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Candidate entries

Articles created/expanded on January 16

Daisy stingray, pearl stingray

Created by Yzx (talk). Self nom at 04:11, 16 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Air Bissau

5x expanded by Russavia (talk). Nominated by Russavia (talk) at 02:54, 16 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Richard O'Shea

Created by Candlewicke (talk). Self nom at 03:46, 16 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Action of 31 July 1793

Created by [[User:|User:]] ([[User talk:|talk]]). Self nom at 02:19, 16 January 2010 (UTC)


Nissanka Latha Mandapaya, Rankoth Vehera

  • Comment: I'm trying to add another article or two, so give me two more days with this.

Created by Chamal N (talk). Self nom at 01:57, 16 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Skånes Djurpark

  • ... that the Swedish zoo Skånes Djurpark displays almost a hundred different animal species, most of which are part of the Nordic fauna?

Created by Theleftorium (talk). Nominated by Theleftorium (talk) at 00:06, 16 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on January 15

List of Major League Baseball players with a career .400 on-base percentage

5x expanded by Staxringold (talk). Nominated by Staxringold (talk) at 04:41, 16 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

L.H. Musgrove

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 03:18, 16 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Martín Alonso Pinzón

Statue of Martín Alonso Pinzón in Palos de la Frontera, Spain.

5x expanded by Jmabel (talk). Self nom at 00:03, 16 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

H. Lawrence Gibbs

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 23:31, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

John C. Ensminger

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 23:24, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

William Ashwell Shenstone

Created by Jarry1250 (talk). Self nom at 20:59, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

John Haworth

John Haworth

Created by BigDom (talk). Self nom at 20:29, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Swetman House

  • ... that the Swetman House in Seward, Alaska, was designed by Gerhard Johnson, who earned the nickname "Stucco Johnson" because of his heavy use of stucco in his projects?

Created by Grsz11 (talk). Self nom at 18:29, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


HMS Alcmene (1794)

Created by Benea (talk). Self nom at 18:08, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Great Western Railway ships

Created by Geof Sheppard (talk). Nominated by Geof Sheppard (talk) at 17:21, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Commandant's Quarters (Dearborn, Michigan)

Created by Andrew Jameson (talk). Self nom at 15:39, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Alexander Pentland

  • ... that after engaging 10 German fighters in August 1917, Alexander Pentland (pictured) found 4 bullets penetrated his flying suit without injury, and his plane was so damaged it had to be scrapped?

5x expanded by Ian Rose (talk). Nominated by Ian Rose (talk) at 14:38, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comment: Tks Art, I sort of truncated the language in the original hook to keep to -200 characters; have made a complete version of yours now that omits the plane damage to improve the language overall... Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 02:35, 16 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Banksia dryandroides

5x expanded by Hesperian (talk), Casliber (talk). Nominated by Casliber (talk) at 14:03, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Justinian (general)

  • ... that the distinguished Byzantine general Justinian plotted twice to overthrow Emperor Tiberius II, but was pardoned both times when the plot was discovered?

Created by Cplakidas (talk). Self nom at 13:03, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Air Guinée

5x expanded by Russavia (talk). Nominated by Russavia (talk) at 07:36, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I've sorted out the censorship, the issue has been raised at WP:ANI. Mjroots (talk) 11:25, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Batropetes

Restoration of Batropetes

5x expanded by Smokeybjb (talk). Self nom at 06:10, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Bluntnose stingray

5x expanded by Yzx (talk). Self nom at 04:01, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

John Smith (housebreaker)

Created by Kayau (talk). Nominated by Kayau (talk) at 03:42, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Ghana Airways

Ghana Airways McDonnell Douglas DC-10

  • Comment: At the time of my expansion [1] the article was only 1895 characters in length. At the time of my nomination it is 15599 characters in length, which is more than 5x expansion, however User:Shubinator/DYKcheck says that the article has not been expanded 5x in the last 10 days. This is obviously incorrect

5x expanded by Russavia (talk). Nominated by Russavia (talk) at 02:48, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

O'Brien Schofield

Created by TonyTheTiger (talk). Nominated by TonyTheTiger (talk) at 02:08, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Jan C. Gabriel

  • ... that Jan C. Gabriel is credited for the tagline Sunday! Sunday!! Sunday!!, along with bringing NASCAR and NHRA to Television?
  • Comment: New Article

Created by 293.xx.xxx.xx (talk). Self nom at 01:17, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Topos de Tlatelolco

  • Comment: If we cant get this as a DYK real soon, I can change the hook.

Created by Thelmadatter (talk). Self nom at 00:40, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Gillian Welch

5x expanded by Omarcheeseboro (talk). Self nom at 16:54, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on January 14

Coal in South Africa

  • ... that around 35% of all liquid fuel consumed in South Africa is produced from coal?

Created by NJR ZA (talk). Self nom at 14:07, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Justin (consul 540)

  • Comment: Alternative hook suggestions are welcome.

Created by Cplakidas (talk). Self nom at 12:59, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Lawson Swearingen

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 04:48, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


ALT ... that former Louisiana State Senator Lawson Swearingen resigned his post in 1991 to become president of his alma mater, the University of Louisiana at Monroe?

Tom Martin (ice hockey)

5x expanded by Resolute (talk). Nominated by Resolute (talk) at 03:09, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


List of UTA TRAX stations

Created by Patriarca12 (talk). Self nom at 02:50, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Choate (law)

Created by Bearian (talk). Nominated by Bearian (talk) at 23:36, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Date, length, and hook verified. Suggest adding It has been published that... or it is assumed that... to the beginning of the hook as he is not quoted that he feels this way, but rather an assumption from the context that he does. Calmer Waters 08:55, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Nina Frisak

Created by Geschichte (talk). Self nom at 22:08, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Világosság Socialist Emigrant Group

Created by Soman (talk). Self nom at 22:02, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Demon Candy: Parallel

Created by ISD (talk). Nominated by ISD (talk) at 17:46, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

2009 Hong Kong Cricket Sixes

Created by Harrias (talk). Self nom at 17:44, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Bedford Village Archeological Site

Reconstructed wooden building at the Bedford Village Archeological Site

Created by Nyttend (talk). Self nom at 17:24, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • It seems to me that remains of some kind were found on the grounds of the museum... and that it became an archaelogical dig afterwards? Am I being too technical? Maybe I'm missing something. What came first? ChildofMidnight (talk) 07:50, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • People had found things on the site occasionally before the museum was built, but it wasn't until after the museum was mostly built that it was realised that it was an archaeological site. Nyttend (talk) 19:19, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Socialist-Communist Union

Created by Soman (talk). Self nom at 16:34, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


HMS Princess (1740)

  • ... that the superior design of HMS Princess, a former Spanish ship captured (pictured) in 1740, led to the Admiralty initiating a series of increases in British warship dimensions?

Created by Benea (talk). Self nom at 16:26, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Jon Hippe

created by Trust Is All You Need (talk). Self nom at 15:40, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

John of Brittany, Earl of Richmond

5x expanded by Lampman (talk). Self nom at 14:01, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Date and length are good, but can you get a better hook? How about something about the fact that were it not for Richmond and the Battle of Old Byland, Edward I would have been captured by Robert the Bruce? The Barrow source is online here [2]radek (talk) 05:39, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thanks, but even though the hook might seem rather boring at first glance, for a medieval peer to live well into adulthood and never marry is quite exceptional. I can't really think of another example. Lampman (talk) 14:40, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Good point, can that somehow be fitted into the hook? Just trying to get you more reader's all.radek (talk) 17:50, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ray Gripper

5x expanded by Lankiveil (talk). Self nom at 13:25, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Suvarnadurg

  • ... that the Suvarnadurg in west coast, India called a “Golden Fort” and pride of Marathas was built for their Navy for defense purpose to counter enemy attacks of colonialists of Europe?
  • Comment: Stub article expanded by 5x

Created/expanded by Nvvchar (talk). Self nom at 13:12, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1:... that Suvarnadurg, on the west coast of India, which was called a "Golden Fort" and the pride of the Marathas, was a naval fortification built to defend against European colonialist attacks? Art LaPella (talk) 22:21, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Dorothy Geeben

Created by Cunard (talk). Nominated by Cunard (talk) at 08:31, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Iain Ciar MacLeod

Dunvegan Castle

Created by Brianann MacAmhlaidh (talk). Self nom at 07:32, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Size and date check out, ref accepted AGF. I'm also not too crazy about sitting on special occasion DYKs for too long; there's normally more than enough available for Halloween. It' s a good article though, and a catchy hook – I'd recommend letting it lead. Lampman (talk) 14:08, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Perhaps if the creator of the article wishes to wait till Halloween, his/her opinion should be at least given some thought.--293.xx.xxx.xx (talk) 10:37, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

1770 Port-au-Prince earthquake

Created by Abductive (talk). Self nom at 06:52, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • , as all checks out, and support fast-tracking this to the Main Page, as this for unfortunate reasons will garner quite a bit of interest in the next few days. Ucucha 07:58, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Basil Hayden

Basil Hayden in 1921

5x expanded by Canadian Paul (talk). Self nom at 06:28, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

John Sheridan (Royal Navy officer)

Created by Benea (talk). Self nom at 05:51, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The Wodehouse

Created by BrainyBabe (talk). Self nom at 02:32, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Don't think it's idiomatic usage to say that a "house . . . has produced individuals". The school, perhaps. Bongomatic 02:42, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I meant it in a "House of Capulet sense. However, the Language Desk suggested:
.. that the families living in The Wodehouse, a country house near Wombourne, have twice produced individuals significant in British musical history?
Any better? BrainyBabe (talk) 15:01, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hurricane Barbara (1953)

Articles created/expanded on January 13

Tommie Gorman

Created by Cargoking (talk), expanded by Candlewicke (talk). Nominated by Candlewicke (talk) at 01:28, 16 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Minuscule 543

An example image

  • ... that Minuscule 543 (pictured), the manuscript of the New Testament, has an additional non-biblical material - Limits of the Five Patriarchates ?

Created by Leszek Jańczuk (talk). Self nom at 00:36, 16 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Paul Cunningham (journalist)

  • ... that a recent outbreak of "hat mania" surrounding RTÉ reporter Paul Cunningham's "woolly pancake" from "Pakistan's tribal areas" has led to a Facebook campaign for fans to gather in their own hats?

Created by Candlewicke (talk), expanded by Cargoking (talk) and Candlewicke (talk). Nominated by Candlewicke (talk) at 18:37, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Styre

  • ... that the last known specimen of the Styre, a once-famous variety of cider apple, was felled in 1968?

Created by Svejk74 (talk). Self nom at 11:23, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


The Set Up (Parks and Recreation)

Created by JulieSpaulding (talk). Self nom at 05:05, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • I would suggest not using this hook because it is part of the plot summary. I'd recommend instead using one of the following...
ALT1: ... that comedian Will Arnett starred alongside his real-life wife Amy Poehler in the Parks and Recreation episode, "The Set-Up"?
ALT2: ... that in "The Set Up", an episode of the NBC comedy series Parks and Recreation, protagonist Leslie Knope said she wanted a man with the brains of George Clooney and the body of Joe Biden?

