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Count of DYK Hooks
Section	# of Hooks	# Verified
May 30	1
June 2	1	1
June 3	1
June 13	1
June 14	1
June 15	2
June 17	1
June 19	1	1
June 20	1	1
June 21	1
June 22	2
June 23	3
June 24	2
June 25	1
June 26	5	2
June 27	1
June 28	5	1
June 29	1
June 30	1
July 1	6	3
July 2	2	2
July 3	5	3
July 4	5	2
July 5	7	2
July 6	6	5
July 7	5	3
July 8	8	4
July 9	6	4
July 10	10	8
July 11	7	6
July 12	7	5
July 13	12	6
July 14	10	6
July 15	8	3
July 16	12	11
July 17	11	6
July 18	7	5
July 19	13	9
July 20	5	4
July 21	12	6
July 22	9	6
July 23	9	6
July 24	9	3
July 25	18	2
July 26	7	3
July 27	9	2
July 28	14	3
July 29	7
July 30	5
July 31	2
August 1	2
August 2
Total	287	134
Last updated 21:21, 2 August 2024 UTC Current time is 21:40, 2 August 2024 UTC [refresh]

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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 to 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 supplementary guidelines and the WP:Did you know/Reviewing guide.

To post a comment or review on a DYK nomination, follow the steps outlined below:

• Look through this page, Template talk:Did you know, to find a nomination you would like to comment on.
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Advanced procedures

How to promote an accepted hook

At-a-glance instructions on how to promote an approved hook to a prep area

See Wikipedia:Did you know/Preparation areas for details on verifying a hook's acceptability. Promoters should not promote their own nomination or their own review. When promoting hooks intended for a particular date, keep in mind that when the number of available approved nominations exceeds 120 we switch to two sets per day, and when that number drops below 60 we return to one set per day. Check list for nomination review completeness Select a hook from the approved nominations page that has one of these ticks at the bottom post: . Check to make sure basic review requirements were completed. Any outstanding issue following needs to be addressed before promoting. Check the article history for any substantive changes since it was nominated or reviewed. Images for the lead slot must be freely licensed. Fair-use images are not permitted. Images loaded on Commons that appear on the Main Page are automatically protected by KrinkleBot. Hook must be stated in both the article and source (which must be cited at the end of the article sentence where stated). Hook should make sense grammatically. Try to vary subject matters within each prep area. Try to select a funny, quirky or otherwise upbeat hook for the last or bottom hook in the set. Steps to add a hook to prep In one tab, open the nomination page of the hook you want to promote. In a second tab, open the prep set you intend to add the hook to. Wanna skip all this fuss? Install WP:PSHAW instead! Does most of the heavy lifting for ya :) For hooks held for specific dates, refer to "Local update times" section on DYK Queue. Completed Prep area number sets will be promoted by an administrator to corresponding Queue number. Copy and paste the hook into a chosen slot. Make sure there's a space between ... and that, and a ? at the end. Check that there's a bold link to the article. If it's the lead (first) hook, paste the image where indicated at the top of the template. Copy and paste ALL the credit information (the {{DYKmake}} and {{DYKnom}} templates) at the bottom Check your work in the prep's Preview mode. At the bottom under "Credits", to the right of each article should have the link "View nom subpage" ; if not, a subpage parameter will need to be added to the DYKmake. Save the Prep page. Closing the DYK nomination page At the upper left Change {{DYKsubpage to {{subst:DYKsubpage Change |passed= to |passed=yes At the bottom Just above the line containing }}<!--Please do not write below this line or remove this line. Place comments above this line.--> insert a new, separate line containing one of the following: To [[T:DYK/P1|Prep 1]] To [[T:DYK/P2|Prep 2]] To [[T:DYK/P3|Prep 3]] To [[T:DYK/P4|Prep 4]] To [[T:DYK/P5|Prep 5]] To [[T:DYK/P6|Prep 6]] To [[T:DYK/P7|Prep 7]] Also paste the same thing into the edit summary. Check in Preview mode. Make sure everything is against a pale blue background (nothing outside) and there are no stray characters, like }}, at the top or bottom. Save. For more information, please see T:TDYK#How to promote an accepted hook.

