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This page is for nominations to appear in the "Did you know" section on the Main Page.

Instructions

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

DYK criteria

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How to list a new nomination

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

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

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

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

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

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

   To add a comment: |comment=

   To add the article you reviewed: |reviewed=

Do not wikilink the article title, or the author username field; the template will wikilink them automatically. Do wikilink the article title in the hook field, however.
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Do not include a signature (~~~~) after the template.
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An example of how to use the template is given below. Don't forget to fill out the rollover text, so people know what the image is of! Full details are at {{NewDYKnom}}:

{{subst:NewDYKnom
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 | hook         = ... that this [[article]] is an  '''[[example]]''' ''(pictured)''?
 | author       = User1
 | nominator    = User2
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 | alttext      = Description of the image
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 | revieweddiff = diff link to the article review
}}

• Note that you should only use one of the above templates for the original hook. If you want to suggest a second, alternative hook for the same article submission, just type it in manually. The above templates output useful code for each submission and if you employ them for alternative hooks, you will mess up the page formatting.
• When saving your suggestion, please add the name of the suggested article to your edit summary.
• Please check back for comments on your nomination. Responding to reasonable objections will help ensure that your article is listed.
• If you nominate someone else's article, you can use {{subst:DYKNom}} to notify them. Usage: {{subst:DYKNom|Article name}}
• If you have 5 or more self-nomination DYK credits, don't forget to review another editor's nomination, and link to the diff in your nomination.

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

If you want to confirm that an article is ready to be placed on a later update, or note that there is an issue with the article or hook, please use the following symbols to point the issues out:

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

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Nominations

Older nominations

Articles created/expanded on April 26

Jihadi tourism

• ... that popular destinations for Jihadi tourism have included the Tourist Landmark of the Resistance and the Al-Quds Mosque Hamburg?

Created by Anna Frodesiak (talk). Nominated by Qrsdogg (talk) at 17:00, 27 April 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed Llangadfan and Dyfnant Forest Qrsdogg (talk) 17:00, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
• ALT1: ... that popular destinations for Jihadi tourism have included the Tourist Landmark of the Resistance and Somali terrorist training sites? Anna Frodesiak (talk) 03:51, 28 April 2011 (UTC)

• Per our discussion on Anna's talk page, ALT2:... that destinations for Jihadi tourism have included a war museum and Somali terrorist training sites? Qrsdogg (talk) 04:58, 28 April 2011 (UTC)

Tweaked hook again. Qrsdogg (talk) 18:01, 29 April 2011 (UTC)

Using DYK "to promote one side of an ongoing dispute" violates DYK policy. Here's still another article that would lead one to believe that Muslims in general, and Israel's opponents in particular, are despicable people who even devote their vacations to indulge their preoccupation with homicide. What percentage of Muslims worldwide participate in this so-called "tourism"? One in 10,000? In 100,000? Based on recent DYK appearances, one could be forgiven for gathering the impression that Wikipedia is extremely anti-Arab and extremely anti-Muslim. We've had more than enough appropriation of DYK for Wikipedia's Israel-Palestine battleground already, thank you very much.  – OhioStandard (talk) 23:09, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

I disagree that this article is being used to "promote one side of an ongoing dispute" or characterizes "Israel's opponents" as "despicable people". Are there any specific instances of bias in this article that you could point out? Is it mis-representing the sources in some way? Are there other sources you could recommend that would add balance to the article? Qrsdogg (talk) 23:55, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

This is interesting subject, something I never knew about. It is well sourced. It is sufficiently neutral and tells also about US and British citizens. Ohiostandard, what "sides" are you talking about? Muslims? Are they really a "side" in any ongoing conflict? And what is another "side"? Christians? Hodja Nasreddin (talk) 00:45, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

While the topic is controversial, Anna Frodesiak has done a good job on the article and the hook. I do not see in the article or the hook any implication that all Muslims are terrorists or that many Muslims take part in such tourism. My own objection to controversial topics is really that it is hard to create an NPOV article that is stable. But I think the concern raised by OhioStandard should be dealt with thoughtfully; it seems wrong to slap an OK on top of a NO, especially when it is done with an insulting edit summary. Are there sources giving some indication of the numbers of people involved in Jihadi tourism? Most likely the actual numbers are quite small. betsythedevine (talk) 03:58, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

• Qrsdogg asked me to comment on this nom. Regarding Ohio's objections, I don't believe we can oppose articles merely based on the fact that they might portray some group or another in a negative light by virtue of the subject matter. That would be akin to censorship. I do have some concerns about this article however, mainly that the article seems to be a WP:SYNTH collection of events based on a WP:NEOLOGISM that doesn't even appear to have an established meaning at this point. Probably the best way to deal with those issues would be to open an AFD. Gatoclass (talk) 07:38, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

Article is now at AFD.4meter4 (talk) 09:37, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

• Back to the original comment by Ohiostandrd. What Israel? This article tells nothing about Israel. What POV? There is no any discussion at article talk page. Hodja Nasreddin (talk) 11:51, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

I don't see any significant POV problems in here as Ohio suggests, but I agree with Gato that the article feels a bit unfinished and unstable. Jihadi tourism seems to have a variety of different definitions in these sources, and the article could use some work to resolve what its primary subject is. It's an interesting topic, though, and I'll be interested to see what it can become. --Khazar (talk) 16:00, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

• Note: Article has survived AFD. Qrsdogg (talk) 00:26, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Suggestions: The hook remains problematic to me in that it conflates two quite different definitions from the article--"a term sometimes used to describe tourism involving scenes of conflict between Muslims and non-Muslims, or to exhibitions displaying artifacts and images of such struggles" and "travel to foreign destinations with the object of scouting for terrorist training"--and treat them as a single phenomenon--I'm not sure that yoking is supported by the sources yet. The first of these definitions also appears to remain unsourced. Perhaps these problems might be avoided by trimming the hook down to just the Hamburg mosque Somali sites and leaving out the "Landmark" entirely? The article also needs to establish that the Tourist Landmark is a "popular" destination for this sort of travel (rather than just an extant one), but this might be fixed by just getting rid of the word "popular" in the hook. Or we could try to find a source that talks about both these definitions as different facets of the same thing. I just want to be sure that we're not building the Frankenstein by conflating two disparate phenomena. But I posted in this AfD debate, too, so I'm glad to step out and let someone approach this with fresh eyes in my place.-- Khazar (talk) 18:25, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Sorry, realized I was responding to the older version. corrected. -- Khazar (talk) 18:28, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on May 2

Jean Perrot

• ... that Jean Perrot, co-founder of the journal Paléorient, excavated at Susa, Munhata, and Beersheba?

• Reviewed: Wedding dress of Grace Kelly

Created by Paul Bedson (talk). Self nom at 19:18, 2 May 2011 (UTC)

• - Article at 1,969 characters. However, online reference is linked to a "book cover". Unverifiable. Unless reference is an offline source? - AnakngAraw (talk) 03:16, 4 May 2011 (UTC)
• The Paleorient Journal website mentions Perrot founding it but I've strenghtened the sourcing with a direct mention here Société préhistorique française, p.3 (1982). Bulletin de la Société préhistorique française. Société préhistorique française. Retrieved 4 May 2011.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) that says about co-founder Bernard Vandermeersch "En 1974, il collabore avec J. Perrot à la création de l'« Association Paléo-rient » dont le but était de lancer la revue Paléorient ... En 1977, Paléorient est devenue une revue du CNRS" on page 3. I'm taking it that was the verification problem, not the famous excavations. Thanks! Paul Bedson ❉talk❉ 04:04, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on May 3

Tying of the iPhone to AT&T

• ... that when Apple initially released its iPhone in the U.S. on June 29, 2007, it was sold exclusively with AT&T, leading to Tying of the iPhone to AT&T which forced users to purchase AT&T service plans?

Created by Dsayles08. Nominated by Jaobar (talk) 03:13, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

• This article was created (as explained on its talk page) for a school project. I'm currently working on merging it into existing articles and it may be deleted in a week or so. The article, and the blurb, seem somewhat POVish as far as being against restrictive policies. If you do use it, I've made some wording changes, primarily to correct U.S.-centricism. HereToHelp ^{(talk to me)} 04:23, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

• As noted on the talk page for this article, the iPhone page has been tagged as being too lengthy already. That, coupled with the fact that this article addresses a major telecommunication policy issue that has wide-reaching implications suggests that it should stand alone. Jaobar (talk) 16:55, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on May 5

Sanjak of Prizren

• ... that Sanjak of Prizren became part of the newly established Prizren Vilayet in 1868?

• Reviewed: 8th (Midlands) Parachute Battalion ([1])

Created by Antidiskriminator (talk). Self nom at 21:58, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

• Date of creation was 4 May 2011, 5x expansion 5 May 2011. Article nominated on 13 May. Crisco 1492 (talk) 02:08, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

• Please check the rule D9 within Other_additional_rules_for_the_article: "Five days old" really means about eight days in Swahili :) . That is, if your article was created or expanded after the oldest date listed in Template talk:Did you know#Older nominations, it may still be approved. --Antidiskriminator (talk) 06:26, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

• May still be enforced. Personally I think we have a few too many files in the backlog, but I leave it to the other editors to decide. Crisco 1492 (talk) 11:40, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

• Crisco 1492 asked me to weigh in on whether the Swahili rule should be used here. Currently, DYK is displaying 4 sets per day, with 7 hooks per set. That equals 28 hooks per day featured on the main page. Manually counting here (or better yet using the auto-counter here) shows there are currently under 20 nominations per day. This discussion two weeks ago noted the decline in the number of nominations. Looking at my own recent hooks, my early April nominations were taking two weeks to go from nomination to main page; my late April and early May nominations are often taking about 9 days. In light of this I would advise using the Swahili rule, so Crisco 1492 can proceed with a review while waiving the date based on the Swahili rule. OCNative (talk) 12:34, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Everything checks out. I wonder what Sanjak of Prizren is in Swahili. :-) Crisco 1492 (talk) 12:47, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Rod Thornton

• ... that a paper by the academic Rod Thornton was censored for criticising the arrest of a student who borrowed a copy of an Al-Qaeda training manual from his University library?

Created by Francium12 (talk). Self nom at 16:07, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

• Just reviewed St Andrew's School, Pangbourne. Not sure how to show the 'diff' - but I did!  Francium12  16:15, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

length and date OK, references check out, but the hook fact is not is not in the article. i.e. "al-Queada training manual" is not mentioned. SpinningSpark 08:53, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

• • Doh! Just added and provided a ref. On further reading he downloaded it for his dissertation but it was in the library! Change to ... that a paper by the academic Rod Thornton was censored for criticising the arrest of a student who downloaded an Al-Quaeda training manual available from his University library?  Francium12  09:39, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

• The Guardian ref says "Thornton writes that the al-Qaida manual which led to the arrests is now stocked in the university's library" which at least implies that it was not in the library at the time of arrest, and in any event does not entirely verify the hook. I will take it on good faith if you say the offline Thornton ref is more definite on this point, but if the Guardian is accurately reporting Thornton then the hook is wrong. You also need to decide if your spelling is going to be al-Qaeda or al-Qaida SpinningSpark 10:44, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

Sanmenxia Dam

• ... that China has arrested people for criticizing the controversial Sanmenxia Dam (pictured) on the Yellow River?

• ALT1... that 1.8 billion metric tons of sediment was accumulated behind China's Sanmenxia Dam (pictured) in the 18 months after it closed the Yellow River in 1958?
• Reviewed: HMS Sainfoin (F183)

Created/self-nom --NortyNort (Holla) 13:56, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

• Comment: Nothing remarkable about the PRC arresting people for such criticism; focus more on the technical aspects. Include information about location in western Henan. Also, don't simply use "China" in a political context when you actually are referring to the PRC. –HXL's Roundtable and Record 14:09, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

• I agree it isn't remarkable. I usually focus on design but thought the controversy was more interesting in this case. I haven't seen an arrest like this related to a dam. Usually it is violent protesters. The amount of trapped sediment could be an interesting alternate. I also try to keep hooks short and feel PRC (now piped) is implied along with trying to not have too many location identifiers. Other thoughts are welcome, thanks for yours. I will work on an ALT.--NortyNort (Holla) 14:24, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

If you're still looking for hook materials, try "the first dam project along the Yellow River in the history of the PRC", "the only dam project in 156 large scale projects in the Five-Year Plans of the People's Republic of China#The First Five-Year Plan, 1953–57" (Ref.) or the banknote thingie. Hope this helps. --PFHLai (talk) 13:46, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Snarum Station, Jørgen Rytterager

• ... that farmer Jørgen Rytterager was appointed station master of Snarum Station in 1872?

Created by Eisfbnore (talk). Self nom at 02:02, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: Operation Mallard [2] (ec)

Date and length are fine, offline foreign language hook accepted in good faith. But with only one source for an average-seeming Norweigan station master, does this meet the WP:GNG? -- Khazar (talk) 02:46, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

The article is well written, but I agree that the notability might be a bit thin here. Does he stick out from thousands(?) of other station masters? Also, is the hook eye-catching in any way? Geschichte (talk) 09:11, 7 May 2011 (UTC)

I do see your points. But Rytterager was not only a station master, he was also a public servant and one of the wealthiest farmers in Buskerud (if not whole Norway) at the time. Also, the source cited in the article is not the only source on this individual, it's just the only source that I've had in my disposition. That journal article also cited many other sources on Rytterager, but I didn't want cite them in the article, as I hadn't seen them myself. I would say, that the fact that the reliable and serious periodical Arkivmagasinet (issued by the National Archival Services of Norway) devoted three pages to an article solely on this station master does make him worthy of an article. Redirecting the article on Rytterager to Snarum Station could be a good compromise, though. As for the hook fact, it was the best that I was able to find. IMHO, It does seem a bit peculiar that a farmer at the decline of his career managed to become a station master at a new railway line. That happening was also the title of the journal article, so I think somebody else would agree. :) --Eisfbnore ^talk 14:49, 7 May 2011 (UTC)

Hi Eisfborne, it's a well-written article, so I do hope it gets to stay without a redirect. The Arkivmagasinet source you name seems like an excellent start, but my understanding of the notability guidelines is that a second source wholly or partially dedicated to Rytterager will need to go into the article to demonstrate notability. I'm less up on the GNG than many others here, though, so what I'll do is leave my question mark up and let this catch the attention of a more experienced editor than I to make the final call. -- Khazar (talk) 15:05, 7 May 2011 (UTC)

I see the peculiarity a bit better now. But when you say "he was also a public servant", what kind of servant? Geschichte (talk) 20:23, 7 May 2011 (UTC)

Colmar - Meyenheim Air Base

• ... that in just over two years in World War II, Régiment de Chasse 01/030 Normandie - Niémen destroyed 273 enemy aircraft and received the awards from both the French Légion d’Honneur and the Soviet Order of the Red Banner?

