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

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For a step-by-step guide to filling out the {{NewDYKnom}} template, see Template:NewDYKnomination/guide.

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

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

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

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

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{{subst:NewDYKnom
 | article    = Example
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 | hook       = ... that this [[article]] is an  '''[[example]]''' ''(pictured)''?
 | author     = User
 | nominator  =
 | image      = Example.png
 | rollover   = An example image
 | alttext    = Description of the image
 | comment    =
}}

• Note that you should only use one of the above templates for the original hook. If you want to suggest a second, alternative hook for the same article submission, just type it in manually. The above templates output useful code for each submission and if you employ them for alternative hooks, you will mess up the page formatting.
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Symbol	Code	DYK Ready?	Description
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	{{subst:DYK?}}	Query	DYK eligibility requires that an issue be addressed. Notify nominator with {{subst:DYKproblem|Article}}
	{{subst:DYK?no}}	Maybe	DYK eligibility requires additional work. Notify nominator with {{subst:DYKproblem|Article}}
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Candidate entries

Articles created/expanded on September 3

List of NME number-one singles from the 1980s

• ... that Elton John had a number one in the 1980s with "Nikita"?

Created by Rambo's Revenge (talk). Self nom at 11:59, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

The Most Unwanted Song

• ... that "The Most Unwanted Song" includes bagpipes, a children's choir, and an opera singer who raps about cowboys?

Created by 28bytes (talk). Self nom at 08:38, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Thomas Tregosse

• ... that Puritan minister Thomas Tregosse was imprisoned for holding a Conventicle in Budock?

Created by Rosiestep (talk). Self nom at 07:22, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Caleb Bailey

• ... that Corsair pilots of Caleb Bailey's Marine Aircraft Group 11 would make chocolate ice cream on missions in the Palau campaign during World War II?

Created by Strikehold (talk). Nominated by Strikehold (talk) at 07:14, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

List of planetary features with Māori names

• ... that a hydrocarbon lake on Saturn's moon Titan and an active volcano on Jupiter's moon Io are among the Solar System features named after deities from Māori mythology?

Created by Iridia (talk). Self nom at 06:40, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Marty Huff

• ... that Michigan linebacker Marty Huff intercepted three passes thrown in one game by Hall of Fame quarterback Mike Phipps and played professional football in the NFL, CFL and WFL?

Created by Cbl62 (talk). Self nom at 06:03, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Eight Bells

• ... that Winslow Homer's 1886 oil on canvas Eight Bells inspired the artist N.C. Wyeth to name his Maine home after the painting?

Created/expanded by JNW (talk). Nominated by JNW (talk) at 04:07, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on September 2

Jack Pitney

• ... that BMW advertising executive Jack Pitney convinced the company to market the Mini in the U.S., despite concerns that American buyers would not buy cars that small given the popularity of SUVs?

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 12:50, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Lewis Gregory

• ... that on his List A debut, Lewis Gregory claimed four wickets against the Pakistanis?

Created by Harrias (talk). Self nom at 10:54, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Gene Englund

• ... that Gene Englund won the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament and National Basketball League championship in back-to-back seasons?

Created by Jrcla2 (talk). Self nom at 00:12, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

HMS Aeolus (1801)

• ... that HMS Aeolus was involved in the pursuit of USS Constitution, and the capture of USS Nautilus, the first warship lost by either side in the War of 1812?

5x expanded by Benea (talk). Self nom at 23:59, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Davara

• ... that the Davara was the first British trawler to be sunk in World War II?

Created by White Shadows (talk). Nominated by White Shadows (talk) at 22:36, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

• NOTE: I've just finished this article in my sandbox after several weeks of leaving it in my userspace. DYK rules mean that this is still eligible for a DYK since it was just transferred into the mainspace today :)-White Shadows ^{Your guess is as good as mine} 22:36, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Skipper W

• ... that the American Quarter Horse stallion Skipper W got his chance as a breeding stallion when his sire slipped on some ice and broke his neck?

Created by Ealdgyth (talk). Self nom at 21:06, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

• - interesting. Dincher (talk) 22:08, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Scouter's Key Award

• ... that there are eight different ways to earn the Scouter's Key Award?

Created by Ericalford (talk). Nominated by Rlevse (talk) at 19:55, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

• - ready. Dincher (talk) 22:10, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

C. Joseph Genster, Metrecal

• ... that C. Joseph Genster of Mead Johnson developed Metrecal in 1959 as part of a weight loss craze that had dieters subsist on nothing other than the 900 calories offered by drinking four cans a day?

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 17:35, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

• - both hooks are good to go for DYK. Dincher (talk) 22:12, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

John Phillips (fighter)

• ... that John Phillips was the first fighter to test positive for banned substances in the Cage Rage promotion?

Created by Paralympiakos (talk). Self nom at 16:59, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

• If this is successful, just make sure that it links to John Phillips (fighter), not John Phillips. Cheers. Paralympiakos (talk) 17:02, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

• - ready. Dincher (talk) 22:15, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Movimiento 2D

• ... that the Movimiento 2D is a Venezuelan opposition movement founded and led by the editor/proprietor of the daily El Nacional?

Created by Rd232 (talk). Self nom at 16:06, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

• - ready. Dincher (talk) 22:18, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Greenbelt Cooperative Publishing Assn., Inc. v. Bresler, Dorothy Sucher

• ... that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Greenbelt Cooperative Publishing Assn., Inc. v. Bresler that the use of the word "blackmail" in an article by reporter Dorothy Sucher did not constitute libel?

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 15:05, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Marvin Bracy

• ... that in May 2010 Marvin Bracy would have bettered the world youth best in the 100 metres, if it had not been for the wind assistance?

Created by Bender235 (talk). Self nom at 14:02, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

• The hook fact doesn't seem to have a citation/reference in the article. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 15:16, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

• Fixed. That 10.19 s time is referenced ([1] is annother source). List of world youth bests in athletics is the other source, for the current WYB by Parson. —bender235 (talk) 15:37, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

• Really that needs citing in the article as well then, not just mentioned here. Also Wikipedia can't cite other Wikipedia articles as sources. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 16:23, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

• It is cited in the article. Parson's record is 10.23, Bracy ran a wind-aided 10.18. Saying that Bracy would've bettered Parson's record if it wasn't for the wind assistant, is—in my opinion—neither WP:SELF nor WP:OR. —bender235 (talk) 16:54, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Colonia Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City

• ... that while home to skyscrapers such as the Torre Mayor(pictured) and the Mexican headquarters of HSBC, Colonia Cuauhtémoc in Mexico City is primarily residential?

Created by Thelmadatter (talk). Self nom at 13:56, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Mr San Peppy

• ... that in 2011 the American Quarter Horse stallion Mr San Peppy will join his son Peppy San Badger and his full brother Peppy San in the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame?

Created by Ealdgyth (talk). Self nom at 13:53, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

• - ready. Dincher (talk) 22:19, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Daniel Tabera

• ... that the Spanish mixed martial artist Daniel Tabera has defeated multiple opponents on two separate occasions?
  or
  ... that Daniel Tabera is the only man to have held the worldwide-known Gilbert Yvel to a draw?

Created by Paralympiakos (talk). Self nom at 11:56, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Luis Beltrán Prieto Figueroa

• ... that in 1967 Venezuela's ruling Democratic Action party denied the winner of its primary election the nomination for the 1968 presidential race - for being too leftwing?

Created by Rd232 (talk). Self nom at 09:59, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Protein pigeon homolog

• ... that inhibiting protein pigeon homolog, may provide a treatment for Alzheimer's disease?

Created by Boghog2 (talk). Self nom at 05:35, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

• It looks good, but I think that it could be hookier:

ALT1: ... that inhibiting protein pigeon homolog may provide a treatment for Alzheimer's disease? Brilliant! Your hook is much better.  Done

I think people would be more likely to click on it like that. One other thing, do we know what its function is other than to cause the formation of beta amyloid? If we do it would be good to include it. Smartse (talk) 16:33, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

I will see what else I can dig up on this protein and expand the function section if possible. Cheers. Boghog (talk) 19:56, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

I've edited your hook slightly to take out an unneeded comma. I hope that's OK. -- L'ecrivant (talk) 22:29, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Church of Saint Laud

• ... that the Church of Saint Laud's original, octagonal, Gothic-panelled font is buried under the church floor?

Created by Rosiestep (talk). Self nom at 05:35, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

• - ready. Dincher (talk) 22:22, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Labrador Sea, Northwest Atlantic Mid-Ocean Channel

• ... that the Labrador Sea (pictured) contains NAMOC, one of the world's longest underwater channels?

• Comment: See NAMOC article. Materialscientist (talk) 05:30, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

5x expanded by Materialscientist (talk). Nominated by Materialscientist (talk) at 05:30, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

• 5x expansion of Labrador Sea verified, NAMOC is new and of sufficient length. AGF for the hook, it seems likely enough. Smartse (talk) 16:55, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

• ALT1 ... that the Labrador Sea (pictured) contains the Northwest Atlantic Mid-Ocean Channel, one of the world's longest underwater channels?

I suggest this slightly amended hook, as I feel that the NAMOC acronym needs to be spelled out and the original hook was missing the word "the". Also, only one item should in bold type. -- L'ecrivant (talk) 22:32, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Coprinopsis variegata

• ... that scaly ink cap mushrooms (pictured) can attack and digest soil bacteria by growing out hyphae that secrete digestive chemicals?

Created by Sasata (talk). Self nom at 04:28, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

• All good, just suggest a small tweak of the hook:

ALT1... that scaly ink cap mushrooms (pictured) can attack and digest soil bacteria by growing hyphae that secrete digestive enzymes?

You've written that they are chemicals in the article, but could you check the source to see if they are in fact enzymes? It seems more likely to me. Smartse (talk) 16:20, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

I agree they are likely enzymes, but the source uses "compounds", and does not go into any detail about the nature of these compounds. I also checked the primary source, and the author does not speculate about this, so I think we should go with the generic "compounds" as in Alt2 (added slight tweak in wording to avoid repetition of "digest"). Thanks for checking, Sasata (talk) 19:24, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

ALT2... that scaly ink cap mushrooms (pictured) can attack and consume soil bacteria by growing hyphae that secrete digestive compounds?

Damn NOR! Better go with ALT2 then. Smartse (talk) 19:33, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

1967–68 ABA season

• ... that the New Jersey Americans were supposed to play a playoff game on their home court in the 1967–68 ABA season, but the Teaneck Armory (pictured) was booked by the circus and the team had to forfeit the game?

5x expanded by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 03:20, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Lawrence E. Roberts

• ... that Lawrence E. Roberts was a pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen, and a colonel in the United States Air Force, and the father of newscaster Robin Roberts?

Created by Rlevse (talk). Self nom at 02:46, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

• - ready. nice article. Dincher (talk) 00:10, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Thank you! — Rlevse • Talk • 01:19, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Ernest Spybuck

• ... that many of the renowned autoethnographic works of Absentee-Shawnee artist Ernest Spybuck are held by the National Museum of the American Indian?

Created by Taoboy49 (talk). Nominated by Sadads (talk) at 02:15, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

• — Rlevse • Talk • 01:20, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council

• ... that 9 out of the 36 members of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council are to be elected exclusively by certified teachers and local governing bodies?

Created by S h i v a (Visnu) (talk). Nominated by S h i v a (Visnu) (talk) at 00:43, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on September 1

Sonia Prina

• ... that Sonia Prina performed the contralto title role of Antonio Vivaldi's opera Orlando furioso in the Frankfurt Opera, staged as a rocker?

Created by 4meter4 (talk), Gerda Arendt (talk). Nominated by Gerda Arendt (talk) at 09:35, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Proyecto Dos

• ... that the 2008 thriller Proyecto Dos is the feature film debut of Spanish television director Guillermo Fernández Groizard?

• Comment: A 15x expansion

5x expanded by MichaelQSchmidt (talk). Self nom at 04:58, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Respect (The Bill)

• ... that the series finale to The Bill, called Respect was specially written to include all 17 current cast members?

Created by Spike1999 (talk). Nominated by 5 albert square (talk) at 01:45, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

• Only one ref, plot section unref'd, external links not properly formatted. — Rlevse • Talk • 11:23, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Francis Sumner (millowner)

• ... that before becoming a Glossop mill owner, Francis Sumner ended up living at Glossop Hall (pictured) after his mother and father died?

5x expanded by Victuallers (talk) and create by ClemRutter. Self nom at 22:27, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

• Not a comment about this hook's suitability, but I will just say that as a resident of this tiny town, this is my favourite hook ever! Paralympiakos (talk) 22:32, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

• With regards this one, I'm a little confused. It may be because it's early and I'm a little groggy, but it seems as though the source suggests he lived at Glossop Hall WITH his mother, following his father's death. Have I misinterpreted? Paralympiakos (talk) 10:19, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Brazilian ironclad Barroso

• ... that the Brazilian ironclad Barroso was hit 20 times on 26–28 March 1866 when she bombarded the Paraguayan fortifications at Curupaity during the War of the Triple Alliance, but not significantly damaged?

5x expanded by Sturmvogel 66 (talk). Nominated by Sturmvogel 66 (talk) at 18:15, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Petar Parchevich

• ... that Bulgarian Roman Catholic archbishop and diplomat Petar Parchevich was made baron by the Habsburgs?

Created by TodorBozhinov (talk). Nominated by TodorBozhinov (talk) at 13:26, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

• Length and date verified; Bulgarian-language references accepted on good faith. - Biruitorul ^Talk 20:57, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Jan Błachowicz

• ... that after missing the whole of 2009, Jan Błachowicz returned at KSW XIII to defeat two opponents on the same night?

Created by Paralympiakos (talk). Self nom at 11:43, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Dawid Baziak

• ... that Dawid Baziak began his professional mixed martial arts career with five consecutive technical knockout victories?
  Or
  ... that Dawid Baziak defeated Maxim Grishin at KSW XII in a mixed martial arts bout that was viewed by more than six million people in Poland

Created by Paralympiakos (talk). Self nom at 11:38, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Scottish surnames

• ... that the earliest Scottish surnames were already hereditary in England, before arriving in Scotland with Anglo-Norman settlers in the 12th century?

Created by Brianann MacAmhlaidh (talk). Self nom at 09:29, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

The Bill

• ... that Respect: Part 2 was the last episode of British television drama series The Bill to air on television after 26 years on air?

5x expanded by 5 albert square (talk). Nominated by Fridae'sDoom (talk) at 08:07, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

1996 Football League Second Division play-off Final

• ... that association football club Bradford City's first game at Wembley Stadium in their 93-year history was the 1996 Football League Second Division play-off Final?

Created by User:Brad78 (talk). Self nom at 02:36, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story

• ... that the biopic film Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story is a dramatized recreation of Hank Gathers' struggle to leave a North Philadelphia ghetto to become a basketball player for the Loyola Marymount Lions??

Created by MichaelQSchmidt (talk). Self nom at 02:19, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Virgil Ardelean

• ... that Romanian police officer Virgil Ardelean avoided having to take sides in the 1989 Revolution by feigning deafness when his superior ordered him to become involved, instead getting sent to the hospital and kept in bed for otitis?

Created by Biruitorul (talk). Self nom at 00:34, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

• Comment: In my opinion, this particular biography of a living person requires close checking before it is appropriate as front page material. Each of the three very large paragraphs making up the bulk of the article has a single citation at its end; but I am not wholly confident that the references involved support everything said in those paragraphs. Material such as "In 1994, sensing that the Caritas Ponzi scheme was about to collapse, he ordered" seems very speculative - even if the source does support it, shouldn't it be phrased differently? Shouldn't it be made clear that one commentator or historian suggested that (in their view) the orders he gave were as a result of his beliefs about the fate of the Ponzi scheme? "The village is populated by ethnic Hungarians and Roma" - it is now? it was then? it says so in the sources? it says so in the particular source at the end of that paragraph? --Demiurge1000 (talk) 02:45, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

• Umm, as far as I can see, the article is much better referenced than just a single ref at the end of each paragraph. ""The village is populated by ethnic Hungarians and Roma" is clearly referenced in ref 1 in the present tense (i.e., it's still populated by Hungarians and Roma). While your comment about the Ponzi scheme action may have some validity, I don't really think it's a major concern, so as to require "close checking before [the article] is appropriate as front page material". This is DYK, not FAC.
• I have reviewed the article for DYK (hook referencing, length and date) and I intend to verify it, so please reply as soon as you can if you have any further comments. Todor→Bozhinov 18:08, 2 September 2010 (UTC)
• Thank you both from your comments. In regard to the Caritas issue, I have added another source supporting the claim, rephrased it a little, and added Ardelean's denial that there were hidden diskettes. Everyone agrees they were searched, but there is uncertainty about other facts, and I have tried to reflect that. In terms of what is sourced from where, every footnote refers to the text preceding it within the paragraph, so for instance the first paragraph is sourced to the Ziua article. Please let me know if I can alleviate other concerns, either here or on the talk page. - Biruitorul ^Talk 20:57, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

• All looks good. Reference for the hook AGF because I can't read that particular language. Thank you for the further improvements to, and clarifications about, the article. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 21:18, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

List of American Basketball Association awards and honors

• ... that a total of 80 American Basketball Association (ABA) players and executives have received at least one award or honor?

