Graeme recorded with the Melos Ensemble the oboe quintet of Arthur Bliss, dedicated to oboist Léon Goossens, his teacher?

Created by Gerda Arendt (talk). Self nom at 22:10, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

• reviewed: #Castle Park, Bristol --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:28, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

• Date, length, hook ref all verified. Good to go. Yoninah (talk) 23:41, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

2011 Frankfurt Airport shooting

• ... that the Frankfurt Airport shooting of 2 March 2011, in which two U.S. Airmen were killed, is suspected to be the first deadly act of Islamist terrorism in Germany?

Created by Sandstein (talk). Self nom at 21:45, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed T:TDYK#How to Train Your Dragon: Music from the Motion Picture.  Sandstein  21:45, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

• Ready to go. History2007 (talk) 23:54, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

Big Jock Knew

• ... that Rangers L.F.C. player, Lisa Swanson was forced to apologize and shut down her Twitter page after posting "Big Jock Knew" on it?

Alt: ... the question, "What did Big Jock know?" if texted to 118 118, a directory enquiries service, in 2008, the answer received would be "It pertains to a matter that Stein knew but didn't report to the authorities." which refers to the song "Big Jock Knew"?

Created by The C of E (talk). Self nom at 21:39, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

• NativeForeigner ^Talk/_Contribs 00:23, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

Right hemisphere brain damage

• ... while for over a century, the left brain hemisphere had been the focus of clinical research on language disorders, it is now well established that language and cognition can be impaired just by right hemisphere brain damage?

Alt: ... adults with right hemisphere brain damage may have verbose, rambling and tangential speech?

• Reviewed: Willie Hume

Created by History2007 (talk). Self nom at 20:25, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

• Date, length of article, offline refs AGF; but the original hook is too long and although it is very interesting (to me at least), I'm not sure how it could be shorted to give an accurate message. So:
• for the ALT hook (although I should like an explanation of "tangential speech" in the article). --Peter I. Vardy (talk) 09:55, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Right, the longer one is more interesting. Anyway, I built a new page for tangential speech as you suggested, but let me not get off-topic on that one here... pun intended... History2007 (talk) 18:39, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Jim Denomie

• ... that Ojibwa artist Jim Denomie describes his unique painting style, which examines Native American & American culture, as metaphorical surrealism?

• Reviewed: Wim Hora Adema

Created by Missvain (talk). Self nom at 18:25, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

• This is good to go, I think (reference for hook on good faith--and it's non-controversial), but for one thing: the word "unique" in the hook. I think we typically don't have such adjectives unless they're direct quotes, and even then they need to be attributed. Would you settle for just cutting the word? Drmies (talk) 18:50, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

Absolutely. That's a good point. I'm still new to writing DYK's and I notice I rewrite it a ton of times before I finally post it, obviously, I didn't do it enough ;-) Missvain (talk) 20:35, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

• ALT1:... that Ojibwa artist Jim Denomie describes his painting style, which examines Native American & American culture, as metaphorical surrealism?

• Missvain, you got an artist who has a governor sodomize an ox (or something like that?)--surely there's a more juicy hook in here than the name he gives his own style? Don't you have a third-party observation about one of these crazy works of art? I'm just wondering how many heads will turn at the mention of "metaphorical realism." I mention sodomy here (in bold, haha), and I'm sure I've tripled traffic to your article just from DYK checkers... Drmies (talk) 22:13, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

Great point, I'm just not aware with how far we can push DYK. Feel free to write an alternate hook if you find something that "jumps" out at you :) Missvain (talk) 00:41, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

• ALT2:... that Ojibwa artist Jim Denomie's painting Casino Sunrise depicts Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty sodomizing Babe the Blue Ox?

Just waiting for a green check mark on one of those... Missvain (talk) 15:29, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Willie Hume

• ... that Willie Hume demonstrated the supremacy of John Boyd Dunlop's pneumatic tyres by winning all of the tyre's first races at Queen's College, Belfast, in 1889?

