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Nominations

Older nominations

Articles created/expanded on or before April 6

Wilma Dykeman RiverWay Plan

• …That The Wilma Dykeman RiverWay Plan (pictured) would encourage sustainable economic development, multi-use travel, & recreation along The French Broad River?

• ALT1:… That The Wilma Dykeman Riverway Plan (pictured) is a 17-mile greenway & park system that would link the French Broad and Swannanoa Rivers into a continuous pathway with separate walking and biking trails?
• Reviewed: Heather J. Knight

Created by Joshua Purdy (talk). Self nom at 13:31, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

The Alt 1 hook is definitely better more expansive than the original, a little wordy perhaps, but it is a legitimate quote in your article which ties in a picture for your DYK. Therefore I will second the Alt1. I would also like to note that this article was recently moved from the authors sandbox as part of a Western Carolina university class. I can personally vouch for the date, so that should be clear Kayz911 (talk) 14:24, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on April 7

Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006

• ... that the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 was added at the last possible moment and voted on without verifying the actual language prior to the vote?

Created by Hbaum16(talk), Samuel.G.Mills (talk), and Amoy48473 (talk). Nominated by My76Strat (talk) at 01:59, 15 April 2011 (UTC)

• Date, length, hook ref all verified. Good to go. Yoninah (talk) 20:33, 16 April 2011 (UTC)

• Returned here because page is now a redirect. I haven't followed the discussion, but I suppose that situation might change. --Orlady (talk) 03:08, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

• There is a discussion at Talk:SAFE Port Act#Merger with Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006? for those who wish to discuss the issue. OCNative (talk) 07:44, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on April 8

Sensational Sherri Memorial Cup Tournament, Shinya Hashimoto Memorial Legacy Cup Tournament, Hustle King Memorial Six Man Tag Team Tournament, Fred Ward Memorial Show

• ... that professional wrestling events held to honor deceased competitors have included the Sensational Sherri Memorial Cup Tournament, the Shinya Hashimoto Memorial Legacy Cup Tournament, and the Hustle King Memorial Six Man Tag Team Tournament?

Created by 72.74.224.37 (talk), 72.74.202.170 (talk). Nominated by GaryColemanFan (talk) at 22:18, 13 April 2011 (UTC)

• Since this is still hanging out waiting for approval, how about adding another article (this one created by 72.74.213.189) to make it: ... that professional wrestling events held to honor deceased competitors have included the Sensational Sherri Memorial Cup Tournament, the Shinya Hashimoto Memorial Legacy Cup Tournament, the Hustle King Memorial Six Man Tag Team Tournament, and the Fred Ward Memorial Show? GaryColemanFan (talk) 05:45, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

• Note: Since making this nomination, I have reviewed four articles: Christian Thomas (ice hockey), Purgatory Correctional Facility, 2012 Democratic National Convention, and Loire (river). GaryColemanFan (talk) 20:47, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

• Currently reviewing. Might take a while, so please be patient. Carcharoth (talk) 12:17, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

• Sensational Sherri Memorial Cup Tournament - created 8 April, nominated 13 April, over 2000 characters
• Shinya Hashimoto Memorial Legacy Cup Tournament - created 12 April, nominated 13 April, over 6000 characters
• Hustle King Memorial Six Man Tag Team Tournament - created 10 April, nominated 13 April, over 1800 characters
• Fred Ward Memorial Show - created 16 April, nominated 24 April, around 1500 characters

All articles created via the articles for creation process, so not sure who gets the credit or deals with any issues raised here. I presume the nominator, so will contact them. Would the IP editor want credit and/or to be contacted or not? Technically, the Fred Ward Memorial Show is a bit late, but there is sometimes some allowance made for that. It is also a bit short. I only did a rough count (excluding the tables), but that came in at only around 1500 characters. I suspect a proper count would show this article to be a bit short. Will now check the hook citations and general content. Carcharoth (talk) 13:07, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

• Was able to verify the hook for the Shinya Hashimoto Memorial Legacy Cup Tournament, but it is unclear which references are supporting the hook for the other three. It is also unclear whether Fred Ward was a wrestler and promotor, or just a promoter. If the latter, the hook will need changing to mention promoters/mangers (Sherri Martel was a manager as well). There needs to be a citation to a reference that explicitly mentions who the tournament is a memorial for - use of the name of the tournament in a reference (where the name of the person being commemorated is part of the tournament name) is not enough. Personally, I would redo the hook to focus on the two Shinya Hashimoto memorial tournaments, and drop the other two, but that is up to the nominator. Will ask them to help clarify the references. Carcharoth (talk) 14:35, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

• Thanks for taking a look at it. I should be able to sort everything out later today. GaryColemanFan (talk) 13:33, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on April 10

M2 gas mask

• ... that the M2 gas mask protected the wearer for at least five hours against the common World War I chemical weapon phosgene?

• Reviewed: 5th Arizona Territorial Legislature

Created by Buggie111 (talk). Nominated by Buggie111 (talk) at 18:06, 11 April 2011 (UTC)

• Date, length, hook ref verified. However, much of the information is based on a blog. I found at least 3 good sources for further information on Google Books, and listed the links on the talk page. Perhaps you could wean off the blog and polish up the article with the book info? Yoninah (talk) 19:32, 11 April 2011 (UTC)

Drat! I didn't know it was a blog. I'll try to. does the other site (Gasmasklexicon) count as an RS? Buggie111 (talk) 23:00, 11 April 2011 (UTC)

• Yes. Yoninah (talk) 14:43, 12 April 2011 (UTC)

• I see that improvements were made since the last review. Additionally, I've spent some time working on the article -- among other things, I added text and even an image. I've stopped short of completely rewriting the article, largely because I actually don't know squat about gas masks and I don't have much experience writing military history articles. The hook fact is well-supported now, but the article still relies too heavily on some amateur (non-RS) websites whose creators did not have a very clear understanding of the topic, resulting in some statements that don't make a lot of sense. For example, I cannot make sense of the statement "Breathing in and out compressed the gas into safe quantities," and I cannot find support for it in the source cited. Another statement that I found problematic is "After a while, the elements in the mask built up" -- how long is "a while" and which "elements" built up? (My reading suggests that it was moisture that built up, but in context a reader might think this refers to chemical warfare agents.) DYK does not require perfection, but I'd like to see some additional improvement before this is featured on the main page. --Orlady (talk) 18:44, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on April 11

Gunda Gunda Gunde

• ... that, with over 220 volumes, the monastery of Gunda Gunde has one of the largest collections of Ge'ez manuscripts in Ethiopia?

Created by Llywrch (talk). Self nom at 21:21, 11 April 2011 (UTC)

• Date and length are ok but I have 2 problems with this 1) the hook doesn't seem fully supported by the sources - please can you specify where it is mentioned as one of the largest collections. I couldn't find it in the sources. My second problem concerns the name. It seems more frequently referred to as Gunda Gunde when searched for, including modern 2007 sources. Gunda Gunda sounds cooler (like Zenga Zenga) but I think it's important to keep article with the most current and most widely used naming conventions, so this might be worth a check. Thanks! Good article apart from that btw. Paul Bedson ❉talk❉ 23:15, 11 April 2011 (UTC)

• About the name: Due to a lack of a standardized transliteration system for Amharic -> English, spelling Ethiopian names are very inconsistent. (See the footnote to Wukro for one set of examples.) However, I went back to my printed sources, & they all use "Gunda Gunde" -- so I'll fix that. (I must have confused this monastery with a village 50 km away, just across the border in Eritrea: Guna guna.) As for your first point, I'll need to do some more research to confirm or correct that fact; however, considering that the library of the average Ethiopian church or monastery contains less than a dozen volumes, 200 volumes is a very large number. -- llywrch (talk) 00:07, 12 April 2011 (UTC)

Length and date are okay. However, I was unable to find references to the "one of the largest collections of its kind in Ethiopia" claim in the cited source. — Toдor Boжinov — 08:10, 12 April 2011 (UTC)

• After a lot of searching, I've found source which states it was (at one time) the largest library of "Abyssinian" literature (which is the older Western name for the Ge'ez language) & have added more material to put the size of its collection in perspective, compared to both inside & outside the country. I don't know if that satisfies all of the concern with that statement, or I should come up with a different hook. -- llywrch (talk) 21:53, 12 April 2011 (UTC)

• Sorry for requiring so much additional work on your part. The de Jacobis statement seems a bit too distant in time to be considered valid today. Your research has proven that there are larger collections, but not that this one is among the largest (in fact, the two you have cited are significantly larger). Perhaps it would be better to come up with a hook that can be more easily sourced. Why not use the bit about the dragon? — Toдor Boжinov — 12:38, 13 April 2011 (UTC)

• No problem about the extra work. (I enjoy doing the research. ;-) But as for an alternative hook, I'd rather not use the dragon: many Christian sites are located where mythical creatures or pagan sacred sites. How about a hook like,

• "... that, despite being an institution of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, the monastery of Gunda Gunde provided many converts to the Roman Catholic missionary and later saint Justin de Jacobis"? -- llywrch (talk) 19:14, 13 April 2011 (UTC)

• Article doesn't mention that Jacobis was converted to Catholicism at Gunda Gunde. Gatoclass (talk) 11:48, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Mikhail Pervukhin

• ... that Mikhail Pervukhin, a First Deputy Chairman and a Deputy Premier of the Council of Ministers, was a central figure in the creation of the Soviet atomic bomb?

5x created/expanded by TIAYN (talk) 19:43, 11 April 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed: 1924–25 Nelson F.C. season

Length and date. But fact on being First Deputy Premier is only mentioned in the lede, needs mention further down with hook. Also, the sentence where he's mentioned as important in the atomic programme should have a ref directly after it. --Soman (talk) 02:24, 12 April 2011 (UTC)

• • Fixed There is not one specific sentence which says he was a central figure..... --TIAYN (talk) 12:10, 12 April 2011 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on April 13

Spill (audio)

Example of drum kit spill into a snare drum microphone

• ... that although audio spill (example right) is often undesirable in the recording of popular music, it can be heard on records by The Beatles and Christina Aguilera?

Created by Mattgirling (talk). Self nom at 11:51, 13 April 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed Fred Laycock. matt (talk) 11:58, 13 April 2011 (UTC)

Comment: Sound isn't the exact same file as is used in the article, but it is a shortened version for use in DYK. matt (talk) 12:03, 13 April 2011 (UTC) Changed original. matt (talk) 10:22, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

• Everything checks out, including tag. Interesting article, but could use some cleanup. See talk. Maury Markowitz (talk) 19:11, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on April 14

College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering

• ... that SUNY Albany's College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (pictured) was the first educational institution dedicated solely to the research and development of nanotechnology?

Created by Nanotech257 (talk). Nominated by UpstateNYer (talk) at 23:36, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: Charles Elliott Perkins (diff)

• Expansion date was 14 April. Leszek Jańczuk (talk) 10:17, 19 April 2011 (UTC)
• Looks good and checks out. The use of "educational institution" gave me slight pause, but I can't think of a better way to word it and I don't think it is such a big deal as to preclude it from approval. PhantomPlugger (talk) 21:50, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

Returned from preps with the following concern: it is extremely difficult to defend this claim. For example, a few second search returned this. My intuition tells that 2004 is too late to be the first, no matter what the Wall Street Journal says, and off course it can't be "the only" based on a 2010 ref. - such colleges grow like mushrooms after rain, and the rain passed back in the 1990s. Materialscientist (talk) 01:14, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

• I don't disagree with removal of 'and only', so I just did that. As for the 'first' claim, I have a reliable source backing that up (it would be one thing if it were a local paper making the claim, but it's the WSJ). Ball's in your court to prove it wrong. upstateNYer 01:25, 25 April 2011 (UTC)
  • WP:REDFLAG. I'll keep providing opposite claims as long as you keep disproving them (1st is above). If one source says something that sounds unreasonable, we've got to question that. Materialscientist (talk) 23:22, 25 April 2011 (UTC)
    • I don't think REDFLAG is the most appropriate essay to call out because it deals mainly with conspiracies and "surprising or apparently important claims not covered by mainstream sources"; WSJ no longer counts as a mainstream source? All due respect, but your gut instinct isn't enough to denounce a fact covered by a national newspaper. Naturally, if you can find an opposing claim elsewhere stating that some other institution claims the cake, I'll hear you out. upstateNYer 02:11, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Please re-read my comment and start with this (by far not the beast ref., but let us go step by step). Materialscientist (talk) 02:14, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Sorry, I thought that link was to prove that it wasn't the only nanotech center on earth. Its mission is clear: "It is a registered Charity, whose core activities are focused on education and training in nanotechnology." My quote and source specifically reference research and development. Based on your presumed experience, I'm sure you can note the obvious differences. upstateNYer 03:51, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Good. Please explain how can we trust a source which says that a college can be an educational institution dedicated solely to the research and development? It can be dedicated to "training in development", which then makes it no different from the school linked above (sorry for reusing that link, I'd provide better ones once I understand the point to (dis)prove). Materialscientist (talk) 05:07, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Purgatory Correctional Facility

• ... that the Mormon bigamist Warren Jeffs spent a year in a prison called Purgatory?

Created by Verne Equinox (talk). Self nom at 22:26, 16 April 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: Opsismodysplasia

• A few things: (1) most importantly, the article is not long enough. 1500 characters is the minimum, and this is not quite up to 1000, (2) "polygamist" would be more appropriate than "bigamist", and (3) in the article, Jeffs is not referred to as a bigamist or polygamist. GaryColemanFan (talk) 03:58, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

ALT1: ... that the Mormon funadmentalist Warren Jeffs, who was once on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, spent a year in a prison called Purgatory?

• Article is still way too short at only 940-odd characters. Gatoclass (talk) 11:53, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

• It's 1,792 characters now. The FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list is not mentioned at all in the Purgatory Correctional Facility article. OCNative (talk) 11:25, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Arroyo Seco, Querétaro

• ... that Arroyo Seco, Querétaro, Mexico is home to the Sótano del Barro, a pit cave which is one of the largest cavities of the world by volume?

5x expanded by Thelmadatter (talk). Self nom at 18:37, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed Celts in Transylvania Thelmadatter (talk) 18:50, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

Expansion and date check out, but only source for claim in hook is in Spanish. Is there no English language source for such an amazing fact? -AndrewDressel (talk) 23:48, 16 April 2011 (UTC)

Foreign language sources are fine ... accepted AGF. This source [1] says its the deepest in the world, but this is disputed by other sources.Thelmadatter (talk) 12:22, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Clara Clarita

• ... that Sir Winston Churchill's American grandfather paid $125,000 for a new luxury steam yacht, Clara Clarita (pictured), that could only manage a speed of ½ mph (0.8 km/h)?