Created by K. Annoyomous (talk). Self nom at 22:46, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

• I have read through the article and I have no issue with the length of the article and hook or any concern about the factual accuracy of the hook. My question is that we should probably avoid hooks that are basically in the form that "there are X entries on List Y", which could be generated for any list article nominated at DYK. There were so many great athletes who played in the ABA, and making some mention about the unique accomplishments of any one of the 80 basketball players mentioned in the article would probably make for a better hook. Alansohn (talk) 15:12, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

• I think that the suggested hook is boring.—Chris!_c/t 01:36, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

• ALT1 ... that Artis Gilmore of the Kentucky Colonels has won most of the American Basketball Association awards including both the Most Valuable Player and the Rookie of the Year?—Chris!_c/t 01:34, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Rena Kubota

• ... that Rena Kubota has been crowned world champion at the previous two Women's Shoot Boxing Tournaments?

Created by Jfgslo (talk). Nominated by GeeJo (talk) at 22:03, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Daniel Webster (Florida politician)

• ... that former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives Daniel Webster (pictured) served in the Florida legislature for 28 years, making him the longest-serving legislator in Florida history?

5x expanded by Scapler (talk). Self nom at 21:37, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

ALT 1: ... that Daniel Webster (pictured) was the first Republican Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives since Reconstruction?

Kucadikadi

• ... that the Kucadikadi are a band of Northern Paiute Native Americans, whose names translates to "brine fly eaters"?

Created by Uyvsdi (talk). Self nom at 21:26, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

• - ready. Dincher (talk) 22:26, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Rin Grand Hotel

• ... that the Rin Grand Hotel in Bucharest, Romania is the largest hotel in Europe with 1,459 rooms?

5x expanded by Bine Mai (talk). Self nom at 21:15, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

• - ready. Dincher (talk) 22:29, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Lepidophthalmus turneranus

• ... that Cameroon is named after the crustacean Lepidophthalmus turneranus (pictured) which Portuguese settlers observed swarming in the Wouri River in the 15th century?

Created by Stemonitis (talk). Self nom at 21:14, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

• Length, hook, and date all check out, so it's good to go now. GeeJo ^(t)⁄_(c) • 22:23, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

First Māori elections, 4th New Zealand Parliament

• ... that Māori men achieved universal suffrage in the First Māori elections, midway through the term of the 4th New Zealand Parliament in 1868, twelve years before the European colonists (Māori MP pictured)?

• Comment: Both articles were created in userspace and were moved to mainspace on 1 September.

Created by Schwede66 (talk). Self nom at 19:34, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Edward Mead Johnson, Mead Johnson

• ... that in 1905 Edward Mead Johnson established Mead Johnson, maker of Enfamil and other nutrition products, after leaving the Johnson & Johnson firm that he had co-founded with his brothers in 1886?

5x expanded by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 19:03, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Electrica

• ... that Electrica has an electric power distribution network of 116,500 km?

5x expanded by Bine Mai (talk). Self nom at 17:46, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

• - ready. I can't read Romanian, but I can read the numbers in the text and they seem to support the hook. Dincher (talk) 22:32, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Franklin Brito

• ... that Venezuelan farmer Franklin Brito died after a hunger strike in protest of government takeover of his farm 7 years ago?

Created by Piotrus (talk). Nominated by Piotrus (talk) at 17:20, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

• Update: please also credit User:Rd232, who is helping to further expand this article. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 18:36, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

The facts in this case are so in dispute that I'm not sure an WP:NPOV hook can be drafted. (For example the proposal above doesn't convey the government's position that there was no such takeover, because the disputed titles applied to land that wasn't Brito's.) It's also already included in ITN's "recent deaths". If we must have it, though, we might as well correct a substantial flaw in much of the Western media coverage, which is the impression that Brito lost his entire farm, and have some kind of hook which clarifies the dispute was over part of his farm. Rd232 ^talk 19:57, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Aziz Çami

• ... that in 1931 Aziz Çami tried to assassinate Zog of Albania when the king was exiting the Vienna State Opera?

Created by ZjarriRrethues (talk). Nominated by Sulmues (talk) at 16:16, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

• Date, length and ref verified. You guys had a badass king there, pulling out a gun and returning fire! :) Todor→Bozhinov 17:58, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

• Very badass! I think this fact deserves to be highlighted! I'd like to suggest an alternative hook:

ALT1 ... that when Aziz Çami tried to assassinate Zog of Albania in the Vienna State Opera house in 1931, the king pulled out his own pistol and returned fire? -- L'ecrivant (talk) 22:38, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

The alternative hook sounds better so if Sulmues and Todor agree too, this hook should be used.--— ZjarriRrethues — ^talk 22:57, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

St John the Evangelist's Church, Leeds

• ... that the Jacobean fittings (screen pictured) in St John the Evangelist's Church, Leeds, West Yorkshire have been described as the glory of the church?

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 14:50, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

value-added modelling

• ... that value-added modelling rates teacher performance by comparing prior and current year student test scores and can be used to award bonuses to top performers and fire those with the lowest ratings?

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 14:37, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Franz von Hipper

• ... that German Admiral Franz von Hipper was vilified as a "baby-killer" in the British press during World War I?

5x expanded by Parsecboy (talk). Self nom at 12:48, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

• Expansion verified, AGF for the hook, based on the sources in the article, although a google shows it's definitely true. Smartse (talk) 14:31, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Escape of the Provisional Revolutionary Government

• ... that during the Vietnam War the South Vietnamese Army came close to "annihilating or capturing" the Vietcong leadership but was prevented from doing so by General Hoàng Văn Thái and his successful plan for the escape of the Provisional Revolutionary Government?

5x expanded and new article by Esemono (talk). Self nom at 12:48, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

• Double post -- Esemono (talk) 13:08, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

East River Road Historic District

• ... that the Gothic Revival "Wedding Cake House" (pictured) in Grosse Ile's East River Road Historic District was built over 150 years ago and has never been remodeled?

Created by Andrew Jameson (talk). Nominated by Andrew Jameson (talk) at 10:43, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

• For convenience, direct link to cite: Grosse Ile Historical Society (2007), Grosse Ile, Arcadia Publishing, p. 82-83, ISBN 0738550507 Andrew Jameson (talk) 10:50, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Aktio-Preveza Undersea Tunnel

• ... that the Aktio-Preveza Undersea Tunnel is the first and so far only undersea tunnel in Greece?

Created by Athenean (talk). Nominated by Athenean (talk) at 07:52, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Labia minor

• ... that Labia minor is chocolate-brown and up to 7 mm long, including the pincer?

• Comment: For once, it's nice to be able to benefit from the confusion this animal's name provides!

Created by Stemonitis (talk). Self nom at 07:03, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

• Haha, I think the hook can be improved though:

ALT1 ... that Labia minor are chocolate-brown, up to 7 mm long, and equipped with pincers? Smartse (talk) 10:39, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

• Comment possible April Fool's Day DYK. Mjroots (talk) 10:54, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Brilliant. Both hooks are approved - love the suggestive, but not so suggestive picture. Clamshell Deathtrap (talk) 11:00, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

In the alt hook, I've replaced "have" with "equipped with"; see parallelism (grammar). Nyttend (talk) 21:38, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Fantastic! :) Is this an example of labia dentata? -- L'ecrivant (talk) 22:41, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Harris Dental Museum

• ... that the Harris Dental Museum (pictured) in Bainbridge, Ohio preserves the first dental school in the United States?

Created by Nyttend (talk). Nominated by Nyttend (talk) at 04:42, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

• - ready. Dincher (talk) 22:35, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Jacob Mayer

• ... that Jacob Mayer resigned in 1876 from his position as rabbi of Baltimore's Har Sinai Congregation amid charges that he had been a convert to Christianity who worked as a missionary in Africa?

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 02:25, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

• - interesting article and great hook. Dincher (talk) 22:40, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on August 31

Iximche

• ... that at the time of the Spanish Conquest, the Kaqchikel Maya city of Iximche was the second most important city in the Guatemalan Highlands?

5x expanded by Simon Burchell (talk). Self nom at 08:28, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Kelli Scarr

• ...that Kelli Scarr completed a challenge with Moby by National Public Radio to write and perform a song in less than two days?

Created/expanded by Seraphimblade (talk). Self nom at 07:59, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Julius Curry

• ... that Michigan strong safety Julius Curry in 2006 formed Curry Racing, the first NASCAR racing team with sole minority ownership?

Created by Cbl62 (talk). Self nom at 05:52, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Lucas Duda

• ... that Lucas Duda was pulled from his professional baseball debut in the eighth inning due to hamstring cramps, which he thought were the result of dehydration brought on by his flight to the game?

Created by Yankees10 (talk), Brewcrewer (talk). Nominated by Brewcrewer (talk) at 01:59, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

• Alt: ... that Lucas Duda faced Tommy Hanson in his professional baseball debut, whom he previously played against in high school?--brewcrewer (yada, yada) 02:01, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Domenico Annibali

• ... that the Italian castrato Domenico Annibali made a sensational debut at the Royal Opera House in London in the title role of Handel's opera Poro?

Created by 4meter4 (talk). Nominated by Gerda Arendt (talk) at 22:04, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Adelaide Borghi-Mamo

• ... that the operatic mezzo-soprano Adelaide Borghi-Mamo sang the part of Azucena in the French premiere of Verdi's Il trovatore at the Théâtre-Italien in Paris in 1854?

Created by 4meter4 (talk). Nominated by Gerda Arendt (talk) at 21:48, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

French ironclad Océan

• ... that the French ironclad Océan was assigned to the Northern Squadron that attempted to blockade Prussian ports on the Baltic Sea during the Franco-Prussian War until recalled on 16 September 1870?

5x expanded by Sturmvogel 66 (talk). Nominated by Sturmvogel 66 (talk) at 18:31, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

French ironclad Suffren

• ... that the French ironclad Suffren was assigned to the international squadron gathered at Ragusa in 1880 to force the Ottoman Empire to carry out its obligations under the Treaty of Berlin and turn over the town of Ulcinj to Montenegro?

5x expanded by Sturmvogel 66 (talk). Nominated by Sturmvogel 66 (talk) at 18:24, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Reinert Torgeirson

• ... that Reinert Torgeirson managed the publishing house of the Norwegian Labour Party until he changed party to Communist?

Created by Geschichte (talk). Self nom at 08:24, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Children of the Stars

• ... that Children of the Stars is a documentary about the Beijing Stars and Rain School, the first non-governmental educational organization in China dedicated to serving children with autism, which was founded in 1993?

• Comment: Image requested from director/producer. Awaiting reply.

Created by Ling.Nut (talk). Self nom at 07:14, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

• It occurs to me that this may be a bit better:"... that Children of the Stars is a documentary about the Beijing Stars and Rain School, founded in 1993 as the first non-governmental educational organization in China dedicated to serving children with autism?" • Ling.Nut 07:39, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Swastika (Germanic Iron Age)

• ... that historian Hilda Ellis Davidson theorizes that the Swastika symbol was used by Norsemen to represent Mjolnir?

Created by Dbachmann (talk). Nominated by Secret Saturdays (talk) at 01:22, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Mont Pleasant, Schenectady, New York

• ... that Schenectady, New York's Mont Pleasant neighborhood had a residential vacancy rate of 28% in 2009, the third highest in the US state of New York?

Created by Camelbinky (talk). Self nom at 23:54, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

• Good to go.--brewcrewer (yada, yada) 02:45, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad

• ... that in 1881, the Florida Legislature granted 2.2 million acres of public land, equal to one-fifteenth of the total area of the state, to the Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad to encourage the building of a rail line that ended the Florida Panhandle's isolation from the rest of the state?

Created by User:Textorus (talk). Self nom at 22:37, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

COSMIC cancer database

• ... that the COSMIC cancer database has documented somatic mutations from over half a million tumour samples?

Created by Abergabe (talk). Nominated by Rockpocket (talk) at 17:27, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

• Verified, I've removed "freely available" from the hook as I can't see the particular relevance of it. Smartse (talk) 17:06, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

1952 Winter Olympics

• ... that the bobsleigh run at the 1952 Winter Olympics was made entirely of snow?

5x expanded by H1nkles (talk). Nominated by H1nkles (talk) at 16:05, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

• - ready. Dincher (talk) 22:44, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Abaz Kupi

• ... that the antifascist and freedom fighter Abaz Kupi was the founder of the Legality Movement, which aimed to return Zog of Albania back to his throne?

Created by Aigest (talk). Nominated by Sulmues (talk) at 15:08, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Podgorica–Shkodër railway

• ... that the Podgorica–Shkodër railway, built in 1985, was the first international railway of Albania?

Created by Your Über Monkey (talk). Nominated by Sulmues (talk) at 13:33, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Bajzë Rail Station

• ... that the Bajzë Rail Station was completely cleaned up in 2003 from toxic chemicals dumped in 1991-92?

Created by Your Über Monkey (talk). Nominated by Sulmues (talk) at 13:25, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

USCGC Point Arden (WPB-82309)

• ... that the USCGC Point Arden, an 82-foot USCG Point class cutter originally designated as WPB-82301, later acquired the name Point Caution when the Coast Guard started naming all cutters longer than 65 feet?

Created by Cuprum17 (talk). Nominated by MC10 (talk) at 01:47, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Edward A. Gisburne

• ... that, despite losing a leg in his first term of service, Edward A. Gisburne completed two more war-time stints with the United States Navy?

5x expanded by Jwillbur (talk). Self nom at 01:24, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Leymah Gbowee

• ... that Leymah Gbowee organized a peace movement that ended the Second Liberian Civil War and led to the election of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the first female president in Africa?

5x expanded by USchick (talk). Self nom at 00:40, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

George Alexander Parks

• ... that George Alexander Parks (pictured) was appointed Governor of Alaska Territory after an impressive stint as a tour guide?

5x expanded by Allen3 (talk). Self nom at 22:50, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

Comment: An example of what can happen after your boss assigns you to escort a group of dignitaries. --Allen3 ^talk 22:51, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

Hipposandal

• ... that the hipposandal was a metal shoe laced to horse hoofs in Celto-Roman countries?

Created/expanded by Rama (talk). Nominated by Rama (talk) at 22:29, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

• Article contains only 651 characters of readable prose. Minimum required is 1500. --Allen3 ^talk 00:29, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Oops, sorry. I hand't noticed that requirement. I'll try to beef it up a tad. Thank you! Rama (talk) 06:21, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Should be a bit better now. Thank you. Rama (talk) 06:52, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Ancient Church Orders

• ... that Ancient Church Orders is a genre of early Christian literature which has the aim to offer authoritative prescriptions on matters of moral conduct, liturgy and church organization?

Created by A ntv (talk). Self nom at 21:44, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

X-Men: First Class (film project)

• ... that the planned Marvel Comics superhero film, X-Men: First Class is intended to take place during the 1960s and will parallel the history of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X?

Created by Jhenderson777 (talk), -5- (talk). Nominated by TriiipleThreat (talk) at 20:27, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

Plön Castle

• ... that in 1933 Plön Castle (pictured) in Plön, in the north German state of Schleswig-Holstein, was used as an elite Nazi school that bore the name of SA commander Ernst Röhm until he was assassinated?

5x expanded by Bermicourt (talk). Self nom at 20:13, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

St Michael's Church, Cowthorpe

• ... that the tower of St Michael's Church, Cowthorpe, North Yorkshire, (pictured) has been described as "more like a castle fortification than a religious symbol" and its arch as "more suited to a cathedral than a small country church"?