Handy copy sources:

• To [[T:DYK/P1|Prep 1]]
• To [[T:DYK/P2|Prep 2]]
• To [[T:DYK/P3|Prep 3]]
• To [[T:DYK/P4|Prep 4]]
• To [[T:DYK/P5|Prep 5]]
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• To [[T:DYK/P7|Prep 7]]

How to remove a rejected hook

• Open the DYK nomination subpage of the hook you would like to remove. (It's best to wait several days after a reviewer has rejected the hook, just in case someone contests or the article undergoes a large change.)
• In the window where the DYK nomination subpage is open, replace the line {{DYKsubpage with {{subst:DYKsubpage, and replace |passed= with |passed=no. Then save the page. This has the effect of wrapping up the discussion on the DYK nomination subpage in a blue archive box and stating that the nomination was unsuccessful, as well as adding the nomination to a category for archival purposes.

How to remove a hook from the prep areas or queue

• Edit the prep area or queue where the hook is and remove the hook and the credits associated with it.
• Go to the hook's nomination subpage (there should have been a link to it in the credits section).
  • View the edit history for that page
  • Go back to the last version before the edit where the hook was promoted, and revert to that version to make the nomination active again.
  • Add a new icon on the nomination subpage to cancel the previous tick and leave a comment after it explaining that the hook was removed from the prep area or queue, and why, so that later reviewers are aware of this issue.
• Add a transclusion of the template back to this page so that reviewers can see it. It goes under the date that it was first created/expanded/listed as a GA. You may need to add back the day header for that date if it had been removed from this page.
• If you removed the hook from a queue, it is best to either replace it with another hook from one of the prep areas, or to leave a message at WT:DYK asking someone else to do so.

How to move a nomination subpage to a new name

• Don't; it should not ever be necessary, and will break some links which will later need to be repaired. Even if you change the title of the article, you don't need to move the nomination page.

Nominations

Older nominations

Articles created/expanded on May 30

Felix Eberty

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• ... that the 1846 book The Stars and World History by Felix Eberty, which contemplated a faraway observer seeing "the earth at this moment as it existed at the time of Abraham", inspired a young Albert Einstein?

• Source: "By the time that Felix Eberty, a German jurist and amateur astronomer, anonymously published “The Stars and World History,” in 1846, it was well known that light had a finite speed... Eberty was particularly fascinated by what this delay meant for a faraway observer of our planet. Perched on a distant star, he wrote, such a person might “see the earth at this moment as it existed at the time of Abraham.” Furthermore, by hopscotching across the cosmos, “he will be able to represent to himself, as rapidly as he pleases, that moment in the world’s history which he wishes to observe at leisure.” Eberty had witnessed great gains in the speed of transportation and communication during his lifetime, and he believed that humanity might soon be travelling even faster than light.

Among the impressionable young Germans who read Eberty and Bernstein was one named Albert Einstein."

The New Yorker

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/The Penguin History of Modern China

Moved to mainspace by Thriley (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 134 past nominations.

Thriley (talk) 21:39, 6 June 2024 (UTC).

• The article is sufficiently long and new, has citations throughout, and appears to be written neutrally. I AGF on offline and German language sources. QPQ is done. There is some trouble in the references with a citation template, and then there's the matter of the hook. The hook says Eberty "inspired" Einstein, but the above quote does not verify that, only that Einstein read Eberty. – Muboshgu (talk) 19:00, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

Felix Eberty self-portrait circa 1850

• ALT1... that the 1846 book The Stars and World History by Felix Eberty, which contemplated a faraway observer seeing "the earth at this moment as it existed at the time of Abraham", was read by a young Albert Einstein? Thriley (talk) 18:19, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

• @Muboshgu: Does the above satisfy your concerns, and is this approved? If not, what else needs to be done? Z1720 (talk) 21:18, 23 July 2024 (UTC)

I am going to fix this up a bit more. The article is mostly a translation of the German Wikipedia article. Will be done in less than 24 hours. Thriley (talk) 23:32, 23 July 2024 (UTC)

@Thriley: Are you done with this?--Launchballer 12:52, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

@Launchballer: Yes. Sorry again for the delay. Thriley (talk) 16:54, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

You aren't. I just went in to check the article myself and you have an error in ref #20. And I strongly suspect that may have been what @Muboshgu: was referring to. And I think that single-sentence paragraph should be merged and the lead lengthened.--Launchballer 17:02, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

The article now says which are considered to have had an influence on Einstein, which is not great. Alt 1 is not either, I'm sure Einstein read a ton of books. – Muboshgu (talk) 18:57, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

• ALT2... that Felix Eberty, who wrote an 1846 book which contemplated a faraway observer seeing "the earth at this moment as it existed at the time of Abraham", was called "an original and ingenious person" by Albert Einstein in 1923? Source: "Albert Einstein wrote a foreword for a new edition in 1923 in which he called Eberty "an original and ingenious person"" New Yorker Thriley (talk) 04:55, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