• Reviewed: Bhumibol Dam, Sirikit Dam

Created by Chienlit (talk). Self nom at 21:20, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

• Looks good. History2007 (talk) 21:35, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

Sir Harold Bowden, 2nd Baronet

• ... that Sir Harold Bowden, 2nd Baronet was the chairman of the Raleigh Bicycle Company and the British Olympic Association for the 1932 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles?

• Reviewed: Deeringothamnus pulchellus, Deeringothamnus rugelii

Created by Chienlit (talk). Self nom at 17:20, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

• Length, date, hook etc. checked. I would trim the lengthy quote under "The Golden Book", but that is a stylistic quibble. Good to go. Aymatth2 (talk) 02:35, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

Bhumibol Dam, Sirikit Dam

• ... that Bhumibol Dam and Sirikit Dam (pictured), which control 22% of the Chao Phraya River's annual runoff, bear the same names as the reigning King and Queen of Thailand?

Created by NortyNort (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 10:50, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

• Length, date and referencing all checks out. Good to go. Chienlit (talk) 21:24, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

Tell Aswad

• ... that the inhabitants of Tell Aswad invented the brick in their village by drying clods of soil and reeds?

Created by Paul Bedson (talk). Self nom at 23:45, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

• Article was created on 9 February, not within the 5- to 8-day window. It does not qualify as a 5x expansion, either. Sorry. Yoninah (talk) 23:46, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

List of international cricket centuries at Brabourne Stadium

• ... ... that Vijay Hazare has hit the maximum number of international cricket centuries (4) at Mumbai's Brabourne Stadium (pictured)?

Created and Nominated by Around The Globe^{सत्यमेव जयते} 05:49, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

• Prose section of article is less than 1500 char. Yoninah (talk) 23:51, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Ilford Animal Cemetery

• ... that a fifth of all Dickin Medal recipients are buried at Ilford Animal Cemetery?

Created by Ka Faraq Gatri (talk). Self nom at 14:55, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

• All DYK criteia met. I have emboldened the title in the hook. --Peter I. Vardy (talk) 17:46, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on March 7

James Frederick Sangala

• ... that the British colonial authorities charged James Frederick Sangala with sedition for supporting civil rights for his people?

• Reviewed: Sir Harold Bowden, 2nd Baronet

Created by Aymatth2 (talk). Self nom at 02:46, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

Becky Morgan (politician)

• ... that Stanford University alumna Becky Morgan is the former Republican California State Senator who wrote the legislation saving the Caltrain mass transit system near Stanford campus?

• ALT1:... that former Republican California State Senator Becky Morgan served on the Boards of Trustees of both her alma maters, Stanford University and Cornell University?
• Reviewed: 2010–11 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team, 2010–11 Ivy League men's basketball season ([23])

Created by OCNative (talk). Self nom at 01:37, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

• Length, date, ALT1 hook's ref verified. --Rosiestep (talk) 03:29, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

Mike Allison

• ... that New York Rangers player Mike Allison scored on his first career NHL shot on goal in 1980?

5x expanded by Echoedmyron (talk). Self nom at 23:42, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

• reviewed: Baird Mountains. Echoedmyron (talk) 23:44, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Fiacre’s First and Foremost

• ... that Ch. Fiacre’s First and Foremost today becomes the first Dalmatian with a known low uric acid level to compete at Crufts?

• Reviewed: Swift v. Zynga

Created by Miyagawa (talk). Self nom at 23:05, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

• To be held for March 13, as this is when this dog will compete at Crufts (its also Best in Show day, so works on two levels). Miyagawa (talk) 23:06, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Pleurotus citrinopileatus

• ... that Pleurotus citrinopileatus, an edible mushroom, (pictured) has been found to lower blood sugar levels in diabetic rats?

Created by BlueCanoe (talk). Self nom at 22:47, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: #Pensacola people. --BlueCanoe (talk) 23:22, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Selphyl

• ... that in the U.S., vampire facelifts are not approved by the FDA?

Created by Sandstein (talk). Self nom at 21:54, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed Template talk:Did you know#The Women's March on Versailles.  Sandstein  21:54, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

• Article & hook length, date fine; fact verified to source. Sasata (talk) 01:20, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

Moose Johnson

• ... that Hockey Hall of Famer Moose Johnson was, along with four others, the first professional to compete for the Stanley Cup in 1906, and a member of the first American team to compete for it in 1916?