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 19:26, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

• - ready. Dincher (talk) 01:22, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Lords of Finance

• ... that Lords of Finance by Liaquat Ahamed won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize in history?

Created by Remember (talk). Nominated by Remember (talk) at 18:16, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

Alternative hook - ... that the only book that Fed Chairment Ben Bernanke recommended to understand the financial crisis of 2007–2010 was the Pulitzer Prize winning Lords of Finance by Liaquat Ahamed? Remember (talk) 12:55, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Walter Powell (politician)

• ... that Walter Powell ended his term as MP for Malmesbury when he vanished over the English Channel in a hot air balloon?

Created by Motmit (talk). Self nom at 18:07, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

• Length, references and style all OK. Shadygrove2007 (talk) 12:35, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

I've changed balloon > hot air balloon Smartse (talk) 17:22, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

I've also moved the article to be (politician) rather than the dates. Smartse (talk) 17:28, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Jacob Bigeleisen

• ... that Manhattan Project scientist Jacob Bigeleisen became an advocate for nuclear disarmament, saying that "having lived through that time, that any further use of nuclear weapons is out of the question"?

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 17:27, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

• - ready. Dincher (talk) 01:26, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Qemal Butka

• ... that architect Qemal Butka was actively a philatelist while being the mayor of Tirana?

Created by Aigest (talk). Nominated by Sulmues (talk) at 16:41, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

Jersey Circus

• ... that Jersey Circus is a webcomic mashup of images from The Family Circus newspaper comic strip and dialogue from MTV's Jersey Shore?

Created by Dravecky (talk). Self nom at 12:01, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

James Pierrepont Greaves

• ... that the English educational reformer James Pierrepont Greaves (1777-1842) described himself as a "sacred socialist" and advocated vegetarianism, water drinking, hydrotherapy and celibacy?

Created by Shadygrove2007 (talk). Self nom at 11:22, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

• ALT1 (shorter): ... that "sacred socialist" James Pierrepont Greaves (1777-1842) was an advocate of vegetarianism, water drinking, hydrotherapy and celibacy? Shadygrove2007 (talk) 16:41, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

¿Por Qué Te Tengo Que Olvidar?

• ... that Puerto Rican-American singer José Feliciano was awarded his sixth Grammy Award for his performance of the song "¿Por Qué Te Tengo Que Olvidar?"

Created by Jaespinoza (talk) 07:26, 31 August 2010 (UTC). Self nom at 07:25, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

Black-spotted whipray, brown whipray

• ... that the black-spotted whipray (pictured) was at first thought to be the same as the brown whipray, which itself was at first thought to be the same as the honeycomb stingray?

Created by Yzx (talk). Self nom at 06:43, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

William W. Evans

• ... that Lacrosse Hall of Fame inductee William "Moon" Evans, who twice led the United States in scoring, saw action in the Battle of Okinawa and the Battle of Peleliu?

Created by Strikehold (talk). Nominated by Strikehold (talk) at 05:47, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

Verified. Clamshell Deathtrap (talk) 09:47, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

• Comment: I think it would be nice to specify which nation, not just have "the nation". --Demiurge1000 (talk) 17:54, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

• Very good idea. I've changed it - hopefully that's okay with Strikehold. Clamshell Deathtrap (talk) 01:31, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Pete Ladygo

• ... that guard Pete Ladygo went to Canada to play football for the Ottawa Rough Riders rather than accept a trade to the Detroit Lions?

Created by Strikehold (talk). Nominated by Strikehold (talk) at 04:19, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

• - ready. Dincher (talk) 01:29, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

1689 Boston revolt

• ... that the 1689 Boston revolt resulted in the dissolution of the Dominion of New England?

• ALT1:... that Puritan Bostonians overthrew their governor, loyal to the Catholic James II of England during the 1689 Boston revolt?

Created by DCI2026 (talk). Self nom at 04:19, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

George V. Chalmers

• that quarterback George "Shorty" Chalmers (pictured) was considered a triple threat man, and alongside Boze Berger, "one of the most dangerous pass–catch combinations in Maryland history"?

Created/expanded by Strikehold (talk). Nominated by Strikehold (talk) at 03:30, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

Kannagawa Hydropower Plant

• ... that when completed, the Kannagawa Hydropower Plant in Japan will be the largest pumped-storage power station in the world?

Created/self-nom by --NortyNort (Holla) 03:10, 31 August 2010 (UTC) 16:13, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

Mill Creek (Lake Erie)

• ... that after the Mill Creek flooded Erie Pennsylvania in 1915, it was diverted to a tube (pictured) that is large enough for a pickup truck to drive through?

Created by Niagara (talk). Self nom at 02:26, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

• - ready. Dincher (talk) 01:31, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Ghiyasu'd-Din Naqqah

• ... that both a Persian envoy to the Ming China of ca. 1420 and his Chinese opposite number left important historical records about their journeys?

Created by Vmenkov (talk). Nominated by Vmenkov (talk) at 01:42, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

• Comment: I have no idea whether Ghiyasu'd-Din Naqqah's hometown was within the borders of today's Iran (rather than say, Afghanistan or Uzbekistan), but Shakh Rukh's embassy is described by Anglo-American academics (e.g., Timothy Brook) as "Persian". Contribution from anyone with the knowledge of the language and access to the primary source would be appreciated, at least for spelling the person's name in the original script! -- Vmenkov (talk) 01:42, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on August 30

Inez Haynes Irwin

• ... that American feminist Inez Haynes Irwin (pictured) described herself as hardly "the most timid of created beings"?

• ALT1:... that American feminist author and journalist Inez Haynes Irwin (pictured) estimated that between 500,000 and 750,000 women were killed in World War I?

5x expanded by Bruce1ee (talk). Self nom at 08:05, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

John A. Kirkwood

• ... that Sergeant John A. Kirkwood received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Slim Buttes?

Created by Jwillbur (talk). Self nom at 22:02, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Senostoma

• ... that members of Senostoma must kill their hosts when ready to emerge?

• Comment: Kind of an experimental hook. Quite a few parasitoid creatures out there, and I thought that maybe the less said, the better. "Kill? Host? Who, emerge for what?!" Rather than, "Oh, just another fly larva inside a beetle..." Open to ALTs, of course, though think the parasitoid habit is probably the best material to use. Maedin\^talk 07:52, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

5x expanded by Maedin (talk). Self nom at 07:52, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Groom kidnapping

• ... that in 2009, there have been 1224 reports of Groom kidnapping in Bihar?

• ALT1:... that in parts of Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh, the bride's family would engage in Groom kidnapping to avoid paying dowry?
• ALT2:... that the film Antardwand was inspired by a friend having to go through with groom kidnapping?

Created by Ekabhishek (talk). Nominated by Secret Saturdays (talk) at 01:46, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Ivan Gannibal

• ... that for his efforts in founding the Ukrainian city of Kherson, Russian General Ivan Gannibal (pictured) received the Orders of St. Vladimir and St. Alexander Nevsky, a jewel-encrusted snuffbox decorated with a portrait of Empress Catherine II, and a 20,000 desiatina estate?

Created/expanded by Y (talk). Self nom at 21:25, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

825th Tank Destroyer Battalion

• ... that during the Battle of the Bulge, a gun crew of the American 825th Tank Destroyer Battalion knocked out a Tiger II tank by making it reverse into a house?

Created by Shimgray (talk). Self nom at 13:07, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

• Question So how many houses did the other 824 Tank Destroyer Battalions destroy?TSRL (talk) 22:41, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Bombing of Singapore (1944–1945)

• ... that United States Army Air Forces B-29 Superfortress bombers attacked targets in and near Singapore on eleven occasions between November 1944 and March 1945?

• ALT1:... that the air raids on Singapore conducted by by United States Army Air Forces B-29 Superfortress bombers during World War II were the longest daylight bombing operations up to that time?

Created by Nick-D (talk). Self nom at 03:23, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

• Good to go for both. AGF for the offline sources.--White Shadows ^{Your guess is as good as mine} 10:53, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the check. I prefer the first of the two hooks, but am happy if the uploading admin thinks that the second works better ;) Nick-D (talk) 11:44, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Anthony Roberts (basketball)

• ... that Anthony Roberts is the only other NCAA Division I men's basketball player besides Pete Maravich to score 60+ points in two or more games?

Created by Jrcla2 (talk). Self nom at 01:51, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

White Boar

• ... that finding a silver badge symbolising a White Boar means the battle where Richard III died was not where it was believed to be?

Created by Johnbod (talk). Nominated by Victuallers (talk) at 20:57, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

• ALT1:... that finding a silver livery badge with a White Boar means the battle where Richard III died was not where it was believed to be?

- which is a bit of a hyperbole, as a couple of dozen cannonballs and other stuff helped too. Or:

• ALT2:... that finding a silver livery badge of a White Boar in 2009 helped to move the site of the Battle of Bosworth where Richard III died? Johnbod (talk) 00:54, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Åre Old Church

• ... that Åre Old Church, (pictured) remains the only stone church in the Scandinavian Mountains from the Middle Ages?

Created by Philaweb (talk). Self nom at 19:10, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

• Are there wooden ones? Victuallers (talk) 20:57, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

• Yes, they are called stave churches and there are still some left ^Talk/♥фĩłдωəß♥\^Work 21:13, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

Agustarello Affré

• ... that soprano Nellie Melba and tenor Agustarello Affré made their debut together at the Paris Opéra in 1890 as Lucia and Edgardo in Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor?

Created by 4meter4 (talk). Nominated by Gerda Arendt (talk) at 14:44, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

Ada Adini

• ... that soprano Ada Adini, a singer of Verdi's Gilda and Leonora, appeared as Brünnhilde in the Italian premiere of Wagner's Die Walküre at La Scala in 1893?

Created by 4meter4 (talk). Nominated by Gerda Arendt (talk) at 14:16, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

St Mary's Church, South Cowton

• ... that Sir Richard Conyers, who built St Mary's Church, South Cowton, (pictured) between 1450 and 1470, also built South Cowton Castle nearby, but destroyed the village of South Cowton?

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 10:02, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

Reger-Chor

• ... that the international Reger-Chor celebrates 25 years, singing music of Bach, Van Nuffel, Ryelandt, and Reger's Hebbel-Requiem in Wiesbaden and Bruges?

Created by Gerda Arendt (talk). Self nom at 06:21, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

Treaty of Bonn

• ... that the Treaty of Bonn (7 November 921) was signed on a ship in the middle of the Rhine, the border between kingdoms of the two signatories, Charles the Simple and Henry the Fowler?

5x expanded by Srnec (talk). Nominated by Srnec (talk) at 02:55, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

French ironclad Marengo

• ... that the French ironclad Marengo was on her sea trials in July 1870 when the Franco-Prussian War began and was immediately placed in reserve; she was not commissioned until after the war was over?

5x expanded by Sturmvogel 66 (talk). Nominated by Sturmvogel 66 (talk) at 23:35, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Viktor Nemkov

• ... that Viktor Nemkov is an M-1 Global veteran who was approached by World Wrestling Entertainment to become a professional wrestler?

Created by Paralympiakos (talk). Nominated by Paralympiakos (talk) at 22:44, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Francisco Drinaldo

• ... that Francisco Drinaldo, better known as Massaranduba, is a Brazilian Kickboxing champion with an undefeated professional mixed martial arts record?

Created by Paralympiakos (talk). Self nom at 22:38, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Hamilton H-47

• ... that during 1930, Isthmian Airways used Hamilton H-47 floatplanes for their service linking the Atlantic to the Pacific (Cristóbal to Balboa) in the Panama Canal Zone, claiming the 30-minute flight as the "fastest transcontinental service in North America".

5x expanded by RuthAS (talk). Nominated by TSRL (talk) at 20:43, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

• ALT1... that Hamilton H-47 floatplanes provided the "fastest transcontinental service in North America" in 1930, the 30-minute flight across the Panama Canal Zone? Le Deluge (talk) 10:11, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

David Einhorn (rabbi), Har Sinai Congregation

• ... that Rabbi David Einhorn (pictured) of Har Sinai Congregation in Baltimore sermonized in 1861 in opposition to slavery and had to flee to Philadelphia after a mob sought to tar and feather him for his views?

5x expanded by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 20:09, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Princess Sophie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1888-1913)

• ... that suicide-victim Princess Sophie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach is believed to have been the first royal woman cremated?

Created by Ruby2010 (talk). Self nom at 17:41, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

• Comment: Added bold mark-up to article title. --Rosiestep (talk) 17:54, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

HMS Chatham (1812)

• ... that HMS Chatham was laid down at Flushing, in Holland, and launched at Woolwich, in England?

Created by Benea (talk). Self nom at 17:14, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

• New enough, long enough, hook is referenced in article, interesting hook (it had me thinking for a few seconds...) Offline references AGF --Demiurge1000 (talk) 17:24, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

George Garrard

• ... that artist George Garrard (1760-1826) made plaster models of farm animals, and successfully lobbied Parliament to introduce legislation to protect the copyright of British model-makers?

Created by Shadygrove2007 (talk). Self nom at 15:52, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

• (shorter alt)... that in 1798 artist George Garrard successfully lobbied Parliament to allow the copyright of British models?

• ALT1 (better - avoids ambiguity): ... that, in 1798, artist George Garrard successfully lobbied Parliament to introduce copyright protection for British model-makers?

Safet Butka

• ... that Albanian nationalist Safet Butka killed himself because in Albania the war against fascism was degenerating into a civil war?

Created by Aigest (talk). Nominated by Sulmues (talk) at 14:47, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Isaac and Miria

• ... that Isaac Dian and Miria Harvent, characters of the Baccano! light novel and anime series, try to "steal time" by taking watches and attempt to bar entry by taking an entrance?

• ALT1:... that Isaac Dian and Miria Harvent, characters of the Baccano! light novel and anime series, forget to buy their friend a present and give a little boy as a gift instead?

Created by Itzjustdrama (talk). Self nom at 14:45, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

• Neither suggestion here has any real-world context. Simply stating that they're characters in a novel is not enough. DS (talk) 14:05, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

I didn't know that could be a problem. How about *ALT 2: ... that Isaac Dian and Miria Harvent are characters of the Baccano! light novels and anime, set in the Prohibition-era United States, but also appear in the Durarara!! anime, set in modern Tokyo? 'Course, I don't know if that's very interesting ~Itzjustdrama ^{? C} 14:22, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

That's actually better, yes. DS (talk) 23:04, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

John Franklin Alexander Strong

• ... that according to U.S. Senator Ernest Gruening, Alaska Territorial Governor J. F. A. Strong (pictured) was not reappointed to the post because he was not a United States citizen?

5x expanded by Allen3 (talk). Self nom at 13:05, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Danish Golden Age

• ... that the 19th-century Danish Golden Age did not just cover painting (example pictured) but a range of other cultural developments in architecture, sculpture, music and literature?
  Alt .. that the 19th-century Danish Golden Age did not just cover painting (example pictured) but also architecture, sculpture, music and literature?

5x expanded by Ipigott (talk). Nominated by Elekhh (talk) at 12:53, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Haverfordwest election, 1571

• ... that Alban Stepneth lost the Haverfordwest election, 1571, despite polling more votes than his opponent John Garnons?

Created by Claritas (talk). Nominated by Claritas (talk) at 12:42, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

• AGF as off-line reference  Francium12  15:00, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

Battle of Suoi Chau Pha

• ... that Alexander Sutherland, an Australian soldier, was personally recommended for the US Medal of Honor by General William Westmoreland following the Battle of Suoi Chau Pha on 6 August 1967, only to later receive a lesser Australian award?

Created by Anotherclown (talk). Self nom at 12:12, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Azotobacter

Ice cream sundaes

• ... that Azotobacter species (pictured) are used in the production of ice cream and instant puddings?

• Comment: See section "applications" and ref. 61. Materialscientist (talk) 11:43, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

5x expanded by Materialscientist (talk). Nominated by Materialscientist (talk) at 11:43, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

• I've reviewed this and everything is fine but think we need to add "alginic acid from" in between that and Azobacter in the hook since the bacteria themselves aren't used in the puddings and ice creams. Smartse (talk) 14:07, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

• Nah - I think it's fine as is, perfectly accurate and no need to dilute the hook with extra words. You can equally say that a saw is used in the production of wooden objects, or whatever. Le Deluge (talk) 18:45, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

  Adding alginic acid would make the hook more accurate but less intriguing, thus fewer people would be interested to read the article. I think it is one of those cases when the hook doesn't need to describe all details. Materialscientist (talk) 21:40, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

• Ok then, we'll go with how it is. Smartse (talk) 09:32, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Rice production in Romania

• ... that Romania is the sixth largest producer of rice in the European Union?