I won't assess any hooks until the article issues are remedied. I will say that ALT2's cruising for a pruning whether it checks out or not.--Launchballer 05:01, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

Hook tops 200 characters – Thriley, could you write a shorter one? theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 20:54, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

ALT2a: ... that Felix Eberty was called "an original and ingenious person" by Albert Einstein? would be my suggestion.--Launchballer 21:07, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

This hook is good. Thank you! Thriley (talk) 14:44, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

I still think the lead should summarise the rest of the article before I approve it; Leeky is very welcome to override me.--Launchballer 16:33, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on June 3

Over the Hill with the Swords of a Thousand Men (The Boys episode)

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• ... that writers for "Over the Hill with the Swords of a Thousand Men" researched the experiments of Nikola Tesla for the use of Stormfront's lightning in the episode?

• Source: https://deadline.com/2021/06/vfx-stephan-fleet-the-boys-amazon-prime-emmy-1234771250/

• Reviewed:

Created by TarheelBornBred (talk) and Ulises1126 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

TarheelBornBred (talk) 17:48, 6 June 2024 (UTC).

• Passerby comment (this is not a full review, feel free for others to take this nomination to review): to a reader without context not familiar with characters in the show, "Stormfront's lightning" will read weirdly, like a misspelled comment on the brightness of the Stormfront website. "Researched" is also a bit high-falutin', it's not like they actually did some physics research for the episode - the source quotes them as saying "we looked at Nikola Tesla". Maybe something like:
  • ALT1: that writers for "Over the Hill with the Swords of a Thousand Men" were inspired by the experiments of Nikola Tesla for depicting a lightning attack in the episode?
  • ALT2: that writers for the episode "Over the Hill with the Swords of a Thousand Men" were inspired by the experiments of Nikola Tesla for depicting a lightning attack used by the malicious superheroine Stormfront?
• ALT2 includes Stormfront still if desired, but clarifies that it's talking about a character not the website. SnowFire (talk) 03:37, 13 June 2024 (UTC)
  • It might be too late by now, I do not know, but ALT 2 sounds fine to me. TarheelBornBred (talk) 1:05, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

@TarheelBornBred: I am afraid this nomination is ineligible as it does not meet the requirements of WP:DYKNEW, i.e. it was not created, promoted to good article status or expanded fivefold in the seven days leading up to the nomination. If it were to reach good article status then the nomination could be resubmitted. CSJJ104 (talk) 23:29, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

• As far as I can determine, all of the edits prior to 3 June were done in draft space, and on 3 June the article was recreated (rather than moved) in mainspace. This would make the "new" date 3 June, and a nomination three days later, on 6 June, would certainly be eligible for DYK. CSJJ104, do you have any evidence to the contrary? TarheelBornBred, is this what happened? I strongly suspect that this needs a full review, and the sooner that can be done, the better. Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 15:04, 27 July 2024 (UTC)
• @BlueMoonset:I finished the draft someone had created and published the article on June 3, and then later the history of the article while it was in draft space was merged into the history of the article after I published it. So, I believe, by your estimation, it should be eligible because it was published in the appropriate window. Thanks BlueMoonset for the oversight. TarheelBornBred (talk) 17:08, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

@BlueMoonset and TarheelBornBred: Sorry for the error on my part. After more closely reading the revision history I can see what happened. If noone objects I can review this later today? CSJJ104 (talk) 18:03, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing: - Per MOS:PLOTSOURCE the quotes in the Plot section need citations.
• Neutral:
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:
• Other problems: - The phrase "experiments undergone by Nikola Tesla" in the article reads to me as if the experiments were performed on Tesla, which I don't think was the intention. Possibly this can be better worded?

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: None required.

Overall:

• I struck Alt2 as it is over 200 characters long. Feel free to suggest an alternative if desired.
• I don't think it is a blocker for DYK, but as a suggestion the Casting section might read better as a list.
• Earwig did highlight some similarities, but these are episode titles or direct quotes and cannot be avoided.

@TarheelBornBred: Sorry for the earlier confusion. Hopefully my comments above make sense though? CSJJ104 (talk) 23:37, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

Current nominations

Articles created/expanded on June 14

Birthday of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

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Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1950s

• ... that the Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League ordered a 55-pound (25 kg) cake on Bangladeshi president Sheikh Mujibur's 55th birthday?