Paul Ahyi

Flag of Togo

  • Comment: I expanded this article from a redirect

5x expanded by Scanlan (talk). Nominated by Scanlan (talk) at 03:05, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

2007–2008 Nazko earthquakes

Created by Black Tusk (talk). Self nom at 23:41, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Tufo (dance)

  • ... that tufo is a Mozambican dance traditionally performed by dancers in a kneeling position, rhythmically moving just the top halves of their bodies?

Created by Belovedfreak (talk). Nominated by Belovedfreak (talk) at 21:52, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Haldimand Affair

Created by Magicpiano (talk). Self nom at 15:51, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


ALT1: ... that accusations of treason were circulated after a letter written to Frederick Haldimand, exposing the Haldimand Affair, was read to the Second Continental Congress in July 1781?

William Lair Hill

William Lair Hill

Created by Peteforsyth (talk), Aboutmovies (talk). Nominated by Aboutmovies (talk) at 09:34, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

David Thomas Lenox

David T. Lenox

Created by Aboutmovies (talk). Nominated by Aboutmovies (talk) at 07:40, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Farouk Shousha

Created by Roukas (talk), Malik Shabazz (talk). Nominated by Malik Shabazz (talk) at 06:43, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Cincinnatus Leconte

Created by Bigtimepeace (talk). Self nom at 04:36, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Nanawatai

Andy Hayman

Created by HJ Mitchell (talk). Self nom at 23:30, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Andreas Sigismund Marggraf

5x expanded by Stone (talk). Self nom at 22:41, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • The discovery of formic acid goes in the english literature to John Ray so I removed it from the article. The phosphoric acid is sometimes quoted to Boyle, but he only states that there is a acidic taste after burning phosphorous, so Marggraf did more of a research and is therefor credit in several points for the discovery. I will change the phosphoric acid article.--Stone (talk) 23:03, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

L. Forbes Winslow

Created by Jack1956 (talk). Nominated by Jack1956 (talk) at 22:33, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Norwegian Seamen's Church

Created by Theleftorium (talk), ChildofMidnight (talk). Nominated by Theleftorium (talk) at 21:59, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Shouldn't this article be located at something like "Norwegian Seamen's Church, San Pedro" or "Norwegian Seamen's Church, Los Angeles"? There are many Norwegian Seamen's Churches in the world. Changed boat to ship for you. Boat is different from båt in English. Manxruler (talk) 02:56, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ted Williams (American football coach)

5x expanded by Eagles247 (talk). Self nom at 21:54, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Maxaret

Created by Maury Markowitz (talk). Self nom at 18:53, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Enoch Cobb

Created by Ktr101 (talk). Nominated by Ktr101 (talk) at 17:18, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Deffenbaugh Site

Created by Nyttend (talk). Self nom at 16:37, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


James Cudworth

Created by Mjroots (talk). Nominated by Mjroots (talk) at 10:39, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Air Mali (1960–1985)

Created by Russavia (talk). Nominated by Russavia (talk) at 10:26, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Linconia

Created by William S. Saturn (talk). Nominated by William S. Saturn (talk) at 05:24, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Goldsmith Maid

Goldsmith Maid beating Judge Fullerton on July 16, 1874 in East Saginaw, Michigan, where she ran one mile in 2 minutes 16 seconds

5x expanded by Froggerlaura (talk). Self nom at 01:59, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sound Ideas

Created by Otherlleft (talk). Self nom at 00:32, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on January 12

Richland County Public Library

Isaac M. Wise Temple

Created by Abductive (talk). Self nom at 21:34, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

2010 Habikino shooting

Created by Candlewicke (talk). Self nom at 18:27, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Border Cave

Created by Androstachys (talk). Nominated by Stone (talk) at 17:03, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

James Keys Wilson

Created by ChildofMidnight (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 00:05, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not any more. I trimmed two words. ChildofMidnight (talk) 07:56, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Old Social Democratic Party of Germany

Created by Soman (talk). Self nom at 15:00, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Samuel Fox (1781-1868)

  • ... that Samuel Fox, a teenager in Nottingham, ran the first free adult school in Britain in 1798?
  • Comment: supporting ref in the lede, short alt hooks welcomed

Created by Victuallers (talk). Self nom at 14:03, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Jack Wall (composer)

Jack Wall at a Video Games Live event in 2009

5x expanded by PresN (talk). Nominated by PresN (talk) at 17:15, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Tinsley Green, West Sussex

The Greyhound pub, Tinsley Green, West Sussex

Created by Hassocks5489 (talk). Self nom at 15:05, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

David Owens

5x expanded by Mattythewhite (talk). Self nom at 12:00, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Towers Watson

Created by Malik Shabazz (talk). Self nom at 07:19, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


The Pinzón Brothers

Monument to the Pinzón Brothers in their native Palos de la Frontera, Spain

  • Comment: Someone should verify if I'm right that this amounts to a 5x expansion. In terms of worthwhile content, it is far more than that: I have essentially removed a school student essay and replaced it with a translation of a good, scholarly article from es-wiki (still expanding at the time I am self-nominating). - Jmabel | Talk 06:51, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

5x expanded by Jmabel (talk). Self nom at 06:51, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • I'm told that it's not quite 5x. Someone else will have to make a determination whether there may be a reason to bend the rules here, given that (1) the previous article was basically useless, and has really been replaced rather than expanded and (2) the "Notes" section contains significant, substantive content—lengthy quotations from primary sources—that could theoretically have been integrated into the main text, but which I thought sat better in a separate section. - Jmabel | Talk 22:29, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • It is about a 4x expansion (5481 -> 20k). In view of this near-expansion, the enormous improvement into a very good and well-supported article, and the interesting hook, I'd be in favor of promoting. I do have a concern about the title: why not just "Pinzón brothers"? Ucucha 22:36, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Third the support for passing it. I managed to do a bit of further extension but I don't think it's going to be possible to get it up to 27k which is what it'd have to be for a full 5x - the subject is exhausted, AFAICT (and if you add in the exhaustive documentation in the footnotes, it'd be well past 5x).radek (talk) 01:13, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
assuming others are also okay with the ~4x expansion. Well-cited (though not yet exhaustively; a few sentences lack citations), confirmed hook from one of the sources (to the extent that I can read Spanish). I moved the article as it is plainly the best title (and Jmabel: you actually did not create this particular redirect, not that that matters). Ucucha 07:56, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment. Two of the brothers have their own articles, but there are no incoming links to this article from those articles. But of course, that also means that much of the expansion here is just duplication and summarizing of what's in them. This article does link to them both in the infobox and in the "Main article" links under their separate sections, but the is no mention of this article at their articles. And there is no redirect from the third one to this article. Gene Nygaard (talk) 02:10, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Woman's Temperance Publishing Association

Created by Rosiestep (talk). Self nom at 03:15, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Everything checks out (assuming good faith on offline sources), but just one question: In the first sentence of the article, is it correct to call the WTPA a newspaper? As I understand it, they were a publishing association that published a newspaper called The Signal. --Bruce1eetalk 06:07, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Morya Gosavi

Morya Gosavi

  • ... that seven generations of Morya Gosavi – a prominent saint of the Ganapatya Hindu sect – were worshipped as incarnations of the god Ganesha, and his tomb still attracts many Ganesha devotees?

5x expanded by Redtigerxyz (talk). Nominated by Redtigerxyz (talk) at 02:55, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Al Bernardin

Quarter Pounder

Created by Scanlan (talk). Self nom at 02:28, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Cannabis in California

5x expanded by Another Believer (talk). Nominated by Another Believer (talk) at 02:05, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]



Shish taouk (Montreal)

Created by Blanchardb (talk). Self nom at 02:19, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • ALT... that, in Montreal, a shish taouk (pictured), since the chicken is not grilled on a skewer, would better be called a chicken shawarma?

Dr. Wagner and Ángel Blanco

Created by MPJ-DK (talk). Self nom at 22:37, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Euphausia crystallorophias

Created by Stemonitis (talk). Self nom at 22:17, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Silene nutans

5x expanded by Stemonitis (talk). Self nom at 22:17, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Rudolf Christian Böttger

5x expanded by Stone (talk). Self nom at 21:13, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The original ref.2 says that this reasearch will be part of the soon to be published working report for the year 1857-1858 of the physical assosiaction of Frankfurt. Better wording for the hook would be to say published in 1859. But for researchers it is clear that the discovery is not the day you discover, but the day you publish.--Stone (talk) 09:50, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, this nomination is Ok with me now. Materialscientist (talk) 03:49, 16 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wrexham Road Farm, Eccleston/Saighton Lane Farm

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 20:24, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Alt as double-nom with Saighton Lane Farm:

Lawless Court

  • ... that the English Lawless Court, so called because it met at midnight, allowed only natural light and charcoal to see and write with, was conducted in whispers, could not end its session until a cock crowed three times and arose after the local Lord discovered a plot to murder him?

Expansion, refs, hook, etc all verified. Good hook Iron. --Russavia I'm chanting as we speak 11:43, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • It's just a matter of tweaking, but as worded this is incredibly confusing, and I actually could not parse the meaning at first. The problem is that the parenthetical commas around the phrase "so called because it met at midnight" don't necessarily read that way, rather it seems to read "so called because": A) Met at midnight, B) whispers, C) cock crowing...—i.e. it seems like the first item in a list (and ultimately an incomplete sentence if read that way). I think parenthetical mdashes to set off the first phrase would solve the problem, and would also highly recommend using a serial comma after "crowed" to avoid further possible confusion (the phrase "until a cock crowed and arose..." reads oddly without the comma before the "and"). Thus it would be written like this: "that the Lawless Court—so called because it met at midnight—was conducted in whispers, could not end its session until a cock crowed, and arose after the local Lord discovered a plot to murder him?" Otherwise this is a cool DYK though. --Bigtimepeace | talk | contribs 23:48, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • One other suggestion (though no one has to care what I think!) would be to completely remove the phrase "so called because it met at midnight." It's arguably more intriguing to the reader if they don't know exactly why the court was "lawless" but get some info about whispering, a cock crowing, and a murder plot. Lots of folks will click on the article link just to see what was "lawless" about it. --Bigtimepeace | talk | contribs 04:17, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • I think I'll go with Bigtimepeace's second idea, particularly since it allows me to add another bit of the hook ... that the Lawless Court had only natural light and charcoal to see and write with, could only end its session when a cock crowed and arose after the local lord discovered a plot to murder him? Ironholds (talk) 06:11, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Joe Rollino

Created by Lilduff90 (talk). Nominated by Frank (talk) at 19:55, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

F. G. L. Chester

Created by Jasper33 (talk), David Underdown (talk). Nominated by Jasper33 (talk) at 19:52, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Upper Harz Water Regale

  • ... that the Upper Harz Water Regale, a network of dams, lakes, ditches and tunnels built between 1536 and 1866 to supply water to the mines of the Harz mountains in Germany, is the largest of its kind in Europe?