Created by Bine Mai (talk). Self nom at 09:16, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

• The reference for the claim in the hook is to a search facility ([2]), is there another source that could be used to reference this? Smartse (talk) 14:18, 30 August 2010 (UTC)
  • I didn't know that the FAOSTAT website is like that. I've put a new source. BineMai 15:13, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

The reference still points to the same site and a search facility can't be used as a reference. I've had a look for another source that could be used but haven't had any joy. Smartse (talk) 09:48, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Done. Finally :) BineMai 14:55, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks, but now the article needs changing, since the reference says production was 14,000 tons rather than 49,000. Smartse (talk) 18:00, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

The production was indeed 14,000 but in 1994. I put that reference not for the figure itself but to ilustrate the ranking. BineMai 19:20, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

• ALT1 ... that in 2009 Romania cultivated around 12,900 hectares (32,000 acres) of rice fields ranking third in the European Union?

1957 Maryland Terrapins football team

• ... that the 1957 Maryland Terrapins football season included a game attended by Queen Elizabeth II?

Created by Strikehold (talk). Nominated by Strikehold (talk) at 05:11, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

• Reference checks out fine  Francium12  14:52, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

Bob Topp

• ... that Bob Topp helped the New York Giants defeat the Cleveland Browns in 1956 by intercepting radio signals used

to relay plays onto the field from the Browns' bench? Created by Cbl62 (talk). Self nom at 02:23, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

• Good to go  Francium12  22:30, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Spot-fixing

• ... that a 1995 spot-fixing scandal was thwarted by a Premiership footballer's underhit pass?

Created by Francium12 (talk). Nominated by Francium12 (talk) at 01:55, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Walter Eli Clark

• ... that Alaska Territorial Governor Walter Eli Clark (pictured) was interested in rose cultivation and President of the American Rose Society?

5x expanded by Allen3 (talk). Self nom at 00:16, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

• Can you provide a source which says he was President?  Francium12  22:51, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

• Redundant reference has been added to save reviewer from having to look to the end of a two sentence block that is supported by a single source. --Allen3 ^talk 23:04, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

• Stay civil :-) Sometimes it is easy to miss a reference when you're reviewing  Francium12  14:48, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

List of NME number-one singles from the 1970s

A black-and-white photograph of four males playing in a band; one drummer, two guitarists and a vocalist.

• ... that the NME chart placed Sex Pistols' "God Save the Queen" at number one even though the song was banned by some major retailers?

Created by Rambo's Revenge (talk). Self nom at 00:08, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

• Just changed the link to the Sex Pistols song rather than the national anthem :-D  Francium12  18:24, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on August 29

Angiomyolipoma

• ... that angiomyolipoma are the most common benign tumour of the kidney and are composed of blood vessels, smooth muscle cells and fat cells?

5x expanded by Colin (talk). Nominated by Colin (talk) at 12:28, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

K2K experiment

• ... that the K2K experiment was the first neutrino experiment to directly measure neutrino oscillations using a fully-controlled source of neutrinos (as opposed to cosmic sources)?

Created by Strait (talk) and expanded by Headbomb (talk). Nominated by Headbomb (talk) at 10:52, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Your Coffee Cups

• ...that Your Coffee Cups is the second sexually-themed coffee house to open in the San Francisco Bay Area of the US state of California?

Created by QwerpQwertus (talk). Nominated by QwerpQwertus (talk) at 02:37, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

• :*Note: If you comment or leave a tick, I'd appreciate it if you'd leave me a note since I can't access this page. Thanks!  ℳono  02:37, 3 September 2010 (UTC) on behalf of QwerpQwertus (talk · contribs)

Adelaide Malanotte

• ... that operatic contralto Adelaide Malanotte created the title role of Gioachino Rossini's Tancredi at La Fenice in 1813?

Created by 4meter4 (talk). Nominated by Gerda Arendt (talk) at 21:03, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Scouter's Training Award

• ... that there are five different ways to earn the Scouter's Training Award?

Created by Ericalford (talk). Nominated by Rlevse (talk) at 01:34, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

• Comment: Four of five, or perhaps all five, of the citations justifying the hook statement, are perhaps self-published sources? --Demiurge1000 (talk) 01:58, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

None of the citations are self-published. Five are sourced from organization's website. Sixth is from individual who did research on this subject. Ericalford (talk) 20:20, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

• Further comment: Also, about 90% of the prose content of the article appears to be directly copy and pasted FROM those sources.... --Demiurge1000 (talk) 02:01, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

There aren't a lot of sources on this topic. I'll contact the creator about the copy issue. — Rlevse • Talk • 19:52, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Only content directly copied were list of requirments for earning the award. As these are requirement, I did not see how they could be deviated from or changed. Ericalford (talk) 20:20, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Well, I still think it would be more appropriate if the hook were a fact that does not come directly from the (large) part of the article that is copied and pasted from the organization's own website. But maybe others view it differently. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 20:46, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

- looks good to me. Dincher (talk) 23:16, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Aboriginal Memorial

• ... that the Aboriginal Memorial contains 200 coffins, but not a single dead person?

Created by Hamiltonstone (talk). Self nom at 00:48, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

• Symbol confirmed.svg Good to go.Thelmadatter (talk) 15:53, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Sverre Krogh (Nazi)

• ... that Sverre Krogh, a delegate at the Second Comintern Congress, many years later worked as an informer for the Nazi Sicherheitspolizei?

Created by Geschichte (talk). Self nom at 19:27, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

al-Mabda', Iraqi Communist Party (1960), Daud as-Sayegh, Ittihad ash-Sha'ab, Associations Law

• ... that under 1960 Iraqi Associations Law, Daud as-Sayegh's tiny faction (which published al-Mabda') was accorded recognition as the 'Iraqi Communist Party', whilst the main communist group (which published Ittihad ash-Sha'ab) was denied legal status?

Created by Soman (talk). Self nom at 03:47, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Lorne Kidd Smith

• ... that Canadian painter Lorne Kidd Smith designed a poster for Canada's Victory Loan campaign and worked in the art department at General Motors?

Created by Nikkimaria (talk). Self nom at 04:07, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

Mei Yamaguchi

• ... that the nickname of Japanese mixed martial arts fighter Mei Yamaguchi comes from the V1 armlock wrestling move?

Created by Jfgslo (talk). Nominated by Secret Saturdays (talk) at 03:22, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

Promise Neighborhoods

• ... that the Promise Neighborhoods program has recieved 339 applications for $10 million in federal planning grants?

Created by SteveChervitzTrutane (talk). Nominated by Secret Saturdays (talk) at 03:22, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

Mimi Lo

• ... that cantopop singer Mimi Lo stated that her husband Power Chan only knew her as an actress when they first met?

Created by Music + Pageants (talk). Nominated by Secret Saturdays (talk) at 03:22, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

Le Castle Vania

• ... that at one point, Le Castle Vania's remix of Black Eyes by Snowden was the most requested song at a New Zealand radio station?

Created by Kindzmarauli (talk). Self nom at 01:06, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

Hamilton Hill, Schenectady, New York

• ... that the first Black church in Schenectady, New York was begun by a White college student and located in the Hamilton Hill neighborhood in 1870?

Created by Camelbinky (talk). Self nom at 19:10, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Alexander Pendarves

• ... that MP Alexander Pendarves was listed as a member of the October Club?

Created by Rosiestep (talk). Self nom at 05:47, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

• Member of which Parliament? Or mention he was a Cornish MP or something. Le Deluge (talk) 18:54, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

• ALT1 ... that Cornish MP Alexander Pendarves was listed as a member of the October Club? --Rosiestep (talk) 20:20, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Megaliths in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

• ... that of more than 1,000 megaliths in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (example pictured), 144 have been excavated since 1945?

Created by Skäpperöd (talk). Nominated by Skäpperöd (talk) at 05:37, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

• ALT1: ... that according to folklore, dwarves guard treasures hidden in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's megalith tombs (example pictured)?

Tom Beckman

• ... that Michigan linebacker Tom Beckman worked more than 30 years for General Motors where he was in charge of new vehicle launches?

Created by Cbl62 (talk). Self nom at 02:33, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

• The 30 years isn't that interesting (and long service is implied by a relatively senior job), it would be nice if it was something along the lines of "was in charge of new vehicle launches at General Motors when XXX model was launched"? Helps bring it home to people if they can link him to something they see on their streets every day. Le Deluge (talk) 10:15, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

• Unfortunately, the source does not identify a specific model or list of models. If the 30 year part is a concern, we could go with the following alt hook:

• alt 1 ... that Michigan linebacker Tom Beckman later worked as an executive for General Motors where he was in charge of new vehicle launches?

• 30 years isn't a concern, just a bit dull. Even if the specific source doesn't say what models he was responsible for, it would not be WP:OR to say that on the one hand he was in charge of new models between 1999 and 2004 (or whenever), and a separate source to say that GM released model X in 2001 and model Y in 2002. A hook could reasonably say that models X and Y were released whilst he was in charge of new models. OTOH, it would be WP:OR to say that he was in charge of releasing models X & Y. Like I say, I just thought it might make it a bit more tangible if you can relate him to something people are familiar with. Le Deluge (talk) 01:38, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Valerie Bettis

• ... that Valerie Bettis was the first modern dance choreographer to work with a major ballet company?

5x expanded by Cryptic C62 (talk). Self nom at 02:12, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Andy Anderson (baseball)

• ... that as a member of the United States Army during World War II, professional baseball player Andy Anderson was taken captive by German soldiers and was later rescued from a Stalag?

Created by Halvorsen brian (talk). Self nom at 01:16, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

George Roubicek

• ... that actor George Roubicek had small roles in The Dirty Dozen, Doctor Who and the first Star Wars film before becoming a dialogue director who dubs foreign films into English?

Created by Hunter Kahn (talk). Nominated by Hunter Kahn (talk) at 01:05, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

827th Tank Destroyer Battalion

• ... that the 827th Tank Destroyer Battalion of the US Army was withdrawn from combat after less than a month's service, after reports that officers had threatened to shoot their own men?

• ALT1:... that when first ordered into combat in 1945, the 827th Tank Destroyer Battalion of the US Army had three men shot in brawls before it even left camp?
• Comment: I personally prefer the second, but I'm not sure how best to phrase it to make it clear they shot each other, rather than encountering opposition surprisingly early...

Created by Shimgray (talk). Nominated by Shimgray (talk) at 00:33, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

• I've tweaked the first hook slightly. Age, length, and hook verified. --Cryptic C62 · Talk 15:31, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Freedom of the press in Ukraine

• ... that press freedom in Ukraine has never been rated higher than "partly free" by Freedom House?

Created by User:Mariah-Yulia (talk). Self nom at 23:59, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

• Length and date verified, but proposed hook is not supported by the reference. The reference states that Ukraine received a "partly free" rating in 2007, but does not mention its previous ratings. I think the other fact mentioned in the reference is more interesting:

"... that Ukraine is considered to have the greatest freedom of the press of all the former Soviet Union states?"

--Cryptic C62 · Talk 16:27, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Well the section Rankings (in the article) gives refs for the claim (just click on the maps of Freedom House given in the ref). But your alternative line is more interesting . Fine with me which one of the two get elected to be DYK!
— Mariah-Yulia • Talk to me! 23:21, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

I think the alt hook is more interesting.—Chris!_c/t 01:48, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Ah, I hadn't noticed the more detailed discussion of the ratings in the body of the article. I just hit Control+F and searched for "never" and only found the one result in the lead. Nevertheless, it appears that there is consensus that the alternative hook is more interesting, so I consider this good to go! --Cryptic C62 · Talk 02:58, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

J.D. Short

• ... that the American Delta blues singer, J.D. Short, had both of his testicles shot off?

Created by Derek R Bullamore (talk). Self nom at 23:57, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

• Length and date verified, offline ref accepted in good faith. --Cryptic C62 · Talk 01:32, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

..or indeed ALT1: ... that the American singer, J.D. Short, sang the blues after he had both of his testicles shot off? Ghmyrtle (talk) 21:48, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Tō

• ... that Japanese pagodas, with very rare exceptions, have an odd number of tiers?

Created by Urashimataro (talk). Nominated by Urashimataro (talk) at 23:47, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

Gene Alderton

• ... that University of Maryland football co-captain Gene Alderton lost a tooth the week before he was scheduled to meet Queen Elizabeth II in a pre-game ceremony against North Carolina?

Created by Strikehold (talk). Nominated by Strikehold (talk) at 23:06, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

Gil Chapman

• ... that Gil Chapman was Michigan's career leader in kickoff return yards and the first African-American elected to office in Elizabeth, New Jersey?

Created by Cbl62 (talk). Self nom at 23:05, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

LeFleur's Bluff State Park

• ... that LeFleur's Bluff State Park is named for a French Canadian trader who established a trading post in what is now Jackson, Mississippi?

5x expanded by Dincher (talk). Self nom at 22:36, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir

• ... that 24 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir are for constituencies currently lying in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and thus are officially vacant?

Created by S h i va (Visnu) (talk). Nominated by S h i v a (Visnu) (talk) at 21:34, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

Black Betsy

• ... that Shoeless Joe Jackson's Black Betsy broke the record for the most expensive baseball bat in history, selling for $577,610 in 2001?

Created by Secret (talk). Self nom at 21:29, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

Wilford Bacon Hoggatt

• ... that due to potential tax implications, Governor Wilford Bacon Hoggatt (pictured) opposed granting the District of Alaska territorial status?

5x expanded by Allen3 (talk). Self nom at 20:41, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

Lagrivea

• ... that the fossil squirrel Lagrivea is characterized by deep basins in its teeth?

Created by Ucucha (talk). Self nom at 19:56, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

Bombings in Mogadishu

Skyline of Mogadishu

• ... that the May 2010 Mogadishu bombings were the deadliest bombings in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, since the 2009 Hotel Shamo bombing?

Created by Neelix (talk). Self nom at 19:13, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

Taurus-Littrow

• ... that the Taurus-Littrow valley, the landing site of Apollo 17 on the Moon, is deeper than the Grand Canyon?

Created by Tyrol5 (talk). Self nom at 18:43, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

• I'm concerned about using a primary source. The quote used to reference the deepness is: "We landed in a valley that had mountains higher than the Grand Canyon is deep." I think saying a valley is X deep is different than saying the mountains surrounding a valley are X high. -Atmoz (talk) 21:34, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

ALT1:... that the mountains surrounding the Taurus-Littrow valley, the landing site of Apollo 17 on the Moon, are higher than the Grand Canyon is deep? Tyrol5 [Talk] 21:40, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

ALT1. Quicker than a cat. :-) -Atmoz (talk) 21:42, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

Christos Adamidis

• ... that Greek aviator Christos Adamidis, landed his Farman MF.7 in the central square of his home place, Ioannina, as soon as the city came under Greek control, during the Balkan Wars (1912-1913)?

Created/expanded by Alexikoua (talk). Self nom at 18:40, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

Appalachian cottontail

• ... that the Appalachian cottontail (pictured) is unique among cottontails because it eats conifer needles?

5x expanded by Susanne2009NYC (talk). Nominated by Susanne2009NYC (talk) at 17:03, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

• I've changed the article wording of the text related to the hook to make it clearer that this is known rather than assumed. Smartse (talk) 14:33, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Nikephoritzes

• ... that the eunuch official Nikephoritzes was the chief minister and effective governor of the Byzantine Empire during most of the reign of Michael VII Doukas?

Created by Cplakidas (talk). Self nom at 16:54, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

• Length, date and hook referencing verified. Todor→Bozhinov 18:21, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

John Bettesworth-Trevanion

• ... that after Penryn MP John Bettesworth-Trevanion rebuilt Caerhays as a Gothic-style castle, he fell into debt and fled abroad?

Created by Rosiestep (talk). Self nom at 16:47, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

• ALT1: ... that Penryn MP John Bettesworth-Trevanion was described as "the very arbiter elegantiarum"? --Rosiestep (talk) 18:07, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

Somerset County Cricket Club in 1891

• ... that in 1891, Somerset County Cricket Club joined the County Championship?