Created by DeltaQuad (talk). Self nom at 01:36, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

• Bolded the topic for this one and wikilinked. Also supplied the "?" for the hook. However, there are two redlinks at intro of article. Either remove the redlinks or provide the pages for those two please. - AnakngAraw (talk) 03:21, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

• Incorrect. There is no rule against redlinks in the nominated article. Manxruler (talk) 07:20, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

• Sorry the bold was just from the article itself not on purpose...and there is not a redlink in the nom, why is the article required not to have them? (If it is a rule) -- DQ (t) (e) 11:36, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

• Bolding of the nominated article is required. What is not correct is AnakngAraw's claim that redlinks in the article itself are undesirable. Redlinks don't belong in the hook, but in the article they're all good. Manxruler (talk) 15:00, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

• Then are we good to go? -- DQ (t) (e) 17:23, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

• Not really. I don't understand the hook (which I have just copy-edited for typos). How can an air base destroy 273 aircraft? Airbases don't usually destroy aircraft. And this airbase wasn't even in existence in 1943-45. Who actually shot down the 273 aircraft, and what does it have to do with the base? Manxruler (talk) 18:06, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

• Just reread my source (since I did this six months ago), it was the unit that helped with the closing of the base. ajusted entry. -- DQ (t) (e) 19:14, 7 May 2011 (UTC)

• Yes. I saw that you had been working on this article for quite some time in your user space, which is of course perfectly well. The problem here is that the hook you are promoting, is not at all about this air base, but about the Normandie-Niemen squadron, which already has its own article. There's no way this hook can be used. Manxruler (talk) 22:18, 7 May 2011 (UTC)

• Ok, sounds ok, thanks for the help though. -- DQ (t) (e) 23:43, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

You're welcome. There's still some time, if you'd like to come up with a different hook. Manxruler (talk) 00:06, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

• Article says "The actual construction of the Colmar - Meyenheim Air Base began in 1951," and adds this base was active in WWII, used by the Free French. Wikimapia for the same location says "French Air Force Base 132 (Base aérienne 132), home to fighter squadron 1/30 "Alsace" and fighter squadron 2/30 "Normandie Niemen", created in 1943 for Free French pilots flying against the Germans in Russia." I am confused by the difference in construction date, start of war and disagreement with other source. Ellin Beltz (talk) 16:19, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on May 6

Depot Town

• ... that escaped slaves using the Underground Railroad hid in tunnels beneath the train track in Ypsilanti, Michigan's Depot Town?

• ALT1:... that it's been 27 years since a train stopped in Ypsilanti, Michigan's Depot Town?
• ALT2:... that the Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum (pictured) in Ypsilanti, Michigan's Depot Town is housed in the last surviving Hudson Motor Car Company dealership?
• Reviewed: Pitkin County Courthouse
• Comment: Currently at about 4x expansion; should be at 5x within another day or so. ALT2 has the possiblity of being a double hook with Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum. There are a ton of other potentially interesting hooks here, so feel free to suggest something else.

5x expanded by Cmadler (talk). Self nom at 19:51, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

• Still not 5x although an expansion began on May 10. I prefer the first hook, and it is verified. Alt1 verified but less interesting. I do not see the Alt2 hook in the end of paragraph ref. I.E., where does it say this was the last Hudson dealership. I would suggest adding a map. See Hyde Park, Chicago. I sourced a map from OpenStreetMap and then went into Microsoft Paint and added lines to create a border. I think saving their maps as .jpgs results in higher resolution than .pngs.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 12:50, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

• It's now at 5x, counting expansion from May 6. It may be a while before I get to doing a map, so it's probably not a good idea to delay DYK for it. cmadler (talk) 17:56, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

• Added the citation supporting ALT2. cmadler (talk) 19:28, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

• 5x expansion verified. There are just 3 paragraphs of information which are missing citations: end of first paragraph under "Businesses"; end of first paragraph and all of second paragraph under "Events". Then it's ready to go. Yoninah (talk) 21:50, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

• Citations added for those paragraphs, plus another citation supporting ALT2. Thanks, cmadler (talk) 13:21, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

• Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum is currently at 4.4x expansion, but at this point I think writing any more would probably just be padding the article. So, I'll ask for an WP:IAR to make ALT2 a double hook. cmadler (talk) 14:59, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

I am not seeing a 5x expansion. Depot Town was 3155 characters of readable prose. Currently, 13705 characters. 13705/3155=4.34x. Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum 2799/634=4.41x.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 20:18, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

• DYKcheck shows 2568 characters in this pre-expansion version, and like you, I get 13705 on the current version. 13705/2568=5.33x. DYKcheck on the current version confirms this ("Assuming article is at 5x now, expansion began 72 edits ago on May 6, 2011"). I acknowledged above that Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum is at 4.4x, and I requested an WP:IAR pass on that one. I'm not finding any more sources that say anything new, and while I could probably squeeze out 371 characters of padding to get it to 5x, I don't think it would really be beneficial to the article; I know that we've previously given articles that were a little short of 5x a pass. cmadler (talk) 04:57, 14 May 2011 (UTC)
  • I stand corrected. I was looking at May 6 instead of 5 days before May 6. Yes it passes for length. Regarding YAHM, why don't you add a map and describe its location to add a bit of prose.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 12:26, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

• I strikethrough'ed the non-multiple hooks, with regret. The original hook was really good. Yoninah (talk) 18:59, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Open top buses in Weston-super-Mare

• ... that some criminals were seen on television riding around Weston-super-Mare on an open-top bus?

Created by Geof Sheppard (talk). Self nom at 16:15, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

• • Reviewed Brabham BT3

• Date, length, hook OK. Offline ref AGF.--Peter I. Vardy (talk) 16:24, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

Wait, wait, hold it. Were those actual criminals, or were they actors playing the part of criminals? DS (talk) 18:58, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

Until we get that issue settled, this is unacceptable. DS (talk) 22:12, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

Reading the article, they were clearly the latter. OCNative (talk) 13:22, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

Personally, I don't see a problem. The idea of a hook is to entice the reader to read the article. That done, it's clear what the hook really means. --Peter I. Vardy (talk) 15:36, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

If you want a deceptive hook, wait for April 1. I strongly oppose this wording. DS (talk) 17:34, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

I agree with DS. Roscelese (talk ⋅ contribs) 00:39, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Women in Northern Cyprus

Four female folk dancers in Northern Cyprus adorned with gold accessories and pink-colored costumes

• ... that among female Northern Cypriots (pictured) in 2010, only seven had ever held high-level positions in the Parliament of Northern Cyprus?

Created by AnakngAraw (talk). Self nom at 02:54, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

• I reviewed the article: Lumír Ondřej Hanuš - AnakngAraw (talk) 03:07, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

• ALT 1: that since 2010, there had only been seven women in Northern Cyprus (pictured) who became high-level members of the Parliament of Northern Cyprus? - AnakngAraw (talk) 03:55, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

Somebody marked the source for the hook as unreliable besides I could not find a confirmation in the source that supports the hook.--Mbz1 (talk) 04:12, 7 May 2011 (UTC)

• Suggesting ALT 2: ... that Gönül Başaran Erönen is the first female justice of the Supreme Court in Cyprus? - AnakngAraw (talk) 13:38, 7 May 2011 (UTC)

• Comment Alt 2 is verified, but I am still do not feel comfortable to promote the article with unreliable source for another information. Maybe somebody more experienced than I am could take a look.Thanks.--Mbz1 (talk) 21:59, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

Women in Laos

• ... that in Lao Buddhism, the women of Laos (pictured) are taught that they can only attain nirvana after they have been reborn as men?

Created by AnakngAraw (talk). Self nom at 02:54, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

Length, hook, and source all check out. All that needs to be done now is a review of another article. --Starstriker7^(Talk) 03:17, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

• (edit conflict) A have a few issues with this article. [source 1] looks like a blog and there are two sections (Marriage/Sexuality) that have only one sentence. --Guerillero | My Talk 03:22, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

• I reviewed the article: Colmar - Meyenheim Air Base - AnakngAraw (talk) 03:28, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

• Yeah, you have a point. I didn't catch it as a blog earlier. However, the two sections that have only one sentence don't seem to conflict with DYK requirements; the overall article size still checks out, as do the newness and hook items. --Starstriker7^(Talk) 03:30, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

• I was able to address the ref issue for the hook by replacing it with this book. - AnakngAraw (talk) 03:39, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

• Replaced the blog ref with the Lonely Planet book from which it was based on or copied from. Found it from googlebooks. Ref is now valid source for whole article. - AnakngAraw (talk) 03:49, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

• Alrighty then. With that issue resolved, this looks good to go for real. --Starstriker7^(Talk) 05:11, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

• - The picture does not picture "women of Laos," it pictures one woman. I have no problem with this moving forward without the image, however, I express reservations of promoting it with an incorrectly labeled picture. BelloWello (talk) 21:43, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

Replaced the image with two "women from Laos" from Commons. - AnakngAraw (talk) 22:17, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

Rollover captions changed as well. - AnakngAraw (talk) 22:18, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

Alright, thanks for prompt attention. Probably unnecessary since the chance of it being featured as the image is slim, but something that caught my attention anyway. BelloWello (talk) 22:25, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

<- I'm not convinced it's a good hook. Obviously there's a difference between the cultural belief system/traditions of Theravada Buddhism and being actively taught something by someone. I'm curious where these women of Laos are being actively taught that that they can only attain nirvana after they have been reborn as men. It seems to me a bit like saying that women of the U.S. are taught that they can only get to heaven if they go to church etc. I'm not sure that Lonely Planet is an appropriate source for sweeping statements like this. Sean.hoyland - talk 09:50, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

I have to agree with Sean that this is a fairly sweeping claim to rely on LP for. (Honestly, I barely trust LP to get me to local bars). Would it be possible to source this to a more academic work? This reservation aside, thanks for creating all these women of articles, AnakngAraw. It's a good area to look at and I look forward to seeing how they develop. -- Khazar (talk) 16:01, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on May 7

Krotite

• ... that the newly discovered mineral krotite was one of the earliest minerals formed in the solar system?

Created by Tmangray (talk). Nominated by Bender235 (talk) at 07:43, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

• This is a fascinating hook, but the prose portion of the article is under 1500 characters. Yoninah (talk) 21:58, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

Peter Mweshihange

• that before becoming Namibia's first ambassador to China, Peter Mweshihange worked as traditional healer, truck driver, miner, chef, guerrilla commander, and Minister of Defense?

• Reviewed: Ghana Police Service ([3])

5x expanded by Pgallert (talk). Self nom at 07:44, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

• Checks out. Miyagawa (talk) 13:42, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Bart Chilton

• ... that CFTC commissioner Bart Chilton, who has shoulder-length hair and likes to wear cowboy boots, was called "the modern-day equivalent of Eliot Ness"?

• Reviewed: Randy Roth

Created by Marrante (talk). Self nom at 22:35, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

• Date, length OK. But I think you're mixing up two facts in the hook that have nothing to do with each other. Chilton sounds like a polished professional in his field, and this hook makes him look silly. How about:
• ALT1: ... that CFTC commissioner Bart Chilton has been called "the modern-day equivalent of Eliot Ness" for his efforts to expose fraud in the silver futures market? Yoninah (talk) 22:12, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

• Cowboy boots (and hats) are pretty normal in certain parts of the U.S., not silly at all. However, one expects a CFTC commissioner in Washington, D.C. to look more like the chairman Gary Gensler and not sport long hair and cowboy boots. I was figuring on catching people's attention with the contrast of CFTC >> boots & hair >> Eliot Ness. I worry that people are numb from all the fraud these days, and their eyes just glaze over, especially when you follow that with "futures markets". I think "futures market" has to be left out, though. Or maybe write it as [[futures market|zzzzzzzzz]] After struggling with about five versions of this, I've come up with this. I think the word "fraud" is okay if you precede it with the word "prosecute". How about this?
• ALT2:... that commissioner Bart Chilton (pictured), who sports long hair and cowboy boots, has been called "the modern-day equivalent of Eliot Ness" for wanting the CFTC to prosecute fraud? Marrante (talk) 23:31, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

• OK. But maybe it would be more hooky to stress the dress part. How about:
• ALT3: ... that CFTC commissioner Bart Chilton (pictured) goes to his office in Washington, D.C. wearing shoulder-length blond hair and cowboy boots?
• And how about adding the free-license picture of him? Yoninah (talk) 11:59, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

• I think I like ALT2 better. That business of "prosecuting fraud" is appealing in these days where it is mostly just exposed (if that) – the recent conviction of Raj Rajaratnam notwithstanding. Here's the photo, though. I didn't put it in before because I thought it wasn't interesting enough, but it surely does relate to the hook, if the hair is mentioned. I think I'll leave the decision of the hook up to you, but if you don't take ALT2, I suggest this adjustment of your ALT3. I think with the photo in there, we can risk using the full name of the agency, which then better provides the surprising juxtaposition of his job and personal style.
• ALT4: ... that Commodity Futures Trading Commissioner Bart Chilton (pictured) goes to his office in Washington, D.C. wearing shoulder-length blond hair and cowboy boots? Marrante (talk) 17:10, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

• If you're happier with ALT2, then let's go with it. It will hook readers who are into cowboy boots, and also readers who are Eliot Ness fans. Hook ref verified. ALT2 good to go. Yoninah (talk) 19:07, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Distributed backbone

• ... that a Distributed backbone is a backbone network that consists of a number of connectivity devices connected to a series of central connectivity devices?