Created by Bermicourt (talk). Self nom at 19:00, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Clement King Shorter

Created by Unitanode (talk). Nominated by Unitanode (talk) at 18:12, 12 January 2010 (UTC) [reply]

Collapsing discussion down to the tick mark, for clarity. UnitAnode 19:18, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
The following discussion has been closed. Please do not modify it.
  • Fact does not appear to be directly cited in the article. -- BigDom 19:58, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    • Seriously? Here's the quote: "This collecting and research eventually led to some of his most well-known works, including two books about Charlotte Brontë, and two books about the Brontë family." It's not worded in the exact same way as the hook, but that's not a requirement of DYK, as far as I can tell. And it's sourced to the reference at the end of the paragraph. Are you wanting me to make another ref (for the same source), earlier in that paragraph? UnitAnode 20:13, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Abrotrichini

Created by Ucucha (talk). Self nom at 18:09, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Bank Buildings, Birkenhead

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 12:57, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Dong Xuan Market, Xẩm

Created by Grenouille vert (talk), Dr. Blofeld (talk). Nominated by Grenouille vert (talk) at 17:53, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Iain Borb MacLeod

Created by Brianann MacAmhlaidh (talk). Self nom at 10:12, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Andy White (drummer)

The Beatles in 1964

5x expanded by Bruce1ee (talk). Self nom at 08:34, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

George Eyre

  • ... that Captain George Eyre narrowly escaped death during an attack, when he was hit in the head by a musket ball and three others passed through his clothes?

Created by Benea (talk). Self nom at 05:20, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Nicolas Andry

  • Alt1: ... that Nicolas Andry gave the field of orthopedic surgery its name with his 1741 book Orthopédie?
  • Comment: The previous article was at Nicholas Andry (written a few days ago unbeknownst to me, while I was writing the present article in userspace); this is not technically a merge, since I didn't use any of the earlier material, but for DYK purposes it's an expansion (I assume). As for the two hooks, Andry's principal modern influence is in orthopedics, but the sperm thing seemed more interesting. Chick Bowen 04:36, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

5x expanded by Chick Bowen (talk). Self nom at 04:36, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Karin Larsen (broadcaster)

Created by Anchoress (talk). Self nom at 03:48, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on January 11

Russian battleship Ekaterina II

5x expanded by Sturmvogel 66 (talk). Nominated by Sturmvogel 66 (talk) at 00:07, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Frederick Hobbs (singer)

Created by Ssilvers (talk). Self nom at 20:19, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Grete Prytz Kittelsen

Created by ChildofMidnight (talk), Decltype (talk). Self nom at 07:29, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Corporate chambers (Estonia)

Created by K731 (talk). Nominated by K731 (talk) at 20:34, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Williamson trade-off model

Created by Radeksz (talk). Nominated by Radeksz (talk) at 20:21, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Telegraph and Texas Register

Created by Karanacs (talk). Nominated by Karanacs (talk) at 18:31, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Walter Rheinschild

Walter Rheinschild
Walter Rheinschild
  • ... that Walter Rheinschild (pictured), rumored to have received $50,000 a year to play college football in 1904, was "rated as the highest salaried amateur athlete in the business"?

Created by Cbl62 (talk). Nominated by Cbl62 (talk) at 07:01, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note: I inadvertently listed this as a new article. It is actually an expansion of a pre-existing stub. Cbl62 (talk) 04:03, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Daniel E. Krause Stone Barn

Daniel E. Krause Stone Barn

Created by Nyttend (talk). Nominated by Royalbroil (talk) at 02:00, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Irrigation in viticulture

  • ALT1:... that during certain points in a grapevine's growing season, irrigation is often withheld in order to put the vine through water stress because it is believed to improve wine grape quality?
  • Comment: Primary ref for both is Oxford (FN #2) in history section for Hook1 and in lead & water stress section for Alt

Created by Agne27 (talk). Self nom at 23:34, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Golden Grove Mine

Created by Calistemon (talk). Nominated by Calistemon (talk) at 06:15, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Alt1: ... that Government approval for the sale of the Golden Grove Mine and other Australian mining assets to a Chinese corporation was only given after the Prominent Hill Mine was excluded from the deal due to national security interests?
Trying to say why it was excluded. –Moondyne 13:32, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Both of the hooks are longer than 200 characters (221 and 230 characters respectively). May I suggest this one with 196 characters:
Alt2: ... that Government approval for the sale of mining assets including Golden Grove Mine to a Chinese corporation was only given when Prominent Hill Mine was excluded due to national security interests?
Regards, -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 15:59, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I believe Alt2 would be considered to have an H10 problem without the word "Australia". Art LaPella (talk) 00:21, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Alt3: ... that approval by Canberra for the sale of mining assets including Golden Grove Mine to a Chinese corporation was only given when Prominent Hill Mine was excluded due to national security interests? --Russavia I'm chanting as we speak 11:46, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Substituted "Canberra" for government, as in Aussie vernacular,it means the same thing in this context. --Russavia I'm chanting as we speak 11:46, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Marbled whipray, white-edge freshwater whipray

5x expanded by Yzx (talk). Self nom at 03:38, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ray Ingleby

  • ... that despite being fired from his first job, English entrepreneur Ray Ingleby was a millionaire by the age of 21?

Created by BigDom (talk). Self nom at 22:29, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Hayato Matsuo

5x expanded by PresN (talk). Nominated by PresN (talk) at 21:13, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Mannerist architecture and sculpture in Poland

Example of Flemish mannerism in Poland
Example of Flemish mannerism in Poland
Yes, thanks! BurgererSF (talk) 07:46, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

St Mary's School, Eccleston, and Waverton school and schoolmaster's house

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 19:35, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Mohammed Loay Bayazid

Hydnellum peck

5x expanded by Sasata (talk). Self nom at 18:03, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Mazunte

  • ... that Mazunte was the site of a sea turtle slaughterhouse before 1990?
  • ALT1 ... that Mazunte, now home to the Mexican National Turtle Center, was the site of a sea turtle slaughterhouse until 1990?

5x expanded by Thelmadatter (talk). Self nom at 17:52, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Statute of Enrolments

Thor (film)

Created by TriiipleThreat (talk). Nominated by TriiipleThreat (talk) at 13:34, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Neelakesi and Kundalakesi

Created by Sodabottle (talk). Nominated by Sodabottle (talk) at 07:37, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Historia de Sancto Cuthberto

Created by Deacon of Pndapetzim (talk). Nominated by Deacon of Pndapetzim (talk) at 03:32, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Azienda Agricola Testamatta

Created by Murgh (talk). Self nom at 02:46, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • This has the potential to be a great hook, and the image obviously is significant in the context. I don't know about the US, but in Australia, it would be breach of copyright to create such an image - you can't go photographing other people's creative work and releasing the image as your own. This will need to be checked. hamiltonstone (talk) 02:47, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • That didn't cross my mind as self-shot bottle photos are always licensed as own work. A year ago, I put up Harlan Estate on a slightly similar hook (i.e. label related) and a cropped detail image was temporarily uploaded for the DYKthumb and deleted after. Yes, a good idea to check. MURGH disc. 23:14, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Toledo Rockets football, 2002 Motor City Bowl

Created by Mackensen (talk). Nominated by Mackensen (talk) at 00:58, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Older nominations

Articles created/expanded on January 10

Herbert Spiegel

Created by Cbl62 (talk). Nominated by Cbl62 (talk) at 00:44, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Anping Bridge

Created by Jlin (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 23:13, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Bakolori Dam

Created by Aymatth2 (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 23:13, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hurricane How (1951)

Created by Viennaiswaiting (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 07:38, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Robbins Island (Tasmania)

Created by Try0yrt (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 12:09, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Meridian (horse)

Created by Froggerlaura (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 11:51, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Vimcy

  • ... that V.M. Balachandran, known as Vimcy, received an award from the Kerala State Sports Council for lifelong contributions to sports journalism?

Created by Razimantv (talk). Self nom at 09:37, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ruby Jane Smith

Created by Tide rolls (talk) and Drmies (talk). Nominated by Drmies (talk) at 05:07, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Marcus Cornish

Marcus Cornish's life-size bronze sculpture of Paddington Bear that stands in Paddington Station in London

  • ... that British sculptor Marcus Cornish created a sculpture of the fictional Paddington Bear (pictured) and a statue of Jesus Christ dubbed "Jesus in Jeans" by the media?

Created by DMS (talk). Nominated by Ukexpat (talk) at 16:16, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Brad Johnson (Annie Oakley co-star)

Created by [[User:|Billy Hathorn]] ([[User talk:|Billy Hathorn:talk]]). Self nom at 04:34, 12 January 2010 (UTC)

Aiphanes deltoidea

Created by Guettarda (talk). Self nom at 14:10, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Erich Göstl

5x expanded by Outback the koala (talk). Nominated by Outback the koala (talk) at 05:18, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Article hasn't been expanded 5x within 5 days. Length before nomination (28 June 2009) was 933 characters prose. Expansion started at 07:09 UTC, 10 January 2010. Length on day of nomination (11 January 2010) was 1621 characters prose, or 1.7x expansion only. Latest length as of today is 1955 characters prose, or 2.1x expansion only. Note that according to DYK rules prose length does not include block quotes. Also the proposed hook is 293 characters long, whereas according to DYK rules it should be fewer than 200 characters. Elekhh (talk) 22:10, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Meru Betiri National Park

5x expanded by Elekhh (talk). Self nom at 23:42, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


R.N. Linn House

Created by Joel Bradshaw (talk). Self nom at 23:05, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Rupert Hamer (journalist)

Created by TheRetroGuy (talk). Nominated by TheRetroGuy (talk) at 22:50, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Odd Starheim

Created by Oceanh (talk), Manxruler (talk). Self nom at 22:03, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Lore Agnes

Lore Agnes

Created by Soman (talk). Self nom at 21:59, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Julius Gehl

Julius Gehl

Created by Soman (talk). Self nom at 21:52, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Endre Berner, Bjørn Føyn, Carl Jacob Arnholm, Eiliv Skard, Harald K. Schjelderup, Anatol Heintz

Created by Geschichte (talk). Self nom at 21:46, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Paul Magoffin

Paul Magoffin
Paul Magoffin

Created by Cbl62 (talk). Nominated by Cbl62 (talk) at 21:36, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu

Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu speaks at the McGhee Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies.