Created by Harrias (talk). Self nom at 16:33, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

• Comment: Does this mean that if this particular sports club survives for a thousand years, there might be over a thousand Wikipedia articles about it? I find this mildly concerning. Also, isn't a more interesting hook possible? Presumably lots of cricket clubs joined this championship in the 19th century, so there's nothing particular interesting about that - maybe a hook about their return being a reversal of their fortunes after being thrown out of first class competition previously? --Demiurge1000 (talk) 17:37, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

• It's no different to 1960 Dallas Cowboys season or 1951–52 Manchester United F.C. season. The County Championship is reasonably exclusive - there's only been 18 members. One mildly interesting factoid is that Somerset was what USians would call the first "expansion" team after the original 8 members set up the league in 1890, but would agree it's more interesting that one of the more famous old clubs dropped out of major cricket altogether. Le Deluge (talk) 19:05, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

• ALT1: ... that in 1891, Somerset County Cricket Club regained first-class status, having lost it after the 1885 season?
• ALT2: ... that in 1891, Somerset County Cricket Club regained first-class status, after remaining unbeaten against county sides in 1890?

Harrias ^talk 07:44, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

• ALT3: ... that in 1891, Somerset County Cricket Club regained first-class status, after previously losing it due to the 1885 season in which they suffered heavy defeats and sometimes were unable to field the required eleven men for a match?

• As for the "sports team X, in year Y" article naming... well, I give up. Such things generate endless press coverage and I've seen far more obscure sports clubs now getting similarly named WP articles, so I suppose the existence of local rags prepared to cover such things, will forever make it possible to have yearly articles about them - much like the local rock bands etc. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 01:54, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Réseau Breton 4-6-0 tank locomotives

• ... that two of the twelve 4-6-0T locomotives (example pictured) built for the Réseau Breton have been preserved?

Created by Mjroots (talk). Nominated by Mjroots (talk) at 16:16, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

Martin Dannenberg

• ... that in April 1945 Martin Dannenberg, a Jewish U.S. Army intelligence officer, found an original copy of the Nazi Nuremberg Laws signed by Adolf Hitler in a Bavarian bank vault?

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 15:22, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

Kampung Boy (TV series)

• ... that American voice actors "kept slipping into a Jamaican accent" when voicing Malaysian characters in Kampung Boy?

Created by Jappalang (talk). Self nom at 14:44, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

• ALT1: ... that academics consider Kampung Boy the animated television series a cultural artefact, bearing witness to Malaysian society's rural-urban transition?

Current article size is 14 kB (2321 words). Jappalang (talk) 14:53, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

The Kampung Boy

• ... that "naughty ones with ... bushy hair" fill the pages of The Kampung Boy?

5x expanded by Jappalang (talk). Self nom at 14:43, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

• ALT1: ... that to a Kampung Boy, having the foreskin of his penis sliced off is "just like an ant bite"?
• ALT2: ... that Malaysian graphic novel The Kampung Boy was not first published in the country's official language and was later translated back to it?
• ALT3: ... that the language in the United States version of Malaysian graphic novel The Kampung Boy was left mostly untouched because the publisher judged its customers capable of understanding foreign words?

I expanded the article from 3082 B (507 words) to 19 kB (3229 words). Jappalang (talk) 14:52, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

Lat

• ... that to be permitted to draw political cartoons in 1975, Lat (pictured) had to win over his chief editor by offering up Malaysian Prime Minister Hussein Onn on a camel?

5x expanded by Jappalang (talk). Self nom at 14:42, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

• ALT1: ... that Lat (pictured) was made a datuk (a Malaysian knight) and a Professor of Anthropology and Sociology for drawing funny pictures of his fellow country men?
• ALT2: ... that Paul McCartney's music inspires Lat (pictured) to draw "fashionable girls"?
• ALT3: ... that Lat (pictured) found the inspiration to draw cartoons about circumcision while on assignment as a reporter to investigate dead bodies in a morgue?

Added two ALTs. Note that expansion is from 3532 B (598 words) to 35 kB (5872 words). Jappalang (talk) 14:48, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

Added another ALT. Jappalang (talk) 01:39, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Incredible work. You are amazingly resourceful. This article is well on its way to becoming a feature. You should go for it. If you want any help copyediting just ask.21:07, 29 August 2010 (UTC) Dr. Blofeld

Thank you. I am indeed aiming for featured status, eventually; it is undergoing a peer review now. Jappalang (talk) 01:39, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

National Commission on Police Reform

• ... that Venezuela's 2006 National Commission on Police Reform proposed a new model of policing, with a new police force specifically trained in human rights?

Created by Rd232 (talk). Self nom at 14:01, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

Arvid G. Hansen, Arbeideren, Arbeidet

• ... that Arvid G. Hansen edited both Arbeideren and Arbeidet, the latter in a time when Arbeidet struggled because Arbeideren was prioritized by their common owner?

Created by Geschichte (talk). Self nom at 11:31, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

Arbeideren (Hamar)

• ... that competitors of the Hamar newspaper Demokraten (later Arbeideren) refused to mention it by name in their columns?

5x expanded by Geschichte (talk). Self nom at 11:27, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

Ellen Hillingsø

• ... that actress Ellen Hillingsø is the goddaughter of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark?

Created by Dr. Blofeld (talk). Nominated by Dr. Blofeld (talk) at 11:20, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

Angelli Spumante & Aperitive

• ... that the Angelli Spumante & Aperitive company owns one of the most modern alcohol producing facility in Europe?

Created by Bine Mai (talk). Self nom at 10:48, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

• Comment: I think this is problematic for two reasons, that this claim relies on a statement on the company's own web site, hardly third-party RS and more SELFPUB, and that it smacks of embellishment that is so common among company self-descriptions uninterested in neutral language. Yes it may well be "modern", but one of the most by whose standards? MURGH ^talk 15:29, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

• ALT1: ... that the Angelli Cherry sparkling wine owned by the Angelli Spumante & Aperitive company is sold in around 4 million bottles per year in Romania?

Jewish lawyer

• ... that the concept of the Jewish lawyer is a common stereotype of Jews, with Jews and Jewish lawyers depicted as clever, greedy, exploitative, dishonest, and engaging in moral turpitude and excessive legalism?

Created by Christopher Connor (talk). Self nom at 03:52, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

• Oy vey... Object! The article is bad enough, but having this sentence on the front page is not this Jewish lawyer's idea of fun. -- Y not? 05:09, 29 August 2010 (UTC

Do you mean that I have crafted the article in a bad way or that the subject matter is itself bad? Christopher Connor (talk) 05:26, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

The article is dubious, but the proposed hook just promotes the stereotype. I've proposed a more acceptable hook below. Jayjg ^(talk) 05:31, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

• ALT1... that the concept of the Jewish lawyer is a stock character and common stereotype of Jews?

• Better.—Sandahl (talk) 05:39, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

• I'm also fine with this one. Christopher Connor (talk) 05:49, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

• No I didn't know that - because it's simply not true. At least not in Britain, as far as I'm aware. Just because the US has huge hangups about the race thing, there's no need to assume that the rest of the world labours under the same burden. Either make it clear that this is a US-specific stereotype, or perhaps better, do something with the German laws that targetted them. I didn't know about those, so that was more interesting for me in any case. You're always on safer ground talking about past prejudices than current ones - and on blaming bad stuff on the Nazis... Le Deluge (talk) 14:54, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

• I'm sorry, but I am still not on board with this article being on DYK. While I understand that, much as I'd like to, I probably won't see it deleted, that doesn't mean that we need to use it as what is in essence an advertisement for our contents. It's just unsavory. Maybe I'm biased. But I object. -- Y not? 20:15, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

• Objection sustained. I can't argue for its deletion at this time, but its just not the type of article we should be placing on the front page. --brewcrewer (yada, yada) 02:13, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

As the proposer of the alternate hook, I have to agree. While the alternate hook is more palatable, it's still not the kind of article that should be on the front page. Jayjg ^(talk) 02:25, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

I have issues with both hooks and the article. The first hook to me seems to be mostly the negative stereotypes of lawyers, if stripped of references to Jews; as it stands, though, it is gratuitously offensive. The second is much less objectionable, but I agree with Le Deluge that it has regional issues. I am unconvinced that the alleged stereotype is common, at least in my experience. The article itself has major regional issues, in that it is supposed to be about a stereotype but describes history in the US and in Nazi Germany -- and nowhere else! Many other stereotype characters - the Jock, the reluctant hero, etc - immediately evoke an image in my mind, but "Jewish lawyer" (as distinct from "lawyer" stereotypes), no. It doesn't help that the article cites as examples of this stereotype Shylock (who was a moneylender rather than a lawyer) and Stuart Markowitz from TV show LA Law, who I recall as a quiet, faithful, honourable, extremely hardworking man taken for granted by his colleagues, nothing like the alleged stereotype. EdChem (talk) 13:32, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Robert S. Ingersoll

• ... that Borg-Warner CEO Robert S. Ingersoll supported "better housing, economic opportunities and voting rights for the colored race" , noting that the firm's "labor force will be increasingly Negro"?

5x expanded by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 03:03, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

Plebiscite Front

• ... that the Plebiscite Front became the principal opposition to the state government of Jammu and Kashmir in the 1960s before merging into the National Conference in 1975?

Created by S h i v a (Visnu) (talk). Nominated by S h i v a (Visnu) (talk) at 01:40, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

Visa policy of South Korea

• ... that according to the Visa policy of South Korea, Canadian citizens are the only country to receive 6 month visa-free entry?

5x expanded by Crossmr (talk). Self nom at 01:15, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

• I think rewording is necessary for grammar: "...that according to the Visa policy of South Korea, Canada is the only country whose citizens receive 6 months visa-free entry." Shiva (Visnu) 01:08, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

• That's fine for me, I was thinking about tweaking it, but I was a bit tied up this week.--Crossmr (talk) 01:58, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Older nominations

Articles created/expanded on August 28

Jackson Gillis

• ... that Jackson Gillis, a screenwriter who spent decades working on such shows as Lassie and Columbo, watched little on television other than football, as "he thought most of what was on TV was junk"?

Created by Bongomatic (talk), Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 00:29, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Economy of Beijing

• ... that Beijing is home to 26 Fortune Global 500 companies, the third most in the world behind Tokyo and Paris?

Created by Causeplot767 (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 23:57, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Grigory Pomerants

• ... that, for protesting the Trial of the Four, Russian academic Grigory Pomerants was barred from defending his thesis at the Moscow Institute of Oriental Studies?

Created by Nkrita (talk). Nominated by GeeJo (talk) at 22:42, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

SS Doric (1883)

• ... that, in 1902, SS Doric brought over 33,000 lbs of opium to San Francisco, the largest such shipment to that date?

Created by Fallschirmjäger (talk). Nominated by GeeJo (talk) at 22:52, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

• Something is broken here; the link SS Doric takes one to an article about a ship built more than 50 years after the supposed opium shipment. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 06:02, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

• My apologies. Fixed the link. I'll see about making a disambig at the original link. GeeJo ^(t)⁄_(c) • 04:18, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Einar Li

• ... that when Einar Li objected to military service in 1908, he was exempt of a prison sentence, which he had received in 1906 and 1907?

Created by Geschichte (talk). Self nom at 19:47, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Michael Puntervold, Magnus Nilssen

• ... that Michael Puntervold, Magnus Nilssen, Arne Magnussen and Olav Kringen were the Norwegian delegates at the Labour and Socialist International founding congress in 1923?

Created by Geschichte (talk). Self nom at 19:19, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Erminia Frezzolini

• ... that coloratura soprano Erminia Frezzolini created the title role, Joan of Arc, in Giuseppe Verdi's opera Giovanna d'Arco on 11 February 1843 at La Scala?

Created by 4meter4 (talk). Nominated by Gerda Arendt (talk) at 12:01, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Restoring Honor rally, Black-Robed Regiment, The Blaze (website)

• ... that at Glenn Beck's Restoring Honor rally in 2010, he introduced a "Black-Robed Regiment" made up of pastors from various denominations; three days later, he launched a news website called The Blaze?

• Comment: Hodgson-Burnett's Secret Garden created Restoring Honor rally and Black-Robed Regiment, while I created The Blaze (website), so credit should be shared between us. Stonemason89 (talk) 16:07, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

Created by Hodgson-Burnett's Secret Garden (talk), Stonemason89 (talk). Nominated by Stonemason89 (talk) at 15:59, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

• Since Black Robed Regiment has been merged with Restoring Honor rally I took off the link and bold. Otherwise... It is refreshing to see that the rally was written NPOV, especially considering the problems we've been having with political articles. I hope it stays that way.Thelmadatter (talk) 12:08, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Japanese aircraft carrier Hōshō

• ... that the Hōshō served as a repatriation transport after the end of World War II, returning some 40,000 soldiers and civilians to Japan?

5x expanded by Sturmvogel 66 (talk). Nominated by Sturmvogel 66 (talk) at 23:24, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

• Verified, offline reference AGF. 5x confirmed semi-manually. --NortyNort (Holla) 11:50, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Darryl Stonum

• ... that, after receiving contact lenses in 2010, Michigan wide receiver Darryl Stonum reported, "I could see everything like in HD"?

Created by Cbl62 (talk). Self nom at 02:11, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

• alt 1 ... that wide receiver Darryl Stonum broke Michigan's single season record with 1,001 kickoff return yards in 2009? Cbl62 (talk) 02:13, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

John Cullen

• ... that after John Cullen's National Hockey League career was ended due to cancer, he operated a car dealership until Chrysler closed him down?

5x expanded by Resolute (talk). Nominated by Resolute (talk) at 00:47, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Ole Gausdal

• ... that as a member of the Parliament of Norway, Ole Gausdal proposed total disarmament?

Created by Geschichte (talk). Self nom at 21:17, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

Labour Elector

• ... that the publication of the British newspaper Labour Elector was discontinued in 1890 as its editor H. H. Champion travelled to Australia?

Created by Soman (talk). Self nom at 15:20, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

Yorkshire Factory Times

• ... that the socialist-oriented newspaper Yorkshire Factory Times began as an off-shoot of a conservative publication in 1899?

Created by Soman (talk). Self nom at 15:16, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

• Verified. Offline reference AGF. --NortyNort (Holla) 11:54, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Fred Bachrach

• ... that while historian Fred Bachrach was a Japanese prisoner of war he was allowed to keep a copy of the works of William Shakespeare by convincing the guards that it was a "holy book"?

Created by Jackyd101. Nominated by Jackyd101 at 13:59, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

King of the Ring (2008)

• ... that the 2008 King of the Ring event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment featured Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama impersonators in a match?

5x expanded by Richard "Wrestler" Lopez (talk). Nominated by GaryColemanFan (talk) at 07:28, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

Star Wars Uncut

• ... that Star Wars Uncut is a fan film made up of 473 15-second clips, submitted by Internet users, that amount to a shot-for-shot remake of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope?

Created by Hunter Kahn (talk). Nominated by Hunter Kahn (talk) at 23:19, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

All Saints' Church, Harewood

• ... that the alabaster monuments in All Saints' Church, Harewood, West Yorkshire, (pictured) comprise the largest collection of such monuments in an English parish church within the dates 1419–1510?

5x expanded by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 21:12, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

Haus des Meeres, Tourist attractions in Vienna

• ... that in 2009 the Haus des Meeres attracted a record high number of visitors while attendance at other tourist attractions in Vienna abruptly dropped? self-nom, new, East of Borschov 20:04, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

John Robert Monsell

• ... that in 1935 Irish children's illustrator John Robert Monsell composed the songs and music, and designed the sets, for an operetta based on Sheridan's The Rivals?

Created by Susanne2009NYC (talk). Nominated by Susanne2009NYC (talk) at 16:41, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

Zangmu Dam

• ... that to India's dismay, China's Zangmu Dam, will be the first on the Brahmaputra River?

Created/self-nom by --NortyNort (Holla) 16:13, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

Honor C. Appleton

• ... that Honor C. Appleton illustrated more than 100 children's books between 1902 and 1950?

Created by Susanne2009NYC (talk). Nominated by Susanne2009NYC (talk) at 15:42, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

Need to provide a footnote in the article to back up the claim in the hook. Apart from that the length and style is good. Shadygrove2007 (talk) 19:08, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

 Done Susanne2009NYC (talk) 19:28, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Ok, reference accepted in good faith - ready to go. Shadygrove2007 (talk) 09:26, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

Bank Hall, Bretherton

• ... that the oldest yew tree in Lancashire is in the gardens of the 2003 BBC Restoration (TV series) first candidate Bank Hall, Bretherton, Lancashire (pictured). The Gardens also feature carpets of Snowdrops and one of two fallen sequoia trees in the United Kingdom.