• Reviewed: Wharton Reef Light

Created by Gatoclass (talk). Self nom at 12:05, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

• I can't easily find the fact that it managed a speed of 1/2 mph. I found one stating it ran at 12 mph. I did see "we made one mile and a quarter in just two hours and a half." but this should've been more explicit.–HTD (ITN: Where no updates but is stickied happens.) 12:25, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

"One mile and a quarter in just two hours and a half" is precisely 1/2 mph. But if you want confirmation, you only have to look at the next reference in line, following the sentence Jerome's account was corroborated by two further letters to the Times, from E. Riggs and Clara Clarita's commander, Captain Alex Smith, which states that the yacht "went at the extraordinary rate of about half a knot", here. Gatoclass (talk) 12:33, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

Yes, but like I said it should've more explicit, like "one mile and a quarter in just two hours and a half (1/2 mph)". I reckon most people are not into boat speeds and may not realize that knot is about as equal as 1 mph, nor do they have to mentally compute 0.525 mi/2.5 hrs=1/5 mph. –HTD (ITN: Where no updates but is stickied happens.) 12:53, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

Well, the "half a knot" comment is not included in the article - I used the 1/2 mile per hour statement precisely because far more people know what mph means than knot. In relation to your comment however, I think "one mile and a quarter in just two hours and a half" ought to be perfectly accessible to anyone with even the most rudimentary grasp of arithmetic. Gatoclass (talk) 13:21, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

I'll let others have their take on this. –HTD (ITN: Where no updates but is stickied happens.) 13:54, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

Okay, I added an explicit reference to "1/2 mph" to the article.[2] Gatoclass (talk) 06:43, 15 April 2011 (UTC)

I think this hook is deliberately misleading. The article clearly states that it reached a speed of 12 mph; nowhere does it say that the boat had a maximum speed of 0.5 as the hook implies. BigDom (talk) 15:35, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

The yacht reached a speed of 12 mph after its original engine was replaced. The original engine could only manage a speed of 1/2 mph, when the yacht was new. That is a simple, verifiable statement of fact. Gatoclass (talk) 16:55, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

No it's not a fact, or at least the article doesn't say that it is. The fact that the boat travelled 1.25 miles in 2.5 hours does not mean, in any way, that it reached a maximum speed of 0.5 mph, it means that its average speed was 0.5 mph on that particular voyage. Indeed, it is more than likely that higher speeds were reached that day. There is no evidence that the boat could only manage 0.5 mph. BigDom (talk) 17:18, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

That would have to be about the most pedantic point I have ever encountered on this page. You think the hook is misleading because you can hypothesize that maybe the boat went a fraction faster at some point in its 2 1/2 hour voyage? Please be reasonable. The point is that the engine was a piece of useless junk, if it managed to go at 0.6 mph at some point in its voyage and 0.4 at another, that is hardly a reason to challenge the hook as "misleading". Gatoclass (talk) 18:31, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

Most of this discussion could be rendered moot if anyone had considered writing an alt hook, so how about:

ALT1:... that Sir Winston Churchill's American grandfather paid $125,000 for a new luxury steam yacht, Clara Clarita (pictured), that managed only an average speed of ½ mph (0.8 km/h)? OCNative (talk) 00:48, 15 April 2011 (UTC)

I considered that, but I think it weakens the hook unnecessarily. I don't see any point in quibbling about "average" and "maximum" speeds for a boat that could only manage 1/2 mph. What sort of "maximum" speed worthy of the name would such a boat be capable of? Certainly none of the sources bothered to record one, and the second source states clearly that the boat ""went at the extraordinary rate of about half a knot"[3] - what else needs to be said? Gatoclass (talk) 04:20, 15 April 2011 (UTC)

I would agree with Gatoclass that the original hook is preferable and that the article clearly demonstrates the inferior speed of the boat. The addition of the 1/2 mph text in the article is a good way to clearly tie the hook to the article. Though the account does seem to imply that different speeds were achieved, surely the differences were negligible and do not impact the core interest of the hook. I don't think the average reader would see the use of 1/2 mph as an exact reading of speed, as opposed to, say, 0.5 mph. Furthermore, using a colloquial phrase such as "could only manage" implies that the measurement used is an approximation designed to illustrate a point. I say approve the hook as-is. PhantomPlugger (talk) 20:32, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on April 15

Morića Han

• ... that Morića Han is the only surviving han in Sarajevo?

• Reviewed: Vittorio Arrigoni ([4])

Created by Antidiskriminator (talk). Self nom at 13:40, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

• Disambiguated "han" in the hook and the article to point to Caravanserai, which according to the "Etymology" section, is the same as a "han" (assuming that I picked the correct meaning). cmadler (talk) 14:15, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

• The article probably needs a quick copy-edit for grammar. cmadler (talk) 14:21, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for noticing disambiguated han. There are sources that claim that caravanserays and hans were different things, at least in the Balkans. The Caravanserays were much bigger and supposedly often had charity like function (providing free accommodation for travellers and poor people) while hans were always part of profit driven business. But I did not (yet) find sources on English that would support that interpretation. Therefore I can say that you did pick the correct meaning, for now. I performed a quick copy-edit in the scale that I could (considering the limited knowledge of English). If that is not enough, please someone help with "a quick copy-edit for grammar".--Antidiskriminator (talk) 21:02, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

International reaction to the demolition of the Babri mosque

• ... that the offices of Air India were attacked as part of the violent reaction to the Babri mosque demolition in Pakistan and Bangladesh?

Created by S h i v a (Visnu) (talk). Self nom at 06:33, 16 April 2011 (UTC)

Orphans' Decree

• ... that a forced conversion of orphaned non-Muslim children to Islam under Orphans' Decree in Yemen has no "parallel in other countries"?

• Reviewed: ...And the Native Hipsters ([5])

Created by Mbz1 (talk). Self nom at 03:23, 16 April 2011 (UTC)

• Hooks should be neutral -- it is wrong to use DYK to showcase a hook aimed at embarrassing any nation or religion. Also, a hook should reference an established fact--"no parallel in other countries" is somebody's editorializing. History tells many sad stories of government policies to take children away from their families when the government disapproved of the families' beliefs--hard to see why these aren't "parallel." Also, the hook implies that Yemen is currently engaged in forced conversion of orphans to Islam-- the decree lapsed in 1948.betsythedevine (talk) 04:46, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

• Alt1 ... that Orphans' Decree that was implemented in Yemen between 17th Century and up to 1948 was ignored during Ottoman rule?

--Mbz1 (talk) 15:20, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

• Comment -- I personally don't see anything wrong with the original hook. It's a statement of fact, how is that un-neutral? Just because forced conversions may be viewed as negative doesn't mean that they should be thus ignored as if they never happened. It's also a lot catchier than alt2. If the problem is the "parallel in other countries", which would be hard to substantiate as a claim anyway, then can I suggest:

• Alt2 ... that a forced conversion of orphaned non-Muslim children to Islam under Orphans' Decree was implemented in Yemen starting in the 17th Century? --Mûĸĸâĸûĸâĸû _(blah?) 10:13, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

You are absolutely right, there's nothing wrong with the original hook. "no parallel in other countries" is supported by a reliable source. Of course there were cases the children were taken from their parents for different reasons including conversion, but there was no other case in the history of a mass forced conversions of orphans or half-orphans enforced by a decree. Anyway I am perfectly alright with alt2. Thanks.--Mbz1 (talk) 11:47, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

I don't think Alt2 is appropriate because it implies the decree is still in force and/or still being implemented, and there's no evidence of either. I suggest a compromise between the original hook and Alt1:

• ... that a 17th-Century Yemeni Orphans' Decree requiring the conversion of orphans to Islam was still being enforced as late as 1948? Gatoclass (talk) 14:48, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

  I am fine with this one too. Thanks.--Mbz1 (talk) 14:53, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

  I support this hook, ironically, I think the original hook would be less negative about Islam, in that, it clarifies that this was only a Yemeni practice, not widespread, but I understand the original concern and the "no parallel" is hard to source. BelloWello (talk) 16:35, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on April 16

Wilhelmine Reichard

• ... that although Wilhelmine Reichard was badly injured during a balloon accident 1811 she conducted several flights until 1820?

• ALT1:... that Wilhelmine Reichard raised money by conducting flights with a gas balloon between 1816 and 1820?

Created by Stone (talk). Self nom at 10:11, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

• Date, length OK. I proofread the article for English grammar but was unable to verify the correct link for Döhlen, which links to a disambiguation page. The article is also an orphan, as it does not link to any other articles. After you fix these things, I would like to suggest this alt:
• ALT2: ... that Wilhelmine Reichard, the first German woman balloonist, fell unconscious at 7,800 metres (25,600 ft) during her third flight in 1811 and crash-landed in a forest? Yoninah (talk) 23:47, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

Reads fine! I have to deal with a very bad modem connection for several days, i look what I can do.--08:39, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Amer Fort

• ... that the annual tourist visitation to the Amber Palace of Amer Fort (pictured) in Rajasthan was reported by the Superintendent of Department of Archaeology and Museums as 1.4 million visitors during 2007?

Created/expanded by Nvvchar (talk), Dr. Blofeld (talk). Self nom at 01:52, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed Henry Conybeare.--Nvvchar. 02:35, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

• Fixed one more img of the palace within the fort. Probably a better img.--Nvvchar. 11:03, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

ALT ... that in 2007, the Amber Palace of Amer Fort (pictured) in Rajasthan was visited by 1.4 million tourists?

Length, history, source checked. Suggest simpler hook (above). Otherwise, okay to go. --Epipelagic (talk) 00:53, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

• OK.--Nvvchar. 01:48, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Charles Austin Tweed

• ... that a proposal by Republican Charles Austin Tweed allowing California to hire women at the same rate of pay offered to men was defeated by the California State Senate?

• Reviewed: Two-mass-skate bicycle ([6])

Created by Allen3 (talk). Self nom at 20:58, 16 April 2011 (UTC)

• Information and article length checks out. I changed your hook slightly to bring California further up. JKBrooks85 (talk) 23:00, 16 April 2011 (UTC)

A year would be good. I've added one to the hook. -AndrewDressel (talk) 23:03, 16 April 2011 (UTC)

Addition of year reverted. As Victuallers once said, "Hooks are like exotic underwear, they shouldn't show everything." The hook was intentionally written to play off of certain widely held assumptions based upon current political dialogs. Adding too much information, like the fact the event occurred in 1870, destroys those assumptions and significantly weakens the hook. --Allen3 ^talk 01:42, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

Luoji Township

• ... that in Luoji Township in Yunnan, there are laws against the picking of young matsutake mushrooms smaller than 6cm in diameter?

Created by Dr. Blofeld (talk). Self nom at 13:11, 16 April 2011 (UTC) Reviewed Amate♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:49, 16 April 2011 (UTC)

• - I would tweak the hook to state "matsutake mushrooms" in it (as the rules are specific about this fungus)

Sure, although the source which refers to the mushrooms laws doesn't mention Matsutake, just mushroom. I didn't want anybody questioning that..♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:20, 16 April 2011 (UTC)

Yes it does. Look in the first sentence "To a matsutake harvester..." and also the discussion under the five laws. Casliber (talk · contribs) 14:33, 16 April 2011 (UTC)

matsutake it is then!♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:46, 16 April 2011 (UTC)

Braeburn Range

• ... that in New Zealand's Braeburn Range a small population of large carnivorous snails Powelliphanta "Nelson Lakes" is only found above the bush line?

Created by Dramatic (talk). Self nom at 09:37, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: Anthony Sadowski

Made these changes. Age and size are good. The article, however, does not state that these snails are found only above the bush line, and the provided source states that they are found just below, just above, and at the bush line. -AndrewDressel (talk) 14:58, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

If you re-read the reference, it initially says the "just below, just above and at", but in reference to all three populations (the other two are 10-20 km away). It then says that they have only been found above the bushline on Mount Murchison. Also, I have reverted your change to the reference title: It's a single white paper (distributed online in three parts for size reasons) with a single purpose, and the document title should be used rather than a single chapter heading. dramatic (talk) 17:54, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

When I first looked at the reference, it looked like this, so I did my best to fix it. I'm glad you were able to make it even better. If the snails are only above the bush line on Mount Murchison, then I think the hook should say so. Also, the article does not state that the snails are only found above the bush line. Instead, it states that the area above the bush line on Mount Murchison is one of three isolated habitats. -AndrewDressel (talk) 20:05, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

Jeremy Kerley

• ... that Jeremy Kerley (pictured) was recruited by Texas and Stanford to play baseball and by Oklahoma to play college football, but he ultimately decided to play football for Texas Christian University?

• Reviewed: You Debt Your Life ([7])

Created by Eagles247 (talk). Self nom at 00:38, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

• Date, length, and (regrettably) hook check out, much to my chagrin as a Stanford alumnus from Southern California. I did tweak the punctuation in the hook, added "(pictured)" to it, and made the TCU wikilink consistent with the Texas, Stanford, and Oklahoma links. OCNative (talk) 07:30, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

Taxation in the Ottoman empire, Emin (Ottoman official), Tekalif-i orfiye, Resm-i çift, Rav akçesi, Nüzül, İspençe, Avariz, ...

• ... that Tekalif-i orfiye, Resm-i çift, Rav akçesi, Nüzül, İspençe, Avariz, Adet-i ağnam, Resm-i arusane, Tuz resmi, Resm-i bennâk, Bedl-i askeri, Gümrük resmi, Sursat, Müskirat resmi, Temettu, Adet-i deştbani, Damga resmi, Resm-i mücerred, Öşür, Ihtisab, Resm-i donum and Tapu resmi were Ottoman taxes, whilst Muafiyet were exemptions, and Emins were tax-collectors?

• Reviewed: J-CATCH
• Comment: Eight initial articles created 16-17 April, based on userspace drafts. Expanded since then, and various new articles written from scratch. I wrote a few more related stubs but don't have time to expand them all (busy at work). The articles mostly rely on books and journals which are behind paywalls, but as a courtesy to whoever is unlucky enough to review all these, I'm trying to add freely-available online sources (at least a Google Books snippet) which confirm the most basic fact in the hook. A reviewer with a good online library subscription might find verification easier.

Created by Bobrayner (talk). Self nom at 17:28, 19 April 2011 (UTC) Right, I count 25 articles. There's lots to review. Here's a list of them; I suggest reviewers knock off one at a time, confirming all the usual DYK criteria plus that they support the hook fact: Schwede66 18:19, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

• Taxation in the Ottoman empire – New and certainly long enough. Some paragraphs need citations and other issues that don't affect DYK have been marked up. I haven't looked at any of the sources – the whole article is on taxation, so it should be self evident that the hook is confirmed. Schwede66 18:50, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

  Groovy; thanks very much for your hard work. The two sections lacking cites are something I want to expand soon (and build separate articles from); lacking time for that job, I just commented them out in the meantime. Everything else disambiguated &c. bobrayner (talk) 20:39, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

• Emin (Ottoman official)
• Tekalif-i orfiye
• Resm-i çift
• Rav akçesi
• Nüzül
• İspençe
• Avariz
• Adet-i ağnam
• Resm-i arusane
• Tuz resmi
• Resm-i bennâk
• Bedl-i askeri
• Gümrük resmi
• Sursat
• Müskirat resmi
• Temettu
• Adet-i deştbani
• Damga resmi
• Resm-i mücerred
• Öşür
• Ihtisab
• Tapu resmi
• Resm-i donum
• Muafiyet - Date, length, and the Muafiyet portion of the hook check out. OCNative (talk) 11:27, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on April 17

United States v. Scheinberg

• ... that on April 15, 2011, United States v. Scheinberg resulted in the end of online poker play for United States residents on the three online poker sites that account for approximately 95% of the market?

Created by TonyTheTiger (talk). Self nom at 07:21, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: 1965–66 Ashes series--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 17:04, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

List of international cricket centuries by Andrew Strauss

• ... that despite questions about the suitability of his batting temperament, three of Andrew Strauss's centuries are among the five highest scores by England batsmen in ODI cricket?

• Reviewed: 1997 Pepsi Independence Cup

5x expanded by Harrias (talk). Self nom at 06:57, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Ipomopsis sancti-spiritus

• ... that the Holy Ghost ipomopsis found in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in New Mexico is predicted to become extinct in 50 years?

Created by IceCreamAntisocial (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 02:48, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

• Length, date, and hook reference (3) all check out. Good to go.--Nvvchar. 08:41, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Shall we wait for Pentecost? Probably a little too far ahead in future.... --PFHLai (talk) 17:29, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

Alfred E. Goodey

• ... that Alfred E. Goodey collected and commissioned paintings to record the history of Derby?

Created by Memestream (talk). Nominated by Victuallers (talk) at 15:03, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

• Article length and creation date and hook length check out. Hook source (footnote 3) is okay, but formatting of footnote needs to be better. But footnotes 2 and 4 are not valid sources – 2 needs to be to the book itself, not an Amazon review page, and 4 appears to be somebody's blog. And the formatting of whatever replaces them needs to be better. Also, what is the actual title of the painting used as an illustration? That should be used, and it should be in italics. Wasted Time R (talk) 10:29, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Not sure any of these prevent a DYK nomination, but all fixed I think Victuallers (talk) 17:07, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Now I'm even more confused, as the hook source is to the Amazon description. If you have own or have read the Goodey's Derby book, then you should be able to source all four facts from the other footnote, as well as the hook fact, to specific pages in the book. Right now, you have all four facts to the same page 1, which is possible but seems a little unlikely, and the hook fact to an Amazon page. Wasted Time R (talk) 03:06, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Bir Hima Rock Petroglyphs and Inscriptions

• ... that in the Najran area of southwest Saudi Arabia, including Bir Hima Rock Petroglyphs and Inscriptions as many as 6,400 human and animal illustrations (pictured) have been recorded?

5x expanded by Nvvchar (talk), Rosiestep (talk), Dr. Blofeld (talk) a. Nominated by Dr. Blofeld (talk) at 10:32, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

• Img added.--Nvvchar. 11:02, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed: Nilar Thein♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:36, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

• date, expansion, fact, refs fine. It took me a while to understand the hook, can we get to the point sooner?