Created by Bencst13 (talk). Nominated by Lsukari (talk) at 04:01, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

• Good work so far, but this article is too short, as it is at 1,089 characters. There's still time for you to expand it, though. Please get the article's prose sections up to 1,500 characters (headers and citations do not count toward the characters). Keep at it, and this will qualify when you add more info! OCNative (talk) 05:57, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

Siamak Pourzand

• ... that a daughter of Iranian dissident Siamak Pourzand described his suicide as "a way for him to finally find freedom"?

2x expanded and sourced (BLP) by Khazar and Roozbeh. Self nom at 16:29, 7 May 2011 (UTC)

ALT1: ... that the journalism of Siamak Pourzand ranged from film criticism for Cahiers du cinéma to coverage of the "Chain Murders" of Iranian dissidents?

Reviewed: Abbud al-Zumar, David Tyler (UK), Larry Geraty

Note: This article had to be blanked due to copyright violation (almost the entire article was a cut-and-paste job from PEN America's website). The article thus went from ~3600 chars of invalid text to ~6000 chars of valid, sourced text. I realize this isn't quite x2, but since the previous text had to be deleted as copyright vio, my understanding is that its characters don't "count"; the article actually went from close to 0 chars to 6000 chars. So I think it's eligible under DYK, but if I'm wrong, please feel free to remove. -- Khazar (talk) 18:51, 7 May 2011 (UTC)

• I accept this. The article is fine. The hook is sourced, but note that the reference had the wrong URL (it went to an Amnesty article rather than the Washington Times article). Good to go. Drmies (talk) 03:59, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the fix. A sloppy cut-and-paste job of the template on my part. -- Khazar (talk) 04:16, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

Don't worry about it. That's why this is a collaborative effort. You should see my articles before the proofreaders go over it. Drmies (talk) 12:27, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

Note that this is not a BLP so the 2x expansion rule does not apply. I haven't looked into the situation, but if it went from almost 0 to 6000, it would certainly be acceptable as a 5x expansion. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 18:43, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

Good point, and sorry for the confusion. He died a week ago, so it was marked BLP when we started work. But yes, we did have to start from 0, and added ~6000 chars. I'm not sure if that makes it new or a x5 expansion, but either way we seem to be good. --Khazar (talk) 22:21, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

David Tyler (UK)

• ... that British TV and radio comedy producer and director David Tyler is a member of the Labour Party?

Created by ISD (talk). Self nom at 14:16, 7 May 2011 (UTC)

Date, length, hook all check out. Good to go. -- Khazar (talk) 16:38, 7 May 2011 (UTC)

• If you wish, here is an alternative hook: "... that the producer and director of Bigipedia, David Tyler, is a member of the Labour Party?" ISD (talk) 15:56, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

Agree that this is the better hook. --Khazar (talk) 16:46, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on May 8

William Harbison

• ... that RAF Air Vice-Marshal William "Paddy" Harbison's 1952 report on Korean War air combat tactics was used as a strategy guide for this 1999 computer game?

Created by Skeet Shooter (talk). Self nom at 18:19, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Ronald Pope

• ... that the sculptor Ronald Pope learnt how to work with metals at Rolls-Royce during WWII?

Created by Ttzavaras (talk). Nominated by Victuallers (talk) at 14:53, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Stanislao Gastaldon

• ... that Stanislao Gastaldon's song "Musica proibita" has been recorded by such famous tenors as Enrico Caruso (in 1917), Mario Lanza (in 1952), Luciano Pavarotti (in 1984), and Andrea Bocelli (in 2002)?

5x expanded by Voceditenore (talk). Nominated by 4meter4 (talk) at 09:16, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

• ALT 1 ... that "Musica proibita" by Italian composer Stanislao Gastaldon (pictured) was the first of six songs for which he also wrote the lyrics under the pseudonym "Flick-Flock"?

Prefer this one. More interesting, I think and I'd have to individually reference all the various singers. Voceditenore (talk) 09:39, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

I like the alt hook better too, and I crossed out mine. I reviewed Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge ([4]).4meter4 (talk) 09:46, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Just a note for the reviewer, the ALT 1 hook and its citation can be found in the 4th sentence of the paragraph immediately following the lyrics excerpt in the section "Musica probita". – Voceditenore (talk) 10:02, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

German destroyer Z13 Erich Koellner

• ... that German destroyer Z13 Erich Koellner visibly tilted when hit by the 15-inch (380 mm) semi-armor piercing shells fired by the battleship HMS Warspite during the Second Battle of Narvik on 13 April 1940?

5x expanded by Sturmvogel 66 (talk). Self nom at 00:29, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed Bill Murphy (GATA chairman)

Camp Ashraf massacre

• ... that in the Camp Ashraf massacre, the Iraqi Army used armed force against unarmed civilians, killing 34 people and injuring another 318?

• Reviewed: Central Committee of Polish Jews[5]

Created by Plot Spoiler (talk). Self nom at 23:46, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

• Date, size check out. The subject seems controversial but the refs seem reliable (for recent news) and AGFed. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 00:37, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

Here We Go Again (Ray Charles song)

• ... that although Ray Charles and Nancy Sinatra solos of "Here We Go Again" made Billboard's Hot 100, Charles' 2004 duet with Norah Jones won 2 Grammy Awards but was the second Record of the Year not to?

• Reviewed: Depot Town

Created by TonyTheTiger (talk). Self nom at 14:00, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

Ghana Police Service

• ... that the Ghana Police Service set up the Marine Police Unit to handle cases of piracy and associated crimes from the country's oil and gas industry?

Created by Crosstemplejay (talk). Self nom at 23:15, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed High performance technology [[6]]

• Article has only half the required size of 1500 characters, and the lead phrase as it currently is should be removed because it does not relate well to the article title. The first section is a very close paraphrase of this source, possibly amounting to a copyright problem. You can convert the numbered lists to normal text, thereby increasing the "prose count" relevant to DYK, but please reword it to avoid plagiarism / copyright issues. --Pgallert (talk) 08:16, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

• Concerns about structure and possible copyright infringement revised. All has now been sorted out. Crosstemplejay12:47, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

• Hmm, not quite. The article is now long enough, and the date checks out as well. But the hook in my opinion misrepresents what the source says (and so does the article): the piracy and associated crimes from the country's oil and gas industry is clearly a minor responsibility compared to the enforcement of the various Fishery Acts. Thus to say that the force was "set up [...] to handle cases of piracy..." is not supported by the source. By the way, to connect the establishment of the Marine Unit to Ghana's oil finds as done in the article is a text book example of a synthesis; the one source does not mention the Police, the other one is mum on the oil reserves. --Pgallert (talk) 20:57, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

• New concerns raised above have all be addressed. All ambiguous statements clarified or deleted.  CrossTempleJay  talk 21:34, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

• ALT 1:... the Ghana Police Service set up the Marine Police Unit to amongst other functions, handle policing in relation to the country's oil and gas industry? Crosstemplejaytalk21:34, 9 May 2011 (UTC)
  • Relating to content and refs this hook is fine but it reads a bit bumpy to me. How about:
    • ALT 2 ... that the Marine Unit of the Ghana Police Service is responsible for cases of piracy and associated crimes from the country's oil and gas industry? --Pgallert (talk) 09:30, 10 May 2011 (UTC)
    • ALT 2 is alright. CrossTempleJay  talk 12:21, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

      Good to go then for ALT2. --Pgallert (talk) 13:43, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

Henri Lavachery

• ... that Henri Lavachery, the first professional archaeologist to visit Easter Island, founded the Society of Americanists in Belgium?

Created by Rosiestep (talk). Self nom at 22:38, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: National Museum of Sudan

Date and length good to go, hook confirmed with sources. Doing a little copyediting now, but overall, very nice article. Surprising that he's never been included before this point. -- Khazar (talk) 15:22, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

Refugee Board (Ghana)

• ... that in March 2011, the Ghana Refugee Board partnered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and other state agencies to assist refugees from Ivory Coast?

Created by Crosstemplejay (talk). Self nom at 22:32, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed High performance technology [[7]]

"Under review" by User:AshLin.

• Newly created = okay.
• hook contains title= Yes.
• hook fact inline cited= Yes.
• all paras cited= Yes.
• within policy= Yes.
• no copyright or paraphrasing problems=Yes.
• Min 1500 prose length with DYKCheck=Shows 1438 with DYK, 1441, manual counting. Imho, the article is a mite sparse. Some expansion of the good work done/ details could be done not only to satisfy DYK norms but also to satisfy the curiousity of visitors. While no limit can be specified for this, author/nominator is requested to please expand the parent article to meet this aspect in letter and spirit. AshLin (talk) 05:35, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

• I count 1,605 characters, which beats the minimum 1,500 requirement. However, DYK rules allow rejection of 1,500-character articles as too short. Until the concerns raised by AshLin are met, this still is too short despite meeting the mechanical requirement of 1,500 characters. Perhaps, the "Functions of the board" section could be expanded. OCNative (talk) 05:58, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

• . Expanded by Nominator to acceptable length. Good to go. AshLin (talk) 17:24, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

High performance technology

• ... that high performance computing systems have shifted from supercomputing to computing clusters and grids?

Created by Ledraisel (talk). Nominated by Lsukari (talk) at 21:48, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

• Length, date and hook all check out. Ready to go.  CrossTempleJay  talk 22:27, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

Can we look at this again? The title is High performance technology so this should include advanced balsa modelling, quick cooking macaroni etc. And are we saying this is the first wikipedia article on "high performance computers"? I'm sure Ive seen somethuing on that subject here before. Can a 3rd party do a review please. Victuallers (talk) 15:08, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Amina Bokhary controversy

• ... that the 2010 Amina Bokhary controversy provoked an uproar in Hong Kong for alleged preferential treatment for a member of a well-connected family?

• Note: Article was previously speedied and userified. It was then rewritten by Ohconfucius and was moved back to article space on 8 May.
• Reviewed: Steam devil ([8])

Created by Ohconfucius (talk). Nominated by Deryck Chan (talk) at 21:43, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

• Length, date, and sources all look good. My only question is that I had trouble referencing the specific claim of an uproar to a specific source. While clearly true, it's still a bit of a judgment call. One headline describes a "police uproar" but not a more general one. Another good solid fact is the survey on confidence in the judiciary. I wonder if you might cite a more concrete fact here, such as the number of people at a march, or a more direct quote from a news source. I apologize if that's a really pedantic concern to bring to such an already well-researched and well-constructed article; it's just that with a controversial subject like I want to make sure we get the hook right. -- Khazar (talk) 15:51, 10 May 2011 (UTC)
  • I've got a really bad Internet connection, so I will just post a couple of links – the first one is particularly straight to the point with the headline; the articles in the second link will provide a deeper insight, if needed:

    Dennis Chong (August 12, 2010), Furor over Bokhary `unhelpful'

    6 South China Morning Post articles. Let me know if your concerns are not sufficiently dealt with. –Ohconfucius ^¡digame! 16:09, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

    • Looks good to me. Sorry I missed that one on the first pass, and congrats on a nice article. -- Khazar (talk) 17:18, 10 May 2011 (UTC)
      • Thanks Khazar and Ohconfucius for meticulously going through the citations, and well done archiving copies of SCMP articles in the talk history! --Deryck C. 18:03, 10 May 2011 (UTC)
• Thanks to Deryck for the nomination. I have a small issue with the hook viz: I don't so much think the 'Amina Bokhary controversy' provoked an uproar, because it was the uproar itself; the legal judgement was the source of the uproar. Any ideas how to reword? --Ohconfucius ^¡digame! 10:33, 11 May 2011 (UTC)
• ALT1:... that the Amina Bokhary controversy was an uproar caused by the alleged preferential treatment of a member of a well-connected family by the judicial system in Hong Kong? Ohconfucius ^¡digame! 15:28, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

A nominated article must be new. For purposes of DYK, a "new" article is no more than five days old, and may not consist of text spun off from a pre-existing article. This article is not new. It was created in January 2010 http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Amina_Bokhary_controversy&limit=500&action=history. Then it got deleted last month http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Amina_Bokhary_controversy&action=historysubmit&diff=426863147&oldid=426117315. It does not qualify as expansion since then. 61.18.170.162 (talk) 15:38, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

I'd like to respond by saying that DYK criteron D8 states "Five days old" means five days old in article space. Having been deleted and re-created (whatever means it was deleted from article space) means it's a new article. Of course, per rule D13, I'll leave the admins in charge of DYK to decide whether this article qualifies for DYK. --Deryck C. 21:42, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

88 Generation Students Group, Mie Mie

• ... that 88 Generation democracy activist Mie Mie (pictured) was noted for appearing in photos of Saffron Revolution protests with her fist raised?

Note: This hook includes two new articles.

Reviewed: American Women's Voluntary Services, Uncle Yo

Created by Khazar (talk). Self nom at 21:18, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

• Nice articles, date, length ok. However, the photo is unfortunately not public domain and can thus not be included in DYK. Also, I would suggest a more interesting hook: such as ALT1: ... that in 2008, Burmese 88 Generation democracy activist Mie Mie was sentenced to 65 years imprisonment for "illegally using electronic media" and "forming an illegal organization"? --Soman (talk) 16:14, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

Too bad on the photo, but makes sense. ALT1 looks good to me. Thanks for reviewing, and for the ALT hook. -- Khazar (talk) 16:44, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

Steam devil

• ... that steam devils can be more important than convection in vertically transporting moisture during cold air outbreaks?