Created by User:Bankhallbretherton (talk). Self nom at 16:20, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

Comprehensive and interesting article, but not new or significantly expanded so far as I can see. Ghmyrtle (talk) 09:15, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

H. Willebeek Le Mair

• ... that Dutch illustrator H. Willebeek Le Mair published her first book Premières Rondes Enfantines in Paris in 1904 at the age of fifteen?

Created by Susanne2009NYC (talk). Nominated by Susanne2009NYC (talk) at 14:23, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

• The article (it is a good and informative piece of work, btw) lacks inline citations. Please, see DYK rules, #3. --Vejvančický (talk | contribs) 10:36, 29 August 2010 (UTC)
•  Done Inline citations entered. Susanne2009NYC (talk) 12:27, 29 August 2010 (UTC)
• Date, length and DYK hook verified. --Vejvančický (talk | contribs) 12:59, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

Lectionary 283 and Biblioteca Communale

• ... that Lectionary 283 is housed at the Biblioteca Communale in Siena?

Created by Leszek Jańczuk (talk). Self nom at 14:11, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

• Comment: surely a more interesting hook is possible??? --Demiurge1000 (talk) 14:38, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

ALT1 ... that Lectionary 283 is housed at the Biblioteca Communale in Siena since 1786? Leszek Jańczuk (talk) 14:01, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

• Still not exactly fascinating... how about;

ALT2 ... that the first five columns of Lectionary 283, a Greek manuscript of New Testament gospel lessons housed at the Biblioteca Communale in Siena, are written in gold? --Demiurge1000 (talk) 22:21, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

• Nice hook, I think. Leszek Jańczuk (talk) 00:10, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Eugène Olaussen

• ... that Eugène Olaussen, a one-time personal acquaintance of Lenin, shifted view and wrote in Nazi publications during WWII?

Created by Geschichte (talk). Self nom at 13:10, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

Prince Nikolaus of Thurn and Taxis (1885–1919)

• ... that Prince Nikolaus of Thurn and Taxis renounced his princely rights and title to marry actress Carola Reichenberger in 1913?

Created by Caponer (talk). Self nom at 13:05, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

Old Holy Trinity Church, Wentworth

• ... that the chancel and a chapel of Old Holy Trinity Church, Wentworth, South Yorkshire (pictured) are intact, but the nave is a ruin, and the tower has been truncated?

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 13:01, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

Vistula delta Mennonites

• ... that Vistula delta Mennonites founded the first Russian Mennonite settlement in Chortitza in 1789?

Created by HerkusMonte (talk). Self nom at 12:10, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

Millicent Sowerby

• ... that Millicent Sowerby illustrated 30 sets in the Postcards for the Little Ones series, and was one of the first to illustrate Alice in Wonderland when it went out of copyright in 1907?

Created by Susanne2009NYC (talk). Nominated by Susanne2009NYC (talk) at 11:52, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

Axel Drolsum

• ... that under Axel Drolsum's time as head of the University Library of Oslo, he successfully worked for reinstating the legal deposit in Norway?

Created by Geschichte (talk). Self nom at 10:43, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

Amir Nachumi

• ... that Israeli ace Amir Nachumi scored 7 aerial kills while flying the F-4 Phantom II (pictured) and 7 kills flying the F-16 Fighting Falcon?

Created by Poliocretes (talk). Self nom at 10:25, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

• When? Which war?

• OK, but it's long. ALT1: ... that Israeli ace Amir Nachumi scored 7 aerial kills while flying the F-4 Phantom II (pictured) during the Yom Kippur War and 7 kills flying the F-16 Fighting Falcon during fighting over Lebanon in the early 1980s? Poliocretes (talk) 11:06, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

"He scored 7 aerial kills " is rather brutal isn't it? "Scored" looks horrid, almost like it is a computer game rather than human lives. Dr. Blofeld 21:21, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

Seconded, this type of language is not suitable for an encyclopedia. --Soman (talk) 04:33, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

This is commonly used language when discussing such matters, even on Wikipedia. Flying ace - "He scored the most kills in World War I"; VFA-2 - "scored aerial kills"; Richard Minifie - "went on to score seventeen aerial victories"; Fred J. Christensen - "scored 21.5 aerial victories". The list goes on and on, there's nothing unencyclopedic about it.

OK, how about : ALT2: ... that Amir Nachumi was credited with 7 aerial victories while flying the F-4 Phantom II (pictured) during the Yom Kippur War and 7 victories flying the F-16 Fighting Falcon during fighting over Lebanon in the early 1980s? Poliocretes (talk) 07:39, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

My preference would be that we are happy to say on the front page, exactly what we say in the article. Poliocrates is right, "kills" is standard usage - for nearly 100 years - and entirely encyclopedic. It is perhaps worth pointing out that the "kill" is of an aircraft, not of its pilot. To use "victories" instead, is almost a case of providing a euphemism. On the other hand "credited with" is reasonable, if people really have a problem with "scored". Fighter pilots celebrate victories just like other professionals do, it's not unreasonable. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 03:51, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Lourdes Robles

• ... that Puerto-Rican singer Lourdes Robles recorded a Spanish language cover version of "The Long and Winding Road" originally performed by The Beatles?

Created by Jaespinoza (talk) 08:31, 28 August 2010 (UTC). Self nom at 08:30, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

• How about this: ALT1 ... that Puerto-Rican singer Lourdes Robles recorded a Spanish language cover version of The Beatles's "Long and Winding Road"? —Bruce1ee^talk 10:23, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Deriner Dam

• ... that when completed, the Deriner Dam will be the tallest in Turkey?

5x expanded/self-nom by --NortyNort (Holla) 07:32, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

• 5x, hook verified. -Atmoz (talk) 21:27, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist

• ... that the first recipient of the Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist died in 2005 of multiple organ failure?

5x expanded by Jaespinoza (talk) 05:55, 28 August 2010 (UTC). Nominated by Jaespinoza (talk) 05:55, 28 August 2010 (UTC) at 05:53, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

• Would it not be more interesting to state that he won the "new artist" category at the age of 73, after he had been performing for 60 years? Ghmyrtle (talk) 10:13, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

• ALT1: that Cuban singer Ibrahim Ferrer won the Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist at age 73, after he had been performing for 60 years?. Jaespinoza (talk) 02:26, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

• Verified. He was 14, so it may or may not have been 59 years. I think 60 is fine. --NortyNort (Holla) 11:22, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

The Gulf Stream (painting)

• ... that Winslow Homer sarcastically explained that the figure in The Gulf Stream (pictured) "will be rescued & returned to his friends and home, & ever after live happily."?

5x expanded by JNW (talk). Nominated by JNW (talk) at 04:41, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

• Verified, offline references AGF. --NortyNort (Holla) 11:16, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

1941 Stanford Indians football team

• ... that despite the 1941 Stanford Indians being considered a favorite for the national championship, head coach Clark Shaughnessy correctly predicted at least two losses for his team?

Created by Strikehold (talk). Nominated by Strikehold (talk) at 04:20, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish

• ... that despite her party's policy of secularism, the Awami League leader and current Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed made a pact with the Islamist Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish, creating an electoral alliance?

Created by S h i v a (Visnu) (talk). Nominated by S h i v a (Visnu) (talk) at 02:02, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

• Pls trim the hook to 200 or fewer characters long. It's 220 characters long now. --PFHLai (talk) 03:56, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

• ALT: ... that despite her party's policy of secularism, Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed had created an alliance with the Islamist Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish?

• I'll go with this one (I've taken the liberty of removing the words "electoral" and "current", and added "had", since this pact expired well before the 2008 election that brought her to power. Shiva (Visnu) 18:04, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on August 27

Dresden–Görlitz railway

• ... that although most of the bridges of the Dresden–Görlitz railway were destroyed near the end of World War II, the line was usable once again by late 1945?

Created by Grahamec (talk). Nominated by Piotrus (talk) at 16:23, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

• Verified, AGF on the references. I made a few tweaks. --NortyNort (Holla) 11:13, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Johannis Browall

• ... that Linnaeus once named a plant after fellow Swedish botanist Johannis Browall, but later changed the name after discovering Browall courted his fiancée Sara Lisa while Linnaeus was working abroad?

Created by Granitethighs (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 23:30, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

• Verified, AGF on one reference. Major drama there. I thought of shortening it but couldn't come up with much. That is an interesting article and quote with a cool hook, just too long. --NortyNort (Holla) 11:08, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Walter Pilliet

• ... that Walter Pilliet (pictured) was a popular Resident Magistrate in the New Zealand settlement of Akaroa, where many French settlers lived, as he spoke both English and French?

• Comment: Prose size (text only): 270 B prior to expansion, which was started on 27 August. Prose size now (text only): 6393 B

5x expanded by Schwede66 (talk), Karamiahongjoo (talk). Self nom at 09:16, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

De zaak Natalee Holloway

• ... that criminal suspect Joran van der Sloot wrote the book De zaak Natalee Holloway as his "opportunity to be open and honest about everything that happened"?

Created by KimChee (talk). Self nom at 08:31, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

• Verified. He will have plenty of time to write more books here soon. --NortyNort (Holla) 10:59, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Jack Karwales

• ... that Jack Karwales spent time as a Wolverine, Bear, and Cardinal, and a coach of Billikens?

Created by Cbl62 (talk). Self nom at 04:18, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Valonia ventricosa

• ... that "sailors' eyeballs" are one of the largest single-celled organisms?

Created by User:Theornamentalist (talk). Nominated by User:Theornamentalist (talk) at 02:59, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

• Date, length, fact verified, image is PD. I think it should be singular, like in ALT1 ... that "sailors' eyeballs" (pictured) is one of the largest single-celled organisms? Materialscientist (talk) 06:17, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

• You're right, it should be singular, it sounds strange to me, although not stated in the reference singularly as in "sailors' eyeball" regarding a single specimen, can we assume that it would be properly used as that... as in..

ALT2 ... that a "sailors' eyeball" (pictured) is one of the largest single-celled organisms?

Let me know what you think - Theornamentalist (talk) 12:11, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

An indefinite article sounds odd to me here. Need an opinion from a grammar expert. Materialscientist (talk) 22:20, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Could try reversing it: "... that one of the largest single-celled organisms is a "sailors' eyeball" (pictured)? GeeJo ^(t)⁄_(c) • 23:17, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Either are fine with me :) - Theornamentalist (talk) 04:06, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Double-headed serpent

• ... that the Aztec Double-headed serpent's surface (pictured) is covered with a mosaic of turquoise, crab shell and snail shell?

Created/expanded by Victuallers (talk) 15:58, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

• ...(alt) ... that the Double-headed serpent (pictured) could have been given to Cortés when he invaded the Aztecs?

Yukon Wolf

• ... that the Yukon Wolf Conservation and Management Plan involved controlling the population of the Yukon Wolf in the Yukon through aerial wolf hunting?

Created by Silver seren (talk). Self nom at 20:12, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

• Did you mean the Aishihik Recovery Program?--NortyNort (Holla) 10:55, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Ovachlamys fulgens

• ... that the important orchid pest snail Ovachlamys fulgens (pictured) can suddenly move several inches?

Created by Snek01 (talk). Nominated by Snek01 (talk) at 11:58, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

• Verified, including the word "important". Nice article. --NortyNort (Holla) 06:11, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

Ceratobasidium cornigerum

• … that fungi in the Ceratobasidium cornigerum complex cause diseases such as "silky threadblight", "sharp eyespot", "yellow patch", and "black rot"?

5x expanded by RunningClam (talk). Nominated by Sasata (talk) at 05:14, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

• ALT1... that Ceratobasidium cornigerum fungi theaten your tea and biscuits? Le Deluge (talk) 15:04, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

• Nice one! I think the alt will get more hits. Sasata (talk) 19:52, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

E. Normus Johnson, Big Johnson

• ... that E. Normus Johnson is a fictional advertising mascot depicted in comic art on Big Johnson t-shirts that use double entendres?

Created by TonyTheTiger (talk). Nominated by TonyTheTiger (talk) at 02:52, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

Wayne Ambler

• ... that Philadelphia Athletics manager Connie Mack (pictured) gave Wayne Ambler money for tuition when he attended Duke University?

• ALT1:... that due to his financial situation, professional baseball player Wayne Ambler (pictured) had to take the bus and subway to work when he was a member of the Philadelphia Athletics?
• ALT2:... that professional baseball player Wayne Ambler (pictured) fought in Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge in Antwerp as a member of the United States Navy during World War II?
• ALT3:... that after professional baseball player Wayne Ambler (pictured) retired he coached Little League Baseball, including an all-star team featuring Reggie Jackson?

Created by Halvorsen brian (talk). Self nom at 00:31, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

• date, length, primary hook all check. However, if a picture is used, it should be the picture of Ambler, who is the subject of the article, not Connie Mack. Rlendog (talk) 02:15, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

• I don't think that's a specific rule. The Mack image is used in the Ambler article, so there shouldn't be an issue. I used it over the Ambler image in the first hook since it is a featured image. --Brian Halvorsen (talk) 04:56, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

• It may not be a specific rule, but the new article is about Ambler, and the hook is basically about Ambler (after all, Mack's activity here is probably not unique to Ambler) so the Ambler picture seems more relevant. I am not sure why Mack being a Featured Picture should override that. Rlendog (talk) 22:45, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Why use the picture of Mack when he is not mentioned in the hook?--Ishtar456 (talk) 14:05, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

• Maybe I should have noted this, but that's why I used two images. When it say's "pictured" by Mack's name, the image of Mack should be included. When it says "pictured" next to Ambler's name, his image should be used. Again, the only reason I used the image of Mack in the first hook was because it is a featured picture. For the other hooks, the Ambler image should be used. --Brian Halvorsen (talk) 19:13, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

But why use his picture at all? He is not mentioned in the hook.--Ishtar456 (talk) 20:28, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

• Yes he is. In the first hook it states, "Philadelphia Athletics manager Connie Mack (pictured)". In the rest of the hooks, the Ambler image should be used. That's why I put both of them in. --Brian Halvorsen (talk) 20:32, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

sorry, my bad.--Ishtar456 (talk) 00:33, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

Atari 2600 homebrew

• ... that over 100 Atari 2600 homebrew games have been created since that console was withdrawn from the market in 1992?

Created by 28bytes (talk). Self nom at 22:05, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

Hook is not cited in article. Wilhelmina Will (talk) 23:49, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

The ^[4] reference in the third paragraph of the article (where the hook appears) links to a page which lists 100+ entries... unless I'm misunderstanding? 28bytes (talk) 00:03, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

I see - I was looking at the "History" section. I checked the source, but there does not appear to be anything there which verifies that the 100 games were released after the 2600 was withdrawn. Wilhelmina Will (talk) 00:19, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

The same source defines homebrew games as those being released in 1995 or later: [3] (which is cited a little further down in the article.) Should that cite be moved further up? Or am I better off rephrasing the hook? 28bytes (talk) 00:31, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

No worries; all checked now. I added the citation to the sentence I had first noticed as well, since what that sentence says is more along the lines of the hook. Seems good to go! Wilhelmina Will (talk) 02:37, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

Thanks! 28bytes (talk) 06:06, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

Someone read the hook ... grammar or something is wrong Victuallers (talk) 11:36, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

• Please can you point out a cited reference confirming that the console in question was withdrawn from the market in 1992.

As regards the hook, I think it makes sense, but would be more easily understood if slightly reworded - for example, using "that console" instead of "the 2600", or something like that. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 23:20, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

No problem; I've changed the hook as suggested and added a 1992 ref to the "History" section. 28bytes (talk) 01:02, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks looks good. Also, since it's important to mention ducks for an optimal hook, and the image needs to be mentioned;

ALT1 ... that over one hundred Atari 2600 homebrew games have been created since that console was withdrawn from the market in 1992, including Duck Attack! (pictured)? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Demiurge1000 (talk • contribs) 14:04, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

That's good, I like ALT1! 28bytes (talk) 14:15, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Philip Michael Faraday

• ... that valuation expert Philip Michael Faraday composed comic operas before producing shows in the West End of London and managed to recover from a1914 bankruptcy?