ALT1: ... that as many as 6,400 human and animal illustrations (pictured), including Bir Hima Rock Petroglyphs and Inscriptions, have been recorded in Saudi Arabia's southwest Najran area?

• What I can't approve is DYKmake for 3 authors, not knowing the rules enough. I would expect that every author should supply the 1500 chars minimum for an article in order to be credited, but the article has only about 2.500. I would also not know how to calculate the individual contributions, and I tend to be generous, smile, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:39, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

3,4 or 5 authors is fine. In this case we have a very productive editor or two and some very good copy editors. DYK is meant to encourage collaboration. At one time you could niminate a poor stub and it would be improved to pass the rules by numerous editors working together Victuallers (talk) 17:10, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Everything is Terrible!

• ... that the creator of "So Your Cat Wants A Massage?", one of the VHS clips posted on the website Everything is Terrible!, appeared as a guest on the Late Show with David Letterman?

Created by MuZemike (talk). Self nom at 06:16, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

ALT 1 (if the first one is a bit too wordy to work):

• ... that clips of VHS tapes from the website Everything is Terrible! include how to massage a cat, an anti-pedophilia yellow dinosaur, and a direct-to-video crime drama featuring Jay Leno?

–MuZemike 06:16, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed: Hierapolis sawmill. –MuZemike 06:39, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Santa Fe Railway Depot (Galesburg, Illinois)

• ... that the former station house at the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway station in Galesburg, Illinois had two waiting rooms, one for men and one for women?

• ALT1:... that the former station house at the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway depot in Galesburg, Illinois had two waiting rooms, one for men and one for women?

Created by Gfoley4 (talk). Self nom at 20:15, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed James Russell (baseball) [8]

The hook is off line and presumably checks out, but the title of the article is too misleading to be useful to readers in my opinion. I don't think readers would not associate "Galesburg" with "Santa Fe". Billy Hathorn (talk) 00:37, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

What do you suggest? Something like "Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Depot (Galesburg, Illinois)"? —GFOLEY FOUR— 03:35, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Yes, the longer title would be better in this case. Billy Hathorn (talk) 10:57, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

• Okay, I moved the article to Santa Fe Railway Depot (Galesburg, Illinois). —GFOLEY FOUR— 22:18, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak

• ... that Albert Bierstadt's 1863 painting The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak (pictured) is sometimes likened to Frederic Edwin Church's The Heart of the Andes?

• Reviewed Azimzhan Askarov. Lampman (talk) 19:55, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

Created by Lampman (talk). Self nom at 19:54, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

Billy Hathorn (talk) 22:30, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

Palaeoperenethis

• ... that the only known specimen of the extinct spider Palaeoperenethis is in the Royal Ontario Museum?

Created by Kevmin (talk). Self nom at 17:14, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed Comesperma sphaerocarpum, Comesperma
• Length and Date fine. The link for the ref is broken, and I will accept on good faith. The link should be fixed, however.--E♴(talk) 21:12, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!

• ... that controversy over Pedro Almodóvar's 1990 film Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! led to the creation of the NC-17 rating?

5x expanded and sourced by Miguelemejia (talk). Self nom at 13:04, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

• Expansion and hook are good, AGF on offline references - Basement12 (T.C) 11:26, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Reworded hook to sound less like translated English (Also, IIRC, the controversy over the film was not the only one that led to the NC-17 rating being created). Daniel Case (talk) 18:15, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Rewards and Fairies

• ... that Kipling's Rewards and Fairies includes "If—" which has been voted Britain's most popular poem?

Created by Dabbler (talk). Self nom at 12:01, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

Nice little article, but too short. It needs to have 1500 characters to qualify for DYK, but only has 481 (excluding references), so will need some extra work.Philipjelley (talk) 13:59, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

The DYK criteria - Long enough says "Articles must have a minimum of 1,500 characters of prose (ignoring infoboxes, categories, references, lists, tables, etc.)" This article has 2844 excluding references and categories. I am including the brief descriptions of each story as they are prose and not organized as a table. Dabbler (talk) 18:58, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

Sorry I used wordcount, it should be 2792 charactersPhilipjelley (talk) 19:49, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

No, bullet-pointed lists do not count towards the amount of prose. According to the DYKcheck tool, there are 1017 characters of readable prose so it needs expanding. BigDom (talk) 08:41, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

I have expanded (and reformatted) the page significantly to include descriptions of the poems. Please review.Dabbler (talk) 10:36, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Yes, there is enough readable prose now so I think the article is OK for DYK. BigDom (talk) 21:31, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Marcos Mateo

• ... that in his major league debut, Marcos Mateo gave up the winning run in the bottom of the 11th inning on a sacrifice fly?

• Reviewed: Alexander (son of Ivan Shishman) ([[9]])
• Comment: Not sure on the wording. Any suggestions are appreciated.

2x expanded and sourced (BLP) by Giants27 (talk). Self nom at 23:44, 16 April 2011 (UTC)

• ALT 1: ... that in his Major League Baseball debut, Marcos Mateo came into the game in the 11th inning, loaded the bases, then gave up a sacrifice fly to lose the game? - Tim1965 (talk) 00:36, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

• Timeliness of submission, article length, and hook length (and ALT 1 hook length) both check out. Online citation OK. Article is OK for the queue. - Tim1965 (talk) 00:36, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Anthony Sadowski

• ... that Anthony Sadowski, after escaping captivity in the Great Northern War in 1704, came to America and helped Daniel Boone's father found Amity Township, Pennsylvania?

Created by Alekjds (talk). Self nom at 05:38, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: United States Trust Company theft

• Length, reference, date all fine. dramatic (talk) 09:29, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on April 18

Brand Building, Collins Block, Harley Baldwin

• ... that the upscale boutiques and exclusive nightclub Aspen, Colorado, developer Harley Baldwin put in the Brand Building and Collins Block (pictured) earned them the nickname "Glitter Gulch"?

• Reviewed: Ciborium (architecture) ([10])
• Comment: If possible, can we put both building images in? As they're landscape-oriented they could easily be stacked without looking too odd or taking too much space

Created by Daniel Case (talk). Self nom at 17:50, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Diesel Emissions Reduction Act

• ... that Diesel Emissions Reduction Act is a part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005?

• Reviewed: not needed

Created by Rakarirx (talk). Nominated by Leszek Jańczuk (talk) at 20:15, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

• Dull hook; legislation is often bundled into larger bills. Daniel Case (talk) 17:36, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Ciborium (architecture)

• ... that for much of the Middle Ages church altars were hidden from view at points in services by curtains hung from a ciborium (example illustrated)?

5x expanded by Johnbod (talk). Self nom at 23:57, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Length, reference and history verified. Daniel Case (talk) 17:45, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed The New Klondike

The New Klondike

• ... that Lewis Milestone's 1926 sports drama comedy silent film The New Klondike was the first film assignment of writer Ben Hecht?

• Comment: Reviewed #Tri-state water dispute [11] Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.}

Created by MichaelQSchmidt (talk). Self nom at 21:54, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

• Too short, given we don't count lists or quotes. I make it 933 chars. But there must be something more to say? Johnbod (talk) 00:00, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

  Yup. My bad. It will be expanded enough in the next few hours and I'll drop you a note. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 01:47, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

• Okay... current DYK check shows Prose size (text only): 1886 characters (315 words) "readable prose size" Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 08:31, 23 April 2011 (UTC)
• All ok now. Johnbod (talk) 21:35, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

Dragan Velić

• ... that Dragan Velić is the current President of the Union of Serbian Districts and District Units of Kosovo and Metohija of North Kosovo, but it is not officially recognized as an entity?

Created by Dr. Blofeld (talk), Rosiestep (talk). Self nom at 09:56, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

• Three problems: First, vague. "Not officially recognized as an entity"? That could apply to a chess club, too. It should be clear that this non-recognition comes from the Kosovar government and UNMIK. And second, that's hardly unusual for a putative political division or subdivision to get no recognition from this or that recognizing entity. And lastly, this fact is far more interesting when applied to the Union of Serbian Districts and District Units of Kosovo and Metohija of North Kosovo, of which Velić just happens to be president. Is there something about him personally which would make a good hook? Daniel Case (talk) 18:11, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed :Meadow Lake, Nevada County, California♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:59, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Mining in Tajikistan

• ... that Tajikistan Aluminum Company (TALCO) runs the 4th largest aluminum manufacturing plant in the world (mining area pictured)?

5x expanded by Dr. Blofeld (talk), Nvvchar (talk), Rosiestep (talk). Self nom at 09:35, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

• Added an img of a mining area in Tajikistan.--Nvvchar. 09:45, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed Tourism in Somalia.--Nvvchar. 10:39, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

• Quite a bit more than 5x here! Well done. Date checks out, as does length. I've tweaked the hook just a little—moving the italic bracket to the end to improve readability. There's one thing about the hook fact, though. I see two refs, one of which (Asia/Pacific Review, facts presumably from 2003) says the plant is "one of the world's largest aluminium smelters", which is fine. The other one, from Lonely Planet, says that the Tajik SSR "built the world's fourth-largest aluminium plant", which is also fine, except the claim is made in the "History" section, with no date attached. Granted, it's not easy to build aluminium plants, so I'm willing to believe that the plant may still be the fourth-largest in the world, but since precision is needed, I'm not sure we can confidently say it is currently the 4th largest. That being said, I'd like to propose the following ALT1, which would be covered by existing refs and would still be punchy, IMO. What do you think? --dragfyre_ʞןɐʇc 19:12, 23 April 2011 (UTC)
• ALT1: ... that the Tajikistan Aluminum Company (TALCO) runs one of the largest aluminum manufacturing plants in the world (mining area pictured)?

• Thanks for the valued analysis. I agree with your suggestion of the ALT 1 hook.--Nvvchar. 01:15, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

• Cool, seems good to go with ALT1 then. I've edited the article to match it (commented out the lonely planet ref in case you wanted to reuse it later), and I've done a little bit of window-dressing with the pics too. Good work. --dragfyre_ʞןɐʇc 02:26, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

• Thanks, very much.--Nvvchar. 17:32, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Marsupial lawn

• ... that a marsupial lawn (pictured) is mown and edged every night by kangaroos, wallabies, pademelons, wombats, and devils?

Created by Mmdrewser (talk). Nominated by Melchoir (talk) at 04:19, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

• Good/interesting article which will get a DYK after a little clarification. The main problem is that it is difficult to find a paragraph in the article which supports the facts in the DYK hook. The article also needs more citations in places. Need to include definition of "Marsupial lawn" in the main body of the article with supporting citation. Although an internet search turns up a lot of results, some evidence of how widely the phrase is used and in what context, and when the phrase was first used (if possible) might also be a good idea - just to confirm notability. Shadygrove2007 (talk) 13:11, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Meadow Lake, Nevada County, California

• ... that Meadow Lake revelers took a ferry to hurdy gurdy houses?

Created by Rosiestep (talk). Self nom at 02:51, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: 1999 AO10

Good to go.♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:59, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Zočište Monastery

• ... that the Kosovo Liberation Army destroyed Zočište Monastery (pictured) in 1999?

Created by Dr. Blofeld (talk), Nvvchar (talk). Self nom at 14:08, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

• Date, length and references check out - Basement12 (T.C) 14:26, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

• I have now posted an img, which has been contributed in the article by User talk:WhiteWriter.--Nvvchar. 12:19, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

I Am (2011 film)

• ... that writer director Tom Shadyac made the documentary I Am after suffering post-concussion syndrome from a serious bicycle accident – and sleeping in his closet to avoid acute sensitivity to light and sound?

Created by 842U (talk). Self nom at 12:35, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: Run the World (Girls) [12]
• Date, ref, length and hook looks good --Marchije•^speak/_peek 15:22, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Lower Swell

• ... the Lower Swell is located on the banks of the River Dikler?

• Reviewed: Berry Hinton ([13])

5x expanded by Mbz1 (talk) and Qrsdogg (talk). Self nom at 03:26, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

• By modern convention, I believe the Dikler is referred to as the River Dikler in a formal context. Your source is from 1884. And, the hook should be changed to read that the Lower Swell is located on the banks of the River Dikler. Aside from that minor issue, date, length, and hook citation check out. Viriditas (talk) 10:02, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

• Fixed.--Mbz1 (talk) 11:29, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

• Looks OK now. Viriditas (talk) 12:17, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Wilson Onsare

• ... that Wilson Onsare made the fastest ever marathon debut at the 2003 Paris Marathon, but never improved upon his debut time?

Created by Sillyfolkboy (talk). Self nom at 18:02, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed Top 100 Mexico

• Note: I'd appreciate it if there was a bit of a delay between putting up this hook and the one for Emmanuel Mutai (listed 17 April) so as not to swamp people with male Kenyan marathon runners!

• Good to go.--Giants27(T|C) 20:58, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

Laurelhurst Park

• ... that in 1919 the Pacific Coast Parks Association named Portland, Oregon's Laurelhurst Park the "most beautiful park" on the West Coast?

5x expanded by Another Believer (talk). Self nom at 15:48, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

• Note: Pictures is available if needed. --Another Believer _(Talk) 15:48, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

• Hook, expansion, reference and article check out. The main pic on the article is nice, but I think it is "too busy" to show well when put into the required small size for DYK. You can always try though.--NortyNort (Holla) 03:10, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

• True. Sounds good! Thanks so much! --Another Believer _(Talk) 03:38, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

SS British Corporal

• ... that General Franco denied the fact that the British merchant ship British Corporal had been attacked by his forces during the Spanish Civil War?

Created by Mjroots (talk). Self nom at 07:22, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

• I reviewed The Card Players (Cezanne). Mjroots (talk) 11:59, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

• Good to go. Leszek Jańczuk (talk) 15:16, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

The Card Players (Cezanne)

• ... that the French Government issued a postage stamp (pictured) bringing attention to the theft of Cézanne's The Card Players in 1961?

Created by Chimino (talk). Self nom at 05:40, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

• Question is this a public domain image? I wouldn't have though that postage stamps would be OK. StAnselm (talk) 06:06, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

• Comment the original painting is PD, therefore copyright cannot be re-created once it has expired (AFAIK). Mjroots (talk) 07:23, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

• Comment correct, per WikiCommons[14], postage stamps by artists deceased more than 70 years ago are public domain in France.--Chimino (talk) 08:21, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

• Length, date OK, hook referenced, AGF on offline source. Image is PD per above discussion. Mjroots (talk) 11:57, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

It's very underlinked! Johnbod (talk) 01:30, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

So fix it then! AFAIK, linking (or lack of) is not part of the DYK criteria. Mjroots (talk) 05:13, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Actually, he did :) I added some as well....fully support your SFI attitude, still!--Chimino (talk) 06:16, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Marilyn's Cross

• ... that Marilyn's Cross (pictured) is a recently discovered Brunnian link that is neither Borromean nor alternating?

Created by LMcCormick (talk). Self nom at 23:01, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

• Sorry, but I didn't understand any of that. Perhaps a better hook is in order? Sven Manguard Wha? 04:57, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

• Neither do I, but I think it's rather charming (I've tweaked it a little to improve the grammar). Ericoides (talk) 06:09, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

• I completely agree with you Ericoides, it is rather humorous in its esotericism. SFB 18:19, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

• The obscurity doesn't bother me, but there are 6 text sections (rather too many), and only 3 refs. One fact tag already added. See the rules. Johnbod (talk) 01:28, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

• It needs more references. Leszek Jańczuk (talk) 10:14, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

2011 Pulitzer Prize

• ... that photographer Carol Guzy became the first journalist to win four Pulitzer Prizes when the 2011 awards were announced?

Created by Fryede (talk). Self nom at 22:52, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

• The article needs improvement, a few rules may be not known. Hook fact and refs are fine. The article's prose is too short, as tables don't count. Is it possible to expand the prose to meet the minimum of 1500 chars? It's 1260 at present. Just for information: creation date was 13 April, it was nominated soon enough, but should have been placed under date of creation, not nomination. I guess the rule to review an article may not apply? I suggest to reword the hook to clarify that it is not about the year 2011, misleading and also too short to catch attraction (please improve, just an idea):

ALT1: ... that the announcement of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize made photographer Carol Guzy the first journalist to win four Pulitzer Prizes? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:05, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

The page was linked from the In The News section, so the DYK isn't necessary now. Fryede (talk) 00:32, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

Former In the News articles are ineligible for DYK, per Wikipedia:Did you know#DYK rules. OCNative (talk) 11:31, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Ricardo Tubbs

• ... Miami Vice producer Michael Mann originally conceived the character of Ricardo Tubbs as "nobody's Tonto"?