5x expanded by Spinningspark (talk). Self nom at 18:56, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov

• Information from the cited paper agrees with the hook. The paper did not make an explicit direct comparison between convection and steam devils, possibly because convection is a phenomenon involved in steam devils; however I believe the paraphrasing in the article would not amount to original research. --Deryck C. 21:37, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

• "The lidar aircraft data showed evidence of steam devils penetrating deep into the boundary layer, suggesting that these steam devils transport some of the moisture to greater depths than heat." SpinningSpark 20:56, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

• Yes that's what I figured, but those without any specialist training in thermodynamics may not appreciate why that was a comparison between steam devils and convection. (Boundary layer is a difficult concept.) Hence I gave the tick and wrote to say there was some significant paraphrasing but assured that all required information can be found in the paper. It's all good to go. Thanks for teaching me this while I'm revising for my thermodynamics exam. --Deryck C. 17:57, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

Working Girls' Vacation Society Historic District

• ... that the Working Girls' Vacation Society Historic District in rural Connecticut preserves a site where thousands of New York City women were given summer vacations during 1892 to 1945?

Created by Doncram (talk). Self nom at 22:19, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed Looks good to go. Interesting fact. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 07:25, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

I'd be very happy if anyone would care to write a more fun hook. This blog picked up on a few hook-like factoids; i didn't want to straight copy theirs tho. --doncram 20:26, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

The name of the article by itself creates a pretty effective hook! :-) --Orlady (talk) 14:00, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

Before this can be promoted, the hook needs formatting; insert relevant wikilinks, bold for the target article. You may find it easier to use this template for future nominations. Schwede66 22:58, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for commenting. Okay, I bolded the target article now. I am not keen on wikilinking "Connecticut" and other stuff not germane to the article; i just prefer not wikilinking in this hook. Maybe for a different/better hook. --doncram 03:03, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

Uncle Yo

• ... that comedian Uncle Yo specializes in performing at geek events such as anime conventions?

Created by Piotrus (talk). Self nom at 17:22, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

• Note that the article was created in the sandbox and only now moved to the mainspace, so the (mainspace) creation date is indeed May 8. It is my understanding that this fulfills "creation" criteria.
• Reviewed #FCC v. AT&T Inc.

Date ok, squeaks in on length, but I agree with the references tag on the article that this does not yet appear to meet notability. Suggest adding significant third-party sources to demonstrate notability if possible. --Khazar (talk) 21:22, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

I disagree with the templates: majority of the refs are secondary sources that I believe demonstrate notability. A disagreement can be discussed on talk or at AfD, but till an AfD puts this nom on hold I'd like this not to hold up a DYK nom. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 00:03, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

My initial impression would be that only the two blog posts here would count as truly "secondary" sources, as the others appear to be press releases or announcements for where Uncle Yo will be appearing. I'm sorry to say I'm not convinced this meets the notability threshold for reliable secondary sources, and my understanding of the DYK guidelines is that an article that hasn't met the source policies isn't ready to be approved. The best I can say is that if another editor wants to give this approval, I won't block her/him. Or if you can find some more clean-cut examples of reliable secondary sources--or explain how these sources are--I'm game for reconsidering. Sorry I can't be more help. -- Khazar (talk) 00:15, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

I think a blog (interview) is used only for one of the nineteen footnotes. Almost all content is referenced with what I think are proper secondary sources - Anime News Network news portal or convention websites. I am open for further discussion of the reliability of the sources at WP:RSN, as mentioned on talk, but I'd hate for this article to be denied DYKing because we are discussing the sources (hence, I'd also welcome a quick AFD "trial by fire" discussion, which IIRC puts DYKs on hold). --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 00:50, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

On hold for AfD discussion. This article appears to meet all other DYK criteria, and if it passes AfD, Piotrus is welcome to change my vote to "approve" without checking with me first; notability is my only concern here. -- Khazar (talk) 01:10, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

Head Standard

• ... that the success of the Head Standard, the first modern downhill ski design, propelled Head to be the largest ski company in the world by the 1960s?

Created by Maury Markowitz (talk). Self nom at 14:27, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

I think the image would be better if it was rotated, long-way up. But I don't know how to do this.

No, this image will never work at 100px, whichever orientation you choose. Schwede66 22:53, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

Robin Yearwood

• ... that Antiguan politician Robin Yearwood has held the same seat in the Antiguan Parliament continuously since 1976?

Ironholds (talk) 09:48, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: Zayar Thaw, Generation Wave.

OK, but why are there no url links?♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:37, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

• Because they're sources I dug up from private, subscription-only archives. Ironholds (talk) 13:48, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

Zayar Thaw, Generation Wave

• ... that imprisoned Burmese singer Zayar Thaw's group Generation Wave distributed anti-government hip-hop and copies of banned movies, including Rambo IV?

Reviewed: Narcotics Control Board (Ghana), Manihot walkerae, and Great Anatolia Party

Created by Khazar (talk). Self nom at 01:36, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

• Ironholds (talk)

Great Anatolia Party

• ... that logo of the Great Anatolia Party of Turkey was consisted from a perforated drum and a leaping jaguar in the drum hole?

Created by Logom (talk). Self nom at 00:49, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

While an apparently notable subject, and sufficient in length and date, both the hook and article will need substantial grammatical cleanup to be ready for the front page. I'm sorry I can't help out more with this, Logom. I started in on the article but at times had difficulty determining the intention of the sentences. Since the given sources are in Turkish, I couldn't go to those either. Perhaps another bilingual editor could help this one? -- Khazar (talk) 04:01, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

Current nominations

Articles created/expanded on May 9

Mark Edward

• ... that mentalist Mark Edward credits films such as 1947's Nightmare Alley as motivating him to work in the psychic entertainment area?

Created by Sgerbic (talk). Nominated by Krelnik (talk) at 23:43, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Length and date good... but we generally don't accept YouTube links as reliable sources due to possible copyright problems. Also, seems to be quite a few lists that could be turned into prose. Crisco 1492 (talk) 02:13, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Ben Boyd National Park, Nadgee Nature Reserve

• ... that the heathlands of Ben Boyd National Park and Nadgee Nature Reserve are habitat for the endangered Eastern Bristlebird?

5x expanded by Casliber (talk). Self nom at 14:14, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

• Articles check out; hook confirmed in assumption of good faith. Ucucha 02:52, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

NB: reviewed Piazza della Rotonda Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:57, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Anna (Anisia)

• ... that Anna, the first wife of 13th-century Bulgarian tsar Ivan Asen II, was forever exiled to a monastery shortly after her husband's accession?

• Reviewed: Rubha an Dùnain

Created by TodorBozhinov (talk). Self nom at 10:17, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

• Length and date are fine, AGF for offline, foreign language refs on her exile but there needs to be an inline citation after the fact that her exile was after her husband's began his reign - Basement12 (T.C) 11:17, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

Hi and thanks for the review! I've inserted a footnote after the fact. — Toдor Boжinov — 11:44, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

Still not quite right - I think the citation is needed after "She was exiled to a monastery in the beginning of Ivan Asen's reign, after he arranged his marriage to Anna Maria of Hungary." - Basement12 (T.C) 12:23, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

Well, I'm a bit reluctant to add references to the intro because I believe all of it its facts are already in the body. That she was exiled after Ivan Asen took the throne is clear from the article text, but I've added the footnote to the intro anyway :) — Toдor Boжinov — 12:46, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

The problem I've got is that both him taking the throne and her exile are dated as 1218, the intro is the only place that states definitively which happened first - Basement12 (T.C) 13:29, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

I mentioned that specifically in the body (though I think it was quite clear from the narrative) and I added a footnote to the intro (I thought I had done that, but I obviously hadn't :)) — Toдor Boжinov — 15:29, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

• Ready to go - Basement12 (T.C) 18:09, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

W. Darrell Overdyke

• ... that historian W. Darrell Overdyke spent more than three decades researching the colonial and antebellum plantation homes in his adopted state of Louisiana?

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 23:28, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed A Passion for Churches

• Date, length, hook ref verified. Tweaked hook and it's good to go. Yoninah (talk) 22:47, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

OZ Group

• ... that the wheel supplier for the Toyota Celica that brought Carlos Sainz his first WRC title in 1990 started out in a filling station near Venice just 19 years earlier?

Created by Danno uk (talk). Self nom at 21:38, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

• edited to reduce overlinking Ohconfucius ^¡digame! 16:34, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

• All the citations are to the company website. Please find alternate references. I'm sure there must be news or magazine stories on an F1 wheel manufacturer. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Regstuff (talk • contribs) 05:30, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Ludwig von Westphalen

• ... that baron Ludwig von Westphalen was a friend and mentor of young Karl Marx?

Created by Piotrus (talk). Self nom at 20:51, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed #Atlantis (docudrama)

ready to go, everything checks out (long enough, new enough, hook ref, within policy). -- Health Researcher (talk) 22:06, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

Dhammapada (Easwaran translation)

• ... that Easwaran's Dhammapada states that the joy in the Buddha's message is "the joy of knowing that he has found a way for everyone, not just great sages, to put an end to sorrow"?

Created by Health Researcher (talk). Self nom at 20:21, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

• Request SPECIAL OCCASION: Let's run this DYK on May 17, the day in 2011 that India/Indonesia/South Asia celebrates as Buddha Purnima/Vesākha (aka "Buddha's birthday"). NB: In 2011, East-Asia celebrates "Buddha's Birthday" on May 10, which seems too short-notice (unless someone wants to really fast-track the review+queue!) --Health Researcher (talk) 20:34, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed (by nom): #Ludwig_von_Westphalen ([9])

Note that article is new because it was moved into Mainspace (from userspace) on May 9.

• ALT 1 (shorter by 4 words, but loses some meaning that may be valuable): ... that Easwaran's Dhammapada states that the joy in the Buddha's message is "that he has found a way for everyone, not just great sages, to put an end to sorrow"?    -- Health Researcher (talk) 20:39, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

→ → → Please review soon if possible for May 17 special occasion deadline. Hopefully easy to review since book itself is viewable in Google bookview, and the hook's direct quote has a footnote that links directly to quote in Google bookview. Health Researcher (talk) 00:48, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

Atlantis (docudrama)

• ... that a reviewer unfavourably compared the dialogue in BBC docudrama Atlantis: End of a World, Birth of a Legend to that of Holby City?

Created by TheRetroGuy (talk). Self nom at 19:57, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

• Date, size, hook ref check out. I added a cite request to the article, but it should not interfere with the DYK process. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 20:47, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

Fusakichi Omori

• ... that pioneering seismologist Fusakichi Omori (pictured) of the Imperial University of Tokyo, who mapped the effects of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, later designed and donated the equipment to found the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory?

Created by Ellin Beltz (talk). Self nom at 19:45, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

• Original hook was way over 200 mark. There is no direct mention of the San Andreas Fault or Berkeley in the article and a duplicate "the" in the hook. Alt suggestion below.
  • ... that pioneering seismologist Fusakichi Omori (pictured) of the Imperial University of Tokyo, who mapped the effects of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, later designed and donated the equipment to found the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory?

• I love your suggestion, I didn't know about the 200 mark, I changed what I proposed yesterday to how you suggested and thank you very much for your help! I keep trying to do stuff right, but often am confused. I changed my hook which read "that pioneering seismologist Fusakichi Omori (pictured) of the the Imperial University of Tokyo who mapped the San Andreas Fault and donated seismographs to the University of California, Berkeley after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake later designed and donated the equipment to found the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory?" to yours!! I sure hope I did this right. Ellin Beltz (talk) 20:20, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

• No problem at all. Better to have left the original and indicated acceptance of the alternative proposal as that makes it slightly easier for others to follow the thread, but it's not worth amending again. As far as I can see it is now:

• Good to go. Ben MacDui 17:49, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: Colmar - Meyenheim Air Base, May 5. Ellin Beltz (talk) 16:29, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Manhyia Palace

• ... that the Manhyia Palace in Ghana is the seat of the Asantehene (ruler of the Ashanti people) as well as his official residence?

Created by Crosstemplejay (talk). Self nom at 17:35, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed Al-Sakhir Palace [[10]]

• Timeliness of submission, length of article, and length of hook check out. Online cite OK. Ready for the queue! (I tweaked your hook a bit to show where this palace is, and who the Asantehene is). - Tim1965 (talk) 02:22, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

Yan Yan Chan

• ... that Yan Yan Chan, whose band Acid released Burma's first hip hop album, spent nine months in prison for involvement in the pro-democracy group Generation Wave?

Reviewed: Henri Lavachery.

Created by Khazar (talk). Self nom at 15:10, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

• All OK Thelmadatter (talk) 20:26, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

• Article is still classified as a stub. DYK articles need to be minimally classified as Start. Also, the article's "DEFAULTSORT" name is "Yan Yan Chan". I am unfamiliar with Burmese naming conventions, so I'm not sure if this is correct or not. Shouldn't it be "Chan, Yan Yan"? Jrcla2 (talk) 15:14, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

• The naming convention is correct... there's a MOS chapter that deals with Burmese names but I'll be danged if I can find the link. As a 15-sentence article with 2000+ chars, 11 references, and several major incidents of the subject's life, it appears to me that this article has exceeded the stub definition, so I'm upgrading it to "start". If I'm doing this erroneously, though, I'm happy to be corrected--I'm not as familiar with those sorting guidelines as I should be. Cheers, Khazar (talk) 15:33, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

• What I meant by Stub Class is that, if an article is to be a DYK and on the main page, it cannot be classified as a stub. The article in question is a Start Class, and yes should have been changed to such, but it was not my place to do it since it needed to be brought to your attention. I'm not concerned with the naming convention, I figured it was probably correct as is but thought I should at least ask. Jrcla2 (talk) 15:47, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

No problem--I appreciate your noticing. Cheers Khazar (talk) 16:04, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

Fine Manners

• ... that Lewis Milestone began directing the 1926 silent film Fine Manners, but that he left the project after quarreling with star Gloria Swanson and it was then completed by Richard Rosson?