Created by Minthumbug (talk). Nominated by Patrickneil (talk) at 21:32, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

 Done Resolved by creation of a redirect page. CeeGee (talk) 18:04, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Boxcar Rapids

A drift boat on Boxcar Rapids

Created by Smithers7 (talk). Nominated by Smithers7 (talk) at 20:51, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

2003 Motor City Bowl

Created by Mackensen (talk). Nominated by Mackensen (talk) at 20:43, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Historia Ecclesie Abbendonensis

Created by Ealdgyth (talk). Self nom at 20:08, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • The current printed edition of the work uses the latin title. As there is only the one version, we use what the printed sources use. I'll fix the redlink as a redirect issue. Ealdgyth - Talk 01:15, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • The question should be how it is best known in English. That would include references in the histories by Biddle et al. and Stenton in the further reading section and various other sources. And no, saying that the "current printed edition of the work uses the latin title" is grossly misleading. If you follow the first link to the Google books page, you can see the image of the current book's cover using both the Latin and English titles. Gene Nygaard (talk) 02:36, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • With that said, I don't think the naming issue should have anything to do with the DYK entry at this time. Just wanted to make sure you considered in on the proper basis, but that's something to be dealt with on the article's talk page if anybody cares enough to discuss it there, and I don't. As long as you consider it, that's good enough for now. If there hadn't already been a page move, from what is another possible choice for the most appropiate name under our naming conventions, there wouldn't have been much reason to mention it here. Gene Nygaard (talk) 03:01, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hungarian-German Social Democratic Party

Created by Soman (talk). Self nom at 19:52, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Slovakia did exist as a geographical area, and apparently also as some sort of subdivision of Czechoslovakia if we may believe our own article. Slovakia is better than Czechoslovakia because the party presumably did not include the Sudeten Germans, who also lived in Czechoslovakia. Ucucha 20:04, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Star Wars: Flight of the Falcon

Created by Theleftorium (talk). Nominated by Theleftorium (talk) at 19:37, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Tim Westoll

Created by Moonraker2 (talk). Nominated by Moonraker2 (talk) at 19:05, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

2005 Liberty Bowl

5x expanded by Mackensen (talk). Nominated by Mackensen (talk) at 18:19, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Battle of Roatán

5x expanded by Magicpiano (talk). Self nom at 17:25, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Nebulium

  • ALT1:... that it took until 1927 to disprove the discovery of the new chemical element nebulium in the Cat's Eye Nebula in 1864?

Created by Stone (talk). Self nom at 17:18, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Verified article length and date, and hook(s) length. However, the first hook isn't cited; the second hook is ok (AGF on offline source), but shouldn't the date be 1927? Sasata (talk) 19:26, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks! Changed the typo to 1927. What do you think of the following hook? I am fine with any alternative one too.

Roxxxy

Created by Defender of torch (talk). Self nom at 15:26, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Verified fact, date, article length. I'd prefer ALT3 over the rest; note that ALT2 is over 200 characters. --Zvn (talk) 13:06, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ivar Hippe

  • ... that Norwegian journalist, Ivar Hippe, was expelled from Argentina because the government believed he was a British spy?

created by --TIAYN (talk) 14:08, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Please mention the book in the article text too if you mention it in the lead; also should it be linked? Furthermore is the category "Norwegian socialists" warranted? Is there really a journalist named Knut Steen Steen (well, hypothetically, there could be)? Geschichte (talk) 21:54, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Reply

1) The book is notable, it sold over 3 thousand copies here in Norway. It also received much media attention. So yes, it should be linked.
2) He supports a social democratic government... so why shouldn't it be included?
3) Removed if for now, will re-add it if it really was his name, which is highly unlikely.
Finished for now. --TIAYN (talk) 22:16, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Inuvik Boot Lake

5x expanded by JulieSpaulding (talk). Self nom at 13:25, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Enuk Pauloosie

5x expanded by JulieSpaulding (talk). Self nom at 12:12, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ronen Har-Zvi

  • Comment: Moved from user space on January 10

Created by Decltype (talk). Self nom at 11:45, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Length and date verified. I'll accept the video source (I can't play it because I don't have a plugin installed... and from past experience, my internet browser hates plugins :) ) but if anyone else reviews it and finds that the hook isn't sourced, well, that's a different story. JulieSpaulding (talk) 12:04, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Betsy Warland

  • ... that in 1991, a Betsy Warland edited collection of essays named "InVersions: Writing by Dykes, Queers and Lesbians" was published?

Created by JulieSpaulding (talk). Self nom at 10:25, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Peter Taptuna

5x expanded by JulieSpaulding (talk). Self nom at 10:21, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Mertens' Water Monitor

Created by Maias (talk). Self nom at 09:51, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Objectivist movement in India

Created by Defender of torch (talk). Self nom at 09:45, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

ALT again... that Indians perform the second most Google searches for Ayn Rand after Americans? surely - she's not that famous! And isn't the hook too much of a surprise? Johnbod (talk) 00:35, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Dale Nelson

  • ... that one of Canada's most prolific mass murderers, Dale Nelson, had been still hiding at the scene of his first killing when police left the scene?

Created by Sherurcij (talk). Self nom at 06:48, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

History of Chongqing

  • ... that the city of Chongqing (literally, 'redoubled celebration') was named as such in recognition of the promotion of Zhao Dun to ruler of a Fu and then to the position of Emperor in the same year?

Created by JulieSpaulding (talk). Self nom at 06:25, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Eunice W. Johnson

5x expanded by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 06:11, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Jayanta Lahon

Created by Xeteli (talk). Self nom at 05:42, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Length, date and source verified. Couldn't we redo the structure though? I propose:
I think that alt looks better. Joe Chill (talk) 17:16, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
It looks better, yes, but I'm concerned about this article. A toddler who has unusual food preferences? That's it? I mean, I do understand that these are very unusual, so much so that he apparently has a metabolic quirk, but... that's all? DS (talk) 14:01, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
This nom needs to be put on hold while the wikiarticle is on AfD. Not sure if the article will survive, though. Maybe this kid will do something remarkable, hopefully in front of some reporters, soon.... --PFHLai (talk) 00:21, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Nagaharu Yodogawa

5x expanded by Marchije (talk). Self nom at 04:46, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Cryptothallus mirabilis

Created by EncycloPetey (talk). Self nom at 03:32, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • ADDENDUM: I have had to rename the article from Cryptothallus to Cryptothallus mirabilis, and the hook may turn out to no longer be correct. (I have already edited the section header and link in the hook) Sasata has notified me of a recently discovered (1996) second species in the genus, so I am researching and revising. This may turn into a double hook if I can gather enough information on the second species and get a sufficently long article written quickly. --EncycloPetey (talk) 23:37, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Aransas Bay

  • ... that humans have inhabited the area surrounding Aransas Bay for approximately 6,000 to 8,000 years?

5x expanded by William S. Saturn (talk). Nominated by William S. Saturn (talk) at 02:53, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Length, date and hook verified. I'm a little uneasy approving this, as the source actually says that the earliest humans arrived 6,000 - 8,000 years ago... not that they have inhabited it for all that time. If another editor feels this is a problem, please don't hesitate to question the appproval. JulieSpaulding (talk) 03:20, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
The source does say inhabited but I see the concern that the habitation has not been consecutive. I will offer an alternate hook:
  • ALT2: ... that early humans inhabited the area surrounding Aransas Bay as early as 6,000 to 8,000 years ago?
I just think that sounds a bit more 'hooky' (as in 'can you believe that!?'). JulieSpaulding (talk) 06:30, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I agree. --William S. Saturn (talk) 23:38, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thomas of Marlborough

Created by Ealdgyth (talk). Self nom at 02:23, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • From what I can see on the Thomas of Marlborough page, the part about the legal case doesn't appear. I know it says 'exempt from supervision', but with DYK 'facts' everything has to be said (nothing can be implied)

. JulieSpaulding (talk) 06:51, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Tama Easton

Created by Schwede66 (talk). Self nom at 02:15, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the swift feedback. I've addressed the source issue and I concur that this should have been clearer from the start. As for the external link, I did read the DYK rules from A to Z some two weeks ago, but had forgotten about that one - sorry. So how about these options? ALT1 still shows the URL, but it's not linked. ALT2 omits that part, but introduces the term URL (and I'm not sure how commonly that one is known). My own preference is for ALT1, as it's easier to understand, but it hinges on whether it's now ok with rule C5 (I can't see that it still violates it, but it's not that explicit).

Capitaine Conan

Created by Joe Chill (talk). Self nom at 01:01, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Esenbeckia runyonii

  • Comment: One of my sources indicates range of species being Sierra Madre Mountains. Another source specifies it is native to Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí and northwestern Hidalgo; only the Sierra Madre Oriental is found in those states, thus I assert it is found in that mountain range rather than the more general Sierra Madre Mountains.

Created by TDogg310 (talk). Nominated by TDogg310 (talk) at 19:25, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on January 9

Kinkonychelys

Created by Wilhelmina Will. Expanded by Wilhelmina Will and J. Spencer. Self-nom. Oh no! It's not here!!! (talk) 00:35, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Alt:... that the placing of Kinkonychelys into the group Kurmademydini helps to support the theory that India and Madagascar were once connected?

Tyler MacDuff

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 04:53, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Banksia sphaerocarpa

  • ... that the yellow nectar of the western Australian wildflower Banksia sphaerocarpa (pictured) congeals to a thick, olive-green mucus?

5x expanded by Casliber (talk). Nominated by Casliber (talk) at 13:04, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Via Crucis to the Cruz del Campo

The templete at the end of the Via Crucis to the Cruz del Campo

Created by Jmabel (talk). Self nom at 07:51, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Frederick W. Garber

Walnut Hills High School

Created by ChildofMidnight (talk). Nominated by ChildofMidnight (talk) at 04:05, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Alt:... that architect Frederick W. Garber's design for the Walnut Hills High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, was based on Thomas Jefferson’s University of Virginia rotunda?

Peter Bonnett Wight

Created by ChildofMidnight (talk). Nominated by ChildofMidnight (talk) at 03:43, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It is claimed that it was the first school of fine arts on a U.S. college campus, but I'm not confident in the sourcing. (Shorten as needed) ChildofMidnight (talk) 03:43, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
While I can appreciate not using our own articles (e.g. Yale School of Art) as sources, I don't think it's disputed that Yale's was the first college-associated U.S. school of fine arts.
  • Life magazine: [3] "[B]y 1869 [Yale] was the first American university to open a separate school of fine arts."
  • The Yale Courant [4] "[W]e have a School of Fine Arts, the first of its kind in the country".
  • Town & Davis, architects: pioneers in American revivalist architecture, 1812 [5] "....Augustus Street's Foundation in 1864 of the Yale School of Fine Arts,—the first of its kind to be attached to a University in this country"
  • Art subjects: making artists in the American university [6] "The earliest college-based art schools in the United States, the programs at Yale and Syracuse, were named after the pedagogical program they continued, the nineteenth-century French Ecole des Beaux-Arts. The Yale School of FIne Arts was established in 1864, the Syracuse University College of Fine Arts, in 1873." (The book goes on to detail the change of Yale's program's name, from "Yale School of Fine Arts" to "School of Architecture and Design" in 1958 and "School of Art" in 1961.)
- Nunh-huh 21:04, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

ALT:... that Yale University's Street Hall (1867), designed by architect Peter Bonnett Wight, was was the first collegiate art school in the U.S.?