• Reviewed: Song Beneath the Song (Diff)
• Comment: Page created and nominated today (18 April), replaced existing redirect.

5x expanded by Grapple X (talk). Self nom at 22:44, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

• Weird, but checks out! Missvain (talk) 14:05, 19 April 2011 (UTC)
• ALT1: Working on the article more, hook could also be "... that the "gritty but glamorous" Ricardo Tubbs allowed Miami Vice to blur "the line between normality and vice"?" GRAPPLE X 20:45, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Salusbury Pryce Humphreys

• ... that Salusbury Pryce Humphreys (pictured) commanded HMS Leopard during the Chesapeake–Leopard Affair in 1807?

• Reviewed: Hotel Lobby ([15])

Created by Benea (talk). Self nom at 19:31, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

• date and length verified image all right as well.Jim Sweeney (talk) 11:47, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

Joppenbergh Mountain

• ... that when the mine shafts on Joppenbergh Mountain (pictured) collapsed in 1899, nobody died because the miners were all outside eating lunch?

Created/expanded by Gyrobo (talk). Self nom at 17:48, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

• ALT1: ... that in 1937, the slopes of Joppenbergh Mountain (pictured) were coated with Borax for a summer ski jumping competition?

• Reviewed: Povilas Budrys
• Comment: Moved to main space on April 18, ALT1 is an offline ref.

Looks good. I prefer Alt1, it is short, clear and interesting. The original hook, in my opinion, has too many facts which make it less appealing to read. References for hooks not available online, so accepted in good faith. On the whole, the article seems well referenced. Image permissions seems alright; original website source states that "this digital image may be used for educational or scholarly purposes without restriction" which with the date, 1888, should be enough to satisfy that copyright has expired and image is PD as stated on description page. -France3470 (talk) 00:51, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Good call, I also liked ALT1 better. --Gyrobo (talk) 01:17, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

St James' Church, Cooling

• ... that the churchyard of St James' Church (pictured) in Cooling, Kent, is said to have provided the inspiration for the opening chapter of Charles Dickens' book Great Expectations?

• Reviewed: Gilgamesh (restaurant)

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 16:40, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

• Checks out! Very cool fact. Missvain (talk) 17:04, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Jean-Claude Kavumbagu

• ... that Burundian Internet journalist Jean-Claude Kavumbagu was arrested and charged with treason after writing a blog post criticizing his country's security forces?

Created by Khazar (talk). Nominated by CordeliaNaismith (talk) at 16:32, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Date, length and citations for the DYK hook seem to be OK. --TIAYN (talk) 09:06, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

Gilgamesh (restaurant)

• ... that Gilgamesh restaurant in Camden, London, is said to be "an ostentatious replica of a Babylonian palace?

Created by Dr. Blofeld (talk). Self nom at 16:10, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

• All DYK criteria met. I have added a word (said) and a comma to the hook, which I assume were missing. --Peter I. Vardy (talk) 16:35, 18 April 2011 (UTC)
  • I'M fairly sure you're not supposed to italicize a restaurant's name under any circumstances. Circéus (talk) 21:24, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Filep Karma

• ... that Filep Karma is serving a fifteen-year jail sentence for raising the flag of West Papua in Jayapura, Indonesia?

Created by Khazar (talk). Nominated by CordeliaNaismith (talk) at 16:00, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

• Length and date fine. Which source says this happened in Timika? --Pgallert (talk) 08:15, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

Good catch. I started off with one less reliable source that said Timika, but BBC says it happened in the provincial capital; another AI source appears to confirm, though a third muddies the waters by saying it happened at Abepura (which seems to be a prison in the capital, not a town). Anyway, I've changed the article to reflect this and added the reference. I've corrected it above accordingly. Khazar (talk) 15:57, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

• All fine now, thanks for sorting this out. --Pgallert (talk) 09:34, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

The Wandering Madman

• ... that the inscription on Leoš Janáček's gravestone (pictured) was inspired by his choral composition The Wandering Madman?

• Reviewed: Richard Burt (skier)

Created by Vejvančický (talk). Self nom at 15:10, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

• The quote from Tagore's poem has four phrases: "with his strength gone, his body bent, and his heart in the dust, like a tree uprooted." The quote from the gravestone has only three of those four phrases: "with his strength gone, and his heart in the dust, like a tree uprooted." I want to make sure it is correct that the phrase "his body bent" is missing from the gravestone. If "his body bent" is also missing from the choral work, I would mention that in the article.  VC  14:34, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the copyedit and for your review, Viridiscalculus. The inscription reads: "... se silou uhaslou a srdcem v prachu jako strom ..." ("... with his strength gone, and his heart in the dust, like a tree..." I just noticed that words "jenž byl vyvrácen" ("uprooted") are missing (!) and the whole phrase thus makes a little sense. You can see the detailed insciription here. Yes, the phrase "his body bent" is missing from the gravestone. I'll fix it. The work is written and sung in Czech, and yes, Janáček made some really small and unimportant adjustments in the Czech version. Thanks again for your help. Btw, do you like the story? Vejvančický (talk | contribs) 14:59, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

This DYK is ready to go now that my concern has been addressed. I did like the story; I had heard of Janacek previously and The Wandering Madman sounded familiar, so I enjoyed getting to learn the details.  VC  16:11, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

Richard Burt (skier)

• ... that visually impaired skier Richard Burt won four Winter Paralympic medals for Great Britain?

• Reviewed: Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! ([16])

Created by Basement12 (talk). Self nom at 11:31, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Date, length and citations for the DYK hook seem to be OK. --Vejvančický (talk | contribs) 14:52, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Povilas Budrys

• ... that Povilas Budrys was voted Best Actor by the Lithuanian Theatre Union for the 1991/2 season?

5x expanded by Dr. Blofeld (talk), MichaelQSchmidt (talk). Self nom at 11:00, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

• Date, length, hook verified, though you only need 2x expansion for bios. --Gyrobo (talk) 17:51, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Nilar Thein

• ... that Burmese prisoner of conscience Nilar Thein once evaded police capture by rickshaw taxi?

Created by Khazar (talk). Self nom at 02:57, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed Tainosia. Khazar (talk) 03:03, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Date, length, and hook verified. I recommend though that another editor checks it to sure it is neutral as such issues are often sensitive ones.♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:35, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Mike Loan

• ... that Mike Loan amassed a career batting average of .500 by hitting safely once in two at-bats in his only career Major League Baseball game?

Created by Killervogel5 (talk). Self nom at 00:48, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed #Semper Fidelis (march). — KV5 • Talk • 00:48, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Date, length and hook approved. Good to go.♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:46, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on April 19

Barranquilla

• ... that Barranquilla is the 4th most populous city of Colombia?

5x expanded by Dr. Blofeld (talk), Polylerus (talk), Rosiestep (talk), and Hoverfish (talk). Self nom at 12:55, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed: Footes Lane. Nom might be slightly late but we had a LOT of work to do!!♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:04, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Haus Vaterland

• ... that after the division of Berlin, Haus Vaterland had doors into three different occupation zones and became a centre of black marketeering, spying and flight from the Soviets?

5x expanded by Yngvadottir (talk). Self nom at 22:13, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

• Expanded from a section in Potsdamer Platz. By my count, a 4.735-fold expansion. I'm hoping that will squeak by. Yngvadottir (talk) 22:15, 24 April 2011 (UTC) - And I would have given William Hunt Painter a {{subst:DYKtickAGF}} - one of the sources is currently offline - but while I was copyediting it and moving the reference (which does confirm the hook fact, the other reviewer didn't read down far enough), it got moved to prep without its tick! Can that count as my quid pro quo?? Yngvadottir (talk) 21:24, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

• ALT1 ... that the Rhine Terrace restaurant in Berlin's Haus Vaterland featured hourly fake thunderstorms? Yngvadottir (talk) 04:02, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Kenichi Maeyamada

• ... that Japanese composer Kenichi Maeyamada remixes anime and video game music under the pseudonym "Hyadain"?

Created by Axem Titanium (talk). Self nom at 10:15, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

• Good to go. Leszek Jańczuk (talk) 10:12, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Payments Council

• ... that the UK House of Commons Treasury Committee challenged the Payments Council's plan to abolish cheques by 2018?

5x expanded by Fayenatic london (talk). Self nom at 01:56, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed: Julie Price (bassoonist), suggested alt hook. - Fayenatic (talk) 01:56, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

Megalithic Yard

• ... that the Megalithic Yard is similar to the Indian Gaz, Iberian Vara, Sumerian shusu, ancient Indus short yard, ancient measuring rods used in Austrian mining?

Created by Paul Bedson (talk). Self nom at 21:45, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

• And that probably most archaeologists and statisticians who have looked at this say it doesn't exist? If the article said '... that 3 million people have been abducted by aliens' it would be obvious that it was WP:Fringe, but this is a subject that not many know about.This should not be asserted as fact. A few of the sources used were very fringe, a couple also unverifiable apparently because they came from the fringe sources, not the original texts. Dougweller (talk) 00:02, 23 April 2011 (UTC)
• Reviewed William Jones (Welsh radical). Paul Bedson (talk) 21:45, 22 April 2011 (UTC)
• Hook is 235 characters, well over the 200-character limit. Perhaps some of the analogous examples can be removed. OCNative (talk) 17:07, 23 April 2011 (UTC)
• Well spotted, I've deleted the long analogous shell. Paul Bedson ❉talk❉ 17:14, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

• At the moment both the article's lead (because it doesn't " any prominent controversies" and the DYK fail WP:NPOV. This is an alleged measure. Recently we had news stories about an archaeologist who thought we'd found Atlantis. Would we have a DYK presenting this as fact? Dougweller (talk) 04:50, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

William Hacket

• ... that mad prophet William Hacket was executed in London in 1591, after denouncing Queen Elizabeth I and defacing her image with a bodkin?

Created by Shadygrove2007 (talk). Self nom at 12:30, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

• Length, hook and date check out; source offline, but quoted at wikisource.Anaxial (talk) 23:37, 22 April 2011 (UTC)
• Reviewed Marsupial lawn. Shadygrove2007 (talk) 13:16, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Edward John Trelawny

• ... that Edward John Trelawny married the sister of a Greek warlord and then lived with her in a mountain cave?

5x expanded by Qrsdogg (talk). Self nom at 18:53, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: Lisa Head [17] Qrsdogg (talk) 18:53, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Debedeavon

• ... that Debedeavon, the Laughing King of the Accawmacke Virginia Indian tribe, and an Englishman whom he adopted named Thomas Savage, warned the English settlers at Jamestown Colony of the impending 1622 Massacre?

Created by Til Eulenspiegel (talk). Self nom at 14:50, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Don't all ignore this at once guys...! Til Eulenspiegel (talk) 23:31, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Irish of Vincennes

• ... that the "Irish of Vincennes", three Irish nationals arrested in Paris on terrorism charges in 1982, were framed by members of a Presidential secret police unit?

5x expanded by Canley (talk). Self nom at 01:24, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

• Size, date and referencing checks out. I've tweaking the wording and links a little, hope you don't mind. This is a very interesting case and one well worth documenting. Well done! SFB 21:00, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

St Nicholas' Church, Freefolk

• ... that on the north wall of St Nicholas' Church (pictured) in Freefolk, Hampshire, are three layers of wall paintings?

• Reviewed: Ein Herz, das seinen Jesum lebend weiß, BWV 134

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 18:13, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

• Ref, date, image, and hook look good to go. Ruby2010 comment! 21:09, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

1999 AO10

• ... that near earth object 1999 AO10 is a potential target for a manned mission by NASA's Orion spacecraft?

Created by XavierGreen (talk). Self nom at 17:30, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

• Not yet; does not meet length requirement. --Rosiestep (talk) 02:53, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Mary Ellen Matthews

• ... that Mary Ellen Matthews—the photographer responsible for the celebrity portraits used as commercial bumpers on Saturday Night Live—usually takes photographs of the guest-hosts in the studio while the musical guests practice their set?

• ALT1:... that photographer Mary Ellen Matthews has been responsible for the celebrity portraits used as commercial bumpers on Saturday Night Live since 1999?

Created by Marchije (talk). Self nom at 00:05, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed I Am (2011 film)

• Hook needs to be shortened, as it is 238 characters, well over the 200-character limit. OCNative (talk) 17:10, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

I figured it was too long but that I’d give it a shot since I felt it was the meatier hook. My alternate hook is well below 200 characters. Or we could try shortening the original hook to something like: ... that Mary Ellen Matthews usually photographs the Saturday Night Live guest-hosts for their commercial bumper portraits in Studio 8H while the musical guests practice their set? Marchije•^speak/_peek 21:57, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

Date, length, and alt1 check out. This is ready for DYK. OCNative (talk) 02:14, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Collin Balester

• ... that in 2005, after Savannah Sand Gnats Collin Balester pitcher allowed just one hit in eight innings, the Greensboro News & Record claimed that he turned the batters into "traffic cones"?

• ALT1:... that when Washington Nationals pitcher Collin Balester won his Major League Baseball debut in 2008, he became the first Nationals pitcher to win his debut since Dan Smith in 1999?
• ALT2:... that in 2010, Washington Nationals pitcher Collin Balester hit two batters in the head with a pitch in a span of nine days?
• Reviewed: Wilson Onsare

2x expanded and sourced (BLP) by Giants27 (talk). Self nom at 21:07, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

; original hook is awkward. Use ALT 2. Billy Hathorn (talk) 21:19, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

Agree on ALT 2, though I wonder if a more correct phrasing would be "on the head with pitches" (since it's not the same pitch, though that would make an even better hook if it were...) --Khazar (talk) 21:52, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Berry Hinton

• ... that Berry Hinton had only three losing seasons in his twenty-three years as head baseball coach from 1943 to 1967 at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston?

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 21:00, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

• The source atates "three losing seasons" and not "losing teams". Should the hook be changed in accordance with the source? --Mbz1 (talk) 03:15, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Correcton made Billy Hathorn (talk) 10:38, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed Collin Balester

• Good to go.--Mbz1 (talk) 19:00, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Top 100 Mexico

• ... that La Voz de un Ángel by Yuridia ranked among the best-selling albums of the year in Mexico for three years in a row?

Created by Jaespinoza (talk) 16:50, 19 April 2011 (UTC). Self nom at 16:49, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed: Herman Bailey. Jaespinoza (talk) 17:09, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

• Size, date and references all check out. On a side note: you could also try to add something about the cultural importance of the chart (is it discussed in the Mexican music press? Do Mexican stations/channels use it for a "Top 20" style countdown each week? etc.) It might be worth making a Spanish article too. SFB 18:45, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

• I shifted more of the text into the bold DYK link. I think this works better than the original, which said "best-selling albums of the year in Mexico". MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 21:44, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

Mooghaun

• ... that the interior part of the Mooghaun fort was demolished to facilitate its use as a picnicking spot?

• Reviewed: Graham Edmunds ([18])

Created by Taco van der Waal (talk). Nominated by E2eamon (talk) at 14:07, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

• Comment: Possessive "its" has no apostrophe – I've removed it from the hook. matt (talk) 17:01, 19 April 2011 (UTC)
• Length (barely) okay. AGF offline reference supports hook. I've reorganized it a bit and added a reference to satisfy the one per paragraph requirement. Clarityfiend (talk) 21:29, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Graham Edmunds

• ... that despite being told by doctors that he might never walk again, British swimmer Graham Edmunds has won two Paralympic gold medals in world record times?

• Reviewed: Philip Hugh Whitby Hicks ([19])

Created by Basement12 (talk). Self nom at 13:17, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

• Length and date check out, but there is no ref in the article where it says he might never have walked again. --E♴(talk) 14:05, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

• It was referenced at the end of the paragraph where it is mentioned in the "Accident" section, I've put an additional citation directly after the fact used in the hook (reference no. 3) - Basement12 (T.C) 14:19, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

• All good now. --E♴(talk) 22:42, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

Hamas school bus attack

• ... that the Hamas school bus attack was an incident in which Palestinian militants fired a Kornet anti-tank missile at an Israeli school bus?