• Comment: reviewed #Working Girls' Vacation Society Historic District [11] Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 07:33, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

Created by MichaelQSchmidt (talk). Self nom at 07:33, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

• Date, length and citation for the hook = all OK. Good work. --Vejvančický (talk | contribs) 08:23, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

Kepler-5b

• ... that extrasolar planet Kepler-5b's extreme temperature, small orbit, and large size have brought attention to the planet as a possible case study into similar extreme planets?

5x expanded by Starstriker7 (talk). Self nom at 03:21, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed: Oskar Daubmann, right below. --Starstriker7^(Talk) 03:30, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

• Date, length, and hook fact are all fine. (I tweaked the wording of the hook a bit.) Good luck at GAC. Qrsdogg (talk) 14:00, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

Oskar Daubmann

• ... that a conman impersonating Oskar Daubmann received international fame, caused an incident in French-German relations, and helped the Nazis win the 1932 German elections?

Created by Piotrus (talk). Self nom at 02:59, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

• Whoa, that is a fascinating story. Lead, length, newness check out; a review has been completed; three different portions of the article combine to form the hook, and all three are well-cited. The Museum of Hoaxes website seems to puzzle me a bit as to reliability (probably because I've never heard of it), but it seems to be cited itself by newspapers, so I'll accept it in good faith. I accept the foreign-language ref in good faith as well. --Starstriker7^(Talk) 03:30, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

Actually, if I may make a suggestion, the hook could clarify who Oskar Daubmann is. For example, "that a conman impersonating the soldier Oskar Daubmann..." --Starstriker7^(Talk) 03:32, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

I am fine with the alt hook suggestion. The website could be dubious, but enough of the story can be verified in other sources that I think it is true. Also, the author of the website in question has published a book with the same story. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 20:54, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed #Chrono Trigger: Crimson Echoes.

West Bengal elections

• ... that the Communist Party of India (Marxist) loses power in West Bengal for the first time in decades following an election?

• ALT1: ... that the Trinamool Congress wins power in West Bengal for the first time in decades following an election

or obviously as per the results indicate, though its highly leaning towards the cpim losing..

Created/expanded by Lihaas (talk), Lihaas (talk). Self nom at 02:20, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

• The article was previously nominated upon creation but i was told by whoever is the guy who runs DYK (forget the name) to renom at election results time. Elections results come in on the 13 May morning India time, within 12 ohours of which it should be updated (certainly by 24 hours) with results and MP details. Also the current tag/s on the page will be sorted by then.

I reviewed Craig Whyte.Lihaas (talk) 02:24, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

• WP:CRYSTALBALL. You can't put out hooks about possible future events, there is no way you can guarantee the accuracy of this. In short, there is no point in formulating a DYK proposal about results that hasn't occured yet. --Soman (talk) 03:16, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

Thats why there is an alternative.

I was going to suggest "carried over 6 phases and a month," but we did the same blurb for bihar last year so i opted for some variety.

also, i think both will only be posted AFTER updates, so we have to wait for results anywaysLihaas (talk) 20:00, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

crystall ball, eh? ;)Lihaas (talk) 16:49, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Yes, you posted the hook on May 9, four days before the counting of the votes started to be counted. There was no way that hook could have been sourced at that point, as it involved speculation about future events. As per the wording of the hook, there is also the experience of UF gov'ts in West Bengal a few decades ago. --Soman (talk) 17:51, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

This is no longer eligible for DYK, as West Bengal state assembly election, 2011 is currently the featured article in the lead hook on In the news ("In a state assembly election held in West Bengal, India, the world's longest-serving democratically elected communist government loses power."). Per the DYK rules: "Articles that have been featured on the main page's In the News section are not eligible. If an article is linked to at ITN but not the featured ITN article, it is still eligible for DYK." Sorry about the DYK; congratulations on the ITN. OCNative (talk) 22:04, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on May 10

Bill Thieben

• ... that former basketball player Bill Thieben is considered the first "big man" in Hofstra University history?

• Reviewed: Yan Yan Chan

Created by Jrcla2 (talk). Self nom at 15:24, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

• The hook, the length and the date are verified.--Mbz1 (talk) 17:36, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

VX-6

• ... that the first people to visit the South Pole since Robert Falcon Scott (1912) arrived in 1956 in a U.S. Navy R4D Skytrain (pictured) of the VX-6 squadron?

• Reviewed: Wildlife of Zimbabwe ([[12]])

Created by DiverDave (talk). Self nom at 03:42, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

Poison affair of Palestinian schoolgirls

• ... that after hundreds of Palestinian schoolgirls came down with unexplained symptoms Yasser Arafat accused Israel in "planned and systematic crime" against Palestinian people?

• Reviewed: I have less than 5 DYK

Created by ברוקולי (talk). Self nom at 16:28, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

• The neutrality is disputed. Leszek Jańczuk (talk) 01:27, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

• I agree that this article has substantial POV problems. The story is written almost entirely from the POV of an Israeli think tank, the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. There is unfortunately an ongoing and indeed increasing problem with the submission of POV articles from a certain political faction at this project, and I think we are going to have to start taking some steps to address this problem. Gatoclass (talk) 02:30, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

I think the actual problem is "an ongoing and indeed increasing problem with the spurious rejection of legitimate articles from a certain political faction at this project." Plot Spoiler (talk) 14:33, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

• I wouldn't say it's sourced "almost entirely" to the JCPA, but the "Media reports" section and the absence of scholarly commentary are enough to disqualify the article. I did a cursory GBooks search for the purpose of establishing notability, and there appears to be more than enough material to cover the incident in a neutral fashion. There are psychology books discussing the incident in the context of other "hysterias"; there's that Psychiatric Quarterly source that is linked but not cited. But instead, we choose to make it about how the media hates Israel, oh no, and isn't it funny how this is sourced to self-published "reactions" from conservative think tanks like the Hudson Institute and the JCPA. Fix it up, please. It's okay, not every anti-Arab article has to be featured on the front page. Roscelese (talk ⋅ contribs) 18:42, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

Arafat falsely accuses the Israelis of poisoning little Palestinian schoolgirls and now somehow this is an "anti-Arab" article? Enough of WP:IDONTLIKEIT for one day. Plot Spoiler (talk) 13:15, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

I propose an alternative. "Did you know that after Palestinian schoolgirls began fainting in 1983 in a case of mass hysteria, Israeli army officials falsely accused Palestinian leaders or poisoning their own people to spark an uprising?"99.120.1.227 (talk) 18:25, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

I have done a lot of work improving the prose and content of this article. An accurate summary (and an interesting one!) would be: "Did you know that in 1983 943 people -- most of them young Palestinian girls -- from the West Bank were hospitalized in a fainting epidemic brought on by mass hysteria?"99.120.1.227 (talk) 19:29, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Lacandon Jungle

• ... that the Lacandon Jungle is the last in North America large enough to support jaguars?

5x expanded by Thelmadatter (talk). Self nom at 15:55, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

• REVIEWED Temasek Review Thelmadatter (talk) 16:01, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

• The date is fine, the hook is fine, but – incredibly – the length falls short. I make the previous version 4353 characters, while the latest version is 20716. We need another 1050 characters to pass the 5× mark. --Stemonitis (talk) 20:19, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

I think I have it now.Thelmadatter (talk) 14:56, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

• I make it 22,383 characters now, which is plenty. Thanks for the quick turnaround. --Stemonitis (talk) 18:11, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

Wellington R. Burt

• I'll leave it to someone else to write the hook. Wellington_R._Burt#Will is particularly interesting in that it took 92 years for his final will to play out.

Created by Green Cardamom (talk). Nominated by Hammersoft (talk) at 15:51, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the nom, Hammersoft.

hook:

... that industrialist Wellington R. Burt, once among the richest Americans, wanted his fortune to be given in 2010 (92 years after his death) to descendants yet unborn in his lifetime?

(191 char)

... that industrialist Wellington Burt, once among the richest Americans, left his fortune to descendants yet unborn in his lifetime; his will's conditions were met in 2010—92 years after his death?

194 char

Green Cardamom (talk) 16:58, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

• "Burt's will stipulated the majority of the estate to be held in a trust until "21 years after [the death of] my last surviving grandchild [who was alive] at the time of my death", which just happened to be 2010 (92 years after his death). Reword of the hook needed.
  Article size and date verified. --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 10:05, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

• OK - use the recommendation made by OCNative (ALT2), thanks. Green Cardamom (talk) 15:51, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

• I saw this story in the news. Date, length, and refs for the article check out, but I think the hook doesn't quite state what you meant to say, as it sounds like you're saying he specifically designated 2010 or specifically designated 92 years after his death, so how about:
  ALT1:... that industrialist Wellington Burt, once among the richest Americans, left his fortune to descendants yet unborn in his lifetime, with the fortune distributed in 2010, 92 years after his death?
  or
  ALT2:... that industrialist Wellington Burt, once among the richest Americans, left his fortune to descendants yet unborn in his lifetime; his will's conditions were met in 2010—92 years after his death?
  OCNative (talk) 10:38, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Royal Palaces of Abomey

• ... that according to folklore, descendents of the royal family of Abomey who built the Royal Palaces of Abomey (pictured) in Benin are the progeny of Princess Aligbonon of Tado and a panther?

Created by Nvvchar (talk), Tibetan Prayer (talk). Self nom at 13:46, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

• Comment. The article was moved from user page to main space on 10 May 2011.--Nvvchar. 13:46, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed Nosson Meir Wachtfogel.--Nvvchar. 14:05, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

• - ready to go. Dincher (talk) 23:18, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

Old All Saints Church, Nuneham Courtenay

• ... that Old All Saints Church (pictured) in Nuneham Courtenay, Oxfordshire, was mainly designed by the 1st Earl Harcourt?

• Reviewed: Walter Anderson (footballer)

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 08:45, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

• Length, date fine, Image is CC-by-SA 2.0, hook fact backed up by reference. Good to go. Mjroots (talk) 09:11, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

Nosson Meir Wachtfogel

• ... that Rabbi Nosson Meir Wachtfogel, mashgiach (spiritual supervisor) of the Lakewood Yeshiva, was so removed from worldly concerns that he called his house an "inn" and his furniture "lumber"?

• Reviewed: Wir müssen durch viel Trübsal, BWV 146 ([13])

Created by Yoninah (talk). Self nom at 20:33, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

• ALT1: ... that Rabbi Nosson Meir Wachtfogel, studying in Kelm, Lithuania when WWII broke out, escaped via the Trans-Siberian Express to Vladivostok, a steamer to Australia, and an airplane to Montreal? Yoninah (talk) 12:05, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

• Length, date and hook references 2 and 14 are all fine. I prefer the original hook. Very interesting article. Good to go.--Nvvchar. 14:03, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

Zaw Htet Ko Ko

• ... that Zaw Htet Ko Ko, a photographer for the pro-democracy 88 Generation Students Group, is serving an 11-year prison sentence for his involvement in Burma's "Saffron Revolution"?

Reviewed: Amina Bokhary controversy

Created by Khazar (talk). Self nom at 17:16, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

• length, date and hook seems okay. Monkeymanman (talk) 17:52, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

Craig Whyte

• ... that Scottish businessman Craig Whyte, who recently bought the controlling interest in Rangers Football Club, was Scotland's youngest self-made millionaire in 1997 at the age of 26?

• ALT1:... that Scottish businessman Craig Whyte bought the controlling interest in Rangers Football Club from David Murray for £1?
• Reviewed: Zaw Htet Ko Ko

2x expanded and sourced (BLP) by Monkeymanman (talk). Self nom at 17:13, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

• Size is good; little less than a 2x expansion ( on 6 may it was 3500 and today its 5500), although it has been well-cited so i think a little lewway might be okay; hook is okay, thouigh id suggest the second one as the first ahas the vague "recently" (although the specific date could be mentioned). Otherwise the article should be good to go pending a city for the sentence "In April 2011, a £28 million deal was thought possible, but depended on agreements on how to service the club's debt (with Lloyds Banking Group), and a £58 million tax bill with HMRC."Lihaas (talk) 20:20, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

• i have added a ref for the sentence, and also included the most recent statement on the tax issue. We could go with the second hook if you prefer but i just thought that the fact that he was Scotlands youngest self made millionaire would be less well known than the widely publicised takeover. Monkeymanman (talk) 22:05, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

seems good to go now. Although as this is my firs t review im not sure if the 2x requirement (which is slightly less) can be passed. Can someone else confirm this? Otherwise the article meets everythingLihaas (talk) 18:11, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

okay expanded it by about another 1000. Should be cool now.Monkeymanman (talk) 18:35, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

Lihaas (talk) 18:49, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

Cyrtophora exanthematica

• ... that double-tailed tent spiders (pictured) have to fend off food-stealing dewdrop spiders who take up residence in their webs?

• Reviewed: Great Falls High School ([14])
• Comment: Hook is a bit awkward but can't think of a better way to word it. Will welcome alt suggestions.

Created by Obsidian Soul (talk). Self nom at 08:05, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

• Date, length, and hook all look good. Well done. Colonel Warden (talk) 10:19, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

Titanomyrma

• ... that the discovery of the fossil giant ant Titanomyrma (pictured) in Wyoming indicates that warmth-loving fauna spread through the north between Europe and America during hot spells in the Eocene?

• Reviewed: Refugee Board (Ghana)

5x expanded by AshLin (talk). Self nom at 05:40, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

• Added a free image uploaded by User:FunkMonk. AshLin (talk) 05:59, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

• Suggested alt1="... that the discovery of the hummingbird-sized fossil ant Titanomyrma (pictured) in Wyoming indicates that warmth-loving fauna spread through the north between Europe and America during hot spells in the Eocene?" AshLin (talk) 06:05, 10 May 2011 (UTC)
• Further expansion by User:Stemonitis and image addition by User:FunkMonk. Recommend credit for DYKMake to them also. AshLin (talk) 06:47, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

:Expansion length, date, and all details of both hooks check out. I do vote for the simpler first hook, but either works fine. Nice expansion on an interesting topic. -- Khazar (talk) 02:46, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

Here We Go Again: Celebrating the Genius of Ray Charles

• ... that Willie Nelson, Wynton Marsalis and Norah Jones recorded a live tribute album covering songs of Ray Charles?