Created by Tim riley (talk), Ssilvers (talk). Nominated by Ssilvers (talk) at 21:22, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

• ALT1... that Philip Michael Faraday authored a standard book on property taxes before writing comic operas, including the curtain raiser to H.M.S. Pinafore? Le Deluge (talk) 15:10, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

• • Good. I prefer your Alt. Thanks! -- Ssilvers (talk) 23:32, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

• ALT1Verified. AGF on one offline reference. --NortyNort (Holla) 10:46, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Padusoy

• ... that invoking paduasoy silk for 18th-century local colour has got historical novelists into errors about a Paduan origin?

Created by Wetman (talk). Self nom at 20:36, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

Milk Pail Restaurant

• ... that the Country Tea Room, a predecessor to the Milk Pail Restaurant (pictured), was opened in 1926 by Max McGraw, the inventor of the Toastmaster?

Created by Teemu08 (talk). Self nom at 19:04, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

Who's That Girl (soundtrack)

• ... that Madonna with the song "Who's That Girl", included in the soundtrack of the same name, became the first female performer to get six number-ones in the 1980s as a solo act, in the US Billboard Hot 100?

5x expanded by Legolas2186 (talk) and Tbhotch (talk). Self nom at 18:27, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

• ALT1... that the title track of the album Who's That Girl made Madonna the first solo female performer to get six US number-ones in the 1980s? (not perfect, but better) Le Deluge (talk) 15:19, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

Princess Sophie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

• ... that Princess Sophie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach and two others became embroiled in a small diplomatic scandal leading up to the 1937 wedding of Dutch Crown Princess Juliana?

Created by Ruby2010 (talk). Self nom at 18:28, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

ALT1: ... that the Nazi government's withholding of Princess Sophie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach's passport was considered by the Dutch government to be "an insult to the Queen"? Ruby2010 (talk) 18:32, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

St Mary's Church, Lead

• ... that St Mary's Church, Lead, North Yorkshire, (pictured) is known locally as the Ramblers' Church because it was saved in the 1930s by a local group of ramblers?

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 17:57, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

It looks good to go! But what exactly is a rambler? Ramblers? ~Itzjustdrama ^{? C} 14:08, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

St Peter's Church, Wintringham

• ... that the art historian Nikolaus Pevsner described St Peter's Church, Wintringham, as "the most rewarding church in the East Riding"?

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 15:43, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

• Verified. I took "(of Yorkshire)" out. I looked misplace and just kind of hanging there. If a reader is curious, they can click it. Also, that picture may accompany the hook well. Nice article. --NortyNort (Holla) 10:41, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Michel Montignac

• ... that Michel Montignac developed a glycemic index-based plan to help himself lose weight, which led to a book promoting his Montignac diet which has sold 16 million copies worldwide?

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 15:01, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

Miguel (singer)

• ... that American recording artist Miguel signed a recording contract with Jive Records after submitting a highly personal song entitled "Sure Thing"?

Created by Explicit (talk). Nominated by Explicit (talk) at 08:38, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

• Verified. --NortyNort (Holla) 10:37, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Crystal structure of boron-rich metal borides

• ... that the crystal structure of boron-rich metal borides may contain extended atomic units shaped as "superpolyhedra" and "tubes" (pictured)?

• Comment: ALT1 ... that the unit cell of rare-earth metal borides may contain more than 1500 atoms? see Fig. 21 for the first hook and section REB₆₆-type borides for the second. Fig. 21 combines modeling and actual electron miscroscopy images. In the left part of the image, tubes are standing inside every green "circle". Materialscientist (talk) 06:33, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

5x expanded by Materialscientist (talk). Nominated by Materialscientist (talk) at 06:33, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

• Superb article - suggest there may be more eye catching pics as this needs to be a lead DYK. Victuallers (talk) 16:52, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

Lee and Kennedy

• ... that Kensington (Olympia) station lies on part of the grounds of Lee and Kennedy, the prominent nurserymen in Hammersmith, London, who introduced the Chilean fuchsia, Fuchsia magellanica, to English gardens in 1788?

Created by Wetman (talk). Self nom at 03:24, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

• Too long hook. ALT: ... that Kensington (Olympia) station lies on part of the grounds of Lee and Kennedy, the prominent nurserymen in Hammersmith who introduced the Chilean fuchsia to English gardens in 1788?

• That looks good to me.--Wetman (talk) 14:09, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

exercise and music

• ... that research on the interplay between exercise and music has found that faster-tempo music motivates people to work harder when performing at a moderate pace but that peak performance is unaffected?

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 01:29, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

• Article has orphan tag, darn that AWB! --NortyNort (Holla) 11:33, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

• I will add a few more inbound links and remove the orphan tag. Alansohn (talk) 14:44, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on August 26

Vuno

• ... that Vuno, a village in the Albanian riviera, was reported as to have shown sympathy to the 1997 rebellion in Albania?

Created by Dr. Blofeld (talk), Sulmues (talk), Alexikoua (talk). Nominated by Dr. Blofeld (talk) at 16:02, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

• Length and date verified, Google Books page won't display for me so assuming good faith. Todor→Bozhinov 18:32, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Beaver Canyon Scenic Byway

• ... that Utah's Beaver Canyon Scenic Byway is the 5th highest paved road in the state, at 9,200 feet (2,800 m), but that its unpaved portion rises even higher, at over 10,200 feet (3,100 m) in elevation?

Created by DeFaultRyan (talk). Nominated by DeFaultRyan (talk) at 23:37, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Luitingh-Sijthoff, Albertus Willem Sijthoff

A.W. Sijthoff

• ... that Dutch publisher Luitingh-Sijthoff was founded in the "city of books" by Albertus W. Sijthoff, who opposed the Berne Convention because he felt copyright restrictions stifled the industry?

Created by KimChee (talk). Self nom at 08:58, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

• ALT1:... that Dutch publisher Luitingh-Sijthoff was founded in the "city of books" by A.W. Sijthoff (pictured), who opposed the Berne Convention over the effect of copyright restrictions on the industry?

New England Cottontail

• ... that in the southern counties of Maine the New England Cottontail (pictured) has been reduced to perhaps 250 individuals?

5x expanded by Susanne2009NYC (talk). Nominated by Susanne2009NYC (talk) at 01:06, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

• Length (> 5x expansion) and ref verified. Article expansion started 26 Aug so after article gets moved to that date group, it's good to go. --Rosiestep (talk) 17:21, 29 August 2010 (UTC)
•  Done Article moved to Aug 26. Susanne2009NYC (talk) 21:58, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

• Length, date, hook's ref verified. --Rosiestep (talk) 17:33, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Milford Oyster Festival

• ... that Linda McMahon plunged a firefighter in a dunk tank in the "Dunk your favorite firefighter" Milford Oyster Festival activity during her 2010 campaign for a seat in the US Senate?

• ALT1:... that the Milford Oyster Festival, billed the largest one-day festival in New England and listed among the top 10 annual events in Connecticut, draws over 50,000 attendees each year?
• Comment: fact in main hook not directly in text of source, but in the video that is embedded there.

Created by Codehydro (talk). Self nom at 20:43, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

• Maybe this ought to go to the #Special occasion holding area?--for next year, since we just missed the last festival —CodeHydro 12:50, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

King of the Ring (1997)

• ... that the World Wrestling Federation's 1997 King of the Ring event led to a storyline in which different races fought against each other?

5x expanded by Richard "Wrestler" Lopez (talk). Nominated by GaryColemanFan (talk) at 15:54, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

• Or, it could be clarified: "...in which Caucasian, African American, and Latino gangs fought each other". GaryColemanFan (talk) 04:59, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Somawathiya National Park, Flood Plains National Park, Maduru Oya National Park

• ... that Maduru Oya (pictured), Wasgamuwa, Flood Plains, and Somawathiya of Sri Lanka are the four national parks declared under the Mahaweli Development Project?

• Comment: The hook is in Maduru Oya National Park#History and cultural heritage section, hook source is offline and in Sinhala, but can be verified partially by this and this. Wasgamuwa is a former DYK article.--Chanaka L (talk) 11:12, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

Created by Chanakal (talk). Self nom at 11:12, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

Rogelio Álvarez

• ... that professional baseball player Rogelio Álvarez failed to report to spring training with the Washington Senators in 1963 because he was unable to leave Cuba for the United States?

Created by Halvorsen brian (talk). Self nom at 00:45, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

Nathan Redmond

• ... that Nathan Redmond became Birmingham City Football Club's second-youngest player ever when he made his first-team debut in August 2010 at the age of 16 years and 173 days?

Created by Will bcfc (talk). Nominated by Struway2 (talk) at 13:04, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

Jenkins' whipray

• ... that the usually plain-colored Jenkins' whipray (pictured) has a spotted variant once considered to be a different species, the dragon stingray?

5x expanded by Yzx (talk). Self nom at 03:57, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

• Length (> 5x expansion) and ref verified. Article expansion started 24 Aug so after article gets moved to that date group, it's good to go. --Rosiestep (talk) 17:38, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

• ALT1 ... that the usually plain-colored Jenkins' whipray (pictured) has a spotted variant, the dragon stingray, once considered to be a different species? --Rosiestep (talk) 17:40, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Sorry, I don't quite understand what the issue to be addressed is? -- Yzx (talk) 21:53, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

• As article expansion started on 24 August, this entry needs to be moved into the 24 Aug 2010 nomination area. --Rosiestep (talk) 02:21, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

As all the prose was added on the 26th, I'd consider that the day of expansion. Also note that the 24th nomination area no longer seems to exist. -- Yzx (talk)

• Good to go. --Rosiestep (talk) 13:25, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Darrell Harper

• ... that former Michigan halfback Darrell Harper scored the first points and kicked the first field goal and extra point in the history of the Buffalo Bills?

Created by Cbl62 (talk). Self nom at 03:32, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

Operation Lucid

• ... that Operation Lucid was a British plan to use fire ships to attack invasion barges that were gathering in ports on the northern coast of France in preparation for a German invasion of Britain in 1940?

Created by Gaius Cornelius (talk). Self nom at 22:29, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

• Note: moved from user space to article space today.
• Looks good although some minor copyediting would be desirable. Mangoe (talk) 23:54, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

• copyediting complete (several people have contributed) --Demiurge1000 (talk) 16:36, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

• ALT1... that Operation Lucid was a plan to "singe Mr Hitler's moustache" in 1940? Le Deluge (talk) 15:23, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

Ye Xiaowen

• ... that Chinese Director of Religious Affairs Ye Xiaowen said that Buddhism has a "unique role in promoting a harmonious society"?

Created by Quigley (talk). Self nom at 21:18, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

Kai G. Henriksen

• ... that having completed the advanced WSET course, CEO of Vinmonopolet Kai G. Henriksen is the company's first director to achieve a wine trade education?

5x expanded by Murgh (talk). Self nom at 21:15, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

• ALT1: ... that having completed the advanced WSET course, CEO of Norwegian alcohol monopoly Vinmonopolet Kai G. Henriksen is the company's first director to achieve a wine education?

Jack Newnes

• ... that Welsh half-back Jack Newnes was the only footballer ever to be capped at international level while playing for Nelson?

Created by BigDom (talk). Self nom at 21:08, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

• Length and date verified, offline hook ref accepted in good faith. —Bruce1ee^talk 10:08, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

St James' Church, Stretham

• ... that the 1876 clock on the east face of the tower of St James' Church, Stretham, (pictured), is by JB Joyce & Co of Whitchurch, Shropshire, the oldest firm of tower clockmakers in the world?

Created by Senra (talk). Self nom at 20:46, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

Looks good except for one point: the hook cite is for the fact that JB Joyce & Co is the oldest firm of tower clockmakers in the world, but does not tell us that the Turret clock is made by that firm. How do we know who made that clock? hamiltonstone (talk) 03:41, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

The clockmaker is sourced in reference [14] and [15] (from this page version) at the end of the relevant hooked sentence. I realise [15] may not be WP:RS but I only put it in to help DYK volunteers as the build plans folder [14] is not digitally available --Senra (Talk) 09:55, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

I moved what was reference [14] to the end of the clause forming the hook. I hope this helps clarify --Senra (Talk) 12:16, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

Thanks Senra, all good. hamiltonstone (talk) 01:42, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

2010 New York City cab stabbing

• ... that New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg condemned the 2010 New York City cab stabbing, saying that it was "counter to everything New Yorkers believe"?

Created by Stonemason89 (talk). Nominated by Stonemason89 (talk) at 20:38, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

• How does this single semi-random drunken stabbing not violate WP:NOTNEWS? It's only not a minor local story by dint of the so-called "Ground Zero Mosque" controversy, not a subject of independent enduring importance. - Dravecky (talk) 20:49, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

If you feel as such, then you should put it up for AfD and that would stall this nomination until the AfD's completion. Otherwise, your opinion of its notability doesn't matter in terms of the nomination. Silverseren^C 20:29, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

• Apart from that, the hook is rather bland; the fact that a mayor doesn't quite like it when someone is attacked in his city is not especially surprising. Ucucha 20:43, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

As long as the nominator agrees, how about...

• • (Alt 1)... that Ahmed Sharif, the victim in the 2010 New York City cab stabbing, still believes in the American Dream, regardless of the event? Silverseren^C 20:48, 29 August 2010 (UTC)
    • Much better. Ucucha 21:05, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

currently at AfD. -Atmoz (talk) 21:22, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

Holy Trinity Church, Wensley

• ... that Holy Trinity Church, Wensley, North Yorkshire, (pictured) contains a screen moved from Easby Abbey at the Dissolution of the Monasteries?

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 19:50, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

• Length, date and hook ref verified. —Bruce1ee^talk 10:05, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

St. James Episcopal Church (Grosse Ile, Michigan), Lisette Denison Forth

• ... that former slave Lisette Denison Forth worked as a maid, but willed her life savings to build the St. James Episcopal Church (pictured) in exclusively white Grosse Ile, Michigan?

Created by Andrew Jameson (talk). Nominated by Andrew Jameson (talk) at 11:29, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

• The fuller story is that Lisette Denison Forth was born a slave, and a) ran away to Canada, established residency, and returned to Michigan a free woman, b) worked for much (but not all) of the rest of her life as a maid for a succession of important people, c) became good friends with her employers, d) invested her money wisely, and was one of the few African-Americans to own stock and property, e) left the bulk of her estate to establish an Episcopal church; and f) said church was built after her death in upper-class white Grosse Ile. I find each of those points interesting, and the package fascinating, and tried to jam as much as I could into the hook, but alternate versions are welcome. Sorry for the rambling, but these two articles turned out to be more interesting than I thought they would be going in. IMO, obviously. Andrew Jameson (talk) 11:41, 26 August 2010 (UTC)
• Also note the alt text of the image. Andrew Jameson (talk) 11:41, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

Goodnestone Park

• ... that Jane Austen began writing her novel, Pride and Prejudice (originally named First Impressions), after staying at Goodnestone Park in Kent with her brother in 1796?

Created by Dr. Blofeld (talk). Nominated by Dr. Blofeld (talk) at 10:37, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

• Everything checks out except there is no citation in the article for First Impressions. —Bruce1ee^talk 09:43, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on August 25

Brazilian monitor Rio Grande

• ... that the Brazilian river monitor Rio Grande bombarded the Paraguayan capital of Asunción on 24 February 1868, during the War of the Triple Alliance?

5x expanded by Sturmvogel 66 (talk). Nominated by Sturmvogel 66 (talk) at 22:36, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Pará class monitor

• ... that the gun turret of the Brazilian Pará-class monitor was manually rotated by four men via a system of gears and required 2.25 minutes for a full 360° rotation?

5x expanded by Sturmvogel 66 (talk). Nominated by Sturmvogel 66 (talk) at 22:31, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Brazilian monitor Santa Catharina

• ... that the Brazilian river monitor Santa Catharina sank at her mooring in 1882 while under repair due to the poor condition of her hull?

5x expanded by Sturmvogel 66 (talk). Nominated by Sturmvogel 66 (talk) at 22:17, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Bắc Giang, Bắc Kạn, Cao Bang, Ha Giang, Lang Son, Lao Cai, Phu Tho, Quang Ninh, Thai Nguyen, Tuyen Quang and Yen Bai

• ... that the 11 provinces of Bắc Giang, Bắc Kạn, Cao Bang, Ha Giang, Lang Son, Lao Cai, Phu Tho, Quang Ninh, Thai Nguyen, Tuyen Quang and Yen Bai constitute the region of Đông Bắc (North East Vietnam) (pictured)?