Created by Jalapenos do exist (talk). Self nom at 17:37, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

• POV issues, will need some work. I'll try to do some cleaning up of this one over the next few days. Gatoclass (talk) 18:16, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

• How is this POV issue? It seems like a clear statement of fact, what about it is inaccurate? It seems like an appropriate Did You Know to me... I'm inclined to put a up, but instead I'm going to assume good faith on part of the questioning and see how they "clean up" the supposed "POV issues." BelloWello (talk) 16:39, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

When we review nominations here at DYK, we review both the hook and the article. If the article fails certain basic standards, like NPOV, it generally won't be passed here unless and until the POV disputes have been resolved, regardless of whether or not the hook itself is "a clear statement of fact". Gatoclass (talk) 17:33, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Philip Hugh Whitby Hicks

• ... that Brigadier Philip Hicks, the commander of an airborne brigade, had to swim ashore during the Allied invasion of Sicily?

Self nom Jim Sweeney (talk) 11:42, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

• reviewed Salusbury Pryce Humphreys

• Length, date and references ok - Basement12 (T.C) 13:13, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

Nur Muhammad Taraki

A picture of Nur Muhammad Taraki from 1970

• ... that the popular backlash against DRA leader Nur Muhammad Taraki led to the beginning of the Afghan civil war, which continues to this day, and the Soviet intervention in 1979?

Created by TIAYN (talk) 09:04, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed Jean-Claude Kavumbagu --TIAYN (talk) 09:07, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

• Hook needs to be shortened, as it is 249 characters, well over the 200-character limit. OCNative (talk) 17:14, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

• Fixed --TIAYN (talk) 06:05, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Perceptual trap

• ... that the use of herbicide on the natural habitat of the Lesser Prairie Chicken may have created a perceptual trap?

Created by Ackatsis (talk). Self nom at 10:43, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed: John Haldeman

Creation date, length, & hook verified. Excellent article! SteveStrummer (talk) 06:01, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on April 20

Daniel Coughlin

• ... that recently retired Fr. Daniel Coughlin (pictured) was the first Catholic priest to serve as Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives?

5x expanded by NearTheZoo (talk). Self nom at 16:49, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

• Date, expansion length, and hook check out. Creator has only 2 previous DYK credits but neither were self-noms; consequently, creator is exempt from requirement to review another editor's nomination. OCNative (talk) 02:33, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Perform This Way

• ... "Weird Al" Yankovic did not get permission from Lady Gaga to parody her song "Born This Way" until after he uploaded the parody, "Perform This Way", on YouTube?

Created by Gen. Quon (talk). Nominated by Lovelac7 (talk) at 03:55, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

High Seas Fleet

• ... that faced with what they thought to be a suicide mission, the crews of several battleships of the German High Seas Fleet mutinied in 1918?

5x expanded by Parsecboy (talk). Self nom at 01:23, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

• All checks out to me. Great job! /ƒETCHCOMMS/ 03:28, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Mercury dime

• ... that it is widely believed that Elsie Stevens, wife of poet Wallace Stevens, was the model for the Mercury dime?

Created by Wehwalt (talk). Self nom at 22:09, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

• Which reference verifies the hook? --Rosiestep (talk) 03:05, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Taken care of. Most of that paragraph is drawn from page 172 of Burdette; I've added a ref to the end of the sentence with Elsie Stevens.--Wehwalt (talk) 07:41, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed Heather Zichal

Thank you; it's fine now. Length, date, hook's ref verified. --Rosiestep (talk) 20:19, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

The Day We Died

• ... that despite casting for a 40-50 year old Japanese actor to appear in the upcoming Fringe episode "The Day We Died", American actor Brad Dourif was chosen instead?

Created Ruby2010 comment! 20:49, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

• How about phrasing it "... that despite intending to cast a 40-50 year old Japanese actor in the upcoming Fringe episode "The Day We Died", American actor Brad Dourif was chosen instead?" - as it is seems a wee bit clunky. Otherwise it checks out, though. Might actually watch that one if Luther Lee Boggs is in it... GRAPPLE X 21:05, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

• Sure, looks good to me (crossed off original hook). Also, I reviewed St Nicholas' Church, Freefolk. Thanks Grapple, Ruby2010 comment! 21:12, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Emanuele Fiano

• ... that Italian leftist politician Emanuele Fiano was a Jewish youth leader in the Hashomer Hatzair Socialist–Zionist youth movement in Milan?

2x expanded and sourced (BLP) by Yoninah (talk). Self nom at 20:22, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed Cloth of St Gereon [20].

• Length, date and refs fine, good to go - Basement12 (T.C) 13:22, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Cloth of St Gereon

• ... that the Cloth of St Gereon is the oldest known European tapestry still existing?

Created by Doug Coldwell (talk). Self nom at 19:36, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed United States v. Gettysburg Electric Ry. Co., Gettysburg National Military Park (diff)--Doug Coldwell ^talk 20:37, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

• Date, length OK. Offline hook ref AGF. Good to go. Yoninah (talk) 20:16, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

U Gambira

• ... that Buddhist monk U Gambira was sentenced to sixty-three years in prison for his leadership role in Burma's Saffron Revolution?

• Reviewed: Kelly Gallagher (alpine skier)

Created by Khazar (talk). Self nom at 17:13, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

• 65 or 68 years? Leszek Jańczuk (talk) 19:01, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

His sentence was initially 68 years, reduced later by five years--thus ultimately a 63-year sentence per the refs in the article. But thanks for checking me on this--I had it listed wrong above, but now is fixed. --Khazar (talk) 19:29, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

• Thanks. Good to go. Leszek Jańczuk (talk) 22:42, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Adrian Lombard

• ... that Adrian Lombard was appointed director of Rolls-Royce's aeronautical engine division in 1958?

• Reviewed: Hummel figurines
• Comment: I would appreciate it if anyone could propose a better/more interesting hook.

Created by BigDom (talk). Self nom at 16:29, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

• Alt1... that Adrian Lombard was appointed director of Rolls-Royce's aeronautical engine division despite not having any formal training in aerodynamics? I see better below!--Doug Coldwell ^talk 20:45, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

• Date, length OK. I would like to suggest these alt hooks; however, there is no citation for the first one. Also, could you please disambiguate Rolls Royce here and in the article. Thank you.
• ALT1: ... that Adrian Lombard, who had no formal training in aerodynamics, became one of the world's foremost designers of jet engines?
• ALT2: ... that despite dropping out of school at age 15, Adrian Lombard, became director of the Rolls-Royce aeronautical engine division in 1958? Yoninah (talk) 20:31, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

• I've added refs to support Alt1 and I agree that it is a more interesting hook. I can't verify Alt2, the sources don't specifically say that he dropped out of school. BigDom (talk) 22:31, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

• Subscription-only hook ref AGF. ALT1 good to go. Yoninah (talk) 08:21, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Kelly Gallagher (alpine skier)

• ... that at the 2010 Games skier Kelly Gallagher became the first ever Winter Paralympian from Northern Ireland?

• Reviewed: Zočište Monastery ([21])

Created by Basement12 (talk). Self nom at 14:33, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Hook, date, length all good to go. Well put-together article. --Khazar (talk) 17:19, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Salah Asuhan

• ... that Salah Asuhan is considered a prime example of modern Indonesian literature?

Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Self nom at 13:03, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

By whom?♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:13, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

... that Mochtar Lubis's novel Salah Asuhan is considered a prime example of modern Indonesian literature?

Perhaps. Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:21, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

As for who considers it a classic... This paper notes that it is pretty much universal. Phrasing it "... that critics consider Abdul Muis's novel Salah Asuhan one of the best examples of early modern Indonesian literature" seems a bit too wordy. The specific critics cited in the article are red links (even though both are well-known critics of Indonesian literature), so they would not go on the main page. Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:28, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

how about "that Mochtar Lubis's novel Salah Asuhan had to avoid themes of rebellion and portray the European characters in a positive light in order to be published?"♦ Dr. Blofeld 06:20, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Sounds good. Wish I had a book that outlines what is known of the original plot. That would work even better... it's shocking what had to be changed, but for now the only things that pass Wikipedia:Verifiability are that it was changed and was changed to show Europeans in a more positive light. Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:05, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Samuel Goodall

• ... that Admiral Samuel Goodall fought in three wars, seeing action at Ushant, the Saintes, Genoa and the Hyères Islands?

• Reviewed: La Maison de la Magie Robert-Houdin ([22])

Created by Benea (talk). Self nom at 12:54, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

• Size, age fine. Offline/subscription hook accepted in good faith. Adabow (talk · contribs) 10:46, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

United States v. Gettysburg Electric Ry. Co., Gettysburg National Military Park

• ... that despite losing the 1896 United States v. Gettysburg Electric Ry. Co. eminent domain (Takings Clause) case in the US Supreme Court, the battlefield tourist trolley between the town and Round Top operated over the Gettysburg National Military Park for 20 more years?

1 DYK for 1 new article & 1 revised article Target for Today (talk) 17:27, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

• Date, length OK. Good to go for BOTH articles.--Doug Coldwell ^talk 20:32, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

• The original hook, which I've struck, is 269 characters. Invoking rule C3 to subtract the length of one article's link text gets it down to 225 or 236, depending on which one, but that's still over the limit of 200. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 00:29, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

• Perhaps ALT1: "... that even after losing the 1896 United States v. Gettysburg Electric Ry. Co. eminent domain case in the US Supreme Court, the battlefield tourist trolley operated over the Gettysburg National Military Park for 20 more years?" After rule C3 that comes to 175 characters (including spaces). Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:47, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

• (ec) ALT2 is even shorter. (And we could conceivably combine our two shortening strategies to make a still shorter hook.)
  ALT2: ... that despite losing an 1896 eminent domain case in the US Supreme Court, the battlefield tourist trolley between Gettysburg and Round Top operated over the Gettysburg National Military Park for 20 more years? MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 01:03, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

• I prefer ALT2. Leszek Jańczuk (talk) 09:51, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Plain of Torvioll

• ... that the Plain of Torvioll saw the first battle of Skanderbeg's war against the Ottoman Empire?

Created by Gaius Claudius Nero (talk). Self nom at 17:02, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

• Offline refs accepted in good faith. A point to note - the hook says the first battle, while the article says first victory. Obviously if you go to Battle of Torvioll you can see that they are one and the same, but it might be better to change one to the other for consistency's sake. Miyagawa (talk) 11:22, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Tri-state water dispute

• ... that the Tri-state water dispute is a water use debate among the states of Georgia, Alabama, and Florida over the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin and the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin?

• Comment: This was part of the U. S. Policy Project

Created by Encallion (talk). Nominated by DocTGarrett (talk) at 14:17, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

• reviewed by Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 21:49, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

• I find hooks in the form "this term is" to be very unsatisfying. Suggesting alternative wording:

• ALT1... that Georgia, Alabama, and Florida are engaged in a dispute over water use in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint and Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa river basins? --Orlady (talk) 23:44, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Comment: Alt 1 shifts the focus from the dispute to the states. Perhaps:

ALT2: "... that water use in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint and Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa river basins has been disputed by Georgia, Alabama, and Florida since 1990?" Crisco 1492 (talk) 11:24, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Alexander Rankine

• ... that British physicist Alexander Oliver Rankine gave the 1932 Royal Institution Christmas Lecture and worked on fog dispersal systems during World War II?

• Reviewed: Sensational Sherri Memorial Cup Tournament, Shinya Hashimoto Memorial Legacy Cup Tournament, Hustle King Memorial Six Man Tag Team Tournament, Fred Ward Memorial Show ([23])

Created by Carcharoth (talk). Self nom at 11:34, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Technically this is just over five days after creation (though still on the fifth day, as this section hasn't yet moved up to 'Older nominations' at the time of submission). I was busy over the weekend and forgot to nominate it earlier. I'm hoping the 'Swahili' bit of Additional rules D9 applies, rather than the backlog bit. If it would help to clear the backlog, I can do more reviews of other nominations than the one I am about to do. Carcharoth (talk) 11:34, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Current nominations

Articles created/expanded on April 21

Land use planning

• ... that land use planning is not the same as zoning?

5x expanded by SylvaSG (talk). Self nom at 15:09, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Jin Feibao

• ... that Chinese explorer Jin Feibao has completed the Explorers Grand Slam in only 18 months and 24 days, the fastest recorded time?

Created by Jesse.millett (talk). Nominated by Benlisquare (talk) at 19:10, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

• Article length and refs check out but it is not new or expanded enough within the last 5 days i'm afraid - Basement12 (T.C) 21:27, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

• My bad article moved from userspace on 21 April, long enough and refs good. I've moved the nomination to the correct date - Basement12 (T.C) 21:37, 23 April 2011 (UTC)
• Thank you! Can anybody help me put a picture on this article? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jesse.millett (talk • contribs) 08:46, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Llangadfan and Dyfnant Forest

• ... that the church of Llangadfan (pictured), near Dyfnant Forest, was visited by Saint Cadfan who founded a church there before moving to Bardsey Island in 516?

Created by Dr. Blofeld (talk), Nvvchar (talk), FruitMonkey (talk). Self nom at 20:02, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

• Added an img.--Nvvchar. 01:26, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed Garden of Ridván, Baghdad.--Nvvchar. 01:56, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Wonnerup House

Add alt-text!
Add rollover text!

• ... that the first Wonnerup House was destroyed by fire in 1858?

Created by Gnangarra (talk). Self nom at 08:25, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

• Just thinking, maybe ... that George Layman was speared by Nyungar elder Gaywal at Wonnerup House in 1841? as an alt Gnangarra 08:30, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

Crimean Socialist Soviet Republic

• ... the government of the Crimean Socialist Soviet Republic was headed by Dmitry Ilyich Ulyanov, Vladimir Lenin's brother?

• Reviewed: Miracles (Jefferson Starship song) ([24])
• Comment: Please provide a better hook if you can

Created by AjaxSmack (talk). Self nom at 01:47, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

Encyclopedia of Pleasure

• ... that Ghada Amer created the Encyclopedia of Pleasure sculpture to illustrate parts of the Islamic Golden Age's Encyclopedia that speak of women's sexual pleasure?

• Reviewed: Bertrand Teyou ([25])

Created by Mbz1 (talk) and Qrsdogg (talk) Self nom at 15:28, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

• ALT1 ... that Ghada Amer created the Encyclopedia of Pleasure sculpture in 2001 to illustrate parts of the eponymous Islamic Golden Age encyclopedia that discusses female sexual pleasure? Qrsdogg (talk) 17:21, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

• ALT2 ... that Ghada Amer created the Encyclopedia of Pleasure in 2001 to illustrate parts of the eponymous Golden Age encyclopedia that discusses female sexual pleasure? (Shorter) Crisco 1492 (talk) 12:04, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

• Well, IMO "Golden Age" should be clarified in the hook. Otherwise it is not clear what Golden Age we're talking about--Mbz1 (talk) 14:58, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Either the original nom, or ALT1 would work in my opinion. BelloWello (talk) 16:41, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Penny J. White

• ... that Penny White lost her seat on the Tennessee Supreme Court because of her vote in a single court decision?

• Reviewed: M2 gas mask (diff)

Created by Orlady (talk). Self nom at 14:47, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Looks good. --E♴(talk) 22:06, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games

• ... that Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games is the result of continued commercial success of Olympic video games starring Nintendo's and Sega's once-rival mascots, Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog?

• ALT1:that Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games is an upcoming successor of Olympic video games starring Nintendo's and Sega's once-rival mascots, Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog?
• ALT2:that Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games is a video game based on the Olympics to star Nintendo's and Sega's once-rival mascots, Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog?

Created by FullMetal Falcon (talk). Self nom at 14:26, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Heart Peaks

• ... that Heart Peaks in northern British Columbia, Canada is the third largest volcano in the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province?

5x expanded by Volcanoguy (talk). Self nom at 21:33, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

• Length, date and expansion all check out fine. Reference also checks out, although it was some reading to find it! Nice work. Harrias ^talk 15:30, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

St Mary's Church, Hartley Wintney

• ... that in the churchyard of St Mary's Church (pictured) in Hartley Wintney, Hampshire, are the graves of the notable military figures Henry "Hangman" Hawley and Field Marshall Lord Alanbrooke?

• Reviewed: Htay Kywe

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 20:56, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Good to go.♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:29, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Iryna Khalip

• ... that journalist Iryna Khalip is under incommunicado house arrest following a protest of the 2010 Belarusian presidential election, in which her husband was also a candidate?

Reviewed HMS_Prince_William_(1780).

5x expanded by Sloggerbum (talk). Nominated by Khazar (talk) at 19:26, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

• Good to go. —James ^{(Talk • Contribs)} • 5:19pm • 07:19, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Htay Kywe

• ... that democracy activist Htay Kywe was described as Burma's "most-wanted man" following his leadership role in the 2007 anti-government protests?