Created by GDuwen (talk). Self nom at 23:23, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

• Length, date, ref and hook check out. Good to go. Argyle 4 Life^talk 02:26, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

Music Beta by Google

• ... that Androids can now play streamed music using Music Beta by Google?

Created by Logan (talk). Nominated by ThatPeskyCommoner (talk) at 04:30, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

• The creation and reference check out, but I'd suggest that instead of "Androids" that "Android devices" or some similar phrase be used. Imzadi 1979 → 07:09, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

• I was being a bit deliberate with the ambiguity there, in the hope of tempting more readers in through sheer blazing curiosity, but if you'd really rather change it, please go ahead. :o) Pesky (talk …stalk!) 06:21, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

• The term "androids" implies robots not phones, and since this isn't being nominated for April Fool's Day, that level of deceptive ambiguity isn't exactly appropriate the other 364 days of the year, IMHO. Unfortunately, the news will be very stale by the next AFD for 2012, so I'd change the hook and run it now instead of leaving it and holding it for AFD 2012. Imzadi 1979 → 11:14, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

• Ha, I hope that this DYK doesn't get postponed until April Fools' Day 2012. My view - I think that Android devices would be a bit less ambiguous, as Imzadi1979 said. But, then again, I do think that "Androids" is pretty catchy ;) Logan _Talk ^{Contributions} 01:05, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Seems OK to me, with the capital 'A' - ie, I don't find it too ambiguous, but reasonably 'tempting'. But if Imzadi1979 or others object, perhaps you could make an alternative suggestion? Cheers,  Chzz  ►  01:10, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Pain fitzJohn

• ... that the Anglo-Norman administrator Pain fitzJohn (died 1137) was once called a "second-class baron and a first-class civil servant"?

• Reviewed: William F. Raynolds ([15])

5x expanded by Ealdgyth (talk). Self nom at 00:53, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

• Offline hook accepted AGF. The hook kind of gives the impression that he was called that by a contemporary, though. 5x expansion checks out. Nice job. Roscelese (talk ⋅ contribs) 18:25, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on May 11

List of accolades received by Winter's Bone

• ... that 20-year-old Jennifer Lawrence's Best Actress Academy Award nomination, which made her the second youngest nominee ever in that category, was one of a number of accolades received by Winter's Bone?

Created by Crystal Clear x3 (talk). Self nom at 04:35, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

• Everything seems to check out, but I recommend rephrasing the hook, because "Winter's Bone awards" sounds like the name of an award (like the Academy Awards) rather than awards received by a particular film. I can't quite formulate it though, maybe someone else can help. Roscelese (talk ⋅ contribs) 00:08, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

I have changed it to "the Winter's Bone accolades". Is that better? Crystal Clear x3 02:55, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Eh, same problem. How about:

ALT1: ... that 20-year-old Jennifer Lawrence's Best Actress Academy Award nomination, which made her the second youngest nominee ever in that category, was one of a number of accolades received by Winter's Bone? Roscelese (talk ⋅ contribs) 03:14, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Sure! Crystal Clear x3 10:20, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Kelly Cherry

Woman with short, dark hair facing right and wearing a light colored jacket over a darker shirt.

• ... that Kelly Cherry, author of We Can Still Be Friends, was named the Poet Laureate of Virginia in 2010?

Created by Ijil RHG (talk). Nominated by Patrickneil (talk) at 19:22, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

• Sorry; not yet. The prose section contains fewer than 1500 characters. The lists are not included in the count. --Rosiestep (talk) 03:33, 13 May 2011 (UTC)
• Also, the picture is missing a copyright tag. —Bruce1ee^talk 11:01, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Alexi Salamone

• ... that Ukrainian-born Alexi Salamone, a gold medalist for the United States at the 2010 Winter Paralympics, was adopted by a family from Buffalo, New York at the age of six?

• Reviewed: Andreacarus voalavo, Voalavo gymnocaudus ([16])

Created by Basement12 (talk), Unablemanager (talk). Self nom at 14:53, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

• no problems©Geni 20:08, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

Gandhi Sagar Dam

• ... that construction of the Gandhi Sagar Dam (pictured) in India was initiated when the foundation stone was laid by the then Prime Minister of India Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on 7 March 1954?

Created/expanded by Nvvchar (talk). Self nom at 05:28, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

• Good article. Leszek Jańczuk (talk) 01:09, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed Peter Velappan.--Nvvchar. 08:52, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Bride-buying

• ... that bride-buying, a form of marriage of convenience, is an old tradition in India and China that is still practiced today?

Created/expanded by AnakngAraw (talk). Self nom at 00:37, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

• I reviewed: Carex riparia [17]. - AnakngAraw (talk) 00:45, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

• . Length, date and references verified. Good to go.--Nvvchar. 09:03, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Hm.. AnakngAraw, again, it is great that you started this topic, but you just scooped a top of it. The hook translates into "... that women are being mishandled in India and China?" - a slap to countries which are picked up only because the article is limited to them. I believe we need something more neutral. Materialscientist (talk) 04:38, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Carex riparia

• ... that Carex riparia (pictured), a Eurasian plant up to 130 cm (51 in), is Britain's largest sedge?

• Reviewed: Lacandon Jungle ([18])

Created by Stemonitis (talk). Self nom at 20:25, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

• Length, hook, ref seems fine to me. Good to go. - AnakngAraw (talk) 00:43, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

• Word count at 1896 [no spaces]/2283 [with spaces] characters. - AnakngAraw (talk) 11:13, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

Ghana Immigration Service

• ... that prior to Ghana's independence, the Ghana Immigration Service was known as the Immigration and Passport Unit and was a unit under the Colonial Police Force of the Gold Coast?

Created by Crosstemplejay (talk). Self nom at 17:30, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

• Review KOI-428

• Size, date, hook, all check out. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 22:06, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

National Disaster Management Organization

• ... that in March 2011 Ghana's National Disaster Management Organization announced it would establish five camps in the regions that shared border with the Cote d'Ivoire for refugees?

Created by Crosstemplejay (talk). Self nom at 16:13, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed Triathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics [[19]]

Ghana Prisons Service

• ... that in 2007 it was announced that the Ghana Prisons Service would change its name to Correctional Service of Ghana?

Created by Crosstemplejay (talk). Self nom at 14:02, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

• I Reviewed triathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics [[20]]

2011 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals

• ... that basketball players Jimmy Alapag and Jason Castro were named co-Finals MVPs of the 2011 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals?

• Comment: I dunno if this qualifies as an expansion or as a new article -- the only prose was the two-sentence lead before I expanded it.

5x expanded by Howard the Duck (talk). Self nom at 12:36, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed Khun Htun Oo. –HTD (ITN: Where no updates but is stickied happens.) 14:51, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

• Help me -- this does not appear to be a 5x expansion within the requisite time period. Am I missing something? Tx.--Epeefleche (talk) 18:57, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

• Before expansion: 286 characters of prose --> After expansion: 5,200 characters of prose. –HTD (ITN: Where no updates but is stickied happens.) 03:58, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

• I see. I'll let someone else make the call, as its a bit fuzzy to me. May be all well and good. One thing I would suggest is some footnotes for the first three paras of the article, which lack refs. Best.--Epeefleche (talk) 05:11, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

• Leads shouldn't have references. –HTD (ITN: Where no updates but is stickied happens.) 06:41, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Triathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics

• ... that competitors in triathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics will have to tackle the Serpentine, visit a palace, and cycle through Wellington?

• Reviewed: Linwood Pendleton ([21])

5x expanded by Basement12 (talk). Self nom at 11:19, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

• Length, date, hook all check out. Ready to go!!! CrossTempleJay  talk 13:57, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

SS Santa Kyriaki

• ... that over 70,000 cubic yards (54,000 m³) of sand was excavated to extricate the Liberian steamship Santa Kyriaki from a beach in the Netherlands?

Created by Mjroots (talk). Self nom at 08:29, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

• I reviewed Old All Saints Church, Nuneham Courtenay. Mjroots (talk) 09:13, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

• Date, length, hook ref all verified. Tweaked hook and it's good to go. Yoninah (talk) 09:28, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

M-134 (Michigan highway)

• ... that M-134 is one of three state highways in Michigan on an island, and one of two to use a ferry (pictured)?

• Reviewed: diff
• Comment: I'm working on getting a photo of the ferry released for usage in the article, and the hook. Photo added and available now. Imzadi 1979 → 07:11, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

5x expanded by Imzadi1979 (talk). Self nom at 21:25, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

Refs to the two parts of hook are accepted in good faith. Length checks out; as does age. Looks like you've reviewed an article already, and I don't see anything to go against Wikipedia's major policies. Good to go. --Starstriker7^(Talk) 23:01, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Khun Htun Oo

• ... that Khun Htun Oo, a former head of Burma's Shan Nationalities League for Democracy, is now serving a 93-year sentence for treason?

Reviewed:Titanomyrma

newly sourced 2x BLP expansion by Khazar (talk). Self nom at 02:42, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

OK. –HTD (ITN: Where no updates but is stickied happens.) 14:50, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

• Was it a new article or was it a less than 5x expansion? And the article and ref say 93 years, not 95. --Peter I. Vardy (talk) 21:54, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

• This is a BLP article so 2x expansion is sufficient. –HTD (ITN: Where no updates but is stickied happens.) 04:02, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Good catch on the #--miscopied. Fixed now. Cheers Khazar (talk) 07:05, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Battle of Bautzen (1945)

• ... that the Battle of Bautzen was one of the most bloody battles of the Polish Army?

5x expanded by Piotrus (talk). Self nom at 00:40, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

• If I am using the char count correctly, this should be a 5x expansion. Please ping me on talk if there are any issues. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 00:40, 11 May 2011 (UTC)
• Reviewed #Camp Ashraf massacre

Article has not been created or expanded 5x within the past 10 days (1112 days). Jim Sweeney (talk) 16:53, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

May 7 version - 2327 characters (from lead to references)

current version - 10276 characters

Seems close enough for me. What am I missing? --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 17:13, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

Using the DYK check tool today it is: Prose size (text only): 9690 characters (1553 words) "readable prose size" and in December before the expansion started it was: Prose size (text only): 2107 characters (344 words) "readable prose size" Jim Sweeney (talk) 08:30, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

Ok, I've done more expansion. Has the sufficient size been reached now? --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 16:20, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

The size is now OK but the hook is not what it says in the article According to Polish historian Zbigniew Wawer, this was the most bloody battle that the Polish Army had been involved in since the battle of Bzura in 1939.Jim Sweeney (talk) 17:26, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

So? The hook can simplify content of the article. There is a 200 character limit, you know. I don't understand your point. We can make it more clear by adding "in World War II" if you'd like. Or, in fact, we can use most of that sentence - see alt below: --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 17:46, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

• Alt2: that the Battle of Bautzen in 1945 was the most bloody battle of the Polish Army since the Battle of Bzura in 1939?

Alt 2 OK Jim Sweeney (talk) 18:03, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Walter Anderson (footballer)

• ... that English footballer Walter Anderson died of pneumonia four days after collapsing at Craven Cottage, having ignored doctors' advice to rest?

Created by Argyle 4 Life (talk). Self nom at 02:09, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: Here We Go Again: Celebrating the Genius of Ray Charles [22]

• Date, length, hook OK. Offline ref AGF. --Peter I. Vardy (talk) 08:34, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

Linwood Pendleton

• ... that Linwood Pendleton discovered that 49% of US economic output comes from estuaries and coasts, which account for only 13% of its land?

Created by Mrlwiki (talk). Nominated by Qwyrxian (talk) at 05:41, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

• Note: my first DYK nom, let me know if I did anything wrong or can improve it. Qwyrxian (talk) 05:41, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

• Length, references and date of move to article space check out. Good to go - Basement12 (T.C) 11:10, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on May 12

Richard Laurence Marquette

• ... that serial killer Richard Laurence Marquette was the first person to be a "special addition" to the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list?

Created by Beeblebrox (talk). Self nom at 19:14, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

• reviewed Griselda Siciliani. Beeblebrox (talk) 19:25, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Griselda Siciliani

• ... that Griselda Siciliani won the Argentine Clarín Award and Martín Fierro Award as new female artist in 2005?

Created by Cambalachero (talk). Self nom at 22:25, 13 May 2011 (UTC) Reviewed: 2030 (novel)

• Length and date look fine, but the ref used only verifies one of the awards, there should probably be a ref verifying the other if it is to be mentioned in the hook. Beeblebrox (talk) 19:23, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Battle of Byczyna / War of the Polish Succession (1587–1588)

Zamoyski at Byczyna

• ... that in the Battle of Byczyna, Chancellor and Hetman Jan Zamoyski of Poland-Lithuania took Maximilian III, Archduke of Austria prisoner, ending the brief War of the Polish Succession?

5x expanded by Piotrus (talk). Self nom at 22:11, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

• This a bit of a different beast for me, as this is the first time, I think, that I am submitting two DYKs in one hook. They are closely related, and built around much of the same content. I hope this is fine. In both cases we should see a 5x expansion. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 22:11, 13 May 2011 (UTC)
• Reviewed #Ghana Immigration Service

Rana Pratap Sagar Dam

• ... …that the Rana Pratap Sagar Dam (pictured) in India was built at a cost of Rs 4060 million including the power plant that was financed under the Colombo Plan to import equipment from Canada?

Created/expanded by Nvvchar (talk). Self nom at 08:31, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed Bride-buying.--Nvvchar. 09:13, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

María Rosa Lida de Malkiel

• ... that the Argentine philologist María Rosa Lida de Malkiel was an Arthurian-Hispanist pioneer?

Created by Rosiestep (talk). Self nom at 03:22, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: Kelly Cherry

• Length good, hook ref checks out, looks good to go. Ealdgyth - Talk 13:44, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Gidleigh Park

• ... that Gidleigh Park was named the best restaurant in Britain in 2010 by the Sunday Times?