5x expanded by Resolute (talk). Self nom at 21:06, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed: Ray Train

Blue Dots

• ... that in the Raising Hope episode "Blue Dots", one of the main characters is revealed to be a registered sex offender?

• Reviewed: Flying penguins

Created by Miyagawa (talk). Self nom at 18:40, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

St Mary's Church, Bungay

• ... that in 1577 St Mary's Church, Bungay, (pictured) in Suffolk was struck by lightning, and this resulted in the Legend of the Black Dog?

• ALT1:... that St Mary's Church, Bungay, (pictured) in Suffolk contains a panel depicting the Resurrection given to the church by the author H. Rider Haggard?
• Reviewed: Ilford Animal Cemetery

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 17:56, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

• Date, length, and ALT1 hook's ref verified. --Rosiestep (talk) 18:10, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

History of yerba mate

• ... that Jesuits in the 17th century became the first to domesticate yerba mate?

Created by Dentren (talk). Self nom at 17:01, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

1924 Imperial Airways de Havilland DH.34 crash

• ... that the first fatal accident suffered by Imperial Airways led to the first Public Inquiry into a civil aviation accident in the United Kingdom; and the expansion of Croydon Airport?

Created by Mjroots (talk). Self nom at 13:43, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

• I reviewed Hugh Kennard. Mjroots (talk) 13:50, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

• good to go.--Mbz1 (talk) 16:14, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Small-toothed Sportive Lemur

• ... that the small-toothed sportive lemur (Lepilemur microdon) is the only sportive lemur to have evolved after dispersing across river corridors between western and eastern Madagascar? 5x expanded by Visionholder (talk). Self nom at 10:08, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: Papyrus Fouad 266 ([24])
• Comment: Please do not verify this hook just yet. I need to have someone else verify my interpretation of the text. I will post back when the hook is good. – VisionHolder « talk » 10:08, 7 March 2011 (UTC)
• I don't think the source is actually saying this, although I'm struggling to find out what it is saying. Ucucha 14:33, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

• On review, I think the hook is right after all. The source found evidence for a relationship between Lepilemur microdon (an eastern Malagasy species) and either of two groups of west-coast species, and they appear to be saying that L. microdon must have dispersed across a river corridor (but a different one) no matter what relationship is correct. The article otherwise looks fine; I'd recommend removing the scientific name from the hook. Ucucha 14:49, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

• To be more careful, I added "between western and eastern Madagascar"—the source doesn't seem to exclude the possibility of species within the western and eastern clades dispersing across river corridors. Ucucha 15:02, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the corrections and review! It's comforting to see that I wasn't the only one that had a hard time deciphering what they were saying. – VisionHolder « talk » 15:10, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Mechanics' Union of Trade Associations

• ... that the Mechanics' Union of Trade Associations was formed after more than 800 Philadelphians were jailed in a debtors prison over the course of one winter?

Created by Ashershow1 (talk). Self nom at 00:43, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

• . To the grain.. as a matter of style "800+" should be changed to "over 800" as it says in the article. The sentence the hook refers to in the article needs to be citated. And, the article is using bare urls as citations, fix this by putting in proper names to the citiation including date of publication and who is the author. Dentren | ^Talk 17:21, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

• Fixed the problems. Ready for another review? --Ashershow1_{talk•contribs} 23:51, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on March 8

Preamble and Chapter 1 of the Syrian Constitution

• ... that Article 8 of the Syrian Constitution stipulates the Baath Party as the "leading party in the society and the state"?

Created by Zozo2kx (talk). Self nom at 04:35, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

Psilocybe hispanica

• ... that the depiction of the European hallucinogenic mushroom Psilocybe hispanica in rock art suggests it may have been used in prehistoric religious rituals 6000 years ago?

5x expanded by Sasata (talk). Self nom at 01:12, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: vampire facelifts. Sasata (talk) 01:22, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

• Looks good. Jsayre64 (talk) 02:25, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

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.

March 15

Glee: The Music, Volume 5

• ... that Glee: The Music, Volume 5 includes two original songs written specifically for the series?