• Reviewed: What's Your Name (Usher song)

Created by Khazar (talk). Self nom at 17:51, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

• All DYK criteria met. --Peter I. Vardy (talk) 20:49, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

John Haldeman

• ... that John Haldeman, a journalist covering the Louisville Grays baseball team, was asked to play second base for the team for one game during the 1877 season?

• Reviewed: Maryland Route 194 [26]

5x expanded by Acdixon (talk). Self nom at 17:39, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

• Long enough (> 5x expansion) and recent enough. Accepted offline source in good faith. Ackatsis (talk) 10:34, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Love, Loss, and What I Wore

• ... that the Los Angeles Times calls Love, Loss, and What I Wore a The Vagina Monologues-What Not to Wear mix, and The New York Times calls it a "show about matters of the heart and matters of the closet"?

• Reviewed: James C. Nelson

Created by User:TonyTheTiger (talk). Self nom at 16:20, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

• Date, length, sources, and hook are all fine. Article is good to go once review is posted. Qrsdogg (talk) 16:38, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Eveline Hańska

• ... that Polish Countess Eveline Hańska (pictured) engaged in a secretive correspondence with French novelist Honoré de Balzac for 18 years before marrying him in 1850?

• ALT1:... that Polish Countess Eveline Hańska (pictured) was once ordered by a doctor to stick her feet into a small pig in order to treat her gout?

5x expanded by Scartol (talk). Self nom at 14:30, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

• 5x expansion verified. Date, length OK. Offline ref AGF. This is truly an excellent article, and I'm sure your next stop is FA! While the original hook is definitely what the article is about, ALT1 is far more hook-y and was, in fact, what drew me in to review the piece, so I'd choose ALT1. Good to go. Yoninah (talk) 16:04, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

• I second the choice of ALT1. It's possibly one of the most unique hooks I've ever seen. Crisco 1492 (talk) 12:10, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Sophie Christiansen

• ... that Sophie Christiansen, the youngest athlete for Great Britain at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, won a bronze medal in dressage?

• Reviewed: Emanuele Fiano ([27])

Created by Basement12 (talk). Self nom at 13:26, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

• Length, date and hook all check out. — Hunter Kahn 14:00, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Run the World (Girls)

• ... that Beyoncé Knowles hired 200 native African dancers to appear in her music video for "Run the World (Girls)"?

• Reviewed: Samuel Goodall ([28])
• Comment: Article was started in userspace on April 12, but moved to mainspace today (April 21). ALT hooks welcome

Created by Adabow (talk), Jivesh boodhun (talk), Ozurbanmusic (talk), and Theuhohreo (talk). Self nom at 10:52, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

• Age, size, hook verified. Good to go.842U (talk) 11:52, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

What's Your Name (Usher song)

• ... that "What's Your Name", a 2008 electro single by Usher and will.i.am, was noted by some critics as one of the best tracks on Here I Stand, while others described it as "downright awful"?

• Reviewed: Paige St. John ([29])

Created by Adabow (talk). Self nom at 05:28, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Date, length, hook all check out. I've fixed a link in the hook, but otherwise this looks fine. -- Khazar (talk) 17:48, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Paige St. John

• ... that 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting winner Paige St. John is married to John Wark, a former Pulitzer Prize finalist?

Created by Fetchcomms (talk). Self nom at 03:23, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed High Seas Fleet. /ƒETCHCOMMS/ 03:30, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

• Age, size, hook verified. Good to go. Adabow (talk · contribs) 05:23, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Bata shoe factory (East Tilbury)

• ... that the Bata shoe factory in East Tilbury (pictured) is one of the most architecturally significant Grade II listed planned corporate landscapes in East England?

• Reviewed: Joseph McCulloch

Created by Leidseplein (talk). Self nom at 04:17, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Comment: Could we have Bata shoe factory in East Tilbury instead of Bata shoe factory (East Tilbury)? Two pieces of text in parentheses doesn't look very good IMO. Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:11, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Comment Bata shoe factory in East Tilbury looks better still. Mjroots (talk) 08:25, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Scratch my comment, I agree with Mjroots. It would also link another (important) article to the hook. Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:33, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Fine with me; hook changed.Leidseplein (talk) 16:38, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Lisa Head

• ... that Lisa Head was the second British servicewoman killed on active service in Afghanistan since 2001?

• Reviewed: Hal Stalmaster ([30])

Created by S Marshall (talk). Self nom at 12:06, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

• Date, length, and hook are all fine. Qrsdogg (talk) 18:51, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Battle of Meçad (1465)

• ... that the Albanian leader Skanderbeg ambushed his would-be ambusher at the Battle of Meçad?

Created by Gaius Claudius Nero (talk). Self nom at 20:13, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

• Length and date fine, offline refs accepted IGF. Good to go.--Khazar (talk) 20:19, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on April 22

818th Tank Destroyer Battalion

• ... that during World War II, men of the American 818th Tank Destroyer Battalion were awarded nine Silver Stars and seventy-two Bronze Stars?

• Reviewed: Algerian Mouse

5x expanded by Shimgray (talk). Self nom at 20:12, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

• Date, length, expansion fine. Hook is based on adding information from offline sources, so AGF. The fact that the numbers are apparently not explicitly in the source should not be a problem since addition is not considered WP:OR. Rlendog (talk) 00:41, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Władysław Raginis

• ... that Captain Władysław Raginis is considered a modern Leonidas due to his heroic actions in the face of being outnumbered 40:1 by German forces at the Battle of Wizna (bunker ruins pictured), referred to as the Polish Thermopylae, during the invasion of Poland in World War II?

5x expanded by User:Ajh1492 (talk). Self nom at 18:36, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

• Insufficient expansion: 1768 prose characters to 5830 is only 3.3x. Also, the hook, at 253 characters [267 with annotated (pictured)], is over the limit of 200. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 20:41, 24 April 2011 (UTC)
• As the user appears to be new to DYK and could potentially be confused since the file size is almost five times expanded, I'll point out that the five times expansion must be of prose (see here and here). Use of a tool such as User:Shubinator/DYKcheck.js (the most accurate) or User:Dr pda/prosesize.js is recommended for determining prose size. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 21:23, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

2010–11 NBA Development League season

• ... that during the 2010–11 NBA Development League season, 20 players were called-up to the NBA, while 39 NBA players were assigned to the D-League?

• Reviewed: Jay Houghton ([31])

Created by Martin tamb (talk). Self nom at 17:27, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

• Amazing article (and as someone who's done extensive work on D-League articles myself, I'm elated to see someone else work on them). Date and length are fine. The only (minor) issue is that the hook says there were 20 players called-up to the NBA, whereas the source used to reference it actually says 21. Jrcla2 (talk) 23:39, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

• Well, the reference itself has counted it wrong. I've rewrite those call-ups on the table and you can count it that only 20 different players there. I'm not sure what to do here, should I remove the incorrect citation and let the hook referenced from the table? — MT (talk) 01:47, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

• I just re-checked the NBA page too, and yes they counted incorrectly. Although the NBA page says 21, it's their mistake, and so there are no issues with this hook. Jrcla2 (talk) 02:20, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

• I've slightly tweaked the wikilinks to allow a full bolding of the article title. It was far too easily missed the previous way. OCNative (talk) 10:35, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Algerian mouse

• ... that, unlike the closely related house mouse, the wild Algerian mouse clears away its own droppings?

• Reviewed: William Hacket

5x expanded by Anaxial (talk). Self nom at 23:44, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

• Looks good. Shimgray | talk | 15:04, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

Clement W. Payton

• ... that Clement W. Payton won a British Distinguished Flying Cross, a Belgian Croix de guerre, and a French Croix de guerre?

• Reviewed: Penny J. White ([32])

Created by Georgejdorner (talk). Nominated by E2eamon (talk) at 22:07, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed for hook, length and date. Happy with the source for the DFC, but not so sure www.theaerodrome.com can be considered reliable for the Belgian and French Croix de Guerres. The site seems to be essentially a forum. I have another source for the Belgian medal [33] (not currently in article) but the French medal I am currently putting down as unverified, especially as the source cannot put a date on it (which they could have done if they got the info from a Gazette) and have not named the ultimate source of information. SpinningSpark 19:24, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

• I see your point about the French medal. After searching around, I was unable to find any source for that. I added in the source for the Belgian medal. New hook: ... that Clement W. Payton won a British Distinguished Flying Cross and a Belgian Croix de guerre? --E♴(talk) 15:49, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

William Jones (Welsh radical)

• ... that poet, historian and radical William Jones was described by a contemporary as "the hottest arsed Welshman he had ever known"?

• Reviewing: Bruce Hawker

Created by FruitMonkey (talk) Self nom at 19:32, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

• I think that's okay. Length is fine. Date is correct. The line about his description has been verified. There is only one offline hook for the intro, but the verifiability of him as a poet, historian and radical is amply shown in the other reference. Good article. More hot-headed radicals please. Paul Bedson ❉talk❉ 20:23, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Brian Bowman

• ... that Brian Bowman served as a member of the United States Navy Band, the United States Air Force Band, and the United States Armed Forces Bicentennial Band?

• Reviewed: George Stumpf House ([34])

Created by Rwberndt (talk). Nominated by E2eamon (talk) at 16:59, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

• Date, length, hook ref all verified. While the hook is good, I wonder if it could be better by including the euphonium?
• ALT1: ... that Brian Bowman performed the first euphonium recital at Carnegie Hall?
• ALT2: ... that Brian Bowman was solo euphonium in the United States Navy Band from 1970 to 1974? Yoninah (talk) 00:13, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

• Those are fine with me. --E♴(talk) 15:36, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

• Good to go; I leave it to the administrator to choose between ALT1 and ALT2. Yoninah (talk) 18:55, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

George Stumpf House

• ... that the American Civil War delayed the construction of the George Stumpf House in Indianapolis by nearly ten years?

Created by Nyttend (talk). Self nom at 15:53, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed Ristikontra. Nyttend (talk) 15:53, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

• Length, Date good. AGF on offline source. --E♴(talk) 16:57, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

E. W. Bastard

• ... that Australian cricket captain Billy Murdoch was once dismissed by a Bastard from Oxford University?

5x expanded by Harrias (talk). Self nom at 15:26, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: Heart Peaks
• checks out. DYK ready.--BabbaQ (talk) 21:21, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

• Couldn't you get more mileage out of this? Like:
• ALT1: ... that a Bastard at Oxford University was best at bowling and batting? Yoninah (talk) 19:24, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

• To be honest, I don't think that's as eye-catching as the first hook, and he wasn't the best at batting anyway.. Harrias ^talk 20:22, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

• If I can jump in, this one wouldn't work, as Harrias says, but what about combining the two (it may work better without "once", I'm not sure):

• ALT2: ... that a Bastard at Oxford University once dismissed the Australian cricket captain? --Sarastro1 (talk) 21:14, 25 April 2011 (UTC)
• That could work: maybe pipe Australian cricket captain to Billy Murdoch rather than List of Australia national cricket captains though? Harrias ^talk 21:19, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

• Done. --Sarastro1 (talk) 22:26, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Bertrand Teyou

• ... that Bertrand Teyou is serving two years in jail for attempting to read publicly from his book about Chantal Biya, the first lady of Cameroon?

• Reviewed: Civic, Christchurch

Created by Khazar (talk). Self nom at 14:04, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

• verified.--Mbz1 (talk) 15:17, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

1997 Pepsi Independence Cup

• ... that the past captains of the Indian cricket team were honoured during the 1997 Pepsi Independence Cup, which was organised to celebrate India's 50th anniversary of independence?

Created by S h i v a (Visnu) (talk). Self nom at 08:20, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

• Length, date and reference all check out fine: good to go. Nice to have some more work being done on cricket here! Harrias ^talk 15:22, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Civic, Christchurch

• ... that the Civic (pictured), a Category II heritage building damaged in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, is to be demolished?

• Reviewed: Riki Papakura (diff)
• Comment: Created in user space. The image (not my work) is stunningly good and lead hook material.

Created by Schwede66 (talk). Self nom at 07:43, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

• Length, date, and all refs for the hook check out. Nice piece, and lovely photo, too. -- Khazar (talk) 14:10, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Bruce Hawker

• ... that during the 2010 Australian federal elections Bruce Hawker helped the incumbent Labor Party form a minority government after negotiations with the independents?

Created by Ancient Apparition (talk). Self nom at 07:14, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed Iryna Khalip [35]

Well sourced but not long enough yet. Without spaces I count only 1,160 characters, 1,500 needed. Remember that the cites do not count towards this total. FruitMonkey (talk) 18:48, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Added more information to the article, it's got 1688 characters excluding spaces now. Thanks for telling me :) —James ^{(Talk • Contribs)} • 12:16pm • 02:16, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

• Length, date, cite and hook all work out. Good to go. FruitMonkey (talk) 12:00, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on April 23

Don't Scare the Hare

• ... that TV quiz show Don't Scare the Hare has been described as "fantasy based toddler telly with an adult twist"?

Created by Hypwnage (talk), TheRetroGuy (talk) and AnemoneProjectors (talk). Nominated by TheRetroGuy (talk) at 21:56, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

• Not an overly brilliant DYK I suppose, but the best I could think of at the time. Any alternative suggestions are very welcome. TheRetroGuy (talk) 21:59, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Ryan Bourque

• ... that Ryan Bourque, son of Hockey Hall of Famer Ray Bourque, has won four medals, including two gold medals, with Team USA in International Ice Hockey Federation tournaments?

• Reviewed: 818th Tank Destroyer Battalion

5x expanded by Rlendog (talk). Self nom at 00:44, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

• Expansion and refs checked, ready to go - Basement12 (T.C) 11:30, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

1926 FA Cup Final

• ... that after the 1926 FA Cup Final, Manchester City F.C. became the first team to reach the final and suffer relegation in the same season?

5x expanded by Oldelpaso (talk). Self nom at 16:03, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed Ron Hextall ([36])

• Looks ready to go. History2007 (talk) 20:47, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Fisheating Creek

• ... that the name of Fisheating Creek (pictured) is derived from the Seminole name for the stream, Thlothlopopka-Hatchee, which is translated as "the river where fish are eaten?

Created by Donald Albury (talk). Self nom at 13:54, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

• ALT1:... that Fisheating Creek (pictured) is the only remaining free-flowing water course feeding into Lake Okeechobee?

Reviewed Bamingui-Bangoran National Park and Biosphere Reserve[37]

Alternative hook checks out; main hook AGF.  _{Óðinn  ☭☆  talk}  02:34, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Added image. _{Óðinn  ☭☆  talk}  04:15, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Fortress of the Immaculate Conception, El Castillo (village), El Castillo (municipality), Rafaela Herrera

• ... that during a 1762 British siege of the Fortress of the Immaculate Conception (pictured) in El Castillo village within El Castillo municipality, Nicaragua, Rafaela Herrera inspired the outnumbered Spanish defenders to victory?

• Reviewed: Elmo Tanner ([[38]])
• Comment: hook is 230 characters, but this should be acceptable for a 4-article hook.

Created/expanded by DiverDave (DiverDave). Self nom at 07:13, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Bamingui-Bangoran National Park and Biosphere Reserve

• ... that the Red Faced Lovebird (pictured) is found in both the Central African Republic's Bamingui-Bangoran National Park and in Nigeria's Gashaka Gumti National Park?

Created by Rosiestep (talk). Self nom at 03:54, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: Women in Burma

Length, date sourcing and hook all good. -- Donald Albury 14:47, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

David Lane (activist)

• ... that born-again Christian political activist David Lane, who works to support right-wing politics in the U.S., was called the "stealth weapon for the right"?

• Reviewed: Jack the Giant Killer (2012 film) ([39])

Created by Binksternet (talk). Self nom at 01:39, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

• Length, date and ref all good. Added a comma to the hook - Basement12 (T.C) 16:58, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Ed Baird

• ... that American sailor Ed Baird has won the America's Cup with syndicates from New Zealand and Switzerland, but failed at two attempts to win it with teams from his native country?

Created by Mkativerata (talk). Self nom at 22:45, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: Helene Raynsford

All checks out - ready to go. Harrison49 (talk) 00:25, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Helene Raynsford

• ... that at the 2008 Games, Helene Raynsford became the Paralympic's first ever rowing gold medallist?