• Reviewed: Raymond V. Kirk

5x expanded by Miyagawa (talk). Self nom at 00:02, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

• Date, length, hook all good to go. Cheers Khazar (talk) 05:52, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Roger Sutton

• ... that Roger Sutton might be the most important appointment of the New Zealand Government of the year?

• Reviewed: Banksia candolleana (diff)
• Comment: I turned an existing redirect (to a different person) into an article.

Created by Schwede66 (talk). Self nom at 20:19, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

Charlie Brown and Franz Stigler story

• ... that during World War II a Luftwaffe pilot not only did not destroy the crippled United States Army Air Corps's plane, but safely escorted it to its way to England?

• Reviewed: Bill Thieben ([23])

Created by Mbz1 (talk) and Qrsdogg (talk). Self nom at 17:44, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

• Way too much of the article is sourced to the Weekly World News, and the article includes claims that the other source, Snopes (according to RSN, questionably reliable in itself) states are false. Without any reliable sources, this cannot be published on the main page. Roscelese (talk ⋅ contribs) 18:22, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

• being "reliable" in not one of DYK criteria, If you have a problem with the reliability of the sources please nominate it on deletion. Besides practically all information included in the article is supported by both sources, and now I added the third one byThe Miami Herald.--Mbz1 (talk) 20:02, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

• Actually, being reliable IS one of the DYK criteria: Rule #4 in fact. The Herald article helps, but the other sources are extremely dubious, especially WWN.--Chimino (talk) 21:25, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

• Chimino, I hope you'd agree that, if two unreliable sources repeat absolutely the same story as a reliable one, this story ought to be true? Besides is Snopes is so unreliable as it is presented there? According to wikipedia article " The site has been referenced by news media and other sites, including CNN,FOX news, MSNBC and Australia's ABC. Surely wikipedia could reference this site too, and now I added yet another source, an article by CTV News --Mbz1 (talk) 23:09, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

• FYI, I just removed the WWN and Snopes sources and then added some newspaper sources. Not quite a Featured Article yet, but problems with unreliable sourcing/unverifiability are now taken care of. Qrsdogg (talk) 00:22, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

• . This is interesting and sufficiently well written and sourced story that deserves to be in DYK. Good work! Hodja Nasreddin (talk) 17:37, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Oh look, one of Mbz1's buddies pops up again to approve a severely flawed article. Fancy that. Roscelese (talk ⋅ contribs) 20:12, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed the changes to the article since my previous comment, and no, it still isn't suitable for the main page. If you write an article based on unreliable sources, then swap in the citations for reliable sources without changing any of the article text, you cannot now be said to have an article based on reliable sources. The article still contains statements that appear in none of the cited sources and that indeed were noted to be untrue even by Snopes, which was cited previously, such as the statement that Stigler was ordered to shoot down the Pub plane. I'd say this needs to be scrapped and rewritten from scratch, consulting only reliable sources. Roscelese (talk ⋅ contribs) 20:12, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Like in all such stories there are some discrepancies there between reliable sources. For example one source says that 3 engines of Brown's plane did not work, another source says 2 did not work. Even people who took part in the events are telling slightly different versions of the story as time passes. It is natural, and there's nothing wrong with this. The core of the article stays the same in all sources: a German pilot let an American pilot and his crew go, and the men met some years later and got to be friends.

Please do not allow to prevent this kind, such needed in our angry time story, to warm the hearts of wikipedia readers. It will be a wrong thing to do.--Mbz1 (talk) 21:48, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

I'm sorry you feel that way, but I trust you to be able to move beyond it and focus on making constructive changes to the article, instead of ad hominem attacks on people who criticize it. Roscelese (talk ⋅ contribs) 23:37, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Well, "constructive" changes to the article were made, the only problem you mentioned in your decline reason was removed, but your decline, actually two declines are still on.--Mbz1 (talk) 00:52, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

• A couple things: a. I just went through and removed all the info that I couldn't find in these three articles [24][25][26]. Some of what I removed is probably available in some sources, but make sure if you re-add anything it has inline citations. b. Let's try really hard to comment on content, not contributors. Qrsdogg (talk) 22:00, 13 May 2011 (UTC)
• Note 2: Inline citations have been added to the article. Qrsdogg (talk) 23:50, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

• Well, and I added some of removed information right back because it is supported by at least one RS, and not only the three you listed above, but by other two I added yesterday myself.I do not believe anything should have been removed including two sources user:Roscelese claimed to be unreliable. If the article were sourced only by those two sources, then yes, but, if so called unreliable sources repeat the same story as reliable ones do, how unreliable they really are? How unreliable could be this source with the pictures and interviews of the men? This article is not about an exact science, this article is not under any topic that is a subject of discretionary sanctions, this article is about a war story, a story that is retold every single time with some new details added and some old details missing and/or changed. The reliable sources that are used in the article now have some discrepancies too. It is OK. What the difference does it make how many engines Brown's plane lost? What the difference does it make,if Stigler was ordered to fly after the Brown's plane, or he decided to do it on his own? How this particular information could affect wikipedia's main page readers? IMO removing information from the article means giving in to a bad faith decline.--Mbz1 (talk) 23:53, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

"What the difference does it make,if Stigler was ordered to fly after the Brown's plane, or he decided to do it on his own?" - Wait, really? "What difference does it make to the reader if our editors just make things up?" This is really a question someone is posing on Wikipedia, on a main-page proposal no less? Roscelese (talk ⋅ contribs) 01:30, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

This was removed! Move on, please. Come up with new decline reasons, or remove the ones you have now.--Mbz1 (talk) 02:58, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

• Date, length, hook and refs of reliable sources check out as of the current version (which for the record is [27]). The problems raised by the decliner have been rectified. Until someone points out a specific example of something that currently fails to reflect the information in the refs, this is good to go for DYK. OCNative (talk) 11:00, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Are you sure you want to approve that hook? Maybe one with proper grammar and a comprehensible sentence structure would be better... Beeblebrox (talk) 19:50, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

ALT 1: ... that during World War II a Luftwaffe pilot, observing that there were several wounded crewmen on an United States Army Air Corps's plane, declined to fire and actually safely escorted it to the North Sea? Beeblebrox (talk) 19:57, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Clinton St. Baking Company & Restaurant

• ... that Clinton St. Baking Company & Restaurant (pictured), has been described it as a “cult favorite”, a "brunch magnet," and New York City’s “hottest breakfast nook"?

• Reviewed: 2011 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals

Created by --Epeefleche (talk) 16:36, 12 May 2011 (UTC). Self nom.

• Art length good, hook length good, hook sourced well. GTG --Chimino (talk) 22:36, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

Women's tennis in Australia

• ... that early female tennis players in Australia had to pay as much as a week's wages to buy a racquet?

Created by LauraHale (talk). Nominated by Nyttend (talk) at 11:55, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

• Date and length check out. The hook citation can be accepted in good faith as it originates from an offline source. — AlekJDS ^talk 19:02, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

Andreacarus voalavo, Voalavo gymnocaudus

• ... that the rodent Voalavo gymnocaudus and its parasitic mite Andreacarus voalavo are known only from two massifs in the Northern Highlands of Madagascar?

• Reviewed: Pimoa cthulhu
• Comment: The mite is new, the rodent just expanded well over five times.

5x expanded by Ucucha (talk). Self nom at 03:02, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

• Length/expansion and dates are fine, AGF for reference. I've added a wikilink to massif in the hook. Reday to go - Basement12 (T.C) 14:36, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

New Albion Brewing Company

• ... that the defunct New Albion Brewing Company was an early influence on the microbrewery and craft beer movement of the late 20th century?

• Reviewed: Benefis Health System

Created by Chimino (talk). Self nom at 02:36, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

Can you direct us to where that is stated in the ref? Many thanks.--Epeefleche (talk) 18:50, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

It is not directly stated, but describes the process of it becoming the first microbrewery; I've provided two additional sources which make the claim directly. Let me know if sufficient...--Chimino (talk) 21:08, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

The second ref strikes me as questionable (as to whether it is an RS). The third ref happily is clearly an RS. It refers to the company, however, as "the first ground-up craft brewery in the United States". That is fodder for a hook, but seems a bit different than what is stated in the current hook.--Epeefleche (talk) 22:11, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

That sounds okay, if the term wikilinks to "microbrewery". There's also this quote "his influence played a significant role for the first successful batch of microbrewers.”[28] All in all, it seems to be generally implied it was the first microbrewer, but I can't find a verifiable source stating it plainly...--Chimino (talk) 22:33, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

I see that "craft brewery" redirects to "microbrewery". I'm not quite sure what the phrase "ground-up" means or adds. Nor (perhaps I am missing it) do I see the reference to "since Prohibition". So, as to the hook, I think there is one here, but I would appreciate another editor suggesting the best way to phrase it. Perhaps it is to change "microbrewery" to "craft brewery" (or perhaps that is not even necessary ... I defer to others), and to delete (unless there is support for it) the phrase "since Prohibition"? Another editor's input would be appreciated.--Epeefleche (talk) 03:14, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

I agree a third opinion would help; the problem with "microbrewery" and "craft beer" owning the same article is the former referring to volume produced while the latter describes style.--Chimino (talk) 03:21, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

I can't tell which statement in ref 1 (Brewers Association) is supposed to support the statement. Ref 2 (Beer Festivals) isn't really RS. Ref 3 (NY Observer) is RS, but I, like Epeefleche, am not at all sure that "ground-up craft brewery" is equivalent to "microbrewery since Prohibition." I think it's probably better to scrap this hook idea (and remove the statement from the article) and go for another interesting fact from the article, like its having basically started the microbrewery trend (this is supported by the Observer). Roscelese (talk ⋅ contribs) 23:56, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

I've rewritten the hook & lede, removing the dubious source. Let me know what you think...--Chimino (talk) 11:08, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Raymond V. Kirk

• ... that when Father Raymond V. Kirk was appointed president of Duquesne University at the age of 38, he was one of the youngest university presidents in the United States?

• Reviewed: Women's tennis in Australia ([29])

Created by Alekjds (talk). Self nom at 19:04, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

• All checks out. Miyagawa (talk) 00:00, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Warblington Castle

• ... that Warblington Castle in Hampshire was granted to two different 1st Earls of Southampton?

• Reviewed: Alexi Salamone ([30])

Created by Geni (talk). Self nom at 20:16, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

The article is new enough (11 May 2011) and long enought (1678 prose charaters) and reads nicely. However, I would suggest that it mentions the castle's location in the script (Warblington Castle is near Langstone in Hampshire) rather than leave it in the footnotes. Philipjelley (talk) 22:06, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

I don't actualy have a source for that. The closest I've got would be "in fields near the edge of Chichester Harbour". The problem is that it sits in a gap between settlements.©Geni 22:17, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

On p32 of the Reader's Digest Touring Guide to Britian, Reader's Digest Assoication Limited, (1992) it says of Langstone "A mile east, ruins of 16th-century Warbington Castle and Saxon Church with 14th-century wooden porch." You could just say its near Havant, north-east of Portsmouth or between Southampton and Chichester. It's just that I read the article and wondered where the castle was, so I looked it up. Regards, Philipjelley (talk) 22:26, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

I've added "in Hampshire" to the hook. Nyttend (talk) 23:22, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

Make it "near Langstone in Hampshire Philipjelley (talk) 12:11, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

1946-47 Ashes series

• ... that the 1946-47 Ashes series was arranged when the Attorney-General of Australia Doctor H. V. Evatt (pictured) made a personal appeal to the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lords for the rapid resumption of Anglo-Australian Test cricket after the Second World War?

• Reviewed: Warblington Castle ([31])

5x expanded by Philipjelley (talk). Self nom at 22:47, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

Note: The article was created on 27 April 2011, but the prose content has increased over fivefold in the last five days (from c1,500 to c11,000) Philipjelley (talk) 22:50, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

Peter Velappan

• ... that Peter Velappan served as General Secretary of the Asian Football Confederation for nearly 30 years before retiring in 2007?

Created by Yk Yk Yk (talk). Self nom at 02:05, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

• Length and date verified. However, hook needs an additional reference to be cited in the article on Velappan's date/year of retirement. Also, please review another article, if you have contributed more than 5 DYKS.--Nvvchar. 08:50, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

• Provided additional citation for year of retirement. I have less than 5 DYKs. Thanks for reviewing. - Yk³ talk · contrib 15:26, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

• Thanks. Good to go now.--Nvvchar. 02:19, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Dagan (bishop)

• ... that the Irish bishop and saint, Dagan, may have attempted to excommunicate the Roman missionaries sent by Pope Greogry the Great to convert the Anglo-Saxons by refusing to eat with them?

• Reviewed: María Rosa Lida de Malkiel ([32])

Created by Ealdgyth (talk). Self nom at 13:46, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

• Date and length are fine, AGF on offline and subscription sources. Qrsdogg (talk) 17:16, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on May 13

Croton North Railroad Station

• ... that the two old Pullman-Electric passenger cars at the former Croton North station (pictured) in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, are contributing resources to the station's National Register listing although they were never used in the state?

• Reviewed: Teraterpeton ([33])

5x expanded by Daniel Case (talk). Self nom at 17:28, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Teraterpeton

• ... that unusual archosauromorph reptile Teraterpeton from the Late Triassic of Nova Scotia had nostril openings in its skull that were larger than its eye sockets?

Created by Smokeybjb (talk). Self nom at 16:01, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

• Length, reference and history verified. Daniel Case (talk) 17:20, 14 May 2011 (UTC)
• Reviewed: Coloptychon rhombifer

Walt Disney's Riverfront Square

• ... that Walt Disney's Riverfront Square in St. Louis, Missouri was to have been entirely indoors?

Created by AtionSong (talk). Nominated by Crisco 1492 (talk) at 15:24, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed:Ahalya (diff)

Upper Wardha Dam

• ... that families of farmers and fishermen affected by submergence of the Upper Wardha Dam (pictured), in Maharashtra resorted to agitation seeking fishing rights in the reservoir, as an economic incentive?