• Source: https://www.banglatribune.com/national/840278/%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8B-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8

• ALT1: ... that the birthday of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was declared a public holiday in Bangladesh in 1972 to commemorate a visit from Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi? Source: https://www.kalbela.com/ajkerpatrika/joto-mot-toto-path/73707
• ALT2: ... that Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, founder and first president of Bangladesh, had to experience his birthday in jail eight times? Source: https://www.banglatribune.com/national/840278/%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8B-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/1909-S VDB Lincoln Cent
• Comment: If you can please do copy edit for the article. I already requested in WP:GOCE but they take longer time to respond.

Created by Mehedi Abedin (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 9 past nominations.

Mehedi Abedin (talk) 17:42, 14 June 2024 (UTC).

• Comment I have done some copyediting of the hooks. I will also give the article a basic copyedit. Therefore, I will leave the reviewing to someone else. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 19:09, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

@Mehedi Abedin and Trainsandotherthings: Much to whinge about here I'm afraid. Only ALT2 passes WP:DYKINT and it would need an end-of-sentence citation in any event. This could still do with a robust copyedit, which I see it's been waiting for. (I tried, but I physically can't read WP:PARAGRAPHs of that length.) Also, big dislike on using a two year old QPQ when we have a heavy backlog, but WP:QPQ specifically states that QPQs do not expire, so I'll take it. This is also long enough, new enough, copyvio-free, and the image is Creative Commons. I think the first two things you need to do are a) give ALT2 and end-of-sentence citation, and b) break up the paragraphs into smaller chunks.--Launchballer 10:29, 30 July 2024 (UTC)

I find Alt1 to be the most interesting. I find Alt2 to be confusing. What does Indira Gandhi have to do with the birthday of Rahman? VR _{(Please ping on reply)} 13:18, 30 July 2024 (UTC)

@Launchballer: Done. Please check the article now. I made the paragraphs smaller except "Bangabandhu's perspective" and "Observances" sections because they are already small. Added end-of-sentence citations for all hook. Let me know if there is anything left to do. Mehedi Abedin 14:55, 30 July 2024 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on June 15

Mohan Charan Majhi, 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election

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• ... that Mohan Charan Majhi of Bharatiya Janata Party formed the Odisha state government by winning the elections ending the 24-year long Biju Janata Dal rule?

• Source: CNBC TV 18, The Statesman

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Way Less Sad and Template:Did you know nominations/Gloria Dickie

5x expanded by Dharmadhyaksha (talk), Rohitsetthachok (talk), Magentic Manifestations (talk), and Aditya anu (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 67 past nominations.

§§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {Talk / Edits} 18:56, 15 June 2024 (UTC).

• @Dharmadhyaksha: Articles are long enough and were created/expanded within 7 days of submission. Articles are presentable, sourced, and copy-vio free, though I think the election article could use copyediting to make it more readable (missing punctuation, rephrasing to sound more natural, etc.}. Additionally, the hook's claim that Majhi "formed" a state government isn't stated in the source nor in either article. These things would need to be addressed before approval. Kimikel (talk) 19:19, 30 June 2024 (UTC)

@Kimikel: Some minor copyediting done. Unfortunately i could not fina any glaring copy editing requirements. But you can help, if you think some sentences need tweeking.
When a Chief Minister takes oath they form the government. Statesman says the new government is formed and that Majhi is the new CM. I don't see what the confusion here is. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {Talk / Edits} 06:31, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

• Requesting a second opinion, as I obviously lack knowledge on the workings of Indian politics. Hopefully someone more acquainted with the subject can review this. Kimikel (talk) 20:08, 7 July 2024 (UTC)
  • General eligibility:
• New enough:
• Long enough:
• Other problems: - WP:DYKCOMPLETE

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

• Cited:
• Interesting: - n

QPQ: Done.

Overall: I have copyedited Mohan Charan Majhi, but 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election is very poorly-written and needs an extensive copyedit to meet WP:DYKCOMPLETE; if the article updaters are unable, I would recommend nominating it at WP:GOCE, but that may take too long. There is also the problem of the hook not being very interesting. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 14:44, 24 July 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for copyediting Majhi. I have copyedited the election article now. You can check it and do minor ce if needed. In a democratic country with regular elections, am not sure how many years of incumbency needs to be turned over to make it "very interesting" for DYK. Do we have a DYK guideline for that somewhere? §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {Talk / Edits} 08:03, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

@AirshipJungleman29: Have your concerns been resolved? If not, what else needs to be done? Z1720 (talk) 19:51, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

No, the nomination still needs an interesting hook—one which doesn't describe a basic feature of politics. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 23:09, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

24 years of overturning a govt is not "basic" in a democratic country. @AirshipJungleman29: there are no specific guidelines for "interestingness". Few days back we had a lead hook about a swimmer swimming at the Olympics. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {Talk / Edits} 03:32, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