Some Yaley should get us a photo. It's an impressive looking building. There must also be public domain ones. We could use one of the above hooks, do an article on Street Hall and its history, and then use the "first of its kind" hook. ChildofMidnight (talk) 08:13, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Orval Prophet

  • ... that Orval Prophet was among the earliest Canadian country music artists who recorded in a Nashville studio?

Created by Dl2000 (talk). Nominated by Dl2000 (talk) at 01:54, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Scilly naval disaster of 1707

Sir Cloudesley Shovell, 1650–1707

  • Comment: This hook is 198 characters long if you don't count "(pictured)".

Created by Cyan22 (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 15:18, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Alternate phrasing:
I thought 4 shipwrecks on one specific day would appear more remarkable than the same events over one year without specifying when. But I have no problem leaving Shovell out. --PFHLai (talk) 00:14, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Social Democratic Party of the Free City of Danzig

Created by Soman (talk). Self nom at 15:00, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Bleeding Canker of Horse Chestnut

Created by Hallucegenia (talk). Self nom at 13:17, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

St Symphorian's Church, Durrington

Created by Hassocks5489 (talk). Self nom at 13:09, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Social Democratic Workers Party in Subcarpathian Rus

Created by Soman (talk). Self nom at 12:21, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Joseph Gibbs (cricketer)

Joseph Arthur Gibbs

Created by Harrias (talk). Self nom at 11:00, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Olav Selvaag

Created by User:Leifern (talk). Self nom at 09:28, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Deogarh, Uttar Pradesh

Vishnu resting on serpent Shesha, Dashavatara Temple, Deogarh

5x expanded by Nvvchar (talk), Dr. Blofeld (talk). Nominated by Redtigerxyz (talk) at 08:31, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Brixton Mosque

Created by Epeefleche (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 03:47, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • While the article may meet DYK criteria, I have some concerns about the NPOV status of this article at present. A great deal of it focusses on radicals/terrorists who have worshipped there at one time or another, rather than on the mosque itself. There is a use of unreliable sources (youtube videos/community channel.org) or no sources at all for some controversial claims. There appears to be other reliable information out there to balance and expand things. I would like to see the article balanced, expanded and better sourced before it appears on the mainpage.--Slp1 (talk) 20:52, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Info on the structure and the construction history would be good additions. A photo would be nice, too. Anyone here from London? --74.14.18.232 (talk) 05:26, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Minuscule 541

An example image

  • ... that Minuscule 541 (pictured), a fragmentary manuscript of the New Testament, has an unusual number of itacistic errors?

Created by Leszek Jańczuk (talk). Self nom at 22:56, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Sorry, I don't really understand what an itacistic error is, and I doubt many DYK viewers would either. From what I gather, it's something to do with the convergence of vowels in ancient Greek? JulieSpaulding (talk) 07:19, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    • Yes, it is the convergence of vowels. In many ancient and mediaeval manuscripts we can find errors like ι for η, η for ι, ο for ω, ω for ο, η for ει, ει for η, ε for αι, αι for ε, ι for ει, ει for ι, ε for η, and these errors are not special. In this manuscript (Minuscule 541) we can find even erros like: ει for οι, συ for σοι, η for υ. They are not usual and difficult to find another manuscript with this kind of errors. Leszek Jańczuk (talk) 14:11, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    • That unknown word made me click to the article. A good hook, I thought. -Freekee (talk) 02:23, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Rock 'n' Roll Prophet

  • ... that Rock 'n' Roll Prophet, the only album on which Rick Wakeman sang lead vocals, received criticising reviews that described it as "crap", "goofy", and like "pressing the self-destruct button"?

Created by Mattgirling (talk). Self nom at 22:24, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Is this too negative on Wakeman? --74.14.18.232 (talk) 05:29, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Agreed. Of course, this wasn't meant to be particularly negative; I'm actually a big fan and this one album is pretty much against the grain of his other works[original research?]. It's meant to be light-hearted, and so when read out of context of other reviews, the word "crap" may come across as more negative than intended. Would suggest either leaving out "crap" or substituting for "novelty" (sourced). matt (talk) 12:39, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • ALT1:... that Rock 'n' Roll Prophet, the only album on which Rick Wakeman sang lead vocals, received criticising reviews that described it as "goofy" and like "pressing the self-destruct button"?
  • ALT2:... that Rock 'n' Roll Prophet, the only album on which Rick Wakeman sang lead vocals, received criticising reviews that described it as "novelty" and like "pressing the self-destruct button"?
  • ALT3:... that Rock 'n' Roll Prophet, the only album on which Rick Wakeman sang lead vocals, received criticising reviews that described it as "goofy", "novelty", and like "pressing the self-destruct button"?
A few options – don't know whether there's a preference on which adjectives to use... matt (talk) 12:36, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

DJ Champion

5x expanded by Marchije (talk). Self nom at 22:15, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yakubu Mu'azu

Created by Aymatth2 (talk). Nominated by Joe Chill (talk) at 21:49, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Alan Parastaev

Created by Kober (talk). Nominated by Joe Chill (talk) at 21:02, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Posterolateral palatal pits

  • Comment: I've been unsure on whether to nominate this, as the hook frankly isn't that hooky and I couldn't come up with anything better, so if people feel it has no place, just let it go.

Created by Ucucha (talk). Self nom at 20:59, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Castle Green, London

  • ... that Castle Green park near Barking was created as part of an estate built for returning soldiers between 1919 and 1935?

Created by Simply south (talk). Self nom at 20:14, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Russ Meneve

  • ... that comedian Russ Meneve co-founded the "New York Comedians Coalition" in order to negotiate better payment for New York's comedians?
  • ALT1:... that comedian Russ Meneve left a high-paying job as a salesman in order to work as a page for NBC?
  • ALT2:... that comedian Russ Meneve has a degree in accounting and worked as a salesman before his career as a comic?

5x expanded by SoWhy (talk). Self nom at 20:07, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Tavistock House

Created by Jack1956 (talk). Nominated by Jack1956 (talk) at 19:43, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Sidney Glazier

Created by Slp1 (talk). Self nom at 19:04, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Eric Holmback

5x expanded by NiciVampireHeart (talk). Self nom at 18:09, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Czechoslovak Social Democratic Workers Party in the Republic of Austria

Created by Soman (talk). Self nom at 17:29, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Guillaume Bresse

Created by JulieSpaulding (talk). Self nom at 16:43, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Star Wars Episode I: Obi-Wan's Adventures

5x expanded by Theleftorium (talk). Nominated by Theleftorium (talk) at 16:11, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


John Ash

Created by JulieSpaulding (talk). Self nom at 15:45, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Vintners Parrot

  • Comment: Weather prevents me getting into town to get a pic of the main building at the moment, but there is a pic of the former chapel that could be used. Might be able to get a pic of the main building next week.

Created by Hassocks5489 (talk). Self nom at 15:30, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Kenneth Josephson

  • ... that the American photographer Kenneth Josephson is one of the founding members of the Society for Photographic Education?

Created by MaximilianT (talk). Self nom at 15:11, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Ganja, Azerbaijan

  • ... that city of Ganja is the second largest city in Azerbaijan in terms of both scale and population?

5x expanded by User:NovaSkola (talk). Self nom at 14:46, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

*Scale meant as in terms of city's area and population--NovaSkola (talk) 00:34, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Waddell Wilson

Waddell Wilson in a pit stall, 1985

  • ... that Waddell Wilson (pictured) built the engine used in the first NASCAR car to exceed 200 miles per hour (320 km/h)?

Created by Royalbroil (talk). Nominated by Royalbroil (talk) at 14:45, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • WP:MOSNUM mentions "km/h", but I didn't find where it says "km/hr" is improper. If there is such a rule, please show us the rule, rather than expect us to guess. Better yet, simply correct the symbol, in the same way I added the nbsp you didn't notice, which is also required by WP:MOSNUM. Art LaPella (talk) 05:36, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • I would just change it, if I were looking at the article. I'm not going to tamper with anybody's hooks here, but I also want the people here checking for things like that so we don't get those improper symbols on the main page. Strange, your not seeing the forest for the trees, and being concerned with making an unnecessary and unseen change rather than fixing what people will see. Sure glad the MoS invented a task that keeps some editors busy doing something commensurate with their talents, rather than causing damage somewhere else, however. Gene Nygaard (talk) 06:17, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • BTW, I went to make that correction in the article, too, now that you mentioned it. Since the article itself is still exactly one edit, it's too bad the creator/nominator didn't read his own article and copy and past the numbers from there in creating the hook for here. The template he/she used in the article is smart enough to have gotten the symbol right, so I didn't have to make any changes there. Gene Nygaard (talk) 06:23, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Actually, "tampering" is a routine practice here. As WP:Did you know/Proofreading puts it: "For a little change, just change it; nobody really wants to know that you added a space after their three dots." If you want to teach us a rule, a reference would be helpful, since I didn't find it in your specified source. And if you want people here doing more proofreading, you might want to be nice enough to survive here awhile. Art LaPella (talk) 07:31, 10 January 2010 (UTC)P.S.: My last comment sounded too nasty: I meant routine WP:CIVIL enforcement. Art LaPella (talk) 18:06, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Actually, I could care less if the hook says km/hr, km/h, or kph. They all read exactly the same to me as being an abbreviation for kilometers per hour (I have a college math degree). So Gene, please change it to read whatever consensus / MOS says it should. There is too much minutia for me to know every last thing. One thing I do know is that you can't use the convert template on the main page because I've been told it's too much work for the servers to do the work each time someone brings up the main page. Royalbroil 03:09, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thanks, made the minor correction. Glad convert isn't used too. Its an extremely complex machine often misused in any case. The use of standard symbols has long been interpreted on Wikipedia to be especially clear in the case of the units of the SI and those acceptable for use with it (including the hour), following the official symbols adopted by the CGPM and BIPM for consistent use throughout the world. Even the speedometers of automobiles in the United States use standard "km/h" for this. Gene Nygaard (talk) 17:13, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Joseph-Hyacinthe Bellerose

5x expanded by JulieSpaulding (talk). Self nom at 14:42, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • I guess I'll have to leave this up to a more experienced editor. I've never used that tool (and I know nothing of Java Script). I simply used the character count feature in Microsoft Word to get a rough estimate. I also noted that there were a couple of other tools listed in the DYK Rules, but quite frankly, it's almost 3AM where I am and I must get to bed. Cheers. Marchije•speak/peek 07:53, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • That's OK :) Next time you're on though, I would love it if you could take a second look. I don't know about you, but in my version of Microsoft Word there is a row for 'character count with spaces'. If you're going to become a regular DYK reviewer though, it might be worth installing one of the tools (I like Shubinator's DYKchecker). It's a great help and makes everything so quick and easy. JulieSpaulding (talk) 07:57, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hiram Blanchard

5x expanded by JulieSpaulding (talk). Self nom at 13:07, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ljótólfr

Created by Brianann MacAmhlaidh (talk). Self nom at 10:58, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Agaricus texensis

Created by Sasata (talk). Self nom at 09:41, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Anandita Dutta Tamuly

Created by Xeteli (talk). Self nom at 07:57, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Onlafbald and Scula

Created by Brianann MacAmhlaidh (talk). Self nom at 07:45, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Making Our Economy Right

Created by Defender of torch (talk). Self nom at 04:53, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Gymnasticon

Engraving of the Gymnasticon in use, 1798

Created by Chick Bowen (talk). Self nom at 04:26, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

1090 Vermont Avenue

1090 Vermont Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., in January 2010

5x expanded by Tim1965 (talk). Nominated by Tim1965 (talk) at 03:24, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wichita Wind

  • ... that the mascot of the defunct Wichita Wind ice hockey team was an orange tornado?