• Reviewed: Jin Feibao ([40])

Created by Basement12 (talk). Self nom at 21:31, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

• I've just changed the syntax of the hook to make it clear what she was the "first ever" at. --Mkativerata (talk) 22:50, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

Hillingdon House

• ... that Hillingdon House once housed the Royal Flying Corps Armament School, who established a firing range in the grounds?

Created by Harrison49 (talk). Self nom at 21:26, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: Ed Baird

• Length, date and hook (AGF) verified, ready to go. Poliocretes (talk) 08:12, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Sofi Fahrman

Sofi Fahrman

• ... that Swedish Princess Victoria was rumoured to be sharing an apartment in New York with her close friend Swedish journalist Sofi Fahrman (pictured)?

Created by, --BabbaQ (talk) 21:10, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed E. W. Bastard.--BabbaQ (talk) 21:22, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

• Hook and prose checks out. Great entertainment hook.--HelloKitta (talk) 23:16, 23 April 2011 (UTC)
  • Just one issue. The article (and its source) rumour a relationship between the subject and Princess Madeleine, not Princess Victoria. I assume the hook should read:

... that Swedish Princess Madeleine was rumoured to be sharing an apartment in New York with her close friend Swedish journalist Sofi Fahrman (pictured)?

—  AjaxSmack  01:48, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Yes sounds better. Hope the picture will be included.--BabbaQ (talk) 13:56, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Phidippus clarus

• ... that size matters when the jumping spider Phidippus clarus selects mates?

• ALT1:... that mating in the jumping spider Phidippus clarus needs good vibrations?

Created by Philcha (talk). Self nom at 23:12, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

2012 Democratic National Convention

• ... that the 2012 Democratic National Convention will be the first nominating convention of a major party held in North Carolina?

Created by JayJasper (talk). Nominated by MauchoEagle (talk) at 21:01, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

• Not close to a 5x expansion. In addition, the "would" seems like a strange choice of verb tense. GaryColemanFan (talk) 20:26, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

What does 5x expansion mean?

It means the article must have recently become about five times longer than it was. DYK is intended to showcase new content on Wikipedia. See Wikipedia:Did you know/Glossary and Wikipedia:Did you know/Onepage. And don't forget to sign your posts! :) Feezo (send a signal | watch the sky) 23:12, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

RNA thermometer

• ... that RNA thermometers are found in human cells and help protect them from overheating?

Created by Jebus989 (talk). Self nom at 21:01, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed Silvana Cruciata [41]
• Everything checks out.--HelloKitta (talk) 23:16, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

Silvana Cruciata

• ... that Italian runner Silvana Cruciata ran over 18 km (11.2 miles) in one hour – a world record which went unbeaten for 17 years?

Created by Sillyfolkboy (talk). Self nom at 20:47, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed "Irish of Vincennes"
• Created today, hook is sourced in main body. Long enough article and well-referenced Jebus989^✰ 21:08, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

State funeral of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

• ... that Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's state funeral took place twice, once immediately after his death in 1938 and then again in 1953?

• Reviewed: 1997 Wills Golden Jubilee Tournament

Created by CeeGee (talk). Self nom at 12:27, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

• comment Ataturk has a connection with the Gallipoli landings on April 25, his connection is fairly common knowledge in Australia & New Zealand there are number of momuments in both countries including one on ANZAC parade in Canberra opposite the Australian War Memorial, as ANZAC Day is April 25th two days away request this gets run then. Gnangarra 13:00, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

Date, length good to go, Turkish references accepted IGF. Good idea for an article. --Khazar (talk) 16:34, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

1997 Wills Golden Jubilee Tournament

• ... that South Africa's winning of the 1997 Wills Golden Jubilee Tournament marked its first tournament victory in the Indian subcontinent and in their seventh attempt?

Created by S h i v a (Visnu) (talk). Self nom at 08:52, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

Article length, reference and hook are acceptable. OK to go. CeeGee (talk) 12:24, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

Code of the Secret Service

• ... that the film Ronald Reagan called the "worst picture I ever made" inspired Jerry Parr to join the Secret Service, and that Parr saved President Reagan's life during the 1981 assassination attempt (pictured)?

• ALT1:... that Jerry Parr saved Ronald Reagan's life during a 1981 assassination attempt (pictured); Parr was inspired to join the Secret Service by a 1939 film, Code of the Secret Service—which starred Reagan?
• Reviewed: Jeremy Kerley ([42])
• Comment: The hook and alt are under 200 characters without the "(pictured)" text. See E5 under Wikipedia:Did_you_know/Additional_rules.

Created by OCNative (talk). Self nom at 07:35, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

Article length, reference and hook are acceptable. OK to go. Mgrē@sŏn 00:47, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Jay Houghton

• ... that Jay Houghton, a member of the Missouri House of Representatives, had an uncle, two great uncles, and a great-great-grandfather who also served as representatives?

• Reviewed: Skinny triangle ([43])

Created by Sector001 (talk). Nominated by E2eamon (talk) at 02:17, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

• Article length, citation, date checked. Good to go. — MT (talk) 17:35, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

Loire (river)

• ... that the Loire is the longest river in France?

5x expanded by Dr. Blofeld (talk), Nvvchar (talk), Materialscientist (talk). Self nom at 13:56, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed The Quiet Achiever.♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:52, 24 April 2011 (UTC) To avoid confusion (it confused me!) Dr. Blofeld reviewed (not nominated) the DYK nomination for The Quiet Achiever. Carcharoth (talk) 15:15, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

• The expansion began on the 11th and continued to the 24th. However, per the Swahili Addendum (additional rule D9), this article is still eligible. The length, date, and source for hook check out, although it would be nice if a non-encyclopedia source for the "longest river in France" statement can be found in the future. At any rate, it's good to go. Great job on the article, everyone! GaryColemanFan (talk) 20:42, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Comment: I've moved the article to the main space from Nvvchar's sandbox on 24 April, thus no Swahili here :) Materialscientist (talk) 00:45, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Skinny triangle

• ... that the skinny triangle is used by snipers to estimate target range?

Created by Spinningspark (talk). Self nom at 01:04, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

• AGF for the offline source. Date and length fine. --E♴(talk) 02:15, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed Clement W. Payton [44] SpinningSpark 19:34, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on April 24

British Colonial Hilton Nassau, Old Fort of Nassau

• ... that the British Colonial Hilton Nassau is located on the site of the Old Fort of Nassau?

Created by Dr. Blofeld (talk), Nvvchar (talk). Self nom at 13:55, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Shaare Zedek Synagogue, Winnipeg

• ... that the original Shaare Zedek Synagogue was the oldest synagogue in Winnipeg?

Created by Dr. Blofeld (talk). Self nom at 13:39, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Tourism in Swaziland

• ... that apartheid in South Africa and the Mozambican Civil War caused an increase in the amount of tourists visiting Swaziland?

Created by Qrsdogg (talk). Self nom at 12:56, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed Anthoceros laevis Qrsdogg (talk) 12:56, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

List of bordering countries with greatest differences in GDP (PPP) per person

• The Zimbabwe-Botswana border marks the greatest disparity of per capita wealth between two neighbouring countries

Created by User:Kransky. Self nom at 07:38, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Nathan "Ned" Miller

• ... that Nathan "Ned" Miller had two hit songs in the 1920s at the age of 22?

Created by Cultofqwerty (talk). Nominated by Chzz (talk) at 19:28, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

• Refs check out. Texts accepted in GF. Great article Benny Digital ^{Speak Your Brains} 12:24, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed "Reasons (Earth, Wind & Fire song)"  Chzz  ►  21:58, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Salilyn 'N Erin's Shameless, Salilyn's Condor

• ... that Salilyn's Condor and Salilyn 'N Erin's Shameless are the only father and daughter to have both won the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show?

Created by Miyagawa (talk). Self nom at 11:26, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed Walraversijde and Plain of Torvioll. Miyagawa (talk) 11:27, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Length, dates, and sourcing all checks out. A pair of fascinating articles in an under-covered topic area. I only wish there was a free pic of one or both dogs to include with this hook. - Dravecky (talk) 19:23, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the review. Sadly I haven't been able to find a single free use image of any of the Westminster winners after 1924 and before more than a few years ago. Miyagawa (talk) 10:44, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Liquid crystal laser

• ... that liquid crystal lasers can emit several pure wavelengths from a single device?

Created by 2over0 (talk). Self nom at 06:05, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Length, date ok, offline refs accepted IGF. Good to go. -- Khazar (talk) 15:25, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Hold on. This is a useful article, but it lacks basic details, as I mentioned at User_talk:2over0. Materialscientist (talk) 07:22, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Migrant Housing Act of North Carolina

• ... that migrant farmers in North Carolina could sleep on cardboard and box springs until 2007 when the Migrant Housing Act of North Carolina was amended?

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Ms68441 (talk • contribs) 03:58, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

May I make a suggestion to the hook? none of the information provided in the article references the information put forth in the original hook, unless a sources is provided and information tied into the article, that hook cannot be used. With this revised hook I came up with, it also includes a picture. If this is preferable to the author. Also, your sources seem to be fully formatted. But I will leave to review process to another since I have been helping the author with the article. Also I would like to note that this article has been incomplete until recently, and has just been partially incomplete andmoved from the author's sandbox as part of a Western Carolina University class, so I can vouch for the date because there have been some weird deadlines in the class. Kayz911 (talk) 04:04, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

• ... that until the Migrant Housing Act of North Carolina was amended in 2007, North Carolina had very few health and safety regulations for migrant farmer's housing (pictured)? Kayz911 (talk) 04:04, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

I like ALT 2 hook much better. It comes straight from the article and doesn't present any bias. Thanks for looking into this for me!

AAU Men's Basketball All-Americans

• ... that among the all-time list of AAU Men's Basketball All-Americans, 33 have competed in the Olympic Games while nine have been enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame?

• Reviewed: 2010–11 NBA Development League season

Created by Jrcla2 (talk). Self nom at 23:49, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

• Self comment I'd be open to a different hook or a re-wording of the one above. Jrcla2 (talk) 23:50, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Ascension of Jesus in Christian art

• ... that the depictions of the Ascension of Jesus in Christian art (pictured) are often divided into an upper (heavenly) and lower (earthly) part?

• Reviewed: 1926 FA Cup Final

Created by History2007 (talk). Self nom at 21:50, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

• Comment: Here is the G-book link for the hook (is also in the article). History2007 (talk) 21:03, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

• Comment: will be appropriate for Feast of the Ascension, June 2, 2011. History2007 (talk) 21:03, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

St Peter's Church, Sandwich

• ... that the ancient custom of ringing the curfew bell each evening from St Peter's Church (pictured) in Sandwich, Kent, still continues?

• Reviewed: Tom Aggar

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 19:50, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

• Sources, cites, length and dates all check out. Ackatsis (talk) 00:35, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Tom Aggar

• ... that British Paralympic rowing gold medallist Tom Aggar was once part of the Saracens F.C. youth development squad?

• Reviewed: David Lane (activist) ([45])

Created by Basement12 (talk). Self nom at 17:02, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

• All DYK criteria met. I've added "youth" to the hook, because that's what the source says. --Peter I. Vardy (talk) 19:44, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Angkhana Neelaphaijit

• ... that Gwangju Prize for Human Rights winner Angkhana Neelaphaijit has been investigating the forced disappearance of her husband for more than seven years?

Reviewed: State funeral of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

Created by Khazar (talk). Self nom at 16:31, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

The Quiet Achiever

• ... that the first transcontinental trip by a solar-powered vehicle was completed in 1983?

• Reviewed Mudawi Ibrahim Adam (diff) --Doug Coldwell ^talk 14:17, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

5x expanded by Doug Coldwell (talk). Self nom at 13:37, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

• • Book source accepted in good faith. Good job Doug!♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:51, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Mudawi Ibrahim Adam

• ... that Sudanese human rights activist Mudawi Ibrahim Adam has been imprisoned four times for his work in Darfur?

Reviewed: Wildlife of the Central African Republic and Operation Rhodes

Created by Khazar (talk). Self nom at 13:25, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

• Article length, citation, date checked. Good to go.--Doug Coldwell ^talk 14:12, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Ron Hextall

• ... that Ron Hextall was the first ice hockey goaltender to shoot and score a goal in the National Hockey League?

• ALT1:... that Ron Hextall was the first ice hockey goaltender to score a goal in the National Hockey League playoffs?
• ALT2:... that aggressive ice hockey goaltender Ron Hextall served three suspensions of six games or more?
• Reviewed: SS Baxtergate

5x expanded by Harrias (talk). Self nom at 11:06, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

• Date and ref(s) OK. A touch under fivefold but when the article has gone from 1228 words to 5733 words that's certainly understandable. Oldelpaso (talk) 15:53, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

SS Baxtergate

• ... that the maiden voyage of Empire Cowdray was delayed because most of her crew were drunk?

Created by Mjroots (talk). Self nom at 10:38, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

• Length, date and reference all check out: nice hook! Harrias ^talk 11:03, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Finicky grammar point--shouldn't this be "her crew was drunk," "crew" being a single unit here? [46] But I agree, great hook! --Khazar (talk) 16:43, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Actually, the officers were sober, so I've tweaked the hook a little. "Were" is used as a mass plural, similar to "you" (plural) - a member of the crew was drunk / several members of the crew were drunk. Mjroots (talk) 18:10, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Works for me. -- Khazar (talk) 19:30, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Operation Rhodes

• ... that during Operation Rhodes of January 1970, Israeli paratroops held the Egyptian island of Shadwan for 36 hours before leaving with 62 prisoners of war?

• Reviewed: Hillingdon House

Created by Poliocretes (talk). Self nom at 08:16, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Length and date are fine, offline refs accepted IGF, but I'm not sure that the hours given in the hook are quite supported by the article. If I understand right, they finally secured the island at 1530, and left at 1740 the following day, which would seem to make 26 hours rather than 36. Does that math check out to you, or am I simply misunderstanding? If this was changed to 26 hours, I'm fine with it. Nice article. -- Khazar (talk) 13:32, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

• I see what you mean. I took the figure from the source without giving it much thought. How about ALT 1 ": .. that during Operation Rhodes of January 1970, Israeli paratroops held the Egyptian island of Shadwan for over a day before leaving with 62 prisoners of war?". I've also changed the article accordingly. I'd rather ont use the 26 figure, as it contradicts the reference, and besides, it's not really about the math ... Poliocretes (talk) 14:18, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Sounds good to me. --Khazar (talk) 14:28, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Ephraim Emerton

• ... that author Ephraim Emerton taught medieval ecclesiastical history at Harvard Divinity School for over forty years?

5x expanded by SteveStrummer (talk). Self nom at 07:04, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: Perceptual trap

Article length, source, date okay. Good to go. --Epipelagic (talk) 09:53, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Wildlife of the Central African Republic

• ... that apart from all the savanna species of wild animals, the unique species found in the wildlife of the Central African Republic is of forest gorillas (pictured)?

5x expanded by Nvvchar (talk), Dr. Blofeld (talk). Self nom at 05:33, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

• ALT1 ... that richness of the wildlife of the Central African Republic (gorilla pictured) is reflected in its about 3,600 species of plants, 663 birds, 209 mammals, 187 reptiles and 29 amphibians?

Date, hook, ref all check out. I vote for ALT1--the phrasing of the first hook is perhaps correct for this field, but feels a bit awkward to me as a lay reader. Kudos to you both for putting in the work to synthesize all this. --Khazar (talk) 13:41, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Women in Burma

• ... that in May 2010, the Myanmar government disallowed marriage between women in Burma (pictured) and male foreigners?

Created by AnakngAraw (talk). Self nom at 02:53, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Alt hook 1: ... that women in Burma (pictured) wore a skirtcloth known as the htamein during the Konbaung Dynasty? - AnakngAraw (talk) 02:56, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

• Length, date, and ALT1 hook approved. --Rosiestep (talk) 03:57, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Nude Nuns with Big Guns

• ... that Nude Nuns with Big Guns is a nunsploitation thriller film that is the subject of a copyright lawsuit against torrent users involving 5,865 IP addresses?

• Reviewed: Sixth Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba ([47])

Created by Smallman12q (talk). Self nom at 01:54, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Date, length, refs all check out, plus amusing topic. Good to go. -- Khazar (talk) 15:19, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Amie mac Ruari

• ... that Amie mac Ruari was divorced by the first Lord of the Isles despite giving him no grounds for doing so?