Created by CycloneGU (talk). Self nom at 07:11, 23 February 2011 (UTC)

• This is being proposed for inclusion on March 8, when the soundtrack comes out. The article itself will get significant expansion up to March 8 and beyond, when reception is covered. This can be reworded if need be, and I'll happily participate in that process to find a better wording. Please keep in mind the March 8 proposed inclusion when considering article length and observe future work on the article before dismissing it. CycloneGU (talk) 07:12, 23 February 2011 (UTC)

• It's more appropriately sized now. Awaiting review and possible ALTs. CycloneGU (talk) 05:03, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

• I have noticed a holding area for March 8 as International Women's Day and several holding requests for that. If it turns out March 8 is impossible, it might be possible to try for March 15 as that is the air date of the episode using the songs I refer to in the hook. In such a case, the hook would need rewriting to refer to "tonight's episode of Glee". CycloneGU (talk) 00:58, 24 February 2011 (UTC)

Regardless of the date, this is good to go. The length, refs and date (of creation) are all good.--E♴ (talk) 00:28, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

• Depending on which of the two dates it ends up on, I've written a couple of possible ALTs.

• ... that Glee's newest album includes two original songs written specifically for the series? (This is a possible alternative in place of the one proposed above, and might be better because it's more likely to draw mice; with the title given in the hook, people have the ability to look elsewhere instead of clicking.)
• ... that tonight's episode of Glee will feature two original songs written specifically for the series? (Alternative for March 15, the glitch is that the article doesn't have notability to exist yet - presently it's a redirect to the season article - but will be there by the 15th, but might not be created until the day before. This is why I don't feel good with delaying this one any further past March 8, because five days of working time is advised.)

• We can also combine those two hooks into one for March 15, i.e. "... that Glee's newest album includes two original songs that appear in tonight's episode of Glee?" This is a double hook if done that way, but we would have to trust that the article will be up to snuff for the episode air date. Based on the entire series of Glee articles, I have no doubt it will as it will definitely exist by the time such a double hook is used on March 15. It could probably even be created right now because we know some of the songs (the original ones of course). CycloneGU (talk) 01:45, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
• Update: Original Song now exists as an article, which is linked in two of my ALTs including the double hook. If the double hook qualifies, I'd like to also see that for March 15 either separately or in place of the single hook. What is the best way to go about this one?

The double hook is, in my opinion, the best way to go. The length and date check out for both. The hook was not referenced completely in Original Song, but I added an inline citation, so that's covered. Whoever promotes this- make sure to do it on the 15th so the "tonight's episode" part will be correct. --E♴ (talk) 02:06, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

One more thing- both articles should be bolded in the hook so that it looks like this:

... that Glee's newest album includes two original songs that appear in tonight's episode of Glee?

--E♴ (talk) 02:06, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Change made above. CycloneGU (talk) 02:26, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

June 19

Rizal Day

• ... that Philippine town of Daet, Camarines Norte was the first place to celebrate Rizal Day with its construction of the first Rizal monument (pictured)?

Created/expanded by Howard the Duck (talk). Self nom at 05:42, 20 January 2011 (UTC)

• Request: I suggest this appear either on June 19 (Rizal's birth), December 30 (Rizal's execution) or any date from June 15-24 (Daet's Pineapple Festival). –HTD (ITN: Where no updates but is stickied happens.) 05:46, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
• Size and date are fine. However, the hook is unreferenced. There is a reference at the end of a paragraph containing the hook, several sentences in - this is unsatisfactory. Ideally, each sentence should be referenced; at the very least - the hook one should be. The problem is fixable, and once this is solved the article should be a "go" for DYKing. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 05:54, 20 January 2011 (UTC)

• Please see references nos. 1 and 2. All paragraphs are referenced. It'll be pretty hard to read that thing when every sentence, even the hook, has a citation. –HTD (ITN: Where no updates but is stickied happens.) 05:57, 20 January 2011 (UTC)

• I don't see why. On the other hand, in the case only a para has a ref, it is impossible to trust anything but the last sentence. Consider what will happen when somebody adds more content to the middle, or moves the current one around. I don't think an article with any unreferenced sentence can become a FA, and GA and DYKs require them for most sentences those days, too. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 07:07, 20 January 2011 (UTC)