Created by Mm40 (talk). Nominated by Mm40 (talk) at 03:01, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Charles Benham

  • ... that Charles Benham invented a "miniature twin elliptic pendulum harmonograph" (pictured), of a sort described as being "a good means of entertaining friends at home or elsewhere"?

Created by Jarry1250 (talk). Self nom at 20:18, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1: ... that Charles Benham was described in Nature as "the type of scientific amateur of which British science has reason to be proud"? - Jarry1250 [Humorous? Discuss.] 20:18, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on January 8

Villagers (band)

Created by Candlewicke (talk). Self nom at 20:24, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Something Ilk

  • ... that Cathy Davey later dismissed her debut album Something Ilk, said she did not like performing the songs live and claimed not to "know my arse from my elbow" when she signed for her record company?

Created by Candlewicke (talk). Self nom at 20:24, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Labour and Socialist International

Created by Soman (talk). Self nom at 22:37, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Schnütgen Museum

  • ... that the Schnütgen Museum of religious art (pictured) in Cologne was founded with the collection of a priest known for his "zealous and sometimes crafty collection tactics"?

Created by Johnbod (talk). Nominated by Johnbod (talk) at 22:25, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Nb: He died in 1918, & the quote is from the museum website. Johnbod (talk) 22:25, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Samuel Shepherd

Dravya (Jainism)

Created by Indian Chronicles (talk). Self nom at 06:05, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Pretzinger

Dayton Daily News building

Created by ChildofMidnight (talk). Nominated by ChildofMidnight (talk) at 03:53, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I tweaked the hook accordingly. ChildofMidnight (talk) 08:05, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

George J. Wimberly

Created by ChildofMidnight (talk). Nominated by ChildofMidnight (talk) at 03:32, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

If this is too long please trim as needed or alter as appropriate. Cheerios. ChildofMidnight (talk) 03:32, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Baptismal font at St Bartholomew's Church, Liège

File:Renier de Huy MCL03.jpg

Created by Johnbod (talk). Nominated by Johnbod (talk) at 19:50, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Lorenz Florenz Friedrich von Crell

Created by Stone (talk). Self nom at 14:25, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Ignacio de Arteaga y Bazán

Created by Pfly (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 06:57, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Gehyra oceanica

Oceanic Gecko

Created by Sabine's Sunbird (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 04:17, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Charles Kleibacker

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 23:35, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Nassau Valley Vineyards

Created by Milowent (talk), Agne27 (talk). Self nom at 19:58, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Barnsley fern

Barnsley fern

  • ALT1:... that Barnsley's fern (pictured) is a fractal resembling a fern of the Spleenwort variety?
  • Comment: The image in this nomination is the classic Barnsley fern. This image on commons has a link in its description to other images of other varieties. If this sounds too long or sounds too complicated, then see my alternate nomination, which just nominates the new article and is shorter.

Created by DSP-user (talk). Self nom at 11:12, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

-- PFHLai (talk) at 16:46, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I like this alt hook better - it "hooks" into the first line of the article better, and the mutated species are at the bottom of the page.82.134.149.180 (talk) 17:03, 11 January 2010 (UTC)Forgot to login -- that was me!DSP-user (talk) 17:05, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Pungalina-Seven Emu Sanctuary

Created by Maias (talk). Self nom at 04:11, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wharf of the Caravels

Wharf of the Caravels

Created by Jmabel (talk). Self nom at 02:25, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Long-tailed Starling

5x expanded by Sabine's Sunbird (talk). Self nom at 00:21, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Manchester United Methodist Church (St. Louis, Missouri)

Created by Fetchcomms (talk). Self nom at 23:36, 8 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Bluesology

  • ... that English keyboard player Reggie Dwight (pictured) created his solo stage name out of the names of two of the musicians in his previous band Bluesology?

5x expanded by Ghmyrtle (talk). Nominated by Ghmyrtle (talk) at 22:27, 8 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Well.ALT:... that Elton John created the name by which he became famous out of the names of two of the musicians in his previous band Bluesology? In my view, not as attention-grabbing as the original. Ghmyrtle (talk) 16:39, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
ALT2:... that Reggie Dwight renamed himself Elton John out of parts of the names of two musicians in his previous band Bluesology? - Jmabel | Talk 17:56, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Marinelli Bell Foundry

  • ... that the Marinelli Bell Foundry, one of the oldest family owned businesses in the world (since 1339), produces most of the bells for the Vatican, including the Jubilee Bell that weighs 5 tons and is 20 feet in circumference?

Created by Stundra (talk). Nominated by Stundra (talk) at 21:38, 8 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • It is an interesting foundry, but the language of the article is a little rough, and I can't work out where the citation to the Jubilee Bell is coming from (it says the "The World’s Oldest Family Companies; UPDATED - August 2008 Family Business." - the 'updated' bit is throwing me a little: is this a website, or a magazine/journal?)
  • ...5 short tons (4.5 t) and is 20 feet (6.1 m)...

Ambarawa Railway Museum

  • ... that the Willem I Railway Station (now the Ambarawa Railway Museum) was originally a transhipment point between the 4ft 8½in (1435 mm) gauge branch from Kedungjati to the northeast and the 3ft 6in (1067 mm) gauge line onward towards Yogyakarta via Magelang to the south?

5x expanded by Rochelimit (talk). Self nom at 21:32, 8 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

February 1969 nor'easter

Anita Diminuta

Created by MisterWiki (talk). Nominated by MisterWiki (talk) at 18:40, 8 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately, the content has to be new, so that doesn't include copied and pasted information from other articles (without the copied text this article is still too short). Could also use some more references (also, please try and use the cite templates if possible, I find User:Mr.Z-man/refToolbar good for this) and possibly some copy editing (I've done some myself, but often these mistakes are difficult to see). - Kingpin13 (talk) 19:42, 8 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Johannes Ording

Created by Geschichte (talk). Self nom at 19:26, 8 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Byzantine-Sassanid War of 602-628

  • Comment: Moved from userspace today. Cites are in the last section.

Created by DemonicInfluence (talk). Nominated by Shimgray (talk) at 18:52, 8 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Liberty Kid

Created by Joe Chill (talk). Self nom at 17:49, 8 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Tylopilus plumbeoviolaceus

Created by Sasata (talk). Self nom at 17:36, 8 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

St Werburgh's Mount, Chester

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 17:33, 8 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Stephen Kakfwi

5x expanded by JulieSpaulding (talk). Self nom at 17:00, 8 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Fredrik Ording

  • Comment: The hookiness lies in this: that you'd normally think that a book written before 1929 was hopelessly outdated by 1974, and taken out of use.

Created by Geschichte (talk). Self nom at 14:51, 8 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Inter county

Created by Gnevin (talk). Self nom at 14:40, 8 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Vasabha of Sri Lanka

Created by Chamal N (talk). Self nom at 14:29, 8 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Beccariophoenix alfredii

Created by Zeeth (talk). Self nom at 12:49, 8 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Kundalakesi

5x expanded by Sodabottle (talk). Nominated by Sodabottle (talk) at 10:29, 8 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The King's Pilgrimage

Created by Carcharoth (talk). Self nom at 08:42, 8 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Columbus's vow

A replica of the Niña

Created by User:Jmabel (talk). Self nom at 08:06, 8 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thorntail stingray

5x expanded by Yzx (talk). Self nom at 06:43, 8 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Metro (wrestler)

Created by MPJ-DK (talk). Self nom at 06:23, 8 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Afro-Abkhazians

Afro-Abkhazian

  • ... that Afro-Abkhazians (pictured), was related to the decendants of Ethiopian Jews and toponymy of Abkhazia and the corresponding areas of Ethiopia claimed to be identical?

5x expanded by User:NovaSkola (talk). Nominated by --NovaSkola (talk) 06:09, 8 January 2010 (UTC)User:NovaSkola (talk) at 05:22, 8 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comment: In the Alt, I don't see any difficulty with "place names of Abkhazia are claimed to match place names in Ethiopia", but the notion that the Afro-Abkhazians were "related to the decendants of Ethiopian Jews" seems to be no more than speculation, with no real evidence suggested in the sources other than this claimed similarity of place-names. And I'm not sure what "related to the decendants of" means - surely, they are either descended from Ethiopian Jews or they aren't? Moonraker2 (talk) 08:27, 8 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Schloss Rosenau, Coburg

Schloss Rosenau, Coburg, about 1900

5x expanded by Moonraker2 (talk). Nominated by Moonraker2 (talk) at 05:22, 8 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Arthur E. Bartlett

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 04:47, 8 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Indract of Glastonbury

Created by Deacon of Pndapetzim (talk). Nominated by Deacon of Pndapetzim (talk) at 02:29, 8 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Office of Thrift Supervision

5x expanded by Shootbamboo (talk). Self nom at 03:47, 8 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thomas Rhea

Created by Acdixon (talk). Self nom at 14:57, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on January 7

Russian battleship Chesma (1886)

5x expanded by Sturmvogel 66 (talk). Nominated by Sturmvogel 66 (talk) at 18:39, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

John Gurney (judge)

Can "qualifying" be linked to a page about becoming a barrister? These days, every time I see the word "qualifying", it's about going to the Olympics. --74.14.18.232 (talk) 06:42, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Done. Ironholds (talk) 08:47, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Borodino class battlecruiser

  • ... that the incomplete Borodino-class battlecruiser Izmail would have been converted to an carrier except that the Red Army managed to gain control of a commission appointed to review the needs of the Navy and cancelled it?