Created/expanded by Nvvchar (talk). Self nom at 10:44, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed Khin Ohmar.--Nvvchar. 11:06, 14 May 2011 (UTC)
• Good to go. Leszek Jańczuk (talk) 15:02, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Janardhan Mitta

• ... that Indian sitarist Janardhan Mitta was a student of sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar?

• Reviewed: OZ Group
• Comment: Will be adding more to the article, but it is already 1800 characters of prose and long enough for DYK.

Created by Regstuff (talk). Self nom at 05:32, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

• 2362 B readable size. References, date checked. Good to go. --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 10:10, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Montenegrin nationality law

• ... that Montenegrin nationality law first recognised the right of renunciation of citizenship in 1905 during the reign of Nicholas I?

• Reviewed: Kingdom of the Little People

5x expanded by Eric Baer (talk). Self nom at 04:12, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

• All checks out. Nice expansion! Miyagawa (talk) 16:31, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

William Rogers (engraver)

• ... that William Rogers' engraved portrait Queen Elizabeth Standing in a Room with a Lattice Window (pictured) is based on a drawing by Isaac Oliver?

• Reviewed: Fay Kellogg ([34])

Created by PKM (talk). Self nom at 02:25, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

• May I suggest ALT1: "... that Will Rogers' engraved portrait Queen Elizabeth Standing in a Room with a Lattice Window (pictured) is based on a drawing by Isaac Oliver?"

Crisco 1492 (talk) 16:05, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Now that is funny. :-) - PKM (talk) 17:17, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

San Cristóbal de las Casas

• ... that some of the tourism in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico is related to the Zapatista uprising of 1994?

5x expanded by Thelmadatter (talk). Self nom at 00:06, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

• REVIEWED Phonocentrism Thelmadatter (talk) 00:11, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

• Length, 5x and date of expansion check out. Offline hook accepted in good faith. Good to go! Crisco 1492 (talk) 02:05, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

• (edit conflict) Very nice. Hook could be rephrased to avoid the awkward "related to" the Zapatistas, though - something like:

ALT1: ... that San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico has a "Zapaturismo" industry of tourists interested in the Zapatista uprising of 1994? Roscelese (talk ⋅ contribs) 02:10, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

WASP-15b

• ... that the anomalously high radius of extrasolar planet WASP-15b is thought to be caused by some form of internal heating?

5x expanded by Starstriker7 (talk). Self nom at 22:52, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed: M-134 (Michigan highway) --Starstriker7^(Talk) 23:02, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

• Checks out. Ucucha 00:52, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

8th (Midlands) Parachute Battalion

• ... that after the Second World War the 8th (Midlands) Parachute Battalion had to deal with riots in Tel Aviv?

Self nom Jim Sweeney (talk) 18:26, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed Battle of Bautzen (1945) [35] Jim Sweeney (talk) 18:26, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

• Size, source and date ok.--Antidiskriminator (talk) 21:53, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Kingdom of the Little People

• ... that the Kingdom of the Little People theme park in Kunming, China requires its performers to be less than 51 inches (130 cm) tall?

Created by Qrsdogg (talk). Self nom at 17:21, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed Dagan (bishop) Qrsdogg (talk) 17:21, 13 May 2011 (UTC)
• Source, size, and date ok. Eric Baer (talk) 04:12, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Khin Ohmar

• ... that Women's League of Burma activist Khin Ohmar evaded arrest during Burma's pro-democracy 8888 Uprising when a Japanese diplomat allowed her and other students to hide from police in his home?

ALT1: ... that US First Lady Laura Bush described Women's League of Burma activist Khin Ohmar as "one of the strongest voices against Burma's violent regime"?

ALT2: ... that in 2008, Khin Ohmar won the Global Leadership Award and the Anna Lindh Prize for her work with the Burmese democracy movement?

Reviewed: Antoin Miliordos

Created by Khazar (talk). Self nom at 16:41, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

• Lenght, date size, refrences to all hooks verified. My preference is for ALT2 hook. Good to go.--Nvvchar. 11:05, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

2030 (novel)

• ... that 2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America, Albert Brooks' 2011 dystopian novel, was originally written as a movie script?

Created by Lexein (talk). Self nom at 15:57, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

(Reviewed Go the Fuck to Sleep, below --Lexein (talk) 16:19, 13 May 2011 (UTC))

Dates and sizes check OK. It may need a section about the plot, rather than in the lead, but that's for future development, the article seems acceptable as it is. Cambalachero (talk) 22:33, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Antoin Miliordos

• ... that Greek skier Antoin Miliordos crossed the finish line of the downhill event at the 1952 Winter Olympics backwards after falling 18 times?

• Reviewed: Xanthostemon chrysanthus ([36])

Created by Basement12 (talk). Self nom at 13:12, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Date, length, hook all check out. And a great hook it is. -- Khazar (talk) 16:51, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Wireless network#Uses

• ... that for homeowners, wireless technology is an effective option as compared to ethernet?

5x expanded by Ndystorms (talk). Nominated by Lsukari (talk) at 11:34, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

• Sorry, but expansion of a specific section is not sufficient, unless it brings the article as a whole up to 5x expansion. In this case the article has only been expanded about 1.7x, from 4396 to 7448 characters. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 19:19, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Xanthostemon chrysanthus

• ... that the golden penda (pictured) can flower at any time of year?

• Comment: silly hook but actually goes well with impressive pic

5x expanded by Casliber (talk). Nominated by Casliber (talk) at 10:30, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

• reviewed : Taaffeite Casliber (talk · contribs) 13:04, 13 May 2011 (UTC)
• Date, expansion and image rights are fine, AGF for offline ref. Personally I prefer the other image in the article (Image:Xanthostemon chrysanthus.jpg) but the choice is up to Casliber - Basement12 (T.C) 13:06, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

• The other image looks great big, but you are right it does get a little lost as a thumbnail. It is a spectacular plant in flower - (dammit I drove past one in flower the other day...if only I could remember where it was...). Look, the person uploading this to a queue can play with whichever image they think is ok, I am not fussed. Casliber (talk · contribs) 15:40, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

• Here's the other image, for thumbnail comparison. I prefer this one. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 23:16, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

• I agree, the second image is better as a DYK thumbnail. Roscelese (talk ⋅ contribs) 23:46, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

• Agree, second image looks better as a thumbnail. With the hook being about the flowering of the plant, having a pic of the flower would suit better. Crisco 1492 (talk) 02:29, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Saints Martin and Sebastian of the Swiss

• ... that the church of Saints Martin and Sebastian of the Swiss is the private chapel of the Pontifical Swiss Guards in the Vatican City?

Created by Afernand74 (talk). Self nom at 09:07, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

• Length & data verified. Hook length good. Image license OK. Foreign language reference accepted in good faith - claim verified online (Catholic Encylopedia, 1913). Nice article.

Good to go. Haruth (talk) 09:39, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Giles Muhame

• ... that Ugandan Rolling Stone editor Giles Muhame alleged that a gay rights group conspired with Somali terrorist group Al-Shabaab in the July 2010 Kampala suicide bombings?

Reviewed:Gidleigh Park

Note: This could use a touch of extra attention as a very controversial figure--he's the guy who outed David Kato before Kato's murder. I've tried to pick a humorous and tightly-sourced hook here that doesn't implicate him in murder, but I'm up for other ALTs too.

Created by Khazar (talk). Self nom at 05:46, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Taaffeite

• ... that Taaffeite (pictured) is regarded as one of the rarest gemstone minerals in the world?

• Reviewed: Saints Martin and Sebastian of the Swiss
• Comment: Article expanded 13 May

5x expanded by Haruth (talk). Self nom at 05:10, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

• < offline ref accepted in good faith - good to go. Casliber (talk · contribs) 13:03, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

I slightly tweaked the hook for you. Crisco 1492 (talk) 03:08, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Go the Fuck to Sleep

• ... that Adam Mansbach's bedtime-book Go the Fuck to Sleep, thanks to advance copies having been emailed, was #1 on Amazon.com's bestseller list on May 12, 2011, a month before it was to be released?

Created by Kelapstick (talk). Nominated by Drmies (talk) at 04:13, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed nursing practice, below.
• Article size ok, citations okay, hook basically ok, length=206, - I'd take out "PDFs" since it's not wikilinked. Otherwise good.--Lexein (talk) 16:15, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

• I've made a minor tweak. I'm not totally happy with the hook but don't know how to phrase it any better. Thanks, Drmies (talk) 16:46, 13 May 2011 (UTC)
• And when this goes live, can we have it at a time when all the mommies and daddies in the US who also read/edit Wikipedia are just done putting those rats to bed? And can I say that my darlings don't take two hours to go to sleep? One and a half at the most? And that last night I only had to get up twice, at 1:15 and at 1:45? *Yawn.* Drmies (talk) 17:09, 13 May 2011 (UTC)
• That hook works, but how about one of these:
  ALT1:... that free PDF copies of Adam Mansbach's bedtime-book Go the Fuck to Sleep pushed the book to #1 on Amazon.com's bestseller list a month before its scheduled release?
  or
  ALT2:... that Adam Mansbach's bedtime-book Go the Fuck to Sleep was #1 on Amazon.com's bestseller list on May 12, 2011—a month before it was to be released—thanks to free advance copies emailed via PDFs? OCNative (talk)

best so far for size, links, and clarity. Good to go. --Lexein (talk) 02:20, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Nursing practice

• ... that nursing practice has two main levels and five stages of development?

Created/expanded by AnakngAraw (talk). Self nom at 02:07, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

• Hmm. The article is cleanly organized, but there are two issues. First of all, given that the sourcing comes from a college, a council, and a company of lawyers, the article is rather one-sided and focuses exclusively on the description of current practice, without acknowledging that there may well be a history to the topic. (This is not the same point as a certain lack of reliable sourcing.) Second, there currently is a merge proposal, and I don't think an article should be on the front page while there is no consensus on whether it can stand alone. This may change in a couple of days, as may the other problem I see. Right now, the article is not ready yet. Drmies (talk) 04:22, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

• Historical expansion being done with a few others. - AnakngAraw (talk) 02:41, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on May 14

Jesse Levan

• ... that Jesse Levan, winner of multiple minor league batting championships, was the last person banned by baseball's governing organizations for conspiring to fix games?

Created by Killervogel5 (talk). Self nom at 18:37, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video. — KV5 • Talk • 18:37, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Meat dress of Lady Gaga

• ... that the meat dress of Lady Gaga has been preserved by being made into a type of jerky?

• Reviewed: Montenegrin nationality law

Created by Miyagawa (talk). Self nom at 16:34, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Coloptychon rhombifer

• ... that the Isthmian Alligator Lizard, native to Costa Rica and Panama, was not seen for fifty years?

• Reviewed: Peter Mweshihange

Created by Miyagawa (talk). Self nom at 13:47, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

• Length, date, and hook all good. Smokeybjb (talk) 15:50, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video

• ... that no video director has ever won more than one Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video?

5x expanded by Crystal Clear x3 (talk). Self nom at 10:26, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

• According to the table, David Mallet has won twice. — KV5 • Talk • 18:37, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Ahalya

• ... that according to Hindu mythology, the god-king Indra was cursed with having a thousand vagina marks on his body for having extra-martial sex with Ahalya (pictured)?

5x expanded by Redtigerxyz (talk). Self nom at 06:57, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed #Wellington R. Burt. --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 10:07, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Length, date, and 5x expansion check out. Offline reference accepted in good faith. Crisco 1492 (talk) 11:35, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Voalavo

• ... that breeding males of the Malagasy rodent Voalavo produce a sweet-smelling musk?

• Reviewed: WASP-15b

5x expanded by Ucucha (talk). Self nom at 00:52, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

• Length, date of expansion, and hook fact check out. Good to go! Crisco 1492 (talk) 02:01, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Badai Pasti Berlalu (novel), Badai Pasti Berlalu (film), Badai Pasti Berlalu (album), Badai Pasti Berlalu (song)

• ... that Marga T's novel Badai Pasti Berlalu spawned a critically acclaimed film, album, and song?

Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Self-nominated at 02:21, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: Mark Edward (diff), Sanjak of Prizren (diff), Voalavo (diff), and San Cristóbal de las Casas (diff). Crisco 1492 (talk) 02:21, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Also, if possible could we have it for June 5th (when the novel started its original run as a serial in Kompas)? Crisco 1492 (talk) 02:28, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

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June 2 (Feast of the Ascension)

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)

the hook, date, length, references all check out so I'll pass this for DYK. Now, as for some feedback on the article, you don't "usually" need sources for the info in the lead. The idea is that the info in the lead should be an overview of information in the article. Also consolidate some of your sources when you get a chance, I see some repeats in there (see citation pages on Wiki for the html templates). But theses are all suggestions for GA status or B-class rating. I also moved you up to a C-class rating for you because it is a good article and well written. look forward to seeing it on the front page, Cheers! Kayz911 (talk) 05:34, 30 April 2011 (UTC)

June 6 (Queensland Day)

Anzac Avenue

• ... that Anzac Avenue is the longest World War I memorial road in Queensland?

Reviewed: Amie mac Ruari ([37])

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).

Queensland "was named in honour of Queen Victoria, who on 6 June 1859 signed Letters Patent separating the colony from New South Wales." (Copied from Queensland#Etymology.) So 6 June 2011, which is only a few weeks ahead, may be a good day to put a photo of this street in Queensland on MainPage. --PFHLai (talk) 18:27, 1 May 2011 (UTC)

I hadn't thought of doing it as a Queensland Day one, but I quite like the idea, and have no objections at all! 110.174.224.43 (talk) 08:40, 3 May 2011 (UTC).

Please be encouraged to get a good photo to go with the hook. You still have 4 weeks. Lots of time. :-) --PFHLai (talk) 14:08, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

June 12 (Pentecost)

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)

Good idea. Leszek Jańczuk (talk) 11:20, 28 April 2011 (UTC)