Created by Ben MacDui (talk). Self nom at 11:10, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

• , hook is cited to an offline source, interesting story, meets all the requirements. Good to go. Lankiveil ^{(speak to me)} 03:12, 25 April 2011 (UTC).

Articles created/expanded on April 25

Twicket

• ... that Twicket, the first ever village cricket match to be live-streamed around the world, was played in Wray, Lancashire on Easter Monday 2011?

Created by Pigsonthewing (talk). Self nom at 12:39, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

OS Museum

• ... that the OS Museum in Post, Texas, contains a hybrid of exhibits on both the American West and Asia, which are changed three times per year?

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 02:52, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed G.L. Pridgen

Garza County Historical Museum

• ... that the Garza County Historical Museum in Post, Texas, was originally a sanitarium established by cereal magnate C. W. Post?

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 01:42, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed: KWHW

Length, date, hook OK. Offwiki source AGF. Lionel (talk) 03:26, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Article is sourced to the state tourism guide, a museum brochure, a personal blog, and a book published by the curator of the museum. Surely some reliable third-party source can be found for this subject. - Dravecky (talk) 04:27, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Jacksonville Aviation Authority

• ... that the Jacksonville Aviation Authority owns and operates four airports on a budget of $63.8 million in Jacksonville, Florida but costs taxpayers nothing?

• Reviewed: Code of the Secret Service [48]

5x expanded by Mgreason (talk). Self nom at 00:22, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Attack on Yokosuka

• ... that the main target of the 1945 Attack on Yokosuka was the battleship Nagato, the flagship of the fleet that attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941?

Created by Nick-D (talk). Self nom at 23:53, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: Ruislip Woods Nick-D (talk) 23:53, 25 April 2011 (UTC) I should also note that Boneyard90 (talk · contribs) suggested this hook. Nick-D (talk) 01:31, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

This is good to go. –HTD (ITN: Where no updates but is stickied happens.) 02:08, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

G.L. Pridgen

• ... that G.L. Pridgen, a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, supports a bill requiring a public vote on English being his state’s official language?

• Comment: hook and ref is in first sentence of "Views" section

Created by Adwiii (talk). Nominated by Demiurge1000 (talk) at 22:39, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

I added some categories and did minimal editing? Is there no date of birth and family information? Can it be lengthened? Billy Hathorn (talk) 02:54, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

I have added everything I can find from a reliable source. Sadly, I could not fins a date of birth, and I searched everywhere.  Adwiii  Talk  11:29, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

KWHW

• ... that Eddie Wilcoxen, morning show host on radio station KWHW, is the current Poet Laureate for the state of Oklahoma?

• Reviewed: Salilyn 'N Erin's Shameless, Salilyn's Condor ([49])

5x expanded by Dravecky (talk). Self nom at 19:27, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Billy Hathorn (talk) 01:49, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Pfaffenstein

• ... that the Pfaffenstein (pictured), a low table mountain and one of the most important climbing areas in Saxon Switzerland, was visited by Frederick Augustus III, King of Saxony in 1915?

Created by Bermicourt (talk). Self nom at 18:12, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Russian battleship Borodino

• ... that the only survivor of the Russian battleship Borodino had to survive for twelve hours in the water before rescue?

• Reviewed: St Lawrence's Church, Broughton

5x expanded by Buggie111 (talk). Self nom at 17:32, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

• I'd suggest '... that the only survivor of the Russian battleship Borodino spent twelve hours in the water before being rescued?' to avoid repeating survive/survivor. Benea (talk) 19:46, 25 April 2011 (UTC)
• Looking at this at first it seems to have been expanded sufficiently, but most of the expansion is a copy-and-paste of the design section from Russian battleship Knyaz Suvorov, and only the 'Service' section is original. Is the use of boilerplate text considered acceptable when assessing expansion? Benea (talk) 19:51, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

St Lawrence's Church, Broughton

• ... that St Lawrence's Church (pictured) in Broughton, Buckinghamshire, is listed Grade I because of its "remarkable series" of medieval wall paintings?

• Reviewed: Ko Aye Aung

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 17:04, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

• Everything seems good to go, although I'd suggest merging the two Grade I sentances. Buggie111 (talk) 17:32, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Reasons (Earth, Wind & Fire song)

• ... that although Earth, Wind & Fire's song "Reasons" has never charted, it is included on several dozen albums including most of the group's greatest hits compilation albums?

• Reviewed: TBD

Created by TonyTheTiger (talk). Self nom at 16:46, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Passes DYK criteria. However, I do think the hook is a bit clumsy due to a) the bluelink-bluelink, b) repetiton of 'albums' and c) just a bit hard to read. And maybe linking compilation album isn't best - surely everyone knows that that term means? How about... (and this is only a vague suggestion - really; please, juggle with it; it needs work...I'm just illustrating the idea)

• ... that the song "Reasons" it is included on several dozen Earth, Wind & Fire albums, including most of their compilations, but never charted?

 Chzz  ►  21:54, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

• ... that the song "Reasons" is included on several dozen Earth, Wind & Fire albums, including most of their compilations, but it never charted?--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 06:29, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

I made a slight copyedit to your alt.

Ko Aye Aung

• ... that Burmese democracy activist Ko Aye Aung is serving a 59-year prison sentence for distributing leaflets and organizing protests in Yangon?

Reviewed: Nude Nuns with Big Guns (yes, really) and Liquid crystal laser

Created by Khazar (talk). Self nom at 15:15, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

• All DYK criteria met. --Peter I. Vardy (talk) 16:58, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Ruislip Woods

• ... that timber from the Ruislip Woods was used in the construction of the Tower of London, Windsor Castle, the Palace of Westminster and the manor of the Black Prince in Kennington?

5x expanded by Harrison49 (talk). Self nom at 14:12, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: Anzac Avenue

• Looks good to go. Offline source accepted in good faith. Nick-D (talk) 23:53, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Footes Lane

• ... that Footes Lane is the main sporting venue in Guernsey?

Created by The C of E (talk). Self nom at 08:45, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Date, length and hook verified.♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:00, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Splendid, thank you. I would have much prefered it if I could have included an image of it in the DYK and article as well but since I don't live in Guernsey, I'm not able to get one nor can I find a suitable free image. I know there are some on Flickr but I'm compleatly unfamiliar with the permisssions procedure and I don't want to risk adding something without relevent permissions. The C of E. God Save The Queen! (talk) 09:20, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Heather J. Knight

• ... that Heather Knight was the first woman to be selected President of Pacific Union College and the first African-American woman to lead an Adventist College in North America?

• ALT1:... that Pacific Union College President Heather Knight pursued her post-secondary education studies at five different colleges, Howard University, Oakwood University, Loma Linda University, Stanford University and finally at Harvard University?

Created by BelloWello (talk) and DonaldRichardSands (talk). Self nom at 03:17, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Looks good to go. I had to unlink the hook words as required but the Refs, hook, and length should all check out. JPurdyWNC (talk) 13:06, 26 April 2011 (UTC)contribs)

Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle

• ... that Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle was called both "biased" and "a rich and insightful read" that demonstrates how the rest of the world could learn from Israeli case?

• Reviewed: The Sliced-Crosswise Only-On-Tuesday World ([50])

Created by Mbz1 (talk). Self nom at 02:37, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

• I believe this article is a violation of Mbz's WP:ARBPIA topic ban. One cannot adequately discuss Israel's "economic miracle" without reference to the conflict in which it took place. Mbz herself tacitly admits as much in this post to my talk page where she notes she had to leave out negative information because including it would violate her ban.

While I'm not going to report Mbz for a violation at WP:AE given that this article was probably written in good faith, I see no reason to reward her here for such a violation, especially given that the article by her own admission in one-sided due to the omission of negative information that would overtly violate it. Gatoclass (talk) 06:18, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

- Other circumstances notwithstanding, wikipedia isn't about "rewarding" anyone for anything but to make information more available. This nomination is interesting, within the guidelines of the Did You Know section, and submitted in good faith. Let's leave the ARBPIA conflict there and focus on Did You Know? here, this nomination has no outstanding problems that I can see. BelloWello (talk) 08:11, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

That is a totally inappropriate verification when a user in good standing has already challenged this article as one-sided, a fact virtually conceded by the nominator herself. I trust that updaters will ignore it. Gatoclass (talk) 11:09, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

That's nice, apparently that "user in good standing" doesn't even know how to start an article talk page. I actually don't see the article as very one-sided at all. Also, the article as it stands now has no mention that jumps out at me regarding Israel/Palestine. Are you saying because he's banned from writing about the conflict he can't write about anything pertaining to Israel? I take offense to that, Israel as a nation is much more broad than just a little conflict with some rowdy neighbors. BelloWello (talk) 16:06, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Bello, with respect, you don't seem to have much understanding of how the DYK process works. Articles are generally not promoted here until disputes have been resolved. Also, as a general rule it's discourteous to try and approve an article over the objections of another user who has substantial concerns about content. If you have an issue with my opinion, fine, let's discuss that, but please don't act as if you are entitled to simply ignore the views of others and approve articles regardless of their objections, that is contrary to our conventions and only likely to alienate other reviewers. Gatoclass (talk) 17:50, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

•  Comment: no ban violation--Mbz1 (talk) 10:42, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

User:2.0 has very little experience as an AE admin, but regardless, I very much doubt he would approve of you nominating the article here at DYK. It's quite clear from both the thread at my user page and at User:2.0's that you have created an article which deliberately omitted a substantial amount of information regarding the I-P conflict so you could skirt your ban, adding this article here with the expectation that I am somehow going to include that information for you, without even inquiring beforehand as to my willingness to do so, is presumptuous in the extreme. I have no intention of being coerced into fixing your articles by adding I-P conflict-related content so you can circumvent your ban. If this article is promoted, I will be taking this matter up at AE, or possibly even at Arbcom as I am growing very tired of the gamesmanship going on at this page. Gatoclass (talk) 11:03, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Since Mbz wants to proceed with this nomination, I will ask for a ruling on this at AE tomorrow to try and resolve the matter. Gatoclass (talk) 13:20, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Anzac Avenue

• ... that Anzac Avenue is the longest World War One memorial road in Queensland?

Reviewed: Amie mac Ruari ([51])

5x expanded by Lankiveil (talk). Self nom at 01:45, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

• All checks out - ready to go. Harrison49 (talk) 16:14, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

• Looks good indeed. I just think it's a shame you couldn't use it on the main page today as it's ANZAC day. The C of E. God Save The Queen! (talk) 21:16, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

• Thanks. That was the intention, but you know, procrastination ;). Lankiveil ^{(speak to me)} 22:44, 25 April 2011 (UTC).

The Sliced-Crosswise Only-On-Tuesday World

• ... that the characters of "The Sliced-Crosswise Only-On-Tuesday World" are only conscious one day a week?

Created by Ackatsis (talk). Self nom at 00:40, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: St Peter's Church, Sandwich
• There's no word "conscious" in the article. IMO the hook should be more consistent with the article, but I am open for suggestions, if you prove me wrong.--Mbz1 (talk) 02:25, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

• I'm not married to the wording, so how about something like:

ALT1: ... that the characters of "The Sliced-Crosswise Only-On-Tuesday World" are only allowed to experience one day a week? Ackatsis (talk) 03:37, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

• ALT1 is OK. Assuming good faith for the offline source. BTW I believe the name of the story should be written in Italic --Mbz1 (talk) 04:22, 25 April 2011 (UTC)
• Thanks. I checked around, and most of the short stories and poems (as opposed to novels, etc.) tend to use quotation marks rather than italics. See The Raven, The Minority Report, The Dead (short story), Brokeback Mountain (short story), The Open Boat. If any experts disagree, I'm happy to rethink, of course. Ackatsis (talk) 05:51, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

15th Congress of the Philippines

• ... that for the first time in eleven years, the 2010 budget passed by the 15th Congress of the Philippines was signed by President Benigno Aquino III before the calendar year ended?

• Comment: Before, the article was basically prose-less, with all of it composed of lists and notes about the lists. The lists were transferred to a new article, and prose was added pertaining to the activities of the 15th Congress.

5x expanded by Howard the Duck (talk). Self nom at 07:39, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

• The wording could be improved a little, the current sentence could be interpreted to mean "the first time in 11 years that the 2010 budget was passed...", which is probably not what you meant. Lankiveil ^{(speak to me)} 11:46, 25 April 2011 (UTC).

As for "passed," I prefer "signed by the president" as that is the last part of legislation, as opposed to "passed" which may mean the houses of Congress agreed upon on an identical version of a bill w/c hasn't been signed by the president. –HTD (ITN: Where no updates but is stickied happens.) 12:39, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed Attack on Yokosuka. –HTD (ITN: Where no updates but is stickied happens.) 02:09, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Jižní Město

• ... that the buildings in Jižní Město, the Czech Republic's largest housing estate, were colour coded to facilitate orientation?

Created by Filelakeshoe (talk). Self nom at 21:53, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on April 26

Chicago (2005 song)

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• ... that Sufjan Stevens has recorded at least 4 versions of Chicago, including the "Multiple Personality Disorder Version"?

• Reviewed: Nathan "Ned" Miller ([52])

Created by Bennydigital (talk). Nominated by User2 (talk) at 12:22, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

1972 Summer Paralympics medal table

• ... that hosts West Germany won the most gold medals at the 1972 Summer Paralympics, but the United States won the most total medals?

• Reviewed: Ryan Bourque ([53])

Created by Basement12 (talk). Self nom at 11:36, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Keith Thiele

• ... that Keith Thiele, whose daring motorcycle escape during WWII has been compared to Steve McQueen's in The Great Escape, is one of only four New Zealanders to be awarded the DFC and two bars?

Created by Spy007au (talk). Self nom at 04:44, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

• Good to go. Leszek Jańczuk (talk) 10:06, 26 April 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. Also, articles should be nominated at least five days before the occasion to give reviewers time to check the nomination, but no more than six weeks before the occasion. April Fools' Day is an exception to these requirements - see Wikipedia:April Fool's Main Page/Did You Know.

29 April

HMS Prince William (1780)

• ... that HMS Prince William was named for the future King William IV, who was present at the engagement she was captured in?

• Reviewed: La Maison de la Magie Robert-Houdin ([54])

Created by Benea (talk). Self nom at 11:26, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Date and length fine, offline refs accepted IGF. --Khazar (talk) 19:30, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

• Would the play on words make it worth intentionally running this on the 29 April DYK (the date of the Wedding of Prince William of Wales and Kate Middleton)? OCNative (talk) 10:39, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

I agree with that. Moved to holding area. The C of E. God Save The Queen! (talk) 11:26, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Good thinking, I hadn't even noticed the possible connection. Perhaps it could be '...named for the future King William, who was present...' to make it even more appropriate for the event? Benea (talk) 17:34, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Good idea Benea, I agree but you'd best get someone to vet a new line quick, the Wedding's on Friday! The C of E. God Save The Queen! (talk) 06:32, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Garden of Ridván, Baghdad

• ... that the festival of Ridván, the "King of Festivals" of the Bahá'í Faith, celebrates events that took place in a garden in Baghdad (pictured) almost 150 years ago?

5x expanded by Wiki-uk (talk), Dragfyre (talk). Nominated by Dragfyre (talk) at 18:08, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed: Mining in Tajikistan (diff). Special timing requested (Apr. 29th or May 2nd).

• Length, date and hook reference check out. Nice article. An img could highlight it here. Good to go.--Nvvchar. 01:54, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

• Great, thanks! At your suggestion, I've added the photo that's at the top of the article, although it's not exactly the prettiest one. I'd be happy if it ran with or without it. FWIW, I'd like to request special timing for this one, as the Festival of Ridván is currently ongoing; two important holy days associated with the festival are the 9th day (April 29th) and the 12th day (May 2nd); it'd be nice to see this hook on the Main Page on either one of those days. Thoughts? --dragfyre_ʞןɐʇc 13:54, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

• Good image. Article deserves to go to the lead on Main Page during the festival days.--Nvvchar. 00:53, 25 April 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)

This should be removed altogether, "Note: Articles nominated for a special occasion should be nominated within five days of creation or expansion as usual. Also, articles should be nominated at least five days before the occasion to give reviewers time to check the nomination, but no more than six weeks before the occasion. April Fools' Day is an exception to these requirements - see Wikipedia:April Fool's Main Page/Did You Know." This goes well beyond 6 weeks, unless the above text, quoted verbatim, was recently adopted as procedure. —James ^{(Talk • Contribs)} • 4:32pm • 06:32, 23 April 2011 (UTC)