5x expanded by Sturmvogel 66 (talk). Nominated by Sturmvogel 66 (talk) at 03:00, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Cedric Howell

  • ... that Captain Cedric Howell was credited with destroying eight enemy aircraft over a four-day period in July 1918, including shooting down five in a single action against a force of ten or fifteen German planes?
  • ALT1:... that Captain Cedric Howell was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for bringing down eight enemy aircraft over a four day period in July 1918, including destroying five in a single action against ten or fifteen German planes?

5x expanded by Abraham, B.S. (talk). Nominated by Abraham, B.S. (talk) at 05:48, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Adam Pardy

5x expanded by Resolute (talk). Nominated by Resolute (talk) at 17:03, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I know this hook as stated very likely wont fly, but damn would it be awesome if it could. It's completely an inside joke in its simplicity, as the play-by-play man for Flames broadcasts mentions Pardy's hometown on broadcasts so often it has become part of a drinking game. I guarantee this entry would be a hit in Calgary.  ;) I will propose an alt, however:
Alt: ... that Adam Pardy, who is from Bonavista, Newfoundland, was the first former Las Vegas Wrangler to play in the National Hockey League? Resolute 17:03, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Isaac Crewdson

Isaac Crewdson in a painting

Created by Victuallers (talk), Self nom at 14:26, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

removed myself from co-nom. My involvement was comment and a bit of maintenance on the source, the credit should go to the nom. cygnis insignis 11:32, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Burmese general election, 1960

Created by Midway (talk). Nominated by Bradjamesbrown (talk) at 05:05, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Julie, the 1960 election was a return to democracy election in Burma, and U Nu's government would be overthrown by yet another coup d'etat in just two years. Premier is often used as a shorthand for the office of Prime Minister. The hook means that the Burmese people still wanted democratically elected government, despite the long series of military governments. I'm really not sure what you're having trouble understanding, but if you can come up with another hook, please do so. Further, you really need to be leaving notices on people's talk pages when you mark a hook with anything but a checkmark. I checked back, but lots of people don't ever look back unless we notify them. There's a template for this right above the editing window, every time you edit this page. Bradjamesbrown (talk) 01:55, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I also understood this hook, before the explanation appeared. U Nu won the election. He was happy. He could have said "Hooray!" But he actually said, "I guess people like us". People must have liked him because a majority voted for him. Art LaPella (talk) 05:43, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

MV Shōnan Maru 2

Created by GainLine (talk). Self nom at 16:01, 8 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

No, but this exact event already appeared in on the main page. Shouldn't we try and feature a different fact about this ship? Even if it's something different but the same incident, she has had a long career. Maybe the fact about her being accused of piracy by the Sea Shepherd group could be used instead? Bradjamesbrown (talk) 01:58, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

ALT 1... that the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society lodged a piracy complaint against the captain and the crew of the MV Shōnan Maru 2 (pictured) in the Dutch courts following a collision which led to the sinking of the Ady Gil?

ALT 2... that the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society lodged a piracy complaint against the captain and the crew of the MV Shōnan Maru 2 (pictured) in the Dutch courts following the sinking of the Ady Gil?
ALT 3... that the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society lodged a piracy complaint against the captain and the crew of the MV Shōnan Maru 2 (pictured) in the Dutch courts?


L'Houssaine Kherchtou

St. Michael's Cathedral, Qingdao

St. Michael's Cathedral, Qingdao, People's Republic of China

Created by Noraft (talk). Self-nom at 02:36, 8 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

 Done ɳoɍɑfʈ Talk! 04:53, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Ok, but now you've got a bigger problem- your hook is cited to Baidu Baike, which is a Chinese site in the same style/operation as Wikipedia- this is not a reliable source. I know, I know, I'm being a real pain in this, but is there another source available? Bradjamesbrown (talk) 23:44, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Not anything usable. I have supporting statements from clergy at the cathedral, but that's original research (unusable). So should I change the hook? ɳoɍɑfʈ Talk! 05:21, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Yes, you should. Wikipedia isn't about what's true- it's about what we can source; as strange as that may sound. In fact, I might prefer a citation needed template rather than a citation to Baidu Baike. Bradjamesbrown (talk) 09:11, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

La Ventanilla, Oaxaca

5x expanded by Thelmadatter (talk). Self nom at 23:46, 7 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Phil Hughes (footballer born 1964)

5x expanded by BigDom (talk). Self nom at 22:37, 7 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Tillson Harrison

Created by JulieSpaulding (talk). Nominated by JulieSpaulding (talk) at 19:33, 7 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Zero stroke

Created by Remember (talk). Self nom at 19:30, 7 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • The 'background' section appears to be there just to pad out the article. A quick description of hyperinflation would have sufficed. Here, the 'background' accounts for about 80% (by my estimate) of the prose. JulieSpaulding (talk) 19:37, 7 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
So I assume you would like that background section cut down? Remember (talk) 19:41, 7 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Definitely. If this takes you below your character minimum, try finding something in the career section to pad it out. The bit about the economic situation in the Weimar Republic didn't really seem that relevant! JulieSpaulding (talk) 19:49, 7 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
OK. I have tried to make it better. I'm not worried about the length minimum because the current section on zero stroke itself reaches the minimum. I just want to give enough background to explain the crazy hyperinflation that occurred, which in turn caused and explains the zero stroke condition. Remember (talk) 19:56, 7 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oooh... bad news, sorry. Here's the report from the DYKchecker:
  • Prose size (text only): 1377 characters (230 words) "readable prose size"
  • Article created by Remember on January 7, 2010

Just 123 characters short :( JulieSpaulding (talk) 19:59, 7 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Oops, nearly forgot the fancy question mark thing! JulieSpaulding (talk) 20:11, 7 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

(reduce indent) Also, I would like to know what book 'Ahamed' wrote. Apart from the notes, it doesn't seem to be referenced anywhere... in addition, it's the source that much of your article relies on! I can say that the article now meets length requirements, and as soon the sources are fixed up I'll be happy to approve this one for you. JulieSpaulding (talk) 20:26, 7 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Check the article now. I just finished adding a bunch of stuff from the Lords of Finance Book. Remember (talk) 20:33, 7 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Alright, I won't trouble you any more with the sources. I believe it's DYK convention to use bold to highlight the link to the DYK-nominated page. How does this look:


I would be prepared to approve that one (or similar... it's your choice) on the spot for you. JulieSpaulding (talk) 20:35, 7 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Looks good to me. Feel free to go with that one unless you have a better alternative. Remember (talk) 20:42, 7 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Length, date and hook all verified. I know it's been a long process but thanks for sticking in there :) JulieSpaulding (talk) 20:44, 7 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • What is the original German term, the one coined "by German physicians"? I would expect to find that somewhere in the article. (It would also make the subject more googlable.) --Hegvald (talk) 07:29, 8 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
No idea. I couldn't find a reference to the original German term in any article cited. To be honest, I think this may be a condition created by reporters, but I haven't been able to find anyone that debunked this widely reported malady. Feel free to add more information if you can find any. Remember (talk) 16:18, 8 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sir Arthur Forwood, 1st Baronet

5x expanded by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 12:49, 7 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

De Hoop, Dokkum; Zeldenrust, Dokkum

Created by Mjroots (talk). Nominated by Mjroots (talk) at 11:25, 7 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Tormod, son of Leod, Torquil, son of Murdoch

  • ... that the 13th and 14th century Hebridean chieftains Tormod and Torquil were once believed to have been brothers, and sons of Leod; but now Torquil is considered to have been a grandson of Tormod?

Created by Brianann MacAmhlaidh (talk). Self nom at 07:15, 7 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Better, at least different. Maybe rather than sons of Leod after brothers, you could put son and grandson of Leod at the end (if that's what it is). Or is it son and great-grandson? If Tormod is a son of Leod and Torquil a great-grandson of Leod, then Torquil would be a great-nephew of Tormod, wouldn't he? Gene Nygaard (talk) 14:43, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Damn, I totally muddled this one up. Tormod is the son of Leod, and Torquil is Tormod's grandson [7]. Why was I going on about a nephew? Haha, that's embarrassing. OK, I reworded it. I will go and doublecheck the articles for my mistake.--Brianann MacAmhlaidh (talk) 08:40, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

SitNGo Wizard

Created by TonyTheTiger (talk). Nominated by TonyTheTiger (talk) at 03:45, 7 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Polonnaruwa Vatadage

Polonnaruwa Vatadage

Created by Chamal N (talk). Self nom at 01:23, 7 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on January 6

Guigal

Created by Tomas e (talk), Camw (talk). Nominated by Agne27 (talk) at 21:45, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


List of IIHF World Under-20 Championship players for Canada

Created by Scorpion0422 (talk). Nominated by Scorpion0422 (talk) at 02:31, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Done. -- Scorpion0422 21:31, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Russian battleship Sinop

Created by Sturmvogel 66 (talk). Nominated by Sturmvogel 66 (talk) at 20:27, 8 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The machinery was likely trialled on small warships like destroyers, though I don't know for sure. Large warship for this time would be a cruiser of some sort or a battleship. Vertical is the most disposable adjective used, so I've dropped it out as well as pre-dreadnought.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 00:45, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Still, can we add a comment on "large warship" to the article please? Materialscientist (talk) 08:26, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Preston curve

Alt1: ... that Pritchett and Summers, based on their application of the Preston curve, found that more than half a million child deaths in 1990 could have been prevented by higher income growth in the 1980s?

Alt2: ... that according to Preston of the Preston curve, medical improvements were responsible for 75% to 90% of the increases in life expectancy during the 20th century, while real GDP growth accounted for the rest?

Saugatuck River Bridge

Created by Doncram (talk). Nominated by Polaron (talk) at 17:10, 7 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • 573 characters. To be approved, articles must be at least 1500 characters long, excluding "block quotes, headers, images and captions, the "See also" section if any, the references section, Table of Contents, edit buttons and all superscript like [6] and [citation needed]". JulieSpaulding (talk) 20:13, 7 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • And, I've managed to get this article up to around 1,530 characters in the tool count... and someone that really understood civil engineering could easily add more- there's enough info in the sources here. I'm going to be bold and add a template credit for myself in the nomination- that was a good bit of work. (Anyone- feel free to remove it.) Bradjamesbrown (talk) 05:56, 8 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Synthemiopsis gomphomacromioides

Created by IShadowed (talk). Nominated by IShadowed (talk) at 23:27, 6 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • The reference provided appears to discuss a different species entirely: Petalura litorea. In addition, I would advise taking more care in future submissions, so as to avoid such mistakes as those I repaired here (in addition to other fixes). I apologize if I inadvertently changed the intended meaning anywhere; you may change anything back where I did. Intelligentsium 01:04, 7 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Preben Munthe

Created by Geschichte (talk). Self nom at 16:43, 6 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Rudolph Bergh

5x expanded by Snek01 (talk). Nominated by Snek01 (talk) at 16:14, 6 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

February 1995 Northeast United States snowstorm

The Ghost of Love

  • ... that singer Robb Johnson based the central character in his song cycle The Ghost of Love on a girl he had taught while working as a schoolteacher?