On the contrary, it's very common; we just had an election here the UK and many such events occurred—Worthing West (UK Parliament constituency) is an example. We do have a guideline for "interestingness"—see WP:DYKINT. I would not have promoted that swimming hook on those grounds. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 09:24, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

Single constituency (of 76k electorates) retaining its member for multiple elections is way different than a complete state of 147 constituencies (of 33200k electorates) doing it. If you wanna cite an example, cite one of equal magnitude. You may not be finding it interesting since you have wrong knowledge of elections in India. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {Talk / Edits} 03:47, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on June 19

2025 Philippine general election

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• ... that the 2025 Philippine general election is the first regular election to elect the Bangsamoro Parliament?

• Source: Parungao, Adrian (9 February 2024) https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1902065/barmm-execs-2025-election-to-fortify-work-toward-true-autonomy

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Created by TheNuggeteer (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

TheNuggeteer (talk) 06:43, 19 June 2024 (UTC).

• @TheNuggeteer: Not a review, but the hook is in the wrong tense (should at minimum be 'will be') and I fail to see how it meets WP:DYKINT.--Launchballer 18:05, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
  • @Launchballer: In any case, article was removed from redirect June 9 and was only nominated ten days later, three days late from the prescribed period. This is not going anywhere. Nineteen Ninety-Four guy (talk) 05:59, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

I'm going to overrule this as @TheNuggeteer: is a new user (this is their second nomination) and WP:DYKNEW can be extended for a day or two upon request. (Don't do it again mind.)--Launchballer 07:38, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

The QPQ tool says otherwise, but your funeral. Nineteen Ninety-Four guy (talk) 08:35, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

I don't use the QPQ tool, which is in alphabetical order anyway. I go through users' contribution histories.--Launchballer 08:47, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

• @TheNuggeteer, Launchballer, and Nineteen Ninety-Four guy: Is this option better?

ALT1 ... that the 2025 Philippine general election is set to be the first to be held under a new voting system provider after the previous one was disqualified over bribery allegations?

Nothing else stands out that is unique to this particular election or seems to meet DYKINT, at least as of right now. I'll leave it to others if "previous one" should link to Smartmatic. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 13:16, 3 July 2024 (UTC)

Yes, this should be interesting enough sans the wikilink. Thanks, Nineteen Ninety-Four guy (talk) 13:26, 3 July 2024 (UTC)

Strongly suggest that "will be" be replaced by "is set to be" or the equivalent. WP:CRYSTAL applies here to a certain extent: something could happen in the Philippines to change next year's election provider between now and then—it might even revert to the previous provider, however unlikely that seems at the moment—and "will be" is a definite prediction of the future while "is set to be" simply says that this is what's expected as of today. BlueMoonset (talk) 05:01, 9 July 2024 (UTC)

Fixed. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 23:19, 9 July 2024 (UTC)

The option seems better, any option is okay if the article is at-least in the main page. 🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 12:21, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

• Full review needed. Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 15:44, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

@TheNuggeteer: I'll take this one. Long enough, IAR new enough. Hook is short enough, interesting, and cited - though consider replacing 'corruption' with 'bribery'. QPQ unnecessary. However, several sections lack references and in some case lack content and these will need to be remedied before primetime.--Launchballer 10:33, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

Can you tell me which sections lack citations? 🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 10:35, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

Several sections of Electoral system and I don't see where Congress is cited. I also think Implementation of Miru Systems should be filled out.--Launchballer 10:47, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

The only section in Electoral system I see which is not sources is Congress, which I fixed, anyways, Miru systems already has a bunch of subsections, maybe you want text in the actual section? 🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 11:31, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

No, I'll be honest and say 'I didn't notice that 'Implementation of Miru Systems' and 'Disqualification of Smartmatic' were different sizes'. I think the two hatnotes should be merged under both headers. Where is your source for the first and third paragraph of Electoral system?--Launchballer 13:38, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

I don't see any unsourced content in Elections to be Held. 🍗TheNuggeteer🍗23:07, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

And I don't see any references in either of those sections. Are they cited elsewhere or something?--Launchballer 23:26, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

Pretty confusing, I see in Elections to be held has Ref 65, Ref 67, Ref 66, Ref 68, and Ref 69. 🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 23:31, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

Elections to be held is a different section. I meant the section called "Electoral system".--Launchballer 23:34, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

Did the changes.🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 23:53, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

Can't see anything else. I still think the hatnote between the headers should be moved, but this isn't a disqualifier.--Launchballer 17:42, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

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