5x expanded by Nvvchar (talk), Dr. Blofeld (talk), YellowMonkey (talk). Nominated by Dr. Blofeld (talk) at 18:08, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

11 article hook nom. Articles are gradually being improved. Reference will be added to support that the provinces all belong to this region. Dr. Blofeld 18:08, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

Date, length verified (some articles moved from userspace). Great, but unfinished job. Please copyedit all 11 (I only quickfixed typos without really reading the articles), wikilink, expand some leads, etc. Lao Cai Province still contains untranslated text; some data are missing in Tuyên Quang Province. Materialscientist (talk) 04:22, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Arad–Szeged pipeline

• ... that the Arad–Szeged pipeline connects Romania and Hungary?

Created by Bine Mai (talk). Self nom at 20:28, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Norman Walsh

• ... that the first commander of the Air Force of Zimbabwe, Air Marshal Norman Walsh, resigned after Central Intelligence Organisation agents tortured his senior officers?

5x expanded by Greenshed (talk), ColonelHyde (talk). Self nom at 19:57, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

• Everything looks good except the bare URL references. Interesting article. --NortyNort (Holla) 10:16, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Pierre-Augustin Hulin

• ... that future General Pierre-Augustin Hulin was one of the first French revolutionaries to enter the Bastille in 1789?

• ALT1:... that, during the Napoleonic Wars, French general Pierre-Augustin Hulin was shot in the face while thwarting a coup led by generals opposed to Napoleon's Empire?
• ALT2:... that French General Pierre-Augustin Hulin presided over the Napoleonic tribunal that sentenced the royalist Duke d'Enghien to death on dubious charges, including treason?

Created by DCI2026 (talk). Self nom at 19:08, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

ALT3:... that, after the storming of the Bastille, revolutionary and future French general Pierre-Augustin Hulin unsuccessfully tried to save the life of the prison's governor —Preceding unsigned comment added by DCI2026 (talk • contribs) 12:59, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

• There are a few paragraphs without citations in the article. Overall, I don't know how reliable it is to cite the French Wikipedia article that doesn't have citations and just one reference as well. Also, the painting caption should have a citation for its claim. --NortyNort (Holla) 10:09, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Sarcoscypha dudleyi, William Russell Dudley

• ... that Sarcoscypha dudleyi (pictured) was named after the botanist William Russell Dudley?

Created by Sasata (talk). Self nom at 05:14, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Maybe it's just me, but I couldn't find where exactly in the sources it says that it is named after Dudley? Could you maybe be a little bit more specific? Otherwise, all looks fine. -- Zoeperkoe (talk) 03:41, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

• In the species article: " American mycologist Charles Horton Peck ... named it Peziza Dudleyi after its discoverer." Peziza Dudleyi is a synonym of Sarcoscypha dudleyi. The ref for the following sentence takes us to the source at page 23, where the collector's name Dudley is noted after the collection location (Ithaca). Although the source does not explicitly say "I named this species after Dudley", I do not think it is pushing the bounds of OR to assume that the Peziza Dudleyi was named after the collector Dudley. If this is an unacceptable synthesis, I can make two separate hooks instead. Sasata (talk) 04:01, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the explanation. I'm not familiar with this kind of botanical literature but I see how you get there. I don't think this is OR; the name is a little bit too obvious for that ;-) -- Zoeperkoe (talk) 04:25, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Five Punishments

• ... that the Five Punishments of Traditional Chinese law following the Sui Dynasty (581-618 CE), including the death penalty, could all be remitted through payment of a set amount to the state?

Created by Philg88 (talk). Self nom at 14:18, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

• most of the article is written in list form and lacks inline citations.Thelmadatter (talk) 21:54, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

• There are actually 16 inline citations which I would have thought was enough for an article of this size. As for the list format, this is a Chinese legal code and the original is laid out that way - I don't know how else the information can be presented without it looking a mess.

Philg88 ^contact 13 May 2024

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' Day 2011 - see Wikipedia:April Fool's Main Page/Did You Know). Also, articles should be nominated at least five days before the occasion to give reviewers time to check the nomination.

For September 13, 15:00 GMT (14:00 UTC), see comment text

Polytechnic of Namibia

• ... that the main campus of the Polytechnic of Namibia includes Elisabeth House (pictured), Windhoek's former obstetric hospital?

5x expanded by Pgallert (talk). Self nom at 08:30, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

• Comment: Okay, here I will request quite an amount of good faith into me: The creator, almost all contributors, and I are affiliated to this institution, either as employees or as students. However, nobody else seems to want to write about it, so here I submit despite a crystal-clear COI. --Pgallert (talk) 08:30, 25 August 2010 (UTC)
• And a Question: On September 13, 15:00 GMT I will present a lecture on Wikipedia at the Auditorium Maximum of Polytechnic of Namibia. It would of course be a nice publicity stunt to have the institution mentioned on the main page at that particular day and time. Does Wikipedia support something like this? I would believe it is a win-win situation. --Pgallert (talk) 08:30, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

• 5x expansion, date, length and hook verified. I fixed some grammar in the hook and bolded the article name. I see nothing wrong with you being an employee of the Polytechnic, the article is certainly not biased in any way. Todor→Bozhinov 09:04, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

• Nobody objected to the special timing suggestion so far, so I have moved it to the Special Holding Area. --Pgallert (talk) 13:43, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

(tongue in cheek) - do tell your students that each of them has to write a DYK on their hometown and the Namibian institution has to be an FA in four languages in return for this ginormous favour. Oh and good luck with the lecture. Victuallers (talk) 14:47, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

:) Thanks, will do. Actually the will write something, see here, and I promised a 100% assignment mark should their contribution make it to DYK. Namibia an FA, that would be something... I'm willing to accept any help. --Pgallert (talk) 15:08, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

I agree it is win-win and we should help (any others?). I have updated all school articles (not too many) in Winhoek where your poly is Victuallers (talk) 16:59, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

For 31 October, Hallowe'en

• The 2010 Halloween collection has started early. Victuallers (talk) 20:03, 25 August 2010 (UTC)Victuallers (talk) 21:19, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

Little People of the Pryor Mountains

• ... that according to the folklore of the Crow Nation, the Little People of the Pryor Mountains were dwarves so violent and fearsome they could tear the heart out of an enemy's horse?

Created by Tim1965 (talk). Self nom at 02:16, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Ann Hibbins

• ... that Ann Hibbins (pictured) was convicted and hanged for being a witch, in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1656, 36 years prior to the begining of the Salem Witch Trials?

Created by --Ishtar456 (talk) 10:02, 2 September 2010 (UTC)). Self nom at 10:00, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

• - thanks for this Victuallers (talk) 09:26, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

October the 31st (The Fall Guy episode)

• ... that Cassandra Peterson, AKA Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (pictured), and veteran horror movie actor, John Carradine guest starred on the 1984 Halloween episode of The Fall Guy, October the 31st along with Keith, Robert and David Carradine?

Created by --Ishtar456 (talk) 22:34, 1 September 2010 (UTC))

The Brass Rail (Hoboken, New Jersey)

• ... that the ghosts of a bride who tripped and died and her groom who committed suicide in 1904 are said to haunt an upscale restaurant in Hoboken, New Jersey?
• ALT1... that the ghost of a bride, who tripped and died, and her groom who committed suicide, may haunt an upscale eatery, in Hoboken, New Jersey? - Theornamentalist (talk) 19:08, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

• Comment: Rhyming in the beginning unintentional... Now it is intentional hah... and I am going to grab a drink there one of these days and snap a picture of those stairs for the article.

Created by Theornamentalist (talk). Nominated by Theornamentalist (talk) at 14:29, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Ipswich Witchcraft Trial

• ... that the Ipswich Witchcraft Trial has been called the "Second Salem Witch Trial", and may be the last witch trial held in the United States?

Created by Tim1965 (talk). Self nom at 23:17, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

• "May have been the last witch trial", rather. We don't know what will happen in the future -- people do make ridiculous assertions still, and occasionally judges humor them (witness the case of the woman who got a restraining order against David Letterman so that he would stop psychically harassing her). DS (talk) 13:11, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

• That's true of 99 percent of DYK noms which use the term "largest," "most expensive," "tallest," "record," etc. On the other hand, we can't predict the future, so "may have been" is not accurate, either. It's why I chose "has been called"; that is an accurate statement, although it may not hold true in the future. - Tim1965 (talk) 12:55, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Got to agree with Tim.. surely the average reader is clever enough to realise that, say, the world's tallest man ......... means the man who when measured to the top of his head when standing with bare feet and without a spine extender is the tallest although there may be other men taller who have not measured them selves or been found and it is possible that in the future other men could grow taller or by using gentic modification it may be possible ... etc etc We must assume that sentient people know that new things happen in the future. rant over Victuallers (talk) 09:55, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Euphorbia tithymaloides

• ... that a person can create more of the Devil's Backbone by cutting it off above a joint and burying it?

5x expanded by Tim1965 (talk). Nominated by Tim1965 (talk) at 03:36, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

• changed "put in sandy soil" to "burying it" Victuallers (talk) 09:29, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Veratrum nigrum

• ... that it is not true that the Black False Hellebore is a Hellebore, it is true that it is highly toxic and can easily cause death?

5x expanded by Tim1965 (talk). Nominated by Tim1965 (talk) at 18:46, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

• The hook seems a bit obvious to me - surely the reason it is called a false hellebore is because it isn't a hellebore? Smartse (talk) 20:26, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

• The point is to create a play on words with the title of the plant. It is not a true Hellbore; it is true it can kill you. When it comes to plants, most people probably don't know what the term "false" means (I didn't). So verifying that "false means false" is not just a play on words, it is informative as well (confirming a person's assumptions). - Tim1965 (talk) 03:38, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

• Nah, I'm with Smartse, this hook is just not working for me. And I don't really see the Halloween connection either, unless anything that could kill you is now eligible for Halloween. I don't think we're going to be short. I suggest this goes back to "regular" DYK, and you come up with another hook? Sorry. PS Tim - "Hellebore" is an English word, not a Latin word like Helleborus, so "hellebore" should not be italicised, in DYK or in the article. Le Deluge (talk) 19:13, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

• Hellebore is the genus, and genus and species are italized. - Tim1965 (talk) 23:14, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

• No Tim - Helleborus is the genus (like "Bos") whereas Hellebore is an English common name (like "cattle"). Trust me on this... And check out the hellebore article if you don't believe me. <g> Le Deluge (talk) 09:56, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

Grammar point: there should either be a "while" after the first "that", or there should be a "but" before "it is true", or the comma before "it is true" should be a semi-colon. Nikkimaria (talk) 16:12, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Ferocactus latispinus

• ... that the Devil's tongue barrel (pictured) is found in Mexico?

• Comment: I know, a bit lame but has a cool name...Casliber (talk · contribs) 14:42, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

Created by Casliber (talk). Nominated by Casliber (talk) at 14:42, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

• How about: ALT1 ... that the Devil's tongue barrel (pictured) is covered in 4cm long spines?

It sounds scarier to me. We could maybe make something out of this but saying that it can be killed by Fusarium oxysporum doesn't sound very scary. Another option is to make a stub for Didymium wildpretii using this and then we could have a hook of ALT2 ... that Didymium wildpretii eats the decaying remains of Devil's tongue barrel (pictured)? Smartse (talk) 12:00, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

Not the easiest material to work with. For hook purposes (eg ALT2) it is probably best called a "barrel of devil's tongues"? A bit of creative Googling came up with PAR 279 of this ref which would allow an example of a site in which it grows in the wild and hence (stretching a bit) :

• ALT3... that Jesus had a barrel of Devil's tongues (pictured)?

That same ref has a bunch of saints which could be translated into English, and MZ 1239 leaves the tilde off La Cañada... Alternatively you could use the hardiness data to suggest that :

• ALT4... that a barrel of Devil's tongues (pictured) would survive if hell freezes over?

The Fusarium is tricky, you'd end up playing with "mouldy bottoms" or "butt rot". One little thing, the image relies on recurvus being a synonym for latispinus. I don't doubt that it is, but it probably ought to be reffed - and in any case, it's a bit too obvious an image to accompany a hook that we're struggling to get tricksy with... Le Deluge (talk) 14:23, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

The book ref lists recurvus as a synonym. The other hooks are more interesting than mine, and yeah I reckon losing the picture will probably help. Casliber (talk · contribs) 14:31, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

For January 1, 2011, Seal of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

• ALT1 ... that the Seal of the Federal Bureau of Investigation represents the courage, valour, strength, cleanliness, truth, high moral standards and high level of motivation expected of FBI agents?

• ALT2 ... that the Seal of the Federal Bureau of Investigation was first used on January 1, 1941 and represents the values, standards and history of the FBI and its agents?

Expanded and self-nominated by ChrisO (talk) 20:50, 13 August 2010 (UTC)
This nomination is a bit of a special case. I originally nominated Seal of the Federal Bureau of Investigation on August 3 following a 5x expansion (see discussion above under #Articles created/expanded on August 3). Everyone accepted that it met the DYK criteria but the nomination was derailed by a political dispute over timing. I've put forward a compromise at User talk:Jimbo Wales#Compromise proposal, which involves passing this DYK now but scheduling its appearance on January 1, 2011, which is 60 years to the day since the seal was first used. This proposal has been generally welcomed so I'm putting it forward here for formal consideration. I'm aware that the timeframe is somewhat longer than would be usual for scheduled DYKs, but in the circumstances I think a some flexibility would be justified. I've put forward two possible hooks: the original one as proposed earlier, and a new alternative tying the DYK in more directly with the date. -- ChrisO (talk) 20:50, 13 August 2010 (UTC)

• Interesting compromise. It completely flipped my opinion of the matter. However, prior to providing said opinion, I'd like some clarification: Are we nominating this (with whichever hook) sans image as you initially suggested on Jimbo's talk page?
  --K10wnsta (talk) 00:39, 14 August 2010 (UTC)
• Appended: I see that you removed the image from inclusion in the original nomination, so I'll assume this post-dated nomination would not include the image either. However, this necessitates further clarification:

Are we excluding the image from this DYK solely because of the recent interaction with the FBI?
--K10wnsta (talk) 01:05, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

In effect yes, but in my view it's a necessary evil if we're to reach a satisfactory compromise on this issue. -- ChrisO (talk) 01:16, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

• - Tentative Even if the motivation behind qualifying this article for DYK was questionable, I think you already achieved not just a satisfactory compromise, but a completely valid and justifiable use for it. In fact, it's use is so valid, refusing to use the image for no other reason than the recent hoobajoo with the FBI is blatantly (chilled) censorship...and I just can't get behind that. If we're going to censor it, we need to go whole hog or don't go at all.
  Could we put it up for 'On This Day' to avoid reasoning for exclusion of the image?
  --K10wnsta (talk) 01:51, 14 August 2010 (UTC)
• No opinion on whether to feature on the future date; however, it would be better if this hook didn't remain on the suggestions page for the intervening months, as it is bound to attract further discussion and the page is unwieldy enough as it is. Espresso Addict (talk) 01:55, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

Espresso's suggestion may be useful for more than just making this page leaner. A delay in nomination would lend to better perspective for those establishing consensus. In other words, removing it from discussion for a couple months would also put some time between recent events and the article (and hopefully image) being contemplated for a main page feature (unless such a delay would disqualify it from use in DYK section).
--K10wnsta (talk) 02:12, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

Comment This hook should not "disappear" for a few months. It is far better to leave it here to enable a wide input from editors on the issue. I think this is a good compromise that involves common sense, the proposal and special treatment of the timescale fitting nicely under WP:IAR. Mjroots (talk) 13:53, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

• Support ALT2 for use on 1 January, 2011. EdChem (talk) 10:32, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

• Suggest scrapping this troublesome controversial DYK, the user that instigated the issue has also since retired, suggest retiring this idea as well. Off2riorob (talk) 13:17, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

• Would you please stop with your blatant pushing of the issue? Putting this off until January removes all controversy related to it. Silverseren^C 13:44, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

• Your comment is just a simple personal attack, I have bigger fish to relentlessly pursue than this worthless disruptive DYK. Off2riorob (talk) 14:11, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

• Nothing of what I said was or is a personal attack. I know you greatly dislike ChrisO and myself, but could you please not try and push an already outdated issue? Silverseren^C 14:42, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

• I support ALT2 for the 1 January date. The anniversary makes this a very good choice for that day. -- L'ecrivant (talk) 22:55, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

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