Created by ChrisTheDude (talk). Self nom at 14:36, 6 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Efbe's Hidalgo At Goodspice

Created by Miyagawa (talk). Self nom at 13:59, 6 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Paduka

  • Comment: Stub article expanded by more than 5x

Created/expanded by Nvvchar (talk), Redtigerxyz (talk). Nominated by Nvvchar (talk) at 10:22, 6 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

SS Dieppe (1905)

Created by Mjroots (talk). Nominated by Mjroots (talk) at 09:19, 6 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Night of the Lepus

  • ALT1:... that the 1972 science fiction horror film Night of the Lepus was renamed from its original title of Rabbits to try to prevent the audience from presuming the creatures were non-menacing?

5x expanded by Collectonian (talk). Self nom at 07:26, 6 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Old Dallas Central Library

  • ALT1:"Textured Screen" by Harry Bertoia

Created by Dfwcre8tive (talk). Nominated by Dfwcre8tive (talk) at 05:46, 6 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comment: The photograph does not appear to be in the public domain. While the photographer has licensed the photograph, the image is of a work of art as to which the artist, Harry Bertoia, presumably holds the copyright.Cbl62 (talk) 07:00, 6 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Of course the photo isn't in the PD; it's available under a CC license. As for the "sculpture" — is there a copyright notice on it? Public display of something like this seems to count for publication, and anything first displayed in 1955 required a copyright notice; without such a notice, it was automatically PD. Nyttend (talk) 05:26, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • I wasn't clear about my concern, which is not with the photograph since the photographer has granted a license. My concern is with the work of art featured in the photograph. Works of art are subject to copyright protection, and I have no way of telling whether there is a copyright notice posted on or near the artwork. Unless we know that the work has fallen into the public domain or is subject to an acceptable license (neither of which is established here), it has been my understanding that we won't feature it on the Main Page. Given the frequency of Main Page views, it's better IMO not to take chances that could subject the project to a claim of infringement. Of course, that would not prohibit the hook from being included in DYK without the photograph. Cbl62 (talk) 21:58, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Sorry if I were unclear — most of what I said was meant to address the issue of the "sculpture", not of the photograph. Since the location is near where the photographer lives (his personal website, linked on his userpage, says he lives in Dallas), I expect that he could return to the site and check to see whether there is a copyright notice. Nyttend (talk) 02:37, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Beauharnois scandal

Russ Verney

Created by William S. Saturn (talk). Nominated by William S. Saturn (talk) at 01:20, 6 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on January 5

Arne Kjelstrup, Operation Sunshine

Created by Oceanh (talk). Self nom at 16:32, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Surtees Society / James Raine (died 1858)

Created by Deacon of Pndapetzim (talk). Nominated by Deacon of Pndapetzim (talk) at 02:45, 8 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

No, it's a DNB article—i.e. it's pasted from a copyright expired reliable source—and doesn't need them. Deacon of Pndapetzim (Talk) 02:43, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Louis Tocqué

Created by MaximilianT (talk). Self nom at 23:40, 5 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Not as long as Louis Tocque is red. Gene Nygaard (talk) 09:44, 8 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    • You are kidding me? In the time that it took you to type out the above, you could have created the redirect yourself. F*** it, I will create it myself, so that a DYK is not held up for a ridiculous reason. --Russavia I'm chanting as we speak 15:07, 8 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
      • Since DYK deals primarily with new articles, I think it is a good idea to check that. And since creators of one new article often create more of them, it might have been better for you to let the creator/nominator of this article do it, so that he/she would know to do so in the future and learn what needs to be done. Gene Nygaard (talk) 15:04, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
        • Actually, Wikipedia allows editors to edit without learning all of the rules first. Otherwise, all of us would be disqualified. So although there is a time for teaching the rules, such a lesson often creates more Wikistress than it is worth, even if you don't try to obstruct a Did You Know nomination for that reason. If I were Gene Nygaard, I would have added the redirect, and I wouldn't have even told anybody in this case. Art LaPella (talk) 05:53, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
          • And nobody would ever learn anything from your doing so, since what you did would not appear in the edit history of the article or anywhere else other than in the history of that redirect and your user contributions. Nobody would know you had done anything; nobody could learn by example how a good editor like you would do it. So if you want to take on the task of checking every page on Wikipedia yourself, fine. Continue to do so without telling anybody on the article's talk page or anywhere else that it should be done. But until you take on that task, and do it well enough so I don't have to worry about checking on it any more, I'd say its something that the people here should look for. Gene Nygaard (talk) 06:33, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Louis XV was Louis XIV's great-grandson FFS, not his son. Any fule kno that. Louis XIV died in 1715, when the portrait was supposedly painted in 1739 - not that the article seems to say so. Mind you, the next sentence reads "In 1940 he painted the portrait of Marie Leszczyńska, Queen of France" [now changed], so perhaps time-travel was his speciality. And there is no way this hook is acceptable English. Johnbod (talk) 00:55, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Jean-Baptiste Aubert-Dubayet

Created by Per Honor et Gloria (talk). Nominated by Per Honor et Gloria (talk) at 21:15, 5 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Miracle’s Boys (novel)

Created by Sabiona (talk). Self nom at 19:19, 5 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • The length is sufficient. I lack the experience to evaluate this properly but wanted to give it a shot due to its age. Would it be better if Dule Hill were mentioned in the prose rather than just the publication history, since he is the subject of the hook? Further, I believe that "audio recording" should not be capitalized. Hopefully a more experienced editor will cast a more seasoned eye on this nomination.--otherlleft 18:39, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thanks for taking the time to review this, my first, DYK. I have added to the Adaptations section to include a review of Dule Hill's recording. I've also edited the above capitalization. You were right about that, too. Sabiona (talk) 19:27, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Transpo '72

Created by Maury Markowitz (talk). Self nom at 18:18, 5 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I think the prose is indeed 5x, and some of what was formerly there was semi-copyvio. I can't be sure on the prose count though, I can never get the tool working right. Can someone with a working counter check to see for sure? Maury Markowitz (talk) 13:05, 6 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
The original figures were incorrect (I used page size rather than prose size) - however, the figures I get using the counter at Wikipedia:Did_you_know#DYK_rules gives 24 Dec as 3288 B, current as 15 Kb - for 5x expansion, it would need to be 16440B = 16.05Kb. -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 14:33, 6 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Special occasion holding area

Note: Articles nominated for a special occasion should be nominated within five days of creation or expansion as usual (with the exception of April Fools'). Also, articles should be nominated at least five days before the occasion to give reviewers time to check the nomination.

Articles created/expanded for January 19

Ganesh Jayanti

Dancing Ganesha

  • ... that today – on Ganesh Jayanti (Ganesha's birthday) – the Hindu god Ganesha (pictured) is worshipped by couples to beget a son?

Created by Redtigerxyz (talk), Nvvchar (talk). Nominated by Redtigerxyz (talk) at 13:28, 4 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Morgaon Ganesha temple

Created by Redtigerxyz (talk). Nominated by Redtigerxyz (talk) at 17:05, 5 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Length and date verified. Off-line source accepted in good faith. I can't tell if this was placed here originally or got moved alter and lost the checkmark, but please do not place hooks in the special occasion holding area at nomination- request they be held, and then they can be moved after approval. Thanks. Bradjamesbrown (talk) 17:26, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded for Australia Day or Republic Day in India (January 26)

Napaljarri (skin name), Contemporary Indigenous Australian art, Biddy Rockman Napaljarri, Daisy Jugadai Napaltjarri, Susie Bootja Bootja Napaltjarri, Tjunkiya Napaltjarri, Wintjiya Napaltjarri, and 19 others

Created by Hamiltonstone (talk). Self nom at 00:16, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • The bot tends to stall halfway through the update when there are a large number of articles. I don't know why this is, but apparently it can't handle tagging a lot of article talk pages. I'd strongly recommend breaking down the hook into at least three or four smaller parts and putting them up at different updates, unless someone is willing to monitor it and complete the update manually if and when necessary. ≈ Chamal talk ¤ 08:51, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • I want to leave it as it is. If I can help with article page updates at the appropriate point, I will. (I am presuming you are referring to actions like putting the DYK fact tag on the article talk pages). hamiltonstone (talk) 09:41, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I went through them all and can verify date, length and absence of major faults (all articles look reasonable and well referenced). The fact seem Ok; naturally, I won't guarantee that all 26 are perfect, thus AGF sign. I support posting them all together and will monitor the situation - I (or someone else) can watch the update, or if nobody is there, we just strip off all 26 credits and I'll issue them later manually. Materialscientist (talk) 11:18, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Pebble-mound mouse

  • ... that the pebble-mound mice of northern Australia construct mounds of stones around their burrows up to 10 m2 in area?
  • Comment: Left out the image that is in the article as the mound is impossible to see at the resolution used on the Main Page. There's a lot of interesting aspects in their behavior, so I'm open to improved hooks.

Created by Ucucha (talk). Self nom at 21:49, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Age, length OK, hook ref looks sound and AGF. As an Australian and a nature-lover I'm amazed i didn't know about these. What a find! Thanks for the article. hamiltonstone (talk) 04:03, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    • They're great, but they've only been known to exhibit this behavior since the 1980s or so. It's a pity we don't have an image--there's a gorgeous image of a western pebbly carrying a stone in the Breed and Ford book. Ucucha 08:36, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Mallee Cliffs National Park

5x expanded by Mdw0 (talk). Nominated by Mdw0 (talk) at 00:55, 7 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This might also be used on Australia Day
Picky picky. For DYK the sources really need to say word for word what's in the hook, dont they? Allright - I'll adjust. Mdw0 (talk) 23:15, 7 January 2010 (UTC) [reply]
New reference added. Check Mallee Cliffs National Park Plan of Management, p21, section 4.2.1 Public Use. Mdw0 (talk) 23:58, 7 January 2010 (UTC) [reply]
I know I've been picky with others in the past, but when the sources say something close, but slightly different, to the hook, I think there's cause for concern. Length, date and hook verified. JulieSpaulding (talk) 09:40, 8 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Tintara

  • Comment: Primary ref is Miscellany (FN#2) in lead. However, I added two online refs (FN#3 & FN#4) that offer some online verification.

Created by Agne27 (talk). Self nom at 01:46, 5 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Articles created/expanded for 2010 Tết (February 13)

Bánh chưng

A pair of bánh chưng

5x expanded by Grenouille vert (talk). Nominated by Grenouille vert (talk) at 18:26, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Tò he

A tò he craftsman

  • ... that tò he, a traditional toy in Vietnam, which is often sold on the occasion of Tết, is edible because it is made from rice powder?

Created/expanded by Grenouille vert (talk). Nominated by Grenouille vert (talk) at 02:38, 16 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

See also
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