• You see, that only works if each sentence has a different reference than the previous one (such as FAs and some GAs). If I'd be reusing those two references on every sentence, it's repetitive and unsightly. Where's the DYK rule that every sentence has to be cited? The only relevant rule is rule D2 and it doesn't mention citing every sentence, especially if the entire paragraph is referenced on that/those reference/s.–HTD (ITN: Where no updates but is stickied happens.) 07:30, 20 January 2011 (UTC)

• Just for the heck of it, I did just that, citing every sentence in the first section, and it now looks unsightly with those repetitive ^[1][2] after every sentence. I know we should be citing and stuff, but this is not the way to do it if there are only a few references. –HTD (ITN: Where no updates but is stickied happens.) 07:35, 20 January 2011 (UTC)

• Thanks. One gets used to that after a while, it is a wiki-necessity. I also asked for clarification of inline citations and DYK rules here. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 08:01, 20 January 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed Common Schools Act of 1871. –HTD (ITN: Where no updates but is stickied happens.) 06:00, 20 January 2011 (UTC)

Halloween

Rhacophorus vampyrus

• ... that the tadpole of the Vampire flying frog Rhacophorus vampyrus has two fang-like hooks in its mouth?

Created by Newone (talk), Ka Faraq Gatri (talk). Nominated by Ka Faraq Gatri (talk) at 14:59, 9 January 2011 (UTC)

• Comment If the article meets DYK criteria, suggest moving it to Special Occasions section and keeping for Halloween. The authors of the paper on which this article is substantially based have stated that they intend to publish a separate paper on the tadpoles of this species so the move would also allow time for any material from this paper (assuming it is published in time) to be incorporated. Ka Faraq Gatri (talk) 16:56, 9 January 2011 (UTC)

• That's confirmed. I agree that this should be kept for Halloween, especially as "A detailed description of the new tadpole will be published separately." which might be available by October. It's certainly an early start for the Halloween collection, does anyone think it is a problem to save it until then? SmartSE (talk) 23:41, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

SUPPORT waiting till Halloween, esp. if we can get a good, free picture of the scary tadpoles. --PFHLai (talk) 04:06, 16 January 2011 (UTC)

I've moved this as there were no objections. If someone wants to make a subpage for it, like we have for April Fools' nominations then feel free. SmartSE (talk) 12:46, 16 January 2011 (UTC)

Comment Halloween is just under 10 months away. I can't help thinking that if every vaguely ghoulish or spooky article is saved up that long, it will create a massive backlog (and a precedent for other days). After all, there are only 3-4 sessions of 6 or 7 hooks available for any particular day. Bob talk 22:26, 23 January 2011 (UTC)

Comment I have a raised eyebrow over this. Essentially were promoting an article to DYK, which in over half a year will appear on the main page. Would not this article be substatiannnly different from the one reviewed giving that theres 7+ months between creation and DYK appearance? Ottawa4ever (talk) 15:14, 1 March 2011 (UTC)

Comment Good points. This article could be significantly different from the one reviewed by 31st October depending on whether or not the group concerned have published their second paper on the species (one which focuses specifically on the unusual tadpoles) by then. As it stands the article was written from all the extant scientific literature on the species (a single paper) and a smattering of popular press coverage (who probably won't ever revisit the species, unless a big deal is made out of the second paper). It is possible someone will re-write the article from the current sources, however, most articles on obscure species (of which this is one) don't have very high edit levels. For comparison, a large number of articles on other species in the same genus were created by Polbot and haven't been significantly altered since their creation in 2007. Ka Faraq Gatri (talk) 16:14, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for your input. Ive opened a larger discussion here; Wikipedia_talk:Did_you_know#Rhacophorus_vampyrus. Its not just that the article may be different, but also that dyk is in the spirit of new articles or recently expanded ones. As such (I feel) queing an article for 10 months is misleading our readers since it is a violation of both leading principles of dyk. Ottawa4ever (talk) 10:29, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

See also

• User:AlexNewArtBot/GoodSearchResult – This is an automated list of promising new articles generated by AlexNewArtBot (talk · contribs · logs).